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Lisa Alexander – Once we go to the second floor of the Benbow Inn, we're in a hallway that really seems pointless. It's there because logically, going up the stairs wouldn't deposit you directly into Billy's room.
Immediately, we hear Billy in his room. "The black spot… The black spot!" he moans, and Gonzo scurries in from the left side of the screen. "A real black spot? Can I see it? I've never seen a real black spot before, Mr. B!" Gonzo rushes into Billy's room and closes the door behind him as Rizzo comes running after with a "Hey, hey, hold that—" Of course, the rat slams into the door and wobbles out the word "door" to finish his sentence as he stumbles back to the left side of the screen. Once he's out of sight, we hear a crash and he says, "Hey, watch out!"
That's some nice slapstick, right? We all love when Steve Whitmire's characters are the butt of a little slapstick (case in point: Bean Bunny), so if given the option, we will gladly watch Rizzo run across the screen, slam into the door, and toddle back over and over and never tire of it. Luckily for us, there's a way to do just that. In the bottom corner of the screen, there's a random piece of wood. I can't for the life of me figure out what it's supposed to look like, but if you click on it, Rizzo runs across the screen again. "Hey, hey, watch out!" he yells, running into the door on the word "out." Then he dizzily groans as he stumbles back the way he came and apparently crashes again once he's out of our sight.
The hallway is really very boring. The loudly-ticking grandfather clock seems like it's there just to make sure you get bored in the hallway. Occasionally, you'll hear some dishes breaking or some laughter, presumably from downstairs, and once in a while you hear a little thunder. Like I said in Part 2, you can always move your cursor to the upper-left corner of the screen, where your cursor turns into a musical note and clicking means you get music. I'm not very good at describing music, and in the hallway, it's not something pulled from the movie. Actually, the music sounds kind of bored. It's waiting for you to go into Billy's room already. Let's face it—standing in the hallway isn't a very exciting plot point. However, the music does mean you don't hear the ticking clock.
As usual, clicking on something else makes the music stop, and the clock comes back. On the right side of the screen, you can see the same window the pirates were walking past when we were on the first floor. Click on it now, and Blind Pew hobbles out behind the random wood thing. "I'll be coming back with some friends to take back our TREASURE map… and, whatever ELSE we can lay our eyes on. GET IT? Our EYES? Lay our EYES on? Ahh! I KILL me!" He's so busy laughing at his own joke as he leaves that once he's off-screen, he trips and crashes into something—possibly the same thing Rizzo keeps crashing into.
The only other interesting thing in the hallway is the grandfather clock. It's in serious need of repair, based on the fact that the only number on the face is a three, and the three is right about where the ten should be. Clicking on the face of the clock will make it jump out and swing around on a spring, accompanied by a cartoony noise. Clicking on the little double-doors under the face of the clock will have one of three results. One, a blank piece of wood will stick out and go right back in. Two, a smug little green bird will pop out and give you an amused look before it gets yanked back into its place with a startled "cuckoo!" Three, that same bird will pop out and obediently cuckoo before it's yanked back in.
There is also a bottom panel on the clock that you would probably never think to click on unless you happened to roll your mouse over it and saw it light up. If you click, there's a puff of smoke, and suddenly a yellow diamond-shaped rock with the letter "E" carved in it is sort of hovering in the air just in front of the clock. If you click on it, you hear a gravelly voice echo as it says, "HAHAHARGH! Ya FOUND the first rock, and yer STILL alive! Yer doin' better than most! HahahaHARGH!" Then there's a little chime noise as the rock disappears, and Stevenson shifts his wings with a, "Hey thanks!"
If you've never played the game before, you have no idea what just happened. In fact, you're probably a little creeped out. This is one of very few complaints I have about The Game: It's way too easy to find this rock before you have any clue what it's for and hear that voice before you know who it is. At any rate, Stevenson's little wing-shift means that he is now carrying that rock in his wing, which is probably physically impossible, but hey, these are Muppets.
Stevenson is bored here, too. It doesn't show the first time you click on him, when he says (with some fantastic intonation), "Now, if you ask ME, I'd go into the pirate's room. I'd LOOK for the treasure map. Then again, who am I? I'm just your—ADVENTURE PARROT! On the ROAD to ADVENTURE! That's all." But the second time you click him, it's clear enough. "Okay, right, it's not like the hallway's not a lot of FUN, but I'd still like to go into the pirate's room. PLEASE?" He hops with a little parrot noise on his way off.
And the bird's right. There is absolutely nothing else to do in the hallway. If you move your cursor around enough, you'll find that your options are to go into Billy's room or go back downstairs, so into Billy's room we go.
"The black spot caught me!" Billy moans as he trudges out of the room with his hands on his face.
Rizzo comes in and frantically paces as he delivers what is quite possibly my favorite line of the entire game. "Oh… Oh, this is bad, this is bad! Pirates, black spot, danger—and worst of all, the refrigerator's empty! Oh…" Then he leaves to the left of the screen, and the door closes all by itself.
If we click on the black spot that's on the floor by Billy's bed, the spot grows and shrinks as Rizzo's nervous voice explains, "The black spot is the universal pirate symbol for death and doom!" If you click on it again, you get Billy's voice. "Ahh! The black spot! So that's how it ends for old Billy—the black spot! And all for a stinkin' treasure map." Then he makes noises like he's dying, which is actually the only allusion to his death in the entire game.
Now, I can understand why the creators of the game might have decided not to show Billy's death—it was obviously an issue in the movie, too. ("He died? And this is supposed to be a kids movie!") However, I take issue with the fact that they don't mention it at all, and it kind of amuses me that they bothered with the hallway when they omit this plot point. Really, without Billy dying, we're stealing the map instead of oddly inheriting it, and I'm not sure that's so much better in a Family Adventure than Billy dying. Other than the child-friendly thing, I can't figure out much reason for them to have omitted Billy's death than the fact that the way the game is set up makes it impossible for Billy to grab us by the shirt and tell Jimmy-Jim Jimmy-Jim Jim-Jim-Jim to take the map—especially since in the entire game, we the player are addressed as "Hawkins," a clever little trick to allow the player to preserve his or her gender. Somehow, "Hawkins-Hawk Hawkins-Hawk Hawk-Hawk-Hawk" doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
I've mentioned that you have the option of music on most screens of the game, which ends as soon as you click something. Here, it's not an option, and it doesn't end. The same music from the hallway keeps playing, but Billy's room is much more fun than the hallway.
There's some dirty laundry covering the floor, and if you click on it, Rizzo pops out with one of two things to say. He might crack a joke and say, "I dunno what's more dangerous—being socked by a dirty pirate, or bein' in here with a pirate's dirty SOCKS!" holding up an orange sock for emphasis before he burrows back into the laundry. Or, he might emerge and say, "PHEW! I think Mr. BONES should do his LAUNDRY once in a while!" in which case he will then turn and look at Billy's bed (which is empty and sloppily made with a skull-and-crossbones print blanket) before he hesitantly adds, "...On second thought, don't bother. And they say RATS smell bad..." before once again settling behind the pile.
If you click the window over Billy's bed, you get a little thunder and lightning. There's a wood-burning stove by the door, and if you click on the big pipe above it, it makes some clanking noises that would probably cause me some serious concern if they happened in my own house. If you click on the stove itself, it makes a little smoke puff inside. If you haven't already found that mysterious E rock in the hall, that will also appear in a puff of smoke on top of the stove, which is much more logical than the stone just hanging in mid-air, but who wants logic? Clicking on the rock would have the same results as it did in the hallway, and you would still have no idea what it was.
Billy has a portrait of his mother hanging on the wall beside his bed. You can't tell that it's his mother—or even that it's female, quite honestly—until you click on it. The portrait suddenly becomes much less dingy as the woman turns her head towards the bed, her bottom jaw moving kind of like a nutcracker's and not at all in sync with her words as she goes all Jewish-mother on her son. "Billy—did you remember to say thank you after stealing the treasure map?" "Billy—did you remember to brush yer tooth?" "Billy! Did you remember to check the expiration date on yer explosives?" Now I know that sounds like just about any mother, and since her accent is even thicker than Billy Bones', I might not have pegged her as sounding like a Jewish mother if she hadn't gone for the guilt trip: "BILLY! Why couldn't ye be more like Mrs. HOOKS' boy? He calls her every week, no matter WHERE he's pillagin'!" (Note: In the novel Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, it's said that Captain Hook is the only man the old Sea-Cook ever feared, so this isn't the first time Hook has been connected with characters from Treasure Island.)
This room is also probably my favorite place in the game to click on Stevenson. He really shines here.
He starts out cheerful enough on the first click. "BOY, it's really messy in here. And I'm allergic to da—daHA—da-CHOO!" He groans and wipes his beak on his wing before he looks at you with his eyelids drooped and continues, now sounding thoroughly congested. "Let—let's just get outta here. But first, we really need to find the map."
On the second click, he's still plenty congested as he says, "Ya KNOW Hawkins, whenever I'm looking for a treasure map, I happen to look in the treasure chest in the MIDDLE OF THE ROOM!" He sniffs and adds, "Oh, but that's just me. Hint hint, nudge nudge." Then he wipes his beak on his wing before miserably trudging off. At this point, I like to be a smart-aleck and point out that the big sea chest is on the side of the room, not in the middle, but I like to give the bird a hard time. (Yes, I know he can't hear me.)
His congestion seems a little clearer on the third click, when he's just short of frantic as he says, "Let's open up this chest fast, okay? Just in case this black spot thing is contagious? Ah ha! That's all I NEED!" And he makes an almost strangled-sounding parrot noise before he goes. (Seriously—think about the noise Kermit makes when someone grabs him by the neck, and then imagine that sound as it would come from a parrot.)
On the fourth click, I think he might try to tell you something, but he can't, because he sneezes again and then goes back to his perch. In this room, his perch is a cobweb, which again is physically impossible and also doesn't seem like a very wise choice for a parrot with dust allergies.
Our next step is obviously to go to the chest, but we'll do that next time. Until then, maybe Stevenson can find a smarter place to perch.


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Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple LeafsNHL.com @NHLdotcom
GAME: Boston Bruins (35-16-14-7) at Toronto Maple Leafs (39-22-9-3).
TIME: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST.
Coming off their most emotional win of the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs will try to grab at least a share of first place in the Northeast Division when they take on the visiting Boston Bruins.
The Maple Leafs rallied from a three-goal deficit in the third period to defeat Buffalo 6-5 in overtime on Monday.
Gary Roberts forced the extra period when he scored on a deflection with 37.2 seconds left in the third period. Tomas Kaberle then won it for the Leafs with a goal 1:15 into the overtime.
"We just didn't give up," said goalie Trevor Kidd, who played for just the second time in 13 games. "There was some frustration, but we were actually just looking to do something positive in the third to get ready for tomorrow's game."
The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Toronto, which had lost three of its previous four. The Maple Leafs are tied with Ottawa for fourth place in the Eastern Conference, one point behind Boston. The Senators play at Minnesota on Tuesday.
Alexander Mogilny had three assists against the Sabres, including his 1,000th NHL point, and defenseman Brian Leetch, a huge addition since coming over from the New York Rangers prior to the trade deadline, also had three assists.
"It means a lot," Mogilny said of his milestone. "It definitely feels good right now."
Mats Sundin and Owen Nolan each had two goals for Toronto, which faces four current division leaders in its next four games - Boston, Philadelphia, Colorado and Tampa Bay.
The Bruins are coming off Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Sabres - their third straight victory and fifth in seven games (5-1-1). Boston, which tied an NHL record with its 28th overtime game, has won three games in extra time over its last seven.
"It's not just the overtime but the close games; I can't remember the last time it wasn't," goalie Andrew Raycroft said. "I think that's going to help (in the playoffs)."
Mike Knuble, who was playing in his 500th NHL game, scored the game-winner with 3.9 seconds left for the Bruins, who are unbeaten in their last five (4-0-1).
STANDINGS: Bruins - 91 points, 1st place, Northeast Division. Maple Leafs - 90 points, 2nd place (tied), 1 PB, Northeast Division.
TEAM LEADERS: Bruins - Glen Murray, 29 goals; Joe Thornton, 47 assists and 68 points; Doug Doull, 122 PIM. Maple Leafs - Sundin, 29 goals, 40 assists and 69 points; Tie Domi, 201 PIM.
SPECIAL TEAMS (through March 14): Bruins - Power play: 16 percent (41 for 257), 16th in NHL. Penalty killing: 83.7 percent (246 for 294), 19th. Maple Leafs - Power play: 19.9 percent (66 for 331), 5th. Penalty killing: 84.5 percent (283 for 335), 13th.
GOALTENDERS: Bruins - Raycroft (24-16-8, 3 SO, 1.99 GAA); Felix Potvin (11-7-6, 4, 2.54). Maple Leafs - Ed Belfour (28-17-5, 7, 2.17); Kidd (6-5-2, 1, 3.26).
SEASON SERIES: Tied, 2-2.
LAST MEETING: March 2; Maple Leafs, 3-2. At Toronto, Sundin scored two goals for the Maple Leafs, who outshot the Bruins 35-21.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Bruins - 20-7-6-5 on the road; Maple Leafs - 20-12-2-2 at home.
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I've long held little respect for technical certifications. Part of that respect has always stemmed from how too many technical certifications tend to revolve around cramming, boot-camps, brain-dumps and a number of other techniques and tricks that tend to devalue technical certifications in general. Another part, for me, stems from how insanely hard it can be to try and gauge true technical aptitude and experience when the medium for doing so ends up being inane multiple-choice questions written in an effort to confuse and deceive instead of gauging understanding of the concepts at hand.
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The MCM was Different
But the Microsoft Certified Masters (MCM) was different. It was rigorous, required true hands-on understanding and knowledge, and every single MCM that I've interacted with is, in my experience, a hands-down, 'certified' Master of SQL Server. Stated simply, the MCM certification was something that completely earned my respect. So much so, that there've been a few times I've actually thought about actively pursuing it.
Sadly, retiring the MCM/MCA program is the 1st thing @MSLearning has done to raise awareness of the program. #sqlmcm— Robert L Davis (@SQLSoldier) September 7, 2013
Which is why it initially came as such a surprise to see Microsoft abruptly end it in such poor fashion during a holiday weekend here in the United States (and during the weekend for pretty much the rest of the World). The SQL Server community has, unsurprisingly, had a lot to say about this announcement, as well as how to put it all into perspective.
Figured out what happened. Someone at Microsoft Learning confused "Raving Fans" with "Raging Fans". #SQLMCM— Kendra Little (@Kendra_Little) September 9, 2013
Throwing the Baby out with the Bathwater
To me though, the most stunning part of this whole debacle is how it must look to outsiders. Because in this case, Microsoft Learning has made a decision to retire (or kill) a certification process that cost roughly $20,000 per participant, and which only yielded a very tiny number of certified Masters. Consequently, you'd assume that many within the SQL Server community would have rejoiced at the prospect of cheaper and more accessible certification. Instead, the SQL Server community has mostly reacted with shock and outrage.
For those of us within the community, I think it's pretty easy to see why. First, we all value technical skill, acumen, and expertise above everything—and, hands-down, the MCM certification represented a viable means of certifying true mastery; obtain this certification and there was no doubt that you had 'arrived' in the minds of your peers and industry. Secondly, because of what this certification represented, members of the SQL Server community can't help but be shocked that Microsoft would simply destroy something that we held so 'sacred'—seemingly without any feedback or input from the community. (We're also all stricken by the horror of what it could have meant to invest $20,000 and obscene amounts of effort only to have Microsoft decide there was something 'better.')
Consequently, while there WERE significant problems with the MCM/MCA certifications ($20,000 and some of the requirements for travel to Redmond, etc., were prohibitive for far too many people outside (and within) the United States—and it's pretty clear that Microsoft wanted a higher number of certified Masters), that's all been lost in the shuffle because this latest gaffe by Microsoft feels like it was 'out of touch' or something put into play by 'clueless bean counters.' Which sounds harsh—and is overly simplistic. But, by the same token, it's something that I think can and will happen when you remember that Microsoft's organizational structure is commonly parodied as being fiercely competitive—internally, and when stack-rank and other internal abominations seems so hell-bent on trying to drive employees to try and squeeze revenue out of every single activity.
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Or, stated differently, I think that one of the reasons that this recent announcement really seed to 'come out of left field' is because it wasn't really aimed so much at improving the current certification problems and finding a better way to get more, driven, people into the certification process by lowering prices and reducing some of the physical limitations. Instead, it feels like it was driven by other agendas—agendas not in harmony with helping create, and certify, true masters of SQL Server (and other products). Which, in turn, is why this whole, abrupt, set of changes feels like throwing the baby out with the bath water. Yes, the bath water had gotten cold and needed to be changed—but the output of the MCM certification process is something the industry truly respected. Now, unfortunately, it's looking like Microsoft is truly throwing the baby out with the bathwater as it looks like future certifications will require less technical know-how, understanding, and proficiency—effectively, making them irrelevant.


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When financial services company CIT Group announced they were filing for bankruptcy, the company joined the ranks of the largest companies in history to do so.
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A winner was selected from 4 designs submitted by 2 freelance designers.
Web 2.0 bold, colorful graphic designs. I'm here to provide a ton of feedback and keep you involved to help you win the contest. Looking for something well done, crisp and sharp. Looking to choose winner quickly so quick turnaround is necessary.
The design should represent a widget look and feel. I need 6 different colorful icons.
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The graphic should catch your eye, be different and screaming to be clicked.
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The Obama administration began its journey toward a world free of nuclear weapons by declaring that it would rely on such weapons less and conventional weapons more.
But in making what amounted to minor changes to its nuclear deterrence policy, it settled on the political middle ground, angering the left for what the administration didn't do, and the right for what it did.
The Pentagon Tuesday released the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), a nearly 70-page, unclassified position paper that narrows the number of targets against which the US could use a nuclear weapon while maintaining the long-held right to launch first.
The NPR dictates that the US will not use a nuclear weapon against a non-nuclear state. This is a change from when the US maintained the right to use a nuclear weapon against any state attacking it with a weapon of mass destruction – including chemical or biological weapons – a restrictive move that helps put the US on the road to a nuclear weapon-free world.
But that pledge also includes a major caveat that gives the new policy plenty of wiggle room: the US still reserves the right to use a nuclear weapon against any country if it is not in compliance with "nonproliferation obligations" under international agreement, which means an attack against a country such as Iran.
"If a non-nuclear weapon state is in compliance with the nonproliferation treaty and its obligations, the US pledges not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against it," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said at the Pentagon Tuesday. "If any state eligible for this assurance were to use chemical or biological weapons against the United States or its allies or partners, it would face the prospect of a devastating conventional military response."
'First-use' policy remains
The new document maintains the status quo when it comes to "first-use," giving the Obama administration the right to attack first if it decides it is in the interest of national security, a move that heartens conservatives opposed to negotiated arms control.
President Obama, who was said to have been deeply involved in the effort, likely wanted to make deeper cuts to the nuclear weapon posture, but political pragmatism weighed against ideological determination.
"I think in his heart of hearts, he would have liked to go further, but you take what you can get," says Christopher Hellman with the National Priorities Project, in Northampton, Mass. "I think we could have done better, but I'm not surprised we didn't. We certainly could have done worse."
The document's release comes two days before Mr. Obama and Russian President Medvedev are to sign a historic agreement limiting the number of weapons in each country's nuclear arsenal.
Although some critics on the left say the new policy document doesn't go far enough, critics on the right say what is significant about the new direction is how it signals to friend and foe alike that the US is softening its ability to deter an attack.
"The US not having a strong, reliable nuclear deterrent is basically an invitation for other people to get into the game and compete," says James Carafano, a senior analyst at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington.
Additionally, says Mr. Carafano, the success of the new nuclear posture ultimately will be decided by Congress, which decides which programs to fund. He thinks Congress will go along with most of what Obama has suggested.
"In the end, what we're going to have is a smaller, less reliable nuclear deterrent," Carafano says.
Defense Secretary Gates has pushed the Pentagon bureaucracy to move toward a defense posture that better reflects the world today.
Russia and China still major threats?
Despite nearly a decade of fighting terrorists around the globe, many still fear that the real threat posed to the United States remains with large potential enemies such as Russia or perhaps China. To the extent that the new nuclear posture reflects a ratcheting down of the nuclear threat, the US can concentrate more on other, perhaps more realistic threats.
"The reality of the world that we live in today and the world that we anticipate living in, we have to expand the spectrum that we watch and guard against in this area," said Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon Tuesday, including nuclear weapons, terrorism, and inter-continental weapons. "Our defensive capabilities, our deterrent capabilities, must be able to address that entire span."
The document also marks a shift in that it puts the threat of nuclear terrorism above that from a conventional enemy.
The "New START" treaty Obama and Medvedev will sign this week may represent a new era in US-Russia relations. Indeed, the Nuclear Posture Review declares that "Russia and the United States are no longer adversaries and prospects for military confrontation have declined dramatically."
But the document isn't as sanguine about China, which has remained relatively opaque as it modernizes its military – including a limited nuclear capability. States the NPR: "The lack of transparency surrounding its nuclear programs, their pace and scope, as well as the strategy and doctrine that guides them, raises questions about China's future strategic intentions."


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The second downloadable chapter for Bethesda's post-apocalyptic epic Fallout 3 is now available for the Xbox 360 and PC. Dubbed The Pitt, the new content takes players to a ruined version of Pittsburgh, and introduces a number of new features in addition to a brand new area to explore.
One of the main themes of The Pitt seems to be moral ambiguity, as Bethesda has been keen to point out that you be able to make a number of decisions with no real right or wrong answer. The new quest revolves around a rumored cure for mutation, and you'll have to infiltrate the Pitt in order to retrieve this cure. This can involve disguising yourself as a slave, joining the raiders, or any of a number of different options.
Whereas the first DLC Operation Anchorage had a heavier emphasis on combat, it looks like The Pitt will focus more on exploration and story. But for those looking for a little action, that new auto-axe looks pretty sweet. The Pitt costs 800 Microsoft Points, or $10.
Update: Bethesda has confirmed that the 360 version of The Pitt has "issues." According to the company, "As of now it looks like the file for the English version on Xbox Live was somehow corrupted. We are currently working with Microsoft to remove the existing file off of Live to prevent any further downloads. Our plan is to replace it with a new file as soon as possible. We hope to have another update for you shortly."


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Federal Agency Charged Retailer Fired an Older Worker Because of Age
ATLANTA – Champion Window Company of Columbus, Ga., LLC, a retailer and installer of window, door, vinyl siding and patio rooms, and its corporate parent, Champion Retailco, LLC, will pay $80,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
In its lawsuit, filed on July 26, 2010 in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Columbus Division (Case No.: 4:10-CV-00080-CDL), the EEOC charged that a top manager reportedly issued an order that installation manager Ronald Henderson be fired and "someone young and energetic" be hired in his place. Further, the agency charged that the employer had Henderson train his much younger replacement just prior to his own discharge.
Such alleged conduct violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which prohibits employers from subjecting employees to discrimination due to age. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
The consent decree settling the suit, in addition to the monetary relief, includes provisions for equal employment opportunity training and reporting and posting of anti-discrimination notices. In the suit and consent decree, Champion denied any liability or wrongdoing.
"The Commission is pleased that Champion committed to resolving this matter and to taking the necessary steps to ensure future compliance with the law," said Robert Dawkins, regional attorney for the EEOC's Atlanta District Office.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Renaming a Director Application video
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Toy soldiers have been collected for centuries. First made from wood, stone, clay and metal for the rich and royal, it wasn't until the end of the 18th century that they were first mass-produced. By the turn of the 20th century, several companies in Europe were producing inexpensive lead toy soldiers, which began to catch on with children and adults alike. American makers began producing toy army figures around World War I (WWI). Several makers molded their figures in cast iron or used a sawdust and glue mixture called "composition." After WWII, amid concerns about lead poisoning, some manufacturers looked to plastic as a cheaper and more child-friendly medium. These toy soldiers, wearing olive drab and made of composition, are stamped Lineol, which is a German toy company. They were owned by the Harold and Effie Ames family of Northampton, Massachusetts. Their four sons, Frederick, William, Richard and Roger, born between 1927 and 1933, played with them in the 1930s.
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Making an Info-Window with Scrolling Text - Page 12
Adding the drag-scrolbar and nessary trigger. (cont)
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Open Movie Clip scrollDown and add to the bottom of the Action Script in frame 2 the action:
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Do the same for scrollUp. This will keep setting (adjusting) the position of the slider (drag scroll button) when the scroll up or down button is clicked and held.We're ready with the scrolling part. Test your movie to check if all the buttons are working correctly.
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Step 1. Look at the hold switch. Make sure that the hold switch is on the off position. To be sure that it is correctly at the right position flick it to the on and then to the off.
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While visiting Robles Park on Thursday evening, a man and his young child were the victims of an armed robbery. Two suspects, one armed with a knife and the other armed with a handgun, stole the adult victim's property then punched him in the face and slashed his forearm with the knife. The victim sustained a minor injury and was treated at the scene by personnel from the Palo Alto Fire Department. The young child was not physically harmed. The suspects fled the park on foot and remain at large.
On Thursday, August 15, 2013, at about 8:43 p.m., our 24-hour dispatch center received a 9-1-1 call of a robbery that had just occurred at Robles Park, located at 4116 Park Boulevard. Officers responded to the area immediately, but were not able to locate either of the two suspects.
The investigation revealed that the victim (a male in his thirties) and his young child were approached by two suspects as they were leaving the park. The first suspect, while holding a small folding knife in his hand, demanded the adult victim's personal property. The second suspect simultaneously pointed a black handgun at the adult victim. The victim cooperated and turned over his personal property.
The first suspect then punched the victim in the face and slashed the victim's forearm with the knife. Fortunately, it caused only a superficial wound. Both suspects then ran from the area on foot. The adult victim ran with his child to a nearby residence and asked the residents to call police.
During the robbery, the adult victim had placed himself between his young child and the suspects. The child was not physically harmed. We are not identifying the age or gender of the child.
The adult victim described the first suspect as a Hispanic male in his mid-twenties, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and 180 pounds. He was clean shaven and had short dark hair, and was wearing a brown shirt and black pants. The adult victim described the second suspect as a black male in his mid-twenties, about 6 feet 1 inch tall about 200 pounds. He also was clean shaven and had short dark hair, and was wearing a black T-shirt and black pants. No suspect vehicles were seen.
Detectives are actively investigating this incident, including any possible connection to another armed robbery involving two suspects that occurred near downtown Palo Alto on Monday, August 12, 2013. The adult victim met with a police sketch artist, who produced the two sketches above.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 29, 2013) – With just two regular season conference games remaining, ETSU will look to improve its league standing as it hosts USC Upstate Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 7:00 p.m.
The Buccaneers (6-5-3, 4-2-0) are currently tied with Lipscomb for third place in the Atlantic Sun.
ETSU had its two-match win streak snapped, suffering a narrow, 1-0 setback on the road versus Northern Kentucky Wednesday, Oct. 23.
The loss also brought an end to the Bucs' program-best six-match road win streak.
For the second consecutive match, senior goalkeeper Ryan Coulter (Dublin, Ireland) came within 30 minutes of breaking the all-time Atlantic Sun record for career shutouts.
Coulter, who is currently tied with Florida International University's Jeff Casser (1992-95) with 23 career clean sheets, allowed the eventual game-winning goal at Northern Kentucky in the 60th minute.
Senior David Geno (Kingsport, Tenn.) attempted a team-high three shots in the setback to Northern Kentucky, including a near-goal near the end of the game.
ETSU remains the A-Sun leader for goals against average (0.80), save percentage (.803), and shutout percentage (0.57).
The Bucs' shutout percentage of 0.57 ranks seventh in the nation.
USC Upstate ranks fifth in the A-Sun for scoring offense (0.92); however the Spartans (1-9-2, 1-4-1) ranks 192nd of 198 teams for goals against average, allowing an average of 2.17 goals per contest.
USC UPSTATE – Wednesday, Oct. 30 – 7pm – LIVE STATS – VIDEO
The Spartans will enter the match coming off a 1-0 loss to Lipscomb Saturday, Oct. 26.
USC Upstate picked up its first win of the season one week prior to the Lipscomb match, knocking off North Florida on the road, 4-3.
Learn more about USC Upstate by viewing the team's cumulative stats and quick facts.
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Cabrera homers as Blue Jays down Rangers
Toronto, ON – Melky Cabrera went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers, 6-1, in the opener of a three-game series at Rogers Centre.
Edwin Encarnacion had a pair of RBI as well while Adam Lind and J.P. Arencibia each contributed with an RBI for the Blue Jays, who meet the Rangers six more times in the next nine days.
Neil Wagner (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief to earn his first career win. Toronto's bullpen was stellar with four pitchers combining to allow just one hit over five innings.
"They've been on a nice little roll," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said of the bullpen. "We have some different ways we can attack you with some lefties and some righties. They're kind of feeding off themselves right now."
Nick Tepesch (3-5) yielded a season-high six runs on five hits with six strikeouts over seven frames. The right-hander is winless in his last four starts with his team only scoring six runs in those outings.
"He was good except for that sixth inning," Rangers manager Ron Washington said of Tepesch. "It's a good learning experiencing for the kid. He just has to learn to continue to execute as long as he has a chance to stay in the ballgame."
With the game tied at 1-1, the Blue Jays used a four-run sixth inning to open up the game.
Munenori Kawasaki was hit by a pitch to start the inning, followed by a Cabrera single and a Jose Bautista walk to load the bases with no outs. Encarnacion's two-run double broke the tie.
Lind and Arencibia hit back-to-back sacrifice flies to increase the lead to 5-1.
The Rangers' lone run came in the first when Adrian Beltre singled to center to score Jurickson Profar, extending his hitting streak to 12 games. Profar singled and advanced to second on a balk to get in scoring position.
Blue Jays starter Esmil Rogers threw four effective innings surrendering just one run on three hits and striking out six. This was his second start of the season after being used mostly as a reliever.
The Blue Jays added on another run in the seventh on Cabrera's third hit of the night, a single to right, to bring in Kawasaki all the way from first.
Game Notes
Rogers' 13 1/3 scoreless-inning streak came to an in the first inning ... Blue Jays reliever Aaron Loup has not walked a batter in 13 straight innings ... Texas was 1-for-3 with RISP ... Toronto's bullpen has gone 17 2/3 innings without allowing a run.


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Former 'One Day At A Time' Star Bonnie Franklin Has Died At 69 [VIDEO]
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Bulldogs Have Two Scrimmages This Weekend
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – In two days the Yale women's swimming and diving team will dive into its competitive racing season with the strong foundation from last year's season in place, and a lot of new faces looking forward. A winning record of 6-4 (5-2 Ivy League) made last year's dual season a successful one, and with six All-Ivy honorees on a team of 22 the Bulldogs proved just as strong in championship races. Looking to take the team to the next level this year is Cristina Teuscher, who enters her second season as Robert J.H. Kiphuth Head Coach of Women's Swimming and Diving. Big things can be expected from this year's swimmers and divers alike. Chris Bergère was a new hire last year as diving coach for the Bulldogs and he returns for a second season as well with his senior-most diver, Rachel Rosenberg, leading the team as Yale's captain for the 2011-12 season.
At the end of last year the Bulldogs graduated three seniors, all of whom were swimmers. This year, the Bulldogs bring six swimmers and one diver into the fold with the addition of the Class of 2015, the first to be recruited by Teuscher. Rebecca DeLaFuente, Callie Fosburgh, Helena Gali, Cassidy Lapp, Elizabeth Larsen and Jacqui Levere are the new crop of swimmers, while Lauren Gardanier joins the diving team. The freshmen come from all over the country and already they boast some very impressive accomplishments, including numerous school records and All-American honors. Together they will add to the size and strength of this year's squad.
All but one of the freshmen recruited under Coach Teuscher are actually on campus this fall, as Eva Fabian (Keene, N.H.) chose to defer for one year to try to qualify for next year's Olympic games. Fabian finished 30th in the 10k event at the 2011 FINA Open Water World Championships over the summer, falling short of qualification, but will have more opportunities to race and to qualify in the coming months. Most recently Fabian competed in the open water 10k at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, where she finished fourth with a time of 2:05:54.8. Her next chance to qualify will be on Apr. 27 at the 2012 Open Water National Championships in Fort Myers, Fla., where if she finishes in the top two she will go on to represent the U.S. on June 9 in Setubal, Portugal, where the top person from each country will make it to the Olympics. If Fabian qualifies she will compete at the 2012 Olympics in London from July 27 to Aug. 12.
Fabian is not the only Yale swimmer vying for a bid to next year's Olympics. Junior Molly Albrecht and senior Athena Liao have already qualified to swim at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, Neb., from June 25 to July 2. Junior Alexandra Forrester, junior Joan Weaver and senior Hayes Hyde are hopefuls as well, but first have to meet Olympic Trials qualifying standards at the 2011 AT&T Winter National Championships in Atlanta, Ga., from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3. Carly Gibson, a recent graduate of James Madison University and the Bulldogs' new volunteer assistant coach, will also look to qualify for the trials by racing in Atlanta.
Setting the example for the new group of talent this year are the team's seniors, Hyde, Liao, Rosenberg and Abigail Nunn. While all four will be crucial to the team's success, Rosenberg stands out as the first diver to be elected captain of the Yale women's swimming and diving team in recent memory. As a sophomore Rosenberg was conference champion in the three-meter event with a score of 291.60 at Ivy's, for which she received first team All-Ivy honors and was named Diver of the Meet. Last year she beat her three-meter personal best when she broke 300 points twice in meets against Navy and Brown, and proved she is just as good on one-meter with a third-place finish at Ivy's. Rosenberg will look to improve on these scores this year as she leads a five-person diving squad, the largest the team has seen in the time Rosenberg has been at Yale.
Also new this year is Dominique Diezi O'Brien, a two-time Olympian for Switzerland and the latest hire as assistant coach for the Yale women's swimming and diving team. A 2001 graduate of Northwestern, Diezi O'Brien was a member of Switzerland's National Team from 1992-2004 and has held several school and Swiss national records. She arrives in New Haven after five seasons with Southern Methodist, where she helped coach the Mustangs to four straight Conference USA Championships. Diezi O'Brien worked a lot with SMU's international student-athletes that competed in international competitions, and has been a counselor for Swiss Swimming in age group development programs. Working closely with Coach Teuscher, Diezi O'Brien will bring even more Olympic-level experience to the coaching staff here at Yale.
This year the racing season kicks off with three scrimmages for the Bulldogs. Yale will go up against McGill on Oct. 29 at 1:00 p.m., Colgate on Oct. 30 at 12:00 p.m. and Southern Connecticut on Nov. 4 at 3:00 p.m. These scrimmages are a new addition to the schedule this year and will help the team to get up and race early on in the season (last year the Bulldogs raced dual meets every weekend for six straight weeks in January and February). The first official dual meet for the Bulldogs is against the Lions at Columbia on Nov. 11.
When all of the fall championships and dual meets are through, the team will head south for a winter training trip in Plantation City, Fla. From Dec. 27 to Jan. 3 the Bulldogs will get eight days of training in warm weather and will likely have a dual meet against Eastern Michigan as well. The winter training trip is new this year and will help the Bulldogs carry momentum into the late winter racing season.
Report filed by Tom Lynam '13, Yale Sports Publicity


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