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ST. LOUIS – Charges were filed Tuesday against a man who police say was involved in a very unusual bank robbery case. It started with a weird disguise and ended with the suspect jumping off a bridge into the Missouri River.
Police said the suspect, 44-year-old Austin R. Denson, remains hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
"It surprises me a lot. Now, I'll be locking my garage," said Bridget Hollocher, Denson's neighbor.
Denson is charged with three counts of first-degree robbery, three counts of armed criminal action, one count of resisting arrest, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm. St. Charles County Prosecutor Tim Lohmar said even though he's suspected of robbing one bank, there's a reason for three charges of robbery.
"We have three different victims in the bank: he got the manager and two tellers; they were all approached at gun point," he said.
"He was a very jovial neighbor. Always said, 'hi,' seemed fine," said Laura Reinken, another of Denson's neighbors.
Something apparently went wrong in Denson's life.
Wearing a bushy fake beard, police said he robbed the Gateway Metro Federal Credit Union Monday on Jungermann Road. Security camera photos of him were released and a St. Charles County business gave authorities a good tip.
Police went to his home here on Glenshee Drive in Wentzville. Witnesses said he was pulling away as they arrived.
"As soon as he got up the street, we saw these unmarked police cars converge on the car," Reinken said. "They ordered him to get out and stop. He slowed down for second, opened the door, but then speeded away."
Denson finally pulled over on the Blanchette Bridge and he apparently jumped into the Missouri River and survived. St. Charles City and Pattonville Firefighters deployed rescue boats. The suspect claimed he had a gun but never showed it. After building a rapport with an officer, the suspect surrendered. He was pulled from the water and taken into custody.
Police said about half of the $21,000 stolen was recovered from his home, along with a gun police believe was used in the bank heist.


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Albert Management is partner with the producers of car interiors, mainly the ones specialized in the production of seat covers. This is how the opportunity appeared to produce custom made seat covers after digital patterns out of original upholstery. The company, Albert Management, focuses on customer satisfaction, that's why the quality of materials and workmanship is of premium quality, the factory that produces the seat covers has invested in the latest generation of equipment and digital technology that allows them to laser cut the seat covers with millimeter precision.
The first step is taking the digital pattern.
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Special stitching for the Airbags that is extremely important for the safety of our customers.
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Gala Cycling Club 2020
Organiser's Description
Gala Cycing Club Membership
Join online now and your membership will be valid until 31st December 2020
Membership from 1st January 2020 - 31st December 2020
Gala Cycling is a club based in the Scottish Borders that encourages cyclists of all abilities regardless of your targets. Not only will the club help you reach that goal, you will also have the opportunity to socialise and have fun through training sessions, races and other activities.
The Club runs several regular training sessions led by our own qualified and successful coaches.
Training Activetes
Thursday – Sept to March 7:00pm, Meet up on Zwift
Mid Week - Apr to Sept Mid week Time Trials see our facebook page £2
Over 18 £20
Under 18 £5
Over 65 £10
Wife, Husband or pertner £1
20% Discount on Club clothing for all members under 18
Youth Fund to help with coaching / coruse costs for members under 18
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To sign-up for this club on EntryCentral, the Service Fee is 4% (min 50p) for each sign-up
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Expiry Date: 31/12/2020
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Fair Housing Advocacy
CRLA has a HUD funded fair housing project providing a range of services to support fair housing and civil rights for rural populations facing housing discrimination. CRLA's work includes investigating violations of state and federal fair housing laws, filing administrative complaints and engaging in affirmative litigation, land use and housing element advocacy, and conducting education, outreach, workshops, and training. CRLA's fair housing advocacy is also supported by local grants in CRLA service areas in San Joaquin County
CRLA also works with state and local fair housing agencies, local governments, and other non-profits and community based organizations to remedy discrimination in public and private housing markets and to reduce the incidence of practices that perpetuate segregation.
For more information, please contact Director of Litigation, Advocacy and Training, Ilene J. Jacobs, at email@example.com.
Our Funders
- City of Lodi
- County of San Luis Obispo
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Foreclosure Advocacy
CRLA's foreclosure advocacy is supported by grants from the California State Bar and the Department of Housing and Urban Development providing a range of services to homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure. CRLA's work includes assisting clients with loan modifications, refinancing, transition assistance, and fair lending issues. Staff also investigate mortgage related scams and assist clients report scams to appropriate enforcement agencies.
CRLA also provides foreclosure workshops and training to homeowners, housing counselors and other agencies. The training and workshops help stymie the effects of discriminatory foreclosure-related practices in rural communities across the state. Located below are brochures distributed at our events for educational purposes. For more information, please contact Foreclosure Intervention Coordinator, Sylvia Torres, at email@example.com.
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Alternatives to Foreclosure Brochure
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How Will Supercars 2018 Rookie Drivers Fare?
2018 Won't be a repeat of 2013
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Last year there were only two rookies in the Supercars championship. Simona de Silvestro and Alex Rullo. With 17-year-old Rullo sorely lacking in experience, de Silvestro won the rookie of the year award with ease. This year there are four. Richie Stanaway, James Golding, Anton de Pasquale, Jack LeBrocq and Todd Hazelwood. The super licence system introduced at the start of last year means that the standard of rookie drivers has improved, but some will still have an easier time than others.
Richie Stanaway is the best-placed rookie coming into 2017. He joins Tickford Racing alongside Mark Winterbottom, a former champion and Bathurst winner, Bathurst winner and reigning Enduro Cup champion Chaz Mostert, and last year's Sandown 500 winner Cameron Waters. Stanaway has two of the best drivers in the championship to learn from, and a team that can provide him with a race winning car. Stanaway himself is also very talented. He achieved a clean sweep In his first and only Super2 round at Sydney Motorsport Park last year, and won Sandown alongside Waters. Stanaway has spent the past few years in racing in GP3 and GP2, and in the World Endurance Championship in the factory Aston Martin GTE team. Most Supercars drivers come up through Australian Formula Ford and Super2, some spend a season or two in British Formula Ford. Stanaway's pre-Supercars career is equalled in the current crop by only James Courtney and Simona de Silvestro. As impressive as his feats in a Supercar have been so far, we've only seen him compete as a co-driver, sharing track time with other co-drivers. Across the full season, Stanaway will sit at the bottom of the Tickford pecking order. He might win a race, he might win as many as Winterbottom does. But he'll also spend a lot of time a long way outside the top 10.
Erebus Motorsport has been through quite a few drivers in their second car sine Lee Holdsworth left at the end of 2014. They've all been pay drivers brought in to make up for the team's funding shortfall. Anton de Pasquale is the best driver to occupy that car since Holdsworth. Paul Morris has described his signing is Erebus' Jamie Whincup moment. De Pasquale finished fourth in last years Super2 series with Paul Morris Motorsport, while also competing with PMM in the Khumo V8 Touring Car Series. De Pasquale is unique among this year's rookies in that he hasn't had an enduro drive before, but he has raced at Sandown and Bathurst in Super2. De Pasquale joins a team on the rise, looking to improve its team's championship position. With de Pasquale alonsgide David Reynolds, they might not just pass Garry Rogers Motorsport, but the second Tickford pairing of Stanaway and Waters to claim fourth.
James Golding has been waiting a while now to step up to GRM's championship series team as a full-time driver. With James Moffat's contract ending at the end of last year it was inevitable that GRM's latest protege would be joining the championship this year. Golding sat out of Super2 last year, instead competing in the championship series as a wildcard entry at two rounds and alongside Garth Tander in the Enduro Cup. Golding has been with GRM since 2015, finishing 10th and fourth in his two attempts at Super2, and he has co-driven for Moffat and Tander. The last rookie driver GRM introduced to the championship was Scott McLaughlin. The team will be hoping for a repeat of McLaughlin's success, but without the leg-up that comes from starting with a new generation car, McLaughlin's results will be hard to match.
A funding shortfall forced Tekno to let go of Will Davison in favour of rookie Jack LeBrocq, but LeBrocq is among the best of this year's unusually long list of rookies. He was the 2012 Australian Formula Ford champion and finished in the top three of the Super2 series every year since 2015. Making LeBrocq's transition easier, Tekno has Adrian Burgess on board as team manager, and a brand new Triple 8 Commodore. Burgess has delivered four drivers' championships at two teams. As Tekno knows all too well, it's hard for a single car team to improve across a weekend, even with an experienced driver. If you don't roll out of the transporter setting front-running times, its very hard to improve your setup with only one car to work off. Add an inexperienced driver into the mix, and it gets even harder to find gains. Tekno will be able leverage off its close relationship with Triple 8, under the same data sharing arrangement they've had in past seasons. Without any actual teammates to learn from, sharing a garage with Craig Lowndes is the next best thing.
After winning the 2017 Super2 series with Matt Stone Racing, Hazelwood is graduating to the championship series with MSR. MSR has bought two ex-Penske Falcons (one for Super2) and leased Jason Bright's racing entitlement contract. Of all the rookies, Hazelwood is in for the toughest year. Yes, he's in an ex-Penske car, and he won the Super2 Series last year, so he has the car and talent. But the car will be run by a single car team that's new to the Championship series. New independent single car teams rarely succeed. Stanaway and Golding have championship and Bathurst winning team mates to learn from. Penske isn't providing any ongoing technical support, so Hazelwood really is on his own. In this sort of environment, it will be difficult for Hazelwood to be a consistent top 15 finisher. One thing Hazelwood has going for him is that he has a lower likelihood of falling victim to double-stacking. He will share a pit bay with Tim Blanchard, a more beatable driver than Lowndes, Waters or Tander.
For the first time last year, Supercars allowed wildcard entries in selected championship rounds. Golding and LeBrocq competed in two rounds each with GRM and MW Motorsport, respectively, and Hazelwood one round with MSR. All three participated in round eight at Queensland Raceway, where Hazelwood achieved the highest placing of 18th in the Sunday race. LeBrocq beat both Hazelwood and Golding on Saturday, bringing his Altima home in 19th, but didn't finish on Sunday. Golding placed 16th and 25th at Winton, while LeBrocq was 19th and 22nd at Hidden Valley. These are the sort of results we can expect from the four rookies early in season. The Adelaide street circuit will be a difficult introduction to the main game, especially for Stanaway, who has never raced there in any category. It's unlikely that all four drivers will finish both races there. After Adelaide and the Melbourne GP support race (where none of them have raced) things will get easier, with a string of sprint rounds on permanent circuits. It's in this middle section of the year that one of the rookies is most likely to win a race. Stanaway would be the most likely to do it.
Their first Enduro Cup as lead drivers isn't going to be brilliant, but they will all come into these three rounds with prior experience at Sandown and Bathurst. De Pasquale is the only one to have never raced at the Gold Coast. The only confirmed co-driver here is Jonothan Webb with LBrocq. Hazelwood might be lucky and get Jason Bright. Tickford has signed James Moffat, David Russell, Dean Canto and Steve Owen this year but hasn't confirmed any pairings. Given Stanaway's place in the Tickford hierarchy, he's not getting Moffat or Owen, but at least he will have someone with experience. Hazelwood and Bright or Stanaway and Russell could, under the right circumstances, deliver a good result. In 2016, Waters and LeBrocq, the youngest, most inexperienced driver combination in the race, finished fourth at Bathurst in their Prodrive Falcon, so almost anything's possible. That bodes well for Golding, who could be sharing a car with GRM Super2 driver Mason Barbera.
In 2018, we won't see a repeat of 2013, where McLaughlin and Mostert were running near the front and winnng races semi-regularly. They had the advantage of starting in the year that the new generation cars were introduced. Maybe one or two rookies will win a race or two this year, and there's a good chance one will grab a pole position somewhere. But mostly, just finishing inside the top 15 of the championship will be a huge achievement for any of them.


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Cabot Microelectronics Corporation Acquired NexPlanar Corporation
26 Nov 2015 • by Natalie Aster
LONDON – Cabot Microelectronics Corporation announced the completion of acquisition of NexPlanar Corporation. The acquisition agreement was signed on September 27th. The purchase price was approximately USD 142.3 million. NexPlanar specializes in the trade, manufacture and development of advanced CMP pad solutions for the semiconductor industry. The acquisition was funded from Cabot Microelectronics' available cash balance.
As of FY 2014, the company's revenues registered a YoY decline from USD 433.1 million to USD 424.7 million. Cabot Microelectronics' gross profit fell by 4.24%. Operating income and net income decreased by 6.14% (FY 2014 – USD 71.8 million) and 3.42% (FY 2014 – USD 50.8 million), respectively.
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation is one of the global top suppliers of chemical mechanical planarization polishing slurries and also a growing CMP pad supplier to the semiconductor industry. This company manufactures and sells CMP slurries for polishing various insulating, conducting and isolating materials applied in integrated circuit devices, aw well as for polishing magnetic heads and disk substrates used in hard disk drives. Cabot Microelectronics Corporation was founded in 1999; and the company's headquarters is located in Aurora, IL.
Valuable information on the company's business, services, strengths and weaknesses as well as news on the company's activities and competitors' profiles can be found in the report "Cabot Microelectronics Corp. Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, Competitors and Industry Analysis" worked out by BAC Reports and recently published at MarketPublishers.com.
Report Details:
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, Competitors and Industry Analysis
Date: November, 2015
Pages: 70
Other company reports containing SWOT analyses and financial information, industry chain analyses and competitor analysis can be found in Company Reports Catalogue.
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WASHINGTON, DC - Pop music legend Carole King joined Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) in announcing the introduction of the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA). NREPA would protect some of America's most beautiful and ecologically important lands while saving taxpayers' money and creating jobs.
NEW YORK, NY - Fresh on the heels of her Inaugural week appearance on the program, Carole King returned to MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to discuss the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, which was introduced into the 111th Congress on February 11, 2009 (subsequently introduced in the 112th Congress on 11/3/2011).
NREPA "has something for everybody," said King. "These lands are owned by all Americans and this bill has economic benefits...it creates jobs."
BURBANK, CA - On February 3, Rhino Records released a definitive collection of tracks from Graham Nash. This three-CD boxed set, called "Reflections," includes songs from his years as a solo artist, as well as the time that Nash spent as a member of the Hollies, CSN, CSNY and Crosby/Nash. Included in this set will be a rare demo version of "Two Hearts," a song that Graham Nash and Carole King penned together. The final version of that song can be found on "Love Makes the World - Deluxe Edition," which was released on Rockingale Records in 2007.
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We have developed an expertise in assisting our clients with their long term superannuation strategies with a view to creating wealth and reducing tax so you have more in your pocket during retirement.
With the complexity of superannuation laws, Eclipse Accounting Group can provide advice to clients on setting up and structuring a self managed super fund (SMSF) including using a limited recourse loan and approved structure in order to acquire property using borrowings.
Our service includes the preparation of financial statements, annual returns, the filing of all regulatory returns and facilitating of all audit requirements through an external auditor. We also assist clients in all tax planning aspects of SMSFs including contributions tax, tax planning and the establishment and statutory requirements of superannuation allocated pensions upon retirement or in transition to retirement (for people over 55 years).
Our goal is to assist you to carefully plan your strategy for retirement and to maximise the long-term wealth that building up assets and investments in a SMSF can facilitate.
In order to ensure that your retirement goals are achievable and on track and that you comply with all relevant Super Laws, we always recommend to clients that they seek the advice of an experienced and independent financial planner. We are happy to refer clients to a financial planner if required.


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The BBC workforce is larger than two years ago, despite cuts imposed by the corporation since 2012, the annual report has revealed.
The latest figures show that headcount has been reduced by 54 since last year, bringing the total to 18,920. This is higher than the figure for 2013/2014, which stood at 18,647.
The BBC has closed 437 posts between April 1 2015 and March 31 2016, with 278 cut as part of the Delivering Quality First programme launched in 2012, which aimed to identify ongoing savings at the corporation.
While 437 posts were cut, 110 more roles were created at myBBC and iPlayer, as well as 56 posts in information security and technical positions and 39 apprentice, trainee and graduate roles.
Some 175 roles were established or transferred and brought inhouse as opposed to being contracted out.
The pay of top celebrities has been cut by £8.39 million to a total of £200 million, with seven stars earning more than £500,000, down from nine last year.
The senior manager pay bill has been cut by £5 million for a 40% reduction since 2009 to ensure a "lean and simple" BBC, the report said. The corporation reduced senior manager numbers to 356 from 401 last year and 640 in 2009.
The senior manager pay bill now stands at £47 million, with 45 fewer senior managers this year compared with 2014/2015.
Director-general Lord Hall singled out shows such as War And Peace, Sherlock, The Night Manager, Happy Valley and Doctor Foster as distinctive dramas that have "given us all many hours of unforgettable storytelling this year".
"A more open BBC means a leaner, more transparent organisation - with fewer divisions and simpler structures. This is not just to cut costs and live within the new licence fee settlement, but also to create a place where creativity can flourish," he said in the report.
Lord Hall acknowledged that creating an open BBC would "not be easy" and would entail "unpicking structures and ways of working that have built up over generations".
The report highlighted that the corporation still needs to save an additional £800 million by 2022, which it said is due to the impact of the licence fee funding settlement reached with the Government last year, as well as to fund super-inflation in areas such as sports and drama and cover costs of the new charter proposals.
The current 10-year royal charter period is set to run until December 31 this year, when a new 11-year charter will be agreed. In May this year the Government laid out its suggestions for the new charter period in the White Paper.
The BBC's new director of strategy and education, James Purnell, said in the annual report: "It is now of vital importance that we are able to ensure that the positive intentions of the White Paper are clearly transferred to the new Royal Charter and Agreement."
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride is the top-selling title of the year for BBC Worldwide and was licensed to 216 territories. The most watched programme on BBC television was The Great British Bake Off final with 15 million viewers.
On radio, BBC 6 Music continued to expand, becoming the UK's biggest digital-only station.
The overall pay bill for the BBC's top directors increased by more than £80,000 last year.
The amount paid to members of the BBC's executive board, which includes Lord Hall and BBC Worldwide director Tim Davie, rose from £3.65 million to £3.73 million.
The executive wage bill hike was partly due to a £224,000 bonus for Mr Davie, an increase of £23,000 on the previous year.


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Trace the design on pillow cover with carbon paper and pencil.
Paint the petals half with white colour and half with pink colour.
Paint the leaves half with olive green and half with golden yellow.
Finally paint the stems with green colour.
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THE HONDROULIS BROTHERS vs. WENDY AND LISA
When looking for musical inspiration for this piece, of course I found it in Purple Rain. The talented duo of Wendy & Lisa serve as a foil to Prince in much the same way that The Hondroulis Brothers team up with Lizard in the novel. The music and dialog interlude that comes before the song 'All My Sins Are Blotted Out' was inspired by the "Is the water warm enough?" dialog between Wendy & Lisa from Purple Rain's 'Computer Blue'. Give this song another listen and you'll be able to hear the connection.
ALL MY AINS ARE BLOTTED OUT: https://earwig.bandcamp.com/track/all-my-sins-are-blotted-out
This dialog is in Japanese. George and Costa are both speaking their parts and I do my parts. Mine is the very deep voice. George and Costa are on the far left and right. James coached us on the Japanese. Here's the English translation.
Lizard: Hondroulis Brothers!
Hondroulis Brothers: Yes, Lizard.
Lizard: Is this the frequency?
Hondroulis Brothers: Yes, Lizard.
Lizard: Shall we begin?
Hondroulis Brothers: Yes, Lizard.
George and Costa, also known as The Hondroulis Brothers, are the ones who answer his call and come to Lizard's aid. Earlier in the story, Lizard and the Hondroulis Brothers had met when they were the rhythm section for a band called Our Flesh Party, a Columbus band that Earwig had played some shows with.
The Hondroulis Brothers had also discovered the existence of a mirror-image city of Columbus known as Capital City where demons and other multidimensional actors worked behind the scenes to control the Multiverse.The three become friends and allies as they struggle to eventually come together as Earwig and defeat Dyslexia Society demons to make rock and roll history! While Lizard is trapped in the UnReal, The Hondroulis Brothers discover a channel to reach him and join forces. I decided to add one of their cross-dimensional conversations to the album.
There you have it. If you've ever wondered what all of the weird Japanese dialog on Earwig's 'Pause For The Jets' was all about…now you know!


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Your rights
Updated: 8/7/2019
The directive is a minimum directive. That means that all EU countries need to have at least the level of protection stated in the directive, but they can implement an even better consumer protection.
A distance contract is defined as a contract where the consumer and the trader do not meet in person. In order for the law to apply, the trader must be organized in a way that allows agreements to be concluded at a distance. Examples of distance contracts are online purchases, telephone sales, mail order and TV shopping.
The directive does not apply to distance contracts relating to:
- insurance, credits and other financial services
- constructing and sale of immovable property
Information on the website
The following information must be available on a website that sells products and services to consumers:
- the name and address of the trader
- the main characteristics of the product or service
- the price, including taxes and fees, of the product or service
- the delivery costs
- the different payment methods and information on delivery
- information on the cooling off period
- cost of using the means of distance communication, when they are not calculated at the basic rate
- for how long the offer is valid
- where applicable, the minimum duration of the contract
The information should be easy to find on the website. Should you not find it, maybe it is better to choose another e-trader.
Information after the purchase
The trader should always provide you with information about
- the cooling off period
- how the cooling off period is counted
- what to do if you want to cancel the purchase
- what happens after you have cancelled the purchase
- who to contact if you want to cancel the purchase
- warranties and service
- the conditions to cancel the agreement if it is indefinite or exceeds one year
The information should be given to you as soon as the contract has been concluded or at the latest upon delivery even if it occurred at an earlier time.
The information should be given to you in a document that you can save. It is up to the trader to prove that you have received the information.
The trader must deliver the product, or if it is a service, finish the job, within 30 days from the date you placed your order. It is possible to agree on another reasonable time limit for the delivery.
If the trader fails to deliver on time and this does not depend on you, you have the right to cancel the agreement. If you cancel the agreement, the trader has to give you a refund. This should be done as soon as possible, but not later than 30 days from the day on which he received your notice of cancellation.
Cooling off period
If you are shopping online from an e-trader within the EU, you have the right to a cooling off period, (with some exceptions).
For how long is the cooling off period valid?
The cooling off period is always at least, 14 working days, but since the EU and EEA countries have the possibility to implement a better consumer protection than the distance contracts directive, there are different time limits in the different countries. How long the cooling off period is in your case depends on which country's law applies to your contract.
Unless otherwise agreed, the basic rule is that it is the law of the trader's country that applies. However, if the website is clearly targeted against Sweden, with for example, Swedish text and pricing in Swedish currency, Swedish law may apply.
When does the cooling off period start?
The cooling off period starts:
- the day you received the product or a substantial part of it
- the day the agreement of a service is concluded
If the trader has not informed you about the cooling off period, your cooling off period is prolonged. In the table above, you can see what applies in each country within the EU and EEA.
How do you cancel your purchase?
Return the product and let the e-trader know that you want to cancel the purchase. Do this in writing.
ECC Sweden has a letter template in English that you can use. The letter template is on the right side of this page.
What happens after you have cancelled your purchase?
The trader should, if you have exercised your right to cancel the purchase, give you a refund as soon as possible, but within 30 days at the latest. Depending on which country you have purchased from, you may have to pay the return shipping costs.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
For distance contracts, you have no right of withdrawal if
- the service has begun during the cooling off period, with your consent
- the price is dependent on financial market, (for example a stock)
- the product, due to its nature, cannot be returned
- the sealing, (including technical sealing), has been broken on audio or video recordings or on computer programs
- the contract regards newspaper subscriptions and single magazines
- the contract regards betting and other lottery services
- you have bought food, beverages or other goods intended for everyday consumption, and if the goods are delivered to your house or to your work, and the trader normally delivers the goods via a distribution system.
or if the contract concerns
- accommodation
- transport
- serving, catering or similar service
- cultural events, sports events or another similar leisure activity, if the trader undertakes to provide the service on a specific day or during a specific period.


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Do Yourself a Favor and Add an Evening Coat to Your Wardrobe
You know how sometimes you spot at item when you're out shopping, and it speaks to you so much that you just have to buy it? I have experienced that a few times. But much more rare is when that happens in reverse: those times when you envision a clothing item in your head and then it appears. Maybe you haven't even spotted anyone wearing this magical look, but you've conjured it up in your mind as something you need. And then, voila! One day you serendipitously find it.
That recently happened to me with a cabernet-colored velvet evening coat.
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On a few recent occasions, when going out to a nice event, I would don one of my cocktail dresses but feel that I needed some sort of jacket or coat—both to complete the look and to keep me warm for the chilly evening. Yet nothing I owned seemed right. My black leather bomber jacket? Sure, that works sometimes (and I love the juxtaposition of masculine and feminine pieces), but It does't always work to add the edgy rocker look to a dressy evening outfit. My faux fur? Too heavy. My silky, black raincoat? Too thin. My camel hair jacket? Too casual. My black velvet scarf? Not significant enough.
I kept rifling through my closet searching for something that just wasn't there. I found myself pulling out velvet tops and even a velvet "jean"-style jacket. And then it came to me. I needed a crimson-colored velvet evening coat.
I kept picturing the coat in my head. It would be roomy and have pockets. It would go down to about mid-thigh. It would be the perfect shade—like a goblet of rich cabernet, not Santa Claus red. It had to be much darker and deeper than that.
I could have searched for it on the Internet (I don't know why I didn't), but then one day, while shopping, I saw it. It was at Nordstrom—I had run in for something else but spotted a swatch of crimson velvet on a hanger out of the corner of my eye. When I pulled it off the rack I couldn't believe it!
It was as if my vision had come to life, complete with the pockets.
But then I hesitated. It was from Lafayette 148 and the price tag read $648. Suddenly, it felt sort of frivolous. I mean, how often would I actually wear it? It's not like it was black. Plus, I live in Los Angeles where it's not exactly coat weather for very long. On top of all that, couldn't I find something much less expensive at a vintage store? I was kidding myself, of course. I rarely go vintage shopping, and what were the chances of me finding a coat just like this one? Probably slim to none.
Still, I slowly hung it back up and left the store, feeling proud of myself for not spending the money.
But then I kept thinking about it. Especially a few days later when I went to a Wild Life Aid gala and needed a nice coat to top my black velvet dress. Damn! Why didn't I buy it when I had the chance?
About a week later, I decided to go back. I worried it would no longer be there. And sure enough, the rack where it had hung was now filled with some green cardigans and coats. "You blew it," they seemed to be teasing me. A sales woman saw my look of disappointment. "Can I help you?" she asked.
I described the coat and she disappeared. A few minutes later she was back. Miraculously, she had found it in a different department. "This is our last one," she exclaimed triumphantly as she handed it over.
I tried it on again, plunging my hands deep into its pockets. I twirled around. I let my blonde hair fall over it. I felt like Joseph in his amazing technicolor dreamcoat. This time I was not letting it go. I happily plunked down my credit card.
That was just before Thanksgiving, and as of this writing, I have already worn my evening coat six times, a couple of those occasions with black velvet jeans, burgundy velvet boots and a black or burgundy silk top. Just yesterday I wore it to a luncheon, over a peacock-patterend Nili Lotan silk dress.
So, what can I say? As much as one can be in love with an article of clothing, I am in love with this coat. It feels magical and luxurious, festive and even a bit sexy. Plus, it feels like I conjured it from my imagination.
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Qlogic Shares Drop After Chief Resigns
Monday, May 20, 2013
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Shares of QLogic Corp. are down Monday in its first trading session following the resignation of Chief Executive Simon Biddiscombe.
Investors sent shares of the Aliso Viejo-based networking equipment maker down by more than 3.5% in early afternoon trading to a market value of about $870 million.
The resignation, announced after the close of trading Friday, came as a relative surprise to company watchers. Analysts said the company's board pushed the move because board want someone with a stronger technology background to lead the company.
QLogic makes electronics, such as switches and adapter cards that speed up the flow of data on corporate storage networks.
It's a longtime leader in the fibre-channel networking segment and is among a burgeoning group of companies competing in the emerging 10-gigabit Ethernet connection market for data centers.
QLogic's board has appointed Chief Financial Officer Jean Hu, 49, to the top post on an interim basis.
She oversees all financial matters and will retain those responsibilities amid during the search for a permanent chief executive.
Biddiscombe was promoted from finance chief to the top post in November 2010.
He was just the third boss at QLogic since its 1994 spinoff from Costa Mesa-based Emulex Corp., now a rival.


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Sometimes South Park makes strong episodes out of topical stories that are happening in the news. Sometimes it makes strong episodes out of non-topical stories that involve its main characters dealing with childhood. Given that "1%" was so obviously plotted around the Occupy Wall Street movement, I tuned in hoping for the former. Instead, we got the latter, thanks to the classically disturbed, and surprisingly poignant, behavior of Eric Cartman.
The first thing first. The satire of Occupy Wall Street itself felt almost perfunctory, going for some obvious targets ("class warfare" puns, Matt and Trey? really?) and missing opportunities to go deeper and satirize the substance of either the Occupiers' protests or their critics. (There were some jabs at media overcoverage of small protests and the smatterings of a thesis that the protesters were only targeting the "1%" because they voted for Obama and "In today's day and age you can't blame a black person for anything"–but then again, that all came out of Cartman's mouth.*) Really, the episode had more to say on the policy of obsessively protecting kids' self-esteem–an old topic but still a rewarding one–than on whether there's anything to the protests over income inequality or not.
*I'm not sure I have much of a read from this as to whether this is actually Matt and Trey's view of Obama, or for that matter, where the libertarian pair stand on Presidential politics in general right now. Though I would guess, given their past interests, that artistically they'd love to have a Mormon President to write about.
But last night's Cartman arc was just brilliant. Granted, any episode that features a Cartman psychotic break gets immediate credit from me. (I still hold that "Scott Tenorman Must Die" is the greatest South Park of all time, and I will feed a bowl of chili to anyone who maintains otherwise.) The show, as is going to be the case over 15 seasons, has gone to this well a lot–Cartman's hand as Jennifer Lopez and thence Mitch Conner–but "1%" switched things up in a way that returned to the season's theme of people getting older and changing.
Some of South Park's best episodes are the ones in which Trey and Matt get to indulge their genre-movie side, and Cartman's breaks from reality, exposing the workings of his toys-in-the-attic subconscious, let them go full-on psycho-thriller, in a way that spoofs this style of story but is also genuinely disturbing. ("Dude. What the hell?") And if the sudden and macabre deaths of Cartman's little plush friends had simply been the work of the fifth graders, the episode still would have been worth it for the scene in which Cartman grills his mom in the multiple voices of his toys, and his indulgent mother not only plays along but buys in tearfully.
But the reveal that the killing spree was all the work of Polly Prissy Pants—which is to say, of Cartman himself, goaded by his mother and his friends to start growing up—was not just creep-out funny ("Say hello to the sunrise for me") but genuinely affecting. For Cartman—lazy, demanding, devoted to pleasure—childhood isn't just a stage of life, it's a way of life. But this episode showed that, at some level, even he understands that he's got to grow up sometime—that beyond a certain point his way of living stops being funny and becomes sad.
This is still Cartman we're talking about, so I don't expect his personality to radically change overnight. But having him, painfully, pull the trigger on a piece of his childhood felt like another incremental step in South Park's growing up. Farewell, Clyde Frog.


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Use your own router with AT&T DSLby matt on November 16, 2009
Q: If I move from my current ISP to AT&T DSL service will I be able to use my existing Linksys wireless G Access point WAP54G? I don't want to pay extra for a wireless router when I already have one.
A: In my experience with AT&T I have always gotten a modem with a built in wireless router at no extra cost. I normally don't use the wireless on their router because, like you, I have my own and I like to use it since I have it. When ordering just make sure to express to them you want a stand alone modem, ie one that does not have to connect to your computer via USB. I am pretty sure no DSL companies use USB only modems anymore but it never hurts to make sure and if they say anything just say you have no free USB ports on your computer.
Then from there you can decide if you want to hook up your Linksys WAP54G or just use the built in wireless that comes built into the modem. Using the built in will be easier but setting up your own will not be difficult. You will want to start by logging into their web interface for their router and disabling the wireless on the modem so that there is no interference between the two wireless signals. Then from there you can connect your access point/router to the modem using an Ethernet cable, just like you used previously with your other ISP. Once you do that you should be all set to start using your wireless connection.Read Question Here


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This series is sponsored by Baby Lock. For over 40 years, Baby Lock has been dedicated to the love of sewing by creating machines for sewing, embroidery, quilting and serging – all with ease-of-use, high quality and a touch of elegance.
If you have children and you like to sew, you've no doubt heard of Oliver + S. I first noticed the sweet paper-doll packaging at a cozy quilt shop in Salt Lake City when I was pregnant with Milo. The designs are refreshing, hearkening back to the days when children played barefoot on the grass and jump-roped on the driveway. Most of the patterns are for woven material, but this adorable Field Trip Raglan Tee is a great basic tee to make with knits. I've already made my boys three of these each, and see no sign of stopping!
Oliver + S patterns are available in both digital and print copies. We received and are giving away a PDF copy of the Field Trip Pattern (including the raglan tee and the cargo pants!) The tiling on this pattern is different than any I've ever seen, with each pattern piece contained on it's own page, or group of pages, rather than all of them taping together to make one huge sheet. It took me a few minutes to figure out what was going on (at first I thought I was missing a bunch of corners) but once I figured it out, I really appreciated the segregation of the pieces. I could fit together just the tee pattern first, and leave all of the cargo pattern for later use (I used the cargo pattern, sans pockets for Milo's Fireman Sam costume.)
The pattern instructions are clear and simple. This tee is a great project for a beginner! The pieces all fit just right, and in seven seams the whole tee is ready to go! For all of the shirts I've made my boys so far using this pattern, I refashioned men's tee shirts from our refashion pile, cutting the bodice and sleeve hems on the original finished hems of the tees, to eliminate that finishing step (super
lazy genius, right?) Milo's tee is cut to size 3T, and Eliot's to size 18-24 m (which is a little big, but he's growing like crazy.) It's fun to be able to switch up the fabrics on the sleeves and neckband to make a classic baseball tee look. I've also made one with all the same color, and the cut of the tee is still just so cute!
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CERT members will likely recall the dramatic video sown during the basic CERT training class of a Christmas tree virtually exploding into flames due to a short in the electrical wiring of the tree lights. As a CERT member, please help keep your neighbors and family safe this holiday season by remind people of basic safety guidelines, especially when you see anything that looks suspect to you. As a reminder, check out this information from FEMA and the National Fire Protection Association.
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There is an incredible history surrounding many of the Folk & Traditional Stringed Instruments that we sell at Musician's Friend. The Ukulele, for example, originated in Hawaii the 1880s. Mandolins evolved from lutes in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries. Banjos on their modern style were said to have originated in the Caribbean in the 17th century. Compared to these, the Resonator guitar is a modern invention, having been designed sometime around the 1920s, as a way of enabling guitars to be heard in a big band setting, before the guitar pickup was invented. Thankfully you won't have to wait for centuries when buying from Musician's Friend, especially as free standard shipping applies to all orders except heavy items. With the top brands to choose from including Breedlove Folk & Traditional Stringed Instruments and Kohala Folk & Traditional Stringed Instruments, coupled with our price & satisfaction guarantees, making traditional music is both quick and easy.


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Mobile Marketing: Turning Overwhelming into Rewarding
Mobile marketing is one of the hottest trends among today's marketers. But for many, it's overwhelming and sometimes paralyzing. Many marketers understand the importance of incorporating mobile into a cross-channel marketing strategy, but are uncertain about where to begin, how to begin, and how to measure success.
As with any cross-channel marketing program, think first and foremost about your mobile marketing goal. Is it to create brand awareness for your organization? Probably not. Is it to define a real-time touchpoint? This is more realistic. If so, what would the messages be? Special offers? Upgrades? Welcome messages?
- Start by taking a look at your current email communications. Are they designed for optimal rendering on mobile devices? If not, focus here initially. Simply making your existing communication channels more readable and useable for the 50 percent of your customers who are already reading their email on mobile devices can greatly improve effectiveness. Your email service provider should be able to advise you about who reads your email messages on which mobile devices in order to help you prioritize your optimization efforts.
- Next, think about how you can increase your database to include this medium. Does your preference center ask for mobile phone numbers and allow a customer to "opt in" to receive text messages? A standard email opt-in does not suffice for SMS opt-in because of the carrier fees that may be borne by a text message recipient. But this shouldn't intimidate you. Once you clearly articulate the benefits of text alerts, your consumers will likely be willing to give it a try. More importantly, customers who opt-in to mobile offerings generally have a deeper degree of brand engagement.
- Focus your SMS messaging strategy on communications that enhance the customer experience. Once customers experience the value of "operational" SMS communications, they will be much more accepting of this channel for marketing messages. Start slowly. Earn your customers' trust, and then maintain it with selective and highly relevant communications thereafter. Use the same analytic techniques you use to track email responses and assess effectiveness. Carefully analyze the results from these "early adopters," learn from them and refine your text communications to achieve the highest impact.
- Most importantly, to introduce mobile marketing into your cross-channel marketing strategy, ensure that your marketing platform shares a common marketing database with your other direct marketing channels. With up to half of recipients reading email on mobile devices, and SMS messaging becoming the communication channel of choice for many, orchestrating mobile communication should be a key component of your cross-channel marketing strategy.
Mobile is here to stay. Seize the opportunity to reach your customers at virtually any time, in any location. Used effectively, mobile communications can engender greater brand loyalty, increase engagement and lead to increased sales.
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Berge Bulk Limited
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Tel: +65 6887 9088
Fax: +65 6887 9191
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City Pavilion, Cannon Green Building
27 Bush Lane, London EC4R 0AA
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Tel: +44 20 3617 3600
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For queries relating to operations and chartering, please use the appropriate email below:
We are happy to provide investors with a range of information. As a private company, access to financial information is subject to approval from Berge Bulk. All enquiries, please contact:
Mr Callum Sinclair
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The 10-second takeaway
Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict J. C. Penney's revenues will wither -14.3% and EPS will remain in the red.
The average estimate for revenue is $2.70 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is -$0.93.
Revenue details
Last quarter, J. C. Penney reported revenue of $3.88 billion. GAAP reported sales were 28% lower than the prior-year quarter's $5.43 billion.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
EPS details
Last quarter, non-GAAP EPS came in at -$1.95. GAAP EPS were -$2.51 for Q4 against -$0.41 per share for the prior-year quarter.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
Recent performance
For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 23.8%, 640 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -16.5%, much worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -14.2%, much worse than the prior-year quarter.
Looking ahead
The full year's average estimate for revenue is $12.31 billion. The average EPS estimate is -$2.82.
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The stock has a one-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 694 members out of 1,078 rating the stock outperform, and 384 members rating it underperform. Among 261 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 165 give J. C. Penney a green thumbs-up, and 96 give it a red thumbs-down.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 3, 2011
Michael D. Smith Earns NAR Short Sales and Foreclosure Certification
Buyers and Sellers Benefit from REALTOR® Expertise in Distressed Sales
Lake Forest, IL, August 3, 2011 — Michael D. Smith, Associate Broker with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago in Lake Forest, IL has earned the nationally recognized Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource certification. The National Association of REALTORS® offers the SFR certification to REALTORS® who want to help both buyers and sellers navigate these complicated transactions, as demand for professional expertise with distressed sales grows.
According to a recent NAR survey, nearly one-third of all existing homes sold recently were either short sales or foreclosures. For many real estate professionals, short sales and foreclosures are the new "traditional" transaction. REALTORS® who have earned the SFR certification know how to help sellers maneuver the complexities of short sales as well as help buyers pursue short sale and foreclosure opportunities.
"As leading advocates for homeownership, REALTORS® believe that any family that loses its home to foreclosure is one family too many, but unfortunately, there are situations in which people just cannot afford to keep their homes, and a foreclosure or a short sale results," said 2009 NAR President Charles McMillan. "Foreclosures and short sales can offer opportunities for home buyers and benefit the larger community, as well, but it's extremely important to have the help of a real estate professional like a REALTOR® who has earned the SFR certification for these kinds of purchases."
The certification program includes training on how to qualify sellers for short sales, negotiate with lenders, protect buyers, and limit risk, and provides resources to help REALTORS® stay current on national and state-specific information as the market for these distressed properties evolves. In earning the SFR certification, Mr. Smith was required to take a core curriculum course, study additional educational and training material specific to the certification, and pass a proficiency test administered by NAR . For more information about, or to contact Mr. Smith, please refer to www.mdsmithhomes.com.


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Tell us a little bit about yourself
I was born in San Francisco and moved to Europe when I was 11. I have scars all over my knees from being a tomboy as kid. When I was 18 I played guitar onstage with Green Day which remains the biggest adrenalin rush I've ever experienced. Changing schools and moving around as a child has confused my accent but broadened my horizons. I'm competitive when playing table football and basketball. No one ever guesses my ethnicity correctly. Everyday I wear something from my mom's wardrobe. I love scary movies. Dancing like a dork is fun. I'm a music journalist and sometime presenter.
What one thing are you most proud of in your 32 years so far?
Being self-sufficient and as an adjunct to that, conquering my fear of the camera. I've always loved writing, but to a certain extent you can hide behind printed words. Standing in front of the camera for the first time I found intimidating, excruciating even – but in part I knew I felt so self-conscious because I wasn't doing a good job. It didn't come naturally; still, I persevered.
What one piece of advice would you give to your 10 year old self?
Be bold. Also, don't worry: New Kids on the Block will reform.
What do you hope to achieve by the time you're 100?
Invent a hot sauce. Have a family and a peagle. Write a book.
(i do mean a peagle btw – not a beagle!)


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University commitment to diversity underscored by college/unit initiatives
By Nancy Doolittle |
At a "diversity retreat" Sept. 27, Cornell's senior leadership -- including the president, provost, deans, vice presidents and vice provosts -- shared the diversity initiatives that their colleges and units would pursue this academic year. These initiatives are posted as a PDF on the university's new diversity website so that the Cornell community can view the institution-wide planning effort.
They not only reflect the "big picture" of the university's commitment to diversity and inclusion but also detail the efforts that each college and major unit on campus will undertake to make that big picture a reality.
The diversity retreat was the culmination of months of work that began in February when President David Skorton announced a new framework for diversity efforts at Cornell outlined in the planning document, "Toward New Destinations." The document offers a menu of broad initiatives that support four principles:
University leaders were tasked with choosing five diversity initiatives annually from among those four principles, and tailoring them to their own strategic goals and business needs. They are accountable for their annual progress toward those goals. Many formed task forces of diversity representatives, comprising staff, students and faculty, to define their initiatives and develop ways to implement them.
As a result, more than 145 unit-specific action items, which formed the framework for the Sept. 27 meeting, were identified.
"A number of themes emerged," said Laura Brown, vice provost for undergraduate education and co-chair, along with Lynette Chappell-Williams, associate vice president for inclusion and workforce diversity, of the University Diversity Council. "Many units proposed to develop pipelines of prospective students, faculty and staff, so that we have established opportunities for recruiting a diverse population. Several were developing specially designed inclusive internship programs."
The senior leadership also discussed initiatives designed to improve communications around diversity, within and beyond the individual colleges and units, especially plans for developing college and unit diversity Web pages to dovetail with the redesigned university diversity website, she said.
"Others will evaluate particular courses and programs to assess their inclusivity, including advising programs that support our diverse student population," Brown said.
Eleven colleges and units indicated that they intend to have their faculty and staff members complete the online "Respect at Cornell" program, which was launched last year.
"They all chose priorities that made sense to them, that would further their strategic educational mission or business needs as well as improve the climate of their organization," said Brown.
Perhaps most striking, Brown said, was the "big picture" that emerged from condensing the various initiatives into one document and discussing them as a whole.
"When you put it all together -- all of the initiatives, with all of the constituencies we are concerned about, from students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, vendors -- the project of diversity planning at Cornell is much greater than the sum of its parts," Brown said.
Chappell-Williams noted: "With the momentum that is being created with so many colleges and units addressing diversity and inclusion, I think there will be a real shift in the climate. We can recruit a diversity of faculty, staff and students, but unless we all work together to create a positive climate, we lose the effects of our recruitment. The greatest outcome would be to have every person at Cornell understand the role they have in advancing our diversity efforts."
"Putting the college and unit goals on the Web not only makes them visible and accessible to the members of the Cornell community, but it also announces publicly the university's engaged commitment to the many facets of diversity and inclusion," said Brown.


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Pitchers are anomalies. They strive for years to replicate exactly their delivery on every pitch; they need to trust what a particular pitch will do, how it will break, where its location will be.
Preacher Roe, a pitching wizard for the old Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s and early 1950s, wanted to get his driveway black topped. So, shortly after he retired, when Sports Illustrated offered him $2,000 to reveal how he threw a spitball, something which everyone in baseball knew he did but at which he was never caught, it was an offer he couldn't -- or at least didn't -- refuse. Back in the '50s two grand was more than enough to get the black topping done with a few bucks left over.
Here is the secret of how Preacher got away with throwing the spitter: while wiping his brow, he would surreptitiously spit on the thumb of his pitching hand, then he'd hitch up his pants and while doing so he'd wipe the saliva with his fingers and -- Presto! -- he was good to go. If the umpire asked to see the ball, he would roll it in toward home plate, destroying all incriminating evidence. In fact, he always rolled the ball into the umpire whether it was loaded up or not, just to make opposing batters think it was. Pitching, after all, is in large part psychological warfare.
That's just one of the anecdotes contained in ''K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches,'' by Tyler Kepner, the national baseball writer for The New York Times. Now, you'd think that a book with ten chapters, each devoted to a type of pitch, i.e. The Fastball, The Curveball, The Changeup, and, yes, The Spitball, among others, would be more than even the wonkiest baseball afficionado would either need or want to know, but that's not the case at all. Kepner interviewed hundreds of past and present baseball people, mostly pitchers, and their enthusiasm, the stories that they tell, and their love for the game spills out of every page and makes "K" one of the most entertaining -- and, by the way, informative -- books on baseball that I have read in years.
Pitchers are anomalies. They strive for years to replicate exactly their delivery on every pitch; they need to trust what a particular pitch will do, how it will break, where its location will be. They must not tip off the batter as to whether the next pitch is a curveball, a slider, or perhaps a cutter. At the same time, they are constantly tinkering, experimenting. "What if I grip the ball just a bit differently?" "What if I hold my fingers just a little bit closer together? Or spread them apart?" They are constantly looking for an edge, searching for that elusive something that will set them apart. Kepner deftly gets his interviewees to open up about the secrets, and the mysteries, of their trade -- and it makes for wonderful reading.
Dennis Eckersley, for example, always wanted to develop a splitter to compliment his devastating fastballs and sliders but he could not spread his fingers wide enough to throw one comfortably. Even Kepner, it turned out, could spread his fingers wider that Eckersley. The Eck even went so far as to have a cast made that spread them and he wore it around in the off-season. He constantly worked on the pitch in the bullpen. But he was a closer, called upon in the ninth inning, when the game was on the line and there was no room for error, so his splitter never made it out of the bullpen.
Mariano Rivera, whose cutter led to a record shattering 652 saves, found his signature pitch by accident one day in Detroit. He was playing catch with a teammate, and what he intended to be a straight fastball began zinging to the catcher's right at the very end. It broke so late, in fact, that opposing hitters were unable to see the break. What looked like a fastball, and had the spin of a fastball, suddenly was not one at all; batters had to guess where it would end up, even when they knew it was coming. They'd head back to the dugout in frustration and Mariano was headed on the road to Cooperstown.
Bob Stanley, who both started and relieved in his 13 seasons with the Red Sox, confessed to "cheating" in the pages of "K." He would wipe the sweat off his brow and apply it to the ball. There is no rule against wiping one's brow and perspiration is not saliva but Stanley said it made the ball act differently. He insisted, however, that he had not doctored the wild pitch he threw just before inducing Mookie Wilson into hitting what everyone thought was a harmless grounder to the late Bill Buckner in the 1986 World Series.
Joe Torre, the Hall of Fame manager who was an all-star catcher in his playing days, is now MLB's chief baseball officer. He's in charge of enforcing the rules, yet he freely admits that he called for illegal spitballs from Lew Burdette when they both played for the Milwaukee Braves. Just because something is declared to be sinful doesn't mean that nobody does it anymore. Spitballs are not thrown as much as they used to be because they are finesse pitches, and finesse is not in vogue these days. Velocity is the hot commodity.
That's why the two-seam fastball has fallen out of favor. It's a sinker pitch, thrown at the knees, and is very likely to run into one of those upper-cut swings that are all the rage. The result, if you happen to be a pitcher, is not pretty. Four-seam fastballs on the other hand, which can be thrown with more velocity than a two-seamer, are hard to hit with an upper-cut swing when thrown high in the strike zone or even above it, so they are the in-things these days. (I didn't figure any of this this out for myself; I read it in Kepner's book.)
But it's baseball. People will adjust to the current strategy. They always do. Perhaps someday someone will come along who wins a lot of games by spitting surreptitiously onto his thumb. Then we'll be on to a whole new phase.
- Dick Flavin is a New York Times bestselling author; the Boston Red Sox "Poet Laureate" and The Pilot's recently minted Sports' columnist.
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Listen to Broner Malignaggi, the new track by Troy Ave, which was dropped on Friday, June 21st, 2013. Troy Ave's odds keep getting better with each new leak, and Broner Malignaggi will undoubtedly improve his chances of winning. It's a worthy addition to a respectable catalogue that has seen a lot of growth since Troy Ave debuted in this game. We're looking forward to the follow-up.
Have you heard Troy Ave's When I Feel Like It (Freestyle)? If you dig this, visit Troy Ave's profile for the latest info, news, songs, and mixtapes. Make sure to hit Troy Ave with a follow and/or like on Facebook and Twitter.
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Greenwich, CT6 Windrose Way
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MLS Number 170100038
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- Square Feet 8,111
- Bedrooms 6
- Bathroom 8
- Year Built 2008
Incredible Mead Point Association waterfront custom 6-bedroom home with unmatched scenic tranquility. First time on the market since completion in 2009. Beautifully sited on 2 level acres with 230 ft. of Long Island Sound frontage. The adjoining 5-acre Windrose Way park features a recently constructed deep water dock and provides natural privacy. This truly one of a kind modern residence blends seamlessly in to the surroundings and provides stunning water views on three levels through floor to ceiling windows. The entire home was built with exceptionally high-quality components starting with steel frame construction, zinc roof, cedar paneled exterior, Ipe decking, aluminum wire railing system and Austrian oak floors plus outstanding European brand doors, cabinets and triple-paned windows.
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Career & College Readiness Summer Institute
We are the leaders in creating opportunities for summer learning through innovation and creativity in the Sandhills Region. Fayetteville State University understands that the students we nurture today are the foundation of our society tomorrow.
Middle and high school students from low-income families often do not have the same opportunities to learn and experience enriching activities during the summer as students from higher-income families. The Office of College Access & Success Programs, ensures that students do not lose ground academically which enables us to close the achievement gap.
Children from low-income families often do not have the same opportunities to learn and experience enriching activities during the summer as children from higher-income families. Consequently, they can lose ground academically, contributing to the persistent achievement gap between them and their more affluent peers.
This annual conference teaches rising college freshmen strategies to be successful in college. Transition sessions will focus college success skills and provide assistance on overcoming barriers and challenges that freshmen face once they arrive on their college campuses.
Eligibility: Current 2020 graduating seniors (students must be enrolled in a program hosted by the Office of Access & Student Success).
The Office of College Access Programs will host National Summer Learning Day, a nationwide event created by the National Summer Learning Association in order to boost awareness about the problem of summer learning loss. Educators, parents and community citizens are invited to stop by to witness innovative and engaging activities (i.e., robotics, engineering, dissections, etc.) that showcase the summer programs offered through the Career and College Readiness Institute.
Eligibility: Parents, educators and community citizens.
The Upward Bound Summer Institute is a residential program that provides a unique opportunity for Upward Bound participants to experience college life in an organized and supervised environment. Students will participate in challenging academic coursework including English, math, science, and Spanish, along with extracurricular activities to include theater arts, physical education, and computer science. Students have the opportunity to enhance their time management skills, study skills, and social development skills by participating in personal development and cultural activities designed to enhance and enrich their self-awareness. The program is free and all meals will be provided.
Eligibility: Rising 10th -12th grade students enrolled in the Upward Bound Program.
The Upward Bound Math & Science Summer Research Scholar Program is non-residential program designed to strengthen students' math and science skills and allow them to experience college life in an organized and supervised environment. Students will participate in challenging academic coursework to include robotics, math, science, career choices, research, and extracurricular activities. Students have the unique opportunity to recognize and develop their potential to excel in math and science and pursue post-secondary degrees in these fields. The program is free and breakfast & lunch will be provided.
Eligibility: Rising 9th -12th grade students enrolled in the Upward Bound Math & Science Program.
The Talent Search Stem Camp, which is partnered with UNITE, is and Army-funded program for talented high school students from groups historically underrepresented and underserved in science, engineering, and mathematics. Students will gain a better understanding of the real-world applications of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Students will also engage in activities that will promote problem solving skills as a team, gain confidence in STEM fields and be exposed to careers in the STEM field. For more information, please visit the UNITE webpage.
Eligibility: Rising 9th - 12th grade students enrolled in the Talent Search program.
A summer STEM program that places talented high school students, from groups historically under-represented and underserved in STEM, in research apprenticeships at area colleges and universities. REAP apprentices work under the direct supervision of a mentor on a hands-on research project. REAP apprentices are exposed to the real world of research, they gain valuable mentorship, and they learn about education and career opportunities in STEM. For more information, please visit the REAP webpage.
Eligibility: Rising 11th & 12th grade students enrolled in the Talent Search program.
Join the movement and get involved in TRIO Talent Search II summer programs. Select multiple activities or join us every day. Rising 9th-12th grade high school students must be enrolled in the Talent Search II program and ready to learn and have fun. Spaces are limited and filled on a first-come first-serve basis. To attend field trips on Friday, students must attend at least two activities during that specific week. You complete a Talent Search Application to be considered for summer camps offered by this program.
Eligibility: Rising 9th -12th grade students enrolled in the Talent Search II program.


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I have one hell of a publishing schedule outlined for the coming year: one book every month of which eight will be novellas and four will be novels. And all of those will be in the Voidships steampunk universe.
Originally posted in my newsletter, join it, over there >>>
So we're almost two weeks into NaNoWriMo and I have written just over 21,000 words of the fourth Maliha Anderson book (the target is 50,000 by the end of November). As previously mentioned I do like a deadline.
I've been serialising a story called Journey into Space as part of the #saturdayscenes initiative over on G+ (the only social network I use extensively). And some other writers have been doing readings from their work and I thought, why not?
As I said I'd been writing my work-in-progress, I thought you might be interested in reading the first paragraph:
Yesterday I wrote a thousand words of the next Maliha Anderson story on the train and this evening I wrote another two thousand.
I'm in the process of building the next (fourth!) Maliha Anderson story Wind from the East and I've known from the outset that this is going to be the most complex one so far - structurally and emotionally.
So, here's the deal:
I've made Murder out of the Blue free on Story Cartel.
The idea of Story Cartel is that, if you sign up (for free), you can download the book, read it and then provide an honest review.
Now that Halo Round the Moon is finished I have begun planning the fourth story for Maliha Anderson and William Albert Valentine Crier (known to his friends as "Bill", and to Maliha as "Valentine", his least-favourite forename).
The main writing is now complete on the third Maliha Anderson story Halo Round the Moon so it's going into the edit process and while it's a little behind schedule I'm not too troubled because it's turned out so well. I'm extremely happy with it.


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Move Advances Season Premiere of New Comedy "Teachers" to Tuesdays (9:30-10 p.m. ET) Beginning March 28; "Joey" Returns to Lineup on Tuesdays Beginning Tuesday, March 7
BURBANK -- February 14, 2006 -- NBC has extended its spring lease on "The Office" (Thursdays, 9:30-10 p.m. ET) through May 11 as the network will add an extra original episode plus other encore broadcasts that will now take the hit comedy past its previously announced season finale of March 30.
The new comedy "Teachers" will premiere on Tuesday, March 28 (9:30-10 p.m.) - a change from its previously announced season debut of Thursday, April 6 (9:30-10 p.m.). "Scrubs" will move up one-half hour on Tuesdays beginning March 28 with an encore broadcast (8:30-9 p.m. ET) followed by an original episode (9-9:30 p.m. ET).
In addition, "Joey" returns with original episodes on Tuesday, March 7 at 8-8:30 p.m. (ET), in place of "Fear Factor" which will return to the schedule this summer. Encore broadcasts of "Joey" will air at 8:30-9 p.m. (ET) from March 7-21 until "Scrubs" encore broadcasts take over on March 28.
Since shifting to Thursday nights on January 5, "The Office" has averaged a 4.7 rating, 11 share in adults 18-49 and 9.1 million viewers overall. That represents a 27 percent increase over the show's 18-49 average for Tuesday telecasts earlier this season (3.7/9 in 18-49, 7.7 million viewers overall) and an 88 percent increase over "The Office's" average for the 2004-05 season (2.5/6 in 18-49, 5.4 million viewers overall), when it also aired on Tuesday nights.
In its six Thursday telecasts thus far, "The Office" has delivered its six best retentions to date of its adult 18-49 lead-in from "My Name Is Earl." "The Office" has averaged a 90 percent retention of "Earl" so far on Thursdays, up from its 71 percent average on Tuesdays earlier this season. In the valuable adult 18-34 category, "The Office" has improved on its lead-in from "Earl" with each of its three most recent telecasts and was NBC's #1 telecast of the week in 18-34 for two of those three weeks.
"The Office" takes a painfully funny look at the interactions of the desk jockeys at Dunder Mifflin paper-supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Golden Globe winner Steve Carell ("The 40-Year-Old Virgin" -- whom E! Online said, "might be the funniest man alive,") stars as unctuous regional manager Michael Scott who hosts the documentary crew on a tour of the workplace. Jenna Fischer ("Miss Match"), John Krasinski ("Jarhead," "Kinsey"), Rainn Wilson ("Six Feet Under"), and B.J. Novak ("Punk'd") star as the employees who tolerate Michael's inappropriate behavior only because he signs their paychecks. Also starring are Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson, David Denman as Roy, Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson, Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone, Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer, Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin, Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez and Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin. "The Office" is executive-produced by Ben Silverman, Greg Daniels, who developed the series for American television, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Howard Klein.
Justin Bartha stars as Jeff, an irreverent, rule-breaking teacher in the comedy "Teachers" where the faculty takes center stage. Sarah Alexander (BBC's "Coupling") joins him as Alice, a fellow teacher, who won't give up on the students or the school. Jeff's best friend and resident drama teacher is Calvin (Deon Richmond, "The Cosby Show"), while other school denizens include radio comedian Phil Hendrie as Dick, the veteran teacher who is over the system and would rather barbecue behind the gymnasium. Sarah Shahi ("The L Word") is Tina, the hot new substitute teacher who joins the faculty, and Matt Winston ("Six Feet Under") is Mitch, the eager-to-please teacher who worships Principal Emma Wiggins (Kali Rocha, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"). "Teachers" is produced by NBC Universal Television Studio. Matt Tarses ("Scrubs") and Bill Wrubel ("Will & Grace") are executive producers. James Burrows directed the pilot.
Multiple Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominee Matt LeBlanc stars in the title role of "Joey" as the charming character from "Friends" who has finally succeeded as an actor in Hollywood and is juggling the rigors of stardom. Joey is joined by his sister Gina (Drea de Matteo), who works for Joey's agent Bobbie (Jennifer Coolidge). Michael (Paulo Costanzo), Joey's nephew, ventures out into the dating world and Alex (Andrea Anders), the friendly neighbor, realizes that she might have more than just friendly feelings for Joey. Miguel Nunez also stars as Joey's friend, Zach. From Bright-San Productions and Silver and Gold Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Production Inc., "Joey" is executive-produced by Kevin S. Bright, Scott Silveri and Jon Pollack.


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No, not the football team. Euw.
The miner kind of 49ers.
I'm from California, and the Gold Rush of 1849 has always been one of my most favorite periods in history.
The other day my daughter and I were watching a documentary of the pioneers and the Gold Rush. It told the story of a family who went west to seek their fortune. Usually men went without their wives and children and just hoped to make a bunch of money to bring home, or send for their families later. But this family took off together.
When they arrived, the lady found that the miners would pay five dollars to have a meal cooked by a woman, which of course was a lot of money back then. Well, maybe not to a guy who just found a bunch of gold nuggets in a creek and has blown phenomenal amounts of cash on booze and prostitutes. Five bucks for a "home cooked" meal would be nothing.
But anyway, these miners had gone so long without being fed by their womenfolk, not to mention even seeing a woman up close, that she was greatly appreciated. So much so that she was able to open a restaurant and make a tidy living off her culinary skills.
Now I know that some people fantasize about being Eddie Van Halen, or Angelina Jolie, or maybe even Bill Gates. Having fame, fortune and glory is a commonplace desire. But I haven't felt as envious of anyone's life as I felt hearing about this woman feeding all those men, winning their innocent affections and being compensated handsomely.
I imagine, being her, I would feel like the most beneficent goddess mother, appeasing the boys' stomachs and comforting their loneliness (she had her husband there, so I'm assuming that she was relatively safe from untoward advances. Either way, nothing inappropriate figures into this particular fantasy of mine!) They would adore me, looking up at me with their sad, scruffy, hungry puppy dog faces as I set before them some stew and biscuits still hot from the oven. It would fill their bellies and warm their hearts and their homesickness wouldn't sting quite so badly for just those few moments. After their many months of perilous journeying, miserable gold panning, lousy food and rough male company, just the swishing of my clean skirts as I went to fetch the coffee would be like music to their ears.
Silly, I know. But if a person's fantasies reveal their essence, then I am all about food, earning a good living and being an adored mother-figure.
I can live with that.


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International Busan Design Award
The former Busan Industrial Design Exhibition has developed internationally into the International Busan Design Award. It is now an open place for the international design industry to share various design concepts. And to revitalize the design industry by linking platforms in order to realize and commercialize the ideas, the event is co-organized by the Busan Metropolitan City, the Busan Office of Education, the Busan Chamber of Commerce, and the (Non Profit) Design Center Busan, and hosted by the (Non Profit) Design Center Busan. It is Asia's largest international design awards.