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An unexpected journey.
chasity has a normal life
but jacob comes to visit with nessie and the rest of the cullens and there new son Jacoby...
and gess what happens
ive never posted a story on here
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Legends. I've herd them my entire whole, my family is full of secrets the world outside doesn't know. Well, I didn't either until yesterday; let me explain my name is Chasity(weird name right?) my mothers name is Emily and my fathers name is Sam, I grew up in a happy loving home full of men who came over a lot and ate a lot including my dad. My mother is super nice I don't know how she can be so nice sometimes but she is, she's very beautiful but has claw scars on her face I was told were from a bear but I was told wrong so wrong. They were from a Werewolf shocker right? Well apparently all the myths I heard when I was little were true. So, my father was once one but chose to stop phasing to grow old with my mother well, the only reason I found out was a man named Jacob came to visit with his wife nessie and her family who were very beautiful beyond all reason. I had heard about him before that he and my father were good friends. It was a very fun gathering until I fell down the steps and cut my arm all to hell, and then I heard a scream and everything went black. I woke up the next day and well they told me everything. And for the fact that when I cut my arm up yesterday jasper smelt my blood and went after me but, they stopped him even thought he did push me into the wall breaking my arm. Over night my life had changed a whole lot. But, I couldn't help but notice one of the Jacob's son jacoby he was amazingly cute. We had stayed up that whole day debating books from romance to mystery but, mostly we talked about music from the Beatles to Papa Roach. I know I was totally crushing big time I don't think I've ever had a crush this big I was never a girly girl I was more a gothic and punk person I never fit in anywhere but with Jacoby I did and I felt amazing with him. We were having an amazing time talking till my dad came in with a very anger look on his face and said he should be going so my dad left the room and did something that surprised me a whole lot he kissed me fucking kissed I freaked my first kiss, I had never felt more amazing. That night I feel asleep thinking about him but I heard my parent arguing about something but never let even cared enough to lesion I was just so sleepy. The next day I found out they were coming back one day but, I never found out when so everyday I was so bummed and smiled when I thought about him. Good thing is I didn't have to wait long case a week after they left we got a call saying they were coming back in a week for a month. I was so excited I was smiling all the time. I think my dad knew that and was not happy he never liked them and, I guess that's why he and my mom kept getting into a lot of fights.
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2011 Men's Soccer
Bluffton 2, Grace Bible 0
Bluffton picks up second consecutive win at Grace Bible College
October 12, 2011
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Bluffton University men's soccer team stayed on the winning side of the ledger with a 2-0 shutout at Grace Bible College on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. The Beavers upped their season mark to 2-11, while Grace slipped to 6-6 overall.
Bluffton needed less than 12 minutes to find the back of the net when Andrew Shroll (Van Buren) gave the Beavers a quick 1-0 lead. That would be the score when the teams went to the break after 45 minutes of action.
Senior Seth Hertenstein (St. Marys/Memorial) tallied his first goal of the season 10 minutes into period two as the visitors stayed hot for their second straight victory. Nate Byrum (London) hooked up with Hertenstein for his second assist this year.
Bluffton fired 19 shots, 11 more than the home team. The Beavers committed one more foul (15-14) while piling up a 12-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Senior keeper Dan Saville (Toledo/Central Catholic) picked up three saves while freshman Jorge Becerril (Sturgis, Mich.) came up with two saves. Jared Minderman (Cincinnati/Lakota West) came off the bench and led the visitors with five shots, including three on frame. Hertenstein and Byrum both added four shots, while Shroll chipped in with three attempts, all of which were on goal.
The Beavers return to action when they travel to Franklin College on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. The men's contest is slated for 6 p.m. under the lights.

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Boy Struck and Killed by Car in Lancaster | News
LANCASTER, NY - Friends gathered in Lancaster Friday night to remember Bryce Buchholz.
Buchholz, of Elma, was struck and killed while riding his bike on Lake Avenue near Sagebush Lane in Lancaster around 8:45 p.m. Thursday.
Classmates at Lancaster Middle School wore orange, Buchholz's favorite color, both in class and at a vigil later on at the accident scene.
Those who knew him say Bryce was funny, outgoing, and friendly to everyone.
Lancaster Police say both the car and bike were traveling south on Lake Avenue. Buchholz was riding his bike on the east side of the street when the car crossed over and struck the boy. The driver then left the scene.
The Lancaster Volunteer Ambulance Company transported Buchholz to St. Joseph Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A neighbor who witnessed the crash followed the suspect's vehicle, and police later arrested the driver at his home.
Benny Kirkland says he was returning from a trip to Tim Hortons with his family when he saw the crash, and saw the driver take off.
He says he grabbed his keys and followed in his own vehicle.
"I was just turning corners and I spotted the vehicle," said Kirkland. "There he was, in the driveway, observing his car."
"The first thing I asked him was, 'Were you in an accident at the corner of Lake and Sagebrush?' He nodded, 'yeah.' That's when I grabbed him by the shirt and like I said, in a few choice words, 'lets go. You're gonna answer up to what you did," said Kirkland.
He says he brought him back to investigators at the scene.
The driver is identified as Michael C. Ettipio, 23. He is charged with vehicular manslaughter, DWI, failure to keep right and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. He has no prior record.
According to court documents and the police report, Ettipio was coming home from the Forestview Restaurant on Transit Road and told the officers he had consumed six beers. He allegedly said to the arresting officer: "I was the only one in the car. I thought I hit a tree, so I kept going. It's my fault. I left because I'm an idiot".
Ettipio was arraigned in Lancaster Town Court Friday morning. His bail has been set at $25,000.
Officials at Lancaster Middle School say crisis counselors were on hand, and will still be available next week.


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Direct Marketing Association (DMA)
1120 Avenue of The Americas
New York, NY 10036-6700
Tel: (212) 768-7277
Fax: (212) 719-5106
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Big Data's Big Payoff: Bigger Conversion Rates
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FTC orders "data brokers" to disclose operations information
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Coalition forms to support online merchants in tax battle
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Epsilon: Open rates for triggered emails soar
Epsilon and the DMA's Email Experience Council release Q1 2012 North America Email Trends and Benchmarks report.
Larry Kimmel resigns as DMA CEO, joins hawkeye
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Data: With great power comes even greater responsibility
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DMA will not host All for One Summit this summer
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DMA hires information delivery specialist
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Fifteen percent of marketers to cut Q4 spending
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DMA show agenda short on specifics
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DMA to open Silicon Valley marketing center
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Email volume drops but click, open rates flat: study
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Marketers' Q1 email volume skyrockets
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Forty-one percent of marketers said they saw higher revenue in the first quarter of 2011 than Q4 2010, down 5% compared with the previous quarter, according to the Direct Marketing Association's quarterly business review for Q1 2011.
Hearst, DMA launch second analytics challenge
Hearst Magazines and the Direct Marketing Association will launch the second annual "Hearst Challenge" on June 1. The media company will give a $25,000 prize to the entrant who can best build a model to predict whether a consumer will open or click through an email promotion.
Marketers boost spending, gain optimism: DMA report
Marketers modestly increased spending on various media in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to the Direct Marketing Association's quarterly business review. A majority of marketers also told the industry group they are optimistic about the near term.
IAB launches data collection council
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DMA begins enforcement of industry self-regulation initiative
The Direct Marketing Association said January 31 that it will begin to enforce its online data collection self-regulatory program immediately. The announcement comes as various private companies are launching online consumer privacy initiatives.
Judge blocks Colorado e-commerce tax law
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Colorado law that required out-of-state online retailers to notify the state of residents' purchases in order to collect sales tax from individual shoppers. The law also required multichannel retailers to notify consumers what tax they owed the state.
Online ad self-regulation group endorses 'Trusted Ads' platform
Online advertising self-regulation group the Digital Advertising Alliance endorsed TRUSTe's "Trusted Ads" platform on January 20, prior to the service's rollout. It is the group's third approval of an online ad platform. Online security firm TRUSTe, which launched a pilot program last year, said it will roll out the ad platform after the DAA endorsement.
Gallup: Two-thirds of consumers would back 'Do-Not-Track'
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National Hockey League leveraged customer data to gain 1.2M Facebook followers: NCDM 2010
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E-mail open, click rates flat, report finds: Epsilon
Consumers are opening e-mail messages at a steady rate, but transactional or service e-mails are getting more attention, according to a third-quarter report from marketing services provider Epsilon and the Direct Marketing Association.
DMA: Marketers increase Q3 spending, see revenue gains
Marketers reported spending increases last quarter, according to the Direct Marketing Association's (DMA) Quarterly Business Review. It was the first time in more than a year they've done so.
FTC moves ahead with 'Do-Not-Track'
The Federal Trade Commission called for the implementation of a universal "Do-Not-Track" option that would allow consumers to opt out of all third-party online tracking and behavioral targeted advertising. The FTC chided the marketing industry for having "fallen short" in self-regulation.
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Ad industry launches behavioral tracking self-regulation initiative
The advertising and direct marketing communities and the Council of Better Business Bureaus formally unveiled their long-awaited behavioral self-regulation initiative on October 4, describing it as a "large and major effort" to offer consumers more transparency about marketers' behavioral tracking.
DMA: Marketers begin to spend again
Direct marketers are beginning to invest again after weathering the recession by cutting costs, according to figures from the Direct Marketing Association. Digital media investment is leading the way, according to the organization.
DMA to launch higher education unit
The Direct Marketing Association will launch a new arm next month to promote marketing efforts at colleges and universities, and to set standards.
DMA e-mail group creates educational YouTube channel
The Direct Marketing Association's E-mail Experience Council has created a YouTube channel to promote the benefits of e-mail marketing.
DMA names former Grey Direct chief Kimmel CEO
The Direct Marketing Association named Lawrence Kimmel its next CEO, effective August 2, after a six-month-long search. The former chairman and CEO of Grey Direct Global Network will replace Robert Allen, who has led the industry group on an interim basis since February.
Industry groups celebrate lack of FTC expansion in financial reform compromise
House and Senate members approved a compromise version of financial reform legislation that does not significantly expand the Federal Trade Commission's powers on June 25. Marketing industry groups lobbied against any FTC power expansion.
Marketing e-mails see open rate of nearly 20%, says DMA survey
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DMA elects Dapper board chairman
Steven Dapper, chairman and founder of integrated agency Hawkeye, was elected chairman of the board of the Direct Marketing Association on May 11.
DMA, ACMA challenge Colorado e-commerce tax
Two major industry organizations, the Direct Marketing Association and the American Catalog Mailers Association, are fighting a recently enacted Colorado e-commerce tax.
Raitt to step down as DMA chair next month
Eugene Raitt, the Direct Marketing Association's chairman of the board, will resign his position on May 10. Raitt, who was elected board chairman last October, cited a work commitment in stepping down, said Sue Geramian, the group's SVP and chief communications officer.
Industry groups demand no FTC power expansion in financial reform bill
Forty-one US trade organizations and business groups, including the Direct Marketing Association, the Interactive Advertising Bureau and the National Retail Federation, sent a letter to Senate leaders on April 22, urging them not to expand the Federal Trade Commission's powers as part of financial reform.
Direct mail loses ground to digital post-recovery
Direct marketers are beginning to see green shoots of economic recovery, but the media mix continues to shift and experts predict direct mail will never regain its dominance.
DMA, American Catalog Mailers Association pledge team effort on postal issues
Trade groups the Direct Marketing Association and the American Catalog Mailers Association pledged to work together on postal issues on March 11.
Majority of DMers to increase budgets this year: DMA study
Slightly more than half of direct marketing professionals plan to increase their marketing spend this year, according to the Direct Marketing Association's (DMA) latest Quarterly Business Review.
DMA names Allen interim president, CEO
The Direct Marketing Association named Robert Allen, former president and CEO of the Vermont Country Store, its interim president and CEO effective February 5. He will fill the role while the trade group searches for a permanent replacement for John Greco, who resigned as president and CEO last month.
Marketing groups create logo for ethical online data collection sites, ads
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DMA matches FTC guidelines on endorsements, blogger payments
The Direct Marketing Association has revised its ethics guidelines to align them with the Federal Trade Commission's recently altered Guides for Testimonials and Endorsements. Both sets of rules affect the marketing of product or service results, as well as blogger and celebrity endorsements.
Greco steps down as DMA CEO; group starts search for replacement
John Greco resigned from his post as president and CEO of the Direct Marketing Association on January 19 after more than five years in the position. The organization convened a search committee to find his replacement the same day.
DMA members pitch in for Haiti earthquake relief
The Direct Marketing Association and the DMA Nonprofit Federation have stepped up in the aftermath of this week's devastating earthquake in Haiti to help potential donors pinpoint relief organizations. The DMANF compiled a list of DMA nonprofit member organizations involved in relief efforts, along with their contact information, and posted it online at www.nonprofitfederation.org. New organizations will be added on an ongoing basis.
Lazarus inducted into DMA Hall of Fame
Shelly Lazarus, chairwoman of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, became the latest industry luminary to be inducted into the Direct Marketing Association's Hall of Fame. Lazarus was honored by the association on October 20 at its annual conference in San Diego. It is the second time the group has honored Lazarus. DMA named her Woman of the Year in 2002.
DM revenues to gain bigger share of ad spend this year: DMA09
Direct marketing's share of total US advertising spending will reach 54.3% for 2009, increasing by 1.6% over last year's total, according to statistics released by the Direct Marketing Association for its DMA09 conference. Direct marketing ad spend will increase 2.7% next year, reaching $153.3 billion in total, according to the group's predictions.
Martha Stewart touts value of multichannel: DMA09 keynote
Martha Stewart delivered a single message to a crowd of about 600 at the Direct Marketing Association's annual conference in San Diego on October 19: It's good to be everywhere.
DMA names officers; Pike retains board spot
The Direct Marketing Association this week named Eugene Raitt, SVP for accident and health and CMO for Asia at Allied World Assurance Company, its 2010 board chairman. The group made the announcement at its annual business meeting in San Diego.
DMA faces scrutiny from board member Pike
At a time when the largest direct marketing association is facing fiscal challenges and member scrutiny, Direct Marketing Association board member and Executive Committee member Gerry Pike has launched a Web site questioning the group's governance. ABetterDMA.org alleges that "DMA's relevancy is fading, its membership falling and its events failing as budget-buster dues and conference fees are sending long-time DMA members heading for the exits." Pike has also mailed DMA voting members asking for their support.
DMA poised to shift focus to interactive
The Direct Marketing Association is considering repositioning its entire organization around interactive marketing, including a name change, industry sources told DMNews. This reflects increasing industry focus on digital marketing. Some industry sources said the pivot is critical to the group's survival.
Direct Marketing Educational Foundation expands talent placement program
The nonprofit Direct Marketing Educational Foundation (DMEF) has broadened its Next Generation Leaders program to two additional markets. Now in its third year, the program is placing associates in Dallas and Los Angeles, while continuing to do so in New York.
Former DMA EVP to lead Pitney Bowes' production mail equipment unit
Pitney Bowes will announce September 10 that it has named Ramesh Lakshmi-Ratan president of its document messaging technologies unit, according to industry sources. The unit markets Pitney's production mail equipment and software to large-volume direct marketing mailers, particularly in the financial services and insurance industries.
Lakshmi-Ratan out at DMA
Ramesh Lakshmi-Ratan, the Direct Marketing Association's EVP and COO, will resign effective September 18, DMNews has learned. Lakshmi-Ratan, who will join an unnamed DMA member company, was promoted to the COO post in June 2006.
DMA introduces certification program
The Direct Marketing Association has introduced a new program certifying that marketing professionals have reached a certain level of knowledge in the core aspects of direct marketing, following the successful completion of a series of courses offered by the DMA and a diagnostic test. The DMA says it put together the program because "there is a need to have a standard level of education that is recognized" by the industry, said Jodie Sangster, VP of global development, at the DMA. She added that the organization has been approached by both employers and employees interested in something like this.
Echo awards judging features firsts in green marketing, award organization
The first round of judging for the 2009 International Echo Awards, a body of awards from the Direct Marketing Association that celebrate creative, strategy and results across direct marketing media, began May 19. This is the first year Echos has had a vice chair from the client side. Another first this year is the Green Marketer Award.
New credit card rules could challenge DMers
Credit card legislation signed by President Barack Obama Friday is expected to seriously impact the credit card industry and consumers' relationships with credit, and as a result, marketing from the industry is likely to change in message as well as volume.
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Police are investigating a transformer explosion that occurred in Naples late Monday.
Firefighters responded to the La Quinta Inn, located at 1555 5th Ave. S., after a hotel manager there reported a power outage and hearing a loud explosion outside, according to Naples Fire-Rescue.
When crews arrived, they spotted a mounted transformer on fire just feet from the hotel. Several small explosions then occurred, causing an oil leak and the fire to intensify, firefighters said.
The fire spread to the parking lot and a wooded area nearby before it was extinguished.
During an investigation, detectives recovered remnants of a vehicle's bumper and undercarriage, and eventually determined that a car had hit the transformer, causing it to catch fire.
While the investigation took place, officers were called to a domestic disturbance at a nearby Red Roof Inn. There, officers found a vehicle with front end damage consistent with a crash. The vehicle's owner, 41-year-old Debra Knight, told officers that she was asleep but her 21-year-old son, Kristopher Sebrasky, and her adopted son had access to the vehicle.
Officers spoke with Sebrasky, who was intoxicated, and he said he did not drive the vehicle. Knight advised officers that her adopted son admitted that Sebrasky was the driver of the vehicle when it struck the transformer box.
When officers attempted to approach Sebrasky, he attempted to flee. He was chased for several blocks before attempting to hide in some bushes.
After a search, officers located Sebrasky and placed him under arrest.
He was charged with driving with a suspended license, leaving the scene of unattended property damage, and resisting officers without violence.
Florida Power and Light expected to have the transformer repaired by Tuesday evening.
Oil from the transformer leaked into a pond behind the hotel. Crews spent most of the morning putting booms into the water to contain it.
"These transformers hold about 150 gallons of oil. Inside this particular transformer, there is a mineral type of oil so it's not a PCB. It's none of the real heavy pollutants. Some of it did get into a storm drain that empties in Naples Bay," said Naples Harbor Master Rober Jacobson.
So far, crews have been able to contain the oil and get most of it mopped up. As for the hotel guests, they were moved to another hotel in the area.
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Lights, camera, cure! as Relay for Life goes Hollywood
Celebrate, remember, fight back are the three inspirational words associated with the 2012 Relay for Life of Elk County running from noon on Friday, June 8 to noon on Saturday, June 9 at the Fox Township Community Park in Kersey.A new activity at this year's relay is the talent show scheduled from 7-11 a.m. Saturday on the park's stage. Registration will take place from 6-7 a.m. on a first-come basis. First-, second- and third-place trophies will be awarded in each age group of 5-9, 10-17 and 18 to adult.There is a five-minute time limit per act, which is limited to no more than five members in a group. A contestant can only enter one act and there is a $10 cost to enter, with all proceeds benefitting the relay.Also not allowed are lip synching and bands; recorded tracks may not include lead vocals. The only equipment being provided are a CD player with speakers and two microphones. Also new this year is the Caregivers' Tree, organized by event committee member Kari Ryan. "The tree celebrates survivors and their caregivers," Ryan said. She added Team SMP (St. Marys Pharmacy) is selling wooden angels for $2, which may be decorated with a Sharpie. Before the survivors' lap, angels should be placed on the tree, which will be displayed onstage. Angels may then be removed from the tree or left on it.Rita Relay, the event's new mascot, being portrayed by Theresa Eberl, a 10-year cancer survivor, will be greeting those in attendance at the relay. While the relay kicks off at noon on Friday, the opening ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. Following the performance of the national anthem by Brent Bartlett, the Rev. Mary Norton will offer an invocation. Survivor Roben Daghir is acting as the ceremony's emcee. The ceremony also features a speech from survivor speaker Patty Greene. John Schlimm and Mary Anderson, co-chairs of Team Straub, will present a tree at the park in remembrance of the late Terry Dietrick, former relay chairman and team member. Next, current Relay for Life Chairman Bill Babik will introduce each of the teams. The 2012 Relay for Life teams include: Banking On A Cure (Northwest), Beverly Hillbillies, Cancer Kickers, Cancer Prancers, Curves Purple Power, Dairy Queen/ECC, Domtar, Donachy Gymnastics, Eye Am In It For A Cure, Forever Five "Remembering Connor," Fox's Fighters For A Cure, F.R.I.E.N.D.S, FSKD, Jewels of Hope, Laborers Of Hope (Metaldyne), Live, Love, Walk, Maria Lutheran Church, Phaztech Angels, Pink Warriors, R&R Radiology/AFSCME, Ray Of Hope (Sylvania), St. Agnes Saints, SGL Warriors, SMP (St. Marys Pharmacy), Team Hannah, Team Mersen, Team Straub and Triumph With Troia.


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It's that time of year: time to send Christmas packages to loved ones who are far away. That's not quite as fun as being there to see them open the packages, but Kinfolk has some suggestions.
Tips and tricks, homemade goods, spices/teas, and other ideas – take a quick look. You might find something good!


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Birch Syrup: a New Spin on an Old Practice
New Research Figures Out if it Makes Sense
- 02-08-2013
- By Joshua Brown
On a snowy slope in Underhill Center, just down the road from UVM's Proctor Maple Research Center, Professor Abby van den Berg ducks under some pale blue tubing that runs through the forest.
"Here are some of our trees," she says with a hint of a smile.
It's conventional plastic tubing used in the maple syrup business. Each stretch is connected to a black spout sticking out of the side of a tree. Then the chest-high tubes run gently downhill, pulling sap, under vacuum pressure, to collecting tanks. Everything here looks like a modern maple sugarbush.
'Except the trees. They're not maples. They're birches. "It's odd, isn't it?" she says.
Up a long dirt driveway, off Route 7, in Leicester, Kevin New and his cousin have converted an old goat barn into a sugarhouse. "As you can see, we don't win awards for the looks of our shack," he says, laughing, "but we have won awards for our maple syrup." A sweet steam rises off the evaporator pan and he runs a skimmer through boiling sap. Along one wall he's tacked a pair of blue ribbons from the Addison County Fair. Against the back window, stand two neat rows of mason jars filled with rich reddish syrup.
Except the syrup isn't maple syrup. It's birch syrup.
These may be the only two places in Vermont where birch trees are tapped.
"I heard though Facebook that there is a guy up in Franklin County who was going to try it," New says, looking out the window, "but as far I know I'm the first one."
What's in Birch?
If Abby van den Berg's uncanny research project comes back with promising results, she expects to see more Vermont maple sugarmakers adding birch syrup production into their business.
Her two-year project proposal earned an $80,307 grant from the Northeastern States Research Cooperative because of its potential to offer integrated solutions to the social, economic and ecological challenges in the Northern Forest. In April 2012, van den Berg, her colleagues Tim Perkins and Mark Isselhardt and her work-study student Teague Henkle '14, collected sap and data from 40 birch trees in five research plots. They didn't actually boil much of the sap into syrup – just enough to make sure it tasted right. What they really want to learn is how much sap — and sugar — birch trees produce. Van den Berg interpreted the spring 2012 data during the rest of the year and will do another round of collection this spring, weather willing.
"We want to see whether there is enough sugar produced by birches here in Vermont, using modern tools and techniques — like vacuum and reverse osmosis — to make a profitable addition to an established maple operation," she says.
"We don't know a lot about birch here in the Northeast," she says, "How long is the season? How much sap do different size trees make? How much sugar will they yield? How many trees and taps would you need to be profitable?"
What's it Worth?
Kevin New is asking himself the same questions and he's talked with van den Berg on the phone about what they're both learning.
Birch sap is more watery than maple sap. Typically, 40 to 60 gallons of maple sap yield one gallon of syrup. For birch sap, it's well over a hundred gallons to one. "I'm averaging 116 gallons of sap to make a gallon of syrup," New says.
This adds a tremendous amount of fuel and time to the syrup-making equation — which is one of the reasons birch syrup is rare. There are four commercial producers in Alaska, a few in British Columbia and other parts of Canada and one established maker in New Hampshire.
But the other side of the scale is this: Alaskan birch syrup is now selling for $78 per quart. One major producer there sells gallons for $328. New is testing his prices at $50 per quart.
"Is it worth it? Will people buy it?" he says. "That's what I need to find out."
He's given samples to chefs at two restaurants, he's telling his friends and he's letting anyone who stops by take a taste for free.
If you take a spoonful of birch syrup expecting some taste cousin to maple syrup, think again.
"I wouldn't ruin a pancake with it," New says, with a broad grin as he opens three small jars (from his three boiling runs to date) for sampling.
"When you say syrup, for some reason, people think of maple. It's not!" New says. "I think it's fruity, myself. Some people call it tangy. Some call it spicy."
A taste from the first jar seems overly sharp with a strange after-flavor, but the second is better, delicious: sharp and sweet, with a citrusy edge. The third is the sweetest but not as interesting.
New starts to list recipes he's heard of for birch syrup:"you'll find it in sauces and glazes. They use it on salmon, seared scallops, glaze on chickens. You can make a pecan pie out of it," he says. "I have a friend down the street making birch bars instead of maple bars."
Crazy weather
Abby van den Berg, a research assistant professor in UVM's plant biology department, would like to know whether birch products can be produced just as the maple season is wrapping up, adding to producers' bottom line. Maple sap runs when it's freezing at night and warmer by day. Birch sap, driven by root pressure rather than stem pressure, only starts to run when it stays above freezing in the spring. For a typical year in Vermont, this means late March into April.
But 2012 was atypical, mid March registered a record-breaking 86 degrees at the Proctor Center followed by weeks of cold and a short sap run. "This year may be a dud, but I don't expect this project to be a dud," van den Berg says. "I expect the numbers for this will work out." Part of the reason for her optimism is that birch syrup production could use a great deal of the equipment already in place in an existing maple operation, "your evaporator, your sap tanks, your pumps," van den Berg says.
"Birch trees are already present in a lot of sugarbushes," van den Berg says. Ambitious sugarmakers could follow up their six or eight weeks of maple syrup making with two or three weeks of birch. And that would have ecological benefits too. "If birch become a species of value," she says, "producers are more likely to want to keep them and thus keep more diversity in our forests."
Maple syrup production seems as established a part of northern New England as, well, maple syrup on pancakes. But it's under threat. The cost of owning land is rising, as is fuel, and other production costs. Climate change too poses a threat as the sugaring season gets shorter and the long-term viability of maples comes into question.
"We've had calls and interest about birch from producers all over the place," van den Berg says. "They're very keen to find things that will extend the season, make a little extra money — and just experiment with something new. That's the culture of maple producers."
Like undergraduate Teague Henkle who is helping van den Berg on the experiment. "To be honest, I'm not a big fan of how birch syrup tastes," he says, "but it's really interesting to be part of adding a whole new business in Vermont."


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Tallahassee, FL - A late night search for burglars in Tallahassee leads to the bizarre arrest of suspects in a totally different crime.
Tallahassee Police surrounded the area of 306 White Drive. They were looking for suspects in a home invasion robbery around 10 Thursday night.
Dwight Barnes lives in the apartment complex where the home invasion robbery happened. He says, "I heard two gunshots. Then I seen somebody running through there with a brown and black jacket with brown spots in it. They dodged between the apartments. I seen all the police coming through. It was wild."
The story gets wilder.
After the robbery, an officer says he saw a silver Chevrolet turn in the middle of Columbia Drive and spin its tires.
The officer says he turned on his police lights, but, the car sped away.
The car ended up crashing at the Shell Gas Station on White Drive. Police say the car also crashed into a white Mustang.
The store manager at Shells, Christina Wortham, says, "My clerk calls me and tells me that somebody ran into pump 5. I was afraid. I was afraid a customer might've gotten hurt in the process or was my pump catching on fire."
After the crash, the men hopped out and ran.
An officer says while chasing the passenger, Darrell Paramore, he pulled out his taser, but, it didn't work. The officer says Paramore noticed he'd pulled out another taser and stopped running.
Police say they had to bring out the K-9 team to search for the driver. They say they found him in the rear of 207 Dixie Drive, inside of a trash can, without pants on.
The driver was identfied as Samuel Paramore.
Police say come to find out, the two men had nothing to do with the home invasion robbery.
Police say they're not sure why the men ran. They are charged with hit and run and resisting arrest.
The robbery suspects are still at large.
Tallahassee, FL - We now know the identities of two teens charged in a police chase that ended in a crash last night.
Tallahassee police say someone witnessed two men breaking into a home on White Drive near West Tennessee Street last night.
Police say during the home invasion, shots were fired.
On the scene, an officer noticed a car drive by, and then speed off. Police say 19 year old Samuel Parramore and 16 year old Darrell Parramore were in that car.
Officers chased the vehicle which drove down White Drive, then rammed into two cars.
The car ended up smashing into a gas pump at the Shell Gas Station off of White Drive and Pensacola Street.
Police say Darrell and Samuel Parramore, started to run.
They caught up with Darrell as he was running away; Samuel was later found by K-9 units in a dumpster not wearing any pants.
Heath Hendrix, Lives Nearby Crash Scene, stated, "I was on my way home from work and we turned on to white drive here and saw police going up and down with their lights on and pulled into our apartment parking lot and asked police what was going on and he just told me to get in my apartment, lock the door up that they had the dogs out looking for people and they had the chopper in the air and that a car had just crashed up here at the gas station."
Police were not able to tie Darrell and Samuel Parramore to the robbery, just that they left when they saw lights flashing.
Police say the suspects for the actual robbery are still on the loose.
Tallahassee, FL, January 18, 12:24am -
According to Lt. James Fairfield, Tallahassee Police Department:
Someone witnessed two men breaking into a home on White Drive near Tennessee Street Thursday evening and contacted Tallahassee Police.
Police say that during the home invasion, shots were fired.
As police responded to the scene, a silver Chevrolet Malibu was driving near the scene, and the driver, after noticing police, started to exhibit signs of nervousness, indicating they may be connected to the scene, and then started to speed away.
Police pursued the vehicle which drove down White Drive, smashed into a BMW and then hit a White Mustang.
The Malibu smashed into a gas pump at a Shell Gas Station at White Drive and Pensacola Street.
Two suspects then fled on foot; one was arrested as he was running away.
The other suspect was later found by K-9 units in a dumpster not wearing any pants.
Police brought the suspects to the victims of the home invasion for identification, but they were not able to recognize them as the men that invaded the home.
Police were unable to tie these suspects to the home invasion.
At the same time, police have given the Leon County Sheriff's Office a description of the suspects, and TPD and LCSO believe there could be a link to a scene LCSO is working on N. Monroe Street.
As for the suspects of the White Drive robbery, police say they are still on the loose.
They were wearing camouflage and no other description is available at this time.
Tallahassee, FL, January 17, 10:30pm - At approximately 10:30pm this evening, WCTV received a report of heavy police activity in the area of White Drive and Pensacola Street.
WCTV reporters were directed to a scene that is still under investigation at the Shell Gas Station on White Drive and Pensacola Street.
The scene is comprised of two vehicles, one crashed into a gas pump, and another, a white Mustang, crashed outside of the gas station area.
This story is still developing.
Stay with WCTV as we bring you updates as they come in.


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Michael Coveney: Toby Stephens re-visits his parents' last stand in Private Lives
Private Lives was the last play Toby Stephens' parents, Maggie Smith and Robert Stephens, appeared in together 40 years ago, just along the block, in the Queen's Theatre, where he opens tonight at the Gielgud in that same riotous comedy of a gloriously disastrous marriage.
The ironies and echoes are never-ending, as John Gielgud himself directed Smith and Stephens, and the central tenet of the play - that these two people love each other too much to live together; or depend on a sort of masochistic antagonism to underpin their carnal and intellectual attraction - defines exactly what was going on with Toby's mum and dad.
Amanda Prynne, the character now played by Anna Chancellor, sums it up perfectly: "I think very few people are completely normal, really, deep down in their private lives. It all depends on a combination of circumstances. If all the various cosmic thingummys fuse at the same moment, and the right spark is struck, there's no knowing what one mightn't do. That was the trouble with Elyot and me, we were like two violent acids bubbling about in a nasty little matrimonial bottle."
That bottle went pop when the reviews appeared in 1973. Jack Tinker, who had just joined the Daily Mail, accused Gielgud of allowing Maggie her head, or worse, her hands, while Harold Hobson, approaching the end of a 30-year stint on the Sunday Times, averred that she had become a compendium of grimaces, an anthology of little squeaks, a catalogue of double-takes.
She looked amazing, though, in her Marcel-waved wig, flared pencil skirt and floral red pyjamas. And Robert, unsurprisingly, mined the bleak interior of the play - people are always surprised by how Strindbergian it is, and how poignant - in his last ditch effort to defy the inevitable, and mortality: "Come and kiss me darling, before your body rots, and worms pop in and out of your eye sockets."
Toby, of course, never saw this performance (though his director, Jonathan Kent, did), as he was about four years old, but it's the reason why he and his elder brother, the actor Chris Larkin, left England for Canada for a few years, where Maggie re-launched her stage career with Robin Phillips at Stratford, Ontario (while making Hollywood movies in the winter months), and settled down with her second husband, the late Beverley Cross, who was a screenwriter responsible for Death on the Nile and Clash of the Titans.
Toby isn't married to Anna Chancellor, thank God, but to Anna-Louise Plowman, who plays Sybil Chase, his on-stage second wife, in Private Lives; they've been married for over ten years (Anna-Louise is a strikingly beautiful six-foot New Zealander, best known for appearing in Holby City on TV), have three children (Eli, Tallulah and Kura) and have made Maggie a very happy granny, so it's all worked out fine in the end.
I love the fact that Toby never talks much about his parents and that Anna Chancellor has never seen Private Lives (actually, she's never seen Hamlet, either, which is even odder), so I expect nothing but new vigour and new insights at the Gielgud, despite the possibility of being overshadowed by the too recent lively cat-fight between Kim Cattrall and Matthew Macfadyen in Richard Eyre's terrific revival at the Vaudeville in 2010.
Before that, you have to go back to the 2001 Howard Davies revival (at the Albery, now the Noel Coward) starring Alan Rickman - magnificently disdainful in black silk pyjamas - and Lindsay Duncan, a wittily churlish ice-queen, to find the real heartbeat of this 1930 modern masterpiece, which languished for years in the sub-Cowardian prissy slap and tickle comedy department.
Three years chaotically married, and five years happily divorced, that's Amanda and Elyot, and their "time" together is almost exactly the same as that spent by Maggie and Robert in their marriage, with approximately the same period of separation within it. Things had come to a head and exploded in this play, which explains why her performance, according to various reliable reports, including those of Gielgud himself, veered around all over the place during the run.
After the opening, Noel Coward went backstage and wagged his finger at her, telling her off for overdoing it: "You've got very common indeed. You're almost as common as Gertie." Maggie told Alan Bennett that to be compared to Gertrude Lawrence - who had originated the role opposite Coward in 1930 at the brand new art deco Phoenix Theatre - if only for overdoing it, seemed such a compliment that she immediately mended her ways; though she always retained the astounding and hilarious triple-take on Elyot when they first meet on the balcony.
By the time she took the production to New York, without Robert - following a tour to Chicago, Boston, Denver and Toronto - she was applauded by the critics as the best Amanda in Broadway memory, eclipsing not only Gertie but also Tallulah Bankhead and Tammy Grimes (whom I saw in the role; good, but a mere shadow of Maggie's vivacity and brilliance). Robert re-built his career, but never really recovered, and how beautifully Elyot Chase, now played by his own son, romanticises his yearning:
"You're looking very lovely, you know, in this damned moonlight... You don't hold any mystery for me, darling, do you mind? There isn't a particle of you that I don't know, remember and want." Amazingly, and probably for the best, Toby and Anna Chancellor had never even met before rehearsals in Chichester last year.
See also: Podcast: Toby Stephens and Anna Chancellor talk Private Lives with WhatsOnStage


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You're cordially invited to Saber! A Celebration of JJ's in Kansas City on Sunday, April 7th, at The American Restaurant. From 5PM-8PM, The American Restaurant will host Kansas City's finest chefs and beverage vendors in support of the JJ's Family. One of the oldest independently operated restaurants in Kansas City, JJ's was completely destroyed by a devastating fire on February 19th. The fire also claimed the life of JJ's employee Megan Cramer.
You can show your support by purchasing tickets to Saber! The event will feature tasting stations, a silent auction, and a "Hall of Fame" wine silent auction showcasing bottles three liters or larger. The bottles will be signed by JJ's owner Jimmy Frantze.
In addition to The American Restaurant, participating restaurants and chefs include Craig Adcock (Jude's Rum Cake), bluestem/rye, Café Sebastienne, Coaches, Happy Gillis, Jasper's, Lon Lane's Inspired Occasions, The Rieger Hotel, Grill & Exchange, and Starker's Restaurant, among others.
Tickets are $75 for general admission and $35 for restaurant industry professionals. All money raised will be donated to the JJ's Staff Assistance Fund. Purchase your tickets at saberjjs.brownpapertickets.com


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Endowment Corner: Boy Scouts of America Gift Annuity Program
One of the most beneficial programs that the BSA offers to near or current retirees is the Gift Annuity Program. This program offers the giver both the opportunity to receive an attractive current income stream and benefit the Cherokee Area Council Endowment.
What is the Annuity Program?
The BSA Gift Annuity Program allows you to make a gift to the Cherokee Area Council Endowment and receive both a guaranteed life-time income and a charitable income tax deduction. The income is paid each quarter for one or two lives, as you choose. You can decide whether you want the payments to begin immediately or deter them until later.
What Kind of a Gift Must I Make?
Though the gift can be as large as you want, it must be a minimum of $2,500 to receive a gift annuity. Your gift can be made with cash, stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares.
How Much Income Would I Receive Each Year?
It depends on age. To receive a current gift annuity, you must be a least 50 years of age at the time of your gift. But the older you are, the higher the annuity rate. Once your annuity is set, the payments will not change of the life of the annuity. The BSA normally use the rates of return recommended by the American Council on Gift Annuities. If you choose to defer the start of your payments – for example, to coincide with your retirement – your annual annuity rate will be higher than for annuities that begin paying you now.
Can I Have the Annuity Payments Go to Others than Me?
Most people choose a spouse, but you can create a gift annuity for children, parents, retiring employees, or anyone else you choose. However, you should check with your tax advisor about possible gift tax issues.
How Would the Income Be Taxed?
If you use cash to make your gift, a large portion of each payment is usually tax-free; the rest of the payment will be taxable income. If you make your gift with stock or other appreciated property, each annuity payment will be a mix of tax-free income, ordinary income, and capital gain. When you create a gift annuity (or when you request personalized information), you will receive a summary of how your annuity payments will be taxed.
Are There Other Tax Benefits?
When you create your gift annuity, you are entitled to an immediate income tax charitable deduction. It is based on the fair market value of your gift. It varies with the annuity return and the age of the beneficiaries (as a rule, older beneficiaries receive larger charitable tax deductions). The gift may also save probate costs and estate taxes (since the property is no longer in your estate). If you make your gift with appreciated property, you also spread out any capital gains over the life of the annuity, rather than pay it all at once.
How Will My Local Council Benefit From This Gift?
Though this program is offered through the BSA National Council, your gift can be used to benefit the Cherokee Area Council. When your gift annuity payments end, the remaining value of your gift is distributed to the Cherokee Area Council to benefit our Scouting programs. At that time, a small percentage of your gift is used to cover part of the administrative costs incurred for your gift annuity.
Example: Mr. and Mrs. Jones (ages 70 and 68) make a gift of $10,000 to the National Gift Annuity Program. They make their gift using stock with an annual dividend of 2 percent.
Their gift annuity gives them a current income tax deduction of about $2,600 and a guaranteed annuity of $650 a year for the rest of their lives. This more than triples their current income from this stock, and part of each payment will be tax-free for years to come.
If you would like more information about this or other ways to make a charitable gift, please contact John Howk. You can reach him at 918-293-7572 or contact the Scout Service center to arrange an appointment.
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Five of the men accused of gang-raping and beating to death a 23-year-old – in a case that has enraged all of India – are expected in court later today.
Ram Singh, his brother Mukesh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma, and Akshay Singh, all of Ravi Das slum colony in south Delhi, will be formally charged with gang-rape, murder, kidnapping, criminal assault, and robbery, among other charges. The brief of evidence against them is reported to run to 1000 pages.
They will be brought to Saket District Court from Tihar jail, where they are being held in isolation.
If found guilty they could face the death penalty, a rare punishment in India.
The woman's sixth attacker claims he is a juvenile. Police have ordered a bone test to determine his age.
India's justice system is famously convoluted, and notoriously slow – serious criminal charges like rape and murder regularly languish for years, even decades, before they are heard _ but, under unyielding public pressure, these cases will be expedited, and brought before a so-called 'fast-track' court, set up to hear sex assault cases quickly, the government is promising within three months.
The fast-track court in Saket, in south Delhi close to where the woman was snatched by her attackers, was only inaugurated Wednesday. These are its first cases.
Amid nationwide fury at the brazenness and brutality of the attack, there have been widespread calls for summary executions of the accused, but India's Chief Justice Altamas Kabir urged the accused must be afforded due process.
"People's reaction has been: 'do not send them to trial, hand them over to us, we will deal with them or hang them'. But let us not get carried away. A swift trial should not be at the cost of a fair trial."
The woman, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student, boarded a bus at Munirka with her boyfriend – whom she was to marry next month - after watching a movie on the night of Sunday, December 16.
Once on board, the six men already on the bus, friends who had been drinking, locked the doors and bashed her partner unconscious with an iron rod.
They then turned on the girl, beating her and taking turns raping her for more than 40 minutes.
The pair was thrown, naked and unconscious, from the moving bus. The girl died in a Singapore hospital 13 days later from horrific internal injuries.
She was cremated in Delhi Sunday.
He father, speaking to BBC's Hindi channel from his family's ancestral village in Uttar Pradesh, said a determined streak had propelled her daughter from a poor rural village into higher education.
"She was brave, had no fear and full of life. She studied day and night. We would not even know when she slept and woke up. My daughter was very adamant on whatever she wanted."
The woman's family sold some of their land so they could fund their daughter's education.
"She always wanted to be a doctor and was sure about it. That's why we moved from this rural place to Delhi – to give our children a better future."
The woman's father said he supported the death penalty for all of the men who attacked his daughter, including the juvenile.
"All the six accused should never be allowed to step out of the jail... they must be hanged. They are a threat to every woman on the street."
Protests over the gang-rape of the woman, and over women's rights and safety more broadly, are continuing in Delhi's city centre.


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Under the Radar - Indie Games
by Tim McDonald on March 16, 2008 @ 7:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under Editorials
In the past weeks, we've delved into some of the games you haven't played (but really should), taking in some of the best of the unknown horror and comedy games. With those two extremes out of the way, this time, we're going to focus on independent games, which are PC-only, with one pseudo-exception. For those of you who didn't read the previous articles, these are games that you've probably not played, but you really should.


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Asian shares rose broadly on Friday, as an overnight Wall Street rally on hopes of more Fed easing, relief that North Korea's rocket launch has failed and a stock-split announcement from U.S. Internet search provider Google on the back of forecast-beating first-quarter results helped investors shrug off concerns over China's slowing economy.
China's economy grew at its slowest pace in nearly three years in the first quarter, data released today showed, reinforcing concerns about a hard economic landing in the world's second-largest economy. The weaker data, however, spurred talk of further policy easing steps from Beijing to support the economy. Commodities such as copper and crude retreated on demand growth worries, while the euro and yen slipped against the dollar.
Japanese shares gained ground after North Korea's provocative long-range missile launch ended quickly in an embarrassing failure. The Nikkei average rose 1.2 percent, while the Topix index of all Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section added 0.7 percent. Financials such as Nomura Holdings and Mizuho Financial Group rose 3-4 percent as concerns over Europe's debt problems eased.
Heavyweight Fast Retailing soared 8.6 percent after the clothing retailer posted an 11.8 percent rise in its first-half operating profit and projected a record full-year profit due to strong sales at its Uniqlo clothing chain. Sony tumbled 5.5 percent after its chief executive Kazuo Hirai detailed a revival plan that included a plan to slash 10,000 jobs, or about 6 percent of its global workforce.
Meanwhile, Bank of Japan board member Ryuzo Miyao called for increasing government bond purchases by 5 trillion yen ($61.8 billion) to convince markets of the central bank's commitment to its new 1 percent inflation target, minutes from the bank's meeting on March 12 and 13 revealed.
China's Shanghai Composite index ended 0.4 percent higher at a three-week high, as weaker-than-expected GDP data strengthened expectations of further policy easing in the near term. China's gross domestic product expanded 8.1 percent year-over-year in the first three months of 2012, slower than fourth quarter's 8.9 percent growth and below the 8.4 percent growth forecast by economists, data from the National Bureau of Statistics revealed today.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rallied 1.8 percent, led by banks after China's March monetary data revealed a much bigger-than-expected rise in bank lending.
Australian shares ended on a firm note, as weaker data on the Chinese economy fueled the prospects for further monetary easing steps by Beijing to address its economic troubles. Both the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 and the broader All Ordinaries index ended up around a percent each.
Miners led the rally, with Rio Tinto climbing 2.3 percent, as commodity prices rose overnight despite a mixed batch of economic data. BHP Billiton gained 1.7 percent and smaller rival Fortescue jumped 4.2 percent. Lynas soared 7.8 percent after the High Court of Malaysia said it will not review a government decision that allows the company to operate a rare earths processing plant in the country.
South Korea's Kospi average rallied 1.1 percent, with cyclicals such as builders and shipyards leading the rebound, after North Korea's much-hyped rocket launch failed. While Pyongyang, North Korea's news agency, said the mission failed to put a weather satellite into orbit, the United States and many other nations condemned the launch as a pretext for testing banned ballistic missile technology.
In economic news, South Korea's central bank today left the key interest rate unchanged for the 10th straight month in April, in line with street estimates. "The inflation expectation that has been remaining high and geographical risks in the Middle East as well as European debt woes still remain as risk factors," the central bank said in a statement.
New Zealand shares wiped out initial gains to end largely unchanged with a positive bias, as slower-than-expected China's first-quarter growth offset optimism over an encouraging start to the U.S. earnings season. New Zealand Refining Company led the gainers on the exchange, climbing 3.7 percent, while PGG Wrightson and Kathmandu Holdings rose around 2.5 percent each.
Fletcher Building, the nation's largest construction company, edged up 0.8 percent, ending higher for a second consecutive session. Exporter Fisher & Paykel Healthcare lost half a percent, heavyweight Telecom eased 0.8 percent and Heartland New Zealand, the would-be bank, fell 1.9 percent.
Elsewhere, India's Sensex was last trading down 1.4 percent, with IT bellwether Infosys plunging 11 percent as it gave much weaker than expected guidance for the next quarter and the rest of the year. Indonesia's Jakarta Composite index was up half a percent, Malaysia's KLSE edged up 0.1 percent, Singapore's Straits Times index rose 0.3 percent and the Taiwan Weighted average gained 1.6 percent.
U.S. stocks rose sharply on Thursday, extending the previous session's rebound, as renewed optimism about the possibility of further quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and a report from the Commerce Department showing a narrower than expected U.S. trade deficit outweighed disappointing jobless claims data. The Dow and the S&P 500 rose around 1.4 percent each, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.3 percent.
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Designer and crafter, Shannon Bielke will show how to use Tulip's new fabric markers to decorate all sorts of items, including baby clothes, bags, tee-shirts and more. Bielke's company is Sha & Co. Pat Baird, Country Crock, cites research that shows that families who eat together tend to communicate better. She's going to demonstrate some recipes that will make your table a magnet for family dinners. Designer and author, Cindy Losekamp says you can "slice them, shorten them, lengthen them and much more" and she's talking about making a jacket from a sweatshirt which she'll demonstrate. Her company is Sew Artfully Yours.
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Top polluters to discuss hard climate goals
Twenty of the world's top polluting nations have agreed to discuss binding targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Germany's environment minister said on Tuesday.
Sigmar Gabriel told a news conference during climate talks in Berlin that all involved, including the United States, had shown willingness to discuss targets proposed by the United Nations special envoy on climate change.
"We agreed...that unequivocally the central task for Bali will be to discuss...these measures," Gabriel said, referring to U.N. climate talks scheduled for Bali, Indonesia, in December.
U.N. climate envoy Ricardo Lagos told the Berlin meeting of energy and environment ministers that developed countries should aim to reduce emissions by 30 percent by 2020 and 60 percent by 2050 compared to 1990 levels.
Industrializing countries like India and China currently outside the Kyoto Protocol would have a separate target of achieving 30 percent greater energy efficiency by 2020.
The proposals will form the basis for the Bali meeting where ministers hope to discuss a successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol on cutting harmful emissions. The Protocol expires in 2012.
U.S. President George W. Bush has so far refused to sign up to numerical targets before rising powers like China and India make similar pledges.
Ahead of the Bali conference, Bush has called a meeting of major emitting countries in Washington for September 27-28 to work out future cuts. It remains unclear how that meeting will fit into the broader U.N. efforts.
Gabriel reiterated that the U.S. climate talks must not attempt to distract nations from Bali but have to be "under the umbrella of the United Nations."
He also said that the United States, like India and China, was under pressure and would eventually have to agree to binding goals that can be verified. Washington could not, he said, ignore "the elephant in the room."
The 2-day Berlin talks, which included representatives from the Group of Eight club of industrialized nations (G8), China and India, confirmed that the new climate deal should be decided by the end of 2009 as it would take about two years to ratify.
Gabriel said the Berlin talks were "the starting point for the dialogue marathon in Bali."
Although Bush has agreed to discuss targets, the United States and other top polluters disagree widely about how deep any long-term cuts in carbon dioxide emissions should be.


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Cynthia J. Cote
Cynthia J. Cote, 61, passed away December 10, 2011 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. She was the wife of Kenneth J. Cote of West Warwick.
She was a lifelong resident of West Warwick. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late William H. Field Jr. and Josephine R. (Stukus) of Coventry. Mrs. Cote was the store manager and vice president of Macy's in various locations. She was a graduate of Mt. St. Joseph's College and worked at Maxine's as a salesperson and buyer prior to her employment at G Fox. Mrs. Cote and her family were summer residents of East Matunuck.
She was the mother of Scott M. Cote of West Warwick and cousin of Bruce and Nadine Doyon of West Warwick.
Her funeral will be held Dec. 13 at 9:15 a.m. from Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home, 659 East Greenwich Ave., West Warwick, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Our Lady of Czenstochowa, 455 Washington St., Coventry, at 10 a.m. Interment will be at St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Greenwich.
Should friends desire, donations may be made to American Diabetes Association, 146 Clifford St., Providence, RI 02903. Information and condolences available at www.carpenterjenks.com.


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Lack of physical activity has clearly been shown to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Less active, less fit persons have a greater risk of developing high blood pressure.
Studies indicate that physically active people are less likely to develop coronary heart disease than those who are inactive - even after the researchers accounted for smoking, alcohol use, and diet.
Physically active overweight or obese people significantly reduced their risk for disease with physical activity.
Thousands and thousands of deaths result each year due to a lack of regular physical activity. In addition:
Inactivity increases with age.
Women are more likely to lead sedentary lifestyles than men.
Non-Hispanic white adults are more likely to engage in physical activity than Hispanic and non-Hispanic black adults.
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By Matt Murphy
STATE HOUSE -- With a showdown taking shape between the House and Senate over liquor licensing, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said he had no problem with Boston being governed by a different set of rules than every other city and town as long as Boston regains control of its licensing board.
The Senate on Tuesday passed an economic development bill that would eliminate the cap on liquor licenses statewide and lay out guidelines for municipalities to control licensing rather than forcing communities to petition the Legislature for new licenses. An amendment adopted during debate created a different set of rules for Boston.
The amendment, sponsored by Sen. Thomas Kennedy of Brockton, would transfer the power to appoint members to the Boston Licensing Board from the governor to the mayor and give Boston an additional 150 liquor licenses over the next three years as a trial of the new arrangement.
"Because they're getting control of their board for the first time and the appointees may not have a lot of experience, some Boston folks might be eager and anxious to open the floodgates right away and have a glut of new licenses that might devalue the existing licenses," Kennedy told the News Service, indicating that the issue could be revisited in a few years.
Walsh said "the most important" thing to him is to get control of the licensing board.
"I have no problem. One hundred and fifty licenses is, right now, more than enough of what we need in Boston so I'm grateful to the Senate for their action and the House has been supportive as well," Walsh said.
While the House did not include any liquor licensing reforms in its economic development package, Walsh said a separate bill was being considered in the House that would give Boston additional licenses above its current cap.
That bill (H 3913) was filed by Rep. Russell Holmes, and the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure has been given extra time, until July 8, to issue its report.
The Senate also adopted language in the economic development bill that was dropped as part of the final compromise with the House over the fiscal 2015 budget that would allow bars located along late-night MBTA routes to stay open later.
"We all know that Boston has a bad reputation of being a sleepy little village after 10 o'clock at night and when the mayor expressed a desire to see it stay open a huge cheer went up," said Kennedy, the sponsor of the late-night amendment.
Kennedy said it would be up to local officials to decide how late a bar could remain open, but his desire is for public transportation to available whenever the bars close.
"The purpose of the late-night hours is to make sure we have safe transportation for the patrons to and fro, mostly fro," Kennedy said. "I would hope any licensing boards reviewing this would make that a major priority."
Walsh said he hasn't given up on convincing his former House colleagues that extended operating hours for bars and restaurants will be good for the city's economy and tourism. "I'm going to work on it now. I'm going to work harder than I did the last time," Walsh said.
Sen. Brian Joyce, of Milton, also successfully sponsored an amendment that eliminated the transferability of liquor licenses, requiring that once the holder of a license decides to give up their establishment the license revert to the local licensing board rather than to the new owner.
Joyce called it a "common sense" proposal that gives power back to cities and towns to make decisions about who receives liquor licenses. Holders of existing liquor licenses would be grandfathered from the change.
The fate of the Senate liquor licensing changes will likely rest with a six-member conference committee that has yet to be appointed. If the Senate proposals do not prevail, stakeholders in the ongoing debate will have a handle on where some reforms stand in that branch heading into the 2015-2016 session.


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(Note: Whitney Houston died Saturday, Feb. 11 at age 48.)
Though she brought inimitable talent, strong pedigree and the enthusiasm of Clive Davis to her first recording sessions, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Whitney Houston[/lastfm] initially wasn't of interest to a lot of A-list producers. But Davis and Houston forged on and created the biggest-selling debut album in history for a female artist at the time.
It was well-known producer Kashif who finally got the ball rolling when he laid down a demo of the hit "You Give Good Love." From there, other notable knob twiddlers like Michael Masser, Jermaine Jackson and Michael Narada Walden signed on and the album — an expensive $250,000 production — started to come together.
The slow gestation of Whitney Houston paid off: "You Give Good Love" hit #3, three other cuts wet to #1 and the album won or was nominated for more awards that can be listed here.
To date, Whitney Houston's debut has sold 13 million copies in the US alone.
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Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could get a tax break for living a greener life?
As yet, there's no tax credit for composting, buying organic chicken or using CFL lightbulbs. (Darn, those things are expensive!). But some eco-friendly upgrades can yield big rebates on your 2009 return.
Remember, a tax credit is a sweet deal:
It reduces your tax bill, dollar for dollar (i.e. a $2,000 credit knocks down the amount you owe by… $2,000).
- If you made energy-efficient home improvements last year (windows, doors, roofs, water heaters, wood or pellet stoves heating/cooling systems, etc.) you can save up to $1,500.
- If you installed an alternative energy source in your home (wind, solar, etc.), you may qualify for a much bigger tax break: 30% of the cost, with no limit on the amount of the credit.
- If you bought a hybrid vehicle, you may qualify for a tax credit up to $7,500. And that's in addition to the vehicle sales tax deduction.
IRS Warning: Of course, you need to double-check that the products you bought qualify under IRS rules.
Read my piece in yesterday's New York Times: Don't Overlook the Rewards for Thinking Green.


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The well-rested Anaheim Ducks will attempt to extend their longest winning streak of the season to six games when they host the Colorado Avalanche in Sunday's battle at the Honda Center.
With wins in each of their past five games, the surprising Ducks are now 12-2-1 on the season and lead the Pacific Division by six points.
Anaheim improved to 9-1-0 in February after notching a 3-2 regulation win Monday against visiting Columbus. Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist in the victory, which upped Anaheim's home record this season to 5-1-0.
Peter Holland and Corey Perry also tallied for Anaheim, while Jonas Hiller made 25 saves in the triumph.
"I thought I was working hard tonight," Hiller said. "I got the bounces and everybody was sacrificing themselves. Even when we don't play our best game, we still find a way."
Anaheim is on its first five-game winning streak since Jan. 13-22 of last year and the club last won six in a row from Nov. 3-12, 2010.
The Ducks could get defenseman Cam Fowler back in the lineup on Sunday for the first time since he suffered an upper-body injury on Feb. 2. Although Anaheim never specified the nature of Fowler's injury it appeared to be a head or neck issue that has caused him to miss the last eight games. Fowler was injured after getting ridden head-first into the boards by Los Angeles forward Jarret Stoll.
If Fowler doesn't return on Sunday he is expected to be back at the latest for Monday's road game against Los Angeles.
Anaheim centerman Saku Koivu is questionable for Sunday's game after dealing with flu-like symptoms during Anaheim's extended break from game action.
The Avalanche had won two straight before beginning a three-game road trip Saturday with a 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick stopped 23 shots, while Dustin Brown tallied in the first minute of regulation to help the Kings breeze to victory at Staples Center.
"We had some costly turnovers. We didn't play well at all and we have to learn to compete for a full 60 minutes," noted Avalanche head coach Joe Sacco.
Milan Hejduk posted the only goal for Colorado and Semyon Varlamov made 22 stops in defeat. Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog returned to the lineup for the first time since suffering a concussion on Jan. 26 and assisted on Hejduk's goal.
The Avs, who will close their swing Tuesday in San Jose, are just 2-6-0 as the visiting team this season.
The Ducks beat the Avalanche 3-0 back on Feb. 6 as Viktor Fasth stopped 31 shots for his first career shutout. Colorado has taken three of the last five meetings in this series, but Anaheim has eight wins over the past 11 encounters.
Colorado has dropped four of five and nine of 11 in Orange County.


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So I didn't want to put out a blog on this quite yet and spoil this to everyone, but I couldn't keep it contained. The next plan that I have is for a game on GIO. It's not the sort of game we typically play though, instead it's something else.
The game is called GIO Assassins and here is how it is played.
Each month every player is given 2 targets that they have to assassinate in the comment sections of the GIO blogs. Players are assassinated by making a comment immediately after the target has commented, or replying in a conversation immediately after the target replied to that conversation. (examples will be in the blog).
The goal of the game is to earn the most points as possible. The game lasts 1 month and at the end points are tallied and the winner is declared.
Here is how you earn points.
Comment on a blog - 2 pointsReply to another person's comment - 1 pointSomeone replies to your comment - 1 pointAssassinate someone via comment - 5 pointsAssassinate someone via reply - 10 points
All posts must relate to the topic in the blog and the conversation at hand. Any off topic/spam comments will be -10 points for the player.
Flaming/baiting will not be tolerated and will cause the player to be disqualified for the month.
I hope you enjoy this tease, look for a full announcement soon.
This seems like it'll be very interesting.
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