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EPOS Management: CULINARION and AMBIANCE & STYLES outlets choose the Odyssé Pack
In 2012, over 90 CULINARION and AMBIANCES & STYLES stores and shops across France will be equipped with the AURES Group's Odyssé Packs.
The POSLIGNE systems installed run the XL POS solution developed by XL SOFT.
AURES Technologies
Founded in 1989 and listed on Euronext Paris since 1999, the Group manufactures point of sale terminals and systems, as well as related peripherals, which it markets under the POSLIGNE® brand.
Acclaimed for its excellent reliability, this PC-based, open-system hardware is designed to provide management and till functions in specialist food and non-food stores, retail outlets, superstores, the catering and hospitality industry - and all other points of sale and service.
Offering POS equipment featuring innovative designs and a wide range of fully interchangeable colours, the AURES Group is positioned as the most creative leader in its field.
Distribution of POSLIGNE® systems is based out of AURES' headquarters in France, the Group's three subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Germany and the USA, and a distributor network present in over fifty countries.
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Remember that old Steve Martin joke about the secret to becoming a millionaire? "First, get a million dollars!"
Perhaps Steve will change his answer after Facebook's announcement yesterday that it will purchase a start up company called Instagram for $1 billion. It appears that the new secret to becoming a millionaire is to start a business that is a threat to Facebook. The really great news is that revenue is optional. You see, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal, Instagram has no revenue!
I think that what this provides us is an incredibly compelling answer to the question of how jumpy and nervous Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg are of new competitors and how vulnerable they think they are. Based on this acquisition, I think we have one billion reasons to believe that they aren't nervous, they are panic stricken. An impending IPO has a way of doing that to a guy who, by most accounts, stands to make over $20 billion when the company goes public.

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The role of verbal and performance intelligence in children's strategy selection and execution
The present study investigated the extent to which verbal intelligence (VIQ) and performance intelligence (PIQ) contribute to strategy selection and execution in the context of a numerosity judgement task. The choice/no-choice method was used to appropriately assess strategy selection (in terms of strategy repertoire, frequency and, adaptivity) and strategy execution (in terms of strategy speed and accuracy) in a group of 120 12-year-old children. For each parameter, a regression analysis was carried out with VIQ and PIQ, as independent variables, and with arithmetic proficiency as a control variable. Results showed that VIQ was a significant predictor for all parameters of strategic competence, whereas PIQ only explained a unique portion of the variance above and beyond VIQ in the speed of strategy execution.
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Discover the unique differences among South Carolina's three key geographic regions, where you'll always find Southern hospitality.
South Carolina is the perfect vacation destination for every family. Plan your Palmetto State adventure today.
The Palmetto State's culinary scene is famous for quality and originality, from unique Gullah cuisine to our thriving farm-to-table movement.
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In the final confrontation between Bill and the remaining townspeople, the Pines family must make a great sacrifice or be defeated by this otherworldly invader.
Coulson realizes that Jiaying intends to set off a war, but tries to avoid launching a counter attack for fear of hurting Skye. Meanwhile, Skye appeals to Jiaying to reconsider, and Grant tries to give Kara closure.moreless
Coulson leads an assault on the captured helicarrier, taking Cal along with them. Meanwhile, Jiaying prepares to unleash the Terrigen crystals on the world, and Skye is forced to confront her mother.
Tensions rise between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Inhumans, with Skye caught in the middle. Meanwhile, Coulson reveals what he's been doing with the missing millions.
Coulson and Gonzales are forced to join forces with an unreliable ally to defeat Hydra.
Coulson and Lance turn to Grant for help. Meanwhile, Skye and Lincoln become involved in the inter-S.H.I.E.L.D. struggles.
While Skye questions her future with the Inhumans, Melinda must decide her future in the war between the two sides of S.H.I.E.L.D.
While Skye meets a fellow "Inhuman," Coulson takes on Gonzales for the future of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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While Jemma secures the Kree city, Skye is put into quarantine. Meanwhile the team carries out an operation against Hydra to eliminate the people who arranged Trip's death.
Coulson and his team prepare to destroy the Kree city, but learn where Whitehall and his people are drilling in and go to take them on. Meanwhile, Skye meets her father for the first time, and he reveals his plan to get revenge on Whitehall for killing Skye's mother.moreless
While Coulson's team tries to track down the secret, they meet the Doctor. Meanwhile, Bobbi interrogates Sunil and Ward kidnaps his older brother.
An undercover Jemma finds herself the subject of a security crackdown by Hydra's security chief, Bobbi Morse. Meanwhile, Raina tries to negotiate with Coulson to get the obelisk before Whitehall has her killed.moreless
While Coulson and his team try to stop Hydra from getting the obelisk from Creel, Talbot continues his pursuit of the fugitives. Meanwhile, Mack reaches out to Fitz, while Lance must consider his future after he loses his friends.moreless
Dani makes a discovery about The Orchestra and her symptoms; meanwhile Bo and Tate try to negotiate a truce with Roman. Bo finds out the truth about her mother's death. Dani makes plans of her own.moreless
Bo has a nightmare that something bad will happen on Platform 30, her and Tate attend to try and stop it, and get trapped under the collapsed platform
Channing is getting interrogated by one of Orchestra's newest "test objects" Danny: her great powers pose not only a threat to the safety of Winter and his friends in hiding. Driven to rescue Channing, Winter tries to cut a deal with Skouras with disastrous consequences.moreless
Orchestra has completed a tracking system for all telekinetic signals, which puts Bo and her friends in imminent danger. Shanning starts a "suicide-mission" to make sure that Bo's signal will be hidden, but ends up in an impasse... Meanwhile Tate and Bo set some ground rules for their new father-daughter-situation.moreless
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More is revealed about Channing's past with Orchestra and how she ended up with the team, how Bo changed and saved her life.moreless
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The San Diego Convention Center, facing more than $40 million in deferred maintenance and operational expenses, is looking into a naming rights deal to raise revenues.
The Cleveland, Ohio-based Superlative Group has been hired by the Convention Center Corp. to explore not only corporate naming rights but also sponsorships and the naming of different parts of the center.
The company, which has experience selling such rights to ballparks, stadiums and arenas and other municipally-owned assets, will spend the next 90 days exploring what potential value the center has for sponsorship and naming partnerships.
Possible opportunities beyond naming the entire center are partnerships with automotive, banking and insurance companies, for example, who could advertise their businesses on signage within the center, explained Kyle Canter, Superlative's chief operating officer.
"The goal is to maximize and leverage these highly valued opportunities while being tasteful," he said. "In our business, we say that you don't want to 'NASCAR' it up (like a NASCAR vehicle) with a bunch of stickers. There's a fine line between leveraging highly valued opportunities and going overboard because then you devalue everything."
The move to pursue a naming rights deal is fueled by the center's growing tab for repairs, most notably the need to replace the fabric structure of the upper level Sails Pavilion.
"The Sails Pavilion is 25 years old, and its useful life is 20 years, so it's rotting and likely to fail anytime soon," said center spokesman Steve Johnson.
In addition, the center no longer has the funds to maintain an operating reserve, a concern raised repeatedly by the city's independent budget analyst. The center is largely self-supporting through the revenues it gets from leasing the bayfront facility, although it does receive an annual city subsidy of $3.4 million, $1.9 million of which goes to the Tourism Authority staffing for booking large conventions.
Meanwhile, the city's plans to substantially expand the center remain in limbo in light of a Friday ruling by an appellate court panel that the financing mechanism for the $520 million project is unconstitutional. The city is seeking to use a special hotel room tax to pay for the bulk of the expansion. No decision has been made yet on how to proceed.
Once Superlative completes its research phase, the next step will be for the Convention Center Corp. to decide on how it wants to proceed and then pursue actual sponsorship and naming rights deals. Under the corporation's contract with Superlative, the firm would receive a commission of 12.5 percent of annual naming rights and sponsorship revenues, up to $1 million, and 10 percent over $1 million, Johnson said.
The entire process could take from 18 months to two years, he said.
Although there are few major cities with centers that have been branded with corporate names, the demand for such naming rights revenue is growing, said Canter. Among those who currently have partnered with corporations are centers in Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Bakersfield and Madison, Wisconsin.


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technical review: A peer group discussion activity that focuses on achieving consensus on the technical approach to be taken. [Gilb and Graham, IEEE 1028] See also peer review.
test: A set of one or more test cases. [IEEE 829]
test approach: The implementation of the test strategy for a specific project. It typically includes the decisions made that follow based on the (test) project's goal and the risk assessment carried out, starting points regarding the test process, the test design techniques to be applied, exit criteria and test types to be performed.
test automation: The use of software to perform or support test activities, e.g. test management, test design, test execution and results checking.
test basis: All documents from which the requirements of a component or system can be inferred. The documentation on which the test cases are based. If a document can be amended only by way of formal amendment procedure, then the test basis is called a frozen test basis. [After TMap]
test bed: See test environment.
test case: A set of input values, execution preconditions, expected results and execution postconditions, developed for a particular objective or test condition, such as to exercise a particular program path or to verify compliance with a specific requirement. [After IEEE 610]
test case design technique: See test design technique.
test case specification: A document specifying a set of test cases (objective, inputs, test actions, expected results, and execution preconditions) for a test item. [After IEEE 829]
test case suite: See test suite.
test charter: A statement of test objectives, and possibly test ideas about how to test. Test charters are used in exploratory testing. See also exploratory testing.
test closure: During the test closure phase of a test process data is collected from completed activities to consolidate experience, testware, facts and numbers. The test closure phase consists of finalizing and archiving the testware and evaluating the test process, including preparation of a test evaluation report. See also test process.
test comparator: A test tool to perform automated test comparison of actual results with expected results.
test comparison: The process of identifying differences between the actual results produced by the component or system under test and the expected results for a test. Test comparison can be performed during test execution (dynamic comparison) or after test execution.
test completion criteria: See exit criteria.
test condition: An item or event of a component or system that could be verified by one or more test cases, e.g. a function, transaction, feature, quality attribute, or structural element.
test control: A test management task that deals with developing and applying a set of corrective actions to get a test project on track when monitoring shows a deviation from what was planned. See also test management.
test coverage: See coverage.
test cycle: Execution of the test process against a single identifiable release of the test object.
test data: Data that exists (for example, in a database) before a test is executed, and that affects or is affected by the component or system under test.
test data preparation tool: A type of test tool that enables data to be selected from existing databases or created, generated, manipulated and edited for use in testing.
test design: (1) See test design specification.
test design specification: A document specifying the test conditions (coverage items) for a test item, the detailed test approach and identifying the associated high level test cases. [After IEEE 829]
test design technique: Procedure used to derive and/or select test cases.
test design tool: A tool that supports the test design activity by generating test inputs from a specification that may be held in a CASE tool repository, e.g. requirements management tool, from specified test conditions held in the tool itself, or from code.
test driven development: A way of developing software where the test cases are developed, and often automated, before the software is developed to run those test cases.
test driver: See driver.
test environment: An environment containing hardware, instrumentation, simulators, software tools, and other support elements needed to conduct a test. [After IEEE 610]
test estimation: The calculated approximation of a result (e.g. effort spent, completion date, costs involved, number of test cases, etc.) which is usable even if input data may be incomplete, uncertain, or noisy.
test evaluation report: A document produced at the end of the test process summarizing all testing activities and results. It also contains an evaluation of the test process and lessons learned.
test execution: The process of running a test on the component or system under test, producing actual result(s).
test execution automation: The use of software, e.g. capture/playback tools, to control the execution of tests, the comparison of actual results to expected results, the setting up of test preconditions, and other test control and reporting functions.
test execution phase: The period of time in a software development life cycle during which the components of a software product are executed, and the software product is evaluated to determine whether or not requirements have been satisfied. [IEEE 610]
test execution schedule: A scheme for the execution of test procedures. The test procedures are included in the test execution schedule in their context and in the order in which they are to be executed.
test execution technique: The method used to perform the actual test execution, either manual or automated.
test execution tool: A type of test tool that is able to execute other software using an automated test script, e.g. capture/playback. [Fewster and Graham]
test fail: See fail.
test generator: See test data preparation tool.
test harness: A test environment comprised of stubs and drivers needed to execute a test.
test incident: See incident.
test incident report: See incident report.
test implementation: The process of developing and prioritizing test procedures, creating test data and, optionally, preparing test harnesses and writing automated test scripts.
test infrastructure: The organizational artifacts needed to perform testing, consisting of test environments, test tools, office environment and procedures.
test input: The data received from an external source by the test object during test execution. The external source can be hardware, software or human.
test item: The individual element to be tested. There usually is one test object and many test items. See also test object.
test item transmittal report: See release note.
test leader: See test manager.
test level: A group of test activities that are organized and managed together. A test level is linked to the responsibilities in a project. Examples of test levels are component test, integration test, system test and acceptance test. [After TMap]
test log: A chronological record of relevant details about the execution of tests. [IEEE 829]
test logging: The process of recording information about tests executed into a test log.
test manager: The person responsible for project management of testing activities and resources, and evaluation of a test object. The individual who directs, controls, administers, plans and regulates the evaluation of a test object.
test management: The planning, estimating, monitoring and control of test activities, typically carried out by a test manager.
test management tool: A tool that provides support to the test management and control part of a test process. It often has several capabilities, such as testware management, scheduling of tests, the logging of results, progress tracking, incident management and test reporting.
Test Maturity Model (TMM): A five level staged framework for test process improvement, related to the Capability Maturity Model (CMM), that describes the key elements of an effective test process.
Test Maturity Model Integrated (TMMi): A five level staged framework for test process improvement, related to the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), that describes the key elements of an effective test process.
test monitoring: A test management task that deals with the activities related to periodically checking the status of a test project. Reports are prepared that compare the actuals to that which was planned. See also test management.
test object: The component or system to be tested. See also test item.
test objective: A reason or purpose for designing and executing a test.
test oracle: A source to determine expected results to compare with the actual result of the software under test. An oracle may be the existing system (for a benchmark), a user manual, or an individual's specialized knowledge, but should not be the code. [After Adrion]
test outcome: See result.
test pass: See pass.
test performance indicator: A high level metric of effectiveness and/or efficiency used to guide and control progressive test development, e.g. Defect Detection Percentage (DDP).
test phase: A distinct set of test activities collected into a manageable phase of a project, e.g. the execution activities of a test level. [After Gerrard]
test plan: A document describing the scope, approach, resources and schedule of intended test activities. It identifies amongst others test items, the features to be tested, the testing tasks, who will do each task, degree of tester independence, the test environment, the test design techniques and entry and exit criteria to be used, and the rationale for their choice, and any risks requiring contingency planning. It is a record of the test planning process. [After IEEE 829]
test planning: The activity of establishing or updating a test plan.
test policy: A high level document describing the principles, approach and major objectives of the organization regarding testing.
Test Point Analysis (TPA): A formula based test estimation method based on function point analysis. [TMap]
test procedure: See test procedure specification.
test procedure specification: A document specifying a sequence of actions for the execution of a test. Also known as test script or manual test script. [After IEEE 829]
test process: The fundamental test process comprises test planning and control, test analysis and design, test implementation and execution, evaluating exit criteria and reporting, and test closure activities.
Test Process Improvement (TPI): A continuous framework for test process improvement that describes the key elements of an effective test process, especially targeted at system testing and acceptance testing.
test progress report: A document summarizing testing activities and results, produced at regular intervals, to report progress of testing activities against a baseline (such as the original test plan) and to communicate risks and alternatives requiring a decision to management.
test record: See test log.
test recording: See test logging.
test reproduceability: An attribute of a test indicating whether the same results are produced each time the test is executed.
test report: See test summary report.
test requirement: See test condition.
test rig: See test environment.
test run: Execution of a test on a specific version of the test object.
test run log: See test log.
test result: See result.
test scenario: See test procedure specification.
test schedule: A list of activities, tasks or events of the test process, identifying their intended start and finish dates and/or times, and interdependencies.
test script: Commonly used to refer to a test procedure specification, especially an automated one.
test session: An uninterrupted period of time spent in executing tests. In exploratory testing, each test session is focused on a charter, but testers can also explore new opportunities or issues during a session. The tester creates and executes test cases on the fly and records their progress. See also exploratory testing.
test set: See test suite.
test situation: See test condition.
test specification: A document that consists of a test design specification, test case specification and/or test procedure specification.
test specification technique: See test design technique.
test stage: See test level.
test strategy: A high-level description of the test levels to be performed and the testing within those levels for an organization or programme (one or more projects).
test suite: A set of several test cases for a component or system under test, where the post condition of one test is often used as the precondition for the next one.
test summary report: A document summarizing testing activities and results. It also contains an evaluation of the corresponding test items against exit criteria. [After IEEE 829]
test target: A set of exit criteria.
test technique: See test design technique.
test tool: A software product that supports one or more test activities, such as planning and control, specification, building initial files and data, test execution and test analysis. [TMap] See also CAST.
test type: A group of test activities aimed at testing a component or system focused on a specific test objective, i.e. functional test, usability test, regression test etc. A test type may take place on one or more test levels or test phases. [After TMap]
testability: The capability of the software product to enable modified software to be tested. [ISO 9126] See also maintainability.
testability review: A detailed check of the test basis to determine whether the test basis is at an adequate quality level to act as an input document for the test process. [After TMap]
testable requirements: The degree to which a requirement is stated in terms that permit establishment of test designs (and subsequently test cases) and execution of tests to determine whether the requirements have been met. [After IEEE 610]
tester: A skilled professional who is involved in the testing of a component or system.
testing: The process consisting of all life cycle activities, both static and dynamic, concerned with planning, preparation and evaluation of software products and related work products to determine that they satisfy specified requirements, to demonstrate that they are fit for purpose and to detect defects.
testware: Artifacts produced during the test process required to plan, design, and execute tests, such as documentation, scripts, inputs, expected results, set-up and clear-up procedures, files, databases, environment, and any additional software or utilities used in testing. [After Fewster and Graham]
thread testing: A version of component integration testing where the progressive integration of components follows the implementation of subsets of the requirements, as opposed to the integration of components by levels of a hierarchy.
time behavior: See performance.
top-down testing: An incremental approach to integration testing where the component at the top of the component hierarchy is tested first, with lower level components being simulated by stubs. Tested components are then used to test lower level components. The process is repeated until the lowest level components have been tested. See also integration testing.
traceability: The ability to identify related items in documentation and software, such as requirements with associated tests. See also horizontal traceability, vertical traceability.


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Rock County Fair attendance numbers down from last year
Stan Stricker
Monday, August 1, 2011
Rock County 4-H Fair Board President Bob Arndt says he's getting a lot of positive reaction to this year's exhibition.
Arndt says everyone did a great job, and the crowds seemed to have a good time. Especially popular was expanding the rodeo to two days. He says that's a show that really puts butts in the seats. Mutton Busting also turned out to be a popular spectator sport, but Arndt had wished for more entrants.
As far as attendance, Arndt says the weather appears to have had an impact, with about 74,000 attending this year, compared to about 80,000 last year. The five year running average, including this year, is about 85,000.
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Boudhanath (also called Bouddhanath, Bodhnath or Baudhanath or the Khāsa Caitya) is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Bouddha, Nepal. Located about 11 km (7 miles) from the center and northeastern outskirts of Kathmandu, the stupa's massive mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal.
The Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath dominates the skyline. The ancient Stupa is one of the largest in the world. The influx of large populations of Tibetan refugees from China has seen the construction of over 50 Tibetan Gompas (Monasteries) around Boudhanath. As of 1979, Boudhanath is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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It's pretty much an inherent truth of the world in which we live that there are few better ways to induce stress and hate within a family than a good ol' game of Monopoly. As with all popular board games, Monopoly has had countless licensed versions, including an old fan favorite: Pokemon Monopoly. Now, the marriage of pocket money and Pocket Monster is being brought back to light, updated and looking good.
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anie Fricke has had success with various country styles, whether slower numbers, snappy hard-driving songs, or duet hits with the likes of Johnny Duncan, Charlie Rich, Merle Haggard and Moe Bandy. Like so many other country artists who have released bluegrass music projects, it only seems logical that she add that genre to her catalogue. She started her professional career as a Nashville backup vocalist in 1975. She sang on over 1,200 albums before producer Billy Sherrill launched her career as a solo artist. The two-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year (1982-83) has a professional and precise vocal style, and she doesn't try to deliver either backwoods rusticity or intense vocals that more often characterize bluegrass music of the hard-driving variety. Rather, it's polished, smooth, and best described as pop-oriented radio-friendly bluegrass, hence the album's title.
While we've heard her sing these songs before, "You Don't Know Love," "Tell Me a Lie," "Don't Worry 'bout Me Baby," and "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" are given some additional tempo and acoustic flair that breathe new life into their bluegrassy renditions. Janie's only self-penned number on the album, "Goodbye Broken Heart," has a conservative country music formula, message and hook that have succeeded for decades. That same goes for the smooth Nashville background vocals of Chip Davis, Margie Cates and Judy Rodman. The duet with Davis on the classic "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" (In Love with You)" will surely be a crowd-pleaser.
Regardless of how you define bluegrass, this album has some enchanting repertoire with Fricke's torchy voice always in the forefront. If your brand of bluegrass requires banjo, then focus on those eight (of 13) tracks with David Talbot's 5-string in the mix. Songs like "She's Single Again" and "I'll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry)" do it for me. "Don't Worry 'bout Me Baby" has plenty of banjo and fiddle (and a cleanly flatpicked guitar break by Johnny Hiland), but it's tough to call it bluegrass without that alluring heartfelt simplicity that's so prevalent in older bluegrass. The songs without banjo are infused with Randy Kohrs' nimble-fingered Dobro. I definitely miss more of the lively sound of the mandolin that is relegated to a rather minor understated role on nine tracks, courtesy of four different Nashville session players (Luke Bulla, Andy Leftwich, Jimmy Mattingly, Glen Duncan) better known for their world-class fiddling also heard on the CD. Bob Mater's drums provide that "chop" and "bark" which the mandolin typically play in a bluegrass band. So, this album is really acoustic country music, and perhaps it should've been named Janie Fricke's "bluegrassy side of country" instead. No matter … there's plenty for folks in both camps to enjoy. Nashville bluegrass-pop has a lot of fans, and this album provides an hour of very enjoyable listening. (Joe Ross)


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Books 1-3 and the prequel novella of the Breakers series. In the Breakers series, humanity faces not one apocalypse, but two: first a lethal pandemic, then a war against those who made the virus.
©2012 Edward W. Robertson (P)2015 Podium Publishing
"Hamming it up"
I enjoyed the story, seeing a major world event from the perspective of different characters was very interesting but it was quite obvious from the outset that each thread would come together and interact later in the book.
My problem was with the narrator, he sounded like he was doing an impression of captain kirk in the style of Adam West, over the top hammy voice acting, his intonation made one charater (a quite likeable guy) sound like a slimy creep.
Luckily in the later books he seemed to tone it down and was bearable towards the end.
"Wasn't Sure I'd Like It, Glad I Got It"
The concentration on the characters and the realism of them.
I like the format of each book which jumps back and forth between two main characters. Upon reading he book description on Audible I thought there might be a risk that the story would be boring (I'm thinking of something like The Passage which I had to return as it wasn't going anywhere after hours and hours of listening). But even at the start of each story, there is something interesting about the lives of each character.
I also like how the series completely managed to surprise me (I'm specifically thinking about the bit immediately following where the radio presenter tells people that they may want to sit down - I didn't see that coming at all), which is rare these days.
"not really what I expected. post apocalypse story "
first tip. play the book at 1.3x speed or more otherwise the narrator will drive you mad.
the prequel is a stand alone so far and pretty good.
if you fancy an alternative zombie like alien invasion this book will suit.
"Post Viral/Apocalyptic page or ear turner!"
I have not tried reading the print version as I've found that a good narrator can make an audiobook every bit as good as my own internal character voices. I have seen a lot of poor reviews for the written version stating that it can be too 'wordy' or overly descriptive but I did not find that in this audiobook.
There are so many story threads in this series that it would be hard for me to pick just one memorable moment. That said each character has a full and very rich story and I believe that when I listen to it a second or third time I'll find more nuggets to keep my interest. The most consistent memorable moment across the piece is once each of the main protagonists realises that their old safe life has gone and how they come to terms with that.
It started with the relationship obsessed Walt but then quickly became Ray and Mia but as the story progressed I felt the narrator did a good job of keeping each character realistic.
Pretty much as the style jumps from one storyline to another. I think that if you put it down for too long you'd have difficulty remembering the roots of each character/story.
There are lots of this type of novel flying around these days but what the author does here is to take plausible, ordinary people and follow them through their successful and sometimes not so clever actions and decisions set against this live or die harsh background.
"original well written end of the world."
This is a great listen. A good story, interesting well written about the end of the world.
"great book"
i was a little worried about getting this book, but I'm glad I did. Brilliant good story, with plenty of twists, much better than i was expecting.
"Good listen but for some petty annoyances"
Overall this is worth a listen, it's obviously a long book so great if you've got some long journeys coming up or if you just listen to audio-books a lot. The basic plot is good, there's some very good sections, however there are also some parts which are irritating to a greater or lesser degree.1. The prologue. Interesting as a standalone section, should really have tied it into the main story more though. But... the narration on this part was almost enough for me to delete the entire book. My god, the angst with which Every. Single. Line. was delivered was close to overwhelming! I've never heard so much over-emoting in any audio-book ever. I think he was trying to add an air of foreboding to the proceedings but it was just irritating. Happily though he tones it down a bit for the main sections and although it's still a bit overdone, compared to the prologue it's a breath of fresh air.2. A couple of the main characters. (Some possible spoilers) A couple of the main characters in separate sections essentially go through the same process of becoming death-wielding ninjas despite little to no training. Practicing martial arts on your own, with no real idea of what you're actually doing is unlikely to help when somebody much bigger and stronger punches you in the face.3. The way the story breaks down into separate books. Books 1,2 and 3 don't follow on sequentially, there's a lot of overlap where you know the major outcomes just not the journeys of those particular characters. It always seems like these story arcs should overlap to a greater degree but mostly it feels like the same story written 3 times from different points of view.
Which one? The "main" ending comes at the end of book one really, the rest is just tying up the loose ends and trotting the pony round the ring again.
I'd risk a credit but I'd consider it a bit of a gamble based on his tendency to massively over-emote.
Only if the timeline is made more linear and with the various story arcs overlapping more.
I can't stress enough how much better this would have been if it had been more linear and with more overlapping interactions. It just feels a bit disjointed in places.
"Good story"
I enjoyed the first section, the book is not broken into sections which makes it hard to know where you are in the individual book.
The narrator has had a lot of stick but I quite enjoyed his voice my only concern was the lack of diversity in the characters speech which made knowing who was talking a little tricky at time.
Definitely worth a read/listen
"OK Story - excellent narrator"
Drawn to this book because of the narrator - some good scenes but book premis a bit ropey!!!
"So glad I downloaded this one."
This series took me completely by surprise. It ranks right near the top of the list of audiobooks I've had the pleasure of listening to.
The obvious series to compare it to is the Cycle of Arawn, given the same author, however I would put it with the Wool Omnibus, The Mistborn Series and oddly enough Adrians Undead Diary. I have to admit I really enjoyed this book.
At first I was really having to work to not focus on the breathy and oddly nonrhythmic way he was performing the prelude (Book 0) but I got in the groove and the story really sucked me in. I was really happy I stuck around, In Books 1, 2 and 3 he doesn't use the same manner of speaking as book 0 and is a wonderful performer. His various characters are really well done, great variety and all very appropriate to how I envisioned the characters. I was completely engaged by both his performance and the story.
It was definitely a book I couldn't "put down". Its such a monster of an Omnibus I kept fearing the end of the individual volume was the end of the entire tale and was thankful at the start of each new volume. When I realized I was on volume 3 (the fourth if you count 0) I was relieved to see there are more in the series as stand alone books.
I was really feeling stuck in a rut and struggling to find new audio books to listen to. This was a book I only gave a shot because I realized it was by the same author as the Cycle of Arawn and figured I could always return it. I am so glad I gave it a shot. The evolution of the story and the characters is awesome, the way they all split apart, both geographically and chronologically, and tie back together is oddly rewarding, visiting familiar events from various perspectives and via differing roads. As the story progresses there really is an evolution, through the disease and its causes and the aftermath. I have been voraciously listening to audiobooks since first subscribing to Audible in 2004 and I listen to books constantly, both from here and elsewhere, to help with my ADHD and wandering mind. That's meant I have periods of really feeling like there isn't anything I feel like listening to (While I'm waiting for the next Sanderson novel, the years of waiting for each Game of Thrones novel or the next book in one of the many series). This one was one that I am very glad I stumbled upon.
"I'm glad I didn't listen to the naysayers!"
After reading several negative reviews about Ray Chase's narration style, I almost skipped on this one. I know what it's like to have an audiobook experience ruined by a grating narration style, so I went in fully prepared to take advantage of Audible's awesome return policy. Ten minutes in, and I was hooked. The narrator's style, while different, was purposeful, and worked very well for a book with so many characters and such a sweeping story arc. I thoroughly enjoyed the audiobook (which was actually comprised of three different stories and a prequel). Very well written, great character development, and a story line that caught me completely off guard on more than one occasion! There might have been a chapter or two that a more aggressive editor would have red flagged (where the story seemed to bog down a bit), but to be fair, at least 40 of the more than 42 hours was an absolutely engaging read/listen.
"Apocalypse epic for readers who dislike the genre"
In the top 5%, which says a lot given the authors I love.
Compelling, varied protagonists (who often have very dark sides but retain their humanity, a difficult line to walk) and some plot lines with twists I didn't see coming. Not a spoiler (I hope) but like the best of Joss Whedon's works, no main character is safe or immortal. But that make this series much more authentic, especially given the whole apocalypse theme.
Hard to pick just one, but the outcome of the slow evolution of dependent college girl Tristan turned Sarah Conner, and her unrelenting quest to find her little brother.
Edward Robertson is one of my favorite new authors in fantasy and science fiction. He's up there with Joe Abercrombie (First Law Trilogy), Michael J. Sullivan (The Riyria Chronicles), Scott Lynch, Peter F. Hamilton (various space operas), Mira Grant (aka Seanan McGuire), Matthew Stover (Caine novels), and even George R.R. Martin. So be ready for DARK. He's a fantastic author--engaging story lines, wonderful character development, great dialogue that avoids the cliches so often found in fantasy and science fiction, and near perfect grammar. (Okay, so I'm a geek, but too many works are dreck due to terrible grammar). First I listened almost without break to his epic fantasy the "Cycle of Arawn" and it was so good, I decided to give "Breakers" a try, though I generally dislike the apocalyptic genre. I was hooked after 15 minutes. I bought the Breakers Omnibus, Books 1-3, and now plan to buy Books 4 & 5 individually. It was like reading King's "The Stand" all those years ago, but without the mystical detour. Robertson puts new twists on the catastrophic plague and alien invasion tropes that I haven't experienced since Grant's original, surprisingly moving zombie "Newsflesh Trilogy" (another genre I usually avoid like the, um, plague). Given the two amazing omnibus deals Audible is running (for now!) go for it. If you're more of a fantasy fan, then get "Arawn." If sci-fi/ horror is more your thing, then "Breakers." But like me, be ready to download another 50 or 60 hours of fiction no matter which you pick first.
"Good Story"
Good story. Great characters. Lots of interesting ideas and events. Could have done without the plethora of masturbation reference though.
"Good story, bad narrator."
It's an exciting story, but, as a narrator, Ray Chase sounds a bit too much like Ron Burgundy for my taste. R.C. Bray would have made this a fantastic listen. I highly recommend trying the sample before purchasing.
"Come and get it"
I tend to pay for short books (15 hours or less) out of pocket and reserve my credits for longer books. I have to make good choices for the longies as I don't want to have to make returns. I can tell an hour in whether or not I will enjoy a book. I was unsure about Breakers but given the excellent reviews I decided to take a chance.
I'm so glad I did. This was an engaging, fun and rather thought producing story that held up for the entire 40+ hours. That's a feat in and of itself. When a crazy, out of left field element was introduced I rolled my eyes. I though the story would start to downhill from there. The son of a gun (I assume I can't use the B word) writer actually made it work. It's a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi hybrid that manages to blend the two in a way that makes sense. As a fan of both of these genres I was not disappointed. The most memorable moment was that out of left field development.
The story is riddled with one-liners. While they made me laugh despite some tight situations, I think they were overused.
The narrator chose to use gruff voices for all, if not all of the male characters. This is a current trend used by many actors in t.v and movies. The one-liners are deadpanned. Given the many, many uses of one-liners I don't know that he could have done it any other way. The characters by and large are smart alecks (I assume I can't use the other, use of the A word) . Smart alecks don't pause or necessarily inflect one-liners differently than other sentences spoken. As a native New Yorker It is the way I have normally heard smart alecky statements expressed and there was nothing off-putting about it to me. That is the way smart alecks communicate. It is a use of language that is natural to the speaker and does not necessarily produce a change of inflection or tone when used. One liners sometimes cause a change in body language. I don't know how he could have made that seen in his narration. He was reading the book as the author wrote it. I am satisfied with the choices he made.
I don't like series more than 3 books long. The filler that goes on after that annoys the hell (I assume I can't use the F word) out of me. The reviews for the rest of the next books seem to indicate that is not true of this series. If so, I will be sure to post another review.
I enjoyed it and will listen again.
"Solid Story but Narration Takes Away"
The story is solid, not great but a good "read." It has twists and turns, a good plot, surprises to keep you interested.
The challenge for me is the narration. Chase reads the entire three books in a voice filled with overly dramatic tension. Every single word seems drawn out, emphasized, dramatic; exhausting to listen to. It steals from the passages that may benefit from dramatic influence, it just gets old fast.
If you can get past the overacting, this is an engaging story.
"if I could give 4.5"
I enjoyed these books. The author made me think about the world in a way I hadn't before. It was hard going from story to story and I'm disappointed that the prequel characters didn't show up in the later books. The characters and their attitudes toward life really spoke and we're defined well.
"Book v Narrator"
Enjoyed the storyline but the narrator, eh not so much. The male voices r quite 'wimpy' but his female voices were the worst. Whispering like a 40 year old smoker is not what women on earth sound like. He switches to his own deep voice when not doing a voice and it's much louder in volume so I had to change volume often. Too dramatic. Couldn't listen past 3 hours.
"Annoying and poorly edited"
First of all, I don't know who the narrator ticked off in a previous life but he was fine.
This omnibus needs to be re-edited to establish time line continuity.
The first book establishes the general story arc, and obviously introduces characters, then the second book restarts the timeline and introduces new characters into the storyline..very annoying as you already know the nuts and bolts, for the most part.
Then the third book gives you more characters and btw the conclusion includes almost no one from the first 20 hours of the book..annoying.
But if this was just one long book, with a continuous timeline it would be much better.
Don't even get me started on how we know virtually nothing about "our hero" and why said hero is so odd. I figure you could eliminate 4 hours worth of non essential characters to fill in some of these blanks.
Basically this is an ok, very simplistic story that was horribly edited as individual volumes and unworkable as an omnibus. Don't waste 40 hours like I did.
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United against malaria - roll back malaria partnership welcomes Youssou N'Dour & world musicians to the European stage
6 October 2005 | Geneva - Malaria is in the spotlight of the music world for the second time this year. Following his spectacular AFRICA LIVE: The Roll Back Malaria Concert, in Dakar last March, the Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour is leading a cast of international artists to Geneva to commemorate the United Nations' 60th birthday with a concert dedicated to fighting malaria.
The "United Against Malaria" concert will feature Youssou N'Dour and friends, Corneille, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Peter Gabriel, Axelle Red, Rokia Traoré as well as other guest artists from all five continents committed to fighting malaria.
"Music touches people's hearts and minds", said Youssou N'Dour, Roll Back Malaria Partnership Special Envoy and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, during rehearsal for Saturday's concert. "We must continue to use our music to tell the world about malaria: that it can be prevented, it can be treated, and it can be beaten if everyone joins the fight."
The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank, founding partners of the Roll Back Malaria partnership, welcome the concert in the heart of Geneva, the UN's European capital. "This concert is an excellent catalyst for the fight against malaria," said Roll Back Malaria Executive Secretary Prof. Awa Marie Coll-Seck. "Strong commitment from partners as diverse as music stars and private banks, combined with greater world awareness of malaria, will lead to increased action and success in combating the disease. Referring to the private sector's contribution, Coll-Seck added that "this expertise is also vital, especially to supply chain management, the delivery of nets and medicine and the procurement challenges that the Roll Back Malaria Partnership faces today."
This event is a message of empowerment to the artistic community, but also to those partners involved in tackling malaria. "We must continue to work together and coordinate if we want to make a real difference. Raising money is one thing, coordinating our numerous expertise and initiatives is another", said Coll-Seck.
People in Africa suffer severely from the impact of malaria. The disease kills over a million people each year, mainly African children, and is a perpetual barrier to socioeconomic development across the continent. The private sector, a highly active constituency in the RBM Partnership, is an indispensable source of funding in the business of fighting malaria. Business has also the knowledge and skills required to help deliver national malaria control plans.
The Roll Back Malaria partners stand ready to ensure that any new funds raised as a result of this event will go to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - the largest financier of malaria control today - and other malaria-related projects administered by the Private Bank Pictet's Fondation pour Genève - the principal sponsor of the concert.
The Roll Back Malaria Partnership
To provide coordinated international approach to fighting malaria, the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM) (www.rollbackmalaria.org) was launched in 1998 by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank. The Partnership now brings together governments of countries affected by malaria, their bilateral and multilateral development partners, the private sector, non-governmental and community-based organizations, foundations, and research and academic institutions around the common goal of halving the global burden of malaria by 2010.
Upcoming event
13-19 November 2005 - An unprecedented gathering will convene in Yaoundé, Cameroon for the Fourth MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference (http://www.mim.su.se) and the Roll Back Malaria Partnership's Forum V (http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/forumV). The joint events will highlight new findings emerging from the work of leading Western and African malaria experts.


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Manny Parra was perfect, Eric Hurley has landed in Triple-A and there was an Adam Miller sighting on a busy day around the minors.Triple-A
Manny Parra was considered one of the better pitching prospects around before a shoulder injured derailed his career in 2005. It's taken two years, but Parra is showing every sign that he's recovered from the shoulder surgery. He went 7-3, 2.68 for Double-A Huntsville with more than a strikeout an inning, then added an emphatic exclamation point in his second start after being promoted to Triple-A Nashville. Parra threw only the eighth perfect game in Pacific Coast League history as he dominated Round Rock to the tune of 11 strikeouts in nine innings.
Eric Hurley's Triple-A debut was marred in part by a bad throw by Hurley that would have gotten him out of an inning. Hurley gave up five runs in five innings.Adam Miller returned to action for the first time in over a month as he threw one innings in Buffalo's win over Norfolk. Aaron Laffey threw seven solid innings in relief of Miller.
Jon Lester suffered through his worst start of the season. The Pawtucket starter gave up eight runs in 4 1/3 innings in a loss to Louisville.
Phillip Humber struck out only three, but he did throw seven shutout innings against Memphis.
Brandon Wood hit one of Salt Lake's five home runs in a 16-11 win over Sacramento.
Adam Boeve hit a pair of home runs, but it still wasn't enough as Altoona fell to Reading 4-3.
Ryan Mullins struck out 10 in 7 2/3 innings in his fifth start since being promoted to Double-A New Britain.
With Chuck Lofgren facing Radhames Liz, you would have expected to see a pitching duel in Akron last night. It didn't turn out that way. Liz lasted only 2 2/3 innings, and Lofgren gave up five earned runs in six innings. Brian Barton hit one of three Akron home runs in the Aeros' win.
It's hard to know who the New Hampshire Fisher Cats crowd was rooting for on Monday night–the Fisher Cats or Portland starter and Red Sox top pitching prospect Clay Buchholz. Buchholz struck out 11 in 6 1/3 innings, leaving to a standing ovation that left New Hampshire manager Billy Masse unhappy, as he explained to the Manchester Union-Leader.
"I think it's sad," Masse said. "We're not playing the Boston Red Sox. We're playing the Portland Sea Dogs. Unless you're from that area, you root for your hometown team. This is New Hampshire's team, Manchester's team and to see Clay Buchholz get a standing ovation was absolutely disgraceful . . . I guess I will never understand how you can root for the Fisher Cats when we don't play Portland and root for them when we do play them."
Jay Bruce hasn't taken long to get comfortable in Double-A. Bruce hit two home runs and also doubled on a four-hit night that raised his Double-A numbers to .444/.474/1.000 in 18 at-bats.
High Class A
Matt Walker's struggles continued on Monday. He gave up seven runs in 3 1/3 innings in a loss to Sarasota.
Brian Omogrosso dominated in a rain-shortened outing against Wilmington. The Winston-Salem righthander allowed only two hits in five scoreless innings in his first start as a pro–he's moved into the rotation after a year and a half as a reliever.
Zach Ward ranks among the minors' unluckiest pitchers. The righthander dropped to 2-10 as his Fort Myers club was shutout by Adam Ottavino. Ward's horrendous record has come despite the fact that he has a very solid 3.04 ERA and has not allowed more than three runs in any of his 17 outings this season.
Every Myrtle Beach hitter had at least two hits in a thumping of Lynchburg. Jordan Schafer doubled and homered to help lead the way for the Pelicans. Brad Corley hit a pair of home runs in the loss for Lynchburg. At one point Lynchburg led 4-0, but Myrtle Beach scored 15 runs in the final five innings.
Daniel McCutchen improved to 8-1 with seven solid innings against Daytona.
Chorye Spoone struck out 11 and allowed only two hits in eight innings. Spoone didn't allow a hit until the eighth inning in Frederick's 2-1 win over Potomac.
Brett Anderson only threw three innings in his first start with high Class A Visalia. Anderson earned the promotion with a dominant first half in the Midwest League, but on Monday he was outdone by Stockton starter Ryan Webb, who was back after a demotion from Double-A Midland.
Bubba Bell hit his 19th and 20th home runs of the season and Kris Johnson continued to turn around his season in Lancaster's 9-7 win over Bakersfield. Johnson had an 8.76 ERA in his first nine starts, but since then, he has allowed one run or less in all but one of his six starts, and he has a 2.61 ERA over that stretch.
Low Class A
It's been a rough introduction to pro ball for 2006 College World Series hero Jonah Nickerson. But the day after his Oregon State Beavers repeated as NCAA champions, Nickerson celebrated with one of his best outings of the season, allowing two runs in six innings to pick up his fifth win of the season.
Tim Bascom threw five perfect innings in his Orioles' debut with Delmarva. Bascom struck out nine in five innings and Bill Rowell had three hits in the Shorebirds' 3-2 win over Lakewood.
Simon Ferrer allowed only one run in nine innings as Asheville trounced Greenville 13-1.
Scott Deal threw a complete-game nine-hitter to beat Burlington 11-2.
Drew Naylor threw his second consecutive outstanding outing for Williamsport. The 21-year-old righthander from Australia allowed two hits and struck out seven in eight innings. Naylor threw seven scoreless innings in his first outing. He now has allowed six hits and one run while striking out 15 in 15 innings.
Kelvin de la Cruz had a rough introduction to the U.S. in 2006, as he went 1-2, 10.98 in 20 innings, but considering he was 17 at the time, that can somewhat be excused. His second try at the Gulf Coast League is going much better. Now 18, De la Cruz allowed two hits in seven innings to win his second straight start. De la Cruz has now allowed four hits, one walk and one run while striking out 15 in 12 innings.
Ozzie Lewis had five hits while David Bromberg struck out 10 in five scoreless innings as Elizabethton pounded Princeton 20-6.


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Olive Branch Fish Fry and Pie Auction
Additional Information
There will be a Fish Fry & Pie Auction on Saturday, September 6th.The event will take place at the Olive Branch Baptist Church, 20657 Highway O in Sedalia beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tickets will be for sale at Vaughan Pools on south 65 Highway. Tickets $7/$4 for 12 and under 3 and under free, at the door $8/$5 for 12 and under 3 and under free. All proceeds will go to the children's church.


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ARUN District Council is being accused of 'plundering the pension' of a disabled grandfather-of-three for more than £10,000 after he purchased a former doctors' surgery in Rustington.
John Costello had hoped he would be able to spend his retirement in peace and quiet when he bought the old surgery building in Ash Lane, a property which he aimed to convert back into a residential bungalow.
However, he claims Arun has 'ambushed him' into paying £10,345 extra on the £279,000 cost of the bungalow – as a contribution to affordable housing in the area.
The 64-year-old, who has worked in the building trade for more than 40 years and suffers from a degenerative spinal condition, is outraged by this.
He said: "I'm astonished by this. In all my years working in the building trade I have never heard of a council demanding this from a self-build application.
"After 49 years of working and paying my tax and national insurance, to let (Arun) plunder my pension pot for affordable housing is outrageous. It feels like I am being blackmailed into paying this."
However, Arun District Council refute Mr Costello's claims about 'blackmail' with a spokeswoman for the authority saying its policy for affordable housing could not be any clearer.
The council's policy was introduced four years ago and is clearly stated on its website.
The policy outlines the contribution that needs to be made to the council depending on the scale of the planned development.
For developments of 15 or more homes, there needs to be a 30 per cent contribution to affordable housing.
While construction of just a single home would see a provision of 15 per cent being needed, so long as it was financially viable.
However, in Mr Costello's case, Arun is asking him for a commuted sum which is agreed at a pre-application stage.
The Arun spokeswoman added: "It is unfortunate that at the time of purchasing this property, Mr Costello was not correctly advised by those around him regarding the council's policies and the requirement to pay the financial contribution as part of the reversion. The council does not operate a 'blackmail' policy but a fair policy that is applied equally to all."


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This position offers the interested physician the opportunity to help address the clinical and public health needs of adolescents in NYC high schools. The physician will work with the innovative Connecting Adolescents to Comprehensive Health Care (CATCH) Program, which provides select reproductive health services to adolescents in select NYC high schools. In addition, the physician will provide medical care and public health services through additional programs offered to adolescents by the Office of School Health. The Office of School Health (OSH) is a joint program of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of Education responsible for promoting the health of the 1.3 million school children enrolled in approximately 1,800 public and non-public schools in New York City. This is achieved through a combination of public health initiatives, case management, education and direct clinical services. School physicians have been serving the students of NYC for over a century.For additional information regarding the role of the school health physician, please refer to the AAP Policy Statement http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/131/1/178.full.pdf .Under the supervision of the High School Supervising Physician, the Adolescent School Health Physician's responsibilities will include but are not limited to:• Provide CATCH reproductive health services in select high schools.• Perform mandated physical examinations (New Admission Exams, Sports Physicals, and Working Paper Physicals).• Function as a liaison for students with community health providers to resolve medical issues that affect school performance.• Support the development and implementation of initiatives that promote positive health behaviors and reduce high risk behaviors in the adolescent population.• Serve as a consultant to the school nurse and administration on school related health concerns.• Provide clinical assistance in the event of an environmental or communicable disease occurrence.• Function as a liaison for students with community health providers to resolve medical issues that affect school performance.• Support all medical initiatives established by the Office of School Health, e.g., programs and protocols in asthma, reproductive health, obesity and diabetes. • Maintain good public relations and communicate effectively within the school community and community-based organizations.• Keep abreast of health management policy statements and emerging clinical research related to school health.• Participate in OSH research activities.• Work within the mandates, policies and protocols of the Office of School Health.• Attend all mandated DOHMH and OSH trainings.• Attend all program meetings and Continuing Medical Education Classes provided by the Office of School Health.
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Game 5: Celtics at Knicks preview
NEW YORK – The Celtics extended their season Sunday with an overtime win over the Knicks. Wednesday night, they'll look to steal Game 5 on the road and put a serious scare into the Knicks.
We've reached the point in the series where off days are as absurd as they are informative. Knicks guard J.R. Smith and Celtics guard Jason Terry have cranked up the trash talk Tuesday, with Smith claiming he didn't know who Terry was. This follows Knicks forward Kenyon Martin telling reporters Terry was "running his mouth" during Game 4, prompting Martin to instruct the Knicks to wear black Wednesday night as if preparing for a funeral.
It's all a lot of nonsense, though the talk – and Smith's flagrant elbow in Game 3 – seemed to fire up Terry. Neither team has strung together four consecutive quarters of solid play. The Knicks need to shoot better Wednesday night than they did in Game 4. The Celtics need to do a better job of passing out of traps, and they need to get out on the break as often as they can. They need to find a way to get Kevin Garnett the ball.
The Celtics have not lost a first-round playoff series since 2005. They're in danger of doing that Wednesday night.
Here are the details for Game 5:
Tipoff: 7 p.m.
Series: New York leads the best-of-seven series, 3-1
Broadcast info:Television: CSNE, TNT; Radio: WEEI (93.7 FM)
Probable starters:
PG: Avery Bradley
SG: Paul Pierce
SF: Jeff Green
PF: Brandon Bass
C: Kevin Garnett
PG: Raymond Felton
SG: Pablo Prigioni
SF: Iman Shumpert
PF: Carmelo Anthony
C: Tyson Chandler
Bass on Anthony: Brandon Bass did as good a defensive job as you can do on a player who scored 36 points Sunday. Bass limited Carmelo Anthony to 10-of-35 shooting.
"He's tall," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said of Bass. "It's difficult to shoot over length."
Rivers likes Bass on Anthony, so look for the matchup again. Also look for Anthony to try to get Bass in the air on pump fakes and draw fouls. Anthony got himself to the line 20 times in Game 4.
Turnovers: Paul Pierce has five or more turnovers in each of the first four games of the series. Avery Bradley has more turnovers (nine) than assists (seven). If the Celtics can take care of the ball they have a shot. If not, the game could get out of hand.
Role players: Someone besides the usual suspects is going to step up Wednesday night. Iman Shumpert showed brilliant flashes for the Knicks in Game 4. Terry shined for the Celtics. Jason Kidd has been tremendous at times. Who will it be in Game 5?


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Brilliant Books Hosts Author in Traverse City: Emily St. John Mandel
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The author of Station Eleven, one of the most anticipated books of the fall, visits Brilliant Books on September 16th at 7pm.
Described by Entertainment Weekly as "One of the most buzzed-about literary titles of the fall," Station Eleven tells the story of a traveling theater troupe 15 years after a devastating flu epidemic wiped out 99.9% of the human population. It is a love song to modern civilization, yet full of hope for humanity no matter what its fate.
Bookstores, including Brilliant Books of Traverse City, are creating their own "Museum of Civilization" in honor of Station Eleven. (See image below.)
Brilliant Books will serve Brilliante sparkling wine from Bel Lago Winery, and locally made raclette from Leelanau Cheese. This event is free and open to all – reservations are advised.


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NEW YORK {AP} Americans did lots of Internet shopping during the holiday season, but e-retailers are now left with the challenge of keeping people hooked on the Web all year long.
Just days into 2000, cybershops already are taking steps to keep buyers coming back for more.
Many are touting improved customer service and new personalized services and promotions.
"It's not just about making a sale, but acquiring a customer for life and getting them to be loyal to you," said Ken Cassar, an analyst at the New York-based Internet research firm Jupiter Communications.
It was a stunning holiday season on the Internet. Sales climbed more than 300 percent from last year to as much as $12 billion, above early expectations that sales would double.
Millions of new shoppers flocked to the Web for the first time, and people who had previously bought online tried sites where they hadn't shopped before. Internet giant Amazon.com alone had more than 2.5 million new customers during the holidays.
But big gains during the holiday season won't guarantee long-term success.
Those that survive must be able to drive traffic year-round.
So e-retailers are quickly crafting strategies to keep the momentum going in the new year. Expensive advertising campaigns on the Web, television and newspapers are taking a back seat to other initiatives.
"It's not just about blanketing the airwaves right now," said Sandeep Chugani, a partner at consulting firm Diamond Technology Partners. "It's bringing the Internet down to the individual customer."
Merchants including Toysrus.com and eToys that tallied big complaints about late deliveries or shoddy customer service are overhauling their systems to ensure they don't disappoint again.
A survey of about 500 people by Andersen Consulting found 95 percent said a guarantee of on-time delivery would increase the likelihood they would buy from a site again.
Cybershops that had a smoother run this holiday season are trying to stand out by exceeding shoppers' expectations.
Electronics merchant 800.com is doing more of its "surprise and delight" program, where it throws in something extra with a customer's purchase. For instance, someone who orders a DVD may also get a bag of microwave popcorn.
"It comes down to satisfaction, and whether you leave shoppers satisfied or dissatisfied with their experience on your site. That will help them decide whether to come back," said Peter Schwab, a national director in the retail practice at consulting firm Ernst & Young.
Personalized services and promotions are also becoming more popular.
Companies are building up their customer databases so they can get to better know their shoppers and then pepper them with offers, such as discounts coupons on items that meet their interests.
Educational toy retailer SmarterKids.com is using its database to create personal shopping pages for its customers.
However, Jerry Lohse, who heads the Forum on Electronic Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, cautions merchants to be careful when using customer data because target marketing can raise privacy concerns.
Still, Deborah Schwartz said she would keep buying if sites she liked including superstore Amazon.com and high-end gift merchant RedEnvelope.com sent occasional coupons and gave her a reason to return again and again.
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