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We've all read perfect stories, novels that end on a high note with satisfying action and just the right amount of explanation and with a punch to our emotional centers.
We've also read novels that ended too soon, without allowing us a moment of reflection to appreciate all that had happened, or that went on for too long and dragged out a satisfying ending until we lost all the good feeling the story had raised in us.
How do writers do it, how do they craft their final pages to be just enough without either under- or overwhelming the plot or without deflating the bubble of satisfaction the reader enjoys after a great read?
We're talking resolution here, the few pages that follow the climax of a story. A resolution can either highlight how truly enjoyable a story is or it can so ruin a good story that readers forget how much they enjoyed everything up to that point.
At story's end, the warrior protagonist has found victory or defeat, hero and heroine have declared their love, the detective has caught his murderer, and the lone wolf of an agent has saved the world.
But what happens next?
Win or lose, we can't leave our warrior on the battlefield, bloodied sword in hand. The lovers need a moment to reflect on their love and the trials they faced and overcame to reach that love. The detective considers what his latest case has cost him and whether he can face another when the stakes are so high. The government agent discovers those who helped him in his quest to best the world's worst villain.
How do you move from the battlefield or the declaration of undying love or the unmasking of the murderer and go to "The End"?
You write a resolution.
You tie up loose ends and bring completion to all the threads you so carefully laid out for the reader's entertainment. You finish the story. You give the reader enough explanation that he'll be fully satisfied by your tale.
What should you include in the final pages? What must you include? What should be skipped?
Because each story is different in terms of length, tone, intensity of final scenes, genre, and number of sub-plots and story threads, there is no one answer to these questions. The resolution must fit the story, each element of the story. And as no stories are alike, no resolutions will be alike. Not in every way.
You will come closest to conformity within genres. Thus series romance may recommend a five-page final chapter for the resolution. A political thriller might allow for a longer resolution in order to tie up major story threads involving several characters.
Yet, even with multiple options, writers can learn the skills necessary for writing strong resolutions and learn how to adapt those skills to make the resolution of every story a satisfying one that fits, that completes the puzzle, that answers the vital questions.
No one wants story gaps in the final pages. Readers want to know what happened and how and why. And they want those answers for each of the major plot threads and characters, including protagonist, antagonist, and any other characters they've come to care about.
If the writer has done her job, readers will care about one or more characters. Readers will need to know how the characters' lives play out, how all that they've faced will change them.
No, they don't need to know everything about everyone; with solid hints and a clear presentation of characters, readers will be able to fill in a lot of blanks. But if you gave a plot thread importance in terms of event or motivation, then you need to resolve that plot thread by story's end. And you need to show how major characters have been changed by what they've faced and what they've done, activities far outside what they're accustomed to in their normal lives.
Keep in mind that not all characters will be satisfied at the end of your novel. But readers should be.
That is, not every character will get what she wants, what she's been striving for throughout the book. But readers should feel that the end was inevitable and that you fulfilled your part of the writer/reader contract by providing a satisfactory and logical resolution for the situation and the characters you created.
What, then, should you consider as you write your resolution?
A novella or short novel doesn't need a resolution 30 pages long. An epilogue of two or three pages should be sufficient and allow the ending to feel balanced.
A novel with few secondary plots or plot threads also won't need a complex, detailed, or long resolution.
A story with a complex plot, however, requires a longer and more detailed resolution in order to satisfy the reader. You want readers to know what happened as a result of the actions of story events and climax without them having to guess.
Resolutions shouldn't be so long that they leach the emotion from the ending.
It's better to leave readers wanting more than to undo a good story by boring readers right at the end. But better still is giving readers just enough in the resolution.
Resolutions should be sufficiently full for their novels. It's jarring, almost a slap to the reader, to come to the end of a novel only to find you've been cheated of the true ending. The protagonist might have succeeded at his quest, but what does that mean for him and those close to him? If you don't show the impact of the final actions, both character and reader are cheated.
Thus the protagonist might win, but how will that affect him? What has he learned? How will his life be different? In what ways have his adventures changed his outlook?
The answers to these questions don't need to be addressed directly—you could show the cost of a hero's quest when he returns home victorious only to find that home burned to the foundations, his family dead at the command of the very men he defeated.
Or, you could actually spell out what the protagonist learned, allowing the reader to hear his thoughts, understand what his actions and the actions of others mean for his life and his future.
Breathing Room
You give the reader an opportunity to come down from the high of the climax by including an appropriate resolution. Provide a few moments so the reader can ponder all that has happened and what it all means for the characters and for the reader himself.
Use the resolution to give both characters and readers a place to breathe, to relax, to adjust to what has happened. Characters will need a break from the emotional ups and downs of the climax. Readers will need a moment of reflection and adjustment before stepping back into their own lives
Readers will come away from your novels feeling something. And what that something is, is created in great part by your resolution.
Readers may feel relief that your main character succeeded at his goals. But they also may feel a sense of vindication or that justice has been done. If your hero has lost a lot, even if he ultimately wins, they may feel his pain.
When you write your resolution, be sure to include the impact of choices on your protagonist and antagonist. This impact, the realization of what happened to the characters because of their actions, can stir strong emotions in the reader. Control your resolution by steering reader emotion in the direction you want it to go.
Direct the emotion by your word choices, by character reaction and thought, and by the choice of issues to focus on at the end of the story. What you turn the reader's attention toward is that which will be important. Be sure to direct reader focus here at the end. What do you want the reader to remember? What emotion do you want her feeling when she closes the book? What deserves place of honor in the last pages?
Resolutions should be in balance with the rest of the story—not too long, not too short. Not overly detailed, not overly cryptic. Humorous if the story has been humorous, short on humor if the story hasn't been funny.
Look Ahead
Should you include an epilogue detailing what happens over the next few years in the life of the protagonist? You can. Some readers will love knowing what happens down the line. But others won't want to know. Some readers want to envision the future without further prompting from the writer. Others don't like to imagine the characters changing, growing older. They often want to remember characters as they've been presented in your story, in their moments of glory and fear, at those times most meaningful to their lives.
Decide how much of and how far into the future to include in your resolution.
You may only give the reader a summary of events of the next couple of days. But you could tell readers what a character will be doing 60 years in the future.
You could paint a complete picture of the main character's life as a result of his actions and his involvement in his adventure.
The style of a resolution should match the other parts of the story, yet by its very nature, a resolution is different.
Most novel resolutions are written not in the dynamic phrasing of unfolding events and vibrant scenes but in exposition. And the resolution is typically summary.
You'll have used exposition in your story in other places, but you'll have followed it in those places with increased tension and conflict.
With the resolution, you are purposely reducing tension. Think of resolution as a means of settling the reader after making him undergo the drama of your story.
You settled the characters' conflicts and the characters stood down and eased back, and so now the reader can relax as well.
After deliberately crafting your story for greatest impact, don't destroy your painstaking work by tacking on a long, drawn-out section of summary.
Use your resolution to conclude the story you began on page one. Give it the right balance and choose the words and images you want readers to take away with them after they turn the final page.
Take one last opportunity to focus the reader's attention exactly where you want it. Spotlight the key elements from the story. Spotlight the lead character's realizations and conclusions. Maybe his new goals and his personal resolutions.
Remember reader emotion in the resolution.
Ease back on conflict. Reduce tension. Slow the story without stalling it. Use word choices to keep summary lively.
Make your resolutions work for you; in them are the last words and images readers will see.
Choose those words and images with care and an eye toward impact.
Be deliberate in what you include and in what you exclude.
Write resolutions worthy of your stories, worthy of the 90,000 words that precede them.
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Great article!
Something I'm wondering about, though: How does this apply if you're planning to write a sequel to your book? How much should you "leave" for the next? How many plot threads can you leave untied?
Great questions, Amber.
I would first suggest that you make sure you've given readers enough of the protagonist or antagonist of the next book in the current book so that those readers will be hoping for the next book. Weave in hints about future books by giving characters who'll be featured in those books a mysterious back story or some unresolved issue that they mention but don't really get into. This catches the reader's attention, but doesn't become such a part of the current story that it needs to be resolved.
You can have the characters from the next book distracted by their own problems, so much so that they almost mess up their part in the climax. Of course they don't mess up, but it costs them something to come through for the protagonist of the current book. Thus the reader is again intrigued by this character.
And in the final pages, you'll want to show the characters from the next story looking off—or riding off—eager to get back home or to a problem that needs solving in their own lives. Or you have them excited for their friends and their victory, but sad about or distracted by some unnamed issue.
You don't want to overplay, but you do want to tantalize. Get the reader interested by appealing to her emotions or to the part of her that can't resist a puzzle when it's introduced.
If the same characters will be in a follow-up story, hint at the story dilemma in the final pages. Again, don't overplay the problem because readers will expect a resolution. Instead, give a bare hint of an issue that's calling the character into his next story. Satisfy the current story, but allow the character to peer ahead.
You could always repeat an element that got the protagonist started in the current story. Say a mysterious letter prompted the protagonist to dive into the current story. At the end, show another letter being delivered. This could be done with humor or in seriousness, but the repeat of the opening element—and the character's reaction to it—would lead toward another story to come. And because this is done at the very end, there wouldn't be any threads left dangling. The look on the character's face or his final words would be the transition from this book to the next.
Of course, when you get to the next book, you don't have to use the device you used to close the first book. It could have been simply a letter, nothing mysterious to it at all.
As to the number of plot threads you can leave unresolved . . .
I wouldn't leave any major threads unresolved. Not if they have to do with the current story. Even minor threads, if they touch major characters or characters the readers have come to know well, should be resolved. Or the promise of answers in the next book has to be made clear. But you can't guarantee that another book will be finished or that readers will ever read it. Satisfy the parts of the current story that you used to keep the reader interested in these characters and their problems.
I hope that gives you some ideas. This topic might need an article of its own . . .
Thanks, Beth! I totally understand what you're saying, to satisfy the main plot, but you can leave some small details or sometimes back-stories or conflicts open to solve later on.
In my story, the characters have the main conflict to deal with, (an evil sorcerer from destroying a certain world, yeah, very fictional) but along side all this, they are all supposedly "connected" through an event, and also seem to be drawn to this issue. Of course, the villian isn't completely defeated, and to draw a continuation to the story, I would leave the event still undiscovered to the characters.
I think it closes some of the issue, yet leaves the readers paying attention the side-plots saying, "Wait! What about this?!" And what I want is involved readers, after all :).
The only things I still have questions about is the whole "hanging plot threads" part, but besides that, you answered all my questions! Thanks!


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SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cepheid (NASDAQ:CPHD), a broad-based molecular diagnostics company, today announced that approximately twenty medical centers across the United States have already adopted its Xpert(TM) EV test since it was cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on March 16, 2007. Xpert EV, which runs on Cepheid's GeneXpert(R) System, tests for the presumptive qualitative detection of enterovirus RNA in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as an aid in the laboratory diagnosis of enterovirus infection in patients with a clinical suspicion of meningitis. Included in the early adaptor group is Children's Medical Center Dallas, one of the largest children's medical centers in the U.S.
"Until now, molecular tests for meningitis were too complex and expensive to be effectively performed in the community healthcare setting," said Beverly Rogers, M.D., chief of pathology at Children's Medical Center Dallas and professor of pathology at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. "Being among the first in the nation to deploy Xpert EV is not simply a great milestone, but it also provides us with a new way to make faster, better informed enterovirus diagnoses for more effective patient treatment. As summer marks the beginning of enterovirus season, the timing is ideal."
Enteroviruses cause 85-95% of viral meningitis cases, which typically self-resolve in a week to ten days unlike bacterial meningitis, which is potentially fatal. As patients present, the need for a tool to aid in differentiating between the two is critical. Current EV testing methods are slow, delivering results in 3-7 days. Cepheid's Xpert EV test, in conjunction with standard CSF tests, fills a clinical testing void by making enteroviral results available to physicians in less than 2.5 hours -- 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. With rapid EV results, physicians may be able to make improved patient treatment decisions.
"In the weeks Xpert EV has been available, Cepheid has seen demand for the test from some of the nation's top pediatric medical centers," said Cepheid Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Robert Koska. "Because the GeneXpert system is fully-integrated and automated, hospitals that once lacked access to molecular diagnostics can now enjoy the full benefits of the technology 24/7, 365 days a year."
Fast, highly specific (96.3%) and sensitive (97.2%), Xpert EV is simple to run, requiring minimal hands on time. It is the first and only molecular test that delivers enterovirus results in less than two and a half hours compared to up to three days for standard culture testing. GeneXpert delivers the benefits of a molecular diagnostic test to institutions that may not have the space or resources to support a full molecular lab.About Cepheid's GeneXpert System
Cepheid's GeneXpert System is a closed, self-contained, fully-integrated and automated platform that represents a paradigm shift in the automation of molecular analysis, producing accurate results in a timely manner with minimal risk of contamination. The GeneXpert System is the only system to combine on-board sample preparation with reverse transcription and real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) amplification and detection functions for fully integrated and automated nucleic acid analysis. The system is designed to purify, concentrate, detect and identify targeted nucleic acid sequences thereby delivering answers directly from unprocessed samples. Modular in design, the GeneXpert System has a variety of configurations to meet the broad range of testing demands of any clinical environment.About Cepheid
Cepheid (NASDAQ:CPHD), based in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures, and markets fully-integrated systems for genetic analysis in the clinical, industrial and biothreat markets. The company's systems enable rapid, sophisticated genetic testing for organisms and genetic-based diseases by automating otherwise complex manual laboratory procedures. The company's easy-to-use systems integrate a number of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in its proprietary test cartridges. Through its strong molecular biology capabilities, the company is focusing on those applications where rapid molecular testing is particularly important, such as identifying infectious disease and cancer in the clinical market; food, agricultural, and environmental testing in the industrial market; and identifying bio-terrorism agents in the biothreat market. See http://www.cepheid.com for more information.
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Here are some new screenshots of Bandai Namco's God Eater 2 for PSP, the game is reborn with new element Blood Arts Evolution and Character Episode. Your character learns Blood Art by battling Aragami, you retain the Blood Art even when you switch weapon. There will be over 100 Blood Arts available. The Character Episodes are main story missions, there are Blood Arts that can only be learned by completing the episodes.
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Source: Ravens safety Reed set to join Texans
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Free-agent safety Ed Reed has informed the Houston Texans that he will sign with them, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.Share Tweet
Boldin 'excited' to play with Niners' KaepernickOnce the shock of being traded from the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens wore off, Anquan Boldin called Colin Kaepernick to get a feel for the 49ers' young quarterback.Share Tweet
Mike Brown voted against helmet rule because it's hard to officiateprofootballtalk.com CNNSI.com ESPN.com Mar 20, 2013Bengals owner Mike Brown, the only one of the league's 32 owners to vote against the new rule against initiating contact with the top of the helmet, says he did so because he believes the rule will be too tough for the officials to enforce properly on cShare Tweet
Steelers interested in QB Tyler Bray?For the past two years, ever since Ben Roethlisberger turned 30, the Steelers have been questioned on when they would draft a quarterback to develop behind the two-time Super Bowl winner. Based on a tweet from ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, this could …Share Tweet
Read The Racist, Threatening Postcards Art Modell Received For Supporting Ray Lewisdeadspin.com Mar 20, 2013Ravens owner Art Modell, who died last September at age 87, made lots of enemies when he moved the Browns to Baltimore. But Modell's FBI file, which was released by the bureau today, contains no death threats from Cleveland fans. Indeed, nothing in his …Share Tweet
Phil Dawson: By the numbersA look back at the Browns career of kicker Phil Dawson, who signed a one-year deal with the 49ers on Tuesday: 0 -- Remaining players now left from the Browns' 1999 expansion season. 1 -- Number of Pro Bowls. He earned his first trip to Honolulu in 2012.…Share Tweet
Ron Rivera's excited about Ted Ginn possibly joining the Panthersprofootballtalk.com Mar 20, 2013Wide receiver/kick returner Ted Ginn visited the Panthers this week and the meeting must have gone well. Panthers coach Ron Rivera had plenty of good things to say about Ginn, who has also visited with the Bengals. Ginn hasn't signed with the Panthers,Share Tweet
Don't underestimate the dismantled RavensSix weeks after celebrating their Super Bowl title, the Baltimore Ravens watched another parade. This time, it was the long line of starters leaving the team's facility. The Ravens have already parted ways with six Super Bowl starters, a record for dism…Share Tweet
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Owner: Brown to have role with Browns againESPN.com profootballtalk.com Mar 20, 2013Jim Brown, who had a falling out with the Cleveland Browns in recent years, will soon have a formal role with the team again, owner Jimmy Haslam III said Tuesday.Share Tweet
Wake-up: Tomlin's message to skepticsOwners and coaches continue to provide some notes from the NFL owners meetings, which are beginning to wind down in Arizona. Here's another packed edition of the wake-up call ... BALTIMORE RAVENS Owner Steve Bisciotti told The NFL Network that he has a …Share Tweet
Owners OK 2 rule changes, delay on helmet useCNNSI.com Mar 20, 2013PHOENIX (AP) -- Concerned with how it will be officiated, NFL owners delayed voting Tuesday on a rule change that would ban offensive players from using the crown of their helmets against defenders in the open field.Share Tweet
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NFL owners end tuck rule, approve helmet penaltyMar 20In votes Wednesday, the NFL's owners eliminated the tuck rule and agreed to a rule change that would ban offensive players from using the crown of their helmets against defenders in the open field.


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Scientist examines what fuels the climate change skeptics, October 30, 2015
Last weekend, the strongest hurricane ever recorded slammed the coast of Mexico. So far in 2015, seven out of nine months have broken global heat records. Ancient glaciers are vanishing in the Rockies. Most of California hasn't had rain in years.
Even as the list of serious climate change impacts keeps growing, scientists still encounter people who refuse to consider that it is at least partly caused by human emission of greenhouse gases.
Brock University biologist and psychologist Gary Pickering set out to gauge skepticism among English Canadians when it comes to climate change. His pilot study, "Head in the (oil) sand? Climate skepticism in Canada", was published this month in the Journal of Environmental and Social Sciences.
Pickering, a member of Brock University's Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, conducted an online survey in which 229 Canadian households agreed or disagreed with a range of statements on whether or not climate change is real, if it is related to human activity, if reports about it are exaggerated and if people feel a personal obligation to do something about it.
Children in JK and SK at different stages of development: Brock researcher, August 14, 2015
Most four-year-olds in Ontario will be starting a journey that hopefully will continue for many years to come: full-time school.
Full-day kindergarten is still relatively new, a concept that Brock developmental psychologist Caitlin Mahy says has many benefits but also needs careful practice. Traditionally, children began their schooling with kindergarten at the age of five years.
At the core of Mahy's research observations is that one year makes a monumental difference.
"There's this huge transition between four-year-olds and five-year-olds in things like memory, social understanding, and self-regulation," says Mahy. "Four-year-olds are going to struggle with a lot of skills that five-year-olds aren't going to struggle with."
And that is something teachers and parents, who might be tempted to view all kindergarteners as being similar, need to understand and adjust for, she says.
Brock programs helping keep Niagara's seniors healthy and independent, August 11, 2015
Many studies have shown that physical activity is critically important for maintaining health during aging, but gym membership may be intimidating for some seniors.
With Niagara's aging population, the Brock-Niagara Centre for Health and Well-Being, located on Lockhart Drive in St. Catharines, plays a key role in helping those over 55 to stay healthy, active, and independent, and may contribute to reduced health care costs.
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Roy Hodgson appointed England manager: Today's press reaction
History tells us that having the support of the media is crucial to any England manager. Fabio Capello was once mocked up as a donkey, Steve McClaren was the Wally with the Brolly, Sven-Goran Eriksson was stitched up by the Fake Sheik, Glenn Hoddle was compared to Mystic Meg, Graham Taylor was a turnip. While some composed themselves amid the scrutiny, many were hounded out.
Roy Hodgson will have to handle the pressure if he is to succeed, but where does he start in the media's estimation?
During yesterday's press conference, the West Brom manager admitted he would have to be "living on another planet" to think he was the favoured choice to succeed Capello. Meanwhile, Gary and Phil Neville and, er, Andy Murray have come out this morning against The Sun's front page treatment of his appointment.
Here, we take a look at how the press treated his unveiling in today's papers…
THE INDEPENDENT - Back page headline: Hodgson says priority is to sort out Terry-Rio rift
Sam Wallace: "It is said that nothing and no one can prepare a man for being England manager and the level of scrutiny it attracts, comparable perhaps, in British public life, to just a few people in high office. But if Roy Hodgson felt the slightest bit intimidated or overawed by his new job, he did not show it yesterday.
Whether you were a Redknappist or a Hodgsonian, you could hardly deny that at his introduction as England manager, the new man conducted himself with dignity and composure at Wembley. The nature of the job, its highs and its lows – with a tendency towards more of the latter, it should be said – often contrive to rob a man of his composure, but to be fair to Hodgson yesterday he looked as if he has deep reserves of the stuff."
James Lawton: "There's no doubt about it. England has a safe hand on the rudder, a man who is not likely to mistake a football tournament for the outbreak of the third world war.
"If the appointment of Hodgson was sound, going to Redknapp would have created another possibility. It was that while the FA would not have acquired a manager so willing to immerse himself at every level of the England operation, they would have been investing in the one English manager who in recent years has consistently produced a body of exciting football."
THE MIRROR – Out of this world
Introducing a piece entitled Reflecting, reading and not being Redknapp: Hodgson is under fire over the three Rs which looks at 40 things Hodgson has been accused of since emerging as the favoured choice of the FA, Oliver Holt writes: "In the circumstances, Roy Hodgson did pretty well when he was introduced to the media as the new England manager.
"He got out alive, for a start, which, after some of the public reaction to his impending appointment the last few days, could be seen as a significant victory.
"He was limited in what he could say, but it was clear that the job meant something special to him."
Steve Stammers: "Roy Hodgson's demeanor is far better suited [than Harry Redknapp] to the job as national coach. He is thoughtful and studious. The perfect man to spend days maybe weeks overseeing development at the new St George's centre at Burton.
"Hodgson avoids controversy and goes about his business quietly. No, he doesn't have the explosive nature of Redknapp. Remonstrating on the touchline is not his style. Don't mistake that of a lack of commitment. He just goes about his work in a more orderly, composed fashion."
Jeremy Armstrong: "England appointed its cleverest ever manager yesterday – but few think Roy Hodgson is the smart choice to lead the team to glory.
"His love of literature, opera and rare watches make him very different to any manager england has had before – with former Swedish boss Sven-Goran Eriksson's sexual exploits overshadowing his own multi-lingualism."
THE SUN – Bwing on the Euwos! (We'll see you in Ukwaine against Fwance)
The paper's leader says "Good luck, Roy", before stressing that Hodgson "wasn't the nation's choice. But we can't blame him for not being 'Arry." The Sun's front page headline, picking up on Hodgson's speech impediment, has also come in for criticism.
Steven Howard: "As Roy Hodgson walked in to face the welcoming committee at Wembley yesterday, Sky TV were plugging the James Cameron film Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth.
"It was a suitable reminder of most people's expectations when England travel to Poland and Ukraine this summer.
"Hodgson is under no illusions, either."
Shaun Custis: "SunSport revealed on Monday that Hodgson would appeal for the fans' support and yesterday he admitted it was vital."
DAILY MAIL – Hodgson wants Rio and Terry
Matt Lawton: "He did not arrive on the Ark nor, he said, from another planet, but Roy Hodgson spoke of the '40 days and 40 nights' before England open their European Championship campaign against France – and he did so with a hint of trepidation.
"There were questions that needed to be answered, decisions that needed to be explained. But when it came to the first examination of Hodgson, England manager, the 64-year-old from Croydon gave a decent account of himself."
Martin Samuel: "For the marshal of a group of mediocre players, supposedly without pedigree and going nowhere, Roy Hodgson cut a surprisingly upbeat figure yesterday.
"Obviously, nobody has told him his summer is slated to end on Tuesday, June 19, in Donetsk, or that he is a safe pair of hands to grind out results, because that is all England can expect these days."
"With many of the group [England squad] at least ambivalent about his appointment, judging by a deafening silence on Twitter, their preferred mode of communication, the last thing he wanted to do was risk uproar by ditching a player, or a captain, on a rolling news ticker."
"Not exactly Graham Taylor in 1992 — 'Sit back, put your feet up and watch us win it' — but there really is no point taking the England job without a sense of ambition."
TELEGRAPH- Give peace a chance – Hodgson to tackle Ferdinand-Terry row as he takes charge of England
Henry Winter: "Officials ensured that Hodgson was not photographed anywhere near the bust of Sir Alf Ramsey in the tunnel. Too much expectation would have ensued. All the England shirts used as a dressing-room backdrop for Hodgson portraits were front on, guaranteeing no names of players could be seen. Too much conjecture would have ensued.
"From the Baggies to the baggage of the England job, Hodgson handled the press conferences well, rarely looking rattled. He is the type of character who becomes testy usually only at a single-issue press conference, when the manager is besieged like Rorke's Drift and the barbs are flying in from all angles."
Paul Hayward: "Twenty-four hours later it still felt sad that Redknapp's slightly un-English love of spontaneity and creativity would not be rewarded with what Hodgson himself has called "the crowning glory" of management.
"The winning candidate, though, cannot be expected to be pick up the bill of populist outrage. Nor should he have his record downgraded purely to make Redknapp's seem even better and thereby to berate the FA."
THE GUARDIAN – Give me time, give me a chance
Dominic Field: "At Liverpool, where Hodgson endured an unhappy 191 days in charge, the 64-year-old perceived he had suffered because he was not Kenny Dalglish, a situation he potentially faces again, with Redknapp the populist choice for the England post."
Barney Ronay: "Welcome, Mr Hodgson. We haven't been expecting you. If there was a fug of unexpected excitement around a drizzle-draped Wembley Stadium on Tuesday afternoon before the enthroning of Roy Hodgson as England's 13th full-time manager, this was perhaps as much to do with the paucity of expectation previously, the anti-fanfare that had accompanied this most soft-pedalled of England appointments. In fact, so muted was the reaction in the popular press it was tempting to wonder beforehand if Hodgson might use his first public appearance to get it all over with right now and announce his immediate resignation from the job. Hodgson: "I've taken this team as far as I can. I'd like to thank the fans for supporting me. Fan. Whatever."
THE TIMES – Hodgson in bid to broker peace among men at war
Matt Dickinson: "That Hodgson stepped into a world of fierce scrutiny was highlighted when an ancient playing foray into aparteid South Africa was exhumed. But while there was a delicate moment, there was none of the unpredictable that you-know-who would have brought to this occassion. And that is just how [FA chairman David] Bernstein wanted it."
Oliver Kay: "There will be no surge of electricity through the England squad or the public – real or imagined – going into this summer's finals in Poland and Ukraine. Hodgson is not that type of manager. He does not fit the profile of boom and bust that is synonymous with England. Any improvement, however small, will not be a product of tub-thumbing or inspirational management, but of endless drills on the training field. This is going to be a very different sort of England to the one that many had envisaged under Redknapp."Tagged in: england, Fulham, Harry Redknapp, Liverpool, media, press, Roy Hodgson, The FA, West Brom
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Satellite Ceremony 1 / Group 1
The Group 1 Satellite Ceremony takes place at Alumni Park. The ceremony will begin at 11:00 a.m. with the procession of graduates. No tickets are required.
Graduate Information
A rehearsal will be held on Wednesday, May 13 at 3:30 p.m. in Alumni Park. Students planning to participate in the Satellite Ceremony are strongly encouraged to attend. An email with rehearsal date and time will be sent to graduating students in April.
On May 15th, immediately following the main ceremony, proceed directly to Child's Way.
Graduate line-up will be located on Child's Way. Undergraduates will line up by major; PhD graduates and Masters graduates will line up separately.
Before getting into line, completely fill out a namecard found on tables in the line up area. A Commencement staff member will collect the card from you before you process onto stage.
Click here for the graduate stage procession diagram.
Once all graduates have processed and are seated, the satellite ceremony will begin. A Dean's Office representative will preside over the ceremony. Each graduate will proceed to the stage by major to have their name announced and receive their diploma cover.
Three professional pictures will be taken, one before you receive your diploma cover, one while receiving your diploma cover and one with your diploma cover.
After you receive your diploma all graduates must return to their seats until the conclusion of the ceremony.
Group 1 Department Receptions:
Each department in USC Dornsife hosts a reception immediately following the Group Satellite Ceremony. Graduates in that major and their guests are invited to attend.
Please see below for Department Reception Locations.
Art History
Lawn behind Social Sciences Building (SOS)
Taper Hall of Humanities (THH) 256
Comparative Literature
Taper Hall of Humanities (THH) 121
East Asian Area Studies
College House (CLH) 101
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Taper Hall of Humanities (THH) 371
Religious Center Courtyard
French and Italian
Taper Hall of Humanities (THH) 121
Gender Studies
Taper Hall of Humanities (THH) 420
Social Sciences Building (SOS), Room 250
Interdisciplinary Archaeology
Ahmanson Center (ACB), Room 330
Interdisciplinary Studies
Mudd Hall of Philosophy (MHP) Courtyard
Master in Liberal Studies
Taper Hall of Humanities (THH) 371
Master in Professional Writing
Alan Hancock Building (AHF), Torrey Webb Room
Middle East Studies
Taper Hall of Humanities (THH) 256
Mudd Hall of Philosophy (MHP) Courtyard
Ahmanson Center (ACB) 330
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Taper Hall of Humanities (THH) 256
Spanish and Portuguese
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NTSB investigator Jennifer Morrison looks over wreckage in June 2011 from the truck that plowed into an Amtrak train, killing five people on the train and the driver.
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More than two years after a tractor-trailer slammed into an Amtrak train east of Reno, killing six, lawyers for the trucking company say they have evidence showing the railroad companies tampered with a video of the crash and are hiding or have destroyed the gate arm from the crossing.
Steve Jaffe, a lawyer for John Davis Trucking Co., said the key issue in a federal lawsuit and about 25 Washoe District Court cases that were consolidated into one is "what Union Pacific did to the evidence and what role will that play in whether we can get a fair trial."
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The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with goaltender Justin Peters on a two-year contract Monday. The deal will pay Peters $500,000 on the NHL level or $105,000 on the American Hockey League (AHL) level in 2010-11, with a guarantee of at least $225,000. In 2011-12, it will pay him $550,000 in the NHL, or $105,000 in the AHL, with a guarantee of $250,000.
"Justin has developed very well since he turned professional," Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford said. "He is an important part of our future."
Peters, 23, made his NHL debut with the Hurricanes in 2009-10, winning each of his first three starts and finishing the season with a 6-3-0 record, 2.83 goals-against average and .905 save percentage in nine games. The Blyth, Ont., native made his first NHL start on Feb. 6, stopping 34 of 35 shots to earn first-star honors against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. He went on to win each of his first three NHL starts, also defeating New Jersey and Toronto before suffering his first NHL loss at Florida on March 6. Peters also appeared in 47 AHL games for Albany, earning a 26-18-2 record with a 2.54 goals-against average and .917 save percentage. He played for the Canadian team at the 2010 AHL All-Star Classic, stopping nine of 11 shots in the second period of Canada's 10-9 shootout victory.
Peters was originally drafted by the Hurricanes in the second round, No. 38, of the 2004 Entry Draft.


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The second step in the road to the 2011 World Junior Championship gold medal starts Sunday with a pair of quarterfinal matchups.
In the first game, Canada faces Switzerland (3:30 p.m. ET, NHLN-US, TSN). It's the first time the teams have faced each other in medal-round play since the 2002 WJC semifinals, won 4-0 by Canada.
Canada is led by Brayden Schenn, the tournament leader with 7 goals and 14 points. He's 4 points shy of tying Canada's single-tournament record of 18 points, set by Dale McCourt in 1977.
The game also will feature a matchup of Portland Winterhawks teammates Ryan Johansen (Canada) and Nino Niederreiter (Switzerland), who also were taken fourth and fifth, respectively, at the 2010 Entry Draft.
Inti Pestoni leads Switzerland with 3 goals and 5 points.
The winner of that game will play the U.S. in the semifinals Monday (7:30 p.m. ET, NHLN-US, TSN).
In the other quarterfinal Sunday, Finland will play Russia (7:30 p.m., NHLN-US, TSN2).
Finland, led by goaltender Joni Ortio, a Calgary Flames prospect, has had an outstanding tournament. Recent struggles have seen Finland fighting just to advance to medal-round play -- they finished fifth last year, their best finish in the previous four tournaments. This year, however their only loss in preliminary-round play came against the U.S. in overtime on the opening night of the WJC.
Ortio stopped 80 of 84 shots in the preliminary round, and his 1.08 goals-against average and .952 save percentage both are second in the tournament. Erik Haula, a Minnesota Wild prospect, had 2 goals Friday against Slovakia and leads a balanced offense with 3 goals. Red Wings prospect Teemu Pulkkinen has a team-best 6 points.
They'll face a Russia team that lost its first two games of the tournament and needed a win Friday against the Czech Republic just to qualify for the medal round.
Russia defenseman Dmitri Orlov, a Washington Capitals prospect, leads the tournament with 7 assists
It'll mark the first time the teams have met in the medal round since the 2004 WJC quarterfinals, won by Finland 4-3.
The winner of the game will face Sweden in the second semifinal Monday (3:30 p.m. ET, NHLN-US, TSN).
The winners of Monday's semifinal games will meet in the gold-medal game on Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET, NHLN-US, TSN). The losers will play Wednesday for the bronze medal (3:30 p.m. ET, NHLN-US, TSN).


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HOUSTON - The last defendant in the nation's deadliest human smuggling operation was sentenced on Monday to 14 years in federal prison for his involvement that killed 19 illegal aliens from asphyxiation, dehydration and hyperthermia. This sentence was announced by U. S. Attorney José Angel Moreno, Southern District of Texas, and Mike Feinberg, acting special agent in charge of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Investigations in Houston.
Octavio Torres-Ortega, 44, is a Mexican national who fled to Mexico following the discovery of more than 74 illegal aliens - 19 of whom died - in and around an abandoned tractor-trailer in Victoria, Texas, in May 2003. Torres-Ortega is the last of 12 persons to be convicted and now sentenced for his role in this 2003 smuggling tragedy.
Torres-Ortega was convicted in April 2008 of conspiring to harbor and transport illegal aliens which resulted in death and serious bodily injury. He was sentenced on June 7 by U.S. District Court Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore to 168 months in federal prison without parole, to be followed by a five-year-term of supervised release.
"This conviction is the last chapter of a tragedy where many lives were lost," said Feinberg. "Human smugglers are merciless criminals who prey upon and profit from people seeking a new life in our country. ICE remains committed to preventing human smuggling by using every available resource to investigate, dismantle and present for prosecution anyone involved in the unlawful activity."
"The sentencing of Torres-Ortega - seven years after the tragic events that triggered an intensive international investigation and resulted in several jury trials - brings to a close the criminal case against the persons responsible for the single most deadly alien smuggling operation in the nation," said Moreno. "While the lives lost can never be regained, the unwavering commitment of the federal, state and local law enforcement agents and officers who investigated this case and the talents and undaunted perseverance of the trial team have seen justice served on their behalf."
Torres-Ortega and 11 others were convicted for their roles in smuggling 74 illegal aliens from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua across the Rio Grande River from Mexico into the United States. They were also convicted of harboring the aliens in safe houses in south Texas, and loading the aliens aboard a tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer was driven and subsequently abandoned by Tyrone Mapletoft Williams at a truck stop near Victoria, Texas, on May 14, 2003. Seventeen illegal aliens, including a five-year-old boy and his father, were found dead in and around the abandoned trailer by Victoria County Sheriff's Office deputies. Two others, who were found in critical condition, subsequently died at Victoria-area hospitals. An additional 55 illegal aliens, who survived the four-hour trip in the sweltering and insulated trailer from Harlingen, Texas, to Victoria, were found in and around the trailer.
An investigation conducted by ICE special agents subsequently identified the leaders and members of four separate smuggling groups, including Torres-Ortega's group, responsible for smuggling, harboring and ultimately loading the more than 70 aliens discovered May 14. Karla Patricia Chavez-Joya and members of her group hired Williams, a commercial driver of a refrigerated tractor-trailer rig, to provide transport for her own "load" and offered the services to Torres-Ortega and the others. The smugglers charged fees ranging from $1,800 to $5,500 per alien. One-half of the fee was demanded and received once the illegal alien had arrived in south Texas; the remainder was due upon arrival at their final destination.
Following the gruesome discovery in Victoria, Texas, Torres-Ortega fled to Mexico to avoid prosecution. The Unites States sought his extradition and on Oct. 16, 2007, the Mexican government extradited Torres-Ortega to the United States to face these charges. He has been in federal custody since that date.
Other smugglers previously convicted and still serving sentences for their part in this deadly operation include Chavez-Joya, serving a 209-month-term of imprisonment; Victor Rodriguez, his wife, Emma Sapata-Rodriguez, and his son, Victor Jesus Rodriguez, serving prison terms of 280, 180 and 247 months, respectively; Fredy Giovanni Garcia-Tobar, serving 180 months confinement; Rosa Maria Serrata, serving 151 months; Norma Gonzalez-Sanchez, serving 84 months confinement; and Abelardo Flores Jr. serving 175 months. Two other defendants - Juan Carlos Don Juan-Gaytán, sentenced to 14 months, and Fatima Holloway, sentenced to time served - have completed their prison terms.
Williams, who drove the tractor-trailer, was convicted by a jury and sentenced in August 2007 by U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal. He is serving 19 concurrent lifetime terms of imprisonment, and has been fined $150,000.
Prosecuting the people responsible for the single-largest loss of life in a human smuggling operation is the result of the outstanding effort and unwavering assistance of several federal, state and local agencies. The U. S. Attorney extends his appreciation to the following agencies: ICE, the Victoria County Sheriff's Office, Victoria County Fire Department, Quail Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, U. S. Border Patrol, the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team, and to the trial team - Assistant U. S. Attorneys Daniel C. Rodriguez, Jeffery Vaden and Tony Roberts.


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A passenger boat sank after hitting a rock in Lagos, killing eight people, the Nigerian emergency services said Thursday, in the latest such accident in three weeks.
"The boat capsized after hitting a rock ... around 6.00pm (17.00 GMT) on Wednesday," Ibrahim Farinloye of the National Emergency Management Agency told AFP.
"Eight people lost their lives while we were able to rescue 12 others," he said.
He said the small, privately-owned passenger ferry had launched from the Ebute-Ero neighbourhood in southern Lagos and was headed north across the city's vast lagoon towards Ikorodu when the accident occurred.
He said the boat was carrying 20 passengers, all of whom have now been accounted for.
Three weeks ago, an overloaded wooden boat capsized in the Festac Town area of the city, killing 13 while six others had to be rescued. The boat had capacity for only 12 passengers.
Overloading on such vessels is common, as operators often seek to maximise their profits while downplaying safety concerns.
Lagos officials have been trying to promote ferry travel to help ease traffic in the congested city of more than 20 million people, the largest in sub-Saharan Africa.
But commuters have been reluctant to embrace water travel, partly because of safety fears. - Sapa-AFP
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The Word of God (Mark 4:8-20)Jeff Roberts, February 7, 2010
Part of the Miscellaneous 2010 series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
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Mark 4:8-20
8 And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold." 9 And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
10 And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. 11 And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, 12 so that
"they may indeed see but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand,
lest they should turn and be forgiven."
13 And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? 14 The sower sows the word. 15 And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them. 16 And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy. 17 And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away. 18 And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word, 19 but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 20 But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold." (ESV)


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Saturday March 21, 2009No. 1 Softball Shut Outs No. 6 Tennessee in Doubleheader
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Head Coach Tim Walton became the winngest coach in Florida Softball history as the No. 1/1 University of Florida defeated No. 6/6 Tennessee, 7-0, in both Saturday-afternoon contests in front of a season-high crowd of 1,677.
The Gators (31-2, 10-0 SEC) were led by junior Corrie Brooks (Christmas, Fla.), who nailed two home runs, including a grand slam. Sophomore Aja Pacubla (Wildomar, Calif.) came up big in the batters box, going 4-for-7 with a double, two runs scored and two stolen bases. The second baseman was a perfect 3-for-3 in the second game. Senior Ali Gardiner (Waccabuc, N.Y.) also had a big day, going 4-for-8 with three RBI.
In his fourth season with the Gators, Walton has collected 194 wins and only 54 losses. Former head coach Karen Johns registered a 192-131 record at the UF helm in her five years (2001-05).
Senior Stacey Nelson (Los Alamitos, Calif.) tallied 11 strikeouts, while allowing four hits in her seven-inning performance in game one. The righty (16-2) did not allow a walk in her 10th shutout of the season. The outing marked the fourth time this season Nelson registered double-figure strikeouts and the sixth time she did not walk a batter.
Nelson set the tone to begin the game, striking out the first three Lady Vols in the top of the first. Tennessee (24-5, 2-2 SEC) threatened score first in the third, advancing a runner to third with only one out. Ashley Andrews tried to bunt the runner home, but Nelson gloved the ball and flipped to senior battery mate Kristina Hilberth (Dunedin, Fla.) for out number two. Hilberth ended the inning by throwing out Andrews as she tried to swipe second.
In the bottom of the third, freshman Michelle Moultrie (Jacksonville, Fla.) gave the ball a ride to deep right field to start the inning, but Nicole Kajitani made an amazing grab to thwart the Gator center fielder. Later in the inning, freshman Alicia Sisco (Cooper City, Fla.) and sophomore Kelsey Bruder (Corona, Calif.) both walked to put runners on first and second with two outs. Gardiner nailed a base hit through the left side and Sisco hustled around third to score the first run of the game. The Gators loaded the bases when junior Francesca Enea (Woodland Hills, Calif.) drew a full-count walk on the 14th pitch of her at bat. Brooks stepped up the plate and launched one over the left field fence for her third grand slam of the year. Brookss bomb chased Cat Hosfield from the game as the Lady Vols went to their bullpen for Ashton Ward.
The Gators added one more in the fourth with two outs. Sisco drew her second walk of the day and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Paculba then hit a long fly to center, which Kelly Grieve could not grab. Sisco tallied her second run of the game and gave UF a 6-0 lead.
Hilberth drove in her fifth run in the last seven games in the sixth, padding the Gators lead. Gardiner began the inning with a hard-hit single to right center. Freshman Lauren Heil (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) came in to pinch run and moved up 60 feet when Enea drew another 14-pitch walk. Heil scored when Hilberth chopped on up the middle for her first hit of the game.
The Lady Vols attempted to put some runs on the board in their final at bat. Lillian Hammond led off with a double to right center, followed by a Tiffany Huff single, which moved Hammond to third. Jessica Spigner grounded out to sophomore shortstop Megan Bush (Anaheim Hills, Calif.), who held Hammond on third before making the throw to first. With both runners in scoring position, Nelson recorded her 11th strikeout and then forced a ground out to second to end the game.
Hosfield (17-4) shouldered the loss for the Lady Vols, allowing two hits, four walks and five earned runs in her 2.2 innings. Ward gave up five hits, two runs and walked two in 3.1 innings.
Sophomore Stephanie Brombacher (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) tallied her 15th win of the season in a two-hit performance in game two. The righty (15-0) struck out nine and walked one as she improved her career record to 35-0.
The Gators were the first to score again as they tallied one run with two outs in second. Sisco recorded her second RBI of the season as Hilberth, who singled up the middle earlier in the inning, scored from third. Gardiner recorded an RBI in the third when Paculba, who lined a single over the shortstops head, crossed the plate on Gardiners grounder.
Brooks knocked her second home run of the day in the fifth, launching a solo shot to dead center. Bush continued the trend, knocking one over the left field fence in the very next at bat.
The Gators tallied three more in the sixth, all with two outs. Sisco chopped one up the middle and Paculba followed with a chop single past the shortstop to put runners on first and second. Bruder drove the two in with a long double off the wall in center. Gardiner followed with a double of her own to left center, scoring Bruder.
After allowing her second single of the day in the fourth, Brombacher recorded seven straight outs, including two Ks. She finished the game with two strikeouts, as she tallied her 10th shutout of the season.
The Gators wrap up the series with the Lady Vols on Sunday, March 22 with a 1 p.m. matchup.
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Several people conveyed experiences of loss and lives interrupted during a Tuesday sentencing hearing for Paul W. Hively III for his role in a fatal crash in 2007.
Family and friends of Trent Grove, Shelby Winemiller and Kyle Maudlin spoke one after another during the hearing before Common Pleas Judge Gregory M. Snyder.
In the end, Snyder sentenced Hively, 27, of North Codorus Township, to seven to 14 years in state prison.
Hively pleaded no contest last month to two counts of homicide by vehicle while DUI, one count of aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI and two counts of DUI in a crash that caused the deaths of Grove and Winemiller and injuries to Maudlin, all of whom were riding in the car Hively was driving.
Those who spoke said they had waited more than two years to hear an apology from Hively.
County prosecutors contend Hively was driving drunk at 1:30 a.m. Dec. 31, 2007, in the 1900 block of Seven Valleys Road when the Pontiac GTO he was driving veered off the road and into a tree.
Hively walked away from the accident with minor injuries and a blood alcohol level of 0.157 percent, which is higher than Pennsylvania's legal limit of 0.08 percent.
Airforce Airman 1st Class Grove, 21, of West Manchester Township, remained belted in the passenger side seat of the vehicle he owned.
Winemiller, 21, of North Codorus Township, and Maudlin, of York, were thrown from the vehicle.
In coma for weeks: Maudlin, then 21, remained in a coma for weeks while his family remained by his side. When Maudlin came to, he learned his father had died two weeks after the accident.
His mother, Karen Maudlin, spoke quietly and tearfully about all the family has endured since the accident.
Her husband, Jim Maudlin, left their son's side one time in the two weeks following the crash. He went home that day to rest, lay down and died.
When Kyle Maudlin regained consciousness, he asked for his father but learned of his passing and subsequent burial, according to statements Tuesday's hearing.
Karen Maudlin says her son struggles daily with that loss as well as the death of his friends. He has numerous surgeries behind him and more ahead. She says there are days he questions his survival and contemplates death.
Others spoke too: The other men's families spoke, too, each reliving the pain of the night and the days the followed.
Some spoke with anger at Hively, called him a coward who avoided responsibility with a plea that is neither an admission of guilt nor of denial in DUI cases.
Hively apologized after all had spoken. His spoke tearfully as he recalled the friends he'd grown up with and holidays they'd spent together year after year.
"I take full responsibility for what I did that night," Hively said. There are many times during the night that I wish and pray that I would have been the one who didn't make it."
Judge Snyder reasoned prior to sentencing Tuesday that the crash was tragic and nothing he could say would alter events. Too often, he said, young men party, presume they're invincible and make bad decisions that ruin lives.
That December night, Hively was the designated driver and had consumed alcohol alongside his buddies. Snyder said all opted to pile into the car despite a night of partying.
Hively was remanded to York County Prison and will be transferred to a state prison, where he will serve two sentences of three to six years for the homicide while DUI charges as well as one to two years for aggravated assault while DUI.
The sentences will be served consecutively.
Hively also will complete alcohol-related classes and counseling and pay restitution of about $45,000, court costs and fines.
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The value of a good social media policy for a company cannot be overstated. For months now, case after case has shown that issues can arise where a company does not have social media guidelines or policies. One such issue is who owns social media content between an employer and employee. Even if a company has social media policies or guidelines for employees, though, issues may arise. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has taken a tough stance against employer policies that restrict employee social media activity in a sweeping fashion. The lesson is that social media policies need to be carefully crafted and appropriate for a particular company and business model.
The warnings about overbroad social media policies and rules do not stop there, however. An employee handbook rule that employees be respectful and courteous can also be unlawful. Recently the NLRB ruled in Karl Knauz Motors, Inc. d/b/a Knauz BMW and Robert Becker, Case 13-CA-046452, that a company violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by maintaining a rule in its employee handbook which contained otherwise common sense language. In this case, the handbook rule stated:
(b) Courtesy: Courtesy is the responsibility of every employee. Everyone is expected to be courteous, polite and friendly to our customers, vendors and suppliers, as well as to their fellow employees. No one should be disrespectful or use profanity or any other language which injures the image or reputation of the Dealership.
Sounds simple and fair enough, right? No, said the NLRB, who found that this "Courtesy" rule was unlawful because employees could reasonably construe the prohibition against "disrespectful" conduct and language to include Section 7 activity under the NLRA. The NLRB board added that nothing in the employee handbook suggested that Section 7 protected employee communications were excluded from the "Courtesy" rule.
What made Karl Knauz Motors more interesting, though, is that the employee Robert Becker was actually fired for his Facebook postings. Becker worked for a BMW dealership as a salesperson, and his pay was based on sales commissions, sales volume and customer satisfaction. Then, in a span of a few days, events occurred which would ultimately lead to Becker's firing. First, the BMW dealer held an event to introduce the new BMW 5 Series. Becker and his fellow sales people were concerned because at the event, the BMW dealer would have a hot dog cart, cookies and chips. Becker testified that since perception was everything, and BMW is a luxury brand, serving hot dogs and chips at a luxury brand's major event seemed out of place. Worse yet, the employees were concerned it could affect the dealerships image, employee commissions and the bottom line. Becker took pictures of sales people at the event holding hot dogs, water and Doritos and posted them on his Facebook page on June 14. Among Becker's Facebook comments for the pictures: "…but to top it all off…the Hot Dog Cart. Where our clients could attain a over cooked wiener and a stale bun" and "No, that's not champagne or wine, it's 8 oz. water. Pop or soda would be out of the question."
Becker posted Facebook pictures from another event on June 14, though. Becker's employer also owned a Land Rover dealership next door. On June 14, an incident occurred there where during a showing, a 13-year old drove a car down an embankment and into a pond, throwing the sales person into the water. Becker heard about this incident and took pictures. So on June 14, Becker not only posted pictures from the BMW event, but of the Land Rover accident. Among his comments there: "This is your car: This is your car on drugs." and "OOOPS!" Among those who saw these pictures were fellow BMW employees.
Becker's bosses saw the Facebook postings too and were less than thrilled. Even though Becker removed the postings, he was told on June 22 that he was not welcome back. Now, an NLRB administrative law judge had to determine whether Becker was fired because of both of his June 14 Facebook postings, or just for the Land Rover accident, as his supervisor claimed. The judge also had to determine if the Facebook postings were protected concerted activities.
Becker's Facebook postings and employee discussions about the food at the BMW event were deemed concerted activities, since the subject could have affected Becker's compensation. The judge considered the possibility that customers at the BMW event could have been turned off the by food there and not bought a BMW. The sarcastic tone of Becker's comments was held not to deprive the activities from NLRA protection. The Judge did not see Becker's Land Rover postings the same way, however. The Land Rover posting was not protected or concerted activity, since it was posted as a joke, without any employee discussion, and lacked any connection to the employees' terms and conditions of employment. The judge labeled it "so obviously unprotected." The judge found Becker's bosses to be more credible and that Becker was lawfully discharged over his Facebook posting of the Land Rover incident.
The lesson here is that employers and companies should be deliberate in reacting to social media employee conduct. Especially where protected and concerted employee social media activity may be intertwined with unprotected activity, it is important to sort things out first. After a complete assessment of the employee's activity on Facebook or other social media platforms, an employer can then determine the appropriate discipline, if any. Hastily firing an employee is not a wise move, since even mocking comments, like those making fun of the food served at your company event, can be protected under the right circumstances. However, as Karl Knauz Motors shows, not all social media activity is protected. Employers and companies should take note and make sure their social media policies are well-crafted and appropriate and that their reaction to social media conduct is too.
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There are some major agencies in Hanoi whose names come up regular in threads and forums as being reasonable bets for a Halong Cruise. Are the prices offered by these agents such as Handspan, Kangaroo Cafe, SinhCafe fixed or is there a need to bargin to get the best price? Put another way, what is the best way to get the best price?
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Best way to get the best price is to shop around, but from personal experience the major operators (like the ones you mention) don't budge much on price.
Bear in mind that if you go for the cheapest you can find, you may end up with a very mediocre experience.
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I agree with what somtam2000 says. Like most things in Vietnam you will get what you pay for with Halong Bay. I did a trip with Tropical Sails in 2007. We sort of saved it as a splurge at the end of time in Vietnam and paid a little more (US $120 per person I think) but were very glad we did. Our junk only had 3 cabins on it and ours at least was similar to a room in a 5 star hotel. Seafood and fruit made up most of 2 lunches, 1 breakfast and 1 dinner.
We only had 2 other couples which made it quite pleasant compared to other junks going by that would have had 30-40 people on it. Each to their own and if you were a solo traveller this could be good, but it was not my idea of a good time.
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We tried to contact Tropical Sails by email at firstname.lastname@example.com and bounced back. We looked through lots of information and also thought they offered an excellent trip and decided we would also spring for this and pay more.
Do you or anyone else have a current, working email for tropical sails?
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