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Tues., Jan. 31, 2012
12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
Room 165
Mr. Peroff will likely be speaking on Top Level Domains (TLDs). Mr Peroff is an Attorney at Law at the Offices of Michael A. Peroff. He specializes in Trademark searching and prosecuting, Patent, Copyright, Domain name disputes, and Top Level Domains.
Food and drink will be provided.
Wed., Feb. 1, 2012
3 to 4 p.m.
Room 580
Join the IPLS Publicist in sampling another hot brew. Come along with comments on last semester's IPLS events.
Tues., Feb. 7, 2012
12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Room C40
If you are a student with an undergrad degree in engineering, computer sciences, or the hard sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, etc.) and are interested in becoming a Patent Agent or Patent Attorney, please note that John White, Academic Director of Practising Law Institute's (PLI) Patent Bar Review Course, will be here at Chicago-Kent to present an informational program regarding the Patent Bar Exam. Topics for discussion include:
The latest info on the Patent Bar Exam; Who can take it; How it works, now that it's on computer; When you should take it (you don't need to…and probably shouldn't…wait until you graduate); How and when the American Invents Act will impact the Exam; and Recommendations on when and how to study for this very difficult Exam.
Scholarships to PLI's other IP programs will also be discussed. Contact PLI Rep. Joe Janas for IPLS discounts available prior to this event.
Thurs., Feb. 9, 2012
7 to 10 p.m.
Brando's Speakeasy, 343 South Dearborn Street
This event will give everyone a chance to mingle with IP students from all of the Chicago area law schools (University of Chicago, Chicago-Kent, DePaul, John Marshall, Loyola, and Northwestern) while basking in the warmth of a central bar location.
There will be drinks specials.
Tues., Feb. 21, 2012
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Thurs., Apr. 5, 2012
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Our premier event for this Spring is the IPLS Alumni Reception. The purpose of the reception is to meet Chicago-Kent alumni, professors, and students involved with IP, recognize a distinguished alumnus/a from Chicago-Kent, and enjoy a cocktail along with some hors d'oeuvres before gearing up for finals. This event is a lot of fun, and is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the IP field from both practitioners and academics.
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October 1, 2015
The HSUS: Driving Transformational Change for Animals Since 1954
Learn about our recent accomplishments in protecting pets, wild animals, farm animals and animals in research
The HSUS, along with our affiliates, is the global leader in making the world a more humane place for all animals. We are also at the forefront of animal care, through our animal sanctuaries and rehabilitation centers, Animal Rescue Team, wildlife response units, veterinary division, international street dog defenders and other hands-on programs.
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Learn about our recent accomplishments in protecting pets, wild animals, farm animals and animals in research.
The HSUS, along with our affiliates, is the global leader in making the world a more humane place for all animals. We are also at the forefront of animal care, through our animal sanctuaries and rehabilitation centers, Animal Rescue Team, wildlife response units, veterinary division, international street dog defenders and other hands-on programs.
Stamping out animal cruelty and fighting »
State laws
In 1985, malicious animal cruelty was a felony in only four states. Dogfighting was a felony in only 15 states and cockfighting was still legal in six states. As a result of our work to reshape the legal landscape, malicious animal cruelty and dogfighting are now felonies in all 50 states, while cockfighting is a felony in 40 states.
Federal laws
We have successfully lobbied the U.S. Congress multiple times to upgrade the federal animal fighting statute. HSUS-shepherded legislation made animal fighting a federal felony and banned the possession and training of fighting animals as well as commerce in cockfighting weapons. Our 2014 victory made it a federal crime to attend or bring a child to an animal fight—allowing law enforcement agencies to further protect children and animals from the consequences of vicious bloodsports.
Enforcement and rescues
The HSUS has assisted law enforcement agencies with hundreds of cruelty and hoarding cases and dogfighting and cockfighting rescues (including the second largest dogfighting bust in U.S. history). We've rescued tens of thousands of animals and taught thousands of law enforcement officials how to investigate and prosecute animal cruelty and fighting cases. We operate a tip line and offer rewards to people who help bring animal abusers and fighters to justice. And we are taking our efforts to other parts of the world: In 2014, our affiliate Humane Society International helped secure the first dogfighting conviction in Costa Rica, and in 2016 they launched an anti-dogfighting campaign in Mexico. Together with HSI, we will continue to bring global attention to malicious animal cruelty and fighting.
Confronting extreme confinement on factory farms »
The HSUS is leading the fight to combat factory farming by both reducing the suffering of animals used for food and reducing demand for meat. We've worked with many of the world's largest food companies to adopt animal welfare reforms. And factory farming proponents are taking notice.
Crates and cages
We're driving the campaign to end the intensive confinement of farm animals in crates and cages so small they can't even turn around. We've helped many of the world's largest food suppliers — including McDonald's, Costco and Walmart — develop plans to eliminate gestation crates, veal crates and battery cages from their supply chains.
We've helped pass a number of state laws banning extreme confinement and other factory farming practices. On the federal level, we stymied a 2014 attempt by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, to nullify state and local laws that protect farm animals. We've also continued to defend citizens against "ag-gag" efforts by agribusiness interests, which would criminalize anyone who exposes animal cruelty on factory farms. In 2008, California passed Proposition 2, a landmark law supported by The HSUS which required the state's egg producers to end their use of cruel livestock confinement methods.
International efforts
Our affiliate Humane Society International has persuaded the majority of states in India, the world's third largest producer of eggs, to declare that confining hens to battery cages violates the nation's anti-cruelty legislation. HSI also worked with the Retail Council of Canada to ban gestation crates nationwide.
We're supporting an ever-growing number of school districts, universities and hospitals adopting Meatless Monday and other meat reduction programs. These institutions include the Los Angeles Unified School District (which serves 700,000 meals daily), the Houston Independent School District (270,000 meals daily), the Dallas Independent School District (160,000 meals daily), the San Diego Unified School District (70,000 meals daily) and the largest university in the U.S., Arizona State University.
Fighting pet overpopulation and puppy mills »
Working alongside our colleagues in other groups, we've helped drive down the euthanasia rate for healthy, adoptable dogs and cats by 80 percent since we began our work with shelters in the 1970s, allowing millions more healthy animals per year live happy lives. Our outreach program, Pets For Life provides training and wellness care for pets in underserved communities where there is no access to spay/neuter and veterinarians. The program is now active in over 30 cities, with more on the way.
The Shelter Pet Project, a public service campaign by HSUS, Maddie's Fund and the Ad Council,has generated hundreds of millions of dollars in advertising to promote adoption from shelters and rescue groups.
Stopping puppy mills
In a very short time,The HSUS has helped pass or strengthen laws in many of the top puppy mill states. Our direct rescue efforts have saved thousands of dogs across the U.S. and Canada to date.
In 2013, The HSUS championed a new U.S. Department of Agriculture rule that brought 2,000 Internet dog sellers under federal regulation. We also exposed the American Kennel Club's ties with the puppy mill industry. In 2014, we campaigned for the USDA rule that prohibited the import of puppies from other countries, cutting off the inhumane trade from foreign puppy mills.
Changing the marketplace
As part of the HSUS Puppy Friendly Pet Store initiative, stores across the country have pledged not to sell puppies. In addition, many cities and counties have passed ordinances steering would-be pet owners to shelters, rescue groups and responsible breeders instead of puppy mills.
Protecting horses and other equines »
The HSUS is committed to eradicating soring: the practice of inflicting pain on Tennessee walking horses to force an unnaturally high step in order to win competition prizes. We've been a key player in crafting and campaigning for federal legislation that would finally end soring and restore the integrity of the walking horse industry.
We've successfully pushed Congress to keep U.S. horse slaughterhouses shuttered, and we continue to champion federal legislation that would prevent the slaughter of horses for food in the U.S. and stop the export of American horses for slaughter abroad. Humane Society International has been working with the governing bodies of Canada, the EU and Mexico to reduce the number of American horses exported to those countries and slaughtered for human consumption.
Neglect, abuse and homelessness
In 2013, we organized the Responsible Horse Breeders Council to decrease the number of horses in the U.S. at risk of neglect, abuse or slaughter, with members pledging to assist if horses they've bred become homeless or at-risk. In 2016, the National Horse Racing Advisory council was established to confront the widespread problem of doping in the horse racing industry.
We also formed the Homes for Horses Coalition—the nation's largest horse rescue alliance-- with other animal protection organizations in 2007 to end horse slaughter and other forms of equine abuse by promoting growth, collaboration and professionalism in the equine rescue community.
Ending Canada's seal hunt
We have campaigned for over a decade to close markets for seal products in order to end Canada's annual commercial seal hunt. Despite the opposition of state governments, the international fur trade and a segment of the commercial fishing industry, we've helped close most of the world's key markets for seal products.
Our efforts have caused seal fur prices in Canada to crash, and more and more sealers have chosen not to participate in the hunt, sparing millions of seals from slaughter. The Canadian public is with us too; more than 6,500 businesses and 800,000 people have joined our boycott to avoid some or all Canadian seafood until the seal slaughter is stopped for good.
Fur free
We've worked with major department stores and designers who chose to go fur-free, including JC Penney, Calvin Klein, Talbots, True Religion, TJ Maxx/Marshalls, Sears, Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole, Overstock.com and the Yoox Group. This has helped to dramatically drive down fur sales and imports into the U.S.
The HSUS takes steps to stop those who mislabel fur to sell to unsuspecting consumers. Our investigations have exposed the sale of animal fur—sometimes from domestic dogs or raccoon dogs—fraudulently mislabeled or advertised as "faux fur." Investigations have also led to passage of the federal Truth in Fur Labeling Act and enforcement actions against major retailers. We continue to monitor companies that have misrepresented fur in the past, and we use all available options—including lawsuits and petitions—to ensure that animals and consumers are protected. We also work with major media outlets to ensure our message reaches those at risk of being duped from false labeling.
Moving away from animal research and testing »
In 2013, the global #BeCrueltyFree campaign led by Humane Society International helped persuade the European Union to ban the sale of cosmetic products and ingredients that were newly tested on animals. In 2014, India heeded HSI's call to follow suit with its own nationwide cosmetics animal testing and import bans, and the Brazilian state of São Paulo banned animal testing of cosmetics within its borders. The same year, HSI secured similar national-level legislative proposals in Australia and Brazil, and China took its first step toward ending mandatory animal testing for cosmetics.
In early 2015, #BeCrueltyFree New Zealand celebrated the passage of a national animal testing ban. South Korea passed a cosmetics law partially banning sale and manufacture of animal tested products which can be produced with the use of alternatives, and Taiwan has introduced a bill to ban both testing and trade in cruelly tested cosmetics. In the United States, the bipartisan Humane Cosmetics Act is ready to be introduced in Congress.
A timeline of achievements towards ending animal testing shows how effective the #BeCrueltyFree campaign has been.
Alternatives to animal testing
We've helped secure many millions of dollars in new funding for alternative test method development in Europe, Brazil and the U.S.
We took a major step against U.S. animal testing in June of 2016, when President Obama signed the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) into law. The TSCA upgraded a 40-year-old federal law regulating the use of chemicals, and contained – for the first time in any broader environmental and health protection statute – an explicit decree from Congress to minimize animal testing in favor of alternative strategies.
We spearhead the Human Toxicology Project Consortium, which promotes a fundamental move away from animal testing. We've also worked with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which aims to bring consistency to global testing standards and incorporate proven alternatives that could finally replace animal testing for skin and eye irritation.
Ending invasive research on chimpanzees
September 2015 marked the end of a century of unrestricted cruel invasive experiments on chimpanzees in the United States. This victory is the culmination of a decade-long campaign by The HSUS, which exposed the abuse of chimps at the nation's largest chimpanzee laboratory, pushed the National Institute of Health to retire federally-owned chimpanzees and secured congressional provisions for the shift. On August 11, 2016, NIH announced a structured plan to retire all 360 chimpanzees to Chimp Haven, the national chimp sanctuary.
Animals in Entertainment »
The HSUS has remained involved and committed to protecting animals used in entertainment. We continue to pressure companies that exploit animals for profit, and assist them in making meaningful change to become more humane businesses. Our active partnership with SeaWorld helped them bring controversial "theatrical" orca shows to an end in 2015. In June 2016, SeaWorld announced that it will be ending its captive orca breeding program. The HSUS also worked with Ringling Brothers to shutter its elephant shows, the last of which took place in April 2016.
The HSUS provided its first Filmaker Award to Darren Aronofsky for choosing to use CG animals in his film Noah in place of captive animals. We will continue to work with filmmakers and push for more humane ways of putting animals on the big screen in the motion picture industry.
Confronting wildlife abuses »
Trophy hunting
The brutal 2015 killing of Cecil the lion caused many people to become painfully aware of the horrors of trophy hunting. In the wake of this senseless act, The HSUS and HSI lead a push against the transport of hunting trophies, resulting in over 40 top airlines banning or clarifying existing bans on the shipment of trophy kills.
Captive hunts
As of 2013, we secured bans or restrictions on captive ("canned") hunts of mammals trapped in pens in about half the states. Following a 2010 HSUS undercover investigation that exposed the cruel practice of bear "baying" (in which dogs attack captive bears), South Carolina became the last state to bring an end to the blood sport. We've also ended fox penning in Florida, and in 2014 Virginia passed a law that will both phase out existing fox pens and also prohibit any new pens from opening.
In 2014, we led two successful ballot initiatives to stop the Michigan wolf hunt. That year, two of our court victories reinstated Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in the Great Lakes region and Wyoming. We're pushing to have wolves relisted as an endangered species in Oregon, and we continue to defend wolves against delisting attempts in other areas.
Toxic lead ammunition
In 2013, The HSUS helped California become the first state to phase out the use of lead hunting ammunition, which kills tens of millions of nontarget animals every year in the United States.
Traps and other cruel devices
Through ballot initiatives, bills and regulatory efforts, we have promoted bans on steel-jawed leghold traps and other cruel devices in about a dozen states, including California and Hawaii in 2013.
Wildlife Poisons
After much pressure from The HSUS, Reckitt Benckiser Inc., the manufacturer of d-Con brand mouse and rat poisons, stopped the distribution and sale of products containing particularly potent rodenticides. The company had been the sole holdout against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to stop the sale of such "super poisons," which threaten the health of children and kill pets and wildlife.
Wildlife crimes
We've been assisting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Attorney's Office in busting major Internet wildlife crimes. The HSUS is also a major force in ensuring that all states join the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact, which prevents poachers who have lost their hunting, fishing and/or trapping privileges in one state from carrying out those activities in other states. We're working to make poaching and other forms of wildlife cruelty felonies in every state—just as we've done with other kinds of animal cruelty.
The trade in rhino horn and elephant ivory
We continue to provide input into the development and implementation of the Obama administration's National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. In 2014, we championed efforts that led to New York's and New Jersey's historic laws prohibiting the sale of ivory and rhino horn. We also championed a similarly strong law in California, making it the first West Coast state to enact such a law. Humane Society International helped persuade the U.S., France, Hong Kong and China to destroy their confiscated elephant ivory stockpiles. HSI is also collaborating with the Vietnamese government to reduce the demand for rhino horn and the Chinese government to diminish the demand for elephant ivory.
Safeguarding the public and wild animals »
Dangerous public contact with wild animals
The HSUS leads national animal protection groups in the fight to keep private citizens from possessing or owning a dangerous wild animals. In 2012, we helped to pass a law in Ohio prohibiting private possession of dangerous wild animals. And in 2013, we successfully championed Arkansas' ban on private possession of great apes, baboons and macaques. The next victory was West Virginia's 2014 bill restricting the private ownership of dangerous exotic animals. Now only five states have virtually no restrictions on owning dangerous wild animals.
In 2015, our two undercover investigations into the tiger cub petting trade exposed the horrible cruelty associated with this abusive business.
Human-wildlife conflicts
The HSUS continues to be the leader in resolving urban wildlife conflicts, saving thousands of wild animals, among prairie dogs, gopher tortoises, burros, deer, coyotes, ducks, snakes and other orphaned young. To educate the public, we've launched a Humane Wildlife Services program at our South Florida Wildlife Center. We've demonstrated our humane conflict resolution techniques in hundreds of communities nationwide, showcasing how to resolve conflicts and coexist with our wild neighbors.
Protecting whales, dolphins, sharks and turtles »
In 2014, the UN International Court of Justice ruled on a landmark case, finding that Japan's program of killing of whales in the Southern Ocean for "scientific purposes" was illegal and determined that Japan should stop.
The Obama administration announced that it is permanently requiring certain ships to slow down in designated areas to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales—a move prompted a legal petition submitted jointly by The HSUS and other groups.We also convinced the National Marine Fisheries Service to begin restricting fisheries in New England, attempting to reduce the risk of right whales becoming entangled in and killed by commercial fishing gear.
We've been committed to maintaining the integrity of the U.S. dolphin-safe tuna label for over two decades.The Obama administration recently passed a law complying with a 2012 World Trade Organization ruling by strengthening the U.S. dolphin-safe tuna label and expanding the no-encirclement policy for all dolphins to all oceans and countries seeking to export their tuna to the U.S. However, Mexico disputes whether the U.S. is truly complying with the WTO, and a WTO panel recently ruled that the dolphin-safe measure still violates WTO provisions. The United States will challenge that ruling. In 2013, Humane Society International's work in India lead to the passing of a national ban on the captive display of dolphins.
Shark finning
We helped pass the U.S. Shark Conservation Act in 2011 to ban the removal of shark fins at sea in all U.S. waters. Many of the major coastal states have banned possessing or selling shark fins.
Humane Society International has succeeded in closing a loophole in the European Union's shark finning ban, and India, the second largest shark catching country in the world, recently enacted a national ban on shark finning. HSI has also been part of a campaign that has convinced more than a dozen airlines and several shipping companies to stop shipping shark fins.
Sea turtles
HSI is protecting sea turtles by strengthening international laws to protect them from trafficking and being killed by the fishing industry as bycatch. It has also launched field projects in Central America, India and other parts of Asia.
Undercover investigations »
Downers and veal calves
In 2008, The HSUS conducted perhaps the most famous animal cruelty investigation in the nation's history. We exposed the abuse of "downer" cows—too sick or injured to walk—at a slaughter plant supplying ground beef to the National School Lunch Program. The government banned the slaughter of downer cows for human consumption and spurred a multi-million dollar judgment against the company responsible.
A series of other investigations has led to convictions and provided consumers a window into the operations of the industrial veal industry. In 2016, due in large part to pressure from The HSUS, the Obama administration closed a loophole which allowed downer calves to be slaughtered for human consumption.
Our investigation of Texas horse slaughter plants, combined with our courtroom activities, led to those plants being shuttered. We helped close the last horse slaughter plants operating in the U.S. in 2007 and have blocked any new plants from opening since then.
Tennessee walking horses
Our 2012 investigation of a prominent Tennessee walking horse trainer documented unspeakable abuses and led not only to the federal indictment and arrest of the trainer, but triggered a national movement to eradicate soring abuses within the industry.
Animals in laboratories
Our 2009 investigation of chimps at a Louisiana laboratory set in motion our successful effort to get chimps out of labs and headed for sanctuary. In 2014, Georgia Regents University announced that it would stop procuring dogs from Class B dealers after a 2013 HSUS undercover investigation revealed the suffering and death of dogs used in dental experiments.


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"We continue to execute well on our strategic objectives, and that's evidenced in the solid revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth we delivered in the third quarter," said
1 Pro forma results are described below in the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Metrics" section and are provided in the addendum of this news release.
During the third quarter, Charter continued to see year-over-year improvement in customer relationship and PSU growth trends, in both its residential and commercial businesses. Residential customer relationships grew by 46,000, up from 24,000 in the third quarter of 2012. Commercial customer relationships grew by 12,000 in the third quarter of 2013, compared to a gain of 9,000 in the prior-year period. Residential PSUs increased by 100,000 versus 60,000 in the year-ago quarter, while commercial PSUs increased 21,000 during the third quarter versus a gain of 20,000 in the year-ago quarter.
The continued year-over-year improvement in total customer and PSU growth reflects the Company's ongoing efforts to simplify offers and pricing, and enhance bundled packaging to bring more value to both new and existing customers. As part of its efforts to create value for customers, Charter has focused on driving penetration of its triple play offering, which includes more than 100 HD channels, video on demand, superior Internet and fully-featured phone service, in a straight-forward and reasonably priced offer. Over the twelve month period ending
Charter also remains focused on improving its fundamental operating execution, including its field operations, network operations, and customer care, in order to offer better service to new and existing customers. Service levels for both residential and commercial customers continue to improve, and the Company expects its improved service to lead to higher penetration of its products and to produce higher-quality, longer-term relationships with customers.
During the third quarter, Charter continued to pursue its all-digital initiative and completed its all-digital network upgrade in portions of its
Residential video customers declined by 27,000 in the third quarter of 2013, versus a loss of 71,000 in the year-ago period. The year over year improvement in video net adds results was driven by a more competitive video product, which now includes over 100 HD channels, packaging of advanced services, and the transition to new selling methods.
Charter added 86,000 residential Internet customers in the third quarter of 2013, compared to 77,000 a year ago. The Company continues to see strong demand for its Internet service as consumers value the speed and reliability of Charter's high speed offering.
During the third quarter, the Company added 41,000 residential telephone customers, versus a gain of 54,000 during the third quarter of 2012, when Charter's new pricing and packaging structure was first introduced.
Third quarter residential revenue per customer relationship totaled
Third quarter 2013 revenues rose to
Video revenues totaled
Internet revenues grew 15.2% on a pro forma basis compared to the year-ago quarter to
Telephone revenues totaled
Commercial revenues rose to
Third quarter advertising sales revenues of
Operating Costs and Expenses
Third quarter total operating costs and expenses increased 5.5% on a pro forma basis compared to the year-ago period, reflecting increases in programming costs, costs to service customers, and marketing expenses.
Third quarter programming expense increased by
On an actual basis, total operating costs and expenses grew by 12.8% year-over-year.
Adjusted EBITDA
Third quarter Adjusted EBITDA of
Net Loss
Net loss totaled
Capital Expenditures
Property, plant and equipment expenditures were
In 2013, capital expenditures are expected to be approximately
Cash Flow
During the third quarter of 2013, net cash flows from operating activities totaled
Free cash flow for the third quarter of 2013 was
In conjunction with the closing of the
Total principal amount of debt was approximately
Conference Call
Charter will host a conference call on
The conference call will be webcast live via the Company's website at charter.com. The webcast can be accessed by selecting "Investor & News Center" from the lower menu on the home page. The call will be archived in the "Investor & News Center" in the "Financial Information" section on the left beginning two hours after completion of the call. Participants should go to the webcast link no later than 10 minutes prior to the start time to register.
Those participating via telephone should dial 866-919-0894 no later than 10 minutes prior to the call. International participants should dial 706-679-9379. The conference ID code for the call is 45456138.
A replay of the call will be available at 855-859-2056 or 404-537-3406 beginning two hours after the completion of the call through the end of business on
Additional Information Available on Website
The information in this press release should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes contained in the Company's Form 10-Q for three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 available on the "Investor & News Center" of our website at charter.com in the "Financial Information" section. A slide presentation to accompany the conference call and a trending schedule containing historical customer and financial data can also be found in the "Financial Information" section.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Metrics
The Company uses certain measures that are not defined by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") to evaluate various aspects of its business. Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, net loss or cash flows from operating activities reported in accordance with GAAP. These terms, as defined by Charter, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to net loss and free cash flow is reconciled to net cash flows from operating activities in the addendum of this news release.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net loss plus net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, (gain) loss on derivative instruments, net and other operating expenses, such as special charges and (gain) loss on sale or retirement of assets. As such, it eliminates the significant non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of the Company's businesses as well as other non-cash or special items, and is unaffected by the Company's capital structure or investment activities. However, this measure is limited in that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues and the cash cost of financing. These costs are evaluated through other financial measures.
Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows from operating activities, less purchases of property, plant and equipment and changes in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures.
Management and the Company's board of directors use adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to assess Charter's performance and its ability to service its debt, fund operations and make additional investments with internally generated funds. In addition, adjusted EBITDA generally correlates to the leverage ratio calculation under the Company's credit facilities or outstanding notes to determine compliance with the covenants contained in the credit facilities and notes (all such documents have been previously filed with the
In addition to the actual results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, we have provided pro forma results in this release for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. We believe these pro forma results facilitate meaningful analysis of the results of operations. Pro forma results in this release reflect certain acquisitions of cable systems in 2013 as if they occurred as of
About Charter
This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, without limitation, the factors described under "Risk Factors" from time to time in our filings with the
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We are under no duty or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
September 30, 2013. Pro forma revenues, operating expenses and net loss increased by
September 30, 2012. Pro forma revenues, operating expenses and net loss increased by
Pro forma operating statistics reflect certain acquisitions of cable systems in 2013 as if such transactions had occurred as of the last day of the respective period for all periods presented.
See footnotes to unaudited summary of operating statistics on page 6 of this addendum.
The above schedules are presented in order to reconcile adjusted EBITDA and free cash flows, both non-GAAP measures, to the most directly comparable GAAP measures in accordance with Section 401(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
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However, it looks like their may still be a chance for a third Zone of the Enders title. In the latest episode of the Metal Gear Solid Integral podcast, the crew at Kojima Productions talk extensively about the franchise. They know that Zone of the Enders is a popular series amongst the diehard Kojima fans, but they question "How many people really want Zone of the Enders a sequel?", putting emphasis on the casual gamers, rather than the hardcore ones. The discussion ends with Aki Saito saying "if there's so many people wanting to see Zone of the Enders, why not put the priority on top, a little further up, you know, but we just want to know.", encouraging listeners to "make sure you write your comments and we'll check your comments out".
Heck yeah. Zone of the Enders is awesome. The first one was good but the second one was altogether mind-blowing.
I definitely want to see a ZoE3, especially after...
*MGS4 spoiler*
....playing that awesome sequence where you pilot REX and fight against RAY. That 8-minute battle put every Armored Core game on the market to shame.
i feel the same way... that sequence just showed how awesome a zoe3 could be.
1000% agree with you dude! That battle was utterly awesome. It left me waiting for much more mecha combat.
Of course i want a ZOE3 espacially if (at least) on ps3!!!
It even pisses me off they are asking about it instead of being already working on it .
the second one looked better than half the first generation games on ps3 and 360. it didn't hurt that it handled like a porsche and the soundtrack was to die for.
True but Jetutty moved much faster than Rex.
Taking control of rex is a life long dream for me ever since i played Metal Gear on the NES. I remeber when i was young i saw the the pic of metal gear on the cover and i thought i was to use it to fight but eventually i learned than i was suppose to destroy it lol!.
The bike ride was great but it was introduced in MGS3 so it didn't really surprise me as much as taking control of Rex. With the extended gameplay on top of the music, the sound, the graphics and offcourse the story.
MGS4 is the greatest game ever for me.
He has to make this game, it was amazing on ps2, imagine on the ps3......
take a look at my ID.........
seriously i have been waiting for too long. this is not funny.
If they do, i hope tons more enemies on screen. I like the idea of that big battle level with all those LEV (or something) vs Orbital Frames. But wouldnt it be great an all out war between Earth and Mars and Jehuty is caught in the middle in space or somewhere.
Also, I hope they do gimp Naked Jehuty somehow... Naked Jehuty would be killing everything with one hit. Have Jehuty somehow lose all that power and have Earth create Orbital Frames that are like the size of Jehuty for one on one epic fights.
Giant bosses are always awesome! Let Naked Jehuty be unlockable after first play through or part of the story in the end.
Oh! They could say that since Jehuty was so jacked up damaged from taking on Aumann's explosion they could say it had to start back to it's initial configuration?
Damn, i wish Anubis was still alive... i love him in VS mode.
I couldn't agree more in the past few days I have been mentioning I want this game like crazy. Do we want it? two words HELL YEA!!!!!!!! Jehuty can finally go BANKAI,(Means Full Release) a game of epic proportions an length to satisfy those who can't stop wanting more. I can see this games intense style being brought to life like never before by the PS3's new capabilities an Kojima productions brilliance.
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That's crazy! I hated the first one soooo much! It amazes me that so many people could like that game... It amazes me that anyone likes that game. Collecting weapons was of no use, since all the other weapons were ridiculously underpowered compared to the original weapon. Only time I died on that game, was when I tried to use another weapon.
Clearly I'm in the minority, so It must be me, but I'm in awe.
Dude, this is what I was expecting before the ps3 was even released. I Dont know why they haven't started on this yet? BTW, I dont know why people didn't like the first one's story. I really love the story. Watching the cg in the first one was awesome, the kid finds the mech, takes revenge for his family and fighting the communist army. That was the bomb.
ZOE1&2 were amazing!
We NEED a next gen ZOE, and a PSP version as well.
Zone of the Enders 3 For PS3 PLZ >> PLZ ,E3 is not that far..
No offense man, but if you're a real gamer, you would want it regardless of whether it's exclusive or not.
Exclusive for the PS3 for sure. I want to play the game in its highest possible form.
Multiplatform only means it's going to be gimped by DVD9 and the other technical limitations of the other console(s).
No offense but that's PC talk BS !
in an ideal world devs would be pushing to the max each versions of their multi games , using each console's advantage ! Hell it used to be that way before the utter domination of the PS1-PS2 ...
Now all they care about is a unified next gen version , and a downgrade for psp... ps2 and sometimes (i insist on sometimes) Wii .
So of course i'd rather have it as an exclusive to a given platform ... so should any true Zoe fan .
Agreed, it could be a downloadable game for all I care, and I would still want it. As a matter of fact that is a good idea. That would be a good marketing Idea for Konami. Now if only xbox live would allow games to be bigger then 1 gig.
I'm not getting into the tech for each console here(I know what I kno and others agree to differ) but whars reslly onvious is that multis now gfimp themselves both ways to appease the fsnboys of eash half of their market which means we never get the best game for either platform-plain fact.
Look at it sinply like this. Say PS3 had more pretty colours and could have better and more movement on screen than 360 but 360 has less jaggies and is easy peasy qwuicky squeesy to make games on. What do you as a MP dev do make the very best game you possibly can and sod the owners of the system who, in this games case it doesn't suit? Why, so you lose half your market,lose all the publicity of pointless comp articles and upset MS and/or Sony? No you compromise and make a game thatdes ok on both but will never shine like MGS4, Gears1, Uncharted, Killzone2 or any other exclusive game tailored to be the very best game it can by eeking out every ounce of power from it's console.
This gen while people would have you feel that exclusives are less important you have to remember that all the big competitive strides are being made in the realm of the exclusive purely because profit should never ever come before making the best piece of art/music or gaming that a xcreative team can and the multiplatform game places roo many restructions on the processfor them to compete witrh their exclusive cousins. So I'd rather SOE3 was exclusive to PS3(more fans there I believe so as an exclusive it makes moe sense there for me)But rather than it go multi and die like DMC4 did I'd rather see it exclusive to MS so they can at least amke the best agme for one of the platforms rather than gimping noth with each others shortcomings.
I WANT A SNATCHER REMAKE, PLEASE KOJIMA. MAKE A SNATCHER REMAKE. People will be mindblowed by the storyline.
make this for 360, not for crapstation 3 kojima.
Hell yes,i would buy 2 copies for this game,(one to play and one to stare at),this game is so Amazing
I would like a Snatcher remake for the HD consoles.Or maybe a Policenauts release PSN/Xbl
YOU ARE MY MAN. Nice to see people want a Snatcher remake. Snatcher is a awesome game, man. There is a reason, I named myself Snatcher.
My bet is,their already making it,they atleast have a story laid out,names of characters etc.Heck,they may even have an engine already.you know Kojima. . . .he's sneaky
Seriously, I WANT IT TO HAPPEN.
But would rather have a new IP or Snatcher 2 or similar style game. Kojima could be the one to bring back to the lime light graphic adventure gaming.
if you didn't play ZOE2....you f#cked up and missed an outstanding game.
you love mechs?
you love anime?
you love kojima games?
you didn't play it?
you f#cked up.now go and correct your mistake.
Looks like we have another game coming to the PS3. The 360 is pretty much dead.
never played ZoE.
if the 3rd one coming, i will definitely buy it and see what this game is all about.
Start off with the second one on ps2, I didn't like the first game since it was nothing like the second which is much better.
The 2 on PS2 were pure epicness.
After seeing the trailer for ZOE1 with the Bonus dvd for MGS2,I watched that thing a billion times and then bought the game.the 2nd was better. . . .but the 1st was still great.
Well the first one was great too , and actually my first ps2 game .
Only prob with the first zoe was , while very short , too short , it felt repetitive with only one environnement .
Right when the story begins kicking some butts , and you're ready to leave MArs , it's the end .
But what an end , one of the saddest in videogames
I NEED ZoE3 so badly! I don't think anybody knows how badly I want that game.
Erm, yes please?
What kind of question is that supposed to be?
I pick MGS5 but if they can produce and deliver ZOE3 before 2011 then ZOE3 for me.
ZOE2 is the greatest Mech game ever created imo. ZOE3 with the power of the PS3 will indeed be something else.
ZOE is more for the action oriented gamers but story wise its no MGS but then again all games story i have come across in my 23 years of gaming never have matched the MGS saga.
For those that played MGS4 i am sure most of you saw Dingo ZOE2 pic on Octcons Apple Desktop durning the mission breifing. I thought this was a hint of an up comming ZOE3. I hope.
make it happen Koj, make it fvcking happen
...I been wantin' this game since the second one was over! ZOE is the illest mecha combat game I've played. I like it better than Armored Core, smoother than Virtual-On...
We need some ZOE3, bad! Do it, Kojima-san!
Kojima is a mastermind. One of my favorite games last generation was zone of the enders 1 and 2. Absolutely make a sequel. Kojima I hope you make part 3 of this wonderful futuristic series. I love your stories and the mentality behind them. Than you!!
ok where do I put my comments for them to read?
This NEEDS to be made so badly its not funny.
I loved the first one even though I originaly only bought it for the mgs2 demo. Id buy this on 360 if they made it. If it was only on ps3 it would convince me to buy a ps3 when it comes out. I would love to see an upgrade ZOE.
I been spamming message( About this news) throughout the whole board and forum of different kind,
and now i'am banned from gamer zone and can only leave message in the open zone. I'am happy that the ps3center pick it up this news. Now my job can be laid to rest, and let the hype begins * sigh*
Go comment the page now!!!!!!
This is like a encore and we have to get a third one.
I rather it go multi but have the 360 be gimp just to let them know that
their disc medium isn't good but i want them to play this upcoming masterpiece.
Just have the the ps3 version coming with everything and the 360 compressed and gimped it to however they want to fit their dvd9.
Ps3 ftw!!!!!!
But the second one was incredible.
I find it funny how the first one did so well because it had the MGS2 demo disk on it. But the second one was pure gold.
I WANT ZOE 3 ... if it isn't a third runner of jehuty ... please TRYYY to make another robot as awesome ...
I wanna blow up battleships with vector cannons
I wanna dodge severals laser beams while dashing to grab an ennemy and throw him ( the ennemy ) on the ground or on the face of another ennemy .
Zone of the enders 2 was just the best 3D action game ever ... and the best Robot game done on PS2 no doubt ...
And if you could put a vic viper too and a versus mode i won't complain
check out this video!!!!!
this is why there should be ZOE3!!!!!
i want it and i want it now!!!
let put Snake to rest (for a while at least)
i want my giant robots!!!
I can still remember the sorrow i felt in ZOE-1 in the ending when the "guy" ask "ADA" what she is going to do now.....
And she answers: My mission is to go to mars and self destruct then shut down her self... damn i felt like a friend should leave and never comme back :(.
Tho ZOe2 was AWESOME and i saw my dead "ADA" again...
So PLZZZZ do a ZOE 3. i want to see the "ADA" in her high deff glory EXCLUSIVE on ps3!!!!... ADA + MECH + HUGE FIGHTS ALL IN 1080p = OMFG!!!
Really why wouldn't you want a Zone of the Enders 3.
ZOE is one of the reasons why I'm disappointed with most mech games these days. ZOE is a fun, user-friendly game that's given me an over-inflated expectation of how most mech games should be played these days. Any time Kojima wants to bring out ZOE 3, I'll certainly not waste time complaining.
Indeed , only mecha games that felt as good or even remotely close in controls always had a major flaw like speed , story , design , or just too few in numbers and never released out of japan .
Like the rare good gundam games from the bandai/capcom arcade team up , or Another century episode 1-2 ... or virtual on .
The rest is just the standard gundam and macross crap , those mediocre to even worse each time Armored core games , the good but slow and heavy simulation flavored mechwarrior games ...
If there's an arcade in your area with Gundam next, I recommend it. It's generally 2 vs. 2 matches since so many people play it, but if you get the chance, 2 vs CPU is really fun, b/c you and a partner can play against the computer in closed terrain battles.
If not, I recommend downloading the japanese version of some of the gundam games for the PSP (assuming you have *ahem (^_-)* a soft-modded PSP). They're great games played via PSP wifi if you can find a partner to play with/against.
I got my kitty when ZoE2 first came out...and it was everything a game should be.
i love zoe good ass story good ass game play graphics the whole shebang the first one was soo short i playe dit liek 8 times through and i just got teh second one and imma play it when im done with killzone 1 and 2 i hope they make a ton more
A new Zone of the Enders would be cool. But I want to see a new Snatcher or Policenauts game first. It has been a long time from when they first came out and a sequel to either one or a remake would be very welcomed. But after those games get a Sequel or remake I want ZOE3.


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Kay Marshall Strom is the author of thirty-six published books, including her most recent, The Second-Half Adventure: Don't Just Retire-Use Your Time, Skills & Resources to Change the World. Her writing credits also include numerous magazine articles, short stories, curriculum, stories for children, two prize-winning screenplays, and booklets for writers. Kay speaks at seminars, retreats, and special events throughout the country. She and her husband Dan Kline love to travel, and more and more Kay's writing and speaking take her around the word. To find out more about Kay, or for contact information, check her website at www.kaystrom.com.
Q: Welcome to Beyond the Books, Kay. Can we start out by telling us whether you are published for the first time or are you multi-published?
This is book number 34 for me. I have two others finished and scheduled for release, and am under contract for another fiction trilogy, that one set in India.
Q: What was the name of your very first book regardless of whether it was published or not and, if not published, why?
Special Women of the Bible, a book of 10 Bible stories for children featuring Bible women. It was published by Concordia in the 1980s.
Actually, it was accepted by the first editor who saw it. But here is why… I took the rough (and I mean rough!) manuscript to a writers' conference, and while I was there, I learned much of what I should have known before I ever started. I rewrote the proposal and proposal chapters and got a second chance. That's part of the reason I'm such a proponent of good writers conferences.
Q: How did the rejections make you feel and what did you do to overcome the blows?
Although I had that first book published right off, I certainly have experienced my share of rejection slips—so many I refuse to count them! I always say it's not time to give up until you have collected enough rejection slips to paper your bathroom. Even the word "rejection" is too disheartening to remain in a writer's vocabulary. Writers absolutely must develop elephant-tough skin!
Q: When your first book was published, who published it and why did you choose them?
Concordia had a series of children's books I just loved (the Arch books) and I longed to have my book be in that series. It wasn't, but I was very pleased with what they with it.
Q: How did it make you feel to become published for the first time and how did you celebrate?
I really thought I had achieved my ultimate dream. My family and I celebrated by going out to a Chinese restaurant for dinner. That's became a tradition, by the way. Still today, when a new book comes out, we go out to a Chinese restaurant to celebrate. Now, with a higher advance, I can also get egg rolls!
Q: What was the first thing you did as for as promotion when you were published for the first time?
My mother-in-law arranged for a book signing at a huge Christian bookstore in San Diego, California, where she lived. I took four outfits to the book signing, because I could not decide what to wear. Also, I wrote up a press release for our local newspaper, which resulted in my first ever speaking engagement.
Q: If you had to do it over again, would you have chosen another route to be published?
Nope! Writers conference is the route I suggest to writers all the time.
Q: Have you been published since then and how have you grown as an author?
Oh, let me count the ways! My first three books were all written in long hand. Can you believe it? But here's the main way I've grown as an author: Back then, I said to an editor, "Tell me what you will publish and I will write it." Now I say, "I am writing from my own burning passion. I'd love to have you publish it, but if you say no, I shall write it anyway."
Q: Looking back since the early days when you were trying to get published, what do you think you could have done differently to speed things up? What kind of mistakes could you have avoided?
In my urgency to stay published, I tried hard to be all things for all editors. I wasn't and never can be. It took many years for me to find my own passions and write to them.
Q: What has been the biggest accomplishment you have achieved since becoming published?
My last ten or so books concern the general theme of calling the Church in the U.S. to find it's place in the worldwide body of Christ. When I first started this—right after September 11, 2001—one publisher after another told me, "Face it, Kay, Christians in American simply don't care about people outside our borders." My biggest achievement is helping to prove them wrong.
Q: If you could have chosen another profession, what would that profession be?
Well, my original profession was elementary school teacher. That was pretty cool. One time a little boy in my class was making a safety poster and he drew his house with a bunch of old wood piled up in back. Then, with typical third grade spelling, he wrote his caption: Old broads are dangerous. I loved that poster! Whether writer, teacher, or whatever, I want to be a dangerous old broad!
Q: Would you give up being an author for that profession or have you combined the best of both worlds?
I have been able to combine the two, because I've had the opportunity to teach writing. I love that!
Q: How do you see yourself in ten years?
Well, about three years older, but otherwise, just about the same as now: Still pumping out the books and still loving every minute of it.
Q: Any final words for writers who dream of being published one day?
Never give up! Keep on writing. Everyone gets better and better; no one gets worse and worse.
Kay Marshall Strom is on a virtual book tour throughout the months of January and February 2010. If you'd like to see her official tour page, click here.


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I was in a London Starbucks checking my e-mail when I noticed the internet wasn't working. Could it be a router problem, I wondered? Possibly. Then later I found out that Disney announced J.J. Abrams would direct the new "Star Wars" film, and everything fell into place.
As someone who is "Star Wars"-literate yet stands outside the geek-level passion, nothing pleases me more than watching the furor erupt over every "Star Wars"-related announcement of the past fifteen years. The best "Star Wars" movie after "The Empire Strikes Back" is actually a documentary called "The People vs. George Lucas," which is just about how insane "Star Wars" fans are.
This is why if I were J.J. Abrams, I would be so, so, so tempted to just tank-dive this movie like a dolphin at the Shedd Aquarium. Just watching the internet spasm in ecstasy and fury over the mere announcement of his name attached to "Star Wars Episode VII: The Fomenting Senatorial Procedural Issues" (working title), has been great fun. Could you imagine if he took hold of the reigns of this beloved franchise and just shit the bed on purpose?
People would flip. The f***. Out.
If this movie sucked in just the right way, the internet would melt. Abrams would have to go into hiding. Disney would have to hire Blackwater security to prevent nerd-terrorist attacks. It would be incredibly amusing is what I'm saying.
It would almost be more fun if the movie is terrible than if it's good. If it's good, we'll all just have endless circle-jerk arguments about where it stands against the original films. If it's awful, though, the ensuing media circus will be the greatest diversion from our national depression since Britney Spears shaved her head in the middle of the Iraq war.
It wouldn't even be that hard to make it suck: just follow George Lucas's roadmap for episodes I-III.
Hire a terrible actor for the male lead, introduce aliens who are racist caricatures, bring back the Ewoks, have Chewbacca dream of Diahann Carroll for a holiday-themed bit, and use nothing but endless cartoon-looking CGI. So easy!
However, on a serious note, whether J.J. decides to make a good movie or a bad one, he should absolutely pay me for my character idea, introduced in a previous column: Bisby Jinx, the jive-talking robot. His catchphrase, as if I need to remind you, is, "Hey, turkey! Hit the hyper-drive!"
Also, here's something crazy that I just found on-line: in 2009, after seeing the new "Star Trek" movie, I suggested that Lucas should recruit J.J. Abrams to redo the "Star Wars" prequels, which either means my blogging influence is vaster than I understand or I have way more midi-chlorians in my bloodstream than I first thought:
Maybe every blog and column I write are a "These aren't the droids you're looking for" kinda thing.


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There's no comparison, of course, between running 26.2 miles and firing off a hadoken in Street Fighter , or between being tackled by a 330-pound lineman and getting killed in Dota 2 . Still, a combination of nerves, hot studio lights, and the constant contact against surfaces like controllers, fightsticks, and keyboards does result in some perspiration.
Most of the players interviewed were loath to admit to sweating themselves. Many were happy to incriminate others, however, whether naming names or just saying they "know a guy."
Cody Sun, from Immortals' League of Legends squad, was willing to own up to his sweat. "I do often sweat during games, especially in very important matches or if the games are really close," Sun told us. "I don't really have a problem with hand sweat."
Teammate Eugene "Pobelter" Park raised a different concern: he gets a bit chilly at times.
"On stage, the air conditioning has to be pumping really high to keep all the PCs and lights cool, so cold hands are pretty common," said Park. "And that can be difficult because you'll more frequently make mistakes in clicking the right key if your fingers are stiff."
Verros "MaybeNextTime" Apostolos, of the independent Dota 2 team formerly known as Ad Finem, was happy to indict others. "I never had an issue with sweaty hands or something like that, even though I know a lot of people who get that," he said.
League of Legends and Dota 2 doesn't have the same kind of constant-contact as other games, however, so we talked to some controller junkies as well. Smash 4 player Jason "ANTi" Bates says he does not sweat, though he does get nervous, but was happy to point us in the direction of a heavy sweater: fellow Smash 4 player Eric "Tyrant" Legesse.
"Sometimes when I try to play him, he'll tell me that he cannot right now," Bates told us. "I'd ask him why and he'd respond with, 'I don't want to ruin my shirt.'"
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EDMONTON - Teyler de Jong may not be mechanically inclined, but on wife Tineke's 29-point list of must-haves for an ideal mate, that's the only thing he isn't.
He is kind. He is funny. He is adventurous. He is good with money. He is supportive. He is family-focused. He is goal-oriented.
Oh, and he is taller.
"That was the only physical attribute on the list," says Tineke, laughing. "I'm five-eleven so I wanted someone who was at least my height or taller, and he's six-foot-one."
Single at the time, she wrote the list as part of her personal development after a friend suggested she put her goals and values down on paper.
Less than a year later, she went out on her first date with Teyler. By then, they had known each other for a couple of years, but only as friends, through a mentoring organization they both belonged to. In April 2011, they found themselves at a convention in Spokane, Wash., and got to know each other better.
"We spent a lot of time waiting around, and in lineups," says Tineke. "We realized that we had a lot in common, especially with our core values and with our family history."
Both their fathers had come from Holland to Canada for work. Both men ended up meeting their wives and staying here. Both had two kids; Teyler and Tineke were the first-born in their respective families.
That weekend turned out to be life-changing for both of them. He asked for her number. She said yes. He called and asked her for a date the following Friday. She said yes. Before they even said goodnight, he asked her out for Saturday. She said yes. Sunday? Sure. Soon they were talking about spending the rest of their lives together.
"People had always told me: 'When it's right, you'll know it,'" says Tineke, now 29.
"And I was sick of hearing it. But you know what? It's absolutely true. We both knew. We didn't want to wait to get married. We were excited to start our lives together, and we were mature enough to know that this was what we wanted."
She half-expected a marriage proposal that June when they holidayed together in B.C. and took a romantic gondola ride up the mountain in Whistler. It didn't happen. Unbeknownst to her, Teyler wanted to be face-to-face with her dad when he asked for permission to marry his daughter. That opportunity presented itself two months later when Tineke's sister gave birth in Winnipeg and the couple flew there to meet their new nephew.
They got engaged during that trip — to absolutely no one's surprise — and Tineke even found the perfect wedding dress on a shopping trip with her mom.
They planned their wedding for the week between Christmas and New Year's, a time they knew worked well for her family to come from Winnipeg. They wanted it to be a casual, intimate affair and chose the Enjoy Centre in St. Albert as the venue.
They decided to get married in the evening. Guests enjoyed a cocktail hour prior to the nuptials, and were comfortably seated at tables with their wine during the 20-minute ceremony. Afterward, there were only a few speeches; the rest of the evening was devoted to "quality conversations" with guests over self-serve appetizers and wine pairings.
"Teyler and I wrote letters to each of our guests, sharing with them why they were so important to us and why we are so grateful to have them in our lives," says Tineke.
The letters were framed and given to each guest as a take-home gift.
The next day everyone was invited back to Ed's Rec Room in West Edmonton Mall where they bowled away the afternoon following the gift-opening.
The couple enjoyed a mini-moon in Canmore for two nights over New Year's Eve, a surprise planned by the groom that included an afternoon of dogsledding.
"It was the perfect way to start the new year together, in the mountains that we love so much," says Tineke.
They plan to take a longer getaway next fall, the destination yet to be determined. After that, it's time to start a family. Three kids, maybe?
Seems like a good number for a couple who dated for three months, and who was engaged for three months before getting hitched.
"We've now been married for just over a year, which is more than twice as long as we dated," says Tineke.
"We are having a blast, though, sharing new experiences with each other. We work hard at our marriage and we really value the quality relationships around us.
"For both of us, we really believe that dreams do come true."
Wedding date: Dec. 29, 2011
Wedding venue: The Enjoy Centre, St. Albert
No. of guests: 44
Wedding colours: Orange
First-dance song: Forever, by Chris Brown
Budget: $10,000
Honeymoon: "Mini-moon" in Canmore


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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.
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Metascore®Mixed or average reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
If the writers had the guts (and the jokes) to fashion a bittersweet comedy with a fully earned happy ending, Unaccompanied Minors probably wouldn't have been made. As is, it's a prefab slapstick-'n'-pathos stew that doesn't taste like anything.
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A little charm and inventiveness would have gone a long way to tone down some of the picture's more obnoxious impulses.
Feig does wring out a few fleeting fun/heartfelt moments from the minors, and the movie's Christmas treacle is smoother than "Santa Clause 3's." But anyone old enough to go see this without a parent or guardian will have seen it all before.
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Iffy for 6+
Stuck kids run amok; Home Alone this ain't.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that although this film is relentlessly dumb, kids -- especially those who like slapstick violence and watching other kids outsmart adults -- will probably want to see it. (That said, during one preview screening, after about 30 minutes, a 6- or 7-year-old asked his mother if they could please go home.) The stranded kids misbehave both with and without adult supervision, throwing candy and toys, destroying furniture, and piling on top of the man assigned to watch them. They order food they can't pay for, steal a motorized cart, steal items from abandoned luggage, let loose a caged dog, sneak out of the airport, and watch as adults fall, crash, and rage (a chase on sleds/rafts leads to a crash and one man's bloody and bruised face). An aunt drinks herself into unconsciousness (played as comedy), and a boy finds a bra in a suitcase where he's trapped. Some minor name-calling.
Messages: Frustrated with being stuck at the airport and angry at their absent parents, kids misbehave. Stereotyped Mexican airport worker.
Violence and scariness: Lots of silly slapstick stuff. Repeated punches and hits to crotches (at least four); children misbehaving in the waiting room throw candy and other objects at one other and adults; kid's face smashed by inflatable life vest (plus other equipment-related abuses); kids stuck in and on top of suitcase are bumped and banged during a ride on the luggage conveyor; man knocked over by pop-up Santa lawn ornament; chasing and banging throughout airport hallways/tunnels/floor areas; chase down snowy hill (on sleds, canoes, etc.) leads to smashing into trees and over cliff (Porter's face is bruised and bloody; later he appears with bandages); caged dog growls menacingly; guards play musical chairs and slap each other when they lose.
Sexy stuff: Early, brief scene has a rich girl sitting in an older male model's lap to show that she's experienced and provocative -- later, she's revealed to be sweet and naive; minor flirting between kids; flight attendants discuss pilots as potential mates ("Not too late for a fifth husband!"); a boy finds a bra in a suitcase where he's trapped (and comments "Not so bad in here").
Language: Name-calling by children ("psycho," "underpants," "morons").
Consumerism: Images of or allusions to M&Ms, Al Roker on TV, Aquaman action figure, Abercrombie & Fitch, Dior, Sharper Image, Humvee, Slinky (with song lyrics).
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Drinking to drunkenness by Aunt Judy (very disheveled on the morning after).
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Tennis Pro Novak Djokovic Really Doesn't Like to Wear Shirts – Hunk of the Day [PICTURES, VIDEO]
We don't know what it is, but more often than not, tennis pro and Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic will rip off his shirt and aggressively fling it off somewhere after winning a match.
Fans love this. So much so, in fact, that they will fight to get that sweaty tee for themselves. One woman proved this by snatching a tee Djokovic tossed to a younger fan right out of the air. Seriously, watch it happen below if you don't believe us.
This particular tee wasn't even ripped directly from Djokovic's hott bod. That we can understand flipping out for… Kinda.
Wanna see more of Novak Djokovic? Come back next week and vote for him to become the Hunk of the Week. We'll throw together a gallery of photos and shirtless shots of the winner for you to enjoy. Plus, if Djokovic gets the most votes, he'll move on to compete for Hunk of the Month.


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The University of Akron's Privacy Practices and Policies
The University of Akron values and respects individuals' right to privacy. Accordingly, The University of Akron has had a long-standing practice of not divulging personal and confidential information, except in rare and compelling circumstances. With society and the federal government placing an increased focus on individual privacy, The University of Akron has begun documenting its privacy and security practices. In several instances, this is part of the University's response to new federal legislation, although in other instances, the University has had a long-standing privacy policy.
The primary vehicle for privacy protections on The University of Akron campus is via the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and University Rule 3359-11-08 on Policies and Procedure for Student Records. Other records on campus may be protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and University Rule 3359-11-19 on Policies and Procedures for Release, Privacy, and Security of Selected Health Information, and still other records may be protected by the security portions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and two University Rules on Customer Information Security and on Information Technology Security & System Integrity. More information and the corresponding University Rules can be found at the links below.
There are also additional University Rules that address privacy issues.
- University Rule 3359-11-10.3 Information Technology Security & System Integrity Policy
- University Rule 3359-11-10.4 Customer Information Security Policy
- University Rule 3359-11-10.7 Privacy Policy.The University Board of Trustees has also approved a policy on privacy of personal information collected, maintained and used by the University. Three key statements from that policy are:
1. While The University of Akron does not read private online communications, users should understand that their messages and postings may be a public record under Ohio law and subject to discovery in an investigation or an administrative or trial proceeding.
2. Except as otherwise required by law (for example whenever a valid subpoena is issued to the university), The University of Akron does not use or disclose sensitive protected data, without consent of the individual.
3. As a state of Ohio educational institution, The University of Akron is governed by the Ohio Public Records law (Ohio revised code sections 149.43). When requested, the university must release public records to requesting parties.
- University Rule 3359-11-10.6 regarding social security number collection, maintenance and use. It is University policy to reduce, where necessary, the use of and reliance on social security numbers for identification purposes and to discontinue use of the social security number as a common identifier and a primary key to databases.
Only administrators designated by the University may collect, retain and use social security numbers. Administrators managing social security numbers of employees are appointed by the division of finance and administration; and administrators using social security numbers of students are appointed by the division of student affairs.


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February 27. 2014 8:14PM
Police say two men using credit card stolen from soldier headed to Afghanistan
By APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent
Police are seeking these two men for questioning in the theft of a wallet from the Nashua YMCA. (Courtesy)
— Local police are searching for two men believed to have stolen a wallet from an active-duty soldier.
Shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, Hudson police responded to a report of an unauthorized use of a credit card at the Hudson Walmart.
According to Master Patrol Officer Thomas Scotti, police later learned the credit card had been inside a wallet that had been reported stolen earlier this week while the wallet's owner was at the Nashua YMCA.
The wallet's owner, who wasn't identified, is currently on leave but will soon be deployed to Afghanistan, police said.
Scotti said the wallet contained cash and several forms of identification as well as the single credit card that had been used at the Lowell Road Walmart.
Subsequent investigations revealed the stolen credit card had also been used at several Nashua business establishments.
Surveillance photographs from Walmart and other nearby locations revealed the two yet-to-be identified male suspects, both of them appearing to be in their late teens or early twenties and wearing dark-colored jackets and baseball caps.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Scotti at 886-6011 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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• The Ocean Beach Town Council hosts an Ocean Beach Craft Fair to benefit OB Christmas events, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Veterans Plaza at the foot of Newport Avenue. For information, call (619) 846-6269 or (619) 515-4400.
• OB Friends of the Library will hold a book sale from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Books, DVDs and audiovisual materials will be available for purchase. Donations of gently used materials may be brought to the library, located at 4801 Santa Monica Ave. the day before. For more information, call (619) 223-1890, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
SUNDAY, Oct. 20
• Music on the Point begins a new season with Ruben Valenzuela performing in concert on the Baroque-style pipe organ at All Souls' Episcopal Church at 4 p.m. A donation of $5 is requested. No one will be turned away. A complimentary reception follows at the church, located at
1475 Catalina Blvd. For more information, call (619) 223-6394, ext. 13, or visit www.all-souls.com.
• A "Rhythm Renewal — Drum Circle for Women" is planned at Expressive Arts, 3201 Thorn Street. Treat your body, mind and spirit in this uplifting rhythm journey. Discover peace in your inner rhythms, unleash your creative expression and rock out in celebration with other women. This intimate circle is a place to relax and enjoy the health benefits of drumming, take time to appreciate yourself and super-charge your intentions for the coming weeks. The event takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. The cost is $10 (or pay what you can). Other dates at the same location are Nov. 17 and
Dec. 15. To register, visit. For more information, call Mary Tolena at (619) 307-1003, visit EasierTeamwork.com, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23
• Dr. Benamin K. Bergen of UCSD will discuss his book, "Louder Than Words," during a free presentation at the Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library at 6:30 p.m. Whether it's brusque, convincing, fraught with emotion or dripping with innuendo, language is fundamentally a tool for conveying meaning — a uniquely human magic trick. Learn more about the secrets behind the science of how the mind makes meaning through language. The library is located at l3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call head librarian Christine Gonzalez at (619) 531-1539.
• The Ocean Beach Library will host an interactive workshop by Nutritional Coach Samantha Hua titled "Learn Sustainable Nutrition for Family Health." The event is in celebration of National Food Day and will run from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Guests will learn action steps and resources and walk away with free cooking videos. The library is located at 4801 Santa Monica Ave.
FRIDAY, Oct. 25
Loma Portal Elementary School will host its annual community Monster Bash, featuring carnival games, crafts, food, cakewalk and a haunted house sponsored by the school's Dad's Cub. The event is a fundraiser for school needs and tickets will be available at the door for use at various booths. The Monster Bash takes place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the school, located at 3341 Browning St.
SUNDAY, Oct. 27
Westminster Presbyterian Church will host a Pastor's Forum featuring J. Elke Ertle, who will discuss her memoir, "Walled In: A West Berlin Girl's Journey to Freedom." Ertle will share what it was like to grow up in West Berlin, Germany during the aftermath of World War II, a time when the city was divided into American, British, French and Soviet occupation sectors. In the late 1940s, her family braved the Berlin Blockade, surviving by-and-large because of the American-conceived Berlin Airlift. More than a decade later, when Jutta was a teenager, her family endured many hours, days and weeks of petrifying uncertainty in the wake of the construction of the Berlin Wall. The forum takes place at 11:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall of Westminster Presbyterian, located at 3598 Talbot St., (619) 223-3193, or visit www.westminstersd.org
SATURDAY, Nov. 9
The Point Loma Rotary Club hosts an inaugural Jim Krause Memorial Charity Bicycle Tour of Point Loma to benefit the UCSD Moores Cancer Center and other civic projects. The event covers either a 25-mile or 52-mile route. For more information, visit www.ridethepoint.org.
SUNDAY, Nov. 10
San Diego VisionWalk will host its sixth annual 5K fundraiser and rally to help fight blindness. The event takes place at 10 a.m. at NTC Cushing Park on Cushing Road. To participate or support the walk, visit www.fightblindness.org/sandiego-vision walk.
TUESDAY, Nov. 12
The Ocean Beach Town Council hosts its annual OB Restaurant Walk from 5 to 9 p.m. More information is forthcoming and participants are urged to purchase tickets in advance. For information, call (619) 846-6269 or (619) 515-4400.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13
J. Elke Ertle will introduce her new book, "Walled In: A West Berlin Girl's Journey to Freedom," during a free presentation at the Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library at 6:30 p.m. "Walled-In" weaves together the dramatic events of Germany and the fall of the Berlin Wall and her ultimate decision to choose freedom in the West. The library is located at l3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call head librarian Christine Gonzalez at (619) 531-1539.


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Social Change Minor
How do people, across times and places, work to change their social environment?
How do they respond when their social environments change around them?
Where do you fit in?
With a minor in social change you can explore these questions in close collaboration with peers and faculty members. Students design their own curriculum within the structure laid out here: curriculum.
Core and elective courses help students to pursue their particular interests—for example, the environment, civil rights, politics, deindustrialization, labor, or war & peace—from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
In the capstone courses, students join with their peers and reach out into the community both to reflect upon and to apply the knowledge they gain in their academic and other social change-related work.
The Social Change minor complements any major program. It provides valuable experience and background for careers in social movements or for a lifetime of engaged citizenship.
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The Sixers will hold an individual workout Tuesday for Illinois center Meyers Leonard in what is likely their last workout before Thursday's NBA draft.
Leonard averaged 13.6 pints, 8.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks this past season.
At 7-1 and 250 pounds, he is the definition of raw. He has very good athleticism and good feet but is very unskilled at the offensive end right now.
When he's shooting from 10 feet or more Leonard often times has his feet in awkward positions, rarely squaring up to the basket the way he should. He is often slow to recognize mismatches offensively and doesn't take advantage of his size.
Defensively, he is a good shot blocker, especially when he's helping out on another player. But there are too many times when he loses sight of his man when the ball is with someone else.


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Family night introduced new high school curriculum
High school students will find a radically altered science and math curriculum offered next year at Lake Roosevelt High School, and the school has launched a "STEM Family Night" program to introduce the concepts and get family involved.
Monday at 6 p.m. at the the Village Cinema, 18 people gathered to hear the concepts.
STEM is the education profession's acronym for "Science Technology Engineering and Math," which, as a combined subject area, is being emphasized nationwide.
Lake Roosevelt has been awarded a $1million-plus grant to implement the new curriculum, which will be based more on learning through application of knowledge in projects than on typical lecture-based instruction, said Victor Camarena, project coordinator.
He and Principal Brad Wilson took a tour earlier this month of the implementation of what he said was Toppenish High School's very successful similar program.
Lake Roosevelt will follow the "Project Lead the Way" curricula, next year offering classes in "Human Body Systems" and "Principles of Biomedical Sciences."
Wilson and science teacher Ralph Rise attended training in Chicago last month.
The courses follow "a proven hands-on, real-world problem-solving approach to learning. Students explore the concepts of human medicine and are introduced to topics such as physiology, genetics, microbiology and public health," states the PLTW website.
Rise was happy with the turnout of about seven families at the theater Monday. He hopes to build more interest as the programs grow, including interest in the after-school teams at the heart of the school's ability to win such major grants.
Rise, shop teacher Lee Largent, community members and others have been involved for several years in strictly off-the-clock extra curricular activity after school and on weekends, helping students explore science in ways that have won multiple awards competing with the biggest schools in the state.
That record has caught the attention of important individuals at the state level in education, Rise said Monday night. The success had led to more networking and successful grant applications.


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Altiplano watch
Watch G0A38120
Altiplano skeleton gem-set watch, 40 mm. Case in 18K white gold set with 216 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 1.9 ct). Buckle set with 23 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 0.05 ct). Sapphire crystal case back. Manufacture Piaget 838D ultra-thin hand-wound gem-set skeleton mechanical movement in white gold with small seconds. Movement set with 219 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 0.6 ct) and 8 black sapphire cabochons (approx. 0.2 ct).
- Description
Altiplano watch
The timeless elegance of the Altiplano range is reflected by this model, which is driven by the Manufacture Piaget 838D movement engraved with the bare essentials. The magical secrets of this ultra-thin movement display flamboyance with delicate diamond-set bridges and reveal Piaget's extraordinary skill when it comes to combining technical complexity with beautiful forms. Such a development reveals true technical prowess. Echoing the gems that adorn its heart, the bezel of this precious timepiece is also set with diamonds.
- Characteristics
Watch product type: Watch
Metal: White gold
Metal weight (gr): 50.1
Strap type: Alligator
Strap colour: Black
Strap buckle: Ardillon buckle
Wrist size: 167 mm (min), 206 mm (max)
Case shape: Round
Case diameter: 40 mm
Case thickness: 7.1 mm
Dial material: Precious stones
Dial finishing: Gem set
Waterproofness: 03 ATM
Specificities: Gem-set Skeleton, Sapphire case back
Movement: Hand-wound mechanical
Precious stones: Diamond, Black sapphire
*Piaget luxury watches and jewellery are individually produced and thus the weight and carats of each product can vary from the displayed data.
- The movement
838D gem-set skeleton movementType: Hand-wound mechanical
Material: White gold, Diamonds
Shape: Round
Functions: Small seconds at 10 o'clock, Hours, Minutes
Technical features: Balance with screws
Power reserve (in hours): Approx. 61
Frequency (vph): 21,600
Frequency (Hz): 3
Diameter (lines): 12.00
Diameter (mm): 26.8
Number of jewels: 19
Thickness (mm): 3.1
Number of components: 131
Finishing: Mainplate circular-grained, drawn and bevelled by hand, Bridges circular-grained, drawn and bevelled by hand, 2 ct, Guilloché sunburst motif


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PLAINVIEW -- Wayland Baptist University will be among three theatre troupes sharing their talents on March 7 and 8 when the Christian University Theatre Festival rolls into Plainview.
Wayland is playing host for the event, which rotates annually between the campuses of Christian schools across the state. The festival event brings other schools like Wayland together to share their productions in a learning experience for students and directors alike.
"This is not a judged event, but we bring in a respondent who talks about each production for 45 minutes to an hour after each show, making comments and giving suggestions," explained Dr. Marti Runnels, theatre director at Wayland, adding that Robert Singleton of Houston will serve as respondent for this year's event.
The event culminates in a presentation of acting awards and honors for technical categories, decided upon in advance by the schools and chosen by the respondent.
Runnels said the event was organized about 10 years ago by Wayland, Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene and Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee as an alternative to the more expensive American College Theatre Festival, which required more travel and higher costs. Plus, by gathering like-minded universities, Runnels said the environment was more suitable to the Christian schools. Though some still compete in ACTF, the CUTF has become a popular venue for Christian universities in the region, including McMurry University, Abilene Christian University and Lubbock Christian University.
This year's festival experienced calendaring challenges, with spring break and a late Easter making scheduling difficult. Consequently, only three schools are participating, but Runnels still feels the festival is worth audiences' time.
"These are three very different shows… I'm not sure we could have gotten any more different shows that these," Runnels said with a laugh. "You have some very good, serious drama and then some great comedy in different styles. Audiences will really enjoy all these shows."
The lineup is as follows:
The shows will be performed in the Harral Studio Theatre on the Wayland campus. Tickets for the performances are $6 for adults and $4 for students. Reservations can be made in advance by calling the box office at 291-1087.


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