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The school is dedicated to prepare students to be conscientious and responsible citizens with a sense of integrity and honesty which will be imbibed with a spirit of adventure, exploration, research and creativity. The school believes in uniqueness and fostering each individual's potential and therefore, provides varied opportunities for successful living and growth.
A child-centered education with the concept of an all-round development of the individual child is the foremost philosophy of BGSIRS.
- The pursuit of excellence in character building studies, games, sports, co-curricular activities.
- The development of personality, self-reliance, courage, self-confidence and self-esteem.
- Thus bringing about of a total transformation in a student not only in academics but also in physical, mental, emotional,spiritual, social, aesthetic and creative thinking.
- Encouraging students with a desire for lifelong learning.
- The fostering of independent thinking, thoughtful decision-making, critical analysis and appreciation and understanding of differences of opinion.
- The discovery of a student in knowing what it is to live and grow, with clarity of thought, in harmony with nature, with beauty and freedom in the world.
- Inculcating the best in Indian culture and tradition among its pupils and fostering in them lasting moral values.
- Creating responsible, disciplined and secular citizens, who are fully aware of their social, moral and cultural obligations and commitments, with a desire for unbounded service to humanity.
- To develop a patriotic outlook in Students with an everlasting desire to serve the country.
- Establishing true equality among all students, irrespective of caste or community, status and background. The school will promote positive interpersonal relationships, where students can work together and become caring and sharing individuals, with a concern and feeling for others.
- Promoting International friendship and understanding by admitting students from different parts of the world, to enable them to learn about India, its rich cultural heritage, ethos and values.


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BEIRUT — Syrian rebels knocked down army defenses and moved in on the country's second-largest airport Wednesday, reportedly killing more than 40 soldiers and bringing them closer to what could be their biggest conquest since the beginning of the civil war.
Control of Aleppo international airport and a military air base next to it would be a huge strategic shift for Syria's northeastern region, giving the opposition a potential air hub enabling aid and other flights.
Still, activists said it could be days before the rebels would be able to push their way into the airport, 4 miles from the contested city center, and even then, it was unclear whether they would be able to retain control of the sprawling facility for long.
The country's air space is firmly controlled by the government, which uses its warplanes to bomb rebel strongholds.
The advance on the airport, which stopped handling any flights weeks ago because of the fighting, comes on the heels of other strategic gains. Rebels this week captured the nation's largest dam and a military base near Aleppo. They have also brought the fight closer to Damascus, seat of President Bashar Assad's regime, moving to within a few miles from the heart of the city.
"There has been some extremely significant advances by the rebels in the past few days. There is real fear and flagging morale among regime forces in the region," said Muhieddine Lathkani, a London-based member of the Syrian National Council opposition group.
The government tried to reverse the gains with a series of airstrikes in several locations across the country Wednesday. In Jobar, a rebel stronghold in northeastern Damascus, 13 people were killed in government shelling, according to the Observatory. Fighter jets also carried out airstrikes on rebel positions in the central province of Homs, it said.
The rebels have been pushing their way into the capital since last week. The foray marks the opposition's second significant attempt to storm Damascus in July, when the rebels captured several neighborhoods before being swept out by a swift government counteroffensive.
Since then, the regime has buckled down in Damascus, setting up checkpoints and controlling movement in and out of the city. The heavily defended city so far has been spared the kind of violence that has devastated whole neighborhoods in other major cities such as Aleppo and the central city of Homs.
The rebels have had the most success in northern Syria and have captured large parts of Aleppo, Idlib and Raqqa provinces since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011.
Rebels have been attacking the civilian airport in the city of Aleppo for weeks. On Tuesday they overran large parts of the "Brigade 80" base that protects the facility.
By Wednesday, the Observatory said the rebels were "almost fully in control" of the base. Rami Abdul-Rahman, the group's director, said more than 40 government soldiers were killed in the fighting, including two brigadier generals, a colonel and two lieutenant colonels. He also said an unknown number of rebels died. The report could not be independently confirmed.
The base is about a mile from the civilian airport and the adjacent air base known as Nairab. Both have their own defenses in addition to the protection provided by Brigade 80.
Lathkani said it would be one of the opposition's most significant gains of the civil war if the rebels capture Aleppo airport, which according to its website is capable of handling 2.5 million passengers a year.
He said rebels were aiming to declare northern Syria a "liberated area" from which they would one day announce a transitional government.
The 23-month-old conflict in Syria has defied all international attempts to calm the bloodshed.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Wednesday that Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem will travel to Moscow at the end of the month, the state RIA Novosti news agency reported.

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5 on August 20, 2018
My husband & I enjoyed two nights at Furnace Hills. Our room & the common areas were gorgeous. The woodwork & attention to detail was beyond compare. Liz, Ben & their family were extremely friendly. Liz serves an amazing breakfast comprised of fresh & local ingredients. She also pays attention to the personal needs of her guests. We were celebrating an anniversary & Liz took the time to leave a bottle of sparkling juice, box of local chocolates & handwritten note in our room. Lists of local attractions & eateries were provided for our convenience. We definitely plan to visit them again in the future.
5 on August 12, 2018
Wonderful stay - wonderful place - wonderful hostess
5 on May 17, 2018
My friend and I have committed to a weekend away in order to regroup and center!! We found this little bed and breakfast and have included this in our annual commitment!! What to say about Furnace Hill: quaint, CLEAN, away from the fuss but within 20 minutes of lots of entertainment and fun, family is beyond hospitable, and the dog...their dog, Turk, is one of a kind! What a gentleman he is!! He alerts the family that people have arrived and then walks you into the home...as if to announce "hey mom, Michelle and Janine are back!!" I cant say enough about the Furnace Hill B&B!! Oh...and don't expect cold bagels and stale donuts for breakfast...Liz cooks some elegant meals that put some 5-start places to shame!!
5 on March 21, 2018
My husband and I celebrated our anniversary at Furnace Hills Bed and Breakfast and we were very happy with the host's hospitality and wonderful breakfast (gluten and dairy free for myself). Their B & B is beautiful inside and out and we had a wonderful time and will stay again when we are in the area.
5 on February 24, 2018
This was an amazing place. We plan on going back again. Price was great. Owners super kind. Highly recommend
5 on February 13, 2018
Highly recommend to stay here. Super friendly, cozy, welcoming, and excellent food. All home made. We plan on staying again in the future. The price was amazing for the comfort.
5 on February 03, 2018
I have traveled across the states, and have to say, this is my favorite place I have stayed at. The owner, Liz, was so welcoming and hospitable. The cabin is beautifully decorated, and extremely clean. (not something I have found in other establishments) She set up for my partner and I to have "in room" massages. Took care of everything. It was such a treat to be treated like a queen for the day :-)
5 on December 05, 2017
My wife and I found the setting very peaceful and the hot tub was a pleasant surprise.Entire house has a very clean feel. Liz was a great host offering a very filling breakfast. A good experience for sure.
5 on November 15, 2017
I was invited to Middle Creek Wildlife Area to teach a Hunter Trapper Education Class and had a 4 hour drive to get there. Knowing I would be to tired after I would need a place to spend night before returning home. I mentioned to my friend who had invited me I always had dreams of owning a Log Home, my friend told me that the ideal place was not far from Middle Creek, I said great! It is beautiful, the food was fantastic and the people can not be beat! Very friendly, very open and for those of us who are Penn State Football fans, The are die hard Penn State fans with season tickets! I would be hard pressed to think I could have stayed anywhere better than this beautiful place! Thanks to the Ehrharts I will again visit there fine establishment again when I get in the area!
4.6 on October 07, 2017
Very nice place to stay and kick back and relax. Enjoyed everything from the clean room to the wonderful breakfast with everything homemade. Ben and Liz are a wonderful couple and we enjoyed talking with them and their two daughters.
5 on October 05, 2017
Everything about this B&B is excellent...the rooms are clean and fresh...there is plenty of candy, bottled water, fresh baked snacks for picking on upon arrival. Breakfast was fantastic, fresh baked bread and a meal fit for a king. I'd highly recommend Funance Hill B&B...I visit this area once a year and this will be my go to place. Book with confidence...!
5 on August 25, 2017
As our first stay ever at a bed and breakfast, we had no idea what to expect. Well, we were absolutely blown away! Liz and her family are very hospitable and their home is charming. The home cooked breakfast was tasty and delicious, and she served a variety of things each morning. We only stayed for 2 nights, but are already talking about going back next year!
3.8 on June 06, 2017
It was a great stay for us at the Furnace Hills B&B. The host is very warm and hospitable! She makes the best m&m cookies I've ever had. The breakfast had so many options and everything tasted so good! The room was nice and cozy. This was our first stay at a B&B ever and the experience will certainly bring us back to B&Bs in the future. Thanks for the great service!
5 on May 21, 2017
My wife and I selected this bed and breakfast just on reviews and some photos we saw. We definitely were not disappointed. Beautiful Log cabin home located down a long driveway in a wooded area. Liz was a charming host and her family was just as wonderful. Breakfast in the morning was more then enough. Liz also went out of her way for my wife's breakfast as she is celiac. We stayed for 2 days and it was a wonderful start on our 2 week traveling vacation.
4.6 on February 24, 2017
Great looking place. Real quiet and cozy. Host was very accommodating and really friendly. The breakfast was superb, especially the cinnamon rolls. The room was clean and felt very natural. Would definitely stay again.
5 on February 19, 2017
This is an excellent place to stay. I stayed here this past weekend, 2/17-19/2017. The inn was beautiful: the common area, the room, & the outside. It seemed like it as in the middle of nowhere. But, it was only about a 20 minute drive to get to many places. The Inn Keepers were very friendly and helpful. It really felt like a home away from home with a few extras: nicer home, no need to make breakfast (which was very good), etc....
5 on December 01, 2016
We greatly enjoyed staying at Furnace Hills B&B at the conclusion of our Anniversary vacation. A little off the beaten path but a very pretty place to stay. Their home is beautiful and the family is very friendly and the food is great. Their dog Turk is very friendly but a little noisy. It didn't bother us at all because we own two large dogs. I highly recommend staying here, you can feel God's presence in their home and it is a peaceful stay.
5 on October 02, 2016
My wife and I would highly recommend Furnace Hill Bed and Breakfast. Liz, Ben and family are very friendly and the customer service was outstanding. Our room was clean and comfortable. The common area is great too. Breakfast was delicious; Ben and Liz are excellent cooks and there was plenty of homemade food. The snacks were outstanding too. "Turk", their dog, is so friendly and well behaved. The setting is beautiful. We would absolutely recommend this bed and breakfast to anyone!
5 on August 01, 2016
Liz was very welcoming and accommodating. A group of 8 of us stayed here for two nights and it was just lovely. From the great breakfast each morning to the above and beyond customer service, we will definitely revisit their home again. It was worth every cent and the experience was great.
5 on July 24, 2016
The rooms are lovely, and so were the common spaces. Nice touches like chocolates in the room. Friendly, but large dog. Very sweet disposition. Host family was very accomodating and personable. Breakfast was delicious! Wish we could have spent more time. Given a selection of area restaurants for dinner. Highly recommend!
4.8 on May 25, 2016
My wife and I experienced a very relaxing weekend at Furnace Hills. Great service.Loved seeing all the colorful birds at the feeder while we were in the hot tub!
5 on February 24, 2016
The whole home and room were incredible! Very warm and welcoming atmosphere and the accommodations were spectacular! Ben, Liz, their kids and their super friendly dog Turk are so great and helpful, plus they make a delicious breakfast! The overall experience was truly out of this world! I can rave enough about how great this place is! My girlfriend and I will definitely be returning for another stay and exploration of Lancaster with the Ehrharts!
5 on January 13, 2016
I felt like I was visiting extended family. Liz and Ben and the girls made me feel right at home. The room was beautiful! The breakfasts were DELICIOUS!! Liz was very helpful in providing information on local restaurants and attractions in the area. I would recommend them to anyone and I plan on going back again!
4.4 on July 02, 2014
A lovely place to stay. Clean, relaxing, simple and comfortable. The host family were very welcoming and kind.Upon arrival we were greeted by their very large, but gentle and so sweet dog, Angus. The location is just beautiful, quiet and surrounded by woods. We traveled with another couple and stayed 2 nights. We went to the Moses production at Sight and Sound (only a 30 minute drive) Friday evening and spent Saturday in Lititz. A lovely town just 10-15 minutes away, where we shopped, had lunch at the Tomato Pie Cafe (awesome!) and had a great day. Breakfast at the B&B was a family affair and were plentiful and delicious! The baked oatmeal was amazing and Liz shared the recipe. The breakfast sausage and bacon were also both just delicious. We truly enjoyed our stay and I speak for both my husband and I and our friends.Would recommend this place to anyone!
5 on October 22, 2013
My mother and I have never stayed at a bed and breakfast before but I think no other place will be able to compete with Furnace Hills. Liz and her whole family made us feel right at home. The setting is absolutely gorgeous. Liz made the most delicious breakfasts. I was sad to be eating a bowl of cereal for breakfast when I got home! I can't stop talking about this incredible place. I am definitely staying here from now on for all of my trips to Lancaster!
5 on June 01, 2013
A thoroughly wonderful weekend getaway. Liz, Ben & their girls were absolutely delightful. The facilities were beautiful- nature setting- quiet, very clean and homey. The breakfasts were amazing- everything homemade & delicious. We would definitely visit again and would recommend it. They treated us like family & we appreciated their hospitality & the extra little touches.(fresh baked cookies & fresh brewed coffee.) God bless the Ehrhart family! Hope to see you soon. Ken & Chris from Virginia
5 on April 22, 2013
This bed breakfast was one of the best places we have stayed at. Liz and her family made us feel very welcome. The breakfast was nothing short of great, everything was home made. There is a outdoor hot tub which is a good end of the day treat. Liz and Ben went to great lengths to make this bed and breakfast a home from homemade cookies, to chocolates. My wife and I are planning to come back annually.
5 on February 05, 2013
I booked a very impromptu get away night for my husband and I at Furnace Hills and we were not disappointed. I got sick at dinner (24-hour bug) and couldn't enjoy breakfast Saturday morning but Liz graciously made me a to go bag. The dried beef casserole is AMAZING! The lodge is at a great location, secluded yet close to some small towns good for antiquing. For dinner Kyma is a great seafood restaurant.
5 on November 17, 2012
This wonderful family will warmly invite you into there B & B family style cabin you'll feel right at home. You'll leave with new friends and you'll want to come back soon. Each room has it's own stair way and door outside so, you come and go as you wish. LIz will accommodate breakfast to your daily plans, breakfasts are very fresh & healthy and so yummy! she made some ginger pancakes & homemade granola, apple cider! Liz will accommodate dietary needs. one more thing, you'll never leave breakfast hungry! Liz will treat you with a servants heart and you'll be blessed & delighted with conversations with there children in the morning. You'll love Angus he's a wonderful gentle big bear. (the dog) Everything was clean & fresh! The sheets will cuddle you with softness & warmth for a good nights rest. I loved this family & there B & B jewel in the woods! Sherry W
5 on October 24, 2012
Ben and Liz have a true getaway. The B&B it's self is awesome and very well kept, the rooms are meticulously kept. My GPS gave up on Girl Scout Road, telling us to park our car and walk to the destination, so print off the written directions on the web site to make it easier to find. Liz does a fantastic job with breakfast, no two were alike. Everything was local and fresh, especially the eggs, which are from her free range chickens. The best part about each day was the conversations around the breakfast table, such awsome fellowship! We loved everything about Furnace Hills B&B. The hospitality here is unmatched anywhere! We are already making plans to go back next fall. Mike & Sherry Wilsbach
5 on January 10, 2012
My wife and i just spent our 6 year anniversary at Furnace Hills BnB. The rooms where nice and the setting in the woods was great. We were welcomed by Liz (and her family) upon arrival. Liz went out of her way to make our Anniversary special. We came Thursday night for a long weekend. Enjoying the hot tub on the deck under a full moon was clearly a highlight for us. The whole weekend was just what we wanted, and a good change of pace for us. The breakfast was amazing, and she accommodated my wife's special diet needs. Also don't forget to take advantage of Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, which is within walking or short driving distance. Thanks again Liz ...Ryan (and Jen)
5 on October 26, 2011
This is truly a gem hidden in the hills -- a beautiful cabin sitting down in tall woods. We spent 2 days there mid-week. The evening we arrived it was pouring, and had been all day, so we spent the evening there at the cabin. Ben, Liz and a few others from their church were having a Bible study that evening and graciously allowed us to join in. What a precious time that was! It meant as much to us as touring the nearby Amish country and businesses the following two days. Ben, Liz, Becca, Joanna & Angus made us feel right at home, with warm, welcoming hospitality, as all B&B's should be. Special breakfasts (for which she even sent the recipes), and the girls actually remembered the next day that it was my birthday, singing to me and all. We both loved talking with Liz, and had fun interacting with the girls in the evening. If you are visiting anywhere near here, or just passing through and need a great place to stay, definitely consider Furnace Hills B&B. You will be every bit as pleased as we were. Thank you again, Ben & Liz!
5 on October 04, 2011
We cannot put into words how this beautiful retreat from the busyness of life ministered to us. We brought along some dear friends who had never stayed at a B&B. (We should never have done that...for they will expect the same everywhere else!!) The ultra clean rooms, the well lit and appointed 3/4 bathroom, little nooks where one can sip coffee and read, or watch tv on a rocker/recliner(too early for the woodstove)and the awesome breakfasts bring all the comforts and an atmosphere to rest and recover. Ben and Liz ooze joy as they "work" together to make you feel at home. We felt like part of their family. We stayed 3 nights and had to pull ourselves away to head back to Vermont!!! We would love to go back in Winter, Spring and MidSummer!! Thank you, guys. We are spreading the word around here!!
4.8 on August 23, 2011
My husband and I spent two lovely nights at Furnace Hills over the weekend of August 19th and 20th celebrating our 16 year anniversary. This was the best bed and breakfast we have experienced. The room accommodations were unbelievably clean and comfortable with plush towels, complimentary toiletry items and sweet candies at the bedside. Liz and Ben were so courteous, friendly and hospitable , we felt right at home.Not to mention the fabulous breakfast we had. We can't wait to go back again !!!!
5 on July 26, 2011
Every single detail was perfect, they thought of everything! Breakfast was amazing, we still talk about it! Your home is beautiful, the hot tub was so relaxing, hiking your property was beautiful-so nice to see deer close up. Liz you have a hidden treasure that I hope all can have a chance to enjoy! That was the best spent $100 that I have ever used on a vacation!~The Sarferts
5 on June 20, 2011
I stayed with Liz and Ben a couple times in 2010 ~ In May and July!!! This is an outstanding place to hang your hat for the weekend. Liz is very accomodating and the whole family is very friendly and great to talk to :) The second trip I made, I took along a friend who was diabetic and Liz made sure that she was able to join us for breakfast with special items that she could eat. It is centrally located, but very peaceful and quiet!!! I can't say enough about this wonderful B&B and when I return to Dutch country this year, this is where I will certainly be staying!!! I was very spoiled here and my expectations of B&B's are extremely high now!!! Thanks Liz and Ben, Hope to see you again soon!!! Mindy Church
5 on April 26, 2011
Furnace Hills is one of our favorite Inns in the country. As my wife and I are on the road a lot, we look forward to the nature, the smell of the wood stove, the cozy family atmosphere and the genuine friendship we have made with Liz, Ben and their precious children. The rooms are very comfortable and we never fail to get a good nights sleep. Our stay at Christmastime was special, as their tree in the great room with the cathedral ceiling was at least 15 feet high and 10 feet wide. Of course, there was a train setup underneath. My wife has fallen in love with their large gentle bear, I mean dog, Angus. Liz is very generous with breakfast. She goes out of her way to accommodate our special diet. We never leave hungry. Dorrance, Pennsylvania
5 on April 18, 2011
Furnnance Hills was the perfect getaway for my husband and I to relax and focus on each other. The heater in our room made it so cozy and everything was so clean. I loved the complimentary refreshments and all the nearby information that was handy. We enjoyed the hot tub but I must say the breakfasts were the best part! So many choices and so much incredible food!! I would definitely stay here again.
5 on April 18, 2011
We've stayed at Furnace Hills B&B twice and will definitely return again! The atmosphere is lovely and relaxing, the rooms are spacious and emmaculate, the breakfasts are delicious, and the innkeepers and their family are amazingly wonderful people. We love to relax in the hot tub as well! We feel right at home at this B&B.
5 on April 11, 2011
Friendly, hospitable atmosphere. The hot tub was wonderful. The breakfast was scrumptious! Arrangements were made for us to go to an Amish farm for dinner. We just felt at home.
4.8 on April 11, 2011
A rustic haven where you feel as if you're staying with family or old friends. We enjoyed use of the great room (including a wide-screen TV), the deck nestled amid the trees, and the outdoor hot tub, where a pristine view of the stars was a perfect end to our day. Beautiful wooded setting and walking distance from a large wildlife preserve. The delicious breakfast is only matched by the warmth and hospitality of the innkeepers. A perfect escape off the well-trodden path!


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Want a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 a day before it launches? Then pop down to PC World on London's Tottenham Court Road on 3 August.
The retail giant is selling the tablet a day early. Well, almost. The ten-inch tablet will go on sale at 5pm.
PC World will be charging £399 for the Wi-Fi only model, on which it has the exclusive for a month. So does Dixons' other chain, Currys.
The skinny, light - it's 8.6mm thick and weighs 565g - Galaxy Tab runs Android 3.1 Honeycomb on a 1GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 chip.
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Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels to Open New I-69 Portion Monday
The first portion of the Interstate 69 highway extension is scheduled to open to traffic on Monday, but not before Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and Lieutenant Governor-elect Sue Ellspermann christen the project in an official ribbon cutting ceremony.
According to the state Department of Transportation, the grand opening ceremony will be conducted in Evansville, Washington and near the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, in which a large caravan led by Governor Daniels will travel all the way up the 67-mile stretch of highway.
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Available to: 2nd and 3rd year students
The Mediation Clinic enables students to acquire the skills of mediators through study, mock exercises, observations and actual practice in supervised settings.
Course: Mediation & Advanced Negotiation (3 cr., graded, Spring) teaches effective high-conflict communication, advanced negotiation theory and skills, and basic facilitation and mediator skills, and satisfies the minimum education requirement for membership on the mediator roster of the Utah State Court ADR program.
Placement: (1 cr., P/F, every semester) to be taken concurrently or following course. Opportunities may include housing, discrimination, family, juvenile offender, small claims, high school conflicts and other simple disputes.
Faculty: Professors James Holbrook and Linda F. Smith
Registration & Placement: To enroll in the clinic, students must complete the Clinical Program Application Form. Students then consult with Professor Smith regarding their preferred placement. Students will then be enrolled in the clinic. This is a limited-enrollment clinic.
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The Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) today announced important modifications to current securities regulations that would support Vermont entrepreneurship while protecting the interests of investors. The revised regulation, dubbed the Vermont Small Business Offering Exemption (VSBOE), allows Vermont businesses and start-up companies to raise up to $2 million in capital by selling shares in their company to in-state investors. The regulation allows for a simplified process to reduce the regulatory burdens and costs usually associated with securities registration.
Traditionally, federal and state securities laws have limited investments in small businesses to wealthy individuals. VSBOE gives all Vermonters the opportunity to support their local entrepreneurs, existing and new small businesses. Participating businesses will be registered with DFR and will allow individual investors to purchase up to $10,000 in stock equity from a single business. VSBOE also allows certain high net-worth individuals to purchase an unlimited amount of equity.
Gov. Peter Shumlin called for this rule change in his annual budget speech and said these changes support his efforts to boost economic development in the state.
"VSBOE will help bring our securities regulations into the 21st century while maintaining the level of protection that investors expect and deserve," he said, "This program will drive innovation, promote job growth and support Vermont's small businesses."
DFR Commissioner Susan L. Donegan agreed saying she looks forward to the positive impact this will have on Vermont's small business owners.
"Vermont has a rich entrepreneurial history and spirit and we want to help our small businesses and start-ups to finance their growth. VSBOE will streamline access to capital while keeping both the businesses and the investment capital right here in Vermont," said Donegan.
The Department also issued guidelines for small business owners concerning the type of information and disclosures that should be provided to prospective investors under a VSBOE offering. Those small businesses and start-ups interested in VSBOE are encouraged to contact the Department's Securities Division at 802-828-3420 to learn more. The full details of VSBOE and its guidelines can be found on the Department's website at www.dfr.vermont.gov.
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I watch history in ND this past Wed. A female kicker from Jamestown made a PAT. That's right a female scores a point on a males team. It was great to see it sail thru the upright for that PAT. The announcer said it was the first ever in ND history.
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NORTH EAST, 11 July 2018
Is your discipleship all God wants it to be? Do you want to find out how it can be transformed? Join us for the Freedom! Roadshow.
A church with growing, fruitful disciples of Jesus is a growing, fruitful church transforming lives and its community. Understanding how to make "transforming" disciples, not just converts, is a critical issue for leaders.
It may just be that your approach to discipleship needs transforming. Historically discipleship has been seen as "teaching Christians to behave in the right way". But just "trying harder" generally leads us to promote a kind of "Christian behaviourism" which more often than not leads to joyless legalism.
In every one of his letters to the churches, the Apostle Paul does not tell us a single thing about how to behave or what to do until the second half of the letter. Why? In the first half, he helps us understand who we now are and what we have in Christ. When we know that, the rest follows: we live for God not because we feel we have to but because we know Him and love Him.
Freedom In Christ Ministries has proven that this "identity-based discipleship" is highly effective. Over 300,000 UK Christians in around 6,000 churches have been through our core resource, The Freedom In Christ Discipleship Course, and we have trained thousands of church leaders in Biblical discipleship principles.
You and other leaders in your church are warmly invited to this briefing event, A Strategy For Transforming Discipleship. In two hours, we'll outline three key concepts for developing a church-wide, inter-generational, discipleship strategy and share with you some exciting new developments to our core tools, including an introduction to the brand new and completely updated edition of the FIC course, launched in August 2017.
If you like what you hear, we'd be delighted to go on to work with you as you develop a whole-church discipleship strategy. We do not offer a "one size fits all" approach but love to help each church team identify the specific calling and gifting that God has given them and select the tools that are appropriate for their own situation.
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Fate by Numbers is a Full Motion Video adventure game filmed against a green screen and featuring 3D pre-rendered backdrops. The adventure games includes over an hour of HD-video with professional actors accompanied by a soundtrack written for the game. Private eye Alice Sanger is assigned to get a briefcase, but quickly finds herself immersed in a web of corruption and shadowy motives. It becomes personal when she finds out that one of mysterious people behind the briefcase is none other than her ex-husband whom was declared dead several years ago. What follows is a mysterious journey through the layers of a future metropolis with 50's noir influences.
Fate by Numbers was made as a graduation project for Communication and Multimedia Design (Avans) in Breda, the Netherlands. Revival is the name of the fictional company behind the game, set up by four students. The game was made on a shoestring budget.
The purpose of the game was to make a FMV-game to satisfy old school adventure gamers and introduce new players to the genre. But also to see if it is now possible to make a game using technology previously only available for big budget game companies.
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The Fujitsu factory in Augsburg has set many standards in manufacturing excellence over the years, not least through efforts to save energy, reduce waste and optimize water usage, thereby reducing the overall impact on the environment. The Augsburg facility incorporates a number of functions including research & development, system board production, volume production, server/rack production and a renowned testing center. Across this facility Fujitsu has achieved substantial savings through energy and environmental management initiatives.
Numerous measures introduced since the mid-1990's have cut the electricity required to manufacture a PC at Augsburg by more than 50 percent. For example, power consumption has been reduced by 65% through the lowering of testing times from 24 hours to less than 1 hour per system, with no reduction in quality.
Augsburg continues to set ambitious targets and currently aims for a further 6% per year in electricity consumption which equates to about 75 typical households in Germany.


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The United States Supreme Court today ruled that criminal defendants have the constitutional right to effective representation when making the decision as to whether or not to accept a plea bargain. In two paired cases, Lafler v. Cooper and Missouri v. Frye, the Court ruled that an attorney's mistakes at the plea bargain stage can render a defendant's plea ineffectual.
Our Annapolis criminal defense attorneys are experienced at giving our clients the right advice with regard to all of the client's available options, including plea deals. In today's legal climate, more often than not, criminal charges are resolved by way of plea bargains, rather than trials. Our attorneys are prepared to provide our clients with the proper guidance as to what will give the clients the best results possible.
In Cooper, Cooper's attorney informed him that he could not be convicted of assault with intent to murder, because of the attorney's belief that Michigan law did not permit a finding of intent to murder when the victim was shot below the waist; the attorney was wrong. As a result, Cooper rejected a plea deal, under which he would have received a recommended 51-to-85-month sentence. He was subsequently convicted at trial, and received the mandatory minimum 185-to-360-month sentence.
In Frye, the defendant was arrested for driving with a revoked license, the third time he had been arrested for that offense. Frye faced a maximum of four years in prison on the charge. The prosecutor in the case provided Frye's attorney with an offer to reduce the charge, making it a misdemeanor, with a 90 day jail sentence. Frye's attorney, however, did not bother to relay the offer to his client. Frye ultimately plead guilty to the charge, without the benefit of the offered plea bargain, and was sentenced to three years in prison.
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Forced to retire at 70 years old, Phog Allen landed one last recruit: a tall kid out of Philadelphia named Wilt. Allen coached Chamberlain for one year, on Kansas's freshman team, but it was Dick Harp who led Chamberlain and company to the triple-overtime 1957 title game against UNC, by some tellings the greatest college basketball game ever played.
These photos show Chamberlain and Phog Allen in 1957, when Allen was no longer coach but still had a few moves to show off. Chamberlain admired Allen but never got along with Harp, and has said that if he knew Allen was going to be forced out, he wouldn't have attended Kansas.
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|MH-285 Steffaloo - Would You Stay
Would You Stay is the Mush full-length debut from Los Angeles based auteur Steph Thompson, recording as Steffaloo. The thirteen-track album is a meditation on beauty and loss that uses the tape-hiss ambience and reverb drenched vocals of a classic bedroom recording to capture isolation and heartache in simple, yet near-perfect songs. The title track sets the mood of the album, as Steffaloo strums an acoustic guitar with a style that hints as bossa nova while she lists the things that she can't bring herself to do to save her relationship. Tracks like "Can't You See" and "I'm Sorry" marry subtle hooks and unexpected phrasing with perfectly matched instrumentation to create a haunting mood reminiscent of You Are Free era Cat Power. Throughout the album, percussion is used sparingly, be it a simple kick drum or washed out handclap, and never gets in the way of the song. A handful of chance-taking tracks, including the desolate campfire tale "Lonely Night" and the effected "My Heart Beats" break up the album. By the time the slightly out of tune guitar and pleading vocal of "The Whale And Me" and the beautiful harmonies of "You" close the album, it is clear that Would You Stay perfectly captures its author's distinctive sound.
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|Masterwork of heart-rending realism and poignant optimism - Altsounds / When I hear Steffaloo's music I can't help but feel the love - Deftune / This just may be the quintessential fall album all of you indie folk enthusiasts have been looking for - Indie Shuffle / If you were or are a fan of chicks with guitars: i,e,: Cat Power, Feist, even a dash of St. Vincent, then Steffaloo is the musician for you - In Your Speakers
|Steffaloo is an up-and-coming Los Angeles-based band led by Steph Thompson, a photographer, singer/songwriter, and guitarist. She has been known for her collaborations with bands like Gangplans, Blackbird Blackbird, and Chrome Sparks, but within the past year she has built quite a set of her own original work. Her summer 2011 single "On Fire" marked her entrance as a solo artist but it is this year's full album Would You Stay that confirms her place.
Described as an auteur, every bit of the new album comes from Thompson's soul, her emotions flooding through each track with both comfort and vulnerability. Thompson's voice is like a feminine Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. This is intended as a compliment to both; she has that same calming effect and captures a rhythm that mirrors the rise and fall of each song. The track "Can't You See" describes the mental toll a poor relationship takes and how hard it is to break free of it. The song epitomizes how strong a person's hold can be with its first lyrics: "One word, from you, is one word too many. One look, from your eyes, is one look too deep." This tempo is kept throughout as well as the emotional depth that Thompson explores. Though, the best part of the song comes at the 2:34 mark when the song segues into a clapping/percussion tempo where the lyrics "Can't you see what you do to me" are repeated. It is a unique build-up and keeps the listener on their toes, much like the follow-up track "I'm Sorry" which portrays entirely different sentiments and various instruments.
Steffaloo manages to be folk, electric, pop, and acoustic all in one album. The range of genres reflects a range of emotions, going from confined and sad to happy and wishful. Would You Stay shows us what it is like for a person to fully expose herself to the world, going as far to use her own drawings for the band's merchandise. Steph Thompson is out there for the world to take, and whether you love it or hate it she and her music are hard not to breathe in. Then again, how could you not love it? - Jonk Music


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Sheriff recounts final moments in Alabama bunker standoff
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – An Alabama sheriff is shedding more light on the final moments of a standoff between authorities and a man who was holding a boy hostage in a bunker.
Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson said Thursday that Jimmy Lee Dykes had two homemade explosives devices. He says authorities were worried he would set them off and kill the boy.
Officers raided the bunker on Feb. 4 after a weeklong standoff and shot Dykes to death. The boy was rescued unharmed.
Olson says investigators are looking at some of Dykes' writings that they found but they are still not sure of his motive.
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Oh...something else. My little cousin is amazing. Just the kindest sweetest unspoiled thing. When I got sick she said, "Now Maggie's not going to have Jill around to do all the cool things she did with me! I guess I'll have to do those things with Maggie." I taught her how to make marbled Easter eggs and took care of her last year when she was sick at school and walked over to Grandma's house (close to the school) because she couldn't reach anyone by phone. Poor duck at a 101 degree fever, too. Her mom was in the same class as my brothers, but she never did much with me. I absolutely idolized her, but she was focused. She had the foresight to get a degree, get married...sign on with a major company... have ONE child...work a LOT and made it to global money master.
Which is cool. But not as cool as having all your friends over for a pizza party to watch your cousin win 20,000+ on Jeopardy.
I jest.
Anyway, she is so without malice. She plays basketball and they played a team from "town" recently. That means they played a team with mostly black members. One girl from the other team got knocked down hard and my cousin interrupted play to go see if she was alright and help her up. She is a terrific person. I can't imagine what she's going to amount to when she's fully grown...but I have a lot of respect for her.


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Under-dog days will separate Wild Card hopefuls
They call these the dog days of the baseball season, and the sentiment is understandable. Mid-August is still slightly early to say the division races are at their most inspired, and it's so late in the rigors of the everyday grind that just about everybody is feeling a tad tired.
But for a certain subset of Augustines -- those particularly indebted to the creation of the second Wild Card spot in each league -- survival this month is of pivotal import. Because when the October math is not exactly in your favor, August is the time to make a run or get run out of the race.
They call these the dog days of the baseball season, and the sentiment is understandable. Mid-August is still slightly early to say the division races are at their most inspired, and it's so late in the rigors of the everyday grind that just about everybody is feeling a tad tired.
But for a certain subset of Augustines -- those particularly indebted to the creation of the second Wild Card spot in each league -- survival this month is of pivotal import. Because when the October math is not exactly in your favor, August is the time to make a run or get run out of the race.
For this group of clubs, August is not made up of dog days. These are the underdog days.
National League Wild Card status: 3 1/2 games back
Playoff odds percentage: 15.9
Baseball Prospectus actually gives the Reds a strong percentage relative to the other teams you'll find on this list, but the fact of the matter is that Wednesday's loss to the Red Sox dropped them back to .500, and they're the fourth team in a heated four-team race in the NL Central.
So time is of the essence. Brandon Phillips (thumb surgery) is inching closer to his return, though nobody seems to know when Joey Votto (quad strain) will be back, or at what level of impact. Particularly frustrating is the likelihood of Homer Bailey landing on the disabled list with a flexor mass injury, because the Reds, now more than ever, are built around their starting pitching.
Perhaps a four-game trip to Colorado, beginning Thursday, will be good for Cincinnati's sagging bats, which are averaging a little more than three runs per game in the second half. After that, it's a big sequence -- three in St. Louis, then four against the Braves -- against fellow NL contenders.
American League Wild Card status: 3 1/2 games back
Playoff odds percentage: 7.6
The Yankees are simply in that perilous spot in which every bit of adversity -- such as the Orioles hanging that four-spot on them in the bottom of the eighth Wednesday night -- feels incredibly consequential.
That said, you've got to appreciate the attempts at patchwork improvement senior vice president and general manager Brian Cashman has made this summer (especially with the Brandon McCarthy acquisition). You've got to respect the work manager Joe Girardi has done, for this club is 61-58 despite a Pythagorean expectancy that pegs them to be sub-.500. And if you're a Yankees fan, you've got to love what Michael Pineda (one earned run on two hits with no walks in five innings) gave you in his return from the disabled list Wednesday, particularly when paired with the news of Masahiro Tanaka throwing off flat ground.
The Yanks might still be less than the sum of their salaries, but their next 10 games are against clubs with losing records (the Rays, Astros and White Sox ... though we'll discuss the difficulty of those Rays a little later), and they're expected to get Brian McCann -- who has a .975 OPS in 24 August plate appearances -- back form the concussion DL on Saturday.
AL Wild Card status: 5 games back
Playoff odds percentage: 7.3
On the surface, you would think a team that trades away its Opening Day starter and starting shortstop and loses its highest-paid player to the DL -- all within about a week and a half -- would not exactly be trending in the right direction. But the Indians have won seven of 12 in August to remain mildly coherent in the AL Wild Card chase.
Thursday's doubleheader split could have gone better, because that Paul Goldschmidt-less Arizona squad is the kind of club you simply need to take advantage of if you're an August underdog. On the encouraging side, the Indians have gotten some nice contributions from Zach Walters and Tyler Holt, the two kids called up to replace the injured Nick Swisher and David Murphy on the active roster. Cleveland's defensive play up the middle has improved with Jose Ramirez taking over for the traded Asdrubal Cabrera, and Corey Kluber has become a legit AL Cy Young Award candidate whose starts are now must-see TV.
The Indians, in short, still have a pulse, especially when you factor in all those injury issues the Tigers are currently enduring. The Tribe will face the AL East-leading Orioles (sans Manny Machado) this weekend before playing nine straight against the Twins, Astros and White Sox.
AL Wild Card status: 6 games back
Playoff odds percentage: 4.7
That percentage says it all. The Rays are gasping for air, as you'd expect given their horrendous start to the season and the July 31 trade of ace David Price.
But if any team in recent history has inspired us to believe in mathematical miracles, it's Joe Maddon's Rays. They dismantled those luckless Rangers on Thursday night for Tampa Bay's fourth win in six games (playing the Rangers and Cubs in succession doesn't hurt in times like these). And while Price obviously played some part in this, the Rays' 2.14 ERA since the All-Star break is the best in baseball.
The trouble for Tampa Bay is that its upcoming schedule features opposing clubs that are far better than the Cubs and Rangers. The Rays have a six-game homestand against the Yankees and Tigers followed by a seven-game road trip to Toronto and Baltimore. The miracle will thrive or die over the next two weeks.
NL Wild Card status: 4 1/2 games back
Playoff odds percentage: 4.6
Young, hungry teams can be dangerous in the dog days, and the Fish are particularly dangerous because Giancarlo Stanton (six homers, nine RBIs this month) is swinging a hot bat as he makes an NL MVP Award push. Ask the Cardinals, who just dropped two of three in Miami.
Obviously, the Marlins can thank the extremely forgiving NL Wild Card picture for their status as contenders in spite of their sub-.500 (59-61) record. But they don't have to apologize; they have to capitalize -- especially with their next nine games taking place against the D-backs, Rangers and Rockies.
Getting Henderson Alvarez (2.48 ERA in 22 starts) back from shoulder inflammation this weekend will be a huge boost to a rotation that has been prompted to resuscitate Brad Penny, and Jarred Cosart has thus far looked like a wily pickup.
Anthony Castrovince is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his columns and follow him on Twitter at @Castrovince.


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Syria before civil war broke out
As recently as 2010, Syria's Roman ruins, Crusader castles, Ottoman souks and sandy beaches appeared in travel magazines and were a huge tourist draw. The images emerging now could not be more different: rubble-strewn streets and rows of bodies wrapped in sheets. Here is a reminder of what life was like in Syria before civil war erupted.
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1. Marvin Gaye: Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Such a strong groove, great sounds, and great message delivered by a Master.
2. Bruce Hornsby And The Range: Look Out Any Window
Bruce is a friend…and a wonderful singer/songwriter/player. In this song he asks us all to look out our windows and see what's going on. A simple request we should all heed.
3. Joni Mitchell: Big Yellow Taxi
Joni has always written brilliantly about social themes. Here she points out how we "don't know what we got 'till it's gone". How right she is.
4. The Beach Boys: Don't Go Near The Water
An early warning about the condition of our oceans -- in beautiful harmony.
5. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bad Moon Risin'
A great metaphor for what's on the way if we don't make some changes. John Fogerty warned us a long time ago. We should have listened then, and we should listen now.
6. Crosby, Stills And Nash: Clear, Blue Skies
A hopeful song, but with an underlying message that we'd better get our "house" in order. Again, in beautiful harmony.
7. Woody Guthrie: This Land Is Your Land
"This land is made for you and me" This pioneering folk singer/songwriter tells us. He was right…so let's not screw it up!
8. The Beatles: Mother Nature's Son
What a wonderful melody, but of course the Beatles are well known for melody. And the message is to celebrate nature and enjoy it.
9. Bo Diddley: Pollution
A rockin' statement about the reality of how some corporations and businesses treat our planet. Give a hoot -- don't pollute.
10. Peter Gabriel: Down To Earth
Peter asks us to "Come on down…come on down to Earth". Wonderful double entendre in a beautifully presented song. Great that it made it in the popular animated film, WALL-E.
11. Radiohead: Idioteque
A strange and stern warning in techno style about what life might be like in a world gone wrong due to "environmental meltdown".
12. Roger Mcguinn: The Trees Are All Gone
What a sad thing that would be if it came true. I'm a tree farmer, and Roger is speaking loudly to me in this message.
13. New Riders of the Purple Sage: Garden Of Eden
"Hey, look in the air…there's smoke fillin' everywhere" is the opening line of this song. The Riders take us on a well-played medium tempo country rock trip to tell us to wake up and change our bad environmental ways.
14. R.E.M.: Fall On Me
My mates from Georgia give the warning that Chicken Little gave a long time ago: The sky is falling! Don't fall on me!
15. Tower of Power: Only So Much Oil In the Ground
Always funky, always soulful, TOP tells it like it is and told us quite a while back in this groovin' track done in 1974.
16. Ziggy Marley: Dragonfly
With hypnotizing rhythms and heartfelt lyrics, Ziggy passes the message to us that even insects deserve a clean and beautiful world to live in.
17. Tom Paxton: Whose Garden Was This?
"It must have been lovely…it must have had flowers. I've seen pictures of flowers," sings Tom in this beautiful song. John Denver covered it on his "Spirit" album.
18. Beck: New Pollution
In a slinky, funky and mysterious track, Beck tells us of a girl (Mother Earth, perhaps?) that is "a boat through a strip-mine ocean. Riding low on the drunken rivers."
19. Zager And Evans: In the Year 2525
Us Baby Boomers remember this song written by Rick Evans which was a #1 radio hit in 1969. The lyrics open with "In the year 2525, If man is still alive…if woman can survive, They may find…" and go on to tell us about a world mistreated and gone wrong.
20. John Mellencamp: Rain On The Scarecrow
A great tribute to America's farmers. Mellencamp joined with Neil Young and Willie Nelson as a principal founder of Farm Aid. The three of them along with many other artists have paid tribute to our farmers year after year with this ongoing program. "…Scarecrow" is a rockin' description of a farmer that fights drought and other challenges.


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Joint Release
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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National Credit Union Association
Conference of State Bank Supervisors
June 15, 2006
Agencies Issue LESSONS LEARNED FROM HURRICANE KATRINA: Preparing Your Institution for a Catastrophic Event
The member agencies of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors today announced the release of LESSONS LEARNED FROM HURRICANE KATRINA: Preparing Your Institution for a Catastrophic Event. The booklet relays financial institutions' experiences and lessons learned in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina that other institutions may find helpful in considering their readiness for a catastrophic event.
Financial institutions face a wide variety of natural disasters across the United States that could have potentially devastating consequences. Following Hurricane Katrina, institutions' existing disaster recovery and business continuity plans generally worked well in enabling institutions to restore operations swiftly. However, the unprecedented destruction and aftermath of the hurricane caused major disruptions that exceeded the scope of some institutions' disaster recovery and business continuity plans. Major hardships faced by these institutions included the following:
Financial institutions demonstrated great resiliency, working together to create solutions that allowed them to successfully operate under very difficult circumstances and to assist customers and communities in recovering from the hurricane.
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Sharks try to stay alive in Game 6 vs. Kings
The home team has won every game so far in the Western Conference semifinal series between the Los Angels Kings and San Jose Sharks.
The Sharks hope that trend continues Sunday, as they attempt to stave off elimination when they host the defending Stanley Cup champions in Game 6 at HP Pavilion.
The fifth-seeded Kings won Games 1, 2 and 5 in Los Angeles and Thursday's 3-0 home victory gave them a 3-2 edge in this best-of-seven series.
Los Angeles has won 13 straight at the Staples Center dating back to the regular season, but the club is just 1-4 on the road in the playoffs and that record includes a pair of 2-1 setbacks at San Jose in Games 3 and 4.
San Jose, meanwhile, is a perfect 4-0 on home ice in the playoffs after going 17-2-5 at the Shark Tank during the regular season.
Of course, the sixth-seeded Sharks will have to find a way to beat Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick if they want to force a Game 7 at Los Angeles on Tuesday. Quick made 24 saves for his seventh career playoff shutout and second of this series in Thursday's blanking at Staples Center.
Quick, who also blanked the Sharks in the series opener, earned his 27th career playoff win, a new Kings record. He had been tied with Kelly Hrudey for the most in club history.
"We played well. We played hard, came out with a purpose," said Quick, who has a .954 save percentage and 1.40 goals against average in this series.
The Kings got a late second-period goal from Anze Kopitar and third-period tallies from Slava Voynov and Jeff Carter.
Antti Niemi stopped 26 shots for San Jose, which is trying to reach the conference final stage for the first time since 2011 when it lost to Vancouver in five games.
"(The Kings) came hard right off the bat, but we got through that without getting scored on," said Sharks head coach Todd McLellan. "The rest of the night, we weren't very good and moving forward, maybe that's a good thing because we have a lot to improve on and need a better effort from a lot of people."
The Sharks are second in the league with 10 power-play goals this postseason, but the club was 0-for-3 on the man advantage in Thursday's setback. San Jose is 0-for-10 on the power play in its three losses to the Kings in this series and 3-for-9 in the two wins.
San Jose could get Adam Burish back from an injured right hand in Game 6. The forward sustained the injury in the final game of the Sharks' opening-round sweep of Vancouver and originally was expected to miss this entire series. He is questionable for Sunday.
This marks just the second postseason meeting between these two Pacific Division rivals. The Sharks got the best of the Kings in six games during the 2011 conference quarterfinals.


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A ninth consecutive win this coming weekend could give the Northern Neck Rivermen the Mason Dixon Football League North Division Championship. But the undefeated Rivermen will have to perform well in a place historically they have struggled.
"I told the guys its tough to beat Arbutus at home and this week has to be the best practice we've ever had," Cornwell said.
Faced with earning a division title and clinching home field advantage, the stakes are high for the Northern Neck Rivermen as they prepare to travel to Arbutus to take on the Big Red.
Should the Rivermen fail to win, the coaching staff will have to monitor the head-to-head point total from both meetings to determine who is the division champ. The Rivermen defeated the Big Red in King George 27-7 earlier this season. If the Rivermen stay ahead of the Big Red on the scoreboard they could see all of their playoff wishes come true.
"The most important games are the ones that are left and we are the ones who hold our futures in our hands," Cornwell said to his team.
Kickoff at Arbutus is at 7 p.m.
On Sept. 7, the Rivermen won their eighth straight game this season defeating the visiting Virginia Steelers, 68-6, led by quarterback Walt Covington throwing for 398 yards (17-31) and seven touchdowns. Kenneth Beath was 1-4 for two yards.
Adeola Ogunwenmo led the team on the ground rushing three times for 12 yards. In the air, wide receiver Tim Short had a total of five receptions for 169 yards and two touchdowns. Kicker Barrett Hollingsworth was 3-3 on the night for extra points.
Returner Mike Howard opened the game with a 103-yard return for a touchdown.
On defense, RJ Jones led the team with five solo tackles and an interception leading to a touchdown from 40-yards out. Derrick Manning, Chris Campbell and Laslow Pickett each forced a fumble. Sid Thompson, Shon Gaskins-Tate and Garrett Husar, Campbell and Manning each collected a fumble.
Last Saturday, the Rivermen held a benefit game for the King George High School Athletics Department.
The Rivermen will end the regular season playing the Virginia Silverbacks in Charlottesville on Sept. 21. Game time is at 7 p.m.
The first round of the playoffs begins on Oct. 5, then Oct. 12 for the second round and lastly the championship on Oct. 19. All locations and times still to be determined.
The Mason Dixon Football League All Stars will face the stars of the Tru Football League on Oct. 26. Game time and locations still to be determined.
Follow the Rivermen on Facebook for updates. For more information, call 540-845-1009.
The Rivermen are in their fourth year of the and are comprised of players from around the region that enjoy playing the game and has proven to be it as a stepping stone to compete on the collegiate and professional level.
Rushing: W. Covington 4-4, B. Reynolds 1-10, T. Short 1-(-5), A. Ogunwenmo 3-12 and C. Wilson 1-6 TD
Receiving: M. Howard 2-36 TD, B. Reynolds 3-87 TD, J. Weldon 2-65 TD, T. Short 5-169 2TD, A. Ogunwenmo 3-8 TD, C. Wilson 1-5, D. Jackson 2-30 TD


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Sony has confirmed that it'll be holding a PlayStation event on February 20th, and it doesn't take a genius to figure out that all the signs point to a PlayStation 4 announcement. Let's take a look at what we know – and how Sony's eagerly anticipated console will stack up against its rival, Microsoft's Xbox 720.
Xbox 720 vs PlayStation 4 – graphics and power
Although the final specs have yet to be officially revealed, you can rest assured that the Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 will be specced to the hilt.
Both the Xbox 720 and PS4 will reportedly pack eight 1.6GHz CPU cores which, coupled with their souped up 800MHz AMD 7000 series graphics cards, should deliver more than enough power to get gamers hot under the collar.
The key performance difference (if there will be any) between the two consoles could be down to the RAM. While the Xbox 720 is expected to have 8GB over the PlayStation 4's 4GB, it'll reportedly be running slower DDR3 RAM over the PlayStation 4's DDR5 offering. Strip away the letters and numbers and that means that the PlayStation 4 will have more bandwidth to play around with – which could possibly give PS4 titles a slight visual edge over the Xbox 720's offerings.
4K graphics could also be supported by both consoles, according to Wired – and although the number of 4K sets at launch will be minimal to say the least, it's important to future-proof the Xbox 720 and PS4 against the coming wave of 4K TVs. The Xbox 720 may also take advantage of Microsoft's new Illumiroom technology, which uses the Kinect and a projector to extend your TV display across an entire room.
Xbox 720 vs PlayStation 4 – controllers
We don't expect either the Xbox 360 controller or PlayStation 4 DualShock design to change much; the PS4 controller will reportedly resemble the existing DualShock, adding a touchscreen in place of the Select and Start buttons. So, don't expect any outlandish innovations like the original PlayStation 3 "boomerang" controller (pictured).
As well as handheld controllers, Sony and Microsoft are expected to further develop their motion-capture control systems, with the Xbox 720 reportedly featuring an updated Kinect 2.0 and AR glasses, and Edge Magazine reporting that the PS4 will pack an updated version of the PlayStation Eye.
Xbox 720 vs PlayStation 4 – Blu-ray and optical drive
We can almost guarantee that Microsoft has swallowed an entire plate of humble pie and will include a Blu-ray drive in the Xbox 720. Although there's been talk of the PS4 ditching physical media to rely on the cloud all together, it's unlikely that either Microsoft or Sony will be ditching the discs any time soon – it would be too much of a risk to alienate the millions of gamers with sketchy internet connections. If they do decide to ditch the Blu-ray drives then there's the possibility of using separate USB drives or even piggy backing off your PC's optical drive, MacBook Air-style.
Xbox 720 vs PlayStation 4 – media smarts
The next-gen consoles from both camps will be more than consoles. They'll be mini media hub PCs, fighting for that coveted spot under your living room telly and grappling for their hold on your credit card. From streaming music and video to renting and buying content, Sony and Microsoft want you to buy into their worlds, Apple iTunes-style.
Xbox 720 vs PlayStation 4 – games
While both consoles will undoubtedly keep their AAA exclusive titles like Halo and the God of War series, heavy hitters like Grand Theft Auto, Assassin's Creed and Generic First Person Shooter: Battlefield Ops IX will still be available for both consoles – though it's up in the air whether GTA V will be putting in an appearance on the next-gen consoles, given its September release date.
Since Sony appears to have ditched the PS3's Cell architecture for the PS 4, and that both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 will probably be running similar processors and AMD graphics cards, we should see even more simultaneous cross-platform launches this next generation. Much to the delight of keyboard and mouse fraggers, no doubt.
As for launch titles? Well, it's still early days yet, but launch titles for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 were a bit hit and miss, so hopefully Sony and Microsoft have learned their lesson. New Killzone and Gears of War titles on launch day? Yes please.
Xbox 720 vs PlayStation 4 – launch price
We're praying to the gadget gods that the PlayStation 4 won't arrive with the astronomical launch price of its predecessor. Looking at the £250 Nintendo Wii U though, we'd expect both the Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 to launch at around £300-£350. Any more than that and it'll sting wallets just a little too much.
Xbox 720 vs PlayStation 4 – release date
It's not yet clear whether we can expect a release date for the PlayStation 4 at Sony's event on February 20th – and Microsoft is keeping its cards equally close to its chest on the subject of the Xbox 720. It's reasonable to expect that both consoles will be out in time for Christmas 2013 – though developers have reported that the PS4 may be delayed in Europe until early 2014. The race is on!
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Writing and Oral Communication Assessment
Assessment at UAS is an effort by faculty to insure that all students have opportunities to hone their skills in the six competencies identified by faculty as being crucial to professional success. What are these competencies? They include oral and written communication skills, critical thinking skills, computer skills, information literacy, professional behavior, and quantitative analysis skills. Each department is currently working on assessment plans that best suit the needs of students working toward degrees in various departments. You should check with your advisor early in your program to learn what assessment plans are in place for your degree program. If you are planning to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in English or a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree, then read on!
The BLA Art, Language Arts and Communications, and Human Communications degree students are required to complete the senior-level Humanities Capstone Course. BA English degree seekers may choose the Humanities Capstone Course or the BLA Thesis.
For BLA degree seekers in the emphasis areas of art, language arts and communications, general studies, and math, English 311 is required.
Writing Assessment
(If you have questions or need assistance, contact Rod Landis, Co-Director of Composition and Assessment, at 228-4547, email@example.com.)
- English 110 Portfolio
- Composition Faculty Handbook
- Writing Assessment Guidelines for Faculty
- Upper-Division Writing Assessment
Oral Communication Assessment
(If you have questions or need assistance, contact Jenifer Vernon, Assistant Professor of Communications, at 796-6422 or email@example.com.)


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Ex-Coach Pleads Guilty In Child-Sex Case
DULUTH (AP) — A former Little League baseball coach from Duluth has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two preteen boys whom he coached.
Forty-seven-year-old Peter Jay Olson pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. In exchange, the judge dismissed six other felony counts Olson was facing.
Judge Heather Sweetland ordered a presentence investigation and a psycho-sexual evaluation. Olson's sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 25.
Prosecutor Rebekka Stumme says she'll argue for the longest sentence, which would be around 18 years.
Olson had pleaded not guilty to the eight felonies last month.
Olson coached both boys in the Lake Park Little League in Duluth. He also was a coach in the Salvation Army's Rookie Basketball Association from 1988 until he was fired in November.