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Frequently Asked Questions and Walkthrough for Shadows of Destiny
Version 2.00
Started: 2/27/2k1
By Ian Hetherington (Cernix)
_Table of Contents_
01) Disclaimer and Copyright
02) News and Updates
03) Contact Me!
04) The Story So Far...
05) Cast of Characters
06) FAQs, Gameplay, and Controls
07) Let's Begin!
08) Inventory Vault
09) Little Black Book
10) Tips for a Sucessful Game
11) Prologue
12) Chapter 1
13) Chapter 2
14) Chapter 3
15) Chapter 4
16) Chapter 5
17) Chapter 6
18) Chapter 7
19) Chapter 8
20) Epilogue
21) Secrets
22) EX Mode
23) Credits
Shadow of Destiny is a Horror/Mystery game developed by Konami. Released in
Late September/Early March of 2001, All characters, storyline, items, ect.
are property of them (Konami). Now, this FAQ, the words as a whole, are my
property. Yes, moi. Since this is my first attempt at completing and posting
an FAQ, I will not stand for this work to be duplicated, stolen, ripped off,
jacked, ganked, or any of the above. If you would like to use information
from my guide, credit me or else I'll tar and feather you. Enjoy!
CHAPTER TWO - News and Updates
2/28/2k1 - I began the layout of the guide today. Anxiously awaiting for the
game to arrive, I wrote this blurb. Since I don't know everything
about the gameplay so far, I only set up space for an items area,
the controls, and hopefully a comprehensive list of ALL the people
in the game. Only a week to go, unless this gets shoved back :(
3/7/2k1 - Got the US version, and thanks to some finely timed blizzards, I
have an insanely long weekend to write this in. Here we go!
3/9/2k1 - The paths for all 7 endings have been figured out thanks to some
great work by CaptainZot and FabianC of the GameFAQs Message Boards.
Well, time to map it all out for you people. :)
3/17/2k1 - Happy Saint Patricks Day :). Update time, added some (but not all)
sidequests, alternate solutions, some EX Game stuff, and some random
hubbaloo. Let the updating begin!
I cleaned out my Inbox to make room for the email that hopefully will be
submitted. If you know of any hidden items, secrets, gameplay tips, or
general information that I don't have here yet, please send me a message at
firstname.lastname@example.com - Put Shadow of Destiny in the subject so that I
don't delete it as junkmail I don't feel like reading.
I'm always on the boards, you can find me on the Silent Hill 2 board, the
SoD board, and sometimes the main PS2 board.
CHAPTER FOUR - The Story so Far...
As Eike Kusch, a young man in a quaint German villa, you need to solve the mystery
of your repeated death with the help of an egnimatic demon named Homunculus,
and its innate powers of time travel. Through your temporal travels, you'll
uncover clues about your killer, and learn the rich underlying story about
the town's history. Will you be the one to discover the dark truth about the
shadows of destiny?
CHAPTER FIVE - Cast of Characters
Eike Kusch - Protagonist of the story.
'Dana' - A young lady working at the Cafe where Eike wakes up after his inital
meeting with Homunculus. Feels that no one cares about her.
'Margerete' Wagner - The beautiful daughter of Dr. Wagner, an Alchemist in the
Middle Ages. Bored with her life, she is curious about the
future times from which Eike hails.
Eckart Brum - Owner of the town's museum/library, where several works of art
and old books are stored. In the past, he lost both his wife
and daughter. Perhaps he holds a sheltered desire for revenge?
Helena Wagner - When you meet her, she is the sickly mother of the Wagner Familiy.
After her death, it nearly destroys them. However, Helena turns out
to be a little more then expected...
Hugo Wagner - Son to Helena, Brother to Margerete. A curious and smart young
man who is interested in his father's work. After he makes his
own ideas about his father's mysterious dissapearance, he begins
to work...
Dr. Wagner - Head of the Wagner family, and the village Doctor/Alchemist. He has
dedicated his life to discovering the secrets of the two great alchemical
goals after the death of his wife.
CHAPTER SIX - FAQs and Gameplay
Q. How many 'chapters' are there? How long is the game?
A. There are 10 chapters, which include the Prologue and Epilogue. The first
play should take you about 4 hours (lots less for some people). However,
you have to play it a bunch of times through to get all the endings/ect.
Q. How many endings are there?! My friend is confusing me!
A. There are technically 7 endings. A, B1, B2, C, D, E, and EX. See the
Epilogue section if all you need is help on obtaining other endings.
Q. Why won't my Digipad work? ARRRGH!
A. You either don't have any EUs to power it with, or Homunculus cannot warp
time from that point. You must wait until a thread of significance appears
in the timestream to use it It will blink and vibrate.).
Q. WHAT? All of the sudden I just keeled over and died! What gives?
A. Time in the present will still move on, despite your being there or not.
Remember that there is another you, and if the Present Time on the HUD
reaches what the Fortuneteller calls 'the fated hour', you will be killed
and recieve a Game Over.
Many people have described the gameplay as a 'Shenmue' without combat. Uh.
I guess. This game is a graphical based adventure/mystery game. Some examples
are Gabriel Knight, Sam and Max, Maniac Mansion, DotT, ect. Instead of verb
or action driven commands, you use X to talk to people or pick things up, quad
to access the inventory, triangle to look at the map, and circle to cancle out
of things. R1 and L1 are used to switch camera angles. During the time travel
animation, you can use the directional pad to fool around with the temporal
tunnel. That's about it.
CHAPTER SEVEN - Let's Begin!
Uh. I forgot what I was going to put here. Someone help me figure it out :P
CHAPTER EIGHT - Inventory Vault
Cellphone - Eike starts the game with this. Although you can't call out to
others, you can recieve a few calls during the game... and maybe something
Lighter - You also start the game with this, and are reunited with it after
a short time. Smoking is bad for you, but what else could you use it for?
Digipad - Given to you by Homunculus, the Digipad allows you to use the time
traveling abilities of the demon to move through eras. The Digipad runs on
energy units, which can be found throughout the game.
Energy Unit - A source of power for the Digipad. Without these, you cannot
move between eras. Later, I might add a list of EU locations, in case you
need to find some in a hurry.
Notebook - When given all this information from several time periods, how can
you be expected to keep it straight? Eike will jot down his thoughts in this,
allowing you to glance at it if you become stuck.
Red Stone - It plays an important part in the game, keep an eye out for this
key item and what you are expected to do with it.
Old Rope - Found in the tower in 2k1, its very old and rotten, not much use.
New Rope - A strong sturdy rope from the tower in the 1800s. Could be useful
for climbing or securing something.
Kitten - Obtained from Mr. Eckert in the present. It would make a nice gift for
Chocolate Sample - The Baker is happy to give you this in Chapter 3. If you were
feeling awful keen about some girl, I'm sure she'd love some chocolate!
Egg Pocketwatch - Crafted by Oleg's father, it is a handmade watch in the shape of
an egg. A bit gaudy, but its probably worth something...
Scribner's Egg - A fun egg-shaped contraption that you can roll a note up in. If you
wanted to pass someone a letter, this would be a novel container. Looks kind of
valuable too...
(more items to follow!)
CHAPTER NINE - Little Black Book
Old Woman - A paunch-faced old woman, who is bored with life. Easily amused,
she can be found gossiping and spreading rumors in the past, and
talking a walk or watching a show in the present.
Mother #1 - A prudent middle-aged woman, very protective of her equally ugly
daughter. Can always be found spreading nonsense about the Wagners
doings, or making sure her little girl doesn't get into trouble.
Mother #2 - A high-and-mighty (relative) of the first, she can be found in the
1800s wearing her plumed hat and petticoats, with son nearby. Likes
to admire the Marketplatz and talk about her connections to the
Ugly Girl - Looks like a shrunken version of her mother. At first, she can be found
runnning around the Cafe, but later is always found with her mother,
listening to gossip.
Ugly Boy - Perhaps related to the Ugly Girl, he can be found with his mother in the
1800s, admiring (tiredly) the Marketplatz. He seems quite bored with
his mother's claims of importance.
The Fransen Family - A long line of inventors and creative folk. From Karl the
painter (Middle Ages) to Oleg the Film-maker (Present/1980s),
you can be sure that they'll be deep in thought about what to
make next. Perhaps you can help them with your own creativity?
Miriam Brum - Eckart Brum's wife, and Mother of 'Margerete'. She was killed in a
mugging 20 years ago, and left Brum an unhappy man. If only you could
save her...
Shady Man - Can be found in almost every chapter in the Present, looking for his
equally Shady companion. Wears a trench and hat, and carries a briefcase.
Shady Woman - Can be found in almost every chpater in the Present, looking for her
equally Shady companion. Wears a trench and scarf, carries luggage.
Jogger Man - A fit middle-aged man, who can be found jogging the streets of the town.
If you ask him the location of something, he's sure to know it.
Teen #1 - A rather chubby kid, he hangs out with his pimply friend and gets drunk nightly.
If he's not careful, he'll hurt someone!
Teen #2 - A skinny kid in need of some Clearasil. He likes to hang out in the parking lot and
get drunk with his friends. I hope he's not driving!
CHAPTER TEN - Tips for a Sucessful Game
Grab EU's (energy units) whenever possible. They respawn every time you go
to another era, so don't feel bad about it. Its important to have a few on
hand whenever you can, so that you can do side quests and timed events without
having to run around like a chicken without a head.
Talk to everyone you can, several times! Not only does it give you a lot
of background on the thoughts and feelings of the people in each era, but
it also stores the fact that you've heard that speech in memory, allowing
you for faster games on the next playthroughs.
Visit the Fortuneteller near the Cafe at the start of each chapter to learn
the fated hour. Make sure to complete all your tasks before the designated time
or you will be killed again. Remember, Homunculus can't keep you alive forever
once you tangle time up too much, so watch out.
*Note: From here on, the CHAPTER NUMBER refers to the walkthrough chapter,
while the Chapter # refers to the game chapter.
Also, walkthroughs at present time are strictly bare-bones, to help you
figure out puzzle solutions, or speed through each chapter as quickly as
possible on playthroughs. Later, i'll redo them in nice paragraph format.
CHAPTER ELEVEN - Prologue
After the cutscene, pick up digipad and leave through door. Cutscene, go to
the fortune teller, as indicated on map by (former alchemist's house). When
digipad goes off, travel to before stabbing. Quickly run through the streets,
looking for The Child, The Mother, and The Old Lady. They wander through the
city, it really shouldn't bee to hard to find them. Look around the square.
Go back to time of stabbing. Large group has formed, making stabber think
twice. Save and continue.
To get extra %, talk to the fortune teller in 'Maybe I can find a group of people'
until the clock is right near 2:30. Then go to the dogs until the clock runs out.
Die like this about 4 times until you see all the possible wakeup scenarios, then
continue. I found that you can also tell only 1, or 2 people to go to the square while
you're getting these death scenarios to get even more points. You can also go back to
the cafe and show the fat guy eating spaghetti the ligher and phone to scare the heck
out of him. If you don't get this part, play through chapter 2 :P. MAKE SURE YOU DO
CHAPTER TWELVE - Chapter 1
Go to the Bar Zun Ei. Talk to the boy crouching and crying. When faced with
a choice, refuse to go in. Run to the square. After the cutscene with the
juggler, go back to the boy. Go in. When you are given the option to go back
in time, run around the bar until you see the person with the matches. You'll
put them out. Fire Averted. Save and continue.
You can also refuse to enter the fire the first time, run to the Marketplatz,
and talk to the juggler to see a mysterious cutscene. After reading the note in
the egg he throws you, go back to the fire and complete per se above. There is
another way to stop the fire too: Go into the fire after getting the egg (or dying
the first time), then when the Digipad goes off, teleport to before the fire,
then quickly teleport back to the fire, and try to go down the stairs in the bar.
Your way is blocked by fire. Quickly teleport to before the fire, but you'll
be inside the locked bar now. Run downstairs and tell the barkeeper about the fire.
he will thank you and run outside to put the matches out.
This allows you to get your food for free in chapter 5, and also adds % to your
game completed for that chapter.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN - Chapter 2
After you get shot, restart the conversation. When you are standing there with
Dana, time travel to the past. Yes, she's supposed to come along. When you
are surrounded with people, use either the lighter or the cell phone to scare
them away. After all the cutscenes, grab the ladder in front of the bakery,
and go talk to the boy in front of the Mansion gate until he asks for a trade.
Give him the postcard you start with. He'll let you in. Use the ladder, grab the
seal, and go back to the square. Show it to the worker and decide if you want
to replace the tree with flowers or a statue, either will work. Time travel back
to present. Save and continue.
Note: Before the boy will ask for a trade, you must either talk to the worker
planting the tree in the marketplatz, or try to enter the locked gate. Now
he will exclaim that he has the key and will let you in for a trade. Also, you
can just waste time talking to Dana until you get killed and make her watch it,
then come back to life and make her watch you die 3 more times. Each time, you
start finishing her sentences for her, and near then end you basically say all of
them for her. Its rather funny really, and adds %.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN - Chapter 3
After your death, make your way to the museum. Go in, and find Mr. Eckert's
office upstairs. He'll give you the book. Look at the paintings on this floor,
then go back downstairs. When faced with a choice, ask for proof of the demon's
power. Now you have to find an EU to return to the present with. Once there,
go upstairs and ask Eckert about his daughter. Leave. Save. Continue.
If you tell Homunculus to excuse you, you will push her aside, run out, and die
via vase again. Make sure to do this at least once to get the % for it. Also,
now is your chance to do something that will let you skip Chapter 4 entirely.
Go to the bar owner in the 1980s if you got the egg from chapter 1, and trade
him it. He will read the note and give you a metal frying pan. When chapter 4
begins, use it quickly and you will be saved.
Make sure to get the Chocolate Sample from the Bakery before you finish this chapter,
you can give it to Margie later, and the name of the chocolate changes to a Margarete.
Not useful for anything, but it does increase your %. Apparently, Miss Allie says she's
gotten into the 2k1 church in this chapter. I'll have to check this one out.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN - Chapter 4
Don't worry about the timer and green stuff. Just die. When you come back, go
to the new era, which is black and white (heh.). Now, go to the library. Theres
a whole bunch of cutsenes about the picture, and Papa Brum's museum. When you get
control again after the picture, go to the Photo Shop and take the sign. Alternatively,
if you have the message egg from chapter 1, you can time travel to the 1980s and
trade the Zun Ei bartender the egg for a frying pan. Also, you can go to the
marketplace in the present and throw the egg to the Eike standing there, and
automatically have the frying pan later. Then go back, and talk to Sybila again.
Now go to the present, and when the timer appears, quickly use the sign or frying
pan in your inventory. Save and continue.
If you bypassed this chapter, all the stuff (with the photo and Sybilla) will
occur in Chapter 5, increasing its % by a lot. Make sure to do this in both
chapters to get full %. You can either get the cup of coffee from the outside
bar now, or wait till chapter 7. If you don't know what I'm talking about, see the
Egg Pocketwatch section in Chapter 7.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN - Chapter 5
Go to Zun Ei. After the long cutscenes, walk outside. Soon you will die.
When you get alive again, go to the black and white era (1800's). Now, tell
Mr. Brum, who is standing outside his house, that a library would be better.
Talk to Sybilla again if you want, then go to the present. Go in the house and
into the library room on the first floor. Read the book about the medicines, and
time travel to Margarete's time (Middle Ages). If you haven't already, get some
scrap meat from the Antique Shop/Butcher, and feed it to the dog. Go in her
house, get the key, and travel to earlier that week. Unlock the lab door and
go down to talk to her father. Now leave, and Margarete will give you the
antidote. After the long walk you will be given a choice:
Tell about Ancestry - Allows you to get endings A, B, and C.
Say nothing. - Lets you get D and E, but not A, B, or C.
Either way, go back to the present, and when the timer starts, use the
antidote. Save, continue, blah blah. If you want to quickly get all the endings
save this file in another slot, then reset and play your chapter 4 save again,
and tell her the opposite. Then save, and you'll have 2 chapter 5 saves with
diff. branches. Continue from the one corresponding to which ending you're going
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - Chapter 6
After the short scene, run to the gate and get the EU. Die. When it restarts,
use the digipad and go to the 1980's (Cold day). When the man asks you for your
ideas on his movie, Your choices change the appearance of the movie poster.
your six choices are:
Movie Theme Motivation Catch
----------- ---------- -----
Time Travel Cause of Death Love Story
Meditating Man World Domination Thriller
I haven't tried Meditating Man, but the girls didn't like it, so Time Travel
is probably best. After he gives you the watch, make sure you have at least 4
EUs. After you collect them, run to the Covered Pass near the mansion. Eckert's
wife is there. Time Travel to before the shooting, then find her. No matter what
you choose, she will ignore you, and you will be blamed for her death. Now your
digipad will go off. Decide:
Quickly travel to the present. AFter Homunculus's speech, you'll be running about
the streets. Now, time travel again to the 1980s! The era name has changed to
'Can she be Saved?' or something along those lines. Now, do as you normally did,
but this time you can chase after Miriam. As long as you don't let her out of
your sight, you will save her!
Then go to the present, the crowd around the movie poster will make the driver back away.
Oleg will talk to himself for a bit now. Save, then continue.
(Note: Ok, heres what's up. You can do the following movie idea combos:
Time Travel + Cause of Death + Love = 2 People on Clock poster + Egg Watch (You live.)
Time Travel + Cause of Death + Thriller = Mysterious Poster + Watch (You live.)
Time Travel + World Domination = Egotistical Poster (You die again.)
Meditating Man + Cause of Death = Normal poster (You still die.)
Meditating Man + World Domination = Egotistical Poster (You die again.)
There are 5 different posters, but only 2 work to save you. Make sure to do all
3 bad ones, then pick a good one, and next game do the other good one. This ensures
maximum completion % on the posters.)
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - Chapter 7
After the call, go to the mansion tower, and go all the way up. Ignore the rope.
Go to the top and... ow. After you come back, go to the night before, and try to
enter the tower. After finding it locked, travel to the 1800s. Get the key from
the box in the living room, and then walk around in the garden-type area, checking
the doors. Try to go upstairs, then leave the house. Go in the tower here, and grab
the new rope from the top room. Then travel to the night before, go to the very top,
and tie the rope to where you fall from. Then go to the present, and do it again.
When you get on the roof, run to where you tied the rope, and push X to 'pick it up'.
Then go back down to where the 2nd door is, where Mr. Eckert will talk to you.
Save, Continue.
In this chapter is where I normally do two sidequests:
_THE EGG WATCH_: If you drank coffee at the bar in the 1800s, then go there now
with the watch and use it to pay the bar tab off. Whoo hoo! If you haven't been
there yet, go there now and drink, then pay for the cup with the egg. Do both of
these to get the full %. Also, you can show the Egg Watch to Mr. Eckert to get him
to talk to you about the 'Weird Kid that he went to school with' or something. I think
he's talking about Oleg.
_Oleg The Filmmaker_: Once you get rid of the watch, go to the movie poster. Oleg should
be standing there admiring it, and you can talk to him a bit. At the end, you give him
some more inspiration for another movie. This adds %, but I haven't seen any visbile effect.
Maybe in the sequel? :)
_The Cutie Kitty_: If you've promised Sybilla a kitten, then go to the Night Before
and get one from Brum, then bring it back to her. Otherwise, talk to Sybilla about
her bordem until you remember the cats. Now go get it and give it to her. In the
future, the house will be ovverrun with kittens (they're all over!)
The scene you get when Mr Eckert apologizes to you changes depending on what you've
done. It is based on 2 things, and has 4 possibilities.
Tell Margarete about Ancestry - Y/N
Save Miriam - Y/N
Y/Y, Y/N, N/Y, N/N. I will list the differences in each one next update.
CHAPTER NINETEEN - Chapter 8
TIME IS OF UTTER IMPORTANCE: The Fated Hour is 4:30 am!
Now you are looking for Dana and the Red Stone. Go to the Middle Ages, and run to the
photo shop. Dana will talk with you. Now, if you told Margie about her being an
ancestor, you will be unable to ask Dana to come back with you, no harm, no foul.
Otherwise, you can either ask her to (To get ending E later on), or tell her nevermind,
and get ending D. She will 'refuse' if you ask her to, and ask you to give her boss
a message. Go to the present, and to the cafe. Pick up the memo and hold on to it.
Now go back to the middle ages and to the west side of the Town Hall (outside, not inside)
and talk to Dana. After reading the note, she will come back. After the cutscenes, go to
the Middle Ages again, then go in the basement of the house, and:
If you brought Dana back already: Margarete is there. Asks you to find Hugo.
If you haven't brought Dana back: No one should be there now. You want to find
both of them.
Either way, go to the present. You get a call, and are asked to go to the towne
square. Go. After the cutscenes, you have more choices to make.
If you told Margarete about the ancestry: You can either:
Go to the middle ages and burn the research notes, the go back to present square,
watch cutscenes - C ending.
Go to the fourtune teller fast, then come back to the towne square - B1 ending.
Go to the Cold Day, and find Homunculus near the stairs south of towne square,
then come back to present and go to square - B2 ending.
Do both, but find Homunculus first - A ending.
If you didn't tell Margarete:
Go to the past and burn the notes in the basement, then come back to present square
and watch the cutscenes without having brought Dana back. - D ending.
Go to the past and give the memo to Dana, then go to the middle ages and watch the
cutscene about Hugo. - E ending.
Again, I wouldn't save over your chapter 7 save. Choose not to save, and then
proceed with the next chapter: I'll tell you why.
After the ending movie, you can save your game as a Completed File. Save this in
a third slot, then load your chapter 7 save, and play through it again, getting
a different ending. Again, don't save, and SAVE YOUR COMPLETED FILE OVER THE OLD
ONE. You will retain the record of beating both, and full %'s. Now, play the
chapter 7 again to get the last ending (if it was the ABC file), or load
the old chapter 5 save I told you to make with the other ending branch. Now play
through this, and get the remaining endings. Remember to always save the new completed
file over the old, it will carry over.
Now you have 1 Chapter 8ACB save, 1 Chapter 8DE Save, 1 Completed save, and tons of
extra slots for saving Epilogues (to watch the endings over again), or EX game
_The Alchemy Book_: If you have time remaining (which i'm sure you wont), you can
actually return the Alchemy Book to Mr. Eckert. This does nothing except make him
talk about some weird stuff and add %.
CHAPTER TWENTY - Epilogue
This chapter just basically shows your ending. Sit back and enjoy the fine cutscenes
you've earned. Maybe later I'll describe the endings here. Personally, D is my
favorite of all, very cool. After the credits, you have the option to save a
'Completed' file on your card. I think this is needed to unlock Extra mode (see
next chapter).
A Ending - Margarete stays in the future, and since Eike doesn't need the Digipad
anymore, he hands it over... but the clumsy oaf he is, he drops it. A shard snaps
off, and strikes Homunculus in the side of the head. Fragile little stupid djinn.
Homunculus dies in a bubbly chemical waterfall, and Eike and Margarete go away.
Margarete is adopted by the Eckerts, and they find the tree back where it was,
with the Philosopher's stone inside.
B1 - Eckert attacks Hugo and tells him to stop it because he's hurting the people
he cares about. Hugo apoligizes, and takes Margarete home with him. Eike goes to
get drunk at Zun Ei after returning the Digipad to Homunculus. Lucky him.
B2 - Homunculus, after taking care of Hugo >=), tells you to bring Margarete
home. She goes along with you, and after returning the digipad to Homunculus,
goes to get wasted at the Zun Ei.
C - After a run in with Momma Wagner, Hugo meets a crushing end (har har). Margie
decides to go home alone, to continue her life. Eike comes back and returns the
Digipad to Homunculus, who congratulates him. Eike finally realizes how special
he is, and how much he knows life has to be appreciated. He lies down to look at
the stars... and... Its just too funny, you have to see it for yourself.
D- *Best Ending, IMO* After Hugo dissapears and Margarete fades as well, Homunculus
congratulates Eike and asks for the Digipad back. After being questioned, Homunculus
dodges it all shady-style, and you see what *really* happens. I don't think this one
should be spoiled for anyone, so go see if yourself if you haven't already.
E- After Hugo destroys himself and Margarete faints, you return to the present to
talk to Dana. Homunculus shows up, congratulating you again, and asking for the
Digipad back, as usual. After being asked more questions, Homunculus tells you
a half-truth, and dissapears again. Dana and Eike spend the rest of their lives in
j/k :)
CHAPTER TWENTYONE - Secrets
After beating the game, reset the Playstation 2 or just wait for the intro to play,
and have a memory card with the 'Completed' file on it in a slot. Now the main menu
should have an Extra option, which allows you to view 3 secret movie trailers for
Shadow of Destiny from variousgaming press shows.
Movie 1 - Spring Tokyo Game Show, unlocked by beating the game once.
Movie 2 - Private Euro Movie, unlocked by getting all 5 normal endings.
Movie 3 - Fall TGS, unlocked by beating the EX mode (all 6 endings).
There is also an option to watch the Ending Files again. (note, these are the
tan and brown little movies that show ENDING # and a speech, not the movies from
the corresponding Epilogue.)
The third option is Game % Complete, or somewhat like that. This lists your
% complete per chapter. I despise these, they make me feel bad for not having
100% in everything :( As I figure out how to do it, I'll write a perfect completion
After beating the game with all 5 endings, using the Completed file, you get
the option to play the EX Mode game. This is a mini-game of sorts, where your
goal is to create the Elixer of Life, and save Mrs. Wagner. This game has 2 endings,
and is very cool. More info on this as I play it more.
CHAPTER TWENTYTWO - EX Mode
To start EX Mode, start a New Game, and after the opening scene, when you get stabbed
and wake up in the stone, You'll have the following 2 choices of what to say:
1.1-> Am I dead?
1.2-> Am I dead... Again?
2.1-> Who's there?
2.2-> Oh... Homunculus.
There are 4 combinations of answers, each with a different dialogue.:
1/1 = Normal Game. (Am I dead?, Who's there?)
1/2 = Normal Game. (Am I dead?, Oh... Homunculus.)
2/1 = Ex Mode. (Am I dead... Again?, Who's there?)
2/2 = Ex Mode. (Am I dead... Again?, Oh... Homunculus.)
Make sure to try all of the 4 combinations in order to get maximum % completed on the
Prologue chapter.
When you start the game, visit the fortune teller as normal. She won't remember
you, even though you remember her from the first game, how odd. When you go outside,
you can hear the bar burning, but don't go there yet. Go to the bar and talk to everyone,
then make sure you talk to the freaky girl in the square. Watch yourself juggling, then
go to the fire. Talk to everyone, and then the crouching boy (Hugo, duh.) Refuse to help
his 'grandfather', then run back to the square and watch yourself juggling again. He will
throw you the Scribener's Egg, but this time it has a different message. After you read it,
go to the Cafe and get the stone and lighter from Dana.
Now you can go in the fire and teleport to Margarete's time. Use the Lighter or the Cellphone
as usual to scare away the townspeople. Now you have to make a decision about which ending you
want to see first. If you want the happiest ending, follow Margarete to her house, and give
Doctor Wagner the stone after you have spoken with Helena and Hugo upstairs. He will create the
famed 'Elixer of Life', Helena will drink it, and all will be grand.
Alternatively, you can time travel back to the present and forget about Margaete. Tell Hugo you'll
go in the fire, and when you die and rematerialize in Homunculus's Domain, a really keen action
sequence happens where Eike owns Homunculus ninja style. No matter which ending you do, you'll
see Eike fade into nothingness. The screen goes black, and then you cut to a scene of a very
young looking Eike chatting with the 2 teenagers from town. He walks down the road after saying
goodbye, and then a suspensful (and comical) thing happens with a soccerball and a hugo-lookalike.
Many people are confused by this ending (both of them), and so I'll try my best to explain!
_EX EXplanation_
In ending 1, by getting the stone to Dr. Wagner before Helena dies, he can finish his Elixer
research, and since she no longer dies before he does, he doesn't spend the rest of his life on
the Homunculus project. The Wagner family remains intact, and Homunculus is never released, therefore
she never grants the wish of eternal youth, therefore the 'Eike' as we know him dissipates into
'destiny'. In the second ending, well duh. Eike throws the stone at Homunculus, homunculus is
destroyed, and because Eike did this before Hugo met him, the events never happened. See the above
part about the wish not being granted as to why Eike dissipates still. Now here's the kicker.
Who the hell is that younger Eike and other Hugo? Well, because the Wagner family is all intact,
and Hugo never meets 'Eike', Margaete, Hugo, Dr. Wagner, and Helena all live longer (Hugo is never
destroyed at all by anything, as seen in other endings), and so they can procreate and make more
Wagners in the future. Hugo's timeline isn't terminated, and so the Hugo we see at the end is a
product of Middle Ages Hugo and so on. The younger looking Eike we see is the same thing, most likely
Helena and Dr. Wagner had another child, and so forth and so forth. Hope this helps a lot (although
many of you are probably screaming right now in confusion)!
CHAPTER TWENTYTHREE - Credits
Thanks to Konami for making a great innovative game, good luck to them in
their future releases! Give us an SoD2 please!!!!
Props to everyone who mailed me some of the stuff I didn't know (alt paths),
and even thanks to the ones who mailed me all the stuff I did know, prompting
me to update it fully :P
Extra thanks again to CaptainZot and FabianC for helping with the endings.
Thanks to GameFAQs and CJayC for hosting this in the first place!


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The Black Forest fire raging northeast of Colorado Springs is now the most destructive in Colorado State history.
El Paso County Sheriffy Terry Maketa said at least 360 homes are complete losses and another 14 already damaged, pushing the damage past the record set by last year's Waldo Canyon fire which destroyed 347 homes.
The fire has now burned 15,000 acres.
Continuing difficult conditions kept firefighters from containing the blaze, with little prospect for containment anticipated on Thursday. Maketa said efforts were being concentrated on stopping the west and northwest movement, toward the communities of Colorado Springs, Woodmoor and Monument.
Crews are attempting to prevent the fire from crossing Highways 83 and 93.
The evacuation area continued to expand Thursday, as people are were asked to leave a total area of 84,000 acres. Maketa said 38,000 people have now been evacuated from 13,000 homes.

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This card is quick, fun and uses few supplies. So get some Stardream Metallic Emerald text weight paper, Basis Magenta and Stardream Metallic Crystal card stock, your scoring board, a large heart die cut or punch, black ribbon and small letter stamps and ink. That's it. Here we go!
- Trim Stardream Metallic Crystal card stock to 6x11".
- With your scoring tool, place it vertically and score at 1/8, 1/4" on each of the long sides.
- Turn the card to the horizontal side and score at 1/8, 1/4" on each side also.
- Score at 5 1/2" and then 1/8, 1/4" on either side of the center score.
- Turn the card over and fold down the center.
- Use your punch or die cut {mine is approximately 2 1/2" tall} to cut three Stardream Metallic Emerald hearts and one Basis Magenta.
- Use mini letter stamps to add sentiment to the pink heart. Set aside.
- Score green hearts as follows:
- Down the center.
- Mark the curves of the heart {I used my score tool} from the center at 1/4" intervals towards the outside.
- Score, from the marks you just made down to the point, every other mark from the center (top line on the left of the image below)
- Flip the heart over and score the remaining marks. (top line on the right above)
- Scoring in this manner will help you fold the heart like an accordion. (bottom line above)
- Complete the other two green hearts.
- Cut a small stem from green card stock and score in the middle. Flip it over and score on either side of the first score line.
- Fold the stem like the petal hearts.
- Tie a ribbon around the bottom of the card and adhere the green stem and hearts.
- Use dimensional adhesive to add the pink heart to the card.
Papers Stardream Metallic Emerald text weight, Basis Magenta, Stardream Metallic Crystal (CutCardStock.com)
Tools Martha Stewart Scoring Board (EK Success), 2-1/2" Heart die or punch, letter stamps,
Embellishments Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko), Black ribbon and other adhesives


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No. 87,871
1. When the sufficiency of the evidence is challenged, the standard of review is whether, after review of all the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, the appellate court is convinced that a rational factfinder could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
2. An appellate court will not disturb a verdict based on substantial competent evidence rendered by a jury, as it is the jury's function to weigh the evidence and determine the credibility of the witnesses. A conviction of even the greatest offense may be sustained by circumstantial evidence.
3. Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine is a felony under K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4161, enumerated under K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4127c.
Appeal from McPherson District Court; CARL B. ANDERSON, JR., judge. Opinion filed December 13, 2002. Affirmed.
Cory D. Riddle, assistant appellate defender, and Randall Hodgkinson, deputy appellate defender, for the appellant.
Ty Kaufman, county attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, for the appellee.
Before KNUDSON, P.J., LEWIS, J., and BUCHELE, S.J.
LEWIS, J.: This action is the result of a so-called "drug vacation" taken by four individuals including defendant John Don Layton. Consequently, defendant was arrested and convicted for unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, and criminal possession of a firearm. Defendant was sentenced to 167 months for the unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine, 49 months for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and 11 months for possession of drug paraphernalia. The last two sentences were to run concurrent with the primary sentence of 167 months. He was also sentenced to 8 months for criminal possession of a firearm, which was to run consecutive to the first three convictions. This appeal followed.
On one of the evenings of their "vacation," the four persons in question stayed at the Viking Motel in Lindsborg. As a result of a search warrant, the police searched the motel room and uncovered paraphernalia and supplies necessary to the manufacture of methamphetamine, two guns, and manufactured methamphetamine. The officers discovered defendant, Sarah Perez, and Shawna Stewart in the motel room and arrested them.
The evidence indicated the parties stopped at the Viking Motel, rented a room, and brought in the necessary supplies and equipment to manufacture methamphetamine. Perez detailed the actions taken by John Thomas and defendant in completing the first stage of the "cooking" process. During that process, Perez and Stewart left to get pizza. When they returned, the motel room was foggy and smelled like ether. According to Perez, defendant and Thomas were in the bathroom, and, "it appeared that they were--had been gassing, the end stage."
Later, Perez watched as defendant and Thomas weighed and bagged approximately three-fourths of the manufactured methamphetamine for sale. Apparently, the other fourth was for the parties' use, as all four injected the drug after the manufacturing process was completed.
After being arrested at the motel, defendant told the police that Stewart and Perez were not involved and that he and Thomas had manufactured the methamphetamine. He also told police that Thomas had gone to Pawnee Rock to sell methamphetamine and that he had a weapon.
The police officers continued to watch the motel and arrested Thomas when he returned later that morning. Pursuant to the search of Thomas, police discovered a larger bag including 10 or 11 smaller bags of narcotics, assorted drug paraphernalia, and ammunition on his person. The police also found approximately 500 rounds of ammunition and a .22 revolver in his vehicle.
Perez and Stewart entered into a plea agreement with the State whereby the charges of aiding and abetting the manufacture of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting possession of drug paraphernalia were dismissed. They were required to plead guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine.
At trial, defendant denied having any methamphetamine on his person and denied that methamphetamine was manufactured in the motel room or in his presence. Defendant admitted to using methamphetamine and to owning a .45-caliber handgun, which was found in the motel room.
Defendant first challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to convict him of the crimes in question. Our standard of review is well known:
"When the sufficiency of the evidence is challenged, the standard of review is whether, after review of all the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, the appellate court is convinced that a rational factfinder could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. [Citation omitted.]" State v. Lessley, 271 Kan. 780, 785, 26 P.3d 620 (2001). An appellate court will not disturb a verdict based on substantial competent evidence rendered by a jury, as it is the jury's function to weigh the evidence and determine the credibility of the witnesses. "A conviction of even the greatest offense may be sustained by circumstantial evidence. [Citation omitted.]" State v. Saiz, 269 Kan 657, 664, 7 P.3d 1214 (2000).
Defendant argues the evidence was not sufficient because the State had failed to prove that the parties possessed anhydrous ammonia, an essential ingredient in the manufacture of methamphetamine. The record shows some support for defendant's argument in that a KBI special agent testified that because ammonia was not found, he could not attest that the "cook" took place in the motel room.
The State argues that the evidence against defendant was overwhelming. Witnesses for the State testified regarding the numerous items, such as chemicals and other supplies and equipment necessary to manufacture methamphetamine, that were found in the motel room where defendant was staying. A chemist testified that a substance recovered from the room was methamphetamine. Both Perez and Stewart testified that defendant, along with Thomas, had prepared the methamphetamine. In addition, there was testimony concerning defendant's statement to the police officer that he and Thomas were manufacturing methamphetamine in the motel room but that neither Perez nor Stewart were involved.
One witness for the State testified he was not surprised anhydrous ammonia was not found in the motel room because the chemical is normally added outside due to the strong toxic fumes it emits. Both Perez and Stewart testified that anhydrous ammonia was transported in Thomas' vehicle.
We agree with the State that the evidence against defendant concerning the manufacture of methamphetamine was overwhelming. There is no question there was sufficient evidence to convince a rational factfinder of defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
In calculating defendant's criminal history, the trial court used two prior felony convictions. Defendant argues those two prior convictions should not have been used in calculating his criminal history score under K.S.A. 21-4710(d)(11). Interpretation of the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act is a question of law over which we have plenary review. State v. Bolin, 266 Kan. 18, 24, 968 P.2d 1104 (1998).
Defendant agrees to his criminal history which includes both prior convictions. In addition, he did not object to his criminal history score at sentencing. Under those circumstances, we consider that he invited the error. See Neal v. State, 25 Kan. App. 2d 705, 706, 971 P.2d 748 (1998), rev. denied 266 Kan. 1109 (1999). Since our standard of review is de novo, we will elect to review defendant's sentence. See State v. Sisk, 266 Kan. 41, 43, 966 P.2d 671 (1998).
First, we conclude there was no K.S.A. 60-455 violation in the use of the two prior felony convictions. They were both used to prove defendant's intent as it related to the crime. Regarding the charge of criminal possession of a firearm, the prior convictions satisfied the State's burden of proof that defendant had been convicted of a felony within the past 10 years.
The prior convictions were also used to enhance the charge of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute from a severity level 3 to a severity level 2 drug grid felony. It is clear that in addition to being used to demonstrate intent or as a considered factor, the two prior convictions were used to enhance the severity level of one offense and to serve as an element of another offense, neither of which were the base crime.
Defendant argues that under K.S.A. 21-4710(d)(11), the trial court may only use each prior conviction to either serve as an element of a present crime, to enhance a sentence, or for the purpose of calculating a criminal history score. That statute provides:
"Prior convictions of any crime shall not be counted in determining the criminal history category if they enhance the severity level or applicable penalties, elevate the classification from misdemeanor to felony, or are elements of the present crime of conviction. Except as otherwise provided, all other prior convictions will be considered and scored."
We believe State v. Vontress, 266 Kan. 248, 259-60, 970 P.2d 42 (1998), is contrary to defendant's argument. In that case, defendant was convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, aggravated robbery, and criminal possession of a firearm. A prior felony conviction was used to satisfy an element of the charge for criminal possession of a firearm. That same conviction was included in the defendant's criminal history for the purposes of calculating his criminal history for the base crime of aggravated robbery. The court, in responding to an argument similar to defendant's, said:
"In cases of multiple convictions arising out of the same complaint, the sentencing court identifies the defendant's primary crime, i.e., the crime with the highest severity level, and computes the defendant's base sentence. The defendant's full criminal history is applied to the primary crime to establish the defendant's base sentence. K.S.A. 21-4720[b](3)." 266 Kan. at 260.
We conclude the trial court did not err in including the two prior convictions in defendant's criminal history in determining his criminal history score of F for the base sentence for unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine. The prior convictions which enhanced penalties or were an element of an offense related only to current offenses which carried a criminal history score of I.
Defendant argues the trial court erred in imposing a felony sentence for unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine. He contends K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4127c provides that K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4159 is a class A nonperson misdemeanor. It is defendant's position that because there are two penalty provisions for the crime of unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine, he should be sentenced to the lesser penalty.
There is some basis for defendant's argument in this case, but we conclude it is without merit.
Defendant was charged under K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4159. K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4127c states that "[e]xcept as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 65-4127a and 65-4127b and K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4160 through 65-4164 and amendments thereto, any person violating any of the provisions of the uniform controlled substances act shall be guilty of a class A nonperson misdemeanor." Since defendant was charged under K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4159 and that statute is not included in 65-4127c, he should have been given a misdemeanor sentence.
In what may have been a legislative mistake, K.S.A. 65-4127a and K.S.A. 65-4127b were both repealed in 1994. Despite being repealed, they continued to be listed in K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4127c.
Included in K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4127a is a note which indicates that "[p]rovisions of this statute are contained in K.S.A. 65-4160 and 65-4161." As we interpret the statutory enactment, except for 65-4160 through 65-4164, all other violations of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act will be treated as class A nonperson misdemeanors.
K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4161 provides it is a violation for a person to "sell, offer for sale or have in such person's possession with intent to sell, deliver or distribute; prescribe; administer; deliver; distribute; dispense or compound" any narcotics listed under K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4107(d)(1), (d)(3), or (f)(1). Methamphetamine is a narcotic listed under K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4107(d)(3).
As we construe the statutes, although K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4159 is not specifically listed within K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4127c, the crime of unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine is provided for in one of the statutes, specifically K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4161, enumerated under 65-4127c. We therefore consider it clear that the legislature intended for the unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine to be considered a felony rather than a misdemeanor. See State v. Lamae, 268 Kan. 544, 556, 998 P.2d 106 (2000).
In addition to our construction of the statute, we note that defendant's case is not specifically affected by the analysis above. K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4161(c) also stipulates any person who has two or more prior convictions under this section or for substantially similar offenses will be found guilty of a drug severity level 1 felony. Since defendant had two prior felony convictions for delivery of cocaine and for possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, he would have been found guilty of a severity level 1 felony for that fact as well.
We hold the trial court did not err in imposing a severity level 1 felony sentence for defendant's conviction for the unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine.


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October 27, 1929 - February 23, 2013
Middletown, NY
Angela W. Lomascolo, of Middletown, NY, passed peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, Saturday, February 23rd, at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 83. Angela was born in Warwick, NY on October 27, 1929, a daughter of the late John and Anelia Glifski Szarwark.
Angela retired as a Therapy Aide at Middletown Psychiatric Center Middletown, NY. Her favorite saying was. "He who hesitates is lost" which inspires all who knew her to live each day to the fullest. She liked gardening, decorating, travel, dancing and music. Her grandson, Max, was the pride and joy of her life. A communicant of St. Joseph Church Middletown, NY, she was a member of the CSEA.
She is survived by her devoted husband of 59 years, Victor Lomascolo, at home; her daughters: Donna Lomascolo of Middletown, and Michele and her husband, Bahman Shahir-Motlagh of Winter Park, FL; her grandson, Maximilian Shahir-Motlagh of Winter Park, FL; two sisters: Genieve and her husband, Joseph Guarino of Newport News, VA, and Rose Weston of Sarasota, FL; brother-in-law, Frank Lomascolo and his wife, Vincenzia of Middletown. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her son, Joseph Lomascolo; sister, JoAnn Gailie and brother, John Szarwark.
Friends are invited to call on Thursday, February 28th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Morse Funeral Home Inc., 3 Railroad Ave., Middletown, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joseph Church, Middletown, NY, at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 1st, with Father Dennis Nikolic officiating. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Middletown, NY.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.
Arrangements are under the guidance of Morse Funeral Home Inc, 845-343-6818, www.morsefuneralhome.com


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Saleh not to return to Yemen for fear of trial
Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh has decided not to return to his homeland due to fears of being prosecuted like Egypt's ousted ruler Hosni Mubarak. Sources said the Yemeni leader would not come back because of the pressure by Washington, report said on Monday. Over the weekend, the US envoy to Sana'a spoke about "secret negotiations" which take place with Saleh, and also between Saleh and the opposition. The ambassador denied accusations, by some of the young protesters, that Washington is interested in the war against "Al Qaeda" more than ending Saleh's rule.
On Saturday, Saleh reportedly left a hospital in Saudi Arabia two months after being wounded in an attack on his palace.
On Sunday, thousands of anti-regime protesters held demonstrations in Yemen's southern city of Taez to call on the army to protect their popular revolution.


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The Lipscomb women's soccer team is spending spring break in El Salvador and freshman Emily Shuler checks in from the trip with an update from the arrival.
Ah! We made it! There are honestly so many amazing things about this place! As we drove in from the airport there was a monument made of Jesus and it was beautiful! I wish I had a picture of it! It is made of metal, but more specifically it is made from melted rifles that were used in the horrible civil war that overcame the country years ago. Also, fun fact, the original name for El Salvador is a word that traslates to english as "the place of beautiful things" and it is indeed a place of BEAUTIFUL things.
I am in love with this place and it is only the first day! Also, we got to drink from coconuts so that was pretty neat. It doesn´t quite taste like I thought it would, but still yummy.
Most of us are pretty tired from the trip, so we are laying low tonight so we can rest up and be our best for the soccer clinic tomorrow! However, we still went out to a field just around the corner (soccer fields are everywhere here) and played. It was a battle of the sexes as the men team leaders and local El Salvadorian friends teamed up to play a pick up game, and the ladies just did what we do best. Needless to say, the girls won.
I honestly can´t wait for all the great things coming up ahead!
Keep praying for all the adventure to come!! Love you all!
-Emily Shuler


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DailyDirt: Eat Less Red Meat. Cows Rejoice!
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
- Two recent studies in mice and in humans suggest that a high-protein, high-fat diet may shorten our lifespan. Instead, we should probably be eating a high-carbohydrate, low-protein diet (and settle with having more body fat as a result) -- which is the complete opposite of popular diet fads, like the Atkins Diet. [url]
- Phew! Saturated fat and cholesterol may play only a small role in the increased incidence of heart disease in red-meat eaters. However, the bad news is that it turns out that our gut bacteria metabolize the chemical carnitine (which is present in large amounts in red meat and is also added to energy drinks), leading to the production of another chemical called TMAO that enters our blood stream and increases our risk of heart disease. Apparently, TMAO helps cholesterol enter artery walls and prevents the body from getting rid of excess cholesterol. [url]
- A Harvard study found that eating just a single serving of red meat each day could increase a person's risk of death by 13%. While that may not change the minds of die-hard red meat fans who would rather die than give up red meat, it might be worth considering eating alternative (healthier?) protein sources. [url]


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The Sequel to What Are The Odds, Here I Am is all about...
What Are The Odds
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- Published: 8 Aug 2012
- Updated: 1 Oct 2012
- Status: In Progress
Estrella is just a regular teenage girl that is lusting over Harry Styles from the boy band One Direction. She's a realist and knows that she would never get the chance but little did she know that fate would be on her side. She bumps into Harry at the mall but doesn't confess to knowing who he is. Will she tell him the truth about knowing who he is and will she tell him about her troubled past in order to let their relationship bloom.
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DEADLINE: August 10, 2008
From the e-blast:
"OPEN CALL for the 10th International Juried Digital Print Competition/Exhibition, organized by Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI). Seeking artists, designers, architects, technologists, and scientists to examine their environmental concerns, indulge their fantasies (sci-fi, fantasy, etc.), and then share their digital visions of how a sustainable future on planet Earth might look. This could include new types of hybrid forms: plants, animals, humans, cities, transportation systems, food, etc.
An exhibition of the work, Digital'08: Imagination On Behalf Of Our Planet, will be held at the New York Hall of Science, October 4-January 25, 2009 and a corresponding online exhibition will be created and promoted internationally. Entry details and Guidelines: http://www.asci.org/artikel981.html
ASCI's SUPPORT OF DIGITAL PRINTS:
ASCI was one of the first organizations in the world to recognize the digital print as a valid fine art product in 1998 by organizing an afternoon panel discussion, "Collectibility & the Digital Print." The event was held in The Great Hall at Cooper Union, New York City, in conjunction with ASCI's first international digital print competition/exhibition."


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Juno Family Bundles | Roland Juno + Headphones + Stand
The Juno Family Bundles
The Roland JUNO series of synthesizers are each packed with Roland's latest, greatest sounds and a surprising array of performance tools.
We're now offering you some great Juno Family Bundles… The Keyboards with a stand and headphones too. Everything you need to get started on your Juno journey.
JUNO-DI (with Roland RH-5 Headphones and Keyboard Stand)
Travel Light, Play Heavy
The Roland JUNO-Di is a 61 Key traveling musician's dream. This lightweight midi keyboard, can run on batteries, and is easy to use, yet it performs and sounds like a heavyweight synth.
- Professional synthesizer with over 1,000 instruments onboard
- Friendly, intuitive user interface
- Battery operation for mobile use (supports Ni-MH AA-size rechargeable batteries)
- MP3, WAV, AIFF, and SMF playback capability via optional USB memory - perfect for backing tracks when performing live
- Microphone input with dedicated reverb and vocoder effects for sing-along
- PC/Mac Editor software included
- 128 voices
- Wave Memory - 64 M bytes (16-bit linear equivalent)
- Preset Memory - Patches: 1082 + 256 (GM2), Rhythm Sets: 20 + 9 (GM2), Performances: 64
- User Memory - Patches: 128, Rhythm Sets: 8, Performances: 64, Favorites: 100
- Effects - Multi-Effects: 3 systems, 79 types, Chorus: 3 types, Reverb: 5 types, Mic Input Reverb: 8 types
- Controllers - D Beam Controller, Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever, Sound Modify Knob x 5
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JUNO-GI (with Roland RH-5 Headphones and Keyboard Stand)
The Roland JUNO-Gi is an amazing digital synthesizer and recording studio. It combines a powerful synth engine containing 1300+ high-quality sounds with an eight-track recorder. This all comes packed in a portable 61 key keyboard, perfect for both the studio and the stage.
- Over 1,300 high-quality sounds optimised for live performance
- Intuitive user interface, including dedicated Tone Category buttons and large display
- 128-voice polyphony
- Full-featured eight-track digital recorder onboard with Guitar/Mic/Line inputs
- Plug in a guitar and play/record with built-in pro guitar effects derived from BOSS' GT series
- High-capacity SDHC card slot for data storage and direct play
- Full computer integration via MIDI Controller mode and built-in audio/MIDI interface
- Lightweight, compact body with battery-power compatibility
- Complete mobility when used with a battery-powered PA or amp such as Roland's BA-330 or KC-110
- Included Cakewalk Production Plus Pack makes the JUNO-Gi a complete DAW package for your PC
- Effects - Multi-Effects: 2 systems, 79 types, Chorus: 3 types, Reverb: 5 types
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JUNO-Stage (with AKG K77 Headphones and Keyboard Stand)
The JUNO-Stage has been designed from the ground up and is simply a new breed of synthesizer that every gigging keyboardist will love. The Roland Juno Stage features an extra-large display, USB backing-track functionality, a Click output for drummers, dedicated performance knobs, hands-free patch select, instant master MIDI control functionality, and much more.
- High-quality, versatile sound set, including 88-key stereo multi-sampled piano, plus 2 open SRX expansion slots for soundset customisation
- Newly-developed 76-note synth-action keyboard with first-class touch and response
- Live-performance features such as an extra-large LCD, dedicated Reverb and Master EQ knobs, Click output for drummers, and hands-free patch-select capabilities
- Top panel USB port enables accompaniment-track playback (MP3, .WAV, AIFF, SMF) directly from USB key
- Phantom-powered mic input, plus reverb and vocoder, great for playing and singing along
- MIDI Controller mode transforms JUNO-STAGE into a MIDI master keyboard with a single touch - perfect when using the JUNO-STAGE with a computer
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When True Blood's Anna Paquin wed her costar Stephen Moyer in an intimate ceremony in Malibu over the weekend, it wasn't just her 50-carat diamond necklace that was shining. The actress's stunning platinum wedding band, designed by friend and star-favorite jeweler Cathy Waterman, was giving off a shimmer all its own, helping the couple cement their union in style. "She had a great time working with the couple," says a representative for Waterman in a statement, who provided both Paquin and Moyer with handmade platinum wedding bands "that suit them perfectly." Paquin was snapped flashing the stunning band while arriving at Fred Segal in Santa Monica on Monday, while Moyer was also spotted wearing his new ring while skateboarding around Venice, Calif. –Gillian Koenig


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The annual 2012 Golden Globes are almost upon us. Another award ceremony with beautiful flawless skin actresses everywhere.
Follow these tips and you too will have flawless skin like a Golden Globe Actress.
Wouldn't it be wonderful to know how to get beautiful skin like a Golden Actress, even if you suffer from sensitive skin.
Genetics do play a role in obtaining beautiful skin but it's not the only factor to consider. Your skin care routine also plays a role and how you take care of your body with nutrition and exercise. All of these factors need to be considered.
One prime example of beautiful skin is Charlize Theron who is nominated for her role in Young Adult. She follows a simple and clear skin care routine that suits her skin type. It is known that she tends to use a very gentle cleanser and her moistures always contain sunblock.
You only have to look at Charlize Theron to see that she has radiant skin.
You don't have to be a Golden Globe Actress to have beautiful glowing skin. It is important that you choose the correct skin care products that suit your skin type. If you have sensitive skin then only use products that are especially developed for this skin type, like gentle cleansers and gentle moistures. There are a number of good products on the market that have been especially designed for you.
Follow a good skin care routine on a daily basis along with a good nutrition plan, exercise, rest and relaxation. Sleep deprivation lowers circulation, causing pale skin and dark circles around the eyes. Sleeping for 7- 8 hours or more a night can make you look younger than you actually are.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 21, 2008) - Last season the ETSU women's basketball team came back from Nashville winless; however, on Monday the Lady Bucs will make the trip back to Johnson City seem that much sweeter after defeating Belmont, 73-63, inside the Curb Event Center.
With the win, ETSU snapped a four-game losing streak to the Bruins and improved to 8-10, 4-1 in the Atlantic Sun. Belmont suffered its first conference loss at home and fell to 9-9, 3-2. More importantly the Lady Bucs move into a tie for second-place in the conference standings.
ETSU was led by sophomore sensation Siarre Evans (
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The Lady Bucs began the contest working the ball down low as six of their first nine points were lay-ups and took a two-point advantage into the first media timeout at the 15:11 mark. From there, ETSU pushed its lead to nine, 16-7, when Evans found Kami Phillips (
For the half, ETSU shot 48.3 percent (14-29) and
The Bruins would cut the deficit to two, 56-54, but ETSU responded when DeVault's third trey of the game put the Lady Bucs up six, 60-54, with 6:18 left on the clock. However,
The Lady Buccaneers shot 43.6 percent (24-55) for the game and held the Bruins to a 35.8 percentage (19-53). ETSU out-rebounded
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The gift is the result of a passion for collecting that Professor Sir Colin St John Wilson likened to 'a lifelong addiction' and represents an important step in the gallery's development. This gift of 679 works, which complements the important Hussey and Kearley bequests (the latter also made via the Art Fund), brings the gallery's holdings up to date, enabling it to present one of the best collections of modern British art anywhere in the world.
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Rewriting a classic fairytale for the modern-day and mashing it up with the elements of a TV procedural was a great idea. Despite procedurals often getting a bad rap, the CW's Beauty and the Beast seemed to have enough appeal elements to bring a variety of fans of different genres together for one show.
Unfortunately, fleshing out the details for a series as seemingly complicated as Beauty and the Beast is another story. The premiere features such a mash of different television genres all cobbled into one whirlwind of a show, it doesn't give audiences enough time to think, much less enjoy what is going on. A premiere is not the kiss of death--at least it wasn't for The Office's jello-based premiere episode or Psych's weird "let's start a bromance detective agency" opener. However, there's no doubt Beauty and the Beast has some problems, and they're bigger than that scar on Vincent Keller's face. Following are the five biggest pitfalls I saw in the pilot.
1. The Weekly Crime
A premiere has to introduce all of the key players in the first episode of the series, and adding a murder mystery, some rocky romance, and flashbacks certainly makes this difficult. Not only was this week's case pulled right out of an "Intro to Criminology" course, it also took away from the time our characters were able to share their personality quirks onscreen. This week's crime was largely a waste of time (and dialogue). Beauty and the Beast left audiences guessing about the show's characters, but spelled out whodunnit.


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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Not long after settling in southern Illinois in 1963, an ocean from her native England, Louise Harrison Caldwell trudged from one radio station to the next lobbying for air time for her brother's quartet. Revered in Britain, the group was virtually unknown in America — and her promotion fizzled.
So it was that her "kid brother" George Harrison was able to anonymously walk Benton's streets and jam with a local band when he visited his older sister for two weeks that fall. Just five months later, folks in Benton, population 7,000, likely were kicking themselves for not snagging the vacationing Brit's autograph or photo as proof they saw him standing there.
A half-century ago Sunday, George Harrison and the Beatles conquered America, playing live to 73 million television viewers of "The Ed Sullivan Show" in a seminal gig that launched the British invasion. Decades later, it's Louise Harrison's former rural Illinois town that's so eager to trumpet its history-making link to the late Liverpool musician whom locals once viewed with curiosity, if only for his accent.
"I find it even more amusing 50 years later," Louise Harrison, 82, told The Associated Press recently by telephone, waxing nostalgic about brother George's Illinois visit that made him the first Beatle on American turf.
Few around Benton — long known as the site of Illinois' last public hanging — could have known they were rubbing elbows with greatness when George Harrison came to the heart of Illinois coal country. That's where his older sister settled with her Scottish husband, who was an engineer with a local coal mine.
The Beatles, lighting up the pop charts in England, were on holiday — John Lennon in Paris, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in Greece. Starr was to have accompanied Harrison to Benton but backed out, as Louise Harrison puts it, after concluding her arranging for them to be interviewed on an area television show constituted work.
By that time, Louise already had pressed regional radio stations to give the Beatles' records sent to her by her mother a whirl. As a teen staffing the WFRX station her dad managed in nearby West Frankfort, Marcia Raubach gave Louise Harrison a break and spun "From Me to You" — believed to be the Beatles' first U.S. air time.
Then along came George.
Traveling with other brother Peter, he blended in with Benton, aside from the British accent Louise says made them appear "exotic" in the blue-collar town. Decked out in a dark suit, white shirt and no tie, he jammed with a local group at a veterans' hall and later at a bocce ball club, getting introduced as the "Elvis of England" at a time when Hank Williams, Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole ruled the region.
Harrison stopped by a record shop. He bought a year-old Rickenbacker electric guitar — something hard to come by back home — and had the store owner change the instrument's color from red to black so it matched Lennon's. Much of the rest of the time, Harrison stayed at his sister's digs at 113 McCann, a four-bedroom bungalow.
With her kid brother in tow, Louise Harrison went back to WFRX with a copy of the Beatles' newly released "She Loves You." Raubach again generously aired the single and interviewed George, chronicling it later in the high school newspaper.
"He was unusual looking," Raubach, now a 67-year-old grandmother, recalls of the skinny foreigner who wore jeans, a white shirt and sandals. "He dressed differently than the guys here. He was very soft-spoken and polite," and particularly impressed with her dad's black Oldsmobile Delta 88 with the tailfins and drive-in restaurants with waitresses on roller skates.
She never imagined she was in the presence of an eventual rock royalty.
"None of us grasped the significance" of Harrison's visit," she says. "If we had only known."
Before leaving the station, Harrison handed her a promotional photo of the Beatles, scrawling "Love from George Harrison" on its back. She still has that copy of "She Loves You" and, in hindsight, a thought about the question she should have asked him: Will the Beatles still be together in a decade?
"But who was looking ahead at that time," she says. "I don't think anyone knew how big they were going to be or what influence they'd have."
George Harrison never returned to Benton after their ballyhooed "Ed Sullivan" appearance, but the town never forgot him. Last September, on what Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn declared a statewide "George Harrison Day," the town unveiled a historical marker honoring the late Beatle's visit 50 years earlier.
On hand was Louise Harrison, who after her famous brother's death from cancer in 2001 launched the Beatles-minded Liverpool Legends. The traveling tribute band has worked the theater circuit in southwestern Missouri's touristy entertainment mecca of Branson, where Harrison lived lately until moving to Florida.
Not that she thinks her brother's legacy has faded, even if his role in the Beatles was overshadowed by McCartney and Lennon, the band's charismatic frontmen and chief songwriters.
"I think that when you consider some of the influences around in society, they're not all very, very positive," she said. "But the Beatles wrote good, quality and truthful music — music about love, peace, compassion and caring for each other and the health of the planet.
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Guangzhou, China: March 1, 2012 -- ZWSOFT, a leading supplier of 2D and 3D CAD/CAM solutions to the AEC and MCAD industries, invited its partners from all over the world to attend its third annual Global Partner Conference in Guangzhou, China from February 27th-29th. As indicated by the theme of the Conference, "Witness Amazing", over 110 partners from 36 different countries and regions witnessed by themselves breakthrough ZWSOFT has made in its products. Meanwhile, ZWSOFT partners not only learned about upcoming products, but also had the chance to participate and discuss key issues including sales, marketing and technical features.
Two amazing things hit the conference
Two amazing things took a great hit at this year's Global Partner Conference, concerning both ZWSOFT products, ZWCAD and ZW3D. It was announced that a new version of ZWCAD will be released this year. At the conference, after testing the closing beta version of ZWCAD partners couldn't help singing high praises to it. "I do believe that with the new version of ZWCAD, we can reach more and more customers, "said Gabriela Ciszynska Matuszek, CEO of SZANSA, ZWSOFT's partner in Poland,"and thanks to a powerful API and high stability, we can have more applications adjusted to this new version." Moreover, CEO of ZWSOFT, Truman Du stated in the keynote speech at the conference, "I am confident that the next version of ZWCAD is a game-changing product and our customers will love it."
The second was the official release of ZW3D 2012 on February 27th. Bastian Weimer, ZWSOFT's partner in Germany stated "I definitely think that ZW3D 2012 has made a big step forward, and it is the best release that we have ever had. The new user interface is quite amazing; I especially like the ability to export 3D pdf's. The biggest benefit to users is productivity. With the new version, you use less mouse clicks, making it easier to operate, use and learn."
The Free Talk Session
Starting from the afternoon of Feb. 27 to Feb.28, free talks concerning ZWCAD and ZW3D's technical and marketing issues were successfully held, with partners brainstorming together to draw a blueprint for future product development and marketing.
About ZWSOFT
ZWSOFT is a world-renowned CAD/CAM solutions provider for the AEC and MCAD industries, with over 180,000 clients in 80 countries. ZWSOFT's products, ZWCAD and ZW3D, have satisfied the needs of 2D and 3D designers for over a decade. Some of ZWSOFT's major clients include Siemens, Sony Ericsson, Panasonic, Carrefour, and Saint-Gobain. www.zwsoft.com
About Global Partner Conference
The ZWSOFT Global Partner Conference (GPC) is the annual gathering that provides a forum for partners from all over the world to connect with each other and with ZWSOFT staff, and to learn about the latest ZWSOFT projects and strategies from both marketing and technical aspects. The 2012 conference took place on 27-29 Feb, in Guangzhou, China.
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LONG BEACH – The Long Beach Unified School District has narrowed its pool of applicants for its vacant school board seat from 27 to 22.
Five applicants either withdrew or were disqualified because they did not live within the board district or were not registered to vote there, the school district said in a statement.
The District 5 seat, which represents portions of East Long Beach and Lakewood, became vacant in January when board member David Barton resigned suddenly due to health issues.
The board voted to fill the seat by appointment after interpreting language in the city charter that requires the district to hold a special election, but that also allows the board to appoint a new member if there is another election occurring within 120 days of the vacancy. Two other seats on the five-member board are up for election April 10.
The deadline to file applications was March 2.
The first round of interviews are being conducted by a committee that includes a representative of support staff employees along with representatives of the school district's management association and the Long Beach Council Parent Teacher Association.
The Teachers Association of Long Beach (TALB) has chosen not to participate in the selection process in protest of the board's decision to forgo a special election in favor of an appointment.
The committee will narrow down the candidates to six finalists before recommending three top candidates, who will then be interviewed by the school board in a public meeting tentatively scheduled for 9 a.m. on Tuesday at 1515 Hughes Way.
The new board member, who will serve the remainder of the term to 2014, is scheduled to be appointed in a special meeting at 9 a.m. on Friday.
To view a list of the 22 candidates, visit www.lbusd.k12.ca.us.
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ADO is by far the most commonly used data-access middleware for retrieving data and updating SQL Server databases. However, ADO's default settings aren't always the best options for optimal performance. Here are seven ways you can boost ADO performance with SQL Server.
7. Use the Native SQL Server OLE DB Provider
By default, an ADO Recordset uses the OLE DB provider for ODBC (MSDASQL) to connect to SQL Server. However, the native OLE DB provider for SQL Server (SQLOLEDB) offers a shorter code path, which results in better performance.
6. Reuse an Existing Connection Object
If you're developing a stateful application, reusing an existing ADO Connection object in a Command or Recordset object's ActiveConnection property lets you avoid the overhead incurred when ADO implicitly creates and opens a Connection object for you.
5. Explicitly Define Parameters
ADO's ability to dynamically determine the properties of the parameters that a Command object uses can be a time-saver during development, but this feature typically adds unnecessary round-trips to the server in a production application. Explicitly defining a parameter's Type, Direction, and Size reduces the number of round-trips your application makes to the server.
4. Tune the CacheSize
The ADO CacheSize affects server-side Keyset, Static, and Dynamic Recordsets. The default CacheSize of 1 works well for updates and combinations of operations, but if your application needs to retrieve large resultsets, try increasing this value. Reducing the number of round-trips to the server is one of the most important keys to ADO and SQL Server application performance.
3. Use Command Objects Instead of Cursors
Sometimes using a cursor for updates is almost too easy to avoid. However, updateable cursors carry overhead, and you get better performance if you use Command objects that contain T-SQL INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements to send updates to SQL Server.
2. Use Fast Forward Only Recordsets
The best ADO data-retrieval performance comes from using Fast Forward Only Recordsets. ADO creates a Fast Forward Only Recordset, sometimes called a fire hose cursor, when you specify a Recordset as Forward Only, Read Only, with a CacheSize of 1. The Fast Forward Recordset lets SQL Server quickly stream large amounts of data to the client with low overhead.
1. Use Smart SQL
Using good SQL is the best way to get better performance from ADO and all SQL-based data-access technologies. When you build SQL statements, include only the rows and columns that you really need. Take advantage of SQL's set-based processing to let the server efficiently handle all data-retrieval requirements.


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Harvard novices are pictured rowing in the Green Monster, the lightweight crew's last outing in Hanover, N.H. (photo Linda Muri).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard lightweight crew will be on the road for its third straight regatta away from the Charles River when it faces Dartmouth and MIT for the Biglin Bowl Saturday, April 13 in Hanover, N.H.
9:00 am – 1F (Harvard 1F & 2F, Dartmouth 1F)
9:20 am – 1V (Harvard, Dartmouth, MIT)
9:40 am – 2V (Harvard, Dartmouth, MIT)
10:00 am – 3V (Harvard, Dartmouth, MIT)
Projected Boatings
First Varsity
Bow: Stuart Taylor; 2: Matt O'Leary; 3: Nicholas Gates; 4: Austin Meyer; 5: Michael Wales; 6: Florian Mayr; 7: Andrew Campbell; Stroke: Alexander Bonorris; Coxswain: Paul Farber
Second Varsity
Bow: Malte Zopfs; 2: Connor Mangan; 3: Craig Herron; 4: Michael Paresky; 5: Erich Schultze; 6: Robert Hawthorne; 7: James Groeneveld; Stroke: Nico Wiik; Coxswain: Alex Saal
Third Varsity
Bow: AJ Carvalho; 2: Simon Maas; 3: Nelson Arnous; 4: Sam Barrington; 5: Stefan Skalbania; 6: Chris Magani; 7: Tim McLaughlin; Stroke: Eli Leavitt; Coxswain: Jonathan Shpall
First Freshmen/Novice Eight
Bow: Cameron Clemence; 2: Zebulon Goodman; 3: Christopher McKenna; 4: Ian Klein; 5: Lucas Farewell; 6: Samuel Frum; 7: Min-Woo Park; Stroke: Jeffrey Rogers; Coxswain: Joshua Blecher-Cohen
Second Freshmen/Novice Eight
Bow: James Golden; 2: Trevor Lutzow; 3: Matthew Seghers; 4: Nick Phillips; 5: Fred Quesada; 6: Mitchel Cole; 7: Lev Ratnofsky; Stroke: Matt Kozlowski; Coxswain: Chris Xu
Spectator Info
The best place to watch the racing is from the Chieftain Inn. However, there is no parking available at the Chieftain. Instead, spectators can park at the Rugby Clubhouse (9 Reservoir Rd, Hanover, N.H.) and Dartmouth will provide shuttle service to and from the Rugby Clubhouse to the Chieftain throughout racing. There is ample parking space at the boathouse after races for any friends and family to stop by.
Boathouse Directions - Friends of Dartmouth Rowing Boathouse, Tuck Dr, Hanover, N.H.
Take exit 13 off of 91 north. Turn right at the light at the end of the off-ramp onto Vermont 10A E. Make the first left after crossing the bridge onto Tuck Dr. Drive through the gate and immediately turn left into the gravel parking lot. Stay left at the fork in the gravel parking lot. Parking areas for the trailers will be indicated.
In the Rankings
Harvard earned the top spot in the USRowing Collegiate poll by receiving nine of ten first-place votes. Yale took the other vote and came in second, as Ivy League crews made up the top seven spots. Cornell, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth and Penn make up No. 3-7.
Related Link: Complete USRowing Rankings
Last Time Out
Harvard's varsity eight won two races last weekend. The Crimson knocked off Penn and Cornell April 6 in Philadelphia, Pa., before moving to Princeton, N.J., where the group breezed past Georgetown by 14 seconds.
Related Link: Harvard Lightweight Crew Starts Weekend With Wins in Philadelphia
Related Link: Four Races Go To Harvard Lightweight Crew Versus Georgetown
No. 6 Dartmouth (Crew Page)
The Big Green's first varsity beat Delaware by three seconds and Fordham by 17.5 to start the spring season last Saturday. The race was 1,900 meters long at the GMS Rowing Center in New Milford, Conn. In the remaining three races of the regatta, the second varsity, first varsity four and freshman eight, Delaware clipped Dartmouth's entry. Delaware is a common opponent of the Crimson, as Harvard won its opener over the Blue Hens, 6:08.4 to 6:24.9, on the Charles River March 30.
No. 9 MIT (Crew Page)
MIT has raced three times this spring with a loss to Penn (March 30), a win over Delaware (March 30) and a second-place finish between Yale and Georgetown (April 6). MIT has topped two of the same opponents as Harvard, as its top crew has outpaced Delaware and Georgetown this season. In its toughest test of the season, MIT fell to No. 2 Yale, 5:35.99 to 5:45.17, last weekend in New Haven, Conn., for the Joy Cup.
Biglin Bowl History
Harvard has dominated the history of the Biglin Bowl with 49 all-time victories against Dartmouth's four and MIT's five. The Crimson has won the last four trophies, including a 4.2 second victory over Dartmouth last year, and eight of the last ten. MIT won the first matchup in 1955 but has not won the bowl since 1983. Dartmouth's last first-place finish was in 2008.
Related Link: Complete Biglin Bowl Results
Join the Conversation
Follow @HarvardCrimson, the official Twitter handle of Harvard Athletics, for all the latest news and notes on your favorite Crimson student-athletes and teams. To receive updates from the Harvard lightweight crew, follow @HarvardRowing. Use the hashtag #GoCrimson to see what fans are saying about Crimson athletics.
In the Fall
The Crimson captured its first win in the Head of the Charles lightweight eights event since 1975 and sixth overall victory in the race Oct. 21 in Boston. The first-place finish gave Harvard its 41st overall medal, which later became 42 after the Radcliffe lightweight's victory, in the history of the Head of the Charles. Harvard's boat rowed the three-mile Charles River route in 14:35.71, well ahead of its closest competitor. USRowing, which placed second, was nearly 12 seconds off Harvard's pace and Princeton was a distant third in 14:58.24. Yale was fifth at 14:59.70
Related Link: Lightweight Crew Takes Eights Event at Head of the Charles for First Time Since 1975
Last Season
Harvard completed a perfect collegiate season with the program's eighth national championship in 2012, winning the grand final in course-record time at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships. The Crimson held off Dartmouth by nearly a second and blew away the IRA men's lightweight course record by three seconds with a time of 5:33.059 to put the perfect finish on a collegiate campaign that included a 9-0 dual record, Eastern and Ivy League championships and a course record at Princeton.
Up Next
The Crimson makes its second appearance on the Charles April 20 when Navy visits Cambridge. GoCrimson.com will provide live video coverage of the event for free. For more information on the free stream, click here.


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E-coli found in Dobson Drain, drinking water still safe
STANDISH — Standish City Manager Mike Moran issued an e-coli alert to the citizens of Standish last Wednesday.
According to Moran and Arenac County Drain Commissioner Larry Davis, all residents should stay away from the water in and around Dobson Drain as high e-coli levels have been found in the drain.
"We want to advise the community not to go into the (drain). The city mayor, myself, and water and sewage staff met with Larry Davis this morning," Moran said on June 9. "Last week he and the board of health did a check on Dobson Drain. He advised us that the drain has high levels of e-coli. We are collaborating with him."
The drain, which starts in Lincoln Township, travels through the city of Standish and then enters into the Pine River, is in its second year of a six-year cleaning process.
According to Davis, the cleaning process has taken this long, because he does not want to raise people's taxes.
The water in the drain became suspicious to Davis when he thought something just wasn't right.
"This is our second year cleaning it. I didn't like the smell or the color of the water, so I tested it," he said. "I'm going to test at each cross street. This is a problem that didn't just pop up overnight."
Davis also said the Central Michigan District Health Department said that it could have something to do with raw sewage.
"We don't know. (He) believed that it might be," said Davis about the CMDHD employee whom he's working with. "It's all speculation until we perform further tests."
Though e-coli has been found in the drain, both Moran and Davis said that it is important to know that this does not affect the city's drinking water or the sewage system.
"We certainly want to emphasize that children should stay out of (it). It doesn't have any impact on our water, (which) is pumped from our water station," said Moran. "It could be old septic tanks. It could be a lot of things like old runoffs from farms. We're trying to investigate."
Though the source of the e-coli is not known, Davis said he just has a feeling that it's not coming from Lincoln township, because he doesn't know of any cattle near the drain.
"I have advised the city of Standish and the Lincoln Township," said the drain commissioner over the phone on Monday. "My gut feeling is that it is not coming from Lincoln Township."
Though the work is being done to find the source of the bacteria, Davis said that he and the health department must wait until it rains to figure it out.
"You've got to have a rain event to do a proper test. As soon as the conditions are right, they will do it," said Davis. "As soon as he gets the test back he will call me."
Though it may take a while to get things in order, Davis said that things will get figured out.
"If it comes down to where people are dumping raw sewage, then they will be prosecuted," he said. "We've got a problem and were going to find it."
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