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Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli confirmed during a conference call tonight that trading Matt Hunwick to Colorado has cleared enough cap space to active Marc Savard when the center is ready.
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Earlier this week, Microsoft Microsoft released its new YouTube application for Windows Phone after it was disabled in May by YouTube for failing to display ads. Though the new app displays ads, the app was blocked again today by Google Google – apparently, because the app violates YouTube's terms of service, even though the two companies collaborated on the app.
In a statement, Google said: "We're committed to providing users and creators with a great and consistent YouTube experience across devices, and we've been working with Microsoft to build a fully featured YouTube for Windows Phone app, based on HTML5. Unfortunately, Microsoft has not made the browser upgrades necessary to enable a fully-featured YouTube experience, and has instead re-released a YouTube app that violates our Terms of Service. It has been disabled. We value our broad developer community and therefore ask everyone to adhere to the same guidelines."
Microsoft's Corporate Vice President & Deputy General Counsel David Howard responded with a blog post that alleges that Google is now making up reasons to block the app. "It seems to us that Google's reasons for blocking our app are manufactured so that we can't give our users the same experience Android and iPhone users are getting. The roadblocks Google has set up are impossible to overcome, and they know it."
While Howard thinks Google's actions are "impossible to overcome", a spokesperson for Microsoft told The Verge that "We are working with them to resolve the issue." Those rooting for the success of Microsoft and Windows Phone can only hope they do in fact resolve this issue – and soon. If Microsoft can't cooperate with Google on this app, Microsoft may continue to face an upward battle in developing an ecosystem of apps that can not only attract users away from Android and Apple Apple, but enough of them to actually make the Windows Phone platform a mainstream alternative.
Adds adds and more adds. I remember a time when the best thing about the computer over tv was the fact that you weren't bombarded by the stupid things.
I was one of the many who was hanging on to the previously working version of the Microsoft YouTube app and finally upgraded to the new version when it was announced that they had worked out their differences. The new app seems to comply with Google's demands: show ads and prevent video downloads. Does anyone know what Google's new demands are to justify blocking YouTube access to more than 50 million Windows Phone users worldwide?.
As an iOS developer, I think this is a cheap shot from Google. HTML5 does not give the app the rich experience comparing to native code. Unless Google wrote its YouTube app in HTML5, why would they demand others to use HTML5? I understand the Ad part but HTML5 is just blank excuse.
They didn't, and actually their site doesn't even use HTML5 anyway. Currently only flash and native apps have access to protected content, so their insistence on HTML5 is so that it CANNOT view the protected content.
Apple also requires HTML5. Microsoft hates HTML5. Microsoft hates all standards. Microsoft's schtick is to frustrate everybody on all standards.
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Microsoft is the one making the YouTube App and all Google does is block it because it was not made using HTML5! Google didn't even spend a dime on that App and doesn't have an HTML5 for Android or iOS.
I think Microsoft should also sue Google to prevent Google Docs or Open Office from opening Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents or block the downloading of Chrome from Internet Explorer!
Ignoramus! Microsoft has contributed a lot to HTML5. Seems you don't even know who contributed Touch Pointer Events for HTML5
Microsoft actually has a point here. Did you know that there's really not an "official" YouTube app for windows phones? That's because Google refuses to build one because of the relatively low numbers of windows phones in circulation compared to Apple and Android. So Microsoft chose to "build" the app themselves (at no cost to Google mind you). Of course Google placed many stipulations on Microsoft to keep the app (it's worth repeating, Google didn't build that app, Microsoft did). Then Google blocked Microsoft's YouTube app because they claimed that it wasn't displaying ads (in other words, Google wasn't receiving ad revenue from the app Microsoft built). Microsoft then updates the app to display ads and YouTube is back up and running (not for long). Then Google AGAIN blocks the Microsoft YouTube app citing "violations" to their user agreement AFTER Google initially cleared the app for use after Microsoft made all the necessary adjustments. This time citing a requirement that Microsoft use HTML5 format for their videos. Of course this befuddles Microsoft because Apple (iPhone) and Google (Android) DON'T USE HTML5 FORMAT for their YouTube apps. Why is Google holding Microsoft to a standard that no one else is held to? Also Google has made several attempts (unsuccessfully) to convert to HTML5 themselves and now want Microsoft to do it? I believe it's very clear what's going on. Google is trying to stifle competition plain and simple. Windows recently moved to the no. 3 phone OS in the world ahead of Blackberry. While true, they are nowhere near Apple and Android the are making slow and steady progress. But Google knows no matter how good your OS is, if the apps people want are not there, it will have very limited appeal. In other words they are trying to hurt Windows phone users (or potential users) by making the OS in attractive because it won't have certain key apps. Microsoft knows this and want you to know it too. Microsoft has stated they are willing to work with Google regarding HTML5 but why block the app in the meantime especially since no one else is using it? I think Microsoft has a point.
Google was cheap, is cheap and will get cheaper day by day. I don't use a windows phone, still on symbian but I have people around me using all kinda phones. I will settle on Nokia Lumia 925 next month, youtube app wont matter to me as I can still access it from a browser.
Google is playing a stupid game, on the other hand microsoft can update its terms and should block google chrome / talk n' mainly search of all desktops. Majority of professional systems still use desktop and smartphone is just an option for professional work, let the rest timepass job be done on smartphones
I am waiting for the day when Google is banned over multiple products for its privacy policies. I just hate them for that. Otherwise it was so good!
So much for google"s "Do no Evil" policy. They could simply build a youtube app and maps app like for every other system out there, and get relatively high ad margins (compared to apple).
Microsoft was intentionally harming its competitors back when it had the power to do so. Now it is complaining? Tough luck, Microsoft. Maybe you deserve it!
So sad to see MICROSOFT be BLOCKED BY ANOTHER COMPANY.. LOL..
I mean really who cares. they were the kings of buying and destroying their competition for years..
I'm 40 now and have seen the rise and partial fall / fail of a giant. I'm not shedding a tear either. If a company has and set API, follow it. Look at the IOS developer jumping through hoops to have approval.
boo hooo..
What goes around, comes around. It is not as though Microsoft hasn't pushed companies around in the past, though not in regard to mobile platforms and such. This time the "big company" is being pushed around by an even bigger company.
Do I think Google should choke-off Windows Phone users? Not really, but are they within their rights to do so? Certainly. Will they really prevent people on that platform from using YouTube? No. The reason is simple as it is powerful. Just as they continue to dominate maps and navigation on the iPhone and iPad -despite also being the prime rival for those devices from the OS to hardware, they will do so with Windows Phone.
By keeping their apps and services across all platforms in-line with their way of doing things, Google not only dominates the Android ecosystem but the entire mobile industry. Sony to my amazement has avoided their classic mistake of introducing an alternative product represents a format nobody wants. They've realized there is no purpose to trying to dominate the OS end of mobile. Microsoft thought they could still wrestle the market away to it's own walled garden. They are wrong.
In the end, iOS, Windows Phone, and Android all become generic platforms for Google services and products. Much like PCs that are able to run Windows, Linux or hacked versions of Apple OS, the hardware is not where the main fight is. The OS, Apps, and services are where the money will be. If Microsoft were truly wise, it would see the failure of Surface, the resistance to Metro, and focus on making Windows Phone more open to offering the services that people want. With Blackberry failing there is room and a market for a quality third-place alternative. And Windows Phone isn't a bad product at all.
So much for "Do no evil"
Google is a liar! They are not supporting open source. They are making people "open" up so that they can use their Ads a "source" of their income!
Google want's Microsoft to make an HTML5 Youtube App, but they themselves don't even know how to make one for Android and iOS.
Shame on Google!!!! Samsung should be the one to own Android because they really give away the OS for free without strings attached just like Tizen.
F U Google !
It`s run by two shysters…what did you expect ?
Microsoft should prevent all of their MS Office software from working on Google Chrome…
I wouldn't actually call it a upper hand but due to the inadequacies of internet explorer a lot of people access google chrome to view ms 2013 office products so banning office from chrome wouldn't really help ms.
Same goes to google to some extent. Even though they have superior products as far as the browser is concerned and youtube is concerned but ms is catching up pretty fast. MS Bing services are pretty awesome and the web browser that comes with windows 8 is pretty awesome so yea Google needs to act like an adult and behave. I for one have stopped using youtube since this has happened. I'll use bing videos until they get their act straight.
How would Forbes feel about a "Forbes.com" app developed by Microsoft for Windows Phone, using the Forbes marks and art, that gave an inadequate experience?
For the last one week or so, i am unable to watch videos on my windows phone. It doesn't work with the YouTube app or with browser either. Does it work with any other browser? Google is playing cheat tricks really.


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Three East County elementary schools will have new principals this coming school year.
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Recommendations likely will be as follows: For Bashaw Elementary School, Dr. Ron Hirst, currently a grant resource specialist; for Freedom Elementary, Jim Mennes, currently the assistant principal at Abel Elementary; and for McNeal Elementary, Norma Scott, currently the assistant principal at Moody Elementary.
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"A Story of Love and Resilience"
The so expected end of the quartet is what I had been looking forward to, and this time Gabe got to be one of the main characters, which was fun to watch his journey, his growth.
Claire and Gabe were my favorite characters, Seeing their story towards one another was what kept me going.
I also loved seeing how Jonas participated in this book. I loved his wisdom and serenity.
She performed it very well. I would enjoy listening to another book narrated by her. My favorite narrator so far was Ron Rifkin, from "The Giver", though.
Not really, although I really enjoyed the end. I was kind of slow going for a while between the first and second parts of this book, but I kept on going because I wanted to see what would happen to Claire and how she would find her son.
I think Lois Lowry could have explored so many things so much more throughout the quartet. I really missed some points of the story where she kind of left a blank. My favorite book is still "The Giver" (the first one of the quartet), which was the reason for me to go look for the rest of the series.
I know some mystery has to be left in the air, but I wish there could have been a proper end to Claire and her son, with more details, but it was left up tp imagination.
"Still up-to-date!"
This book is about not only loving your teenager, but also about learning how to demonstrate your love in a way they feel they are loved. Sometimes at home with all the rules and responsibilities, it is hard to appreciate your rebel teen, let alone show them they are appreciated.
When I started this book, I had already listened to 5 Love languages of children, and 5 love language for couples, thus I thought it would repeat itself, but it didn't.
This one has a great approach for teens, and if you are one of those renitent parents who is struggling with his/her teen at home, you need to get this book and absorb every ounce of knowledge this book has to offer.
With the advance of modern life, it gets harder and harder to understand your teen, but this book presents simple things and strategies you can do with your teen in order for you to have a more harmonious domestic environment.
This book is especially aimed at helping parents not only to learn to show their kids' love language, but also to understand their teen's. If you are not a parent, but want to understand the teens around you, and how to show your love for them in a way they get it, this is a great source of knowledge. I recommend it.
"Happy ending after all!"
Well, because I thought I didn't know what was coming, I got tense while reading the book. I even had to stop listening for a while until I felt safe and sure I wanted to continue. I was rooting for our America.
There were some events I saw coming, and some other twists that could have been nicer and more intrieguing, but the author didn't do anything about it, so those details were just revealed and nothing happened. That part was disappointing. I think the author could have done really nice things with those new twists.
Through the ending some other things were a little predictable, but what I liked most about this book was the fact that we saw America not only as the brave girl who fights and stands up to the man, but a girl who has teenage conflicts and emotions and she is very confused until the last hour and a half of listen.
Another thing I have to point out is that everything fitted into place. There was no final major conflict for America to resolve. The author could have done something about it too. It would have been spicier.
I loved this book, nonetheless, and I do recommend it. It is truly a YA with lots of teen drama, but it is a very nice read / listen.
"Interesting Development of this Love Triangle"
1st of all, if you haven't read the first book, go back and read it, because you will miss most of the fun, and won't understand the story.
2nd of all, I have mixed feelings about the development of this love story / triangle, I mean, I have my pick, and I don't know who she is going to choose.
Some people say this was a little predictable, but I don't agree. America is still trying to figure out how much she wants to be in this competition and how much she wants to be princess (or not), and the twists that happen in book 2 certainly make her re-think her whole belief system. She screws up a few times in order to start finding out what she truly wants. Very exciting events happen.
I listened to this in 3 sittings!
I am dying to find out what happens next. Will she be the next princess of Ilea, or will she choose to be the love of Aspen? I guess we will have to read and see.
"Sparks going both ways!"
I started this book because of my students' recommendations. I didn't think I would enjoy it as much as I did. As an YA fan I believed I would like it, and I just realized how much now, because I keep thinking about it and keep wanting to purchase the next one as soon as possible. You just know how much you like a book when you start dying to read the sequel.
This is the story of America Singer. Her country is divided into casts. She is a 5 - not a good place to be - but she actually has the chance of a lifetime. She can change her life by entering a selection process in order to be chosen by prince Maxon to become princess of Ilea. The thing is, she is in love with Aspen, and the stupid guy pushes her into the selection so that she could have a better life. Little did he know that Lady America had some good chances, and that the odds could be ever in her favor.
This book reminds me a little about hunger games because of how these girls lost their privacy so quickly, because of the TV crews which keep trying to find out more about prince Maxon and the so far selected ladies, and also because of the hunger, poverty and suffering going on in the lower casts, the underprivileged.
The highlight is the friendship / sth else between lady America and the Prince, and it gets even better when Aspen, the stupid ex boyfriend, gets back in the picture.
Can't spoil it. You have to read it!
"Enlightening, but..."
Although the author tries to give layman an over view of music and how it works, if you don't know anything (or practically anything) this book is not for you. This book should be read, not listened to. This is the kind of book where you have to read some concepts over and over, and you also have to do some practice on your own (even though there is some demonstration at the end of each chapter, but it feels too theoretical).
When I purchased this book, I thought I was going to learn about psychology of music, or even some concepts of music therapy, but this book is not about that. This book gets very technical at some points, and some dumb at others. I feel a little disappointed.
"Shame I didn't absorb as Much as I wanted"
This was a hard book for me to finish, not because it was boring, but because it was hard for me. In his introduction the author says he will to try to make things easy for you to understand the book, but unfortunately, his attempts failed with me.
This is not a health or nutrition book. I was a little disappointed by this. This is a chemistry book. If you don't know much about chemistry, or don't remember what you learned in high school, I suggest you go to basic chemistry first.
The author tries to be funny and tries to tone things down for readers like me, but I think it wasn't enough, for I realized I need to get my chemistry together.
I did Learn interesting things here, but I have to away I retained very little information. It is a good book. I recommend it, but only if you commit to listen to it many times.
"Harry Potter meets National Treasure and Avatar!!!"
This is the story of two twin teenagers, Abby and Derek who go to this amazing school for geniouses named Cragbridge Hall, named after their grandfather - Oscar Cragbridge, a scientist and inventor who invents amazing devices thinking about the human kind's wellfare. However, some people are trying to put their hands on those inventions, and if they fall into the wrong hands, human kind's hystory as we know it might change altogether.
This is not a school of magic, but I mentioned Harry Potter because of the style in which the author chose to write. If you are a fan of Harry Potter you might enjoy this one very much. There are many twists of events and there is a lot of adventure too.
The thing is, because of his invention, Oscar, his son and daughter-in-law are kidnapped and blackmailed in exchange for this some precious information that only Oscar can provide. Before any of this would happen, Oscar leaves his grandkids a pair of lockets that would only be activated if he went missing, and also, some clues that might help them solve the puzzle as to why he might have been missing, kidnapped, or even killed.
I also compared it to National Treasure because this journey is full of clues, and without solving them, Abby and Derek cannot go on in the search for their loved ones.
Why did I mention avatar? Well, you have to listen to it, I don't want to spoil it for you. But there is a mixture of styles here.
Even though the narrator was very good, he will not get 5 stars because he did not do the accent of the Brazilian character correctly ( I know that because I am Brazilian). Brazil speaks Portuguese, and the accent the narrator chose to adopt was clearly Spanish. #disappointed.
As a YA fan, I do recommend this book. I am sure that if you are an YA fan like me, you will enjoy it.
"Lite horror w a touch of psychological thriller"
I really enjoyed listening to this book. It is a mixture of horror story with a touch of psychological thriller. The author keeps you hooked until the very end. I listened to it in only two sittings!
Mike is a top notch writer, and Mark narrates this book awesomely!
Allan and Cynthia are this ordinary couple living their ordinary lives, until Cynthia is almost raped by a hiker, and that is when this supposedly uneventful story takes a very unexpected turn, and their lives start being psychologically tortured and tormented!
What would happen if you committed a crime, and became slave of behaviors in order to hide this crime from society? Well, this is what happened to Allan and Cynthia's lives.
Want to know more? I am sure you will enjoy this book as much as I have. I highly recommend it!
"Really enlightening, but feels like a horror story"
This is a fascinating book.
This book talks about the reality of the dangers of ingesting gluten.
The first book about the harm gluten can bring to one's life I read is called wheat belly, and that one emphasizes the digestory system and illnesses that can be caused by gluten in general. Very informative.
Grain Brain, however, also talks about this reality and more, because it alerts us about what gluten and carbs can do to our brain. It brings so many shocking things that I felt like I was reading a horror book. If you want to keep living long, healthily and with a lucid brain,
I'd advise you to read this one. You will be amazed at what you will discover. And if a gluten free reality is also yours, you might as well read this one too in order to find out about the latest researches in the field.
I highly recommend it.
"Refreshing Horror Story!"
This is the story of a young couple and their 5-month-old daughter, Natasha, whose sweet little face doesn't give away what she has inside.
This is the first horror story I got the chance to stumble across and finish, and I only did because it hooked me from the beginning and I felt it was a great, "unputdownable" story.
Neil and Annie got married very soon, since Neil was around 20 and Annie 19. Neil wanted her to make an abortion, but she refused to do so, and the only choice left was marriage. An unwanted one, as well as the baby, for Neil, that is. Strange things have happened in this home, and the father started blaming everything bad that happened on sweet little Natasha. I was so captured that I wanted to know whether Neil was crazy, Annie was paranoid or if the baby was really evil, which you only get to find out at the very end of the story.
As a horror story, it is also funny and intriguing. Even if you are not big on horror like me, you will enjoy this one very much. I highly recommend it.
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#15 - Lester Wilson
|2012-13 Men's Basketball
6' 4"
Carter HS
About Lester: A highly athletic player who is a proficient scorer, especially from 10 feet and in … hard to define his position because he has guard/forward size … expected to be a "slashing" scorer. 2012-13: Finished second on the team with 13.0 points per game ... was named by ESPN.com as one of the nation's top 25 freshman players earlier in the year ... was an Atlantic Sun Conference All Freshman team pick ... has eclipsed 20 points in six games this season ... netted 10 points in the loss to North Florida (2/21) ... scored 11 points in the win over Lipscomb (2/2) ... posted 16 points and six rebounds in the loss to Northern Kentucky (1/31) ... netted 16 points in the loss to USC Upstate (1/28) ... collected his second double-double of the year with a 15-point, 10-rebound effort in the win over North Florida (1/26) ... has posted back-to-back 19-point games against Kennesaw State (1/19) and Jacksonville (1/24) ... posted a game-high 21 points for the second straight contest, leading the Bucs past league-leading FGCU (1/12) ... had a game-high 21 points in the loss to Stetson (1/10) ... posted 11 points in the win at Northern Kentucky ... scored a team-best 16 points and hit on 50 percent of his shots in the loss to Lipscomb (1/5) ... had a team-high 14 points in the loss to VCU (1/2) ... managed just one double figure scoring game at the Diamond Head Classic, with 11 points against Hawaii (12/23) ... scored a team high 16 points in the loss to Charleston Southern (12/18) ... posted a team-high 14 points in the loss to Ole Miss (12/14), and played a career-high 40 minutes ... netted his first career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the loss to North Carolina (12/8) ... picked up his fourth 20-plus point game with 21 in the loss to James Madison (12/5) ... posted a career high 27 points and matched his personal best with nine rebounds in the win over Milligan (11/29) ... was named A-Sun Newcomer of the Week for the second time this season (11/27) ... netted a team high 12 points in the loss to Georgia (11/23) ... continues to impress with his play, scoring a career high 26 points and grabbing eight rebounds in the win over Charleston Southern (11/20) ... was named the Atlantic Sun Conference newcomer of the week after an impressive debut performance at Virginia Tech (11/10), scoring a team-high 20 points and grabbing nine rebounds in 27 minutes of action. 2011-12: Redshirted. High school: Averaged over 27 points and 13 rebounds a game in high school, on his way to multiple postseason honors including all-district and all-region awards for four straight years … was an all-state pick as a senior. Personal: Major is engineering … son of Katrina Wilson … born Feb. 15, 1993.
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text: What do you do after winning two AMA Motocross and Supercross Champ-ionships? After winning 16 X-Games gold medals? After winning back-to-back Rally America Series Championships? After becoming the first freestyle motocrosser to land a double-backflip ... launching a dirtbike into the Grand Canyon ... jumping a rally car 300 feet across Long Beach Harbor ... starring in countless extreme-sports videos, a TV series and a feature film? Have we left anything out? If you're Travis Pastrana, you set your sights on the pinnacle of motor racing: NASCAR. Say what? Like it or not, NASCAR is where all the top car racers land nowadays, and expect more motorcycle racers and extreme-sports athletes to migrate there as their two-wheeled careers come to a close. The GOAT himself, Ricky Carmichael, is currently paving the way, having just completed his second season in the Camping World Truck Series. So it won't be long before he and Pastrana are banging doors instead of bars. Like Carmichael, Pastrana is carefully orchestrating his transition to roundy-round racing. He's teaming up with NASCAR racer/commentator Michael Waltrip to form Pastrana-Waltrip Racing. Driving Toyotas out of Waltrip's North Carolina shop, Pastrana plans to contest seven Nationwide Series races in 2011 and no fewer than 20 in 2012, after which he'll hopefully graduate to the premier Sprint Cup Series. But before any of that, he'll gain seat time by running some regional K&N Series races. Pastrana maintains that he didn't make this decision on a whim. "I've been following NASCAR closely for years as a fan of the sport with competing in the sport a life-long dream," he said. "I decided it was time to try and turn that dream into reality, and with the help of the Bechtel family, Michael Waltrip Racing and the Wasserman media group, I'm now one step closer!" Waltrip notes the importance of the youth demographic Pastrana will bring to NASCAR. "Travis has built an enormous and unique following all over the world," he said. "As a race team owner, we are always looking for ways to deliver to our partners and engage our fans better. This is an opportunity to showcase our company and our sport to a new generation of young fans. We're also looking for that next big star. Travis already is one, and action sports is full of talented athletes. Having Travis as a part of our program adds another great dimension to our team and NASCAR." Press-release mouth-boogie dutifully spat, Waltrip disclosed his real reason for teaming up with Pastrana on SPEED-TV: "I just want to backflip something!" By Brian Catterson Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!


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The Velveteen Rabbit
Front cover of the 1922 Heinemann edition
|Margery Williams
|William Nicholson
|United States
|Children's novel
|George H. Doran Company
Publication date
|The Velveteen Rabbit at Wikisource
The Velveteen Rabbit (or How Toys Become Real) is a children's novel written by Margery Williams and illustrated by William Nicholson. It chronicles the story of a stuffed rabbit and his quest to become real through the love of his owner. The book was first published in 1922 and has been republished many times since.
The Velveteen Rabbit was Williams' first children's book.[1] It has been awarded the IRA/CBC Children's Choice award.[2] Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."[3]
Plot summary[edit]
A stuffed rabbit sewn from velveteen is given as a Christmas present to a small boy, but is neglected for toys of higher quality or function, which shun him in response. The rabbit is informed of magically becoming Real by the wisest and oldest toy in the nursery as a result of extreme adoration and love from children, and he is awed by this concept; however, his chances of achieving this wish are slight.
One night, after the boy has misplaced his cherished china dog, he is pacified through the presence of the rabbit, who attracts more attention from his owner from then onward as a result, to the extent of his promotion to the position of the child's favorite toy. However, when the toy rabbit's owner contracts scarlet fever, he is prescribed a trip to the seashore and is pacified upon receiving a stuffed rabbit of higher quality as a replacement for the Velveteen Rabbit, which must be burned alongside all of the other playthings due to potential bacteria. Before the rabbit can meet a painful demise, he is greeted by the Nursery Fairy, who transforms him into a living rabbit to spare him from an agonizing fate, as he'd acquired greater affection from the boy than all of the other toys and surpassed all qualifications required. The rabbit accompanies several others in rejoicing, gleeful upon having received his dream. A few months later, the boy is in the garden and sees a rabbit that reminds him of the velveteen one. Little does he know that it is his old rabbit, made real.
The following adaptations have been made of The Velveteen Rabbit.
- 1973 LSB Productions made the 16mm film version with a runtime of 19 minutes, winner of four awards.[vague]
- The 1976 Rankin/Bass television special, The First Easter Rabbit adapts the plot of the book as first of part of its story of how a toy bunny is recruited as the Easter Bunny.
- In 1984 it was part of the "Enchanted Musical Playhouse" series, where Marie Osmond played the part of the Velveteen Rabbit. Songs were composed by the Sherman Brothers.
- The Velveteen Rabbit was adapted into a video recording and soundtrack in 1985 by Rabbit Ears Productions with Random House Video; narrated by Meryl Streep, with music by George Winston. It received a Parents' Choice Award for Multimedia and was a Grammy award nominee.
- In 1985, two different animated adaptations were made at almost the same time:
- The first, narrated by Christopher Plummer, was produced in Canada by Atkinson Film-Arts for CTV. This version aired in the United States on HBO.
- The second was produced by Hanna-Barbera Australia and broadcast as an ABC Weekend Special.
- In 2003 it was also adapted into a clay-animated film by Xyzoo Animation.
- In 2007 a live action short film adaptation was released by Horse Fly Studios. It was nominated for two Young Artist Awards.
- Feature Films for Families, Family1 Films and Believe Pictures released their adaptation in 2009. It is distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, Thomas Nelson and Vision Films. The film adaptation was illegally telemarketed to over 500,000 telephone subscribers in the United States. Verizon successfully sued Feature Films For Families for the practice.[4]
- ^ "Margery Williams - The Velveteen Rabbit at Embracing the Child". Embracingthechild.org. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ Williams, Margery. "The Velveteen Rabbit, By Margery Williams , Illustrated by William Nicholson: HarperCollins Children's Books". Harpercollinschildrens.com. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ National Education Association (2007). "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ^ Barrett, Rick (2009-02-27). "Telemarketer sued for cell-phone calls". JSOnline. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Velveteen Rabbit.
- The Velveteen Rabbit Illustrated by William Nicholson. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., c1922 at A Celebration of Women Writers
- The Velveteen Rabbit at Project Gutenberg
- The Velveteen Rabbit (flip book with original illustrations) at Internet Archive


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Raisin Shortbreads Recipe
Raisin Shortbreads:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Butter (or spray with a non
stick vegetable spray) a 9 x 13 inch (23 x 33 cm) baking pan.
In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand
mixer), beat the butter and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy (about
one minute). Add the
sugar and beat until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl whisk the flour with
the salt and then
add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat
until the dough just comes together.
Divide the dough into two halves, making one half slightly larger than the other
half. Spread the smaller half of dough
over the bottom of the prepared pan and gently press the dough, with your
fingertips or the back of a spoon, to form an even layer. Sprinkle the raisins
evenly over the dough and gently press the raisins into the dough. Take the
other half of dough and
using your fingers, crumble
it over the top of the raisins. Then lightly press the dough into an even layer.
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Quote:Registration for the 2013 Oregon Star Party is now open at www.oregonstarparty.org. This years party will take place on August 6 to August 11 at Indian Trail Springs. We look forward to seeing you up there.We have one major change this year, we would like to send out a big thanks to Marys Chuck Wagon who for many years served food to astronomers at the Oregon Star Party. Mary decided the trip up to Indian Trail Spring was too much and has decided to move on. Our new caterer will be Jason Robertsons Headwaters Café. For much of the year Headwaters resides in New Orleans catering to the motion picture industry and private clients. However for the months of July and August Headwaters heads north to Portland for the cooler weather. On a side note, Jason appeared this past January on Food Networks Chopped. For more information on Headwaters Café go to www.headwaterscafe.com. This years Star Dinners are as follows:Thursday DinnerBeef brisket with red wine reductionGarlic mashed potatoes w/gravyRoasted carrots with soy and gingerGreen saladBeverageFriday NightLasagna w/Italian sausage & basil ragoutBroccoli with garlic and butterDinner rollsCaesar saladBeverageSaturday NightMeatloafMexican corn salad w/jicama & red peppersRoasted red potatoeschips and salsaBeverage
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NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Sunday, June 30, 2013
Summer on the Hudson: Tai Chi
at Soldiers and Sailors Monument (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Join Silvana Pizzuti to learn and practice Tai Chi, a slow moving martial art with health benefits for all fitness levels.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness, Seniors
Art Exhibit: Fish & Crushed Can Story- Mixed Media
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
This mixed media exhibit by artist Iandry Randriamandroso illustrates how growth is disrupted by invasive species.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Art
Catch & Release Fishing
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Grab a pole and relax on the Harlem Meer while you wait for a bite from one of the many species of fish that live in its diverse aquatic ecosystem!
Category: Nature, Games, Kids, Waterfront
Beautification Day Event
at Heather Garden (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Beautify Fort Tyron Park
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Shape Up NYC: Pilates
at Holley Plaza (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join us for an introductory class to the Pilates method.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness
Learn to Fly Day
at Field of Dreams (in LaTourette Park & Golf Course), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Come join the Staten Island RC Modelers for our Learn to Fly Day and experience flying a remote control airplane.
Category: Education, Art, Kids, Sports
Tai-Chi in the Greenbelt
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Join Tai-Chi instructor Raymond Yuen for Tai-Chi sessions overlooking our beautiful and inspiring woodlands.
Category: Fitness, Seniors
War Birds Over Gerritsen Beach
at Model Aircraft Field (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join the Radio Control Society of Marine Park for a war bird event to help raise money for Gerritsen Beach, one of the Brooklyn communities that was especially hard hit by Hurricane…
Category: Games
Free Yoga in the Park
at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Enjoy free yoga on the waterfront! Kripalu Yoga integrates body postures, breathing techniques, relaxation and meditation, taught by Monique Schubert and Yojaida Estrella every weekend.
Category: Fitness, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness
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Do you love music? The Music Department offers lessons, ensembles, and courses for beginners and experienced musicians alike, in styles ranging from Gregorian chant to Gospel. Courses in theory, history, ethnomusicology, jazz, composition, and performance have interdisciplinary links to many other departments; with intense faculty mentoring, music majors develop strong career opportunities in these and many other fields. Come explore our world-class instrument collection, and sample some of the 100-plus events we host each year!
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EDMONTON - While North America's natural gas industry struggles under record low prices, some of the biggest deals in Alberta's energy sector in 2012 were all about, you guessed it, natural gas.
The driver for the billions being spent is the need for major Asian and U.S. players to lock up plentiful natural gas resources that are now obtained by fracturing, also known as fracking, gas-saturated rock in deep deposits in Alberta and northeastern B.C. And the market for this gas is expected to be the new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants planned or proposed for the Kitimat and Prince Rupert areas in B.C.
The Duvernay deposit, a very deep layer with liquids-rich gas and oil, is a vast area east of Edmonton that extends from north of Calgary through the Peace Country. It earned the province billions in land sales in 2011 and larger firms arrived this year to buy into that play.
Earlier this month, Encana (TSX:ECA) — one of the two largest land owners in the play — sold a 49.9 per cent interest in its holdings to Phoenix Duvernay Gas for $2.18 billion. Phoenix is a subsidiary of PetroChina.
As well, ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) bought Celtic Exploration for $3.1 billion this year. Celtic has large holdings in the Duvernay and B.C.'s Montney, which is Canada's top shale gas play. Its economics work at prices of just $2.50 per million cubic feet of natural gas because of the high volume of sought-after liquids like propane, butane and ethane that come up with the gas.
The Duvernay is less developed than Montney, and its gas is economic at about $3.20 per million cubic feet. But that number is expected to soon drop, making the Alberta play a close rival.
In December, the $5.2 billion sale of Alberta's Progress Energy to Malaysian state-owned firm Petronas was approved by the federal government. With its large natural gas holdings in B.C., the Progress deal supports the construction of an $11 billion LNG plant in Prince Rupert.
At the same time, the $15.1-billion bid by China's CNOOC Ltd. for Calgary's Nexen was approved. Nexen has major holdings in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, but its biggest prize in Alberta will be the oilsands in situ and upgrading project at Long Lake.
And earlier this week, the Kitimat LNG project got a boost from global giant Chevron (NYSE:CVX), when it agreed to take over the assets of EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) and Encana, forming a partnership with Apache Corp. (NYSE:APA). Chevron is building major LNG projects in Australia and its arrival should speed along the Kitimat project, which obtained an export licence more than a year ago but is still in preliminary engineering.
In the Edmonton area, the biggest deal was the final approval in November for Alberta's first bitumen refinery. The North West Redwater Partnership will build the $5.7-billion project near Redwater almost two years after the provincial government agreed to refine some of its royalty bitumen locally.
Construction on the three-year project is set to begin in the spring of 2013, with up to 3,000 construction workers needed during peak periods. The first phase of the project will handle 50,000 barrels per day of bitumen — 37,000 from provincial royalties and the balance from Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). The refinery will convert the bitumen into high-quality diesel using a gasification process and capture the carbon dioxide gas, sending it through a new pipeline for enhanced oil recovery in central Alberta.
"We hear about the need to look to emerging markets for growth opportunities but often forget that the oil sands is one of the biggest emerging markets for manufacturers in terms of value - more so even than China."
Upon returning from a tour of the Canadian oil sands region, Sean McGarvey, president of North America's Building Trades Unions, today chastised the radical environmental movement for perpetrating a deliberate misinformation campaign upon the American public with regard to oil sands development and the Keystone pipeline.
Trans Mountain has loaded marine vessels with petroleum since 1956 without a single spill from vessel operations.
Follow up interview to Alberta Oil's April 2014 interview with Chief Allan Adam on the impacts of oil sands development on the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation.
This report highlights the oil and gas industry's activities in the Atlantic
New construction technology, stringent and continuously improving regulations, and years of industry experience make Canada's oil shipping industry well-equipped to accommodate increased tanker traffic on the West Coast should new pipeline projects proceed, concludes the leading independent consulting firm IHS CERA.
While operating in Canadian waters, oil tankers must comply with international safety and environmental protection requirements as well as Canada's marine safety regulations.
Improved tanker design, navigation and a fleet of response vessels means spills aren't inevitable
Learn more about safe tanker management practices by watching these videos.
As a Transport Canada certified Response Organization, Western Canada Marine Response Corporation's mandate is to ensure there is a state of preparedness in place and to mitigate the impact when an oil spill occurs.


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Facebook's new 10-year plan? SMS -- aka WhatsApp
The next 10 years of Facebook won't look anything like the last 10 years, thanks in part to the landmark acquisition of mobile messaging sensation WhatsApp, a buy that will help the social network accomplish its ambitious strategy of reaching billions more people around the world.
Facebook said Wednesday that it will buy the app, which comes along with 450 million monthly active users, for $16 billion in cash and stock, and also award the startup's founders and employees with an additional $3 billion in restricted stock units (RSUs), which will take four years to vest once the … Read more


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Availability: Riviera Hotel And Casino
Classic RoomMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
Deluxe RoomMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
Luxury RoomMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
Studio Suite, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
Deluxe Suite, 1 BedroomMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
An original Las Vegas experience
On The Strip
Located on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip only 5 miles from McCarran Airport and and just 3 blocks from the Convention Center, the Riviera Hotel and Casino offers the Las Vegas experience at affordable prices.
Casino, outdoor pool
Vegas-style amenities include casino action, lavish productions, and lounge acts. Riviera guests also enjoy the seasonal Oasis Pool Complex with poolside cocktail service and lighted tennis courts.
Wireless Internet
Spanning 4 towers, the Riviera's 2,079 guestrooms provide wireless Internet access, in-room safes, multi-line phones with voice mail, and cable TV with pay movies.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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- Every effort will be made to minimize noise and disturbance.
Riviera Hotel And Casino Amenities
- General
Located toward the northern end of the Strip, the Riviera Hotel and Casino is 3 blocks from the Las Vegas Convention Center and within a mile of Fashion Show Mall.
Dining options include a steakhouse, a coffee shop, and a food court with fast-food outlets. Wicked Vicky's Tavern is open 24 hours. Room service is available.
On-site convention space totals about 150,000 square feet (13,935 square meters), including a ballroom for 5,000 guests. An on-site wedding chapel offers a range of options, from a standard ceremony to elaborate packages that include the services of a wedding coordinator.
Both self parking and valet parking are complimentary (gratuity not included). Amenities include a concierge desk and complimentary wireless Internet access in the rooms.
- Room service (limited hours)
- 24-hour front desk
- Arcade/game room
- Total number of rooms - 2079
- ATM/banking
- Tennis on site
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Casino
- Coffee shop or café
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Health club
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Multilingual staff
- Free valet parking
- Porter/bellhop
- Local Expert Concierge
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Spa services on site
- Steam room
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Wedding services
- Meeting rooms
- Restaurant
- Year Built 1955
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
Free self parking, Free valet parking
- Room Amenities
- Pay movies
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board
- Television
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Climate control
- Free Wi-Fi
- Desk
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Dining
R Steak & Seafood - This modern steakhouse serves steaks and seafood for dinner, as well as delectable desserts.
Banana Leaf Café - Sushi and other authentic Asian dishes alongside regular café fare. Banana Leaf is open 24 hours a day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Mardi Gras Food Court - Quick-service specialty restaurants are open during varying hours.
- Entertainment
Shows and entertainment are added on a regular basis, and some have planned limited engagements. The hotel box office maintains a schedule of upcoming shows.
Las Vegas Crazy Girls Topless Revue - Las Vegas' sexiest Topless Revue is a fun-loving adventure through the world of beauty, music, dance, featuring the most stunning showgirls in Las Vegas. The hotel's Riviera Comedy Club also features some of America's funniest comics in an intimate nightclub setting.
The hotel's 125,000-square-foot casino includes craps, blackjack, roulette, baccarat, slot machines, Pai Gow, and video poker. You can catch all the latest sports action at William Hill's Race & Sports Book. Featuring high-definition flat-panel TVs, it is the place to wager on all your favorite sports.
The Riviera Comedy Club has been voted best comedy club in Las Vegas for six years in a row. Guests can enjoy an up close and personal performance from the funniest comics in the country nightly at 9 PM. New headliners take the stage each week.
Riviera Player's Club offers complimentary membership cards that reward table-game and slot play with cash and comp rooms, meals, shows, and services.
Age restrictions may apply to entertainment options. Schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Recreation
The South Seas-themed Bali Hai Golf Club is 7 miles away, and the 18-hole courses at Desert Pines Golf Club and Royal Links Golf Club are both within 8 miles of the hotel.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, 25 miles away, provides rock climbing, biking and hiking trails, and scenic drives. The Lake Mead National Recreational Area, 30 miles away, offers fishing, boating, swimming, and hiking. Mount Charleston, 41 miles away, has biking and hiking trails, horseback riding, skiing, and snowboarding.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
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- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Spa
- Manicures and pedicures
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Braille or raised signage
Riviera Hotel And Casino Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Credit card holds will be released 3-10 business days after departure. Debit cards will be charged the full amount and the funds will not be available to you for 3-10 business days. The Riviera is not responsible for overdrafts/fees.
- Check-out
Check-out time is 11 AM
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: JCB International, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Diners Club, Discover
- Pets
Pets allowed, Only dogs are allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 2, Pet maximum weight in lb is 50
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
Hotel resort fee inclusions (may be listed elsewhere in this description as complimentary or available for a surcharge):
- Resort fee: USD 15 per accommodation, per night
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Pool access
- Fitness center access
- Sporting facilities or equipment
- Internet access (may be limited)
- Phone calls (may be limited)
- Faxes
- In-room safe
- Self parking
- Additional inclusions
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Pet fee: USD 25 per pet, per night
- Deposit: USD 100 per stay
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for an additional fee
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
- Additional Details
The property allows pets in specific rooms only and has other pet restrictions (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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On Friday night, the Tomahawks special teams play was, well, special.
Johnstown went 3-for-5 on the power play and killed both penalties in a 4-3 win over Kalamazoo at Cambria County War Memorial Arena.
"Our penalty kill has really been meshing well. We do a good job of staying in our lanes and staying disciplined," Johnstown coach Jason Spence said. "And our power play did really well (Friday night). We were moving the puck around and supporting each other."
The numbers are even better than they look.
Johnstown's fifth power play lasted only the final 10 seconds of the game after a boarding penalty by Kalamazoo's Nick Kovalchik – his third minor of the game – on captain Mitch Kontny. The Tomahawks key penalty kill came with just 5:57 left and Johnstown nursing the 4-3 lead.
Johnstown goaltender Collin Brennan was solid on that kill and all night making 18 saves on 21 shots.
"Their power play was firing on all cylinders and we didn't have an answer for it," Kalamazoo assistant coach Matt Staehely said. "We've got to stay out of the box (tonight) and hopefully we can take care of business."
Kalamazoo struck first on a goal by forward Robbie Payne 4:46 into the first period.
The Tomahawks answered with two man-advantage goals to take a 2-1 first period lead. Jaycob McCombs scored 8:31 into the first and Connor Wright added a tally with 2:22 left.
Even though the Tomahawks dominated the game on paper – outshooting the visitors 35-21 – they never really let the 3,038 fans get comfortable, twice allowing a goal to surrender their two-goal cushion.
"You've got to let them know what they did well to get that two-goal lead," Spence said. "Let them know you can't change those things. We got the lead and made a couple bad passes through the middle. That's not what we do, we want to use our speed and chip the puck and go around them."
One Tomahawks' player using his speed and making a lot happen was recently-acquired forward Andrew McDonald. His name didn't appear on the score sheet, but he was on the ice for two of Johnstown's four goals.
"Obviously, I'm new to this squad and I've got to find where I fit in," the 5-foot-8, 150-pound McDonald said.
"I found myself in the corners, working it down low and in the right spots for some chances. My teammates are behind me, they've got my back and they know I've got theirs. Our coach knows that we have some speed on our team and we could use it to go around a couple of their defensemen."
Johnstown forward Brandon Reinholz scored 4:33 into the second giving the hosts the 3-1 lead, but K-Wings forward Mikhail Bushinski scored 5:28 later to keep Kalamazoo close.
Casey Nelson's tally 14:35 into the middle frame gave Johnstown the two-goal lead again.
But Johnstown let that gap narrow after Kalamazoo defenseman Brett Beauvais' goal with 17 seconds left in the second.
"A couple times we had them stuck in their zone," Spence said. "We were running our offense down low really well and then we got caught with three men down low and they ended up with an odd-man rush and scored … with 17 seconds left."
Kalamazoo goaltender Marcus Due-Boje made 31 saves.
"Marcus has been a rock back there for us." Staehely said.
Notes: The Hanson Brothers were on the War Memorial Ice again Friday night, the "Little Hansons" that is. Local youth hockey players Nick McQuillan, Gunnar Hockenberry and Michael Lamison were dressed as the legendary "Slap Shot" characters – complete with taped Coke bottle eye glasses and blue and yellow Charlestown Chiefs Jerseys – to promote the arrival of the real Hanson Brothers Dec. 14 when the Tomahawks host the Jamestown Ironmen. The "horrible looking" trio will be roaming the rink again for tonight's game against the K-Wings.
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The American Hockey League announced today that Toronto Marlies center Nazem Kadri has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 18, 2012.
Kadri tallied eight points (one goal, seven assists) and a plus-3 rating in four games last week, sparking the Marlies to a 3-1-0-0 record.
After picking up an assist in a 6-5 overtime win at Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Kadri tallied two helpers in Fridays 6-3 loss at Hamilton. In Saturdays nationally televised rematch with the Bulldogs, Kadri tied a franchise record with four assists including three on the power play and was named the games first star in a 6-1 Toronto victory. And on Sunday, he scored a goal to help the Marlies to a 5-0 win over division-leading Abbotsford.


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Under the theme "Faithful People Praising an Eternally Faithful God," St. Paul AME's 115th anniversary celebration will begin at noon today with an outdoor "Church Outside the Walls" service. Bring blankets and lawn chairs, then stay after service for a cookout.
Other celebrations include:
- 7 p.m. Sept. 10: Rev. Frederick D. Forsh will preach.
- 7 p.m. Sept. 12: Service will be led by Rev. Andrew K. King.
- 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14: The 3rd Annual "Chastain @ St. Paul, An Evening of Gospel Jazz and Inspiration," will feature mime artist Elizabeth Allen, psalmist Rev. Natalie Jackson, saxophonist Jeff Sparks and recording artist Alycia Levels.
- 11 a.m. Sept. 16: Rev. Maria Mallory White will preach. There will be dinner after service.
- 3 p.m. Sept. 16: Members will worship through creative arts: dance, mime, drama, step and visual arts.
Call 770-479-9691 or visit www.stpaulame-canton.org for advance tickets.
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Catalyst Church settles in new Woodstock location
A grand opening is planned for 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at the church's new location, 9872 Main Street, Woodstock. Pastor Kevin Ellington said the church started in October 2011 and has met in a home, office and clubhouse before settling into the 8,000-square-foot permanent location.
"I like where we are on Main Street, in a fantastic area where we can do a tremendous amount of ministry," said Ellington. "Our goal is to improve our community. Everything we do needs to be life-giving; it needs to give life to people and encourage and uplift."
Community outreach has included a food drive, providing Christmas gifts for families, and a coat drive. Small groups will begin in October. For more information, visit www.catalystonline.tv.
Editor's note: Versions of these ministry notes previously appeared in the September edition of The Cherokee Vine, a monthly newsletter that highlights news and events from churches, ministries and charitable organizations in Cherokee County.


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