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Pitt has agreed to a two-game football series starting in 2010 with Utah, which has ranked among the nation's best programs the past six seasons.
The Panthers will play at Utah Sept. 11, 2010 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City in the first-ever regular-season meeting between the schools. The Utes will visit Heinz Field Oct. 15, 2011.
Pitt and Utah's only meeting came in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl, when the undefeated Utes beat the Panthers, 35-7.
Utah finished the 2008 season 13-0 and ranked No. 2 in the final Associated Press poll after beating Alabama, 31-17, in the Sugar Bowl. Utah plays in the Mountain West Conference, which is not a member of the BCS coalition. Utah has an impressive 59-16 record over the past six seasons.
"Pitt-Utah is one of those rarely played intersectional matchups that should be very appealing for our fans and national television," Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson said in a statement released by the university. "Utah has been one of college football's biggest winners over the past several years, giving us a challenging and compelling opponent."
Utah fills a void left when former Pitt athletic director Jeff Long allowed Clemson out of its two-game series with the Panthers, who now have one open date remaining on their 2010 schedule.
The Panthers will open at home in 2010 against New Hampshire on Sept. 4, then visit Utah Sept. 11, play host to Miami Sept. 25 and at Notre Dame Oct. 9. In 2011, Pitt will visit Iowa and play host to Buffalo, Maine, Utah and Notre Dame in a schedule that features eight games at Heinz Field.

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Schanzer, a former counter-terrorism analyst for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, spoke Nov. 12 at Arizona State University in an event called "Less Hamas, More Hummus," sponsored by Sun Devils for Israel. In his address, Schanzer gave a brief history of Hamas and explained why he believes the Palestinian organization has reached its weakest point.


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My kid is a handful. Well, more accurately an armful, cuz he'll turn 18 close to the end of December. But he's been one of those kids who is alternately the best ever and the most frustrating ever. But hey, that's a kid right? I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world.
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One of the biggest companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in the 1980s, a struggling Elders is now seeking buyers for its rural services and automotive divisions as it looks to repay its lenders and wind-up operations.
"There's huge emotion about it. . . to actually get to this stage. We've struggled the whole time. Ever since I've been here we've struggled," Mr Jackman said of the 175-year-old company.
Friday's consolidated loss for the six months ended March 31 compares with a $47.1 million profit in the previous year, and was primarily driven by write-downs, the extent of which suggests a sale for
The automotive division took a $166.5 million impairment charge while rural services was whacked with a $52 million write-down.
Mr Jackman said the board had taken the value of automotive down to a level where a transaction can be completed.
The $75 million asset value is unlikely to please shareholders given analysts had tipped a figure in the range of $100-$120 million only weeks ago.
"Today's another bad day for Elders shareholders," Mr Ferrier said. "When you're looking at prospective proceeds [from a sale[ the quantum of the impairments sends a very poor signal as to where the bids are priced."
On Thursday the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said it would not oppose a potential takeover of Elders rural services by Ruralco, prompting Elders shares to spike 15 per cent on expectations that a formal bid could be announced alongside the result. Prospects were fuelled when Elders shares entered a trading halt on Thursday night, but investor disappointment was evident as Elders stock plunged 13 per cent to 10¢ after exiting the halt on Friday.
Friday's closing price compares with the $550 million equity raising at $1.50 per share MrJackman undertook in 2009 with the promise of a turnaround.
Mr Jackman admits it hadn't gone to plan, but analysts say that most of the circumstances were outside his control.
"When the GFC hit this company had $1.4 billion worth of debt and the cash dried up. I'm many things but I'm not Houdini," Mr Jackman said.
Elders lenders had demanded a sale by June, but the deadline has been extended to September. While the banks may recoup some of their capital, it does not look good for normal equity holders or the holders of the $150 million worth of hybrid equity.
Sales of both rural services and Futuris are expected by the end of the second half year, with
"The Elders brand is strong and with a stronger balance sheet and the right leadership it can be turned around. I do think it can be rectified under Ruralco's management," RBS Morgans analyst Belinda Moore said.
Before Ruralco can proceed, however, funding will be needed with a $150 million equity raising tipped for the near future.
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Tyrone Barber was dominant again. The Woodlands senior had 38 carries for 301 yards and four touchdowns in Saturday's 39-14 win, the Falcons' second this season over top-seeded Dobbs Ferry.
Woodlands, the defending champ, booked a rematch in next week's Class C final against Rye Neck, the team it beat to win last year, but also the team it lost to 41-40 in OT during the regular season.


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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – If Garrett Richards truly viewed his unsuccessful bid for the All-Star team as a motivation, he's got enough to last him a while now.
Richards came up empty, essentially for the fifth time, in his effort to parlay his breakthrough season into an All-Star appearance.
On Saturday, Seattle Mariners closer Fernando Rodney was named, instead of Richards, to replace David Price on the All-Star team. Price, one of the original selections, pulled out of the game because an illness forced his start to be moved from Saturday to Sunday, leaving only one day of rest before Tuesday's game.
Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell, in conjunction with major league officials, had the discretion to pick a replacement for Price, and they picked Rodney.
Rodney has a 1.98 ERA and a league-leading 27 saves. Richards is 11-2 with a 2.55 ERA, including 7-0 with a 1.27 ERA over the past eight starts.
"I guess I gotta do better next year," Richards said. "To be honest, it's disappointing, but at the same time how can I be mad when we are playing such good baseball right now?"
It was the second time Farrell got to pick a replacement. Earlier in the week he took his own closer, Koji Uehara, to replace injured Masashiro Tanaka.
Richards also came up empty in the initial voting by the players, who chose five starters ahead of him. Farrell picked three starters ahead of him for the initial roster.
Fans also voted for Chris Sale ahead of Richards in the "final vote" competition.
Collin Cowgill got stitches on his nose and he hurt his thumb when he was hit in the face by a pitch while trying to bunt in the eighth inning.
Cowgill, whose face was bloodied as he left the field, squared around to face pitcher Matt West when the ball sailed in and ticked off his thumb and into his face.
The full extent of Cowgill's injuries was still being determined as he went to a local hospital for more tests on Saturday night.
Left-hander Nick Maronde, not long ago considered one of the Angels' top pitching prospects, was traded to the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations. Maronde had been designated for assignment on Thursday to make room on the 40-man roster for Drew Rucinski.
Maronde, 24, a former third-round pick, made the Angels' opening day roster and posted a 12.79 ERA in 11 games. After returning to the minors, he had a 10.50 ERA, mostly at Double-A. He walked 34 in 18 innings this season in the minors.
With the temperature expected to be around 100 degrees when Sunday's game starts at 2 p.m. local time, Angels starter Tyler Skaggs said he's been planning ahead for days. He's already been drinking lots of fluids, and he said he may have a bag of intravenous fluids before the game. He said he'll also do his pregame warm ups on a mound inside, rather than in the bullpen…
The Angels optioned Rucinski to Double-A and recalled Efren Navarro from Triple-A. The Angels had been carrying an extra pitcher, but they could drop back to the standard 12-man staff with only two games left before the All-Star break. With Albert Pujols likely to be the designated hitter on Sunday, Navarro can either start at first base or go in for defense if C.J. Cron starts.


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The Middle East Business Aviation Association's founding chairman, Ali Al Naqbi, is calling on UAE-based business aircraft operators to support the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority's push to move business aviation operations from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Al Maktoum Airport/Dubai World Central (DWC). He cited slot shortages and timing restrictions that make life increasingly untenable at DXB, a situation that will be exacerbated in May when the airfield partially closes for a three-month-long runway rehabilitation project.
Al Naqbi told AIN that four FBOs are now open at DWC: DC Aviation-Al Futtaim, Jet Aviation, Jetex and ExecuJet. "They have started moving most of the business aviation and private flights to DWC. When the runways close in May, they will not allow any business aviation flights at DXB," he said. Jet Aviation's maintenance facility at Dubai International, however, has secured enough slots to continue servicing business aircraft there while the runway rehabilitation project is under way.
"I don't think they will lift this restriction after July because most of the FBOs will be moving to DWC. It's a better venue, and it's not that far from town," Al Naqbi said. "Business aircraft operations are about flying on demand. At DXB today, we have to take slots and then wait for approval. At DWC, there are no slot restrictions so you can fly any time you want."


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JOHN CHRISTIE, who established the Glyndebourne Opera Festival on his Sussex estate in 1934 and helped to found the International Festival at Edinburgh last summer, has just completed his first visit to this country. He spent fifteen days here making contacts, looking for orchestras and individual artists for next year's festival at Edinburgh and examining sites where Americans could establish an opera festival similar to the one at Glyndebourne.
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Double and triple posting issue
I've been running into an issue the last couple of days with posts posting two or three times. This has happened across several blogs using both the bookmarklet and writing directly in the Write tab of the Administration Panel. It's happened on blogs that I have on my own host and also happened once on a blog at blogsome.com. The only two changes I've made were the upgrade to 1.5.2 from 22.214.171.124 (which I assume had a parallel change at blogsome.com as well) and a recent update to Zone Alarm Pro. Any thoughts? Anyone else experiencing the same thing?
I would just delete the extra posts, but I don't know which ones "pinged" the ping services. So, I can either have people come looking for a nonexistent post or I can have the same post two or three times. Either isn't a really good option.
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POLICE are appealing for information after a lorry carrying more than 12,000 bottles of perfume was stolen from Runcorn and dumped in Warrington.
Officers at Cheshire Police say the van was stolen from the Whitehouse Industrial Estate at 1.15am today, Tuesday.
It contained 7500 bottles of 30ml Hidden Fantasy perfume; 2000 bottles of 75ml Splendor perfume; and 3000 bottles of 100ml Sunflower perfume.
The vehicles was found abandoned on Grappenhall Lane, Appleton, at 6.06am today. All of the perfume was missing.
Anyone with information, or who is offered any perfume to buy, can call police on 101.


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Laurie H. Glimcher, MD is the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, New York, where she is also Professor of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Glimcher is Provost for Medical Affairs of Cornell University. Previously, she was the Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology at the Harvard School of Public Health, where she was director of the Division of Biological Sciences, and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, where she headed one of the top immunology programs in the world. She also served as Senior Physician and Rheumatologist at the Brigham and Woman's Hospital.
Dr. Glimcher received her postdoctoral training at Harvard and in the Laboratory of Immunology at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda, Maryland, and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. She received her BA degree from Radcliffe College and her MD from Harvard Medical School. As an immunologist, her primary research interests are the biochemical and genetic approaches that elucidate the molecular pathways that regulate CD4 T helper cell development and activation. The complex regulatory pathways governing T helper cell responses are critical for both the development of protective immunity and for the pathophysiologic immune responses underlying autoimmune, infectious and malignant diseases. Dr. Glimcher's research laboratory has studied the transcriptional pathways that control this important immune checkpoint, leading to many discoveries, including the T-bet and XBP-1 transcription factors, which regulate a variety of immune functions. Most recently, her laboratory has identified new proteins that control osteoblast and osteoclast commitment and activation in skeletal biology with significant implications for diseases of bone, including osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and cancer metastasis to bone.
Dr. Glimcher is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Soma Weiss Award for Undergraduate Research, the Distinguished Young Investigator Award from the American College of Rheumatology, the Leukemia Society's Stohlman Memorial Scholar Award, the Arthritis Foundation's Lee S. Howley Award, the FASEB Excellence in Science Award, the American Society of Clinical Investigation Investigator Award, the Klemperer Award, the AAUW Senior Scholar Award, the Huang Meritorious Career Award, the AAI Excellence in Mentoring Award, the Dean's Award for Leadership in the Advancement of Women Faculty and the American College of Rheumatology Distinguished Investigator Award. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences. She is the former President of the American Association of Immunologists. She is a member of the American Asthma Foundation, Immune Diseases Institute, Health Care Ventures, Burroughs-Wellcome Fund and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Scientific Advisory Boards, and serves on the Cancer Research Institute Fellowship Committee. She is on the Corporate Board of Directors of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Corporation and the Waters Corporation.
Dr. Glimcher speaks nationally and internationally on rheumatology, immunology, skeletal biology and translational medicine and has contributed more than 350 scholarly articles and papers to the medical literature.


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Potential jurors for the London-based inquest into the 1997 deaths of Princess Diana and her companion Dodi Fayed must have one thing in common: very little knowledge of the case. "You have to put out of your mind anything you have heard, in court," coroner Scott Baker told those in the jury pool – who had not been warned beforehand about the enormity (or notoriety) of the case they might sit on, the Associated Press reports.
"It will not be easy to do that in this particular case," said Baker, in reference to the 10 years of intense news coverage, books and TV documentaries that have surrounded Dodi and Diana, "but you will have to." Baker acknowledged the hardship of his request, given that the couple's deaths had "created worldwide interest on an unprecedented scale." He also warned those wishing to serve on the jury to avoid doing extracurricular research into the deaths on the Internet, in books or elsewhere.
In a questionnaire provided them, potential jurors were asked, among other things, whether they had any connection to the royal family, Diana's Spencer family, the Metropolitan Police, intelligence agencies, news services (or even journalists) that had covered Diana, the Fayed family, Dodi's father's businesses (including Harrods department store) or the Ritz Hotel in Paris – the couple's stop before their fatal crash at the Pont d'Alma tunnel.
Court officials say that from 200 candidates, 11 jury members will be selected. The inquest is set to begin October 2 and is expected to last six months. For those who have been living under a rock for the past decade, police inquiries in France and Britain concluded that the crash was an accident and that driver Henri Paul was intoxicated. Dodi's father, Mohamed al Fayed, however, has long insisted that his son and the princess were the victims of a plot masterminded by Prince Philip and the British security services. Al Fayed's legal representatives will participate in the inquest.
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In With the New at Gaithersburg's Growlers
Friday, May 4, 2007
It didn't take long for the new owners of Gaithersburg's Summit Station brew pub to make their mark. After taking over last May, they shuttered for most of the summer while gutting and repainting much of the historic building to give it a fresh, clean look. It reopened in August as Growlers of Gaithersburg with new music and happy hour schedules along with the new look.
Instead of the blues and oldies bands that performed Fridays and Saturdays, the calendar features four nights of live music, capped by what bar manager Luis Aveleyra calls "modern funky alternative" on weekends. Bands such as ThatGuy, Scott's New Band and Road Soda are veterans of the Northern Virginia cover circuit, playing at such party spots as the Clarendon Grill or Kirkpatrick's Irish Pub. Growlers' new schedule and attitude seem designed to appeal to packs of kickball-playing 20- and 30-somethings who come out for happy hours, rather than the older clientele.
In addition, beer dinners, which featured seasonal brews paired with multiple courses from the kitchen, disappeared, to much grumbling from the regulars, as did the Saturday night drink specials.
The changes, however, weren't wholesale. Joe Kalish is still in charge of the brewery, as he was at Summit Station and, for those with even longer memories, Old Town Tavern, and his kolsch still comes out of the tap with a crisp taste and a nice hoppy bite. On a warm summer evening, the third-story deck remains a wonderful place to kick back with a cold pint of ale.
Growlers, like Summit Station, makes the most of its location in the Hart Building, one of Gaithersburg's oldest commercial structures. Since 1889, the lovely brick edifice has served as a post office, auto showroom, Maytag repair shop and even town hall, overlooking the town's historic rail station and display of vintage locomotives.
Soaring ceilings and an enormous, curving bar give the first floor the feel of a turn-of-the-century hotel, and the heavy wooden stools offer views of the copper kettles where the beer is fermenting. There's a dart lane, too, though it's impossible to play when the restaurant is full; a few tables are way too close for comfort.
I'm more apt to head upstairs to the appropriately named Pub Room, where the huge windows provide plenty of natural light and bands perform Wednesday through Saturday on a small raised area. The bar itself is smaller than you might expect, and if you're at the end of the counter, you're often out of the bartenders' line of sight. There are plenty of high, round tables throughout the airy room.
Out a side door is the wood-floored patio, which catches breezes from three sides. It has its own bar, and there's plenty of room to stand and rest your drink on a railing. Flat-screen TVs allow you to watch a game al fresco while sipping a beer.
There are eight taps at Growlers, with six or seven always devoted to house brews. Most of Kalish's creations are on the strong side, hovering between 6 and 7 percent alcohol, and it's worth asking for a sample before ordering. Harding's IPA had a finish that was too sweet for my taste, but the Irvington Pale Ale had a nice hoppy tang. The kolsch is one of the best in the area, and I was pleasantly surprised by the Raison de Boire (loosely, "the reason of drinking"), which uses raisins for a sweet, slightly fruity taste. I think it's less aggressive than the Dogfish Head beer with a similarly punny French name, Raison D'Etre.
You can get Miller Lite in a bottle, but most of the folks I talked to were happily ordering the house drafts. After all, the light-bodied Growlers Delight is crafted to appeal to Miller Lite drinkers.
Pints are generally $4, or a buck cheaper Monday through Friday from 4 to 7, when a selection of appetizers is also knocked down to $5 or $6, including the nine-inch pizzas.
Midweek, though, Growlers is the cheapest place in town for beer and entertainment. Wednesday's "Pint Night" promotion means that all pints are $2.25 from 7 to close, and there's an open mike for local musicians. The busiest I've seen Growlers is during ladies' night on Thursdays, which features $2.25 beers for both sexes from 8 p.m. on, plus discounted wine and rail drinks for women, while Dave Hill and his band perform melodic acoustic-based rock.
Like many beer bars, Growlers offers a Mug Club program for frequent visitors. For $35 a year, members are entitled to larger pours (dimpled 20-ounce mugs instead of pint glasses), free admission on Friday and Saturday nights, and special beer dinners and events that should begin soon.
Oh, and yes, they do sell their beer to go in the glass bottles known as growlers.
Growlers of Gaithersburg 227 E. Diamond Ave., 301-519-9400 Scene: Great happy hour specials and live music are helping to rejuvenate a Gaithersburg brew pub.


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Desmond eyes £700m from sale of Channel 5
As the latest series of the revived Celebrity Big Brother goes to air on Channel 5 tonight, Richard Desmond is eyeing an even more astonishing turnaround.
City analysts said yesterday that the media tycoon's hopes of raising more than £700 million from a sale of the free-to-air broadcaster were not out of the question, even though he paid only £103.5 million for it four years ago.
Mr Desmond, who also owns the Daily Express and Daily Star, has appointed bankers from Barclays to explore a potential deal after turning around Channel 5's fortunes by aggressively cutting costs, rejuvenating advertising and acquiring Big Brother after it was dropped by its rival, Channel 4.
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It is an affair of the heart: The Maple Leaf captain and sick kids from SickKids.
He gives them a night to remember and a few precious hours of forgetting. They give him the wide-eyed wonder of children and a poignant reality check.
Dion Phaneuf says he's getting the better part of the deal. "It puts everything into perspective."
On this evening, the perspective these youngsters are enjoying is from Phaneuf's private box in the north-west end of the Air Canada Centre. There's pizza and popcorn and soft drinks, and, oh yes, hockey.
A four-year-old with a tracheotomy squirms in his mother's arms, reaching a tiny hand towards the action on the ice, as if he could almost touch the players below. That's Sawyer and he had surgery for a heart defect within a week of his birth, only the start of a challenging lifetime. An 11-year-old, baseball hat pulled over fine fair hair, giggles with her best friend. That's Jess and she has a brain tumour, discovered in November. Jess has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment for the past seven weeks. And that's 8-year-old Gordon. He's just fine. But his little sister Allyson, suffering from leukemia, is spending her 140th straight night at the Hospital for Sick Children, too ill to join in this excursion, watched over by mom while dad accompanies their son for this rare treat, an outing un-tethered from the beep of medical equipment and the sterilized surroundings of a hospital ward.
It is a chance to feel normal again, not like families seized by crisis.
Phaneuf and the Leafs have provided them with that. And they are tenderly grateful.
"Sometimes, you really do get to see the rich side of people's human side," says David Rosenbloom, Jess' dad.
Phaneuf plays a game for a living. These youngsters are fighting to live, and to play again.
"It's something that means a lot to me, to be able to have the kids here, to get them out of the hospital, get their mind off of why they might be there," Phaneuf says later. "It's important, not just for the kids, but for their parents as well — a night away from the hospital, watch a hockey game, enjoy the evening.
"It's close to my heart."
On days when maybe he's not quite feeling the love of Leaf Nation — and there had been quite a few of those recently — Phaneuf still has this: the knowledge that he is bringing pleasure into the lives of children, game in and game out, regardless of score or outcome. The field trips from Sick Kids are an escape for them and an emotional release for him, too. Some nights, Phaneuf will come upstairs afterwards to visit with his excited young guests. Earlier this season, Phaneuf spent 20 minutes talking to a 9-year-old boy who'd already been through three heart surgeries and was wait-listed for a transplant. It was the second time Jordan Landry had watched a game from the Phaneuf box. Captain and agog boy chatted about hockey, about Jordan's favourite drink (Gatorade, off limits because of his low-sodium diet) and Phaneuf's new puppy. The following morning, word arrived that a heart had become available. Sadly, Jordan did not survive the 15-hour surgery.
"There's so much fight, so much courage in these kids," says Phaneuf. "It's inspirational. They're dealing with life-threatening illnesses. Some are real sick and it seems so unfair. They can come to a game and feel like a normal kid again. But at the end of the day, they're in the hospital for serious things and they'll go back there."
In his own life, Phaneuf has a cousin who was diagnosed with a facial tumour at age 15. "He was able to fight through it. I saw what kind of courage he had to do that. It's definitely something that's very close to home for me."
The Leafs have had a long history with SickKids and childrens' charities, as evident from some of the photographs on the wall at the ACC of players past and present huddling around grinning youngsters in hospital beds. They regularly visit patients at the world-renowned institution, often doing so quietly with no cameras present. Over the years, some Leafs have purchased private boxes for express philanthropic use. Phaneuf staked his claim his first full season in Toronto, continuing a tradition he'd begun with the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary. "It's a big part of me."
Tickets for all home games are distributed through the Child Life program at Sick Kids which arranges, among a wide range of other attentive services, recreational activities for patients and their families.
They are deeply appreciative.
"I was thinking of all the great captains and leaders on Leaf teams," muses Rosenbloom, father of keen Leaf-fan Jess. "When you do something like this, you're a captain of the community, too."
Jess adds: "Dion Phaneuf is so kind to donate the box to kids like me. If I got to meet him I'd ask, what does it feel like, having all the pressure of playing in the NHL?"
This from a child who appears sweetly oblivious to the stresses of her own weekly chemo sessions.
Rosenbloom's sentiments are echoed by Matthew Sherlock, Gordon's school teacher dad, immensely thankful to Phaneuf and SickKids for being able to have a joyful father-son experience, nine months into two-year-old daughter Allyson's chemo regime, which has exhausted the entire Barrie family.
"You lead on the ice and you lead in the community. Nights like this restore your faith in mankind."
Sawyer's mom, Kayla Schultz, has put her son on the floor and he wanders around curiously. In the hospital, at this point for three months, Sawyer suffers from a severe immunodeficiency disorder called DiGeorge Syndome, but, at the moment, he's just a mischievous kid mugging for a photographer. "This is an opportunity I would never have been able to give him."
On this evening, splayed on the trainer's game post-game undergoing treatment for a painful hit absorbed in the third period, Phaneuf is unable to come upstairs before the kids, starting to nod off, need to get back to the hospital. But he sends an emissary with signed photographs and an armful of Maple Leaf backpacks.
The children love their loot. They depart happy.
Jess leaves behind a note for the Leaf captain:
"You are so awesome, great and nice, #1 on the Leafs."
Signed: Jess/beating treated at Sick Kids, 11.


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Mega Man III (Game Boy)
|Mega Man III
North American cover art
|Minakuchi Engineering
|Tokuro Fujiwara
|Keiji Inafune
|Kouji Murata[1]
|Mega Man
|Game Boy, 3DS Virtual Console
|Game Boy
|2D action platformer
Mega Man III, known as Rockman World 3 (ロックマンワールド3 Rokkuman Wārudo Surī) in Japan, is a video game by Capcom for the Nintendo Game Boy. It is the third game in the handheld version of the Mega Man series. The game follows the title character Mega Man as he fights the evil Dr. Wily, whose latest attempt to conquer the world involves sucking energy from the Earth's core to power a new machine. Along with foes from his past, Mega Man must contend with the next robot in Wily's line of "Mega Man Killers", Punk. Mega Man III is an action platform game like other games in the franchise. Like its two consecutive predecessors on the Game Boy, the game combines elements from two previously released Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) titles: Mega Man 3 and Mega Man 4. In 2013, Mega Man III was made available on the Virtual Console of Japan's Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS. It was later released in the North American and PAL region[6] eShops the following year.
The story of Mega Man III consists of the hero Mega Man battling the evil scientist Dr. Wily, who is using a converted oil platform in the middle of the ocean to draw energy from the Earth's core to power a new machine.[7][8] After annihilating eight robots whom Wily had previously used, Mega Man makes his way to Wily's lab, where he encounters the mad doctor attempting to escape. A powerful robot designed specifically to destroy the hero, Punk, confronts Mega Man but is defeated. Mega Man chases Wily onto the oil platform (which emerges from the water as Wily's latest fortress) and halts his enemy's plans once again.
Mega Man III shares the action and platform gameplay set forth the NES Mega Man games. The player is able to choose between 4 stages that are immediately available.[9] Mega Man's primary method of attack is his "Mega Buster", which can fire an unlimited number of small shots or can be charged by holding the down the button and then releasing a larger and more powerful blast. Beating the Robot Master boss at the end of each stage allows the player to add its unique weapon to Mega Man's arsenal.[7][9]
The player can also gain access to Mega Man's dog Rush, who can transform into a "Coil" mode to let the player jump higher or a "Jet" mode for flying large distances across the screen. Another companion robot, Flip Top Eddie, will appear in certain stages to randomly lend the player health, weapon power, extra lives, or storable Energy Tanks for completely refilling health.[7] Mega Man III features four Robot Master adversaries from Mega Man 3 (Snake Man, Shadow Man, Spark Man, and Gemini Man) and four from Mega Man 4 (Dive Man, Drill Man, Skull Man, and Dust Man).[9]
Series contributor Keiji Inafune stated Capcom outsourced the development of Mega Man III (known in Japan as Rockman World 3) and the rest of the Game Boy titles to the same company that worked on Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge due to a bad experience with the one that worked on Mega Man II.[2] "I decided to look at World 3 as a fresh new start, and I remember digging into it with renewed zest," Inafune claimed. "Punk, in particular, was a favorite of mine and I used my sway as the producer to have him included in Mega Man Battle Network."[2]
Reception and legacy[edit]
Mega Man III was given a positive review from the North American Electronic Gaming Monthly, which noted its use of familiar gameplay and a large amount of visual detail.[8] In contrast, the United Kingdom's Nintendo Magazine System called it "a prime example of flogging a dead horse. Not really bad, but made unplayable by the sheer frustration level."[11]
The editors of GameSpot consider Mega Man III a rare find because it was never re-released in budget form likes the two games before it.[12] Mega Man III was made available on March 13, 2001 for the Nintendo Power cartridge service in Japan alongside the other four Game Boy Mega Man games.[13] All five games were to receive an enhanced remake compilation on the Game Boy Advance in 2004, but the project was ultimately cancelled.[14] A redesign of Punk was featured in the spin-off game Mega Man Battle Network 3.[15] A stage featuring the boss Punk was part of the downloadable content for Mega Man 10 in 2010.[16] On July 18, 2013, it was confirmed that Mega Man III is planned for release on the 3DS Virtual Console,[17] which came out in October 9, 2013 in Japan, in North America on May 8, 2014,[18] and in the PAL region on August 14, 2014.
- ^ "これまでの仕事 / Works" (in Japanese). Murata, Kouji. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ a b c Mega Man: Official Complete Works. Udon Entertainment. January 6, 2010. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-897376-79-9.
- ^ "Game Boy (original) Games" (PDF). Nintendo. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
- ^ Overton, Wil (April 1995). "Viva Le Mega Man". Super Play. Future Publishing (30): 30–1. ISSN 0966-6192.
- ^ Nintendo eShop - Mega May
- ^ http://www.capcom-unity.com/brelston/blog/2014/06/09/virtual-console-update-gba-titles-breath-of-fire-and-more
- ^ a b c Capcom, ed. (December 1992). Mega Man III Instruction Booklet. Santa Clara, CA: Capcom Entertainment, Inc. pp. 6–13. DMG-W3-USA.
- ^ a b c "Review Crew: Mega Man 3". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 42. Ziff Davis. January 1993. p. 38. ISSN 1058-918X.
- ^ a b c "Mega Man III". Nintendo Power. No. 44. Nintendo of America. January 1993. pp. 72–5. ISSN 1041-9551.
- ^ Huey, Christian (1998). "Mega Man III - Review". Allgame. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
- ^ a b "Review: Mega Man III". Nintendo Magazine System. No. 7. EMAP. April 1993. pp. 46–7. ISSN 0965-4240.
- ^ Nutt, Christian & Speer, Justin. "The History of Mega Man". GameSpot. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
- ^ ゲームボーイ用のアクション系ソフト:4 (in Japanese). Nintendo. Archived from the original on February 3, 2003. Retrieved June 3, 2003.
- ^ IGN staff (February 4, 2004). "Mega Man Mania Change". IGN. Retrieved June 1, 2003.
- ^ Mega Man Battle Network: Official Complete Works. Udon Entertainment. March 29, 2011. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-926778-12-9.
- ^ Moriarty, Colin (April 28, 2010). "Mega Man 10's Second Wave DLC". IGN. Retrieved June 4, 2003.
- ^ Classic Game Boy Mega Man Titles Coming To 3DS Virtual Console
- ^ http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/mega-may Nintendo
External links[edit]
- Capcom Global website
- Official Rockman website (in Japanese)


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Escape the Heat! Looking for that perfect summer getaway weekend in the mountains? You've found it!
Beech Cabin is on Beech Mountain in Banner Elk NC. Easy access to hiking and biking on Beech and Sugar Mountains. At an elevation of 4,650 feet, the cabin is less than a mile drive to the top of Beech and the ski resort on Beech, and nearby Sugar is only moments away. Beech Cabin is ideal for a couple looking for that perfect getaway in the Blue Ridge Mountains. This Non Smoking, pet-friendly cabin has many special features such as authentic stone walls, hardwood floors, covered front and back decks and a rushing stream outback. After a day of exploring hitting the slopes, you can unwind in the jetted tub. With cable lcd tv, wifi, and a full kitchen you can enjoy the comforts of home while tucked away in the perfect little cabin on Beech Mountain. The cabin, built in 2006, is very attractive with vaulted cedar wood ceilings and a king size sleigh bed. Enjoy the highlands mountain air on the large front deck or listen to the stream and enjoy the scenic nature on the smaller back deck. Either way, relaxing and unwinding is easy.
The kitchen is fully equipped with stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, coffeemaker, and toaster. Or you can prepare those steaks or hamburgers on the gas grill on the covered back deck.
Head up the mountain to the mountain top shops and activity of Beech Mountain, including Fred's Mercantile Store, a personal favorite. Or head down the mountain to quaint shops and great restaurants in downtown Banner Elk, such as Louisiana Purchase New Orleans style restaurant, Stonewalls Steakhouse or Banner Elk Winery. Sugar Mountain is only a few miles away if you prefer the slopes on Sugar.
We love the mountains and actually rented this unit in 2005 for a Thanksgiving holiday. We found the unit for sale the following year and made an offer promptly. The cabin is on Beech Mountain so its very close to skiing Beech and and a short drive to Sugar Mountain, Grandfather Mountain, and Blowing Rock.
The property is centrally located. We enjoy the full kitchen and the covered decks, especially the back deck, because you can hear the creek that runs through the property's back yard.
The little cabin was a great fit for the two nights my boyfriend and I stayed there. Everything was clean and well maintained and we loved that it had a studio floor plan. We brought Out dog and he enjoyed being able to explore a little around the hillside. We will definitely want to stay here again on our next visit to Boone.
My wife and I just recently stayed at your cabin for a long weekend getaway. It was just the right size for the two of us and our stay was very comfortable. We found plenty of things to get out and do. Grandfather Mtn, Blowing Rock, and Linville Falls were the highlights of our stay. The kitchen was fully stocked and we cooked breakfast every morning and even baked a Moravian pie we bought at a roadside market one evening.
Again.. thanks for letting us stay at your cabin! We will definitely be coming back!
Great small place, perfect for what I needed. Although the hot tub didn't work well enough to use while I was there, the porch was very relaxing. The cabin is super close to Beech mountain and downtown Banner Elk. Very quiet location and although there are cabins close by it felt very private.
This banner elk cabin was the perfect get away for my birthday. We were able to plan a weekend of skiing and great food. Cabin was in a perfect location to the slopes & to town. We were super impressed with all the area had to offer. We can't wait to plan our next ski trip & be able to come back to the cabin. I can't imagine how gorgeous it would be in the fall. Mike was awesome to work with & super accommodating. Great place!
My husband and I were here for a three night stay and loved the fact that the cabin was super close to everything. There were a few things that bothered me about the cabin. When we arrived there was dog hair all over the bed spread so we had to use another one that we got from under the bed. When we went to get another blanket off the shelf, bc it was pretty cold that night, the blanket was falling apart and pieces of it went everywhere as we unfolded it. The tub took 45 min to fill up with the three fill ups of warm water. We love to cook and when we went to use grill it was so rusty and falling apart that it took forever to cook anything. Overall, for the price it's a good stay.
The cabin is just big enough for a couple. If you're planning to cook you might want to pack a few things (ex: No steak knives, no mixing bowls, extra paper towels, only had one casserole dish and none of the pots had lids). The cabin stayed very warm (it got down to 6 one night), bed was very comfy, TV was good and the water was very hot. The cabin was clean when we arrived, but the parking area had a few soft/muddy spots. It was hard to keep the floors clean. The location to Beech Mt was about 2-3 miles so we loved that. We brought our fur babies thinking the cabin would be off the beaten path but it was close to the rd. Seemed like we were surrounded by local ppl going & coming so we didn't feel comfortable letting the dogs run. We did find a dog park (bark park) at Beech Mt so they were able to fun free. This was our 1st trip to Beech Mt and we're already to go back. Hopefully we'll have the chance to visit this cabin again.
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Absolutely the easiest method of preparing cabbage leaves for stuffing
If you have never thought of making stuffed cabbage rolls, this bit of information will get you so excited you will have to try them. This is undoubtedly the simplest way to remove cabbage leaves from a head of cabbage so they can be used for stuffing. It's vital and so laughably simple.
You may be wondering why anyone would want to use cabbage leaves for stuffing things in the first place. Well they are a healthy food and if you are watching your carbs and calories they'd be a good alternative to tortillas. Cabbage rolls are also a great place to use up leftovers. The rolls don't usually require alot of filling so if you have just a few things you want to combine and get rid of, cabbage leaves are a perfect way of using them up.
So how do you get the leaves off the cabbage. The best way is to first take a paring knife and remove the entire core from the head. And something else I'd recommend is trying to find a cabbage that's not so tightly packed. Have you noticed that cabbage is sometimes very solid and dense, which is great for shredding coleslaw and sometimes the heads are a little less compact. When you're trying to get the leaves off, the loser they are to begin with the easier it will be but it works well in either condition so don't worry too much about that.
Either way – once you get the core out get a large pot of water and bring it to a boil. Better yet, do that first because it will take a few minutes for the water to come to a boil. Take the whole cabbage and set it in the water until the outer leaves are somewhat pliable and softened. This will happen in a matter of a few seconds, depending on how hot the water is. As each outer leaf softens you will be able to pry it off the head with your fingers or a pair of tongs. Let the next outer leaf blanch some more and then it can be removed. You just repeat this process until you get as many leaves as you need. From there you can stuff and steam them or use the leaves as wraps for sandwiches.
When you get to the point that the leaves are too small to mess with just remove what's left of the head, cool it down, throw it in a bag and use it as a vegetable or coleslaw or some other food preparation.
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Thank you! I was going crazy trying to get a whole cabbage leaf off of the head to make cabbage rolls! This is an easy method.
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Yes this was an easier way of doing the cabbage. So long as the water stays nice and warm you can do this! Thanks for the info


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Veterans Affairs shame: Clean this house
Pittsburgh — where a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Department of Veterans Affairs health-care facilities killed six veterans and sickened at least 22 — isn't the only place where the VA has betrayed its sacred mission. In Phoenix, top VA managers allegedly countenanced a scheme hiding year-plus waits for doctor's appointments; at least 40 veterans died awaiting care.
Internal VA emails and information from a newly retired 24-year VA physician detailing these appalling allegations were confirmed by other Phoenix VA staffers, according to CNN. Dr. Sam Foote says the Phoenix VA maintained both a sham waiting list sent to VA officials in Washington, showing veterans getting appointments within 14 to 30 days, and a real, hidden list compiled from computer printouts that then were shredded.
He estimates 1,400 to 1,600 veterans were on that hidden list. And emails show the Phoenix VA director even defended that list's use.
This is the latest of too many scandals for Veterans Affairs and its malfeasance worsens each time word of another breaks. That's indicative of an embedded culture at odds with the VA's mission, begging the question of what it will take to fix the agency.
Only a top-to-bottom overhaul — eradicating both disservice that threatens veterans' lives and pervasive aversion to accountability — can rectify the disgraceful, too often fatal, mess that is the Department of Veterans Affairs.


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FRI 10/26 7:30pm
Ladislas Starewitch:
A rare screening of 35mm archival short films by the influential surrealistic stop
motion pioneer; Polish born, Starewitch lived most of his life in Paris. Program:
L'Epouvantail (The Scarecrow), Amour Noir et Blanc (Love in Black and White),
La Reine des Papillons (Queen of the Butterflies), and LesYeux du Dragon (Eyes of
The Dragon). Silent, with live music.
with thanks to Mme Beatrice Martin Starewitch
For more information on Ladislas Satrewitch, and information on dvd purchase, please visit www.starewitch.fr
FRI 10/26 10:00pm
Best of World Student Animation: Highlights of Annecy 2012
Screening of selections from Annecy 2012 representing a broad spectrum of schools from
all over the world.
Click here for full film list
Breakfast on the Grass (Eine Murul)
Estonian Academie of Art. Estonia 2011, 4min 29sec
Dir. Erik Alunurm, Mihkel Reha, Mari Liis Rbane,
It takes 99% work and 1% talent to create a masterpiece. A parody of Manet's
eponymous painting, this film is bases on the meme of drunk people sprawled in
yoga poses that circulated widely on the internet.
366 Days (366 Tage)
Filmakademie Baden-Wurtemburg, Germany, 2011 12min 12 sec
Dir: Johannes Friedrich Schiesl
Starting his social work as paramedic, young Patrick soon comes into contact with
patients who are all suffering from the same problem: loneliness.
Swarming (Kuhina)
Turku Arts Academy, Finland 2011 7 min 18 secs
Dir: Joni Männistö
A child discovers life inside a dead bird and starts to play with it.
I'm Fine Thanks
Royal College of Art, Great Britain 4min 30sec
Dir: Eamonn O'Neill
I'm fine thanks. And you?
BEST GRADUATION FILM - Ottawa International Animation Festival 2011
Lonely Dogs (Les Chiens Isolés)
Gobelins, L'École de L'Image, France 2011 6min 30sec
Dir: Rémi Bastie, Nicolas Deghani, Jonathan Djob-Nkondo, Paul Lacolley, Nicolas
Pegon, Jérémy Pires, Kevin Manach
On an oil platform, a story of friendship between two workers is compromised by
the paranoid dementia of one of them.
Happy Life
Kunsthochschule, Kassel, Germany 2012 6min 4secs
Dir: Xin Sun, Yun Li
On a stormy rainy night, a boy hatches an egg from which a monster is born.
Terrified, he throws it in the forest.
Taxidemist (Le Taxidermiste)
Supinfocom Arles, France 2011 6min 51secs
Dir: Paulin Cointot, Dorianne Fibleuil, Antoine Robert, Maud Sertour
A taxidermist has just died. His wife and funeral team pay him their last respects.
Space Stallions
The Animation Workshop, Denmark 2012 3min 52sec.
Dir: Thorvaldur Gunarsson, Arna Diefo, Esben Jespersen, Agust Freyr Kristonsson,
Jonathan Brusch, Polina Bokhan, Touraj Khosravi
As darkness is covering the Multiverse, the space stallions, guided by the light of
Mother Mustang, must defeat the Demon of darkness, Destructo.
The Making of Longbird,
Edinburgh College of Art, Great Britain 2011 15min 18sec
Dir: Will Anderson
A 'behind-the-scenes'look at a filmmaker as he struggles with his character.
BEST GRADUATION FILM, Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2012
SAT 10/27 12:00pm
Streaming: A Conversation about animators on the Web
Panel discussion to help answer the questions that today's animators face, considering
the bewildering array of options and platforms for getting their work out to an audience.
Panel including Jason Sondhi (Vimeo) and Aaron Simpson (Mondo Media). Other
panelists TBA.
SAT 10/27 2:00pm
The Art of Walt Disney Studios' Paperman
Members of the small, innovative group at Walt Disney Animation Studios that
created "Paperman" screen the film and share their insights about the art, design,
and technology of this innovative project. Panelists: Director John Kahrs, Art
Director Jeff Turley, and Animation Supervisor Patrick Osborne.
All attendants will receive a copy of The Art of Paperman book
SAT 10/27 4:30pm
Best of World Animation: Highlights of Annecy 2012
Screening of selections from Annecy 2012. Films include Michaela Pavlátová's Annecy
Cristal winner Tram and experimental artist Stephen Irwin's Ottawa 2011 Grand Prix
winner Moxie. Other award-winning films include Hisko Helsing's Junkyard, Grand Prize winner Ottawa 2012, and Oh, Willy by Emma de Swaef and Marc
James Roels, which won the European Cartoon d'Or, and Grand Prix at the
Holland Animation Festival.
Click here for full film list
Una Furtiva Lagrima
USA 2011 3min 8sec
Dir: Carlo Vogele
The last journey of a fish as it sings its own requiem, from the fish market all the way into
the frying pan.
Japan 2012 14 min
One night in the 18th century, deep in the mountains, a man loses his way and comes across
a small shrine. As he enters, the space transforms into a room in a different world.
One Minute Puberty
Germany 2011 1min 40sec
Dir: Alexander Gellner
The puberty of a young man told in one minute.
Modern No 2
Japan 2011 4 min
Dir: Mirai Mizue
The world created at a quickened pace. What on earth is this world we've created?
Oh, Willie…
Belgium, France, Netherlands 16min 50sec
Dir: Emma de Swaef, Marc James Roels
Forced to return to his naturist roots, Willy bungles his way into noble savagery.
Great Britain 2011 5min 45sec
Dir: Stephen Irwin
A pyromaniac bear misses its mother. Winner of the 2011 Ottawa Grand Prize.
2012 Belgium, Netherlands 17min
Dir: Hisko Helsing
A man is being robbed and stabbed by a junkie and in that last second before he dies, a
youthful friendship flashes before his eyes.
Centrifuge Brain Project
Germany 2011 6min 40sec
Dir: Til Novak
Czechoslovakia 2012 7min 49sec
Dir: Michaela Pavlatova,
A tramway driver's fantasies and urges transform reality into a surreal and phallic
delirium- music maestro! Winner of the Annecy Cristal.
SAT 10/27 7:00pm
PES: a retrospective
The director and animator of numerous witty short stop-motion films and commercials,
PES has a huge following at festivals and on the internet. PES will screen and discuss a
selection of his work.
In person: PES
SAT 10/27 9:30pm
Platform Lifetime Achievement Award: Katsuhiro Otomo
The renowned manga artist and anime director pays a rare visit to Los Angeles
to receive the first PLATFORM Lifetime Achievement Award. A screening of
Otomo's stunning new short film Combustible will be followed by an interview
with animation historian and journalist Jerry Beck. In person, Katsuhiro Otomo.
Moderator, Jerry Beck.
With thanks to Walt Disney Feature Animation and ASIFA Hollywood.
SUN 10/28 12:00pm
"Awesome" Cartoon Network:
Screening and panel. A selection of shows and creative interstitials that exemplify an
influential trend in TV and internet animation, appearing first in the network's Powerpuff
Girls. Reaching its height with the pioneering Adventure Time, the culture of "awesome"
emphasizes a clean and bubbly aesthetic, positivity, and distinctive, random humor.
The screening will be followed by a panel with Rob Sorcher, (Chief Content Officer,
Cartoon Network); Pendleton Ward; JG Quintel; Pete Browngardt and Rebecca
Sugar. Moderator, Ramin Zahed
All attendants will receive limited edition Cartoon Network poster
With thanks to Cartoon Network
SUN 10/28 2:30pm
CalArts: A 40 Year Evolution (Program 1)
A retrospective of CalArts animation first presented at Annecy 2012. Examples from
four decades of Character and Experimental Animation featuring student films by
John Lasseter, Henry Selick and Steve Hillenburg, as
well as more recent graduates.
All attendants will receive a copy of The Animation Show on DVD
Click here for full film list
Dreaming of Lucid Living Miwa Matreyek (Experimental Animation) 2007 9min 34sec
Sausage City Adam Beckett (Experimental Animation) 1974 4 min
Grasslands Eric Darnell (Experimental Animation) 1989 4min 20sec
Nitemare John Lasseter (Character Animation) 1980 5min 19sec
Whoopass Stew Craig McCracken (Character Animation) 1992 3min 54sec
Bite of the Tail Song E Kim (Experimental Animation) 2012 9min
Who's Hungry David Ochs (Character Animation) 2009 5min 2sec
Bueno in the Rye Pendleton Ward (Character Animation) 2003 2min
Son of Satan JJ Villard(Character Animation) 2005 12min
When I Grow Up Jasmin Lai (Character Animation) 2012 2min 27sec
Catatonic Einar B.Arnason (Experimental Animation) 2009 4min 40sec
Off the Wall: Lady Trouble Alex Hirsch (Character Animation) 2007 7min
The Renter Jason Carpenter (Experimental Animation) 2011 10min
I Live in the Woods Max Winston (Experimental Animation) 2009 3min 30sec
SUN 10/28 5:00pm
Life After College
A distinguished panel that spans several generations of Cal Arts graduates who
have been successful in various fields of the animation business or as independent
artists, will discus their paths from graduation to their current success. Panelists
include: Craig McCracken, creator of Powerpuff
Girls and Wander Over Yonder;
Lauren Faust, creator of the new My Little Pony series; Michael Patterson, experimental film artist, teacher and commercial filmmaker; Miwa
Matreyek, animator, designer and multi-media artis; JJ Villard, artist and animator; and Kirsten Lepore. Moderator: Jerry Beck.
With thanks
to Disney Television Animation.
SUN 10/28 8:00pm
CalArts: A 40 Year Evolution (Program 2)
The second of two programs in a retrospective of CalArts animation first presented
at Annecy 2012
All attendants will receive a copy of The Animation Show on DVDClick here for full film list
Little Boat Nelson Boles (Character Animation) 2011 4 min
Stephen Hillenburg (Experimental Animation) 1992 6 min
From Burger it Came
Dominic Bisignano (Experimental Animation) 2008 6 min 42 sec
The Commuter
Michael Patterson (Experimental Animation) 1981 5 mins
When the Time is Ripe
Shion Takeuchi (Character Animation) 2010 5 min 37 sec
Kirsten Lepore (Experimental Animation) 2010 5 min 25 sec
The Pirate of Love
Sara Gunnarsdottir (Experimental Animation) 2012 10 mins 30
Pummel Nankeen
Ismael Sanz Pena (Experimental Animation) 2011 5 mins
Haunted Heart
, Winona Regan (Experimental Animation) 2009 5 min
Two Minute Itch
Eric Favela (Character Animation) 2004 3 min 6 sec
Ethan Clarke (Experimental Animation) 2012 8 min 17 sec
The Trackpad Jam
Jeff Liu (Character Animation) 2011 1 min 46 sec
For Sock's Sake
Carlo Vogele (Character Animation) 2009 4 min 46 sec
The Wonder Hospital
Boomsik Shimbe Shim (Experimental Animation) 2010 11
min 34 sec


text: Home Windows Slideshow 20 hot user ideas for Windows 10 Vox populi: Windows Feedback means you can prod Microsoft to change Windows 10 -- but you must vote now By Woody Leonhard, Columnist, InfoWorld | Dec 22, 2014 6:23 AM PT Share All Slides SLIDEFEATURED PRODUCTS Top 20 Windows 10 Feedback suggestions Windows 10 Feedback: How to be heard Section: Apps/OneDrive Section: Apps/All Other Apps Section: Apps/App behavior on multi-monitor Section: File Explorer/File Association Section: File Explorer/File Picker Section: File Explorer/Libraries Section: Windows Installation and Setup/First sign-in Start... Section: Network/Network and sharing center Section: Search/Windows Search Section: Windows Update and Recovery/Backup and restore Section: Windows Update and Recovery/Restore, refresh and... Windows 10 Feedback: Speak up now More InfoWorld slideshows Share this Slideshow Direct link: Top 20 Windows 10 Feedback suggestions The Windows 10 Feedback mechanism offers a unique way for you to change the course of Windows development. While Microsoft's made only a few, very minor changes to the Win10 Technical Preview in response to feedback, the time to get your vote in is right now, while the dev team goes into an intense six-to-eight-week full-court press.The following list aggregates feedback items that many Windows "Insiders" feel are most important, with a bit of cheering from the mouse-and-keyboard peanut gallery, and vetting from yours truly. If you want to see these changes in the shipping version of Windows 10, speak now or forever hold the pieces.Let's not let the tragedy of Windows 8 be repeated on our watch!If you aren't already running Windows 10, it's easy to use Microsoft's ISO file to install the latest version, Windows 10 Technical Preview build 9879. Get with the system and get your opinion heard! Windows 10 Feedback: How to be heard When you are officially signed up for the Insider Program and have the latest version of Windows 10 Technical Preview installed, go into the Windows Feedback application by clicking Start, then choosing the Windows Feedback tile on the right side of the Start menu.Take a few minutes to orient yourself in the Windows Feedback app. In particular, note how you can add a Me Too to any of the existing feedback items. That's the key. If you find a suggestion that rings your chimes, give it a Me Too. If you have a suggestion that's slightly different from one you see, write up the details as a New Feedback -- but don't forget to add your Me Too vote to the original item. Microsoft counts Me Toos. Section: Apps/OneDrive 1. Tester's Feedback: Not at all pleased with the changes to how OneDrive interacts with this latest build (9879). In the OneDrive folder ONLY the synced stuff shows up. Things that are online only have to be gotten to by going to the website. Not good imo.You can see the problem in this screenshot. On the left, in File Explorer, my OneDrivePictures folder has a folder called Camera Roll and a handful of individual files. On the right, if I log in to OneDrive, there are two folders -- including an extra one called Photos. The file called Photos isn't synced, so it doesn't show up in File Explorer. In fact, if you looked at your OneDrive folder with File Explorer in build 9879, you'd have no way of knowing the Photos folder existed -- applications can't get to it, Windows searches won't find anything in it, you can't save to it.It's a controversial move that, in my opinion, makes Windows 10 and OneDrive considerably less useful than they should be. Computerworld's Gregg Keizer has an excellent synopsis of the controversy. Peter Bright at Ars Technica posted a more conciliatory analysis, and Microsoft has responded. I, for one, think that CITEworld contributor Mary Branscombe hit the nail on the head with her original post, which garnered 7,100 votes, then was pulled by Microsoft.You can't vote for Mary Branscombe's original. But you can, if so inclined, vote for its proxy, listed above. Section: Apps/All Other Apps 2. Tester's Feedback: We need a new Windows Media player. Most people install other players like mpc and vlc because of the lack of codec support and features. WMP should have a playlist that can be detached as a separate window. The playlist should support auto save in case you've added new files to it but the player was closed unexpectedly…3. Tester's Feedback: Don't preload so many junk apps: Travel, Games, News etc. If people want an app for it, they'll go to the Windows Store to get it. Not including them will also make the OS be smaller and configure faster.I get that Microsoft wants to sell Xboxes, games, music, videos, and the like. I don't get how that translates into poorly behaved Windows apps that I'm forced to install but will never use.Looks like Windows 10 will be able to play FLAC and MKV files -- only 10 years late and 10 cents short.I give a Me Too to both suggestions -- with a twist. Some inside scuttlebutt says Windows Media Player may be dropped in Win10, or at the very least, it won't be improved. Good riddance, sez I. Hey, Microsoft, why not include a copy of VLC with Win10, kill WMP, and make Xbox Music and Xbox Video optional? Section: Apps/App behavior on multi-monitor 4. Tester's Feedback: Add the ability to set other desktops to another monitor. This will provide users with Multi-display setups to have more multitasking functionality when combining the power of Multiple desktops and Other displays.I'm surprised this wasn't in the design spec from day one.Although the user interface for assigning desktops to monitors might be challenging (context menu on each of the thumbnails?), the ability to set up a desktop, then send it to a different monitor would be a godsend for many multi-mon-munchkins. Section: File Explorer/File Association 5. Tester's Feedback: Give us an option to unassociate file types! If someone, for example, associates by mistake a system file type to a 3rd party program, then all files of the same type will appear to open with that program.6. Tester's Feedback: Don't check "Use this app for all .xyz files" by default. This drives me nuts. I use Open With to open a file with a different program in a one-off scenario. I constantly have to uncheck it.The two problems go hand in hand. Advanced Windows users frequently open a file with a one-off program and forget to uncheck the box. That leads to the situation where you want to get rid of the association.I've seen people royally mess up their machines by assigning an unusual program (say, Notepad) to a critical filename extension (for example, .dll). Try diagnosing that one. Section: File Explorer/File Picker 7. Tester's Feedback: Tabbed browsing! We use it daily with our Web browser. Our file browser needs it built in, so I don't have to keep using third-party programs.(There's a similar item in the section File Explorer/Ribbon and context menus)Meet Clover, the best-known third-party program to add tabs to the Windows 8 (File) Explorer. Clover has a very simple user interface: Exactly as you would drag and drop websites to create browser tabs, you can drag and drop locations inside Windows Explorer up to the top, to turn them into tabs.Click on the tab, and Windows Explorer navigates to the location: easy, intuitive, effective.This screenshot shows Clover working perfectly well with the Windows 10 Tech Preview build 9879 File Explorer. The tabs across the top are the ones I chose to speed up navigating. Why can't Windows 10's built-in File Explorer do the same thing? Section: File Explorer/Libraries 8. Tester's Feedback: I would like the option to open file explorer to "This PC" instead of "Home" or the ability to add drives to the Frequent folders under "Home."9. Tester's Feedback: Windows + E should take you to This PC, not Home. Or give the option to include This PC to my Favorites.10. Tester's Feedback: The home folder should be customizable.Windows 7 opened Windows Explorer to your Libraries. Windows 8 doesn't play well with Libraries, so Microsoft changed Windows Explorer to open in a made-up place called "This PC," which includes the primary folders (Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Videos), Devices and Drives, and Network Locations. In Windows 10 build 9879, File Explorer (different name, same app) opens to a new made-up place called "Home," which, as of this build, lists Frequent folders and Recent files.There doesn't appear to be any way to modify the contents of the "Home" location, so you're stuck with Frequent folders and Recent files. Clearly, Microsoft hasn't thought this through very well. Section: Windows Installation and Setup/First sign-in Start screen layout or app registration 11. Tester's Feedback: Please add the ability to register a local user account without logging into the Microsoft online account.12. Tester's Feedback: You can sign in with a standard account, but the need to select "create a new account" under "sign in with Microsoft account" is misleading, having the "Make a local account" under it would be better.13. Tester's Feedback: I don't like being forced to use Microsoft accounts as my Windows account, so I had to go through hustle of providing fake Outlook account to force install process option where I can create local account.Similar Feedback under Windows Installation and Setup/Out-of-box-experience and under Windows Installation and Setup/Windows installation, Personalization and Ease of Access/User accounts, and several others.Microsoft is still stacking the deck, trying hard to get you to use your Microsoft account as a Windows logon. If you don't want to use a Microsoft account (or convert a current email account into a Microsoft account) to log onto Windows, when you create the local Windows account (see screenshot) you have to click "Sign in without a Microsoft account (not recommended)," then at the bottom of the next screen click "Local Account."Microsoft's playing Google's game. When you use a Microsoft Account to log on to Windows, Microsoft can keep track of where and when you're logging in, correlate your user ID with your IP address (and thus your Bing searches and visited URLs in IE), and track all of your local searches.If you think Local Accounts are for power users only, ask yourself this: If a typical Windows customer understood that using a Microsoft account let Microsoft track them and their searches, what would their reaction be? I don't know about you, but my Aunt Mergatroid would be aghast. Section: Network/Network and sharing center 14. Tester's Feedback: There should be a more intuitive way to change the type (private vs public) of a network.As it stands in build 9879, the only way I've found to change a network from public to private, or vice versa, requires you to "Forget" the network. The only way to do that, as best I can tell, is to bring up the Network pane on the right -- click Start, PC Settings, Networks, Manage, and at the bottom click Open Network Flyout (see screenshot). Then right-click on the connection you want to change, and choose "Forget this network."Then you have to reconnect to the network, this time specifying either private or public.Yeah, I think that needs to be more intuitive. Section: Search/Windows Search 15. Tester's Feedback: The Windows Search button on the taskbar is weird. Is it supposed to be its own app? If so, why whenever you click a link does it go to IE? This is very strange to me. If this is the case, why even have it? I could just fire up IE and do the same thing. Seems redundant.16. Tester's Feedback: Windows Search result brings search results from the Web which personally is a terrible idea. If I want to search the Web, I will start IE or any other browser and search against Google or Bing or Yahoo search engine.Microsoft uses Windows Search's extended Web searching -- "Smart Search" -- to sell ads and to add to its Bing hit count. I talked about it a year ago, when Microsoft first introduced the "feature" into what would become Windows 8.1 Update 1.In a nutshell, unless you turn it off, Microsoft can track every search you make on your machine -- and feed you ads based on your search terms. I'm not talking about Web searches. I'm talking about simple searches for documents, or photos, or music. If you use a Microsoft account and leave Windows Search enabled, Microsoft can amass an enormous amount of information, solely from the way you use your machine on your data.In Windows 8.1 you can turn it off (or set it off during installation), although it's enabled by default. In Windows 10, I don't see any way to turn it off.Scroogled? Bah! Microsoft snoops around, too -- and it brags to its advertisers about how effective Windows snooping can be. Section: Windows Update and Recovery/Backup and restore 17. Tester's Feedback: You should return Windows 7 style backup.18. Tester's Feedback: Bring back scheduled increment Windows image backups. File history is great, but it's not enough.19. Tester's Feedback: Make System Restore easier to find! Ever since Windows 8 you've hidden the classic system restore (where you have automatic restore points) inside "Recovery" so you can push Refresh and Reset PC to the front... Make it accessible again for non-computer-savvy users!Many more Feedback items, in multiple Feedback sections, are in the same vein.Microsoft buried the Windows Backup tools in Windows 8, tore some of them out of Windows 8.1, and they sure as shootin' aren't coming back in Windows 10. The goal, I'm told, is to present a Chromebook-style backup capability: You don't need to back up anything on your computer because it's in the cloud. To that I say, balderdash. If I want Chromebook backup, I'll use a Chromebook. (In fact, I do, but that's another story.)Windows 10 doesn't create daily restore points (see screenshot). If there's a way to bring back Windows 7's full-system backup, I can't find it (the Win 8.1 trick of searching for "Windows 7 File Recovery" doesn't work). With OneDrive hitting the skids (see previous slide), backing up to OneDrive is harder than ever.I doubt that Microsoft will bring back Windows 7 backup/recovery, but I can always hope. Section: Windows Update and Recovery/Restore, refresh and reset 20. Tester's Feedback: Allow holding down Shift or F8 or possibly even the Windows key at boot to get the Advanced Boot Options screen. This will make getting into safe mode and other recovery options easier to access before Windows boots.Booting into Safe Mode in Windows 10 (like Win8 before it) is a convoluted process with a chicken-and-egg element. If you want to get into Safe Mode (or System Restore, Image Recovery, Startup Repair), you have to go into PC Settings, Update and Recovery, Recovery, then click Restart Now at the bottom (see screenshot).For the 1.5 billion people who've been exposed to F8 on boot, perhaps by proxy or vicariously, that's a big change. It also means Windows has to be working before you can boot into Safe Mode. Windows 10 Feedback: Speak up now That's my take on the best of the Windows 10 Feedback items.I didn't include items that have been suggested a million times and ignored by Microsoft (for example, creating a clipboard manager that stores multiple items, or showing filename extensions by default). I also didn't include feedback that's surely already on the dev list (such as dragging an open app from one desktop to another, different themes on different desktops, putting an icon marker on shared folders, bringing back the network icon in the notification area), nor did I include obvious bugs. I skipped over UI suggestions, many of which are fine, but all of which fall into the de gustibus bucket (except for bringing back Aero Glass which, to my uneducated eye, is more like a Holy Grail).Did I miss one of your favorites? Sound off in the comments! 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what r u waiting 4??????????? i want to read more!!! keep tiping!!! so coooool!!!
Ausome story!! keep it up! ^_-!!!
Great story; very funny and a unique situation. Please update soon!
Haha! That was funny!!! I like the part where he tried not to flirt in front of Cho!!!
Will Ron or Hermione ever figure out? What is Snape going to do when Cho is hanging all over him??? This is my favorite story on Mugglenet at this point, and on my favorites list! Please update soon!!!
yay! great job! update soon i wanna se hermione win that game! hahah
This is such a great story! You are a great writer. Keep it up!
New reader here. Really good story! Post soon!
oOo cho is suspicious! good.
wonderful! I love your story, great plot, great writing, just great! keep it up! until we meet again......hugs.
ausome story!!!1 please post soon!!!
Awesome post more soon
you HAVE to update soon! this story is awesome!
you HAVE to update soon! this story is awesome!
i like it.
This is getting pretty funny....I like how you've shown that the two are starting to realize things about the other and take on habits of the other as well, which I do believe WOULD happen in real life if this were to happen. You're doing a fine job so far.
it's all been said already- but i know one never tires of hearing "amazing job!" well done! can't wait for a new chap.
good chapter...god, i thought cho had figured it out there for a second; Because for a second, I thought it wasnt you. That you were someone else. You seem so different lately."...i got more than a little scared there...well, awesome story, post again soon!
I don't think Harry's stupid. In fact I think your Harry is very in character (apart from his till liking Cho post OoTP, but that's your call lol) Anyway, well done, this fic just keeps getting better and better! MORE! loves, moose
It is nice of you to post so quickly. This chapter was good, but it made me kind of angry. What was Harry thinking??? He's gonna blow up the cover. Half-bodied Snape outside the common room? I don't know. Who would buy that? Even more, would a Ravenclaw buy that? I know words from a teacher sound so true, but ... I don't know. I'll trust you. As long as Cho doesn't fall in love with Snape........


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Level 3 is the third Cathedral-style level in the original Diablo. The player(s) reaches Level 3 after from a stairway in Level 2. Somewhere in Level 3 there is a stairway to Level 4.
- Level 2
- King Leoric's Tomb (appears only when Skeleton King quest is active)
- Level 4
If available, the following quest can be done in Level 3:
- When the Skeleton King quest is active, somewhere in this level is an entrance to King Leoric's Tomb, where the Skeleton King himself can be found and needs to be slain in order to complete the quest.
Level BestiaryEdit
The following monsters can be found in Level 3:
- Black Death
- Burning Dead
- Carver
- Corpse Axe
- Corpse Captain
- Dark One
- Ghoul
- Plague Eater
- Skeleton Archer


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Pretoria - After a lengthy lunch break, defence advocate Barry Roux began his cross-examination of Kevin Lerena.
Lerena was first asked to establish that the restaurant was noisy.
Roux argued that Pistorius had not heard that the gun was "one up" or loaded, when it was handed to him.
The professional boxer said he could not speak for Pistorius or exactly how loud the restaurant was, simply that it was noisy.
Pistorius was trying to examine the gun to make sure it was safe, and it was during his handling that the shot went off.
Roux said his client was angry at first with Fresco and confronted him by asking why he was given a gun with a loaded magazine.
"What if someone got hurt?" Pistorius claimed he asked.
Roux said Pistorius also asked Fresco if he understood what it would mean for his reputation if the incident was made public.
Lerena said he heard Fresco tell management the gun had caught on his pants, leading to the shot.
Roux said that Fresco had paid off the damages and the incident was complete.
Gerrie Nel, in his re-examination, reasserted the notion that Pistorius insisted that Fresco take the blame.
Jason Loupis, the manager of Tasha's in Melrose Arch, where the shooting took place, was then called to the stand.
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We're still not sure if Don Cheadle has actually taken the mantle of The Iron Patriot, or whether the United States just gave War Machine a new paint job in Iron Man 3. Since Marvel Studios doesn't have the movie rights to Norman Osborn, the original wearer of the Iron Patriot armor, we suppose it doesn't really matter. In any case, Cheadle looks mighty flashy in his new duds, so now he gets his own character poster promoting the first post-Avengers superhero movie from Marvel, starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Sir Ben Kingsley and this handsome gentleman wearing the stars and stripes.
In the sequel, Tony Stark (Downey Jr.) faces off against the Mandarin (Kingsley) whilst battling the demons left over from the alien invasion in New York City last summer. Cheadle, who plays Stark's best friend James Rhodes, took on the mantle of War Machine in 2010's Iron Man 2, raised eyebrows as the bearer of new armor in the third feature, since he looks uncannily like a Marvel Comics character who only pretended to be the patriotic protector of America as a way to hide his true, sinister motivations. Somehow, we just don't think that Rhodes has it in him to turn on the U.S., but we'll find out when Iron Man 3 hits theaters on May 3 (U.S.), April 24 (Aus) and April 26 (U.K.).


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Lots of colorful art by Takuya Fujima makes this book extra-special! Features work done for "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha," 'The Idolmaster," "Dog Days," and also "Puella Magi Madoka Magica," "K-On!" "Macross Frontier," "Gurren Lagann," and others. All color. Softcover with dust jacket. Text is in Japanese.
This publication depicts full or partial nudity and is not intended for immature hobbyists. Please be aware that customs regulations for your country may prevent this figure from being delivered to you (contact your country's customs agency if you have questions about this). Parental regulations may also prevent you from receiving it. Please use discretion when ordering.


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Saturday essay: More deer tales
The day began with one deer and ended with nine.
Sunrise was two hours off as the Silverado exited the Parkway to loop around to Route 51. Just as the brakes were being applied, it was there — a young deer picking up speed off the hillside, ready to bolt across the ramp. A collision was imminent.
But as the truck's anti-lock brakes kicked in, preventing a sure skid, the deer's anti-lock hooves kicked in, too, preventing a sure collision. The only hint of the averted impact — a few deer hairs stuck on a fender screw.
Fourteen hours later, at home, dusk was nigh. The greenhouse had to be buttoned up. Just as the latch to the door was being secured, it was there, just to the left — a four-point buck wishing there were no fence between his snout and a raised bed's foot-high fall peas.
We scared each other at the same time. He bolted over a terrace to rejoin a pack of eight other deer, including two fresh fawns; I bolted to the greenhouse.
There's already a bumper crop of deer in Mt. Lebanon. At nearly 57 per square mile, that's more than the like count of many states. With the mating season ahead, the deer will be especially active. And the danger will only increase, as will the deer census in seven months or so.
Who knows, maybe the board of commissioners, which refuses to do anything to cull the population (and is more concerned about banning dogs from parks), is hoping to turn a few bucks by selling tickets to rutting-buck fights.
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ACC unveils new approach to injury prevention
18 March 2014
ACC unveils new approach to injury prevention
ACC announced today that it is updating its investment approach to injury prevention, to ensure the best outcomes for New Zealanders.
The updated approach reflects current trends in claims information and a strong commitment to addressing improved customer service and the fact that people's activities and needs change over time.
ACC's General Manager of Injury Prevention, Dr Megan McKenna, says the change reflects ACC's commitment to more effectively carry out one of its core roles: preventing New Zealanders from getting hurt.
"Providing support for injured people is a huge part of what ACC does, but we also want to do everything we can to help prevent injuries from happening in the first place."
ACC has begun evaluating all proposed
injury prevention initiatives using a new investment model,
which considers:
• value of investment
• execution effectiveness
• strategic fit
• benefit realisation timeframe.
"First and foremost, we'll look at how likely it is that ideas and programmes we invest in will achieve successful results for people. We'll also consider more carefully how the investment fits with our strategic priorities, and when the benefits of the investment will be realised.
"Prevention covers a range of issues, including some that are complex and take a long time to address. For example, programmes that raise awareness of sexual violence may initially lead to increased rather than decreased numbers of claims. This is because the number of people currently reporting these crimes and seeking support from agencies such as ACC significantly under-represents the true extent of sexual violence in New Zealand.
"Obviously if more people can get support for injuries that's a better outcome for people in need, so we can't just measure the effectiveness of injury prevention initiatives in terms of reduced claims alone."
Dr McKenna says ACC will also collaborate more closely with other Government agencies, to coordinate and maximise resources more effectively to achieve the best results for New Zealanders.
"There are many issues that lead to injuries, such as family violence and sexual violence, which overlap traditional agency boundaries, so addressing them calls for a joint approach."
Cabinet recently approved a Cross-Government Injury Prevention Work Plan, and ACC has begun meeting with our partners to scope potential projects and deliverables.
At the same time, ACC is also developing a more sophisticated approach to analysing the information recorded on claims, to obtain better insights on how injuries happen.
"This will help us focus on the areas that matter most. We've identified seven key areas of injury that together contribute to the majority of high costs for New Zealanders."
These areas
• falls
• road injuries
• workplace injuries
• treatment injuries
• sport and recreational injuries
• lifting, carrying and strain injuries
• intentional harm.
Dr McKenna says the changes announced today will go hand in hand with a renewed focus on how to better serve and reach ACC customers.
"ACC is committed to keeping New Zealanders safe and healthy, and investing in injury prevention activities that support that goal."


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Ilkley's longest-serving Guide leader Pam Clarke has announced plans for a Farewell to the Hut Tea Party.
The Ben Rhydding Scout and Guide Headquarters Appeal is making great progress. Pam said: "We are closing in on our target and hope to start the rebuild this spring.
"I thought it would be a good idea to have a 'Farewell to the Hut' tea party.
"It holds 40 years of happy memories for me and so many others in the community."
Pam is planning a tea party with the help of supporters, friends, current Guides and Explorers on Saturday, February 8, 3pm to 5.30pm, at the Ben Rhydding Scout and Guide Headquarters in Wheatley Lane.
Guests will be treated to tea with freshly-cut sandwiches and homemade cakes.
There will also be a chance to buy homemade jams and preserves, all to help raise funds toward the rebuild.
Tickets are available from Pam at £5 per person. Contact her on (01943) 608268 after 1pm.