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Posted by Abe Sauer on April 11, 2012 04:58 PM
Maybe the most telling thing about the story of the Three Fat Guys wine label is that the trio of Green Bay Packers linemen behind the label did it "with the help of Packers cornerback Charles Woodson, who has his own wine label, 'TwentyFour.'" Packers icon Brett Favre's wine has, of course, long been available in Cabernet, Merlot and Chardonnay varietals. ($24; "… shipping to WI address only.")Winemaking is the new vanity undertaking for celebrities unwilling to launch their own "scent." Even thrash metal rock band Slayer has announced it will release its own wine. It is named "Reign In Blood." Yes, the wine party has come to an end. It was fun. Continue reading...
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Posted by Dale Buss on January 19, 2011 01:00 PM
They play in the smallest market in professional sports, a town of about 100,000 people, and they're technically a not-for-profit enterprise that is actually owned by the local American Legion post – not by some egomaniacal entrepreneur.
Their colors are a combination of hunter green and mellow yellow that remains anathema to fashionistas. The last time they won the Super Bowl was 1997. And they're the team that gave Brett Favre his walking papers — the first time.
But make no mistake about it: The powers that be in the National Football League, and the many brands that advertise during its games, are happy as can be that the Green Bay Packers are one of the four teams remaining this weekend with a chance to make it to Super Bowl XLV.Continue reading...
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Posted by Abe Sauer on January 17, 2011 06:00 PM
Gwen Stefani for HP, Michael Jordan for Hanes, Dr. Dre for HP, Peyton Manning for Sony, Lady Gaga for Polarioid, Lance Armstong for Radio Shack, Michael Vick for… ArTran?
A new study confirms what a lot of people on both ends of the advertising paradigm suspect: celebrity endorsements aren't worth it. My colleague Sheila Shayon earlier pondered this question — find out why the evidence is swinging in favor of taking back the swag bags and shutting down the gravy train.Continue reading...
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Posted by Barry Silverstein on January 4, 2011 11:00 AM
Last year will be one both Tiger Woods and Brett Favre would just as soon forget.
The Woods debacle was voted top sports story of 2010 by the Associated Press and not for reasons any sports personality would be proud of. Tiger's troubles started but didn't end with the revelation of his marital infidelities.Continue reading...
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brand news
Posted by Dale Buss on January 3, 2011 09:00 AM
Apple won't exhibit at CES in Las Vegas this week, where competitors (including Vizio) will unveil tablets that will take aim at the iPad; and increases Q1 orders for the iPhone in advance of Verizon launch.
Arnold Schwarzenegger leaves office after seven years as governor of California.
Australia braces for damages claims as flooding projected "to last weeks."
Bank of America sees home loan charge, buys back bad loans and mounts defense against WikiLeaks.
Best Buy aims to become a major content creator online.
Buzz Aldrin sues over use of his image on moonwalk trading card.Continue reading...
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brand challenges
Posted by Abe Sauer on December 23, 2010 04:00 PM
Some brands had a great year, including Ford, Old Spice and Apple. Other brands — well, not so much. But there are plenty of reasons that some of those brands that had a lousy 2010 shouldn't look forward to 2011. Brandchannel looks at ten down-on-their-luck brands that should be optimistic in the new year:1. BP: The "small people" don't seem to have forgotten what happened on BP's watch in the Gulf of Mexico this year. But the big people seem to be forgetting quite well. At the time of writing, BP's stock was up to nearly $44 a share, considerably more than its near low of just $27 six months ago. At this rate, BP's brand will have made a full recovery by the end of 2011.Continue reading...
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Posted by Shirley Brady on December 21, 2010 09:00 AM
TD Bank acquires Chrysler Financial for $6.3 billion.
News Corp.'s bid for BSkyB cleared by EU.
Apple plans exposed by insider trading suit.
Bank of America and other Wall Street firms face increased scrutiny on executive pay.
Betty White voted entertainer of the year by AP.
Brett Favre retirement leaves muddles NFL legacy.
CBS is looking to renegotiate Katie Couric's contract.Continue reading...
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sports in the spotlight
Posted by Shirley Brady on December 16, 2010 04:00 PM
Tiger Woods' "humbling return to the public eye" has been voted the #1 sports story of the year by members of the Associated Press. The AP's top 10 after the jump.Continue reading...
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Remember when a $200 budget used to buy you a metronome and flight case, if you were lucky? Now, you have a range of great synths you can choose from. And now it's Akai's turn.
The Rhythm Wolf is an integrated analog groove box – a 32-step sequencer, an analog drum machine, and a bassline synth in one. And it's just $199 street. We've got all the details on the box, and should have more hands-on impressions later this week. Continue reading »

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Shell Scripts in Waiting: the Waitmax Tool
Linux consultant Matthias Kettner has just released Version 1.0 of his Waitmax Software. It gives programs a specified time to complete after terminating them.
Waitmax is designed for use in shell scripts. The tool launches another program in a new process and then waits for a configurable period. If the process has not completed by then, Waitmax sends a "TERM" signal to it. The "-s" command line parameter gives users the ability to send other signals.
In the provides a practical example. The following command uses scp to copy a large file. If the process takes longer than an hour, it is killed:
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I am sort of disappointed I suppose, there was a lot of talk from the Nutra reps about there being a price cut as it was brought to the site. I understand and COMPLETELY support the prices **** has, as I have argued and defended at length, but maybe at least an intro reduction so more members can experience their virgin encounter with **** and never turn back!
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I'm not sure I see the benefit of this? The prices on Nutraplanet are the same as ordering direct from **** (which includes free shipping and frequent discount codes).
Why order from Nutraplanet at the same price, then tack on shipping charges?
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So happy to see this finally happen.
That's a fair question (at the top), but Rick Rock did a nice job summing it up. It widens the horizons and options of the consumer, and also simultaneously makes sure they not only have more choices to keep their cabinets full of their favorite products from one website or the other, but will also surely bring more people into the realm of **** than every before.


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TIMOTHY TEAM TO DIRECT VBS AT BETHEL FREE CHURCH Vacation Bible school will be held Monday through Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bethel Free Lutheran Church, 530-22nd Ave. NW. Children who are age 4 through 6th grade may attend the sessions which will include puppets, music, games and hands-on activities.
The Timothy team, a group of five people from the Association Free Lutheran Bible School in Minneapolis, will teach and direct the Bible school sessions. Hannah Ruth Patterson, of Des Lacs, and Kari Knudson, of Tioga, are members of the Timothy team.
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FIRST CHURCH OF NAZARENE SETS DATES FOR VBS, GUEST SPEAKER Vacation Bible school sessions will be held June 10 to 13 at First Church of the Nazarene, 2500 W. Central Ave., with guest speaker Gary Shank of Olathe, Kan. Shank will be speaking June 10 during the 10:45 a.m. worship service and at 6:30 p.m.
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Your Facebook business name: Already reserved?
Facebook employees and tech journalists aren't the only ones whose names have been reserved ahead of the big Facebook vanity URL land grab that will open up at midnight Eastern time Saturday morning. The company already has "tens of thousands" of business names and terms on its restricted list, waiting to be assigned, Facebook spokesperson Larry Yu told me.
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A one week investigation led to the arrest of a 36-year-old man who police say attempted to buy a child for sex.
Police arrested Robert W. Thomas, 36, of Cuyahoga Falls on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 5:15 p.m.
According to police, Thomas made an online post asking for anyone willing to arrange a "marriage" of their daughter to him.
In the post Thomas stated that he was in northeast Ohio.
An Alliance officer who works with the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force responded to the posts, and he and Thomas began a conversation.
During the investigation, Thomas requested a child who was 5-8 years old, and eventually offered to pay $400 cash for a 10-year-old girl.
Thomas said he wished to keep the child permanently at his home and engage in sexual conduct with her, and to "train her to please him."
The officer arranged a meeting with Thomas at the 2300 Block of West State Street in Alliance.
Thomas arrived with cash in hand to purchase the child. After a brief conversation with an undercover officer, Thomas went to get the child from a vehicle, and was met instead by a team of officers and taken into custody.
After obtaining a warrant, detectives searched Thomas's home in Cuyahoga Falls and found sexual paraphernalia, and several firearms including a rifle with a grenade launcher mounted on it.
Thomas was charged with trafficking in persons, attempt to commit kidnapping, attempt to commit rape, and possessing criminal tools.
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If you have a disability and are qualified to do a job, the ADA protects you from job discrimination on the basis of your disability. Under the ADA, you have a disability if you have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. The ADA also protects you if you have a history of such a disability, or if an employer believes that you have such a disability, even if you don't.
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Under the employment provisions (Title I) of the Americans with Disabilities Act (PL 101-336), employers are required to provide "reasonable accommodation" as a means of overcoming unnecessary barriers that prevent or restrict employment opportunities for otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities . The ADA defines a qualified individual with a disability as a person with a disability who "satisfies the requisite skill, experience, education and other job-related requirements of the employment position such individual holds or desires and who, with or without reasonable accommodation , can perform the essential functions of such position." The term "reasonable accommodation" means a modification or adjustment to the job, the work environment or the way things usually are done that enables a qualified individual with a disability to enjoy an equal employment opportunity. Essential functions are, by definition, those that the individual who holds the job would have to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, in order to be considered qualified for the position.
MTSU policy extends reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of qualified persons with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, in order that said individuals may perform the essential functions of a position and/or participate in the employment application process, as long as the accommodation does not impose an undue hardship on the department or unit. In general, it is the responsibility of the applicant or employee with a disability to inform the employer that an accommodation is needed in order for him or her to participate in the application process, perform the essential job functions, or receive benefits and privileges of employment.
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The organizations listed here either work with or are supported by America's Second Harvest, or specialize in areas of expertise that we do not (like international hunger relief, for instance). Although we believe these sites provide additional resources on issues of concern to America's Second Harvest, we do not necessarily endorse content found on any of the web sites listed below. Child Trends : Dedicated to improving the lives of children and families by providing research and data to inform decision-making that affects children. The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) : The CWLA National Data Analysis System (NDAS) is the most comprehensive collection of child welfare data available. Children's Defense Fund : A private, nonprofit organization that seeks to ensure every child a healthy, fair, safe, and moral start in life and successful passage to adulthood. Families USA : The latest children's nutrition and health initiatives across the U.S. KIDS COUNT Network : A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the KIDS COUNT Network is comprised of state-based KIDS COUNT projects in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Network members share the common goal of using data to advance change on behalf of kids and families. National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) : Identifies and promotes strategies that prevent child poverty in the United States and that improve the lives of low-income children and their families. The NCCP is part of Columbia University. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Children's Health Protection (OCHP) : Provides communities, parents and other care-givers with information to enable them to take steps toward protecting their children from environmental health threats. Economic Research Service (ERS) : Produces research on nutrition assistance for the USDA. Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) : USDA program that oversees the Food Stamp Program, School Meals, WIC, TEFAP and more nutrition services. National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) : The legislators of the 50 states represent 250 million people of varying politics, diverse cultural backgrounds and different economic conditions. The NCSL helps lawmakers tailor policies that will work for their states and their constituents. Nutrition.Gov: A vast nutrition portal that leads to information on food assistance and safety, lifecycle issues, health management, and research. United States Census Bureau : Contains the latest U.S. census figures on poverty, income, and housing as well as poverty guidelines. The United States Conference of Mayors : The official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. Promotes the development of effective national urban and suburban policy and helps to ensure that federal policy meets urban needs. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) : The USDA and its programs, including the Food Stamp Program and Child Nutrition Programs. The USDA for Kids : Information and activities on conservation, food, gardening, history, nutrition, science and more on a website created especially for a children's audience. The United States Department of Health and Human Services : Protects the health of all Americans and provides essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. Catholic Charities USA: Promotes innovative strategies that address human needs and social injustices, and advocates for social policies that aim to reduce poverty and strengthen communities. Feeding Children Better : A ConAgra Foods foundation that fights childhood hunger in America. America's Second Harvest Kids Cafes receive food donations through Feeding Children Better. The Hunger Site : A free "click to give" site in which staple food is paid for by site sponsors and distributed to those in need by Mercy Corps and America's Second Harvest. Interfaith Youth Core : A Chicago-based, youth-focused nonprofit promoting interfaith dialogue and community service locally and nationally. On "The National Days of Interfaith Youth Service," college students across the country will volunteer with our agencies and food banks while also working on on Habitat for Humanity projects. MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger : A nonprofit agency that allocates donations from the Jewish community to nonprofit organizations providing food, help and hope to hungry people of all faiths and backgrounds in the United States, Israel and poor countries worldwide. Meals on Wheels : Represents those who provide congregate and home-delivered meals services to people in need. Visit their site to locate a program to receive services or look for a place to volunteer. This program receives food from the America's Second Harvest network. Salvation Army : Provides food for the hungry, shelter for the homeless, and numerous other humanitarian services. Society of St. Andrew -- Gleaning America's Fields ~ Feeding America's Hungry : A non-denominational Christian ministry that feeds the hungry all year long by saving fresh, nutritious produce that would otherwise go to waste because of market reasons and giving it to the needy. Accomplished through four operating programs: the Potato Project, the Gleaning Network, Harvest of Hope, and the Hunger Relief Advocate Initiative. The Society of St. Andrew adheres to Christian principles of good stewardship. Therefore, more than 95% of all funds raised by the Society of St. Andrew are spent on the direct delivery of food and services to the hungry. S.T.O.P. Hunger : The Sodexho Foundation supports innovative programs that fight hunger in the United States, with a particular focus on helping children and their families. The Sodexho Foundation contributes to the America's Second Harvest network. AHEAD: Adventures in Health, Education and Agricultural Development: Combats malnutrition, disease and poverty in developing countries. CARE: An international humanitarian organization that consists of 11 member organizations and works as a global force dedicated to achieving lasting victory over poverty. Food for the Hungry : Efforts include integrated, child-focused development and relief programs in more than 25 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Food for the Poor : Aims to improve the health, economic, social and spiritual conditions of impoverished people throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Global Foodbanking Network: An international organization that works collaboratively to reduce world hunger by securing more food and enhancing the ability to efficiently distribute food through food banks and food bank network around the globe. Mercy Corps : Alleviates suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities. Over 91 percent of the agency's resources are allocated directly to programs that help those in need. Oxfam International : A confederation of twelve non-governmental organizations working together in more than 80 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice. The Oxfams are strategic funders of development projects; provide emergency relief in times of crisis; and campaign for social and economic justice. RESULTS: An international citizens' grassroots lobby working to create the political will to end hunger and the worst aspects of poverty. RESULTS identifies sustainable solutions to the problems of hunger and poverty around the world, and works to generate the resources necessary to implement them. United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) : The United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger, assisting the world's refugees and internally displaced people. American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) : A nonprofit, bipartisan organization of individuals and agencies concerned with human services. APHSA educates members of Congress, the media, and the broader public on what is happening in the states around welfare, child welfare, and other issues involving families and the elderly. Bread for the World : Their 46,000 members contact senators and representatives about legislation that affects hungry people in the United States and worldwide. Bread supports policies that address the root causes of hunger and poverty. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) : A nonpartisan policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people. Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) : A national, nonprofit organization with expertise in law and policy affecting the poor. Through education, policy research and advocacy, CLASP seeks to improve the economic security of low-income families with children and secure access for low-income persons to our civil justice system. Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) : A non-partisan organization committed to improving public policies and private practices that influence the economic and social prospects and conditions of individuals, families, and communities. Child Trends : Dedicated to improving the lives of children and families by providing research and data to inform decision-making that affects children. The Coalition on Human Needs : An alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies that address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable populations. The Economic Policy Institute : A nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that seeks to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy. Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) : A leading national organization working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States. FRAC serves as the hub of an anti-hunger network of thousands of individuals and agencies across the country. Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) : Dedicated to stimulating debate on public policy issues of critical importance to women and their families. IWPR focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, and work and family issues. Institute for Research on Poverty : A university-based center for research into the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United States. Develops and evaluates social policy alternatives and analyzes trends in poverty and economic well-being. KIDS COUNT Network : A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the KIDS COUNT Network is comprised of state-based KIDS COUNT projects in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Network members share the common goal of using data to advance change on behalf of kids and families. Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. : The firm has conducted some of the most important studies of health care, welfare, employment, nutrition, and early childhood policies and programs in the United States, including the America's Second Harvest 2001 study of hunger, Hunger in America 2001. Moving Ideas : An online consortium of leading public-policy organizations and advocacy groups. 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Virgo interferometer
The VIRGO is a gravitational wave detector in Italy, which started operating in 2007. It is one of a handful of the world's major experiments working towards the observation of gravitational waves. VIRGO is located within the site of EGO (European Gravitational Observatory) at Cascina, Italy.
VIRGO is a massive Michelson laser interferometer made of two orthogonal arms, each three kilometers long.[1] Due to the multiple reflections between mirrors located at the extremities of each arm, the effective optical length of each arm is extended up to 100 kilometers.
The gravitational wave frequency range sensitivity of VIRGO extends from 10 hertz to 10,000 hertz.[1] This range, as well as the very high sensitivity, should allow detection of gravitational radiation produced by supernovae and the coalescence of binary systems in the Milky Way and in outer galaxies.
In order to reach the extreme sensitivity required, the whole interferometer must remain as optically perfect as possible and is extremely well isolated from seismic disturbances[2] in order to be only sensitive to the gravitational waves. To achieve this, Italian and French project scientists have developed many of the current leading techniques in the fields of high power ultrastable lasers, high reflectivity mirrors, seismic isolation and position and alignment control. To avoid spurious motions of the optical components due to seismic noise; each component is isolated by a 10 m high, very elaborate system of compound pendulums.
Regarding optics, VIRGO uses a new generation of ultrastable lasers and one of the most stable oscillators ever built.[1] A specific optical coating facility was built to produce extremely high quality mirrors combining reflectivity over 99.999%, with nanometer surface control.
Because the presence of any residual gas would disturb the measurements, the light beam must propagate under an ultra high vacuum. Indeed, the two tubes, 3 km long and 1.2 m diameter are the largest ultra high vacuum vessels in Europe and the second largest in the world.
The environment of the Virgo interferometer is quieter than that of a spacecraft orbiting the earth. The signals are detected, recorded and pre-analysed through an on-line computing system. These data will then be made available to the scientific community for further analysis.
VIRGO, the construction of which was completed in June 2003, started its first science run in May 2007 and it is currently running day and night listening for any and all gravitational signals which may arrive at any time from any part of the Universe.
The project has 48 staffers and runs on an annual 10 million euro budget.[3]
- ^ a b c "The VIRGO interferometer". European Gravitational Observatory. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4998833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee.org%2Fxpls%2Fabs_all.jsp%3Farnumber%3D4998833
- ^ http://www.icra.it/MG/mg12/talks/gw2_calloni.ppt Commissioning status of the Virgo interferometer, 2009 (Power Point)
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Last month on vacation, I visited Cape Cod, viewed the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port from a tour boat in Nantucket Sound and quietly reflected on my now-distant coming of age.
For millions of us, that time came during the presidency of John F. Kennedy and in the tumultuous years that followed.
The "Camelot" legend and politics aside, JFK holds a grip. I still have a "Kennedy for President" campaign button from my boyhood, when I was enthralled by the Irish Catholic connection.
I was 15, leaving a sophomore Latin class, when I heard that the president had been shot. At 17, on a senior class trip to Washington, D.C., I had the honor of placing a wreath on Kennedy's grave at Arlington National Cemetery.
I have twice visited the assassination-related Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas and sat mesmerized on the grassy knoll below, contemplating the horror in Dealey Plaza on Nov. 22, 1963. Yes, I've read a few conspiracy-theory books.
Fifty years after his death, the memory of John F. Kennedy still captivates and evokes emotion. His shocking assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, has stood for generations as a "where were you when" moment. The early Baby Boomers were especially magnetized by the president's youthful idealism. We look back on JFK, his slaying and his legacy, a half-century later.JFK: 50 years later
Read more.
Five years ago in Omaha, I met Kennedy speechwriter and adviser Theodore Sorensen, the Nebraska native who had finally written a book about Kennedy.
Sorensen, who died in 2010, wrote that although he had never embraced the conspiracy theories, "it is equally hard to believe that none of JFK's enemies was behind his death."
At a party honoring Sorensen at the home of former Rep. John Cavanaugh, a layer cake was topped by the two most memorable words from Kennedy's inaugural speech: ASK NOT.
I asked not if Sorensen wrote the soaring words that followed that phrase — he had consistently said the speech belonged to the man who gave it.
But I did ask about Vietnam and a war that killed 11 from my high school, including four from my class of 1966 — among 58,000 other Americans. Would Kennedy have pursued the course that his successor did?
"JFK was too smart," Sorensen told me, "to get bogged down in a land war in Asia."
Historians still debate what Kennedy would have done, though a planned cut in defense spending had been announced days before the assassination. It didn't happen.
Almost all people 55 or older remember where they were upon learning of the president's death. Some in the Midlands, from the famous to the less widely known, had connections to the president, accidental or otherwise.
� Richard Swanson of Mead, Neb., said his eyes met with JFK's two or three minutes before the president was killed.
Dick was living in Dallas and working a film-projection job at the old Baker Hotel on Commerce Street in the heart of downtown when he heard that the president's motorcade was approaching.
"I went out and was probably eight feet from him when he passed by," Swanson recalled last week. "He looked right at me and smiled. I'll never forget that."
The Swansons lived three doors from Officer J.D. Tippit, who was shot and killed that afternoon by presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. J.D. always waved, Dick said, and their sons played together.
FBI agents later visited the audio-visual store where Swanson worked, asking to confirm the timing of a section of movie film — the Abraham Zapruder film of the assassination.
"I had it in my hands," Swanson said. "Then I gave it to our technician."
� George Sullivan, a 1962 graduate of Creighton Prep and a future president of the high school, was studying in a Jesuit seminary in Minnesota when Kennedy was slain.
The future priest had met JFK as a senator in the late 1950s when he visited Omaha for a partisan event. In 1960, George accompanied his parents to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, where his father was a Nebraska delegate.
George obtained a delegate's badge and stood cheering on the convention floor when Nebraska voted, and again when Wyoming's vote put JFK over the top to secure the nomination.
"The three most exciting events of my life," he said last week, "are being ordained, attending a small Mass with Pope John Paul II and being there when Kennedy's nomination went over the top that night."
Friday, on the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's death, the Omaha Irish Cultural Center will hold a noon remembrance at Memorial Park. Praying the benediction will be Father George Sullivan.
� Former Nebraska Gov. Charles Thone, who served four terms in Congress, has said his service on the House Assassinations Committee was "the highlight of my congressional career."
CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite called Thone "the conscience of the committee."
In 1979, a majority of the committee voted, based largely on the testimony of acoustical experts as to the number of shots fired, that Kennedy probably had been killed as the result of a conspiracy, though unspecified.
Others have disagreed with the acoustical analysis. Thone, who was governor by the time the committee voted, had his name listed among dissenters.
"I would say the committee started with the thought that there probably was a conspiracy of one sort or another," Thone once told me. "But I'm convinced that hard evidence never disclosed any such conspiracy — no way, form or shape."
� Letitia Baldrige grew up in Omaha and became social secretary to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, as well as an author, entrepreneur and etiquette columnist. I spoke to her in 1995 when she was in Omaha for the 100th anniversary of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben.
Six months before the assassination, she left the White House.
"Tish" was having lunch in Chicago when she heard the tragic news, and she flew that night to Washington, where people at the White House "walked around like ghosts," not speaking.
She recalled a dazed Jackie Kennedy saying, "It's real bad, Tish. It's real bad."
Baldrige, who said meeting heads of state and American leaders had given her "the most fantastic catbird seat in history," died a year ago at 86.
� The late Hugh Sidey, a former World-Herald reporter who for 30 years wrote a Time magazine column, "The Presidency," recalled with glee the day JFK summoned him to the Oval Office.
"He just blew up, and he threw the magazine down on his desk," Sidey told me with a chuckle in 1996. "He said, 'You guys are out to get me!'"
JFK shook his fist not because of criticism on policy but because Time's "people" section had made light of a suit the president had worn.
Sidey, who covered Omaha City Hall in the 1950s, said that after chewing him out, Kennedy gave him a scoop.
"Sidey, you SOB," the president said, "stand here and see if you can get this right."
JFK allowed him to listen as the president spoke by phone with astronaut John Glenn, just out of the ocean after becoming the first American to orbit the Earth.
Sidey, whose father-in-law managed the Wilson & Co. packing plant in Omaha, said covering the Kennedy era was exciting.
"There definitely was a Camelot," Hugh said. "Kennedy had that charisma. He was a reader — he got his ideas from reading — and he was a romantic. He saw this as drama."
� The greatest drama of Kennedy's presidency was the Cuban Missile Crisis, and a hero of that event was an Omaha native.
Navy pilot William B. Ecker flew a low-level reconnaissance flight at 350 to 400 feet, producing photos that proved the existence of ballistic missiles in Cuba.
U-2 flights at 75,000 feet under the direction of the Strategic Air Command a week earlier had spotted the site, which President Kennedy announced to a stunned world on Oct. 22, 1962. The next day, Ecker was sent in for a closer and more dangerous look, with flak barely missing his plane.
Ambassador Adlai Stevenson used the photos to confront the Soviet Union on the floor of the United Nations. After the crisis, JFK pinned a Distinguished Flying Cross on Ecker, a 1942 graduate of the old Omaha Tech High School. He died in 2009.
His memoir with co-author Kenneth V. Jack, "Blue Moon Over Cuba: Aerial Reconnaisance During the Cuban Missile Crisis," was published last year by Osprey Publishing.
� While visiting Boston and Cape Cod last month, I recalled my 14th birthday, the tensest day of the Cuban crisis, the closest we have come to nuclear war.
Now my oldest grandchild is 14, coming of age in an era with crises of its own.
In the lives of today's older generations, the assassination of John F. Kennedy caused the nation a traumatic jolt.
An Omaha friend told me of his Irish-born grandmother's high-pitched, mournful wailing that November afternoon a half-century ago, a reminder of the old practice of "keening."
It's a cliche to say the Kennedy assassination marked the end of America's age of innocence. But things did seem to change.
On a recent sunny day, at age 65 and with a career mostly in the past, I visited Kennedy Country with my wife and admired the resplendence of fall.
We came of age in our spring and now our personal autumn beckons, life's third act. A good time for looking back at what shaped us, even at milestones that shocked us and caused pain.
Columnists Michael Kelly, Erin Grace and Matthew Hansen write about people, places and events around Omaha in their new blog, From the Notebook. |


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Hispanic Marketplace
The fastest-growing market in America, the U.S. Latino market is expected to reach $1.5 trillion in spending power within the next 10 years! In our special section devoted to this increasingly important consumer group, RAB showcases a number of excellent resources for buyers and sellers seeking to communicate with this unique market.
You may also request information on the Hispanic market -- including special runs from our Mediamark Research, Inc. (MRI) national consumer database by calling RAB's Member Response Team at 1-800-232-3131.
- Latest Hispanic Articles
Below, find the 10 latest Articles on Demand articles. See the search options below to search the complete Articles on Demand library.
View WHAT DOES LATINO TECHNOLOGY USE MEAN FOR YOUR BRAND?
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- Important Research Links
The links below are some that we have found useful over the years. There may be other resources that you are using that you would like to share with RAB and our members. If you have suggestions, please e-mail them to RAB's Member Response team with the subject line RECOMMENDED LINKS. Shared knowledge will improve this Hispanic Marketplace section for all users.
Nielsen Audio is an international media and marketing research firm serving Radio, cable, out-of-home and online Radio industries. Recent studies of primary interest for the African American market are:- Hispanic Radio Today
A History of Spanish Language Radio in the United States
Prepared for Arbitron by The Center for Spanish Language Media, University of North Texas, Dallas, TX - 10/14/09
- Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo celebrates the victory of the historical battle of 1862 between Mexico and France. This holiday is a symbol of Mexican pride and unity and includes great festivities. This website features history, spoecial recipes, games and more, celebrating this important holiday.Wikipedia
Learn all about Cinco de Mayo on Wikipedia.Promotions
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta KFAI 90.3 Minneapolis/ 106.7 St. Paul
Features six blocks of live music and authentic food, Lowrider Car Show, Children's Area, Cinco Sports Zone, Community Wellness Village, Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Parade, People's Choice Salsa Tasting Contest, Photo Contest, History Area, and craft vendors.
Cinco De Mayo Celebrations and Events in and Around Los Angeles
Live acts, booths, food, vendors, and plenty of radio promotions. Admission is free.
Cinco de Mayo at the coast KTCB 89.5 Tillamook Coast Community Radio
The Pacific City Cinco de Mayo Festival kicked off at the Kiawanda Community Center with a presentation on ancient Mexican civilizations. Authentic Mexican feast at 2:00 pm, music and dancing 3-6pm. Evening festivities continued with "Sambafeat."
Thousands Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Radio Lobo KYQQ FM
5th Annual Cinco de Mayo celebration at Sedgwick County ZooLive entertainment from Calibre Pesado, Paraiso De Durango and Andariego; authentic Mexican food; and family-friendly activities throughout the day.
Cinco de Mayo Celebration at Texas Stadium KLNO (Univision)
More than 150,000 people, the largest crowd in the event's history, came early and stayed late to celebrate their Hispanic heritage in style at the 30th annual Cinco de Mayo festival at Texas Stadium. Entertainment from six stages including musical performances from national and international artists; carnival rides and food; exhibits; and family entertainment. This year in the Corral, a community stage featured many young children in traditional costume performing Ballet Folklorico and as mariachis.
Cinco de Mayo Radio Lazer 102.9FM
Featuring 20 Mexican music bands, carnival rides, games, and health information. Bands include: Banda Pequenos Musical, Duelo and Liberacion.
Univision Radio New Mexico, Inc. Announces 2006 Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Numerous booths exhibiting authentic foods, arts and local businesses and organizations offering information, service and products. The Rodeo and Jaripeo will start at 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. There will also be non-stop live music starting at 1 p.m. with Los Sierreños de Sinaloa, Tino y su Banda Joven, Los Jerchiz, Desastre Musical and Grupo Zafiro.
Radio station owner plans Cinco de Mayo event Radio Caramba
High-profile Mexican entertainers to perform at the event, including Alicia Villarreal and the bands Climax and Jaguares. The event also will include the Miss Kansas City Latina pageant. The event's sponsors include Superior Automotive Group, Bank of America, McDonald's Corp. and Time Warner Cable, MacDonald said.
Radio Station Celebrates Cinco de Mayor WRAL 101.5
Radio station held "cinco de Mayor" day on Cinco de Mayo. Contestants paid money for a chance to dunk the Mayor in dunking booth. All donations went to Duke Children's Hospital.
- Special Reports
Edison Media Research
Edison Media Research, a leader in opinion and marketing research for broadcasters, advertisers and marketers offers insights into Hispanic listeners' relationship to Country Music Radio and other topics at http://www.edisonresearch.com.Hispanic Diarykeeper Language Report for Fall 2008
The Hispanic Diarykeeper Language Report, available only via Arbitron's Web site, provides information about the language orientation of the Hispanic in-tab sample in the quarterly Radio Market Reports (RMR) for Hispanic-controlled Metros. (Hispanic-controlled Metros have a Persons 12+ estimated population that is at least 10 percent Hispanic, or a Persons 12+ Hispanic population of at least 75,000.)Pew Hispanic Center
Pew Hispanic Center was founded in 2001 as a nonpartisan research organization supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Its mission is to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the entire nation. Research covers demography, economics, education, identity, immigration, labor and politics, as well as the impact of remittances sent home by Latino immigrants.Scarborough Research
Scarborough Research is a key source of consumer shopping insights, measuring local, regional and national shopping patterns, lifestyles and media habits. Many of their free studies contain valuable data on the Hispanic consumer's interaction with retailers and services.Selig Center
Selig Center at the Terry College of Business, University of Georgia publishes annual updates on Minority Buying Power. Visit http://media.terry.uga.edu/documents/selig/buying_power_2008.pdf for the latest information.The Media Audit
The Media Audit offers syndicated research studies for the marketing, communications and media industries. Local-market, qualitative-audience studies cover ethnic markets as part of general markets studies.Yankelovich Research
Yankelovich Research has been a preeminent authority on consumer attitudes and marketing futures since 1958.


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Buy your dinner at Peter Piper and help support PPCD & Pre-K
Come join the fun from 5-8pm.
Students can drop their bike off in the back of the gym and then bring it in so we can tag it and put it in their grade level.
Kinder will go first, at 8:30 and the others grades will follow.
Parents can stay and watch their student and take the bike home or pick it up after school.
Come help support Driggers' Kinder and buy your dinner at Chick Fil-A on Ingram Rd.


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Constantine (Briton)
Constantine /ˈkɒnstəntin/ was a minor king in 6th-century sub-Roman Britain, who was remembered in later British tradition as a legendary King of Britain. The only contemporary information about him comes from Gildas, who calls him king of Damnonia (probably Dumnonia) and castigates him for his various sins, including the murder of two "royal youths" inside a church. Much later, Geoffrey of Monmouth included the figure in his pseudohistorical chronicle Historia Regum Britanniae, adding fictional details to Gildas' account and making Constantine the successor to King Arthur as King of Britain. Under the influence of Geoffrey, derivative figures appeared in a number of later works.
Additionally, several churches and chapels in Southwestern Britain and elsewhere were dedicated to a "Saint Constantine", who was generally held to have been a king. While these do not all necessarily refer to the same person, at least some of them appear to reflect back to Gildas' Constantine.
Gildas mentions Constantine in chapters 28 and 29 of his 6th-century work De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae.[1][2] He is one of five Brittonic kings whom the author rebukes and compares to Biblical beasts. Gildas calls Constantine the "tyrannical whelp of the unclean lioness of Damnonia", a reference to the books of Daniel and Revelation, and apparently also a slur directed at his mother. This Damnonia is generally identified as the kingdom of Dumnonia in Southwestern Britain.[3] Scholars such as Lloyd Laing and Leslie Alcock note the possibility that Gildas may have instead intended the territory of the Damnonii, a tribe in present-day Scotland mentioned by Ptolemy in the 2nd century, but others such as Thomas D. O'Sullivan consider this unlikely.[4]
Gildas says that despite swearing an oath against deceit and tyranny, Constantine disguised himself in an abbot's robes and attacked two "royal youths" praying before a church altar, killing them and their companions. Gildas is clear that Constantine's sins were manifold even before this, as he had committed "many adulteries" after casting off his lawfully wedded wife. Gildas encourages Constantine, whom he knows to still be alive at the time, to repent his sins lest he be damned.[1][2]
Scholars generally identify Gildas' Constantine with the figure Custennin Gorneu or Custennin Corneu (Constantine of Cornwall) who appears in the genealogies of the kings of Dumnonia.[5] He is mentioned as the father of Erbin and the grandfather of the hero Geraint in the Bonedd y Saint, the prose romance Geraint and Enid, and after emendation, the genealogies in Jesus College MS 20.[6][7] Based on Custennin's placement in the genealogies, Thomas D. O'Sullivan suggests a floruit for Constantine of 520–523.[8]
Saint Constantine[edit]
The historical Constantine of Dumnonia may have influenced later traditions, known in Southwestern Britain as well as in Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, about a Saint Constantine who is usually said to have been a king who gave up his crown to become a monk. The Cornish and Welsh traditions especially may have been influenced by Gildas' screed, in particular his adjuration for Constantine to repent; the belief may have been that the reproach eventually worked.[9]
The two major centers for the cultus of Saint Constantine were the church in Constantine Parish and the Chapel of Saint Constantine in St Merryn Parish (now Constantine Bay), both in Cornwall. The former was established by at least the 11th century, as it is mentioned in Rhygyfarch's 11th-century Life of Saint David. At this time it may have supported a clerical community, but in later centuries it became simply a parish church. The Chapel at Constantine Bay had a holy well, and was the center of its own sub-parish.[9]
The Annales Cambriae (Welsh Annals) and the Annals of Ulster record the conversion of a certain Constantine; these may be a reference to the Cornish saint and therefore to the historical figure.[9] A number of subsequent texts refer to Constantine, generally associating him with Cornwall, often specifically as its king. The Life of Saint David says that Constantine, King of Cornwall gave up his crown and joined Saint David's monastery at Menevia. The Vitae Petroci includes an episode in which Saint Petroc protects a stag being hunted by a wealthy man named Constantine, who eventually converts and becomes a monk. Here Constantine is not said to be king, but a 12th-century text referring to this story, the Miracula, specifically names him as such, further adding that he gave Petroc an ivory horn upon his conversion which became one of the saint's chief relics.[10] These references are only a few to the various shadowy saints and kings named Constantine attested across Britain, and suggests a confusion and conflation of various figures.[11]
Other sites in Southwestern Britain associated with Constantine or others of that name include the church of Milton Abbot, Devon; a chapel in nearby Dunterton, Devon, and another chapel in Illogan, Cornwall. The two Devon sites may have been dedicated instead to Constantine the Great, as the church in nearby Abbotsham was, like Milton Abbot, subject to Tavistock Abbey, dedicated to Helena of Constantinople, Constantine the Great's mother. In Wales, two churches were dedicated to Constantine: Llangystennin (in Conwy) and Welsh Bicknor (now in Herefordshire, England).[9] The church in Govan in present-day Scotland was also dedicated to a Saint Constantine.[12]
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Geoffrey of Monmouth and the chronicle tradition[edit]
Geoffrey of Monmouth includes Constantine in a section of his Historia Regum Britanniae adapted from Gildas. In his usual manner, Geoffrey manipulates his source material, recasting the reproved kings as successors, rather than contemporaries as in De Excidio.[13] In addition to Gildas, Geoffrey evidently knew the Dumnonian genealogy essentially as it appears in Geraint and Enid and similar sources. He adds a number of other details not found in earlier sources, identifying Constantine as a son of Cador, a Cornish ruler known in Welsh tradition as Cadwy mab Geraint. Notably, Geoffrey's Constantine is King Arthur's kinsman and succeeds him as King of the Britons.[14] Norris J. Lacy and Geoffrey Ashe suggest that the existing tradition locating Arthur's birthplace in southwest Britain inspired the Arthurian connection.[15] However, noting that the earliest references place Arthur in northern Britain rather than the southwest, Rachel Bromwich considers the connection an arbitrary invention by Geoffrey, perhaps suggested by his earlier inventions of familial ties between Arthur and Constantine the Great and the usurper Constantine III.[16]
In Geoffrey, Arthur passes his crown to his relative Constantine after being mortally wounded by Mordred in the Battle of Camlann. Geoffrey identifies Gildas' "royal youths" with Mordred's two sons, who, along with their Saxon allies, continue their father's insurrection after his death. After "many battles" Constantine routs the rebels, and Mordred's sons flee to London and Winchester, where they hide in a church and a friary, respectively. Constantine hunts them down and executes them before the altars of their sanctuaries. Divine retribution for this transgression comes three years later when Constantine is killed by his nephew Aurelius Conanus (Gildas' Aurelius Caninus), precipitating a civil war. He is buried at Stonehenge alongside other kings of Britain.[17]
Latin scholar Neil Wright considers Geoffrey's changes to Gildas to be deliberate reformulations that produce a more sympathetic picture of Constantine and his successors. For Wright, identifying the "royal youths" as traitors justifies Constantine's deed; his crime thus becomes sacrilege (for killing the traitors in sanctuary) rather than murder.[13] Scholars regard Geoffrey's depiction of Constantine as pessimistic overall, highlighting how little of Arthur's legacy survives his death. Geoffrey further recounted Constantine's struggles and untimely murder in his later work Vita Merlini.[18] Variants of Geoffrey's version of Constantine appeared in the numerous later adaptations of the Historia, which were widely regarded as authentic in the Middle Ages. Such variants include Wace's Anglo-Norman Roman de Brut, the Welsh Brut y Brenhinedd, and Layamon's English Brut.[19] These typically reflect Geoffrey's cynicism, although Layamon adds a touch of optimism, writing that Constantine successfully if briefly answered Arthur's charge to rule in his manner.[18]
Romance tradition and fiction[edit]
Constantine does not figure strongly in the romance traditions or prose cycles. He is absent in the Vulgate and Post-Vulgate Cycles, in which Lancelot and his kin kill off Mordred's sons, and no successor to Arthur appears.[20][21] Some scholars find this omission significant. Rosemary Morris suggests these versions downplay the issue of a designated heir to Arthur to heighten the stakes of Mordred's usurpation and magnify Lancelot's role.[20] Richard Trachsler argues that the exclusion of an heir adds a sense of finality to the Arthurian story after Arthur's death.[21] Constantine does appear in some medieval works. In Jean d'Outremeuse's 14th-century Ly Myreur des Histors, Lancelot installs Constantine on the throne after Arthur's death.[19] He is king of Britain in some versions of the Havelok the Dane legend, beginning with Geoffrey Gaimar's 12th-century Estoire des Engleis.[22] He is also mentioned as Arthur's successor in the 14th-century English alliterative poem known as the Alliterative Morte Arthure.[23] He also appears as Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, including sections adapted from the Alliterative Morte.
Constantine features in some modern treatments of the legend. Katrina Trask's Under King Constantine, an 1892 book comprising three long romantic poems, is set in his reign.[24] He is an important unseen character in Henry Newbolt's 1895 play Mordred in his usual role as Arthur's successor.[25] He is the chief protagonist of the 1990 computer game Spirit of Excalibur.[26]
- ^ a b De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, ch. 28–29.
- ^ a b Giles, pp. 24–26.
- ^ Lloyd, pp. 131–132.
- ^ O'Sullivan, p. 92 & note.
- ^ O'Sullivan, pp. 92–93.
- ^ Bromwich, pp. 318–319; 356–360.
- ^ Geraint and Enid.
- ^ O'Sullivan, p. 95.
- ^ a b c d Orme, pp. 95–96.
- ^ Jankulak, p. 17.
- ^ Bromwich, pp. 318–319, discusses the confusion of some of these various Constantines. Notable in the context of "Saint" Constantine is Custennin Vendigeit (The Blessed), the name for the historical usurper Constantine III in the Welsh Triads.
- ^ Clarkson 1999.
- ^ a b Wright, p. 10.
- ^ Bromwich, p. 319.
- ^ Lacy, Ashe, and Mancoff, p. 301.
- ^ Bromwich, p. 319, 358.
- ^ Historia Regum Britanniae, Book 11, ch. 2–4.
- ^ a b Morris, p. 138.
- ^ a b Bruce, p. 218.
- ^ a b Morris, p. 139.
- ^ a b Trachsler, p. 31.
- ^ Spence, p. 55, 83–85.
- ^ Benson & Foster, Alliterative Morte Arthure line 4316.
- ^ Lupack & Lupack, p. 12.
- ^ Fisher, p. 166.
- ^ Thompson & Lacy, p. 590.
- Benson, Larry D. (Ed.); Foster, Edward E., eds. (1994). "Alliterative Morte Arthure". d.lib.rochester.edu. University of Rochester: TEAMS Middle English Texts Series. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- Bromwich, Rachel (2006). Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Triads of the Island of Britain. University Of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-1386-8.
- Clarkson, Tim (Winter 1999). "Rhydderch Hael". The Heroic Age 1 (2). Retrieved September 15, 2010.
- Bruce, Christopher W. (1999). The Arthurian Name Dictionary. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0815328656. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- Fisher, IV, Benjamin Franklin (1990). "King Arthur Plays from the 1890s". Victorian Poetry 28 (3/4): 153–176. JSTOR 40002298.
- Giles, John Allen, ed. (1841), The Works of Gildas and Nennius, London: James Bohn — English translation
- Giles, John Allen, ed. (1847), History of the Ancient Britons II (Second ed.), Oxford: W. Baxter (published 1854)
- Jankulak, Karen (2000). The Medieval Cult of St Petroc. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 0-85115-777-7. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- Lloyd, John Edward (1912). A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest. Longmans, Green, and Co. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- Lupack, Alan; Lupack, Barbara Tepa (1999). Arthurian Literature by Women. Psychology Press. ISBN 0815333056. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- Morris, Rosemary (1982). The Character of King Arthur in Medieval Literature. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 0815328656. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- O'Sullivan, Thomas D. (1978). The De Excidio of Gildas: Its Authenticity and Date. BRILL. ISBN 9004057935. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- Orme, Nicholas (2000). The Saints of Cornwall. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-820765-4. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
- Spence, John (2013). Reimagining History in Anglo-Norman Prose Chronicles. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 190315345X. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- Thompson, Raymond H.; Lacy, Norris J. (2013). "Games". In Lacy, Norris K.. The New Arthurian Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 590. ISBN 1136606335. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
- Trachsler, Richard (2003). "A Question of Time: Romance and History". In Dover, Carol. A Companion to the Lancelot-Grail. D.S. Brewer. pp. 23–32. ISBN 0859917835. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
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