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Alicia Shelvay '11
Since childhood, Alicia Shelvay '11 (CE) has enjoyed designing and creating things, whether it was a fort in her backyard or a shelf for her books. As a young adult, she realized that she could turn her love for building into a profession through civil engineering.
She says, "Civil engineering represents a field that involves creativity, innovation and science. Figuring out a way to make designs work and bringing them to life is what it's all about."
Alicia, a senior from Buffalo, N.Y., is studying civil engineering at Clarkson with a minor in quality-based project management and concentrations in project management and structural engineering.
For her, the key to being a civil engineering student at Clarkson is keeping an open mind. "You have to try every activity that sparks your interest and not be afraid to try new things. If you do that, the opportunities available to you are both endless and one-of-a-kind," she explains.
She would know, since she's been involved in a number of activities, including summer research, the Society of Women Engineers, Circle K, Tau Beta Pi (the engineering honor society), Engineers Without Borders and the Concrete Canoe SPEED (Student Projects in Engineering Experience & Design) team.
Her opportunity for summer research started just after her freshman year, when she worked with Prof. Narayanan Neithalath on a project to help researchers and engineers predict the strength of the concrete in bridges and other structures.
"We wanted to find a way to take an image of the pore structure of concrete so people in the future could see its properties. It will help make buildings and bridges made with concrete more safe," she explains. "It was a great learning experience."
On the Concrete Canoe team, Alicia really gets to show her creative side while serving as co-captain. Each year, her team must build a canoe from scratch using concrete and conform to the limitations of the contest. "Yes, it has to float!" she says. And that's not it. The mold of the canoe is designed and manufactured by hand, while the concrete used for the canoe is also designed by the team.
"With all these activities available, I not only get to learn the information I need to know to be an engineer, but I also learn the social and technical skills necessary to succeed," she says. We're sure she will.


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THE TEN Franchises That Deserve Better
In this month's THE TEN, Marcus lists a few franchises that need some attention
We all love originality in our movies. We all want to be blown away with something new and exciting, but let's be honest for a second—when that actually happens who doesn't want to see a sequel? To have the opportunity to spend more time with the characters, go on another adventure with them, to see where the story might go. The movie franchise is born and we're all on board for the ride even if they do go sour sometimes.
Sometimes a much-loved franchise will hit a point where we're just watching them for nostalgia's sake or we only want two out of the four movies but end up buying the whole boxset. It almost becomes an embarrassment to say you're still a fan. In this month's THE TEN, I'm taking a look at some franchises that can't go through this anymore; the ones where the high points seem too far away, the ones that are misusing what they have, the ones that deserve better.
It seems so long ago that the Alien franchise provided us with something to be proud of. After three classic movies (I consider Alien 3 to be just as classic as the first two), the franchise took a mighty fall with Alien Resurrection, which to this day is almost impossible for me to watch without feeling a little sick.
Alien Resurrection brings about some of the most age-old of franchise mistakes: the inclusion of clones, gene splicing, hybrids, and replacing previous great characters with generic ones. Pretty much everything they threw at us with this instalment was everything the franchise didn't need.
After Resurrection our much loved aliens had a bit of a hiatus from the movie screens, but finally returned in Aliens vs. Predator and an indication that the once respected Alien franchise wasn't being that well cared for any more. Now I'm not denying that the modern tech to show off the aliens wasn't a nice upgrade for the franchise and I'll also say that seeing Lance Henrikson turn up in anything, especially an Alien movie, is more than welcome, but this was just nonsense. An ice pyramid built in ancient times to test young predators? A Queen alien left on ice for years? Facehugger to chestburster gestation in what seemed to be only a few hours? Seriously, what? And what's worse is this is all on set on Earth.
All of this nonsense raises the question of why the studio didn't adapt the great original Dark Horse comic books of the classic team up? Why did they think this avenue was a better option for the franchise? Then AVP2 arrived and it made AVP1 look almost passable in comparison. This sequel systematically destroyed any hope I had left that either the Alien or Predator franchises would ever produce anything of worth ever again. This may as well have been called "Generic Horror Sequel" because any of the greatness from the original Aliens movies were gone. These nasty alien bugs deserve so much more.
Reboot Status: Thankfully there's been nothing about an AVP 3 (so far), but as usual there are the continued rumblings of Ridley Scott wanting to give it another shot with stories ranging from prequels of the Derelict from the original movie to even another Ripley fronted adventure. We can only hope something this epic comes to be... and that it spurs James Cameron on to do another one too.
As we're sort of on the subject already, let's carry on with predators. Generally, Predator is a franchise that didn't catch on in the big bad way that many others on this list did. The first Arnie movie is a classic and I consider it to be Arnie's best movie. Beyond Arnie, who didn't appear in sequel, the predator itself is a master class of badassery. Everything about the late, great Stan Winston's predator work in the original movie is one hundred percent believable and awesomely even more so when the mask comes off. "You're one ugly motherfucker".
Predator 2 took to the streets of L.A. with a heat wave bringing the hunt to the LAPD and we got to see this new predator at work. Now I'll admit the predator here is not as effective with the mask off, with the animatronics of its mandibled face far from the believability of the first movie, but with his mask on and the new spear and net weapons, it was more than great. Beyond that, Predator 2 provided one of the most exciting moments of my early movie-loving life, because when I saw an alien skull on the trophy wall of the predator's ship my teenage mind went wild.
Unfortunately the sequel wasn't quite enough for the studio to try more sequels and even more upsetting of all, was that all the alien skull on the trophy wall led to was AVP and a stupid over the top attitude toward predators, that bigger and better armour means better (which it doesn't) and that predators are useless without their shoulder cannons (which they're not), so all in all these other worldly hunters really do deserve more.
Reboot status: Robert Rodriguez has announced that he's working on a reboot movie going by the name of Predators, so the future could be quite bright for this franchise. Now if only they could make a decision on a director...
Too soon? Actually I don't think so. The X-men hitting our screens in 2000 was a genuinely exciting prospect, but after coming out of the first movie I felt a little flat. It was okay, it had its moments but I couldn't help but feel we'd been gypped somehow. This wasn't X-Men. This was Wolverine meets the X-men and that sort of annoyed me. I mean I love Wolverine (who doesn't?), but this dude was hogging the X-limelight a little too much. The biggest crock however is that only one mutant, Storm, came close to being visually exciting in tune with the comics-when she came up the lift shaft with her white eyes and lightning bolts.
X2 was a vast improvement and is a real genre highlight. Letting the other X-members step forward and have a bit of time on screen, even if the main plot was still Wolvy based. X3, I actually really enjoyed the first time I saw it. The mutants were actually doing big mutants things. Freaky powers, fighting as a team, all the stuff the comics do so well. Ellen Paige's Kitty Pryde was exciting and probably the closest they've got to capturing the feeling of a real X-member and frankly this was a lot of fun. The second watch was an altogether different experience. Wolverine is pretty awful in this one, the Phoenix saga was woefully underplayed and Brett Ratner's direction just comes with zero amounts of drama and events merely occur. When they all but stated this was the last one I was actually quite relieved.
This year X-Men Origins: Wolverine arrived. Things got worse. After months of hearing Jackman promise Batman Begins style revamps, we got just another X-Men movie, except this time it was just missed opportunity after missed opportunity. Wolverine's origin story is wasted. Weapon X (a movie unto itself) amounted to less than what we'd already got in the X2 flashback. Deadpool (another favourite) was horrifically handled and Gambit was just thrown in the movie but no real use was made of him. Seriously I could list the problems I have with this one all day but I won't. The X-Men deserves better.
Reboot Status. X-Men Origins: Magneto keeps getting spoken about (though I doubt it'll ever happen) and recently X-Men: First Class was spoken about, focusing on, well, the first class of X-Men, which presumably would be Jean, Cyclops, Iceman, Beast and Angel but with the decisions made in this franchise so far, who knows.
This selection is as much to do with wanting to see Eddie Murphy do at least one more great movie as much as it is the desire to make up for the mistakes of Beverly Hill Cop 3. If these two comebacks were be combined we would be in for great things.
In the eighties, the first two Beverly Hill Cop movies were staple action flicks to enjoy on multiple rewatches. Eddie was at the top of his game and the franchise had provided great characters, great action, great laughs and just a great lead in Eddie's Axel Foley. Sadly upon the franchise's return in 1994 what we got was really not worth the bother. The story was weak, the laughs were thin and Axel Foley felt decidedly out of date. On top of that we had the mid-nineties fascination with weird ass big guns, which just felt cheap in this outing and take a look at the car chase at the start of the film. Parts fall off of it like it's a clown car at the circus. Slick this wasn't.
This entry on the list is one that I feel would be the hardest one to bring back. Axel felt out of date in 1994 so I dread to think what he'd feel like now, but with the right screenplay, and Eddie Murphy back on form, it could provide something I'd be more than happy to see. It at least deserves a shot.
Reboot Status: With Quentin Tarantino talking about how he'd like to do the fourth in the franchise, it shows that I'm not the only one who'd like to see this happen. In the land of the more likely to happen, Brett Ratner seemed to be quite active on the Beverly Hills Cop comeback a year or so ago with lots of talk about whether Eddie would come or not. This has all gone very quiet, so who knows if Axel will ever get another trip to Beverly Hills.
Now I know that the mere mention of the green ogre is going to make a lot of you roll your eyes, but its inclusion in this list is one to represent a franchise that should never have been a franchise. It should have stopped with the first, and what I consider a great movie.
The first Shrek is as close to a masterpiece as Dreamworks have got so far. It provided a successful spin on the genre, it had some incredibly touching moments and at the time Shrek and Donkey were just a great combination. As for the story, it totally works. A simple road movie with its two leads becoming friends, meeting other fairytale characters along the way and saving the princess from the dragon as well as the villainous lord of the land. Shrek was a Dreamworks curve ball that struck a chord with a lot of people but then came those sequels.
Shrek 2 and Shrek The Third are just fluff. Shrek 2 just isn't a good movie. Literally the moment Shrek, Fiona and Donkey leave the swamp and head to the incredibly boring Far, Far Away, this franchise stopped dead for me. Yeah, sure it has a few giggles along the way, but it soon turns into a typical sequel that merely reverses the set up of the first movie (making Shrek change into a normal human guy, how imaginative) and just arrives at a flaccid, dull ending with those boring Fairy Godmother and Prince Charming characters.
The third instalment initially felt a little better, but on repeat viewings it's just more lazy sequel-ness, even if they did bring back the Shrek and Donkey road trip elements fairly well. In fact, I'll go as far as saying the only worth in either of these sequels for me was Puss in Boots but even that character is now wearing thin.
Shrek highlights what used to be the problem with franchise endeavours in the eighties and nineties. Having a first movie shine brightly and strongly only to have weak bloated sequels slowly drain the love out of the original and diminish any desire to watch any of them again. Ideally this franchise would never have become a franchise and the first could have sat high in animation history but we're three movies, a 3D spin off and a TV special in now and for this fairytale monster to find its feet again, it deserves a lot better.
Reboot status: Dreamworks pretty much prints money with Shrek sequels, so the chances of them rocking at the boat at this stage seems slim. With Shrek Forever After on the way, featuring more of those Shrek babies (urghh), it looks like we're in for another under-cooked sequel but you never know.
In the nineties The X-Files was the most exciting show on TV for me. Mulder and Scully were just the best and the ongoing mythology was something that had its hooks in me as it slowly got more and more tangled. On top of that X-Files had the smarts to edit its multiple episode story arcs into video specials, so essentially X-Files were providing movies a few times a season with ease.
In 1998 X-Files: Fight the Future, the first proper big screen adventure, arrived and I adored it. It wasn't quite as sharp as the TV show as it had to cater to the non X-Files obsessed, but all in all it managed the step up to the big screen expertly. Big events, flashy effects and Mulder got to swear a bit—awesome. The X-Files had arrived in movie form.
As the show wrapped up on TV (about two seasons too late), The X-Files disappeared for while (even though pretty much every major show on TV has taken elements from it since). Its stars and creators did other things but there was always the hint of more big-screen adventures. In 2008 it actually happened, The X-Files had a second movie and it was about to become a full blown movie franchise. Shame it was a massive disappointment.
For a start X-Files: I Want to Believe is barely an X-File once it's all over and done with. Mulder and Scully are bang on the money, but everything around them is so weak and unimportant. The entire build up to its release was full of intrigue due to the very secretive production. Hints at werewolves amongst other things all turned out to be a massive rouse to hide the real storyline. Sadly it proved that there really wasn't anything exciting to hide. I mean really, out of the following two options what do you want from an X-Files movie—a werewolf or a paedophile priest?
The X-Files is a franchise that could go anywhere, do anything, and its core audience will no doubt go along with them, but X-Files: I Want to Believe just didn't provide anything to believe in for the future of the franchise. Mulder and Scully deserve a better X-File.
Reboot Status: There were hints at a third movie in the press tour for I Want to Believe, but since the movie hit with a dull thud it's all gone quiet in X-files land.
This is a franchise that is teetering on the precipice. One bad step and it falls into franchise hell as many a bad fourth movie causes. The first Spider-Man movie is really the one that solidified the superhero movie as the powerhouse genre it is today. With Sam Raimi at the reigns, we were given what was an almost perfect comic adaptation.
The second movie took it even further and Raimi provided a sequel that showed us Spider-Man's greatness with absolute precision. This franchise was fun, this franchise gave us what we wanted, how we wanted to see it, it put Spider-Man at the top of superhero pile and it seemed unstoppable.
Then came Spider-Man 3 and by golly it was fall from grace. Once again this was all about the disappointment. After Spidey 1 & 2 (especially 2) Spider-Man 3 seemed a dead cert. It had the black suit, it had Venom and the trailers were just so damn exciting, looking like it would be the superhero movie to end all superhero movies. How wrong that turned out to be. Spider-Man 3 has almost zero re-watchability and trust me I've tried. When it's not being goofy, it's re-treading over the old ground already covered in Spider-Man 1 and 2. When it's not putting plot points on hold, it's throwing another dull scene at you and what's worse is costumed Spider-Man is hardly even in it, only really turning up mask-less for the most part (a pet hate of mine with the superhero genre—seriously is there anyone left that doesn't know Spider-Man's true identity in these movies?)
The ultimate insult is just how silly the end is. What with the ridiculously bad news reporter, the stupidly over the top giant Sandman, the "hey buddy, hey pal" change of heart from Green Goblin as well as the obvious showing of Raimi's "meh" approach to Venom, the Spider-Man franchise goes from being one of the highlights of the summer movie season to one that's gravitating a little too closely to a Batman and Robin affair. Spider-Man and more so Venom, deserved much more than this.
Reboot Status: With Raimi talking about doing fourth and fifth instalments in the near future, the future's looking bright for Spidey. However with hints at the villains being the Vulture and the Lizard it's hardly the A-Class of Spidey villains, so we'll see how this one pans out. There was also a rumour of a Venom movie but that disappeared without a trace.
This one really is something I'd like to see. I've never really been a big horror fan, only recently getting into the genre in any sort of depth, and during the eighties and nineties only really watching the big names like Freddy, Jason, and Michael Myers with friends who were fans, rather than actively going out of my own way to see them. However the Child's Play series is one I've been with since the start and strangely through watching with my mum.
I don't know how young I was when I first saw the first Child's Play, probably about eleven or twelve, but my mum had rented it and I somehow convinced her to let me watch it with her. I'd seen a few horrors up to this stage but none where I enjoyed the bad guy quite so much. Charles Lee Ray or "Chucky" is a character that Brad Dourif nailed on the first pass and has never slipped since, even if the franchise slipped around him.
Going with my mum to the cinema to see the sequel, which we both loved (this is such a weird thing for a mother and son to share an affection for isn't it) we were chuffed to have the potty-mouthed ginger doll slashing his way through another movie and even though it wasn't a great third instalment Childs Play 3 was fairly enjoyable, even if the franchise was showing cracks.
Anyway in 1998 Child's Play had its first run at a reboot— The Bride of Chucky. Taking Chucky, who was already a darkly hilarious character and putting him in a more tongue and cheek horror that played on the popularity of the Scream franchise. This first reboot worked wonders and Chucky suddenly became relevant again without changing too much of what he was about in the first place. 2004's Seed of Chucky wasn't quite as effective and to be honest it was all getting a bit run of the mill by this stage, with Chucky sharing the limelight a bit too much with his girlfriend Tiffany and the gags feeling a little forced and silly.
Chucky totally deserves another swing of the knife on our screens and after a recent cameo in the wildly entertaining Hack/Slash comics, Chucky more than proves he can be used in any sort of reboot that's thrown at him.
Reboot Status: The last we heard about Chucky was the idea of a retelling of the origin story in a new movie with the intention of keeping Chucky as he's always been with Brad Douriff voicing as well (if not, frankly why bother at all). This all makes sense considering the popularity of his never ending merchandising lines. So with a little luck we could get a Chucky movie like we're used to, but on a bigger scale.
It could be argued that Jurassic Park really only works as a one off event movie. To a degree I think this is the case as well, especially considering the watchable mess The Lost World was and the re-tread the same ol' ground [/i]Jurassic Park 3[/i] proved to be, but at the same time I think that with a little bit of bravery and the right story another Jurassic Park movie could be just what our big screens need.
Somewhere in the mish-mash of The Lost World a seed was planted about the larger intentions of InGen, the company behind the dino creations and where that could be taken in future instalments. Jurassic Park 3 sort of ignored all of this though and ploughed on through with a weak attempt at replicating the original's greatness.
Now, I don't even really know where I'd like to see this go, whether it's a mysterious back to the island affair, or something as crazy as dinosaurs being used for military applications (a story that's been rumoured as a possible sequel), but there's great potential in the world of Jurassic Park. I don't know about you but whenever I see a dino on screen, whether it be in King Kong or Land of the Lost, they just feel a bit like pretenders to the throne, so come on Hollywood, we deserve more dinos from the theme park that fell apart.
Reboot Status: With each passing year we hear Frank Marshall say Spielberg is "working on another sequel" and each passing year nothing happens. So who knows how much longer it'll be?
In a superhero heavy movie climate it's a damn shame that the Last Son of Krypton isn't at the forefront (at the very least, he should be just behind Batman). Admittedly Warner Bros. gave the revamp a shot in 2006, which while okay, wasn't exactly the earth shattering moment in cinema that Supes deserved and the fact we've not seen the first hint of another sequel proves they knew it too. Besides, where did they think they could take Superman's Super-Son in the sequels anyway?
In my mind the biggest hindrance with what could be the most massively exciting franchise on this list, is what's come before. I know, I know there's still lot of love out there for Richard Donner's Superman vision but it really is time to let it go. It's time to close that chapter and let the Man of Steel be overhauled for our modern climate.
On a personal note, I never really liked the original movies too much. I have respect for the first two, a guilty bit of affection for the third, a bear with a sore tooth attitude to the goofy as all hell fourth and even though I really liked Superman Returns the thought of sitting down to watch it again sort of bores me. The Superman franchise needs to be doing all those massive comic book inspired moments that we see in other movies. There's been countless movies where I find myself thinking how good their big scenes would be within a Superman story, the Smith/Neo battle at the end of Matrix Revolutions springs to mind as an example (but then I was so bored with that franchise by that point, I was easily distracted).
The Superman franchise should be big and bright and fun and something that the entire family can take something from. Superman's character should be explored, his powers tested to their limit. He should be given a Lex Luthor that isn't surrounded by buffoons while he struggles to make a fast buck in his long white coat. Superman should be treated like he's treated in the Justice League Animated Series and play on his status. Superman is just too good a character and frankly until we get a better movie, Warner Bros DC comics flicks will always feel incomplete, because if you can't get Superman right, you're doing something wrong. He totally deserves better.
Reboot Status: Ongoing Bryan Singer, will he/won't he direct a sequel to Returns as well as pretty much every comic book writer hinting that they'd like to give it a shot. Also let's not forget, they are sitting on Superman Returns' Brandon Routh and Smallville's Tom Welling, both fine candidates to carry on their good work as the Man of Steel. So Warner Bros. have the lion's share of options. Let's just hope they don't take such a long to make a decision this time around.
With reboots and remakes being the in thing at the moment and franchises like Bond, Star Trek and Batman proving that with a little bit of love and freedom from its developers these turnarounds can happen with actual positive results, there's still hope that these ten and more could have the renaissance they deserve. Of course we also face the possibility that things get a hell of a lot worse.
So that's it. Anyone expecting to see things like Jaws, The Crow, The Matrix, or Planet of the Apes listed here, I'll acknowledge them by putting them on the "just leave them alone" list of franchises. They've either had their shot, or as with The Crow and Jaws, just be happy the first one was so damn great and move on. As for the recent instalments of Terminator and Transformers, I don't want to shun them until I've watched them again. So, if you have any more suggestions, please feel free to join in the fun on the comments board below.
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One wonderful project which could really use some design work is www.gutenberg.org, especially the distributed proofreaders system — I can't imagine just how many people want to contribute but are put off by the incomprehensible #ui
@benwerd I use markdown for initial authoring purely for speed, esp. when typing on mobile devices. After that I just edit the HTML. I've yet to come across a WYSIWIM editor which satisfied my semantic, well-structured HTML needs, any suggestions?
@scottjenson RE google maps, I hear you. This particular problem could be solved by an app which remembers your speed, then displays the concentric rings. It assumes internet access/cached maps, GPS data and a device capable of displaying it — what if the device transmitting the information was a pedometer/similar which knows my speed but not location, has no internet access or way of displaying maps?
I'm a fan of more ambient approaches like this because they enhance my own senses (in this case my poor sense of timing) without trying to run my life, as apps seem to want to do. I see it as a fundamentally different approach; apps make me perform a task and give me output. Ambient information enhances my senses and gives me more context within which to make decisions.
Miyazaki says, "Our job as animators is not only to draw scenes. We must find the minimum necessary and important lines for the specific movement in a given action. The techniques of animation drawing are not the same as those of painting a still picture. Animation is a consequence of the audience's perception of movement created by sequential drawings. For this reason, each drawing in the sequence -- especially the lines -- should not be drawn too detailed; rather, they should be drawn less [detailed] and create an instant pause in the sequential movement." (source)
Sounds a lot like UI design to me.
Doing a test implementation of a+rel+iframe+postMessage hypermedia UI injection (needs a better name) — using existing rel=create-form
That Icelandic register things is a great example of technology making bureaucracy redundant. Ironically, having said that, there are some prime examples of technology mindlessly being applied and increasing bureaucracy and waste here…
I'm looking at you, fancy touch screen machines who's only function is to spit out a bit of paper (average life span maybe 2 mins?) which tells me when a desk is free to serve me :/
Cross-browser selection UI injection flow:
mouseup on
s.isCollapsed === false, return
e.innerHTML and
e.textContent now return useful values, and e's coordinates can be used to inject UI into the page
To resolve: what element should e be? Or more accurately, what display property should it have?
inline-block (inline mucks up if selection is across block elements, block mucks up selections within text nodes)
The problem with all mapping software ever:
"Hm, that placename is a bit small to read" (zooms in) "TEXT, WHY U GET SMALLER AGAIN"
Nice #ui touch on #googleplus events: animated hot beverage steam on the header https://plus.google.com/events/ctb1p8io1eu52s1f94tren9dpj8
I wonder how small profile photos can be in multi-person streams whilst still giving each item a distinctive voice. #design
I updated my Web Actions spec/document with better terminology and examples: http://waterpigs.co.uk/articles/web-actions/
iTunes #fail: no easy way to get to an HTML page for a given podcast
I am hugely annoyed at @twitter's API stupidity, but almost as annoyed by their failure to provide a consistent tweet authoring experience across their platform.
If I see "remaining chars = 0", I expect the tweet to post, not give me some near-meaningless error message. I also expect URLs to be automatically detected and compensated for consistently across the platform. This is just crap #ui.
I'm specifically looking for examples which efficiently present post metadata. Feel free to mention any which come to mind!
The new SoundCloud has some serious UI issues :|


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Phili Smith replied to shutterbugbob's topic in Ford Mondeo / Vignale ClubSorry if this seems a very delayed response/update but I have found another issue with the Ford charging system, it appears that the modern ford charging system runs through the ECU and if the ecu "thinks" alternator is overcharging it turns the charge off! Now I understand that this is a safety precaution (as the alternator can create suprisingly high voltages) but I have found (on my car at least) if the plug carrying the small wires has got water ingress, and consequent rust, this fault occurs, the obd reader shows the system as "overcharging" so it shuts the alternator down and does not charge at all. Unplugged the small loom (one plug) spray socket and plug with WD40, plug and unplug the loom a few times, another spray and plug back in! Problem has not reared its ugly head for several months now!! Hope this saves people a few quid!!
Hi Phil Have you solved this? I have a Focus ST coming apart this week (no special bits likely to come my way but) should have your fan resistor unit very soon next weekend hopefully! I have to romove the alarm system and a few bits and pieces so I get the odd freebee! Send me a pm with your details if you still want it. Phil
You would need coil spring compression tools to do the job yourself as the spring mounts roung shock absorber, they cost around £25 each (and you realy should replace them as a pair) but the job is not that big and should be done in around an hour (with the right tools) I would expect quite a bit of change from £100 Phil
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Phili Smith replied to Wihlle's topic in Ford Focus ClubI can't see how the insrument cluster caused your problem, my car starts and runs without the cluster even in! I took it out to replace bulbs, discovered I did not have correct spares so drove to the parts shop to get them before refitting I know I didn't have a speedo officer but I thought less than a mile I would be ok :D The only way I could see a problem coming from the cluster is if you had a short, but if that is what garage claim I guess it could be true. Glad to hear you are back on the road Phil
Ok then you do have a slightly different problem. First replace pollen filter and replace the heater blower resistor unit (it is possible for the individual resistors to go down) but hold off for a week or two I might be able to get you a resistor unit for the cost of postage (no promises but I will try, a friend of mine regularly breaks them) but please replace pollen filter, they only cost a few quid (mine was £4.00 from a regular motorparts shop) it will save you masses of problems in the future. Phil
Does your blower motor work on 4? if not you have a different problem Have you tested fuse since replacing to make sure it has not blown again? Have you checked your pollen filter? Have you got wet carpets in the footwell? Reasons behind above questions:- If blower does not work on 4 then the motor is not working (check/replace fuse try blowers again and recheck fuse) if it has blown then you have a problem with motor it is worth taking it out and spinning it manually, that fixed mine (after a little lubrication) If the thermal fuse blew again immediately I suggest that you may have either a problem with your motor (see above) the pollen filter is blocked or the seal on the bottom of your windscreem has gone allowing water in through the heating ducts/pollen filter housing (this explains wet carpets) and allows water into fan unit, removal spin up and a good dose of WD40 might even fix that for you. The thermal fuse will get damned hot and blow if the resistance in the motor is too high. sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the seal thing can be the worst meaning you HAVE to replace the motor but the good news is 95% of time you can still get away without buying a new heater blower resistor, simply do the maplins fix again. Phil
I got a bit more involved than that and crimped the new fuse in place (after blowing first one ) but as you say same idea (I'd just run out of small terminal block (and I was not going to pay maplins price for that!) Phil
I was talking to a taxi driver the other night about blown lights he claims Halfords do some specifically for high milage/night time drivers like taxis he swears by them but as I have not seen them in action (other than on his car) and I had consumed a few alcoholic beverages so I doubt they are as bling as some of the guys here want. Personally I would rather see and be seen I might just check them out but if they are as good as he claims I doubt I will ever get to the milage to report back. mind I might just investigate my own bulbs as mine is ex taxi too and it has covered LOTS of miles! over 300k and as the car was on the same company and rank as the driver who took me home he may have a point. Phil
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Damned speed bumps! cost us honest motorists a fortune in broken suspension. the joy riders don't care they don't own the car anyway! Phil
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Phili Smith replied to Wihlle's topic in Ford Focus ClubOh and Kev is correct DO NOT DRIVE your car till you have this checked out. I personally would take the battery off and get a mate to take me to an accessory shop/garage and get them to check it Phil
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Phili Smith replied to Wihlle's topic in Ford Focus ClubNeed more info The light you refer to is your immobiliser system kicking in could be a few reasons, as Kev says it could be a broken earth or it could be down to a faulty immobiliser chip in your key, (try driving with the spare) alternately it could be down to your battery dying (a silver calcide battery dies very strangely, it will work for a few hours, days or weeks then decide to stop) get a drop test done on it, answer is yes/no fine/faulty (need new battery) Buy a decent one but be warned you will be lucky to get 6 years from a silver calcide battery (and your car will NOT work with anything else) The other thing to look at would be your fuel pump but this is unlikely as it would not (normally) trigger your immobiliser circuit. NOTE SOME MANUFACTURERS CALL THESE BATTERIES SILVER OXIDE BUT THEY ARE SAME. Phil
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Phili Smith replied to Brigante's topic in Ford Focus ClubHi Charlie Just reading this thread I noticed your question about fuses has gone unanswered. Now I don't know a lot about lots, but I know LOTS about some things! Simple if you are fitting extras not designed to be run through the fuse it is connected to, fit an extra inline! it will save a masive ammount of grief in the future. not saying it WILL happen BUT it could, wiring firesinterferance on diagnostics and sudden power losses are but a few of your potential problems. I have seen cars go up in smoke that a few pence would have prevented! From a guy who does lots of electrical work take a tip and fit fuses (the smaller the better) much better your bling appears less bright than you are sitting waiting for the fire brigade and watching your pride and joy burn! A fuse is about 20 pence! how much is your car worth? and remember Mr ford may have fitted a 40 amp fuse in the supply you are only taking 2 amps from! your extras are not protected. Phil
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Phili Smith replied to thecarpman's topic in Ford Focus ClubTake yourself to a decent car audio dealer, the ones I know can obtain your code from the serial nubers on the side of the set in seconds, and for a very reasonable price too. I go to a friend who runs a garage he rings his mate at the radio shop and I have the code in seconds (though you do need to take it out again, sorry) Phil
I will vouch for Stead's comment about repairing unit as I did it myself yesterday! unfortunately I encoutered a slight problem with the new thermal fuses supplied by Maplin, partially my own fault as I got into a discussion with salesman taking my eye off the ball and allowing him to sell me wrong ones, 120 degrees instead of 220! this proved a real pain when I soldered it into place as it takes around 170 degrees to menlt solder! result I blew first one straight away but came up with a solution to use the second one I used some cut down spade connectors and simply crimped the new one on result blowers now work perfectly. I can do a step by step guide if anyone is interested. Phil
No it's not that unusual for them both to blow in relativly close succession, think of it this way a bulb goes due to the ammount of hours it has burned and the ammount of vibration it has endured (the fillament has a finate lifespan) one has gone as the lifespan has been exceded, the other one is exactly the same age and has gone through the same ammount of burn hours (and the vibration as well) In short don't worry it is perfectly normal. I frequently tell people with only one light on the risks they are running as it is likely (just like you) that the working one is about go. Phil


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album of my Cousin Geral Yarboro Sargent, courtesy of my Cousin F. Somewhere in this picture, I have an ancestor...
Formerly, "Just Thinking", this blog presents the thoughts and experiences of a family historian working to demystify the past and uncover the stories of an elusive ancestry. NC surnames are YARBOROUGH, GREEN, HAWKINS, DUNSTON, DAVIS, BROWN, ROSS, HILL, BRYANT, and DAVENPORT in Franklin, Warren, Halifax, and Tyrrell Counties. With so much of my family's history shrouded in darkness, is my personal mission to uncover the hidden details of my ancestry and bring them INTO THE LIGHT.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 3, 2012) – The 2012 home opener was a memorable one for junior outside hitter Megan Devine (Kingsport, Tenn.) and the ETSU volleyball team.
Devine entered Monday's match 14 kills shy of recording career number 1,000 and she eclipsed the mark in the third set as the Bucs rallied past Marshall 3-1 (18-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-23) inside Brooks Gym.
Not only did Devine etch her name into the ETSU record books, but she also collected her sixth double-double of the season and the 33rd of her career. The Atlantic Sun Preseason Player of the Year selection ended with 22 kills and 15 digs, while hitting .365 for the match. Along with Devine, sophomore setter Jamie Rutledge (Kingsport, Tenn.) also added a double-double of her own. Rutledge posted her third double-double effort of the season (fifth of her career) after generating 41 assists and a career-high 15 digs. The Kingsport, Tenn. native also had four kills on five swings and two block assists.
With the win, ETSU won its seventh home opener under head coach Lindsey Devine and improved to 7-2 on the year. After winning the Thunder Invitational to begin the season, Marshall has now dropped four straight matches to move its record to 3-4.
After dropping the first set, the Bucs fed off the crowds energy to rally their way back into the match. The opening of the second set was tightly contested, but with things knotted at 11, ETSU closed out the frame on 14-6 run to even the match at one. Devine and Meredith Hardy (Kingsport, Tenn.) began the surge with back-to-back kills, while an attack error by Marshall's Katy Schad gave the Bucs a three-point cushion, 14-11. Following a block by Rutledge and Hardy along with another Schad attack error, Devine put the Blue and Gold in the driver's seat by recording three kills in the next four plays – extending ETSU's lead to six, 19-13. Marshall never inched any closer as the Bucs pushed their advantage to nine twice when Devine earned one of her two service aces of the night and Rice powered home a kill to make it 24-15. From there, sophomore Bethany Gesell (High Point, N.C.) capped things off with a kill to give ETSU the 25-17 win. After hitting .207 in the opener, the Bucs bounced back by recording 13 kills on 34 attempts and only had two errors in the second set. ETSU also had three blocks, while Marshall didn't record one play at the net.
The third set was a mirror image of the second as both teams couldn't gain any breathing room early, but with things tied at 13, ETSU hit the Thundering Herd with a quick 5-0 surge to take control of the stanza and pulled out a 25-20 win. Things unraveled in hurry for Marshall as the Bucs fed off Dorothy Rahal's service error – and following a kill by Gesell and an attack error by Marshall's Laura Der – the Thundering Herd could do nothing but call a timeout after the Blue and Gold went ahead, 16-13. The stoppage didn't work out for Marshall as Gesell slammed down another kill and Katie Potts was called for one of the six attack errors by the Thundering Herd in the set, forcing another timeout by the visitors from West Virginia. Despite pulling within three points on three different possessions, Marshall never threatened as the Bucs pulled out the five-point set win, courtesy of Rice's kill at the end. Gesell and Devine paced the Blue and Gold in the third as they combined for 10 of ETSU's 15 kills. Gesell hit .429 (4-1-7), while Devine mounted six kills. The third set was also when Devine reached the 1,000-kill club as her fourth spike of the frame pushed her to the special milestone and gave the Bucs a 13-11 lead.
Neither team got comfortable in the fourth set as they combined for 15 ties and four lead changes until ETSU won the final two points to claim the match, 25-23. The Bucs opened a two-point lead early on when Devine's kill and Potts' attack error put ETSU up, 4-2, but the Blue and Gold were forced to call a timeout when Gesell's attack error gave Marshall a one-point advantage at 10-9. Rahal extended the Thundering Herd lead to two, 11-9, with a service ace out of the timeout, but ETSU wasn't going to let Marshall spoil its home opener. With things evened at 13-all, both teams traded points until ETSU mustered a brief spurt to hold a 19-17 lead, resulting in the Thundering Herd using their final timeout. The Bucs pushed their margin to three out of the timeout when Rice finished off a kill, but Marshall answered with a 6-3 run to pull even for the 15th time in the set. However, with the fans cheering behind the Bucs, Rice recorded her sixth and final kill of match and ETSU won it when Der committed her team-leading ninth attack error of the night. Hardy gave ETSU a spark in the final set by hitting .500 (4-1-6), while Rutledge had all 11 assists for the Blue and Gold.
The Thundering Herd also had two players record double-doubles as Der ended with 18 kills and 15 digs and Schad had 15 digs and 14 kills.
The Bucs return to action this weekend when ETSU travels to Tuscaloosa for the Hampton Inn Bama Bash. ETSU faces Alabama State (10 a.m.) and Austin Peay (3 p.m.) on Friday, while taking on Lamar (3 p.m.) and host Alabama (8 p.m.) Saturday.
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From award ceremonies to store openings, our stars know how to dress to impress! See the most stylish stars this week:
1. Best Dressed: January 2014: Camila Alves
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The model and designer looked radiant in this tied coral Paule Ka gown at the Critics' Choice Awards. (Psst… learn how to recreate her knotted hairstyle!)
2. Best Dressed: January 2014: Jessica Alba
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Jessica kept it fun and flirty in this metallic skirt and crop top while attending the Tory Burch Rodeo Drive Flagship Opening in Beverly Hills.
3. Best Dressed: January 2014: Jennifer Lopez
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Say what you want about J.Lo, but girl's got some great legs! She showed them off in this black and white minidress with white pumps to match at the season premiere of American Idol.
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Stephanie killed it on the red carpet for the Golden Globes this week, and the Brooklyn Nine-Nine star did it again in this printed, curve-hugging maxi dress at the Fox All-Star party in California.
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The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star looked fresh and pretty at the Fox All-Star party in this silk slip dress with a sheer overlay accented with blue. Bella!
6. Best Dressed: January 2014: Paz Vega
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Paz was absolutely stunning in this white, floor-length gown at the 2014 InStyle and Warner Bros. 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party.
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Stunning! This young fashionista looked amazing in a Paper London top and skirt with strappy Saint Laurent heels and orange Rebecca Minkoff clutch at the 2014 InStyle and Warner Bros. 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party.
8. Best Dressed: January 2014: Odette Annable
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Wow! The actress looked amazing in this Pamella Roland dress with gold wrap accent and gold clutch at The Art of Elysium's 7th Annual HEAVEN Gala presented by Mercedes-Benz. We love the dramatic, sleek 'do paired with an intense berry lip!
9. Best Dressed: January 2014: Melonie Diaz
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The actress was lovely in this black strapless Halston Heritage dress with pink and fuchsia flowered accent while attending the 2014 Film Independent Filmmaker Grant And Spirit Awards Nominees Brunch.
10. Best Dressed: January 2014: Elsa Pataky
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The Spanish actress (who is expecting twins with her hubby Chris Hemsworth!) kept it simple and beautiful in this red Giorgio Armani shift dress with black accents at the Sean Penn & Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala in California.
11. Best Dressed: January 2014: Cara Santana
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This is how you do black tie. The actress was the picture of elegance in this black Antonio Berardi gown with champagne and sparkle front at The Art Of Elysium's 7th Annual HEAVEN Gala Presented By Mercedes-Benz.
12. Best Dressed: January 2014: Camilla Belle
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Camilla certainly turned heads in this gorgeous blue Ralph Lauren blue gown at The Art Of Elysium's 7th Annual HEAVEN Gala Presented By Mercedes-Benz.


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Joe PaternoIf you could ask Joe Paterno's widow anything, what would you ask her? Katie Couric will asking her some likely difficult questions soon, as Sue Paterno has agreed to her first interview since the Sandusky scandal broke in late 2011.
Joe Paterno was the head coach of the Penn State football team for decades, and held numerous records. He was fired days after news broke that his assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky, might have been sexually abusing young boys. He died of lung cancer and a possible broken heart a couple of months later.
Sue is scheduled for Couric's nationally syndicated show "Katie" on Monday, and the two have already sat down at her home in Pennsylvania. Many of Joe's fans, Penn State faithful, and members of the Paterno family feel that the media have overblown the former coach's role in the sex scandal.
I'm sure many questions will remain unanswered (like the big one -- how can a person do that to children??), but hopefully this interview can give us a little more insight into how a scandal this big remained covered up for so long.
Here are some questions we'd like to see answered:
Did she and Joe know? Her husband was fired for covering up allegations against Sandusky … but did he really believe Sandusky was innocent? People turn a blind eye to a lot of evil when they don't want to deal with the fallout of something. Was it willful ignorance in this case, or something more sinister?
What were Joe's final days like? Did he regret not taking the allegations seriously? Did he defend his actions? Was he sorry he didn't defend those boys when he was in a position to do so?
Is she glad to see Sandusky behind bars? I hope the answer is a resounding YES.
Did she know any of the boys? How heartbreaking if she knew them and was truly unaware of what was going on. Doubly heartbreaking to know that your husband let it happen under his nose.
Is she friends with Dottie Sandusky? Was she before? How does she explain her insistence that her Jerry is innocent and was screwed by the system?
Does she wish she'd done anything differently? Was it possible to be more aware of things and try to stop them? Could she have persuaded her husband to protect the kids?
What would you ask Sue Paterno?
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City offices closed after upset man lets loose live bedbugs
The man had just been told he did not qualify for assistance, according to an official
The man had just been told he did not qualify for assistance, according to an official
Augusta city offices closed early on Friday, after a man let a cup of live bedbugs loose on the counter of the General Assistance office.
City Manager William Bridgeo said they attempted to recapture the bugs, and brought in a pest control contractor to spray for any that got away.
Bridgeo said the entire building was closed as a precaution.
The man got out the bedbugs after he asked for a form to request assistance and was told he did not qualify, according to Bridgeo.
Bridgeo estimated there were about 100 bedbugs.
He said the building should be safe for employees on Monday. They are planning to bring in a bedbug detector dog service on Monday before opening the building to the public.


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Department of Civil Service
New York State Health Insurance Program: Overpayments for Services at the Digestive Health Center of Huntington (Follow-Up Report)
In the New York State Health Insurance Program, the Department of Civil Service administers health insurance programs for active and retired State, local government and school district employees and their dependents. The primary such program is the Empire Plan, which provides services costing more than $5 billion a year.
If an Empire Plan member is treated by a medical service provider that does not participate in the Empire Plan, the Empire Plan will not reimburse the provider for its full charges. Rather, it will only reimburse a portion of these charges (generally 80 percent), and the member will have to pay the balance. However, some non-participating providers routinely waive Empire Plan members' out-of-pocket expenses. Such a practice may constitute billing fraud, as the Empire Plan is reimbursing 80 percent of what it understands to be the provider's actual charges.
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, we examined the billing practices of a particular non-participating provider (the Digestive Health Center of Huntington, a gastroenterological surgical facility). We found that the Center was routinely waiving Empire Plan members' out-of-pocket expenses, and as a result, was inappropriately inflating its bills to the Empire Plan. We recommended that the Empire Plan recover the inflated portion of these bills, an amount we estimated to be about $1.5 million for the six-year period we audited (about 33 percent of the total $4.6 million that the Center billed to the Empire Plan during this period). In addition, we referred the provider to the Department of Civil Service for appropriate follow-up action. When we followed up on these matters, we found that our recommendations had been implemented and the Center had become a participating provider. We estimated that, as a result of this change, the Empire Plan was saving nearly $700,000 annually on its reimbursements to the Center.
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I'd like to install OnlyOffice to work with NextCloud. I have only one server. I would like to install it on the same server as NextCloud.
I installed NextCloud with PostgreSQL for integration of OnlyOffice.
I have many qustions :
- Is it possible to install both solutions on the same server?
- I want the traffic to be secure (NextCloud is already running with https).
- How to make both solutions work in https (Reverse Proxy Nginx?)
- I can not achieve this with Docker and I prefer without Docker.
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That sound that you are hearing outside your window is the sound of all your neighbors' heads simultaneously exploding because they arrived at this page a few minutes before you did, and they have already clicked the "more" button. Be careful, I suggest scrolling slowly when you get to the next page. These illustrations by Vasco Mourao incredible. The subject matter reminds me of Howl's Moving Castle and I would love love love to see this work animated.
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Reports Sealed in Case of Cleared Minnesota-Mankato Coach
MANKATO (AP) - A Minnesota State University football coach cleared by a judge of child porn charges stemming from cellphone video of his naked children has filed a civil lawsuit.
Todd Hoffner is asking a judge to keep investigation reports from the dismissed criminal case sealed from the public.
A Twin Cities TV station filed a request to review the reports that usually become public after a criminal case is closed. But Hoffner's attorney requested a temporary restraining order to seal the reports until they can be reviewed.
District Court Judge Krista Jass granted the request Dec. 20 and when the records are gathered she said she would decide what should remain sealed.
Hoffner had been taken off administrative leave but not reinstated as head coach.
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Larry is a retired Army commander and the father of Lilly. Generally quiet but often judgmental, Larry can quickly go from reserved to raging within seconds.
Antagonistic, loud and boisterous, Larry constantly comes to blows with the other characters and often tries to force across his points.
He cares greatly about his daughter and will do anything to protect her. His good intentions are however lost on most of the group, who he regularly irritates.
It is likely Larry's hard attitude is somewhat enhanced by his time as an army commander.
Although little is known about his past, we do learn that Larry is retired, and worked previously as a commander in the army.
Through conversations with Lilly it is also revealed that Larry's behaviour is a result of his losses in life, particularly that of his wife. As a result of this he became increasingly insular, shouting at people regularly whenever he was riled up.
We also learn that he has a history of heart problems and that he must regularly take nitroglycerin pills to stop this.
EditEpisode 1
Lee first encounters Larry around 30-45 minutes into episode 1, at the drug store.
EditThe Drug Store
He immediately becomes a problem for the group as he accuses Duck of being bitten. The young boy is covered in blood after being attacked by a Walker, but has not actually been bitten.
Despite Lee's best efforts to calm down both Larry and Kenny, who come to blows over the decision to either through Duck out or let him stay, Larry won't listen. Lee is then forced to make a difficult decision - deciding to side with either Larry or Kenny.
No matter what the result, the angry exhance will then set off Larry's heart condition, opening up the next part of the story.
Lee must then find a way to open the back of the drugstore and find nitroglycerin pills to save Larry's life.
Despite Lee accomplishing this task and saving Larry's life, the older man still turns to Lee during the section where the Walkers attack the drug store and punches Lee in the face, leaving him to be attacked by the Walkers.
Lee is however rescued at the last second by Kenny, and the group move on to the motel.Spoiler - Click to see/hide
EditThe Motel
Understandably tension between Larry and Lee has by this point reached high levels, so much so that when Lee talks to Larry, the older man reveals that he knows about Lee's past as a murderer.He also reveals that if anything is to happen to either Lilly or Clementine, he won't hesitate to tell the rest of the group about Lee's past.Spoiler - Click to see/hide
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EditThe Motel
At the start of this episode Larry will express his anger when Lee and the others bring back more survivors, complaining that there is more mouths to feed.
Since this episode picks up several months after the events of the first, food supplies are low and Larry's judgement here, while harsh, rings quite true.
During the next stage of the game Lee has the choice to give food to certain members of the group. If he chooses Larry, and gives him his axe to help with the barricade, Larry will later step in and save Lee and Katya from a reanimated Travis/David Parker who were rescued from the woods.He is then not involved much in the proceedings until he arrives at the dairy later.Spoiler - Click to see/hide
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He actually tells Lee and Lilly to lighten up themselves and takes particular interest in Brenda, who owns the dairy. He even flirts with her at one point, hinting that they may have had a future together.
This, unfortunately, never occurs. Lee eventually discovers that the St. Johns are in fact cannibals, resulting in Lee, Kenny, Clementine and Lilly being locked in a meat locker with seemingly no means of escape.
Larry then suffers another heart episode as he pounds on the door demanding to be released. The close proximity of the group in one room, coupled with their new-found knowledge that a person doesn't have to be bitten to be revived as a Walker results in extremely frayed tensions between Lee, Kenny and Lilly.
Lee is caught in the crossfire as Kenny and Lilly argue over whether to put Larry out of his misery now, and it is Lee's decision at this point that affects what happens to Larry in the end.
If Lee decides to side with Lilly, Larry will be killed by Kenny using a salt lick.
If Lee sides with Kenny, he will stop Lilly from giving Larry CPR and Kenny will still kill Larry with the salt lick.
Upon death, Lee searches Larry for coins to unscrew the air-vent in the meat locker. It is here that he finds Larry's wife's wedding ring, showing that the older man never really let go of his wife.Larry does not come back as a Walker as his brain is destroyed entirely by the salt lick.Spoiler - Click to see/hide


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Here's something special for dive watch fans. The 1970 Jacques Monnat, which was made under a number of brand names including Jenny and Philip Watch. At 42mm this is a massive chunk of steel. This watch has been fully serviced a year ago by my Breitling trained master watchmaker; I think there is a month left in the guarantee. It features a turnable yellow bakelite bezel and screw-down crown. The dial It is in absolutely stellar condition, the black surface is shiny and the yellow markers are crisp and bright; It does show some light patina visible if turned at an angle. The bezel shows some wear and presents as a yellow-brown. Turning the watch at an angle, the bezel shows some bubbling which can be clearly seen in the photos. The crystal is new, and shows no crazing typical in these watches. I have also included a ChronoTrader tagged image. It will ship with the yellow holes racing strap shown. I have references on ChronoTrader, WatchUSeek, TImeZone and eBay.
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At least that is the way Lady Bisons' coach Frank Bennett wants his team to approach it.
Wednesday morning at 11 the Lady Bisons will face ETSU, the No.1 seed in the quarterfinals. ETSU will be seeking its fourth consecutive A-Sun Tournament title. ETSU is 18-11 overall, 15-5 in the conference. The Lady Bisons are 9-20, 6-14 in the A-Sun.
The game will be televised free on A-Sun TV.
The Lady Bisons have lost both meetings with ETSU this season falling 95-64 Jan. 22 on the road and 66-52 Feb. 19 at Allen Arena.
"ETSU is No. 1 and has been the champion several times, but I think our team is looking forward to the game," Bennett said. "The team, and the seniors in particular, really made it a priority to get back into the tournament.
"It's a new three-game season now. We believe we have really improved in the last three or four weeks."
ETSU is led by Tara Davis with 15.3 points per game, third overall in the conference. Destiny Mitchell is averaging 14.5 points, sixth overall in the conference. Natalie Pickwell is also averaging in double figures with 11.9 per game.
Mitchell is fifth overall in the conference in rebounding with nine boards per game. Latisha Belcher is eighth in rebounds overall with 7.3.
The Lady Bisons are entering the tournament fresh from a 70-67 win over Mercer here at the University Center Saturday.
"That win has been a big boost for us," Bennett said.
The Lady Bisons are led by guard Jenna Bartsokas, a second-team All-Conference performer, with 14.8 points. She is fifth overall in the A-Sun. Guard Anna Bowers is averaging 13 points per game, 13th in the conference.
Bowers is third in the conference overall and 35th in NCAA Division I with 2.69 three-point field goals made per game. The Lady Bisons are 25th nationally in three-point field goals made with 7.2 per game.
Center Brittany Duerk paces the Lady Bisons on the boards with 5.6.
Bennett would like to see his Lady Bisons hit the court ready for a fast-paced game.
"We need to be aggressive and push the ball," Bennett said. "Defensively, we will have to play good transition `D'. Ball pressure and rebounding will be the keys. We have to execute as a team on both ends of the court."
Forward Valerie Bronson has been the most effective player for the Lady Bisons in their last three games. She had 16 points and 11 rebounds in the Mercer win for her first double-double of the season and a season-high in rebounds. She scored 17 points at Kennesaw State. She started the streak with a season-high 18 points against USC Upstate.
Bronson has seen more time on the court due to Leah McAlister being sidelined with an injury.
"Valerie has really played well," Bennett said. "She was ready when the opportunity came.
"She has made the rhythm three and has been good both driving the ball and posting."
Written by Mark McGee, Senior Publisher/Director of Media Relations.


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With guest host, Dick Stevens, we bring a few speak-songs from The Android Sisters. They were invented by Meatball Fulton when the actors for Ruby episodes weren't available and he needed something to put into the pipeline for expectant radio stations. We have the Android Sisters Greastest Hits album from ZBS, and The Best of the Android Sisters CD from EMrecords in Japan.
And we have a couple of short subjects produced right here at KFAI. First, two very silly episodes of Crime Buster, an audio comic strip performed live during the Audio Theater Marathon on KFAI on January 1, 2000. And then Hobson's Choice, by Carol Critchley, performed live at the Twin Cities Radio Theater Workshop, on stage at the Rarig Center at the University of Minnesota and broadcast live on KFAI and KUOM in 1997.
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Red has taken a very dark turn for fall. The eggplants, jewel tones, maroons and mauves that always make their way into stores at this time of year now have some serious competition from their deeper, darker cousin: oxblood, an extreme burgundy that borders on brown.
Helmut Lang wool-blend sweater, $495; at net-a-porter.com.
For a sporty take, the leather jacket, $199.95; at select H&M stores.
Head-to-toe oxblood works if you mix fabrics and textures, as with this Tibi bonded vinyl skirt, $725; at Tibi, Manhattan.
Topshop sequin dress, $130; at Topshop, Manhattan.
Juicy Couture ankle booties, $328; at select Bloomingdale's stores and bloomingdales.com
For a pop of the color, go with accessories, like this Rebecca Minkoff leather shoulder bag, $495; at select Bloomingdale's stores and bloomingdales.com.
Women who go for oxblood are "confident and sexy," says Heidi Hoelzer of Scoop, where you can find this Diane von Furstenberg lace peplum dress, $445.
Patent-leather stilettos by Stuart Weitzman for Scoop NYC, $365.
Oxblood tends to look great on everyone, says designer Lela Rose, who had lots of oxblood in her fall collection.


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A Schuyler County man is dead following a motorcycle accident late this morning a few miles south of the McDonough County line.
Douglas Myers, 56, of Littleton was traveling northbound on Snyder Road when at the curve near McIlhenny Road he lost control of his 1967 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and was thrown off onto the shoulder, according to an Illinois State Police news release.
The crash occurred around 10:20 a.m. today.
Myers was later pronounced dead at Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville.
Agencies assisting at the scene were the Schuyler County Sheriff's Office, Schuyler County Rescue, and Industry and Little fire.


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CHICAGO -- Results from a second trial reported here confirmed the value of initial coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scan in the emergency department for evaluation and management of lower-risk patients with chest pain.
With a randomized cohort of 1,000 patients, researchers found that an initial CCTA scan significantly shortened the hospital length of stay compared with standard care (mean 23 versus 31 hours, P<0.0002), Udo Hoffmann, MD, MPH, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, reported here at the American College of Cardiology meeting.
And faster discharge did not pose a safety risk, as there were no missed cases of acute coronary syndrome within the first 72 hours post discharge and only two major adverse events at 28 days.
There also were no missed cases of acute coronary syndrome at 72 hours in the standard care arm, but that group had five major adverse events during the 28-day follow-up.
Earlier this week Harold I. Litt, MD, from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, reported at ACC12 similar results from the ACRIN PA study: earlier discharge and no events in the group randomized to the CCTA strategy.
The CT-STAT study, published last year in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, also found favorable results for utilizing CCTA in the emergency department for low- to intermediate-risk patients. CT-STAT, however, compared CCTA to SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging.
The current study, ROMICAT II (Rule Out Myocardial Ischemia/Infarction Using Computer Assisted Tomography), as well as ACRIN PA, allowed local physicians to order the desired stress test: exercise, echocardiography, or SPECT.
"The clinical evidence from these three trials is consistent," said study discussant Matthew J. Budoff, MD, from UCLA Medical Center. "Physicians can feel confident discharging patients who have a negative CCTA scan."
The ROMICAT I study, a blinded observational study published last year in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, demonstrated that those cleared of a cardiac cause of their chest pain had very good prognosis over two years, Hoffmann said.
ROMICAT II randomized 1,000 acute chest pain patients from nine centers in the U.S. between April 2010 and January 2012 to the CCTA strategy or standard care. Follow-up was nearly 100% in both groups.
The mean age of patients was 54 and 46% were women. About 37% of patients had zero or one risk factor, 53% had two or three, and 10% had four or more. The chief patient complaint at presentation was anginal chest pain (90%).
At discharge, 8.6% and 6.4% of patients in the CCTA and standard care arms, respectively, had a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome. Hoffmann noted the "excellent" agreement between the sites and independent adjudication for discharge diagnosis (96.5%, kappa 0.9).
Along with an overall absolute difference of 8 hours in length of stay between the two arms, when the final diagnosis was not acute coronary syndrome, CCTA allowed for even quicker discharge (17 versus 27 hours, P<0.001). There was no difference in length of stay when patients were diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome.
Interestingly, between 12 and 18 hours, the CCTA arm had three times as many patients discharged than standard care (60% versus 20%).
Also, the CCTA arm had three times the number of patients discharged directly from the emergency department, half the number admitted for observation, and a mean time to diagnosis of 10 hours compared with 19 hours for the standard care patients.
When patients had a negative CCTA scan, the mean cost of care was 19% lower than standard care. But when patients in the CCTA arm were admitted to the hospital, their cost doubled compared with standard care patients.
The cost increase was mainly driven by the implantation of stents or bypass surgery. Overall, however, the costs balanced out.
"We were happy to see there was no overall increase in cost," Hoffmann said.
However, the study only allowed enrollment during normal weekly business hours. It was noted that if the strategy expands to 24/7 availability, the initial costs and downstream costs could increase.
Hoffmann pointed out that none of the nine sites in the study had routinely used CCTA in the emergency department for chest pain patients. Whether they will continue using CCTA in this manner remains to be seen.
"The physicians know the findings of this study. Now they have to determine their own threshold as to where they are comfortable with the technology," he said.
Radiation exposure is a topic that always surfaces when discussing cardiac CT scanning, and Hoffmann's presentation did not disappoint.
He said that the cumulative radiation exposure, including from CCTA, SPECT, and catheter angiography during the index visit and follow-up, was three times as high in the CCTA arm: 14 mSv versus 5 mSv.
Discussant Elliott Antman, MD, from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, suggested that patients could be exposed to even higher radiation if they went to different hospitals that weren't aware of their previous CT scans.
Hoffmann noted that in CT-STAT, which compared CCTA to SPECT, the radiation exposure favored CT: 11 versus 14 mSv.
"This trial is biased in a way because all patients in the CT arm had coronary CT, but only 40% of patients in the other arm had a test that exposed them to radiation," he said.
Newer CT technology allows the radiation dose to be cut by 50%, he said. And some state-of-the-art scanners can deliver doses as low as 3 mSv.
"Remember, we have to balance the improved decision making, which frees up beds in the hospital, and lower rates of false diagnostic catheter angiographies," he said.
But, he acknowledged, electronic medical records that document a patient's previous CCTA scans could help determine whether another CT scan is warranted.
The study was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Hoffman reported a relationship with Siemens Medical Systems. Some of the co-authors reported relationships with Qi Imaging, St. Jude Medical, Astellas Pharma, Medtronic, Lantheus Medical, Siemens Medical Systems, Alere-Biosite, Brahms-Thermo Fisher Scientific, Nanosphere, and Clindevor.
- Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, Nurse Planner
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American College of CardiologySource Reference: Hoffmann U, et al "ROMICAT II -- Rule out myocardial ischemia/infarction using computer assisted tomography" ACC 2012.
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Journal of the American College of CardiologySource Reference: Goldstein J, et al "The CT-STAT coronary computed tomographic angiography for systematic triage of acute chest pain patients to treatment trial" J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 58: 1414-1422.


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The last time the Los Angeles Galaxy played Houston at Home Depot Center, the two clubs were at the top of their game.
At Home Depot Center on Nov. 15, the Galaxy and Dynamo battled for the 2009 Western Conference title and for a berth in MLS Cup '09.
Now, the only club who looks anything like a title contender is the Galaxy.
Sporting the league's best record at 9-0-2, the Galaxy will host a depleted and possibly demoralized Houston Dynamo side, at Home Depot Center on Saturday. Fresh off a 2-1 loss at New York, Houston will have had to endure a cross-country flight and will meet up against the league's toughest defense in a place the Galaxy have not lost since late last season.
Overall, Houston have a 5-7-1 record and have yet to win consecutive games on the season. Despite that, Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said he doesn't expect anything different from Houston.
"They are always difficult to play against," Arena said. "They have one of the best forwards in the league in Brian Ching, an excellent 'keeper in [Pat] Onstad, other experienced and quality players like [Brian] Mullan and [Brad] Davis, and they have some experienced center backs."
Houston and the Galaxy have already met this year, on April 10 at Robertson Stadium, and the Galaxy throttled Houston 2-0. But to watch tape on how Houston played in that match wouldn't make too much sense – at least not how their forwards worked together – since Houston did not have Ching in that match.
Ching brings an added dimension to the team.
"They're a very different team with Ching," Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez said. "Ching is a big guy up top and can hold the ball very well."
Gonzalez did well stopping Houston's forwards in the first matchup. He drew a foul that led to a red card as Houston's Luis Angel Landin took a swing at Gonzalez after the two tussled near the end line late in the first half.
The match in general, and perhaps even their loss to the Galaxy in November, could cause Houston to have a little extra bite than they'd normally have.
"We already beat them at [their] home so they're going to want to come and beat us over here," Gonzalez said. "They're going to come fired up. I don't think they're going to let the game [Wednesday] slow them down. We've got to get prepared and get ready for Saturday."
The Galaxy could rely once more on youngster Tristan Bowen in the attack. Bowen and Michael Stephens accounted for the Galaxy's offense in that match as the club beat Columbus 2-0 last week.
WATCH: LA defeats Columbus, 2-0
Bowen said there were similarities between both Houston and Columbus.
"It's going to be a good battle; Houston's a physical team like Columbus," Galaxy forward Tristan Bowen said. "But if we do what we need to do, we should be able to get a result out of it."
Mostly, the Galaxy are cautious about their opponent and are approaching this match with the hopes of continuing both their own strong form as well as continuing to pile on Houston.
"They have a good team and haven't found their rhythm yet," Arena said. "[We're] hopeful they don't find it on Saturday and we could do a good enough job to put them under pressure to get the three points."


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Put aside for a moment that the one-wheel-in-front, three-wheeled car setup is inherently unstable, because when a car like the 1948 Davis Delta has this much wacky style, staying wheels-down is highly over rated.
We didn't expect to see a super-rare Davis at Ypsilant's Orphan Car Show last weekend, but there it was, in all that maroon glory. Just look at it, it's sexy weird, there's something so right and so wrong about the shape. It makes sense and yet it doesn't, like an aerodynamic door stop with wheels. It's all aluminum construction keeps weight down and a Hercules four cylinder with a mighty 60 HP gets it going, but with only 13 examples ever produced, it's a fascinating example of a terrible idea done brilliantly well.


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OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. and OCLC Research, in collaboration with the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), invite research proposals for the 2013 Library and Information Science Research Grant Program (LISRGP). Awards of up to $15,000 are available to full-time academic faculty in schools of library and information science or related fields.
Electronically submitted proposals for the 2013 OCLC/ALISE Library and Information Science Research Grant Program are due by midnight Saturday, 15 September 2012.
OCLC and ALISE encourage international proposals and collaborative projects under this program. To aid new researchers, priority will be given when possible to proposals from junior faculty and applicants who have not previously received LISRGP funds.
Award recipients will be notified by the end of 2012 and will be honored at the 2013 ALISE Annual Conference, 22-25 January 2013, in Seattle, Washington.
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Court Rightly Finds That GoDaddy Isn't Liable For Revenge Porn Site
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All of plaintiffs' claims against GoDaddy stem from GoDaddy's publication of the contested content, its failure to remove the content, or its alleged violation of the Texas Penal Code for the same conduct. Allowing plaintiffs' to assert any cause of action against GoDaddy for publishing content created by a third party, or for refusing to remove content created by a third party would be squarely inconsistent with section 230.As Andrew McDiarmid at CDT points out, this is important:
Last week's opinion reads like a greatest-hits record of Section 230 case law, and makes it clear that because GoDaddy had nothing to do with the creation of the content at issue it cannot be held liable. This is the right answer; hosts like GoDaddy must be protected from liability for their users' (and their users' users') speech so that the Internet remains a vibrant platform for free expression and access to information. Otherwise, who would be willing to take the risk of opening up their servers for public hosting?Of course, this is not the final word on this. The attorney for the plaintiffs has said that they will appeal to the Texas Supreme Court. And of course (once again) we have the issue that the person who has been credited with helping to draft the upcoming federal revenge porn law has flat out said that it's her intention to make companies like GoDaddy liable.
The plaintiffs attempted to argue that Section 230 doesn't apply when the content at issue is illegal – an argument the judges rightly rejected. Shielding hosts from liability when their users upload illegal content is precisely the point of Section 230: those who post such content – not those who host it – should be legally responsible for it. Thankfully, the court recognized as much, writing that such a reading of the statute "would undermine its purpose."
"The impact [of a federal law] for victims would be immediate," Franks said. "If it became a federal criminal law that you can't engage in this type of behavior, potentially Google, any website, Verizon, any of these entities might have to face liability for violations."Indeed, this would target the GoDaddy's of the world as well. I recognize that there are serious issues involved in revenge porn, but targeting third parties like web hosts and search engines is idiotic. It will have tremendous unintended First Amendment consequences.


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In the coal-heavy state of West Virginia, solar shines at Rita Hennessy and Sean Palmer's new custom-built home in Shepherdstown.
After nearly two decades living in a drafty, 1940s Cape Cod-style home on the outskirts of Charles Town, West Virginia, Rita Hennessy and Sean Palmer were ready for an upgrade from the post-war cinder block and brick construction. "Even though we had made improvements through the years, it was still leaky and incredibly inefficient—cold in the winter and hot in the summer," Palmer says.
Planning for retirement, the couple—Hennessy, a National Park Service park ranger with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and Palmer, an engineer for a biotech company—paid off their mortgage ahead of schedule. In the years that followed, they focused on saving to realize their dream of buying land and building a home that better suited their lifestyle and values. After relying on West Virginia's coal-powered grid electricity for nearly two decades, the couple made energy conservation a top priority, vowing to reduce their carbon footprint with passive solar design and a rooftop solar-electric system. "We are very concerned about climate change, and we want to do our part," Palmer says.
"Our mission was to find a property with good southern exposure that was close to the Appalachian Trail (AT) and near protected lands," Hennessy says. The couple focused their search along the AT corridor—looking first in Maryland, hoping to move closer to Palmer's parents. "In Maryland, all the available land near the AT had steep slopes that were either east- or west-facing, which wouldn't work for our solar plans," Hennessy says. "We started looking in Virginia along the AT, but we didn't find anything suitable there either."
About two years into the search, the couple returned their attention to West Virginia, and in the fall of 2010, found a site just outside of Shepherdstown—14 wooded acres with southern exposure on a three-acre clearing. Hennessy and Palmer took more than a year to consider their building options. Finding a local architect with passive solar expertise proved more difficult than they expected. When their local search came up empty, they researched Web-based design firms and found Alabama-based architect Debbie Rucker Coleman, who specializes in passive solar and sun-tempered homes (see "Media" in this issue). "She had good reviews, and we were impressed with her credentials," Palmer says. "The only real downside to working with a remote architect is that it takes a little more time to exchange ideas through emails and phone calls."
The process began with Coleman's 20-page questionnaire in which the couple described their lifestyle, and outlined their budget priorities and energy-efficiency goals. Initially, Hennessy and Palmer envisioned a smaller, single-story home—roughly 1,500 square feet—but answering the questionnaire made them realize that they wanted about 600 more square feet to accommodate a larger kitchen, a walk-in closet in the master bedroom, and a more spacious common area for entertaining. "We host a lot of parties. We'll have 35 or more people in the house on any given occasion," Hennessy says. "It became clear that we wanted a little more space."


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Andrea Stramaccioni's side slumped to a humiliating loss against Serie A's basement club at the Artemio Franchi
Inter lost to bottom of the table Siena for the second time this season as they were soundly beaten 3-1 on Sunday.
Andrea Stramaccioni's men never looked comfortable as they produced a pedestrian display that saw the Serie A strugglers come out on top, thanks to strikes from Innocent Emeghara, Alessio Sestu and Alessandro Rosina.
The visitors' only reply came from Antonio Cassano and their misery was compounded by Cristian Chivu's second-half sending off.
The Nerazzurri handed debuts to their two January acquisitions Ezequiel Schelotto and Zdravko Kuzmanovic as they went in search of their first away success since their triumph over Juventus back in November.
Stramaccioni's side once again took the field with a back three and Siena looked to exploit their opponent's lack of width early on, as January loanee Innocent Emeghara failed to make the most of a clean break down the left.
Gianluca Pegolo has been a busy man in the Bianconeri goal so far this season and he was forced into a couple of fine stops as Inter looked to break the deadlock early on.
He was forced into a flying save by Fredy Guarin after the Colombia international let fly from 30 yards and moments later he was called into action once more to beat away Juan Jesus' acrobatic effort.
A whirlwind five-minute spell then saw the hosts seize the initiative as the teams shared three goals in a matter of moments.
Matteo Rubin broke down the left for the hosts yet again and with no Inter player in the middle able to prevent the ball from falling at the feet of Emeghara, he opened the scoring with the simplest of tap-ins.
The hosts' lead barely lasted a minute though, as Inter new boy Kuzmanovic picked out Antonio Cassano on the edge of the area and his low, curled cross evaded Yuto Nagatomo in the centre and nestled in the far corner for the Italian's first goal since October.
The Nerazzurri's parity did not last long though, as they were undone on 25 minutes by a moment of magic from Alessio Sestu. Once again Inter allowed their opponents space on the left and Rosina was able to pick out Sestu on the edge of the area, who took a touch before sending a curling effort beyond Samir Handanovic and into the top corner.
The away side looked to claw themselves level before the break but Kuzmanovic's deflected effort landed just wide of the post and Cassano's appeals for a penalty were dismissed as the sides entered the dressing rooms level at the break.
The game swung in Siena's favour just 10 minutes into the second half when Inter were reduced to 10-men and the hosts were given the chance to double their lead from the penalty spot.
Despite changing to a 4-4-2 formation at the break, the visitors were caught out by a long ball over the top which put Emeghara clean through, and the Switzerland international's surge on goal was halted by Cristian Chivu's rash challenge inside the area.
The Romanian was sent off and Rosina dispatched the penalty into the bottom corner to give his side a commanding grasp on the game.
Siena sat back on their lead and invited the 10-man visitors onto them in the final quarter, but despite Guarin going close with a free kick and Cassano rattling the crossbar with an effort in a crowded penalty area, the home side were able to hold on to complete a famous double.


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Westlake, California, February 3, 2007. Apparently the Russian uber-multinational is going to save us American consumers money by not wasting it on a team of graphic designers obsessed with the finer points of signage. And if rumors hold, Gasprom Chairman Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is going to swap jobs with Putin in 2008. Meaning that ex-KGB chief Vladimir himself will be selling premium fuel to yuppie Benzes in bourgeois paradise. A brave new world, indeed.
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