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DURHAM, N.C., April 30 (UPI) — U.S. researchers found chief executive officers who appear competent — who look the part — earn more money than less competent-looking CEOs.
Professors John Graham, Campbell Harvey and Manju Puri of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business paired photos of the chief executive officers of large and small companies with photos of non-executives with similar facial features, hairstyles and clothing. They asked 2,000 participants to assess photos of the same 100 CEOs and non-executives based on attractiveness, competence, trustworthiness and likeability.
"Other researchers have found links between beauty and workers' pay, and demonstrated that politicians benefit from good looks at election time," Graham said in a statement. "We wanted to see whether appearance also plays a role at the corporate executive level."
The study, published as National Bureau of Economic Research working paper number 1590, found the CEOs rated competent just by their appearance tended to have higher income of 7.5 percent.
"We are told that CEOs are very carefully vetted by boards of directors and professional consultants — as they should be for their multimillion-dollar jobs," Harvey said. "The fact that our research shows that appearance is unquestionably significant turns my stomach."
The paper is at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1571469.
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NEW YORK — Former Mets center fielder Angel Pagan returned to Citi Field with a bang tonight, hitting his first home run of the season for his new team, the Giants, a shot to left-center field in the third inning. He wound up 1-for-5.
That he left in the first place was somewhat unexpected.
"It was kind of a shock," Pagan said. "It got me by surprise. But I was to be a part of this organization, that won a championship. They're committed to repeat (their 2010 championship) and win. I was happy. At the same time, I thank the Mets organization for giving me a great opportunity to be here."
Pagan spent four seasons in Flushing, arriving in a 2008 trade from the Chicago Cubs — although he was originally drafted by the Mets in the fourth round in the 1999 draft. He had an uneven time with the club, posting solid seasons in 2009 and 2010.
Pagan batted .262 last season, his average falling 28 points from 2010, his OPS dipping to .694, and his errors doubling to a majors-leading 10 among center fielders.
• Andres Torres has made progress in his rehab in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The center fielder went on the 15-day disabled list two weeks ago with a strained left calf.
Collins said two days ago that Torres needs to prove he can sprint at top speed. He has picked up his activity level but still has not run at full speed, nor run the bases, but he has done outfield drills.
Torres has to show that he can come out of the blocks without aggravating his calf injury.
"One of the things that's basically been the cause is basically this explosion that he has that has caused the injury," Collins said. "So they're trying to put him through those start-stop drills before they really start to extend his running program."
When he does come back, the center field job will be his.
• Frank Francisco took the loss last night. He allowed one run in his only inning of work in the 10th, while walking two and striking out one.
• Johan Santana pitched his bullpen session today without issue and is on pace to start Monday.
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Braves make final roster decisions
Craig Kimbrel and Jonny Venters made solid impressions while experiencing their first Major League Spring Training. But the two young Braves relievers learned Friday afternoon that they will begin this upcoming season with Triple-A Gwinnett.
Manager Bobby Cox just announced that Jo-Jo Reyes and Jesse Chavez have claimed the final two available spots in his bullpen. In addition, he revealed that Brooks Conrad won his roster battle with Joe Thurston, who will also begin the season in Gwinnett.
Once Scott Proctor is deemed ready to return from Tommy John surgery in a few weeks, Reyes or Chavez will likely be sent to the Minors.
The Braves also revealed that highly-regarded first base prospect Freedie Freeman will begin the season with Gwinnett. There was some thinking that he would spend at least a month or two with Double-A Mississippi.
But some within the organization believe he needed to be at the Triple-A level where he will likely see more strikes than he would at the Double-A level.
Cox also revealed that catcher Clint Sammons, shortstop Brandon Hicks, outfielder Matt Young and right-handed pitchers Jeff Lyman and Cory Gearrin will also begin the season with Gwinnett.
Check back later for other roster announcements.
Roster battles taking shape
Before this afternoon's game against the Phillies, I mentioned that I felt the final two bullpen spots would be claimed by Jo-Jo Reyes and Jesse Chavez. A few hours later, I'm willing to make this assumption with greater confidence and also say that I think Brooks Conrad currently holds the lead in the battle for the last roster spot for a position player.
Conrad ended an 0-for-15 slump that extended back to March 18 with a seventh-inning homer this afternoon off Chad Durbin. But my thinking has more to do with the fact that even during his prolonged slump the Braves never soured on this journeyman, who gained a lot of favor with the work ethic he brought to the park during his short stints with Atlanta last year.
Had Thurston been in the Braves organization last year he might have gained the same advantage. So far he has proven to be the same kind of likable player who is very similar to Conrad in many ways.
But if I had to guess right now, the nod will go to Conrad, who also draws the advantage provided by the fact that he is already on the 40-man roster and Thurston isn't.
"Brooksy did a great job for us last year," Bobby Cox said. "He won us some games."
Chavez at least regained his sanity this afternoon while working a perfect inning against the Phillies. During his previous two outings, he had worked 1 1/3 innings, allowed 11 hits (all singles) and eight earned runs.
"The last two outings haven't been indicative of the way he's pitched," Cox said. "He kept the ball down and he did it again today. It was the same as the last two times for me."
Cox has repeatedly pointed out that Chavez was marred by bad luck in those previous two outings and those who witnessed both could certainly back up my belief that this wasn't just another case where the veteran manager was going out of his way to back up a player that didn't deserve to be defended.
When we approached Chavez this afternoon, he looked relieved. Thinking back on his two previous outings, he could only laugh and say, "what did I give up like 11 singles and only about half of them even left the infield?"
"I'm not the first to say it, but I'm not a spring pitcher," said Chavez, who was a surprise addition to Pittsburgh's Opening Day roster last year. "But this is what it's for. Get them out of the way now and be ready to roll once the lights turn on."
It was interesting to hear Cox say after today's game that there is some concern about putting Reyes in the bullpen to start this year because of the fact that as a starter at Gwinnett he would provide insurance if one of the members of the Atlanta rotation was sidelined.
"It's a predicament because Jo-Jo is a starter/backup guy if we send him out," Cox said. "If we keep him, he could help us here too."
With Reyes pitching two perfect innings today and Jonny Venters seemingly crumbling under the pressure while allowing the Phillies three runs in just two-thirds of an inning, there's even more reason to believe the Braves would rather go with Reyes.
Venters allowed a leadoff double to Jimmy Rollins and issued consecutive walks to Chase Utley and Ryan Howard (with the bases loaded) before recording his first out. As for Craig Kimbrel, the only thing he surrendered while going up against Utley, Howard, Jayson Werth and Shane Victorino was a single by Howard.
But the Braves seem to be shying away from sending the still-green Kimbrel to the Majors with just 14 games of experience above the Class A Minor League level. With this being said, he's shown enough to lead me to expect to see him in Atlanta at some point this year.
If all of this proves to be true, those final bullpen spots will go to Chavez and Reyes. And if the Braves are really hesitant about the fact that they don't have much depth in the starting pitching department, they could send Reyes to Gwinnett to get stretched out when Scott Proctor is deemed ready to join the Atlanta bullpen.
While Kris Medlen is certainly capable of making a spot start if necessary, his positioning in the rotation could weaken the bullpen's depth. As mentioned last week, this young right-hander has proven that his versatility extends to his ability to be a detriment to left-handed hitters.
With Medlen in the bullpen mix, the Braves could be confident carrying Eric O'Flaherty as their only true left-handed middle reliever.
Chavez and Dunn intensify bullpen battle
As the rain started to pelt Roger Dean Stadium this afternoon, Braves manager Bobby Cox gained the sense the game might be called after five or six innings. Fortunately for Jesse Chavez and left-hander Mike Dunn, the entire game was played, allowing them a chance to improve their places in the battle for the final available bullpen spots.
After his team's 4-2 win over the Marlins, Cox said that he had just seen Dunn and Chavez provide their strongest efforts so far during the exhibition season.
Dunn, who has allowed just one run in 6 1/3 innings, recorded a strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning. During his perfect eighth inning, Chavez showed that he is able to command his fastball better than he had during his four previous outings.
"Chavez was better," Cox said. "He kept the ball down better. He gave up two long flies, but at least he kept the ball down…He's not wild, wild. He just gets it up."
While Chavez has now provided three consecutive scoreless appearances, it's apparent that he isn't producing the same kind of optimism that he did after the bullpen sessions he completed during the early days of camp. It also doesn't help that he allowed seven earned runs in the first 2 2/3 innings he worked this year.
As mentioned earlier today, Craig Kimbrel and Jonny Venters have pushed themselves to the front of the pack in the battle to gain the final available bullpen spots. They'll both be available to pitch on Thursday afternoon against the Cardinals.
While visiting his former manager before today's game, Marlins utility man Wes Helms had nothing but praiseworthy things to say about Kimbrel and Venters, who he had seen for the first time on Tuesday afternoon at Disney.
NOTES: Brian McCann kept his hot bat alive on Wednesday afternoon with a third-inning single that plated three runs. But while going just 1-for-3 against the Marlins, the All-Star catcher saw his batting average dip to .500 (9-for-18).
"Mac is ready, I don't know what to do with him the rest of the spring," Cox jokingly said.
Speaking of batting average, Nate McLouth went hitless in his three at-bats and is now hitting .036 (1-for-28). But if you're once again stretching for the positives, you can take note of the fact that he hasn't struck out in either of the past two games.
At the other end of the spectrum, Jason Heyward singled in the sixth inning and went 1-for-3 to lower his batting average to .440 (11-for-25). More importantly, the 20-year-old right fielder has now reached safely in each of the 11 games he has played this year.
"You're never going to shut him down," Cox said. "He's either going to walk get a hit or do something."
A review of the Grapefruit League opener
One game into the Braves exhibition season, Tommy Hanson has provided the reminder that he's a special talent and Martin Prado has already laced a couple of liners that provide indication that he can still hit with his slimmed-down frame.
And of course, Mr Heyward took advantage of the opportunity to prove his game consists of much more than the power potential that fueled all of those batting practice stories that you read last week.
Bobby Cox called Heyward's third-inning single through the right side of the infield, " "the hardest-hit single you'll ever see in your life." But just as impressive was the 20-year-old outfielder's ability to draw a walk after falling behind with a 1-2 count in the first inning.
After showing good bat control while fouling off an offspeed pitch that seemed to initially fool him, Heyward showed great poise while sitting on a 3-2 curveball. Then two innings later wanting to increase Yunel Escobar's options to drive him home with one out, the 6-foot-5, 245-pound outfielder easily swiped third base.
As Heyward slid into third base, I immediately thought about Chipper Jones saying that the phenom would earn a spot on the Opening Day roster once he proved that he has a grasp of the finer points of the game — like knowing when to hit to the right side and knowing when to take an extra base.
After the game, I caught up with Darryl Strawberry, who is in camp with the Mets as a special instructor. The eight-time All-Star had some praise for the Braves outfielder, who has drawn comparisons to him.
"He has a tremendous amount of confidence in himself," Strawberry said. "That's a big part of this game. If you believe in yourself, you can excel. He has a good idea about what the game is all about. He's going to go through some highs and lows. That's just what the game is all about for everybody. If he stays focused and plays hard, he will be very special."
Check out more of Strawberry's comments within a story that should post shortly on MLB.com and braves.com.
If Heyward isn't deemed ready for the Majors at the conclusion of camp, the starting rightfielder's job will go to Melky Cabrera, who laced a single the other way during the second inning and made an over-the-shoulder catch that drew attention from Cox.
"It wasn't a great play," Cox said. "But it was a (darn) good play in these conditions with the wind and you couldn't see the ball."
Cox also took time to send some praise in the direction of Kris Medlen, who allowed one hit and registered a strikeout in two scoreless innings.
Tuesday's negatives: Nate McLouth experienced a rough debut with a pair of strikeouts, including one that was registered with a questionable call on a check swing. Another former Pirate, Jesse Chavez also proved unable to provide the same kind of impression he had during the early days of camp.
Chavez was charged with three runs — two earned — three hits and one walk in just one inning of work. His damage might have been reduced had shortstop Brandon Hicks not lost a liner in the sun.
"Chavez was just geeked up a little bit, just fastball, fastball, fastball," Cox said. "He fell behind and got hit. He didn't really have a chance to pitch."
Tomorrow's game: Tim Hudson is scheduled to pitch the first two innings of Wednesday afternoon's game against the Mets at Disney. Peter Moylan and Eric O'Flaherty headline the cast of relievers who are scheduled to appear. Chipper Jones and Troy Glaus should also be making their exhibition season debuts.
Chavez impresses and Proctor appears to be ahead of schedule
The Braves enhanced the depth of their bullpen this past offseason and while watching his pitchers throw during their first official workout of the season, Braves manager Bobby Cox came away impressed by a number of the new acquisitions.
After Saturday's workout concluded, Cox said he was impressed with what he saw from his closer Billy Wagner and his primary setup man Takashi Saito. But he also had high praise for Jesse Chavez, the right-handed reliever who was acquired in exchange for Rafael Soriano in December.
"I remember how hard he threw, but I didn't know he had that changeup," Cox said of Chavez. "The way he threw it today, it looked like he'd been throwing it forever, with the location and the break."
Chavez made an impression on Brian McCann, who labeled the reliever one of the toughest guys he faced last year. Now he'll be spending the next couple of weeks attempting to win one of the final available spots in the bullpen.
Wagner, Saito, Peter Moylan, Eric O'Flaherty and Kris Medlen are in position to account for five of the seven available bullpen spots. Chavez, Craig Kimbrel, Luis Valdez and surprisingly Scott Proctor appear to be in position to battle for the final two spots.
While Valdez wasn't present on Saturday because of visa problems that are preventing him from getting to the United States, Proctor impressed Cox with a 50-pitch bullpen session that served as part of the rehab process that has followed the Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgical process he underwent in May.
Originally, the Braves didn't think Proctor would be available during the first month of the upcoming season. But Cox said the veteran right-handed reliever might be ready to be part of the Opening Day roster.
"He's going to have plenty of time," Cox said. "We're going to get him out there as much as we can. I think he will be ready out of camp. If he's not, he'll be real close."
Cox said based on his velocity, Proctor seems to be ahead of where Peter Moylan was during the first week of camp last year. As you likely remember, Moylan returned from this same surgical process in time to be part of the Opening Day roster.
Saito and Kawakami chose not to throw live batting practice during the first day of workouts. Instead both Japanese pitchers opted to get all their work in during 10-minute bullpen sessions.
Chavez provides depth to Braves pen
With the medical reviews completed on Friday, the Braves were able to officially announce that they have traded Rafael Soriano to the Rays in exchange for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez.
My expectation was to return to Atlanta on Thursday night and learn that the deal had been completed. Instead once I got to baggage claim, I needed to send an updated version of the story while perching my laptop on one of the AJC's newspaper boxes. (Just further proof that newspaper industry does indeed still provide benefits).
Anyhow, Braves general manager Frank Wren seemed encouraged that he was able to gain Chavez's power arm in exchange for Soriano. Sure it would have been nice to gain the two draft picks that would have been secured had Soriano declined his arbitration offer.
But Chavez stands as a tangible return who has the potential to provide an immediate benefit. Given how quickly Wren was able to make this deal, I don't think there should be any further debate that he was wise to take the calculated gamble of offering arbitration to Soriano.
"In some regards, this is better than having a draft pick from our point of view," Wren said. <p>
With an above-average fastball that helped him find consistent success until he seemingly battled some fatigue toward the end of this year's rookie season, Chavez provides further bullpen depth, which could prove very beneficial as the Braves attempt to keep their top three relievers Peter Moylan, Billy Wagner and Takashi Saito fresh throughout the season.
Since the season concluded, I've been somewhat shocked when multiple team officials have talked about how excited they are about Boone Logan's potential. This isn't a knock against Logan. There's no doubt that his talented left arm could prove to be an asset.
Instead, I just can't understand why they are so optimistic about a reliever that was provided just three more opportunities to pitch after Aug. 26 this past season. And one of those appearances occurred in the 15th inning of the Oct. 4 season finale.
As things currently stand it appears the Braves will begin the 2010 season with a bullpen that includes, Wagner, Saito, Moylan, Eric O'Flaherty, Chavez, Logan and Kris Medlen.
Chavez is certainly an upgrade over Manny Acosta, who will either provide organizational depth or stand as a potential trade piece. But if the Braves are going to move one of their Minor League relievers, Luis Valdez certainly would provide the greater return.
As the Braves continue to indicate Medlen will begin the season in Atlanta's bullpen, I'm left to wonder what happens if one of their starters goes down in May and he's not stretched out enough to adequately fill that spot in the rotation.
This question could be answered over the next few days and weeks as teams evaluate those players who are non-tendered before Saturday's deadline.
The Braves have made numerous attempts to move Kelly Johnson and there are a number of teams that have shown interest. But as we move closer to tomorrow's deadline, there's more reason to wonder if he'll be among the many players who will draw greater attention as non-tenders.


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Oh, to be a chef. The glamour, the lifestyle, the aura. Yeah, right.
Food television makes it all look enticing: the chef as rock star, the chef with the tableside gimmicks, the chef as jet-setting entrepreneur, the chef with the entourage.
The reality, of course, is that it's a lot of hard work and long hours. It's tough on the back, the knees, the ego and, these days, the bank account.
This month, Inside Jersey takes you behind the scenes and into the lives of five New Jersey celebrity chefs. You've already seen them on TV; now learn about IJ's Hot Chefs for 2010.
- Anthony Amoroso of Borgata's SeaBlue restaurant in Atlantic City
- Ariane Duarte of CulinAriane in Montclair
- Ryan Depersio of Fascino in Montclair
- Scott Cutaneo of Equus in Bernardsville
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Avondale, Ariz. – Lawrence Harper, 70, of Avondale, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2013.
He was born in Beaver Falls, PA on July 28, 1942, a son of the late Dewayne and Ruby Claypool Harper. After graduation he joined the Air Force and was stationed in Arizona where he has lived for the past 51 years. He had worked as an installer for Western Electric, AT&T, then Lucent, retiring in 2004 after 40 years.
His wife of 51 years, Dolly (Prusinowski) Harper survives as well as two daughters, Brenda (Todd) Sundquest and Cindy (Jeff) Eckerman, and a son, Sean (Kristy) Harper all of Arizona; his grandchildren, Ryan (Lauren), Whitley, Breanne, Halen, Bryson, Jared, Levi and Kylee and a great granddaughter, Emma Grace. He also leaves two brothers, Ray (Sharon) Harper of Olmstead Falls, OH and Mike Harper of East Palestine, OH, and a sister, Sally (Michael) Hannum of Negley, OH.


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Everything being done at the Easton Area Community Center is "for the kids."
That was the common thread this evening as 150 attendees gathered to raise money for the nonprofit organization during the 18th annual Easton Area Community Center testimonial roast. The four-hour affair was held at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Center in Hanover Township, Northampton County.
The center has seen a 41 percent increase in attendance since last year, helping 103 children in the after-school program and another 63 children in the summer day camp from its headquarters at Ninth and Washington streets in Easton's West Ward for more than 60 years.
"It's more than just keeping kids off the streets," said Anita Mitchell, executive director of the Easton Area Community Center, which boasts about 300 members.
Eighty-five percent of the children involved in the center's after-school programs are considered "at risk" and the majority are on the reduced lunch program in school, Mitchell said.
She credited staff in getting nearly 93 percent of the children to finish their homework this year compared to 67 percent last year and generating a marked improvement in behavior. Those wearing baseball caps backward, for instance, now flip the caps around when asked, Mitchell said.
Mitchell highlighted some of the community center's other programs that excite members about staying involved, such as the summer camp garden club, sports that have gone on to championship seasons, field trips and a Cops 'N Kids reading room in the center's basement. Members recently designed T-shirts that were being sold at the roast.
Mitchell said the center has also brought families together, noting such programs as the reading room, pet shop clinics and a lunch time program with guest speakers.
Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr., the master of ceremonies, asked all staffers to stand up and be applauded. Panto himself attended the community center as a child.
"These are truly the unsung heroes of our community," he said. "They volunteer their time, give it up freely ... for young people."
Center officials recognized a particular volunteer, Judy Serrano Rodriguez, the mother of the center's food services director, with the the Anthony Piperato Memorial Award.
Mitchell called Rodriguez her "go-to person."
"Judy is there all the time, even if she doesn't feel well. She never complains, works so hard and is always there for us," Mitchell said. "She would be there at 6 a.m. and would work until midnight if I asked her."
The Rev. Francis Barbato award, which honors a member of the community, went to Michael Hollenbach, the pastor of Bridge Community Church in Easton.
The roast serves as one of the chief fundraisers for the center, which Mitchell said has an annual budget of about $225,000 and relies on community support to survive.
This year's roast honorees were Easton Area School Board President Frank Pintabone and state Sen. Lisa Boscola.
Boyhood friend Randy Galiotto reminded Pintabone how he struck Pintabone out when they were kids, and attorney John Freund offered the Powerpoint presentation, "Evolution of a Pintabone."Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli and Don Cunningham, the former Lehigh County executive and Bethlehem mayor, took their turns roasting Boscola.


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Well, I figured out the problem, and it is not operator error. The main receiver is actually defective. As it turns out the main receiver actually hears lots of AM signals (don't ask me how or why) at the same time it receives cw signals. The AM signals are not actually on tehe band I am listening to, but I can hear them nontheless. It is as if the main receiver is hearing on two bands at once, and is mixing up the signals. I can even hear AM radio in my earphones when tuned to any band with the volume turned down to zero. This problem does not exist in my FT1000D or in the sub receiver on the Orion when tuned to the same frequency. The problem only exists on the main receiver and goes away when the sub receiver is switched on. I know it sounds crazy but I am actually very happy now, because there is a rational explanation for why the receiver performance differs so remarkably from what you all have experienced and what I expected to get. So, back to Ten Tec for a repair job and I hope to soon be a very happy (and impressed) Orion II owner. Thanks to all who provided input, it was very much appreciated. 73, Bob/AA6VB _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
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An interesting question posed by Vishalakshi Roy.
Have you ever wondered what your Twitter bio says about you? More importantly, does it say what you want it to say or was it put together for a different purpose?
When I signed up to Twitter (circa 2009) and needed to change the egg to a photo and the blank space to 140 characters about myself, I was confused about where to make a start. Being a researcher by nature, I looked through more than a few bios before I wrote my own. I asked my friends (some of who worked in marketing) for their suggestions and then started stringing some random bits of information about myself together. Someone advised me to write the bio based on what I was going to tweet about. Interesting, but I didn't know back then what I was going to tweet about! My main dilemma - is this about me or about what I do? And then the big question - is what I do who I am?
Taking the quick and dirty research approach, a cursory look through the bios of the people I follow on Twitter, I am struck by how many of them start with their job role – more often than not their job title and for some their role i.e. manager, facilitator, researcher. Many are quickly qualified with the disclaimer (maybe imposed by the comms department) that all views are indeed their own and not representative of their employers. It is interesting that these people have chosen to seek and then dissociate affiliation to an organisation in just 140 characters!
This examination also raised some other interesting questions. As Twitter is all about networks, how important is it to have clues in our bio about the social group or network you want to belong to? Do we need to have the word culture, arts, or the name of the cultural organisations we work with, in your Twitter bio? If it was not included, would we feel ostracised from these networks? Also, if our Twitter bio is an important part of our overall online identity, do we need to think beyond the social group we want to belong to? I think social identity theory (a current research interest of mine) which examines how people derive identities from their roles, the groups they belong to, and their personal characteristics, could offer clues on how we can go about building online identities.
If you would rather not spend time pondering about all this but are still in need of a Twitter bio this, help is at hand. We now live in a world with countless Twitter bio generators and tips to create that extra special, attention grabbing, rib tickling bio you always knew you could write. As we compose this short personal statement, it may be useful to think about some of the uses of the bios. Have a look at the exciting data mining work being done by Dr Andy Pryke using Twitter bios.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reports the kudzu bug was recently found on pole lima beans on a Sussex County farm.
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The kudzu bug was previously confirmed in the south and only as far north as Virginia.
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In short: Flat, lakeside multi-lap tarmac run/ride at Olympic Rowing VenueIn full: The only way is up....my first Duathlon (which I figured was a village in Wales) and apart from dire weather, was fine. Venue well signposted from Motorway at least, marshals all cheerful in adversity and given that it is A) all tarmac B) flat as Keira's chest PB potential. Water stops but no showers, tented changing. Event fine,contender B- ( can only improve!) Date of review: March 5, 2012
In short: Popular, flat,do you like runways?In full: First time at Gosport for me - and I would give it another go. 1800 starters, Gosport is not brilliant by car unless you know the area - and the nearest Railway stn is the other side of Portsmouth Harbour . If you're ex Fleet Air Arm, this is your old almer mater . Fun day out, excellent goody bag.Date of review: November 22, 2011
In short: An off road Half in surprisingly rugged Surrey woodland - fantastic goody bag!In full: I was late arriving and in despair but apart from that everything went very well. Four laps of wet woodland but everyone seemed in good spirits, even the marshals - which is important to slow runners like me. On a fine sunny day with less mud underfoot this would be even better than it was! Any chance of signposting FROM Farnham next time? Overall, a good day out - and the best goody bag I've ever had, beats FLM into a cocked hat. Well done all. Date of review: March 29, 2010
In short: As rural as it gets actually, and the "off-road"section was actually a typically muddy farm lane!In full: A lovely village green run, full of smiling faces, slightly uppitty downitty but nothing too grotesque. If this had been my first 10K I'd have been hooked. Unexpected and VERY nice T-shirt at the finish, plus a goody bag that puts some bigger races to shame.Date of review: October 11, 2009
In short: Pleasant semi-rural hack, with even a short offroad section.Pleasant day out.In full: Lordshill is a green outpost of Southampton - part of the course winds through an industrial estate, but takes in a Nature reserve!95% tarmac with a short woody bridleway section thrown in for those who have never got their pristine ASICS grubby or risked a nettle sting ( inhalers to the fore urban types) Well-marshalled friendly set up which starts and finishes at a playing field. Given that it is in walking distance of a public swimming pool and a more exclusive David lloyd tennis centre the lack of showers and a changing tent is not too troubling.Favourite race of all time ? NoWould I do it again ? Yes ( damme I even shaved a minute off last year's rather poor time too !) Date of review: July 5, 2009
In short: Rural,undulant,50-50 road and track,would be a tough one in bad weatherIn full: Start and finish in the (new?) Salisbury City FC ground down by Old Sarum airfield then road anti-clockwise around the back of the Castle and then about a mile incline up a track to the entrance. Sheep baa-ing away, people walking their dogs,all sorts. (For those who don't know it think of Maiden Castle - Iron Age concentric banks - rather than Caerphilly Castle e.g towering eight foot thick Norman walls)Short stiff section up to the level track and CLOCKWISE around the perimeter of the Castle then back down and across the A345 by the pub. Going within the Castle area was good with the occasional greasy patch - on a rainy day this would be much tougher. Good course, well signed and marshalled. Water point not problematic .Fantastic views out over Wiltshire from the Castle trackway - one of the only races I've done where you can honestly say: ' Hey, I can see the Finish from here'......while still having 4K to run Finish was a run into the stadium with a medal and an unexpected Mars bar and bottle of water. All in all well up there in my list of early races, and a good variation race for FLM runners ( who are sanguine about keeping themselves in good shape for the desparate Day :-) ) Date of review: February 25, 2008
In short: Fabulous weather, lovely scenery,starts in a valley next to a big hill - go figure!In full: Denmead is tucked away the Eastern slope of Portsdown hill. The race is not excessively sharp in terms of hills but most runners would regard it as undulating....one or two long gentle inclines,enough to require some runners to break into the walk. A good day out in very pleasant scenery without feeling too threatened by the traffic.Handy pubs afterwards.Date of review: October 22, 2007
In short: Flat out and back course, fast but uninspiring and I HATE stadium circuitsIn full: Weather spot on, 450 entrants, practically flat course, no excuses not to achieve a PB....so why didn't I enjoy it more? Well, three circuits of the stadium interspersed with a towpath out and back with a sharp u-turn to make up the distance is not my favourite kind of run. I think with a bit more imagination ( Whale Island? Tipner?) this could be a fabulous race to do...this wasn't it! Lack of training and poor kit on my part didn't help !Date of review: June 11, 2007
In short: First running in 2006,undulating Trail race with about 50 metres of tarmac and the rest gravel tracks or woodland paths.Very well organised, not one for the faint-hearted!Date of review: October 18, 2006
In short: A cold hilly day out - but still fun!In full: Having read some of the reviews above I'm left wondering what some runners expect on the day ? I ran this race in 2000 as my very first 10K and apart from reversing the course to give a long downhill finish, I can't see what has changed. The Town centre start makes good pictures for the local paper and gives the Mayor a day out but could be better if they stuck to the Leisure Centre, which IS a bit of a way out of town....but as I recall offers very good facilities in terms of changing,showers and hot drinks etc. I ran it in 2004 and they had a problem with the 5K waterpoint then...but, guys, if you were on a 6 mile practice run on your own...would you REALLY stop for half a pint of cold water??? Given that this race is run in February the chances of anyone keeling over from dehydration are, I beg to suggest, fairly remote. That said, I'll volunteer to marshall next year - and see how easy it is to stay cheerful ! :-)Date of review: February 27, 2006
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Lisbon – Duryea Curt Ulbrich, Sr. 61, of Steubenville Pike Rd., passed away at 5:43pm, Saturday, December 28, 2013 in the emergency room at Salem Community Hospital following an apparent heart attack.
Mr. Ul-brich was born February 5, 1952 in Salem, a son of the late Daniel M. and Doris (Newcomer) Ulbrich, Jr.
He was a laborer and worked for Marsh Bellofram. Duryea enjoyed going to flea markets and garage sales. Mr. Ulbrich attended the Lisbon Baptist Temple and the United Methodist Church in East Palestine.
He is survived and will be dearly missed by his wife, Barbara (Tyson) Ulbrich, whom he married April 19, 1974; children, Duryea Ulbrich, Jr. of Lisbon, Tammie (Greg) Hallock of Lisbon, Todd Ulbrich of Lisbon, Hollie (Jim) Little of Salem; sister, Darlee (Ray) Metzger of Salem; sister-in-law, Joyce Ulbrich of Lisbon and 8 grandchildren, 2 step grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Danny L. Ulbrich on December 12, 2013.Funeral services will be held at 12 pm, Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at the Eells-Leggett-Stauffer Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Cusick officiating. Burial will follow at the Lisbon Cemetery.
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The early 90's were something of a golden age for New Orleans hip-hop, when small local labels seemed to flood the streets daily with new releases from local artists. Cash Money Records was still an indie label, with now-multimillionaire founder Bryan "Baby" Williams personally restocking record stores from the trunk of his car; in clubs like Newton's and the Ghost Town Lounge, DJ Jimi and T.T. Tucker were inventing the party-time style known as bounce.
Lundi Gras night, a gang of old-school bounce performers will reunite onstage at Club Encore for a throwback tribute to those early days. Included on the bill are Ms Tee, who combined sultry R&B with nasty rap; 5th Ward Weebie, a 90's veteran whose memorable "F Katrina" soundtracked the frustration of early post-storm life; members of UNLV, who added street swagger to bounce music; Ricky B, whose buoyant tracks often included marching-band and Mardi Gras Indian rhythms; Lady Red, Dolamite, the Street Fighters, DJ Chicken and Da Rangaz.
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Women of Infinite Possibilities (WIP) is a nonprofit organization founded in September 2009 by Jax Frey and Lorrie LaCroix, and is dedicated to touching the lives of 1,000 women in a powerful way, by providing opportunities for women to build relationships, learn about and support community needs, and explore the ideas and options of their own personal infinite possibilities and legacies.
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At this year's E3, I personally came away most excited about the titles coming out for the Playstation 3. To date, most of those titles have come out, including Warhawk, Lair, Heavenly Sword, Uncharted, Pain – and I've enjoyed all of them. I recently completed another title that I saw at E3 that was extremely promising, and that is Folklore. Folklore is a gorgeous game, and I don't mean just in terms of visuals. Let's get to the review.
Folks & Ids & Fairy's Oh My
Folklore tells the tale of Doolin Village, both in the present and seventeen years ago on a particular day when many mysterious and sorrowful events occurred. As the player, you will control two protagonists, Ellen and Keats. You can switch between the two characters at the end of each chapter throughout nearly the entire story, and I do recommend doing this because it provides the most insight to this complicated, but intriguing story. Speaking of the story, I would argue that it's mostly a strong point of Folklore, but it also is a weakness. The reason being is the story is really quite confusing and convoluted, and by the end of the game I was still confused about some of the ideas presented and about what exactly happened to who and why. I think the story could have been more effectively told if there were more full blown cutscenes and more explanations in parts. There are in fact many cutscenes, but most are text driven, comic book style ones that, while in themselves I find nothing wrong with, can make an already confusing story harder to follow over the course of playing through the game.Ultimately, even though I don't necessarily get every aspect of the story, it was still a much more interesting and satisfying tale than most games I have played.
Getting that next clue to the mystery and unlocking more secrets about the heinous events of seventeen years ago and in the present kept me playing for many hours at a time. The gameplay mechanics including the controls, style of play, health system, etc., are for the most part, very nicely done. I think my biggest issue with playing through Folklore, besides struggling to completely understand the story, was in how Folklore handles save spots. There are no checkpoints, just save spots, and towards the end this gets frustrating, especially when battling longer, tougher boss battles. The reasons include having to battle through the same enemies over and over (in some cases you can actually run past them, but usually not) just to get back to said boss to try again. In comparison, take a game like Uncharted, which I just recently completed, and the way Naughty Dog handled checkpoints. Checkpoints in Uncharted come silently and often, and for me that opens up the game a lot to experimentation and it definitely keeps it fun. With Folklore, exploration and roaming about isn't encouraged because everytime you leave a 'room' or area and come back, guess what, every enemy you just defeated is there again and again. While you can build up Keat's Transcendental power meter with this and earn experience and unlock Karma (something I will get to shortly) by engaging in these repeat battles, I just found them annoying. The Genji games, also created by Game Republic also has this issue, although I am a huge fan of both Genji games, too.
So despite those issues, which are considerable but certainly not deal breakers in and of themselves, Folklore is a very enjoyable game to play. I found that there is actually quite a bit more strategy and RPG elements than I expected, too. Before explaining that and other aspects of Folklore however, you need to understand that your character doesn't actually do battle themselves—they call upon the Folks they have absorbed to battle for them. You can assign four Folks at a time by accessing the Folk Palette. Each Folk is assigned to one of the four face buttons and they are invoked simply by pressing (and in some cases holding for more power) these buttons. Each Folk takes away some amount of your Mind Capacity, which is basically your Mana or energy, separate from your health. It fills up automatically after a few seconds, but it's timed in such a way that you cannot constantly call on Folks back to back without pausing for a few seconds.
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Scenes from Ironman Lake Placid
I swim and bike fairly regularly, and I recently started running. None of these things are particularly easy, which is why I'm in awe of anyone who completes an ironman — a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run. I mean, a marathon is hard enough. And then you add a long swim and a really long bike ride to it? That's crazy!
Anyway, about a year ago my friend Kim signed up for Ironman Lake Placid, and this seemed like such a significant physical achievement that I decided to go up to Lake Placid to watch her. Originally I planned to go up for the day, but then I learned that it takes at least 12 hours for most triathletes to do an ironman, and decided to aim for a dinnertime arrival.
Considering what a massive event an ironman is, Lake Placid was surprisingly easy to navigate. I parked at the house where Kim and her family were staying, then walked down to a local elementary school and hitched a shuttle ride downtown. The ironman finishes at the Olympic speedskating oval, and that is where I spent most of the time, watching the runners cross the finish line from a nearby hill. This might sound boring, but it's actually really fun: By and large, the runners look ecstatic, and the enthusiastic crowd cheers them every step of the way. (Kim said the crowd was beyond amazing, and really buoyed her toward the end.) It had the same festive atmosphere I recall from the Boston Marathon, where I spent two or three hours hanging around on the sidelines waiting for a glimpse of my friend Ed as he ran by.
Which raises the question: Is it really worth driving two to three hours to cheer on a friend you might only see for a brief moment before he or she disappears from view? Yes, absolutely. The overall vibe among the spectators is just so positive, and you really feel like you're witnessing amazing feats of athleticism. Also, Lake Placid is just a great place to be. For one thing, you've got an impressive view of the Adirondack high peaks. Around sunset, I stood on the hill and watched the mountains slowly disappear from view as the darkness rolled in.
The Ironman's top finisher was Andy Potts, who finished in eight hours, 43 minutes and 29 seconds. THIS IS AMAZING. But here's the thing: Just completing an ironman is impressive. If someone came up to me and said, "I completed an ironman," I would automatically be in awe of them. I wouldn't be like, "What was your time? Did you do it in 10 hours or less?" Potts finished in the daylight, but many, many people, including my friend Kim, crossed the finish line in the dark. As I waited for her to come in, I pondered the last time I spent 14 hours doing a single activity. I've worked some long days, but I can't remember the last time I worked 14 hours — you'd probably have to go back to a particularly hellish stretch at the college newspaper. I have gone on some really long hikes, and I think my trip up Dix Mountain in the high peaks took close to 16 hours, because we got lost and I pulled a muscle, which slowed us down. But I digress. My point is: An ironman takes a really long time to do, and runners were still coming in at 10:30 when we took our leave of the skating rink.
Anyway, Ironman Lake Placid is a really fun, well-organized event. They could have used a few more Porta Potties, and maybe a coffee vendor up near the finish line, but those are minor complaints. And when I got up at 6 a.m. today to drive home, I was treated to early morning views of the Adirondacks — the light coming up on the mountains and glinting off the river. I'm a little bit tired as I sit here and type this, but not nearly as tired as someone who just completed an ironman. So I won't complain.
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OKay, fine i'll admit Ugly is too much of a vulgur word to describe The Mii's
Soo how about Bland, OR juss not look right =S?
it was a joke dude,it wasnt ment to be offencive, dont take everything you read on forums seriouslyOriginally Posted by Suner52
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OKay, fine i'll admit Ugly is too much of a vulgur word to describe The Mii's
Soo how about Bland, OR juss not look right =S?
[it was a joke dude,it wasnt ment to be offencive, dont take everything you read on forums seriously]
Joke OR NO JOKE, i dont need that bull on my thread
Well first off this is how you quote someone.Originally Posted by Suner52
Second your mommy tell you to say that?, seriously we were taught to say that to bullies back in gradeschool.
And third it was a joke. Everyone else saw it but you, sorry to ruin your thread bud.
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Hey I made a really cute Mii last night what are you talking about.
Originally Posted by CantGetAWii
i just have to say, greatest sig of all time.
You say that because you have not seen Jam's Miis.
I would honestly shag each and every one of them. I'd even take on three or four at a time.
Jam is like a cocktail of cyanide, ipecac, oxycodone, nicotine, and chloroform with a sweet, tangy flavour.
She's toxic. Nauseating. Can cause or relieve your pain. Addictive. A knockout. But you can't stop taking a sip.
Love her. You can't help it. <3
well i read in nintendo power that they are going to make updates ot the wii channel(maybe they already have * shurgs) so they'll probably get more detailed as life goes on
the mario that's roomed with mush
my wii is not connected to the internet, so i can't play brawl online for a bit....please do not spam inbox with friend code requests
miis are supposed to reflect u, u dont have to make them dead on, they just resemble you. all of a sudden somebody who is dissatisfied w/ theirs becomes surprised when they walk right into the obvious "well maybe you are the one who's ugly" jokes that anybody would expect, and becomes butt hurt.
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welcome to wiichat. there are kids on this forum, we do not accept whores here.Originally Posted by Jam Jam


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Saturday: Tigers vs. O's
You get your lineups early today. You also get Carlos Guillen back; he's batting sixth, while Matt Joyce is back in left hitting seventh.
- Granderson, CF
- Polanco, 2B
- Ordonez, RF
- Cabrera, 1B
- Sheffield, DH
- Guillen, 3B
- Joyce, LF
- Renteria, SS
- Inge, C
- Brian Roberts, 2B (0-for-7 career vs. Verlander)
- Nick Markakis, RF (1-for-9 vs. Verlander)
- Melvin Mora, 3B (0-for-6 vs. Verlander)
- Aubrey Huff, DH (0-for-7 vs. Verlander)
- Kevin Millar, 1B
- Luke Scott, LF
- Jay Payton, CF
- Guillermo Quiroz, C
- Juan Castros, SS
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I see we now have a worse record than Baltimore, a team who's fans held its own version of the "Millen Man March" less than two years ago.
I'm wondering what the point of signing Raul Ibanez would have been, anyway?
Whenever we play Baltimore, I get blacked out of every feed except for local Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) which is the worst one I've seen. It's also second to last in viewership. This station has poor camera work and worse announcers. Last night, I wanted a replay on the Raburn steal attempt so I could see if it was supposed to have been a hit and run. Not only did the announcers (Hunter and Martinez) fail to comment, there was no replay although we did get a dandy Orioles minor league report, followed by a detailed discussion of Jupiter by Hunter and Martinez. Not kidding. The camera showed what was supposed to be Jupiter and they talked about that for five minutes. Did you know Jupiter has 64 (or 63) moons? And that proves, according to Buck, that it's very large?
Tigers, you need to get a winning streak going so our poor bloggers don't have to listen to me go on like those two announcers did.
Signing off, from Jupiter….
I think the Ibanez thing either was to either have a better chance at landing him for next year or to block minnesota and chicago for claiming him.
Looks like Sheffield is hitting a little bit better after getting all that complaining out of his system. He sure lost my respect with that, but if the Tigers are going to pay him 14M or whatever next year, hopefully he can bat at least .250!
Sheffield drew a walk which scored a run! What a change from last night. I was at the game last night and the Tigers were pathetic. They looked like they came into the game with the attitude that they were going to lose. Nate;s pitching wasn't his best outting but he had no support in the field or at the plate. (Guillen just made his second throwing error!) They are not the fired up team they were the last couple of years, I blame that on management.
In "the glass is half full" department, we've won 2 out of 3.
Verlander pitched a pretty good game. Two runs score on the throwing error by Guillen which Cabrera should have dug out, then a run is saved by Polanco's diving stop in the same inning. That's a neat microcosm of the importance of defense in one inning. If pitchers are going to be on that 100 pitch limit, six innings is about the most you can hope for. It's not always the manager reacting to the pitch count either. The pitchers themselves seem to only have about 100 good pitches per game.
Leyland came out there and gave Beltran one of his patented "listen to the hand" talks, and it worked. It usually does. I don't know why JL doesn't do that as often as he used to. Beltran looked a little shocked as JL walked away, but he got the DP.
This minor league replacement umpire, Walker I think his name is, has ejected two players in two nights. He'll be the homeplate umpire tomorrow, so that's something to watch. The play at first on Payton was very close, and that's because Renteria again seemed to have trouble making the exchange to his throwing hand. Does anyone else see that?
Guillen and Ordonez aren't starting tomorrow, per JL.
BTW, I solved the MASN problem by watching the game on MLB.tv, hooked up to the TV. Where there's a will………..
Thanks TigerGirl, but I have still not seen the Polanco play. Her Rich, I starting watching Renteria a little closer and yes I noticed the bobble on the Payton play. He should have been out by at least half a step🙂 Inge should be at 3rd and I would not mind seeing Carlos at SS or DH. Put Sjef in left and tell to produce or he sits, like an old fashion tryout! Yes we have won one in a row. Go Tigers! –Dave
Watched most of the game on my Blackberry last night as I was outside and away from TV and radio. I did just watch some of the highlights, including Guillen's first error last night.
Rich- I'm not sure how Cabrera could have dug it out when it sailed a few feet over his head.
Glad to see Justin get a good outing last night. I guess the best I can hope for is that our key players end on some positives so there's confidence going into '09. Conversely, I don't want the pitchers to recover so well that CH's job is salvaged…….
Owell- go Tigers- let's end the homestand with a win!
Tracey, you're right about that throw. I mixed it up with another play, one that was down at Cabrera's left foot. The point remains the same, though.


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Among the premieres are new works by veteran directors Jan Hrebejk and Ken Loach, plus films from emerging Irish and Italian directors.
On Sunday, five movies that have already completed their runs will be screened in encore performances, as detailed below.
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Where: various locations including the Whitsell Auditorium of the Portland Art Museum and the Regal Broadway Metroplex
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The French soccer star Eric Cantona was known as The King when he played at Manchester United, chiefly for the haughty manner in which he celebrated his often brilliant goals: his shirt collar raised, his posture erect, his face bearing a calm expression that seemed to ask the world, 'Well, what did you expect?'
In the latest film from director Ken Loach and his longtime screenwriter Paul Laverty, the regal Cantona is invoked as a confidence-imbuing fantasy in the mind of Eric Bishop (Steve Evets), a hapless postman whose life of broken and mishandled relationships is collapsing onto him faster than he can avoid the fallout. Inspired by a self-help book, Bishop has reveries of chatting with his sporting hero -- who appears as himself (Cantona has about a dozen acting credits, none of which has erased memories of him as a player). When one of Bishop's stepsons brings real peril to bear on the family, the deeds and figure of the great Cantona provide inspiration for a possible solution to the dilemma.
This "Play It Again Sam" material has its charms, but it's definitely outside of Loach's socially-conscious, neorealist wheelhouse, and there's a tentative, groping quality to the film. Now and again, the director's familiar fieriness emerges -- a semi-improvised argument in a pub about the commercialization of sports comes to mind. But otherwise it's a film more content to amuse than truly to probe or feel.
B-minus; Great Britain; 114 minutes (6 p.m. Friday, Whitsell; 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Broadway) -- Shawn Levy
The newest film by Czech director Jan Hrebejk ("Beauty in Trouble") gives us affable Oskar, a married father and television weatherman who hits his early forties and in short order sabotages his marriage and job, shacks up with his son's au pair, and goes into a bumbling freefall — all because he suddenly decided that his wife Zuzana's nose was too big for his comfort.
"Shameless" both explores and lampoons male ego and restlessness, contrasting Oskar's selfish careening with the life of Matej, a divorced dad who delicately, devotedly (and encouraged by Oskar's parents, who think their son is a grade-A fool) courts the not-so-devastated Zuzana. Meanwhile, Oskar ping-pongs from the young, unbalanced au pair to a public relationship with a famous, sixty-something singer — picture a Slavic Julie Andrews. Which brings to mind the farcical comedies of Blake Edwards, a fair point of comparison with this somewhat trifling but enjoyable romp and its rather jaundiced view of romance.
B-minus; Czech Republic; 88 minutes (8:45 p.m. Friday, Whitsell; 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Broadway) -- Stan Hall
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If the maxim about everyone eventually turning into their parents it true, then Gunther Strobbe certainly has grounds for concern. As a struggling poet confronted with the possibility of fatherhood, Gunther looks back on his dysfunctional childhood in the dark Belgian comedy "The Misfortunates."
Raised, if that's the word, by his drunken reprobate of a father and his father's three drunken reprobate brothers, young Gunther seems to survive only through the efforts of his silently suffering grandmother. The Strobbes' aren't garden-variety sots, either, but violence-prone, shiftless, and just plain stupid. They also adore Roy Orbison. And yet, if Gunther heard me describe them as such, he'd sock me in the jaw, because, despite it all, they're family, and you stick with your family.
The family's beastly antics vacillate between horrifying (Gunther forced to share a room with his libidinal uncle) and hilarious (naked bicycle races), often within minutes. But the anecdotal, meandering storyline keeps "The Misfortunates" from being more than a batch of tragicomic home movies of the mind.
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The City of Covington's abundant culture and evocative history will be exhibited during April and throughout spring and summer during this celebratory Bicentennial year. In addition to A Taste of Covington, Rockin' the Rails, Covington/STAA's Art Market, Covington's Farmer's Market, the Covington Lions Club Car Show and the Bicentennial Golf Classic, Whisperings from the Past – A Covington Bicentennial Event also will be brought to life during the first weekend in April.
"This cemetery event allows us to hear the voices from the past for one night. Whisperings, started over 20 years ago by former Covington City Councilwoman Pat Clanton and others, is a cemetery re-enactment where you will get to hear the stories and anecdotes of those people from Covington's past who helped shape the city and the parish in to what they are today," says Jan Butler, Covington Bicentennial Committee Whisperings Chair.
There will be five sites in the cemetery where attendees will sit for a few minutes and listen to one of Covington's "past" notable residents speak about what Covington was like when they lived here, and about their part in the overall history of the town's development. The event will feature some of Covington's leading residents.
Tickets are $10 per person, and will be paid for and picked up at the event. Proceeds from this event will help fund the Covington Bicentennial Committee's future events. This event is not suitable for small children, and cemetery etiquette and decorum will be followed.
Each tour group will accommodate 20 people. Reservations for time slots are recommended as space is limited. To reserve a time slot, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 892.1873.
For those interested in volunteering to be an "angel" for the evening and lead tours through the cemetery and also for additional information about the event, contact Sarah Chambless at 892.1873 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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By HOWARD FRENCH
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ENFIELD – A New York developer of retail complexes has bought the former Bernie's warehouse, store, and headquarters off Route 5 with plans to divide the building into smaller spaces.
Baker Properties, a division of The Baker Cos. of White Plains, N.Y., bought the property off Interstate 91 near Exit 46 for $5.2 million, Philip King, Baker's vice president of acquisitions, said.
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The 1559 King St. property will be divided to serve a diverse group of tenants from 20,000 square feet and up, he said.
Enfield Mayor Scott R. Kaupin said today that the town welcomes the building's revival and the added personal property taxes that an occupied building will bring the town.
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A portion of STR Holdings Inc. is expected to move into the building, he said. That company, which makes equipment for the solar energy industry, is consolidating its manufacturing into a 275,000-square-foot factory in East Windsor.
The 184,000-square-foot former Bernie's building, which sits on 17 acres, has had a variety of occupants since being built in 1970.
The building has been a retail complex anchored by a Stop & Shop supermarket, which moved in the 1980s to Hazard Avenue. It later was used as a Pace Membership Warehouse store and a U.S. Postal Service distribution center before Bernie's moved its former Bloomfield headquarters there in 2004.
The 62-year-old Bernie's Audio Video TV Appliances Co. Inc. filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Court protection in 2010 and subsequently liquidated its 15-store chain.
The building's new owner, Baker Properties, specializes in commercial real estate development and acquisition of warehouse and other buildings on major distribution corridors in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, its website says. In more than 40 years in business, Baker Properties has acquired and developed about 7 million square feet of commercial building space. It currently owns and manages some 3.5 million square feet of space.
Colleen Sheridan, with Middletown's OR&L Commercial real estate brokerage, which handled the sale, said the building's location will attract companies seeking a business location that offers "modern efficient space coupled with maximum highway exposure."
The site's zoning accommodates a variety of uses including retail, office, and warehouse, Sheridan said.
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