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Seacor Smit Reports Securities Repurchase Increase
Seacor Smit noted that its Board of Directors had raised its previously announced securities repurchase program by $55 million - resulting in an approximate increase of $73.5 million available to the Company for such purposes. The securities covered by the repurchase program include the Company's common stock, its 5 3/8 percent convertible subordinated notes due 2006, its 7.2 percent senior notes due 2009 and the 10 percent senior notes due 2008 of its affiliate Chiles Offshore LLC. The repurchase of securities would be conducted from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, depending on market conditions.
SEACOR Announces Increase in Securities Repurchase Authority
SEACOR Holdings Inc. said that its Board of Directors has increased by $82.6 million its authorization for repurchases pursuant to its previously announced securities repurchase program. With this increase, SEACOR has approximately $100 million available for such purchases. The securities covered by the repurchase program include SEACOR's common stock, its 7.2% senior notes due 2009, its 5 7/8% senior notes due 2012, its 2
Hvide Files Reorganization Plan
Hvide Marine, Inc. has filed a proposed Plan of Reorganization that, if confirmed, would deleverage its balance sheet, restore liquidity and enhance the Company's competitive position in the marketplace. The Plan is a result from discussions with the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors appointed in Hvide's Chapter 11 case, including representatives of the holders of about 63 percent of the company's $300 million of 8 3/8 percent senior notes would exchange their Senior Notes for 9,800
Moody's Downgrades Enterprises Shipholding
Moody's Investors Service downgraded to C from Caa1 the rating for senior notes of Enterprises Shipholding Corporation. The downgrade reflects the company's announcement to consider a restructuring of debt and the intention not to pay interest on the senior notes which is due in May 2001. The senior implied rating has also been downgraded to C from Caa1, the issuer rating has been lowered to C from Caa2. The company's failure to meet interest payment in Moody's view constitutes a default on
Sea Containers Sells Isle of Man Steam Packet
Sea Containers has sold the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company to Montagu Private Equity Limited for $233 million, with effect on June 30, 2003. The profit on this transaction will be $100 million, however, the company has decided to establish provisions for the restructuring of its fast ferry business and to reduce the carrying value of certain assets to current market value. Total provisions will be approx. $40 million.
Hornbeck Offshore Closes on Sale of $225,000,000 of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2014
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. announced that it closed the sale of $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (CUSIP Nos. 440543 AA 4 and U44070 AA 5) ("New Notes") in a private placement. The New Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or available exemption from such registration requirements.
GulfMark To Redeem 8.75% Senior Notes Due 2008
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. called for redemption all of its $130,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.75% Senior Notes due 2008 that remain outstanding on the redemption date,August 23, 2004. The redemption price is 102.917% of the principal amount of the Notes, or $1,029.17 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, plus interest accrued and unpaid to the redemption date. On July 2, 2004 the Company commenced a tender offer and consent
Intelsat Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Notes
Intelsat S.A. announced that its subsidiary, Intelsat (Luxembourg) S.A. intends to offer $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2021. Intelsat Luxembourg's obligations under the notes will be guaranteed by Intelsat S.A. The net proceeds from the sale of the notes are expected to be used by Intelsat Luxembourg to redeem $915,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 11½/12½% Senior PIK Election Notes due 2017 (the "2017 PIK
Hornbeck Announces 1Q 2013 Results
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Following are highlights for this period and the Company's future outlook: • Record quarterly revenue of $147.5 million for 1Q2013 was up 23% from the year-ago quarter and 11% sequentially • 1Q2013 operating income of $47.4 million increased 66% from the year-ago quarter and 46% sequentially
Ultrapetrol to Refinance, Sells 7 Barges
In related recent announcements Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) says it intends to offer secured Notes, & has completed the sale of 7 barges. Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) an industrial transportation company serving marine transportation needs in three markets (River Business, Offshore Supply Business and Ocean Business), announced today its intention to offer to sell, subject to market and other conditions, $200.0 million aggregate principal amount of its senior secured notes due 2021.
Transocean Will Issue $1.25 Billion Of Notes Due 2023
Transocean Ltd. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Transocean Inc., has priced its previously-announced offering of senior unsecured notes. Transocean will issue $1.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2023 pursuant to Rule 144A/Regulation S
Matson Closes $200 Mln Debt Private Placement
Matson, Inc. announced the issuance of $200 million in privately placed 15-year final maturity senior unsecured notes pursuant to a previously announced commitment letter on July 18, 2016. The notes will have a weighted average life of approximately 8.5 years and will bear interest at a rate of 3
DHT Fixes VLCC Issue, Defers Newbuilding
DHT Holdings, Inc. said that during a routine inspection of the DHT Jaguar, a fracture surrounding the inspection window of the rudder was identified. It is DHT's policy to inspect all newbuildings, including underwater areas, during their respective warranty periods.
Hapag-Lloyd Successfully Places Additional Notes
Hapag-Lloyd AG has successfully placed Additional Notes and was able to upsize the volume from the originally announced EUR 150 million to EUR 200 million due to high demand. The Additional Notes are issued under the indenture dated 1 February 2017 with a maturity of five
Scorpio Tankers Report Q2, 1H 2014 Profit Slip
Scorpio Tankers Inc. has reported its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014. Highlights excerpted here as follows: Results for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 For the three months ended June 30, 2014, the Company had a net loss of $0.6 million, or $0
Ensco Prices $1.25-Billion Senior Notes Offering
UK based provider of offshore drilling services, Ensco plc, says that it has priced an underwritten offering of $1.25 billion principal amount of senior unsecured notes consisting of two series as follows: • $625 million principal amount of 4
DryShips: Public Offering of Its Senior Secured Notes
DryShips Inc. announced today that it intends to offer senior secured notes due 2017 (the "Notes") pursuant to its effective shelf registration statement. The Company expects to use the net proceeds of the offering to refinance, in part
DryShips Reports 3Q 2014 Results
DryShips Inc. an international provider of marine transportation services for drybulk and petroleum cargoes, and through its majority owned subsidiary, Ocean Rig UDW Inc., or Ocean Rig, of offshore deepwater drilling services, today announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the
HII Announces Pricing of 5% Senior Notes Due 2021
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII) announced today that it will sell $600 million aggregate principal amount of 5% senior notes due 2021 at a price of 100% of the par value. The company said it intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the notes to pay the consideration for the
Ensco Announces Cash Tender Offer
Ensco plc announced today that it has commenced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of its outstanding 3.25% Senior Notes due 2016 (CUSIP No. 29358QAB5). The tender offer is being made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase dated today and a related Letter of Transmittal and Notice of
DHT Adjusts Senior Notes Conversion Price
DHT Holdings, Inc. announced that, in connection with the cumulative effect of the previously announced (i) cash dividend of $0.02 per share of common stock paid on November 26, 2014 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 20, 2014, (ii) cash dividend of $0
Scorpio Tankers' Buyback Plan, Newbuild Delivery
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today (i) a new $250 million Securities Buyback Program, (ii) that it has recently taken delivery of an MR product tanker and (iii) that it will not exercise the options to purchase two LR2s currently under construction (with deliveries expected in the fourth
Overseas Shipholding Investors Settle Lawsuit with Execs, Others
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc investors have reached $16.25 million in settlements with the executives, underwriters and an auditor of the tanker company in a lawsuit related to its 2012 bankruptcy and tax problems. Company directors and officers
Matson Closes $75mln Debt Private Placement
Matson, Inc., a U.S. carrier in the Pacific, announced today the issuance of $75 million in 30-year final maturity senior unsecured notes pursuant to a previously announced private placement on July 30, 2015. The notes will have a weighted average life of approximately 13 years and will
Star Bulk Defers More Ship Deliveries
In February 2016, Star Bulk has agreed to defer the delivery of five Newcastlemax vessels from 2016 to 2017 and 2018: three vessels were deferred from Q1 2016 to Q1 and Q3 2017, and two vessels were deferred from Q1 and Q2 2016 to Q1 2018. Consequently


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Ooooooooohhh I have to tell you about a cute little place that my little Tubby Hubby and I went to recently. It's called the Golden Gate Chinese Restaurant and it's located off of I-469 at 1326 Minnich Road in New Haven in a little shopping center. We discovered it by mistake.
We had been to "MAY-NARDS" (that's the way they pronounce it) and got off at the wrong exit looking for a place to eat. I can't remember which restaurant we were looking for but we were so hungry that we decided to stop in at this restaurant and not go any further.
They had a buffet and it looked soooo good. We got a large variety of food, all we wanted to eat, and a Senior discount to boot. We could have gotten tea or pop to drink but I just like to drink water with my meals. I can taste the food better. I sampled hot & sour soup, egg drop soup, vegetable fried rice, cabbage stuffed egg rolls, garlic chicken, beef or pork on a stick, BBQ'd chicken wings, regular fried chicken wings, Chinese donuts, Kung Pow Chicken, and about six or eight other dishes with names that I can't pronounce.
Oh I just had the best time and Wayne was so good. He didn't spill anything or get anything on anybody, or embarrass me. Well he did up dump his ice cream in his lap but I grabbed it out of his lap with two napkins before anything got frostbitten, frozen, or shrunk. He tied his jacket around his waist when he got up to leave to hide the wet spot.
The waitress was the cutest little thing and so polite and smiling. She just couldn't do enough to help us. Although we did serve ourselves, she kept coming around to ask us if we wanted anything else, and asked if we were pleased with the food, and she kept taking the dirty dishes away so we didn't have to look at them. She only changed the table cloth twice on account of the way Wayne drips when he slurps. I made Wayne leave her a nice tip.
Oh, oh, and they had several kinds of ice cream and you can serve yourself and put all kinds of jimmies, sprinkles, and stuff on it. I just wish they had caramel syrup; I love Carmel syrup. Wayne went through three bowls of different kinds of ice cream mixed together. I wanted to gag when I saw him mix it all together and dip his fortune cookies in it. He had several fortunes that night. He was to win some money, get lucky with someone he was close to, and have a great night. All of them were wrong, although Wayne did find a nickel on the sidewalk.
I have one suggestion if you go there to eat. Eat with chop sticks; it will force your hubby to sit and talk while you take your time to enjoy your meal. Wayne was almost through eating his complete meal before I could get my third bowl of soup. Down at the volunteer fire department station, he is known as the Fastest Fork Alive or Speedy Gonzalas for short. I just call him The Flash. Eating isn't the only thing he's fast at.
I do so like to eat and talk, I think it's so romantic to eat by candle light, and I like to play footsie under the table. Wayne has often been surprised when he got back in the car after an evening like that. Now we try to make sure it's dark when we go out to eat supper and we park waaaay back on the lot.
I give the Golden Gate Chinese Restaurant 98 pairs of chop sticks out of 100 because I never give all 100 and I always leave room for improvement. I hope we can go back there soon. Until next time, Taa Taaa.
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2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee - Ned Jarrett
Ned Jarrett's Driving, Broadcasting Talents Spanned Historic, Modern Eras
(Note: This is the fifth and final release on the five 2011 inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C. The induction ceremony is scheduled for May 23. Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, Walter "Bud" Moore, David Pearson and Lee Petty are the inductees. This installment spotlights former champion and pioneer broadcaster Ned Jarrett.)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – With Ned Jarrett, fans get two NASCAR legends for the price of one.
There's "Gentleman" Ned Jarrett, two-time NASCAR premier series champion. Then there's Ned Jarrett, landmark NASCAR television analyst.
Jarrett's two-fold talents spanned historic and modern eras – from his first championship in 1961 through a broadcast career of more than two decades, initially in radio and most famously as a member of the CBS Sports' NASCAR television team.
Jarrett also was promoter at Hickory Motor Speedway a few miles from his native Newton, N.C.
Born on Oct. 12, 1932, Jarrett is one of two men to have a son follow in his championship footsteps (fellow NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Lee Petty is the other). NASCAR Hall of Fame member Richard Petty won seven titles. Dale Jarrett is the 1999 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion and like his father has become a broadcaster, with ESPN/ABC.
The elder Jarrett will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on May 23. A 50-time NASCAR Sprint Cup winner in competition between 1953 and 1966, he's one of only 12 drivers to reach that plateau. All but one win came in a No. 11 car; 43 of those a Ford – the most any single NASCAR Sprint Cup driver has scored in that manufacturer's car.
A farmer and saw mill worker, Jarrett began his stock car racing career in 1952 driving a car owned by his brother-in-law at Hickory Motor Speedway, winning the track championship three years later. Jarrett won NASCAR Late Model Sportsman championships in 1957 and 1958 although his climb to stardom was anything but an easy one.
Jarrett won his first two NASCAR Sprint Cup races back-to-back at Rambi Speedway in Myrtle Beach, S.C. and Southern States Fairgrounds in Charlotte, N.C. in 1959. Continuing to drive his own equipment, Jarrett won five times in 1960 finishing fifth in points.
He won the 1961 championship in a Chevrolet owned by Bee Gee Holloway, a car Jarrett later sold to Wendell Scott. Despite winning just once, Jarrett finished 34 of 46 races in the top 10 and beat the previous season's champion Rex White by 830 points.
Fourth and third-place championship finishes followed in 1962-63 along with 14 victories, a record that brought Jarrett into Ford's factory camp. Ford placed Jarrett with Bowani Racing, a team owned by Bondy Long, whose wife was a member of the DuPont family, and brothers Walter and Nicky.
Jarrett won nine times in 1964 – including his first superspeedway victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway – and finished runner-up to Petty.
His most successful season followed in 1965: a second championship, 13 wins, nine poles and 45 top-10 finishes out of 54 races in which he appeared. Jarrett won Darlington Raceway's Southern 500 by a record 14 laps, still the largest margin of victory in NASCAR's premier division.
Ford's exit from NASCAR in 1966 and nagging back injuries caused Jarrett to announce his retirement as a driver at age 34.
Jarrett, however, was hardly finished with NASCAR. Jarrett had been doing a weekly racing show at WNNC in Newton. Although Jarrett was popular with fans – one driver called him a "roadblock" when crowds gathered for autographs – he was uncomfortable speaking in public.
A $150 Dale Carnegie course, taken after winning the 1961 championship provided the polish he needed, joining the Universal Racing Network and later MRN, where another son Glenn, continues as a pit reporter. Jarrett then switched to television analysis at ESPN, The Nashville Network and ultimately CBS.
Sports announcers are supposed to be impartial but fans and drivers alike forgave Jarrett for his call of "go, Dale, go" on the final lap of the 1993 Daytona 500. Dale Jarrett edged Dale Earnhardt by just 0.16 seconds. Later, the elder Jarrett apologized to Earnhardt, who responded, "I understand; I'm a daddy, too."
Jarrett remembers that afternoon as being the high point of his broadcast career along with 1984's Firecracker 400 after which he interviewed President Ronald Reagan.
Jarrett retired from broadcasting in 2009 but continues to be in demand as a public speaker and as an ambassador for NASCAR racing.
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- 1 bottle dry red wine, such as Côtes du Rhône
- 1 cup ruby port
- 8 large garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
- 2 celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 2 carrots, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 1 large onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 2 large thyme sprigs
- 1 bay leaf
- Eight meaty beef shanks, cut 2 inches thick (14 ounces each)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 6 cups low-sodium beef broth
- Parsley sprigs, for garnish
In a large roasting pan or 2-gallon resealable plastic bag, combine the wine, port, garlic, celery, carrots, onion, thyme and bay leaf. Add the beef shanks and turn to coat with the marinade. Refrigerate for 24 hours.
Preheat the oven to 300°. Remove the shanks from the marinade and pat dry. Strain the marinade into a bowl, reserving the vegetables and marinating liquid.
In each of 2 large skillets, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil until shimmering. Season the shanks with salt and pepper and add 4 to each skillet. Cook over high heat until browned, 3 minutes per side. Transfer the shanks to a large roasting pan and arrange in a single layer.
Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to the skillets. Divide the vegetables between the skillets and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until starting to brown, about 4 minutes. Stir 1 tablespoon of the tomato paste into each skillet and cook for 1 minute. Add 3 cups of the broth to each skillet and bring to a boil, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom. Pour the vegetables, broth and reserved marinade over the shanks and cover the roasting pan with foil.
Braise the shanks for 2 1/2 hours, until just tender. Uncover and braise for 30 minutes longer, until the shanks are glazed on top. Using a spatula, transfer the shanks to a large rimmed baking sheet; cover with foil.
Strain the braising liquid through a coarse sieve set over a large saucepan, pushing the vegetables through as much as possible. Skim the fat off the sauce and boil the sauce over high heat until reduced to 4 cups, about 35 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Return the shanks to the roasting pan and pour the sauce over and around them. Cover with foil and simmer over moderate heat for a few minutes to rewarm the shanks. Transfer the shanks to serving plates, spoon the sauce on top, garnish with parsley and serve.


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Samuel Inkoom has claimed he has been offered a move by West Ham United.
The Ghana defender is currently with Ukranian side Dnipro but has set his sights on a move elsewhere after enjoying a spell on loan at Greek side Platanias.
"I can confirm to you that I have received five offers from different clubs in France, Germany and England," he told Football411.com.
"West Ham United is one of the clubs that I have received an offer from. My agent is working on that [but] I have to concentrate on my football and see what the future holds for me. I don't know where I will play my football next season, but it looks likely I will not be in Greece or even in Ukraine where my parent club is."


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One of the most interesting (and admittedly overused) aspects of a game's narrative is the chance it gives us to live out major set pieces and action spectacles in a firsthand way that no other form of entertainment can emulate. We can survive incredible physical acts, leap out of burning buildings, engage in firefights without fear of grievous injury…the list goes on, highlighting countless awesome moments that so many games allow us to experience.
But being a fan of narrative-driven games, I've recently been fascinated by many game's abilities to use quiet moments in conjunction with big set pieces to convey true emotional depth and allow us to explore the inner dealings of a narrative's key characters.
By quiet moments, I mean just that; quiet moments, the times in a game between combat encounters, where things aren't exploding, where gunfire doesn't pepper the air in a fire fight, and where characters aren't shouting expletives over the din of combat.
Rather, these are the calm moments where characters are at their highest level of vulnerability, when they're allowed to take a break from the action and deal with the impact of their mission, whatever that may be.
It's during the most hard-hitting of quiet moments that we see relationships build, learn more about a character's inner workings, and gain more insight into one's motivations and conflicts, which in turn adds a layer of depth onto the narrative and makes each of the story beats in a game all the more meaningful.
While there are many games in history that have successfully used such moments to tell stories, the following are a few examples of more recent games that have been especially striking in their great use of quiet moments to drive a solid narrative forward.
*Warning: Major Spoilers Ahead*
Mass Effect 3
Love it or hate it, the ending of Mass Effect 3 had quite possibly one of the most well utilized and brilliant quiet moments in the entire series. After my showdown with the Illusive Man in the Citadel, the man laid dying on the ground, staring out at Earth. Not much in this part was said, as Shepard wasn't doing so hot himself and the two had just endured a hell of a lot to get to this point. Finally, the Illusive Man managed to breathe out one of the most hard-hitting phrases in the entire series.
""There…Earth. I wish you could see it like I do, Shepard. It's so…perfect."
It's during this moment that we unearth the true motivation of the Illusive Man, a character whose demented and egregious acts were nothing more than grossly misguided attempts to preserve the future and integrity of the human race. He's passionate to a deadly flaw, and in this moment, we see him for what he truly is: a twisted zealot whose love of humanity has driven him to the point of becoming a monster. It was a moment that both completely tore away the mask behind which the character hid and allowed us to sympathize with him in some small way, creating the perfect villain we love to hate.
Of course, there are many other quiet moments throughout the Mass Effect series that use the silence for equally impressive reveals, but this was the one that hit me the hardest for its mastery and simple perfection.
The Walking Dead
Like so many others, it's hard for me to put in to words exactly how incredible Telltale's The Walking Dead was to experience. It was, in my mind, nothing short of a master class in storytelling and a great example of the power video games have to deliver a hard-hitting narrative on par with that of great fiction.
The Walking Dead contained quiet moments in spades, often using them as a means to give us a more intimate look at the relationships between characters and how they interacted.
One of the most meaningful to me, however, was when Lee took it upon himself to teach Clementine how to shoot a gun. Previous to this moment, a conversation with another survivor led Lee to consider the fact of how vulnerable Clementine really is, and how imperative it is for him to teach her how to protect herself.
Now, this moment was important for a variety of reasons. First, it showed us how much the relationship between Lee and Clementine had evolved over the first few episodes, and how they were starting to take on roles similar to a father and daughter.
Second, it allowed us a chance to reflect on how truly messed up the world is for these characters. Suddenly, Lee has to wrestle with the idea that he must teach an eight-year-old girl how to defend herself in a world that had been completely normal only weeks before. In our modern world, it's hard for us to even imagine what the strain of this thought must even feel like, let alone have to deal with it personally. Because of this, I found this moment to be particularly striking and revelatory of the situation as a whole. It didn't necessarily contain any hard-hitting dialogue or dramatic moments, but the nuance was strong enough to make this one of the more underrated and important pieces of the series as a whole.
Of course, I would be remiss to mention the moment between Clem and Lee in the final episode where Lee meets his ultimate demise, as it's one that rips your heart out and stomps it into the ground repeatedly. But I feel like the impact of the final moments of The Walking Dead would not have been as great were it not for fantastic sequences such as this.
Uncharted 3
While Uncharted 3 is a cinematic marvel from start to finish, it contained one of the most impressive and particularly touching quiet moments toward its end, when Nate stumbles in to find Elena after escaping from the ship where he was held by pirates. Once he learns that Sully has been taken captive, Nate suddenly tries desperately to go after his old friend, despite the fact that he's disheveled, exhausted, and clearly not his normal wisecracking self. It's in this moment that Elena stops him and forces him to sit down and rest, which eventually leads to Nate resting his head in Elena's lap while the two talk softly about their troubled past.
This moment was fascinating because of the sharp tonal change contained within. Uncharted 3 is a high-octane action game that takes players across the world in search of a lost city, all while enduring tense action sequences filled with quick time events and firefights with vicious enemies. The mere fact that we see our hero so broken and weak is somewhat off-putting, and when he lays down, he is essentially admitting to his exhaustion and allowing it to take over while he tries to recover. For someone as resilient as Nathan Drake, this action isn't something we typically see and was very telling of the toll this entire experience was beginning to take on him. Plus, in a game whose narrative is so centered around the characters, it was great to see a break where Nathan and Elena could share a tender moment together. The nuance was great, the execution was seamless, and it added a fantastic new dimension to Uncharted 3's narrative.
The Last of Us
Yes, I realize this makes two games from Naughty Dog on one list. But it's hard to argue that the studio hasn't shown us an amazing ability to use quiet moments to build their characters and tell more effective stories during the course of a game.
The Last of Us is easily one of my favorite games of the year, and the quiet moments within the game's story are used so well that they're practically on their own level, telling a story whose depth and compelling nature is not likely to be repeated by another team any time soon.
While I could structure this entire piece around the masterful use of quiet moments in The Last of Us, the one I personally found to be one of the most resonant took place when Joel and Ellie reach the University of Eastern Colorado and are making their way across campus to the science building. Their dialogue exchange goes on for several minutes, and much of what it said acts as a landmark showing how much the relationship between these two has changed. In the beginning, Joel saw Ellie as a burden, and Ellie was wary of this grizzled man who had been put in charge of her care by Marlene. But when they're at the University, Ellie starts asking questions about what exactly these schools were used for, which then leads to a conversation revealing an entirely new side of Joel where we learn Joel once had aspirations to be a musician, that his wife left him, and that he had Sarah at a young age which ultimately prevented him from ever attending college. Furthermore, we get another glimpse of exactly how clueless Ellie is about the world before the Cordyceps outbreak and see that the two trust each other enough to share some of their deeper innermost feelings and thoughts. It was fascinating to watch unfold, and while there may be more quiet moments in the rest of the game that are just as compelling, this one stuck with me like a shiv to the neck because of how ordinary it was in a world that can only be described as anything but.
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Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 4, 2013
Heavy rains triggered mudslides and flooding in Rio de Janeiro, leaving hundreds of people homeless and at least two dead, with more rainfall due to heighten the misery, officials said Friday.
Several rivers in Rio state's northern region overflowed and turned into torrents, destroying a bridge and leaving entire neighborhoods strewn with large tree limbs and other debris.
Ensuing landslides decimated shoddily-built homes, demolished streets and destroyed cars, many of them sinking head first into the muddy waters.
Under record temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), residents rushed to salvage their belongings from homes flattened by trees uprooted in the water and mudslides.
On Thursday alone, 212 millimeters (8.5 inches) of rain fell on the northern district of Xerem, more than half of monthly rain totals, according to meteorological services.
Rio Civil Defense Secretary Sergio Simoes said 2,075 people in risk areas were evacuated to municipal buildings, schools and churches, while 438 others lost their homes.
He warned against further landslides in the mountainous region located 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Rio, as forecasters warned that more rain was expected in the coming days.
At least two people, including a nine-year-old child, were reported missing.
One of the deceased, who was not identified, was swept away by a deluge in heavy-hit Xerem.
"We must reduce vulnerable areas," said Simoes. "People build their homes too close to rivers or mountain slopes.'
Rains also ravished the towns of Angra dos Reis, Paraty and Mangaratiba.
Reinforcements were boosting the ranks of firefighters in the mountainous regions of Petropolis, Teresopolis and Nova Friburgo.
National Integration Minister Fernando Bezerra traveled to Rio to meet with Governor Sergio Cabral and discuss further actions to take. They were set to tour the affected areas.
In January 2010, 10 days of torrential rains left 900 people dead and 400,000 homeless in the same mountain area.
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A police van that flipped onto its side after smashing into a Porsche in Totteridge was responding to an emergency call, the Met has confirmed.
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For a class of properties that are routinely contaminated, ramshackled, and dangerous to occupy, brownfields have been remarkably popular in these first two decades of the 21st century. The term brownfield originated in the early 1990s when practitioners and researchers saw how emerging regulatory frameworks designed to protect the environment were, as a side effect, stagnating the reuse, clean-up, and redevelopment of former industrial and commercial sites.
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For the latest contribution to the artistic series of Hennessy V.S. Limited Edition bottles, the top-selling cognac brand enlisted support of renowned Brazilian artists Os Gêmeos. Inspired by the elegance, tradition, and smoothness of Hennessy Cognac, the duo created a unique bottle design evoking the vibrant and eclectic style that has transformed cityscapes around the globe. We invite you to attend this exclusive launch event which will feature a special appearance by Os Gêmeos and specialty Hennessy V.S cocktails.
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AN iconic Land Rover Defender, a make which is a firm favourite of the Royal Family, has been given a touch of Essex class with an £89,000 makeover.
The ride was "pimped" by Colchester-based company Carisma Auto Design.
The firm, which is based on the Whitehall Industrial Estate, kitted out the Land Rover, which is known for its powerful off-road driving, but has a basic interior, with a drinks cabinet, fridge, computers and a state-ofthe art sound system.
It also has dimmable mood lighting, crystal glassware and wi-fi.
The interior is decorated in Connolly hide and the ceiling and side panels are finished in a quilt trim.
The car, which has been named the Carisma Defender D1, belongs to a farmer who has asked not to be identified.
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12th March 2014 08:30 PM #1
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How to tell if your child is watching too much television
Please tell me if their is really a limit to a child's television viewing habits.
As soon as she wakes up my three year old will ask me to turn on the television. She rarely wants to play or if she plays she wants it done in front of the television.
I just turn on the television to be able to do other chores or else she will throw terrible tantrums at me.
28th March 2014 07:41 AM #2
Dear Mum38,
Thank you for posting this interesting question - one which many parents ask themselves at some point.
The problem with too much 'screen time' (which includes television viewing) is that this form of stimulation acts quite differently in a child's brain to real-life playing and real-life situations. Unfortunately studies have shown that too much screen time can lead to delayed development in our children and it also limits creativity and is more likely to cause (rather than solve) behaviour problems.
At this age, the total daily recommended amount of television/screen time is no more than 45 minutes. It is even better if any screen time is supervised by the parent and you are still interacting with your child (asking questions about the program etc) rather than them watching it alone. I know that there will be situations every day which makes it difficult to do this and so some alone screen time (with carefully chosen programs) is ok but it really is best to keep this to a minimum.
You can read one recent study into some of the negative effects of screen time here.
It sounds like you and our daughter may have got into a bit of a cycle where her inappropriate behaviour is unfortunately established further by spending time watching the television. She is becoming used to being stimulated like this and will need some help and gentle encouragement to go back to imaginative play, enjoying books and puzzles etc. Ultimately, these will satisfy her imagination and brain development much more than any screen time ever could but screen time is like an instant fix to a problem which does not tend to work out in the long run.
A good way to break this cycle is to gently encourage your daughter to get involved with helping you around the house by making games up as you go along. For example, can she match up the clothes with the family member...and the washing gets sorted. A little pretend cleaning kit can keep many children happily pretend cleaning whilst you sweep up etc.
I know the house gets untidier when we have young children and all the jobs cannot be done straight away; but when I am feeling like this I try to remember that this are such precious times with my children. They will never be this age again. They will get older and the house may become easier to clean but I want to build our relationship up now.
Another tip which has been shared previously on this forum is to do a fun activity for your toddler each day and then more of a chore based activity (but make this fun/ role play pretending to be animals whilst you do it etc so it is not known as a chore or a job). For example, you could meet friends for a walk and the park in the morning and then do some sorting at home in the afternoon alongside your toddler. Children of this age tend to be fascinated in food and you can get them to help you decide on meals and help where they can safely (mixing and weighing ingredients etc).
A major reason why children have frequent tantrums is because they are wanting more attention from mum and dad. Stopping what we are doing and attending to our children can make every difference in this situation.
If you are looking for more craft based ideas to do at home with your daughter then I would highly recommend The Imagination Tree for some innovative ideas.
The key is to have fun together and maybe let the house get a little messier!
I hope some of these suggestions help.
With warm wishes,
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These days, TV is constantly tempting children. It influences a lot in child's life. Too much watching is not a good thing. It has both positive and negative impact in your kid's life. You can allow your kid to watch any educational/learning,health or food shows in TV. So that he can increase vocabulary and general knowledge as well. But you must restrict on the time limit.
This article would help you to know the positive and negative impact of TV on kids: http://www.momjunction.com/articles/...ldren_0074078/. If he is watching on TV for a long time, keep him busy by assigning him some crafts or other activities.
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|Food Labeling; Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods; Public Meeting
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|09/12/2005 06:09:06
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| I am writing to you on behalf of my 3-year-old grandson Caleb, who was recently diagnosed with celiac disease. As you know, this means that even small amounts of ingested gluten produce damage to his small intestine. The condition is actually an autoimmune response--far more serious than an allergy. We are thankful that Caleb has been diagnosed early, and therefore can look forward to a normal life, as long as gluten is entirely eliminated from his diet.
Thank you, first of all, for the much-improved food labels we now have. I appreciate reading them, and knowing what I am eating.
In addition to what is already included in such labeling, it would be so helpful to have gluten-free products labeled as such; the alternative is to individually phone each manufacturer to verify that a product is free of gluten. This is very time-consuming, especially for my daughter-in-law who has 3 other young children 7 and under to care for in addition to Caleb. We have many products labeled 'fat free' and 'sugar free' so it would seem that labeling a product 'gluten free' wouldn't be all that difficult. It is estimated that one in 133 Americans has celiac disease, so I'm sure many others agree with my feelings. Could you consider adding the words 'gluten free' to those products which qualify for that status?
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[SUBMISSION] Amazon S3 Persistence Manager Project -------------------------------------------------- Key: JCR-1509 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-1509 Project: Jackrabbit Issue Type: New Feature Components: sandbox Reporter: Alexander Klimetschek Priority: Minor As I noted previously on the dev-list (http://markmail.org/search/?q=amazon+list%3Aorg.apache.jackrabbit.dev#query:amazon%20list%3Aorg.apache.jackrabbit.dev+page:1+mid:qw27gopsn4lnbde5+state:results) I have written an Amazon S3 bundle persistence manager for Jackrabbit. I want to submit the code for the sandbox, the full source is included in the zip file. Licensed under the ASF. The project also aims to implement a normal persistence manager (which I abandoned in favor of the more efficient bundle pm, which is implemented, but does not work 100%), a file system impl for S3 (only rough structure present) and an SPI impl that connects to S3 (dreaming ;-)). For more infos, I will include the README.txt of the project here: ================================================================= Welcome to Jackrabbit persistence for Amazon Webservices (ie. S3) ================================================================= This module contains various persistence options for using Amazon Webservices as backend for Jackrabbit / JCR. Amazon has two persistence services: S3 (public) and SimpleDB (still beta). The following options are available/ideas: - (1) persistence managers that connects to S3 (normal + bundle, in work, probably not very efficient) - (2) persistence manager that connects to SimpleDB (NOT feasible) - (3) SPI implementation that connects to S3 (not implemented, very complicated, probably more efficient) See details below and also TODO.txt Installing / Testing ==================== This needs a patched Jackrabbit 1.3.x version. The patches can be found in the directory "patches-for-1.3". One patch will modify the pom of jackrabbit-core to generated the jackrabbit test jar for reuse in this project. To build that customized version, you need to do the following steps: 1) svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jackrabbit/branches/1.3 jackrabbit-1.3 2) cd jackrabbit-1.3 3) apply all patches from the "patches-for-1.3" directory: patch -p0 < %JR-AMAZON-PATH%/patches-for-1.3/%PATCH%.patch 4) mvn install 5) cd %JR-AMAZON-PATH% 6) change jackrabbit version number in pom.xml to the one you just built (eg. project/parent/version = 1.3.4) 7) cp aws.properties.template aws.properties 8) enter your credentials in aws.properties 9) mvn test For debugging, you can change the logging in applications/test/log4j.properties and set up proxying (for monitoring the traffic with eg. tcp mon) in applications/test/jets3t.properties. Details about Implementations ============================= (1) org.apache.jackrabbit.persistence.amazon.AmazonS3PersistenceManager http://www.amazon.com/s3 Stores JCR Nodes and Properties inside S3 Objects. Uses UUID for Nodes and UUID/Name for Properties as Object names. Node references are stored via references/UUID. Configuration parameters: accessKey Amazon AWS access key (aka account user id) [required] secretKey Amazon AWS secret key (aka account password) [required] bucket Name of the S3 bucket to use [optional, default uses accessKey] Note that bucket names are global, so using your accessKey is recommended to prevent conflicts with other AWS users. objectPrefix Prefix used for all object names [optional, default is ""] Should include the workspace name ("${wsp.name}" or "version" for the versioning PM) to put multiple workspaces into one bucket. Example XML Config: <PersistenceManager class="org.apache.jackrabbit.persistence.amazon.AmazonS3PersistenceManager"> <param name="accessKey" value="abcde01234"/> <param name="secretKey" value="topsecret"/> <param name="bucket" value="abcde01234.jcrstore"/> <param name="objectPrefix" value="${wsp.name}/"/> </PersistenceManager> ----- (2) AmazonSimpleDBPersistenceManager This is *not* feasible because of the restrictions that are applied to SimpleDB. An item can only have up to 256 attributes, each attribute can only contain a string value and that one can only have 1024 chars. See this link for more information: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonSimpleDB/2007-11-07/DeveloperGuide/SDB_API_PutAttributes.html ----- (3) org.apache.jackrabbit.spi2s3 TODO lots of work... About ===== It was originally written by Alexander Klimetschek (alexander.klimetschek at googlemail dot com) in 2008. See the Apache Jackrabbit web site (http://jackrabbit.apache.org/) for documentation and other information. You are welcome to join the Jackrabbit mailing lists (http://jackrabbit.apache.org/mail-lists.html) to discuss this component and to use the Jackrabbit issue tracker (http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR) to report issues or request new features. Apache Jackrabbit is a project of the Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org). -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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Electronics giant Panasonic said Thursday it will give employees sent to China a wage premium to compensate for the country's hazardous air pollution, in a possible first for an international company.
The move was part of a wider deal reached in the annual labor talks that saw major firms, including Panasonic and Toyota, agree to boost salaries for the first time in years amid concerns about an economic slowdown after the April 1 consumption tax hike.
A Panasonic spokesman confirmed the pollution-linked pay premium for expatriate workers but declined to give further details or say how many such workers it has in China.
Hardship pay is not unusual for employees of foreign firms sent to work in China, but Panasonic is believed to be the first to announce a premium to compensate for air pollution.
A Panasonic document from the labor talks said, "As for the premium for expatriates to compensate for a different living environment, the company will conduct a special review for those sent to Chinese cities."
Over the weekend, a top Chinese environment official said air quality was below national standards in almost every major city last year, after Premier Li Keqiang pledged to "declare war" on pollution.
Only three out of the 74 cities monitored by the government met a new air quality standard, said Wu Xiaoqing, a vice minister of environment protection, underscoring a problem that has set off alarm bells over health concerns over the past few years.
The Panasonic document references PM2.5, a term for small particulate matter measuring 2.5 micrometers or less that can easily penetrate the lungs and have been linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths.
China's air standard places limits on a string of pollutants, including sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and airborne particles.
Levels of PM2.5 have repeatedly exceeded 400 micrograms per cubic meter, according to counts by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, more than 16 times the World Health Organization's safety guideline of 25 micrograms.
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People have been increasingly angered that the country's rapid industrialization is causing environmental damage, including smog, land contamination by heavy metals and waterways polluted with chemicals.
China's heavy and chemical industries, its reliance on coal as its main energy source, rapidly increasing car emissions and widespread urban construction have all been blamed for exacerbating the problem.
Chinese authorities have repeatedly pledged action in recent months, but experts warn that implementation will be key.
The government plans to shut down 50,000 small coal-fired furnaces this year, clean up major coal-burning power plants and remove 6 million high-emission vehicles from the roads, Li said recently.


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Myanmar's addiction to betel-nut chewing could be costing lives. Using the drug raises the risk of oral cancer, especially when consumed by smokers. According to the WHO, of the six countries in Southeast Asia where people chew betel nut quids, Myanmar consumes slightly more than half of the region's total amount.
Patients diagnosed with oral cancer often forego treatment because it is too expensive, an expert says.
Professor Swe Swe Win, of the University of Dental Medicine in Yangon, says oral cancer is detected in more than 200 patients a year out of the 9000 people who come to the university for treatment.
""Yangon Dental University gave treatment to these patients by operation and some of these are referred to Yangon General Hospital cancer department for radiotherapy treatment," said Professor Swe Swe Win. Most cannot afford the cost of treatment, which is normally K3 million to K5 million at the government, she added.
No figure is available for the death rate from oral cancer because research is still ongoing, she said.
"I have surveyed about 200 oral cancer patients based on two cancer registries from Yangon and Mandalay hospitals since 2012 with the Medical Research Department," she said, adding that some patients died while the research was being conducted.
Research indicates that toxic chemicals in betel and cigarettes can cause oral cancer. Dangerous betel quid was also being illegally imported from India, she added.
Oral cancer is the fifth most common cancer in ASEAN and is emerging as a public health problem in Myanmar, where many people use betel and tobacco. Tobacco-related legislation is not very effective, Professor Swe Swe Win said.