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New In Paperback: Feb. 22-27
Beatrice And Virgil: A Novel
by Yann Martel
Yann Martel, the Canadian author of the Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi, enchanted readers around the world with his picaresque tale of an Indian boy who survives 227 days aboard a lifeboat with a 450-pound Bengal tiger. Martel's new novel, Beatrice and Virgil, is another parable involving animals, but the results are more mixed. As with Pi, Martel divides his tale into multiple parts — an introductory discussion of a successful author named Henry's failed attempts to create a part-fact, part-fiction book about the Holocaust; a midsection in which he meets a sinister taxidermist, who asks him to collaborate on a Beckett-style play in which a donkey (Beatrice) and a howler monkey (Virgil) are starved and tortured; and a coda that describes horrific human practices in the concentration camps. Martel's use of a naive tone to explore the question of evil is reminiscent of Voltaire's Candide, but it lacks Voltaire's satiric edge. Still, Beatrice and Virgil is likely to appeal to many of Martel's fans.
224 pages, $14, Spiegel & Grau
Angelology: A Novel
by Danielle Trussoni
What do you get when an Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate and critically acclaimed memoirist vies for the same readers who loved Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code? In the case of Danielle Trussoni's Angelology, the answer is a spellbinding quest novel built around puzzling lines in the Bible: specifically, the verse in Genesis that details how "the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them." In an eventful 48 hours, the young, beautiful nun Sister Evangeline discovers what she must do to protect humankind from the descendants of those angel-human unions — the monstrously beautiful Nephilim — who have been at war with mankind ever since. The novel succeeds despite Sister Evangeline's lack of life experience and depth, and a very long narrative flashback. Readers of The Da Vinci Code will find Angelology far less threatening to church doctrine — and almost as fascinating.
480 pages, $16, Penguin Books
The Heights: A Novel
by Peter Hedges
Peter Hedges has long had one foot in cinema and the other in literature. He adapted his novel What's Eating Gilbert Grape into a successful film and received an Oscar nomination for his screenplay of About a Boy. The Heights is his first novel in a decade, and it takes place in Brooklyn Heights, just across the river from Manhattan, where "you can't be bored because of the view," as one protagonist puts it. Hedges tracks the unfolding lives of gossipy parents known as "Mom with Moxie," "Mom Who Knows More About You than You Do" and even "Mom with a Beard." He bounces the narrative voice back and forth between Tim and Kate, husband and wife, as a glamorous newcomer moves into the Heights and pulls them into her orbit. The result is an inoffensive dramedy likely to resonate with anyone who daydreams about straying beyond the confines of their wedding vows.
304 pages, $15, Plume Books
by Diarmaid MacCulloch
MacCulloch, who teaches the history of the church at Oxford University, has put his interest in the multiple ways in which Christianity has morphed, clashed, invented and reinvented itself into a massive new book called Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years. That subtitle isn't an error. MacCulloch says it was important to look back over the 1,000 years that preceded Jesus' birth to see how Christianity shaped itself, and at the timelines of the two cultures that influenced what the religion would become. Over its nearly 1,200 pages, MacCulloch's book looks at issues that split the church and helped it to grow: the language Jesus spoke, how churches and Christian communities spread after his death, the unpredictability of Rome becoming the center of the Christian world, and why some countries remain resistant to Christianity while their neighbors embrace it.
1,184 pages, $25, Penguin Books
Charlotte Abbott edits "New in Paperback." A contributing editor for Publishers Weekly, she also leads a weekly chat on books and reading in the digital age every Friday from 4-5 p.m. ET on Twitter. Follow her at @charabbott or check out the #followreader hashtag .
What We're Reading, April 13-19
Another animal fable from Life of Pi author Yann Martel; New Yorker editor David Remnick shows how President Barack Obama's life intersects with the story of race in America; and permissive parents cope with sex, drugs and a rebellious teen in Anne Lamott's Imperfect Birds.
Beatrice and Virgil
A Novel
By Yann Martel
Yann Martel, the Canadian author of the Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi, enchanted readers around the world with his picaresque tale about Pi Patel, an optimistic 16-year-old Indian boy who survives a shipwreck and 227 days aboard a lifeboat with a 450-pound Bengal tiger. With his new novel, Beatrice and Virgil, Martel takes on a more ambitious and darker theme as he attempts to find a way to write imaginatively about the Holocaust. His narrator this time is an author named Henry who, like Martel, has written a hugely successful book. As with Pi, Martel divides his tale into multiple parts — an introductory discussion of Henry's failed attempts to create a part-fact, part-fiction book about the Holocaust; a midsection in which he meets a sinister taxidermist, also named Henry, who asks him to collaborate on a Beckett-style play in which a donkey (Beatrice) and a howler monkey (Virgil) are starved and tortured; and a coda that describes horrific human practices in the concentration camps.
I was fascinated with the way Yann Martel was able to make so many readers suspend disbelief and lap up his sometimes preposterous Life of Pi. So I was eager to read Beatrice and Virgil to find out if lightning would strike twice. The answer: Not this time. Martel's efforts to grapple with profound questions falter on many fronts. Beatrice and Virgil are, in effect, expressing human longings, pain and suffering in animal form, but the analogy of possible animal extinction with the Holocaust didn't work for me. Martel's use of a naive tone to explore the question of evil made me think of Voltaire's Candide. But without Voltaire's satiric edge, it fell flat. Despite its flaws, I suspect Beatrice and Virgil will appeal to many of Martel's fans. — Jane Ciabattari, NPR book reviewer
Hardcover, 224 pages; Spiegel & Grau; list price, $24; publication date, April 13
The Bridge
The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
By David Remnick
Largely told through the prism of race, David Remnick's The Bridge is an exhaustive history of America's first African-American president. The New Yorker editor takes the reader from colonial Kenya, where Barack Obama's father grew up, to the gritty world of South Side Chicago politics, where Obama cut his political teeth, to the historic presidential race in 2008. Based on numerous on-the-record interviews with friends, associates and Obama himself, The Bridge is the most expansive look yet at where Obama came from, how he came to train his eye on the presidency and how he executed that vision.
Even if you think you know all there is to know about Barack Obama, Remnick's take on his life and influences offers context and perspective that is unrivaled in its detail and appeal. His prose draws you in and keeps you reading through the nearly 700 pages of text as though you'd never heard anything about the man who became the first African-American president of the United States. — Courtney Dorning, Morning Edition editor
A top editor in chief writing about the commander in chief. How could this not be extraordinary? The problem is, Remnick has set himself a nearly impossible task. Thanks to Obama's own two memoirs, the public has been familiarized with much of the territory covered in The Bridge. And Obama's rise has been so recent that it's hardly history yet. Most of the people reading The Bridge will have witnessed it in real time. The section of the book that recounts the 2008 election seems to restate the obvious. And his life and presidency are still unfolding. In trying to bring the book up to the minute, Remnick risks obsolescence. His epilogue, written in January, is already out of date. The best Remnick can do is elaborate on the facts, delve into the footnotes and expand upon the broader historical contexts. — Susan Jane Gilman, All Things Considered reviewer
Hardcover, 672 pages; Knopf; list price, $29.95; publication date, April 6
Imperfect Birds
A Novel
By Anne Lamott
In Imperfect Birds, Lamott dips back into the life of Rosie Ferguson, a beautiful, brilliant 17-year-old who has appeared in two earlier books. Rosie's loving, permissive mother, Elizabeth, and slightly harder-line stepfather, James, think they're living well and happily in the cosseted liberal affluence of Marin County, Calif. Elizabeth is a stay-at-home mom who is diligently tending to her own hard-won sobriety. James is a writer who lives to get weekly commentaries aired on NPR. (Really.) They see their lives as pretty complete. What Elizabeth and James don't see is that Rosie, like most teens, has a life she carefully keeps hidden from them. Her assertion of independence takes a horrifying form: use of a nightmare kaleidoscope of drugs, everything from pot to swilling cough syrup and sniffing plastics. After Rosie breaks their trust repeatedly, Elizabeth and James make the hard decision to send her to an outdoor-survival-based rehab program in Utah. And that's when all three Fergusons start to grow up.
I love Lamott's writing; few people have her ear for real-life folks who are grappling with faith issues. But while I felt badly for Rosie and her family, I couldn't relate to them. Maybe it's age — I grew up in the '50s and '60s, and my parents were fairly strict. Maybe it's race. The black parents I know tend to be pretty old school; they're always parents first, although they are often friends as well. Rosie's mother, Elizabeth, seems to have an especially hard time laying down the law and sticking to it because she wants to maintain a friendly relationship with her only child. Her inability to consistently attach consequences to Rosie's acting-out not only harms Rosie but also erodes Elizabeth's relationship with her husband. In the end, she takes a deep breath and does what she knows she needs to. You're left thinking that Rosie, after some struggle, will be OK — but wishing everyone had gone off to Utah for a little reality therapy. — Karen Grigsby Bates, NPR correspondent


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The Eagles limped into their final region contest of the season against Winston County with a roster chalked full of injuries and a miserable five-game losing streak.
Unfortunately, things didn't get any better.
Vinemont (3-6, 2-5 in Class 3A, Region 7) was handed a 42-8 defeat by the hosting Yellow Jackets (4-5, 3-4), which snapped a two-game skid of their own.
After a three-and-out by the Eagles to open the game, it soon became the Cody Henderson show for Winston County.
The senior tailback scored on a 14-yard run on the fourth play from scrimmage to give his team an early 7-0 advantage.
Following a Garrett Boland interception late in the first frame, Winston County set up shop inside Vinemont territory, where it took a 14-0 lead on a 24-yard, fourth-and-7 touchdown pass from quarterback Timber Blankenship to Henderson.
Scott's squad moved as far as the Yellow Jacket 38-yard line on its next possession — thanks in part to a nifty fake punt — but squandered an opportunity to cut into the lead with three straight negative plays from scrimmage.
While the Eagles struggled to find traction on offense, Winston County continued to roll. The Yellow Jackets added scores from Henderson — an 18-yard run — and Josiah Adams — a 14-yard scamper — to extend their cushion to 28-0 at halftime.
It was more of the same in the second half, as the Purple and Gold quickly scored on their opening possession to all but put the final nail in Vinemont's coffin.
Winston County corralled 420 yards of offense, two picks and 10 tackles either at or behind the line of scrimmage, while the Red and White mustered just 220 total yards.
Henderson was responsible for 108 receiving yards, 52 rushing yards and three touchdowns, while Blankenship completed 8 of 13 passes for 124 yards on the night.
The Eagles' lone score came on a 15-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter by junior running back Orey Woods, who led Vinemont on the ground with 92 yards on 18 totes.
Sophomore John Michael Dye was limited to just 77 yards on 28 carries following a 200-yard performance a week ago against Winfield. He also caught two passes for 16 yards.
Winston County will conclude its season with a county rivalry matchup against 1A Addison.

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ROYERSFORD Ś To find the student who achieved the only perfect score in the world on the Advanced Placement Psychology exam, you wonÆt have to go very far.
ThatÆs because Amanda Jurewicz is a Spring-Ford Area High School student.
Late last year, word was officially released that Jurewicz was the only student who was flawless on her exam out of more than 220,000 issued world-wide.
ō(Jurewicz) is, hands-down, one of the best students IÆve ever taught in my 14-year career,ö said Susan Miscavage, the high schoolÆs psychology teacher.
Miscavage spoke at the Spring-Ford Area School Board workshop meeting where Jurewicz was recognized Tuesday.
Over the summer, when the grades are tabulated for the 100 multiple choice-question, two-essay exam, rumors came out that there was a perfect test, but the student who scored it was unknown at the time.
Still, Miscavage heard rumors that it might have been one of her students and said she made multiple calls to figure out when the results might come out.
Eventually, it was confirmed that Jurewicz was the student.
ōShe is such a dedicated student and always has that question, thirst for knowledge and makes my job even better than it already is,ö Miscavage said. ōTeaching students like Amanda is a rewarding experience.ö
The fact that JurewiczÆs test came out perfectly was remarkable because of how difficult the 2012 exam was, Miscavage said.
ōLast year, we received the essays back and IÆm part of a teaching psychology blog,ö she said. ōThe teachers were off-the-charts upset about the actual question because ... each year they try to pick something that will throw us off and they picked such an ambiguous term that we were very concerned that our students wouldnÆt even score a point.ö
ōThis is even a bigger accomplishment knowing what Amanda was faced with,ö Miscavage continued.
During the period of uncertainty where it was known that a Spring-Ford student scored perfectly but who it was was not released, Jurewicz said some friends suspected she was the one.
ōPeople were like, æMaybe itÆs you,Æö Jurewicz said, laughing. ōI was like, æDonÆt count on it.Æö
Jurewicz thanked the school district for giving students the opportunity to take AP exams.
ōWithout offering all these hard courses you canÆt have students who achieve great things.
The majority of the students who took the exam with Jurewicz at Spring-Ford also fared well, according to Mascavage. Forty-seven of the 63 students earned a 4 or a 5, which count toward college credit at most schools.
For that, Jurewicz also credited Miscavage.
ōI absolutely couldnÆt have done any of this without her,ö Jurewicz said.
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Armed with golf carts, Sheriff's deputies shooed a bear discovered hanging around in San Dimas.
The bear was seen around 10:18 a.m. in the San Dimas Canyon Clubhouse, 2100 Tierrabonne Avenue. The bear was up in a tree between the clubhouse and the hills of San Dimas. Deputies waited for Fish and Game officials, but they never showed up, said Lieutenant Andy Berg of the San Dimas Sheriff's Station. At least one officer with the Inland Valley Human Society also kept an eye on the animal.
The bear began to leave on its own, when deputies decided to give it a little more encouragement and chased him up into the hills.
Authorities were curious to know if this bear was the same one that wandered into a San Dimas neighborhood . The bear was spotted near Baseline Road and San Dimas Canyon Road. That bear was tranquilized and sent up into the hills rather quickly.
"They tranquilized him, but they said it only lasts about 30 minutes, so they were in a hurry to get him out of there. They took him up to San Dimas Canyon Road through the gate maybe a half mile past the forest station. We were curious if he was the same guy," Berg said.


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10 x 10 Wellness Campaign
Friday, May 10, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (PDT)
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Take a Walk or Move for Health...
Join us for a 1.5 mile walk at beautiful Lake Merritt
Have fun with movement!
All activities are Free!
Meet at the Lake Merritt Bandstand at 9:00 for registration
Warm-ups - 10:00am
Free lunch and Free Farmer's Market for registered walkers @ 12pm
Walk begins at 10:30 am (1.5 miles)
Open to all ages! Register Today!
- Free Farmers Market when you walk or join in a class!
- Live cooking demo!
- Express pride and support for mental health consumers and their family members!
- Health resource tables, games, give-a-ways and lots of fun!
- Zumba for Disabilities, Tai Chi, Line Dancing, Chair Yoga!
- Empowerment and Relaxation Zones!
- Kids' Power Hour sponsored by Children's Hospital
Exit Lake Merritt BART Station or have a friend drop you off at 1221 Oak street
and meet them at the Wellness Village. Come with your Wellness Center or Support
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The Walk for Health is sponsored by the Alameda County's 10 x 10 Wellness Campaign, P.E.E.R.S., Children's Hospital Oakland and Recovery Innovations-Facing up to Health Program, Behavioral Health Care Services, Health and Human Resource Education Center (HHREC)
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Italian Culture Club Invites You to a Lecture by Dr. Mary PipinoThe Lake Erie College Italian Culture Club invites you to attend an evening with former Dean of the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Science and Associate Professor of English Dr. Mary Pipino on Friday, September 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Coe Conference Room in the Arthur S. Holden Center.
Dr. Pipino will give a presentation titled "Not Everybody's Story is Written Down" from Dorothy Bryant's "Anita, Anita." The presentation is free and open to the community.
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I am taking Kimberly Tripp and Paul Randal's course on SQL Server Performance & Availability this week in Hatfield and we had an interesting discussion on Transaction Log internal fragmentation. Kimberly summarized the issue, together with other Transaction Log best practices, here (check item 8). Based on that discussion, and as I was bitten by this issue before, I thought it might be interesting to write a procedure to help verify and fix it.
The procedure is called sp_DBA_DefragLog and will report your current fragmentation and fix it, recreating your transaction log in reasonably sized increments (as creating huge transaction logs in one go can have its issues as well). The procedure has the following syntax:
sp_DBA_DefragLog { @Action=['Report'|'Simulate'|'Fix'] } {, @TargetMb = value}
sp_DBA_DefragLog { @Action=['Report'|'Simulate'|'Fix'] } {, @TargetMb = value}
Where @Action='Simulate' prints the commands the 'Fix' would execute. @TargetMB specifies the desired size for the Transaction Log at the end of the process. If none is specified, the current size is kept.
It is important to note that, for simplicity, I decided to leave to the admin the task of clearing its transaction log if the database is on FULL or BULK-LOGGED. In this case you probably should run your periodic log backup before running the sp with Fix option.
I don't have instances of SQL2005 and SQL2000 to test right now, but I expect it to run on 2005 (some adjustments might be necessary). SQL 2000 will need some more work, which I plan to do when I'm back at work, as I don't have SQL2000 on my notebook anymore.
BTW, If you can, I definitely recommend taking Kimberly and Paul course. There were a lot of very interesting discussions that if I were less lazy would have resulted in at least half a dozen blog posts.


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11-03-2012 19:18
This is what you get when your communication people fail and you don't provide feedback on an issue: people will start trying to fix it themselves.
Nokia's PR is awful.
11-03-2012 20:01
This update has a new VERY annoying bug. When you listen to music or there is some other sound and incoming call occurs then the sound level instantly GOES TO THE MAX. After 1 second it goes down to normal and the incoming call sound occurs. This is fcking awful! I can get deaf when listening to music via my headphones this way!
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yay! looking forward to this update here in Ireland! The reports about it are very good!
12-03-2012 7:47
Fully charged last night unpluged at 11pm went to bed woke up at 7.30am and my battery indicating 91% charge now thats a big improvement as i wouldn't dare do that as id need full power to get me through the day. Gonna see what inhave when i get home from work to compare my usual day usage patern
12-03-2012 14:08
12-03-2012 16:37
Hi Yvonne,
I was wondering where it is possible to report bugs/issues and suggestions for Lumia 800?
I only have the phone for a few days now and I have just updated to 1600.2487.8107.12070. There are some things I want to point out:
1. BUG: Fairly loud "popping noise" while music/radio/video is playing when another sound is about to be played. i.e. before unlock sound, and typing sound when music is playing.
2. BUG/ISSUE: The radio reception is quite poor. I had an Android device previous to this device and my radio reception was at least 2 times better.
3. SUGGESTION: Ability to set the volume of, Alarms, Calls/Notifications and Media seperately.
Loving the phone so far. If bug fixes, and features are continued to be rolled out on a regular basis I think that the Nokia-WindowsPhone pursuit will be a great one!
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12-03-2012 16:55
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13-03-2012 11:59
Anyone have any indication when we can expect this update in Australia?
13-03-2012 13:46
I hope this update rolls out soon here in Spain - Yoigo carrier. Last time I had to wait ages for the update.
13-03-2012 13:55
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I need to ask that would the new update would work for the lumia 710 too?
There should be a Separate update released for the 710 Lumia
The Update for the Lumia 800 won't work on the 710
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13-03-2012 15:32
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cbhattarai wrote:
I need to ask that would the new update would work for the lumia 710 too?
There should be a Separate update released for the 710 Lumia
There is:
13-03-2012 17:44
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Im in the UK with an unbranded 800 and have carried out the update...
The good news is... the battery life is now excellent. I charged the phone last night. Unplugged at 11pm.. used the phone all day today, it has exchange running constantly, it has wifi running (when screen is on of course as I believe it sleeps once the screen goes off) and I have Bluetooth on all the time and it still has 55% charge (as of 18:06hrs, thats about 19hrs use i think with 55% left to go) I've used it for email, calls and a little web browsing. Now that is one marked improvement from the pre upgrade. Well done Nokia..
Now.. roll the update out for everyone else that wants to do it the official way.. go on.. you know you want too..
Anyway.. good luck peeps...
13-03-2012 19:27
Be careful guys,
after couple of days of installing the update.....my phone is dead after battery drained.
i know this issue used to exist before as well, but back then phone used to come alive after a while; but now its totally a dead jimmy.
13-03-2012 23:37
Yep same here toasted..
All I get now is A battery symbol is white on screen!
14-03-2012 0:34
14-03-2012 2:33
I plugged mine into pc and ran zume... it then came back to life after 10 mins
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SNOW HILL, Md. - The multi-million dollar renovation project for Snow Hill high school moves forward.On Tuesday, Worcester County commissioners approved a bond for the $49 million project. Next up, groundbreaking, which school officials say is slated for later this month.
On top of new athletic fields and classrooms, principal Tom Davis say once the project is complete, one major change could help students stay comfortable throughout the seasons.
"The HVAC system is going to be improved because on days like this, the first thing I was thinking when I came to school is get up with my custodial staff to find out what rooms are cold because of the age of the building," said Davis.
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FRUITLAND, Md. - In just a few years, Bennett Middle School students will report to a brand new facility.
Wicomico County School board officials tell us construction is right on schedule at the new location on South Division Street in Fruitland.
Last October, County Council members approved the bonds to pay for the facility, and a groundbreaking ceremony was held back in April.
The school is set to open in August of 2015.


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Gran Turismo 5 & Resistance series to be taken offline
Online multiplayer servers to close this year.
No more single-player-only games from Insomniac
"I can't imagine that any game we'd do from here on out will be single-player only," reveals Ted Price.
Future of Resistance franchise in doubt
Successful PlayStation franchise Resistance, which spawned three Insomniac-developed shooters on PS3 plus two handheld games, could be over.
Insomniac boss explains departure from Resistance
Insomniac head Ted Price has offered an explanation as to why the studio will no longer be working on the Resistance franchise.
Insomniac isn't making another Resistance game
Insomniac has confirmed it won't be making another Resistance game, leaving the future of the franchise on PS3 in doubt.
Resistance 3 Brutality DLC due tomorrow
The new pack brings with it a new gameplay mode that pits players against waves of Grims on a version of the Wales map.
September 2011 NPD: Madden beats Gears of War 3
Madden NFL 12 took the US software sales crown for the month of September 2011, although this is likely down to its five-platform release.
Resistance 3 patch to bring two free maps
1.05 update to Resistance 3 will also address a number of yet to be revealed issues.
UK Video Game Chart: Dead Island #1 despite stiff price
Deep Silver's Dead Island has made it two weeks at the top of the All Formats All Prices UK Video game chart, selling more units than any other Deep Silver title has.
UK Video Game Chart: Dead Island eats rivals' brains
Deep Silver and Techland's Dead Island has entered the UK All Prices All Formats chart at No. 1, beating off competition from Space Marine, Driver: San Francisco, Resistance 3 and Deus Ex.
Insomniac dev wants to develop Resistance 4
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Experience one of the most scenic and traffic free courses imaginable. The Sun Valley Half Marathon, 10K and 5K runs and relay runs primarily along the City of Sun Valley and Wood River paved path system. The courses starts and finishes in Sun Valley Village on the spacious grass field in front of the Sun Valley Pavilion.
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Intriguing sites on campus throw Doors Open to community
Doors Open Queen's offered something unexpected last year for Owen Bird, a web services specialist in Residences. He and his fiancée explored campus together and met remarkable people working on fascinating projects. One location in particular had a direct impact on his daily work.
"When I visited the Adaptive Technology Centre, I saw how my work in Student Affairs supports students with disabilities," says Mr. Bird. "I enjoyed learning about the centre's technologies, as well as meeting the staff – people I communicate with regularly, but had not met in person. I didn't realize the difference just one lunch hour could make."
Now in its fourth year, Doors Open Queen's is the signature event of the Queen's Campus Community Appeal, the annual fundraising initiative directed to Queen's staff, faculty and retirees.
"Doors Open is an engaging opportunity to explore the ways in which our community works together," says Tim Fort, department head of Drama and faculty co-chair for the Campus Appeal. "Sometimes the projects are very public and sometimes they are hidden gems, but each 'open doors' experience illustrates special service and learning opportunities across campus, highlighting how we can find new ways to support each other."
Doors Open Queen's occurs during the lunch hours of March 28 to April 1, and admission to most sites is free. This year's sites include:
• Engineering Interactive Systems at Queen's University (EQUIS) lab – play the next generation of computer games developed by Queen's students.
• Arts festival – attend short plays and music concerts featuring the talent of drama and music students.
• Tour the arboretum and Phytotron.
• Jordan Special Collections Library – discover some of Queen's treasures, including the Kelmscott Chaucer once owned by Lawrence of Arabia.
• Disraeli Project – participate in some literary "CSI" by deciphering the handwriting and investigating the meaning of the letters of Benjamin Disraeli, the 19th century British novelist, politician, and Prime Minister.
• Human Mobility Research Centre – learn about the research and development of new treatments for arthritis, osteoporosis, injury and related problems.
See a full list of participating sites and the Campus Community Appeal video. Please visit the Campus Community Appeal website on Friday, March 11 to register for Doors Open – space is limited for some sites.
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Mountains frame almost the entire length of Poland's south-eastern border with the Czech Republic and Slovakia and this is where the country's six main ski centres can be found.
Skiing and snowboarding in Poland is pretty established, but like many of its Baltic neighbours, infrastructure is what sets it aside from ski resorts in the Alps.
Of course not everybody wants to spend a week in a Meribel or St Anton, with its cloned timber work and gleaming copper-lined guttering. The Grzane Wino (that's vin chaud to the uninitiated) is just as hot in Poland, and the vodka's ... well ... a lot better. "Na zdrowie!"
The most alpine-like ski resort in Poland is Zakopane, in the very south of the country. The town is referred to as Poland's winter capital and with good reason - it's well equipped, with good tuition and a number of ski hire shops.
There's plenty of terrain for beginners and intermediates up to about 1,400 metres (4,593 feet). Experienced riders and thrill seekers can catch a cable car up to 2,600 meters (8,530 feet).
Other ski areas in Poland to note include the nearby Silesian Beskid, as well as a cluster of ski resorts in the Bieszczady Mountains to the south east including Polonina Wetlinska, Polonina Carynska, Mt Szeroki Wierch, Mts Wielka and Mala Rawka. Krakow's your nearest international airport here, but expect transfers upwards of two hours.
In the south west, you've got a choice between Zieleniec and the Massif of Mt Snieznik. These resorts are probably better served by Katowice Airport.
Food and accommodation in Poland is still great value. You can get a one-day adult lift pass for as little as 20 Zlotys (US$9).
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LAGRANGE — The steam from boiling sap rose from multiple sources over at Maplewood Nature Center all day Saturday and Sunday. Scott Beam, resident LaGrange County Parks naturalist, was busy restocking supplies, emptying trash and welcoming visitors. It was Maple Syrup Days, one of the largest fundraisers for the parks and the South Milford Lions Club.
"This is our 24th annual," said Beam as he walked by, munching on a sausage and waving at a few tables. "It's my 22nd." The event grows each year and the need for volunteers grows with it. "We have over 200 trees we tapped and this morning we pulled in 1,200 gallons with volunteers. It is very labor intensive work. We will do it again today."
Standing in line waiting for one of the three horse-drawn park tours was Dominic Hostetler and his dad Dave from Shipshewana. "This one is full to the brim Dad," Dominic yelled as he waved his dad over to look under the debris shield on a hanging sap bucket. "They better haul this one in pretty soon and make some syrup."
Dominic said he really enjoys the event. "This is my second trip," he said. "I came out with my class already. It (sap) doesn't taste good when it first comes out. I like it when it is ready to put on pancakes and waffles."
There were plenty of chances to sample the syrup as the Lions do an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on both days. Tours of the sap house with the huge wood fired sap boiler are ongoing and a puppet show for the kids is featured every hour.
"I thought the puppet show was really, really funny," giggled 6-year-old Ethan Sheffield from Garrett. "Now I am going to eat this many pancakes," he measured a tall stack with his hands.
Leaning over three steaming vats of boiling sap outside the sugar house was maple syrup enthusiast, Mary Franke. "I work at Lima Brighton Elementary and we come out her and volunteer for the parks every year," she said. "We bring out our own equipment and do demonstrations for visitors and the parks let us have the sap from a couple of trees we tap for our own syrup every year. I used to work for the parks department. This is one activity I really enjoy. It takes a lot of work and a long time. You have to boil, depending on viscosity, from 30 to 40 gallons of sap to produce one gallon of syrup."
Doing the same thing next to Franke was the Smith family. All were dressed in period costume and their sap boiled from a huge iron caldron suspended from a tripod.
Little Prairie Smith pushed back her filed bonnet to get a better angle on her plate of syrup drenched pancakes as her sister Emmylou warmed herself in her homespun shawl. Dad Aaron stoked the fire and Mom Sadie sat ready to ladle the sap into jugs and tell the sap to syrup story to anyone of the many curious by-standers. The Smiths also tap the park trees in return for maple syrup demonstrations during the weekend.
"I like dressing up and eating pancakes," Prairie said. She wasn't alone. The park estimates this to be a record year, well over the 4,000 visitors of last year.
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4:30pm Sunday 16th December 2012 in News By Chris Adams
A SOLICITOR from Barnoldswick has returned from a mammoth charity cycle trip to India that raised more than £1,500.
Sara Jane Chorkley, 47 spent two weeks on her bike following staff of the health charity LEPRA, who work to fight disease, poverty and prejudice in the subcontinent.
She was one of 12 cyclists from the UK who tackled the 500km route in the state of Madhya Pradesh, also known as the 'Heart of India'.
Sara Jane, a graduate of the University of Central Lancashire, said: "I have cycled in Vietnam before and this was a great opportunity to get India under my belt.
"It was a real eye-opener sharing a room en route not only with my fellow cyclists, but also with a rat, two frogs and any number of geckos!"
Sara Jane accompanied a LEPRA health education van to project sites throughout the routes. In some villages, hundreds of people turned out to welcome the charity workers.
They also planted a custard apple tree in her honour high up on a hill in Madhya Pradesh.
Sara Jane said: "Meeting the people LEPRA is helping was very humbling, it was so hard to see people living in such poverty and hearing about the prejudice they face.
"It was a very emotionally tiring trip. We arrived during Diwali and it was a serious bombardment on your senses from start to finish. I loved it."
LEPRA's events coordinator Lizzie Dearling said: "In addition to the direct services we provide on the frontline, we focus on the people affected by some of the world's oldest diseases associated with poverty.
"LEPRA treats, educates and gives a voice to these people and equips them with the skills they need to improve their lives. People like Sara Jane make this possible."
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mavrick wrote:Your absolutely right it's just a free holiday for them.
Why is it necessary to ride a bike to the heart of India to raise £1500? while this may be a noble gesture a sum like this could have been raised locally. If you want to ride a bike to India or on the great wall of China or even climb mount Kilimanjaro, Then do it.
They probably raised a few grand but when you take out the cost of there flights and Accom and food there was probobly only £1500 left.
It's also good advert for the busnesses of all
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Pregnant women throughout the United States are protected from employment discrimination under federal law, but that's not necessarily the case in Florida. Two state lawmakers are now trying to change that fact.
Orlando office manager Alexis Daly is 19 weeks pregnant. She said she knows what to expect with this second pregnancy, and so does her boss.
"(Pregnant women are) more driven," said Daly. "With a pregnancy or a birth due date you kind of know a deadline, so you want to get things wrapped up at work, make sure everything is on track, make sure your goals are all met before the time you go on maternity leave. You're even more cautious about saving money."
But that's not the case for some women throughout Florida.
Nyesha Sanders said she was fired because she was pregnant. Sanders' case would be considered discrimination under Title VII of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, but under current Florida law, it's legal.
"Although the Florida Civil Rights Act is patterned after Title VII, it did not amend it's language to specifically cover pregnancy discrimination," said Anthony Hall, an attorney with the employment and labor law firm Littler Mendelson, P.C. "So there's been some confusion in Florida whether or not pregnancy is indeed covered under the Florida Civil Rights Act."
To fix that issue, two state lawmakers just proposed two bills: SB 774 and HB 717.
"Some (of the pregnant women) are terminated from their jobs or they go into a hostile work environment because of their pregnancy so we want to make sure we eliminate those kinds of things," said State Sen. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando.
Penalties would include back pay and punitive damages up to $100,000. The Florida Commission on Human Relations would also have 60 more days to investigate claims.
"Let's not allow employers to prevent women from doing their jobs," said State Rep. Lori Berman, D-Lantana.
Currently, businesses with fewer than 15 employees are currently exempt from the federal law. A similar provision would be included in the state's version.
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Tax relief and a handful of gnarly issues left over from 2013 are expected to dominate the agenda as Michigan legislators return to Lansing Wednesday after a month-long holiday break.
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The state's surplus may not be as large as initially projected. The $1.3 billion estimate came from the Senate Fiscal Agency projected a $1.3 billion surplus in the 2013, 2014 and 2015 fiscal years, the House Fiscal Agency put the projected surplus at $1.1 million and the Treasury Department was more conservative yet at a revenue estimating conference Friday, putting increased revenues at $708 million, the newspaper said.
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NuVision Federal Credit Union has another $150 checking account promotion. It has been over two years since my last report on one of these. This new one is advertised on the credit union's home page. The details are listed in this NuVision promotions page as of 5/25/2012.
The first $50 requires that you open a free checking account and establish direct deposit of at least $200 within the first 90 days. Also, eStatements must be established and maintained.
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If you do not qualify based on the above criteria, no problem! At the same time we open your membership at NuVision, we will enroll you in the American Consumer Council (ACC) at no initial cost to you. NuVision handles everything so you can start earning the benefits of NuVision membership right away.
Membership requires a $5 minimum balance in the Primary Savings account.
Even though anyone can qualify for membership, don't forget this checking account promotion is limited to "Southern California residents within ZIP codes 90000-93591 and Arizona residents within ZIP codes 85117–85299."
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NuVision Federal branches are located throughout the Los Angeles metro area. There's also a branch in Mesa, Arizona, but it's only accessible to Boeing employees.
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The credit union has an overall health score at DepositAccounts.com of 4 stars (out of 5) with a Texas Ratio of 11.87% (above average) based on December 2011 data. Please refer to our financial overview of NuVision Federal Credit Union for more details. The credit union is federally insured by the NCUA (Charter # 566).
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Halloween has passed and that Thanksgiving turkey is hot on our heels, but who isn't excited for a heart-warming Christmas?
Well-known Anderson organist George Smith is more than willing to help bring that holiday cheer a month early in his annual Christmas Concert at the Paramount Theatre, 1124 Meridian Plaza.
On Friday, he'll join wife Norma and fellow musicians and singers Adam Fraley, Karla John, Cheryl Hill, Terry Stephens, and Tim Youngblood in delivering uplifting singalong Christmas tunes. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the Paramount box office or at George Smith's Music Center, 2030 Raible Avenue.
Proceeds will help fund ongoing work in restoring the Paramount Grande Page Theatre Pipe Organ, which Smith will play Friday.
Smith's concerts have been a regular occurrence at the Paramount since 2000, but he's been aware of his calling ever since his early childhood years. He remembers sitting on the bench of his parents' organ in reverent prayer hoping that God would transform it into a Hammond. That particular wish was never fulfilled (the organ still sits un-transformed in the back of his shop), but his boundless enthusiasm and faith for pursuing his dreams has never failed.
At 14, the boy was hired by a local skating rink due to a recommendation from his lifetime mentor and organ teacher, and since then he's been surfing a continual wave of success. From Indiana to Luxemburg, Smith has traveled to countless locales.
His dedication and joyful exuberance is no doubt bolstered by his marriage to Norma and the support from both his sons, Scott and Lonnie. Each one of his family members has voluntarily joined him in managing his organ store.
Smith strongly hopes to reflect that passion Friday.
"The world can be a happy place if (we) let it," he said.


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IMO he is a waste of roster space.
I was a supporter of Jones and in a way I still am.
With that said ADW, do you think bringing no flash and consistency is worth burning a roster spot on? Or do you think Ike could have done just as well? I mean, the diff between Ike and Jones is very, very miniaml to say the least. And Ike has good hands. And, he can play a wideout spot. Jones was a total waste. I would rather see Fonoti in the lineup, playing T.E. on fourth and 1...
He was worth it when there was no other option. Now that there is an option Jones does not serve a purpose. With that said Buchanon in a way is in the same boat. I do not see him turning it around and being a serviceable cornerback for this defensive system. He too is a one dimensional player as he is strictly a special teams guy.


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When a water main breaks and a mandatory boil order is issued the restaurant industry has to adjust operations.
In a meeting today Parsons, Kansas officials and food vendors talked about how to handle the boil order to ensure all safety measures are in place.
The boil order in Parsons was in place from Friday evening until early Monday evening.
Before the boil order was lifted, Parsons restaurateurs and the Kansas Department of Agriculture scheduled a meeting, but state officials did not show.
Industry and city officials say the meeting was still successful without the state and this helps out in the event of another incident like this.
About 40 food service vendors showed up at the meeting to make sure everyone was on the same page when it comes to safety.
Soda machines were out of order because of the mandatory boil order at the Taco Mayo managed by Eric Strait.
"We've all been doing it long enough that we know what we're doing but it was just kind of nice to hear that certain temperatures on certain waters have to be this, or to boil this, or certain dishwashers have to have the chlorinated or the high temp," says Strait.
The group of managers and owners shared their questions with Labette County Emergency Management Director Larry Steeby and brainstormed about how they would handle the situation that had been going on since Friday.
"To make sure that they understood what they needed to do to provide quality service when the boil order comes off or even before the boil order comes off, if they choose try to operate," says Steeby.
While everyone in Parsons experienced a boil order, Strait says Taco Mayo has not lost business. The measures it took was to get their beverage distributor to bring cases of soda and then use high temperatured water for cleaning.
"It was fairly important to have that meeting," says Strait. "It was nice to see everybody gather together and pull together as a town, just to let everybody know that we have each other's back."
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment took 14 samples of water on Sunday and say the water does not show signs of contamination, meaning the boil order has been lifted.
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Indianapolis — Inside his campaign headquarters in Indianapolis, there's a photo of U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar shaking hands with former U.S. Secretary Condoleeza Rice; one of the many Republican party heavyweights who've endorsed his return his office.
Pinned to the photo is a makeshift caption, intended to be humorous.
"Thanks for the endorsement," Lugar appears to be saying. "Can you make some phone calls now?"
It may not seem so funny anymore.
In the waning hours of a hard-fought campaign, Lugar volunteers and staff are calling Hoosiers across the state with an urgent plea to turn out for Tuesday's primary.
They're working to turn what appears to be an ominous tide. Late last week, the independent Howey/DePauw Indiana Battleground Poll showed the longest serving Republican in the U.S. Senate was losing a lot of ground and may be headed toward defeat.
As of mid-afternoon Sunday, the Lugar campaign had made more than 1.4 million phone calls to voters who had been "micro-targeted" as likely Lugar supporters. More than 70,000 were made in the final weekend's "get out the vote" push.
At the Lugar phone bank in Indianapolis, every time a campaign caller found a Lugar supporter on the other end, a bell would ring.
"It really helps morale," said Wayne Stanley, a 25-year-old Kokomo native who's running the Lugar phone banks. "You hear the bells ringing and you know this is working."
The fear among Lugar backers — and the hope of supporters of his intra-party rival Richard Mourdock - is that won't work enough to overcome what the Howey/DePauw poll found was a 10 point deficit in Mourdock's favor.
After the news of the poll broke Friday morning, the 80-year-old Lugar issued a kind of call to action to Democrats and independents by pointing out they could vote for him in the GOP open primary.


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Boston police say there's been a third explosion in the city, following two blasts near the finish line of the Boston Marathon that killed two people and injured many others.
Police Commissioner Edward Davis says authorities aren't certain that the explosion at the JFK Library was related to the other blasts, but they're treating them as if they are.
David says there are no injuries stemming from the third explosion.
He urged people to stay indoors and not congregate in large groups.
In a press conference this afternoon, officials gave out two phone numbers: Family members looking for runners can call 617-635-4500; anyone who may have witnessed anything that would help with the investigation should call 800-494-TIPS.
Gov. Deval Patrick said President Barack Obama has assured him full cooperation from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as the investigation continues.
Officials are asking people to stay out of crowds and make their way home.
Reporter Jill Harmacinski heard two explosions. There are reports of deaths and people who have had their limbs blown off. The explosion was just before the photo bridge near the finish line and Lenox Hotel and was apparently outside of a building. The explosions were felt blocks away.
Bloody spectators were being carried to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners. Police wove through competitors as they ran back toward the course.
"There are a lot of people down," said one man, whose bib No. 17528 identified him as Frank Deruyter of North Carolina. He was not injured, but marathon workers were carrying one woman, who did not appear to be a runner, to the medical area as blood gushed from her leg. A Boston police officer was wheeled from the course with a leg injury that was bleeding.


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It looks like time has run out on Discovery Bay Games, a Seattle-based maker of gaming accessories and add-ons for tablet computers. Sources tell GeekWire that the company closed its doors in May. We contacted Bob Belknap, VP of Finance at Discovery Bay Games, but he would neither confirm nor deny the closure. Belknap said he "couldn't… Read More
1st Apple-approved iOS game controller makes its debut
Digital and social game publisher Gameloft and Duo Games, a unit of Seattle-based Discovery Bay Games, unveiled the first Apple-approved handheld game controller that can connect to iOS devices and essentially turn your iPad into a gaming console. The Duo Gamer is bluetooth-enabled, takes two AA-batteries and mimics a typical six-button gaming controller with dual analog thumb-sticks… Read More
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Discovery Bay Games, a maker of gaming accessories and add-ons for tablet computers and smartphones, has raised $15 million from Trilogy Equity Partners and computer hardware maker Logitech. The Seattle company will use the new funds to continue development of its Duo accessories, devices that combine digital and physical gameplay in new ways. We reported on a… Read More


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Hi everyone,
I noticed that there was an error with the previous topic about this, and no posts seem to exist in it. I will repost it with some additions now.
Incase anyone on here has a facebook account and wants to be kept updated on, or share information with people via social networking there are two current British Orthodox facebook groups.
There is the main British Orthodox Church group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=73390677062
Also, there is the south coast one, which I add to on occasion (but would be more than happy for others to also)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/British-O ... 6151260607
If anyone knows of any more of the fellowships or Churches with groups, please add them here, so we can help promote the church via this highly useful (yet addictive) tool.
"The true Christian is a warrior making his way through the regiments of the invisible enemy to his heavenly homeland." - St Herman of Alaska.
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Now one can argue, as many would, that all this is has it has long been, rules is rules and all of that; but how far does that accord with repentance and renewal? One might, of course, wish to say that being divorced and remarried is such a sin that it debars one from the Church, although there might be individual circumstances which would allow some amelioration of the general rule - but if that is what is thought, ought it not to be said outright?
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By Baylee Pulliam
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ANDERSON, Ind. —
If alternative energy technology doesn't pan out, Dale Hill might have a promising career in bus driving.
Wednesday, Hill, founder of South Carolina-based Proterra Inc., shuttled a group around Anderson to demonstrate his company's EcoRide bus, a zero-emission alternative to traditional public transit billed by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood as the "bus of tomorrow."
The 35-foot bus can run for an hour per five-minute rapid charge, and is powered by battery technology designed and produced in Anderson by Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. The use of Altairnano technology showcases the company's talent and forward-thinking, said vice president and general manager for U.S. operations Michael Canada.
"This is definitely an emerging technology and we're very excited to see this happening in Anderson," he said. "Moving forward, Altairnano has a bright future."
There are currently 16 buses on the road, although none are in Indiana. Proterra has plans to build 40 more this year and 100 next year.
Each bus takes 48 or 64 battery modules and has a life span of at least 16 years, a four-year improvement on the average public transit bus.
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Two more Ottawa Senators have signed in Europe for the lockout: Zack Smith will play for the Frederikshavn White Hawks of Denmark's AL-Bank Ligaen, while Mike Lundin joins Almtuna IS of...
Colin Greening's the latest Ottawa Senators player to sign a deal in Europe for the duration of the lockout.
Peter Regin has signed on with SC Langenthal of the Swiss National League B.
The trustees of the Stanley Cup are fully willing to jeopardize the legacy and history of the Stanley Cup out of respect for the NHL and its players. They're failing the father of the Cup by doing so.
Erik Condra signed on with EV Füssen of the German Oberliga, the third tier of pro hockey in a country not exactly known for high-quality pro hockey even at the best of levels.
Binghamton opened their season with a win Saturday night. Who was good? Who wasn't? Let's discuss.
The consensus thinking for Ben Bishop playing in Binghamton is that it will be good for Robin Lehner's development. But why?
Without anywhere to play during the NHL lockout, Ben Bishop signed a lockout-long deal with the Binghamton Senators on Thursday afternoon.
How does the lockout affect Ottawa's additions--the guys who haven't had a chance to learn a new system?
With an unprecedented crowd of goaltenders in the Ottawa Senators' system, how will the NHL lockout affect the development of Robin Lehner and Ben Bishop?
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Shouldice tapped to head Vermont Teddy BearBy Bruce Edwards
STAFF WRITER | January 03,2013It didnt take William Shouldice IV long to get back into the retail business this time as head of the Vermont Teddy Bear Company.
Shouldice was named president and CEO of the Shelburne company on Wednesday by The Mustang Group, a Boston private equity firm.
The announcement came two days after he officially stepped down as president and CEO of The Vermont Country Store. In June, Shouldice announced he would leave the Manchester mail order company at the end of 2012 after seven years on the job.
At Vermont Teddy Bear, he replaces former president John Gilbert, who left the company last summer.
Shouldice, 48, said Wednesday he wanted to remain in Vermont working for a company with a solid product and a solid reputation in the community and Vermont Teddy Bear fit that bill.
He said his focus will be on emphasizing the quality of the companys Vermont-made products.
We need to keep that in the forefront, Shouldice said in a telephone interview. I think thats extremely important to the business and to the brand but its more important I think that people understand the value Vermont brings to products and product development.
His priorities also include carrying on the Vermont tradition of exemplary customer service and placing an increased emphasis on community involvement.
Cairn Cross, a member of The Mustang Group board and a partner in Fresh Tracks Capital in Shelburne, said the company approached Shouldice after he announced he was leaving The Vermont Country Store.
One of the things we were looking for was someone with deep experience in Vermont and particularly experience in a direct-to-consumer company, Cross said. And so that narrows it down pretty quickly, as you can imagine.
He said one impression he was left with Wednesday when Shouldice was introduced to employees was that the person the company hired as president is a real people person.
Cross said one challenge for the company will be to stay on top of the changes in technology and consumer buying habits.
You need not just to have a Web presence you need to have a mobile web presence, he said. You need to be able acquire customers and market to them across a ton of different online and mobile platforms.
Because its business is seasonal, Vermont Teddy Bear has at times struggled in the past. But Shouldice said the privately held company remains profitable.
He said one component to its future success will be the companys ability to develop new products and keep operating costs in check.
Were going to be putting together a long-range strategic plan for the company and the future is bright, he said.
In an interview later Wednesday, Shouldice said he had accomplished everything he set out to do at The Vermont Country Store. In addition, he said the next generation of the Orton family was ready to take the reigns of the business.
Before being named by the Orton family to head The Vermont Country Store, Shouldice was president and CEO of the Orton Family Foundation.
Shouldice also has experience in the public sector, having served as secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development and as former executive director of the Rutland Economic Development Corp.
Vermont Teddy Bear Company is the largest maker and seller of teddy bears by mail order and Internet.
Started in 1981, the company makes handcrafted teddy bears at its 100,000-square-foot Shelburne factory. The factory, which produces 300,000 bears a year, is also a popular tourist attraction.
The company employs 180 year round employees and has as many as 900 employees during peak holiday periods.
The company also owns Calyx Flowers, a high-end flower company, and PajamaGram, which sells pajamas as creative and playful gifts.
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On this 4th of July, let's look back at the Shea half of the Subway Series in 1999 and remember a great American: Matt Franco
As the Yankees visit Citi Field, let's take a look back at the Amazins' next five most memorable Subway Series moments, shall we?
Only Torre actually managed the Mets, but all three have a history of stomping our beloved Amazins in the postseason.
The Office of the Commissioner has spoken!
When it comes to the Subway Series, the 1999 Matt Franco Game still reigns supreme.
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Joe Torre, then manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, wanted gay players to come out in 2009.
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Sunderland draw another blank at the Stadium of Light
8:04pm Saturday 14th April 2012 in Sunderland By Scott Wilson
SUNDERLAND'S season continues to drift to a tame conclusion after they recorded a second home goalless draw in succession against Wolves.
Seven days after playing out an uneventful 0-0 draw with Spurs, the Black Cats returned to the Stadium of Light and were involved in an equally underwhelming encounter with the side at the bottom of the Premier League.
Sunderland hardly created a chance all afternoon as Wolves recorded their first clean sheet since the third game of the season.
Wayne Hennessey tipped Stephane Sessegnon's first-half shot around the post, while the hosts' best opportunity came to nothing 17 minutes from time when the Wolves goalkeeper saved James McClean's back-post header.
Wolves had created precious little themselves at that stage, but the visitors mounted a strong finish and were the better side in the closing stages.
Steven Fletcher had a goal disallowed after Sylvan Ebanks-Blake fouled Simon Mignolet, and the striker came close again with nine minutes left, only for Mignolet to keep out his close-range header.
SUNDERLAND (4-4-2): Mignolet; Bardsley, Turner, Kilgallon, Richardson; Larsson, Colback, Gardner (Campbell 77), McClean; Sessegnon; Bendtner.
Subs (not used): Westwood (gk), Bridge, Kyrgiakos, Meyler, Vaughan, Ji.
WOLVES (4-4-2): Hennessey; Forde (Jarvis 61), Berra, Stearman, Ward; Foley (Zubar 82), Davis, Henry, Kightly (Edwards 75); Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher.
Subs (not used): De Vries (gk), Johnson, Jonsson, Doyle.
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7:33am Mon 16 Apr 12
maggra says...
What's the reason for not including a report on the game?
I'm not a very happy reader this morning.
8:40am Mon 16 Apr 12
sobsywobsy says...
8:54am Mon 16 Apr 12
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MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are expected to play Friday when the Miami Heat host the Boston Celtics.
All three have recently missed time because of injuries or illness. James has dealt with a strained right hamstring, Wade has been bothered by bone bruises near his right knee and Bosh had flu-like symptoms this week.
Shane Battier and Udonis Haslem will not play Friday. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra says Battier has an array of minor aches, and Haslem has a sprained ankle.
The Heat have already secured the No. 1 overall seed for the entire NBA playoffs.
Boston will be without starting forwards Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett because of ankle soreness. They are both expected to play Saturday when the Celtics visit Orlando.
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