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The Bell Killer debuts in new Murdered: Soul Suspect trailer
Recently murdered detective Ronan O'Connor begins to realize he's the latest in a long line of killings in a new trailer for Murdered: Soul Suspect. The Bell Killer video focuses on a killer who is on a spree in Salem and his connection with O'Connor. For a more in-depth look at the game, check out this hour-plus-long video of panel with developer Airtight Games from PAX East 2014.

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A 24-year-old Saxon man was seriously injured in a logging accident in Ironwood Township, Michigan Saturday morning, according to the Gogebic County Sheriff's Office.
The Sheriff's Office reports Kory Ofstad was working in the area when he was struck by a portion of a falling tree. Authorities said one of Ofstad's coworkers heard him calling for help. A 911 call was made from a nearby residence as cell phone service was not available, the Sheriff's Office said.
Officers, local residents, paramedics and coworkers worked to extract Ofstad out of the forest. The Sheriff's Office Off-Road Rescue ATV transported Ofstad to a nearby ambulance. which then brought him to Aspirus Grandview Hospital for further treatment.
Gogebic County Sheriff's Office reports Ofstad received serious, but non-life threatening, injuries.
Gogebic County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the incident near Lake Road and Upper Powers Road in Ironwood Township.
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Nine-year-old Amelia Weaver of Hibbing started taking doses of the medication last Friday. She takes three doses a day, and as of Monday afternoon, she's had two seizures since Friday.
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The first Tesla chargers north of the Twin Cities are on the fourth floor of the Holiday Inn parking ramp. They can charge a Tesla vehicle in an hour.
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Regal Sun Resort
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Rooms | Dining | Pools & Recreation | Services & Amenities
Hotel Plaza Blvd.
Lake Buena Vista, Fl 32830
from the Downtown Disney Marketplace, you will find the Old English-designed
Grosvenor Resort. As an official hotel of Walt Disney
the Grosvenor Resort offers some of the amenities that
guests of the Walt Disney World Resorts enjoy. Situated on 13 acres, the
Grosvenor Resort has a 19-story peach stucco tower,
flanked by two garden wings. The spacious and comfortable lobby features an elegant British and Colonial interior design.
Guests of the Regal Sun Resort will receive a Downtown Disney Value Discount Passport. This passport will allow them to use the Disney transportation system and gives discounts to some restaurants and attractions in the area.
Complimentary transportation to all 4 Walt Disney World Resort theme parks, 2 of the 3 water parks (Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach) and Pleasure Island is offered to guests of the Regal Sun Resort. Pick-ups for the Theme Parks are scheduled every 30 minutes from 1 hour prior to park opening until 2 hours after the parks close. Buses to the Magic Kingdom will drop guests off at the Ticket & Transportation Center and you can ride Disney's fun monorail system in the rest of the way to the Magic Kingdom. For transportation to the water parks, check with the Guest Services desk for the scheduled morning and afternoon pick-ups. Pleasure Island bus transportation is offered every 30 minutes from 6 p.m. until 3 a.m. Downtown Disney Marketplace and Downtown Disney West Side are only a 5-10 minute walk. Here is a tip for guests who don't want to wait for the Downtown Disney Hotel shuttle when returning from the parks. Take a Downtown Disney Marketplace/West Side bus and walk across the street back to the Resort.
Regal Sun Resort Rooms
Grosvenor Resort Tower offers breathtaking panoramic
views of the Downtown Disney area and lush Florida
landscape. There are two views offered in the 626 rooms
and suites found at the Grosvenor. Tower
rooms are 320 square feet and have a traditional interior
hotel hallway entrance. Each tower room offers a view
of the Orlando skyline or overlooking the Walt Disney
World Resort with a nightly fireworks view. The
Grosvenor Courtyard rooms may overlook the beautifully
landscaped courtyard, windmill-shaped pool, tennis courts
or the surrounding gardens and landscaped areas. These
rooms have exterior entranceways.
Rooms decorated in soothing tropical shades accented with light oak furnishings, can hold up to 5 guests and have two double beds (or one king-sized bed), a nightstand with clock radio, video cassette player, telephone, dresser, table and chairs. The satellite TV has the Disney channel, and pay-per-view movies are available for an extra charge. Other amenities include a coffee maker, complimentary cappuccino, international teas as well as regular coffee and tea, iron and ironing board, hair dryer and a safe. Guests who need to connect to home or work via the Internet while vacationing, will find a computer data port on the phone in each room. Enjoy complimentary fresh-brewed coffee and tea daily in the comfort of your guest room, and a daily newspaper delivered at your request.
Non-smoking and handicapped accessible rooms are available.
Check-in time is 3 p.m. Check-out time is 11 a.m.
Regal Sun Resort Dining
authentic 19th century décor found in the Regal Sun Resort restaurants includes a "Sherlock Holmes" museum in Baskervilles Restaurant. For dinner, enjoy
the fine dining from the world class menu, and if you
ask for a table by the back window, you can feast your
eyes on the stunning view of Lake Buena Vista as well.
The all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet is coupled with
some beloved Disney characters 3 mornings a week. Different
themed all-you-can-eat buffets nightly featuring succulent
prime rib au jus! For added
fun on Saturday nights, the entertaining Murderwatch
Mystery Dinner Theatre has two performances. This
interactive event involves the audience participation
in solving the murder (and you can win prizes for doing
so), while dining on the delicious Prime Rib buffet.
Tickets are available in advance by calling (407)827-6534.
A Children's Buffet is also available. Baskervilles
is open for lunch where the menu is a la carte.
Open 24 hours, Crumpets Café is a deli/market that offers guests something quick and light. This self-serve location is located just off of the lobby.
Enjoy a glass of ale, shoot a game of pool, play a game of darts and chat with friends at the old English-style pub, Moriarty's Pub.
Sports fans will delight in the big screen TV at the Crickets Sports Lounge located in the Grand Lobby of the Grosvenor. Sip on the cocktail or specialty coffee of choice, and relax and watch your favorite sporting event in the comfortable chairs.
Poolside guests can satisfy their hunger and thirst at Barnacles Poolside where snacks and beverages are offered.
Room service is offered for guests who prefer to dine in the privacy of their own room.
Regal Sun Resort Pools & Recreation
Regal Sun Resort boasts an unusual pool that is
in the shape of a Dutch windmill. As part of the
Grosvenor Aquatic Center, this is one of the two
pools found here. The pools are heated in the
off-season to make it comfortable year-round for
guests. Restrooms and towels are available poolside.
Regal Sun Resort Services & Amenities
- Guest Service Desk with full-time concierge
- Valet Parking (for a fee) or free self-parking
- The Disney Shop (park passes, Disney-themed merchandise, sundries and souvenirs)
- Ice and Snack machines
- Coin Operated Laundry facilities
- Valet Laundry
- Refrigerators
- Voice Mail
- Thrifty Car Rental desk
- Complimentary newspaper delivery upon request
- Bell Services
- Airport Shuttle (for a fee)
- Babysitting Services (for a fee)
- Video Camera Rental (for a fee)
- Complimentary cappuccino, international teas and regular coffee and tea
- Iron & Ironing board
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Food & Wine Festival dining events will open to Disney Visa cardmembers July 28 - These experiences will open to the public on July 30.
- Save up to 30% on rooms at Walt Disney World: book-by date extended - The discount will now end on 8/31/15, instead of 8/7/15.
- Disney Descendants Line Brings Teenage Sons & Daughters of Villains to Life - Premiering July 31st, Disney Channels new movie, Descendants, tells exactly what life is like after our beloved fairy tale happily ever afters.
- Ice Palace Boutique opens at Frozen Summer Fun LIVE! - Reservations are now available for this Frozen-version of the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique.
- Blog - I Can Go The Distance...26.2 Ways to Include Your Family In Your WDW Marathon Training
- Exclusive Disney Visa cardholder dining events at Food & Wine Festival - Three dining events are planned just for Disney Visa Cardholders.
- Option now available to opt out of receiving new MagicBands with reservation - Guests can now opt out of customizing and receiving a MagicBand before a trip if they already have one linked from a previous visit.
- Martha's Vineyard Wine Pairings to be held at Disney's Yacht Club - A wine expert from the featured winery and a Disney chef will guide guests through the tasting describing what to watch for. Three wines will be sampled.
- When Did It All Start? When Was Your First Visit? - The first visit can define your outlook on the Disney parks, and this is why I have put together a list of the 7 types of people that come on their first visit.
- 4:00pm Hoop Dee Doo show on 7/24 is cancelled - The 6:15 and 8:30 shows will still take place.
- Glidden to open "Colortopia" in Innoventions this fall - This interactive experience is currently under construction and will guide guests through hands-on activities all focusing on color.
- Overview of the new high-tech laundry rooms at Walt Disney World - On our last trip, we were able to test out Disneys new high-tech washers and dryers and use their laundry website.
- Save up to 25% at select Disney Resorts - Discount valid for stays select nights 10/4-11/24 and 11/28-12/23/15.
- Kid-sized package offer starting at just $903 - Book a 3-night/2-day Walt Disney World vacation package with theme park tickets for a family of 3 starting at just $903!
- Magical Family Fall Package offer available for Walt Disney World resorts - Book a 4-night/4-day Walt Disney World vacation package with theme park tickets for a family of 4 starting at just $1,701!
- Some tips to enjoying Epcot while you wait for your FastPass time - Since we live nearby, we dont start thinking about Fastpasses until a few days before we plan on visiting the park. This can leave us with a lot of time between FastPasses.
- Fantasmic testing assigned seating locations - Guests will need to visit a FastPass+ kiosk on the day they want to see the show, where they will then be assigned to a seat, row or section.
- Captain EO has reopened at Epcot - The theater was being used for sneak peeks of upcoming Disney films, but Captain EO is now back in place.
- Frosty Treats to Beat the Heat at Walt Disney World - With over 100 restaurants and eateries to choose from, finding that perfect frosty treat can be a bit overwhelming.
- Annual passholder and DVC discounts available at The BOATHOUSE - Annual passholders and DVC Members can now get a 15% discount at lunch (11am-4pm) and a 10% discount at dinner (after 4pm).
- New "Escape to Walt's Wilderness" tour offered - This experience will take guests on a tour of Bay Lake, Fort Wilderness and Tri-Circle-D Ranch.
- Disney Myth Buster: Doesn't Disney Get Boring Year After Year? - How do you go to Disney EVERY...YEAR? Doesnt it get boring or repetitive?"
- Menus released for 2015 Food & Wine Festival Marketplaces - The Dominican Republic marketplace will return after being absent since 2007.
- Ice Palace Boutique coming to Frozen Summer Fun LIVE! - This salon will transform girls into Anna and Elsa.
- Prince Harry's Invictus Games coming to ESPN Wide World of Sports - Planned for May 8-12, 2016, these games celebrate wounded servicemen and women from around the globe.
- Registration for 2016 Disney's Princess Half Marathon now open - This event will be held 2/18-2/21/16.
- Booking for Food & Wine Festival premium events begins July 30 - So far, we know that the cast of The Chew will host the Rockin' Burger Block Party on October 8 and that a Yelloween Masquerade Party for the Senses will take place October 31.
- The Artistry of Wine & Cheese marketplaces will be offered in Epcot's Future World - The Napa Valley-inspired marketplaces will feature grape vines and pergolas on the walkway to Future World West.
- A New Tour in Epcot - World Showcase DestiNations Discovered - This 5 hour walking tour takes you through 11 countries in the World Showcase.
- Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa: An Overlooked DVC Resort
- Polynesian Village Resort East Pool closing for refurb 7/13/15 - The pool will be closed through early 2016.
- Wilderness Lodge pool refurb will begin 10/26/15 - The Hidden Springs quiet pool, resort beach, playground and the fire pit will be closed 10/26/2015. Work will continue through 2017.
- Best Places To Take Mid-Day Breaks Within Disneys Animal Kingdom - Try taking a break from the action within the parks without hiking all the way back to the resort.
- Chef Art's Florida Fish Camp planned for Disney Springs - Coming in spring 2016, this restaurant is from Art Smith, known from his time as Oprah's private chef and a judge on the show BBQ Pitmasters.
- Soundstage Lounge opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios - The "Soundstage Lounge" has opened in the former home of The Legend of Jack Sparrow. This area has benches and is intended to be a spot for guests to relax while in the parks.
- Walking in Walt's Footsteps: Marceline Edition Part 2 - We decided to visit a couple of landmarks important to the history of the Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney himself.
- Blog - Tea Traders Cafe Opens at Disney Springs
- Several narrators announced for 2015 Candlelight Processional - More will be announced as the event gets closer.
- Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza coming to Disney Springs - At this fast casual artisanal pizza restaurant, you can build your own pizzas. The restaurant is planned to open in May 2016.
- How to Add a Subtle Touch of Disney to your Work Space or Home - There are ways to have subtle reminders of Disney parks or movies throughout your home or work space that will give you the nostalgic feeling to get you through the day.
- Forever Remembered at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex - A new exhibit recently opened at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to honor the fallen astronauts and pays tribute to the orbiters Challenger and Columbia.
- Changes to Tomorrowland Terrace Dessert Party begin today - The new Wishes Fireworks Dessert Party will offer an assortment of desserts, as well as fruits and cheeses. New beverages options will be available. A sparkling cider toast will take place as the fireworks begin.
- Typhoon Lagoon hosts After-hours Neighborhood Beach Bash for DVC members - Classic beach party tunes from Teen Beach Movie and Teen Beach 2 will keep the party going while families enjoy the park's attractions, plus hula-hoop spinning, limbo contests, snacks and beverages.
- Two new Food & Wine Festival marketplaces coming to Future World - The Sustainable Chew Marketplace will feature three dishes from the chefs on ABC's The Chew. The Chew Lab will be a marketplace inspired by food-science labs and food tech trends.
- ABC's "The Chew" to tape live from the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival - ABC show "The Chew" will be taping live from the Festival on October 7, 8 and 9!
- Disney Family Culinary Adventure teaches chefs' cooking techniques - Spend an evening with Disney chefs working together to learn new cooking techniques and then enjoying the five-course dinner that you helped to prepare.
- Disney to stream 4th of July fireworks live from the Magic Kingdom - The fireworks show will be streamed live on the Disney Parks Blog beginning at 8:50pm EST.
- Tips for touring Walt Disney World at its worst (crowds), so you can be at your best - Although Walt Disney World commercials can make you believe that crowds, lines, and not-so-magical people are non-existent, they are a reality of touring during "peak seasons."
- Hoop Dee Doo 8:00 show is cancelled on July 4th - The 4:00 and 6:15pm show will still be held.
- Walking in Walts Footsteps: Marceline Edition Part 1 - It is often said that Walt drew upon his time in Marceline for the inspiration for Disneylands Main Street, U.S.A. We visited Marceline late on a Saturday afternoon.
- Updated menu for Gardens Kiosk at Animal Kingdom - A new menu is available now that Flame Tree Barbecue Restaurant has reopened.
- Flame Tree Barbecue Restaurant reopens with a few menu changes - A Jamaican Jerk Salad and a Watermelon Salad have been added to the menu. Jalepeno cornbread replaces coleslaw as a side.
- Disney Visa cardholders can save 35% at Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows - Disney Visa cardholders can save 35% on Deluxe Studio-Standard View rooms when staying most nights 7/5/15-10/3/15.
- When you are shaped more like Buzz or Woody than Snow White - For people like myself, of size, visiting a theme park comes with some concerns.
- Confirmed: The Magic of Disney Animation will close July 12 - A Disney spokeswoman said, "Work is underway on a new experience, and we look forward to sharing more information in the future."
- Walt Disney World merchandise events for July 2015 - List of artist appearances and signings around the Walt Disney World Resort.
- D-Zone relaxation area to be added to Innoventions West - Guests will be able to find food carts, seating and charging stations here.
- Captain EO to return to Epcot July 19 - It has been on hiatus for a few months for sneak previews of Tomorrowland and Inside Out.
- Animal Kingdom Updates - Two new shops have opened since my last update and I highly recommend you check them out.
- Flame Tree BBQ restaurant rehab extended through June 29 - The restaurant should reopen July 1.
- 2016 Disney Dining Plan pricing - Price list for the Quick-Service, Regular and Deluxe Dining Plans.
- Classic Shows Breathe New Life Thanks to FastPass+ - OK, Im a nostalgic kind of person. For me, what keeps me coming back are the classic attractions and shows.
- List of 2016 Disney Dining Plan participating restaurants - More restaurants are generally added toward the end of the year as contracts with non-Disney owned and operated restaurants are finalized.
- What Souvenirs Are Worth The Money At A Disney Park? - In my opinion souvenirs are crucial in bringing the Disney memories home with you, but how many of them end up in the back of your closet?
- Walking in Walt's Footsteps: Kansas City Edition - We decided to visit a couple of landmarks important to the history of the Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney himself.
- Animal Kingdom to test opening the Oasis area 30 minutes early - This will only take place on mornings that do not have Extra Magic Hours.
- Hot Cheese Sauce removed from Disney World counter service restaurants - It may be available behind the counter if guests request it, but there's no indication if this is a permanent possibility or if that supply will go away too.
- Registration details for Tables in Wonderland's Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Sneak Preview - The event will be held Sunday, July 12, 2015 from 12:00-2:00pm.
- Walt Disney World plans 4th of July festivities - There are special fireworks planned for Magic Kingdom, Epcot and Hollywood Studios.
- Living with the Land will be closed for a week in September - The Epcot ride will be closed for refurbishment 9/8/2015 - 9/17/2015.
- Annual passholder and DVC discounts added to World Showcase DestiNations Discovered tour - Annual passholders will receive a 10% discount and DVC members will receive a 15% discount.
- Candlelight Processional dates and dining package prices - This year's event will be held November 27 - December 30, 2015. Narrators will be announced at a later date.
- Splash Mountain added to evening Extra Magic Hours
- Coronado Springs fitness center and Casitas pool to be closed for 3 months - Fitness Center and Casitas Leisure Pool closed 7/5/2015 - 10/12/2015. The main pool and other leisure pools will be open during this time. There will be a temporary fitness center in the Casitas area.
- 2016 Walt Disney World packages released - Information for 2016 packages has been released and these are now available for booking.
- Great Movie Ride offers new photo op - Guests can take part in a new photo op outside the Chinese Theater, allowing them to walk the red carpet and put their hands in "cement" just like the stars.
- Disney resort pools hosting Disney Jr. Pool Parties - Music and activities will be themed around Sofia the First, Doc McStuffins, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Miles from Tomorrowland and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Pool staff will lead young guests in games like "Sofia Says", sing-a-longs and dance parties.
- Be Prepared! EPCOTs Plan for the Massive Influx of Children Will Be... Nothing? - My EPCOT Center has been gone for awhile...and although Ive slowly been dealing with what I see as a neglected, bare-boned version (now with even less attractions), new problems are popping up from a lack of vision for this parks future.
- Animal Kingdom Starbucks donates portion of sales for animal conservation - For every Starbucks Flat White Latte sold, a portion of the sale price will benefit conservation programs to save the cotton-top tamarin in Colombia. The drink's look represents the cotton-top tamarin's white fur on top of their heads.
- Watch faces soon available for MagicBands - This summer, two watch faces will be introducted for MagicBands - a Minnie analog face and a black digital face.
- Discounted two round golf pass available - Play two rounds of golf, any day, any time, any course for a discounted rate.
- Starbucks opens at Disney's Animal Kingdom - This is located in the old Creature Comforts location.
- A Tale of Two Disney Birthdays - Is it alright to wear a birthday button if it is not actually your birthday?
- 2016 Aulani vacation packages now available for booking - Packages are available for booking for dates 1/1/16 and beyond, but cannot be booked more than 499 days in advance.
- Experiencing the Disney theme parks while pregnant - Being pregnant at Disney can make it a different vacation, but still very fun.
- Zuri's Sweets Shop opens at Disney's Animal Kingdom - The treats will all be inspired by Africa and many will be unique to this location.
- Frozen Summer Fun LIVE! begins today at Hollywood Studios - The world of Frozen is taking over Hollywood Studios this summer! Spend the day enjoying the interactive experiences!
- Walt Disney World package offers available for families - A "Kid-sized package" and a "Magic Together" package are both available. Valid for stays select nights 8/15/15 - 10/3/15.
- Summer room only offer for Walt Disney World Annual Passholders - Valid for stays most nights 6/16/15 - 8/27/15.
- Tips for planning your 2016 Walt Disney World vacation - Walt Disney World will be releasing the pricing and availability for 2016 rooms and packages on June 22, 2015.
- Rustlin' up some grub at Disney's Trail's End Restaurant - Recently we tried Trail's End Restaurant at Disney's Fort Wilderness campground, and were not disappointed.
- Summer room offer for Florida residents - Valid for stays most nights 6/6/15 - 8/13/15.
- Review: Jedi Mickey's Star Wars Dine at Star Wars Weekends - This dinner is held at Hollywood and Vine Restaurant and is a dinner buffet featuring Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Chip and Dale all dressed as Star Wars characters.
- Zuri's Sweets Shop coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom - This will be located in Harambe Market and will feature 80 new items such as decorative candy apples, flavored chocolate bars and popcorn.
- Walt Disney World adds more allergy-friendly menus - Allergy-friendly menus will be available at Magic Kingdom, the Deluxe hotels and Trail's End Restaurant later this month.
- A World of Lights: Aulani Edition - A showcase of uniquely themed light features at Aulani.
- 2016 Walt Disney World packages open for booking June 22! - Request a quote today to be added to our waitlist!
- Tony's Town Square Restaurant doing away with separate lunch and dinner times - Beginning July 3, the restaurant will be open straight through from 11:00am - 9:30pm.
- Taking a Disney Babymoon: 10 Ways to Make it Extra Special - Here are 10 tips I can offer to make your Disney babymoon a memorable experience.
- Tips for saving money on a Disney vacation - Disney fans are always on the lookout for deals and ways to save money in order to make another trip back to the magic.
- Norway Pavilion's Frozen attraction rumored to be opening May 1, 2016 - This attraction will be replacing the Maelstrom.
- Pizzafari will no longer serve breakfast - Breakfast at this Animal Kingdom restaurant will end June 17, as the park's new Starbucks will serve breakfast beginning June 18.
- Pirates of the Caribbean rehab begins - The Magic Kingdom attraction will be closed from June 8-September 25.
- Starbucks to open at Animal Kingdom June 18 - This will open on Discovery Island in the former Creature Comforts location.
- "Frozen Fever" short to be shown at Disney's Hollywood Studios - The new animated short, Frozen Fever, will be shown in the ABC Sound Studio from June 17-September 7.
- PhotoPass to be available at Disney water parks - PhotoPass photographers will be stationed at the water parks through Labor Day.
- Kids golf free in the afternoons at Aulani - Kids under 17 can golf free after 3:00pm at the Ko Olina Golf Club when accompanied by a paying adult.
- Blog - Disney Parks Take Top Six Spots In America Last Year
- Tables in Wonderland hosts Jiko Wine Dinner - This event will be held at Animal Kingdom Lodge on Thursday, June 11.
- Bus Roulette at Walt Disney World - The rules are simple, you jump on the first bus that comes.
- Mickey's Backyard BBQ now open 4 days per week - New food items have been added to the menu as well.
- 5 Surprisingly Romantic Spots in a Disney Park - There are actually many overlooked areas in the parks that are surprisingly romantic.
- SeaWorld lays off Clyde & Seamore mimes, among others
- Man sentenced to 5 years for Disney ticket scam
- Club 33 members upset about more changes to benefits
- Iger says future Star Wars attractions to be based on new films
- SeaWorld's CEO steps down
- Man sues SeaWorld for automatically renewing his annual pass
- Retirement date set for Disney's Meg Crofton
- Woman sues Disney, claiming disability after falling from carousel horse
- Hotel leadership changes at Walt Disney World
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer released


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|Name: _________________________
|Period: ___________________
This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the survey taker note about one of the more recent victims?
(a) She was tied to a cross.
(b) Her head was removed.
(c) She had been tortured.
(d) Her blood was drained.
2. What does Squee see when he returns to his room from talking to his parents, in Part 1?
(a) His bedroom window is broken.
(b) His sheets have been ripped off the bed.
(c) His closet door has been ripped off its hinges.
(d) His music box has fallen off its shelf.
3. What event does Happy Noodle Boy barge in on, in Part 3?
(a) A bar mitzvah.
(b) A funeral.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A birthday party.
4. What does Johnny consider doing to avoid the discomfort caused by the things his victims say?
(a) Gagging them.
(b) Wearing earplugs.
(c) Cutting out their tongues.
(d) Listening to loud music.
5. Why did Johnny choose to buy the house he currently lives in?
(a) There were some torture devices already installed.
(b) He wanted to keep close tabs on Squee.
(c) There were lots of potential victims here.
(d) No one knew him in this area.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Johnny's response when the captive in Part 2 asks Johnny to loosen his restraints?
2. Why does the unknown man in Part 3 get so angry with Squee?
3. What does Johnny do to the man in the cafe bathroom?
4. What is Johnny's house number?
5. What does Johnny decide to do, after his conversation at the beginning of Part 3?
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It probably comes as no surprise that Nevada's top employers and biggest source of revenue are located in the gaming industry. With the exception of Nellis Air Force Base, the top five employers in Nevada are all in Las Vegas. They are The Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Wynn Hotel and Casino, US Air Force Nellis Air Force Base, MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, and Mirage Hotel and Casino. Source: America's Career InfoNet.
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Fewer Dollars and Babies Threaten Social Programs
Our major public policies are based on the assumption that America will continue to enjoy growth. Economic growth and population growth.
Through most of our history, this assumption has proved to be correct. These days, not so much.
Last week, the Commerce Department announced that the gross domestic product shrunk by 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012. And the Census Bureau reported that the U.S. birth rate in 2011 was 63.2 per 1,000 women age 15 to 44, the lowest ever recorded.
Slow economic growth and low population growth threaten to undermine entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare. Despite contrary rhetoric, they are programs in which working age people pay for pensions and medical care for the elderly.
When Medicare was established in 1965 and when Social Security was vastly expanded in 1972, America was accustomed to the high birth rates of the post-World War II baby boom. It was widely assumed that the baby boom generation would soon produce a baby boom of its own.
Oops. The birth rate fell from the peak of 122.7 in 1957 to 68.8 in 1973 and hovered around that level until 2007. The baby boom, it turns out, was an exception to a general rule that people tend to have fewer babies as their societies become more affluent and urbanized.
Social Security had to be tweaked in 1983 when it became clear there weren't enough working age people to fund benefits promised to the elderly. It needs tweaking again today for the same reason.
Medicare presents even greater problems. Health care costs have generally been rising at rates above economic growth.
By itself this is not necessarily a problem. Economic growth and market competition have enabled Americans to spend smaller percentages of their incomes on food and clothes, with more left over to spend on other things.
Spending more on health care is a sensible thing for an affluent society to do — especially as new medical procedures and drugs mean that health care can deliver more than it used to.
But in a society in which the elderly are an increasing share of the population and working age people are a decreasing share, it becomes increasingly difficult to fund these programs.
These problems are exacerbated when the economy fails to grow as rapidly as the working age population.
Birth rates fell sharply during the Depression of the 1930s. They have fallen significantly since the housing collapse, from 69.3 in 2007 to 63.2 in 2011. The steepest decline in births since 2007 has been among Hispanic immigrants, who were also hit hard by housing foreclosures.
We don't know whether this trend will continue. But if it does, the consequences will resemble the subtitle of Jonathan Last's newly published book, "What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster."
Last points out that our fertility rate — the number of children a woman has over a lifetime — has been below the replacement level of 2.1. Over time, a below-replacement-level fertility rate means population decline.
To see what that means, look at Japan. Its fertility rate is 1.4, its population is declining, and it has had essentially zero economic growth since 1990.
We are not in such a bad position, yet. Since the end of the recession in June 2009, quarterly GDP growth has averaged 2.1 percent.
That has left job growth way below the historic trend line. Four years ago, the incoming Obama administration's economists promised that we would be heading back up to the trend line, with unemployment down to a little above 5 percent now.
Instead, it was 7.9 percent in January, and that's with millions no longer even looking for work. Labor force participation is the lowest it's been since 1981.
The danger is that all this can come to seem the new normal. Low birth rates, as Last argues, can persuade others to want fewer children.
Low economic growth or even decline can shape expectations and become a self-fulfilling prophecy. "An economic recovery has begun," Obama said in his inaugural speech last month. The implication: This is all you're going to get.
In the 1990s, Canada and Sweden faced economic crises similar to ours. In response, they sharply cut public spending. Their economies have done well since, and their governments have been running budget surpluses.
We did something like the opposite. The consequences could be enduring.
Michael Barone, senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner (www.washingtonexaminer.com), is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.
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Nunemaker Center wins KU energy savings contest
Yesterday was Earth Day, and it was also the day results were announced and winners were recognized in the now-annual competition among KU campus buildings to save the most energy. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but I think those two things might be connected.
Anyway, this is the second year for the KU "Lights Out" contest, which is sponsored by the KU Center for Sustainability as well as the Overland Park firm Energy Solutions Professionals, which conducted a $25 million energy savings audit for KU.
The results, per Tim O'Kane, marketing director for ESP: Nunemaker Center, the home of the KU Honors Program, won the contest with an energy savings of 31 percent compared with the week before the competition started. Lindley Hall, headquarters of the geology and geography departments, finished second with 19.7 percent savings, and Smith Hall, home of the religious studies department, came in third with 19.4 percent.
Among the 14 buildings that took part in the contest, most of which are used by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the average savings was 9.2 percent, O'Kane reported. Those savings, he said, eliminated about 157,000 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions over the six-week period of the contest. That's equivalent to the yearly emissions of 15 vehicles (or 8,000 gallons of gasoline), or the electricity used in a year by 10.7 homes.
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14 KU buildings competing to reduce energy usage
KU's second annual energy-savings competition among campus buildings is under way, and things will surely be heating up as it continues through the next few weeks. I say that because I assume the buildings taking part won't set their thermostats one notch below 76 degrees when temperatures pick up here soon.
KU's "Lights Out" contest started last year, and it's sponsored KU's Center for Sustainability as well as the Overland Park firm Energy Solutions Professionals, which conducted a $25 million energy savings audit for KU starting in 2009.
Three buildings took part last year, and Bailey Hall took the title by cutting its energy use by 17.2 percent from the same period the year before.
This year's contest started last week and runs through April 17, and participation is up to 14 buildings, mostly used by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, per a KU release. The winner will receive the rights to a traveling trophy, which in my imagination is shaped like a giant compact fluorescent light bulb, for the next year. The winner will be announced on Earth Day, April 22.
The Center for Sustainability is training students, staff and faculty on how to reduce their energy usage, and some tips are available online.
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On the same day that a Kansas Senate committee cut $10 million for a new KU Medical Center education building from its budget plan, KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little testified to a different committee Monday, this one in the state House of Representatives.
KU posted her testimony, which was before the House Education Budget Committee, online. You can read it for a look at how KU is pitching its importance to the state.
Gray-Little runs through a lot of the developments, initiatives and accomplishments that were listed in her "State of the University" video a couple weeks back. There's perhaps an additional emphasis on some programs that reach out to various parts of the state — for instance, the School of Business RedTire program that matches rural small-business owners with recent graduates who can take the reins, ensuring those businesses don't fade away.
One other thing I noticed: Gray-Little reported that an energy-savings effort, conducted as part of a $25 million contract with an Overland Park firm, has saved the university about $3 million so far. KU may have reported that figure elsewhere, but this is the first time I've seen it.
The last time we reported on the effort, done with the help of Energy Solutions Professionals of Overland Park, was about a year ago. KU had just about finished all the work, a lot of which involved more efficient ventilation of the scientific labs in Malott and Haworth halls, and was waiting to see how much savings would result.
According to Gray-Little's testimony, the contract guarantees a total of $31 million in savings over 15 years.
Obtaining a breakdown of how exactly those savings were achieved is among the items on my to-do list. So let me know if you're curious about any aspect of the energy savings in particular.
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WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) announced today that it is changing its corporate name to CVS Health to reflect its broader health care commitment and its expertise in driving the innovations needed to shape the future of health.
"For our patients and customers, health is everything and CVS Health is changing the way health care is delivered to increase access, lower costs and improve quality," announced Larry J. Merlo, President and CEO, CVS Health. "As a pharmacy innovation company at the forefront of a changing health care landscape, we are delivering breakthrough products and services, from advising on prescriptions to helping manage chronic and specialty conditions."
CVS Health includes the company's retail business, which continues to be called CVS/pharmacy; its pharmacy benefit management business, which is known as CVS/caremark; its walk-in medical clinics, CVS/minuteclinic; and its growing specialty pharmacy services, CVS/specialty. With 7,700 retail pharmacies, 900 walk-in medical clinics, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with nearly 65 million plan members, and expanding specialty pharmacy services, CVS Health enables people, businesses and communities to manage health in more affordable, effective ways.
"Each year, CVS Health touches more than 100 million people by playing an active, supportive role in each person's unique health experience and in the greater health care environment," said Merlo. "Consumers are increasingly taking control of their own health and, through our 26,000 pharmacists and nurse practitioners, we are helping people on their path to better health."
CVS Health has a portfolio of programs to help people manage chronic disease and connects patients with pharmacists who help them stay on their prescribed medications. Digital capabilities are supplementing these programs to give customers a full view of their prescriptions. CVS Health's Specialty Connect and Maintenance Choice programs integrate the company's mail and retail capabilities, providing choice and convenience for patients. CVS Health is also forging strategic alliances with physicians and health plans through both CVS/pharmacy and CVS/minuteclinic to provide clinical support, medication counseling, chronic disease monitoring and wellness programs for their members.
As a further demonstration of its commitment to health, CVS Health also announced the end of tobacco sales at CVS/pharmacy as of September 3, nearly a month ahead of the previously targeted date of October 1. In February, the company announced that it would end the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products at its CVS/pharmacy stores, making CVS/pharmacy the first and only national pharmacy chain to take this step in support of the health and well-being of its patients and customers.
"Along with the start of CVS Health, the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products at CVS/pharmacy ends today. By eliminating cigarettes and tobacco products from sale in our stores, we can make a difference in the health of all Americans," Merlo declared.
"The sale of tobacco in a retail pharmacy conflicts with the purpose of the health care services delivered there," added Troyen A. Brennan, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Medical Officer, CVS Health. "Even more important, there is evidence developing that indicates that removing tobacco products from retailers with pharmacies will lead to substantially lower rates of smoking with implications for reducing tobacco-related deaths."
Results of a new study from CVS Health, included in a Health Affairs blog, show that the enactment of policies to eliminate the sale of tobacco products at retailers with pharmacies in San Francisco and Boston was associated with up to a 13.3 percent reduction in purchasers of tobacco products.
"Today should mark a call to action by all retailers involved in health care," said Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. "We urge other retailers with pharmacies to follow the powerful example set by CVS/pharmacy and end tobacco sales."
In addition to removing cigarettes and tobacco products for sale, CVS Health kicked off a comprehensive and uniquely personalized smoking cessation campaign to help millions of Americans to quit smoking.
"Quitting smoking is one of the most important things you can do to improve your health and protect the health of your family, but quitting isn't easy," said Helena Foulkes, President, CVS/pharmacy.
The CVS Health smoking cessation program, designed with input from national experts, combines the efforts of CVS/pharmacy, CVS/minuteclinic and CVS/caremark to help smokers quit and includes four critical components: an assessment of the smoker's readiness to quit, education to give smokers the information and tools they need to quit, medication support to help curb the desire to use tobacco and coaching to help individuals stay motivated and prevent relapses.
"We learned following our announcement in February that nearly everyone has a tobacco story and was eager to tell it," Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140902/142228Foulkes continued. "So, today we are launching a social campaign – #OneGoodReason – in which we are inviting everyone to share their personal stories of how smoking and tobacco use has affected their lives. Our hope is that through the sharing of these stories we can spark a movement that will make lasting improvements in health across our country."
"Today, as CVS Health, we are tobacco-free, reinventing pharmacy and taking our place among leaders in the health care community," Merlo concluded.
About CVS Health
CVS Health is a pharmacy innovation company helping people on their path to better health. Through our 7,700 retail pharmacies, 900 walk-in medical clinics, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with nearly 65 million plan members, and expanding specialty pharmacy services, we enable people, businesses and communities to manage health in more affordable, effective ways. This unique integrated model increases access to quality care, delivers better health outcomes and lowers overall health care costs. Find more information about how CVS Health is shaping the future of health at www.cvshealth.com.
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It is an epidemic that fuels rebellion, homosexuality, promiscuity, and all manner of sin in the Church and in individual Christians. So many people carry "father wounds" from relationships with fathers, stepfathers, priests, grandfathers, etc. that negatively affect their relationships with God and other men. I am one of those people, and God helped me. Dear One, if you have a father wound, if you are a parent who fears passing one on to your children, I pray that this Father's Day you will seek God's healing.
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NASHVILLE, TN (Catholic Online) - "The hearts of fathers must be returned to the children and the hearts of the children to the fathers" (Mal. 4:6).
I confess anticipating Father's Day used to almost make me sick with anxiety. As much as I loved my dad, and still do, every year when June rolled around, I got an awful sinking feeling. I would spend hours in one card aisle after another, trying to find something that might somehow both honor my father, and still be truthful. "You are the best father in the world" was not a sentiment I could sincerely offer my own dad.
If Father's Day makes you feel this way, you are not alone. So many people carry "father wounds" from relationships with fathers, stepfathers, priests, grandfathers, etc. that negatively affect their relationships with God and other men. It is an epidemic that fuels rebellion, homosexuality, promiscuity, and all manner of sin in the Church and in individual Christians.
As Father's Day approaches, there is a Scripture that comes to my mind frequently: "For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the spirit of sonship that enables us to cry, 'Abba! Father!'" (Rom. 8:15). The word abba means daddy in Aramaic. What a precious, intimate thought this verse is to me now.
But there was a time when it made absolutely no sense to me at all. Lifetime military and highway patrol, my dad was authoritative to the extreme, aggressive, controlling, and dominating. He seldom looked at me with love unless my achievements made him look good to his peers. He rarely touched me with anything but anger, and almost never spent one-on-one time with me. I loved him almost as desperately as I was terrified of him.
As St. Paul warns us parents, I was provoked to wrath and discouragement by his parenting style (Eph. 6:4; Col. 3:21). I struggled with rage, rebellion against authority, and perfectionism for many years. You can hear my story here*.
Yet, this strange verse beckoned me with its promise of a Father's gentleness and warmth. I once had an aunt who told me she imagined herself in God's lap when she prayed; she said she called Him Daddy, and that one day I would too. I thought she was crazy.
Yet in Romans 8:15 (in bold print, above), St. Paul speaks of our cherished status as God's children, and he does so in several other places in the Scriptures, too. I discovered that John 1:18 speaks of Jesus as being in the bosom of the Father. Over and over in the Bible, Jesus applies the term Abba to the Heavenly Father. I wondered, what did Jesus know about God that enabled Him to call God Daddy, and rest in His lap so affectionately? Together, all of these verses seemed to whisper to me that I was somehow a slave to my fear of God.
Although I longed to, how could I ever call God Abba? I obeyed out of fear and a desire to make Him love me. I thought every bad thing that happened to me was God's punishment, and that I must surely deserve it. I felt in the deepest recesses of my being that He was perpetually displeased with me. When He was quiet in prayer, I assumed I had done something that deserved the silent treatment. If I was criticized by a man in authority over me - husband, employer, pastor - I struggled with volcanic eruptions of agonizing emotion. Because my relationship with my earthly father was so painful and difficult, I simply could not relate to God with such an intimate term as Abba.
Dear One, if this is you, if you have a father wound, if you are a parent who fears passing one on to your children, I pray that this Father's Day you will seek God's healing. Trust in the truth of these Bible verses. Watch as Jesus shows us very deliberately, in the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, what it means to have a safe place to acknowledge weakness and receive strength in the midst of great pain and suffering. Listen carefully to His great prayer, the Our Father, as He teaches us how to reach beyond our deficits to God, and how to climb into the bosom of a loving Heavenly Father.
I am living proof that God longs to heal our father wounds. The greatest joy and the deepest pain, in my life, have been the excavation of this father wound. I tell everyone who will listen how my Abba did it for me, a writhing, pitiful mess of a little girl searching for a daddy's love in places and people who could never touch her abyss of need.
The truth is that this wound provokes grave sin patterns that we repeat throughout our lives until we can forgive our fathers, so human and wounded themselves, and forgive ourselves for what we have done out of this pain. Our relationships suffer because we vomit this awful, festering poison all over everyone we love. But when God heals us, He heals them all, some, too.
We fear we will never get victory over it, that we will never be in control of ourselves, that we can never forgive. But we can, and we must. It is our calling as God's children. It is also our freedom and our salvation. You only have to trust God's promise, and obey Him at every step, every single day. He is waiting for you with unconditionally open arms.
Here are some of the resources that God used to help me:
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