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Community Theatre League - 100 W. Third Street, 7:30 p.m.
Musical comedy "Little Shop of Horrors." A R&B-singing, man-eating plant tries to take over the world with the help of a meek and mild floral assistant.
Otto Book Store -107 W. Fourth St. 5 to 8 p.m.
James King, author of "Bill Warrington's Last Chance" will be signing paperbacks of this family saga of a grandfather with Alzheimer's and a 14-year-old granddaughter who try to bring their scattered family together by driving to California.
Peter Herdic House - 407 W. Fourth St. 5 to 9 p.m.
Collage work by international artist Matthew Rose on display in the lounge. Mr. Rose is currently based in Paris, so we'll also be featuring a "Midnight in Paris" menu.
The show will be curated by the Converge Gallery.
Converge Gallery - 140 W. Fourth St. 6 to 10 p.m.
"Sinners & Saints" featuring Mark Kostabi, Rick Prol, Paul Kostabi, Mark May, Roger Shipley, Samuel Stabler, Ted Walke, Jeremiah Johnson, Liz Parrish, Danielle Charette, Misako Oba, Joanne Landis, Tim Allen Miller and Josh Dannin.
Gold Leaf Frame Shop - 201 Basin St. 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Artist Ken Hunter. Original paintings and limited edition prints reflecting the artist's love of nature and wildlife. Light refreshments.
Gustonian Gifts -
Corner of West Fourth and Pine streets. 5 to 9 p.m.
Unique one-of-a-kind handbags by a local artist. Vera Bradley launch with specials and sales.
Eagle Rock Winery - 414 W. Fourth St. 5 to 9 p.m.
Open for wine tasting. Featuring the Pa. Guild of Craftsmen who will have an artist demonstrating one of their skills.
Alabaster Coffee Roaster & Tea Company - 410 Pine St. 7 p.m.
Live music by Michael Sweigard and debuting a new coffee, a Direct Trade El Salvador Malacara 'B' from one of our partner farms.
Bullfrog Brewery - 229 W. Fourth St. 10 p.m.
Bullfrog Brewery will be hosting a Bloomington, Ind., high-energy funk-rock band: The Main Squeeze. The show will be free to the public. It is their debut in our area.
Le Chocolat - 420 Pine St. New hand-blown glass pieces by Bernard Katz and outdoor and nature photography by Brenda Hill.
Pajama Factory - 1307 Park Ave. 7 to 8 p.m.
The Pajama Factory is hosting a reading series celebrating local writers, held in The Community Room (former Site:B). Joanne Landis, April Line, members of the Market Street Writers Collective, and others will read from their original works. Factory artists will open their studios for the evening.
More About the Artists
(EDITOR'S?NOTE: The deadline to send First Friday information to the Sun-Gazette is 10 a.m. the Friday before the week of First Friday.)
Peter Herdic House
Converge Gallery has announced a showing of collage artwork by Matthew Rose at The Peter Herdic House, 407 W. Fourth St.
Matthew Rose is an American collage artist based in Paris, France. His work incorporates imagery from the classic '50s and '60s pop culture era. He creates a new world of imagery utilizing magazine clippings as one element of a new culture. His work has been on display in more than 50 exhibitions in Europe and the United States. In 2009, he began "A Book About Death," which is a postcard-art show featuring contributions from numerous artists all over the world. The show has been traveling internationally and continues to travel and grow.
Community Arts Center
For November's Collegetown Gallery held during the First Friday event, Karen Kaetzel will exhibit her photography show "Reality of the Natural World." Kaetzel's photos feature nature and landscapes with particular lighting and colors. She is a senior at Lycoming College and aspires to open her own studio and work for National Geographic. The Collegetown Gallery is held in the front lobby of the Community Art Center, 220 W. Fourth St., from 6 until 9 p.m. on the first Friday of every month. The artist's pieces also can be viewed for the remainder of the month on the second floor lobby of the CAC.
Converge Gallery
Converge Gallery has announced their latest show, "Sinners & Saints," a series of new work by artists Mark Kostabi, Paul Kostabi, Rick Prol, Mark May, Roger Shipley, Samuel Stabler, Ted Walke, Jeremiah Johnson, Liz Parrish, Danielle Charette, Misako Oba, Joanne Landis, Tim Allen Miller and Josh Dannin in what will be their latest exhibition in Williamsport.
"Saints & Sinners" is inspired by the upcoming holiday season. During this time, our inner saints and sinners are exposed. Black Friday is a time to be gluttons or sinners and combat many others who embark on the same shopping day experience. The holidays are time of stress while also a time of great happiness. Christmas, a time to be givers or saints, and give freely the lavish gifts we procured on Black Friday.
The show is a collection of 14 different artists from around the United States and Japan. The show will hang from Nov. 1 to Dec. 22 with an opening reception from 6 to 10 p.m. today.


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J.R. Smith came to the Knicks last spring to play with Carmelo Anthony, but this summer he was afraid of losing his favorite teammate to free agency.
"We were so nervous and scared that we weren't going to be on the same team anymore," Smith said.
His concern was not about parting ways with Melo, but the potential departure of Steve Novak.
Yes, Steve Novak.
"People asked me who I texted the most this summer," Novak told me recently. "When I tell them J.R., they're like, 'Yeah, right.' But it's true. We talked all the time. He's a great guy."
This is some serious Felix and Oscar stuff, which is why I've gotten to call them "The Odd Couple" on MSG Network.
"We got so close in that little time that I got here at the end of the season last year, we had a little joke going," Smith told MSG's Tina Cervasio.
"Whenever he's open, I'm on the bench or wherever I'm at yelling 'Find him! Find him! Find him!' Before you know it, they're finding him and he's hitting six or seven threes a game. I think it helped his confidence."
Novak marveled at Smith's unselfishness, especially considering the reputation that preceded him.
"He draws defenses so a lot of attention so when teams do decide to go double, or he makes someone help, he passes the ball so well to me," Novak told Cervasio. "I think the fact that we're both perimeter threats makes us hard to guard on the floor at the same time ... I think we definitely complement each other well."
Novak saw the departure of a few teammates he grew close with, Jeremy Lin, Landry Fields andJared Jeffries, and both he and Smith went back and forth about their own free agency situations. Eventually Novak signed a four-year deal and Smith took a two-year deal to stay together as teammates in New York.
They couldn't be more opposite off the court; modest family man from Wisconsin meets fun-loving tattooed baller from New Jersey. It's easily a better sitcom format than Two Broke Girls.
But despite the amusing diametric, they formed a bond that went beyond stereotypes.
"I don't think he understood that I was like that before I got there," Smith said. "I didn't think people knew how close we were going to get. But just the relationship we had, Steve is so ... he likes to talk, I like to talk, I mean, it makes it great for us. Especially as shooters. We do shooting drills every day after practice. It helps us on the team aspect, too."
It creates a dynamic 1-2 scoring punch of the bench, as well. Smith may not be completely satisfied with being a reserve, but he is happy to be reunited with his favorite wingman.
The two got right back to business providing offense off the bench in the preseason opener, as Smith had 20 points and six assists and Novak had 21 points with a sizzling 7-for-7 from three-point range.
"It's good to know," Novak said, "I still got it."
And Novak has more guards to find him and his golden shooting touch, with the additions ofRaymond Felton, Jason Kidd and Pablo Prigioni. But while you list the passers around him, Novak won't let you forget his favorite.
"Even guys like J.R.," Novak added. "I mean, honest to God, he has point-guard vision."
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Should I stay or should I go?
Manipulative, contrived, melodramatic -- all labels we slap on that most perfectly titled movie genre, "the weeper." All fit "If I Stay" like original packaging.
Chloe Grace Moretz, in her first real star-vehicle romance, plays Mia, a Portland, Ore., high school cello prodigy. Twelve minutes into the movie, she's in a car crash. Her spirit awakens in the snow to see her broken body hauled off in an ambulance.
As doctors operate, somebody says, "If she wants to live, she'd better start fighting." That's what the movie is about, Mia's spirit, dashing barefoot through the halls of the hospital, checking on the rest of her injured family and re-living, through flashbacks, the life she might leave behind.
While she's in a coma, we travel back to her meeting Adam (Jamie Blackley), the hunky upperclassman alt rocker who is drawn to her good looks and her utter immersion in cello. Worlds collide as the Beethoven-loving cellist struggles to fit in with Portland's bar-band scene. We also meet her still-hip parents.
Moretz's cello playing is impressive, her girl-in-love moments awkward. Sometimes her body language doesn't match the tone of her voice or the pitch of the scene. However, wonderful supporting players give the movie its third-act heart with Stacy Keach as her grandfather and Aisha Hinds as a compassionate nurse who whispers in the comatose teen's ear.
In the end, what matters with any weeper is, "Does it earn tears?" Manipulated we may be, yanked through contrived melodrama that piles grief upon grief. But "If I Stay" will make you wish you'd brought a hanky. You know, for your date.
"If I Stay" is directed by R.J. Cutler with Chloe Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley and Joshua Leonard. It runs 1:43 and is rated PG-13 for thematic elements and some sexual material. **1/2


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He's the able-bodied Ohioan with a slick fastball and a funny name.
He's Dace Kime, the Tribune Chronicle's Scrapper of the Week.
"You were thinking it was an Asian name," said Kime, a Caucasian, following a recent game at Eastwood Field. "Everybody does at first before they meet me."
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Dace Kime
Letter carriers and direct mail services just assume it's a typo.
"I get so many variations of my name," he said. "When I get mail, it'll say 'Dave,' 'Dale' and everything other than my real name."
When he entered the world on March 6, 1992, his father, Ray, had long been researching a name for his second child. Ray, an avid outdoorsman, didn't turn to a published baby names booklet found in the checkout lines of a grocery store. No, he went to his National Rifle Association magazine.
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Scrapper of the Week
Name: Dace Kime
Position: Pitcher
FROM: Defiance
THE SKINNY: Has 11 strikeouts in 11 1/3 innings pitched. ... Pitched for Louisville in the Super Regionals of the College World Series.
"There was a 12-year old kid in one edition who broke the record for speed pistol shooting," Kime said. "His name was Dace."
That covers the first name, but the unique last name still remains a mystery.
"You got to look it up," he said, "because I couldn't tell you (what nationality it is)."
If that's a secret hidden under lock and key, his talent on the diamond soon won't be. The right-handed pitcher has yet to earn his first minor league win, but he sports a 2.31 ERA in his five starts with the Scrappers. In just 11 innings pitched, he has 11 strikeouts.
Kime joined Mahoning Valley after the New York-Penn League season started. He signed for a $525,000 bonus as the Cleveland Indians third round pick out of the University of Louisville in this year's MLB First Year Player Draft.
The Cardinals won the Big East title and Kime led the staff with a 6-1 record, 2.99 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 69 innings pitched.
Success has come fairly easy for the 21-year old. He has his older brother, Dakota, to thank.
"He's two years older than me and always pushed me to be the best person and athlete I could be," Kime said. "I started playing baseball when I was 3 and it was on Dakota's tee-ball team. Everything just went from there."
Dakota was a prep football player, wrestler and baseball player. The brothers actually went to different high schools, played each other three times in baseball and squared off with Dace on the mound just once.
"He went 1-for-3 against me and that's obviously a Hall of Fame career," Kime said.
Kime was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and starred on the gridiron.
"I quit football to play fall baseball just to get my name out there because I was getting more recognition," Kime said. "It was one of the toughest decisions I've ever made."
Kime is a native of Defiance and his stepdad, Dennis Parrish, is a longtime football coach at the high school. His father lives in a desolate portion of northwest Ohio.
"We're big country guys into hunting and fishing," Kime said. "Whenever I have free time, I'll head out to the woods."
Though he resides about three hours away from Niles, he considered himself a hometown kid.
"It's nice being so close," he said.
But, believe it or not, he didn't have a favorite MLB team growing up. Sorry, Indians fans.
"My brother and grandpa are huge Indians fans, though," Kime said. "So they kept pushing me. I just loved baseball. I supported everybody."
After high school graduation in 2010, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth round of the draft. Kime also was rated as the No. 5 prospect in the state of Ohio that year after earning multiple All-American, All-State and All-Western Buckeye League honors.
Chad Billingsley (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Jon Niese (New York Mets) are also professional pitchers from Defiance.


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In 2005, I came across a forum thread where people were talking about making money with Google, eBay, and Amazon. During that time period I also met a guy who made all of his money promoting eBay. I had no idea how any of it worked but I was really interested. I didn't love my job and was looking for an out.
…fast forward to 2010.
In the last five years I have successfully made the transition from knowing absolutely nothing to making a lot of money with Google. This article will share some insights into how this is possible.
Google Does NOT Hire People To Work From Home
When I first started hearing about making money with Google, I assumed that they hired people to work from home. As far as I know, this isn't the case. In the last five years, I have never met a person who works from home, for Google. However, I know a lot of people who are making money by promoting Google's programs. I also know a lot of people who make a lot of money because they use Google as a source of traffic to their websites.
How To Get Started
In order to start making money with these methods, you really need to have your own website. Fortunately, this isn't difficult at all. I have a free e-book that will walk you through the process of setting up a site. Having your own site is cheap and somewhat easy. If you want to learn how to set up your own site, you can learn by downloading the e-book here (it also tells the story of exactly how I went from making nothing to more than $15,000 per month). Update: a newer, more up to date eBook is here.
How The Money Is Actually Made
Google's money is made by producing clicks for advertisers. This happens in two places:
- On Google's search engine – Google.com
- On other people's websites (your site can be one of these)
The second program is called Google Adsense. As part of the program, Google allows people who have websites to place ads on their website's pages. When their visitors click on an ad, Google gets paid. Google shares that revenue with the website owner.
This means that you can start a website, place Google ads on it, and get paid when your visitors click on an ad. On average, you can count on around 5% of your website's visitors to click on an ad. The amount you get paid varies but is usually somewhere between $0.10 and $1.00 per click. The science of getting higher paying clicks is also covered in my free e-book.
How To Get Visitors To Your Website
The visitors that I get on my websites come from a variety of sources. One of my biggest sources of traffic is Google.com. I put articles on my websites that I believe will match up with what people are searching for. This allows my websites to show up in Google's search engine. People click on my site and visit. Around 5% of them click on an ad and I get paid.
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Nupentin; Nupentin Tabs
contains the active ingredient gabapentin
Consumer Medicine Information
What is in this leaflet
This leaflet answers some common questions about Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs.
It does not contain all of the available information.
It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist.
All medicines have benefits and risks. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs against the benefits expected for you.
If you have any concerns about taking this medicine, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
Keep this leaflet with your medicine. You may need to read it again.
What Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs is used for
Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs is used to control certain types of epilepsy. Epilepsy is a condition where you have repeated seizures (fits). There are many types of seizures, ranging from mild to severe.
Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs is also used in the treatment of neuropathic pain, a type of pain caused by damage to the nerves.
Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs belongs to a group of medicines called anticonvulsants. These medicines work by controlling brain chemicals which send signals to nerves to help control seizures or neuropathic pain.
Your doctor may prescribe Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs in addition to your current therapy when your treatment is no longer working as well.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs for another reason.
Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs is available only with a doctor's prescription.
There is no evidence that Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs is addictive.
Use in Children
Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs is not recommended for use in children under the age of:
- 3 years old to control epilepsy
- 18 years old for the treatment of neuropathic pain.
The safety and effectiveness of Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs in children of these age groups have not been established.
Before you take Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs
When you must not take it
Do not take Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs if you are allergic to medicines containing gabapentin (e.g. Neurontin, Pendine) or any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet.
Some of the symptoms of an allergic reaction may include skin rash, itching or hives; swelling of the face, lips or tongue which may cause difficulty in swallowing or breathing; swelling of other body parts; wheezing or shortness of breath.
Do not take Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs if the expiry date (EXP) printed on the pack has passed.
Do not take Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs if the packaging is torn or shows signs of tampering. If it has expired or is damaged, return it to your pharmacist for disposal.
If you are not sure whether you should start taking this medicine, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
Before you start to take it
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to:
- any other medicines, especially barbiturates, or other medicines for epilepsy
- any other substances, such as foods, dyes or preservatives.
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs may affect your developing baby if you take it during pregnancy. However, it is very important to control your fits while you are pregnant. Your doctor will discuss the risks and benefits of taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs during pregnancy.
Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding or wish to breastfeed. Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs is not recommended for use when breastfeeding as it passes into breast milk and may affect your baby. Your doctor will discuss the risks and benefits of taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs when breastfeeding.
If you do decide to breast-feed, watch your baby carefully. If your baby develops a skin rash, becomes sleepy or has unusual symptoms, don't breast-feed again until you speak to your doctor.
Tell your doctor if you have any medical conditions, especially the following:
- kidney problems
- mixed seizure disorders, including absence seizures.
Your doctor may want to take special care if you have any of these conditions.
If you have not told your doctor about any of the above, tell them before you start taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs.
Taking other medicines
Tell your doctor if you are taking any other medicines, including any that you buy with or without a prescription from a pharmacy, supermarket or health food shop.
Some medicines may be affected by Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs, or may affect how well it works. These include:
- some medicines used to treat stomach or duodenal ulcers, such as cimetidine (e.g. Tagamet, Magicul)
- morphine, a medicine used to treat severe pain
- antacids, medicines used to relieve heartburn and indigestion.
Avoid taking antacids at the same time as Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs.
Antacids may reduce the absorption of Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs.
Your doctor or pharmacist can tell you what to do if you are taking any of these medicines. You may need different amounts of your medicines.
If you are not sure whether you are taking any of these medicines, check with your doctor or pharmacist. Your doctor and pharmacist have more information on medicines to be careful with or avoid while taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs.
How to take Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs
Follow all directions given to you by your doctor and pharmacist carefully. They may differ from the information contained in this leaflet.
If you do not understand the instructions on the pack, ask your doctor or pharmacist for help.
How much to take
The dose varies from person to person.
Your doctor will tell you how many capsules/tablets you need to take each day and when to take them. This depends on your age, condition and whether or not you are taking any other medicines.
Your doctor may recommend that you start with a low dose of Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs and slowly increase the dose to the lowest amount needed to control your condition.
People with kidney problems and/or undergoing haemodialysis may need smaller doses.
How to take it
Swallow the capsules/tablets whole with a full glass of water.
When to take it
Take Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs at about the same time each day. Taking it at the same time each day will have the best effect. It will also help you to remember when to take it.
If you are taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs three times a day, do not allow more than 12 hours to pass between doses.
If you need to take an antacid, take it at least 2 hours before, or 2 hours after taking your dose of Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs. The absorption of Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs may be reduced if taken with antacids.
Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs can be taken with or without food.
If you forget to take it
If you have missed a dose by more than 4 hours, skip the dose you missed and take the next dose when you are meant to.
Otherwise, take it as soon as you remember and then go back to taking your medicine as you would normally.
Do not take a double dose to make up for the dose you missed. This may increase your chance of getting an unwanted side effect.
If you are not sure what to do, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
If you have trouble remembering to take your medicine, ask your pharmacist for some hints.
How long to take it for
Keep taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs for as long as your doctor recommends. Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs helps control your condition, but does not cure it. Therefore, to properly control your condition, Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs must be taken every day.
If you take too much (overdose)
Immediately telephone your doctor or the Poisons Information Centre (telephone 13 11 26) for advice, or go to Accident and Emergency at the nearest hospital, if you think you or anyone else may have taken too much Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs.
Do this even if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning.
You may need urgent medical attention.
If you take too much Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs, you may feel drowsy, weak, unsteady when walking, have diarrhoea, slurred speech or double vision.
While you are taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs
Things you must do
Before starting any new medicine, tell your doctor or pharmacist that you are taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs.
Tell all the doctors, dentists and pharmacists who are treating you that you are taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs.
If you become pregnant while taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs, tell your doctor immediately.
Tell your doctor immediately if you have any suicidal or self harming thoughts, other mental/mood changes or show signs of depression.
Patients and caregivers should be alert and monitor for these effects.
If you or someone you know is showing any of the following warning signs of suicide while taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs, contact your doctor or a mental health professional right away or go to the nearest hospital for treatment.
Signs and symptoms of suicide include:
- thoughts or talk of death or suicide
- thoughts or talk of self-harm or harm to others
- any recent attempts of self-harm
- new onset or an increase in aggressive behaviour, irritability, agitation, or any other unusual changes in behaviour or mood.
- new onset or worsening of depression.
Any mention of suicide or violence must be taken seriously.
Tell your doctor if you feel Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs is not helping your condition. Your doctor may need to change your medicine.
Tell your doctor if, for any reason, you have not taken Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs exactly as prescribed. Otherwise, your doctor may change your treatment unnecessarily.
If you plan to have surgery, including dental surgery, tell your doctor, surgeon, anaethetist or dentist that you are taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs.
If you need to have any medical tests, tell your doctor that you are taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs. Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs may affect the results of some tests.
Visit your doctor regularly so they can check on your progress. Your doctor may want you to have some tests from time to time. This helps to prevent unwanted side effects.
Things you must not do
Do not stop taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs, or lower the dose, without checking with your doctor. Do not let yourself run out of medicine over weekends or during holidays. If you stop taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs suddenly, your condition may become worse. You may also feel anxious, sick (nauseous), have pains, sweat or have trouble sleeping.
Your doctor will tell you how to gradually reduce your dose before you can stop taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs completely.
Do not use Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs to treat any other conditions unless your doctor tells you to.
Do not give Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs to anyone else, even if they have similar symptoms to you or have the same condition as you.
Things to be careful of
Be careful driving or operating machinery until you know how Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs affects you. Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs may cause drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness, tiredness, drowsiness or affect alertness in some people. If any of these occur, do not drive, operate machinery or do anything else that could be dangerous.
Be careful when drinking alcohol while you are taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs. Combining Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs and alcohol can make you more sleepy, dizzy or lightheaded. You doctor may suggest you avoid alcohol while you are taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs.
If you are a diabetic, be aware that Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs may affect your blood glucose readings.
Children should not ride a bike, climb trees or do anything else that could be dangerous if they are feeling drowsy or sleepy.
Side effects
Tell your doctor or pharmacist as soon as possible if you do not feel well while you are taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs. Like all other medicines, Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs may have unwanted side effects in some people. Sometimes they are serious, most of the time they are not. You may need medical attention if you get some of the side effects.
It can be difficult to tell whether side effects are the result of taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs, effects of your condition or side effects of other medicines you may be taking. For this reason it is important to tell your doctor of any changes to your condition.
If you are over 65 years of age, you may have an increased chance of getting side effects.
Do not be alarmed by this list of possible side effects. You may not experience any of them.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist to answer any questions you may have.
If you get any side effects, do not stop taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs without first talking to your doctor or pharmacist.
Tell your doctor if you notice any of the following and they worry you:
- dizziness or lightheadedness
- feeling tired or drowsy
- unfriendliness
- unusually overactive
- forgetfulness, loss of concentration or confusion.
- difficulty speaking
- changes in weight
- nausea and/or vomiting, indigestion
- constipation, diarrhoea
- dry mouth
- red swollen gums
- muscle pain or cramps, back pain
- swelling of the hands or feet
- runny or blocked nose
- fever
- sore throat, discomfort when swallowing, coughing,
- bronchitis, lung infection.
The above list includes the more common side effects of your medicine. They are usually mild and short-lived.
Tell your doctor as soon as possible if you notice any of the following:
- weakness, unsteadiness when walking, reduced co-ordination or slowed reactions
- unusual changes in mood or behaviour such as restlessness, nervousness, or excitement
- signs of new onset of, or increased irritability or agitation
- signs of depression
- seeing or hearing things that are not there, irrational thinking
- blurred or double vision, uncontrollable jerky eye movements, difficulty seeing
- signs of frequent infections such as fever, severe chills, sore throat or mouth ulcers.
The above list includes serious side effects, which may require medical attention.
The side effects in the above lists marked * have been specifically reported in children taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs.
Tell your doctor immediately or go to Accident and Emergency at the nearest hospital if you notice any of the following:
- more frequent or more severe seizures (fits)
- fast heart rate or chest pain
- signs of an allergic reaction such as rash, itching or hives; swelling of the face, lips, tongue or other parts of the body; shortness of breath, wheezing or difficulty breathing
The above list includes very serious side effects. You may need urgent medical attention or hospitalisation.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you notice anything that is making you feel unwell. Other side effects not listed above may also occur in some people.
Some side effects not listed (e.g. changes in thyroid function, structure of bones, high cholesterol or blood pressure) may also occur in some people. These side effects can only be found when your doctor does blood tests from time to time to check your progress.
After taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs
Keep Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs where children cannot reach it. A locked cupboard at least one-and-a-half metres above the ground is a good place to store medicines.
Keep your capsules/tablets in the pack until it is time to take them. If you take the capsules/tablets out of the pack they may not keep well.
Keep your capsules/tablets in a cool dry place where the temperature stays below 25°C.
Do not store Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs or any other medicine in the bathroom or near a sink.
Do not leave Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs in the car or on window sills. Heat and dampness can destroy some medicines.
If your doctor or pharmacist tells you to stop taking Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs, or your capsules have passed their expiry date, ask your pharmacist what to do with any that are left over.
Product description
What it looks like
Nupentin capsules are available in 3 strengths:
- Nupentin 100 - white capsule, with "GP100" printed on one half and "G" on the other half
- Nupentin 300 - yellow capsule, with "GP300" printed on one half and "G" on the other half
- Nupentin 400 - orange capsule, with "GP400" printed on one half and "G" on the other half.
Nupentin capsules are marketed in blister packs. Each pack contains 100 capsules.
Nupentin Tabs
Nupentin Tabs tablets are available in 2 strengths:
- Nupentin Tabs 600 mg - White to off-white, oval, biconvex, uncoated, beveled edged tablets debossed with "MYLAN" on one side and "G" to the left of the score and "24" to the right of the score on the other side
- Nupentin Tabs 800 mg - White to off-white, oval, biconvex, uncoated, beveled edged tablets debossed with "MYLAN" on one side and "G" to the left of the score and "25" to the right of the score on the other side.
Nupentin Tabs are marketed in blister packs. Each pack contains 100 tablets.
The active ingredient in Nupentin is gabapentin.
- Each Nupentin 100 capsule contains 100 mg of gabapentin.
- Each Nupentin 300 capsule contains 300 mg of gabapentin.
- Each Nupentin 400 capsule contains 400 mg of gabapentin.
The capsules also contain:
- lactose
- maize starch
- purified talc
- gelatin
- titanium dioxide (E171)
- quinoline yellow CI47005 (E104) [Nupentin 300 only]
- allura red AC CI16035 (E129) [Nupentin 300 only]
- sunset yellow FCF CI15985 (E110) [Nupentin 400 only]
- iron oxide red CI77491 (E172) [Nupentin 400 only]
- iron oxide yellow CI77492 (E172) [Nupentin 400 only]
- Tek Print black ink.
The capsules are gluten free.
Nupentin Tabs
The active ingredient in Nupentin Tabs is gabapentin.
- Each Nupentin Tabs 600 mg tablet contains 600 mg of gabapentin.
- Each Nupentin Tabs 800 mg tablet contains 800 mg of gabapentin.
The tablets also contain:
- hydroxypropylcellulose
- mannitol
- poloxamer
- crospovidone
- purified talc
- magnesium stearate
Nupentin/Nupentin Tabs is made in Australia by:
Alphapharm Pty Limited
Level 1, 30 The Bond
30-34 Hickson Road
Millers Point NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 9298 3999
Australian registration numbers:
- Nupentin 100: AUST R 101694
Nupentin 300: AUST R 101696
Nupentin 400: AUST R 101698
- Nupentin Tabs 600 mg: AUST R 174063
Nupentin Tabs 800 mg: AUST R 174062
This leaflet was prepared on 26 February 2014.
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Senior Software Developer - Full Stack - .Net / Java / Scala - eCommerce
Agoda Services Co., Ltd.
Software Engineer – e-commerce - Java / C# .Net
Location:- Bangkok, Thailand
Make your next move count.
- Looking to achieve something big?
- Want an Engineering job with challenge and impact in equal measure?
- Searching for an open-minded, market leading e-commerce business?
If so, Agoda is the place for you!
Agoda is an award-winning website and one of the fastest-growing ecommerce hotel platforms worldwide; we're also the biggest pure 'Tech' company in Thailand.
We programme in C# .net but would love to hear from Java aficionados or proponents of other OOP languages with unparalleled Engineering experience – you know as well as we do it's what you build not how that's most important!
Our Engineers describe Agoda as interesting, challenging, fun, friendly and supportive. In short, the kind of environment where you get licence and ownership to produce your best work!
You'll be involved in the technical stuff, .net C# coding, hands-on but also working with design patterns, complex solutions design, implementation, devops, deployment, testing and much more. We're highly scalable and performance driven in our approach and our website is a best in class ecommerce solution that is highly user-centric and customer driven.
You'll be working across the .net full stack, including backend, front end, servers, web services, technology agnostic polyvalent programming & coding. It's a high traffic high transaction ecommerce site with millions of daily unique visitors and we need your architectural, Engineering and coding expertise to help revolutionise the industry! Other techs / frameworks you'll use include html, css, javascript (js), jvm, caching, server side mvc, multithreading, TDD & BDD, object-oriented programming, continuous integration (Jenkins / docker), angularjs, react, mongoDB, UI concepts, XML API, test automation – it's all about scalability, performance, security and user experience…
This covers search, SEO, orders, payment, check out, basket, booking form as you create readable, repeatable code and manage your codebase with pride to develop our web platform and ecommerce offering to build something amazing! What's more aws cloud-based datacenter experience is awesome, including any distributed systems, data structures, restful services, nosql and more.
We're looking for true Engineers – people with an appreciation of the Architecture but still love to code! If you're the kind of person that looks at the bigger picture and want to build something that has a real impact on the end user Agoda is the place for you. You know you'll be in good company as we hire the best Engineers globally – our biggest stipulation is common belief and mindset; ownership, quality, autonomy – customer first!
In return all we ask from you is:
- Web Architecture knowledge but still love to code!
- Broad fully-rounded full stack Engineering experience
- Strong backend Engineering expertise (C# .net, Java or Scala) – ideally e-commerce (experience on other projects with similar characteristics considered)
- Strong frontend web development skills are highly desirable
- Knowledge of core architectural elements of e-commerce websites with as much direct experience as possible
- You'll be able to describe in great detail the SDLC, all factors that impact your end build and relish the prospect of a job that enables you to do that day in, day out
- And when we start talking about performance, security, unit testing and automation? Well that's music to your ears…
Get in touch and apply now!
Doubtless you'll have many unanswered questions; we'd expect nothing less… after all an enquiring mind is what we're looking for. But fear not there's plenty of chance to discuss when we talk.
With relocation support and visa sponsorship available we've got you covered, leaving you free to look forward to an amazing new experience!
Agoda Services Co., Ltd.
Agoda is one of the fastest-growing online hotel platforms worldwide, working with more than 285,000 hotels in 29 countries and providing its services in 38 different languages. The company was established in 2005 by two veterans of the online travel business. In 2007, it was acquired by the priceline.com Inc. global group of Internet travel companies (Nasdaq: PCLN), and has been growing ever since.
Agoda employs more than 1,200 professionals of all nationalities in 29 locations around the world, with major operations in Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. Dedicated market managers also maintain close relationships with hotel partners in Europe and the United States. The company is one of the leading IT employers in Southeast Asia, with core strengths in the hospitality industry, online and partner marketing, finance, customer support, and people & organizational development.
Agoda prides itself on a dynamic, multicultural workplace where creativity thrives and collaboration is key. We strive to provide a positive, enjoyable culture where people work hard but smile often, and where communication is open, frequent and constructive.
Our people are chosen for their dedication to making things great, their ability to push boundaries, and their understanding that cutting-edge products come from cutting edge ideas. Our industry moves fast, and so must we - but we have a great time doing it.
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We at Ramona Golf Lessons truly believe that the golf swing is built from the ground up. It may sound like a cliche, but no one plays without a good foundation. We strive to help our clients understand that everything the lower body does effects the entire swing. The use of video and motion analysis makes this learning process much easier this is why it can help students improve up to 3 times faster than without video analysis.
Golf is like learning to play the piano…you don't do it in one day and sound very good!
Every student is at a different stage when they come in. We understand that everyone has different abilities and physical makeup. That is why each program is individualized to that student. From the beginner to the established player, everyone can benefit from our personalized instruction.
Craig Frank (owner of RGL) on the value of using video:
What a person feels and actually does are two different things in the golf swing. The advent of the video camera was instrumental in teaching the golf swing. Even as a PGA member I was shocked the first time I went on video and the quick improvement. Seeing is truly believing. And now with the state of the art equipment used here at RGL you can really see the difference.


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Potter County authorities have filed a nuisance lawsuit against the owners of an Amarillo Boulevard hotel over alleged criminal activity.
The suit, filed by the 47th District attorney's office against Manilal Lalan and Jyoti Lalan, their agents or employees, focuses on police reports of drug trafficking and prostitution at the Caravan Motel, 620 W. Amarillo Blvd.
Tim Pirtle, an attorney representing the owners, said he will argue the case in a hearing before 181st District Judge Sam Kiser.
The district attorney's office has asked Kiser to grant a temporary injunction that orders the defendants to abate the nuisance.
"Plaintiff will suffer immediate and irreparable harm unless an injunction issues because plaintiff will be required to expend enormous law enforcement resources policing the premises and the areas surrounding it," the complaint said.
The court also can prohibit the defendants from maintaining a nuisance pending trial on the case.
The complaint, filed by Assistant District Attorney Melinda Mayo, cited several incidents since June 29 in which officers observed possession or delivery of controlled substances at the hotel.
On Aug. 6, law-enforcement officers arrested at least seven people for possession and delivery of a controlled substance.
The same day, Sgt. Greg Soltis and members of the Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving Unit met with the Manilal Lalan and Jyoti Lalan and discussed problems at the location, but the Lalans refused to sign a guidelines of operation agreement.
Such agreements require businesses to make good-faith efforts to stop illegal activities such as gambling, prostitution and narcotics violations.
Several people have pleaded guilty to drug-related offenses committed at the hotel in the past year.
On Dec. 8, police observed a person offer to engage in sexual intercourse and / or deviate sexual intercourse for a fee.
If a trial is held in the case, Kiser could order that the hotel be closed for up to a year.
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The bad news from a new University of Pennsylvania study is that bedbugs are everywhere in Philadelphia.
The good news - for now - is that they seem to lie low in the winter.
The Penn team analyzed 236 calls to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health between December 2008 and May 2011. It learned that the number of reports was increasing, that they came from almost all parts of the city, and that the bugs caused the most distress in the summer.
Michael Z. Levy, assistant professor in the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, said that surprisingly little was known about bedbugs - bloodsucking pests that practically disappeared for decades. Experts guess that they're back now due to increasing travel and their resistance to pesticides.


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'Orange is the New Black' will compete as a drama at Emmys and Golden Globes, pitting it against 'House of Cards'
"Orange is the New Black" will compete as a drama at Emmys and Golden Globes, pitting it against "House of Cards"
Netflix wouldn't say why it made the switch. It was assumed "Orange is the New Black" would compete as a comedy so it wouldn't go head-to-head with "House of Cards." PLUS: Laura Prepon goes brunette for her "Orange" return.
Eddie Murphy reuniting with Arsenio
Murphy will stop by his "Coming to America" pal's new talk show on Nov. 19.
Mariah Carey says "I hated" working on "American Idol," especially with "Satan"
"Honestly, I hated it," she said today in a radio interview, adding, in a likely diss of Nick Minaj: "It was like going to work every day in hell with Satan."
Discovery Channel orders "Dude, You're Screwed!"
The survival reality show will "kidnap" and plop down five survival experts in a harsh environment. Discovery originally titled the show "Catch and Release."
Syfy developing "Beowulf"
The Old English heroic epic poem is becoming a TV series.
E! airing a 90-minute Britney Spears documentary
Airing three days before Christmas, "I Am Britney Jean" promises to give "an intimate look" at "one of the most overexposed yet under-revealed stars of today."
"The Real World" no more: Exes twist will damage the MTV reality institution
Witout its tried-and-true formula, it's just not "The Real World" anymore.
"Game of Thrones" DVD will go inside the Red Wedding
Watch a preview of the Season 3 DVD.
Watch a "Space Jam" spoof of ESPN's "30 for 30"
"The Space Jam Game" featuring Michael Jordan.
Nickelodeon orders a "Go Viral" children's game show from Ryan Seacrest
Kids will compete in elimination challenges that use viral videos.


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Work The Track
- Artists Kevin Andrews, Jason Chance
- Release Date 2013-10-28
- Labels 1605
- Catalog 1605155
- Description Jason Chance & Kevin Andrews first met at the ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event) Music Conference a few years ago and became good friends immediately. Their first work together was when Jason remixed the Hoxton Whores 'Vicious Fever' single and that was then followed by Jason & Kevin's decision to hit the studio together to work on a collaboration. The guys enjoyed it so much that they now make sure it's a regular thing and this new single 'Work The Track' will be their third release together on the 1605 label.


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• The Grant County Industrial Development Authority will meet at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Chamber of Commerce in Williamstown.
• The Order of the Eastern Star No. 301 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Masonic Lodge No. 85 in Williamstown.
• The Crittenden/Dry Ridge Masonic Lodge No. 694 meets at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in Crittenden. Call Jerry Keith at 859-393-5169 for more information.
On Aug. 6, 2002, Chris Breeden's life changed forever.
Breeden was involved in a single-vehicle accident while riding his motorcycle on Knoxville Road. He was in a drug-induced coma for two weeks after the accident. When he awoke, he found out he had shattered both of his femurs, had a compound fracture below his right knee, had broken his back, neck, jaw, nose, eye socket, had cracked his skull and tore nerves out of his spinal cord, leaving his right arm paralyzed.
Breeden was in the hospital for 31 days.
Some races may be a year away, but candidates can already beginning filing for the May and November 2010 elections.
Potential candidates seeking an office on the 2010 ballot could begin filing with the Office of the Secretary of State and local county clerks Nov. 4.
Candidates will either appear on the May 18, 2010 primary or November 2, 2010 general election ballots.
Kentucky State Police are seeking information about two burglaries that occurred in the early morning hours of Nov. 28.
Both Family Dollar locations in Crittenden and Dry Ridge were burglarized when police say two suspects, believed to be white males, wearing ski masks and gloves pried open the front door and took an ax to the safe inside one of the stores.
A video at the Crittenden store indicates it was burglarized between 2:30 and 3 a.m., said KSP Detective Fred Scroggins.
Anyone with information should call Scroggins or Detective Nate Moore at 859-428-1212.
With eight assists in the Lady Demons' season opener against West Jessamine, Williamstown junior Chelsea West set a school record.
West, who has played at the varsity level since she was in seventh grade, surpassed Carol Robins' school record that had stood for 19 years.
The previous record was 449 and West now stands alone with 454.
Civil Suits
Sept. 9:
Discover Bank vs. Kenneth M. Miller, default of payment on credit agreement
First Financial Bank vs. Dale Leopold and Susan Leopold, default of payment on note
Jean W. Coy vs. Tracey P. Coy, petition for dissolution of marriage
Atlantic Credit & Finance, Inc. vs. Richard L. Hurst, plaintiff's motion to transfer case to Grant County
Sept. 10:
CACH, LLC vs. William J. Ebner, default of payment on note
CACH, LLC vs. Tara J. Smith, default of payment on note
(Editor's Note: The Grant County News publishes all items in police beat that are submitted from each individual police agency. The News does not omit names from police reports.)
Grant County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Brian Maines investigated an accident at 4:36 p.m. Nov. 6 on Indian Hill Drive in Crittenden. The drivers involved were Jesse C. May, 34, of Crittenden driving a 2003 Chevrolet and Michael K. Duley, 41, of Crittenden driving a 2001 Ford.
Bells soon will be ringing outside the Dry Ridge Wal-Mart as the Salvation Army conducts its annual kettle drive.
Each year, bell ringers brave the cold and wind to collect needed funds for the Grant County Salvation Army unit.
Eighty-percent of the funds collected stay in Grant County to provide emergency assistance to residents with their utility bills, medication or other similar needs.
The remaining 20 percent goes to the Cincinnati chapter, but returns in other ways, including reduced fees for children to attend summer camp.
The Williamstown Band Boosters are now taking orders for fruit through Nov. 30. If you would like to place an order, contact Meleasa Sherman at 824-6460 or 468-5681 or any band booster member. All orders will be delivered the week of Dec. 14. All prices are the same as last year.
20lbs. oranges $19, 20lbs. ruby red grapefruit $19, 20lbs. mixed oranges and grapefruit $20; 23 to 25lbs. gift trio (12 apples, 12 oranges and 12 grapefruit) $30 and 23 to 25 lbs. citrus trio (12 tangelos, 12 oranges and 12 grapefruit) $25.
Deputy John Money executed a warrant for Erik Harper, 28, of Dry Ridge at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 16.
Deputy Andy Reeves executed a warrant for Christopher D. Prater, 37, of Williamstown at 12:25 p.m. Nov. 16. Prater was lodged at the Grant County Detention Center.
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NHL players start voting on 'disclaimer'
NEW YORK — Less than a day after letting a self-imposed deadline pass to declare a "disclaimer of interest," NHL players were set to begin voting to restore their executive board's authority to dissolve the union.
The NHLPA's membership was scheduled to begin voting on the disclaimer at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, according to a source. It will be conducted over a 48-hour period.
The first vote, held over five days last month, passed overwhelmingly. Should the same thing happen again and the NHLPA elects to notify the league it is disclaiming, it would open the door for players to file anti-trust lawsuits.
The new disclaimer vote was part of a busy Thursday that saw much more action away from the bargaining room than in it. The NHLPA also filed its statement of defence with the district court in New York, arguing that the lawsuit filed by the NHL last month should be dismissed because it was brought forward for "strategic reasons."
The league had asked the court to rule on the legality of the lockout in a move considered to be a pre-emptive strike to a potential "disclaimer of interest" from the NHLPA. The union had until Jan. 7 to make a response and filed its paperwork with the court a few days early.
Against that backdrop, the sides only met for about an hour on Thursday afternoon — a departure from more frequent negotiations in recent days. NHLPA special counsel Steve Fehr led a group of players and staff into the session with U.S. federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh while his brother Don stayed out of talks.
It was unclear when negotiations would resume.
A good stretch of bargaining this week has produced some progress towards ending the labour dispute, including an apparent agreement between the sides to allow each team up to two compliance buyouts prior to the 2013-14 season. Those would allow teams to terminate player contracts without being penalized against the salary cap, although the buyout amounts would count against the players' overall share in revenue.
The sides had also secured agreement on a 20 per cent yearly salary variance in contracts, an improvement from the NHL's previous demand of 10 per cent.
However, the salary cap range for the 2013-14 season — the first full one under the new CBA — remained a significant hurdle, according to sources. The league has proposed an upper limit of $60 million with a lower limit of $44 million. The union is seeking a $65-million cap and a $44-million floor.
There is also lingering disagreement over who would shoulder the financial liability in a switch to a defined benefit pension plan for players.
"It's a very complicated issue," commissioner Gary Bettman said early Thursday morning. "The number of variables and the number of issues that have to be addressed by people who carry the title actuary or pension lawyer are pretty numerous and it's pretty easy to get off track.
"But that's something that we understand is important to the players and if we can get the issues resolved we're hopeful we can satisfy the players on that issue but that's still a work in progress."
With no agreement in sight, the financial losses are mounting for both sides.
The league was hoping a 52-game schedule could be squeezed in if a deal was reached this week and training camps opened over the weekend. Bettman has set a deadline of Jan. 11 to preserve a 48-game season, the minimum he says the NHL is willing to consider playing.
The difference in those two formats alone would cost the average player $120,000, based on an average yearly salary of $2.4 million and the gap between their projected pro-rated salaries. The combined loss of 60 extra events in buildings around the league would be even more for owners.
Clearly, it's something to think about. But with the lockout reaching its 110th day, there was still no deal yet in sight.


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GLASSBORO --A LukOil attendant has been charged with filing a fictitious report with police after telling authorities he was robbed by two men, police said.
Bobby Zinn Jr., no age available, of South Academy Street here also was charged with theft and obstruction of justice.
Zinn contacted police about 7:25 p.m. Friday and claimed he was robbed by two men while working at the North Main Street gas station.
Zinn reported two men approached him and asked to break a $100 bill, police said. As he was making change, the attendant reported one of the men grabbed money from him and fled, police said.
Borough and Rowan University conducted what was described as an "extensive" search of the immediate area. After questioning Zinn, police determined he had fabricated the story to conceal his own theft of $300 from the business, authorities said.


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Extended Interview: Buckley looks back at year for Democrats, looks ahead to 2013
UPDATED 7:15 AM EST Dec 29, 2012
State Democratic party Chairman Ray Buckley joins James Pindell to look back at what ended up being a very good year for New Hampshire Democrats.
Buckley discusses how he turned the party around from the 2010 elections and what to expect from Democrats next year.
Buckley also gives his thoughts on the Republican Party chairman's race.
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To date, Foursquare has offered minimal competition in the world of social networking from an effective marketing standpoint because it has focused more on fun rather than brand awareness. The reality is while it acts as a marketing tool, people get caught up in the frivolous features like its points-driven race for mayor (sadly, a title I've yet to hold).
If you've neglected to use Foursquare in the past, it's time to recognize that it's evolving in a way that may benefit the mystery shopping industry. The main benefit relates to their micro-check-in upgrade. Let's look at specifically what Foursquare is up to and why it matters:
- What is this change? Micro-check-ins offered by Foursquare allow individuals to check in at a location that falls within another check-in point. In the past, you could simply check in at a store like Macy's with no ability to check into the cosmetics department or the coffee shop WITHIN Macy's for a cup of java.
- Why does this matter? In order for retailers to use Foursquare to gauge customer experience and use Foursquare to get more insight on their shoppers, they need to know where people are going and what they're doing. A customer that can only check in at a mall truly isn't providing any information to retailers. The frequency she is visiting a specific store is unknown, and if she leaves feedback with her check-in, she could be referencing an experience at any retailer. The same applies in a department store. Micro-check-ins can help these retailers determine which departments are leaving customers the most satisfied or dissatisfied so they can identify areas for improvement and reinforce those that are meeting expectations.
- What can retailers learn from Foursquare? With the use of Foursquare, retailers can get insight into the shopping habits of their customers (sometimes by demographic), customer satisfaction based on feedback and referrals and develop a new venue to reach out to prospective customers to increase brand awareness.
What do you think about these Foursquare changes as a retailer? Will it change your use of this social networking tool?


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UTAS Home › Faculty of Arts › Visual and Performing Arts › › I Stand Corrected
NEW Gallery Special Event
Start Date
26th Nov 2012
End Date
13th Dec 2012
NEW Gallery, Newnham Campus
Guest opening speakers: David Pearce (OAM) & Barb Olsen (David Helfgott Awakenings Award) with a Symposium on History of Orthopaedic Footwear by John Semmens
Exhibition opening: 5.30 - 7pm Thursday 29 November 2012
Exhibition curator: Dr Jane Deeth
Exhibition dates: 26 November - 13 December 2012
This exhibition looks at orthopaedic footwear from beyond a functional perspective.
At the very heart of the show are the people who wear such footwear – their thoughts, feelings and opinions/footprints.
We all make choices about what we wear based on who we are, what we like, what is fashionable at the moment, what we look good in and what we might be doing – sensible shoes for walking or killer heels to show off on a night out.
Shoemakers, podiatrists and others who work in orthopaedics try to make or fit shoes that help wearers regain or increase their mobility, and make them more comfortable.
In contrast, over recent decades designers and manufacturers have made shoes for able-bodied wearers that create an uncanny orthopaedic 'look'.
Ironically anyone with foot problems could never wear these shoes.
But does having a problem that requires special footwear mean shoes need to be boring?
image credits: 'Super Elevated Ghillie' shoes designed by Vivienne Westwood (1998), traditional Orthopaedic Shoe andAlice in Wonderland Fantasy Sculpture Shoe designed by James Newton (2011)
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English Paper Piecing, the creation of a quilt block or entire quilt using fabric wrapped around paper patterns, is a terrific skill to add to any quilter's "box of tools." Since fabric is "wrapped" around the paper cut to the exact size, precision in piecing can be achieved. The technique works well with traditional or modern fabrics, giving all quilters a useful technique for hand piecing. A wide variety of shapes may be used when using this technique; however, the hexagon shape is the most common. Seven hexagons form a Grandmother's Flower Garden block which can then be surrounded by 12 more hexagons if desired and then appliqued to a background material or set together with setting hexagons to form an entire quilt. Along with hexagons, apple cores, clamshells, diamonds, octagons, pentagons, and rectangles, squares, triangles, trapezoids, half-hexagons, and tumblers are all popular shapes used in English paper piecing. Unless otherwise specified, the hexagon shape will be referred to in this article.
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May 3, 2003, 02:39 AM
A while back there was a movie out, I think it was in first tun theathres, about the sniper duel that took place in a Russian town at the end of WW2. Can some one point me to the movie title?
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May 3, 2003, 02:42 AM
"Enemy at the Gates"
Badger Arms
May 3, 2003, 02:52 AM
Don't bother. It ignores the truth. Strange, they could have made a movie out of the real story but, for some reason, Hollywood chose to completely ignore reality.
May 3, 2003, 06:35 AM
They turned it into a love movie also.
Like they did to Pearl Harbor.
It started out decent,then sank fast.
The stats were trumped up to capture your attention.
May 3, 2003, 09:17 AM
but, for some reason, Hollywood chose to completely ignore reality.
Hollywood just has a reality all its own. And it usually doesn't involve the truth.
May 3, 2003, 10:42 AM
I'm not too worried about whether a movie based on an unverified Soviet propaganda story (the Zaitsev duel) is "truthful". I liked the movie and found it as believable as SPR. It gave a pretty accurate view of the regard the Soviets had for their troops and the importance of propaganda in the "Great Patriotic War".
Some scenes were a little cliche'd or over the top, but all in all, it was one of the better movies to come out, certainly better than "Windtalkers" or the Sean Penn, Nick Nolte WW2 film (name escapes me).
Dave Markowitz
May 3, 2003, 11:21 AM
...or the Sean Penn, Nick Nolte WW2 film (name escapes me).
"The Thin Red Line"
It SUCKED. The best part about that movie was when it ended, which as I sat through it was something I thought would never happen.
May 3, 2003, 11:48 AM
the Sean Penn, Nick Nolte WW2 film (name escapes me).
Thin Red Line. wretched thing, when i saw it by 3/4 through half the audience had left.
by the way Enemy at the Gates was pretty bad on a "historical movie" scale.
but surprizingly their IS supporiting evidnece for A good deal of what has been printed about Zeitsev in the past 20-30 years. including a Finnish interveiw of Zeitsev sometime in the 60's.
known facts,
the man survived an extended time (more than 12 hours) in Stalingrad as naval infantry (he was a Navy Clerk, whose unit was called to the front).
Someone during that first week or less saw that unlike most russian troops in the city he was actually AIMING and hitting what he aimed at. so he was made a sniper.
after another stretch of time zeitsev is made an instructor (he's still breathing, in that place, at that time this meant you were GOOD) in the Stalingrad sniper school.
around this time a German Officer from the Sniper school outside berlin shows up in Stalingrad. russians say he's after Zeitsev, the germans never say. and the odds are he was there to observe what we would now call "Sniper operations in a MOUT Enviroment". either way the russians use his appearence as a propaganda item.
a short time later Zeitsev, scores a confirmed kill of a German field grade officer in an adapted pit hide, the officer is well fed, well clothed (for stalingrad ) and wears the Cap Badge of a Sniper. this kill was made with the inadvertant and STUPID help of the comisar Danilov, who while out with Zeitsev in the railyard area, suddenly jumps up and says something to the effect of "i think i see him!" and gets his fool head blown off.
within a few days the officer from the german sniper school is reported as missing, then KIA.
Zeitsev continues on, with the veiw of "i'm still breathing they aren't, that's all there is to it"
BTW i don't think that Jude Law looks ANYTHING like a Siberian of Mongol descent. do you?? :rolleyes:
Also the "love interest" is based on a real woman, though it is not clear what her relationship with Vasily Zeitsev was. and many accounts say she was an american.
May 3, 2003, 12:22 PM
The most accurate account of the duel between Russian Chief Master Sergeant Vasily Zaitsev and German SS Colonel Heinz Thorvald that I am aware of is given in the book War of the Rats by David L. Robbins. He takes the facts from many historical books detailing the events of the battle of Stalingrad and the actual duel itself, combines this with reports from individuals that were present and creates a fictionalized account of the duel. He lets the reader know in what areas he took creative control of the story and why he did so.
Of course, some of the historical record is enhanced by Russian propaganda and denied by German propaganda, but there are enough facts to give credence to the fact the duel did occur and Zaitsev did win.
John G
May 3, 2003, 12:29 PM
I like Enemy at the Gates. Yes, it's fiction, but so is Saving Private Ryan. As it stands, Enemy at the Gates is a good view of the battle of Stalingrad from the Russian perspective.
As for The Thin Red Line, I think people went to see it expecting another saving private ryan-style action movie. Thin Red Line is a drama, and I can see where some folks don't have the patience for it. It's a more cerebral film than SPR, and doesn't stick to Hollywood cliches.
May 3, 2003, 12:49 PM
Thin Red Line is a drama
Ah! I knew there was a reason I thought it was boring and disjointed. :)
May 3, 2003, 05:11 PM
I think it would have done better if the studio would have put it out the next year.
May 3, 2003, 10:41 PM
I watched about 1/3-1/2 of thin red line before i had to turn the POS off. Its not that it was drama.. It was a friggan un-realistic soap opra mind numbing pointless drama.
Woody Haroldson detonating a grenade on his belt then living to shout "I BLEW MY ASS OFF I BLEW MY ASS OFF!" And finishing a dramatic death scene? Oh my God! When does the hurting stop?! I give it a negative 3 stars.:barf: :barf: :barf:
Possibly one of the worst movies i have EVER seen, and that inclues the movie fodder for MST3K!:banghead:
May 4, 2003, 01:10 AM
"Enemy at the Gates" made me laugh until my sides hurt. Watching those filthy commie pigs die in the mud like the PsOS that they are/were delighted me to no end.
My favorite part is when the Ruskies start using the only HMG they have to mow down their own troops. ROTFLMFAO
Any movie that features the whacking and stacking of Commies and Nazis gets two thumbs up from me, every time! :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
May 4, 2003, 01:16 AM
What? No technical questions about the Mosin-Nagant or Mauser sniper variants? Off to General we go.... :)
May 4, 2003, 01:21 AM
And while we're at it.. I think "Enemy at the Gates" was about one of the most depressing movies I've ever seen.
Ya lose, you're under the thumb of a maniacal mass-mudering despot who goes down in history as one of the worst monsters of the 20th century.
Ya win, you're under the thumb of a maniacal mass-mudering despot who goes down in history as the other of the worst monsters of the 20th century.
Talk about your motivation. :(
May 4, 2003, 01:23 AM
and here we are.......
May 4, 2003, 01:34 AM
My understanding is that there never was a German sniper named König sent to kill Zaitsev.
Bearing that in mind, I thought it was a really excellent movie that showed a segment of the war that very few people know about.
Were parts of it bastardized for modern movie-goers who have no understanding of ballistics, or made more appealing through the injection of a (rather cliche) love story?
But whaddya expect, if a movie didn't have mass appeal, then no one would go see it, resulting in no movie to go see.
Regardless, the movie served to crucify two evil philosophies at once: Nazism and Communism, which is always good in my book. :)
May 4, 2003, 10:10 AM
It has been a while since seeing the movie, but I do remember a spot where one of the snipers takes a shot at the other while the other was running through the hallway of a building where he could not be seen and jumping a gap made presumably by the war effort in the area and then getting shot in the head. BS if you ask me.
May 4, 2003, 01:09 PM
Actually, the sniper was in his post, and he saw one of them jump the gap. He then aimed at the gap, and then was all lined up to shoot the second one in mid air as he lept. Far fetched, but not impossible.
John G
May 4, 2003, 04:46 PM
I agree, the love story was unnecessary. The usual Hollywood crap, but I don't mind. It was Rachael Wiess! That's my future ex-wife we're talking about (well, her and Salma). :D
Ian Sean
May 4, 2003, 06:45 PM
I was dismayed when it was announced they were making The Thin Red Line into a movie. It was a very good book, unfortunately it has a lot of personnal thoughts, via the first person(s). It is very well written, hard hitting and moving. Unfortunatly this type of book makes it totally unadaptable for the big screen, the movie was barely comprehensible to me having recently re-read the book, I can only imagine someone who didn't.
I would still recommend reading the book.
May 5, 2003, 01:01 AM
The love scences was the real turn off for me (' cant figure out how it fits in the movie :mad: ), otherwise its a good movie as far as entertainment goes. Not true to life, but some characters/events are.
Another one to avoid is Sniper II w/ Tom Berringer(?). Just buy a Whooper sandwich instead!
May 5, 2003, 01:55 AM
The part of the Zeitsev/Thorvald duel that makes it fiction in many historian's eyes is the utter lack of operational or unit records of the event, something which would have been very evident considering the importance of quelling the snipers, and on the russian side they certainly should have had some record of it on the unit level, yet it's all just stories. The German's made absolutely zero mention of it, while the Russians who had every motivation to did not either.
Consider an event like the Billy Sing's sniper duel in Turkey during WWI, where both sides made account with names/dates of the sniping. Something doesn't "sit right" with many experts about the battle. It could have happened, but more than likely it's just a nice piece of propoganda. Zeitsev himself has never officially denied or confirmed the duel happened.
May 5, 2003, 02:44 AM
I thought the Russians in the movie could have had more Russian-like accents. After all, the Germans got to have German-like accents. It wasn't the worst sniper movie ever. I remember seeing one sniper movie where a guy hears a rifle report and raises his eyebrow THEN gets shot in the eye through his scope.
May 5, 2003, 09:51 AM
Except for the artsy crap like the natives dancing and the water dripping off of leaves, I thought The Thin Red Line was pretty good. Did anyone ever see the original? I haven't, I was just curious as to how they compare.
May 5, 2003, 09:56 AM
Even though most people here are really into history, movies like EATG can serve to spark the interest in others. For example, my wife hates watching war movies, but for some reason she really liked EATG. Now she is studying the actual events more closely. In addition to that, what Justin said.
May 5, 2003, 10:23 AM
Along with Ian's statement about "Thin Red Line", I read and listened on tape to EATG, upon hearing that a movie was planned, I really knew there were too many ' thought dialouges' for it to be any good on film.
However, that said, I own it. My son is 37, but I am still rounding up his education.
May 5, 2003, 12:38 PM
Maybe a little off topic, but as far as historical war movies goes, Band of Brothers is a great reccomendation. I had the chance to see it for the first time on HBO. It's a documentary type mini-series. Don't let that "mini-series" title throw you off though. It's actually a great historical movie about the 101'st Airborne division and Easy Co. It's a Spielberg flic, so it should be good!!! Just my 2 cents.
May 5, 2003, 01:00 PM
Well, I _liked_ Thin Red Line. I thought it was beautifully filmed, and I didn't see too many firearms screwups in it... The looks at the characters really said things... the passed-over officer, the youthful fast-track general, etc... I actually thought that Penn did a good job. He's an actor, and a pretty decent one. Not a great human being, but a decent actor. Don't have to like him, you know?
And yeah, it'd be possible for a pineapple grenade to do that sorta thing. The human psyche is a funny thing.
TRL isn't a war movie, but it's about war, and about what it does to people. When the puzzled, almost conscientious objector, protagonist sacrifices himself so that his buddies can get away...
EATG also struck me as a decent movie. IMHO, better than _either_ of the sniper flicks as far as the actual shooting.
May 5, 2003, 04:01 PM
Yeah, Band of Brothers was a great movie series! Me and my dad enjoyed watching the whole series (he's a WWII veteran). I planning on buying the whole DVD collection.
May 5, 2003, 04:24 PM
Sniper II? Didin't even know that one was out.
Thin Red line. Even my wife said "You can't have enjoyed watching that. It was stupid." I greed taht the best part of that movie was when it ended.
I did like "Enemy at the Gates" Not so accurate, but enjoyable down time.
Johnny Guest
May 12, 2003, 02:04 PM
Sure glad I didn't waste my money seeing it in a theatre. I was at a school in Austin when several of us ordered pizza and rented a couple of movies.
Even with good companionship and very decent food, I thought I'd barf with all the Felini-esque, sky-through-the-trees, changing-focus bullstuff. (HELP! I'm trapped in Last Year at Marienbad!) There WAS some decent small arms use, but a lot of misuse as well. :rolleyes:
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Paul Jones, 1922-2005
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Maybe my happiest memory of him is so simple that it could almost be a snapshot. When I was a boy, I would sometimes stay the night with my grandparents. When the summer nights were cool, we would sit on the front porch with my grandma and me on a squeaky wood swing. My grandpa would sit on the stone wall around the porch while my grandma told stories and hugged me. Grandpa was in heaven at moments like that. Just sitting there with the people he loved, knowing that the world was all right, was enough for him to be happy.
The last time I went back and saw that porch swing, I was amazed at how flimsy it looked. I don't know if it grew fragile with time or if it was always that frail and I just didn't notice.
It hurt Saturday, and I was glad to be with my girlfriend away from home. I was glad I didn't have to deal with familiar surroundings and that there was someone there who cared about how I felt. The people who have the biggest affect on our lives often don't know the extent of their influence.
Shortly after I was booted out of the Army, I took refuge from the world in my grandparent's basement. I was young and confused and desperately in need of direction. He didn't have answers for me, but he did have the generosity of spirit to give me a place to stay while I regrouped and prepared myself for life. He was shelter and safety when I was in need.
During those last few years of his life, he spent his money and his energy to help his wife and kids. It was completely selfless--without hope of any benefit for him and with little thought to his own comfort or health. He just wanted his family to be okay.
He was a good man. He certainly wasn't wealthy, he wasn't the worldliest, and he wasn't perfect. But he was a good man. I will miss his quiet presence, his faith, his sly sense of humor, and his caring.
My world is smaller today.
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Reality set in in 2009 when service problems at Caremark led to billions in lost corporate contracts. In reaction, the stock has trailed the returns of the S&P 500 and its largest rival, Walgreens (WAG).
Just as the Miami Heat slowly turned its season around, CVS Caremark's business is also picking up. ROC, ROA and profit margins are all increasing. Inventory turnover, a key retail metric, is now higher than WAG's, the more efficient operator. Revenue growth at the CVS retail segment over the last three years has averaged 8.3% vs. 8% for WAG. As seen in the table below, CVS Retail compares favorably with WAG, which commands a 12x Enterprise Value to EBIT (Earnings before interest and taxes) multiple.
When comparing its separate divisions to the nearest competitors, CVS is undervalued. At its recent price, CVS had a total Enterprise Value (market value of equity + debt – cash) of $59B. Its retail division has $4.5B in operating income (or EBIT). Applying the 12x EV/EBIT multiple that the market gives WAG would value the retail division at $54.4B, so the market appears to be assigning the Caremark division a value of only $5B.
If the Caremark division was valued at the average 13x multiple of ESRX and MHS, it would have an EV of $31B. Using a sum of the parts relative valuation, CVS Caremark should have a value of around $50 per share, a 34% premium to their current price.


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Draeger -- Bulthuis
Tonya Draeger and Troy Bulthuis, both of Willmar, are engaged to be married May 21 at First Presbyterian Church in Willmar.
Draeger is the daughter of Mary Draeger of Hutchinson and Dennis Peterson of New Boston, Texas.
She is a 2001 graduate of Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop High School in Gibbon. She is employed by Giovanni's Pizza in Willmar.
Bulthuis is the son of Robin and Jerry Bulthuis of New London.
He is a 2002 graduate of Willmar Senior High School. He is employed by Jerry's Flooring and Sales in Willmar.