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I do not like the C630 *at all*. I would give it two stars out of five. This is an overview of why the phone is poor. AT&T did a very poor job to release such a low-quality phone that *appears* in specifications to be nice, but in reality is not of high quality. GPS is not important when hearing the caller does not work... The sound quality is diastrous; very garbled and muddy. I switched to this phone from the Nokia 610 (a five year old phone), and even with full bars (I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area) I can often barely hear what a person has to say. There are also way too many dropped calls; they occur on most of my phonecalls with full bars, especially when dialing: the phone starts to dial, then immediately disconnects without warning and just exits back to the main screen. So there I am, the phone to my ear, not knowing that it's not dialing...then after a few seconds I look back and see that it's back to the main screen, and there is no activity, nor message of a terminated call. It's as if I simply never even dialed. There are simply too many bugs: as an example, often "Emergency Call Only" mode is activated when I have full bars, and it simply won't allow any phonecalls to be placed. The phone has to be turned off, then on again, to get it to work. Many times accessing normal menu features (such as "Profiles") causes the phone to display "Invalid Card" for no reason, and then it exits back to the main screen. Or in the middle...Design 2/10Features 7/10Performance 2/10
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Destination: Southern Caribbean
Embarkation: Las Palmas
I have wanted to cruise for a few years, but was discouraged as I was unsure about being on a ship for a week or even more. I spoke to friends who all advised different things, some said standard cabin, and some said balcony etc. In the end, I had to make up my own mind. My partner Lynne and I decide one afternoon that rather than go to Arizona as planned we should book a cruise for my 50th. I had read about cruises from the Berlitz guide and knew that there are about 4 quality lines, Silversea, Seabourn, Crystal and Regent. Frankly I would have been happy with any. Our travel agent offered us a repositioning cruise at a very good price on Silver Shadow. It included a stop on Tenerife, which we liked as Lynne's brother lives there. It also gave us a taste of sea days; about 8 in all and 6 stops at places we fancied seeing. I had been reading many reviews of Silversea and in about 90% of the reviews, the customers seem More very happy. My concern was the 10% who moaned. I will give you our conclusions at the end.
As we arrived at the ship we were warmly welcomed on board and taken to register, which took two minutes and I mentioned about the balcony. The receptionist was charming and asked us to look at the cabin to see if we would be comfortable. We did and we both thought it was lovely. Without spending time boring most of you with details of our daily activities, I will tell you our opinion.
The brochure describes the cabins as suites, which in reality is a comfortable well-appointed room with a lounge area. We chose the standard cabin without a balcony, which was roomy at about 275 square feet. We did not pay extra for a balcony as we have one at home and we have never ever used it. I was concerned about this as I wondered frequently if I would regret it but the travel agent and Silversea customer service assured us that if I were not comfortable they would honor the upgrade charge on a daily basis. The cabin was beautifully appointed with robes, walk in wardrobe, fresh flowers, Champagne on ice waiting, a stocked mini bar, fresh fruit and all the usual 5 star hotel amenities. One good idea was a Silversea fabric bedcover that was over the Frette comforter so you could unpack your suitcases without marking or damaging the comforter. In the stylish and spacious marble bathroom, we had a separate shower, twin sinks, ample quality Frette towels and a full size bath. There was a choice of Bulgari, Aqua de Parma and other toiletries. Baggage delivery was quick and efficient. .
Food. We ate in the main Restaurant about 10 nights. We found no problem obtaining a table for 2 and we thought the variety of food and choice on the menu was excellent. The Maitre D' and his team of Head Waiters and waiters looked after us in a very personal way. I had requested no shellfish and they remembered without either of us ever having to remind them. They constantly offered to make us anything special. Considering that this is mass catering we felt the food was very good. No, it is not Gordon Ramsey 3 star Michelin but does anyone seriously expect that on a daily basis. There is the option of a Gourmet small restaurant, which charges about £100 extra, but this includes a full Digestion menu and wines of the highest caliber. I looked at it and thought the price was very fair considering it included Dom Perignon champagne and wines of similar standard. We did not try this restaurant, as the menu was predominantly seafood. However next time we will as I am sure there will be no problem having the chef prepare a full menu without shellfish.
On the other 5 nights we ate in the Italian La Terraza restaurant where we found the food and atmosphere tranquil and very relaxing. Every evening the chef introduced himself and always offered to make us any favorite dishes. We accepted his offer on 2 occasions and we were delighted. I have noticed on some Silversea reviews customers seem to feel that the restaurant service is slow, but we felt it was just right and it is possibly because service in America tends to be quicker than here in Europe. Remember this is a European line with European service standards. One evening we decided on room service. Whatever we wanted was available but we really fancied a couple of hot dogs, both stylishly delivered. The waiter insisted on setting a dinner table up for us, another example of the excellent customer service and attention to detail. I also noticed that cling film was placed round the spout of the Hot Chocolate to stop it from spilling as the waiter delivered the tray and to help keep it hot. The poolside restaurant that the sun worshippers seemed to like, served barbecue style food and a full drinks menu. We did not try it but the feedback was very good. We also experienced the famous Galley Brunch, which was everything we expected. One evening there was a magnificent poolside barbecue with interesting dishes as well as traditional barbecue food.
Overall, we were very happy with all our meals and felt every waiter really tried to ensure we were very happy by remembering our personal wants and desires.
Bars and Drinks.
There are about 4 bars aboard the ship and I must say that drink just flows. You can have virtually everything you like included in the price. House champagne flowed constantly and was Pommery, Mumm or NicolasFeuillatte. If you required Krug or any other expensive premium brand it was available at an extra charge. All alcoholic beverages were was also available in your room. One evening we enjoyed a certain bottle of wine and the waiter insisted on sending another to our cabin. We both enjoy Vermouth while getting ready and asked for Noilly Pratt and a bottle arrived immediately. The standard of the included wines were quite good and they changed daily. You could always ask for a previous wine and if they had it you were given the bottle. We liked the Brancott Estate Sauvignon Blanc and the Benzinger Cabernet Sauvignon. Some in our opinion were of a slightly lesser standard but this really is personal preference. I did find the bar team very personable and friendly. Many of the staff have been with Silverseas for many years and staff retention in my opinion always leads to excellent customer service and high staff morale. We did overhear a complaint by an elderly couple that there was a run on Pimms! After 5 days the ship had run out of Pimms and the couple complained. The bar manager introduced himself to the couple to apologize profusely. He offered to arrange a tasting of similar drinks for them to try. The couple also felt that the cashew nuts at the bar were not fresh to which Sujith assured the couple that fresh cashews would be fried each night and available at the bar for them. Personally, I felt that this was unnecessary but I also feel that it is the company's intention to ensure that you are very satisfied with your vacation.
Silver Shadow is in pristine condition both inside and out. Painting is a continuous task and new carpet was discretely being laid throughout the ship. The ashtrays are cleaned and the Silversea logo embossed on the sand constantly. The public toilets were spotless and again the logo embossed on the toilet roll. The maintenance staff also impressed me. Many of these employees are from the Philippines, India and Goa. All speak perfect English but more importantly always smile, say good morning to everyone and help all guests if they need assistance with the lift and opening doors.
Lectures, Trips and Entertainment.
There were two daily lectures while the ship was at sea. I found the talks interesting, diverse and well planned. The morning Lecture was normally medical with a Doctor from the Mayo clinic and in the afternoon it was a couple who were hoteliers and spoke about a variety of topics including Claridges hotel and a series on English country houses. Evening entertainment was varied, with each act appearing twice and with different show. These included a magician, two separate singers, a classical concert pianist from Japan, a high wire style act and an outstanding classical violinist with a tremendous personality called Beverly Davidson who added a little extra to the violin. Local entertainment was featured when the ship was in port. During the day there were numerous organized events ranging from Easy Spanish to picture shows of old cruise liners. These were organized by the cruise director Fernando who worked tirelessly throughout the trip. The resident pianist and separate quartet were of good quality and appeared nightly in the bars and lounges. We decided to take most of the organized tours with the Silversea team. The reason was that I felt the prices were fair, about £40/ $80 for a 4 hour tour on average and we were more comfortable being confident if anything went wrong the ship would wait for us as it was their organized tour. The organization of the trips was excellent, we liked the fresh juices and drinks that were available and we were always accompanied by Silversea crew. They set up Silversea stations in corporate livery for us to have snacks at and I felt all the trips were worth the price.
Tipping. This is a contentious topic. All tips are included in the fare but I was not sure of the protocol so I asked other passengers. Some did not tip extra, some donated to the crew fund and some gave to individual members of staff. Our opinion was that it did not make any difference to the way you were treated whether you tipped extra or not. We received excellent service from everyone. We decided ourselves which of the options we wanted to do and our opinion is for each individual to do whatever they feel they most appropriate.
Conclusion. We think it is simple. If you are the sort of people who look forward to going on holiday with the intention of having a great time I am sure you will thoroughly enjoy every minute of a Silversea cruise. We have a dear friend who seems to start out thinking that this and that won't be right. Subsequently he always seems to think that his holidays are poor and that the resorts are nowhere near as good as people say. He stayed at the Four Seasons in Hong Kong, which has just won Asian hotel of the year by a leading travel magazine and he felt it was barely 4 stars. We think it is simply down to approach and attitude. Sadly we do not think our friend will ever enjoy a holiday, probably just like the 10% on the board here who feel Silversea is poor. We however cannot imagine what these people find to moan at and need to take a reality check. However if you go with a positive attitude you will definitely have a fabulous time. I hope I have not offended anyone with any of my comments and I hope it may help anyone thinking of taking a Silversea cruise. Less
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PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson has been elected as a Vice Chairman of the Aerospace All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG).
The group was established to help support the UK's aerospace industry which is worth over £23 billion and supports around 360,000 jobs across the country.
Mr Stephenson said: "The UK's Aerospace industry is the second largest in the world and employs thousands of people locally in highly skilled jobs working with leading edge technologies.
"This sector of the economy is vital to Pendle and I am determined to play my part in supporting the industry.
"This group bring companies, stakeholders and other interested parties together to discuss what more the Government can do to support the aerospace sector.
"I regularly visit local aerospace firms across Pendle and look forward to putting their views directly to Ministers."
Mr Stephenson has raised concerns of Pendle based aerospace companies several times in the House of Commons.


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By JOHN B. BRYANand TOMMY BRYANThe Wilson Post
A mission team from two Lebanon-based churches have found themselves stranded in Honduras awaiting that country's political unrest to ease long enough for the return trip home.
As of Tuesday, the airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras remained closed as government soldiers lined the runways not allowing flights in or out of the country.
Nine volunteers from Immanuel Baptist Church and two from Crossroads Community Church left for the mission trip Monday, June 29 and were set to return Monday, July 6.
Due to that country's political upheaval, the return trip has been postponed until possibly later this week.
Planned as a medical /evangelistic mission trip, members of the 11-person team were to help doctors and nurses care for impoverished village people.
Evangelism was planned in the villages and with the natives as they awaited medical treatment.
Those on the trip from Immanuel include Rachel and Chad Lanning, Travis and Trina Johnson, Eleanor Gibbs, Stephanie Ruckman, Jean Prior, Bobby Hall and Linda Wilcox.
The members from Crossroads on the trip are Mallory Cook and Phil Johnsey. Cook, a nursing student at Cumberland University and the daughter of Randy and Jenny Lee Cook of Lebanon, was one of two team members contacted by this newspaper via Facebook.
"We are at the mission house in the capital city Tegucigalpa. Our group from Lebanon is stuck here until at least Thursday morning when we head out for San Pedro Sula to get a flight leaving at 2 o'clock and should land back in Nashville at midnight Thursday night," Cook said.
"As of right now we are very much well taken care of. The airport here in the capital is shut down indefinitely. We were supposed to be home last (Monday) night at midnight…now it is Thursday night."
Rachel Lanning, a registered nurse, said while current plans are for the group to fly out on Thursday, she worries about the four-hour drive to another airport in nearby San Pedro.
"We have switched flights to fly out of San Pedro's airport on Thursday at 5 a.m. which is a four-hour drive…I worry about the drive and road blocks on the way," she said.
Both women reported the team was being well-fed and passing time at the mission house playing board games and communicating with family and friends via Internet.
"Our adult team was united on going to Honduras when they heard about the coup while in Miami, Fla,"said pastor John Hunn of Immanuel Baptist Church. "Had this been a team of students we would have brought them home. I am inspired by the encouraging reports we are receiving from this team.
"Obviously, they are dealing with a situation that demands extreme flexibility and patience. When we get communiqués from the team they speak about how God is changing lives, not how difficult it has been to get home.
"Our family of faith at Immanuel has been faithful to unite with our team from afar in prayer. I do look forward to praising the Lord when our mission team returns to American soil. My hope is that all believers in Jesus will find ways to get the message of Christ to all nations, developed and undeveloped," Hunn added.
"Crossroads has always been a church with both a local and global missions' vision," said Randy Cook, pastor at Crossroads Community Church.
"We realize that there will be times when things in other countries may seem unstable but we will approach each situation with care and caution. We felt that this situation was okay since Phil Johnsey was already on the ground in Honduras."We anticipate the team will be back on Thursday, three days later than scheduled. The airport was closed and that postponed them leaving on Monday as they were supposed to," Cook added.
The airport Cook is speaking of is in the capital city of Honduras and was shut down after Honduras President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales was seized by government soldiers, acting on the orders of the Honduran Supreme Court and taken to an air force base.
Honduran radio station HRN reported that Zelaya had been sent into exile. He was flown to Costa Rica and dropped off there.
Zelaya has attempted to return to the country but troops at the airport have not allowed his plane to land.
"It is a terrible situation, a dangerous impasse. In the 1970s we had groups of guerrillas but they were always isolated, the country never felt in danger of civil war. Today there is the risk because both sides have a wide social base, they are completely polarized and they have weapons and resources." said Rodolfo Pastor Fasquel, culture minister in the ousted government, on a BBC website.
According to the website, the interim government said if Zelaya did manage to return he would be arrested for 18 alleged criminal acts including treason and corruption.
The interim government also said it was prepared to hunker down until November when a presidential election would select a new leader - under the constitution Zelaya cannot run for a second term - and supposedly end the crisis.
Jarrod Brown, president and co-founder of Mission Lazarus in Honduras, keeps an update on events in Honduras through his website www.missionlaza-rus.org.
Mission Lazarus is a holistic ministry that focuses on basic primary education, skill development, health education and treatment, agricultural development, and preaching and teaching the Word of God. Brown's efforts are supported by Lebanon's College Hills Church of Christ.
Brown sent his wife and children back to the United States last week along with several interns working at the mission.
He is presently on-site at the mission with his father Bill Brown and gives detailed updates on the happenings in the country.
In one blog update, Brown writes, "Raining really hard right now. All has been calm today. Large military road block on the edge of Choluteca…they are primarily looking for foreigners who want to support the ousted president. Tomorrow the ousted president will be meeting with Hillary Clinton in Washington. This seems like its going to drag on forever."


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When Emirates is doing it tough, the airline industry is in trouble.
The world's largest airline by international miles flown is the latest household name carrier to report plunging annual profits, hurt by soaring oil prices and industry-wide discounting to fill seats in shaky economies.
The gulf carrier's 61 per cent drop in 2012 net profit came despite revenue rising to a record and operating costs that are the envy of legacy airlines such as
Much to those same rivals' dismay, Emirates president
"We tend to move when things are bad," says Clark, seated in the lobby bar of Sydney's Shangri-La hotel in The Rocks before an early flight back to Dubai the next day.
"It's not deliberate. It's just that we think things will always come back. The global economy is not terminal – it is going through hell on earth – but it's not terminal and things will come back.
"So if anything we just keep on growing the business. Take a global map, and look at the places we serve – there's not an airline on the planet that comes anywhere near us in terms of reach."
Much of what Clark says, sitting with The Australian Financial Review for nearly two hours, could be interpreted as arrogance from a state-owned airline that has few of the constraints of its rivals.
Emirates has neither powerful unions nor disgruntled shareholders to answer to, beyond sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, who serves as its chairman and chief executive. It also has the rare luxury of not having to cut capital expenditure on new aircraft – and deviate from its celebrated growth trajectory – in times like these.
Emirates, almost by virtue of its size and the ambitions of its sole shareholder, can have its cake and eat it too.
But there is actually little in the way of hubris or boasting from the aviation veteran, an economist by trade who says his airline's biggest advantage of all is the sheer luck of geography that puts Dubai at the centre of east-west, and increasing north-south, traffic flows.
Clark also has every sympathy for airlines such as his Australian rival in Qantas, which is waging a war against an uncompetitive cost base on one front and the unions fighting for the jobs that are the casualty of any productivity drive on the other.
Putting on his economist's cap for a moment, Clark says it was the entire industry – not just the Flying Kangaroo – which put off very necessary changes until the wake-up call of the global financial crisis made them impossible to ignore.
It was the success of the global economy that blinded everyone to that need for change.
"From the mid-'80s to the meltdown in 2008, we've had 20-odd years of almost artificial growth. It was a sudden, almost non-linear explosion of global growth," he says, putting down his tea cup and leaning forward in his chair now the conversation has turned to an obvious passion – economics.
"There were a lot of legacy carriers that had non-sustainable business models the way they were. They had antiquated processes and practices, driven not by the will of the management and their aspirations, and the souls of those companies were cast in concrete.
"They knew what they had to do, but quite honestly, when there is this creation of wealth going on, do you really want to take on the unions when everyone's happy? And then it stopped, the day of reckoning came along. The need for companies in the airline world to actually set to and take apart what they had been doing for many years was lost, and now they're paying for it."
A brief scan of recent airline results, and headlines, tends to prove Clark's point. In the past few months, union showdowns have dogged airlines from Iberia to Air France and Lufthansa – which is cutting 3500 jobs – while at carriers such as Malaysia Airlines and Japan Airlines, long-haul routes have been axed en masse.
And then there is Qantas, in the first 12 months of what it hopes will be a five-year transformation of its international operations. A return to profit, and meeting its cost of capital, will only come after a painful restructuring that yesterday claimed 500 maintenance jobs.
Those who have been in the industry as long as Clark say much of what is going on is part of the natural ebb and flow of industry profitability that comes along every decade or so. But as he points out, this time around the risks of failure are a lot more serious and there is no use "banging around the margins" when the choice is to go hard on costs or go to the wall – as every US legacy carrier has now done.
But in their haste to repair stretched balance sheets and turn around long-haul losses, management at many legacy carriers may have thrown the baby out with the bath water.
While his competitors contract, Clark has focused on linking more dots between second and third-tier cities – such as from Manchester in the UK to Guangzhou in China – to fill the void they leave behind.
"It's no wonder our flights into Australia, and Etihad's, are so full – because nobody's here. They've all left," says Clark of his retreating European rivals.
"Legacy operations have concentrated on the traditional traffic flows – the North Atlantic, a little bit of Africa, between [Australia] and London. These are anachronisms now.
"The new world order, notwithstanding what's going on, they want different things."
But back to what is hurting Emirates right now, its president says it comes to one factor above all others – the soaring cost of jet fuel.
The Middle Eastern airline's fuel bill rose by 44 per cent in the 2012 financial year to reach $6.5 billion. Qantas has pinpointed crude oil prices holding above $US100 per barrel as the main reason why its international operations will lose even more money this year than the $216 million loss of 2011.
Even though costs have risen to critical levels, many in the industry – including Emirates for a time – have been caught up in the discounting required to spur travel from passengers spooked by the fallout from the financial crisis and Europe's debt woes.
"I guess we all got in a panic," concedes Clark. "The first thing the airline does when it gets in a panic is lower the fares and cut production. We got caught up in a little bit of that, yields came off, and we've put them right back up again.
"That's why I have some sympathy for the legacy carriers, because they've got that [fuel] cost, and then they've got all the other higher costs that I don't have. And they're pulling their hair out as we continue to grow our business, and they're struggling with that. There is a lot of acrimony out there."
Despite the "very quirky economic landscape" and more negative signs emerging from Europe, the Emirates president is confident that if oil prices fall back to the right side of $US100 per barrel there is a "fighting chance of sparking the global economy."
In the meantime, one thing the airline that put Dubai on the map won't be doing is looking to forge the same kind of alliances or strategic equity investments that most of its competitors are touting as their saviour.
Formal tie-ups, such as the "virtual international network" provided by
The three global airline groups – oneworld, Star Alliance and Sky Team – may soon have little relevance to the wider industry, Clark predicts.
"Emirates could not have been and done what it's done if we'd been linked through any M&A process, consolidation, or alliance. The way that's happened in the aviation business is anathema to my way of thinking," he says.
"And if you're faced with elimination, with failure, and if you can't make it work on long-haul markets . . . well, I'm not sure I share the view."
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Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Benjamin Dressler and Mary Ruth McDaniel Dressler.
He is survived by his loving wife Brenda M. Dressler; step-daughter Tonya (John) Biter of Murfreesboro; grandson Tristan Biter of Murfreesboro; sister Donna (Jim) Porter of Carthage; and nieces Phyllis (Tim) Mantlo of Hendersonville and Kim Porter of Mt. Juliet.
Dr. Dressler was a 1968 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University. He received his Masters from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and his Doctorate degree from Middle Tennessee State University.
During his tenure at Cumberland University he had risen from the rank of Instructor to Professor. He taught courses in history, political science and sociology as well as serving in various administrative positions.
When Cumberland made the transition from a two year to a four year institution in 1982, he became Chair of the Division of Humanities and Social Science and served in that capacity through the spring semester in 1998. After teaching extensively in the University's Working Adult Degree Program he became Director of the program in 1998.
In 2000, he was promoted to Vice President of Student Affairs/Dean of Students and served in that capacity until 2005.
During this time, he was responsible for Student Services, Admissions, and Facilities Services including the Jeanette Rudy School of Nursing, McFarland Campus, the campus bookstore, food service, housing, and Campus Security.
He then became Vice President of Administration. He was also an Adjunct Professor at Middle Tennessee State University.
Dr. Dressler had a jest for living and for giving knowledge about a variety of things. He was passionate about teaching his grandson, Tristan, everything from rock collecting to photography.
He and his wife enjoyed gardening, golfing, and vacationing. Dr. Dressler was truly a renaissance man and will be truly missed by all who knew him.
Memorials in memory of Dr. Dressler may be made to Erma Siegel Elementary Science Club, 135 W. Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro, TN 37129. Woodfin Memorial Chapel, 615-893-5151.


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I use a Bebook One since May 2009, and I am really satisfied with it.
Now, my wife also got interested in ebook readers. We went to a few stores, but there we only saw 3 different readers, and all have been from Sony.
They had the PRS 505 (I almost bought that one, before i got the Bebook), the PRS 600 and the PRS 300.
In the beginning, my wife thought a touch screen would be cool, but I heard that a touch screen reflects the light more then one without touchscreen. We checked it in the store and it is true. The PRS 600 reflected much more light then the 505 and the 300. Not too long ago, I showed her my Bebook in bright sunlight and it had almost no reflection - and the 600 reflected a lot in the sunlight. Also the 600 has no card slot, so that is another negative thing.
My wife thinks the smaller PRS 300 (5 inch display) is very cool, she would prefer that one. However, I also told her about the Bebook Mini which is also a 5 inch model.
So how would you compare the Bebook Mini to the Sony PRS 300 ? Which one is better and more reliable ? What about stuff like menu structure ? I am used to the simple structure of the Bebooks, so maybe I am biased, but when I checked I thought the menu of the PRS 300 is overloaded ...
By the way: what other ebook-readers would you recommend ?
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Why must we be reminded of evil that still haunts this country?
by Mike Brannen
With each passing week, it feels somewhere, in some American city, an officer falls victim to gun shots. Journalists don't have the luxury to ignore it and say "I'm not dealing with this today;" we have to face it head-on.
On Wednesday, it was our turn to cover a deadly police shooting (link). A Mendota Heights, MN police officer was shot in the head during a traffic stop. An 8-hour manhunt ensued, chock full of SWAT situations, chases, gun shots, and a terrified community. At the end of the ordeal, police say the suspect shot at officers, who then shot him. They took him to the hospital, and he is now in custody.
There are some cut and dry days in the news biz. But, we struggle through the dirtier and more depressing ones. When a story like this is constantly evolving, there is no time to digest the seriousness and gravity of what's transpired. Feelings are temporarily repressed because the next deadline lingers, and there is no time to get caught up in emotion.
I was fortunate to participate in it all from the safety and comfort of my computer at KSTP-TV. My reporters, OUR reporters, bravely followed every move officers made. I cannot fathom lingering near an active crime scene where at any moment, BANG BANG, shots are fired. They are bold, they are risky, and they have brass.
After producing several cut-ins and updates, juggling live reporters and chopper coverage, and chasing the latest information, I finally left work for the night. I had spent hours in a fog, navigating toward whatever clarity in the story we could find. When I emerged, I felt defeated. The responsibility of covering inhumane activity is burdensome and exhausting. It is a weight that we journalists take upon ourselves for our own personal reasons, be it our duty as information dispensers, recorders of history, or merely for our own lurid curiosity.
The solace I take from this horrific crime is how the public reacts. Family, friends, strangers, everyday people, sharing a common response: this shouldn't happen, and it shouldn't happen to this guy. He was a standup officer, who now leaves behind a wife and two daughters.
Today, we empathize with law enforcement, and their sorrow. The last 24 hours have not been easy for them, and despite my grief, I imagine their hearts are heavier than mine. It is a loss they cannot replace.
We will mourn, but we will stay strong.
Officers, journalists, and the public.
Even in the face of evil, we will gather our strength to move on.
Mike Brannen is a morning newscast producer for KSTP, the ABC affiliate in Minneapolis-St.Paul. Before that, he was a producer at KIRO7 in Seattle, where he led the 4:30 a.m. show to a #1 share in the U.S. He received an MA in Broadcast Management from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2010 and received his Bachelor of Journalism degree the year before. He shares more about his life at mikebrannen.com and on Twitter: @MikeBrannen.
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Bush-Putin Summit
Vladimir V. Putin's and George W. Bush's meeting at Camp David on Sept. 26 is expected to underscore the resilience of the U.S.-Russian relationship, despite Moscow's opposition to the Iraq war. Sure, Putin shares French and German concerns about the U.S.-led occupation, but he has also been working to find a formula that would bridge the divide in the U.N. Security Council and lead to a peacekeeping mission in Iraq, possibly including Russian troops. On another thorny issue, Moscow has frozen its support of Iran's nuclear program.
In return, Putin wants stronger U.S. backing for Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization and the lifting, finally, of the decades-old Jackson-Vanik Amendment, which tied Russia's trade status with the U.S. to its emigration policy. Putin is facing criticism at home for his pro-U.S. tilt.
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COLUMBUS -- There weren't too many surprises in Tuesday's primary election.
Most statewide candidates were uncontested, with the exception of one race pitting a party-endorsed candidate against an unknown Dayton man with no formal campaign.
The lone statewide issue, a public works bonding plan with wide bipartisan support and little public opposition, passed by a wide margin.
Fewer people cast ballots. A few new faces are headed to the state Legislature. And Republicans snagged more votes than Democrats.
Here are 10 things you should know about Tuesday's unofficial results:
1. Lower Turnout: Less than 17 percent of registered voters (about 1.3 million of 7.7 million) cast ballots on Tuesday, according to the unofficial results.
The lowest turnout occurred in Jackson County, where 1,766 people out of 21,339 registered voters participated. Highland and Preble counties had the highest, with close to 29 percent turnouts.
Tuesday's unofficial turnout totals mark the lowest voter participation in any even-year primary over the past decade.
2. GOP vs. Dems: More Republicans cast ballots for Gov. John Kasich (554,527) than Democrats for Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald and challenger Larry Ealy (435,171 combined), according to the unofficial results. Ealy, an unknown candidate with no established campaign, managed nearly 17 percent of the vote (73,140), compared to 83 percent (362,031) for FitzGerald.
Among other Democratic statewide candidates, Sen. Nina Turner pulled in the most votes in her run for secretary of state, with 370,455. Among other statewide Republicans, Attorney General Mike DeWine had 539,754, followed by Treasurer Josh Mandel with 501,859, Secretary of State Jon Husted with 501,025 and Auditor Dave Yost with 494,177.
3. School Levies: Voters OK'd 102 of 148 school tax issues on the primary ballot, according to the Ohio School Boards Association. Twenty-seven of 65 new tax issues were OK'd, while 75 of 83 renewals won passage. "It is still an uphill battle to secure voter approval for new or additional money requests," Damon Asbury, the association's director of legislative services, said in a released statement.
4. Debates: Former Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper, running for attorney general, issued a debate challenge for DeWine. Pepper wants to have "at least five" formal debates around the state in coming months.
5. Ousted: Three members of the Ohio House lost to primary challengers. One was expected: Rep. Peter Beck, who faces an indictment in connection to an investment fraud case, managed only 9 percent of the votes in a three-way race in the Republican primary for his seat. Paul Zeltwanger topped that contest with 51 percent of the vote. Rep. Peter Stautberg, R-Hamilton County, was trailing former state Rep. Tom Brinkman Jr. in unofficial results, 54 percent-46 percent. And Rep. Zack Milkovich, D-Akron, was falling to challenger Greta Johnson in unofficial results, 54 percent-46 percent.
6. Rematch: Looks like there will be a rematch in one of the closest races of 2012. Incumbent Rep. Mike Dovilla, R-Berea, is set to again face Democrat Matt Patten. Dovilla topped Patten in 2012, 27,735-27,613 (50.11 percent-49.89 percent).
7. Seeking to Return: Several former lawmakers are vying to return to the Legislature. In addition to Brinkman and Patten, Democrat David Leland, who served in the Ohio House in the mid-1980s, is seeking a Columbus-area seat. Former state Sen. and Supreme Court Justice Robert Cupp, a Republican, hopes to snag a seat representing the Lima area. Cupp served in the Ohio Senate for 16 years before being elected to the state's top court. He lost the latter to Democrat William O'Neill two years ago. Former state Rep. Kenny Yuko won a three-way race for the Democratic nomination to represent a Cleveland-area district in the Ohio Senate.
8. We Are Family: A number of family members of incumbent or former lawmakers secured party nominations to run in November for seats in the Ohio Legislature. That list in includes Michele Lepore-Hagan, wife of state Rep. Bob Hagan, D-Youngstown, and Sarah LaTourette, daughter of former Congressman Steven LaTourette, a Republican.
9. Issue 1: Voters overwhelmingly backed a renewal and funding increase for the state's public works program, with 65 percent of ballots favoring the new 10-year bonding plan and 35 percent opposing (789,637-423,270). The result was the highest margin in three renewals of the program (54 percent supported the bond plan in 2005 and 62 percent supported it in 1995). Seventy-one percent voted in favor of creating the program in 1987.
10. Still More Counting: Remember, Tuesday's results posted by the secretary of state's office are unofficial. There are still more than 21,000 absentee ballots outstanding, and determinations need to be made on 9,700-plus provisional ballots, the latter cast by voters whose eligibility was in question.
Marc Kovac is the Dix Capital Bureau chief.
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A PRICELESS and inreplaceable collection of photographs showing the changing face of Worcester will be handed over to a new home.
The final set of 2,000 archive images of the Faithful City will be presented to specialists at the Hive after a five-year project to restore, digitise and catalogue the biggest single collection of Worcester photographs yet amassed.
Volunteers from the Tudor House Museum, Friar Street, have restored more than 6,500 original slides, prints and glass negatives – many of which are considered priceless and irreplaceable – and this week they will give the last of the set to archivists for storage in computer-controlled conditions at the £60m complex.
The photographs, amassed over a 50-year period, have formed the basis of the Haynes brothers' Changing Face of Worcester project, now in the custodianship of the Tudor House Museum.
Once deposited in the Hive they will be stored in optimum conditions and the hand-over will be carried out by Jim Panter, chairman of the Worcester Heritage and Amenity Trust, to Adrian Gregson, the archival policy and collection manager at the Hive and leader of Worcester City Council.
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PHILADELPHIA - LeBron James scored 27 points, and the Miami Heat became the fourth team to win at least 20 consecutive games in a season, rallying to beat Philadelphia 98-94 on Wednesday night.
Dwyane Wade added 21 as the Heat needed big baskets over the final two minutes to top the Sixers for the milestone win.
"Twenty is special," Wade said. "Win 20 games in a row, it's awesome. You can't get around it. We're going to try to go for the next one."
The other three teams to win at least 20 consecutive games in the same season: the 1971-72 L.A. Lakers (33), the 2007-08 Houston Rockets (22) and the 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks (20). The Washington Capitols also won 20 straight, spanning the end of the 1947-48 season and the start of the 1948-49 season.
• Rockets 111, Suns 81: In Houston, Donatas Motiejunas scored a career-high 19 points to lead five Houston starters in double figures.
James Harden scored 18, and Omer Asik had 14 for the Rockets, who stayed in the No. 7 spot in the Western Conference standings.
Wesley Johnson scored 10 of his 15 points in the first quarter for the Suns.
• Hawks 96, Lakers 92: In Atlanta, Devin Harris scored 17 points for Atlanta, and the Lakers' Kobe Bryant severely sprained his left ankle and might miss significant time.
• Kings 121, Bulls 79: In Sacramento, Calif., Tyreke Evans had 26 points and seven assists in Sacramento's most lopsided victory of the season.
• Nuggets 117, Knicks 94: In Denver, Carmelo Anthony's return to the Pepsi Center was a flop Wednesday night when Wilson Chandler scored 24 points and Denver blew out New York.
• Grizzlies 96, Clippers 85: In Los Angeles, Marc Gasol scored 21 points, and Memphis earned its 14th victory in 15 games.
• Warriors 105, Pistons 97: In Oakland, Calif., Stephen Curry had 31 points and eight assists, and David Lee added 20 points and 15 rebounds.
• Thunder, 110, Jazz 87: In Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant scored 23 points, and Russell Westbrook added 19.
• Celtics 112, Raptors 88: In Boston, Kevin Garnett scored 12 points, passing Jerry West for 15th on the NBA's career scoring list, and Jeff Green scored 20.
• Pacers 107, Timberwolves 91: In Indianapolis, Roy Hibbert had a season-high 27 points and added 12 rebounds.
• Wizards 106, Bucks 93: In Washington, John Wall had 23 points and 10 assists for Washington.


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Protocol gaffes aside, Chinese President Hu Jintao's mid-April swing to the U.S. went well: Dinner at home with Bill Gates, praise from U.S. business for a raft of trade deals, and a polite hearing on Capitol Hill.
The fireworks began right after he left on Apr. 21. In its first criticism of China's currency policies, the Group of Seven industrialized nations urged Beijing to let the yuan rise to help ease serious "imbalances" in global finance. The markets viewed this as a warning over America's yawning $800 billion balance-of-payments deficit, and a signal that China, which accounts for one-quarter of that deficit, is largely to blame. The dollar tumbled against the euro and yen.
Hu won't find an easy way to satisfy the White House or the G-7. The Chinese know what they must do. Central bank chief Zhou Xiaochuan has outlined a plan for China to achieve balanced trade with the world "in two to three years," after a $102 billion surplus in 2005. It intends to boost domestic consumption and imports, cut its $854 billion in foreign reserves, lower domestic savings, and will let the yuan respond more to market signals. If Beijing follows through, says Allan B. Hubbard, President George W. Bush's economic policy assistant, "that is a very significant move."
But reality is boxing Beijing in. Take the currency. Manufacturers of toys to textiles are already watching profits shrink because of rising fuel and material costs. Even the 3% rise in the yuan since July is hurting some producers. "Margins either must stop shrinking or we will have to close our business," says Peter Wang, general manager of Zhi Qiao Garments Co., a supplier for Nike Inc. (NKE ) and Converse Inc. based in Panyu, Guangdong. (NKE ) A steeper upward revaluation might be justified by the economic fundamentals. Yet it could wipe out many of these factories and spur mass layoffs.
Making growth less dependent on exports will be tough, too. Domestic consumption last year accounted for just under 51% of gross domestic product, Morgan Stanley Chief Economist Stephen S. Roach notes, compared with 65% for most developed economies. And consumer buying is concentrated in cities, where incomes surged 9.6%, as incomes of the 800 million rural Chinese rose just 6.2%. That shows China's wealth isn't reaching the masses. Concerned about weak health and retirement plans, meanwhile, the Chinese are adding to their nearly $2 trillion in savings, which get funneled into loans to industries.
As a result of excessive lending to manufacturers, Beijing cannot control exports or overall growth. China's exports leapt 27% in the first quarter, while the economy expanded by a torrid 10.2%. A sharply higher yuan would cool the runaway growth, though the fallout would be scary. Hu oversees the world's most dynamic economy. But his options are surprisingly limited.
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"Perspectives on Corporate Governance: A Symposium" will begin with a panel discussion at 9:30 a.m. featuring John Ratcliffe, a partner in the Ashcroft law firm in Dallas, who will speak on the expanding role of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on corporate governance; Glen Schleyer, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City, who will speak on shareholder versus director control on social policy matters; University of St. Thomas School of Law professor Wulf Kaal, who will speak on contingent capital as a corporate governance tool; and Dr. William Bradford, law professor at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, who will speak on alternative means of corporate governance.
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Mary Jurkiewicz Beckstrom believes the Thompson family, which lived for more than a century on South Chillicothe Road and for whom the new girls varsity softball field will be named, was "somehow neglected throughout Aurora history."
"This might be because the last living Thompson was Sadie, a widowed woman in a time when women had no real influence on the course of history," she said. "Therefore, it seems fitting that a softball field — Thompson Field — primarily used by females, is named after this early Aurora family."
It is also fitting that Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin delved into local history, one of her passions, for the selection of the name of the field, which was suggested by Jurkiewicz Beckstrom.
The new Aurora High School varsity girls softball diamond, which also will likely be known as Field 5B, will be named after the Thompsons, who lived in the home in front of the ballfield.
Jurkiewicz Beckstrom's parents, Alfred and Louise Jurkiewicz, purchased the home from the Thompson family in 1958 and still live at 240 S. Chillicothe Road, which was built for the Thompson family in 1852.
The name of the field brings to mind the Aurora of yesteryear, where members of the Thompson family were blacksmiths.
"Sadie Thompson was the last Thompson to live in the house. She and her husband Edwin had no children, and she had been a widow for a long time," said Jurkiewicz Beckstrom. "Mrs. Thompson ran the Cottage Tea Room -- the original sign still exists -- plus she took in female single teachers and Kent State University students as boarders.
"FOR YEARS after my parents lived in the home, former boarders came to sing Christmas carols and inquire about Sadie.
"Sadie was a very good friend of Kitty Wheeler, who lived on the same side of the street, but up north," said Jurkiewicz Beckstrom, adding that the Aurora Memorial Library has a Kitty Wheeler wing named in her memory.
"In the Aurora Cemetery, there is a large Thompson monument which is the final resting place of the Thompsons. It is at the front of the cemetery near the police station and has a tree beside it."
Jurkiewicz Beckstrom, who lives in Aurora with husband Jeff, said when her parents purchased the house, barn, pond and surrounding property, the parcel was about 10 acres.
Originally, the property on which Aurora High School and Veterans Stadium are located was part of the parcel.
"In the early 1960s, the property was acquired by the school district from my parents," she said. "The football field used to be a pond, and prior to the softball field being erected, the property was an apple and pear orchard, bordered by barbed wire on the south, the Thompson trash midden to the north and a creek on the east."
As children, she and her sister Jody A. Jurkiewicz Kocsis played in the old orchard, climbed trees, made forts, looked for treasure, walked in the creek and harvested apples, pears, black raspberries and wild strawberries that grew there.
"My mother always thought maybe even Johnny Appleseed [John Chapman] might have contributed seed for the orchard," she said.
It sounds like it was a child's paradise, which is the way she described it.
"SHORTLY after my parents purchased the property, my father found in the hay loft an old box that contained two sets of sleigh bells," she said. "The leather and velvet straps were deteriorating.
"However, a Ravenna cobbler made new straps that matched the originals. Both are on black leather -- one with a beautiful forest green velvet inlay and the other of royal blue. My father was able to reattach the bells to these new straps.
"The green strap contains a unique acorn-shaped bell. The blue strap contains a typical sleigh bell. For years, Jody and I awoke on Christmas morning to the ringing of 'Santa's' sleigh bells. These continue to share their magical sound every year with the two third-grade classrooms of Janice Parker and Mary Radtke at Leighton School."
The property also helps to provide history lessons for students.
"As part of the third-grade curriculum in Aurora, students study Aurora history," she said. "My parents, my two children [Alfred and Louise] and I go into these classrooms to read 'The Polar Express' and do a presentation on the Thompson property as it relates to Aurora history.
"I take in pictures of the old orchard, actual pieces of barb wire and nails, the sleigh bells and other items. I explain about where the house, barn [one of the last remaining] and softball field are located in the center of town -- right on Route 43 in the historic district."
There are many memories wrapped up in the land. It provides an historic backdrop to the city and now will be more easily remembered, thanks to Womer Benjamin and the naming of the field. It is a fitting tribute to an Aurora family of yesteryear.
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I'm a college student who is interested in finance, and go to a lot of information sessions for banks. The dress code is usually business casual or business attire. Other than just wearing a suit, what can be appropriate in these situations? A dress like this Metallic T-Shaped Tunic Sweater from Express (picture) or this Merona Sleeveless Empire Dress (picture) with tights and a jacket? Black slacks and a nice sweater?
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Kanye West has sparked speculation he's dating The Pussycat Dolls star Melody Thornton after the pair was spotted holding hands during a night out in New York. The "Stronger" hitmaker is believed to have parted ways from on/off girlfriend Amber Rose over the summer, and he's wasted no time in finding himself a new lady.
The rapper was seen at Marc Jacob's Fashion's Night Out in the Big Apple last week posing for photographs with Thornton before they left the bash together holding hands. The New York Daily News claims the pair has been "dating for only about two weeks" but the romance is going "very well".
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Decorate your preschooler's graduation party using the classroom as inspiration. From the alphabet around the walls to the chalkboard that's front and center, a colorful preschool graduation party focusing on the lessons of the year is a fantastic way to celebrate this first school milestone!
Decorate your preschooler's graduation party using the classroom as inspiration. From the alphabet around the walls to the chalkboard that's front and center, a colorful preschool graduation party focusing on the lessons of the year is a fantastic way to celebrate this first school milestone!
By incorporating this English Studies basic into your party theme, you are also giving your child (and his or her guests) a head start on the fundamentals of reading and writing. So they're not only having a grand time celebrating the start of the school year, they're also stealthily getting a mini lesson plan. Trust us, it's so much easier to remember the letter "C" for cookie when you're biting into a warm crumble cookie. And after all, isn't learning so much more fun outside of the classroom?!
Bursts of primary colors - red, blue and yellow - are an easy and inexpensive way to decorate your space. Create a table for all the goodies you'll be serving and incorporate plates, cups, and accents in this color scheme.
Blocks are a staple of any young child's toy bin and 1st classroom. We used the toys as decorations on both our table display and chalkboard sign.
Get your chalkboard sign to stand out even more by working your child's name into the display. Again, we used blocks to spell out our special grad's name.
The ABC's play such a big part of a preschooler's first school year. Keep those lessons fun and engaging even after they've graduated by incorporating the letters of the alphabet into your party. We dressed up ordinary red plastic cups by gluing ABC ribbon around each one.
We also added printed signs to all of our plates of goodies for the kids. Really make these school-themed by using the printing paper young kids practice forming letters on!
Banners and garlands are standard decor at most any celebration. Make this one for your graduation party special by personalizing it with your preschoolers name. He will love walking into a room and knowing the party is all about him.
In addition to spelling out your child's name, the banner can also show pictures that represent favorite preschool activities or things learned throughout the year.
Make your own banner by printing out individual letters on sheets of colored card stock. You can also use bought letters (or cut them out of patterned paper or fabric) glued on to pennant-shaped pieces of fabric.
If you are not feeling crafty or simply do not have time, you can buy a handmade banner that is customized for the party and your child.
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