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InterContinental Hotels Group Plc agreed to sell its London Park Lane Hotel to Middle Eastern investors for 301.5 million pounds ($457 million) as it sharpens its focus on managing properties and brands.
InterContinental Hotels Group Plc, owner of the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and Hotel Indigo brands, plans to sell its London Park Lane hotel for about $380 million "early this year," according to Kirk Kinsell, the company's president for the Americas.
Investors led by the Witkoff Group agreed to buy the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel on Manhattan's Central Park South for about $660 million, according to a person with knowledge of the transaction.
The London restaurant scene is so vibrant and so diverse, you might wonder what a California chef has to bring to the table, other than a splash of sunshine.
There are many fine places to dine in the U.K. Until recently, Manchester was not one of them.
You might think hotel dining is mainly for tourists. Not in London. Properties such as the Berkeley are home to some of the city's finest chefs.
Judy Joo , a Morgan Stanley saleswoman who quit business to become a chef and worked for Gordon Ramsay , will head the restaurant at the new London Playboy Club .


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A French maker who creates incredible "Star Wars" drones is back with another. This time, he flies a modded Imperial Star Destroyer sure to strike fear into the heart of any Rebel in its path.
Aircraft and military manufacturer Boeing has been granted a patent on a system that is designed to prevent explosion shockwaves from harming a target.
Backed by 7.6 million followers on YouTube, the beauty guru's empire is so diverse even people least likely to watch her Barbie makeup transformation know her name. The online star still has a few secrets.
A creator of "Star Wars"-themed drones shows off his latest work, a replica of an Imperial Star Destroyer. And it looks awesome.
A YouTube comedy twosome famed among teens, Smosh has an audience to beat top-rated TV shows -- even if "real TV" is the one place they're not interested in going.
This week on Crave, we navigate crowds while staring at our phones, catch space junk with fish nets, and ogle a new "Star Wars" taking to the skies in France. Hopefully the Apple drone can save us all. It's an all new Crave show.
The incredible animation "TIE Fighter" by UK artist Paul Johnson shows a "Star Wars" starship battle from the perspective of the Galactic Empire.
We already knew Ferrell was talented, but who knew he was such a Trekkie?
For the low, low price of $14.9 million, you can own this crazy mansion in Los Angeles that has a bedroom that transports guests to the icy "Star Wars" planet of Hoth.
Watch as this Imperial Speeder Bike made from a first-person-video quadcopter and a vintage "Star Wars" toy flies through the woods.

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With the widespread use of social media sites, it can be all too easy to depend on the Internet to stay in touch with relatives that live far and wide. In fact, many people have forgotten the importance of getting together once in a while to converse face to face and enjoy the company of one another.
Ask yourself this; when was the last time your entire family got together? If you're like most people, it's probably been a while. It's up to you to take action and organize a day and venue where your whole family can gather and spend some quality time with each other.
Planning the ultimate family get-together may sound like an impossible task, but it's actually quite simple once you abide by the following two principals.
Choose a Suitable Venue
When deciding on which venue to choose, you'll need to consider what would be the most convenient location for everyone involved. There will always be someone who will have to travel to get there on the day, but it's best to pick a location and venue that is near the majority of the family.
Select a venue that will have a sufficient amount of space for the number of people that you expect to attend and be sure to check facilities like play areas for the kids etc.
Give the Food Plenty of Thought
A get-together cannot be a successful event without the presence of some delicious food. There are many ways in which you can plan the food – ask everyone to bring a dish with them on the day, hire a caterer or look for a hogroaster for sale and cook your own scrumptious feast.
Before you make a decision, you'll need to consider the dietary requirements of those that will be attending and what option will be best suited to the venue that you've chosen. Don't forget to include some food for the kids and some salads and low-fat options for any family members that may be calorie-conscious.
There are lots of other elements to organize including music/entertainment etc., but starting off with the aforementioned two fundamentals will set the event up to be a resounding success.


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Catch 'Game Of Thrones' In Vegas On IMAX
If you're a Game of Thrones fan, chances are you're already attending viewing parties at whichever friend's house has the best/newest TV situation. Well, it's time to up the ante and the screen size.
To get you out of the between-seasons doldrums, the folks behind "Game of Thrones" will be showing the two final episodes of season four on the gigantic IMAX screens around the country, including the Brenden Theatres at Palms.
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Look At All These Rumors
The VegasChatter inbox has been on fire of late with lots of rumors, both on Strip and off. We decided to round them up and dispel or confirm what we could. Here's what's being buzzed about around town:
Subject: The Cosmo
Rumor: With the sale of The Cosmopolitan to Blackstone, its official alignment with Hilton is just a matter of time. (Blackstone already counted Hilton within its portfolio.) The question has been how it will be affiliated with Hilton. Now, a VegasChatter tipster thinks it might be placed in the CONRAD category after noticing a Las Vegas location listed for the brand, which touts "smart luxury," on an internal (read: employee only) site.
Truth: The validity of this rumor is yet to be seen. The public website for CONRAD does not make mention of a Las Vegas location. You can review Hilton's brand hierarchy here and make your own guess as to where Cosmo might fall.
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Details On The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion's Week This December
NASCAR and Las Vegas have a deeper relationship than most realize. One of the first few races of the season is held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) every year. When there's not an event, visitors can even drive around LVMS at the Richard Petty Experience. While the last race of the season may take place in Homestead, Florida, it really draws to a close in Las Vegas. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion's Week takes place around the valley December 2-5.
An annual celebration, NASCAR Champion's Week is a chance for racing fans to see and (maybe) meet their favorite drivers. There's also a very candid event that's open to the public called After The Lap. The event is a tell-all conversation with the top 16 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers. In previous years, this off-the-cuff discussion has gone from interesting chatter and laughter to WTH when Tony Stewart dropped down to do push-ups or when Jeff Gordon decided that he'd break dance.
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Lao Sze Chuan Cranks Up The Heat At Palms
The eagerly anticipated Chinese spot at Palms is now open. The trope is almost mandatory now: gambling establishments with over 100 slot machines must have bathrooms, emergency exits, and a Chinese restaurant. But, at least this new dining destination isn't like the dens of grease/MSG many claim and features a proper chef doing proper Chinese specialties.
Szechuan food is characterized by two ingredients: chili oil and Szechuan peppercorns. Both play a heavy part in the food at Lao Sze Chuan, especially in the Spicy Szechuan Rabbit appetizer ($7.95). This is a dish for those looking to satiate that peppercorn addiction, applying almost medical-grade numbing to every surface in your mouth. If you wanted to scare away a novice, this would be the dish to do it with. The dish, served cold, is quite tasty, just watch out for the many sharp bones and don't start popping it in your mouth like this writer did.
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Mild Makeover Of Club Palms
About a year ago, Palms totally revamped its players club so it must be time to tinker with things again. The biggest change to Club Palms last year was the addition of multiple tiers based on how much money is spent. This year, the players club has received a mild makeover which seems aimed at making sure anyone who has any kind of status is a consistent spender.
Earning 400 points still gives you $1 in free slot play and you must earn 2,000 points ($5) before you can spend it. In addition to earning points from gambling, you can earn 1 point for every dollar you spend in the restaurants, hotel, spa, salon and gift shop. The first changes you'll notice are the requirements for each tier.
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Are You Ready For Some Football... Contests? Here's Your 2014 Roundup
We're just weeks away from kickoff of football season and the sportsbooks are getting ready for the most popular sport for bettors by hosting a variety of football contests. Besides typical wagers on individual games, Las Vegas casinos offer contests at different price points to give gamblers a shot at making some, potentially, big bucks. Registration has opened for the following contests:
SuperContest at Westgate (Formerly LVH, formerly Las Vegas Hilton, formerly The International, formerly just sand)
The SuperContest is easily the most popular football contest in Las Vegas and that popularity is only getting bigger. Entries for this year's SuperContest are already ahead of last year which sent the grand prize winner home with over $500,000! Entry for this football contest is $1,500. Unlike other contests, you don't have to live in Nevada to participate, but you do have to register in person. If you want to participate in the SuperContest, but don't live in Nevada you can hire a proxy to submit your weekly picks. FootballContest.com has info on what a proxy can do for you.
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Vegas Is Better With Break-Even Jacks Or Better
For most, 9/6 sounds likes the odds offered on a bet at a Vegas sportsbook, but for video poker players it's the hard-to-find, nearly break-even game found only in limited spots around the Strip.
What's 9/6? Those are Jacks or Better games that pay nine credits for a full house and six for a flush. Games that pay 8/5, or even 7/5, are much more common, and offer correspondingly worse odds – the house edge is less than half a percent on a 9/6 game with optimal play. (Some casinos, including Stratosphere, once offered a few machines that paid 10/7 and had a slight edge for the player, but finding one of those in 2014 is about as likely as finding a leprechaun and a pot of gold on Las Vegas Boulevard.)
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Palms Suspends 24-Hour Checkout Program, Limits Beverage Butler
All good things must come to an end, but this was a bit faster than even we would have expected.
Earlier this year, executives at the Palms had us cheering over two out-of-the-box guest programs. In March, we were impressed with the launch of a 24-hour checkout policy that allowed guests to leave (with a few strings attached) 24 hours after they arrived instead of at the usual pre-set time. A few weeks later, execs had us toasting the introduction of a Beverage Butler whose sole goal was to bring the bar to guests waiting their turn at check-in.
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Cantor Releases 2014 NFL Season Win Totals
Most of us are getting ready for March Madness or the first pitch of the Major League Baseball regular season. Football isn't front and center with most people that bet on sports, but that hasn't stopped Cantor Gaming (CG Technology) from looking forward to the NFL season. It's the first sportsbook operator to post season win totals for the next pro football season.
Over the past couple seasons, Cantor has become the first sportsbook operator to release NFL season win totals but this marks the earliest they've posted them to date. In fact, this is the earliest any sportsbook operator has released season win totals. Ever. Free agency hasn't begun yet and the NFL Draft is weeks away, but if you can see into the future maybe you're ready to place bets on how teams will perform. Take a look:
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In Las Vegas, The Walking Dead Slot Invasion Has Begun
The Walking Dead return to televison February 9, but you need only to shuffle into a Vegas casino to get your fix now.
The Walking Dead slot machine has finally begun its invasion of Sin City. The game can now be found at Bellagio, The Mirage, Arizona Charlie's West (on South Decatur) and the Palms. Keep an eye on this website to keep track of new locations to play dead (har) in Vegas.
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Palms Reveals A Revamped N9NE
N9NE is looking fine (Whee! Rhymes!) at Palms after closing for a quick remodel.
The off-Strip steakhouse is back with a stylin' new decor, a revamped menu and the addition of Center Table (seen above). Described as a "semi-private dining experience with prime location in the heart of the restaurant," Center Table is encased in sheer drapes so we're going to call it the 'look at me.. no, don't look at me' table. Meanwhile, a redesigned lounge (pictured below) provides a better view of the restaurant as a whole.
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Drifting Away At Palms' Drift Spa
Yesterday, we reviewed a Studio Suite inside Palms Place Hotel and Spa. Today, we get to the "and Spa" part by spending a few hours inside the Drift Spa and Hammam. And, while we were surprised by the peacefulness inside the Palms Place tower, it was Drift Spa that gave us new ways to "enhance our calm."
This writer knows his way around a fitness center or two. While not necessarily popular to the casual Vegas visitor, fitness centers are commonly available inside most Vegas resort spas. The spa area, though, is where more people tend to gravitate, sipping cucumber water and lounging in robes between dips in bubbling pools. Whether you want to work out your biceps or some post-partying toxins, Vegas has dozens of spas to choose from, however, Drift was the first in the city to incorporate a hammam, and it provided my first experience with one as well. More on that in a bit.


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Wild Wheels
A fun, crazy car-racing game, Wild Wheels offers a number of different missions and races. Aimed at the casual gamer, Wild Wheels is very easy to use, providing state-of-the-art, 3-D graphics; expansive environments; and realistic car physics. Car racing fans young and old alike will enjoy the fantasy setting. With three unique ways to play, over 35 levels, seven cars to unlock, and four difficulty levels, the possibilities for fun are endless!
Beach Volley Hot Sports (International)
Beach Volleyball Hot Sports delivers intense beach volleyball action for up to four players. Go head-to-head in the most intense fun-filled beach volleyball action you have ever seen! Feel the action as you serve, spike and battle it out in the variety of modes.
Create a Mall
Step into the shoes of an up-and-coming mall designer with a flair for fashion in Create A Mall. Help Kelly rise to the top of the company by developing and designing a series of new malls in six different cities. Hire workers, gather resources, open stores, and watch your profits soar. Increase the popularity of your shopping centers by adding new features, restaurants, and other unique upgrades. Between levels, spend your "shopping credits" on new jewelry, outfits, decorations, and more from the shops you've built! Featuring 22 different kinds of stores to construct, addictive gameplay, and endless possibilities, Create A Mall is a wonderful way to enjoy fast fun and let your imagination go wild.
Insider Tales - Triple Pack
Accompany Francesca di Porta as she solves three mysteries. In The Stolen Venus, help track down the thief of Botticelli's masterpiece, The Birth of Venus. In Vanished in Rome, learn what Leonardo da Vinci has to do with a missing family from Rome. And finally, in The Secret of Casanova, reveal the mystery behind the world's most famous lover. Enjoy more than 10 hours of gameplay with a fascinating mix of crime investigation, love and mystery. Search through countless beautiful hidden objects scenes and solve tricky riddles. Get swept away by authentic places in wonderful cities such as Paris, Rome, Venice, Vienna and Prague. It's a tantalizing treat for all.
Little Shop of Treasures
Welcome to Huntington, a charming little town where if you look close enough, your dreams will come true. Help Huntington's shop owners find more than 1,200 unique, and cleverly hidden, items for their customers and earn enough cash to open a shop of your own! Featuring two great ways to play, an innovative hint feature, endless re-playability and more, this eye-popping challenge from the creators of the Super Collapse! Series will bend your brain and dazzle your eyes. Find your way to fun at the Little Shop of Treasures today!
Treasure Hunters
A whirlwind journey around the world takes you to the top of an icy mountain where, at its base, lies the entrance to a cave which is a doorway to a magnificent treasure. The cave however, is full of traps and machinations to overcome. It's nothing you haven't already experienced before, so your skills are up to the task, but this is only the beginning. Find out what other great secrets lay ahead of you in this cryptic journey to discover wealth beyond your imagination. Search fantastic locations for objects of use and overcome the puzzling obstacles using your wits. Call on help from useful hints or amazing power-ups such as night vision goggles, a glove of power, and more. It's a fantastic quest as you unravel the mysteries of this treasure hunting expedition. Can you go all the way?
Super Jigsaw Desserts
Assemble mouth-watering pictures of sweet treats with this collection of jigsaws featuring ornate confections and delicious concoctions. With more than 500 pieces, your choice of shapes, and 50 images featuring cookies, pies, birthday cakes and more, the possibilities are endless. Relaxing, easy to play, and full of family fun, Super Jigsaw Desserts is sure to satisfy your brain's sweet tooth.
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you. Trust no one - if the price is right, the finger of your most trusted ally will be on the trigger. Your targets may hide in the most remote areas of the planet, but their destruction is never prevented - only postponed. Learn your trade - master your tools - overcome your obstacles - outsmart your enemies - eliminate your targets. Remember: rash decisions bleed consequences. Know when to strike instantly, know when to take your time. Chance favors the prepared. Failure is not an option.
Atlantis Sky Patrol
This frenetic marble-popping adventure puts you in charge of how fast each level will end. Knock out doomsday devices on each of the 100 levels in the game by matching marble colors in sets of three. To finish off the device and move on to the next round, simply destroy the cleverly-placed static orbs that continually allow additional chains to fill the track. Easy to learn, but difficult to master, this puzzler is nearly impossible to put down!
Treasure Masters, Inc.
Join the globe-trotting team at Treasure Masters Inc. for a fantastic adventure of hidden object fun. Embark on an exhilarating quest to unearth an amazing artifact from the bottom of the sea in level after level of addictive gameplay. Take on challenging hidden object levels, solve dozens of unique puzzles, and enjoy relaxing mini-games. Can you find the hidden treasures before your enemies do? Test the waters with the free trial or download the full version of Treasure Masters Inc. and dive in to the thrilling adventure, spectacular artwork, and amazing fun of this compelling hidden object challenge today.
Snail Mail
Speedy Delivery! Guide Turbo the Snail through the furthest reaches of the universe to deliver Intergalactic Mail in this fast-paced action game. Play through all 50 levels in Postal Mode, test your reflexes in Challenge Mode, and get the fastest time in Time Trials. Who's The Snail? You're The Snail!
Kitten Sanctuary
Rescue an adorable assortment of cuddly kittens from the clutches of evil aliens in Kitten Sanctuary, a delightfully loveable match-3 game. Kitten Island was once a peaceful place where kittens ran free and the catnip grew tall. But now, pesky aliens armed with scrumptious treats have trapped the kittens in special cages. Free the kittens by swapping and sliding game pieces to create matching groups of three more. Even move pieces diagonally! Between levels, visit your kittens, play with them, and customize their special sanctuaries with your own unique touch.
18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul
North America¡¯s open roads await! You ain't working for the Man any more! You're the owner of your own trucking business and you call the shots. Build your empire one rig at a time to dominate the roadways and outbid the competition. Can you handle the pressure? Your American Dream starts behind the wheel of your own big rig.
Twisted Lands - Shadow Town Premium Edition
A treasure diver and his wife are out to sea gathering items when an artifact causes a boating accident. Awakening shipwrecked on a strange island, and with his wife now missing, the diver searches a wretched town for any signs of life, but he is not prepared for the horrors that wait. Can he find his wife, and a way off, before they succumb to the deadly secret that a mysterious fog envelopes? Take a horrifying journey through this hair-raising world where shadows whisper and eyes deceive. Gather hidden items locations to help make sense of what's happened on this island. Figure out a way to get off solving mysterious puzzles. With spine-chilling discoveries, ominous challenges, and bloodcurdling visuals, this unhinging experience, along with its shocking conclusion, will leave you speechless.
Foreign Dreams
When terrible dreams begin to torment her friend, a young woman decides to use her special abilities to help him. Gradually she realizes that her friend Victor is haunted by memories of dark events he experienced during childhood. In order to save him from his past, she prepares to enter into his world of unsettling and dangerous nightmares. Join this brave young woman in a creepy surreal exploration to save Victor. Enter his mind and dreams to find the source of his haunting visions. Search for answers locked away and hidden amongst the strange environments. Solve mind-boggling puzzles, play inventive mini-games, and find answers to this mystery. What are his nightmares about and who is the little creepy girl inhabiting them?
Jojo's Fashion Show 2: Las Cruces
Last season Jojo Cruz came out of retirement to take the fashion world by storm. With the help of her daughter Rosalind, Jojo used her impeccable eye for matching outfits to brighten runways around the world. Now Jojo and Rosalind have great expectations they must meet as they launch their joint line Las Cruces. Can Jojo and Rosalind continue working together in the face of new challenges including designing for men? Is one label big enough for two strong women? Make stylish outfits from cute tops, elegant dresses and stunning heels as you showcase your fashion sense on runways around the world. Then capture the looks in the brand new fashion photo shoots mode.
The Magician's Handbook - Cursed Valley
Find hidden objects, reveal a captivating story, and lift an evil curse in this brain-bending adventure. Set out with your trusty wand in hand to Cursed Valley - a dark and mysterious place where no one lives and whose true name has been long forgotten. Search beautifully hand-painted backgrounds for enchanted objects cleverly hidden in each scene to gain spells, remove the curse from the valley, and discover its true name. Read along as the pages of the Magician's Handbook reveal a stirring story with each new discovery along your journey. Even unlock special items by collecting hidden bonus coins in each level! Eye-popping, amazing, and full of surprises, The Magician's Handbook - Cursed Valley is an original journey to a world of fun!
Midnight Outlaw Street Drag - Nitro Edition
Enter the streets after midnight to take on the toughest urban dragsters. It's about the car; it's about the speed; but most of all, it's about the respect. Rocket through the city to rule the night streets. Make your car rock with custom paint, engine enhancements, ground effects, and sound systems. Fatten your wallet with every win and pump the cash back into your ride. Out-maneuver the cops that are determined to end your race from behind the wheel of 10 super-charged dragsters. Radical new camera angles change the way you race, including the mini-hood, fender, wheel, and wing cams.
Three Cards to Midnight
Help a lost young lady remember her past in Three Cards to Midnight, an original hidden object game featuring a unique new way to play. Each rich location in this challenging game is full of items hidden in plain sight. Use your best deduction skills to determine which items to find by matching a series of keywords with the items in the room. Complete each chapter to reveal a little bit of our heroine's lost memory and unravel the truth about her identity. More than the average hidden object game, Three Cards to Midnight also contains original puzzles to solve along the way. Get a sneak peek at this engrossing game with the free trial version, or get the full version and follow our heroine through eight riveting chapters of mysterious exploration. Turn over the Tarot Cards and discover the rich and compelling hidden object fun in Three Cards to Midnight today.
The Hidden Object Show Combo Pack
Compete for virtual cash and prizes in both seasons of the hit hidden object game show with The Hidden Object Show Combo Pack! Join a ghostly host on an abandoned movie set in The Hidden Object Show. Or, head to Carnival for a whirlwind ride of hidden object fun in The Hidden Object Show Season 2. Enjoyed by millions of players, this amazing combo pack features both of these hit games in one easy download! Featuring hundreds of hidden object rounds, hilarious hosts, a huge mix of mini-games, and much, much more, The Hidden Object Show Combo Pack is an incredible deal you don't want to miss! Try a few rounds in the free demo version, or take advantage of this opportunity to get two fantastic games for one low price and download the full unlimited version. Step right up! The Hidden Object Show is about to begin!
Ice Land 2
Help Mortimer collect fish scattered everywhere to feed you and your wife! You¡¯ll need quick reflexes as you jump from platform to platform gathering precious food. Keep your cool as you outwit opponents blocking you to your ultimate goal. Good luck!
Dancing Craze
Maria is off to Tinseltown and help her friend Helen film a dance video for her upcoming song. While Maria has all the moves to make it a hit, more dancers are needed to make it truly spectacular. How will they recruit enough dancers for their video? Open up a dance studio of course! Join Maria as she gets her dance studio hopping and ready for the big number. Teach clients a range of slick steps while providing what they need to feel energized. Serve drinks, hand them a towel, or switch up the pace. Earn Chain and Color-matching bonuses while beating mini-games and winning trophies. Purchase and use over a dozen upgrades and decorate the studios to your taste.
Voodoo Whisperer - Curse of a Legend Platinum Edition
Mentored by one of the most powerful voodoo priestesses around, Lillian is learning to use her power slowly. When a dark force settles over New Orleans however, and places the entire town including her teacher under a curse, Lillian is the only one who can stop the mysterious forces at work. Now young Lillian must find allies and uncover the secrets of voodoo to save her master and friends. Join Lillian on this eerie journey through the streets of New Orleans as she searches for the answers to cast this evil away. Find important clues, locate ingredients and recipes to create spells, and meet odd characters both living and deceased. With dark and gloomy scenery, captivating mini-games and puzzles, and a shocking ending, you'll be left wanting for more.
Super Jigsaw Butterflies
Put together stunning images of nature's most glorious example of beauty and transformation with this remarkable collection. Each puzzle in this collection is a stunning picture of an exotic butterfly, like the "Anna Blue" and the "West Coast Lady". With more than 500 pieces, your choice of shapes, piece rotation and hundreds of images to choose from, the possibilities are endless. You could spend a lifetime at this game and never play the same beautiful puzzle the same way twice!
Treasures of Montezuma
Discover hours of addictive family fun with this unique puzzle adventure. Featuring more than 40 challenging levels, original gameplay, and gorgeous full-screen graphics, Treasures of Montezuma is a bold adventure of strategic surprises like you've never seen before.
Mysteries of Horus
Do you have what it takes to appease nine vengeful gods of Ancient Egypt? Mysteries of Horus is a puzzle game based on shape recognition. During the game, shapes amass at the bottom of the screen. You must place these objects on identical shapes that scroll past in rows above. Placing shapes of the same color next to each other generates mega-points! Work fast while planning ahead, and you just might satisfy the ruthless deities who rule over the game. You can even purchase gifts for the gods and use bonus items to help you win. The satisfaction of beating Mysteries of Horus is unmatched. Add in graphics and audio dripping with atmosphere, and Mysteries of Horus is the next best thing to doing battle with the gods themselves!
Sunset Studio - Love on the High Seas
Search a star-studded set for cleverly hidden objects, and keep a big budget blockbuster from sinking . . . literally, in Sunset Studio - Love on the High Seas, the engaging sequel to Sunset Studio Deluxe. Katherine Connick, who considers herself "America's Sweetheart" and star of the new movie, Titanship, just can't find anything for herself. Besides, why should a star have to search for hard-to-find items? That's what assistants are for! Help keep this rocky production afloat by sifting through a variety of studio locations and collecting valuable production pieces before time runs out. From the creators of the popular Little Shop series of games, Sunset Studio - Love on the High Seas features vibrant scenes to search, six amazing power-ups, a hilarious storyline, and more than a little Hollywood glamour. Play Sunset Studio - Love on the High Seas and discover the kind of romance that can only be found on an imaginary sinking ship. Play the Sunset Studio - Love on the High Seas free trial or full version on a computer near you!
Shape Solitaire
Shape Solitaire is a new and unique card puzzler. The goal is to fill all open tiles with cards with one simple rule: place a card on the field next to another card with a value one less or one greater, regardless the suit. Good luck!
Hollywood Tycoon
Be a movie mogul in Hollywood Tycoon, the game that lets you build and run your very own dream factory! Select the best script, pick out the perfect actor, and hope for a blockbuster in this original challenge that puts you in charge of every production. Develop and produce epic romances, terrifying thrillers, hilarious comedies and more. Or, mix them all up and create the craziest cinema in town. Featuring a fun musical score, fantastic graphics, and endless possibilities, Hollywood Tycoon is your ticket to fun. Play the free trial for sneak preview, or grab some popcorn, get the full version, and put your dreams on the silver screen.
Ashley Jones and the Heart of Egypt
Discover treasures and artifacts as you match together relics from ancient Egypt. Follow archaeologist Ashley Jones as she heads an excavation. Immerse yourself in one of the best games in the match 3 genre. Each ancient Egyptian monument is drawn and animated to reflect reality and the storyline is deeply intertwined with real history. You will be certain all Ashley's undertakings are a true piece of history!
Empire Earth II - Gold Edition
Empire Earth II:
Prepare to serve up worldwide conquest on an epic scale once again with Empire Earth II. Become the greatest conqueror of all time by creating, building and forging the grandest of all empires as you progress through 15 epochs that span more than 10,000 years of history. Introducing new units, powers and leaders through 3 expansive campaigns, Empire Earth II will once again set the standard for real-time strategy games with the latest technology and features that expand both the single-player and multiplayer experience.
Empire Earth II: Art of Supremacy:
Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy will return gamers to the front lines of the greatest battles in history with new civilizations at their command, new campaigns and a host of new features that make this year's best strategy game more addicting than ever. Bold victories on far-off battlefields, from wintry Russian plains to scorching African deserts, will establish the player's undisputable reputation as the world's greatest leader - past, present and future.
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Burger Rush
Aspiring chef Heidi is convinced burgers can be fine cuisine too - and she's out to prove it! Join Heidi on her quest to create the perfect burger at five original restaurants. Swap and slide burgers, cheese, tomatoes and other essential fixings to make groups of three or more and fill your customers' mouth-watering orders. Between levels, visit the Burger Shop to get new recipes, upgrade your equipment, or stock up on treats to keep your patrons patient. For fast fun with all the toppings, download Burger Rush today!
Farm 2
Johnny and Annie are out of school and have decided to visit their uncle's farm for a fun vacation. When they arrive however, they find their uncle sick and in bed, unable to care for the farm and its animals. Johnny and Annie quickly decide to roll up their sleeves and get the farm back on track to producing all they need to make it successful once again. Help Johnny and Annie run the farm as they tend to crops and animals. Harvest food, collect products, and sell them at market. With the money earned, you can upgrade the farm, stock new plants and animals, or purchase items to create new products. Produce more goods, deliver more orders to the nearby town, and turn the small farm to a full-fledged business.
Discovery! Seek & Find Adventure
Zoom into exotic locations in this seek-and-find adventure! Search for objects hidden around the globe as you travel from China to Spain to Brazil and a number of hot spots in-between. How do your powers of observation rate against those of Discovery¡¯s eagle-eyed contestants? Can you uncover all of the cleverly tucked away items and secure a spot in the Global Guru Tournament? Pack your bags¡ªit¡¯s time for a seek-and-find adventure!
Amelie's Cafe
Feed the famished masses in Amelie's Cafe! You'll have to stay on your toes as you take orders, tell your cooks what to make, deliver the food and keep the joint shining like a new penny. You can also play a match-three mini-game AT THE SAME TIME to earn bonuses than can help you win. And between levels, you can slap on a new layer of decor or upgrade your cooks. Hotter than a side of fries and sweeter than a strawberry shake, Amelie's Cafe will satisfy your craving for fast-paced fun!
The Walls of Jericho
The Walls of Jericho is an awesome puzzle game, where you use simple mix-and-match skill to crumble stone blocks. You're tasked with activating powerful combinations and solving the puzzle in order to bring down the walls. You can click and drag blocks to move them around. Match three or more of a kind in a row to crumble them. Unlike many other click-and-match games, you can drag blocks as far as you'd like. Red blocks conceal Power Blocks, which can destroy many ordinary blocks when matched up three in a row. To completely demolish the wall, you must activate the ARK by matching up three ARK blocks. Your followers will leave if you don't crumble enough blocks. Be sure to keep them faithful by crumbling blocks and using your powers. Once your followers are gone, your game is over!
Prison Tycoon
Private prisons have become the new growth industry. You will construct and run an efficient rehabilitation facility with nothing but money on your mind. There's no escaping under your watchful eye as you oversee every detail of prison life. Start from the ground up placing the very walls and fences that will house and contain your prisoners. Choose from multiple isolated environments and get to work. Begin with a low security prison and build it up to a maximum security facility for the world's most dangerous criminals. Expertly staff your prison with wardens, guards, cooks, and rehabilitation experts. Carefully balance your budget, maintain prisoner morale, and minimize the potential for financial meltdown. Determine the overall security level of your lockdown, but beware! Too harsh a prison will create a dangerous environment and could spark prisoner riots. Too lenient an approach will result in rampant gang activity. In Prison Tycoon, crime doesn't pay... but justice does!
Blitzkrieg: Mission Kursk
The 15 missions in Blitzkrieg: Mission Kursk's campaigns will offer gamers a taste of the last great Eastern Front campaign of World War II. Characterized by brutal tank battles that first saw the widespread use of battlefield behemoths like the Tiger and Ferdinand, Blitzkrieg: Mission Kursk contains 40 new units, 25 new structures, additional sound-effects and an upgraded graphics engine. Blitzkrieg: Mission Kursk will offer gamers more than 50 hours of additional game play. A version of the original Blitzkrieg game is required in order to play Blitzkrieg: Mission Kursk.
Supermarket Management
Keep a busy store stocked with delicious ingredients, and help a young lady grow her career in Supermarket Management. Fresh out of school, Kate isn't sure what she wants to do with her life. But when a local shopkeeper notices Kate has just what it takes to make it in fast-paced world of grocery stores, Kate jumps at the chance to put her skills to the test. Help Kate by keeping the shelves full, hiring staff, serving fresh meat and seafood, and even assembling scrumptious cakes! The happier your customers, the more upgrades and enhancements you can apply to your store between levels. Featuring loads of challenging levels, colorful full-screen graphics, and a wonderful storyline, this delightful game is full of frenzied fun.
Hoyle Enchanted Puzzles
A new adventure from the #1 puzzle authority, Hoyle! Help a young apprentice become a powerful wizard by playing through a wide variety puzzle challenges. It will be up to you to guide the young wizard-to-be in fulfilling her destiny in finding the Wizard of Skye. Throughout this journey she will meet various mentors who will help unlock new challenges, help gather resources and explore the magical realm of Skye!
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DEFINITION of 'Universal Life Insurance'
A type of flexible permanent life insurance offering the low-cost protection of term life insurance as well as a savings element (like whole life insurance) which is invested to provide a cash value buildup. The death benefit, savings element and premiums can be reviewed and altered as a policyholder's circumstances change. In addition, unlike whole life insurance, universal life insurance allows the policyholder to use the interest from his or her accumulated savings to help pay premiums.
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Universal life insurance was created to provide more flexibility than whole life insurance by allowing the policy owner to shift money between the insurance and savings components of the policy. Premiums, which are variable, are broken down by the insurance company into insurance and savings, allowing the policy owner to make adjustments based on their individual circumstances. For example, if the savings portion is earning a low return, it can be used instead of external funds to pay the premiums. Unlike whole life insurance, universal life allows the cash value of investments to grow at a variable rate that is adjusted monthly.
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12 years ago today, 100 people died, and hundreds more were injured in a fire at the Station nightclub in West Warwick. The fire made national headlines as one of the worst nightclub fires in U.S. history. Survivors are still working to build a public memorial, and living with the scars from that night.
US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins Political Roundtable this week to discuss whether Democrats can be effective in the GOP-controlled Senate; the battle against ISIS; Governor Gina Raimondo's presentation on Rhode Island's economy; and more.
Hear more of our conversation with Senator Whitehouse in Bonus Q & A.
US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins Bonus Q+A to discuss partisan politics in Washington; how Rhode Island is being impacted by international trade; the outlook for criminal justice reform; and much more.
Hear more of our conversation with Senator Whitehouse on Political Roundtable.
After an international search, the Rhode Island School of Design has settled on one of its own to take over as president. RISD has tapped Rosanne Somerson, a RISD graduate who's been serving as interim president since December 2013.
Former president John Maeda stepped down suddenly, after a rocky relationship with RISD faculty. Maeda surprised many at RISD when he announced he had taken a job at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers.
Advocates working to end homelessness in Rhode Island release their annual report card Thursday looking at Rhode Island's homeless population. For the second year in a row, the number of homeless declined. Jim Ryczek, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless, spoke with Rhode Island Public Radio's Elisabeth Harrison to go behind the numbers.
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio's Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment The Bottom Line.
This week, Dave and Mark talk with twin river worldwide holdings chairman John E. Taylor Jr. They discuss Twin River's proposal to build a four story hotel at its Lincoln, Rhode Island casino. They're taking the proposal to Lincoln residents and the local business community for feedback.
When to Listen: You can hear The Bottom Line each Friday at 5:50pm.
State Representative Joseph Shekarchi (D-Warwick) joins Political Roundtable to discuss the arrest this week of State Representative Joseph Almeida (D-Providence); Shekarchi's ties to Governor Gina Raimondo and House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello; the proliferation of tax-cut proposals at the General Assembly this year; and the outlook for a hike in the minimum wage.
State Representative Joseph Almeida is maintaining his innocence after State Police charged him with unlawfully appropriating more than $1500. He's accused of using more than $6000 in campaign contributions for his personal use. Meanwhile, watchdogs say there's room for improvement when it comes to how the state polices the money collected by politicians.
It's been five years since North Providence Town Councilman Paul Caranci put on a wire and recorded his fellow council members accepting bribes. He gave the recordings to the FBI and helped convict three councilmen and a town solicitor on charges of public corruption. On Wednesday, Caranci receives an award in Washington, DC, from the National Association of Secretaries of State, recognizing an act of political bravery.
Winning, like savoring a single malt Scotch, is an acquired taste. It takes time, 12 years in some cases. It takes work and patience and luck. And just as one must learn to sip that single malt, neat or on ice, one must learn how to win. Providence College and the University of Rhode Island are proof.


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Schlafer Competes at NCAA Zone Diving Championships March 9, 2015 BUFFALO, N.Y. – Brown sophomore diver Jonathon Schlafer (Uniontown, Ohio) competed in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events at the 2015 NCAA Zone Diving Championships held at the University of Buffalo on Monday and Tuesday. [read more]
Men's Swimming & Diving Concludes Ivy Championships in Seventh Place February 28, 2015 PRINCETON, N.J. – The Brown men's swimming and diving team finished seventh overall at the 2015 Ivy League Championships at the conclusion of the third and final day of action at Princeton's DeNunzio Pool. [read more]
Four School Records Fall in Day Two of the Ivy Championships February 27, 2015 PRINCETON, N.J. – Four Brown school records fell in day two action of the 2015 Ivy League Men's Swimming and Diving Championships held at Princeton's DeNunzio Pool on Friday. [read more]
Springman's School Record Highlights Day One of the Ivy League Swimming & Diving Championships February 26, 2015 PRINCETON, N.J. – Riley Springman's school record in the 200 IM highlighted day one action of the 2015 Ivy League Men's Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday at Princeton's DeNunzio Pool. [read more]
Swimming and Diving's FeBRUINvite Canceled February 14, 2015 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University's FeBRUINvite swimming and diving invitational scheduled for tomorrow, Feb. 15, has been canceled due to the winter storm forecasts for the Providence area this weekend. [read more]
This Week In Brown Athletics (Feb 9 - Feb 15, 2015) February 9, 2015 This week will present a number of opportunities to see Brown University's varsity teams in action... [read more]
Men's Swimming & Diving Downed by Yale, 184.5-58.5 February 7, 2015 NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Brown men's swimming and diving team finished the Ivy dual meet season with a 184.5-58.5 setback to Yale at the Kiphuth Exhibition Pool on Saturday. [read more]
Men's Swimming & Diving Falls To Cornell, 188-112 January 31, 2015 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown men's swimming and diving team fought valiantly on Saturday against Cornell before ultimately falling to the Big Red, 188-112, at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center. [read more]
This Week In Brown Athletics (Jan 26 - Feb 1, 2015) January 25, 2015 With winter in full swing after snow fall on College Hill this past weekend. The Bears' continue their winter schedule with Women's Basketball, Men's Hockey Women's Tennis, , Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving, Wrestling and Squash hosting events on College Hill this... [read more]
Men's Swimming & Diving Edged By Columbia, 168-124 January 24, 2015 NEW YORK – Despite a valiant effort, the Brown men's swimming and diving team dropped a tough 168-124 decision to Columbia in Ivy League dual meet action on Saturday at Uris Pool. [read more]
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February 7, 2015 | Men's Swimming & Diving Men's Swimming & Diving Downed by Yale, 184.5-58.5
January 31, 2015 | Men's Swimming & Diving Men's Swimming & Diving Falls To Cornell, 188-112
January 25, 2015 This Week In Brown Athletics (Jan 26 - Feb 1, 2015)
January 24, 2015 | Men's Swimming & Diving Men's Swimming & Diving Edged By Columbia, 168-124
January 17, 2015 | Men's Swimming & Diving Men's Swimming and Diving Falls To Harvard and Penn
January 15, 2015 | Men's Swimming & Diving VIDEO: Swimming Alumnus Ken Miller Discusses Brown's Unique Curriculum
January 15, 2015 | Men's Swimming & Diving VIDEO: Brown Men's Swimming & Diving Training Trip
January 12, 2015 This Week in Brown Athletics (January 12-18, 2015)
January 3, 2015 | Men's Swimming & Diving Swimming & Diving Senior Salute
2015 Brown Men's Crew Season Preview March 24, 2015 Brown men's crew opens the 2015 season with a pair of home races against Yale and BU. Brow finished runner-up at the last year's IRA National Championship.
Men's Lacrosse Takes Care of Manhattan, 22-9 March 21, 2015 Brown Men's Lacrosse took care of business at Stevenson Field today against the Manhattan Jaspers. After the game was moved to 3 PM from 1 PM due to weather, the Bears had an offensive field day, defeating the Jaspers 22-9.The Bears will return to action at Stevenson against Marist, LIVE at 7 PM on #ILDN
Men's Lacrosse Falls in OT Heartbreaker to Bucknell, 10-9 March 17, 2015 Brown Men's Lacrosse went to overtime with Bucknell, but it wasn't enough, as the Bears fell to the Bison, 10-9. Dylan Molloy added two goals to the cause, while Kylor Bellistri led all scorers with 3 goals. The Bears return to action on Saturday at 1 PM on #ILDN against Manhattan.
#18 Brown Men's Lacrosse Takes Down #10 Harvard in Ivy Opener, 14-9 March 14, 2015 Sophomore Dylan Molloy tallied three goals to team with junior Jack Kelly's nine crucial saves to help #18 ranked Brown take down #10 Harvard in their Ivy opener at Stevenson Field.
Marissa Hudgins' Last Second Shot Propels Bears Over Holy Cross, 11-10 March 10, 2015 Freshman Marissa Hudgins' goal with 11 seconds remaining in regulation gave the Brown women's lacrosse team a dramatic 11-10 win over Holy Cross on Tuesday at Stevenson Field
Women's Basketball Senior Salute March 7, 2015 Prior to tipping off against Harvard on Saturday evening, Brown Women's Basketball honored their three seniors for all their time and dedication to Brown Athletics. Congrats & many thanks to Christine Rush, Nelly Weledji & Sophie Bikofsky for all their efforts!
Loritos Scores Twice, But Bears Fall on Senior Day to Colgate, 4-2 February 28, 2015 Senior Matt Lorito struck twice this afternoon, but it wasn't enough as Brown Men's Hockey fell to Colgate on Senior Day, 4-2. The Bears will head into ECAC postseason play as the #11 seed next weekend.
Men's Ice Hockey Senior Salute February 28, 2015 Brown Men's Hockey honored their six seniors prior to taking on Colgate on Saturday afternoon. Joey de Concilys, Matt Harlow, Ryan Jacobson, Massimo Lamacchia, Matt Lorito & Kyle Quick: thank you for all your time and dedication to Brown Hockey
Men's Basketball Sweeps Penn at Home, 75-69 February 27, 2015 Sophomore guards Tavon Blackmon & JR Hobbie were on fire from beyond the arc on Friday night as Brown Men's Basketball defeated Penn, 75-69. The Bears host Princeton on Saturday evening and will honor their four seniors on Senior Night prior to tip. Brown vs. Princeton, LIVE at 6 PM on #ILDN
Men's Hockey Ties Cornell, 3-3 February 27, 2015 Brown Men's Hockey held on to tie Cornell, 3-3 in OT on Friday evening at Meehan Auditorium. Sophomore Zack Pryzbek lead the Bears with two goals, with freshman Tim Lappin earning an assist on each of Pryzbek's goals. The Bears will host Colgate at 4 PM, honoring their six seniors prior to face-off. Brown vs....
Women's Basketball Takes Down Big Red, 58-51 February 21, 2015 Natalie Ball (Orlando, Fla.) netted 14 points and the Brown women's basketball team recorded 10 players in the scoring column in a 58-51 victory over Cornell at Newman Arena on Saturday night
Kuakumensah's Basket With 1.4 Seconds Remaining Lifts Brown Over Cornell, 57-56 February 21, 2015 Junior forward Cedric Kuakumensah connected on an off-balance jump shot in the lane with 1.4 seconds remaining as Brown rallied from a 17-point second half deficit to defeat Cornell, 57-56, in an Ivy league game at the Pizzitola Sports Center.
Men's Ice Hockey Defeats Princeton, 4-1 February 20, 2015 Brown got goals from four different players as the Bears took down the Princeton Tigers at Hobey Baker Arena in Princeton, NJ. Tyler Bird, Nick Lappin, Mark Naclerio and Sam Lafferty all got on the board for Brown. The Bears travel to Quinnipiac tomorrow to face the #11 ranked Bobcats.
Men's Lacrosse 2015 Season Preview February 19, 2015 Brown Men's Lacrosse opens play on Saturday at 2 PM at Stevenson Field, taking on Quinnpiac. Head Coach Lars Tiffany sat down to preview the 2015 campaign with Brown Bears TV. Coach Tiffany discussed his new staff additions, the 2015 captains and what to expect from the Bears and their style of play this...
Women's Lacrosse Season Preview February 18, 2015 Before Saturday's women's lacrosse home opener, head coach Keely McDonald sat down to discuss the team's fresh start, her new captains, freshman contributions and how the team has been dealing with the adverse New England weather. Brown opens the 2015 season at home on Saturday vs. in-state rival Bryant at 1...
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On Capitol Hill and well beyond the confines of Washington, government contracting executives are taking their concerns to Congress – and employees are fretting within their offices and homes – about the "doomsday" prospects of sequestration. But according to one study, their fears may be off-base.
The sweeping budget cuts would slash more than $1 trillion from government budgets, and contractors are bracing for impact and preparing for job losses – especially in the defense industry as the Defense Department will bear a significant portion of the cuts. However, historically speaking, the top five defense contractors actually employed more people when the DOD budget was smaller – even smaller than what would emerge after sequestration's effects.
According to the Project on Government Oversight, between 2006 and 2011 "total employment at the companies declined even as the total federal contract dollars awarded to the firms rose."
The companies included in the study were Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon.
The report noted that according to Federal Procurement Data System information, the amount of money awarded to companies in government contracts increased from $91 billion in fiscal 2006 to $113 billion in fiscal 2011. Even after adjusting for inflation, it's still an increase of more than 10 percent.
Despite the increases, job creation hasn't matched up.
At Lockheed, contract awards have increased by 32 percent since 2006 but employment has shrunk, with 17,000 fewer jobs – a 12 percent decrease. At Raytheon, contract values have grown more than 50 percent, but employment has declined by 11 percent, according to POGO.
A spokesperson for Raytheon told the watchdog organization that the figures are "a clear indication of the company's productivity."
But it's not clear that's the case. And even if it is, it's not clear that it's the sole reason behind the incongruent figures. POGO is exploring a few different potential explanations, according to Ben Freeman, who wrote the blog post.
One possibility POGO is investigating is the level of compensation for industry executives; for example, Lockheed CEO Robert Stevens had total compensation valued at $25.4 million in 2011, according to public filings.
Another is the increasing use of sub-contractors, Freeman said.
It's also possible insourcing may have an impact on the shrinking employment numbers in the defense industrial base.
"If they're cutting people, it's possible they're being sourced and lumped in with the Defense Department. But if that's true, we should be seeing less money going into government contractors than into DOD. We aren't seeing that," Freeman said.
In his research, company spokespeople often said the decreasing job numbers are the results of efficiency initiatives, Freeman added.
"A lot of them said, 'Our main customer is going through [efficiency efforts], so we have to try to slim down too," he said.
The POGO report did acknowledge the findings are not uniform. For example, Boeing and General Dynamics both increased the number of employees between 2006 and 2011; General Dynamics was the only firm studied that both earned more contracting money and added jobs.
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My husband & I have decided to put Mullican Chalmette Engineered Hickory in our kitchen & living room.
I am wondering how easy it is to clean? How does it wear, etc?
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One of Massachusetts' public high schools has a 97 percent graduation rate and a dropout rate of less than .02 percent (3 out of 1,323 students). It ranks among the highest percentage of students scoring advanced or proficient in the 2011 MCAS assessments (97% in Language Skills; 85% in Math; and 91% in Science.) The school valedictorian is headed to M.I.T. this fall and over 70% of the senior class is on its way to college.
The school posting this incredible set of outcomes is Shawsheen Technical High School in Billerica. Shawsheen is a vocational high school producing the next generation of skilled craftsmen and talented technicians for local private employers all through the region.
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on Jun 2, 2012 at 10:32 am
I would love to have a school like that around here. What a breath of fresh air.
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Sounds like a great school.
Palo Alto's high schools might have a slightly higher dropout rate but still very low. And they have a much higher rate of kids attending college - well over 90% I think. It was 95% when my kids graduated, 80% to four year schools. So I think we should be very proud of our local high schools as well.
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SnackTime, the little vending group, has yet to justify its membership of the No Pain, No Gain portfolio. The shares were recruited some 18 months ago at 119p and seemed to be en route to top 200p. But as enthusiasm waned, the price drifted down to 105p. Still, I am not at all downhearted. A trading update indicates the business is not doing badly and the Arbuthnot investment house is clinging to a 230p target.
It seems that Britain's fourth-largest vending group is set to deliver adjusted profits of about £1.1m for the year ended March, although it complains that trading conditions are tough. Inflation is taking its toll. The soaring cost of raw materials, easily outstripping official inflation calculations, is having a significant impact. In the first quarter of this year, SnackTime had to contend with a 12 per cent increase. To add to its discomfort, the vending market is contracting as customers, mainly companies and public authorities, cut back on staff benefits. Last year's decline was 4 per cent and the same erosion is expected this year.
The expansion-hungry business is confident that it can increase its slice of the drinks and snacks-vending market and points to having won some enticing contracts. And it has restructured to cut costs. The group arrived on the stock market towards the end of 2007 with the shares sold at 144p, valuing it at £10m. Since then, two significant takeovers, costing £12.4m, have occurred with shares and warrants representing much of the acquisition currency. Further deals are likely. The company is now capitalised at a modest £17.2m. Subject to inflation coming in at the lower end of expectations, it hopes to achieve strong growth this year. Arbuthnot is looking for profits of £2.1m this year and then £3m next year.
Avation, the aircraft-leasing group that joined the portfolio in January, has also produced an update. It says trading is "substantially in line" with expectations. Earlier this year, £10m was raised in a private share-placing to help to increase its leasing squadron. The company has arranged a deal to provide aeroplanes for a new Australian network being created by the Virgin Blue airline.
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The shares of another constituent, Mears, remain in the doldrums. Since announcing quite reasonable, although somewhat confusing, year's figures two months ago, the support services group has felt the anger of bear raiders who have knocked the price from just above 300p to, at one time, below 240p. As I write, the shares are at about 255p against a year's high of 326p.
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I have stuck with Mears in spite of the intensity of the disappointment with last year's results. The company looks to be in pretty good shape to me and my present intention is to hang on.
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