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Welcome, Mario Party, to the Wii! No more spinning analog sticks until your hands have Nintendo Stigmata, this generation is all about pointing and swinging and wearing wrist-straps. Yep, the Wiimote is great, except when the repetitive gameplay starts to ring some extremely disturbing bells, I'm not trying to be juvenile here, but it's simply impossible to play Mario Party 8 without everyone staring at each other awkwardly. Let's watch that again.
[image1]It has already been an embarrassing decade of physical humiliations for gamers: we've waddled around DDR boards, emptied lungfulls of air into DS microphones, and ended up using the new Playstation hardware in public. Nothing, however, will prepare you, for the masturbation minigames in Mario Party 8.
Play a few minigames where you shake your long, girthy Wiimote up and down as quickly as you can, and you will immediately be sorry that you're playing with other people. It's more mortifying when you win. I don't care if you're shaking a can, or hoisting a flag, or stamping papers – some flags should simply not be hoisted in public. "I can pump my arm the best" is one of those contests you don't want to be in.
Ok, so the party seems a little dirtier than it should, especially when you get beaten by a girl, but the real problem is that most of this party is about as much fun as the Oprah book club.
That's because the first event in our party is reading! Mario Party 8's interface interrupts you every step of the game – you haven't seen this much summer reading since grade school. You're following the system instructions! You're getting badgered by the game MC! You're reading the vague button descriptions to find the right game type!
Your friends may be starting to leave in frustration, however you finally get to select some characters.
And now you're reading another menu! And now your character is too! Where the hell is the game?
[image2]When you actually break through all the menus, Mario Party 8 has some very good and very bad game boards. The Monopoly real estate board and the tic-tac-toe board are two examples of varied, interesting game types. Others, like the aimless haunted mansion or Straight-Line Beach, are totally broken. It's impossible to tell what any of the boards are about until you play them, either with friends or in the abbreviated single-player mode.
However, it is hard to appreciate even the good boards when you have to read three to five screens to do anything in the game. We interrupt this game review to inform you that you can use your mouse wheel to scroll up and down. Sometimes you have to read instructions which are split across multiple pages, sometimes you're sifting through meaningless fluff dialogue. Mario Party 8 gives you ten seconds of play time for every few minutes of waiting, and humans just don't live long enough to sit there waiting for Mario Party to come around.
Here's the real indicator: the GR staff stumbled back to the office after beers and barbecue one night; we fumbled around the office for something to play, and came across the newly arrived Mario Party 8 – party on! So we pop the disc into the Wii, and started the small-sized 15-turn board. We read and read and read and finally chose characters, we rolled dice, we drank some more.
Within five turns, we were already scraping around the office for the Wii Sports disc. The Wii is the ultimate party console, but Mario Party 8 is simply a party pooper. (Also, if you try any of Mario Party's bonus sports minigames, Mario Party also loses at trying to be Wii Sports.)
Humiliating or not, the minigames in Mario Party 8 are raw, primitive passes at using the Wii remote. Most of them are very easy and highly exploitable. The endless menu screens add a noticeable amount of time and hassle to every game – it is a sluggish experience compared to Warioware Smooth Moves. In fact, I long for the humor and speed of Smooth Moves.
[image3]Young Mario fans might enjoy the bland cartoon hijinks of their heroes, though just starting a game or viewing your trophies is such a convoluted procedure they might never get there. When minigame time finally comes around, and everyone readies their Wiimote to shoot or row or whatever, you get the brief pleasure of playing the Wii with your friends. Since Wii Sports dropped at launch, that's one kind of Wii experience that we're know we love, too bad this party has so little of it.
Also, about the ultra-long credits that you can't skip: please. It's like watching the dirt get shoveled onto my open grave as I wait for the ordeal to end.
In the end, you'll be elated to find you can turn off the Wii from your controller. And really, that's the big shame, Mario Party 8 can actually bring down a perfectly good party.


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Wife, mother, friend, registered nurse. Born July 25, 1972, in Nigeria. Died May 23 in Brampton, Ontario, of colon cancer, aged Desola was a very vibrant person whose personality and beauty charmed everyone who came in contact with her in her short life.
Desola was born and raised in Nigeria, where she obtained the equivalent of a bachelors degree in science laboratory technology. During her graduate internship, she met and married her best friend Obioma ONUOHA in 1999. They had a daughter, Kechinyere.
Desola's family emigrated to Canada in May, 2001, whereupon she faced the reality of being a new immigrant and the need to update her education with a Canadian education. She quickly enrolled at the school of nursing at Humber College. It was in November, 2001, while in nursing school and pregnant with her second child, that the colon cancer was diagnosed. The disease led to the death of her unborn child in 2002 and ultimately claimed her own life in 2005.
I met Desola through my friend Chinwe less than two months after Desola's arrival in Canada. It was during Chinwe's son's christening and, at the end of the day, it felt like I had known Desola for ages.
She was charming, witty and down-to-earth. She had a positive attitude toward life and never believed that anything was impossible. Her courage and attitude carried her through her nursing program even after her diagnosis.
Desola had the option to quit the program and concentrate on her treatment, but she chose to do both. Her diagnosis did not dampen her spirit and, even with series of chemotherapy and surgeries, she continued with her nursing program and graduated with honours in May, 2003, an accomplishment that has not ceased to amaze many people.
Desola loved people and loved company. She had a passion for cooking and entertaining. Anyone who knew her would not pass up an opportunity to visit with her since it always meant good food and positive conversation. During the vigil night kept in her honour, some people declined to eat. A friend of hers remarked that Desola would be upset that people did not eat at her house, which was very true of Desola. Needless to say, that the remark brought back memories and energized the room even amidst the grief.
At the vigil night, several people testified to how she positively affected their lives. One of these testimonies truly summed her up: "Desola had a forgiving soul and was always ready to make excuses for other people's inadequacies." She did not like to talk about the wrongdoings of others and would divert conversations away from any opportunity of doing that. Her belief was that people's behaviours are influenced by what they go through and so it is unfair to judge a person by one single action.
She was full of love and held her marriage as sacred.
She taught us a lot of things, especially to face whatever comes our way with strength and courage. Throughout the four years of fighting cancer, Desola held onto God, fervently praying and never losing her faith.
She continued to show strength and be a source of courage to her Friends. Even during her last days in the hospital, Desola comforted Friends who visited her, instead of them comforting her.
Desola's life confirms that life is not measured by how long we live but by our productivity. Desola was very hardworking and positively touched a lot of lives. As her funeral brochure stated: "Far and near, up and down, her beautiful face we will never see again, but the footprints she left in the hearts of her loved ones will forever be there."
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(RNN) - It was like Pearl Harbor. It was like JFK's assassination. It was like 9/11 and the day Elvis died.
When the space shuttle Challenger exploded before a live TV audience of mostly schoolchildren, it left a permanent mark on the psyches of most Americans who were old enough to remember.
The Raycom News Network took an informal Facebook poll and asked people where they were when the Challenger exploded. We received more than 200 responses in less than an hour.
Bobbi Rahanek was an 8-year-old in North Dakota, and her mother kept her home to watch the launch. She was sitting on the floor watching the shuttle go up when it exploded.
"I screamed and cried and asked my mother if we could go there to help save them," she said. "When she told me no, I ran to my room and cried forever. To this day it saddens me for all of them and their families. What a tragedy and a dark day for us all."
Jodell Johnson-Bridge of Murrells Inlet, SC, was in Disney World in Orlando, FL, about 55 miles from Cape Canaveral, where the space shuttle launched.
"Everyone was looking up, thinking it was all routine," she said. "I will always remember the moment as a sad one, a moment when I was watching lives come to an end."
Shannon Bizzell Gray of Tampa, FL, was in the eighth grade at St. Bede Catholic School in Montgomery, AL. She said she remembers sitting in silence after the tragedy.
"Which says a lot for a bunch of eighth graders. All the kids just looking at each other like, 'That didn't just really happen did it?' They turned the TV off pretty quickly after it happened, and we just tried to go back to normal school life."
But for the schoolchildren who witnessed the tragedy, nothing about the day could ever be normal. For that generation, it was the first time they realized their heroes - their teachers - could vanish in a plume of smoke.
Sally Snider Costa, Pensacola, FL
"I was teaching preschool. We didn't know about it until several hours after it happened. When parents started picking up their kids around 12 p.m. we found out. I remember we turned on the only TV ... a 9-inch black and white ... and all of the teachers were crammed into the kitchen watching the replay of it. We all stood in there and cried."
Michael Lester
"I was in the third grade at St. Athanasius Intermediate School in Louisville KY. My teacher came in crying and they rolled the TV set in the class for us to watch."
Gavin Miller, Montgomery, AL
"I remember being in elementary school. I think it was 2nd grade, watching it on an old brown tube TV in the auditorium. The auditorium was packed with every kid that went to school there. I also remember - when it exploded - the adults and teachers gasping. The other kids and I didn't understand what had happened. We were amazed because we thought that's how it got to space. The teachers tried to explain what had happened and then had us watch at the time president Ronald Reagan address everyone on TV."
Lewayne White, 38, of Griffin, GA, was in eighth grade at King Middle School in East Milton, FL.
"I think we either had a moment of silence or prayer. I do remember thinking how devastating the whole thing was. There had been discussion about a teacher going to space in the weeks prior."
Lois Yancey of Murrells Inlet, SC
"It was my husband's birthday. He had just come home from work. I decided not to watch it because I had seen most of the others. I went to the kitchen for a minute and just as I walked into the den it exploded. Not something you forget."
Brenda Davenport Sidney of Clemmons, NC
"My husband and I were buying a new car. My husband and salesman were busy arguing and did not hear the TV. I started yelling at them to be quiet and listen to the TV. They both thought I did not want them disagreeing but they soon realized what was happening. Everyone in the dealership stopped and came to watch the TV."
Ray H. Winters, Myrtle Beach, SC
"I had just come into my Alabama History class from homeroom and the principal came over the intercom to tell us something terrible had just happened; we just sat there dazed for what seemed like an eternity. Probably the only day that year we were quiet without the teacher yelling at us."
Pam Stewart Remmel
"It was my first day home from the hospital with my newborn, Kurtis. I was feeding him at our apartment on Sunset and was watching, then it happened. I called my husband at work and they were watching as well. So sad."
Jan White, Andalusia, AL
"My parents lived in Orlando then. My dad had gone fishing that morning and saw the unusual plume of smoke in the sky and knew something had gone terribly wrong. My mother came out of the grocery store to her car and saw the same thing and knew something tragic had happened."
Louis Cooper of Pensacola, FL, was in eighth grade and home sick that day.
"I remember we were watching the Price is Right and CBS broke through. They kept showing the explosion over and over … 'Challenger, go with throttle up,' and boom! Very sad day."
Michael Berger, Minnetonka, MN
"I was listening to the launch live on my car radio as I drove home from college mid-term exams. I was only a few miles from my parents' house when the explosion happened, and a raced home, yelling as I burst through their front door, "The shuttle blew up! The shuttle blew up!" I still can't watch the explosion without tearing up."
Kristal Aquarius Maull
"I was in kindergarten at Sands Montessori and that was a very sad day for America and NASA. I wish more could have been done back then, as far as making sure that everything was thoroughly checked before lift-off to ensure the safety of the astronauts of the Challenger. They will forever remain in our hearts, and may their families have found peace beyond understanding in the wake of that tragedy."
Michael Willard, 35, was a fifth grader at Rocky Ridge Elementary School in Jefferson County, AL. The Hickory, NC, resident said he was in Mrs. Underwood's class and were watching the launch live. Some of the teachers at his school had tried to win the chance to go up in space on the shuttle.
"I remember we were excited and everybody was watching ... and then, stunned silence. There was an announcement made over the intercom - again probably for the upper grades - notifying everyone of the disaster and I think it asked everyone to be silent and pray for the astronauts. I remember my teacher cried."
Helen Brown Peagler, Myrtle Beach, SC
"I watched live on TV, as most did. It was as devastating as watching the World Trade Center. Of course, they're moments that live in our memories forever!"
Ann Marie Medina of Montgomery, AL, was a senior at Lanier High School.
"We were one of the few classrooms that had a TV. I remember the entire school going silent and staying that way for awhile. Our teacher let us watch it, but I do believe we dismissed early that day. Since I work for (the same school system) and get to go to Lanier on the job, I always think about that day when I pass room 105."
Lusettie Bourne, Middletown, OH
"I was sitting in my living room watching it and hoping they have a safe return. As they lifted off a few minutes later, I saw it burst into flames. That was an unbelievable moment. My heart still goes out to their family members that had to experience such a horrible loss."
Shelley Meyers of Ellsinore, MI, was in fifth grade at East Carter Co. Elementary in Mrs. Dyana Wood's class.
"I will never forget how incredibly sad I was, and I will never forget the vivid details of that day. Still to this day, I can get just a glimpse of that explosion in the sky with the smoke trail behind it and instantly recognize what it is."
Julie Joyner of Montgomery, AL, was 23-years old at the time and working in Birmingham, AL.
"I was standing in the file room of the place I worked listening to the radio when I heard the news. We ran to the break room and turned on the TV to see what was going on. My heart sank. It was so sad."
Rick H. Sinclair, Cape Girardeau, MI
"I was on the air in Sikeston at the time. I'll NEVER forget. The shock of seeing the footage on the air."
Vanessa Fleming
"I was at the school volunteering in my son's class room. They were watching the launch because of the teacher on board, Christa McAuliffe. At first those kids thought it was fireworks going off and cheered. The teacher, the class room aide and I realized what we witnessed and turned the TV off. We did not know at that moment what to say to the children. We were in shock."
Laurie Fleming Maycrovich
"I was a new teacher at the time. My class of fifth-graders and I were watching it on TV when it happened. I remember one of my students saying "It just exploded." I was in shock and was hoping he was wrong. It was one of those classroom moments I've never forgotten."
Sharon Melon
"I was stationed in Norfolk, VA, working on a submarine dry dock, and we were on lunch break, when the captain of the ship came over the loud speaker and announced what had happened. All TVs on board were tuned to the news and lunch was extended for all. Anyone that was on topside of the dry dock could hear the announcement being made on all the ships around us that were parked by the pier."
Tara Thomas Grimes
"We had gone to Cape Canaveral to watch the launch, but it was postponed. I was staying with my aunt in Jupiter, FL, when it did finally launch, and we were watching from outside. I knew when I saw all the smoke that something was terribly wrong. I can remember I started crying, and we watched the news all of that day and the next in a state of disbelief. RIP, Challenger crew!! You will never be forgotten!!"
Jeanette Gardner Houghteling was a fifth grader, and one of her teachers had applied to be on the shuttle.
"We were all watching as it exploded. Most of the people started crying along with myself. Others were sitting there in total shock and disbelief. It was as if it was happening in slow motion and still to this day it is in my head. Besides 9-11 it is the only other day in history that people of our Generation will never forget!!"
Christina Cowell, Toledo, OH
"I was in my fourth-grade computer class watching on the projection TV. I will never forget the silence that spilled over in the school. I remember being in awe and cried."
Anita Weber
"I was in my first year of working out of college as a receptionist. I was standing at the front office copier when it came over the radio. My knees suddenly weakened as I realized no one could have survived. I immediately thought of Christa the awful trauma her parents and students went through, witnessing the tragic explosion."
Angel Gigax, Montpelier, OH
"I was in Mr. Jim Steinhelfer's sixth-grade Science class. What I remember was the shock it brought to all of our faces but what made it sink in was seeing tears in Mr. Steinhelfer's eyes. It was a very talkative day for us all."
Pat Amerson, Andalusia, AL
"I came home to see my parents from Atlanta. My Father was sitting on the front porch. This is the first time I've ever seen my dad cry! He worked for McDonnell Douglas at the time."
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Judge throws out plea deal for former Manchester police sergeantBy MARK HAYWARD
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MANCHESTER — A Superior Court judge on Tuesday rejected a plea-bargain for fired Manchester police Sgt. Stephen Coco for the March hit-and-run accident involving two Bedford teenagers.
Judge Gillian Abramson said neither of the sentences offered by prosecutor Marc Hathaway nor defense attorney Mark Howard was appropriate. Hathaway had sought a year's sentence in the county jail for Coco without any chance of work release or home confinement; Howard wanted six months.
Abramson scheduled a trial for March in the case, which at this point involves misdemeanor charges of vehicular assault.
The March 22 accident hospitalized Noah Hickman, 17, and Dean Drukker, 18, who have since recovered from their physical injuries.
With the plea deal thrown out, Hathaway could seek an indictment on the original felony charges, the trial could go forward on the misdemeanor charges or another plea bargain could be reached.
"I'm going to reflect on what has taken place, review it, think about it, consult with Mr. Drukker, Mr. Hickman and the victims' families and proceed after going through a deliberative process," Hathaway said after the hearing.
A Manchester police officer for 17 years, Coco was fired within days of the accident. Eventually, Bedford police charged him with felony conduct after an accident, the legal terminology for hit-and-run.
In September, Hathaway filed papers in Hillsborough County Superior Court North that said he would move forward with misdemeanor charges of vehicular assault.
During Tuesday's hearing, Hathaway said a plea bargain called for Coco to spend at least six months but no more than a year in the local house of correction. A key part of the plea bargain locked in language that would have prohibited Coco from serving the sentence in home confinement, work release or community service.
Earlier this year, former Manchester police officer David Connare was recommended for work release after his conviction for assault-related charges in connection with a high-speed traffic accident. And last year, retired police Capt. Michael Tessier was eligible for home confinement after pleading guilty to felony theft.
"I wanted the time the individual (Coco) was to be sentenced for actually spent in jail," said Hathaway, the county attorney in Sullivan County. Hathaway was called in to prosecute the case to avoid any perceived conflicts with the Hillsborough County Attorney's Office.
During Tuesday's hearing, Howard laid out Coco's explanation of what happened. Coco had drunk a glass of wine about three hours before the accident. His lawyer said Coco was reaching for his cell phone when he ran up on a snowbank and did not realize he hit anyone, according to John Hickman, who attended the hearing.Coco stopped when he was about to hit the Hickman mailbox. He turned onto the street, stopped at the stop sign and then proceeded home, his lawyer told the judge.
His lawyer also disputed the notion that Coco lied to Bedford police when he stated he had not gone out that night. Coco meant he came home from work and didn't go out for the entire night, recounted John Hickman, the father of Noah Hickman.
Efforts to reach Howard Tuesday were unsuccessful.
The fathers of the two victims said they'd like to see Coco indicted.
"I'd like to see him charged with what the Bedford Police charged him with — conduct after an accident," Hickman said.
Roy Drukker said he realizes that an indictment might mean a trial, but he'd like to see the case go to trial and for the evidence to come out.
Drukker expressed frustration that Coco's union has taken his termination to arbitration. And Coco's automobile insurance company refused to pay his son's expenses and medical bills, claiming Coco should not have been driving the undercover Manchester police SUV at the time of the accident.
Drukker said he has had to rely on his company health care or his own auto insurance to pay his son's hospital and medical bills.
"I just think Mr. Coco is wiggling out of everything," Drukker said.
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Vote Will Infantine For alderman at-large in Manchester
October 29. 2013 5:50PM
State Rep. Will Infantine keeps running for alderman at-large, and we are glad that he does. He would do well in the position, should the voters trust him with it.
Infantine is well-known in Manchester as a successful small-business owner (insurance), state representative and former chairman of the city Republican committee. He would still be city GOP chairman, but he stepped down to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest while he ran for alderman. He also stopped doing his public access TV show when he became chairman, again to avoid a conflict.
That kind of decision-making is why Infantine has a good reputation in town. And it is why he would make a good alderman at-large.
If elected to the board, Infantine would be a sensible advocate for spending restraint and good government. He served the people well on the recent city charter commission, and he would do the same as an alderman.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Orlando Bloom has answered the timeless question: What if Romeo wore black jeans?
OK, they may not be exactly black, but they're a dark wash and ripped at the knees. As Romeo, he pairs them with a pair of scuffed Red Wing-style boots, a tight long-sleeve white jersey, lots of necklaces and a gray hoodie. Oh, and a motorcycle. Yes, he roars onto the stage on a Triumph. (And Romeo, that impulsive youth, does indeed wear a helmet, good lad).
The "Romeo and Juliet" that opened Thursday at the Richard Rodgers Theatre has ripped the tragic love story from its 16th century Italian city setting. Where it is put isn't clear. Maybe an industrial part of Brooklyn?
There are huge pipes that spit fire, thick steel cables, a graffiti-crusted fresco, costumes that would look suitable at an American Eagle outlet — knit caps, gray zip-up jackets, white slip dresses — and piles of sand on either side of the stage that kick up cool dust. We're clearly a long way from "fair Verona." This is a hipster-ville.
Credit David Leveaux with trying to make Shakespeare cool, even if this uneven production sometimes misses the mark by falling in love with its visual effects. The staging is fast, too, with a noticeable rushed quality to the second half that leaves little time to digest the accumulating body count.
Bloom and his Juliet, the rising star Condola Rashad, sometime seem out of synch emotionally, but both give it their all, the stage veteran Rashad emerging better than her opposite, a relative theatrical novice, though Bloom at one point catches a falling feather with the skill and panache of a ninja.
Bloom, a matinee idol, too often appears like a squinty, aging boy band member, while Rashad embraces a coltish, youthful impulsiveness. They are terrific when they kiss, and they do so with a frequency perfectly in synch by their characters' savage love. But when they're apart, the weight of these roles seems to push them down.
Bloom is good at pitching woo, but shaky at other times. He does well in the balcony scene — she is on a suspended platform that resembles a window washer's gondola — but his rage at the death of Mercutio is flaccid. Bloom, as expected, offers up his naked chest, but his beating heart inside isn't always apparent.
Rashad beautifully captures the humor of Juliet as a giddy teenager but also flashes a scary smile when she's hiding her grim plans from her parents. While Bloom has his abs, Rashad has her own natural weapon: Two enormous eyes filled with emotion.
The two leads are often overshadowed by some very savvy veterans, especially a meaning-well-but-doomed Brent Carver as the Friar, a puffed up and quick to anger Chuck Cooper as Lord Capulet, a leather-clad rock star Christian Camargo playing Mercutio like a member of Oasis, and a delightful Jayne Houdyshell as the Nurse who almost steals the show. Each has little touches — a leer from Mercutio, a sip from a flask by the Nurse or an exasperated bellow from Lord Capulet — that bring life to this play; stuff like the motorcycle, not so much.
The racial dimension of the cast — Capulets are black, Montagues are white — really only serves as visual cues of fighting families. Many feared it would be exploitative, but it doesn't seem so.
Scenic designer Jesse Poleshuck frames the action in a gritty, timeless place. A back wall breaks into several parts that are reconfigured nicely to give shape to the play's events, but the sand is just plain weird and the tubes that spew fire makes the whole thing look like "Romeo and Juliet" performed inside a giant Weber gas grill.
There's a lot of other stuff — a live cellist, balloons, industrial house music, messenger bags, a real bird, a huge bell, actors running through the audience, a swing — that distract. Romeo may show up on a Triumph but the show, trying hard, unfortunately isn't one.
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The main quest has two different tracks, one for Vampire Lord and one for Dawnguard.
Dawnguard will offer 10-20 hours of gameplay, depending on how you play.
Even though the two story tracks are separate, they'll come together at various key points in the story. "Whatever the Macguffin is," Howard told me, "both sides come together around that point, and then it diverges afterwards."
The demo I played was partway into the Vampire Lord track. The plot involved helping a woman vampire named Serana find her mother, Valerica, who had fled Tamriel to a plane of Oblivion called "Soul Cairn." We performed a ritual to open a portal to Soul Cairn.
The third-person view of Skyrim was a vast improvement over previous Bethesda games, but youd still be hard-pressed to find players who prefer it to first-person. Its baffling to me, then, why the vampire form restricts the player to third-person combat. When I asked the developers about the decision-making process behind this, they sheepishly replied, Well … its what we did for the werewolf in Morrowind. Making the same mistake twice is a defining trait of Bethesda, so maybe I shouldnt be so surprised.
No matter what, third-person will be less immersive than first-person, but that doesnt mean it has to be bad. Dawnguard is bad because the animation, combat, and movement of the vampire is incredibly awkward -- a few steps back from what Bethesda achieved in Skyrim. The vampire shuffles forward with his hulking body obscuring most of your view; his hand-to-hand combat has a considerable amount of lag on it; and transforming in and out of vampire form is awkward. Then there are other annoyances, like losing the ability to check out your map or manage inventory in the form. Because, you know, vampires are just too evil to stop and read maps.


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ST. CHARLES – The Downtown St. Charles Partnership is hosting the fifth annual Art Around the Corner in downtown St. Charles. This program pairs regional artists with downtown businesses that display a piece or pieces of the artists' work, resulting in exposure for both the artists and businesses.
The program length has been expanded this year, and will run through Labor Day weekend, according to a news release. The pairings of artists and businesses will include:
• Blue Goose Market, 300 S. Second St.: Greta Bell (oil panting)
• BMO Harris Bank, 1 E. Main St.: Jim Manos (prints)
• BMO Harris Bank, 409 S. First St.: Jim Manos (prints)
• Directions in Clothing, 202 E. Cedar Ave.: Donna Baiocchi and Maria Rebelo (fine art photography)
• Eliza Jane, 322 W. Main St.: Ali Brochar (bottle cap art), HN Designs (duct tape art)
• Forever Yogurt, 117 W. Main St.: Ahmad Yilmaz (mural)
• Puebla Modern Mexican, 51 S. First St.: Doug Eageny (sculpture)
• Jeans and a Cute Top Shop, 161 S. First St.: Guy Bellaver (sculpture)
• JP Jewelers, 151 S. 1st St.: Peggy Sue Seehafer (glass work)
• Kimmer's Ice Cream, 1 W. Illinois St.: Kari Kraus (fiber Installation)
• McDowell Remodeling, 521 W. Main St.: Howard Russo (sculpture)
• Water Street Studios Print Lab, 117 W. Main St.: various artists (variety of fine art)
• Municipal Building, 2 E. Main St.: Sandra Mehl (Gouache), July 14 to 21
• Smitty's on the Corner, 15 E. Main St.: Claudia Frost (fine art photography)
• St. Charles Bank and Trust, 411 W. Main St.: Laura Stoecker (fine art photography)
• SG Too, 116 Cedar Ave.: Rhonda Kyrias (classical drawings), Sandra Mehl (illustrations)
• What-Not-Shoppe, 106 E. Main St.: Fatima Figuero (watercolor), John Burns (jewelry)
• Wine Exchange, 1 W. Illinois St.: Catie Barron (oil painting)


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"David's Goliath will empower all of us to Climb Higher and find the strength to overcome even the most difficult challenge."
~ Montel Williams - Acclaimed TV Host, Bestselling Author and Creator of The Montel Williams MS Foundation
"David's Goliath confirms what I have been living for years... You can overcome any obstacle in life with faith, determination and drive. Having fought my own Goliath with my strokes, David's story and fight embodies "True Strength."
~ Kevin Sorbo - Famed Actor of Hercules Series and Author "True Strength"
"I could not put this extraordinary book down as I became more inspired by each chapter. David writes from his heart and his personal story is nothing short of remarkable."
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The 6-Week Options Trading Kickstarter: Meet the Greeks!
Steve Smith breaks down delta, theta, vega, gamma, and rho.
Editor's note: To help investors get their feet wet with options trading, Minyanville has launched this "6-Week Options Kickstarter," an educational series aimed at increasing understanding of the basic nuts and bolts of options. In this series, veteran options trader Steve Smith will take you through options fundamentals with an emphasis on real-world applications. Note: Intermediate or advanced-level traders may get more mileage out of Minyanville's 9 Weeks to Better Options Trading series.
In any endeavor, whether in business, law, medicine, sports, or even parenting, a certain amount of jargon becomes the lingua franca among active participants. It helps people express complex concepts in a concise manner. It also often serves the second purpose of making the "professionals" feel more important and knowledgeable than the laypeople.
The options industry is no exception.
Last week, we discussed how options get priced or valued using the five variables of the Black-Scholes model.
This week, we'll look at "the Greeks," which are used to define how an option's price will change relative to certain variables. And we're going to do it in plain English by using the commonly applied applications as opposed to the strict mathematical definitions.
The five Greeks are: delta, theta, vega, gamma, and rho.
We'll start off by focusing on the three most important ones:
Delta is the expected change in an option's price for every $1 move in the price of the underlying stock. Delta can range from 0.00 to 1.00, with calls being expressed as a positive number and puts as a negative number. The rule of thumb is that an at-the-money option has a delta of 0.50.
It is very important to understand that delta is not fixed. It is a function of the underlying stock price and the time remaining until expiration. As an option moves further into-the-money and time decays, the delta increases at an accelerated rate. Conversely, as an option moves further out-of-the-money and has more time remaining, delta decreases at a slower rate.
For example, if shares of Apple (AAPL) moved from $615 to $625, you could expect the at-the-money $610 call to increase by about $6 per contract, and the at-the-money $615 put to decline by about $4 per contract.
On the call side, a delta of 0.50 would suggest a $5 move, but since delta is on a slope, it increases for call on the way up, pushing the move up to $6. Conversely, it decreases on the way down for puts, so the put only declines by $4.
This is a valuable feature of options in that your profits will accelerate as price moves in your direction and losses will decelerate relative to the stock as price moves against you – so profits can pile up faster than losses.
Another important reason to understand delta is that it will help you gear expectations and determine how many contracts might be needed to hedge a stock position.
Theta is the expected percentage change in an option's price for a one-unit change in time. Options are a decaying asset in that their value decreases as time passes. This can work in your favor if you are short an option, or against you if you are long an option.
Theta, or time decay, is not influenced by any of the other variables, but it is defined on slope. That is, it accelerates as expiration approaches. You can look back at last week's article on options pricing for a more in-depth discussion of how theta is defined on a square root.
For example, the at-the-money $20 call for Fusion-io (FIO) that has 30 days remaining and expires on August 18 has a theta of -0.03, meaning the call option will lose $0.03 of value for each day that passes. With the option priced at $1.70, that is 1.76% of decay per day. By the time there is only one week, or seven days until expiration, that option will be losing $0.05 per day in time decay, which on the then-expected price of $0.68 per contract, represents 7% decay per day.
These numbers assume all other variables, such as stock price and implied volatility, remain the same. You can play with various time frames and inputs using this options calculator.
Vega is the expected change in an option's value for a one-unit move in implied volatility. Again, the strict formula is defined as a 1% move, but for practical purposes it will typically be expressed in dollars per one-point move.
Let's see if we can put these three Greeks together.
Last Thursday, Google (GOOG) closed at $593 prior to its earnings release. The August $600 call had a value of $16.80 per contract. Its delta was 0.46 and its theta was 0.35.
The implied volatility was 29.5% and the vega was 0.66.
On Friday, following the earnings report, shares rose $17 to trade at $610. Based on the delta and theta, we'd expect the $600 calls to gain around $7.80 and be trading around $24.60 per contract. But at midday, those calls were trading around $20 per contract. The $4.60 discrepancy can be attributed the fact that implied volatility dropped eight points to 21.5%. So with a vega of 0.66, that would translate to $5.28 in lost value (8 x 0.66 = $5.28). The increase in delta from 0.46 to 0.64 helped to offset some of the decline in implied volatility.
Again, using the options calculator is a great way to play out various scenarios.
We'll end with a quick dismissal of the last two Greeks.
Rho is the expected change in an option's price for every one-unit change in interest rates. With rates near zero and not going much higher for the foreseeable future, this will not have much of an impact on options pricing.
Gamma is the rate of change in an option's delta for every one-unit change in the price of the underlying. As such, it is a derivative of a derivative (a second derivative) and moves in miniscule increments. This can be an important tool for professionals who engage in hedging and maintaining delta-neutral positions across large multi-strike options positions, but it is beyond the scope of this series.
Here is a full schedule for The 6-Week Options Trading Kickstarter series:
1. What Are Options, and Why Should We Care About Them?
2. Option Pricing Basics
3. Meet the Greeks
4. How to use Options: Three Basic Principles
5. Covered Calls
6. Hedging, Portfolio Protection, and Avoiding Disaster
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SWEAR TO DeMille, this is going to be the most frightening story that Hollywood has come across since the news burst upon El Mundo de Movies that a private eye named Tony Pellicano was supposedly eavesdropping on some quite glamorous and private telephones.
Oh wait, hang on — maybe the second most frightening story. I forgot about the shocking news that the fabulous, dazzling contents of those awards-night goodie bags will henceforth be regarded as taxable income by the Internal Revenue Service.
In what looks like one truly inspired piece of lawyering, Fred Goldman — the father of Ron Goldman, murdered a dozen years ago along with O.J. Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole — is going after O.J. Simpson, again. Make that, still.
Goldman has pursued his son's justice a lot more tenaciously than Simpson has pursued the "real killer." And Goldman means to squeeze Simpson, using as his "juicer" his share of the $33.5-million judgment that a Santa Monica jury assessed in 1997 when it found Simpson civilly liable for the murders.
But consider: Simpson says he'll never hand over Dime One to the Goldmans. He moved to Florida, where the law protects his half-million-dollar-plus house from court rulings. Even the $25,000 NFL pension check he gets every month is untouchable. Simpson is pretty much non grata here in what the rest of the world insists on calling La La Land, so he's not making movies. (He tried a comeback with a pay-per-view reality show called "Juiced," but the pilot went nowhere.)
So how can Goldman lay a finger on him?
That's the beauty part: Goldman wants the court to award him Simpson's publicity rights: Simpson's name, his image, his likeness — anything that cashes in on O.J. Inc.
Simpson is no golden goose — not any more. But when it comes to residuals, his movies and TV work are still around (what kind of dough are "Circus of the Stars" reruns pulling down, anyway?). His autographs were fetching $100 a pop in Chicago last year, I read.
I said the idea for the Goldmans to get Simpson's publicity rights was an inspired piece of lawyering, but it wasn't a lawyer who dreamed it up. Karl Manders did. He's the head of Continental Enterprises, an Indianapolis intellectual property consulting company.
When I talked to Manders on Wednesday, he told me, "I would give anything to see O.J. Simpson's face" when he heard about this. "It does strike at the heart of what's important to him. Our opinion is: The only thing that's important to Mr. Simpson is Mr. Simpson." If the court grants this request, "every time he signs his autograph, that name is the property of the Goldmans. The moment it comes off the pen, it's no longer his."
Years ago, Manders says, he worked out the deal that let John Wayne give his publicity rights to his children before he died, "so the concept of a person walking around who doesn't own his own likeness is not so strange."
And intellectual property "is property like any other property. It's bought and sold and transferred every day, especially in Los Angeles — that's what the city's built on."
A judge's blessing on Goldman's request might be the scariest sound to come out of Hollywood since the shower music in "Psycho." Whatever Le tout Hollywood might think of O.J., this precedent might make allies out of all the Simpsons — O.J., Jessica and Homer.
Severing a performer from publicity rights is like severing him from himself. The publicity rights, the face, the talent, the investment, that other, eternal self — in the universe of celebrity, it's as much a part of the performer as the soul. That's why Manders calls it "poetic justice."
Imagine it was the other driver who had been killed by James Dean's car on that road near Cholame on Sept. 30, 1955 — and that the money from every James Dean film, every commercial, every product endorsement and Halloween mask and action figure went to pay a judgment for the dead man's estate.
Or, speed ahead half a century. Let's say Paris Hilton's small, tormented pet of the moment happens to take a bite out of you while you're stuck alongside her behind the rope at the MTV Video Music Awards after-party. You sue. She ignores you like the peon you are. Her lawyers ignore you. You go to court for redress and suddenly you own Paris Hilton. Her name, her image, her perfume profits, her CD royalties, such as they are — all yours, until the million bucks she owes you for the coatimundi bite is paid off.
Manders isn't anybody's idea of athletic — a shade under six feet, a shade and then some over 200 pounds. He says he looks like a red-haired Jerry Garcia. His sport in school was chess. But maybe, just maybe, this guy is the one tackler that O.J. Simpson can't outrun.


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With the loss, ETSU dropped to 12-8, 10-2 in the A-Sun and the Lady Bucs had their two-game lead in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings dwindle to one, following
In the first half, ETSU held the edge for the first 15 minutes of the game, but the final five saw UNF take over and carry a 39-35 lead into the locker room.
The opening seven minutes were a battle as the game had one tie and three lead changes, but with the game knotted at 14-all; the Lady Buccaneers used an 8-2 run to establish some breathing room, as ETSU led 22-16 after Latisha Belcher (Martinsville, Va.) converted a three-point-play with 9:15 left in the half. From there ETSU's long-range shooting continued to remain hot as Evans and Natalie Pickwell (
UNF lit ETSU up for a 56.7 shooting percentage in the first half, as the Ospreys finished 17-for-30 from the floor. Meanwhile, the Lady Bucs were 14-for-32 from the field (43.8 percent), and after hitting five of their first six 3-pointer field goals, ETSU closed out the half going 1-for-5. The Lady Bucs were completely outmatched on the boards - 21 to 11 - but ETSU did force the Ospreys into 14 first-half turnovers and turned those into 13 points on the offensive end. The Lady Bucs also did an outstanding job finding the open shooter and distributing the ball, as ETSU assisted on 13 of its 14 made field goals. Evans led all scorers with 13, while Brittany Kirkland led UNF with 11.
ETSU stormed out of the locker room and quickly regained its lead in the opening two minutes of the second half, thanks to the hot hand of Wiles and Evans. After being held to three points in the first half, Wiles scored the first four points for ETSU and Evans' lay-up at the 18-minute mark put the Lady Bucs back up, 41-39, forcing UNF to call a 30-second timeout.
Again the game became a see-saw battle with there being three ties and eight lead changes over the next 11 minutes; however, UNF established a six-point lead after Arlande Cherizol banked home a 3-pointer with the shot clock expiring, putting the Ospreys up, 60-54, with nine minutes remaining in the game.
The Lady Bucs were able to get to within four (60-56), but a 13-5 run gave UNF its largest lead of the game, 73-61, with less than five minutes to play. ETSU never caved and fought back as they pulled it to three, 73-70, but the Lady Bucs couldn't inch any closer and suffered their first conference loss since Dec. 5, 2008 at Mercer.
The Lady Bucs finished with a 37.8 shooting clip (28-74), while UNF shot a blistering 56.0 percent (28-50), marking the first time all season an opponent has reached the 50-percent plateau. After starting off on fire from three-point land, ETSU cooled off drastically and finished 7-of-21 from beyond the arc (33.3 percent). The Lady Bucs nailed five of their first six treys, but finished a dismal 2-of-15. UNF was 6-for-9 from downtown and the Ospreys outrebounded the Lady Bucs, 41-34. ETSU did finish with a season-high 21 steals, and posted 17 assists on 28 made field goals.
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All five UNF starters scored in double figures and the Ospreys were led by
ETSU returns home for a two-game homestand beginning Thursday night when the Lady Bucs face Stetson. Tip is set for 7 p.m. inside
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Departs: 9/21/2019 Returns: 9/29/2019Rome, Florence & Venice
Day 1 : Ciao Italia!
Our wonderful Italian vacation begins with an overnight flight to Milan's Malpensa Airport.
Day 2 : Discover Padua
Upon arrival in Milan, we are greeted by our knowledgeable Italian guide and driver. Enjoy breathtaking views of the rolling countryside as we drive through one of northern Italy's most scenic regions. Later, we arrive at our accommodations in Padua for the next two evenings. We find ourselves in the heart of this historic city known for its beauty, world-renowned university and as the setting for Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Our evening concludes with a Holiday Vacations Welcome Dinner. D
Day 3 : Venice
Enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast before starting our journey to Venice. Celebrated for its beauty, Venice is the only city in the world constructed entirely on water. We begin at the city's centerpiece, the Piazza San Marco. There we discover the Basilica di San Marco, one of the best-known examples of Byzantine architecture and Doge's Palace, the former royal residence. This afternoon offers time to explore the restaurants and shops of the city. We then experience a special treat, a gondola ride on Venice's charming waterways. See the Bridge of Sighs where legend says you will be granted eternal love if you kiss underneath, and travel the Grand Canal, the main hub of the city. An included dinner completes our day in the Floating City. B,D
Day 4 : Tuscany
We depart this morning for the Tuscany region and cross the Apennine Mountains. We stop in Ferrara, filled with elegant palaces dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries; it has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We arrive this evening in the historic city of Florence. Enjoy this wonderful city for the next two nights. Dinner this evening is included; we discover the tastes that make this region famous. B,D
Day 5 : Florence
Today we tour Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance and home to many of the world's greatest artistic treasures. Visit the Galleria dell'Accademia and view incredible works including Michelangelo's famous David statue. We take in the Duomo, the largest brick dome ever constructed and gaze upon Ghiberti's famous bronze doors of the Baptistery, often referred to as the Gates of Paradise. Enjoy time on our own this afternoon to visit the shops of the Ponte Vecchio, a famous covered bridge housing many local vendors. Discover the museums of the area or enjoy a fresh gelato, traditional Italian-style ice cream. To truly appreciate the city's beauty, we conclude our day with a scenic illuminated walk among the historic architecture of the Piazza del Signoria. B
Day 6 : San Gimignano
Soak in the picturesque groves of olive trees and vineyards as we travel south through Tuscany. We stop in the medieval hilltop town of San Gimignano, a spectacular walled town dotted with 14 magnificent towers. We arrive in the eternal city of Rome and check-in to our hotel for the next three nights. A scrumptious local dinner is included this evening. B,D
Day 7 : Vatican & the Sistine Chapel
Our day begins with a guided tour of the famous Vatican Museums featuring some of the most renowned classical sculptures and Renaissance art in the world. We explore the over fifty plus galleries culminating with the famous Sistine Chapel. Truly a magnificent sight to behold, the iconic ceiling fresco was painted by Michelangelo. Our visit to Vatican City continues with a special tour of St. Peter's Basilica, one of the most extraordinary churches in the world and home to the Catholic Church. Discover the immense history and relics including the Altar of the Sacred Heart, the Chair of Saint Peter and Michelangelo's Piéta. There is time this afternoon to see Saint Peter's Square, climb the Spanish Steps, visit the Pantheon or explore the statues and cafés of Piazza Navona. B
Day 8 : Ancient Rome
Discover the fascinating sights and landmarks of ancient Rome today. We visit one of the iconic monuments of the Roman Empire, The Colosseum, which is the largest amphitheatre in the world. Learn about the many uses of this famous arena and walk the same steps of the ancient gladiators. We tour the Roman Forum, once the governmental and financial center of the city and home today to several of the best preserved pieces of architecture including the Temple of Jupiter. We complete our tour today with the stunning Trevi Fountain. Completed in 1762, it is one of the most famous fountains in the world. According to legend, tossing a coin into the fountain is said to ensure a return visit. Tonight we gather for a special Farewell Dinner with musical entertainment to celebrate our wonderful Italian adventure. B,D
Day 9 : Arrivederci Italia!
After an included breakfast, we travel home with fond memories. B
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TOKYO - Badminton's world number one, Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei, said Tuesday he has been selective about his competition schedule despite worries at home that he has been playing too much.
"Indeed, I have been playing in so many tournaments," the 30-year-old said in Tokyo on the eve of the $200,000 Japan Open, the eighth leg in the 12-round World Superseries.
"But I have adjusted the number of tournaments I play," he said through an interpreter, noting that he skipped the last Superseries event, the $250,000 China Masters in Changzhou last week.
"As I have said every year, the Japan Open is the most important tournament for me as it is an event of my biggest sponsor," he said, referring to a Japanese sportswear and gear maker.
Lee, who has already won the Opens in South Korea, Malaysia,India and Indonesia, is going for a record fourth Japan Open men's singles title.
Then he will have a two-week stint in the Chinese Super League for Guangzhou before taking part in the remaining four Superseries events in Denmark,France, Hong Kong and China (China Open).
"I am at my peak for this tournament," Lee said. "I will work hard to win again, living up to the reputation of the defending champion." Lee will meet world number two Chen Long of China in the Japan Open final, if both sweep all before them in their blocks of the event.
At their last clash Chen beat Lee in the All-England final in March.
Lee was stretchered from the court during last month's world championships final against his archrival, China's Lin Dan, with cramp and dehydration.
Badminton officials at home urged him afterwards to cut down his schedule.
"He should not participate in too many tournaments," said Zolkples Embong, Malaysia's national sports council director-general, adding that Lee should focus on the 2016 Olympics and next year's Asian Games.
But Lee, still without a world or Olympic title despite consistently topping the rankings, went on to play several matches in the lucrative new Indian Badminton League in late August.


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in reply to Forgetting Syntax, Forgetting logic, Heck, Should I even try keep learning Perl??
I studied and trained as a lawyer and am the team leader now of a marine claims team in an insurance brokers office, but I was always interested in computing and use Perl almost daily for data-munging and reporting.
Most computer languages I learned when young are now part of the (old) history of computing: COBOL, FORTRAN, APL, Forth, some forms of BASIC, ...
I actually started using Perl 4 about 20 years ago, running it on an ATARI ST computer. Then I had to switch to a Windows PC and started using Visual Basic and left Perl for many years. I came back to Perl when Perl 5 was well established, but switching languages was not a big job. Yes, I had to keep the Camel book close to my keyboard for some time (this was the time before we got continuous Internet access), but just by doing it on a regular basis quickly got me "thinking Perl" again.
It is like everyting in life: you are never too old. I am now 50+ and met a much younger girlfriend. I can sure tell you she keeps me young. Same with Perl: it will keep your brain young and agile too.
A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey JamesMy blog: Imperial Deltronics


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NEW ORLEANS – Chris Paul and Blake Griffin made their share of timely plays and otherwise enjoyed the perimeter shooting exhibition put on by the Clippers' supporting cast.
Even Chauncey Billups made a difference during the 13 minutes he tested his nagging right groin injury. It added up to the kind of comfortable victory the Clippers needed on the heels of an overtime loss at Dallas a night earlier.
Griffin scored 19 points, Paul had 16 points, nine assists and four steals, and the Clippers beat the New Orleans Hornets 105-91 Wednesday.
"With Blake rolling, and us spacing the court, if we make shots we're a tough team to play," Paul said. "It's a good bounce-back win for us, coming off an overtime loss, a tough game like that in Dallas."
Caron Butler and Jamal Crawford each scored 13 for the Clippers, who built a 13-point lead in the middle of the fourth quarter and thereafter had little trouble finishing off a victory that pulled them even with Denver for the third-best record (49-23) in the Western Conference.
"You should have seen last night on the plane and on the bus. Guys felt terrible," Crawford said. "Games like this couldn't come fast enough for us. We just wanted to get back on track."
Billups, returning from a three-game absence, added 11points before sitting out most of the second half with tightness in his groin.
"It was a little bit sore and I just want to be smart with it, see the big picture," Billups said. "It's frustrating being in and out like that, but I just want to try to get healthy because the only way I'm going to be able to help the team is if I'm healthy."
Eric Gordon scored 24points and Anthony Davis had 19 points and nine rebounds for New Orleans, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.
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Hi Katie! I do believe I can help you find the partner(s) you're looking for. But bear with me. :-)
1) I found the best way to meet other players is to attend a class or drill session. The Tennisplex offers several opportunities for after work players as well as Saturday sessions. I attend a Tuesday morning (9:30am) class so if you happen to have off , do a drop in. Kentlands, Quince Orchard, Cabin John...they all have classes you can sign up for.
2) Attend a tennis social, the local USTA has one every few months. Search on Montgomery County Tennis Association and signup for their newsletter.
3) Post a message online in Tennisopolis or Craigslist, though, to be honest, I've had very little luck this way.
4) I can try to set something up with some ladies but I'm not sure who's looking and who's available when.
I'll send a friend request with my email so we can try to get you some players.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The NHL and the union are meeting separately with a federal mediator but have no plans yet to negotiate.
Federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh is talking with representatives from the players' association and league Friday in an attempt to return the parties to the bargaining table after they spent most of Thursday apart.
The lockout is in its 111th day. The sides have one week to reach a deal on a collective bargaining agreement that would allow for a 48-game season - the minimum the NHL has said it will play. Commissioner Gary Bettman set a Jan. 11 deadline for a deal so the season can begin eight days later.
The sides met twice Thursday for small meetings, with one session regarding the pension plan. They never got together for a full bargaining session.
A long night of bargaining Wednesday that stretched into the early morning hours didn't end well and likely kept the sides apart for most of the day Thursday. No new full-scale negotiations took place, and outside of a few relatively brief, small sessions on specific topics, it was basically a lost day.
This is now January, and time is limited to reach a deal that would allow for a shortened hockey season. An agreement this week could have led to a 52-game season. That seems all but lost now.
If the sides can't find common ground within the next week, a 48-game season - the shortest NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league would play - will become impossible, too.
The tenor of the talks appeared to take a downward turn late Wednesday after the players' association passed on declaring a disclaimer of interest that would have dissolved the union and turned it into a trade association.
The discord carried over to Thursday morning, when Bettman had said he expected to resume negotiations at 10 a.m. at the request of a federal mediator, but the union was holding internal meetings then and didn't arrive at the league office until a few hours later.
And when players and staff did get there, they did so without executive director Donald Fehr. The group discussed a problem that arose regarding the reporting by clubs of hockey-related revenue, and how both sides sign off on the figures at the end of the fiscal year. The union felt the language had been changed without proper notification, but the dispute was solved and the meeting ended in about an hour.
The wait for more elaborate talks went on, and didn't end until the players returned - again without Fehr - for a small meeting about the contentious pension plan. That one lasted just under two hours, and again the waiting game ensued.
But this time there wouldn't be any talks, big or little. Neither side issued a statement, and Bettman was seen leaving league headquarters shortly after 9 p.m.
An NHL spokesman said discussions would resume between the NHL, the union and federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh on Friday morning.
The players' association held a late afternoon conference call to initiate another vote among union membership that would give the executive board the power to invoke a disclaimer of interest.
Members gave overwhelming approval last month, but the union declined to disclaim before a self-imposed deadline Wednesday night. It wasn't immediately known when a new authorization would expire. Players are expected to have 48 hours to vote, as opposed to the five days they were given the first time.
With the lockout in its 110th day, both sides understand the urgency to save a shortened season. They have several key issues to work out - pensions and salary cap limits, among them.
Bettman has said a deal needs to be in place by next week so a 48-game season can begin Jan. 19. All games through Jan. 14 along with the All-Star game have been canceled, claiming more than 50 percent of the original schedule.
It was believed the union wouldn't take action Wednesday if it saw progress being made. Neither side would characterize the talks or say if there was any movement toward common ground.
"There's been some progress but we're still apart on a number of issues," Bettman said Wednesday. "As long as the process continues I am hopeful."
That optimism took a hit on Thursday.
The NHLPA filed a motion in federal court in New York seeking to dismiss the league's suit to have the lockout declared legal. The NHL sued the union in mid-December, figuring the players were about to submit their own complaint against the league and possibly break up their union to gain an upper hand.
But the union argued that the NHL is using this suit "to force the players to remain in a union. Not only is it virtually unheard of for an employer to insist on the unionization of its employees, it is also directly contradicted by the rights guaranteed to employees under ... the National Labor Relations Act."
The court scheduled a status conference for the sides on Monday morning.
That would still give them time to get back to the table and reach a deal. There won't be one, however, if they can't resolve the differences regarding the players' pension.
Bettman called the pension plan a "very complicated issue."
"The number of variables and the number of issues that have to be addressed by people who carry the title actuary or pension lawyer are pretty numerous and it's pretty easy to get off track," Bettman said. "That is something we understand is important to the players."
The union's proposal Wednesday made it four offers between the sides since the NHL restarted negotiations with a proposal a week ago. The league presented the players with a counteroffer Tuesday night in response to one the union made Monday.
Fehr believed an agreement on a players-funded pension had been reached before talks blew up in early December. That apparently wasn't the case, or the NHL has changed its offer regarding the pension in exchange for agreeing to other things the union wanted.
The salary-cap number for the second year of the deal - the 2013-14 season - hasn't been established, and it is another point of contention. The league is pushing for a $60 million cap, while the union wants it to be $65 million.
In return for the higher cap number players would be willing to forgo a cap on escrow.
"We talk about lots of things and we even had some philosophical discussions about why particular issues were important to each of us," Bettman said. "That is part of the process."
Both sides seem content on the deal lasting for 10 years, but they have different opinions on whether an opt-out should be allowed to be exercised after seven years or eight.
The NHL proposed in its first offer on Dec. 27 that pension contributions come out of the players' share of revenues, and $50 million of the league's make-whole payment of $300 million will be allocated and set aside to fund potential underfunded liabilities of the plan at the end of the collective bargaining agreement.
Last month, the NHL agreed to raise its make-whole offer of deferred payments from $211 million to $300 million as part of a proposed package that required the union to agree on three nonnegotiable points. Instead, the union accepted the raise in funds, but then made counterproposals on the issues the league stated had no wiggle room.
"As you might expect, the differences between us relate to the core economic issues which don't involve the share," Fehr said of hockey-related revenue, which likely will be split 50-50.
The NHL is the only North American professional sports league to cancel a season because of a labor dispute, losing the 2004-05 campaign to a lockout. A 48-game season was played in 1995 after a lockout stretched into January.


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With both economic growth and corporate profits under extreme pressure these days, corporate tax rates are under greater scrutiny around the globe.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD) has tracked corporate tax data from its member countries every year since 1981. The tax rates listed here are "combined corporate income tax rates," a number that includes both national and local levies.
It should be noted that the OECD only compiles corporate tax data on its 30 member countries,which do not include the BRIC nations, as these countries are not currently full members.
So, which countries have the highest corporate tax rates? Click ahead to find out! And in case you were wondering, the lowest rates for OECD member countries are in Ireland (12.5%) and Iceland (15%). GDP growth forecasts are from the IMF, unless otherwise noted.
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On Sunday, March 10, at 3 p.m., the Warner Theatre welcomes the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra to the main stage.
The orchestra, originally formed in 1938 by Glenn Miller, was arranged around a clarinet and tenor saxophone playing melody, while three other saxophones played the harmony. The present Glenn Miller Orchestra was formed in 1956 and has been touring consistently since, playing an average of 300 live dates a year all around the world. It remains the most popular and sought after big band in the world for both concert and swing dance engagements. With its unique jazz sound, the Glenn Miller Orchestra is considered to be one of the greatest bands of all time.
Tickets for this performance are $19.50, $29.50, $39.50 and can be purchased by calling the Warner box office at 860-489-7180 or online at http://www.warnertheatre.org.


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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are facing the possibility of a Disney-themed wedding after handing their children the task of planning the ceremony.
The Hollywood superstars are planning to cement their relationship after 10 years together, and they have enlisted the help of their six kids, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne.
However, Jolie admits she may have made a mistake as the youngsters' suggestions so far have been outlandish.
She tells People.com, "We are discussing it with the children and how they imagine it might be. Which is verging on hysterical, how kids envision a wedding.
"They will, in a way, be the wedding planners. It's going to be Disney or paintball - one or the other!"
Jolie and Pitt became engaged in 2012. They have not revealed when they plan to walk down the aisle, but sources suggest the ceremony will take place later this year (14).