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The Calgary Roughnecks didn\'t have to worry about the dreaded sophomore jinx this season.
After finishing 4-12 last year in their inaugural campaign -- dead last in the then 13-team National Lacrosse League -- things couldn\'t have gotten much worse.
So, in the off-season, the Roughnecks went shopping and swapping and performed a complete face-lift on the team\'s roster in an effort to improve their fortunes the next time around.
Fast forward 16 regular-season games and the Riggers finished a much more respectable 9-7 this year and take to the floor against the Buffalo Bandits tomorrow in upstate New York in the team\'s first ever playoff game.
\"We talked about getting the best players we could and we went out and got them,\" said team president and GM Brad Banister. \"We said this season was all about making the playoffs and we pulled it off.\"
Jason Wulder was the first ever player acquired by the Roughnecks. Wulder, along with fellow Calgary native Kaleb Toth, are the only two players to have taken to the floor in every game since the team\'s inception.
Deserving of honourable mention are goalie Matt King, who has dressed for every game, and defender Rob Desormeaux, who missed only one game last year due to suspension and one this season because of work commitments.
\"At the beginning of the season, when we looked at all the changes in training camp, we knew we were on to a good thing,\" recalled Wulder, who finished third in team scoring with 20 goals and 33 helpers. \"So I don\'t think at the start of the year it was too far fetched for us to think we\'d make the playoffs. If there\'s any surprise, it\'s that we didn\'t have a better record. We should have had a better record, I think.\"
Wulder added a lot of the credit for the team\'s turnaround this year belongs with the team\'s management and coaching staff.
\"That\'s a testament to the organization that went out and got guys right away,\" said Wulder, \"instead of building the team over a few more years. They wanted to win immediately and that\'s what they did by going out and getting (captain) Tracey (Kelusky) and (goalie) Curtis (Palidwor). They filled a lot of holes on defence and transition (in the off-season).\"
Toth was one of many players who were very outspoken and confident the team would make the playoffs this year.
\"After last year, no one would have thunk we would have come around and made the playoffs this year,\" joked Toth, before turning serious. \"We just put our nose to the grindstone this season. We knew it was definitely a reasonable goal to achieve with the additions we had. There was no excuse for us. We wanted to make it and we went out and played our darndest in our last game to make it.\"
Making the playoffs in only their second season is an impressive feat for any pro sports franchise and has helped gain the Roughnecks more credibility in the league.
\"Making the playoffs this year is big,\" said Wulder. \"Of course, we want to win the championship too. We should model ourselves after Toronto. They won a championship, I think, in their second year in the league and now they\'ve become kind of like the dynasty in the league. That\'s what we need to aim for.\"
QUICK STICKS: A grassroots three-day e-mail and phone campaign by Calgary Roughnecks\' fans has convinced Sportsnet West to show the playoff tilt between the Riggers and the Buffalo Bandits tomorrow night.
The game will be shown at midnight tomorrow evening, a tape delay broadcast of the 5 p.m. tilt.
As well, Molson Canadian will host a playoff party at Dutton\'s Lounge in the Saddledome where the game will be broadcast live. It will be the only place in Calgary to see the tilt as it unfolds. Doors open at 4:30 p.m..


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Ekta Kapoor's much hyped serial Bade Acche Lagte Hain on Sony TV starring Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar in the lead will take a five year leap. After the fast forward, audience will get to know that Ram has married Priya's sister Ayesha, while Priya would also be married to somebody else.
In one of the most shocking twists, Ram Kapoor aka Ram will marry Sakshi Tanwar aka Priya's sister Ayesha in Bade Acche Lagte Hain, post the five year jump. When Ekta Kapoor first informed about the serial Bade Acche Lagte Hain, which will deal with two mature lovers, the audience thought that Ekta has at last decided to put an end to the 'saas bahu' saga. But alas! That was not to happen!
Not so long ago, Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar shocked the Indian Television audience when they locked lips for the first time on Indian TV in Bade Achhe Lagte Hai. People even appreciated the change and were ready to accept Ram and Sakshi as the new member of their family.
However, Ekta has decided to go back to her old fashioned way of serial making. As per a website, Ram's step brother Sid cheats Ayesha and leaves her all alone when he gets to know that she is pregnant with his child. In order to do justice to her, he marries her. Meanwhile, it's not known as yet as to whom will Sakshi aka Priya marry!
It remains to be seen if people will accept the change!

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Ganymed SSH-2 for Java is a library that implements the SSH-2 protocol in pure Java (tested on J2SE 1.4.2, 5, and 6). It allows one to connect to SSH servers from within Java programs. It supports SSH sessions (remote command execution and shell access), local and remote port forwarding, local stream forwarding, X11 forwarding, SCP, and SFTP. There are no dependencies on any JCE provider, as all cryptographic functionality is included.
PHPsh allows you to have shell commands run on your behalf by Web servers that serve PHP pages, and solves these issues and more. It is a simplified version of the shell that allows you to execute arbitrary commands remotely through PHP. It is a handy way to run simple commands and maintain a history of executed commands, and a helpful environment that allows you to browse the filesystem and fetch or upload files.
Apparix allows one to bookmark directories and later jump to them using the mark. By default, it acts as a replacement for cd and can be used in the same manner, including the special behaviour for cd without argument and "cd -". It is possible to directly jump to subdirectories of a bookmarked directory. The contributed bash completion code facilitates completion both on bookmarks and directories, but can be adjusted to accommodate other preferences.
MyPurgeLogs is a script that can delete files older than a number of days and can rotate and compress other files. It simply reads a configuration file to know what it must do. Wildcards for directories and files are allowed. The compression's method is determined to optimize the free space on the filesystem. This script has only been tested on AIX.
Python commandsplus is a Python module that complements the existing commands module with an extra function getstatusoutputerror, which separates the standard output from the standard error and makes it easier to evaluate return status. It also includes a useful function that protects a command line argument from shell metacharacters.
Hashell is a shell written in Haskell and which is intended to provide a set of abstractions that allow you to use Haskell as a shell programming language for your daily administration tasks. Hashell works like a kind of a layer between a command line prompt and the Glasgow Haskell Compiler RTS, so the user can mix expressions of both enviromments together in a very uniform way.
A high performance, scalable database modeled after Bigtable.
A utility that convert an email to a Trac ticket.


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I'm new to Sublime and trying it out and so far so good. I have been looking for a way to add Syntax Checking for PHP, and hopefully Javascript/JQuery, CSS, and HTML too. I have installed Package Control and found both "SublimeLinter" and "PHP Code Sniffer" but cannot seem to get either one to show me errors. I did get SublimeLinter to show annotations (TODO) so I believe I am installing them correctly but not sure what I'm doing wrong at this point. I have this code and am hoping to see a warning or something in the line numbering gutter about the various errors. Any ideas?
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You have one actual error in that code snippet, and SublimeLinter shows me that just fine. (The unmatched bracket.) Do you get any messages in the console indicating that there might be problems?
Thanks for the reply. I do not get anything in the console and in fact just went through tutsplus.com/lesson/sublime-linter/ (found from the @sublimehq Twitter feed) and did not get anything when doing the tutorial.
I did notice at about 1:55 he goes to Command Pallette and has a ton of SublimeLinter options. My only option is to Extract Annotations so I believe that has something to do with it but I don't know how to get all the SublimeLinter options.
FWIW, I am using Win7 and the Unregistered version since I'm still trying out ST2. The only other issue I've had is changing the theme so I'm not sure if there are some things that don't work until you register or what, but didn't see anything mentioning that.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence will present:
-- Teaching and Learning with Visuals from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in Room 201 Chambers Building.
Faculty in many disciplines use visual representations to organize their knowledge, but their students often struggle to do so. Join Institute consultants Crystal Ramsay, research associate and instructional consultant, and Larkin Hood, research associate and instructional consultant, to discuss ways faculty can help their students learn using visuals.
To register, visit Teaching and Learning with Visuals.
-- Student Centered Discussion Training Series – Spring 2014 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27, to Thursday, April 17, Room 315 Rider Building.
Are you like many faculty who struggle with classroom discussions? Does it feel like you're pulling teeth? Are you assigning a reading, spending time developing exciting -- to you -- questions and presenting these questions to the class, only be confronted by a sea of blank stares? In this four-part workshop series we'll practice a revolutionary discussion model that does something truly different. It actually puts the responsibility of both content and academic discussion into the hands of the learner. Of course, it also requires a bit of courage, but the payoff is worth it.
Student Centered Discussion (SCD) is a process for training students to have productive, generative discussions about the course content. In this workshop Cindy Decker Raynak, senior instructional designer and consultant, will address how to create a climate conducive to student centered discussion, promote the skills required for effective discussion (e.g. communication, interpersonal competence and critical thinking), and provide students with a workable process for structuring discussion and tools that maximize the efficacy of discussions.
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Wakefield silences Braves for 10th win
Wakefield silences Braves for 10th win
When it comes to Wakefield, the success and the lasting power go hand in hand.
Even at 42 years old, Wakefield continues to be a major factor in the Red Sox's starting rotation. In his latest strong performance, Wakefield stymied the Braves en route to six scoreless innings. He allowed three hits and walked one, throwing 88 pitches.
"It's pretty cool," said Wakefield. "Just to be mentioned with the names that I'm mentioned with is pretty cool. It's a testament to not only longevity and perseverance, but also the organization for keeping me around and giving me a chance to still pitch in a Red Sox uniform."
Wakefield (10-3) is tied with Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay and Twins right-hander Kevin Slowey for the American League lead in wins.
"He continues to pitch his rear end off," said Red Sox manager Terry Francona. "That was a tough day for everybody. I know it's hot. It's great baseball weather. But he just keeps going out there and doing what he's supposed to do. It's fun to watch. I'm proud of him."
Though Wakefield's 4.18 ERA isn't spectacular, he is, at the very least, a candidate to make the AL All-Star team for the first time. Wakefield's 10 quality starts are second in Boston's rotation to ace Josh Beckett (11).
"It feels really good to have 10 wins before the All-Star break," Wakefield said. "The most important thing is us winning games. [Javier] Vazquez was pitching well and you're facing a tough lineup over there. I was able to keep them at bay for six innings."
It was the continuation of a surge by the 46-28 Red Sox, who clinched their sixth straight series victory and fourth in a row on the road. Since May 31, Boston owns a record of 18-6 -- the best in the Majors.
The Red Sox were fortunate that Wakefield had such good stuff in this one, as they were hard-pressed to come up with much of anything against Vazquez, who held the Sox to six hits while striking out eight and allowing just the one run over 7 2/3 innings.
Mark Kotsay, making the start in left on a day when Jason Bay got a rare breather, snapped a scoreless tie in the sixth with a two-out opposite-field single to left that scored Kevin Youkilis from second.
"Kots played a professional game," said Francona. "I don't know why he does, but he seems to go under the radar sometimes. But not from us. We've got a guy that can play center field, right field, left field, and we can move him in to play first base for defense -- that's a valuable guy. And he gets the game-winning hit. The way Vazquez was throwing -- some of his stuff was filthy. Some of that offspeed stuff was unhittable."
Youkilis started the rally with a two-out walk. Another key was a patient at-bat by David Ortiz. Behind in the count, 0-2, Ortiz resisted some borderline pitches from Vazquez to draw a walk. That set things up for Kotsay, who delivered.
"He kept me off balance my first two at-bats," said Kotsay. "The changeup seemed to be the best pitch that he was throwing against me. I think he had that in his mind that I was probably sitting changeup, and he threw a good fastball the pitch before and then a backdoor slider that I ended up driving into left field. Fortunately, I won the battle. He could have very easily won the battle, and it could have been a different outcome."
The bullpen took it home after Wakefield's exit, making Kotsay's hit stand up.
Manny Delcarmen and Justin Masterson set up Jonathan Papelbon for career save No. 131, leaving him just one behind Bob Stanley for the team record.
Papelbon had to go through the heart of Atlanta's order to earn save No. 18 in his 19th chance. After getting Chipper Jones (popup) and Brian McCann (flyout to deep right-center), Papelbon surrendered a double to Garret Anderson. But he got Casey Kotchman on a grounder to second to end it and put Wakefield in the win column again.
"It's pretty cool to win a 1-0 game," said Wakefield. "I've been on the opposite end of those quite a bit. Nice to be on the right side."
Wakefield even got a hit for his efforts, a solid single up the middle in the third. It was Wakefield's 13th career hit and his first since 2005.
But Wakefield's mound work has allowed him to create a legacy for one of baseball's most storied franchises.
"Obviously, the older you get in this game, the more you accomplish," said Kotsay. "Tim has done a great job for us this season. He's 10-3, and he's going to be 43 in a month or something, so you can't say enough about his preparation and his work ethic and the job he's done for us."
Meanwhile, the Braves, on the wrong end of Wakefield's 188th career victory, sounded like a lot of his victims over the years.
"It's always a little bit of a downer when you go out and get three hits off of a guy throwing 65 mph," said Jones. "It was dancing around pretty good. Not too many guys got good swings off of him."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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On Controls Adds Honeywell to Partners in Control Cooperative Program
Integrators can now rely on compatibility with a vast range of smart thermostats
Detroit, MI October 8th, 2015 - On Controls (www.oncontrols.com), a leader in cloud-enabled smart home and commercial control solutions for professional installers, has announced today the addition of Honeywell to their Partners in Control cooperative program. The Partners in Control program has been created to achieve seamless compatibility between the On Controls platform and a vast array of connected device manufacturers from related residential market applications such as audio, video, HVAC, security, lighting control and others. The new On Controls driver will ensure compatibility between a vast range of Honeywell Wi-Fi and RedLINK smart thermostats and the On Controls automation platform.
Honeywell is a market leader in the connected home and smart thermostat category, offering a range of solutions from Wi-Fi-based thermostats sold at retail to advanced multifunctional thermostats featuring a proprietary wireless protocol (called RedLINK), sophisticated programmability and scheduling capability as well as advanced touchscreen interfaces.
"On Controls welcomes Honeywell to the On Controls Partners in Control program and we are excited to offer our network of professional integrators an efficient solution for interfacing with these popular connected home devices," commented On Controls' Director of Control Jeff Skalny. "The new Honeywell driver works with a broad range of Honeywell climate control solutions, enabling integrators to efficiently and expertly address their client's needs within a wide array of price points."
The On Controls Partners in Control program will help bring best in class manufacturers and integrators together in the rapidly growing connected devices marketplace. Interested manufacturers can learn more about the Partners in Control program by contacting Jeffrey Skalny at: firstname.lastname@example.com or 313-373-7680.
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NEW: sayyadina --- by darkstar (2/2)
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- Title : sayyadina
Author : darkstar
Email: clone347@...
Feedback: adored and craved
Archive: Anywhere that will take me in, only please let me know
who's doing the taking so I can properly demonstrate
Codes: L/R relationship, angst, character death,
Rating : PG-13
Disclaimers: If Logan belong to me, do you actually think I'd be
sitting here alone at my keyboard on a Friday night.
I don't think so.
Summary : Be careful when you ask for the truth. You might just get it.
Note: /......./ = personal thoughts
(.........) = thoughts of other characters
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Sayyadina (2/2)
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At first, stepping into the room is like stepping into a vacuum.
I feel nothing from the man on the bed.
Not a jolt, a whisper, not even a flicker of life. The machines
beside the bed register normal breathing and pulse, but his mind is
(Extend yourself, Sayyadina. Push deeper.)
No, it is not death. It is something worse, a milky white haze of
drugs and confusion smothering his consciousness. My eyes fly to
his arms. Metal cuffs bind the wrists to the bed; two thin tubes
pump clear fluid into the veins. They are choking him with their
cursed medications...I feel it now, within me as well. A deep,
terrifying coldness starts to spread through the back of my mind,
numbing the thoughts....I can't breathe...can't...
(Push through it, Alia. Push!)
The mist dissipates, suddenly, I am standing barefoot in fire.
Smoldering fear, white-hot anger, ashen grief. Coals under the
skin. Goddess, don't they know what they are doing to him?
Their restraints. Their needles. Their drugs. I see the past memories,
oh, dear Goddess. No.
Then it all is simply gone. Charles has activated our shields.
I lean back against the wall; my mouth cotton dry, my fingers quivering
in exhaustion and anger. How dare they hurt my father in such
fashion...how dare they. My Feyd will kill the doctor for this, he will
use the Voice and--
(Revenge clouds the mind. Focus on the mission. You only have a
short amount of time to open his mind and find the memories.)
But I can't fight through all that mist and pain and chaos...
(You will not have to. I will bridge your minds; you will enter
his consciousness as a friend, wrapped in a memory of comfort
and safety. He will come to you.)
I walk over to the bed and for the first time look my father in the face.
He is too young to be so old. There are no wrinkles, no scars,
not even a hint of gray in the beard stubble across his cheeks.
This is disconcerting. I expected age, some deference to the passage
of time. Yet he is no different from the day he first met my mother.
He will be no different when my daughters have daughters.
But yes, he is old. Ancient even. Even in this forced sleep, there is
that restlessness: twitching of the eyelids, spasm of the muscles. He
searches for someone. My mother.
(Hurry, Alia. We are losing time. The others will be back soon.)
Losing time. Tell me, has anyone ever saved time?
Locked it up somewhere for safekeeping? Where would I put it?
A jar, perhaps. Around the dogtags?
I sit down beside the bed and pull off the glove on my right hand.
Gloves and scarves are a habit I picked up from Marie, although
I can control my skin far better than she ever did. For me it is
an intended eccentricity, a subtle mystery that fits well the
persona of the Sayyadina. But the girl behind the healer simply
likes the security they give me; the sense of basic protection.
Like invisible hands rest over mine at all times.
My bare fingers trace a path down his arms (the muscles hard, the
steel bones rigid; women desired him and I know why) over the
hatred restraints. Down to his hand. Palm to palm.
One deep breath.
/I am ready./
Flying, no falling, into a light. A blinding storm of white fragmented
with explosions of color and patches of sound. Then it all solidifies.
A cabin, surrounded by miles of pine forest and snowdrifts. A
curl of blue smoke against a gray sky; impression of safety, warmth,
love, but also of aching. A girl-woman stands on the porch,
beautiful in the strange way that inspires abstract art. Her hands are
gloved; a thick, multi-colored scarf is wrapped around her neck.
Protection against the cold, but not only the cold. Two long white
streaks in her dark hair, an awareness about her that makes her eyes
almost as weary as mine.
My mother.
When I open my eyes, I am inside her, looking at the memory
through her eyes. This is the shape Charles has given me; he knows
Logan can never refuse her.
But if that is true, where is he?
Wait, I see him now. Coming out of the shadows of the trees, a
dusting of snow on his shoulders, in his hair. He moves slowly,
cautiously, and from the way he cocks his head into the wind, he
is smelling for something.
Me. Or her. Fine.... *us*.
He catches our scent and his head whips in our direction. Utter
shock blanches his face, a pinched disbelief but also a joy. He
begins to run; before I can blink twice he is climbing the steps of
the porch. Staring us full in the face (an oddly disquieting burn,
those eyes) and asking us if we are real.
He falls on his knees before us, arms clutching our waist, head
buried against our stomach. A jumble of words.
"I knew you'd come back, baby. Knew you wouldn't leave me
forever, they couldn't take you that long, I knew and baby I'm
never gonna leave never gonna, God I love you, darlin' missed you
so much so much..."
A flash of guilt.
He says this to her, not me. I have no right to steal his memory of
her for my own use. But I have to know what happened between
them and she is the only one he will tell.
"I'm dead." I (not Marie) tell him, pulling back to look him in the
He looks as if we gutted him.
"I know, baby. I'm so sorry."
"Why didn't you save me?"
He flinches, grabs our hand and pulls it to his face. "I tried, God,
I tried, but you wouldn't let me. You wouldn't let me stop any
of it and then it was too late and--"
"Prove it"
"Prove you did all you could. Take me inside the memories and
let me watch."
He kisses our palm through the glove.
"Whatever you need, darlin'. I'll show you whatever you need."
Now I can see why she fell in love with him.
Why she never told me of him; it was killing her, you see. The
knowledge that she had to leave him behind.
But enough of my story.
I wish to hear his.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Part Two: Logan
He stands outside the door, grocery bags in hand. Catching her scent.
Burnt flesh, fresh blood, cigarette smoke.
It will be a day for razor blades and whiskey.
There are other scents, variations on a common theme. The hallway
stinks of old beer, old urine, old pot. Everything aged, rotted, even
the air: dead, decaying from too long without sun. (No one opens
windows in this kind of place.) Even the colors: avocado green
carpet, yellow stains on the walls, a vomit-orange bedspread.
He steps into the room, brings his eyes up to study the woman.
Appraise the recent damages.
His first thoughts are always the same-- young, too young, although
this has been a lie for sometime. The little paradoxes confuse
him-- for example, the clothes she is wearing. A white cotton
tank top, molded to the contour of the ribs; she has yet to show
evidence of the child supposedly ripening underneath the skin. Jeans,
dark blue, too baggy. She's still trying to hide something
even though there's no point. Bare feet, the toenails painted dark
green. Matching the fingernails perfectly-- it's a concern at that age.
Young, too young.
The rest of the picture contradicts this--
She hovers in the air above the bed, stretched out in a lazy
reclining position amid a thin gray cloud of smoke. A half-finished
cigarette held defiantly between two fingers. Desperation in the eyes;
he knows why even without looking at her arms. He tries to avoid
this as long as possible; it turns his stomach every time.
There will be burns: small, circular, from the cigarette, no doubt; if
she used the lighter they would be long and thin. There will be
blood: delicate lines of crimson breaking through the surface of her
skin. No particular pattern, today, although she has been known to
carve her initials. Or worse, his. An identification, she says.
In case I forget who we are.
He's stopped hiding the razor blades; she finds them anyway. She's
learning to manipulate the telepath in her.
He drops the groceries by the door. His voice is weary; it reveals
that this is routine.
"Thought we talked about this, darlin."
"You wanna cut something, you wanna burn something, you
come to me."
He shrugs off his jacket, jerks his shirtsleeve up to his elbow.
"Right here. C'mon."
"We tried that in Philly, sugah. Didn't work, remember?"
Hiss of smoke through the lips, thin and curved like a bird's claw.
"There has to be another way."
"Nope. I gotta keep 'em under control. They get impatient when
it's their turn for me. This reminds 'em that I'm still in control
until the last minute. We still have--"
She twists her head back to see the clock.
"Fifteen minutes."
"You don't have to do this, baby. You can refuse."
"And go insane? You know the deal. I've told you. Charles
promised to help keep them out of Alia and they promised to
behave in my mind if I share control. Every other week. That's
the way it breaks down, like it or not."
He does not accept defeat so easily; merely changes tactics. Shrugs
his jacket off, eyes her cigarette.
"That really the best thing to be doin' right now? With the kid
in ya and all?"
"Sure it is. Charles tells me she's got your healing. I could shoot
us full of crack and hard whiskey and she'd just laugh and keep
on coming."
"You talk like she's a tumor."
"According to some medical textbooks, she is."
"You believe everything you read, now?"
A pause, then a knife-edged grin. Sharp and fierce and gleaming
like steel.
"Don't worry, sugah. She likes it when I smoke. Says it makes
Charles mad."
"What if this hurts her? Having that bald freak in her head?"
"Not like I had a choice, was it?"
She delivers the words with the graceful devastation of a whiplash;
they make no sound at all until they cut into his face. He flinches.
She sees it, softens.
"He says she's fine."
"Do you believe him?"
More silence; it seems to be the vogue between them. He fishes
a cigar out of his coat pocket with the intensity of a man who is
trying to avoid a question. But, he can't find matches and this puts
quick end to the charade.
"Whose turn is it?"
Her grin widens, sharpens. He notices know that the lips are smeared
with deep purple. A color like a stain. Borderline tacky; Jean will
hate it. This is probably the point.
"You seem to like her best."
"You know I don't want her, baby. I want you."
"You've got ten minutes--"
Her face twists, suddenly, her body contorts as if she is
stabbed from behind. A knife thrust in the spine. Her arms shake;
loose objects on the floor begin to vibrate and lift slowly off the
ground. A change in the voice-- it is thicker, dripping from the lips.
"Come and get some, lover, I know you want a real woman
instead of your little girl whore--"
Marie screams.
"Get back, you SLUT! I have ten left! Ten freakin'
minutes and GET BACK OR I SWEAR--"
Actions speak louder than words.
She presses the glowing end of the cigarette against her neck,
underneath the collarbone. Once. Twice. Third time's the charm--
the chairs and grocery bags drop back to the carpet; her body
falls back to the bed.
He's there before she can hit the mattress. Thin leather gloves on his
hands; he couldn't have put them on that fast so it must mean he
wears them all the time, now. Arms around her, holding her still.
Another paradox-- the roughness of his voice measured against the
gentleness of the embrace. Hands on either side of her face,
running through her hair, a gesture of love but also of desperation.
They are running out of time.
"I'd kill them, baby. Every single one of the freaks, I'd kill
them if they weren't already dead."
"Go ahead, sugah."
She pulls his hand to her chest, directly over her heart. His knuckles
flat against the breastbone. Her eyes burning through the slits of her
"Do it. Pop the claws. Make it quick."
He jerks his hand away.
"Not as long as you're still in there. Not as long as the kid--"
"What kind of life do you think they've got planned for her?
What kind of life do you think I'm going to have?"
"We'll find a way, Marie. We will."
Now he's pulling her back against his chest, leaning back on the
bed. Arms sliding down to her waist, protection or possession or
"It isn't going to work."
A crack in the defenses; her voice edges tears.
"Yes. Yes it is."
"I'm fading, baby, in case you haven't noticed. Every day they
take more pieces. I can't even remember my favorite color. I've
tried all morning but I can't and they won't tell me--"
"Yeah, darlin. Smooth, thick, red, like the color of wine at some
fancy restaurant."
Her hands move to cover his.
"It doesn't matter, you know."
"What doesn't?"
"The color. You look good in everything."
She almost smiles.
t's that almost that breaks him, every time.
"One day it'll all be gone. I'll wake up and I'm not even going
to remember what you said to me the first time we met."
"I said I wouldn't hurt you."
"I believed it."
"If I could've stopped them I would have done anything--"
"I know. I never doubted it."
He kisses the crown of her head; her face is softer now, less metal
and more like wax or snow. Melting on the edges, from heat. In
stray moments like this, she retains the look of the girl he fell in
love with. Pliable, innocent, pretty enough without forcing it into
stark beauty.
That's how he thinks of her now-- stark, beautiful. The two words
go together, despite appearances. Think of it as the forging of
metal into a sword. Everything unnecessary is beaten away, cut off,
until only a gleaming core remains. That is what she is now. Burnt
down, hardened on the edges. The beauty is increased but it's
impossible to look at it directly. There's a shining, like radiation.
She'll burn your retinas.
She speaks.
"You still love me?"
"Don't know how not to."
She will know he's telling the truth just by the tone; simple and fierce.
As is the tightening of his arms around her.
"Then promise me something."
"Promise me that after the kid comes, whenever I disappear
completely, you'll finish off the rest of them for me."
Horror in his eyes; she tried to phrase it delicately but he sees through
the facade.
"No, baby, I can't--"
"Promise. Me."
She's twisted in his arms, now, her eyes are dead level with his.
Hands on either side of his face, touching him through the sideburns.
A blessing or a threat, from this angle it's hard to tell which. Although
it can't be a threat-- there is no need. He is looking in her eyes, he
is seeing the pain, he is powerless.
He pushes her back onto the bed in a kiss-- bare mouth to her bare
mouth-- tears sliding down the side of his face where she can't see.
"I promise."
That is all he has time to say; he falls to the bed, limp. Dead weight,
they would say, as if they were hauling a body from the sea. And
in a way, he has drowned, only not in water.
But this is acceptable.
It is a basic understanding that he is not expected to stand around
and watch her disappear. He is allowed to retreat, or at least to
be wounded in battle, while she is forced into the necessity of
surrender. Without negotiation or terms.
No mercy will be given, but then neither is it required.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
I have recounted this memory in length because it is the nexus.
Everything hinges on it; rising or falling.
More falling than rising.
Everything after can be relegated to abbreviation, simply for sake
of the time. More cigarette burns and razor blades, but no scars.
He will not allow it to go that far, which is understandable. He
is the type to think he is doing something to protect, even if it is
futile. Especially if it is futile. Her deterioration continues, subtle
yet profound. Her descent into oblivion is many things but gaudy
is not one of them. She has more dignity than that, even though
there are two suicide attempts. And, towards the end, a last minute
panic involving a bathtub of boiling water and a pint of gin. She'd
read the trashy magazines, heard it was a way to kill things
growing inside. She wants to save me from Charles; too bad
he had already made me too strong for such devices.
I am born anyway.
Scrawny, red, not crying, but they knew before hand I was
not to be normal. They accept it; what other choice?
Three weeks later, she asks him to make good on his promise. Things
are much worse now; she can't hold on any more. She remembers
very little, soon it will be nothing at all. She asks him to kill her. He
refuses. He's strong, but not that strong.
So she ties me on her back, shoves a wad of money into her bra,
and leaves him.
Of course, he tries to follow. This is when the Others take over.
They tell him that if he tries to interfere, they will block all of his
memory from her mind and from the mind of his child. If he lets
her go, they will leave her with enough memory to know she loved
him once. They will tell me who he is.
(Lies, all of it. She remembered just enough to drive her insane
and I was told nothing at all other than a name. Logan. My
father. They said it like they were describing an unfortunate
disease I once contracted but was now cured from.)
The rest is literally history; he does not have to be close to her
to hear the rumors. She is Leader of the Resistance, mother of
the Sayyadina, the child who heals. Four years pass. She
disappears, but of course he knows how to find her. It's an instinct.
He is the "unidentified soldier" who finds the body.
Of course, no one felt the need to tell me he got there minutes
too late to heal her. That he would not leave, that he broke, that
he went insane. After all, I was the grieving loved one. What good
would it do to let me know that a maniac had cried over my
mother's corpse?
Charles suspected, but of course he kept silence.
I am young but one day I will be strong enough to be a threat.
He anticipated, took precautions. As usual.
I did not understand, at first, why she left when she knew it would
kill both of them. Or, rather, finish killing them. They had been
dying for some time, if not in the physical sense of the word.
Then I stumbled on one last memory, or rather a fragment.
He found a scrap of paper, tucked in a drawer with her personal
effects-- a half-smoked pack of cigarettes, melted lipstick, cracked
nail polish bottles. (Toward the end everything fell into a disarray,
this is even evident in the handwriting. Jagged, scrawled, as if in
Westchester, no.Charles,no.No.No. Scott, Jean, Ororo. Please.No.
Philadelphia. Burning. Keep Back.
No. Miami, no, no, no.Jean, no.Logan.Please.Help.
Nashville.Pain.Baby growing into what?.Ororo,nonono.
Dallas.No,Scott,please. Burning. Razors. No use.
Tijuana. Last stand. Boiling water, gin, forgive us now and in the
hour of our deaths.
Logan luvs Marie.
Seattle. Baby.
This is why my father could not be with her in the end; this is why
she could not allow him to watch, or even to understand. For her,
he belonged in another world. An alternate dimension of time.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
To my face, I am called Alia.
Among the others, I am known as Alia of the Knife.
This has not been my story, not all of it, but the ending must be
mine. As is the choice. Continue with the life planned for me--
the glory, the agony, the sainthood or martyrdom, depending on
which way the coin flips. Or, rebel. Revolt, unravel the work of
the people who destroyed my parents. Feyd and I could disappear,
into Mexico, or further south, stopping at last in a village that stinks
of goat droppings and corn whiskey, where no one asked questions.
He could work in the fields to bring money and I could bear him
sons, strong ones...
But this will not happen.
There really is no choice.
I was born to live this life just as my parents were born to
love. I can give them nothing except one last gift. The
gift of forgetting.
/I want to take it from him, Charles./
(Take what?)
/All of it. The pain, the grief. The memories. I want to erase
them. He will wake up and he will not know she existed.
Never know she is gone./
(Do you want to bring him back that much?)
Charles must not argue; doesn't he feel the burning in my chest?
The tears in my eyes? He must understand that this is not for me,
or not only for me. The man on the bed before me cannot live
with the memory of my mother. And I want him to live.
Forgive me, Marie, but I love him too.
(I will help you on one condition. You will no longer fight
against your destiny. You will accept your future as a leader and
you will carry out my dream.)
/Consider it done. I will become your myth. The Sayyadina, the
Friend of God, although we both know that God is nowhere
in this picture, at least not where we are concerned. I will win
your dream before I see fourteen years. And in return you
will erase everything that happened after he met Marie./
I will tell the doctors that the records are to be burned. They will
tell him that he was found wounded on the battlefield, without
memory, and brought here for care. He will believe them.
Kindness and cruelty were never far apart in our line of work.
(I will need control.)
/Then take it and get on with things, old man./
The tingling comes, the paralysis, and I withdraw into a corner of
my mind to watch Charles work. Truly, the skill of a master. I am
yet in awe. It is over and done in a matter of minutes.
Or perhaps, not over. Not done, completely. I linger, within
my father's mind (now dark, blank, empty). It strikes me now that
I am truly no longer a child. A child must have a father and a mother
and I have neither.
But wait.
I cannot condemn him to this darkness. This hollow space. Not
without some hope, a shred, a glimmer of light. I cannot let him
remember but I do not have the heart to let him totally forget.
An idea springs to mind.
(No, Alia. It is too dangerous.)
/I will be careful. He will never know. This is my deal, remember.
You do what I want./
A sigh.
(Very well.)
And I conjure the picture into our mind and he inserts it into Logan's.
One final scene. A brushstroke, a coda.
An absolution, the only one either of us will ever receive.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Part Three: Alia
In his memory, I am invisible.
I do not exist, I was never created.
In this world I cannot have flesh and bone. I am merely allowed
eyes, one brief glimpse of my handiwork.
The sign above the bar says Laughlin City, although I am compelled
to laugh. This place wouldn't even qualify for a small town. But
it's warm and the beer's good and the fighting is the best this side
of the border, and that's what brings the customers back for more.
Tonight's attraction, a handsome, brutal fighter by the name of
Wolverine. Likes his cigars Cuban, his women blonde, his tequila
straight. Everyone is willing to pay good money to see him go
down hard; something in the eyes irks them. A mocking defiance
but also an irony. As if he sees their entire lives in a glance, and sums
it up as something he'd never want to live.
He wins, of course. Special talents, believe me, I'd know. Like
daughter, like father. He drags it out just long enough for it to be
fair, but this only makes them hate him more. They don't like the
notion they're being toyed with.
I find it cute.
He collects their money at the bar, a wad of bills shoved into a
hidden jacket of the coat. Orders up a whiskey, although without
the usual blonde. Tonight he's not in the mood. He's feeling pensive,
which is unusual. He's asking himself what he would do if he fell
in love instead of lust, for once.
The dusty jukebox in the corner adds to the mood.
(I wanna dance with you....I see a world where people
live and die with grace....the karmic ocean dried up and left no
He snorts, swallows another shot in one gulp. No one lives and
dies with grace, and whatever karma is he doesn't much
care for anything to do with it.
He zips up the coat, heads for the door. Only he's caught, mid-step.
An unexpected collision of eyes, unexpected because they are so
unlike any eyes he would imagine in this place. Soft, brown, innocent.
They belong to a girl sitting in the far corner, by the jukebox,
wrapped up in a coat and scarf and gloves. She's not beautiful yet,
but she will be. He can see it in the lines of her face.
She smiles.
It catches him off guard; he returns it without thinking, even while
he is wondering what she wants. His money, his whiskey, his
pants? All three?
No, she's not like this.
She looks like the kind of girl who would smile just to see it land
on someone else's face. He remembers his question of love, and
then imagines that if he was going to risk it, it would only be for
someone like her.
Someone who threw random smile across crowded rooms.
The jukebox winds down its song, slow, soft.
He hasn't yet found the ability to break her gaze.
(I wanna dance with you.....I see a sky full of the stars that
change our minds and lead us back to a world we would not
face...we would not face...we would not face....)
The music disappears, cut off into the next request, a heavy
guitar number that grates on his nerves.
By this time, she has turned away, or he has turned away, or both
of them at once. It's dark in the room, it's hard to tell.
He fishes his cigar out of his pocket, strikes the match on his jeans,
walks out the door.
There is the passing notion that he has seen her somewhere before, that
he remembers her from something insubstantial like a dream or
a past life, if he believed in that sort of thing. Which he doesn't.
But I make sure he knows her name is Marie.
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Joseph May
My garden lies between the trees
Where lilies dance in gentle breeze
And lilacs whisper pretty please
To a butterfly's caressing tease
Nearby glows the buttercups
Where honeybees come to sup
While hummingbirds on branches squint
To catch a glimpse of hyacinths
And daffodils in yellow coats
Sway to songbirds dulcet notes
Queen Anne's lace is also grown
With Forget-me-nots and anemones
But the rose in beauty stands alone
And smiles demurely from her throne
© 5/2/14
Copyright © Joseph May | Year Posted 2014
She arrives with a mystic charm
Gliding in on silver moon
With a peaceful vibe that oft disarms
As words of praise in yuletide tunes
Echo where the stars are strewn
Zephyrus, the god of the wind from the west
Gently blows where the lily grows
He is springtime's welcome guest
In early summer he whispers to the rose
As she sways in his warm caress
He gently blows where the lily grows
The winds of *Notus may give her stress
For he brings the summer storms
But she'll sway in Zephyrus's warm caress
The winds of *Boreas are never warm
He brings the cold winds of winter
While Notus brings the summer storms
Icicles on window sills begin to splinter
As the winds of Boreas make us shiver
He brings the cold winds of winter
His icy breath is upon the rivers
With gusts that never seem to rest
The winds of Boreas make us shiver
But Zephyrus is sprigtime's welcome guest
*Notus - The Greek god of the south wind
*Boreas - The Greek god of the North wind and the bringer of winter
I wrote a poem for a contest
And it got some great comments
I thought it was one of my best
I felt very confident
Soon the contest was judged, the winning list came out
Victory was not in doubt
I scanned the winners list from the middle down
I thought my poem would have placed
But I soon began to frown
My name wasn't there ....It was as if I wasn't even in the race!
Can't win 'em all I guess
No need to stress
But when I went to my inbox and saw "Congrats on your win"
I thought they made a mistake
So I scanned the winners list once more
Then suddenly I stopped...
I was surprised for sure
My name was the first one on top!
In the 1960's the winds of change were blowing
As a generation came into its own
A feeling of revolution was growing
The seeds had already been sown
It was a time of hope and tears
Of the good the bad and the ugly
Of spaghetti westerns so aptly named
Make love not war protests proclaimed
But the war raged on just the same
The Barbie doll was introduced
And Beatlemania was set loose
Platform shoes were riding high
Mini skirts showed off thighs
Neil Armstrong walked on the moon
"This Magic Moment" was a hit tune
Everyone was doing the twist
To rhythms they couldn't resist
John Kennedy was the new president,
And planned to change the status quo
But on a fateful day in 1963
An assassin's bullet found its mark
And left a nation in the dark
Dr King and Robert Kennedy met the same fate
They were both killed in 1968
By the end of the decade we were left with a sad song
"Has anybody here seen our good friends Martin, Robert, and John
They stood for freedom and justice
But we just looked around ....and they were gone"
Copyright © Joseph May | Year Posted 2015
As the moon sang a lullaby
to a distant star
The creatures below to sleep did sink
Except for the owl, who didn't sleep a wink
" What time do you have" asked the owl
" It's a quarter to nine"
Said the tree with a scowl
" Thanks, I am going on my hunting spree" the owl replied
As he flew off into the night from the old oak tree
"Oh my, I'm running late"
exclaimed the field mouse,
As he looked at his watch
while hurrying to get to his house
It was then that the owl made his catch
as with his talons, the mouse he did snatch!
Copyright © Joseph May | Year Posted 2012
In skies of blue or stormy seas
I am awed by nature's beauty
In fragrant rose where beauty grows
I praise the Lord who made all these
Daffodils that sway in the breeze
While willows grow where rivers flow
In skies of blue or stormy seas
I am awed by nature's beauty
When I hear the nightingale sing
So much joy to my heart it brings
In fragrant rose where beauty grows
While willows grow where rivers flow
In skies of blue or stormy seas
I am awed by nature's beauty
Drum beat
The sound of hearts
Beating to love's smooth rhythm
Sometimes a brokenhearted tune
Hoping for another chance at love's oft
Moody melodic emotions
That dance upon lyrics,
The beat goes on...
Drum beat
When counting sheep on sleepless nights
fail to make me sleep
I count the stars in vaulted heights
that through my window peep
Then lullabies from up on high
brings my soul to rest
In dreams I fly across the sky
in slumber's peaceful quest
Copyright © Joseph May | Year Posted 2013
September, you are a wistful song
Summer sheds a tear when you come along
Sunny summer melodies yield to your mellow song
Its melody fades while yours grow strong
Summer ends and a certain sadness ensues
Sunny days make way for winter blues
September gives us glimpses of summer
Though days be short and golden leaves slumber
The vibrant colors September brings
disguise the coming winter sting
As summer dies it makes one last sunny stand
But will return, for thats how it was planned
Until then we must endure a harsh season
All bundled up, keeping warm is the reason
When the first snow falls
The pristine beauty leaves us enthralled
Soon summer will begin anew
Gray clouds make way for skies of blue
We awaken from our winter slumber
And welcome the butterflies of summer
For Joanne Grisetti's Copy Cat contest
:Inspired by the poem: September
Which was written by: Andrea Dietrich


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Damn straight it is.......!
All's well that ends well.........though, behind the picket fences, jigidi is a cut-throat world!........
csalek, I am glad you came back and explained. From time to time, there have been some vicious personal attacks on Jigidi and it seemed to me your comment may have been intended in that manner. It's nice to know your comment was a slip of the tongue, ah er...fingers :))
Thanks, csalek. :-)))
Fair enough, I had no idea about the filters or possibility of having something removed. Obviously I wouldn't want you or anyone to catch some flack for something I wrote. Duly noted, thanks for explaining it to me, take care. Good puzzle by the way!
From what I've been told about the comment, I can see where part of it might have been a (strangely worded) compliment, and part didn't seem that way, but I'll accept your explanation that it was all intended that way. But as far as nudes and strong language go, puzzles with either of those (as well as any political or religious content) are supposed to be posted with a filter on them, so that people can avoid them if they want to. Since this puzzle wasn't posted with profanity, or any other filterable content, I didn't post it filtered. That means that the language in your comment could have caused Jigidi to remove my puzzle, if anyone complained to them. I wouldn't have appreciated that at all! So please try to keep that language for puzzles that are clearly "adult" puzzles, where they may be safely used. Thanks.
Yes, I removed both comments, I didn't know it would cause such banter. It was an off the wall comment with some adult language. Seeing some of the puzzles on here that have nudity I figured it was a site frequented by adults who wouldn't be so taken aback. It was meant to be humorous but I guess that was lost. There was no anger or personal attack intended, I actually enjoyed the puzzle, as maddening as it was.
I never saw an apology! I guess the attendants realized that he'd slipped out of his straitjacket, and located him in the computer room. Hmmm.
Thanks, Lela and whatnauts. Interesting--none of the people I thought it might be would have written any apology, so I guess it was a one-off, off-the-wall, off-color comment, of all things, after all...... Curiouser and curiouser! :-)))
I can't remember the exact words afterwards, but they were something like that.........
That's interesting. Too bad he removed the apology - I didn't see it.
He said the puzzle was "a mind-f***"..........afterwards he said something about not meaning to offend, then removed comments........(I just happened to be passing, hee-hee!).......
I really would like to know what the comment was about. (The profile pic is a man, so I'll use "he"). Did he describe me, or the puzzle, with that word? What was his complaint--that it was too hard, or ugly, or was it directed at me personally? I've never run into that name before, so I haven't done anything that I know of to provoke him, unless it's just one of those fake profiles that people use to pretend they're someone else, and it's an old Nemesis, like Dench...........I'll have to check out Hanne's profile--thanks for telling me, whatnauts! :-)))
'C' dropped the f-bomb in a rude comment. I guess he/she thought better of it and deleted it.On a lighter note, Hanne became a grandmother in the last few days (in case you missed it). She posted a picture on one of her profiles.
Oh, my, I appear to have missed something here...... Thanks so much for having my back while I was gone, whatnauts and siouxzn. And thanks, GoldenCat. I have no idea what this puzzle could have triggered, but I'm glad that the rest of you "enjoyed" it, masochistically or not! :-)))))
Csalek you should make a mental (?) note to avoid this site in the future!!!
@csalek - there's no need for abusive language.
Thanks - great puzzle!
Wowser, that was quite the puzzle!!! Great fun. Thanks, PD :))))))
...eyes, and purposes. Do they make a skin patch for people who are trying to kick masochism??? Geez pd, I'm afraid to admit that I enjoyed this, the Anti-masochism Society might try to make a citizen's arrest! :-)))


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Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch spoke with the officers who arrested the 20-year-old terrorists who arrived at the Tapuah Junction with an explosive device concealed under his coat.
Aharonovitch told the forces' commander that "your alertness and professional work stopped a terrorist with a sucide belt. You prevented a terror attack and saved live. I am proud of you." (Yoav Zitun)


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When approaching business for the interviews, how should we describe our role with the Flourish Prizes?
We encourage students to look deeper into companies that are exploring radical innovations, and find one initiative within the organization that is innovative, services a real need, and is profitable. Ultimately, AIM2Flourish is mostly about exploration, discovery, and what happens on the journey when students have a close, personal experience with a business innovator. Some professors are collecting the information about those other candidates, that don't make the final ...
What happens if a student identifies a company that is an excellent, inspiring Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) enterprise but doesn't seem to be eligible ...
We certainly recognize that there are many individuals, organizations, and communities who demonstrate "caring" for others, the natural world, and future generations. However, at the core of AIM2Flourish is the idea that businesses generate the initial capital which supports non-profits, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), philanthropic agencies, governments, individuals, and communities around the world. If these capital generating entities (businesses) are aligned to do good and care, then ...
Why does AIM2Flourish focus on for-profit businesses?
Anyone can submit a story of a business innovation to be considered for recognition and celebration. We especially invite all students – who represent the future business leaders to participate in AIM2Flourish. We encourage students, from all over the globe, in every country, to discover world-changing radical innovations that benefit humanity while enabling the natural systems to thrive and submit their nominations to our dynamic online platform Soon, you'll be abl...
Who is eligible to submit stories to AIM2Flourish?
We will be convening a distinguished panel of Jurors who will help select the first awardees in 2017. If you have suggestions for Jurors, please send them to Roberta Baskin at
[email protected]
Who decides what innovation wins?
We encourage you to look in your community to discover stories of business innovations that are uplifting humanity and solving the world's biggest challenges. Talk to your friends and family and professors. You can find inspiration by learning about Business for Good, social innovation, social entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility, B Corps, Business as an Agent of World Benefit, Appreciative Inquiry, Conscious Capitalism, Conscious Business, net positive, cradle-to-cra...
Where can I find ideas for stories?
Social innovations- the way people agree to organize to achieve a goal or solve a problem. A more precise problem oriented definition might be "a novel solution to a social problem that is more effective, efficient, sustainable, or just than present solutions and for which the value created accrues primarily to society as a whole rather than private individuals." For example, Fair Trade, or Emissions Trading, or Charter Schools. These can be done by any group anywhere in the world...
What kinds of innovations is AIM2Flourish looking for?
AIM2Flourish launched in June 2015 at the 2015 PRME Global Forum in New York City. The first AIM2Flourish recognition and celebrations will be in June 2017. AIM2Flourish recognition is just the beginning. As part of being recognized, the people involved with a winning innovation will be helped to "pay it forward" and share their innovation with the world through conversations, discussions, and presentations. The details are still being worked out, but we expect this pay-forward commitme...
What is the timeline?
We seek out mindful, authentic stories of businesses innovating for the betterment of all (including the business, itself). We will recognize and celebrate innovations that point us forward towards a flourishing future . Ultimately, our goal is to discover and elevate "golden innovations" — the exemplars of business innovation that act as stepping stones to uplift humanity and the world. Golden innovations are important because they create patterns of change, that when...
What are "golden" and "epic" innovations?
Please post your videos on Youtube and include the URL when you submit your stories. There are no restrictions on length, but shorter is better for sharing.
Is there a length indication and a place to upload the videos?
NO – stories can be submitted at any time for years to come.
Is there a deadline for submitting stories?
The general guideline is the business has maintained profitability for at least two years with the innovation in effect, so feel free to include stories that you feel offer outstanding value and contribution.
How long must an organization be in existence to be eligible?
We are committed to a democratized process that recognizes the importance and impact of business innovations in the context where they are created. In other words, a business innovation that significantly improves human health in Malaysia will be considered in light of its impact and ability to change lives for the better in that community and culture.
How do I know if my story is good enough?
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Can you give some examples of innovation stories?
As of now, we only have the capacity to accept and promote stories in English. We plan to introduce other languages when we have the resources.
Can the stories be presented in the local language?
Can students contact businesses outside their geographical area?
Yes. We encourage students from undergraduate and graduate programs to discover and learn together in teams, as well as individually.
Can students work together while coming from a mixed level (undergrad and grad school/multi-school)?
Everyone in the AIM2Flourish process will receive benefits. The students will be recognized for their appreciative interviews. Ultimately, when we honor award winners we also want the students to be recognized for discovering the winning innovations. The media-rich digital engagement platform being designed will provide recognition to all the stakeholders collaborating to uplift stories and create nominations for additional recognition. We know that it is important for global engagement and ampl...
Who will benefit from participating in the AIM2Flourish process?
AIM2Flourish is founded and hosted by the Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. Co-founders are the UN PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education), involving more than 580 business schools worldwide; Global Responsible Leadership Initiative; and LEAP! Sustainability Network. The lead collaborators are David L. Cooperrider, Ron Fry, Roberta Baskin, Chis Laszlo, and Roge...
Who is supporting AIM2Flourish?
Please reach out to Roberta Baskin at
[email protected]
Who can I contact for more information?
AIM2Flourish is inspired by the Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit's collaboration that resulted in a 2014 book called "Flourishing Enterprise: The New Spirit of Business," in which the authors says: "If the term sustainability has run out of steam … the right word is much more ambitious: flourishing." The authors are: Chris Laszlo and Judy Sorum Brown with John R. Ehrenfeld, Mary Gorham, Ilma Barros Pose, Linda Robson, Roger Saillant, Da...
Where does the AIM2Flourish name come from?
AIM2Flourish has its roots in conversations about the power of business to unite with governments and society to solve the world's greatest challenges. In 1999, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan addressed business executives at a World Economic Forum meeting, and called on them to "unite the strengths of markets with the power of a universal ideal" for the benefit of humanity. David Cooperrider, Professor at the Weatherhead School of Management at Ca...
Where did the idea for AIM2Flourish come from?
AIM2Flourish is the world's only global student-discovered recognition for business innovations that benefit humanity, based on a global learning platform. AIM2Flourish is also the only initiative that uses Appreciative Inquiry and in-person, inter-generational interviewing as core to the process. The Appreciative Inquiry interview is at the heart of AIM2Flourish. We believe that inquiry and change are a simultaneous event that transforms both parties. Relationships matte...
How is AIM2Flourish different from other business awards?
Simply put, Business as an Agent of World Benefit is rooted in the idea that business can and should prosper by providing processes and products that create a flourishing future for all. In 2002, the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio launched an initiative called the "World Inquiry into Business as an Agent of World Benefit" led by Professors David Cooperrider and Ron Fry. Faculty and students created a repository to disco...
What does "Business as an Agent of World Benefit" mean?
An Appreciative Inquiry creates changes in social systems by collaboratively collecting, recognizing and uplifting stories about something at its best. It builds upon Lev Vygotsky's research on the "zone of proximal development." While his work is often described in terms of early-childhood learning, it can be applied at institutional and global levels, too. This zone is the difference between what a child can accomplish alone and what the child can accomplish with a nurturing ...
What is the AIM2Flourish Theory of Change?
AIM2Flourish is a global student-discovered global learning and prizing initiative, where the nominations are based on stories about profitable business solutions to global challenges. AIM2Flourish.com is the global learning platform and community for students, business leaders, citizens, and educators. This is where all the stories are gathered, shared, improved, expanded, discussed and much more. AIM2Flourish is hosted at the Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit at ...
What is AIM2Flourish about?
After you submit a story, it will be reviewed by our Editorial Board. We'll let you know if the story can be published on AIM2Flourish or where it needs improvement. All accepted AIM2Flourish stories will be considered for recognition and celebration at the Fourth Global Forum for Business as an Agent of World Benefit in June 2017.
How will AIM2Flourish stories be recognized and celebrated?
Specifics for the actual physical Prizes as well as how many will be awarded in 2017 are in development.
How many prizes will be given out?
Everyone in the AIM2Flourish process will receive benefits. The students will be recognized for their appreciative interviews. Ultimately, when we honor award winners we also want the students to be recognized for discovering the winning innovations. The media-rich digital engagement platform being designed will provide recognition to all the stakeholders collaborating to uplift stories and create nominations for additional recognition. We know that it is important for global engagement and ampl...
Who will benefit from participating in the AIM2Flourish process?
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Knowles Hall
Knowles Hall is home to more than 500 students annually. Its close proximity to the Crane School of Music makes Knowles a popular choice among music majors.
This quad is divided into two separate halls, Knowles South (KS) and Knowles North (KN).
What You Should Know About:
The Knowles Complex
- Special Housing:
Study Intensive:The west wing of Knowles South is a study-intensive area; residents establish their own standards for acceptable noise levels. Thus, this area is characterized as having extensive "quiet hours" that should be respected.
- Wired, plugged in and ready to go! All rooms/suites in Knowles are ready to meet your communication needs, being equipped with cable TV and the Internet access through Time Warner.
- Laundry services: When the smell of your dirty laundry starts keeping you awake at night, never fear: there are laundry rooms located on the ground floor. Washers and dryers do not cost any additional money for residential students and are covered by the room charge.
- Campus Smoking Policy: All areas of the hall are smoke free; smoking is also not permitted within 50 feet of the building.
- Multi-purpose Room: For all of your study and entertainment needs, Knowles is home to a large multipurpose room that can be used for conferences, programs and/or meetings.
- Recreation Equipment: When you've been reading for hours and suddenly realize that your mind is feeling a bit mushy, it's time to utilize all of the great equipment Knowles has: a pool table, ping pong table, DVD player, Playstation 2, board games and sleds for when winter hits the north country!
- Kitchen Facility: Think you can wow Emeril with your fantastic culinary talent? Whether you want to "kick it up a notch" or get cozy with some Chef Boyardee, a community kitchen is available for use.
- Vending Machines: Need some Doritos to go with your beef ravioli? For your convenience, several vending machines have been placed within each hall so you can grab a snack whenever you need one. These operate on your choice of cash or Bear Express
- Marshall Park: After staring at your computer screen for hours, why not take a break and kick back with nature? Knowles South conveniently overlooks Marshall Park, a beautifully landscaped area that includes a pond, which is home to a variety of local wildlife.
- Housing Schedule: The entire complex closes for Thanksgiving recess, Winter/Semester break, and Spring recess. Students who need housing during these times (other than students registered for Winterim classes) need to contact the Residence Life Office.
- Housing is done in Knowles South, co-ed by alternating rooms.
Quick Reference Guide for Knowles Complex:
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|Knowles North
|Who lives there?
Co-ed or single sex floors?
Suites available?
Yes: 6th Floor - 2 & 4 person suites
No:building is two-story, corridor style
Room Dimensions
Double: 10' 8" x 17' 3"
Triple: 16' 9" x 15' 10"
Suite w/o Bath: 17' 10" x 7' 6"
Single: 16' 6" x 8' 2"
Double: 10' 8" x 17' 3"
Triple: 16' 9" x 15' 10"
Floor to ceiling dimensions
8 ft. high
8 ft. high
Window measurements
Double: 5' 2" x 5' 7"
Triple: 5' 2" x 5' 7"
Suite: 8' 6" x 3' 6"
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Double: 5' 2" x 5' 7"
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Cade Grant, 11, of Avon and Lillie Dubena, 11, of North Ridgeville are one of the youngest competitive figure skating pairs in the country.
They are seen practicing Sunday during open skate at Elyria's North Park Recreation Center.
They have competed in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and New York, and have been doing so for two years, according to Cade's mom, Angie Grant of Avon.
Others try their hands at slightly less rigorous routines.


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Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Ohio
My fiancee and I recently broke up because he became extremely psychologically abusive to me and told me to leave during a drunken rant. He is now demanding the engagement ring back. I have my family diamonds in the ring and also contributed money towards the cost of the ring. I offered to give him the ring back if I can take out my diamonds and he pays me what I have into the ring. This seems fair to me. He disagrees and is now threatening to sue me for the ring. What are my rights? I really don't want to deal with this in court.
1 Answer from Attorneys
For general information on legal issues regarding engagement rings in Ohio, see the legal guide I wrote here: http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/he-broke-off-the-engagement--do-i-have-to-give-the-ring-back
Your issue is complicated by the fact that you've put money into the ring and contributed your own diamonds. Generally, an engagement ring is a gift that is conditioned upon marriage. If marriage doesn't result, the ring has to be returned. Since you've put money and property into the ring, it would be inequitable to require you to return the entire ring, as your ex-finance would be unjustly enriched based on your contributions ($, diamonds) to the ring.
Your solution sounds fair and I suspect it might be what a court would order, should he file a lawsuit for the return of the ring. It may be helpful to consult with a local attorney who could help you broker a resolution with your ex-fiance.


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Recipe: Meatballs
January 4, 2014
I'm trying to be more bold in cooking. So this time, I tried my hand on preparing meatballs! Apparently, it wasn't hard at all!
I got some ground beef from S&R (free 0.5 kg for every 1 kg). There are also a lot of meatballs recipe around so I'm going to try them out. For now, I have to prepare the meatballs first so that I can use it for the other dishes!
As much as possible, I don't want to use a lot of oil. So I opted for the baked meatball version. It tasted just as good as fried so no regrets there.
For my next recipe posts, you will see the meatballs featured here used in other dishes. I'm excited to share with you all! Enjoy and make meatballs now at your home! 🙂
- 1 lb ground beef or ground pork
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp water
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup onion, minded
- salt & pepper to taste
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit (180 degrees celsius).
- In a bowl, combine egg, water, bread crumbs, onions, salt & pepper.
- Add ground beef, and thoroughly mix all the ingredients.
- Form into meatballs using a spoon or ice cream scoop.
- Place the meatballs on a baking pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit (180 degrees celsius) for 30 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy OR cool and freeze (for future use).
I don't put onions because my kids don't like to see onions in their meatballs 😛 I do put in carrots instead. Also, I use flour instead of breadcrumbs. Will try baking it like you did instead of frying like I usually do! Thank you for this idea, tamang tama pasukan na bukas, ok pambaon sa kids.
yay! Let me know how it turns out 🙂
Hi Roch, this looks yummy, Okay nga 'tong pangbaon sa school. I will try to do this recipe soon.


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Rumor: Devil May Cry 5, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Mother 3, Animal Crossing, Pokemon, Metroid Prime 4 and more detailed
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If you've been holding onto your five star versions of Phoenix, Alneu, Behemoth, Wyvern, Leviathan and Memetes in Brave Frontier, I have good news for you. Their final forms, the 6 star versions, are NOW available. After a short update this morning, these Gods of Grand Gaia can now be evolved into mighty creatures of legend.
While these beauties are already in the game, keep in mind that there will be a sever maintenance for the patch update continuing tomorrow. This will be going down May 15th, starting at 00.00 PST. Lastly, if this surprise wasn't enough for you, the developers have promised more surprises to occur after the maintenance.


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Fifty years ago this summer, several families and friends with a serious back country passion joined together to start Tierra Del Sol, a nonprofit offroading club based in San Diego.
This weekend they held their annual three-day Desert Safari gathering in an area known as North Ocotillo SVRA, 22 miles east of Borrego Springs on State Route 22.
The hallmark of the gathering was a caravan of vehicles that started at 8 a.m. Saturday and wound through remote terrain that original members traversed in the old days with military-grade vehicles.
Bob Londo, president of the club in the 1980s, has vivid memories of a time before the club's founding when his brother, who had served in a WWII Army Infantry unit, told him that he had never ridden in a Jeep during the war. So in 1947, Londo's brother bought a Willy's Jeep and the two began to indulge their desert touring passion.
"That's why the club was born, to get out of town and enjoy the back country," said Londo, who lives in North Park. As the years passed, Londo also bought a jeep and with wife and kids in tow, showed them the Anza-Borrego Desert that he loves. Four of his five adult children were expected to attend this weekend's event.
Though Londo still has every four–wheel drive vehicle he has ever owned, his wife is no longer in favor of "old rattletraps," so the couple now enjoys the relative comfort of a Chevy Tahoe SUV.
Off-road enthusiasts from Southern California, Arizona and Nevada — and a few from as far away as Florida — joined the caravan this weekend as it arrived at an obstacle course facility near Truckhaven, on the west side of the Salton Sea. Some delighted in running through obstacle courses with their tricked-out rides.
But not all.
"Sometimes we have more fun just parking and looking," said Tom Decrescente, who lives in Lyons Valley near Jamul. He said he and his wife, Lisa, have been coming to the event for six years and were transfixed by a rough obstacle course known as "Game of Life" at Truckhaven, where at least one vehicle needed the help of a winch to get upright.
The facility, opened just last year, features uneven concrete piping, giant tires and narrow ravines where drivers can test their vehicles and sometimes their courage.


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Acclaimed rock photographer Danny Clinch is helping Pearl Jam tell the story behind their ninth album Backspacer in a 10-minute making-of video that was recently posted on MySpace Music. In addition to interviews with Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard and Co., the short features extended snippets of songs like first single "The Fixer" and "Got Some," which the band debuted on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien. The clip also provides fans with a first listen to Backspacer ballad "Just Breathe."
"It was all based on the brand new idea to us of 'Let's write the songs before we record them,' " Vedder says of Backspacer, which is the shortest Pearl Jam album yet but also "tight and concise," according to guitarist Mike McCready. "I don't think there's a record out there that has better lyrics," adds Ament. "To be honest, it makes me feel really proud to be up here providing some sort of background for that." Vedder goes on to say Backspacer features some of McCready's best guitar solos.
Clinch's video also provides insight into the camaraderie between the members of Pearl Jam, as we get a close-up look at group activities like throwing a giant axe at a target (watch it in the video above). As Rock Daily previously reported, Backspacer is out September 20th.
Pearl Jam are currently touring Europe, where the band is playing among the most eclectic set lists of their career. For instance, the Saturday, August 15th show in Berlin featured a sampling of new songs ("Got Some," "The Fixer"), Lost Dogs rarities like "Hard to Imagine" and "Bee Girl" and covers of the Dead Boys' "Sonic Reducer" and the Rolling Stones' "Angie," which Pearl Jam hadn't covered since 1998, according to the Ten Club site. Last week Rolling Stone reported from a London gig that featured a special appearance by Ronnie Wood. The band will head back to the States for an autumn tour starting August 23rd in Chicago.
Related Stories:
• Pearl Jam Break Out New Songs, Rarities, Ronnie Wood in London
• Pearl Jam Give "Backspacer" Art Hunters "Speed of Sound" Demo
• Pearl Jam Reveal "Backspacer" Track List, Pre-Order Details


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Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu Karate DVD Vol 2
Key issues discussed include the development of explosive striking power, the most vulnerable targets to attack, and the differences between applications as they are performed in the kata, and their use in realistic self defense situations.
Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu karate is based in part upon the fundamental teachings
of Choki Motobu, Chotoku Kyan and other legendary Okinawan karate pioneers. The genius of the Founder, Shoshin Nagamine, was in drawing together the most refined elements of each school and creating from them his own unique style of Shorin Ryu karate.
Fukyu Kata 1 and 2 - Yasuhiro Makishi
Pinan Kata 1-5 - Takayoshi Nagamine
Naihanchi Kata 1-3 - Chotoku Omine


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According to star Frances Conroy, American Horror Story will begin filming season 3 in New Orleans this summer.
The actress, who played the angel of death in American Horror Story: Asylum and appeared as maid Moira O'Hara in season one, recently confirmed production is gearing up for season 3 and she will be a part of it.
"It's going to start up again in July or August in New Orleans, I'll be part that and will have a fairly substantial part in it," Conroy said. "I'll be in 10 of the episodes of what I think will be a 13-part season."
The actress added, "I'm waiting to see what's written to see who I'll be playing. I haven't seen any scripts yet, so all I know is that it's going to be in New Orleans and who will be involved. Beyond that, it's a matter of waiting for the wonderful writers to create the next world for us to inhabit."
In addition to Conroy, AHS season 3 will also bring back Jessica Lange, Lily Rabe, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Taissa Farmiga, and new addition Kathy Bates.
American Horror Story executive producer Ryan Murphy has been tight-lipped about the third season, but he did say, "I sorta feel like for the third version I want to do something that's a little bit more 'evil glamour' … We're contemplating shooting [Season 3] in a place in the country where true horror has been. We've got lots of delicious plans."
We can't wait to see those plans come to fruition.
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November 23-24: All libraries will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.
April 2013
Recently, JCPL partnered with Warren Tech High School on an exciting project. Twelve students from a video production class were given a challenge: they had one day to script, film, edit and produce a short video promoting libraries. We had the pleasure of hosting the filming at the Belmar Library, where six teams of students worked their creative magic.
The films were then entered in a statewide video contest sponsored by the Colorado State Library and the Collaborative Summer Library Program. They'll be competing with 21 entries from around the state. Films will be judged by a panel of judges from several public libraries around the state, the State Library, and Rocky Mountain PBS. Winners will be announced on May 7, and the winning team will receive $275.
We're keeping our fingers crossed for the Warren Tech teams!
We are pleased and proud to be helping local students prepare for 21st century careers, and we are happy to showcase their efforts.
If you had to pick a favorite, which would you choose?


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My Nonprofit Reviews
Jocelyn Lejameyer
Review for Invisible Children Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
My first experience with Invisible Children was coming across the Kony 2012 video on Facebook. I watched it and my heart was torn for the children of Uganda, so I decided to research this organization a bit more. Shockingly, I was confronted with many controversies about the leaders, mission and finances of IC. I spent the next few months dissecting and researching to discover whether there were truths in those claims about IC. When it comes to finances, I found a chart with the breakdown of their budget on their website and saw that 80% of their budget goes towards their programs, leaving under 20% for the fundraising and administrative costs. I continued to learn that a multitude of the other claims were just due to false rumors and were not true. I am now seriously considering supporting this organization and fully believe it deserves your support as well.
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Vettel grabs championship lead with Korean victory
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14 October 2012 – Sebastian Vettel has won his third consecutive Grand Prix, winning in Korea on Sunday afternoon. Now at the top of the title race, he led home Mark Webber in the first team one-two result of 2012. Fernando Alonso completed the podium as Ferrari jumped McLaren for second place in the Constructors' Championship.
While this afternoon's race brought no title-deciding moment in particular, it only highlighted the fact that Red Bull Racing are significantly quicker than their nearest rivals. Posting his quickest personal lap on the final tour, Vettel led Webber home by 8.2 seconds, with Alonso some 14 seconds off the lead as McLaren struggled.
All of the front-runners elected for two-stop strategies, with Felipe Massa looking like the faster Ferrari but being instructed to run behind his team-mate. In the sole remaining McLaren, Hamilton suffered a miserable run to the final point which was only compounded by picking up a large chunk of artificial grass when chasing the Toro Rosso duo; they impressively scored points, with Jean-Éric Vergne allowed through by the slowing Daniel Ricciardo. Overhauled by a handful of rivals, Hamilton was forced to make a third pit-stop as his tyres were destroyed.
Korea will not be remembered as a positive event for neither Mercedes nor Sauber; the two teams contesting fifth position in the standings both failed to score. Pastor Maldonado was the only man to attempt a one-stop strategy en route to 14th place, curiously posting his personal best time on the final lap. Pedro de la Rosa did not enjoy his 100th Grand Prix start as he became the fourth and final retirement.
Continuously warned to look after his tyres in the final quarter of the race, Vettel picked up career victory number 25 which puts him level with former Champions Jim Clark and Niki Lauda for sixth place in the all-time rankings. The double podium finish also marks rostrums 75 and 76 for Red Bull, which entered Formula 1 in 2005.
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I did consider it, have been before so thought I'd see if there was anything else. Thanks for your response
I am staying in Hayfield, Derbyshire on Saturday night having visited an elderly Aunt in Rochdale. Does anyone know of any good gardens to visit in the area between Rochdale and Hayfield/Glossop?
Thank you, they are Dock Leaf Shield bugs
They don't seem to be causing any problems I was just interested as there are so many. Thanks for your response
I Know these are Shield Bugs but can anyone identify which ones. I thought they might be Hawthorn Shield bugs as they are near a Hawthorn hedge but the pictures I have seem show them being more green in colour
Should I be worried that they appear to having a party on my rhubarb and strawberry plants?
My book on propagating plants says to divide in mid to late spring to allow roots to develop. Not sure if now would be too late.
Weiglia is a flowering shrub. Flowers range from pink thru to purple
I read somewhere that it is the heat that causes thick skins and we did have a very hot spell.
If I need to put holes in the bottom of plastic containers I use an old soldering iron to burn through the plastic. This means they don't split.
Pushbar there is another thread on this subject that may interest you.


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RNS Number:7990O Shaftesbury PLC 27 February 2008 Shaftesbury PLC DIRECTORATE CHANGE SHAFTESBURY APPOINTS PATIENCE WHEATCROFT AS A NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Shaftesbury PLC, the specialist West End property investment group, has today announced the appointment of Patience Wheatcroft as a Non-Executive Director. Patience Wheatcroft was until recently a senior financial journalist and national newspaper editor. She is the former Editor of the Sunday Telegraph and was Business and City Editor of The Times between 1997 and 2006. In 1988 she founded Retail Week, the specialist trade magazine, and edited it until 1994. Prior to joining The Times, she had worked as a City and business correspondent on several national newspapers including The Daily Mail, The Sunday Times and The Daily Telegraph. Patience Wheatcroft commented, 'As someone who lives in London, loves London and is a long-time and enthusiastic student of retail, I am a great admirer of the way Shaftesbury is developing and managing its villages to add to the vibrancy of the Capital.' Jonathan Lane, Chief Executive added, 'Patience will bring a different perspective to the Board. I am sure that she will make a significant contribution to the development of the Group's strategy, as we continue to invest in the most lively areas of London's West End.' Patience Wheatcroft is also a Non-Executive Director of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC. There are no further details that are required to be disclosed in respect of her appointment under LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority. -ends- Date: 27 February 2008 For further information contact: Shaftesbury PLC 020 7333 8118 Jonathan S Lane, Chief Executive Brian Bickell, Finance Director City Profile 020 7448 3244 Simon Courtenay William Attwell This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END BOASEWFMMSASESE
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