text: Home » Games » Need for Speed: The Run Need for Speed: The Run Stuart Davidson November 24, 2011 Games Need for Speed: The Run (XBOX 360 / PlayStation 3) The Run is the latest instalment of the now 17 year old Need for Speed franchise and continues the action focused, street racing gameplay that was characteristic of Black Box's other NFS titles as we play as Jack Rourke, a driver with a mob debt which he cannot pay on his own. Thankfully we know Sam Harper, who directs us to a massive illegal street racing event called "The Run" which is a 3000 mile journey across the continental United States, starting in San Francisco and ending in New York City. Sam informs our character that the prize money is $25 million but we will have to beat over 200 other drivers and cross the finish line first… Gameplay The Run is a tournament which consists of multiple short races between cities and landmarks. In the races we have to move our way up the field of 200 racers, go one-on-one with rival drivers, make up time through time trial challenges, escape disaster in action-movie sequences, evade the police and generally speed through beautifully rendered American scenery. We start the game with what must be pointed out is a scene directly "inspired" by the hit movie Gone in Sixty Seconds as we find ourselves taped to the steering wheel of a car about to be dropped into a crusher. With deft and timely use of the controller buttons we escape the doomed Porsche, steal a nearby Audi and make a high speed retreat out of the scrapyard. Calamity ensues as we find ourselves being chased by the apparently unobservant mobsters that put us in the car crusher. After a short car chase in which we dodge their automatic gun fire and ultimately lose them by passing in front a timely and unfeasibly long train at a level crossing. We then make our way to an Asian restaurant where we meet Sam Harper, an old acquaintance from the "neighbourhood" and after a long cut scene the plot of the run is established… essentially very much a turn the brain off action movie, and we all love a bit of that. Our race begins in the city but quickly travels onto narrow rural roads before climbing up into treacherous icy mountains, across highways, into Chicago and ultimately an autumnal New York. We don't find ourselves engaged in a 3000 mile non-stop marathon drive, which may have made for an interesting game, the developers have divided the 3000 miles into 10 stages and each stage is broken up into about 5 short races. All in EA have condensed a 3000 mile endurance race into about 2 hours with the usual right to accelerate, left to brake style mechanic. The races are 1 of 3 types. We are either tasked to overtake a set number of opponents, or catch and overtake a specific cars and hold the lead over them for a number of seconds before they are considered beaten with racing against the clock to reach checkpoints the final mode. The Run also adapts these race types to give us some plot progression such as when we are asked to catch and overtake a specific opponent that has a character background so not just a faceless driver. We are given the NPC bio in the load screen and sometimes rewarded with their car when we are victorious. There are also a couple of more cinematic scenes where are need to leave the car and run. We are required to press specific button to perform unique actions, generally to evade the police or criminals chasing us before we can locate another car. As well as the main campaign race mode we also have access to a Challenges mode. This develops and unlocks as we play through the campaign race mode and consists of events which are essentially the same as those in The Run but in greater numbers with medals and experience given as rewards dependant on how well we drive. Completing a section of challenges can also result in a new car being unlocked as well as numerous bonuses associated with levelling up through experience. We are also able to race in an online multiplayer mode where we can take on other players, again on courses that are very similar to The Run. Need for Speed – The Run also feature Autolog. A form of in-built social competition functionality enabling us to track career progression and compare game stats. Graphics and Audio In terms of graphics The Run is a mixed bag. The cut scenes are cinematic in their quality but suffer from low quality face animations. That said the gameplay itself has a high level of graphics quality with the various backgrounds high in detail. The change from snowy mountain road to nocturnal cityscape is excellent and really shows off the Frostbite 2 engine which was also used in Battlefield 3. Audio is decent thanks to a wide selection of music tracks and realistic driving effects with the voice acting also impressive though there aren't many lines of dialogue and on occasion the police voiceovers are repetitive. Overall though the explosive impacts, thrilling nitrous, and involving tire squealing enhances the experience. User experience and Conclusion Overall the game's campaign is fun and initially we are presented with a reasonable action movie style plot however this really could have done with more work to expand the idea past a method to break up the driving and get us to a new car. There is a real lack of character engagement which is enhanced by the very poor animation, something which is very surprising as the scenery and car elements are excellent. Once we got past our plot issues and some very long load times we get to the racing which has a good feeling of speed but is often very unforgiving. Even a slight deviation from the road, perhaps on a badly judged corner, forces us to reset from the last checkpoint and we are limited to the number of times we can do this. The Run also suffers from the disappointing decision to ensure that the AI opponent's are never be far behind, regardless of track, car type or even if they have recently had a massive crash. We also quickly realised that it doesn't make a difference what car we drive as the AI is designed to be competitive regardless, this may have been intended to create the feeling of intense competition but actually reduces the enjoyment of the game. Despite issues with plot and some disappointing design decisions The Run's diverse scenery does make it a visually interesting experience when in the countryside. The city races however don't quite have the same impact and all things considered this is a shame as The Run had the potential be a cross country endurance sprint with an interesting back-story, clever structure and great visuals. Sadly Black Box have produced a frustrating game with short, sharp races which could have been so much more. Impressive car and environment graphics with a decent soundtrack help keep the player interested but a lacklustre plot and short game length disappoint. 70% Share On


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Ciara joined Allison Williams at the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 12th annual 'An Enduring Vision' benefit gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Tuesday evening.
The songstress took a wild turn with her nearly neon-yellow Emilio Pucci Spring 2014 hooded dress that was cut low on top and high on the bottom.
The tasseled, plunging mini got an extra wallop of brash attitude via the styling, with the edgy Ciara choosing a chain-link choker necklace and black Christian Louboutin 'Monicarina' thigh-high leather boots.
I'm trying to imagine this look with more sophisticated shoes and accessories, but I'm still not convinced it could have turned into a gala-ready dress.
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In today's world people are more used to all kinds of pills and other chemical treatments instead of turning to the natural way. For example, there are juices which are more effective than any type of modern medicine. The juice that we will present you here is one of those. It's great in preventing diabetes, gastritis, high blood pressure and many other serious diseases, including cancer. It is about potatoes. The useful benefits of raw potatoes are known for centuries. People used to use them in folk medicine, but despite that, we all still think that we shouldn't consume raw potatoes, which is a big mistake, because potatoes are very healthy and extremely useful, especially in raw form, where all their healing properties are preserved.
Also another helpful information about potatoes is that it's necessary to peel of some them before eating. Immature potatoes with green skin and potato sprouts can be dangerous. The danger lies in Solana – the poison that exists in germ and green parts of potatoes. However, in such a potato you can easily remove the shell before use.
John Lesindzer and Dr. John Tucakov and many others wrote many articles about the healing properties of potato juice.
John Lesindzer believes that this juice is the best natural remedy for the treatment of gastritis, one of the most common diseases of modern times.
While Lesindzer recommends taking 1 tablespoon of homemade potato juice with little water. You should drink this homemade potato juice 30 minutes before breakfast, lunch and dinner. He also claims that in treating stomach and duodenal problems, you should take ½ a deciliter of potato juice on empty stomach. And you should take ½ a deciliter 30 minutes before lunch and dinner for improving your metabolism.
Dr. Kagamine, a professor of Medicine University of Akita, Japan, has conducted a study in which he has managed to isolate the substance of raw potatoes. He found that this substance was effective in suppressing the growth of tumor cells in mice. The results of his study were published in the IC (International Congress) for the fight against cancer. The Congress was held in Germany.
It has been found that potatoes are gaining importance nowadays, as an effective tool in the fight against diseases of the kidneys and liver, but also in cases of heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, lumbago, rheumatism and so on.
There are many positive effects which were proved in the treatment of serious diseases and drinking juice of raw potato is an excellent tool for strengthening the immune system.
You should drink this juice made from a single medium-sized potato, carrots and apples, twice a day in the morning and evening if you feel weak or exhausted, and in two weeks you will get back the good of the health condition and feel much better.
Benefits of potato juice:
Fights cancer
Helps with gastritis and other stomach problems
Boosts immunity
Cleanses the body of toxins
Aids in liver and kidney ailments
Protects against cardiovascular disease
Treats skin diseases
Lowers the blood sugar
You may didn't know this, but shell potato is contributing to the detoxification of the body and is the source of many nutrients.
And when it comes to the potato peel, it is important to mention that helps with the detoxification process in removing the harmful toxins from your body and it's a source of many healthy nutrients. The potato peel contains high amounts of healthy nutrients, such as: Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, potassium, iron, magnesium, zinc, protein and a lot of carbohydrates. But, when potatoes are cooked they lose their Vitamin C, you should have this on your mind, because this is really bad, because there is 27 mg of Vitamin C in one medium sized raw potato, which makes 45% of the recommended daily intake for this vitamin.
If you have skin problems you can help yourself with consuming potatoes. They give your skin a clean and radiant complexion, and skin without acne and blackheads. Due to its antiseptic properties, it's a great cleaner skin problems, and the high percentage of vitamin C and starch, it nourishes the skin and prevents its aging. It is very simple, you just have to grind some potatoes and apply them as a facial mask. It will clean and tighten your skin. Many people especially women have problem with cellulite, and pay a lot of money on different creams and treatments, when with the use of a simple potato can help themselves in the fight against cellulite. All you have to do is rub the critical area with a slice of potato and soon you'll get positive results.
How to Make Homemade Potato Juice
It is very simple, first you wash the potatoes and remove all the green parts and the seeds from the crust. Then, cut the potato into this slices. Wrap them in a cloth fabric and squeeze the juice. You can also use a juicer.
You must remember this – always drink freshly prepared juice from potatoes. It is your choice with what kind of fruit and vegetables you want to mix the juice. You can also add apples, carrots, lemon juice and some honey.
There is a book called "The road to a healthy lifestyle: Cancer is nothing to fear" by the Buddhist monk Tomizawa suggests that just by drinking 2 cups of potato juice every day you can greatly contribute to cure cancer and other diseases as well the ones we mentioned above.


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Asha HIV Health Promotion Intervention in India
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00860769
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 12, 2009
Last Update Posted : September 28, 2016
|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|March 11, 2009
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|March 12, 2009
|Last Update Posted Date
|September 28, 2016
|Study Start Date ICMJE
|September 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|March 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Conduct a randomized clinical pilot study with 70 women living with HIV in India. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00860769 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Acceptability of the intervention by the women living with HIV. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Asha HIV Health Promotion Intervention in India
|Official Title ICMJE
|ASHA HIV Health Promotion Intervention in India
|Brief Summary
|The purpose of this randomized pilot study was to conduct an intervention with 68 rural women living with AIDS to compare the effectiveness of two different programs on compliance with HIV/AIDS treatment regimens, improvement in knowledge about HIV/AIDS and TB, improvement in psychological distress, reduction in stigma; satisfaction with care provided to family members, reduction in number of opportunistic infections, increase in CD4 levels and completion of the designed Asha-Life (AL) program. The trial was designed to assess the impact of the Asha-Life (AL) intervention engaging with an HIV-trained village woman, Asha (Accredited Social Health Activist), to participate in the care of women living with AIDS (WLA), along with other health care providers compared to a Usual Care group. Two high prevalence HIV/AIDS villages in rural Andhra Pradesh, which were demographically alike and served by distinct Public Health Centers, were selected randomly from a total of 16 villages.
|Detailed Description
This Community health study was conducted in two phases:
Phase I was initiated with the establishment of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) composed of 10 persons including WLA, Ashas, and health care providers consisting of Nurse Midwives, HIV and TB experts selected from a Primary Care Clinic in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The CAB considered issues related to stigma, disclosure, and psycho-socio-cultural factors affecting the health-seeking behaviors of WLA. They also analyzed the strategies that Asha could employ to support WLA in optimizing their health and well-being and that of their families. This was followed by focus groups conducted separately with the same type of participants. Eligibility criteria included WLA who were currently on ART, were 16-45 years of age, and were able to provide informed consent.
Phase II: A randomized control trial-pilot study was completed in Year 3. We assessed the outcomes of 34 WLA who participated in the AL program at six-month follow-up, as compared with 34 WLA in the Usual Care (UC) Program; in terms of: a) compliance with HIV/AIDS and/or TB treatment regimens (HIV/AIDS/TB), b) improvement in knowledge about HIV/AIDS/TB, c) improvement in psychological distress, d) reduction in stigma, e) reduction in number of opportunistic infections (OIs), f) increase in CD4 levels, and g) completion of the program. The intervention incorporated a comprehensive education and skills program to which we added high protein supplements (1 kg of Black Gram and 1 kg of Toor Dal/month for the AL group vs. a basic program including 1 kg of Channa Dal/month for the UC group.
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|Study Phase
|Phase 1
Phase 2
|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Condition ICMJE
|HIV Infections
|Intervention ICMJE
|Study Arms
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|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Actual Enrollment ICMJE
|Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Actual Study Completion Date
|June 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|March 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
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Exclusion Criteria:
|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
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|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
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|Responsible Party
|Adeline Nyamathi, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|University of California, Los Angeles
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|Not Provided
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|University of California, Los Angeles
|Verification Date
|September 2016
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A wing rib of beef makes a stunning centre-piece at Christmas, or throughout the year.
Rib of beef with port jus
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Cooking time: about 2 hours, plus resting
- Total time: 2 hours 10 mins, plus resting
Serves: 8
1 tbsp English mustard
2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
3-4 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
1 clove garlic, crushed
Dry Aged Wing Rib Sirloin of Beef (about 2.1kg)
200ml good-quality ruby port
1 sprig fresh thyme
750ml beef stock
1. Preheat the oven to 220ºC, gas mark 7. Mix the mustards, oil, thyme and garlic in a small bowl, and season. Score the fat on the beef with a sharp knife, then rub the joint all over with the mustard mix. Place in a roasting tin.
2. Cook for 20 minutes, then turn the oven down to 190ºC, gas mark 5, and cook for 15 minutes per 500g (plus 20 minutes for medium rare). Remove the beef and rest on a board or plate for 20 minutes.
3. Pour off and discard excess oil from the roasting tin and place over a medium heat on the hob. Deglaze the pan with the port. Allow to reduce by half, then add the thyme sprig and the stock. Simmer until reduced by two thirds, then season to taste. Strain and serve.


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The seventh annual Fiji-Australia Sai Medical Camp was held from 18th to 23rd August 2013 in Fiji, under the leadership of Dr. Gunu Naker, Dr. K. Nadanachandran and Dr. Saras Nandan, assisted by 42 volunteers from Australia, one volunteer from New Zealand and eight volunteers from Fiji. The first day was dedicated to continuing medical education at the University of Fiji, on women's health. Several lectures were given and medical papers were presented by attending scholars.
Over the next five days, the team of visiting and local medical volunteers, assisted by 40 medical students, drove to remote village schools and set up medical camps. Read More


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Ketchup Shortage in Argentina
McDonald's has been a focus of Argentina's economic problems for a while now as the troubled country has tried to cover up its supply-side problems in part by strong-arming well-known global brands into restraining prices.
Now things are getting real:
Ante la falta de kétchup en nuestros locales, queremos contarle lo siguiente a nuestros seguidores pic.twitter.com/Y1abD1bIt5-- McDonalds Argentina (@McDonalds_Ar) February 3, 2014
That's McDonald's Argentina's Twitter account warning of ketchup shortages.
The lesson of Argentina over the past 15 years is that, unfortunately, it's much rarer than it should be to see a country that zigs when it should zig and zags when it should zag. Orthodox policies would be right for Argentina today, but instead they're sticking with heterodox policies that were appropriate in 2002. Most rich countries, meanwhile, could use a dose of heterodoxy right now but are sticking with orthodoxy instead.


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Alex. She's different, and people don't like that....
Secrets Push Friends
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- Updated: 3 Jul 2015
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They're best friends. They've gone through everything together, but then two of them start to seem..... distant. They go through more than they can handle, and they keep it to themselves. They give in to silver and other things like it. Shit goes down and it's not pretty at all.
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STEVE DIETRICH, hands jammed in pockets to guard against the cold, stares at a hulk of charred metal and brick, still ablaze a day after an explosion sent flames raging through a century-old brick textile mill here.
''I'm seeing something here that you haven't been able to see since horse and carriage traveled these streets,'' he says, pointing to lights on a hill blocked from view since the massive mill was built in 1867.
There's no question that burning of Malden Mills - one of the last successful textile manufacturers in New England - has overnight changed the economic and actual landscape of this hardscrabble town. But Methuen residents are all-too familiar with such disasters - and what must be done to recover from them.
Mr. Dietrich's nephew offers the kind of determined optimism that has been a hallmark of Methuen's survival since before the Revolutionary War.
''They'll rebuild it,'' says Danny Dietrich, who worked in the mill. ''I look out and I've got all these memories. But they'll rebuild and I'll make new memories.''
That sentiment is as prevalent as the Christmas tree lights draped across every branch in the town's center. Already, mill owner Aaron Feuerstein is vowing to start up the assembly lines and return all of the company's 2,400 employees to work as soon as possible. Some production may resume within a month.
Massachusetts Gov. William Weld (R) and Sens. Edward Kennedy (D) and John Kerry (D) have trekked to the site with promises of speedy federal assistance. Union leaders pledge quick unemployment payments and the opportunity of work at nearby plants.
''This is absolutely a blow, but the spirit of the community to bounce back is outstanding,'' says Town Councilwoman Maureen Donovan, as she picks up donated coffee for firefighters at a local eatery.
The necessity of triumphing over hardship goes back to Methuen's colonial roots. The town's earliest settlers lived behind Indian shutters - wooden slats slid in front of windows to guard against flying arrows. There was the end of the textile boom in the 1950s, when the bulk of New England's main industry migrated South, turning an area world-renowned for its woolen cloth into a string of ghost towns.
By the 1970s, mill owner Feuerstein had again elevated the local mill to prominence - as the nation's largest producer of carpet pile fabrics - only to see the recession in the 1980s bankrupt the company.
But again the mill rebounded, this time by specializing in Polartec, a soft, synthetic fleece used in vests, gloves, and coat linings. The increasingly popular material, fashioned from recycled plastic bottles, enabled the company to pay higher-than-usual wages and the largely Hispanic employees to pave a path to the middle class, as the industry did in the past for Irish, Italian, and Armenian immigrants.
Few in the town are ready to give up now. Folks here look out for those in need, says Linda Huttenbach, on her way to Mass to see what she could do. More than 40 communities in two states volunteered time, food, and expertise in the first day after the fire. ''Methuen is a town that will pull together,'' Ms. Huttenbach says.
What caused the fire, which destroyed four of the mill's five buildings, is still unknown. Occupational Safety and Health Administration records show the mill has been inspected and cited for violations several times in the last 15 years. Small fires have broken out at the plant before. Feuerstein and union officials downplay the violations.
Along the icy Spicket River, the talk isn't of blame but rebuilding. Here, in a community whose nearest Christmas tree lot is a minute away in New Hampshire and who claims Robert Frost as a one-time teacher, people like to show off their historic buildings. They speak reverently of Malden Mills.
Danny Dietrich, one of many on-lookers who comes to the site to honor the mill rather than gawk at it, expresses one last thought before hurrying home. ''People were proud to say they worked for Malden Mills.''


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The jacket photo shows the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. at a moment when millions of Americans remember him -- rousingly delivering the benediction at the final session of the 1976 Democratic convention. This year he was on the same podium, and later his Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta was in the news as the place where President Carter made the attack on hatred and racism that he had to deny was aimed at political opponent Ronald Reagan.
But few have known what this simple, engaging, and (there is no more fashionable word for it) inspiring autobiography informs us: that "Daddy" King told Jimmy Carter he would support him in 1976 only if "a certain Republican" -- namely, "my old friend" Nelson Rockefeller -- did not enter the race.
There had been a classic conversation when Mr. Carter interrupted a King nap to see if the minister would support him if he decided to run:
"'Run for what?' I asked him.
"'Why, for the presidency,' he answered.
"'The presidency?' I said. 'Of what?'
"'The United States,' he told me.
"I had to admit to some surprise."
But Rev. Mr. King's own achievement, starting far behind the goal line of American society, is no less surprising than a Jimmy Carter drive to the presidency. Talk about "we shall overcome!" Young Mike King didn't know how ignorant he had been left by the country "school for Negro kids" until he went to the city as a preacher. He swallowed his pride and began over again in the fifth grade. He rose in the ministry to shepherd the largest black congregation in Atlanta and, in the community, to become a fighter for the vote and other civil rights many years before son Martin Luther King Jr. emerged as a national leader.
The assassination of this son, the drowning of another, the murder of his wife while she sat at the organ in their church -- all the personal tragedy accompanying the happiness of warm family bonds -- is kept in the perspective of a man whose faith in God cannot be shaken. The prose sounds like the man, not maudlin, not overwrought, but conveying the heartbreak and the lasting hope. There is humor, too, as in the folklike turns of phrase from Mike's youth.
Along with the King family story there is the civil- rights story, the involvement of Martin Jr., the tensions among those who didn't want to rock the boat, those who wanted to rock it violently, and those who wanted nonviolent action. Exposed to violence in his boyhood, witnessing his mother do battle on his behalf, the senior King nevertheless learned nonviolence, learned from his mother to love instead of hate. What has made him keep on keeping on? Maybe a few sayings of Daddy King will help to explain:
"It never did enter my mind that I wouldn't become successful."
"In the act of faith, every minister became an advocate for justice. In the South, this meant an active involvement in changing the social order all around us."
"Our struggle was not so much against other people as it was against the systems people had created to keep us from living decent lives."
"For a white person to support our struggle required more strength than most folks had. But for the Negro, the struggle had no escape hatches; only whites could quit."
"Counting on the basic human decency of all peoples was the best way to get anything accomplished if it involved fundamental changes in the way folks had lived most of their lives."
"I never believed in political action that did not come out of a set of ethics, a sense of fair play, a high regard for the humanity and the rights of all people."
"People can accomplish all things God wills in this world; hate cannot."
"You and I know these are bewildering times we live in. But don't lose your way and don't ever let it get so dark you cannot promote a song."


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First, navigate to Start -> Programs -> Microsoft SQL Server 2005 -> SQL Server Management Studio Express
Step 1
Upon opening the program, you should be prompted with a Connect to Server box. Fill out the fields with your database information.
Step 2
The Server Name field is the IP of the Database Server. You also must include ',2433' after the IP to specify port '2433'.
The Authentication field should be SQL Server Authentication by default.
The Login field is the username you have set up for the database.
The 'Password' field is the password you have set up for the user.
Upon connecting, you will see a window similar to the picture below. On the left, select/expand Databases and find your Database name.
Step 3
Right click on your database and go to Tasks -> Restore -> Database
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Hannibal came out of the gate strong this spring, turning out to be one of the most creative and clever new TV shows of the year. Under the expert guidance of Bryan Fuller, the iconic horror character was given a fresh and exciting new interpretation, as we followed the fascinating dynamic between Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) and Will Graham (Hugh Dancy).
Playing an important role in the show is Dr. Alana Bloom (Caroline Dhavernas), a protégé of Hannibal's and colleague of Will's who finds herself swept up in the macabre happenings that surround Lecter and Graham. With Season 1 of Hannibal having just been released on Blu-ray and DVD this week, I spoke to Dhavernas about her role on Hannibal, reuniting with Fuller a decade after they made the cult classic Wonderfalls together and what's to come for Alana in Hannibal: Season 2, which recently began production.
Warning: Major spoilers for the end of Hannibal: Season 1 follow!
IGN TV: Wonderfalls obviously had its own very specific feel and tone to it. This is so very different, although I think you can still kind of sense the same creative energy behind it. Is it fun for you to collaborate with Bryan again on something that couldn't be more different, as far as the mood of it goes?
Dhavernas: That is what's so amazing about Bryan. He's true to his actors. When he loves someone, he'll want to work with them again, but not even do the same thing that they did for him in the past. He really believes that actors are versatile and that they can do something, but then do the complete opposite. It's so rare actually, because a lot of people in this business don't have a very wild imagination, but Bryan Fuller is one of them, both in his writing and in his way of treating acting and knowing what actors are capable of. So it's a real treat to be in someone's mind like that.
IGN: So let's talk about Alana and how she is in this interesting situation with Hannibal. Bryan told me he feels that Hannibal is truly affectionate towards her and does want to try to protect her, if he can, despite the horrible things he does. Do you think for her it's just she could not conceive of what he truly is?
Dhavernas: Yeah, I think she has no clue. He was her mentor, I think when she probably was a student. There was that one scene in the kitchen where we saw that he was flirting a little bit. I think she grew up in a man's world, and she's probably been very careful not to flirt too much in order to be taken seriously, given her job; she's pretty young already to be so highly educated and the FBI and all that. So I think she's probably been very careful that way not to flirt with older men and people that she's working with. But yeah, in this instance, I think she has a lot of respect for him. Sometimes their views are quite different, but she knows that he's a brilliant therapist. I think she has no clue whatsoever about what he truly is.
IGN: I was going to ask you how she would process it if she did find out the truth, but in a way she's kind of dealing with it right now, she just thinks it's the wrong guy -- or the world thinks it's the wrong guy.
Dhavernas: Yes! What Will just went through was such a surprise already to everyone. I think we're all just trying to put the pieces together at that point. Of course, he's blaming Hannibal for this, but he did have encephalitis. I think Alana is approaching this very cautiously. She knows that the illness can make you believe and feel all sorts of things that are false. So I think right now she's just being there to be careful and make sure that Will will be treated equally and respectfully, because God knows he's been telling everyone from the start that he was a fragile one and that his gift was a curse and that everyone had to be careful with him, and no one listened. I think she continued to be even more protective than she ever was.
Check out a behind-the-scenes clip from the Hannibal: Season 1 Blu-ray:
IGN: You mentioned this at the top, but this show does have some pretty pushing-the-boundaries visuals, especially for network TV. What's it like for you guys on set? Are you pretty amazed to see what they're going to do and how they're going to pull that off on TV?
Dhavernas: Yeah, our DP is fantastic. We do seem to be able to make the day most of the time, even though the lighting is a little more intricate than most network series. I remember the first day I walked on set, and I think it was the first episode, the scene at the end with Laurence Fishburne where I say to him, "You said you wouldn't go too far with him." It was almost pitch black in the room where we were shooting, in the class, and I remember thinking, "Wow, I'm teaching in the dark. This is interesting!" [Laughs] Then I saw the show, and it all made sense. It's just so moving and beautiful and kind of real, but not completely real. It's like a big nightmare.
IGN: Of course one creepy thing that's going underneath everything is the implication that Hannibal is constantly feeding everyone in his life other humans.
Dhavernas: Yes, he takes mighty pleasure in that, yeah. I've had several meals at his place where he smiles knowing what I was eating.
Continue to Page 2 for more with Caroline Dhavernas about Hannibal and Alana's relationship and what's to come in Season 2.


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Happy Friday everyone!! Also, Happy Mother's Day (early) to all of you lovely mothers out there!! What a great job you're doing, raising beautiful children 🙂 I know it's not an easy job, and sometimes it's thankless and you wonder if you're making a difference. Trust me, you are!!
My daughter loves…I mean really LOVES the movie Frozen. We watch it (almost) daily. She and my son have even started watching it in Spanish & French. They think the words sound funny & mostly just sit back and laugh at it. I think my daughter is fluent in French now!
In the movie, there's a scene where Elsa and Anna are observing their first party. As they stand awkwardly and watch everyone dance & enjoy themselves, they make small talk. I believe Anna (I could be wrong) wonders "what's that amazing smell?" Then, both girls sigh together "CHOCOLATE!"
What is it about women and chocolate? It can pretty much make any day better. Earlier this week, we went over to a friend's house for dinner. When invited over, you of course must offer to bring something, so I volunteered to bring dessert. I had recently found this yummy looking cake on Pinterest a few days earlier and I was dying to try it out!
I think I've mentioned before that my hubby gets nervous when I try new things on our friends. I guess he thinks I'll mess it up and poison our friends or something. My thinking on this is, if you can't practice on your friends, who can you practice on? And who better to try new things with?? If they're really good friends, they'll let you know if it's terrible.
Well, to my delight, I found that the Cracker Barrel Coca Cola Chocolate Cake is our hostess' favorite dessert at Cracker Barrel. I was happy, because she could offer a true taste test for the cake. I was also nervous, because she could offer a true taste test for the cake!!
Confession. This was my first time to make a homemade cake from scratch. Yes, if you've followed my blogs, you may occasionally see the cakes I decorate for friends and family. And now you know my dirty little secret…I always, always use cake mixes. They just seem so much easier and they taste pretty good (in my opinion), so I just never experimented with made from scratch cakes. I was interested and nervous to see how this one would turn out.
The cake wasn't hard to make at all. Sure, it probably took 10 minutes instead of the 5 minutes a cake mix takes to whip up. Sure, I may have had to buy a few more ingredients (most I already had on hand). However, I was able to brag later on that the cake was MADE FROM SCRATCH!! The recipe was very easy to follow.
It was a huge hit!!! My friend who almost always gets this cake at Cracker Barrel said it was BETTER than their cake! I can't think of any higher compliment! Well, maybe one more…my hubby got not one, but 2 slices of it!!! If you know him, you know he's not as crazy about chocolate as I am. I figured he would say it was "too chocolate-y" (which in my mind is NOT possible). However, he loved it!!
The cake was a nice dense texture and not at all dry, which is what I was afraid of. My friend confessed to me later that she was having some of the leftover cake for breakfast…nothing wrong with that! It's good hot, it's good cold. It's good on the first day and it's good a few days later. It's just good all around!
This cake will probably start showing up at a lot of church functions. It will most likely start showing up in "The Cake Lady's" cakes soon. I love the icing, but it's not one that I can decorate with, so I'll use my tried and true Wilton buttercream icing to decorate with.
If you love chocolate, this cake is for you. If you are like me and have never made a cake from scratch, this would be a good one to start with. I think you'll be impressed :).
On a completely unrelated note, my App, Mommy Matters, has gone through it's first update. It is only available on iPhone, so if you don't have it yet, just search under "Mommy Matters", it should be the first one to pop up. You can also search under the developer, Tyler Brassfield. My phone updated it automatically, but some don't, so check it out and just update it. There were some minor bug fixes and improvements. I believe there have been some font color changes, etc. While in the App store, check out other apps developed by Tyler Brassfield. He is a gifted app developer that is doing a lot of apps for churches and other religious organizations. He also happens to be my "little" brother 🙂
Happy Friday!!! Make it a good one and bake a cake!


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Keyboard parts, horn arrangements (trumpet, trombone, saxophone, clarinet, flute) and solos are available for your album. I work from slaves or stems provided by the client and will return live recorded tracks after approval from a midi demo. Here … [Read More...]
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East Valley Tribune to close down
The last issue of the East Valley Tribune (Phoenix, Ar.) will be published on December 31. After the paper's parent company Freedom Communications filed for bankruptcy and is now operating under Chapter 11 reorganization, it tried to sell the paper but no realistic offers have been put forward.
Chief Executive Burl Osborne said "This is a terrible day for the company, a terrible day for the Tribune."
The paper was launched in 2007 and changed to a four-days-a-week schedule in the beginning of 2009. In May it dropped the Saturday edition (see previous post). The Tribune was serving Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert and Queen Creek with a total circulation of 100,000.


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I was visiting my parentals on the weekend & was about to go somewhere with my dad in the car, so I decided to put my shoes on. As soon as I did, I noticed that something was in one of them. I didn't want to keep my Dad waiting so I thought 'I'll deal with that later'.
When I got out of the car & started walking the thing in my shoe started to hurt my foot! I stopped to take my shoe off to see what it was (hoping it wasn't some kind of spider!) Low & behold my Bat Earring was hanging from my sock!!
Hahah I wasn't expecting that at all! I had to laugh! :) The hook bit was in my sock & it was hanging there like it was flying!
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I think spring may be arriving. Despite the fact we were to get snow the rain showed up heavy all Saturday night and most of Sunday. Flooding and more bumps in the road appeared. Finally could see a few bases of the trees. maybe the syrup makers will be able to get a quick run of sap to get a taste of new maple syrup. The weather has been cold and snowy that the Maple season is later than most years. Fred Allen and I remember spending so many years at the Sugar house in the evenings trying to nap while we waited for Mom and Dad get done boiling sap for the night. Nothing like the smell of hot sap boiling before coming to syrup. So many folks have gone to the sugar house to taste the hot sap and sign their name on the wall.
The Bakers Mills/Sodom Firehouse is in need of repair after being struck by a passer-by. Glad no one was hurt.
Dad drove to Athol one day last week to go to the garage to have his truck inspected. It was great to have him drive after almost three months but let me drive home.
There was a birthday dinner at Earl Allen's for Alonzo Conlon. Chicken Dinner topped off with Cake and Ice Cream.
Emma Parsons has been a patient in Glens Falls Hospital for several days.
Ashley Conlon Smith is also a patient at Glens Falls Hospital.
Sorry to hear about the death of Alyse Van Keuren, Harold Kirkpatrick and Butch Annis.
Happy Birthday to Barb DeGrush, Megan Bacon,Peter Allen, Alonzo Conlon, Drew Warner Warner, Shawn Warrington, Kara LaBounty, Jimmy Mosher, Hannah Mosher, Elke Dunkley, Barbara Glover, Tammy Granger, Chuck Granger, Nancy Montena, Cheryl Morin, Leon Morin, Ann Deppe, Linda Stevens, Ryan Sprague, Sharon Gangemi, Fabiann Conlon,
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The clock is ticking for Amazon.com shoppers looking to avoid paying sales tax in Massachusetts as part of their purchases.
The clock is ticking for Amazon.com shoppers looking to avoid paying sales tax in Massachusetts as part of their purchases.
Starting Friday, the giant online retailer will be collecting state sales tax from consumers. The state announced last fall it had reached a deal with the retailer regarding the tax.
Massachusetts law requires shoppers to pay use taxes to the state for online if the retailer doesn't collect them.
Ann Dufresne, spokeswoman for the state Department of Revenue, said the state expects to generate $36.7 million in tax revenue from Amazon through June 30, 2014, the end of the current fiscal year.
More than 58,000 people filed a use tax for online or out-of-state purchases in the 2011 tax year, Dufresne said.
But it's impossible for the state to track whether individual consumers are accurately paying the tax.
Traditional retailers have argued for years that it put them at an unfair disadvantage.
"This was a significant step," said Jon Hurst, president of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts.
Stephen Dager, senior vice president and treasurer at Bradford's Ace Hardware in Hyannis, said he supports federal legislation that would require all online retailers to collect sales tax. A bill that could pave the way for this, with exemptions, has been passed by the U.S. Senate but remains in the House of Representatives.
"That certainly levels the playing field," he said about the Amazon agreement. "I think it's a little unfair to pick on just one retailer."
Dager said the sales-tax-free era for Amazon likely didn't make a large difference for his store on smaller-value items like hammers. Instead, he said the store likely faced more competition on big-ticket items such as snowblowers or lawn mowers.
Carol Chittenden, a founding owner of the bookstore Eight Cousins in Falmouth, said many small businesses were "gutted by Amazon." That diminishes the impact of area merchants' community contributions and area jobs.
Will the sales tax change help her business? Chittenden said she's taking a wait-and-see approach. She said Friday is "symbolically" a big day, with Amazon.com starting to collect sales tax.
"Materially, we'll see," she said.
Mark Kielpinski, owner of The Village Toy Store in Brewster, said he isn't counting on a surge in customers due to the Amazon change.
"If somebody is going to shop online, are they going to avoid shopping online because of the sales tax? If they shop online, they shop online."


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What Do I Want From Health Research and Researchers When I Am a Patient?
Chalmers, Iain
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BMJ (British Medical Journal). 1995 May 20; 310(6990): 1315-1318.
I have attempted to adopt the perspective of a patient -- albeit one with a rather atypical background -- to explore what I want from health research and researchers. This has left me with the impression that health researchers could serve the interests of the public more effectively in a variety of ways, and that they would be helped to do so by greater lay involvement in planning and promoting health research.
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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Afure Jemerigbe's layup with seven seconds left earned No. 19 California a come-from-behind, 57-55 win over No. 17 Colorado Friday night.
Down by 10 points with under six minutes to play, the Golden Bears (11-3, 2-1 Pac-12 ) battled back to take the lead on a pair of Courtney Range free throws with 1:58 remaining, 54-53.
Arielle Roberson's free throws with 16 seconds left gave Colorado the lead, 55-54, but Jemerigbe got to the basket on the break for the game-winner.
The Buffaloes (10-4, 1-2) called time out with five seconds left, but Range got a hand on the in-bounds pass at mid-court and ran down the loose ball before drawing a foul from Roberson and making the first of two free throws.
Cal's Rashanda Gray had 15 points and Brittany Boyd added 13 points and eight boards. Range pulled down nine rebounds.
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Self-Concept and School Achievement: Interaction Dynamics and a Tool for Assessing the Self-Concept Component.
Hamachek, Don
Journal of Counseling & Development, v73 n4 p419-25 Mar-Apr 1995
Argues for a consistent relationship between self-concept and academic ability, claiming that they are highly interactive. Proposes a self-concept inventory that can help school personnel identify behaviors that indicate self-concept status. The instrument could guide perceptions as workers examine the nature of students' self-concept dynamics. (RJM)
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Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has announced personnel changes in its Precision Agriculture (TPA) business unit. Albert Zahalka, who joined TPA as its senior vice president early in 2010, was promoted to president of the unit and Mark Bittner was added to manage the North American sales for TPA and develop global agricultural OEM opportunities.
"Thanks to Albert's leadership we have continued our growth in Australia, and increased our business around the world," said Ray O'Connor, TPS president and CEO regarding Zahalka's contributions to TPA to date. "Albert has an incredible knowledge of the worldwide agriculture market and his continued leadership as president is critical for the expansion of our agriculture business."
Bittner, senior vice president and general manager of the company's global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) division, will assume the additional responsibilities for global agriculture OEM and North American aftermarket sales management. Bittner will continue to report to Ray O'Connor, TPS president and CEO. "Mark has done an excellent job in growing our OEM business and will now put his team of experts to work to meet the needs of customers and dealers in the North American ag market," O'Connor said.
Zahalka said of Bittner, "We are excited to have Mark's expertise as we continue to develop our global OEM opportunities. His management of North American sales now gives us the resources to implement our global sales strategy, with Carlos Monreal focused on Europe and South America, and David Frick continuing to grow our strong position in Australia."
"Mark's added focus will allow us to rapidly increase our business in the global agricultural market," O'Connor added.
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BATTY, Frank Sanderson, Flight Sgt (Ret..)
Peacefully at Lee Manor in Owen Sound on Thursday, June 21, in his 91st year. Frank was an Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force veteran of 33 years service. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1937 and served throughout the Second World War. He was especially proud of his air crew service during the Battle Of Britain in the squadron commanded by Sqdn. Leader Douglas Bader, the Royal Air Force's famous legless pilot. After the war Frank transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force and served in Canada until his retirement in 1967. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 6, Owen Sound. After his air force service Frank worked for the Ontario Department of Highways until 1982. He is survived by his wife Beatrix BATTY (THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON,) step-son Phil McNICHOL, and three granddaughters, Susan REID, Kathleen FLOOD and Marie McNICHOL. He was the cherished "Grandpa" of seven great-grandchildren, Amber, Brandi, Daniel, Monica, Marina, Asia and Allie. Cremation has taken place. In keeping with Frank's wishes there will be no funeral service. Expressions of sympathy can be sent to Tannahill Funeral Home, 519-376-3710. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Frank's name to World Vision Canada.
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KAUFMAN, Joan Marie (née McDONALD)
Of Chesley, passed away at South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Chesley on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 in her 72nd year. Loving mother of Janice HAMEL of Walkerton and Ron KAUFMAN and his friend Jessica BOLTON of Hanover. Cherished grandmother of Jason HAMEL, Laura HAMEL, Katelyn KAUFMAN and Christina KAUFMAN. Joan will be fondly remembered by her sister, Audrey and her husband Jack McNICKEL of Bolton. She was predeceased by her parents, Stuart and Hazel (BURNS) McDONALD. Visitation will be held at Cameron Funeral Home, Chesley on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Monday, August 20, 2007 at 11 a.m. Interment Chesley Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Alzheimer Society or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
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FISHER, Carole Lee (née McNICOL)
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Carole on December 1st, 2007 with her family at her side at Hamilton General Hospital, after a brief illness. Carole will be deeply missed by her husband Roger who was her constant companion for 45 years. Her only daughter Tracey (EBENHARDT) will miss her best friend. Tracey's husband Scott EBENHARDT will miss a dear mother-in-law. Carole leaves behind her sister Kiera BROWN and her daughter Melodie DAVLUT, sister-in-law Sheila VIINIKKA and husband Tauno and their son Taisto and his wife Julia. Most of all her beautiful granddaughters Helana and Alexandra EBENHARDT will miss the love and care showered on them by Carole.
Carole also leaves behind a wonderful group of Friends who have been a great support for the family over the last couple of weeks. Carole will always be remembered for her incredible style and grace and for her special ability of making Friends wherever she went. Our heartfelt thanks to the talented, dedicated and caring surgeons, doctors, nurses, and staff at Hamilton General Intensive Care Unit East for making Carole's stay as comfortable as possible.
A Celebration of Life followed by a get together of family and Friends will be held at The Ward Funeral Home, 109 Reynolds Street, Oakville (905-844-3221) on Thursday, December 6th, 2007 at 3: 00 p.m. Email condolences may be sent to
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McWILLIAMS, David Ireland, Q.C., LLB, B.Sc. (Mil.,) Lieutenant Colonel (Ret'd)
In London, Ontario, on October 9, 2007 at Longworth Long Term Care in his 85th year. Predeceased earlier this year by his beloved wife Beverly Jane (née BROUGH.) Will be sadly missed by his children, Melanie of Windsor, Wendy (Scott McNIE) and Sheila (Michel VALLEE,) both of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Holly (Paul BERTON) of London, Ontario, and David of Hoboken, New Jersey, and grandchildren: Nicholas, Stephen and Alexandra VALLEE, Harris and Heidi BERTON, and Liam and Robin McNIE. Also survived by his brother Peter of Oakville, Ontario. Born in Toronto 1922, David attended Upper Canada College, then Royal Military College (#2721) and finally Osgoode Hall. He met Beverly while articling in Windsor, and there they made their home. For 47 years, he practised law and committed himself to his adopted community, chairing and/or sitting on boards of numerous local organizations, including Essex County's Children's Aid Society, Essex Law Association and Ontario Legal Aid Plan, the District Health Council and Essex County Hospital Planning Council. He was a former chair and founding member of St Clair College, Canterbury College (U. of Windsor), and the Greater Windsor Community Foundation. David's war service took him to the U.S.A., the North Pacific, Britain, Italy, and Northwest Europe with the Lord Strathcona's Horse (RC), Canadian Armoured Corps, The First Special Service Force, (2nd Canadian Parachute Battalion), First Infantry Brigade, and mustering out as captain and company commander with the Royal Canadian Regiment. Postwar service was with the Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment, where he was appointed Honourary Lieutenant Colonel in 1998. Funeral service in Windsor at Saint Mary's Anglican Church (Walkerville) on 15 October 2007 at 11: 30 a.m. followed by interment of his ashes along with those of his beloved Beverly. No flowers at his express request. In lieu, donations may be made to the Canterbury College (U. of Windsor) Community or to the David and Beverly McWilliams Endowment Fund for Saint Mary's Church (Walkerville).
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Retirement was only the start
Stan SMITH, founder of Over 55 London, died Saturday at 87.
By Joe MATYAS, Free Press Reporter, Wed., January 10, 2007
Stan SMITH came to London at age 65 to retire and be close to family members.
He soon built a legacy that survives his passing at the age of SMITH died peacefully on Saturday at Victoria Hospital after a terminal illness, surrounded by his family, his son said yesterday.
"As a family, we're very proud of what he did after closing the door on his career," said his son, Martyn SMITH of London. "It was quite an accomplishment."
"He was a good man who founded the only organization of its kind in Ontario," said Ron McNISH, acting executive director of the organization -- Over 55 London Inc.
"He wanted to do something to give people like himself opportunities to continue using their skills and experience and he did it."
For more than two decades, Over 55 London has helped hundreds of registered members find small casual jobs and temporary, part-time or full-time contractual work, said McNISH.
"We've had 14,000 people contact our organization with small jobs that needed to be done and 75 per cent of the clients were seniors."
The work done by Over 55 members often helps seniors stay in their homes, McNISH said.
"Our members do things clients can't do themselves, everything from basic electrical and plumbing jobs to painting, grass cutting and walking dogs."
Over 55 members are also employed as accountants, sales staff, drivers, bakers and production line workers, said McNISH.
"Stan was aware that people of his generation had things like good work ethics, loyalty to employers and punctuality going for them, and it soon became apparent employers appreciated those qualities, too."
Today, Over 55 is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health, City of London, TD Canada Trust, Human Re-sources Development Canada, foundations, service clubs, corporate and individual donations.
Martyn SMITH said his father was "a fun-loving, 'can do' kind of guy. He always thought positively and never looked at the downside of things."
His father's 22 years in London were a departure from his earlier life when job demands required frequent family moves, said Martyn.
"We changed homes and schools about every year and a half when I was younger," he said. "It helped me to become independent and self-sufficient."
Stan served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War and the merchant marine after the war, said Martyn.
"He was on two ships that were torpedoed and spent hours in the water. He said he was strengthened by those experiences."
In Canada, Stan SMITH had a long career as an employee of catering business in Edmonton, Sault Ste. Marie, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Toronto and Ottawa.
He also taught catering at Centennial College in Toronto and owned and operated a restaurant and motel in Grimsby for five years.
SMITH is survived by his wife Marie and three sons, Martyn, Howard and Andrew.
Visitations are set for the Westview Funeral Chapel on Wonderland Road today. A memorial service will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at St. Aidan's Anglican Church on Oxford Street West.
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McNIVEN, Dan (December 5, 1966-September 28, 1983)
In Loving Memory of a Wonderful son and Brother
"You were someone very special,
Who can never be replaced.
Your memory in our daily lives,
Can never be erased."
Sadly Missed, Mom, Dad, Grandma, John Jr. and Family
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McNIVEN email@example.com_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-01 published
The hurtin' life of a Milton man
By Peter CHENEY, Page M1
Wayne CHAPMAN's final stage was a warped square of plywood on the roof outside his $110-a-week rented room. He would strum his guitar, look out over the rooftops of Milton, and remember the glory days when he played with the legendary Stompin' Tom Connors.
Last week, Mr. CHAPMAN's guitar was placed in his casket, a final tribute to a man whose life exemplified the hurtin' ethos of country, the music he loved the best. Long divorced, the 52-year-old lived in a boarding house with 14 other men, many of them down on their luck. His previous residence was a room above a tavern. Mr. CHAPMAN worked as a custodian at a car-parts plant, cleaning the cafeteria and changing toilet-paper rolls.
"He didn't have much," said Ken MURRAY, the superintendent of the boarding house. "But he was a good guy."
Like Stompin' Tom, whose experiences included hard labour, abandonment and poverty, Mr. CHAPMAN was a genuine country music character, informed by heartache and loss. His possessions were limited to a few guitars and some beaten furniture. He had lived for a while in Georgetown, but moved to Milton after he was targeted in a series of robberies. His entertainment consisted of buying a case of Molson Canadian to drink with Friends. He rode to work each day on a hand-me-down mountain bike he called "The Dirty Dawg."
In Milton, he lived in a single room, where he cooked his meals in a microwave and washed his dishes in a shared bathroom. Unlike Mr. Connors, who lives in a comfortable home in a nearby township, Mr. CHAPMAN had never made enough to escape the endless cycle of low-paid day jobs. But to country music insiders, his time on stage with Mr. Connors meant that he had been validated, if not financially rewarded.
Mr. CHAPMAN's death was a strange one. On August 23, he came home from work, and went out on the roof with his guitar and a few beers.
His second-floor room was one of the hottest in the house. He liked to escape the heat by stepping out onto the roof through his window, where he would play Stompin' Tom and Johnny Cash tunes on his weathered acoustic guitar.
This day, he was joined by one of his housemates, who shared a beer with him. It was late afternoon, and the weather was perfect. The roof was the size of an average room - it was a poor man's deck, with a flat black top and no railings. As usual, there were a few yellow-jacket wasps buzzing around. The insects had built a nest inside a crack in the building's brick wall, and had defied the superintendent's extermination efforts.
Mr. CHAPMAN hated the yellow jackets. Just weeks before, he had jammed a stick into the nest, against the superintendent's recommendation, checking to see if a recent spraying had killed them off. It hadn't. Now he was in a fighting mood. He fetched a fly-swatter and began swinging at the wasps. It was a bad idea. He had unwittingly triggered the wasps' defence mechanism, and countless more poured out of the nest to help their embattled fellows.
Mr. CHAPMAN soon found himself in a full-on battle, walking backwards and using his swatter to try to fend off the growing insect horde. In the room below, Mr. MURRAY heard his footsteps on the rooftop. "Jesus," he thought. "I told him to stay out of there."
There was a thud. Consumed with his battle with the wasps, Mr. CHAPMAN had stepped off the edge of the roof and fallen six metres to the pavement. He was rushed to the Milton hospital, then airlifted to Saint Michael's in Toronto. He died of his injuries and a forensic autopsy was performed the next day. His death was ruled accidental.
"It's a very sad case," said Detective Murray DRINKWALTER of Halton Regional Police.
It was the end of a sad life, whose highlight was a 1985 appearance on a Stompin' Tom Connors album called Stompin' Tom Is Back to Assist Canadian Talent. Mr. CHAPMAN contributed two songs (My Home Town and The Bars of Vancouver) and was pictured on the cover, dressed in black jeans and a Stetson.
The album was propped on his coffin this week at his small funeral in Erin, Ontario Among the visitors at the funeral home, according to locals, was Stompin' Tom, who dropped by to pay his final respects to a fallen musical comrade. Also there were his mother and some of his brothers and sisters. The family, along with Mr. Connors, declined to talk about Mr. CHAPMAN, but others filled in a few of the blanks.
According to Fred WHITE/WHYTE, his supervisor at the car-parts plant, Stompin' Tom entered Mr. CHAPMAN's life when his father took in the iconic singer many years ago during a dark period.
"He came home one day, and there was this tall, skinny guy," said Mr. WHITE/WHYTE. "It was Stompin' Tom."
Mr. CHAPMAN went on to perform occasionally with Mr. Connors, and never stopped talking about how amazing it was to play with a genuine musical legend. "To him, Stompin' Tom was the second coming of Jesus," said Mr. MURRAY. "He loved him."
"A lot of musicians would give anything to play with Stompin' Tom," said Duncan FREMLIN, a guitarist who used to tour with Mr. Connors. "He's the real thing."
His thoughts were echoed by Bob McNIVEN, a guitarist who toured with Mr. Connors in the early 1980s. "Stompin' Tom is a legend," he said. "To play with him was an accomplishment." Mr. McNIVEN, who now works for Statistics Canada but still plays in a country band called Whiskey Jack, has never forgotten the talent and commitment that Mr. Connors brought to his performances.
"He really meant it. He'd be singing, and there were tears running down his face. You'd look out into the audience, and they were crying too."
Although he didn't know Mr. CHAPMAN (hundreds of musicians have toured with Mr. Connors's various bands,) Mr. McNIVEN said he felt a pang of recognition when he heard about the death last week. "He played guitar with Stompin' Tom. I played guitar with Stompin' Tom. In some way we were brothers. We drank from the same cup."
Back at the rooming house where Mr. CHAPMAN died, Mr. MURRAY also reflected on his companion's life and times. "He didn't have a mean bone in his body," said Mr. MURRAY as he drank his fourth tumbler of Silk Tassel scotch. "He was a good guy. But he should have left those wasps alone."
Mr. MURRAY, now 66, spent about 30 years as a professional country musician, playing in clubs and bars and, briefly, for a Montreal-based television show. Like Mr. CHAPMAN was, he's divorced and lives alone with his dusty musical equipment.
"I'm a has-been," he says. "We're all has-beens here.
"Here's to Wayne."
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KUCHING: Malaysia receives foreign direct investments (FDIs) from various countries and does not depend solely on China, said Treasury Secretary-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah.
Refuting claims that Malaysia was overdependent on China, he said, the country's net FDI inflow of RM39.2 billion last year included investments in various sectors from India, Germany, Japan and Singapore, among others.
"The FDIs that enter this country are diversified, but there are those who claim we depend too much on China. We (Malaysia) get investments from various sources. The most important thing is, why do investors want to come to Malaysia? The key reasons are a strong economy, a good infrastructure and, most importantly, the country's stable political climate; if there is chaos, who would want to invest here?
"Foreign investors choose to invest in Malaysia as they prefer to conduct their businesses in countries that are peaceful and calm," he said in his message to almost 1,000 federal civil servants in Sarawak at the Ministry of Finance programme, #MOF Bersama Rakyat, here today.
Mohd Irwan added that in terms of financial management, Malaysia was on a strong economic footing, with Bank Negara Malaysia raising the economic growth forecast for the nation this year to 5.5-6.0%.
He pointed out that the country's strong economy allowed the government to announce an additional increment to the 1.6 million government employees effective July 1 as well as deciding to boost the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) payout for the various categories.
"The decision to increase the BR1M payout was due to the strong economy and rising oil prices in the global market. After the government receives a higher amount of petroleum tax and dividends, it will give back to the people.
"However, there are those who say Malaysia will go bankrupt soon; if so, the government won't be paying the salaries of its employees," he added. At the event, Mohd Irwan also urged civil servants to act as a channel to spread the truth on the country's economy to the rakyat.
"Civil servants are often in touch with the public so they must possess the correct information to spread 'first-hand', as the information on the Internet may have been filtered or exaggerated. Therefore, we must be wary of any information acquired," he added.


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During Thursday night's verbal drawing and quartering of CNBC's Jim Cramer by Comedy Central's Jon Stewart, the inevitable conclusion emerged: Long-term investing in the stock market is a sick joke.
Stewart: "My mother is 75. And she bought into the idea that long-term investing is the way to go. And guess what?"
Cramer: "It didn't work."
Distill the last 16 months of financial hell down to one thought, and that would be it for millions of Americans. The U.S. stock market's plunge has wiped out more than a decade's worth of accumulated wealth, driving blue-chip indexes back to 1997 levels.
Twelve years qualifies as "long term" for most people. Ergo, it would seem, the stock market doesn't work.
If this were only an academic exercise -- a study of numbers and the alternating human emotions of greed and fear -- we could all shake our heads in disgust, or resignation, and get on with our lives.


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