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Stealthgas reports increased net
Stealthgas Inc. (NasdaqGS:GASS) has reported results for the three months ended March 31, 2008 that include voyage revenues of $27.0 million and net income of $7.4 million representing increases of $6.3 million, or 30.4 percent, and $0.8 million, or 12.1 percent, on the first quarter of 2007.
"We are very pleased to report yet again an improved financial performance for the first quarter of 2008 along with the continued high utilization of our fleet and effective cost management at a time when costs overall and crewing in particular are a major challenge," said CEO Harry Vafias. "Compared to the first quarter of 2007 revenues, adjusted EBITDA and Net Income have shown healthy increases over the corresponding period last year as well as solid growth compared to the last quarter in 2007."
He termed the first quarter of 2008 "quite a significant one for the company not only in performance terms but also from a strategic standpoint. We reiterated our commitment to the Handy Size LPG sector by announcing we are acquiring ten further ships, including for the first time the ordering of five newbuildings."
"We sold three vessels including two of our older ships to keep our fleet age well below that of the industry average, which were our first sales since we went public in October 2005," continued Mr. Vafios.
Mr. Vafios referred to the company's acquisition of two new medium range resale product carriers as " a mild strategic diversion."
He said that deploying the product carriers on seven year bare boat charters, solidified the earnings base of the company and diversified its market risk "by moving into a not totally unrelated sector in which, I believe, there are good prospects over the medium term. We have backed up our belief of this strategic move by announcing in April this year the acquisition of one additional M.R. type Product Carrier that will join the fleet in April next year."
"Overall," said Mr. Vafios, "we are pleased with the progress made by the company in the first quarter of 2008. With 92 percent of our fleet's available days covered by period employment for the remainder of the year and 58 percent covered for 2009, we look to the future with confidence, based on the secure earnings base and financial structure of the company and the continued improving charter market for our core sector.''
CFO Andrew Simmons commented: "We continue to grow the business through the acquisition of modern tonnage, while at the same time maintaining a sound financial base backed up by a clear and transparent earnings stream. Despite the stresses of the financial sector over the recent months we have continued to receive solid support from both our existing bankers and potential lenders and we feel confident that the significant expansion of the company that has been put in place through the announced acquisitions will be financed both competitively and in a soundly structured manner going forward.''
Quarterly Dividend:
At a Board of Directors meeting held on May 27, 2008, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1875 per common share, payable on June 13, 2008 to shareholders of record on June 6, 2008.
This is the tenth consecutive quarterly dividend since the company went public in October 2005. Since then, the Company has declared quarterly dividends aggregating $1.875 per common share.


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Friday, October 7, 2011
Holly Point Seafood Festival
Saturday Oct. 8th 10:00 to 4:00, Holly Point Nature Park, at
theDeltaville Maritime Museum, Deltaville, VA.
The festival will have over seventy artists, and food vendors serving
avariety of delicacies from the sea, and Carolina Barbecue! What could
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Though many of you have probably already listened to this, some people hacked into the weekly Big East conference call and hilarity ensues. The dejection that can be heard in the moderator's voice is as funny if not funnier than the prank calls themselves. Listen to it here.
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SOURCE: Blink Technologies
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PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 29, 2014) - Blink Technologies (PINKSHEETS: PUNK) and TigerDirect announce a reseller relationship under which TigerDirect will introduce BiggiFi via an aggressive marketing and sales campaign targeted at TigerDirect's large following on social media. BiggiFi is the only device that uses a Smartphone's native control scheme to extend the Mobile experience to any big screen. In addition to being a streaming media player that supports applications such as YouTube, NetFlix, Pandora, and Hulu Plus, BiggiFi allows users to play a plethora of popular games, including Angry Birds, Temple Run, and many more, without the need for a separate game controller.
TigerDirect will offer consumers BiggiFi at a Promotional price of $79.99, representing a 20% discount off MSRP, for a limited period. "We are excited by BiggiFi as it brings the smartphone experience onto the big screen in the living room," said Karl Hirschon, Director of Retail Operations at TigerDirect. "We feel BiggiFi offers tremendous value to our customers and bridges two of our most popular and important product categories."
BiggiFi lets the user control the content and output of smart devices natively, allowing people to use their device of choice to tilt, touch, pinch, slide, and scroll as they interface with their HDTV in real-time. BiggiFi offers users a unique value proposition, acting as the conduit between a device-of-choice and visualizing the mobile experience on the big screen.
"We are very pleased to have TigerDirect partnering with us to promote the BiggiFi product," said Dean Miller, CEO of Blink. "Recognizing their retail sales strength in HDTV's and smart devices, and leveraging their nimble social media outreach capabilities, TigerDirect is an ideal partner for Blink Technologies and the BiggiFi campaign."
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For over 25 years, TigerDirect.com has served the needs of both personal and business computer users, selling consumer electronics, computers, digital media technology and peripherals via retail, business-to-business, and Internet channels. TigerDirect.com is a subsidiary of Systemax Inc.
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The St. Louis MetroBus system has western routes to Missouri neighborhoods such as Earth City, Berkeley and Crestwood. Eastern routes travel to Illinois towns such as Venice and East St. Louis. The MetroBus system goes as far west as Eureka, Missouri and as far east as Highland, Illinois.Continue Reading
Of the Missouri routes, lines 45 and 174X go the farthest north, into the town of Florissant. The lines that go farthest west are 57, 258 and 410X; line 57 goes to Wildwood, line 258 goes to Chesterfield and line 410X goes to Eureka. The southernmost route is line 40X, which goes to Oakville.
On the Illinois side of the system, the easternmost routes are lines 14X and 20X; 14X goes to Highland and 20X goes to New Baden. The St. Louis MetroBus system also serves the Illinois towns of Belleville, Collinsville, East St. Louis and Waterloo.Learn more about Geography


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Israel Jimenez is the Director of Learning and Education for Arizona Theatre Company. Before joining the ATC family, Israel led Valley Youth Theatre's education department efforts as Director of Education and Outreach. He oversaw the central components of the theatre's education and community programs, including the award-winning Literacy and the Arts program- a partnership with Arizona school districts that utilizes the live theatre experience to increase time spent reading, comprehension of the story, and exposure to the performing arts. Mr. Jimenez taught theatre arts at Arizona School for the Arts, directing ASA's main-stage productions and established their first improvisation troupe. As an actor, Mr. Jimenez has performed with local and regional theatre companies including Childsplay, Southwest Shakespeare, Seattle Children's Theatre, Pacific Conservatory Theatre, and with Arizona Theatre Company's Café Bohemia. Mr. Jimenez is a graduate of the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts and holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from the Santa Fe University of Art and Design.
Jasmine Roth is the Education Associate for Arizona Theatre Company in Tucson. She graduated summa cum laude from Union College in Schenectady, NY, with her Bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts. She also trained as an actor with the Powerhouse Apprentice Program, Saratoga Shakespeare Company, and SITI Company. Before joining the ATC Learning & Education team, Ms. Roth taught theatre and dance for several organizations and schools throughout Tucson, including ZUZI!, Diverse Dance, Christian Youth Theater, and the Catalina Foothills School District Community Schools Program. She can also be found as a freelance actor, dancer, and director for several local theatre companies.
Holly Garner is the Education Associate for Arizona Theatre Company in Phoenix. Prior to joining the ATC family, Ms. Garner worked at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in their Education Department. She is proud of her accomplishments while working at the Festival, chiefly her part in implementing and managing their new teaching artist program, the PLAY Team: Performance Learning for Active Youth. More recently, Ms. Garner worked as the Summer Academy Assistant and Education Outreach Intern at Childsplay in Tempe. In addition to her administrative role there, Ms. Garner worked as a Teaching Artist for their 4-6 year old classes, focusing on basic acting and improv tools. Ms. Garner received her BA in Theatre Arts Studies, with an emphasis in Hair & Makeup Design, at Brigham Young University in 2013, and her MFA in Arts Administration, with an emphasis in Educational Programming and Community Outreach, at Southern Utah University in 2016.
Katherine Monberg is the Literary Associate at Arizona Theatre Company, where she serves as the resident dramaturg, editor, program coordinator of the Café Bohemia new play reading series, and manages ATC's annual National Latino Playwriting Award and Literary Internship Program (in collaboration with the University of Arizona), among many other wonderful theatrical and literary duties. She also spends her summers as a director and instructor for ATC's Summer on Stage, and can be found in and around the Tucson theatre community as a freelance director and dramaturg. She holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts and English from Hamline University in St. Paul, MN.


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The Memorial Health Professions Scholarships (Wiley, Hunt, Blackburn, and Obert) and the Thomas E. Bailey Memorial Scholarship are great opportunities for students and residents of Bedford County.
Through the generous donations of the late Dr. Bert and Lucille Wiley, as well as Thomas E. Bailey, the Memorial Hospital of Bedford County (MHBC) Foundation has funds to provide scholarships for students entering health profession studies.
The Education Committee of the MHBC Foundation has been challenged to select applicants that have a justified need, ability to excel in and complete a health professions program, and dedication to serve the profession, patients, and co-workers.
A minimum of one of each scholarship will be awarded each year.
Any Bedford County resident attending or planning to attend an accredited educational institution in pursuit of a career in the field of health care is encouraged to apply. Hospital employees are eligible to apply for the scholarship in addition to tuition reimbursement. If you have questions about the scholarship program, contact the scholarship coordinator, Sandy Boyd, at 814-623-3773 or by email.
This year, all scholarship applications will be completed electronically online. The Community Foundation of the Alleghenies administers the monies for the MHBC Foundation, and this year they have made the applications accessible electronically on the The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies website.
All scholarship applicants must submit electronically filed applications this year. No hard copies will be accepted at UPMC Bedford. Deadline to submit is March 31, 2018.
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why gold
This section is comprised largely of material researched and released by the World Gold Council, the worlds leading authority on gold market research and analytics.
What are private investors looking for?
A reasonable degree of certainty. Gold can offer this as a modest part of any balanced investment portfolio, in terms both of wealth creation and preservation. As a tangible, real asset, gold is more easily understood and trusted than more complex, esoteric financial instruments, nowhere more so than in the East where demand for physical gold outpaces the West.
In Japan, as Abenomics was implemented throughout 2013, pension funds increasingly turned to gold, a trend that looks likely to continue.
In a world of complicated and unpredictable change, pensions and savings need to build on assets that reduce risk and stabilise returns. Gold can help deliver this valuable protection over the long term.
Retail buyers are embracing gold's investment properties. Overall investment in physical gold bars and coins during the first three quarters of 2013 rose 36 per cent compared to the first three quarters of 2012. Even so, gold still only makes up less than one per cent of investors' asset allocations.
Investors of all levels of experience are attracted to gold as a solid, tangible and long-term store of value that historically has moved independently of other assets.* Our analysis shows that gold can be used in portfolios to protect global purchasing power, reduce portfolio volatility and minimise losses during periods of market shock. It can serve as a high-quality, liquid asset to be used when selling other assets would cause losses. National central banks, stewards of the world's largest long-term investment portfolios, use gold to mitigate portfolio risk in this way, and have been net buyers of gold since 2010.
Gold has also become more readily accessible, due to the development of a range of products, which investors and advisors can include in their own and their clients' portfolios. The diversity of gold-backed and gold-related products means that gold can be used to enhance a wider variety of individual investment strategies and risk tolerances.
Investors also make use of gold's lack of correlation with other assets to diversify their portfolios and hedge against currency risk.
Individuals: Saving for the Future
For small savings or a more substantial long-term investment, buying gold or gold-backed financial products protects wealth and can increase risk-adjusted returns. Having a small amount of gold within a balanced investment portfolio can potentially reduce its overall risk, helping to protect against market shocks.
While it is reassuring to have a physical asset of enduring value, investors buy gold for many other sound financial reasons.
Gold helps protect the value of money
Gold is a tangible asset which cannot be printed at will. As such, it protects against inflation and currency devaluations. For example, in 1971, a family in the US could buy a house with US$25,000. Today, US$25,000 is not enough for a mortgage deposit. By contrast, 700 ounces of gold (the equivalent of US$25,000 in the 1970s) can buy a US$1 million property today. A growing body of research has shown that having a portion of savings in gold can improve purchasing power over the long term, especially as the real value of most major currencies declines.
Gold performs under pressure
In turbulent times, gold is resilient. The amount of available gold is constrained and cannot be expanded at will, as is the case for fiat currencies through expansionary monetary policies – especially in times of financial and economic crisis. Additionally, unlike a stock, where the underlying company can go out of business, or a bond, where the issuer may default on a coupon or redemption payment, gold has no credit risk.
The long-term outlook for gold is strong
Demand for gold continues to outstrip supply. Jewellery and technology applications make up more than 50 per cent of demand, and most gold is bought in the world's fastest-growing emerging markets. China and India account for more than half of all gold purchases, annually. Newly-mined gold can only meet about two-thirds of current global demand. In addition, central banks are no longer net sellers of gold, so the rest of the demand is currently fulfilled with recycled gold. With demographic and economic trends predicting increasing wealth and expanded populations in the world's two largest gold markets, gold demand has the potential to continue rising.
It is easier to buy gold than most people think
There is a common misconception that investing in gold is complicated. Today, there are many ways to invest in gold. Through the advent of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) such as GLDⓇ , investing in gold is as easy as investing in a stock or share. The PGF team has reviewed the various gold ETF's and funds available, and has developed PGF with distinct advantages over existing vehicles. Other ways to invest in gold include purchasing physical bars and coins. Some investors also take exposure to the gold price through index trackers or gold industry stocks and shares. The alternatives continue to expand. Further, the market is highly liquid, meaning that it is easy to buy and sell gold on demand, including through online platforms and at some of the world's largest banks, 24 hours a day.
Institutions: Asset Allocation Strategies
Gold has experienced significant price appreciation in the last decade, and investors have taken advantage of rising prices. However, gold's most compelling benefits derive from its lack of correlation with other asset classes, making it a valuable tool for portfolio diversification and risk management in an asset allocation strategy.
Portfolio diversification
Gold's sources of demand are geographically diverse and range across a number of unrelated sectors, from jewellery and technology to the financial markets. This is often sustained despite changing market conditions, as stronger investment demand balances falling consumer spending during periods of recession.
This diversity of demand means that gold is normally not correlated with many of the assets that make up a typical investment portfolio. This makes it a valuable tool for portfolio diversification which typically endures in both stable and unstable financial periods.
Why invest in gold? Gold's role in long-term strategies
Currency hedge
The stresses on the financial system since the credit crisis in 2008 have undermined confidence in the world's major currencies. A change in the balance of the world economy has led to a widespread belief that the Chinese renminbi will take on a larger role in the global monetary system. The World Gold Council has published research into the function that gold will play during the transition to a multi-currency system.
Gold, the renminbi and the multi-currency reserve system – summary
Gold, the renminbi and the multi-currency reserve system
Gold's typically strong inverse correlation with the US dollar and many other developed-markets' currencies make it a valuable hedge against short- and long-term fluctuations in the value of major currencies. Because it normally also holds its value against major currencies, gold is also effectively used as an inflation hedge.
Gold and US interest rates: a reality check
Risk management
Investors can benefit from gold's role as a diversifier. Gold can be used to reduce portfolio volatility, minimise losses during periods of market shock, and serve as a high-quality liquid asset when selling other assets would incur large costs or losses.
Gold has very low correlation to most assets over the long run, making gold's contribution to portfolio volatility small. In fact, in most instances, gold helps to reduce volatility significantly. The 24-hour nature of trading and the range of investment channels for gold mean that its markets are deep and liquid. Gold is virtually indestructible, meaning that nearly all of the gold ever mined still exists today. Much of it is in tradable form, meaning that sudden excess demand usually can be satisfied relatively easily. Unlike debt instruments, investments in gold do not depend on an underlying company or sovereign which can default.
Gold in the global financial architecture
In an uncertain world where many governments remain highly indebted and geo-political tensions continue to rise, central banks hold gold as a form of portfolio insurance. Gold also plays an important role in central bank diversification strategies, given its lack of correlation to other reserve assets. In fact, central banks ascribe so much value to gold that they have been net purchasers for 15 consecutive quarters.
In 2014, a new Central Bank Gold Agreement (CBGA) was signed, firmly reasserting gold's role as a core financial asset in global monetary reserves – and provided a clear signal that gold sales are, essentially, complete.
The agreement is the fourth of its kind and states that signatories will continue to coordinate gold transactions over the next five years in order to avoid market disturbances and preserve market clarity and transparency; good news too for the many countries where gold production is a significant proportion of their GDP.
Since the 2007 financial crisis "de-risking" the system has been a key priority for the G20 and global regulators. There has been a global commitment to improving transparency in financial markets and to increase the level of high quality collateral available to better match risk taking between financial institutions, intermediaries and professional investors. Recent years have seen a raft of new legislation and agreements to this end.
For the global banking system, liquidity remains a major concern. Banks, financial institutions and investment houses can now directly benefit from gold's value as a high quality liquid and stabilising asset. The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) which allows clearing houses to use gold as securities trading collateral came into force in 2012.
Banking on gold – new trends in reserve asset management
Central bank governors, a serious bunch by and large, are only human. They seek security. Gold can fulfil a monetary function and acts as a protector of the value of reserve assets as a whole.
Central banks are increasing their holdings of gold as a percentage of reserve assets. As a new financial architecture emerges in the post-crisis world, it is clear gold has acquired a new relevance.
Since 2009, when they first became net purchasers of gold, central banks have bought heavily. 2012 saw levels of buying not seen for five decades. Indeed, by the end of 2013 central banks had been net purchasers of gold for 12 consecutive quarters. Central banks, uncertain about quantitative easing tapering and concerns around the US debt ceiling, continue to diversify away from the US dollar and sovereign debt and recognise gold's qualities as a reserve asset.
Uncertainties are ever present for central bankers. In emerging markets for example, gold will continue to be a key tool to manage risk. Last year alone, central banks purchased 409 tonnes of gold, illustrating the importance reserve managers place on gold.
Outperforming asset
When times are uncertain gold's capital preservation qualities stand out. Gold's low correlation to developed-market movements and risky assets make it a "foundation asset", regardless of prevailing cycles.
It is proven to reduce portfolio risk in a wide range of markets and conditions. Measured over the five years of the recent financial crisis, a study of financial returns during stress periods, including the Lehman Brothers' collapse, European debt crisis and Greek bailout, shows gold to be the best performing asset against a basket of other high quality liquid assets such as government bonds and cash.
Raising allocations to gold in the light of uncertain prospects for currencies is a strategically sound option. As central banks and sophisticated investors seek optimal diversification of their portfolios, gold's ability to protect and enhance wealth will ensure it remains an enduring part of their investment strategies.
Chinese View on Gold
Gold is synonymous with money in Chinese culture – in fact the symbol 金 is the same for gold and money – and has been a preferred form of savings for generations, so it is not surprising that it has become an increasingly important part of the financial system. Gold is seen as a stable, accessible and liquid investment. One which is particularly attractive given a lack of alternative savings options.
Gold may play a role in a portfolio to mitigate risk
Major losses across a portfolio may occur as we have seen in 2008, if all portfolio assets are dependent on specific systems such as stock markets or banking systems, to remain functional and liquid. Recent events have shown that even portfolios which are diversified across financial products can suffer heavy losses if systemic issues arise, if appropriate steps are not taken to protect the entire portfolio of assets.
Risk Mitigation Areas
Systemic Risk
Sovereign Risk
Bank Failures
Currency Risk (Inflation, Deflation, Hyperinflation, Collapse)
Bond Market Risk
Equities Markets Collapse
Current Environment:
Stabilization of markets caused by failing institutions and western nation debt has required unprecedented Quantitative Easing by Central Banks globally. This has led to increased volatility, and an almost addict like reliance on continued stimulation by the markets.
Volatility in the global financial system has prompted Central Banks to reverse a two decade policy of reducing the size of foreign reserves held in gold. Central Banks have now switched from a two decade trend in selling gold as foreign reserves and become net buyers.
Gold is more commonly viewed as a "Strategic Monetary Asset" as well as a legitimate foreign exchange portfolio asset by Central Banks, and the one safe haven against Quantitative Easing by the global financial markets.
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More CEOs to limit working at home
The CEO of Yahoo has taken lots of heat for her decision to ban working from home, but she's not the only CEO who is bringing employees back to the office.
Telecommuting gained ground over the past few years as companies have tried to be more family-friendly, reduce the amount of commuting time and help their employees save money on gasoline. It wasn't just a boon to workers; during the recession companies sent employees to their home offices in an effort to save money on corporate real estate and utility costs.
"Companies are starting to rethink the concept," said Tony Pannagl, business development manager at Genuent, an information technology staffing firm in Houston which is part of the Willis Group.
While someone who works from home is productive, they're not part of the team, he said. Innovation often comes from that teamwork.
A group of software designers, for example, need to meet over the water cooler to discuss ideas. But it's hard to have those ad hoc meetings when everyone is working remotely.
Even with teleconferencing technology, there is a certain human element missing when people aren't together, Pannagl said. There is also fewer opportunities for team building, coaching and mentoring.
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Lackawaxen in Northeastern Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains
At this Poconos bed and breakfast, you have the best of both worlds--a beautiful setting and easy access to the Upper Delaware River attractions and sites . . . bald eagle viewing, kayaking on the Delaware, fishing on the Lackawaxen, and concerts at Bethel Woods.
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"Rivers are magnets for the imagination, for conscious pondering and subconscious dreams, thrills and fears. People stare into the moving water, captivated, as they are when gazing into a fire. What is it that draws and holds us? The rivers' reflections of our lives and experiences are endless. The water calls up our own ambitions of flowing with ease, of navigating the unknown." Tim Palmer From Lifelines
The Lackawaxen River is Pennsylvania's 2010 River of the Year! A mecca for birders hoping to glimpse abundant bald eagles, and trout fishermen drawn to its clean, cold waters, the Lackawaxen River flows nearly 25 miles through three counties
The appeal of the river has a lot to do with the calm and sense of connection it imparts. There are many things to do yet this is uniquely a place just to be away from life's pressures. Picture a sparkling river winding through forested mountains, and scenery unobstructed by strip malls, chain stores, fast food or traffic. About every 5 or 10 miles, there is a small village like Lackawaxen, usually by a bridge, with a restaurant or two. In 1841, Washington Irving called it "a constant succession of scenery that would have been famous had it existed in any part of Europe".
Bethel Woods at the original Woodstock Festival Site in Bethel, NY (30 mins drive) is a world class-concert venue. This year shows include everything from Aretha Franklin to Toby Keith to Smokey Robinson to Journey.
Harvest Festival every Sunday thru Columbus Day 11am-4pm
Woodstock Museum is a trip through the 1960's and how that era changed all our lives. Many music and video exhibits make it all come alive again. It's almost like being there.
Historic sites surround Roebling Inn on the Delaware. The Roebling Bridge (Roebling Delaware Aqueduct), the Zane Grey Museum, remnants of the Delaware and Hudson Canal, and hiking trails at Minisink Battleground Park, the site of a Revolutionary War battle.
This unique location is exceptional for both novice and experienced paddlers--allowing Class 1 (Delaware River), Class 2 (Lackawaxen River) and Class 3 rapids (Mongaup River).
Recreational opportunities also include Delaware River trout fishing, tubing and canoeing, Lackawaxen River fly-fishing, skiing at Masthope Ski Big Bear, and white water river rafting. The New York Catskills, Catskill casinos, Bethel Woods, & Kittatinny Canoes are all just across the river.
Bald eagles are a common site any time of year but more come from Canada in the winter. Walk to the Eagle Institute (Nov-Mar) to learn more about these magnificent birds. They choose to nest here because of the clean, clear rivers. Visit The Eagle Institute for the latest information about guided habitat tours.
Smallmouth bass, trout, shad, and walleye are popular catches. The Lackawaxen River is stocked with trout. Drift boat service on the Delaware is available through nearby licensed guides. Roebling Inn on the Delaware is located near the famous Zane Grey pool. Licenses are available online; the Delaware requires either a NY or PA license as it is a reciprocal arrangement between the states.
Bicycling / Jogging Trails
Bicycling along the Lackawaxen River affords level terrain and a pretty river view on the lightly traveled road that is still called the *Towpath*, dating 1828 and the Delaware and Hudson Canal days. For professional cyclists, the Bicycle PA Route Y starts here in Lackawaxen.
This is the best location for canoeing, tubing or rafting on the Delaware (calm with rapids) or Lackawaxen River (white water midweek during a water release). All equipment rentals are nearby and the outfitter will tailor the trip to your individual needs and expertise. Anglers Roost offers a discount to guests of the Roebling Inn and can also provide shuttle service (fee) for those with their own watercraft.
Fine Dining
The area is blessed with many excellent restaurants. Peter's Europa House, Henning's Local, Woodloch's Boat House are top notch restaurants and El Castello is the best pizzeria you'll ever find.
Fitness Center / Gym
Guests of Roebling Inn on the Delaware now can enjoy an Indoor Health Club with a luxurious heated pool, jacuzzi, and exercise equipment (fee). It is a short drive from the Inn and is generally open every day from 7am-10pm.
Golf Course
Several courses are in the area suited for amateur to expert--Cliff Park, Cricket Hill, High Point, Woodloch Springs.
Health Spa / Massage
Guests of Roebling Inn on the Delaware now can enjoy an Indoor Health Club with a luxurious heated pool, jacuzzi, and exercise equipment (fee). It is a short drive from the Inn and is generally open every day from 7am-10pm.
Or, for the ultimate extreme spa experience, schedule a treatment at The Lodge at Woodloch. Rates include use of facilities one hour before and after your appointment.
The land here is beautiful for hiking. The 60 acre Minisink Battleground is perfect for a short hike, with well defined trails. Be sure to pick up a pamphlet at the visitors kiosk. Tusten Mountain trail is a favorite and begins at a stone-arch bridge dating from the 1700's. And for an all-day outing, try hiking and driving to many of the area's waterfalls--we'll direct you.
The D&H Canal was in the business of moving energy in the form of coal from 1828 to 1898. It's remnants are part of the fabric of the area today.
Horseback Riding
Experienced or novice, year-round available nearby. By reservation.
Bridle Hill Farm Jeffersonville NY 845.482.3992
Hilltop Stables at 1811 US Route 6, Hawley PA 18428 phone: 570.226.3705
Double W 800.540.2620 in Hawley
Malibu Dude Ranch 570.296.7281 in Milford
Lake Wallenpaupack
Offers public swimming area. Scenic Pontoon Boat Ride leaves from the dam (no reservations) Route 6, Hawley, on the hour mid-June to Labor Day daily.
Movie Theaters
The closest movie theaters are Cinema Six in Honesdale or Callicoon Theater in Callicoon (30 mins to either)
Museums / Galleries
The Zane Grey Museum is owned and operated by the National Park Service is open weekends. The Toll House Museum is open during daytime hours. The Roebling Bridge was built in 1848 as Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct. It is now the oldest suspension bridge in the country. Art galleries can be found on the Main Streets of Narrowsburg, Callicoon, Hawley, Honesdale, and Milford. The Barryville Area Arts Alliance schedules events throughout the year to highlight area artists.
Nature Preserves / Trails
Recognized for its outstanding natural and cultural resources, the Upper Delaware River is one of only 5 segments in the Northeast to be included in the National Wild & Scenic Rivers System. It remains a relatively undeveloped place with river hamlets about 5-10 miles apart. (The Water Gap Recreation area starts about 20 minutes south, from Milford to Stroudsburg.)
Snow Skiing
With 100% snow-making, Ski Big Bear (570-685-1400) offers downhill, tubing, and snowboarding. Rentals and lessons are available. Big Bear is 5 miles from the Roebling Inn. Cross-country skiing and snowshoeing depend on natural snow--please call for current conditions.
Outdoor public tennis and basketball courts are a short walk from the Inn.
The Delaware Valley Arts Alliance is 10 minutes away in Narrowsburg NY and offers various productions throughout the year though not every weekend. In Summer, Forestburgh Theatre is 30 minutes away and produces 6 plays during the season with daily shows. NaCl original summer theatre is 20 minutes away. Art galleries can be found on the Main Streets of Narrowsburg, Hawley, Milford, and Honesdale.
Water Activities
In addition to all the Delaware and Lackawaxen rivers afford, Lake Wallenpaupack is 15 miles away for another array of possibilities.
"I have never seen a river that I could not love. Moving water…has a fascinating vitality. It has power and grace and associations. It has a thousand colors and a thousand shapes, yet it follows laws so definite that the tiniest streamlet is an exact replica of a great river." Roderick Haig-Brown
"I started out thinking of America as highways and state lines. As I got to know it better, I began to think of it as rivers. . . Rivers run through our history and folklore, and link us as a people. They nourish and refresh us and provide a home for dazzling varieties of fish and wildlife and trees and plants of every sort." Charles Kuralt from The Magic of Rivers
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Open Thread: Everything You're Reading, Watching, Listening To and Looking At
This is your place to talk about the TV, movies, music, books and art that are thoroughly entertaining you.
This is not another article about how Tyler Perry is ruining black America with his minstrelsy, sexism, or thoughtless religiosity. There are enough articles like that. I have written several myself. On the contrary, this post is about how I made my peace with the Bard of Black America and found better targets for my righteous indignation.
Perry and I have long-running beef. One-sided, of course. I am well aware that the accomplished TV, film and stage impresario, who is worth an estimated $350 million, is not studying me. It's like the Biggie/Tupac beef if, instead of one of the best and most successful rappers of all time, Pac was a blogger.
Though Perry doesn't know or care, I have been disturbed at his elevation by the mainstream as some storyteller of the black experience. And, if I am honest, I am none too pleased about his popularity within the black community either. It's not that I don't admire the brother's hustle. I wish I had that kind of work ethic and mojo. But I am no fan of the Perry ethos. I think he makes black women's lives harder, in particular, by reinforcing sexism and the centuries-old stereotypes the plague us. I wish a brother like Perry, with so much money and support behind him, could present a better case for black womanhood than the big, ball-busting granny and the embittered, work-obsessed, money-hungry bourgie chick who doesn't know how to appreciate a good, blue collar man. Actually, his portrayal of blackness as a whole, to me, amounts to a combination of dysfunction, shucking and jiving and saccharine set to gospel music.
My views on Perry haven't changed. He is never going to be my favorite director. But I realize the energy I have put into railing against his efforts is misdirected. And I realize that I am indulging in a form of respectability politics that is more hurtful than helpful.
My eyes were opened while writing an article, "No Disrespect: Black Women and the Burden of Respectability," for Bitch magazine. Inspired by negative reaction to Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer's portrayal of maids in "The Help," I wrote about how the personal and professional choices of black women in the public eye are routinely judged through the perilously unflattering lens of the majority culture -- Eurocentric, patriarchal, Judeo-Christian, heteronormative and middle class -- and found wanting. Davis and Spencer (and Halle Berry and Erykah Badu and Beyonce) are not allowed to be simply women or performers, but, by dint of their blackness, are asked to serve as ambassadors whose every decision reinforces the respectability of black folks to white America. That means Davis and Spencer are criticized for playing domestic workers. Halle Berry is criticized for having graphic sex with a white man in Monster's Ball. And Erykah Badu is judged for having children out of wedlock as Beyonce is praised for using her uterus "the right way." That is how respectability politics work. And, in my article, I judge that extra burden as unfair and damaging.
Respectability politics serve to curtail the individual liberties of people who have spent centuries fighting to be free. For black female actors and other artists, this may mean making choices based not on what's best for their careers and personal lives, but instead, on what serves to convince the majority culture that people like them deserve respect.
Policing the behavior of black women is not the answer. If it is wrong for a contemporary black actress to portray a maid, what message are we sending to black women who do domestic work? If it is wrong to be shown having sex with white men, what does that say about black women in interracial relationships with white men? If Erykah Badu is a whore for having children out of wedlock, what does that say about all black single mothers? Indeed, since more than half of births to all women under 30 occur outside of marriage (regardless of race), what does it say about women as a whole?
I have, hypocritically, directed the same unfair expectations I abhor toward Tyler Perry and his career. I have expected him to be my ambassador, communicating my secular, feminist, middle class, progressive values to the masses. But he is not me. However disappointing I find his schtick, it is his. Perry has done the work and paid the price. And there is no doubt he believes he is doing what is best, not only for himself, but as a member of the black community. And there is this: For as much as I don't identify with Perry's output, there are plenty of black folks who see their lives reflected in his storytelling. As Perry said on 60 Minutes, in response to Spike Lee's criticism:
"I would love to read that [criticism] to my fan base. … That pisses me off. It is so insulting. It's attitudes like that, that make Hollywood think that these people do not exist, and that is why there is no material speaking to them, speaking to us." …"all these characters are bait – disarming, charming, make-you-laugh bait. I can slap Madea on something and talk about God, love, faith, forgiveness, family, any of those."
But the most important thing is this conclusion from the Bitch article:
The goal of respectability politics may be noble, but the execution is flawed, damaging, and ineffective. By indulging in respectability politics, we acquiesce to the racially biased idea that the actions of individual black people are representative of the whole. We add to the pre-existing burdens of racism and sexism. And we fail to solve our problem, because we move the responsibility for eradicating race and gender biases from the powerful institutions and systems that perpetuate them to those oppressed by them. It is easier to try to control the oppressed than challenge the oppressor, but it is rarely a humane or useful approach.
Perry may be powerful, but he is still a black man within a Hollywood power structure that is overwhelmingly white. The problem is not Perry, though he makes a convenient target. The problem is an entertainment industrial complex that feels more comfortable pushing "Big Momma's House -- Part Eleventybillion" than "Pariah." The problem is there can be many important white, male directors, but the industry only makes room for one black director du jour per generation. The problem is Hollywood will not cast black women as romantic leads, superheroes or simply multi-dimensional characters. And fandom tends to hate black, female characters, however, they are drawn. The problem is that in Hollywood, all women are marginalized and women of color doubly so, and most people of color are stereotyped and exoticized. Whatever you thought of Red Tails, it is significant that even a man as mighty as George Lucas couldn't get funding to tell the story, however imperfectly, of World War II heroes who happen to be black.
In other words, there are a whole lot of systematic problems bigger than Tyler Perry. If Madea and the Browns existed alongside diverse portrayals of people of color … then, fair enough. The problem isn't the existence of Angela, a Sapphire-type character in Perry's "Why Did I Get Married" and "For Better or Worse." The problem is that there are few counterpoints to Angela. And that isn't Tyler Perry's fault.
I can dislike Tyler Perry's shows and movies. (Except "Daddy's Little Girls", cause … Idris Elba). I can continue to find them overly broad. I can even critique his lack of gender politic. But I can't get mad at a brother for not creating characters and stories just for me any more than I can get mad at Judd Apatow. Well, I can get mad (I get mad at some of Apatow's dudely output, too.); it's just that I have to reserve at least as much energy for a fucked up system that abets and amplifies any damage done by Perry.
Reprinted with permission from Clutch.


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Дата рождения: 19 декабря
Место рождения: г. Красноярск
Образование: Красноярский Государственный педагогический институт, специальность – учитель английского языка
For 10 years - teaching English in the English Specialized school №33; teaching grown-ups (short term courses of English) worked as an interpretor and translator, took part in the Russian-American project "Ventures for excellence".
I love the English language, I admire Great Britain, its history and traditions, English literature and poetry. In other words, I adore all the things that bear any relation to that country and its way of life. That is why I love my job - its challenging and rewarding.
Any language is the whole world and as you know the whole world is not enough. So I hope that both teaching a language and learning it at any level are always interesting, at least , they should be. One of my favourite English poets William Blake wrote: "To see a world in a grain of sand...And eternity in an hour...". Its true and although it was said about attitude ti life and being happy inspite of all difficulties, I am sure it is also about learning languages. I try to keep up with my profession, because English is worth all-all afforts and time spent.
As for the topics for discussion, they very from common ones to unusual and rase, such as gun massacres in schools. The world is changing and to my mind it is important to be able to say a few words on any topic that may come up in the conversation.
I am fond of sending, love theatre and ballet dancing. I do yoga, it helps to feel better and to keep fit. Travelling is one of my hobbies, too.
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I'm linking up with the Broke & Bookish for this week's Top Ten Tuesday meme.
Today's TTT prompt revolves around the things I'd like to see more books include. There are definitely some things that consistently trigger my "must read now" impulse, and I'm happy to share them here!
- Time travel historical fiction. This is why Connie Willis in particular is like candy for me. (See also here and here.) I love historical fiction in general, and the time travel aspect tends to keep things from getting too serious.
- MG books about quirky kids. No matter what time period, setting, or quirk the story has, I'm always up for a good middle grade novel with unusual characters.
- Mysteries. I mean, do I need to say more? I'm a sucker for a mystery novel of pretty much any kind.
- Books with a prominent narrator. I love books that have a narrator who inserts herself/himself into the story. Humorous asides are always welcome. (Lemony Snicket is a master of this.)
- Books that explore other countries. My reading on lesser-known countries in Africa, Asia, and South America is sadly lacking. I'd love an influx of books in translation or books by authors from these countries.
- Diversity! You guys know that reading diversely is important to me, and we still have a lack of characters who are POC, have a disability or mental illness, and so on. I always learn a lot by reading about people who are different from me, so more of that, please!
- More of every series Jasper Fforde has written. Yes, please.
- Books about Millennials that don't hate on Millennials. This may be a kind of book that only I want, but as a Millennial myself, I'm tired of reading books and articles that either bash my generation for our stereotypical flaws or are written as "how to be a real adult" how-to guides (although I admit there are some books in that vein that I have read and enjoyed). I really want to see some books that describe my generation without being hateful or patronizing.
- Hate to love romances. Why does this always get me? It must be because of my formative experience with You've Got Mail.
- Modern/alternate fairy tale retellings. From Marissa Meyer to Shannon Hale to the recent Geekerella, I will always enjoy a good fairy tale retelling.
Which things would make your reading wish list? Leave your links in the comments; I'd love to check out your TTT posts!


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I started on a quest to interview different netlabels from different countries. My objective is to bring some light on how they operate and relate to their local music scenes. Starting from the letter A, I searched for netlabels in Argentina and ran into Sincro. So I downloaded their latest release VVAA – Menesunda and mailed them a few questions. I can tell you the compilation is focused on microsound and experimental music, which was nice to discover since I love those kind of sounds.
Can you tell us a little more about yourself?
We are Darío Pinto (Asolaar) and Miguel Onofri (Mezzo), we are both experimental electronic music producers and we run Sincro Netlabel. We operate from Mendoza, Argentina, a city with a population of less than a million, in the middle of a very arid area, 1000km to the west of Buenos Aires and quite isolated from the rest of the world. We don't make a living out of music.
When and why did you feel the need to form the Sincro netlabel?
Sincro was born as a local venue in 2001. First we worked as a platform, organizing local events and trying to bring artists from other places to our town. In august 2006 we became a netlabel, with the launching of our first compilation "Artificios". We intended to release our own music in the first place, and some other artists from Argentina that we liked. Then the project grew and became attractive to other artists, and we started to receive demos from foreign countries.
Can you tell us a little more about the Argentinian netaudio scene? How many active labels are there and how do they relate to the commercial side of the Argentinian music scene?
We can only mention the netlabel and platform "Sudamerica Electronica", from the city of Córdoba, run by our dear friend, colleague and ally Jorge Castro (Fisternni). There used to be about a dozen netlabels, but during the last couple of years most of them have become inactive (like Natural Media) or have disappeared (like Audio:808). We are talking about our kind of music, we are not really aware of the situation in other music styles. We don't really have contact with any other national netlabels. Netlabels don't relate with the commercial side of the Argentinian music scene at all.
I noticed from your site that you don't have that many artists and only release almost once a year. Is this intentional or just happens to be how you operate?
What we do is not entirely an accident, it is mostly a conscious choice. We release very little material and in brief format. Only our last compilation "Menesunda" is a full length release, because we celebrated our 10th release and 5 years working as a netlabel. We pay attention to sound, mastering, artwork, concept, etc, and we curate the material quite a lot. With only a few exceptions, we are not interested in netlabels that release a lot of stuff.
The only non-Argentinian artist on your roster seems to be the Ukranian .at/on (he has some great music by the way). How did you get in touch?
We have slowly been gathering artists that we like, basically from Argentina and South America, and then going global. We currently have 18 artists in our roster, from Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Spain, Italy, Ukraine and Japan. We contacted .at/on by e-mail a couple of years ago, then we invited him to participate on the last compilation. We like the Ukrainian experimental scene a lot, so we also included the collaboration Y:E:T (Ukraine/Japan).
Because Sincro is a small label, I assume you try to support your artists more. Is this accurate? Do you also organize local promo-events or do you work with people who do? What kind of promotion for you releases do you do?
Organizing local events is an important part of our activities. Many of our artists have performed in our shows, and we have had visits from the rest of the world as well. In April 2009 we brought the German artists Alva Noto + Byetone to our city, and we shared the stage with them.
These events have good coverage from local media. We promote our releases quite a lot, through websites, blogs and online radios.
Thanks for your time and keep up the cool work! Any last words of advice for other people running netlabels, netaudio artists or people looking to discover new music?
For people running netlabels:
Be careful with your material. Promote every single release. Be a real curator.
For netaudio artists:
Look for the more suitable netlabels for your work. Do some good research before sending any demos. Try to perform live.
For people looking to discover new music:
Don't be overwhelmed by the huge amount of music out there. Investigate a little and you will get to the good stuff.
Greetings from the deep south.


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Winter 2009
Power of Ideas
Aligning Corporate Social Responsibility with Business Objectives
Kellie McElhaney's new book shares lessons from her work with the world's largest companies
By Pamela Tom
After helping more than 150 companies develop corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies, Kellie McElhaney, founder of the Haas Center for Responsible Business, decided to encapsulate her advice in a new book, Just Good Business: The Strategic Guide To Aligning Corporate Responsibility and Brand (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, November 2008).
In a recent interview with CalBusiness, McElhaney shared some highlights from her book.
You believed writing this book was important. Why?
It was time for a book not just about developing effective strategies, but about teaching companies how to talk about their CSR story.
Fifteen years ago we never heard of corporate responsibility. What does it mean today?
A strategy that is aligned with companies core competencies and helps solve some of the worlds most intractable problems.
How does a company strategically implement CSR?
An example in the book is the partnership between eBay and World of Good, started by Priya Haji, a Haas graduate (MBA 03). World of Good brings artwork from Haiti or necklaces from Africa to buyers in the developed world, paying a fair wage to the products producer. eBay decided to sell the products after realizing one of its objectives is to create new markets. We tend to think the person in Africa should benefit first and eBay shouldnt benefit at all. My premise is the company has to benefit because thats how the company exists.
You talk about seven principles for developing an effective CSR strategy.
First, know your company. Take eBay. What are its objectives besides growth or increasing sales? eBay was experiencing over 80 percent employee turnover. Their CSR strategy needed to address the fact theyre only going to grow so much if they didnt solve the problem of retaining employees. Creating new markets answered both objectives.
The second rule is determining core competencies. eBay was focused on climate change but is not a heavy environmental carbon user or emitter. They needed a better fit. Pick a cause for which you actually own part of the solution.
The third principle is be consistent. Stick with a strategy for multiple years. Communicate consistently. One example of a company that didnt follow that strategy is Nike. Nikes advertising is fierce and edgy. However, around their supply chain or corporate responsibility, they use a different set of brand attributes: soft, smiling people.
The fourth principle is simplify. Nobody reads 90-page CSR reports. Pedigree has a partnership with the SPCA around pet adoption, and their message is brilliantly simple: Help us help dogs.
Working from the inside out is the fifth rule. Companies tend to communicate externally first. Dow employees had no idea about a water purification system created by their company for the developing world. Dow could have 156,000 brand ambassadors by talking about it internally first.
The sixth rule is know your customer. For most companies, women control upwards of 80 percent of the purse strings, and they are much more likely to purchase a product if they know that a percentage of that profit is earmarked toward a cause they care about. Customers between the age of 8 and 28 are also incredibly cause-focused.
The last CSR rule comes back to telling a story. I begin each chapter with a company story. We work in a business school around numbers and facts. Research suggests stories trump facts ten times out of ten.
How do you measure success?
Pick three good metrics: measure the company, the society, and the employees. For example, eBay measured growth, employee satisfaction, and the economic development of the artists.
Can you give us another example?
HP (Hewlett-Packard) was in India, where crop blight could destroy an entire food source. HP developed a solar-powered digital camera. Farmers could take a picture of the blighted leaf, go to a village kiosk set up by HP, and send a picture of the leaf to the UC Davis Botany Lab. Scientists could look at the leaf and say, Too much alkaline in your soil. Heres how you treat it. The farmer could treat the crop and save peoples lives.
How do you think your book will influence your students?
This generation is going to carry us ahead in a much more sustainable fashion. They understand the power companies have on creating a better world.
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An Empire of the Sun SneakPeek
Designer Notes
by Mark Herman
My history with Pacific War games.
The Pacific War has always fascinated me. Twenty years ago when I was running Victory Games I did my Pacific War design, which examines the war from an Operational point of view. That game was intended to play out famous campaigns with the strategic scenario a necessary, but fundamentally unplayable addition due to its length. Ever since then I wanted to do a game that covered the entire conflict in one, albeit long, sitting.
I created the card driven game (CDG) genre to enable me to portray the political nature of the American Revolution in my We The People game and bring historical uncertainty and tension back into gaming. When I did For The People, I expanded my CDG system by increasing the detail associated with the military dimension of the war over my previous effort. At that time I developed the desire to do a more traditional military wargame, where my CDG system could bring the military uncertainty back into more traditional hex-based games. This would allow me to introduce the interesting political and military events whose rule burden usually overwhelms many strategic designs. It was the combination of this desire and my earlier goal of doing a strategic-level Pacific War game that has led to what you now hold in your hands.
Major Design Challenges
The key challenge in the game was how to deal with the victory conditions. The historical reality is the Japanese never had any chance of winning the war. The U.S. never devoted more than 20% of its overall resources to the Pacific War, so once Germany was defeated it was only a matter of time until Japan would be defeated. The solution was in how to define Japanese victory. The Japanese intellectually, if not emotionally, understood that they could not defeat the United States in a long war. They felt that if they could make the U.S. pay a prohibitive cost for its inevitable counter-offensive they could coerce a negotiated settlement that would allow Japan to 'legalize' some of its key conquests.
As unrealistic as this notion appears in historical hindsight, it was the ultimate solution to this design issue. I was also persuaded by research into the development of the A-bomb that although the U.S. would inevitably solve the design and engineering issues required to create a weapon from nuclear theory, it was not a forgone conclusion that it had to occur on the historical timeline. In addition the extremely secret nature of the Manhattan Project kept its existence from the military planners. Consequently, the Allied player must play the game with the understanding that they will probably have to invade Japan to end the war.
The Allies can still avoid the invasion of Japan, but they have to perform militarily on par with their predecessors. If not, the development of the A-bomb is considered to be delayed by six months forcing the invasion of Nippon and the possibility that the U.S., if faced with a very successful defense, would fall off of unconditional surrender, if only by a little, giving the Japanese a face saving 'game' victory. Although it is possible that the Japanese earlier in the war can defeat the Allies through superior play and force an early negotiation, this will usually not be the case.
Once I had sorted out the 'how do the Japanese' win issue, I then focused on the types of strategies and decisions the players had to master to win. The military portion of the game focuses on major axes of advance. Empire of the Sun is a strategic game. The player is not focused on the battles, but on resourcing and prosecuting the major axes of advance across the Pacific. For the Japanese it is the Southern offensive to secure the resources of the Dutch East Indies and its environs while creating blocking positions in the West versus the British and the East versus the Americans/Australians that dominates their thinking. For the Allies it is the fight across the Central Pacific (Nimitz), Southwest Pacific (Macarthur), and China-Burma-India (Mountbatten). In the earlier incarnations of the game I had a fully articulated China front. However, the amount of special rules and decision-making took too much of the focus away from the main event, so I abstracted it into the current system where the key resource decisions were preserved, but for much less work.
This set of design decisions then led to what card events would represent in the game. In some ways this was the knottier issue, since in my earlier CDGs most of the events were political or auxiliary military events. It was clear that the major use of the events in Empire of the Sun would fall into several categories. For the Japanese, the events would be the ability of the Japanese to manipulate U.S. Political Will to reduce the Allied push for unconditional surrender and the military situation in European to delay the Allied buildup in the Pacific. For the Allies the events would primarily be the large Offensives that will take the Allies across the Pacific and prosecute the War in Europe, so it does not divert resources from the Pacific.
Once the big pieces of the design were in place I focused on what were going to be the major dimensions of the military game. The most important feature of the Pacific conflict was the importance of land-based air power. The pace and objectives of the historical axes of advance were focused on the ability to push the air units forward to cover the next advance. Much of what players will concern themselves with are which bases are they going to attack or defend heavily. Players will quickly discover why the battles in the Pacific were fought where they were, due to this need to advance the air umbrella. In fact in one playtest I discovered a graphic error from my original map because I couldn't figure out why I couldn't get some of my land based air in range of Leyte until I realized that Ulthi had been left off the map.
The other big issue was the brittleness of Japanese air units and their military in general. By 1943 the U.S. has deployed a new navy to replace the one that they started the war with, while the Japanese get almost all of their naval forces on the first turn. The Japanese get few if any replacements, so economy of force operations are critical to Japanese success.
I modeled the two sides' air power very differently. The Japanese get new units throughout the game and in the aggregate have more total combat factors than the Allies if you add up the unit strengths, but it is irreplaceable. The Allied air units represent the key air forces that supported the major axes of advance. The Allies get less air units, but they are for all intents and purposes immortal. Allied air strength remains fairly constant over the course of the game; with improvements in aircraft represented through die roll modifiers. The Allies must regularly conduct air offensives to reduce Japanese air units just as they did historically over the Solomons. The Allied units quickly recover full strength, while the Japanese get weaker over time. If the Allies fail to be aggressive and use up their replacements, they will face a stronger than historical Japanese air force at the end of the game. This both captures the nature of the two sides military philosophies and forces the players to fight the historical air war. If the Japanese hold too much air power back to preserve it, they allow the Allies to re-conquer Asia ahead of schedule removing the need to invade Japan in order to win. The outcome of the game turns on how the two sides prosecute their air strategies.
While I am on the subject of combat, it is important to understand what the air, naval, and land battle system is portraying. This is a strategic game and combat is a necessary way to show who has done a better job at resourcing their offensives. Empire of the Sun only handles operational and tactical considerations in the most aggregate of terms. Combat in most cases represents numerous engagements that occurred in a geographical area over the course of months. Consequently it is meant to reward the player who can maintain a combined arms force with more mass than your opponent to be victorious. How I handled the intelligence element of the conflict was adapted from my earlier VG Pacific War design. This intelligence system combined with the two-tiered combat process seems to capture in the aggregate the broad brush combat outcomes that I was looking for with as little mechanical overhead as possible. This lets the players focus on the critical strategic decisions needed to prosecute their offensive drives, while not being distracted by unnecessary tactical details.
The one other minor consideration that I wanted to put in the design was interservice rivalry. This affected both sides in similar ways and hopefully will yield some historical insights on why some less than stellar decisions were made during the war.
Lastly, I would like to thank Stephen Newberg for agreeing to develop this game with me. Stephen and I go way back to my days in SPI, but we have never had an opportunity to work together. What started out as two old friends joking around on Consimworld has led to a very enjoyable collaboration. As always I want to thank my beautiful wife of 25 years, Carole and my children Lara and Grant, who have supported a lifetime of Dad being down in the Batcave (my downstairs office) doing what I love most, being a game designer. I hope you enjoy my latest effort.
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Archive for September, 2011
Here is something that is rather tasty and good for those cool nights that are coming.
1 med Deep Cove Farm Kabocha Squash
1 teaspn ground cayenne pepper
1/2 teespn ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspn ground nutmeg
1 teaspn cumin
5 talbspn brown sugar
2 talbspn soy sauce.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut the
Kaboacha squash into slices, not to thick
clean the seeds out (save seeds and roast also
because the are good)
set asides slices. in a bowl mix all ingredients except the soy sauce.
coat each slice of squash on both sides. Add the soy sauces to the mixture
and repeat the coating. but on baking sheet in single layer. drizzle with some olive oil
and if you want add a little sugar. cook for 15 minutes. turn over and again drizzle with oil
and sugar if you want.
for those who want to cheat, you can use the pumpkin pie mixture
Deep Cove Farm has our apples rolling out.. Unlike our peaches this year the infamous brown stink did not damage the crop. Also the winter squash is starting to mature. Pumpkins and those decorative gourds will be available soon also. The cabbage, greens, and fall crops will be out in October some time.


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Not everyone has come to terms with the prospect of consigning their shiny new iPod Nanos, unprotected, to the Boschian torments of their pockets, with the jangle of scratching and gouging keys. They forever want a unit as pretty and pristine as the day they bought it. For them, the multi-million dollar iPod Case industry panders in a variety of colors and flavors of plastic, rubber and polycarbonate.
But what do you really want in a case? With the release of Apple's fifth generation iPod Nano, the Apple Community spoke, and "within 24 hours of Apple's announcement of the 5th Generation iPod Nano," crowd sourced the design of a new iPod Nano case that scratched the feature itch of most of the Nano's potential customers.
Called the Kickster, the design is a scratch-resistant case for the fifth generation iPod Nano. The screen is depressed for further scratch protection, which may be a drawback, as it implies a perhaps unnecessary level of thickness to be added to the Nano's svelte footprint.
But what's really cool, simple as it is, about the Kickster's design is the bar attached to the back of the case. It is the eponymous kickstand of the Kickster that can be moved back and forth from a horizontal or vertical position. It allows you to prop your Nano up, frame-like, on your desk, which we've seen in another recent Nano case. But the best thing about the kickstand is that it aims to serve as a grip for taking videos on the Nano's new camera. I also suspect it would do quite well for hooking your Nano to the back of an airplane seat for some in-flight video watching.
If you're interested, you can pre-order the Kickster for $14, starting now.
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The Inventor Of The EBook Reader Is....Tom Hanks?
Here we see the true inventor of the ebook reader-Tom Hanks, or more precisely the character Josh Baskin that Mr. Hanks plays in the movie Big, holding up his proposal for the invention that was way ahead of its time.
Too bad Josh went back to being a little kid before he could see a profit from his invention. I wonder if any Apple or Amazon execs sat in on that pitch meeting?
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I would say Douglas Adams was the inventor or atleast one of the ones who properly outlined it. Sadly, none of them have DON'T PANIC written in big friendly letters across it.
Actually, Penny from Inspector Gadget had an EBook. and that was years before this movie came out ;)
@ dev_204-the hitchhiker's guide is probably the greatest fictional ebook reader/tablet ever dreamed up, and it does so much more than your average Kindle. Too bad they were all destroyed many decades ago...
@ lechicklet- penny's little electronic book was sooooo cool, and very handy indeed. Now I need to go watch some Inspector Gadget!
@ lechicklet- penny's little electronic book was sooooo cool, and very handy indeed. Now I need to go watch some Inspector Gadget!
I suspect that neatoman is quoting a line from the movie in which Hanks's character critiques a Transformer-like toy that changes into a building.


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Heather Bates is a licensed social worker with more than 20 years of experience in the fields of aging, geriatrics, and health policy. Ms. Bates is the Deputy Director of the Enrollment Assister Network at Families USA. In this position, she works with enrollment assisters to provide training and technical assistance related to designing enrollment assister programs, developing outreach strategies, and communicating effectively with consumers. Prior to this position, Ms. Bates was Regional Manager for Enroll America's Get Covered America campaign, whose goal was to reach consumers and help them enroll in health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
Ms. Bates has held several other positions in health care advocacy. She was Vice President of Client Services at the Medicare Rights Center, a national nonprofit, for more than five years. In this position, she redesigned their Client Services programming from the ground up to increase training for professionals and expand the capacity of those helping people enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. Before that, she was the Senior Training Associate at Families USA's Health Assistance Partnership, where she trained and educated professionals about lesser-known aspects of Medicare, such as the appeals process and managed care plan rules. And during the first enrollment period for Medicare Part D in 2006, Ms. Bates oversaw implementation of New York City's State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), where she managed outreach efforts of a volunteer corps of 100 (plus volunteers) and more than 50 community-based organizations.
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In the closing paragraph of a business letter is it ok to say: I will mail this form to you on or before June 8, 2005.
My concern is saying on or before. Is one of the prepositions unecessary
Can this possibly be used in legal douments? What do you think?
Please explain
It depends; it's correct if that is what you mean. If you take one out, you will change the meaning. 'On June 8' means not before and 'before June 8' would have the 7th as the last posting date. If you said 'by June 8' that would do the job with one preposition. I can't see why 'on or before' can't be used in a legal document.


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Josh Ortega Talks "Gears of War"
|"Gears of War" #3 on sale now
When Epic's "Gears of War" burst onto the gaming scene in 2006, millions of gamers took on the role of Marcus Fenix and led Delta Squad against the Locust Horde in a fight for human survival. The game was a huge critical and retail success, and has continued to be one of the most played multiplayer games on Xbox Live since its debut.
Fans rejoiced when Epic announced in February that "Gears of War 2" would be arriving this holiday season, and like its predecessor, the game had a huge debut. Selling over two million units in its first weekend, "Gears of War 2" is being hailed as an improvement on almost every facet of the original "Gears of War" experience.
The storyline in "Gears of War 2" picks up six months after the original game. Entire cities have begun to sink underground, and in order to save one of the last save havens for humanity, Delta Squad has to head underground to battle the Locust on their own turf.
But what happened in the time between "Gears of War" and its sequel? That's a question the new "Gears of War" comic from Wildstorm seeks to answer. The book is written by "Gears of War 2" scribe Joshua Ortega, and serves as a bridge between "Gears of War" and "Gears of War 2," filling in some of the details about the six months that separate the storylines of the two games.
Issue #3 of the series is on sale now and CBR recently spoke with Ortega about working on the comic, and the plans he has for the series.
It was fairly early in the process of writing "Gears of War 2" that he came on board with the comic book. "I knew I'd be involved in the comic in some capacity, but it wasn't until a meeting with me, Mike Capps and the Wildstorm crew that everything was finalized," he told CBR news. "We all clicked, had the same vision, and we're really happy with the way the comic is coming along. And a quick shout-out to Liam Sharp, he's doing an amazing job on the art!"
|Pages from "Gears of War" #3
"Gears of War" is intended to be accessible to fans of the games as well as people new to the Gears universe. "First and foremost, by offering a compelling story, interesting characters, and the kind of raw action and visuals that made Gears such a successful franchise in the first place," Ortega explained. "We also chose to create a new Gear to lead the story, that way, folks who don't know Gears as well as hardcore fans would get something new right off the bat."
The new Gear introduced in the pages of the comic book is Jace Stratton, and as Ortega notes, he's not your typical new guy. "He's younger, less experienced, but unlike the Carmine brothers, he's definitely not a green rook. Jace has been through a lot in his life (as we learn through flashbacks through the story), and he's seen death up close and personal since he was young. So Jace may be young, but he's definitely a survivor like the core Delta Squad."
As he was working on the game, Ortega took note of plenty of characters he planned to revisit in the pages of the Wildstorm comic. "From Tai to Dizzy to even Jon Harper (whose story is told through the Collectibles found in the game), there were a lot of characters that I was looking forward to fleshing out more in the comic," he said. "And since I co-directed the voice-over sessions for the game as well, we were able to do cool stuff like have Jace 'appear' in 'Gears of War 2' and talk to Marcus Fenix over the radio. You can tell they know each other, and readers of the comic have definitely been digging the fact that they can hear Jace in 'Gears 2.' I've always loved that kind of cross-media coordination, so it's been nice to put a lot of that into the Gears franchise."
|Pages from "Gears of War" #3
While the new series will be exploring some new characters, there's still plenty of emphasis on fan favorites as well. Fans will get some insight into the relationship between Marcus Fenix and Anya Stroud. "You'll definitely see more of Marcus and Anya's relationship and learn more about what exactly they're relationship is, Ortega explained. "Anya's a cool character, but she hasn't had a lot of time to shine in the games, so we'll be looking forward to fleshing her out more as the series continues."
Fans can also expect to see more about Dom's search for his wife, who went missing on Emergence Day. "I think we'll be exploring some of that backstory in the next year or so," Ortega confirmed. "It's really a good, emotionally tragic story, and I think it'll add a lot of context and layers to the story we told in Gears 2."
Ortega also said fans can expect to see "lots more" of the world of Sera, and perhaps even learn more about the Locust. "Don't expect to get the whole story behind the Locust anytime soon…" he cautioned, "[as] there's a lot of rich material there and we like keeping some of it a mystery, at least for a little bit longer…"
Finally, Ortega told CBR that while the comic will initially be focusing on the six months between "Gears" 1 and 2, there is potential to expand beyond that. "Don't be surprised to see us jumping around various eras in Gears history as the series rolls on. There are tons of stories to tell and we're pumped to get 'em out there to Gears fans, new and old!"
"Gears of War" #1 and #2 are on sale now from Wildstorm.
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BROOKS, AB (September 10, 2017) – Nic Hamre (Ottawa, ON) scored on a shorthanded breakaway in overtime, as the Brooks Bandits (2-4) completed their 2017 Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) pre-season schedule with a 5-4 win over the visiting Drumheller Dragons (5-0-1) in front of a crowd of 1,045 on Sunday afternoon.
The Bandits saw a 4-2 lead slip away in the third, but converted on their second breakaway of the overtime frame to secure the exhibition-ending win.
Brooks opened the scoring in the first when an end boards centering pass from Geoff Lawson found 01-born rookie Tyson Upper in front of the Drumheller net; the youngster's quick shot beat starting goalie Dane Dow to make it 1-0. Drumheller replied later in the first when Jordan Taupert scored on a shot from the right circle.
In the second, the Bandits pulled ahead, first on a Liam Lytton tap-in of a Tyler Vanuden feed, but that was responded to with a Brady Risk backdoor one-timer on a powerplay just seconds later. Conner Jean fired home a go-ahead goal for Brooks on a 2-on-1 rush, and Simon Boyko made it 4-2 on the power play by sweeping home a shot from the left circle.
But in the third, with Drumheller switching to Hunter Virostek in net, the Dragons pulled back even on two net front goals by sophomore forward Markus Boguslavsky.
In the overtime frame, breakaways from Simon Boyko and Geoff Lawson were both denied by Virostek, while the Dragons got an enormous opportunity with a power play in the extra frame. But Hamre poked the puck away from Tyler Kreklewich, chipped it behind him, chased it down for a breakaway, and sniped a shot past Virostek to end the game just under three minutes into the 3-on-3 frame.
With pre-season finished, the Bandits next head to Okotoks for the regular season opener against the Oilers at 7:00 PM on Friday, before returning home for the Brooks Minor Hockey Bandits Home Opener, presented by Chinook Financial, beginning at 7:00 PM on Saturday night at the CRA.
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As Uriel Heilman reports in the latest edition of B'nai B'rith Magazine, while nearly 1 million Jews once lived in the Middle East and North Africa, today only some 50,000 remain. He writes: "In countries where autocratic regimes are the rule and Islamic anti-Semitism an omnipresent threat, the Jews' well-being depends on good relations with those in power."
In the article, "Reluctant Exiles: Jews from North Africa and the Middle East," Heilman explains how the independence movements that swept the region as the State of Israel was being born "went hand-in-hand with a surge in Arab nationalism and anti-Zionism that replaced the tolerant attitude Muslims had held toward local Jews for generations." Tolerant, maybe, but still frighteningly uncertain.
Of the hundreds of thousands of Jews who were forced to leave their homes in Middle Eastern and North African countries due to expulsion and pogroms, most went to Israel, though many French-speaking Jews from North Africa relocated to France. Many Jews from later migrations, like the Syrian Jewish exodus and the Jews who left Iran at the time of the 1979 revolution came to the United States. It has taken decades to provide restitution to these Jewish families who in many cases left with nothing more than a suitcase.
As B'nai B'rith International Executive Vice President Daniel S. Mariaschin notes in the story, "Generally speaking, in terms of the media, diplomacy, general public opinion, this story has not been told. It's important now that this story be known." He added: "While restitution is certainly important, so is recognition. These communities have finally gotten the recognition due them."
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It is now scientifically double-checked. In Uganda, the Maize Lethal Necrosis Virus (MLN) is prevalent in most farmers' fields in the districts of Tororo, Mbale, Sironko and Busia. According to survey findings published in the African Journal of Agricultural Research, the disease can attack at any stage of crop growth, two weeks after planting leading to average yield losses of up to 50.5% or US$ 332 per hectare. First reported in Uganda in 2013, information about the prevalence, yield loss, mitigation measures and socio-economic effects of MLN is still scanty.
Survey findings of a study conducted by NARO and ASARECA involving 300 respondents in seven districts of Eastern Uganda on the status of the disease, recommends intensification of MLN sensitization to inform farmers on management practices such as crop rotation, good sanitation practices, and use of chemical sprays to control MLN. The study, however, indicates that expediting the breeding process for the development of MLN resistant or tolerant varieties is the most viable option to bring a lasting solution to the disease.