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TEDxQueenstown 2014 will take place on Saturday 22 February 2014 at the Queenstown Memorial Centre. Join the conversation on Twitter, Facebook or at TEDxQueenstown.com. For media enquiries please contact Christiana Zhu, Media Coordinator, via email@example.com.
TEDxQueenstown 2014 Announced
After a sell-out event in 2013, TEDxQueenstown is set to return in 2014 and promises an exciting line-up of speakers bringing more ideas worth spreading to the region. TEDxQueenstown 2014 will follow the same successful half-day format as the inaugural event last year, which sold out in just 4 hours.
The event is to be held on Saturday February 22 at the Queenstown Memorial Centre. Tickets will cost $95 and be limited to 100 to create an intimate experience and spark deep discussion and connection with the ideas presented by the speakers.
Queenstown's second TEDx event will be choreographed by a committee of dedicated local volunteers led by co-organisers Cesar Piotto and Trent Yeo. Many people in the community are already familiar with TED talks and the organising committee is excited to continue championing a culture of ideas in the region and establish TEDxQueenstown as a unique event in the global TEDx programme.
Talks on the day will be filmed and submitted for the opportunity to be featured on TED.com. Co-organiser Trent Yeo is excited about the possibility of sharing TEDxQueenstown with a worldwide audience.
"It is a very exciting time when we have the opportunity to create a stage for innovators and deep thinkers to address our region locally, and have the potential for an international outreach as well. Stay tuned to the announcement of theme and speakers very soon."
Event theme and first round of speaker announcements will be released before Christmas 2013. Interested people can join the conversation now on Twitter, Facebook or TEDxQueenstown.com.
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April 6, 2013 – John Edens for The Southland Times / Stuff.co.nz
North Korea was the weirdest country in the world, the founder of global travel brand Lonely Planet told a rapt audience in Queenstown yesterday. To read more about this click here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/8516401/Lonely-Planeteer-drawn-to-road-less-travelled
Is there room for love in business?
April 5, 2013 – Amanda Sachtlben for Stuff.co.nz
When Oonagh Harpur founded the Love and Integrity in Business Network in 1994, no one had a problem with the word integrity. But they did with love. To read more about this click here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/unlimited/8515106/Is-there-room-for-love-in-business
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April 5, 2013 – Otago Daily Times, Queenstown, New Zealand.
New ways of thinking and the discussion of big ideas by some of the brightest minds in the country helped make the inaugural ''TEDxQueenstown'' event a success last week, beginning with the invitation-only launch at Artbay Gallery.
To read the full Otago Daily Times article click here: http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/252495/tedxqueenstown-artbay-gallery-april-4
London Governance Guru, Academic Innovator, and Drummer join the TEDxQueenstown lineup
March 20, 2013 – TEDxQueenstown HQ, Queenstown, New Zealand
Love and Integrity in Business, Rhythm as the Pulse of Life and the future of tertiary education are subjects that join an already exciting conversation at TEDxQueenstown the NEXT adventure, to be held on April 5.
Oonagh Harpur has inhabited boardrooms since becoming CEO of a £20m business in 1988. There she got the idea she called "Love and Integrity in Business".and began exploring what this idea might mean. From 1997 she campaigned for enterprise with integrity across the UK as CEO of the Institute of Director's HUB Initiative, then Enterprise Insight. In 2002 she put her ideas into practice in a £1+bn global business, learning first hand what it took to integrate values into the culture of 25+ offices from Hong Kong and Shanghai to Dubai and New York. Oonagh offers an exciting and clearly articulated way forward for business and governance.
As the music and news industries struggle to innovate viable business models, educator Steve Henry takes a close look at tertiary institutions and suggests they have much work to do as they face those now familiar threats. After 30 years motivating those who are willing to learn, he notes the greatest success happens when people learn through experience of real projects, something few tertiary institutions enable in 'business as usual'. Those who can provide real experience combined with knowledge and reflection will do best and those who stick with the traditional models will struggle as technology enables learning to be delivered away from campuses, anywhere, anytime. He will show how this thousand year old industry is on the cusp of profound change
Can we connect people through Rhythm, the pulse of life? That's the question posed by musician John Boone whose award winning, interactive percussion business operates mostly in the corporate events industry. John has brought together his experience with theatre and music and to create Rhythm Interactive, which has delighted thousands of people of all ages throughout Australasia and Asia.
These three speakers join Lonely Planet's Tony Wheeler, Filmmaker/skier Mathurin Molgat, Extreme adventurer Chuck Berry, Te Reo Maori teacher Jeromy von Riel and Scientist Ella Lawton for TEDxQueenstown – the next adventure – to be held at Hilton Queenstown on April 5. Tickets (limited to just 100) are only available from 1-night. They go on sale on March 22 at 10am.
TEDxQueenstown is supported by several inspiring Queenstown businesses. Organisers thank Queenstown Resort College, Artbay Gallery, Hilton Queenstown, for their energy and efforts in helping to stage the inaugural TEDxQueenstown, The NEXT adventure. Also sincere thanks to our in-kind partners that are providing valuable services: Nemo Workroom, 1-night, Shipleys, LightSpeed Technologies, 3 Fold Print, Sign It Signs, Fetch NZ, Orange, Cup & Cake and Fluid.
TEDxQueenstown next adventure for Lonely Planet founder
March 7, 2013 – TEDxQueenstown HQ, Queenstown, New Zealand
Lonely Planet founder and travel guru Tony Wheeler has today been named one of the speakers at the inaugural TEDxQueenstown, the NEXT adventure, to be held at Hilton Queenstown on April 5.
Born in India, raised in Pakistan, the Bahamas and the USA, Wheeler is a true traveller. His TEDxQueenstown talk will focus on travel in the Bad Lands and Dark Lands – as some Middle Eastern countries have been described.
Wheeler joins a line-up of equally exciting, if not such well known speakers.
Film-maker Mathurin Molgat will present a business case for the regeneration of Kauri forests in his talk Green Economics – between the devil and Aotearoa. Molgat too is a traveller and an adventurer – in 1992 he was voted among the top 20 big mountain skiers on the planet and has appeared in numerous TV commercials in adventure settings. Film-making and economics combine as he follows his next adventure.
Te Reo Maori teacher Jeromy van Riel has Dutch ancestry but has lived as Maori with Maori for 22 of his 34 years. In his talk 'wearing our skin' he observes that regardless of which country we look at, the indigenous people represent the poorest, sickest and most socially disadvantaged denomination. When the statement is made; 'we are one people', Jeromy asks, 'which people are we?'
Scientist and PhD candidate Ella Lawton is fascinated in understanding the mechanics of systems. Ella looks at how natural, social and governance systems function and interact so she can figure out the leverage points that can be pushed to trigger positive change. Undergraduate degrees in law and ecology, a Masters in Strategic Leadership from Sweden and now a pending PhD, Ella is inspired by the importance of small-scale change through local governance and community initiatives. She'll talk about her PhD subject; The New Zealand Footprint Project and reveal some surprising results.
Chuck Berry is well known to Queenstowners for his unassuming attitude to freakishly unusual adventure. He's a professional skydiver, basejumper, stuntman, cameraman, test pilot, aircraft engineer, juggler, filmmaker & motivational speaker. A motorbike accident in 1997 left him with a broken neck and a renewed vigour for pursuing his dreams. Focusing as he recovered on all he wanted to do, he set about making it happen and went on to become a Red Bull athlete. He'll talk about breaking down barriers, living life to the full, achieving dreams, and the importance of visualizing a positive outcome.
TEDxQueenstown Curator Cesar Piotto says Queenstown is synonymous with adventure for many, but not many are aware that there are many clear thinkers in the region adventuring beyond the physical as they explore amazing ideas.
"As our speaker line-up comes together, we realise that our speakers are in fact great adventurers. The ideas they want to share are highly adventurous – in some cases, leaps of faith as well as intellect."
TEDxQueenstown is supported by several inspiring Queenstown businesses. Organisers thank Queenstown Resort College, Artbay Gallery, Hilton Queenstown, for their energy and efforts in helping to stage the inaugural TEDxQueenstown, The NEXT adventure. Also sincere thanks to our in-kind partners that are providing valuable services: Nemo Workroom, 1-night, Shipleys, LightSpeed Technologies, 3 Fold Print, Sign It Signs, Fetch NZ, Orange, Cup & Cake and Fluid.
Inaugural TEDxQueenstown planned
December 3, 2012 – TEDxQueenstown HQ, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Many of us have watched TED talks on the internet and now that culture of ideas will be championed in this region with the establishment of the first ever TEDxQueenstown.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event.
The event is to be held on April 05, 2013. Tickets are limited to 100 and will go on sale in the new year. Interested people should register interest at www.tedxqueenstown.com.
TEDxQueenstown is being organised by an informal local group which meets each Thursday for breakfast to discuss innovative, creative and inspiring ideas. Spokesperson Trent Yeo says the group decided to organise TEDxQueenstown as a platform to showcase some of the brilliant ideas generated locally, regionally and nationally.
"We've been inspired by others around New Zealand and throughout the world and we want to bring this spirit of ideas and innovation to Queenstown. The TEDx programme of local, self organised events gives us a great framework to celebrate ideas amongst an awesome landscape."
The organisers aren't naming speakers yet, but say people can expect amazing presentations from a number of individuals covering a wide range of ideas and experiences.
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Dating A Case Of OLD Glenlivet, Drinkable? Collectable?
Hopefully someone can recognize the era these bottles were produced in? It seems that it was before Glenlivet started marking the age, and it came in a wooden crate with a series 112 tax stamp.
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I found this case while cleaning out the storage room in my mother's house. She has no idea of its history and surmises it belonged to my late father. Looks like at some point in its history there was some water exposure at about the mid level point in the case, but it must have happened a long time ago because her storage room is/was/always has been quite dry. Unfortunately it's also not very insulated, so my guess is they have been exposed to higher temps than is commonly considered healthy for long term storage.
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. If it's not collectible, I'll simply open and enjoy it for what it is. However if it has more value as a collectible than in drinking, I would gladly sell it and use the money to obtain something more special in the drinkable category. (a few good bottles of 20+ year? yes please!) I am absolutely a scotch drinker, but not a collector.
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The Catholic Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln
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Robert Redford at the New York premiere of his new movie The Conspirator on Monday night. |
Booth, of course, achieved notoriety in April of 1865, when he assassinated Abraham Lincoln. This tragedy came just days after Lincoln finally managed to steer the North to victory over the South in the Civil War.
Had the result been different, the course of world history would have been radically altered.
It has been 150 years now since the first shots of the Civil War were fired. There has been a deluge of TV specials, newspaper articles and commemorative events exploring this anniversary.
Meanwhile, Robert Redford's latest movie, The Conspirator, takes a close look at the assassination and trial of the conspirators who hatched the plot to kill Lincoln.
At the center of Redford's new movie, in fact, is Mary Surratt (played by Robin
Wright), who was accused of participating in the plot to kill Lincoln and assist Booth's escape.
Much was made, in the frenzy following Lincoln's assassination, of Surratt's religion. She was, after all, a devout Roman Catholic.
In fact, when you consider that Surratt as well as her accused son, John, were Catholics, and a man with the name of O'Laughlin was among those accused of taking part in the plot to kill Lincoln, it should be no surprise that a conspiracy theory swiftly took hold that Catholics were at the center of the plot to kill Lincoln.
The Internet, to this day, is filled with theories outlining the Vatican's role in killing Lincoln, not to mention the Jesuits'.
An ex-priest who Lincoln had once defended in court named Charles Chiniquy, once asserted that, when it came to whacking the American president, "the Jesuits alone could select the assassins, train them, and show them a crown of glory in heaven."
Redford's new movie, according to reports, actually makes note of Mary
Surratt's religious background, which certainly did not help her in the eyes of her accusers and public opinion. (Neither did it help that Surratt actually had hosted meetings held by the conspirators to kill Lincoln.)
Of course, America had a deeply anti-Catholic strain in the 1860s. The Jesuits, at this time, were accused of many evil, anti-American deeds.
O'Laughlin, meanwhile, did play a role in an earlier attempt to kidnap the president, though his religious background has been under debate for years, with some believing he was Catholic while others argued he was actually Methodist.
Either way, it should be added that it is understandable why some might believe Catholics were responsible.
John Surratt, for one, had planned on becoming a priest, had met with Booth to plan to kidnap Lincoln on March 17 (St. Patrick's Day!) of 1865, and even fled to Rome after Booth killed the president.
Meanwhile, Lincoln is now one of the most revered men in American history. But that was not the case during the actual Civil War.
Among his most passionate opponents were certain Irish Catholics. After all, Irish loyalty to the Democratic party by then was strong.
Lincoln, of course, was a Republican. In fact, the newly-created Republican Party was a coalition which included Know Nothings and other anti-immigrant groups.
It was Lincoln who was blamed for drafting Irish immigrants into fighting a war they didn't understand.
Not for nothing does the song "Paddy's Lament" include the angry line, "Paddy, you must go and fight for Lincoln."
Of course, political anger is one thing. Assassination is another.
As for Redford, he believes his movie -- which is about the trial of an outsider 150 years ago -- has relevance today.
Referring to Guantánamo Bay and other military tribunals in the news, Redford told Parade magazine, "Obviously, I could see the parallels to the present."
Good thing we don't assume members of certain religious groups are inherently violent anymore, right?
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LiamDavid | Apr 18, 2011, 03:51 AM EDT
There were many Irish involved in the Draft Riots in NYC, but so were many other immigrants and poor in the streets rioting. Since our poor Irish brothers and sisters escaped their bloody English landlords in Ireland, only to have met with the same Anglo hatred in their new country. Catholics were treated with great suspicion and disdain by the white gentry of that period. Therefore, it was all too easy to have laid the blame on the Irish, let alone the Catholics as well. The Irish made up a great percentage of the Union army. They also had a fair showing in the Rebel forces as well! In fact, if you were to count all of those with Celtic blood, you'd find that the Celts made up more than half of all the fighting men of both armies! Slan
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irishamerica46 | Apr 17, 2011, 04:21 PM EDT
I am an Irish American Catholic. I don't believe the Irish Catholics planned to assassinate Lincoln. It was the poor of NYC who revolted as they could not get out of the Draft. Who were the poor of the city? Different nationalities including the Irish. Rich folk could buy their son's exclusion from the draft. Yes, do read more then one book! I've read many, as my ancestor signed up as a Private on July 3, 1863.
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ronnie4u2o | Apr 17, 2011, 12:29 AM EDT
Lincoln's Death was due to politics & Religious issues it is well known he was not a christian he leaned toward Atheism he didn't believe in the Holy spirit , Virgin Birth or Jesus as a God. and stated that in some of his notes .it is Believed that Christians plotted to have him killed. there is no real proof that Christians or Catholics had anything to do with his Death But there is proof written by Lincoln himself he was a Atheist it was hidden from the public fot many years. but the truth always comes out. Lincol went through the Motions acting as though he was a Christian He even took the oath of office with his hand on the Bible. NO Man is perfect we all fall short. Lincoln was still a Great President no matter what his belief was Lincoln Saved the Nation. and United it.
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2BorNot2B | Apr 16, 2011, 02:53 PM EDT
Hell of picture of Redford! Looks like a zombie, which he's well on his way to becoming. Unless, like Ted Williams he decides to put himself in dry ice until some new technology plumps up his cragged mien to bring him back to former hunkiness. --- But the hair dye job is not half bad. His hair dresser, perhaps in an effort to stick to 'truth in advertising' even left a shock of gray on the sidburns. -- He provides the left counterpoint to Trump's mug shot. -- Let's imagine Trump's hair on Redford's head... now, there's a Halloween prospect for ya..
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jamieLM | Apr 16, 2011, 02:15 PM EDT
Good post, slainte9. I've never seen a school text book, ever, that identififed the religious backgrounds of any of the people involved in the plot to assassinate Lincoln, including John Wilkes Booth and Dr. Samuel Mudd who set Booth's leg and went to prison for it. Where's the historical evidence that most people at the time thought that Catholics were at the center of the plot to kill Lincoln? Where are the newspaper headlines -"Catholics Assassinate Lincoln"? "Catholics Plot to Kill Lincoln?" The idea that being a Catholic was the reason the conspirators were convicted and put to death is total nonsense. If they'd been Protestants, they'd all been let go? I don't think so. Redford is making a film for entertainment. He can put any kind of spin on his story and make inferences that may not be true and aren't based on historical facts. He also has a political agenda to push. Where's the proof that there was an inquiry into the religious backgrounds of everyone involved, including the judges, the jury, etc., to identify any "Catholics" and that being a Catholic was a factor in a guilty verdict. I've taken CW history classes in high school and at the university level and the religion of the conspirators was never mentioned, even by the PHD Head of History Dept. professor at at a Big 10 University. Not buying it.
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slainte9 | Apr 16, 2011, 01:13 PM EDT
Don't you love it when someone tells you to read something on the internet or a "history" book [written by historians at historically Protestant colleges -- Yale, Cromwell's school, Princeton, alma mater song celebrates William of Orange Nassau, I am not making this up]. The Irish get blamed for the NYC draft riots, but the most careful book on the subject "Armies of the Streets," says that it wasn't an Irish riot. And of course it wasn't. Most of NYC didn't riot, and of the 400 arrested per the "Armies of the Streets" list, most don't have Irish names. In fact, the principal instigators Fernando Wood, August Belmont, Gov. Seymour, James Gordon and Samuel Morse were none were Irish and only Bennet was Catholic, most definitely not Belmont, leader of the Democrats, who as a German immigrant and relative of the Rothschilds. Its tremendously hilarious what when the lockstep liberal Irish start repeating this stuff. How gullible can you be.
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CitizenWhy | Apr 16, 2011, 12:44 PM EDT
Well, if those good Catholics were involved, they would only be following the example of the Pope at the time, the one who wrote a mawkish letter of support to Jefferson Davis, comparing Davis to Jesus wearing a crown of thorns and the slave-holding plantationists to the valiant Catholic cavaliers of old (who fought for the rights of absolute monarchy). For all you birthers out there, you can see the ORIGINAL in the museum of the Confederacy in New Orleans.
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irishamerica46 | Apr 16, 2011, 12:05 PM EDT
Read about the NYC draft riots on the internet or a history book.
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slainte9 | Apr 16, 2011, 11:14 AM EDT
More Whig History from the Irish who don't know anything about America. My family's lived in New York City since the 1840s. I never heard anyone blame Lincoln for drafting Irish soldiers. Local Republicans were blamed for putting men, particularly Demomcrats, on the draft rolls more than once, hardly anyone was actually drafted during the Civil War. Hundreds of thousands of Irish fought for the Union, the vast majority were volunteers, including Phil Sheridan, George Gordon Meade. Archbishop Hughes of New York City was an ally of Lincoln. Hughes favored a draft as an equitable way to chose who would help defend the government against an unlawful rebellion. The Surrats weren't Irish Catholics, in any event.
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skellmeyer | Apr 15, 2011, 01:02 PM EDT
"Good thing we don't assume members of certain religious groups are inherently violent anymore, right?"
That's right! After all, I remember all those violent crowds of rioting Catholics throughout American history who burned down Lutheran churches, raped Methodists, forcibly kidnapped and converted Episcopalians, threw acid in the face of women who dared to go outside without male chaperones, blew up girls' schools, converted American Indian tribes at the point of a gun and beheaded anyone who dared to insult the Pope!
And just because Catholics still do all those things today, doesn't mean Catholics are inherently violent violent! What balderdash!
Hmmm..... you know, now that I think about it, maybe I'm confusing Catholics with some other faith tradition? Hmmmm...
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Yazan Samara:: The war is created and meant to be, Syria is our last hope as Palestinians if it falls like Libya then we are a done deal! the Zionist Ashkenazi regime (ZAR) will kick us out of Palestine since they can't play the Arab spring game as they have supported in the region, the only revolution that was real took place in Egypt (though Hilary's kids played their roll too) and the saddest part it got hijacked by the Brotherhood (politicized religion). Back to Syria the West, Qatar, & Saudi Arabia are thirsty for the Syrian blood, they just won't to burn the whole country just like what happened before in Iraq, Libya, Egypt will be in a comma for a long time now, Lebanon comes right after Syria (lets hope not). All this destruction, & killing innocent people is just to please Israel; since they won't accept to live with anyone else (for them one state or 2 state solution is denied) and they just believe that the whole middle east belongs to them as mentioned in Torah. Jewish people should go back to Spain and all the other countries that they belong to and fight for their lives instead of causing all the blood shed in the middle east.


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The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 201 recently honored three veterans. Pictured from left are Carolyn Casey, member; James Wilson, honoree; and Earlean Alexander, First Vice President. Not pictured are L.C. Young and Roosevelt Hudson. Special to The HeraldThe American Legion Auxiliary Unit 201 honored three veterans Mr. James Wilson, Mr. L. C. Young, and Mr. Roosevelt (Wolflake) Hudson on Saturday, November 10, 2012, at the Home of the American Legion Whitney, Woods-Pleasant Post 201 of Yazoo City. Juanita F. Lear, President, of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 201, said it's an honor and a privilege to provide comfort items to our veterans who served our country; protecting American Citizens through their many challenges and fears. Mr. James Wilson enlisted in the armed forces in 1946 serving our country until 1950. Upon returning home, he said it wasn't very welcoming and felt he wasn't appreciated for his time spent serving and protecting our country. A few years later, he was given employment with the Goyer Company. Later, Goyer sold to MS Supply Company; and he continued his employment until retiring in 1987. Mr. Wilson has been a member of the American Legion Whitney, Woods-Pleasant Post 201, of Yazoo City for 45 years; where he has served as Post Commander and other leadership positions. Mr. L. C. Young enlisted in 1955 serving until retiring in 1975; protecting our country for 20 years. He has been a member for 35 years of the American Legion Whitney, Woods-Pleasant Post 201 of Yazoo City.
PattersonJames Jackson Patterson, son of Jason and Jamie Patterson of Yazoo County, celebrated his fifth birthday on December 18, 2012. He celebrated his birthday with his first trip to Walt Disney World.James' grandparents are Rhonda Kemp of Vicksburg, Belinda Patterson Manor of Yazoo County and the late Biven "Buddy" Patterson. He is the great grandson of Walter Richardson and the late Sue Richardson of Yazoo County and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson.
Emily and William Pierce Jr. of Vaughan are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Allison Reese Pierce, on December 9, 2012 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Allison weighed seven pounds, six ounces and measured 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Fred and Martha Street. Paternal grandparents are Chris and Beverly Pierce. Also welcoming the new arrival are big sister Caroline and big brother W.C.
Yazoo Chapter NSDAR members celebrate at their annual Christmas Luncheon. Pictured from left are (front) Ava Hale, Janet Looney Whittington, JoAnne Collins, Priscilla Harper, Sarastelle Sigrest, Cynthia Sigrest McGraw and Montine Bond, (back) Delaine Stoner, Pat Hassin, Sue Patterson, Vay Gregory McGraw, Marsha Williams, Beth Nicholas and Wendy Cartwright. Not pictured is Elizabeth Sigrest Remington.The Yazoo Chapter NSDAR Christmas luncheon was held in the country home of Dr. and Mrs. Marion Sigrest on Dec. 13. The gathering began at 11:30 a.m. with a warm welcome to Janet Looney Whittington's mother, Willie Looney of Jackson. When all of the members arrived, there were a few announcements about the Jan. 16 Chapter Meeting and the Jan. 27 celebration of the Yazoo Chapter's 60th anniversary.Gloria Adcock, Montine Bond, Wendy Cartwright, Ava Hale, Priscilla Harper, Sue Patterson, Sarastelle Sigrest, Delaine Stoner and Marsha Williams were selected as delegates to the MSSDAR State Conference. By virtue of their offices, Chapter Regent JoAnne Collins and MSSDAR State Regent Janet Whittington will also represent the local chapter at the conference.Hostesses for the luncheon were Sarastelle Sigrest, Cynthia McGraw, Elizabeth Remington and Beja Everett.
Jamyra SnowJamyra Shuntae Snow celebrated her 11th birthday on Dec. 17 with a surprise party at her school.Jamyra is the daughter of Aldena Peyton Snow and Eric Snow. She is the granddaughter of Myra Peyton and the late Judge A.J. Peyton of Yazoo City and the late Regina Snow and the late Exsell Snow of Utica. Also helping her celebrate were her siblings, Jaslyn, Jayla and Eric Jr. and a special friend, DeOnia Carter.
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No team in the country has played a tougher schedule than the Illinois volleyball team, and they are hoping it pays off this weekend as they play for a chance to go to the Final Four. WCIA 3's Bret Beherns caught up with the team this week and has more on what lies ahead in the Sweet 16 Friday night.
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The numbers speak for themselves. More than 2,000 yards of total offense, 34 touchdowns (5 of those were defensive scores) - all while leading his team to it's best finish in a decade. We are proud to announce Cerro Gordo-Bement senior running back Steve Isbell is our WCIA 3 High School Football Player of the Year.
Eastern Illinois' run this season has given Panthers' fans everywhere a reason to be excited, and there might not be a bigger EIU fan anywhere than Bob Spoo. The former coach led the Panthers for a quarter century, and he is enjoying every moment of this ride deep into the FCS playoffs.
The Illinois basketball team picked up win No. 9 Tuesday night against Dartmouth, and they continue to get some quality minutes from their freshman class. Malcolm Hill was the best of the bunch Tuesday with a career-high 10 points; but Hill, Kendrick Nunn, Jaylon Tate and Maverick Morgan all saw significant playing time against the Big Green. The freshmen combined for 17 points and only four turnovers.
Illinois raced out to a 12-point halftime advantage before holding on for a 72-65 win over Dartmouth Tuesday night at State Farm Center. The Illini were led in scoring by Champaign-native Rayvonte Rice with 13 points. Jon Ekey, Joseph Bertrand and Nanna Egwu added 13 apiece. Freshman Malcolm Hill enjoyed his best game so far as an Illini with 10 points and 4 rebounds. Illinois improves to 9-1 on the year.
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U.S. prosecutors have concluded that they don't have enough evidence against hedge-fund billionaire Steven A. Cohen to file criminal insider-trading charges against him before a July deadline, people familiar with the situation said.
Investigators probing the biggest alleged insider-trading scheme in history have been eyeing the 57-year-old Mr. Cohen and his namesake SAC Capital Advisors LP hedge-fund firm for a decade, suspicious that some of its trading profits were too good to be legitimate, according to people close to the probe.
Prosecutors filed criminal charges last November against a portfolio manager at an SAC affiliate who was close to Mr. Cohen—and kept trying to work their way to the top. Federal agents have approached many former SAC employees for information, showing one person a diagram of the investigation's targets, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Cohen's picture was in the middle.
Steven A. Cohen, center, shown in May. Bloomberg
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- SAC Sees Investors Pulling Out $3.5 Billion (6/3/13)
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- Investors Exit Fund Dogged By Probe (2/16/13)
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But this month's deadline is likely to come and go without any action against Mr. Cohen, people familiar with the investigation said. The deadline is tied to a five-year statute of limitations to file criminal charges related to his trading activity with the portfolio manager, Mathew Martoma.
Prosecutors hoped to gain information from Mr. Martoma that could be used against his former boss, but Mr. Martoma hasn't implicated Mr. Cohen. When he was approached by two federal agents, Mr. Martoma fainted in the front yard of his Florida home but has refused to cooperate with the government, according to people familiar with the probe.
Mr. Martoma pleaded not guilty to criminal insider-trading charges and is set to go on trial Nov. 4.
A decision not to launch a criminal prosecution against Mr. Cohen, at least for now, likely will be seen as a setback for the Justice Department and a boost for SAC.
Mr. Cohen and SAC, based in Stamford, Conn., have said Mr. Cohen did nothing wrong. The hedge-fund firm said in May that it would no longer cooperate unconditionally with the probe. On Thursday, an SAC spokesman declined to comment.
Prosecutors at the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan still could go after Mr. Cohen. Working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, they are examining more recent trading activity that won't be off-limits because of the five-year statute of limitations, according to the people with knowledge of the probe. Criminal charges against SAC also haven't been ruled out.
Mathew Martoma, left, leaving court with his wife, faces insider-trading charges. Bloomberg
The Securities and Exchange Commission also is investigating Mr. Cohen and could bring civil charges against him, according to a person close to that investigation. In March, SAC agreed to pay a record $616 million penalty to the SEC to settle two insider-trading civil cases, without admitting or denying wrongdoing. Mr. Cohen wasn't named as a defendant in those cases.
SAC is one of the largest and most powerful hedge funds in the industry, growing from $20 million in seed money from Mr. Cohen in 1992 to about $15 billion in assets at the start of this year.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan and the FBI have been probing SAC as part of their four-year crackdown on insider trading. That crackdown has resulted in charges against 81 people since August 2009, and 73 convictions and guilty pleas so far. None of those charged by prosecutors has been acquitted to date.
Financial-industry regulators referred to the SEC dozens of instances of what they considered suspicious trading at SAC, and the agency formed a task force to look into trading there and at other hedge funds. The FBI and prosecutors examined trading in an SAC portfolio known as the Big Book or Cohen Account, where trades were made based on the best ideas of his portfolio managers, according to documents filed by prosecutors in cases against other SAC employees.
Six former SAC employees have pleaded guilty to, or been convicted of, federal insider-trading charges in New York, and two more employees are headed to trial. As part of the investigation, the FBI briefly wiretapped a phone in Mr. Cohen's Connecticut home, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Law-enforcement officials have been racing against the clock. They zeroed in on trades by Messrs. Cohen and Martoma during a nine-day period that began July 21, 2008, just before negative news about a clinical-drug trial caused stocks of two pharmaceutical companies to sink, according to documents filed by prosecutors and regulators. Authorities allege the trades generated about $276 million in illicit profits and avoided losses for SAC.
At the end of this month, the five-year statute of limitations likely would shield anyone else who might have been involved in those trades from the most serious criminal charges.
Prosecutors still could try to use the trades as part of a broader case against Mr. Cohen or SAC if more information about recent activity surfaces, legal experts and people familiar with the probe said. Or they could move against Mr. Cohen before the deadline if fresh evidence against him emerges.
Mr. Martoma is accused of obtaining inside information about the drug trial from a neurologist who was working on it. After learning that disappointing news would soon become public, Mr. Martoma spoke to Mr. Cohen by phone for 20 minutes on a Sunday morning, prosecutors have alleged. The next day, SAC began selling stock in two drug companies involved in the trial, the government said.
Prosecutors and the FBI have been investigating what Mr. Cohen knew about the basis for the trading, according to people familiar with the probe. Mr. Martoma's lawyers have said their client isn't guilty, and that the prosecution is based on inferences and innuendo. SAC has said it believes Mr. Cohen acted appropriately.
Without testimony from Mr. Martoma, criminal investigators likely lack direct evidence about what he told his boss. Direct evidence of criminal activity often is considered crucial to establishing proof beyond a reasonable doubt, the legal standard needed to win a conviction at trial, although guilt also can be established using circumstantial evidence.
The SEC would face a lower bar in any potential civil case, needing to persuade a jury based on the preponderance of the evidence. Still, to make a case against Mr. Cohen, SEC officials would have to show that he knew or should have known that information he traded on came illegally from an insider.
In recent months, the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan has had talks with SAC's lawyers about the possibility of a criminal indictment of the organization or a deferred prosecution agreement under which such charges would be filed and settled all at once, people familiar with the matter said.
Without a deferred-prosecution deal, prosecutors still could seek to indict SAC based on admissions from former employees who pleaded guilty to insider trading while working there. But prosecutors must consider Justice Department guidelines that include the "pervasiveness of wrongdoing within the corporation, including the complicity in, or the condoning of, the wrongdoing by corporate management."
Since the start of this year, jittery clients of SAC have sought the return of about $5 billion managed by the hedge-fund firm. SAC has been returning portions of the money each quarter.
More than $8 billion of the roughly $14 billion held by SAC belongs to Mr. Cohen and employees. Mr. Cohen has told traders and others that it will survive no matter how many outside clients walk away.
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UK children's unauthorized in-app purchases could total over £30m monthly
Unauthorized in-app purchases by British children charged to parents' accounts without their knowledge could total a whopping £30.9 million monthly according to a new study.
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Survey finds UK kids play eight hours of games each week during hols
In a survey of UK children's habits during their summer vacation time, toy manufacturer Galt found many parents are concerned that their children spend too much time gaming.
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Study – 81% of kids aged five to eight have gamed
According to research funded by Common Sense Media, gaming is becoming increasingly mainstream among young children.
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NPD: Households with kids up to 12 years account for 45% of industry's revenue
According to a report from the NPD Group, households that inhabit children up to 12 years of age account for 24 percent of videogame industry unit sales, while households with children in this age group account for 45 percent of total industry dollar sales.
This information was derived from a report titled "Kids & Cross-Entertainment Behaviors", compiled by NPD, which cites that with an average of 68 leisure hours each week, the largest share of leisure time goes to entertainment; thus, children have a major impact on the industry.
"According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 53.4 million of them ages 12 and under in the U.S., accounting for 17 percent of the population. Yet for many industries, games included, they account for a much larger portion of total sales," said NPD's Anita Frazier.
"For the 12-months ending June 2009, this group of consumers comprised 24 percent of games industry unit sales. Tweens in particular are a highly involved group of consumers as 75 percent of this age group play video games and 81 percent are on the computer for non-homework related activities."
According to the report, 57 percent of children ages 2-12 play video games, and 62 percent of them use a computer, representing an area for future industry expansion.
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David O. Russell out-Scorseses Martin Scorsese himself with "American Hustle," a rollicking '70s crime romp that's ridiculously entertaining in all the best possible ways.
David O. Russell out-Scorseses Martin Scorsese himself with "American Hustle," a rollicking '70s crime romp that's ridiculously entertaining in all the best possible ways.
A thrilling and entertaining sequel to the first Hobbit film improves on the first film, capturing the magical quality the fantasy requires.
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Roger Ebert became film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times in 1967. He is the only film critic with a star on Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame and was named honorary life member of the Directors' Guild of America. He won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Screenwriters' Guild, and honorary degrees from the American Film Institute and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Since 1989 he has hosted Ebertfest, a film festival at the Virginia Theater in Champaign-Urbana. From 1975 until 2006 he, Gene Siskel and Richard Roeper co-hosted a weekly movie review program on national TV. He was Lecturer on Film for the University of Chicago extension program from 1970 until 2006, and recorded shot-by-shot commentaries for the DVDs of "Citizen Kane," "Casablanca," "Floating Weeds" and "Dark City," and has written over 20 books.
Q. Re the controversy over "A Beautiful Mind" changing some of the facts of John Frobes Nash's life: That I pretty much forgave, knowing that transferring a life to film is a messy affair, and not always truthful. But changing the ethnicity of a main character, a character who was pivotal in this man regaining his life, is more than an oversight. Alicia Nash is an El Salvadoran, and has been changed into a WASP named Alice in the movie. This provides a role for Jennifer Connolly and denies a role to a Latina actress. Hollywood filmmakers have a choice to make, and chose the easy route. In this case, they denied the role of a lifetime to a Latina, and also spit on any sense of allowing the world to know us in a different light, a positive light. Maybe if his wife had been a whore, a maid, or had left him in his darkest moment, they would have allowed a Latina to have the role, and probably would have accented the fact that she was Latina. (Nancy De Los Santos, Los Angeles)
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Q. The wife in the Coen Brothers' "The Man Who Wasn't There" works for a department store named Nirdlinger's. That is the surname of the man who is murdered in James M. Cain's novel "Double Indemnity." (John R. Simon, City of Salt. UT)
PARK CITY, Utah -- "Personal Velocity," a film by Rebecca Miller telling the separate stories of three women, won the Grand Jury Prize for best feature film here Saturday night at the Sundance Film Festival.
PARK CITY, Utah--From despair to victory, the South African documentary "Amandla!" has the widest range of emotion of any film at this year's Sundance. It follows the history of the struggle for freedom in terms of the movement's music--which was, as one singer observes, a weapon the apartheid government could not disarm.
PARK CITY, Utah--The man in the audience was angry. "How could you," he asked the director, his voice trembling with sincerity, "despite your talented cast and great production values, make such a bleak, negative, amoral film? What kind of a portrait is this of Asian Americans? Don't you have a responsibility to paint a more positive and helpful portrait of your community?"
PARK CITY, Utah--Good films but no great films. As the Sundance Film Festival heads into its final weekend, last year's exhilaration fades into a kind of contentment: We've enjoyed ourselves, we've seen films of originality and quality, but where is this year's equivalent of "Memento"? "The Deep End"? "In the Bedroom"? "Waking Life"?
PARK CITY, Utah -- "The Laramie Project," the opening-night film at Sundance this year, was an HBO made-for-cable movie. So is "Hysterical Blindness," Mira Nair's new film starring Uma Thurman and Gena Rowlands.
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Mid-year teacher layoffs, pay-less paydays still possible for Ypsilanti schools
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Editor's note: The amount of money Ypsilanti is expected to save by cutting 4.5 teachers and the district's website revenue has been corrected in this story.
It's January 2012 all over again at Ypsilanti Public Schools, with the added uncertainty of pay-less paydays for staff and the threat of not having a job next school year.
Ypsilanti is expected to pink slip the equivalent of 4.5 teachers in the coming weeks to help eliminate an approximately $2.02 million structural deficit.
The 4.5 teachers, pending board approval, will be laid off from the secondary schools — those affected will be some combination of staff from New Tech, the high school and middle school, Superintendent Dedrick Martin said Monday.
Despite consolidating with Willow Run Community Schools in July, Ypsilanti still is responsible for its own finances through June, the end of the current fiscal year.
Ypsilanti laid off 4.5 high school teachers a year ago, when its enrollment declined from about 3,782 in fall 2010 to 3,664 in fall 2011, a loss of 118 students.
District officials said Ypsilanti ended the 2011-12 academic year with 3,588 students. It currently has 3,365 students enrolled. The decline of 223 students is equal to nearly $1.7 million in per-pupil funding from the state.
The district budgeted for a loss of just 50 students. More than 50 percent of the 223 students Ypsilanti lost were high schoolers, officials said.
They attributed a majority of the loss to the two new charter schools that opened in the Ypsilanti community in fall 2012, WSC Academy and South Pointe Scholars.
Financial officer Cathy Secor presented Ypsilanti's budget situation to the newly appointed Board of Education in December. At Monday's meeting, Martin discussed how district officials will propose addressing the shortfall — with the state's deadline for submitting Ypsilanti's ongoing Deficit Elimination Plan (DEP) looming.
All public school districts and charter schools operating with a deficit fund balance must submit an annual plan to the Michigan Department of Education detailing how they intend to get their finances back in shape.
Willow Run Community Schools, with which Ypsilanti will merge in July, also must submit a DEP to the state by the state's Jan. 25 deadline. Willow Run, however, does not have a current-year deficit, said Superintendent Laura Lisiscki.
Despite Ypsilanti and Willow Run's plans to consolidate, the state is still requiring the two districts to submit separate DEPs. Martin explained the DEPs really are moot, considering the plans will be for districts that no longer will exist.
Willow Run also lost students from last year to Fall Count Day 2012, approximately 181 students, totaling about $1.3 million in lost revenue.
Willow Run will not need to make any budget amendments at this time, Lisiscki said. The district made its staffing adjustments before Count Day.
"We saw early signs of (enrollment) being down further than we thought. So we had a number of retirements from the spring that we didn't fill until fall when we were sure we could," Lisiscki said.
Ypsilanti wasn't so lucky.
In the fall, Ypsilanti was forced to hire back some staff members it had laid off in May in order to meet special education requirements through the state, Secor said. The district initially cut about 45 special education positions for the 2012-13 academic year.
The 4.5 teachers would be in addition to the reduction of one administrator at the high school that already has taken place. Ypsilanti High School Principal Rob Belous resigned, effective Dec. 24, 2012, after more than two months on administrative leave.
Martin said the decision was made not to fill Belous' position but to finish the school year with Ypsilanti New Tech Principal Cory McElmeel sharing his time between both buildings and YHS Assistant Principal Aaron Rose helping to carry out the head principal duties.
Martin said the district also had some additional money come in that it had not budgeted for, including about $3,000 in advertising revenue from ads running on the top of YPS' website. It also sold its latest student-built home from the Regional Career Technical Center's building program for $163,500. In all, the reduction of 4.5 teachers and the additional revenue is expected to total about $450,000.
Ypsilanti also is in the process of moving the high school's graduation ceremony from the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center to Pease Auditorium at EMU for a savings.
Because Ypsilanti's high school student population has declined in recent years, its graduating classes have gotten smaller, Martin said.
"This year's class is not going to be that much different — 20 to 30 students less maybe. But we've been small enough the past 5 years, quite honestly, where we probably could have done it (moved the commencement ceremony)," Martin said. "But historically, we've always done it there (at the convocation center). People like it. We're just to the point where we're counting every penny."
Martin said there are some other possible budget reductions the district may have to explore to get closer to the $2.02 million shortfall figure. He said district officials and the joint Board of Education intend to further discuss both Ypsilanti and Willow Run's budgets, finances and deficit elimination plans during a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Ypsilanti High School.
Martin said because there are many budget uncertainties and requirement uncertainties as a result of the consolidation, district officials believe it's best to move a little more slowly and methodically with this round of mid-year budget cuts than they might have in the past.
"We're still waiting on a lot of information from the state, advice from lawyers and the like," he said.
In July 2012, Ypsilanti officials sounded the alarm on a cash-flow problem that could prevent staff from receiving paychecks at various points throughout the school year. The district made it through the low points in September and December when it also was projected to have insufficient funds in its bank account to pay employees on time.
However, Martin said January and February, the other two months targeted for cash-flow issues, are still up in the air.
"We're taking it week by week," he said. "It's still a concern. I think we'll be able to do enough to make it through this school year, but it's still a concern."
Students come and go in the middle of the year, taking their per-pupil foundation allowances with them, and "you can't predict the weather," Martin said, explaining some of the district's cash-at-hand depends on a lack of snow plow services and other winter-related maintenance expenses.
Thursday's Board of Education meeting is open to the public. Download an agenda here.
Danielle Arndt covers K-12 education for AnnArbor.com. Follow her on Twitter @DanielleArndt or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Housing associations plan city's Green Deal roll out
Housing associations and local authorities in Liverpool are looking to work together to roll out a major energy efficiency programme across the city region.
Yesterday, landlords and councils across the city attended a summit to examine how they could best deliver a low-carbon vision for the city, taking advantage of the Government's Green Deal, which kicks off later this year.
A consortium made up of 10 of the city's housing associations and four councils, named 'Project Viridis', came together last year to take advantage of the Government's Feed-in Tariff scheme.
However, it's now looking to refocus its proposition to ensure it's best placed to take advantage of the Government's Green Deal and support communities hit by rising energy costs.
Steve Coffey, chief executive of Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH) – one of the landlords involved – said: "We need to be scalable and big enough to get a seat at the table and speak to decision makers and get investment across the whole of the city region."
A number of councils have developed Green Deal models, which involve their housing associations partners, including Birmingham and Newcastle city councils and the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA).
Housing associations looking to become Green Deal providers include the likes of Gentoo, Affinity Sutton, Places for People, Alliance Homes and the Aster Group.
The models on the table so far for councils and housing associations include working in partnership with a commercial company to market the Green Deal to customers, or becoming a Green Deal provider, either carrying out the work themelves or procuring a commercial partner.
Key to its success will be securing low-cost finance - which will underpin the Golden Rule and determine whether schemes are viable. That's why there has been significant interest in the Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC), which will look to raise capital on the bond markets for both housing associations and councils to access.
Also attending yesterday's summit was Luciana Berger MP who questioned what the Government was doing to ensure providers were going to get interest rates attractive enough to drive demand.
In response, Steve Ives, policy adviser at the Department for Energy and Climate Change, said: "In terms of the interest rate, we're not going to tell the market how to do that. It's really about the commercial offer. In the GDFC's press statements they were talking about interest rates of 5% to 6% and that they wanted to drive that down through getting more local authorities on board."
Knowsley Housing Trust (KHT) - also part of Project Viridis - managed to install 49 PV systems within a four-week period through the first phase of the programme.
Ian Thomson, Executive Director of Asset Management at KHT, said of the second phase of Viridis: "I want to see a model that creates jobs and training opportunities for residents at a local and regional level. That's why we're keen to carry on this journey."
The Government is set to publish its consultation responses to its Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation plans by June 11.
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good idea,i thought about recasting one,my problem would be finding a good one to start a mold with or afford!Have you kissed a PIT BULL lately?
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I had a 41 Cadillac wheel recast in IVORY, by the fellow in Arizona about 8 years ago and it cost over $800 then..Dont think you would find many that would pay that kind of money for a 50-53 wheel, as there are still quite a few nice wheels available. Just my thoughts...RD -
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My Earl's Original sandwich was pretty good and so was the potato salad so 4 stars for that. However, my girlfriend's salad was not made fresh and the "Apple Gorgonzola" did not have any Gorgonzola, so -2 stars.
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love this place! good sandwiches, salads, sushi and cupcakes and fast delivery.
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Didn't have what I ordered initially and never got in touch with me. I waited 1 hr and called to check up on it to find out that the food had not even yet been made. Waited another 45 minutes to get the order.
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Food is pretty good, but they're often out of what you order, and the delivery people are not only slow, but incompetent or liars - saying to me that he was in the building but didn't know what floor I was on. How does a delivery person not understand how apartment numbers work in NYC? I'll order again, so wish me luck.
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So impressed! My sandwich was fresh and delicious, the delivery was incredibly quick, and the price was beyond reasonable. I will definitely order again.
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Unbelievably awesome sandwiches and salads...okay and cupcakes!!!!
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DELICIOUS SOUP and very fast delivery! Highly recommended.
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I love the convenience and taste of Earl's. I know they opened to serve the FiDi lunch crowd, but living in FiDi, they are an excellent addition to the roster of FiDi food places. They make excellent sandwiches, superb soup, nice tidbits and desserts, and even decent sushi. The management is very attentive to customers, and you can really tell they are trying hard to establish themselves as a FiDi staple. Great place to grab a bite!!!
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The food is good, but I ordered potato salad and they brought me coleslaw and they just didn't bring the drink I ordered. They also called me from downstairs to come get the food instead of coming up the elevator. So the food is good but delivery service is awful.
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After extensive renovations, the new Children's Museum is sure to provide hours of fun in its 12 permanent galleries. Staying close to its roots as a former train repair facility, the museum's focus is on interactive exhibits, hands-on activities and learning through creative environments.
At the Lasagna Lookout, instead of playing with your food, this food plays with you! The Rigatoni Rollers, Spaghetti Forest and Ravoli Rollers offer a lesson in tasty textures. The Illusion Tunnel might play tricks on the eye, but the kids are in on the joke inside the giant slide that plays with their sense of perception.
A lab coat slicker is required when entering the Splash Lab. From the enormous bubble wall to water table – there is water everywhere! Kids can get behind the Cow Controls in the Milk Machine – a giant cow cube – to see what a cow sees and hear what a cow hears. At the Tot Spot, getting there is all the fun – especially for the littlest museum visitors. Tots ride, walk or crawl their way over bridges and through a tunnel, exploring a miniature version of the museum.
At the Engine House, kids can get a look at the insides of an actual train engine, with its gears, pipes and pulleys, and even get in the conductor's seat. Junction 9161 is all about the train – the powerful locomotive that forms the spine of the museum experience. Standing inside or out, kids can explore the enormity of this great machine.
In the Tumble Zone, kids are encouraged to play architect and builder and construct part of a cityscape using strange and unusual pieces that replace traditional building blocks. And then comes the fun part where they can knock it down and start all over again. Every town needs a central meeting place to share exciting stories, to rest up before the next big adventure or to plan out another series of explorations – kids can synchronize their watches at the Time Squared Clock Tower and get going.
The Pop M'Art lets kids "shop" for supplies to make their own art, and with the continuously changing stock, they can make something new every time they visit. Ride the train on the literacy-based Story Line. Six destinations transport visitors anywhere imaginable – from outer space to deep beneath the sea. And when it's time to take a break, the Mellow Marsh is a quiet, cozy cocoon where bug-sized visitors walk under the giant leaves to admire the flowers of this "organic" cube.
Bring the kids for a day of exploration, adventure and creativity. For more information go to www.childrensmuseum.com.