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Stephen Winn and his wife Sandi Miller recently bought their postwar, architect-designed home after admiring it for many years.
"We used to drive out of our way just to see it, and never thought we'd have an opportunity to purchase it," said Winn. But an opportunity arose two years ago and they jumped.
Thousands of miles away, Ottawa couple Susan and Peter Stanford entered a bidding war last April to win an architect-designed, mid-century home on Ten Mile Point.
"We fell in love with it online and Susan decided to fly out from Ottawa to have a look," recalled Stanford. "But there were multiple bids so I actually bought it when she was in the air and gave her the news when she was changing planes in Vancouver."
Meanwhile, architect Alan Hodgson and his wife Sheila still live in the dramatic house he designed 47 years ago, which wraps around a natural rock courtyard.
The allure of these mid-century marvels never seems to fade.
And that's why they are being highlighted in an upcoming show at the Legacy Gallery, curated by architecture connoisseur Martin Segger.
The exhibition will explore the modern movement that emerged here in the 1950s and '60s.
"During this period, a small number of legacy architectural firms changed Victoria's build environment with forward-thinking planning and bold new architecture," Segger said.
Segger has drawn on plans, blueprints, photos and architectural models to survey his subject and shine a light on the pantheon of architects who made it happen - talents such as John Di Castri, Alan Hodgson, John Wade, Bob Siddall, Rod Clack and landscape architect Clive Justice.
The show opens Wednesday and continues through February at the Legacy Gallery - the University of Victoria's main gallery space on Yates Street.
Segger is fascinated by the relationships, personalities and projects of this era and how they contributed to a "regional modernist esthetic in Victoria's postwar urban landscape."
But he is interested in more than just digging up dusty blueprints or uncovering romantic residential relics. He wants to know how these homes have survived and evolved, who lives in them today and how they are used.
Winn and Miller adore their compact Di Castri home on Richmond Road, near Mount Tolmie.
"We get spectacular moments here when light floods in and the living room is suffused with a warm radiance that's glorious," said Winn.
The celebrated home, called the Trend House, was built in 1954 to showcase the viability and versatility of B.C. lumber. After it was built, 35,000 people flocked to see its "cutting-edge" diamond form trusses, polygon open plan, complex roof and massive masonry chimney.
"We were certainly not aware of its national significance when we bought it," said Winn, but admits they have long been passionate about modernist architecture.
"We love the unconventional design, the crazy angles, the ingenious storage," said Miller. "It's very quirky and we are still discovering new things. It is also extremely well built and the workmanship is amazing. We want to restore it when our two boys are older."
They also want to improve the insulation and remove the slate facing that a former owner applied to the fireplace.
"It's a dream house - especially the Frank Lloyd Wright look," Miller said.
Di Castri, who died in 2005, was an admirer of Wright and that influence is evident in many of his landmarks including UVic's Interfaith Chapel, the Cornett and Student Union buildings.
Segger said these trendsetting architects designed homes with significant defining elements. Hallmarks include open interiors, "the disappearance of walls," the use of local wood, exposed concrete, brick, clean lines and large windows that opened onto gardens and landscapes. Some had paving stones inside and out."
They were elemental, economical and smaller than today's monster homes, said the former Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery director.
Akey founder of this "legacy" modernity was Hodgson, now 83, who lives with his wife Sheila in the spectacular home he designed in 1964, on a rugged slope in Vic West. The 40-metre-long house sprawls over its halfhectare site like a cougar sunning itself on a rocky outcrop.
It has five levels, five decks and a southwest exposure - "I was born here so I know which way a house should face," joked Hodgson - to take advantage of passive solar, thanks also to the dark exterior stain and floor-toceiling glass walls.
Hodgson's philosophy is elegantly simple: "Architecture should be artfully related to topography, lifestyle, climate, suited to indoor-outdoor living - and affordable."
His clerestory windows draw in morning light, plywood ceilings are stained white so the grain shadows through and oak floors are stained and waxed, "not plasticized like today's."
His home is informal, inviting and was designed to expand with his family. It climbed uphill as bedrooms were added, and downhill when office and storage space were needed.
"It's an organic architecture that conforms to and accepts the site," said Hodgson, who was in charge of restoration and renovation of the legislature from 1972 to 1991.
His goal has always been to "create architecture which supports and expresses the essence of its own particular place, while reflecting the spirit of a project's philosophy."
And his wife said flatly: "Alan does things that stand out."
Besides a half-dozen homes, Hodgson designed UVic's MacLaurin and music buildings, the McPherson Playhouse addition and Northwest Regional College in Terrace.
He and his postwar colleagues admired the simplicity and the logic of manufactured and modular building materials, used for their economy and beauty.
For some, that simplicity is startling.
The Stanfords were drawn to the gorgeous setting and sleek lines of their Di Castri house at Ten Mile Point after spotting it online, but in person, it was a shock to discover the 6.4centimetre unfinished baseboards, small bedrooms and no master ensuite.
"It couldn't be more different from a 1956 home I had in Ottawa which had 12-inch baseboards, deep moldings and heavy plaster," said Susan, but she loves it nevertheless.
Neither of them knew of Di Castri until recently, but learning about the architect has been "pretty cool," said Peter, who is thrilled to have the original blueprints and is keen to learn more.
The house is "very livable" as it is, but they plan on making some changes.
One of Peter's concerns is a reno in the late '80s that "plopped a garage right in front of the house."
And while the home has wonderful views of Mount Baker and San Juan Island, they are partially blocked from the master bedroom by a family room addition.
They are puzzled by some of what they call "Di Castri's whimsical elements, such as a front staircase that goes up to two bedrooms, round a couple of corners down a long hall and a full flight of stairs to the other bedrooms. It's sort of fun - but it is a very inefficient use of space."
Susan said the potential is "mouth-watering" and one of her first goals is to remove the dry-walled ceilings to expose the beams, and take up the carpets that cover the wood floors.
Whatever changes they make, the Stanfords hope to remain true to the original ethic, while creating a bridge to a more modern house.
"It's very much a character home, and we want to celebrate the architecture, but I can tell you one thing: We won't be putting the kitchen back to the way it was. It apparently had hot pink enamel appliances."
The Emergence of Architectural Modernism exhibition at the Legacy Gallery is the second in a series about mid-century urban change in Victoria.
In addition to looking at postwar home architecture, curator Martin Segger will explore the influence of California architects and planning firms on projects here.
The firms of Richard Neutra and Wurster Bernardi and Emmons were consultants on the development of the University of Victoria and Centennial Square.
"The approach to design in Victoria during this period was inspired by the California regional modernist esthetic pioneered in domestic architecture during the 1940s and early '50s by these firms," said Segger.
He said their residences featured post and beam construction, open interiors, window walls that blurred the distinction between indoors and outdoors, glass sliding doors that opened onto breathtaking views or private intimate gardens, and minimalist interiors.
"Local architectural practices reinterpreted this esthetic for the somewhat different climate, geography and building traditions of Victoria."


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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Showtime and Drinks with the Cast of Roundabout's The Common Pursuit
Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Simon Gray's comedy-drama The Common Pursuit, about literary-minded college friends who are changed over the years, opened May 24 following previews from May 4 at RTC's Off-Broadway home at the Laura Pels Theatre.
Tony Award nominee Moisés Kaufman directs Kristen Bush as Marigold, Kieran Campion as Peter, Josh Cooke as Stuart, Jacob Fishel as Martin, Tim McGeever as Humphry and Lucas Near-Verbrugghe as Nick.
Kaufman directed Broadway's I Am My Own Wife (for which he received a Tony nomination) and 33 Variations and Off-Broadway's The Laramie Project. This is a limited engagement through July 29.
According to Roundabout, "The Common Pursuit chronicles 20 years in the lives of six friends, from their ambitious collegiate days to their surprising discoveries in the real world. Idealistic Cambridge student Stuart Thorne enlists some of his classmates to help him launch a new literary magazine. With the pursuit of great literature as their common thread, they become lifelong friends. But when damaging secrets crop up and business demands creep in, Stuart is faced with some unexpected decisions. Delightfully witty and remarkably poignant, The Common Pursuit is a captivating journey from who we think we are...to who we turn out to be."
The design team includes Derek McLane (sets), Clint Ramos (costumes) and David Lander (lights).
The Common Pursuit had its American premiere at Long Wharf Theater in 1985. The first Off-Broadway production in 1986 ran 352 performances and received the 1987 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play and the 1987 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Play.
Kaufman most recently directed the Broadway production of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. He is one of the playwrights whose work is featured in Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays.
The Common Pursuit plays Tuesday through Saturday evening at 7:30 PM with Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM.
The Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre/Laura Pels Theatre is at 111 W. 46th Street.
Ticket prices range $71-$81. Tickets are available by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212) 719-1300, online at roundabouttheatre.org or at the Laura Pels box office.

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The soprano: Goyne rides her voice to Italy
Christina Goyne is not your average high school senior.
At sixteen, she's a year younger than most of her classmates at Monticello High School. (She skipped sixth grade.) And last summer, she was one of the youngest members ever to sing with the Operafestival di Roma.
Goyne triumphed over the 300-plus mostly college-aged singers who applied for a spot in the Operafestival, landing the coveted lead role of Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro. Getting to sing at a professional level is quite an achievement, but success at such a young age doesn't seem to faze Goyne.
"She's so humble. She'll wonder why you want to talk to her," says Morgan Daleo, who wrote Goyne's most recent star vehicle, a musical based on St. Francis of Assisi staged earlier this month at St. Paul's Memorial Church.
Indeed, Goyne giggles when a reporter suggests that she may be an "amazingly gifted" singer. But she can't deny the evidence: as the defending champion of the Mid-Atlantic National Association of Teachers of Singers Vocal Competition, Goyne is firmly ensconced as the state's premier soprano.
"She has a very particular, very interesting timbre," says Louisa Panou, founder and director of Operafestival. Not only that, "She's very beautiful on stage. She has a wonderful stage presence."
That's good news for Goyne, who enjoys having opera as an extracurricular activity.
"I really love it, almost obsessively," says Goyne. "This summer confirmed that for me, that it was exactly what I wanted to do." Six weeks in Italy is a pretty good perk for a talented young singer, and it seems Goyne recognizes the gift of the experience itself. While she spent a month as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, Goyne was happy upstage too. The two weeks she spent as a member of the chorus in Don Giovanni in Verona were her favorite part of the trip.
While she keeps busy with auditions, rehearsals, and voice and piano lessons, more typical teen activities are still part of Goyne's life. "I like to hang out with my friends in my free time, when I have it," she says.
And like all high school seniors, she's looking to the future. "My dream school is Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia," Goyne said, but she's also considering colleges as disparate as Hollins and Johns Hopkins. Wherever she ends up, Goyne plans to major in vocal performance.


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The phrase "comfort food" conjures up images in my mind of Italian grandmothers slaving over hot stoves all day, of Southern dishes laden with butter and bacon, and of slow-simmered Indian dishes served with more rice than should fit in a human stomach. But for me–and for many people who grew up in my generation–our real comfort foods are often the packaged, industrial kinds that frequently nourished us at dinnertime and whose cartoon mascots coached us after-school on TV. Foods like Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Trix Yogurt are often what pop up when millennials think of our first food memories. I mean, I've already shared how Nutella was basically a third parent to me.
But one of the weird packaged foods like I absolutely loved as a kid was Lipton Cup-a-Soup in the Broccoli Cheddar flavor. Basically it's a "food" powder that you rehydrate in hot water and that should only be served to monkeys in space. Somehow we thought that feeding this to a sick person would make them healthy again. But admittedly, a lot of things that happened in the late 80s/early 90s don't make that much sense to me: (See: shoulder pads, mall bangs, crack cocaine, WHY WINNIE AND KEVIN DON'T END UP TOGETHER etc. etc.)
But what does make sense to me is creating a healthy, vegan version of broccoli cheddar soup with–gasp!–real food. Onions and garlic give a solid flavor base, and cannellini beans create that creamy texture and pack the protein, while lightly cooked broccoli adds vitamins C, K, and A, folate, and a brilliant green color. Broccoli, like kale, bok choy, collards and other members of the cruciferous family, is thought to help prevent cancer because of its anti-inflammatory properties and high antioxidant concentration.
If you are hungering for that old-school broccoli cheddar flavor, you could even add a tablespoon or two of nutritional yeast flakes to give it a cheesy flavor and add B vitamins. Like most blended soups, this freezes beautifully and is great to have on hand for days you aren't feeling great or just don't feel like cooking. No food powder required.
Creamy Broccoli Soup
Serves 4
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 yellow onions, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
2 (15 oz) cans cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1 teaspoon sea salt
4 cups of water
2 heads of broccoli, broken into small florets (about 1 lb)
juice of half lemon
salt, pepper, and chili flake to taste
1. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pot and add onions. Saute until they soften but don't brown, about 5 – 7 minutes.
2. Add garlic and saute an additional 30 seconds. Stir in the beans and add salt and water. Cover and bring to a boil. Add broccoli florets and let sit until they turn bright green, about 30 – 60 seconds. Remove a few florets and set aside for garnish. Blend the soup in batches in a blender until very smooth, adding lemon juice, salt, pepper and chili flake to taste.
3. Serve immediately, garnished with broccoli florets and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
Note: The lemon juice will turn the broccoli an olive green as it sits. If you aren't serving the soup until later, add the lemon juice and re-season right before serving if you want to keep it bright green.


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Vendetta Online is a massive multiplayer game that permits thousands of players to interact as the pilots of spaceships in a vast universe. Users may build their characters in any direction they desire, becoming rich captains of industry, military heros, or outlaws. A fast-paced, realtime "twitch" style combat model gives intense action, coupled with the backdrop of RPG gameplay in a massive online galaxy. Three major player factions form a delicate balance of power, with several NPC sub-factions creating situations of economic struggle, political intrigue and conflict. The completely persistent universe and detailed storyline add to the depth of immersion, resulting in a unique online experience.
Version 1.8.217:
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Fixed problem with leaving the gunnery position of a ship while that ship is docked to an npc capship. You are now sent to your home station.
Removed Voice Chat errors from in-game chat log. They now only appear in the errors.log file.
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Well my rating is based on the game, but not the number of players. The number of players in game sucks and yet the game itself is good, but without more players it sort of sucks too. So I'll give the game great rating. But it gets really boring quick with no one around to shoot at except NPC robots
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The game is not boring, and technically it's a very satisfying space simulator. It does, however, take a lot of time to do anything or go anywhere. The real problem is the uncontrolled griefing that goes on constantly. Although Guild claims they don't tolerate it, they have their own definition that excludes all conceivable human behavior. NPCs that are supposed to assist when you are illegally attacked are underpowered and no help, and a player organization created to alleviate the problem spend all their time role-playing and do not actually assist anyone in trouble. Ryan Reign is one of the most notorious griefers in the game, so naturally HE'S having fun (at the expense of new players). VO has the same core problem as EVE: no level caps, meaning the players griefing you now will always be more powerful than you. This should have been a great game, but the griefing makes it a complete waste of time and money. Everything you manage to build (and rebuild and rebuild) will be destroyed (repeatedly) by these bullies, and that does not meet anyone's definition of fun.
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This is the most boring game you will ever play. You have to travel everywhere, which is really SLOW. Just to do a trade mission is holding down the tab key, for, get this, 14 minutes while you jump and jump and jump. Try it. You will see. Then there is mining. OMG. It is slow and slower. So, last is trading, in a big ship that is even SLOWER. Don't belive me? try it..... you will see.
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Game is dead. User base is about 10 regulars that have been there for years, and seem to suffer from personality disorders, then five or six trial members at a time. Half won't speak your language and the other half will troll you for a friend key. They run multiple IRC bots for weirdos that are't even playing to annoy you with details of their lackluster lives. This also gives the illusion of no zero player time, which is false as there are least four or more link campers on at any time, which might be your only company for hours. The Manual is hidden inside the application package. The tutorials are hideous overwritten walls of text. The user base will tell you "RTFM" or to look on the wiki, or to download a dozen plugins to make the UI not complete crap, etc. Game could have done well as a simple $40 client/server package like Halo with user made mods. Instead its a dead fish with bad reviews going back six years.
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Last month Mark Lanegan announced the release of a new album, Blues Funeral, on February 6 through 4AD. It's his first since 2004, believe it or not. Now the opening track, 'The Gravedigger's Song' has been made available for free download and streaming below.
The artwork and tracklisting have also been revealed, both of which can be viewed below. The artwork? Well, it's quite wallpaper-y, isn't it?
- The Gravedigger's Song
- Bleeding Muddy Water
- Gray Goes Black
- St Louis Elegy
- Riot In My House
- Ode To Sad Disco
- Phantasmagoria Blues
- Quiver Syndrome
- Harborview Hospital
- Leviathan
- Deep Black Vanishing Train
- Tiny Grain Of Truth
Lanners will be over here and Ireland in March for a few shows. All are listed below.
4 - Bristol, Academy
5 - Manchester, Academy 2
7 - Dublin, Academy
8 - Belfast, Mandela Hall
9 - Glasgow, ABC
12 - Birmingham, Library
13 - London, Shepherd's Bush Empire


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Great, now I'm going to think "I'm a choo-choo train" every time I talk to someone and they say they're a Christian. You're probably laughing at this, but I live in the bible belt, I hear that statement multiple times a day. One day it's just going to pop out while in conversation and someone will get their feelings hurt, and I'll be embarrassed. 0_o
And just at that moment, if you listen carefully on the breeze, you will hear me cackling and cackling and cackling some more :)


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Whats up playboy
Nigga, you doing you're thing
Nigga, go ahead
Chorus: [Raekwon]
Yeah, them fake duels
Any real niggas baby make moves
Pay dues, bitches who relate rock shoes yo
Damn, them niggas stay frontin
Tryin' to hollywoodize the realness
But ain't sayin nothin
Yo, bagel material, contact Merial kid
She sling cell weight, bust gun material
Fast like splash and rice, stash you're wife
Curry, chicken, and bitches crime on my right
I'm marvelous extra large
Threw y'all faggot niggas in the game
and now y'all niggas ain't feelin ours
Love is a message from my family
Cream Team Incorporated, Wu-Tang Clan is what you plan to be
Oh yeah, ladies in here, say yeah
Do it like yeah, starvin niggas fake rocks in they ears
Black down hat with the beak up, unique what
You need to stop wilin, the fam won't speak up
Toast, the most official niggas on post
Yellin out ";how ya nigga Ghost,"; rich he supposed
Now I'm just talkin this one
Don't make me diss one paw
Its all about enterprisin and get rich son
Steal a nigga yo, collect currency yo
Could lock a bank up, IRS can suck dick straight up
Had dosche, oil of olay, play nigga lay
??? a cheap shit, crush them niggas like clay
Van Damn hammers, 2000 Jaguar, cameras
The little shit, seeing what you're plan was
Made y'all niggas go platinum
I made y'all niggas flow happen
Lets battle for cash captain
Remember, the cold giant on the set
Lyin on you're dick, play for real take it care of'ya ex
Thats right I'm hungry, this go out to y'all alumni
Faggot niggas dead wrong
Yeah, I'm player hatin, waitin
The culture of this nation
You lay Bay Boy since '88, stop leanin on me
Turnin iceberg money into laundry
Been taught a whole country
This technician bash opponents
Flow is llike Ronin, the movie
My gun blew your store up
Allah you our god, translating peace to the god
Lewis Rich slash signatures on the credit card
Me, Bird, Binkie, Santana, bad with the hammer
My dun power through a hundred grand up
Words from the Martin Luther King version
We burn versus then send 'em out Fed Ex, fast service
The tailor made king of New York
Designer walk, Prince of Wales
Hundred sales stock broke and hotels
Playa hyply, them niggas dislikin me
Challenge my style politely, thats like fightin whitey
Here we go again lord, climb aboard
Stevie Wonder award
>From here to UK, movin on your broad
Speak through Ninex, go ahead and rhyme next dun
Runnin up on nine vets, minds rep, we run your projects
All greenery on, see on lights, movin like Deion
The eagle on plus scream on all y'all bitches
The Blair Witch rich nigga vision, comprehension
Listen, its called slang optimism
Connect dots, niggas is large you can't see us
Y'all select cops, screamin niggas bars on your drops yo
Damn, what the world became of
A nigga buy a chain and he think he a thug
Here drink a slug (*ppppsssshhhh*)
Major niggas call it, y'all niggas is like a bar
I'm the war wick paw, straight up assorted
Yo, just a bark from the tree of life
Niggas ain't eatin right
Give 'em a taste and let 'em see the light
Chorus: Repeat x3
...Ain't sayin nothin


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Growing number of teens lose hearingPosted: April 07, 2015
Recently the World Health Organization (WHO) released alarming research indicating that the amount of children and teenagers with noise induced hearing loss in the United States is increasing at a high rate. Noise induced hearing loss is completely preventable but once it occurs it is not reversible. Audiologist Tracey Ambrose explains hearing loss and how to make listening safe for children and teens.
What is noise induced hearing loss?
Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a decrease in hearing sensitivity, typically starting at a certain range of pitches, caused by prolonged or excessive exposure to loud sounds.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated in 2013 that 12.5 percent of children and adolescents aged 6–19 years (approximately 5.2 million) and 17 percent of adults aged 20–69 years (approximately 26 million) have suffered permanent damage to their hearing from excessive exposure to noise.
How can you prevent noise induced hearing loss?
Education is our best defense to combat this epidemic. As part of their new campaign, WHO is encouraging children to Make Listening Safe by following these steps:
- Keep the volume down
- Use earplugs in noisy environments
- Move away from loud noise source when possible
- Limit your daily use of personal audio devices with headphones
- Get annual hearing testing
What are signs that you are exposed to loud noise?
- You have to raise your voice to be understood by someone standing nearby.
- The noise hurts your ears.
- You develop a buzzing or ringing sound in your ears, even temporarily.
- You don't hear as well as you normally do until several hours after you get away from the noise.
Can hearing loss be reversed?
The effects of hearing loss can be devastating to children. Hearing loss can impact a child's development and academic success and may lead to social isolation and depression.
Remember that Noise-Induced- Hearing loss is IRREVERSIBLE but completely PREVENTABLE: Heed the warning signs that damage has already started…
- Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
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Nestled in the beautiful Lakes Region of New Hampshire is LRGHealthcare. A not-for-profit healthcare charitable trust representing Lakes Region General Hospital (LRGH), Franklin Regional Hospital (FRH), 22 affiliated medical practices, and service programs.
Our mission is to provide quality, compassionate care and to strengthen the well-being of our community. We are driven by healthcare needs of the communities we serve, and very proud of our long tradition of providing quality healthcare services to the Lakes and Three Rivers Regions.
LRGH is a community and regional acute care facility with a licensed bed capacity of 132 beds, and FRH is a 25-bed critical access community hospital. In 2000, FRH and LRGH merged together and added the trade name LRGHealthcare. Committed to increasing our capacity for patients, adding more depth in staffing, and more options for patients, we knew by joining our hospitals would provide stability to both organizations, ultimately benefiting the communities we serve.
The Lakes Region communities we serve include, Laconia, Gilford, Alton, Ashland, Barnstead, Belmont, Center Harbor, Gilmanton, Meredith, Moultonborough, New Hampton and Sandwich. In the Three Rivers Region, we serve the communities of Franklin, Tilton, Northfield, Sanbornton, Alexandria, Andover, Bristol, Bridgewater, Boscawen, Danbury, Hebron, Hill and Salisbury.
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The Canadian Securities Exchange began operations in 2003 to provide a modern and efficient alternative for companies looking to access the Canadian public capital markets. The operating company, CNSX Markets Inc., was recognized by the Ontario Securities Commission as a stock exchange in 2004.
Designed to meet the needs of emerging companies and their investors, CSE has grown continuously and now lists more than 350 equities, government bonds and structured products.
In September 2007, the exchange launched the first continuous auction market to trade securities listed on other Canadian stock exchanges. The new facility introduced a high capacity, low latency trading environment combined with an attractive fee structure that enabled the Canadian trading community to use advanced trading technologies to their full advantage, while delivering cost savings enhancing the competitiveness of the Canadian markets.
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The appointment of Steven W. Pasko as the chief executive of VentureHighway.com represents the changing of the guard in entrepreneurial finance. Pasko has spent a 20-year career with some of the leading firms in finance, including powerhouse Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, a high-tech worldwide investment bank.
Now Pasko has gone digital at VentureHighway.com, where entrepreneurs looking for capital can meet with angel investors, corporations and traditional venture capitalists looking for deals. "Historically," says Pasko, "one of the great challenges of raising capital privately was inefficiency. There was no way to get the word out that you had a deal. An entrepreneur's ability to raise the money was tied to his or her ability to network."
With the Internet explosion, all that's changed. VentureHighway.com, for instance, has some 1,500 accredited investors entrepreneurs can reach through a simple registration process and a small processing fee. Once a deal is posted on the site, investors can access a summary of the company, and if they're interested, authorize VentureHighway.com to release contact details to the entrepreneur. En-trepreneurs get warm leads via e-mail without ever taking their eyes off running their companies.
Pasko admits, however, that the more things change, the more they stay the same. "You can find investors more easily these days," he says, "but the time-honored tradition of closing a deal by pitching the investors live and in person remains." He adds that entrepreneurs who have mastered this skill are still the winners when it comes to raising money, while those who have a fear of flying may be forced to run their companies a little leaner.
Below, Pasko points out the most common presentation gaffes that stand between entrepreneurs and the capital they need to grow their businesses:
Poor timing. "Entrepreneurs generally say too much or too little. Unfortunately, either extreme can kill a deal," says Pasko. If you bore your investors to tears, your presentation is far too long and indicates to the savvy investor that you are unsophisticated when it comes to the rules of engagement. It also tells your audience you have doubts as to what information is critical and what is simply fluff. On the other hand, you'll give investors the impression that you're unwilling to share important information if your presentation doesn't go on long enough. You want your presentation to last about 20 minutes-unless, of course, your company is sure to be the next Microsoft, in which case you can tack on an extra five minutes.
Live demonstrations. These are almost always failures, particularly for technology-based products that rely on a PC, a laptop or a network. Murphy's Law has a funny way of creeping into investor presentations. And if your demonstration does go wrong when you're pitching your deal, it may kill your prospects for raising capital on the spot.
You should save live demonstrations for a later date. "If an investor made some investment of time and formed some sort of emotional tie to the company, no matter how slight, he or she is more likely to overcome a momentary twitch in the technology," says Pasko.
Your best bet is to use videotape for perfect demonstrations every time.
Suspect numbers. It's not uncommon for entrepreneurs to sport a set of financial statements which, on further examination, actually indicate a loss. Aggressive revenue-recognition policies, unrealistic reserves for returns or bad debts, the presence of deferred expenses or overzealous capitalization of expenditures can turn apparent profits into losses. Don't think you can slip these numbers by investors. Says Pasko, "When the slides start showing outlandish numbers, investors start leaving the room."
Technology overexplanation. What many entrepreneurs forget, especially those who are also scientists or engineers, is that technical details of companies' products or services are important only inasmuch as they deliver competitive advantages, open new markets or change the balance of power in an existing market. To the average investor, technology in and of itself just isn't that important-or exciting. "If you focus on mips and bips, you'll lose your audience," says Pasko. "And once you lose investors' attention, it can be hard to get it back." It almost goes without saying that if you can't get investors' interest back, you'll never get them to reach for their checkbooks. Spend no more than three to five minutes discussing technology. Any more time spent on science is less time devoted to selling the deal.
Poor attitude. You can't afford to make the mistake of confusing equity investors with bankers. While bankers might tolerate fractious borrowers-if they can pay back a loan, hey, they can pay back a loan-equity investors are more akin to partners. And partners want to have their say, not be ignored. "An engaging, congenial entrepreneur will be far more successful than one who is perceived to be rude, condescending or unhelpful," points out Pasko. After all, you can draw more flies with honey than you can with vinegar.
Poor response to questions. "The question-and-answer session is generally the most important part of the presentation," says Pasko. The truth is, in the same way you can train a monkey to do just about anything, you can train an entrepreneur to make pitches.
Of course, investors know this, so they rely on the Q&A portion of presentations to take full measure of entrepreneurs. How quick are they on their feet? Can they dance? Are they engaging, and can they sell? After all, the equity investor's payday only comes if the company gets sold to another company or goes public. And the only way either of those events will occur is if the entrepreneurs have sales skills.
A common mistake during the Q&A period is to act like questions are stupid. The fact of the matter is, despite what your teacher told you, many questions are stupid-but it's certainly not in your best interest to tell an investor so. "Respond to every question as if it's reasonable," counsels Pasko. "That way you won't alienate anyone in the room."
Answers full of techno mumbo jumbo also cause problems. "They make you look like you're trying to hide something," says Pasko.
Raising Money 101 says: When you get a question from the audience, repeat the question; for example, "The gentleman in the front has asked whether or not our processes are patentable; is that right?" Also, after answering the question, focus on the investor again and say, "Does that answer your question?"
Inappropriate audiovisual support. "Unless you have a tremendous speaking presence, and are able to catch and hold an audience's attention for better than a quarter of an hour, it's generally a very bad idea to have no visual support," says Pasko. With so much information pumped into such a small time slot, investors who get distracted can lose the context of the speaker's remarks; therefore, it's important to have a visual outline.
A presentation, accompanied by about 10 to 15 slides, overheads or handouts that emphasize the speaker's key points and give listeners a constant frame of reference, tends to be the most effective. Be careful not to overdo it, and try to tell the story on the slides. Think of the slides as billboards that carry just the key messages (see "Next Step").
As for video presentations, "Running a corporate video [such as the kind shown to new employees] for more than five minutes can be a negative because it gives investors the impression that management is trying to hide something, or, worse yet, has no clue what to say," according to Pasko.
Inappropriate follow-up.
The old adage is yes comes fast, and no takes forever. While this
is typically true when raising capital, there are those in the
investment community who will test the mettle of business owners by
seeing how long it takes them to follow up. If there is no attempt
to make contact after the presentation, even out of courtesy, many
investors get turned off. A common rule of thumb is to follow up
three times, and if there's no response, mentally write the
investor off.
Unless the investor cancels a check on you, never let on that you're frustrated they didn't bite. The truth is, raising money can take a long, long time, and problems that turned investors off during the first go-around can work themselves out during the fund-raising process: products become fully developed, sales go up, management is more fleshed-out. "Keep in touch with the contacts you made early on because at some point they may become fertile ground for raising capital," Pasko counsels. "You may just find that you have to deliver your 20-minute pitch to them once again."
David R. Evanson's newest book about raising capital is called Where to Go When the Bank Says No: Alternatives for Financing Your Business(Bloomberg Press). Call (800) 233-4830 for ordering information. Art Beroff, a principal of Beroff Associates in Howard Beach, New York, helps companies raise capital and go public and is a member of the National Advisory Committee for the SBA.
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The old saying about slide presentations is that they're never finished; entrepreneurs simply run out of time. Nothing could be more true. The amount of time spent dithering over slide presentations is almost incalculable and rarely productive. The reality of raising money is that the slides don't sell the deal. The persuasive and compelling manner in which the presentation is made sells the deal.
Slide presentations are a necessary evil, but keep in mind the following pointers the next time you go out to meet with investors:
Think billboards, not books. Slides should be sparse, not crowded. Remember, they're only there to keep the audience on track.
Go easy. In most cases, one slide per minute, or 20 slides for a typical presentation, is about the maximum you should try to squeeze in. Optimum: 10 to 15.
Make handouts from your slides. Some public-speaking pros say never put anything into the hands of the audience that will distract them from the speaker-a notion not without merit. However, most hard-core investors will ask for handouts and often use them to take notes, so it's better to be prepared than to be caught empty-handed.


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Community improvement planning activities are shaped by local needs, priorities and circumstances. The purpose of a Community Improvement Plan is to:
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- Target areas in transition or in need of repair, rehabilitation and redevelopment;
- Facilitate and encourage community change in a co-ordinated manner; and
- Stimulate private sector investment through municipal incentive based programs.
A community improvement approach is a flexible, comprehensive, coordinated and strategic framework for dealing with lands and buildings which can address many physical, social and economic matters. The Community Improvement Plan enables the City to coordinate public works and capital expenditures with private land and building improvements in a comprehensive and complimentary manner. The Plan also allows the City to provide financial incentives to private land owners for improvements to lands, buildings, signs, landscaping and other works.
The CIP establishes limits for funding works on private properties and criteria for determining eligible properties and projects. While the goal of the Industrial CIP is to encourage new and expanding industrial uses, Council may wish to include properties which are designated for commercial uses as eligible for the incentive programs offered under the Industrial CIP provided the use falls under one of the "Target Sectors" as identified in the Industrial CIP and they are within the CIP project area.
The Industrial CIP provides opportunities for new and expanding businesses located on industrially designated lands within the Urban Area to acquire financial assistance from the City for improvements to private property. It is important to note that the Industrial CIP does not include lands that are designated as "Gateway" or "Rural Employment" through Regional Policy Plan Amendment 1-2012 and will be further designated in the City of Port Colborne Official Plan. A separate Gateway CIP will be adopted at a later date which will be specific to these lands.
The main goal of the CIP is to promote investment that results in the productive use of lands and/or buildings for the purposes of establishing or maintaining a business enterprise, or the expansion of existing businesses to realize more effective use of the lands potential.
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- Support the establishment and on-going development of sector clusters and encourage businesses to take advantage of cluster-related synergies.
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Justin Rose beat Lee Westwood on Friday to win the eight-player World Golf Final and earn a career-best $1.5 million.
The fifth-ranked Rose shot a 5-under 66 to defeat his Ryder Cup teammate and fellow Englishman by one stroke at the Antalya Club.
Rose, who won all of his five matches in the $5.2 million exhibition, birdied the opening hole on the Sultan Course and led the rest of the way against his fourth-ranked opponent.
Westwood birdied the 16th to get back to one behind before Rose sealed the match by holing a 20-foot putt for birdie at the 17th. It was a similar length to the putt he made at the same hole in his Ryder Cup singles victory last month against Phil Mickelson.
On Thursday, Rose chipped in at the 17th to beat Tiger Woods in the semifinals of the $5.2 million event, sponsored by Turkish Airlines.
"The 17th green has been really good to me this week, as I holed my second shot there yesterday and, of course, the 17th at Medinah turned around my match against Phil," Rose said. "But you have to be pleased to go through this whole week after winning all my five matches."
The paycheck is Rose's highest in his 14-year pro career and $560,000 more than his prize in capturing the 2011 BMW Championship.
"To not get beaten at all in the group stage and then to win the two finals is a great feeling and it's been a great week," he said. "My golf is just so consistent at the moment and the main thing is that I just don't have any skeletons in the closet, and I don't have that loose shot that is plaguing me all the time."
Westwood earned a check for $1 million for his efforts over three days.
"We both played well with just the slight difference on the greens," Westwood said. "Justin rolled some 20 footers, another crucial one at 17, while the longest putt I made was eight or nine feet on 16. So I left a lot of chances out there but that is the way it goes."
All eight players then participated in a Pro-Am. Turkish Golf President Ahmet Agaoglu was drawn to play alongside Woods.
Agaoglu was at the center of controversy earlier in the week when he allegedly head-butted a journalist while trying to move him away from Woods on the opening tee.
Agaoglu was asked if he was nervous playing with Woods.
"I'm not nervous but what I want to do is make him nervous, as I will own him for the next four or five hours," he said with a smile. "I paid for him to be here in Turkey, so he's my property this afternoon."
Woods was reportedly paid a $3 million appearance fee to compete in Turkey. He also earned $600,000 as a semifinalist.
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Justin Rose beat Lee Westwood on Friday to win the eight-player World Golf Final and earn a career-best $1.5 million.


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The chief information officer of Foundry Networks, along with two other alleged perps, has been charged with both civil and criminal charges stemming from insider trading during the $3bn buyout of the company by Brocade in 2008.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) civil charges state that David Riley – who has since left Foundry Networks – tipped off a friend of his, Matthew Teeple, about the forthcoming merger a week before it was announced in July 2008.
Teeple works at a San Francisco hedge fund, which at the time had been betting on Foundry's stock price falling by selling its shares short. But after the conversation, the fund reversed its position and started buying stock.
The SEC estimates that this tip from Riley made the hedge fund $13.6m when Foundry Networks stock rose 32 per cent after the merger announcement, and saved it from $7.6m in losses that would have come through if it had kept its original short position.
This wasn't a one-off, the SEC alleges. It claims that Riley also warned Teeple ahead of a worse-than-expected quarterly financial statement from Foundry Networks in April 2008, and in October told him there were problems with the takeover that would cause stock-price shifts. This information earned the hedge fund $6.9m in profits, the SEC statement claims.
"David Riley was entrusted with Foundry's most valuable secrets, but betrayed his company and set off an explosive chain reaction of illegal tips from friend to friend for illicit profits," said George Canellos, acting director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement in a statement.
Teeple didn't keep the good news to himself; he tipped off numerous other people. One of these, John Johnson, who is currently the chief investment officer for the $6.5bn Wyoming Retirement System, bought 3,900 Foundry Networks shares while on the phone to Teeple discussing the tip, the SEC claims, making $136,000 in illicit profits.
The trio is also facing separate criminal charges in the US Southern District of New York over the insider trading. Johnson has already pleaded guilty to these charges in a separate hearing held on March 18.
"As alleged, when David Riley and Matthew Teeple chose to traffic in inside information involving high-tech companies, they embarked on a high-stakes game that has repeatedly proven to be unwinnable," said Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara in a statement.
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Nielsen Launches Local Buyer Reach: A Cutting Edge Solution at the Center of What Viewers Watch and Buy
New offering empowers local TV stations to demonstrate the buying behavior of their viewers
New York – Feb. 10, 2014 –Today Nielsen announced the launch of Local Buyer Reach, the latest offering from the Nielsen Local Insights product suite. Nielsen Local Buyer Reach is the only solution that connects what viewers watch with what they buy, by linking proprietary Nielsen local television viewing data with actual consumer transactions and auto registrations. The solution extends into 40+ buyer categories, including but not limited to, automotive, retail shopping, quick-service restaurants, and grocery stores.
Available in all 210 DMAs, Local Buyer Reach combines local TV viewing behavior with online and offline purchase activity from anonymized, privacy-protected credit card and auto registration data. With methodology compatible in all market types – Local People Meter, Set Meter, and Diary – Nielsen clients now have the ability to demonstrate the buying power of viewers from all of their stations.
"Local Buyer Reach gives stations the ability to demonstrate the buying behavior of their local TV audiences and demonstrate the value of that audience to their advertisers," said Matt O'Grady, EVP Managing Director, Local Media, Nielsen. "By connecting the industry standard for audience measurement with such granular consumer data, clients will be able to prove their ability to reach highly desirable spenders by daypart, program, and specific market. We are pleased that our investment and effort to provide excellence in local television measurement and insights has led to the development of Local Buyer Reach."
Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) is a global information and measurement company with leading market positions in marketing and consumer information, television and other media measurement, online intelligence and mobile measurement. Nielsen has a presence in approximately 100 countries, with headquarters in New York, USA and Diemen, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.nielsen.com.
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SANFORD — The local "Holly Daze" raffle is continuing now through Dec. 21, with opportunities for prizes at more than 40 businesses in Sanford, Springvale and surrounding communities.
Prizes include a 50-inch plasma widescreen television and more.
The raffle is a collaboration between the Sanford-Springvale Chamber of Commerce and Sanford Downtown Legacy.
"Both organizations know how important it is to buy local and the economic impact that can be made when we support the business community," said Fran Libbey, the executive director of Sanford Downtown Legacy. "Most of the dollars spent at small local businesses stay right here. Studies show that of every $100 spent at independently owned businesses, over half of that money returns to the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditures. This means if (people) pay taxes here, spend their money here, and hopefully grow their businesses here, it can lead to new jobs."
The following businesses are participating: Bergeron's Shoes & Pedorthic Services; Bonanza Steakhouse; Books Revisited; Bowl-a-Rama; Bundle Resale; Central Furniture; Chandler's Automotive; Chasing the Sun; The Craft Gallery; Dirty Dozen; Downeast Flowers; Dunkin' Donuts; Edward Jones Investments; Fresco Mexican Grill; Fusion Bistro; Get Fired Up; Green Tea Restaurant; Holly Daze Marketplace & Shops; Hollywood Hair; Kathie's Quilt Shop; Legends, 1220 AM; Little Blessings; Maine Originals; Mikini; The Music Mill; Roux's Kitchen and Bath; Sanford Car Wash Centers and Main Street Car Wash; Sanford Institution for Savings; Sanford Maine Stage; Sanford Parks & Recreation; Sanford Sound; Sanford Walgreen's; Saundarya Salon; Shain's of Maine; Shaw's Hardware; Sherwin-Williams Company; Springvale Flowers; Springvale Hardware; Springvale Publick House; and Third Alarm Diner.
Charles A. Plante & Sons: Excavating & Paving, Evonik Cyro, LLC, Fall's & Webb and CLM Capital Management all have donated to "Shop Local."
The raffle's major sponsors are H.A. Mapes, Shains of Maine, and Sanford Institution for Savings (SIS).
In addition to the plasma television, other prizes include gift certificates to Sanford Car Wash Centers, Dunkin' Donuts, The Music Mill, Springvale Publick House, Backstreet Grill, Sherwin Williams, Fusion Bistro, and Saundarya, as well as a gift basket from SIS.
Prizes will be drawn at Holly Village Marketplace at 883 Main Street on Saturday, Dec. 22. You do not have to be present to win,
See participating businesses for more information or call Sanford Downtown Legacy at 490-4002 or the Sanford Springvale Chamber of Commerce at 324-4280.


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8 Great Meatless Burritos in the Mission, San Francisco
Everyone knows you go to the Mission for a grease-bomb burrito stuffed with a whole slew of cow parts. But where can you get a vegetarian alternative that's more than beans, salsa, and excessive rice? In search of answers and lunch, we disembarked BART at 24th and Mission to look for meatless options that don't need carne to have substance and flavor.
We unwrapped a crop of winners, from the chile relleno at El Farolito that oozed cheese to the fried plantain hulk at Little Chihuahua. We even found a vegan triumph at Curry Up Now, with a creation involving a potato pea samosa with chickpeas, onions, and pulao rice.
Often, we opted to make our burritos "super" by paying $1 to $1.50 more for jack cheese, guacamole or pieces of avocado, and sour cream or its richer relative, crema. We especially liked the upgrade at El Farolito, Tacos El Paisano and La Palma, where they melt cheese onto the tortilla as it heats on the grill. While you can't go wrong with going super, all of our picks are also terrific naked or with a few drips of the always-available red or green salsa.
Nothing we ate advertised chicken, pork, or beef, but they weren't necessarily vegetarian. Lard and chicken stock occasionally appeared in the tortillas, rice, and beans. You can easily avoid meat products, however, if you know what to ask:
"Is there lard (Spanish: manteca) in the beans?" Taqueria Vallarta and La Palma make their refried beans with lard, but the whole beans are vegetarian.
"Is there lard (Spanish: manteca) in the tortilla?" All the spots we visited said their tortillas were made with vegetable oil.
"Is there chicken stock (Spanish: caldo de pollo or consumo de pollo) or lard (Spanish: manteca) in the rice?" Taqueria Vallarta uses chicken stock in its rice. La Palma uses lard.
On each slide, we've labeled whether the above three ingredients contain meat.
One warning before you hit the photos: If you are a vegetarian or vegan whose gastrointestinal system would collapse if it collided with a speck of meat grease, beware the flat top. Most of these taquerias cook their meat and veggies on this type of smooth grill, sometimes right next to each other. You can't be sure a trace of animal didn't attach to your broccoli floret.
Hungry yet? Check out the slideshow »
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Governor questioned over involvement in Penn State firings
Corbett's office disputes claims
Gov. Tom Corbett's office responded to an ESPN report which raises questions about Corbett's role after the charges against Jerry Sandusky were made public.
The article questions how much say Corbett had over the firing of former football coaching legend Joe Paterno and the forced resignation of Penn State President Graham Spanier?
An article that will appear in the April 16 edition of ESPN Magazine says the governor played a major role in those decisions.
Corbett, a member of Penn State's Board of Trustees, took part in the fateful meeting the night of Nov. 9 via a conference call.
According to the ESPN account, Corbett had the final word in calling for Spanier and Paterno to be fired, then celebrated the decision with staff at a State College restaurant the next night.
The article also states Corbett had previous issues with Spanier over higher education budget cuts.
"ESPN's report from the grassy knoll merely adds another chapter to the growing list of conspiracy theories surrounding the Sandusky case," said Gov. Corbett's Director of Communications Kevin Harley.
"It is a disappointment to read something so long, filled with so many errors, that offers so little by way of new or even real fact."
Paterno's son, Scott Paterno, reacted to the ESPN Magazine story via Twitter saying, ''No comment.''


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What: US vs. England, Group C, match 1
When: Saturday, 2:30 p.m. ET
Where: Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
TV: ABC, Univisión
Buy: World Cup Gear
The Battle Royale is finally here. In 1950, the US pulled off perhaps the greatest upset in American history with a 1-0 over heavily favored England in Brazil. Sixty years later, the stage is set for an encore.
The US open their sixth straight World Cup appearance with a hugely hyped matchup against the Three Lions. Given the unprecedented buildup back home, the ruthless marketing and the magnitude of the matchup, this may be the biggest game in US history. And both teams are ready.
US fans are cautiously optimistic their team can stay in the game against Fabio Capello's wrecking crew and maybe even log a titanic upset, a la Portugal in 2002, or Spain in last summer's Confederations Cup. Meanwhile, England is also cautiously optimistic – of perhaps their best team in 20 years and real legitimate shot of finally advancing past the quarterfinals … and much further.
It's a dream matchup for an American side with high hopes, but again, given the magnitude of the game, there's enormous pressure on the U.S. to show well for themselves against the world's No. 8-ranked team.
"It's a lot of pressure," said goalkeeper Tim Howard, "but it's also pretty cool to see how far we've come."
But the big question is, which US team will all those millions of viewers back home see? One that will go conservative against a powerful foe and play for the tie? Or one that will actually take a chance and go at England's horses?
The personnel on hand may decide that one, and certain elements of Bob Bradley's lineup are still a secret. Is Oguchi Onyewu's knee strong enough to let him go 90 minutes? Who will pair with Michael Bradley in the central midfield? Who will line up with Jozy Altidore up top?
Regardless, everyone on the pitch will have to bring his A game to compete with a top-drawer opponent.
From Day 1, Capello has brought a level of discipline to a notoriously loose England set-up – this team is prepared, and it will take a concerted effort to catch them napping. The Italian manager has also instilled in his men a confidence that they won't lose their composure at key moments, a weakness that has plagued them in recent World Cups.
But despite the top-to-bottom quality, there are as many question marks as there are in US camp. Are England too reliant on Wayne Rooney? What happens if he suffers one of his notorious meltdowns and faces the wrath of head referee Carlos Simon?
Can Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard continue their newly discovered co-existence in this, the biggest show? Will James Milner be effective enough at holding mid in the absence of Gareth Barry? Can John Terry step up and be the captain-like figure he once was, especially in the absence of Rio Ferdinand?
This team certainly has weaknesses – should the US choose to exploit them.
Key Players
United States: Clint Dempsey. Deuce has become a smash success in England with his timely scoring and reckless abandon for Fulham. The US have no greater wild card, and Dempsey has the experience against English opponents to slip behind the defense and produce a highlight-reel moment.
England: Wayne Rooney. The Three Lions' most powerful weapon and close to a one-man wrecking crew. The hotheaded striker let the side with nine goals in qualifying while totaling 26 strikes for Manchester United this past season. His ability to create has improved every game – he'll be a handful for US defenders.
"The stage is set for him to deliver because he can be England's main man and he can shoot us to glory," midfielder Steven Gerrard told reporters, "and the players around him make sure he's aware of it."
Final Analysis
The simple fact is that the US don't need a result in this game. And while our hearts tell us they're capable of beating anyone, our guts tell us England is focused, ready and unwilling to fall upset. The Americans will show well for themselves – which may be enough for the throngs watching back home – but may come up just short.


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Community comes up big for Operation Open Arms
A calculated risk made by a local charitable organization has paid off big for area soldiers looking to go home for the holidays.
In fact, the community was so generous it was able to get the money to allow one more soldier to spend Christmas with his family.
Operation Open Arms, a charitable organization that provides U.S. servicepeople visiting Southwest Florida every conceivable benefit during combat leave or return from a foreign duty station, got an overwhelming response to its campaign to raise money to bring three serviceman home after purchasing tickets with a credit card.
OOA raised so much money it was able to send home a fourth soldier from Maryland.
Capt. John "Giddy-up" Bunch, founder of Operation Open Arms, couldn't have been happier.
"It was an overwhelming response from the people of Southwest Florida to help three troops plus a fourth," Bunch said. "It's something I can't believe. It's not on our mission statement or something we normally do, but it was Christmas and it seemed like the right thing to do."
The original plan was for Bunch to bring home Joel Grant Black, an Army specialist from North Fort Myers who is stationed at Fort Lewis in Seattle.
Bunch learned about and got approved for a credit card that gave 30,000 points after spending $1,000, enough to cover Black's ticket, used the points to bring home another soldier, and hoped to raise enough funds to bring home a third.
Bunch said the strategy was a risky one, but he was able to cover two other local service personnel seeking to have Christmas at home, one a Navy Seal stationed in California and another a Marine sniper stationed in Kuwait.
Soon, Bunch realized he had enough to send a fourth soldier home, who lives in Maryland.
"OOA Florida and Maryland share the same site. We sent the links from the papers to all our friends in Maryland and posted it on Facebook. We got a call from a woman in Maryland who said her son was coming home and asked if we could help," Bunch said.
The names of the servicemen were not released.
Bunch credited the local media for bringing attention to OOA's story, which, he said, went a long way toward getting people to give.
"Everything is fine. All the troops are coming home, the people were understanding, compassionate and generous, and that's the kind of people who have helped us since 2005," Bunch said. "I couldn't be happier for the families of the young men they'll be coming home to."
Bunch said going forward, OOA would return to its mission statement of helping servicemen with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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