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According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Car Rental Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019," global car rental market was valued at USD 36.89 billion in 2013, growing at a CAGR of 13.6% from 2014 to 2019 to account for USD 79.46 billion in 2019.
Increasing GDP levels, increasing volumes of both inbound and domestic tourists coupled with rise in disposable incomes and improving road infrastructure are factors driving the car rental industry. The emerging business class in India and China along with the green revolution in the automobile industry is further driving the car rental market. However, the volatility in petroleum product prices, along with high gasoline price, is expected to affect both consumers spending levels and economic conditions across the globe, thereby leaving a moderate impact on the global car rental industry.
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Economy cars led the global car rental market by accounting for USD 11.56 billion in the year 2013. The executive cars and multi-utility vehicles (MUV's) segments are expected to grow at a faster rate than the other segments, owing to rapid globalization leading to high level of economic activities and increase in business travelers across the globe. Growing business and rapid industrialization in the emerging economies of Asia-Pacific and the Rest of the World region are further expected to drive growth in the car rental market over the forecast period from 2014 to 2019.
The airport transport segment led the car rental market in 2013, by accounting for USD 15.99 billion. The dominance of this segment is due to the rise in the number of air travelers for the purpose of tourism and leisure, coupled with rapid globalization and industrialization leading to high level of economic activities across the globe. Both the local usage segment and others segment which includes self-drive, event transportation and employee transportation solutions are expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.7% each, over the forecast period from 2014 to 2019.
Geographically, North America led the global car rental market by accounting for USD 14.66 billion in 2013. Although the market is expected to witness least growth rate as compared to other regions, the region is expected to continue its dominance in 2019. The car rental market in North America is highly concentrated by players, such as Enterprise, Hertz, Avis Budget Group and other regional and local companies, which have substantial presence at various airports across the U.S. and Canada. Europe and Asia-Pacific followed North America by accounting for almost half of the global market revenue share.
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Gary was an original, and there will never be another one like him. He was Palo Alto hero!
on Oct 31, 2012 at 9:32 am
Gary was an amazing neighbor and friend. What he did professionally and politically was of the highest standards and regard - but WHO he was as a person, husband and father, is what I will always remember. To Annette, Julia and Matthew - may Gary's legacy give you peace in time to come. So so sorry.
on Oct 31, 2012 at 9:38 am
This is sad news. Gary was an inspirational leader in Palo Alto and a good man. Gary loved Palo Alto and revered its history. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and many friends in Palo Alto and well beyond.

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There's no such thing as being healthy and overweight, that's according to new research out of Canada.
Some studies have suggested being overweight or obese may be a benign condition if a person doesn't have problems like high cholesterol, blood pressure or diabetes.
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"Being obese even in the absence of measurable risk factors is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events," explained Dr. Robert Rosenson of The Mount Sinai Hospital. "There is something we're not able to measure, perhaps at the sub cellular level or genetic level, that is contributing to a higher risk."
The Canadian researchers looked at studies published over the past 60 years and also found the rates of death, heart attack and stroke were higher for obese people.
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Faceplants are always funny, unless the faceplanter in question gets hurt. New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada faceplanted when he was running out a bunt during Sunday's game. He stayed on the ground, he was sent for an MRI of his right quad, and now we all know for sure what's going on:
#Mets place Ruben Tejada on the 15-Day DL with a right quad strain. Jordany Valdespin is recalled from Buffalo.— New York Mets (@Mets) May 7, 2012
It wasn't guaranteed that Tejada would need to go on the DL, but now here we are, and the Mets have neither Tejada nor Ronny Cedeno at the ready. The team hopes that Cedeno will be back from his own DL stint at the end of the week, but in the meantime, it'll be Valdespin and Justin Turner at short. Evaluating Valdespin by his name is a little more exciting than evaluating him by his talent.
Tejada leaves a .305 batting average and a 115 OPS+ over 117 plate appearances. Once he recovers, he'll return and presumably make those numbers worse.


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Papelbon also gave a nod to his catcher even though he might not be with the Red Sox this year. I like that and I hope the Red Sox do sign Veritek. It just has to be at a fair price.
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Cheerios ad causes racial controversy
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Originally published: Jun 3, 2013 - 6:44 pm
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This Cheerios ad is creating controversy like it's 1950.
Seriously? People are really upset about this, despite the fact that the nation's president is from a family just like this?
The racist backlash from this ad was so severe that Cheerios had to disable the comments section on YouTube.
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Beautiful Direct Beach View! Deeded Beach Access! Pool! Fish in Little Lagoon! in Gulf Shores
- bedrooms 3
- baths 3
- sleeps 11
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets considered no
- type House
rates (USD)
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$ 1,766 / month
vacation rental description
The Southern Cross. It may not get any better than this! Seriously! What are you looking for in your vacation home? Play time on the beach? Okay, that would be less than 100 yards from the front door by way of your deeded boardwalk beach access. Fishing in Little Lagoon? Okay, that is only 50 yards out the back door. Swimming? Try the pool to the back of the house. Quiet, peaceful relaxation? Try awakening in your bed to a view of the gulf, or sitting in your living room looking out on the gulf, or hearing the waves crash at night from one of your decks with total unobstructed views of the gulf. This house has it all! Located 3.7 miles from the intersection of Hwy 59 on West Beach Blvd, you are close to the great restaurants and shopping but yet in a very quiet part of Gulf Shores.
This house has great unobstructed views of the Gulf of Mexico out the front door. It also has great views of Little Lagoon out the back door where you can fish (spotted trout, red fish, flounder, stingrays and many other fish all call the lagoon home) and crab day and night. Of course, you can clean your fish at the fish cleaning station at the pier, which goes out into the lagoon. Have your own boat? Launch it using our boat ramp. The kids will also enjoy the shared swimming pool. This is NOT a condo ... this is your own house. Very hard to find a 3 bedroom, 3 bath house with unobstructed gulf views, lagoon fishing, swimming pool and in a quiet area!
This home features 3 bedrooms, all with queen size beds plus bunk beds in the downstairs bedroom. There are also 3 full baths. Two bedrooms and two baths are upstairs and both have incredible views of the gulf and open onto a large deck. These bedrooms also have sitting areas. The third bedroom and bath is downstairs and looks out onto the lagoon and also opens onto a deck. There are tables and chairs on all of the decks. Also on the first floor are a kitchen, eating area, living room, and laundry room. Sliding doors take you from the living room onto a first floor deck overlooking the gulf. The living room has ample sitting options, plus both a queen sleeper sofa and twin sleeper loveseat. The kitchen is fully equipped with everything you will need. Eating options include a decorative table and chairs with a great gulf view or pull a stool up to the bar separating the kitchen and living room. There is a 37' high definition TV in the living room and 26' high definition TVs in each bedroom. Plus, there are 4 DVD players and an X-Box with game for the kids. Speaking of games, there are lots of games, books, puzzles and toys for everyone to enjoy. Finally, don't worry about your vehicle since you can park up to three vehicles under the house.
What else can we tell you? Did we mention the full size washer and dryer in a separate downstairs room? Or that the living room and master bedrooms have sliding glass doors onto decks overlooking the gulf? Or that this is a very quiet location where you can really relax? Or that the house has a colorful beach decor? Or that you can sleep as many as 11 in the home? Come see for yourself. As the song says 'when you see the Southern Cross for the first time, you understand now why you came this way.'
Is The Southern Cross booked the week you need it? We have 3 other properties. If you have kids then check out Fun In The Sun, vrbo number 332813. This is a 3 bedroom, 3 bath townhouse on West Beach Blvd less than 50 yards from The Southern Cross. This unit sits right on Little Lagoon and is perfect for those with small kids wanting to play in the water! If you want to be right on the gulf then look at A Whale Of A View, vrbo number 398689. This is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo (5D) at The Whaler on East Beach Blvd. This unit may have the best gulf views of any unit in all of Gulf Shores with gulf views from every room in the house! If you have a big family reunion, go to Sweet Dreams, vrbo number 291114. This is a very large house with 8 bedrooms, 5.5 baths and a very large, private pool on West Beach Blvd.
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house rental amenities
Property Type
- house
- floor area 1300 sq. ft.
Location Type
- beach
beach view
- Across street from beach but no houses across street to block view! Plus deeded boardwalk beach access directly in front of house.
lake view
- Little Lagoon is behind the house. Fishing pier extends into the lagoon. Also has a boat ramp into the lagoon.
- family
- away from it all
- parking
- internet
- towels provided
washing machine
- Full size in separate room Iron and ironing board
clothes dryer
- Full size in separate room
covered parking
- Parking under house for three vehicles.
- heating
- linens provided
- air conditioning
- wireless internet
parking for rv/boat/trailer
- Boat and/or trailer would have to be parked under the house. Also boat ramp into Little Lagoon.
broadband access
- Wireless high speed internet available throughout the house and on the decks.
- alarm clock
- ceiling fans
- hair dryer
- local restaurant guide
- sofa bed
- iron & board
- blender
- stove
- dishwasher
- ice maker
- Ice maker and water dispenser in door.
cooking utensils
- Everything necessary for preparing a meal can be found in the kitchen.
- microwave
- Kitchen is equipped with everything needed including a toaster oven, coffee maker, and waffle maker.
- oven
- coffee maker
- toaster
- dining area
Pool / Spa
- communal pool
- outdoor pool
- Bathrooms
- 3 bathrooms
- bathroom 1:
- bathroom 2:
- bathroom 3:
- Bedrooms
- 3 bedrooms, sleeps 11, beds for 8-11
- bedroom 1:
- bedroom 2:
- bedroom 3:
- den:
- Queen size Beds (3) Queen bed in each of the bedrooms. Each bedroom has a private full bathroom., Sleep Sofa or Futons (1) Living room has both a queen sofa sleeper and a twin loveseat sleeper., Bunk Beds (1) Downstairs bedroom has a queen bed and bunk beds with a private full bathroom.
- books
- books for kids
- games
- games for kids
- toys
- cd player
video library
- DVD players in living room and all three bedrooms. Nice selection of movies provided.
satellite / cable
- Dish Network with Classic Gold 250 package. 37" flat screen high definition TV in living room. 26" flat screen high definition TVs in each bedroom.
- dvd player
video game console
- X-Box with games attached to TV in downstairs bedroom.
- video games
- television
- stereo
- outdoor grill
- balcony
deck / patio
- Downstairs deck from living room and upstairs deck from two master bedrooms overlook gulf on the front of the house. Deck from the bedroom downstairs overlooks the lagoon on the back of the house.
- fish cleaning table
- wood deck
- pets not allowed
non smoking only
- Smoking is NOT allowed in the unit.
children welcome
- In addition to the beach, pier, swimming pool and decks, this house includes 4 tvs, 3 DVD players, an X-Box system, and lots of games and toys for everyone to play.
minimum age limit for renters
- Minimum age for renters is 25.
- wheelchair inaccessible
activities and attractions in Gulf Shores Alabama
- restaurants
- cinemas
- theme parks
- health/beauty spa
- zoo
- marina
- water parks
Leisure Activities
- beachcombing
- outlet shopping
- antiquing
- boating
- sight seeing
- walking
- shopping
- shelling
- wildlife viewing
- horseback riding
Sports & Adventure Activities
- jet skiing
- water skiing
- hiking
- swimming
- tennis
- golf
- cycling
- sailing
- surfing
- fishing
- wind-surfing
- scuba diving or snorkeling
- snorkeling/diving
- kayaking
- parasailing
- pier fishing
- snorkeling
- sound/bay fishing
- surf fishing
- deepsea fishing
payment methods
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The Green Bay Packers have declined to use their franchise tag on Greg Jennings, meaning the star wide receiver will become an unrestricted free agent next week.
A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report (http://bit.ly/13CKBco ) says Jennings can negotiate with any team starting March 12. His agent can begin speaking with other teams as soon as Saturday, although no deal can be signed until the 12th.
Jennings ranks in the top 10 on the all-time Packers reception list. The Packers could have kept him out of free agency by applying their franchise tag to him by Monday afternoon, but then they would have had to offer him a one-year, $10.5 million contract.
The Packers can still pursue Jennings as a free agent, but that may depend on whether other teams show interest.
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'Top Chef Texas': Sarah Succumbs To The Heat, Is Taken To The Hospital (VIDEO)
One of the worst things that can happen on any reality competition show is a medical evacuation. Any time away from the competition is time that could cost the contestant their place in the contest, so it was understandable that Sarah was upset when she became overheated working over a hot grill on "Top Chef: Texas" (Wed., 10 p.m. EST on Bravo). Fortunately, she was surrounded by people who understood that her health was much more important than a cooking contest.
After working in pit in temperatures near one-hundred degrees and breathing in heavy smoke, Sarah began to feel light-headed and get hot and cold chills. Her teammates and the show's producers were supportive and got her the proper medical attention quickly, even if she was frustrated about how the health scare might affect her standing in the contest.
"I didn't come this far to not compete," she lamented. But the decision was out of her hands, and she was taken by ambulance to the hospital, to ensure everything was okay. With the contestants split into teams of three at this point, that left Ed and Ty to carry on one person short.
They scrambled without her, and ultimately came up short in the challenge to the Asian-inspired Blue Team of Grayson, Lindsay and Paul. But it was Chris' salty rub that made the White Team's meat unpalatable, and cost him his place in the competition.
See who gets eliminated next as "Top Chef: Texas" continues every Wednesday at 10 p.m. EST on Bravo.
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Below, check out a slideshow previewing Midseason TV's new shows.
"Oprah's Next Chapter"
Starring: Oprah Winfrey What It's About: "Oprah's Next Chapter" will take Oprah outside the TV studio for a series of in-depth conversations with celebrities ranging from Steven Tyler to Deepak Chopra. Series premieres Sun., Jan. 1, 9 p.m. EST on OWN
"Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off"
Starring: Rachael Ray, Guy Fieri, Aaron Carter, Coolio, Cheech Marin and more What It's About: Food Network stars Rachael and Guy face off as team leaders, each mentoring a group of celebreality all-stars from Coolio to Summer Sanders. Series premieres Sun., Jan. 1, 9 p.m. EST on Food Network
"Angry Boys"
Starring: Chris Lilley What It's About: The comedy's 12-episode first season follows five different storylines with performer Chris Lilley taking on six distinctly unique roles: twins Daniel and Nathan Sims who live on an outback farm; former surfing world champion turned surfing gang leader Blake Oakfield; a black American rapper named S.mouse; a Japanese mother Jen Okazaki, who manages her skateboarder pro son; and juvenile corrections officer Ruth Sims (aka Gran). Yeah, it's pretty funny. Series premieres Sun., Jan. 1, 10 p.m. EST on HBO
"It's a Brad, Brad World"
Starring: Brad Goreski What It's About: If you DIE for Rachel Zoe and her drama-filled titular "Project" on Bravo, you're probably already bananas for her fan favorite former assistant Brad Goreski. Yes, Rachel and her husband Rodger tried to work a mean smear campaign, but come on -- Brad's love of color, funny quips and penchant for bowties are too major not to love. His new series tells his side of the story as he attempts to blaze his own trail in the styling industry. Series premieres Mon., Jan. 2, 10 p.m. EST on Bravo
"Work It"
Starring: Ben Koldyke, Amaury Nolasco, Rebecca Mader What It's About: Lee Standish and Angel Ortiz can't find work anywhere. When a job lead comes with a catch -- the company wants to hire female sales representatives -- they decide to do whatever needs to be done to get the gig and begin cross dressing for the job. Hijinks ensue and LGBT rights groups aren't pleased. Series premieres Tues., Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m. EST on ABC
"Celebrity Wife Swap"
Starring: Gary Busey, Ted Haggard, Tracey Gold, Carnie Wilson, Flavor Flav, Mick Foley, Niecy Nash, Tina Yothers What It's About: Yep, it's "Wife Swap," but with stars. Celebrities swap spouses with other stars, living one week under the host family's rules before switching it up and taking control. Gary Busey switches with Ted Haggard, Niecy Nash swaps with Tina Yothers ... you get the idea. Series premieres Tues., Jan. 3, 9 p.m. EST on ABC
"Jane By Design"
Starring: Erica Dasher, Nick Roux, Andie MacDowell What It's About: Jane is your average teenage girl who has some serious adult-sized problems. In an effort to help her family's financial problems, she applies for a job in retail, but everything gets a little loopy when she's accidentally mistaken as an adult and lands a job in a hip retail company. Now Jane must balance being a high school student and a working professional, while keeping her identity a secret. Series premieres Tues., Jan. 3, 9 p.m. EST on ABC Family
"The Firm"
Starring: Josh Lucas, Juliette Lewis, Callum Keith Rennie, Molly Parker, Natasha Calis What It's About: Need a new NBC legal drama with the "Law & Order" franchise disappearing before your eyes? Thankfully, "The Firm," based on John Grisham's best-selling novel, is an antidote. Lucas stars as attorney Mitchell McDeere (the role originated by Tom Cruise in the 1993 film version) in the series, which picks up McDeere's story about a decade after the novel and film left. Since we left him, Mitchell has had a difficult time, working at a firm that operated as a front for the Chicago mob. And now, he's out of the Federal Witness Protect program and trying to evade new threats and haunting past dangers. Series previews Sun., Jan. 8, 9 p.m. EST; series premieres Thurs., Jan. 12, 10 p.m. EST on NBC
"House of Lies"
Starring: Don Cheadle, Kristen Bell, Ben Schwartz What It's About: In this dark comedy set in the corporate world, management consultants have a grand ole time charging corporate clients millions for sketchy, incomprehensible advice. Nice work, if you can get it. Series premieres Sun., Jan. 8, 10 p.m. EST on Showtime
Starring: MMA fighters and their families in Louisiana What It's About: MTV is taking a step away from the shore and heading to rural Louisiana. The network's newest docu-series will give an honest and powerful view into the world of passionate amateur MMA fighters and the women in their lives, both inside and outside of the cage. Expect MTV's signature flare for the dramatics, but this one's a little more heartfelt and honest than its predecessors. Series premieres Mon., Jan. 9, 10 p.m. EST on MTV
"24 Hour Catwalk"
Starring: Alexa Chung hosts and judges, along with designer Cynthia Rowley, fashion editor Derek Blasberg, media consultant James LaForce What It's About: Like "Chopped" but with fashion, "Catwalk" attempts to grab a "Project Runway"-lite audience, i.e. those looking for something that's merely a week-by-week commitment. Each episode finds four designers trying to reimagine a mystery garment; the two best go head-to-head with complete collections designed in just a day. Series premieres Tues., Jan. 10, 10 p.m. EST on Lifetime
"Are You There, Chelsea?"
Starring: Laura Prepon, Chelsea Handler, Jack McDorman, Lauren Lapkus, Lenny Clarke, Ali Wong, Mark Povinelli What It's About: Based on Handler's best-selling book, "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea," the show follows Prepon as a fictional version of Handler, Chelsea Newman, a working-class, opinionated young woman. Handler also stars as Sloane, Chelsea's older sister. Series premieres Wed., Jan. 11, 8:30 p.m. EST on NBC
Starring: Rob Schneider, Cheech Marin, Claudia Bassols What It's About: When Rob, a lifelong bachelor, marries a woman from a close-knit Mexican family, he struggles to win their respect and figure out the finer points of their culture. Series premieres Thurs., Jan. 12, 8:30 p.m. EST on CBS
"The Finder"
Starring: Geoff Stults, Michael Clarke Duncan, Mercedes Masöhn, Maddie Hasson What It's About: Centered around a man with a remarkable talent for helping people find the unfindable, this "Bones" spin-off promises to feature some familiar faces in guest roles; first up, John Francis Daley in episode five. Thankfully, they've also replaced Saffron Burrows, who was the most off-putting part of the pilot. Series premieres Thurs., Jan. 12, 9 p.m. EST on Fox
"Napoleon Dynamite"
Starring: Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino and the rest of the film cast What It's About: An animated version of the 2004 indie hit, the series follows Napoleon, an awkward teenager, and his misadventures in high school. Series premieres with two episodes on Sun., Jan. 15 at 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. EST on Fox
Starring: Jorge Garcia, Sam Neill, Sarah Jones What It's About: A San Francisco cop (Jones) stumbles across a vast, time-traveling conspiracy involving Alcatraz prisoners. Garcia, whom we've missed a lot since "Lost" went off the air, plays an Alcatraz expert she consults about the island prison's secret history. Series premieres Mon., Jan. 16, 8 p.m. EST on Fox
"Betty White's Off Their Rockers"
Starring: Betty White and a gang of mischievousness senior citizens What It's About: Betty White and friends pull hidden-camera pranks on younger people and hilarity ensues. Series previews Mon., Jan. 16, 9:30 p.m. EST; series premiere TBD on NBC
"Lost Girl"
Starring: Anna Silk, K.C. Collins, Kris Holden-Ried What It's About: Described as a "sexy supernatural drama series," the SyFy show stars Silk as Bo, a succubus who feeds off sexual energy. As part of the Fae race, Bo must choose whether to follow a path of light or darkness as she searches for the truth about her origins, living among humans, but trying to resist her darker urges. Series premieres Mon., Jan 16, 10 p.m. EST on Syfy
Starring: Paul Fisher What It's About: Now that "America's Next Top Model" is out of cycle, The CW is bringing a new reality series to the catwalk. "Remodeled" goes behind the scenes of the modeling industry. Veteran Paul Fisher -- who once represented Naomi Campbell, Carla Bruni, and more high-profile models -- embarks on a new venture: The Network. Fisher's goal? To help small town agents from being screwed by the big agencies by bonding them together. Series previews Tues., Jan. 17; time slot premiere Wed., Feb. 1, 9 p.m. EST on The CW
Starring: The voices of David Hornsby, Justin Long, Kristen Bell, Fred Armisen What It's About: An animated comedy about two optimistic best friends, Gary and Joel, attempting to navigate the unpredictable landscape of teenage life without any parental supervision. Series premieres Thurs., Jan. 19, 10:30 p.m. EST on FX
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, David Mazouz, Danny Glover, Gugu Mbatha-Raw What It's About: This preternatural drama follows widower Martin Bohm (Sutherland) as a single father, who -- despite serious efforts -- cannot connect, physically or emotionally, with his mute 11-year-old son Jake (Mazouz). But when he learns Jake has the amazing ability to see things no one else can see and actually is communicating (only with numbers), everything changes. Series previews Mon., Jan. 25, 9 p.m. EST; series premieres Mon., Mar. 19, 9 p.m. EST on Fox
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Starring: Crews of four different gold dredging ships What It's About: This documentary series from the producers of "Deadliest Catch" follows the seafaring inhabitants of Nome, Alaska, as they dredge the ocean to try and retrieve the vast quantities of gold being deposited into the Bering Sea by melting glaciers. Series premieres Fri., Jan. 27, 10 p.m. EST on Discovery
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte, Jason Gedrick What It's About: In this David Milch drama about the colorful characters who inhabit a horse racing track, Hoffman stars as an ex-con who, like everyone else in "Luck," is hoping for a big score. The Michael Mann-directed pilot got a generally positive reception when it aired in December, but this is Milch we're talking about, so who knows if this high-profile drama will turn out to be more "Deadwood" than "John From Cincinnati." Series premieres Sun., Jan. 29, 9 p.m. EST on HBO
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"I Just Want My Pants Back"
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Starring: Debra Messing, Anjelica Huston, Jack Davenport, Katharine McPhee, Megan Hilty What It's About: NBC calls this show, which is set among the schemers and strivers of Broadway, a "musical drama." We're calling it one of 2012's best pilots, and we very much hope this show can deliver on what that smart first hour promised. Series premieres Mon., Feb. 6, 10 p.m. EST on NBC
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It's springtime and a bright green frog leaps out of the tall, tall grass and lands in a small, small pond. Splash! Tadpoles and minnows scatter. Summer passes, turtles drowse in the sun and dragonflies hover in the air above. Fall arrives as ducks paddle by and the colors change. Finally, snow falls. The little frog burrows deep into the pond and waits for spring to come again.
Whimsically rhyming riddles help Lloyd the baby llama guess what kind of animal everyone's mama is.
Can your best friend be imaginary? Ruthie spends all of her time with her invisible friend, Jessica. She eats with her, plays with her and gets into trouble with her. This quiet, comforting story reveals the extent to which a little girl will go to have a
Let's go visiting and see who's ready to play--one foal, two calves, three kittens, four piglets, five ducklings, and six puppies! And once we've stomped in the mud with the piglets and swum in the lake with the ducklings, let's curl up with this adorable menagerie and take an afternoon nap. This adventure-filled cumulative counting book will help youngsters practice their counting skills while they learn to identify their favorite animal babies--a visit every child will remember.
Little Blue and Little Yellow are best friends. One day they hug and make green! They play all over town and when they come home, their parents don't recognize them. Then they cry yellow and blue tears until they are just themselves again.
An imaginative little cloud passes the time by changing into shapes and sizes he has seen around him in the world until he rejoins the other clouds to make a rainstorm.
Lola loves Tuesdays because that is the day she and her mother go to the library. Everything about the trip is an exciting adventure... from packing her backpack with books and her all-important library card, to storytimes and singing, to choosing new boo
Lola loves to go to the library with her daddy. Every night she reads a new story, and the next day, she acts it out. One day she s a fairy princess, the next day she goes on a trip to Lagos! She becomes a tiger, a farmer, a pilot... What will Lola be next? Children and adults will love following along with Lola s adventures. Lola Loves Stories celebrates imaginative thinking and the importance of books as a way to inspire young minds.
Little bear and his dad do wonderful things—exploring high in the mountains, swimming in the rain, and telling stories as the stars come out. Best of all, they do everything together!
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There's a mouse in the house, and when he wakes up he's going to be hungry for a snack. From cookies and crackers to olives, cheese and sticky jam, Mouse munches his way through the kitchen and makes a big mess!
What do your crayons say to you? Every crayon in this box has something to say! Enjoy what each crayon has to say about its color.
While human parents are away, their 26 monkey children will play. Naughty Little Monkeys tells in rhyming verse about the alphabetical mischief starting with Andy's paper airplanes and going all the way to Yate's yo-yos and ending with a trip to the zoo.
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Nora always has to wait. Baby brother Jack needs constant care. Older sister Kate gets to do all the fun things. No one has time to pay attention to Nora. And she's not going to stand for it anymore!
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I'm as quick as a cricket, I'm as slow as a snail. I'm as small as an ant, I'm as large as a whale.
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One fine morning, a rooster sets off to see the world. Soon he's joined by two cats, then three frogs, then four turtles, then five fish. But one group by one, his new friends decide to head home, leaving the rooster alone again – and ready to return to his own comfortable home as well. Bold, colorful collage illustrations, a beguiling story, and a simple introduction to number sets, addition, and subtraction combine to make this book a delight.
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Silly Sally went to town, walking backwards, upside down. A hilarious story with predictable rhyming text about a silly woman and all the characters she meets on her way home.
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A wonderful book that blends rhyming, counting, repetition, and animal sounds into a folksy story. Horse! cried the farmer, Save some for me! When there is just one apple left, he picks it. Then along comes his wife, who finds no red apples to bake in a pie. The farmer saves the day when he finds another tree and they fill the basket with more red apples hanging on a tree. The bouncy singsong text begs to be read aloud.
This bilingual edition of a classic 'cumulative' memory-story told with a Cuban accent. A cocky little rooster sets out to attend the wedding of his uncle, but dirties his beak on the path. He asks in turn for help from the grass, a goat, a stick, a fire, the water and finally the Sun who aids him in reward for his daily morning wake-up crowing. Both the English and the Spanish utilize the kind of rhythmic repetition that helps children master sequence, but what the children will hear is the fun, not the pedagogy.
What happens when a cat wishes she were a dog? Silly old cat, if your wish did come true, you'd have to do things you wouldn't want to do.
This lovely book effectively conveys the concepts of sharing and simple mathematics to kids.
On the first day of winter my best friend gave to me a red cap with a gold snap.Along with swirling snow and lots of outdoor fun, the first 10 days of winter bring special gifts for a special friend.
Brightly colored and unabashedly cheerful, this picture-book version of a popular song is bound to get an enthusiastic response.
Chester Raccoon doesn't want to go to school - he wants to stay home with his mother. But she has a special secret that's been in the family for years, the Kissing Hand. This secret will make school seem as cozy as home.
The premise is that the wooden blocks, with one letter to a block, were once together in their box. But now they've all gone astray. Where are they? Well, the A is in an airplane, the B has tumbled into the bath, and the L has landed in a pile of leaves.
Annie has lost five mittens this winter, and she's in trouble. She and her dog, Oscar, set out to retrace her steps, through the deep, deep snow. As Annie and Oscar return to where they went sledding and built snow castles, the day's high jinks appear ins
One fine morning a rooster decides he wants to travel. As he travels, two cats, three frogs, four turtles and five fish join him.
The bus goes all around the town. When two children and their parents board a bus driven by a tiger, it gradually fills with groups of seals, geese, rabbits, monkeys, vipers, sheep and skunks.
In 1962, a little boy named Peter put on his snowsuit and stepped out of his house and into the hearts of millions of readers. The Snowy Day transformed children's literature with its pioneering portrayal of an African-American child and the charming story and artwork that won it the Caldecott Medal.
Join three small children and a collection of dogs, ladybugs, spiders, worms, and butterflies, as they loosen the soil, plant the seeds, water the soil, and watch the small green shoots grow. Surprise! The gardeners find carrots, radishes, broccoli, cauliflower, peas, beans, squash, and even a sunflower. When it's harvest time, the children have a garden party.
Feelings are neither good nor bad, they simply are. Kids need words to name their feelings, just as they need words to name foods, clothes, toys, people and all the other interesting things in their world. Strong, colorful, and expressive images go along with the verses to help children connect the word and the emotion.
The wind blew, and blew, and blew! It blew so hard, it took everything with it: Mr. White's umbrella, Priscilla's balloon, the twins' scarves, even the wig on the judge's head. But just when the wind was about to carry everything out to sea, it changed it
Read about all the things a child can do with her hands, from morning to night. It is a positive message for children to see the power they have in their hands.
Rabbit lives alone and he likes it that way -- no fuss, no clutter. But when story time rolls around, something is missing ...
Winter is here and it's time to put on your gloves and mittens, and scarf and hat ...
From seeds dropping into soil to corn bursting from its stalks, from children chasing butterflies to ants burrowing underground, everything in this vibrant picture book pulses with life —- in all directions! Sprightly illustrations set the mood for a rhythmic text that follows nature's course to a feast of backyard bounty.
Join Arusha, Mosi, Tumpe and their Maasai friends as they embark on an exciting counting adventure through the grasslands of Tanzania! Children will discover different African animals -- lions, hippos, warthogs and monkeys -- as they learn to count from o
Wemberly is a worrier who worries about everything! Starting school has Wemberly especially worried. What if no one else has spots, wears stripes or brings a doll to school? Wemberly's worries are somewhat lessened when she meets a new friend at school. W
Who says moo? Who says squeak? Who has feathers and a beak?
Sometimes it's hard to be the little brother, watching and waiting for your big brother to have time to play with you. But then, he comes home and you can play together! (This story is told in both English and Spanish.)
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Sowing seeds of love
Sep 20, 2013
By Starla Pointer
Of the News-Register
Whatever crop you're harvesting this season, drop your clippers and rush over to Gallery Theater to see the most unusual and interesting plant ever in "Little Shop of Horrors."
From its roots to the tips of its leaves, the show is a winner. You'll be charmed by the singing, the background music, the sets and the acting, which achieves just the right mix of melodrama, comedy and pathos. Directed by Adam Ewing, it's one of Gallery's best ever.
And if you don't love it, take your complaints to Audrey II after the show --she'll see that you're satisfied, or at least satisfying.
I really can't say enough good things about Seth Renne's performance as Seymour, the central human figure in the show. His performance is nuanced and sensitive, and his vocals are superb. He's always good at Gallery, but this is his best role yet.
Seymour is a down-on-his-luck orphan who toils long and hard in his miserly benefactor's flower shop. During a solar eclipse, he discovers a new species of plant, which he tends tenderly and names in honor of the woman he loves, Audrey (a winning performance by Tracy Webber; you'll root for her to find her somewhere green).
Audrey II is a cute little plant that quickly attracts both public acclaim and customers. Suddenly Seymour is a success.
His boss (director Ewing, who's just right as Mushnik) is wary of losing his meal ticket, so he offers to fulfill Seymour's dreams by adopting him. The original Audrey fulfill's his other dream by returning his affection.
But not everything is all hearts and flowers, at least not benign ones. Audrey II, begins to demand more than Miracle Gro.
Lucky for Audrey II, although not Audrey: The human Audrey has a sadistic boyfriend for whom the phrase "Drill, baby, drill" is an advertising slogan. Everyone agrees -- especially Audrey II -- that Dr. Orin Scrivello should be pushing up daisies.
Lance Nuttman is outstanding as Orin and several other characters, one of them played in drag. He embraces each role with gusto, and each of his performances is a delight.
Lee Hinton is just right as the voice of Audrey II, too. Talk about performing with gusto!
Throughout the show, a chorus of neighborhood hangers-on narrates the action. Leticia Duran, Lauren Donovan and Cassandra Pangelinan set the scene with their vocals and 50s-style costumes.
Costumes generally fit the era and the feel of the show. The offshoots of Audrey II are funny. It's a bit of a shame the "Dreamgirl" dresses are seen so briefly, though.
The set and lighting work well, creating a sense of foreboding and focusing the action.
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Rajat Panwar
Title: Chapple Chair of Business and Social Responsibility
Office Location: Wheeler 318
Phone: 715-682-1231
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
At Northland Since: 2008
Hometown: Shamli, India
- B.S., Meerut, India
- M.B.A., Lucknow, India
- Ph.D., Oregon, USA
My primary teaching interests are in Business and Society, and Entrepreneurship areas. Other teaching interests include Global Business Management, Social Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation, and an industry specific course Commercialization of Forest Resources and Sustainability.
There could be no better place for me to teach these courses than Northland College where the varied student interests and backgrounds allow me to not only focus on practical solutions to business problems but also explore big-picture topics affecting society, at large. In my Entrepreneurship course, for example, students first develop perspectives on macro-topics such as "Entrepreneurship in American Culture", "Immigrants Entrepreneurship", "Race, Gender and Entrepreneurship". They then focus on micro level topics such as "Opportunity Recognition" and "New Venture Creation". I don't just focus on teaching business skills; I teach how to make positive contributions in society through the power and tools of business.
And when I lead a foreign trip course, it is not only fun, but also an opportunity to cultivate serious thinking and cultural immersion. For example, when 14 Northland students embarked on a journey to India with me in 2010, they researched the question "Can India pursue its economic dreams without jeopardizing its physical environment and social system?" They did not just stay in hotels as tourists, they stepped outside the tourist grid, visited the remotest villages and immersed in culture. They interacted with civil society organizations, businesses, and spiritual leaders. They did not just visit India, they lived it. Click here to have a glimpse of the trip.
If you want to work with me for your senior thesis/senior capstone, please contact me well ahead of time. A list of senior capstone projects that I have supervised and student experiences will be coming soon.
My research interests lie at the intersection of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship. Current projects include examining (i) relationships among firms' organizational ambidexterity, strategic capabilities and their CSR related absorptive capacity (an evolutionary theory perspective) (ii) effect of entrepreneurial orientation on micro-firms' CSR engagement and (iii) effect of expected business benefits of CSR on engagement in CSR activities (using a social cognition approach). Opportunities for student engagement in these projects are available; send me an email to learn more.
My research focuses on natural resource sector, particularly forest sector firms. In this area, my interest is to find pathways for reconciling commercial interests and sustainability goals. I am just finishing co-editing a book on "Understanding and Managing Change in Global Forest Sector", and am one of the focal resource persons studying the forest transition in India, an eight country consultation process organized by the Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions (APAFRI). I am currently the Editor of the Journal of Forest Products Business Research and also an affiliate faculty at the College of Forestry, Oregon State University. If you are interested in pursuing graduate studies in forest products business area, I will be happy to discuss.
(I) Refereed, peer-reviewed publications
Panwar, R, E. Hansen, and R. Kozak. Forthcoming. Evaluating social and environmental issues by integrating the legitimacy gap with expectational gaps: An empirical assessment of the forest industry. Business and Society. (available online DOI: 10.1177/0007650312438884).
Amberla, T., L. Wang, H. Juslin, R. Panwar, E. Hansen, and R. Anderson. 2011. Corporate responsibility performance in the forest industries: A comparative analysis of student perceptions in Finland and the USA. Social Responsibility Journal. 7(3): 472 - 489.
Panwar, R., X. Han, and E. Hansen. 2010. A demographic examination of societal views regarding corporate social responsibility in the US forest products industry. Forest Policy and Economics. 12(2):121-128.
Thompson, D., R. Panwar, and E. Hansen. 2010. Differences in social responsibility orientation between society and industry executives. Management Decision. 48(1):156-171.
Panwar, R., E. Hansen, and R. Anderson. 2010. Students' perceptions regarding CSR success of the US forest products industry. Social Responsibility Journal. 6(1): 18 - 32.
Panwar, R. and E. Hansen. 2009. A Process for Identifying Social and Environmental Issues: A Case of the US Forest Products Manufacturing Industry. Journal of Public Affairs. 9(4):323-336.
Panwar, R. and E. Hansen. 2008. CSR in the Forest Sector. UNSYLVA: An International Journal published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. 230(59): 45-48.
Panwar, R. and E. Hansen. 2007. The standardization puzzle: An issue management approach to understand corporate responsibility standards for the forest products industry. Forest Products Journal. 57(12): 86-91.
Panwar, R., T. Rinne, E. Hansen and H. Juslin. 2006. Corporate Responsibility: Balancing economic, environmental and social issues in the forest products industry. Forest Products Journal. 56(2): 4-12.
(II) Professional conferences
Panwar, R. 2012. CSR within a corrupt environment. Paper presented at the international conference on Business Sustainability: Issues and challenges organized by FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India. November 26-28.
Bhojvaid P.P. and Panwar, R. 2012. Forest Transition in India. An 8 country consultation process organized by the Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions. Kualumpur, Indonesia. July 8.
Vlosky, R. and Panwar. R. 2012. Gaining competitive advantage in a post-recession era. A keynote presentation delivered at the 2012 IUFRO (Division 5.0) conference in Lisbon, Portugal. July 12.
Panwar, R. and Paul, K. 2012. Are privately-held firms considered more legitimate than publicly-traded firms? Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the International Association for Business and Society. Ashville, NC. June 14-17.
Panwar, R. and Kutnar, A. Moving targets of sustainability: from harvests to conservation based shifts in the global forest industries. 12th Management International Conference titled "Managing Sustainability" held at the Faculty of Management, University of Primorska, Slovenia. November 23-26, 2011.
Wu, X., K. Davidson, and R. Panwar. 2010. CSR in the Emerging Economies. Proceedings of the 2010 International Association of Business and Society Annual Conference: Business and the Sustainable Commons held in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Panwar, R., E. Hansen and R.A. Kozak. 2009. A Framework Evaluating Social and Environmental Issues: Conceptual Refinement and Empirical Testing. Proceedings of the 2009 International Association of Business and Society Conference: Thinking like a Mountain - Nature, Humans, and Management held in Aspen, Colorado, USA. 7pp.
Panwar, R. 2006. Corporate social responsibility in extraction industries. Univ. of Oregon -Oregon State Univ. graduate students' forum at Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, Oregon, USA, March 4th .
Panwar, R. and E. Hansen. 2006. Corporate Social responsibility: What, why, when and how of this proposition? NICE Management College, Meerut, India. February 11th .
Panwar, R. and E. Hansen. 2005. Let us try it the other way: making socio-ecological justice a corporate agenda. In proceedings. A future beneath the trees: an academic symposium of the world experts on utilization and cultivation of non-timber forest products. Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC, Canada. August 25-27.
Panwar, R. and E. Hansen. 2005. Corporate social responsibility: a systemic approach.
1st Western graduate students forum on forest products marketing at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA, July 28-30.
Bhojvaid P.P and R. Panwar. 2003. Joint Forest Management or Joint Financial Munching. In proceedings of conference A decade of JFM: introspective and retrospective. Held April 2000 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, India. Pp 248-252.
Bhojvaid P.P. and R. Panwar. 2001. Ban on harvest of medicinal plant for conservation: bane for collectors, boon for smugglers. Conservation and equitable utilization of Medicinal Plant: South Eastern Regional Conference. Pokhra, Nepal. January 21-23.
(III) Invited lectures
2013. Invited lecture on "Multi-stakeholder partnerships" at the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technology, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia. March 20.
2013. Invited lecture on "Forest Products Business Research: A quest for relevance" Winter Speaker Series. Wood Science and Engineering Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis. February 14th.
2012. Invited speech focused on the economic impact projections of the Gogebic Taconite mining project organized by the Wisconsin League of Women Voters, Ashland, WI. March 17.
2012. Invited speech focused on the economic impact projections of the Gogebic Taconite mining project during Northland College sponsored Mining Education Week. Ashland, WI, January 25.
2010. Invited speech in the 2nd International Meet on Corporate Social responsibility organized by the Associated Chamber of Commerce (ASSOCHAM) of India. July, New Delhi, India.
2007. Invited lecture at India Working Executive Management Program. May, Indian Institute of Management, NOIDA campus.
(IV) Non-refereed publications
Panwar, R. and E. Hansen. 2007. Beyond the instrumental view of corporate social responsibility: integrating human rights and natural resource conservation. Policy Matters: The journal of the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy. 15: 323-333.
Panwar, R and E. Hansen. 2007. India: an emerging market. Northwest Woodlands. 23 (3): 24-28.
Panwar, R and E. Hansen. 2006. India: a sleeping giant. Western Forester. 51(3): 10-11.
(V) Media and industry publications
2012. Small firms must plan for recession-an editorial article published in the Duluth News Tribune (May 2nd edition)
2011. Featured interview as an expert on CSR in Forest Products Sector in Responsible Markets: A Newsletter of Rainforest Alliance and The Nature Conservancy joint project.
2011. Panwar, R. Multi-national citizens: Chase your job around the world-an editorial article published in the Duluth News Tribune (October 4 edition).
2010. Hansen, E., X. Han, and R. Panwar. The growing importance of corporate social responsibility. The Engineering Wood Journal.
2009. Panwar, R. Sustaining Sustainable Business. An editorial article published in The Daily Press, a leading newspaper in Northern Wisconsin.
2009. Panwar, R. and E. Hansen. Doing Business in a Changed Society-Part II. Research Brief prepared for the Industry Executives.
2008. Panwar, R. and E. Hansen. (November) Doing Business in a Changed Society-Part I. Research Brief prepared for the Industry Executives.
2007. Panwar, R. October issue. The softwood market in India: An overview. Monthly newsletter of the Oregon Wood Innovation Centre, Oregon State University.
2007. Panwar, R. and E. Hansen. April 15th issue. Business Sense: Awareness of corporate social responsibility issues in India must increase. Down to Earth (a leading environmental magazine in India)
(VI) Work in progress
Manuscripts under revision:
"Legitimacy of Publicly-traded versus privately-held firms". (First author). Revisions submitted to Journal of Business Ethics.
"Effect of market orientation, learning orientation and risk taking attitude on micro-firm social responsibility: Empirical findings from Norwegian bio-energy firms" (Second author). Revisions submitted to Business Ethics: A European Review.
"Market orientation, learning orientation and CSR engagement: A study of leading global forest sector companies" (third author). Manuscript submitted to the Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research.
"Innovation research in the global forest sector" (third author). Manuscript submitted to the Slovenian Journal of Wood Science and Technology.
Manuscripts in progress:
"Effect of expected CSR benefits, environmental dynamism, and firm financial performance on engagement in environmental initiatives: A social cognitive perspective". (First author). Manuscript in preparation.
"A magnified view of the virtuous -circle: examining the mediating role of firm's financial performance on the relationship between engagement in environmental and social initiatives" (First author).
"This or that: Comparing wood and concrete as alternative construction material using a social life cycle analysis (S-LCA)" (First author)
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|All-star games to feature area's best on the hardwood
|Monday, March 31, 2014 1:45 PM
By JOE SHOUSE • Progress Sportswriter
ANTWERP – With the high school basketball season over and the college scene wrapping up, there will be one last opportunity to catch some good basketball this Saturday at Antwerp High School. The inaugural SportOne All-Star Basketball Classic will hit the floor on Saturday, April 5 with several players from the area making taking their last bow on the court.
The girls' game will pit players from Paulding and Van Wert counties against the girls from Adams County, Ind. and the surrounding Fort Wayne area. Tip-off time is 6 p.m.
The boys' game will begin at approximately 8 p.m. following the 3-point contest. As a part of the evening's entertainment, a dunk contest held at half time of the boys' game. Admission to the double-header all-star game is $5.
The boys' team from Indiana will feature 6-foot-11 Steve McElvene from New Haven. McElvene has signed to play college basketball for Archie Miller at the University of Dayton. The Flyers advanced to the Elite Eight this year by knocking off Ohio State, Syracuse and Stanford. Joining McElvene will be teammate Lowell Griggs, a 6-foot-4 forward who helped lead New Haven to a 19-4 record.
The Hoosier team will be coached by Aaron McClure from Adams Central. McClure just completed his 13th year of coaching and sports an overall record of 128-153 with two sectional titles.
Indiana's opponent is a mix of talent from the three Paulding County schools along with Lincolnview and Crestview from Van Wert County. Van Wert High School will not be participating due to prior comments, but will have representation in the girls' game.
Division IV state champions, the Crestview Knights, will be well represented with three players including Division IV Co-Player of the Year for Ohio Damien Helm. The 6-foot-5 forward was also named Northwest Conference Player of the Year. In the state title match up that saw the Knights demolish Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas 71-44, Helm, who averaged 15.2 points a contest, countered with 20 points to lead the champions. Helm will attend IPFW and play baseball.
Two other Knights will be playing Saturday night including Tysen Bolenbaugh and Cam Etzler. Bolenbaugh, a Second Team selection in the NWC, collected 18 points in the finale at Columbus. Etzler, the 6-foot-0 point guard for Crestview, finished with five points in their win over Aquinas. The Second Team all-NWC selection will attended Division III Anderson (Ind.) and play for the Ravens.
Paulding High School will be represented with shooting guard Kyle Kauser, a Second Team all-NWC representative, center Guy Harder, and point guard Quentin Vance. Kauser was also selected Third Team Associated Press Northwest District. The 6-foot-5 Harder plans to continue his basketball career at NAIA school Mt. Vernon Nazarene University.
Wayne Trace, who was defeated by Crestview in their tournament run at Bowling Green, will have Colby Speice and Devin Wenzlick playing in the classic on Saturday. Both Raiders were GMC Honorable Mention with Speice being named Paulding County Player of the Year.
In what will most likely be their final game on their home court, both Derek Smalley and Kaden Brumett will represent the Archers. Smalley, a First Team all-Paulding County and First Team Green Meadows Conference selection, will attend Defiance College and is looking to continue his baseball career.
Rounding out the Ohio team is First Team All-NWC Kyle Williams from Lincolnview. The Ohio squad will be coached by Antwerp's T.J. Hammer, who guided the Archers to a 14-10 season in his first year at the helm for the blue and white.
The Ohio girls' team will have six players from Paulding County.
Three players from Wayne Trace will include Paulding County Player of the Year Lauren Speice, who was also selected First Team all-GMC, and teammate Brenda Feasby who was GMC Honorable Mention. Sylvia Young will be the tallest player at 6-foot-4 for the Ohio Stars.
Paulding's Sierra McCullough and Abby Pease, both NWC Honorable Mention players, will be playing for their head coach Lindsey Shultz while Antwerp's Kaiya Jemison will be the lone Lady Archer. Other players will include Lincolnview's Christine Steman, and from Van Wert, point guard Cheyenna Handy and Kaitlyn Hall.
The group of girls on the other side of the state line will be coached by New Haven's Shawn Shearer and will be led by 6-foot Dzejna Ahmetovic from South Adams, who averaged nearly 14 points per contest, and Abby Busse with an 11-point average.
Other players for the Indiana squad will come from Eastside, South Adams, New Haven, Leo, Belmont and Adams Central.
Sponsoring the all-star classic is SportONE who developed the region's first and most comprehensive sports medicine program in 1990. One part of their program is providing local schools diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation services. Antwerp is one of the schools that has partnered with SportONE and is appreciative for their support throughout the year and for their added support towards the success of the all star games.
All-Star Rosters for April 5
Ohio Girls All-Stars
Head coach: Lindsey Shultz, Paulding
Christine Steman F 5'4" Lincolnview
Sylvia Young C 6'4" Wayne Trace
Lauren Speice F, C 5'10" Wayne Trace
Brenda Feasby G 5'6" Wayne Trace
Kalya Jemison F, G 5'5" Antwerp
Sierra McCullough G 5'9" Paulding
Cheyenna Handy PG 5'6" Van Wert
Kaitlyn Hall F 5'0" Van Wert
Abby Pease F 5'7" Paulding
Ohio Boys All-Stars
Head Coach: TJ Hammer, Antwerp
Guy Harder C 6'5" Paulding
Kyle Kauser G 5'10" Paulding
Kyle Williams G 5'10" Lincolnview
Derek Smalley G 6'1" Antwerp
Kaden Brumett G 6'0" Antwerp
Can Etzler PG 6'0" Crestview
Damien Helm F 6'4" Crestview
Colby Speice G 6'3" Wayne Trace
Devin Wenzlick C 6'3" Wayne Trace
Quentin Vance PG 5'8" Paulding
Tyson Bolenbaugh C 6'5" Crestview
Indiana Girls All-Stars
Head coach: Shawn Shearer, New Haven
Haley Fox F 5'8" New Haven
Hannah Hope F 5'9" New Haven
Toby Carman F 5'8" Leo
Abby Busse Adams Central
Briona Case Adams Central
Dzejna Ahmetovic C 6'0" South Adams
Alyssa Bluhm PG 5'9" South Adams
Courtney Scherer G 5'7" Bellmont
Leah Ward F 5'7" Eastside
Indiana Boys All-Stars
Head coach: Aaron McClure, Adams Central
Seth Derickson F 6'1" Heritage
Steve McElvene C 6'11" New Haven
Lowell Griggs F 6'4" New Haven
Nick Baumer F 6'3" Adams Central
Hayden Black G 6'1" Adams Central
Blade Kable F 6'5" Adams Central
Cal Clouser F 6'1" South Adams
Kadis Renier G 5'9" Eastside
T. J. Campbell G 5'7" Churubusco
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How many times can I learn the same lesson? I was going to skip a Sunday morning showing of Douglas Fairbanks' The Mark of Zorro at this year's San Francisco Silent Film Festival. After all, I know the movie by heart; I owned an 8mm print of it when I was a kid. But my wife and I arrived at the Castro Theatre in time to catch the last half-hour and decided to go inside the darkened auditorium. There, Doug was leaping about, undoing the bad guys as Dennis James roared away on the Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ. The 35mm print was stunning, and it didn't take long for us to get caught up in the fun. I'm so glad we didn't miss out.
That feeling was driven home at the next show on the bill, Josef von Sternberg's The Docks of New York, which we screened when Criterion released its indispensable boxed DVD set of Sternberg silents a couple of years ago. But as this is a mood piece, seeing a 35mm copy in a theater with Donald Sosin providing pitch-perfect accompaniment, gave us a completely different experience. We were also knocked out by Eddie Muller's eloquent introduction, which was also printed in the program book. "The Docks of New York is an elegant and elegiac love story about battered souls at the bottom of the barrel," he said. "It's also the most emotionally affecting film of the director's exhilarating if erratic career… There are just enough twists in the 76-miute running time to comprise a narrative; the film plays much more like poetry, granting von Sternberg the breathing room to create and explore his own waterfront world, one with no connection to reality, except in the quick and volatile fragments of life he vividly captures. Freed from the dictates of plot, von Sternberg turned his attention to conjuring moments. Many of them are as beautiful as anything in cinema…" All true.
Watching a silent film at home simply can't compare with being in the beautiful Castro, surrounded by more than a thousand like-minded people, gazing at a great print on an enormous screen and being enveloped in the presentation—a wondrous combination of images and music. And the music at this year's festival was superb, as usual: the creative piano scores by Donald Sosin and Stephen Horne, the authentic period sounds of Rodney Sauer and the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, the rousing organ music by Dennis James, and the unique approaches of the Alloy Orchestra and the Matti Bye Ensemble. A local group called Toychestra contributed their distinctive sounds to the Felix the Cat animation show.
There were bona fide classics at this year's festival, like The Mark of Zorro, Pandora's Box, and the celebratory opening night showing of Wings, in Paramount's beautifully restored version with music by Mont Alto and live sound effects by Oscar-winning sound wizard Ben Burtt and Rodney Sauer. (The next morning, Paramount Pictures' VP of Archives Andrea Kalas and Sony's Grover Crisp offered an interesting show-and-tell demonstration of digital restoration at the annual show called Amazing Tales from the Archives.) There were recent archival treasures like The Loves of Pharaoh, which I wrote about when it debuted in Los Angeles, Clara Bow in Mantrap, introduced by director Victor Fleming's biographer Michael Sragow, The Wonderful Lie of Nina Petrovna, films from Sweden and China, and Henry King's peerless soap opera Stella Dallas, adapted by the great Frances Marion.
Yaice | August 13, 2012 4:23 PM
Oh, I love silent films, but I hate watching them with an audience. Modern audiences cannot relate to many of the things that we silent movie buffs are accustomed to, mainly, the style of acting back then. What looks silly and hammy today was merely the way things were done back then, and I've seen enough silent films to have gotten familiar with the conventions of silent cinema.
Unfortunately, general audiences will laugh inappropriately at the wrong moments, and thus ruin the whole experience. As much as I'd like to see silent films on the big screen, it's just become too annoying, and I've resigned myself to watching them at home.
Jim Reinecke | July 18, 2012 8:05 PM
Once again, Leonard, I read one of your posts with a mouthful of water and eyes full of green! If only such presentations were readily available here in St. Louis! Back in the '80's at the newly refurbished Fox Theater in midtown STL, they presented a series of classic films with a different movie featured each Monday night. During these summertime offerings, one silent film per season (with live Wurlitzer accompaniment) would always be booked. So, I have very pleasant memories of seeing Mr. Fairbanks in Raoul Walsh's visually sumptuous 1924 version of THE THIEF OF BAGDAD with Stan Kann at the organ (yes, the same Stan Kann who was a frequent visitor to the Tonight Show in the 70's and 80's where he would display a lot of contraptions that didn't work. . .this fellow was, in reality, a superb organist). It dazzled and delighted people of every age group who left that theatre on that sultry St. Louis evening with looks of total contentment on their faces. Sweet memories to be sure! I purchased the 3-film Von Sternberg set from Criterion (God, you're right about THE LAST COMMAND. . .what a masterpiece!) and found THE DOCKS OF NEW YORK to be a wonderfully moving experience but I'm sure that a theatrical viewing with all the trimmings would take that experience to even greater heights. And it would have been a genuine thrill to meet people like yourself, William Wellman, Jr. (his father is one of my pantheon filmmakers) and Eddie Muller who has entertained me with his writings as well as his commentary tracks on the DVD's of many film noirs. (By the way, folks, I'm sure that Leonard is familiar with this, but if you happen to get hold of the DVD for Joseph Losey's extraordinarily dark and surprisingly realistic gem THE PROWLER, by all means watch it a second time with Mr. Muller's commentary as an accompaniment. His story about that film's leading lady, Evelyn Keyes, regarding her response when, during an interview, he asked what her favorite word was, is an absolute howl!)
Dan | July 18, 2012 7:50 PM
I live in Rochester, NY as a student and we have the Dryden Theatre at the Eastman House that I go to religiously. Two of my favorite experiences have been with silent films, one of them being 'The Mark of Zorro' which I had to watch for a silent film class. The other being Keaton's 'Our Hospitality' my personal favorite of Keaton's. The scene where he saves his loved one on the waterfall had the audience roaring. It reminded me why I wanted to make films.
Marya | July 18, 2012 1:37 PM
This year's fest was so wonderful. I really loved seeing films I'd never seen before. Probably my favorite new-to-me's were "The Wonderful Life of Nina Petrovna," "The Canadian," and "Stella Dallas." See "The Docks of New York," "Pandora's Box," and "The Mark of Zorro" on the big screen was so fanatastic. Seeing children delight in Fairbank's marvelous performance some 90 years later is a great feeling. Also watching "The Cameraman" (or any Keaton, really) with an audience makes the experience all the more enjoyable. It's amazing how the energy of 1400 people all laughing and sighing and hissing and crying feels.
P.S. I was great talking to you about Picnic. Can't wait to pick up that Blu-ray.
Sam | July 18, 2012 1:49 AM
"...arrived at the Castro Theatre in time to catch the last half-hour"..!!?? Wtf? Don't interrupt everyone else's fun! Cinemas should be closed after film starts; even basic manners should prevent ppl from invading during a screening...
Joe Adamson | July 18, 2012 1:38 AM
THE DOCKS OF NEW YORK is, by my reckoning, the greatest American silent DRAMA -- I appreciate what was said about von Sternberg creating a world of his own, but according to Paramount production records housed here at the Margaret Herrick, there was several days' shooting at the actual Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro --


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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- One of the hallmarks of the Iowa program under coach Kirk Ferentz has been staff continuity. Players came and went, but the assistant coaches never seemed to change.
This season, nearly everything is different in Iowa City.
For the first time since Ferentz took over before the 1999 season, the Hawkeyes enter spring ball with two new coordinators; Phil Parker on defense and Greg Davis on offense. Ferentz's son, Brian, left the New England Patriots to coach the offensive line, a spot that came open when Reese Morgan shifted over to the defensive line. Levar Woods was promoted from administrative assistant to linebackers coach, the position Darrell Wilson left behind to coach the defensive backs.
It was a dizzying array of moves for the Hawkeyes, who pride themselves on stability. But Ferentz said Tuesday on the eve of spring practice that, after back-to-back 4-4 finishes in the Big Ten, it was time to shake things up.
Iowa's spring practice runs through April 14, when the Hawkeyes host their annual open scrimmage in Kinnick Stadium.
"We really needed to just take things apart here a little bit and look a little closer," Ferentz said. "It's given us a chance really to go back and examine everything we're doing on both sides of the football."
The new-look staff will be working with a team that's very young nearly everywhere but quarterback.
Iowa will break in three new starters on the offensive line, and running back is wide open after star Marcus Coker and promising freshman Mika'il McCall left the program.
Sophomore Damon Bullock will work exclusively at running back after shifting between there and wide receiver as a true freshman in 2011, Ferentz said. Bullock is listed as a second-teamer behind sophomore Jordan Canzeri in spring ball, though both will have to hold off incoming freshmen Greg Garmon and Barkley Hill.
"We'll play with what we have, as long as they're effective," Ferentz said. "If they set the bar high, it's going to be tough on the freshmen. But we've got an open mind to all of those guys, and that is a position where younger guys can play."
Senior quarterback James Vandenberg's main task will be learning to work with Davis. Vandenberg is one of the few veterans Iowa knows it can count on in 2012.
Redshirt freshman Jake Rudock has moved up to second-team quarterback for spring practice, while senior John Wienke's move from signal-caller to punter appears to be complete. That would seem to put Rudock in a prime position to take over for Vandenberg in 2013.
"Rudock's got a lot less to forget than Vandenberg does," Ferentz said. "He'll be in the thick of things."
The Hawkeyes have just five starters back on defense, and promising lineman Dominic Alvis is working his way back from a knee injury he suffered last fall. He and tackle Carl Davis will miss spring practices with knee injuries but are expected to be ready by August.
Parker likely won't change things nearly as much as Davis, who ran a series of differing styles in a highly successful stint with Texas that ended in 2010. Ferentz didn't give many hints about what changes Davis may have in store for Iowa's offense, but it's clear that the Hawkeyes are as open as they've ever been to a new way of thinking.
"Even the old dogs are trying to learn some new tricks," Ferentz said. 'The bottom line is, we want to move forward. If 4-4 is the best we can be, that's fine. But we shooting for something higher than that, certainly, always have been."