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Authentic 5 mn Historical Center
Size80 m²
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- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Washer/dryer
- Smoking allowed
- Suitable for events
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Ideally located in the city center, our apartment is on the first floor of an building of the 50s. The building is located at the limit of historical center, one of the city's most popular and liveliest neighborhoods. Forget about your car! The apartment is located close to the beach (12min), the famous Promenade des Anglais (12 min), shopping (3 min), the pedestrian zone (3 minutes), the old town (5 min) and so many other pretty places. Whether you are looking for beach, walk on the beach, cultural tours, traditional or modern restaurants, shopping or nightlife, everything is within walking distance!
Because the area is well served, whether by train, car, bus or by walking, visiting all our magnificent Nice and its beautiful surroundings (the extravagant Monaco, the luxurious Cannes, the authentic Antibes, the charming Grasse, the Italian border etc. ..) is nice and easy!
Our apartment is the ideal accommodation for a pleasant stay in Nice and a unique opportunity to explore the Riviera. Renovated in June 2013 with top-quality criteria, it combines elegance and comfort. Its high ceilings and its large volumes make this spacious 3 rooms both bright and cozy. It can accommodate up to 7 people (2 double beds and 2 sofa bed) and consists of two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large living room (30 m2) with an open kitchen and a loft with bed. It is very well fitted: security door, double glazed window, fully equipped kitchen (plates, fridge, freezer, oven, microwave, dishwasher), washing machine, Lcd Tv-HD, Wi-Fi, etc..
Since we want you to have a spotless apartment on arrival, and not clean as the previous guests entend :-), cleaning is a mandatory additional fee for everybody and is made by professionals. All other expenses are included. Balance, supplements and deposit are to be provided upon arrival (if not previously done). Just like their owners, pets are very welcome. Thank you in advance for letting us know their venue beforehand.
Discover our charming neighborhood and our splendid city under the sun rays that daily offers the French Riviera. It is always a pleasure for us to receive people from all over the world. We rent several apartments in Nice and are very responsive to our guests questions. Whenever possible, we will try our best to accommodate to your requests. We offer attractive rates for longer stays. So, do not hesitate to contact us.
With the hope that our apartment will allow you to make the most of our "bella Nizza", we are looking forward to meeting you!
** Prices and options **
- A mandatory cleaning fee is charged 80 euros.
- Linen, towels, water, electricity and heating included in the price.
- Cleaning is a mandatory additional fee.
- Attractive rates for longer stay are available on request.
- Possibility to rent for less than a week.
- Pets are welcome with prior agreement.
** Departures and arrivals ** **
- We will directly meet at the apartment.
- The exact arrival times and departure must be agreed in advance.
- Arrivals are preferably after 5 pm.
- Departures are preferably before 10 am.
- When possible, you will be able to leave your luggage.
** To reach the apartment **
The apartment is located on the 1st floor without elevator.
It is easily accessible by most means of transport.
- By car, take the street "Avenue Gallieni" from the Airport or exit "Acropolis" from the city's internal fast lane (voie Mathis).
- By train from the central station, take tramway to Station "Acropolis"
- By plane from Terminal 1, take bus 23 towards the stop "Train Station" (26 minutes) or bus 98 in the direction of the stop "Acropolis" (33 minutes).
Last but not least, various public parking facilities (and also streets with free parking spots) are close by => http://www.nice.fr/Transport/Parking-auto#plan2
** Late Check-ins till midnight and check-ins on sunday **
We are not available to receive guests after 8pm from monday till saturday or on sunday the whole day. Nevertheless, we can send a trusted contact person that will ask you on arrival an aditionnal fee of 20 euros.
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I was surprise when I enter the apartment I was not expecting that good quality of apartment in that area. We had I feeling that we are in the 4 star hotel. I will definitely share this to my friends.
Location and condition of the home good, the equipment was good too
The staircase is very old and musty
Lage und Zustand der Wohnung gut, die Ausstattung war auch gut
Das Treppenhaus ist sehr alt und muffig
Thanks! Great organization, nice location & flat with a lot of extras. We had a great time in Nice.
Clean and good looking appartment in walking distance to the historic city center. With two keys available, perfect for our weekend trip.
Very nice apartment which is located about 15-20minutes from the beach. Everything is new in the apartment. from time to time was a beetle to be found, but that's nothing unusual. Salvatore was not on location during my stay abroad - as it was in the holiday-key collection etc still worked very well. 'm Really satisfied. Would I stay there again :)
Sehr schöne Wohnung welche nur ca. 15-20minuten vom Strand entfernt liegt. Alles ist neu in der Wohnung. ab und zu war mal ein Käfer anzutreffen, aber das ist ja nichts ungewöhnliches. Salvatore war während meines aufenthaltes nicht vor ort - da er in den ferien war- die Schlüsselübergabe etc funktionierte trotzdem sehr gut. Bin wirklich zufrieden.
Würde ich wieder buchen :)
El apartamento esta decorado con mucho gusto, tiene de todo y esta muy centrico. Hemos estado muy bien. Es un anfitrion que lo que enseña es lo que es. Gracias Salvatore
Sin dall'inizio Salvatore è stato disponibilissimo e direi quasi istantaneo nel dare una risposta alle mie domande. L'alloggio è super, in pratica a 5 Min dalla Vecchia Nizza, Piazza Garibaldi, Coulis Vert. Ad altrettanti dai servizi. Insomma perfetto anche per chi non vuole avere rogne con gli spostamenti in auto.
Salvatore sarà sicuramente il primo a cui penserò per la prossima Vacanza a Nice.. Un'unica cosa gli rimprovero (in maniera simpatica e a modo mio)...."A Salvato'....ma una moca per noi italiani, ce la devi far trovare!!!!" ;)
Fin central beliggenhed, levede op til det forventede. Eneste minus var meget ubehagelig lugt i opgangen fra skralderummet og stillads for vinduet,der gjorde lejligheden meget mørk.
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3-Week Golf Camp (kids age 8-14) – Tecumseh
It's Summer and that means it's time to get out the clubs, dust them off and join Tecumseh Parks and Rec as we partner with Raisin Valley Golf Course for a third year in a row to offer a golf camp for children ages 8-14 years old. This 3 week camp will meet from 1 to 2:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Raisin Valley and their Golf Instructors will showcase proper forms and hitting techniques to teach our young golfers how to play like the legends. Players are asked to bring their own clubs, but rentals will be available if needed.
Dates: July 9th – 25th
Location: Raisin Valley Golf Course
Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Cost: $50
Register by: Wednesday July 3rd
For details, contact Parks & Recreation, AJ Smith Recreation Center (810 N. Evans, Tecumseh, Michigan 49286)
Telephone: 517-423-5602

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck is soon going to have a whole new view.
The conservative voice on ABC's The View for the last decade is headed to Fox's daytime talk show Fox & Friends, replacing Gretchen Carlson, who'll be getting her own daytime Fox show in the fall.
Her last day on The View is Wednesday.
"We will miss her and wish her everything good," View co-host and executive producer Barbara Walters said in a statement.
ABC said that Hasselbeck brought "her passion and strong beliefs to The View" and "stood behind her political views even if they were not the most popular opinions at the table."
Speculation about Hasselbeck's departure began last March with rumors her political views would force her removal. Walters later shot it down as a "particularly false story."
Hasselbeck becomes the latest longtime member of the show to leave, joining Joy Behar, who made her exit announcement earlier this year.
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A Montoursville college student will be spending at least three years in state prison for possessing child pornography.
Brandon Klopp, 21, pleaded guilty in November to charges that he had four videos and 178 picture files of prepubescent girls engaging in explicit acts saved to his home computer.
State police seized the evidence in November 2010 and charged Klopp in April of last year.
A report by the state sexual offenders assessment board noted that Klopp began downloading child pornography over the file-sharing service Limewire when he was about 16 years old and found that there was no evidence he ever attempted to meet children.
"(The report) says that despite social and moral taboos, his condition overrode his ability to use his own volition - essentially he couldn't apply the brakes," said Judge Marc Lovecchio at Klopp's sentencing hearing Thursday.
The arresting state trooper and the magisterial district judge who oversaw Klopp's case were in favor of a probationary sentence, Lovecchio said.
"The (district attorney) decided to pull the plea agreement and offer the four to eight years and, if he didn't accept it, refer it to federal courts for processing," Lovecchio said. "The young man could be looking at a far greater sentence (in federal court). If I concluded this wasn't fair, that could put you in a position of getting a more unfair sentence.
"The commonwealth through the Legislature has given authority (to prosecutors) that, I guess, reflects the will of the people ... and put in mandatory penalties in an effort to equalize sentences and make sure judges aren't easy on crime. In this particular case, the DA has decided the sentence. I don't know if I've ever felt so hopeless.
"I have a letter that says it doesn't make any sense to send him to state prison for this when he did this as a child," Lovecchio said. "I have another that says (the sentence) should be a judge's decision. I'm sure most judges and myself would agree with you.
"I don't believe sentencing you to state prison will deter other 16-year-old boys from doing the same thing. When you go to prison, don't let it change the person you obviously are."
"Every time I see a mother with her child, I feel a huge sense of regret and shame," Klopp told the court. "They probably want me to be locked up for life. I don't think I'm that person. I feel like a waste to society. I don't want to be a prisoner living off taxpayer money. I'm not a violent person and don't want to become one having to defend myself."
"I know this crime demands punishment," Klopp's mother told the court. "I want the court to consider he'll already be starting life with a criminal record, the fines and registering with Megan's Law, and consider probation."
"Even if I thought (the sentence) was too severe, my hands are tied," Lovecchio said. "That doesn't change the severity of the crime. These are real people, young ladies, young boys whose lives will never be the same. There should be some appropriate penalty."
"I didn't think the preliminary agreement was appropriate," said District Attorney Eric Linhardt. "I believed he deserved the three to six years in state prison."


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LG G2 Review Q&A: What do you want to know about LG's new Android flagship?
0. phoneArena 12 Sep 2013, 12:41 posted on
LG's new Android flagship, the G2, has just landed in the US thanks to AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, and so we guess hordes of exalted geeks are going to head over to the carriers' stores to check out and buy the new, ultra-powerful smartphone...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. khurram87 (Posts: 22; Member since: 01 Sep 2011)
Don't the back buttons get affected adversely when the phone is kept lying...on a table perhaps? Or is there any sort of imbalance when kept on a surface?
2. XperiaFanZone (Posts: 2114; Member since: 21 Sep 2012)
How does the number of internal membranes affect the user experience?
3. AliNSiddiqui (Posts: 382; Member since: 19 Sep 2012)
How loud are the speakers?
29. Resqflyr (Posts: 18; Member since: 12 Apr 2013)
Ihave the LG G2 and the speakers are not the greatest. Not terrible but not even close to the HTC One
54. Shangri-La (Posts: 71; Member since: 04 Oct 2011)
In terms of sound quality or loudness? Thanks.
57. someones4 (Posts: 625; Member since: 16 Sep 2012)
Yes, can you hear them in a noisy environment. is call quality good?
Anything particularly annoying?
4. MalakiMills (Posts: 257; Member since: 15 Jun 2010)
From a spec standpoint, this thing is a power house. Among the best out there. What would be the one thing, in your opinion, that would hold it back against the competition?
5. tech2 (Posts: 3456; Member since: 26 Oct 2012)
Will it blend ?
6. HalaMadrid (Posts: 92; Member since: 04 Sep 2013)
I want to know about display, user interface,price and release date in Madrid
7. roldefol (Posts: 4249; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
How intrusive is the custom UI?
Do the narrow bezels affect useability or cause accidental presses?
How is the overall call quality? (PA's review says it's mediocre, but head to head comparisons have no complaints.)
31. Resqflyr (Posts: 18; Member since: 12 Apr 2013)
UI is very deep BUT, my GS4 seems to be more "In Your Face".
I have not experienced any unwanted presses.
Call quality is very good, equal if not better than my GS4.
Overall, I am begining to prefer the LG over my GS4. Just wish it had an SD Slot.
67. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
"Call quality is very good, equal if not better than my GS4."
First off, thank you for posting your experiences with the G2.
Regarding call quality, how does the G2 hold up in noisy environments (bars come to mind)? Is the sound natural (meaning it sounds like the caller normally sounds when you are speaking to them on a land line or in person)? As someone else posted, the G2 is the one phone I am thinking of purchasing this year. The PA review wasn't enthusiastic about call sound quality, and one of the things I use a smartphone for is phone calls, so call quality is something that is important to me.
8. theruleslawyer (Posts: 108; Member since: 23 Apr 2012)
Does the screen wake up all the time in your pocket? The double tap to wake plus the button on the back seem like they would accidently wake the phone a lot.
9. Rahul2389 (Posts: 1; Member since: 12 Sep 2013)
Will LG G2 have international warranty?
When is it releasing in India??
10. piratestation (Posts: 17; Member since: 18 Jul 2012)
I've read on a forum with people having the Korean version and said it runs hot, ringtone not loud enough, vibrate is too weak.
Wondering if it's same for US version.
47. HeWhoDoesNothing (Posts: 157; Member since: 15 Jul 2013)
A review from another site stated that the international version has "strong vibrational feedback". I think that's an issue with the Korean version only.
11. Simply_Leo (Posts: 3; Member since: 21 Aug 2013)
Does G2 have wireless charging capability? Verizon is showing wireless charger as G2's accessory.
15. roldefol (Posts: 4249; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
I can answer that one - the Verizon-exclusive version has a unique back with smaller buttons and wireless charging built in. The other US versions are identical to the international and do not have wireless charging.
27. Simply_Leo (Posts: 3; Member since: 21 Aug 2013)
Thanks a lot roldefol.
39. Resqflyr (Posts: 18; Member since: 12 Apr 2013)
I have not found wirless charging on my AT&T version.
12. mclifford81 (Posts: 74; Member since: 26 Jan 2010)
As far as outdoor visibility how does it fare against the SGSIV or the iPhone 5. Also is the camera leaps and bounds over the SGSIV or just barely noticeable? Also from real world use is is noticeable faster the the SGSIV?
32. Resqflyr (Posts: 18; Member since: 12 Apr 2013)
Outdoor visibility smokes my GS4, advantage IPS screen. Not quite as bright as my daughters iPhone 5 but very close.
If you have the GS4 w/ Snapdragon 600 like I have, the LG G2 in my opinion IS faster!
75. ArcWoolf (Posts: 8; Member since: 18 Oct 2013)
that's funny because LG and Samsung make Iphone's displays.
13. julaiele (Posts: 12; Member since: 10 Aug 2013)
Can you make a detailed update on the G2 camera features. Like in HTC One's Zoe, does the G2 also have an "object removal" setting/button where the user can tap parts on the screen to remove unwanted objects/faces in the picture? Does it have also a slow motion capture & playback in the video mode? Please make remarks on these. Thank you..
14. LordDavon (Posts: 135; Member since: 19 Sep 2011)
I like the volume rocker's placement in the back of the unit, but do you find that your finger is touching the camera lens too often, and how often are you needing to clean the lens? Is there an easy distinction when holding the phone, that you know the exact position of the volume rocker?
38. Resqflyr (Posts: 18; Member since: 12 Apr 2013)
Qwerky at first but is now making perfect sense. If you really think about how you hold your phone, your index finger lands right where the buttons are.
IMO, it does not matter because I almost always use the "Knock On / Knock Off" feature to turn the screen on and off.
65. Lethe (Posts: 10; Member since: 30 Aug 2013)
G2 has anti-fingerprint coated lens~
16. julaiele (Posts: 12; Member since: 10 Aug 2013)
When is it available in Asia?
64. Lethe (Posts: 10; Member since: 30 Aug 2013)
Docomo~ is only supplier in Asia (exc. S.Korea)?
17. giper54 (Posts: 13; Member since: 06 May 2010)
Best Buy shows a white version for AT&T. Is this correct, will there be a white LG G2 available for AT&T?
33. Resqflyr (Posts: 18; Member since: 12 Apr 2013)
I ordered mine from AT&T online on Sept 6th and received it September 9th. At that time AT&T was only selling black.
46. HeWhoDoesNothing (Posts: 157; Member since: 15 Jul 2013)
How are you liking it? This about the only phone I want. Don't be afraid to go into detail lol.
18. moorjani (Posts: 14; Member since: 12 Sep 2013)
Does the phone have any overheating issues like the Galaxy S4??
63. Lethe (Posts: 10; Member since: 30 Aug 2013)
Every smartphone with snapdragon 800 AP has heating issue.
G2 controls over-heating issue with performance loss.
19. artealis (Posts: 98; Member since: 15 Dec 2010)
how good the wifi signal strenght and how easy to replace the battery and any plan to release same G2 with sdcard version?
20. moorjani (Posts: 14; Member since: 12 Sep 2013)
Does the Snapdragon 800 heat up during heavy usage or web browsing ??
37. Resqflyr (Posts: 18; Member since: 12 Apr 2013)
I watched Netflix for a couple hours in my car while connected to bluetooth and it did not get warm enough to cause concern.
Doing the same with my GS4, I would sometimes point my ac vents towards my hand to cool it down.
Maybe the Snapdragon 800 inherently runs cooler.
21. SilentJ (Posts: 14; Member since: 12 Sep 2013)
What is the true call quality of the device?
In the LG G2 review it states that the sound quality during calls is average at best and that the microphone is "not very good." However, in the comparison versus the HTC One it states that, with the volume turned down, the device puts out "nearly perfectly clear sound" and "on the other side of the line, our callers reported hearing us loud and clear on the G2."
I'm with Verizon and will probably go with either the HTC One or the G2, but the most important thing to me is the call quality, after all I still use it as a phone first and foremost.
22. fanboy1974 (Posts: 1345; Member since: 12 Nov 2011)
And just to make this clear, the Verizon version has 32gig of storage standard. Many sites were saying 16/32gig. There is no 16gig model.
23. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Camera comparison - when will PA be able to post a comparison between the G2 and say, the iP5S, Experia Z1 (real comparison, not a limited indoor sample done at the release event), Moto Droid Ultra/Maxx, GS IV, Note 3 and L1020?
36. Resqflyr (Posts: 18; Member since: 12 Apr 2013)
With my eyes:
Better than my GS4 (probably due to OIS)
Better than my daughters iPhone 5
Cannot comment on any of the others.
24. timukh (Posts: 294; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
is it better than Note 3?
34. Resqflyr (Posts: 18; Member since: 12 Apr 2013)
That is a subjective question and it really depends on what you want. Especially comparing specs. Since I have not had the Note 3, I cannot realistically comment. I do wish my G2 did have an SD Slot. I had the Note 2 and rarely used the stylus or split screen. I thought that stuff was neat but rarely had a use for it. That's just me.
42. timukh (Posts: 294; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
yeah i know, most of the reviewers say the same thing that the extra software features and the stylus are rarely used in a long time basis. At first they seem cool and useful but then u rarely need them. But the people hoping to buy a new phone may have this question, as both of the device are launched at the same time. So i wanted to know PA's opinion on that.
58. fanboy1974 (Posts: 1345; Member since: 12 Nov 2011)
That is my current dilemma. With the "VERIZON30" coupon it knocks this phone down to $140; that's over half the cost of the Note 3. I played with the phone today and it actually feels solid for a plastic phone. Plus for the last 2 phones I've been rocking a Amoled display and I'm really looking for a brighter screen for outside use. Beautiful blacks and vibrant colors but almost useless in direct sunlight. The LG rep had a ballistic case for the AT&T version and it fits fine (worried over the button placement). And 32gig's is fine for me since I don't even fill up my 64gig sd card on my Note 2.
I think the software feature I like the most is the learning remote on the LG model. Minor but that's exactly what I wanted when they brought back IR blasters.
25. saravanan083 (Posts: 19; Member since: 30 Mar 2013)
i am in love with this device since it was announced and am planning to buy one and my only problem is that it comes from lg and the company has a very poor record in updating their smartphones
so give me your valuable advice
26. Kelley71 (Posts: 72; Member since: 26 Nov 2012)
Where is the keyboard?
28. rumman19952012 (Posts: 4; Member since: 11 Sep 2013)
i like this phone but i hate the apps quality of android
30. goodbeer (Posts: 3; Member since: 12 Sep 2013)
What are the model numbers of the different variations of the G2? AT&T=D800?, etc.
35. Resqflyr (Posts: 18; Member since: 12 Apr 2013)
This is from my order invoice from AT&T
LG Electronics GE D800 BLK PHONE
41. goodbeer (Posts: 3; Member since: 12 Sep 2013)
Thanks! Reason for my asking this is because the online vendors list the cases and covers for the G2 by the Dxxx model designations. The different button sizes and slight variation in housing thicknesses would require the cases / covers to be slightly different in size and button hole shape to look and fit properly. I don't know which one to order for the Verizon G2.
49. goodbeer (Posts: 3; Member since: 12 Sep 2013)
Answer to my own question...LG finally gave me an answer...the Verizon G2 is designated the VS980. That's direct from LG Customer Service. I know it's not a Dxxx number, but VS980 is the reply I got from them.
40. lsneddeff5 (Posts: 5; Member since: 02 Oct 2012)
Is verizon getting the LG g2 in white eventually?
43. Mahdi007 (Posts: 5; Member since: 12 Sep 2013)
how good is screen quality in comparison with iPhone 5?
50. Lethe (Posts: 10; Member since: 30 Aug 2013)
considering my Korean version, it is the top class screen.
I have iPhone 5 either and me and my wife prefer G2`s screen.
52. Mahdi007 (Posts: 5; Member since: 12 Sep 2013)
what about in comparison with nexus 4?because i have a nexus 4,i want to know how much is the diffrence?
59. Lethe (Posts: 10; Member since: 30 Aug 2013)
I used Optimus G, probably the same display to Nexus 4.
G2's display is far~ far~ better than the previous one.
44. Mastertwiz (Posts: 15; Member since: 10 Dec 2009)
What's the scoop on developer support for this phone? Do we expect significant efforts being put towards (1) unlocking the bootloader, (2) custom roms, and (3) rooting? Anyone's guess is as good as mine I suppose, I was just wondering if there were any leads.
45. HeWhoDoesNothing (Posts: 157; Member since: 15 Jul 2013)
Can you tell apart individual pixels?
48. Saamic (Posts: 119; Member since: 20 Feb 2012)
How are the carrier versions of this phone different?


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Danher Wang insisted to a federal jury on Wednesday that she did not know the campaign contributions she helped funnel to a U.S. senator were illegal.
Wang, 53, testified in the federal trial of her estranged husband, Jian-Yun "John" Dong, 55, who is accused of conspiring to make illegal campaign contributions to U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham between 2007 and 2009. Dong is founder of the Mount Pleasant-based biotechnology firm, GenPhar.
Wang and Dong are accused of getting people, including their own employees, to contribute money to Graham's campaign, which they would then reimburse. Dong took this tactic because he wanted to contribute more money to Graham than was allowed by the Federal Election Commission, prosecutors said.
The idea, prosecutors have said, was to win Graham's help in steering federal funds to the company, which was developing vaccines for the Ebola and Marburg viruses. Prosecutors have said Graham is not accused of any wrongdoing and was unaware the funds were tainted.
Wang pleaded guilty last week to her role in the alleged scheme and agreed to testify against Dong.
Wang was soft-spoken as she answered questions by the prosecution and Dong's attorney. Her English was choppy at times, and she spoke with a strong accent.
Wang repeated several times that she did not know what she was doing was illegal. Prosecutors said Dong was aware that donating through conduits after reaching campaign contribution limits was unlawful.
"He don't like me ask questions," she said. "I probably should, but I didn't." Wang said she just wrote the checks. Wang pointed to Dong as the decision-maker regarding the campaign contributions. The two have been going through a divorce.
In the past three days, the prosecution presented several former employees of GenPhar, who testified that they contributed to Graham's campaign at Dong's request and that they were reimbursed.
Other witnesses told the jury earlier this week that they told Dong what he was doing was illegal.
On Wednesday, a lobbyist hired by Dong and GenPhar, testified that Dong also asked him to act as a conduit for contributions to Graham's campaign, a request he declined, he said.
It's unclear how many witnesses the defense plans to call to testify and whether Dong is among them.
The trial is expected to resume this morning.
Reach Natalie Caula at 937-5594 or Twitter.com/ncaula.


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INWOOD - Leadership. Academic excellence. Friendship. These are just a few of the benefits students, parents and teachers alike say come with participating in marching band.
James Southern, band director at Martinsburg High School, said his students are able to benefit socially from marching band because of their peer-to-peer instruction in class.
"Those kids learn how to be leaders and they learn how to cooperate with others," Southern said.
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Journal photo by Rachel Molenda
Keyser High School's marching band performs Saturday evening at the Big Apple Tournament of Bands, a marching band competition hosted by Musselman High School.
Michael Knepper, band director at Musselman High School, agreed, saying his students acclimate to high school better than most.
"They meet their friends during the summertime," Knepper said. "They have a stronger sense of orientation because of band unity throughout the summer."
In addition, Southern said students in art classes are actively engaged the entire time, which comes to great academic benefit.
"(This) means that they're learning more, which is why our students are out-performing their peers on standardized tests," Southern said.
Knepper said being in marching band is hard work, but students learn to prioritize their tasks and work together because of it.
"Kids are ... using a lot of their energies on after-school activities and actually working together with people," Knepper said. "That's a totally different skill that the kids can exercise."
Many students find greater opportunity to take on leadership positions through extracurricular activities like marching band. Lynette Brinklow, treasurer of the Musselman band boosters and mother of two band members, said her children have experienced positive results from band.
"I never thought (my son) would have been a drum major when he was younger," Brinklow said. "He's so quiet and laid back, but he's the type of person that sits back and observes people."
Her son, now in his fourth year in the marching band, has since grown and become more of a leader in the band.
"Just because a person is quiet and laid back, not very outgoing, doesn't mean that they're not into things or knowing what they want in life," Brinklow said.
Her daughter has become academically accomplished, though she is only in eighth grade.
"She can prepare herself in making sure she gets her work done," she said. "She's gotten scholarships already, even as a middle schooler."
Southern said marching band also challenges students to think creatively.
"They have to figure out problems on their own and determine solutions to those problems," he said. "They learn the skills that they need to problem solve and be innovative thinkers."
Gathered together at Musselman High School's Big Apple Tournament of Bands band competition, it was clear that students enjoyed performing together Saturday evening.
"I love it," said Kaitie Stevens, a 10th-grader at Musselman.
This is Stevens' third year in marching band, and she said she would not have it any other way.
"You make a lot of friends," she said. "You grow to love each other so much."
- Staff writer Rachel Molenda can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 215.


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Billie Joe is seeking treatment for substance abuse. We would like everyone to know that our set was not cut short by Clear Channel and to apologize to those we offended at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas. We regretfully must postpone some of our upcoming promotional appearances.
Billie Joe is seeking treatment for substance abuse. We would like everyone to know that our set was not cut short by Clear Channel and to apologize to those we offended at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas. We regretfully must postpone some of our upcoming promotional appearances.
billy has always and will
billy has always and will always be an epic drummer who put on the most entertaining live gigs ever seen so yeah cut him a break we all have issues and well what he said was perfectly true
I'm so sorry for him. I wish
I'm so sorry for him. I wish he gets better soon. The only think I don't understand is why does he do it... His music is absolutely perfect, and his family love him a lot! I can't find the point, it's a shame... Best wishes.
come on billie!!! your
come on billie!!! your problems with drugs and alcohol makes me sick.. me and all your fans! you take your responsibility! i bought the ticket for the live at bologna, but you didn't played.. fuck...
I think Billie Joe was
I think Billie Joe was perfectly right in what he said. Get Well Soon though, Billie Joe x
I LOVE YOU GUYS, i can't wait to se yah in oslo !
I agree with eleST.JIMMY
I agree with eleST.JIMMY
U know, I don't believe in it
U know, I don't believe in it. All is too willfully. I think, Billy has just a nervous breakdown. And why do you apologize for it, it is your first trick? And Billy did it right.
If this is true, I hope to Billie for a speedy recovery.
With love, xxx
I don't know what to say. I
I don't know what to say. I mean, I really hope that what happened in Bologna wasn't caused by drugs or similar..I was there, you know.
Anyway, I'm a bit disappointed but you're a human and like all humans we commit mistakes.
Get well soon Billie Joe, I'm looking forward to seeing you live in Italy again and to buying Uno tomorrow. I love you guys, whatever things go.
Sorry for my English, I'm Italian.
I feel your reaction at
I feel your reaction at iHeartRadio was justified. We all love and support you 100% Billie, and hope that you get better soon.
Pity! I did not expect that!
Pity! I did not expect that!
Nem gondoltam volna hogy ebben szenved! :/
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Billie... http://www.dharma.org/
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Get well soon, Billie!! There
Get well soon, Billie!! There are thousands of people out there who love you, including your family, so take care and stay strong!!
You guys are fucking
You guys are fucking incredible and there is no need for any apologies, you are my heroes, and you always will be and there is nothing wrong with not taking any bullshit from these fuckers.
Billie please get well soon, take as much time as you need to get better and I wish you all the best with whatever needs to be done, and whatever is going on in your life, and Mike and Tre's lives too..
Can't wait to see you all in Australia!
Thinking of you and your
Thinking of you and your loved ones. Feel better soon. Worry only about getting better, we'll wait for you always.
GET WELL SOON B-J! All your
GET WELL SOON B-J! All your fans love you! Sending all my positive thoughts to you! xxxxx
I think its stupid what he
I think its stupid what he done was right but smashing his guitar was abit to far but still get well soon billie :)
Only thing to say is get well
Only thing to say is get well soon Billie, take care of yourself, spend time with your family and close friends, they're the best support you can have. Your fans love you!!
we love you Billie Joe. You
we love you Billie Joe. You need to get well we would miss u 2 much if something were 2 happen 2 u im sure ur band mates definately would. were all routing 4 u <3
I've always liked Green Day's
I've always liked Green Day's style but am only now really getting into the music. This whole ordeal really makes me like them more. I definitely don't think his reaction was uncalled for and I'm glad he stood up for himself. If he really does need help I'm glad he's getting it, but as for what happened that the festival, I'm behind the band 100%. Back in the good days this was just part of being a rockstar. People need to stop being so butthurt.
take care of you and take
take care of you and take your time
I know you're probably going
I know you're probably going through Hell right now, but just know that we are behind you 1000%! Seeking treatment is the hardest step, and you've already done that. Be proud of that! It's not easy (I know). You have the benefit of a family and many friends and fans who love you and only want the best for you, no matter how long it takes. You've already overcome a lot in your lifetime; you can overcome this, too. You are strong! You've inspired me and so many people to be the best we could become, and we'll wait for you until you're at your best again. Take care! Love, Jen
SMOKE WEED FEEL GOOD! billie
SMOKE WEED FEEL GOOD! billie needs to go back to his old days smoking weed and having a good green day :P those hard drugs have taken a tole on you billie we love you no matter what just get over that heavy shit AND SMOKE YOUR FUCKING INSPIRATION!
I can also understand why
I can also understand why Billie Joe was so frustrated on stage during the show...I just watched the entire performance and it was such a tough crowd. There were Green Day fans, yes, but there were A LOT of pop artist fans out there and the band was finding it difficult to enjoy themselves on stage when those people wouldn't support or interact with the band. Again, I hope he feels better soon. I LOVE YOU GREEN DAY. Offensive or not, I love what you did on that stage! A great band like you guys doesn't need to be in that kind of situation. You deserve better than that
He is still awesome <3
He is still awesome <3
Hope he gets well soon c:
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Hope Billie gets better soon!
Hope Billie gets better soon! Although I do applaud him for standing up it's not fair his time was cut short and I would have been upset too. Get well soon xx
Love to him & his family at
Love to him & his family at this time. It takes a lot to admit you need help & am glad he is getting it. I will keep you in my thoughts & Mike & Tre as well. Much love to all. ~MadElf Creativeworks
get better my bro !! :)
get better my bro !! :)
I can say without a doubt in
I can say without a doubt in my mind that any other one of the artists sets were cut short, they would of been extremely upset too.
GET BETTER BILLIE JOE!!! I don't give a shit if you need to take months off from promotion and touring to get the time you need to recover from whatever it is, man. The most important thing is your health and well being. Whenever you're better and ready for the world, THAT is when we will see you guys in concert. And man we will be ready to rock out!!! Party hats, feather boas, signs, you name it. And front row and centre. Much love. XX


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African film series presents "War Dance" and "Endurance"
The Penn State Berks African Film Series will present the last two films of the semester: "War Dance" on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at 6 p.m. in room 151, Franco Building; and "Endurance" on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, at 7 p.m. in room 101, Franco building. These presentations are free and open to the public.
"War Dance" tells the story of the tens of thousands of children who have been abducted during Uganda's twenty years of civil war. The film centers on Dominic, Rose, and Nancy, growing up in the Patongo Internally Displaced Persons Camp. As members of the Acholi ethnic group, they are victims of the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel movement that has perpetrated many atrocities. Nevertheless, they take an historic journey to compete in Uganda's national music and dance festival. The film combines music, dance, and contemporary issues, and is the winner of the Documentary Directing Award at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and also is a 2007 Academy Award nominee for best documentary feature.
"Endurance" is a docudrama about the famous distance runner Haile Gebrselassie with Gebrselassie playing the role of himself. It was written and directed by Leslie Woodhead and Bud Greenspan, and produced and released by The Walt Disney Company. The movie features Gebrselassie's upbringing in Ethiopia and his subsequent triumph in the 10,000-meter track event in the Atlanta Olympic Games of 1996.
The African Film Series is sponsored by the Global Studies degree program at Penn State Berks. For more information, contact Dr. Randall Fegley, associate professor of history, at 610-396-6092 or via e-mail at email@example.com.


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Chicken Broccoli Curry Casserole
4 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
chicken stock (enough to cook chicken breasts)
1 tsp. each poultry seasoning, thyme and ground sage
about 3 cups fresh broccoli flowerets
2/3 cup homemade chicken stock
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1 can Campbells Cream of Chicken Soup (not low fat or sodium)
1 cup mayo or light mayo, don't use fat free)
1-2 T lemon juice
2-4 tsp. sweet curry powder (I use Penzeys)
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Coarse ground black pepper.
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While chicken is cooking, cut broccoli into bite sized flowerets, cover with water and heat until broccoli barely comes to boil (and turns bright green), then drain immediately. Layer slightly cooked broccoli on top of chicken in glass dish.
Put chicken stock in small sauce pan, whisk in curry powder and cook about 2 minutes. Turn off heat, then whisk in cream of chicken soup, mayo, lemon juice, and black pepper. (I usually taste to see if I can taste the curry and lemon.) Pour this sauce over chicken/broccoli. Don't mix, but let it run down to bottom of pan.
Bake covered with foil about 30 minutes, then remove foil, cover with cheese if using and bake another 15-25 minutes, until bubbly and cheese is slightly browned.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - I'm writing this as we approach January 1 and as it is every year, much is being made of the "change" from one year to the next, as if it means something. Like most folks, I don't mind an excuse for a party, but it's probably worth remembering that calendars aren't real.
Early on in human history, people observed that nature follows cycles - among the most obvious of these cycles is the alternation of daylight and darkness, and since all animals sleep and human being sleep at night, it was natural to treat each renewal of daylight as a "new day." Another easily observed cycle was the apparent waxing and waning of the moon, which seemed to begin about every 28 days, so along with days people spoke in terms of months (moons). Finally, in the mostly temperate climates where humans lived, there was the cycle of the seasons.
These cycles gave us days, months, and years as naturally occurring phenomena. Then the human mind began to intervene. Cycles have no real beginning or end - like circles they just keep going round and round, but most things in human life have beginnings, middles, and ends, and so it was perhaps natural to see the cycle of the seasons as one of birth (Spring), growth (Summer), aging (Fall) and death (Winter).
But if that is the case, why not begin the year in April, with the onset of Spring? Well, here another human feature comes in - call it religion or superstition depending on your bent. Along with the weather changes of the seasonal cycle, in most latitudes the cycles of daylight and darkness varied as well, and the "dying" part of the seasonal cycle, was also the time of year with
the least daylight. Early religions incorporated festivals involving lights to fend off the darkness, and when the days began to gradually lengthen after the Winter Solstice, the darkness receded and they felt the world was reborn, so the custom of demarcating one year from the next in mid-winter was born.
Note that all of this calendaring is the result of human interpretations of natural phenomena. Now, thousands of years later we treat these interpretations as if they were facts. Religions set their "new year" according to their own calendar.
The hijri, the Islamic New Year will occur anywhere from September to December during the second decade of the 21st Century (another invention - Centuries), rosh hashanah, the Jewish New Year is generally in September or October, tet, the Asian New Year occurs in a variation tied to the Winter Solstice, and the standard or secular New Year is, of course, January 1st.
In all cases, though, the holiday supposedly marks a significant change - different years have different astrological and astronomical influences, as do different cycles, etc., and otherwise rational people vary somewhere between full credence and sheepish uneasiness in their relationship to the changes. Look at the turn of the millennium a dozen years ago or the supposed end of the Mayan calendar last week for illustrations of this phenomenon.
So let's have a party, wish each other a happy "new year," and remember to write 2013 on our checks (does anyone write checks any more?), but let's not take it too seriously. Things will change, and we've set certain things (e.g. the government, budgets, credit card expirations) up to change in concert with changing over to a new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar or whatever, but remember the aphorism "plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose" (the more things change, the more they are the same thing).
The world in 2013 will consist largely of the effects of what happened in 2012, 2011, etc., and we would do well to keep working at what we began in 2012 and not expect any magic to occur when we take down one calendar and put up another.
Happy 2013.
- Ed Gurowitz has a doctorate in psychology and is a management consultant. He has lived in Incline Village since 1995 and is active in the Democratic Party. He can be reached for comment at email@example.com.


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January 26, 2013
Two years ago President Barack Obama warned that unless he got his way from Congress with an unqualified increase in the national debt ceiling, terrible things would happe....
"When will we Americans stop falling for Obama's strategy and recognize his tax-and-spend plan is what should really scare the dickens out of us?
We don't know the answer to that question, especially given the cheerleading media that the Obama administration has in its pocket most of the time."
Whatta short-memory "conservative"-columnists must have!!
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When something happens that is so unexpected, you just have no clue on what to say, so you say shit the fuck. It shows confusion, anger, and dismay.
I was playing my new copy of COD4 when suddenly, the image on the TV changed to some guy giving Oprah a titwash. Shit the fuck!
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Monday, 22 April 2013
click farewell
How come, you might ask, that a word spelled with -c- comes to be pronounced with an l? Why this gross discrepancy between spelling and sound, orthography and pronunciation?
Blame the 1989 Kiel Convention of the IPA, which replaced the click symbols then in use, ʇ ʗ ʖ, by the current ǀ ǃ ǁ.
Because the second syllable of this word is pronounced in Zulu with a voiceless dental click. Unfortunately in some fonts the currently official IPA symbol for this sound looks indistinguishable from a lower-case L.
For further discussion, together with a number of sensible readers' comments, see my blog for 9 Sep 2009.
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…In fact over recent months I have increasingly been feeling that in this blog I have by now already said everything of interest that I want to say. And if I have nothing new to say, then the best plan is to stop talking.
So I am now discontinuing my blog.
Thank you, all those readers who have stayed with me over the seven years that I have been writing it. If you still need a regular fix, there are archives stretching back to 2006 for you to rummage through.
Goodbye, au revoir, tschüss, hwyl, cześć, tot ziens, до свидания, さようなら, ĝis!
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Friday, 19 April 2013
We can't agree on how to spell the name of the famous Dutch/Flemish painter(s): were Pieter B. the Elder and his relatives Breughel, Brueghel, Breugel or Bruegel?
As is often the case with foreign names in English, we're not entirely sure how to pronounce them, either.
In Dutch this name is pronounced ˈbrøːɣəl (subject to the usual regional variationː possible diphthonging of the stressed vowel and devoicing of the velar, not to mention the variability in the second consonant), which is what you would expect for a spelling with eu. In turn, you would expect foreign-language ø(ː) to map onto nonrhotic English NURSE, as happens with French deux dø mapped onto BrE dɜː or German Goethe ˈɡøːtə onto BrE ˈɡɜːtə.
Yet on the whole we call the painter not ˈbrɜːɡl̩ but ˈbrɔɪɡl̩. Why?
I can only suppose that our usual pronunciation is based on the spelling with eu interpreted according to the reading rules of German. If Deutsch is English dɔɪtʃ and Freud is frɔɪd, then Breug(h)el must be ˈbrɔɪɡl̩.
For the same reason, even though Wikipedia prefers the spelling Bruegel (which would prompt us towards a pronunciation ˈbruːɡl̩), most of us, I suspect, tend to spell the name with eu.
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
I had a phone call a few days ago from someone trying to get in touch with David Rosewarne. The caller thought I might have his contact details. I was unable to help, since as far as I remember I have only met Rosewarne once, and that briefly; the last I heard of him was that he was working in Malaysia, but I do not know where he might be now.
David Rosewarne's great claim to fame is that in October 1984 he coined the expression "Estuary English", in an article published in the Times Educational Supplement.
In doing so he gave expression to the widespread perception that Daniel Jones-style RP was gradually losing its status as the unquestioned standard accent of educated English people. Or, putting it a different way, that RP was changing by absorbing various sound changes that previously had been restricted to Cockney or other non-prestigious varieties.
Two years earlier, in my Accents of English, I had written
Throughout [London], the working-class accent is one which shares the general characteristics of Cockney. We shall refer to this accent as popular London. […] Middle-class speakers typically use an accent closer to RP than popular London. But the vast majority of such speakers nevertheless have some regional characteristics [emphasis added]. This kind of accent might be referred to as London (or, more generally, south-eastern) Regional Standard.
I added the warning
It must be remembered that labels such as 'popular London', 'London Regional Standard' do not refer to entities we can reify but to areas along a continuum stretching from broad Cockney (itself something of an abstraction) to RP.
So Rosewarne's observations in a sense contained nothing new. He muddied the waters unhelpfully by referring to details of vocabulary and grammar (which have nothing to do with "a new variety of pronunciation"). But the name he coined, Estuary English, was taken up quite widely, gaining resonance eventually not only with journalists but also with the general public, to such an extent that we can now expect to be readily understood if we describe someone's speech as "estuarial".
The estuary Rosewarne was thinking of was of course the Thames estuary, which in a geographical sense might be interpreted as extending from Teddington near Kingston upon Thames (the point where the river becomes tidal) down to Southend-on-Sea (where the Thames enters the North Sea). Rosewarne's original article says "the heartland of this variety lies by the banks of the Thames and its estuary, but it seems to be the most influential accent in the south-east of England"; though later writers, particularly Coggle in his Do you speak Estuary? (1993) implied that it covered the entire southeast of the country. It was left to my colleague Joanna Przedlacka to demonstrate that it did no such thing (see her 2002 book Estuary English? and this summary). Przedlacka demolished the claim that EE was a single entity sweeping the southeast. Rather, we have various sound changes emanating from working-class London speech, each spreading independently.
Rosewarne's suggestion that EE "may become the RP of the future" led to credulous excitement in the EFL world, particularly in central Europe and South America.
It was in response to media and academic interest in the topic that in 1998 I set up a website "to bring together as many documents as possible that relate to Estuary English, as a convenient resource for the many interested enquirers."
One thing I did myself was to consider how we might agree on a phonetic transcription scheme, which would be needed for pedagogical purposes if we seriously wanted to teach this putative new accent. See this article. But no one followed this up by criticizing my proposals or suggesting anything better.
All the excitement gradually died down. I last had cause to update the website in 2007. By the time I retired, in 2006, this was my one-page summary of the issue. EFL teachers, meanwhile, mostly know that we just need to update our pedagogical model of RP in the minor ways outlined in LPD.
Monday, 15 April 2013
London place names
Londonist, a website "about London and everything that happens in it" offers a page of advice on London place names.
Some of the advice is a little surprising.
These names are normally ˈɔːldwɪtʃ, ˈbʌrə, kəˈdʌɡən, ˈtʃɪzɪk, ˈklæpəm, ˈdeʔfəd, ˈdʌlɪdʒ. RP usually distinguishes ˈɔːl from əʊl and ɒl (so that Paul ≠ pole ≠ Poll(y)), and Aldwych has ɔːl or possibly ɒl, but not əʊl. Of course many speakers have the GOAT allophone ɒʊ when dark l follows, as here; and Londoners tend to vocalize dark l, making cold kɒod; but I had thought that most would not merge the result with the ɔːo of l-vocalized called. Hence I am surprised to see Aldwich explained as "old witch"; though I suppose "all'd witch" or "auld witch" would be orthographically awkward. (Anyhow, the main point is that -wych stands for wɪtʃ, not wɪk.)
With Clapham, the basic ˈklæpəm can of course be reduced to ˈklæʔm̩ by the regular processes of syllabic consonant formation and glottalling.
The final consonant in Dulwich is, in my judgment, more often dʒ than tʃ, though both are possible; it's odd that the anonymous author should prescribe the voiceless affricate in Dulwich but the voiced one in Greenwich and Woolwich, where the same hesitation between the two possibilities for -ch applies.
That's ˈhəʊbən, ˈhɒmətən, ˈaɪzəlwɜːθ, with the usual syllabic-consonant options, plus possible glottalling in ˈhɒməʔn̩ and weakening in ˈaɪzl̩wəθ (or, of course, a more London-y ˈɑɪzowəf). Initial h is just as likely to be dropped/retained in Holborn as in Homerton.
So, ˈplɑːstəʊ (though I'll allow people from the north of England and the Americans to say ˈplæstəʊ if they prefer), ˈrɒðəhaɪð, ˈraɪslɪp,ˈsʌðək, ˈstretəm, ˌθeɪdənˈbɔɪz, ˈtɒtənəm, ˈwɒpɪŋ. Regular optional processes generate the variants ˈrɒvəhaɪv, ˈstreʔm̩ and ˈtɒʔnəm; there is also an archaic variant ˈredrɪf (Redriff) for Rotherhithe; and if you drop the h in the usual form you'll get an internal linking r, ˈrɒvəraɪv. The Cockney tube train driver on my AofE recording pronounces his part of London, Wapping, as ˈwɒpʔɪn.
Friday, 12 April 2013
money tree policy
Puns that work for some do not necessarily work for all.
Here's a witticism from a letter-writer to the Guardian a month ago. But I suspect that this pun doesn't exactly work for anyone at all, though it is close enough for us to get it.
The Bank of England has a Monetary Policy Committee, which is in the news from time to time.
As we all know, money does not grow on trees, though if it did the tree it grew on would be a money tree.
The pronunciation of monetary is ˈmʌnɪt(ə)ri, with variants ˈmɒn-, -ət-. We can disregard the question of the vowel in the first syllable, which for some (most?) is the same as that of money, while for others it has the spelling-pronunciation vowel of monitor (which immediately destroys the pun). Let's concentrate on the weak vowels. Is the rest of monetary pronounced as in money tree ˈmʌni triː?
Not for those who have a lax happY vowel, phonetically similar to KIT rather than to FLEECE (like me). For me, monetary ends with trɪ, which feels and sounds different from my tree triː. On the other hand my money also ends with ɪ, which I can readily identify with the second syllable of monetary. If, though, in the second syllable of monetary I had a schwa ə (as many do), rather than my weak ɪ, then that too would destroy the pun, because this schwa could not be mistaken for my happY vowel.
To make the pun work you need a tense happY (so that -tary = tree), but you also need a lax happY (so that money =mone(t)-). And you can't have it both ways at once.
A strong, AmE-style suffix vowel in -ary destroys the pun, too, since tɛri could not be mistaken for tree. To save the pun you need not just to weaken but actually to delete this vowel, since təri could not be mistaken for tree, though tri might.
All in all, then, standup comics wanting to tell people a joke depending on this pun would have to be remarkably careful in their 'diction'.


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The only thing my husband wanted for Christmas ... was a remote control helicopter.
Of course, our boys loved the idea.
And they have spent the last week watching their dad fly his little blue chopper all over the house.
I'm fairly certain their dad has enjoyed this gift more than just about any present I've gotten him in the last 10 years.
Before I was a mom of two boys, I was a staunch believer in the idea that nurture was a stronger gender-stereotype predictor than nature.
Neither my husband nor I are really into sports, we don't generally watch car racing or work on construction sites, and neither of us has ever seen a monster truck rally. I don't know what I thought our sons would be drawn to at playtime, but I have had my eyes opened to the origin of gender stereotypes since my older son reached toddlerhood.
Without any pushing on my end or even real exposure to the worlds of trucks, construction, emergency vehicles or sports, my 4-year-old was drawn to them by a magical little-man force.
He also loves to have his nails painted when I paint mine, and he sleeps with a pair of neon pink and neon purple giraffes, but he has taught me more about hydraulic lifts and tower cranes than I have taught him. He knows how monster trucks are built and raced, and he adores everything that has anything to do with emergency rescues.
It is fascinating to me how his little brain, and now the little brain of his brother, was seemingly hard-wired with these preferences. These stereotypically boy-gendered things were not part of our life before our oldest was about 2, and then we began buying him cars and trucks and construction vehicles, which now fill our house. And I can confidently say that his dad's and my interests did not influence all of his interests, because they weren't even on our radar.
Parenting has proven wrong my assumption that gender stereotypes are based almost entirely on marketing. Looking around my kids' playroom at the innumerable vehicles, the 3-foot-tall tower crane Santa just brought, and the bins overflowing with train tracks, I have little choice but to draw the conclusion that my children have brains wired for building and driving things, despite my best efforts to raise them in some sort of gender-neutral bubble.
And I do love it - it's fun to see the boys play cars and trucks with their father, who's as excited as they are about the Hot Wheels wall track and the flying helicopter. It's just one more addition to the ever-growing list of parenting things I now realize I knew nothing about before I actually became a parent.
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For a relatively small city like Buffalo, the high-end fashion weeks around the world are just something most people dream about. But, with the Mercedes-Benz of Buffalo Fashion Week, Western New Yorkers get a taste of what a professional fashion show looks like.
Behind the scenes at last week's main event held at Statler City, there are models and clothes everywhere. My best friend, Caroline Duszynski, a junior at Nardin Academy, and I walked shyly into the dressing room. A few women were getting their hair and makeup done, others were getting changed. There were picture boards hung on the walls for inspiration on makeup and hair. Being a petite, 5-foot-3 teen, I was at first a little intimidated by the stunning 6-foot models in 3-inch heels. I finally gathered up the courage to talk to model Ericka Miner, as well as the runway coach and the director of model marketing.
Miner, a Buffalo native, is signed to Wilhelmina Models, the same modeling agency that employs Kendall Jenner and many other celebrities. She started modeling at 16, and her impressive resume includes names like Oscar De La Renta, Versace, Baby Phat, Roberto Cavalli, the Britney Spears Circus tour, Maxim magazine and more. She says her favorite thing about her job in the fashion industry is meeting new people, and despite how hectic it gets, she really has no complaints. She says she "has jokes all the time" and "provides the comedy" backstage.
Gwen Beloti, one of the four New York City designers at the show, also was backstage. She is a Brooklyn native who describes herself as "not the typical designer." She received a master's degree in psychology before returning to study design at the Fashion Design Training School in New Jersey and the New York School of Design. She has been making her own clothes since she was 7 years old.
She has done quite a few fashion shows.
"It's really exciting when all the girls are dressed up and lined up and ready to hit the runway, that's the best part for me," she says. "I don't actually get to see the show ever, because I'm working backstage, but I love to see them dressed and walk out."
Another highlight of the fashion show was Alexis Bellino, one of the cast members of "The Real Housewives of Orange County," showing her collection. I sneaked backstage and watched the show from behind the scenes. Afterward, Bellino was busy taking pictures with the models before heading to an interview.
She said she draws inspiration from being a mom.
"I know what I want to wear when I'm with my children, and it has to be something I can wear on the soccer field or to the grocery store or to drop them off at school," she continued. "For my evening wear, I want people to look and feel sexy and confident in a comfortable manner.
"Buffalo is one of the most amazing cities, and it has a lot of fire," she said. "People think it's quiet, but it's not. It's full of energy and life, and they really know how to do a fashion night out."
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INWOOD — South Berkeley residents are excited about the new W....
I'm not real concerned with the impact of that building. It's using an existing parking lot and isn't located in a place where normal runoff will be diverted or concentrated.
I'm a bit more concerned about hte convenience store going in on 51 near Inwood East. That area already has serious runoff concerns and the building is going in right where the water normally is diverted under the highway.
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Maybe another local will win the lottery and build the other half so it won't look like another eyesore on Rte 11 south
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South Africa is world renown for its quality Chenin Blanc and this little gem from Mulderbosch proves to bolster that reputation. For well under $15, you'd be hard pressed to find a better one – let's get into it.
- Residual Sugar 4.3 g/l
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Cows will sacrifice feeding time in order to lie down when both resources are limited.
by Amanda Smith, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor
There are a variety of reasons that can lead to overstocking in our freestalls. While it may be a short-term solution, a growing body of evidence demonstrates that overstocking results in both behavioral and biological changes. The practice interferes with the normal time budgets of our herd, disrupting both feeding and lying behaviors. Aggressive interactions are also more pronounced when cows are crowded at the bunk or in stalls, especially for subordinate animals.
At the Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference held in Fort Wayne, Ind., Juliana Huzzey, with the University of British Columbia, shared research on how stocking density impacts our feeding strategies and cattle health.
In the U.S., there are no clear guidelines for recommended space availability in freestall barns. In contrast, Canada's Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle recommends that there should be one stall for each animal in the pen and 24 inches of linear feedbunk space per cow.
Data from the NAHMS (National Animal Health Monitoring System) 2007 study reported that 58 percent of U.S. freestall herds provided less than 24 inches of feeding space and 43 percent provided less than one stall per cow. A large scale study conducted by the University of British Columbia in the U.S. showed feedbunk stocking densities ranging from 58 to 228 percent across regions (see figure).
As herd animals, cows are motivated to access the feedbunk at the same time in the hours following fresh feed delivery. Those who must wait for access while herdmates are at the bunk will consume TMR of compromised quality. Variation in TMR quality along the feedbunk should be avoided, particularly in overcrowded groups.
Interestingly, as this occurs, cows will not compensate for lost feeding time. Instead they elevate their feeding rate when bunk space is available. These less aggressive herdmates also have longer inactive (nonfeeding) standing times, as they wait to access the feedbunk. Since cows must stand closer together in this case, displacements occur at a higher frequency.
Stocking density at the stalls also indirectly impact feeding activity. Lying time is highly valued by cattle. Cows will sacrifice feeding time in order to lie down when both resources are limited. Rather than going to the feedbunk after milking, cows that were 150 percent overstocked at the stalls laid down about 13 minutes sooner than those that did not have stocking density pressures.
The author is an associate editor and an animal science graduate of Cornell University. Smith covers feeding, milk quality and heads up the World Dairy Expo Supplement. She grew up on a Medina, N.Y., dairy, and interned at a 1,700-cow western New York dairy, a large New York calf and heifer farm, and studied in New Zealand for one semester.
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The state of Ohio has produced the most U.S. presidents, and only Notre Dame has produced as many Heisman Trophy winners as Ohio State. The Buckeyes were poised most of this season to play in the BCS National Championship game.
But Ohio State leadership and football haven't mixed well with the Palmetto State. Buckeyes head coach Woody Hayes was fired after losing to Clemson (and attacking linebacker Charlie Bauman) in the 1978 Gator Bowl, and John Cooper was let go the day after losing to unranked South Carolina in the 2001 Outback Bowl.
Then there's the Charleston RiverDogs' popular "Go Back to Ohio Night" promotion.
Here's an Ohio State - and state of Ohio - primer as the Buckeyes and Clemson prepare for the Jan. 3 Orange Bowl:
Bowl history
Ohio State's bowl record: 20-23
Against teams from South Carolina: 0-3 (17-15 loss to Clemson in 1978 Gator Bowl, 24-7 loss to South Carolina in 2001 Outback Bowl, 31-28 loss to South Carolina in 2002 Outback Bowl).
Coach Urban Meyer's record in bowl games: 7-1
"It means a lot for us to go back and play in a BCS bowl game," Ohio State senior tackle Jack Mewhort said. "To get a win in a big-time bowl and at the same time show some resiliency would be a great way to go out."
What's a buckeye?
A small, shiny, dark brown nut with a light tan patch that comes from Ohio's state tree. Ohio folklore insists that carrying a buckeye brings good luck.
Buckeye leaf stickers have been applied to Ohio State helmets to reward good plays since coach Woody Hayes started the practice in 1968. A tree honoring each of Ohio State's All-Americans is planted in Buckeye Grove on campus.
Ohio State's Heisman winners
Year Winner, position
1944 Les Horvath, QB
1950 Vic Janowicz, HB
1955 Hopalong Cassady, HB
1974 Archie Griffin, RB
1975 Archie Griffin, RB
1995 Eddie George, RB
2006 Troy Smith, QB
Party like it's 1978
There have been a few changes since Clemson and Ohio State met in the 1978 Gator Bowl .
2013 1978
Gallon of gas $3.19 63 cents
U.S. President Barack Obama Jimmy Carter
ACC members 14 7
Super Bowl champion Cowboys Ravens
New gadget iPhone 5 Sony Walkman
Kobe Bryant The Comeback The Birth
Oscar, Best Picture "Argo" "Annie Hall"
Grammy, Best Album "Babel" (Mumford & Sons) "Rumors" (Fleetwood Mac)
Meyer's S.C. connections
Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer got a big break when Lou Holtz hired him to work as a Notre Dame assistant coach from 1996-2000. Meyer was introduced to Lou Holtz by Skip Holtz - Lou's son and a former Gamecocks assistant coach - when Meyer and Skip Holtz were on the same staff at Colorado State.
Meyer's first head coaching job was at Bowling Green (2001-2002), and one of his first games was supposed to be against South Carolina in Columbia. But the game was canceled because of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks (Wofford replaced Bowling Green on the Gamecocks' schedule later that season).
Former Florida head coach Steve Spurrier got the best of his alma mater in Meyer's first season at Florida, winning 30-22 at Columbia in 2005. Meyer's Gators beat Spurrier and the Gamecocks 17-16 in Gainesville on the way to a 2006 national title.
"You have no idea what a relief it is to get that off my back," Meyer said of defeating Spurrier.
One of Meyer's top players during his run of two national titles in three seasons at Florida was defensive tackle Carlos Dunlap, a Fort Dorchester High School graduate.
Meyer upon taking the Ohio State job tried to hire Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris.
Season yardstick
Clemson Ohio State
BCS ranking 12 7
Sagarin computer 16 11
Points/rank 40.2 (12th) 46.3 (4th)
Points allowed/rank 21.1 (17th) 21.3 (21st)
Schedule strength 55 57
Best win Georgia, 38-35 Wisconsin, 31-24
Worst loss at USC, 31-17 Michigan State, 34-24 (Indianapolis)
Meyer on Tajh Boyd
Urban Meyer while serving as an ESPN analyst in 2011 worked Clemson's home wins over Auburn and North Carolina.
"I've been watching Tajh Boyd play for many years now, and his development," Meyer said Wednesday at an Orange Bowl news conference. "I saw incredible transition from a good player to a great player."
And this: "(Boyd's) surrounding cast might be the best in America - a tremendous challenge."
Ohio's presidential precedent
President Term
William Henry Harrison 1841
Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877
Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881
James Garfield 1881
Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893
William McKinley 1897-1901
William Taft 1909-1913
Warren Harding 1921-1923
'Go back to Ohio'
Don't be fooled, South Carolinians love people from Ohio.
The gobacktoohio.com website is all in fun.
And the Charleston RiverDogs' "Go Back to Ohio Night" a few seasons ago was just another gag from minor league baseball's most creative promotion staff. But the prize for the "Best-Dressed Ohioan" - a one-way bus ticket to Ohio - was real.
By the way, RiverDogs General Manager Dave Echols is from Delaware, Ohio. His wife Debra is a Clemson graduate.
"I was a Buckeye fan growing up," Echols said. "My Charleston house is a Clemson household."
See www.postandcourier.com for Thursday story on Wisconsin - the state, the cheese, South Carolina's Capital One Bowl opponent
Ohio State is 0-3 in bowl games against teams from South Carolina, and fired head coaches after two of the losses, including Woody Hayes (above) following a 1978 Gator Bowl loss to Clemson.×


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Opposite of Mr Small, often refering to a male's genial size.
- He is Mr Big.
- He wasn't Mr Small if ya get my drift.
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on March 1, 2013 - 8:59 PM
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls father of five was arraigned Friday in Niagara County Court on charges that he beat a man with an expandable police baton after a disagreement between his daughter and the victim.
Robert V. Abrams Jr., 48, of Ontario Avenue, a part-time security guard, pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the July 16 incident in the Falls. He remained free on a $1,000 bail bond.
The alleged victim, Gabriel B. Felts, 29, suffered lacerations on the head that had to be closed with staples, Assistant District Attorney Ryan K. Parisi said.


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Junior Kyle Sikora may have only scored six points, but without his first-half effort against Jacksonville, Stetson may not have won Saturday's game.
After senior Willie Green picked up two fouls within the first two minutes of the game, he had to spend the rest of the first half on the bench. With Stetson down its leading scorer, Sikora came into the game and helped his team to one of their best halves of the season.
"We had our bench to step up for us today," Stetson head coach Corey Williams said after the game. "Kyle Sikora did a fantastic job coming off the bench in the first half when Willie was in foul trouble."
Sikora got seven of his career high eight rebounds in the first half, along with two huge dunks, one block, and one assist.
"Our guys on the bench definitely stepped up, especially Kyle," Green said. "He was grabbing boards, blocking shots, dunking. I don't think I've ever seen Kyle dunk that many times. That was definitely a great sight."
Throughout the first half, Sikora and redshirt-freshman Brian Pegg created a formidable team in the paint. Together the two had 15 of Stetson's 19 rebounds in the first period. They also proved to be a dominant duo offensively as Sikora slammed home two dunks off of assists from Pegg.
"Kyle played really well," Pegg said. "I got the ball in the paint a few times, and everybody just kind of collapsed on me. I found him in the paint because he was in the right place every time. It was a lot of fun in the first half, especially down at the end when we just kept getting basket after basket."
Sikora's aggressive play down low contributed to Stetson's momentum in the first half, which helped them to a 17-point lead at halftime.
"I think it gets everybody going, not just the team," Sikora said. "You can see it in the crowd; everybody was going. I mean we had I think a 24-point lead at one point. We were just running off adrenalin and energy."
In the second half, Stetson struggled a bit as Jacksonville fought hard to get back in the game. The Dolphins went on a huge run to shrink the Hatters lead to only seven points with 8:09 remaining in the game.
"It turned out we needed the lead because our second half was not quite as good as our first," said Sikora. "But I think the energy just carried us through from the first half because we were just so excited to be up."
Although Jacksonville came close, they were never able to tie the score. The lead from the first half, thanks in part to Sikora's contributions, gave Stetson the necessary cushion to win the game, 73-68.


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on October 28, 2012 - 11:14 PM
Three Lockport residents were injured, one of them critically, Sunday evening when their car lost control on Saunders Settlement Road in the Town of Cambria, hit a ditch and rolled over, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office reported.
A rear-seat passenger, Barbara Pate, 70, was ejected from the vehicle and was in critical condition late Sunday with multiple injuries at Erie County Medical Center, deputies said.
The driver, Wade Smith, 64, was in stable condition at ECMC with internal injuries. A front-seat passenger, Annie Smith, 60, is also was in stable condition at the medical center with arm injuries.
The crash, which remains under investigation, occurred shortly before 6 p.m. just west of Comstock Road, deputies reported.