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WASHINGTON -- A search for the zinc-ophants who are striving to save the U.S. one-cent coin from Canadian-style extinction leads to an office tower on K Street that is listed as the headquarters of a body called Americans for Common ¢ents and their slickly produced and succinctly named website, pennies.org.
"Americans are persuaded by several factors, such as antipathy toward price rounding," the cent-anarians claim online, citing a survey that found 67 per cent support across the U.S. for maintaining the 2.5 per cent-copper copper.
Wondering who is behind this crusade, I take the elevator to the sixth floor and, instead of discovering a mint of humble zealotry fuelled by respect for Abraham Lincoln and nostalgia for penny candy, I find myself in the hushed anteroom of one of the highest-calibre legal and lobbying firms in Washington, SNR Denton.
Within moments, a staffer has been assigned to get me out of sight as quickly as possible. He turns out to be a chipper Briton named Robin Adams who is so stylish that his cuff links match his necktie and who identifies himself as the "de facto director of communications of Americans for Common ¢ents."
"Got a penny?" I ask him.
"Sorry," he replies, digging into empty pockets. "I don't typically carry coins."
Mr. D. Facto is well aware of Canada's abandonment of the Queen's-headed, Maple-Leafed cent. (He is old enough to remember hoarding his farthings and ha-pennies back in England to buy a bottle of precious orange juice.) And he admits that, gathered in sufficient quantities, one-cent coins do make "very good doorstops."
"Pennies mean nothing in themselves, but that's not the point," the communicator says. "The situation in Canada is very different. There is a lot of sentimental feeling below the border."
After being worn down by my aggressive interviewing, Adams confesses that Americans for Common ¢ents is supported -- that is to say, funded -- by "a loose organization of numismatic-style organizations," as well as "the people who mine the zinc."
"You could turn around and say that the people who produce the penny are involved in saving it," he declares. "Well, of course they are!"
As for the widely quoted rubric that it now costs much more than one cent to produce a one-cent coin, here as in Canada, Adams says "that's an accounting trick."
Moments into our interview, we are joined by the actual executive director of Americans for Common ¢ents, a senior barrister -- and long-time aide to a highly placed Republican senator -- named Mark W. Weller who also hasn't got a penny to his name, or at least in his trousers.
"The Canadian finance minister announced the abolition of the penny by executive fiat," states Weller, who lists his affiliation with the penny-savers at the very bottom of his impressive resume. "Here, it would require a lot of public discussion and debate."
It's not that such a debate never has been joined on Capitol Hill. Last November, executive director Weller was called to testify before the subcommittee on domestic monetary policy and technology of the House of Representatives on "The Future of Money: Dollars and Sense."
(Who is arrayed against these well-dressed people and their commitment to the red cent? According to the website of a coalition of nickel-heads called RetireThePenny.org, they include one professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one economist at Wake Forest U. and another at Harvard, a former congressman from Arizona, and "countries all over the world.")
"In practice, price rounding cannot be fairly done," Weller declaimed in Congress. "Rounding hurts consumers and will disproportionately affect those who can least afford it." And he notes many charities depend on penny drives that build to sums in the millions.
After a few more minutes of enlightenment, I shake free of the lawyers and enter my local Dollar Tree discount shop, where I find the manager, Peggy Fitzpatrick, in the storeroom, chomping chips.
"Maybe I'm old-school," she says when I tell her about the ill-fated Canadian cent, "But to me, the penny is just as important as any other coin."
Peggy Fitzpatrick says that, unlike retail establishments that cater to a wealthier clientele, her everything's-a-dollar emporium remains a mostly cash business. She estimates a two per-cent profit margin on the totality of her stock; so, if a customer dashed in for a single item, rounding down his purchase from $1.06 (with tax) to $1.05 would eat away half of Peggy's vigorish.
"People expect their change," she says. "I have a lot of people who have come here from Central America. These are not wealthy people -- they stand and wait for their change. No disrespect, but maybe they can't speak English, but they can count money."
I reach into my pocket and hold up a Lincoln cent -- it is a 2012D from the Denver Mint, as shiny and pretty as, well, as a brand-new penny.
"Is it because of him?" I ask Fitzpatrick, surmising that, as an African-American, she might have a special reverence for the Great Emancipator and the little coin that has borne his profile for the past 104 years.
"It's not about him," the merchant answers. "It's about my money."
But maybe, she admits, it really is an old-school thing.
"My son is 30 years old, and he refuses to take pennies at all," Fitzpatrick says. "He says pennies are pointless but they're not to me.
"To me, pennies make dollars."
Allen Abel is a Brooklyn-born Canadian journalist based in Washington, D.C.


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The pop legend made a digital appearance on stage at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas performing his single Slave to the Rhythm.
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The digital image of Jackson was dressed in a signature gold-embossed jacket, white T-shirt, gold belt and red trousers and looked inspired by Jackson in his early 30s.
Jackson died in June 2009 aged 50 from acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication after a heart attack. The singer's death was ruled a homicide and his physician Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in jail.
Reaction on social media was mixed with many fans shocked at how life-like the hologram looked, while others were split between commenting the performance kept his legacy alive and feeling Jackson's memory was disrespected by it.
Others took it as a chance for gallows humour. American writer Gloria Fallon wondered if Michael Jackson's brothers were ''desperately trying to figure out how to trick a hologram into going on ''just 1 more tour'' with them [sic]''. Several younger users reasoned if Jackson could perform at the Billboard awards that way then surely they could attend school as holograms too.
Xscape was released last week to mixed reviews. It went to number one in the United Kingdom and number three in Australia and is expected to vie for the number one spot on America's official Billboard charts. But many critics panned the album's release as distasteful, arguing that if Jackson had wanted to release the music he would have done so.
Fairfax Media reviewer Bernard Zuel wrote "There is no getting around the simple fact that this is an album which shouldn't have come out."
Justin Timberlake was the big winner at the awards, collecting seven awards including top artist, top album and top male artist. The recovering Kiwi teen superstar Lorde won two awards, top new artist and top rock song for Royals, which might surprise people who think of rock music as a little rougher than Lorde's terrific slice of savvy pop.
Five Seconds of Summer, from Sydney, played their worldwide smash hit She Looks So Perfect at the ceremony which was held at the MGM Grand after their fans deluged Twitter in the lead-up to the event. The hashtag #5SOSBBMAs trended around the world, with a huge 430,000-plus uses in 24 hours. Australian rapper Iggy Azalea also performed, dueting with Ariana Grande on the song Problems.
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That's right! You can shape your hard boiled eggs using these molds. I guess the trick is to first hard boil your egg, peel it very quickly (while hot), then place it in the mold and close it. Let the egg cool completely in the mold and when you open it...... voilaaaaa! A heart or star shaped egg! Check out the pics.


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It's time for that marketing brochure to be updated or to create a direct mail campaign to generate new business, but you are questioning the expense. Before you even begin, there are key considerations that will help control your costs and create a greater impact.
It is no surprise that the most expensive factor in creating new marketing materials can be the cost of production. But, buyers beware: Reducing production costs is possible if you plan ahead.
A collaborative effort between the designer and the print vendor is key. Graphic designers will always have a vision when creating a project. Your job is to ensure your designer and print representative are in communication during the development process. A knowledgeable print representative should and will ask questions in order to determine options that can ultimately lead to cost-saving.
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Optimal results in a direct mail campaign can be attributed to a combination of things – cool eye catching designs, attention grabbing message, strong calls to action – but it all begins with the list. Are the addresses on your list accurate? Are you reaching the right audience?
All too often the mailing list is a last-minute thought pulled together after materials have gone to print. Supplying and processing mailing lists ahead of the print run will help reduce waste by establishing an accurate count number of your actual needs. Investing in a service to thoroughly cleanse your list can remove old records and improve accuracy. The cleaner the list is, the higher your return on investment.
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A large portion of the costs incurred producing marketing materials derive from the set-up costs, the materials and the cost of labor or time it takes to put your project together. The more finishing services you can complete in-line, the lower your overall cost. For example, if you need 20,000, 16-page, 8.5 x 11 catalogs, think about sourcing it to a printer that can fold and glue the spine on a web press, opposed to a vendor that can only print flat sheets and then must separately fold and spine staple your catalog off-line.
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In any print project the actual size or dimensions of your piece can have a significant impact on production costs. A larger postcard means less pieces fitting on a page. The more units you are able to fit onto a full-size sheet, the less time your job spends on the press, which results in savings. Additional factors to strongly consider are the postal regulations on each direct mailer. Reducing a standard 8.5 x 11 catalog to 6 x 10.5 can reduce postage by as much as $0.12 per piece depending on the weight.
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When you are printing a large volume and seeking a high quality finish, more conventional, off-set printing is the method of choice. But, advancements in technology now allow a greater level of customization with digital printing, which is typically best for short runs and quick turnaround times. Digital printing is perfect for a short run, four color, print on demand project, like business cards or postcards.
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You can never have too many glow sticks at Burning Man. No, they're not for waving back and forth at a DJ while you're on the dance floor. (Though, I did witness "kids" doing this when Oakenfold and Tiesto spun at the 2005 Burning Man. My head was shaking. It's not a concert, folks!) Anyhow, I clip these to my backpack, tape them on the spokes of my bike (which creates fancy spinning lights when you are riding), tie them to my tent stakes so people don't trip, and yes, even use them as ambient lighting if the night calls for it. They're very handy! For a VERY funny video of how great glow sticks are, check out this video I've referenced. Seriously, it's excellent!
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Hail is the Rodney Dangerfield of home insurance hazards: It gets no respect. On the scream-o-meter, it barely moves the needle compared to earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. It's rarely deadly, and its hit-and-run nature usually eludes TV crews, leaving only home video or snapshots of hailstones sent in by viewers to the evening news


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Are you looking for a conversion van in Maryland? There are many choices in Maryland where you can purchase a new or used conversion van, but before you do please read further.
Dave Arbogast is the original "Van Man" and a leader in conversion van sales in the United States. That means for Maryland conversion van buyers, you are dealing with a company that knows conversion vans inside and out.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Coffee lovers who missed the chance to buy the rare steel Starbucks gift card can now get the card on eBay -- but at a much steeper price.
Local 6 has discovered the cards are being resold on eBay for nearly triple the price. One card was resold for $1,100. A second card has a "Buy It Now" price of $8,000.
The active bids for the steel cards ranged from $550 to $900 on Tuesday morning.
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Starbucks sold the limited edition card on Friday for $450. The card was loaded with $400 in Starbucks credit. Owners paid the extra $50 to make the card and get exclusive benefits, including free refills and gifts.
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THOUSANDS of pounds of equestrian equipment has been stolen from a yard during an overnight break-in.
The incident happened between 10pm on Thursday and 6am on Friday when thieves gained entry to a stable block at Dodderhill Court, Crutch Lane, Elmbridge, near Droitwich, and made off with16 saddles and about 40 bridles worth about £20,000.
Other items stolen included a variety of ropes, stirrups and saddlecloths, and yard owner Arron Stevenson said the door to the building appeared to have been bent with a crowbar and the padlock remained intact.
Miss Stevenson says the equipment will be hard to replace for herself and other users of the facility.
"It's not just the fact they have stolen the tack; the other girls on the yard can't afford to replace their tack. One girl has just saved for the last six months to buy a saddle and now can't buy another one."
She added: "I have quite specific tack because I do rehab with horses, so it is more expensive and harder to find. I have just got the collection I needed and it took me six years to get the collection."
Miss Stevenson now intends to research a number of tack auctions which take place in a variety of locations around the country but feels proving any equipment is hers would be difficult.
"Anyone can enter stuff for auction and they don't always take information of who they are. They should have things like bank account details to verify."
West Mercia Police spokesman confirmed the thieves forced their way into the room and believes a vehicle of some form must have been used to transport the equipment.
He said: "If anyone has seen suspicious activity, particularly suspicious vehicles because a vehicle would have been needed to remove that amount of equipment, contact the police."
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Making headboards for my girls room was the only way to go because I just couldn't find anything that was cute and girly enough for me. I found some cute beds at Costco that I liked, but they were $399 EACH {no can do}.
So we went for it. I knew I wanted a headboard shaped like this. The shape is called "Portman".
Items you will need for this project:
1 piece of 4'X8' piece of 1/2" MDF {about $23.00, but you will have a lot left over}
A Jigsaw to cut the MDF {borrow one from friend. }
1 piece of 4" outdoor foam from Home Depot {by far the best place to get foam} I can't remember the price, but it seems like it's about $16.00 for a huge piece.
An electric carving knife to cut the foam {cuts it like butter}
Canvas or Home Décor Fabric {we used 2 yards}
Cotton batting big enough to cover your foam
A staple gun {I use an electric staple gun or my air staple gun and our compressor}
An extra person to pull the fabric during the upholstering process {you cannot do it alone}
Hardware to hang the headboard. We use D-ring hooks and drywall anchors.
Step 1: Have the folks at Home Depot cut MDF as wide as the size of your bed. If you want a full size {like ours} it will need to be 54" wide. They are super nice and will do it in a jiffy. We wanted ours to be quite tall. Ours are right around 44 inches tall. The Home Depot guys will cut it to be whatever size you tell them. {Measurements for other sizes: Twin: 39 inches wide, Full/Double: 54 inches wide , Queen 60 inches wide, King 76 inches wide }
Step 2: Trace three large circles on your MDF sheet to make the shape.
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sluggo wrote:I'm mortifiedly afraid to ask about kitteh...
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I assumed it was one of those generic Japanese kitty animé avatars, but I'm not so sure now, I'd rather anyone else asked so you helped me, Sluggo, hope we get the definitive answer. Ok, ok it's lolspeak, I guess it's some subculture thumb language.
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Since launching his ready-to-wear collection nearly two years ago, Reed Krakoff has been diligently refining his sense of luxe utility, and it came together at his show on Wednesday. The first sign was how great the four Courtin-Clarins sisters looked sitting in the front row wearing clothes from his resort collection. They're not the most obvious Krakoff girls, but it was nice to see the bright knit sweaters and short snakeskin-print chiffon skirts in a real-world setting.
On the runway, the clothes were as solid as much for what they were—clean, streamlined silhouettes in movable fabrics—as for what they weren't—tricked out with extraneous buckles, straps, and panels in a deliberate effort to look utilitarian. Krakoff's starting to realize that shedding these things is the most practical move of all. His colors were sharp—a lot of the black and white that's been present elsewhere, with solar oranges and yellows radiating through. He developed his own print this season, an enlarged and re-colored Audubon bird that may not have always worked, but remember, although he's a proven authority on accessories, Krakoff's still relatively new to ready-to-wear, so he should play with patterns to see what ultimately feels authentic to his brand.
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We stayed in a Deluxe King room which was excellent, it was in a new building next to the main hotel - the room was better than some 5 star rooms we've satyed in. Great location and great value for money. No problems at all - we liked everything about the hotel.
Staff was very helpfull. They answered to all of our questions, always wanted us to feel ok. Hotel is really clean and has a very good location (ok to go to colaba coeway or gateway of India walking) Just a thing, taxi drivers do not know this place very well. Could be a little more "design"
Good hotel for resonable price. Excellent location, tasty breakfast, friendly service. The WiFi connection was sometimes problematic.
The hotel was in an excellant location for what we wanted in Mumbai. Staff were very helpful, good breakfast, recomment room 309, its a twin and very light. Comfy clean beds, air con and a fan. Room was very clean and cleaned daily. Very good for price
Very friendly, helpful staff. Clean comfortable room was quite luxurious and better than I expected it to be. A perfect place to land in Mumbai off the plane that was very central to all sights in southern Mumbai They didn't actually have record of my booking on arrival, but fortunately had a spare room for me. While the room was nice and quiet, it didn't have any windows. Internet was meant to be free but they charged 200R extra for wifi.
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Jones relishing leadership role with Dutch
PEORIA, Ariz. -- It's easy to remember Andruw Jones as a 19-year-old hitting two home runs in a World Series game in 1996, kicking off an excellent Major League career. And more than 16 years later, it's easy to watch Jones as the sage veteran of Team Netherlands.
Jones, who now plays in Japan, was instrumental in recruiting the Dutch team for manager Hensley Meulens and has had an open-door policy in his hotel room throughout this World Baseball Classic run. He's also seen his brand of leadership evolve.
"I led by example when I played with the Braves," Jones said. "I never was outspoken. I went out there and played every day. And that's how I performed as a leader. The young guys come up, see you out there hurt or not feeling good, those are things that leadership is about.
"But now it's young guys who probably grew up watching you play and idolizing you and stuff, and now it's good to get in their ears and try to teach them the things you know so they can go out and perform at a high level."
One of those players is Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen, who will join the Netherlands for the semifinals.
"It means a lot [to have him here]," Jansen said. "Especially when I grew up watching him. I used to be a big fan of him growing up. It's awesome to see him play in the days I was growing up and now here he is."
Doug Miller is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @DougMillerMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Benjamin Leff teaches courses on U.S. federal tax law and the law of charitable and non-profit organizations. His scholarship focuses on the regulation of nonprofits. Prior to joining the faculty, Professor Leff was a visiting assistant professor at Harvard Law School, practiced tax law in Austin Texas, and clerked in Federal District Court. He is a graduate of Yale Law School, holds an M.A. in religious studies from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Oberlin College.
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- Benjamin Leff, The Case Against For-Profit Charity, 42 Seton Hall L. Rev. 819 (2012).
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T-Mobile planning event for March 26th: beginning the "uncarrier" era?
0. phoneArena posted on 18 Mar 2013, 19:51
T-Mobile is apparently putting together an event which will take place on March 26th in New York City. The event isn't official, but word is coming from AllThingsD that the carrier is planning the event. If the event is real, we think we have a pretty good idea what the topic will be, because there have been consistent rumors that T-Mobile would be announcing its "uncarrier" era around that time...
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1. Cha7520 (Posts: 221; Member since: 31 Oct 2010)
Well thats cool and all...but here's the thing: Their coverage sucks...I'm sorry T-mobile :-(
3. HDShatter (Posts: 1021; Member since: 17 Jan 2013)
Ya but there the only major carrier that doesn't want to charge you ridiculous amounts of money.
4. Ruckus (Posts: 286; Member since: 20 Oct 2011)
@HDShatter then go with Virgin Mobile my friend. T-Mobile in most areas is a joke. I like T-Mobile but coverage is a *****.
11. HDShatter (Posts: 1021; Member since: 17 Jan 2013)
Fine in my city, on 3g usually get 8-12mbps 4g is like 20s.
14. gagdude (Posts: 33; Member since: 18 Mar 2013)
VM has some great pricing but wimax and 3g (from sprint is a joke), and CDMA is a joke. no nexus 4? no customer! :P
2. ray77 (Posts: 126; Member since: 17 Nov 2012)
well lm glad for t mobile and were l live the services is great in new york
5. Birds (Posts: 1171; Member since: 21 Nov 2011)
Considering they have the most coverage in my area.....this makes me happy...
6. Joshing4fun (Posts: 1237; Member since: 13 Aug 2010)
Cheap plans and no contracts are Ok but I want to see more customizable plans. I just want like 150 minutes, unlimited text and ~2GB of data (always have wifi). That should cost like $30.
9. PersianHobo (Posts: 69; Member since: 29 Sep 2012)
T-mobile does have that...its offered on T-mobile.com and walmart.com
$30 prepaid, 100 minutes, unlimted text, and 5gigs at 4g
10. Joshing4fun (Posts: 1237; Member since: 13 Aug 2010)
Yeah but only if you bring a phone or buy one out right. There's no payment plan for a new one.
12. HDShatter (Posts: 1021; Member since: 17 Jan 2013)
If your tight on cash get a nexus 4.
15. gagdude (Posts: 33; Member since: 18 Mar 2013)
the payment plan is $20.month for 20 months which totals up to $400, plus the "subsidized" price you originally bought at... gonna run you $500-$600 anyways which is outright
7. DecimalWinter (Posts: 4; Member since: 04 Mar 2013)
I agree with Joshing4fun. I work for a premium retailer for Verizon. I pay $35 a month for 1500 anytime minutes, unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited text and 5 GB's of data, and I know they still make money on me. This could be a game changer.
18. Droid773 (Posts: 44; Member since: 22 Dec 2012)
Perfect plan for me. Im on $30 tmobile plan, I just need a few more.minutes or at least free wifi calling.
19. alila2 (Posts: 158; Member since: 01 Nov 2011)
I got that plan too, i add a $10 card every 3 month 0.10 a minute . 5GB of 4g love it and work perfect for me. although i would like them to fill the gab between the $30 and the $50 plan with a $40 plan , maybe 400 minutes with 4GB of 4g would be even better and work perfect for most guy's out there. T-mobile are you listening?????
23. kellkeezy (Posts: 57; Member since: 17 Dec 2011)
shit i dont get that plan with the verizon premium retailer I work for
8. PersianHobo (Posts: 69; Member since: 29 Sep 2012)
T-Mobile is going to blow up and be the role model in the wireless industry this year! Can't wait
13. archangel9 (Posts: 233; Member since: 07 Feb 2010)
Every other carrier will follow suit.
16. gagdude (Posts: 33; Member since: 18 Mar 2013)
i sure hope so. and maybe some day cdma will finally die in the US
17. Mr.Mr.Upgrade (Posts: 474; Member since: 30 Aug 2011)
Nope other carriers.....t mobile is trying to stop the bleeding..... mark my words I been saying it over n over....if T-Mobile... sprint ....and the other lesser known carriers don't step it up..this year.....they done.....most investors are not putting money in them game over....and if u give this post a thumbs down that means u know its the truth and we all know the truth hurts
20. WakaFlakaD (Posts: 527; Member since: 30 Apr 2011)
Hmmm lol sure they are done
21. PhoneAddiction (Posts: 79; Member since: 07 Nov 2012)
I think all you trolls need to get a job, and stop hating life bc you're broke. If you can't afford a phone, that's your problem. Not the carrier or the manufacturer's problem.
22. Jyakotu (Posts: 854; Member since: 12 Dec 2008)
But be honest, who really wants to spend over $600 for a phone that can easily be outdated within a year or two? If I'm going to drop that kind of bank on a phone, then the manufacturer better support it. Yeah, I know Nexus and rooting are always options, but not everybody wants a Nexus and not everybody wants to root. But hey, different strokes for different folks.
And I understand that the plans would be cheaper, but even as I understand now, T-Mobile has to offer payment plans so people can even pay off the phone.
24. PhoneAddiction (Posts: 79; Member since: 07 Nov 2012)
I'll tell you who wants to spend $600; People who want a new phone. That's just the way it is. If you want it new every year, you have to pay for it.
As far as phones being outdated, that's an issue that Google, US phone carriers and the manufacturer's need to solve.
Before you know it, all carriers will probably be selling phones for full price, and still have the same ridiculously expensive plans. At least T-Mobile is offering some sort of value for your money.
26. PersianHobo (Posts: 69; Member since: 29 Sep 2012)
everyone who has been with one of the four big carriers has been paying that and more for a phone. now you just don't see it hidden into your rate plan. and 600 isn't that much if you think about it... you could easily pay 300 for a camera, 300 for gps, 300 for a ipod, and 600 for a laptop/computer. all these companies for the individual products release a new product every year too... so cellphones aren't the Devils business


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High street music retailer HMV has become the second high street chain to call in the administrators this week.
The music retailer, which has 238 stores in the UK including one in Wimbledon and the HMV Curzon cinema, is no longer accepting gift vouchers from customers.
No store closures have as yet been announced and the company has said all of its stores will remain open while administrators Deloitte seek a buyer.
The news comes less than a week after high street camera retailer Jessops fell into administration closing all 187 of its stores with the loss of 1,370 jobs.
This morning the Wimbledon HMV Curzon cinema tweeted: "We are indeed very sad to hear the recent news regarding HMV stores.
"Please be assured that the cinema will be open today as usual.
"Also thanks to everyone for their kind words about our lovely cinema, it's so nice to hear we're so well loved."
The HMV Curzon cinema resulted from a joint venture in 2009 between HMV and Curzon Artificial Eye to bring cinemas to HMV stores.
In a pilot scheme the Wimbledon store had a storage room was converted into a three screen cinema with a bar.
Plans to roll out similar venues across the UK were discussed but never materialised.
This morning people have taken to praising the cinema amid fears it could close.
Speaking on Twitter Simon Gosney said: "HMV Curzon is a lovely little cinema with really good staff and a presence in the Wimbledon community.
"I hope it can somehow stay open."
Retail Trust, the only charity which works to supports retail staff, has pledged its support to HMV staff.
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The British retail chain was founded in 1921 and employs 4,350 people in the UK.


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17 Mar 2017 by Amy Fisher in Food & Dining and Festivals & Events
Here are five delicious festivals and events that are worth travelling to because they go way above and beyond the 'run of the mill' food event.
13 Oct 2016 by Matt Molloy in Food & Dining , Festivals & Events , Hiking & Walking , Nature , Culture , Entertainment and Twillingate
which keeps my brain elastic and my spirit young." fr. a book entitled simply, Gratitude
9 Jul 2016 by Guest Blogger in Festivals & Events , Culture , Entertainment , Cultural Experiences and St. John's
Whether it's the island portion of the province or Labrador, there's no shortage of sounds to delight the ear.
6 Jul 2016 by Andrew Hiscock in Festivals & Events , Hiking & Walking , Culture , Entertainment , Cultural Experiences , Bonavista and Trinity
Among Festival 500's innovative offerings is Come All Ye, a 5-day singing adventure of fun, personal enrichment and learning to be held at Fishers' Loft Inn, in glorious Port Rexton. This year's edition is scheduled for October 21-26, 2016.
8 Mar 2016 by Matt Molloy in Boat Tours , Festivals & Events , Hiking & Walking , Icebergs , Whale Watching , Nature , Culture , Entertainment , Top Destinations , Cultural Experiences , Twillingate and Outdoor Adventure
When you consider Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, there's a really good chance that you already have a picture in your mind.
28 Jan 2016 by Matt Molloy in Food & Dining , Festivals & Events , Snowmobiling , Nature , Entertainment and Outdoor Adventure
Great festivals stem from great planning, and organizers for the fifth annual Mid Winter Bivver have been busy putting together an entertaining 2016 festival following a successful one in 2015.
27 Nov 2015 by Matt Molloy in Camping , Food & Dining , Festivals & Events , Nature , Entertainment and Cultural Experiences
With my hair still dripping wet from our afternoon swim in the brook, I rummaged around my tent to find a casual dress to throw on before rushing out to join the final clusters of people migrating via car, foot and shuttle bus from Burlington to Middle Arm.
4 Aug 2015 by Valerie Howes in Festivals & Events , Fishing , Culture , History , Cultural Experiences , Fogo & Change Islands and Outdoor Adventure
The crowd is hopping from foot to foot—kids blowing whistles; grown-ups blowing steam from coffee cups. It's a July day masquerading as October, and I'm on the Government Wharf in Joe Batt's Arm, waiting for the Great Fogo Island Punt Race to There and Back to begin.
7 Jul 2015 by Janelle Hickey in Festivals & Events , Shopping , History , Trip Planning and St. John's
Quidi Vidi is an award winning micro-brewery that sits nestled right at the mouth of the Gut. Established in 1996, they are known for producing world-class beers - their British IPA took home the gold at the 2012 World Beer Championships in Chicago. Offering daily tours and tastings to the public, I arrived just in time to belly up to the bar and take a peek behind the scenes of everyone's favourite local brewery.
24 Sep 2014 by Andrew Hiscock in Food & Dining , Festivals & Events , Fishing , Hiking & Walking , Culture , Entertainment and Cultural Experiences
Each year during the third weekend of September, the Town of Elliston, the Root Cellar Capital of the World, hosts Canada's and Newfoundland & Labrador's top chefs and hundreds of participants to celebrate culinary excellence and the root cellar's cultural heritage. This year, participants voted on Newfoundland & Labrador's best cod dish crowning the "King of Cod", hiked the coastal scenes of Elliston, and sat with new and old friends to celebrate the latest installment of the Roots, Rants, and Roars Fall Festival.
1 Aug 2014 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Festivals & Events , Culture and Cultural Experiences
Newfoundland music star Pamela Morgan is heavily involved in this year's Stephenville Theatre Festival and we recently had a chance to speak to her about some of the shows she is involved in. First some background-from 1976-1995 Pamela Morgan was lead singer, guitarist, and arranger for Canada's pioneering "Celtic" band, Newfoundland's Figgy Duff, who brought the traditional Newfoundland music to a global audience. Since 1995 she has created several albums and toured extensively in Canada, the US and in Europe. More recently she has overseen productions of two of her original scores for live theater; her own folk opera, "The Nobleman's Wedding", and Figgy Duff's score for Shakespeare's "Tempest". For the Stephenville Theatre Festival she told us that she has reworked "The Nobleman's Wedding" creating a full length folk opera in the process.
25 Jul 2014 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Festivals & Events and Cultural Experiences
We recently attended "The Country Show" at the Stephenville Theatre Festival and we give this show "two thumbs up" for its variety and quality of the performance. There was a large band and many singers and the cast covered lots of country favourites from Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Patsy Cline and Shania Twain. The musical director is well known Newfoundland performer, Pamela Morgan and Dave Panting keeps the music flowing on stage. The cast performed 24 songs in all and started off strongly with a toe tapping version of "Jambalaya".
21 Jul 2014 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Festivals & Events and Entertainment
The Stephenville Theatre Festival is celebrating its 36th year this summer and its most ambitious performance is "The Nobleman's Wedding" which is billed as a folk opera. Pamela Morgan, one of Newfoundland's most well known musicians, has created The Nobleman's Wedding from a folk song that she happened to learn in Stephenville many years ago from Jack and Ellen Carroll. We thought all of the performers were very impressive with both their acting and their singing. And the band (which includes Pamela Morgan) is first rate.
11 Jul 2014 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Festivals & Events and Cultural Experiences
Stage West Theatre Festival (SWTF) is celebrating its 6th year and offers residents and visitors to Corner Brook more great entertainment for an evening out. One of their five evening shows runs almost every night from July 2 to August 1 at either the Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre or the Royal Canadian Legion. All shows start at 8:00 pm and you can pay $17 per show or buy a season pass for just $65. So far we have seen the first three shows. The Artistic Directors Mike Payne, Stephen Perchard and Jordan Stringer must be very happy with the great turnouts for these events and the audience's enthusiastic response.
20 Jun 2014 by Janelle Hickey in Boat Tours , Birdwatching , Festivals & Events , Hiking & Walking , Icebergs , Nature , Trip Planning , Entertainment , Lighthouses , Signal Hill , George Street , St. John's and Outdoor Adventure
"There are a million reasons to visit St. John's – we want YOU to help us narrow it down to the TOP 5!"
We asked our locals to be ambassadors to the rest of the world! What are the very best reasons to visit our colourful city? Is it our food? The fresh ocean air? The people? Here within, five notable choices:
5 Jun 2014 by Dominique Chiasson in Birdwatching , Festivals & Events and Top Destinations
Elliston, its root cellars and puffins and a delightful craft boutique
28 Feb 2014 by Janelle Hickey in Festivals & Events , Entertainment , George Street and St. John's
There's plenty of Irish music in St. John's! A quick walk downtown will make you want to pop into any one of our famous Irish pubs for a scoff and a scuff - here are some notable stops so you don't miss a beat.
24 Jan 2014 by Tara Kroes in Festivals & Events , Culture , History , Entertainment , Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
The theatre doors open and the crowd of people waiting in the small lobby are allowed to take their seats. There is a sense of anticipation as audience members whisper to one another. The only things on stage are six wooden chairs stacked to resemble a solitary tree. Perhaps each chair represents a different branch of Al Pittman's work that, when stacked together, create one solid play, With Cruel Times in Between.
11 Dec 2013 by Randy Letto in Festivals & Events , Skiing & Snowboarding , Snowmobiling , Nature and Outdoor AdventureRegion: Labrador
Winter in Labrador offers up endless outdoor activities from back-country snowmobiling adventures to world-class cross country skiing or the leisure yet exciting pursuit of dog sledding. Winter in the Big Land promises large Labrador skies, northern lights and great events that celebrate a variety of recreational pursuits both for the adrenaline seeker and the soft-adventure lovers.
15 Nov 2013 by Janelle Hickey in Food & Dining , Festivals & Events and St. John's
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Urban Research Using Court Records
This article originally appeared in "Urban Research" by Loretto Dennis Szucs, FUGA, and John M. Scroggins, MA in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
Court records are potentially the most valuable yet the most underutilized of urban sources (see Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records, chapter 10, "Published Probate Records," by Wendy L. Elliott, and chapter 12, "Court and Legal Records," by Benjamin Barnett Spratling, 3rd). The case volume created by the vast population and the bureaucracy involved may intimidate even an enthusiastic searcher. Court jurisdictions and procedures have puzzled many a researcher, but books on local government can guide you through the maze. For each state, Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources provides maps as well as tables that point to boundary and jurisdictional changes over the years as well as addresses for county courts. Internet search engines are also good places to begin a search for specific court records.
By far the most commonly used court records are the probates because of their helpfulness in identifying heirs. Some counties have master indexes for court proceedings, but, more often than not, you must examine registers by year. When names are distinguished only by case number, a search of the docket books may be in order. The shortcut approach is especially good in cities where old cases are warehoused and must be requested a few at a time. Dockets provide a synopsis of the case, the decedent's name and date of death, name of the administrator, and names of widowed spouse and heirs. This information enables the searcher to order the correct case from the warehouse or to retrieve it from its court location without going through all the other cases of the same name. Before visiting any court, it is advisable to call in advance to check on research policies and days and hours of operation. This is a good time to ask if indexes and records are immediately accessible or if storage of actual records in an off-site location will make it necessary to make two or more trips to the court.
City courts can also yield information of value. If the city is subject to county jurisdiction, police courts and local justice courts take care of trivial matters that involve limited fines and fees. More important cases go automatically to county and state tribunals. If the city is independent, however, mayors' courts—hustings (so-called in Virginia, Maryland, and the Carolinas)—had substantial jurisdiction.
Some city courts issued business licenses for taverns, mercantile establishments, hotels, and other shops and received petitions from local citizens regarding many of the functions that are today handled by commissioners or separate agencies of government, such as road repair, runoff water drainage, watch and ward (police patrol and security of business and personal property), volunteer fire department personnel, and numerous other activities necessary to provide services and protection for city dwellers. Another important function was providing for the poor. Among the references to the poor in city court minutes are notices of removals of people and families who were not residents of the city and who might become public charges on the poor rolls. Minutes record that these people were transported to the city line at public expense.
Records for these courts were often printed annually by public order, and these volumes can be found in local public libraries. For example, the printed minutes and reports of city officials for St. Paul, Minnesota, are in the St. Paul Public Library; a second copy is available at the Minnesota Historical Society. The city minutes for Nashua, New Hampshire, are found only in the Nashua Public Library, where there is a complete run of volumes that continue well into the twentieth century. The Genealogical Society of Utah has microfilmed the city court volumes for Savannah, Georgia, and several other southern cities and towns. The minutes of the Mayor's Court of New York City are published in the collections of the New York Historical Society. There is a great interest in city court minutes, and many of them are easy to locate.
Somewhat less well known than probate or other local court records are federal court files. The federal courts have traditionally heard cases involving interstate disputes and often served as courts of appeal for litigation that originated at the local level. In addition, the federal courts were usually indexed by plaintiff and/or by defendant, making the search a time-consuming project.
The material in the files varies with the significance of the case and the state that it reached during the trial process. But depositions describing the acquisition and retention of property were not unusual in land disputes, which often appeared as equity suits. These were often accompanied by maps of the place in question or copies of deeds submitted as exhibits. Such cases can produce thousands of pages of testimony and may detail facts about the family and its environment that are not available elsewhere.
Bankruptcy filings included schedules of assets and liabilities, outlining the business and financial dealings of the bankruptcy claimant. Small partnerships and proprietorships, along with personal bankruptcies, comprised the preponderance of cases heard in bankruptcy court. When federal bankruptcy laws were not in effect, "involuntary" bankruptcies were entered as equity proceedings. Loretto Dennis Szucs's "To Whom I Am Indebted: Bankruptcy Records," in Ancestry Magazine, explores historical events that caused bankruptcies and provides information on how and where to find such files.51 Federal criminal prosecutions were a minor portion of the case load until the 1920s, when prohibition violations swelled the numbers. Other types of federal cases of genealogical interest include confiscation cases from the Civil War, when the federal government seized the available property of Confederate sympathizers, and personal injury suits against interstate carriers (usually railroads).
The federal government has touched urban residents in ways other than through its courts. The Internal Revenue Service was less visible before World War I than it is now, but an assortment of IRS assessment lists sheds light on the wealth of many individuals during the Civil War and again after 1913. The Civil War–vintage assessments (arranged by collection district and thereunder alphabetically) have been microfilmed; those for the early twentieth century have not. Original monthly assessment lists survive for San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, and Detroit and are deposited in the federal archives and records centers serving those cities. Taxable income was defined at a level that limited the assessment to the middle and upper classes; nevertheless, thousands of entries appear in the volumes pertaining to urban districts.
A source with particular interest to those whose roots lie in the South comes from the records of the Southern Claims Commission, which was organized to settle with Union sympathizers who had supplied Northern forces without compensation. Case files included depositions, affidavits, reports, and receipts. A geographical index, arranged by state and county, allows the researcher to pinpoint people in a specific territory, while the consolidated index serves as a name entry. See Records of the Commissioners of Claims (Southern Claims Commission), 1871–1880 and Gary B. Mills's Civil War Claims in the South: An Index to Claimants Before the Southern Claims Commission, 1871–1880, an accompanying consolidated index.52 These records are not limited to cities, but the major locales of Atlanta and New Orleans are included.
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This podcast summarizes Cordelia and Joan's presentation on the #PowerInPrevention Ending Child Sexual Abuse web conference titled Power of organizational practices: Innovations to keep kids safer from October 2013.
© 2016 National Sexual Violence Resource Center – Founded by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
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Classic play Blood Brothers to appear on Rossendale stage
4:06pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013
4:06pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013
WILLY RUSSELL'S tragic tale of twin brothers separated at birth is being retold by Rossendale Players from the weekend.
The Waterfoot-based company will stage the play version of Blood Brothers, which is perhaps best known in its musical form.
The Johnston boys, Eddie and Mickey are born into a poor, working class family in Liverpool and their mother is forced to give one infant up for adoption as she struggles to make ends meet.
Their paths eventually collide as they grow older, with tragic consequences as they reach adulthood.
Players spokeswoman Hazel Mrozek, who will play Mrs Lyons – the upper class but childless woman Mrs Johnston works for, and whom she gives up son Eddie to – said: "Blood Brothers looks at the differences and conflicts of their upbringings, their relationship with each other and with their real and adopted mothers.
"It is fast moving and perceptive, entertaining and thought provoking, funny, yet tragic. This is not a play to be missed."
Staring as the brothers are Daniel Starkie as Mickey, and Matthew Holmes as Eddie, with Carole Bardsley as Mrs Johnston, Hazel Mrozek as Mrs Lyons, Isobel Balchin as Linda, Liam Husband as the narrator and Siobhan Morris as the policewoman.
Blood Brothers opens at the Millennium Theatre, Waterfoot, on Saturday with tickets costing £10 including a pie and beer, followed by a charity performance on Sunday in aid of the Haslingden-based Cotton Shed Theatre Company – which encourages disabled and less-able bodied children to showcase their theatrical talents.
The run then continues from Tuesday, January 29 to Saturday, February 2, with tickets costing £7 from Watts Newsagents or by calling Anne on 01706 228720.
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We're All Entitled
I've wondered why we write those odd abbreviations for the first two I listed, but when we say them out loud, something that doesn't quite seem related pops out of our mouths. Mr. is "Mister," but what's a mister? I'm familiar with a garden gadget that keeps plants moist; that's a mister. But a man? Is a mister a man who mists plants? Naw, that couldn't be the derivation. And Mrs. is pronounced "missez," right? Well, what happened to the r? Maybe we're really supposed to say "mirsez."
I don't like feeling ignorant, so I dug into where these titles came from. Mister is a funny pronunciation for master. So that means I'm really Master Firsten. Oh, but wait a minute. I recall that when I was a kid, some adults put the title master in front of a boy's first name to distinguish a kid from a grown-up. In fact, I do remember grown-ups sometimes calling me "Master Richard." So somehow, master got changed to mister and mister got to be used for grown-up men. At least that seems to be what happened.
Moving right along, it turns out that missez comes from "mistress." Mistress? Wait a minute! So my mother could have been called "Mistress Firsten"? Or maybe "Mistress Tess." Wow! I think my feisty mother would have liked that. It conjures up all sorts of interesting images!
The thing that rankles is how these nice titles can go from being formal and polite to downright common and even almost vulgar. How, you ask? Use them along with a surname when you address people and you're nice and polite: "One moment, Mr. Pearson." "Hold on, Mrs. Longman." But drop the surnames (maybe because you don't know these people) and suddenly you're crude and boorish: "One moment, mister." "Hold on, missez." Ah, but you know how to get around that problem, don't you? You've got to substitute those two titles with two other titles if you want to stay polite, so you say sir and madam or ma'am: "One moment, sir." Ooh, that sounds nice, and so polite! "Hold on, madam." Uh . . . I'm not so sure about this one. Hmm . . . "Hold on, ma'am"? Yes! That sounds better. So what's wrong with madam? I think we tend to use madam only when we're annoyed or angry. To me it sounds exaggerated or overly polite, even sarcastic ― well, that is, unless you're a butler: "Dinner is served, madam."
But what if you're addressing more than one man or woman? Then what? "One moment, sirs." Nope, that won't cut it ― unless maybe if you're in the military. "Hold on, ma'ams." I don't even think ma'ams is a word! Now what do you do? Of course! You have to use two more different titles if you're addressing more than one person: "One moment, gentlemen." "Hold on, ladies." (Is your head beginning to spin? Mine is!) Yes, ladies sounds nice as a plural title to use when the singular ma'am won't do. Oh, no! I just thought of something. What about the singular, lady? "Hold on, lady." Oh, my goodness! We're back to crude and boorish ― almost vulgar ― and it can sound angry, too. So that means if you use ladies, it sounds refined, but if you use lady, you get the opposite result. (Are you shaking your head? I'm shaking my head.)
I think we need to recap: Mister comes from "master," but that doesn't mean he's your master, and Master can be used with a boy's first name if you want to be super-formal, although this title seems to be dying out. Now then, Missez comes from "mistress," but that doesn't mean she's somebody's mistress; it means she's married! In addition, if we want to stay polite, we can't address somebody as mister or missez without a surname, so we switch to sir or ma'am if we're talking to one man or woman, and we switch again to gentlemen or ladies if we're talking to two or more men or women. And we've got to remember that we can use ladies, but we shouldn't use lady unless we're upset and want to sound low-class. Have you got all that? And to think, our students have to deal with this daunting stuff, too!
Oh! And speaking of a married woman or "the missez" as some low-class speakers might say, what about Ms., which we pronounce "miz"? Most people don't know that it goes back to the 1700s as a sort of slurred way of quickly saying missez. Besides that, it's always been a common way of pronouncing Mrs. in parts of the American South: "Mornin', Mizz Davis." Sheila Michaels, an American involved in the beginnings of the feminist movement, said there should be a title for women that didn't divulge their marital status, just as the title Mr. doesn't divulge that about a man. These days Ms. is heard much more often than Miss or Mrs. Does that mean those two titles may be on the way out?
So I was thinking and thinking about these common titles, especially the female ones, and it suddenly dawned on me: When addressing a top politician like a president or prime minister, we say "Mr. President" or "Mr. Prime Minister," but since we're so au courant nowadays, if Hillary Clinton becomes the first female American president, how will she want to be addressed? "Mrs. President"? "Ms. President"? "Madam President"? Hmm . . . My money's on "Madam President." It strikes me as a cut above the other two options. What do you think? And have your students mastered the use of Mr., Miss, Mrs., and Ms.? I'd love to hear any war stories you've got.
By the way, mistresses and masters . . . er, . . . ladies and gentlemen, please stay tuned, because I've got lots more to say about titles, but that'll have to wait for another time.


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Weather forecasts last week implied a significant window for planting corn in early May. However, the latest reports were not as encouraging, thereby sparking a major surge in corn futures Monday morning. The weekly USDA Export Inspections report seemed neutral, since the latest result, at 11.576 million bushels, essentially matched industry expectations. May corn spiked 35.5 cents to $6.795/bushel Monday morning, while December leapt 30.5 cent to $5.545.
Persistently tight spot markets and the strong basis apparently boosted nearby soybean futures Monday morning. The fact that the weekly Export Inspections total, at 8.935 million bushels, slightly exceeded expectations (in the 4.0-8.0 mib range) probably sparked some additional buying. Ideas that acreage could shift to beans from corn limited deferred gains, whereas Asian vegetable oil prices slipping over the weekend likely undercut the soyoil market. May soybeans jumped 32.75 cents to $14.635/bushel around mid-session Monday, while May soyoil fell 0.30 cents to 49.36 cents/pound; May soybean meal added $10.0 to $427.9/ton.
Talk that spring wheat plantings could also be substantially delayed, as well as concerns about the viability of the winter wheat crop in light of recent frosts (and forecasts for more of the same later this week) boosted wheat futures Monday morning. The Export Inspections report seemed bullish, since the latest result, at 30.857 mib easily topped forecasts. Strength spilling over from the corn and bean pits likely boosted prices as well. May CBOT wheat futures surged 23.25 cents to $7.12/bushel just before lunchtime Monday, while May KCBT wheat climbed 18.0 cents to $7.745 and May MGE futures advanced 17.25 cents to $8.285.
Cattle futures rose moderately Monday morning as traders seemed to anticipate continued cash market strength through early May. The sizeable export total on the weekly comprehensive beef report probably encouraged buying as well. Furthermore, the early-week combination of equity index gains and U.S. dollar weakness holds supportive demand implications. Feeder future fell in response to the prospect of increased feed costs implied by the grain/soy gains. June cattle rose 0.42 cents to 123.02 cents/pound late Monday morning, while December climbed 0.27 cents to 128.27. May feeder cattle futures dove 1.17 cents to 140.62 cents/pound, and August tumbled 1.30 cents to 149.87.
Although hog traders began the week looking for seasonal gains in hog pork values in the short run, CME futures had turned downward by late morning. Having the preliminary quote for the Friday CME lean hog index come in 1.00-cent higher, at 82.42 cents/pound, seemed quite supportive, but bullish traders may have been looking for a larger increase. The early setback from chart resistance in the 93.00-cent area may also have triggered technical selling. May hog futures edged 0.15 cents lower to 89.20 cents/pound around midday Monday, and the June contract fell 0.27 cents to 92.25.


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The Night of the Rabbit GOG pre-orders come with Deponia
Daedalic's latest, The Night of the Rabbit, is headed to GOG.com, where pre-orders will score a free copy of earlier adventure Deponia. Details and a new trailer within.
GOG adds ten Mac games including Syndicate Wars
Good news for the OS-X contingent today with another round of thriftily-priced classic games added to GOG's Mac collection.
GOG sale: Buy five games from this list, get them 80 percent off
Good Old Games is having a sale. They've got a list of twenty games for you to peruse, and you pick five of them, and then you buy them, and they're all 80 percent off. So you could, for example, get Pid, Puddle, Deponia, Divinity 2: Developer's Cut and Legend of Grimlock for a combined […]
Severance: Blade of Darkness now available via GOG
Codemasters' classic hardcore third-person action effort Severance: Blade of Darkness is now available on GOG.com. For just $6 you get four heroes, each with a unique style and skill tree, and more than 100 different weapons. Thanks, SplatteredHouse.
GOG.com offers End of the World savings
As we march towards the Mayan Apocalypse GOG.com is determined to ensure you enjoy your final hours on this planet*. It's offering massive savings of up to 80% off a huge range of games, but you only have until the fateful strike of Armageddon Eve – just under 16 hours away at time of writing […]
3D Realms titles added to GOG.com
GOG.com has announced the addition of a number of 3D Realms classics. Shooters Terminal Velocity and Shadow Warrior, plus its expansion packs, are both available now for $6, and the digital distribution service promises more games from the 90's favourite developer will be announced soon. 3D Realms, or Apogee Software, was also behind Duke Nukem, […]
GoG offers its first Pay What You Want bundle
Purveyor of primarily older titles, GoG.com, is offering a bundle that includes titles in the Divinity RPG series. The price? How ever much you see fit to pay for it.
Project Eternity - digital tiers, DRM, and add-ons noted in update
Project Eternity's Kickstarter has been updated now that the stretch goal of $1.6 million has been met. This means a Mac version is in the cards.
Diamonds of D&D pack on GoG gives you nine games for $30
A Diamonds of Dungeon & Dragons pack is available on GoG.com. It comes with nine games for $30.01: Baldur's Gate 2 Complete, Baldur's Gate: The Original Saga, Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard, Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone, Icewind Dale Complete, Icewind Dale 2 Complete, Neverwinter Nights: Diamond Edition, Planescape: Torment, and The Temple of Elemental Evil. Head […]
FTL: Faster Than Light now available on Steam, GoG.com
FTL: Faster Than Light is now available on Steam.
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Legend of Grimrock is 50% off at GOG.com for a limited time only. The turn-based dungeon crawler offers a pretty massive amount of content, especially at a reduced price tag of $7.50, and is soon to expand with a level editor. The indie effort has drawn lavish praise and holds an 82 average on Metacritic; […]
Amazon, GameFly, GoG, others holding digital sales
Shack has put together a massive list of digital game sales going on right now and sure to make your weekend a little less boring. Outlets such as Gamefly, Amazon, Impulse, Steam, GoG.com, Blizzard, Green Man Gaming, the list goes on, really. Hit up the break to have a look at this wonderful list of […]
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THE PARENTS of a keen sportsman who died suddenly from an undetected heart condition will help to relaunch a major campaign to raise awareness of the problem.
Allan and Marje Scott's son Mike died in 1996 at just the age of 17 after collapsing whilst playing basketball. It was only after his death that they discovered he had a previously undiagnosed heart condition known as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC).
He had collapsed just three weeks before his death whilst playing football but doctors were unable to find anything wrong with him. Since then, Allan, 64 and Marje, 63, of Beadlam, have worked tirelessly to help raise awareness and new figures show that every week 12 young, fit and healthy people across the UK are dying from undiagnosed heart conditions.
Marje and her husband will be at the unveiling of a new poster-sized version of a postcard for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) on Thursday, May 1 at the Leeds Marriott Hotel.
She said: "We want people to know that it can happen. Mike was happy and healthy and on that morning we had a lovely breakfast and a laugh. At about 1pm my husband took the call that he had collapsed and he drove like a maniac so I knew something was wrong. It was devastating, how do you get over something like that."
The poster features the pictures of 12 young people, including Mike, who have died from a sudden cardiac arrest and more than 170,000 postcards have already been distributed by CRY families across the UK to raise awareness and lobby support amongst MPs.
CRY now tests about 14,000 young people across the country each year to screen them for potentially life threatening conditions.
Whilst continuing to raise awareness, Marje and Allan are also hoping to campaign to get tests for heart conditions to be run in schools.
"I think it would definitely be a good thing for schools to have. I know it is expensive but maybe they ought to do something," said Marje.
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Auburn, Ala. - Auburn Parks and Recreation announces the launch of the Pack the Parks for the Food Bank Campaign. Beginning immediately, a number of Parks and Recreation facilities will feature collection bins for citizens wishing to donate canned goods and non-perishable food items to the Food Bank of East Alabama. Facilities will offer daily drop-offs while parks used for youth sports will offer game day drop-off bins. Bins will be emptied weekly and goods will be delivered to the Food Bank in an effort to help fill a critical food need in the community. Citizens may donate items at the following locations:
Pack the Parks for the Food Bank Drop-off Locations
Daily Drop-off Locations
Dean Road Recreation Center
Frank Brown Recreation Center
Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center
Kiesel Park (opposite side of the restroom building)
Yarbrough Tennis Center (inside the City building)
Youth Sports Game Day Drop-off Locations
Auburn Soccer Complex
Duck Samford Park
Felton Little Park
Margie Piper Bailey Park
Shug Jordan Fields
"Auburn citizens are known for their generosity and willingness to help," said Becky Richardson, Auburn Parks and Recreation Director. "Hundreds of citizens visit our parks each week, particularly in the fall. When we learned of the Food Bank's shortage, we knew this was a way we could make it easier for the community to lend a hand. Whether you're enjoying a stroll in one of our parks or heading out to a weekly sports game, we hope this campaign will be a convenient way for our patrons to support a worthwhile cause."
The campaign begins immediately and will continue throughout the month of October. The final event of the campaign will be the 4th Annual Carve a Bite Out of Hunger Food Drive as part of Auburn's Downtown Trick or Treat on Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 6 - 8 p.m. in downtown Auburn. Attendees of Downtown Trick or Treat are encouraged to bring canned goods and non-perishable food items for the Food Bank.
For more information, or a list of parks designated as a collection center, visit www.auburnalabama.org/parks or contact Auburn Parks and Recreation at 501-2930.