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The San Marcos Rattlers will end a more than a week-long hiatus tonight when the team resumes District 25-5A play with a key match-up at New Braunfels-Canyon.
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Misery tells the suspenseful and often gruesome story of novelist Paul Sheldon, held captive by a psychotic fan. It also offers insight into the public role of a writer and the experience of writing itself.
Misery establishes characters and conflict immediately, opening with Annie Wilkes's artificial respiration to revive injured author Paul Sheldon. Within five very brief chapters, readers learn that Sheldon has crashed his car in a snowstorm; that Wilkes, a fan of Sheldon's popular romance novels starring Misery Chastain, has rescued him; and that she is crazy and is imprisoning him in her isolated house rather than taking him to a hospital for proper care. Sheldon's legs are shattered, and Wilkes treats the pain with Novril, a painkiller stolen from hospitals in which she had worked as a nurse. An addiction to Novril furthers Sheldon's dependence on his admirer and captor.
The first proof of Annie's power over Paul, and her insane willingness to use it, concerns Fast Cars, the novel Sheldon had just finished before the fateful drive from Boulder. Though Sheldon is known for, and wealthy from, his Misery books, he yearns for recognition of his more literary works and sees the new manuscript as his best work. Annie sees it as a travesty, full of low-life characters and obscenities, and she forces Sheldon to burn his only copy.
Moreover, Annie has been reading Misery's Child—having waited for the paperback—and Sheldon fears her reaction: At the end, Misery dies in childbirth. Though Paul is delighted to have ended the series, Annie is outraged and insists that he write a new novel that brings Misery back. After one try that Annie rejects as...
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Summary (Magill's Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
Misery is the darkest of Stephen King's novels. Not only is it frightening, it is also depressing. Part of the explanation lies in the fact that, unlike most of King's works, it contains nothing of the supernatural but is a story of psychological terror. The villain in Misery is all too human and all too believable. She is Annie Wilkes, a very hefty and very insane former nurse who had murdered scores of patients but always managed, cleverly, to escape being caught. Finally, though, she came under sufficient suspicion to be tried for killing several infants. The prosecution failed to get a conviction, but Annie found it prudent to retire to a farm in the remote mountains of Colorado.
Into her life comes Paul Sheldon, a writer of historical romances. In a blinding snowstorm, his car has careened off the road, and his legs are crushed in the ensuing crash. Wilkes finds him, pulls him out, and takes him home. She goes through his wallet, only to discover that she has rescued her favorite writer. She is Sheldon's "number one fan" and has read all of his books. Unfortunately, Sheldon had tired of the main character of these romances, Misery Chastain, and, at the end of the latest one, Misery's Child, he contrived her death. Wilkes is outraged at Misery's death, and she now insists that Sheldon write a new book and bring Misery back. To be sure he does so, she keeps him locked in a back room, supplying him with a wheelchair, paper, a typewriter, and a painkilling drug to which he becomes addicted.
A frightening battle of wits ensues as Sheldon desperately seeks a way of escape while working on the new novel, Misery's Return. Each time he tries to leave or to fool Wilkes in some way, he is foiled by her paranoiac cleverness. Each time, too, she punishes him horribly. At first, in the power of this immense, crazy woman, he is angered and tries to resist, but, as she terrorizes him, his will begins to break down. Finally, when she slices off one of his feet and a thumb, his spirit is nearly crushed.
In the meantime, under such immense pressure, Sheldon has been writing the greatest novel of his career. His missing car is finally discovered, and a state patrolman visits to question Wilkes. Sheldon throws an ashtray out the window and begins shouting, but Wilkes attacks and disables the trooper; she then runs over his head with her riding lawnmower. Despite carefully concealing the evidence, she realizes that the police will return and suspect her—after all, she has a history of scandal. She indicates to Sheldon that Misery's...
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Type | Public |
Traded as | NYSE: AIG S&P 500 Component |
Industry | Insurance, Financial services |
Founded | Shanghai, China (1919)[1] |
Founder(s) | Cornelius Vander Starr |
Headquarters | New York, New York, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Bob Benmosche (President & CEO) Steve Miller (Chairman)[2] |
Products | Insurance, Property Casualty: Commercial & Consumer, Life & Retirement, Mortgage Insurance, Aircraft Leasing |
Revenue | US$ 65,656 million (2012)[3] |
Operating income | US$ 6,635 million (2012)[3] |
Net income | US$ 3,438 million (2012)[3] |
Total assets | US$ 548,633 million (2012)[3] |
Total equity | US$ 98,669 million (2012)[3] |
Employees | Approximately 63,000 (2012)[3] |
Website | AIG.com |
American International Group, Inc. – also known as AIG – is an American multinational insurance corporation with over 63,000 employees globally. AIG companies serve customers in more than 130 countries around the world; the company is a provider of property casualty insurance, life insurance and retirement services, and mortgage insurance. AIG's corporate headquarters are in New York City, its British headquarters are in London, continental Europe operations are based in La Défense, Paris, and its Asian headquarters are in Hong Kong. According to the 2013 Forbes Global 2000 list, AIG was the 62nd-largest public company in the world.[4] As of February 20, 2014, it had a market capitalization of $73.11 billion, per FactSet.
The Early Years: 1919 to 1939[edit]
AIG traces its roots back to 1919, when American Cornelius Vander Starr (1892-1968) established a general insurance agency, American Asiatic Underwriters (AAU), in Shanghai, China.[5] Business grew rapidly, and two years later, Starr formed a life insurance operation.[6] By the late 1920s, AAU had branches throughout China and Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[7] In 1926, Mr. Starr opened his first office in the United States, American International Underwriters Corporation (AIU).[8] He also focused on opportunities in Latin America and, in the late 1930s, AIU entered Havana, Cuba.[9] The steady growth of the Latin American agencies proved significant as it would offset the decline in business from Asia due to the impending World War II.[5] In 1939, Mr. Starr moved his headquarters from Shanghai, China, to New York City.[10][11][12]
International and Domestic Expansion: 1940 to 1959[edit]
After World War II, American International Underwriters (AIU) entered Japan[5] and Germany,[13] to provide insurance for American military personnel. Throughout the late 1940s and early 1950s, AIU continued to expand in Europe, with offices opening in France, Italy,[7] and the United Kingdom.[14] In 1952, Mr. Starr began to focus on the American market by acquiring Globe & Rutgers Fire Insurance Company and its subsidiary, American Home Fire Assurance Company.[15] By the end of the decade, C.V. Starr's general and life insurance organization included an extensive network of agents and offices in over 75 countries.[15]
Reorganization and Specialization: 1960 to 1979[edit]
In 1960, C.V. Starr hired Maurice R. Greenberg to develop an international accident and health business.[16] Two years later, Mr.Greenberg reorganized one of C.V. Starr's U.S. holdings into a successful multiple line carrier.[15] Greenberg focused on selling insurance through independent brokers rather than agents to eliminate agent salaries. Using brokers, AIU could price insurance according to its potential return even if it suffered decreased sales of certain products for great lengths of time with very little extra expense. In 1967, American International Group, Inc. (AIG) was incorporated as a unifying umbrella organization for most of C.V. Starr's general and life insurance businesses.[17] In 1968, Starr named Greenberg his successor. The company went public in 1969.[18] The 1970s presented many challenges for AIG as operations in the Middle East and Southeast Asia were curtailed or ceased altogether due to the changing political landscape. However, AIG continued to expand its markets by introducing specialized energy, transportation, and shipping products to serve the needs of niche industries.[19] By 1979, with a growing workforce and a worldwide network of offices, AIG offered clients superior technical and risk management skills in an increasingly competitive marketplace.[19]
New Opportunities and Directions: 1980 to 1999[edit]
During the 1980s, AIG continued expanding its market distribution and worldwide network by offering a wide range of specialized products, including pollution liability [19] and political risk.[19] In 1984 AIG listed its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).[20] Throughout the 1990s, AIG developed new sources of income through diverse investments, including the acquisition of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), a provider of leased aircraft to the airline industry.[21] In 1992, AIG received the first foreign insurance license granted in over 40 years by the Chinese government. Within the U.S., AIG acquired Sun America Inc. a retirement savings company, in 1999.[22]
The early 2000s saw a marked period of growth as AIG acquired American General Corporation, a leading domestic life insurance and annuities provider,[23] and AIG entered new markets including India.[24] In February 2000, AIG created a strategic advisory venture team with the Blackstone Group and Kissinger Associates "to provide financial advisory services to corporations seeking high level independent strategic advice."[25] AIG has been an investor in the Blackstone Group since 1998 and just recently sold all of its' shares in the company, which was also an adviser for them during the '07-'08 financial crisis.[26]
On October 14, 2004, the New York State Office of Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced that it had commenced a civil action against Marsh & McLennan Companies for steering clients to preferred insurers with whom the company maintained lucrative payoff agreements, and for soliciting rigged bids for insurance contracts from the insurers. The Attorney General announced in a release that two AIG executives pleaded guilty to criminal charges in connection with this illegal course of conduct. In early May 2005, AIG restated its financial position and issued a reduction in book value of USD $2.7 billion, a 3.3 percent reduction in net worth.[27] On February 9, 2006, AIG and the New York State Attorney General's office agreed to a settlement in which AIG would pay a fine of $1.6 billion.[28]
In November 2004, AIG reached a US$126 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department partly resolving a number of regulatory matters, but the company must still cooperate with investigators continuing to probe the sale of a non-traditional insurance product.[29]
Beginning in 2005, AIG became embroiled in a series of fraud investigations conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Justice Department, and New York State Attorney General's Office. Greenberg was ousted amid an accounting scandal in February 2005; he is still fighting civil charges being pursued by New York state.[30][31][32] The New York Attorney General's investigation led to a $1.6 billion fine for AIG and criminal charges for some of its executives.[33] Greenberg was succeeded as CEO by Martin J. Sullivan, who had begun his career at AIG as a clerk in its London office in 1970.[34]
After Greenberg left, AIG took on tens of billions of risk associated with mortgages. It insured tens of billions of derivatives against default, but did not purchase reinsurance on that risk. Secondly, it used collateral on deposit to buy mortgage-backed securities. When losses hit the mortgage market in 2007-8, AIG had to pay out insurance claims and also replace the losses in its collateral accounts.[35]
AIG purchased the remaining 39% that it did not own of online auto insurance specialist 21st Century Insurance in 2007 for $749 million.[36] With the failure of the parent company and the continuing recession in late 2008, AIG rebranded its insurance unit to 21st Century Insurance.[37][38]
On June 15, 2008, after disclosure of financial losses and subsequent to a falling stock price, Sullivan resigned and was replaced by Robert B. Willumstad, Chairman of the AIG Board of Directors since 2006. Willumstad was forced by the US government to step down and was replaced by Edward M. Liddy on September 17, 2008.[39] AIG's board of directors named Robert Benmosche CEO on August 3, 2009 to replace Mr. Liddy, who earlier in the year announced his retirement.[40]
Financial crisis[edit]
AIG faced the most difficult financial crisis in its history when a series of events unfolded in late 2008. The insurer had sold credit protection through its London unit in the form of credit default swaps (CDSs) on collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) but they had declined in value.[41][42] The AIG Financial Products division, headed by Joseph Cassano, in London, had entered into credit default swaps to insure $441 billion worth of securities originally rated AAA. Of those securities, $57.8 billion were structured debt securities backed by subprime loans.[41][43] As a result, AIG's credit rating was downgraded and it was required to post additional collateral with its trading counter-parties, leading to a liquidity crisis that began on September 16, 2008 and essentially bankrupted all of AIG. The United States Federal Reserve Bank stepped in, announcing the creation of a secured credit facility of up to US$85 billion to prevent the company's collapse, enabling AIG to deliver additional collateral to its credit default swap trading partners. The credit facility was secured by the stock in AIG-owned subsidiaries in the form of warrants for a 79.9% equity stake in the company and the right to suspend dividends to previously issued common and preferred stock.[44][45][46] The AIG board accepted the terms of the Federal Reserve rescue package that same day, making it the largest government bailout of a private company in U.S. history.[citation needed]
On January 21, 2009, it was announced that AIG would not be renewing its sponsorship of the Manchester United Soccer club at the end of the deal in May 2010.[47]
On March 17, 2009, AIG announced that they were paying $165 million in executive bonuses, according to news reports. Total bonuses for the financial unit could reach $450 million and bonuses for the entire company could reach $1.2 billion.[48] President Barack Obama, who voted for the AIG bailout as a Senator[49] responded to the planned payments by saying "[I]t's hard to understand how derivative traders at AIG warranted any bonuses, much less $165 million in extra pay. How do they justify this outrage to the taxpayers who are keeping the company afloat?" and "In the last six months, AIG has received substantial sums from the U.S. Treasury. I've asked Secretary [Timothy] Geithner to use that leverage and pursue every legal avenue to block these bonuses and make the American taxpayers whole."[100] Politicians on both sides of the Congressional aisle reacted with outrage to the planned bonuses. Political commentators and journalists expressed an equally bipartisan outrage.[citation needed]
Due to the Q3 2011 net loss widening, on November 3, 2011, the AIG shares plunged 49 percent year to date. The insurer's board approved the share buyback of as much as $1 billion.[50]
The U.S. Department of The Treasury in December 2012 published an itemized list of the loans, stock purchases, special purpose vehicles (SPVs) and other investments engaged in with AIG, the amount AIG paid back and the positive return on the loans and investments to the government. [51] Treasury said that it and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York provided a total $182.3 billion to AIG, which paid back a total $205 billion, for a total positive return, or profit, to the government of $22.7 billion. In addition, AIG sold off a number of its own assets to raise money to pay back the government.
On June 11, 2008, three stockholders, collectively owning 4% of the outstanding stock of AIG, delivered a letter to the Board of Directors of AIG seeking to oust CEO Martin Sullivan and make certain other management and Board of Directors changes. This letter was the latest volley in what the Wall Street Journal deemed a "public spat" between the Company's Board and management, on the one hand, and its key stockholders, and former CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg on the other hand.[52]
AIG since September 2008 marketed its assets to pay off its government loans. A global decline in the valuation of insurance businesses, and the weakening financial condition of potential bidders, challenged its efforts.[53] AIG closed on the sale of its Hartford Steam Boiler unit on March 31, 2009 to Munich Re for $742 million, which was announced December 22, 2008.[54][55] On April 16, 2009, AIG announced plans to sell 21st Century Insurance subsidiary to Farmers Insurance Group for $1.9 billion.[56] June 10, 2009. AIG sold down its majority ownership of reinsurer Transatlantic Re.[57] The Wall Street Journal reported on September 7, 2009 that Pacific Century Group had agreed to pay $500 million for a part of American International Group's asset management business, and that they also expected to pay an additional $200 million to AIG in carried interest and other payments linked to future performance of the business.[58]
AIG agreed in March 2010 to sell its American Life Insurance Co. (ALICO) to MetLife Inc. for $15.5 billion in cash and MetLife stock.[59] Bloomberg L.P. reported on March 29 that after almost three months of delays, AIG had completed the $500 million sale of a portion of its asset management business, branded PineBridge Investments, to the Asia-based Pacific Century Group.[60] Fortress Investment Group purchased 80% of the interest in financing company American General Finance in August 2010.[61] AIG in September sold AIG Starr and AIG Edison, two of its Japan-based companies, to Prudential Financial for $4.2 billion in cash and $600 million in assumption of third party AIG debt by Prudential.[62][62] On November 1, AIG announced it has raised $36.71 billion from both the sale of ALICO and its IPO of AIA. Proceeds go specifically to pay off FRB of New York loan.[63]
In October 2010 the WSJ reported that a family sued AIG for alleged complicity in a 'stranger-originated life insurance' scheme, whereby AIG managers allegedly welcomed people without an insurable interest to take out life insurance policies against others. The case involved JB Carlson and Germaine Tomlinson, and was one of many similar lawsuits in the US at the time.[64]
Reported in January 2011, AIG sold its Taiwanese life insurance company, Nan Shan Life, to a consortium of buyers for $2.16 billion.[65]
September 6, 2012. AIG sold $2 billion of its investment in AIA to repay government loans. The board also approved a $5 billion stock repurchase of government-owned shares in AIA. [66]
The Treasury Department realized a gain of more than $22 billion from the sale of AIG common stock and $0.9 billion from the sale of AIG preferred stock. [67]
May 7, 2012. Treasury announced an offering of 188.5 million shares of AIG for a total of $5.8 billion. The sale reduced Treasury's stake in AIG to 61 percent, from 70 percent before the transaction.[68]
September 14, 2012. The Treasury completed its fifth sale of AIG common stock, with proceeds of approximately $20.7 billion, reducing the Treasury's ownership stake in AIG to approximately 15.9 percent from 53 percent. Government commitments were fully recovered, and Treasury and the FRBNY to date had received a combined positive return of approximately $15.1 billion.[69]
December 14, 2012. Treasury sold the last of its AIG stock in its sixth stock stale for a total of approximately $7.6 billion. As a result of these sales, the U.S. Government and America fully recouped their investment in AIG, plus a total combined positive return of more than $22 billion.[70]
AIG began an advertising campaign on January 1, 2013, called "Thank You America," in which several company employees, including AIG President and CEO Robert Benmosche, talked directly to the camera and offered their thanks for the government assistance.[71] In January 2013, AIG's board discussed joining a lawsuit against the United States government because the bailout they received was unfair to their investors.[72] The idea was rejected.[73] AIG was criticized, however, when news stories soon appeared that it was considering joining a lawsuit brought by AIG shareholders and former CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg against the New York Federal Reserve Bank for what the plaintiffs considered unfair terms imposed on AIG by the New York Fed. The AIG board announced on January 9, 2013, that the company would not join the lawsuit, and on January 9, 2013, Bob Benmosche told CNBC's Maria Bartiromo that it would not be "socially acceptable" for AIG to sue the government, continuing that while people may be angry, "a deal's a deal." [74][75]
The specific issue was whether the New York Federal Reserve transferred $18 billion in litigation claims on troubled mortgage debt to Maiden Lane II, an entity created by the Fed in 2008, and thus prevented AIG from recouping losses from insured banks. On May 7, 2013, Los Angeles U.S. District Judge,Mariana Pfaelzer, ruled that $7.3 billion of the disputed claims had, in fact, not been assigned. AIG withdrew the case "with prejudice" on May 28, 2013. Praelzer was overseeing a suit between AIG and Bank of America (BAC-US) concerning possible misrepresentations by Merrill Lynch and Countrywide as to the quality of the mortgage portfolio. In signing the order closing the case, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan who also adjudicated the Maiden Lane case, American International Group Inc. et al. v. Maiden Lane II LLC, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 13-00951 admonished the Fed saying, "On the face of it" some of its actions "perhaps are unattractive and, indeed, wrongful."[76]
Corporate governance[edit]
Board of directors[edit]
- Robert H. Benmosche – President and Chief Executive Officer, American International Group, Inc.
- W. Don Cornwell – Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Granite Broadcasting Corporation
- John H. Fitzpatrick – Chairman, Oak Street Management Co., LLC
- Christopher S. Lynch – Former Partner, KPMG LLP
- Arthur C. Martinez – Former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sears, Roebuck and Co.
- George L. Miles, Jr. – President and Chief Executive Officer, WQED Multimedia
- Henry S. Miller – Chairman and Managing Director, Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC
- Robert S. Miller – Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, American International Group, Inc.
- Suzanne Nora Johnson – Former Vice Chairman, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
- Ronald A. Rittenmeyer – Former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Electronic Data Systems Corporation
- Douglas Steenland – Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Airlines Corporation
- Theresa M. Stone - Former Executive Vice President and Treasurer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- William G. Jurgensen - Former Chief Executive Officer Nationwide Insurance
As of May 2013.[77]
In the United States, AIG is the largest underwriter of commercial and industrial insurance.[78]
AIG offers property casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement products, mortgage insurance and other financial services.[79] In the third quarter of 2012, the global property-and-casualty insurance business, Chartis, was renamed AIG Property Casualty. SunAmerica, life-insurance and retirement-services division, was renamed AIG Life and Retirement, other existing brands continue to be used in certain geographies and market segments.[79][80]
AIG Property Casualty
AIG Life and Retirement
Mortgage Guaranty (United Guaranty Corporation or UGC)
On October 12, 2012, AIG announced a 5 ½ year agreement to sponsor six New Zealand-based rugby teams, including world champion All Blacks. The AIG logo and the Adidas logo, the league's primary sponsor, will be displayed on the league's team jerseys.[81]
On May 1, 2005, investigations conducted by outside counsel at the request of AIG's Audit Committee and the consultation with AIG's independent auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resulted in AIG's decision to restate its financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2004 and 2003 and the quarter ended December 31, 2003.[82] On November 9, 2005, the company was reported of delaying its third-quarter earnings report because it must restate earlier financial results to correct accounting errors.[83]
See also[edit]
- AIG Advisor Group
- AIG Retirement
- Bailout
- Chartis
- Late-2000s financial crisis
- Lemon socialism
- List of United States insurance companies
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Further reading[edit]
- Maurice R. Greenberg and Lawrence A. Cunningham, The AIG Story (2013)
- Sjostrom, Jr., William K. "The AIG Bailout" (2009)
- "An Insurance Giant, Brought Down". New York Times. September 27, 2008. Archived from the original on September 30, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2008. (Graphic)
- "Losses in Perspective" New York Times. September 17, 2008. (Graphic of AIG quarterly net profit & losses over five years, comparing Finance vs. Insurance activities.)
- Marsh, Bill (September 28, 2008). "A Tally of Federal Rescues". New York Times. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
- Schneiderman, R.M; Philip Caulfield, Celena Fang, Elisabeth Goodridge and Vikas Bajaj (September 15, 2008). "How a Market Crisis Unfolded: Some of the key events in the upheaval". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2008. (Graphic and interactive timeline.)
- Shelp, Ron (2006). Fallen Giant: The Amazing Story of Hank Greenberg and the History of AIG. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-91696-X.
- For a list of counterparties receiving U.S. taxpayer dollars, see: Business Week – List of Counterparties and Payouts
External links[edit]
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You've probably seen the flyers plastered all over the neighborhood, like the one above captured by twitter user @LowerHaight last week.
They read, simply:
We had to know more. Who's behind this contest? Is it legit? Where's it being held, and when? And why?
So, we called to find out.
Turns out the flyer is for the 2Racks Rap Contest, created and hosted by San Francisco-based poet/rapper Sellassie. The contest is billed as "a fast-paced, single-elimination rap competition where emcees perform original songs head to head in front of celebrity and industry professional judges, competing for a $2000 cash prize."
San Francisco is just one of several cities hosting 2Racks competitions this summer, the others being Chicago, Atlanta, Honolulu, Orlando, Seattle, and Los Angeles.
The San Francisco throwdown is slated for August 20th, though there's no venue or ticket information available yet.
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Max Biaggi has been chosen by Sony Entertainment Italia to promote its new "MotoGP 2004" videogame developed for its galactically famous PlayStation 2.
The smiling face of the Roman racer who has always worked so closely with Dainese will appear in coming months in all the Sony videogame magazines and PlayStation store packaging to promote the exciting new game that lets players emulate the Motorcycle GP racing champs while seated comfortably in an armchair at home.
The ad campaign kicks off with a sly slogan and a wink: "The challenge that will leave its mark is about to begin", and then shows Max, our own Roman "gladiator" holding up a torn and worn-out motorcycle glove with a hole in the thumb - meaning that he's been hitting the keys on his PlayStation 2 joypad just a bit too hard!
It's all just a touched-up photo, of course: Max would probably wear out his thumb long before he ever made a hole in his brand-new white Speed Metal glove! That's a Charger-V jacket Max is wearing, by the way…
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Richard and Melissa Shea of Marietta announce the engagement of their daughter, Trisha Marie Shea of Marietta, to Joseph Reggie Eller of Wilkesboro, N.C.
The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Gary and Linda Caldwell of Fleming and the late Norman and Nancy Shea of Marietta. She is a 2007 graduate of Warren High School and a 2010 graduate of West Virginia University of Parkersburg with an associate's degree in business administration.
She is employed at Public Debt as an office automation assistant.
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According to Box Rec, Gavin Reese is not a nobody nor total shit. He is the British Lightweight Champion with about 40 fights and 18 KO's He also is a former WBA Super Lightweight Champion. Very strong, very tough, and supposedly game as hell. Here is Gavin's record (from Boxrec:) http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=...0&cat=boxer Going around the Net, the consensus is that he is NOT coming to lay down. His only loss was to a very good fighter in the 12th round according to British reports, Andriy Kotelnyk back in 2008. I don't think this guy is coming to pull an Audley Harrison like against Haye or Price! (UGGHHH!) Throughout boxing history, there have been so many UK contenders who fold like accordions when they come over to America to fight top competition. But those who don't fold, have done very well. Where to rank Gavin Reese going into this fight with Adrian Boner, for the WBC Lightweight World Title? I think Reese could be tougher than expected. However, toughness only. Hopefully, he will show heart and determination Broner has a huge reach advantage, and the Brits say Gavin is slow though determined. He is also been quoted by Broner as "dangerous." This is a beat-down, stopped on cuts with Broner winning by TKO 8. Reese takes two rounds on courage, tops. Jack |
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Syllabification: bat·tle-ax (also battle-axe)
- 1A large broad-bladed ax used in ancient warfare.More example sentences
- Weaponry consisted of battleaxes, thrusting spears and daggers for the infantry, while the leaders in their battlewagons carry sheafs of javelins.
- Most of the Order of Tomanâk's knights were medium or heavy horse who fought with lance, sword, battleaxe, or mace.
- They armed themselves with a range of dangerous weapons such as battleaxes and knives deployed in frequent fights for control and authority in and around the mining complexes.
- 2 • informal A formidably aggressive older woman.More example sentences
- So I went to Woolworths (I wasn't going to confront one of those painted battleaxes in House of Fraser) and bought some brown mascara.
- Women in uniform were portrayed as brainless glamour girls, in the military for a good time, or as man-hating battleaxes.
- The town's most eligible young widow - well, older than he is by about ten years, but still, far from being the battleaxe he'd imagined her to be - is definitely coming on to him.
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Many members of the audience show concern over need for the Community Redevelopment Area of Marco's Town Center at In the Round discussion held at IberiaBank Thursday night.
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You RULE! I would never have figured out how to get it all working without this article. I also never understood until now why fedora/redhat always had stuff installed in someplace other than the default for most programs.
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With Jeannie Richmond, Interior Designer
In interiors, remodeling the bathroom is tantamount to the classic mom reminder to "wash behind your ears" — and as neglected a chore. Yet average Americans spend more time in the bathroom in a year than they do on extended vacation (about 15 days).
If your busy bathroom is approaching 10 years or older, it may be time for a more sweeping change than swapping out a shower curtain here or a few hand towels there. Now is the perfect season to complete a bathroom makeover — before outdoor improvements ensue with the lengthening of days.
Designer Jeannie Richmond with Interior Concepts says, "It may be the smallest room in the house, but the products you use to remodel a bathroom tend to cost more," making it possibly the second most expensive remodel a homeowner can tackle — next to the kitchen.
A thorough sprucing up, including new paint, drawer pulls, a custom shower curtain, faucets and light fixtures can cost between $3,000 and $5,000, the higher end of the same for a tiled tub enclosure and custom valances.
"Completely stripping a bathroom and starting from scratch can cost upwards of $25,000 to $30,000."
Master bathroom remodels center around four zones: 1. tub/shower, 2. vanity and sink, 3. toilet and 4. closet and storage areas. Knowing what to upgrade within these zones, what to fix or what to replace and doing it within a budget, can vastly improve the appeal and value of a home, as well as the inhabitants' personal experiences.
Tub Talk
- Need extra space in an older, cramped bathroom? Take out the tub! "People are opting to just use a shower and that allows them more space for storage."
- Think glass. Choose frameless glass shower doors for a more customized bathroom. "Glass panels can also let light into a bathroom," says Jeannie.
- Use tile around and above a shower and/or tub for a more customized feel. "Here, we just took a traditional tub and encased it in tile to make it look custom-built." Jeannie suggests purchasing a bargain tile ($1.99 to $2.99 per sq. ft.) and selecting a more expensive glass or marble trim for the shower or tub. "You will use the more expensive trim in a smaller amount and it won't be as pricey."
- Fixtures by any other name… are not the same in all homes, especially older ones. "Some older homes don't have the right size plumbing to get enough water pressure for the high pressure rain or body spray shower heads." Save by choosing a traditional showerhead matching your available water pressure.
- Raise the bar with custom shower curtains, starting around $300 and up. "I like to position them closer to the ceiling, with enough space for air flow." Custom valances for over the tub are another way to splurge in upholstery without a total redo.
Vanity, vanity…
- "Granite and marble are still great in the bathroom," Jeannie said, and since it's generally a smaller counter space you're dealing with, springing for the more expensive materials won't cost the same arm and leg it would in the kitchen.
- Double sinks are ideal for master bathrooms or children's bathrooms. For a different, more contemporary look and feel, try square cut or stainless steel bathroom sinks. "Undermounts also make for easier cleaning."
"The jewelry of a bathroom remodel is in the lighting and the drawer pulls (a comparatively inexpensive upgrade)," Jeannie explains. While pulls range from $10 to $25 each and are selected based on taste and décor, the best lighting, says Jeannie, is in sconces. "They help you see your face better than just bar lights." If there's space above, Jeannie also recommends recessed lighting as a way to change the look and feel of a bathroom while adding illumination.
The Toilet Zone
- You've sat on one, you've sat on them all? Not so, says Jeannie. "Many adults are trading out their lower toilets for comfort height, which is like sitting on a chair… they're easier for adults, but hard for children to reach."
- For a sleeker toilet than the old standard, consider a one-piece toilet or a behind the wall system.
- It's OK, and necessary, to vent. Beyond the obvious bathroom benefits, proper and modern ventilation is less noisy, relatively inexpensive (less than $100 to $200 for ceiling mounted fans, the more expensive are equipped with heater, light and night light) and can eliminate the mold and mildew that wreak havoc on remodeling and design.
Want minimalist furniture? Try a custom closet …
- "If the master closet is off of the bathroom, people can basically customize it to where they only need their bed and a couple of nightstands." Designer closets require more space than traditional closets, but they are also space savers with designer shelves and drawers for storing all clothes, shoes, belts and jewelry.
Redesigning a bathroom is less of a daunting task with the right team, concludes Jeannie. "If you get the right contractor, ideally one who is doing the work himself, and you have your plans drawn up, it should be a positive experience adding comfort and value to your home."
For more bathroom or home upgrade tips, contact Jeannie at Interior Concepts 304-255-6808 or visit www.interiorconceptswv.com
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The Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program recognizes that today's students are tomorrow's watershed stewards. This section is a compilation of field trips offered by Watershed Watch Campaign Partners, educational resources and training opportunities for educators. See the informative videos about free Watershed Watch educational programs and public services.
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose www.cdm.org Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose provides a two-hour visit for school field trips. CDM is a hands-on museum with over 150 interactive exhibits and programs that provide children an opportunity to touch, explore and investigate what they see around them. Guided tours are not available, but chaperones and students are encouraged to explore and discover at their own pace.
City of San Jose Environmental Services Direct link: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/esd/schools/ Information about grants, field trip programs and classroom presentations offered by the City of San Jose.
City of Sunnyvale Direct Link: http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/ Water Pollution Prevention for Schools and Youth Fun, factual and free water programs!
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge www.fws.gov/desfbay/environ.htm Have you discovered the joys of teaching in the outdoors? Would you like expert assistance in teaching your students about ecology, wetlands, and the environment? Bring your class to one of the nation's largest urban wildlife refuges for your next field trip. It's fun, it's interesting, and your students will remember what they learn at the refuge for years to come.
Gilroy Gardens www.gilroygardens.org/teacher.html A one-of-a-kind experience combining four unique gardens and amusements rides with the mid-20th century history and agricultural roots of Santa Clara Valley.
Guadalupe River Park & Gardens www.grpg.org The Guadalupe River Park & Gardens is a natural oasis in the middle of downtown San Jose that connects nature with science, history, art and recreation. Field trip destinations can be scheduled at most any area within Guadalupe River Park & Gardens or can include an educational tour along any or all of the sections. Most of the field trips are science based, with lessons about the river and our watershed the dominant theme. There is a fee for the field trips and transportation is not included. If you are interested in booking a field trip, please go to the website: www.grpg.org or call (408) 298-7657 for more information.
Happy Hollow Park and Zoo www.hhpz.org/index.cfm/id/20/Education/ Let your group go wild with one of Happy Hallow's fantastic group programs. A Happy Hallow Instructor will present an engaging interactive discussion followed by a live animal presentation. Programs correlate with California State Curriculum Life Science Standards. Programs may be presented at Happy Hollow, in a classroom, community center, or other non-residential facility.
Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/pwd/rwqcp/default.asp Students learn about how water pollution affects the plants and animals in local creeks. They participate in activities to discover how pollution from urban areas ends in the creeks and how they can reduce water pollution. The relationships between creeks, wetlands, and the watershed are also studied.
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory www.sfbbo.org/activities/education.php Volunteers and scientists collaborate on environmental research at the Coyote Creek Field Station as part of our Landbird Program. The primary tool that researchers use at the Field Station is the capture and release of banded birds. Visitors to the station learn about bird banding and its role in conservation science.
Santa Clara County Parks www.sccgov.org/portal/site/parks Let Santa Clara County Parks bring your nature and history lessons to life! Take part in a guided program at a local County park or historic site, or have park staff visit your classroom. For program options and information visit the "Teachers" section of the website.
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Santa Clara Valley Water District www.valleywater.org/Programs/TeachersStudents.aspx The Santa Clara Valley Water District offers a full range of educational program for both teachers and students. From puppet plays for preschoolers to workshops for educators. School outreach projects provide effective, hands-on learning experiences that meet state standards. Through the district's educational programs, students can tour a groundwater recharge facility or explore the plant and animal life in a creek. All activities are geared for specific grade levels from pre-kindergarten to college. As an additional resource for teachers, the district offers in-service training sessions and free supplemental materials for all classes in Santa Clara County . For more information, contact Kathy Machado at (408) 265-2607, ext. 2331.
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Skip Bayless tells us exactly how [he thinks] it is.
Tim Tebow recently talked to Florida University boosters, and he had a very funny and interesting story to tell about former teammate Brady Quinn. While never referencing Quinn by name, Tebow said that a teammate who played the same position as him bragged constantly about the greatness of their former school, Notre Dame. Tebow thought the whole situation was pretty funny, saying only 1 player from that school ran under a 5.0 40 when Tebow entered the league. Is Tim Tebow becoming a real member of the Jets?
Karlos Dansby thinks the Dolphins' defense can be great in 2012. There's no denying that the Dolphins have had a solid defensive unit in recent years, but it's hard to guess how that might translate to real scenarios. By that I mean, the Dolphins' opponents are often in cruise control by the end of the third quarter. Their defense may not stack up as well if they were playing teams that kept the foot on the gas...
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News Families of missing women want closure, and dogged investigator looks for answers The mother of 16-year-old Tabitha Brewer and the daughter of 71-year-old Shirley McKeown never got to bury their loved ones because their bodies were never found. Now both cases have the same investigator, Kansas City Police Sgt. Everett Babcock. "If I ever got murdered," said his former supervisor, "I would want him on my case."
News Super spellers are all set for overtime showdown Sophia Hoffman and Kush Sharma started something two weeks ago they didn't get to finish. After 23 other contestants in the Jackson County Spelling Bee went out, Sophia and Kush went toe to toe, vowel for vowel, etymology for etymology, for 47 more rounds. Come Saturday for these two, the talking ends and the words begin.
Vahe Gregorian Infante should plug a big hole for Royals In the first seven full seasons of general manager Dayton Moore's tenure, 19 men have started games at second base for the Royals. Only two did it for more than 100 games in a season in that span. But former Detroit Tiger Omar Infante should shore up that position, as long as he stays healthy.
Royals Royals teammates offer support to Luke Hochevar as he ponders possible outcomes, including surgery On Wednesday morning, as he pondered a potentially career-altering diagnosis, Luke Hochevar sat down with Bruce Chen. Six years ago, Chen underwent Tommy John surgery. Hochevar faces a similar procedure if his sprained right ulnar collateral ligament does not heal after three weeks of rest.
Development Future of Prairie Villages Homestead Country Club is in jeopardy A plan by developers to foreclose on a $3.1 million loan owed by the club has the tennis and swimming facility scrambling to survive. The developers, Jeff Alpert and Melanie Mann, want to close the club and redevelop the property as an upscale subdivision.
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TELEVISION Well never know why Rust never sleeps in True Detective True Detective, the runaway HBO hit about two Louisiana cops chasing an elusive evil for two decades, wraps up its first season Sunday. Rustin Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and his old partner Marty Hart (Woody Harrelson) are all set to nail down at least one part of whatever awfulness is coming. True Detective deserves most of the effusive praise its getting, managing to be dark, sexy, terrifying and sad, sometimes all at once.
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Gentiana root, angelica sinensis root, scutellaria root, alismatis rhizome, gardenia fruit, plantanginis seed, rehmannia root, ginger root, tangerine peel, licorice root.


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Thursday, May 26th - 8:00pm Episode Title:
Webb Wilder & The Beatnecks, Part 1
Americana/Rock/Roots Music
Webb Wilder and his band, The Beatnecks perform at the Jammin at Hippie Jack's Americana Music Festival in Overton County, TN. Self described as "Rock for Roots fans and Roots for Rock fans." In essence: Rock and Roll.
There are roots rockers, and then there's Webb Wilder. Hardly a purist, he has described the music he and his band, The Beatnecks, make as "Rock for Roots fans and Roots for Rock fans." His raucous live shows featuring his booming baritone, blazing guitar licks and punchy rhythm section - overlaid with a healthy dose of his quirky humor - have created a devoted worldwide following of enthusiastic fans. His last 2 CD's went to #1 on the Roots Rock Chart. Using all manner of media (music, movies, TV, print and radio), Webb Wilder has been impacting Popular culture, and it him, for way over 20 years. Webb was recently inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame for 2010! He is now listed alongside Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Buffett, BB King, Muddy Waters, Sam Cooke, Bo Diddley, and Jimmy Rogers.


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