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The wonderful staff they were all very helpful.
Would be nice if the walls had more insillation
Great place to stay. Very friendly staff..
Only complaint and wouldn't consider it a complaint is the ac was inconsistent. Would freeze you out one minute and then get make you hot the next.
Good location, nice rooms.
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It looked like homeliss people lived there
Rooms and breakfast options were good.
Shower head did not have a good setting.
Clean, easy access to attractions.
Pillows were flat, and soft even though marked firm. Mattress was lumpy and springs were creaky.
Early morning staff is overworked, need more than one person to work desk and cover the breakfast.
Clean room with lots of electrical outlets.
Bathroom fan not working,Lousy internet.
Room was close to entrance. ..quiet...Staff knowledgeable about the area.
Staff putting breakfast away while people are still eating and serving themselves.
Great staff, super clean room, met expectations. Will visit again.
Great breakfast! Quiet room. Everything worked in the room. A/C unit was quiet.
Just an average place for the price...
Rooms are small,, stains on carpet..trouble connecting to the WiFi...
The bed was comfy and the room was clean.
A little more counter space in the bathroom would have been nice and just a bit bigger room
Right off the highway and convienient . Breakfast was good. Hotel staff was nice and helpful.
Old, run down , not updated. Not a place to stay for anything more than passing through
The manager was extremely helpful and friendly!! They called my room after I checked in to see how my room was! Very nice!
I will stay there again!!
Clean, friendly staff, good hot breakfast, nice rooms, comfortable beds. We stayed there for 2 nights due to a delay in our flight home and it was a decent stay considering our circumstances.
The staff and mgr were amazing. Hotel and room were above expectation.
Location was a bit shaken due to some theft that occurred in DEC. that said the mgr was completely transparent and accommodating.
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Just saw this! Oh man, does this mean Platinum is being held back for PS3 + XBOX360 for this sequel? Will it be a total overhaul altogether? SO MANY QUESTIONS, but I certainly need to haul ass and finish the story for Continuum shift!
Also, being in Europe and considering Continuum shift only came out here three months ago (with Calamity Trigger also only coming out 7 months before that) it feels REALLY soon, but I forget Blazblue has been with us since '09!
As long as they don't cut Makoto from the roster - I'll be happy!
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Blazblue 3 confirmed to be in development!
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Wait, 3? I didn't even know they made a second one!
Wow, weird reading this having just finished the True Ending in Calamity Trigger. Sign me up, bro.
" Wow, weird reading this having just finished the True Ending in Calamity Trigger. Sign me up, bro. "Now go get the True Ending for Continuum Shift!
This is great news! I knew this was gonna be a thing because of the final episode of Teach Me, Ms. Litchi. But its still great to hear it confirmed.
Going to be interesting to see which direction they take their story in. The fate of some characters are kind of in question thanks to that ending.
Love the BB series. Nothin' bad better happen to Noel. She better be playable still D:
Hmm, that article says Arcana Hearts 3 is getting a June retail release in Europe. But I read from somewhere that AH3 would be getting a early April release for the US PSN. Wonder why Europe is getting a boxed version and we don't.
" @MooseyMcMan said:So when they inevitably patch BlazBlue 3 it will be like Super Turbo? Hey, a guy can dream." Wait, 3? I didn't even know they made a second one! "Well, it's more like Continuum Shift was BlazBlue Champion Edition, Continuum Shift 2 was BlazBlue Hyper Fighting, and this upcoming one will be Super BlazBlue. "
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I'm confused. Where's console BBCS2?
Hope we get that crazy cat guy in mwng's avatar as a playable character. Or is he already in CS/CS2?
Well that's not enough. We need him full time!
An interview here where Mori (the lead designer, if I remember correctly) says a sequel is in the works, although it sounds like it'll be a while!
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Yes fantastic news a story and arcade mode for Makoto Valkenhayn and Platinum would be a great addition, I just hope Arc don't make as many sequels as Guilty Gear X had :)
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Maybe it's just cause here in the UK, I still see more copies of Calamity Trigger around than I do Continuum Shift so it just seems a bit of a mess. :D
I totally agree though, when you get down to actually playing it - Continuum shift feels tooootally different to Calamity Trigger.
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It's a really charming place, quite quiet, 10 minutes from Quebec City in car but has Parking included so it's nice. Staff is great!
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A friend and I stayed here for a night after touring Quebec City and we were pleasantly surprised how nice of a hostel it is! Very cute place, very clean. The staff is friendly and welcoming. My only complaint is the trains that go by every so often. But earplugs can fix that, we simply forgot to bring any. Breakfast is also very nice here!
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China is losing competitiveness to lower-cost producing countries like Vietnam and Indonesia, which is pressurizing its manufacturing sector, says Stanley Szeto, Chairman & CEO of Lever Style.» Read More
CNBC's Rick Santelli reports the January read on consumer confidence is 80.7.
Small shops are on the cusp of turning to new, low-cost and more versatile robots in hopes of increasing their productivity and their bottom line.
Frederic Neumann, MD & Co-Head of Asian Economics Research at HSBC, warns that while January's HSBC Flash PMI data may be skewed, it does show China's economy is slowing.
Paul Krake, Founder, View from the Peak: Macro Strategies, says the increase of cost due to improved labor standards has resulted in the bottom of labor arbitrage in Asia.
China's famously foul urban air is blowing across the Pacific, and much of it is coming from the factories making consumer goods sold in the U.S.
Cotton Incorporated and Maker's Row, an online marketplace, have partnered to bring back more "Made in USA" goods.
Investors in Asia seemed to shrug off China's stronger-than-expected growth domestic product data. CNBC's Eunice Yoon describes some of the headwinds that may be weighing on sentiment.
Richard Han, CEO of Hana Microelectronics, plays down the impact of the political uncertainty in Thailand on the company's manufacturing business.
The promise of the American energy revolution as a new engine for job growth has been lauded by business leaders and politicians alike, but CNBC's Jim Cramer sees very little action.
Steve Forbes, Forbes media chairman & editor-In-chief, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, discuss how implementing innovations with cheap energy will provide a renaissance in manufacturing and create more jobs.
CNBC's Rick Santelli has the latest producer price data and read on New York manufacturers. CNBC's Steve Liesman weighs in on the results.
To fix a manufacturing jobs skills gap, one group has formed to train people in industrial sewing skills, hire them and promote the trade.
Jim Iuorio, TJM Institutional Services, reports the December non-manufacturing ISM disappoints, but the employment index hits a 55.8.
Terry Scuoler, CEO of EEF, says growth and investment in British manufacturing is the strongest for a number of years, but banks still need to do more to lend to small businesses.
Where to invest in 2014, with Doug Cote of ING Investment Management. He thinks this is a time to rebalance and get some of the "cheap unloved names."
Julian Callow, chief international economist at Barclays, discusses the euro zone following the release of "very good" PMI data.
Daryl Liew, Head Of Portfolio Management of REYL Singapore advises investors to look past short-term volatilities in the country's economy after Q4 GDP data missed expectations
The pace of growth of business in the Midwest slowed in December, signaling a cooling in the region's manufacturing.
CNBC's Rick Santelli and Alyce Andres-Frantz, MNI Chicago bureau chief, break down the latest news on Midwest manufacturing. If you look at the numbers they are pretty solid, says Andres-Frantz.
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Dan Kane & Friends are a smaller sub-group from the famous Dan Kane Singers organization. After more than 35 years wonderful years of performing, The DKS decided to disband with their final concert in Holyoke in December of 2014 to a capacity crowd. However their commitment to bringing quality music to the community has never been more resolute. This smaller group of singers consists of many top vocalists from western MA including the fabulous Pearls (our all female vocal group) and the incomparable DK8 (our all male singing group) that are always a huge crowd pleaser.
Dan Kane & Friends soloists range in age from very young children (with awe inspiring voices) to adult professionals that are simply extraordinary. Their music continues to focus on the American Songbook, Broadway, Standards, Blockbusters, and Christmas Songs beloved by all audiences. Look for this extraordinary group's performances all over western MA including The MassMutual Center's Red Cross Event, the Holyoke Mall, the Majestic Theater and so many more. Thank you for your kind support of live quality music.


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When will movie characters learn that three's a crowd?
The classic "Jules and Jim" is the template for movies in which a trio, usually two men and a stunning woman, forms a rickety alliance that ends with one heart broken and two hearts questioning their sexuality. Jon Foster and Peter Sarsgaard question their sexuality in "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh," in which Foster plays the moorless son of a gangster who falls under the spell of an exotic beauty (Sienna Miller) and her unstable boyfriend (Sarsgaard) during the summer he becomes a man. Incidentally, why is it always summer when movie characters become men? Wouldn't winter be a cozier time to learn the valuable lessons that are going to haunt them for the rest of their lives?
On the other hand, it makes sense that "Pittsburgh" sticks with summer, because everything in this cliched movie is informed by other movies rather than by reality. Foster's series of restaurant confrontations with his mobster dad (Nick Nolte) are unbelievable, but they almost seem credible here because they're sandwiched between scene after dopey scene of lovers "accidentally" leaving the door open so they can be discovered in the act, thus changing another character's life forever.
I'm not kidding. That last scenario plays out three times in "Mysteries of Pittsburgh," each time leading to a major plot point. Sarsgaard is a resourceful enough performer to keep us interested in his character, but there's little he can do with material this phony and faux-literary metaphoric.
In the end, the key question in "Pittsburgh" is even more basic than the three's-a-crowd one: Why should we care about people who are too stupid to shut the damn door when they're cheating on each other?
Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
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Michigan vs. Florida Pick
- Updated: March 31, 2013
Date/Time: March 31st, 2:20 ET
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Point Spread: Florida -2.5
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A pair of teams with 29 wins are going to be in search of their 30th and most important wins of the season at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in the South Region, where the Florida Gators and the Michigan Wolverines will do battle with a spot in the Final Four on the line.
The Wolverines are officially the miracle workers of the tournament. They won the very first overtime game of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, beating the Kansas Jayhawks 87-85 in overtime. It certainly wasn't without some drama though, as Big Blue had to come back from down eight points with less than a minute and a half left in the game to force the OT period. Not only did G Trey Burke hit the shot that we'll all remember as the best shot of the tournament when he hit that three-ball with just a few seconds left in the game, but he also hit the shot that took an eight-point lead and cut it to five from basically the same spot on the court. Burke did all of this after putting up a horrid first half against Kansas. Michigan had no right winning that game, but thanks to the grit and tenacity that this starting five had, there was no denying the Wolverines. Each of the five starters scored in double figures, and aside from Burke, the biggest player of the game was C Mitch McGary, who battled with C Jeff Withey for the full 45 minutes and came up with 25 huge points and 14 rebounds.
The Gator Nation had to be worried over the course of the first 12 minutes of the game or so against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, as the boys from tiny little Fort Myers came out of the blocks leading 15-4. From that point forward though, the Gators really took over and asserted themselves as the most dominating basketball team in the state of Florida. The shooting percentages were lousy for the game on all accounts, but at least the team picked up a ton of offensive rebounds to put aside the A-Sun reps. This is the first time that the Florida Gators are going to be challenged though, knowing that they have had to face three double digit seeds to reach this point in the tournament. That being said, Head Coach Billy Donovan had better have his team ready for what's coming, because the Wolverines aren't going to back down, and if Florida falls behind 15-4 like it did to Florida Gulf Coast, it might not be able to get back up off of the mat.
The Gators are the real deal, and we do think that they are one of the best teams in the nation. That being said, we aren't all that sure that they are ultimately going to be able to get the job done. Michigan has this aura around it right now, and it really believes that it can beat anyone in the land. McGary is playing the best basketball of his season, and Burke is doing the best job he has done in his two years in Ann Arbor. This seems a little bit like destiny right now for the Wolverines, and we think that they are going to march into their first Final Four since the days of the Fab Five, the team that this club is consistently related to. Michigan 70 – Florida 66
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In this April 21, 2009 photo, a display advertising the eBay application for iPhone and iPod is shown at an Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif. EBay Inc. and Apple Inc. report quarterly earnings after the closing bell Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
(AP) -- Ebay Inc. has won regulatory approval to acquire online marketplace Gmarket, South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Thursday.
The Korea Fair Trade Commission's approval included various conditions for a period of three years such as keeping increases in registration and advertising fees within South Korea's rate of inflation.
EBay announced last week it would pay as much as $1.2 billion to acquire Gmarket Inc., expanding its presence in South Korea, the world's sixth-largest e-commerce market.
The San Jose, California-based company plans to combine Gmarket with Internet Auction Company, or IAC, the South Korean online marketplace it acquired in 2001.
Gmarket and IAC had a combined online marketplace share of 87.5 percent last year, the commission said.
Other conditions eBay must follow during the three-year period include not increasing sales commissions.
The regulator said eBay must also take steps to protect small sellers and establish and carry out a plan to follow South Korean antitrust law.
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The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter was presented a $2,500 check today (THU) from Sleepy Eye Farmer Reynold Dittbenner. The donation comes through the "America's Farmers Grow Communities" program by the Monsanto Fund. The "big check" presentation took place during the Sleepy Eye Public School FFA Week Appreciation Breakfast. Sleepy Eye High School is celebrating FFA Week with numerous activities, including Bingo at the Nursing Home and Countryside Assisted Living, an Animal Carnival for elementary school students, an FFA Dance and Lock-in, and Dress-Up Days for the students.
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|16 Ounce (16 X 12-Inch Sheets)
|1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs), melted
|Finely chopped walnuts
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|Finely chopped pecans
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|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
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Thaw frozen filo dough at room temperature for 2 hours.
Cut 16 x 12-inch sheets in half crosswise.
(If filo is a different size, cut to fit pan.) Cover with a slightly damp towel.
Lightly butter the bottom of a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan.
Layer nine of the half sheets of filo in the pan, brushing each sheet with some of the melted butter or margarine.
Mix the walnuts, pecans, the 3/4 cup sugar, and ground cinnamon.
Sprinkle about 1 cup of the nut mixture over the filo in the pan.
Drizzle with some of the melted butter.
Top with four more half sheets of the filo, brushing each with more of the melted butter.
Repeat the nut-and-4-half-sheet-filo layers five times more.
Sprinkle with the remaining nut mixture.
Drizzle with some of the melted butter.
Top with the remaining nine half sheets of filo, brushing each with some of the remaining melted butter.
Cut into diamond-shaped pieces or squares, cutting to but not through the bottom layer.
Bake in a 325°F oven for 60 minutes.
Finish cutting diamonds or squares; cool thoroughly.
Meanwhile, in a saucepan combine the 2 cups sugar, the water, honey, lemon juice, and stick cinnamon.
Boil gently, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Remove cinnamon.
Stir till blended.
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Low Cost, High Efficiency Solar Technology Developed
So much for the old "solar is too expensive" dodge. Via ScienceDaily:
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Researchers at RTI International have developed a new solar technology that could make solar energy more affordable, and thus speed-up its market adoption.
The RTI solar cells are formed from solutions of semiconductor particles, known as colloidal quantum dots, and can have a power conversion efficiency that is competitive to traditional cells at a fraction of the cost.
Solar energy has the potential to be a renewable, carbon-neutral source of electricity but the high cost of photovoltaics — the devices that convert sunlight into electricity — has slowed widespread adoption of this resource.
The RTI-developed solar cells were created using low-cost materials and processing techniques that reduce the primary costs of photovoltaic production, including materials, capital infrastructure and energy associated with manufacturing.
Preliminary analysis of the material costs of the technology show that it can be produced for less than $20 per square meter — as much as 75 percent less than traditional solar cells.
Germany Sets New Solar Record By Meeting Nearly Half of Country's Weekend Power Demand
This story from inhabitat has the sustainable energy movement incredibly excited, and rightly so methinks:
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Germany fed a whopping 22 gigawatts of solar power per hour into the national grid last weekend, setting a new record by meeting nearly half of the country's weekend power demand.
After the Fukushima disaster, Japan opted to shut down all of its nuclear power stations and Germany followed suit after considerable public pressure. This seems to have paved the way for greater investment in solar energy projects. The Renewable Energy Industry (IWR) in Muenster announced that Saturday's solar energy generation met nearly 50 percent of the nation's midday electricity needs AND was equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity! …
By meeting a third of its electricity needs on a work day and nearly half on Saturday when factories and offices were closed, Germany's solar power industry has broken all previous records.
Andrea Rossi's E-Cat Cold Fusion
This past week saw at least 80 stories on the web, 4 from mainstream news, regarding Andrea Rossi's E-Cat powered by LENR or cold fusion. The hottest theme was Rossi's assertion that he is in discussion with Home Depot to distribute 1 million home heat units this Autumn for less than $2,000 USD. Reality will probably dictate a longer time-line. Once again we bring you a compilation of various news items about Andrea Rossi's E-Cat...
Luxury-Sea Boat Allegedly Generates Electricity from Ocean Water
A company named Luxury-Sea is building a boat with a special device that is claimed to generate electricity from ocean water, to both produce hydrogen to fuel its engine as well as power its on-board electronics. A boat that requires no fossil fuel and that has an infinite range would be a true breakthrough. The French company Luxury-Sea claims to be building such a boat, named the MIG 675. Allegedly, it utilizes a patent pending technology that generates up to 50,000 volts of electricity from ocean water. The electricity generated is used both to power on board electronics, and to generate hydrogen to fuel a powerful 500 horse power engine... Of course the most amazing aspect of the boat is that it runs off salt water. No details are given about how it works, and no evidence is provided. Here is a video of the boat in action, but there is no way to determine if it is really powering itself using ocean water. The inventor of the technology, Angi Le Floch, is asserted to be self taught...
British Inventor Claims Generator 'Breaks The Laws Of Physics'
A Wells inventor has put together a machine that he claims is the first step in creating free energy from perpetual motion. He says it produces more power than it consumes. But the patent office will not register the design — because if it works, it breaks the laws of physics. The machine, largely created out of leftover bicycle parts and a windscreen-washer motor uses high-powered magnets and a series of flywheels to apparently create energy from gravity.
Solar Plant Pollutes River in China … Riots Ensue
What does sustainability truly mean in an industrial world? Villagers in Zhejiang Province are wondering the same thing since the production of solar cells and batteries at a factory in the area has effectively poisoned their river and their children … Via the BBC:
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Hundreds of villagers in eastern China have held three days of protests at a solar panel plant over pollution fears. Around 500 people started gathering at Zhejiang Jinko Solar company in Haining city, Zhejiang province, on Thursday. Some of protesters stormed the factory, overturning several company cars and destroying offices, officials said. Residents in the nearby village of Hongxiao said they became concerned after the deaths of a large number of river fish.
One 64-year-old villager told the Associated Press that the factory — located close to a school and kindergarten – discharges waste into the river and spews dense smoke out of a dozen chimneys.
Gasoline Is Too Damn High (Video)
Gasoline is skyrocketing past $4 a gallon and Jimmy McMillan is outraged. How are Americans supposed to afford their rent if they can't afford the gasoline to get to work? Watch Jimmy send a powerful message to the White House: GASOLINE IS TOO DAMN HIGH!
Orlando Uses Sewage To Produce Electricity
Can poop be turned into power? The city of Orlando has been working with private-industry partners on turning sewage into electricity in an attempt to answer the age-old question: 'What if you could take sewage and get rid of it cleanly and quickly, without dumping it in rivers or landfills — and generate pollution-free electricity at the same time?' Orlando Sentinel reports:
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Lundqvist, Sedin twins headline talented Swedish roster
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Sweden is one of the heavyweights going into the 2014 Winter Games and it shows with a roster almost completely compromised of NHL talent, including plenty of star players.
Sweden's offense will likely be its greatest strength with Henrik Zetterberg, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, and Nicklas Backstrom leading the charge. They also have some question marks in that regard as both Loui Eriksson and Alexander Steen are recovering from concussions. Having both of them available for the Olympics would be a huge boost for Sweden.
On the other end of the spectrum, the team's goaltending is a potential area of concern. Henrik Lundqvist has struggled with the New York Rangers this season and Sweden will just have to hope that he fares better in the international tournament. If not, they'll have to rely on Jhonas Enroth and Jonas Gustavsson.
As far as snubs go, this team has plenty including forwards Patric Hornqvist, Marcus Johansson, and perhaps most notably, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman. They also chose not to go with Ottawa's Robin Lehner or Mika Zibanejad, Boston forward Carl Soderberg, Detroit's Joakim Andersson and Gustav Nyquist, Nashville's Viktor Stalberg or Toronto's Carl Gunnarsson.
Here's the Swedish roster in full:
Goaltenders: Jhonas Enroth, Jonas Gustavsson, Henrik Lundqvist.
Defensemen: Alexander Edler, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Jonathan Ericsson, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Erik Karlsson, Niklas Kronwall, Johnny Oduya, Henrik Tallinder.
Forwards: Daniel Alfredsson, Nicklas Backstrom, Patrik Berglund, Jimmie Ericsson, Loui Eriksson, Johan Franzen, Carl Hagelin, Marcus Kruger, Gabriel Landeskog, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Jakob Silfverberg, Alexander Steen, Henrik Zetterberg.
UPDATE: Unfortunately, Sweden won't end up with both of the Sedin twins. Henrik is sidelined and has been replaced with Marcus Johansson. Sweden also lost Johan Franzen and consequently swapped him out with one of his Detroit Red Wings teammates, Gustav Nyquist.
- lowenni - Jan 7, 2014 at 9:54 AM
Very talented roster. As the article said, I think Lundqvist is the x-factor. I have them finishing 2nd or 3rd, just a very well rounded roster. The thing I love about the Swedish development of players is they always produce well-rounded, smooth, top-end talent. Look at Backstrom, Zetterberg, Landeskog, and Steen. All great two way forwards who can score with aplomb. I also just love the idea of Ekman-Larsson and Karlsson on a line…
- thailer35 - Jan 7, 2014 at 10:15 AM
Agreed, an Ekman-Larsson/Karlsson pairing would be so much fun to watch. They could make people forget all about the old Weber/Suter pairing.
- charastein - Jan 7, 2014 at 9:54 AM
Evil twins make great meatballs. Film at 11.
- xdj511 - Jan 7, 2014 at 9:59 AM
Well maybe Hank will find his game in the olympics. Hopefully the Swedes will manage to keep the breakaways to a minimum since Hank has apparently forgotten how to stop them.
- beelza - Jan 7, 2014 at 10:07 AM
With Zetterberg and Alfredsson, two of the best 2-way players on the planet. The Swedes will need it.
- blomfeld - Jan 7, 2014 at 11:08 AM
- sportsfan69 - Jan 7, 2014 at 6:30 PM
Classic! Nice selection of music conrad.
- blomfeld - Jan 7, 2014 at 10:29 PM
hello friend !
true story: I went to Agnetha's house (Lidingö) back in '81 when my Swedish ex and I were vacationing in the Stockholm area … she wasn't home and so I had to settle for a photo in her front yard ! … needless to say, my Swedish ex wasn't very pleased with me at the time !
- idonthavethebloodyoucrave - Jan 7, 2014 at 11:09 AM
Are the goalie equipment rules for the Olympics the same as the NHL?
- hockeydon10 - Jan 7, 2014 at 11:56 AM
I'm going to say this is the gold medal team. They really look as loaded as Canada and USA.
Of course it's an easy prediction to make because one man's opinion doesn't mean that much plus I really have nothing to lose by saying it.
- micasa81 - Jan 7, 2014 at 12:13 PM
That's gonna be a hard team to play against. Chock full of hard-working, 2-way forwards, and what a blueline. I can't bet against Canada or the USA for 1-2, but this lineup looks more balanced than Russia's and deeper than Finland's. Bronze is what I expect for Sweden, but gold or silver wouldn't be a surprise at all.
- elvispocomo - Jan 7, 2014 at 1:16 PM
Surprised about Hedman as it appears he's having a great year, but perhaps someone who watches him more closely can point to why he'd be left out.
A little less surprised about Lehner since the other choices are ok, but with Lehner being a future starter (potentially) for Sweden I'm not sure how they wouldn't try and bring him in for the experience at least.
- budzo83 - Jan 7, 2014 at 1:30 PM
Completely baffled as to why Jonathan Ericsson makes this team and Hedman doesn't. Comparable +/- (edge to Ericsson), comparable minutes (edge to Hedman), but a much better offensive upside to Hedman who plays on the PP as well as the PK. The eyeball test also goes to Hedman who looks much more comfortable with the puck and makes a good first pass out of the zone. Ericsson struggles with the latter and has a history of caughing up the puck/commiting turnovers/mental mistakes (see: puck over glass, delay of game) at critical junctures of a game.
I don't really have a horse in this race; Team USA supporter and not a fan of Wings or Bolts. I just happen to think that Ericsson is a bit over-rated in Detroit and it wasn't as though a better option available in Hedman. With that said, here's to hoping for a costly Ericsson turnover against USA.
- hockeydon10 - Jan 7, 2014 at 3:36 PM
As a Wings fan, I can't disagree with you. Ericsson has been better this year, but that's still a questionable decision.
- 19to77 - Jan 7, 2014 at 2:49 PM
Ericsson and Tallinder over Hedman and Gunnarson? A little odd. Expected Lehner too, but that's not really much of a snub in my mind. Just mildly surprising. Still, this roster is stacked as hell, especially in terms of defensive talent both at forward and defense. If Hank is on his game this team's going to be a nightmare to score on.
- sportsfan69 - Jan 7, 2014 at 6:43 PM
Unfortunately for the Swedes their goaltending will be their downfall. Unless they start Jhonas Enroth or Jonas Gustavsson.
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LAKEWOOD, Wash. — By the end of 2009, three veteran managers at Lakewood Fire District 2 earned salaries that topped $175,000 annually — more than Seattle's fire chief, who was overseeing a department roughly 10 times as large.
Their salaries would soon grow even bigger, if only temporarily.
Just four days before Michael McGovern and Greg Hull were set to retire, a late contract addendum helped boost their pay by $20,000 each. Bob Bronoske got a similar increase just 13 weeks before he departed, pushing his compensation to more than $200,000.
The last-minute pay raises cost taxpayers in the Tacoma suburb for only a brief time. In the long run, however, they may end up draining a state-run pension plan of $1 million or more since the adjustments boosted each of the men's lifetime retirement payments by more than $1,000 per month.
Bronoske and McGovern retired in their mid-50s, and they are now drawing more than $150,000 pensions every year.
Hull's pension is $184,000 annually. He has separately taken a job as the fire chief in the small city of DuPont — hired as a "contractor" in a way that doesn't disrupt his retirement payments — bringing his total current compensation to over $300,000.
Lakewood's case is not an isolated one in Washington, according to a two-year Associated Press investigation that included more than 100 interviews, 94 public records requests and a review of thousands of pages of government emails, meeting notes, contracts, actuarial reports and payroll records along with more than 30 government datasets.
In part, the investigation found:
Amid state and local budget cuts that included salary reductions over the past five years, the average first responder retiring into the so-called LEOFF-1 pension system had a pay rate in their final three months of work that was 5.5 percent higher than the same year-before period. The increase was much larger than workers received in any other pension system in the state and more than double the average raise for all workers who departed over that time period, according to the AP's analysis.
Local officials seeking to cut their budgets approved late pay increases to incentivize retirements. Those alterations shifted local costs to the state, saddling the taxpayer-funded pension system with millions of dollars in liabilities.
Veteran firefighters and law enforcement officers were able to abruptly and permanently reshape the value of their retirement plans, thanks to unique provisions that are unavailable to teachers, judges, newly hired first responders or any other government worker in Washington.
Responding to AP's findings, former State Auditor Brian Sonntag said local officials and retirees involved in the pre-retirement raises show a clear disregard for what is right.
"They're thumbing their nose at colleagues — the people who follow the rules — as well as the public," Sonntag said.
Rules adopted by the Department of Retirement Systems are designed to prevent so-called "pension spiking" by prohibiting pay linked to retirement from being counted as pensionable salary. Local governments, however, have reported the late pay raises as being part of normal compensation.
While Hull said in an interview that his final salary bump wasn't designed to inflate his pension, emails show part of the Lakewood raises were developed over the span of several weeks, with retirement in mind. The men were already slated to get a salary bump at the beginning of 2010 but that was pushed even higher by an addendum approved in November 2009.
Then-Fire Chief Ken Sharp and finance director Koree Wick said in interviews that the late raises were designed to incentivize retirements by boosting pension values. They said the local fire officials were having budget troubles and were interested in some staff retirements to help with a potential merger with a nearby fire district.
The pensioners who earned late raises were all part of LEOFF-1, short for the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System Plan 1. About 1,000 veteran public servants have retired into the LEOFF-1 system over the past decade, leaving only about 200 active workers remaining.
Pension values for most Washington government employees — who work under more than a dozen different retirement plans — are based on a snapshot of their salaries over a long period of time, such as a five-year window for many teachers.
But workers hired into the LEOFF-1 system before October 1977 have benefited from unique provisions in their plan that typically calculates pension values based largely on the final paycheck they earned.
States have dealt with pension spiking problems around the country even when retirement values are based on earnings over the span of 12 months, said Jun Peng, an associate professor at the University of Arizona who has studied pension systems in several U.S. states. He said the idea that Washington state would allow pension values to be determined by a final paycheck was "scary."
"That seems outrageous," he said.
The pay raises in Lakewood were approved legally by a board of fire commissioners, which meets for hearings with minimal public attendance, though it's not clear whether the raises should have qualified as pensionable earnings under state rules.
All of the late salary increases reviewed by AP came during times of budget and economic struggles over the past five years. At the meeting during which the Lakewood salary addendums were approved, in the middle of national economic turmoil, commissioners talked about their own financial problems and the need to find cost-saving measures.
That same night, the board asked some workers in the district to contribute more to cover their medical costs.
Walla Walla gives late raise
Walla Walla Police Chief Chuck Fulton had already set his retirement plans, telling colleagues several months in advance that he would depart in March 2012.
But even as officials were planning a retirement bash that would include chicken piccata, wild mushroom lasagna and a fresh fruit display, they were also exploring whether to give him a raise. Handwritten notes suggest the idea first came up during a January meeting, a couple of months before Fulton's last day.
Nabiel Shawa, the city manager in Walla Walla, said the City Council wanted to "do something" for Fulton ahead of his retirement considering his many years of service, but Shawa said he recommended officials pursue a pay raise only in line with other directors. Other leaders received only a 2 percent raise last year.
Three days before Fulton's retirement, however, City Council member Jerry Cummins made a successful motion to increase the chief's salary by more than 9 percent, from $9,399 to $10,279 per month. Cummins said the raise was made because the police chief's duties had changed due to the department moving into a new police station.
"Was it a big hit to the taxpayer? No," said Fulton. "I don't necessarily feel like I came out really way far ahead."
The raise increased Fulton's retirement by about $10,000 per year.
Walla Walla wasn't the only jurisdiction where local leaders said their public servants simply weren't being properly compensated, with raises just coincidentally occurring shortly before retirement.
Raises created incentive to retire
Raises also helped encourage retirements in places like Kelso and Quincy.
Meanwhile, some long-time chiefs in places like Walla Walla and Mason County got big raises before their retirements, with local officials arguing that the leaders weren't being properly compensated.
In other cases, officials used carefully crafted contracts and let workers decide whether they wanted to retire when temporary raises were in effect.
In Bremerton, a contract clause brokered between city officials and the local firefighters' union in 2009 provided a temporary pay increase of 12 percent to a remarkably narrow group: lieutenants and captains in the LEOFF-1 system who had served 30 years and one month with the department. The unusual pay increase, according to the negotiated contract, lasted only 30 days.
During that month, three workers retired with salaries that were each roughly $1,000 a month larger than they were just weeks prior.
Bremerton Fire Chief Al Duke said in an interview that the city was hoping to encourage some retirements in order to save on salaries and bring in younger workers who don't cost as much. He said officials told the LEOFF-1 retirees that it was a one-time deal that they could take but it wouldn't be offered again.
"We were actually saving quite a bit of money," Duke said.
The raises for the three workers now cost the state pension system about $30,000 extra per year.
Officials in Renton also cited the budget in an even broader effort that boosted pensions.
A contract clause implemented in 2008 gave veteran fire officials a 22 percent "longevity" supplement for serving more than 27 years in the department. Fire workers in Renton typically received only a 12 percent supplement after serving 25 years. The extra benefit, which prompted eight people to retire, was negotiated only for the 2008 calendar year and has not been renewed.
Lee Wheeler, who was fire chief at the time, said the city was looking to shed older staffers and replace them with younger workers who would be lower on the salary scale.
"It worked out dollars and cents-wise — from the city's standpoint, that is," Wheeler said.
For the state pension system, the changes are costing taxpayers about $90,000 a year.
Auditors question late raises
Auditors previously have come across late raises and challenged whether they were allowed.
In one case, officials examining the records at Central Pierce Fire and Rescue found that the district's board of commissioners had approved a $3,123 monthly salary increase in the final months of Chief Jack Andren's time in office. That 2010 increase, which auditors said was improperly negotiated behind closed doors, included a cost-of-living adjustment and compensation for unused sick leave.
Sick leave payments were supposed to be provided as a cash-out at the end of retirement and not included in pension calculations. The extra pension payments caused by the salary spike were ultimately corrected and reimbursed to the state.
Auditors didn't have as much success in a 2006 case in which the North Highline Fire Chief Russ Pritchard saw his salary jump 57.5 percent to nearly $200,000 per year — three months before retirement. His monthly pension benefit is now larger than the amount Pritchard was being paid in salary in the months before his late raise.
After state retirement officials questioned whether the money was designed as a retirement incentive package, the district denied that intention and then adopted a resolution making the new salary permanent, even for the incoming chief. That placated the concerns of retirement officials, who saw the raise as simply a readjustment of how the chief's position was compensated in general.
Meeting minutes obtained by AP, however, say the board of fire commissioners had offered him a "severance package" that he was accepting.
Ultimately, in 2010, the district eliminated the fire chief position and the salary altogether.
Sonntag, who was state auditor at the time the assessments took place, said he believes officials involved in both cases were participating in a concerted effort to egregiously abuse the system.
"How does that pass anyone's common-sense test?" Sonntag said.
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Pin the nose on Rudolph with this festive Christmas game! Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide this game tonight? Make this great holiday game with kids as an alternative to the traditional Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Pin the nose on Rudolph the reindeer instead! Kids can play alone or with lots of friends, for a challenging game that puts their spatial skills to the test. Play Pin the Nose on Rudolph with your friends and family this holiday season.
What You Need:
- Large poster board
- Glue stick
- Brown markers or construction paper
- Scissors
- Styrofoam ball or large cotton ball
- Red paint
- Paint brush
- Double sided tape
- Post-its
- Bandanna or scarf
What You Do:
- Have your child cut out shapes from brown construction paper to make a large reindeer, or draw it directly on the board. Make sure the red nose is left off!
- Paint a Styrofoam ball or cotton ball red. After the paint dries, place double sided sticky tape on the back, for Rudolph's nose.
- Play the game similarly to "Pin the Tail on the Donkey." One child should be blindfolded, spun around and guided in the direction of the poster. He should try to place the nose as close to the correct spot on Rudolph's face as possible.
- Use a post-it with that child's name written on it to mark where he placed his nose on the poster.
- After everyone takes a turn, the child who comes closest to getting the nose on Rudolph in the correct place wins!
Now Rudolph's ready to face the foggy night!
Beth Levin has an M.A. in Curriculum and Education from Columbia University Teachers College. She has written educational activities for Macmillan/McGraw-Hill and Renaissance Learning publishers. She has a substitute teaching credential for grades K-12 in Oregon, where she lives with her husband and two daughters.


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East of Ipswich was a BBC television drama from 1987 written by Michael Palin, based on his own memories of dreary holidays in English coastal towns in the 1950s.
The plot revolves around Richard, a seventeen-year-old only son, and his rebellious holiday romances in Southwold, Suffolk, leading to his sexual initiation by a promiscuous Dutch girl named Anna.
It starred Edward Rawle-Hicks as Richard, Joan Sanderson as the overbearing landlady of a guest house, John Nettleton as Richard's father, Pippa Hinchley as Anna, and Janine Duvitski.
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Folks. I can't speak to the accuracy of what has just been posted. It might very well be the case. Having not been in the position of putting together a group buy with Russell I would hope this is not the case. That being said, we have to wait and see what RDL wants to do. If it turns out that RDL ignores the list, I apologize to everyone involved and would caution everyone that is serious about getting a seat this year to stay as engaged with RDL as much as is possible to find out what they're going to do and when they're going to open up the discount rate. As we saw with this list, available spots will fill up extremely fast and there won't be time to wait and pick what you want for your seat. Pick your designs, materials and colors now and have your order forms prepared to fax in the day they announce. Who knows, going forward this may be the best information we could have gotten as there won't be a need for lists in the future.
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One of the hardest parts of reporting on mobile content is working out exactly what companies are offering… the word most bandied about and misused is "exclusive". For example, in an article on CTIA RCR News reported AT&T (NYSE: T) as saying that "CNN Mobile will be its second exclusive channel", after one by Sony Pictures Television. Multichannel News picked up on that, and quoted CNN spokesperson Jennifer Martin as saying no such deal was currently in place. When I spoke with Martin she told me all she could say on the matter was "there is not currently a signed deal in place". In response to another question she affirmed that "how we define exclusive, we don't do exclusive deals".
AT&T didn't respond to repeated e-mails (AT&T did respond, but e-mails were lost).
It appears that de la Vega jumped the gun in announcing a deal being negotiated as if it had been finalized, which isn't that big a deal, but I am going to take exception to his use of the word "exclusive". CNN content is used by many carriers around the world, and in the US Sprint (NYSE: S) runs a streaming TV channel which is a combination of live flagship programs from CNN and live anchored streams from CNN.com. So "exclusive" can't refer to anything more than a particular combination of various CNN content, and could mean that only AT&T has it on MediaFLO, as an attempt to distinguish AT&T's offering from that of Verizon (NYSE: VZ). Attracting customers with content is fine, and attracting customers with exclusives is fine, but if the exclusive isn't actually that exclusive it could be seen as just a marketing trick, and cast doubt on the whole product.


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WTH? I know they wanted to deal Haren, but they couldn't do better than that?
Seems like a salary trade to me.
I would have loved Haren.
As the Cubs improve, and with the Stros out of the Central, next season will be tougher for the Reds.
Yeah, I don't get it, Marmol makes like $10M, I thought the whole point of trading Haren and Santana was saving up enough to pay Greinke and keep Hunter.
Angels freeing up $$$ to sign Greinke?
Nice move for Cubs.
The two sides haven't agreed to a trade, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The Cubs did ask Marmol if he would waive his no-trade clause to go to the Halos, but the Angels are still speaking with other clubs
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Marmol never had the game's best control, and he seems to have less every year. I think that at this point, he's a liability in the pen. 7.3 walks per nine innings last year. 6 for his career, even, and he just turned 30. Arredondo was at 5, and I don't really want him back.


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