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This Employment Agreement involves
Title: EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: California Date: 2/28/2011
Industry: Recreational Products Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Exhibit 10.2
This E MPLOYMENT A GREEMENT (" Agreement "), is entered into between L EAPFROG E NTERPRISES , I NC . , a Delaware corporation (the " Company "), and J OHN B ARBOUR (" Executive ") and shall be deemed effective as of March 7, 2011 (the " Effective Date "). The Company and Executive are each separately referred to as a " Party " and collectively as the " Parties ."
WHEREAS , the Company deems Executive's employment services as contemplated by this Agreement to be material and significant to the Company's success and desires to ensure that the skills and experience of Executive be made available to the Company; and
WHEREAS , the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement providing for the employment of Executive by the Company on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual promises and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:
Section 1. EMPLOYMENT.
1.1 Position, Duties, Responsibilities, Authority. The Company shall employ Executive as its Chief Executive Officer, with all such duties, responsibilities and authority as are commensurate with such position and assigned to him from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company (the " Board "). Executive shall report to the Board. All departments of the Company shall report to Executive, either directly or indirectly, through senior managers designated by Executive. Executive shall be authorized to hire all employees who will report to him directly, subject to approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board of all proposed compensation terms for such employees. Executive shall have authority to sign and approve matters on behalf of the Company consistent with such authority granted to him by the Board. Executive's primary office location shall be at the Company's corporate headquarters in Emeryville, California, but the Company reserves the right to reasonably require Executive to perform his duties at places other than its corporate headquarters from time to time and to require reasonable business travel.
1.2 Policies and Procedures. The employment relationship between the Parties shall be governed by the general employment policies of the Company, including those relating to protection of confidential information and assignment of inventions, except that when the terms of this Agreement differ from or are in conflict with the Company's general employment policies or practices, this Agreement shall control.
1.3 Exclusive Employment. Executive shall devote all of his business time and attention to his duties and responsibilities to the Company. During his employment,
Executive shall not, without the Board's prior written approval, render any business, professional or commercial services of any kind to any other person, firm or corporation, whether for compensation or otherwise, except that Executive may engage in civic, philanthropic and community service activities so long as such activities do not interfere with Executive's ability to comply with his obligations under this Agreement and do not otherwise conflict with the policies or interest of the Company, as determined by the Board in its reasonable discretion. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1.3, Executive may serve on the board of directors of one company of his choice, provided that the Board, in its sole discretion, first shall have determined that such service will not interfere with Executive's ability to comply with his obligations under this Agreement or otherwise conflict with the policies or interest of the Company.
1.4 Board of Directors. Executive acknowledges that he will be appointed to the Board to serve as a director of the Company. Executive agrees that if his employment with the Company is terminated for any reason, either voluntarily or involuntarily, with or without cause, he shall resign his position as a member of the Board simultaneously with the termination of his employment, unless the Board shall otherwise determine. So long as Executive serves as an employee of the Company, Executive will receive no compensation for service as a director.
Section 2. COMPENSATION AND OTHER EXECUTIVE BENEFITS.
In consideration of Executive's employment, and except as otherwise provided herein, Executive shall receive from the Company the compensation and benefits described in this Section 2. Executive authorizes the Company to deduct and withhold from all compensation to be paid to him any and all sums required to be deducted or withheld pursuant to federal, state, or local law, regulation, ruling, or ordinance, including, but not limited to, income tax withholding and payroll taxes.
2.1 Base Compensation and Bonus.
2.1.1 Base Salary. The Company shall pay Executive for his services hereunder a base salary at the rate of $575,000 per year, subject to required withholdings and deductions, paid on the payroll schedule for the Company's senior executives in effect from time to time. Executive's base salary shall be subject to annual review by the Board and may be increased, but not decreased, from time to time by the Board. The base salary as determined herein from time to time shall constitute Executive's " Base Salary " for purposes of this Agreement.
2.1.2 Annual Bonus. Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the " Bonus ") based on Executive's achievement of certain performance objectives established for him, with Executive's advice and consultation, by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, as applicable, (the " Objectives "), as well as the Company's overall business and financial performance. Executive's target-level Bonus will be set at one hundred percent (100%) of his Base Salary (the " Target Bonus "), assuming established target-level Objectives for the Bonus year are achieved in all material respects. Executive shall also have an opportunity to receive an additional bonus for exemplary performance pursuant to stretch-level
objectives, such additional bonus opportunity and stretch-level objectives to be determined by the Board in its discretion, after consultation with Executive. Executive must remain employed by the Company through and including the last day of each Bonus year in order to be eligible to receive a Bonus for that year, and no prorated Bonus can be earned other than as set forth below in this Section 2.1.2 or in Section 4. The Board (or Compensation Committee), in its sole discretion, will determine whether Executive has earned a Bonus, and the amount of any such Bonus in accordance with the Objectives. The Bonus shall be payable within ten (10) business days after the date the Bonus has been determined, but no later than ninety (90) days following the last day of the Bonus year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive's Bonus for 2011 shall be a guaranteed Target Bonus, which shall be prorated based on the portion of calendar year 2011 during which Executive is employed by the Company and shall be paid in monthly installments during 2011; provided, however, that if Executive does not remain employed by the Company through the end of 2011, he shall be obligated to repay to the Company the full amount of all installment payments previously received unless such termination of employment is described in Section 4.3, 4.5 or 4.6 below.
2.2 Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to accrue twenty (20) days of paid vacation each calendar year, accrued on a monthly basis in accordance with Company vacation and leave policies in effect from time to time, up to a maximum accrual of thirty-five (35) days of paid vacation. Executive shall plan and take vacation consistent with his duties and obligations hereunder.
2.3 Benefits.
2.3.1 General Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to receive all welfare, retirement and fringe benefits (including group medical and dental coverage for Executive, his spouse and dependent children, life and disability insurance coverage, and paid sick leave) and perquisites (collectively, the " Executive Benefit Plans ") that are made available to the Company's senior executives generally, in accordance with all terms and conditions governing such benefits in effect from time to time. The life insurance coverage provided to Executive shall provide a death benefit of no less than $2 million, or such lesser amount as may be obtained for an annual premium that does not exceed $5,000.
2.3.2 Business Travel/Expenses. Executive shall be required to travel in the performance of his duties hereunder, and the Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable documented business expenses incurred by Executive in connection with his services hereunder, upon submission to the Company, in accordance with Company policy, of a written accounting of such expenses, which accounting shall include an itemized list of all expenses incurred, the business purposes for which such expenses were incurred, and all such receipts as Executive reasonably has been able to obtain.
2.3.3 Initial Travel and Temporary Housing Expenses. The Company shall pay Executive $150,000, payable in quarterly installments beginning on the first payroll date following the Effective Date to provide assistance for travel and temporary housing (the " Travel/Housing Subsidy "). The Travel/Housing Subsidy shall be subject to applicable tax withholding. In addition, for the first sixty (60) days following the Effective Date, Executive
shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable hotel expenses, and such reimbursements shall be in addition to the Travel/Housing Subsidy.
2.3.4 Relocation Benefits. In addition to the Travel/Housing Subsidy, Executive shall be entitled to a relocation package that includes the following:
18.104.22.168 Travel: The Company will reimburse Executive for the reasonable hotel expenses, coach airfare from New York, New York, meals and transportation incurred by his wife for purposes of making three (3) house-hunting trips to the San Francisco Bay Area.
184.108.40.206 Shipment of Goods: Executive's household goods in Rye, New York plus three cars will be packed, loaded and transported to the San Francisco Bay Area via the Company's standard carrier. Executive will also be provided with up to ninety (90) days of storage of the shipped goods, if needed. The Company will be billed directly for the foregoing services.
18.104.22.168 Closing Costs: If Executive sells his home in Rye, New York within two (2) years following the Effective Date, the Company will pay standard closing costs on the sale of such home, including any real estate transfer taxes, title fees and customary real estate broker commissions. The Company will also pay the standard closing costs, including any real estate transfer taxes, title fees, customary real estate broker commissions and up to two (2) mortgage rate discount points, on the purchase of a residence (apartment or house) in the San Francisco Bay Area. The amount paid by the Company under this Section 22.214.171.124 shall not exceed $150,000.
184.108.40.206 Tax Gross Up: To the extent that any Company reimbursement of or payment for the relocation benefits described in Sections 188.8.131.52 and 22.214.171.124 above is taxable to Executive, the Company shall pay to him an additional amount that is intended to offset such taxes, which amount shall be equal to forty-five percent (45%) of such reimbursement or payment.
188.8.131.52 Mortgage Interest Differential: Upon the sale of Executive's residence in Rye, New York and his purchase of a primary residence in the Bay Area within two (2) years following the Effective Date, the Company shall pay to Executive a monthly reimbursement equal to the Mortgage Interest Payments (as hereinafter defined) until the Company's obligation to make such payments terminates as provided below. As used herein, the term "Mortgage Interest Payments" shall mean the lower of: (a) the amount of Executive's monthly interest portion of the Stipulated Mortgage Amount after offsetting the value of any tax deduction that Executive would receive for such interest payments, and (b) the amount resulting from the calculation in clause (a) above, assuming that Executive's mortgage interest rate is 4.25% per annum. The Mortgage Interest Payments shall continue until and then terminate on the earliest to occur of (A) the termination of Executive's employment with the Company, (B) Executive ceasing to make payments on a mortgage on his primary residence in the San Francisco Bay Area, and (C) the second anniversary of the date of Executive's purchase of a residence in the San Francisco Bay Area. If Executive refinances or sells one San Francisco Bay Area residence and purchase another in the San Francisco Bay Area, the amount of the Mortgage
Interest Payments shall not be recalculated and shall continue unaffected by such transaction. Executive will also receive an amount that is intended to offset his tax on any reimbursement of Mortgage Interest Payments pursuant to this Section 22.214.171.124, which amount shall be equal to forty-five percent (45%) of such reimbursement of Mortgage Interest Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company's reimbursement of Mortgage Interest Payments, including any related tax gross-up payments, under this Section 184.108.40.206 shall not exceed $20,000 per year.
As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings: "Stipulated Mortgage Amount" shall mean a mortgage principal amount equal to the lesser of: (a) difference between the Purchase Price and the Net Sales Proceeds and (b) $750,000. "Purchase Price" shall mean the purchase price of Executive's San Francisco Bay Area residence and "Net Sales Proceeds" shall mean the net sales proceeds from the sale of Executive's primary residence in Rye, New York.
If Executive receives any of the relocation benefits set forth in this Section 2.3.4, including tax gross-up amounts, and resigns without Good Reason prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date, he will be required to reimburse the Company for all such prior reimbursements on a pro rata basis determined by multiplying the amount of such prior reimbursements by a fraction, the numerator of which is twenty-four (24) minus the number of months worked prior to Executive's resignation and the denominator of which is twenty-four (24).
2.4 Attorneys' Fee Reimbursement. The Company shall reimburse Executive for all legal fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the negotiation, review and finalization of this Agreement, up to a maximum total reimbursement amount of $10,000.
Section 3. EQUITY COMPENSATION.
3.1 Equity Compensation. Not later than the later of (a) the Effective Date and (b) five (5) business days after the public announcement of Executive's employment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall grant Executive an award of a nonstatutory stock option with a ten (10) year term to purchase 850,000 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock (" Company Common Stock ") pursuant to the LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. 2002 Equity Incentive Plan as in effect on the Effective Date (the " Plan "). Such option (the " Option ") shall have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of Company Common Stock as determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, as applicable, on the date of grant and shall vest over a period of four (4) years, with one fourth (1/4) of the shares subject to the Option vesting upon Executive's completion of one (1) year of continuous employment service following the Effective Date and one forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares subject to the Option vesting for each month of Executive's continuous employment service thereafter. Effective on April 15, 2011, the Company also shall grant Executive an award of a restricted stock unit (the " Restricted Stock Unit ") by which he would receive 150,000 shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Plan. One fourth (1/4) of the shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Unit shall vest and be delivered to Executive upon his completion of one (1) year of continuous employment service following the Effective Date, and one forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Unit shall vest and be delivered to Executive upon his
completion of each month of continuous employment service thereafter. The Option and the Restricted Stock Unit shall be subject to all terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and in a stock option grant notice, stock option agreement, restricted stock unit grant notice and restricted stock unit agreement under the Plan.
3.2 Other Equity Awards. In addition to the Option and the Restricted Stock Unit, the Company may in the future award Executive additional stock options or other equity awards (collectively, the " Equity Awards ") pursuant to the Plan as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board, in its sole discretion. Except as expressly provided herein, the exercisability, vesting and other terms and conditions governing the Equity Awards shall be governed solely by the separate written agreements governing such Equity Awards, and not by this Agreement.
Section 4. AT WILL EMPLOYMENT; POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
4.1 At Will Employment. Executive's employment with the Company shall be at-will. Accordingly, both Executive and the Company shall remain free to terminate the employment relationship with or without Cause or Good Reason, at any time, with or without advance notice, subject to the terms of this Agreement.
4.2 Payments Due Upon Termination For Any Reason. Upon termination of Executive's employment for any reason by any Party, Executive (or his estate, if applicable) shall be paid any earned but unpaid Base Salary due to him, all accrued but unused vacation earned through and including the date Executive's employment terminates (the " Termination Date "), any earned but unpaid prior year bonus and all accrued and vested benefits under all Executive Benefit Plans. Executive (or his estate, if applicable) shall be reimbursed for all reasonable documented business expenses incurred by Executive in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Company's expense reimbursement policies and procedures then in effect. All payments under this Section 4.2 shall be in addition to any severance benefits to which Executive may become entitled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
4.3 Termination For Death/Permanent Disability. Executive's employment shall automatically terminate upon Executive's death or " Permanent Disability ." For purposes of this Agreement, Executive shall be deemed to have a Permanent Disability warranting termination of employment if Executive becomes entitled to disability benefits under the Company's long-term disability insurance plan or policy then in effect; provided, however , that if there is no such plan or policy in effect, the term shall have the same meaning as is set forth in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. Upon termination of Executive's employment pursuant to this Section 4.3, Executive (or his estate, if applicable) (i) shall receive any amounts payable to Executive (or his estate, if applicable) under any life or disability insurance policies obtained for Executive pursuant to Section 2.3.1 above and (ii) with the exception of the Bonus for 2011, shall be eligible to receive a prorated portion (based on completed days of employment during the relevant year) of the Bonus for the year of such termination, as determined in accordance with Section 2.1.2 (including, without limitation, the application of the performance objectives that have been established for such year), which shall be paid on the customary Bonus payment date. In addition, Executive (i) shall be credited with one (1) year of additional employment service toward vesting of the Option and the Restricted Stock
Unit and (ii) shall have (or, if applicable, his estate shall have) one (1) year following the termination of his employment to exercise the Option and other Equity Awards that are options, to the extent vested, but not beyond their original terms.
4.4 Termination For Cause.
4.4.1 Cause Defined. The Company may terminate Executive's employment for " Cause " upon ten (10) business days' advance written notice to Executive, which notice shall specify the facts constituting Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, " Cause " for termination shall exist if Executive: (i) commits a willful act of fraud, embezzlement or misappropriation against or involving the Company; (ii) is convicted of, or enters a plea of guilty or no contest to, any felony involving moral turpitude or dishonesty; (iii) commits an act, or fails to commit an act, involving the Company which amounts to, or with the passage of time would amount to, willful misconduct, wanton misconduct, gross negligence or a material breach of this Agreement and which results or is reasonably likely to result in significant harm to the Company; or (iv) willfully fails to perform his responsibilities and duties under this Agreement for a period of ten (10) business days following receipt of written notice from the Company specifically describing past instances of willful failure of performance and providing Executive an opportunity to cure any such claimed past failure of performance, if it is reasonably susceptible to cure. No act or failure to act on Executive's part shall be considered "willful" if Executive acted (or failed to act) in good faith, based on a reasonable belief that Executive's act or omission was in (and not opposed to) the best interests of the Company.
4.4.2 No Benefits Upon Termination For Cause. Executive shall not be entitled to any severance or other post-employment benefits from the Company upon termination of his employment for Cause, except as may be provided by contract or required by law. Executive shall forfeit the Option, the Restricted Stock Unit and all other Equity Awards, to the extent unvested as of the Termination Date for Executive's employment termination for Cause, and Executive shall have thirty (30) days after such Termination Date (but not beyond the end of their applicable terms) to exercise any vested shares subject to the Options or any other options.
4.5 Termination Without Cause. Upon termination of Executive's employment without Cause and Executive's satisfaction of the release requirements set forth in Section 4.9 below and continuing satisfaction of the covenants set forth in Section 9 below, the Company shall provide Executive cash severance benefits, payable in eighteen (18) monthly installments, equal to the following: (i) eighteen (18) months of Base Salary, at the rate in effect during the last regularly scheduled payment period immediately preceding the Termination Date; and (ii) a payment equal to one and one-half (1 1 / 2 ) times Executive's Target Bonus for the calendar year in which such termination occurs. The foregoing cash severance benefits are hereinafter referred to as the "Severance Benefits ." In addition, Executive (i) with the exception of the Bonus for 2011 shall be eligible to receive a prorated portion (based on completed days of employment during the relevant year) of the Bonus for the year of such termination, as determined in accordance with Section 2.1.2 (including, without limitation, the application of the performance objectives that have been established for such year), which shall be paid on the customary Bonus payment date; (ii) shall be credited with one (1) year of additional employment service toward vesting of the Option and the Restricted Stock Unit; (iii)
shall have one (1) year following the termination of his employment to exercise the Option and other Equity Awards that are options, to the extent vested, but not beyond their original terms; and (iv) shall be entitled to receive the health benefit subsidy pursuant to Section 4.7 below.
4.6 Resignation for Good Reason.
4.6.1 Good Reason Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, a resignation from employment for " Good Reason " means a voluntary termination by Executive within one hundred (100) days after the occurrence of one of the following events without his express written consent: (i) a material diminution in Executive's authority, duties or responsibilities (subject to the clarification in the immediately following sentence); (ii) Executive is required to report to an officer or other employee of the Company rather than to the Board (subject to the clarification in the immediately following sentence); (iii) a material reduction in Executive's Base Salary; (iv) a change in the geographic location of Executive's workplace that either is more than fifty (50) miles from its previous location or, if Executive should purchase a primary residence in the San Francisco Bay Area, increases his one-way commute from such primary residence by more than thirty (30) miles; (v) the expiration of Executive's term as a member of the Board without his re-election (x) at a time when more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power for election of members of the Board is held by an individual, a group or another company (a "Controlled Company") or (y) at a time when the Company is not such a Controlled Company and has failed to nominate him for re-election; or (vi) a material breach by the Company, or its successor, of this Agreement (including the failure of a successor to assume the obligations of this Agreement).
For the avoidance of doubt, any Change in Control, immediately following which Executive does not hold the senior-most position in his functional area in the surviving top-most parent company (disregarding for these purposes any company that is an investment fund or other non-operating company), whether public or private, and does not report directly to the chief executive officer of such top-most parent company (or to the board of directors of such top-most parent company if Executive is the chief executive officer of the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control) shall be regarded as a material diminution in Executive's authority, duties or responsibilities for purposes of this definition, provided that Executive, as a condition of resigning for Good Reason on such basis, shall first have remained in employment with the Company, or its successor, on a full time basis (or on a less than full time basis, as the Company or its successor shall determine), with a Base Salary, Target Bonus, vesting in Equity Awards and aggregate level of benefits that are no less than they were immediately prior to the Change in Control (unadjusted for employment on a less than full time basis), for a period of six (6) months (or such shorter period as the Company or its successor shall determine) in order to provide transition support to the Company or its successor.
Prior to any resignation for Good Reason, Executive must provide written notice to the Company of the existence of the Good Reason event within forty-five (45) days following its initial existence, and the Company shall have a period of forty-five (45) days following such notice within which to cure the event. If the event is cured within such time period, Executive shall not be entitled to resign from his employment for Good Reason.


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Three budding constitutional scholars at MOT Charter School received cash prizes earlier this month after their essays received top awards from the Lower New Castle County Republican Women's Club.
The club's Americanism Committee sponsored the nonpartisan essay contest, in which 75 eighth graders at the school wrote about "What the Preamble of the Constitution Means to Me."
First-place winner Joanna Jones received $100, while second-place finisher Alexander Yu earned $75 and third-place finisher Shachi Shah received $50 during an award ceremony on April 11. All participating students also received a copy of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.
Pictured are (from left) Shachi Shah, Alexander Yu, Joanna Jones and Anita Tucker, president of the LNCCRWC.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Cameron Moore scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead UAB over East Carolina 61-57 on Saturday, earning its third straight win and six in its last seven.
Preston Purifoy added 15 points for the Blazers (13-14, 8-6 Conference USA), who scored 13 points off 15 offensive rebounds and won the battle of the boards by 11, 37-26. UAB had five players with two or more offensive rebounds.
Junior Shamarr Bowden scored a career-high 27 points, knocking down 7-of-11 3-pointers to lead the Pirates (12-15, 3-11 C-USA). Darrius Morrow and Robert Sampson added 10 points apiece in ECU's fifth consecutive defeat.
The Blazers led all but 51 seconds after rushing out to a 7-1 lead in the first 3:55 as the Pirates turned it over on three of their first four possessions. After the Pirates had gotten within two, 12-10, UAB scored nine unanswered to take its largest lead of the game with 8:50 left in the first half.
Bowden them made three straight 3s to bring ECU within four and then sank his fifth of the first half just before the halftime buzzer to pull the Pirates within three at intermission, 31-28.
The Blazers scored the first six points of the second half and pushed their lead back to double digits with 13:29 to play, 47-37.
Two free throws from Miguel Paul ignited a 10-0 spurt by ECU to tied the game at 47. Paul sank a 3 from the top of the key to bring the Pirates within three before Sampson made his first of two consecutive 3s to tie the game.
Following a basket from Purifoy, Sampson gave ECU its only lead of the game, 50-49, with another 3 from the left of the key.
UAB answered with a 10-0 run of its own and led by nine with 5:50 to play, capped by a 3-pointer from Quincy Taylor. ECU then scored seven straight to get within two, 59-57, with 2:08 to play.
The Pirates launched a trio of 3-pointers in the final two minutes, any of which would've given them the lead, but couldn't get one to fall.
Purifoy made both his free throws with 11 seconds to play to seal the Blazers' sixth win over ECU on the Pirates' home court in six meetings.


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A lot can change in 14,610 days. Walls can fall, climates can change and music shaping bands can implode. And while George Thorogood's loyal legions would like to claim that his music has been the one constant over the last four decades, they would be largely mistaken – it's actually gotten better.
To persuade the handful of doubters out there, Thorogood and his longtime band The Destroyers – Jeff Simon (drums, percussion), Bill Blough (bass guitar), Jim Suhler (rhythm guitar) and Buddy Leach (saxophone) – kick off their "40 Years Strong Tour" Feb. 27 at The Smith Center in Las Vegas.
Over the course of 16 studio albums (including six Gold and two Platinum), the music legends have consistently stormed the charts by putting their own stamp on nuggets by Hank Williams, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker, and Elmore James among others, while belting out original GT smashes that crackle with humor and swagger.
Serving up a feast of timeless hits that includes "Who Do You Love", "I Drink Alone", "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", "Move It On Over", "Bad To The Bone" and more, Thorogood and his musical charges promise to offer unyielding proof that staying true to yourself and the music can still mean something.
The blues rock master chatted with me recently about the tour and his explosive career. To Thorogood's many fans, his music is much more than just a professional calling – it's a solemn responsibility to make sure that a**-kicking rock music stays alive. The veteran rocker agreed – sort of. "Well, if the cost of living keeps going up and the amount of taxes I have to pay, yeah, I've got a responsibility (laughing)."
Thorogood plays with the same unbridled joy that he did 40 years ago. And while that might astonish some, the band leader wasn't the least bit surprised. "Well I've never disliked the tunes to begin with. I created these songs to be played live. That's what they were made for."
"Every night we play there's probably 60 percent of the people who have never heard me before. And there might be 70 percent who will never hear me again. There might be a lot of youngsters who are coming who've never heard me play."
"So that's where the joy comes from night after night. It would probably get old in a hurry if I played the same songs to the same people in the same room night after night. That would defeat its purpose."
While it's true that The Destroyers are playing songs that may be decades old, that doesn't mean that the classics ever sound stale. "When we first started playing the songs, we would be exactly like the record. Then as you do it more live, it evolves into something a little bit more than that. And every now and then we've got to kind pull it back and get it back to that."
"But certain songs it gets better as time goes on because you keep the same arrangement, you keep the same song, but you're adding things to it that may have not been there eight years or six years ago. It helps keep it fresh. And that's not premeditated, that's just how it evolves as time goes on."
"I'm better at playing these songs. I've been playing them for 40 years (laughs). Some of them I don't even listen to the original recordings compared to what we can do with them now. The vocals are better for one thing. I'm a better singer than I was then. I sang these songs so much."
"You do anything over and over you're gonna get better at it no matter what it is. Could be digging a ditch or playing a song over and over and over. You keep doing it, eventually you're gonna get better at it."
Many of his fans have been on board for the entire 40 years to witness the musical "improvement." To The Destroyer connoisseur, every refrain has been a smash. But Thorogood confessed that there have been a few that surprised him.
"I've had a couple I'm still scratching my head wondering how in the hell do people go for this? And then there's a few songs that for the life of us we can't understand why it didn't do better? So I guess it all balances out."
"I can't understand why people go for 'The Sky Is Crying.' I just can't understand it. That was something we did in the bars just to fill up time. And it was slow so the guys could get up and slow dance. They were too sober or too shy to ask a girl to dance, so we'd do this song."
"Another one is 'Who Do You Love?' I can't understand that. I mean it's exactly the same as Diddley's version that he did back in '56 and a million people have done 'Who Do You Love?' That one I don't get at all. Another one I don't get is 'Move It On Over.' But I do understand the reaction to 'Bourbon, Scotch and Beer,' 'Bad To The Bone' and 'Get A Haircut.' We knew with those songs that they were gonna ring the bell."
His gritty, blues infused vocals are a big reason why – they're perfect in their imperfection you might say. No one can sing a Thorogood tune the way he does. "Well I can't sing, that's the point. If you're a good singer, you're gonna be lost trying to sing Thorogood material. Listen to how Tom Waits sings. Aretha Franklin could not cover his tunes because she's too good a singer."
"I've heard people try to do Johnny Cash and it sounds too good. Johnny Cash has that gruff baritone. Howlin' Wolf, performs a Howlin' Wolf song – well, you can't do it because you're too talented. That's what it is with Thorogood."
"I went to see Keith Richards play live with The Winos and he had a woman come out and sing 'Time Is On My Side' and she sang it perfectly on key, perfectly on pitch, every note right in place – and I didn't care for it. I like Mick Jagger's version."
"His version was looser, sloppier. It was more, I don't know what you call it, but it worked with Mick. You know what I'm saying? It just didn't work with this person. It's like Laurence Olivier trying to do The Three Stooges. You can't do Thorogood material if you're that talented (laughs). That's the whole charm of George."
And of course there's something else to Thorogood's charm. He's really good at what he does. "It's just something that comes natural to me, I guess. It's just what I am. I had a guy once when I was working on a tune in the band, and he said, 'You're thinking too long about this.' He said, 'Be bad or be funny.' Then he said, 'Combine the two, then you'll have something.' I said, 'Okay, well that's it.'"
"There are people like that that can just say, 'I just choose not to do that.' I was doing a show one time and I was doing some Chuck Berry and Kenny Loggins showed up. We put a guitar into it and he blazed away at some of the baddest Chuck Berry I ever heard. There are people that can do that but they prefer not to. Then there's others – people like me – who are limited. I'm limited to what I do and I stick with it."
"The most important thing is don't try to be something you're not. I heard someone do a review of the song 'Get a Hair Cut' and they said, 'This has got to be the dopiest song I ever heard. But there's only one person that can make it work and it's George.'"
"It's in my bag. It's within the realms of my reality as a singer, guitarist and performer and that's where I like to stay. People always say, 'Well George is just playing it safe.' And I say, 'No, I'm not playing it safe. This is all I can do (laughing).'"
So there you have it. If you're looking for a couple of hours of pure unadulterated rock and blues, George Thorogood and The Destroyers are just the ticket. But don't expect any surprises. "I'm not into surprising people. I'm into shocking them (laughing). Yeah. I want to go out there and be badder than we ever were before. It doesn't always surprise me but it always thrills me."
You got that right George…
Here are the tour dates for the "40 Years Strong Tour":
Feb. 27 Las Vegas, Nev. The Smith Center
Feb. 28 Tucson, Ariz. Fox Tucson Theatre
March 1 Scottsdale, Ariz. Talking Stick Resort
March 2 Mescalero, N.M. Inn Of The Mountain Gods
March 4 San Antonio, Texas The Aztec Theater
March 5 Houston, Texas House Of Blues
March 6 Dallas, Texas House Of Blues
March 7 Bossier City, La. Horseshoe Casino & Hotel
March 8 Red Rock, Okla. 7 Clans Paradise Casino
March 10 Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee Theatre
March 11 Atlanta, Ga. Center Stage Theater
March 12 Birmingham, Ala. Iron City Live
March 13 Nashville, Tenn. Wildhorse Saloon
March 14 Robinsonville, Miss. Bluesville At Horseshoe
March 15 Biloxi, Miss. IP Casino, Resort & Spa
March 17 Raleigh, N.C. Duke Energy Center
March 18 Charlotte, N.C. Fillmore Charlotte
March 19 Jacksonville, Fla. Florida Theatre
March 20 Orlando, Fla. Plaza Live Orlando
March 21 Clearwater, Fla. Ruth Eckerd Hall
March 22 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Parker Playhouse
April 30 Prince George, B.C. CN Centre
May 1 Kamloops, B.C. Interior Savings Centre
May 2 Coquitlam, B.C. Hard Rock Casino
May 3 Coquitlam, B.C. Hard Rock Casino
May 5 Edmonton, Alb. Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
May 6 Calgary, Alb. Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
May 7 Medicine Hat, Alb. The Esplanade
May 8 Saskatoon, Sask. TCU Place
May 9 Regina, Sask. Casino Regina Show Lounge
May 10 Winnipeg, Man. Burton Cummings Theatre
May 12 Sudbury, Ont. Sudbury Arena
May 13 Kitchener, Ont. Centre In The Square
May 14 Hamilton, Ont. Hamilton Place Theatre
May 15 Toronto, Ont. Massey Hall
May 16 Ottawa, Ont. National Arts Centre
May 17 Montreal, Que. Metropolis
May 20 Quebec City, Que. Theatre Capitole
May 22 Fredericton, N.B. Aitken University Centre
May 23 Moncton, N.B. The Centre at Casino
May 24 Halifax, N.S. Halifax Metro Centre
June 19 Atlantic City, N.J. House Of Blues
June 20 Hampton Beach, N.H. Hampton Beach Casino
June 21 Hampton Beach, N.H. Hampton Beach Casino
June 22 Webster, Mass. Indian Ranch
June 25 Lynn, Mass. The Lynn Memorial
June 26 Verona, N.Y. Event Center At Turning Stone Casino


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Whether or not one leaves with a ring on the finger, a Mormon young single adult ward is definitely not eternal — thankfully. Even if someone stays in the same place and never moves, come 31 years of age, he or she is outta there. Although it's a temporary period, it can be, and should be, a time for growth.
When I moved into my current YSA ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints several years ago, the bishop said to jump in with both feet, hit the ground running and be involved in the ward. As I have followed that counsel, the following five things are what I have learned that have made my YSA ward experience more fun, bearable and meaningful.
1. Know why God wants you where he wants you
In the "Lectures on Faith, Lecture Third," Joseph Smith taught that one of the things necessary for rational and intelligent beings to exercise faith in God is to have an "actual knowledge that the course of life which he is pursuing is according to his will."
Let me tell you, I understand the struggle between knowing God's will and pursuing God's will. Sometimes I think, "Wait a second. So you want me to be here hanging out with a bunch of 20-somethings playing goofball instead of raising children? Really? How can that even be true?"
So as I studied this concept several years ago, I decided that I needed to know for sure that what I was doing and where I was going and how I was living my life were actually in accordance with God's will.
I started to pray regularly, seeking confirmation. This doesn't mean that there is only one exact and unchangeable "right" path in life. Many times, I have come to a crossroads in decision-making and felt that either way would lead me down a good path. So then I pray for inspiration to help me move forward in faith.
As I am on that path, if I feel lost or unsure whether I'm still really doing something good with my life, I seek that confirmation again. And then I work to recognize the answer. I have not received the answer when I've been on my knees, but when I have been engaged in his work.
The Lord's plan for me has been manifest in so many ways. I have found opportunities to share the gospel that were available to me because I was single and in a similar situation to those I've talked to.
2. Seek out people to serve
Sometimes it is difficult to want to go to ward activities. There are way more activities going on than there is even time to go to them. YSA wards have an average of eleventy-hundred activities per week (rough calculation) and that's not even counting the different activities and parties people post on the ward and stake Facebook pages.
As an aging YSA, sometimes I have gone to family home evening and thought, "Oh nice, here I am, 28 years old, playing charades in the church gym when my married friends are at home doing FHE with their kids actually helping 'bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man'."
But I finally stopped thinking of activities and FHE and anything, really, as being about me. I don't go to FHE just because I enjoy water kickball. Yes, I do enjoy having fun and being with others, but as a YSA, I feel like I'm in a unique position to reach out to others.
So reach out. For every activity you go to, invite someone else to come along.
3. Be anxiously engaged and use this time to prepare
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PLYMOUTH, Mich. - Sebastian Uvira scored twice as the Plymouth Whalers defeated the visiting Owen Sound Attack 4-1 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action.
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The Whalers put 26 shots against Owen Sound's Jordan Binnington through 40 minutes of play, but found themselves down 1-0 on a goal from Gemel Smith.
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1. "Is Your Home a Nickelodeon Home?"
DUH, of course it was.
Whether TV time was spent enjoying your Nacho Lunchables after school or inhaling some Cookie Crisp on Saturday mornings, watching Nickelodeon always meant one thing:
3. Some of the Nickelodeon ads weren't too odd.
Go home ants, you're actually drunk.
6. Let's move on to some weirder ones that we remember for being totally awesome:
9. Then, there are the "These Make Me Vaguely Uncomfortable" ads:
Hmm. I don't think I liked that very much.
Look, kids! Murder just happened!
So that's what a surprised dinosaur would sound like! Thanks, Nickelodeon!
Have a safe flight, Terrifying Faceless Chair Creature!
Sure, why not.
14. So those ads were a little off. But it comes with the territory, right? Nickelodeon was a weird channel back then.
15. But allow me to remind you, ladies and gentlemen, of all the barbershop quartet ads they ran.
Major shout out to Nickelodeon for filling the majority of our childhoods with nonsense scat lyrics and four-part harmonies.
They'll be fine!
Even during Jurassic times, nothing says smart and stylish quite like business casual.
Did that flying jelly bean just have an on-screen wardrobe change?
I am so confused right now.
20. There there were the "Baby's First Computer Animation" ads, which were undoubtably cutting edge at the time.
Keep trying! Jimmy Neutron can't be too far down the road!
22. Finally, there are these guys, affectionately known as "10 Second Nightmare Factories."
24. I think we all need a cold shower after that one.
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Sanofi and its Genzyme subsidiary reported positive new data from the pivotal Phase III Temso trial evaluating oral teriflunomide therapy in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The results showed that once-daily oral teriflunomide therapy significantly reduced annualized rates of relapse leading to hospitalization, and confirmed the safety profile and efficacy of the drug over a six-year period.
Sanofi in addition confirmed that FDA accepted for review the teriflunomide NDA application, and projects filing for regulatory approval in Europe during the first quarter of 2012.
More specifically, the new Phase III study data showed that the annualized rate of relapse leading to hospitalization was reduced 36% among patients receiving the 7 mg dose of teriflunomide, and 59% among 14 mg-treated patients, compared with those on placebo. The low- and high-dose levels of teriflunomide therapy in addition reduced the annualized rate of emergency medical facility visits by 31%, and 42%, respectively.
Teriflunomide is an immunomodulatory disease-modifying oral drug in development for treating relapsing forms of MS. In addition to the Temso study, two Phase III trials, Tower and Tenere, are ongoing. Another Phase III study called Topic is separately under way to evaluate teriflunomide therapy in patients with early MS or clinical isolated syndrome, and the Phase III Teracles study is investigating the drug as an adjunct to interferon-beta therapy.
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The Bible has 'many convincing proofs' (Acts 1:3, NIV) of the resurrection of Jesus, but what does it mean?
The Bible's first answer is that Jesus 'was declared to be the Son of God in power … by his resurrection from the dead' (Romans 1:4). His resurrection did not make Jesus the Son of God, as he has always been so; it proved that he was. It was a declaration of his deity. It showed him to be everything he claimed to be. Before Jesus died his deity had been 'veiled' by his humanity, so that, in spite of his character, his teaching and his miracles, he was in many ways no different from others. His resurrection changed everything, and his divine power over death proved that he was exactly who he claimed to be. When he invited a disciple (ever since known as 'Doubting Thomas') to examine the wounds caused by his crucifixion so as to confirm that he had indeed risen, Thomas was convinced and cried out, 'My Lord and my God!' (John 20:28).
Yet his resurrection also proved that his death was not a defeat but a glorious victory. About a year before his death three of his disciples were given a glimpse of his divine glory and Jesus 'spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem' (see Luke 9:28). Nobody speaks of 'accomplishing' their death, but Jesus did. His death did not conclude his life; it crowned it. Although he was crucified 'by the hands of lawless men', his death was 'according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God' (Acts 2:23). Far from being something over which God had no control, or a knee-jerk reaction to an unforeseen crisis, it was something he had planned 'before the foundation of the world' (1 Peter 1:20).
This explains why, as he was dying, Jesus cried out, 'It is finished' (John 19:30). This was not a terrified cry of defeat, but a triumphant cry of victory. It meant 'mission accomplished', not 'mission abandoned'. Immediately prior to his arrest and execution he told his disciples, 'The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified,' and went on to say, 'for this purpose I have come to this hour' John 12:23). In his death he achieved exactly what God the Father had sent him into the world to do (see John 17:4). Death did not annihilate him; it glorified him in what it achieved.
But how can we be sure of this? How do we know the price Jesus paid was accepted and the debt paid? Many years ago in Britain there were 'debtors' prisons', where those who could not pay what they owed were held under arrest. If someone had agreed to stand as a guarantor for the debtor and the debtor could not be found, the guarantor could be jailed in his place. If you had been the debtor and had left the country owing a large sum of money, your guarantor would have been jailed until the debt was cleared. If you returned and saw your guarantor walking the street as a free man you would know that the debt you had incurred had been paid in full on your behalf.
The illustration is not perfect, but the main point is clear. Jesus was 'imprisoned' by death on behalf of those in whose place he was acting, but when he had paid sin's penalty in full, 'God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him' (Acts 2:24, NIV). The one who paid the debt was released from the prison of death. In the original language used, Jesus' last cry, 'It is finished', is just one word — tetelestai — a word that was often written across a bill when it had been paid in full. His resurrection is all the proof we need that those in whose place he died can never be asked to pay sin's debt again. As the twentieth-century American theologian Donald Grey Barnhouse put it, 'The resurrection of Christ is our receipted bill.' The person in whose place Jesus died can never be asked to pay the bill again.


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- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, finely diced
- 1 courgette, finely diced
- 8 button mushrooms, finely diced
- 1 tin diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 1/2 tablespoon mixed dried herbs (thyme, oregeno, basil)
- 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
- 2 cups rice, cooked
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Glasgow XC Teams Heading To State; Girls Seek Sweet 16th Championship, Boys Want To 'Podium'
October 23, 2013 | Volume 100 / Number 42
Julie Sanders / For The Courier
Coach K's runners have high expectations heading into State at Missoula this weekend. The girls XC dynasty will compete for its fourth straight state championship and 16th overall.
After a challenging cross country meet in Roundup, the Scottie girls and boys teams will compete in the state meet this Saturday, Oct. 26, at Missoula
The Scottie varsity girls – the defending state champions – took first at Roundup with 42 points and Colstrip was second with 88. The Scottie boys placed fourth (108), behind Red Lodge (23), Plenty Coups (104) and Colstrip (106).
Senior Emma Fewer has this to say about the performance: "The Roundup meet was a good chance to see new competition from the Southern B schools. It kind of gave us a reality check for this weekend. It definitely prepared us for state better."
Individually for the girls, Josie Braaten took second with a time of 20:19. Other Scottie girls crossed the finish line in this order with these times: Rachael Zeiger 21:52 (7th), Fewer 21:59 (9th), Amanda McDonald 22:12 (11th), Amanda Wolff 22:33 (13th), Ellen Walstad 22:51 (17th) and Alex Simensen 23:14 (20th).
These girls will be representing the Scotties at State. Julia Kolstad will be the alternate.
Zeiger, a senior, said the Roundup "course was physically demanding and therefore our times were not as fast as we were hoping."
When asked about this coming weekend at State, she said, "The team is excited for State! Our goals are set high, but I have faith in all my teammates. It should be a fun weekend."
Julia Kolstad crossed the finish line first with a time of 23:36 for the JV girls, followed by Faith Sallee (2nd) with a time of 24:36; Brinlie Nielsen (3rd) 24:56; Mary Fewer (4th) 25:23 and Kerry Hoffman (5th) with a time of 25:59.
The girls cross country team scores are as follows: Glasgow 42, Colstrip 88, Red Lodge 103, St. Labre 138, Huntley Project 148 and Roundup 154. The following schools were no-scores: Melstone, Lodge Grass, PlentyCoups, Northern Cheyenne, Joliet and Terry.
Walker Allen of the varsity boys team had this to say: "The times weren't our best and the course was tough but it was a good look at our competition and we placed good overall … We have a competitive team and I am looking forward to State. I feel like if we all push to stay up there and together, we have a good shot at placing at state."
The scores from Roundup for the boys were as follows: Red Lodge (23), Plenty Coups (104), Colstrip (106), Glasgow (108), St. Labre (109), Huntley Project (165), Columbus (171), Joliet (248), Roundup (251), and the no-scores were Lodge Grass, Melstone, and Northern Cheyenne.
Bridger Sanders finished first for the Scotties in 13th place with a time of 18:39. Following him were Walker Allen (16th) 18:44, Matthew Phillips (18th) 19:04, Kasey Seyfert (27th) 20:25, Braden Meland (34th) 20:41, Chase Hughes (44th) 21:20 and Ethan Jamba (52nd) 22:02.
These boys will be running in Missoula at State. Logan Gunderson will be the alternate.
As for the JV boys, Gunderson crossed the line in seventh with a time of 23:11 and Tony Kaiser eighth with a time of 23:32. Andrew Franzen is part of the team as well, but hasn't been able to participate in the last few meets because of an injury and will not be able to run at State.
"All the times this last weekend in Roundup were a little slower than expected, but I think it'll give us a little more motivation to excel at state," Seyfert said. "This year we are really trying hard to podium so all of us are trying our hardest in practice and really cheering each other on."
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SHEFFIELD — Approximately 900 workers at the Ohio Assembly Plant who were scheduled to be laid off in August will retain their jobs under a new agreement with United Auto Workers Local 2000 and Ford Motor Co.
The union held a press conference Monday to announce a compromise made with Ford to maintain 1,408 of its 1,605 employees at the plant.
Under the new agreement, the Ohio Assembly Plant will provide rotating shift opportunities for approximately 1,000 production employees. The rotation would be in two-week cycles – with half the plant crews working for two weeks and then being temporarily laid off for two weeks while the other half works.
The rotation would begin during retooling of the plant for a new product line – the production of F-650 and F-750 medium-sized trucks — beginning Aug. 4 and continuing until the product launch in the second quarter of 2015.
A Ford spokeswoman said rotating shifts would ensure that the majority of Ohio Assembly Plant workers will continue to receive 74 to 100 percent of their pay during the transitional period.
UAW Chairman Tim Rowe said the 197 "surplus employees" who will be affected by the layoffs would be protected by buy-out packages, temporary layoffs offered by inverse seniority and the opportunity to transfer to the Brook Park Ford plant by seniority.
A total of 1,886 people are employed at the Ohio Assembly Plant, but management was not factored into the layoffs. Skilled trade workers and the launch team for the new product line are part of the 1,408 employees who are protected due to existing work, training, retooling and launch-related activities, Rowe said.
Rowe said retirement packages also will be offered to those employees who are eligible, and employees at the Ohio Assembly Plant and Walton Stamping Plant, scheduled to close this year, were given the option to transfer to the Brook Park Ford plant.
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Permanent URL to this publication: http://dx.doi.org/10.5167/uzh-35188
Kelterborn, M (2010). Zum Verhältnis von Gehalt und Gestalt in klassischen chinesischen Gedichten. Asiatische Studien / Études Asiatiques, 64(1):55-88.
There is more to the prosodic and tonal features in Tang-dynasty poems than their mere use in the formal classification of individual texts as either new-style regulated verse (lüshi, jueju) or old-style verse such as the music bureau poem (yuefu). The prosodic and tonal patterns of a poem can also be related to its contents and its expressive qualities. Therefore, the close analysis and highlighting of such acoustic effects can support textual interpretation. The present paper scrutinizes a small sample of seven poems on the topic of Mount Wu ("Wushan gao"), comprising five yuefu and two jueju poems. It points out the deliberate use of tonal and formal peculiarities also in irregular poems. The significant tonal elements include such diverse features as the structuring function of prosodic patterns in longer poems, word repetition or a "missing" verse. Moreover, for instance, clusters of uneven tones are analyzed as expressing strong emotions. Creative elements such as these should be taken into consideration in reading, analyzing and translating classical Chinese poetry.
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The Citroen DS3 has reached the sales figure of 100,000 units sold since it was first launched in March 2010. This Citroen DS3 Flower celebrates that landmark with a bicolour DS3 with bright pink roof and flower motifs. The company has released the news of the sales figures with a flourish on the types of DS3 models being ordered. It says two out of three customers choose top-ranging models when ordering. The fuschia pink features on the interior trim and other personalised components of the car. Let's see if the DS4 and DS5 will be able to match the "petite chic" of the DS3 and its sales success….
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Most brides have a stressful wedding day, but for CereusArt owner and Virginia Beach local Dana Haddon, wedding-day-woes brought nothing but inspiration.
While searching for something to reflect Haddon's personal nautical style and love of the coast in her beach themed wedding, she decided to take matters into her own hands and create her own decorations for the big day.
"I was inspired by the colors and textures of the sea," Haddon said. "I wanted to create a warm and inviting atmosphere for my guests."
After the wedding, Haddon sold the decorations and small knick-knacks, but to her surprise, guests continued to ask for similar items even after they were sold. It was then that CereusArt was created, and as for the name "CereusArt," that was pure inspiration, as well.
The word "Cereus" came from one of Haddon's favorite poems by American poet Robert Hayden, "The Night Blooming Cereus." A night-blooming cereus is a common name for cacti that bloom at night. These flowers are short lived and according to Hans Hect, author of "Cacti and Succulents," only bloom once per year, for one single night.
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Haddon features a variety of beach themed décor at Cereus, but her baby blue pearl and limpet shell hair barrettes seem to be one of her hottest items along with her unique starfish hair pins.
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