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Cahokia High School graduate Terron Armstead will be making his first NFL start this Sunday for the New Orleans Saints.
Armstead has been declared as the Saints starting left tackle by coach Sean Payton in light of left tackle Charles Brown's struggles this Sunday in a 27-16 loss to the St. Louis Rams.
Brown was benched midway through the third quarter after Rams defensive end Robert Quinn sacked Saints quarterback Drew Brees, forcing a fumble.
"This is what I've been preparing for week to week," Armstead told the New Orleans media. "I don't think it'll be too tough. Of course, it's different from practicing, but I think I'll be ready."
Armstead, who has played in four games on special teams (17 plays in total), will be seeing his first action on offense on the road against a Carolina Panthers defense that ranks second in the NFL.
He'll be protecting Brees' blind side against Panthers right defensive end Greg Hardy, who has eight sacks on the season.
"I really don't look at it as too much pressure," Armstead said. "It's what I came here to do, to play. It hasn't happened until now so I just have to take advantage of my opportunity."
The Saints selected the 6-foot-5, 304-pound Armstead in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft out of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. He was considered a raw talent with the athleticism and quick feet to eventually develop into a starting left tackle.
"He's athletic, he's someone who has a pretty good feel for what we're doing," Payton said. "Certainly, there will be growing pains when you play a young player like that and yet ... I think he's smart, I think he'll prepare and study and do all the little things. I think he'll get great support by that room, it's a pretty close room. I'm anxious to see him compete."
Saints quarterback Drew Brees also is looking forward to seeing how Armstead performs under fire.
"I'm excited for him," Brees said. "He's continuing to improve each and every day. Throughout training camp and into the season I think he's just been biding time, waiting for his opportunity. (It's) a great challenge for him, but a great opportunity. I've got a lot of confidence in him. He was excited as well."
Armstead said he's had to adjust to playing on the first team offense with Brees after spending all season working on the scout team with backup quarterback Luke McCown.
"Drew's cadence is a little faster than Luke's," Armstead said. "So it took me a couple of plays to get acclimated to it. But I feel comfortable. I really don't look at it as too much pressure. It's what I came here to do, to play. It hasn't happened until now so I just have to take advantage of my opportunity."
Armstead's promotion to the starting unit was one of several changes for the Saints, who also cut kicker Garrett Hartley after he had two field goals partially blocked by the Rams.
Veteran kicker Shayne Graham replaced Hartley. Brown remains on the Saints' roster.
"I think Terron has improved during the course of the season, be it taking scout team reps, some work with the offense, and it's time to see what he can do," Payton said. "It was a decision made based on looking at a lot of snaps and looking at the consistency and the things we're looking for. I think there were a handful of things that happened in that game the other day that really prohibited us from having some type of success. It wasn't just one player. There were a lot of hands that were in that mud, including mine. But this is something that I think is necessary right now for us."
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4 dried figs
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4 or 5 limes
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Leaves from 2 stems cilantro
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Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cup fig jam or fig spread
Stem the figs and cut the fruit into quarters. Place in a small bowl and cover with the hot water. Let stand while you prep other ingredients.
Cut the limes in half. Squeeze to yield 1/3 cup juice. Coarsely chop the mint and cilantro.
Trim off and discard all visible fat from the chicken. Use a sharp knife to butterfly the thick part of each breast half to even out the meat (do not cut all the way through). Place the breast halves between two sheets of plastic wrap and lightly pound with a mallet to achieve an even thickness of 1/2 to 3/4 inch.
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If you're an Enterprise customer looking to deploy BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 in your workplace, the pricing for the offerings has just been reduced. As announced on the BlackBerry Blog for Business, effective August 19, BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 EMM Corporate Annual Client Access Licenses (CALs) will now be $19 MSRP a year, or less than $1.60 per month per device, compared to the $59 pricing previously.
To go along with the price reduction, BlackBerry is also offering several other promotions and deals for those looking to move to BES 10 or upgrade their already existing services. Since launching in January 2013, 19,000 commercial and test BES10 servers have been installed by customers around the world and many companies are making use of the expanded feature set that BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 offers:
If you're looking to learn more about the new pricing you can check out the BlackBerry Blog for Business posting or hit the link below to visit the BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 website to learn more about all of the available options.
R Field Aug 19, 2013 at 8:04 pm
Hopefully this leads to more BES10 adoption.
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i7up2001 Aug 19, 2013 at 9:20 pm
The way I see it , is now that BES10 is open to IOS and Androids. they can easily triple if not more the adoption rate for about the same fix cost. If they can get more than 3 times the amount of phones they should be making more revenue and hurt the competition.
yasmar Aug 19, 2013 at 8:04 pm
hopefully that increases BES10 adoption rates
birdman_38 Aug 20, 2013 at 12:47 am
Sounds like they need to drive sales before the next earnings call.
JBML007 Aug 19, 2013 at 8:05 pm
Finally they're dropping prices!....yes blackberry yes!
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Trick_Deck Aug 19, 2013 at 8:10 pm
Hope this bodes well for the future
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nick canada Aug 19, 2013 at 8:14 pm
hope this triggers some huge adoption of bes10, and that there is still enough money at that price
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mobilesync Aug 19, 2013 at 8:18 pm
This makes BES service profit close to 0.
However this is good for BB. This wipes out the competition. Good's cost is already much higher than BB (at $59). Now Good's inferior service (Can't build a generic transport after 6 years of trying. Fail big !) will go down the drain.
This essentially establishes BB as the single viable Enterprise mobile management service provider. BES user base will for sure skyrocket.
Now BB needs to find a way to monetize since $1.6 / month is just break even, especially considering packets routed via the NOC. There is another way to reduce cost and ultimately scale up BES/NOC, which I can't elaborate here. I hope BB still has the resources to re-architect BES/NOC to fit $1.6 / month.
Good Luck BB.
BBPandy Aug 19, 2013 at 8:36 pm
Yea I never understood how Good & Mobile Iron could get away with selling less for more & actually build their subscriber base. I figgured the ONLY reason was because they were providing MDM for something some corporations really wanted (Android & iOS) With BES10 I can't see any logical reason for anyone to go with them, even B4 the price cut.
I see this price cut as being good in that it will hopefully attract quicker & higher adaptation of BES10, but I hope it's temporary because BlackBerry needs to make a profit in their enterprise, if only to offset their losses in the comsumer market.
Supa_Fly1 Aug 20, 2013 at 12:01 am
Ita because Mobile Iron was the first solution for ios. That and a good rating by Gartner. Mdm cloud services like Air watch and others are already at this price range and they offer ios, Android, Windows Phone management as well.
There are over 25 in Gartners magic quadrant - which I really don't give a funk about because it's paid placement - that are above BES10. Go figure.
There is plenty of competition out there so don't think it's all said and done yet. BlackBerry still needs to do more and it's hi time to go full on to with the QNX team to do M2M business with car companies and FAST! Raise that stock and company value!!
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mobilesync Aug 20, 2013 at 9:09 am
Gartners magic quadrant is a joke. I have been looking at since it started. Ouch ! If you don't believer, look back to see how they predicted market.
I would call it Gartners random quadrant.
New_Z10 Aug 19, 2013 at 8:29 pm
Is this about revenue or about trying to increase value for a sale? The latter I suspect.
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mobilesync Aug 19, 2013 at 8:30 pm
On the business side this also tells me BB still thinks hardware profit is the key. By doing this, they will quickly sell more BB10 devices to enterprise. If BB can keep the existing enterprise base and also cuts cost (say to 8000 employees), it will turn profitable again and thrive. I think the existing enterprise user base is very easy to keep since those who don't need real mobility already left. The price reduction further seals the base. Now, the only concern I have is the QUALITY of BES 10. I hope I will have a chance to personally check it out. If so, I will report back to the community.
Anyway, a right move by BB.
sethp123 Aug 19, 2013 at 8:31 pm
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chrysaurora Aug 19, 2013 at 8:47 pm
Good move. As far as I know, BlackBerry hasn't cut prices of CAL in years. $59/license/year was quite expensive, given that there is competition in this space now.
I think this will certainly help them retain existing customer base. Think from a CIO's point of view: let's spend $250K and migrate everyone from BES to (Good or MaaS or Mobile Iron etc). Savings from cheaper license fee (of competition) alone will be more than $250K spent on migrating from BES to a competitor.
But now - BES is much cheaper, and it's already installed and it manages ALL devices (BlackBerry, iOS and Android). So, business case for moving away from BES no longer holds.
While this means slightly lower revenue (remember that cheaper license doesn't mean lower revenue because previously licenses/CALs were only for BlackBerry devices. But now companies are going to be buying licenses for all devices - whether BlackBerry or iOS or Android. So, although revenue per unit will decrease, the total number of units (licenses) will increase).
So, yeah, while service revenue might face a small hit, it will probably drive more BlackBerry 10 device sales/upgrades as well. So, that should add to bottom line as well.
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You make a very logical point. Also your fixed costs of developing and maintaining the software gets divided up over more licenses, so economies of scale play a major role. Also BES10 is the vehicle for BlackBerry to get more devices out in the market. It's not the consumer who is going to drive the comeback. It is the corporate and government bodies that will distribute the devices. This will put handsets in the hands of people that would not naturally buy a BlackBerry anymore. However once they try BB10, they will be hooked. Then they will on turn sell the phone. BlackBerry is starting to become a bit more focused and it is where they should have focused in the first place.
BlackBerry will survive in the Corporate and Government Sectors! My Z10 is so much better than an iphone!
MidnightSociety Aug 19, 2013 at 8:53 pm
Less = more in this case. The MDM landscape is so competitive BBRY could not compete with the cost structures or AirWatch, Mobile Iron and such. Good Mobile Messaging pricing is a joke. For those who liked GOOD's DLP solution you can see BBRY easily taking business away from them. The question is, is it too late to get business from enterprises that have deployed AirWatch and Mobile Iron?
mathking606 Aug 19, 2013 at 9:05 pm
Wow a 40 dollar price reduction. That might hurt revenue but lets hope they can make it up in BB10 uptake if this leads to that.
Spades1234 Aug 19, 2013 at 11:57 pm
BlackBerry is in a position where it needs market exposure more than profit (short term). If this is orchestrated properly, this could be a very wise move.
aloomis76 Aug 19, 2013 at 9:39 pm
Did anyone read if this is just a promotion or a permanent price reduction?
This does lower the amount of revenue that will initially be coming in but they should easily be able to make it up in volume which should double if not more because of the ability to manage both IOS and Android devices now too.
Great move BB!!!
This is GOOD NEWS....
alan510 Aug 19, 2013 at 9:53 pm
I hope that the company loudly announces any significant up takes in business clients with this news. They need to show some momentum to turn around all those reports when companies such as Qantas and Home Depot (among others) switched to Apple. That made news then and BlackBerry needs to capitalize on any progress they make with this pricing change.
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Patrick Pierobon Aug 19, 2013 at 9:57 pm
Does this mean that more people will purchase this for home use? I know I would love to use BB Balance even if its just my phone. I would love to have the power to switch from my work account, Daytime Use to Personal, Nighttime Use.
Unless we can't do that. Needless to say, right on BB.
BB_BxNyc Aug 19, 2013 at 10:36 pm
Yes yes...same this is great esp for home or independent contractors. As an independent contractor this would be ideal to have BB Balance. And I think many many people in general would be willing to have BES if they could in order to have such. So besides the enterprise uptick, I think the general user would have a great interest...and even more, small business, home business and independent contractors.
Patrick Pierobon Aug 19, 2013 at 10:48 pm
Hopefully they are moving to this direction. In my eyes, Blackberry Balance was a huge part of their promotional material and many people loved the idea but could not use it. Hopefully this is the direction BB is going and that the "general" public will soon have this feature.
SuperionMaximus Aug 19, 2013 at 10:02 pm
Definitely a smart move for BlackBerry to cement their position as THE mobile device management solution. They will make up the lost per unit revenue on volume through secure workspace with Android and iOS.
kfh227 Aug 19, 2013 at 10:03 pm
How the hell are they going to pay for support?
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kfh227 Aug 19, 2013 at 10:05 pm
12x5 tech services. I get it. As soon as someone has an emergency, they have to upgrade.
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mjgallaway Aug 19, 2013 at 10:16 pm
BES was too little too late.
andy_jan Aug 19, 2013 at 10:18 pm
Time to cut Q10 price as well, BB needs to improve its marketshare. It does this with Z10 with numerous cash back initiatives and now with enterprise angle..when is something happen for Q10?
lnichols Aug 19, 2013 at 10:20 pm
So BES10 sales were obviously not going as well as as BlackBerry led everyone to believe..... Shocking!
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Kriilin Namek Aug 19, 2013 at 10:32 pm
I think management is still smarting over letting iOS and Android get entrenched in their market, because Basille was preoccupied with buying an NHL franchise instead of taking care of business, and won't allow that to happen in the Enterprise space.
the_sleuth Aug 19, 2013 at 11:11 pm
Price maybe still too high, MobileIron price per device is $14.70 (min. 100).
HotFix Aug 19, 2013 at 11:11 pm
No mention of a price change for their Secure Container (iOS/Android) CAL, which means you can get a BB 10 device with separate personal/work (aka Balance) for $19 a year, or a non-BB 10 device with separate personal/work (aka Secure Container) for $99 a year.
That just plain crazy to have over 5 times the cost for non-BB 10 devices. It's like they are trying to get you to not use the BES 10 product to manage non-BB 10 devices.
I posted a comment asking for an update on the linked Business blog, and unless a moderator kicks it out hopefully they will respond to it.
Parthiv Shah Aug 19, 2013 at 11:21 pm
Generally the only time when Blackberry reduces prices is when their products or services are not selling well. This scares me as it seems the adoption of BES 10 or 10.1 has been very poor. A very scary thing for the company itself.
nt300 Aug 19, 2013 at 11:53 pm
Its been 8 months now, its about time they drop the price. I take this as a positive and an incentive to go full out BES10.
fhk100 Aug 19, 2013 at 11:41 pm
How many Fortune 500 firms have BES10 or have identified plans to have it? That is a key to increased market penetration and BlackBerry's survival.
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nt300 Aug 19, 2013 at 11:52 pm
More than 60% of Fortune 500 have gone BES10 and/or are planning to. BES10 is just too good for a company to pass up, it does circles around the competition.
Where do you get this 60% figure from? Many have *downloaded* it but BBRY have been very very care to never give an actual number of who is using it on a day to day basis for their devices.
ChrisFricke Aug 20, 2013 at 4:53 pm
I have an installation of Mobile Iron and BES10. BES does not run circles around the competition. Not even close. I can't speak for other MDM solutions but BES still has some catching up to do compared to MI.
BBNation Aug 20, 2013 at 12:56 am
As usual BB makes such moves after it gets hit hard...do not learn from the past. Did same with PlayBook...started with expensive when it was almost the only one tablet in it space...reduced the price too late. Same with BB10 devices..too expensive..First get market share to get apps, rebuilt..Just like all others do. whatsup, vibers..etc.
Same goes for BES...it was too expensive comparing with others while it needed to market share..My work always argued saying BES expensive
bcuffy Aug 20, 2013 at 1:46 am
Wow! The people who hates BlackBerry really have time to bash every move BlackBerry makes. They want BlackBerry to fail so they can steal it's patents. That's all it is.
Foreverup Aug 20, 2013 at 6:23 am
I was actually holding out for something like this. Now, seriously going to look into getting my BES upgrade.
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longtermBB Aug 20, 2013 at 8:42 am
The company I work with will be on this for sure. Only 55 devices worldwide but over half are legacy and due for upgrade. I see they are offering free license incentives as well for BB10 phone upgrades. Smart move to get the enterprise crowd moving. The BlackBerry sales reps should be making more outbound calls than ever to spread the word. 12/5 may be ok for support but they should be signing up accounts 24/7!
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Carroll Lee Aug 20, 2013 at 1:30 pm
BB just terminated 100 sales reps today.
I didn't see this coming but considering the two free BES licenses they were promoting with every Z10 sale, this in line with it.
BES 10 seems to have had a weaker than expected uptake. And services revenue from BES or even monetizing BBM could never replace hardware revenue.
So BES is back to what it always has been from a business case: a leveraging point to drive hardware sales.
For those who are concerned about BlackBerry dumping out of hardware this move is a positive step.
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martinjdub Aug 20, 2013 at 1:41 pm
As a BES Admin requiring 2000 CAL's , this is great news and it puts BlackBerry in a very favourable position in the MDM market place. Huge value
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jgrzadka Aug 20, 2013 at 3:15 pm
Is this something I could try for my own company which only has one employee? I would love to activate blackberry balance on my phone just to play around with it. Has anybody else tried this yet?
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NoOrdinaryRabbit Aug 20, 2013 at 6:31 pm
You have your own Exchange server? Download the trial version of BES10 and go to town. I think you'll find Balance is more of a pain than a pleasure, though.
jgrzadka Aug 20, 2013 at 8:58 pm
Thanks for the info, I am tempted to check it out.
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Fatboy40 Aug 24, 2013 at 9:58 am
I'm much more interested in the 'EMM Regulated' CAL that should be out early next year, then maybe Regulated activations will actually work and BES 10 can move on from being partially working solution that was released far to early !


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I prefer the first one too, for aesthetics, as well, and mainly for the roads. Roads are way too dark on the second imo.
In terms of aesthetics, I'm probably with Jalyha in preferring the first one, but it's a pretty close thing. That opinion encompasses both buildings and the main road (and I think I recognise that cobblestone texture).
Also, I'm not sure the dark yellow/green lanes are working at this stage; perhaps a browner/redder/paler method would look better?
Also, if you want to make it look more crowded (as Scoopz notes) I think you should not only add buildings to the outskirts, but start squeezing more into the inner parts. You're mapping a city over time, which is a cool idea, but that means you have to accept that no city remains unchanged. Cities grow, but they also change internally, just about every generation (the only parts that tend to remain unchanged are the streets). It goes back to the thing I said earlier about the burgage cycle (and as Jalyha points out, people also upgrading their homes). I think it would be good if you started making the existing parts of the city more crowded, but if you have an in-world explanation, than, like last time, stick with that.
I prefer the first one too, for aesthetics, as well, and mainly for the roads. Roads are way too dark on the second imo.
The type of roof people are going to have really depends on the climate and culture. Assuming it's Mediterranean or arid in nature I'd think the more crowded the city the more likely it would have flat roofs for extra personal space. If one owns a house in that area and they had sloped roofs they'd probably also have the ceramic tiles. You aren't going to spend all that money in a property and then roof it over with a bunch of garbage. Once a city is too crowded most of the dwellings will have roofs for privacy.
In the city you have there I'd guess at around a third to a half would have tiled roofs.
Personally I like the second better because the colours are more consistent. Any stone buildings (for regular folk) will obviously bear the same colour characteristics of the surrounding terrain, as that is their building material. They will also use the same rock for the road meaning the houses would be the same colour as it. In other words I think the first one would look just as good as the second if the road were a more lightish brown like the houses, and if the ground had more tonal relation to the houses.
That makes a lot of sense Falconius, but if I make buildings and roads the same color it become difficult to distinguish them and less aesthetically pleasing. Also, isn't that possible that they used bricks for buildings and stone to pave their roads? That's what the Romans did, mostly, for example.
Maybe I could split the difference by using these different roofs colors (in order of affluence): hay, tiled wood, flat brick (the brownish one), flat stone (the grey one), stone+ceramic tiles, ivory/white (paint, or even marble)+ceramic tiles.
For the road I could use either texture, or perhaps the cobblestone one but in a lighter hue (although dark streets have a certain allure too).
I personally prefer the darker roads. To me the lighter ones contrast too much with the rest of the buildings - most notably with the wall. The darker roads match the wall quite nicely and allow the building layout to take more prominence. A tone somewhere in between the two might give the best of both worlds though, might be worth a try. The new roofs don't quite fit the rest of the map yet imo - I think they might blend better if they were made slightly less bright (the grey roofs much more so than the others, which are almost spot on).
However there's a fair chance that the colours would match much more on a different monitor, so if it looks right to you then ignore the above.
I like the style in general, looks really nice. I wonder if there's a way to make the cobbles/paving stones follow the direction of the road... it'd be possible using a direction controlled brush and a clipping mask in photoshop, but it might be a bit too much effort to be worth it. Something else that could be nice and would be a bit more simple is adding a very slight emboss to them to give the roads a little depth (assuming they're slightly raised in the middle as many roads used to be).
I love the concept of growing a city this way, looking forward to seeing how it develops!


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6 years ago in Metro Times: News Hits went to court as White Stripes frontman Jack White found himself in front of a judge after being charged with aggravated assault on Von Bondies' singer Jason Stollsteimer. White told the judge after Stollsteimer had "dissed" him in the press, and when he attempted to talk things out, he was forced to spit in Stollsteimer's face. White told the judge that, as they tussled, Stollsteimer's face landed on White's fist. What was happening: Al Green at Hammell Music Hall and George Carlin at the Hill Auditorium.
13 years ago in Metro Times: Nate Hendley wrote a Metro Beat piece about the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) and their campaign for the use of hemp as a vehicle component. CAW spokesperson Mark Parent notes that the interest was sparked by the astronomical jump in cancer rates post-World-War II. Some Mercedes-Benz models at the time of the story were already using hemp to create dashboard and carpet components in their vehicles. What was happening: Cake at the Majestic, and Fiona Apple at St. Andrew's Hall.
15 years ago in Metro Times: Jim Hightower riffs on the big Mexican peso bailout that financial giant Goldman Sachs received. Yes, the same Goldman Sachs that received roughly $12.9 in bailout money last year. Goldman Sachs had been warned by their advisers that the Mexican pesos were a house of cards, but were blinded by 50 percent profits — until the bottom fell out. Las más cosas cambian, el más ellos permanecen el mismo. ... What was happening: John Cale at the Seventh House, Townes Van Zandt at The Ark.
25 years ago in Metro Times: Wilma Henrickson's cover story asks, with Stroh's leaving Detroit, who will do the fire-brewing? She delves into the rich brewing history of Detroit, which had 39 breweries in 1885. Henrickson gives a rough timeline from pre-prohibition to Stroh's imminent farewell. (Today, there are only five breweries left in Detroit, and there are 13 within 15 miles of the city.) What was happening: New Edition at the Masonic Temple, Bootsey & the Lovemasters at Alvins.
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Snowy white Tapioca has a sad story, but with a soon-to-be-happy ending. Tapioca ended up at C.A.R.E. after being thrown from a car in his carrier--despite being, say C.A.R.E. volunteers, "the nicest, sweetest cat around."
"I shook it all off and have opened my heart to the nice volunteers at C.A.R.E.," says Tapioca. "I get lots of compliments on my one blue eye and one amber eye. I'm lovable and like being petted and playing with all kinds of toys! Come to the shelter to meet me and to give me a chance at a great life with a new family."
Tapioca's Stats:
- Domestic Shorthair, 1 to 2 years old, White, Neutered male.
- ASPCA Feline-ality™ Assessment rating: Orange / Personal Assistant
- Tapioca doesn't like to be held or carried, but could be a great family pet if the kids understand that he doesn't like it. He does like being petted.
- Tapioca is microchipped, neutered, and has had a full veterinary checkup and vaccines.
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Please come to C.A.R.E., 2310 Oakton St., Evanston, to meet Tapioca and speak to an adoption counselor. Holiday adoption hours for Christmas week will be Saturday, 12 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., and Wednesday - Thursday, 6 - 8 p.m..


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The following is a press release from the Desert Cancer Foundation
Desert Cancer Foundation's Sixth Annual Paint El Paseo Pink Walk, which draws hundreds to raise awareness and donations for free breast cancer screenings, will be held October 13 at The Gardens on El Paseo.
Individual and team registration sign-ups to raise money for breast cancer screenings and diagnostics for the uninsured and underinsured women in the Coachella Valley, can be made online.
"We had more than 700 women, men, children and even dogs at last year's event in which we raised about $50,000," said Louise Fasana, executive director for Desert Cancer Foundation. "We expect to see a larger turnout and hope to raise $150,000 this year. To this end, Presenting Sponsor Desert Healthcare District is matching every donation, dollar for dollar, up to $75,000. We are all so grateful."
The Opening Ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m. and the walk will step off immediately after. Popular television personality Pattie Daly Caruso, a breast cancer survivor, will emcee the Paint El Paseo Pink Walk for the third consecutive year.
Palm Desert City Councilwoman Jan Harnik, a cervical cancer survivor and long time supporter of Desert Cancer Foundation, is the Honorary Chair of this year's event.
"The Desert Cancer Foundation provides critical breast cancer screenings at no cost to women who cannot afford them," Harnik explains. "It's so important to take control of our health and have this done regularly. I have four daughters and have taught all of them how important this is."
Presenting Sponsor is Desert Healthcare District, which is matching every donation, dollar for dollar. Gold Sponsors, to date, are General Air Conditioning and Heating and the Inland Empire Susan G. Komen For the Cure. Silver Sponsors include The Gardens on El Paseo, El Paseo Village, Comprehensive Cancer Center at Desert Regional Medical Center and Scott Burch Design of Indian Wells. Additional sponsors are needed to reach this year's financial goal. For information about sponsorship, phone (760) 773-6554 .
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, making the Sixth Annual Paint El Paseo Pink Walk more important than ever. Low-income, uninsured women have limited or no options to obtain necessary screening mammography, plus additional diagnostics including ultrasounds, MRIs and biopsies.
"As we all know, early detection saves lives. Everyone should have access to basic cancer prevention screening, like mammography," shares Fasana. "All donations to Paint El Paseo Pink go directly to paying for critical breast cancer screening and diagnostic services for people in the Coachella Valley community. Last year, 448 women received free screenings, and a total of 633 diagnostic services were provided. The total cost for these services, that Desert Cancer Foundation paid last year, was $157,241. Leveraged through our strategic partnerships, this paid for health care that would typically cost $654,484 for the people of the Coachella Valley."
The $20 per person registration fee includes a special limited edition Paint El Paseo Pink T-shirt. Join in the fun for a casual stroll down the stunning El Paseo! Form a team with family, friends and even your dog. Paint El Paseo. Pink bandanas for dogs are $10. Don't forget to post your fundraising page link on your Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter accounts. Send it to everyone and watch your donations grow.


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Effingham Daily News
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Two weekend doubleheaders resulted in a 2-2 split for the Effingham Post 120 Senior Legion team against Patoka and Olney.
Effingham fell 2-0 and recovered with an 8-5 win against Patoka on Saturday, and was topped 7-4 by Olney before finishing Sunday with a 5-2 victory.
In game one of Saturday's doubleheader, Effingham only mustered four hits in support of Devin Mayfield as he was beaten 2-0. Mayfield struck out 10, allowed just five hits and two runs (one earned).
Clayton Ruckman (Altamont) was 2-for-3, while Devin Wright went 1-for-2 and Nate McDonald went 1-for-3.
The bats woke up in game two as Effingham got six runs in the first two innings. Alec Quandt got the win while tossing five shutout innings, while striking out five.
Quandt was also 3-for-4 with an RBI. Wright was 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Ruckman, Drew Levitt and Preston Walker each had an RBI on the game. Effingham stole seven bases on the game, with Levitt and Ruckman each swiping two bags.
Against Olney Sunday, Effingham was bested in game one, thanks to a strong performance by Peyton Wyatt's (Newton alumnus) 2-for-4 game with a double and three RBIs. Quandt, Levitt, Ruckman and Walker each had an RBI, with Wright picking up a hit of his own.
Tanner Traub (Dieterich) took the loss, allowing seven runs (three earned) on four hits and four walks. Caleb Chesnut (Newton) earned the win.
Game two Sunday went like game two Saturday, with Effingham's offense taking over early, scoring four runs in the first two innings in the 5-2 win. Levitt got the win, striking out 11 over six innings while allowing two runs.
Quandt and Levitt each had two hits on the game, with Levitt adding a double. Quandt had two RBIs, while Traub and Wright each drove in a run. Elijah Knepper (Newton) was 1-for-2 with an RBI, a run and a walk.
Effingham (8-9) hosts Salem for a doubleheader Tuesday night at Paul Smith Field.
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Effingham: McDonald (1-3); Wright (1-2, BB); Ruckman (2-3)
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WP - Quandt LP - G. Orrell SV - Frey
Effingham: McDonald (1-3, 2B, BB, 2 R); Quandt (3-4, RBI, 2 R, SB); Wright (2-4, RBI, R, SB); Levitt (1-3, RBI, 2 R, 2 SB); Ruckman (1-4, RBI, R, 2 SB); Walker (1-3, RBI, BB, SB)
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Effingham: Quandt (1-3, RBI, R); Wright (1-3, R); Ruckman (1-2, RBI, SB); Levitt (0-2, RBI, BB); Walker (1-3, RBI)
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Effingham: Quandt (2-3, 2 RBI, R); Levitt (2-4, 2B); Traub (0-3, RBI, R); Heuerman (1-4); Walker (1-4, 2B); Mahaffey (1-3, R, BB, SB); Albin (1-2, R, 2 BB); Wright (1-2, RBI); Frey (1-1)
Shelby County, St. Anthony split
St. Anthony's travel team and Shelby County Posts 289/611/725 met Saturday for a doubleheader, and came away with a hard-fought 1-1 record each.
In game one, St. Anthony came out of the gate hot, taking a 6-3 lead early. Shelby County tied the game in the seventh inning with three runs, and scored two more in the 10th to finally take the game 8-6. Aaron White took the win, pitching all 10 innings and shutting out St. Anthony for the last seven innings. Ben Hecht got the start and Zach Gardewine got the loss in relief for St. Anthony.
Luke Hatfield (Shelbyville) went 1-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs, while Michael Baker (Neoga) went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a double. Hecht was 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Eli Dasenbrock and Alex Hoelscher each had a hit and an RBI for the Bulldogs.
In game two, Shelby County took an early 4-0 lead after the top of the third inning, only to have St. Anthony come back and take the lead by the fifth inning for a 5-4 victory.
Hecht went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a double, while Braden Puckett and Neil Williams each went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Hatfield and Hayden Cole (Windsor/Stew-Stras) each homered in the game, and Neil Yockey (Shelbyville) drove in a run while going 2-for-3. Hoelscher earned the win with nine strikeouts over seven innings, and Ben Helton (Windsor/Stew-Stras) took the loss despite eight strikeouts in six innings.
WP - White LP - Gardewine
Shelby County: Vonderheide (1-3, 2B, R); Yockey (1-6, R); Theis (2-5, R); Hatfield (1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R); Baker (2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB); Miller (1-4, R); Moore (1-4, SB)
St. Anthony: Having (1-5, R, SB); Lorenz (2-3, R, SB); Hecht (2-3, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R); Dasenbrock (1-5, 2 RBI, R, SB); Ritz (1-4, RBI, R, SB); Hoelscher (1-3, 2 RBI, SB); Gurtner (2-3)
WP - Hoelscher LP - Helton
Shelby County: Vonderheide (1-4, R); Yockey (2-3, RBI, R); Hatfield (1-3, HR, 2 RBI, R); Cole (1-3, HR, RBI, R)
St. Anthony: Having (1-3, R); Williams (2-3, RBI, R); Hecht (2-3, 2B, 3 RBI, R); Puckett (2-3, RBI); Martelli (1-3, R)


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GULFPORT -- Hundreds of people wave and say hello to Louis Whittle as they walk through the Hancock Bank building lobby in downtown Gulfport, but very few stop to appreciate his form of "dying art."
Whittle, 79, has shined shoes in the lobby since before Hurricane Katrina, and he said he will continue to set up shop as long as he is able to work. He used to stay pretty busy, but today he usually sees 10 to 15 customers per week.
Whittle said he learned to shine shoes in the 1950s to earn money to help his mother.
The late Rosa Bell Hicks Reed had 18 children and worked during the day at an oyster factory and at night at the old Paramount Theatre in Gulfport.
"I don't know how she did it, but she did it," he said.
Shoe shining was one of the only jobs Whittle said you could do for decent money.
"We used to shine them for 25 cents," he said.
Now, he charges $5 to shine loafers and $10 to shine boots.
"Polish used to be real cheap," he said. "It ain't cheap no more."
Thursdays are a big day for Whittle because the Rotary Club meets at the building.
Some men who attend the meeting come early to sit for a shoeshine, and others drop off shoes before the meeting to pick up shined when they leave.
He said some men leave tips, but he's just thankful for the business.
"Some will give you $2 or $3," Whittle said. "At Christmas time, some people bring $20 or $30."
Before working in the Hancock Bank building, he shined shoes at the Copa Casino in Gulfport, the old Grand Casino in Gulfport and at Windance Country Club.
Whittle walks from his apartment complex near the Navy base or takes the bus for 75 cents to get to his station.
Because of health issues, he hasn't been able to make it every day to his station, but his regulars return as soon as they see him sitting in his chair.
"They catch me. I've been in and out," he said.


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A new report on the death of a man stabbed outside a Riverside gay bar in an alleged hate crime reveals that the man may have bled to death because of hospital error.
A nurse accidentally gave Jeffery Owens 100,000 units of an anticoagulant drug--100 times the recommended dose--according to a report this week by the Riverside County coroner's office. With his blood unable to clot, Owens bled to death at Riverside County Regional Medical Center in Moreno Valley, the report said.


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Peru is hosting the "Regional Training Course on Tools and Better Practices for the Design of Technical Cooperation Projects," from February 14 to 25 under the co-direction of Peruvian Nuclear Energy Institute (IPEN) and IAEA.
During the inauguration, the Director-General for Multilateral and Global Affairs in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Luzmila Zanabria, expressed Peru's support for the IAEA cooperation activities and the right of every country to the peaceful and safe use of nuclear energy and technology, based on international commitments.
This event brings together government officials from Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, Mexico, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Over the 50 years of cooperation in Peru, IAEA has executed many projects in important national development areas such as the improvement of native grains and cereals that helped make a serious impact in the fight against poverty in high-Andean regions.


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"It came to me in one night - a dream! I like to say that those dream images were probably rooted in my just going to college for the first time," says Conrad Tao about his Vestiges for piano. That was the start for the new album, Voyages.
Coming off his February trip to California and an Illinois stop two months later, Gov. Rick Perry is taking his business pitch to New York and Connecticut hoping to lure businesses to the Lone Star State.
Starting on June 16 Perry will be showcasing some of the state's finer points for businesses to relocate to the Lone Star State while also visiting the East Coast.
The advertisements feature various business leaders in Texas and celebrities like former NFL star Emmitt Smith and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez.
"For me, my expression of love for the films was channeled through drawing," says Jeffrey Brown, a cartoonist and graphic novelist based out of Chicago, whose latest series of books pokes gentle fun at the "Star Wars" universe by imagining Darth Vader as a dad with everyday worries and chores.
As an example of their effort to standardize more of its parts, Toyota is reducing the variety of air bags it installs in different vehicles.
Toyota was using 50 different types of airbags to protect driver's knees in all their available models, and has found from a cost savings audit that they can cut that number down to ten.
In the first segment:
How is San Antonio doing on SA2020? They released a study last week charting their progress and today CEO Darryl Byrd joins us to explain it.
Also included is an interview with Brookings Researcher Jonathan Rothwell, whose study, "The Hidden STEM Economy," pegs San Antonio as lagging behind its other cities in attracting high-wage, high-tech jobs.
In the second segment:
There's a good chance you've heard Brent Watkins with South Texas Jazz...they are a vital force in the downtown music scene, appearing weekly at Bohanan's or Luke. Now the Brent Watkins Trio (Watkins on piano; Tyler Jackson, bass; and Dean Macomber, drums) take the stage at the Empire Theater with a program "The Sound of the Trio: A Tribute to Oscar Peterson" Tuesday June 11th.
Texas Governor Rick Perry says U.S. citizens should be concerned about the National Security Agency's collection of their cell phone and Internet data.
The news this week that the NSA had gathered a vast amount of information has many people who lead otherwise ordinary lives wondering if they are being targeted as terrorism suspects.
An American Civil Liberties Union study indicates that 12 counties in Texas have the highest rates of marijuana arrests for members of the African American community.
The study put out by the national office of the ACLU shows that in the past ten years, Texas as a whole saw a 51 percent jump in marijuana arrests of African-Americans.
Each week on World Music (Saturday nights from 8-10 on KSTX 89.1 FM), I take a look at celebrations happening around the world. This week, we'll hear about an early form of football played in Italy, and a feat (or feet?) of strength in England.
Against the backdrop of VFW 76 in downtown San Antonio, Gov. Rick Perry signed into law House Bill 489 to benefit returning wounded warriors and other disabled people who use service animals.
The bill prohibits restaurants and other establishments from refusing to allow entry to service dogs of any disabled person.
Col. Carol Anderson, U.S. Army Ret., kept her service dog close to her during the press conference because her injuries left her panicky among crowds.
"Right now I'm rubbing my dog with my foot," Anderson admitted.


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Gaslight Anthem Overview:
Gaslight Anthem's Origins:
Gaslight Anthem Decide to 'Sink or Swim':
Breaking Through With 'The '59 Sound':
'American Slang':
Gaslight Anthem Lineup:Brian Fallon - vocals, guitar
Benny Horowitz - drums
Alex Levine - bass
Alex Rosamilia - guitar
Essential Gaslight Anthem Songs:"Boomboxes and Dictionaries" (Purchase/Download)
"I'da Called You Woody, Joe" (Purchase/Download)
"The '59 Sound" (Purchase/Download)
"Old White Lincoln" (Purchase/Download)
"Miles Davis & the Cool" (Purchase/Download)
Gaslight Anthem Discography:
Senor and the Queen (EP) (2008)
The '59 Sound (2008) (Purchase/Download)
American Slang (2010) (Purchase/Download)
Handwritten (2012) (Purchase/Download)
Gaslight Anthem Quotes:Brian Fallon, on how the Gaslight Anthem write songs.
"We all kind of work it out. There's like the basic structures and I'll come in with a song and everybody else turns it into what it becomes … There's a lot of ideas we talk about outside of the practice room and then when we go in there, it just kind of happens. So we don't have to ever talk. It's weird." (PunkBands.com, February 26, 2008)
Brian Fallon, on the Gaslight Anthem's debt to Bruce Springsteen.
"Dude, we totally ripped Bruce off. We actually live pretty close to where he lives, and uh, every once in a while he'll show up in these random bars, and we've met him before. He's like the raddest dude in the world. He's totally normal and not weird at all." (Racket, March 2, 2008)
Brian Fallon, on the meaning behind the band's name.
"There was a club in New York in the '60s that Dylan played at and all these young folk artists and so that's where it came from. The main point was that they weren't famous and they were all sharing their ideas. So we were like, 'Gaslight, hrm, anthem, hrm.' The collective idea of that, that's us." (PunkBands.com, February 26, 2008)
Brian Fallon, asked to describe the Gaslight Anthem's "sound and vibe" in three words.
"Blue Collared Soul." (Gibson.com, March 13, 2009)


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On Sunday, June 10, hundreds of people will gather for a celebration and dedication of a Torah Scroll that was saved from the Holocaust some 70 years ago by the grandfather of Chabad of Larchmont and Mamaroneck's director. The Torah was recently restored by the Chabad of Larchmont and Mamaroneck. See the whole story below.
The event will begin at at 1000 W. Boston Post Rd. in Mamaroneck at 11 a.m. with a festive meal, and then, at 12:30 pm, the Torah will be paraded under a Chupa canopy with music and dancing onto Boston Post Road and into its new home at the Chabad Jewish Center, 921 W. Boston Post Rd. in Mamaroneck.
Here is the fascinating story of this Torah:
In 2006, Rabbi Mendel and Chana Silberstein established a Chabad center to enhance Jewish life in Larchmont and Mamaroneck. In addition to the many programs they offered, a small synagogue was formed.
Cimpulung-Bukovina, Romania – Yom Kippur, 1940
Rabbi Moshe Yosef Rubin, Rabbi of this vibrant Jewish community since 1923, was leading his congregation in prayer on this holiest day of the year when local fascists stormed the synagogue and demanded that Rabbi Rubin sign a document accusing the Jews of the town of planning a revolt against the government. After the Rabbi's firm refusal to sign at gunpoint, before the entire congregation, the Rabbi was dragged from shul, harnessed to a wagon in place of the horse, and forced to pull the wagon through the streets of town while being beaten along with his 18 year-old son.
After the incident and the accursed anti-Semitic display, Rabbi Rubin was forced to flee his city, choosing to live in the city of Bucharest. Before leaving Cimpulung, he visited his synagogue one last time. Among the precious possessions he would take as he fled with his family, he chose several Sifrei Torah.
With the help of G-d, Rabbi Rubin and his family eluded deportation and survived the war living in Bucharest where Rabbi Rubin had established a Shul and a Yeshivah.
Yet as the communists took power in post-war Romania, the Rubins chose to rebuild their lives in America. Still holding the precious Torahs, they settled first in Long Beach, NY, where Rabbi Rubin served as a Rabbi, and then in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Tthe Torahs were once again part of the vibrant life of a synagogue.
In 1971, Rabbi Rubin offered a Torah on loan to a newly established synagogue in Jerusalem. During the past 40 years, the Torah's condition became fragile, eventually rendering it unfit for use in a synagogue.
Rabbi Moshe Yosef Rubin, of blessed memory, was Chana (Rubin) Silberstein's paternal grandfather.
Rabbi Rubin's family and Chabad of Larchmont and Mamaroneck have taken on the monumental task of restoring the Torah and bringing it back to life, with an honored home in our synagogue. Our shul will receive its very first Torah with a unique legacy, to proudly rest in our Aron Kodesh, Holy Ark.
Together we have brought this Holocaust Torah back to life!


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Course focuses on written analysis, oral discourse, evaluation, argument and research. Assignments develop depth and proficiency in using language. Basic composition skills are assumed. (Can be taken in place of ENG 101 to satisfy the composition requirement for graduation.) This course may not be taken concurrently with ENG 101. Three class hours. (SUNY-BC).
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Waiver of Accuplacer Reading and sentence level tests; score of 100 or higher on reading test and 96 or higher on sentence level test; or completion of TRS 200 with a C or better; or completion of TRS 105 with a C or higher; or completion of ESL 201 with a C or higher; or ENG 101 with a C or higher.
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(NECN) - Hostess will reportedly be proceeding with liqudation after all.
On Monday, a judge ordered the company to attend mediation talks with its union, which is currently on strike.
Now, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that those talks failed.
So, the company responsible for Twinkies and other such treats will be moving forward with the liquidation process.


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After watching Bob Waterfield lead the Cleveland Rams to the NFL championship in 1945, Rams Coach Adam Walsh didn't hold back in assessing the rookie's impact on the game, played in freezing temperatures in Cleveland.
"Bob Waterfield is the greatest T-formation quarterback in the world," Walsh announced in the victorious locker room.
More than 50 years later, Waterfield's football exploits still resonate in the memories of those who witnessed his storied career.
A Valley boy who starred at Van Nuys High, Waterfield's life reads like a Marvel comic book. He was Captain America and the mighty Thor rolled into one, a real-life superhero who rewrote the record book, won the big game and got the girl--a movie star, no less.


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Trust at a glance
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust operates across 1,300 square miles, providing care for people from Axminster to Bude and from Exmouth to Lynton.
The Trust offers both acute services, centred on North Devon District Hospital (NDDH) and adult community services, across a network of 17 community hospitals and nine integrated health and social care community clusters, spanning Torridge, North Devon, East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon, Teignbridge and West Devon.
Community-based and specialist staff also work from GP surgeries, other local bases and, increasingly, in people's own homes.
Integration – a 'joined up' approach – is essential to this way of working. The Trust was one of the first in England to integrate acute and community healthcare services, in 2006, adding adult community health and social care services in 2008.
The local population
Northern Devon includes the key urban areas of Barnstaple and Bideford. The balance is drawn from the highly rural population in a network of small hamlets and villages across the area.
Eastern Devon includes the major urban area of Exeter, along with other urban areas of Exmouth, Crediton, Tiverton, Cullompton, Honiton and Sidmouth. The remaining population lives in rural areas.
The acquisition of the eastern Devon community services has substantially increased the community catchment population for the Trust as shown in the table above (Table 1).
The community catchment population has therefore more than trebled as a result of this acquisition. Whilst this increase is significant the ways of working, the culture is eminently transferable and work is already underway to understand the particular needs of the local population of eastern Devon by engaging with the local GPs.
The demographies of northern and eastern Devon are broadly similar. However, Exeter has a significantly higher proportion of working age people, and East Devon has significantly more older people, with more than a quarter aged 65 or older. This will present particular challenges and the Trust will work closely with GPs and commissioners to identify how best to meet their respective needs.
By 2030 the Office of National Statistics projects that the population for northern Devon will increase by 19% to 186,800, and eastern Devon will increase by the same percentage to 388,700. More significantly, the proportion of the population that will be aged 65 or older will increase to 31% in northern Devon and 28% in eastern Devon, meaning that nearly three in ten people across the whole of northern and eastern Devon will be 65 or older.
Although Devon has below average levels of deprivation nationally, northern Devon has significant levels of rural deprivation along with pockets of severe deprivation in urban areas such as Ilfracombe, Barnstaple and Bideford. The area covered by adult services in eastern Devon also includes area of deprivations in parts of Exeter (particularly Wonford, Whipton, city centre and Mincinglake) and Tiverton. The lowest levels of deprivation are seen around Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary, Woodbury and Budleigh Salterton. The following maps illustrate the extent of deprivation across northern and eastern Devon.
Life expectancy
Life expectancy in Devon is above the national average, standing at 79.6 for males and 83.6 for females compared with 77.8 and 82.0 nationally. While Devon has longer life expectancy overall, there are some significant differences on a local level. For example within northern Devon, there is a difference of 13.5 years between the ward with the longest life expectancy (Greater Torrington) and the shortest (Ilfracombe). There are also significant differences in life expectancy within eastern Devon with a 10.3 year gap in Exeter e.g. Newtown at 74.4 to Pennsyilvania at 84.7.
Service profile
The eastern Devon and specialist services elements of Devon Provider Services (DPS) has been transferred and integrated into the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust in a process very similar to the one taken in 2006 with the northern Devon Vertical Integration. The services have been integrated into the existing Health and Social Care Directorate, which will be expanded to have northern, eastern and mid-Devon divisions. The full description of the services under acute, community health and social care and specialist services can be found in Appendix 2, however
summaries are shown below.
Acute services
We offer a full range of acute services at the North Devon District Hospital and have a strategy to repatriate appropriate services to northern Devon to meet the needs of our local community, e.g. WAMD. Where it is not clinically or financially viable to directly manage a service, we work with neighbouring acute trusts to establish clinical networks. We work with Taunton on a vascular network, Derriford on a neonatal network and Royal Devon & Exeter on a cancer network.
Other recent initiatives include haematology and specialist ENT provision.
In between our acute and our community services, we have a range of intermediary services which aim to control and facilitate the flow of patients to and from the acute. These include the Pathfinder team and the complex discharge coordinators.
Community health and social care services
Community services can be divided into inpatient nursing and therapies at the five community hospitals run by this Trust and the five complex care teams, which consist of multidisciplinary teams with district nursing and social workers. In addition to inpatient care, some of the community hospitals offer a Minor Injury Unit and stroke rehabilitation.
Community specialist services
Working across acute and community settings are the specialist services such as podiatry, musculoskeletal, audiology and ophthalmology. These services are organised in discrete pathways and are commissioned separately.
What We Do
The North Devon District Hospital provides a full complement of secondary care services including diagnostics, treatment and follow-up care, along with A&E, cancer care, orthopaedic surgery, paediatric care and maternity services. The A&E department has recently been refurbished.
The seventeen community hospitals, offer services ranging from minor injury, rehabilitation and inpatient bed facilities.
- Axminster
- Barnstaple Health Centre
- Bideford
- Budleigh Salterton
- Crediton
- Exeter Community Hospital
- Exmouth
- Holsworthy
- Honiton
- Ilfracombe
- Lynton
- Moretonhampstead
- Okehampton
- Ottery St Mary
- Seaton
- Sidmouth
- South Molton
- Tiverton & District
- Torrington
The Trust continually reviews the services to ensure that they meet the latest guidelines in clinical best practice and policy. It is committed to involving service users, patients, carers and the public in planning, developing, delivering and improving healthcare services.
To meet local healthcare needs we work closely with the NHS South West Strategic Health Authority; the Devon Primary Care Trust; the Devon Partnership Trust (mental health and learning disabilities); the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust (SWAST); Torridge and North Devon District Councils and Devon County Council adult and community (social) services.
How we are organised
With just over 4000 staff, Northern Devon Healthcare Trust is the largest employer in the area. In terms of the pay bill alone, the Trust contributes nearly £150,000 each day to the local economy.
The Northern Devon Healthcare Trust has its headquarters in Barnstaple. It is directed by the Trust Board, which meets monthly to determine strategy and receive information from the executive director team responsible for managing day-to-day operations.
The Trust Board is led by a Chairman (appointed by the Secretary of State for Health) with a team of five Non-Executive, five Executive and two Associate Directors. The Non-Executive Directors have a part-time role, providing experience and expertise, usually gained from working in organisations outside the NHS.
The Executive and Associate Directors are led by the Chief Executive and combine their role as board members with management responsibility.
The Board has adopted Codes of Conduct and Accountability recommended by the NHS Executive. Audit, Risk, Clinical Governance and Remuneration and Terms of Service Committees are well established.
The Area
Devon is a popular retirement and tourist area. More than 20% of the population are over 65 years old and nearly 10% are over 75 (UK averages are 16% and 7.5%, respectively). The total local population that the Trust serves is 483,900.
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The death toll in Egypt continues to rise close to a thousand.
- Christians have been attacked and churches have been burned as fighting continues.
- USA Today has a map of where Christians have been attacked in Egypt.
- Security forces attacked a mosque holding protesters.
- Former president Hosni Mubarak could be freed from custody this week.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will sign a state ban on gay conversion therapy. Christie, a Roman Catholic, says he believes people are born gay and homosexuality is not a sin.
A woman who allegedly gave morphine to her dying father has renewed a debate over assisted suicide.
The interfaith movement is struggling with a changing religious landscape.
Evangelicals are on a mission to save godless Massachusetts.
Thanks to a battle over a hymn, Presbyterians and Baptists are debating over whether God is an angry ogre.
A train has killed at least 37 Hindu pilgrims as they crossed a track in India.
Evangelical churches are being urged to confront abuse.
The trial of Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 American soldiers four years ago, is nearing its end. Hasan could face the death penalty if convicted and could be the first person the military puts to death in five decades.
Pope Francis's Brazilian trip was mentioned in more than 1.3 million tweets and received more than 36 million retweets, says Twitter's Claire Diaz-Ortiz.
The word "Allah" is reserved only for Muslims and non-Muslims must stop challenging this "absolute" right, Malaysia's home minister said. Also in Malaysia, authorities have revoked the immigration privileges of a Singaporean man who offended some Muslims by letting Buddhists use an Islamic prayer room.
Are atheists smarter than believers? Not exactly.
An Italian Jesuit priest who disappeared last month in eastern Syria may still be alive, after it said he had been killed by al Qaeda-linked rebels.
Young, American-born Jains adapt their ancient and ascetic Indian faith to life in the United States.
The kids of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby are making news, as his son writes about Christians in Egypt and his daughter has found love after struggling with depression.
"The Butler," which Adelle Banks wrote about last week, topped the box office over the weekend.
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Dybiec Holm is a published writer and editor with a master's degree in Natural Resources. In this essay, Dybiec Holm discusses the theme of societal constraint that links the essays in Baldwin's work.
James Baldwin's collection of essays, titled Notes of a Native Son, examines the African-American man's experience in terms that are brutally honest. Whether Baldwin is dealing with his experience as an African-American man in America or Europe, the reader is given a first hand view of the ingrained, societal obstacles that a minority faces. Baldwin examines these barriers in the context of African- American literature, experiences in Harlem and in the South, family death, and finally, his experiences as an African-American man outside of America. The common theme that unites these different slants is a pronounced fatalism—an African-American person can never escape the constraints and the expectations that society puts upon him.
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The California-based Big Bear Choppers, which made custom bikes on a production line before falling victim to the recession and folding in 2011, called the 2008 Screamin Demon its take on the classic 1950s bobber, a custom bike that had had all extraneous elements removed. In the case of the 2008 Screamin Demon, that meant retaining a vestigial front fender, making it, at just 650 pounds, one of the lightest bikes in Big Bear Choppers' lineup of 15 models.
Featuring a 1,638.7cc, air-cooled, four-stroke V-twin engine made by S & S, it has S & S Super G carburetors in an OHV-pushrod configuration, paired with a Baker chain-driven five-speed manual transmission. The 3.8-inch telescopic front forks are angled at a conservative 34-degree rake; the rear suspension is rigid.
The tiny 3.3-gallon fuel tank rides high on the steel frame, which boasts a classic wishbone-style downtube. The 24-inch seat and pullback handlebars are an essential part of the chopper's sleek look, along with the chrome controls and details. The rear tire is a fairly modest 250mm rather than a wide 300mm.
The Screamin Demon came in the same color options available for all Big Bear Choppers bikes: black cherry, candy-red metallic, charcoal metallic, electric blue, firecracker red, gloss red, orange pearl, satin black, and silver metallic. A buyer ordered the color and graphic package of his choice. Buyers always had the option of ordering unpainted parts and building their own bikes.
Big Bear Choppers believed that the combination of classic styling, lighter weight, and reduced length—this bike was a mere eight and a half feet long, rather than the nine feet that a number of its other choppers were—gave the Screamin Demon great cornering and made it especially road friendly.


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Psychic Words
Psychic Words
Psychic words are ones that work on the mind , body , and spirit all at the same time. Their use has immense power.
Monks have achieved phenomenal states of deep concentration by repeating the words I AM silently to themselves while in a trance meditation. The words we use in everyday life can be used to heal or to harm others. Like a sharp sword words are often used to cut deep wounds and inflict emotional hurt upon other people.
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The psychic words and their energy can be used to empower. OM is a psychic word and it has a subtle energy that works on the inner consciousness. Creativity, concentration, and harmony can be repeated to oneself silently many times a day. Peace is a good one to use. The repetition of these words creates a vibration inside the aura which then begins to manifest through action.
The is why I want to throw away my TV. Upon close examination of the television shows most of the programs have a vocabulary of a low , dense, vibration and this can only way heavy on the individual watching it.
Every vowel and consonant we utter has a vibration and a frequency. I like to use words in a way that empower. How about you?
Much research has been done on the semantic front. NLP uses a lot of this transformational vocabulary. This work was researched by Mr Korzybski who found that the words we use influence human behavior. At the time of his discoveries his work was ground breaking and all about empowering human potential. What Mr Korzybski found was the quality of words determines much of our daily experience.
Us moderns have lost the power of metaphysical words. We say one thing, we tell something to a person, and then retract our intentions and twist the meaning of what has been said to fit in with our own ends that are convenient at the time.
Psychic words only work if the action is a match for the vocabulary that is used. If someone says they will meet you at 9am they should be there, on time, and respectful with a calm expectation of what both of your are about to create. You know when two people meet they join energy. This combined energy produces something different than what was before.
If someone promises you something, then they should give it. We all need to think carefully what effect our words have on the universe and other people around us and how our external vocabulary impacts others. When we speak to another we give them a psychic imprint. It is up to us if our words are going to lift them up or bury them.
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Tomates De Nuestro Mercado (heirloom tomatoes, lemon cucumbers, and fresh cheese sprinkled with herbs).
by Erin Frankel
Typically, I am my friend's walking restaurant directory. Nearly everyday, I receive a slew of emails, texts and phone calls requesting restaurant recommendations. So, as a finale to a great summer of notable restaurant openings and revivals of some oldies but goodies, I took a poll amongst friends asking for their favorite places of the summer of 2011:
Sushi and sashimi platter at Momoya.
Torrisi Italian Specialties' House Turkey with spciy sauce.
Sashimi from Niko.
Outdoor seating at Bar Pitti.
The Teriyaki Food Truck at Surf Lodge.
Kobe burger sliders at Bohemian.
Ramen noodle soup at Ippudo.
Burger & Barrel.
Mulberry Project.
Hudson Clearwater.
La Esquina.
Luke's Lobster roll.
Duryea's in Montauk.
. Known for their fresh sushi and fun yet comfortable neighborhood vibe both down in Chelsea and on the Upper West Side.
Juliet says, "This is hard for me since I go to nearly every great restaurant with you! But when I'm on my own, I go here to get my favorite roll, the salmon crunchy roll, which is a mixture of mango, avocado, and spicy salmon. Its soooo delicious and only $12!"
Torrisi Italian Specialties.
Known for their incredible pre-fix dinner. But Jordan's perfect lunch on a summer afternoon is the House Turkey with spicy sauce. Jordan describes it as "so moist and tender ... wish I could take some home with me for Thanksgiving dinner."
New Japanese restaurant whose chef came from Yasuda. John loves it here because he was able to walk in with no reservations on a busy Tuesday night. Even though it was crowded, he was seated right away at the sushi bar. John describes it as a "very swanky ambience, stylish crowd, and super fresh sushi."
Bar Pitti.
Known for their incredible, expansive outdoor seating on 6th Avenue and great people watching. Georgina says, "Apart from the fact that I had to wait ages to get a table and the waiter spilled wine on my cardigan, it was the best spaghetti pomodoro of my life (and I just came back from Italy)! The outdoor seating is the place to be with some fantastic West Village people spotting."
Known for the fresh Italian food and great outdoor space. Aaron says, "Love Gemma as a date spot. Perfect appetizers to share and great people watching when you score a prime table outside."
The Teriyaki Food Truck at Surf Lodge.
Known for its fast Teriyaki sandwiches priced at a mere $8. Lauren likes it because "it feeds all of the drunk people unable to get dinner reservations in the Hamptons on Saturday night of Labor Day Weekend."
Known as a secret Japanese restaurant (even has an unpublished phone #) on 3rd street off of Bowery. Anthony claims he had "the most amazing kobe burger slider he's ever had. The shitake mushroom salad Is amazing too."
Known for their Japanese ramen noodle specialties. Ben loves it and says he goes all the time!
CO-OP Food & Drink.
A new, trendy restaurant in the Hotel on Rivington. Gabby loves it as she is "obsessed with the CO-OP roll!! Also, my parents loved the ceviche with the crumbled Pringles on top. It's a great scene, good people watching, and the phone booth in the bathroom is fun too."
Burger & Barrel.
A new upscale burger joint brought to us by the same team behind Lure FishBar. Robby, who spends most of his time at The Dutch, says this is "another good neighborhood favorite. Burgers are delicious, especially their bacon jam burger. Vibe for a burger joint is also pretty cool, not your standard dive burger place."
Mulberry Project.
A hidden speakeasy in Little Italy with a huge, beautiful outdoor garden in the back that is decorated with large art installations. Arielle loves "the outdoor space. It's one of the best unknown outdoor spaces in New York City. And, the small plates are perfect for sharing for a big dinner party."
A new Mexican restaurant operated by
Alex Stupak,
the experimental pastry chef from WD-50. Mike says, "As a jaded former San Diegan, recommending any NYC takeout on south-of-the-border fare is difficult. But, I have to give Empellon its propers. Went there for brunch and dinner this summer, and everything was unique and delicious.
Hudson Clearwater.
New, reasonably priced restaurant in the West Village with a beautiful outdoor garden in the back. Known for being a great date spot. Sue says, "I went to Hudson Clearwater and the food was incredible. The watercress salad was refreshing and the duck legs were crispy and delicious. It also didn't hurt that the bartender looked like he was one of Carrie Bradshaw's former flames."
La Esquina.
An old Mexican favorite in Nolita and arguably one of the most popular and trendy Mexican restaurants in New York City. Matthew loves it because it's in a "hot neighborhood, has tasty food, nice portions, and exudes a trendy ambiance and crowd."
Luke's Lobster.
Luke Holden
is a young entrepreneur who is quickly opening multiple locations in the city. His lobster rolls are incredibly popular and the most reasonable in this city.
Jessie says, "FINALLY tried their lobster roll and it is by far the best!!! they were having a $10 lobster roll hurricane special, and loved that it had no mayo and was simply sweet fresh lobster chunks with just a touch of butter."
Duryea's in Montauk.
A lobster shack that is popular for its prime locations on Montauk Point, its reasonable prices, quality food, and for being one of the only BYOB destinations in the Hamptons.
Two friends called this their favorite place of the summer. Emily loves it because it's "BYOB. You order lobster and wait with a buzzer. It's the only place where I've paid $100 for dinner while using plastic flatware and wasn't offended."
Joanna says, here there are "delicious lobsters that you go up and order yourself and bring back to your table where you can sit and enjoy the wine from your home collection (BYOB!). It has that quintessential low-key Montauk vibe where flip flops, bare feet, sunsets, sand, and the water make for a no-frills yet super-chic night."
Where I ate this week:
Seamus Mullen
made his name turning out stylish Iberian tapas at the famed Boqueria. Now he has taken his arsenal of culinary prowess in a whole new culinary direction, and one foreign to most New Yorkers, called Asturian. If you have traversed nearly every region of Spain on an epic taste quest, you've experienced the Andalusian flavors of Sevilla, Barcelona's Catalan paella, and maybe even some Basque pinxtos as well. But even the most discerning traveler has probably never tasted the Asturian cuisine of a region on Spain's northern coast between Cantabria and Galicia; a region where people meet to eat, carouse and drink at, most notably, its cider houses (known as
in Spain).
Almejas A La Brasa (grilled clams in a txakoli and ham broth accompanied by grilled bread).
Ham croquettes.
Both the cuisine and ambience of Tertulia are modeled after just that. Here the food preparation is simple and the ingredients are in their purest form. Start with a cider on tap. Then combine the boozing with fancy and fun tostas, like the favorite toast setas (marinated mushrooms with pine nuts and smoked ricotta) and a variety of tapas ranging in style from the Tomates De Nuestro Mercado (heirloom tomatoes, lemon cucumbers, and fresh cheese sprinkled with herbs) to the Iberico ham croquettes to the unique Almejas A La Brasa (grilled clams in a txakoli and ham broth accompanied by grilled bread) or the authentically Asturian Arroz A La Plancha (crispy rice, snails, wild mushrooms, celery, fennel, and ibérico ham). All of Mullen's small plates are meant for sharing, something that is archetypal of the Asturian chigres.
Arroz A La Plancha (crispy rice, snails, wild mushrooms, celery, fennel, and ibérico ham).
Toast setas (marinated mushrooms with pine nuts and smoked ricotta).
On a Saturday night, the cozy 75-seat restaurant is packed to the brim but exudes the most welcoming and lively feeling. The décor is unmistakably rustic with original and communal Asturian touches in the long wooden tables and banquets, brick archways, authentic colorful tiles, and relics such as large cider barrels and vintage butcher's hooks that Mullen personally brought over from Spain.
359 6th Ave (at Washington Pl)
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Menomonee Falls School District leaders have been moving forward cautiously with a proposal to modify the schedule for all students next year. Data compiled by the district show parents are still on the fence about the proposal's most controversial feature – a weekly early release day.
Under new mandates, the state is implementing a more rigorous assessment system to increase student proficiencies at all levels. As a result, district administrators are proposing a revised schedule to carve out time next year for teachers to revise assessments, review student achievement data, and provide more individualized learning.
Here's the proposed schedule for 2013-14:
- Menomonee Falls High School: 7:50 a.m. to 3:05 p.m., 7:50 a.m. to 1:55 p.m. Wednesdays
- North Middle School: 7:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 7:15 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. Wednesdays
- Elementary Schools: 8:50 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., 8:50 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. Wednesdays
- Kindergarten: 8:50-11:30 a.m. and 12:50-3:30 p.m., 8:50-10:50 a.m. and 12:15-2:15 p.m. on Wednesdays
The most significant change proposed is a weekly early release from school every Wednesday for all grade levels. It's a proposal the district admittedly knows could cause some controversy. Administrators have proceeded slowly, and are seeking public feedback at every opportunity.
On Monday, Superintendent Patricia Greco presented feedback solicited from a survey sent out to 2,686 parents, which 713 completed. Roughly 46 percent of parents felt the early release time met the stated purpose of "providing regular time to adjust teaching and assessments for their child." Another 29 percent said they needed more information, and 25 percent felt it didn't meet the district's stated purpose.
Parents also indentified their level of concern for topics related to an early release. The results are as follows (percent total indicates the number of respondents who answered "significant concern" or "somewhat a concern"):Early Release Topics of Concern Percent who answered "significant concern" or "somewhat a concern" Access to after-school childcare39 percentCost of after-school childcare39 percentAvalability of transportation54 percentDisruption to family schedule57 percentSource: Menomonee Falls School District
The district would offer childcare for parents who wouldn't be able to provide it themselves on early release days. The district would provide services through Kinds Inc. for $19 a day, or $14 a day if registered a week early. However, only 25 percent of respondents said they would participate in school-based, after-school childcare.
Only 36 percent of parents felt the early release was a strength of the proposed schedule.
The district's 2013-14 calendar remains a proposal at this point. The board will place the proposal as a discussion item at its Feb. 11, and a vote could be taken Feb. 25.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of the following companies made noteworthy moves in the U.S. stock market Thursday:
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. shares /quotes/zigman/167627/delayed/quotes/nls/anf ANF +2.41% climbed 11% after the retailer reported a far bigger-than-anticipated jump in November same-store sales. Read more about same-store sales.
Is the rally overdone?
Wednesday's rally allowed the Dow to erase all of its November losses. Did that take things too far?
Shares of Collective Brands Inc. rallied almost 16% after the operator of Payless ShoeSource outlets reported third-quarter results that topped analysts' forecasts.
Conn's Inc. /quotes/zigman/91157/delayed/quotes/nls/conn CONN +2.12% rose 38% after the electronics chain reported third-quarter results that beat those projected by analysts.
Finisar Corp. shares /quotes/zigman/114344/delayed/quotes/nls/fnsr FNSR +1.37% advanced more than 16% after the transmission-gear maker said it expects third-quarter earnings to exceed prior estimates.
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Shares of Lennar Corp. /quotes/zigman/232035/delayed/quotes/nls/len LEN -1.17% rose 7%, gaining after a residential builders trade group reported a jump in the number of Americans purchasing homes in October. Read more about pending home sales.
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. shares rose more than 12%, putting a dent in a steep recent decline, likely benefiting from a Goldman Sachs call on the banking sector. Read Financial Stocks for more details.
Movado Group Inc. shares /quotes/zigman/160022/delayed/quotes/nls/mov MOV +1.04% jumped 20% after the watch manufacturer raised its fiscal 2011 earnings outlook.
Shares of Nicor Inc. /quotes/zigman/159452/delayed/quotes/nls/gas GAS -2.52% were up 7.5% as Bloomberg News reported the utility was seeking a buyer.
SXC Health Solutions Corp. shares gained 11.6% after the manager of medical information said it would acquire MedfusionRX for $100 million.
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods's U.S.-listed shares rose almost 28% after PepsiCo Inc. /quotes/zigman/238082/delayed/quotes/nls/pep PEP -1.36% said it would acquire a 66% stake in the Russian company. Read about Pepsi's deal.
Aeropostale Inc. shares /quotes/zigman/304381/delayed/quotes/nls/aro ARO +5.35% tumbled 14% after the teen-targeted clothing retailer projected fourth-quarter profit below Wall Street expectations.
Shares of Clearwire Corp. fell 13.5% after the wireless network developer said it would sell $1.1 billion in debt.
CNinsure Inc.'s U.S.-listed shares /quotes/zigman/108299/delayed/quotes/nls/cisg CISG -0.88% declined 17%.
Itron Inc. shares /quotes/zigman/73897/delayed/quotes/nls/itri ITRI +1.57% were off 5.5% after Goldman Sachs started coverage of the utility-meter manufacturer with a sell rating.
Jo-Ann Stores Inc. shares fell 5% after the fabric seller's fiscal 2011 earnings outlook missed analysts' expectations.
Shares of Kroger Co. /quotes/zigman/231658/delayed/quotes/nls/kr KR -1.05% retreated 9.4% after the grocery chain narrowed its profit forecast for the year and trimmed capital spending. See full report on the supermarket stocks.