text:
|146 posts found
Elite Member
Joined: 6/10/09
Originally posted by stealthbr
Do you read the posts in your own thread? I explained why P2P is P2W. You complained earlier that someone didn't read the OP.
I'm subscribed to RIFT. If I don't pay the xpac upgrade price I'm gated from content, can't progress, and am at a disadvantage even though I'm still paying the sub fee. My friends and guildies are discouraged from grouping with me by the developer. In order to play with me my friends have to restrict themselves to old content, diminished rewards, and no real progression even though I'm still paying a sub fee. If that isn't pay to win, I don't know what is.
Like I said in the earlier post, every game gives some incentive to spend money. You may be able to do 1 raid 20 times in a p2p game. In rift that will 5 months or $75 @ $15 per month. You get access to other content for paying that, but if you want to repeat the same raid in rift you must pay them a minimum of $75 @ $15 per month. During that time I might have a chance of getting the epic drop I need. If not I just get to wait and sub longer and spend more.
I don't expect you to like F2P, freemium, or B2P but I feel like my reasons for like that model are valid and it offers good entertainment at a good price.
Login or Register to never see this panel
Originally posted by Torvaldr
So by your reasoning, if you decide you can't afford the sub price, then the game is P2W because someone else that can pay the sub price will be able to progress their characters. Don't you see the huge difference there is between paying to access content to potentially obtain rewards and paying to automatically obtain rewards?
BTW, the DDO example was directed at another poster.
Originally posted by Loktofeit
Actually, I would like to correct myself for generalizing, for I haven't played every P2P and Freemium game in the market. However, as I said before, it is not about ePeen. Perhaps you haven't played DDO, but these items have a huge impact on gameplay, therefore selling them in the cash shop is P2W.
Hard Core Member
Joined: 5/31/05
Originally posted by stealthbr
DDO is the one of the few games, where to me, this model makes sense. It heavily group oriented instanced design lends iteself perfectly to this business model.
Does it influence you that some other guy buys a +4 Tome? No. It is not a competitive game. Its a group game. Play the game with people who are like you. If you dont want to buy adventure packs and power items, play with others that dont do that. Then the group will be balanced. If you are a rich man and want to buy your way to uber char power and full game access or a subscription type of guy, play with like minded people, and the group is balanced.
I think the thing tormenting you here is not broken mechanics, but simple envy. What is it about knowing that some other guy has gotten access something that does in no way influence you or your gameplay, that is so horrible that you cant stand it?
I would actually disagree about it being P2W. That term generally has a connotation that means it creates a gap of power only people who pay for the items have. That is simply not true in DDO. Sure the item is super rare but like one poster said, if its true MMO players should have loads of time to play them they can grind out dungeons until they get a drop, whereas the person who bought the tome valued his time differently and he felt that he would rather buy the tome and do other things. That gap can be closed with enough time invested and since that player isn't investing money, which is the whole reason the shop and game exists, then why shouldn't he have an easier time of acquiring it?
I'd agree that it is a disincentive to constantly revisit content and perhapd reducing longevity for the people who bought the tomes, but it isn't P2W by its standard definition. I do hear Atlantica Online has pretty much the pinnacle of P2W but I can't say for sure since I personally have never played it.
Originally posted by hfztt
Disagree. Even in PvE, there is still competition. There's competition to see who can get into groups, who can be of more aid to a party, who can waste less resources, who can do things faster, etc. True, playing with like-minded folk can most definitely alleviate the issue, but it does not in any way take away from the fact that you can spend real money to get gameplay-altering advantages.
Originally posted by RandomDown
Going by the strict definition of the term, I can understand your point. However, I still don't think it's something that should be present in a cash shop.
Freemium is an extended trial. Everybody knows that if you commit to a game that's freemium, you're going to pay. Some freemium games are more obnoxious than others, but I wouldn't call all of them pay to win. Some are just "pay to be less annoying."
Originally posted by RandomDown
P2W actually depends on personal people belief. For many people it is in example selling any kind of even litte advantage, even if this advantage is also acquireable in game. For people that are driven to play by dressing up their characters, cosmetic items in cash shop might be perceived as p2w. For people that play to beat pve content fast or achieve rewards from challaning pve content - any kind of buffs, store-pots, etc might be perceived as p2w. For people that play mainly for pvp - any items that influence combat even in small way or rewards from pvp'ing might be perceived as p2w. CS selling recipes / mats / ready items might be pereceived as p2w by crafters. CS selling currency either directly or indirectly (plex, gems,etc) might be perceived as p2w by traders and merchants.
and so on.
Your definition is valid for you, but you have to realize that alot of people will have their own definitions of p2w and that for many people p2w does not have top mean 'uncloseable gap unless you pay money' type of CS.
I understand that but a game company has every right to make money, and there is always going to be someone dissatisified that it is not "completely free" even though there is absolutely no feasible way to do that outside of a private server for whatever game. So really, if it is acquirable in game such as the tomes, and not something that gives a power gap that is otherwise inaccesible, they don't have much of a right to complain if they aren't willing to invest in the game at all monetarily anyways, which is something you see a lot on these forums unfortunately.
Originally posted by RandomDown
Remember it is your personal definition that "if it is acquirable in game such as the tomes, and not something that gives a power gap that is otherwise inaccesible". You could find people that would have zero problem with CS providing power gap or / and unaccessible items and calling that you don't have right to complain if it is designed that way.
I was being generous, even in a game where you can buy a power gap I still think thats fine. They are out to make money, and the people who want that power level will pay for it and if they are so elitist to only play with others that do it, thats fine. Then the argument people use to say the free players make the game seem alive is fallacious.
So basically what you say is that consumers should never criticize business model?
Elite Member
Joined: 6/10/09
Originally posted by stealthbr
Maybe you misread my post. I never said I couldn't pay the sub or wouldn't pay the sub. I said I am STILL paying a subscription but since I didn't buy the expansion I'm locked out of content, at a disadvantage, and alienated from the main community with regards to game play.
Originally posted by fenistil
Vocal criticism doesn't mean much if it is still a profitable behavior. The gaming community at large decried the always online DRM that D3 utilized but look at how it sold. The fact of the matter is complaining is not criticism, its just complaining. When a person says they should have access to all the content completely free AND that noone should get an advantage for providing revenue to the company, its completely absurd. That is what I am referring to, and it is not an uncommon "criticism" of the model that there are power gaps and content gates for people who don't pay anything into the game at all.
Advanced Member
Joined: 12/21/07
Originally posted by TheScavenger
well ... some new MMOs may fail, but certainly lots of F2P online games are successful. LOL, WOT are quite succesufl. PS2 looks good so far.
It is not about F2P, it is about if a game is good.
Oh, i am fine with first day DLC. It is a free world. Devs are free to sell their content/game anyway they want to, i am free to decide if i want to buy it.
What is the problem if a company want to cut up their game in little pieces, and sell them as such. You don't have to buy anything, you know.
Elite Member
Joined: 7/05/12
Those who ask a question, are stupid for 30 seconds. Those who never ask, are stupid for life.
Originally posted by nariusseldon
You are also fine with being a content locust from that one thread.
Therefor in reality, you don't want an MMO. You want a singleplayer game in a pseudo MMO format, and done with it in a week and moving on. Why play an MMO at all then? Find a singleplayer game, its a lot cheaper and you can be done with it in a week or less.
No wonder you are fine with pay to win and day 1 DLC. Explains everything. Either that, or you are a Grade A troll...who the heck would be fine with a developer cutting out content and releasing it as Day 1 DLC?
I give you kudos...had me going for a while.
Novice Member
Joined: 11/22/09
Who cares? You and everyone else. You know who doesn't? You and everyone else. Apparently [you and everyone else] do not like any games other than WoW or EVE. Subscriptions are waning because no one is subbing. No money to be made if you're not WoW or EVE. Freemium makes money. Get that through your thick fucking head. Your incessant whining will never change the fact. Get over it.
Advanced Member
Joined: 12/21/07
Originally posted by TheScavenger
"single player game in a pseudo MMO format" .. isn't that what MMOs are today? Why play a MMO? Because they are lobby co-op games, or instanced arena games? Because they have become better games, and progress away from the old UO/EQ.
Do you think i would play MMO if all MMOs are still stuck in the UO design?
Like i say before, if someone is subsidizing my games, it is only fair he got some advantage.
"Who the heck would be fine with a developers cutting out content and releasing it as DAY 1 DC"? Everyone purchasing the game, and the DLC? So millions.
It is a free world. You don't have to buy anything you don't like. Devs have zero obligations to give out all teh content to you. And you have zero obligations to buy anything.
You sound lke they owe you .. they don't. It is their game. They can charge whatever.
Elite Member
Joined: 7/05/12
Those who ask a question, are stupid for 30 seconds. Those who never ask, are stupid for life.
Originally posted by Etherouge

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Police: Footprints in snow lead to arrestStaff Report | February 09,2013Rutland Police say they followed footprints from a convenience store robbery to a man they arrested shoveling snow outside a home on Clover Street early Saturday morning.
At 3:15 a.m., police responded to a burglary alarm at the Midway Mobil on South Main Street where evidence showed that someone had smashed out a window with a crowbar, police said.
Numerous cartons of cigarettes were taken during the break-in, police said.
With new snow blanketing the ground, police said they followed a set of tracks across South Main Street to Clover Street where the tracks ended at a driveway being shoveled by 42-year-old Dean Hugerth.
While Hugerth lives in Rutland, the people residing inside the home told police he didn't live there. Review of surveillance camera footage inside the store showed Hugerth breaking in and taking the cartons, police added.
Hugerth was taken to the Rutland jail where he remains held on bail pending his arraignment Monday on a felony burglary charge, police said.MORE IN This Just InNEW YORK Yes, your mutual fund may own some Greek stocks. No, most likely not a lot. Full StoryWHITE RIVER JUNCTION A Springfield man who was captured Friday evening after he took off... Full StoryLoan program launched for owners of flood damaged apartment houses Full Story
- Most Popular
- Most Emailed
- RICHARD'S POOR ALMANACK: On this day 1739, 'Richard Palmer' identified in prison at York Castle as the notorious outlaw DICK TURPIN; IN 1836, Battle of the Alamo begins near San Antonio de Bexar, Texas; 1896, the Tootsie Roll invented by LEO HIRSCHFELD.
- RICHARD'S POOR ALMANACK: On this day in 1472, Orkney, Shetland islands put up as collateral by Norway to Scotland in lieu of dowry for MARGARET OF DENMARK on her marriage with JAMES III, king of Scotland; 1962, JOHN GLENN first American to orbit Earth.
- TOMORROW'S HEADLINES TODAY: City mayoral candidates debate campaign issues; Hartford, Conn., woman still missing; Neal Goswami reports attempts to legislate suicide; local woman loses 100 pounds through TOPS program.
- RICHARD'S POOR ALMANACK: On this day in 1878, JOHN TUNSTALL murdered near Lincoln, New Mexico, by the outlaw JESSE EVANS; in 1930, ELM FARM OLLIE first cow to fly in aircraft, first to be milked airborne; 1955, nuke test WASP; '79, snow in Sahara.
- TOMORROW'S HEADLINES TODAY: Rutland Herald News Editor Alan J. Keays and staff writer Gordon Dritschilo discuss stories planned for the February 18, 2015, edition of the newspaper: Winter budgets maxed, legal marijuana, Springfield bank job, USPS slowdown
- RICHARD'S POOR ALMANACK: On this day in 1249 AD, ANDRE of LONGJUMEAU is dispatched by LOUIS IX of France to meet the KHAGAN, ruler of the Mongol Empire; in 1804, during 1st Barbary War, STEPHEN DECATUR scuttles the pirate-held USS Philadelphia in Tripoli.


text:
- Home
- Health Information
- Otosclerosis
|The Inner Ear
|Copyright © Nucleus Medical Media, Inc.
Risk Factors
- Family history of otosclerosis
- Drinking nonfluoridated water—some studies suggest that nonfluoridated water may cause a susceptible person to develop otosclerosis
- Hormonal factors, such as pregnancy
- Viral infections, including measles
- Conductive—involving the small bones of the inner ear
- Sensorineural—involving the cochlea, which is the sensory organ in the inner ear
- A sensation of spinning
- Balance problems
- A sensation of ringing, roaring, or buzzing in the ear
Hearing Aid
Oral Treatment
American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery http://www.entnet.org
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association http://www.asha.org
The College of Family Physicians of Canada http://www.cfpc.ca
Canadian Society of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery http://www.entcanada.org
Otosclerosis. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated June 4, 2012. Accessed September 17, 2013.
Otosclerosis. Massachusetts Eye and Ear website. Available at: http://www.masseyeandear.org/for-patients/patient-guide/patient-education/diseases-and-conditions/otosclerosis. Updated July 3, 2012. Accessed September 17, 2013.
Otosclerosis. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders website. Available at: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/otosclerosis.aspx. Updated May 1999. Accessed September 17, 2013.
What you should know about otosclerosis. American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery website. Available at: http://www.entnet.org/healthinformation/otosclerosis.cfm. Updated October 13, 2011. Accessed September 17, 2013.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: Michael Woods, MD
- Review Date: 09/2014 -
- Update Date: 09/30/2013 -


text:
• About Us
• Closures
• Community Services
• Contact Us
• Employment
• FAQs
• Historic City Cemeteries
• In the News
• It's My Park Day Event
• Metal Detecting
• Park Directory
• Parks & Recreation Board
• Parks and Recreation Month
• Park Safety & Rules
• Project Updates
• Recycling Initiative
• Related Links
• Ron Darner Headquarters
• San Jose Burial Park
• Stage Rentals
• Tree Planting Initiative
• Telephone Directory
• Volunteer Services
• Wi-Fi Services
• Woodlawn Lake Park Vending
• Boxing
• Community Centers
• Dance
• Disc Golf
• Dog parks
• Fishing
• Fitness Centers
• Fitness in the Park
• Fitness Stations
• Golf
• Kickball
• Music
• Paddling
• Ride to Own Bike Program
• Seniors
• Skate parks
• Softball
• Summer Youth Programs
• Summer Food Program
• Sunken Garden Theater
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Youth Sports
|500 Freiling 78213
|Monday & Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
|$7 annual fee for participants 60 and over; $15 for participants 18 to 59
|Center Director:
|Nancy Durham
|Granados Gazette Newsletter PDF
Join in the fun at Virginia Marie Granados Adult and Senior Center, a place where friends meet. Seniors are invited to participate in many recreational, educational and social programs. With a focus on encouraging healthy lifestyles, both physical and mental, a variety of classes are offered for your enjoyment. For the fitness conscious, a weight room with cardio and strength training equipment is available. To register for these activities, a registration book is located at the front desk and suggestions for additional programs or activities are always welcome. Volunteers play an instrumental part in the programs at Granados. Do you have a hobby to share or a talent to teach? Please consider volunteering at the center.
The center offers a wide assortment of programs and activities, including:
Mrs. Granados began her career as a San Antonio Police Officer, but after starting a family, transitioned into the field of education. She served as a secretary for Whittier Middle School, Lee High School and the San Antonio Independent School District's Central Office. Her husband Mariano, a retired U.S. Marshal, passed away in September 2012. They are survived by sons Michael, Steven and Mark, and six grandchildren.
In 2008, the Parks and Recreation Department, along with District 1 City Councilwoman Mary Alice Cisneros, celebrated the groundbreaking for the renovation of the existing home as an adult and senior citizen activity center.
This project consisted of the rehabilitation of an existing structure on the park property for use as an adult and senior activity center with associated site improvements to include a park entry driveway, parking and connecting sidewalks. The renovations included a meeting/multi-purpose room, food preparation area, classrooms, small meeting/activity room, exercise room, accessible restrooms, and staff offices/reception area.
The project, funded with $1,465,346 in Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 108 Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and 2007 reprogrammed CDBG, was completed in January 2009 and the center opened for business.


text:
This was only a matter of time.. Surprised it took them nearly 2 years to go after Android.. Only thing that will really end all these patent lawsuits is a reform and considering how slow things are in that are I don't expect anything to happen in the next decade at least. Lol unless the government themselves get sued for patents it will never stop.
Indistinguishable from evil
Rockstar vs. Google: How the patent trolling we hate taints the companies we love
I like to riff on Arthur C. Clarke by saying any company, sufficiently large, is indistinguishable from evil. I've used it before when referring to Google's disrespect for copyrights, flip-flop on net neutrality, disregard for privacy, and, through their Motorola subsidiary, horrendous violation of the very spirit of standards-essential patents. And I'm using it again now to describe the actions of the Rockstar consortium - the entity that purchased Nortel and Novell patents, bankrolled by Apple, Microsoft, BlackBerry, and others. They've sued Google over search-related patents, which is an attack against the heart of Google's business. It's patent trolling, which is a revolting practice.
Motorola's actions don't excuse Rockstar's, nor vice versa. Nor is either illegal. They are, simply, one front among many in a vast, international war. And, it's nothing new. It's a reminder of how venomously these companies take their current competition, and how much they value winning. At any cost.
It's also an important reminder that we, as consumers, should never be loyal to the companies we purchase from. They should be loyal to us. Every decision we make should be a decision anew, based on the conditions of the moment, and only on who is best serving our needs, and the needs of our society at the time.
Here's some further reading on Rockstar vs. Google. I recommend all of it:
Have something to say about this story? Leave a comment! Need help with something else? Ask in our forums!
Reader comments
Indistinguishable from evil
Rockstar is going after Google. Apple is involved in Rockstar, but Rockstar isn't Apple.
I'm tempted to make a land-war-in-Asia reference here but I won't.
Gruber retweeted that Apple owns a 58% interest in Rockstar. That means Rockstar can do nothing without Apple's explicit approval. For all intents and purposes, Rockstar *IS* Apple, except as a shell dodge against countersuits.
I don't doubt that. It's still not a subsidiary, nor wholly-owned by Apple. In no intents and purposes is Rockstar Apple, though Apple may well control or heavily influence their actions.
I'd imagine shells will, as I mentioned above, will serve the same purpose as Asia and Latin America did during the cold war.
This does not smack of patent trolling, it *is* patent trolling. (Technically, as the Ars article points out, it is patent privateering, which is trolling with a legal dodge behind it.) While Google is no saint, the false equivalence drawn here is absurd. Googorola had some justification; after all, Android was defending against other lawsuits at the time, and the purchase also got them into the hardware game.
With Rockstar, Apple (and Microsoft) have zero such justification. There was no hardware reason to buy these patents, and any defensive rationale evaporated the moment they traipsed off to East Texas. They purchased a set of patents from a defunct company with the express purpose of using them offensively, through a shell consortium as a firewall against countermeasures. That the technical side of Apple makes great stuff in no way excuses this despicable behavior from their legal and executive suite. At Seth tweeted last night, Apple has lost all moral high ground here. You can no longer say they are just protecting their rights within the system; they are a primary reason the system is as @#$#@ as it is.
The best we can hope for is that an expensive, drawn out suit over a patents like a 15 year old one about visually navigating through a stack of documents will bring the whole system down. It sure as hell is not protecting or driving any innovation here. But when the primary drivers of this system are companies the size of Apple and Microsoft, that possibility is depressingly remote.
[citation needed]
Here is one:
This one is especially interesting because it is such a minor feature.
Not all against Apple, but against competitors.
Ah, yes, from Florian -- the analyst who wrote articles against Google during the Oracle trial and repeatedly neglected to disclose he was being paid by Oracle at the time, even in articles written after he was outed. Of course, Florian neglects to mention the lawsuits were started before Google took control of Motorola, and, that by the time Google took ownership, Andorid was already the target of several lawsuits by Apple. That does not make the suit philosophically "right," but it makes it understandable as a defensive chip, and certainly is not an instance of Google going on the offensive.
That's exactly what Steve Jobs said Apple would do. At iPhone introduction, they said they would patent it, and go after anyone who they felt violated those patents. The patents have since held up after being appealed. Is that considered offensive or defensive?
Who cares when these suits were started? Google could have stopped them once they took ownership.
There are no good guys or bad guys in this, there are only companies working in their own self interest, using the law to their advantage as much as possible. I give Apple more of a pass because they are not being hypocritical. They are doing exactly what they said they would do. Google on the other hand has denounce patents and said that they shouldn't be used like this, and yet they do it anyway.
Jobs said "we'll buy unrelated patents for technology we did not invent, set up a front company to avoid legal repercussions, and use that as a blunt instrument to club our competition?"
Could you link to that part of the keynote? I missed it.
It's somewhere in the back. ;-)
But, when comparing the two companies here, let's not forget that Google was also trying to buy these patents at extremely inflated prices as well. Had they won, would the results have been any different? The names would switch and it would be Google suing Apple, and fewer people would care about it.
It's not a comparison, though everybody here seems to want to make it one (including me, when I responded to Rene's initial comparison in the article.) Had Google bought these patents, and used them to go on the offensive, I would be kvetching just as loudly at them.
But they didn't. Apple did.
Patent privateering is a better word for it. I'm not sure that's a fair portrayal of Google. They scanned author-owned books without approval, switched allegiances on net neutrality, stamped on online privacy, took Java without a license, and their behavior as owner of Motorola has been disappointing to say the least. They have a long history of incredibly hostility against anything that interferes with their agenda, and my guess is in a few decades we'll all realize we should have feared them far more than we did when it mattered. (Of course, they do an incredible amount of awesome stuff as well - companies, like people, are complicated.)
I don't think Google bought Moto for hardware at all. For many accounts, they were all but blackmailed into doing it. Now they have it on their hands, hopefully they can do something great with it. But they had direct, absolute control over Motorola and they engaged in suits against SEP. That's it. Done. No more rose-colored glasses. They're just another tech company.
I'm not sure what the structure for Rockstar is, but they don't appear to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apple. That doesn't excuse Apple for their part in the suits, but it does provide context that's also being lost.
It's difficult to balance innovation vs. theft, and in every industry. I don't have answers. I agree the current system is a failure.
Years ago DC sued over Captain Marvel - Shazam - saying he was an outright copy of Superman. Many industries litigated themselves into licensing a long time ago.
Mobile is young. These are pre-teen companies with too much money, greed, anger, and fast cars. It won't end well, least of all for us.
As noted above, Google's involvements in these suits occurred after Andorid was already under attack by Apple (and Microsoft). Am I a fan of Google's behavior here? No more than you, actually, but the legal shenanigans they have perpetuated after absorbing Motorola is at least understandable in this context as an attempt to construct a defense.
*THAT* is the difference here, and where your false equivalence fails. There is no evidence to suggest the legally evil things Google has done would have been initiated except as a defensive countermeasure, whereas Rockstar was deliberately and specifically created, with Apple as the majority owner, to go on the offensive.
Edit: Link to Article Gruber RT'd:
"It's important to remember that Apple, with a $2.6 billion investment, owns some 58% of Rockstar"
What if scenario: If Apple hadn't been part of Rockstar Bidco consortium, would they have been sued by them, or whomever won the bidding?
...in which case I'd be bitching at whoever that winner was, and on behalf of Apple.
And if a fish had wheels, it would be a bicycle.
If only they'd bid Pi!
No question Google was either naive or stupid on this bid. Even if you think the patents in question are absurd (from the summaries, I'm inclined to think so, but I haven't read the text yet), you don't screw around with a patent in the mix that could point at 95% of your revenue. Of course, they could just be supremely confident that they can convince a court the patent is absurd - which brings us back to stupid or naive.
Nice article by Rene. While I agree Google is no saint (especially in the privacy front), at least they haven't sued anyone over patents and seem to be one of the few tech companies taking a stand against the NSA.
I am a little surprised Cook went down this road as he seemed like a guy with some integrity.
They're all dirty in this. And they have billions. One day, one of them will hand a check to another. A different day, the other will hand a check to the first. It's the little companies that get caught in the middle that are hurt the worst (like Lodsys suits).
Cook also didn't go down this road. He doesn't run Rockstar. Like Google and Motorola, the blame here is in not stopping it.
Apple set up the consortium under Cook's watch, and owns a majority stake. To claim Cook (or Apple) does not run Rockstar is to deny reality.
That's an equally incorrect assertion. Apple owns a majority interest. It's unclear where the control lies. (I haven't been able to find anything that declares how the consortium is run - simple controlling interest?)
They're responsible either way, so it's a pedantic difference.
I've yet to see any corporate arrangement in which the majority owner (or bloc) did not have control.
Except for charity offshoots, but Rockstar ain't one.
Apple is also part of MPG LA and Intellectual Ventures, I believe, though not a majority part. I have no visibility into how any of these entities run, but I wouldn't be surprised if a pretense of "arms length" wasn't maintained.
Rockstar's webpage is horrifically pretty. Like step ford site.
I'm sure there is just that - a pretense, but ultimately, I agree that it is hairsplitting. Cook is surely not on the phone daily with Rockstar, but just as surely Rockstar cannot initiate any non-trivial action without Apple's approval.
So, a pedantic difference, but what fun would comment threads be without them? :)
except Apple does own controlling interest of Rockstar. As for Google stopping Motorola, the lawsuits were all filed before Google took over, it may have been possible they couldn't pull out.
All the lawsuits were filed prior to Google ownership? Google had no ability to stop any of them?
Like I said in the article, Google's not limited to Moto either. Scanning books, taking Java, flip flopping on net neutrality were all uniquely their own actions.
And again, none of it means anything more than all big companies disappoint.
it's difficult to argue with that. I had hoped Apple was above this sort of behavior.
Apple's been a part of patent holding companies and lawsuits long enough for me not to have hoped that. They sued Microsoft over Windows long ago.
Google has sued many people with patents, especially Apple and Microsoft. Google has also been convicted of illegal activities around their standards essential patents. Google tried to force other companies into licensing their non-standard essential patents to Google in exchange for a license for standard essential patents. This type of deal is against the law, without providing a cash only fair and reasonable option, which they did not provide.
Slight correction -- there is no law anywhere that mandates a cash only option. "Fair and reasonable" is entirely at the discretion of the parties negotiating the agreement.
Nice article and references.
Riff response again echoing Arthur C. Clarke (Earthlight) who in turn echoed Talleyrand, "What is treason? Merely a matter of dates".
RR on MBW & iMore pcasts √√. Thx & keep up the interesting & entertaining work.
FINALLY! Gruber and Jim seem to have blinders on and it is saddening to see them be so wrong. I just knew, by the title, you'd have another "me too" post agreeing with them but I'm pleasantly surprised in your stance. Props!
One point of correction:
"...through their Motorola subsidiary engaged in a horrendous violation of the very spirit of standards-essential patents."
They weren't owned by Google when they filed the suit.
Google had no beef with that but clearly pre-Google Motorola seemed just as vile as Apple and the others. It probably explains why the former CEO got kicked to the curb instead of finding work within Google.
nope. no money exchanged hands.
No argument there Richard. Moto lost me when they "violated" (not sure if that's the proper term) FRAND/SEP.
Then you are the one who has blinders on. Google lend HTC patents to sue Apple a few years back. Remember that little ditty?
There are no good guys or bad guys here. Just business.
Lets face it. Google ripped off Apple with Android. And through a ingenious "free" licensing scheme and business model, protected themselves from direct litigation. In reality, Google has been engaged a worldwide surrogate war of patent litigation with Apple for the past 4-5 years. First, Motorola, then HTC and Samsung. And as the Rene observes, this is the next logical extension of that.
Did I say Google was pristine? I remember the HTC thing but it wasn't out of nowhere so HTC could start a suit. It was after they were in a suit already.
You can miss me with the ripped off bit. I don't even want to go down that road but know I disagree completely.
They filed suits while owned by Google, and Google didn't end the suits either.
Again, there's only blame here. Maybe this is how modern mobile business is run? Wow but that's depressing.
Which suits? Apple and Microsoft both happened before they were owned.
Open to be corrected.
Factually incorrect:
The lawsuit in Germany is arguable, because the case began well before Google took over Motorola, but the injunction went into place only slightly before Google took over Motorola but after they announced intentions to do so, so they may have had influence.
First result in Google for Motorola lawsuits:
Filed 2013 against Microsoft.
good catch.
Again, the distinction you fail to make (and which I failed to clarify in my response above, my bad) is that post-Google, even Motorola's actions have been reactive. Florian would never write about it, because it goes against the story he tells, but the reassertion in 2013 is a direct response to the patent transfer game Microsoft has been working in 2011 and 2012 against Google.
Does that make Google's actions pure? Of course not, but it is far easier to understand the guy who hits back than the guy who orchestrates a 4.5 billion dollar campaign to hit first.
I get that, but it's a slippery slop. Google undercuts Microsoft's business model by giving away software for free - software that they may not have legal right to give away, depending on your point of view - and Microsoft's responds, defensively, by suing to raise the cost of Android above free.
It doesn't make Microsoft's actions pure either, but it's difficult to pretend the lawsuits against Google came out of nowhere either.
Fair point, but two problems:
1) There is no "point of view" - either somebody has a legal right, in which case too damn bad that somebody outcompeted you, or they do not, in which case you should be allowed to litigate to protect your rights.
2) What makes Rockstar/Apple so egregious is they reflect neither of the above. Unless you seriously consider Apple to have been damaged by Google showing paginated results for the past decade, it is hard to conceive of any scenario where Apple is protecting its rights or it's property. They saw a club, bought a club, and are bashing somebody with it simply because they can. If you don't see that as an unalloyed evil and a successful precedent creating biggest threat to an innovative, competitive marketplace yet, then nothing will convince you until Apple itself gets hoisted on this particular petard they are creating.
I agree there Rene but this isn't about purity. It is about stating facts, not misinformation.
Don't take my distaste in my original comment as treating Google as incapable of being sued because they're some white knight.
It is pretty funny how all pro-Apple pundits say they should have just dropped the suit. You know it isn't that easy. There are shareholders involved and dropped a suit is equivalent to throwing money down the drain; even more than if they kept fighting due to lost legal/lawyer fees and what they'd owe Company X for losing.
Agreed on only blame and the depressing state of mobile business. These patents fights are ridiculous and no one wins...just business entities.
I think this is clearly a case where Google just got too damn cute with itself. They made all the joke bids and then got outbid. I think Rockstar filing on October 31 is no accident either because this is a nightmare for Google. I have no issue with what Apple is doing because this is a pure case of self defense. This war started the day Google, a long time Apple partner, decided to go head to head with Apple by buying Android. All bets were off then. Since then Google has been nipping at Apple be it endorsing and continuing the Motorola suits or helping HTC or standing by while Samsung fights a war by proxy for them. Apple just simply had enough and it's in clear evidence here. More or less Apple just said not only are we going to go after Android, we're going to go after your core business now since you've been such jags and dropped the mic. My hope from this is the patent wars come to an end, Google is going to have to settle and I don't think the Rockstar partners will settle for anything less than a comprehensive agreement to end the BS.
I'm with you Rene, but in reality, this is the way the system works. However, the consortium that purchased the Nortel and Novell patents create products and services that can benefit from those patents. The fact that they can also now stir things up at Google is just a natural next step. But this is in contrast to a real patent troll, like VirnetX, who is nothing more than a holding company, collecting dollars on the backs of other technology companies. They forced Apple, through litigation, to cripple their FaceTime technology, resulting in less efficient connection techniques. This directly translated into poor FaceTime quality and, I'm sure, hampered other technologies, from many other companies. All I'm saying is that there's a difference:
VirnetX and other holding LLCs: Evil
Rockstar consortium: Business as usual
Good post Rene, love your stuff!
I can't claim enough knowledge of the system(s) to understand the nuances and subtleties at play here. My point, if I had one, is that everyone is patent-dirty. There are no heroes, and we shouldn't try to pretend there are.
I buy Apple devices and I use Google services, but I'm not doing it with blinders on. I understand they're complicated, sometimes amazing, sometimes disappointing companies. And it's their job to fight for me, not the other way around.
Rene, this post is far from being fair. Defending intellectual property is not evil, it is legitimate business. Do I think the patent system needs reform? Yes. Copyright seems better than patents, but as we saw with Oracle, Google doesn't hesitate to copy thousands of lines of others code.
The evil company here is Google: they sue for injunctions with SEPs (which is dishonest, unethical and possibly a violation of their agreements); they copy and steal other companies' code and ideas; and they dump "free" products on the market which crushes out actual software companies who can hardly compete with this massive ad agency.
"as we saw with Oracle, Google doesn't hesitate to copy thousands of lines of others code."
This gets repeated by everybody who has an axe to grind with Google, particularly around here, and it is 100% not true.
There were 9 -- NINE -- lines of code found to be copied. Specifically, one rangeCheck function, which the judge was quoted as saying that a high schooler could program, and which Google had removed long beforehand.
*ALL* the rest of the code in question was written from the ground up, with the exception of function signatures and class hierarchies - -the structure, sequence, and operation of the language, which has been established in 30 years of case law as uncopyrightable, since they are 100% required for any interoperability or fair use.
The letters from Rubin et. al. made it fairly clear what Google's intentions were with regards to Java. How hard would it have been to get a license from Sun, one of the most open of the big tech companies in the world at the time?
Given Eric Schmidt's relationship with Java, common sense alone should have dictated a clean-room strategy.
Their intentions were to use Java, and, when they did not/could not acquire a license, they wrote their own VM from the ground up, and yes, using a clean room strategy. a VM completely independent of Java (the VM) but that could compile Java (the language) to its own bytecode, All of which is perfectly aboveboard and legal. Except in Oracles mind (and the 9 lines of rangeCheck), where is the evidence that the engineers did anything other than a clean-room strategy? The Judge clearly thought there was none.
Their intentions, based on their internal communications, didn't read as above-board. I hadn't seen anything on a clean-room, but hiring Schmidt, given his position in Java at the time, made the entire thing smell funny. Prudence should have led towards licensing, not what appears based on their communications to be an attempt to get around it.
That Schmidt was also on Apple's board through the iPhone launch smells just as funny.
Show convincing evidence that the Dalvik VM had any contamination in its development. That's really the only question here. I find it telling that in 3 years of arguments and with access to relevant code bases, Oracle could not, but if people prefer to keep make assertions based on a perceived smell, rather than the evidence, I suppose that's their prerogative.
I agree on the emails but inflating 9 lines of code to thousands is a huge stretch.
Couldn't hear you. A bunch of guys in suits just raced by in their new Lambos.
iPhone rules!, everyone else is irrelevant.
Sent from the iMore App
I prefer a fair competition between companies (if there exist such a thing) but this really sucks and it doesn't benefit the users. I don't want to live in an GoogleWorld or AppleWorld, we must have options and they need to fight for my money while pushing the envelope on what's possible/great. Google screwing with Microsoft and not offering their basic apps (e.g. youtube) for Windows 8 platform is somewhat a dirty move, but not releasing Office on the iPad is also a kind of defiance. I understand that, unfortunately this court case isn't a fight for survival (just more money).
Here the problem is that Microsoft & Apple represent the old status quo (if not for them Google wouldn't probably be Google right now) and Google is change and a new kind of doing business. I don't like status quo because look at what has happened with the car industry (hundred years and we still use four wheels and the same fuel). If that's progress then I hate the human race, but I know it's the fault of huge companies that like to make piles of cash the way it suits them best. Thank God new inventions weren't stopped this way, imagine if we had to still use horses, or railroad or ships have blocked airplanes, and let's not forget that others didn't go bankrupt and electricity didn't become mainstream. To that horror I say - evolve or die.
That said, I don't know if I want either side to win, the one time rebel/thief of the past Microsoft is the dinosaur that isn't changing quickly enough with the times, Google (is almost as bad as Facebook if left unchecked) wants my personal info and sell more ads, while Apple wants to continue with their proven successful road that they wrote rules for. Apple really is a cold, calculating empire obsessed with rules/restrictions while Google represents democracy but who's to say that they won't transform into an even bigger monster in the near future ?
...." attack against the heart of Google's business."
Been waiting for this for a very loooong time!
".... It's patent trolling..."
Why don't we talk about your shiny new iPad Air a little more, eh? ;)
FWIW ...read couple of articles to get to know real google! There are millions of them out there!
And, how google copies from each and every company out there and then give them out for free to make you their own $product$. Just read the comments!
google is NOT your friend. It never was ...
The first article is completely inaccurate. I have a Galaxy S3, and Samsung chose to place their own apps in place of the Google ones. Every app that it compares the Samsung and Google version of I can easily download the Google Version from the Play Store. I also have yet to use a custom ROM that cannot have Google apps easily flashed to it. Actually with a little Android know how you can flash all of the Google apps to the Kindle Fire as well.
The second article has already been correct to prove some inaccuracies. Such as the dialer showing advertisements soon. It will search for the number calling you to see if it is a business and display the info, but that is hardly an ad. Also the code he pointed out as advertising code disappears and reappears in various Android version updates. This is not the first time it has been spotted.
I don't see a problem here. Android was the first OS in the world. Every OS steals ideas from Android. Android was the first with the icon based OS, the first OS to include letters on the phone keypad, the first to do everything. Nobody did moving backgrounds on any OS before Android. Everyone steals from Android.
and Apple applies for patents on technology it never actually innovated, but likes to use. Business is business, and it gets more and more disgusting on a regular basis.
The year is 2007 and this is what android looks like!
google was after BlackBerry NOT Apple, you know....


text:
Quick Links
Shop All Jewelry
NLZ10501 In Stock
Make beautiful music with our sparkling CZ musical g-clef sterling silver journey pendant! This timeless design also makes a great gift for the musician or music enthusiast in your life, young or old. This necklace is available in 16 or 18 inch lengths and weighs under 2 grams. Pair this silver musical g clef journey necklace with our matching musical g clef sparkling cz sterling silver journey earrings!
Eve's Addiction.com wants you to be a happy customer. We want you to be completely satisfied with the sterling silver jewelry that you receive from us, as we only sell high quality silver and cubic zirconia cz jewelry. We do understand that you may not like your purchase for some reason.
You may return or exchange your jewelry within 60 days of purchase if you are not satisfied with it. The jewelry must be returned in its original condition for a refund or exchange. Engraved, personalized, photo, monogram, name and initial, chocolate and clearance items are not returnable or exchangeable.


text:
This post is part of a weekly series of 'link-up' Posts which reflect on life's journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info).
I had been a tiny bit of a disaster when it came to lasting relationships, and I suspect a major disappointment to my parents for most of my adult life (although much kudos to them for tightening the bite on their lips and never actually revealing the depth of their disappointment to my face), until I became pregnant.
With hindsight, this may have been the biggest disappointment of all, since I was not married and was already 32 years old. Both factors probably seemed wildly 'modern' to my amazing but together-for-50-years-from-the-age-of-17 parents.
Although the pregnancy wasn't planned, and I had only been with my partner for a relatively short period of time, I had absolute clarity about the way forward. I considered that, at the ripe old age of 32, that this may be my only chance to hold my own infant in my arms as a mother (poetic really, since I eventually ended up giving birth for the last time at the age of 40), so, bravely, thought I, with or without a man, I would tackle this situation with an open heart and a suit of metaphorical armour.
I swelled to the size of Violet Beauregard in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, and wondered whether I would also turn blue. My fantasy of sailing through pregnancy (like one of those super-pert skinnies, soliciting exclaims of surprise as I turn to reveal my neat baby bump which is invisible from other angles), failed to hold muster, so I gave in to the inflation.
My baby boy is a Millennium kid. He arrived late one evening, far too quickly even for the midwife, who was relaxing into a steady stream of routines when I started to push before we had reached the delivery room. He arrived,wanting to do that which he has been excelling at ever since…..sleep. I watched him from my hospital bed all night, unable to sleep for fear that he may not really be mine, and unsure what to do or how to do it.
We quickly learned. I fed him and he grew. He cooed and I kissed. He messed and I cleaned. The same routine which still basically prevails to this day, but without the Pampers.
It is a time which can never be forgotten. Not for the pain or for the sleeplessness. Not for the worry or for the endless dieting and sore nipples. It is the bottomless bank of love which is somehow born at the same moment as your child which can never be explained. It is the fact that the joy and pride of parenting only grows as they grow. No matter how big, how old, or how unkissable he becomes, I am a mother and he is mine.
My partner and I managed a semi-happy 7 years before mothering and fathering became two separate phenomena. My boy is amazing, well-adjusted, and frankly gorgeous, so I think we did a good job to date. I hope to be around long enough to coo, kiss, feed (but not clean) for him for many more years yet.
I am dying to hear your own stories and memories about becoming a parent.
Post an entry to your own Blog and use the Linky tool (link below) to enter your memories into the fray. If you like, just leave a comment and join in that way, but do join in.
Powered by Linky Tools
Click here to enter your link and view this Linky Tools list…
If you feel sexy, grab the code too (just follow the link) and post it into your Blog entry – that way, everyone can pay it forward as they say – it's good to share.
Please visit the other blogs on the list and leave a comment or two – it makes everyone's day!
In next week's Linky we will take a look back at the memory of your first holiday without your parents! How old were you? Was it a trip with school friends and their families, or maybe a new boyfriend was on the scene? Did you venture abroad for the first time, perhaps? I am dying to hear your stories, so please come back and take part!!
No rules, just take the theme and write, then come back and join in with the Blog Hop on Tuesday…
More about the Life's a Journey weekly memories series.
Other posts in this series:-
Week 1 – My earliest baby photo
Week 2 – Old School Portrait
Week 3 – Earliest Writings
Week 4 – Bestest Friends
Week 5 – Teenage Crushes
Week 6 – First Movie Memories
Week 7 – The Song You Snogged Your Hand To
Week 8 – Homage to Grandparents
Week 9 – Favourite Childhood Books
Week 10 – Tying the Knot (again)
Week 11 – Blue: Girl Guide Uniform Shambles
Week 12 – Cuddly Companions
Week 13 – A Rope, Some Pals and Jelly on a Plate
Week 14 – Pink NHS Specs, 1975
Week 15 – Regrettable hairstyles of the 1980s – The Mullet
Week 16 – The Lo-Tech Times of Childhood
Week 17 – Rollermania!
Week 18 – Old Teen Magazines


text:
Police look for mom who left hospital with child
PHOENIX -- Police are looking for a mother who left Phoenix Children's Hospital with her 11-year-old daughter while the child still had a catheter in her heart.
Police Sgt. Steve Martos said detectives are concerned about the girl's welfare. If the catheter isn't removed medically, it could potentially become infected and the girl could die.
Martos said detectives haven't been able to find the girl and her family. They've checked addresses locally and out of state.
The girl had been brought to the hospital by her parents � identified only as Luis and Norma � to receive treatment for leukemia. That's when a catheter was placed into her heart. She also had to have her arm amputated because of infection.
Police said the mother removed the intravenous line from the catheter, changed her daughter's clothes and walked her out of the hospital Wednesday night.


text:
Being a lifelong resident of Crestview, I can honestly say I am sick and tired of having to drive to Destin, Fort Walton, Pensacola, Panama City — anywhere but Crestview — to dine out or play with my family.
The best thing Crestview has to offer is Walmart.
I love Walmart, but I am bored with our dining and shopping options.
We need more jobs. Open the door and make it a little easier for businesses to come here. I know I am not alone. I want a Krystal and a Target.
Anything other than another Dollar Store, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, etc.


text:
Aiken County farmers have approximately eight months to apply for an emergency loan program if more than 30 percent of their crops have been damaged due to excessive rain and flooding.
Gov. Nikki Haley requested a disaster declaration on Aug. 19 for the entire state due to crop damage by flooding and rain.
Haley requested 36 counties, including Aiken, be designated as Primary Disaster Counties, and the remaining 10 be labeled Contiguous Disaster Counties. Those include Abbeville, Anderson, Chester, Fairfield, Greenwood, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, McCormick and Oconee.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved Haley's request so farmers can become eligible for low-interest emergency loans through the next eight months.
"We determine if it's a quality loss, or a quantity loss like yield reduction due to weather," said Lynn Huggins, farm loan manager of the USDA Farm Service Agency. "When we confer to dollar figure, at least 30 percent loss over a normal years production is what we look at. If they have a 30 percent loss, they can borrow up to about 90 percent of that loss. Depending on what they use, depends on the term."
Gibson Solomons, Aiken County executive director of the USDA Farm Service Agency, said because of rain, the majority of Aiken County's crops have been damaged.
"A lot of wheat has been damaged, and it didn't get harvested because it's been so wet, and it's more than 30 percent in pretty much all of the farms," Solomons said.
Solomon said most of the wheat crop was not harvested because the ground is too wet, and corn was affected.
"Cotton has also been affected," Solomons said. "We've had kind of a cool summer, and cotton likes heat. It takes a lot of heat to make the crop and drier weather."
This was the wettest summer across the Midlands and Central Savannah River Area since 2003, according to the National Weather Service. Many areas across the region received between 150 and 250 percent of normal rainfall.
"They have eight months from Aug. 28 to apply," Solomons said. "Their losses, their security they have, assets and their ability to repay the loan is all taken into account. We've already had some people call and ask questions."
Interested farmers can call the local Farm Service Agency at 803-649-4221
For more information, visit www.fsa.usda.gov.
Maayan Schechter is the city beat reporter with Aiken Standard.
An Atlanta native, she has a mass communications-journalism degree from the University of North Carolina Asheville.
Notice about comments:
Aiken Standard is pleased to offer readers the enhanced ability to comment on stories. Some of the comments may be reprinted elsewhere in the site or in the newspaper. We ask that you refrain from profanity, hate speech, personal comments and remarks that are off point.
We do not edit user submitted statements and we cannot promise that readers will not occasionally find offensive or inaccurate comments posted in the comments area. If you find a comment that is objectionable, please click the X that appears in the upper right corner when you hover over a comment. This will send the comment to Facebook for review. Please be reminded, however, that in accordance with our Terms of Use and federal law, we are under no obligation to remove any third party comments posted on our website. Read our full terms and conditions.


text: I think that would be just as ridiculous as what is being said about Palin. Using the deaths to promote a political ideology is in poor taste, no matter which ideology is being promoted. Watch, within the week, the right will be using the deaths to bludgeon the left, and it will still be disgusting.


text:
Charles Dickens' 'Nicholas Nickleby'
Charles Dickens: draft, with corrections, from cha
British Library Add. MS 57493, f.10
Copyright © The British Library Board
A high-quality version of this image can be purchased from British Library Images Online. For more information email email@example.com
This is the handwritten draft of 'Nicholas Nickleby', penned by Charles Dickens around July 1838. Dickens was not only a master of storytelling; he was also foremost among 19th-century novelists in confronting his middle-class readers with the human face of social deprivation. In doing so, his writings smoothed the path of reform. Through his sharply drawn characters and compelling plots, Dickens created an evocative and enduring image of the Victorian underclass, tempering poverty with hope and wringing humour from despair.
Who was Charles Dickens?
He was born in 1812 at Portsmouth on the English south coast and came to London at the age of 10. Two years later, he was working in a boot-blacking warehouse in Charing Cross, a three-mile walk from his home in Camden Town. The young Charles was well acquainted with the working-class world of London, which would provide the setting for many of his novels.
Dickens's father was a government clerk, but mismanagement of his financial affairs led his family into poverty. For a short time he was imprisoned for debt. Despite this, Charles managed to attend school. He worked as a solicitor's clerk, then as a reporter of Parliamentary debates for the Morning Chronicle.
His literary career was launched in 1835 by a series of cameos of London life, written for the Evening Chronicle and other periodicals, and published the following year as Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People. The same year his Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club was issued in 20 monthly parts. The humorous adventures of Mr Pickwick and his companions was an instant success, achieving literary recognition for Dickens and providing new financial security.
Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby soon followed. In 1842 he made the first of two trips to America, where he spoke passionately against slavery and in favour of international copyright. He set up the weekly periodical Household World in 1850, succeeded by All the Year Round nine years later. Both provided vehicles for the publication by instalments of his later novels.
He died suddenly in 1870, shortly after his second speaking tour of America, leaving Edwin Drood unfinished. In its obituary, the Penny Illustrated Paper described Dickens as "one of the chief literary glories of the Victorian era". "Prematurely dead at fifty-nine!" the paper exclaimed, but "where was there a man with more of a life?"
What's Nicholas Nickleby about?
The long and involved novel was published in parts between 1838 and 1839. It tells the story of a family left destitute by the death of their father, Mr Nickleby. Nicholas, his mother and his sister, turn in desperation to his uncle, Ralph Nickleby, who proves to be a disreputable tyrant.
Angered by Nicholas' rebellious spirit, Ralph sends him to work as a schoolmaster at Dotheboys Hall, a brutal Yorkshire school run by the evil Wackford Squeers. Nicholas is appalled by the treatment of the school's orphans, in particular a frail and simple-mined boy called Smike. After giving Squeers a taste of his own medicine in the form of a severe thrashing, Nicholas and Smike run away from the school and join a troupe of travelling entertainers.
Meanwhile, in London, Uncle Ralph is planning to deliver his niece into the clutches of the despicable Sir Mulberry Hawk. News of his plan reaches Nicholas, who returns to London to rescue his sister and make a home for her and their mother. Smike dies of consumption and is revealed as the son of Ralph Nickleby. The disgraced uncle hangs himself; justice is done; and the Nickleby family finds tranquility at last.
What does the manuscript reveal?
Like the handwritten drafts of other authors, the main fascination of the autograph copy of 'Nicholas Nickleby' lies in the corrections and alterations that reveal his creative process at work.
This page comes from the first part of Chapter 15 and begins in the middle of a letter written by Fanny Squeers, daughter of Dotheboys Hall's violent headmaster. She is giving Nicholas' uncle an exaggerated account of her father's beating by his 'nevew'. The letter is full of such spelling mistakes and grammatical errors, so some of Dickens' corrections are actually 'incorrections'!
For example, Fanny writes that Nicholas "not having been apprehended by the constables is supposed to have been took up by some stage-coach." Dickens instinctively used the correct grammar, "to have been taken up…", but changes it to fit Fanny's character. Why he also substituted 'constables' for 'officers' is not so clear.
The pages from 'Nicholas Nickleby' are bound in a volume with two very relevant letters. They were written from the Bowes Academy, a school in Yorkshire. Both are to the parents of George Brooks, one from the boy himself and the other from the headmaster, William Shaw. In 1823, Shaw had been prosecuted for beatings and neglect that led to the blinding of two of his pupils. Dickens visited the school in 1838. He found matters little improved and used William Shaw as his model for the hateful Wackford Squeers.
How did this manuscript come to the British Library?
These pages were originally in the possession of Charles Hicks, a foreman at the printing works of Bradbury and Evans, who printed the monthly instalments of Nicholas Nickleby. The British Library purchased the manuscript at auction on 22 November 1971 from Sotheby's. Other pages from Dickens' draft of the novel are owned by the Charles Dickens Museum in London, the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York and the Rosenbach Foundation in Philadelphia.
Selected links to other relevant websites
- For more about the life and works of Charles Dickens, visit the Victorian Web and the Charles Dickens Museum.


text:
Culbreath: What the hell is happening in Cleveland?Written by Matt 'Shaggy' Culbreath | | firstname.lastname@example.com
"What the hell is happening in Cleveland?"
That was the question I got multiple times this week. And rightfully so, as Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam announced that team CEO Joe Banner and General Manager Mike Lombardi were no longer with the team. Assistant GM Ray Farmer would get promoted to the GM job, and the CEO position would remain vacant for the time being.
How do you shake the Three Stooges moniker? Fire two of 'em.
Now, I don't like to dip into the rumor mill, because we don't know what's legitimate and what's made up. But piece them together, and you get a tapestry that explains what's happening in Berea.
Taking what we know is fact: when it came to the two coaching searches the Browns have held under Haslam's watch, they've been brutal. Remember how the reports before the 2013 season were that they were negotiating terms with Chip Kelly? That didn't happen. Ken Wisenhunt, Bill O'Brien, Adam Gase? Swings and misses. Taken on fact alone, you can see that Banner and Lombardi were simply not closers. Chudzinski was a "settle" hire, as was Pettine.
The rumor mill paints an uglier picture. Reports of Banner and Lombardi getting into fights during interviews scared some prospects away from the team. Nobody seemed to be on the same page. According to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, 3 prospective hires took themselves out of the running after their interviews because of the dysfunction. If you believe Peter King of Sports Illustrated, the nail in the coffin was the last-second talk with Greg Schiano for the coaching vacancy. Haslam was "intrigued", Banner was not, and acted like a petulant child throughout the process. Now, I'm not a fan of Schiano, and I'm guessing Banner was trying to save face from the team. But when the boss is intrigued, you at least play along.
Now, remember when I said earlier that the CEO job was going to sit empty? There's another rumor that really piques my interest, not because of the implications of it being true, but in that it provides an insight to the new owner.
According to Cabot, she thinks that Haslam might be waiting on a Super Bowl XLVIII losing quarterback to retire, and offer him the job. Why Peyton Manning would take a front office job in Cleveland, I don't know. You'd think he'd take a job in Indy or Denver (or heck, even Tennessee) before the Browns. Then again, I never thought Steve Yzerman would become GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The likelihood of that ever happening, in my eyes, is slim to none. Just as the rumors of Jim Tressel taking the Browns job needed a healthy dose of "what exactly does he gain by doing that", I'm not sure Peyton wants to start his front office career in a work-in-progress like the Browns. But the fact that it's even a thought tells me one thing about Haslam: he does not buy into the notion that Cleveland is inferior. In a league where players can dang near pick where they want to play, he's hell bent on at least trying to build a team on the shores of Lake Erie. I do think he realizes he doesn't have all of the pieces he wants, and I'm not even sure if Farmer is a guy who he thinks can help the team build. He needs a veteran in the front office if they're going to start making the right calls. But the term "patience" isn't in his vocabulary right now: at this point he's trying to identify the main problems, and most fans think he's knocked a few barnacles off the ship this week.
Tags: Assistant GM Ray Farmer, CEO Joe Banner, CLeveland Browns, General Manager Mike Lombardi, Greg Schiano, Jim Tressel, Mary Kay Cabot, owner Jimmy Haslam, Peter King, Peyton Manning, Sports Illustrated, Stever Yzerman, Super Bowl XLVIII, Tampa Bay LIghtning, Three Stooges


text:
There has been speculation that Chelsea want to sign the Cameroon international as a replacement for Ashley Cole, whose contract is due to expire at the end of the season.
But Assou-Ekotto, who has been at Spurs since 2006, says there have been no discussions over a possible move and will not be distracted by the rumours.
"I have a contract until 2015 with Spurs and I do not know if they want to sell me, so for me it is paper talk," he told Sky Sports.
Don't miss any live and exclusive football coverage this festive season. Click here to visit Sky Sports' Festive Calendar


text:
Moisture Surge Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 15
Benefits: Moisturizes
Skin Types: I, II, III, IV
Smooth on an instant moisture boost with broad spectrum SPF protection and a hint of skin-perfecting colour. Refreshingly lightweight formula provides a no-makeup look and feel, yet covers imperfections with a natural, hydrating touch. Oil-free.
New packaging is being phased in for this product. Your shipped product might look slightly different than the one shown on this site.
Have a product or beauty question?
Moisture Surge Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 15
Add to Bag


text:
The opening of the Beaver Dam Walking Trail will be delayed because of storm damage until at least late spring, Hillsville Town Manager Travis Jackson told town council during its meeting on April 8.
Jackson, Mayor Greg Crowder, Councilman David Young and others viewed the damage during a visit to the trail prior to the council meeting. They found that recent storms have downed trees and washed out the trail.
"We're moving forward on trying to get the trail opened, at least part of it," said Jackson. "Trustees will help with the cleanup and town employees are working on the bridges; one bridge suffered considerable damage. I would ask citizens not to go down there just yet."
"It's completely devastated," said Crowder of the trail. "There are hundreds of feet of the trail that have been washed away. Two bridges have washed out and another one is bent and twisted."
Crowder added that the planned repairs to the trail will hopefully prevent such damage in the future.
"We're going to raise the bridges higher so they won't be washed away again, and we're going to replace the mulch with aggregate," he said.
The cost to repair the damage for the town will be nil, noted Crowder, who thanked Don Branscome for donating the use of his heavy equipment for the repairs.
It is hoped that least a part of the trail will be open by May, but it may take longer for the entire trail to be made safe for citizens.


text:
NOVA Rent Textbooks Search Results
Found 14431 listings, displaying 1-20
CONTINUE Rent Textbooks SEARCH
- July Music Reviews: Who Came Out on Top?
- DIY Dorm Decor: Wall Art Quote
- Money Saving Tips for College Students
- 5 Things To Do When You Can't Go To Sleep
- Did You Make It To Paper Towns?: Movie Vs. Book
- Netflix's Bojack Horseman Delivers On Potential In Second Season
- "Key & Peele" to Stop Filming After This Season
- By CollegeCollege of William and MaryGeorge Mason UniversityVirginia TechVirginia Commonwealth UniversityUniversity of VirginiaJames Madison UniversityOld Dominion UniversityLiberty UniversityChristopher Newport UniversityECPISweet Briar CollegeRandolph CollegeLongwood UniversityLynchburg CollegeUniversity of RichmondHampton UniversityVirginia Military InstituteShenandoah UniversityRadford UniversityAverett UniversityBridgewater CollegeEastern Mennonite UniversityEmory and Henry CollegeFerrum CollegeHampden-Sydney CollegeHollins UniversityMary Baldwin CollegeMarymount UniversityNational CollegeNorfolk State UniversityRandolph-Macon CollegeRegent UniversityRoanoke CollegeThe Art Institute of WashingtonThe University of Virginia's College at WiseUniversity of Mary WashingtonVirginia State UniversityVirginia Union UniversityVirginia Wesleyan CollegeWashington and Lee UniversityNorthern Virginia Community CollegeVirginia International UniversityTidewater Community CollegePiedmont Virginia Community CollegeSouthern Virginia UniversityVirginia's Community College
- By State
- By City
NOVA Rent Textbooks
Rent Textbooks with Uloop, and you will receive free shipping both ways for textbooks you rent for your classes at Northern Virginia Community College. There are biology textbooks for rent, chemistry textbooks for rent, psychology textbooks for rent, accounting textbooks for rent, and a lot of other Northern Virginia Community College textbooks for rent. The prices of the textbooks for rent are typically much less expensive than you will find at the bookstore because they are to keep for the duration of your class, then there is free shipping to return them. Uloop is a place you can rent textbooks for your classes at Northern Virginia Community College.


text:
Bug Cloisonne Bottle Stoppers 1 1
Disappointed The photo for this item shows 4 bottle stoppers and there is no place to make a "choice" so that leads one to the understanding that there are 4 bottle stoppers. needless to say I was a little disappointed when only one arrived for $ 9.99. The bottle stopper is nice, so I didn't give it the lowest rating, but I definitely would not have bought it had I known it was only one and I would have ordered a dragonfly instead of a butterfly IF I had a choice! December 12, 2013
1-1 of 1


text:
Leadership Law Presenters
Search By: Last Name: | First Name | Firm Name
Travis R. Hollifield
Mr. Hollifield is a Florida native who grew up in Orange County and attended Winter Park High School. After graduating from the University of Central Florida with a Journalism degree, Mr. Hollifield attended Nova Southeastern University Law School in Fort Lauderdale. Mr. Hollifield founded the Hollifield Legal Centre for Women to serve and promote the interests of all working women in Florida. He also founded the Hollifield Legal Centre for Intellectual Property to protect the creative endeavors of businesses and individuals. Travis R. Hollifield also is a Middle District of Florida and Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator who mediates primarily in the areas of employment and intellectual property law.
Attorney · Hollifield Legal Centre · 407-599-9590 · Contact by email


text:
Virtual Data Room Solution Significantly Broadens ShareFile's Product Offering
Virtual Data Rooms (VDRs) have become increasingly important for business consultancies managing mergers & acquisitions and for the accounting, legal and real estate fields as a way to increase efficiency and security of document sharing while reducing overhead costs. ShareFile, a leading provider of secure file transfer and full-featured virtual data room solutions that enable companies to exchange large and/or confidential business files, is announcing the launch of its Virtual Data Room product in its EU data center, located in Ireland.:
Additionally, ShareFile is announcing the release of several new features that have been rolled out to both their US-based and EU Virtual Data Room offerings.
Key Facts:
Jesse Lipson, Chief Executive Officer, ShareFile:
"We've listened closely to customer feedback, and we are excited to announce these upgrades to our data room product. We have seen tremendous demand for Virtual Data Rooms from our European customers and we're happy to be able to host their data in an EU facility. ShareFile plans to continue to aggressively improve VDR product and provide high-end features at an affordable price."
Citrix and ShareFile are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. or a subsidiary thereof, registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.


text:
Pizza Protips: Gluten and Water
If you ask a baker what protein does in dough, they'll tell you protein forms gluten, the stretchy web that's necessary for making bread (but a less desirable quality in things like cakes). Protein affects the amount of water that flour can absorb. It's thirsty. Dough made with high gluten flour will seem less wet than dough made from flour with a lower gluten content. This can be true even if the same brand of flour is used to make the same dough. While measuring errors are one common problem, even if the measuring is precise, doughs made from the same recipe can feel different. The reason being, protein levels can vary within the same brand of flour. Although brands state the percent of protein on the bag, the numbers fall within a range depending on the manufacturer's tolerances. The true percentages can be significantly different enough to produce very different outcomes. But how much difference does it make? More


text:
CONCORD, N.C. – A new four-race WKA Divisional Dirt Series kicks off this Saturday at INOX Supreme Lubricants Kartway at Volusia Speedway Park in Florida.
A special $10 WKA membership sponsored by VEGA will be offered for racers wishing to participate in this weekend's event, the remainder of the Divisional series and the WKA Daytona Dirt World Championships.
For only $10, a racer can purchase a WKA membership, good for one full year. This membership will cover the racer through the Volusia Divisional Series and this December's Daytona KartWeek.
The first race of the series is this Saturday, Sept. 8, and it counts as a WKA Super Regional event. This means winners of the following divisions' feature events will be awarded guaranteed starting spots for the upcoming Daytona Dirt World Championships this December at the Daytona Int'l Speedway Flat Track.
The classes in the program are the following.
Winners of these class's features this Saturday are guaranteed starting spots in these division's main events at Daytona KartWeek.
The special $10 membership does not include a 2012 WKA Tech Manual, however, the manuals will be available at the track this weekend and throughout the fall for $25.00.
For info on Volusia, visit http://www.volusiakarting.com/.


text:
Several months ago, I got back the rights to my own book.
This book, Don't Mean Nothing, is collection of short stories based on my time as an Army nurse in Viet Nam in 1969-1970.
The book is somewhat bloody, and full of dark humor. Its only bad review, from Kirkus, called it "M*A*S*H, with lots more sex and cursing."
The book is not patriotic. It is about a war we lost. It came out in hard cover the month after the 9/11 attacks.
It was not a best-seller.
In the old days, one's first book did not have to be a best-seller. Agents and editors figured the second might make it. Or even the third.
This is no longer true. Now, an author must succeed or die.
As must an editor.
On the same day that my fine editor announced he'd sold my paperback rights to UMass Press, he also told me he'd been "downsized" by Ballantine/Random House.
He became an agent. My book was published by UMass in 2004. It stayed in print until early this year.
I now have the rights, and a small press out of New Jersey, Serving House Books, just re-published it in paperback. They re-included two stories Ballantine and UMass had dropped. I carved and polished those two stories like diamonds-or maybe cubic zirconia-and I believe they improve the book.
I'm proud of my "new, expanded edition" of Don't Mean Nothing.
There is one major problem with republishing a book through a small press: Marketing.
No matter how "expanded" the book is, it's considered old. Nobody reviews old books. No bookstore stocks old books. And a small press doesn't have money to flog it.
Thank heavens for on-line bookstores. The publishing house sends them information, and Hey, Presto: everything's set to go.
Or not.
My new editor told me my "new, expanded" edition was up on Amazon.com.
I put the title in Amazon's search engine, and up it popped: the UMass Press edition, which has been there since 2004.
I searched diligently and found my new edition cowering in the site's darkest corner. It was naked and alone; the page had no link to earlier editions, none of my old reviews.
I wrote to Amazon through their Author Central page and asked them to put the newest edition first in their search results. And please link this to the older editions. And add my old reviews to my new book's page.
A tech wrote back to assure me they were on it.
A few days later, my new editor told me the page for Amazon's Kindle edition of my new book was up.
I searched, and found it mewling in a deserted nursery. An orphan, linked to no one and nothing.
I wrote to Amazon and asked if they could link the Kindle edition to the new page.
A tech wrote back to assure me they were on it.
I got an unrelated note the next day from Amazon's Author Central that told me they were discontinuing the blog on my Author page.
Author Central was set up a few years ago to help authors market their books. With a click, a reader could move from a book's page to one that had the author's bio, a picture, lists of other books if she had them, and a blog. Last year, they stopped archiving our blog entries, so readers could no longer find the earlier stuff. Three entries at a time on the page; add a new one, the oldest disappeared. Poof.
So I wasn't really surprised when they discontinued our blogs altogether.
However, when I clicked on my name on my book page (the UMass Press page, the only one that appeared when I searched) I was surprised to find my entire author page gone. No bio; no picture.
I wrote to Amazon and asked, What the *!#%???
A tech wrote back to assure me they were on it.
And so, the dance.
One day, when I finally found my new page, I discovered my old reviews there.
I wrote to the techs that I was thrilled. Now, could they please put the new edition first in the search? Connect the older editions? The Kindle edition? Find my Author page?
A tech assured me he was on it.
The next day, I searched again. Omigod! It was the new edition. Omiomiomigod! There were links to my older editions.
I got a note from a tech assuring me my newest edition would be first forever and ever. He even included the ISBN number. I forwarded the note to my editor. You see? I crowed. I've solved half the problem!
My editor congratulated me. But, he said, the ISBN number was for UMass Press.
Uh oh.
I alerted the techs at Amazon to the erroneous number: Please do not put that edition first.
A tech assured me that the newest edition would be first. As for the Kindle link and the author page: they were on it.
Three days later, my new edition disappeared.
The dance accelerated, Andante to Presto. Frantic emails zinged through cyberspace. I got the same tech twice, three times. Have patience, she told me.
We're on it.
A week passed: The UMass Press edition was still foremost. The "new, expanded" edition cowered in its corner, buried in pixel dust. The Kindle whined for Momma. I remained anonymous.
I begged my tech: I would send her homemade cookies. I would sing at her wedding. Just please, please make it all work.
She replied that my newest edition was the first listed.
I was pouring sarcasm into Author Central's reply form when I noticed a button next to it that said: Click to call Amazon.
I clicked and dialed.
There is a goddess in eastern Washington State. She is tall and graceful and clad in a breastplate of silver. She wears a plumed helmet on her golden hair. She wields a sword encrusted with rubies and a shield of starlight. I pile her altar with roses. I light joss sticks and sing hymns to her name.
Michelle. That's her name.
Michelle reached through the telephone that day and handed me a Magic Key. "Hmm," she said. "Have you noticed the publication date on your new edition's page is wrong? It says 2001."
Holy *!@$! My "newest edition" was first. Sort of.
Michelle said she would command the technical department to change the date, to put that edition forward, to link the Kindle edition, and to find my Author page.
One day later, all was accomplished. All except the date correction. But Michelle assures me she's on it.
High on my success, I searched my title at Barnesandnoble.com.
My UMass Press edition came up.
I found the "new, expanded" edition in the laundry room. It was clad in a tattered 2001 publication date, unlinked and unreviewed.
I swear the picture on the cover stuck out its tongue at me.


text:
10 Years: Barbie® Fashion Model Collection Book
- Color:
- multi
Qty: 1
- 1
- 2
Please select an available size.
Please select a size.
Share This Item: Email
Description: Celebrate a decade of the Barbie Fashion Model Collection with this exquisite, 72-page book filled with glamorous, never seen before doll photography along with personal insights and original sketches from the line's creator.
- Illustrator: Robert Best
- Format: Hardcover
- Release date: 11/11/2010
Material: Hardcover
Brand: Mattel
Origin: Imported


text:
Places to Meditate
Where can you meditate? Do you need to have a peaceful area devoid of all diversions and sounds or can you in fact reflect anywhere, anytime, any kind of spot? Many individuals live in congested urban areas or areas where it's busy. Does that indicate that they cannot meditate? Is it feasible to reflect even when there's cacophonous sound throughout you? I say it is.
A lot of years ago I went to my spouse's higher institution homecoming. I didn't know many individuals from her higher college since I had actually expanded up in a totally different location. While I didn't know a lot of individuals and she knew simply concerning every person, she obviously desired to meet up and appreciate chat with her good friends. She sometimes uses a crystal singing bowl from www.crystalVIBES.com.
I wanted to see if I can meditate even with all this sound around me. I can clearly listen to all the sound and conversation, the songs all around me. I kept my eyes open and although I could still hear my environments I managed to go into a contemplative state without being obvious. I managed to meditate and unwind in a contemplative state while she enjoyed herself and her discussions. Despite having everything sound, all the chats going on and people dancing I had the ability to reflect. I surprised myself with this potential due to the fact that up until this factor I had never ever been in an environment like this. My life usually is rather peaceful, so I have actually never truly had the opportunity to try reflecting in this sort of ambience. You can also find quartz crystal singing bowls from Crystal Vibes.
I have been reflecting for a long time and this is most definitely component of the factor for my capacity to reflect so swiftly and easily in this specific scenario; however, my point is that if I could do it than any person can. If I can find out to meditate anywhere, so could you. All it takes is practice, resolution and commitment.
Many people stay in huge urban areas, or have big family members, or possibly reside in a noisy residence. You ask yourself, "How do I reflect with everything sound going on throughout me?" and my answer is simple; "You listen to the silence in the noise." In my residence I have an area set aside in the center of my home to meditate. I never ever ask my family to be peaceful. If the television is on, songs having fun, whatever the sounds around me I don't ask to be quiet, I simply reflect. Just how is that feasible? Well, the main is to pay attention to the silence among the noise. That might appear kind of strange yet let me explain.
Locate the silence amongst all the noise. Find the silence in the sound. The background in which the noise is taking location is silence.
If you live in a big urban area you may hear cars beeping outside and the people making sounds as they stroll by; however exactly what concerning all the emptiness, all the area around you? All the cacophonous sound that's all around you is simply ignored. Breathe heavily, breathe slowly, and when your thoughts goes back to the sounds around you, just go back to your breath, your concept or your petition word.
Yet another little trick that I like is to utilize headphones with songs or a directed reflection while you are reflecting. You listen to contemplative popular music or led mind-calming exercises and while you might still be able to listen to the sounds around you, yet your major focus will perform the music, on your breath or on your guided reflection. That's actually the primary. Your mind could only focus on something each time. In someday we bounce everywhere. We listen to a conversation, move our focus on a noise, go back to an idea, whatever the diversion could be. Meditation is about focusing on one thing and staying there, staying focused.
Also though I was still in a loud place I could possibly focus on my breath and tune out the noises around me. Even though I can still sense the background sound, I was in a deep location. Wherever you are, you could make it a location to meditate with singing bowls.
When your thoughts's sidetracked by exterior noises, instead of ideas, merely respond to your breath. If you're in a quite quiet spot, your mind can be just as loud as if you were in a noisy group. Do not combat that sound, however recognize it and go to your breath. Concentrate on breathing in, breathing out, gradually and heavily.
Just what you will find is that no matter where you are, whatever scenarios are occurring in your life, you could still meditate each day. Remember you can meditate anywhere, anytime; just be present and at peace.
Do you require to have a silent location complimentary from all diversions and noises or can you actually reflect anywhere, anytime, any place? Is it possible to reflect also when there's cacophonous sound all around you? Also with all that sound, all the discussions going on and individuals dancing I was able to meditate. I have actually been reflecting for a lengthy time and this is absolutely part of the factor for my capacity to reflect so promptly and effortlessly in this certain situation; nonetheless, my factor is that if I could do it than any individual can. If the tv is on, songs playing, whatever the sounds around me I do not ask them to be peaceful, I merely meditate.


text:
Delta Kappa Gamma
Beta Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma met 6:15 p.m. Oct. 7 at Winterset United Methodist Church. The chapter had a meal provided by some of the members before the business meeting began.
Thirteen members answered roll call by talking about a recent book she had read. The members were reminded their 2013-14 dues of $65 should be paid to Vicky Wood before Oct. 31. The new program books were distributed. The members decided to add 10 a.m. Sept. 13, 2014, at Orient United Methodist Church as a project meeting in order to fill teacher bags.
Connie Nielsen and Lois Frederick gave an update on the project, dresses for girls in Africa. They reported approximately 60 dresses are ready to be shipped. An update on the mini-grant was also given. The bags, each with a book and three to four activities for early childhood, were shown. These book kits will be made available for checkout in three area communities.
The members voted to allow the slate of new officers for 2014-16 to be presented and voted on in April so they can be installed in June. Members were reminded to check out the state website for available scholarships.
The next meeting will be 7 p.m. Dec. 2, at the home of Dorothy Wallace in Greenfield. Jean Miller and Connie Nielsen will be hostesses. For the evening's program, Dorothy suggested members work on a Christmas project for a local nursing home. More information will be available later.
The evening's program was a discussion of the books "The Shallows" and "Now You See It" led by Diane Burgmaier and Denise Ackerlund.
The evening was completed with the members filling 17 bags with items donated by the members. These bags will be given to the newly-hired female teachers at Nodaway Valley, Orient-Macksburg, Earlham and Winterset schools.
Rebecca Circle
Rebecca Circle met 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at the First Christian Church. Five members were present.
Pam Richie opened the meeting with the DWF prayer.
Minutes were read and approved.
The treasurer's report was given by Sue Adams.
Plans were made to serve coffee fellowship Oct. 20.
Bev Roberts gave the lesson from the book "Really Bad Girls."
Coffee and dessert was served after the lesson by Bev Roberts.
The next meeting will be 7 p.m. Nov. 21 at the home of Midge Scurlock.
DWF Executive Committee
The DWF Executive Committee met 10 a.m. Oct. 10, at the First Christian Church. Five members were in attendance. The meeting opened with the DWF prayer.
The secretary read the minutes; they were approved.
In the absence of Margaret Wilkins, a treasurer's report was not available.
Old business: There is a total of $280, so far, from the Rada Knife sales. Individuals can still order until the middle of November. Give orders to Rhonda Vogel.
New business: A donation was received from the Wynn family for the dinner that was served Oct. 3.
It was suggested to make a list of things that need to be done when using the kitchen. Joyce Burkhead will make the list to be posted in the kitchen.
There was some discussion on the donation to Rural Iowa Crisis Center. It wasdecided to table this until Margaret can contact someone from the center and get some answers to the question of whether the money stays in Union County.
The service committee reported 122 people were served at the Wynn funeral dinner.
Florence is still sending cards, not too many this month.
The next meeting will be 10 a.m. Nov. 7.
Florence made a motion to adjourn, second by Joyce. Meeting adjourned.
GRMC Auxiliary
Greater Regional Medical Center Auxiliary met Oct. 10 at the MAP conference room at Greater Regional Medical Center. Joan Chubick conducted the meeting. Eight members and Annette Rice were present.
Rice gave a new volunteer report with two new information guides. More guides will be needed because of snow birds leaving. If anyone is interested in volunteering as information guides or at the gift shop, call Rice at volunteer services at 782-3553.
Reports were given on the IDVS and IHA conferences. Martha Musmaker was recognized as a "shining star" at the IHA conference Oct. 10 in Des Moines.
The gift shop will be closed Nov.18, so members may display Christmas items. The grand opening will be Nov. 19 until 7 p.m.
The annual inservices were held with 130 volunteers attending.
A book sale will be held Oct. 24, and a jewelry sale Dec. 17.
The next meeting will be Nov. 11 at the MAP conference room at Greater Regional Medical Center.
Crest Area Theatre
The monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of Crest Area Theatre was held Oct. 7. The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. with four board members present.
A group attended a grant workshop in Osceola last month. Information given at the workshop was discussed.
The next production was also discussed. This might be in February, after the busy holiday season.
Crest Area Theatre seeks to provide an opportunity for creative activity and entertainment in the theatre and serve the community by combining the talents of local artists for dramatic, cultural and artistic developments. Membership is open to all. Meetings are held the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Visit CAT's website at crestareatheatre.wordpress.com and/or its Facebook page for the location of meetings and to view pictures of past performances.
Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary
Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary met Oct. 16.
Canasta winners were Mary Kline, first; Loretta Kelly, second; and Marilyn Larimore, third.
Wanda Nash won the door prize.
The board hosted cards and chatter Wednesday, Oct. 23.
Canasta winners were Loretta Kelly, first; Maxine May, second; and Connie Bailey, third.
Barb Bills won the door prize.
Joan Chubick will be hostess for cards and chatter Wednesday.
Mary Circle
Mary Circle of First Christian Church met Oct. 17 at the home of Alice Bowers with 10 members present. Clarice Minnick was also present.
President Fils called the meeting to order with the Disciple Women's prayer.
Joyce read the secretary's report. Margaret gave the treasurer's report. Both were approved.
In old business, the fabric donated will be tabled until after the holidays.
In new business, bulletin delivery for November are as follows: Nov. 13, Barb Lightner; Nov. 17, Barb Jennings; and Nov. 24, Averil Lynman.
The executive meeting will be 10 a.m. Nov. 7. Kitchen cleaning will be 10 a.m. Nov. 14.
Alice Bowers gave the lesson on Anita (modern version) of "Bad Girls of the Bible."
Fils closed the meeting with the DWF benediction.
Refreshments were served by the hostess.
The next meeting will be 2 p.m. Nov. 21, at the church with Averil Lyman as hostess.
Super Eight Club
Super Eight Club met Oct. 17 at Regency Park.
Ten-point pitch was played.
Winners were Irene Ripperger, high; Donna Swanson, second; and Jean Green, low.
Hostess for the day was Swanson.
The next meeting will be Nov. 21 with Ripperger as hostess.
Chapter LG P.E.O.
Chapter LG P.E.O. met Oct. 15 at the home of Alice Bowers with Terry Ammon as co-hostess. Eleven members responded to roll call.
Dianne Huffman gave a program with a synopsis of Ruth McDonald's report on the international convention she attended. More facts were learned about the P.E.O. organization.
The next meeting will be the annual auction Nov. 2 at Salem Lutheran Church. An invitation will be sent to Chapter AZ. The birthday luncheon will be noon Nov. 5 at Kelly's Garden Cafe.
TOPS 1338 met 5 p.m. Oct. 14 at the United Methodist Church. Twelve members weighed in with Shellie Sullivan as best loser, and Carol Sheldahl as runner-up. Anna Thompson opened the meeting as she led the group in the opening TOPS pledge.
Minutes from the last meeting were read and approved. A treasury report was given. A letter from Janice Wahlstrom urged the club to have a group walk during the week of Oct. 20-26. Reservations for the fall rally were due Oct. 19.
Fines went to Sullivan, and Squares were won by Neoma Davis. The Loser Lotto chart was signed by those qualifying. The Red Can Challenge was to use no sugared drinks, whole milk or cream this week.
Sheldahl presented a program on "13 Easiest Ways to Clean Up Your Diet."
The next presenter will be Lola Baucom. The closing TOPS pledge closed the meeting.
Monday was the date for the next TOPS 1338 meeting. Eleven members weighed in at 5 p.m. The weekly best loser was Neoma Davis.
The summary of the quarter ending in September showed the group had lost 50.25 pounds with Carol Sheldahl in first place and Lola Baucom in second place.
A new member was welcomed by the group.
The short business meeting was opened with the TOPS pledge.
Minutes were read by Marisue Lewis, and Alice Brown gave the treasurer's report.
Squares were won by Vi Blazek, and fines went to the treasury.
Eligible members signed the Loser Lotto chart. The Red Can Challenge is to "get active when hunger pangs hit."
Baucom gave a presentation from an AARP publication on "Losing Weight After 65."
The closing pledge concluded the meeting.
Monica Belew will give the program next week. A no-gain week was declared for Oct. 21-28.