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[PITTSBURGH, May 27, 2009] – Eighteen-year-old Ciara Borchard of Helendale, CA, created a winning poster design integrating theme for The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts Poster Design Competition, "Life is Better with Art in It" and adding a twist with the phrase, "…Open Your Eyes." Her illustration featured a black and white picture of an eye that has a color wheel-inspired iris interspersed with artistic tools, and a camera lens as a pupil. Sponsored by The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts, The Poster Design Competition was created to recognize, encourage and reward young artistic talent at the high school level. High school seniors with an interest in graphic design were eligible to enter the competition to express their visual interpretation of why "Life is Better With Art in It." In addition to being awarded the grand prize of a $25,000 tuition scholarship to study at The Art Institute of California—San Diego, Ciara will attend a Congressional Reception on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. with representatives from The Art Institutes, Americans for the Arts, and invited members of Congress, honoring the work of the local winners in the competition. Ciara is excited to have the opportunity to study at The Art Institute of California—San Diego, and she looks forward to taking advantage of the career services opportunities. Introduced to the world of digital design by her high school teacher, Mr. Smith, his program opened her eyes to new avenues of creativity she didn't even know existed. "The best part about having art in my life is that it always makes things interesting and new. I love taking a blank slate and creating a piece of work no one has seen yet. Art is a lifestyle for me, and I couldn't imagine living without it.""It is such a great reward to witness the potential that these high school students possess in creating their artwork. We hope that we can provide these students the opportunity to embrace their talents and create for them the realization that their art matters. In doing so, we are setting the foundation for their future achievements," said John Mazzoni, President, The Art Institutes.For the partnering organization in the National Poster Design Competition, "We are delighted to be a part of the extraordinary talent that these students offer. It is evident that the skills that these students possess will set them apart entirely in whichever aspect of design they choose," said Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts.The competition, which began in February, took place in two stages - locally and nationally. Students submitted their entries to a participating Art Institute location, where local competitions were held by March 2009 and a local winner from each participating Art Institute location was selected. These first place local winners' entries were placed into consideration for national judging. A panel of graphic design professionals, visited The Art Institutes' Web site (www.artinstitutes.edu/posterdesign) and scored the 42 entries on a 100 point-value system. Approximately $100,000 in tuition scholarships to The Art Institutes was were awarded to the top 12 students in the competition.The designs of the top twelve winners work in the national competition will be featured in a calendar, to be distributed to high schools across North America. In addition, The Art Institutes created an online gallery of all scholarship winning artwork on its Web site at: www.artinstitutes.edu/posterdesign.For more information on The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts Poster Design Competition, visit www.artinstitutes.edu/poster.About The Art InstitutesThe Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), is a system of over 40 education institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals. About Americans for the ArtsAmericans for the Arts is the leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With offices in Washington, DC, and New York City, it has a record of 49 years of service. Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. Additional information is available at www.AmericansForTheArts.org.
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ANN ARBOR AND WARREN, MICHIGAN -- Not warranty related and I know your post is old HOWEVER, I now hate Art Van furniture. I purchased a bedroom set and a Bunkbed set. I asked the salesperson if I picked the Bunkbed set up, would they load it and tie it down for me. Oh sure, he said, they will take care of it for you. I get there on my scheduled day and theres a huge sign at the dock. They can help you load but they will not secure it for you and they will not provide any materials (in case you were lied to about them securing it) for you to secure it yourself. Fine whatever. I wait my turn in line, and wait, and wait, and wait...I get out to see what's taking so long considering I was the first customer at the dock and I am told that my salesperson did not notify anyone in the warehouse that I would be picking up my set and so it was not ready. UGGGHHHH.
I cancelled the entire order. Then got over it and ordered everything all over again online. They don't invoice you right away, nor do they give you the sale price right away. Well, by the time they invoiced me, the sale was over and they would not honor the sale price. Omg, the hate is building. After about a month of waiting on a call about my delivery date, I called. I was told everything was in stock now and they would deliver it the following week. The guys came out, very nice btw, and delivered everything BUT THE BUNKBEDS!!!! Mind you, I have already tossed out the old beds in preparation for the new beds.
I called customer service, get bounced around, voicemail multiple times, hang up. Called the home office in Warren, still voicemails and reps saying its not their department...anyway,, I finally got someone and...They no longer carry the bunk beds and have dropped them from their inventory. But I guess no one felt the need to tell me this, or credit my charge card back. After raising holy heck (politely) at the local store in Ann Arbor, I was able to get a nicer set at the original price I was paying for the other set. But man, I had to fight to get customer service. Its like, once they have your order and money, they don't give a s*%!
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PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN -- We bought a couch from Art Van in March of 2012. Shortly thereafter, 2" gaps developed between the cushions. They sent technicians out twice with no improvement. But they won't return the couch! The worst retailer I have ever dealt with!
Don't buy from Art Van!
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Buy anything from Art Van? That would assume you can stomach those completely assinine salespeople who will go outright total in-your-face Ay-Hole if you do anything except agree to buy their stuff or if you question them about something. And most of it is just Ashley stuff but more expensive. Stick to Valuable City unless you're Donald Trump. Same stuff, ugly store (so what?) no pesty salespeople; no hassle, lower prices.
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NUMEROUS OUTLETS, MICHIGAN -- This furniture store runs perpetual advertising that features %off sales for furniture and home furnishing accessories including mattresses.
The percent off discounts are fraudulent in that they are discounts off fictitious original prices which Art Van call "compare at prices". These prices have no validity by Art Van's own admission that they do not necessarily reflect any real price ever charged by anyone for the items.
Art Van inflates profits by selling "add-ons" such as extended warranties and cleaning/refurbishing products or protections. These items also do not have contents labels, which is illegal as they may cause illness or death if ingested.
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ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN -- We purchased a recliner couch in Nov. of 1996. The middle cushion is threadbare.Our previous couch was over 15 yrs. old and still in good condition. I was told I could call an upholsterer at my own expense when I contacted the service dept. Shirley, in customer relations, offered me the P.O. address for the company and left me on my own to track down the material and have it reupholstered, again, at my own expense. I have purchased most of my furniture at Art Van,including a mattress set, a bedroom set, a child's recliner, a dining room set, curio cabinet and oak entertainment stand, all in the last 6-7 years. We had planned on some major purchases in a few months, when the addition on our home is done. We had already selected a $900.00 queen mattres set and have been considering a queen bedroom set and loveseat, all from Art Van. I now have serious doubts about patronizing your store ever again. If the material used by that company is so shoddy, Art Van should not have been selling their merchandise.
To help keep me as a potential future customer, I would like the following:
I believe Art Van should repair the couch.
At the very least I would like a response from your company regarding this incident. Thank you for your time.
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Ed Kelly looks like hell, and everyone in Dorchester's Florian Hall tells him as much. He doesn't argue with the assessment. Heavy bags sit below his eyes, and his face, always ruddy, is even redder than usual. Instead of a crisp suit, which he normally dons while on union business for the fire department, he wears khakis and a polo shirt. On this sunny May morning, Kelly, the firefighters union president; his brother Sean, the union's treasurer; and Rich Paris, its vice president, have squeezed around a small table in one of the hall's cramped 8-by-8-foot conference rooms to explain why Local 718 isn't the crooked, booze-soaked, obstructionist monster the public believes it to be. As Kelly talks—and he does most of the talking—his face flushes a deeper shade of crimson still.
The past few months have not been pleasant ones for Kelly. For the first time in Boston's history, there's political capital to be had in taking on the firefighters union. Fueled by a run of bad press that's included the Tai Ho restaurant blaze in West Roxbury last August that killed two firefighters—one drunk, the second with cocaine in his system—and a federal investigation alleging jakes have retired on false disability claims, public sentiment demands Mayor Tom Menino and Fire Commissioner Roderick Fraser exact contrition from the union. But contrition is a tough sell at the bargaining table, where for the past two years the city and the union have waged war over Local 718's latest contract.
Despite the union members' problems, Kelly has ceded nothing, sticking to his reputed demands for higher salaries and perks. He's built like a boxer—stout frame, thick neck, big hands—and battles back with a pugilist's mentality. His negotiating style is all attack, no tact. A sampling: "The mayor's projected that he's taking on the union to better the department, when the facts are he hasn't done shit to better this department in the 15 years he's been in." It's the way Local 718 has always gotten what it wants, by fighting, marching, chanting. The difference this time is that, post–Tai Ho, post–alleged disability fraud, the hard line is galling. Kelly, meanwhile, seems to be doing little more than making things worse.
"They've embarked on probably the worst campaign to sway the public ever seen in the history of time," says a City Hall source with knowledge of the negotiations. "They couldn't possibly have taken more wrong turns than they have."
Unless they were the right ones. Maybe the problem isn't that Kelly continues to yell, but that no one listens to his concerns. Maybe Menino is as Machiavellian as Kelly makes him out to be (not such a stretch, by the way). Maybe, just maybe, it's everybody else who's crazy.


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When the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired James van Riemsdyk, the hope was that he would one day centre the top line.
Five games into the season, half of that prediction has come true. With Joffrey Lupul out with a fractured forearm and Clarke MacArthur doubtful after losing a fingernail in a game on the weekend, van Riemsdyk will likely play on the wing with Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak.
"It's obviously exciting," said van Riemsdyk, who is tied with Nazem Kadri and Mikhail Grabovski with three goals in five games.
"I think we have a lot of great players in this room and every role you play on different lines they're all important and this is a good chance to play some more minutes. I'm just going to have to roll with the opportunity."
Though Carlyle would not put too much significance on van Riemsdyk moving up, he might be just what Kessel needs to break out of a five-game scoring drought to start the season.
I think we have a lot of great players in this room and every role you play on different lines they're all important
"Offensive players, again, like to play with other offensive players," said Carlyle. "They have the same mindset. The one thing that we have to is re-evaluate how strong we worked and where we didn't work in certain areas in our last games when the game got away from them."
MacArthur was injured during a 5-2 loss against the New York Rangers, after taking a slash. He was expected to travel with the team to Buffalo for Tuesday's game against the Sabres, but the team was not planning on him playing.
"It will very, very difficult for him to play tomorrow," said Carlyle. "Again it's a vulnerable spot. You have to use it. We're more worried about infection at this point than anything.
"We want it to settle down. Obviously, it's very painful. Anybody who's had their nail removed — sawed off your finger — it's not a pretty sight. In some ways it's a blessing, because the nail will hold the swelling. This allows the fluid to drain and the fluids to drain out of it."
With the Toronto Marlies on an All-Star break, Jake Gardiner also practised with the Leafs on Monday after being sent down to the minors on Friday. Carlyle said he has not decided whether or not the young defenceman would play on Tuesday.


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- We┤ve (3 german guys) been there last Monday. Perfect Location, perfect food, super nice staff. Thanks a lot!
Submitted by Oliver, Sindelfingen, Germany
- Thank you very much that there is a good place for Heavy Metal!! Bruxxies always rocks!! Furthermore I got an announcement: Hi party people!!! has someone found a mobile (last night - 5 May) with a green keyholder chain? I would be very grateful for any hints and advice. Thanks in advance,
Submitted by Nessy aka CelticSheep26, Dublin
- I met my (now) wife in front of Bruxelles Bar 3 years ago yesterday. It obviously has very fond memories for us both and is the nicest place in Dublin to have a beer and watch the world go by. Great atmosphere, friendly staff and patrons - it's a quality place and I would recommend it if your looking for a lady of wife quality!
Submitted by Stuey, Cardiff
- Behold the best Bar in Dublin! Ive been drinking since Robin was running the place and his son and staff do a great job. Open late in the heart of the city, try it on a friday night and at closing time take a wander down Grafton St to listen or watch the buskers. OOh, Did I mention the best looking men around?!! Live long and be Happy!
Submitted by Marianne, Dublin
- 'Junchesterst' spend 3 days in Dublin. And 2 days in Bruxelles. Staff were fantastic, waited on me like I was royalty. Toilets were spotlesss. Food great, had inch thick steak n mash with spring onion in it. Staff fantastic n friendly. Had great chat with fit barmaid with relations in Manchester. Phil Lynotts mum still visits here. Im coming back soon.
Submitted by Pierre, Kent
- The wife and I visted Dublin for a long weekend Thursday to Sunday. We went to Bruxelles on the Friday night. Outside was nice, Upstairs was OK (the barmaid helped her self to a tip- hmmmm intersting customer service)!! So upstairs we were dubious but then we found down stairs - Come ON! This place was great, Fantastic music from the moment we got in there. The jukebox was great and then the DJ was great.Beer was pricey but Staff were nice. We stayed all night. I would deffo go back.
Submitted by Scott, Bristol
- I hadn't been to this pub in quite a while&was so surprised at how well it has come on! The bouncers,barstaff,toliets all clean&efficient!Being able to go bring your drink outside and have a smoke was nice too..there's a lot of places ya can't do that..and the bestest thing was the people..chatted away to so many down-to-earth folk..no pretentiousness here!
Submitted by Dee, Dublin
- Bruxelles is not a great pub. It is simply an average Dublin pub with good music all night and a fine place to stand outside. Inside it is too cramped and I agree with comments above; unfriendly barstaff and bouncers that really, really should loosen up!
Submitted by Koen, Antwerp, Belgium
- One of my favourite spots in the whole city i love this place great music great service great atmosphere makes you eel like your on holiday everytime 10 out of 10
Submitted by Fiona, Dublin
- I don't really like this place but i usually end up there (from midnight on) when with a crowd in town. I find the music way too loud and annoying in both the rock and indy parts and on a saturday night the service is way too slow, for the money this place rakes you'd think they would have alot more staff. everytime i've been there on saturday nights ive had to wait maybe 10 or 15 mins just to get an overpriced beer. Its very cramped, too hot, theres no chance of getting seats and the toilets are a joke. If your just looking for somewhere thats serves booze late go for it, otherwise stay away.
Submitted by Dave, Dublin
- Used to be a great rock pub, only the jukebox remains great everything else has gone to the dogs! Rude bar staff who take pride in ignoring punters and equally rude door staff have ruined this place..
Submitted by Ed, Dublin
- Haven't been in a while but the best Metal Jukebox around! The bouncers need to loosen up though, they make you think you should be priviliged to pay for overpriced drinks.
Submitted by Pam, Cork
- Wicked place, we were took here by some locals, otherwise doubt we'd have found it, great venue.. preffered upstairs, cos i thoguht the music was better, drinks reasonably priced, good atmosphere, will defo visit again!!
Submitted by Gemma, Bournemouth
- I have been going to that pub since around 1990 and all throughout my time living in dublin, anytime i go back there now i always go to bruxelles. it is the best pub in dublin and has the best metal jukebox i have ever heard.
Submitted by Zara, Kerry
- Bruxelles is your local in town. There is no friendly pub in Dublin. I've bee going there since 1984, when I lived in Dublin, but I still pop in every time I go back. There are regulars who have been going there since 84 who I still see there now. That's unusual for a city centre pub and gives you an idea how friendly it is.
Submitted by Spruce, Oxford
- Been drinking in this bar since 1990. Fantastic staff, beer and music. Never a sign of any trouble and it is a pleasure to spend my time and money there.
Submitted by Tony McG, Dublin
- Love the pub! Some in the staff still remember me and my friends since the time we were regulars in 2000 during our au-pair-period in Dublin!
Submitted by Johanna, Sundsvall, Sweden
- I love this pub, can never go wrong here! metal part is the coolest place ever. Love this place!!!
Submitted by Karla, Dublin
- (Metal downstairs) Pleasent start to the night. Good Atmosphere with fitting music (Iron Maiden etc.). Great pint and service. The sound was really bad though, too loud and no detail. Noise.
Submitted by Bob, Dublin
- A really great pub. The barstaff are one of the best I've seen in Dublin, always well dressed, friendly and professional. Upstairs is great for relaxing in the early hours of the evening for a chat, while downstairs contains some friendly locals. Can get quite busy at weekends. Very warm cosy decor. One of the few remaining true pubs in Dublin with a wide range of clientele in a good friendly atmosphere.
Submitted by Dermot O' Reilly, Templeogue
- Really great pub. Very traditional and warm atmosphere. Pretty much how I pictured an Irish pub. Very nice, the service was excellent.
Submitted by Chris, California
- The downstairs bar is one of the few remaining rock bars in dublin and that is what you will hear in the jukebox and plenty of it.
Submitted by Derek, Finglas
- I am a wheelchair user and I like heavy metal and everyone is ok with helping me down. All the staff are very helpful and polite.
Submitted by Martin, Dublin
- Cool place. Relaxing atmosphere and a grand pint. A bit expensive but a great place to go for a change with some good music. This is a place you could make your local.
Submitted by Lisa, Dublin
- Great lively pub. I've had a great time in here, the bar staff are excellent and very quick to serve you. The bouncers are very friendly as well they say "have a good night" when you walk in the and their always very talkative. The music downstairs is very good if your into rock/metal the DJ always has an excellent range of bands. all in all very great and good friendly locals.
Submitted by Fiona, Dun Laoighre, Dublin
- I have never been disappointed with Bruxelles where I have visited over 20 years on and off. The craic is great and the bar staff more than helpful. Their "Irish Stew" is just what is needed on "Rugby Weekend" lunchtimes before the game. Just cannot fault the place. Even the loos are not as bad as some reports.
Submitted by Peter, Edinburgh
- This used to be a good pub but since 2003 it has gone steadily downhill. Upstairs used to be great but the barstaff seem to be intent on playing the music too loud and cool music has been replaced by dance, with the exception of one barstaff the area extremely rude, unfriendly and non efficient leaving you standing at the bar and ignoring you deliberately, pity as it used to be my regular! Still, outside in summer is great, probably cause you don't need to be inside the place! Good live bands though.
Submitted by Fabien Zacshevski, Poland
- Very unfriendly staff. if you want pints thrown at your face you should go to bruxelles. I've been to a lot of rock, heavy metal bars in Europe as I've been listening to this music since early 80s, never seen this bad, this unfriendly bar staff.
Submitted by J Keskin
- Bruxelles is by far the best pub in Dublin. I am very into the metal scene and I find the DJ's taste satisfactory! Drink is cheap (for this country) and the metaller men are fiiiine!
Submitted by Lisa, Dun laoghaire
- I've been going to this pub for a year now and it has yet to let me down. The people are great the staff are fun n friendly and the atmosphere is excellent. The metal part is my haven.
Submitted by Bambi, Dublin
- I was short changed for definate by barman on 8 th Jan. Manager was unhelpful.Avoid this pub.
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The menu had some unusual choices - lamb and pot roast sandwiches. I'm very fond of pub grub, but it gets repetitive after a while. It was nice to see unusual choices. The lamb sandwich was excellent.
I was surprised when my "pie" turned out to be a bowl of stew with a big roll on the side. The salad was pretty mediocre. So the food gets a "so so".
But I was there for the beer. I finished the sampler and ordered a second, so I managed to taste all 12 beers currently on tap. There were three varieties of hefeweizen including a raspberry wheat. All were just average. The Pale Ale was decent as was the amber (#15). The Oatmeal Stout was good, and so were the Kolsch, Witbier, and Pilsner. The highlights of the evening were the Grand Cru (Belgian), India Brown, and Dry Hopped APA. All were above average.
So you go here for the beer, not the food. Combined with the excellent service, good music, and wide variety of beers this was a good visit.
All in all, if I was in the area, I'd come here again, alone, for the beer, but I wouldn't bring back my family or sit at a table due to the poor service and mediocre food. Simple as that.
I visited on a saturday afternoon and by 5:30 the downstairs was packed. They had about eight beers on tap and two cask conditioned ales, a Pale Ale and a Stout. I had the cask Pale Ale and the normal Pale Ale and an APA. All were excellent. I introduced my friend to cask ale and he immediately picked up the difference--the cask ale has much more flavor. He had a Scotch Ale and really enjoyed it. If you are in St. Louis, a visit is a must.
Stout-very tasty, a little light and served too cold. Good beer
Barleywine-served at proper temp-sweet but drinkable. 16oz served for a high ABV beer-who's complaining? Very nice.
I had beef stew-great food on a cold night. This is a nice place with a great selection of brews.


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On Thursday, an explosion in Beirut struck near a facility used by Hezbollah, the Shia political party and armed group that in recent months has become increasingly and more publicly involved in the conflict in neighbouring Syria.
... I think what we see is Hezbollah acting mostly out of its own self-interest but as part of a region-wide response from Iran.
Michael Stephens, a researcher at the Royal United Services Institute
At least 290 people were injured in the blast, which occurred between the Bir el-Abed and Roueiss neighbourhoods - an area regarded as the heart of Beirut's Hezbollah territory.
Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah blamed the bombing on Sunni armed groups he calls Takfiri.
"Until today we have not accused anyone. Today I will make an accusation. All indications concerning yesterday's bombing point to Takfiri groups," he said.
Nasrallah was defiant, saying that if needed, he would personally go to Syria to fight the Takfiri. Whether or not he would actually do that, there is no doubt that Hezbollah means business in Syria.
Hezbollah has been unequivocal in its support for Bashar al-Assad, particularly since the battle of Qusayr, a Syrian town on the border with Lebanon. And Nasrallah has declared that the bombings will not halt Hezbollah's participation in the Syrian conflict.
"I think there is on the one hand this phenomenon of extremist groups ... that are willing to sacrifice the last young man available for the cause so to speak, which is true. But on the other hand, I think also that this is a specific attack against Hezbollah ....
"Hezbollah has not made a lot of friends in this part of the world, it has an agenda, it is pursuing it's agenda, it believes that it is correct and it is right to pursue this agenda but there are lots of other people who oppose it."
Joseph Kechichian, a senior writer at Gulf News
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It has taken weeks of negotiations between the UN and the Syrian government, but a UN chemical weapons team is due to visit Syria on Sunday.
The team is made up of weapons experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. It plans to investigate claims that sarin gas and other toxic nerve agents have been used by both the Syrian government and the rebel fighters.
Among the sites to be visited will be Khan Al Assal in Aleppo, where the government says rebels used chemical weapons in March. But the UN is expected to establish only whether these weapons have actually been used, not who used them.
To discuss the two issues, Inside Syria, with presenter Kamahl Santamaria, is joined by guests: Rami Khouri, the director of the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut; Joseph Kechichian, a senior writer at Gulf News, a former analyst at the RAND Corporation and author of several books including Legal and political Reforms in Saudi Arabia; and Michael Stephens, a researcher at the Royal United Services Institute, specialising in defence and security.
"It would be useful if they were able to determine if these chemical weapons were used and presumably news would leak out about who they think used them and other investigations would happen by this group or some others. The problem is that the history of UN missions in the Syrian conflict in the last two-and-a-half years is not a happy history."
Rami Khouri, the director of the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs
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Novelist Moriah Jovan has some ideas about where independent bookselling needs to head if it's going to survive, and she's not holding back. "You booksellers have been rolling around on the back of the consignment system like it's catnip for too long—and it's still going to bite you in the butt," she complains… then again, "you publishers are doing everything you can to stymie ebooks and are determined to cling to your outmoded ways." Jovan's come up with a plan, though, for a bookstore without books.
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"You want a book you can hold in your hands," Jovan fantasizes. "You go to Quaint Bookstore and they do not have what you want in their meager stock. NO PROBLEM! You sit down at one of the book stations. You browse the computer catalog (probably Ingram or Baker & Taylor ). You pick your book. You punch in your credit card number (tied to the store's point-of-sale system). The order goes directly to one of the Espresso machines behind you. You wait 10 or 15 minutes (by which time you've probably already ordered another 3 books), and out pops your book. You are GOOD TO GO."
Jovan's dream store also allows customers to test drive e-book readers, and maybe even keeps a few old-timey books around on a second floor, for those booksellers who aren't ready to let go completely. So what do you think? Is this where bookstores are headed? Is it where they should be headed?


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indecision ( ) Nov. 12, 2012 at 6:07am
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As for waiting until Black Friday, IMHO, that's the day they usually dump old stock, or stock they can't seem to sell (like some of the OCZ Agility SSDs). So if you really want a questionable SSD, wait until BF. Me, when I received NewEgg's email, I thought of jumping on this, and probably will today.
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An indictment was unsealed today charging seven people in a conspiracy to possess counterfeit currencty and numerous counts of possessing or passing, and dealing counterfeit currency, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Charged are: Carter Eric Jackson, 25, of Philadelphia, Matthew Zayzay, Jr., 19, Jeremiah Johnson, 21, Diamond Gibson Keykpo, 21, Fidel Grimes, 22, Winston Irving, 22, and Montgomery Tamba Saah, Jr., 22, all of Darby, PA.
The indictment alleges, among other things, that the group manufactured $50 bills by bleaching and drying real $5 bills, and then printing over the paper with the design of higher-denomination bills and passing them at area stores. The group would then visit area retail stores, in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and in New Jersey, buy merchandise with counterfeit bills, obtain change in real United States currency, and/or return merchandise previously bought with counterfeit currency to obtain more genuine United States currency. Defendant Jackson is additionally charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, that is, a Smith & Wesson .38 caliber Special handgun with serial number J385282.
If convicted of all charges, Jackson faces a possible advisory sentencing guideline range of 46 to 57 months in prison, a fine of up to $2 million fine, up to 3 years supervised release, and a $800 special assessment; the remaining defendants face a possible advisory sentencing guideline range of 18 to 24 months, fines of up to $250,000, up to 3 years supervised release, and special assessments.
The case was investigated by the United States Secret Service, the Montgomery Township Police Department and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Alexander T.H. Nguyen.
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Wayne Rooney praised the bold approach of England boss Roy Hodgson following the 4-1 World Cup qualifying win over Montenegro at Wembley.
Manchester United striker Rooney netted his sixth goal in five qualifiers before a bizarre Branko Boskovic own goal, debutant Andros Townsend's stunning strike and a late Daniel Sturridge penalty secured the win.
Rooney, whose strike was his 37th England goal, enjoyed being part of an exciting attacking quartet with Townsend, Sturridge and Danny Welbeck.
"It was great," Rooney said. "It was exciting. A lot of speed and the experience of Steve (Gerrard) and Frank (Lampard) behind us.
"The manager gave us the freedom and the platform to go out and express ourselves."
Rooney reserved special praise for Townsend.
"It was some debut," he said.
"In such a high-pressure game to perform like that was incredible."
The United striker knew England might have to wait to take their opportunity in a must-win match which means victory over Poland on Tuesday night will secure a place at the World Cup finals in Brazil next summer.
"It was a tough game," Rooney said.
"I thought it was always a night when we were going to have to be patient and try to break them down.
"First half they defended deep, defended well. Getting the goal so early on in the second half was vital and I thought we fully deserved the three points.
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INDIANAPOLIS — House Speaker Brian Bosma said Tuesday he has concerns with the casino bill, calling it a likely "expansion of gaming."
Bosma also held a review of the first part of the legislative session, noting that the main pieces of legislation passed the House with a more peaceable atmosphere than in the past.
The bill passed the Senate Monday with a 32-18 vote.
It would relieve up to $235 million in state taxes from casinos and reorganize taxing structures by replacing the $3 per-person admission tax with a 2.5 percent supplemental wagering tax.
It also allows racino to have table games, and casino boats to move on land.
Senators on both sides of the aisle insisted on Monday the bill needs to move through, since it's the option the General Assembly has to help casinos compete with gaming in adjacent states.
Bosma said he isn't familiar with the details now in the casino bill, but believes it will likely be changed before it comes before a House vote.
He said he would look closely at the issue, but doesn't trust the argument of casinos being threatened, saying a call to protect the industry has been used for other gaming interests.
"I understand there's some expansion of gaming provided in it," he said.
"That's not been our general consensus in the House, at least on the Republican side. We understand we have to keep the industry competitive, with so much competition from surrounding states, but I don't foresee a massive expansion of gaming this session."
He worried about provisions in the bill that allow table games at racinos and casinos to move onto land.
"If you said you could have a land-based casino anywhere, I think you change the game significantly. I wouldn't favor that type of expansion. Then I think you couldn't say no to anyone," Bosma said. "You could have a casino in downtown Indianapolis or other urban areas."
The bill will head to the Public Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Bill Davis, R-Portland.
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disease that causes the heart muscle to become thickened, or hypertrophied. The heart cells in HCM are also abnormal, arranged in a disorganized pattern with fibrosis/scarring often present between the cells. In addition, the mitral valve can be affected and in some patients may briefly obstruct blood flow out from the main pumping chamber of the heart, which can result in higher pressures than normal in the heart.
Approximately 1 in 500 adults have HCM. The disease is associated with normal longevity in the vast majority of diagnosed patients. In addition, most patients with HCM are asymptomatic and are not at risk of developing adverse complications related to HCM. Among those patients who do develop symptoms, the most common complaints include: chest pain, shortness of breath with exertion, fatigue, palpitations, and lightheadedness. A very small minority of patients are at risk of sudden death, which occurs most commonly in young patients.
Normal heart function — The heart is a pump that contains four chambers: the right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle (figure 1). Blood returning to the heart from the body flows into the right atrium and then into the right ventricle. Blood is pumped out of the right ventricle to the lungs, where oxygen is added. Blood then returns to the heart through the left atrium. Blood in the left atrium flows into the left ventricle, which pumps the blood into the aorta to deliver oxygen to the organs and tissues of the body.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a disorder caused by a "spelling mistake" (mutation) in one of a number of different genes, some of which have not yet been identified. The disorder is transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait. This means that there is a 50 percent chance that a parent with HCM will pass the abnormal gene to his or her child. However, not all family members who inherit an HCM mutation will develop disease and can remain only a carrier of the mutation. Men and women are equally likely to inherit HCM. However, even if a child is known to have the mutation, the severity of heart disease that will develop cannot be accurately predicted.
In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the muscular walls of the left ventricle become thickened (figure 2). As the left ventricular wall thickens, its ability to relax properly is impaired, causing blood flow into the ventricle to be reduced, like a weight lifter whose muscles may be strong, but stiff.
The mitral valve may also make an abnormal motion and contact the thickened septum during the ejection phase of blood out of the heart, which can cause obstruction of blood flowing out of the left ventricle. This can result in higher pressures than normal in the left ventricle, and the involvement of the mitral valve may also prevent the valve from closing completely and allow blood to leak backwards through the opening (known as mitral regurgitation). Other heart-related complications can also develop. (See 'Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy complications' below.)
Most patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have no or few symptoms. In some cases, symptoms are only seen with exercise or exertion. Symptoms may first appear during infancy or childhood, although they begin more commonly during puberty, when hypertrophy develops. In a smaller percentage of cases, symptoms may not occur until later in life. If symptoms develop, they may vary in severity from one day to another.
The age when symptoms develop, the severity of symptoms, and the long-term prognosis of a person with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy varies. With some mutations there is marked variation between families, but members of the same family are affected more similarly. Some mutations, however, may cause disease within a family that is severe in some people and mild or even absent in others. (See 'Prognosis' below.)
The most common symptoms include:
Patients with no or only minor symptoms generally have a better prognosis than those with more severe symptoms. However the severity of symptoms does not necessarily correlate with the extent of cardiac involvement or the risk of sudden death.
Testing for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may be performed because a person has a family history of the disease or because of a heart murmur, abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), or new symptoms. The best first test for HCM is an ECG. However, an echocardiogram is required to confirm the diagnosis. Other tests may also be recommended after the echocardiogram, depending upon the person's symptoms, family history, and echocardiographic findings.
Electrocardiography — An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is a recording of the electrical activity of the heart. It can help determine if there are abnormalities in electrical conduction or thickening or damage to the heart muscle.
Echocardiography — An echocardiogram uses ultrasound (high-frequency sound waves) to measure the thickness and motion of the ventricular walls, the size of the heart's chambers, the function of the heart valves (including the mitral valve), and flow of blood within the heart. Blood flow measurements help to diagnose any left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and can determine the magnitude of the extra pressure in the heart generated by obstruction.
Some patients may develop obstruction to blood flow only with exertion, and therefore echocardiography may also be performed during or immediately after exercise in order to detect this issue.
Echocardiography is usually performed during rest and may also be performed during or immediately after exercise.
Exercise testing — Exercise testing determines how the heart performs during activity. The response to exercise is measured by observing symptoms, the heart rhythm, blood pressure, and heart rate as the person walks on a treadmill. The blood pressure and heart rate normally increase during exercise. People with HCM whose blood pressure does not rise with exercise may be at increased risk for sudden cardiac death.
Exercise testing may be combined with echocardiography to determine whether left ventricular outflow obstruction develops or worsens during exercise.
Arrhythmia evaluation — Continuous portable (also called ambulatory) monitoring of the ECG can be helpful in identifying rhythm disorders (arrhythmias) in people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. One common type of ambulatory monitor is the Holter monitor. This is a small, lightweight, battery operated device that can record a person's ECG for 24 to 48 hours (figure 3). It is worn at home or at work during routine activities to detect rhythm disorders that may occur sometime during the course of the day.
Ambulatory monitoring may identify the cause of symptoms of an irregular heart rhythm, such as heart palpitations, passing out, or feeling lightheaded. Ambulatory monitoring is recommended for all people with HCM to identify abnormal heart rhythms, which may not cause symptoms. (See 'Arrhythmias' below.)
Arrhythmia evaluation is an important part of the assessment for risk of sudden cardiac death.
Other tests — Other tests may be recommended during an evaluation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, including monitoring for irregular heart rhythms, imaging tests (such as MRI) of the heart, and cardiac catheterization. Testing of family members is recommended in certain situations.
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart (also known as cardiovascular magnetic resonance, CMR) can detect thickening of the left ventricular wall, including portions of the wall than can be difficult to assess by echocardiography. This test may also be helpful in detecting other abnormalities in people with HCM such as leaking of the mitral valve (mitral regurgitation) and scar in the ventricular walls.
Cardiac catheterization — Although echocardiography provides adequate information to assess cardiac function, obstruction and valvular regurgitation in most patients, cardiac catheterization may be indicated in certain patients. In addition, for some patients, cardiac catheterization may be performed prior to cardiac surgery to evaluate for coronary artery disease.
In this procedure, catheters (long tubes) are passed through the large blood vessels into the heart to measure pressures and obtain images of the left ventricular chamber. If there is concern that blood vessels of the heart could also be diseased (coronary artery disease), imaging of the coronary arteries (coronary angiography) may also be performed.
Evaluation of first-degree relatives — Because hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can be passed from parents to children, evaluation is recommended for all first degree relatives of anyone who is diagnosed with the disease. First degree relatives include siblings and parents.
The following are recommendations for evaluation:
Depending in part upon the severity of disease, some patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy develop the following complications:
HCM and sudden cardiac death — Some people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have an increased risk of developing a dangerous heart rhythm (arrhythmia), which can lead to sudden cardiac death (SCD). (See 'Arrhythmia evaluation' above.)
In individuals at high risk for sudden cardiac death, an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is recommended to protect patients against sudden death by providing a life-saving shock to convert a patient back to a normal rhythm. ICDs can be associated with some side effects such as inappropriate shocks and low risk of infection. Also, patients cannot undergo an MRI of any part of the body with the device. (See 'Arrhythmias' below.)
There is no cure for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. However, several treatments are available to relieve the symptoms and decrease the risks associated with HCM.
Treatment may be recommended to:
The optimal treatment depends upon the individual situation. Most people do not have symptoms and do not require any treatment.
Avoidance of dehydration — People with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy should try to maintain a steady fluid balance and avoid situations in which fluid is lost from the body and not adequately replaced (eg, having diarrhea and not drinking adequate fluids).
Activity restriction — Anyone with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy should talk to his/her healthcare provider about the safety of exercise. Most people with HCM are advised to avoid playing competitive sports, with the possible exception of some low-intensity sports (eg, golf, billiards). Certain recreational sports are also not advised. These recommendations generally apply to all people with HCM.
Shortness of breath and chest pain — One or more medications may be used to treat the symptoms of shortness of breath and/or chest pain. Options include a beta blocker, verapamil, and/or disopyramide. These medications work to decrease the heart's need for oxygen, improve the heart's ability to fill with blood, improve blood flow to the heart, and decrease the obstruction of blood flow out of the heart.
If these treatments do not adequately relieve symptoms and there is significant obstruction to the flow of blood out of the left ventricle (left ventricular outflow tract obstruction), a procedure to reduce the obstruction may be recommended.
Arrhythmias — People with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are at risk for irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Although most arrhythmias do not cause symptoms, some can have serious consequences or even lead to sudden cardiac death. Therefore, testing for arrhythmias is important. (See 'Arrhythmia evaluation' above.)
There are two main types of arrhythmias: atrial and ventricular.
Procedures to relieve left ventricular outflow tract obstruction — Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who are severely symptomatic and who do not improve with medications may be advised to consider septal ablation or surgical treatment, such as myectomy.
These procedures are most likely to be successful when performed in a medical center with significant experience in treating people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Assistance in findings such centers can be obtained online at websites for the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association (www.4HCM.org) and the Cardiomyopathy Association (www.cardiomyopathy.org).
Septal myectomy — Septal myectomy is the surgical removal of excess muscle from the thickened ventricular septum, the muscular wall between the left and right ventricles. The surgery is performed by opening the chest, placing the person on cardiopulmonary bypass (a heart lung machine), and removing excess tissue in the region of obstruction. Myectomy eliminates or improves symptoms in over 90 percent of patients with very low operative risk.
When myectomy is performed by an experienced surgeon, the complication rate is low (1 to 2 percent). The most common complication is development of heart block, which sometimes requires treatment with a pacemaker. (See "Patient information: Pacemakers (Beyond the Basics)".)
The mitral valve may be repaired at the time of myectomy if significant mitral regurgitation (leaking of the mitral valve) is present. (See "Patient information: Mitral regurgitation (Beyond the Basics)".)
Nonsurgical septal reduction therapy — Ethanol ablation of the septum, also known as nonsurgical septal reduction therapy (NSRT), or transcoronary ablation of septal hypertrophy (TASH) involves injecting ethanol (alcohol) into the blood vessel supplying the upper part of the thickened septum.
In this procedure, a cardiologist inserts an angioplasty catheter into an artery in the groin and threads it up to the base of the aorta (figure 1). The catheter is passed into the left coronary artery to the branch that supplies the upper part of the septum. A small amount of ethanol is injected into this arterial branch.
The ethanol causes a "controlled heart attack", resulting in death of muscle tissue supplied by the arterial branch. Over time this damage will result in the upper part of the septum becoming thinner, reducing obstruction of blood flow from the left ventricle (left ventricular outflow obstruction). The procedure is successful in reducing obstruction of blood flow in 80 percent of cases.
Ethanol ablation should only be performed by an experienced interventional cardiologist in a hospital that has experience caring for people with HCM. Complications are somewhat more common in people who undergo ablation compared to myectomy, with approximately 5 to 15 percent of people developing complete heart block requiring a pacemaker and 10 percent of patients who will not achieve successful reduction in the obstruction with the initial procedure.
Myectomy versus ethanol ablation — Although the outcomes with myectomy and ablation are similar, each procedure has its own advantages and disadvantages. Patients should discuss the risks and benefits of each procedure with their healthcare providers.
Pregnancy — Women with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are generally able to become pregnant and carry the pregnancy without any difficulty. Before becoming pregnant, the woman should speak with her healthcare provider to discuss any potential risks, any medication changes that may be needed, and care during pregnancy.
Management of surgical procedures — Because people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have alterations in the heart function, special care may be needed before, during and after surgical procedures to reduce the risk of complications such as heart failure or low blood pressure (hypotension).
The long-term outcome for people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is generally good, especially in those diagnosed later in life. The vast majority of patients with HCM have normal life expectancy without incurring any significant limiting symptoms or adverse disease complications.
However some patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are at risk for severe cardiac complications, including heart failure and sudden death. The risk of cardiac complications varies among different families as well as among members within a given family. A major goal of the diagnosis and evaluation process is to identify those patients most likely to develop complications so that appropriate treatment can be provided.
Your healthcare provider is the best source of information for questions and concerns related to your medical problem.
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Patient information: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in adults (The Basics)
Patient information: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in children (The Basics)
Patient information: Dilated cardiomyopathy (The Basics)
Patient information: Shortness of breath (dyspnea) (The Basics)
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I haven't posted in quite a while as I've been busy working on a new book, but I feel compelled to point out that we are in the third week of February and the temperature in Connecticut, where I live, reached 57 degrees today. I'm just saying . . .
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Mustang Shelby GT500 Super Snake 2013 – Now the Shelby GT500 displays 662 horses! Shelby American currently offers a power level increased to 850 HP (eight hundred and fifty horses! repeat along) to its Super Snake. If you are feeling that this slow finish too, you'll generally choose a Shelby GT500 power already displayed 662 ch for 855 Nm of torque, because of its V8 5. 8L compressor. The Devil Wears Shelby. When Shelby has raised a version Super Snake Ford Mustang, in 2007, V8 5. 4L supplied the pretty power of 600 c.
The new GT500 Super Snake package is priced at $28, 995 regarding the 662 HP version and $39, 995 regarding the 850 HP model, not as well as the bottom car. It will certainly be restricted to solely 500 units, each coupe and convertible. The official debut will certainly be created in the upcoming Barrett-Jackson collector car auction in Las Vegas on September 27th–29th.


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Trying to Keep a Level Head
It took awhile, but all of the puke is cleaned up. No, I'm not talking about the vomit that derived from the Red Sox pitching staff since Jon Lester left the game on Thursday afternoon. Instead, I'm referring to my own. My gag reflex was triggered after watching Alfredo Aceves waltz into yesterday's game, armed with a three run lead. A cupcake save?
This was a Cadbury Creme Egg sitting in a basket on the kitchen table on Easter morning. Just take it. It's yours.
But no. Austin Jackson recorded what seemed like his 28h hit of the series. Brennan Boesch promptly slapped a chopper up the middle that went for a single after Dustin Pedroia was able to knock it down but unable to record an out at second or first. Finally, Miguel Cabrera (man, that dude can mash–not that we weren't aware of that) cleaned up the mess by dispatching a middle-middle fastball beyond the left field fence. Tie game. Brutal.
Two innings later, in the bottom of the eleventh, the Red Sox had a white-knuckle grip on a two-run lead. Mark Melancon, desperate to prove his mettle to his new teammates (and fans), relieved Franklin Morales (2 IP, 0 R, 3 K's). The muscle of the Tigers' order was due up. Boesch graciously grounded out the first base. That proved to be the calm before the sh*t storm.
Cabrera singled to right field. Prince Fielder hit a cue shot through the vacated left side of the Red Sox infield. A wild pitch by Melancon allowed Cabrera to waddle his way to third base. Fielder wanted nothing to do moving into scoring position, so the possibility of a double play was still in order. Delmon Young didn't cooperate as he lifted a sacrifice fly to center field. Alex Avila followed by hitting a two-run home run to right field, sending Comerica Park into a walk-off frenzy for the second time in three games.
Remaining Calm
So look, it's been three games. The Red Sox have not recorded a victory. They came close twice. Let's not let this get the better of us. Here is your medicine. Overdose on it.
- Detroit is a good team. It is not easy to open on the road against a team that was in the ALCS last season (and they've gotten considerably better). The Tigers are flat out good. You got swept in their house. Is this what you wanted? Absolutely not. But it's nothing to be ashamed of.
- 5 IP/3 ER's/4 K's/ and a loss. That was Beckett's line in his first start last season. It was in Cleveland, and the Sox desperately needed a win after being swept in Texas. Beckett did not step up and deliver what his team needed. Somehow, he still went on to post a 2.89 ERA. So Yes, Beckett got lit up on Saturday afternoon, but that doesn't preclude him from succeeding this year. In fact, it is likely that he will pitch well Friday's home opener against Tampa Bay, a team he performs notoriously well against.
- Click riiiiiiight here.
The Bullpen
It looks bad. I know. Last night, I almost internally conceded that Daniel Bard must go back to the bullpen. But after a night of sleep, I realized that I am not ready to do that. Bard, for now, should remain in the rotation. This is not an argument of what is more important: A fifth starter or a closer. That needs to be made extremely, extremely clear. Bard has the ability and the opportunity to develop into a top half of the rotation starter (see: C.J. Wilson). And that is exponentially more important than a closer. For Bard and the Red Sox, 2012 is the first step in that process of conversion.
At the same time, I am a realist. Bard and the Sox could not have predicted Andrew Bailey was going to go down–at least not this early in the season for this long. Bailey's injury changes the dynamic in the Red Sox bullpen. I get that. As much as I'd like to, I'm not going to jump on the 'Bard must be the closer' bandwagon after three games, two of which the bullpen effectively blew. Could Bard end up closing games due to poor performance by some combination of Aceves/Melancon/Morales/Vincente Padilla? Absolutely. I'm just not ready to make that determination quite yet.
Finally, keep this in mind–we do not know if Bard can close. I'm sorry, but we don't. He is the same guy who imploded down the stretch in 2011 for the Red Sox. He lost his ability to throw strikes consistently due to a poor arm slot. His pitches flattened, and he was hit hard. Do not be the individual that advocates for Bard being moved to the closer role simply because he is different than the current cast of hopefuls.
What we do know is that he create swings and misses, something that is sorely lacking in the bullpen right now (Morales aside). If and when he is shifted out of the rotation and back to the bullpen, it will be because his ability to avoid contact in late inning, high leverage situations–not because he is the elixir to all problems that ail the Olde Towne Team.


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The Sign Story 18 Sep 2013, 4:00 pm
Over 20 years ago, Lighthouse Signs of Westbrook took their first commission: the Captain Stannard sign. Made of thick cedar, the background was sandblasted back so that the letters, image, and frame stood forward. Classy. It looked a lot like this:
After many wind and ice storms, it broke.
Because of its scars, we painted it with colors true to the period of the building.
Alas, Hurricane Irene smashed it beyond our laymen's abilities. It was time for a professional redo. We brought it back to its creator.
It was a labor of love. Of course, it would have been easier to craft a new sign. But, the history and the tradition would be lost. Tucker spent nine months! I had no idea how many painstaking steps were involved. After stripping it bare and masterfully repairing the pieces, Tucker gave it more depth, simplified the ship in silhouette form, applied gold leaf to the image and lettering, chose that gorgeous blue for the edge, and rehung it properly on the refurbished pole.
Tradition and beauty. It bespeaks our inspiration.
Variety is the Spice 14 Sep 2013, 6:32 am
Sometimes I love this Inn so much!
Last week, we were all business. Eight business women came from many states to open a new Coldwater Creek outlet store at Tanger Mall. They had their staff meeting here. They worked so hard and were so gracious. And, guess what… It was the most successful store opening ever!
This week we hosted Jim Nyamu from Kenya who is walking from Massachusetts to D.C. as part of an international campaign to save the elephants called "Ivory Belongs to Elephants." You can follow his walk from Boston to Washington D.C. at www.elephantneighborscenter.org .
And, this weekend, we are having a birthday game of croquet, tea and sandwiches on the South Lawn and Porch for a lovely lady author and her family.
Ah… Variety is the spice of life
NYC Crafters 26 Mar 2012, 4:32 pm
Arriving from the train station, these scrapbookers know how to pack! Those small cases include all their personal and craft supplies for three days. New York City women rock!
We wooed them with every table in our Dining Room, breakfast, lunch, and dinner; and we were the ones graced. Want to see the menu? Menu_for_Crafters_Wkend Jim rocks, too!
Our Flag 25 Mar 2012, 8:17 am
Good morning, World of Gentle Readers,
We're flying our new flag today. It's an Annin flag: perfect for our Captain's Inn. "Really? And, why is that?" you ask. Well, the company began with Alexander Annin "sewing flags and supplying them to merchant ships from his sail-making shop on the New York City waterfront as far back as 1820″ – the same period that Elbert Stannand left for life at sea at the age of 14 for his lifelong adventure on merchant ships. We loved learning that.
Annin flags were also the flags for Abraham Lincoln's inauguration and his casket; the flags flown for the opening of Yankee Stadium in 1923; the flags carried to the North Pole in 1909, the South Pole in 1930, and Mount Everest in 1963; the flag planted on Iwo Jima in 1945; and the flag erected on the moon by Buzz Aldrin. www.annin.com/annin.com/about.asp
Welcome 17 Jan 2012, 4:28 pm
We want to welcome you into our lives and tell you a little about what we're doing with this blog. Whether you are Bed & Breakfast fanatics, leaf peepers, casual observers, former guests, or just stopping by from the internet, we want to welcome you to The Captain Stannard House.
On this blog, we are going to tell you a little about what goes on behind our doors, share some of the stories that we've heard, recipes we've tried, and try to give you a feeling for the house and Westbrook – both past and present.
We first saw the Captain Stannard House in January 2004. We had just come from a Caribbean cruise, followed by a week in Florida touring Inns and B&B's. We fell in love, simple as that. And let me tell you, if you can love a place in the middle of winter, after a week of sun and shore, you know it's the Real Deal.
Over the years, we've made some improvements, both major and minor, always aiming to maintain the character of this building and respect its many incarnations.
We weren't the first owners and we won't be the last; we're caretakers just here to do what we can during our stewardship of this Westbrook landmark.


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"There are a lot of sick people but they don't have the money to move," Laliberte told The Tyee. Her farm is located 48 kilometres south of Peace River.
Emissions from heavy oil extraction and storage facilities owned by Calgary-based Baytex Energy Corp., a heavy oil producer, forced her and her husband to abandon their property.
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The Ruby Sunrise tells the story of the birth and promise of television through the life of a young woman named Ruby, who in 1927 struggles to realize her dream of inventing and perfecting the first all-electrical television system. Twenty-five years later during the Golden Age of television, her daughter faces similar battles of will and crises of faith as she works to get Rubys story told on network TV.
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Brilliant ideas from the Washington Post: Learning math is stupid!
Rebecca Goldin PhD and Cindy Merrick, December 13, 2011
Mathematics has become the target of a witch-hunt led by Florida school board administrator Rick Roach.
Last week in The Washington Post's online education blog "The Answer Sheet," guest writer Marion Brady retold the recent experience of Florida school board administrator Rick Roach, who volunteered to take a set of standardized tests administered to 10th graders in his state, and then to make his scores public. An interesting experiment, to be sure – and one that turned into a scathing indictment of the role of high-stakes testing in determining a student's future educational opportunities. To best understand just how humiliating and bewildering the experience was for Roach, here's what he emailed Brady:
"The math section had 60 questions. I knew the answers to none of them, but managed to guess ten out of the 60 correctly. On the reading test, I got 62% . In our system, that's a "D", and would get me a mandatory assignment to a double block of reading instruction… It seems to me something is seriously wrong. I have a bachelor of science degree, two masters degrees, and 15 credit hours toward a doctorate. I help oversee an organization with 22,000 employees and a $3 billion operations and capital budget, and am able to make sense of complex data related to those responsibilities."
But here's where both Roach and Brady made their biggest error: they turned criticism of the exams into a witch-hunt for subject matter that they deemed unnecessary – in particular, mathematics.
In doing this, Roach and Brady conflated two issues: test taking and learning. Testing, in its best form, is a proxy for learning. Standardized tests all too often dictate the activities in the classroom, sometimes inhibiting the learning they are supposed to measure. A critique of the tests, however, has little bearing on the value of the subject matter. A critique of how the tests are used, and whether the use is appropriate for the information gathered, holds tremendous value. Roach uses his poor math score, however, to indict mathematics itself.
Roach shared a description of the material covered on the test with his "wide circle of friends in various professions" to confirm his gut-feeling that (surprise!) most of them do not make daily use of 10th grade math. The math exam, in Roach's words, "tests information that most people don't need when they get out of school." And yet this material persists in public education all across America! What gives?
Presumably, Roach knows his mathematical skills have lapsed. He also knows that despite failing an exam based on long-dormant information in his brain, he has been able to build a successful life, in which he helps "oversee an organization with 22,000 employees and a $3 billion operations and capital budget." At some point in his life, he developed the necessary critical thinking and problem-solving skills he needed to "make sense of complex data related to [my] responsibilities." He obviously doesn't consider the possibility that high school math instruction may have done a bit more than fill his head with "information that most people don't need."
And Roach dug himself into an even deeper hole with this analysis: "If you really did a study on what math most kids need, I guarantee you could probably dump about 80 percent of math scores and leave high-level math for the kids who want it and will need it." It's hard to imagine what such a study would look like. It would be rather useless to ask adults what they use from high school mathematics – those who don't use math are only reporting this fact in hindsight. (Indeed, just what would an education consist of if the same approach were used to evaluate the content of every other high-school subject?) And just like Roach, many adults may well underestimate the cumulative effect and overall usefulness of the critical skills taught by the study of mathematics, and required of most of the college-educated workforce.
On the other hand and from the front end, it's not clear how to ascertain which kids will "need" the "high-level" math (should we identify the future school board administrators in 10th grade?). Is Roach seriously proposing we attempt to identify, in the 10th grade, which kids won't have a highly skilled job requiring mathematics – or even more efficiently, those who won't go to college?
Whether Roach needs mathematics is not at issue here, partly because it seems he does not need a job. But while the U.S. economy is struggling with a current 8.6 percent unemployment rate, jobs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields or requiring STEM skills are going unfilled because there aren't enough qualified applicants. According to Harvard government professor Paul Peterson, an author of a study detailing the abysmal performance of U.S. students in mathematics, "the United States could enjoy a remarkable increment in its annual GDP growth per capita by enhancing the math proficiency of U.S. students." Translated into dollar amounts, he estimates almost a trillion dollars per year of GDP increase if the U.S. were to raise its level of proficiency to that of Canada. As he puts it, "Those who say that student math performance does not matter are clearly wrong." And these comments pertain to reaching proficiency, not acquiring advanced-level skills.
Finally, in his conclusion, Brady brashly laments that we are stuck with a system in which "decisions are shaped not by knowledge or understanding of educating, but by ideology, politics, hubris, greed, ignorance…and various combinations thereof," and that those decisions are "sold to the public by the rich and powerful." Wow. All this from a sample size of one.
Mr. Roach and Mr. Brady, you rightly call high-stakes testing to be brought under greater scrutiny, and question its ability to evaluate a young person's potential. Through Mr. Roach's experiment, you planted a valuable seed of doubt. But then you seriously over-manured it.
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