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The city council's aspiration for Birmingham to become one of the world's leading green cities will be spearheaded by a Green Commission.
Members of the Commission have been drawn from across the business, academic and third sectors, including Prof Dame Julia King, Vice-Chancellor at Aston University, who is also a member of the Government's Committee on Climate Change, which advises the Government on related matters.
Cllr James McKay, Cabinet Member – Green, Safe and Smart City, at Birmingham City Council, has led the effort to create the Commission since his appointment two months ago.
He said: "Birmingham has definitely made some impressive strides on the green agenda over the last few years, but we need a clear plan and carbon and energy roadmap if we are to drive that progress forward at the pace we need to.
"We have a huge challenge before us, and the Green Commission will provide the focus we need, drawing on the very best expert knowledge on offer.The Commission will provide a platform for the best ideas to be shared and refined so the city benefits on many levels – environmentally, socially and economically. I am particularly pleased that we will have expert input to put before the first meeting of the Commission, from the Department of Energy and Climate Change under their Low Carbon Pioneer Cities project – and I look forward to their ongoing commitment to the Commission."
Prof Dame Julia King, commenting on her appointment as a member of Birmingham's Green Commission, said: "I am delighted to be involved in this important body, which will help progress the city's low carbon commitments.
"Aston University itself is at the forefront of alternative energy research. This includes converting waste products such as sewage into renewable energy; hydrogen and electric vehicle research; and solar energy initiatives both in the UK and abroad. I will be drawing on these experiences and my own research in Government advisory capacities to help the Commission provide the best possible low carbon options for Birmingham, the region and beyond."
Other members already confirmed include: Jerry Blackett, Chief Executive of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce; Faye Scott of the Green Alliance; Keith Sexton of Amey PLC; Georgia Stokes of Northfield Ecocentre; Andrew Bacon, Business Development Director (Public Sector) at British Gas; Andy Deacon, Director of Delivery at the Energy Saving Trust; Richard Moxon, a partner at Pennycuick Collins in Birmingham, Chairman of the RICS UK & Ireland World Regional Board and a member of the RICS Governing Council; Richard Williams, Head of College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham.


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LOS ANGELES -- A map of the human brain may in fact be a two-volume edition, divided by gender, according to a new study that found significant differences between how the male and female brains are hard-wired.
Males tended to have stronger front-to-back circuits and links between perception and action, while women had stronger left-to-right links between reasoning and intuition, according to University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine researchers who imaged the brains of 949 adolescents and young adults.
Their maps of the brain's so-called connectome, published online this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, matched observed behavioural differences between the sexes. Women did better at tests of attention, word and face memory and cognition. Men did better on spatial processing, motor skills and sensorimotor speed.
The results lend weight to growing evidence humans have formed strong adaptive complementarity, suggesting biological evolution predisposes the species to divide gender roles. That implication is sure to fuel debate over the roles of nature versus nurture and the interplay of function and structure within the human brain. But they also could inform treatment of neurological disorders known to vary by age and sex, such as autism and schizophrenia.
"There is biology to some of the behaviour we see among men and women," said Ragini Verma, a University of Pennsylvania biomedical-imaging analyst and lead author of the study.
"In the population, men have stronger front-back connectivity, and women have inter-hemispheric or left-right connectivity more than the men. It's not that one or the other gender lacks the connectivity altogether, it's just that one is stronger than the other," Verma said.
That means men may be quicker on the perception-action path, while women better integrate the analytic side of the brain with the intuitive and social side.
"So, if there was a task that involved logical and intuitive thinking, the study says that women are predisposed, or have stronger connectivity as a population, so they should be better at it," Verma said.
"For men, it says they are very heavily connected in the cerebellum, which is an area that controls the motor skills. And they are connected front to back. The back side of the brain is the area by which you perceive things, and the front part of the brain interprets it and makes you perform an action. So if you had a task like skiing or learning a new sport, if you had stronger front-back connectivity and a very strong cerebellum connectivity, you would be better at it."
Researchers used diffusion tensor imaging, a tool that can indirectly outline the path of myelinated axons, the "wire" section of neurons that facilitate long-range conduction of electrochemical signals and are part of the brain's white matter. They looked at the brains of 428 men and 521 women, ages 8 to 22, who are part of a larger, long-term study known as the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort, conducted with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
In the upper parts of the brain, the men had greater connectivity within hemispheres, while women had greater connection between sides, the study found. Women also tended to have more connections among smaller-scale "modules," while men had stronger connections within those sub-regions.
In the lower part of the brain, the cerebellum, men had stronger connections between hemispheres, giving them a possible edge at translating perception to motor skills. Women had more interconnections across the frontal lobes, the study found.
The differences in the connectome have come to be called the hunter-versus-gatherer divide by two of the study's main authors, the husband-wife team of Raquel and Ruben Gur. And the data jibe with findings from a 2011 University of California, Los Angeles, study of twins that found women had stronger inter-hemispheric connections in several sub-regions of the frontal cortex.
"They confirm a couple of our findings, which is very exciting," said Neda Jahanshad, lead author of the UCLA study, who is now working at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine. "This is interesting on a variety of levels because there have been sex differences noted among those with autism, for example."
Men outnumber women by a 4-1 proportion among those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
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Apple's shares fell more than 7 per cent to trade at US$511 yesterday morning after the company released first-quarter results that disappointed investors.
On Monday, Apple reported iPhone sales for the holiday season that trailed analysts' estimates, in what is typically the most lucrative period of the year for the company.
The results underscored why it is crucial for chief executive Tim Cook to deliver the company's first new products since 2010 to revive growth.
Apple also projected a possible year-on-year decline in revenue for the current quarter, which would be the first quarterly sales drop since 2003. Last year, it reported its first profit decline in more than a decade.
The figures indicate that demand may be ebbing for Apple's devices - which were once reliable growth engines - as competitors flood in with their own smartphones and tablets.
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"What we have got over the last year or so is impressive products, but they are really enhancements of current products and not necessarily the next new thing," said Jack Ablin, the chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank. "Apple investors want the next new thing - that's the catalyst that people are waiting for."
Cook said the company was growing in emerging markets and that new products were coming.
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I fell in love with Nightwish in the summer of 2008. I was floored by their huge, bombastic sound, a blend of a full orchestra, choirs, native instruments, and metal equally able to produce beautiful ballads and towering compositions of incredible grandeur and power. Songs like "The Poet and the Pendulum", "Ghost Love Score", and "7 Days to the Wolves" became central to my definition of what "epic" music sounds like. Their 2007 album Dark Passion Play has been one of my favorite albums ever since. Now, for the first time since I got into them, Nightwish has released a new album. My burning question is, of course, how does it compare with Dark Passion Play, and more generally, how does it represent and evolve their sound as a whole?
This is their first album to feature an intro track, specifically "Taikatalvi" ("Magic Winter"). It's a nice symphonic song with all-Finnish vocals and some sound effects tying into the movie. It blends right into "Storytime", the first single of the album. Unlike "Amaranth" or "Bye Bye Beautiful" of Dark Passion Play, "Storytime" is a pretty good musical summary of the entire album with the characteristic heavy guitar riffs, epic orchestral flourishes, and a great vocals by Anette Olzon. Hearing this song for the first time, the message I got was: Nightwish is back! Rejoice!
From there "Ghost River" kicks off with an interesting guitar riff that fades into a beginning that sounds sort of similar to "Storytime"...until it takes a nightmarish turn with super-heavy chugging guitars and some great, scary-sounding harsh vocals by bassist Marco Hietala that I wish could have been mixed a bit louder. Despite the extremely dark sound it has the same kind of standard pop-rock rhythm of "Storytime". The focus on the pounding rhythm in the chorus almost reminds me of nu-metal (don't worry, it's really good). Also a random children's choir interlude that sort of works.
"Slow, Love, Slow" is a faithful tribute to '30s nightclub jazz (believe it or not), easily the biggest surprise of the album. Very mellow, with great brushed snare drumwork and a surprisingly convincing vocal performance by Anette. The fantastical atmosphere of the album is maintained by some swirling piano until the rest of the orchestra comes back towards the end along with the guitars. Very interesting song, a completely new direction for Nightwish, but it works fairly well.
At first I thought "I Want My Tears Back" recalled "Bye Bye Beautiful" in its bouncing rhythm and chugging, industrial-type guitars, but then I realized Nightwish is actually channeling fellow Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. Check out a sample Korpiklaani song like "Northern Fall" for comparison. I'm not saying Nightwish is ripping them off or anything, but many of the same elements are there. As Nightwish's symphonic epic-ness continues to grow, it's nice to see them keep room for traditional instruments like the uillean pipes (last heard on the Dark Passion Play instrumental "Last of the Wilds") The vocal trade-off during the chorus is also nice and has some of Marco's most melodic singing yet.
"Scaretale" is about childhood nightmares; call it Nightwish's version of "Enter Sandman". Predictably, it sounds even more nightmarish and horror-genre influenced than "Ghost River", with some kind of weird circus breakdown and "creepy" vocals that aren't like anything Anette has done before. It's very impressive and one of the more progressive songs on the album recalling a mix of Mr. Bungle and Unexpect at times, but I confess, it's not that fun to listen to. "Arabesque" is an instrumental outro to it, added to fit the movie, but overall a very enjoyable and diverse song for its length. They should do some lyrical songs like it.
"Turn Loose the Mermaids" is a tender, acoustic ballad that, like "I Want My Tears Back", focuses more on folk than symphonic instrumentation. Following it is "Rest Calm", a longer song whose intensity rises and falls like waves before building to a climactic ending similar to "7 Days to the Wolves". Much of this is the chorus line being sung repeatedly, alternately by Anette and Marco (and the children's choir at one point); luckily it's one of the most beautiful vocals on the album. It's bookended by another quieter song, "The Crow, the Owl, and the Dove", another folk-influenced ballad written by Marco. It's a beautiful duet between him and Anette (if you couldn't tell, Nightwish's two vocalists have a much better dynamic on this album, and Marco's singing and range of styles have improved, period). It does have some electric guitar and drums, which keeps it from sounding too similar to "Turn Loose the Mermaids".
And then we have "Last Ride of the Day", a song inspired by a roller coaster ride and in my opinion the strongest song of the album. Immediately we get punchy strings accentuated by drums and choral vocals telling us, this is going to be big, building excitement like climbing up the first hill. And the ride that follows does not disappoint. It's easily the fastest and most intense song on the album with the band, the orchestra, and the choir all turning their parts up to 11. And then around the 2:45 mark, it's--what's this? An honest-to-goodness shredding guitar solo! Huzzah! That metal staple that so many otherwise-great Nightwish songs have been doing without lately triumphantly returns. Man, this song is almost better than a real roller coaster.
The album's obligatory epic, placed late in the songlist this time, is "Song of Myself". It clocks in at about 30 seconds less than "The Poet and the Pendulum" and the first half is pretty comparable, with even better use of the choir than "Last Ride of the Day" to sing part of the chorus, but the second half (last ~six and a half minutes) are a recitation of part of the epic Walt Whitman poem this song is based on. The band keeps playing for most of it, but the focus is clearly on the reading, and it seems to drag on too long. With a few minutes left as I was following the lyrics, I realized, "Oh, the song isn't coming back, it's just more poem." Good for Walt Whitman fans, a bit disappointing for the rest of us.
And lastly, the title track is a symphonic medley of the rest of the album that will presumably be played over the end credits of the movie. Hearing the strings play the chorus line from "Storytime" is nice and nostalgic, and the arrangement is top-notch, but I kind of miss the band on this song.
Comparisons with Dark Passion Play aside, Imaginaerum is a great album. Nightwish shows evolution in the diversity of their style, in terms of band dynamic, songwriting, and individual ability. They keep the bombast and grandiosity that made Dark Passion Play amazing while better blending their diverse influences and exploring new musical territory. Conceptually, it's hard to fault Imaginaerum.
The album is not, however, without some nagging problems. While Nightwish kept the good elements of Dark Passion Play, they also kept one of the bad ones, namely Emppu's tendency not to do anything interesting on the electric guitar (with the notable exception of "Last Ride of the Day" and, to a lesser extent, "Ghost River" and "I Want My Tears Back"). They also tend to lean heavily on the standard-issue rock drumbeat as heard on "Storytime", "Ghost River", "I Want My Tears Back", "Rest Calm" (considerably slower), and "Last Ride of the Day". And the two ending tracks, which I was expecting to be the standouts of the album, were both minor disappointments.
With these things in mind, I'm giving the album 90%. It's obligatory for fans of Nightwish, particularly Dark Passion Play, and a great album to introduce yourself to the band with.


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MARK Cooper has admitted he is dreading a phone call telling him one of his prized assets is on the way out of Swindon Town, but as of yet the Robins boss is delighted not have had such an experience.
A host of Championship and League One clubs have been monitoring Cooper's top young talent this summer, with bids rejected from Rotherham AUnited for Massimo Luongo and Peterborough United for Nathan Thompson.
However, Swindon are not in a position to turn down silly money, with the club aiming at self-sustainability in the coming months, and Cooper remains slightly anxious that he could yet see one of his headline acts sold.
For the meantime, though, no bids have been forthcoming that have left Town with little option but to sell.
When asked whether any clubs had been sniffing round his players with fresh offers, Cooper told the Advertiser: "Nothing concrete but I'm sure Lee would ring me and say 'whoever it is is going' and we have to prepare without them. I've not had any phone calls mentioning that in the last few weeks.
"I do dread it because if we lose any of our boys it weakens us but on the other hand it shows the club is going in the right direction. The aim was to get young players and try to play in a certain way to attract people to come and buy them, and I think that's working at the minute.
"If we can send them off to have a career as a Premiership footballer then that's great."
While he keeps his current squad together, however, Cooper has stressed that the atmosphere in the Robins' camp is at a high.
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SAN ANTONIO — In the 3½ years since San Antonio police Lt. Joseph Salvaggio was fired for his actions during a promotions exam, an arbitrator, a district court judge and the Fourth Court of Appeals all have ordered the city to hire him back.
Last week, the city opted to keep the fight going. An appeal was filed Feb. 3 with the Texas Supreme Court.
Salvaggio was accused of jotting words on a Post-it note that had been placed on the table by test proctors, then trying to take the paper from the room.
He was fired in July 2010 after Chief William McManus accused him of violating the Police Department's rules of code and conduct.
The rule states: "Members, whether on-duty or off-duty, shall be governed by the ordinary and reasonable rules of good conduct and behavior, and shall not commit any act tending to bring reproach or discredit to themselves or the department."
But an arbitrator ruled in 2011 that McManus couldn't define the note as testing material and that Salvaggio didn't bring discredit or reproach to the Police Department. The lieutenant deserved his job, along with back pay, he ruled.
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No matter what your feelings are about Amazing Spider-Man #699.1 stuffing a back-door pilot for the new Morbius The Living Vampire series into the run-up to ASM #700 (which could have used the space to make the story seem less rushed), the first proper issue of that new series shows us why all that origin recap was shunted to the side – to drop us right into the messed-up action that engulfs the life of Michael Morbius.
Joe Keatinge and Richard Elson open this issue with Morbius, dressed in street clothes instead of that classic 1970s black and red horror comic outfit, fighting against a gang of jerks, detailing what makes him "vampire-ish" – his strengths and weaknesses and differences from your standard run-of-the-mill suckhead. He takes a shotgun to the chest, which should kill him like it would anybody else, and he declares "I was a living vampire." Once he falls, we get the story leading up to it – after his prison break in ASM #699.1, he meets a guy who gives him some non-prison clothing and directs him to Brownsville as a place to lay low, although with stern warnings that it's a corrupt hellhole. It's not long after he gets there before the conscience of Michael Morbius gets him mixed up with a mohawked thug named Noah St. Germain, who starts to knock him around to show him who's boss. Cue earlier fight scene.
Keatinge's story is very kinetic, which really helps any new #1 issue find its feet when it has to hit the ground running like that. It's not a spooky horror comic (at least not yet), so if you were expecting a full-on throwback to the old school monster tales, you may be disappointed. Perhaps in counterpoint to the moody vampires of the modern era, this take on Michael Morbius seems like more of a flawed action hero than a sparkly dreamboat. His pasty, demonic visage should prevent any disturbingly obsessive 17-year-old girls from deciding they can't live without his radiant beauty, although Elson's clean artwork makes his nose seem decidedly less bat-like here, which means maybe those goth girls will liken him to The Crow and flip for him anyway.
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BATTLE CREEK, MI -- Comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham will return to West Michigan when he performs this summer at FireKeepers Casino Hotel.
Dunham and his buddies -- Peanut, Achmed and more -- will appear at 8 p.m. July 22 at the Battle Creek casino's Event Center.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that twice as many Americans are choosing to retire overseas now, compared with a decade ago.
Most of the reasons are financial. The dollar goes further in Latin America or Australia than it does in the United States, so your retirement funds may last longer in another country.
Other countries are also likely to be much cheaper than the U.S. in two areas that are often of concern to retirees: healthcare costs and property taxes.
Healthcare costs in the United States are so much higher than in many other nations that it is often cheaper to fly to Spain or Thailand for an operation than to have it in your home town in the U.S. A day in the hospital in the U.S., for example, averages $4,923. In Spain, it's $481. For older Americans who may anticipate a hip replacement, knowing that it costs three times as much in the United States as in Argentina can make Argentina appealing.
On the other hand, Medicare and Medicaid probably won't cover you. If you're used to the American health system, you might not care for national health; that's not a consumer-driven service, so you may not get the level of service you're used to. Do some research on the country you're thinking about and make sure that health care differences will be a plus, not a minus.
Many retirees like the feeling of being outside the local drama. Others enjoy involving themselves in local charitable works. You may not feel as though you have a choice in the country where you grew up, but being an expatriate gives many people the feeling that they can choose how much to be concerned about politics, regional controversies, and even the local social scene. Retiring overseas can be relaxing.
At the same time, new technology helps to overcome one of the main reasons people haven't wanted to leave the country during retirement in the past. With Skype and Facebook, you can keep in touch with your grandkids almost as easily from another country as from another state. An annual visit to your family in Arkansas might fit more easily into your budget if you live in Costa Rica than if you live in New Jersey.
If you think the life of an expat is for you, be sure to discuss it with your financial planner. The tax consequences may vary from one country to another, and your plans may affect just how much money you need for retirement.


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Electronic Arts has released a free Pogo app for Apple iOS devices this morning, featuring five games from its casual online game destination.
The app includes Poppit!, Word Whomp, Turbo 21, Mahjong Safari, and Sweet Tooth 2. All games are full-featured and cost nothing to play. The Pogo Games App promises a "seamless experience" for current Pogo online players, extending such features as rewards, leaderboards, and challenges to iPhone and iPod touch.
EA calls the app a "freemium offering," supported by an advertising-supported business model. Members of Club Pogo need only log-in through the app to enjoy ad-free game play. Others can pay $3 to do away with the ads.
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Fighting Fantazine Issue 2 is the second issue of an on-going web-based fan magazine dedicated to Fighting Fantasy. It was published online in 2010 and was 92 pages in length.
The front cover artwork was by Natalie Roberts and depicts a Gremoll in (32) from the mini adventure. The back cover art was by Andrew Wright and is a map depicting part of Kakhabad with some non-canon additions.
- Interview: "It Isn't Easy Being Green" - Part 2 of an interview with Jonathan Green
- Mini Adventure: Shrine of the Salamander by Andrew Wright; illustrated by Brett Schofield
- "The Fact of Fiction": Howl of the Werewolf by Alexander Ballingall
- "Bang! Gunpowder Technology in Titan" by Warren McGuire
- "Maps in Focus" by Simon Osborne
- Fiction: Out of the Frying Pan... by Ian Brocklehurst
- "Everything I Really Need to Know I Learnt from Reading Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks" - Part 2 by Ed Jolley
- "Omens & Auguries" - Gamebook news by Guillermo Paredes
- "Out of the Pit" by Victor Cheng (featuring Corpse Brambler, Lashmite, Magon and Spirit of Darkness)
- "Chronicle of Heroes": The Riddling Reaver by Adrian Young
- "Fighting Dantasy": The Citadel of Chaos by Dan Satherley
- "Fighting Fantasy Collector": The Warlock of Firetop Mountain by Jamie Fry
See AlsoEdit
- Fighting Dantasy
- Fighting Fantasy Collector
- Fighting Fantazine
- Fighting Fantazine
- Titan Rebuilding
- Titan - The Fighting Fantazine Blog
External LinksEdit
- Magazine Website
- Fighting Fantazine at Gamebooks.org
- Fighting Fantazine 2 at Gamebooks.org
- Fighting Fantazine at RPG Geek
- Fighting Fantazine 2 at RPG Geek


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Home » Central America and Caribbean » Nicaragua » Heart of Nicaragua Tour
This 8-day tour takes us through the departments of León, Masaya and Granada – unique in Nicaragua for their artisans, European architecture, and preservation of precolonial Nicaraguan culture. A mix of city life and country living, with us, you will get a genuine glimpse of how life is lived in the land of lakes and volcanoes.
Our journey begins in the capital city. We'll set off through Managua's busy streets. For first time visitors and history buffs alike, this city tour will tell the story of civil war, natural disaster, and survival. We'll visit plazas, statues, and monuments.
Viva León Jodido!
The city of León is a living reminder of the revolution. Vivid murals appear around every corner depicting sentiments and heroes. During our walk about town you will have a chance to talk to some of the men who were in the middle of the action and hear their personal stories. From the top of an UNESCO World Heritage Site, the León Cathedral, you will be able to see Volcano San Cristóbal (the highest in Nicaragua) down to Volcano Momotombo, the clean and tidy local market will impress as will the sophisticated art museums, showcasing a noteworthy collection of national and international art.
A short drive west from the ctiy lies the Pacific Ocean. Juan Venado Island separates the salt water from the mangroves. It will be a leisurely boat ride from the local fishing village to the thinnest strip of land where we will cross on foot to where the mighty waves roll in. Our captain will share with you how the local community is doing their part to protect this important ecosystem.
Flor de Caña, Nicaragua's national rum, continues to gain international recognition (even in Minneapolis, Minnesota!). We'll visit the heart of the operation in Chichigalpa and taste 18-year perfection.
Nicaragua is the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes. Active volcanoes. None as active and young as Cerro Negro. A hike up in the late afternoon will offer a spectacular view of the sun setting over the volcanic chain and an easy "run" back down.
Masaya, The Cradle of Folklore
We head south to pineapple country. The undulating countryside is prolific. We'll take you to visit with a local farmer making his living off this sweet fruit. See how life is lived in el campo (the countryside), its challenges and rewards.
Volcán Masaya National Park was established in 1979 as Nicaragua's first national park. We'll spend time exploring the park's several craters, peering into one of the country's most visibly active volcanoes.
The steep climb to Coyotepe, built as a fortress in 1893 to protect Masaya, later used as a prison, now a national landmark, offers a view that gives us some idea of just how much water and how many volcanoes make up this, the largest country in Central America.
We'll pass through Los Pueblos Blancos on our way to Catarina, where local handicraft makers are famous for their woven fiber ad precious hardwood furniture, hand-turned ceramics, and sweets. In San Juan de Oriente, artists offer pottery-making demonstrations and sell their work alongside the narrow brick streets. In the hillside pueblo of Catarina is the Mirador, a vantage point that allows you to look out over Laguna de Apoyo, Granada, Lake Nicaragua, and the Island of Ometepe in the distance.
Granada, Colonial Jewel
We'll give you time to explore the relaxed colonial city of Granada at your own pace. Granada is both the oldest city on the continent and the most developed tourist destination. Nowhere else in the country will you find such an array of excellent restaurants offering both local and international fare. We'll show you the highlights, walk the colorful streets, tour the market, churches and museums.
Nearby, along the shores of Lake Nicaragua, a boat is waiting to guide us through the many water corridors around Las Isletas, an exotic tropical archipelago of 365 tiny islands of volcanic origin. A great way to get up close to myriad water birds that inhabit the shoreline and the curious spider monkeys that swing from the treetops. We will also debark to visit local families who make their living fishing the sweet waters.
Volcán Mombacho rises nearly 4,400 feet above sea level, its summit hidden in a dense cloud forest. We'll hike around one of its forest-lined craters through an amazing ecosystem, home to colorful orchids and bromeliads, curious wildlife, fascinating insects, and over 160 species of birds. We'll follow the light of our headlamps into the evening in search of red eye tree frogs, owls, and the Bolitoglossa Mombachoensis salamander endemic to Mombacho. You'll also get a first-hand look at a shade-grown coffee farm and processing plant.
Rounding out your visit, you will spend the afternoon swimming in the thermal, crystalline crater lake waters of Laguna de Apoyo or opt to sail across it on a private catamaran. However you choose to use your time, it will be well spent!
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GODSPELL Revival is Aiming for Broadway Spring/Summer 2011
An audition notice has went out for the upcoming Broadway production of GODSPELL, noting that performances will begin in the Spring/Summer of 2011. Specific dates and a theatre are as of yet unnamed.
Producer announced back in September that he's secured the rights and is aiming to bring Godspell back to Broadway during the 2010-2011 season. The last attempt to bring back to the show, in fall of 2008 with different producers failed to secure needed funding and fell through.
The same director, Daniel Goldstein, is however attached to the new production, which Davenport says will aim for one of Broadway's smaller musical houses. Now set to choreograph is Christopher Gattelli.
This new production marks the first Broadway revival of the seminal American musical since its acclaimed run ended thirty years ago. With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, The Magic Show) and book by John-Michael Tebelak, Godspell will mark the Broadway debut of director Daniel Goldstein.
Based on The Gospel according to St. Matthew, Godspell was originally a senior thesis directing project for Carnegie Mellon University Master of Fine Arts candidate John-Michael Tebelak. Using a profound experience at an Easter Sunday church service for inspiration, Tebelak wrote the first version of Godspell in 1970. This first version included a score comprised mostly of lyrics from the Episcopal Hymnal set to music by the student cast. After a chance meeting with Ellen Stewart of Café La MaMa in New York, Godspell transferred to La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club for a two-week, ten performance run where it was brought to the attention of producers Edgar Landsbury (brother of Angela Landsbury) and Joseph Beruh.
Excited by what they saw, the duo approached Tebelak with the opportunity of an off-Broadway run if he would agree to a new score. Tebelak agreed and the producers hired Stephen Schwartz, another alumnus of the Carnegie Mellon theatre department, to write new songs for the show. Schwartz's score featured a variety of styles including pop, folk rock, gospel and vaudeville. "By My Side" was the only song kept from the original production. The new Schwartz / Tebelak musical Godspell opened off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre on May 13, 1971 and its success was immediately evident. The critics raved unanimously and in August of 1971, Godspell moved to the larger Promenade Theatre where it ran for 2,124 performances making it one of the longest running Off-Broadway musicals in history.
After five years of sold-out audiences Off-Broadway, Godspell made its Broadway debut on June 22, 1976 at the Broadhurst Theatre. Critics found the show to be just as fresh and exciting as it was when it first opened at the Cherry Lane. The show would move to the Plymouth and the Ambassador before closing on September 4, 1977 after 527 performances. In all, the musical achieved more than 2,600 performances both on Broadway and off.
Godspell has entertained audiences the world over for decades. Major sit-down productions of the smash hit musical were produced in most all major cities including Boston, Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Chicago and Toronto. During much of 1972, these seven companies performed simultaneously. Productions also opened abroad in Paris, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Melbourne. A London production, which opened in 1971, ran for nearly three years. In the last four years of its New York run, there were 25 companies performing Godspellaround the world with eight resident companies and three touring companies. Godspell has been credited for establishing Toronto as a major theatre center that could support its own productions with its own actors. The legendary 1972-73 Toronto production cast local actors for the record-breaking production providing the first paying jobs for actors Victor Garber, Eugene Levy, AndRea Martin, Gilda Radner, Dave Thomas and Martin Short. Paul Schaffer served as musical director.
A film version of Godspell was released in 1973 set in modern New York City. The cast featured Toronto alum Victor Garber as Jesus, David Haskell as John the Baptist/Judas and Lynne Thigpen in her first film role. John-Michael Tebelak co-wrote the screenplay and served as the creative consultant. The song "Beautiful City" was written for the film and has subsequently been performed in major stage revivals of the show. Godspell permeated pop culture when its song "Day By Day" reached #13 on the Billboard Top 100 list.


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Portfolio downsizing? Meh, Samsung just filed trademark applications for Galaxy J3, J5, J7 and E3
29 Comments
1. frankg (Posts: 171; Member since: 14 May 2014)
That's why apple is selling so much phones, less confusing. And this is coming from a Note 4 user... Samsung needs to stop all those product lines and just sell 3 phones. Low-end, mid-end and High-end. How hard is that? Just 3 phones. Simplify!
3. Finalflash (Posts: 3527; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)
They'll probably never learn.
4. joey_sfb (Posts: 6603; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
Looks like it. More models would dilute their ability to properly support those models. And when they give bad service, people will leave them in flocks.
Let them burn!
24. dimas (Posts: 2525; Member since: 22 Jul 2014)
Samsung mobile get their inspiration from excel spreadsheets. We might see samsung A1 to Z35.
6. wargreymon (Posts: 763; Member since: 05 Nov 2013)
Almost, need cater to different sizes, so 9 phones so you have a compact/mini, phablet and something in between for each budget class.
27. zacsaturday (Posts: 242; Member since: 09 May 2014)
I didn't read the entire sentence and was about to say the exact same thing.
8. KyleRiemen (Posts: 140; Member since: 29 Oct 2014)
So you mean to say iPhone users are too dumb to choose between phones?
23. Khristcher (Posts: 1; Member since: 22 Jan 2015)
30 min and I still laughing here. xO
9. rantao333 (Posts: 322; Member since: 21 May 2013)
thats how samsung maintain the 1st in smartphone market share by selling tone of cheap phones.
10. hellbread (Posts: 309; Member since: 21 Nov 2014)
When you look things in other perspective, that wast number of phones is keeping them on first place.
Samsung does not have loyal buyers like Apple. If they had 3 or 4 models they would be like Sony than, on margins of market.
You can find phone in Samsung portfolio for everybody on this planet. Those mass product phones are keeping them on top.
12. g2a5b0e (Posts: 3814; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)
"That's why apple is selling so much phones, less confusing."
It's many, not much & check out any sales chart. They might be on the decline, but Samsung still sells more phones than Apple.
14. KyleRiemen (Posts: 140; Member since: 29 Oct 2014)
Making only 3 phones, means to make room for other smartphone manufacturers. It is not that there are only 3 types of different people out there. Why not make a 50$-phone for someone with a maximum budget of 50$, or 100$, 150$, 200$, 250$... For those who prefer max 4.0", 4.5", 5", 5.5", 6"... for those who want optical zoom... those who want to go swimming with their phones (or often fishes their phone out of the toilet)... for those who do a lot of outdoor activity.... who want an analog stick... hardware keyboard...
It is not like you have to develop completely new hardware for each device.
From Steve Jobs predicted perfect size of a phone and tablet, look what Apple offers today. You can choose between 9 iPhones (5.5",4.7",4" 16gb,32gb,64gb,128gb), 22 iPad's variants (9.7", 7.9", Wifi, Wifi+Cellular, 16gb,32gb,64gb,128gb) and iPad 12.1" is to come this year. Simplicity ;).
2. Settings (Posts: 2334; Member since: 02 Jul 2014)
Samsung should taper releasing lots of phone. Touchwiz is so slow, people are having the impression that Android is relatively slow.
20. SonyFindOneDroidple (Posts: 854; Member since: 11 May 2013)
Sony's and LG's handsets and even the Chinese brands' phones are laggier than Note 4..
25. Settings (Posts: 2334; Member since: 02 Jul 2014)
Yep, theres no hiding that fact but many are experiencing lags because many are holding Galaxy devices than Sony and LG combined.
5. aha111 (Posts: 3; Member since: 22 Jan 2015)
Z1, Z3, Z5, Z7 lol..............
7. avinash22i (Posts: 69; Member since: 07 Nov 2013)
Some times they really do make us think,,,, what's wrong with them.
11. TAMARETTE (Posts: 182; Member since: 15 Jun 2014)
PA can always be counted on to interject that subtle but everpresent little anti-Samsung jibe no matter what the subject is. Meh to PA too.
13. bubbadoes (Posts: 1225; Member since: 03 May 2012)
smh. all those Kia's
15. Ishtiaque99 (Posts: 68; Member since: 15 Apr 2014)
Daniel P u missed Z1.
17. Settings (Posts: 2334; Member since: 02 Jul 2014)
Galaxy is for Android only. Z1 is Tizen based afaik.
16. Jason2k13 (Posts: 1310; Member since: 28 Mar 2013)
I still dont understand peoples logic here... comments such as "More models would dilute... or "samsung is making too many phones" ... This is the reason why Samsung is doing soo well, its because they make alot of phones. Each phone is also specific to certain region, or korea only. Not all Samsung phones will be sold in your local store, most people would have never heard of these new samsung phones if they did not look at tech websites.
More models will not affect your way of chosing what phone to buy, because that all comes down to how much you're willing to spend.
Do people just hate Samsung that much or they think they're experts now?
19. Cyberthing (Posts: 127; Member since: 18 Nov 2014)
What's your opinion of why they aren't doing so well?
22. Jason2k13 (Posts: 1310; Member since: 28 Mar 2013)
Companies has its ups and down, its normal... I think the main reason is because of Chinese companies making high end phones at a low price, and China itself would have made the biggest impact against samsung aswell as other companies such as Sony and HTC.
China itself is a huge market, and if local companies can persuade the locals to buy their products, that alone can throw samsung off balance.
28. AlikMalix (unregistered)
"Chinese companies making high end phones at a low price"... How do you explain Apple selling so well in china with "high end phones at higher price" than Chinese models? Samsung is trying a lot of things all at the same time - they did that with "features" and they're doing it with phone models (throw everything against the wall to see what sticks) - none in my opinion is working for them given their mobile business at the moment. But I dont know much about corporate visions except for Apple - that's as clear as day - I can easily plan my next iPhone purchase without worrying about what it will cost, how it will be supported, how it will work with my other devices, house, car, software, etc. And this is what Samsung should do - give people reason to plan to buy "the next big thing" from Samsung. Putting out so many models, does "delude" those plans and many will go elsewhere for an Android Device where they will feel more comfortable with choices...
26. j2001m (Posts: 3005; Member since: 28 Apr 2014)
The posts are all jokes when it comes to smart phones if you go to the main uk site for phones in the uk carphonewh... And look at the phone up for sale there are 14 smartphones for Samsung all at a range of very clear prices, but 11 models of iPhones up for sale all with close price ranges, so you may think they very limited in what you be getting for the price when you buŷ them for any user not up on them.
18. iWin_Droid (Posts: 76; Member since: 22 Jan 2015)
Samsung is taking its Galaxy portfolio literally.
29. AlikMalix (unregistered)
21. greenelektron (Posts: 537; Member since: 10 Sep 2014)
So don't expect sammy to update its phones. Too many phones they can't manage


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Craig Mackail-Smith put Albion in front with a 34th-minute effort before a host of missed chances from either side.
Then with six minutes left, Paul Benson's neat header made doubled the lead before David Rainford scored with an injury-time penalty.
That made up for Glen Southam's miss moments earlier when his penalty was well saved by goalkeeper Kevin Poole.
Dag & Red: Roberts, Griffiths, Blackett, Uddin, Foster, Sloma (Bruce 90), Southam, Rainford, Saunders (Akurang 83), Mackail-Smith, Benson.Subs Not Used: Hogan, Batt, Lettejallow.
Booked: Rainford.
Goals: Mackail-Smith 34, Benson 85, Rainford 90 pen.
Burton Albion: Poole, Webster, Tinson, Stride (Shaw 75), Rowett, Gilroy, Fowler, Carden, Corbett, Clare, Brown (Harrad 79).Subs Not Used: Taylor, Holmes.
Booked: Rowett.
Att: 1,581.
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I love my 4-year-old daughter very much. She has a bubbly personality and a great imaginative mind, although quite often she misbehaves. When this happens I get terribly impatient and irritable. As my irritability increases, I feel turmoil and start to think and feel violently toward her. I know that it's wrong, but at the same time I feel something empowering me to say hurtful things or hurt her physically. My unacceptable behaviors are increasingly putting her in danger, and after I've said or done these things, I feel so hurt and guilty. Still, within a few days, the same thing happens again. I am so frustrated! What can I do?
— Keisha, Maryland
Raising children, Keisha, is one of the most challenging and potentially rewarding experiences that you will face throughout your life. The responsibilities and demands of parenting are enormous, and you owe it to your daughter to do the very best that you can. Although most parents acknowledge that they have felt impatience, irritability, and anger toward their children, they have learned skills and strategies to manage their feelings so as not to do physical or emotional harm. Parenting is something that is learned, and as such, it needs to be learned well. Putting your child in danger is unacceptable, and I'm glad you know that you must take appropriate steps to prevent this.
The first step that you need to take is to create an emergency plan to protect your daughter the next time you feel that you may harm her. Calling a friend or family member for assistance or contacting a parenting hotline may prevent you from doing something that you regret later. Next, I would encourage you to be evaluated by a licensed mental health provider (such as a psychologist, psychiatrist, social worker, counselor, or family therapist) to determine the best course of treatment. Individual therapy will be critical to teach you appropriate ways to manage your feelings. Third, you will need to learn parenting skills. Working with a child/developmental psychologist or social worker who specializes in parenting will provide you support and training in the art and science of raising children. There are many paths to get the help you need. You can contact your local psychological or psychiatric associations for a clinician in your area, or speak with your daughter's pediatrician to see if he or she can refer you to a parenting expert. While you are putting these actions in motion, I would strongly recommend you read 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 by Thomas W. Phelan. You can also access the author's free newsletter at www.parentmagic.com for important ideas and tips.
Keisha, the fact that you feel "hurt and guilty" demonstrates that you have a conscience and that you recognize your mistakes. Your struggles are a result of skill deficits, not an indictment about your character. You owe it to your daughter and yourself to take the necessary steps to get the new skills that you need.
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A visit with the Cartoonist's League of Absurd Washingtonians
In the cramped back room of the Mandolin Café, a man in a fez bangs a gong with a corn-cob pipe.
"What are robots?" he intones.
"Robots are cool!" more fez wearers chant, thumbs up, Fonz-style.
"Zombies must die!"
Thumbs point down. "Shoot 'em in the head!"
"Ceci n'est pas une pipe!" the leader declares (French for "This is not a pipe," a reference to the painting The Treachery of Images by Belgian surrealist René Magritte).
"Ceci n'est pas une pipe!"
And with a couple of claps and some clumsy pirouettes, a meeting of the Cartoonist's League of Absurd Washingtonians (CLAW) comes to order.
Notebooks open. Laptops boot up. The first fresh lines are drawn.
A few years ago, CLAW Grand Pooh Bah Mark Monlux put a sketchbook in every room of his house. A freelance illustrator and graphic-design consultant since 1985, he'd gotten out of the habit of drawing for fun. He was determined to reclaim the creative joy that had sustained him growing up. He started doodling for kicks.
"I felt like a kid again," he told me one morning in his home office in South Tacoma.
The room itself is a shrine to his own youth, and to younger times in America. The shelves are crammed with toy cars and figures, a giant porcelain cheeseburger, vintage paperbacks with sensational covers.
When I mistakenly referred to the books as "pulp fiction," he enlightened me about the evolution of American pop literature, brimming with enthusiasm. He told me about the artists who drew those covers, about changes in inks, technique and popular taste. He waxed nostalgic about comics, about movie posters, about science fiction, about burgers.
When discussing his professional life, however, another Mark Monlux shone through, a forty-six-year-old professional who charts his productivity by the hour, who jets across the country on a wide variety of assignments — recently he had to bone up on medical terminology for brainstorming sessions with a pharmaceutical company that has hired him to create graphics.
Monlux likes his job; it's satisfying work that uses his talents. Still, it's work. It doesn't use all of his talents and it doesn't satisfy all of Mark Monlux.
Hence the sketchbooks. And hence CLAW.
On a Friday morning last April, a bulletin was stapled to virtual telephone poles all across online Tacoma:
the best CARTOONIST, RR ANDERSON challenges YOU to a sidewalk chalk sketch-off this FRIDAY at DEAD NOON, in DOWNTOWN TACOMA. FIRST EVER EVENT OF ITS KIND ON THE PLANET!
Due to concerns about crime, factions within city government had proposed fencing off Frost Park on the corner of South 9th and Commerce. This was Anderson's way of protesting, blowing the conch shell to summon all artists.
The call to arms was issued again the next Friday. And the next. And the next. More artists came to Frost Park each week to draw on the sidewalks and walls, hoping to be crowned "Best Illustrator in the Universe of Tacoma." Crowds gathered to watch. Sponsors lined up to donate prizes. Lunch breaks in the surrounding area grew conspicuously long.
In addition to Anderson, regular participants included Monlux, James Stowe and "Electric" Elliot Trotter. When the rains ended the fun last fall, they found themselves wanting more. They had enjoyed the camaraderie, the razzing and the one-upmanship. They had enjoyed drawing for drawing's sake.
"Too many of us [draw] for a living and go home and turn off the switch," Monlux says. Frost Park had helped change that.
So how could they keep the light on?
They spent a month discussing it, but nothing seemed to stick.
Then someone mentioned fezzes.
Howard Cunningham, the Tom Bosley character in the sitcom Happy Days, wore a fez as a member of Leopard Lodge No. 462, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As members of the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes, Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble wore royal-blue bearskins with horns.
They wore them because the shows' writers knew funny hats get laughs. They wore them to parody the obscure traditions of groups like the Shriners, Elks and Freemasons. But as such institutions die out in our increasingly insular times, these parodies look a lot like celebrations — an irony embraced by CLAW.
CLAW is a joke. But it's a joke its members take seriously. They're serious about upholding the traditions of service and fraternity established by the organizations they mock. They're courting new members. They're planning fundraisers. They're producing a zine of CLAW cartoons. They've even endowed a scholarship. This year it's worth only one hundred dollars, but they're hopeful it will grow. An apologetic Grand Pooh Bah explains: "We spent a lot of money on the hats and the gong." •
CLAW's Open Swim Meeting, fourth Wednesdays, 7:30pm – 10:00pm, Mandolin Café, 3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma, 253.761.3482. Bring art supplies. Free!
The Cartoonist's League of Absurd Washingtonians promotes cartooning, civic service, friendship and eccentric-headwear awareness. Their zine, Claw-Tu Verata Nikto, is available at The Red Hot, Origin 23 and Shakabrah. Visit cartoonistsleague.org to learn more.


text: I have a Road Angel and a satnav, both of which came with charger cables that plug into the cigarette lighter. I had both of them hard wired in, but they were done by different installers. The guy who did the RA cut the cigar lighter plug off & connected the bare live and earth wires with an in-line fuse. The guy who did the satnav left the plug in place, connected new wiring to the end of it and taped it all up. The satnav has just stopped charging, and I can't figure out why. I can't find an in-line fuse anywhere in its circuit. So my question is: Does the cigarette lighter plug have its own fuse built in?


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Young Onset
New resources available for Young Onset Parkinson's developed by Mike Ravenek, PhD, through a Parkinson Canada research grant.
Characteristics of Young Onset
Apart from the physical challenges of the disease, people with young onset Parkinson's face unique issues related to family, career, finances and living long-term with a potentially disabling condition. Talking with other people the same age, with the same condition, can be very helpful.
Currently, there are no medications that can slow the progression of Parkinson's.
It's important to remember that there are many medications in the Parkinson's toolbox and more coming every year. A person with Parkinson's can expect the medications to keep them functioning well for a very long time.
It is estimated that 25-35% of people diagnosed with Parkinson's are still in the workforce. Some continue full or part-time work for many years. While the diagnosis of Parkinson's doesn't necessarily call for early retirement, it does require that you look at how you can best do your job and minimize work-related stress.
In looking at how you do your job, consider the following:
Here are some things to consider:
A diagnosis of Parkinson's disease affects other family members as well as the person with the disease—spouse, children, teenagers and older parents, will all have issues to deal with. The spouse, now designated as a care partner may be wearing multiple hats as co-breadwinner and parent. Patience, understanding, stamina and creativity will be required from everyone.
The care partner of a young or middle-aged person with Parkinson's faces particular challenges. It is important for couples to keep an open dialogue about the feelings and experiences of living with a person with Parkinson's. Eventually the care partner may need to assume some of the tasks and roles in the family that the person with Parkinson's had previously managed. This should be an on-going negotiation and requires constant dialogue around when to hold back help and when to offer assistance.
Couples who manage best in the face of a chronic illness begin talking together from day one about how the disease is affecting daily operations in the family and what can be done to make things easier. Care partners who manage best are those who learn early to be flexible, state their own changing needs clearly and protect regular blocks of private time to meet those needs over the years. This is not selfish; it is crucial to the well-being of the person with Parkinson's and the family that the primary caregiver does whatever it takes to maintain his or her own physical mental and emotional health.
Children and teenagers
Young families have to deal with the unique issues of communicating the diagnosis and sharing the daily ups and downs of living with Parkinson's with young children and teenagers.
Children will absorb the reality of Parkinson's in the family by osmosis and by processing what they are told directly. Kids seem to intuitively sense a parent's frustration with tremors or difficulty walking and are capable of both empathy and sympathetic offers of help. Attempting to hide a diagnosis from children may not be the best decision. They know instinctively when something is not quite right in a family. It is better to direct energy used to keep the secret into coping with the demands of maintaining a marriage, making a living and raising a family.
Young children may need reassurance that their mommy or daddy is going to be okay. They may need to hear that both parents will be there for them, that Parkinson's is not a fatal disease like some cancers, and that it is not contagious like chicken pox. Matter of fact answers to specific questions on a need-to-know basis can help children cope with a parent who has special needs.
What about teenagers? Parents who don't have Parkinson's disease can grossly embarrass them! It is important to maintain your role as parent, model or mentor and avoid confiding in your teenage child. Older teens may need reassurance that their lives will go on as planned and that mom or dad does not expect them to be a surrogate caregiver. On the other hand, a mature teenager can get great satisfaction from helping with chores or chauffeuring tasks that may have once been the responsibility of the parent with Parkinson's. Sometimes adolescents can benefit from professional counselling to help ease the struggle of having a parent who has physical challenges.
Older parents
Older parents are often shocked to learn that their middle-aged (or younger) child is diagnosed with a disease that is usually associated with the elderly. Their concern may build if this is someone on whom they're also dependent for emotional or financial support.
Source: Parkinson Canada, A Manual for People Living with Parkinson's Disease, Section 16.


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PORT ST. LUCIE — A quick stroll through the concourse at Tradition Field is revealing.
Listen to some of the casual conversations and it's clear most teams reached the state baseball tournament with one common element: a good pitcher.
Plant, in that case, should feel confident entering today's Class 5A state semifinal against Stuart South Fork.
The Panthers have three.
From a fireballer to a master of the breaking ball to an unsung hero, Plant is led by senior right-handers Mychal Givens, Jake Lowe and Sergio Pita. The talented trio is rested and ready to provide every ounce those arms can muster for a shot at Plant's first state title in 21 years.
But to do it, Plant must figure out South Fork (27-3), which has outscored opponents 38-0 in its past four postseason games.
"Knowing we have three top pitchers, three starters to keep us in the game, we have every chance to move on," Lowe said.
Plant (24-8) entered the season thinking pitching was its strength, and that proved to be the case.
"They all bring a different arm angle, and they all bring something different," Plant coach Dennis Braun said. "It's a good wrinkle for everybody."
Givens was a known quantity, an ace right-hander capable of drawing Major League Baseball scouts with hype he could become a first-round draft pick in June. He leads Plant with a 1.28 ERA, 95 strikeouts and an 8-2 record.
Pita, the No. 3 starter, set the tone of the postseason with a stunning 62/3-inning performance in a 10-1 win against Jesuit to claim the Class 5A, District 10 final. Then he picked up a victory in relief in Game 1 of the best-of-three region final, 2-1 over Charlotte, and got another win in the decisive game.
"I'm sure he felt like he has proved himself a little more because he had the least amount of innings among us and he hadn't gotten the big start," Lowe said of Pita. "He's had his chances now, and he ran with it."
Lowe pitched a complete game in a 3-1 win against East Lake, allowing just three hits with seven strikeouts. That effort almost proved futile until a Graham Ramos walkoff home run rescued a slumping Panther offense.
And Lowe's six-inning performance in Game 1 of the region final was key in giving Plant an edge in the three-game series.
Using the region final series as a barometer, it's likely Braun will have Givens start today's game, and Lowe would start the final.
Then again, Pita has proved just as worthy of starting either game.
"If they pitch well, they keep us in the game," Braun said. "That's what they've done all year. … I'm sure all three will pitch at some point if we continue to advance."
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British national arrested in China during corruption probe
A British risk consultant, Peter Humphrey, has been formally arrested by Chinese authorities during a continuing probe into pharmaceutical firms.
Mr Humphrey and his wife, a US citizen, have been detained for the past six weeks as authorities investigate bribery charges against the firms.
One of the firms being probed, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), is reportedly a former client of Mr Humphrey.
The UK consulate confirmed his arrest but gave no details of the allegations.
However, The Wall Street Journal cited a family statement as saying that "the two are suspected of breaking Chinese laws related to purchasing personal information".
The UK embassy said that it was providing consular assistance to Mr Humphrey. Meanwhile, the US embassy could not confirm the arrest of Mr Humphrey's wife, Yu Yingzeng.
Mr Humphrey is the founder of ChinaWhys, a risk advisory firm.
The company's website says that it specialises in "discreet risk mitigation solutions, consulting and investigation services to corporate clients in matters of high sensitivity across Greater China and the Asia Pacific".
According to various reports GSK has been a client of Mr Humphrey's firm, although it is not clear if this was during the period in which the firm is alleged to have paid bribes in China.
Last month, GSK was accused by Chinese authorities of directing up to £320m through travel agencies to facilitate bribes to doctors and officials.
GSK said that some senior executives in its China office appeared to have broken the law.
Several GSK employees have also been detained over the last few weeks.


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New father Charlie Brooker has caught himself shouting at the machines in his life, given the matter careful consideration, and decided that it's OK -- more than OK, really. For Brooker, the future will involve lots of shouting at machines. Makes me wonder if there isn't something to be said for designing machines that understand why you're shouting at them.
I used to play vertical-scrolling shoot-em-ups in which a blizzard of angry pixels swirled around the screen like a synchronised galaxy impersonating a flock of starlings, accompanied by a melodic soundtrack of pops and whistles apparently performed by an orchestra of frenzied Bop-It machines. But at least then you could press pause. Now I find it hard to cope with seeing a banner ad slowly fading from red to green while the The One Show's on in the background, which is why over the past few weeks I've ratcheted down my engagement with anything not made of wood. There's a baby to attend to, and his old man needs a lie down.
Because the alternative is to surround myself with technology designed specifically for shouting at. And that's the more uplifting feature of the horrible future I pictured for this baby I'm talking about, the baby I vowed to never mention in print because to do so would instantly mark me out as a prick: in the future, we'll have specially designed anguish-venting machines – unfeeling robots wearing bewildered faces for older people to scream into like adult babies, just to let out all the stress caused by constant exposure to yappering, feverish stimuli. Tomorrow will consist of flashing lights and off-the-shelf digital punchbags, consumed by a generation better equipped to deal with it than me, which won't matter because by then I will have withdrawn entirely from the digital world: an old man, enjoying his lie down.
It's OK to shout at machines – in fact, in the future some of us will find it necessary (via Making Light)
(Image: Shout, a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike (2.0) image from garryknight's photostream)


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Conversations on Collecting Series, 2012-13
Save the dates to join us for the Conversations on Collecting series this academic year!
October 3
"Encounters with Collectors & Collecting: A Discussion in Three Movements"
Jesse Mann
The proprietor of The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, has a lifetime of stories to tell.
November 14
"The History of the Byron Society of America Library Collection"
Marsha Manns
The president of the Byron Society of America talks about the evolution of this important collection and highlights some of its treasures.
February 20
"The Perspective of an Editor"
Rebecca Barry
The editor of Fine Books and Collections shares her experiences of working with collectors and delving into special collections across the country.
March 27
"DJs, Some Sophisticated, That I Have Known"
David Porter
The former president of Skidmore College talks about how he got into book collecting and about the unexpected, interesting, and sometimes scary places it has led him, including new fields for teaching and research.
Hosted by the Friends of the Library,
4-5 p.m. Pilling Room, Rose Library


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BAGHDAD (AP) — The head of a committee established to investigate deadly clashes that erupted at a Sunni protest camp in Iraq last week says excessive force was used by security forces.
Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq made the comments in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday.
He was named the head of a ministerial committee set up by Iraq's prime minister hours after clashes broke out between government security forces and some of the protesters on April 23.
The Defense Ministry said 23 people, including three members of the security forces, were killed in the clashes at the rally in Hawija last week.
But al-Mutlaq's office says investigators have found 46 people were killed among the demonstrators.