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Oblates to mark anniversaries with Boston gala
Father Jim Walther, provincial of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary's U.S. Province. Courtesy photo
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BOSTON -- For two centuries, the Oblates of the Virgin Mary have been a spiritual force in the Catholic world, exercising a love for Mary and a commitment to prayer and the sacraments. Now celebrating their 200th anniversary, and their 40th anniversary of first establishing a presence in Boston, provincial of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary U.S. Province Father Jim Walther said the Oblates are maintaining a wide presence both locally and around the globe.
Named provincial in August 2015, Father Walther moved to Boston in January 2016 to assume his position. After spending 16 years ministering in a small community in Illinois, moving back to the "big city of Boston" is an adjustment.
"I came here originally back in 1983 as a seminarian," he said, April 19, and "now I'm back as the boss."
"It's really surreal in a lot of different ways," he added.
In the Boston area, the Oblates maintain St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine in the Back Bay, as well as the St. Francis Chapel, nestled inside of the Prudential Center. One of only four "worker chapels" in the archdiocese, Father Walther said that in the busyness of the Prudential Center, "it's nice to have that little oasis, so to speak, right there in that downtown area."
St. Clement's is the "motherhouse" of the Oblates in Boston, said Father Walther, adding that he believes it is the only Eucharistic Shrine in the Archdiocese of Boston.


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Thick and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Scoop large portions of dough to get a big, soft, chewy oatmeal raisin cookie with a hint of cinnamon
Oatmeal raisin cookies are some of my favorite cookies out there. I find myself choosing them over chocolate chip whenever I'm at work and there are cookies for a meeting. But when it comes to baking cookies, I always go for chocolate chip cookies.
I love how chewy oatmeal raisin cookies stay and the flavor combination of the oats, raisins, and the hint of cinnamon. When a coworker requested oatmeal raisin cookies for his birthday celebration, I was excited to force myself to bake these cookies at home.
We have a nut allergy at work so I made half with walnuts and half without. And honestly, I can't decide which version I like better. I always enjoy putting nuts in cookies for the extra texture. But I definitely don't do it often enough. Note to self – add nuts to cookies more often.
As usual, I made these cookies "hand-sized" by using my large muffin scoop to portion out the cookies. When Hubby found out I was baking these, he got really excited. He told me that oatmeal raisin is his all time favorite cookie. How we have lived together for over a decade without me knowing that is mind boggling… He said he didn't want me to feel pressured to bake them just because he likes them. Weirdo.
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Thick and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Scoop large portions of dough to get a big, soft, chewy oatmeal raisin cookie with a hint of cinnamon
Yield: 1 dozen large cookies
1/2 cup (1 stick, 4 oz, or 115 grams) butter, at room temp
2/3 cup (125 grams) light brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup (95 grams) flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp Kosher salt
1 1/2 cups (120 grams) rolled oats
3/4 cup (120 grams) raisins
1/2 cup (65 grams) walnuts, chopped (optional)
Cream butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl.
In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
Stir dry ingredients into butte/sugar mixture. Stir in the oats, raisins, and walnuts.
Chill the dough for an hour, up to overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degF. Using a large muffin scoop, portion dough onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silpat. Roll dough with your hand and flatten a little bit.
Bake for 13-15 minutes or until the edges are golden, but the centers look a bit underdone. Overbaking them will result in less chewy cookies.
Recipe from Smitten Kitchen
47 Responses to "Thick and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies"
Thank you for the nice recipe. Happy Valentine's Day to you and your family.
Oh yum, I adore thick chewy oatmeal cookies 🙂 these look like perfection!
"2 dozen large cookies" my butt! i followed this recipe and got 16 cookies the size of my 17 month old's fist 🙁 they're kinda bland, not a big fan. i've had much better!
Making my second batch of these delicious cookies. The best Oatmeal/Raisin cookie recipe I've tried. Thank you!
These were fantastic. I only got about ten cookies from the batch so I made sure to double it the next time. Everyone loved them. 🙂
The cookies were thick, moist and chewy. This is an awesome recipe! Definitely doubling the recipe and adding some m&m's next time. My family loved them, thanks!
Just made my 4th batch! And I must say, I'm a great big fan of oatmeal raisin cookies and these were perfection!!! Thank you so much for sharing!
While it only yielded 17 cookies for me, they were chewy and yummy! Will be baking more soon! 🙂
Thank you for the recipe!
I bake your cookies for our homeless clients at our "lunch club". I can honestly say that a batch of 24 disappears within 5 – 7 minutes flat. 😉
Definitely the best oatmeal cookie recipe I've ever tried.
Made these last night. Still chewy in a ziploc today. These are the biggest, softest homemade cookies oatmeal cookies ever. I doubled and got 28 fist size cookies. I like mine with extra flavor, so I doubled the cinnamon and vanilla and added a few dashes of pumpkin pie spice. I also substituted dried cherries for raisins Delicious and a smidge tart. If you want your family and friends to question whether you actually made these or bought them in a bakery, this is the recipe for you!! Thanks beantownbaker!
I loved this recipe. If they didn't turn out well, you didn't do it right! However, the measurements only made 8 large cookies. But they were chewy and delicious so I'm just going to try doubling the mixture 🙂
Three words: Yum, yum, yum! I'm not a fan of oatmeal raisin cookies, but I made them because my boyfriend likes them. I've been converted! Thanks for the recipe.
I am always looking for different oatmeal raisin cookie recipes and really enjoyed this one! My husband said yummmy too while eating them. I will definitely save this recipe for future use. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Just made a double batch of these. They TASTE amazing, but are flat as pancakes. Does anyone know what I've done wrong??
Followed the recipe and While these tasted great they came out a lil dry not too sure why ??? I will try again
How many calories per cookie?
Can I substitute the flour for self raising flour?
I got 9 perfectly huge cookies. Delicious and hearty using whole rolled oats. I think this time I'll plump the raisins in some vanilla rum.
Oh my god I think I may have died and gone to cookie heaven…
I made these tonight and they are hands down the BEST cookies I think I have EVER tasted. EVER.
Just in case anyone is interested I made a few adjustments for food allergies…
Replaced the egg for 1/4 cup unsweetened Apple sauce
Subbed the all purpose flour for the same amount of cassava flour… I think tapioca could work too.
I also only had half the amount of unsalted butter as I ran out so I made the rest of the measure up with lard.
Thanks for the incredible recipe – I'll definitely make these again…and again…
Do you know how many grams one cookie would be?
Been baking your cookies now for a few months….love them!
Make a version using 'fake butter and fake br sugar' and nobody knows the difference!!
Wow, these are the BEST oatmeal cookies I've ever had, and I bake a lot. I can taste a little baking soda, but it's a great recipe. I plan to lessen the baking soda next time. I am so happy I found this recipe, because my other recipe from a cook book was not even edible. I will be making more oatmeal raisin cookies for now on. THANKS.
Listen people. This recipe is the one for you. My cookies turned out to be effing amazing, do you hear me? Of course you don't. This isn't audio. DO YOU SEE THESE WORDS? DO YOU UNDERSTAND THEM? These cookies were so good. The recipe made 11 med-large cookies in total for me. And guess what? I ate 8 of those in the span of 12 hours. Needless to say I paid for it, but it was worth it. These cookies are amazing. They held consistency. They were thick yet cooked all the way, and still chewy…. Just. Heaven in my mouth. Hallelujah. Amen.
Hi, looking at the recipe. What happened no baking powder? Why?
Loved these!! Oatmeal are my favorite and THESE were the best I've ever had! I'm wondering if there'd be a way to incorporate pumpkin into these? …and maybe replace raisins with choc chips? Thoughts?
I goofed and thought I had raisins when I didn't, and didn't have quite enough brown sugar. So, I made them with dried cranberries and substituted a bit of white sugar to make up for the brown sugar. They spread out more than what is pictured, but baked up beautiful and tasted wonderful. Can't wait to make them the "right" way, but it all worked out! Thank you for sharing!
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Oatmeal is a very wonderful food to me. I love using it for my breakfast. Your recipe sounds so delicious. I'll try this. Thank you for sharing.
My husband always talks about how much he loves oatmeal raisin cookies. After five years, I have finally made them… I found this recipe, and needles to say, I will NEVER use another recipe. He has eaten oatmeal raisin cookies all over the world, and loves these best… Your recipe, with all my love thrown into them, how can I go wrong. Thank you so much for the wonderful recipes
just made these after following recipe to the letter.. all I am saying is what a waste of ingredients. not using this site/blog again.
I make oatmeal chocolate chip cookies all the time. I love these cookies. I have made them as written and with extra dark chocolate chips and cranberries. Really good both ways. I keep frozen cookie dough in my freezer and make 2 at a time for a quick snack or dessert. I use an ice cream scoop to scoop out, put in my lock and lock containers and freeze. I haven't bought store bought cookies for years.
Thank you for this great recipe.
Can I make cookie bars with these? Will the cooking time be different?
thank you
Just about to make my second batch of these in two days – amazing 🙂
These are wonderful cookies! I make two dozen at a time and only use 1 1/2 stick of butter and a little less of the brown sugar than called for. I add two heaping cups of raisins and they are super delicious!
I tried these after trying different recipe's,i have to say these is the best I have ever had,soon as I made them they have done,only a empty plate left,i have to make them twice a week,i don't it them in the fridge for a hour,i just make them into a small ball and,press gentle on top and cook them on my silicone mat,love them,i also but a bit of melted chocolate on top of some of them.
Tried this recipe twice, both times were a hit. I was concerned about the 2/3 cups light brown sugar, but they actually taste good, for a less blander cookie I would a add more sugar according to taste preference.
I adore these cookies…and so does everyone I've shared them with! Over the years, I've tried variations and come up with a couple changes that work for me. I use Vietnamese Cinnamon and extra strength Mexican vanilla, and I double the amount. Voila – perfect for me!

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January 19, 2010 BY bam
Safari has been creeping up on a bunch of different Nike profiles, but we're glad to see it making a comeback in more traditional Air models. Following up on the pair of black/red Safari now comes a colorway even more foreign to the Air Safari. The purple fits the feel of more contemporary brands and styles, so its no surprise here. It's a good think the purp stayed subtle in this design, only adding to a dark look of the black tonal upper. No signs of any popping up in US shops yet, but you can grab a pair from retailers like Titolo.
Nike Air Safari LE
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|Our studio visit posts have been a hit and we haven't done one in a while, so I figured it was about time we did. Today, we'll pay a visit to ceramic sculptor Cynthia Giachetti's Baton Rouge, Louisiana, studio. In addition to great photos of her spacious (but hot) studio, her work, and her canine buddy Cody, Cynthia shares insights into her career as a working ceramic artist. Look for the full article in an upcoming issue of Ceramics Monthly! Enjoy! Jennifer Harnetty, editor.
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|Just the Facts
porcelain or earthenwarePrimary forming method
handbuilding and slip casting
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Favorite tools
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I work in and own a home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My studio is in a separate 550-square-foot garage with two large barn-style doors in the front that allow for light, with a back entrance to my garden. It is very spacious and allows room for four large tables with storage shelves underneath, two sets of wall shelves for glazes and greenware, as well as my two kilns. There are also wide areas of wall space to do drawings and mock installations. Having this space is extremely important for my process, since I am a project-based installation artist. Each table in my studio is designated for specific tools and tasks, like forming, glazing, painting, restoring, and arranging. Often, I have many aspects of my projects working at the same time, and having the table spaces allows me to stay focused and organized.My favorite aspect of the studio is the size, and its location right outside the door of my home. This makes it very convenient to come into the house and take a break for lunch or surf the Internet.
My least favorite aspect is not having enough light. Also, there is no heat and very poor air conditioning. Baton Rouge is humid in the summer, so I recently installed an electric window air conditioner that helps just enough to keep me from overheating. Unfortunately, if the AC is on, the large barn doors have to be closed and this severely cuts down on the natural light. My studio goes from being open, bright, and sunny, to enclosed and cavelike, which can have an effect on my mood. Although the winters here are usually mild, I often have to close the doors to stay warm. Last winter was unusually cold with 14 days straight of freezing temperatures. I had to bundle up and clothes pin a heating pad on my back so I wouldn't stiffen up. Walking around was difficult because I had to watch out behind me for the trailing cord. When it is cold, I've also glazed my work in the kitchen inside my house. Of course I dream of having a bright, slick, air-controlled studio; however, I'm very grateful to have a spacious place to work.
Paying Dues (and Bills)
I received my BFA in visual art from University of California at Davis in 2002, where I studied both painting and ceramics. I received my MFA in visual art from Louisiana State University in 2007. My work during graduate school had an emphasis on performance, materiality and process. Now I work part time at Baton Rouge Community College where I have taught 3D design, 2D design, and introduction to visual art.
My back often hurts and I find walking every day with my pomeranian, Cody, helps correct my posture and relieve tension. Being out in nature also reduces my stress level and gives me time to think. There are two lakes near my home that are perfect for strolling around. There are badgers, frogs, turtles, and many different species of birds that either pass by or make their home around these lakes.I currently have no health insurance and try to be careful and take good care of myself. I'm hoping that I will eventually find a full-time teaching position that will provide that benefit for me.
I don't have a website because it is currently under construction, but I don't usually sell my work online. I am a member of the artaxis.org website and have a few images posted as well as a r©sum©, and artist statement. My MFA thesis show can be seen online, search for Cynthia Giachetti, "What Remains.â€I sell my work mostly out of my studio and through galleries and designers. Making a product and the sales of my work don't necessarily motivate me, although it's nice when a collector buys one of my pieces.
Most Valuable Lesson
Art can be a vehicle for hope and change. As a nation we have witnessed so much loss with the damage suffered after Hurricane Katrina, the economic crisis, and the current environmental disaster we now face on the Gulf Coast. These events are very much a part of our collective consciousness. These circumstances have challenged our belief system but also forced us as a community to come together to help one another. Through my art I have learned so much about my surrounding environment and myself, which has left an indelible mark on my spirit.
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Nice war time WWII "Kilroy was here" statue. Made of a hard plastic/resin. Statue stands about 3 inches tall. She is a very young girl, and obviously very pregnant. More than likely a gag gift for the G.I.'s, as something like this would be frowned upon back in the '40's.
Also have a period "Kilroy was here" button. About the size of a quarter, pin on the back is a little rusty, but over all a nice WWII grouping of things that you just don't see often!


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people in the U.S. have Lupus.
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We're walking across the United States to raise awareness and funds for lupus research.
Show your support by visiting the Lupus Research Alliance online store. Discover the perfect gift, or prepare for a walk with our selection of apparel and accessories.


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This gorgeous personalised pouch/case from Apple Tree Lane will make the perfect gift for any girl. Fantastic when packing girls hair accessories for holidays - they fit up to 8 headbands, a small hairbrush and other bits and pieces, and easily close with a front zip. Also great as a nappy pouch - will hold wipes case and 3 nappies.
Each pouch is custom printed onto 100% Cotton Fabric featuring your child's name (the background design continues on the reverse), and are lined with a cotton coordinating print.
They can be gently hand washed in cold water.
Dimensions: 26.5cm (w) x 19.5cm (h)
Delivery Time - Please allow 10 - 15 working days for delivery
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Dailey & Vincent Receive Multiple IBMA and Dove Award Nominations
Bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent are having a memorable year. The pair, composed of Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent, have earned three International Bluegrass Music Association Award nominations, as well as five Dove Award nods.
"They are brilliant ambassadors for bluegrass, country and inspirational music," Cass Scripps at their agency, APA Nashville, says. "These nominations are a testament to the duo's talent and dedication."
Included in the pair's multiple nominations is the IBMA Award for Entertainer of the Year, and two Dove nods for Bluegrass Song of the Year, for both 'Living in the Kingdom of God' and 'Peace That Covers All the Pain.'
Dailey & Vincent, who have released six albums for Rounder Records, are back at radio with their single 'Steel Drivin' Man,' from their latest album, 'Brothers of the Highway.'
"I wrote 'Steel Drivin' Man' specifically for this new record," Jamie Dailey tells The Boot. "It is uptempo, fun, and it embodies a lot of the energy and drive that we bring to our stage performance! I love music that moves me … this song moves me!"
The IBMA winners will be announced on Thursday, Sept. 26, while the Dove winners will be announced on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Both ceremonies will be held in Nashville.


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On Thursday, hundreds of fans gathered at the state capitol to sign a billboard in honor of Lady Volunteers' coach Pat Summitt who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's Tennessee displayed the "We back Pat" billboard in an attempt to raise awareness about the disease and allow supporters to leave a personal message for the beloved coach.
"Pat really has raised awareness for Alzheimer's disease, maybe like no one before her, maybe Ronald Reagan but as of today, I think Pat Summit has raised a lot of awareness. Our phone hasn't stopped ringing," Kay Watson with organization said.
Fans were stunned when Summitt made the announcement last August regarding her health.
"Earlier this year, the doctors at the Mayo Clinic diagnosed me with an onset of dementia, Alzheimer's type at the age of 59," she said.
Despite her diagnosis, Summitt pledged to continue coaching and the current crop of Lady Vols are eyeing a ninth national championship for their beloved coach.
Officials from Alzheimer's Tennessee said they plan to display the billboard signed with fan signatures and encouragement.
"Her focus is on winning games, but we have let her know just how much of an impact she has made on families living with this disease," Watson said.
Summitt is expected to participate in a Knoxville Alzheimers walk as an honorary chairperson in the near future.
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- Nov. 16, 2011: Vols' basketball teams to honor Pat Summitt
- Nov. 13, 2011: Pat Summitt presented with Courage Award
- Nov. 5, 2011: Summitt's diagnosis raises Alzheimer's awareness
- Oct. 5, 2011: Pat Summitt happy to be back at practice
- Aug. 23, 2011: Pat Summitt diagnosed with early onset dementia


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DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has issued the following update:
"We've got some big news. Recently we started working on our new third album, which we hope to release this year. Together with Roadrunner we are working on extending our cooperation, and together we're aiming for bigger, better, and heavier than ever before. An external producer, a real orchestra, and much more exciting stuff will be involved. We will work more extensively on DELAIN during this process, and we are very much looking forward to it. We will keep you informed with movie samples and blogs. However, because of DELAIN's development the last couple of years, it's becoming more time-consuming for all of us. That's why our bandmate Rob [van der Loo, bass] has decided to leave the band later this year. We will communicate more about his departure and his last show later on. Together with Rob we are already organizing his replacement. If you are also interested to audition you can contact us at [email protected]"
Rob van der Loo has released the following statement regarding his decision to leave DELAIN:
"April Rain" benefits from the return of NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala who sings male vocals on two tracks, as well as world-renowned cellist Maria Ahn.


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Costin to State Board: "It's personal to me"
While other candidates for Florida education commissioner came from out of state, one based her pitch for the job on her local connections.
Loretta Costin, the state's current chancellor for career and adult education, spoke with authority about the detailed operations and needs of the Florida Department of Education and the state's education system.
"There would be no learning curve with me," she told the board. "You could pass the baton to me tomorrow and I would be able to pick it up and run with it for the win."
Costin talked with ease about the 125 existing projects and initiatives before the department. She offered specifics about programs and priorities. She also made clear that, as a native Floridian with 26 years in the department, she has "skin in the game. ... It's personal to me."
Board chairwoman Kathleen Shanahan noted that it can be difficult to go from peer to boss, though. She asked Costin if that would be problematic.
"I have made tough decisions before," Costin responded. "I made them because you have to. You have to do what is best for the students and the communities and the adults that you serve."
Would Costin stay with the department if she doesn't win the post? "It would be my desire," she said.
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|Traded as
|Networking Hardware and Software
|Waterloo, Ontario (2001)
|Waterloo, Ontario
Key people
|Dave Caputo, Co-Founder, President and CEO
Scott Hamilton, CFO
Tom Donnely, Co-Founder, EVP Marketing & Sales
Brad Siim, Co-Founder, COO and VP Engineering
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Sandvine Incorporated is a networking equipment company[2] based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Sandvine network policy control products are designed to implement broad network policies, ranging from service creation,[3] billing,[4] congestion management, and security.[5] Sandvine targets its products at consumer Tier 1 and Tier 2 networks including cable, DSL, and mobile.[6]
Company history[edit]
Sandvine was formed in August 2001 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, by a team of approximately 30 people from a recently closed Cisco acquisition, PixStream. An initial round of VC funding launched the company with $20M (Cdn). A subsequent round of financing of $19M (Cdn) was completed in May 2005.
In March 2006 Sandvine completed an initial public offering on the London AIM exchange under the ticker 'SAND'. In October 2006 Sandvine completed an initial public offering on the Toronto stock exchange under the ticker 'SVC'.
Initial product sales focused at congestion management as operators struggled with the high growth of broadband. Many operators have shifted focus to revenue generating services and reducing operational expenditure.
In June 2007 Sandvine acquired CableMatrix Technologies for its PacketCable Multimedia (PCMM)-based PCRF that enable broadband operators to increase subscriber satisfaction while delivering media-rich IP applications and services such as SIP telephony, video streaming, on-line gaming, and videoconferencing.[7]
In August 2015 Sandvine acquired Momac B.V. for its customer engagement technologies such that subscribers are presented with the most relevant message, offer or alert at the right time, on any screen, such that they can take immediate action.[8]
In February 2016 Sandvine acquired the assets of Teclo Networks AG for its TCP Optimization technology.[9]
Sandvine's technology focuses on policy management, including the control of spam, usage-based billing, quality of service, and P2P throttling. They use FreeBSD as the basis for their appliances.[10]
Rather than identifying individual messages, spam control is based on identifying sources of spam from behaviors such as using multiple SMTP servers, using multiple source (EHLO) domains and large address books.[11][12]
Quality of service control is provided for a range of media applications including video conferencing, VoIP and gaming.[13][14]
The P2P throttling [15] focuses on Gnutella, and uses a path cost algorithm to reduce speeds while still delivering the same content. Stateful Policy Management [16] uses stateful deep-packet inspection and packet spoofing to allow the networking device to determine the details of the p2p conversation, including the hash requested. The device can then determine the optimal peer to use, and substitute it for the one selected by the P2P algorithm, by "[sitting] in the middle, imitating both ends of the connection, and sending reset packets to both client and server." [17]
The usage-based-billing includes[18] pre-paid and post-paid 3G and 4G mobile access, as well as all fixed access.[19]
Network neutrality debate[edit]
Sandvine products were used by Comcast in the United States to limit number of sessions of Internet traffic generated by peer-to-peer file sharing software.[20] Sandvine's current traffic discrimination product, Fairshare, is described in detail in an RFC.[21]
According to independent testing,[22] Comcast injected reset packets into peer-to-peer connections, which effectively caused a certain limited number of outbound connections to immediately terminate. This method of network management was described in the IEEE Communications, May 2000 article "Nonintrusive TCP Connection Admission Control for Bandwidth Management of an Internet Access Link".[23]
A product whitepaper published by Sandvine confirms that its products are configurable to use "Session Management" capability to prevent customers using BitTorrent from providing uploads to peers who are not close to them on the network. This affects all uses of BitTorrent (such as open-source project distribution, patch distribution and illegal downloads).
In cases where a subscriber is a "seeder" and uploads content to an off net "leecher", session management is an effective strategy... the subscriber may be session managed without negative impact. This is the default behaviour for Sandvine's session management policy and limits external leechers from connecting to internal seeds.[24]
See also[edit]
- ^ "Company Profile for Sandvine Corp (CA;SVC)". Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ Cantech Letter interviews Dave Caputo of Sandvine (TSX:SVC)
- ^ Sandvine Incorporated: Press Release - StarHub Selects Sandvine to Deploy End-to-End PacketCable MultiMedia Solution
- ^ Sandvine Incorporated: Press Release - Major Wireless Carrier Selects Sandvine's 10-Gigabit Ethernet Solution to Give Subscribers More Control over their Mobile Internet Experience
- ^ Adelphia Selects Sandvine to Protect Subscribers from Worms and Spam. - Free Online Library
- ^ Sandvine Management's Discussion and Analysis
- ^ Sandvine buys CableMatrix for peanuts; Founder Laurence Rubin is upbeat: This is an opportunity Haaretz, 21.06.07
- ^ "Sandvine Acquires Momac for $7.7M | Light Reading". Light Reading. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- ^ Sharma, Ray. "Sandvine Buys TCP Acceleration Firm Teclo Networks". Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- ^ Maste, Ed. "FreeBSD at Sandvine". BSDCan 2011.
- ^ A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SOURCES OF ABNORMAL COMPUTER NETWORK MESSAGES - Patent EP1743466
- ^ Sandvine Incorporated: Service Delivery Engine
- ^ CNW Group | VECIMA NETWORKS INC. | CableMatrix and VCom Showcase First QoS Enhanced Video Conferencing over WiMAX Solution
- ^ "Meeting the Challenge of Today's Evasive P2P Traffic"
- ^ Comcast traffic blocking: even more apps, groupware clients affected
- ^ Sandvine Supports Cricket Broadband Internet
- ^ Sandvine supports pre- and post-paid service plans across converged networks
- ^ Comcast's compliance report to FCC on its previous network management techniques
- ^ Comcast's Protocol-Agnostic Congestion Management System
- ^ eff.org article on Comcast jamming Gnutella and Lotus
- ^ Kumar, A.; Hegde, M.; Anand, S.V.R.; Bindu, B.N.; Thirumurthy, D.; Kherani, A.A. (May 2000). "Nonintrusive TCP Connection Admission Control for Bandwidth Management of an Internet Access Link". IEEE Communications Magazine. 38 (5): 160–167. ISSN 0163-6804. doi:10.1109/35.841841.
- ^ Session Management: BitTorrent Protocol - Managing the Impact on Subscriber Experience http://www.sandvine.com/general/getfile.asp?FILEID=21 Archived October 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.


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The dermatologist has pretty much said that if this doesn't work, there's nothing else to try.
I'm 39 now but in my teens and twenties I had moderate acne (in my teens, some of it was cystic). It cleared up completely when I took dairy products (except butter) out of my diet and later I had to take peanuts out too. Now, if I have dairy more than one day in a row, I am sure to break out with both whiteheads and some deep pimples.
It is difficult for me to stay away from dairy during the holidays or birthdays, so I do have it a few times a year. I have found that after having dairy and then stopping again, I have to use something to clear up the breakout. The drugstore products are very irritating to my skin so I've been using natural products, and have been able to stay completely acne free in between the few times a year that I consume dairy.
What I've used is Dessert Essence tea tree pads, Burt's bees acne products, oil of oregano and straight tea tree oil (the straight TTO can be irritating to some, but it works for me as a spot treatment.). During this time I also wipe down my computer keyboard, phone etc with rubbing alchohol and wash/bleach my sheets to kill the bacteria. A couple of weeks after the acne is gone, I stop the treatment and can just use my regular mild facial cleaner and lotion.
My acne was fairly severe, but never enough to consider accutane, so it sounds like yours is worse than what I've experienced. However, I wanted to share my experience because I've heard of very severe cases of acne responding to an allergy elimination diet.
PS- you might also want to google zinc for acne. On another board that I frequent, many parents of teens were singing the praises of zinc supplementation for acne. I'm not sure of the dosage though.


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The New Rules of Sales and Service: How to Use Agile Selling, Real-Time Customer Engagement, Big Data, Content, and Storytelling to Grow Your Business
Sales and service are being radically redefined like never before. With buyers now in possession of unlimited information, online content is quickly becoming the dominant driver for commerce. Today anyone working in sales or customer service needs to possess entirely new skills. Unfortunately most organizations are still using traditional selling and service models developed for a different time. In this new book by the author of the #1 bestseller The New Rules of Marketing & PR, David Meerman Scott demystifies the new digital commercial landscape and offers inspiring and valuable guidance for anyone not wanting to be left behind.
Rich with revealing, first-hand accounts of real businesses that are charting this new territory and finding astounding success — a bicycle manufacturer that engages customers with honest and revealing openness; an enterprising network of home basement repair contractors that educates clients with free publications and innovative visual software; and an independent physician who provides her patients with online video notes to help them follow detailed medical instructions — The New Rules of Sales & Service shows how innovative businesses large and small are discovering new opportunities, strengthening customer loyalty, and mastering real-time buyer satisfaction.


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State grant will help city expand recycling service
The city of Grand Junction received a state grant that will nearly triple the capacity of its recycling program.
The Colorado Pollution Prevention Advisory Board awarded the $325,731 grant to Curbside Recycling Indefinitely. The grant will be matched by $38,000 in local funds and in-kind services.
The money will be used to buy a second baler and portable dock and complete the construction of a covered work and storage area. That will allow CRI to increase the amount of material it collects, processes, stores and ships from 3.5 million pounds to 9 million pounds annually.
"This will be a substantial increase in their capacity in being able to handle material," said Kathy Portner, manager of the city's Neighborhood Services Division, which oversees CRI.
CRI has lobbied for new equipment and a larger operating space to meet an increase in service demand from both commercial and residential customers. The city also has stepped up its efforts to recycle.
Portner said CRI's old baler occasionally broke down, leaving workers with a large backlog of materials to process. She also noted that the covered storage area will help shield materials from the weather, which can be important to the mills and markets that receive them.


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Those busy bees over at Indomina Releasing have announced that they've acquired all North American rights to director Tsui Hark's big-budget epic "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame", starring Andy Lau ("Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon", "Warlords"), Carina Lau ("Curiosity Kills the Cat", "2046") and Bingbing Li ("The Forbidden Kingdom", "The Message").
In the eve of the Empress' (Carina Lau) coronation, a series of unexplainable deaths takes place in the Imperial Palace. The infamous Detective Dee (Andy Lau) is summoned to investigate the crimes. As he unveils the truth, he is confronted with a series of dangerous, bazaar events, interfering with his efforts. Will Detective Dee solve the mystery and save the Empress' inauguration?
"Detective Dee" was a box office hit, and has grossed more than $40 million so far. It's also appeared at the 2010 Venice International Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.
No word on a Stateside release date yet.
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6 Oncology-Focused Biotech Growth Engines: Mara Goldstein
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For Cantor Fitzgerald Senior Biotechnology Analyst Mara Goldstein, the spotlight is always on oncology and the premium revenues commanded by new products in the space. That clarity brings the science, unmet needs and market opportunity into sharp focus for investors. In this interview with
The Life Sciences Report
Goldstein makes a winning case for six cancer-focused companies that range from micro caps to genuine large-cap stocks, each with upside potential that could be stunning.
The Life Sciences Report:
Mara, we've experienced outperformance in large-cap biotech, and I think this has been going on for about a year. Is that right?
Mara Goldstein:
Let me break it out a bit. Year over year (YOY), the large-cap biotechs are up about 59%. In oncology, which is much of a focus for us, mid-caps have appreciated about 33%, while smaller-cap oncology-focused biotechs are up about 25%. Performance on a YOY basis is definitely skewed toward the broad group of large-cap names.
However, on a year-to-date (YTD) basis, performance has been roughly equivalent among the three groups. The group of large caps biotechs that we track—those with market capitalizations greater than $10 billion ($10B)—have risen about 36% YTD. The mid-cap oncology stocks that we track are up about 34%. The small-cap stocks that we track are up about 30%. We track performance on an absolute basis rather than share-weighted, so given merger-and-acquisition (M&A) activity in the sector, we may be underestimating performance. And while we look at universes of mid- and small-cap oncology-focused biotechs, we track all large caps, given that it is a fairly small group.
The rally has been broad, but as you say there aren't that many biotech large caps—not a lot of
Celgenes (CELG:NASDAQ)
Amgens (AMGN:NASDAQ)
in biotech. Focusing for a moment on large-cap outperformance, was that a sign that investors were being conservative, or perhaps concerned about the market? A sign of an unhealthy market, where investors fled to quality? How do you read it?
We don't view it as a sign of conservatism, concern or an unhealthy market. Yes, it's true that investors might view large caps as defensive names, but right now the large-cap biotechs have the drivers in place to experience high growth—those drivers being new product introductions. That is certainly the case for Celgene, a name we follow, which has experienced valuation expansion over the last year. We think the opportunity exists for continued multiple expansion.
On a YTD basis, as well as YOY, we see strong performance among the large-cap biotechs. New product cycles are widely prized among investors, and so it makes sense for companies at the initial stages of new product flow to experience valuation expansion ahead of peers that have more mature product portfolios. Again, we think Celgene is in that camp, but there are a number of other companies as well, such as
Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD:NASDAQ)
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (REGN:NASDAQ)
Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB:NASDAQ)
Amgen is now—and has been for quite some time—a fully integrated biopharma. It is in need of acquisitions to continue to grow, just like its big pharma brethren. At the very end of June,
Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ONXX:NASDAQ)
said that Amgen made an unsolicited bid for the company. You've been quite interested in that offer. Can you tell me why?
First let me say that we do not cover Amgen or Onyx. But we do track this market. While Amgen may have had its reasons for making the bid for Onyx, there has been other M&A activity as well. Broadly speaking, the M&A activity reinforces our notion that access to new sources of product and revenue is of ultimate importance in maintaining growth in revenue and earnings, and can be a tremendous driver of valuation expansion. The fact that Amgen made an offer for Onyx that was just above the historical revenue takeout range usually seen for biotech valuations seems to make a statement that oncology assets are highly valued. The oncology market, broadly, has been a strong growth engine for the industry, as waves of innovation—monoclonal antibodies, personalized therapeutics are examples—change treatment paradigms and create value for companies and shareholders.
You've used the bid and Amgen's attributed value for Onyx as something of a proxy for a company that you follow and have a lot of interest in. Could you make that case for me?
We tend to view events and other activities, such as M&A, with a relative lens. That is, if a potential acquirer makes a bid for a target, that valuation can be used to benchmark valuations for other companies with similar attributes. For companies with product-related revenues, the historical takeout valuation range has been 3–9x forward revenue. We can make the case that the upper end of the range is for products experiencing either high rates of growth, or those that have commercial applications in more than one disease indication. We can apply that benchmark to the projected revenue stream of a company and discount it based on any number of risk factors, such as clinical or regulatory risk. Following the disclosure of Amgen's interest in Onyx, we examined what a company like
Celldex Therapeutics Inc. (CLDX:NASDAQ)
could be w orth on a takeout basis using such a benchmark, because Celldex has a two clinical assets in phase 3 development.
You were also using the Amgen bid for Onyx, an oncology-focused company, to justify your $142 target price for Celgene. Could you explain why?
We didn't use it to justify our target on Celgene because we think the company's fundamentals—that is, revenue diversification driven by new products and expanding growth rates—are sufficient drivers of price-earnings (P/E) multiple expansion, and we do not view Celgene as expensive based on these fundamentals. But we did look at Amgen's bid for Onyx in the context of how it could be applied to companies that we believe have strategic value.
Broadly speaking, we have viewed takeout valuation as the upper limit of what the current and near-term fundamentals of a company could support. A premium is typically paid because the target company has assets that are valuable to the acquiring company. The value could be driven by a need to protect profit and loss from a patent expiration, a buy versus build strategy in an important subsector or for other reasons. Onyx competes with Celgene in the multiple myeloma area, and we think Amgen's bid for the company highlights the unique strategic assets in the Celgene portfolio.
Let's stay with Celgene. When we spoke last, for
The Life Sciences Report
Biotech Watchlist 2013
, you liked the company. Its stock has more than doubled over the past 52 weeks. It's up 110% during that time, and year to date it's up 70%. Congratulations on this call. What is the growth story from here on?
When we launched coverage of Celgene in April 2012, our thesis was that Revlimid (lenalidomide), the company's flagship product for multiple myeloma, was a solid performer, but that revenue diversification away from Revlimid would occur, driven by new product launches. We are at the beginning of this dynamic, with the recent launch of Pomalyst (pomalidomide) for multiple myeloma, the pending approval of Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel) for pancreatic cancer and the regulatory filings for apremilast for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
The question, as you rightly ask, is whether these other products are now fairly valued in the share price, given the valuation expansion over the past year. My argument for continued interest in Celgene is that I don't think this has fully played out yet. I believe revenue and earnings growth still have an upward bias, and this is enhanced by the company's cost structure and financial flexibility. There is also a big phase 2 pipeline that holds the potential to drive value into the shares.
You've just mentioned a couple of molecules—Abraxane and apremilast—that offer opportunity for growth. I'm looking at Celgene's total revenue for 2012 of $5.5B. Full-year sales of Revlimid were $3.8B, a 17% increase over 2011. Vidaza (azacytidine), a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor used in myelodysplastic syndromes, did $823 million ($823M) in 2012, and that's with a direct competitor, Dacogen (decitabine,
Eisai Inc. [ESALF:OTCPK]
). You have two drugs combining for 84% of Celgene's top line. Why is this still a compelling story with so much revenue coming from Revlimid?
For us, it's all about revenue diversification. Today, much of the company's top line is concentrated in Revlimid sales. The product has a strong hold in the market and has yet to be fully launched in Europe, so we are looking for additional growth there.
However Revlimid, as a percent of sales, will decline because of new sources of revenue. And the new revenues from Pomalyst, Abraxane and apremilast should grow at a much higher rate than Revlimid. At the end of 2012, Revlimid accounted for about 70% of Celgene's revenue, and we anticipate that will fall to about 50% in five years, but sales will still continue to grow. We think the transition is particularly compelling because it is driven by more than one product, and this diversifies risk.
Revlimid has essentially become a backbone treatment for multiple myeloma, and if you look across the broad spectrum of trials conducted in multiple myeloma, Revlimid is broadly incorporated into new combinations. We think this creates stability for the franchise. We want to see Revlimid's predominance in Celgene's top line lessen, but we don't want it to be driven by declining sales. We'd rather see that movement driven by inclusion of new sources of revenue.
You mentioned apremilast for psoriatic arthritis. In a research note you said, "Ironically, one of apremilast's most compelling features may be is that it is not a traditional biologic." Certainly, if I were taking any of the anti-TNF (tumor necrosis factor) biologics, such as Enbrel (etanercept; Amgen), Humira (adalimumab;
AbbVie Inc. [ABBV:NYSE]
) or Remicade (infliximab;
Johnson & Johnson [JNJ:NYSE]
)?, I would love to be able to wind down to a pill. Is that going to be the big selling point for apremilast?
In the spectrum of indications such as psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis, there are several small molecular agents that are widely used. These include methotrexate, cyclosporine and retinoids. But these carry a high side-effect burden, particularly when used for long periods of time, including birth defects, liver damage, kidney problems, anemia and hypertension. For patients with disease unresponsive to currently used topical medications, oral medications and phototherapy, biological agents such as Enbrel and Humira are the next treatment option.
Thoughout its clinical trial program, apremilast was thought to be seated behind the biological agents, but data generated in the phase 3 program suggests a rationale for apremilast to be seated in front of biologicals—and maybe even as a replacement, in the case of psoriasis, for methotrexate or cyclosporine. That, to us, is very compelling because that is a huge market.
What are the catalysts for Celgene?
The company has
a couple of catalysts
ahead. For Revlimid, the European submission for newly diagnosed disease should occur by year-end, based on the recent positive readout of a study known as MM-020. We also think that approval of Abraxane in pancreatic cancer, with a late-September PDUFA (Prescription Drug User Fee Act) date, is a catalyst.
Apremilast regulatory actions will also be a catalyst. A new drug application (NDA) for psoriatic arthritis was filed in the U.S. earlier this year, and a separate NDA will be filed for psoriasis this year, as well as a combined psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis filing in Europe. We look forward to more data coming out of the apremilast clinical trial programs, as well as product approval. And a regulatory decision in Europe for Pomalyst, for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, is expected this year. The company has a big, earlier-stage pipeline that doesn't have a lot of visibility, so there's opportunity from that as well.
What is the attraction of Abraxane? This is an old cytotoxic agent, paclitaxel, reformulated.
Abraxane's initial launches were based on clinical results that did not provide signficant overall differentiation versus taxol, with the exception of in certain subpopulations of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. But with the release of positive data from the MPACT study, Abraxane now has a role in the pancreatic cancer market, where there has been little advance and uniformly poor patient outcomes. This is the core driver behind our enthusiasm for the drug.
The MPACT trial evaluated Abraxane combined with standard-of-care therapy (gemcitabine) and showed an overall survival benefit that approached six weeks. Given limited treatment options and overall poor outcomes for the disease, there is strong rationale to use Abraxane in combination with gemcitabine. MPACT was conducted in patients with metastatic disease, and the company has yet to fully test Abraxane in earlier stages of pancreatic cancer, so there may be additional upside.
In addition to pancreatic cancer, Abraxane has shown compelling phase 2 data in malignant melanoma, and mature phase 3 overall survival data is expected this year. We think of Abraxane as an older product with a new lease on growth. And because the manufacturing infrastructure is already in place, we expect this drug to generate beneficial economy of scale for Celgene.
Pomalyst is a second-line therapy being labeled for refractory multiple myeloma. When and if Revlimid quits working, patients go to Pomalyst. How is physician uptake?
We have only had one quarter's worth of sales so far for Pomalyst, which was about $29M. We think the numbers are pretty good. Pomalyst would also be a second-line to Velcade (bortezomib; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc./
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. [TKPYY:OTCPK]
). Patients tend to be retreated with different cocktails of the same drugs, and this allows Celgene to get a bigger piece of the market that it is already in. There's a lot of leverage in that.
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Guitar Amp Icon Jim Marshall Dies at 88
Jim Marshall, founder of Marshall Amplification, has died from cancer. He was 88.
Marshall, a drummer and drum teacher, opened a music store in West London in 1960. By talking with his customers, who included Ritchie Blackmore and Pete Townshend, Marshall realized there was a gap in the market for a guitar amp that was cheaper than the American-made models popular at the time.
In the early '60s, he created the Marshall JTM 45 guitar amp. His amps have been played by such artists as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Slash and Eddie Van Halen.
"Jim was a musical innovator for 50 years, building a business and reputation that was highly respected by our industry," said Korg President Joe Castronovo. "Although he will be greatly missed and the music world will never be the same, Jim's countless contributions to the sound of rock will continue to influence generations to come."
"I send my deepest regards to the family of Jim Marshall," said Hartley Peavey, founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics. "He was an original, and the music industry will surely miss him."
"Jim's passing was sad news indeed," said Frank Alkyer, publisher of Music Inc. magazine. "He was a rock star, the frontman of guitar amplification. He didn't actually engineer the amps that bore his name, but he keenly figured out the sound guitarists wanted, then packaged and delivered that sound. He was a gentleman, an entrepreneur, the Pied Piper of Marshall Amplification. It was amazing to see Jim at the NAMM shows, signing T-shirts for legions of fans who lined up around the booth — folks who just wanted to shake his hand, get a photo and thank him for creating Marshall. We've lost one of the industry's biggest and brightest stars."


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Food and candy stolen in Wolverine High School break-in
Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:45:05 GMT —
Wolverine High School was broken into over last night.
Sheriff Dale Clarmont said the school was broken into sometime over the night.
A window was broken and candy and food items were stolen. The suspect, or suspects, also rummaged through rooms.
Sheriff Clarmont said it was likely teens or adults that are responsible for the break-in.
"Some evidence was obtained at the scene and will be analyzed at the crime lab," Clarmont said. "Someone knows who did this and we hope they will come forward."
Sheriff Clarmont is asking parents and community members to contact the Cheboygan County Sheriff Department at 231-627-3155 if they have any information.


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The Commissioners report that they found all the Immigrants compartments on board the Mermaid in a clean and orderly condition, and that the Immigrants expressed themselves as satisfied with the treatment they had received upon the voyage from the master, surgeon and officers.
The rations had been of good quality, and plentifully supplied.
No cases of sickness of any serious import had occurred thoughout the voyage.
Great inconvenience had occurred
throughout the mixing, in the same compartment, of free steerage passengers with the
assisted immigrants, these being upon different dietary scales, and to some extent under
different discipline. In the single men's compartment, some of the free passengers refused
to take their turn in cleansing the deck &c., impending the
maintenance of discipline and regularity. To this evil the Commissioners have on previous
occasions, drawn the attention of the Government.
An exception to the general expression of satisfaction among the immigrants had occurred in the married people's compartment, through one of the bunks being injudiciously placed immediately under three of the ventilators which admit air from the deck. These allowed rain and sea-water to enter the bunk during bad weather, and exposed its occupants to the discomforts of cold and wet.
The Matron is reported to have endeavoured to perform her duties, but to have wanted capacity.
The supply of water from the condenser had been plentiful and good.
The Commissioners have much pleasure in recommending that all gratuities should be paid.
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text: Hello Lately I have encountered many different types of vacuum hoses in wood pellet stoves. To my dismay, some changes or reformulations maybe resulting from cost savings are causing trouble and shutting down stoves! Some hoses get loose, some crack and others get brittle! It is amazing that such a simple product like a vacuum hose varies so much from stove to stove in not only color but resistance to heat and wear when getting brittle and cracked! On the other hand car vacuum hoses on american cars are the same good quality black hoses that remain unchanged in many, many years! The picture below shows: 1. 4 year old Enviro vacuum hose on top shown by a red arrow. 2. 2 month old Englander vacuum hose shown by a blue arrow. 3. New 7/32 car vacuum hose shown by a orange arrow that is the same size as the pellet stove hoses. Does anyone have a preference? What is the best? What will last longer? Why not some High Performance Stainless Steel Vacuum hose? ? http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SPE-19225/


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I'm really impressed with Craftsy's customer service!!
I purchase a couple of cake decorating classes and one of them wasn't what I expected. I told them and within a few hours I got a response and they immeditelly switched it for another class of my choice. I love Craftsy!!
And I just noticed that there're 2 of Colette Peters classes up now yayyy!!
May I ask what class wasn't quite what you expected?
May I ask what class wasn't quite what you expected?
It was the Handcrafted Sugar Flowers, and because of the class name I was expecting it to be more about a variety of flowers including rose. The class is basically about making hydrangeas and how to arrange them. Although, it is a good class.
I also bought that class thinking it was more than just hydrangea's but truth be told I was very happy with the class so didn't say anything. I found her directions to be very clear and precise and as I had no experience with said flower before hand I was delighted to learn how to make it. That being said, I'd love to find a class on other flowers and flower arrangements.
Yes, I did tell them that I'd like to see a class that would include a variety of flowers and flower arrangements. And I agree, the class is good and she is very clear, but I already know how to make hydrangeas and felt there was nothing new for me in that class.
Btw, I also purchased Advanced Fondant Techniques with Marina Sousa and I'm loving it!!
I subscribe to several of their classes. A while back I saw them on facebook advertising a 50% off sale and was trying to sign up for three of them when I got one at half price and the second came across at full price. I contacted them telling them what happened and what three classes I was trying to sign up for. They corrected it right away by adding the third class to my profile. Great customer service, fast replies.
I LOVE THE CRAFTSY CLASSES and highly recommend the ones by Colette and Joshua John Russel..
I LOVE THE CRAFTSY CLASSES and highly recommend the ones by Colette and Joshua John Russel..
Yes, I got one of Joshua John R and I love it!! I'm planning to subscribe to one of Colette classes---just can't decide which one
I also bought Marina's LOVED IT, I got one of John's for what I've seen thus far loved it also and I started the one about the topsy turvey, quite interesting. They all seem well done. I wouldn't pay full price either, the sales are GREAT!!!!!
Hey, I just noticed a new class at Craftsy!!! --'City Scapes' with Lauren Kitchen...sounds awesome!! now I don't know if I can wait for a sale agghhhhh


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The City Hall and Hamilton Street parking lots will be closed for one day this week for sealcoating work.
The Hamilton Street lot, which is located on the north side of the road between Second and Third streets, will be shut down Thursday, July 17 and will reopen Friday, July 18.
Both the upper and lower parking lots at City Hall, 22 S. First St., will be sealcoated Saturday, July 19 and will open Sunday, July 20.
The Geneva Police Department will barricade the lots in the early morning hours of the scheduled work day. If inclement weather postpones the project, the City will post a new schedule on our website.
For more information, call the Geneva Public Works Department at 630-232-1501.


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�Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,� Jesus said in Matthew 28:18.
�Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,� Jesus said in Matthew 28:18.
The youth at West New Bern Presbyterian Church have decided they will do just that, tackling Vacation Bible School programs among other ministries in Jamaica in 2015, even if they have to hold yard sales to be able to do it.
The youth held a 7 am. to noon yard sale of items donated by themselves and the 150-member church that was declared a success.
John Kelley Jr, a New Bern High School junior, said the youth group has been working hard on the project. High schoolers and middle schoolers worked together for two days setting up tables and pricing items, he said, then showed up 5:30 Saturday morning to have everything up and ready for the 7 a.m. yardsale crowd.
�Well, I showed up at 6,� he allowed, �But I had to get the donuts.�
He had driven to Greenville to pick up a number of �fundraiser� boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts, which the youth made part of their sale.
Like most yard sales, its most uniform feature was its absolute non-uniformity in merchandise. Among the items for sale: potted plants, a stufed shark, and a western-themed chandelier with wigwam-style lamp shades, stamped bears, and a big brass pine tree. Piles of books begged to be read and a large, old Electrolux vacuum cleaner dominated one table.
There was a creche, a set of china ($15), rather curiously a ceramic plaque with a dartboard theme reading �Archer Sports Bar,� mirrors, furniture, light fixtures and even, for good measure, a kitchen sink.
Well, a bathroom sink, but you get the gist.
Kelley said the youth enjoyed one particular advantage at the sale: �Being here early we got dibs on things,� he said. �I got a couple of things and I�m looking at a mini-fridge.�
But showing his heart was in the whole sale, he concluded his interview by saying, �Would you like to buy something? Some donuts?�
Jeff Sockwell, pastor of West Craven Presbyterian, said that the church tries to have an international missions outreach for youth about once every three of four years, so that all youth have a chance to experience at least one. The trip is in the mountains of Jamaica with ministires with which he, himself, has been involved for the past 20 years.
Although the church is small, Sockwell said everyone works to raise as much of the money as possible for the cost of airline tickets and other expenses. He estimated the trip will cost around $750 per student, but the church tries not to have to charge more than $200 for each participant. Usually around eight youth go.
The church takes its youth on state-side mission trips in other years, he said. The youth will be traveling to Wilkes County in July to do projects at the Ebenezer Children�s Home and, later in the same county, to help with Samaritan�s Kitchen, a program similar to New Bern�s own RCS.
He said these closer trips are far cheaper for the youth, especially since they are able to take advantage of a church member�s cabin in the mountains as a place to stay.
Sockwell said that Saturday�s yard sale raised about $1,500.
And, yes, the Sun Journal reporter didn�t leave without a box of donuts.


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I am just starting to see the very start of n/l lines, but have very good skin otherwise and so am looking for a little "perk," not anything "dramatic." It seems like most people I've asked (and online research) favor Radiessse for n/l folds due to longevity, but what I want to know is: which filler is most "natural"? I don't want something hard under the skin and then have to wait 1 year plus for it to wear off, so longevity isn't really a consideration for me. Or are all fillers palpable?
What Filler Feels Most Natural to the Touch?
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Fillers for nasolabial folds
If tried out of the syringe, hyaluronic acid based fillers (Juvederm, Restylane, Perlane, etc) are uniform in consistency and look and feel like a transparent gel. Radiesse is a white filler and has slightly "particulate" feel to it. I think the altimate appearance and sensation of the filler, once injected, depends more on the amount injected, injection technique, and patient's skin quality rather than on the type. I personally prefer Radiesse for the treatment of nasolabial folds because of its longer duration (12-15 months) as compared to hyaluronic acid fillers (10-12 months). However, if this is your fist time getting the filler treatment and having read your concerns, I would advise you to go for a hyaluronic acid filler first.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Utility bills are a constant expense when running a household. Alhough there may be times when bills go up based on usage, the weather or other factors; the majority of utility charges stay roughly the same every billing cycle. When you receive a water bill that seems outrageously high, take immediate steps to prevent a recurrence.
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Begin by calling the water company to confirm the bill is accurate. Have your bill in your hand when you call to provide the representative with your address, meter number and the usage amounts listed on the bill. Verify that the correct meter was read or used in calculating your bill. It is possible that your account number was linked to the wrong meter, which could explain a high bill.
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Leaky plumbing can cause outrageous water bills that you only become aware of when you receive the bill. Check all faucets, plumbing connections and water access points for dampness, pooling water or water damage. Leaks should be repaired immediately to prevent further water loss, high bills and damage.
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The water company can adjust a water bill that is high because of a faulty meter. Some utility companies issue credits for leaks that have been repaired. This one-time credit is a partial credit that offsets some of the charges racked up due to water leaks. You may need to provide proof that all repair work has been completed to receive such a leak credit.
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When Fugazi's VW Microbus crashed into Frank Zappa's Mothership of Invention, the collision sounded a lot like Make Believe. Released last year, the quartet's debut EP -- building on impressive resumés from groundbreaking post-hardcore bands like Cap'n Jazz, Joan of Arc and Owls -- only hinted at the act's potential for jazzy, angular post-punk. On the Chicago-based outfit's first long-player, Shock of Being, grooves are built and torn down; cryptic (and often humorous) lyrics are repeated until they almost make sense; and baroque guitar lines bob and weave, drunk on their own mathematics. The album's opener, "His Short Quip When Eddie's Bothered," shamelessly and shockingly lifts the familiar hook from Neil Young's "Ohio" and drops it unceremoniously into a musically foreign land. Expect to be dazzled by the ensemble's dexterity and refusal to conform to any expectations -- and be sure to wear a seatbelt.
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Nashville's Curb Records has purchased a warehouse located at 565 Brick Church Park Drive for $2.9 million, according to the Nashville Business Journal. The 5.35-acre property was last assessed at approximately $2.9 million, according to Davidson County Property Assessor's office.
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OverviewKawasaki's disease causes various rashes and manifestations of the mucous membranes and skin. This photograph shows the skin peeling away from the fingertips. This can also occur on the palms, toes, soles, and around the nails.
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5 Awful Video Game Collector's Editions
July 4, 2016 - Getting merchandise for your favorite game can be exciting, but not when that merch is downright terrifying.
IGN Presents the History of Awesome: 1992
September 2, 2015 - Take a look back at 1992 - the year of Super Mario Kart, the X-Men Animated Series, Mortal Kombat, and perhaps the greatest Zelda game.
Infamous 2, Twisted Metal Added to PlayStation Now
March 2, 2015 - More than 100 games are already available with the streaming game service.
Canceled Alone in the Dark Remake Footage Released
February 6, 2014 - Designer for the canceled survival horror reboot leaks footage on his portfolio
Gaming Reboots We Want to See: Part 1
September 22, 2010 - Rebooting a bankable franchise is a great way to bring in legions of new fans while addressing the problems its developed over time. We've seen it happen with Mega Man – literally returning to its 8-bit roots, and more recently with Sonic the Hedgehog's episodic content dalliance and the latest Medal of Honor. Ninja Theory's upcoming reboot of Devil May Cry (DmC) and the Kinect rethink of Steel Battalion also had us peering into the Wayback Machine once again.
IGN Presents the History of Survival Horror
October 30, 2009 - Around this time of year, we all like firing up our favorite slasher flick or scary game in the spirit of the season, but it's also a good time to give pause to think about one of gaming's most unique genres. Survival horror is one of the only genres defined not by gameplay mechanics, but by theme, atmosphere, subject matter, and design philosophy. It's also one that runs completely against the grain of the conventional wisdom about game design. If these experiences weren't scary, their gameplay decisions might be considered poor design, but coupled with effective atmosphere those same conventions serve to amplify fear. Survival horror games were some of the first to approach game design in terms of emotion, and as such, they're some of the most important titles in bridging the gap between art and games.
PC Year in Review 2008
December 9, 2008 - Welcome to IGN's 2008 Year in Review for the biggest and most venerable platform, the PC. Over the next seven pages we're going to cover the highest highs and lowest lows, the biggest news and highest reviews of the year. We're going to look back at 2008's events, like E3, GDC and Blizzcon, and see how well PC games kept up with the surging big three consoles. You'll find a list of the year's highest rated and most popular reader titles along with a list of the best selling games of 2008. We'll break down the biggest news of the year and provide a few tips and tricks on the hottest games. And finally, we'll take a look ahead to 2009 and predict what might be in store for the platform.
Poll Results - Favorite Horror Games
October 16, 2008 - This is Halloween, this is Halloween... October hosts the creepiest holiday of the year, making it the perfect time to break out your favorite horror games and enjoy a good scare. Horror-themed games have existed since the start of videogames -- remember Haunted House on the Atari 2600? -- but the genre has taken off since the PlayStation-Saturn-N64 generation finally gave developers the power to really craft some scary situations.
Alone In the Dark Head-To-Head
July 11, 2008 - About The Head-to-Head The Head-to-Head is designed to let gamers know which version of a multiplatform game is worth your hard-earned money. We break down each segment of a game, and then tell you which platform reigns supreme when the dust settles. The Alone in the Dark series brings back fond memories for many old school gamers. When the original was released for PC in 1992, it popularized the survival-horror genre and laid the foundation for some of gaming's most beloved franchises, from Resident Evil to Silent Hill. Like many originators, the Alone in the Dark brand had a tough time keeping up with all the games that came after it and, in recent years, the series has all but disappeared. Until now that is. It's time for survival horror fans to gather around their TV's once again because Atari is trying to resurrect Alone in the Dark with a totally new take. Developed by Eden Games, the people behind the Test Drive: Unlimited, this new Alone in the Dark aims to deliver a totally cinematic and expansive twist on the original formula.
Alone in the Dark Review
July 8, 2008 - Quality survival horror games are woefully hard to come by on consoles these days, and it's easy to understand why. As hardware gets more powerful and gamers' expectations grow, building a big, beautiful world full of mind-bending puzzles, creepy creatures and compelling storylines is an increasingly Herculean task.
Alone In The Dark Composer Q&A
June 24, 2008 - Composer Olivier Deriviere has been lurking behind the scenes for sometime now, crafting intricate and immersive scores for a variety of projects over the years. But it was his in-game score for Obscure that really brought him to the attention of videogame music fanatics everywhere.
Alone in the Dark Restrospective
June 23, 2008 - It isn't what you see, but what you don't see. It's the suggestion; the subtle teasing of the subconscious; the lonely creaking of the floorboards resonating throughout an empty hallway; the slow advance around the corner; the swelling sense of dread as the ever-present evil that looms near refuses to reveal itself. Fear is not an adrenaline rush. It's that helpless feeling of being alone in the dark. Frédérick Raynal's 1992 masterpiece is the textbook on horror. Seemingly overnight, it redefined the way action and adventure could be used to create suspense, and it went on to become not only a huge commercial success, but one of the most imitated games of the following decade. And with this ground-breaking success came pressure, impossible expectations, and a long struggle to recapture that early glory. It has been re-imagined, rebuilt, traveled across media, and never quite zeroed in on exactly what made us quake in our boots all those years ago. And yet still, the name still means something. As Alone in the Dark is resurrected from the dead once more, we plumb the depths of its storied past.
Alone in the Dark PC Requirements
June 20, 2008 - Atari has stated its single-player adventure game Alone in the Dark will require an Internet connection for activation. Alone in the Dark will use SecuROM copy protection, making players download a one-time online component before they fully install the game. Afterwards, players will be able to play the game offline. An Internet connection isn't the only thing you will need to play the game; Atari has released minimum technical specifications for the PC version:
Fear 101: A Beginner's Guide to Survival Horror
June 9, 2008 - Not wanting to fall into laboured metaphor too early on, the horror genre is the reanimated corpse of the videogames industry. Not twelve months ago, years of increasingly stagnant gaming conventions had reduced enthusiasm for traditional survival horror to practically zero. With genre kings Capcom completely revitalizing its Resident Evil series with RE4, it seemed we'd seen the last of wonky camera angles, super-restrictive gameplay mechanics and, sadly, one of the purest game forms out there. Quite unexpectedly though, horror in games is seeing a massive resurgence; upcoming traditional offerings include Sony's Siren: Blood Curse on PS3, Silent Hill Homecoming and Atari's third attempt at reinvigorating its Alone in the Dark franchise. Meanwhile, developers continue to adapt established western genres to deliver their own take on the horror game - witness EA's Dead Space and Monolith's Project Origin, for instance. To celebrate this revival of fear, we take a tentative, if far from exhaustive, peek at horror's frightfully illustrious gaming past.
Alone in the Dark Goes Gold
June 9, 2008 - Alone in the Dark has gone gold. The game ships for the Xbox 360, PC, Wii & PS2 on June 20 in Europe and June 24 in North America.
Alone in the Dark 'Keep the Fire Burning' Competition Now Live on CentralDark.com
May 27, 2008 - Atari today announced details of the 'Keep the Fire Burning' competition in the run-up to the launch of the action survival game Alone in the Dark scheduled for release across Europe on 20 June for Xbox 360, PC, Wii and PlayStation 2. Top prizes include a week-long trip to New York or Paris, Xbox 360 and Wii consoles, and a host of exclusive Alone in the Dark goodies including original soundtrack CDs, t-shirts and Art Books. The 'Keep the Fire Burning' competition is now live on www.CentralDark.com and will run until 31 July 2008.
Alone in the Dark Hands-on
May 22, 2008 - Atari wants everybody to beat Alone in the Dark. That includes everyone from the most casual gamer up through the core gamer. If you hadn't heard, that would encompass you and so you may be wondering how the company plans to meet this lofty goal. We are talking about a franchise that carries some significance as the father of survival horror, so pleasing everybody is no easy task. It remains to be seen how one of the publisher's big 2008 releases will ultimately turn out, but after getting our hands on the game at a recent showcase it's easy to see that Atari and Eden studios have taken steps in the right direction.
Alone In The Dark Soundtrack Comes Out
May 22, 2008 - On Tuesday, May 20th, 2008, Milan Records and Atari released the soundtrack to Alone In The Dark, the new version of the classic survival horror game due out on June 20th in Europe and June 24th in North America on Xbox 360, PC, Wii, PlayStation2, and eventually Playstation3.
Alone in the Dark Preview
March 7, 2008 - Edward Carnby hangs precariously from a rope against the sheer rock face. Below, the ravine stretches down into nothingness, while above the shape of a ravaged chopper lurches ever closer to the cliff's edge. You've barely a minute to clamber to safety as torrential rain churns the dirt to mud, forcing the flaming wreckage over the side. Wrenching upward, you'll need to swing to dodge the debris tumbling toward you – as the helicopter disintegrates, leaking fuel catches alight, cascading across your path, while red-hot metal and burning upholstery hurtle by. Finally, the entire thing gives way, the rotor blades crack against the rock and spiral violently toward you in a burst of light and noise.
Alone in the Dark Progress Report
January 22, 2008 - It's been quite a long road for Alone in the Dark, the latest title in the classic survival horror franchise. The game is a departure from the standard situations that Edward Carnby found himself in: exploring haunted mansions, mysterious towns and strange islands. Emphasizing more action survival than survival horror, Carnby's newest adventure throws him into a supernaturally twisted Central Park and New York City. We were able to check out a few stages from his adventure to see how frightening the Big Apple is when the sun goes down.


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No. 1 seed Santa Cruz scored twice in the second half to advance past Live Oak in the Central Coast Section Division III girls soccer quarterfinals on Saturday at Aptos High.
The Cardinals found themselvs down 1-0 at halftime before Sarah Landy scored near the beginning of the second half after it rolled through the Live Oak keeper's legs.
The goal got the momentum going for the Cardinals as Marin Dreglid scored with 20 minutes left in the match.
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What would it mean for the god of the sea to visit present day Wisconsin? What if Jesus met the goddess of love in a bar? Graphic novelist and artist Anders Nilsen explores stories like these in his new book Rage of Poseidon: Exploring Myth in the Graphic Novel. Similar themes of mythology and religion intersecting with real life inform much of his work from Big Questions to his current graphic-novel-in-progress based on the myths of Sisyphus and Prometheus. He will discuss these ties between old stories and new meanings in his own work and in the culture at large.
Anders Nilsen's visit is sponsored by the departments of Art, Art History, Religion, and the Great Conversation. His work is also made possible by a Minnesota State Arts Board grant.
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1861 - 1865
The following are brief descriptions of military actions know to have taken place during the Civil War in Hyde County, N.C. between 1861 and 1865. Almost all of the data is taken from Union army reports found in the Official Reports or histories of Union regiments. Very little data has been found giving the opposing viewpoint; i.e. that of the Confederate units involved or from citizens of Hyde County. Any information from Union, Confederate or civilian sources concerning these or other events which occurred in Hyde County during the War, would be very much appreciated. Or if you have family stories which have been handed down from your great grandparents, old photos, etc., whether they concern citizens or slaves, soldiers or sailors, about these or other events, please contact me. Your participation and contributions of information will greatly add to the genealogy and history of Hyde County. Thanks for your help
Civil War on Hatteras Island - Aug. 28 - 29, 1861
The Battle for Hatteras Island - Aug. 28 - 29, 1861
Civil War on Ocracoke and Portsmouth Islands - 1861
Cavalry Raid in Hyde County - Mar. 1-6, 1863
Hyde County Raid - March 7 - Mar. 14, 1863 - (101st PA Inf.)
Hyde County Raid - March 7 - Mar. 13, 1863 - (103rd PA Inf.)
Hyde County Raid - March 7 - Mar. 13, 1863 - (CWPPDS)
Expedition to Juniper Bay - Apr. 6-10, 1863
Report from Hyde County - April 15, 1863
Short and Sweet Raid - Sept. 21, 1863
Raid on Fairfield - Feb. 16-20, 1864
Family Accounts & Letters
A Voice From The South by William Styron
1861 Charity A. Swindell Family Letter
Co. E, 4th NC Regt., Casualty Report for May 31, 1862 for Battle of Seven Pines
Hill Family Civil War Letters to/from Sergeant Joshua B. Hill
1863 Civil War Letter of Justus Clark (101st PA Vol. Infantry)
Note: In a March 1863 letter to his sister Sarah in Pennsylvania, Sergeant Clark writes from New Bern about his regiments' raid into Hyde County and the booty which he enjoyed. Letter courtesy of Joyce Tice, Tri-Counties Genealogy & History (Tioga Co., PA). For information on Justus Clark, contact: Ed Boots, Civil War Plymouth Pilgrims Descendants Society.
Dixie Invincibles Monument at Middletown, NC
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Sweet-toothed Manhattan-based fans of Rachel Renee Russell's Dork Diaries series from Aladdin were in for a treat on June 7, when Simon & Schuster touted the publication of Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star with a Dork Day celebration at Rockefeller Center. The publisher partnered with Foursquare, the location-based Web and mobile social networking community, and Magnolia Bakery, for a promotion at that company's Rockefeller Center location.
Foursquare users who checked in at the bakery between noon and 1:00 pm. and purchased a Dork Diaries cupcake were given a free copy of Dork Diaries 3. The bakery sold the cupcakes and gave away Dork Diaries sticker sheets all day long. In addition, Dork Day banners and signage decorated the lobby and elevator banks of S&S's Rockefeller Center offices, and staffers wore Dork Day t-shirts and buttons throughout the day.
"We wanted to try to get as much focus and buzz using our amazing Rockefeller Center location," explained Mara Anastas, v-p and deputy publisher of Simon Pulse, Aladdin, Media and Novelty, of this promotion. "Simon & Schuster is a landmark building in the city, and we knew we'd get quite a bit of traffic." The author announced the event on her blog, and the publisher reached out to local bloggers for additional publicity and posted news of the promotion on the Dork Diaries Facebook page. "So many staffers at S&S have kids who are fans of this series, and word of mouth is the best marketing tool," Anastas added.
The Dork Diaries series, which has 3.3 million copies in print, has spent 80 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl is currently on PW's children's fiction bestseller list. The novels star Nikki Maxwell, who goes to great lengths to keep everyone at her private school—including the girl who's her nemesis and the boy who's her crush—from learning that she's there on scholarship in exchange for her father's work as the school's exterminator. In Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star, Nikki enters a school talent competition in which the top prize is a scholarship; winning it will free her father from his obligation—and save her from potential damage to her reputation.
"The author speaks to girls through Nikki," says Anastas of the series' popularity. "Embracing being a dork is cool, and fans have come to love Nikki." The publisher remarks that Dork Day was not only "a great local moment," but provided exposure that she anticipates will help create early buzz for the next installments of the series, due in October and in June 2012.
In addition to the Rockefeller Center splash, S&S promoted Dork Day with retailer event kits that included t-shirts, activities, buttons, sticker sheets, and bumper stickers. The publisher advertised Dork Day online—to consumers on Poptropica, nick.com, and Twitter, and to the trade.
With the Dork Day promotion, notes Lucille Rettino, director of marketing for S&S's Children's Publishing Group, "one of our main goals was to create excitement and drive awareness for the brand, and we think we definitely made an impact."
Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star by Rachel Renee Russell. Aladdin, $12.99 June ISBN 978-1-4424-1190-6