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Battlefield of Eternity
Battleground Objectives
- The first Battleground objective event will now activate 90 seconds into the match, following a 30-second warning, for the following Battlegrounds:
- Blackheart's Bay
- Doubloon Chests will now consistently spawn 3 minutes after the final Chest of the previous event has been captured.
- Braxis Holdout
- Beacon events after the first will now consistently spawn 2 minutes and 10 seconds after a previous Zerg wave has been defeated.
- Dragon Shire
- Shrines will now consistently spawn 2 minutes after a Dragon Knight has been killed.
- Blackheart's Bay
- The first Battleground objective event will now activate 3 minutes into the match, following a 30-second warning, for the following Battlegrounds:
- Battlefield of Eternity
- Cursed Hollow
- Garden of Terror
- Haunted Mines
- Infernal Shrines
- Sky Temple
- Towers of Doom
- Warhead Junction
- The following Battleground objective timers are unchanged:
- Tomb of the Spider Queen
- Volskaya Foundry
- The Minimap will now indicate the next objective spawn location for the following Battlegrounds:
- Cursed Hollow
- The first Tribute indicator will appear on the Minimap 30 seconds after the game begins, and subsequent indicators will appear 15 seconds after the previous Tribute has been captured.
- Infernal Shrines
- The first Shrine indicator will appear on the Minimap 30 seconds after the game begins, and subsequent indicators will appear 30 seconds after a Punisher is defeated.
- Hover the cursor over a Shrine indicator on the Minimap to display whether it will be a Mortar, Frost, or Arcane Shrine.
- Sky Temple
- The first Temple indicators will appear on the Minimap 30 seconds after the game begins, as well as 30 seconds after all Temples in the same event have been depleted.
- Towers of Doom
- The first Altar indicators will appear on the Minimap 30 seconds after the game begins, as well as 30 seconds after the final Altars in an event has been captured.
- Warhead Junction
- The first Warhead indicators will appear on the Minimap 30 seconds after the game begins, as well as 30 seconds after the final Warhead in an event has been collected.
- Cursed Hollow
Regeneration Globes
- Regeneration Globes will now become neutral (claimable by both teams) if not claimed within 3 seconds.
- Time before Regeneration Globes expire has been reduced to 6 seconds.
- All attacking structures no longer have ammunition.
- Walls will now be destroyed if their connected Towers and Gate are also destroyed. Walls can still be attacked normally.
- Tower vision range has been increased by 25%
- Tower damage to minions has been reduced by 25%
- Structures now have a warmup period of .5 seconds before firing and must face their targets completely
- Structure attack warning responsiveness has been significantly improved
- Standalone Towers (found next to Forts and Keeps) have been removed.
- The Health, granted Experience, and Damage of Standalone Towers has been redistributed into their surrounding gate Towers, Forts, and Keeps.
- Forts and Keeps now have True Sight, meaning they will reveal and attack Stealthed Heroes.
- True Sight is disabled while the Structure is disabled by effects such as the Raven Lord's Curse or Sylvanas' Black Arrow Trait.
- Minion base damage has been increased by roughly 10%
- The 5 second delay before Minions spawn after the game begins has been removed.
- Respawn Timers
- Mercenary Camps will now spawn 60 seconds after the game begins
- Siege Giant Camp
- Siege Defenders
- Defending Siege Giant attacks are now telegraphed on the terrain and can be dodged.
- Siege Laners
- Attack telegraphing and missile trajectory has been significantly improved.
- Siege Defenders
- Hellbat Camp
- Respawn times have been doubled
- Hellbats will now prioritize structures
- Defender Hellbat Stats
- Base health increased by 125%,
- Health scaling increased by 200%
- Damage increased by 125%
- Damage scaling reduced by 50%
- Laner Hellbat Stats
- Base health increased by roughly 25%
- Health scaling increased by 43%
- Base damage increased by 50%
- Damage scaling decreased by 66%
- Damage taken from structures reduced by 50%
- Defender Hellbat Stats
- Attacks now apply a 3-second stacking -5 Armor debuff to all targets, stacking up to 20 times (structures included)
- Knight Camp
- Wizard Knight Laner
- Wizard Knight Laner has a Spell Armor Aura
- Grants all nearby Allies (Minions, Mercenaries, and Heroes) 30 Spell Armor
- Spell Armor is immediately removed upon leaving the aura area.
- This Aura is destroyed when the Wizard is killed
- Grants all nearby Allies (Minions, Mercenaries, and Heroes) 30 Spell Armor
- Wizard Knight Laner has a Spell Armor Aura
- Wizard Knight Defender
- Grants nearby Knight Defenders a 15 Spell Armor aura
- This Aura is destroyed when the Wizard is killed
- Grants nearby Knight Defenders a 15 Spell Armor aura
- Wizard Knight Laner
- Sapper Camp
- Sapper Defenders
- Now fire their attacks at target areas, instead of directly at Heroes. This behaves like the laning Sappers
- Sapper Explosion damage now scales over time
- Laning Sappers Health scaling increased by 33%
- Respawn timer across all maps increased from 105 to 120 seconds
- Laning Sappers now have 100 Armor vs Structures while charging and Towers will ignore charging Sappers
- Sapper Defenders
Bug Fixes
- Melee Lane Units: Melee Minions, Mercenaries, and Braxis Holdout's melee Zerg units will no longer ignore an enemy Ragnaros in Molten Core form.
Battleground Updates
- Impaler and Trooper Camps (Siege Mercenaries found on Volskaya Foundry, Battlefield of Eternity, and Infernal Shrines)
- Early game health has been slightly decreased.
- Base damage and scaling values have been increased by roughly 50%
- Defender Mercenaries can no longer be affected by displacements effects.
Developer Comment: We've heard feedback on the lack of strength the Assault Trooper mercenaries possess. We hear and agree with this sentiment so we've increased their overall damage to make them more of a threat.
Bug Fixes
- Mercenaries: Heroes will no longer be pushed when allied Mercenaries path into them.
- Minions: Catapults that are destroyed while their projectiles are mid-air will no longer deal half-damage.
- Catapults
- Can now slightly overlap with one another to help prevent them from becoming stuck against one another when multiple Catapults bunch up around a Core.
Bug Fixes
- Mercenaries: Captured enemy Mercenaries will no longer drop Fresh Meat stacks for The Butcher or Mineral stacks for Probius.
Bug Fixes
- Battlefield of Eternity: Fixed a rare issue in which an Immortal could be awarded to the wrong team if both Immortals were killed at nearly the same time.
- Regeneration Globes: Will now play an animation upon expiration rather than suddenly disappearing.
Design & Gameplay
Body Blocking Improvements
- Improvements have been made to allied body blocking.
Bug Fixes
- Observer Mode: Excess Regeneration Globe visual effects will no longer appear for Observers and other neutral players while watching replays or custom games.
Bug Fixes
- Color Blind Mode: Fixed an issue causing Minimap icons for uncaptured Merc Camp to appear very similar in color to Merc Camps that have been captured by allies.
Bug Fixes
- Battlefield of Eternity: Tyrael's Holy Ground and Zagara's Devouring Maw can no longer be used to displace the opposing Immortal while the Immortals are fighting.
Bug Fixes
- Structures: Fixed an issue in which the Core could continue to reveal enemy Stealth Heroes in a small radius outside its intended reveal range.
Design & Gameplay
Armor & Vulnerability
Developer Comments: With today's patch you will notice that a lot of our tooltips that used to reference the Resistant/Vulnerable system have been changed. Matthew Cooper detailed the changes on our forums last month explaining a bit about the new system. While the tooltips may have changed, the actual functionality for the system has been in since the Varian patch hit during the week of November 14, so the game itself should not feel any different than what you are currently used to. You will also notice that we have added baseline Armor to three Heroes – Arthas, Anub'arak, and Greymane's Worgen Form. These are the first of a handful that we are planning to release and would love to hear any feedback you have. We are hoping that the Armor System will open up future design flexibility, increase the depth of strategy (both in game, and in draft), and grant us another knob to help balance the game.
Bug Fixes
- Battlefield of Eternity & Infernal Shrines: Fixed an animation pop affecting Towers on the Heaven side of Diablo-themed Battlegrounds.
- Core: Fixed an issue that could prevent the Core on the Hell side of Battlefield of Eternity and Infernal Shrines from playing certain attack sounds.
- Minimap: Catapult Minimap icons are now slightly lighter in color to help players more easily differentiate them from other Minions.
Bug Fixes
- Minions: Catapult Minimap icons will now appear team-colored.
Design & Gameplay
- Movement Speed reduced from 40 to 30%
Regeneration Globes
- Time before Globes despawn reduced from 8 to 6 seconds
- Timing Changes
- Previously all Mercenary camps spawned at 120 seconds. The following adjustments have been made to spawn times:
- 90 seconds: Sappers, Doubloon Pirates
- 120 seconds: Siege Giants (unchanged), Impalers (unchanged)
- 150 seconds: Knights, Fallen Shaman
- 180 seconds: Grave Golem (unchanged)
- 300 seconds: Headless Horseman (unchanged)
- Previously all Mercenary camps spawned at 120 seconds. The following adjustments have been made to spawn times:
- Captured Mercenaries will no longer grant Experience when killed.
Developer Comments: We started playtesting with staggered Mercenary Camp spawn times, and quickly began to realize that it added more strategic depth to the game, and coincided with some of our Battleground events. We have been happy with the changes overall, and are listening to any feedback you may have!
Bug Fixes
- Heroes can no longer push captured Mercenaries by walking into them.
Bug Fixes
- Battlefield of Eternity: Enemy Heroes are no longer visible while inside the Vent located just below the Hell side's center Gate.
- Collision: Heroes can no longer push Neutral and Enemy Mercenaries by walking into them.
Bug Fixes
- Collision: Heroes can no longer be pushed by walking another Hero into them.
- Collision: Heroes who are channeling an Ability can no longer be pushed when another Hero walks into them during the channel.
Design & Gameplay
- Victory determination is now much more precise in situations where both Cores are destroyed within fractions of a second. As a result, Victory will no longer be decided at random in cases where it appears that both Cores are destroyed at the same moment.
Regeneration Globes
- Health Regeneration
- Previously: Restore 6.24% of maximum Health over 4 seconds
- Now: Restore 12% of maximum Health over 5 seconds
- Mana Regeneration
- Previously: Restore 32 Mana over 4 seconds.
- Now: Restore 8% of maximum Mana over 5 seconds
Developer Comments: Thank you for all your discussion and feedback on our recent Health sustain post! We are still heavily evaluating a lot of it but wanted to get the first round of changes in. Internally, we enjoyed the increased importance on Regeneration Globes and have cleaned up the system a bit. With a larger importance, denying enemies their Globes in lane has a much larger impact.
Healing Wells
- Cooldown increased from 100 to 120 seconds
- Health Regeneration
- Previously: Restore 41% of maximum Health over 20 seconds.
- Now: Restore 40% of maximum Health over 20 seconds.
- Mana Regeneration
- Previously: Restore 20% of maximum Mana over 20 seconds.
- Now: Restore 30% of maximum Mana over 20 seconds.
Developer Comments: Much like the changes to Regeneration Globes, we wanted to add a larger impact to the moment you click a Healing Well. Again, we cleaned up the system a fair bit (hence the ~41% to 40% Health change) and added a larger impact for heavy Mana users. The increased cooldown should make the decision of when to tap the Healing Well slightly more interesting.
- Ranged, Melee, and Wizard Minions
- Now deal an additional 50% damage to Structures.
Developer Comments: Our goal with this change is to make escorting Minions to Towns to be more impactful, such that they can really start to do some damage if left unattended. Before this change, Minions were primarily XP carriers that absorbed some Ammo shots from Towers. Now the armies of the Nexus are a bit scarier when they march down a lane.
- Catapult Minions
- Attack range increased by 20%.
- Sight range increased by 17%.
- Will now fixate on Structures. Catapults will not acquire a new target after fixating until the target is destroyed or the Catapult is killed.
Developer Comments: Catapults would often reach the Core, but have a Minion wave spawn on them, distract them, and allow them to be killed off before doing any significant damage. With increased range and fixation on a Structure once they've started attacking, even one Catapult will more consistently punch through a Core's Shield and do actual damage.
Bug Fixes
- Battlefield of Eternity: AI Heroes can now halt their attacks on Immortals at the center of the Battleground in order to gank an enemy Sgt. Hammer that is attacking inner-Towers and Keeps.
Healing Well
- 25% of a Healing Well's maximum Health has been converted into a Shield. Shield Regeneration delay of 8 seconds.
Developer Comments: We've noticed some rather un-fun behavior in the form of sniping Healing Wells over time using very long range Abilities. While we're okay with players doing this to a degree, we found it was too effective given how little counterplay there was. To help solve this, turned a sizable portion of Healing Well Health into a Shield. This means that if you offer your Healing Well some respite from enemy attacks by chasing opponents away every now and then, it will start to regenerate some of that Shield. Only you can protect Healing Wells from those pesky Arcane Orbs!
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue in which attacking enemy Walls at certain angles would cause the Hero's Basic Attack animation to play, but deal no damage.
- Immortals on Battlefield of Eternity are now consistently flagged as Bosses.
Bug Fixes
- Issuing a Mount command while holding down the right mouse button to move will no longer interrupt Mount channeling.
Bug Fixes
- Re-issuing an attack order on a Structure in the Fog of War will no longer cause Basic Attack animations to repeat without applying damage.
Bug Fixes
- Towers will now properly fire Ammo provided by an allied M.U.L.E. immediately after 2 Ammo has been restored.
Bug Fixes
- Dying will no longer cause the player's Healing Well cooldown to reset.
Design & Gameplay
Battleground Monsters
- Battleground-specific creatures are now universally defined as Monsters (ex: Neutral Garden Terrors, Sky Temple Guardians, etc.)
- Several Talents and Abilities have been changed to reflect this new categorization, and the following no longer affect Monsters:
- Mercenary Lord
- Johanna's Knight Takes Pawn
- Lunara's Cruel Bloom
- Rexxar's Easy Prey and Bird of Prey
- The Butcher's Chop Meat
- The following now affect Monsters:
- Anub'arak's Beetle, Juiced
- Azmodan's Demonic Smite
- Several Talents that could previously trigger against both captured Mercenaries and Minions will now only affect Minions (ex: Seasoned Marksman, Black Soulstone, etc.)
- Towers, Forts, and Keeps now deal 50% bonus damage to Heroes
- Cores will now display an "Invulnerable" message if attacked by an enemy when no allied Keeps have been destroyed.
- Structures can no longer be made Vulnerable
Developer Comments: The scaling changes we released in December made it so Heroes could dive into Structures with impunity during the early game. Increasing the damage that Structures deal to Heroes allows defending players to feel a bit safer. We are exploring other fixes to help Structures feel more meaningful throughout the game and will release them when they are ready.
Bug Fixes
- Diagonally placed shrubs will now properly hide Heroes within them.
- Players punted out of an enemy Hall of Storms will no longer be persistently stunned if an enemy unit blocked the path of the punt.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that could cause Heroes to become stuck inside of a Gate after using certain Abilities.
Bug Fixes
- Diagonally placed Shrubs will no longer sometimes fail to properly hide a Hero within.
Design & Gameplay
Scaling Changes
- Health and damage scaling for all Heroes, Battleground Events, Minions, and Mercenaries has been changed from flat, additive values to values that are multiplicative by percentage.
- A large portion of Heroes' total scaling amounts, which were previously gained over the course of a game, have been added to their base values.
- Please review our recent blog on scaling and respawn timer changes for more details.
Developer Comments: Due to the way that our old level scaling system worked, early game level discrepancies created a larger difference in power level than we liked. This often led to situations where a team could be up two or more levels early in a game, and use this advantage to create a larger lead. We didn't feel that games were fun for the winning or losing team in these types of scenarios. As a result of these changes, all Heroes will have more power early, but gain less from each level. Battleground Events, Minions, Mercenaries, and Structures have all been adjusted to compensate for this and should feel close to what they did previously. The aim of these adjustments to the scaling system is to make level differences have a similar impact on your Hero's statistics at all points in a game. Now, each level offers about 4% Health and 4% damage, which mirrors what late game leads felt like in our previous version of the game. It is important to note, that while being down a few levels will be less punishing than it was previously, Talent tier advantages can and will still have a noticeable impact on enemy engagements.
Respawn Timers
- Respawn timers have been increased for levels 1 – 10.
- Please review our recent blog on scaling and respawn timer changes for more details.
Developer Comments: In order to reward players for getting early game Takedowns, we're also increasing the respawn time of dead Heroes at low levels. Now, getting early game Takedowns (and the experience associated with it) won't give your team as much pure power as it did previously. Instead, early kills will offer a "power play" moment, in which your team can destroy enemy Structures, complete Battleground Events, or take more Mercenaries. These meaningful strategic advantages will position a team closer to victory, without giving them a large stat advantage and the ability to bully the opposing enemy team.
Attack Speed Slows
- Attack speed slows now apply only to Heroes and Summons.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that prevented Hero vision radiuses from displaying on Infernal Shrines and Battlefield of Eternity minimaps.
Design & Gameplay
A.I. Talent Selection
- A.I. controlled Heroes will now select their Talents from a group of preset Talent builds.
Developer Comments: A.I. players will now choose from predetermined Talent builds instead of randomly selecting Talents. This is especially important for players who disconnect as the A.I. will now no longer randomly choose Talents, but instead try to pick builds that are closer to what players would expect. In addition, A.I. controlled Heroes in Versus A.I. games will also have their own Talent builds to choose from.
Vehicles and Regeneration Globe Interaction
- Regeneration Globes will no longer heal Dragon Knights and Garden Terrors.
- Instead, Regeneration Globe effects will now be applied directly to the Hero inside the Dragon Knight or Garden Terror.
- Players within a Dragon Knight or Garden Terror can now also accumulate stacks for Talents such as Seasoned Marksman, Gathering Power, Regeneration Master, etc.
Summoned Unit Attacks
- Summoned unit Basic Attacks will now miss if that Summon is Blinded or the target is Evading.
- Summoned unit Basic Attacks will no longer consume Block Talent stacks.
Battleground Updates
- Immortal
- Basic Attack damage increased from 360 (+22 per minute) to 360 (+25 per minute) after 11 minutes have passed, and 360 (+30 per minute) after 16 minutes
Developer Comments: Matches on Battlefield could occasionally go quite long as the Immortals weren't scaling high enough into the late game. With this slight damage increase they'll be more of a threat as the game progresses.
Battleground Updates
- When Immortals that are battling at the center of the Battleground swap locations for the first time, the Heaven Immortal will now always travel to right, and the Hell Immortal will always travel to the left.
Bug Fixes
- Battlefield of Eternity Minions affected by Sylvanas' Possession will now properly grant vision to the controlling team.
- Captured Bruiser Mercenary Camps on Battlefield of Eternity will now properly display their respawn timers when mousing over them on the minimap.
- Fixed a rare issue that could cause Mercenary Camps to permanently vanish on Battlefield of Eternity.
- Visual effects from Basic Attacks and Hero Abilities against an Immortal are no longer visible through the fog of war.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue on Battlefield of Eternity that could cause an attacking Immortal to unintentionally cancel its Cleave Ability.
Battleground Updates
The conflict between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells has spilled into the Nexus, breeding a new Battleground that is equal parts righteous and wicked. Angels, Demons, and now Heroes clash in ceaseless combat in their struggle for dominance over the Battlefield of Eternity.
- Battlefield of Eternity is a two-lane Battleground featuring two massive Immortals that battle endlessly at its center, and teams must compete to defeat the opposing Immortal.
- Once its foe has been toppled, the victorious Immortal will be restored to full Health, and proceed to seek out enemy Structures, attacking down the lane with the most remaining defenses.
- An attacking Immortal will also gain a Shield, proportionate to the amount of Health it had remaining at the end of the battle.
- The Immortal will perform ranged attacks, which each consume a portion of its Shield. Taking damage will also drain the Immortal's Shield.
- Once its Shield has been expended, the Immortal will only attack at melee range.
New Mercenaries
- Fallen Shaman
- These malformed demons never stray too far from a pack of Fallen Hounds, and will quickly resurrect any Hounds that are killed in combat. Those who value their souls would be wise to first destroy the Shaman before targeting its Hound companions.
- Khazra
- The half human, half goat creatures that inhabit Battlefield of Eternity are tough, ranged attackers that won't hesitate to rain spears on their foes. Defeat the Khazra at their camps to harness their destructive appetite before the enemy team.
New Battleground, More Often
- Starting today, the pool of Battlegrounds available in all modes, except Custom Games, will be temporarily limited to the following:
- Battlefield of Eternity
- Sky Temple
- Tomb of the Spider Queen
- Cursed Hollow
- This has been done to increase the frequency with which players encounter the new Battleground, Battlefield of Eternity.
- During this time, players can still select and play on any Battleground they wish using Custom Games.
- All Battlegrounds, including Battlefield of Eternity, will once again be made available for play in all matchmaking game modes on Tuesday, July 7.


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A member of the University of Georgia's Delta Sigma Phi fraternity believes brothers visiting from another chapter might be responsible for the theft of fraternity property valued at nearly $3,000, including a large composite photograph, a paddle bearing the UGA crest and fraternity logo, and the frat's charter and mission statement documents, Athens-Clarke police said.
The items went missing from the South Milledge Avenue fraternity house between 4:30 and 9 a.m. Sunday, about the same time visiting members from Delta Sigma Phi's University of Central Florida chapter departed, according to police.
While at the frat house in Athens, the guests also kicked in a bedroom door to get blankets to sleep with, police said.
The UGA chapter member who reported the thefts on Monday told police he had been in touch with the president of the UCF chapter to identify possible suspects, police said.


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Osprey, Florida (PressExposure) February 17, 2009 -- Burton-Taylor International Consulting LLC, a leading financial news and market data research, strategy and business consulting organization, today released research showing the market shares of industry leaders Thomson Reuters (TRI) and Bloomberg to have increased slightly in 2008 to 34% and 24% respectively. The overall spend on financial information and analysis globally was flat year-on-year, as the industry exited 2008 at US$23.01 billion versus US$22.99 billion in 2007.
Although distant in terms of revenue, the fastest growing major data providers in the industry were FactSet, Interactive Data Corporation (IDC) and SIX Telekurs which now enjoy 2.5%, 3.3% and 1.2% global share respectively. The fact that the third, fourth and fifth biggest players hold less than 4% market share each only serves to underscore the duopolistic nature of the current market data industry.
Asia led all regions in 2008 with a 20.3% increase in spend, while Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) grew at just under 7% and the Americas contracted by almost 10%. Thomson Reuters is the market share leader, with Bloomberg second, in each of the three regions. Quick sits third in Asia while SIX Telekurs is third in EMEA and IDC third in the Americas.
Burton-Taylor data shows that exiting 2008 the largest segment, in terms of total information and analysis spend worldwide, is Fixed Income/FX Sales & Trading. Investment Management is second largest, followed by Equity Sales & Trading, Corporate, Wealth Management, Commodities & Energy and a dramatically smaller Investment Banking segment.
A challenging year in 2009 is projected by Burton-Taylor, with negative 1-3% growth seen for the industry. The Americas will continue to contract. EMEA will remain flat but be supported by growth in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Asia's growth rate will be significantly less than recent years but still reach the low to mid-single digits, fueled by external investment from Japan and internal investment in China.
"Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg will face differing challenges and changing business focuses in 2009," says Douglas B. Taylor, Managing Partner of Burton-Taylor. "At TRI, feeding the appetites of the growing 'low latency' and risk management monsters, as well as continuing to establish a foothold against strong competitor Dow Jones in the machine readable news market, are key priorities. At the same time, launching a new financial video service and rebuilding equity news to leverage their desktop dominance in the North American Wealth Management space will test the company's ability to both invest and seek overall margin improvement."
"At Bloomberg the attention is directed at finding new revenue outside the core terminal business," Taylor says. "Commitments to high margin datafeed sales, and to improved news coverage in China, are seen as significant opportunities, but successfully capitalizing on the strategies without cannibalizing existing revenue will require creative commercial models and deft execution in areas that are relatively new to the company."
According to Taylor, "Both TRI and Bloomberg are facing these challenges at a time when the revenue insulation provided by their dwindling two and three year client contracts is rapidly eroding. Additionally, IDC's continued aggressive approach to pricing and SIX Telekurs continued strong organic and acquisition-based growth may begin to dent the market shares of the 'Big Two'. Maintaining revenue by Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg over the next 12-24 months will be strictly on the merit of their strategic planning and execution. Both companies are leaning heavily upon their proprietary news capabilities to help drive growth, which is one reason that Burton-Taylor in the coming weeks intend to publish the first ever, detailed comparative study of Bloomberg News versus Reuters News."
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The hero is a young man derided, manipulated, put upon and used by his ghastly upper-middle class family. There are echoes of Cold Comfort Farm and the Addams but with cut-glass accents. Here he tells in the first person of his efforts to do something for himself, constantly frustrated by mysterious inteference by absolutely everybody that he comes across. His attempt at a cycling holiday is comprehensively hijacked and we are regaled with the consequences. We are served up a happy and amusing mixture of Mr Pooter, Jerome in his boat, Lemuel Gulliver, Berry and Jonah, and Candide. And that's just the hero. The transition to a Road novel in the second half enables encounters with a galè re of weirds rolled out for our delectation by the author. There is even a German who reminds me of Dennis the Dachshund from S G Hulme Beaman's Toy Town.
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The result in effect is Dornford Yates meets Tom Sharpe with a dash of HG Wells for the cycling and perhaps the politics, Erskine Childers, the Grossmith brothers, a reminder of Pip in Great Expectations and even an echo of Fielding; put it together and the style is unique and, I find, very entertaining.
The author gets the upper part of the upstairs-downstairs setting rather well, give or take the odd anachronism in dialogue. He is also to be congratulated on the depth of his research into all manner of subjects - bicycles, navies, coaling stations and so forth - and has certainly covered the course. What is also pleasing is that the author rules the reader with a light hand, leaving one to work out what is going on from this hint and that.
There is one downside about reading this on Kindle, which is that some of the illustrations are almost impossible to read, although one can usually guess what is intended to be shown.
The most important thing for me with fiction is that I care about the characters and what happens to them. This book more than met those tests. I was continually wondering what oddity was going to turn up next, and every character however minor was well-rounded. The dénouement where the loose ends of the farce are all neatly tied up is very neatly managed. All in all this is a jolly romp which I much enjoyed.
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ANN ARBOR, MIch. (WJBK) - Michigan is front and center in the race for the white house and some say it could even be the tipping point that puts one of the candidates over the top.
Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are making stops in our state on the eve of the election. President Barack Obama is also making an appearance, doing his best to keep Michigan squarely in the Democrats' column.
While there's been a lot of talk about the star power on the campaign trail along with Hillary Clinton, you don't get much bigger than this with the President of the United States.
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Tuesday to be precise - Election Day - and on Monday President Obama was campaigning hard to get out the vote for the woman he hopes will succeed him as president - Hillary Clinton.
"I'm feeling sentimental, this is going to be probably my last day of campaigning for a while," Obama said.
The president thanking the organizers, the crowd took them back to eight years ago - when he became commander in chief.
"We were living through two long wars, going through the worst economic crisis in 80 years," he said.
Harkening back to the auto crisis and his role in saving the auto industry - President Barack Obama asked voters to build on his legacy and keep Michigan a blue state.
"There's only one candidate in this race who's devoted her life to that better America," Obama said. "And that is the next president of the United States - Hillary Clinton."
President Obama steered clear of any mention of the email scandal that's plagued Clinton's campaign, the president instead turned to her opponent.
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- Genre: International
- Release Date: 4/24/2007
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- 28 years old
- Date of birth: Jun 2, 1981
- Place of birth:
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- Date of passing: Sep 13, 2009
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|A Million I Love You's.....
In loving memory of Phillip. You are always in my heart, my thoughts and in spirit forever with me. I know you and Dad are always with me wherever I am and wherever I go.
"Late but not forgotten on anniversary of your passing from this life to eternity. I thought of you and your dad all week but just didn't take the time to write you a note. Until we meet again in eternity......much love grandma"
"I always liked how the day after you died was the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. It reminds me how your suffering in this world doesn't have the last say."
"5:30 am and 11:55am. The times of your birth and death. You were born at 5:30 am and you died at 11:55 and will live for eternally with God. I am reminded today of Gods great mercy and love for you and for me. I look forward to the day when we meet again and I can tell you how much I love you. Watch over all of us."
"Sitting at the lake listening to music and remembering. Love you, love you.....Niki"
"You are in my thoughts always! Watch over me each and every day. Keep us safe from all the evil which is in the world today. I love you and miss you!"
"It is hard to believe that seven years have passed already! It seems like it was only yesterday! Please pray over us left behind as I pray for you each day! I love you dearly. Happy belated birthday Philip! I love you! Aunt Wanda"
"Phillip, you were in my thoughts all day long as I went through a long day of work. What I wanted to do, didn't get accomplished, but, I did have time to go sit in the chapel for a few minutes to be still and silent and reflect. So, I'm thinking I accomplished more than enough! Sometimes I need reminders to remember what's important in life - it really is the little things we do in life that count - Happy Birthday Phillip - I love you to the moon and back.....Niki"
"Happy Birthday Phillip! Still missing you after all these years. Lots of love from Grandma"
"Happy birthday Philip. I still long to see you one more time. I treasure the memories you left behind, I just wish I hadn't taken you or your being alive for granted. I always thought there would always be one more day.... Until we meet again, love you always and forever."
"You are forever missed Phillip -
The passage of time may make some memories fade, but others are still so clear.
Remembering you today and always - Aunt Jamie"
"After all these years still missing you. Pray for all of us left behind. Love you always. Grandma"
"Thinking of you today and remembering all the good times we've shared. We will never forget you. I love you!!"
"Last night as I locked up the house, my mind was on you and the seven years it's been since I last saw you. I leaned against the door, closed my eyes and heard your laughter in my mind and memories. I miss you. I love you....forever and ever, Amen! Niki"
I love you always and forever. Keep watch over all of us and pray for us. Mom"
"Happy Birthday Phillip! Thinking of you always. Remembering you always. Missing you always. Loving you always. Grandma"
"Good morning Phillip, Happy Birthday! The last few days you have been on my mind continuously as I waited for your birthday to arrive; kinda like the day you were born: anticipation! I didn't want to forget to tell you happy birthday like I have in the past, I'd think about it, become distracted with work or whatever was going on and forget to call. At mass yesterday Father Clem focused on dying and even though a great number of people can die all together, when we face our judgement with God, we do that alone. No one can do it for us. No one can take our place. We are naked before God with all our flaws and imperfections laid open before Him. What is awesome is the great Mercy He shows and gives us! The love. The waiting He does to enfold us to Him when we stray away or commit sin. I struggle daily to love like that: all consuming without judgement. What's funny, is that since you died, I love you more, I don't remember your flaws and imperfections, I remember your generous spirit and love. Hmmmm.....something for me to ponder on today! I love you forever....Niki"
"Happy birthday Phillip! 35 years ago God gave me you. In January I had decided to work as scheduled, because I realized I would spend this day, the day's previous, and the days ahead thinking of you regardless of what I am doing, or where I'm at. I have thought of you every day of my life since the day you were born. I want to spend this special day thanking God for you, and the 28 years you were with us here, And also I thank God continuously that you are still with me, just in a different and better way. I will remember how many prayers you have answered for me. I love you and miss you always. Watch over me until God calls me home and I see you once more."
I dreamed of you.
All of a sudden I saw you standing in front of me. I was surprised and delighted. I was so joyful to see you once more. You were so real...blue eyes and golden blond hair standing so straight, so tall, so familiar and yet like a mirage.
Oh...If only dreams came true!
You talked to me in the same familiar voice, how I eagerly waited for your smile, your laugh, but you were so serious looking at me with love. You talked to me, said so many things, how I wish I remembered every word.
Oh...If only dreams were true!
You left me for a while and how I searched for you. I cried out to you, "don't leave me, stay with me, there is so much I want to say."
Suddenly there you were at my side.
Oh....If only dreams came true!'"
"Remembering you and especially your dad this weekend - beautiful weather...lots of memories...good company...sore muscles...a little sad, but felt God's presence and guiding hands."
"Phillip, I've been thinking a lot about you lately. Nothing is the same as it was so many years ago. Days still come and go and the world continues to turn, but everything is different now. I know you see and know all about the changes in our lives. After all these years I still miss you and long to see you again so much. God is slowly healing my heart and slowly the pain gets a little less and I am starting to enjoy life again. I can't keep walking backwards up the stairs, it's time to move forward. I love you and miss you. Until we meet again watch over us."
"Hi Phillip,
Just a little note to ask you and your dad to pray for the family, and all families. We love you both.
Aunt Donna & Uncle Tommy"
"6 years ago, on this day, we were all in a state of shock and filled with sadness to learn of your death. But as time has gone by, I have slowly learned to accept your death and my own immorality. I don't know why God took you from us...but it is not for me to question. I know that you and your Dad are watching over all of us today and always. You are missed terribly! I love you! Aunt Wanda"
"Remembering all that we shared...all of the laughs and tears!
Missing all that we shared!
Love you and miss you buddy!"
"The difference of today and 6 years ago today. I feel the suns radiant warmth and see its light as I sit outside and wait for the day to begin. I embrace the quiet of the morning before all the noise of life begins. I embrace the peace inside. I embrace whatever God has chosen for me today. Be it sorrow and tears when I visit you at the cemetery; be it tears or happiness when I hear certain songs that are full of memories; be it sadness that I can't see or hug you once more; be it freedom to love others fully even though there could be pain; be it working in my yard and enjoying the benefit of hard work or be it the beauty of Gods love in me and in you. I choose to celebrate you, today and tomorrows. You have not been forgotten, you will not be forgotten. I love you forever...Niki"
"Phillip, this morning is much like the one 6 years ago. It is Sunday, and I am up early getting ready for church. Prayers for all today...especially those that relive this day in all its horror and sadness. I do not understand God's ways, but I trust in His providential plan."
"Happy Birthday Phillip! Listening to the song that came on when the webpage opened made me think about the times we would sit either in Niki's house or outside listening to music. Or when we went to a concert together to see Cake and No Doubt. You are not forgotten. Thanks for your prayers. Love, Sarah"
"Happy Birthday Phillip! As I looked at your picture on my dresser this morning, I said the same blessing I've said many a time, along with making a sign of the cross on your forehead: You are a beautiful child of God and I am blessed to have you in my life. Oh how I would rather say in person once more, but if I had that wish, I'm sure I'd want more! Love you always, Niki"
"Happy birthday Phillip. Love you always and remembering forever. Grandma"
"Thinking about you Phillip as I look at your pictures on this site.
Seeing the passage of time as you grew up from a child to a young man - and remembering the good times.
Happy Birthday!
Aunt Jamie"
"I'm remembering 34 years ago of your birth and memories of you rush to fill my mind and my heart leaving an ache; that same old heartbreak. I'm left here wishing and longing. Happy birthday son, keep watch over me until we meet again in heaven. I love you
"Happy Birthday Phillip! Please pray for our family. We love you. Aunt Donna & Uncle Tommy"
"Happy birthday Phillip!! Know that you are missed by all of us you have left behind here in this earthly world. Watch over us and help remind us to live life to the fullest each and every day. I love you!!"
"Rembering always! Grandma"
"Missing you Phillip
Always in my heart
A million "I love you's"
"Happy New Year Phillip! Happy New Year Donald! Another year has passed, and the time for me to join you is closer. I do look forward to seeing both of you again. Pray for me and Grandpa as our time to meet our God nears. I love you both and pray for you every day. Much love! Grandma."
"Phillip, how can so much time pass and yet losing you seems as if it was yesterday? Many times a day I think of you, and miss you, longing to see you again. I love you, I miss you, and I look forward to that day when we meet again in heaven."
"Five years ago. Just Yesterday. I vividly recall the memories of that day, that moment in time of saying one last I love you, one last goodbye....trusting in Jesus to guide you home.
I love you forever....niki"
"Dear Phillip five long years have passed since you were called home. We have missed you and still think of you daily. Each day brings me closer to the day when we meet again. Love you forever. Grandma"
"Hi Phillip,
So it has been 5 years today. So much has changed since then. Most of life's surprises have been good, but a few have not. Such is life. Help us. Help your mom and brothers. Put a smile on their faces and a song in their hearts. I love you.
Aunt Donna"
"When I woke up this morning the first thing I remember thinking was, today is your birthday, Happy Birthday Phillip! As I traveled around the county seeing my patients, you were with me. I love you. Niki."
"Happy Birthday Phillip. I was thinking about you all day, and finally got on to send these wishes to you. Continue to intercede for us. Love you always! Grandma"
"You would have been 33 today. Happy birthday in heaven. It gets easier as the years pass, but I do miss you so! Wish I could see you just one more time....but one more time would never be enough.
Ask God to grant many graces and gifts to all the family on this special day. Actually every day! May all of us see and understand the graces and gifts God gives to us each day. Until we meet in heaven, I love you always. :)"
"Happy Birthday, Phillip! I have some work for you to do on your birthday..(sorry, but I know you will enjoy this work). Please pray for us, interceed for us before God. Help us to do the right things and be pleasing in His sight. Ask for strength for us, and laughter, and joy. Aunt Donna"
"Happy Birthday Phillip - a big hug to you - Love, Aunt Jamie"
"Thinking of you and your dad this evening and missing you still after all these years. Love you grandma"
"Phillip, now that Dad's with you in heaven, I hope you are showing him around. Knowing you are together enjoying God and heaven gives me peace. I Know you both are praying for me and helping me every day. Thank you Phillip for loving me unconditionally. With all that being said I STILL miss you. I love you always."
"Merry Christmas, Phillip! I am grateful for your life. Pray for us.
Aunt Donna & Uncle Tommy"
"Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear.
Merry Christmas Phillip"
"Merry Christmas Phillip! Grandma"
"It is almost Christmas and I think of you every day and miss your laughter and "what ya doing" when you entered my house and your hug and "I love you take care" when you left. Merry Christmas Phillip. Love Grandma"
"Phillip At mass on all Saints Father Clem said all who have died in Christ and had their robes cleansed in the blood of the Lamb were saints in heaven. It warmed my heart to know you and your dad were together and we were praying to you to aid us to reach heaven. Grandma"
"Missing you every day. Thinking of you ever day. Loving you every day .Grandma"
"Thinking of you today.....knowing that you are watching out for your dad and mom,,,"
"Love you bunches....Niki"
"Missing you every day. Love you always. Mom and Dad"
"Uncle Tommy & I have prayed for you today, for your Mom & Dad and for your brothers. 4 years is a long time. Many things have changed...and yet you have not. Our memories are dear to us. We love you."
"Happy Birthday--1 day late, Phillip! Love, Aunt Donna & Uncle Tommy"
"Happy Birthday Phillip!! I love you....Niki"
"Remembering you today and always - Happy Birthday.
Aunt Jamie"
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHILLIP! Thinking of you and still missing you. Love, Grandma"
"Happy Birthday Phillip! We love you and we miss you----Mom and Dad"
"This morning, like all mornings, I was thinking of you. Since you went home I did not like listening to the radio, then I thought how much you loved music. I turned the radio to polkas as I put up the beans from your dad's garden. I will listen to music and remember you with joy. I love you always. Grandma"
"Thinking of you especially today....It's the 13th---- I miss you more than anyone would know...or could imagine... I Love you always"
"I miss you Phillip. Know no one can take your place, I remember everything that made you special. Love you always. Love Dad."
"Happy Easter Phillip....love you, miss you always."
"Phillip, I think of you and miss you tremedously every day. How does one ever get used to you not being with us? I am grateful for all of the Phillip moments God has given me to console me, I will always need Phillip moments, until I see you again in Heaven."
"I still think of you, too, Phillip. I ponder the pain of death, and the delight of seeing Jesus when we walk through that doorway. A holy fear and a holy delight! Peace to your heart, Phillip...and bring peace to you families, too."
"Another Christmas without you here. Missing you always. Merry Christmas.
Love you always. Grandma"
"Merry Christmas Phillip! We miss you every single day, and we love you. Mom and Dad."
"Missing You this Thanksgiving day. You are never far from our thoughts, you are always in our hearts. Love you always.
Mom and Dad"
"Still missing you after 3 years. Missing you never goes away. You were a thoughtful, and loving son, with a big heart full of love. I love you."
"Thinking of you every day and remembering all the good years you were with us. Thankful for every day you were here. Love you forever. Grandma"
"Happy 31st birthday Phillip!! Thinking about you on your birthday as I head off to bed. My daily devotional's overarching theme for today is "heaven" which is kind of cool. [Jesus said,] "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me." -John 14:6."
Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday Dear Phillip! Happy Birthday to you!! I love you, I miss you, and I am always thinking about you! Aunt Wanda"
"Happy Birthday Phillip!!!
Always remembering, Always missed, Always Loved!!"
"Happy Birthday, Phillip! Lots of memories .... love you always. Niki"
"Happy 31st Birthday Phillip.
Psalm 90 (91)
"He who lives under the protection of the Most High dwells under the shade of the Almighty…evil will not reach you, harm cannot approach…He has set His angels to guard you and keep you safe…"
"Happy birthday, Phillip! We miss you."
"I remember trying to scare you in the basement and ended up cutting my leg pretty good. You are in my daily prayers.
Eternal Rest Grant unto Phillip O Lord, and may your perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace."
"Today I was at grandma & grandpa's & I had to go into the basement to get something. I couldn't help but smile as I recall all the time we used to spend down there playing games or making haunted houses!! You were always the mastermind behind the clever & "scary" (which normally meant dangerous) ideas. :) Miss you, Phillip, & love you always!!"
"Phillip, we think of often, and remember you fondly. Love, Uncle Johnnie and Aunt Mary"
"Thinking of you - every day.
Remembering the good times - every day.
A part of our lives - every day.
Aunt Jamie"
"Its Christmas eve and all company has gone home, but your memory is still with me so I am never alone. we all missed you this Christmas and spoke of you often, remembering past Christmases when you were here. I love you always. Grandma"
"Missing you. Christmas is never the same without you. Love you"
"Every once in a while, I want confirmation that Phillip is okay, although I believe he is with God. Last night Phillip came to me in my dreams. Phillip was like always, only more handsome and happy. Once again, my fears are at rest, and God's peace is here. Merry Christmas Phillip."
"Phillip I think about you almost every day. You were a true friend with too many good qualities to list here. I miss the optimism and hope I always felt when we talked. I wish your dreams would have been realized in this life but I know you are better off than we are now. I will never forget you or your family."
"Philip... I never had the privilege of knowing you, however I met your beautiful mom in Medjugoure almost 2 years ago & came to know YOU through her. Today is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe... Our Lady is the eternal mother of ALL. I know you are resting with her now!! Send your mom & family some special graces... for this holiday season & thank Our Lady for letting me know your MOM"
"I miss you a lot and do not have anybody to talk to about oilfield. i miss you calling me every 15 minutes, when we watched that oilfield show, black gold. I cant call you to talk about it now that its back on t.v.
love you ."
"Missing you this Christmas Season. Grandma"
"My holidays are always hard without Phillip. It seems far to strange and quiet without him. Not that he was loud, it is just imcomplete without him."
Holidays at Grandma's are more quiet without you. It is hard, but we are accepting tragedy and trying to move on. I think that is what you would want us to do. You still come to mind, but with more peace.
Uncle Tommy & Aunt Donna"
"Thinking of you. remembering your last words to me. It was at his home, celebrating an Open House, dressed in a flowered shirt. As we were leaving he gave me a big hug and said " I love you Grandma, take care."
"I REMEMBER AND WILL NEVER FORGET YOU. Grandma"
"Philip, I do not know what to write, but I miss you, all of us miss you very much. I still find it very strange to go to Grandma's and not find you there with your laugh and smile. I know that you are in a better place, and that we will join you in our own time. But for now we are called to be on earth, and you will always be in our memories. One never truly dies while others remember."
""Phillip, thank you for helping me find my way back home. When I was leaving the order I was uncertain where to go. You showed me that my family and my people was where I belonged. Thank you for helping me with my vocation. You prove life is not without a point and everyone has a reason why God made them. Thank you. Stephen."
You made us laugh so often! We miss you...the whole family misses you. How good it will be to be reunited one day. It will be awesome and amazing."
"Phillip we miss you and wish you were still here. One day when we meet again you will be waiting for all of us."
"Gone to soon...Forever in our hearts."
"Phillip you are a wonderfull gift from God. A day doesn't pass that you aren't thought of and remembered. I cherish the time we spent together, whether working or playing. You are missed and loved. I love you and I miss you. James"
"You may be gone but you have never, not for one moment, ever been forgotton. We love and we miss you. James John."
"The other day when I was unpacking boxes t, I found a letter you had written to me many years ago for a class assignment. As I read it, so many memories of you and the other grandkids came to mind. Life is a precious gift that we often take for granted. Your are in my thoughts often - I loved you then and now! I miss you so! Aunt Wanda"
Two years have passed since God took you home, I still look for you to come into the house saying "hi grandma, whatcha doing" I love you. Grandma"
"Phillip, I was honored to be your Godmother and be a part of your life growing up and sharing the many memories these pictures bring. May I always remember your laughter and joy in life - may I remember to laugh at myself ... I miss you ... I love you....Niki"
"Phillip, love you and missing you. Dad"
"Phillip, it has been 2 years already since you died and yet I still expect to hear your voice, hear your laugh, to see you just that one more time. You are always on my mind, always in my heart. I Love you forever and will always miss you. Mom"
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Time for our "CAN I GET AN AMEN" story of the day! At "THE MORNING BULL" we believe in the power of positivity. We believe there are more good people than bad in the world, and we believe that goodness should be celebrated when you find it!
A week of animal stories continues this week on AMEN. And this time, it's my hometown of Pearland. The story is…for the next few weeks, Pearland Police Department Unit 187 will be out of service. The police cruiser SUV isn't broken…it hasn't been wrecked…but it's out of service all the same.
Now before you panic, there are plenty of police cruisers to keep Pearlanders safe. So this one car can take some time off while they wait for a mother dove – which has nested between the hood and windshield – to hatch her eggs.
The Pearland Police Department posted the story and the accompanying picture on their Facebook page. The men and women in blue say the babies will be hatched in the next week or so. And then they'll allow a few more weeks for the babies to get strong enough to go off on their own.
The men and women in blue at the Pearland department said moving or disturbing the nest would be a violation of the city's bird sanctuary ordinance, which makes it illegal to "ensnare or otherwise catch" wild birds within the city limits. Oh and after much debate – and a poll – they have named it "PEARL"
So where ever you are in the kitchen or in the car…can throw your hand in the air, "CAN I GET AN AMEN" for this … Always focused on the good news, and if you ever see a story that would make a great amen email it in at firstname.lastname@example.com


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October 2017 and several other stays this summer. Would highly recommend! Pat and Russ Roegner
This isn't letting me check on Outstanding. We thought it was terrific! Pool was nice and food was excellent.
This place was truly amazing. We plan to return over the summer and rent the cottage house for a long weekend. Roland was a wonderful host! Mike & Andria
This is the best B&B there is, and better than any hotel I've been in. We rented the cottage and it was amazing. Its got plenty of space, comfy bed and furniture, the kitchen is great, and the staff is very friendly and the food is out of this world. The place is like a museum of fine antiques and art from around the world. If you're looking for a great weekend, rent the cottage.
I enjoyed the beautiful home with welcoming atmosphere and nice breakfast. I would come back again.
Roland and Judy are most hospitable. This was our second time to stay. Great bed and pillows made for a comfortable and wonderful sleep. Made to order breakfast was also quite nice. Reasonably priced and great location in outskirts of Philadelphia. Recommend!!!
Gracious, welcoming, happy.
I stayed here as part of the bridal party for my friend's wedding at Ridley Creek State Park. We had a lovely time - everything was absolutely fantastic.
We searched online for a hotel near our 50th class reunion location and instead found a bed and breakfast. After reading the reviews and looking at the photos, we decided to give it a try. We were warmly welcomed by the owner, an interior designer, and given a tour of the inn. The inn was decorated with interesting pieces of furniture and art, creatively and tastefully placed. The innkeepers were very warm and attentive, and the breakfast that followed each morning was delicious. So glad we found the Alpenhof Bed and Breakfast Inn!
My partner and I were out of towners for a wedding in Media and stumbled upon this gem of a place online. We arrived beaten up from traveling and instantly felt at home. Roland and Judy were both very welcoming and accommodating and gave us plenty of privacy. The house is breathtakingly beautiful (pics don't do it justice), it has a castle feel to it without being stuffy, it's quiet, you could tell they pay attention to detail, the shower in Otto's room was ah-mazing and the breakfast was delicious. We may go out of our way and stay there when we go back to Philly for a visit. Thank you for everything!
By far and away an absolute TREASURE tucked away in Media Pa...My wife and I had the opportunity to meet two great people, Judy and Roland, who by the way make hands down the best omelets and breakfast danish and rolls from scratch. A relaxing, beautiful, comfortable setting as you will find. Access to everything the Tri-State has to offer. A true diamond in the rough,don't miss an opportunity!!
We wish we could have stayed longer! We greatly enjoyed our stay at the Alpenhof. Our room was beautifully furnished, the public areas of the bed and breakfast were clean and cozy, and breakfast was superb! How many bed and breakfasts can you go to that have a long menu of what is offered at breakfast? Roland and Judy were very friendly and welcoming, it was as if you were family. We walked the grounds, and while we didn't have a chance to enjoy the pool, it was very nice. We greatly enjoyed our stay and wish we could have stayed longer. We definitely will be back, hopefully soon!
We stayed in the Grand Master Suite. The view from the room was so serene...so many trees and wonderful flowers to boot. There is even access to a sundeck which adjoins an area with a table and chairs to sit at and enjoy the serenity, overlooking a wonderful swimming pool. The bed was super comfortable and the accommodations were spacious. The décor is a mix of antique and eclectic which blended nicely. The breakfasts were scrumptious, offering fresh fruit salad bowls, fresh baked goods and eggs cooked anyway you want along with great bacon and sausage available to boot. On Sundays, they have a delicious eggs benedict offered up. They even had homemade gravlax with bagels, cream cheese, tomatoes and red onion. For us, the best part of Alpenhof are the people who run it, Judy, Roland and Roland's wife Anh who helps with the breakfasts. I felt as comfortable there, as I do at home. You won't meet kinder, warmer and more helpful people. They truly care about your comfort and your needs. They make it very difficult to leave, because we wanted to stay longer. We feel that it's a great value for the money and we will be coming back again and again to enjoy the B&B as well as Philadelphia.
Overall a wonderful stay at a lovely B&B with outstanding inn keepers. Would do it again in a heartbeat!!!
The B&B Innkeeper was very professional, courteous, kind, and helpful. You can have as much or as little interaction with her and the guests as you'd like. Media, PA is beautiful! Great restaurants, town, and state park near by. Highly recommended.
During our travels from FL to PA last month, my husband surprised me with one of the most beautiful bed and breakfasts I have ever laid my eyes upon! We had the opportunity to stay in the cottage for 4 nights, and I wish we were still there. The property is gorgeous with beautiful gardens and stone walkways. We enjoyed the cool nights sitting outside on our private patio overlooking PA woods. The cottage itself is clean and marvolus with a home style/romantic feeling; and the bed is so comfortable that we even bought the same mattress when wee returned to FL! The main house where breakfast is served is truley enchanting; from the history of the home to the decor, every detail down to the tableware . Judy is the most wonderful host and AMAZING COOK! Thank you for opening your home to us! Vielen Dank für Ihre wunderbare Gastfreundscaft!
I recently stayed at Alpenhof (Media, PA) for a three night stay while attending a friend's wedding. Roland and Judy are the consumate hosts - as others have mentioned, the gardens are spectacular and and decor amazing. This 1700's barn turned into a charming little private get away is warm and inviting; a peaceful retreat! Judy helped in every possible way from getting me to various wedding places as well as wonderful eateries. She is a delightful hostess and was simply a joy! By the way, she makes a wonderful veggie omlet!! Of course, one of my favorite - Clyde and Abbey, the canine hosts...If you want to spend time for a simple get away or for a special event, let Alpenhof take you away!
Someone has gone to a lot of trouble to provide a thoughtful, comfortable, charming, and different place to stay. Our room, the master suite, was large, with comfy bed and linens, and well equipped with all sorts of comforts to make our one-night stay pleasant. The grounds of the home is beautifully landscaped, and the pool looks quite inviting. Breakfast was delicious and the home-baked cinnamon buns were a real treat. My only caveat was that our room (and it appeared to be only our room) had a very strong industrial air freshener type of scent throughout, including the bathroom. When I stepped out of our room, the scent disappeared. I could not figure out where the air freshener scent was coming from, but kinda assumed that it must have been masking up a mold/water leak odor, or some other unavoidable situation. The scent gave me a big headache from the moment I stepped into the room. The scent was quite strong and even when I returned home, our bags and clothing still had the scent lingering in them. I'm sorry to say that I would have found Alpenhof to be wonderful, but this put a damper on what would otherwise have been a lovely night.
We stayed for a weekend trip to Philly, and wanted to be a little farther away from the city to have some quiet time. Our room (the Master Suite) was as advertised - very tall ceiling, large bed, and a massive TV at the foot of our bed. But the real star here is the breakfast, where we got choices of many homemade beds, cinnamon buns, and incredibly good omelets with great sausage (the only thing that we would recommend against is the eggs benedict -- great hollandaise, but you're missing out if you eat meat and you don't go for the sausage). This is a great find!
I felt like I was at home! I stayed in Roland's room and slept perfectly. I needed to leave early both mornings and so Judy made breakfast for me early both mornings. She went out of her way to make my stay comfortable and convenient. The area is so peaceful. Sunday morning I saw a Great Blue Heron in Ridley Creek just around the corner. This is the perfect place to retreat or even stay for business. A gem of Bed and Breakfast options!
I came the first time out of necessity but will come again for pure pleasure. I cannot say enough about this place. BTW, this is the first time I have taken the time to write a review. I hope you find this place to be as wonderful as I did.
It was a very pleasant stay, hassle free and great service. If your going to Philly, I recommend staying here, rather then in the city.
We booked the whole house and the cottage for out-of-town guests coming to our wedding. Judy and Roland were very accomodating, even helping us arrange welcome gifts to be waiting in our guests' rooms. The grounds were spectacular--we even had our wedding pictures taken there! Breakfast was a huge hit with all of our guests both because the food was delicious but also because of the personal touch, like remembering everyone's names and orders from the day before. It was really easy to feel at home. The rooms themselves were great--they combined modern conveniences and amenities without losing the bed & breakfast atmosphere. We definitely will be returning and recommending it to all of our friends and family!
We stayed at Alpenhof May18 and 19. The house and yards are beautiful - even though a lot of the flowers hadn't bloomed yet. Our stay in the Master Suite was lovely, but a little noisy in the morning as we were above the kitchen. We woke to the smell of coffee and the sound of conversation as the other guests got started on their treks. Breakfast both days was incredible - homemade bread for french toast, pancakes as big as dinner plates. Only about a half hour drive to Philadelphia - our intended destination - and a much better experience! We would gladly visit again!
This was all we could have asked for...and more. Great hosts, great ambience, great food. Bob & Stefanie
My husband and I stayed at the Alpenhof for one evening in the Master suite and had a wonderful time. The town of Media is charming and breathtaking. We had an amazing breakfast and very much enjoyed the decor of the Bed and Breakfast.
Alpenhof was great. We had a two night stay, during a large family gathering in town. Judy and Roland are fantastic inn keepers. The room we stayed in was so relaxing and the Breakfasts were the best I've ever had at a B&B. Try the Eggs Benedict and/French Toast. Love the rustic look and fireplace in the main great room. And the house dogs were so friendly. I would go back here, as do many of the guests, as the regulars I met at the breakfast table proved. Thank you Alpenhof, Keith and Melissa.
Aside from the beautifully appointed rooms, the amazing full home made breakfast, accomodating our late-night arrival, this story may set Alpenhof and its delightful proprietors apart from all in their class. Toward the end of our New Year's holiday, I asked Roland about cab service from the house to the airport early in the morning. He said the cabs would not be reliable and without hesitating, said "No, problem - I'll take you myself!" And the next morning at 4:00, he was up and waiting for us with the car warmed up. He cheerfully drove us the 20 mins to Phila airport. An amazingly touching ending to a lovely stay. Thank you Roland and Judy!
Innkeepers udy and Roland are wonderful, their hospitality beyond all expectations, especially for guests with special needs. Alpenhof is quite unique in style and extremely comfortable from guest room to living and dining room. Breakfast was 4 star , tasty treats from home baked breads to a choice of eggs bebdict, waffles, pancakes, french toast and more. My wife and I will definitely plan to return soon.
Ditto what everyone else said about delicious made-to-order breakfasts, incredibly friendly reception by Roland & Judy, and excellent value. I was particularly impressed by the gorgeous and uniquely decorated rooms -- an amazing array of mosiac tiles, wall stencils, luxurious textiles, and massive wood beams and stone walls combine to make a very cozy, relaxing atmosphere. The smallest details are carefully tended: for example, all the rooms were a cozy temperature and even though I visited the Alpenhof in winter, the air was not too dry. The nicest part was that when my sister forgot to pick me up from the airport, Roland volunteered to drive my Mom through rush-hour traffic to the airport to get me. I really appreciate his willingness to help, given no notice! Many thanks for your hospitality.


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puboflyons (156) Allenstown, New Hampshire | May 25, 2015
Not much to say about. This is a Sam Adams bar located in the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on the boarding side of the airport. They have a few Sam Adams beers on tap and a light menu but I did not eat. I was waiting for my plane. Oddly, while this was a Sam Adams bar stand they had several other macros for sale in bottles. I guess they need to please the masses.
Sammy (729) Toronto, Ontario | July 15, 2009
2 locations, a little cozy bar before security, with yes the seasonal, current summer ale, and a cafeteria style place inside. The inside place has a few tables,more service, and takeout of water and juices competing directly with Starbucks. Airport ambiance, service and prices, but a gem of a thing to ghave. Plus Smuttynose is here on the other side of the terminal.


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In the late 1970s, Cape Cod-native Tim Grimes was working for the Paul Revere insurance company, designing and selling products focused on sustaining income, primarily targeted at doctors. Grimes realized that preparing for the worst-case scenario was only a small piece of these physicians financial lives, so in 1985 he launched a wealth management business and got certified as a financial planner.
The business had humble roots. Grimes would set up shop at a trio of hospitals — Worcester's Saint Vincent, Memorial Hospital and UMass Medical Center — settling into a payphone with a roll of dimes and the staff directory, then cold-calling doctors and inviting them to his "office," the hospital lobby.
While many early clients remain on board, Grimes expanded past medical professionals on his way to building a Westborough, Mass.-based business that manages more than $2 billion today. Clients are typically self-made, with about $10 million they want to safeguard.
"We tell them, 'you're wealthy but that doesn't mean you're set for life,'" says Grimes.
To help clients preserve and grow their nest egg, Grimes & Company employs 11 advisors, four of whom are chartered financial analysts, among its 31 employees.
"There's a point person on every account who knows the client, knows their kids, knows their dog's name," he continues. "It's day-to-day, not just should I buy or lease a car."
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ALL work and no play does not make for a happy chimp.
Just ask 20-month-old Zuri, who will be doing much more than simply hanging around on Sunday.
Zuri and mum Zombi will busy themselves with challenging puzzles as part of Monarto Zoo's Westpac Animal Play Day, which will showcase a range of fun enrichment activities aimed at stimulating animals' wild, playful instincts.
Monarto Zoo senior primate keeper Laura Hanley said providing animals with fun activities was integral to their wellbeing.
"Due to the high intellect of many of our animals, we need to be creative with their day-to-day schedule and incorporate new and different elements – whether it be new scents, hiding their food or providing problem solving activities," she said.
The chimps, however, aren't the only animals with fun on the agenda, with activities planned for other residents including Monarto's lion pride and the meerkat mob.
There will also be hands-on activities for visitors as well as a free jumping castle and face painting for the kids.
Details: zoossa.com.au
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Imagine that you are 19 years old and just found out you were selected as the 13th pick in the NBA draft.
Wouldn't you be excited? You probably wouldn't want to be judged too critically on the first words of your reaction. Maybe you'd jumble your words, or stutter. Maybe you'd swear.
So give Zach LaVine a break on his reaction to being selected No. 13 overall by the Timberwolves.
Some people have speculated that LaVine's reaction -- he uttered one word, an expletive -- meant he was disappointed that the Timberwolves drafted him. But put yourself in his shoes, with the lights shining down on you at the NBA draft.
"No man, I'm completely ecstatic," LaVine told reporters in his first interview following the draft. "I couldn't be more happy. I'm a very emotional person, so I might've uttered something completely wrong, but I put my head down, thanked God, kissed my mom, kissed my dad, couldn't believe this was happening to me right now. I'm going into Minnesota full-fledged ready to become a Timberwolf."
I watched the tape, and I saw someone in awe at hearing his name called at the NBA draft — as a lottery pick no less.
LaVine's draft stock fluctuated in the months leading up to the draft and settled in the late teens/early 20s in the week before. And then he went 13th.
"You think about this since you're a little kid, and you just can't believe it's actually happening," LaVine said.
LaVine's dream had just come true, so I place my bets on his being excited rather that disappointed. So does LaVine's former coach at UCLA, Steve Alford.
"Honestly, I think that was way overblown," Alford said of the commentary about LaVine's reaction. "It's just looking into it and reading .… Zach's a guy that really follows basketball, so I'm sure over the last 10 years he's watched the NBA draft and all those names being called, and now, all of a sudden, when it's your name being called, not only are you overjoyed, [but there's] this feeling of 'I can't believe my name's being [called],'" Alford said.
Timberwolves Coach Flip Saunders brushed the kerfuffle aside, confident that LaVine was not reacting in disappointment.
"No, I didn't see it, but I doubt it because, when I talked to his agent, the whole time his agent said this is where he wanted to come and that it would be a great opportunity for him," Saunders said.
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I've been a Judas Priest fan ever since I heard the first note they recorded pouring from my – at the time – very poor speaker setup. Unfortunately, with much better gear I own today, Judas Priest on remastered CDs doesn't sound better. Quite to the contrary, their music sounds absolutely horrible.
Remastered Judas Priest on CD is a never-ending story of failed opportunities, bad choices and a band which apparently either lost their hearing (likely) or simply don't give a right damn how their legacy is preserved (pretty likely, as each subsequent release either kept regurgitating the available sonic crap or made it even worse [one wouldn't have thought it possible, but …]).
Within my collection, the Judas Priest remasters that started rolling out in 2001 are perhaps the worst-sounding CDs I have (I didn't buy worse offenders by other bands because I didn't need the music).
I have no idea if Jon Astley, the remastering engineer responsible for these abominations, was forced by the band to do what he did, but the resulting reissues are a brickwalled disaster. In fact, if you want to show anyone what is wrong with modern remasters, you just need to pull out any of the ones Astley did for Judas Priest. What you will then hear, if you dare, is a totally crunched dynamic range, messed-up EQ, over-compression with volume fluctuations, plus a very unhealthy dose of absolutely awful noise reduction. In the end, every single note you hear sounds like you're listening to FM radio (if you're lucky). Ram It Down and Painkiller, for example, are so bad that the dogs in my hometown stop howling and instantly disappear wherever extremely frightened dogs disappear to.
Subsequent Anniversary Editions of some albums were even worse and I would consider Defenders of the Faith (2015) to be the worst monstrosity of them all. A rhino healthily defecating on your rug probably emits (much) better sonics. Screaming for Vengeance fared marginally better but has the same awful noise reduction it already had since 2001. The Single Cuts boxed set, the Complete Albums boxed set. All the same sonic excrement, albeit with minor tweaks here and there. The latter had better versions of Rocka Rolla and Sad Wings Of Destiny (done by Vic Anesini), but that didn't keep that particular boat afloat. The reason that boxed set was available for next to nothing globally shortly after its release was its absolutely horrible reputation. It must be weighing down storage shelves all across the planet as we speak.
The Priest catalog was never a sonic marvel, but what was done to it is a clusterfuck of epic proportions.
If you want to hear what this excellent band really sounds/sounded like, listen to the original LPs, get yourself some decent LP rips for digital consumption or, if you want to pay the steadily rising prices for them, get the original unremastered (US) CDs. They are (mostly) crankable and have dynamic range, but they also have their problems. Sin after Sin, for example, sounds quite a bit removed from any original master tape. If you can find it, the original Metal Works compilation (only the 1993 original pressing, as the later edition had its contents replaced with that Astley puke) is a good bet if you don't need Priest's entire output. If you only liked Killing Machine (a.k.a. Hell Bent for Leather on remote continents), get the Audio Fidelity version (which, to be honest, is only a minor improvement over the original US pressing … if at all).
All we can hope for is that some generous soul (probably only after everyone in Judas Priest is dead and buried, including relatives) will apply him- or herself to getting this back catalog into better (original) sonic shape.
Until then, flip Judas Priest (and Jon Astley) the middle finger.
They deserve it.
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Beyonce, Matthew Morrison, and Jessica Simpson — All Virgins Into Their 20s. We think it's refreshing to find slightly more modest celebrities — ones willing to admit they waited well into adulthood to heed the hormonal call of their loins. Check out this gallery of famous faces who took their time before doing the deed — all the 20-something virgins, we salute you!
Beyonce Stayed Chaste Until At Least Age 21.
At the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards, Beyonce said, "I had one romance when I was 13 to 17, but we didn't, you know... since then I've only had one boyfriend in my life — Jay." So if logic follows, that would mean Jay-Z was her first! They began dating in 2002.
Tina Fey Didn't Get Lucky Until Age 24.
In 2009, Tina told David Letterman of her 24-year-old virginity: "I couldn't give it away."
Jessica Simpson Went From Nice to Naughty at 22.
On her reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, the singer turned-fashion mogul said, "Of all the things about myself, staying a virgin until my wedding night is the thing that makes me most proud."
Adriana Lima Waited Until Her Wedding Day at Age 27.
While Adriana has made a career out of selling sex appeal for Victoria's Secret, she told GQ that "sex is for after marriage." She married her husband, NBA player Marko Jarić, on Valentine's Day 2009.
Tim Tebow Is a 25-Year-Old Virgin.
The son of former Baptist missionaries, breakout New York Jets QB Tim Tebow is one beefcake of an evangelical Christian. And he takes his religion serious!
Lolo Jones Is an Olympic-Level Virgin at 30.
Like fellow athlete Tim Tebow, Lolo Jones, 30, is saving herself for marriage. "I've been tempted. I've had guys tell me, they're like, 'Hey you know if you have sex it will help you run faster".
Matthew Morrison Lost His V-Card at 21.
The Glee star told Details that he didn't do the dirty until he was 21
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Affidavit: Bickering attorneys hurt Winfield
Thu, 12 Jun 2014 13:57:23 GMT —
An affidavit filed in support of clemency for Missouri death row inmate John Winfield says he might have been spared a death sentence if his two attorneys could have gotten along during the penalty phase of his trial.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that one of those attorneys, Bradford Kessler, wrote that he and Scott Rosenblum were co-counsel for Winfield but dissolved their partnership right before Winfield's 1998 trial. Kessler wrote that there was "significant tension," and Winfield was not given a fair chance at life without parole instead of the death penalty.
Rosenblum calls the claim "preposterous".
Winfield is scheduled to be executed at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for killing two women in St. Louis County in 1996.


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The art of writing a link exchange request that is not spam
Link exchange requests have a very bad reputation. The reason for that is that many people send mass link exchange requests that are nothing more than spam. However, if you want to get links from authority sites, you have to send link exchange requests. The secret of successful requests is to write link exchange messages that aren't spam.
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GADS Open Source
GE's solution to providing KPI visibility and drive improvement is Operations Optimization (OO). Within Operations Optimization is a cloud-based suite that provides KPI-focused analytics to multiple levels of the organization. OO provides the single source of truth, built on credible data, as well as actionable recommendations.
Operations Optimization helps organizations deliver enterprise data visibility across power plant and fleet-wide footprints, providing a holistic understanding of the operational decisions that can expand capabilities, lower production costs, and improve reliability. It empowers operators and plant managers with KPI driven insights to raise operating efficiencies across an entire fleet or wind farm.
OO helps organizations determine which levers to pull to reinvent their existing plants, and optimizes the impacts to their various KPIs – primarily helping operators:
OO provides value through these analytics in 3 ways:
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Tags: Operations Optimization, GE, General Electric, KPI, EAF, EFOR, commercial availability, GADS, Open Source, Operational Excellence
The GADS OS software uses a version numbering scheme composed of four sets of numbers. Here's how to decode it!
{major version number}●{minor version number}●{build number}●{update number}
The first number is the major version number, and it refers to the year the particular version of the application was compiled (e.g., 15=2015,14=2014, etc.).
The second number is the minor version number, and it refers to the month the particular version of the application was compiled (1-12).
The third number is the build number, and it refers to the day of the month the particular version of the application was compiled (1-31).
The fourth, and last number, is the update number, and it is used to identify the update number if more than one compile of the source code is "released" on a given date (0,1,2,3,...).
Therefore, if your version is shown as 22.214.171.124, then your version was compiled on 4/15/2013 and was the first released (0) version on that date.
So, there you go… You now know how to read GADS OS's version numbers!
Tags: Update, GADS, open source
General | Updates
Project Lifetime (May 2011 - July 23,2013)
1,432 downloadsDownload counts are for all publicly available releases, source code changesets, and wiki attachments.
7,725 page viewsPage views are for pages on the project.
2,634 visitsA visit is a series of one or more page views from the same browser within a short timeframe.
3,825 application downloads to 122 countries
Tags: open source, 2013, activity
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