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NEW YORK, NY, July 19, 2006 - SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today introduced the new SanDisk Extreme® IV line of CompactFlash® digital film cards for professional photographers. The line is targeted at photographers who require the highest possible performance and the largest capacities for their medium format and high-end digital single lens reflex (SLR) cameras. The SanDisk Extreme IV cards are available in capacities of up to 8-gigabytes (GB)1 and deliver minimum read and write speeds of 40 megabytes per second (MB/sec.)2 making these the fastest flash memory cards in the world. This exceptionally fast card speed is critical when shooting large numbers of high-resolution images.
SanDisk also introduced the new SanDisk Extreme FireWire reader that can transfer images from the SanDisk Extreme IV cards to a computer at up to 40MB/sec. for significantly improved workflow efficiency. These new products were announced at a press conference held today at the NASDAQ Market Site in New York City.
The SanDisk Extreme IV cards are targeted at the professional photographer who needs the absolute highest performance and maximum reliability. The company will continue to offer the SanDisk Extreme III and SanDisk Ultra® II lines.
"The new SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash card and SanDisk Extreme FireWire reader offers photographers a number of key benefits," said Tanya Chuang, senior retail marketing manager at SanDisk. "First of all, the new cards are twice the speed of the current SanDisk Extreme III cards and offer performance that is ideal for medium format cameras, digital backs and other high-resolution cameras that require the combination of high performance and large capacities. In addition, they are available in industry-leading capacities so that photographers can capture a larger number of RAW or other high-resolution images. Lastly, photographers can quickly transfer gigabytes of images from the card to the computer for greatly increased workflow efficiency, an important consideration when working under deadline pressures."
Fast Cards Ideal For High-Resolution Digital Cameras SanDisk Extreme IV cards use SanDisk-developed ESP (Enhanced Super-Parallel Processing) technology that combine fast NAND flash memory chips and controller designs, 32-bit RISC processing and advanced algorithms in an architecture that streamlines every aspect of read and write data transfer operations. In addition, SanDisk works closely with major camera manufacturers to ensure the speed and compatibility of its cards.
Wes Brewer, vice president of consumer product marketing, said, "SanDisk has led the market for high performance/high reliability cards for imaging professionals since the introduction of our original SanDisk Extreme I card in 2003. Our SanDisk Extreme III cards have provided the highest performance in the industry at 20MB/sec., minimum read and write performance for CompactFlash and SD formats, since their introduction in 2004. It's taken nearly a year and a half for our competition to match that performance level. Now, with the introduction of the SanDisk Extreme IV line at 40MB/sec., we believe that SanDisk will continue to be the preferred choice of professional photographers based on our performance advantage as well as our commitment to the photographic market as a whole."
Chuang added, "The SanDisk Extreme IV line is the direct result of SanDisk's passion and continued drive to provide the highest possible performance for professional photographers. On behalf of SanDisk, I would like to personally thank our major partners and leading manufacturers of professional digital cameras such as Canon, Hasselblad, Leaf, Nikon and Phase One. Without their strong support and inputs, development of the SanDisk Extreme IV line would not have been possible."
Medium format cameras such as the Hasselblad H2D-39 and digital backs, such as the Leaf Aptus family, produce enormous files that must be quickly processed and then saved to the card. Their advanced firmware lets photographers save RAW and high-end JPEG images faster so they can continue to shoot without losing their rhythm.
High-end digital SLRs may also show increased performance with the SanDisk Extreme IV cards.
Christian Poulsen, CEO of Hasselblad, said, "The speed and capacities of the removable storage cards can have a serious impact on the overall performance of Hasselblad cameras. Our most advanced digital camera is the Hasselblad H2D-39, the world's first 39-megapixel (MP) digital auto-focus camera that can capture one image every two seconds. Using a SanDisk Extreme IV card, the initial burst rate is dramatically improved from 6 frames to 10 frames versus a SanDisk Extreme III card. This is a huge gain that can mean the difference between capturing the shot or not."
Rob Galbraith, editorial, freelance photographer and publisher of the Rob Galbraith Digital Photography Insights website, said, "The best CompactFlash cards on the market until now are capable of real-world throughput of between 15MB-17MB/second in the best shipping readers we've tested. By comparison, the 2GB SanDisk Extreme IV card, when inserted into an Extreme FireWire Reader, tops out at a whopping 38.6MB/second. Given the blazing card-to-computer speed of the Extreme IV CompactFlash cards, the time it takes to transfer a big assignment's worth of photos is about to be cut significantly."
Dov Kalinski, general manager of Leaf, part of Kodak's Graphic Communications Group, said, "Leaf, as a leading supplier of digital camera backs for professional photographers since 1992, has consistently led the market with innovative solutions, quality and ground-breaking speed. Integrating the new SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash cards allow us to take a leap forward in terms of mobile storage performance. Our customers will now enjoy increased portability, which is of utmost importance to a significant portion of the market."
Robert Cristina, manager of professional products at Nikon Europe BV, said, "Nikon has long recognized the importance for photographers to be able to capture high resolution files without compromising speed, and this SanDisk Extreme IV initiative will be wholeheartedly welcomed by customers using our high performance cameras."
Large Capacities Let You Focus On Taking Pictures
Available in 2-, 4- and 8GB capacities, the SanDisk Extreme IV cards are ideal for photographers who shoot RAW and JPEG images that are typically very large and can quickly fill up a card.
Jonathan Torgovnik, contract photographer for Newsweek magazine, war correspondent and freelance photographer, said, "Many photographers were wary of using cards larger than 1GB because they didn't want to 'put all their eggs in one basket.' While that may have been an issue for some in the past, that attitude is changing very quickly. I always shoot RAW images, so using 4- or 8GB cards is a must. It also lets me concentrate on taking pictures and keeping the momentum going rather than worrying about filling the card after only a few shots."
Faster Cards And Readers Improve Workflow-The "SanDisk Extreme IV System"While the speed of the card is important for in-camera performance, card-to-computer transfer rates are becoming an increasingly important workflow consideration. The time it takes to transfer images to a computer can be a bigger bottleneck now that card capacities have expanded into the multi-gigabyte range.
The SanDisk Extreme IV cards and SanDisk Extreme FireWire 800/400reader combine to form a high-speed "system" that dramatically decreases card-to-computer transfer time. Images are transferred at up to the 40MB/sec. speed of the SanDisk Extreme IV cards. For a limited time, the company will offer an introductory bundle pack that includes a 4GB SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash card and a SanDisk Extreme FireWire reader.
In the U.S. and Europe, a free 30-day trial version of Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 software is bundled with each SanDisk Extreme FireWire Reader. Photoshop is the professional image-editing standard and leader of the Photoshop digital imaging line, and the software supports both Macintosh and PCs.
Extended Operating Temperature Range For Reliable Use Under Extreme Environmental ConditionsSanDisk Extreme IV cards are designed to withstand the industry's widest guaranteed operating temperature range from a freezing minus 13 ◦ F (minus 25 ◦ C) to a scorching 185 ◦ F (plus 85 ◦ C). The cards also include RescuePRO® software that allows photographers to easily recover accidentally deleted images, lost digital images or data. The included software is compatible with both Windows and Mac platforms.
Pricing and Availability SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash cards and new reader will be available at the following suggested retail prices:
Euros, Ex VAT
SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash
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SanDisk Extreme FireWire Reader
SanDisk Extreme USB 2.0 Reader
SanDisk Extreme IV cards carry a lifetime limited warranty. Photographers who purchase the cards also will have access to a dedicated toll-free number for technical support questions.
SanDisk is the original inventor of flash storage cards and is the world's largest supplier of flash data storage card products using its patented, high-density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA and has operations worldwide, with more than half its sales outside the U.S.
SanDisk's web site/home page address: http://www.sandisk.com
SanDisk, the SanDisk logo, SanDisk Extreme, RescuePRO and SanDisk Ultra are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries. The ESP Technology logo is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective holder(s).
1 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes
2 Performance based on SanDisk internal testing. 1 megabyte (MB) = 1 million bytes.
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EVERETT — The city's private partner on the stalled Riverfront project might be looking to unload its property to another developer.
The news about San Diego-based OliverMcMillan caught council members off guard earlier this month. Council President Ron Gipson, already frustrated by lack of progress, vowed to hold up votes on any related projects until Mayor Ray Stephanson's office provides an update. That included sidelining the approval of a $1 million recreational trail.
"It was a total surprise to us," Gipson said last week. "That's one of the reasons we wanted to have an update."
A briefing has been scheduled during the regular City Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 9.
The Riverfront venture was supposed to remake a two-mile strip of former industrial land between I-5 and the Snohomish River.
City leaders have been working on it for about two decades.
The original vision was to channel more than $400 million in public and private money toward an upscale development with shops, homes and long stretches of open space.
The city learned recently that a separate developer, Polygon Northwest, has been performing due diligence for a potential purchase of the property from OliverMcMillan, Debra Bryant, the city's chief financial officer, said last week.
It could be months before further details emerge, Bryant said, and any city agreements about the developer's obligations would transfer over with the property.
"We don't really know a lot more," she said. "There was a sense from some council members that there was more of a story to tell, and I really don't have one at this point."
OliverMcMillan had no immediate comment. A representative for Bellevue-based Polygon did not return a call. The company is a major home builder in the region and is involved in Mill Creek's urban village project along 132nd Street SE.
The public price tag to prepare the Riverfront project, so far, has exceeded $54 million. That includes buying land, moving railroad tracks, extending 41st Street, cleaning up pollution and preparing the site for construction. Taxpayers' total bill could exceed $80 million after the city completes a 41st Street roundabout, sewer system and public amenities.
Two mills and the city landfill used to occupy the site. A mountain of tires at the dump caught fire in the 1980s, blanketing the region in stinky, toxic smoke.
The city struck a deal with private developer OliverMcMillan in 2007, selling the company 119 acres. Another 100 or so acres were earmarked for public use, including trails, parks and open space.
At the start, the city and the developer imagined the project would be complete in 2011.
By 2010, however, representatives from OliverMcMillan said they wanted to wait for an economic turnaround before pushing ahead.
The developer has until 2017 to break ground on the project.
"When they got the bid, they came in with visions of grandeur," Gipson said. "All we've got out there is flat dirt."
Councilman Arlan Hatloe, whose retirement from the council takes effect Monday, said he's disappointed to see nothing built after investing so much time and public money. Hatloe and other officials have traveled to California for discussions with prospective big-box retail tenants.
"I drive by there and see nothing but dirt," he said.
Hatloe said he asked for a detailed update months ago, "and was basically ignored."
Plans outlined in an OliverMcMillan brochure called for approximately 600,000 square feet of retail space, a 200-room hotel, 1,000 condo units and approximately 100,000 square feet of office space.
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DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera earned a second consecutive American League Most Valuable Player Award in part for his ability to play through injuries in 2013. He does not expect to have to do the same in 2014.
As he talked with reporters Thursday evening on a conference call, he sounded confident he should be ready to work out at full strength when Spring Training opens in February.
DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera earned a second consecutive American League Most Valuable Player Award in part for his ability to play through injuries in 2013. He does not expect to have to do the same in 2014.
As he talked with reporters Thursday evening on a conference call, he sounded confident he should be ready to work out at full strength when Spring Training opens in February.
"I'm doing rehab right now," Cabrera said, just over two weeks since he had surgery to repair core muscles damaged by a groin tear.
"I'm doing great. I'm right where I want to be. I feel much better this week. I want to be ready for Spring Training and the first day [of workouts], I'm going to be ready to do anything."
That was the expectation when Cabrera had the surgery at the end of October. In fact, he's right on schedule.
Cabrera is nearing the midway point of the six- to eight-week rehabilitation portion of his recovery. Unless there's a setback, Cabrera should have enough time before Spring Training to have close to a normal offseason workout program leading up to camp.
He's confident enough that he's already talking about ways he can improve as a hitter to build on the season that built off of his 2012 Triple Crown season.
"Every day I try to get better as a hitter, I try to get more consistent," he said. "I try to always learn something every day to get more comfortable at home plate. I think you have to work hard every day, and that's my goal."
Past history shows that surgeries like Cabrera's shouldn't have a major impact. As a local example, former Tiger Magglio Ordonez had sports hernia surgery early in his first season in Detroit in 2005, came back for that season's second half and struggled with lower-body strength. But he then enjoyed back-to-back standout seasons in 2006 and 2007.
Ordonez was 31 years old when he had his surgery. Cabrera will turn 31 in April. The body frames are different, but the bigger Cabrera has had a much better track record of durability than Ordonez, whose injury history began with a catastrophic knee injury in a freak outfield collision in 2004.
So far, Cabrera has had no such major injuries. His only freak injury was a sprained ankle while scrambling back to first base on a pickoff attempt in Cleveland during the final week of the 2010 season. In fact, his durability has been an underrated strength; this year and 2010 are the only seasons in the last 10 that he didn't play at least 157 games.
This was also the first season in which injuries seemed to accumulate on him. Now that he's 30, that shouldn't be a surprise.
Before the groin injury, there was the abdominal injury that bothered him from late July through August. Before that, back soreness and a hip flexor injury bothered him for most of July and kept him out of consideration for the Home Run Derby at the All-Star festivities.
"The last month, it was tough because I had two injuries," Cabrera said. "It was tough to perform at the level I did [for] five months before. Everything went right in the situation and we went to the playoffs. That was our concern. We were focused on that. I never think like I want to win the MVP."
None of those injuries resulted solely from plays on defense. More often, it was baserunning that seemed to tweak or aggravate injuries for Cabrera as the season's second half wore on. As explained late in the year regarding the groin injury, side-to-side movements -- such as those often required at third base -- didn't bother Cabrera so much as accelerating or charging straight ahead.
Cabrera spent virtually all season at third base. His lone start at designated hitter came Sept. 19, a home game that everyday DH Victor Martinez started at catcher. Martinez is now entering the final year of his contract, leaving the Tigers to decide long term what to do with their DH slot.
Cabrera, who loves playing third base, has two years left on his contract, at which point he'll be 32. Prince Fielder, whose arrival prompted the Tigers to move Cabrera to third, has seven years left on his deal. Put the situations together, and what happens with DH and the corner-infield alignment will likely be the next big issue for the Tigers to address in the next year or two.
But that's down the road. The immediate concern for next year, getting Cabrera healthy, seems to be going well.
"It's very nice to have this in my house," Cabrera said of another MVP trophy. "Hopefully next year, we'll have a chance to go to the playoffs and play for a World Series."
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Penspal wrote:I see someone else started the thread, sorry, I thought I was early this morning.
Penspal wrote:I see someone else started the thread, sorry, I thought I was early this morning.
Gaucho wrote:Yes, I think Martin has been outstanding.
Beveridge wrote:Penspal wrote:I see someone else started the thread, sorry, I thought I was early this morning.
It's only official if you started the thread.
All others are cheap imitation, knock off models!
meecrofilm wrote:Gaucho wrote:Yes, I think Martin has been outstanding.
Same. He's leading the team in ice time and has been rock solid in doing so.
Penspal wrote:Pens win 5-2
- Pens missed Letang, adjusted and took advantage of a fragile Crapitals team
- Anyone else notice the Ovie-love given by Bobby & Steigy? Too much love, not warranted
- I thought that whenever a goalie lost his mask, immediate whistle? Sure, give MAF a penalty if he ditched it himself, but don't let a goalie get hurt (I googled an Enroth save with no mask)
- I had to chuckle, 1st period ... Joe Vitale leaping for a puck near center ice... JUMPING.... jumping joe vitale
- Despres looked shakier than normal, likely the Letangless factor
- Boychuk is improving in meshing (passes, skating, positioning) w/Geno & Neal, but don't see much of a shot/scoring threat so far
- Malkin's PP goal was sick. Everyone saw the gaping hole early, but he waited and scored on a wicked low probability shot
- Caps Dman Kundratek showed he's got some upside. GMRS, please bes perched and waiting for the Caps exploZion and scoop him up.
- Pens have an impressive record & spot in standings, but the competition so far are mostly bottom dwellers, let's not forget that.
- Martin love is funny. "He's outstanding" was the quote during the game. C'mon, he's righted the ship, playing well, but "outstanding"?
- Orpik took his first PIM, well deserved vs. Ovie as he needs to be checked and treated like every other player, superstar or otherwise.
- Loved Bortuzzo getting into Ovie's kitchen, Pens should take that matching penalty every time
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Dir: Paul Weitz. US. 2013. 106mins
A terrifically fresh narrative backdrop and the often delightful interplay of two timing-savvy comedians, Tina Fey and Paul Rudd, help give wings to director Paul Weitz's Admission, an airy and engaging adaptation of Jean Hanff Korelitz's novel of the same name. Evincing a pleasant yet not too demanding sense of depth, this comedy of midlife awakening digs into issues of loss and love but in an ultimately comforting manner, resulting in a crowd-pleasing film that should connect heartily with slightly more adult audiences.
Fey has a deft touch with smart, capable women somewhat imprisoned by the parameters of their well-ordered white-collar lives; in her film roles and work as a writer-producer-star on television's 30 Rock, she has winningly and articulately embodied the have-it-all hesitance of modern woman, which she again does here.
Fey's Baby Mama did $60 million domestically in 2008, while 2010's Date Night pulled in just under $100 million Stateside. Admission lacks those film's hook-y premises, but coming on the heels of Fey's well received stint co-hosting the Golden Globes, as well as co-starring another well known comedic talent, the movie would seem well positioned for solid returns. Strong word-of-mouth amongst particularly female moviegoers should give Admission strong staying power beyond its March 22 opening weekend if distributor Focus Features sticks with it, even though international box office looks to be cut into by The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.
PrincetonUniversity admissions officer Portia Nathan (Fey) lives a tidy and disciplined life of New England academia, but when her longtime partner of many years Mark (Michael Sheen) leaves her, it throws her for a loop. This coincides with a trip to New Quest, an alternative high school run by the highly idealistic John Pressman (Rudd, working in winsome, self-effacing mode).
The single father of a precocious adopted son, Nelson (Travaris Spears), John introduces Portia to his star pupil, Jeremiah Balakian (Nat Wolff), a bright kid whose prodigy-level talents haven't translated into the typically well-polished high school résumé, and eventually makes a confession — based on some digging, John thinks Jeremiah could be the son that Portia gave up for adoption long ago. Caught up between competing with workplace rival Corinne (Gloria Reuben) for the affirmation of their soon-to-be-retiring boss Clarence (Wallace Shawn) and advocating for darkhorse candidate Jeremiah's admission to Princeton, Portia finds herself attracted to John and generally questioning the direction of her life.
In seriocomic films like About a Boy, In Good Company and Being Flynn, Weitz has tapped into familial rediscovery via stories of adrift protagonists who either or feel outright that they don't have anything to offer emotionally. Admission slots comfortably in this canon, as a loose-limbed movie whose nominal sins are of omission rather than commission.
Screenwriter Karen Croner (One True Thing) allows the film's humor to emerge fairly naturally from the characters — in particular the protracted meet-cute between Portia and John. Though broadly true to the book's tone of charged ambivalence, Croner's adaptation does make one leavening change, which seems a concession to convention.
The other slip-up is the harried quality with which Admission is shot through, which feels like a too-easy surrendering to the casting of Fey. As with Jim Carrey's early forays into more dramatic terrain, this could easily have been Fey's The Truman Show, if only the filmmakers would allow for a more decisive pivot.
Instead, Admission is content to bop along, in not unpleasant but not always quite discriminating fashion. In particular the material with Mark, which is of dubious emotional heft, could be jettisoned or handled more expeditiously, to make way for further exploration of the fractured relationship between the ever-exasperated Portia and her semi-estranged mother Susannah (Lily Tomlin), who peppers her daughter with punchy advice like, "It's not healthy to need other people too much."
Fey has a deft touch with smart, capable women somewhat imprisoned by the parameters of their well-ordered white-collar lives; in her film roles and work as a writer-producer-star on television's 30 Rock, she has winningly and articulately embodied the have-it-all hesitance of modern woman, which she again does here. Her chemistry with Rudd is sharp, giving Admission many of its finest moments. Wolff and young Spears, meanwhile, also deliver capable performances.
Production companies: Depth of Field Productions
Domestic distribution: Focus Features
Producers: Paul Weitz, Kerry Kohansky-Roberts, Andrew Miano
Executive producer: Caroline Baron
Co-producer: Dan Balgoyen
Screenplay: Karen Croner, based on the novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Cinematography: Declan Quinn
Editor: Joan Sobel
Production designer: Sarah Knowles
Music: Stephen Trask
Website: www.AdmissionMovie.com
Main cast: Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Lily Tomlin, Michael Sheen, Wallace Shawn, Nat Wolff, Gloria Reuben, Travaris Spears


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The looming Hurricane Sandy will force Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials to shut down subway and rail service at 7 p.m. and then bus service at 9 p.m., NY1 reports.
Worst of all, MTA Chairman and CEO Joe Lhota says that mass transit will likely remain suspended until 12 hours after the storm, likely sometime Wednesday. Airports remain open but flights are canceled, NY1 says.
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What happens when two villages are combined in one borough? The answer is Peapack-Gladstone, which is sometimes called the Twin Borough. Incorporated in 1912, two distinct villages are located in the northern part of Somerset County. Peapack is the southernmost village and Gladstone is the northern one. Both have a small shopping district, train station, post office, houses of worship, and homes in and around their Main Streets.
The two downtown areas are old fashioned and picturesque. Many homes lining Main Street, from stately Victorians to charming cottages or classic capes, feature well-tended green lawns and blooming flower gardens. Liberty Park has a small pond with fountains and picnic tables, and there's a playground across the street. Concerts in the park and community events attract all ages in the warm weather. The trout-stocked Peapack Brook meanders through town, eventually joining the North Branch of the Raritan River.Back to top
Peapack Limekilns
(Source: The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills)
Located on the east side of Main Street in Peapack, the Peapack Limekilns were donated to The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills (THSSH) in 1996, when the adjacent property was being developed as a residential subdivision. In 1999, THSSH dedicated a pocket park featuring the kilns. The preserved kilns are an important reminder of Somerset Hills' agrarian heritage.
A limekiln operation existed in Peapack as early as 1794. By that time agricultural land in New Jersey was beginning to "wear out," and lime was an important soil additive used by farmers to increase the yield of their crops. Many farmers burned limestone in small kilns on their property, but the Peapack kiln was a commercial operation. Lime was also an important ingredient in mortar and whitewash. Lime would also have been used in the early leather-tanning factory that was located beside the Peapack River south of the kilns.
The Peapack area was a good source for limestone, which was quarried in the nearby vicinity well into the 20th century. The quarried limestone was loaded into the limekiln from the top, alternating with layers of fuel such as charcoal early on, and eventually coal. After burning for about 60 hours, the lime was removed from the bottom of the kiln.Back to top
Community Life
There are two post offices, two railroad stations, houses of worship, a fire company, a library, and a police department in Peapack-Gladstone. The houses of worship are arranged with the oldest congregations closest to the center of town: Gladstone United Methodist (1837), Peapack Reformed (1849), St Luke's Episcopal (1900), St. Brigid Roman Catholic (1936), and St Elizabeth's Roman Catholic (1936).
Borough residents enjoy some of the best restaurants in the Somerset Hills. Ninety Acres, Il Monello and Sublime Restaurant are local favorites, while The Gladstone Tavern is sited in a landmark building. On its front porch is a full-sized model of a horse that was used as a harness-maker's dummy in the 1800s.
Residents typically travel about 10 or 15 minutes to Bernardsville, Chester, or Bedminster for groceries, and the closest major mall is Bridgewater Commons in Bridgewater, about 10 miles south.Back to top
Legend says that Peapack is derived from "Peapackton," a Lenni Lenape term meaning "marriage of the waters," a reference to the meeting point of the Peapack Brook and Raritan River at the eastern border of the borough. Gladstone was named for William Ewart Gladstone, an admirer of the American Democratic system who served as British Prime Minister several times between 1868 and 1894.
The existing Peapack-Gladstone of today was originally part of a large tract of land purchased by John Johnstone and George Willocks in 1701 from Dutch proprietors. The two villages were fairly remote outposts until 1890, when the Delaware & Lackawanna Railroad built an extension to Gladstone. Soon afterward, wealthy business executives like railroad magnate C. Ledyard Blair, multi-millionaire Walter L. Ladd, and James Cox "Diamond Jim" Brady built country estates in the area. Local land owner Grant Schley organized the so-called "Millionaire's Express" train linking Far Hills to Gladstone and ushering in the proliferation of Gilded Era property owners.Back to top
Children in Peapack-Gladstone attend the Bernardsville Public Schools located in Bernardsville, including the Bedwell School for kindergarten through grade four, Bernardsville Middle School for grades five through eight, and Bernards High School. These schools are part of the Somerset Hills Regional School District, and also include students from Bernardsville, Far Hills, and Bedminster.
Gill St. Bernard's School is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational day school serving students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
The Matheny School is a private school for the disabled recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education.
The Cottage School is a private school, serving pre-kindergarten to fifth grade, that values and fosters the children's spirit of discovery to sustain their innate abilities and passion for learning.Back to top
The entire borough is well connected with two train stations and a location about ten miles north of the intersection of Interstates 287 and 78. Peapack-Gladstone is about an hour and 40 minutes by train from New York City. The stations are the last two on New Jersey Transit's Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex train line.Back to top
Real Estate
The borough most notably offers estates, luxury properties, historic homes, and equestrian farms amid its rolling terrain, but there is a wide range of housing that also includes more modest homes. Similarly, property sizes vary from less than a half-acre to substantial tracts of land. Homes within close proximity to the town and train are popular with commuters.Back to top
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The United States Equestrian Team Foundation at Hamilton Farm is the training site for horses and riders participating in Olympic events and the venue for the annual U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp., a four-day extravaganza of horsemanship, including driving, show jumping and dressage, held each June.
Natirar ("Raritan" spelled backwards) was formerly known as the Kate Macy Ladd estate, which Turpin Real Estate sold in 1982, breaking our own sales record. The $7.5 million sale to H.M. King Hassan II, Sovereign of Morocco, also set a new record in the state that year. Today, Natirar is a 500-acre estate spread over the municipalities of Peapack-Gladstone, Bedminster, and Far Hills. The 28,000 square foot brick mansion is situated at the end of a mile-long drive and commands spectacular views. Acquired by Somerset County in 2003, a significant portion of the property is open to the public for recreation. Natirar has teamed up with Miraval Resort & Spa and will become Miraval at Natirar. Future plans call for a luxury hotel with suites in Natirar's historic 1912 mansion, a state-of-the-art spa, wellness pavilion and yoga center, a spa restaurant featuring Miraval spa cuisine as well as a series of meeting facilities.
Fun Fact #1: The Essex Hunt Club in Peapack is a fox-hunting club that evolved into two private clubs: Essex Fox Hounds, which still hunts, and the Essex Hunt Club, a winter recreational club on a 100-plus acre property that uses an ice rink for figure skating and hockey.
Fun Fact #2: In 1975, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis held an auction selling miscellaneous items from a house she had rented in Peapack. The sale, which included a chair President Kennedy used as a student at Choate, brought in a few thousand dollars. She bought a converted barn on ten acres nearby, and used it as a country retreat until her death in 1994.Back to top
Peapack-Gladstone Info
Size: 5.9 square miles
Incorporated: 1912
2000 Census Population: 2,433
Location: Somerset County
Distance from New York City: About 45 miles
Distance from Newark: About 35 miles
Distance from Philadelphia: About 70 miles
Parks: Liberty Park with picnic area, man-made pond and war memorials; pocket park at sight of old Peapack limekilns.
Local Sites/Attractions: Natirar, United States Equestrian Team at Hamilton Farm.
Mass Transportation: New Jersey Transit train stations in Peapack and Gladstone villages. Lakeland Bus has Manhattan-bound service at the border of Peapack and Bedminster along Route 202, or from the nearby train station in Far Hills.
Housing: Antique farmhouses, antique Colonials, luxury real estate, English country manors, Georgian, Cape Cods, Victorians, equestrian properties, executive homes, custom homes, cul-de-sac homes, cottages, bungalows, contemporary designs and a variety of architectural styles spanning the centuries.Back to top
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White Sox evaluating alternatives behind the dish
CHICAGO -- In the mind of Tyler Flowers, the catching combination he forms with Josh Phegley can "get the job done" for the White Sox in 2014 and beyond.
Flowers also understands the business side of Major League Baseball, and the "what have you done for me lately" sort of attitude.
CHICAGO -- In the mind of Tyler Flowers, the catching combination he forms with Josh Phegley can "get the job done" for the White Sox in 2014 and beyond.
Flowers also understands the business side of Major League Baseball, and the "what have you done for me lately" sort of attitude.
"Realistically, I highly doubt that situation will occur," Flowers told MLB.com during a phone interview, when asked for his thoughts on the club's backstop tandem remaining the same.
Catching will be one of the issues White Sox general manager Rick Hahn discusses during this week's General Managers Meetings in Orlando, Fla., which began Monday. The White Sox already have talked to the camp of free agent Jarrod Saltalamacchia, more to gauge interest than to exchange offers.
While it's expected that a more experienced catcher will be added to the White Sox mix, there's not only a chance that the White Sox could venture forth with Flowers and Phegley but that Flowers could return as the team's starting catcher. White Sox pitchers like throwing to Flowers, who had a 3.86 ERA when he was behind the plate last year, which is one of the top priorities for the organization when assessing the position at the big league level.
Of course, hitting .195 with a .279 on-base percentage and 94 strikeouts over 256 at-bats, which were Flowers' '13 statistics, doesn't quite fit the team description offensively. Flowers, who turns 28 in January, hopes for a second chance after a rough first year in a regular role.
"Don't base one player's season for the rest of his life," Flowers said. "Contrary to the statistics next to my name, I still don't lack in confidence that I can help a team at the Major League level."
This last season ended for Flowers on Sept. 5, when he underwent shoulder surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. There was no structural damage to Flowers' labrum or rotator cuff and his recovery time was estimated at two to three months.
As of this past weekend, Flowers said the shoulder recovery was progressing pretty much as expected and maybe even a little bit ahead of schedule. He's in the strengthening phase and has been able to swing the bat fine, but has held off from throwing.
"There's no rush. We want to solidify the strength and the shoulder before we start throwing," Flowers said. "I've been told I can throw if I want to. They would prefer if I don't at this point.
"That specific kind of pain is gone," said Flowers of an injury that bothered him to some extent since the end of the '12 season. "There's a little different pain at times, but that's part of surgery and recovering from it. I can tell going into positions where it hurt, now it doesn't. I'm encouraged we've solved the issue."
Phegley, 25, hit his way to the Majors in '13 and then knocked out three homers and drove in eight during his first five games, including a grand slam off of Anibal Sanchez in Detroit, before finishing with a .206 average and .223 on-base percentage. He has been unofficially viewed as the starting catcher going into the upcoming season if no changes are made, but a healthy Flowers, who is arbitration-eligible, figures to be tendered a contract and would battle with Phegley for the starting nod.
Picking up Saltalamacchia would not cost the White Sox a Draft pick, as the Red Sox did not make a qualifying offer to their free agent. Keeping that pick is an important step in the reshaping process for the White Sox, who are looking to get things right and keep things right for a long time by building a solid young base.
The White Sox projected payroll for '14 figures to check in somewhere near $85 million, and they already have around $60 million committed before arbitration. So, Saltalamacchia's contractual demands will play a significant part in the South Siders' continued interest.
Saltalamacchia is a switch-hitter and features a .263 average with a .327 on-base percentage against right-handed pitching in his career, versus a .206 average and .267 on-base percentage against southpaws. Flowers believes a new catcher in the mix would be more about finding a lefty-righty balance offensively, as the White Sox had with Flowers and A.J. Pierzynski, as opposed to bringing in more experience than what they currently possess. That addition doesn't necessarily have to be a frontline player or done through free agency.
Whatever decision is made by the White Sox, whether they non-tender Flowers or give him a second chance at grabbing the starting nod, he's confident there's Major League success ahead of him.
"I'm not concerned about sitting on my couch in March or April. It's not a thought of mine whatsoever," Flowers said. "The issue with me currently is not the ability to catch. It's the ability to be healthy and show up with a consistent swing every day.
"I don't worry about not having a job. Hopefully, it's with the White Sox, but wherever I go, I'm prepared and ready to contribute. Wherever I end up, I will present myself again in the big leagues."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin.


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China bans new government buildings in corruption curb
China has banned the construction of government buildings for five years, according to state media.
The move comes as part of a campaign by President Xi Jinping to show that the ruling Communist Party (CPC) is cracking down on corruption and waste.
Glitzy new government buildings, sometimes in impoverished areas, have been a source of public outrage.
The directive forbids luxury makeovers and expansions done under the guise of repair work, Xinhua news agency said.
The notice says some departments and local authorities have built huge government office compounds against regulations, tainting the image of the CPC.
Among the buildings that have attracted widespread disapproval in recent years is the western-style government office building in the city of Fuyang in Anhui province, in eastern China.
It reportedly cost 30 million yuan ($4.89m, £3.19m) to build and is referred to as the 'White House' by residents.
A state-owned drug company also caused outrage after photographs emerged apparently showing a building decorated to mimic France's Versailles palace, complete with gold-tinted walls and chandeliers.
Some government agencies have reportedly built luxury offices in seaside resorts where officials can stay for free or at deeply discounted prices.
The ban - described as an "across-the-board halt" - includes training centres, hotels or government motels, Xinhua said.
It also says government organisations should not receive sponsorship or donations towards construction projects, or collaborate with private companies.
"Banning the building of new government buildings is important for building a clean government and also a requirement for boosting CPC-people ties and maintaining the image of the CPC and the government," Xinhua quoted the directive as saying.
Tackling corruption has been President Xi Jinping's most high-profile policy since he became China's leader earlier this year.
He has warned that "corruption and bribe-taking by some party members and cadres" pose "severe challenges" to the Communist Party's rule.


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Written by: McCartney-Harrison
Recorded: 12 July 1958
Engineer: Percy F Phillips
Released: 21 November 1995
John Lennon: vocals, guitar
Paul McCartney: backing vocals, guitar
George Harrison: backing vocals, guitar
John 'Duff' Lowe: piano
Colin Hanton: drums
Available on:
Anthology 1
Along with a version of Buddy Holly's That'll Be The Day, In Spite Of All The Danger was the first recording by Lennon, McCartney and Harrison. Both songs were recorded in Liverpool in 1958, and a single 78rpm disc was pressed.
In Spite Of All The Danger was the Quarrymen's only original song at the time. It was sung by the group's leader, John Lennon, and credited – uniquely – to McCartney-Harrison.
It says on the label that it was me and George but I think it was actually written by me, and George played the guitar solo! We were mates and nobody was into copyrights and publishing, nobody understood – we actually used to think when we came down to London that songs belonged to everyone. I've said this a few times but it's true, we really thought they just were in the air, and that you couldn't actually own one. So you can imagine the publishers saw us coming! 'Welcome boys, sit down. That's what you think, is it?' So that's what we used to do in those days – and because George did the solo we figured that he 'wrote' the solo.
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, Mark Lewisohn
It was my song. It's very similar to an Elvis song. It's me doing an Elvis, but I'm a bit loathe to say which! I know which one! It was one that I'd heard at scout camp when I was younger and I'd loved it. And when I came to write the first couple of songs at the age of about 14 that was one of them.
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, Mark Lewisohn
The songs featured John 'Duff' Lowe on piano, a school friend of McCartney's who was recruited for his ability to play the arpeggio at the beginning of Jerry Lee Lewis' Mean Woman Blues. He later recalled the preparation that took place prior to the recording.
I can well remember even at the rehearsal at his house in Forthlin Road, Paul was quite specific about how he wanted it played and what he wanted the piano to do. There was no question of improvising. We were told what we had to play. There was a lot of arranging going on even back then.
A Hard Day's Write, Steve Turner
The recording was made at Phillips Sound Recording Service, a recording facility in the living room of 38 Kensington, a Victorian terraced house owned by Percy F Phillips.
I remember we all went down on the bus with our instruments – amps and guitars – and the drummer went separately. We waited in the little waiting room outside while somebody else made their demo and then it was our turn. We just went in the room, hardly saw the fella because he was next door in a little control booth. 'OK, what are you going to do?' We ran through it very quickly, quarter of an hour, and it was all over.
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, Mark Lewisohn
According to the studio log book, Phillips charged the group a fee of 17 shillings and three pence to make a disc of their own. The Quarrymen played their two chosen songs live into a single microphone.
The tape was erased after the 10-inch shellac disc was pressed, Phillips' custom practice to keep costs down. However, as the Quarrymen had only 15 shillings between them, Phillips held onto the disc until they returned with the full amount.
When we got the record, the agreement was that we would have it for a week each. John had it a week and passed it on to me. I had it for a week and passed it on to George, who had it for a week. Then Colin had it for a week and passed it to Duff Lowe – who kept it for 23 years.
In 1981 Lowe had the disc valued by Sotheby's. It was reported by Sunday Times journalist Stephen Pile.
Before midday on that Sunday Paul McCartney had called my mum in Liverpool. I eventually spoke to him on the phone and we had long conversations over the next few days because he wanted to buy it from me. I was living in Worcester at the time and he sent his solicitor and his business manager up. I deposited the disc in a small briefcase at the local Barclay's Bank and we met up in a small room the bank kindly let me use. The deal was done, I handed the record over and we all went home.
A Hard Day's Write, Steve Turner
Lowe is known to have rejected an initial offer of £5,000, although the final amount paid by McCartney was not revealed.
I ended up buying it back for a very inflated price. I have since had some replicas made. I don't want to play the shellac because it would wear out, as demos in those days would. But it's great to have.
After taking possession of the single, McCartney arranged for sound engineers to improve the sound quality as much as possible. He then made around 50 copies which he gave to family and friends.
In Spite Of All The Danger was eventually released in 1995, along with That'll Be The Day, on Anthology 1. It is believed that a repeated verse and chorus towards the end were edited out for the album.
The song has since occasionally featured in McCartney's live shows, most notably during his 2005 world tour.


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Tensions rise between Pakistan's civilian leaders and its military
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A destabilizing confrontation between Pakistan's fledgling democratic government and its powerful military is evolving into a debate over the country's controversial nuclear weapons program.
Opposition politicians characterized Asif Zardari, the president, on Sunday as bowing to U.S. policy to rollback Pakistan's nuclear weapons program. They dredged up his offer in November 2009 to abandon Pakistan's "first strike" nuclear weapons posture against India in return for a comprehensive peace agreement.
India and Pakistan have waged three wars against each other since gaining independence from British colonial rule in 1947. They conducted tit-for-tat nuclear weapons tests in May 1998.
"Our nuclear weapons are in safe hands, but they are under threat from the policymakers," Shah Qureshi, who until February was Pakistan's foreign minister, told an estimated 100,000 people at an opposition rally in Karachi.
Zardari's offer to abandon the first-strike policy was rendered irrelevant within days by the November 2009 terrorist attacks on Mumbai, India's biggest city, carried out by the Pakistan-based terorrist group Lashkar-i-Taiba.
Considered India's 9/11, the attacks over three days claimed the lives of 164 people. Subsequent tensions with India prompted Pakistan to rescind the offer.
Pakistan adopted a "first-strike" posture in 2000, citing the overwhelming superiority of India's conventional forces.
The attack by Qureshi and another former minister, Asif Ahmad, on the president's national security credentials came amid public tensions last week between the government and the military, which sparked fears of a coup.
They have clashed over claims by an American businessman, Mansoor Ijaz, that Pakistan's ambassador to Washington, Hussain Haqqani, had in May asked him to seek White House support against a brewing military coup.
Ijaz said he believed Haqqani had acted at the behest of the Pakistani president.
The affair is currently under investigation by Pakistan's parliament and Supreme Court.
The Pakistani government has dismissed the allegations, and was infuriated when its army chief and military intelligence chief last week submitted statements to the Supreme Court asserting that they believed Ijaz's claims to be true.
The military position portrayed the government as surrendering sovereignty to Washington, sparking accusations of treason against Zardari.
However, the Pakistani army chief, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, on Friday dismissed coup fears as speculation.
Criticism of the government's national security credentials rose another notch on Monday in Pakistan's fiercely independent media, which have frequently clashed with the government since Zardari became president in September 2008.
A leading English-language daily newspaper, The News International, reported that the government consistently had reduced funding to Pakistan's nuclear weapons program since assuming office.
Most budgeted funding was being spent on salaries and the security of nuclear weapons, leaving little for further technical development, the paper reported.
Pakistan has built a 10,000-man military force to guard its nuclear arsenal, partly in response to U.S. concerns that a nuclear warhead could be seized by al Qaida or associated Pakistani militant groups.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, a leading global watchdog on arms proliferation, estimates Pakistan's nuclear arsenal at some 100 warheads - about 20 more than India.
The newspaper report said shortfalls in funding had led to a "technical rollback" of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program.
The office of Pakistan's prime minister, Yousaf Gilani, on Monday denied that funding had been curtailed.
The reported rollback was an apparent reference to Pakistan's decision not to respond publicly to unexpectedly rapid advances this year in India's ballistic missile program. Significantly, they have included the successful test in November of India's first "strategic" missile, the 3,500km-range Agni-IV.
The rising political rhetoric over Pakistan's nuclear weapons program coincided with the start on Monday of two days of confidence-building talks between India and Pakistan - the first in four years - aimed at reducing the risk of accidental war.
The talks also coincided with India's preparations for the test in February of Agni-V, a 5,500km-range missile dubbed the "China-killer" by Indian defense analysts.
Pakistan has, to date, not tested any missile capable of travelling more than 2,100kilometers - the maximum distance to any Indian territory when various payloads are factored in, Pakistani strategic experts said. Pakistan was unlikely to respond to India's forthcoming missile test, because its own program is technically more advanced than India's, they said.
Pakistan doesn't consider it necessary to respond provocatively by re-testing a proven capability, they said.
"It is not always a question of whose missiles go furthest. It's more a question of having the capability to control flight path and range," said Maria Sultan, a think tank chief who advises the Pakistani ministry of defense on nuclear non-proliferation.
(Hussain is a McClatchy special correspondent.)
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