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It doesn't seem possible, but a Los Angeles Times report indicates that we could be nearing the end of the McCourt saga with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The report says that Jamie and Frank McCourt have reached a divorce settlement in which Jamie will get $130 million and give up any claim to a share of Dodgers ownership.
The settlement would remove Jamie McCourt as an obstacle to Frank McCourt's plan to retain ownership of the team by selling the Dodgers' television rights in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The agreement also would appear to set up a winner-take-all court showdown for the Dodgers between Frank McCourt and Commissioner Bud Selig.
The people familiar with the agreement spoke on condition of anonymity because the settlement has not been finalized. However, such a settlement would conclude what is believed to be the costliest divorce in California history.
The rest of the Times article details the history of the McCourt divorce, including the "lavish lifestyle" lived by both Frank and Jamie McCourt, "ultimately financed by Dodgers fans":
She wrote of combined salaries of $7 million per year, plus $46 million to buy side-by-side oceanfront estates in Malibu, $27 million to buy side-by-side homes near the Playboy Mansion, additional properties in Massachusetts, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming and Mexico, $400 dinners and $1,000 per-night hotels, private jet travel around the world, even house calls from hairdressers and makeup artists.
It would seem that everyone connected with baseball will be better off when this is all finally settled.


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Our first crossing in June 2010 was on a A1 cabin, realizing it was no better than a A2 cabin, just more expensive, so took our second crossing in August 2011 on the latter and saved about 50% on a room just a few doors away. We therefore recommend anyone contemplating an A1 cabin to closely compare with A2 cabins before committing.
The Atlantic ocean behaved even better this time, several times forcing us to look out the balcony to make sure we indeed were on a ship crossing the Atlantic, not a mere lake large enough to not let us see the coast.
As in our first crossing, the food, the service and the entertainment were more than just acceptable. Actually better, especially the entertainment, with classical piano and guitar shows, 3D movies, a wonderful harpist and an even more wonderful violin quartet. Of particular interest and appreciation was seeing the opera Carmen on 3D.
The eatery on deck 7, called Kings Court, was no better or worse. Just crowded with the same food. However, the Britannia restaurant was much better, both food and service. The wine, however, was equally expensive and equally of low quality, unless one is willing to spend over $60 for a bottle costing $20 or less in a local store back home. We recommend having lunch and dinner at the Britannia, leaving the Kings Court buffet for breakfast, although the Britannia also offers breakfast a la carte.
The only really negative comment we have has to do with the violations of the dress code for men by many many guests and the ship staff's unwillingness to do anything about it, as we experienced when we consulted with staff on three different occasions.
This is not a major issue, but it does upset those who follow the rules even to their dislike, which suggests that Cunard should rethink its dress code policy for men. Either maintain the present dress code policy and require its compliance from violators, or change it by making it strictly voluntary and requiring only the informality of coats and ties, or doing away with coats and ties entirely, as have done other cruise lines. We are, of course, referring to the eight (8) formal nights "requiring" tuxedos or dark suits for men, and two (2) informal nights "requiring" coats and ties for men. The worst is to pretend the codes are obligatory and then refuse to have violators comply.
As usual, main street on the QMary2, where all the stores are, was a constant sidewalk market with people spending their money as if they had received it as a Christmas present or as an unearned work bonus. The only thing missing was a sidewalk cafe, where men would be able to sit and sip a cup of tea or coffee while watching the women shop. A real treat to see so many people enthusiastically buying just because the tickets said the items were on sale, often buying regardless of the resulting net price. My wife was one of those, in her case buying for our grandchildren, primarily, although she did end up buying a couple of things for herself, because of the "terrific" prices.
The greatest satisfaction about this second cruise, to me at least, was that we spent 14 days without having to disembark for tours a single time. Next year it will be different if we indeed take the reserved 25 day crossing, disembarking for tours in several northern cities to enjoy rides and walks surrounded by the cool weather of Scandinavia.

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A Beech Mountain Skyview Chalet in Beech Mountain
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 8
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Beech Mountain Club
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 700 - $ 1,100 / week
vacation rental description
Spacious and comfortable home with three bedrooms (two queen/one king), two baths and a loft (two twin beds for the kids) in the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains. This home offers a large deck with grill for seasonal outdoor dining. The dine-in kitchen is fully equiped with all appliances including a dishwasher and washer/dryer. All linens are provided. Secured wireless internet. Georgeous winter mountain views from the two rear bedrooms, family room and kitchen. Large enough to accomodate two familes. Easy access parking for four cars. Family room features spacious, naturally lit seating area with stone gas fireplace. Berber carpet throughout.
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Anita Gurley 404-876-1203
house rental amenities
You are within walking distance of the Beech Mountain Golf Club. Other Club facilities include tennis, fine dining, heated olympic swimming, fitness center and youth activities from May to October each year for a nominal guest fee.
Beech Mountain is known for bicycle training and has numerouse events scheduled during the summer and fall.
Ski Beech slopes are less than 2 miles from our home. You can take advantage of skiing, ice skating, snow boarding, tubing and of course,, if you want to do cross country skiing that is available too
The newly built Beech Mountain Recreation Center (Buckeye Recreation Center) which provides indoor basketball/indoor tennis/fitness (year round) is approximately a mile from the house. Fred's General Store and deli/cafe for necessities is a five minute drive from the house. Other home amenities inlcude secured wireless internet; landline telephone, three televisions; DVD player; CD stereo; Tape/CD library for entertainment and games for the kids. Maid service is available upon request.
activities and attractions in Beech Mountain Blue Ridge Mountains
On Site or Nearby: Skiing, Snowboarding, Sledding, Ice Skating, Tubing, Golf, Tennis (indoor/outdoor), Swimming, Hiking, Fishing, Rafting, Kayaking, Horseback Riding, Gem Mining, Mountain Biking, Fitness Center/Gym, Indoor Basketball, Softball, Wildlife Center, Shopping, Restaurants and Spa.
Blue Ridge Parkway, Grandfather Mountain, Linville Falls and Caverns, Banner Elk, Blowing Rock, Boone, Roan Mountain, Watauga Lake
vacation rental rates
November 15 - February
$150 (Mon, Tue, Wed)*
$200 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday)*
$1100 (for 6 or 7 nights)*
March-November 14th THREE NIGHT MINIMUM*
$130 Weekdays*
$150 Weekends*
$700 Weekly*
Call or email for monthly and holiday rates.
*Excluding Holidays and applicable taxes
Anita Gurley 404-876-1203
accepted payment methods
Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center
Top things to do in Beech Mountain
- Ski
- Golf
- Hike
- Raft
- Fish
Top things to do on a budget
- Hike
- Fish
- Bike
- Antiquing
- Leafing
Top things to do with a family
- Ski
- Golf
- Raft
- Hike
- Bike


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On Dec. 30, Randolph County businessman Jim Jackson, owner of Elkins Fordland, presented Davis and Elkins College with a $20,000 check to help area students further their education.
"I believe it is important, as a successful business, to support the institutions that make the Elkins area special and provide a strong future," Jackson said.
Jackson and other West Virginia residents who support the Davis & Elkins College Highlands Scholarship program with a gift of $1,000 each are participating in the State's Neighborhood Investment Tax Credit Program through D&E and qualifying for a 50 percent credit for their gifts on their West Virginia taxes.
"Supporting the Highlands Scholars at D&E makes sense in many ways," Jackson said. "First, Davis & Elkins is not only important to the local economy, but it is also a tremendous partner in the community. Many community events, like last month's YMCA fundraising concert with Phillip Phillips, would not be possible without the help and the venue provided by D&E. Allowing our youth basketball teams to practice in Martin Fieldhouse has enabled our basketball program to grow and get more children involved in healthy activities.
"Secondly, the Highlands Scholarship program is enabling local high school graduates to attend college when they otherwise may not be able to," Jackson continued. "To assist local students to get a college education and help increase the enrollment of a local asset, like D&E, is a huge investment in the future of our community."
Designed to help aspiring D&E students, as well as other West Virginians, the D&E credit is a result of the Governor's Neighborhood Investment Tax Credit Program, or NIP.
Unlike the standard tax deduction, the NIP credit provides a direct reduction in a donor's State tax liability. It may also be carried over for up to five tax years, and may be applied toward quarterly state taxes.
Donors may use the credits to reduce liability for personal income tax, corporate net income tax or business franchise tax.
This year, Davis & Elkins College is awarding $3,570,480 in scholarships to 275 Highlands Scholars from Barbour, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur and Webster counties.
According to Carol Schuler, Associate Vice President for Communications and Development, "Generous gifts from individuals have helped make the scholarships possible since the program began in 2008. Now, those who support the program will not only reap the joy of giving and supporting education, but also reap a tangible benefit in reducing their state tax liability."
"Davis & Elkins College was fortunate to be awarded a significant number of credits by the State," Schuler said. "The NIPs program provides an opportunity to thank donors to the Highlands Scholarship program, which supports students from throughout our region. We truly appreciate the investment in higher education and our communities that Davis & Elkins College donors are making. Together, we are all making a difference for West Virginia students."
The Neighborhood Investment Program was established by the West Virginia Legislature in 1996 to increase charitable giving to local nonprofit organizations.
The program allows 501(c) 3 designated charitable organizations – including D&E – to apply for tax credit vouchers and then distribute the vouchers to individuals and businesses that financially support the organization.
"The West Virginia Neighborhood Investment Program has made investing in the important institutions in our community much easier," Jackson says. "It offers a great tax break on the money invested and is a tremendous asset to the organizations that have the credits to offer. I encourage all individuals and businesses to look into this program. It makes investing in your community much easier than you may think."
D&E NIP credits are available on a first come, first-served basis. For details call Carol Schuler at 304-637-1338 or 304-642-5576. Or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Tolerance Quotes and Sayings
Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.
- Dalai Lama
The highest result of education is tolerance
- Helen Keller
Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.
- Helen Keller
The world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it.
- Albert Einstein
What's most important in a friendship? Tolerance and loyalty.
- J.K. Rowling
Tolerance is nothing more than patience with boundaries.
- Shannon L. Alder
One's enemy is often the best teacher of tolerance.
- Colleen Houck
If you don't feel it, flee from it. Go where you are celebrated, not merely tolerated.
- Paul F. Davis
You get what you expect and you deserve what you tolerate.
- Mark Graban
The days of me being "tolerant" are long gone. The days of me being "intolerant" have just begun.
- James D. Sass
Tolerance cannot seduce the young.
- Emil Cioran
Accepting all the good and bad about someone. It's a great thing to aspire to. The hard part is actually doing it.
- Sarah Dessen
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.
- Ralph W. Sockman
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
- Tenzin Gyatso
Don't get so tolerant that you tolerate intolerance.
- Bill Maher
Tolerance isn't about not having beliefs. It's about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
- Timothy Keller
Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice.
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.
- Gilbert K. Chesterton
I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
- Charles De Gaulle
Tolerance is the price we pay for living in a free, pluralistic society.
- Robert Casey
Tolerance is not a Christian value. Charity, justice, mercy, prudence, honesty–these are Christian values.
- Archbishop Charles J. Chaput
Tolerance only for those who agree with you is no tolerance at all.
- Ray Davis


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Dreams of Verdon (from a hospital bed), by Sonnie TrotterTue, 06/10/2009 - 17:10 — Petzl America -...
Glacier blue limestone surrounds me, laced with long pink streaks (the color of wild salmon), the whole wall looking like melting candle wax. Python tuffas in every direction. A flock of birds glide overhead, their chirping echos off the walls soothes my nerves. Standing on two slippery slopers I reach up and drop two fingers into the most comfortable pocket on earth, as if it was molded from my very own hand. My chest vibrates with adrenaline, a controlled release, I look down to place my foot and a beam of sun catches my eye, a reflection bouncing off the bolt hanger 20 feet below. My belayer is nothing more than a grain of sand on the beach, if it wasn't for her yellow jacket, I'd be lost completely. I look up to an ocean of holes and pinches, there's not a bolt in sight. I'm lost anyway. Going down is pointless, we have to go up to go home. I pull hard on my two digits and crank up to another flawless pocket. Another 10 or 20 feet up, I'm trying to be patient, I'm trying to be calm, but the wall is looking more and more bleak. The strength in my arms is slowly fading and the fall potential is growing exponentially. Suddenly more than 50 feet above my gear, I see a shelf, the sort of shelf that can save your spirit. Not only that, but above the shelf sits a thick glue in bolt. "Thank god" I whisper, if only it was within reach. I search for answers. A tiny sharp sidepull to my left, and for opposition, a shallow pocket to my right. I clasp the thin holds and with everything I have left in my body, I paste my feet high and lunge for the shelf. There is no holding back, no second guessing, no plan B.
I throw myself deeper than I need to go and my sweaty mitt wraps over the gigantic lip, only to find a slippery rounded bulge. I hang the slope, barely, but it's far worse than I ever expected, my foot catches a sharp crystal and sweat saturates my brow. I brace myself for matching with the other hand, and suddenly there is an excruciating pain in my lower right abdomen, I grunt to fend off it's strong force, but it's hopeless, I enter space and fall through the French sky of the Verdon Gorge, not sure when I'll stop, everything is a blur – the blue, the pink, the yellow jacket – a long and wild blur, and suddenly it all stops. My eyes open and I'm laying in a bed nearly upright, clutching the staples stitched in my side and staring at a white brick wall.
Less than 24 hours before this dream, my ruptured appendix was removed from my body and I've been ordered to stay in the hospital for three days for monitoring. The really crazy thing about being bed-ridden is how far your imagination can take you. The doctor told me it would be 6 weeks before I could climb again. Usually it doesn't take this long, but because they had to open the cut wider and clean out my insides from all infected areas, it was said the healing takes nearly twice as many days.
The first night I dreamed of my projects high on the walls of the Chief in Squamish, the second night I dreamt of the Verdon and its impeccable limestone. The third night it was high mountains of Patagonia. I forgot how strong my passion for climbing really is, I love every second of it down to my innermost core. My desire to go climbing was so magnified by the fact that I couldn't - that I was having dreams inside of more dreams. I will try to carry this experience with me, when I'm back hanging in a harness dangling from the rope after falling off a crux I just can't solve. I want to close my eyes and try to recall what it was like sitting in a hospital bed for three days, and the couch for three weeks, dreaming about doing this very thing, because it's a part of me, because one way or another I need climbing, because I'll never be whole without it. It's cliché, but it's true.
Photos and text by Sonnie Trotter. His recovery is going well. He recently sent a V8 and a V10. Not bad for a guy recently out of the hospital!


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Modders create 3-D server lobby for Minecraft
HighlifeTTU and lazertester, Minecraft modders, have created a Central Lobby System. The full 3-D server browser lobby lets you walk around and explore when choosing a server to join, taking the game even closer to becoming a full MMO.0
Servers headlines
Call of Duty and Guitar Hero servers disrupted by Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy has disrupted some of Activision's New York-based data centers, causing issues with the online servers for a handful of the publisher's games.2
Need for Speed: Most Wanted drawing 5,000 matches daily
Australian multiplayer necromancer GameRanger has rebutted EA's claim that Need for Speed: Most Wanted doesn't have significant player numbers.3
Minecraft servers to link via portals, but "not soon"
Block-building dark horse hit Minecraft will eventually become an interconnected world, allowing connections between different servers. The key word being "eventually".3
Private eye: Eye of Judgment online servers going offline in September
Before Eye of Judgment came along, you had to use your imagination if you wanted tiny tough-as-nails monsters to spring forth from your cards. Now it looks like you'll have to imagine a few online servers as well.7
More than half of Conan servers merged to oblivion
The future isn't looking so great for Conan and company. According to developer Funcom, Age of Conan players can expect to meet a few fresh faces this week, when their MMO of choice sees its server count slashed from 49 to a paltry 18. Since servers are region based, the number of servers available after […]1
LittleBigPlanet patched to 1.03 to lighten server load
According to this Eurogamer piece, a 1.03 patch has been issued for LittleBigPlanet, the main point of which is to lighten server load. The game's servers are still down, pulled on Tuesday thanks to unspecified "glitches". Sony issued a new statement on the matter this morning: "We are aware that the online environment of LittleBigPlanet […]0
LBP servers back "very shortly" (update)
Update: More here. There's been another patch. The servers are still down. The comedy will never end. According to this post on the US PS Boards, LittleBigPlanet's downed servers will be back as soon as humanly possibly. That isn't "now," unfortunately. The LittleBigPlanet servers have been experiencing significant problems throughout the past 24 hours affecting […]8
Spore experiencing day-one server problems
According to this Xiotex Studios post, EA customer support has confirmed that Spore's experiencing technical difficulties on its first day at retail. Check this email out: "Thank you for contacting us here at Electronic Arts Customer Support. We deeply apologise for the inconvenience that you are currently experiencing with SPORE. It appears that there is […]3
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Modders create 3-D server lobby for Minecraft
Call of Duty and Guitar Hero servers disrupted by Hurricane Sandy
Need for Speed: Most Wanted drawing 5,000 matches daily
Minecraft servers to link via portals, but "not soon"
Private eye: Eye of Judgment online servers going offline in September
More than half of Conan servers merged to oblivion
LittleBigPlanet patched to 1.03 to lighten server load
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All recommended hotels in Paris
Address 53 Rue Richer (9th: Grands Boulevards / Opéra / Pigalle)
A two-star hotel with a few boutique touches, the friendly Hotel Jeff has basic rooms amid the shops of the picturesque ninth arrondissement.
Address 40 Rue Vivienne (2nd: Bourse / Montorgueil)
Located just north of the Bourse, the two-star Hotel Vivienne provides 45 comfortable rooms in a pretty convenient spot.
Address 49 Rue De Malte (11th/12th: Bastille / Gare de Lyon)
The two-star Hotel du Nord et de l'Est is situated just a one-minute walk from the busy Place de la Republique, near the hip Oberkampf and Bastille neighborhoods.
Address 20 Bis Rue Dugommier (11th/12th: Bastille / Gare de Lyon)
Situated in the 12th arrondissement east of the Gare de Lyon, the Pink Hotel offers 15 rooms with TV, air-conditioning and complimentary Wi-Fi.
Address 3 rue Casimir Delavigne (6th: St. Germain des Prés / Luxembourg Gardens)
A popular Cheapo pick just off the ritzy Boulevard St-Germain, the Grand Hotel des Balcons offers comfortable two-star rooms, charming touches and a full-blown American breakfast.
Address 39 Rue de Turbigo (3rd/4th: Marais / Hôtel-de-Ville)
One of Paris' remaining Belle Époque Cheapo grande dames, the hotel still holds court near the Place de la République, offering newly renovated and clean rooms for budget travelers by the busload.
No online booking
Address 29 rue Cler (7th: Eiffel Tower / Invalides)
The two-star Grand Hôtel Lévêque currently has a bit of a split personality, offering both traditional and hip renovated rooms at reasonable rates.
Address 5 rue du Montparnasse (6th: St. Germain des Prés / Luxembourg Gardens)
A good choice for no-frills budget travelers. Hotel Stanislas rests between the Luxembourg gardens and the Montparnasse tower.
Address 15 rue le Peletier (9th: Grands Boulevards / Opéra / Pigalle)
The Hôtel Peletier Haussmann provides 26 comfortable, if somewhat tired, two-star rooms with a nice range of amenities in the center of the chic Opera shopping area.
Address 6 Rue Du Gros Caillou (7th: Eiffel Tower / Invalides)
Tucked away on the very quiet Rue du Gros Caillou, the two-star Hotel Eiffel Rive Gauche offers small, simple rooms (a coveted few with views of the Tower).
Address 20 avenue de Tourville (7th: Eiffel Tower / Invalides)
The Hotel de Turenne is a two-star Cheapo-friendly hotel with modern amenities and a stellar location.
Address 66 Avenue Bosquet (7th: Eiffel Tower / Invalides)
The two-star Hotel Prince offers moderately-priced rooms along an elegant, tree-lined avenue one block from the Eiffel Tower.
Address 15 rue Pascal (13th: Place d'Italie / Chinatown / Butte-aux-Cailles)
This two-star hotel near the Gobelins Metro offers renovated rooms with some splashy, regal touches.
No online booking
Address 3 rue du Cygne (1st: Châtelet / Palais Royale / Louvre)
A two-star Cheapo standard, the Hotel du Cygne is an old fashioned, budget pick in a great spot just two blocks from the Les Halles Metro stop.
No online booking
Address 7, Rue Forest (18th Arrondissement: Montmartre)
The two-star Hippodrome is located on a quiet street off the bustling Boulevard de Clichy. It's a friendly, family-run place close to good transportation links and represents a solid value.
Address 21, rue Daval (11th/12th: Bastille / Gare de Lyon)
This convenient hotel offers polished two-star rooms with air conditioning and small baths, just off the Place de la Bastille in a rather bumpin' neighborhood.
Address 4 rue de l'Ecole de Medecine (6th: St. Germain des Prés / Luxembourg Gardens)
With a super central location off the bustling Boulevard St-Michel, the two-star Hotel Saint Pierre offers well equipped two-star rooms with a touch of style.
Address 13 Rue Des Deux Boules (1st: Châtelet / Palais Royale / Louvre)
The two-star hotel impresses with its super-central location, just off the rue de Rivoli and five blocks east of the Louvre. Given the location and it's low rates, the Flor Rivoli represents an excellent value.
Address 117 avenue de la Bourdonnais (7th: Eiffel Tower / Invalides)
The two-star Hôtel Eber Mars is named after its owner, Mr. Eber, and the Champs de Mars park at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
Address 31 Rue Albert Thomas (10th: République / Gare du Nord / Canal St. Martin)
A two-star hotel merged with a pop-art poster shop, the Republique Hotel celebrates the rockers of the past six decades.
Address 33, rue Delambre (6th: St. Germain des Prés / Luxembourg Gardens)
With lovingly appointed rooms in a quiet corner of Montparnasse just minutes from the train station, The Hotel des Bains is a good value for those willing to pay a little more.
No online booking
Address 10 Rue Chalgrin (Etoile)
A romantic dream of a hotel, the Hotel-Residence Chalgrin offers 19 vividly decorated rooms in a 19-century mansion near the Arc de Triomphe.
Address 3 rue de Jarente (3rd/4th: Marais / Hôtel-de-Ville)
If you're looking for something cozy and "French countryside," Jeanne d'Arc might be the saint you've been praying for.
No online booking
Address 72 Rue De Turbigo (3rd/4th: Marais / Hôtel-de-Ville)
This "Paris France" is one reliable pick, offering comfortable air conditioned rooms, a central perch near République, and relatively low rates.
Address 40, Avenue De La Motte-Picquet (7th: Eiffel Tower / Invalides)
It's all about location and convenience at the two-star Royal Phare. With rates that are consistently some of the lowest in the neighborhood, we'd call it a Phare deal.
Address 73, rue Saint-Jacques (5th: Latin Quarter / Sorbonne)
Located just south of the Boulevard Saint-Germain on rue Saint-Jacques, the two-star Diana is a friendly, warm and inviting spot, if not particularly "cheapo."
No online booking
Address 10 Boulevard Montmartre (9th: Grands Boulevards / Opéra / Pigalle)
We were captivated by the Hotel Chopin. Located inside a 19th-century shopping arcade, the two-star hotel boasts a setting that's sure to make romantics swoon.
No online booking
Address 9 Rue des Gobelins (13th: Place d'Italie / Chinatown / Butte-aux-Cailles)
The Residence les Gobelins offers two-star rooms that are cheery and basic located on a small side street one-minute from the "Gobelins" Metro stop.
Address 31 Boulevard Saint Michel (5th: Latin Quarter / Sorbonne)
One of the most convenient Left Bank hotels on our list, the Suez offers reliable rooms just minutes from the Place St-Michel.
Address 38,40, Rue Saint Severin (5th: Latin Quarter / Sorbonne)
The trendy two-star Hotel Europe Saint Severin fits the bill if you're looking for an incredibly convenient option in the heart of the Latin Quarter.
Address 1, Rue Des Ecoles (5th: Latin Quarter / Sorbonne)
Situated at the very eastern base of Rue des Ecoles, the two-star Hotel au Royal-Cardinal Paris provides classic rooms equipped with modern conveniences.
Address 20 rue St Paul (3rd/4th: Marais / Hôtel-de-Ville)
Located just a jump cut away from the Seine in the heart of the old Marais, this small family-run hotel is a shrine to Franco-American cinema.
No online booking
Address 39, rue Pierre-Nicole (5th: Latin Quarter / Sorbonne)
The Pierre-Nicole provides quiet, two-star rooms that are clean, if stylistically unexciting, a quick walk to the Port-Royal RER station.
No online booking
Address 39 Boulevard Rochechouart (18th Arrondissement: Montmartre)
The hotel offers very affordable two-star rooms, many with great views over Paris and direct shots of Sacre Coeur.
Address 5 Rue Saint Hyacinthe (1st: Châtelet / Palais Royale / Louvre)
Tucked away on a small street off the Jardin des Tuileries, the Prince Albert Louvre has a royal location and 30 rooms fit for a (budget-conscious) prince.
Address 42 Bis, Rue de Rivoli (3rd/4th: Marais / Hôtel-de-Ville)
Situated directly across from the Hôtel de Ville on a café-lined pedestrian square, the two-star Hôtel de Nice provides the kind of fun and flamboyant décor that will delight those looking for something a bit eclectic.
Address 19 Quai Voltaire (6th: St. Germain des Prés / Luxembourg Gardens)
Boasting a fabulous location along the Seine with views of the Louvre, the Hotel du Quai Voltaire is an old fashioned dream of a hotel. Rates, while not the cheapest around, are surprisingly affordable.
Address 7 Rue Thenard (5th: Latin Quarter / Sorbonne)
The charming Hotel du College de France is just down the street from the Collège de France and, not surprisingly, is popular with visiting professors and other studious types.
No online booking
Address 24 rue Lamarck (18th Arrondissement: Montmartre)
We couldn't stop taking photos of L'Ermitage, an elegant hill-top mansion-turned-guesthouse situated in the shadow of Sacre Coeur.
No online booking
Address 11 Rue des Ecoles (5th: Latin Quarter / Sorbonne)
Set near the eastern base of the Rue des Ecoles, the two-star Familia is a family-run hotel with personal touches, some interesting perks, and rates that can be a good deal.
No online booking
Address 19 Rue Monsieur le Prince (6th: St. Germain des Prés / Luxembourg Gardens)
Providing 11 stylish rooms that are fit for a Prince, this Villa on the bookish Left Bank sometimes offers rooms at affordable rates.
Address 7 rue du Champ de Mars (7th: Eiffel Tower / Invalides)
The two-star Hôtel du Champ de Mars is a comfortable hotel, located practically in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, just around the corner from the rue Cler.
No online booking
Address 6 Place de l'Odeon (6th: St. Germain des Prés / Luxembourg Gardens)
The two-star Hôtel Michelet Odéon offers modern rooms at reasonable (although not Cheapo) rates in a swanky location.
No online booking
Address 25 Rue du Bouloi (1st: Châtelet / Palais Royale / Louvre)
Located two blocks north of the Louvre, the two-star Hotel Crayon is a bright boutique hotel that offers renovated room, each with their own bright color scheme.
Address 17 rue de l'Exposition (7th: Eiffel Tower / Invalides)
The Hotel de la Tour Eiffel is a two-star charmer with 24 reasonably priced rooms near—you guessed it—the Eiffel Tower.
Address 3 rue du Pré aux Clercs (6th: St. Germain des Prés / Luxembourg Gardens)
Tucked away three blocks from the Seine, on a quiet street filled with antique stores, the Hotel Saint-Thomas d'Aquin is a luxurious splurge.
Address 13 rue Saint Roch (1st: Châtelet / Palais Royale / Louvre)
Clean, air conditioned rooms await you at the Londres Saint-Honoré, a small two-star located five-minutes from the Louvre.
Address 62 Rue Saint Dominique (7th: Eiffel Tower / Invalides)
A budget pick for years, the Hotel Saint Dominique has recently re-opened as a boutique hotel.
Address 8, Boulevard Beaumarchais (11th/12th: Bastille / Gare de Lyon)
Situated on the eastern border of the Marais just off Place de la Bastille, the two-star Hôtel Original Paris has been completely reborn as a design hotel... with rates to match.
Address 17 rue du Petit Musc (3rd/4th: Marais / Hôtel-de-Ville)
Located one block from the Seine deep in the Old Marais, the Hotel Saint-Louis offers romantic rooms with wood beam ceilings at prices that usually run too high for us.
Address 10, Rue Pierre Semard (10th: République / Gare du Nord / Canal St. Martin)
The three-star Hotel du Pré is flanked on one side by the busy Gare du Nord and on the other by the gourmet haven of Saint-Lazare, an area packed with fine bakeries, wine and cheese shops.
Address 13, rue des Ecoles (5th: Latin Quarter / Sorbonne)
Another family-run option on the rue des Ecoles, the Hotel Minerve provides three-star rooms, many with frescoes of Medieval Paris.
Address 109, Rue De Bagnolet (20th: Père Lachaise / Ménilmontant / Belleville)
Hipsters, anyone? The Mama Shelter, located way out in the 20th arrondissement, offers 172 rooms with ultra-trendy design. It's equal parts hotel, nightclub, and fashionista den.
Address 11, rue Simon le Franc (3rd/4th: Marais / Hôtel-de-Ville)
For those willing to splurge on a three-star hotel, the Beaubourg is a solid bet in the Marais, offering a good deal for handsome rooms just steps from the Pompidou Center.
Address 98, rue d'Hauteville (10th: République / Gare du Nord / Canal St. Martin)
Completely renovated with a "boutique" style, the Art Hotel Lafayette offers trendy, convenient and sometimes affordable rooms near the Gare du Nord.
Address 5, Rue Castex (3rd/4th: Marais / Hôtel-de-Ville)
The Castex Hotel is a cozy three-star charmer located on a quiet side street just west of the Bastille. While not cheap, it's a polished and reliable pick, and sometimes even affordable.
Address 8 rue des Mauvais Garcons (3rd/4th: Marais / Hôtel-de-Ville)
Located across from the Hôtel de Ville, the Grand Hotel du Loiret offers fresh, three-star rooms at very reasonable rates. However, look elsewhere if you plan to stay out late
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Address 5 rue Tholoze (18th Arrondissement: Montmartre)
The three-star Hotel des Arts offers comfortable rooms with a few artsy flourishes in the heart of Montmartre near the Sacre Coeur.
Address 225 boulevard Raspail (6th: St. Germain des Prés / Luxembourg Gardens)
The Hotel de la Paix is a three-star boutique hotel located near the brasseries of Montparnasse where rates sometimes dip into cheapo territory.
Address 29, Avenue De Tourville (7th: Eiffel Tower / Invalides)
The Hotel Splendid is an aptly named splurge. What else can you say about a place that dishes up 48 three-star rooms that are fresh, clean, and offer larger-than-life views of the Eiffel Tower?
Address 24, rue Cels (13th: Place d'Italie / Chinatown / Butte-aux-Cailles)
With an extra-quiet location one block from the Cimetière du Montparnasse, the Hôtel Mistral is a lovely boutique hotel that offers a romantic history and modern pizzazz. Unfortunately for Cheapos, its budget hotel days are (mostly) history.
Address 16, Rue Cujas (5th: Latin Quarter / Sorbonne)
The hotel embraces the neighborhood's Medieval collegiate history, with renovated (if boring) three-star rooms fit for a professor.
Address 35, Rue Des Ecoles (5th: Latin Quarter / Sorbonne)
The Hotel Saint Jacques is a perfectly lovely three-star with a great location, "Belle Époque" style, and rates that can sometimes be a solid deal.
Address 6 rue Victor Cousin (5th: Latin Quarter / Sorbonne)
A three-star "design hotel" with boutique style, modern furniture and dramatic lighting... and sometimes affordable rates.
Address 2, rue Malher (3rd/4th: Marais / Hôtel-de-Ville)
Situated on the rue Malher one block from Metro St-Paul in the heart of the Marais, the Hôtel Emile (former Hotel Sévigné) offers semi-affordable boutique rooms, all with beautiful street views.
Address 2, rue Monsigny (2nd: Bourse / Montorgueil)
Located two minutes from the Palais Royal (and another few minutes to the Louvre), the three-star Ascot Opera is transforming into a boutique hotel with somewhat affordable rates.
Address 36 Rue du Grenier St-Lazare (3rd/4th: Marais / Hôtel-de-Ville)
In its previous incarnation as the Hotel du Sejour Beaubourg, the Hotel Georgette was "budget boutique." As the Georgette, it's simply "boutique."
Address 3 rue bailly (3rd/4th: Marais / Hôtel-de-Ville)
Ideally located along the northwestern edge of the Marais, near the Musée des Arts et Métiers (one of our favorites), the three-star Hôtel Ecole Centrale glows with a holiday vibe.
Address 33 Rue Malar (7th: Eiffel Tower / Invalides)
Located on a serene side street near the upscale shops of Rue St-Dominique and the popular Rue Cler market, the three-star Hotel de la Tulipe is a slice of Provence in the heart of Paris.
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Address 22 Rue de l'Hirondelle (6th: St. Germain des Prés / Luxembourg Gardens)
The three-star Close Notre Dame is the newly revamped Delhy's Hotel, a EuroCheapo pick for more than a decade. Unfortunately, the hip makeover raised the rates to a place that makes a Cheapo shudder.
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Address 11, rue Moreau (11th/12th: Bastille / Gare de Lyon)
Offering "studios" with kitchenettes and a touch of style near the Bastille, the Adagio Access Paris Bastille is an option for Cheapos who are happy to cook (and clean) for themselves.
Address 44 Rue de Rivoli (and 2 Rue des Mauvais Garcons) (3rd/4th: Marais / Hôtel-de-Ville)
The Rivoli's 20 rooms are unapologetically plain, dated, and a bit scruffy, with thin carpeting and no artwork on the walls. (But have you looked at those rates?) Cheapo warning: The hotel is planning to renovate.
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Address 25, place Dauphine (1st: Châtelet / Palais Royale / Louvre)
Location is everything for the Hotel Henri IV. Located on the Place Dauphine toward the tip of the Ile de la Cite, this "island" Cheapo is ideal for romantic types looking for a simple, historic, and super-central hotel.
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Address 10 Rue de Ville Neuve (2nd: Bourse / Montorgueil)
Located on a hidden street just off the Metro Bonne Nouvelle, the no-star Hotel des Boulevards is a serious cheapo, offering no-frill rooms at very low rates.
Address 48 rue Rodier,75009 (9th: Grands Boulevards / Opéra / Pigalle)
Down with the hotel establishment! It's all about really, really simple rooms for backpackers at this hostel homage to the '60s.
No online booking
Address 20, Rue Jean Jacques Rousseau (1st: Châtelet / Palais Royale / Louvre)
Located just two blocks from the Louvre, the BVJ is a no-nonsense youth hostel with a strict 18-35 age limit.
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Address 1 Rue de la Fontaine au Roi,75011 (10th: République / Gare du Nord / Canal St. Martin)
The Absolute Hotel Paris is a hostel and a budget hotel in one, offering cheap dorms and cheap-ish private rooms in a trendy spot near the Canal Saint Martin.
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Address 20 Rue d'Orsel (18th Arrondissement: Montmartre)
Dorm rooms and private doubles in a friendly hostel with free breakfast, located near the base of Sacre Coeur's hill.
No online booking
Address 13 Rue du Sommerard (5th: Latin Quarter / Sorbonne)
With a great location, friendly management and little extras (like free breakfast, guest kitchen and laundry access) the Marignan has a history of winning over budget travelers.
Address 39 rue Rodier, 75009, (9th: Grands Boulevards / Opéra / Pigalle)
A "Perfect" spot for those happy with a very simple room, and a chance to recreate Amélie or Moulin Rouge on the cheap.
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Address 7 Rue Audran (18th Arrondissement: Montmartre)
The Hotel Audran is a solid deal, with renovated two-star rooms along the café-lined rue Abbesses, one of Montmartre's most charming streets.


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INDIANAPOLIS — In John Gregg's book about his life in politics, the southern Indiana Democrat opens the first chapter with a somber quote about the moral roots of public service and a humorous description of himself as a "burrheaded pudgy kid."
It's classic Gregg: A mix of the smart and serious, infused with some down-home charm.
Gregg, a lawyer who spent 8 of his 16 years in the Indiana legislature in the powerful position of speaker of the House, is employing some of that charm offensive as he runs for governor in a state he described in his book as "really, really Republican."
His campaigns' early TV ads, set in small-town Sandborn where he grew up. Featuring his mom, his church pastor and ladies at the local beauty salon, the ads are what Indiana political analyst Brian Howey calls "folksy cornpone." Gregg's signature mustache, mimicked on his campaign literature, has prompted comparisons to the avuncular actor Wilfred Brimley.
After spending a recent weekend criss-crossing southern Indiana, shaking hands with voters at dinners, festivals and a parade, Gregg sounded confident: "I always felt like if I could meet all 3.1 million Hoosier voters, I could win hands down."
He made the comment knowing that recent polls had him trailing his Republican opponent Mike Pence, a U.S. congressman with a big fund-raising lead.
Gregg, 58, shrugged off a question about the polls. "You know, good guys can win," he said.
Gregg's challenge is to convince voters that he's good for Indiana, while his opponent is not. He describes Pence – whom he's known since both men were in law school at Indiana University – as someone he likes personally but vehemently disagrees with in political philosophy.
He paints the conservative Pence as an extremist, with a divisive social issues agenda; he portrays himself as a moderate-conservative Democrat with a plan to boost the state's economy (which includes a cut in the state's gas tax) and with deep experience in state government.


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A MOTHER, son, and another motorist have been taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital after a two car crash on the M65.
The incident happened at around noon today (Wednesday) near to junction 14 at Colne, travelling eastbound.
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Along with the Fall and Winter holiday season, Medicare open enrollment is a certainty for many seniors. As a Medicare recipient, you have a chance each year to make changes to your Medicare Advantage plan or Medicare prescription drug coverage for the following year.
Since plan costs and coverage change each year, you should check to make sure that your plan still meets your needs and budget. Your Medicare Advantage plan may no longer be available where you live or there may be a health or drug plan available with better coverage or a lower deductible in 2011.
Some Dates to Remember
October 2010
- Watch your mail for notices from Medicare, Social Security, and your current health and drug plans with information about changes in 2011
- Compare plans online at www.medicare.gov starting October 15
November 2010
- "Medicare & You" 2011 arrives in your mail
- Open Enrollment starts November 15
December 2010
- Open Enrollment ends December 31
During this time you should:
- Review the 2011 costs and coverage of your current plans. For example, how much more will your premiums and out-of-pocket costs (such as annual deductible and copayments) increase? Are all your medications still covered on your prescription plan's drug formulary?
- Compare your current plans with other plans being offered in your area.
- Choose a plan that meets your health needs and budget. With so many options available, choosing the plans that are best for you is important.
Changes You Can Make During Open Enrollment
During the Medicare open enrollment period (11/15/2010 – 12/31/2010), you can make the following changes in your coverage:
- Change from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan.
- Change from a Medicare Advantage Plan back to Original Medicare.
- Switch from one Medicare Advantage Plan to another Medicare Advantage Plan.
- Switch from a Medicare Advantage Plan that does not offer prescription drug coverage to another Medicare Advantage Plan that offers drug coverage.
- Switch from a Medicare Advantage Plan that offers prescription drug coverage to another Medicare Advantage Plan that does not offer drug coverage.
- Join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan.
- Switch from one Medicare Prescription Drug Plan to another Medicare Prescription Drug Plan.
- Drop your Medicare Prescription Drug coverage completely.
Choosing and Enrolling in a New Plan – Step by Step
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Review your current health and prescription drug plans. The costs for your current plans most likely will change so you need to know your current benefits and costs.
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Compare your existing Medicare plans with other ones in your area to see if you can find a better choice. If you want to keep the existing plans, you do not have to do anything. Your plans will automatically rollover at the end of the open enrollment period (12/31/2010).
Go to www.Medicare.gov to compare plans. You also will receive a list of plans in your area in the back section of Medicare and You 2011.
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- Sign Up with a paper Medicare Application – the health insurance company that manages the plan you have selected will have an application. You can fill it out and send it back by mail, fax or possibly email.
- Visit the plan's website – the site will provide instructions how to apply. You may be able to print out an application or provide the necessary information online.
- Check the Medicare Website – all, or most of the plans in your area are listed on the Medicare website. You may be able to apply on the Medicare site or link to the plan's website.
- Phone the health insurance directly and request an application. Many plans will enroll you be phone.
- Many plans have enrollment meetings in the communities they serve. These may be at a local senior center or other location. During these meetings you can get additional information, ask questions, and enroll.
Where to Get Help
If you are confused about which plan to choose or need help enrolling, there are several organizations that can assist you:
- Your local community senior center may have volunteers who can provide appropriate advice and even sit with you to help you complete an application.
- The SHIP network in your state provides one-on-one assistance, community education session, and an answer hotline to help Medicare beneficiaries. You can locate your state's SHIP program or find a counselor on the SHIPtalk website.
- You can call Medicare at 1-800-Medicare (1-800-633-4227) for assistance.
Changes to Medicare in 2011
The Affordable Care Act has made changes to the Medicare program, several of which are effective in 2011. These include:
- Cost-sharing expenses (deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance) for preventive services such as glaucoma tests, mammograms, and prostate cancer screening will be eliminated.
- Medicare will pay for an annual checkup, including a physical examination and access to a comprehensive health risk assessment and creation of a personalized prevention plan.
- If you reach the donut hole, you will be given a 50% discount on the total cost of brand name drugs while in the gap.
- If you are enrolled in an Advantage plan, you may have increased premiums. However, across the country these plans will cost an average of one percent less than they did in 2010.
- Medicare Advantage Fee-for-Service Plans will no longer be offered – you will be able to switch to a managed care Advantage Plan or back to original Medicare.
Some Tips from Dr. Mike
If you decide to make a change to your Medicare plans, it is important to do so as soon as possible. This will help you avoid any confusion at your doctor's office or local pharmacy when the new plans go into effect in January.
Make sure to keep a record of any correspondence or phone conversations you have had with customer service representatives at the plans you've chosen.
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As if admitting a data breach exposing personal information for 6 million of its members wasn't bad enough, now Facebook is facing growing ire over its data gathering practices.
Last Friday, the social network announced it fixed a bug that affected about six million people that allowed some of its members to see additional information about their contacts when using Facebook's "Download Your Information" tool. The tool allows a person to download an archive copy of their Facebook account.
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"We currently have no evidence that this bug has been exploited maliciously and we have not received complaints from users or seen anomalous behavior on the tool or site to suggest wrongdoing," Facebook said in a blog post.
"Although the practical impact of this bug is likely to be minimal, since any email address or phone number that was shared was shared with people who already had some of that contact information anyway, or who had some connection to one another, it's still something we're upset and embarrassed by, and we'll work doubly hard to make sure nothing like this happens again," Facebook wrote.
However, as it turns out the bug is the least of Facebook's worries generated by the incident. That's because during the course of an investigation of the flaw by a security company, it was discovered that Facebook keeps "shadow dossiers" on its members. Those dossiers contain information about people not volunteered by them but scraped from third-party sources.
Worse yet, such dossiers aren't only kept for Facebook members, but also for people who are only associated with members.
"It was clear that Facebook attacked the disclosure flaw properly, but concerns still remain about the fact that dossiers are being built on everyone possible," the security company Packet Storm wrote in a blog post.
"The fact that I have no control over additional email addresses and phone numbers added to their data store on me is frightening," it added.
Facebook sees no cause for alarm, though. "The distinction to be made here is that you can control the information you provide, but not necessarily information about you," Facebook spokesman Frederick Wolens explained in an email.
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"For example," he continued, "it would be a sad world if politicians could simply remove any information they found unflattering from Facebook."
"We do allow you to control the information you provided about your contacts," he said. "However, we do not allow you to delete information provided by your friends."
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ARLINGTON -- When asked about Mark Lowe throwing a career-high three innings on Tuesday, Rangers manager Ron Washington raved about how much respect he earned in the clubhouse.But the outing may have also been a reason Lowe was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Friday with a strained rib cage muscle. "It's hard to say," Lowe said. "I could've thrown one inning and came back the next day and felt the same thing. But it did come after the three-inning stint. It was something that had been going on for a while, so it was just a matter of time." Lowe said he began feeling discomfort in his side during the Rangers' series against the Angels, their first of the month. But he was able to pitch through the pain, holding hitters to a .158 average and posting a 1.64 ERA in eight June appearances, down from a 3.14 ERA in 13 May outings. "I could get loose, and I didn't feel it playing catch or once I got warm," Lowe said. "That three-inning stint was the first time I couldn't get loose, and it stayed sore. ... Whenever I'm at a point where I'm playing catch and I'm thinking about how my body feels, I know it's time to take some time off. That's how I felt yesterday." Lowe will be eligible to come off the DL on July 11, the day after the All-Star Game. If he is able return at that time, he will have missed nine games. "It came at a good time where I have four extra days," Lowe said. "I don't think it's anything major to where I have to miss significant time." Lowe became the sixth Rangers pitcher to be placed on the DL, joining Colby Lewis (forearm tightness), Neftali Feliz (elbow inflammation), Derek Holland (elbow fatigue), Alexi Ogando (strained groin) and Koji Uehara (strained lat).
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ARLINGTON -- Neftali Feliz is not expected to return from the disabled list until after the All-Star break, but he should be on a mound before then.Feliz, who was shelved with right elbow inflammation on May 21, began throwing last week when the Rangers were in San Diego. Texas is set to play a three-game series with the White Sox beginning Tuesday in Chicago, where Feliz believes he will continue his rehab in the bullpen. It would be the first time he threw from a mound in nearly seven weeks. "Every day I'm working a lot. I'm feeling better and better," Feliz said. "I'll try to go to Chicago and throw a bullpen. I don't know what day it is, but I'm going to throw a bullpen in Chicago." Feliz went 3-1 with a 3.16 ERA before landing on the DL. He struck out 37 and walked 23 in 42 2/3 innings, holding opposing hitters to a .187 batting average. An All-Star closer two years ago, Feliz has expressed his desire to return to the rotation, but he said the club hasn't decided what his responsibilities will be when he returns. "Nobody's told me anything about what I'm going to do. It's not my decision, though," Feliz said. "If I went to the bullpen, I'd still be happy and help the team any way I could." Feliz was moved from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL on June 16. He is eligible to return to action on July 18.
Washington done selecting All-Stars
ARLINGTON -- Ron Washington is playing this year's All-Star Game to win.While Washington said that he will make an effort to get every All-Star on the field at some point, his first priority is an American League victory. "It's not like your team, where you have nine guys that you ride and then those other guys just fill in when they get an opportunity. These are All-Stars," Washington said. "We'll flow with it and when we get deep in the game and we have a lead, we'll be playing to win." With the fan and player All-Star voting rounds complete, Washington chose the final seven players on the AL All-Star roster. His choices won't be announced until Sunday, but he finished Saturday. "It wasn't as stressful this time around as it was last time," Washington said. "I'd get home and maybe take half an hour or an hour while I'm watching TV. On commercial time, I'd go through it and write some stuff down. It wasn't distracting. But it's hard knowing that there are going to be some disappointed people." Washington's team fell to Bruce Bochy's NL squad in last year's All-Star Game, forcing the Rangers to play Games 6 and 7 of the World Series in St. Louis. The Rangers lost both, but Washington said he doesn't mind the fact the All-Star Game determines home-field advantage in the Fall Classic. "Game 6 or 7 would have turned out differently if we would have made some pitches. Being in St. Louis had nothing to do with it," Washington said. "That's the format. That's what we play under. I don't stress out about things I can't control."
Wash confident A's will see different Darvish
ARLINGTON -- Before Rangers teammate Matt Harrison and the Rays' David Price picked up their 11th wins on Friday, Yu Darvish was tied for the AL wins lead. He'll have a chance to knot things back up Sunday against the Athletics, the last team to beat him. Darvish allowed six runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings while issuing a season-high walks in the 7-1 defeat."They can be damn sure it's not going to be the Darvish they saw in Oakland," manager Ron Washington said. "It's not going to be that Darvish. I don't know what the results are going to be but they won't see that Darvish." Darvish, who beat the A's May 16, has won his three starts since falling to them earlier this month. He is 3-0 with a 3.13 ERA with 24 strikeouts and six walks during that stretch. "The key to him is being able to put his fastball in the strike zone where he wants it," Washington said. "If he does that, the rest of it will fall into place. He's getting smarter. He's learning."
Despite being third in the American League in wins and fourth with 106 strikeouts, Darvish said Friday that he didn't believe he deserves to be an All-Star."He's a very humble guy," Washington said. "He doesn't want to feel like he's patting himself on the back."
Worth noting
Rangers outfielder Jeremy Williams was promoted from Low-A Hickory to High-A Myrtle Beach on Saturday. Williams, the Rangers' 36th-round selection in the 2011 Draft, was hitting .304 with eight home runs and 42 RBIs with Hickory. Harrison is the first Rangers pitcher with 11 wins before the All-Star break since Kenny Rogers won 12 before the Midsummer Classic in 2004. Harrison also matched the team record for wins in a month with five this June. Over the last three years, 18 pitchers have had 11 wins before the All-Star break and all of them were All-Stars, which bodes well for Harrison (11-3). Since 2003, 50 of the 61 pitchers with at least 11 wins at the break were named All-Stars, and the 11 that missed the cut did not have an ERA lower than Harrison's 3.16 mark. Harrison is 7-0 with a 1.42 ERA in his last eight starts. The last Rangers pitcher with that low of an ERA in an eight-start stretch was Rogers, who went 8-0 with a 0.92 ERA from April 27-June 5, 2005. Craig Gentry's triple in the eighth inning of Friday's victory over the A's was the first go-ahead, three-plus-RBI knock by a Rangers hitter since Michael Young hit a grand slam in the eighth inning of a Sept. 16, 2007, win, also against the A's.
Christian Corona is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ARCADIA, Calif. (April 18, 2010)—Santa Anita's 75th anniversary meeting ended on a high note Sunday as a crowd of 17,345 attended on-track and witnessed an action-packed day of racing that included the 71st running of the prestigious San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap, which was won by Bourbon Bay ridden by Rafael Bejarno. The San Juan Capistrano was carded as the 10th and final race, resulting in a crescendo-like finish to a meet that endured economic and weather-related challenges.
"It was great to finish-up like we did today," said Santa Anita President Ron Charles. "The San Juan Capistrano was a great way for us to go out and despite the fact we faced a number of issues over the course of the meet, it went very quickly."
Santa Anita continues to be America's number-one winter racing venue in terms of all source handle, on-track handle and on-track attendance.
"We knew in December that we would be facing significant challenges," added Charles. "The bad economy, especially here in California, is an obvious reason for some of the declines, but we also must acknowledge that the problems we continue to have with drainage on the main track and a reduced horse inventory definitely contributed as well."
Santa Anita experienced periods of heavy rain in January and February and as a result, had to cancel five days of racing, including two Saturdays, one of which was Strub Stakes Day, Feb. 6.
"What hurt us just as much as the actual cancellations was the uncertainty as to whether or not we'd be able to run," said Charles. "The main track performed very well overall. We had an extraordinarily safe meet and that is our number one priority."
Santa Anita's field-size was 8.2 horses per race last year and this meet it fell slightly to 7.9.
"We were pleased to be able to maintain our regular five-day week, with the exception of the weather-related cancellations, despite the fact we had fewer horses," said Charles.
Overall daily average handle for the 78-day meeting declined 11 percent. On-track attendance was down six percent, while on-track daily handle dipped 15 percent. Southern California Off Track Wagering Incorporated (SCOTWINC) average daily handle was down eight percent. Out of state average daily handle was down 13 percent.
On the racetrack, there were many highlights, including the two appearances of the great race mare Zenyatta. She was paraded in front of a crowd of 35,292 on opening day. Then on March 13, the John Shirreffs trainee won the Gr. I Santa Margarita Handicap in dramatic fashion under Mike Smith.
The John Sadler-conditioned Sidney's Candy dominated the 3-year-old stakes program, winning the Gr. II, seven furlong San Vicente on Feb. 15, the Gr. II, 1 1/16 miles San Felipe on March 13 and the Gr. I, 1 1/8 miles Santa Anita Derby on April 3. The Derby attracted an on-track crowd of 40,718, which was the third-largest crowd in North America this year to date.
The Gr. I Santa Anita Handicap on March 6 was impacted by rain, but still attracted an on-track crowd of 23,829. The Big 'Cap was won by the Bob Baffert-trained Misremembered, who was ridden by Martin Garcia.
In the jockeys' race, Peruvian native Bejarano took his third consecutive riding title at Santa Anita, outdistancing Joel Rosario by a 94-73 margin.
John Sadler won his second consecutive Santa Anita training title, winning 43 races, two clear of Baffert.
Ron Valenta's La Canada Stables led all owners with 14 wins.
Live racing will resume at Santa Anita on Sept. 29, with opening day of the Oak Tree meeting. Santa Anita will be open for simulcasting in the interim, beginning with opening day at Hollywood park on Wednesday.
For more information on Santa Anita Park, fans are encouraged to visit www.SantaAnita.com


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Supporters' trust BullBuilder vow to continue - but they need volunteers
4:10pm Monday 4th February 2013 in Sport By Ross Heppenstall, Bradford Bulls Reporter
BullBuilder are urging potential new members to come on board as the supporters' trust bids to continue the work which saw it raise almost £29,000 at the height of the Bulls' financial crisis.
The trust set up a hardship fund to provide financial support to staff who had been made redundant following the club's slide into administration last year.
But Omar Khan's purchase of the Bulls, which BullBuilder have hailed as "dynamic", has prompted the trust to debate whether they should continue.
BullBuilder say that many of the activities they sought to organise, such as regular fans' forums, are now being driven by the club itself.
However, at a meeting last week, BullBuilder members decided that the achievements and goodwill of the trust were too valuable to lose.
Several committee members are stepping down for personal and professional reasons, but more are needed.
BullBuilder will be holding a meeting at the Provident Stadium on Thursday, and anyone interested in joining the board should e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
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I might apply and spend it on the bantams after match party at wembley.
12:53pm Wed 6 Feb 13
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It was all paid out by the end of last September. As discretionary grants to staff who worked for nothing after the joint administrators sacked them all, and to their families.
There was £300 remaining undistributed at the end of September, and that was donated to the Bradford Bulls Foundation.
Every single penny collected or donated was paid out as above. The decisions as to who was to receive what were made by the Club Chaplian. Only he, the Bullbuilder Treasurer, the Independent Examiner and the recipients know to whom the grants were made.
Nothing more to be seen here.
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It's slang, and not even standard slang. At least, not in my circles. He's trying to say he is excited or moved by this style and effort of playing.
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Laser-Ultrasonics Wave Generation and Propagation FE Model in Metallic Materials
A. Cavuto[1], G.M. Revel [1], M. Martarelli [2], F. Sopranzetti [2]
[1]Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
[2]Università e-Campus, Novedrate (CO), Italy
A 2D axisymmetric model was considered in order to evaluate the propagation paths of the ultrasonic waves generated inside an aluminum plate sample due to a rapid thermal expansion produced by laser pulse. Laser Doppler Vibrometer is used to experimentally validate the numerical results of the wave propagation in the material. The presented numerical model is able to identify directivity patterns ...
Simulation of Impact Damage in a Composite Plate and Its Detection
V. Pavelko[1], I. Pavelko[1], M. Smolyaninovs[1], H. Pffeifer[2], M. Wevers[2]
[1]Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia
[2]Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
A problem of damage prediction in aircraft structure and its non-destructive evaluation is very important for aircraft structural health assessment. The analysis of the features of direct impact of thin-walled laminate component of aircraft was performed by COMSOL Multiphysics software. Mainly the GFRC and CFRC laminates were selected in form either thin separate plate or sandwich structure. The ...
Dynamic Characterization and Mechanical Simulation of Cantilevers for Electromechanical Vibration Energy Harvesting
N. Alcheick[1], H. Nesser[1], H. Debeda[1], C. Ayela[1], I. Dufour [1]
[1]Univ. Bordeaux, IMS Lab, Pessac, France
Energy harvesting from ambient vibrations has become an interesting topic for powering wireless sensor networks. Resonant microdevices based on MEMS have become of central importance at low frequency. The power produced at resonance is at least one order of magnitude larger than off frequency power since the largest strain is obtained at resonance. In order to obtain large strain for efficient ...
Ultrasonic Beam Steering in Isotropic Media
S. Jeyaraman, B. Ganesan, and M. Kumar
GE Global Research, Bangalore
In this paper, a numerical model for time-domain ultrasound plane wave propagation for a desired angle is presented. The propagating angle is a function of the distance and the time-delay between the individual elements, and the propagating sound speed. In this model, the control parameter 'time' is used for steering the beam at the desired angle. We present an application of the proposed ...
SAW Sensors for Surgical Arm using Piezoelectric Devices
Rakesh Kumar Pati [1], SK Mohammed ali[1], Sakuntala Mahapatra[1], Millee Panigrahi[1]
[1]MEMS Design Centre, Dept. of ETC, Trident Academy of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Despite of the existing successful clinical applications, however, the interaction, i.e. artificial sensing, between the robot and the patient is still very limited. With the help of various cameras, vision is almost the only feeling that a robot can have. In order to imitate the human skin, various signals e.g., the strength of pressure, change of strength, speed and acceleration should be ...
Scale-up Design of Ultrasound Irradiator for Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) Using COMSOL Multiphysics® Simulation
Z. Wei[1]
[1]The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Ultrasound is a promising green technology for the advanced oxidation process (AOP) since it adds no chemicals to the treated water. In this paper, COMSOL Multiphysics® was used as a tool to design and characterize an ultrasound irradiator with multi-stepped configuration, which aims to overcome disadvantages of typical irradiators and to enhance contaminant removal in large-scale water ...
COMSOL Analysis of Acoustic Streaming and Microparticle Acoustophoresis
H. Bruus[1], P.B. Muller[1], R. Barnkob[1], M.J.H. Jensen[2]
[1]Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
[2]COMSOL, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
We have simulated the ultrasound-induced acoustophoretic motion of microparticles suspended in an aqueous solution. The full first-order thermoviscous acoustics equations have been implented on a rectangular microfluidic 2D domain excited with an ultrasound field tuned to resonance near 2 MHz. The micrometer-thin but crucial viscous boundary layers at the rigid walls have been fully resolved. The ...
Mapping Local Cavitation Events in High Intensity Ultrasound Fields
V. Raman [1], A. Abbas[2], and S.C. Joshi[2]
[1] Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
[2] Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
The linear acoustic pressure field is obtained by solving the homogenous Helmholtz equation using COMSOL Multiphysics. The pressure field is used to calculate the collapse pressure of the transient cavitation bubbles by using the cavity cluster approach. The regions where the local pressure exceeds the Blake threshold are potential regions of transient cavitation events. The ultrasound ...
Investigation on Sensor Fault Effects of Piezoelectric Transducers on Wave Propagation and Impedance Measurements
I. Buethe[1], C.-P. Fritzen[1]
[1]University of Siegen, Institute of Mechanics and Control Engineering-Mechatronics, Siegen, Germany
For active Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), one popular sensor type is the piezoelectric wafer active sensor (PWAS) due to its multi-purpose application as actuator and sensor and its low cost. It is used to generate a wave field, which interacts with the structure and is recorded by a second set of PWASs. This method is called acousto ultrasonics. The change in wave field from transducer ...
Acoustic Field Comparison of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Using Experimental Characterization and Finite Element Simulation
J. L. Teja[1], A. Vera[1], L. Leija[1]
[1]Department of Electrical Engineering, Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico D.F., Mexico
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is used as a noninvasive technique of tissue heating and ablation for different medical treatments. This paper presents a quantitative comparison of HIFU acoustic fields experimentally obtained versus simulated acoustic fields. Acoustic field characterization was realized in two HIFU transducers using water as a propagation medium. Also, simulations were ...


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Spelling Progress Bulletin. Contents.SPB was edited and published by Newell W Tune in California, 1961-1983. See Bulletin Riters and Bulletin Topics. He issued an Anthology of SPB articles in Spelling Reform: A Comprehensive Survey.
php links go to the web page of that article. pdf links go to the whole bulletin issue. In each pdf file, click on Bookmarks to see the contents list with links.
See also Poems and Limericks and some of the best Quotations from the Bulletins.
1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983.
1. Book Review: High School 1980, ed by Dr Alvin C. Eurich.
2. Listening and Speaking Machines, by Ivor Darreg.
3. Teaching Rover to Read, by Brenna Lorenz.
4. What Phonics Should We Teach?, by J. M. Smith.
5. How to Save Time, Space and Material in Writing, by Kingsley Read.
7. Laterality Characteristics and Reading, by Margaret M. Clark.
9. Nonsense Prose as a Test of the Efficiency of a Fonetic Spelling System, by N. Tune.
10. Duke of Edinburgh Interview, by Richard Baker, BBC.
11. Upsetting the Alphabet Cart - a Rejoinder, by Helen Bowyer.
12. The Ditch, by Frank T. Du Feu.
13. Automation for Libraries, by Ivor Darreg.
16. A Gradual Means of Making a Minimal Change in our Spelling, by N. W. Tune.
18. What is Reading, by Helen Bonnema, Ed.D.
Book Review:
19. Programmed Illiteracy in our Schools, by Mary Johnson.
20. Voluntary Reform, by Provurbial Jorje.
Summer 1970. Volume X, No. 2. pdf file 336kb
1. Letters to 'The Teacher', and from teachers.
2. GBS and the ABC, by Barbara Smoker.
4. The Riddle of the Alphabet, by Aldo Lavagnini.
5. The Real Problem of Spelling Reform, by Newell W. Tune.
6. Origin Astronomic del Alfabeto, by Aldo Lavagnini.
9. Babies write a new social code, by Ann Pacey.
11. A Black Mark for Teacher, by Ann Pacey.
13. Touching all bases, by Lewis H. Boyle.
14. Automation for Libraries, part 2, by Ivor Darreg.
17. Readability - an analysis of what it is, by Newell W. Tune.
Fall 1970. Volume X, No. 3. pdf file 490kb
1. Announcement: In this issue ...
2. Abstract, acknowledgements.
2. I, The Problem and Definitions used.
3. II, Review of the Literature.
4. The Alphabet: Origin and Evolution.
4. Phonetic Spelling and Spelling Reform.
5. The Teaching of Reading.
6. III, History of Methods of Teaching Beginning Reading.
7. The Alphabet Method.
7. The Phonetic Method.
8. The Whole Word, or Look-and-say Method.
10. Some Modern Approaches to Phonics Instruction.
10. The Linguistic Approach, Single-Letter Phonics.
11. IV, Early Attempts at Spelling Reform, & Supplementing the Alphabet as an Aid in Teaching Reading
11. Attempts at Reform Prior to 1850. John Hart.
12. Samuel Johnson. Benjamin Franklin. Noah Webster.
15. Later Reforms: Middle 19th Century to 1965. Sir Isaac Pitman.
16. Benn Pitman.
19. American Experiments. Mark Twain and Spelling Reform.
20. The Simplified Spelling Board.
21. G. B. Shaw and the Alphabet.
23. Zachrisson's Alphabet.Nue Speling.
25. Writing by Sound.
List of Figures:
13. 1. John Hart's Alphabet designed to make spelling more regular and reading simpler.
13. 2. The first "Pitman Alphabet," developed by Sir Isaac Pitman and Alexander J. Ellic, 1844.
14. 3. Dr. Benjamin Franklin's Reformed Alphabet, 1768.
17. 4. Larisun's "Fonotipi," proposed in 1895.
22. 5. Spelling Reform Association Phonetic Alphabet, 1928.
24. 6. Phonetic Alphabet developed by Dr Helen Bonnema for pre-reading instruction in Kindergarten and First Grade, the "Dictionary Key," 1964.
26. 7. Sir Isaac Pitman's Alphabet No. 4. Jan. 1847.
26. 8. Sir James Pitman's Initial Teaching Alphabet, 1964.
Winter 1970. Volume X, No. 4. pdf file 463kb
1. Editor's comments.
V, Sir James Pitman and the Initial Teaching Alphabet.
2. Sec. I, Reasons for development. Sec. II, The alphabet.
3. Sec. III, The British experiment.
4. Planning and beginning the experiment.
4. Making the transition to T.O.
5. Sec. IV, Experiments in the United States.
6. The Lehigh workshop, plans for the experiment.
6. The Bethlehem experiment.
7. i/t/a & the child with low socioeconomic status.
8. Independent writing and spelling.
9. Transition at Bethlehem.
10. 2nd year of i/t/a at Bethlehem.
10. Sec. V, Other experiments.
11. Kindergarten and i/t/a. i/t/a and special groups, remedial.
12. i/t/a and the general public.
12. Sec. VI, Summary and conclusions. Summary.
13. Conclusions. Sec. A. Bibliography-books.
14. Sec. B. Bibliography-periodicals.
15. Sec. C. Learned societies & other miscel. sources.
Appendix A:
15. One teacher's experience with an i.t.a. first grade class.
16. Description of the class.
18. Beginning the alphabet.
22. Examples of children's writings.
24. Conclusions.
Appendix B:
24. Library books used for free Reading.
Spring 1971. Volume XI, No. 1. pdf file 203kb
1. Announcements of events.
2. Obsolete Words - do they indicate a trend, by Newell W. Tune.
3. A Guide for Spelling Reformers, by Newell W. Tune.
4. More Homophones, a sequel to Homophones, Homographs & Heterographs - the deceitful words of English, by Newell W. Tune.
16. What Must We Change? by Gil Stevenson.
17. English - for the World, by Ali Fiumedoro.
17. Introspection or Retrospection, by Newell W. Tune.
18. Temple Buell College Summer Workshops.
20. Advertisement. World language. Sistemizd English.
Summer 1971. Volume XI, No. 2. pdf file 307kb
1. Simplified Spelling Society Resolution.
2. The Road to Better Spelling, by Raymond E. Laurita.
4. Ex Post Facto Deliberatio, by A. Lloyd James.
5. Phonics vs. Look-Say: is the end in sight?, by Raymond E. Laurita.
9. British and B. C. Teachers agree i. t. a. is better, by John Downing.
13. Homophones in a Reformed Spelling, by Harry Lindgren.
15. Az we see it, by Leo G. Davis.
Our Readers Write Us:
17. Research Needed, by Ivor Darreg.
17. Spelling Reform in European Countries, by K. G. Aberdeen.
18. Guide lines for Spelling Reformers, by Ira B. Collins.
20. A New Approach, by S. S. Eustace.
20. Just in Case, by Inez George Gridley.
Fall 1971. Volume XI, No. 3. pdf file 402kb
1. ITA Foundation announces new funds, and expanded program.
2. Reading and Spelling -- How are they Related? by Harvie Barnard.
3. Dr. Frank C. Laubach, Crusader Against Illiteracy, obituary.
4. The Law of the Letter, by Louis Foley.
5. Toward Mastery of Spelling, by Mary Johnson.
6. Reasoning, Rhetoric and 'Rithmetic -- the Essential 3 R's, by William W. Murphy.
7. Initial Teaching Alphabet: Results after Six Years, by John Downing.
9. The Spelling Blues, by Earl Wilson.
10. Something of What Reading Means, by Louis Foley.
12. The History of Spelling Reform in Russia, by John E. Chappell, Jr.
Book Reviews by Helen Bonnema:
14. Linguistics in the Elementary School, by Paul S. Anderson.
16. Effective Teaching of Reading, by A. J. Harris & Edward R. Sipay.
Our Readers Write Us:
17. Pride and Prejudice, by Ivor Darreg.
17. Intermediate Vowels?, by Fred C. Wingfield.
18. i.t.a. and Spelling Reform, by William J. Reed.
18. Orthagrafik Reform, by Leo G. Davis.
19. A Parallel Language, by S. S. Eustace.
20. Abbreviated Block Letters, by Reg. Deans.
Winter 1971. Volume XI, No. 4. pdf file 278kb
1. Editorial. Plea for increased circulation to cover costs.
2. Understanding the Negro Child's Reading Problems, by Gertrude Hildreth.
6. Survey of Reading Methods Courses Probes the Extent of Preservice Requirements by Harold H. Roeder.
8. On 'Spelling' and 'Spelling Reform', by Wm. Haas.
11. A Glance Toward Norway, by Helen Bonnema.
13. To All Spelling Reformers - Regimen Essentiale, by Newell W. Tune.
Book Reviews, by N. W. Tune and Helen Bonnema:
14. NewsBook in Reading Instruction, by Sandra M. Brown.
17. The New Horizon Ladder Dictionary, by John Robert Shaw and Janet Shaw.
17. Alphabets for English, by Wm. Haas.
17. Phono-graphic Translation, by Wm. Haas.
18. Case Book on Reading Disability, by Albert J. Harris.
Our Readers Write Us:
19. i.t.a. and Spelling Reform, by Gertrude Hildreth.
19. A light in the Night - SR 1, by Dr. Douglas Everingham, M.P.
19. How Americans are Classified, by S. G. Stewart.
20. is the i.t.a. the Ultimate?, by Wm. Haas.
20. Nonsense Prose as a Test for Efficiency, by Kingsley Read.
Spring 1972. Volume XII, No. 1. pdf file 284kb
1. The Quelling Fear of Wording by Dr. D. N. Everingham, M.P.
2. The Story of Spelling Reform in Turkey, by Gertrude Hildreth.
5. HOW to Learn to Spell, by E. D. Smelt.
8. Is: Improvement in Reading a Major Goal of Schools? by Harvie Barnard.
9. The Consequences of Serious Reading Problems, for the child, the school, and society, by Harvie Barnard.
10. The History of Writing and Disputes about Reading, by Roger Brown.
Book Reviews:
17. How to Increase Reading Ability, by Albert J. Harris.
18. English Spelling, Roadblock to Reading, by Godfrey Dewey.
Letters to the Editor:
19. Wurld Inglish for the European Common Market, by H. S. Wilkinson.
20. The Politics of Spelling by Dr. Douglas N. Everingham, M.P.
20. Comments on the Winter Issue, by Leo G. Davis.
Summer 1972. Volume XII, No. 2. pdf file 279kb
1. George Bernard Shaw and the Alphabet.
2. English Versus the Near-East Languages, by Helen Bonnema.
3. Improving our Understanding of the Decoding-Encoding Relationship, by Raymond E. Laurita.
5. Children Learn What they Live, by Dorothy Law Nolte.
6. Spelling Difficulty - a Survey of the Research, by Leonard S. Cahen, Marlys J. Craun, and Susan K. Johnson.
11. Ways the I.R.A. can Encourage Orthographic Reform, by Helen Bonnema - an interview with Millard Black, President Elect, I.R.A.
13. The Whimsical W, by Lewis H. Boyle.
Book reviews, by Newell W. Tune:
14. Approaches to Beginning Reading, by Robert C. Aukerman.
15. Teaching Reading to Bilingual Children, by Ellen C. Henderson.
Our readers write us:
15. Enquiry from India, by H. V. Bharadwaj.
15. Spelling Changes in Various Countries, by Donald L. Humphries.
15. Legislation for Reform, by E. F. Darling.
16. An Answer to "The Folly of Spelling Reform", by D. L. Humphries.
16. Proposed Changes in the th-symbol, by N. W. Tune.
17. System 2 and the Letter Yer, by Dr. Edward F. Weir.
18. Pronunciation in the Past, a historical pronouncing vocabulary, by S. S. Eustace.
20. Simplified Spelling Society Announcement.
Fall 1972. Volume XII, No. 3. pdf file 265kb
1. An Appeal to ask for a Congress Bill.
2. A Re-examination of W. R. Lee's "Spelling Irregularity and Reading Difficulty in English" by John Downing.
4. "Reading," an Uncomplex and Useful Definition/Explanation, by Harvie Barnard.
5. Direct Consequences of Serious Reading Problems in the Schools, by Harvie Barnard.
6. Factors which have hitherto led to Failure of Attempts to Reform English Spelling, (essay) by William J. Reed.
14. Language Reform in the Netherlands, by Helen Bonnema.
Book Review, by Gertrude Hildreth:
15. The American Heritage Word Frequency Book.
17. For Beauty in Speech, by Dianna Adler.
Our Readers Write Us:
18. Printing and Phonetics, by Ivor Darreg.
18. The International Aspects, by Harold C. Luth.
19. Quo Vadis, by Kingsley Read.
20. An Appeal to English Teachers, by A. T. Kumarasawmy.
20. Teaching Devices, by Carl E. Crona.
20. How Many Symbols? by Claus C. Gerber.
Winter 1972. Volume XII, No. 4. pdf file 410kb
1. China pushes the teaching of the phonetic Roman alphabet. Simplifying the Arabic Language.
2. I.R.A. reports on: The National Right to Read Program.
2. Report on Education Research, by USOE.
3. Prejudice and Fear! Political Intrigue in School Textbooks, by Russell Kirk.
3. The Etymological Barrier, by Frank T. Du Feu.
4. Basic Problems in Education: Reading, Spelling & Communication, by Harvie Barnard.
5. sliŋz and arrœs by John Downing.
7. Reading Instruction: Chaotic or Utopian, by Emmett A. Betts.
11. The Problems Before us in Reforming our Spelling, by Thomas R. Lounsbury.
Book Reviews:
16. Diserroneosospellingitis Dissertations.
Our Readers Write Us:
17. This and That, by Reg. Deans.
17. Some notes on Afrikaans, by Cecil R. Moore.
17. "SR-1 Used", by Robert Mayhew.
18. Where and How, by Harry Lindgren.
19. Challenged! by Kingsley Read.
20. Fonemic Spelling Council, successor to Simpler Spelling Association.