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Despite concerns over a slowdown, China's businessmen could top travel spending by 2016, overtaking their U.S. counterparts.» Read More
Chinese media reported that officers from the State Administration for Industry and Commerce visited the software giant in at least 4 cities.
Japan's second-biggest car maker posts a 13.4 percent rise in April-June operating profit from a year earlier and saw improved sales in the U.S.
Homegrown fast food chains have long played second fiddle to Western brands in China but things may be in for a change after the latest food scare.
Malaysia Airlines – the carrier reeling from the disappearance of one aircraft and the alleged shooting down of another – is considering rebranding.
Investors are paying close attention to this reporting season which will give insights into how profitability is holding up following the tax hike.
Chinese industrial firms' profits rose 17.9 percent to 588.08 billion yuan ($94.98 billion) from a year earlier, up from an 8.9 percent rise in May.
Japan will be the market to watch this week on the back of key data and as earnings season in the world's third-largest economy kicks into full gear.
With companies in Asia slowing their capital investment, the region may face a deceleration in economic growth ahead, HSBC said.
Golf, a game often associated with business and affluence, is gaining a broader appeal in South Korea, which means business for the golf industry.
The parent company of a scandal-hit Chinese food supplier said it is withdrawing all products made by the subsidiary.
Chinese brides and Indian festivals will drive diamond demand into new year, the CEO of De Beers told CNBC.
Upbeat China data may have allayed fears about its economy, but PNC Financial Services is cautious, warning of a "perfect storm" that could surface.
Japan's inflation came in as expected in June, data showed on Friday, boosted by the consumption tax hike that took effect in April.
The Singapore dollar surged to a nearly nine-month high this week, but the rally is likely to be cut short soon, analysts said.
China's slowing property market tops the list of major economic risks, but some say the sector's stocks are "dirt cheap" and now is the time to buy.
SK Hynix said shipment growth would slow in the third quarter as it posted its first drop in quarterly profit in two years.
South Korea's Hyundai Motor said its net profit fell by the most in five quarters, as the local currency's sharp gain and higher U.S. discounts to entice customers overshadowed solid April-June vehicle sales in China and at home.
After two years of stagnation, things are finally looking up for Asia's third largest economy.
Samsung releases video poking fun at the Apple users' apparent excitement over the iPhone 6's rumoured new screen size.
South Korea's economy grew 0.6 percent in April-June over the previous quarter, the slowest in over a year due to sluggish consumption.
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Barry Dawes, Head of Resources at Paradigm Securities, says geopolitics are unlikely to affect oil since prices are being supported by firm underlying demand.
Mikihiko Yamato, Deputy Head of Research at Ji Asia, says monthly comparisons show that June's retail sales are on an uptrend, indicating that consumption is improving
Greg Gibbs, Senior Currency Strategist at RBS, says upcoming U.S. economic data must at least meet expectations in order for the greenback to remain firm.


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DIRECTOR, STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES – Competition Number 14-110
MANAGER, MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS – Competition Number 14-112
KPU-SCHOOL DISTRICTS NETWORK LIAISON – Competition Number 14-113
VICE PROVOST, STUDENTS – Competition Number 14-114
DIRECTOR, COMPENSATION, HEALTH AND BENEFITS – Competition Number 14-116
MANAGER, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND QUALITY – Competition Number 14-122
DIRECTOR, STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES – Competition Number 14-110
Kwantlen Polytechnic University is currently seeking a dynamic and experienced student services professional for the position Director, Student Financial Services. In this role, you will be responsible for the overall leadership, vision and ongoing development, supervision, management, delivery, and benchmarking of the services provided across all campuses by the Student Awards and Financial Assistance (SAFA) Office. You will also be responsible for the execution of SAFA's integration within KPU's strategic enrolment management plan. SAFA is one of three offices within the Office of the Registrar, and the Director reports to the University Registrar.
As Director, you will provide leadership for Student Awards and Financial Assistance staff and act as the University's principal contact for provincial, federal and American student loan authorities. As a member of KPU's Student Affairs leadership team, you will work closely with other Student Affairs units, as well as with students, Faculties and KPU's Foundation.
Minimum qualifications include a Master's Degree in a related discipline and a minimum 5 years' experience in a post -secondary student services environment with 3-5 years of increasing responsibility, including the supervision and management of staff. A minimum of 5 years of in-depth knowledge of Canadian post-secondary education systems with a demonstrated knowledge of student financial assistance issues, programs, processes and concepts are required. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of effective team management while implementing change resulting in improvements to service quality, staff productivity and systems efficiency. Demonstrated excellent computer skills using MS Office platforms and an intermediate knowledge of Banner (Student) or other similar student information systems are required.
If you are interested in joining an exceptional team of student service professionals, please forward your resume and copies of your post-secondary transcripts, quoting competition number 14-110 to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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JD Director Student Financial Services 14-110.pdf
We will begin reviewing applications on August 15, 2014 however the competition will remain open until filled.
MANAGER, MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS – Competition Number 14-112
KPU is currently offering an exciting opportunity for the consummate communicator, the Manager, Media and Communications.
Reporting to the Director, External and Government Affairs, this full time permanent position will be responsible for developing comprehensive communication plans for internal and external audiences and overseeing the implementation and evaluation of these plans and act as a University spokesperson.
Your previous experience as a journalist and a corporate communicator is integral to your success in this high-level position in which you will interact and consult with senior University administration to provide advice and guidance on a wide range of issues.
You understand the ongoing need for solid communication planning, flawless execution and impeccable issues management and how these are vital to enhancing awareness of KPU and furthering the university's strategic objectives with its key target audiences.
In this role you will:
- Manage and provide guidance on communication activities across the university, ensuring they are consistent with KPU's institutional brand, mission, values and goals. This includes managing the preparation of correspondence, reports and position papers, many of a highly confidential or sensitive nature.
- Prepare, execute and evaluate the university's annual media relations plan and ancillary project plans throughout the year.
- Assist with the development, execution and evaluation of internal communication plans.
- Provide direct support and coaching to internal stakeholders on media relations, social media strategies and effective internal communication practices.
- Consult and work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Take the lead on issues / reputation management as required.
- Assist with the university's crisis communication plan and be part of the crisis response team.
- Act for the Director, External and Government Affairs as required.
You have demonstrated experience researching, developing, implementing, managing and measuring media and communication activities and functions. You know how to strategically leverage multiple communication channels to deliver consistent messaging across a large and complex organization and to the wider community.
Your extensive background as a journalist ensures you have a wide-reaching media network and a well-rounded knowledge of the current media landscape.
As an experienced corporate communicator you have already demonstrated how strategic internal communications can help foster employee engagement.
You are comfortable liaising with politicians and government officials at all levels, and have experience as a corporate spokesperson.
This role includes external affairs and community engagement activities on behalf of KPU, and so entails working evenings and weekends as required to take part in networking and other events. You will also be called upon to deliver presentations and speeches at external functions.
As a manager, you have a proven ability to plan, schedule and direct staff in a busy environment, always with attention to detail, a commitment to optimizing resources and a keen focus on meeting deadlines.
You have a demonstrated ability to quickly and independently evaluate issues for risk and benefit and can clearly and concisely articulate the appropriate response. You are experienced at handling sensitive and confidential information, and work well under pressure.
You are committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development.
You have impeccable writing and proofreading skills, a great eye for photography and a demonstrated ability to be nimble and produce results under pressure.
To be considered for this position, please submit your resume and related information, quoting competition number 14-112 by July 24, 2014 to: email@example.com.
KPU-SCHOOL DISTRICTS NETWORK LIAISON – Competition Number 14-113
KPU is a regionally focused, undergraduate teaching led institution. Situated within the Metro Vancouver area and with an operating budget of approximately $130 million, KPU is a multi-sector polytechnic university offering a wide array of academic and applied degree programs including, undergraduate degree programs, trades and technology programs, developmental education programs, and one and two-year certificate and diploma programs to 19,500 students on campuses in Surrey, Richmond, Langley and Cloverdale. In addition to addressing regional community needs, KPU is committed to meeting the needs of learners from national and international jurisdictions by preparing them to live and work in an increasingly global context.
The KPU-Regional School Districts Network Liaison is a position created collaboratively between the five (5) school districts and KPU. Reporting to the Provost & Vice-President, Academic, KPU, the Liaison's primary purpose will be to provide leadership in building collaborative arrangements in support of the KPU-Regional School Districts Network. The Liaison leads the development, administration and evaluation of various forms of educational partnerships. H/she acts as the lead contact with the five (5) school districts, KPU and at time, business, industry and government in pursuit of new learning opportunities for youth that fit within a larger, shared mission of supporting social and economic growth in the South Fraser/Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows regions. The scope of partnership activities will be broad, ranging from career awareness to custom-designed technical programs and the conduct and development of institutional and industry-based training programs. The challenges of this position include identification of strategic opportunities and the development of joint solutions built on high school-university-industry collaboration. This position will initially be for a two year term commencing as soon as possible.
The successful candidate will have a Baccalaureate degree in education or related field, (Master's degree preferred) and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience. As a confident and enthusiastic leader s/he believes in the importance of communication and working cooperatively to build positive relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. This individual will be a strategic thinker with a proven capacity to be innovative and responsive, who will seek opportunities and embrace change. S/he must be an excellent team leader, team player and an effective facilitator in helping individuals and groups agree on partnership goals. Extensive project management and contract management skills and experience along with expert problem solving skills are essential. The successful incumbent will be required to work independently and under the direction of a management and advisory committee structure. As frequent travel within the region will be required a valid B.C. Driver's License and access to a personal vehicle is necessary.
Please forward your curriculum vitae, references, a cover letter explaining your interest in and professional preparation for the position, as well as copies of post-secondary transcripts, quoting competition number 14-113 by August 4, 2014 to: firstname.lastname@example.com.
VICE PROVOST, STUDENTS – Competition Number 14-114
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is seeking a Vice-Provost, Students who will lead initiatives to assist the University in promoting strategic enrolment management and the student experience and success during an exciting time of dynamic change and growth. Reporting directly to the Provost & Vice-President, Academic, this position will commence as soon as possible and will be for a five year term with the possibility of renewal for a further five year term. The position will be based at the Surrey Campus although multi-campus travel will frequently be required.
The Vice-Provost, Students (VPS) oversees the development, implementation, and management of strategies and policies related to student recruitment, retention, success, and engagement. In addition, the VPS is responsible for the arrangement and administration of non-academic support for students. H/she is responsible for the overall leadership, development, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of a wide array of functions, activities and policies that affect student experience and success at KPU, including admissions and transfer credit, student financial aid and awards, enrolment management, athletics, career and co-op services, student information systems and student support systems across the University. The VPS is the primary university liaison between student leaders, the Kwantlen Student Association (KSA) and senior administration helping ensure the University is meeting the needs of a diverse student population by creating a learning environment where all students have the opportunity to succeed. As a key member of the senior leadership team, the VPS provides leadership and vision on high priority initiatives and works closely and constructively with the Provost, Vice-Provosts, Deans, Directors and other members of the University's senior administration as an integral part of the University's planning process. The following Administrators report directly to the Vice-Provost, Students: University Registrar, Director of Student Engagement, Director of Counselling, Director of Athletics and Recreation, Director of Services for Students with Disabilities, and the Director of Co-op and Career Services.
As a key member of the Provost's team, you will be expected to provide leadership and vision on high priority initiatives and work closely and constructively with the Provost, Vice-Provosts, Deans, Directors, other members of the university's senior administration and Kwantlen Student Association as an integral part of the University's planning process. In this role you will also be required to support and enhance student recruitment and retention, successfully navigate complex governance processes and create and maintain cohesive working relationships and teams both within the internal and external KPU community.
As the preferred candidate, you have a Doctorate degree in higher education, counselling, student services or other relevant discipline; or a minimum of a Master's degree is required in one of the above disciplines, along with a minimum of five years experience working in progressive leadership roles in a post-secondary environment, including administrative leadership roles and direct involvement in student management. Also required is a demonstrated track-record of successful post-secondary recruiting experience coupled with more recent successes in the area of enrolment management and/or student issues management.
As a confident and enthusiastic leader with exceptional managerial skills you believe in the importance of communication and working cooperatively to build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to make effective decisions. Further, you demonstrate a strong commitment to student development, recruitment and retention and aptitude to work with diverse student and staff populations and external KPU communities. As the ideal candidate you will have a proven track record leading and motivating a team of administrative professionals, building strong interpersonal relationships, and overseeing a substantial budget. You are a people person who can cultivate fun in the workplace within a culture of dynamic change and growth. As the successful candidate you have the proven ability to mobilize and energize your staff using a mentorship style that leads your teams to excel in their areas of expertise
As a strategic and systems thinker, visionary leader and strong communicator, you will cultivate the University's leadership in supporting KPU's commitment to, appreciation of, and genuine interest in the student experience and success. KPU commits to empower the strategic and creative capacities of faculty, staff and administration to support students and guide learners through their distinct pathways. You will have the demonstrated ability to assist KPU to define these pathways through collaborative initiatives with our regional business, industry, school district and post-secondary partners.
For further information on this position please see job description.
Vice provost Student Students JD.pdf
Please forward your resume, including photocopies of post secondary transcripts, quoting competition number 14-114- by August 22, 2014 to : firstname.lastname@example.com
DIRECTOR, COMPENSATION, HEALTH AND BENEFITS – Competition Number 14-116
The south Fraser region's leading post-secondary institution Kwantlen Polytechnic University is currently seeking a Director, Compensation, Health and Benefits who will be responsible for planning, developing, implementing and managing a wide range of human resource services that align with KPU's strategic plan.
Reporting to the Associate Vice President, Administration and as a key member of the Human Resources team, this exciting high profile opportunity will be responsible for the development and delivery of specific programs and related systems that support employee engagement and development and that align institutional compensation, health and benefit program philosophies with KPU's strategic objectives.
As a Director, the position leads and supervises a team of benefit specialists, including the selection, training and development of assigned staff. The Director contributes to institutional success through compensation, health and benefit knowledge and experience, provision of leadership and strategic advice, and by working collaboratively with the Human Resource Services leadership team to ensure departmental and institutional objectives are met, and that KPU mission and values are supported.
Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree plus seven (7) years' experience in increasing levels of responsibility including 3- 5 years' experience in a management/leadership role. The preferred candidate will hold a CHRP designation and possess in-depth knowledge and experience with compensation and benefit practices, programs and policies. The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker and demonstrate exceptional change management skills and have the ability to lead others by developing and maintaining plans and processes through cooperation and collaborations.
For further information on this position please see job description.
Director Compensation and Benefits.pdf
If you are interested in this opportunity, please forward your resume and copies of your post-secondary transcripts, quoting competition number 14-116 by July 29, 2014 to: email@example.com.
MANAGER, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND QUALITY – Competition Number 14-122
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is looking for a Manager, Strategic Planning & Quality to join our Institutional Analysis & Planning department. This diverse role includes responsibility for development, implementation, evaluation, and improvement of both quality assurance and planning processes for the University.
Reporting to the Executive Director, Institutional Analysis & Planning, the Manager will work closely with others including both internal and external committees. The Manager provides leadership and supervision to our Program Review Coordinator and Student Appraisals Coordinator, as well as research assistants, auxiliary workers, contractors, and co-op and practicum students.
Quality assurance responsibilities include oversight and support to the university's program review and student appraisal of instruction processes. This involves cooperating with other University divisions to ensure quality assurances processes are efficiently serving the University. It also involves contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of policies, procedures and guidelines relating to quality assurance processes and facilitating program reviews, working closely with faculty members, department heads and Deans.
Planning responsibility encompasses supporting and facilitating university strategic planning and overseeing the process for providing data support for policy formulation and planning decisions.
This opportunity will appeal to those who are exceptional communicators and facilitators and who thrive in an environment of change and transition as we work toward our University strategic plan Vision 2018.
Qualifications for this position are a graduate degree in an appropriate field, including courses in social science research methodology and quality assurance such as program review, evaluation and continuous process improvement coupled with five years' recent experience in planning and quality assurance, preferably in the BC post-secondary environment. Leadership and supervisory experience and evidence of active professional development are also important.
The following knowledge and skillsets are also required:
- Excellent analytic skills and the ability to systematically identify appropriate research methodologies for addressing key issues to ensure results support informed decision making.
- Familiarity with the BC K-12 and Post-Secondary Education systems, and post-secondary education in other parts of Canada, the US, Australasia, and Europe.
- Project management experience and the demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment. Superior organizational skills and the ability to manage competing demands on your time.
- Effective and persuasive leadership style; comfortable at all levels of an organization. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with team/work groups to accomplish goals.
- Ability to communicate effectively with faculty, staff, and senior administrators and to present research findings and information of a complex, technical or sensitive nature to a variety of audiences in a clear, concise and effective way, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to facilitate discussions among multiple stakeholders with various and sometimes conflicting interests to achieve a cohesive and quality approach to planning that meets organizational objectives.
For more information, please see job description.
Manager Strategic Planning and Quality Final June 2014.pdf
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This position is currently under review and the salary has not yet been finalized.


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Flights of Fancy, Downtown New Haven's popular wine tasting and shopping event returns on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 from 4pm - 8 pm. The event, sponsored by The Wine Thief and The Study Hotel at Yale, is presented by the shops at Yale and features in-store wine tastings, special discounts and extraordinary giveaways at over 25 Downtown shops.
Attendees check in at The Study Hotel, 1157 Chapel Street, from 4 pm to 7 pm. Participation is $10 and includes the exclusive Flights of Fancy wine glass, a map of participating shops, entry into the grand prize drawing, validated parking, coffee and dessert.
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Free validated parking is available at The York Street Garage (150 York Street) for all Flights of Fancy participants. The event is limited to the first 700 registrants and reservations are encouraged. For the first time, tickets may be purchased in advance for Flights of Fancy by visiting www.infonewhaven.com/flightsoffancy and clicking through to the registration page.
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By Douglas Moser
---- — METHUEN — A rash of bank robberies in the city continued yesterday morning when a man held up an NESC Federal Credit Union branch on Pleasant Street.
The man, whom police said is between 5-feet-6-inches and 5-feet-9-inches tall, showed a handgun when he robbed the bank, located at 244 Pleasant St., at 10:45 a.m. yesterday. He was wearing dark sunglasses, a gray hooded sweatshirt with black stripes and the sleeves cut off, a dark baseball hat, a white long sleeve T-shirt, baggy blue jeans, tan work boots and black gloves with white printing.
"This is an alarming trend," Police Detective Lt. James Jajuga Jr. said. "We're utilizing all available resources in an effort to combat this."
The suspect demanded money from two tellers and fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. Jajuga said police do not know whether a vehicle was involved. No one was injured, and the bank notified police.
Three grammar schools, the Timony, the Tenney and Comprehensive, instituted a brief perimeter lock down yesterday after the robbery, Superintendent Judith Scannell and Police Chief Joseph Solomon said. That means no one was allowed into the schools, which typically are locked, and no one was allowed to leave. Solomon said the measure was only precautionary, and did not change or disrupt anything going on inside the schools.
"We have no information he went near the schools," Solomon said of the suspect. The school resource officers remained in the buildings, and no additional officers were assigned to the schools, though more were sent to that area of the city to check other banks.
Scannell said police Sgt. Jack Walsh, who oversees the five school resource officers, called her and recommended the perimeter lock down because of the robbery and because the suspect was armed. The measure started just after the robbery was reported, Scannell said, and lasted about a half hour. It did not affect dismissal.
The School Department sent a voice message to parents of students at those grammar schools alerting them of the lock down. Scannell said parents of students at Marsh Grammar School and Methuen High School also received a call explaining what a perimeter lock down is and why those schools were not locked down.
Police met with representatives from the 19 banks located in the city on Monday, where they reviewed what to do during and after a robbery and offered suggestions on preventative measures to put into place.
"I've been visiting banks this morning talking to them," Solomon said yesterday afternoon. "They're already in the review process. This just happened too quickly."
Jajuga said police are not certain whether the previous robberies are related, but they are investigating that they could have been committed by the same person or a group of people.
A TD Bank branch at 91 Pleasant Valley St. was robbed at gunpoint at 7:45 p.m. March 1. That suspect is a man between 5-feet 8-inches and 6-feet in height with a medium build, and he wore a dark jacket with a hood pulled up, black gloves and had a white T-shirt with two holes cut out for eyes covering his face.
The man walked into the bank with the gun and told the teller to put money in a bag, not say anything and not place exploding ink packs in the bag to mark the bills.
He then left the building and got into a vehicle a witness described as a silver Honda, though police said the vehicle could have been a different make with a similar body style.
Another TD Bank was robbed Feb. 21, this one at 547 Broadway at about 6:30 p.m. A man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, dark jacket and a T-shirt with a single large face hole cut into it over his face. He showed a handgun and demanded money from the teller.
He got into a white Nissan and headed south on Broadway toward Lawrence. There were two other people in the getaway car, police said.
On Jan. 30, a man, who stood about 5-feet 7-inches, robbed the TD Bank branch at 228 Haverhill St. at 12:15 p.m. wearing dark sunglasses, a dark hoodie, a baseball hat and a goatee. The man told the teller he had a knife, but did not display a weapon, police said. He asked for 100s and 50s. Police were not sure at the time whether he fled in a vehicle or on foot.
Anyone with information on yesterday's robbery or any of the bank robberies this year should call Methuen police at 978-983-8676. To see surveillance videos of the robbery, click here.
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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Pool ViewMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds (Stadium View)Max Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
Standard Room, 1 King Bed (Stadium View)Max Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Standard Room, 2 Queen BedsMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Pool ViewMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
Across from Fenway Park in Boston's Back Bay
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The Red Sox's Fenway Park is right across the street from this hotel in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood.
Property Amenities
The Verb Hotel offers a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Guestrooms have balcony, complimentary high-speed Internet access, desk, phone, private bathroom with shower/tub combination, complimentary toiletries and bathrobes, and 47" LCD TVs with premium cable channels.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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The new Verb Hotel is ideal for baseball fans, located right across from Fenway Park in Boston. The Museum of Fine Arts and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum are less than one mile away. The Boston Common, Quincy Market, New England Aquarium, and the TD Garden are within four miles.
Families can travel together at this pet-friendly hotel. Guests are cordially invited to enjoy the outdoor seasonal swimming pool and the fitness facility.
Additional hotel amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and laundry facilities. This smoke free property also provides a 24-hour business center and multilingual staff at guests' disposal.
- Total number of rooms - 93
- Number of floors - 2
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Luggage storage
- 24-hour business center
- Smoke-free property
- Outdoor pool
- Outdoor seasonal pool
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Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
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Valet parking (surcharge)
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- Premium TV channels
- Air conditioning
- Balcony
- Climate control
- Complimentary weekday newspaper
- Phone
- Free long-distance calls
- Refrigerator
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Cable TV service
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Free Wi-Fi
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Recreation
Start your day with a healthy work-out in the fitness center or perhaps a leisurely few laps in the outdoor seasonal swimming pool.
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
The Verb Hotel Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Pets
Pets allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 2
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
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Substantively close -- but not overly close -- Vice Presidential debate last night, with Rep. Paul Ryan winning more points on substance and Vice President Joe Biden's consistently condescending broad smiling putting off all but true-blue Democrats.
On the issues, Ryan prevailed on the irresponsible Libyan response of the Administration, denying the source of the massacre: terrorism abetted by its ignoring of warnings to beef up security. Biden blamed on the intelligence community the Administration's devastatingly erroneous interpretation of the massacres being caused by an anti-Muslim video .
Ryan prevailed on the significance of the danger of Iran while the Obama Administration reassures everyone that the sanctions are tighter and tighter. At each point the old put-down occurred to me: "How's that working out for you, Mr. Vice President?" In fact, almost all of the Administration's questionable economic and foreign policies should raise this question in debate.
Ryan won on the issue of Obama-Biden's ignoring of tax strangulation of small business, usually taxed at individual rates. Not to worry, Biden said: only 3% earn over $250,000 (that's about 1 million businesses, Ryan pointed out).
Biden prevailed on the issue of the incongruity of Rep. Ryan asking for stimulus help repeatedly while decrying stimulus help. He should have at least answered the charge.
Good exchanges on the sagacity of publicly stating withdrawal dates, which Biden said was done because we had no choice but to do so, and Ryan said endangered Americans are still in Afghanistan and are at greater risk due to our announcement.
At the close, Ryan depicted the representative issue as government deficit spending, which would be paid for by our children, and Biden closed by saying essentially that everyone should have a chance at success.
In the end, Vice President Biden seemed to forget his debate game plan to be vice presidential and avoid patronizing his opponent (in this case, Rep. Ryan).
General sum-up of substantive differences: Biden argues the Romney-Ryan team doesn't care about you, and Ryan argues that the Obama-Biden team has failed you. Victory: Ryan, but Biden sounded better and less error-prone than he has in memory, and no one could doubt that Ryan could serve credibly as president.
On to presidential debate #2.
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Availability: Howard Johnson Hotel - Isla Verde
Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking, No WindowsMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
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San Juan hotel across street from Isla Verde Beach
With a stay at Howard Johnson Hotel - Isla Verde in Carolina (Isla Verde), you'll be close to Barbosa Park and Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum.
This hotel is within close proximity of Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico and Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico.
Make yourself at home in one of the 115 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which serves lunch and dinner, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
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Howard Johnson Hotel-Isla Verde is across the street from Isla Verde Beach and eight km (five mi) from the San Juan Convention Center. Old San Juan and the Golden Mile financial district are less than 10 km (six mi) away.
A complimentary Continental breakfast is served each morning. An Italian restaurant with rooftop dining is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The casual Faccio Pizza eatery serves pizza and drinks for lunch and dinner.
An outdoor pool, fitness center, and spa services are available on site. A safe-deposit box is located at the 24-hour reception desk.
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If you're planning to take a family trip or vacation, try some travel games for kids to keep kids entertained while in the car, train, or plane. When you're traveling with kids in tow, travel games can be as essential for a fun and successful trip as packing snacks and making sure your kids are rested before the trip. With a little advance preparation and some fun travel games at your disposal, your kids are less apt to get cranky or bored while on the road.
Here are some ideas for great travel games for kids to try on your next family trip.
1. Last Letter, First Letter
Word games can be particularly useful -- not to mention fun -- for kids who tend to get sick while focusing on something like a book or a DVD. Any family travel game that involves looking out the window can help prevent car sickness. My family loves to play a game we invented called last letter, first letter.
To play: Players decide on a category, such as animals, and one player starts with a word (in this case, say, zebra). Then the next player has to name an animal that starts with the last letter of the animal that was just named (say, antelope), and so on. When someone gets stuck, that person gets a strike. When any player gets three strikes, they are out. The winner is the person who is still remaining after everyone else is out. Tip: Parents may want to help younger grade-schoolers. A 5-year-old probably won't be able to keep up with an older sibling or adults in the car, so adult help is always a good idea. Older kids with bigger vocabularies will be able to throw more difficult words into the mix.
2. I spy
An oldie but a goodie. Kids will love taking turns guessing and "spying" when playing this travel game.
To play: One player starts by describing something he or she spies, usually outside the car. The spied object can be described using letters, as in "I spy with my little eye something that begins with the letter 'c.'" Then each player takes turns taking guesses such as "cow," "cornfield," and so on, until someone correctly guesses the answer, such as "cloud." Another variation of the game is to describe the spied object with a color, such as "I spy with my little eye something white" to describe the cloud.
3. Twenty Questions
This is another classic car or travel game that is great to play with kids.
To play: One player picks an object (players can decide beforehand whether or not to narrow down the choices by having the questions answerer state the category of the answer. So, for example, the answerer can say, "I'm thinking of a place" (you can decide that your categories are occupations, places, animals, etc.). Then the other players each take turns asking questions that may help narrow down the possibilities, such as "Is it bigger than a breadbox?" or "Is it edible?"
4. Travel Chess, Checkers, Board Games
Another excellent way to have fun on the road is by playing a travel game version of a favorite family board game such as Scrabble or Yahtzee. Get one of these top travel games for families or a travel game size chess, checkers, and backgammon set, and your family is sure to look forward to the trip as much as they are to getting to where you're going.
5. Math Games for the RoadFrom spotting numbers to estimating the cost of meals to calculating how much change you should receive when purchasing something, a family trip can be the perfect opportunity for grade-school age children to try out some math skills with some road trip math games.
6. Travel Game Print Outs
Finally, check out these kids' travel games to print out compiled by About.com's family vacations guide, Teresa Plowright. Her suggestions for these games, which are a great alternative to handheld video games, DVDs and other electronic entertainment, are a fantastic idea. And travel game printouts of games such as tic-tac-toe, connect the dots, and word puzzles can also challenge kids' minds as they have fun.
7. A Kids' CD or an Audiobook
While kids' CDs and DVDs aren't technically travel games for kids, they can be invaluable for some zone-out entertainment in between fun travel games for kids. If you're traveling by car and have a built-in DVD player, that can be an excellent way to pass some time as long as your kids don't get carsick from focusing on the screen while the car is moving.
If your family travel plans are to go by airplane or train, a laptop that plays movies can be a very handy thing. (And as parents know, iPods can be a lifesaver when it comes to entertaining kids; but the small screen might not be great for viewing a full-length movie, especially if more than one child is crowding around it.)
You can also bring CDs of excellent children's music or books or download them onto your iPod. For music, try these great kids' CDs that grownups will also enjoy. And for audio books, try these top 6 ones to enjoy at home and on vacation, compiled by Elizabeth Kennedy, About.com's children's books guide.


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Does our sefer torah have an extra letter(s)?
Rashi in last week's parsha (Chayei Sarah) comments on the pasuk (25,6) ולבני הפילגשם that פילגשים is written חסר and therefore we learn out that Avraham only had 1 pilegesh Hagar. The only problem is that in our sifrei torah it is actually written ולבני הפילגשים with the extra י (and therefore the drasha is not valid). In other words either our sifrei torah have an extra letter or Rashi's is missing one.
This is not the only case either. R' Akiva Eiger (Shabbos 55a) collects over 20 cases from all over Shas, medrashim, etc. where our mesora differs from either Chazal's or the Rishonim.
The Beis Yosef (Yoreh Deah 275 at the end) quotes a Rashba who refers to this Rashi and says that if there is a conflict we go after the majority.
In short, while our mesora is very good it is not perfect and there are places where our sifrei torah are different then what Chazal and/or the Rishonim had.


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At Tuesday's meeting, members of New Castle's Town Board gave a recap of the town's response to Hurricane Sandy and said they were open to feedback from improvement. What they heard in response from the public was frustration over the recovery.
In particular, several residents - about two dozen showed up - criticized the town over communication to the public, feeling that the response was inadequate.
"It seemed like there was none," said Dawn Greenberg, adding that for the first four days it seemed like there was "radio silence."
Steven Camhi said he was surprised that the town board, along with Con Edison still aren't able to communicate effectively, noting that New Castle has been hit by previous storms.
"I don't think it's right that we're in this predicmant now because we had Hurricane Sandy," he said.
Judy McGrath felt that the town should use the Nixle alert system more than it already does.
Town Board members expressed willingness to improve communications.
Councilman Jason Chapin suggested emulating the response system that the Chappaqua school district used for Sandy, which included Superintendent Lyn McKay doing robocall status updates.
Councilman Robin Stout called for making it easier to get information from residents on social media, such as the Chappaqua Moms Facebook group - members mobilized frequently in the aftermath - to better learn what's happening.
Residents also worried about public safety and the degree of the town's presence.
Greenberg cited an anecdote of custodial staff directing traffic on Route 120 by Roaring Brook Elementary School. Patti Robbins, worried that her neighborhood was not open enough for a firetruck to pass through, and noted that a wire was still down.
At times the meeting became tense, with personal conduct of the board members criticized.
Greenberg told Town Supervisor Carpenter that a neighbor of hers contacted Carpenter on a Friday night and that she responded by calling complainers "spoiled brats."
"And I take offense to that," Greenberg said.
Carpenter responded by saying she did not know who her neighbor was.
"I answered many, many phone calls," Carpenter said, and that she replied to "everything I could respond to."
Robin Murphy criticized Councilman John Buckley for going to Lange's, which served as a refuge for people without power, and getting food without interacting with constituents. The remark appeared to hit a nerve with Buckley, who took umbrage.
"You know, you have no clue what I do," he said. Buckley defended his actions during the aftermath, with bringing coffee to residents and helping with shelter transport as examples.
Murphy also felt that the town board was being too defensive with its reply to the public.
Talk, at times, shifted to infrastructure, public safety presences and the competence of Con Edison.
Police Chief Charles Ferry, responding to a traffic concern about responding to an intersection without a working traffic light, explained that it would be risky to have officers out when the roads are dangerous. Ferry, who was joined by Department of Public Works Commissioner Anthony Vaccaro, defended the town's handling of the crisis. They, along with town board members, noted that their efforts for the recovery are limited by Con Edison and that the town can't restore power.
"Our hands were tied as far as power restoration," Ferry, who noted that town personnel worked in 16-hour shifts and that some didn't go home. "It's not our job. We can't go out there and put power back to your houses." Ferry also described difficulty with Con Edison, calling their municipal calls "a shouting match."
Carpenter said that Con Edison "was just simply not prepared and not organized enough to even give us information about where the crews would be and what they were doing."
"We don't have a local electrical restoration department," said Stout. "That's not what we do."
A problem with the recovery pace, it was explained by the town's side, is that the town is hampered in clearing trees when they are downed wires because Con Edison is relied on to assess whether or not the wires are still live.
There was also talk at the meeting for more radical infrastructure changes, including clearing of trees and power line burial.
Ralph Byers called for more aggressive tree removal near power lines, arguing that they pose a threat to the stability of keeping power.
"Just take them down," he said. Byers, recalling history, noted that in the town's agrarian past, land was once largely cleared of trees.
Carpenter was receptive to changing the town's tree ordinance with concern to pruning. She also felt that some types of trees are not appropriate for being close to power lines and roadways.
Judy McGrath called for consideration of power line burial.
While board members did not explicitly rule out burying lines, it was noted that, in the recent past during early stages of the Chappaqua hamlet plan for the business district, that the town got a 7-figure price quote for doing so downtown.
The views of the public were not unanimous at the meeting, however.
Phyillis Kirshner called for people to take personal responsbility for examining trees, and said she resented the fact that people were attacking the board.
"I think we have a responsibility. We can't blame everything on Con Ed."
Victoria Alzapiedi hoped that there would be a balance between taking trees down and considering the ecological positives of trees.


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Dimar Tours
Offers tours to the Isla de Lobos (adult/child US$50/30) and Isla Gorriti (UR$300 per person), leaving daily in the high season, and on weekends in the low season. Make reservations in advance. Other operators have offices along the same boardwalk – it's worth going for a wander to see who has the best prices on the day.


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June 9, 2008
Chris Jarosz
Chris Jarosz, a dance major and business minor at SMU, is among the top 20 competitors on this summer's hit television show, "So You Think You Can Dance." The next edition of the show airs on Wednesday, June 11, at 7 p.m. (CDT) on Fox Television.
Jarosz, who grew up in Poolesville, Maryland, and moved to Carrollton, Texas, when he was 15, was among the scores of people who auditioned for the show during its tryouts at SMU's McFarlin Auditorium in January.
Read SYTYCD's interview with Jarosz, or read more about the top 20 contenders and the show.
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Perth Skyshow 2015 - Skyworks
A site all about the Annual Perth Skyshow "skyworks" on the Swan River. A Top WA Event
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Perth Ready for Biggest Australia Day fireworks
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Australia Day Skyworks 2014
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- Rate is based on twin/ double share.
- Extra persons can be accommodated with additional cost.
- Maximum Occupancy is 4 persons.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Lightning and Fireworks Ignite Perth Skies in Stunning Australia Day Skyshow
Crowd numbers were slightly down on last year, but the Australia Day celebrations in Perth still attracted 250,000, despite the heat and rain.
Police said today that 139 arrests and summons were made statewide during the Skyworks.
There were 169 move-on notices issued, 67 alcohol related offences and 39 people were charged with disorderly conduct.
Police said four people were charged with driving under the influence with six people caught driving with a blood alcohol level over 0.08%.
There were nine assault charges laid, three assault on a public officer charges and seven drug related offences.
But West Australians were well-behaved during Australia Day celebrations across the state yesterday, police said.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Two Big Australia Day Skyshows for Perth
The City of Perth Skyworks will light up the sky from 8pm (WST), with an Australian Spirit theme.
Internationally-known entertainer Rolf Harris will also contribute a "special feature" for the soundtrack.
But before the pyrotechnics begin, the city will also host free entertainment throughout the afternoon for families.
The Youth Zone concert at Langley Park will begin at 4.30pm with headline acts Amy Meredith and Stone Circle, as well as paintballing and cars.
Earlier, Survival Perth will be held in the Supreme Court Gardens to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture.
Aboriginal artists will perform music over six hours including Kwarbah Djookian, James Scott, Ulla Shay, Walkabout Boys, Bartlett Brothers and The Yabu Band.
Across the river, the City of South Perth will host Celebration Zone at Sir James Mitchell Park with various entertainment and activities.
For those south of the river, the City of Fremantle will celebrate Australia Day with a free sausage sizzle and entertainment, as well as face painting and giant bubbles.
Performers will include the Vegemite Dancers, Aboriginal Dancers, Sunshine Brothers and Blue Shaddy, and the Village Art Markets will also be operating at the Esplanade.
From 8pm, the Cities of Fremantle and Cockburn will co-host the Indian Ocean Skyshow, launching the fireworks from a barge 300m off the coast at Bathers Bay.
Spectators are advised to view the show from Bathers Beach foreshore, the Round House, Esplanade Park, North Mole, Monument Hill, South Beach and Fishing Boat Harbour.
It's expected to reach 40C on Australia Day so people are being warned to remain hydrated.
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) warns those attending the Skyworks to leave the sparklers at home because they can easily start a fire.
Police will also be out in force to target anti-social behaviour and alcohol-fuelled violence.
Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan said there would be designated alcohol zones.
"Drinking outside the zones is against the law and offenders face a $200 fine," he said.
"Under the Liquor Act, police have the power to seize alcohol, even if its unopened, from anyone drinking and deemed to be causing or likely to cause undue offence, annoyance, disturbance or inconvenience to others."
Last year, police issued almost 50 move on notices and 23 people were arrested.
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Monday, January 16, 2012
2012 City of Perth Australia Day Skyworks
At 8pm when the sky explodes with the famous Skyworks fireworks display, the accompanying MIX94.5 soundtrack will pay special tribute to our unique people and culture and celebrate the spirit that unites us.
We hope you enjoy the 2012 City of Perth Australia Day which we expect will be the most successful event now it its 28th year, with hundreds of thousands of people gathering in harmony to watch the renowned pyrotechnics display its surely an event not to be missed.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Perth Set to Explode in 2012
And if you're looking for a fantastic vantage point to view the fireworks without having to worry about the crowds and finding parking then make sure you book a river view room at Metro Hotel Perth.
Rooms are now available to book for this very popular event so get in fast.
To book your accommodadtion NOW log on to www.metrohotelperth.com
The Metro Hotel Perth is located on Canning Highway South Perth, situated at the top of a hill. This means that the majority of the hotels rooms enjoy million dollar views of the Skyworks fireworks display from their own private balcony.


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To reserve a field trip:
Email your request to: firstname.lastname@example.com or call (408) 864-8814. Contact our office and make reservations two months or more in advance (whenever possible) to ensure preferred date and seating availability.
Please provide the following information:
A confirmation/invoice, general information sheet and campus map will be mailed once your reservation is on the field trip calendar. Groups should arrive at Planetarium building 10 minutes before the start of show to check-in and pay admission fees. Allow time for parking and walking to the facility from parking lots or bus drop off area. Due to the nature of our shows, and for safety, we are unable to seat groups once lights have been dimmed down.
Permits cost $3.00 and are valid for the entire day. All cars require parking permits, which can be purchased from yellow permit machines located on all lots. Machines accept dollar bills, coins and credit cards.
Carpools: Use the parking structure in Lot C.
School busses: Drop off area is by the Science Center Building in parking lot E. Busses should park across the street behind the Oaks shopping center after dropping off students.
Title 1 Schools Field Trip Project:
Thanks to the generosity of the Private Donors and Foundations, the Fujitsu Planetarium at De Anza College is able to offer a limited number of free admissions to 3rd grade students from Title 1 Schools who are visiting the Planetarium with a school field trip.
Student admissions are subject to approval and availability of grant funds for the field trip school year calendar and will be distributed on a first come-first serve basis until depleted. Visiting students must meet the following criteria:
As of 9/5/2013... Due to high demand title 1 field trip admissions are currently depleted. Title 1 school groups may still submit their request; however requests will not be reviewed until more funding becomes available. Please complete this Title 1 Form. (pdf)
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Cell phones, Cameras and Shoes with Flashing Lights: NO cell phone or camera (video or picture) are allowed to be used while the show is in progress. Flashing shoes distract from the presentation – students will be asked to remove them while inside or if possible we ask that they not be worn the day of field trip.
Eating Areas: Your group is welcome to eat their snacks or lunch on the cement quad located next to the Planetarium, the grassy area next to the library, the tables located in the campus center or at Memorial Park, which is located across the street from De Anza as there is no eating, drinking or gum chewing permitted inside the Planetarium Facility.
Quiet Zone: There are classrooms adjacent to the Planetarium, please ask students to keep their voices down while they wait to enter and after they exit the Planetarium – if your group arrives earlier than your schedule time, plan a quiet activity such as reading, while you wait. Do not bring play equipment such as jump ropes or balls on campus – we greatly appreciate your cooperation, thank you.


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SHELBYVILLE, IL. — Noel Yantis turns 90 years old and a surprise party is being planned for him.
Everyone is invited to join with family and friends to celebrate his birthday with cards and smiles on July 6 at the Shelbyville Senior Center, 325 E. North 9th Street, from 1 to 5 p.m.


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Nihila wrote:@ Stryke:
4) Random number generator based on the time of posting, in combat calculator.
5) Doesn't work, combat is only stack to stack--if 2 stacks attack 1, they do so individually.
6) I don't think we've had that happen yet, so I don't know.
HerbieRai wrote:6) In the previous games we've still let the attacker choose which stack to attack, although I think if a stack is ranged it still has to be attacked first. Not sure if this has been changed with the new rule set.
There's a combat spreadsheet on the first post--you'll need to download it. In it, there should be a space to insert the time of posting in minutes and seconds. That's inserted into another algorithm to generate two pseudo-random numbers based on the pseudo-random "rolling" of 2 dice for each number.Stryke wrote:4) can you go into a bit more detail, i'm not sure what you mean.
a--yes.5) a) so the would both attacks be done in the same turn
b) if a) is yes would the defender get to retaliate to both attacks
That only applies if the attacking stack is ranged, it applies to all ranged stacks, and it's so that ranged stacks can protect melee stacks from other ranged stacks.7) why do we have to attack the ranged stack first and does this only apply to unlead stacks or are command units over ruled in this instance
Stryke wrote:1) If you have two leadership units in a stack do the leadership bonus's stack ie the leadership bonus of 1 leader in a stack is 1.1, if there are two does it go to 1.2
Stryke wrote:2) do fortifications regain hits at the end of the turn
Stryke wrote:Seriously guys the keyboard has more than one type of bracket. Try using them, it makes this type of thing infinitly easier to understand.
Stryke wrote:4) how will the random number in the combat calculation be rolled
Stryker wrote:5) the rules state that "combat is always between two stacks,an attacker (the stack that is on turn) and a defender". how would combat involving two attacks and one defender, or one attacker and two defenders function, ie do two attacking stacks attack indavidually and then both receive retalation or does the defender only deal one lot of retaliation or can a defender only be attacked by one attacker in any one turn, also if there are two defender can an attacker attack one then the other assuming it survives.
Stryke wrote:6) if a single unlead stack attacks a hex with two lead stacks can the defender determine which stack defends
Stryke wrote:7) why do we have to attack the ranged stack first and does this only apply to unlead stacks or are command units over ruled in this instance
Since one of the sides has completely specified their units, how about we start?
1. if I have a led stack that moves into a hex with a neutral, unled stack, it will engage (unless I can "manuever to avoid" on the basis of hits)? Such an engagement will not cause the critters to become hostile?
Also, what if the hex is unscouted? More specifically, if a led stack enters an unscouted hex, what happens if 1) there is a neutral, led stack, or 2) there is a neutral, unled stack?
Sihoiba wrote:Where do neutral units go in the turn order?
If a neutral unit has sapping can they have laid traps before the start of the first turn?
WaterMonkey314 wrote:Now, we wouldn't be able to ally with a critter side, now would we?
Stryke wrote:I'd have posted my units and startin garmy by now, but i'm still waiting to hear back from my team mates
HerbieRai wrote:Sohibia is offline until friday at the earliest. His units have yet to move, so I'd let team B go ahead and start unless you see us magically meeting during their turn.


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and we have a good shot at all of them, assuming things aren't a disaster on the field. Just one more reason why we need some success this year, particularly against Sparty.
|17 hours 25 min ago
|Well my guess is Brian and others wanted a QB coach
under Borges because Borges was not very good at this aspect of his job (or others) while at Michigan. Nussmeier's resume looks much more adequate in this regard.
|2 days 15 hours ago
|Spartan tears
Taste like Sugar
|2 days 18 hours ago
|Say what?!?
Michigan has never and will never get every good recruit in the state. Just like Ohio does not get all of its top instate kids. Sure there have been a few misses that hurt here and there but as long as we are getting a good number of the top instate kids we offer we will be fine.
|4 days 16 hours ago
|This one time at bandcamp...
Looks like other poster beat me to the obvious punch
|5 days 6 hours ago
|Wow. Lot to give up but
In baseball the window to compete for championships can be narrow so it was probably a worthwhile gamble.
|5 days 14 hours ago
|Darien Roseboro as well
according to the same article.
|1 week 6 hours ago
|Good to see Wilson getting up there
I'm really hoping he can be the rebounding, shot blocking presence we have been missing at the 4.
|1 week 6 hours ago
|People are saying that because you can't win them all
Especially when we have been mediocre at best for the last decade. At this point I will take the solid recruiting classes Hoke and co are putting up so long as we start to see results on the field. It's just not realistic to expect a bunch of 5 stars to commit until we start to get it done on the field.
|1 week 6 hours ago
|If we can land Cole, Weber, Roseboro and Wheatly Jr
All will be good and the rest will be gravy
|1 week 9 hours ago
|No Auden Tate either.
They are dropping like flies. Oh well the most important visitors were probably Roseboro Wheatley, Webber and Cole anyway. I know weber and cole are coming. Any word on the other two?
|1 week 13 hours ago
|According to Mlive
his parents were not going to be able to make the drive up so he may not have a way to get up there. http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2014/07/report_four-star_lb_jo...
So, according to Lloyd Christmas at least, there may still be a chance.
|1 week 15 hours ago
|Alabama engineering strikes again
|1 week 4 days ago
|This smacks of marketers worrying about marketing
rather than the things that really matter like pricing and the product itself. MLS numbers likely have gone up because their games are cheap, more kids play it than football these days, and they were starting from really low attendance numbers.
Not much mystery there and other than pricing I don't see how college football can learn anything truly helpful from the MLS.
|1 week 5 days ago
|Oh really Public_97_Troll?
why then do you think ND dropped the Michigan series which is one of the highest rated and best attended rivalries in the game but they kept Purdue? And while the B1G sucks as a conference, the ACC isn't much if any better.
|1 week 5 days ago
|No, the new thing
is criticize any criticism of the AD.
I have no problem with movie nights or fireworks in a vaccum. But they certianly don't improve my image of the AD or the program in any way either. If Michigan was winning and ticket demand was rising rather than falling then they likely wouldn't be doing this kind of stuff and even if they were people wouldn't care. I hate to quote Al Davis, but it has never been more apt: "just win baby."
|1 week 5 days ago
|Holly mother of God
Verlander is a blessed man
|2 weeks 1 day ago
|Well maybe the point of the suit
Is to bring public scrutiny to the board's actions to force changes to the board's conduct, the law and/or the board's makeup. Of maybe they are hoping that a different Supreme Court will interpret the law differently. Either way, That doesn't seem so frivolous to me.
|2 weeks 3 days ago
|Some of what you say may be true
But there simply isn't enough depth to play 2 "bigs" together at the same time. Not only is there not enough depth but there is almost no game experience amongst the bigs so there is just no advantage. Much better to play a tall skilled wing guy like Chatman or Wilson along with one of the bigs and keep that rotation through out.
|2 weeks 4 days ago
|Holland jumped the shark like 4 years ago
His veteran free agent signings and trades have been just terrible since. This doesn't even phase me at this point.
|2 weeks 5 days ago
|I know you are kidding, but
I can't imagine a person I'd want less to be associated with Michigan athletics. It is hard to have worse pizza and commericals than Dominos but Papa John's delivers!
|2 weeks 5 days ago
|According to 247 composite rankings we are currently
10th in average rating which is a good start. That number could go up or down quite a bit depending on how the rest of our class shakes out which is probably dependent on how the season goes.
|2 weeks 5 days ago
|I'm expecting 8-5 with loses to all 3 rivals, the bowl game
and one of PSU, Utah, Northwestern, etc. While I am expecting that result it does not mean I would be satisified. I still think that is a bad season for Michigan.
Not that anyone cares, but for me to be satisifed with the season we need at least nine wins with one of them over Sparty or Ohio.
|2 weeks 5 days ago
|It will be very interesting to see how our QB's play after Shane
Speight, Malzone and DeWeaver are all borderline 3/4 star types. We have certainly seen guys like that pan out better than the 5 star studs, and so much of a QB's success is dependent upon coaching, intagibles and the offense around them. Two of our best QB's in recent history were Griese and Brady who were much less heralded than even some of their own teammates.
|2 weeks 5 days ago
|Yep typos are endemic in the internet era
though I think a lot of it based on the need to get content out cheaply and ASAP. Many "news" sites have obviously made a concious decision to put speed and frequency over the quality of content.
|2 weeks 5 days ago
|Agree 100%
I think the coaches were worried of playing musical chairs with the remaining targets and being left without a seat when the music ended so they offered a local kid who is a lifelong fan and who's profile was rising.
What has me somewhat encouraged is Nussmeier's track record of identifying and developing QB prospects. Nussmeier saw all these guys throw live and still decided to offer Malzone when they did.
|3 weeks 7 hours ago
|According to reviews I have seen
Malzone was out classed by a number of other former Michigan targets like Wimbush, Stidhim, Rosen, Towns, White, Etc. But as others have mentioned this is based on limited throws. Most importantly, I have more faith in Nussmeier's ability to identify and develop a QB than Borges.
|3 weeks 15 hours ago
|I haven't heard of many 2015 targets attending the BBQ
is it a down event compared to past years due to fewer openings, slower recruting momentum or am I just missing guys saying they are coming?
|3 weeks 5 days ago
|Most overrated GM in sports
Holland's initial success was a product of the great organization built by Develano and Bowman. Now that he is on his own and needs to be creative and aggressive in the salary cap era he is not up to the task at all.
|3 weeks 6 days ago
|Holland should have begun the rebuilding
process several years ago. Now the Wings are stuck in purgatory being not good enough to contend for a cup or attract the top free agents, but they are good enough to scrape into the playoffs, get a worse draft pick and keep the kids down on the farm. The Cup window closed when Lidstrom retired, but Holland thinks as long as the playoff streak keeps going he is succeeding.


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2 While the chilies are cooling, heat olive oil in a large sautée pan, on medium. Add the chopped onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for a minute more. Add the tomatoes (break up any whole tomatoes before adding to the pan). Add a pinch of salt. Bring to a simmer and lower the heat to low. Gently simmer for 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
3 Carefully peel and discard the blackened skin off of the chilies. Cut off the stem ends, remove the seeds and discard. Set chiles aside on a layer of paper towels to dry.
4 In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, cook chorizo, stirring occasionally to break up the meat, until cooked through, about 4 minutes.
5 Preheat oven to 375°. Pour tomato sauce into the bottom of an 8x12 inch baking dish (the tomato sauce should be the consistency of a thin spaghetti sauce. If it is too thick, thin it out with a little water).
6 In a large bowl, mix chorizo, cotija, and oregano. Stuff chiles with sausage mixture and lay them on top of the tomato sauce in the pan.
7 In a large bowl, whisk the eggs thoroughly. Whisk in the flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Sprinkle chiles with half of the jack or cheddar cheese. Pour egg mixture over chiles and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
8 Bake until top starts to brown and the eggs are set but still soft, about 30 minutes.


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It should.
It can.
And I believe it will.
How about a few of you doubters join in the parade?
This past week's news about the $58 million expansion at Pactiv in Corsicana to more than double the size of their operation and add 200 or more jobs is about the best shot in the arm this old county has gotten in some time.
And with news of this particular company's decision getting around, that's bound to get the eyes and ears of some other industrial prospects out there that Corsicana's not a bad place to be.
However, as is usual in our tiny little slice of heaven in Texas, that good news about Pactiv also came with a chorus of those who led the "Yeah, but ..." refrain.
To those folks, all I can offer is this — "Get with the program, or get out of the way."
Yes, we've had some setbacks — a bunch of them.
And, to be sure, we've probably suffered some other setbacks that we'll probably never know about. Such is the way of industrial recruitment, as I'm sure Lee McCleary will be happy to share with you.
But by golly, we did get this one, and there shouldn't be anybody out there choosing to rain on this parade.
I'll be the first to admit I'm as skeptical as the next guy sometimes (OK, most times) but I do know you'll draw more flies with honey than you will with vinegar.
Or, with talk about power plants we didn't get, or berating those on either side of the issue.
We need to get past all the petty bickering and get on board to recruit more of the Pactiv's of the world — and they are out there.
Does that mean there can't be discourse or discussion or debate on the merits of something?
No, it doesn't.
But it does mean we have to — we have to — put the common goal of bettering our town and its way of life ahead of personal goals, vendettas, grudges, past history and back-biting.
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