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From the beginning of the game, it was as if the Minnesota Twins never had a chance.
It was only the first inning and 22-year-old Oakland Athletics pitcher James Augustus Hunter, known by the nickname "Catfish," had already sent two scoreless Twins' trudging back into the dugout.
Up next was Harmon "Killer" Killebrew, one of the team's most feared hitters. He too never made it to first base.
Inning after inning, the story was the same. On May 8, 1968, batters watched ball after ball zoom past them and land, untouched, in the catcher's mitt. Others were able to hit, but their mad dashes towards first base were thwarted by the A's outfield. By the time the competition was over, none of the 27 ball players who faced the Catfish had scored a single run or even made it onto base; the first perfect game in the American League regular season since Chicago White Sox pitcher Charlie Robertson's stunning outing in 1922 had happened that spring night in Oakland.
Those who knew Hunter had probably seen it coming. The North Carolina native was a natural talent whose skill was nurtured, he said, by older brothers who taught him how to pitch. America's favorite pastime captivated him as a child, and his family would travel to Baltimore, Maryland to watch Major League baseball games.
He was so gifted that he bypassed the minor leagues and in 1965, started his first season as a professional ballplayer with the Kansas City Athletics. He scored the historic win just three years later during the A's first season in Oakland.
A story in the May 9, 1968 edition of the Oakland Tribune paints a vivid picture of that electric night. There were nail-biting moments and close calls such as high, powerful hits that soared towards the bleachers but never made it out of the park. At one point, Killebrew lost his bat while swinging at the ball.
The end came with Twins pinch hitter Rich Reese on the plate, his eyes fixed on his target during a 2-strike, 3-ball count. Catfish aimed and pitched. Reese swung and missed. The Coliseum erupted in cheers.
The win, in which the A's scored four runs thanks to one batted in by left-fielder Danny Cater and three by Catfish, cemented Catfish's reputation. He was given a $5,000 raise and years later, as a New York Yankee, his $3.75 million paycheck set a precedent for the salaries ballplayers command today. Through it all, he remained humble and spent the off-season farming and fishing.
Iconic singer Bob Dylan, who achieved his own fame in the 1960s, even wrote a tune about Hunter. The 1974 song opens with the following lyrics:
"Lazy stadium night
Catfish on the mound
"Strike three," the umpire said
Batter have to go back and sit down
Catfish, million-dollar-man
Nobody can throw the ball like Catfish can."
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The Bikecast Episode #53: Which Virtues will Flourish in a Free World?
A gross misconception exists about the nature of a free world. Actually, a large number of misconceptions exist, and usually I find myself talking to people who believe that a free world would be swarming with Roving Bands of Armed Thugs who will systematically and perpetually victimize everyone else[1].
Lately, I've begun to sense another hypothesis in the ether, this from the libertarian camp itself. I haven't heard anyone come right out with it, so this is kind of a patchwork of implied narratives.
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The world envisioned is mostly peaceful sparsely populated by wise, intelligent and strong men around whom industry and civil society forms. These men are not to be trifled with and disputes among them, if they can't be settled by peaceful means can sometimes involve the judicious use of arms–perhaps modelled after the gentlemans' duels of ages past.
These occasional clashes, though, needn't be common because of the nobility and virtue of these men of merit. They don't pursue selfish ends nor those destructive to others, so there's no reason to challenge their will–which is a good thing because they are strong, quick, and well armed.
These men (both those of the imagined future and those that imagine them) could be described as consumate "porcupine pacifists"–the analogy speaks for itself–because they want to be sure that it's understood that, although they won't attack anyone, they will kick (or kill) your ass if you mess with them. They will also let you know about all the other people whose asses they will kick or kill if those people mess with them–the list is often long.
I have a couple of issues with this narrative–a couple posts worth at least. One related to the above bikecast is around my strongly held opinion that in a free world the virtues that will thrive and reproduce are mostly the opposite of those held by the honorable men in the above narrative.
To caveat: it's of course impossible to predict the future with much reliability. It's quite possible that, in the future, humanity abandons the standard of living produced by a thriving and tightly interwoven network of market relationships in favor of more isolation and simplicity. It's possible that somehow that the armed and vigilant men never cross a line and threaten or bully a weaker person. I don't know what long and transformative path would have to be tread for humanity to find itself in such a place, but as I say, the future is unknowable and this particular libertarian fantasy might play out somewhere down the line.
That said, I think a far more likely scenario is a society founded on something similar to the day-to-day relationships most of us enjoy now. These relationships aren't based on fear of reprisal from some third party authority, but rather on trust, respect, empathy, and reciprocity. Flourishing in this possible future depends on skill at maintaining peer-to-peer relationships and a reputation for fair dealings instead of a strong right hook and good aim.
In this imagined libertarian world, understanding and anticipating the motivation and needs of others will be a highly valued and much sought after skill. Cooperating, negotiating and nurturing long term, win-win partnerships will be foundational to accumulating the social and physical capital to be a leader whose judgement others will voluntarily trust and defer to (without dueling).
In the fast paced and constantly adjusting economy that will be the engine of a global society that allows billions of people to thrive and prosper, guns will, I forecast, almost never be brandished. This is not to say that people won't carry firearms for personal safety. I assume they will as they do now–sociopaths will always be with us, I fear. They will be used for this purpose very rarely. Even now, many people go a lifetime without needing to use lethal force to defend themselves (at least from strangers, assaults by spouses and family members remains very common).
That the very idea that empathy, cooperation, and relating to others as peers strikes some libertarians as weak, feminine and maybe sorta pinko (if you're old enough) gets to the heart of the issue.
The virtues that will provide value to the future are frequently denigrated by self-labelled liberty lovers. Those that are antithetical to a free and prosperous world–primarily centered around the prominence of defensive or redemptive violence–are simultaneously given much attention.
There are universally positive qualities around independence, free thought, determination and other traits expressed historically in "free men" because their position in the social hierarchy allowed them to express these traits and society rewarded their expression. It's an error to blend in physical size, strength, and martial ability–the traits that kept men atop the hierarchy–with the others and label these as masculine virtues.
In the same way, there are universally positive qualities around cooperation, empathy, ability to communicate and to maintain a complex web of social relationships–the traits expressed historically by slave classes, primarily women. It's an error to blend submissiveness, humility, and self-deprecation–the traits that kept the slave alive–with these others and label them feminine.
The future belongs to the courageous and independent free thinker, the empathetic communicator and the social negotiator. These characteristics have no gender or race and are the cornerstone of a free and prosperous society. The martial virtues, physical strength (beyond what improves health and vitality), and a belief in redemptive violence have very little use in any popularly desirable free future world and yet they seem to play such an core role in the current libertarian movement. I believe that, going forward, it will be increasingly important to examine and question this tendency and those who hold it.
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- [1] I always like to point out, usually to poor effect, that there already are Roving Bands of Armed Thugs systematically and perpetually victimizing everyone else, but apparently national militaries and police don't count). ↩

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CEDIA 2007 - Day 1: Us vs. Monster Cable, Sony's New Projectors and Toshiba on HD-DVDby Anand Lal Shimpi & Manveer Wasson on 9/5/2007 11:45 PM EST
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joex444 - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkmonster will confuse people. they're hoping people will just jump onto the highest end equipment, rather than thinking about what they'll use it for.
the article suggests using rating x for lengths 0-X, y for lengths X-Y, etc.
they should just make one cable for 1m, one for 2m, one for 3m, and so on. the consumer won't know that the 3m has, apparently, thicker wires. so monster can really skimp and give the thin wires for the standard hdmi (btw, i think monster invented that term, all i'm aware of is HDMI 1.3 spec). anyways, they'll give that the old 1500% markup, then they can markup the 2m at 1200%, the 3m at 1000%, etc.
you want to educate consumers? don't bother. take away their knowledge. give them one size fits all. it looks like monster just said the lowest end 2m cable works for the highest end application. maybe there's some proof that "it's all 0s and 1s, it either works or it doesn't" [it is true after all]. Reply
Myrandex - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkUnless I read it wrong, it looked like the lowest quality monster cable received more bandwidth at 2m then 1m (where it was quoted at selling for $50 for a 1m cable). Reply
911medic - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkThe article states the Monster FS Perfectview 450 "will be shipping by the end of September at $699, which is quite pricey given the screen sizes we're talking about here." Monster products are overpriced/a waste of money, IMO, but the accompanying slide pretty clearly states a price of $349.95. Is that wholesale or something? Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkVery good question :) I had $699 in my notes but it's quite possible that I wrote it down wrong, let me see if I can confirm. $349 makes much more sense.
Take care,
Anand Reply
GTMan - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkOne company has come up with a solution for longer HDMI cables.
http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/dvi/index.htm">Blue Jeans Cable Reply
GTMan - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkWhoops, here is the link...
http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/dvi/index.htm">Blue Jeans Cable Reply
mcnabney - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkThose are just as overpriced a Monster, but without the showy coloring. Reply
TonyB - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkThey need to release some INTERNAL HD-DVD ROM drives for the PC instead of focusing on Laptops.
There has to be a better alternative than the crappy external Xbox 360 HD-DVD addon. I know ASUS recently announced one but its not available yet.
Im not a Blu-Ray fanatic, in fact I plan to purchase an HD-DVD ROM drive as soon as they're available (7-8+ Adult HD-DVD titles compared to 2 Adult Blu-ray titles).
The thing that pisses me off is that Blu-ray has a crap ton load of BD-ROM internal rom drives because they got all the drive manufacturers on their side. Reply
leexgx - Friday, September 07, 2007 - linkmy higher end pcs i sell come fitted with conbo BD Reader and an dvd-Rw buner and an 24" Wide monitor to support that as well (1920x1200 screen/1080p/HDCP)
combo BD Read/dvd-RW drives are £140 (not looked at hd-dvd prices) once thay get to better price i fit them as standered on my med range pcs
burner for BD or HD are like £300
considering the buner but depends on customer Reply
leexgx - Friday, September 07, 2007 - linkonline stores only seem to have BD/dvd combo and BD buners so hd-dvd cant realy be pushed yet on the PC side if there is lack of an drive (good for BD then)
compareing them disk size HD-dvd 15gb/30gb and BD 25gb/50gb, i not buy an HD-dvd buner Reply
Locutus465 - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkBy focusing on laptops you have the advanatage that it becomes more likely users will look their laptop up to their TV... After being wowed by the quality of HD off their laptop, they might start considering also investing in a stand alone player so they can forgo the inconvinience of having to mess around with wires and cables all the time just to watch HD movie content. Reply
Owls - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkto use adult titles as a selling point.. I don't know if that's a joke or something sad. Reply
mcnabney - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkThe argument is valid. The marketing of adult content (previously only available on film) for home viewing on the VHS standard is considered one of the contributors to the victory of VHS over Beta. Recording time length and cheaper players also had an impact. Reply
Locutus465 - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkPerhaps it's just me but I think the confidence sony is showing right now is the first step in their down fall... HD is still very much an up and coming market, just getting ready to make it down to regular consumers (i.e. to the point that single guys like me who aren't rich are finally getting HD-TVs, families are next). Here is where price/quality really matters, and that is where HD-DVD is delivering compared to blueray. Sony is completely off their rocker to think they've any where near won. Reply
AlexWade - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkHD DVD won CEDIA with the announcement that HD DVD will be pushed by Sunday Night Football. Monster is right about consumer ignorance (but wrong about their overpriced cables). Most consumers still have little clue about HD DVD and Blu-Ray. A lot of people watch football. And it comes at a time when a sub $200 HD DVD will be entering the market. Blu-Ray better counter, or else Blu-Ray will become What?-Ray. Reply
AlexWade - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkOh, and one more thing. Neither side has won the MAJORITY of average consumers. Blu-Ray, according to Sony, has won the enthusiasts. But those are the vast vast minority. The winner of this format war is the one that gets the majority. Reply
Locutus465 - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkBlueray has won the segment of customers that think higher price tag some how means better HD quality from your DVD player... It won't take the average consumer long to figure out that HD-DVD gives you the same quality at a much lower price point... Reply
tuteja1986 - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkWell i bought a 360 external drive and removed it from its casing and installed it on pc via mini ATAPI to IDE cable ;)
A cheap $150 HD-DVD drive that works great on my PC. Reply
Adul - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkI feel sad for those that buy into the monster cable marketing. I been getting my cables from monoprice lately. Nice well made cables for cheap. Wish I told that to my neighbor before he drop money on it. Oh well next time :) Reply
MGSsancho - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkyeah i got a 50' dvi -> hdmi cable from mono price. works great. its just massive. makes my man hood feel bad at times. Monster does have a point. the original spec for hdmi was a <5gbs link. then the spec was increased to 120hz, 24b color, then 1440P resolution. all in all the bandwidth requirement was increased to >12gps. Then they got spart. the increased the spec, but never upgraded the spec on the cable. So, current hdmi cables are fine for current stuff like PCs, HD stuff and game consoles. anything higher that that (1440P) I will worry about it when i can buy a $2000 1440P TV, receiver, player, and content.
About the STR-5300ES, how is that any better than the Onkyo 805 fpr $1000 (has all the same features except bravia link) and if you want the Silicon Optics HCV blah 10bit REON up scaler, the onkyo 875 sells for $1800 (msrp). oh and onkyos 905 has burr brown oamps.....
Oh well Congrats to Sony bringing more competition into the high end gear!!!!!!!! Reply
Duwelon - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkI'm so sad for Monster that consumers don't want to pay a 1000% price markup on their cables. I bought a $5 DVI-HDMI cable about 6 feet long and it delivers a brilliant image to my sony 1080p TV. Reply
pervisanathema - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkMonster Cable's business model depends on the ignorance of consumers and peoples' blind attraction to shiny packaging and a slick sales pitch. It's common knowledge among the enthusiasts and educated consumers that Monster is the cable world's equivalent of Bose. Slick marketing, massive markup, inferior product. Reply
Locutus465 - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkExcept Bose speakers (at least their real surround speakers) actually do sound great, and are high quality. Basically, you really do get something out of spending more on your speakers vs. cheaping out (like I did). If you cheap out you can get decent, but not amazing sound, if you spend extra cash, you get amazing... With monster, you really don't get anything at all.
(qualifier, yes you need a decent receiver to go along with your shiny bose speakers for things to work out well). Reply
SilthDraeth - Thursday, September 06, 2007 - linkI doubt monster makes crappy cables. There just isn't a need to pay the additional price.
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Monster Cable's business model depends on the ignorance of consumers and peoples' blind attraction to shiny packaging and a slick sales pitch. It's common knowledge among the enthusiasts and educated consumers that Monster is the cable world's equivalent of Bose. Slick marketing, massive markup, inferior product.
Monster is also dependent on making sure big box stores like Best Buy only sell their brand of cables and no other, so that people who absolutely gotta have their new home theater working today (without travelling around to buy things) will spend the big bucks as opposed to being patient, going somewhere else or mail-ordering them, and saving the cash.
Best Buy (and some others) have learned that it nets them huge profits too. Same with computer cables (Geek Squad and Dynex). $33 for a USB cable I can pay $10 for anywhere else? Highway robbery --and enough to stop me from buying other items at their store as well. Reply
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HECToR was the UK's national academic supercomputing service, funded by the Research Councils and available for UK academic researchers. HECToR's mission was to provide supercomputers and HPC expertise to enable true capability science. The HECToR service was provided by the HECToR partners, including NAG.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon entered the twilight zone on Monday as Serena Williams became the latest high-profile champion to fade into oblivion at a tournament where reputations and star status are counting for nothing.
Just when it seemed that this year's grasscourt major had exhausted its quota of shocks with grand slam champions Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka all blotted out of the draw by the second round, along came Sabine Lisicki.
The German, playing fearless tennis, jettisoned American holder Williams 6-2 1-6 6-4 to leave Wimbledon gasping in disbelief once again.
"I'm still shaking, I'm so happy," gulped a tearful Lisicki, who fell flat on her stomach in her moment of triumph. "It's amazing, I love this court so much. It's unbelievable!"
It certainly was unbelievable because even before the first-week exodus of big names, top seed Williams had been the overwhelming favorite to win a sixth title at the All England Club having triumphed at three of the last four majors.
She also walked on court on a 34-match winning streak but her exit left world number four Agnieszka Radwanska as the highest seed and Czech Petra Kvitova as the only former champion still alive in the women's draw.
"It's not a shock. I didn't do what I do best," summed up Williams, who relinquished her crown despite winning nine games on the trot to take a 3-0 lead in the final set.
While Williams was left to pack away her orange hotpants, world number 24 Lisicki proved that when she turns up at Wimbledon, her game catches fire. She has now reached at least the quarter-finals in her last four appearances.
"Sabine was on today. She's always on against big players and big courts. She just has a super, super game to play well on grass," added 16-times major winner Williams.
Men's top seeds Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray also feel at home on the lush green turf and both survived second-set wobbles to stay on track for a hotly-anticipated final.
Djokovic ended the run of evergreen 35-year-old German Tommy Haas with a 6-1 6-4 7-6(4) win and Murray knocked out Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-4 7-6(5) 6-1.
Eighth seed Kvitova dispatched Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro 7-6(5) 6-3 to set up a last-eight meeting with Belgian Kirsten Flipkens and Radwanska made it a good day for Poland by outlasting Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova 4-6 6-3 6-3.
William's downfall also meant that Sloane Stephens was the only American, man or woman, to reach the quarter-finals.
The 20-year-old lived up to her billing as America's next big hope by beating Puerto Rican teenager Monica Puig 4-6 7-5 6-1.
At the other end of the age spectrum, Li Na proved that 31-year-olds can still do damage on grass by thrashing Italian 11th seed Roberta Vinci 6-2 6-0.
Day seven at Wimbledon is unique as it is the only one of the four grand slams to schedule 16 fourth-round showdowns - both in men and women's singles - on the same day.
But after a week of seismic shocks left the draw shorn of house-hold names, it was a case of 'guess who?' for the fans who wandered around the outside courts.
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"Oh it's a couple of nobodies!," quipped one spectator as he craned his neck to see the names on the on-court scoreboard.
Had the fan stuck around to the end of the match, he would have caught sight of the latest dance craze to hit Wimbledon - Kubot doing his comical 'can-can' victory jig following an absorbing 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 win over Frenchman Mannarino.
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The nation that boasts Radwanska as a Wimbledon finalist will have one man in the semis after Kubot set up an unlikely last-eight date with 6-foot-8 Jerzy Janowicz, who blasted down 16 aces to edge past Juergen Melzer 3-6 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-4.
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The road to the final opened up for Murray following the demise of Federer and Nadal and having played the highest seed he can face before the final, number 20 Youzhny, expectations that he will end Britain's 77-year wait for a men's Wimbledon champion are rocketing.
Standing in his way next is world number 54 Fernando Verdasco.
Gentle giant Juan Martin Del Potro made it through to his first Wimbledon quarter-final and will face fourth seed David Ferrer.
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Statement by Ambassador Wittig in the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security
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Madame President,
Germany aligns herself with the statement which will be delivered by the European Union.
I would like to thank the United States as Presidency of the Security Council for giving this important issue a prominent role on this month's Security Council agenda.
It is a great pleasure that SG Ban Ki Moon, USG Le Roy, UN Military Adviser Babacar Gaye and SRSG Wallström are with us today.
The appointment of Ms Wallström in February this year was an important signal, that increased and focused action will be undertaken in the fight against the scourge of sexual violence in conflict.
Madame President,
No one can deny that sexual violence in armed conflict is an abhorrent crime, which in some conflict areas is systematically used to destabilise whole societies and thus constitutes a serious security problem requiring a systematic response, including by the Security Council. With the adoption of resolutions 1820 and 1888 the Council has given this issue the comprehensive and global attention it deserves.
We therefore highly welcome the Secretary-General's report and its recommendations which are reflected in this very good new resolution adopted by the Security Council today.
We commend all Security Council members for agreeing on this important document in such a short period of time. This underlines the urgency of the problem and shows that the Security Council is sincerely committed to tackling this issue.
As exact data is indispensable for timely and concrete action to prevent and to react to sexual violence we fully support the creation of a new mechanism that may help to collect relevant data. This mechanism should work similarly, and in close cooperation with the one already existing on "children and armed conflict", also taking into account the indicators the Security Council endorsed in October during its open debate on resolution 1325.
However, collecting data is not enough, but it is a much needed first step in the fight against impunity. Perpetrators have to be brought to justice! Bearing in mind the main responsibility of States to investigate and prosecute those abominable crimes, international cooperation and the continued leadership by the Security Council is also of utmost importance.
We therefore support the Secretary General's proposal to set up a listing-/de-listing mechanism such as the one existing for sexual violence against children. Moreover, the Council must make full use of all existing instruments at its disposal, such as relevant Sanction Committees to address sexual violence, including referring relevant cases to the ICC.
Moreover, we have to strive to find better ways of guaranteeing the safety and physical integrity of women and children during armed conflict. This includes early warning mechanisms as well as more awareness-raising campaigns and pertinent training, including the training of peacekeepers. Germany supports several training programs and awareness raising campaigns on sexual violence in close cooperation with UN entities.
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Thomas Sonnenberg, a 69-year-old retiree, liked helping others. So when a man appeared at the back door of his Minneapolis home just before noon on Friday screaming, "Somebody's going to kill me!" and begging to be let inside, Sonnenberg did just that.
At the man's urging, Sonnenberg then dialed 911 — but within moments, the man allegedly shot Sonnenberg in the head, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Police arrived 11 minutes after the call was made (the suspect had grabbed the phone from Sonnenberg to rant that a group was trying to kill his brother nearby, and gave police an incorrect address) to find Sonnenberg dead and the suspect, 20-year-old felon Devon Derrick Parker, still in the house, attacking Sonnenberg's wife.
Sonnenberg's daughter says she and her sisters had long feared for their parents' safety in a dangerous neighborhood — their home, which straddles the Camden-McKinley neighborhoods, had been burglarized in 2001, KSTP reports. But the couple couldn't move due to an underwater mortgage.
Sonnenberg did put keyed deadbolts on the doors, and his daughter says that's what ultimately allowed police to catch Parker: Sonnenberg made sure to lock the deadbolt after letting Parker inside, and the key to it was in his pocket, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Parker "went on a rage because he was locked in the house, and threw stuff at my mother and assaulted my mother," Sonnenberg's daughter says. "He couldn't get out of the house to get away."
The family suspects Parker planned to rob the house, but police have not yet released a motive.
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NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 11/07/12 -- Photon's new internet presence reflects its leadership position in a new category of service: Cloud-to-Consumer User Experiences. This category forms at the junction point between creative agencies and IT service providers.
The website is a showcase for Photon's leadership in design and technology demonstrating its cross channel and cross platform expertise. The site is fully responsive and provides a scalable experience across PCs, tablets, mobile phones and other internet connected devices.
Photon's customers span over 25% of the Fortune 100's and hundreds of hottest startups in the industry. Cloud-to-Consumer means a company that provides a single provider with the creative design skills of an agency and a robust IT delivery capacity of a global service provider. The industry today suffers from "throwaway" apps that don't connect to core IT cloud services and reflect a fundamental disconnect between the CMO and CIOs in enterprises. Photon is native-born for the era of mobile convergence.
The site is structured into three principal content area, IDEAS (reflecting the innovative culture of the company and its participation in cutting-edge technology projects and industry leading conversations with analysts and luminaries) WORK (reflecting the showcase of client work done by PHOTON) and NEWS (latest press activity and announcements of the company).
"At PHOTON Cloud-to-Consumer means a one stop shop that both Enterprise CIO and CMOs can agree on for mobile and multichannel user experiences" said Srinivas Balasubramanian, Chief Executive Officer, Photon Infotech. "The new, easy to navigate website showcases Photon's leadership as the largest and fastest growing global provider of cloud to consumer user experiences".
"The new website is a true representation of Photon, always ON and responsive" said Mukund Balasubramanian, CTO of Photon Infotech. "The site has been specially designed to incorporate interactive web response design and creates seamless browsing experience via phones, tablets, PCs or other channels."
With over 1500 trained mobile engineers, Photon has worked with more than 700 customers and creates more than 60 million user touch points every single day. The new website showcases Photon's culture and methodology through seamless combination of design and engineering and creates state-of-the-art user experience.
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Photon is the largest global provider of Cloud-to-Consumer User Experiences (C2C-UX). Cloud-to-Consumer User Experiences (C2C-UX) are cross-platform, multichannel solutions that include mobile, social, web, kiosk, and in-store consumer touchpoints. Innovative global organizations use C2C-UX to create a sustainable competitive advantage that leverages the scale and cost efficiency of a Central IT cloud platform with the long tail of app developer and business channels that drive exponential user and revenue growth.
Photon is the largest provider of C2C-UX in market share with over 25% of the Fortune 100 served, largest in dedicated mobile engineers with over 1500 across US, India and Indonesia, and largest in consumer touchpoints with over 60 million. Photon is growing aggressively with sales growth (from March 2009 to today) of 65% year over year and a Customer Base exceeding 700 customers.
The challenge of C2C-UX is in crossing the deep divide between the IT department's Enterprise Cloud technology and the Marketing department's potentially explosive mix of Global, Mobile, Social, Local, and Viral creative designs. Photon bridges this gap by bringing the creative design capabilities of an agency but with a scalable Global IT services capability. As the leading company in this emerging space, Photon is uniquely able to guide its customers from ideation to deployment and beyond. Photon has offices in the US, India, Indonesia, and the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.photon.in
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North Yorkshire Police's mobile safety camera caught Naisbitt speeding at 9.01am on April 27, on the A59 at Menwith Hill, while the child was either standing or kneeling on the front passenger seat.
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State Attorney General Greg Abbott today warned that retired and current state workers whose personal information was recently "inadvertently stored on a publicly accessible website" by the Texas Comptroller's Office are apparently now being targeted by scammers out to steal identities.
Abbott's press release said that an employee of the Health and Human Services Commission has reported receiving a telephone call from someone who identified himself as "Mike" with the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) and said he was calling to confirm the last four digits of the employee's Social Security number. (Just so you know, having the last four digits of your SSN lets someone who knows what they are doing to access all sorts of personal information about you.)
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5 Dec 2011 by Guest Blogger in Food & Dining , Festivals & Events and CultureRegion: Eastern
We've all said things like "that meal just changed my life." And if you haven't, well… you might want to take a serious look at what you're eating. I've eaten lots of meals that have changed my life. I probably overuse that phrase, but that's how much I love food. There've been a few recipes (especially over the course of this past year) that I've made again and again for friends and family that I love and yeah, I think they've changed my life. They wake me up a little, they make me better. So… yeah. But the closest I've come to food tears was a couple of months ago at the Roots, Rants and Roars Festival in Elliston.
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If giant rocking chairs and huge lobsters rank amongst your list of things to see while travelling, then Central Newfoundland is one destination you won't want to miss. Check out a few of the wild and wacky attractions that can be found in Adventure Central.
7 Nov 2011 by Candice Walsh in Nature and Outdoor Adventure
Up until this summer, I didn't even know it was possible to go rafting in Grand Falls.
Growing up in St. Alban's, Grand Falls was the place to go when I needed to do some shopping. Home to Salmon Festival and the old Animal Land. And then Adventure Central Newfoundland sent me there this summer to do some exploring, and I changed my mind. I had one of the best meals I've ever had at 48 High, and met some fantastic people will exploring the Salmonid Interpretation Center.
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St. John's is a city that has been on the go for over 400 years. That's a whole lot of life, death, love, murder, passion, intrigue, treachery and… did I mention death? That's a whole lot of history, spilling out into the twists and turns of the narrow streets. No wonder it's a hotbed of hauntings.
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It's one of my absolute favourite events of the year. The St. John's International Women's Film Festival kicked off its five-day run last Tuesday night by slamming it down and packing a few punches.
26 Oct 2011 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Hiking & Walking , Kayaking , Nature and Geography
The autumn colours are usually at their peak over the Thanksgiving weekend in western Newfoundland but this year they seem to be lasting longer. Over the past few days we have been out kayaking down the Humber River and hiking through the fall splendour in the Humber Valley.
24 Oct 2011 by Guest Blogger in Culture
Lauren Suarez, a 17-year-old high school student from Greenwood Indiana, recently travelled to St. John's for the first time with her mom and her mom's best friend, Laura. They stayed with Laura's relatives who made the experience so unforgettable that Lauren wrote to tell us how completely she fell in love with Newfoundland & Labrador and its people.
20 Oct 2011 by Guest Blogger in Food & Dining , Festivals & Events , Hiking & Walking , Shopping , Culture , Trip Planning , Entertainment and Top Destinations
Karen Moores is a cities-focused travel writer who calls St. John's, Newfoundland home. She is proud of her city's commitment to historic preservation while retaining a hip, modern vibe. Check out her insider tips to the Canadian city.
11 Oct 2011 by Candice Walsh in Fishing , Whale Watching and Culture
Of all my travels around Newfoundland this summer, visiting Prime Berth Heritage Centre in Twillingate was one of my most memorable experiences. An interactive, interpretative centre created by David Boyd as a tribute to the culture and heritage of his fishing forefathers, Prime Berth is hard to miss as you're driving across the causeway...
10 Oct 2011 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Hiking & Walking , Nature and Top Destinations
The Corner Brook-Humber Valley area of Western Newfoundland has some of the best autumn foliage in the province due the extensive stands of birch as well as colourful maples in many places. One of our favourite trails to hike is on the International Appalachian Trail from Humber Village to Barry's Lookout.
29 Sep 2011 by Guest Blogger in Culture and Entertainment
We took a short trip with friends to Newfoundland this week and had the sort of memorable time that everyone talks about whenever they return to Moncton from a visit to St. John's, a city like no other in Canada.
22 Sep 2011 by Guest Blogger in Culture and Entertainment
I recently returned from a visit to St. John's, Newfoundland, North America's oldest and most easterly city. St. John's is known to be saturated with Irish traditional and Celtic rock music, but for a smallish city on a fairly remote island, I was surprised by its many other live music offerings.
14 Sep 2011 by Guest Blogger in Food & Dining and Fishing
There are so many things to enjoy when I go back home to Newfoundland. From spending time with family and friends to hiking along the rugged coast, and taking in live music in St. John's. One of the things I look most forward to is getting out in a boat to catch a few cod.
12 Sep 2011 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Icebergs and Kayaking
This is the iceberg season that just won't stop! The Petermann Ice Island which I wrote about in several earlier posts in mid August, 2011 is now making its appearance closer to Corner Brook. Not long after we were in St. Anthony the ice island drifted to the south and broke in half. These 2 pieces have been spawning icebergs that have now drifted into the Hampden area of White Bay.
7 Sep 2011 by Guest Blogger in Hiking & Walking
I fell in love with St. John's, Newfoundland after spending 8 days and nights there in late summer 2011. It's North America's oldest and most Easterly city. In the 2nd installment of an ongoing series of articles about this rocky wonderland, here's a fond look back at the hiking and walking opportunities.
7 Sep 2011 by Guest Blogger in Boat Tours , Food & Dining , Whale Watching and Culture
As our trip to Newfoundland stretched out before us, I knew I would blog about it and I knew instantly that the theme would be gratitude to the people of Newfoundland. So it's serendipitous that in the last few days I started reading so many words of thanks to the people of Newfoundland from the stranded passengers of 9/11 who were taken into their homes and made to feel like family.
6 Sep 2011 by Clare-Marie Grigg in Festivals & Events , Culture and Top Destinations
I spent last week getting culturally back in touch with my English Lit student days. First, I went to see Hamlet on a hill, then Henry IV, Part 1 out in one of North America's oldest and most historic towns, Cupids...
30 Aug 2011 by Clare-Marie Grigg in Festivals & Events , Culture , History and Entertainment
Last week I went to catch the final performance of Hamlet – one of the 2011 Shakespeare By The Sea productions. I realize writing about this festival when it's already happened and you can't now go and see the shows (if you unfortunately missed them) is a bit of a tease, but I'm hoping this post will encourage anyone out there who's already thinking about a 2012 trip to Newfoundland and Labrador, to plan on seeing a performance or two next year.
29 Aug 2011 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Food & Dining and Culture
Fogo Island is undergoing an interesting experiment spearheaded by the Shorefast Foundation, which is trying to promote the social, cultural and economic regeneration of the area. From the development of a new inn slated to open in 2012 to new artist studios dotted around the island, Fogo has suddenly been put on the radar as a place where new things are happening. So we decided to have a look at the artist studios through a tour put on by the Fogo Island Arts Corporation .
28 Aug 2011 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Hiking & Walking
We were blessed with sunny skies as we left the Paradise Bed and Breakfast in Twillingate on Wednesday August 24 and headed for the 11:15 am ferry at Farewell enroute for Fogo Island. On Fogo we had wanted to do some hiking and also find out more about the new artists' studios that are being built there. From our research, we knew the community of Fogo has good hiking trails. We started with a Fogo classic- the hike to the top of Brimstone Head.


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I have seen many shows about Galileo. This particular DVD was a particlaurly well done rendition, with entertaining actors, excellent expert commentary, nice photography in Tuscany, and well portrayed quotes that are not commonly heard in some of the other tellings of the Galileo story. I would strongly recommend this DVD.
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This is a wonderful reconstruction of one of the greatest controversies in the history of Science. It also explores two sidelights of Galileo's story that are not as well known as his famous controversy with the church. Few outside of the history of science know of his ground-breaking work during the last ten years of his life, after he was silenced by the church in 1632 and forbidden to do astronomy. What is more, even historians of science knew little about the close relationship he had with his eldest daughter, Maria Celeste, before publication of the book on which the NOVA episode is based. After viewing the NOVA episode, I immediately lent it to one of my students who is taking another professor's seminar on Galileo.


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Let me say right up front that I don't know all the ins and outs of the recent Paula Deen scandal. I've read bits and pieces, watched snippets of the problem on TV and the Internet, and heard varying radio accounts of the Paula Deen issue. For someone who reads, watches and listens to a lot of news, the entire situation seems somewhat convoluted and confusing.
From what I've gathered, Deen, who owns Deen's Lady & Sons and Bubba's Seafood and Oyster House (along with her brother) — both in Savannah, Ga., is being accused of numerous acts of violence, discrimination and racism toward a former restaurant manager, Lisa T. Jackson. Jackson is suing Deen and her brother for sexual and racial harassment.
I read a bit of the transcript from Deen's deposition where she admitted to using the "N word" many, many years ago, testifying she uttered the racial slur "when a black man burst into the bank that I was working at and put a gun to my head ... I didn't feel real favorable towards him."
When her attorney asked her if she had ever used the "N word" since that time, she said, "I'm sure I have, but it's been a very long time ... But that's just not a word that we use as time has gone on. Things have changed since the '60s in the South. And my children and my brother object to that word being used in any cruel or mean behavior."
While there is always more to the proverbial story, those words have cost the famous Southern chef from Georgia several endorsements, her agent, a book deal, her TV show on the Food Network, and perhaps most importantly, her image and reputation.
As the Deen saga has unfolded, I don't mind admitting it's been troubling to me. I've watched and admired Deen, who brought herself up in the world from a divorced mother of two who scrapped for every penny she got — to a successful entrepreneur, author and celebrity chef who has been admired and loved by many.
Obviously I have no way of knowing if Deen is telling the truth in her deposition. None of us do, except those closest to her. On the other hand, we don't have any way of knowing the former restaurant manager's motivation for her lawsuit.
I do think the media was overly zealous to convict before all the facts were out, and I also think they sensationalized the story.
Please don't write me letters or emails telling me I'm a bigot or a racist because of this column. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have several friends who are different races and from ethnic backgrounds whom I love dearly. I embrace our differences, find comfort in our similarities, and appreciate what they bring to our table of friendship.
But as I think about the Paula Deen issue, there is no way I would ever pass judgment on her ... or anyone else for that matter. I've got my own back porch ... so to speak, just like everyone else does. I'm not a saint, as my dear friends know — never proclaimed to be, and quite frankly, if I had to testify in a court of law about things I did 30 or so years ago, I probably wouldn't be too proud of some of my antics either.
God knows we've all said and done things of which we aren't proud. While I'm not happy about it, I'm not ashamed to admit it either. I've made mistakes — still do. Sometimes the filter in my mouth fails to work, and before I know it, something comes directly from my brain and passes through my lips without that valuable filtering system, which I've learned to cherish. No, I'm not talking about racial slurs, but still, I sometimes say things that some would deem less than appropriate.
I don't know what will come of Paula Deen. While everyone's past can come back to haunt them, I prefer to live in the present and meet the demands of the world as I am right now — not who I was 30-some years ago.


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Zane and the Hurricaneby Rodman Philbrick
Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick presents a gripping yet poignant novel about a 12-year-old boy and his dog who become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina. Zane Dupree is a charismatic 12-year-old boy of mixed race visiting a relative in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hits. Unexpectedly separated from all family, Zane and his dog experience the terror of Katrina's wind, rain, and horrific flooding. Facing death, they are rescued from an attic air vent by a kind, elderly musician and a scrappy young girl--both African American. The chaos that ensues as storm water drowns the city, shelter and food vanish, and police contribute to a dangerous, frightening atmosphere, creates a page-turning tale that completely engrosses the reader. Based on the facts of the worst hurricane disaster in U.S. history, Philbrick includes the lawlessness and lack of government support during the disaster as well as the generosity and courage of those who risked their lives and safety to help others. Here is an unforgettable novel of heroism in the face of truly challenging circumstances.
The Young Man and the Seaby Rodman Philbrick
Twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman's mom just died, and his fisherman dad is too depressed to drag himself off the couch and go to work. So these days Skiff has to take care of everything himself. But when his dad's boat sinks, Skiff discovers it will cost thousands to buy a new engine. Skiff's lobster traps won't earn him enough, but there are bigger fish in the sea -- bluefin tuna. If he can catch one of those monster fish, Skiff just might save the boat -- and his family.
The Young Man and the Seaby Rodman Philbrick
A story of determination and survival from the acclaimed author of FREAK THE MIGHTY. "This thrilling and elegant book . . . will hold the interest of even the most stalwart landlubber. " -- PW Twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman's mom just died, and his fisherman dad is too depressed to drag himself off the couch and go to work. So these days Skiff has to take care of everything himself. But when his dad's boat sinks, Skiff discovers it will cost thousands to buy a new engine. Skiff's lobster traps won't earn him enough, but there are bigger fish in the sea -- bluefin tuna. If he can catch one of those monster fish, Skiff just might save the boat -- and his family.
The Wereing (The Werewolf Chronicles #3)by Rodman Philbrick Lynn Harnett
In the conclusion to The Werewolf Chronicles trilogy, the wolf boy undergoes a horrible transformation during a full moon and discovers that the wereing will never end.
The Wereingby Rodman Philbrick Lynn Harnett
Gruff fights the wereing to save himself and his human family More than anything, Gruff would like to be the human boy that his new family thinks he is. But he knows he will always have to fight the wereing--the transformation into full werewolf--to protect them from the evil that lurks in the shadows. But the werewolves aren't just out to get Gruff--they plan to take over the entire town of Fox Hollow . . . and then move on to the next town, and the one after that, until they control the world. And these monsters have planned their first kill already--Gruff's sister, Kim.
Things (The Visitors Trilogy #2)by Rodman Philbrick Lynn Harnett
The only way for Nick, Jessie, and Frasier to fight the aliens is to track down the source of their energy. But when Jessie is captured, the boys must fight a tentacle alien in a slimy ancient cave to save her.
Thingsby Lynn Harnett Rodman Philbrick
Can Nick and Frasier save Jessie from becoming the aliens' next victim? Nick, Jessie, and Frasier are three ordinary kids with one extraordinary problem: Their parents' brains have been taken over by aliens! The three thought they had beaten the extraterrestrials for good, but now they're back and more terrifying than ever. All the adults in town are now mindless servants to the invaders, and the kids have no idea how to wake them up. It's three twelve-year-olds against an army. When Jessie is kidnapped, Nick and Frasier will stop at nothing to save her before she becomes the newest slave. But how can they save Jessie when they can't even save themselves? Nick and Frasier know that the aliens' nest is hidden deep in Harley Hill--and once they go in, they may never come out.
Strange Invaders (The Visitors Trilogy #1)by Rodman Philbrick Lynn Harnett
Nick and his twin sister Jessie both saw the strange glow hovering over Harley Hills. Suddenly their lives are transformed. All the adults are acting like robots and the horror begins.
Strange Invadersby Rodman Philbrick Lynn Harnett
With the adults possessed by alien invaders, can Nick, Jessie, and Frasier save their town? Twelve-year-old twins Nick and Jessie are woken up in the middle of the night by a blazing white light followed by a loud explosion. As they rush to the window, rain suddenly begins pouring down, and the water starts to glow. It is the strangest thunderstorm they've ever seen, and it stops as quickly as it started. Nick has a feeling it may not have been a storm at all, but visitors from another planet. When he and Jessie decide to investigate a strange sound downstairs, they find their mom and dad digging a hole in the basement. At least, they think it's their mom and dad. But since when does their mom let them eat all the junk food they want, and why isn't their dad going to work? Nick and Jessie know something is wrong, and if their hunch is right, their parents' bodies have been taken over by aliens. It's up to Nick, Jessie, and their best friend, Frasier, to solve the mystery and protect their town from an extraterrestrial threat.
Shooting Starby Rodman Philbrick
Ronnie Garrick, a wild but amazingly talented singer from rural Texas, takes it on the road, risking her heart, her voice, and her life, as she claws her way to the top.
REM Worldby Rodman Philbrick
It all begins when Arthur Woodbury (a.k.a. Biscuit Butt) decides he's tired of being out of shape. Hoping to slim down quickly, he purchases a miracle weight-loss product, the REM Sleep Device, which promises to help him lose weight while he sleeps. But when Arthur fails to read all the directions, he's in for a lot more than he expected.
Night Creature (The Werewolf Chronicles #1)by Lynn Harnett Rodman Philbrick
The first book in a stirring trilogy featuring a tormented young werewolf struggling with the monster within--and the world around him. He was abandoned in the woods as a toddler and taken in by a wolf mother. During his twelfth winter, a strange feeling haunts him, and, one night during a full moon, a terrifying transformation takes place.
Night Creatureby Lynn Harnett Rodman Philbrick
Born human and raised as a wolf--but forever destined to be a monster Abandoned as a child, Gruff is taken in and raised by a Wolfmother. She teaches him to survive in the wild--and to be wary of the Legwalkers. When a chance encounter brings Gruff near humans again, he wants to know more about this world to which he no longer belongs. But as he soon discovers, he doesn't really fit in with the wolves either. As Gruff feels his body change into that of a monster--and hears the evil call coming from others like him--he knows it's time to face the terrible truth about himself.
The Mostly True Adventures Of Homer P. Figgby Rodman Philbrick
In this Newbery Honor-winning page-turner, twelve-year-old orphan Homer runs away from Pine Swamp, Maine, to find his older brother, Harold, who has been sold into the Union Army. <P><P> With laugh-aloud humor, Homer outwits and outruns a colorful assortment of civil War-era thieves, scallywags, and spies as he makes his way south, following clues that finally lead him to Gettysburg. Even through a hail of gunfire, Homer never loses heart--but will he find his brother? Or will it be too late?<P> With engaging wit and comical repartee reminiscent of Mark Twain, master storyteller Rodman Philbrick introduces us to the unforgettable character of Homer in his latest groundbreaking novel.
Max the Mightyby Rod Philbrick Rodman Philbrick
This is the dramatic, heart-wrenching tale of Max (from Freak the Mighty) and Worm, two outsiders who turn to each other for survival.
Max the Mightyby Rodman Philbrick
This is the dramatic, heart-wrenching tale of Max (from Freak the Mighty) and Worm, two outsiders who turn to each other for survival.
Lobster Boyby Rodman Philbrick
12-year-old Samuel `Skiff' Beaman is a boy with incredible determination in the face of adversity. Since the death of his mother, his father has sunk into an alcoholic depression, and now Skiff's pride and joy, their boat the Mary Rose has sunk too. If only he can raise and fix Rose, Skiff is sure he'll be able to get the family business, and his dad, back on track. But to fix the boat he needs $5000. With his father penniless and hopeless, Skiff is determined to raise the money himself - by going out on the open ocean all alone, on a dangerous mission to harpoon a prize giant tuna.
The Last Book in the Universeby Rodman Philbrick
In a world where most people are plugged into brain-drain entertainment systems, epileptic teenager Spaz is a rare human who can see life for what it really is. When he meets an old man named Ryter, he begins to learn about Earth and its past. With Ryter as his companion, Spaz sets off to save his dying sister--and, in the process, perhaps the world. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds: The Donner Party Expedition (My Name is America)by Rodman Philbrick
This "journal" of Douglas Allen Deeds, an enthusiastic young farm boy traveling West with his family, tells the harrowing story of the Donner Party expedition. Photos & illustrations.
The Horrorby Lynn Harnett Rodman Philbrick
A haunted house continues its quest for vengeance on two young children After surviving the wrath of the house that wants them dead, Jason and his four-year-old sister, Sally, face a new challenge--a week without their mom and dad. When their parents are called away to deal with a work crisis, they are left with Katie, a seventeen-year-old babysitter. Katie doesn't believe in spirits, but that doesn't matter to Bobby, the ghost of the child who was murdered here. Bobby has become closer than ever to Sally--in fact, he now possesses her. And his hatred of babysitters and desire for vengeance will leave Jason, Sally, and Katie in even more danger than before.
The Hauntingby Lynn Harnett Rodman Philbrick
A vacation house has a terrifying past--one that only the children know about Jason, his little sister, Sally, and his parents plan to spend the summer in the perfect seaside vacation home. But as soon as Jason steps onto the porch, icy air grips him, and he feels the stare of an invisible being. Although he can't explain it, he knows that in this house, children are not welcome. Jason soon meets Steve, a friendly kid who teases him about the so-called haunted house and the witch who used to live there. Jason tries to ignore him, but he's pretty sure there's truth to the spooky tale. Especially when he meets the pale figure of a child in the house . . .
Freak the Mightyby Rodman Philbrick
Two boys - a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny Einstein in leg braces - forge a unique friendship when they pair up to create one formidable human force. (Made into the film, The Mighty. )
The Fire Ponyby Rodman Philbrick
As terrible things happen at the ranch, Roy must face the truth about his brother and the secret of the fire pony.
The Final Nightmareby Rodman Philbrick Lynn Harnett
Two children face the terrors of a house that wants them dead Can Jason and Sally survive the evil spirits in the house on Cherry Street until their parents return? Jason looks for clues to the house's mysterious history--especially the "accidental" fall that killed Bobby, the ghost who still fears his terrifying nanny and whose body was never found. Maybe if Jason and his sister can right the wrongs of the past, the house will no longer be haunted. But that means they'll have to go back inside . . .
Coffinsby Rodman Philbrick
In the dark days before the Civil War, a doctor stumbles across an unnatural secret Davis Bentwood has nearly finished medical school when he meets an abolitionist dwarf walking across Harvard Yard. Jeb Coffin is a nonpracticing doctor, a devoted student of transcendentalism whose home life has been shaken by tragedy. The two men become friends, and Coffin invites Bentwood to rural Maine to save his family from itself. The Coffins are noted abolitionists, their home a stop on the Underground Railroad, and lately they have been menaced by a supernatural terror. The tragedies are countless: two brothers killed, a father driven mad, and a baby frozen solid in its crib. At first Bentwood cannot bring himself to acknowledge the impossible horrors that have cursed this family. But he will not survive his sojourn in Maine unless he can open his mind to the possibility that something evil is waiting in the dark.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Stephen Norton posted his second career multi-goal game and No. 18 Bucknell outscored No. 16 Navy 7-4 in the first half en route to a 10-9 victory. It was the second victory over a ranked team this year for the Bison, who are now 6-2 overall and 1-1 against Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) competition.
Bucknell, which lost an 11-9 overtime decision to Johns Hopkins University earlier in the day, bounced back with its first one-goal victory of the season.
Norton was one of three Bison with multi-goal games as Jack Else and Beau Caillouette also had two goals apiece. Norton scored his first goal late in the first half to give Bucknell a three-goal halftime lead, while his second score came on a counter attack in the third quarter.
Matt Napleton, who recorded a career-high 14 saves earlier in the day against the Blue Jays, notched 12 stops in the win, bringing his season total to 68.
Navy (13-5, 0-2 CWPA) had won 19 of the last 21 games in the series. The Bison have now won one game against the Mids in three consecutive years.
Paul Pedrotty led Navy with four goals in the contest.
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Beehive Statesmen Barbersho Chorus Presents A BARBERSHOP CHRISTMAS Tonight
The Beehive Statesmen Barbershop Chorus is presenting their annual Christmas show tonight, December 10, 2012, at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center (1355 West 3100 South, WVC, UT). Doors will open at 6:30 P.M. and the show will begin at 7:00 P.M. The concert is free to the public.
The show, as a part of the UCCC Winter Concert Series and Trees of Diversity Exhibit, will be presenting beloved memories of Christmas with barbershop harmony. The program will highlight the chorus and quartet renditions of the beautiful music that is traditional to Christmas.
Tickets are not required as the performance is free and will have open seating. Families with children are welcome.
The Beehive Statesmen Barbershop Chorus is a non-profit organization that has been in existence since 1949 and provides music instruction, performance, and friendship in the Barbershop style. All men who enjoy singing and want to provide great entertainment to the people along the Wasatch Front are welcome to join. The chorus is affiliated with The Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS), the Zoo, Art, and Parks Association (ZAP) and the UCCC. The director is Beth Bruce, a talented musician who sings with the local Mountain Jubilee women=s Barbershop Chorus.
For more information about this concert, or other exhibit or events at the Cultural Center, please call 801-965-5100 or visit us at www.culturalcelebration.org.


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