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AMN Healthcare Services to Participate in the 2013 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Financial Technology, Business & Government Services Unconference
Oct 14, 2013, 15:04 ET from AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AHS), healthcare's innovator in workforce solutions and staffing services, is scheduled to participate in the 2013 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Financial Technology, Business & Government Services Unconference taking place at the Le Parker Meridien in New York, New York on Thursday, November 14, 2013. Brian Scott, Chief Financial Officer of AMN Healthcare, will be attending the conference which consists of small group and one-on-one investor meetings. No formal presentations are being made.
About AMN Healthcare
AMN Healthcare is the innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services to healthcare facilities across the nation. AMN Healthcare's workforce solutions - including managed services programs and recruitment process outsourcing - enable providers to successfully reduce complexity, increase efficiency and improve patient outcomes within the rapidly evolving healthcare environment. The Company provides unparalleled access to the largest network of quality clinicians and physicians through its innovative recruitment strategies and breadth of career opportunities. Clients include acute-care hospitals, government facilities, community health centers and clinics, physician practice groups and many other healthcare settings. For more information, visit www.amnhealthcare.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about future events. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, its other periodic reports, including its quarterly reports, as well as its current and other reports filed with the SEC. Be advised that developments subsequent to this press release are likely to cause these statements to become outdated with the passage of time.
Amy C. Chang Vice President, Investor Relations 866.861.3229 Website: http://www.amnhealthcare.com
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Like K-State, UMass has its own QB carousel
Kansas State might be rolling with a two quarterback system, but Massachusetts is still trying to figure out which guy is its best option going forward.
Although returning starter Mike Wegzyn was named the Minutemen's starter before the season, backup AJ Doyle has seen significant time in the team's two losses this season, and has put up competitive numbers.
Wegzyn, who started 11 of 12 games last season, is 22 of 48 for 212 yards and one touchdown this season with two interceptions. Doyle, meanwhile, has competed 12 of 24 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown.
The best game for both players was this past week, in UMass' 24-14 loss to Maine. Wegzyn threw for 139 yards and a touchdown, putting the Minutemen ahead 7-0 in the first quarter.
But UMass (0-2) was held scoreless by the Black Bears offense until the fourth quarter, when Doyle entered the game and threw for a touchdown. Doyle finished with 62 yards.
UMass coach Charley Molnar said the offense made too many mistakes, no matter the quarterback, to beat Maine.
"We had a lot of confidence and what typically happens with teams who haven't won a lot of football games with a lot of young players is we just had small, individual breakdowns," he said. "It certainly hurt us offensively. It could have been anything from an errant throw to a misread by the quarterback to an offensive lineman oversetting on a defensive end. All those small accumulation of errors added up to a very poor offensive performance."
UMass' quarterback situation isn't too similar to K-State's though, as the Wildcats (1-1) feature two diverse quarterbacks, one that is used more for passing and another for running. While both are said by coach Bill Snyder to be able to run and pass, UMass' signal callers have stuck to passing more than anything else.
Molnar said there is a lot to like about the quarterback tandem at K-State.
"They also have two quarterbacks who can run the ball effectively," he said. "Neither one is Collin Klein, but certainly they are both pretty good. When the sophomore, Daniel Sams comes in, he can really run. You know when he goes in, they are going to do a lot of different things with the read-option and things like that."
In two games this season, the Minutemen have been torched on the ground. Wisconsin racked up 393 rushing yards in week one, and Maine added 247 on the ground in week two.
Despite that, Molnar thought his defense was improved in its performance from the 45-0 loss to Wisconsin in week one. Molnar thought Maine, which possessed the ball 15 minutes longer than UMass, left his defense tired.
When he looks at the Wildcats, though, he is worried about the speed on the offensive side of the ball.
"They have great speed at their wide receiver position, it's almost like they are a 4x100 meter relay team when they put four wide receivers out there," he said. "These guys can really fly and that in and of itself will be a challenge for us."
Defensively, Molnar described K-State's defense as a "bend, but don't break," unit with speed at linebacker and size along the defensive line. But whether they would be playing the Wildcats or another FCS team this week, Molnar said they have to get better than they were last week.
"Overall, it was disappointing and certainly we're regrouping and looking forward to playing Kansas State," he said. "It doesn't matter if we are playing Maine, Kansas State, or anybody else; we go into each and every game with the objective to win. "Our guys are in a good place and I think it would be real easy to get down, but our guys know their best football is ahead of them. Our trajectory is going up and they really believe that we are not too far off."
It will be the third time UMass and K-State have met, and first since the Wildcats beat the Minutemen 21-17 in 2009, avoiding a loss to open the season.

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Coin Exhibit At Putnam County 4-H Fair
The Croton River Numismatic Society of Carmel, is pleased to announce that it has been invited to participate in the Putnam County 4-H Fair to be held on July 28 and 29, at the Putnam County Veterans Memorial Park on Gipsy Trail Road in Carmel.
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MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain's main Shiite opposition group is defying a ban by the island's Sunni government to have direct contacts with foreign diplomats.
Al Wefaq's secretary-general, Sheik Ali Salman, met Norwegian political affairs envoy Hakon Smedsvig on Thursday in the Bahraini capital, Manama.
Bahrain's Western-backed monarchy earlier this month banned all diplomatic contacts by political groups unless they receive official permission. The move was sharply criticized by Western governments, including the U.S.
This week, authorities detained a top Al Wefaq official on allegations of inciting violence. In return, the group announced a boycott of reconciliation talks with the government.
The strategic Gulf nation has been gripped by unrest since an uprising launched in early 2011 by majority seeking a greater political voice.
U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Marie Harf said in a statement that in the last two years the Bahraini government and oppositions groups have been involved in important dialogue but that recent developments have hindered the process.
"The Government of Bahrain has recently issued decrees restricting the rights and abilities of political groups to assemble, associate, and express themselves freely, including by regulating their communications with foreign governments and international organizations," the statement said.


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Due to scheduled paving work on Cooperstown Drive, the Blue Route will be slightly modified on Tuesday, Dec. 13 and Wednesday, Dec. 14.
Buses on the Blue Route will enter Cooperstown and pick up at the Cooperstown F stop, as normal. The buses will continue and turn left onto Oldham Avenue, left on Columbia Avenue and left on Woodland Avenue, before resuming the regular Blue Route. Cooperstown residents will be able to use the Cooperstown F stop and "The 90".
The project is only scheduled to last two days. However, as always, construction work is weather-dependent and the timetable is subject to change.
Beginning Monday, Dec. 12, UK and BCTC students seeking K and evening permits for the 2012 spring semester may apply online through the Parking Account Manager. UK students must use their link blue login and password in order to apply for a permit online. BCTC students must use their KCTCS username and password.
The K lots at Commonwealth Stadium will not be controlled for permits during the semester break, Saturday, Dec. 17 through Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. To allow new students time to purchase K permits once they arrive on campus, the date the K lots will begin being controlled for permits will be extended to Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. All other lots will resume normal control on Monday, Jan. 9.
The cut-off date for online permit application is Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, students may come to Parking and Transportation Services, located in Parking Structure #6 (721 Press Avenue), to purchase permits over the counter.
Eligible students who do not have a parking permit or who want to upgrade a K permit may submit a lottery request online for C and R permits through the Parking Account Manager. Eligibility criteria must be met to purchase the desired permit.
Members of the campus community are encouraged to tune into 1700 AM (WQKH 253) to hear campus parking and transportation information. The station broadcasts 24 hours, 7 days a week.


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"The champions of socialism call themselves progressives, but they recommend a system which is characterized by rigid observance of routine and by a resistance to every kind of improvement. They call themselves liberals, but they are intent upon abolishing liberty. They call themselves democrats, but they yearn for dictatorship. They call themselves revolutionaries, but they want to make the government omnipotent. They promise the blessings of the Garden of Eden, but they plan to transform the world into a gigantic post office. Every man but one a subordinate clerk in a bureau. What an alluring utopia! What a noble cause to fight!" ~ Ludwig von Mises
A Tax on the Tiny: Air Bags and Nanny Gadgets
It's time to replace my trusty old 1991 Honda, which I have loved since I bought it to replace the earlier Honda that preceded it in my affections. How I've dreaded this day: Now I'm facing a head-on collision with the issue of airbags, and assorted other nanny gadgets that may not be optional whether I buy new or used. In addition, since I will not buy a vehicle that is beyond my means, I look forward to federal scrutiny of an unusually large financial transaction: Since I refuse to go into socially acceptable debt, I must be a terrorist with a penchant for used economical foreign cars, preferably without air bags, that I can pay for without taking out a loan. With an ashtray, a manual transmission, plenty of cargo space, a CD player, sporty handling, and a sun roof on top, please. I like seat belts, but not a car that tells me to wear one--that's what my brain is for.
Responsible carmakers do not kill their customers; carmakers that do turn up as road kill on the way to the market. Unfortunately, carmakers that are forced to meet government's regulatory standards may; but carmakers cannot reasonably be held responsible, when the government made them do it. If carmakers are primarily accountable to government, what voice does the hapless consumer have? Your complaint may be heard in the court of the car salesman, but your salesman can't sell you the car you want, and you can't buy it: Your desired car does not exist, because it's prohibited by law. Just remember that it's all for your own good according to bureaucrats who will never drive your car, never ride in it, and never send flowers if their good intentions pave your road to . . . wherever.
You're 5'1" and 100 pounds, and sit nine inches away from the steering wheel? Your child screams for attention in the back seat and you'd feel safer driving with her in the passenger seat, and not having to turn your head constantly? You had abdominal surgery or a mastectomy, and the harness rubs you the wrong way? Tell that to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and if you're lucky, litigious, and persistent, you might be able to purchase a car that meets your needs in five or ten years, assuming you want to make a full time (class action?) pursuit of buying a car.
It would be so much nicer (and customer friendly) to inform yourself on the risks and advantages of the available options, decide what you want in a car, and then buy it from someone who is willing and able to sell it. Try to find someone who will take the legal risk of disconnecting your airbags so you can feel safer driving your own vehicle, realizing that if you turn around later and sue them for doing what you asked them to do, the law may come down on your side. "May the supplier beware, and the wary buyer left without options?" Am I old-fashioned to miss "Let the buyer beware?"
If I had children, perhaps I'd tangle with enough bureaucracy to get airbags de-activated, but I probably won't because it's too much paperwork to shuffle for my own sake. After all, I'm not a child; I'm a responsible adult and a careful driver. At one point, I believed that being an adult would entail being responsible for my own decisions. How can I act responsibly when I do not have choices? It's easy not to make choices in a "safe" society; it's hard to feel safe in a society where choices are up to someone else to make by default. Small wonder if people clamor for security: It's impossible to feel safe when you're powerless. Powerlessness results from an inability to take responsibility for choices. So much for safety: please bring back the good old dangers that I can avoid. I'm pro-life and pro-choice (my own): what possible problem could anyone have with that?
Government holds a monopoly on shell games for social responsibility. The 'Whodunit' version of "Where's Waldo," at your public service. "It's all for your own good, ma'am." (A friend calls this "the 'I know you want it, baby' excuse for coercive behavior." Right on!) Never mind the fact that these nanny gadgets may add $1,000 to the price of a new car; it may cost several hundred more to get the darn things disconnected if I can find someone who will do it at all. I'm sure a seller who has had their airbags disconnected will have to have to have them reconnected in order to legally sell the car to me. No wonder "doing good" is getting such a bad reputation! Please, please, don't do anything to help me . . . .
What's wrong with this legislature? Where did the buck go? Connect the dots, and see if you can figure out where the buck ends up. Tell you one thing; it didn't stop here very long. Maybe I'll start putting up "Missing: Buck" posters all around town. "Green and white; answers to the name of Bill; last seen at the intersection of Bureaucracy and Good Intentions. Bag the reward: bucket seats full of gratitude. Owner is officially strapped."


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8803 Minifigures Series 3 is the third series of Collectable Minifigures, released in January 2011.
Like its predecessors, the third series of minifigures showcases new or updated minifigure themes unlikely to appear in larger sets.
Each minifigure includes a black stand, some accessories, and a checklist- all wrapped in an opaque, lime-green polybag. The barcodes that allowed buyers to identify the contents of polybags in previous series' were removed, replaced with a system of bump codes along the package's lower edge. It was quickly noticed that the pattern of bumps could identify the contents; however, subsequent production batches turned out to feature different bump codes, rendering them unreliable. The distribution of minifigures within each box was also found to change from batch to batch, making it difficult to identify which minifigures, if any, are rarer than others.
The Elf emerged as the most popular minifigure in the series, as elves had never previously been represented in LEGO, while the Fisherman also had a high initial demand due to its perceived rarity.
- This series introduced nine new parts, and used eight parts from previous series.
- This series was the first time the elven hair was used.
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Get your mystery minifigure fix with Series 3!
List of Minifigures
The minifigures included in this collection are:
- Hula Dancer with skirt and two maracas
- Tribal Chief with headdress and spear
- Samurai Warrior with armour, helmet and sword
- Tennis Player with racket
- Sumo Wrestler with bronze trophy
- Baseball Player with cap and baseball bat
- Fisherman with cap, rod and fish
- Elf with ears, shield, cape and bow and arrow
- Rapper with cap, microphone and radio
- Space Alien with laser gun and laser beam
- Gorilla Suit Guy with banana
- Race Car Driver with helmet
- Mummy with scorpion
- Snowboarder with snowboard and helmet
- Space Villain with helmet, laser gun and laser beam
- Pilot with backpack and helmet
Minifigures Included
Hula Dancer | Tribal Chief | Samurai Warrior | Tennis Player | Sumo Wrestler | Baseball Player | Fisherman | Elf | Rapper | Space Alien | Gorilla Suit Guy | Race Car Driver | Mummy | Snowboarder | Space Villain | Pilot |
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- See a price and investment guide on BrickPicker.com
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NASHUA — On Sunday, July 22 at the Crowne Plaza in Nashua, the Miss NH Junior High, High School and Collegiate Pageant took place. The ladies gathered from around the state of NH in this preliminary pageant for a chance to compete nationally in Orlando, Fla. at the Miss Junior High, High School and Collegiate America Pageant for a $10,000 scholarship in the summer of 2013.
The ladies were judged in three categories: Interview, fun fashion and evening gown. This pageant system prides itself on providing the opportunity for scholarships and personal growth. The national and state platform is "The Crown C.A.R.E.S.," which encourages the ladies to reach out in their schools and communities in an effort to promote this anti-bullying campaign.
Nyla Page, representing Paul School, was crowned Miss NH Junior high and the Miss NH High School crown went to Sophie Rancourt, representing Dover High School. The finalists in the Collegiate level include Miss Elaine Severson and Miss Irene Schultz. The new Miss NH Collegiate is Holly Franz. All of the ladies have personal platforms which they are proud to be able to promote throughout their reign.
Miss NH Collegiate, Holly Franz has a platform that is especially important to her and she looks forward to being able to create awareness of her foundation "Holly's Hope" and her disease FA (Friedreich's Ataxia). Follow their journey by going to www.missnhhighschoolcollegiatepageant.com.
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The Campingaz 4D Quick Pump makes it quick and easy to inflate or deflate an airbed when youre camping. Ergonomically designed the battery powered 4D Quick Pump is easy to handle and ideal when you dont have access to an external power supply. - A.D. Key Features: Campingaz 4D Quick Pump Cordless pump Powered by 4 D/R20 batteries (not included) Adapter nozzle to inflate and deflate products with Double-Lock and Boston valves Running time: 30 minutes (with new alkaline batteries) Airflow: 340 litres per minute Head pressure: 27 mb Carry bag included Weight: 360g
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History Book
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3800 South 48th Street
Lincoln, NE 68506
This is a book all Unionites will treasure. Discover the challenges Union's pioneers met and conquered. Enjoy an amazing collection of historical photos, dating from the late 1800s through the present. Trace Union's growth from the days of wooden sidewalks to the days of wireless technology.
In Light Upon the Hill you will read about historical firsts and long-lasting traditions which have come together to develop today's college community.
Throughout these pages you will experience the spirit of Union College as it has developed through the years. While changes and progress will be evident, you will also read how Union College is still a light upon the hill radiating throughout the community, the country and the world.
Light Upon the Hill is derived from a number of sources, including adaptations from Union: College of the Golden Cords, by Everett Dick, ©1967 by Union College; a previously unpublished manuscript by George Gibson, class of 1969; articles from CORDmagazine; college staff and student writers. The text is enhanced with more than 200 photos, including a 16-page color section.
Unveiled during Homecoming 2004, Light Upon the Hill celebrates the centennial of the Union College Alumni Association - 1904 to 2004.
"... Union College is more than buildings named for people. It's the people themselves - students, staff, supporters. They and you make Union 'The Light Upon the Hill.'"
- Excerpt from the preface, written by Shirley Burton, class of 1949
"I treasure this [the book] and congratulate the staff on an excellent history update."
- Marilyn Brown, class of 1951


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Police are still waiting to interview the man whose son drowned after his car rolled into a pond at Hokitika more than a month ago.
Mark Bowes has been in Christchurch Hospital since the incident that killed his nine-year-old son Tayne, police spokeswoman Barbara Dunn said.
Mr Bowes ran to call police after his vehicle rolled into the pond on August 12, and his daughter, eight-year-old Keira, was rescued from the submerged car by police officers.
"He's fairly pivotal to the whole [investigation], in terms of what happened," Ms Dunn said.
"At this stage ... we're going to have to be just governed by what's going on for him personally and when he's in a fit state to be interviewed."
Ms Dunn said examinations of the scene and Mr Bowes' car had shed little light on how the incident had happened.
At the time, police said the siblings were in the vehicle with their father, who had gone to his worksite at an Adairs Rd goldmine to refuel a pump being used to drain a pit.
The vehicle plunged over a bank and landed upside down in the water.
The father scrambled out in the dark and ran about 3km for help.
Police officers who later arrived at the scene described the event as "bittersweet" for the family, finding one child alive and the other dead.
"At this stage we haven't established that there is criminal liability or not," Ms Dunn said.
"It is an investigation [and] whether or not criminal charges come out of that we just don't know until we ... have that conversation [with Mr Bowes] and work out what exactly happened."
Ms Dunn said police could not comment on the specifics of Mr Bowes' illness.
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3-D printed prototypes available up to 30 by 30 by 30 in.
Graphics Systems Corp. provides on-demand 3-D printed parts, allowing engineers and designers to test a product's form, fit, and function in prototype form. Using Stratasys 3-D printers with fuse deposition modeling and Polyjet technologies, the company builds parts up to 30 by 30 by 30 in. with a three- to five-day turnaround.
Parts can be made from engineering-grade thermoplastic or high-detail photopolymer. Thermoplastic offers nine color choices and nylon. Photopolymer is available in 100 different material and color combinations, including high-temperature rubber, rubber, dental material, transparent, and biocompatible materials.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Students making the transition from on-campus to off-campus living in the fall don't necessarily have to start grocery shopping and cooking their own meals. Three meal plan options are available for off-campus students so they can enjoy the convenience, quality and variety of food choices available on campus.
Off-campus students who like to eat on campus as well as in town should consider activating a LionCash+ account. With LionCash+, students enjoy discounts at many on- and off-campus locations as well as the convenience of cash-free purchasing with the Penn State id+ Card. It's easy to open a LionCash+ account — just deposit the cash and it's ready to go.
For more information about LionCash+, visit www.idcard.psu.edu/IDCard/LionCash.
Commuter Meal Plan
With the Commuter Meal Plan, students living off campus receive 10 percent discounts on meals at Penn State dining commons and other campus dining locations. Two plan levels are available — Level 1 for $500 and Level 2 for $1,000 — and students purchase the plan by depositing funds into their Bursar account.
If students have dining dollars left over at the end of fall semester, those funds carry over into the spring semester, but those left over from spring semester are forfeited. The Commuter Meal Plan is not available during Penn State's Maymester or summer sessions.
The deadline to apply for a fall 2013 Commuter Meal Plan package is 5 p.m. Friday, July 12, and the spring 2014 deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15.
For more information about the Commuter Meal Plan.
Campus Meal Plan
Off-campus students who eat 14 or more meals each week at the dining commons should consider purchasing a Campus Meal Plan, which offers the best value at the all-you-care-to-eat dining commons and residential retail locations. Students can choose from several plan levels, and they purchase the plan by depositing funds into their Bursar account.
For more information about the Campus Meal Plan.
Visit www.mealplans.psu.edu for more information on all three meal plan options, including a comparison chart detailing the features of each plan.
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The room was very roomy with a large bathroom and clean. The staff were very helpful. No internet access. Not in a very nice area.
the rooms were spacious and it was within walking distance to the station and ferry the shower wasn't attached to the wall and wobbled when being used. It also took some time for the hot water to come through. The receptionist did't seem to know much English and couldn't give specific directions on where to find things in town.
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The room itself was great
The manager, Saverio, was absolutely excellent (and speaks very good English). Nothing was too hard and always helpful. The breakfast was one of the best we've had in 6 weeks. Room was spacious and very clean. A little tricky to find, but our Tom Tom did well. Free parking is outside the hotel and sometimes it was difficult to get one but we always managed.
Friendly and generous staff. Difficult to find good restaurants around but the best to continue my trip on ferry,it's just 100 meters away from the port. Poor surroundings,no restaurant at all. Taxi from train station ripped me off with 20 €. because if by bus, I got to walk with heavy luggage.
convenient to the port in Reggio Calabria the staff spoke no English
The staff was multi-lingual, very friendly and professional. The hotel was clean and comfortable. It was also close to the start of the promenade that went alongside the water. The breakfast in the morning was very good. We liked this hotel so much that we have since stayed at it again.
close to harbour not enough info from desk re bus numbers, timetables of museums etc
Well appointed rooms and a very good restaurant on the top floor overlooking the straits of Messina. The atmosphere is that of a typical business or conference hotel, there were two conferences going on while we were there. Parking a car on the streets around the hotel is impossible. The hotel has an underground garage for a limited number of cars. However the access is not for the faint hearted... The garage as noted above
The view from the room The WiFi did not work in the room
Nothing to save! The reception was cold. We had to manage with our luggage and no help. The night was a nightmare. There is a restaurant on the roof and iron stairs to go to it. People made noise late at night and despite our demand the reception did nothing. Moreover this hotel has no charm: it is cold, unpersonal, with poor breakfast and expensive!
Staff very willing to help and provide the necessary to make stay enjoyable. Very quiet and peaceful hotel.
I was going to Reggio Calaberia and was looking for a quality hotel. It was located near the ferry to Sicily,the train terminal and the heart of the city. It was great.
Location, room and breakfast were good. Definitely one of the best hotels for this city.
The hotel was clean and modern and well located. A bit difficult for parking on arrival but there was parking available underneath the hotel for an extra fee.
the quality of the rooms , the fact it was new. very very very business oriented. And the pool is "decorative"!
the hotel is new, big clean rooms, good breakfast, very friendly and very helpful staff - overall wonderful stay in Reggio 1) our room was without balcony - no place to dry swimming suits or similar 2) weak hairdryer 3) if they had own beach (even a small one) this would be a perfect place:)
Really confortable, nice view, on Sicily side, kind staff.
Reception staff very Helpfull at breakfast I had to ask for milk, spoons, cereal bowls, coffee was cold and not a lot of choice left of cereal I think they were training a new member of staff
The room was ok The hotel was quite basic and didn't represent a 4*.
Staff were a great help, breakfast was OK. Good location, and I was able to extend my stay.. Nice. Better signage as it was difficult to find initially. Bathroom could have been cleaner eg. hairs on the floor..
The location and helpfulness of the staff
Good location close to city centre and not too far from the centrale station. Room smelt of cigarette smoke. Breakfast very basic. Only one person who was on duty when we arrived appeared to speak english. Difficult to communicate with other staff in the morning
I did not like anything about this dirty, dingy, charmless hotel.
Friendly staff Room very small and no view
Beautifully designed and well appointed hotel with friendly and helpful staff. Room was beyond my expectation and in particular the quality of the beds and the bed linen was luxurious. In room information easy to use and comprehensive.
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"We didn't rotate. Deron Williams is a tough cover, so we wanted to get it out of his hands to someone else. We did a better job in the second half at that. We didn't execute down the stretch, we had to rotate defensively. We didn't get to Farmar. We missed too many free throws and things like that beat us. We turned the ball over too much in the first half and gave the Nets too much of a lead. We have to grind it back. I'm happy with the way the guys fought, it's frustrating to put ourselves in that position and not be able to execute when we needed to. It's frustrating. We didn't have the intensity early. We're always going to have to do a better job at that. We fought back and gave ourselves an opportunity. When you put yourselves in those situations, which we have a lot, sometimes you win and sometimes you don't. It's a tough loss for us, but we have to bounce back for San Antonio."
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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — Nancy Chenard's second-grade classroom is ready for reading: Her library is stocked, the phonics kits are prepared, a colorful bulletin board lists literacy learning activities and the rug is rolled out.
Though the classroom at Veterans Memorial Elementary School may seem like any other, it has one key distinction: Chenard, like other kindergarten through second-grade teachers in the district, is part of a rare charter school-traditional school partnership that has led to strong improvements in literacy in this impoverished Rhode Island school district.
"It's built a community of readers," Chenard said, referring to the "Growing Readers Initiative" created by The Learning Community, a public charter school in Central Falls, specifically for the school district. "There is so much partner work and partner talk, and reflecting and sharing, and the learning that's taking place … is very, very visible to us."
The initiative has four components: professional development, quarterly assessments, a safety net run by reading specialists for struggling readers, and the "Reading Workshop," a model popularized by Columbia's Teachers College that ramps up peer-to-peer and student-teacher interaction in the learning process. The Learning Community also provides a crafted curriculum that includes daily teaching points.
The partnership had its beginnings in 2007, after the new district superintendent, Dr. Frances Gallo, learned about The Learning Community's academic success.
The Central Falls students had low marks in reading, and Gallo, who saw literacy as a key step to improving student performance and helping to end the cycle of poverty in this city near Providence, visited the charter school to see what they were doing to develop strong readers.
She liked what she saw: "I said, 'Well, I want that success in my schools,' and we began to build a bridge."
'Digital toolkit': Charter-district partnership spells successTest scores chart the improvement since the partnership began: From October 2009 through June 2012, the percentage of K-2 students in the district's elementary schools reading at or above benchmark on the state's Developmental Reading Assessment grew from 37 percent to 65 percent.
Though Gallo met some resistance from staff wary of charter schools, she said the process helped to dispel some of the myths about those institutions, including that they simply cherry pick the best students. At The Learning Community, they hold an annual blind lottery.
"We had anticipated a long road of trying to convince superintendents to partner with us because at the time that would be very risky on a lot of fronts and so when she approached us it was … really wonderful because it just helped us to meet our mission of really actively supporting other public schools," said Meg O'Leary, one of the co-founders of the charter school.
"Everyone knows that it's a political hot button to think about charter-traditional school partnership and so some superintendents see that as really risky in terms of them being able to get the support of their unions," she added.
As Gallo found out, the K-8 charter school had similar demographics to the rest of the district: mostly Latino, on free or reduced price lunch, with around one quarter of its pupils being students whose first language isn't English.
"When our kids come, they haven't had preschool, they haven't had books at home, they haven't had the language at home, it's like we're already behind," Gallo said. "We've got to catch up."
A drive through the city's streets shows boarded up buildings in Central Falls' roughly one square mile, where 25 percent of the residents live below the poverty line.
The district has weathered some tough challenges: The lone high school came under a searing national spotlight in 2010 as one of the country's worst-performing schools, and state budget cuts of nearly $3 million in each of the last two years have led to reducing support staff, such as reading specialists.
Bankrupt city's schools work to prove poverty is no barrierThe city, which filed for bankruptcy last year, does not make contributions to the schools since the area is so impoverished. The state took on full financial responsibility for the schools just over 20 years ago, Gallo said.
The Growing Readers Initiative pilot program began with four classes and now includes all of the district's K-2 classrooms.
Gone are the rote textbooks that were once staples in Central Falls' classrooms and still are in others. Now, teachers can choose any literature they think would best fit their students and the daily lessons. They're also better able to focus in on the reading ability of each student, by grouping them together.
"We've really made it our own, using The Learning Community's framework and lessons," said Chenard.
The school district had paid about $100,000 a year to The Learning Community for the program since 2009 when it went to all K-2 classrooms, O'Leary said.
The district can't pay that this year, so The Learning Community applied for and received a grant from the state education department to cover the funding and continue the partnership, she added.
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The Learning Community said their initiative wasn't a "solution" to the district's literacy challenges, emphasizing the constant exchange of ideas between each side.
"It's more than just the actual tools that we shared. It's more about the collaboration and the work from teacher-to-teacher and the reflections and figuring out ways to help whenever there are obstacles," said Christine Alves, The Learning Community's director of external professional development. "I know for a fact … that's where the heart of it all lies, in the collaboration."
The charter school will expand its work with Central Falls this year to cover standardized test taking, as Rhode Island gears up for the Common Core State Standards Initiative, a set of educational standards adopted by 45 states that goes into effect in 2014. The work has invigorated Central Falls teachers, who can see the reading program already positively filtering into the students' learning in other subjects.
"They seem to, for the most part, have more of a love of reading and wanting to read," said Cheryl Thurber, another second grade teacher at Veterans. "Not wanting to read because I said so, and not wanting to read, because it's a punishment. They enjoy reading. I genuinely believe they enjoy it."
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China's People's Daily newspaper said the couple refused to leave because they were unhappy with the compensation package they were offered.
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Once complete, the highway through Xiazhangyang village, on China's eastern coast, will lead to Wenling railway station, which is served by China's super-fast bullet trains.
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A cacophony
Of instruments tuning up--
Birds in a willow
A noon-time beat plays in the head
Tea-time brawl revisited now.
Lisping out a song later. 'Really?'
The fridge is empty. The late cuckoo
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on evening's brow. Deep down
glow, inner lit springs shadowed
in the woods. Cacophony birds
returning home. Cook, cook, cook.
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Insecticide can; Make something up:
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a symphony of synonomy
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The warbling calls
of the peace and the calm
seem pacified and subdued
far from the ears of man
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close to the thoughts of youth
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A beauty that is not often attained.
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The calming effect of silence
Will help to rearrange beliefs
Silence is the subconscious
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Firm against sinister forces
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It withstands barrage of baloney
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Cocoons the soul in happiness
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Of the soul which is strong
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Silence is not absence of action
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Who is there when the screams turn to silence
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The song of deceit.
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Back in March we learned that P!nk had begun work on a new album … today we learn from P!nk herself that the album has been titled and will be released in September. Fast work, don'tcha think? P!nk released a short video message to fans this week announcing the forthcoming release of her new album. Additionally, she has released the first single from the album, a track cheekily titled Blow Me (One Last Kiss). Click below to watch P!nk's special album announcement message and take a listen to her new single.
Hee Hee, this is a cute message. It shows a lot about P!nk's personality. But, more importantly, it lets us know that her album The Truth About Love will be released in just over 2 months … which is great news for P!nk fans. Here is audio of her new single, Blow Me (One Last Kiss):
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The two-year contract approved Monday night between the Mars Area school board and its teachers reflects the fiscal reality facing Pennsylvania schools.
"This contract is based on mutual compromise, is fiscally sustainable and provides much-needed budget stability in an uncertain funding environment," said board President J. Dayle Ferguson.
Board members approved the contract by a 7-0 vote. Teachers voted earlier in the day. The former agreement had expired June 30.
"The teachers ratified the contract even though it places their average career salary below the average of all Butler County schools," said Mark Lewandowski, a member of the negotiating team for the Mars Area Education Association.
Salaries will increase by 3 percent this year, and by 4.4 percent in 2013-14. Teachers took a pay freeze in 2011-12. When you take that into account, the average raise is 2.71 percent over three years, said district solicitor Tom King.
The average teachers' salary is $54,500 and will increase to $59,174 by the end of the contract. The maximum teachers' salary is currently $72,712 and will rise to $78,188 by 2014.
"The most experienced teachers are guaranteed a minimum increase of $1,000 per year at the top of the schedule," he said.
Teachers also will contribute toward health insurance premiums in the second year of the contract, saving the district $81,000 a year. Deductibles will rise to $600 for an individual and $1,200 for a family, up from $250 for an individual or $500 for a family. That will save the district $347,000 a year, Mr. King said.
Mr. King and Mr. Lewandowski both noted that the new deductibles are the highest among Butler County schools.
But resident Frank Moore said the deductibles were still too low, adding that he and his wife have an $1,800 deductible under Medicare.
"I don't care about the schools. I care about the retirees," he said.
The contract also reduces the amount of time the district pays the health insurance premiums for those opting for early retirement from nine years to eight years, saving the district $14,000 per retiree per year.
Also, the early retirement benefits will be eliminated in 2014, which will save $20,000 per retiree, and the health insurance buyout for married employees was eliminated, saving the district $35,000 a year.
Life insurance for teachers was increased from $30,000 to $50,000, the first time that benefit has been increased since 1989. That will have a negligible effect on the budget, Mr. King said.
Teachers holding supplemental contracts -- coaches and club sponsors -- will see a 3 percent increase. The athletic director's position was removed from the bargaining unit.
The contract also calls for a Joint Committee on Professional Attire that will adopt a dress code for the professional staff by June 30. The task force will have equal numbers of teachers and administrators, Mr. King said.
Mr. King said the agreement was reached in only two meetings after board members joined the bargaining. Superintendent William Pettigrew and business Manager Jill Swaney handled the negotiations until then.
"A lot of hard work had already been accomplished before we got there," he said.
The new contract will expire June 30, 2014.
"The association hopes to maintain the congeniality demonstrated over the last few weeks with the district as it prepares to negotiate a new contract in just over a year," Mr. Lewandowski said.
The district is still negotiating with the union representing the support staff. Board members are considering outsourcing those positions to save money.
"It is our hope the district will use this monumental gesture of cohesion tonight with us to settle their contract with our wonderful support staff of secretaries, paraprofessionals and custodians," Mr. Lewandowski said. "We implore you to do the right thing -- give them a fair contract to live on."
The next negotiating session with the support staff union will be Nov. 15.
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Hey readers and holiday revelers, welcome back! Get up to speed on the headlines with today's must-reads:
- U.S. Widens Terror War to Yemen, a Qaeda Bastion (NYT)
- Sessions to Stanford: "I Love You..." (MoJo)
- Napolitano: Airline Security System 'Did Not Work' (HuffPo)
- Abdulmutallab: More Like Me In Yemen (ABC)
- Why the Health Care Bill is the Greatest Social Achievement of Our Time (TNR)
- Kevin Drum on Modern Conservatism (MoJo)
- Aides to Iran's Opposition Leaders Said to Be Arrested After 10 Dead in Protests (NYT)
- Blue Dog Expects More Centrist Dems to Announce Retirement Before 2010 (The Hill)
- In Voting Booth, Gay Candidates Get Support That Causes May Not (NYT)
- Coal's Greatest Hits, 2009 Edition (MoJo)
- One Man's Quest to Save an Endangered Mushroom (MoJo)
- Will the Yukon River Reclaim the Alaskan Frontier? (MoJo)
- One School District's Controversial Crackdown on Border-crossing Students (Texas Observer)
- The Biggest Political Disappointments of 2009 (HuffPo)
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Always the innovator amidst Great Britain's star-studded Dance music export, Chris Lake follows up album countdown release 'I Saw This Before' alongside John Dahlback to continue to pursue the eclectic output of tracks that runs through his own Rising Music imprint.
But bringing aboard New York newcomer Mario Larrea to make his first appearance on the label, 'Belief' wets the appetite for those on the look-out for apt gems for the summer season while acting as something of a breakthrough release for the seemingly talented Larrea and Levy alike. Led by Canadian singer-songwriter Jennifer Levy's angelic top line, while Larrea's original boasts a synth-tinged and overall infectious build, the headlining edit from label boss Lake wraps up the two-piece package with a slightly more diverse concoction of scattered lead work and a somewhat unorthodox structure.
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April 21, 2010Sidney Wolfe, M.D.Public Citizen Health Research Group Full report as a pdfStatements from press conferenceIntroductionObjectivesMethodsAbout New YorkVariations in Cesarean Sections, VBACs, and Midwife Availability by County and by Hospital Within Each CountyHealthy Outliers: Two New York Hospitals that Have Bucked the TrendFactors Possibly Associated with Variation in RatesWhat is Driving Cesareans in New York?How a Woman Can Avoid an Unnecessary Cesarean in New York StateWhat Health Departments and Hospitals Can Do to Reduce Unnecessary CesareansNew York Hospital Birth Statistics by County
Given the fact that the rate of cesarean sections has risen significantly and the rate of VBACs has fallen in New York and nationally, we have focused on two hospitals that shed light on effective intervention strategies. Both have managed to achieve and maintain low rates of surgical delivery. And because they are in New York City and serve a varied population in the Bronx and Brooklyn, they are excellent examples of hospitals that have overcome the prevailing surgical trend to achieve favorable birth outcomes while serving diverse populations.
North Central Bronx Hospital is a 213-bed facility that is part of the Health and Hospitals Corporation network of care. It the sole public provider of health care services in the North Bronx. It has an annual average of 35,400 inpatient discharges and 558,500 outpatient visits. It is a public institution that serves the medically underserved, the uninsured, and Medicaid/Medicare recipients. Medicaid pays for 96.3 percent of all births. The hospital is an academic affiliate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM), with many of its physicians appointed to the AECOM faculty. It is a Level 2 hospital in the state's perinatal system.
In 2007, North Central Bronx Hospital handled 1,751 births. Of these, 18.5 percent (324) were cesareans, almost half of the average rate for Level 2 hospitals as a whole. The hospital has the lowest cesarean section rate in New York State for a hospital of its size and level of complexity. The hospital also has an unusually high rate of VBACs: 34.1 percent, more than three times that for the state as a whole.
What distinguishes North Central Bronx Hospital from others in New York State is the high rate of births attended by midwives: 79.8 percent, compared to 9.6 percent for the state as a whole. This has created a unique culture of birthing that favors a supportive environment for women and instills a sense of self-efficacy, allowing them to opt for a vaginal birth when they have had a prior cesarean. The fact that this is taking place in a hospital that serves what could otherwise be considered "high-risk" mothers suggests that similar indicators could be achieved elsewhere.
Maimonides is a Regional Perinatal Center (RPC) located in Brooklyn. The hospital is a 705-bed community hospital with a centennial history. It is among the largest teaching hospitals in the nation, training more than 450 medical and surgical residents annually. It delivers more than 7,000 babies per year, the largest number for a single hospital in New York State. Medicaid pays for 68.7 percent of all births at Maimonides.
Despite its RPC designation and full complement of high-technology ob/gyn services for high-risk women, the hospital has a birthing center encompassing an 11-room labor and delivery suite. It also has a full staff of hospital-based midwives, private practice midwives with admitting privileges as well as a team of physicians' assistants and a corps of volunteer doulas. In 2007, 13.0 percent of births were attended by midwives.
Maimonides has been recognized for its excellence in patient outcomes and its significantly lower risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates. In the area of obstetrics, it has one of the lowest cesarean section rates in the state and a significantly lower rate than any of the other New York RPCs: 20.9 percent. It also has a VBAC rate more than three times higher than the average for the state: 31.1 percent.
Maimonides Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Howard Minkoff, has stated that, nationally, the VBAC rate needs to be increased from the current rate of 9.6 percent (2006 data) to at least halfway to the peak level of 28.1 percent in 1996. He further states that attempted vaginal birth after a previous cesarean should be offered to all women without clear contraindications. This assumes that if, after a trial of labor, it is necessary to do a cesarean section, this can be immediately implemented by an obstetrician and the hospital staff.[1] The VBAC rate at Maimonides of 31.1 percent demonstrates that Dr. Minkoff and his colleagues practice what they preach.
Part of the hospital's low cesarean rate is attributed to the cultural and religious beliefs of the population it serves. Located in the heart of Borough Park, Maimonides serves the Hasidic and Orthodox communities, but this population does not account for a very large proportion of births at Maimonides. Women from these communities value large families — the average Hasidic family in the U.S. has 7.9 children — and do not want to limit their future childbearing options by having a cesarean section.
[1] Communication with Dr. Minkoff, April 1, 2010.
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Senate President Therese Murray will endorse state Representative Martin J. Walsh's mayoral campaign on Friday, according to people briefed on her plans.
Murray and Walsh will appear together in the Seaport District, and hold an event to launch a phase of the campaign keyed on women's issues, one of the people familiar with the plans said.
Formal backing from Murray would add to the growing roster of supporters Walsh counts among elected officials. Murray is a Plymouth Democrat, but frequently cites her upbringing in Dorchester and Mission Hill.
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Raeleen Randall dumps her boyfriend after discovering he's married. Then she's kidnapped and taken to a remote lighthouse on the island of Anguilla. With a hurricane fast approaching, Raeleen needs a miracle to save her. And that miracle shows up in the strapping form of Travis Todd - the irresistibly handsome stranger who rescues her.
When operative Travis Todd first sees Raeleen, he wants her. But getting involved with a powerful colonel's daughter is bad news. With someone out to harm her, he can't walk away. In this tropical paradise with its sultry nights, it's nearly impossible to ignore his desire.
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Lots of action!! I really enjoyed this book. Dialogue was good, lots of action to keep your interest and of course romance. Notice I said romance, yes there was a couple of sex scenes, but they were tastefully done, lol even the time on the pull out bed.


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Amendments to Consent Orders Memorialize $9.3 Billion Foreclosure Agreement
WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board today released amendments to their enforcement actions against 13 mortgage servicers for deficient practices in mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing.
The amendments require the servicers to provide $9.3 billion in payments and other assistance to borrowers.The amendments memorialize agreements in principle announced in January with Aurora, Bank of America, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, MetLife Bank, Morgan Stanley, PNC, Sovereign, SunTrust, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo.
The amount includes $3.6 billion in cash payments and $5.7 billion in other assistance to borrowers such as loan modifications and forgiveness of deficiency judgments.Borrowers covered by the amendments include 4.2 million people whose homes were in any stage of the foreclosure process in 2009 or 2010 and whose mortgages were serviced by one of the companies listed above.
These borrowers are expected to be contacted by the Paying Agent—Rust Consulting, Inc.—by the end of March 2013 with payment details. The Paying Agent will send payments and correspondence.Borrowers covered by the amendments are expected to receive compensation ranging from hundreds of dollars up to $125,000.
Borrowers are not required to take any additional steps to receive the payments. In addition, borrowers will not be required to execute a waiver of any legal claims they may have against their servicer as a condition for receiving payment.In providing the $5.7 billion in assistance, the 13 servicers are expected to undertake well-structured loss mitigation efforts focused on foreclosure prevention, with preference given to activities designed to keep borrowers in their homes through affordable, sustainable, and meaningful home preservation actions.OCC and Federal Reserve examiners continue to monitor the servicers' implementation of corrective actions required by the original enforcement actions to address unsafe and unsound mortgage servicing and foreclosure practices.
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Red or Dead, by David Peace, Faber, RRP£20, 736 pages
Here is David Peace, on his publisher's website, explaining why he wrote his new novel Red or Dead: "I have written about corruption, I've written about crime, I've written about bad men and I've written about the demons. But now I've had enough of the bad men and the demons. Now I want to write about a good man. And a saint. A Red Saint. Bill Shankly was not just a great football manager. Bill Shankly was one of the greatest men who ever lived." This fictional biography, written in that same repetitive prose for more than 700 pages, does indeed portray the legendary Liverpool manager as a saint. More's the pity for the long-suffering reader.
Part of the problem is that Peace came to this book with an excellent pedigree. In 2003, Granta magazine named him as one of the Best Young British Novelists. Despite living in Japan from 1994 to 2009, he has written a string of historical novels set in northern England in the 1970s and 1980s: the Red Riding Quartet (1999-2002), dealing with the Yorkshire Ripper; GB84 (2004), on the miners' strike; and The Damned Utd (2006), about the football manager Brian Clough.
Red or Dead seems intended as his magnum opus – the kind of big book a big novelist produces mid-career. It tackles a great figure, Shankly, who has been fading into myth. The Scot took over Liverpool football club in 1959, led it from the second division to English titles and, after his retirement in 1974, watched it start winning European Cups. More than that, though, Shankly honoured Liverpool's fans. He felt that everything he and his players did was for the supporters. That emotional connection, for Peace, proves his sainthood.
Peace gives us fair warning of his style: "Repetition. Repetition. Repetition," are the opening words of the book. He seems to have wanted to write a kind of symphony of daily life. We get training session after training session, match after match, family supper after family supper. There are repeated descriptions, some stretching over pages, of Shankly laying the breakfast table or washing dishes. Peace is trying to confer dignity, even grandeur, on a topic long considered contemptible: football, and its seasonal rhythm that is the backdrop to so many lives. He has done his homework; the bibliography runs to two pages, and he has scoured the internet besides.
That enables him to recount hundreds of forgotten matches in this peculiar repetitive style, with full detail on line-ups, attendances, goal scorers and league tables. Often the novel reads like a statistical football annual rewritten by someone studying for an MA in creative writing: "And now Liverpool Football Club were drawing two-all with Burnley Football Club. At home, at Anfield. And then Dobson glanced home a third goal for Burnley Football Club. And Liverpool were losing three-two. At home, at Anfield. But in the seventy-seventh minute ... " Match follows match, season follows season, and it often feels like those endless biblical passages about who begat whom.
Traditionally, a novelist selects material to make telling points. But Peace seems to consider his own words and Shankly's too sacred to cut.
Whereas the Clough character in Peace's The Damned Utd is marvellously subtle, funny and self-destructive, Peace's Shankly is one-dimensional – a cardboard anti-consumerist working-class hero with a perfect marriage. A man without complexities, Shankly here is flawless. The novel's faux-simple prose is meant to echo his straightforward character.
The Shankly character isn't even developed much. For about 500 pages, we get almost no background on his past, his views, his more complex relationships. Only in the last 200 pages (at times simply a compendium of the man's post-retirement interviews) does he deepen. The only other characters to get much space are Shankly's wife Ness and the British prime minister Harold Wilson, who enters proceedings late on as a Shankly soulmate.
Nor do we get much feel for Liverpool, beyond some pieties about the loyalty of its good working-class people. The city from 1959 till Shankly's death in 1981 was a site of great change: the rise of bands such as The Beatles, of football hooliganism and, later, of mass unemployment. Peace renders these phenomena only in unrevealing asides.
Of course, there are good bits. Occasionally, Peace captures the joy of the shared enterprise that is a good football club, or the sadness of a shrinking family. When he tries to colour in a minor character – a player such as Kevin Keegan, or Ian St John – it usually works. But pretty soon we are back inside Shankly's blessed head.
Why would a novelist as good as Peace want to write a book like this? In part, he seems to feel that football, so central to British popular culture, deserves the attention of a serious artist. But such reverse snobbery would be belated: football has had serious artistic attention since 1992, when Nick Hornby published his fan's memoir Fever Pitch. Peace also seems to have wanted to write about a man growing old, exiting his prime and becoming irrelevant. But as EM Forster says in Aspects of the Novel (1927): "Of course we grow old. But a great book must rest on something more than an 'of course'."
Peace has taken 700 pages to depict a saint. Someone should have stopped him. No first novelist could have got this book published but Peace has become too big to edit.
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Hey all. I am 24 yrs, female, from Brisbane, Australia travelling alone. This is my fourth Contiki tour. Just seeing who else out there is going on this date :)
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Hello! I'm 21, female, from Auckland New Zealand and also travelling alone and planning on going on this tour on this date :) It's my 1st Contiki so pretty excited about it!!
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hi rarnay, looks like your on the tour at the moment so who better to ask for tips on what was good and what was to avoid. hope your having a blast. cheers james 9th feb tour
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Our chakras—the seven energy centers located from the base of the spine to the crown of the head—govern every aspect of our health and consciousness. Resting in the lower chakra is the primordial life force of kundalini.
With Chakra Meditation, Layne Redmond presents a complete program for awakening kundalini and bringing its cleansing, revitalizing energy up through all seven of your chakras. Combining five traditional yogic techniques—visualization, breathing, postures, sacred sounds, and meditation—Redmond provides a safe and effective system to tune each chakra and open you to inner sources of inspiration and personal power.
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Rating Ever since I was a child, I have always been thrilled by the great books about Yoga as they not only pointed to the incredible possibilities of being human, but showed us how to awaken and realize these potentials. This is such a book.
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Dailly may extend Pompey stay
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Dailly: Former Charlton man is on a monthly deal with Portsmouth
Portsmouth boss Steve Cotterill has hinted that Christian Dailly may extend his stay at Fratton Park.
The 37-year-old is playing on a monthly contract and made an impact on his debut against Middlesbrough on Saturday.
The defender has most recently been with Charlton and was named their player of the year just over a year ago.
Cotterill feels Dailly will have a positive influence on the team morale and says there is a strong chance that he will stay at the club after the first month is over.
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Cotterill told the Portsmouth News: "Christian's not the youngest, we know that.
"But he's on a monthly contract and he was able to come on at Middlesbrough.
"We'll wait and see how he goes but if we end up having Christian around for a year there would be no problems in having him around.
"You could see why he's still out there playing at 37.
"He may not be as quick as he was but he's as fit as they come, I'm pleased with him and he's an influence around the dressing room.
"And maybe he might just keep one or two others on their toes. He plays games. He's a proper professional."