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$53.38: Average non-premium Red Sox seat, highest in baseball.
MY 6-YEAR-OLD FEET, in patent-leather Easter shoes and lace-trimmed ankle socks, scuffed along unfamiliar Boston sidewalks as I struggled to keep pace with my father. It was a sweltering weekday afternoon in July 1955, but I was decked out in my Sunday best: a ruffled pinafore, white plastic purse, and straw hat with pink satin ribbons. After all, I was going, for the very first time, to the "holy place" — as some in Southie called Fenway Park back then.
Fenway was hallowed ground to my father and grandfather, the place where immortals played, legends unfolded, and a revered American tradition lived on. Every square inch was devoted to the soul of the sport. So it was only appropriate to display the proper reverence and respect, no matter how high the temperature climbed. Although there was no towering steeple, none of the aroma of incense that filled St. Augustine's on Sundays, climbing the ramp of grandstand section 27 felt to me like ascending into Baseball Heaven.
But since that first visit, I have seen Fenway robbed of its unique character, tradition, and charm — all sacrificed for the sake of profit, frivolity, and fun. Fenway has been transformed into a trendy, pricey "place to be": equal parts Faneuil Hall, Newbury, and Bourbon Street.
Fenway used to be a populist ballpark — affordable, accessible, and welcoming to all. Ticket prices were well within the blue-collar budget of families like mine. As I recall, reserved grandstand seats cost $2.50. Mine was only 50 cents because it was "Ladies' Day." Now, lots of seats like those have been swallowed up by pricey box-seat sections.
Over the years, other expensive real estate has been added to the park as well — swanky clubs, pavilions, and private suites — many bearing the names of deep-pocket corporate sponsors rather than greats of Red Sox past. "Ladies' Day" discounts have been rescinded, even for those special ladies who added sunglasses to their habits for "Nuns' Day."
When I was young, fans went to Fenway for one reason: to watch a baseball game. There was no need to offer all of today's entertaining extras, no need to create an "enhanced experience" that plays to a growing flock of faux fans. There was no sipping frozen margaritas, no dining on sushi with a chardonnay, and no waiters taking orders on the Budweiser Right Field Roof Deck. There was no need for the carnival-like Yawkey Way — where I remember only a few peanut vendors once stood — for fans to linger among the pushcarts long after the first pitch.
The old Fenway didn't have to cater to an epicurean crowd, because most fans stayed laser-focused on the field, religiously recording every play on paper scorecards. At the new Fenway, you can easily spot disengaged fans throughout the crowd, fiddling with iPhones or wandering over to the concession stands to linger over the imported beer list.
Granted, Fenway has received a much-needed face lift: expanded concourses, additional restrooms, and other long-overdue facility improvements. But in the eyes (and heart) of this fan, when they painted over the chips and cracks to make way for a "better" Fenway, they also entombed a baseball park that was already the real thing.
As the Red Sox continue to fumble through the first part of the 2012 season, more and more fair-weather fans — for whom the new Fenway was apparently custom-crafted — are moving on to other, less depressing places. For proof, look no further than plummeting ticket resale prices and the seats that empty out before the seventh-inning stretch.
Memo to Red Sox owners: If you refocus Fenway Park on baseball, the real fans will come and the real fans will stay.Norine Bacigalupo teaches journalism at Suffolk University. Send comments to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Swedish government in 2009 announced new food guidelines that recommend eating habits based on greenhouse-gas emissions. Experts say these guidelines, if heeded by consumers, could decrease Sweden's emissions by 20 to 50 percent.
More than 92 percent of Swedes want more information about the "green credentials" of their food, and producers responded to satisfy customers. Some Swedish companies have labeled their products to show how many kilograms of carbon dioxide were released into the atmosphere during production.
One Swedish burger chain, Max, offers beef alternatives and signed on enthusiastically to the new recommendations. It became the first restaurant chain to publish carbon footprints of menu items to encourage people to eat less beef.
Determining food's carbon footprint is difficult and nuanced. Complex production lines make it difficult to track the carbon footprint of an individual product, and consumer suggestions are not as simple as "eat less meat." For example, the guidelines discourage Swedes from eating cucumbers and tomatoes because in Sweden they can only be grown in energy-consuming greenhouses. Low-impact vegetables like carrots are recommended over the less climate-friendly ones.
—Jeff Raderstrong is a Washington, D.C., writer who blogs at changecharity.blogspot.com.
Washington State lawmakers have banned BPA (Bisphenol A) in baby bottles and food containers for children younger than 3.
Washington joins Minnesota and Connecticut in prohibiting some BPA products. The state of Wisconsin is considering a ban.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently reversed a 2008 finding that BPA, the main component of polycarbonate plastic, was safe. The agency said BPA should be studied further for potential health risks to children.
Plastics made with BPA typically have a number 7 on the bottom or the letters "PC" in the recycling triangle.
The legislature will have to hammer out differences in House and Senate versions of the bill; the House version extends the ban to sports bottles. The rule will go into effect in 2011.
The Worldwatch Institute's State of the World 2010 warns that global consumerism is unsustainable and urges a substantial cultural shift away from buying and toward simplicity.
The economy may propel consumers in that direction. Last fall, a New York Times/CBS News poll found that Americans are spending less money and instead turning to cultural events, hobbies, and family activities. Lower consumer spending is expected during a recession, but the trend toward "doing more," experts said, is new.
Read the full report here: www.worldwatch.org/sow10
Also ... Study shows, legalizing undocumented immigrants would boost the U.S. economy
Also ... Oregon voters approve taxing corporations
Also ... Scotland's Isle of Eigg committed to renewable energy
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PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande will propose next week easing entrepreneurs' capital gains tax, an official in his office told French media on Friday, as the Socialist leader struggles to win the confidence of business owners.
Hollande's government had planned last year to raise capital gains tax on business owners early in its mandate, but backed down after a high-profile revolt and warnings the move would drive start-up companies abroad.
But the episode, and increases in other business taxes, have created a climate of mistrust for the government among business owners at a time when leaders need them to help kick-start the stagnant economy and create jobs.
Eager to dispel the bad blood, Hollande is set to announce plans to reduce the taxable amount of their capital gains by up to 65 percent, Les Echos business newspaper reported on its website on Friday.
Under special cases such as a business owner retiring, the deduction could reach as much as 85 percent, the daily said.
The presidency official did not confirm the numbers but insisted that Hollande wanted to encourage businesses to be set up and help risk-taking investors that finance new firms.
With the thinnest profit margins in the euro zone, corporate confidence has fallen to levels not seen since the 2008-2009 financial crisis as firms face plunging demand and high taxes.
Hollande's Socialist government is struggling to win back corporate France's confidence, with many business people fearing more tax hikes are in store as the state battles to bring down its budget deficit.
Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault acknowledged last week that the government's flagship measure for companies, a tax credit aimed at cutting their wage bill indirectly, had received a tepid reception so far.
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Mercer County Meeting Focuses on "Livable Streets"
Livable Streets, a new statewide University of Missouri Extension initiative, hopes to bring about change to roads in urban and rural areas to give people the infrastructure needed to walk, bike and jog safely in their communities.
PRINCETON, Mo. -- In a world full of cars it's easy to forget that the ability to get around by foot and pedal affects the health and livability of a community.
"Our health is defined by the choices we have, and we are just trying to promote a wider range of healthy opportunities to the communities," said Wilson Majee, an MU Extension community development specialist for Mercer County. "We completed a countywide survey asking people why they don't do physical activity or choose healthy foods, and most people showed that they have limited access to places to do these activities."
Majee and a network of others throughout Missouri are organizing the Livable Streets effort to plan and redesign streets to make them safe for pedestrians, bicyclists and automobiles.
MU Extenion representatives have met with community members from Princeton, Mercer and other towns excited about the health benefits that walkable streets could bring.
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Just noting it not saying we have to have him.
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You are mentioning a kick/punt receiver possibly wanting a trade when we have the kick returner that is tied for the record for NFL kickoff returns for TDs on our team?
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UNC fires professor convicted of drug charges
A physics professor who may be released soon from prison in Argentina where he's serving a sentence on drug charges has been fired by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Chancellor Carol Folt fired 70-year-old Paul Frampton, whom drug agents arrested in 2012 at the Buenos Aires airport. The newspaper filed a public records request to get a copy of the letter firing Frampton.
The letter shows Folt fired Frampton for misconduct and neglect of duty.
Frampton has said he unknowingly carried 4 pounds of cocaine hidden in a suitcase from Bolivia while on a quest to meet a famous bikini model.
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Hey could you all pleaseeee help me... I think I might have to cancel my score because I just don't know how I did on that 3rd game with the f,g,o and you had to put them in order(1-5) but also tell what century (8,10,15). Anyhow, I think that question 13 was the first question of the game... and it was a "which one is an acceptable list of...".. does anyone remember any answers they got to any of these questions in this particular game? And question 14 was one about if f could only be in one spot... but I can't remember the others. I memorized all the acutal letters I put down for the questions in this game so anything will help.
Thank you!!!!!
Question was: If there is only one 10th century, then where can F NOT go. The answer was C. F cannot go in 3 because 3 has to be 10th century (because 3 is higher than 4 and four cannot be .
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A collection created by Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara artists was dedicated and blessed Wednesday at a reception inside Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center in Lewiston. The works were created by people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities during fine arts classes offered through "Artisans Unlimited" at three Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara program locations.
The pieces now adorn the walls of the connecting hallway that links the main hospital building with the primary care office and medical arts building. The original artwork is expected to remain on exhibit for two to three years.
"This collection of artwork by the artists at Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara reflects the evolution of work by the participants of our fine arts program. Use of color, contrast and further exploration of art media help to create interesting, pleasing images to offer the viewer," said Marcia Ross, Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara coordinator of fine arts.
"We have hundreds of people in our facility everyday for a wide array of services," said Judith A. Maness, Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Care Center president and CEO. "Providing them the opportunity to enjoy works of art from talented individuals is a bonus. Plus, those of us who are here every day also get to enjoy the art."
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CT shooting 20+ dead.
RE: CT shooting 20+ dead.
Please don't get me wrong, I detest guns. I think they are necessary for subsistence hunters and law enforcement/soldiers, but really, that's about it. I'm sure any cop worth his salt doesn't simply allow someone to get the jump on him, and a cop's presence may have altered the outcome, but anyone truly off their gourd enough to kill 20 little kids doesn't really fall into predictable behavioral models without knowing a lot of intimate details.
Gun control reform is necessary, but it is not the only cause of something like this and pointing to a specific tragedy which is far outside the norm to demand specific changes is just silly.
THIS isn't the reason to reform gun control laws, the millions of lives lost every year to all to common street crimes are. THIS isn't the reason for cops in schools, this is such a rare event that we can't even say ANY school security measures has ever prevented something like this, but having cops in schools reduces gang activity, drug activity, even truancy.
Using something like this aas evidence for action is akin to saying, "Over the last three decades 10-15 people had allergic reactions to pine so all pines should be eliminated in areas of human habitation." Looking at the big picture, shoring up the holes in our communities that people fall through into poverty, suffering, and mental illness, looking at gun laws with logic, and examining data, not dramatic speeches about the Revolution or dead children, and generally treating each other as members of the same species, not as neighboring tribes trying to snatch my cookies, will bring change across all parts of the problem.
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(15-12-2012 04:44 PM)cufflink Wrote: Nick Kristof in today's New York Times offered what seems to me a realistic and balanced proposal for gun reform in the U.S. His basic question is, "Why can't we regulate guns as seriously as we do cars?"
Limit magazine capacity so that the average person has yet another disadvantage while criminals dont?
No, other countries dont offer a roadmap when you use biased numbers.
Guns that imprint a serial # on each casing? Now you can be framed for crimes bc someone collects your brass, reloads it and uses? it. Sounds like a great idea, surely thought up by a veteran firearms engineer and not a knee jerk politician.
All of those car safety measures are to protect the user mostly from themselves, where as guns are really easy to be safe with, follow the golden 4 and you will never hurt yourself or others thru negligence.
(15-12-2012 06:31 PM)Impulse Wrote:(14-12-2012 09:59 PM)Phaedrus Wrote: Seriously want to defend yourself with a single shot weapon? When you might miss, or the assailant might keep coming? One bullet doesn't always stop an attacker, one bullet doesn't always kill the bear.I don't care about hunting. In fact, I hate the so-called sport. But, for those who do like to hunt, what sport is it if it's too easy? The single shot gun should do just fine and should make it more of a sport. What do you think people used to use before there were other guns, even when they had to hunt for food and survival?
You are soo blatantly ignorant on the subject of hunting and home defense with a firearm that Im wondering why you wasted the time commenting??
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Chas (15-12-2012)
RE: CT shooting 20+ dead.
I travel to Asia and Europe about 180 days a year and I feel safer there than in my own country. Don't get me wrong, I love America, but we are a violent culture. What is it that other developed countries do to make it so safe? We could learn something from them.
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TheBlackKnight (15-12-2012)
RE: CT shooting 20+ dead.
But pointing the finger and enacting a law named in memorial makes us feel better, actual results isnt what we are after.
RE: CT shooting 20+ dead.
(15-12-2012 10:16 PM)TheBlackKnight Wrote:How so? What's laughable is I haven't even begun to comment on either subject, but you somehow think you know what I do or don't know; enough to say I'm "ignorant".(15-12-2012 06:31 PM)Impulse Wrote: I don't care about hunting. In fact, I hate the so-called sport. But, for those who do like to hunt, what sport is it if it's too easy? The single shot gun should do just fine and should make it more of a sport. What do you think people used to use before there were other guns, even when they had to hunt for food and survival?
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RE: CT shooting 20+ dead.
Statistically speaking, people who own guns for "self-defense" are more likely to A) injure themselves with said gun and/or B) have the weapon taken by an intruder and used against them or in another crime.
Limiting access to equipment like 100 round magazines makes them more difficult to acquire, no one is under the delusion that it makes it impossible for bad people to get a hold of them. But the argument for maintaining such accessories for self-defense is stupid. That would be the equivalent of saying that bad people can also get access to nukes and tanks, so why not everyone?
Also, gun control is not the single issue that leads to such events, but our current laws did nothing to help prevent it. I have no interest in using such tragedies to further a political agenda, but I also have no interest in maintaining status quo.
Improve our mental healthcare. Improve our gun control laws. Improve our education and awareness of mental disorders (such as depression, mood swings, etc). And stop defending inanimate objects.
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RE: CT shooting 20+ dead.
(17-12-2012 11:34 AM)TheBeardedDude Wrote: Statistically speaking, people who own guns for "self-defense" are more likely to A) injure themselves with said gun and/or B) have the weapon taken by an intruder and used against them or in another crime.No they are not, those "statistics" are bunk and spread by hoplophobes.
100r magazines like betamags are expensive and don't function correctly. Only idiots buy them when for 275$,you can buy a whole case of 30rounders.
I would love for you to explain how firearms are so ineffective in lawful people's against BG's, but so effective when the tables are turned.
Quote:And stop defending inanimate objectsbut don't stop criminalizing them? GTFO.
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Chas (18-12-2012)
RE: CT shooting 20+ dead.
(18-12-2012 12:01 AM)TheBlackKnight Wrote:I am glad you seem willing to have a reasonable discussion after telling me to "GTFO." Please explain to me how the statistics are bull? People with guns in their home are more likely to injure themselves and have them stolen than those who do not have guns in their home. It doesn't even matter what the numbers are in that argument, having them means you are more likely to incur injury.(17-12-2012 11:34 AM)TheBeardedDude Wrote: Statistically speaking, people who own guns for "self-defense" are more likely to A) injure themselves with said gun and/or B) have the weapon taken by an intruder and used against them or in another crime.No they are not, those "statistics" are bunk and spread by hoplophobes.
Guns have done nothing to improve our crime rates in the slightest. Our crime rate is just as high, the only difference is we have people killing each other with guns and not knives. But guns are capable of more harm in a shorter period of time. They turn someone from a potential threat to a few people, into a potential threat for entire groups of people.
I am not criminalizing the guns. When have I ever said it was the guns fault? I have said repeatedly that access to these weapons and accessories by PEOPLE is an issue. It allows for people with bad intentions to exercise their insanity. I never said the guns cause it and I never said they wouldn't do something stupid without them.
Stop making strawmen.
Let me tell you a story, since you obviously did not read the article I posted in the other forum
1 year ago at the end of January, 2 events occurred within hours of one another. One great, one tragic. One the start of a new life, and one the end of a sad and lonely one. My son was born at 9:12pm on January 25th. I cried. 12 hours later, my wife was the one crying. Her brother had committed suicide within hours of my son having been born. It appears he did so shortly after receiving a text message saying that the birth went well and gave the weight and length. He hung himself in his father's office, with his belt, so that his father would be the one to find him. To this day, my father-in-law maintains he did not leave a note, but no one believes him as he has lied about other details too. There is no doubt in my mind he killed himself that night so that every birthday my son celebrated, his family would be forced to think of him.
Why did I tell that story? Because here is someone who like so many other people in this country, felt neglected, backed into a corner, forgotten, and angry. So angry in fact, that he wanted to send one last "fuck you" message to his father. He did it in the only way he knew how, suicide. He did not have access to any weapons, and for that I am eternally grateful. Because I do not know what a heroin addict who had gone over the edge would have done to his father. Or to the children who now hold his fathers affection.
Other people do not fare so well. Sometimes people like this decide to send a message to be remembered by more than just their family. They have access to weapons they should not. They do things no one on the pro-gun side intends, but they do so none the less. And still the pro-gun side advocates the message of "you'll pry my gun from my cold dead hands." You know what? I hope I do not, but I also hope that no one else's hands grow cold while you wrap yours around that cold, lifeless steel.
Benghazi happens and the Right goes nuts demanding something be done. Newtown happens and they stay eerily quite, clutching their guns and whispering "not over my dead body." But those kids? They are just causalities of narcissism, self-interest, and greed.
I don't want to out and out ban guns. I have never said that. I want improvement because this status quo, has to stop.
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cufflink (19-12-2012)
RE: CT shooting 20+ dead.
How are any statistics bullshit? They are cooked up by biased sources with an agenda. Like this http://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/a...ocal+token
The same reason they are so effective for criminals is the same reason I own them for protection.
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(18-12-2012 11:41 AM)TheBlackKnight Wrote: How are any statistics bullshit? They are cooked up by biased sources with an agenda. Like this http://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/a...ocal+tokenSo your argument is that the statistics (cold hard numbers) are bullshit so you won't believe them?
You prefer emotion to make your arguments?
Did you read any thing else? And we aren't talking about "cooked" statistics either. This is not a statistical analysis looking for a p-value to reject a claim or doing a fast fourier transform to find a pattern or a principal component analysis to try and connect 2 things. This is a and b are correlated. It is regression.
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Fall really is here, isn't it? That lovely crisp feel in the air after a few warm, muggy, months can be a relief for those us that live in a jurisdiction that actually has a summer. Of course, those of you living in Calgary have no idea what I'm talking about, so feel free to disregard the preceding sentence, but at any rate, the season is drawing inexorably nearer. In the round-up this week, the youngsters head to the Okanagan, the RFA pool shrinks, and PA might finally have its man.
The kids have arrived in Penticton for the Young Stars tournament that kicks off later today. The Flames' prospects get a twirl tomorrow afternoon against Anaheim's youth, with the puck drop at 5PM MT. The Fan960 has web-only audio for the opener, and although the Flames' website doesn't mention any coverage, the Ducks', Canucks' and Oilers' team sites all suggest they'll have streaming video of the games.
Of all the Flame prospects gathering in wine country this week, I might be most interested in the progress of Mitch Wahl. The Seal Beach native had the sort of junior career that sometimes goes under the radar, but guys that manage PPG numbers in their draft year while playing the other team's better players bear watching. His brief stint with Abby last spring suggests he might just need a bit of time to finish physically maturing, but it appears that Jimmy Canaryshirt is in his corner, differing personalities aside. I'll just remind people of the fact that Craig Conroy, who I've used as a comp for Wahl in the past, played exactly 13 NHL games before he turned 25, so patience, as with every other prospect, is in order.
The boss, fresh off farm-related activities of his own, opined that the upcoming camp might see a vet or two disappointed in the outcome. There's plenty of amusement in that interview for those of us that might be of a more cynical bent, including the little lecture about how the cap changes from day to day. Who was it that acquired Steve Staios, again? Hmmmm.
As mentioned, the Flames are part of a five team prospects' tournament that includes youngsters from Anaheim, Vancouver, San Jose, and Edmonton. The Oilers' kids have the highest profiles, with Taylor Hall at the forefront. He got the official seal of approval from the ol' Vish Throttler this week, as Kevin Lowe handed over the number 4 jersey. The Oilers will likely be a team worth watching this season, in that there's always a school of thought that suggests that a team in the mushy middle should just blow things up, live with several years of suck, and reap the rewards. It's a damned risky way to proceed, though, and the Oilers are right in the middle of that process. Flashy junior careers aside, their young men will probably lead them to the lottery once again.
The Canucks are hosting the event this week, but one of their prize prospects is still shelved, as Cody Hodgson's wonky back remains a bother. If the kid's back hinders him in any significant way, the Canucks might regret the ridiculous approach they took with him at this time last season, when they did all but publicly accuse him of dogging it. Playing through pain is a part of any athlete's life, of course, but Vancouver might have damaged the young man through sheer bloody-mindedness.
The Ducks will be Calgary's first opponent tomorrow evening, but they have larger issues at play, like the status of Bobby Ryan. The Duck winger still remains unsigned, with plenty of rumours swirling, but I still can't imagine any deal for him that exceeds Getzlaf's. He isn't the only notable RFA unaccounted for, with James Neal and Niklas Bergfors also waiting for contracts to be negotiated.
The number of RFAs on the pond did manage to shrink this week, with two contracts really standing out. Martin Hanzal signed a very reasonable deal in the desert, averaging 1.8M over two years. He's already a tough minutes eater at the age of 23, which is a rarity in the NHL, and I hope people can grasp why his point totals are pretty much irrelevant. He out-shot and out-scored the best the Coyotes' opposition could throw at him, with a 46.6 ZS% tacked on for good measure. I don't know exactly what that sort of performance should be worth, but the Coyotes sure as hell aren't overpaying.
A young man that Phoenix forsook also inked a new deal, as Peter Mueller agreed to remain in Denver for the next two seasons for 2M per. He's almost exactly the opposite type of player from Hanzal at this juncture of his career, feasting on some easy circumstances after his trade to the Avalanche. All credit to him for doing something with that sort of opportunity, and his pedigree suggests he has a shot at being pretty good as he matures, but he's not remotely as valuable as Hanzal.
Other players to get a deal include Andrew Cogliano and our old pal Nigel Dawes, who signed a two-way deal with the Thrashers. If Atlanta actually follows through on their plan to use Dustin Byfuglien on defence, the wee man from Winnipeg might get some non-trivial PP time.
This week's off-ice news of note concerns the likely ascension of Don Fehr to the head of the NHLPA. It isn't quite done yet, as teams will likely not vote on the matter until later this fall, but the die appears to be cast. Like Tyler Dellow, I hope people watch the moves that the NFLPA might make in order to deal with a potential labour disruption, including the threat of decertification in order to prevent the NFL from imposing a lockout. The NFLPA went this route in the early '90s with considerable success, and as Brandt noted in the linked piece, the ruling by the USSC on the American Needle case appears to limit the powers of that league and by proxy, the NBA and NHL. The NHLPA likely won't go that far, but they might remember that the NFLPA decertified, let various court decisions force the league and players together, and then reformed once the dust had settled. The Kovalchuk ruling, to my mind, allows the league some pretty spectacular freedom in imposing rules that it might not get under a scenario where the players weren't bargaining in the collective.
That's all for this week. The big kids go to camp in a few days. It's long past time.


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Konami has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid 4: 25th Anniversary Edition is indeed a PlayStation 3 exclusive after a New Zealand shop listed it for Xbox 360.
Well that clears things up
I propose an even trade:
MGS4 on 360 in exchange for Mass Effect 1: Complete Edition on PS3.
I mean, C'MON! The fanboy wars are boring. If MGS4 came to 360, it would be 4 YEARS after its launch on the PS3. No one is going to care. With MG Rising (Revengence?) and MGS Ground Zeroes coming out multiplatform, it would be nice to let EVERYone play through the entire franchise.
Did either the Xbox or 360 get the first MGS game? I haven't tracked which games they did and didn't get.
And also, I know that PS3 is getting ME1, but what is missing from the game that is in the Complete Edition?
The mass effect trilogy is already coming to the PS3, so no trade
But without exclusives there's no reason to buy one console over the other...
But yeah, Mass effect 1 is coming to PS3 anyway :P
"But without exclusives there's no reason to buy one console over the other... "
Sure there is. It's why people buy an Android over an iPhone or vice-versa. It's why people play games on Steam rather than Origin. They should not use 3rd party games as hostage to convince gamers to support the hardware. If a game can only currently be done on that hardware like we saw early on with the Wii and its motion controls that's fine. Eventually some of those games came out on the PS3 and people that didn't own a Wii got to play it. Games should be enjoyed by as many as possible and 3rd party publishers should not be using a wedge to segregate gamers and force them to buy multiple systems for no reason.
Sony needs to convince consumers by offering their own games. They need to offer their own online service, which they also do. Same with Nintendo and Microsoft. Microsoft should not be using its money to leverage people and make games like Blue Dragon and force Japanese gamers to support them that way. That's why we have 2nd party games too. So if that's the case like Bayonetta 2 on the Wii U then to me that is perfectly acceptable. They are funding the project even though they don't own the team behind it.
The only reason I can think of why MGS4 hasn't come to the Xbox 360 is a partnership deal between Konami and Sony. Which of course is solely created to limit its access in order to force gamers to buy that hardware.
Other than the fact that the ME Trilogy is heading to the PS3, the MGS series is better than the Mass Effect series. Yeah I said it!
If it did get ported to 360, the part where Otacon tells snake to swap disk 1 to disk 2 wouldn't be so funny anymore! :)
There's nothing even about that trade. Besides, we have ME1 now.
You do realize EA announced a Mass Effect Trilogy Collection for PS3/360/PC.
I find it sincerely hilarious.....That dedicatedtogamers has absolutely 0 agrees. 38 disagrees.
The Xbox fans always seem desperate to get games, though I don't blame them since new games barely come out on 360 that aren't simply a port.
MGS4 being begged, argued, debated, rumored, happened so fucking much before its original launch..... I'm amazed to see that there are still a mound of fans and fanboys who're still clutching at straws for this game, those who remember MGS2 went Xbox and it barely sold, unsure if the audience differs now though Revengence should sell well on both. Sneaking-games just aren't what the Xbox audience go for, nuff said. If you want to play MGS4, just bloody fucking get a PS3, they aren't priced at $599 US DOLLARS anymore.
That's a pretty crappy trade bro. I'd rather have the gears of war trilogy on PS3 instead:-D
I guess people still haven't figured out that you would have to have a HD to make the game work.Its a must for the camouflage to work an since thats not in every 360 they won't port it.
@MikeMyers - Your entire comment is nonsensical. If it was meant to be a response to the quoted statement at the top, it was a complete failure.
But Mass Effect 1 is already coming to PS3 in the form of the Mass Effect Trilogy. Already announced.
I can't believe how many disagrees you got. I gave you an agree. Anyway Metal Gear is hardly exclusive. MG 1 and 2 was on the msx, a port of 1 was released on the NES. Mgs1 was one psx the remake on gamecube. Mgs2 was on ps2. Mgs 2 substance was on ps2, xbox and pc. Mgs 3 and mgs 3 subsistance was ps2. Mgs3 was rebuilt for 3ds. Peace walker was psp and 2, 3, and peacewalker all rereleased for ps3 and 360. 4 was the only true exclusive as Rising is coming out for ps3 and xbox 360. Needless to say, you make a valid point.
""But without exclusives there's no reason to buy one console over the other... "
Sure there is. It's why people buy an Android over an iPhone or vice-versa. It's why people play games on Steam rather than Origin"
.....Origin HAS exclusives and so does Steam. In fact, Origin's exclusives are the only reason any level-headed person has ever bothered with Origin ever.
Only reason I even use Origin is for BF3.
Uplay on the other hand is douchy idea from Ubisoft in which it wasnt needed before but now they're trying to copy Steam within Steam. I have to be running Uplay to get the most out of Anno 2070. Uplay servers suck.
Or maybe you could just quit your whining and buy a PS3, they're dirt cheap now. Consoles are so incredibly cheap, you can all stop wishing and pining for some exclusive to get ported to your console, just go pay a few bucks for the cheapest console, there's got to be at least 2 or 3 games worth playing on it that aren't on your console, whichever one you have.
Man they really want Metal Gear Solid 4 on 360. It 's been almost 5 years and fans are still trying to get it on 360.
Lol at mysterio360
That was so funny hahaha
how about gears of war franchise for MGS lol juts kidding
i don't mind if xbox360 gamers get to enjoy this masterpiece but its been over 4 years and i don't see it happening now.
X360 doesn't really have any exclusive at all worth trading with MGS4
Not 1 xbox exclusive I would trade MGS for.
I buy all my games multi platform games on xbox but when it comes to exclusives you can't come close to the PlayStation I just wish they would have supported mods on the ps3.
I thought that MGS4 couldn't run on the 360 because of it's storage space. If it didn't fit back then, why would it fit now?
...then again, installs on consoles are more prominent these days...
There hasn't been 25 years of metal gear solid let alone mgs4. It is funny how that is phrased.
Anyways, if its 25years of metal gear then by all means....throw Nintendo some love.
A failure? Please explain, I'm elated.
".....Origin HAS exclusives and so does Steam. In fact, Origin's exclusives are the only reason any level-headed person has ever bothered with Origin ever. "
You're right, EA is using titles like Battlefield 3 to add leverage, just like Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo do. That's what 1st party titles are supposed to do, showcase the hardware or the service. People like Steam, not because it has Half Life and Left4Dead but because they really like the service and convenience it provides. Even if Origin had the same games people would still use Steam more because of the service.
That is what the console manufacturers need to do as well. Provide a better service, more value based hardware, unique gameplay. Stuff like that. What exactly does timed exclusive games and DLC do for the consumer? What difference does it make to the consumer if MGS4 comes to the PC or Xbox 360? It doesn't. All it does is make those who decided long ago to take sides feel better about their purchase.
"If it did get ported to 360, the part where Otacon tells snake to swap disk 1 to disk 2 wouldn't be so funny anymore! :)"
Krypto, it would still be plenty funny, because on the 360, you would ACTUALLY have to swap the disks at that point. Lol...
Since PS3 is already getting ME1 I guess that's a pointless trade.
Instead I propose this! X360 should get Journey - because that's a game everyone should experience, not just PS3 owners. In exchange PS3 owners could get... Alan Wake? I'd still quite like to play that.
"dedicatedtogamers + 12h ago
I propose an even trade:"
I don't propose a trade, I propose a toast! Here's to Konami taking the high ground, and showing their loyalty to Sony, the PS3 and the dedicated fans who bought the game the first year it came out, and made it one of the best selling PS3 games to date!
@ Mike Myers
Bro, I love ur movies. Some of them are really funny (i mean, Austin Powers). But about your comment... the reasons because the game is still an exclusive are simple. Partnership and dvd9. Does that tells you something? No? Then stick to what you do at best, movies. Stop complaining and get a ps3, then you can play the freaking game.
MGS4 in exchange for the entire Halo franchise. That is a fair trade. Otherwise is a wasted trade. Deal with it.
Fanboy aside. It's more than clear that Sony owns MGS4
On the fanboy side... I haven't seen any PS3 owner asking for Halo or whatever
I have a PS3. It's a slim model that came with Infamous 2. Great game by the way and I have to play it again with the Playstation Move. I also used to own MGS4. That too was a good game but I traded it. Nobody can answer one question though, why would it matter to anyone if MGS4 came to the Xbox 360 now? The more access the more people can play it.
@Kevin Butler
Why would anyone ask or expect Halo to come to the PS3? It's intellectual property is owned by Microsoft. Are you suggesting Metal Gear Solid is owned by Sony?
Perhaps I am just an oddity around here who actually enjoys the games and doesn't get caught up in all this childish behavior to do with console wars or picking sides with certain companies/publishers.
Who would've thought...
I find it hilarious that it drives MS and their fanboys up the wall that this is one game their wallet can't reach. We all know a sizeable minority of these fanboys only want the game to come to 360 so they can troll PS3 owners till the cows come home.
It doesn't change a thing. Next month, 3 months from now, a year from now we will see something saying MGS4 is coming to the 360. Just like we will see somthing about a FF7 remake, an Apple console and something about how Shenmue is being made for exclusively for one system or another. MGS4 coming to the 360 is just the biggest one out of all the things I just mentioned. It causes instant tension round here. Always has, alway will.
Its such an old game and I played it when it came out. It was dissapointing with to many cutscenes and loads and installs every time you play it. The only reason I would want to see it on the 360 and the reason Konami has not ported it is it would by far be the much better version and Konami does not want to deal with all the whining and hatefull ps fans. Im sure they would get death threats while masseffect one going to ps3 is a oh well moment as 360 fans dont seem to care about the ps3 like ps3 fans care about every kittle move. I guess when you go from first to last it hurt some pride and I guess they blame ms.
If ME1 going multiplat was an 'oh well' moment, it's cuz we didn't have articles like this every other month for years on end, having to shoot down rumors of its re-allegiance.
It was simply never as in demand as MGS4. That and the "whining/hateful ps fans" as you call them, didn't make a big deal out of not having it. The ME2 prequel digital comic (which 360 has too on XBLA) had all the most important decisions, save for an extra 10 war assets for Kirahhe or Shiala in ME3 which could be rectified by a couple rounds of multiplayer.
As far as MGS4 goes, they patched out all the chapter load/install breaks in September with the option for one full install. I did one full 9GB install when I replayed it for trophies and had an amazing no-kills run. So smooth without those between chapter 'Smoking Snake' segments. Loads quicker too. Game aged *extremely* well, I forgot how good it was.
lol. xbots still trying to convince everyone its "eventually" coming to the 360 eh?
Will MGO be returning? If not, then I don't give a damn.
MGS4 wasn't built with the 360 hardware in mind
Yes, people keep forgetting.
That game used a dual-layer Blu-ray disc. It had so many cut-scenes, it would fill up AT LEAST 4 Dvd's.
PS3's are cheap now, so if people want to play it, then get a PS3. Sure, it would be good if they did make it multi-platform, as it is a great game that should be played by as many people as possible, but it isn't going to happen, especially not this gen.
I not sure all were cut-scenes, I think maybe two or three were. I believe the rest was in real time.
Ppl also forget inorder for it to be put into the 360 they would have had to go change a ton of stuff in the game. They took so many jabs at the 360.
Change what exactly? the graphics wouldn't need changing at all since many multi-platform games today look better than MGS4 and run just fine on the 360.
The only drawback is the 360 version would have to use multiple discs due the games massive audio files, and to be honest that really ins't a drawback.
obviously you havent played the game. There is multiple Dialog sessions in the game promoting Blu ray over DVD. They would have to go redo the dialog and redo the animation for that dialog costing more money than just keeping it PS3 Exclusive. Also the fact that snake uses a PS3 controller to control his Metal Gear counter part. Also the fact that it goes back to the PS1 game which was never designed for the Xbox system.
I knew it. MGS4 on 360 is a pipedream.
lol there's something very crushing about the word "pipedream" ahahaha
hard luck Microsoft, maybe next forever.
I wonder if it's another word for the male reproductive organ.... hmmmm.
No surprise. If you wanted to get the game so badly you would have bought a PS3 by now anyway. Really wouldn't make sense to spend the money porting it to the 360 only to satiate for the small diaspora of 360 fans who probably wanted the game but refused to buy a PS3 out of sheer disdain for the platform and Sony.
So, 360 owners are just people displaced from the Sony homeland? I just can't fathom buying a specific console just to play a couple games [namely, MGS4 and Heavy Rain]. Maybe the PS4 will have some sort of backwards compatibility, but I'm not holding my breath.
That goes both ways. There are many games on PS3 that I'd say are reason enough to buy one. Many games I would want if I only had a 360. On 360, there are very few games I would want if they came to PS3. Just sayin it goes both ways and it's subjective.
Now some can sleep better at night.
While others will toss and turn, pounding the pillow trying to get some comfort...to no avail.
And some moron will still argue "It's coming on the 720, they're just under contract with Sony to keep it exclusive to the PS3 for now."
Now for the "Vs13 is coming to 360" stories to start up again...
Both Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy series have gone multiplatform in recent years. Of course the VS13 stories will start up again...there is no reason for them not to
No, they won't argue that its going to the next xbox. They will still argue that it will go to the 360. That's how bad it is deeply scarred in their hearts.
I don't care if it would have been released on XBOX360. But Im happy I get to play Mass Effect I X'D
Mass Effect is coming to the PS3 (assuming your comment was meant to be a mass effect 360 exclusive comment)
I am finally able to play it on my PS3 is what I meant. ^^
I still don't understand why Old Snake isn't playable in Battle Royale !
360 cannot run MGS4, when will you understand this ?
MGS4 on the 360 is like the Gears of War franchise on the PS3....
It ain't gonna happen.
We have a whole next gen of Fanboy dribble to tread through soon enough. You fanboys should be resting up for that and not waste it on rumors about a game that released almost 5 years ago.
Except gears is possible on the ps3..
Show me a PS3 exclusive that has 4 player coop in the main campaign with large playing areas and equally great graphics like Gears of War....
Still waiting....
Now prove to me that MGS4 can't be done on the 360.
There is nothing in MGS4 that can't be done on the 360. Only Fanboys believe that it can't be done because they don't want to be proven that their system of choice isn't the almighty system of all systems.
Edit - Wow disagres already and nothing to back it up with.
I am guessing it's just fanboy's upset with the truth.
Ratchet and Clank All 4 One?...maybe not graphically though
quoted from mr. kojima himself. now if the developers words dont convince you it cant be done on 360, then i think your really stubborn. "Kojima went out and blatantly stated that the Xbox 360 couldn't handle Metal Gear Solid 4". http://www.examiner.com/art...
Lvl_up: Uh, Resistance 2 had 8-player co-op.
Gears is built from Unreal Engine, it would work fine on PS3, just like Unreal Tournament III did.


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Sep 14, 2009 at 5:54 am
I know I'm getting a little ahead of myself. I've only owned my 99 RS for a couple months and ITS STOCK, but I figured you would be the man to ask: Do they make performance cams for the 3800?
Jun 8, 2007 at 2:32 pm
sick camaro man!! keep up the good work
Apr 20, 2007 at 9:05 pm
Great job on the 95 Z.........


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Skip to comments.Twofer: MAIG Mayors going to prison (Dont drop the soap, boys)
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Twofer: MAIG Mayors going to prison (Dont drop the soap, boys) October 15, 2013
Its been a busy week for Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) group of gun-grabbing mayors.
First up, Filthy Filner, the San Diego Mayor who had a reputation for sexually harassing lots of lots of ladies, pled guilty to some reduced charges. Rumor had it his plea was to avoid convictions with the word sexual in them.
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President Barack Obama, seen here campaigning in 2007 with convicted felon and former Detroit Democratic mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, may be troubled by the new opposition group in Atlanta know as Billboards Against Obama
Bloomberg's criminal enterprise racks up some more trophies
In related news, government school indoctrinator pulls a gun at Mikey D's.
Police: Ill. teacher pulled gun in drive-thru
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HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) A southern Illinois high school Spanish teacher is accused of pulling a gun on a woman in a McDonald's drive-thru lane.
WSIL-TV (http://bit.ly/1hWfhrJ ) reports 61-year-old Larry Luna of Harrisburg was arrested Tuesday on two counts of aggravated assault with a weapon.
Harrisburg police say Luna was in his car in line outside a McDonald's when he began yelling at the woman placing an order in the vehicle in front of him.
Police say Luna brandished a gun when the woman stepped from her car.
Harrisburg schools superintendent Dennis Smith says administrators are waiting for the court case to play out.
Luna is free on bond. Online court records don't show whether he has an attorney. A message left Wednesday at Luna's home wasn't returned.
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If there is such a thing as Heaven, Jane Goodall is probably from there. The British primatologist is one of the world's leading experts on chimpanzes, has devoted her life to wildlife conservation and is personal hero to compassionate bookish girls the world over. She was also extremely beautiful and could really wear a pair of khaki shorts. Dr. Goodall is today's inspiration.


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Pathways for the Export of Arctic Change into the North Atlantic
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Diminishing sea-ice cover, increased glacial melt, altered river discharge are only some of the changes that have occurred in the Arctic region over the last few decades, and that are already having an impact on the local ecosystems and societies. As these changes spread into the North Atlantic, a sensitive spot for our climate system, we fear (and models predict) that these changes may have a considerable impact on the global scale. One major pathway for the propagation of changes, occurring in the Arctic region, is via the swift ocean currents that emerge from Davis and Hudson Straits and plunge into the Labrador Sea. While these were originally considered two distinct routes, recent observations have revealed that this may not be the case. It seems, indeed, that a considerable fraction of the Davis Strait outflow turns into Hudson Strait instead of flowing directly into the North Atlantic. This detour may not only add a considerable delay to the arrival of change in the North Atlantic, but it may also modify the anomalies in a nontrivial way.
Here we propose to measure what fraction of the Davis Strait outflow detours into Hudson Strait and, subsequently, into the extensive Hudson Bay region, by deploying a moored array in Hudson Strait. The measurements make use of new mooring technology, developed at WHOI, for making year-long observations under an ice-covered region. The work will be carried out in collaboration with Canadian colleagues from Quebec who will supply the icebreaker, the ship time and two supporting moorings to the state-of-the-art WHOI mooring. These measurements will occur simultaneously to observations being carried out in Davis Strait and give us an unprecedented, unique understanding of how Arctic change propagates into the North Atlantic. These observations are crucial to our ability to predict the impact of Arctic change on two different ecosystems: that of the Hudson Bay region and that of the northeastern US/Canadian coasts. The former is a diverse Arctic ecosystem found in a region that is moving towards an ice-free state faster than the Arctic Ocean itself. The latter is a highly productive region that supports large fisheries, which has already been shown to be highly sensitive to Arctic change.


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Its thicker gauge #304 heavy duty stainless steel construction will keep this patio heater functional for a lifetime. The one piece pole and 5pc. heavy duty reflector make this unit sturdy. We've designed the head assembly with an easy access panel for quick and simple exchange of components. The Pro Series comes with our "Never Down" Replacement Warranty, with defective parts covered for the life of the unit, so you'll always have a working patio heater. This high quality patio heater features a tip over protection system for safety, and a reliable electronic single stage ignition system. The attached heavy duty wheels provide easy mobility. The Stainless Steel Pro Series Patio Heater will be the last patio heater you own.
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Sales of new houses rose in November to the highest level in more than two years, the latest sign that the real-estate market is helping lift the U.S. economy.
Purchases climbed 4.4 percent to a 377,000 annual pace, the most since April 2010, following a revised 361,000 rate in October, the Commerce Department reported today in Washington. The median estimate of 71 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for sales to increase to 380,000.
Low mortgage rates and dwindling foreclosures are stabilizing prices and attracting buyers more than three years after a recession that was fueled by the industry's collapse. Growing demand coupled with less inventory has given a boost to Toll Brothers Inc. and other companies, which are competing for buildable lots.
"The housing market's in a steady recovery that's likely to continue," said Neil Dutta, head of U.S. economics at Renaissance Macro Research LLC in New York. "We're probably in the early stages of this positive feedback loop" of cheap credit, tight inventory and rising prices, he said. "It's not likely to get to the heydays of the last boom but the housing market is doing well."
Economists' estimates ranged from a sales rate of 360,000 to 398,000.
Other reports today showed jobless claims dropped last week and readings of consumer confidence showed Americans remained upbeat about the current state of the economy while growing more concerned about next year.
Fewer Claims
Applications for jobless benefits decreased 12,000 to 350,000 in the week ended Dec. 22, according to Labor Department figures. Claims in 19 states and territories were estimated because government office closures on Dec. 24 prevented a complete count, a Labor Department spokesman said as the figures were released.
The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index was little changed at minus 32.1 in the period ended Dec. 23 from minus 31.9 in the prior week, a drop that was within the margin of error of 3 percentage points. The gauge, which is based on current conditions, was less than a point from an April reading that was the highest since March 2008.
The New York-based Conference Board's measure of consumer confidence dropped more than forecast in December, another report showed. The gauge fell to a four-month low of 65.1 this month from 71.5 in November as Americans turned more pessimistic about the outlook for growth.
Stocks fell as lawmakers returned to Washington to resume budget talks. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 0.7 percent to 1,410.52 at 10:27 a.m. in New York.
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YHA Hawkshead
The hostel is a beautiful Regency mansion with stunning grounds overlooking Esthwaite Water. This is a great base to explore the beautiful village of Hawkshead, Beatrix Potters Hill Top, Grizedale Forest and the southern fells.
Family-friendly and in a glorious setting, this grade II listed Regency style building overlooks tranquil Esthwaite Water. Great for walking and cycling, nearby Grizedale Forest also offers some of the countrys best mountain-biking. Explore the surrounding Beatrix Potter country from here too, plus theres easy access to the southern fells and Lake Windermere. Enjoy good food and local ales in the hostels comfortable restaurant.
Our rooms are in two buildings, one of which has 24 hour access once check-in has been completed.
Please note, we do not charge an additional temporary membership fee. Discounts are not available for members of YHA (England & Wales) or IYHF as part of this booking
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Two steps into the main building and also into the Courtyard Lodge
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- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
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Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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• Hand soap is provided next to all sinks. Towels are not supplied as standard but can be rented or purchased from reception. Bedding is supplied in all rooms.
• Free Wi-Fi is available in social spaces
Check in from 15.00 to 23.00
Check out before 10.00
Please note that our breakfast price is £6.25.
Cancellation policy: Cancellation notice must be given at least one full day prior to arrival date. In case of a late cancellation or No Show, you will be charged the first night of your stay.
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From M6 J36 take A590 toward Barrow in Furness. At Newby Bridge go straight on at roundabout then take next right following signs to Lakeside and Hawkshead. From Hawkshead village turn right out of village following signs to Newby Bridge. YHA Hawkshead is 1 mile out of village.
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The Chevrolet Warriors and the bizhub Highveld Lions were involved in a see-saw day in their Sunfoil Series clash at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.
Live Scoring – Warriors v Lions
The Lions were dismissed for 157 in their first innings after winning the toss and electing to bat first, with Neil McKenzie top-scoring with 46 off 125. The Warriors stuttered in their reply, ending the day on 64 for three, still 93 runs behind the visitors.
The Lions got off to a shaky start with Stephen Cook and Quinton de Kock both dismissed early on as Andrew Birch got off to a roaring start.
Alviro Petersen looked like he might steady the ship, but after facing 72 balls his defence was shattered by Ayabulela Gqamane.
Petersen tried to cut square, but ended up hitting the ball straight to Colin Ingram at point instead and the Lions were looking shaky at 42 for three.
McKenzie and Temba Bavuma then combined for 58-run stand before Bavuma, coming forward in defence, was beaten by a Gqamane special and the batsman found himself trapped in front of his stumps as the Lions stuttered.
Zander de Bruyn and Thami Tsolekile both tried their hardest, but Simon Harmer and Birch trapped both players leg before. The tail failed to wag, with nobody else managing to score more than 10 and the Lions folded to 157 all out.
The Warriors' reply was equally shaky with Michael Price falling early chasing a wide delivery from Chris Morris and edging the ball to McKenzie in the slips.
Arno Jacobs followed soon afterwards after edging through to the keeper to leave the Warriors reeling on 39 for two.
Davy Jacobs added 33 before he was bowled through the gate by De Bruyn and it was down to Ashwell Prince and Ingram to see out the day.
The pair survived and took the Warriors to 64 for three at stumps in what is proving to be a rather up and down affair in Port Elizabeth.
CHEVROLET WARRIORS: Michael Price (wk), Davy Jacobs (capt), Colin Ingram, Ashwell Prince, Arno Jacobs, Adrian McLaren, Wayne Parnell, Simon Harmer, Andrew Birch, Ayabulela Gqamane, Gurshwin Rabie
BIZHUB HIGHVELD LIONS: Stephen Cook (capt), Quinton de Kock (wk), Alviro Petersen, Neil McKenzie, Temba Bavuma, Zander de Bruyn, Thami Tsolekile, Cliffe Deacon, Chris Morris, Hardus Viljoen, Imran Tahir
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A weak domestic economy and higher butadiene feedstock costs could slow the market to a crawl.
It is uncertainty about the future that causes chemical producers the greatest worry when considering demand. With obstacles such as rising prices, the approaching end of the US summer vacation season and a weak domestic economy littering the road ahead, US styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) producers worry that their market could soon slow to a crawl.
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As evidence of recession, this is AP's idea of "surging" unemployment...
WASHINGTON - Employers buffeted by talk of recession slashed 80,000 jobs in March, the most in five years and the third straight month of losses.
At the same time, the national unemployment rate rose from 4.8 percent to 5.1 percent, the clearest signal yet that the economy might already be shrinking.
4.8 to 5.1%! A three tenths of a percent increase is an unemployment surge according to AP Economics Writer, Jeannine Aversa. Considering that 5% is considered statistically to be full employment, once again one might question the objectivity of AP reporting.


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BANGKOK (AP) — The tough former communist guerrilla who led a bloody but failed insurgency against British rule in Malaysia in the late 1940s and early 1950s died in Bangkok on Monday after decades in exile. He was 88.
Chin Peng, whose real name was Ong Boon Hua, died of cancer in a private hospital, according to his former lawyer in Malaysia, Darshan Singh Khaira, and officials in Thailand. He adopted a pseudonym for his political work.
He was the last of a breed of Asian anti-colonialist figures that included Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh, Indonesia's Sukarno, Myanmar's Aung San and Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk, who died last year. Chin Peng's dubious distinction was that unlike the others, he didn't win his struggle.
"I suppose I am the last of the region's old revolutionary leaders," Chin Peng, which was his nom de guerre, wrote in his 2003 memoir 'My Side of History.' "It was my choice to lead from the shadows, away from the limelight."
Chin Peng also lost a legal battle in recent years to be allowed back into Malaysia.
Government leaders said his return would upset many Malaysians who lost loved ones during the communist insurgency, which he continued after the country became independent of Britain in 1957.
The mistrust for Chin Peng remained to this day.
"Well done to the Malaysian people and government," Mohamad Ezam Nor, a senator in the ruling United Malays National Organization, wrote on Twitter.
He wrote that "because of our firmness the traitor Chin Peng has not achieved his desire to return to his homeland until the end of his lifetime."
Born on Oct, 21, 1924, in the northern state of Perak, Chin Peng first gained public attention during World War II, when he and other guerrillas provided the bulk of resistance to the Japanese occupation after Allied troops were swept from the Malayan peninsula and Singapore.
He was a courageous, behind-enemy-lines fighter, learning guerrilla tactics from his British then-comrades-at-arms in the jungles, and was even awarded the high honor of the Order of the British Empire — which was later rescinded.
He also became a committed communist.
The ethnic Chinese were an underprivileged class in British-ruled Malaya, and for a number of young people among them, communism represented social justice and a shortcut to power and status.
"Most of the British colonials who came after the surrender of Japan were not just opportunists and corrupt; they were downright disdainful of the people they were exploiting," Chin Peng wrote.
In 1948, the Communist Party of Malaya decided to wage armed struggle, and fired the opening on June 16 when guerrillas walked into two rubber plantations in the country's north and executed three British planters.
"I make no apologies for seeking to replace such an odious system with a form of Marxist socialism. Colonial exploitation, irrespective of who were the masters, Japanese or British, was morally wrong," he wrote. "If you saw how the returning British functioned the way I did, you would know why I chose arms."
Leading a 10,000-strong force, Chin Peng faced 70,000 British, Australian, New Zealand, Fijian, Gurkha and other British Commonwealth troops in the jungles between 1948 and 1957.
The war, known as the Emergency, took the lives of an estimated 10,000 fighters and civilians, and stamped out communism from Malaysia.
Chin Peng contended the British were at least as brutal. Tens of thousands of often innocent Chinese were uprooted as a result of the ultimately successful strategy to isolate the guerrillas from all sources of support.
Despite being publicly demonized, he earned a large measure of personal respect from some of his foes.
"If there is a communist who can be called gentlemanly it was Chin Peng," said C.C. Too, the onetime Malaysia psychological warfare chief in a 1976 interview.
Chin Peng continued to fight the Malaysian government even after independence in 1957. But with the dragnet closing in on his jungle hide-outs and his Marxist-Leninist campaign losing steam, he fled to China in 1960. From there, he went to southern Thailand to reunite with hundreds of fighters loyal to him.
He was never allowed to return even though he signed a peace treaty in 1989 and pledged loyalty to the Malaysian government. Malaysian authorities remained suspicious of his communist ideology.
Chin Peng launched a court battle in 2005 to force the government to allow him back into Malaysia. The country's top court eventually ruled he could not return unless he produced birth and citizen certificates, which his lawyers said were lost after being seized by British authorities in the 1940s.
"It is ironic that I should be without the country for which I was more than willing to die," he wrote in his memoir.
Chin Peng's family was in Bangkok where his funeral was to be held at a Buddhist temple. The family hopes to take his remains to his northern Malaysian hometown but it was not clear if the government will approve, said Darshan, his former lawyer in Malaysia.
Lim Kit Siang, a senior Malaysian opposition leader, wrote that Chin Peng's death marked the "end of an era. Whether one agrees or not with his struggle, his place in history is assured."
Additional reporting by Sean Yoong in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Thanyarat Doksone in Bangkok.


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For college kids across the country, December comes in like a lion (finals!) and out like a lamb (winter break!). We headed up to the Columbia and Barnard campuses to see just how girls were dressing while shuttling between exams and the library. We certainly weren't surprised to see the stylish coeds totally turning it out, and we've put together a collection of our favorite looks.
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Mai Le netted the game-winner at 63:32 (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Melanie Baskind and Mai Le tallied goals in the second half, while Bethany Kanten recorded a career-high nine saves to guide the Harvard women's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Brown Saturday afternoon at the Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium.
The Crimson, which extends its unbeaten streak to seven games (6-0-1), improves to 3-0-1 in the Ivy League and 9-4-1 overall, while the Bears fall to 8-4-1 and 2-2 in the Ancient Eight.
The Bears struck at 15:10, as Eliza Marshall served a cross pass into the box. Kiersten Berg, standing on the right side, got the ball and tipped it into the far post, giving Brown a 1-0 lead.
In the 24th minute, Melanie Baskind nearly tied the game, but her line drive shot from 15 yards out hit the cross bar and sailed out of bounds. The Crimson earned both corner kicks in the first half and outshot the Bears, 6-4, but trailed on the scoreboard, 1-0, after the first 45 minutes of play. Kanten made two saves in the first half, while Brown goalie Amber Bledsoe, who started the game, stopped two shots in the opening stanza.
Late in the 49th minute, Harvard's Meg Casscells-Hamby had a one-on-one chance with Brown goalkeeper M.C. Barrett, but her shot rang off the post and out of play.
Following a foul by Brown in the Crimson zone, Lindsey Kowal took a corner kick and sent the ball toward the box. Both teams attempted to gain possession and the ball bounced around for a few seconds before Baskind stepped up and buried a shot into the back of the net, tying the game, 1-1, at 58:14.
Harvard added another score at 63:32 as Casscells-Hamby passed the ball to Mai Le, who was camped out eight yards in front of the net. Le sent a shot inside the right post, giving Harvard a 2-1 advantage.
Brown outshot the Crimson, 14-4, in the second half, but Kanten made seven saves in the frame. The Bears also had an edge in corners, 5-3, for the game.
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Oracle Director, Analytics - Corporate Communications in Quincy, Massachusetts
Development of communication programs to promote Oracle's products & services.
Evaluates and manages new strategic business opportunities, initiatives, mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, alliances and/or joint ventures. Oversees market analysis, monitors competitive activity, and identifies customer needs. Provides leadership in the planning, designing, due diligence, and implementing of strategic business objectives. Defines vision, strategies, and tactics. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
Primarily a resource/ allocation role, coordinating the daily activities of a work group and setting priorities to ensure task completion. Supervises within prescribed procedures with management review and approval. Maintains orderly work processes by coordinating work flow and work quality. Provides technical/functional leadership, as well as first line supervision, but does not have hire/fire authority. Uses individual knowledge and skills to develop team members.
Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.
The Director, Analytics - Corporate Communications* *will be primarily responsible for providing analysis and measurement support across the entire Oracle Communications team. The candidate should be comfortable analyzing large and complex data sets, cleaning/organizing the data, and transforming it into actionable insights which can be presented to executives. The candidate should be prepared to present directly to senior leadership and field ad hoc analysis requests in addition to scheduled reporting processes.
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Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including formulas, pivot tables, and dynamic chart building
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Experience establishing metrics and recommending strategies that support organizational goals
Exceptional communications skills and the ability to communicate complex concepts simply and effectively to different audiences
Extreme attention to detail and ownership of work product
Ability to quickly learn new tools and databases
Ability to navigate and drive change in a large matrixed organization
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- User is a monospaced type family with 30 styles, from Hairline to Bold, divided in Regular, Upright and Stencil, with five weights (Hairline, ExtraLight, Light, Medium and Bold) all with Cameo versions. Complexity and versatility are the keywords for this type family. Despite being a monospaced font, which means there's no kerning, all the glyphs were designed in order to sit comfortably in the 600 points width, a hard task because some glyphs are too narrow ('i' and 'l'), while others are too wide ('m' and 'w'), but they must fit the same width. The desire for keeping a comfortable readability in User was one of the key elements, therefore we designed several ligatures that fit both single and double space width, allowing to maintain a certain idea of proportional design. In this digital booklet you will find a detailed vision of the anatomy of the typefaces, the amount of characters available, the styles and weights, along with a series of features, specially designed to make User a very versatile and usable type system.
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Hello Marseille Hostel
Hello Marseille is a brand new hostel in town, mixing the modernity of our concept in fully renovated facilities with the charm of a typical 19th century Haussmanian building (high moulded roof, large rooms). We opened 3rd of May 2010. During the opening period (May-June) the price per person per night is 17 euros only. We offer you accomodation in 5 persons large rooms.
Your best backpackers' hostel. Located in the very center of Marseille, in the famous "Vieux Port" area, in a safe and cool surrounding close to pubs, historical places and 5 min bike from the beach.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Adaptors
- Age Restriction
- Bicycle hire
- Board Games
- Free Breakfast
- Cable TV
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- DVDs
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- Meals Available
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Safe Deposit Box
- Steam Room
- Taxes not included
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Towels For Hire
- Washing Machine
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
'!! We are a real independant non-profit Youth Hostel, member of the French Ligue of Youth Hostels (LFAJ). We promote ethical practices and social entrepreneurship throught our registered non-profit association. Our hostel is self managed by benevolent-travellers from around the world.
Travellers from 18+ years old only, no pets allowed.
There is no lift in our building, and the hostel is located on the 3rd floor, so it is not convenient for disabled persons or persons with limited physical abilities.
Pricing for Hostelling International network members = from 17 to 40 euros.pers.night
Pricing for regular travellers = from 25 to 60 euros.pers.night
+0.40 euros city tax!
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Hello Marseille is located in the very center of Marseille, in the lively and famous Vieux Port area.
12 rue Breteuil
13001 Marseille
By foot/bike from the train station
This is the best way to get a first glimpse at the city!
Just walk down from the Train Station 'St Charles' to the Vieux Port.
1 . Walk down the white marble stairs,
2. Walk down the street first called 'Boulevard d'Athènes' then 'Boulevard Dugommier' until you cross the famous 'La Canebière'
3. At La Canebière (the local 'Champs Elysées, you can't miss it) turn right and walk down to the port 'Vieux Port',
4. ... and you will hit the Vieux Port in about 10 min.
Once at the Vieux Port, turn left and take the large street first called 'Cours Jean Ballard' (it becomes 'Rue Breteuil' after)
The hostel is at number 12 on Rue Breteuil, right side of the street, just before the flower shop 'Interflora', buzz at 'Hello Marseille', and we await for you on the 3rd floor.
Free City Bikes
If you are a bit tired or if your backpack is too heavy to carry, 'Le Vlo' Free City Bikes are available at the bike station down the white stairs. For a 1 euro ticket, you'll be able to use bikes all the week around the city, an investment worth the benefit ;). (Note: Credit Card is necessary to subscribe. Free for 30', then you have to change bike and go again for 30 free minutes)
Metro 'Vieux Port - Hotel de Ville'
The metro of Marseille has 2 lines. it's very convenient to get downtown. The subway is rather clean and safe. We recommend you the 3 days pass that allows the use of busses and metro for just 10,5 . A good deal, for sure when you know that a single travel costs you 1,5 .
To get to Hello Marseille, just go downtown.
From the Train Station enter the subway blue line 'M1' direction 'LA FOURRAGERE', and exit 2 stations later at 'VIEUX PORT'
Exit the metro, and walk 150 meters on rue de Breteuil to get to Hello Marseille
Metro website: http://www.rtm.fr/
By Car :
Take the exit onto A7/E714 toward Berre-l'Etang/Marseille
Continue to follow A7
Partial toll road
Speed cameras begin in 27.0 km 36.2 km
Continue onto Place Jules Guesde 140 m
Place Jules Guesde turns slightly left and becomes Rue Sainte-Barbe 260 m
Turn right at Rue Colbert 190 m
At Place Sadi Carnot, take the 3rd exit onto Rue de la République 450 m
Continue onto Quai des Belges 250 m
Continue onto Cours Jean Ballard 150 m
Continue onto Rue de Breteuil
Take the A55 exit toward L'Estaque/Martigues/Fos-sur-Mer 40 m
Keep left at the fork to continue toward A55 and merge onto A55
Speed cameras begin in 7.5 km 14.6 km
Continue onto A50 800 m
Take the exit toward Boulevard Charles Livon 350 m
Turn right at Boulevard Charles Livon 24 m
Continue onto Quai de Rive Neuve 750 m
Turn right at Cours Jean Ballard 50 m
Continue onto Rue de Breteuil
By train or bus :
Shuttle service from the Airport :
Airport shuttles stop at the central train station.
Duration : 25 mn, Timetable : from 5h10 to 0h10,
Departures every 20 minutes
Price: 8,50 euros
Located Near
- Vieux Port
- Canebiére
- Notre-Dame de la Garde ('la Bonne Mére')
- in the center of all the touristic sites of Marseille in general
- Beach
- Bars/Pubs
- Metro/Bus
- Free City Bike Station
- Great restaurants