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Paul tells Sofie that Meg wants nothing to do with him. Meg tells Mike she and Paul are finished. Meg tells Paul he has to cope on his own. Holden backs her up. Sofie comforts Paul. Mike tells Meg he's decided to stay on the project.
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When I go to default folder/change and browse to where my books are stored (/mnt/sdcard/my files/books) there is no option for OK.....only (back, manual path, or new folder). If I try to create a new folder I get the message "Could not create folder"
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You don't see "Use this folder" at the top of the list? Tap that line to use the current folder.
Regarding not being able to create a new folder, that happens when Android tells CC that creating the new folder did not succeed. One reason for that is that the sdcard is read-only, or at least Android is telling CC that it is read-only. Why this would be happening is a mystery.
This brings up something that I wanted to mention but forgot, which may or may not help the OP. When in the directory browser, clicking "manual path" will let you enter any existing path, but the button always says "create". This seems awkward and unintuitive.
My tablet's path to the sd card is mnt/external_sd/ - the mnt/sdcard/ is the internal user memory. The directory browser opens on internal memory and won't navigate backwards from there. So I just enter mnt/ into the manual path, click "create" and it takes me to mnt/ so I can navigate to whichever path I want from there. It's faster than typing in the whole path. "Create" is misleading in this context, and possibly confusing. If it hadn't been for my total lack of fear when clicking random buttons (
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We all know the one person who didn't deserve to be on the heisman ballot last year. A. J. McCarron was only there because of the stats he put up because of the talent around him.
Now I'm not saying that Barrett is as good as McCarron, but this is a similar setup to what A. J. Had with Bama: talent all around him. If J. T. can utilize the playmakers around him, I think we are in good shape heading into the season without Braxton (cries).


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Annie has an unusual coloration called a dilute tortoiseshell, which means she is gray with orange and tan highlights. Just 2 years old and very friendly, Annie was recently returned and is looking for a second chance at love. She is being boarded in Seminole. To see Annie, call a Save Our Strays volunteer at (727) 481-5262. Check the SOS website at saveourstraysinc.com for a look at other adoptable felines. Save Our Strays has several kitten-mother cat families and offers a special summer adoption rate: Adopt a kitten and its mother's adoption fee is half off. Family examples include Sadie, a 1-year-old tortoiseshell cat, and her 3-month-old kittens, plus Domino, a 1 1/2-year-old tuxedo cat, and her kittens. To meet these feline families, call an SOS volunteer. The phone number for the south county location is (727) 545-1116.
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Upper Arlington in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bill Moose [Crowfoot]
Engraved by Zenker Brothers
Location. 40° 2.775′ N, 83° 5.668′ W. Marker is in Upper Arlington, Ohio, in Franklin County. Marker is on Riverside Drive (U.S. 33), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in Wyandot Hill Park, about 700 feet south of US 33 intersection with Lane Road (not to be confused with Lane Avenue), which is about halfway between Fishinger and Henderson Roads. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus OH 43220, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Scioto Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Carrie Nelson Black (approx. 1.9 miles away); James J. Thomas Park (approx. 2.1 miles away); N.W. Franklin County Historical Society and Museum (approx. 3.3 miles away); Hilliard Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); Dublin Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station (approx. 3.8 miles away); History of Dublin's Town Pump (approx. 3.8 miles away).
Regarding Bill Moose [Crowfoot]. Bill Moose was the last of the Wyandot Indians in Ohio. He was
During his father's lifetime there was a camp of 400 Wyandot Indians in Upper Sandusky. Chief Pancake was the last chief of the tribe in this territory. The Wyandot Indians ultimately left their Ohio reservations, and moved in 1836 to Kansas, and then later to Oklahoma. However, 12 families including Bill's parents, refused to leave Ohio.
Bill Moose spent nine years working for the Sells Brothers Circus, going to many places in America, and also into Canada and Australia. He never married.
For many years he lived in a little hut on Morse Road (near the present Wyandotte Golf Course). He was known by his wardrobe and could be seen wearing his blanket and headdress, which became a familiar and friendly reminder of his heritage when seen by local citizens. He sold trinkets, post cards and posed for pictures for some income. He also taught children Indian crafts, making bow and arrows and passing on Indian tales. He would fish, hunt and literally live off the land. Due to failing health, for the last seven years of his life he moved into the Franklin County Home.
Land was donated by the City of Columbus for Bill Moose's burial site.
His tombstone consists of 39 granite boulders standing altogether at just over 9 feet tall. The boulders used in the monument actually came from the riverbed. The boulders were then sanded and put together to form a teepee. On the top boulder there is an image of an Indian and a white man shaking hands.
One thousand people witnessed the dedication service to Bill Moose. He shall always be remembered as the last of the Wyandot Indians in Ohio.
Also see . . .
1. Photo of Bill Moose. (Submitted on April 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Bill Moose Collage. (Submitted on April 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
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In a few weeks, the CEO and 25 other employees from our parent company Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide will embark on a four-day bike ride from Chamonix, France to Monte Carlo called "The Road the Awareness" to raise money for the UNICEF Early Childhood Care and Education program in Ethiopia.
Starwood Execs Bike for a Cause – and You Can Follow Their Training Program!
Keeping the Millennial Generation (and Their Parents) Happy
How hotels are helping mom and dad salvage their sanity while traveling with the entire brood.
Boomers represent an untapped niche market
Baby-boomers represent "one of the biggest customer niches in the history of the hotel industry."
July Meetings and Events: Song, Surgery and Students – All in a Fortnight at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel
What a busy summer it's been at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel! We hosted a few different groups during July, including attendees at the GALA Choruses Festival (held at the nearby Colorado Convention Center), the Association of perioperative Registered Nurses 2012 Leadership Conference and Learning Forward's 2012 Summer Conference.
Using Smartphones to Sweeten the Deal for Business Travelers
No doubt, many business travelers appreciate the convenience and ease of bypassing the front desk and checking themselves into and out of their hotel room via kiosks or mobile devices – especially after a long day of meetings and/or travel. In fact, nearly 80% of business travelers recently surveyed by software provider Smith Micro said they would use mobile check-in and check-out services over the front desk.
Lighten Up!
Whether you'll be sipping daiquiris by the pool or enjoying an after-work martini, cooling down with a cocktail is one of summer's great pleasures – and a surefire way to pack on the pounds. Never fear, the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel is offering refreshing calorie-conscious summer cocktails that allow guests to savor the flavor without consuming a day's worth of calories in liquid form.
The Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel Makes it Easy to Maintain a Fitness Routine and Healthy Eating Habits While Traveling
Inspired by the upcoming Olympic games to hit the gym more? Check out the fitness center at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Created in partnership with world-renowned personal training experts Core Performance, the center invites guests to take part in state-of-the-art fitness equipment, specialized in-room and restaurant dining options, and a custom website with online fitness programs and more. The center features 22 pieces of weight training equipment as well as 23 pieces of cardio-equipment with built-in TVs to each unit and iPod hook ups.
The Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel Featured in Colorado Meetings + Events
Check out the latest issue of Colorado Meetings + Events, which includes two mentions of the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel!
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Pool? Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel Associates Plant Organic Garden on the Hotel's Pool Deck.
Associates from the Sheraton Denver Downtown's Green Team recently planted an organic rooftop garden on the hotel's 5th floor pool deck. The garden includes herbs and vegetables such as mint, tomatoes, cilantro, peppers and lavender, all used in the hotel's culinary department as well in drinks served in the hotel's 16 Mix Cocktail Lounge. The idea for the garden germinated from several hotel associates asked to "think green" to reduce the hotel's environmental impact.
Picky Guests Lead Hotel Innovation
A mint on the pillow is so yesterday! A recent article in the Saudi Gazette noted more hotels are trying to distinguish themselves in the crowded hospitality market by offering travelers one-of-a-kind experiences ranging from celebrity restaurants to chic collaborations with high-end fashion houses. And The Daily Beast noted some upscale hotels are offering a new kind of room service (and a home-away-from-home entertaining option) for refined jet-setters with money to burn: top-shelf cocktail programs. Some properties let you summon a bartender to mix up a batch of specialty cocktails in the comfort of your room. Others include room service that will deliver custom kits with all the necessary ingredients, with expert mixologists on hand for private in-room lessons. Why venture out for happy hour when room service can wheel it to you?
How Facebook is Shaping Travel Decisions
Have you been inspired to book a vacation after seeing photos on a friend's Facebook page from a recent trip to that destination? If so, you're not alone – recent studies reveal that more than 52% of Facebook users said a friend's vacation pictures inspired them to stop daydreaming and to start packing and book a trip.
Trend Watch: Maximizing Real Estate to Maximize Revenue (and Appeal to Locals)
Great article by Bloomberg Businessweek earlier this month on how hotels are building spaces – skating rinks, yoga studios, meeting rooms that can be repurposed for nighttime cooking parties and everything in between – to bring in new streams of revenue. The spaces are also intended to appeal to local residents, businesses and government officials, who can rent and use the spaces for their own needs. In fact, our parent company Starwood recently announced plans for the $100 million renovation of 10 W hotels in North America; the revamp will entail the reworking of public spaces such as lobbies, bars and nightclubs, with a focus on "drawing in locals."
Booking Green
At the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, we have taken substantial steps to reduce our energy appetites.
Happy Birthday to You: Pay Equal to Your Birth Year at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel
As Americans celebrate the birthday of the United States on July 4th, we thought it would be a good time to remind folks that the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel is always ready to celebrate our guests' birthdays. In fact, we even have a special discount for them! Stay with us for a maximum of three nights and after the first night (which starts at $129) you'll only have to pay a rate equal to your birth year.
The Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel Lends a Helping Hand to Wildfire Evacuees
Denver Hotels Examiner Chad Chisholm recently posted a great update about the wildfires ravaging our beautiful state and how some local companies are lending a helping hand. Three Denver hotels – including the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel – are raising funds and offering special rates to fire victims to ease the burden of being displaced from their homes. Read more about it here and if you can, lend a helping hand or two – every little bit helps!


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The Indonesian record-breaking bestseller, in the tradition of Slumdog Millionaire and Shantaram.
pessimistic, corrupt government officials; greedy corporations hardly distinguishable from the colonialism they've replaced; deepening poverty and crumbling infrastructure; and their own festering self-confidence. But in the form of two extraordinary teachers, they also have hope, and Ikal's education is an uplifting one, in and out of the classroom.
You will cheer for Ikal and his friends as they defy the town's powerful tin miners. Meet his first love - a hand with half-moon fingernails that passes him the chalk his teacher sent him to buy. You will roar in support of Lintang, the class's barefoot maths genius, as he bests the rich company children in an academic challenge.
an engrossing depiction of a world not often encountered, bursting with charm and verve.
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Language: English
Number Of Pages: 432
Published: 2nd January 2013
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A POLICE officer was lucky to escape serious injury after being pushed by a drunken man who had been on his work Christmas party.
Blackburn magistrates heard the officer fell backwards, banging his head on the wall and pavement, as he tried to arrest Mark Anthony Walker.
But the officer got to his feet and gave chase as Walker ran off, scaling a seven foot metal fence.
Walker, 26, of Old Station Court, Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly, damaging a car wing mirror and assaulting PC Henry Bellshaw with intent to resist arrest.
He was made subject to an electronically monitored curfew for six weeks between 7pm and 7am, and ordered to pay £100 compensation to the owner of the car, £150 to PC Bellshaw and £145 costs.
Catherine Allan, prosecuting, said police saw Walker, who was clearly intoxicated, shouting and swearing at a female.
She said: "When PC Bellshaw went to handcuff the defendant he pushed him, causing him to fall backwards."
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JERUSALEM (May. 27)
For the first time since it was composed in the eleventh century, the Jewish liturgical poem, "Akdamoth," was broadcast over the air today.
The poem, which is part of the synagogue service for the festival of Shabuoth, observed today, was composed by Meyer Hachazan in Worms, Germany.


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Previewing the Greek Festival with Members of Salt Lake's Greek Community
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Today we get a preview of the Salt Lake Greek Festival, downtown's oldest and largest ethnic festival, from Jeff Chipian and Alexis Coplin. We'll hear about the dance, the music and the food at the festival, as well as about the history of Salt Lake's large Greek community.
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Corporate governance issues are sometimes a blessing for shareholders, but they also can crush the rights of shareholders in many cases. Tracking CEO pay of large public companies is now considered open hunting season, since the wealth gap has grown ever wider over time. After Aubrey McClendon's big "retirement package" at Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) came to light, we wanted to know just how a sum of $45 million for leaving a public company compared to other high-profile CEO exit packages.
24/7 Wall St. has reviewed the largest golden parachute packages going back to the year 2000. To keep this uniform, we only used examples in which these CEOs with golden parachutes were not founders of their companies. Aubrey McClendon was co-founder of Chesapeake, and that at least makes up for some of the headline folly that might be there. If a founder goes out and builds up a company from scratch into a multibillion business, then creating major wealth is expected. But what about when non-founders acting as mere guardians get tens of millions or hundreds of millions when they decide to call it quits?
Investors and the public often have very different opinions over what one man (or woman) is worth. A machinist in a factory may view the creation of wealth by rising to be the guardian of a company much differently than a hedge fund manager or an investor who became wealthy by investing in that company during his or her tenure. Also, many CEOs who get these tens and hundreds of millions as golden parachutes are often viewed very favorably by employees and management of their companies.
There are two sides to the wealth effect story. Much criticism still continues over bonuses and high compensation on Wall St. High-growth sectors like technology, Internet and biotech have created armies of what are called "stock-option millionaires." How many millionaires were instantly created the day that Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) came public? The social media giant had a very hyped-up and high-profile IPO, and employees were allowed to sell stock right at the IPO to unsuspecting investors who got burned. In short, this wealth effect swings both ways.
Is it fair to bash every CEO who walks away with a huge golden parachute upon retirement or resignation? No. Some of these CEOs were true visionaries who made significant change and brought about great gains for shareholders. Some other golden parachute packages will look absolutely ludicrous on the surface. Here are 10 of the largest CEO golden parachute packages going back to the year 2000. Due to large discrepancies over stock options and share price issues around a CEOs exit, some large golden parachutes were not included. Even in early 2012, a report from GMI Ratings showed that more than 20 CEOs walked away with retirement packages of more than $100 million. The grand tally was about $4 billion from those exit packages alone.
Not all packages are made directly in cash payments. That means that the packages do not come directly out of the pockets of shareholders at once, and in many cases these will have accumulated for years ahead of the awards. These retirement packages go way beyond cash and may include stock grants, stock options, noncompete compensation, pensions, benefits, security, country club fees, jet use and apartment fees, and more. The size of each exit package goes back to the report from GMI in 2012, but we have added additional color that may shed more light on the sheer size of our selections of non-founder CEO retirement packages. We also have shown how these high-end golden parachutes compare to the market values of these companies as they stand today.
1) Jack Welch > Company: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) > Package: $417 million > Market cap today: $236 billion
Jack Welch is deemed to be one of the most visionary CEOs of modern business. He also reigned at GE during the best growth years in America that were not just due to post-war recoveries. Welch joined GE in 1960 and rose through the ranks. From 1981 to 2001 he led GE as CEO and chairman, and GE shareholders saw gains measured literally at about 50-times their investment. Welch was such a great CEO for investors that current CEO Jeff Immelt has had to live in Jack Welch's shadow. Welch's exit package was projected to be more than $400 million at the time, although his exit was literally a week before the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, and the value of that package may have drifted lower during the recession that followed. Jack Welch made many acquisitions to grow GE and he had no qualms about using layoffs and consolidation to drive profits along with the Six Sigma approach. GE predated Welch's tenure by about 90 years to the 1890s and was among the first constituents and only remaining original component in the Dow Jones Industrial average.
2) Lee Raymond > Company: Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) > Package: $320 million (or more) > Market cap today: $410 billion
Lee Raymond joined Exxon back in 1963 and was chairman and CEO of the combined Exxon Mobil from 1999 to 2005 after the giant merger he orchestrated. But he dated back as CEO of Exxon to 1993 and had been a director and officer back in the 1980s. We count his CEO tenure as being 1993 to 2005. During that time, Exxon investors saw their shares rise from under $10 to more than $50 in today's dollars, with large dividend gains along the way. Exxon Mobil has grown to be so large that it was not until 2012 that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) beat it out for the largest company status. Raymond was able to get the Mobil acquisition through even under the Clinton tenure Department of Justice, when some mergers were actually scrutinized. What matters here is that Exxon dates all the way back to the days of Standard Oil from the 1880s. GMI listed Lee Raymond's retirement package at about $320 million, but other reports in 2006 after Raymond was succeeded by Rex Tillerson put that figure at $400 million or more.
3) William McGuire
> Company: UnitedHeath Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) > Package: $286 million > Market cap today: $58 billion
If you love your health care insurance premiums rising every single year, you will love the empire-building retirement package for Mr. McGuire. Investors loved McGuire, as UnitedHealth's stock rose about 50-fold from 1991 to 2006. McGuire did orchestrate UnitedHealth's move to become the biggest health care insurance provider by combining what were a bunch of regional mergers over and over. McGuire joined United HealthCare in November 1988, he became CEO in 1991 and retired in 2006. His shocking retirement package did not face the public scrutiny that would have arisen had this happened after health care reform efforts took shape under the Obama administration. If you thought that the attacks were bad on bankers, imagine how much publicity and outrage would have come over him walking away with close to $300 million. McGuire's acquisition machine gobbled up Pacificare, Oxford Health, MetraHealth and others. The first part of the big AARP-sponsored deal also dates back to McGuire's tenure, but this company's formation dates back to the mid-1970s after being founded as Charter Med Inc.
4) Ed Whitacre
> Company: AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) > Package: $230 million > Market cap today: $198 billion
The AT&T of today is far different from the AT&T of the past. Ed Whitacre led a lot of the changes, though he was not CEO when the AT&T breakup of the 1980s came about. He became president of SBC (or Southwestern Bell, the real AT&T of today) in 1988, but his career in the telecom outfits goes back to the early 1960s. His chairman role began in 1990, so the dates sound a bit fuzzy when you look at the M&A trail. Whitacre led the acquisition charge gobbling up Cingular, Pac-Tel, Ameritech, Bell South and ultimately AT&T before recapturing the AT&T name. Whitacre also was very vocal in ISP and Internet giants, getting a free-ride through the major telecom data pipes. Investors appear to have made more than five times their money, but the AT&T M&A trail makes the real calculations difficult. His M&A efforts did bring lots of added wealth to hundreds of thousands (or more) with his buyouts. AT&T is even based in "Whitacre Tower." GMI put his exit package as being worth some $230 million, but Whitacre did not hang up his racing shoes for very long. He went on to help lead General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) in its darkest hours of the recession, and he even joined the board of directors for Exxon Mobil. While Southwestern Bell goes back to the AT&T breakup of the 1980s, the original American Telephone & Telegraph dates back to about 1885.
5) Robert Nardelli
> Company: Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) > Package: $223 million > Market cap today: $100 billion
The tenure of Bob Nardelli as CEO of Home Depot did not end well. In fact, things were so bad that he was on the first list of CEOs that 24/7 Wall St. called on to be fired. CNBC even ran him as one of the worst CEOs of all time. So how he got a $223 million exit package may seem like a mystery. How this came about was that Home Depot took Nardelli on after Jeff Immelt beat out several Jack Welch replacement candidates to run General Electric. Nardelli was charged with destroying the culture of Home Depot, and his efforts to move the salespeople from earners with upside into hourly workers was yet another example of where cost cuts at all costs did not go the way everyone hoped. Home Depot investors made no real money under Nardelli's tenure, but his prestige at GE allowed him to dictate very favorable terms if things went south. Nardelli ended up going to private equity and even to Chrysler, and his later salaries other than $1 were not public at the time. This was one of the very dubious packages, but it is also a lesson that companies need to learn about negotiating with CEO candidates bringing a great history with no direct experience where they are landing.
6) Fred Hassan
> Company: Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK), actually Schering-Plough > Package: $189 million > Market cap today: n/a; Schering $14 billion, Merck today is $127 billion
Fred Hassan was a great CEO who rose through the ranks of many drug companies like Sandoz, Pharmacia and Wyeth. He led Schering-Plough as CEO from 2003 until 2009, and his golden parachute package was basically after the company's acquisition by Merck was completed. Shareholders liked Hassan, and he was known to be a great leader during his tenure by employees. Schering-Plough bought Organon for about $14 billion under Hassan's leadership. Schering-Plough dated back to the 1850s. Hassan's exit package was originally thought to be more than $60 million, but after all the merger and exit numbers were seen, GMI assigned that value much higher. Hassan's empire-building fortunate may have been based in part on the package paid out to Hank McKinnell at Pfizer, considering that McKinnell was effectively forced out. Hassan left and has held board seats at Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) and Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP), and he is currently chairman at Bausch + Lomb. He is also a senior advisor with private equity firm Warburg Pincus.
7) Hank McKinnell
> Company: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) > Package: $188 million > Market cap today: $203 billion
Hank McKinnell served as CEO of Pfizer from 2001 to 2006, but he rose through the ranks after many years, as he joined Pfizer all the way back in 1971. That makes him nearly a Pfizer-lifer. McKinnell fought generics and fought international knock-offs in a public manner. His tenure was marred by a stagnant and then falling share price. It is possible that his tenure was going to be impossible to be loved as a great builder because his leadership was in the years after both Lipitor and Viagra took over the drug world. McKinnell was in charge when Pharmacia was acquired, and then later under McKinnell came all the drug woes at Pfizer and elsewhere, along with restructuring efforts that never revived the stock. Pfizer was not just too generous with Hank McKinnell. After his exit, Pfizer named top lawyer Jeff Kindler as its CEO with his background at GE and McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD). By the end of 2010, Kindler also had to leave after yet another poor stock performance. Pfizer reportedly gave Kindler almost $10 million to leave. Layoffs, restructurings, riding the wave of past successes and very poor share performance did not keep Pfizer from overpaying top brass on the way out. Pfizer dates back into the mid-1800s, and based on high-pay exit packages we would say that Pfizer's stock ticker stands for "Pay For Everything."
8) Lou Gerstner
> Company: International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) > Package: $189 million > Market cap today: $230 billion
Lou Gerstner served almost 10 years as CEO and chairman of IBM. After heading up RJR Nabisco and also one of the top positions at American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP), he was credited with turning IBM into a great company again. Gerstner was an early executive to brace the Internet, and his efforts there and in IT probably kept IBM from becoming just another irrelevant technology and equipment maker. His tenure is also credited with close to 100,000 layoffs, which were largely unpopular with the media but great for investors. Shares rose more than 12-fold from the trough shortly after his CEO job started to the peak of the tech bubble in 2001. IBM's dividend also more than doubled from trough to peak under his tenure. After his IBM retirement, Gerstner joined the Carlyle Group L.P. (NASDAQ: CG) in private equity, but he has since retired from his full-time role there. IBM is very generous, as long as the CEO leaves after success. Sam Palmisano replaced Gerstner, and Palmisano announced his retirement in 2011. His exit package was said to be worth some $170 million in total.
9) John Kanas
> Company: North Fork Bank, now with BankUnited Inc. (NYSE: BKU) > Package: $214 million > Market cap today: n/a, $14+ billion buyout
John Kanas may be the luckiest banker alive. His tenure at North Fork Bank as CEO was from 1977 (at the age of 29) all the way until 2006 when Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) acquired the bank. North Fork was the amalgamation of banks, and its history goes back to 1950. Kanas made bank for the North Fork shareholders after the bank was bought out for more than $14 billion. His exit package was listed as $214 million by GMI. If you go back to being the luckiest guy in banking, look at the dates. By selling in 2006, Kanas avoided getting his name ruined. While he was not the founder at North Fork, his bio does show that he was CEO when North Fork came public in 1982. And why Kanas is still the luckiest guy in banking, he joined as chairman and CEO of BankUnited in 2009 after the banking crisis, and that bank has been a rumored possible buyout target before. Kanas is a large shareholder there as well, and he might get to do a repeat of his major windfall payday if bank mergers ever get big enough that this turnaround bank gets acquired.
10) Thomas Ryan
> Company: CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) > Package: $185 million > Market cap today: $64 billion
Ryan was CEO of CVS from 1998 until he announced his retirement in 2011, after mergers and building the company up with organic growth and acquisitions. CVS was originally known as Melville Corp., which was a large retail holding corporation dating back to the 1920s. Incorporated in 1922 as the Melville Shoe Co. by Ward Melville, it changed its name to CVS Corp. in 1996. Ryan may have given a great retirement package, but the company likes steadiness: Ryan began his career with CVS/Pharmacy in 1974 as a pharmacy intern. The company turned to Larry Merlo as the new CEO, and he joined CVS/Pharmacy way back in 1990 through the acquisition of People's Drug. Under Ryan's tenure, CVS Corp. and Caremark completed their mega-merger, acquired Eckerd, acquired Sav-On and Osco drugstores from Albertsons, and acquired Long's. CVS already had been a growth engine and acquisition before Ryan took the helm. CVS shareholders had very mixed sort of returns under Ryan's leadership, as the growth pains may have added pressure. Still, shareholders did make money from start to finish tenure, but they could have made about 300% or so under his tenure if they bought at the trough and sold upon his retirement.
It is amazing just how many $100 million and higher packages there are upon retirement. Shareholders might not have to cough up the money all in cash, but ultimately that is coming out of their end. When you look at the one thing that all these companies have in common, it is not growth under the CEO. They all have size in common, and in many of these cases it seems like the board of directors at each company endorses the 2-and-20 payment that hedge fund managers used to get. Again, our list of these top CEO exit packages is all on CEOs who were not founders of their companies.
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The 'Hangover' actor has decided not to take the offer to play protagonist Napoleon Solo, a character which was formerly played by Robert Vaughn on the original 1964 TV series.
It seems that "The Man From U.N.C.L.E" is still far from finding its lead character. The Wrap reported that Bradley Cooper has turned down the offer to play Napoleon Solo in the remake movie. However, the exact reason of his withdrawal is still unknown.
Director Steven Soderbergh had previously eyed George Clooney to tackle the part of Solo. Back in August, Clooney decided not to take the offer reportedly because of scheduling problem. The character of Solo was first made famous by Robert Vaughn on the original 1964 TV series.
Additionally, Warner Bros. Pictures is still looking for a suitable actor to play Solo's trusted partner llya Kuryakin, a character which was originally played by David McCallum. It has been rumored that Joel Edgerton is eyed to take the role.
The original "Man From U.N.C.L.E." follows Solo and Kuryakin who work for a secret international espionage and law-enforcement agency called U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law and Enforcement). The pair intent to save the world from a criminal organization called T.H.R.U.S.H. The script for the upcoming remake is written by "Contagion" scribe Scott Z. Burns.
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At the recent release event for his first Japanese album 'Unlimited', Kim Hyun Joong announced his plans for his upcoming Japanese and worldwide tours as well as other events in his year-end schedule.
Kim Hyun Joong stated, "In the beginning of next year, I'll be starting my tour in Japan, and at the end of the year, I have my worldwide tour and the release of a Japanese single planned."
He also gave other details about his upcoming schedule, stating, "Next year, I'll be greeting you all as an actor in a drama," referring to his role in 'City Conquest'. When asked about what he'll be doing for Christmas, Kim Hyun Joong told fans, "I'll be going on a trip with my male manager."
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UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is coming out in a blaze about Jessica Eye becoming the first female UFC fighter to test positive for performance enhancing drugs. Obviously, the champ is in no way supporting any PED's but instead outraged at the fact that so much negativity is surrounding yet another fighter getting popped for pot.
Rousey is being very outspoken (and at no real surprise considering she's homies with the Diaz brothers) about the ridiculousness that marijuana is still being considered a PED and potentially ruining the careers of promising fighters. And though she obviously agrees with drug testing in her respected sport she feels that marijuana should play no part in the testing.
"Honestly I feel like weed is not a performance-enhancing drug at all," said Rousey. "We are tested for it for entirely political reasons. The athletic commission is there to make sure we compete fairly and they are testing us for something that has nothing to do with athletic competition."
After the failed drug screening Eye's punishment consisted of a disciplinary suspension and a fine, but probably most damaging is her victory of Sarah Kaufman being revoked and turned into a no-contest.
Rousey was quick to defend anyone who smokes or ingests marijuana. And though she is obviously not a supported of PED's she doesn't seem to have any plans on changing her mind about the use of marijuana and how it does not effect an athlete in any performance enhancing aspect.
Furthermore, not only is she not overly critical of those who do smoke the sticky icky she voiced how she feels like its not only not the UFC's business but even went as far as to say, "It's actually an invasion of privacy."
I'm going to take a shot in the dark and say that Ronda most likely doesn't smoke weed. However, it is interesting (and honestly nice) to hear such a dedicated and successful athlete come out and speak up against this infringement that fighters come under scrutiny for quite often as of late.
I'd really like to know where you guys stand on this one! Let me know what you think Penn Nation! Is marijuana a performance enhancing drug? Should fighters be tested for it like they are tested for other substances, and furthermore should they be punished so harshly? Give us your thoughts!
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Monday, December 8, 2008
With the worst holiday season among us, many retailers are suffering due to the lack of consumer discretionary spending. However, discount retailers such as WalMart are surviving the economic fall. The fact is that consumers are holding on to their cash for necessities. People will always need items for living such as food, clothes, health, and sanitary products (most of these necessities are produced by Proctor and Gamble). Its a simple strategy and WalMart has used it well. On their website's home page, the company features a tracker displaying the amount of money consumers are saving by shopping at WalMart. The company also has a new campaign with advertisements featuring average families sharing their story about saving money at WalMart (the new slogan: save money, live better). Recently, I purchased some items at a nearby WalMart and spent $18! Perfect spot for the holiday recession. A business that focuses on necessities will always do well if managed correctly. As for the rest of the retail industry, the holiday will be tough. Surprisingly, my visit to the mall this weekend provided me with a positive outlook for retailers this holiday. Shoppers were everywhere and high end retailers were making sales. Maybe there is hope; is this a sign of a stronger economy? As always, leave a comment.
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Browning Superposed Shotgun assembly guide pages
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Two page assembly/disassembly instructions for the Browning Superposed Shotgun ( over/under ).
These are two actual pages of information(may be one page front and back or two separate pages) removed from the NRA firearms assembly guide, not a photocopy. Auction is only for these pages. Covers a brief history, has nice instructions with diagrams, exploded view, and parts list/legend.
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We've written thousands of words on the Angels this season, the characters-per-victory ratio almost as out of whack as the Angels are themselves.
Shockingly, though, it wasn't until this week that we landed on the one word that absolutely captures this team, one of the few words we haven't already used in attempting to sum up the perplexing, vexing Angels.
Again, the word is stagnant.
The Angels are idling so completely and relentlessly that the fumes would be hazardous to a skunk. They are so wholly mired in the muck and the yuck that liberating them would require a tow truck the size of Tustin.
There is nothing to guarantee this will change anytime soon. But owner Arte Moreno did just guarantee one thing: If it does change, if the Angels do begin playing better and with a hint of consistency, he'll have had zero to do with their sudden turnaround.
For somewhere between the 10th and 100th time since his Angels perfected the art of turning big plans into small results, Moreno promised to do nothing in-season with his top decision-makers but exercise his well-exercised patience.
How's that approach worked so far? The Angels are nearly halfway thro-ugh their fourth consecutive year without a playoff berth.
Maybe the most active offseason owner during the past two winters – and certainly the most generous – Moreno remains an in-season statue. Honestly, at this point, even the Venus de Milo would be waving her arms in public protest.
Yet, Moreno just told USA Today that he has no plans of firing General Manager Jerry Dipoto or Manager Mike Scioscia during the season, evidently no matter how badly this whole thing might unravel.
And, with Jered Weaver struggling and Jason Vargas out and now Ernesto Frieri coughing up fat late leads, this season could be a lint ball in another three weeks.
So, while suggesting he is frustrated and exasperated, while claiming even a bit of disbelief – Moreno said he has "never seen anything" like what has happened to Josh Hamilton – the top Angel will continue to sit back and watch, just like the rest of us, waiting for the team to magically fix itself.
Too bad a real angel can't be summoned. This bunch is only a miracle or two away from being a contender.
It is fascinating, really, how Moreno is attacking this problem: by not attacking it at all.
The Angels are the only franchise in sports that, under these sorts of circumstances – meaning size of payroll and time elapsed since most-recent playoff appearance – wouldn't make a GM or manager/head coach change. A lot of franchises, by this low point, would have done both.
There probably have been five times this season, five particularly difficult losses, after which the Angels could have fired Scioscia and the sports world would have shrugged and nodded yes.
Clearly, the Angels need to be shocked awake, jolted from their slumber. Few things can light a flame under a group of sagging rear ends like a firing at the top. Not going to happen here, where stagnation will be allowed to continue its rule.
Moreno is remarkable in his willingness to invest and even more so in his willingness to wait for a dividend. So quick to write a nine-digit check for a Hamilton or an Albert Pujols, he does nothing quickly otherwise. Fast with the pen, slow with the trigger.
For that, maybe he should be celebrated, the most even of keels bobbing among all the capsized. Moreno is so unlike the late George Steinbrenner that the two could be from different planets, even different species.
He is less like Jerry Jones and more like Barnaby Jones, an elderly TV detective, who, on a rare and unfortunate occasion, was asked to chase after a bad guy, looking as graceful as an end table falling down a flight of stairs.
It would be, however, much easier to celebrate Moreno if his patience were producing anything other than historically miserable results. The Angels today are as bad as they've ever been since Moreno took over as owner in 2003.
So the time for change has come and gone and now come back again. And Arte Moreno does nothing but wait, reveling in the success of the past decade while ignoring the failures of yesterday and today, content, at least based on appearances, to sell 3 million tickets and play zero postseason games.
These Angels need to be fitted for jumper cables, but that's not going to happen. If they come to life, it won't be because of a good shocking.
Instead, they'll continue running in place, a team on a treadmill, hoping their same old repeated strides somehow, some way can free them from their stagnancy.
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Now through October 30th Binder Park Zoo is asking for the community's help to name its newest furry addition, a male Red Panda cub. Binder Park Zoo's animal care staff has come up with a list of five possible names for the cub. The choices and their translations are: Dagan, meaning grain of rice in Hebrew; Connolly meaning fierce in Gaelic; Reid meaning red-haired in Gaelic; Xu (pronounced "shoe") meaning to snort in Chinese; and Di meaning younger brother in Chinese.
Photo credits: Binder Park Zoo
This Red Panda birth is another success for Red panda Conservation. Red Pandas are listed as an endangered species and Binder Park Zoo works with the Red Panda Species Survival Plan (SSP) to ensure the captive population remains genetically strong. Delilah is 5 years old and on loan to Binder Park Zoo from the Bronx Zoo as she was genetically matched to breed with Binder's 8 year old male, Fagen. Currently, Flynn, Delilah's male cub that was born at Binder Park Zoo in June of 2010, is on exhibit while Delilah and her new cub get better acquainted.
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Twenty-six senior players from the WPIAL have been selected to play in the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association East-West all-star game, to be contested May 5 at Downington High School.
WPIAL representatives include quarterbacks Thomas Woodson (Gateway) and Jordan Brown (Seneca Valley); running backs Dante Marsick (Rochester) and Cole Chiappialle (Blackhawk); wide receivers Gregg Garritty (North Allegheny), Terrish Webb (Clairton) and Zach Schademan (Thomas Jefferson); tight ends Kevin Edwards (North Allegheny) and Jaymar Parrish (Gateway); offensive linemen Jordan Miller (Beaver Falls), Austin Bitzer (Mars), Jackson Mettus (Mars) and Nick Pettigrew (Beaver Falls); defensive linemen Ryan Bednar (South Allegheny) and Nick Dahlstrom (Seneca Valley); defensive end Jeremy Gonzales (North Allegheny); linebackers Leo Loughery (Central Catholic), Garrett Vulcano (Chartiers-Houston), Mileak Ford (Gateway), Connor Biggs (Mars) and Ryan McCauley (Seneca Valley); and defensive backs Tom Greene (Woodland Hills), Brendan Coniker (North Allegheny), Derrick Fulmore (West Mifflin), Brendan Edwards (Imani Christian) and Zach Guiser (Greensburg Central Catholic).
The rest of the West team includes wide receiver Trey Jordan (Clearfield); offensive linemen Aaron Reese (Chambersburg), Matt Barton (Hollidaysburg) and Cary Hess (Shippensburg); kicker John Chereson (Cathedral Prep); defensive ends Eric Swanson (Cathedral Prep) and Jeremy Salmon (Cumberland Valley); and defensive back Andrew Dadeboe (Central York).
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Understanding Chemical Salts and Their Relationship to Plant Nutrition
The simplest definition of salt is this. A salt is chemical compound (other than water) formed by a chemical reaction between an acid and a base.
For the purpose of explaining how salts are formed and named and classified, and because of everyones familiarity with it, I will be using Table Salt (NaCl) as an example. Please note that table salt only relates to these examples, and has no place in any nutrient and is generally harmful to freshwater microbial and plant life.
The most familiar salt is sodium chloride, the principal component of common table salt. Sodium chloride, NaCl, and water, H2O, are formed by neutralization of sodium hydroxide, NaOH, a base, with hydrogen chloride, HCl, an acid. The reaction is written like this: HCl+NaOH→NaCl+H2O.
Most salts are ionic compounds; they are made up of ions rather than molecules.
The chemical formula for an ionic salt is an empirical formula; it does not represent a molecule but shows the proportion of atoms of the elements that make up the salt. The formula for sodium chloride, NaCl, indicates that equal numbers of sodium and chlorine atoms combine to form the salt. In the reaction of sodium with chlorine, each sodium atom loses an electron, becoming positively charged, and each chlorine atom gains an electron, becoming negatively charged; there are equal numbers of positively charged sodium ions and negatively charged chloride ions in sodium chloride. The ions in a solid salt are usually arranged in a definite crystalline structure, each positive ion being associated with a fixed number of negative ions, and vice versa.
A salt that has neither hydrogen (H) nor hydroxyl (OH) in its formula, e.g., sodium chloride (NaCl), is called a normal salt.
A salt that has hydrogen in its formula, like sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), is called an acid salt. A salt that has hydroxyl in its formula, like basic lead nitrate (Pb[OH]NO3), is called a basic salt. Since a salt may react with a solvent to yield different ions than were present in the salt (hydrolysis), a solution of a normal salt may be acidic or basic; e.g., trisodium phosphate, Na3PO4, dissolves in and reacts with water to form a basic solution.
In addition to being classified as normal, acid, or basic, salts are categorized as simple salts, double salts, or complex salts. Simple salts, e.g., sodium chloride, contain only one kind of positive ion (other than the hydrogen ion in acid salts). Double salts contain two different positive ions, like the mineral dolomite, also known as calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO3)2.
A hydrate is a salt that includes water in its solid crystalline form; Glauber's salt and Epsom salts are hydrates.
Salts are often grouped according to the negative ion they contain, for example, bicarbonate or carbonate, chlorate, chloride, cyanide, fulminate, nitrate, phosphate, silicate, sulfate, or sulfide.
A salt may react with an acid to form a different salt and acid.
Two salts may react with one another (in solution) to form two new salts.
A salt undergoes dissociation when it dissolves in a polar solvent, like water, the extent of dissociation depending both on the salt and the solvent.
The pH of the water influences the potential dissociation.
This is the point where the rubber meets the road, so to speak, and our discussion can move on into plant nutrition. Dissociation is the separation of a substance into atoms or ions. Electrolytic dissociation occurs when an electrolyte is dissolved in a polar solvent. For example, when hydrogen chloride, HCl, is dissolved in water to form hydrochloric acid, most of its molecules dissociate into hydrogen ions (H+) and chloride ions (Cl-). Some pure substances spontaneously dissociate. For example, in pure water some of the molecules dissociate to form hydrogen ions and hydroxyl ions. Dissociation is generally reversible; when the atoms or ions of the dissociated substance are returned to the original conditions, they recombine in the original form of the substance.
Plants can only use elements in their ionic state.
So, since we now know that Common useful natural plant nutrient components, like dolomite lime(calcium magnesium carbonate) and potash (potassium carbonate), are inorganic salts, and since we now know that salts separate into their ionic components in water; nutrients made from inorganic salts dont have to be such a mystery.
Properly armed with all of the facts, we can eliminate the need for the grower to worry about the salt in their GH flora, or their Pure Blend pro.
There are only two ways to harm your plants, or the microbiology in your soil, using salts. Introducing salts containing toxic elements, and over concentrating salts.
Obviously, no successful nutrient formula uses salts containing elements which are toxic to plants, So Im just going to address the concentration issue.
How can more of what a plant needs be harmful?
As the concentration of a salt in a solution of water rises, the dissociation which frees up the ion to be used by the plant as nutrient, begins to reverse. This not only strengthens the ionic bonds within the salts, making less of each ion available for uptake, but it also disrupts the plants osmotic potential (ability to intake water). Just as salty food can make a person thirsty, salty soil can dehydrate a plant.
This is the main reason that the less is more type of GenHydro approach is so effective, and the reason that the solution to a nutrient deficiency is not always to add more of said nutrient.
Salts in my organics?
The Salt Index (SI) is a measure of the salt concentration that a given fertilizer induces in the soil solution.
The salt index is estimated by measuring the amount of electric current that a 1% solution will conduct. The higher the soluble salt content, the more current the product will conduct.
The SI of a material is expressed as the ratio of the increase in osmotic pressure of the salt solution produced by a specific fertilizer to the osmotic pressure of the same weight of Sodium Nitrate (NaNO3), which is based on a relative value of 100. Sodium nitrate was chosen as the standard because it was completely water soluble and it was a commonly used nitrogen fertilizer when the SI concept was first proposed.
Knowing the salt index of a given fertilizer gives us a tool to gauge the potential harm to the plant, and the potential harm to the soil microbiology, and gives us an idea of how dilute given fertilizers need to be.
The higher the salt index, the higher the tendency of the product to cause injury to seed germination. The salt index supplies no information as to the quality of the product or quantity or quality of plant food. Most starter fertilizer products on the market that are being recommended for placement on the seed have a salt index in the range of 40-50. A product with a salt index over this range will not necessarily result in seed damage, but the tendency of the product for this problem is higher if conditions are not ideal.
Double nutrient salts, such as ammonium phosphate and monopotassium
phosphate, help keep the salt index down.
Here is a list of some common Organic and Inorganic fertilizers' SI:
Sodium nitrate - 100
Potassium Sulfate- 43 (potash)
Calcium Sulfate - 8 (gypsum)
Manure salts - 92
Seabird guano - 43
Feather meal - 1.4
Bone meal - 1.8
Blood meal - 2.8
Meat and bone meal - 3.9
Ammonia - 47
Ammonium sulfate - 68
Urea -74
Mono-potassium phosphate - 9
Potassium chloride - 120
Potassium sulfate - 43
Calcium nitrate - 55
Super phosphate - 10
Ammonium phosphate - 32
Note: Manure salts are the water soluble salts present in manure. Manures commonly contain 4 to 5% soluble salts (dry weight basis) and may run as high as 10%. You can't measure the EC of the manure itself, so the salts have to be dissolved in water at the appropriate concentration for comparison.
A common misconception is that organic fertilizers are safer for plants and the environment than inorganic (chemical) products. Another common misconception is that organic fertilizers contain no salts. Many organic materials contain high levels of salts. These salts will burn plants if organic materials are over-applied. Improper organic fertilizer application may induce a plant nutrient deficiency or toxicity, or cause salt burn. Properly used, both organic and inorganic fertilizers are safe for plants and the environment.


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Ghost Town in Yorkville
"Unfinished subdivisions now dot once-open spaces on Chicagoland's fringes and in other exurban areas across the United States. Search online for "unfinished subdivision" and watch half-built housing developments pop up from Arizona to Georgia, Florida to Michigan.
Residents are stuck, some literally in the weeds, in homes that are losing value and, in many cases, impossible to sell.
Almost two years ago, Tracy and Michelle Miller were among the first families to move into Yorkville's Grande Reserve, a project of more than 1,100 acres that was to include 2,650 residences in 19 distinct neighborhoods.
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Excellent service from the 2 guys who installed worktops, sink and hob. Very professional and a quality job. Would highly recommend and use again.
Absolutely brilliant workmanship for this job, they were vocal when needed on any issues that occurred the quality of the work is exceptional.We will definitely be using them again.
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Bahamas Celebration July, 10, 2012: Bahamas Celebration Cruise Review by RockNCntry
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Bahamas Celebration July, 10, 2012
Destination: Bahamas
Embarkation: Other
The cruise itself was ok. the ship had the basic cruise ship amenities!Food, casual entertainment,a casino & more! The food in Crystal Dining Room was great! The Rio was Buffet style for lunch, was ok some good some not!The buffet at the Top Deck, was basic when we were there! all we saw was Burgers and Hot dogs! Burgers were awful, Hot dogs ok. Tried the burgers in the Rio tooo just as bad there!The entertainment was also just ok, nothing elaborate!had a guitarist that was pretty good! a Pianist that claimed he had a cold, he played ok didnt sing so well! Maybe it was tha cold!It rained the day were in freeport! We had Glass Bottom Boat Excursion booked, we were supose to meet for it a More 8:30 am that morning, so we got up early had brakfast which was pretty good! We Went to our excursion meeting and found out it had been cancelled due to weather!(not the ships fault)So we got off the ship before it rained and did some shopping right in port!
There was Bahamian Band (The Ultra Vibes)that I sat and listend too while my wife shopped!(the best entertainment on the trip!)
We spent about 1 hour & 1/2 on shore went back to ship they were not prepared for so many people to be on the ship during the day! There was no food that I could find anywhere on the ship readt to eat (this was about noon that day! Finaly they opened the Rio Restaraunt for a buffet, at about 1:30pm! (the buffet on the Top Deck was closed due to rain)I don't think they were prepared to open the Rio until it was apparent that they had to serve food somewhere, since the top deck was out of service because of weather! The only other real complaint I have about this cruise! Disembarking, back in Palm Beach! We were told that some people had cars to disembark at certain times all others would disembark about 9:30am or 10:00am! We had no card so figured we would be late getting off the ship!We ate breakfast, then went and got our bags and headed for disembarkation! At the main stairway you could see down to the 3rd floor, people were lined up all the way up to the 4rth floor, and the line was not moving! We got in line, and waited a bit, didn't move! Wife decided we would go sit and wait for the line to move! They announced that Customs was backed up and they would not disembark any one until they caught up! Well we were in line about 9:30am we went and sat in a lounge close by, and waited! We were finaly finally told the line was moving, and they wanted us to get in line again!We waited in the line about 45 more minutes! We finally got off the ship at 12:30 pm! Started at 9:30 am till 12:30 pm 4 hours to get off the ship! (not good)Met some people waiting also that had an 8:30 am card for disembarkment! They got off about the same time we did! Nice to know that our security level is in effect but 4 hours to get off the ship! (Extreme) All in all I will not take this cruise again! I have cruised before and I will cruise again but not on this cruise line! I hope this helps some folks checking this ship out! Was not a bad cruise just as good as any I have had before! Check out pricing on other lines Carnival, Royal Caribbean or others before you book the Bahama Celebration! Good luck on your future cruise! RockNCntry Less
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The actress, who's known for portraying Ivy Sullivan in '90210', says that she hangs out 'by the doughnuts [at craft service]' in order to add more pounds.
Gillian Zinser wants to have a fuller figure. "I guess I'm just built this way," the 26-year-old star says of her trim body in an interview with Us Weekly. She, however, adds, "I'd love to put on a few pounds, so I hang out by the doughnuts [at craft service], but it hasn't hit yet."
During the chat at the 2nd Annual Hollywood Rush Benefiting the Baby Dragon Fund, the former Amalia Zinser of "Southland" also talked about filming "90210" and her co-stars. "It's a fun set and we're all close in age and spirit," she said to the press at the Wilshire Ebell Theater.
"There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes. In fact, we always joke that it would make a really great reality show to show the behind the scenes on 90210," Zinser said before adding, "What goes on in hair and makeup is far more entertaining that a lot of what's out there!" She further gushed, "The whole cast is a bunch of pranksters. We're always laughing."
Zinser joined the Shenae Grimes-starring TV series in 2009 and became a series regular in February 2010. The Washington-born actress plays a "care-free Bohemian spirit of Southern California" girl named Ivy Sullivan.


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Joaquin Guzman, a.k.a "El Chapo," perhaps the world's most notorious drug lord, was arrested nearly six months after his elaborate escape from a high-security prison in Mexico. Hari Sreenivasan learns more from Alfredo Corchado of Arizona State University about what the capture means for the Mexican government. Continue reading
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On Saturday, notorious Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman, known as "El Chapo," walked into a shower stall at the maximum security prison and never came out. Officials later discovered a nearly mile-long tunnel had been dug under the prison, ending at an empty house. William Brangham reports. Continue reading
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Deneysville, Free State - Angry prisoners rioted at Groenpunt Prison near Deneysville in the Free State on Monday night. At least two warders were injured after inmates went on the rampage, setting fire to the administrative block and burning their mattresses and bedding.
The riot was sparked, according to sources in the cells, after prison management refused to take their grievances about prison health services and rehabilitation programmes seriously.
On Monday night, an inmate told The Star that the head of Groenpunt Prison laughed off their grievances before summoning the prison's elite emergency support team, who then opened fire on the prisoners with rubber bullets and tasers.
The source said the inmates retaliated by breaking out floor tiles to pelt the warders.
By late last night, inmates were milling about in the exercise quadrangle after authorities cut the water and electricity supply as a precursor to restoring order.
"We pelted warders with stones and they were overpowered and forced to flee. They later emerged from the roof and that's when one of them used live ammunition, leaving one of the prisoners with a bullet wound in his leg," an inmate said.
"We have continued burning whatever we could find, including offices in the section, to create some light in the absence of electricity. It is chaotic down here and there is no water. Prisoners are struggling with burning eyes from smoke and teargas."
By 10pm, an inmate claimed other prisoners were trying to perform rudimentary first aid on injured inmates.
"We've given him painkillers and used our shirts to cover the bleeding wound, because there is no help coming through. We don't know what's going to happen next," another inmate said.
He added they were trying to get into contact with prison officials, without success, and that the arson was continuing.
"It is difficult for firefighters to gain access to where the fire is," he said.
A team from The Star was chased away from the prison gates by heavily armed warders.
A rifle-wielding warder said no one was allowed near the prison grounds in case there was a breakout, in which case authorities would not be able to guarantee the safety of journalists.
Nothing could be seen from the gate. Warders said the revolt was occurring deep in the prison's maximum security section.
An inmate said their main grievance was the prison hospital, which he described as "a place where prisoners go to die".
He said: "A small number of prisoners leave the hospital alive because of poor service. There's also not much of rehabilitation programmes, which is the core business of any prison," he added.
"There's also poor administration on inmates transfers, which has left many inmates stuck in maximum or in the same prison, when they could be transferred to another prison close to their families.
"The other thing is the tuckshop, which is expensive for inmates."
Deputy regional commissioner Grace Molatedi confirmed the fire at Groenpunt last night.
"I can confirm offenders are burning the centre and that's it's quite serious," she said.
High-ranking prison authorities were reportedly on their way to the prison. Shortly before midnight, inmates were still not back in their cells. Firefighters were still unable to gain access to the affected areas.
Prisoners could be heard singing in the background during the last call made by one of the inmates.
"We haven't heard anything from the prison authorities. We're hoping they'd stop shooting and communicate with us by promising to attend to our grievances.
"We'll continue setting fires until they start communicating with us, and we're hoping for good intentions from them," an inmate said.
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Funny thing is, I knew it was going to be a strange one at 5:45am when the yoga festivities began. I don't normally frequent the early morning yoga because I am a stiff and crumbly cookie. It usually takes me a few hours of walking around before I can even think about an Adho Mukha Svanasana let alone put myself in one. We Westerners know this as the downward-facing dog, by the way.
I'm stiffer than most. That alone keeps me from frequenting early morning yoga.
Friday was different. Spouse wanted me to do some cross-country skiing with him during his lunch hour. I wasn't sure if I was going to go. I mean, really. I don't have time or money for another hobby, one with a whole new set of gear. If I ski once with Spouse, I'll want to go all the time, and I can't go all the time, so I might as well not go once. (How's that for self-defeating logic.) If I decide to ski with Spouse, I miss yoga, but I need yoga to keep my back happy, so I decided to try this 5:45 class for the first time, just in case I changed my mind and decided to ski with Spouse. (Obviously not 100% self-defeating logic.)
The name of this Friday at 5:45 teacher is Jess. And let me tell you, Jess is the real yogi deal. She's not one of those bendy-dancer-cheerleader types, who've gone yogini, and babble the "metaphysical bullshit*". Not that the bendy-dancer-cheerler types cannot be the real yogi deal, but this Jess, this Eastern Spirit trapped in a Westerner's body, is the real freakin' deal. She teaches yoga in more Sanskrit than English. If I want to keep up in her class, I'll have to start learning some Sanskrit.
*My favorite yoginita Megan coined that one. And where on earth do I put the period in that there sentence?
First thing Jess did, was wax poetic about the upcoming Winter Solstice. "And then there's Ganesh," she added, "Ganesh does not like the Winter Solstice. Not at all. So we will begin our class today by doing a Ganesha Sahasranama." Jess followed that announcement with about two minutes of chanting directly to this Ganesh, in Sanskrit. Or was in Hindi? Who knows. Either way, I was totally digging it. Decided then and there that today would be a day that I talk to Ganesh. It was going to be an all day, me and Ganesh day.
Wondering about this Ganesh? Ganesh is a Hindu God known for being the "Remover of Obstacles," and the "Lord of Beginnings." Clearly, you can see why this Ganesh guy can't get jiggy with the Winter Solstice. The Winter Solstice is pretty much the beginning of doom, which really isn't a beginining. As far as obstacles are concerned, winter brings many, therefore making Winter loads of work for this poor Ganesh. Winter can be a big fat downer. There's darkness, and cold, and the tax season. I have no doubt that Ganesh knew of this tax season when he fashioned his opinion of the Winter Solstice.
Ganesh is easy to spot and whatnot because he's the God with the elephant head.
Anyway, Ganesh and I were conversing back 'n forth on the way home. After I arrived to produce breakfast and whip the Yahoos into school-time readiness, I pulled up the facebook. This facebook proves better than the news for current events, so it's a good way to see what's happening.
Friday was a sad day on this facebook. First thing I saw was Vera, who said something about missing the Provo Tabernacle. In the which I asked her what was up with this Tabernacle. Did she tell me? No! Dang her. She told me to turn on the television. (So much for facebook giving me the news.) I turned on the television. And bawled. Well not really bawled, but I think a tear or two dropped.
The Provo Tabernacle was on fire. It was completely and totally engulfed in flame. The ceiling had collapsed and the building was toast.
Photo taken from Kansas City Star, of all places.
So what's the big deal about this Tabernacle building? Well first it's historic, and most likely the oldest building in Provo, Utah. It's a place where music is played beautifully and often. It's home of the Utah Valley Symphony. It's also the place where my Mom and Stepmonster Moe met, prolly 29 years ago, while both were members of this Utah Valley Symphony.
The Provo Tabernacle is a symbol of a new beginning for them. This Tabernacle is also a symbol of a new beginning to me, because Stepmoster Moe proved to be a heck of nice guy, the kind you want to keep around for, like, ever. (Even though he's an old washed up hippie and won't eat broccoli. Poor Moe. Trust me, you don't want me as your stepdaughter. Poor, poor Moe.
"Ganesh!" I hollered. "The Tabernacle is no obstacle in need of removal! PUT IT BACK! Dang you. PUT IT BACK! I say. BE KIND REWIND!"
Then I had one of those spastically-deep and breath-taking moments. Get this: New beginnings come when, and only when, an obstacle is removed. Isn't Ganesh pure freakin' genius!?
I'm still mad at Ganesh for taking our precious Tabernacle. And I'll wait impatiently to see what new beginning comes as a result. Incidentally, when I think of new beginnings, I think of a new start, or a new birth, or a new baby with fresh, new skin. Am I the only one that finds it strangely coincidental that the NuSkin building is right next door?
Oh! And speaking of babies, the Yahoo's piano teacher is expecting one soon. She also plays violin in the Utah Valley Symphony.
See? I told you it was Twilight Zone material.
Oh! And speaking of babies, the Yahoo's piano teacher is expecting one soon. She also plays violin in the Utah Valley Symphony.
See? I told you it was Twilight Zone material.


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The bike race chronicles: Biking, business and community
Winnie Clowry of Winnie's Le Bus of Manayunk doesn't just love watching cyclists take their climb up the Manayunk Wall, she actually knows their pain.
"I did the loop before, a couple years ago when they started the amateur race," Clowry said. "That was pretty funny."
When Winnie and her husband Bob took the helm at Le Bus in 2003, the Manayunk eatery had already played an integral role in the community for several years. Rather than completely reinvent the establishment, the Clowrys decided to embrace the strengths and traditions that were already in motion — most notably bike culture and the annual bike race.
'Embracing' the culture
Avid cyclists themselves, the Clowrys love being able to associate their business with a neighborhood known for fitness and sporting tradition. And that isn't just because of the marketable health aspect.
"We embrace the culture and events like the bike race because of the sense of community they foster," Clowry said.
"Bike race day is the coolest thing. Our doors are wide open and there's all these people outside cheering on the cyclists and there are people in here eating brunch and then all of a sudden the street marshals blow their whistles indicating that the pack is coming and everyone in the restaurant just gets up and leaves their breakfast and runs outside to cheer on the bikes flying by. It's a riot."
Cycling to the coffeehouse
And Winnie's isn't the only establishment on Main Street to cater to bikers. On any given Sunday morning, just a few doors away, Volo Coffeehouse is marked by a tangle of bikes, helmets and lycra.
When Owner Akos Racz took over in 2010, he had no idea his coffee shop would become the cycling hub it is today.
"It's a community we welcome and one that seems to be growing year after year," Racz has observed. And that's not just for his business, but for the neighborhood at large.
The resurgence can be seen all along Main Street from the bike shops and training centers like Human Zoom and Cadence, to yoga and spin studios like The Wall Cycling, to improvements on the towpath and the predicted upcoming opening of the Venice Island Performing Arts Center & Recreation Park.
The Wall's influence
Robin Carpenter grew up on Dexter Street, half a block from the top of the Wall. The young professional cyclist can't deny the influence of his early childhood community.
"Main Street serves as the connector for the Schuylkill River drives, Forbidden Drive, and the Valley Forge Trail, all heavily used bike paths," Carpenter said.
"The first bike race I ever entered was a Friday evening hill climb up the Wall. Without that kind of early exposure I probably wouldn't have discovered the sport for what it really was.'
Brady Gibney, General Manager and partial owner of Cadence Cycling agrees.
Like Winnie's, Volo, and other businesses along Main Street, Gibney and partners Mark D'avino and David King have seen the spark of the emerging community and have made concerted efforts to be fuel for the fire.
"Manayunk has seen a shift in the last few years, becoming a hotspot for young, recent graduates looking for fun activities during the day and a busy night life," Gibney said.
With businesses and developers in Manayunk working to keep that energy alive, Manayunk, according to Gibney, has arguably become the most fit neighborhood in Philadelphia.
This is part two in a five-part series leading up to this year's Parx Casino Philly Cycling Classic in Manayunk. The Bike Race Chronicles will take a look at the people, places and history behind the annual bike race.
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Report: Infiniti Rejects Initial Leaf EV Proposals, Demands More Power and Style
Nissan has already come clean on plans to build an Infiniti-branded version of its new Leaf electric car, but that doesn't mean the brand's luxury arm will just get a rebadged version of the functional eco-mobile. According to a report by Automotive News, Infiniti has already rejected several design and engineering proposals for the car because they were too similar to the Leaf itself and didn't live up to what the Infiniti brand stands for.
In an interview with AN, Nissan/Infiniti product planning boss Larry Dominique stated that, "… it needs to be very unique, not only in exterior design but in interior materials and in terms of its driving performance. It has to accelerate like an Infiniti. It has to be an Infiniti from the standpoint of dynamic performance."
Currnetly, the Leaf is rated at 107-hp and 207 ft-lbs of torque, but that output number is expected to be increased significantly with advances in battery technology that will be made in the several years before an Infiniti Leaf will be launched. And when it does arrive, according to Dominique, we shoul expect a stylish exterior, luxury interior and more exciting handling as well.
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One of the worst side effects of the NHL lockout came home to roost for Toronto Maple Leafs fans on Thursday night.
The compressed 48-game schedule and its murderous lineup of back-to-back, road-and-home games bit the Leafs where it hurts, as they came home from their best outing of the season against the mighty Pittsburgh Penguins to fall 7-4 to the woeful New York Islanders on Thursday night. The Leafs have nine back-to-back sets this season and seven are like this one, with them on the road the first night while the opposition is lying in wait in Toronto.
"That's the worst game we played," Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle said. "We saw one team last night and a totally different team tonight."
By the end of the second period, as boos wafted down from the stands in the Air Canada Centre, the evils of the schedule were evident. The Leafs, who looked so good on Wednesday night in Pittsburgh in a 5-2 win over the Penguins and started strong Thursday night, were struggling to stay even with the Islanders.
The Leafs let a 3-1 lead slip away in the second period by coughing up two goals in 1 minute 26 seconds to Mark Streit and Brad Boyes. Then the Islanders took their first and final lead at 3:23 of the third period on a goal by Michael Grabner. Also scoring for the Islanders were Matt Moulson, with two unassisted goals, and Keith Aucoin, who was claimed on waivers from the Leafs last week.
In the players' view, though, calling it a lockout game rang of an excuse.
"It's not a time to make excuses," Leaf defenceman John-Michael Liles said. "Everybody is in the same situation. It's something we've got to learn. You have to simplify your game in the second game of back-to-backs."
Only it wasn't quite the same for the Islanders. Thanks to the quirky lockout schedule they had not played since Monday and were resting in their Toronto hotel beds Wednesday night while the Leafs were flying home from Pittsburgh.
"You have to concern yourself," Carlyle said earlier in the day about trying to keep a team rested, alert and healthy with that kind of schedule. "You can't expect your players to give you 110 per cent if they don't have the proper rest and nutrition. The body has to heal and it heals in various ways from bumps and bruises."
Another excuse for the Leafs is the loss of last season's second-leading scorer, Joffrey Lupul, for six weeks with a broken arm suffered in Pittsburgh. But Liles wasn't having any of that, either. "It's never easy to lose a guy like that but it presents an opportunity."
Lupul's spot on the top line was taken by Clarke MacArthur. The player who received the opportunity by getting called up from the farm team, forward Matt Frattin, almost stole the show.
Frattin, who was put on the third line with centre Nazem Kadri and left winger Leo Komarov, drew assists on both goals when Kadri and Mikhail Grabovski scored three minutes apart midway through the first period to put the Leafs ahead 3-1.
He came back to score late in the third period to inject a little life in the ACC as the Isles' lead was cut to 6-4. The Leafs pulled their goaltender and went with an extra skater for almost the final two minutes of the third period but Grabner spoiled the fun with an empty-net goal.
Carlyle made Thursday's game-day skate optional for his players after they flew home from Pittsburgh. It didn't seem to do much for them but the coach plans to follow that routine most of the time. He also expects most other NHL teams to do so as well.
"There are things post-game we try to implement that we never did back when Mark Osborne was playing," Carlyle said with a grin as he looked over at the former Leaf-turned-broadcaster. "There wouldn't have been flush [bike] rides or lifts taking place after a game. There would have been one area in the trainers' room where there was a six-pack so players could have a beer. Now it's a lot different."
Well, as they say about the best-laid plans, by the middle of the third period the Leafs were seriously awry. James Reimer, one of the heroes of the Pittsburgh win, was sent in to replace starting goaltender Ben Scrivens early in the third period but failed to rouse the Leafs.Report Typo/Error
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Absolutely. Unless you're planning on storing a bunch of movies or music on it, go for the 16GB for sure. The biggest games available for iPad are around 500-700MB. But most are much much smaller. My girl is 7, and she uses my iPad a great deal. Especially on road trips and such. Took her about 30 seconds to figure out navigation and apps. I have the 32GB model. That allows me to store about a dozen kids movies and a couple seasons of Phineas and Ferb and Scooby Doo, about 100 games, education apps, and interactive books, and I still have 7GB of free space on it.
Honestly, I think the iPad2 is still the best model. I'm a bigger fan of it than the new one.
Mine is 7 also. She does all kinds of stuff on moms and grandmas. Thanks a ton, man. That's what I'm going with.
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