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Public companies now have a new requirement to follow in accounting for events that take place after a financial statement period ends but before the statements are issued.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board published Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-09 to amend Accounting Standards Codification Topic 855, Subsequent Events, which describes how entities should treat "subsequent events." That refers to significant events that might be of interest to investors taking place after a financial statement period closes but before results of the period are disclosed to investors and regulators.
The new guidance clarifies which entities are required to evaluate subsequent events through the issuance of financial statements and the scope of the disclosure requirements related to subsequent events. FASB adopted the original standard as Financial Accounting Standard No. 165: Subsequent Events before it was folded into the Codification under Topic 855.
FASB developed the standard on subsequent events along with a proposed new standard on going concerns, to update and clarify accounting requirements that have long been observed under auditing standards. While the subsequent event standard was finalized in May 2009, FASB is still deliberating comments and making changes to the going concern proposal, hoping to provide a revised exposure draft before the end of the first quarter.
In an alert to its clients, PricewaterhouseCoopers said FASB amended the guidance to remove the requirement for filers subject to regulation under the Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events. That change is intended to assure FASB's requirement is consistent with current SEC guidance, PwC said.
The board says the new guidance on subsequent events has the potential to change reporting for both public and private companies, but the nature of any reporting changes will depend on how companies have treated subsequent events under old literature.
The guidance is effective immediately for any entity subject to the requirements of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Standards, except conduit bond obligors, who will be required to apply the guidance for fiscal years ending after June 15, 2010.


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EVERETT - On Thursday evening, three teenage boys gathered at a friend's West Providence Township house. One brought a .38-caliber Smith and Wesson revolver, state police at Bedford said Friday.
"They were laughing and joking around while pointing the gun and dry-firing," a court document stated.
Less than 12 hours later, 15-year-old Neal Hammond died at Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown. The cause was a gunshot wound to the head, Cambria County Coroner Dennis Kwiatkowski said.
"It was pretty much going to be a sleepover, like any other 15-year-old boys hanging out," state Trooper Dana Martini, who responded to the late-night emergency call, said Friday.
Within hours of the apparent accident, state police arrested Cole McConoughey, also 15, and charged him as an adult with aggravated assault. It is not yet clear whether charges will be changed in light of his friend's death.
When the friends met at McConoughey's Riverview Road home, a third teenager brought the revolver and two .38-caliber bullets, police said.
The gun was left unloaded in a basement drawer, the boy told police, but as they were playing, McConoughey allegedly removed it. He spun the revolver's cylinder, loading and unloading bullets - "pointing the gun and joking around," police said.
"Let's play Russian roulette," the boy allegedly heard McConoughey say as he inserted a round and spun the cylinder, according to court documents.
A moment later, McConoughey allegedly pointed the gun at Hammond's head.
"He pulled the trigger thinking it was going to click," police said.
The gun fired; the bullet struck Hammond's right temple.
Hammond was rushed to Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, about 2 a.m. Friday. He died at 9:29 a.m., Kwiatkowski said.
Hammond, a dedicated varsity wrestler and successful student, would have begun 10th grade this fall at Everett Area High School, wrestling coach Rob Ripple said.
He was well-liked and easygoing - and close friends with the other boy, a fellow wrestler who allegedly brought the revolver Thursday night.
"We'll get together as a team and go to the viewing," Ripple said. "Everett wrestling today lost a family member."
By the time Hammond was pronounced dead, McConoughey had been arrested, charged and taken to Bedford County Jail on $100,000 bail, which was set to be paid Friday afternoon.
Additional charges will likely be filed, Bedford County District Attorney Bill Higgins said in a statement.
The initial aggravated assault charge was based on McConoughey's "reckless" behavior, not malice, police said.
"[It was] kids playing with a handgun," Martini said.
"They were all friends."
Mirror Staff Writer Ryan Brown is at 946-7457.

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Map of the IELTS listening test
Key points
around 30 minutes
10 questions per section
questions get harder later in test
10 minutes at end to fill out answer sheet
Understanding IELTS listening
Easy to harder
The questions start off easy with listening to in a social context (like checking in at a hotel) and get slowly harder until you get to an academic lecture
One people and two people speaking
Note also that you must listen to both one and two people speaking - this can make it harder It is important that you spell all the answers correctly - any wrongly spelled answers are marked as wrong
Time to read the questions first
You are given time before each section to read the questions
You should use this time to think about what you are going to listen to and think what the answers might be
Time at the end to fill out the answer sheet
You are given 10 minutes at the end of the test to fill out your newer sheet - use this time to make sure your answers are correctly spelled and grammatically correct
Learn the types of question
A smart way to prepare is to learn the different types of question. There are 6:
- multiple choice
- selection
- short answers - video lesson
- sentence completion
- labelling a map/diagram
- form completion
You should practice each type of question.
Note you need to write down answers to the questions types 3-6,while you only need to select the correct alternatives in types 1 and 2
Download and learn how to fill out the answer sheet
How to fill out the answer sheet
Some FAQs and their answers
Q: Can I use a pen?
A: No you must use a pencil
Q: What happens if I make a mistake?
A: You erase and write the new answer
Q: Does spelling matter?
A: Yes. But both US and UK are allowed
Q: Must I use capital letters?
A: No. But it is a good idea if your writing is bad
Q: What about dates?
A: Different formats are fine. For October 25 1965 you can write
25 10 1965
October 25th 1965
25th October 1965
Q: Does grammar matter?
A: Yes. If the answer is computer then computers may be wrong. You need to be particularly careful in sentence completion questions.
IELTS listening toolkit - 10 lessons to improve your score
My best advice is to practise the following skills for the listening test:
Listening to numbers, names,addresses and dates
Using your preparation time well
Listening and spelling and note-taking
Dealing with multiple choice questions
Listening to two people discussing training
IELTS band score calculator for listening
In a hurry? Get my quick IELTS listening tips
10 top tips for IELTS listening
What are the skills you need in IELTS listening?
The key skills you need for IELTS listening are:
- ability to predict answers
- understand the context
- ability to recognise words
- ability to understand paraphrase (the meanings of words)
- ability to follow signpost language especially in a lecture
- ability to listen to two people talking together
- note-taking
- good spelling
Some of my older listening lessons
How to avoid mistakes in IELTS listening - video lesson that focuses on key word strategy
Get some online listening practice
These are some of the video listening exercises I post on my FB page. Videos can make great practice.


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What happens when a tshirt is removed from an artist's store? How do you get dbh dollars for that tshirt?
Tshirt Removed from Collective Store
posted by BenjaminPhantom
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Hi Benjamin,
That is a very good question. Which T-shirt in particular are you referring to?
BenjaminPhantom Artist from Florida, United States
My fiancee bought Zombie Pirate by RicoMambo and we couldn't find it when she tried to upload the pic and choose from the drop down where we discovered it wasn't there. I checked his store to make sure and I know for a fact he removed it from his store.
Well well well Mr Phantom you have discovered a little issue in our DBHdollar system that I will need to address with the technical department. I will manually add a dollar to your total right now and we'll decide on a policy in this situation. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
BenjaminPhantom Artist from Florida, United States
No problemo.


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Why Page Speed Matters!
Recently, Matt Cutts announced at PubCon Vegas that there is a strong possibility a new ranking factor will be added to the Google algorithm. The new ranking factor has to do with how fast a site or page loads. This is part of Google's steps to make the web faster. As Google shares, studies have repeatedly shown that speeding up your site leads to increased user retention and activity, higher revenue and lower costs. We recommend to take the time before the holiday crunch to optimize your site. Not only will it allow your users to have a better experience, if your site is not impacted by the holiday season it is a quiet time to fix speed issues. To help in this endeavor there are many tools to diagnose the problem. Considering Google is so important to many marketers, the first stop should be Google's Webmaster tools. Google has now included (in beta) a site performance tool. The performance overview shows a graph of the aggregated speed numbers for the website, based on the pages that were most frequently accessed by visitors who use the Google Toolbar with the PageRank feature activated. Below is an example:
Google notes recently on the Webmaster Tools blog, that the idea is to bring data and statistics specifically applicable to your own site and bring specific and actionable speed information backed by data. Performance charts and tables will only show in your account if there's enough data to do so. Google is also providing a new tool for diagnoses called Page Speed, which you can download and use with Firebug in Firefox.
Google is not the only one with tools though. Yslow is a great add-on for Firebug in Mozilla which also analyzes web pages. Using Yahoo!'s rules for high performance web sites, it can advise you why you page is slow and how to fix it. There are also many basic speed tools which just tell you page load speed, one we like is Free Speed Test.
We also have some basic tips to get your site to load fast:
1-Beware widgets and Plug-ins.
Sometimes its great to have a cool plug-in, or a widget, but if it slows down your sites load times you have to make a choice. Recently for example, we killed the "Twit This" WordPress plug-in for Tweetmeme and we saved 4 seconds on our load time. Not a lot you think, but its noticeable. We have spoken about this before, but it might be worth a refresher.
2- Stats but not every stat
Sure it's important to have Analytics, but choose one or two and forget the rest. Do you really need a dozen different stat tools? Make a choice on your favourite and forget the rest.
3- Watch Your Image Size
Images are great to add to a story, but not if they hog precious load time. There are many free online image optimizers so don't be shy to try something like this Online Image Optimizer. It will reduce the file size of your gif, jpg, or pngs and done right neither you or your visitors will be able to see the difference.
4- Keep you code clean
This is important. Put your CSS at the top, and put your Javascript at the bottom (if you can). Remove useless scripts. Avoid unneeded calls to a MYSQL database that you can embed right into your code. For WordPress, check out three quick tips to make it happen.
5- It's not the website, but what runs it!
If you have a cheap host, or you get the wrong package/setup, you can cause loading problems. In short, you can get what you pay for if you don't do the right research.
6- Always create a backup.
No matter what you do, make sure to backup your work, so you can go back. I know the advice is simple, but you'd be amazed at the horror stories.
7- Keep Learning
We don't have all the answers. No one ever can. The real goal is to know where to look. With a quick Google search you can find other fine tips. Heck in a couple of seconds alone we found some other great tips here and here that we were not aware of . In short don't assume you have all the answers either.Print This Post


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Friedman Trivia Night - Celebrating Milton Friedman's Birthday!
Atlas Network
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT)
Event Details
The Atlas Network will host a Friedman Trivia Night on Wednesday, July 31 to celebrate the birthday of Milton Friedman. We encourage teams of 2-4 of all backgrounds to compete on their knowledge of Milton Friedman and economic freedom related trivia.
Our doors will open at 5:30pm. Trivia will begin at 6:15pm.
Trivia categories will include the life and legacy of Milton Friedman, economic freedom and school choice (in the United States and abroad), so study up! All questions are fair game, but here are some good study guides for the event:
- The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice Website
- The Cato Institute page on Education and Child Policy
- The Library of Economics and Liberty
- The Centre for Civil Society (India) page on School Choice
Teams are limited to 2-4 persons and we encourage you to form your team in advance and register together. Looking to meet new people? Register as an individual contestant and we will place you in a team! The winning team will receive a prize!
Registration will open on Wednesday, June 26, 2013!
Winning Prize
Each member of the winning team will receive a $25 Amazon gift card.
Food and Beverages
Chicago style pizza and beer will be served at the event.
When & Where
Atlas Headquarters
1201 L Street Northwest
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT)
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September 14, 2009, 04:55 PM
Some Fiocchi small rifle primers have appeared at our local gun shop. Does anyone know how their cup hardness rates for AR use? Due to the extended shortage we've had to resort to Federals, knowing they're soft, and experienced a slamfire (feeding from the mag).


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Kolkata: Alastair Cook continued to prosper on the Indian pitches as his brilliant unbeaten hundred, fifth in a row as England captain and third on the trot in this series, helped England dominate yet another day in the series, reaching 216 for 1 at stumps after bowling out India for 316 on day two of the third Test here on Thursday.
By reaching yet another three-figure mark, 23rd of his career, Cook (136*) not only leapfrogged the likes of Wally Hammond, Colin Cowdrey, Geoffrey Boycott and Kevin Pietersen as the highest century maker for England, but also kept his side's desire of winning a series in India since 1984-85 afloat. When the bails were removed late on Thursday, England were by far the better side with a chance of putting further pressure on the hosts by piling up a huge score and taking a mammoth lead on Friday. Jonathan Trott, with 21 to his name so far, too looked set by the end of the day's play.
MS Dhoni would be ruing the decision of putting Cheteshwar Pujara in the first slip as the 24-year-old, better used at short-leg or silly-point, dropped a straight forward chance of Cook, who was on 17 then and looked intent to play another big innings.
Zaheer Khan, like James Anderson for England, made the old ball swing both ways after lunch and had almost provided India their first breakthrough when he induced Cook to nibble at a length delivery pitched on off and moving away. But Pujara, who was standing a shade deep at first slip, grassed a chance he should have caught easily.
Cook, as he has shown throughout this series, didn't look in any discomfort while playing pace or spin and scored runs all round the wicket. He drove Zaheer and Ishant Sharma, while swept and lofted Ravichandran Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha for big shots. He got to his hundred by sweeping Ashwin for a couple.
Like the pacers, Indian spinners too looked ineffective, and the benign pitch at the Eden Gardens made life more difficult for them. In the company of his captain, Compton too grew in confidence as he came down the track and played a few audacious shots. The 29-year-old got his maiden fifty when he pulled Ishant for a single, but was trapped lbw while batting on 57. The ball seemed to have kissed his glove before hitting the front pad but umpire Rod Tucker thought otherwise and raised his finger. The wicket also snapped the 165-run stand between him and Cook.
Earlier, Cook and Compton once again looked solid as the tourists reached 22 for 0 at lunch after Dhoni motored along with the tail to take India to a respectable 316 in their first innings.
The England openers were patient and were unbeaten on 17 and 5 respectively at the break. Indian pace bowlers, Zaheer and Ishant, who has been included for this match in place of offspinner Harbhajan Singh, were not as sharp as they were expected to be and couldn't get any swing with the new ball.
Earlier, Dhoni showed aggression from the outset, coming down the track and drilling James Anderson to the straight fence. Zaheer was spared when Graeme Swann couldn't hold on to a simple chance at second slip, but the batsman couldn't last long as Monty Panesar trapped him for six for his third wicket. Panesar, the most successful bowler from both sides in this series, got his fourth wicket of the innings and 15th of the series when he castled Sharma for a duck.
With nine wickets already down, Dhoni hit the top gear and swatted consecutive sixes off Panesar to take India past 300 and it took an extraordinary delivery by Steven Finn to get rid of the Indian captain. The ball reared up as Dhoni tried to sway away of its line but it hit the shoulder of Dhoni's bat before ballooning in the air where Swann took a good diving catch running from the slip.


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PLAINFIELD — A 40-year-old man was abducted by two men who demanded money on Wednesday night, but was able to escape, police said.
According to Plainfield Police, the victim was in the area of the 700 block of West Front Street on Wednesday when he said he was he was abducted by two males, one of whom had a gun.
Police said at some point, the victim was again placed in an unknown vehicle and while this vehicle was in transit he was able to open the door and jump out.
Police said they found the victim around 11:30 p.m. after receiving a call stating "there was a man down" in Greenbrook Park located off West End Avenue. Responding units found the man, who had suffered a head injury from an apparent blunt force trauma, though his injuries were not life threatening, police said.
Police could not say exactly what time the victim was abducted or how long he was held captive.
The victim was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital where he is being treated for his injuries, police said. City detectives are investigating.
We will update this story when more information becomes available.
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To: "Mukul Gandhi" <gandhi.mukul@-----.--->
Date: 11/8/2007 5:02:00 PM
Thanks! We need to output the markup as well as the text (for diagnostic purposes) but this will get us started in the right direction. -----Original Message----- From: Mukul Gandhi [mailto:gandhi.mukul@g...] Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 12:27 AM To: Evan Owens Cc: xml-dev@l... Subject: Re: [xml-dev] from xpath to surrounding context? Here is a custom utility for this requirement using XSLT 2.0, and Saxon. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:saxon="http://saxon.sf.net/" xmlns:fn="http://custom-functions" version="2.0"> <xsl:output method="text" /> <xsl:variable name="xpath" select="'xpath expression ...'" /> <xsl:template match="/"> <xsl:variable name="beforeText" select="fn:beforeNow(saxon:evaluate($xpath), 40)" /> <xsl:variable name="afterText" select="fn:afterNow(saxon:evaluate($xpath), 40)" /> <xsl:value-of select="$beforeText" /> <xsl:text>
</xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="$xpath" /> <xsl:text>
</xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="$afterText" /> </xsl:template> <xsl:function name="fn:beforeNow" as="xs:string"> <xsl:param name="items" as="item()*" /> <xsl:param name="x" as="xs:integer" /> <xsl:variable name="length" select="string-length(string-join($items/preceding::text(),''))" /> <xsl:variable name="result" select="substring(string-join($items/preceding::text(),''), $length - $x, $length)" /> <xsl:sequence select="$result" /> </xsl:function> <xsl:function name="fn:afterNow" as="xs:string"> <xsl:param name="items" as="item()*" /> <xsl:param name="x" as="xs:integer" /> <xsl:variable name="length" select="string-length(string-join($items/following::text(),''))" /> <xsl:variable name="result" select="substring(string-join($items/following::text(),''), 0, $x)" /> <xsl:sequence select="$result" /> </xsl:function> </xsl:stylesheet> Hope you could adapt this in your environment. On Nov 7, 2007 7:09 PM, Evan Owens <Evan.Owens@p...> wrote: > > Given an xpath expression that points into a document, can anyone > suggest a clever way to extract an arbitrary chunk of the document > immediately before and after that point? Say, 40 characters before and after? > > Here's the use case: we have an error report that is generated as part > of an XSLT batch transformation process. The error message include > the xpath that describes the element that caused the problem; e.g., > /ART[1]/BM[1]/BIBL[1]/BIB[5]/NOTE[1]/P[1]. The users of the report > have requested that we add a bit of context to help them assess the > errors without having to open every single file...a preview snippet as it were. > > It doesn't have to be a pure XML solution nor does it have to be > extremely efficient in processor time. These are not large documents > and it would be okay to reread the files as part of the error report generation. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions as to ways to tackle this problem. > > Evan Owens -- Regards, Mukul Gandhi
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Obama backers aim to outflank NRA on gun control
WASHINGTON -- Supporters of President Barack Obama's gun-limiting proposals are planning a methodical, state-by-state campaign to try to persuade key lawmakers that it's in their political interest to back his effort to crack down on firearms and ammunition sales and expand criminal background checks.
To succeed will require overturning two decades of conventional wisdom that gun control is bad politics.
The National Rifle Association is confident that argument won't sell. But with polls showing majorities supporting new gun laws a month after the Connecticut shooting deaths of 20 schoolchildren and six adults, gun control activists say the political calculus has changed. Their goal in coming weeks is to convince lawmakers of that, and to counter the NRA's ability to mobilize voters against any proposals limiting access to guns.
The gun-control advocates are focused first on the Senate, which is expected to act before the House on Obama's gun proposals. How Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., proceeds will depend in part on what he hears from a handful of Democrats in more conservative states where voters favor gun rights.
"We need to tell our members of Congress that they've got to stand up for sensible gun laws, and if they do that, we will stand up for them, and if they don't we will stand up for whoever runs against them," New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Friday. "Because that's exactly what the NRA is trying to do."
Bloomberg's group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, is among a coalition of about 50 labor unions, advocacy groups and others that have been meeting since before Christmas to plot strategy, in loose coordination with the White House, according to people involved.


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creative writing
Consider the Poem
Amateur poets, sharpen your writing skills and enter this year's NC State poetry contest, one of the largest competitions of its kind in the South. There's money in that meter, with the winner earning $500 and the top undergraduate entry earning $100.
Poet Li-Young Lee Reads April 10
Critically acclaimed poet Li-Young Lee comes to campus next week to read from his award-winning poetry as part of the Owens-Walters Reading Series sponsored by NC State's Creative Writing Program.
5 Questions With Therese Fowler
New York Times best-selling author Therese Fowler talks about the risks she's taken in her writing career and how it feels to teach where she used to be a student. Fowler is a featured author at this week's North Carolina Literary Festival.
Enter Our Statewide Short Story Contest
Are you a writer with a potentially award-winning story? Then enter your idea in the 2012 NC State Short Story Contest, sponsored by the Creative Writing Program.
Award-Winning CHASS Alumnus Hosts Science Fiction Reading
Andy Duncan, alumnus from the graduate creative writing program, has gone on to win multiple awards including the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for best science fiction story of the year. Come hear Duncan read at the Studio Theatre in Thompson Hall on Sept. 12.
Time to Get Poetic
Think you have a way with words? Compete in the 2012 Statewide Poetry Contest to win bragging rights and a $500 first prize.
Write and Win
Got a story to tell? Enter it in the creative writing program's statewide short story contest.
Encouraging Words
How do you find up-and-coming writers who will make North Carolina proud? NC State's creative writing program flushes them out with contests and cash prizes.
Creating Magic
NC State students turned fantasy into reality in the finals of the Disney ImagiNations competition. See how they did it.
Use Your Poetic License
Forget a penny for your thoughts. How about $500 for your poetry? That's the grand prize in the Creative Writing Program's annual poetry contest.


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Brenda Slaughter is no damsel in distress. Myron Bolitar is no bodyguard. But Myron has agreed to protect the bright, strong, beautiful basketball star. And he's about to find out if he's man enough to unravel the tragic riddle of her life.
Twenty years before, Brenda's mother deserted her. And just as Brenda is making it to the top of the women's pro basketball world, her father disappears too. A big-time New York sports agent with a foundering love life, Myron has a professional interest in Brenda. Then a personal one. But between them isn't just the difference in their backgrounds or the color of their skin. Between them is a chasm of corruption and lies, a vicious young mafioso on the make, and one secret that some people are dying to keep - and others are killing to protect.
©2007 Harlan Coben; (P)2007 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.
"A superb book!" (Christian Science Monitor)
"Fast-moving, funny - an altogether good listen!" (Los Angeles Times)
"Consistently entertaining...Coben moves himself into the front ranks of mystery fiction alongside heavy hitters like Robert B. Parker, Sue Grafton, and Robert Crais." (Houston Chronicle)
I am a 65-year-old psychologist, married for 25 years, with two sons who are 25 and 22. I love reviewing the books and the feedback I get.
"I've missed Myron, but this isn't quite right."
No. I know what happens. It is formulaic and derivative of Coben's earlier Myron Bolitar books. The jokes are still good, but there is WAY WAY WAY too much plot, so much that it boils over and confuses the reader with its wretched excess. And, there are so many other things to read and listen to.
No. Again, way too many twists and turns. Way too many characters. Obviously I welcome the return of Esperanza and Win, but the entire world of Brenda Slaughter and of the governor-elect: it is just much too much and well beyond confusing. It rises to the level of frustrating. Like, do we have to have yet another plot twist?
Not one.
No crying. No LOL, either, but plenty of chuckles, which is the kind of humor that Coben does best.
I think it is time for Myron to hang up his cleats. Too bad (spoiler) that Brenda gets killed, because she might have made an interesting wife for Myron, much better than, say, the evil Jessica. Win has become a cartoon, which some might argue that he has been all along. Au revoir, Myron. It's been fun.
Love a good mystery, but don't care much for pure thrillers.
"Comic book characters. Soap opera plot and twists."
I've enjoyed many of Coben's mysteries, but this one is a bit over the top, more complicated than a never-ending, daytime TV soap. Although Coben can write well and is often humorous, I think this will be the last of the Myron Bolitar series I will read.
Don't know what I want to be when I grow up. Trip's cool though. Use Audible to make gym-training sane... And rip my imagination.
"So Far The BEST in this Wonderful Series!"
Jonathan Marosz creates Harlen Coben's cast with haunting power.... I cannot imagine Myron Bolitar or any of the ensemble through another filter.
Look... this series is so great that you really should start from the first and work toward the VERY HIGH LEVEL of 'One False Move'. Coben's characters grow through this series. While this book does, I suppose, stand upon its own bottom, why not enjoy the evolving nuances?
Sports agent and attorney Myron Coben deepens with each new tale's pressures. There's a maturation happening to the entire ensemble... I recommend each of the steps. And by the way... don't let the sports aspect deter you. None of the novels so far has repeated a sport and the author provides everything the reader needs to navigate each plot.
"Too "cute" with words"
Coben writes a fair story, but he is way over the top in trying to be descriptive. Many times it's just plain silly. He seems to feel the need to try to outdo himself in finding a new comparison of words to describe what he wants to say. I've enjoyed other books by him, but this one is way down the list.
"a great series"
If you just like to read for the enjoyment and don't care too much about the plot, this is the right series. I would compare them to the Janet Evanovich's
books. Myron Bolitar is quick witted and fun to spend time with.
"Good story"
loved it! it was good story with an unexpected ending. which is to be expected from coben
"Pretty good Bad ending"
Orla Tobins always great this particular one was just a little sad for an ending just a little week on the ending. But I would definitely recommend reading it
"Another great Bolitar Novel"
Suspense, sarcasim and excellent.
Any other book in this series thay have been excellent.
Jonathan Marosz is great. He brings all the characters to life.
Like all harlan Coben books not just the Bolitar series, I say wow didn't see that coming.
Just a great series of reads or in this case listens.
"Pleasent hours of listening."
Good almost trustworthy story with interesting characters and rather unexpected ending.
Harlan Coben keeps one listening.
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Featured Golf News
Golf Creations Recasts Itself to Better Meet Market Needs
(Marengo, Ill.) In March 2003, course contractor Golf Creations, the sister construction division of Lohmann Golf Designs (LGD), has refocused its core business strategy to better meet the needs of its customers namely, superintendents, general managers and course owners looking to execute specialty construction/renovation projects at existing facilities.
Were getting back to what we did when we founded Golf Creations back in 1986, explains Bob Lohmann, founder and principal of Golf Creations and LGD. We created the company to do feature and specialty construction: greens, tees and bunkers. Thats what we do best, thats what the market needs right now, so thats what well concentrate on going forward.
Golf Creations started out as a complement to Lohmanns course design business, but the 1990s golf construction boom soon presented larger and larger contracting opportunities. It led to drainage and sod work, irrigation jobs, huge clearing projects and mass grading, Lohmann says. One thing led to another and soon we were doing entire golf courses! We attempted to fill a market void because, at that time, there werent enough full-service contractors out there to meet the demand.
But that sort of construction was not what we created Golf Creations to do, and its not what we do best. Our expertise is construction management; intricate feature construction on greens, bunkers and tees; and pulling all this together in an economical package for our clients. So thats what well be doing from now on.
Lohmann pointed out that personnel a prickly issue for most contractors, who see shapers and superintendents come and go with alarming frequency has remained a constant at Golf Creations during this time of transition. Tim Schnepf remains GCs contract administrator/estimator; equipment manager Scott Mattson still rides herd on the Golf Creations fleet; and Scott Schaul remains the firms feature shaper, a position he's held since 1987. The one new addition is field operations manager Kevin Steineke, whos no stranger to LGD projects. Kevin actually worked for me at The Merit Club, says Lohmann, whose award-winning design there hosted the 2000 U.S. Womens Open.
Our new focus at Golf Creations allows us and our clients more flexibility, Lohmann continues. How you build your greens and bunkers is so important. We plan to work closely with supers and owners to implement the design vision in an efficient, economical way. Much of this sort of renovation work is being done in-house by superintendents themselves, and thats okay. We feel like Golf Creations and our complementary design expertise is the perfect fit for these projects.
If we do a bigger job, we can bring in other contractors to do the mass grading or irrigation. Through our design division, we enjoy outstanding, existing relationships with these larger contractors. In this way we can put those relationships to work for our clients.
Golf Creations has plenty on its plate for 2003. Having completed a tee renovation project at Grand Geneva Resort in Wisconsin, GC will continue with modifications to the Brute and Highlands courses in 2003. Work also continues at Canyata, a personal 18-hole golf course now taking shape on the Marshall, Ill. estate of energy magnate Jerry Forsythe. The front nine at Canyata (see accompanying photo) will open for play this summer; shaping and seeding of the back should be completed this fall, allowing an 18-hole grand opening in the summer of 2004.
Across the state in Galena, Golf Creations will begin a bunker-renovation project this spring on the South Course at Eagle Ridge Resort, a nationally renowned facility managed by Troon Golf. Golf Creations did renovation work on the North Course at Eagle Ridge a few years back, and the following year we did a project in San Antonio at LaCantera, another Troon property, said Lohmann. Troon likes our work and we certainly like working for them. Nobody manages a classier portfolio of courses than Troon.
Lohmann Golf Designs and its sister construction division, Golf Creations, have lent their renovation expertise to more than 60 courses across the Midwest. Indeed, Lohmann past president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects recently moderated a Chicagoland session of Remodeling University, a roving ASGCA-sponsored seminar program aimed at assisting golf facilities currently weighing their renovation options.
LGD is also responsible for more than 30 original golf course designs, including The Merit Club in Gurnee, Ill., and Hunters Ridge GC in Marion, Iowa, considered one of the states top daily-fee courses. LGD's first East Coast design Mattaponi Springs Golf Club at Penola Station, in Ruther Glen, Va. will open for play this year.
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A Passover Challenge:
Lots of attention is given to making the Seder fun for children. The Seder is a multi-sensory experience intended to engage ALL ages. This year, give the kids Legos for building pyramids while you challenge the adults and teens around your table to expand their creativity (not only their waistlines) and make the occasion meaningful. Heres one idea:
Part of the telling of the story of Passover is to make it real by having tangible symbols. Charoset, for example, is a delicious concoction that symbolizes the mortar of the bricks that we as slaves made inEgypt. Charoset challenges us to continue to deepen our symbolic understanding in new and different ways as we make a story long past a part of our immediate present. We are supposed to dip the maror (bitter herbs) in the charoset to sweeten the pain of the vegetable and symbolically minimize the bitterness of slavery. Take a minute to think about modern day symbols (brands/TV characters, etc.). Which of todays modern symbols best represents the values and goals that you aim for at this point in your life?
(Facebook for connectivity, Volvo for security, Walmart for accessibility, Coach for luxury, etc.) Or for younger children which TV character best represents who you want to be, and why?


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The History
Captive Media started with the joyful union of two ideas. Mark was advising the UK's largest media firms on strategy, and his clients had a problem: consumers were increasingly ignoring advertising through traditional media. Agencies trumpeted the virtues of "Engagement". But how to engage a generation who fast forwarded TV ads and distrusted glossy broadcast messages? Meanwhile Gordon had an altogether earthier idea: "imagine if there was a video game you could control with your pee". Imagine… if such a thing could be built, it would possibly be the funniest machine in the world. It would also command around a minute of a man's undivided attention, at a time when he was out and about – socialising, shopping. And, as initial research quickly showed, it would surprise and delight him. In short, it would be an "Engagement" machine. Mark and Gordon resolved to build such a machine … to find out what happened next, see the Captive Media Blog.
The Directors
Gordon MacSween
Gordon likes good execution. In particular bridging the gap between cool ideas and good businesses. A talented golfer, competing on the course has taught him … not to take anything too seriously for too long. A graduate of both Cambridge and INSEAD, he has 20 years of experience in production, sales, product development and general management at British FTSE firms Metalbox, Caradon and e2v, where he was a director.
Mark Melford
Mark likes good design. In particular, products that surprise and delight people because they are imaginative, beautiful, and intuitive to use. He sold his first product at the age of 14 – a game for the BBC Microcomputer. He collected an engineering degree from Cambridge before taking their prestigious, if wordy, 'Advanced Course in Design, Manufacture and Management'.
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Borry is the enigmatic third director of Captive Media. A brilliant programmer, he is so technically gifted that some say it was he who stole the SONY playstation data. [Note to lawyers: it wasn't]. Borry's true identity is a closely guarded secret, and even in meetings with Gordon and Mark, his voice is played by an actor. The Borry could make a 1984 ZX Spectrum sync data with an iPhone if you asked him to. More surprising, he is even rumoured to understand what all the programmes in the Windows Task Manager are. Borry lives at 8 Rose Crescent, Sawbridgeworth. [only kidding – he doesn't – its secret]


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Now on to the actual tennis. The year-end championships, as we're told every year, have "never really challenged the vaunted place of the Grand Slams." This is true enough, but it can be chalked up more to a lack of imagination (from casual-tennis fans and the ATP's marketing pros alike) than to the actual sporting value of the event. For their part, the players recognize that, at least from a pure competitive standpoint, the World Tour Finals is a big deal. Rafael Nadal, the World No. 1 and reigning champion at the French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open, stated last week that, for him, the WTF is harder to win than a Grand Slam tournament. "You're playing the best players in the world in the most difficult conditions of the year for me," he said.
Rafa, as you know, has never won the WTF title. That could be used as proof that the year-end championship isn't worth much, seeing as the slamless Alex Corretja (1998), David Nalbandian (2005) and Nikolay Davydenko (2009) have held up the trophy. But it also could be used as proof that the WTF simply represents Nadal's Achilles' heel as a professional tennis player -- a best-of tournament played late in the season on a low-bouncing, reasonably quick indoor surface. Evidence for this interpretation: Nadal is the only great champion of the Open era who hasn't won the year-end championship, though it's interesting to note which players on that list have dominated and which haven't. Ilie Nastase, holder of only two singles majors, won the year-end championship four times in five years. Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras won five times each, as you might expect, and Roger Federer has won four times. But Jimmy Connors won just once and Bjorn Borg twice -- and they played during the years when the year-end championship's prestige rivaled or eclipsed that of the Australian and French championships. Andre Agassi also only won the title once, but, like Nadal does, he always put himself on cruise control after the U.S. Open.
Nadal is playing down expectations, as he is wont to do, but that doesn't mean he's taking the tournament lightly. He's looking to end his remarkable 2010 season on a high note by bagging the one significant title he has yet to collect. Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have all won their debut matches in the round-robin phase. Nadal is about to take the court for his first match, against the always dangerous Andy Roddick.
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PayPal announced Thursday it has expanded its PayPal Here service to small businesses in Europe. Unlike the triangle-shaped PayPal Here card reader in the US, the new card reader for Europe works a little differently.
PayPal explained that the new PayPal Here device was designed to make it simple for cash-based businesses in countries that use Chip and PIN debit and credit cards (not swipe cards like in the US) to take and make digital payments. Paired with an Android phone or iPhone, it allows small businesses and retailers to accept secure payments anywhere, without requiring a computer or traditional point-of-sale equipment.
Like its counterpart in the US and other countries, the new device allows merchants to send invoices and receipts wherever they do business, as well as taking card and PayPal payments. And PayPal said it included a "click to call us" button in the app so merchants could reach its customer service team with one click.
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MOUNT PLEASANT A coyote surprised a bicyclist on Harry Hallman Boulevard this morning, the latest among recurring sightings of the newly resident animals in this suburban town.
The coyote stepped from the woods onto the sidewalk as Mike Mitchell pedaled down from biking the Cooper River bridge, gazed at him and then loped away before slipping back in the brush.
Two years after making an effort to trap coyotes after complaints of them attacking dogs in the Patriots Point area, Mount Pleasant police still hear of sporadic sightings there and elsewhere in town, said Maj. Stan Gragg. But police have had no recent complaints, he sad.
Ive seen them a couple of times. Theyre real skitterish, he said.
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Christina's Ghostby Betty Ren Wright
[From The Back Cover] "The last thing Christina wants to do this summer is stay with grumpy Uncle Ralph in his old Victorian house. She's sure she'll have an awful time. But on her very first day there, Christina meets a sad, mysterious little ghost boy who seems to need her help. Soon Christina discovers the house contains a mystery that was never solved ... and that the ghost boy has something to do with it all. But how can she make Uncle Ralph help her solve the puzzle? What is the evil, chilling presence that lurks in the attic? And why is it trying so hard to frighten her away?" Many, many spooky books by this author are in the Bookshare collection. including Ghosts Beneath Our Feet, and A Ghost in the House.
Crandalls' Castleby Betty Ren Wright
Beware! At first, Charli is excited about the Crandall family's newest endeavor--fixing up the town's old mansion and turn it into a bed-and-breakfast. She even volunteers to help. Then strange things begin to happen. Charli hears someone singing--but no one is there. She sees the shadow of a rocking cradle--but there is no cradle. And then she hears a baby crying, and crying. . . . Something terrible happened in the old house many years ago. And it may happen again, unless Charli can figure out how to stop the past from repeating itself.
The Dollhouse Murdersby Betty Ren Wright
Twelve-year-old Amy knows there is some connection between Aunt Claire's old dollhouse in the attic and a deadly secret from years ago.<P><P> Winner of Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award
Getting Rid of Marjorieby Betty Ren Wright
When summer comes, Emily is looking forward to spending more time with Grandfather. Ever since Grandma Ellen's death, Emily has felt especially close to him. He's never too busy to listen to her, and he always understands her feelings. But Emily's summer is unexpectedly ruined when Grandfather returns from a vacation with a new wife. Her name is Marjorie, and Emily hates her. There's no way Marjorie can replace Grandma Ellen, and she's certain to destroy Grandfather's happiness. So Emily decides to get rid of her. The jealousy and problems caused by Marjorie's arrival are refreshingly handled in the first novel by Betty Ren Wright.
The Ghost Comes Callingby Betty Ren Wright
"When Chad Weldon stepped off the bus, he knew right away that something had happened in Bristol while he was away. For one thing, his father couldn't stop smiling. For another, his great-aunt Elsa couldn't stop frowning. The smiles and frowns continued all the way home in the pickup, while Aunt Elsa asked a million questions about what was new at his cousin's house, and Chad's father chuckled at the answers. Scrunched between the grown-ups, Chad tried to figure out what was going on. He noticed that they were talking only to him, not to each other. That meant the thing that had happened while he was gone was pretty serious. His dad and Aunt Elsa argued a lot, but they hardly ever stopped talking to each other. The silence between them was scary. That evening Aunt Elsa fixed chicken drumsticks and mashed potatoes, Chad's favorite dinner. It wasn't until they were through eating and the dishes were washed and they were sitting out on the front-porch steps that his father said, "Now, listen to this, boy. I've got a real surprise for you." ..." Chad could tell by the way Aunt Elsa sniffed
The Ghost in Room 11by Betty Ren Wright
Matthew Barber thinks that being the new kid in school will be the scariest thing about fourth grade. But is he ever wrong! When the class bully challenges him to spend the night in Healy Elementary, Matthew learns that the rumor of a ghost teacher wandering the halls is more than just a story. And because he has already lost his classmates' trust by lying about his old school, no one believes the terrifying truth: There is a ghost, and she knows Matthew's name . . . and she won't let him rest until she gets what she wants! The Ghost in Room 11 has won the Florida, Iowa, and Oklahoma Children's Book Awards.
A Ghost in the Familyby Betty Ren Wright
[from inside cover flaps] "When ten-year-old Chad Weldon's friend Jeannie Nichols invites him to visit her eccentric aunt, he's in for more than a vacation. Aunt Rosebud runs a boarding house full of odd characters, and as soon as Chad and Jeannie arrive, bizarre things start happening. Chad's toothbrush moves around his room on its own. A frightening mummy appears--and disappears. And a panther leaps out of his closet. Even scarier, Madame Keppell, a fortune teller, says she sees trouble all around him. Chad desperately wants to go home, but he knows that his father won't believe the things that have gone on. Soon, Chad and Jeannie hear about a diamond bracelet that was stolen recently. The two friends take it upon themselves to solve the mystery against all odds. From best-selling author Betty Ren Wright comes another spine-tingling mystery featuring Chad Weldon and Jeannie Nichols, from The Ghost Comes Calling and Too Many Secrets."
A Ghost in the Houseby Betty Ren Wright
When Sarah Prescott's family moves from a cramped apartment to her great-aunt's big old house, Sarah thinks that life is perfect--complete with her own beautiful bedroom. But from the moment Aunt Margaret returns from the nursing home, Sarah begins to feel that something is terribly wrong. Sarah tries to believe that she's just unhappy about having to spend so much time caring for her disagreeable invalid aunt. Yet she knows there Is more. There's a chill In the air, which only Sarah seems to feel. There are unexplainable heavy footsteps In the upstairs hall. Lights go out, doors slam unexpectedly, and things move by themselves. Sarah realizes that one other person In the house Is just as frightened. Aunt Margaret. Together, a sick old woman and a frightened young girl, they must figure out what evil spirit Is trying to terrify them. Talented author Betty Ren Wright has created a haunting book, combining a frightening ghost story with a moving relationship between a young girl and an old woman." Look for more Ghost stories by Betty Ren Wright in the Bookshare collection including Christina's Ghost, A Ghost In the Window, The Dollhouse murders and The Ghosts beneath Our Feet.
A Ghost in the Windowby Betty Ren Wright
Meg's nightmare about a thin, gray-haired man who beckons her to follow him through a dark doorway will no doubt come true. That's the way it is with all of her "real" dreams, the ones that her grandmother calls "a secret window into the future." Meg suspects that her dream is about sixteen-year-old Caleb Larsen's father, who died in a car crash after allegedly stealing $50,000 from a local bank. Could Mr. Larsen be trying to reach Caleb and his mother through Meg's dreams? Is he trying to reveal the truth about what happened? As Meg's nightmare begins to come true, she learns to cope with her own past as well as Caleb's, and to see the present in a different, more positive light.
The Ghost of Ernie P.by Betty Ren Wright
Three months ago, when Ernie P. Barber came to Treverton from Los Angeles, he'd been like a missile aimed at trouble. And Ernie had chosen Jeff to be his best friend, whether he liked it or not. "You're my buddy, old buddy," Ernie would always say, ". . . and I'm going to cut you in on my T.S.P." But when Ernie dies as a result of a freak accident, Jeff's troubles are only beginning. The ghost of Ernie P. starts to haunt Jeff. At first, Jeff thinks he's going crazy. But when the letters T.S.P. (Ernie's code for Top Secret Plan) and some newspaper clippings keep mysteriously appearing, Jeff is convinced that Ernie's ghost wants him to carry out the T.S.P. alone--whatever it might be. Not until Jeff faces terrible danger and stands up to the ghost of Ernie P. does the mystery of the T.S.P. unravel.
The Ghost of Popcorn Hillby Betty Ren Wright Karen Ritz
In this short-chapter winner of the IRA Children's Choices, Peter and Martin enjoy living atop Popcorn Hill, except for two things: They long for a big dog and their cabin is haunted by a lonely ghost. They do get a frisky mutt named Rosie, but she's not as big or as appealing as the stray sheepdog that has been roaming around outside. When the boys learn the sheepdog is a ghost, however, they devise a plan for bringing the two ghosts together. In the process, they learn to appreciate their real pet, Rosie.
The Ghost Witchby Betty Ren Wright Ellen Eagle
Jenny knows she should be excited about the beautiful old house that her mother has inherited from Miss Nagle. She'll finally have her own bedroom, and the place even comes with Rufus the cat, a ready-made pet. But when Jenny visits the house, she's scared out of her wits. Giant snakes, elephants, and all kids of terrifying creatures lurk around every corner. With a little help from Rufus, Jenny discovers who's behind these spooky happenings. It's the host of Miss Nagle's grandmother, the once-famous witch of Willowby Lane. The ghost witch loves to scare people, and she thinks Jenny and her friends will be perfect targets. Jenny decides to meet the ghost witch face-to-face in this scary, yet delightful short-chapter book.
Ghosts Beneath Our Feetby Betty Ren Wright
Katie knows that something eerie is happening in the old, deserted town where she, her stepbrother, and her newly widowed mother are spending the summer taking care of Uncle Frank. Sometimes, when Katie puts her ear to the ground in Uncle Frank's backyard, she hears a groaning noise that sounds almost human. But when a crippled ghost-girl appears to her out of the gloom in an abandoned mine, Katie is at once terrified and puzzled. Could the girl's chilling appearance have something to do with a tragic mining accident thirty years before? In a fiery climax, Katie and her rebellious stepbrother learn the truth about the past and discover things about each other that strengthen their fragile relationship.
The Ghosts of Mercy Manorby Betty Ren Wright
In the tradition of her award-winning The Dollhouse Murders, Betty Ren Wright combines a super-scary tale with a moving story about family relationships, as a young orphan tries to uncover the truth of a ghost's long-hidden past and untimely death. A surefire, edge-of-the-seat winter vacation treat.
Haunted Summerby Betty Ren Wright
Shy, nine-year-old Abby surprises herself, her equally timid babysitter, and her older brother when they are haunted by a ghost that is trying to reclaim a stolen music box.
The Midnight Mysteryby Betty Ren Wright
If only Rosie's mother hadn't bought the old man's wardrobe ... If only Rosie's father didn't have to go to Milwaukee for his job ... If only Rosie had ten fingers ... If only the "Dance of the Dinosaurs" could be a march ...
The Moonlight Manby Betty Ren Wright
When their father moves them for the seventh time in the five years since their mother's death, Jenny and her younger sister hope to stay in this latest house and try to find out about the malevolent ghost who seems bent on getting revenge on their elderly neighbors.
My Sister Is Differentby Betty Ren Wright
Carlo struggles with his positive and negative feelings about his mentally handicapped sister.
Nothing But Troubleby Betty Ren Wright Jacqueline Rogers
Vannie Kirkland is spending the summer on her Aunt Bert's farm while her parents are looking for work in California. At first, she feels uncomfortable: Aunt Bert is cranky and plainspoken, and she constantly reminds Vannie of how much she dislikes Vannie's yappy little dog, Muffy. Then, just when Vannie is beginning to appreciate Aunt Bert and her way of life, trouble starts brewing. Someone has been lurking around the farm, vandalizing the property. To top it all off, Muffy gets lost! Vannie helps Aunt Bert figure out who's trying to scare them, captures the culprit, and learns a thing or two about what it means to compromise.
Out of the Darkby Betty Ren Wright
When Jessica moves to her grandmother's childhood home and makes friends with the handicapped girl next door, she begins to have nightmares about the old schoolhouse in the woods.
The Phantom of Five Chimneysby Betty Ren Wright
Daisy Gorman is spends a two-week vacation with her classmate's family at a rundown beach house. She sees a figure roaming the beach, makes a grisly discovery in a cave by the shore, and realizes her vacation will be anything but ordinary.
The Pike River Phantomby Betty Ren Wright
While thirteen-year-old Rachel dreams of becoming Pike River's Sunbonnet Queen, her cousin Charlie Hocking dreams of leaving. But both dreams are threatened by the presence of a fierce old lady who lives just outside of town. At first Charlie is more puzzled than frightened by the fact that the woman looks younger each time he sees her. But gradually, he realizes she's a phantom, a mad ghost who is eerily involved with the Sunbonnet Queen contest. When she threatens Rachel, Charlie decides to stay in Pike River, for a while at least. It's a wise decision, for with the help of an unexpected ally he saves Rachel's life on a Fourth of July morning the Hockings will never forget.
Princess for a Weekby Betty Ren Wright Jacqueline Rogers
Roddy Hall overhears his mother saying "Princess" is coming to visit. He's excited--he's always wanted a dog. But then he finds out that--ick--Princess is a girl and--yuck--she'll be staying for a whole week. One night, Princess, Roddy, and his best friend, Jacob, notice a mysterious car pull up to an abandoned house. Could it be a burglar? Or worse yet, a ghost? Princess is determined to find out, and against his better judgment, Roddy goes along with her. They sneak out of the house to investigate--but will they be ready for what they might find? Princess for a Week is a Society for School Librarians International Honor Book.
Rosie and the Dance of the Dinosaursby Betty Ren Wright
Even though Rosie has only nine fingers, she's always managed well. Until now. For some reason, she can't master the piano solo she's been rehearsing for the annual recital. It's called "The Dance of the Dinosaurs," and it's hard! As the recital draws near, Rosie is desperate. Why does everything seem so much more difficult now? Is it because she misses her father? Since he moved to Milwaukee to take a new job, Rosie's been miserable, and her mother has been acting kind of strange. Or is Rosie having trouble because she's worried about the burglar who's been secretly visiting her house? Then, too, there's Mary Jean, the new girl in town. Not only is she rich and pretty, but she plays the piano beautifully. In the weeks before the recital, Rosie fights some hard battles. To her surprise, she discovers that having nine fingers isn't such a bad thing after all.
The Scariest Nightby Betty Ren Wright
Erin enjoyed being Erin Lindsay, the much-loved only child of schoolteacher parents. Everything in her life was just he way she wanted it, until nine-year-old Cowper moved in. A musical prodigy, he was adopted by Erin's parents after his mother and father were killed in a car crash. Suddenly, Erin was no longer the center of attention. Her parents became obsessed with Cowper. Now Erin faces a long, lonely summer away from her friends and familiar surroundings. The Lindsays are renting an apartment in Milwaukee so Cowper can take piano lessons at the conservatory. Erin is crazed with boredom, until she meets senior citizen and medium Molly Panca . . . and experiences the scariest night of her life.
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America's fastest female is back in stride
As this nation's swiftest woman ever, sprinter Evelyn Ashford seemed poised in early 1980 to claim the fame that comes with a fistful of Olympic gold. But then Jimmy Carter engineered the U.S. boycott of the Moscow Games. "I felt terrible," recalls Evelyn, "as if I didn't have a soul left." Nor, soon, her health—that spring at an L.A. meet, a mid-race hamstring pull left Ashford crumpled on the track. Aware that sprinters are let out to pasture earlier than most mortals, Evelyn, who is 24, pondered retirement.
Instead, she has opted for "a comeback from feeling hurt and down." So far Ashford happily likens the experience to "pouring water into an empty pitcher." Outfitted in a sleek and innovative (for track) body suit that was suggested by speed skater Eric Heiden's gear and that keeps Ashford's muscles warm and relaxed, she has already smashed six meet records. The acid test, though, comes this week in Sacramento, at qualifying trials for the World Cup in Rome next September. Evelyn has more in mind than a place on the team: "I've beaten the best," she says, referring to the two East Germans who hold the all-time 100-and 200-meter marks, "but I don't have any world records. I have to have world records."
Though her 1980 travails cost Ashford nearly a year in that pursuit, she sees them as a disguised blessing. "I had quit school and quit my job in order to eat, sleep and live track," she explains. "My injury wasn't severe, but along with the Olympic boycott it killed my incentive. So my husband and I took the summer off and did a lot of thinking together. I came back with a different outlook." Most important, reports Ashford, was realizing that "I can't run forever. I decided to go back to school for my degree, because I know now there's more to life than track."
Evelyn's former compulsion may have arisen because she came to sprinting late. A Shreveport, La.-born Air Force brat who was raised with three sisters and a brother at bases in the U.S., Africa and Okinawa, she didn't take up track until her senior year at Roseville (Calif.) High. "I started running against the boys at lunchtime," she says, "and I'd win all the time, so everybody decided I should go out for the team." Her performances on the boys' squad led to a scholarship from UCLA, where coach Pat Connolly (second wife of ex-Olympian hammer thrower Hal) spotted her. Pat, who still coaches Ashford gratis, encouraged the freshman to try for the 1976 Olympics, and at 19, in only her second competitive season, Evelyn ran fifth in the 100 meters in Montreal. Her subsequent improvement included setting more than a dozen national sprint records. Because she is the only American female to have run 100 meters in under 11 seconds and 200 meters in less than 22 seconds, Ashford was a preboycott favorite to become the first U.S. woman since Wilma Rudolph in 1960 to collect gold medals in both those events.
In her disappointment, Evelyn turned to husband Ray Washington, 26, a former basketball player at L.A. Valley College and Cal State whom she married in 1978. They live in a six-room home in Los Angeles, where Ray is a suburban recreation supervisor and Ashford is enrolled at Cal State. "I want to combine a business major with studies in clothing and textiles," says Evelyn, because she's "interested in one day having a dress shop. And I also want to be a mother. But that's my future-future goal."
Her immediate aim? "To keep running fast and keep winning," says Ashford. For how long? Though sometimes "I think, 'Let's just take it a year at a time,' " Evelyn admits she "would like to be the darling of the Olympics in 1984."
Top Sprinter Evelyn Ashford's Longest Race Is to Reach the 1984 Olympics
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NILES - Friday night's game at Eastwood field was primed to be a low-scoring game deficient of hits.
Sean Brady, starting for Mahoning Valley, and Corey Oswalt, starting for the Brooklyn Cyclones, entered the game with the fourth and fifth lowest ERA in the New York-Penn League, respectively.
That was not the case, though, as the two pitchers gave up a combined five runs on eight hits.
The runs started early, as the Cyclones jumped on Brady in the first inning, plating one run off the bat of third baseman Jhoan Urena.
The Scrappers responded with two runs of their own in the third, but the fast-working Brady struggled to get and stay ahead of hitters, which led to him giving up two more runs in the fourth. He pitched five innings, giving up three runs on four hits. Scrappers' pitching coach Greg Hibbard said Brady's game plan was to get ahead of the hitters with the fastball down in the zone, but the aggressiveness of the Cyclones swinging, and connecting, on the first pitch fastball forced him to throw more curveballs and off-speed pitches, which he wasn't throwing for strikes.
"I felt really good out there but the biggest key in the game was the two walks," Brady said. "I put two guys on base and they scored two runs, that's the difference in the game."
The Cyclones tacked on one more run in the seventh to ultimately win, 4-2.
Although Brady struggled, his ERA is still top five in the league, increasing from 2.34 to 2.62. The 20-year-old left hander is showing everyone why he was taken in the fifth round of the 2013 draft out of Ida Baker High School in Cape Coral, Fla.
Before being drafted, he was committed to play at the University of Florida. He pitched in 10 games last season for the Arizona League Indians, posting a 1.97 ERA. Even though his stats have been solid throughout the season, it was clear in Brady's tone of voice and demeanor after Friday's game that his success in previous starts was far from his mind. Instead, he was focused on areas he needs to improve on going forward.
"(I) just try to give my team the chance to win, and if I do that then in turn my ERA is going to be good," Brady said. "But you don't really focus on ERA, you just try to give your team a chance to win. (I need to work on) getting ahead of guys and not walking as many people as I have. I know that that is a plus in my game, not walking guys, and when I've walked as many as I have this year so far it hasn't been easy to work off of. So I need to improve that."
It's clear that Brady has massive amounts of potential, and Hibbard has taken notice. He believes he will be even more successful once he further develops his change-up, giving him a dominant three pitch repertoire.
"He's always composed and he doesn't get frustrated with anything he's not doing or not able to do. Which is good," Hibbard said. "So for a guy that's (20 years old), that's pretty impressive. He's got an above average curveball, and when he locates his fastball he can do some things because he pitches well to both sides of the plate, he keeps guys off balance. Once his change-up develops a little bit, we're going to see a different guy. The main thing (in developing the change-up) is to get a solid grip in his hand that feels comfortable and to get some extension to get some fade. Being able to maintain arm speed is sometimes the hardest thing to get because you want to throw it hard and be able to take velocity off. It's kind of the catch-all because it's a hard pitch that's 10 miles an hour slower than the fastball. He'll show you an average change-up, but it's just not repeating yet. It's a feel pitch. You may see it come and go. You'll see one game where his timing is right and it's coming out good, and then, like tonight, it's kind of hit or miss."
The Scrappers play 22 more games, so Brady will have a handful of starts to improve his game going into the offseason.
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I Love This Headline! Could Tobacco Hold the Key to Beating Cancer?
RUSH: "Could Tobacco Hold the Key to Beating Cancer?" I love this headline. It is in the UK Daily Mail. "Could Tobacco Hold the Key to Beating Cancer? -- Researchers say [tobacco]'s defense mechanism could work in humans to 'explode' invading cells. The tobacco plant's natural defense mechanisms could be harnessed to kill cancer cells in the human body.
"Scientists have identified a molecule in the flower of the plant that usually fights off fungi and bacteria..." I'll have details coming up, but is that not intriguing? It's just another one of these sort of like isn't tobacco may reduce the degree to which people suffer from Parkinson's or some such thing like that.
NY Post Columnist Responds to Gwyneth Paltrow
RUSH: Last week Gwyneth Paltrow went on her website, Goop, to explain her divorce.
She talked about how tough actresses have it compared to stay-at-home mothers and working mothers. I'm not taking a position on it. I'm just telling you what she said. She said that 14-hour days on the set and all the makeup, people don't know how hard it is. It just takes away your family. It's just hard. It'd be much easier to be at home with the kids all the time or to have a job and a nanny and then go home to the kids.
Well, a woman named Mackenzie Dawson decided to write back to Gwyneth Paltrow at the New York Post. She wrote back and basically told Gwyneth Paltrow she's an idiot and didn't know what she was talking about, and she gave her the details of her stay-at-home life with her kids and her working and all that. "Gwyneth, your life is Fantasy Island compared to mine," is essentially what she was saying.
And then her e-mail struck a lot of nerves.
She writes, "Last week, I wrote an open letter to Gwyneth Paltrow about some condescending comments she had made in an interview with E!, where she said moms with the 'routine' of an office job had it easier than her, who had to spend months on a movie set. In the space of a couple of days, I got hundreds of e-mails from working married moms, single moms, stay-at-home moms; divorced dads, finance dads, tech dads, female lawyers, ER nurses, teachers, one country-music star and a Congolese refugee.
"With 3.6 million readers, the letter clearly struck a nerve. What gives? Obviously there's the celebrity angle, coupled with the specific 'Gwyneth Paltrow schadenfreude' element." Anyway, this woman ended up with a whole lot of attagirls after taking it to Gwyneth Paltrow. So she's writing a conquering piece here, and I want to take you to the second-to-last paragraph -- and I realize I'm gonna be in a minority on this.
Let's read the preceding paragraph, too, shall we? Yes. "All of this -- the lack of paid leave, lack of affordable child care, an accepted culture of overwork and businesses that are slow to embrace flexible or work from home arrangements -- combines to create an atmosphere where many parents feel under attack as they go about the business of trying to raise kids who will grow up to become good future citizens."
So that's kind of a synopsis of her e-mail back to Gwyneth Paltrow. You think it's easy our there? We don't have paid leave! We don't have an affordable health care anymore. We have an acceptable culture of people overworking themselves, working to the bone, and that's how you define who you are. It's work, work, work, work, work -- and businesses?
We have "businesses that are slow to embrace flexible or work from home arrangements -- combines to create an atmosphere where many parents feel under attack as they go about the business of trying to raise kids who will grow up to become good future citizens." So shut up, Gwyneth. Then the next paragraph, which I highlighted in red so I would not miss it:
"And it boils down to one thing, whether they were women with high-powered jobs or women working two jobs to make ends meet: Working American parents feel like they've reached a tipping point in their attempts to balance life and work. They want -- need -- more support from their elected officials." They do? How is that going to manifest itself?
I'm not trying to pick a fight. Don't misunderstand. I don't know Mackenzie Dawson. Her responses to Gwyneth Paltrow were right on as far as I'm concerned, and I don't care one way or the other about Gwyneth Paltrow. Don't misunderstand. But after cataloging all of the problems that modern, good parents have... These are the mom and dad parents. She's not a single mother. These are the traditional, standard, nuclear family parents.
She lists all the problems they've got: No paid leave. Affordable child care doesn't exist. There's an accepted culture of overwork and businesses that don't let you work from home. It's just feels like she's under attack, and the solution is: "More support from ... elected officials." That is, I think, how we got into this problem is all of this meddling disguised as support from elected officials.
I've always said I was not gonna become one of those old fuddy-duddies that talked about how I walked 10 miles in 10 feet of snow to school every. I was never gonna be one of those kinds of people, and I'm not. But I can't remember with any problem in my life, ever thinking that my congressman should fix it, especially a problem in the family. They're the last people I would call.
So there has been obviously a societal shift, and it's undeniable. There's this huge amount of dependence. But what would support from an elected official mean? Calling up a business and saying, "You let 'em work from home!" or maybe a bill, the Work from Home Act, or the Affordable Child Care Act? It's not the answer. But maybe Mackenzie Dawson doesn't know anywhere else to go, or how to deal with...
Well, that's my point. The government, the left, the Nanny State, they've been involved in child care. They've been defining "child care" as something an industrialized nation lets the government do and we're the last one. They're been doing that for decades here, and none of it's improved. It's just gotten worse. I don't make a big deal of that. It's just that one paragraph. I'm just...
Well, see, this is the thing. After looking at how bad a mess the government has made of Obamacare, why would you want them involved in raising your kid? Or why would you want them involved in your business being told what to do? Especially that. But I understand. I understand how it works.
Because for years and years and years, "businesses" are the same things as Republicans. They're filled with people who hate. They kill their customers! "Big Pharma? Big Oil? They kill their customers! They destroy the planet! Don't you know the purpose of every corporation is to kill its customers? That's how it's gonna stay in business." Go figure.
RUSH: Folks, they heard a ping out there somewhere in the ocean. CNN did. There's a ping, and I have a sound bite here. Yes, there's a ping. They heard a ping they think is from the ocean floor somewhere within range of where they could hear pings and they're looking for it.
A Little Prediction About Something I Said
RUSH: I'm gonna make you a prediction, by the way. No, if I make the prediction, I will alter of outcome of what somebody will do.
But I made the prediction to the staff.
I know what's gonna happen. It's likely to happen tomorrow based on something I said today, and it's gonna fall right in line with the theory, "That insensitive, hatemongering, bigoted, sexist Limbaugh commented on something he doesn't know anything about yet again!" This will be the reaction. I won't tell you about what it is until it happens. I just want you to know that I know what it is, and you may even yourself know what it is.
I know how these people act and how they operate.


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Apple also offers the Thunderbolt Display, which lets users plug in one 10Gbps Thunderbolt cable to drive a monitor, three USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800 port, one Gigabit Ethernet port, and a Thunderbolt port for daisy chaining up to five additional Thunderbolt devices.
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Nussbaumer & Clarke, consulting engineers and surveyors, named Sheila Ransbottom a senior project engineer in its transportation/traffic group at the firm's main office in Buffalo. Ransbottom will also serve as the business development manager at the firm's Ellicottville office. She has 20 years of experience and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
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