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Wild Arms 3
Review by Asam Zulqurnain
"An excellent game, not perfect but still great."
Wild ARMs 3 is a good solid RPG that fails to displease the average RPG fan. I do believe, however, that the game could have been improved on certain aspects but all can be forgiven when its originality is discovered. The beauty of the game is that even though it is a sequel to its predecessors, playing the first two games isn't necessary. Having only played the first Wild ARMs, I found subtle references to the first game enjoyable, so it isn't a bad idea to play the previous games.
The Game
As you start the game, you'll come across a multi-opening, meaning that you have to choose from one of the four characters to play through each of their prologues. This feature quickly gives a good impression of the game as it gives a useful insight to the characters and their backgrounds. During and after the prologues, the game gives you short and simple to understand tutorials which work out to be satisfactory. Although sometimes you have to figure things out for yourself, most gamers would be thankful for not being bombarded with long winded tutorials. After all, the manual does a pretty good job on brushing up on the details.
The game controls are smooth and easy to navigate, plus the ability to rotate the camera angle is a blessing endowed upon the gamer. You'll also find that you can save your progress anywhere as long as you've got a "Gimel Coin" in your inventory, this is a great benefit that eliminates frustration of finding save points at crucial moments. Also, at the different towns and settlements you discover there are memory figures that enable you to save your game. So you don't need to feel conned for using up Gimel Coins at places where it should be a formality to save.
Furthermore, each character has his or her own variety of tools that can be used on the field. These are essential in order to progress further in the game or to attain hard to reach treasure chests. This idea of using tools has been carried on from the original Wild ARMs; and it is, in my opinion, a fantastic idea as a great deal of the fun lies in solving puzzles with the tools. When compared to the first game from the series, the traps and puzzles in Wild ARMs 3 seem rather simplistic even though they may require a bit of thought. This is a fairly good transition for it saves you hours of frustration, and prevents people from giving up the game all together. Still, the puzzles are a main aspect of the game that allow the player to feel a sense of accomplishment after solving them.
Another amazing feature is the innovative idea of the "migrant level." Your party has an encounter gauge shown at the top left of the screen, along with your migrant level. Every random monster also has a set migrant level. So as soon as you are about to encounter an enemy, a white exclamation mark appears above your character's head, giving you the opportunity to avoid the battle completely. If the enemy has a much higher migrant level than your party, then avoiding the encounter would take a considerable amount off your encounter gauge. If your party has a higher migrant level then a green exclamation mark will appear, and won't affect the encounter gauge at all. Incidentally, a red exclamation mark signifies that you can't avoid the battle because it's either a surprise attack or the encounter gauge is depleted. Collecting white gems in dungeons, fighting battles and sleeping at inns will refill the gauge. To increase your migrant level, you need to find items called "Migrant Seals" all over the world. This new system of the migrant level improves the gameplay tremendously, it makes random battles bearable rather than putting you through continuous mindless assaults.
Along with collecting white gems in dungeons, you can also collect orange gems that restore your vitality. After each battle, your characters may have lost some HP, all this HP is replenished if you have enough vitality points. It is a nice original idea, but somewhat flawed because it makes the game too easy at times. Carrying on with new ideas, the "ASK system" was added in Wild ARMs 3. During a conversation some words may be highlighted in green, giving you the opportunity to ask about the topic highlighted. The game developers deserve praise for this nifty option as it compels the player to become more engaged in conversations.
Unsurprisingly, the game could have been better. The biggest problem that arises is the structure of the different towns. There is almost nothing to do apart from collecting treasure or resting at inns. Each town will have about four to five residents, which is hardly any. There'll always be an innkeeper and an ARMs dealer, with a few other people telling you where to go. This hardly gives you the motivation of doing the good deed and saving the world that consists of about twenty people. The shortage of people morphs the game into a world of dungeons rather than a world of people, unlike the first game in the series.
Battling Madness
The first thing to marvel at are the intense battle scenes that are presented to you, what particularly captures the intensity is the fact that everyone involved in the fights is in motion at all times, even when waiting for a turn. There are no imaginary lines that separate your party, realism is the key to the battle structure as everyone is shown to you as being in a mad scramble to decimate the foe. The turn based system is still kept to preserve the fun and the strategy involved.
Noticeably, all the characters carry guns (their "ARMs"). So it's only the special force abilities and innate base stats that separate the differences from the characters. Unfortunately, there are no new weapons in the game, just upgrades that require money. This weeds out the variety of exciting new weapons but isn't necessarily a bad thing because you have to choose wisely on how to upgrade your ARMs, thus allowing you to build up on the strategy.
The summons in the game are known as Mediums, each Medium can be equipped by any character and has its own set of Arcana spells. Arcana is basically what they call magic. The Mediums also boost your stats which again allows you to formulate your own strategy. The role of the traditional MP is replaced by FP; FP is gained after you physically attack or when you are attacked yourself. This FP allows you to use Arcana, whilst Arcana doesn't consume any of your FP, summoning and using special force abilities does. This new idea actually works quite well, but may take a few battles to get used to it.
The Mediums also provide "Personal Skills" that can be equipped by the characters. These are different supportive or attack boosting abilities that can turn the battles around in your direction (a nice substitute from armours and add-ons, I must say). Putting Personal Skills to good use can boost the EXP you obtain by up to ten times, however, that rarely occurs and the whole idea of boosting EXP hardly makes a difference unless you spend ages on a particular fight. The problem is that your characters have to rely too much on bosses to level up efficiently.
Memories that slap!
Wild ARM 3 has an extremely detailed and imaginative storyline. It relates to "Drifters" that traverse the sparse settlements under harsh conditions just to make a name for themselves. The main character, Virginia Maxwell, meets three other drifters, all of whom have separate goals, by coincidence on a train. The team then get involved with the Mediums, the guardian powers that "sustain the world" and then undergo the realisation that the planet is under serious threat. The story contains intricate subplots and twists that don't fully allow you to grasp the full picture until the last moment.
This time, the game is centrally concerned with memories and the importance of preserving them. It is a new perspective taken up by a game that delivers a rather nice change from the usual. Still, a problem that upsets the scene is the tendency of certain characters feeling the need to slap another character. Sure, one instance where someone is slapped isn't a big deal, but Wild ARMs 3 has an abundance of such cases that are often misplaced and make the atmosphere seem unnatural.
Graphics, Sound and Detail
The new installment of the series come with some pretty decent graphics, full of detail and visually contrasting colours that are a pleasure to see. The game runs smoothly and the ability to rotate the camera angle gives it the extra 3d edge and the dynamic camera angles that give an overview of the battle field are something to look forward to in future releases. The graphics in this game are unique to its title, and a fabulous job has been done with them as they somehow capture the ideal setting for the game that pictures an eroded land without competition. It would be unfair to compare these graphics with Final Fantasy X's revolutionary standard, simply because the games are too different for comparison.
The music in the game is amazing and almost urges the player to whistle to it. It always fits with the occasion amplifying the dramatic effect, such as slow suspicious music to create an eerie tone that delivers a sense of foreboding. The Janus Cascade battle theme and the music played inside the Leyline Observatory are amongst the best pieces written.
One more time...
There are a lot of reasons to play this game over again, thus giving it a thumbs up for replay value. Such as following through the simple sounding but rather complex storyline, or to solve all the puzzles all over again. It is possible to play the game again with an EX File save, which transfers all your EXP and Gella (the worldwide currency) onto a brand new save. This gives even more of a reason to play the game again, as watching your characters annihilate anything that steps in their way makes you feel rewarded for completing the game.
Final Thought
In conclusion, Wild ARMs 3 is an extremely good purchase for RPG fans. It does a great job of containing all the elements that make a good RPG!
Reviewer's Rating: 4.0 - Great
Originally Posted: 10/28/03, Updated 10/28/03
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Boxing Hall of Fame member and trainer, Nacho Beristain said that he not only wishes for Juan Manuel Marquez to defeat Manny Pacquiao, but he is expecting for the Mexican boxer to put the Filipino fighter on the mat tonight.
Although he recognizes that it will be a difficult mission, the very experienced trainer from Veracruz, Mexico, said that the "Dinamita" has the qualities to achieve what Pacquiao has done with Juan Manuel in the last 3 fights totaling now 36 rounds.
"The idea is to win, the knockout is not required, but certainly I would be most happy to see Pacquiao at least once on the canvas" said Beristain prior to the weigh-in on Friday.
"Juan has the accuracy, speed and the courage to pursue him and if he catches him, he will do it because he wants to give Mexico the best win ever," said Beristain from the conference room of Top Rank in Las Vegas.
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In regards to whether there is some concern about what the judges will dictate; Beristain mentioned that they are only limiting themselves of doing their job, because everything else is in their hands.
"We cannot leave things in the hands of judges, we don't know in what mood they will be in at the time, we are going to do things well and what the judges say is already out of reach," he said.
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Recap - Sharks Defeat Vancouver 4-3
Joe Pavelski was the difference, potting a pair for San Jose on Tuesday as the Sharks skated off with a 4-3 victory over the Canucks at HP Pavilion.
Bettors who backed the Sharks were rewarded as -145 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.
Joe Pavelski (2), Patrick Marleau, and Brent Burns each scored for the Sharks in the victory. Burns opened the scoring for San Jose, finding the back of the net at 2:41 of the first period. The goal was assisted by Scott Hannan and Joe Thornton.
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. - As part of the Conference USA initiative to unite all member institutions through conference-wide community outreach, the Southern Miss Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Office of Community Service Learning (OCSL) participated in the "SAAC Hunger Week" across the campus and Hattiesburg community to fight hunger.
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Reporter's Note: This is a fable, a make-belief tale. It is written to remind readers that blind ambition can —and sometimes does — corrupt individuals who find themselves in public positions of unchecked power.
Several years ago, the people of Los Santos voted to make Alma Villa la Rosa their first female mayor. She had been a community activist and was expected to be a great leader.
But Villa la Rosa was very ambitious; she hoped to use her position as a stepping stone to higher office. So, when a former mayor (who had been a generous campaign contributor) asked her to support his effort to "modernize" the Los Santos Public Service commission, she quickly agreed.
Now, under Los Santos law, the Public Service commission could be changed only by a vote of the electorate. But Villa la Rosa would not let rules get in her way. And, since the reform was backed by a very powerful former mayor, she agreed to support it — to do what she could without public notice or giving the voters a say in the matter.
During her first few months in office the new mayor treated the personnel department as a division of her own office, and — in violation of Los Santos law — she downgraded the Los Santos Public Service commission. She then appointed like-minded loyalists to manage the seven bureaus in the Los Santos Public Service commission.
The bureau chiefs were told they would be accountable only to the mayor. They were told she would not expect them to follow all the rules. The chiefs were urged not to seek permission for what they wanted to do. They were told to run their own organizations.
The fact is Villa la Rosa played an active role in turning the Los Santos Public Service commission into seven, separate agencies — each with its own sense of mission, but none with a working plan to manage employees, its most expensive resource.
With no one in Los Santos responsible for human resource management, it is not really surprising that the number of public employees increased, as did the size of the annual budget. Nor is it surprising that, when a devastating fiscal crisis hit Los Santos, Villa la Rosa was harshly criticized for laying off employees who should not have been hired in the first place.
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Havelock Europa PLC
17 September 2002
'Board confident of significant change in Group performance'
• Havelock, the Retail and Educational Interiors and Point of Sale
Display business, announces 'a most encouraging start to the year' with an
interim pre-tax profit for the first time in five years, the first half of the
year traditionally being much the weaker of the two.
• Turnover for the half year ended 30 June 2002 increased by 42.4% to
£34.5 m, primarily through the acquisition of ESA McIntosh. A Group profit
before tax of £754,000 (2001: loss before tax £1,493,000) is reported, which
included an exceptional £399,000 profit on the sale of the Nottingham
storefitting factory in June, following its closure in May.
• ESA McIntosh, the new subsidiary in educational furniture, acquired in
September 2001, increased turnover by 26% to £8.2m and made an excellent
contribution to the Group, reflecting significant advances as a subcontracted
supplier to PFI projects throughout the UK.
• The Point of Sale Display businesses, Hartcliffe and Showcard,
increased turnover by a combined 17% to £12.0 m as a result of further
penetration of the supermarket sector.
• Although the Retail Interiors Division made a loss, as a result of the
continuing seasonality of the business and the cost of operating from two sites,
one of which, Nottingham, was in the process of being closed, the increase in
turnover of 6% to £12.1m points to some recovery in the market.
• The Retail and Hotel Interiors JV in the Middle East had a solid first
half, albeit, as expected, with reduced turnover and profit relative to 2001's
very strong result.
• An interim dividend per share of 0.6p, up 20% on 2001's 0.5p, is
declared, reflecting the Board's intention to return to a progressive dividend
policy whilst maintaining a healthy level of dividend cover.
• Michael Kennedy, Chairman, stated 'The Group is operating in improving
markets and has strong order books in all of its businesses. In 2002, an
excellent contribution is expected from our newly acquired subsidiary, ESA
McIntosh, along with good growth from our Point of Sale Display businesses. From
the end of June 2002, annualised savings of £2 m in the Retail Interiors
Division's overheads have started to accrue as the business benefits from
operating from a single manufacturing site. The Board is therefore confident
that 2002 will show a marked change in the performance of the Group and that by
the end of the year the tangible benefits of the strategy announced in 2001 will
be even more evident.'
Havelock Europa PLC 01383-820044
Hew Balfour (Chief Executive) Mobile: 07801 683851
Graham MacSporran (Finance Director) Mobile: 07801 683803
Bankside Consultants Limited
Charles Ponsonby 020-7444 4166
As indicated in the Chairman's Statement at the AGM on 25 June 2002, the Group
has had a most encouraging start to the year. For the first time for five years
the Group recorded a pre-tax profit in the first half, reflecting early success
in the Group's strategy to reduce the impact of the twin problems of cyclicality
and seasonality in retail storefitting.
The Group recorded a profit before tax of £754,000 (2001 loss before tax:
£1,493,000) on a turnover of £34.5 million (2001 : £24.3 million). Some
£399,000 of this profit related to the sale, in excess of book value, of the
Nottingham storefitting factory in June, following its closure in May. The net
cash proceeds of this sale amounted to £3.15 million, offsetting a cash outlay
of £2.6 million in redundancy and closure costs.
The Board is pleased to declare an interim dividend per share of 0.6 pence (2001:
0.5 pence), an increase of 20%, reflecting the Board's intention to return to a
progressive dividend policy, whilst maintaining a healthy level of dividend
cover. This dividend will be paid on 27 December 2002 to shareholders on the
Register at close of business on 15 November 2002.
Educational Furniture
ESA McIntosh, the new subsidiary in educational furniture, acquired in September
2001, made an excellent first half contribution to the Group. Turnover at £8.2
million was up 26% on the same period last year, reflecting significant advances
as a sub-contractor to the PFI sector throughout the UK. The addition of the
Edinburgh Schools PFI to the work already being done in Glasgow was the largest
of the new gains in Scotland, whilst, for the first time, work was carried out
for four PFI projects in England. A small programme of capital expenditure took
place to bring the plant at Kirkcaldy, in Fife, up to current environmental
standards and to increase the degree of mechanisation in preparation for
continuing increases in demand.
Point of Sale Display
The Point of Sale Display division experienced a marked increase in the level of
activity at each of the plants in Letchworth and Bristol. Turnover, at £12.0
million (2001 : £10.2 million), was up 17.3% as a result of a further
penetration of the supermarket sector by all three companies. The development
of the branded goods sector, through direct relationships with the marketing
departments of a number of manufacturers of fast moving consumer goods,
continues. Further space has been added in the form of additional warehousing
and collation facilities in both Letchworth and Bristol to handle increased
volumes and to enhance service levels. Both of the two printing businesses are
now making full utilisation of state-of-the-art direct projection technology
within their screen printing operations.
Retail Interiors
The Retail Interiors division achieved its target of closing its Nottingham
manufacturing plant in May, with the unfortunate loss of 166 jobs. Some 50 staff
were relocated to a new office block at Alfreton, in Derbyshire, to handle sales
and project management responsibilities for the division's southern based
customers. The Group successfully disposed of the premises in June, achieving a
surplus to book value of £399,000. All manufacturing is now concentrated at
Dalgety Bay in Scotland, where a new assembly operation has been established and
some 80 new jobs created. The new facility is operating at satisfactory levels
of efficiency, after the conclusion of a considerable programme of recruitment
and training during March, April and May.
Although the division made a loss in the first half, as a result of the
continuing seasonality of the business and the cost of operating from two sites,
one of which was in the process of being closed and prepared for sale, there
were some encouraging underlying trends. Turnover advanced to £12.1 million
(2001 : £11.4 million). This modest advance of 6% points to some recovery in
the market. Furthermore, from the end of June, annualised savings of £2 million
have started to accrue as the business benefits from operating from a single
manufacturing site.
Middle East Joint Venture
The joint venture in the Middle East had a solid first half. The Group's share
of turnover, at £2.18 million (2001 : £2.66 million), was down by 17.8%,
reflecting a significant slide in the exchange rate of the Bahraini Dinar and a
slightly lower level of activity in the retail sector. The contribution to
profit of £269,000 (2001 : £373,000) was similarly affected. In February, the
business completed its move to a new factory in Bahrain, permitting future
increases in capacity and an improved level of efficiency.
Net debt was £17.8 million at 30 June 2002 compared with £15.7 million at 31
December 2001, reflecting the outlay of £2.5 million in respect of the first
stage of earnout consideration to the vendors of McIntosh, paid in March 2002,
along with increased working capital requirements as a result of sharp
improvements in the level of activity in all divisions. Nevertheless, this
figure is well within internal expectations and represents a substantial
improvement on the overall cash projections prepared at the time of the McIntosh
acquisition. Whilst debt is high, a useful reduction by the year end is
The Group is operating in improving markets and has strong order books in all of
its businesses.
Since the half year, within the educational furniture sector, work has started
on four additional PFI contracts in England and orders have been confirmed for
a significant new PFI contract in Fife. The Group anticipates an excellent
result from this division in the current year with strong growth expected in
2003, as new government spending in both England and Scotland takes effect, in
line with the announcements made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and
Scotland's First Minister.
In the Point of Sale Display division, the Group is continuing to consolidate
its position in supermarkets and the branded goods sector. Further new capital
investment has taken place with the addition of a new two colour screen printing
line in Letchworth, in order to secure further capacity and to keep abreast of
technology. The results for the full year for this division are likely to show
an encouraging advance.
In Retail Interiors the anticipated £2 million annualised cut in overheads,
achieved as a result of the closure and sale of Nottingham, along with improved
volumes of work for House of Fraser, the natural bias in favour of the second
half and a recent entry into the hotel furniture market, give grounds for
believing that a useful recovery will take place in the second half.
As anticipated, the share of profit from the Middle East Joint Venture in the
current year will be lower than the excellent result achieved in 2001.
Nevertheless the Group remains optimistic about future opportunities in the
Overall, the Board is confident that 2002 will show a marked change in the
performance of the Group and that by the end of the year the tangible benefits
of the strategy announced in 2001 will be even more evident.
Michael Kennedy
Chairman 17 September 2002
for the half year ended 30 June 2002
Half Half Audited
Year Year Year
Ended Ended Ended
30 June 30 June 31 Dec
2002 2001 2001
As restated As restated
Notes £000 £000 £000
Group and share of Joint Venture 34,544 24,260 63,072
Less: share of Joint Venture's turnover (2,184) (2,657) (6,206)
-------- -------- --------
32,360 21,603 56,866
===== ===== =====
Operating profit / (loss) before exceptional
items 651 (1,461) 931
Exceptional reorganisation costs 399 --- (3,750)
-------- -------- --------
Operating profit / (loss) after exceptional
items 1,050 (1,461) (2,819)
Share of Joint Venture's operating profit 269 373 1,095
-------- -------- --------
Total Operating Profit/(Loss):
Group and share of Joint Venture 1,319 (1,088) (1,724)
Interest payable less receivable
Group (561) (397) (904)
Joint Venture (4) (8) (15)
-------- -------- --------
Profit / (loss) on ordinary activities before
taxation 754 (1,493) (2,643)
Tax (charge) / credit on profit / (loss) on
ordinary activities 3 (27) 669 571
-------- -------- --------
Profit / (loss) for the period 727 (824) (2,072)
Dividend (185) (140) (617)
-------- -------- --------
Retained profit / (loss) for the period 542 (964) (2,689)
===== ===== =====
Basic and diluted earnings / (loss) per share 4 2.4p (3.0p) (7.3p)
===== ===== =====
Adjusted earnings / (loss) per share 4 3.9p (3.0p) (5.7p)
===== ===== =====
Dividend per share 0.60p 0.50p 2.00p
===== ===== =====
Half Half Audited
Year Year Year
Ended Ended Ended
30 June 30 June 31 Dec
2002 2001 2001
As restated As restated
£000 £000 £000
Profit / (loss) for the period 727 (824) (2,072)
Exchange (loss) / gain on investment in
Joint Venture (51) 16 13
------- ------- ---------
Total recognised gains / (losses) relating
to the period 676 (808) (2,059)
===== =====
Prior year adjustment (as explained in (732)
note 1)
Reported profit / (losses) on ordinary 754 (1,493) (2,643)
activities before taxation
Realisation of property revaluation gains 444 --- ---
of previous years
Difference between a historical cost
depreciation charge & the actual
depreciation charge of the year calculated
on the revalued amount (4) (5) (10)
-------- ------- --------
Historical cost profit/(losses) on 1,194 (1,498) (2,653)
ordinary activities before taxation
-------- ------- -------
Historical cost profit/(losses) for the
year retained after taxation & dividends 982 (969) (2,699)
--------- ------- -------
as at 30 June 2002
30 June 30 June 31 Dec
2002 2001 2001
As restated As restated
Notes £000 £000 £000
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets 12,376 12,937 16,088
Intangible asset - goodwill 4,206 135 4,332
Investment in Joint Venture
- goodwill 124 148 136
- share of assets 2,250 2,075 2,569
- share of liabilities (959) (1,254) (1,492)
1,415 969 1,213
Investment in own shares 368 249 250
-------- -------- --------
18,365 14,290 21,883
===== ===== =====
Current Assets
Stocks 5 7,471 5,802 5,793
Debtors 6 17,375 10,755 16,659
Cash at bank and in hand 1 965 --
-------- -------- --------
24,847 17,522 22,452
Prepayments and accrued income 434 -- 872
Creditors - amounts falling due within one
year 7 (24,837) (12,409) (26,315)
-------- -------- --------
Net Current Assets/(Liabilities) 444 5,113 (2,991)
-------- -------- --------
Total Assets Less Current Liabilities 18,809 19,403 18,892
Creditors - amounts falling due after more
than one year 8 (10,798) (10,195) (11,372)
Provision for liabilities and charges -- (842) --
-------- -------- --------
Net Assets 8,011 8,366 7,520
===== ===== =====
Capital and Reserves
Share capital 3,083 2,803 3,083
Share premium account 9 844 242 844
Revaluation reserve 9 1,318 1,762 1,762
Profit and loss account 9 2,766 3,559 1,831
-------- -------- --------
Equity Shareholders' Funds 8,011 8,366 7,520
===== ===== =====
for the half year ended 30 June 2002
Half Half Audited
Year Year Year
Ended Ended Ended
30 June 30 June 31 Dec
2002 2001 2001
Notes £000 £000 £000
Cash (outflow)/inflow from operating
activities 10(a) (1,984) (166) 2,801
------ ----- -------
Dividends from Joint Venture -- -- 456
-------- -------- -------
Return on investments and servicing of
Interest received 3 29 36
Interest paid (559) (448) (1,016)
-------- -------- --------
(556) (419) (980)
-------- -------- --------
Taxation reimbursed/(paid) 458 (212) (322)
-------- -------- --------
Capital expenditure and financial investment
Purchases of tangible fixed assets (504) (552) (1,187)
Sales of tangible fixed assets 3,430 32 40
Loan to ESOP trust (118) (28) (28)
-------- -------- --------
2,808 (548) (1,175)
--------- -------- --------
Deferred consideration and fees (740) -- (476)
Net overdraft acquired with subsidiary
-- -- (3,449)
---------- ------- --------
(740) -- (3,925)
Equity dividends paid (33) -- (471)
-------- -------- --------
Cash (outflow) before financing (47) (1,345) (3,616)
--------- --------- --------
Repayment of loan from joint venture -- 186 186
Repayment of loan notes issued on
acquisition of subsidiaries (2,327) (100) (181)
Capital element of finance lease rental
payments (293) (193) (455)
Repayment of long term loan (625) -- (312)
Bank term loan and other advances 2,600 -- --
------- ------- -------
(645) (107) (762)
------- -------- --------
(Decrease) in cash for the period 10(b) (692) (1,452) (4,378)
_____ _____ _____
1. The financial information contained in this statement for the half year
ended 30 June 2002 has been prepared on a basis consistent with the accounting
policies set out in the audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2001,
with the exception of deferred tax which, in accordance with FRS 19, has been
incorporated on a full provision basis with prior period figures restated
accordingly. The impact of providing for deferred tax on a full provision basis
is to reduce the net assets at 31 December 2001 by £732,000. The impact on the
current period's results is to increase the tax charge by £438,000. There is no
impact on the result for the equivalent period last year and the tax credit for
the full year to 31 December 2001 has been reduced by £454,000.
The figures for the financial year ended 31 December 2001 are extracted from the
statutory accounts for that year on which an unqualified report was made by the
Auditors and which have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The
summarised results for the half-year to 30 June 2002 and the comparative results
for the half-year to 30 June 2001 are non-statutory accounts within the meaning
of section 240 of the Companies Act 1985.
2. All operations are continuing.
3. A charge for taxation has been included at 30% (2001:36%), being the
effective rate likely to be applied to the UK result, excluding the exceptional
gain, for the full year to 31 December 2002. The results of the Middle East
joint venture are not subject to taxation.
4. Earnings per share are calculated by dividing the profit after tax by
29,853,926 (2001: 27,443,429) being the average number of shares in issue during
the period, excluding those held by the employee share scheme, in accordance
with UITF 13. Diluted earnings per share are calculated by dividing the profit
after tax by 30,656,587 shares, which includes all share options with an option
price less than the average market price for the period.
Adjusted earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders
Half year Half Year Year
ended ended ended
30 June 30 June 31 Dec
2002 2001 2001
£000 £000 £000
Diluted earnings / (loss) 727 (824) (2,072)
Add additional tax charge following
adoption of FRS 19 438 --- 454
--------- -------- --------
Adjusted earnings 1,165 (824) (1,618)
===== ===== =====
Basic weighted average shares 29,854 27,443 28,193
Adjusted EPS 3.9p (3.0p) (5.7p)
5. Stocks 30 June 30 June 31 Dec
2002 2001 2001
£000 £000 £000
Raw material and consumables 1,994 1,926 1,861
Work in progress 2,775 1,710 1,455
Less: payments to account (1) (26) --
Finished goods 2,703 2,192 2,477
--------- -------- --------
7,471 5,802 5,793
===== ===== =====
6. Debtors
Trade debtors 15,800 9,133 15,149
Other debtors 868 744 566
Prepayments 707 878 944
-------- -------- --------
17,375 10,755 16,659
===== ===== =====
7. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
30 June 30 June 31 Dec
2002 2001 2001
£000 £000 £000
Bank advances (secured) 3,904 -- 3,211
Loan notes 2,781 1,144 3,144
Trade creditors 8,932 6,539 8,192
Other taxes and social security 1,837 1008 2,112
Accruals 3,076 2,835 2,657
Provision for Nottingham closure 856 -- 3,500
Dividends - Final 463 350 496
- Interim 185 140 --
Obligations under finance leases 303 393 503
Provision for deferred 2,500 -- 2,500
-------- -------- --------
24,837 12,409 26,315
===== ===== =====
The loan notes are repayable at par on the holder giving one month's notice. The Company's
obligations under these notes are guaranteed by Bank of Scotland. In so far as the Hartcliffe
notes have not already been redeemed, they will be redeemed in full by the Company on 5 January
2003 at par. In so far as the ESA McIntosh notes have not already been redeemed, they will be
redeemed in full by the Company on 31 December 2004 at par.
8. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
30 June 30 June 31 Dec
2002 2001 2001
£000 £000 £000
Bank loans (secured) 10,413 10,000 8,438
Obligations under hire purchase
contracts and finance leases
385 195 434
Provision for deferred consideration -- -- 2,500
-------- -------- --------
10,798 10,195 11,372
===== ===== =====
9. Reserves
Share Revaluation Profit & Loss
Premium Reserve Account
£000 £000 £000
At 31 December 2001 - as reported 844 1,762 2,563
Prior year adjustment (see note 1) -- -- (732)
-------- ------- -------
At 1 January 2002 - as restated 844 1,762 1,831
Exchange loss on investment - - (51)
Revalued asset sold (444) 444
Gain for the period - - 542
------- ------- -------
At 30 June 2002 844 1,318 2,766
==== ==== ====
10. Cash Flow Statement Half Half Audited
Year Year Year
ended Ended Ended
30 June 30 June 31 Dec
2002 2001 2001
£000 £000 £000
a)Reconciliation of operating profit/(loss) to net cash flow from operating activities
Operating profit/(loss) after
exceptional items 1,050 (1,461) (2,819)
Depreciation and amortisation
charges 1,264 1,049 2,252
(Gain) on disposal of fixed tangible
assets (297) -- (8)
(Increase)/decrease in stocks (1,678) (968) 126
(Increase)/ decrease in debtors (764) 4,496 3,440
(Decrease) in creditors (1,559) (3,282) (190)
------- ------- -------
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from
operating activities (1,984) (166) 2,801
_____ _____ _____
b) Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net debt
(Decrease) in cash for the period (692) (1,452) (4,378)
Finance lease creditor acquired -- -- (318)
with acquisition
Finance lease payments 293 193 455
Inception of new finance leases (44) -- (293)
Loan notes issued in the year (1,965) -- (2,080)
Loan notes redeemed 2,327 100 181
Bank loan repaid 625 -- 312
Bank term loan & other advances (2,600) -- --
------- ------- -------
Movement in net debt in the period (2,056) (1,159) (6,121)
Opening net debt (15,729) (9,608) (9,608)
-------- -------- --------
Closing net debt (17,785) (10,767) (15,729)
===== ===== =====
c) Analysis of net funds
At Other At
1 January Cash Non-Cash 30 June
2002 Flow Changes 2002
£000 £000 £000 £000
Overdraft (1,961) (693) -- (2,654)
Cash at bank and in
hand -- 1 -- 1
-------- ------- -------- -------
(1,961) (692) -- (2,653)
-------- ------- ------- -------
Debt due within one year
Bank loans (1,250) 625 (625) (1,250)
Loan notes (3,143) 2,327 (1,965) (2,781)
Finance lease creditor (503) 293 (93) (303)
------- ------- ------- -------
(4,896) 3,245 (2,683) (4,334)
------- ------- ------- -------
Debt due after one year
Finance lease creditor (434) -- 49 (385)
Bank loans (8,438) (2,600) 625 (10,413)
------- ------- ------- -------
(8,872) (2,600) 674 (10,798)
------- ------- ------- -------
Total net debt (15,729) (47) (2,009) (17,785)
===== ==== ==== =====
11. The interim report for the half year ended 30 June 2002 was approved by
the Directors on 17 September 2002.
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A simple Vishnu Puja at home can be performed by lighting diya, doing aarti, offering Tulsi leaves and chanting of the mantra Om Namo Narayana Namah or Vishnu Sahasranama.
Select a calm and quite place.
Clean the place and then take a bath.
Place a photograph or idol or picture of Vishnu
Keep a lamp ready. Place some Tulsi leaves, flowers and fruits or sweets ready in a plate.
Pray to Ganesha.
Meditate for a few minutes to clear the mind of unwanted thoughts and to attain concentration.
Now light the lamp.
Meditate or pray to Srihar Vishnu.
Offer flowers – Tulsi leaves.
You can light incense or agarbathis (optional).
If needed you can ring the bell, while offering flowers. (optional)
Chant the shloka – Om Namo Narayana Namah.
Now offer fruits or any sweet or usual food prepared for the deity. You can sprinkle some water after making the offering.
You can meditate for a few minutes or read some shlokas or prayers dedicated to Vishnu like Vishnu Sahasranama, Vishnu Suktam, Purusha Suktam, Narayana Upanishad etc.
After the Puja remove the fruits and share it as 'prasad' with others.
After the puja, find some time to read the Srimad Bhagavad Purana.


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Oh yeah…yesterday was the Super Bowl. It matters if you're team was playing. Mine wasn't…blah. Don't get me started. Next year my Denver Broncos will dominate…just you wait. Anyways…if I didn't already lose you, this is what I decided to wear for this eventful Sunday.
We spent the day at the in-laws eating way too much. I knew this was going to happen, so I wanted to be super comfy. That's where this printed Rachel Pally top came in (no longer available). I bought this at my second warehouse sale and it's so comfy. It can also be worn as a tunic with leggings and it's from the straight size collection. I was instantly in love with the colors and print. My jeans are from Levi's Curve ID line. I'm a "Demi Curve" by-the-way. They are probably my favorite pair of jeans. They just fit me. Period.
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Meera Chopra started her acting career in South films. She made her debut in SJ Surya's Anbe Aaruyire and has acted in over 10 films in Tamil and Telugu industries. Now, the actress, who was in the news last year over a murder case, is game for Bollywood.
Meera Chopra is all set to enter the Hindi film industry with director Satish Kaushik's Gang of Ghosts. She is confident that the film will be a hit. Talking about the film, she claimed, "When Satishji narrated the script, I was laughing like crazy. So, when you laugh that much at narration, you can imagine how much the audience would laugh. So, I think it'll be a sure shot hit. It is very important to have a hit movie at the beginning."
Throwing light on her other Hindi films, Meera Chopra said that she has also signed third instalment of Vikram Bhatt's 1920 franchise and is excited about her role. "I have been trying since last one year. My main aim was to work with good production houses, good directors and have a good role. My role in 1920 was so mind-blowing that when Vikram narrated me the script, I didn't even ask him who the actor was."
However, little less many know that Meera Chopra is a cousin of Bollywood star actress Priyanka Chopra. So, what does the equation that she has with Priyanka? Follow the slideshow to know...
Meera Chopra And Priyanka Chopra
Meera Chopra and Priyanka Chopra are not seen much at public platforms. So, it made many to assume that they are not good friends.
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Explaining it, Meera Chopra said that all is well between them but the fact is that she is not a close friend of Priyanka Chopra even though her families share a good rapport.
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"There is no tiff as such. In fact, our families are very close. My parents are very close to Priyanka's parents. It's just that we are not close buddies. So there is no tiff between us," Meera said at the muhurat of her film Gang of Ghosts.
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When it comes to South films, Meera Chopra's Telugu film Greeku Veerudu starring Nagarjuna and Nayantara was released on Friday (May 3). She has got decent reviews for her performance.


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Wednesday, February 29, 2012 1:26 AM
Sister Mary Antona Ebo
In March 1965, Sister Mary Antona Ebo and several other Franciscan Sisters of Mary traveled from St. Louis to Selma, Ala., in response to Martin Luther King Jr.'s call for a peaceful demonstration against the recent Bloody Sunday attacks on civil rights demonstrators.
Sister Mary Antona was the only black nun among her group and soon found herself in front of TV cameras and reporters talking about why she had joined the march.
Forty-seven years later, Sister Mary Antona recalled her experience before about 40 people gathered in the parish hall at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Southeast Washington on Feb. 11.
"All I knew was that I was scared to death," she said of going down to Alabama. Just days earlier on March 7, state and local police had attacked demonstrators marching from Selma to Montgomery in protest of discriminatory voter registration policies.
Sister Mary Antona and her fellow sisters were interviewed in news reports about the March 10 demonstration that King organized. "[God] told me what to say, and it went around the world," she said of showing the world that every person is a "child of Jesus"
Following that and other days of peaceful protests, the Voting Rights Act became law in August 1965.
Sister Mary Antona, who was trained as a nurse, went on to become a hospital administrator and chaplain and one of the founders and presidents of the National Black Sisters Conference.
Today she continues to speak across the country about the civil rights movement, so that "the story is told to generations coming after us," she said.
"I think that's why I've lived this long, because I've got a story to tell you," said the nun, who turns 88 on April 10.
"Beware of being silent," she said. "It's that silence that gives consent sometimes to the things that we don't want to give consent to."
Sister Mary Antona's talk followed a screening of the 2003 PBS documentary "Sisters of Selma: Bearing Witness for Change" in which she was featured. She also answered audience questions and attended a vigil Mass and dinner that followed her talk.
Deacon Al Turner, director of the Archdiocese of Washington's Office of Black Catholics, emceed the Feb. 11 event, which was sponsored by the Office of Black Catholics, the Fourth Degree Knights of Peter Claver, and the Ladies of Grace's Sister Mary Antona Ebo Chapter.
When the Ladies of Grace, a lay Catholic organization, began forming their 47th chapter last year in Washington, member Regina Barrett came across Sister Mary Antona Ebo's story in a Lenten reflection book.
Her story was so inspirational to Barrett that she asked her fellow Ladies of Grace to consider naming their new chapter after Sister Mary Antona. They did, and were excited to be able to invite their chapter's namesake to come and speak at Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
Ladies of Grace Chapter 47's leader Louisa Buadoo-Amoa called Sister Mary Antona a "living legend."
But Sister Mary Antona said in an interview after her talk that she doesn't see herself as a symbol of the Catholic involvement in the civil rights movement.
"I guess if I thought I was, I'd have to take a step back," she said with a laugh, pointing out that the very next day after she appeared on TV in 1965, she and her fellow sisters were up in time for morning prayer, Mass and duty.
In the audience was Our Lady of Perpetual Help's Deacon Timothy Tilghman, who said, "I'm just excited that at the ripe young age of 87 going on 88 she still has the passion to witness and is on fire for her faith."
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The reviews are in!
It's been just over a month since we published Marc Ellerby's Ellerbisms collection and it's a hit with critics and journalists alike. Here are some choice pull-quotes from the reviews so far…
"I mention this because Marc sends out special thanks in the back "to Jeffrey Brown, James Kochalka, Liz Prince and Craig Thompson who do this sort of thing better than me". And certainly they did, when Marc first set out. But with publication of this ELLERBISMS collection, with its range and heart and its tenderness and his weaknesses – as well as his outright buffoonery – Marc has earned his seat right alongside them. I'd rack this right between James Kochalka and Jeffrey Brown and rank it their thoroughly affecting equal both in insight and entertainment value."
Page 45, December 12th, 2012.
"Ellerbisms drags the reader through a series of emotional cruxes with minimal explanation or editorialising. And it's this, I think, which gives Ellerbisms a lot of its rawness and power as a story and as a book."
ConSequential, December 12th 2012.
"Ellerbisms is just a great read. It's touching, often hilarious, expertly crafted (let's not understate the quality of work involved in shaping a largely unconnected web strip into a coherent narrative) and contains a number of references to Weezer. How could we not love it to pieces?"
Alternate Cover – Best Comics of 2012 – December 22nd 2012
"Many autobio comics can feel disjointed and jagged in their day-to-day reportings, but Ellerbisms has a lovely flow and narrative arc that will make you laugh and tear up. "
Paste Magazine – Erika Moen's Best Comics of 2012 – December 28th 2012.
"Hopefully it will find the audience it deserves, and give Ellerby a ticket to riches. But Ellerbisms is proof that he can do much more than just that."
The New Statesman, December 29th 2012.
"Ellerby has made something very special in Ellerbisms, but in collecting it here, he has turned something special to something sublime."
Forbidden Planet International – Richard Bruton's Best Comics of 2012, December 29th 2012.
Thanks also to podcasts Comic News Insider and Alternate Cover for chatting about the book.
You can buy Ellerbisms directly from us as a print edition and a digital edition right here.


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Legend of Pandora
Legend of Pandora
Legend of Pandora is a Legend of Zelda-inspired action-adventure game. Talk to your grandpa and step outside of his house to start your adventure! Fight enemies, find treasure, and complete quests, while exploring the world. You begin with a wooden sword and lacking skills, but you will obtain new weapons and be able to increase your skills as your adventure progresses.
Date added: 2012-12-04
Instructions: AWSD to Move
J to attack
K to use
You can change the controls anytime in the options menu
blackrussian (0) - 2013-01-22, 14:27Remembrances of NES' Legend of Zelda, LOL. Thanks!
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The Elements
The essential guide to all 118 elements of the periodic table in their striking rare forms.
Theodore Gray's The Elements is an eye-opening, original collection of gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in the periodic table. This 240-page hardcover book provides a rare opportunity to see the elements in pure, uncombined form.
Based on five years of research and photography, the pictures in this book make up the most complete and visually arresting representation available to the naked eye of every known atom in the universe. The combination of solid science and stunning artistic photographs is ideal for learners of all ages and is sure to be a valuable addition to any library or classroom.
- Detailed data on the properties of each element. Learn the atomic weight, density, melting and boiling point, valence, electronegativity, and the year and location in which the element was discovered.
- Fascinating facts, photos, and stories of the elements. Organized in order of appearance on the periodic table, each element is represented by a spread that includes a stunning, full-page, full-color photograph that most closely represents it in its purest form. For example, at -183°C, oxygen turns from a colorless gas to a beautiful pale blue liquid. Additional photographs show each element in slightly altered forms or as used in various practical ways that students quickly recognize.
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One of the more poignant lessons in forgiveness that Colleen Bennett has received is exemplified on the walls of her daughter's bedroom.
Lauren Bennett sleeps at the family's Chandler home while surrounded by pictures of elephants.
They remain her favorite animals, three months after she was attacked by one in Thailand. The incident left her with a life-threatening liver laceration and severe anguish for a family stuck half the world from home.
Five surgeries and three hospitals later, Lauren, 12, is home. A sense of normalcy has resumed as she readies for the eighth grade, hopes to rejoin her soccer team soon and possesses an appreciation for life that people her age rarely contemplate.
"People are shocked that I still like elephants," she said.
Lauren's memory of the March 15 incident at Mae Taeng Elephant Park - part of the family's Thai safari during spring break for Lauren and her older brother, Austen - is limited, but her parents have not hid the severity of the injury from her. The Class IV laceration cut across three lobes of her liver.
With his daughter sitting nearby, Allan Bennett said that she could have bled to death during the rush to an outdoor clinic in a nearby village, or during the six days she was in intensive care at a Chiang Mai hospital.
"There were two or three days where we did not think she was coming out," said Allan Bennett, vice president of solar market development for Hydro Aluminum in Phoenix. "She was very lucky."
As Allan Bennett returned to Arizona with Austen so he could resume school, Lauren was transferred to Bangkok General Hospital for a three-week stay. She finally came home on April 18.
"Having something like that happen at home would be traumatic enough," said pediatric surgeon Jonathan Greenfeld, who has supervised Lauren's follow-up treatment at Cardon Children's Medical Center in Mesa.
"But in another country, with the language barriers and other circumstances they had to work through? I have a lot of respect for how Lauren fought through it, and how the family has been so strong."
The safari had featured a visit to a tiger temple, where the Bennett family fed infant animals and walked adult ones around on a leash.
"I thought that would be the most dangerous part of the trip," Allan Bennett said.
Established in 1996, the Mae Taeng Elephant Park is about 50 kilometers from Chiang Mai. Some of its elephants were rescued and relocated.
After the family spent the morning riding, Allan and Lauren were encouraged to visit with a female elephant that was using its trunk to throw leaves on itself. Father and daughter enjoyed the elephant for a few moments, pet its trunk and turned away.
"I think when it saw us do that, it thought, 'I'm not done having fun with you,' " Allan Bennett said.
The elephant used its trunk to toss Allan about six feet, then bumped Lauren with its head.
"She bumped me into her body," Lauren Bennett said. "I fell down really hard, and it stepped on me. I don't remember much after that."
Typically, female Asian elephants do not have tusks, so Lauren was in no danger of being speared. And her injury was limited to the liver, an organ that regenerates.
There was no injury to the nearby pelvis or spleen, or broken ribs that could have punctured another organ.
"The story in Greek mythology about the man (Prometheus) who was chained to a rock and had his liver eaten by birds, only to have it grow back the next day for it to happen all over again?" Greenfeld said. "Well, they were right about the liver. It's a very resilient organ."
Doctors have told the Bennetts that Lauren's chances of a full recovery are good, but it will take anywhere from six to 18 months for the liver to restore itself.
Another reason the Bennetts visited Thailand was to see Allan's brother, Randall, a regional security officer at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok.
Randall Bennett worked previously in Iraq and Pakistan, where he was the lead investigator in the case of Daniel Pearl, a Wall Street reporter who was kidnapped and murdered in 2002. Four people, including Al Qaeda lieutenant Sheik Omar Saeed, were arrested and convicted.
"Thailand was the first country he was at that was safe to go see him," Allan Bennett said.
After Lauren's injury, Randall Bennett travelled to Chiang Mai and, with the help of a Thai friend, aided in translation. A doctor and nurse from the embassy helped with Lauren's treatment.
"We had the weight of the embassy behind us to watch out for us," Allan Bennett said. "I'm sure that was a reason we got the head of trauma medicine at the hospital (in Chiang Mai) as our doctor."
Added Lauren: "That doctor had a lot of people watching him."
Randall Bennett, who is retiring and will be in Arizona to purchase a house later this month, offered to conduct an interview via e-mail but was later unavailable.
Lauren underwent three surgeries in Thailand to drain bile leaking from her liver. While at the Bangkok hospital, she underwent painful morphine withdrawal while her mother had to stay on top of her treatment.
"The nurses would come in, and we'd have to ask: What is that? What is it for?" Colleen Bennett said. "Sometimes it was the right medication, sometimes it was for a completely different patient. They could usually express to us what they were going to do in English, but they had trouble answering questions about a procedure. It was stressful."
Since returning to Arizona, Lauren has had two procedures to remove the bile drains and insert a stent, which she will have for about a month. Bile leaking from the liver can burn the abdominal cavity and put a person at risk of going into shock, Greenfeld said.
The Mae Taeng Elephant Park kept up with Lauren's care and sent flowers and an elephant painting.
However, Colleen Bennett said, if the non-profit facility has conducted an internal investigation of the incident, it has not disclosed the results to the family. She added that park staff told her after the incident that the elephants "had been a little skittish" since the 9.0-magnitude Japan earthquake, four days before.
"I kind of wish they had told us that when we got there," said Colleen Bennett, an information technology manager at Orbital Sciences Corp. in Chandler.
The park office has not responded to an e-mail interview request.
"We asked a consulate if we should get an attorney," Allan Bennett said. "We were told that's not how it works there. Even if we could bring it to court, as a foreigner, you're not likely to win, and if you win, you're not likely to get anything. You reach an agreement with the other party. They paid for our lodging while we were still there and paid medical expenses until their insurance capped out."
The Bennetts' insurance has covered expenses since.
Exclusively on an IV in the days after the incident, Lauren Bennett lost nearly 30 pounds, She remains diet-limited and is not able to lift heavy weights.
The physical strength will eventually return. Her fortitude has been unquestioned.
"I guess I found out that my pain levels were higher than I thought," Lauren said.
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First Row: Rachel Collette, Kylie Newhouse, Danielle Roland, Sara Rowe, Samantha Newhouse, Nicole Smouse, Abby Gillis Second Row: Trisha Johnson, Jake Wright, Jason Roland
The group also served homemade cookies, sang songs and conducted a bingo game for the veterans. A good time was had by all. This is just one of the many activites the club does through out the year. If you are interested in learning more about the Travel-All 4-H club, you can contact Betty Harr, their organizational leader email@example.com or Joann Logan, Extension Educator for Youth Development in Westmoreland County firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Hey all,
Just started up school at Ball State this fall and when preseason rolled around I found that 1070/107.5 may not be an option for me this season. I can't get either radio station on my personal radio, and broadcasts are blacked out when I try to listen online. There is a FS Midwest channel on the cable here, but I'm skeptical that it will show all/any Pacer games.
Anyone with experience up here that can offer anything? I have found a website I can stream games from, but good Lord I had to deal with Neil Funk for both the Chicago games, don't think I can bear to listen to that again. Jokes aside, any help would be appreciated.


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Sized for X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, 1X and 2X
Knitted Measurements:
Bust (closed): 34 (36, 38, 40, 45, 49) inches
86 (91.5, 96.5, 101.5, 114, 124.5) cm
Length: 18.5 (19, 19.5, 20.5, 24.5, 22) inches
47 (48, 49.5, 52, 54.5, 56) cm
From pattern description:
Standard-fitting cropped cardigan in an A-line shape with detached cabled scarf fronts.
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If this asymmetrical cardigan worked in Berroco, Inc.'s "Ultra Alpaca" doesn't scream Norah Gaughan, nothing does. Its cabled collar is made in one piece, then sewn along the front and back neck edges of the main stockinette body, A K3, P3 ribbed hemline accentuates the cropped silhouette.
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San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Inland of the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, is the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, better known as La Laguna.
La Laguna - UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site
Inland of the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, and at the foot of the Anaga Mountains to the northeast of the island is the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, better known as La Laguna.
This city, the former capital of the island, is the historical and cultural heart of the western Canaries and houses the oldest and most prestigious university of the archipelago. It's a city full of historic buildings, and its urban layout with straight streets that cross over in a grid pattern – as well as it being a "city of peace" without any fortification – have all made it worthy of being designated a Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999.
La Laguna is the third largest city by population in the Canaries, after Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, but it's location right next to Santa Cruz means that together they have a population of more than 360,000 inhabitants, which would make it the largest city by population on the Canaries.
In the last years of the 15th century, in what the indigenous Guanches knew as Aguere, a settlement was founded which attracted those living in the north of the island due to its fertile soil, water resources (it had a fresh water laguna after which it's named), and the natural protection provided by the surrounding mountains. It was here that the last armed confrontation between the Castilian armies, sent by Don Alonso Fdez. de Lugo, and the indigenous population, led by Bencomo and Tinguaro, took place. The defeat of the latter brought an end to the hostilities between invaders and natives and brought with it the definitive conquest of the archipelago for the Castilian Crown. As the Spanish victory occurred on the Day of St. Christopher, it was decided that the saint's name would be given to the city, of which he would also become, along with Saint Michael, the patron saint.
In recognition of his victory, the Castilian captain Don Alonso Fernández de Lugo received the title of Governor, with economic and political power over the territory, and was named head of the island's Council, which for a long time was the only governmental body on the island. It was from this title and its successive holders that La Laguna came to be known as the "City of the Governors".
At the start of the 16th century the definitive urban organization of the city was completed; a grid structure that was exported to the new cities founded by the Spanish in the Americas. Furthermore, the inland location of the city rendered unnecessary city walls or defensive outposts to protect against potential Berber pirates. For the whole century, numerous civil and religious buildings were constructed in the city, which constituted the heart and head of Tenerife. King Charles I awarded La Laguna city-status, to which the adjectives "Noble and of Loyal History" were added soon after.
The 17th century showed an increase in the trade of Tenerife wine to the Indies, the Netherlands, and England (Shakespeare mentions the marvelous canary wine in several of his works), which required a reorganization of the farming and agricultural areas of the island.
In the 18th century liberal enlightenment came about which brought with it, for example, the establishment of a center for higher education in La Laguna, which would later become the University of Saint Fernando, formally founded in 1792, and now known as the University of La Laguna.
This university, the oldest in the Canaries, boasts more than 25,000 students and some 1,800 teachers, making La Laguna the cultural capital of the Canaries. Its high schools, clubs, the Teatro Leal, and the remnants of the enlightenment period fill the city with cultural attractions that remain intact today.
In addition, the vitality of the student life permeates the entire city, meaning La Laguna is the center of university, as well as cultural and amusement activities, even though the formal capital is neighboring Santa Cruz.
Take a walk through La Laguna, 20 km from Puerto de la Cruz and five minutes from Santa Cruz by train, discover the museums (which house history, anthropology, sciences and the cosmos), the vibrant commercial activity and the countless tapas bars. Also try the Canary wine that the big pedestrian area offers which is a pleasure that nobody could pass up. These are the attractions that make La Laguna a meeting point for the islanders and a must-see for foreign visitors, who will discover the beauty of its architecture, the deliciousness of its food and wines and the friendliness of the inhabitants.


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A man tried to avoid arrest early Sunday morning by hiding in an attic after injuring his girlfriend and assaulting her with a knife, Chula Vista police said.
But the move did not work, and the 44-year-old suspect was arrested and booked on felony charges.
Police responded to Melrose Avenue south of East Rienstra Street after a person in the neighborhood reported seeing a man and woman fighting about 5 a.m. The man had a knife and the woman had blood on her face, the caller said.
Officers located the woman at a nearby condominium triplex and heard what sounded like an argument coming from inside. The officers tried to contact the man and woman inside the residence, but neither would cooperate.
The officers, who suspected that the woman might be in danger, were eventually able to enter the home, where they found the woman hidden underneath a pile of clothing. She had facial injuries, including a bloody nose, said Lt. Scott Arsenault.
Her boyfriend was found hiding in an attic, where he had barricaded himself behind boxes. Police evacuated the two adjoining condos and used a pepper-ball gun and a police dog to get the man out.
He was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon and dissuading a witness, Arsenault said.


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Jeannette softball ready for postseason run
Regular season success gives a team one thing in high school sports — opportunities.
The Jeannette Lady Jayhawks have opportunities thanks to an 11-1 run and Section 3 A title.
An opportunity to prove themselves as one of the top teams in single A, an opportunity to compete for a WPIAL title and an opportunity to get the Jeannette softball program to the next level, a level occupied by programs that are established winners — year in, year out.
Jeannette's first opportunity comes today at 4 p.m. at Hampton High School when Jeannette faces Bishop Canevin (8-4, 8-4), the third-place team out of Section 1 A.
Jeannette will not be well known to Bishop Canevin, and the same holds true for Jeannette head coach Zac Karas of his first-round opponent.
"You try to find out as much as you can by reading about them and trying to talk to anyone who may have played them, but it will be kind of an unknown," said Karas.
Jeannette, (11-1, 11-4) earned the six-seed in the playoff slotting. Bishop Canevin is seeded 11th.
The Lady Jayhawks will start senior Nicole Hall and ride her strong arm as far as it will take them in the playoffs.
Hall's final performance of the regular season came last Wednesday in Jeannette's last regular season game and only section loss of the season, a 5-3, extra innings loss at the hands of Vincentian Academy.
Jeannette trailed 1-0 going into the bottom of the seventh inning thanks in large part to Hall's efforts.
The Lady Jayhawks scratched out a run to tie Vincentian Academy, did the same in the ninth when Vincentian built a 3-1 lead, but were unable to overcome a 5-3 deficit in the 11th and dropped the finale.
"I told the girls that I am happy that the loss happened in the regular season when we can learn from it," said Karas.
"They were really disappointed because they wanted the perfect section record, but they are all looking at it as a learning experience for the playoffs."
There will be more opportunities for Jeannette softball.


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More than 21,000 people are expected to gather in Otley and Pool-in-Wharfedale to watch the Tour de France.
Leeds City Council announced the estimates, along with confirmation that both communities would be part of a network of 'spectator hubs' featuring big screens, last week.
The local authority thinks some 15,000 cycling fans will head to Otley for the Grand Depart's opening day on Saturday, July 5, with another 6,000 assembling at Pool.
And the council expects a crowd of 20,000 to watch the race from Harewood House, which as well as being on the route is holding a Yorkshire Festival of Cycling over the Tour's opening weekend.
For more details about what is being planned for the first stage - which leaves from Leeds and goes through Harewood, Arthington, Pool, Otley and Ilkley before venturing into the Dales and finishing at Harrogate - visit www.leeds.gov.uk/granddepartleeds .


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