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THE NEXT TIME YOU HEAD TO THE AIRPORT... SOME FURRY FRIENDS MAY BE THERE TO GREET YOU. TODAY - WILL ROGERS ROLLED OUT A NEW "COMFORT DOG PROGRAM". IT'S NEW AT 6. it was just a matter of trying to lessen fear THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF TRAVEL CAN BE OVERWHELMING. THAT'S WHERE THE HUMAN ANIMAL LINK OF OKLAHOMA"... ALSO KNOWN AS "H.A.L.O" COMES IN. there's something about dogs and being able to go up and just pet them lets you take a breath and let go of some of that stuff 39:20 MEET THE TEAM ASSEMBLED TO HELP YOU RELAX. THEY'RE EASY TO SPOT.. WITH THEIR YELLOW VESTS AND PATCHES, INVITING YOU TO PET THEM. they will wait for you to come to them because we know not everyone wants to have a dog or pet dog THE PROGRAM STARTED IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. OKLAHOMA CITY IS THE 5TH TO JOIN. THE VOLUNTEERS, WITH THEIR DOGS, WILL ROAM THE AIRPORT THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. KEEP AN EYE OUT ... YOU MAY EVEN SEE CHARLIE AS EARLY AS FIVE IN THE MORNING. good to meet you, i hope you enjoy your stay here in oklahoma city IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN THIS PROGRAM AS A VOLUNTEER, CONTACT THE H.A.L.O FOUNDATION.
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We boarded the Dream on 8th June 2013 in Palma for a Mediterranean 7 day cruise. We were very open minded on what the ship was going to be like as we had previously been with Louis and Royal Caribbean. We had paid extra 550 pounds for a premium cabin but we found that it was far from premium. It was very dated and generally grotty, not what we would expect from a Platinum Premium room. We had to purchase ear plugs so that we could sleep as the air conditioning was so noisy and could not be slowed down or switched off.
We went to dinner in the Orion Restaurant which has a nice ambience but the food was not very hot. We then went to the sail away party around the pool which was quite nice. While we were sleeping in our cabin, the pools and jacuzzis were drained and a letter pushed under the door informing us about the Norovirus which was on board. This is a bit late to be informed when you are out at sea for two days! They remained drained all week, then the Library and Gym were closed. Not good enough Thomson's..If you advertise these facilities which we have paid for, then they should be available especially when they knew that this action was going to be taken, as we had spoke to people who had the same problem the previous week. After we have returned from a day out we would normally spend the rest of the day in the pool and jacuzzi.
The staff appeared to be constantly cleaning handrails and tables to stop cross infection but the lift buttons were always covered in fingermarks. When something is purchased the same pen was passed from person to person to sign the receipts!
There were several times we had to send food back in the Orion Restaurant because it was cold.
Unfortunately, some of the food in the buffet restaurant was also left in the trays just luke warm including chicken & fish.
On a positive note, the theatre was excellent and the entertainment crewe were exceptional and worked their socks off to provide superb shows. The bars were also very nice with reasonable drink prices.
When we returned to Palma, passengers were getting on the sip as we were getting off at 11am. I find it hard to believe that the ship can be deep sanitised when there are always passengers on board.
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With Top Gun and Legal Eagles, Two Long-Distance Screenwriters Make Hollywood's Big-League Draft
The back-to-back hits mean Cash and Epps are unlikely to run out of quarters for their calls. Their combined take for Legal Eagles and Top Gun probably is close to $2 million, and they stand to pull in another bundle for a Michael J. Fox vehicle filming this summer, The Secret of My Success. Blending romance, comedy and action in a way that defines Hollywood's golden word—"commercial"—Cash, 45, and Epps, 36, obviously see eye-to-eye even if they're not face-to-face. "People go to the movies to see things go bang, to laugh, to be entertained," says Cash, a part-time film history professor at Michigan State. "We write for the big screen," adds Epps, "larger than life stories."
The two writers often divide their labors according to skill: Epps usually works on the movie's structure and Cash concentrates on dialogue. To prepare for Top Gun, Epps interviewed 40 Navy pilots and flew combat training missions with them in F-5Fs. "It was sensational. The best. A roller coaster you can't believe, like flying in a sports car," he enthuses.
Months later Epps had another heady flight—this time in a private jet—to Robert Redford's mountain condo in Utah to discuss Legal Eagles. When Cash found out that Redford admitted to occasional clumsiness, he put an episode from his own life—turning breakfast into a disastrous burned mess—into Legal Eagles. He also put himself into Tom Cruise's struggle to become Top Gun's best pilot. "It was the most personal story I ever wrote," says Cash, drawing parallels to his own career. "At 18, I was determined to be a writer. People told me only a handful make it. I said, 'I'm going to do it.' "
With a phone hookup to his IBM computer, Cash sends his draft to Epps for rewriting. Legal Eagles took eight drafts to complete, but they usually finish in two. When disagreements arise between what Cash calls "two very take-control type of people," distance helps. "If we can't solve a problem," Epps says, "we can just hang up the phone and walk away for a while."
The 50-50 partnership is based on a handshake, as it has been for 11 years. In 1971, when Epps, a Michigan State undergraduate, begged his way into Cash's oversubscribed film history course, he immediately impressed his professor. "I saw a gift in Jack," says Cash. "He sees the heart of a story and how to get to it." After graduation the following year, Epps moved to L.A. and sold a few TV scripts. Then, during a 1975 visit to Michigan, he decided to look up his old professor. They met over a bowl of chili at the student union and jotted down 10 movie ideas on a napkin. "Nothing really clicked at first," says Epps, but months later he and Cash began Izzy and Moe, about two cops during Prohibition. A savvy Hollywood friend helped by telling them to beef up the humor and cut some of the social message. He also found them an agent who sold the script for $125,000 with a matching sum promised if the film was produced.
So began a typical Hollywood writing career—studios bought five films but never produced them. Dangerously, which was to star Dudley Moore, was canceled six weeks before filming. Cash and Epps wrote Dick Tracy for Warren Beatty. but it still hasn't been filmed. "I was embarrassed to tell people I was a writer because we had nothing produced," says Epps. "We were earning a good living, but I'd tell people I was a cameraman." No wonder he and wife Cynthia, a nutritionist, nearly passed out when they finally saw his credit on Top Gun. "We were sitting there in the theater clutching each other," says Cynthia.
With their names onscreen, Cash and Epps can afford to show some affluence. Epps, a Detroit native who originally wanted to be a hockey star, just remodeled his "California Cape Cod" home. Cash, who also grew up around Michigan, is adding an indoor pool to the home he and his family share with 62 pets (including 15 fish and 23 birds).
Cash and Epps want to co-produce the duo's next film and Epps plans to direct. But if the past is any indication, this team probably won't get together more often. When they held a reunion four years ago, Epps worried that it might ruin their unique relationship. "I got nervous about seeing him," says Epps. "What if we didn't like each other?" He finally decided that they had to meet at the Michigan State student union over a bowl of chili. Cash felt the same. "I brought along a gift box," he recalls. "In it were two telephones. We picked them up and started talking. After all, we were so used to communicating that way."
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Belle Adelman died Feb. 4 at 90. Survived by son Alan (Juanita); 2 granddaughters. Mount Sinai
Charlotte Adelman died Feb. 3 at 97. Survived by daughter Brenda Zietz; son Lawrence (Dona); 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Bernard Adler died Feb. 2 at 88. Survived by daughter Lynda (Farrell) Brown; sons Joel (Cornelius) Bienstock, Barry Bienstock; 2 grandsons. Mount Sinai
Gladys S. Bass died Feb. 13 at 83. Survived by daughter Melanie; sons Steven (Lisa), Kevin (Brent Bloesser); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai
George Blumenfeld died Feb. 6 at 84. Survived by wife Anita; sons Vince (Tina), Michael; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Leopold "Lee" Burg died Feb. 9 at 91. Survived by son Brian (Rosalie); 3 step-grandchildren; 8 step-great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Marian Canter died Feb. 13 at 85. Survived by daughter Denise; sons Keith (Karen), Stephen; 1 granddaughter; sister Rena Shultz; brother Earl (Sheila) Brookner. Mount Sinai
Raye Charton died Feb. 5 at 61. Survived by husband Steve; daughter Whitney Pasch; mother-in-law Marlene. Mount Sinai
Eva Clapick died Feb. 13 at 101. Survived by daughter Marlene (Barry) Horwitz; sons Larry (Natalie), Steve; 8 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden
Elaine Einbinder died Feb. 5 at 84. Survived by husband Max; daughter Hannah (Larry Hirsch) Wohlman; son Steve; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Shirley "Lucille" Fine died Feb. 4 at 90. Survived by son Prescott Niles; 3 grandchildren. Groman Eden
Maurice W. Forman died Feb. 10 at 85. Groman Eden
Harry Gerber died Feb. 8 at 98. Survived by daughter Sherry; grandchildren. Groman Eden
Martin Ginsberg died Feb. 6 at 93. Survived by sons Daniel (Caren), Lee (Crisse); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Sidney Goldberg died Feb. 8 at 91. Survived by daughters Sharon, D'Etta, Bonnie. Groman Eden
Murray Gomer died Feb. 4 at 92. Survived by daughters Lisa (James Van Der Werwe), Jamie (Joe Tishkoff), Marlene (James Ridarsick) Ponder; 2 grandsons; brother Albert (Sossee); sister Beatrice (Ralph) Freedman; companion Karen Mitchell. Mount Sinai
Stanley Greenberg died Feb. 8 at 85. Survived by daughter Amy (Andrew); son Arnold (Monica); 2 grandchildren. Groman Eden
Nat Handel died Feb. 12 at 97. Survived by wife Evelyn; daughter Nanci (Gilbert) Cohen; sons Jon, Richard (Bobbi). Mount Sinai
Robert Henigson died Jan. 28 at 88. Survived by wife Phyllis; sons Ted, Jeffrey. Mount Sinai
Phoebe Kapor died Feb. 13 at 88. Survived by daughter Gabrielle Tucker; son Mitch; 5 grandchildren; brother Richard Wagner. Mount Sinai
Gertrude Klorman died Feb. 14 at 85. Survived by daughter Sandra (Douglas) Klorman-Fowler; sons William (Tracy), Joe (Sharin); 6 grandchildren; brother Harry Katz. Mount Sinai
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Shirley Liebowitz died Feb. 12 at 93. Survived by daughters Roberta (Mel) Mendelson, Maxine (Barry) Elliot; 4 grandsons; 3 great-grandsons. Groman Eden
Suzanne Lorraine Hirschhorn died Feb. 10 at 68. Survived by daughter Jody (Jacques); son Jason; 3 grandchildren; brothers Martin, Howard, Ronnie Schlossberg; sister Harriett Block. Mount Sinai
Albert Kagan died Feb. 4 at 97. Survived by daughters Sheila Landau, Lisa; friends. Groman Eden
June Millet died Feb. 7 at 88. Survived by husband Murray; daughter Victoria; son Jay (Denise); brother T. Donald (Janet) Eisenstein; 1 grandson; 1 niece; 1 nephew. Groman Eden
Robert Noto died Jan. 30 at 73. Survived by daughter Debra (Jack) O'Connell; son Will (Sue) Zahn; 6 grandchildren. Hillside
David C. Rabin died Feb. 4 at 96. Survived by wife Thelma; daughter Deborah; sons Harry (Ashley), Neal; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Jill Linda Richmond died Feb. 2 at 72. Survived by daughter Jodi; sons Daniel L. (Karen), Perry; 2 granddaughters; brothers James (Liz) Jasper, John Jasper. Mount Sinai
Evelyn Rosenzweig died Feb. 2 at 86. Survived by husband Abraham; daughter Karla Ross; sons Jay (Lisa), Steven (Lisa); 8 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Steven Michael Rosner died Feb. 12 at 58. Survived by brother Joel. Mount Sinai
Rosalie Sacks died Feb. 1 at 75. Survived by husband Sheldon; daughters Carole (Dann) Allen, Janet (Billy) Grundfest, Linda (Garrett) Paddor; brother Eli Plotkin; 5 grandchildren. Groman Eden
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MILROY - The annual Mifflin County Babe Ruth League's Bob Reigle Memorial Tournament will be held this weekend at Armagh Memorial Field.
Seven of the league's 10 teams are playing in the single-elimination tournament.
The tournament begins at 2 p.m. today when Belltown (seventh seed) takes on No. 2 Beaver Springs. Then at 4:30, McVeytown (sixth) plays Reedsville (third). League champion Lewistown West gets a bye.
In the final game of the first round, No. 5 Yeagertown battles fourth-place Milroy. The seeds are based on the final 2012 league standings.
On Sunday at 2 p.m., the winner of the Yeagertown-Milroy game plays Lewistown. Then at 4:30 p.m., the winners of the Belltown-Beaver Springs and McVeytown-Reedsville games will square off.
The final is set for 7:30 p.m. between the winners of the 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. games.
The tournament is named for the late Bob Reigle, who managed Reedsville for 30 years between 1968-1997. Reigle died in May of 1998.
He was the first manager to win 500 games as his career record was 504-243.
It was at the suggestion of Reigle back in 1976 that the Mifflin County league expanded its schedule from 14 to 21 games and it's now at 27. Thanks to that philosphy, the league and baseball in Mifflin County was changed.
There have been a few surprises during the years since the tournament was started back in 2001.
In 2004, Belltown came into the tournament with a 7-17 record and then went on a three game winning streak to win the Bob Reigle.
It was Belltown again in 2005 that pulled off a stunning upset. Belltown went into the tournament with an 0-24 record and it was paired against Reedsville, which the previous night had lost to McVeytown in a playoff game to decide the league title.
Belltown then upset Reedsville with a 5-4 win.
But, the biggest win of all in the Bob Reigle came in 2010 when Beaver Springs beat Lewistown in the championship game, 6-3, to stop the West's 73-game winning streak.


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The New Jersey Nets will be without starting point guard Deron Williams and power forward Kris Humphries for Wednesday's game at the Boston Celtics.
Williams took an elbow to the ribs from Pacers forward Tyler Hansbrough Monday night, although he finished that game. X-rays were negative, and the team hopes he can return Friday for the game in Toronto
"It's not my ribs, it's the muscle—obliques," Williams said, according to the New York Daily News. "It's pretty sore. Coach and (the trainer) thought it was best for me to sit out. If I got hit on it again, it wouldn't be good.
"We'll see how it goes. I woke up this morning and it was a little more sore than yesterday. I thought it would be better today."
Rookie MarShon Brooks will get his first start in Williams' absence, the Daily News reports.
Humphries, meanwhile, will miss his second straight game with a sprained shoulder, and Brook Lopez is out for several weeks with a broken foot.


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Like fashions and fads, the most desirable celebrity looks are constantly in flux. Each decade, as trends transform, the public picks a new famous figure to idolize. Marilyn Monroe's curves, Brooke Shields's legs, even Burt Reynolds's mustache – all of these celebs have had their moment in the sun, shaping the styles of their time.
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Professor Simon Pearce Dr Tim Cheetham published an fascinating clinical review in the British Medical Journal earlier this month. Their research, a collaboration between Newcastle University and Newcastle NHS Foundation Hospital, led the two respected academics to conclude that Vitamin D should be added to milk and other food products, in a bid to halt a rise in the number of children suffering from rickets. Here's the press release from Newcastle University that highlights their research.
After reading the press release, a startling fact jumped off the page:
"Half of all adults in the UK have Vitamin D deficiency in the winter and spring, and one in six have severe deficiency. This is worse in northern regions and could be part of the reason for the health gap between the north and south.
"And the condition has been linked to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, several cancers, and autoimmune conditions as well as osteomalacia, which is the painful manifestation of soft bones in adults."
I discovered their research after reading lurid headlines in the Metro Newspaper last week. The front page splash carried the headline "Video gaming leads to a surge in rickets". The headline was so obviously misleading that I knew it would irritate the army of video game players who form Gamers' Voice, the group we established just before Christmas.
Even the respected correspondent in the Times, David Rose, had to suffer the indignity of the headline "TV and computer games blamed for rickets" ITN (yes, ITN) ran the story "Experts say gaming leads to a rise in rickets". Well done to the one media outlet I could find thatwrote the headline: "50% of UK Vitamin D deficient"
After consulting members of Gamers' Voice, I emailed Professor Pearce:
"I read the front page of the Metro this morning with interest. Am I right in thinking that you have written a report that links video games to rickets? Is it possible to send me details?"
He was candid about how the story was portrayed in some newspapers and online outlets:
"No we really didn't do a study to show that, or say that Gaming causes rickets. It was a classic piece of dodgy lazy journalism, taking 3 words out of PA's hyped-up version of our press release."
The Press Association release that I assume he's referring to, does not mention video games, though there is a reference to computers.
By chance, I'd met the amiable Nicholas Lovell at a video games industry conference on the day the story was published. He was similarly irritated by the misleading headlines and had contacted the academics as well. Nicholas is not a journalist. He's an analyst. Still, he did fair reporting a favour last week.
So, once again video games get a kicking in the press based on an untruth. And the poor health academics who are trying to get their important research across to policy makers have their work undermined by nonsensical headlines. Now that I've read the research and talked to Professor Pearce, I feel I have a duty to help them get their message across.
I'm going to table this motion later today:
This House notes with concern the recent clinical review by Cheetham and Pearce in the British Medical Journal, "Diagnosis and management of vitamin D deficiency" that shows an increase of rickets amongst children in the UK; further notes that this was reported in many newspapers as being linked to the growth of video games and that the newspaper "Metro" published the front page headline "Video gaming leads to a surge in rickets"; understands that half of all adults in the UK have Vitamin D deficiency in the winter and spring, and one in six have severe deficiency and the condition has been linked to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, several cancers, and autoimmune conditions as well as osteomalacia; understands that it has been known since 1922 that rickets and osteomalacia are caused by a deficiency of Vitamin D in the diet and inadequate exposure to sunlight; and therefore realises that video games do not, in fact, cause the disease; believes that the solution to combatting rickets is cheap and simple; calls on the government to examine the case for Vitamin D supplementation in food and for parents to encourage their children run around more."
I'm also going to quiz Department for Health Ministers to see what work they're doing in this area.
Finally, if you're a gamer, why not let Metro know about the research.


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Bar Refaeli
At a young age, Bar Refaeli attracted enormous amounts of attention for her stunning beauty and unbelievable ability to make men swoon. She has appeared on several magazine covers and there are very few retail catalogs out there that haven't requested her services. She was also the cover girl of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in '09 and also appeared in the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, but lost the cover to Brooklyn Decker, aka Mrs. Andy Roddick. That didn't stop her from topping Maxim's Hot 100 in 2012 and posing entirely nude for the cover of Esquire in July 2009. If losing a cover had anything to do with her posing nude, we're all for it.
She's also dabbled in film and reality TV, starring in the Israeli psychological thriller movie Session in Israel and and serving as a guest judge on cycle 4 of Germany's Next Top Model hosted by Heidi Klum. But most of all, Refaeli been known as the on-again-off-again arm candy of one of Hollywood's leading men, Leonardo DiCaprio. The fact that she proceeded Gisele Bundchen may have had something to do with her skyrocketing fame.
She's also dabbled in film and reality TV, starring in the Israeli psychological thriller movie Session in Israel and and serving as a guest judge on cycle 4 of Germany's Next Top Model hosted by Heidi Klum. But most of all, Refaeli been known as the on-again-off-again arm candy of one of Hollywood's leading men, Leonardo DiCaprio. The fact that she proceeded Gisele Bundchen may have had something to do with her skyrocketing fame.
AppealLeonardo DiCaprio is famous for going after the world's most beautiful women (note: Gisele Bundchen, Eva Herzigova, Amber Valletta, Helena Christensen, and most recently Blake Lively), and he was all over Bar Refaeli when he first met her. He even introduced her to his family in September 2006. The couple broke up in the summer of 2009 and were back together the following year. The couple again ended their relationship in mid-May 2011.
Refaeli's slender physique with its curvaceous nature is practically perfect, and her tantalizing gaze could make you renounce your religion. So rarely does a light-haired, pale-eyed woman look exotic, but Refaeli is just that. And the best part is that there's no artificial manipulation of this naturally exquisite beauty.
SuccessWhile Bar Refaeli's accomplishments are numerous, they still are one-dimensional. But what a dimension it is! She has signed more deals than your average NBA draft pick. Having landed contracts with some of the biggest brands in advertising, and having been on so many magazine covers, it's as if Refaeli has already lived a full life.
Her accomplishments have led to an exuberance of fame. When you grace the cover of French ELLE four times in a period of two months, you're going to have a lot of French gentlemen saying "Oui! Oui!" She certainly has graced the rest of the world with her sexiness, appearing in magazines such as Sports Illustrated (she made the cover in '09) and the Victoria's Secret catalog (which is considered to be the "who's who?" magazine for models).
Bar Refaeli BiographyBar Refaeli was born on June 4, 1985, in a rural region of Israel. She was raised on a horse ranch, but her countryside origins never inhibited her ambitions. She started modeling before she could even walk and talk. At 8 months old, Bar Refaeli was already doing commercials.
After such an early career start, Refaeli had to undergo that traumatic experience that every child fears: getting braces. Of course, getting braces quickly derailed her modeling career. So, for over three years, Bar Refaeli resorted back to her normal life -- a life devoid of modeling.
When the braces came off in 1997, however, Bar Refaeli wasted no time getting right back into the industry. At the tender age of 11, she burst back onto the modeling scene and has been there ever since. She then appeared in numerous advertisements and infomercials in Israel.
bar refaeli in gqBar Refaeli's rise to prominence seemed to happen overnight. At the age of 15, Bar began to model for catalogs such as Castro and Pilpel. Her undeniable good looks made her an automatic interest for most international magazines and covers.
The turn of the century marked a sign of good things to come for the Israeli vixen. In 2000, she won the title of Model of the Year in a beauty contest, and in 2001, she won her title yet again, as her beauty and modeling talents couldn't be denied. In 2002 and 2003, she was chosen to be the home model of the Renuar fashion network. Additionally, Bar Refaeli was selected for an international fashion production and appeared in the French ELLE magazine.
It was during her rise to prominence that she attained gigs with GQ and Ralph Lauren. However, Refaeli claimed that it was the editorial section in an issue of French ELLE that cemented her celebrity. The editorial section attached her name with the face that so many people were becoming accustomed to seeing, and once her name was attached a celebrity was born.
bar refaeli in sports illustratedBar Refaeli ended up doing photo shoots with Sports Illustrated magazine and Victoria's Secret. Her career has essentially grown right in front of our eyes; she has developed a sense of how to work in front of a camera, and photographers like working with her.
In early 2007, Refaeli landed more work with SI, and signed a deal with Chanel's makeup brand.
Putting her at an even higher pinnacle of celebrity, her five-year link with award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio speaks mounds for her popularity.


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The New York Rangers (25-9-4) defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins (21-14-4) by the score of 3-1, tonight. For a boxscore and recap go to Yahoo! Sports.
…i thought for sure this team was going to get run out of the building tonight, but Torts takes one of his patented early game timeouts allowing the team to refocus and it was all Rangers from there. Teams must dread facing this hard working, never say die team.
…Lundqvist = filthy.
…the Dubinsky short-handed goal looked exactly like the Callahan OT winner vs. the Pens last season, only in reverse.
…i just want to thank the Canadiens again for not only taking Gomez off the Rangers hands, but also giving them one of the best young defensemen in the league in McD. He was a force tonight.
…Rangers needed a spark in that first period and who gives it to them? Mr. Clutch, Brad Richards. 18-of-23 on faceoffs as well.
…might be time for Boyle to take a seat in the press box.
…Rupp kneeing penalty might have been more baffling than the Callahan holding the stick one in the Winter Classic. And Torts might have gotten himself another fine for his post game thoughts on the call. See below video.
…man Stepan needed that one. Just one goal in his previous 11.
…and he can thank Gabby who somehow missed his easiest goal of the season. Or should I say Stepan should thank Fleury.
…Staal looked a lot more confident throwing his body around tonight. Scared the crap out of me.
…power play is brutal right now.
…Hagelin pointless since being put on a line with Boyle and Fedotenko.
…Rangers off until Tuesday when the Coyotes visit MSG.
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TravelPod Member ReviewsThe Fairfax At Embassy Row, A Starwood Luxury Collection Hotel Washington DC
Old fashioned elegance reminiscent of the gilded age , the Fairfax makes you feel special. It's a great location in Dupont Circle close to many important sights. The staff was very friendly and the bed was comfortable.
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No complaints here.
I stayed at the Westin Embassy Row from April 3-6, 2004. The location of the Westin Embassy Row is very convenient to the Dupont Circle Metro Station. From there, the entire city (with the exception of Georgetown) is at your fingertips. There was no need to take a cab from Reagan National Airport when it was so easy to take a $1.20 Metro ride. The room was very well appointed, and much more than I had expected. I stayed in a king room, and the bed alone was well worth it. If you have never stayed at a Westin, you should try it at least once. The dual-alarm clock had been reviewed here as "confusing", but I had no trouble setting it (also the time change from daylight savings time).
It did not go off at 5:00 AM every morning. Even if I had just left it unplugged, the wake-up calls I requested was very prompt. I had little interaction with the staff, but they were always attentive, and helpful. Even though there was a large wedding in progress when I arrived, I didn't feel like they were ignoring the other guests of the hotel. The doormen weren't the most talkative in the world, but that wasn't a problem for me. When I did need a cab, there was never more than a 2 minute wait. The mini-bar was pricey, but with the proximity of a Starbucks and a 24-hour Rite Aid, there was no need to binge. I don't know if all rooms had the same equipment, but my room had 2 safes, 2 hair dryers, and 3 phones, as well as a high-speed internet connection. My view wasn't spectacular (windows faced another wing of the hotel) but I heard very little street or airport noise. Most importantly, I always felt safe walking in the area of the hotel, even at night.
Great location, average service
Enjoyed a weekend stay in D.C. for the start of the Cherry Blossom Festival and chose the Westin Hotel Embassy Row entirely because of the beds. If you've never stayed at a Westin, start now, the beds envelope you to the point that you don't ever want to rise again...it is indeed heavenly. The location of the hotel is excellent, across from the Phillips Collection, less than a block from DuPont Circle in a safe and clean semi-residential neighborhood. Overall, it was a pleasant enough hotel stay although I opted out of the overly priced hotel food in lieu of the many ethnic restaurants. I have only three complaints: the entire reservation process before arriving at the hotel took no less than six phone calls. Apparently it is impossible to speak to anyone at the hotel anymore to make a reservation. Your toll call is transferred to a toll-free call center somewhere in the heartland and answered by someone who has never set foot in D.C. let alone this hotel. But somehow they want me to buy that they are knowledgable about the hotel.
What gives? Nevertheless I plodded through many people in sales, at the front desk and even management before I could get local help. It was frustrating to say the least. The second complaint was the mysterious and perplexing alarm clock. It went off every morning at 5:15am no matter what adjustment I made. (I noticed another tripadvisor respondent had the same baffling concern.) Lastly, I forgot my cell phone in the car and had a very difficult time getting the "service express" gal to understand my request. For $28.00 per day valet parking they should have brought the car to my room! Nevertheless, I gave up, went downstairs, tipped the valet five bucks and ask him to go get it for me. Instead he took me into the bowels of the hotel to retrieve it myself. It was an odd experience to say the least. Also, waited about 20 minutes for valet to bring the car at check out. They did however bring several cars to which there were no claimaints. Still I enjoyed my stay in this former Ritz-Carlton property that does show signs of wear and tear, and have come to realize that it must be really hard to hire good help in the hotel industry these days.
Nice site--iffy service
Nice room in a great site--Dupont Circle is my favorite of places. They messed up the reservation which I made online and then the charges at checkout. Had I not had a copy of the reservation I would have been in trouble. When I complained online, the manager got back to me promptly and fixed the computer glitch. But I had to pay the long distance fee to call him back . He said if we were ever there again to call him and he would " do something". Wonder what? :)
Needs some improvements
I checked out of this Westin yesterday morning after a four-night Priceline stay. My boyfriend, a Starwood platinum member (we stayed under my name) who has millions of points on various airlines and hotel programs was immediately unimpressed. Here's why: We pulled up in his car; a guy came out to help with the bags. He took two, I took two and my beau took two. I gave the fellow a $5 and asked for three dollars back. He pulled some bills out of his pocket (none appeared to be ones) and looked at me. I reiterated my request; he sighed; and lo and behold he had a pile of ones, of which he gave me three. At the front desk I learned that parking is now $28 a day. Highspeed internet access is $10 per day. We went to our room (small , facing another building's wall, but perfectly nice otherwise); when I tried to open up the second closet door it wouldn't open; it was locked. I called the front desk.
Someone came in and explained that an air conditioner was in the closet. It was a good thing my beau wasn't on a biz trip (I was) because the remaining closet space was very small (and occupied by the room safe as well as two luggage racks). One evening we asked for turndown service (we'd rumpled the bed in the afternoon) as we went out for dinner. Sure, there's time the front desk said. We came back 1.5 hours later and the bed had not been made. When my beau left early (after two nights) to drive back to NYC he told the front desk and the parking attendant that he would not be coming back with the car, but that I was going to be at the hotel another two nights. "They're going to try and charge you for a third parking day even though the car was here less than 24 hours," he warned me. Sure enough, I had to ask to have the charge removed. Also, in the morning when I walked to the elevators on my floor, two maids were often hanging out with their carts in the lounge there. They were very friendly, but this is not what you expect from a Westin. The fellows who manned the front door of the hotel, well, it was hit or miss if they opened the door for you. I struggled with four bags in the lobby as I waited for them to open the door (both doormen were outside chatting) yesterday a.m. Luckily, a hotel guest was coming in from the outside and the doormen opened the door for him. That's when they saw me struggling. Also, I wanted to express checkout on the television the evening before my depature, but I couldn't because the bill was incorrect. I called downstairs and the person there told me to "come down now and we will go over it withyou." I was in my pjs, I explained, and just wanted him to fix the bill. He said he would look at it. Never heard back from him. I called again.
Was put on hold for five minutes. Gave up. Called again tenminutes later. Oh yes, your bill was wrong and we've fixed it. Great,I thought, I'll express check out on the television. But the bill on the television was still the wrong one. Next morning, I wake up and a correct bill is by my door. I go down to check out. Another thing, the hotel alarm clock had no instructions and I was awakened at 7:00 a.m.
two mornings in a row. I called down and asked the someone disable the alarm while I went out. Four hours later, the alarm was not disabled. I called down to the front desk again, and they sent someone up.
Shouldn't have to ask twice. Now, on the positive side, this is a great location right near the Dupont Circle metro stop. It's a great walking neighborhood and right near Kramer's Books. The gym is small, but it's got enough good equipment and a variety to satisfy most people. The Service Express phone line of the hotel worked wonders with room service. I wanted pasta w/tomato sauce (not on the menu) and they got it for me. I wanted to sub fruit or salad for the fries that came with my burger; they said I'd be charged more; I said forget it. Next thing you know I get a burger with fruit salad at no extra charge. Such service meant that the next night, instead of going out for dinner, I stayed in and watched a movie. My beau wanted just a cup of coffee for the road when he left Monday morning. The fellow in the restaurant started to seat him and said my beau had to buy the $12.95 continental breakfast. My beau offered to pay a $1.95 for a cup of coffee to go as there is a Starbucks right around the corner. The fellow gave him the coffee for free. Now, those were nice gestures, the kind that make you want to go back to a place whether you get it on Priceline or not. I think the manager needs to walk her property more often.
Service Abounds!!!
I am a Starwood Platinum member, having stayed at more than 40 different W, Westin and Sheraton hotels within the last one year alone.
BY FAR this is the finest Westin in North America. The rooms are decent enough, high ceilings, antiques. The staff, however, is what makes this place the best! Always, always, always accomodating...do not miss it.
The restaurant isnt bad either, great Salmon...be sure to try the seafood martini. Great neighborhood too, about 3/4 mile walk downhill to the Lincoln Memorial. Nice small but well-equipped gym too. Enjoy!!!
Class, elegance and privacy at Embassy Row
What an elegant, lovely hotel! It is superb in all ways. The rooms are spacious, with high ceilings, luxury fabrics, and that oh so heavenly bed. The bar (with a great light menu) is a great place to meet friends. My favorite DC hotel by far.
Great hotel
Charming Hotel, Spacious rooms, attentive staff. However houskeeping did not always replenish soap, shampoo, ect.. Location is good except, you do have to cab it everywere. Altough our room had no view to speak of, the room was quiet, and and we enjoyed our stay
Charm and a great neighborhood.
While renovating our house, we stayed at the nearby Westin Embassy Row for nearly a year. We highly recommend it.
The neighborhood is quiet and elegant with charming homes, embassies, and many of DC's best restaurants. The Metro Red Line is just a couple of blocks away, but you're also within easy walking distance to Georgetown, Dupont, Adams Morgan, K Street, the Kennedy Center and more.
The hotel staff is incredible. Yes, the rooms are a bit "old style," but they fit with the character of the city and the neighborhood.
They're large and comfortable and unless you're completely hooked on modern decor, you'll be very happy.
In sum, the Westin Embassy Row is charming, in a great neighborhood, with a wonderful staff. You'll really get a flavor of living in DC.
Great stay at the Westin!
stayed at the Westin Embassy Row over the weekend of Aug.16th and had a great stay. The location is great- quiet, residential area, but only steps away from busy Dupont Circle and the Metro. The staff was friendly and accomodating. We stayed in a 2-room Embassy Suite which was very large and comfortable. Great bed (as always with Westin) and amenities. Decor is a bit stuffy and Old English style (antique furnishings, intricate moldings and carpeting) which is fine with me, although I generally prefer more modern decor. All in all, a great value and location with more than adequate accomodations. Would recommend!
Westin on Embassy Row, D.C.
Was in Washington D.C. for the 4th. Great experience, but heat and humidity was crippling. If you go in the summer, plan to spend time in the Smithsonian or other musuems during the day. The Westin on Embassy Row was the lap of luxury. The individual room cost was high but we bought it as part of our Alaska Airline package vacation so was reasonable and quite a treat. We used the metro to get around town. Once we figured it out, it was fun and cheap.
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Amid fury over bank bonus pay, the head of the House Financial Services Committee wants the Securities and Exchange Commission to require public companies to disclose the compensation of their top-paid employees who aren't senior executives, which would essentially revive a proposal the agency panned in 2006.
Under current SEC rules, companies disclose the pay of their chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and three highest-paid executive officers.
Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank said the SEC "should expand the disclosure," according to a Feb. 2 report by Bloomberg. Doing so would potentially force Wall Street firms to reveal how much their top traders and money managers earn.
"They can do that without us," Frank is quoted as saying. "There's no point in legislating."
Steven Adamske, Communications Director for the House Committee on Financial Services, confirmed the report of Frank's comments as correct.
"We don't have an exact time for when we will have new legislation, but as Mr. Frank points out in the story, the SEC does not have to wait for us," he told Compliance Week in an e-mail.
Frank's remarks come amid backlash over reports that some banks are paying billions in bonuses a year after receiving huge government bailouts.
The idea is reminiscent of a proposal, floated and ultimately dropped by the SEC in 2006 when it overhauled its rules on pay disclosure, that would've required companies to disclose the total compensation and job description of their three highest-paid non-executive employees who earn more than the company's named executive officers.
Dubbed the "Katie Couric rule," since it would've required disclosure of the celebrity journalist's eye-popping pay as anchor of the "CBS Evening News," the proposal was later revised in response to sharp criticism from Corporate America. The narrower version targeted only non-executive employees with management responsibilities, excluding most traders, top salesmen, entertainers, and professional athletes. However, the SEC eventually dropped the proposal amid a firestorm of criticism from the business community, which argued that the disclosure wouldn't be material to investors and wouldn't help them understand pay decisions, since non-executive pay is often set differently from that of executive officers. Companies also said it would put them at a competitive disadvantage in the market for managerial talent.
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Simon Cowell thinks 2008 could be a crucial season for American Idol.
The WGA strike gives the show -- and other reality programs -- a chance to shine in one of TV's darkest hours, but American Idol needs to raise its game if it's hold onto its 30 million strong audience and win new viewers, Cowell has admitted.
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Interview Facing Tips for job Seekers...
In this fastest growing century most of people have to face INTERVIEW if they are looking for the best professional job in any fields. Now-a-days one of the most important thing to pass the interview is Intelligency of candidate.
We often have seen that a person is having high knowledge, good Intelligency and good strength and master mind to perform any kind of work. He/she has completed his graduation, post graduation and whatever master degrees. But some times it happens that because of his/her personality and communication skills, he/she has to loss the best opportunities for his/her better future jobs. Instead of great qualification he/she becomes looser for the job while facing the INTERVIEW. So can anybody suggest the best tips to face interview without any kind of fear. Please share if you have any tips to face Interview.
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According to me you should not make a point that you know everything. At some point of your interview you are bound to be saying "May be ... I don't know" and that is perfectly fine provided you know what you should be knowing at your level of knowledge.
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Thanks for your reply,
you may be right but I think that if i will show them just little that I don't know it may be possible that they would disqualify me.
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The long-awaited and much anticipated opening of St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church will take place at 9 a.m. on Sunday, June 9 at 85 Voorhees Corner Road in Raritan Township, with the ceremony called "thyranixia" (meaning "opening of the doors" in Greek) officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey. Many dignitaries, clergy, and prominent state, local, and Greek-American community members will also be in attendance to show their support. The event is open to the public. Liturgical services will begin immediately after the ribbon-cutting followed by a community luncheon as well as tours of the complex.
The faithful of St. Anna have been working toward their goal of building a church and community center since establishing their parish in 2002 (formerly known as the "Greek Orthodox Parish of Hunterdon County"). Prior to that time, many of the founding families had to commute up to an hour on Sundays to attend services at the nearest Greek Orthodox churches (in Trenton, Piscataway, and Westfield). Since 2006, the community has been holding Orthodox liturgical services at the Allerton United Methodist Church in Annandale, New Jersey. Reverend Anastasios Kousoulas of St. Anna commented, "Our parish has been embraced with Christian love and hospitality at the Allerton United Methodist Church all of these years. As we now prepare to open the doors of our new church, may we never forget the love of Pastor Lynn Mears and her congregation who gave us a home when we needed one."
With over 130 steward families in the community (many young families and inter-faith couples), St. Anna offers a full range of spiritual, educational, youth and cultural programs including Religious Education, Greek Language School, Greek Folk Dance Troupes, and participation in the state-wide Greek Orthodox Youth Association. Their Agia Magdalene Philoptochos ("friends of the poor") Society assists not only the parish, but also many local, statewide, and national philanthropic efforts. St. Anna's annual OPA! Greek Festival, one of the only ethnic cultural festivals in Hunterdon County, attracts over 5,000 people each year and has helped to build awareness of the Greek-American Community, Hellenic culture, and Greek Orthodoxy in the area.
The new church complex is near Route 202 and is conveniently located for Greek Orthodox faithful residing in Hunterdon County as well as Somerset and Mercer counties and Bucks County, Pa. The first phase of the two-phase site plan is now complete (although fundraising is ongoing to complete the interior finishes and furnishings). The complex includes a Byzantine style Church (with 250 seating capacity); an administration area with offices; education/meeting areas that can be divided into 6 rooms (with capacity of about 108); a Community Center, which converts to a full size basketball-volleyball court and can be used to cater events (with 350 seating capacity) and includes a commercial kitchen; restrooms; and a parking lot. A $3.5 M capital campaign was launched in 2008 and this, along with generous donations by parish grand benefactor Nicholas J. Bouras, the building fund and other community fundraising efforts, has provided the necessary funding for construction.
St. Anna is part of the Metropolis of New Jersey, which consists of 56 Greek Orthodox parishes in New Jersey, the Greater Philadelphia area, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia). The Metropolis of New Jersey is part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, which represents approximately 1.5 million faithful, 540 parishes and 800 priests. It is composed of the Archdiocesan District of New York and eight Metropolises: New Jersey, Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Boston, and Denver. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is under the ecclesiastical and canonical jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (present day Istanbul, Turkey). The Ecumenical Patriarchate is the highest see and holiest center of the Orthodox Christian Church throughout the world. It is an institution with a history spanning seventeen centuries. There are 25 Greek Orthodox Parishes in the state of New Jersey, the newest of which is St. Anna.
Parish Council President, Jorge Ferreira commented, "From the first brick to the last paver, we witnessed a building coming out of the ground that will now stand as a beacon of Orthodoxy in Hunterdon County. We are so grateful for the support we have received from the local community during our construction efforts over the years. This has truly helped us to realize our dream. We are planning to host our first Greek Festival at our new site on September 19, 20, 21, and 22 and look forward to welcoming the public to this event and many other philanthropic and cultural events in the future."
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Police hope jacket will help identify body
Body pulled from river near Safe Harbor Dam
UPDATED 9:50 AM EDT May 13, 2013
Police hope a jacket will help identify a body pulled from the Susquehanna River last week.
The body was found near the Safe Harbor Dam while crews were cleaning debris from the water.
Manor Township police released a picture of a Chaps brand jacket found on the badly decomposed body.
Anyone with information should call Manor Township police at 717-299-5231.
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The topic of this book - the Banach-Tarski Paradox - is a result so strange and counterintuitive that the author says he didn't believe it when he first saw it. The "paradox" - in fact an impeccable mathematical theorem - says that a small sphere, for example a pea, can be cut into as few as five pieces which can then be reassembled so as to make a far bigger sphere, for example the sun.
Over the last few years there has been a rush of 'The Science of ...' books - popular science titles written to tie in with the recent release of a popular film or book. These include: The Science of The X-files, The Science of Star Wars, The Science of Superheroes, The Science of Supervillains, The Science of Discworld (volumes I, II and III), and The Science of Harry Potter. And into this fray now strides Michael Hanlon with his own offering to the genre.
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The Marshall Plan
As the war-torn nations of Europe faced famine and economic crisis in the wake of World War II, the United States proposed to rebuild the continent in the interest of political stability and a healthy world economy. On June 5, 1947, in a commencement address at Harvard University, Secretary of State George C. Marshall first called for American assistance in restoring the economic infrastructure of Europe. Western Europe responded favorably, and the Truman administration proposed legislation. The resulting Economic Cooperation Act of 1948 restored European agricultural and industrial productivity. Credited with preventing famine and political chaos, the plan later earned General Marshall a Nobel Peace Prize.
Shown here are the first and last pages of the resulting law, most commonly known as the Marshall Plan.
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Eudora Welty, Mississippi's most critically acclaimed living author, lived about 3 blocks from Millsaps College. She was born on April 13, 1909 and died July 23, 2001. She served as Writer in Residence at the College in 1964-65 and was an emerita member of its Board of Trustees. An active community participant, Miss Welty often attended campus functions and maintained a presence with the College, as she did with the city of Jackson at large. This page will endeavor to represent Eudora Welty and her work from the Jackson and Millsaps College perspective. The portrait shown here was painted by Jackson artist Karl Wolfe in 1982. It was commissioned by a group of Miss Welty's friends and is on display in the Millsaps-Wilson Library.
Selected Internet Sites Featuring Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty Chair in Southern Studies
Each spring since 1983, Millsaps College has hosted a visiting scholar as the Eudora Welty Professor of Southern Studies. Individuals holding the Chair have been:
1983 - Cleanth Brooks, literature
1984 - Joel Williamson, southern history
1985 - Sam Hill, religion
1986 - Paul Binding, literature
1987 - William Havard, history
1988 - Ellen Douglas, literature
1989 - William Winter, former governor
1990 - C. Vann Woodward, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Shelby Foote, Trudier Harris, Paul Gaston; history
1991 - William Christenberry, photography
1992 - Michael Kreyling, literature
1993 - John Shelton Reed, history
1994 - Wayne Flynt, history
1995-96 Clyde Edgerton and Susan Ketchin, literature
1997 - Roland Freeman, photography
1998 - Beth Henley, playwright
1999 - Ellen Douglas, literature
Southern Literary Festival, 1984
In 1984 the Southern Literary Festival was held on the Millsaps campus as a celebration of Miss Welty's 75th birthday. In addition to the other festivities of the regional conference, the Millsaps library created the Eudora Welty Collection.
Eudora Welty Film and Fiction Festival May 1-4, 1996 Jackson, Mississippi
"..I am a writer who came from a sheltered life. A sheltered life can be a daring life as well. For all serious daring starts from within."
In 1996 a week-long conference, a special tribute to Eudora Welty, was held in Jackson, concurrently with a Writers' Conference of the Mississippi Writers Association. The eclectic program included such diverse happenings as presentations by many authors, a Songwriters'Tribute, ceremonies at Davis School where Miss Welty attended, readings and gala affairs. Funding was provided in part by the Mississippi Arts Commission.
A speaker at this conference was Dr. Suzanne Marrs, noted Welty scholar, friend and former Welty Scholar-in-Residence at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Dr. Marrs, who reorganized the Welty Collection and wrote a finding aid (The Welty Collection, University Press of Mississippi, 1988), is a member of the Millsaps College English faculty.
Notes: The quotes shown are from One Writer's Beginnings, as featured in a Welty Festival brochure. The photos included were taken at various Millsaps events and show Miss Welty speaking to Millsaps students and author Ellen Douglas, the 1999 Welty Scholar.
Eudora Welty, Mississippi Home Ties April 10-13, 1997 Jackson, Mississippi
In the spring of 1997 the Eudora Welty Society and Millsaps College co-sponsored a scholarly conference entitled Eudora Welty, Mississippi Home Ties which was directed by Dr. Marrs and which drew participants from across the country and from Denmark and France as well.
Eudora Welty, Mississippi Home Ties
by Dr. Suzanne Marrs
On October 8, 1998, the 92nd Street Y presented "A Tribute to Eudora Welty," and a very fitting tribute it was. Prompted by the publication of the two-volume Library of America collection of Welty's works, the Y invited Michael Kreyling, Ann Beattie, Richard Ford, Randall Kenan, William Maxwell, Joyce Carol Oates, and Elizabeth Spencer to speak. Maxwell unfortunately was at the last minute too ill to appear, but poet Karl Kirchwey, Director of the Unterberg Poetry Center, ably spoke in Maxwell's stead.
Kreyling opened the evening, presenting an overview of Welty's career and accomplishments. He was then followed on stage by the other participants, each of whom commented on and read excerpts from their favorite Welty story. Ann Beattie began by reading from "Old Mr. Marblehall" and by providing a compelling interpretation of the story. Richard Ford then presented selections from "No Place for You, My Love," a story which he has long admired. Randall Kenan followed with a reading from "Powerhouse." Before reading, Kenan explained that he, as an African American, had found his first encounter with "Powerhouse" somewhat off-putting, but that as he had reread and reread the story, he had come to recognize its brilliance and its powerful portrait of a narrator who intuitively longs to break free from the racism that is part of his or her make-up. Following Kenan's presentation, Karl Kirchwey quoted from a letter William Maxwell had sent: in the letter Maxwell explained that "The Bride of the Innisfallen" was the first Welty story he, as fiction editor of the New Yorker, had convinced the magazine to accept. Kirchwey then drew upon a very convincing Irish accent in reading "The Bride of the Innisfallen" as excerpted by Maxwell. Joyce Carol Oates came next; she discussed her admiration for "Where Is the Voice Coming From," commented on her experiences teaching the story, and read from the story. The evening's final story was "Moon Lake," read by Elizabeth Spencer with her delightfully appropriate Mississippi accent and her wonderful sense of comic timing. Richard Ford then returned to the stage to describe his own efforts to write for Miss Welty's signature a letter of appreciation to the 92nd Street Y and the October 8 audience. He read briefly from his witty and Welty-like letter, but then reported that Miss Welty had been loath to sign a letter she had not herself written. She had instead, Ford told the audience, simply asked that he convey her unwritten gratitude. With that, the evening came to a close. The speakers and readers had been outstanding, the overflow crowd had been delighted, and the variety and virtuosity of Welty's work had once again been demonstrated.
I feel fortunate to have been present and thank Michael Kreyling, Richard Ford,and the Library of America for making that possible. I also thank Michael and Richard for carefully editing the Library of America volumes and the Library of America for recognizing the genius of Eudora Welty and for making her the first living author in their series.


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Signs of mid-season progress were evident last week at Harrison High School, with the boys volleyball team edging Summit 29-27, 25-22, avenging an early season 2-1 loss to the Union County squad.
The victory not only showed team improvement, but generated a little momentum for the Blue Tide heading into the game against Bayonne and the county tournament this week.
"I think the home court helped us, because we played there and what happened last game is that they worked a lot harder than us; they hustled and I told these guys that we have to hustle just as much," said Harrison coach Nick Landy. "They stepped it up a little bit this time and I think we are a better team than we were then."
Down 12-7 in the second game, it looked as though Harrison and Summit would be headed for a rubber match once again. But following a hitting error by the Blue Tide, the locals reeled off seven consecutive points to take the lead, which they never relinquished.
Harrison rallied from early deficits in both games to gut out the win. In the opening game, the Blue Tides trailed 9-4, before mounting a 12-4 run to take the lead and control of the contest. Harrison built four different four point leads afterwards in the game, but Summit would not let up and tied the score four times late in the game. The Blue Tide served for the win six times before a hitting error by Summit gave them the opening match.
"We have progressed a great deal," said Landy. "A lot of our guys are starting to gel a little bit better as a team and they're improving in a lot of stuff."
After falling behind 18-13 in the second game, Summit came back with a 6-1 run to tie the score at 19-19. But over the final stretch of play, Harrison made a few more plays than Summit, and was able to close out the victory.
"It was a pretty big win for us. We lost to them earlier in the season and it feels good to get some revenge," said Harrison's Matthew Muchowski. "I think our middle hitters and our blocking today were very good."
It was a total team win for Harrison, but the stars were middle Muchowksi, opposite hitter Andreas Economou, setter Victor Narvaez and libero Lucas Nogueira. Both Narvaez and Nogueira were instrumental with some key digs to save points and some passes, while Economou and Muchowski were strong up front for the Blue Tide, combining for 13 kills and four blocks.
Narvaez had eight service points and 26 assists, while Nogueira led all players with 11 digs.


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Will the race tomorrow be slow and steady, a modern-day tortoise plodding past the hare along Baltimore's Inner Harbor?
Or will Manayunk's 64-speed Hot Rod Lincoln trash the seesaw-powered human ``Dumpster'' from South Philly?
There is but one guarantee in this land-and-sea contest, said trash-bin driver David Vann: ``At the end of the race, we will be finished.''
This is it, the Le Mans of the Inner Harbor. The Hot Rod Lincoln, the trash bin, and 10 other human-powered machines will line up tomorrow morning in downtown Baltimore for a contest pitting mechanical gears and human grit against cobbled streets and chilled waters.


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The Ogre priest (L.Blue 'O')
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A hideous ogre wrapped in dark priestly robes. This evil mix of orc and giant is normally found on dungeon level 31, and moves at normal speed, but is larger or more powerful deeper in the dungeon. A kill of this creature is worth 9300.00 points for a 1st level character. It is dangerous at its native depth. It is magical, casting spells which haste-self, heal-self, cure-self, teleport-self, cause wounds, become heroic, terrify or paralyze; 1 time in 4. It can open doors, bash down doors and track you over land, but not through water. It takes quite a while to see intruders, which it may notice from 200 feet. It may carry one or two chests, weapons, armours, garments, tools, edible items, junk items or treasures. It can hit to batter with damage 3d8, hit to batter with damage 3d8, hit to batter with damage 3d8, and hit to batter with damage 3d8. (UnAngband 0.6.2)
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