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Freshman Myra Miller scored her first collegiate goal at the 8:27 mark to put St. Andrews up 1-0. Olu-Taylor passed the ball to Miller, who rifled the shot from outside the box and under the Coker crossbar. The Knights had several other chances in the first frame, producing 10 of their 19 shots in the first 45-minutes, but had to settle for the one-goal lead at halftime.
The Cobras tied the game up when Andrea Bustamante/Atlanta, GA beat St. Andrews goalie Meredith Yager from 10-yards out at 63:26. Exactly four minutes later the Knights regained the lead when Krissten Zimmerman scored her third goal of the season. Sarah Caron volleyed a beautiful corner kick to Megan Zarnowiec, who headed the ball over to Zimmerman for the easy score.
Coker responded in the 73rd minute tying the game up for the second time when Megan Shaver/Athens, TN found the far left corner of the Knights net. The Cobras kept the pressure on producing seven of their nine shots in the second half but could not score again.
With 1:33 left in the game, Olu-Taylor put the Knights on top for good scoring her team-leading eighth goal and second game-winner of the season. White insured the win for St. Andrews scoring at 88:51. Tenille Inman played a big roll down the stretch for the Knights, assisting on both late goals. Yager picked up her third win in goal with three saves while Jacque Stewart/Cumming, GA had seven stops for the Cobras.
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Throughout the country where arguments rage about state wildlife agencies allowing crossbows for deer hunting, the same tired debates continue to stink like gutpiles in the sun.
By Alan Clemons, Southern Managing Editor
Crossbows have been around for hundreds of years. They're powerful. They kill deer. They're a tool to be used like a firearm, a compound bow, a recurve bow, a stick bow. Properly used and with practice, hunters can effectively kill game animals with them with efficiency.
Crossbows were for the longest pretty much considered the weapon of "crippled" or "handicapped" hunters. State wildlife agencies required hunters with debilitating physical problems, amputations or other medical issues who could not use a compound or recurve (or firearm) to obtain a written explanation from a physician and meet specific criteria, such as "X percentage" of bodily disability.
I don't know all the specific reasons why agencies required those doctor's notes. I could hazard some guesses but assumptions suck. With the number of advancements today with wheelchairs and mobile chairs, prosthetic devices, great rehab and recovery programs, programs to help folks get afield and such, state agencies harboring outdated ideas about abled and "disabled" hunters or still requiring a "doctor's note" should get with the times.
I realize that crossbows are easier to shoot once cocked and locked, as opposed to having to draw a bow. The first time I hunted with my older model Horton, I shot for about an hour at some targets and went hunting. Killed a deer a couple of hours later, at about 20 yards, and the deer dropped like a rock. Killed one the next day, too.
But I was nervous as all get-out sitting there in a tree stand with a cocked crossbow. Should I have been? Probably not. It had a safety and was pointed in the right direction, away from me. But it was unwieldly in the stand with the wide limbs. It snagged limbs and vines walking through brush after the hunt (after having to shoot it; no cocking rope). It's heavy and has a "kachunk" sound when fired. I'd probably pick up my PSE EVO before the crossbow … but that doesn't mean I hate the crossbow or believe hunters – any hunters – should be restricted to a doctor's note or certain season. I enjoy shooting them and hunting with them, and our son thinks their cool, too.
But aren't we past the time when doctor's notes and "you're not a real hunter if you use …" mentalities affect our hunting? Compound bows were introduced about the time I was born, and I've been told that recurve and traditional archers had some of the same comments for hunters using compounds with their fancy training wheels. We don't really see this kind of mentality with gun hunters, either; my .260 or .308 holds up against your .338 or magnum whatever rifle.
Thing is, they kill deer, we enjoy hunting with them, and if the state allows us to use a crossbow in archery-only season or late muzzleloader season or whenever, then so be it.
Unfortunately, we still have hunters fighting against hunters. It has happened in virtually every state where agencies have proposed, and most of them ultimately approved, the use of crossbows throughout all or part of the season for all hunters and not just "disabled" ones. The rancor and divisiveness is neither helpful for hunters as a whole or the next generation watching to see how adults act, think and treat each other as they learn.
New York is the latest to go through this, with its Department of Environmental Conservation announcing that current crossbow allowances will end Dec. 31. They were put into effect February 2011 but not extended by the legislature or governor. CLICK HERE TO READ
This means despite portions of deer season still open in New York in early 2013 the regulations will change and some hunters won't be able to continue their season. Crossbows aren't allowed during archery season; only during firearms and muzzleloader seasons. That's a damn shame.
We went down this path in Alabama about five or so years ago. The outcry was tremendous. The bullschnizzle was flowing, and the scare tactics were heavy. Since then, I've not heard of anyone killing a deer at 80 or 100 yards with a crossbow or poaching them at night from the cab of a pickup. What has happened is after the rhetoric and flames, hunters went back to hunting. Sales picked up, and then a bunch of guys sold their crossbows. Some still hunt the way they did. Some chose to try and liked it. Some tried and then went back to what they were using.
But the world didn't end (that was for the Mayans, right?) and deer populations still are healthy, as they are in New York … Arkansas … the Midwest … the North, and in other states where crossbows are legal or have been expanded through all seasons. Hunters still are hunting. Guns, bows and crossbows still are being sold and used.
Why is it so dang difficult to not be divisive or for state agencies to not be so hidebound? Maybe we'll see more positive changes in 2013 for hunting, and for hunters.


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cup black raisins
fennel bulb, trimmed and cored and cut into about 16 slim wedges
tablespoons good quality olive oil, divided
cup almonds
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large shallot (or two small), minced
tablespoon sherry vinegar
tablespoons fennel fronds, chopped
pinches salt and freshly ground pepper, plus more to taste
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- Soak raisins in orange juice until they plump up, about 1 to 2 hours; strain, and set aside
- Toss fennel wedges in one tablespoon of olive oil, pepper and salt; spread on a lined baking sheet and roast in a 350° F oven for about 12 to 15 minutes, until edges are beginning to brown, and the fennel wedges are softening, but still have a little bite.
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Short of opening a store called "Much Ado About Naschy", my one dream in life is to partake in every blasphemous film that the nunsploitation genre has to offer. I've been privy to the delicious delights of Images in a Convent, I've had the flesh flayed from my very bones by the unholy Italian cooter-fest that is Malabimba, The Malicious Whore, but I must say, dearest friends, that nothing prepared me for the latest treasure to grace the royal dvd player…
First, however, I must recount how I happened upon this particularly tasty morsel. The Vicar's latest trip to Scandinavia had been particularly fruitful, he having returned with not one, not two, but three caged werewolves, a sack of leper ears, a petrified wood claymore that takes three men to even move, and a stone bell that upon ringing produced the exact pitch required to shatter bone. Any of these would have made a king beggar his kingdom to acquire, but what I was most interested in were the map fragments he had found stuffed up a tree in the Sund region.
The Vicar tossed the fragments my way as he began very loudly making a list of the Christians who were to be the first to fight the werewolves in his amphitheatre. I say "very loudly" because the slave pits were near to the garden we sat in, so no doubt he meant to be overheard, for I could hear wails and moans drifting up through the rain grates. Letting the Vicar prattle on, I quickly assembled the fragments into a serviceable map and could see that it pointed to a place inside of Kastelholm Castle. A wave of my hand later and my servants were off, preparations were made, and two days afterwards I strode in that very place.
The resident priest, a particularly obese fellow who affected a high-pitched twitter whenever the word "nun" was mentioned, waddled around showing me the grounds. A direct descendant to the deposed King Eric XIV, Father Randier resembled his ancestor, both in girth and in lasciviousness. Quickly discerning why I had ventured to his remote abbey, the Father took me back into the less traveled environs of the chapel. Dust covered every surface, mice scratched within the walls, and bats flitted about overhead. Deeper we delved, down stone stairways worn smooth by centuries of pilgrims. Water ran down the walls, cutting crevices in the granite.
Soon we leveled out into a gigantic chamber, obviously far older than the church above it. The floor was a mosaic that depicted, among other, far worse, things, giant unnamable beasts emerging from rips in the sky, fire raining down upon the villages beneath; women and men alike either cowering in fear or being ripped asunder by the monstrosities. Wishing I had time to do a charcoal rubbing for the Vicar, I followed the priest onward.
The ceiling was lost in shadow, so I was unable to guess at the size of the room we were in. I began to realize, as we were nearing a gigantic altar, that all was dead quiet here. No mice, no bats, no water dripping. I did notice that there were numerous tiny hoof prints in the dust under our feet, but no other signs of passage were visible. The altar before us loomed up out of the dark. The marble and granite edifice was an abomination unto everything good and holy. To try and put into words what the "artist" had wrought would only result in confusion and finally madness, so I will refrain. Know this: I shall not return to this place, even under penalty of death. When the end times begin, this will be their catalyst.
The Father reached up and grabbed something off the lowest part of the altar, and turned quickly, offering it out to me. Madness gleamed in his eyes and a single tear of blood welled up and fell down his cheek, his mocking laugh as he handed me this possession haunts me to this day, and now I see what he was about, for I have witnessed the unholy fusion of lust and awesome that is:
School of the Holy Beast! The title says it all, but reveals so little. Once again, the Japanese put the sword our Western conceptions of depravity and 'sploitation. Spawned in 1974, SotHB represents the pinnacle of nunsploitation movies, in my humble opinion. We have nuns, we have nuns making out, we have nuns being whipped with rose bushes, we have super awesome bearded priests who like to fornicate with nuns, we have nuns getting kicked out of windows, and we have nun masturbation. What more could one ask for?!
Our movie opens with Maya, a pretty girl who, for at the time unknown reasons, wants to join the local abbey. During the opening credits we are treated to a montage of her enjoying her last day as a free woman, which includes hanging out with her boyfriend at an amusement park, playing games and such. Oh, and FUCKING! I guess she figures, "Hey, I'm gonna be a nun tomorrow, so I better get sexed while I can!". One moment she's naked in bed, the next she's at the abbey.
The Abbess, a cranky older nun who takes no shit, gives her the ground rules, which basically consist of having no lewd thoughts, which would be all well and good if only this abbey wasn't filled to the brim with horny nuns! Maya is required to kneel, stark naked, before an overly large crucifix while committing herself as a bride of Christ, and poof, she's a nun.
Life at the abbey is hard. The sisters work sun up to sun down, toiling in the wheat fields or cleaning up the place. They also take time out to strip to the waist and self-flagellate themselves with a whip. Unfortunately for them (and us), they sleep in full habits, but when bath time rolls around things get interesting! Wearing super thin cotton robes, the nuns pour endless pitchers of water over themselves, revealing their nunly splendor very quickly. I kept hoping for someone to drop their soap, but alas it was not to be.
Another nun rats them out and they are forced to stand topless, facing each other, under the watchful eye of the Abbess, whereupon they whip each other with bullwhips. Needless to say this scene gave rise very quickly to the Duke's Duke.
The following scene nearly caused my death as the blood left my brain, and traveled with much speed to my nethers. Two nuns, lying in the abbey greenhouse, furiously getting' busy with each other. Much kissing and teat sucking ensues, and there's even some business going on downtown as well, which was apparently taboo to show at the time. I was greatly amused at its replacement, however. During this scene, footage of a woman holding her fingers up to her mouth in a V shape and flicking her tongue up and down was show, simulating cunnilingus obviously. I laughed uproariously at this! I'm glad they felt the need to beat us over the head with what was going on. Yes! These nuns are doing this to each other! They really are. For true!
Unfortunately, this is the last of the really good scenes between two nuns, but that doesn't mean the movie goes downhill, oh no! Far from it! First we have some dirty pictures that are discovered inside a school book during a surprise inspection of the nun's quarters. The Abbess confiscates these, only to use them later to perform naughty, self-manipulative deeds on herself.
Maya really hates the Abbess, and wants to give her a taste of her own medicine. Sneaking out of the abbey, Maya meets up with her boyfriend, whom she recruits along with his ugly friend, to head back to the abbey with her, both of them dressed as nuns. Telling them that there's a particularly sex-starved nun that wants their services, she sneaks them into the Abbess's room. Wasting no time, her boyfriend gives the Abbess the ride of her life, which she protests against for all of 2 minutes before succumbing to the devil's delights. The boyfriend's goofy sidekick gets 10 seconds worth of sloppy seconds before Maya forces them to leave for fear of detection.
Unfortunately, despite getting the boys out of the abbey successfully, Maya is found out. For punishment, she is wrapped in rose bushes while naked and whipped with more thorn bushes! These nuns don't mess around with their punishments! It is around this time in the picture that we find out about Maya's origins. Seems a former resident nun is actually her mother, she having apparently hung herself shortly after giving birth to Maya. Maya's need to return to the abbey is left in the dark, for now.
Soon, Father Kakinawa shows up to inspect the place for the Vatican, apparently. Resplendent in his purple and black robes and his god-like long hair and beard, he resembles a sort of Japanese Jesus Christ. He wastes no time, however, in cornering a hapless nun and slipping her a length, for the good of the Lord of course. A wicked, evil-looking Head Nun shows up with the Father. She dresses all in white and is apparently something of a celeb in the nun world. She also apparently loves the Father a little too much.
Meanwhile, another nun is accused of witchcraft. Not wishing to employ the time-honored tradition of witch detection (which includes the use of ducks, and things that float), the new Head Nun uses the "Pee Pee on Christ" Method.
In this form of witch hunting, the person in question is force-fed a gallon of sea water and then placed on a seat-less chair, with a Christ icon placed on the floor underneath. If the person is righteous, why of course they couldn't possibly befoul a religious symbol with their foul bladder contents! If they are a witch, however, well then of course they'll piss all over everything, including the crucifix.
Sadly, this nun was not pure and obviously worshipped Satan, because she can't hold out too long before emptying her bladder all over Jesus, who died for her sins. Being found naughty in the sight of the Lord, she is about to be taken care of when Maya steps in, smashing all religious iconery in view. This enrages the Abbess, who attempts to toss Maya into a handy vat of acid that the abbey keeps around for just such an occasion. Turning the tide of battle, Maya trips the Abbess into the acid instead, where she slowly sinks out of sight.
This pisses off the Head Nun, so Maya is tied up at the top of the bell tower in the abbey. While the other nuns enjoy Xmas night, the Head Nun climbs up to give Maya some poison, all the while informing her that she'll be enjoying the company of Father Jap Jesus's bed that very night.
Unbeknownst to her, however, Maya has slipped her bonds with the help of a handy candle! While getting whipped, Maya swings on the bell rope, kicking the Head Nun out the window! Brilliant! Maya takes the place of the Head Nun in Father Jap Jesus's bed, whereupon he comes in a sexes her up. Finally getting a good look at her, he demands to know who she is. It is then that Maya drops the big bomb… Which I won't spoil here. Any astute reader or nunsploit fanatic can probably guess, but for those wishing to go into watching this movie with a virgin mind, I shall refrain from spelling it all out.
As a final coup de grace, the Abbess, who we last saw sinking into a pit of acid, comes out of nowhere to stab Father JJ in the back with a particularly sharp crucifix! Whew!
Rarely do we find a movie like School of the Holy Beast, in which we are both titillated and entertained by narrative. In fact, in all my travels I have yet to encounter another nunsploitation movie such as this: one that delivers a coherent and enjoyable plot while at the same time debasing nuns. School of the Holy Beast gets 3 Thumbs Up from me, and I'm also proud to announce that it is the 2008 Crucifix in the Back Award recipient.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
School of the Holy Beast (1974): or, Naughty Nuns Need Love Too
Short of opening a store called "Much Ado About Naschy", my one dream in life is to partake in every blasphemous film that the nunsploitation genre has to offer. I've been privy to the delicious delights of Images in a Convent, I've had the flesh flayed from my very bones by the unholy Italian cooter-fest that is Malabimba, The Malicious Whore, but I must say, dearest friends, that nothing prepared me for the latest treasure to grace the royal dvd player…
Posted by The Duke of DVD at 9:42 PM
Labels: '70s, 3+ Thumbs, Nunsploitation, Strange
6 comments:
- Karswell said...
>I have yet to encounter another nunsploitation movie such as this
And I'll be the first to second that encounter. Or non-encounter... ah hell, let's call it nunsploicounter.
- June 24, 2008 at 11:39 PM
- Tenebrous Kate said...
A very fine review of what's probably the Gold Standard of the nunsploitation subgenre, Duke.
Just when I thought this movie couldn't be improved upon, you go ahead and throw in winking Buddy Christ censored bars. I am, indeed, floored by your genius.
- June 25, 2008 at 8:59 AM
- Kitty LeClaw said...
Doesn't everybody love a good cooter-fest? And there is no muff like Italian muff.
- July 7, 2008 at 9:56 AM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
>>Doesn't everybody love a good cooter-fest?
We are DEFINITELY attracting a higher level of Exploitation Connoisseurs around here lately! Huzzah!
- July 8, 2008 at 8:19 AM
- Greg B. said...
One of my favorite nusploitation joints. Leave it to the Japanese to beat (or at least flagellate) the Italians at their own game.
- July 8, 2008 at 7:50 PM
- Nick Cato said...
There's a midnight screening of this in NYC at the Landmark Sunshine in September---can't wait!
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This tutorial is about Missing Piece wallpaper. The most important thing you need for good wallpaper is the idea ;-) So I came up with pencil sketch, which I then scanned and opened in Photoshop.
Create new document, fill it with background color of your desire (I chose greyish blue), and apply the following filters:
- Noise (Filters menu - Noise - Add noise)
- Sponge (Filters menu - Artistic - Sponge)
- Textutizer (Filters - Texture - Texturizer)
Important! After applying each effect, immediately hit Ctrl-Shift-F (Fade) and fade each filter down to 10-20%.
I overlayed my scanned image for reference...
Set foreground color to orange, switch to Pen tool (P) and create a shape of puzzle piece, using pencil sketch as reference.
Here is the completed shape - I decided it does not need to be very symmetric!
Open Layer menu - Layer Style - Blending Options (or simply double-click on layer) and apply the following layer effects:
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Duplicate this layer, change orange color to much darker (brown), then move this new layer down (so that it is behind original orange layer) and then move shape a little up and right. This will give additional depth to the puzzle piece.
Well, one piece is ready! Repeat these steps and create another one...
Then again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again and again :-)
Use hard black brush (B) to draw hands, legs and eyes.
In new layer (behind brush layer), draw white eyes content with white brush. Apply some Drop shadow to it (blend mode=soft light).
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Shadows are very important in this wallpapers - they give convincing 3D look, without need of any 3D software. Switch to black soft brush, set brush opacity to 30-40%, and sketch the shadow.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal bankruptcy court in Manhattan will reopen on Tuesday after being closed for more than two weeks due to flooding and other damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, according to its website.
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11-Year-Old Brings Gun To School; Plans To Shoot Classmate For Calling His Friend Gay
A potential school shooting was avoided after a mother, Carla Tuttle, called school officials after realizing kitchen knives were missing from her house; she feared her son may have taken them to school. It was only once her son, 11-year-old Quincy Tuttle, was detained that it was revealed that he actually possessed a gun and ammunition, which he was planning to use against another classmate.
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The mother of an 11-year-old boy called school administrators to report her son may have taken kitchen knives to school, and that's what led police to find 400 rounds of ammunition and a gun in his possession, according to court documents released Thursday.
Vancouver police school resource officers detained the boy at Frontier Middle School on Wednesday at 9 a.m. after the mother's phone call. They said they found a .22 caliber handgun in his front pants pocket.
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Scary stuff. Credit goes to the parents and school officials for acting quickly, but now the real questions arise.
How does an 11-year-old get access to a gun and 400 rounds of ammo? The Columbian reports that the gun was taken from his family's home, though a police spokesperson wouldn't say if the gun had been locked up.
Was his friend the victim of anti-gay bullying? Or was this all a product of what was going on in a mentally disturbed boy's head?
The boy is being held on charges of first-degree attempted assault, unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a dangerous weapon on school facilities.
The Columbian provides this video from Tuttle's court appearance:
School officials say Tuttle had no reputation as a troublemaker and that he "was not on the radar for this." What's your take, Instincters?
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In this "artful, informative, and delightful" (William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books) book, Jared Diamond convincingly argues that geographical and environmental factors shaped the modern world. Societies that had had a head start in food production advanced beyond the hunter-gatherer stage, and then developed religion --as well as nasty germs and potent weapons of war --and adventured on sea and land to conquer and decimate preliterate cultures. A major advance in our understanding of human societies, Guns, Germs, and Steel chronicles the way that the modern world came to be and stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, the Rhone-Poulenc Prize, and the Commonwealth club of California's Gold Medal.
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Jared Mason Diamond is a physiologist, ecologist, and the author of several popular science books. Born in Boston in 1937, Diamond earned his B.A. at Harvard and his Ph.D. from Cambridge. A distinguished teacher and researcher, Diamond is well-known for the columns he contributes to the widely read magazines Natural History and Discover.
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In a boldly ambitious analysis of history's broad patterns, evolutionary biologist Diamond (The Third Chimpanzee) identifies food production as a key to the glaring inequalities of wealth and power in the modern world. Dense, agriculture-based populations, unlike relatively egalitarian hunter-gatherers, bred chiefs, kings and bureaucratic "kleptocracies" that transferred wealth from commoners to upper classes. Such bureaucracies, Diamond maintains, were essential to organizing wars of conquest; moreover, farming societies were able to support full-time craft specialists who developed technical innovations and steel weapons. As a result, European conquerors and their colonizing descendants, bringing guns, cavalry and infectious diseases, overwhelmed the native peoples of North and South America, Africa and Australia. Using molecular biological studies, Diamond, a professor at UCLA Medical School, illuminates why Eurasian germs spreading animal-derived diseases proved so devastating to indigenous societies on other continents. Refuting racist explanations for presumed differences in intelligence or technological capability and eschewing a Eurocentric worldview, he argues persuasively that accidental differences in geography and environment, combined with centuries of conquest, genocide and epidemics, shaped the disparate populations of today's world. His masterful synthesis is a refreshingly unconventional history informed by anthropology, behavioral ecology, linguistics, epidemiology, archeology and technological development. Photos not seen by PW. BOMC, History Book Club, QPB and Newbridge Book Clubs selections. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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Why is history so dramatically different for peoples around the world? Why did some groups become literate industrial societies with metal tools while others remained nonliterate farming societies, and still others remained hunter-gatherers with stone tools? The resultant inequalities have led historically to the extermination or conquest of some groups by more advanced, literate societies. Biologist Diamond (The Third Chimpanzee, LJ 3/15/92) here combines a study of human history with science, specifically evolutionary biology and geology. His starting point is 11,000 B.C., when large differences began to appear in the rates at which human societies evolved. Diamond examines on a global scale the development of farming, domestication of plants and animals, creation of writing, and advancement of technology. He maintains that it was such environmental benefits as the availability of certain key species and plants, as well as geographical placement, that gave the advantage to Eurasia over the rest of the world, rather than any biological advantages of one race over the others. A provocative book that will appeal to general readers as well as scholars; recommended for most libraries. BOMC, History Book Club, Quality paperback Books, and Newbridge Book Club selections.Ed.]Gloria Maxwell, Kansas City P.L., Kan. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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At the risk of sounding melodramatic, this usually soft spoken academic is willing to assert that Diamond's book is one of very few that could have a real impact on world understanding if it were widely read. Diamond wrestles with the huge question of why some societies became so rich and powerful -- and why others remain relatively poor and powerless. To answer so enormous a question, the author addresses many other fundamental questions. Among these are how and why did food production begin? What differences did this make? How did it spread? Why were some animals domesticated and others not? How did writing evolve, and why does it matter? Diamond poses similar questions with respect to technology, religion, and government. He writes clearly and in an engrossing manner, with a consistent (but not heavy-handed) grounding in evolutionary theory. He is a biologist who neatly interweaves data and insights from many other disciplines, including geography and anthropology, which are too often overlooked. A subsidiary theme of this work is discrediting racist theories of history, which Diamond does deftly and consistently throughout, with no resort to polemic. Several apt but unfamiliar illustrations complement the text, which is thoroughly authoritative despite the absence of footnotes or endnotes. A discursive bibliographic essay on each chapter can be helpful to anyone who wants to pursue a topic in greater depth. All levels. D. B. Heath; Brown University


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The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the Kimberly Process, and the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) are just a few examples of major Multistakeholder Initiatives (MSIs). Through comprehensive deliberative processes, involving a broad set of stakeholders from governments, private sector, and civil society, MSIs form and adopt new norms, which they seek to make part of the global agenda, and implement on the ground. MSIs gained traction in the late 1990's, as a means of filling "governance gaps," due to the failure of existing structures and processes, and as a means to solve problems through collective action. Lucy Koechlin and Richard Calland, have identified five functions of MSIs: 1) dialogue/forum, 2) institution building, 3) rule setting, 4) rule implementation and 5) rule monitoring.
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J. Crew (NYSE: JCG) sells men's, women's and children's apparel and accessories through North American retail locations as well as catalogs and its website. JCG produces products with a traditional preppy aesthetic similar to that of Polo Ralph Lauren (RL). [1] JCG is in direct competition with Jones Apparel Group (JNY) and Liz Claiborne (LIZ), both of which own and produce other brands in addition to their namesake lines. In November 2010, JCG agreed to be acquired by TPG Capital and Leonard Green for $3 billion at $43.50 per share in cash, which is a 29 cent premium with JCG's average closing price in November 2010.[2]
Revenues increased 9.1% to $1.72 billion. Net income decreased 1.5% to $122 million.[3]
The stores segment of JCG includes both retail locations and factory stores. [4] Factory Stores are generally located in outlet malls. The factory stores are used to sell merchandise that didn't sell well at retail stores or other merchandise at lower prices than retail and catalog prices. These locations are operated in much the same way as the retail locations, with the difference arising from greater emphasis on higher inventory turnover.[5]
J. Crew conducts its direct sales through the J. Crew website and the J. Crew catalog. J.Crew has two distribution centers in the U.S., one in Lynchburg, VA (this facility doubles as a call center for the whole U.S.), and the other in Asheville, NC.
Catalog The J. Crew catalog serves as J. Crew's primary marketing tool for the J. Crew brand. [6]
Online Online sales via jcrew.com are the largest contributor to direct sales.[7]
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First Lady Michelle Obama has worn a number of J. Crew pieces ever since she and her husband entered the public eye, and each piece she wears is soon sold out on the company's website. For example, on a trip to London a photograph was released of the First Lady wearing a cream-colored J. Crew cardigan. It was sold out by 10 a.m. that very morning. In addition, a $198 skirt she wore on the same trip had a 200-person waiting list within days. Clicks for Michelle's ensemble at JCrew.com boosted traffic to those product pages by 3,000 percent. The advertising JCG receives, in addition to having their goods associated with someone who is considered a style icon, has been a boon to the firm's share price.[8] [9]
Designer collaborations have become a staple of the middle-to-lower end markets, starting with Karl Lagerfeld's collection for H&M. Designer collaborations serve as a way for lower-priced brands to cash in on the name recognition afforded by high-end designers. In addition, even if the particular designer is not as well-known as Karl Lagerfeld or Roberto Cavalli, these collaborations allow consumers access to a brand they would be unable to afford otherwise. J. Crew has begun its own set of collaborations, not with designers but with other brands that fit into its more conservative aesthetic. For example, J. Crew sells outerwear by Barbour and Mackintosh, luggage by Globe-Trotter and shirts by Thomas Mason.[10] Pieces by such brands sell for 2 to 3 times more than comparable J. Crew items. These collaborations are geared towards attracting a higher-end consumer but also elevate J Crew's brand image. With the addition of higher priced goods, J Crew takes on the perception of a more luxury brand which attracts high end customers and also more low end customers who want to wear a brand with a luxury image.
Cotton consumption exceeded cotton production for the fifth year in the row, making cotton prices increase by 80.5% from last year.[11] [12] Natural disasters also severely damaged crops in many large cotton producer countries, such as China, India, and Pakistan. This led to decreases in cotton exports from these countries and increases in cotton imports as these countries sought to supplement their supply of cotton. [13][14] With limited cotton supplies and rising prices, retailers will either have to absorb these higher material costs, restructure the composition of their clothing to have less cotton, or pass these higher costs to its consumers. Higher clothing prices or lower quality clothing could discourage consumer spending, resulting in decreased net sales. However, adult or teen clothing retailers may not be too adversely affected as their clothing (which is usually 30-40% cotton based) has more flexibility in their composition and thus, costs. In addition, raising commodity prices in other areas will also raise costs for retailers. While premium price and established brands may be able to pass their higher costs to their consumers, value based companies may not fare as well and may suffer from lower profit margins.[11]
In late 2010, investors TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners agreed to buy J. Crew at $43.50 per share, or a total of $3 billion. This price is a 29% premium on JCG's average closing share price for November.[15] J. Crew CEO and chairman, Millard Drexler, would remain in that role.[16] However, Drexler may be looking to go private with J. Crew's recent poor performance in Q3 of FY2010 and inability to keep up with fashion trends.[17] With this acquisition, J Crew may face new changes in its management that would affect its current operations. The stock of JCG would also raise to the purchasing price, less some amount to account for the risk that the deal might fall through before deal goes through.


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Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay will be the starting pitcher for the National League team in the All-Star Game Tuesday night.
Halladay will throw at least two innings, a move that probably will not make Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee all that happy.
"It's a tremendous honor for me," Halladay said. "I don't envy the people who have to make these decisions, decide who is going to pitch. There are obviously quite a few guys who are very worthy of it, and I just want to acknowledge that and congratulate those guys and say what an honor it is for me.
"It's always a great experience coming to play here, and to get a chance to go out and compete against the best players is something you look forward to. So it's a tremendous honor for me and I'm looking forward to it. Thank you to Bruce and the National League for letting me go out there and compete."
Manager Bruce Bochy lauded Halladay in announcing the decision.
"Couldn't have a better guy to start the All-Star Game for us," he said. "You know, you talk about elite pitchers in the game, and you look at his numbers this year, very deserving, but when you talk about the best, this guy is always at the top. It's been like this the last few years, so really, looking forward to seeing him starting the game and excited to name him starter."
Bochy was asked about the lobbying that Dubee did to not have Halladay start the game.
"That's news to me," Bochy said.
Halladay told reporters that he found out last night and called Dubee to get his input.
The American League will start Jerred Weaver.
Bochy also mentioned that Phillies first basebman Ryan Howard was in the discussion as he put the roster together.
"It was really difficult, there are some good first basemen out there, and I was talking to Roy about their first baseman, (Ryan) Howard," Bochy said. "I don't know how many RBIs he has, but I have three first basemen, so I decided to go with a catcher to give me flexibility late in the ballgame, left-handed bat, (Miguel) Montero is having a good year."
Here are the starting lineups:
American League
1. Curtis Granderson CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera SS
3. Adrian Gonzalez 1B
4. Jose Bautista RF
5. Josh Hamilton LF
6. Adrian Beltre 3B
7. David Ortiz DH
8. Robinson Cano 2B
9. Alex Avila C
National League
1. Rickie Weeks 2B
2. Carlos Beltran DH
3. Matt Kemp CF
4. Prince Fielder 1B
5. Brian McCann C
6. Lance Berkman RF
7. Matt Holliday LF
8. Troy Tulowitzki SS
9. Scott Rolen 3B
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Off-price retailers sell clothing and accessories from major-label brands at a significant discount. These companies take advantage of overruns, canceled orders, and forecasting mistakes made by their counter-parts in the full-price retail sector. When a major designer produces more clothing than it can sell through specialty retailers or department stores, or a store can't move all of the items in a particular line, the excess inventory is sold at a 20%-60% discount to an off-price retailer. The company passes these savings onto consumers, marking up goods by a lower percentage than full-price stores and instead building their operating margins by moving a high volume of inventory quickly, at rock-bottom prices.
Off-price companies serve a special niche in the retail industry, capitalizing on volatility in consumer demand and mistakes made by designers and full-price retail outlets to keep their stores stocked with new low-price products. It is the unpredictability of the market, and the inability of designers and retail stores to perfectly predict consumer demand, that create excess inventories for off-price consumption. While a specialty retail or department store must rely on fashion trends and innovative product designs to drive profits, an off-price retailer depends instead on its ability to move high volumes of goods quickly, and on its relationships with designers and distributors who provide the low-cost inventory on which its stores depend. Off-price companies rely on extremely lean cost structures, using their scale along with sophisticated systems and distribution infrastructure to maximize productivity while maintaining the lowest possible prices for consumers.
Fashion trends are a key driver of profits in the full-price retail industry; a designer often compensates for several poorly selling products with one hot, fast-selling line. The off-price sector does not have this luxury - firms in this industry must make the right decisions about what products to buy and sell, because they operate at such small margins on each individual product. Three key factors in off-price retail profits are:
Imperfection in the retail industry is what makes the off-price model possible. When a major label like Polo Ralph Lauren (RL) miscalculates consumer preferences and over-produces a product, it will send the excess inventory to T.J. Maxx at a huge discount. The margin that RL earns on this excess inventory is dramatically less than what it earns in specialty retail and department stores, so the company looks to avoid this situation whenever possible. If companies like Ralph Lauren could predict consumer preference perfectly, off-price retailers would no longer have an economic niche - but as long as buyers remain fickle and selective in their spending habits, off-price companies will continue to fill a need in the marketplace.
The two largest firms in the off-price sector, TJX and Ross, have combined to grow sales at a Compounded annual growth rate - CAGR of greater than 10% over the past five years, well above the average annual growth rate in the apparel industry of ~4%.[1] The numbers indicate that more consumers are looking for value-shopping options, and off-price firms are predicting similar growth in the next five years and looking to expand into new markets.
The rise in Commodities Prices, and especially the price of oil, puts pressure on the off-price industry's already lean margins. Passing these costs onto the consumer is a major risk for an off-price company that depends on its steep discounts to attract business. High commodities prices also lead to inflation, and higher worker wages, which could further constrict off-price margins. On the flip side, when consumers have to spend more on basic commodities they will look for cheaper alternatives when they buy non-essential goods like clothing and footwear, which could benefit the off-price sector.
Many analysts and investors are predicting a recession in 2008, with some arguing that it has already begun. This is due to the effects of the subprime lending crisis, which has thrown the financial services industry into a tailspin and restricted the amount of money lent and borrowed by large institutions. This has created a lack of liquidity and a Credit crunch that has slowed consumer spending and affected retail sales. Most retailers are reporting lower sales numbers in the first quarter 2008.
But the off-price sector is affected by a recession somewhat differently than its counterparts in the full-price business. Consumers are likely to become more cost-conscious in a recession, motivating them to turn to off-price stores, while large department stores and designers will have a difficult time moving products, resulting in greater excess inventories for the off-price firms.
Nonetheless, the products that off-price retailers sell depend on discretionary income. Clothing, footwear, home products, and the other items that off-price retailers offer are not necessities, for the most part. So consumers must have some disposable income to spend on retail, even at an off-price store. The advantages that an off-price retailer holds in a recession are unlikely to create higher sales numbers; but they could help off-price firms fare better than their specialty counterparts who will struggle to sell high-end products in a depressed spending environment.


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Nigerian Omotola Makes TV Debut In the U.S.Multiple award-winning actress, singer and reality star, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde makes her debut in the television drama series, Hit The Floor.
Nigeria: Omotola Finally Makes Her Debut On American Television
Leadership, 28 June 2013
On June 24, 2013, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde made her US TV debut when she starred in the VH1 American drama television series 'Hit the Floor'. Starring in the fifth episode (titled… Read more »
Nigeria: Omotola, Halle Berry Support Women With Breast Cancer
Daily Trust, 19 May 2013
Nollywood super actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and Hollywood star, Halle Berry went all out to fight for a cause. The duo, along with others, did a walk to support women with… Read more »
Nigeria: Debt Allegation - Omotola's Counsels Fined for Delay
Vanguard, 18 May 2013
The case of breach of contract involving a Lagos based up and coming lawyer, Mr. Keshi Elvis of Megafield Solicitors and Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, holding at Ikeja… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Time Listed Omosexy Among World's 100 Most Influential People
Daily Trust, 4 May 2013
A few days ago, one of Nollywood's best, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, was named by American journal, TIME Magazine as one of world's 100 most influential people. Read more »
Nigeria: Omotola Jalade - an Icon of Our Time
Leadership, 28 April 2013
She came like a silken drape, with innocent smiles that encompasses the earth. Christened Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, some call her Omo Sexy. ANTHONY ADA ABRAHAM takes a look at her… Read more »
Nigeria: Time Magazine Honours Omotola, Michelle Obama, Others Today
Leadership, 23 April 2013
Nigerian award winning actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is being honored today to as part of the 2013 TIME 100 World's Icon List. Read more »
Nigeria: Omotola Makes Time's 100 World Icons List
Vanguard, 19 April 2013
Nollywood Actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has added another feather to her cap, making the 2013 Time 100 world's Icon list, as one of the most influential people in the world. Read more »
Nigeria: Omotola Makes Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People
Premium Times, 19 April 2013
International news magazine, TIME, released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list which is divided into artists, leaders, pioneers, titans and… Read more »
Nigeria: Omotola Makes Time Magazine World's 100 Most Influential People
Leadership, 19 April 2013
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jolade-Ekeinde, has been named amongst the 100 most influential people in the world, describing the 34 year old as "Africa's most renowned leading lady."… Read more »
Actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde.
Nigeria: Omotola Features in American Series, Bounce
Premium Times, 25 February 2013
There is no stopping Nollywood actress and singer, Omotola Jolade-Ekeinde. Barely a few weeks after she celebrated her 35th birthday in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Omosexy as… Read more »
Nigeria: Omotola Hits 1 Million Facebook Likes
Leadership, 16 February 2013
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has hit another first among her colleagues and beyond. Read more »
Nigeria: Omotola Makes Facebook History
Daily Trust, 16 February 2013
Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has become the first Nigerian act to hit the one million 'Facebook Likes' mark. Read more »
Kenya: Nollywood Actress Omotola to Feature Akon in Album
The Star, 21 January 2013
Nollywood actress and mother of four, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, plans to feature award-winning, Senegalese-born star Akon as a special guest in her new album. Omotola, popularly… Read more »
Nigeria: Akon for Omotola Album
Daily Trust, 19 January 2013
The synergy between Nollywood and Hollywood is growing by the day as Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has disclosed that Grammy award-wining artiste, Akon will be a part of her next album. Read more »
Nigeria: Konvict Music Producers Comes to Omotola's Rescue
Vanguard, 18 January 2013
After taking a break from music for a while to concentrate on her acting career, and most recently, her reality TV show, 'The Real Omosexy', Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is back in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Omotola's 'The Real Me' Unveiled
This Day, 18 January 2013
Nollywood diva Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, stars in a series tagged, "Omotola, The Real Me" on the Africa Magic Entertainment channel, where she showcasse her unique lifestyle, dress… Read more »
Kenya: Omotola Spills On Her New Reality Show
The Star, 31 December 2012
In an interview with Word Is, iconic Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde spoke about her new TV reality show. Dubbed Omotola: The Real Me, the show gives audiences an up… Read more »
Nigeria: Omotola Is ELOY Actress of the Year
Daily Trust, 1 December 2012
Nollywood's highest paid actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has been crowned actress of the year 2012 by the Exquisite Lady of the Year (ELOY) at a ceremony in Lagos, last Sunday Read more »
Nigeria: A Sneak Peak Into the 'REAL' Omotola
Capital FM, 29 November 2012
It turns out that not only D'Banj likes Omotola! The movie star, mom, and celebrity's clout has now earned her a very prominent spot on AfricaMagic Entertainment. Read more »
Nigeria: Omotola Flaunts Her Own Reality Show
Vanguard, 21 November 2012
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, is next on the list of Nigerian celebrities after Jim Iyke to flaunt their own reality TV show with 'The Real Me' a reality show on the… Read more »
Nigeria: Omotola Now Beffta Film Icon
Vanguard, 3 November 2012
The Multiple Award-winning actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde was recently recognized with a special honorary award by Beffta film Icon not only for her contribution to film industry… Read more »
Nigeria: Omotola - Nollywood'll Be Better Than Hollywood
Daily Trust, 27 October 2012
Though Nollywood may be less than 40 years in existence as compared to Hollywood, but according to one of the industry's best, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Nollywood can be better than… Read more »
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
Nigeria: Vicker, Omotola in 'Amina'
Daily Trust, 13 October 2012
A movie, 'Amina' featuring Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Van Vicker is billed to premier next Wednesday, October 17th, in Leicester Square, London. Read more »
Nigeria: Funke, Omotola in Joint Production
Daily Trust, 6 October 2012
Award winning stars, Funke Akindele and Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde are getting ready to work on the same movie for the first time in their careers. The duo are said be preparing to go… Read more »


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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced a high-side load switch that integrates a power PFET and a control NFET in a tiny 6-pin package. Offering support for the industry's widest supply voltage range at 1.0 V up to 8 V, the TPS27081A is the most flexible replacement for discrete FET switches. The load switch also offers adjustable slew-rate control so designers can implement the device in any application that requires load switching or power sequencing, including notebooks, tablets, LCD televisions, global positioning systems (GPS) and set-top boxes.
- Better flexibility: Higher voltage range of operation for both the on/off function and input/output voltages supports wider range of applications with lower bill-of-materials cost.
- Higher reliability in the system: Supply inputs are fully protected against ESD strikes on all pins, thus providing better ESD compatibility with other on-board components than the competition.
- Ensures high efficiency: Low ON resistance with the high-current PFET ensures low voltage drop across the PMOS transistor.
- Higher Reliability: High-pulsed current rating allows reliability under short-circuit conditions, which ensures longer product lifetimes.
Broad power switch portfolio: The TPS27081A complements TI's low ON-resistance integrated load switches, such as the TPS22965 and the TPS22929D.
The TPS27081A is available in a 2.9-mm x 1.6-mm x 0.75-mm thin SOT-23 (DDC) package. Suggested retail pricing in 1000-unit quantities is US$0.12.
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GAFFNEY, S.C.—The Limestone College baseball team swept Coker College in a Conference Carolinas doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at Bob Prevatte Field. The Saints won the first contest 7-6, and took game two 6-4. Limestone climbs to 18-12 overall and 9-6 in the league, as the Cobras slip to 10-19 overall (2-13 conference.)
Limestone struggled early in the first game, giving up four runs in the first inning. Limestone had two runs in the bottom of the inning to cut Coker's lead to 4-2, but the Cobras added another run in the second. The Saints tied the score in the third as Josh Izokovic (Shelby, N.C.) hit a double to score Zach Watkins (Albany, Ga.) Phillip Soden followed up with a home run to also score Izokovic. Coker made the game interesting in the sixth inning as Julio Gomez (Santa Fe, N.M.) hit a sacrifice fly to get Ricky Deleandro (Mentor, Ohio) across home plate. Limestone fought back in the seventh when Izokovic hit a double to score pinch runner Greg Dailey (Baltimore, Md.). Matt Still (Moncks Corner, S.C.) drove in the game-winning run on a base hit.
Thomas Fekete (Aiken, S.C.) improved to 2-0 on the season with today's win. He closed in the final 2/3 inning, had one strikeout and allowed no hits. Brock White (Gaffney, S.C.) pitched in the first inning, recorded two strikeouts, and gave up seven hits. Jordan Liette (Versailles, Ohio) pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowed five hits, and had one strikeout.
Soden hit 3-3, had three RBIs, and scored two runs. Izokovic was 3-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored.
Brad Boob (Charlotte, N.C.) took the loss for Coker after he pitched 6 1/3 innings. He gave up nine hits and struck out two batters. Mikael Owens (Columbia, S.C.) closed and had one strikeout and allowed one hit.
Gomez was 3-3 at bat with two RBIs. Karl Ankersen (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) hit 3-4, while Will Poole (Pelion, S.C.) was 2-4.
In the second game, Coker took a 1-0 lead in the first. Limestone put two runs on the board in the fourth. Soden led off the inning with his second home run of the day, and Drew Lydon (White Plains, Md.) singled to drive in Adam McSwain (Fallston, N.C.). Coker tied the score in the fifth with a RBI from B.K. Harfst (Arvada, Colo.) Limestone took the 6-2 lead in the fifth with four runs, including a three-run homer from Lydon. The Cobras scored their final two runs in the sixth, as Kyle Walker (Centrailia, ill.) singled to score Deleandro and Preston Ford (Cheraw, S.C.). Limestone held off the Cobras in the seventh for the 6-4 win.
Chris Zimmerman (Hendersonville, N.C.) got the win for Limestone. He pitched the first six innings, allowed 11 hits, and struck out five batters. Fekete picked up his first save of the year as he closed and gave up no hits.
Adam McSwain was 3-3 for the Saints. He also had one RBI and scored two runs. Lydon was 2-3 with 4 RBIs and one run scored.
Chris Thomas (Bluffton, S.C.) was credited with the loss after he pitched all six innings for Coker. He gave up eight hits.
Coker's Scott Amann (New Athens, Ill.) and Ford both hit 2-3 with one run scored. Walker was 2-4 with two RBIs and one run scored.
The Saints travel to Greeneville, Tenn., to face Tusculum on March 18 at 4 p.m. Coker hosts Mars Hill on March 18-19. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m. on both days.
Game 1
Limestone 7, Coker 6 (Mar 16, 2008 at Limestone College)
Coker............... 410 001 0 - 6 12 0
Limestone........... 203 000 2 - 7 10 2
Pitchers: Coker - Boob; Owens(7). Limestone - Brock White; Jordan Liette(2); Thomas Fekete(7).
Win-Thomas Fekete Loss-Boob T- A-0
HR LCSAINTS - Phillip Soden.
White faced 2 batters in the 2nd.
Game 2
Limestone 6, Coker 4 (Mar 16, 2008 at Limestone College)
Coker............... 100 012 0 - 4 11 0
Limestone........... 000 240 X - 6 8 0
Pitchers: Coker - C. Thomas. Limestone - Chris Zimmerman; Thomas Fekete(7).
Win-Chris Zimmerman Save-Thomas Fekete Loss-C. Thomas T- A-0
HR LCSAINTS - Phillip Soden; Drew Lydon.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The memoir that inspired the TV series "China Beach" is coming out as an e-book, under a new title.
William Broyles Jr.'s "Brothers in Arms" was reissued Tuesday as "Goodbye, Vietnam," the author's original choice. In a statement released through the digital publisher Open Road Integrated Media, Broyles says that the title reflected his wish that the tragic lessons of Vietnam would be so well learned that the war could truly belong to the past.
"Brothers In Arms," published in 1986 by Alfred A. Knopf, was adapted into the ABC series "China Beach." It aired from 1988 to 1991. The 68-year-old Broyles helped create "China Beach" and also wrote some of the episodes. His film credits include an Oscar nomination for co-writing the screenplay for "Apollo 13."


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Boon recently sent us some of their new bath toys. We got the Scrubble Bath Set, the Splat Ring Toss, and the Water Bugs With Net.
Evan has always enjoyed taking baths and spends more time in there now that we have these toys. His favorite is probably the Scrubble Bath Set.
They are fun colors and all have different textures at the end that kids can use for scrubbing. The egg-shaped part fills up with water and you can squirt it out of the different ends. Evan has a blast taking the tops off and switching them around. I'm not sure what is so entertaining about taking the tops off, but that is his favorite part. As always, these Boon toys are BpA-free, Philalate-fee, and PVC-free. If and when they get dirty they can just be taken apart and thrown in the dishwasher which is a time saver for any mom!
The Water Bugs have also provided us with hours of fun!
The bugs float on top of the water and children can scoop them up with the net. With the fun colors, who wouldn't want to play with this? I think it also teaches them hand-eye coordination because getting the moving bugs into the net can be difficult for a toddler. Just in case you were wondering, the net CAN also be used as a hat-at least that's what Evan does!
Who doesn't love a game of ring toss?
This game includes the floating post and 3 colorful rings. This game is a little harder because the post floats away, but Evan loves it. If he doesn't get it after a few tries he just grabs it and puts the ring on. I'm not much better at the game than he is, but we spend a lot of time laughing at bath time!
I really like that we can all play together. Since we supervise him in the tub, it is nice to have toys that we can play with too. It looks like we're going to have to buy a Frog Pod to keep all of his toys in now! I can always feel safe buying Boon products because they are Bpa-free, Phthalate-free, and PVC-free.
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Hooksett man guilty of exposing himself outside Salem storeBy JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
October 02. 2013 8:55PM
SALEM — A former car mechanic pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges that he exposed himself while sitting in a customer's car outside of a Route 28 department store.
Mark Rice, 44, of Hooksett entered a guilty plea on the Class A misdemeanor charge in 10th Circuit Court in Salem on the same day he was scheduled to go on trial.
Judge M. Kristin Spath sentenced Rice to a 90-day jail term that will remain suspended as long as he remains on good behavior for the next two years.
Rice was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine — with half of it suspended — and to continue with ongoing counseling.
He will be required to have his case reviewed in six months. Kristen Guilmette served as Rice's public defender.
Salem police received a call from a woman on June 6 after she spotted Rice parked in front of a Marshalls store around 12:06 p.m.
Salem police Officer Robert Holland, who responded to the call, went looking for a black Hyundai Sonata with a Massachusetts registration that was described by the caller.
The car was being serviced at a local car dealership, but Rice had taken it out during his break from work, police said.
Police were told that the vehicle was parked about six cars away from the front entrance of the Marshalls store. The store is located at 265 South Broadway, about a mile from where Rice worked at Salem Ford, according to police.
Rice was taken into custody without incident.
Rice has been arrested twice before on similar charges — in Billerica, Mass. in 1996 and by Boston police in 1998 for open and gross lewdness, police said.