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*Plantronics Gaming Teams Up with Riot Games as Official Headset Partner of the League of Legends Championship Series*

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Plantronics (NYS: PLT) , a global leader in audio communications, today announced it has been selected by Riot Games as the official headset partner for Season 3 of the League of Legends World Championship Series. Plantronics esports headsets will be used exclusively throughout the series, including the World Championship tournament. League of Legends attracts everyone from beginner to pro players who demand the best gaming peripherals available, and Plantronics headsets feature a powerful microphone, superior sound quality, and long wear comfort critical to successful competitive gaming.

"At Plantronics, we are big League of Legends fans and players, so we are particularly thrilled to be the official headset partner of the League of Legends Championship Series," said Chuck Frizelle, head of gaming at Plantronics. "Our headsets offer competitors a true esports tournament headset -designed to provide outstanding audio quality in the noisiest LAN environments, while fitting comfortably for marathon gaming sessions."

"We wanted an official headset partner that produced a headset made specifically for esports professional gamers, while also offering quality headsets to our audience at all gaming levels and price points," said Dustin Beck, vice president of esports at Riot Games. "Partnering with Plantronics, we are able to provide an exceptional audio experience for our players throughout the Championship Series."

Currently the world's most played online game, League of Legends blends the speed and intensity of an RTS with RPG elements. Players form teams of unique, powerful champions and battle head-to-head across multiple battlefields and game modes. Throughout 2013, the best players on the planet will compete in the League of Legends Championship Series, a professional gaming league with teams from North America and Europe, featuring multiple regular season matches each week, and HD streaming broadcasts available globally for free.

Providing audio excellence across multiple fields, Plantronics Gaming offers a unique live environment esports headset. Working closely with Riot Games, Championship Series tournaments will exclusively feature Plantronics headsets designed to isolate noise from the thousands of dedicated League of Legends fans that come to experience live matches at events such as Gamescom, PAX Prime and the League of Legends World Championship.

*At A Glance: Plantronics Gaming and the League of Legends World Championship Series Season 3*

· Tournament participants will use Plantronics esports headsets throughout the series, including the Season 3 World Championship
· Gamers will be able to experience Plantronics retail headsets at the free-to-play LAN areas of various events including the Fall 2013 North American and European Championships
· Weekly North American and European matches will be broadcast online. More information can be found at Gamecom.Plantronics.com

*About Plantronics*

Plantronics is a global leader in audio communications for businesses and consumers. We have pioneered new trends in audio technology, creating innovative products that allow people to simply communicate. From unified communication to Bluetooth® headsets to gaming solutions, we deliver uncompromising quality, an ideal experience, and extraordinary service. Plantronics is used by every company in the Fortune 100™, as well as 911 dispatch, air traffic control and various mission critical applications for those on the frontline. For more information, please visit www.plantronics.com or call (800) 544-4660.

Plantronics is a registered trademark of Plantronics, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

*About Riot Games*

Santa Monica, California-based Riot Games aspires to be the most player-focused game company in the world. Established in 2006 by a couple of entrepreneurial gamers who believe player-focused game development can result in awesome games, Riot released its debut title, League of Legends, in 2009 to critical and player acclaim. For more info about Riot Games visit www.riotgames.com. Get started playing League of Legends at signup.leagueoflegends.com.

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3 FTSE 100 Shares the Market Loves: Rio Tinto, Shire, and Experian

May 15, 2013, 6:01 am

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LONDON -- According to analyst recommendations, *Rio Tinto* , *Shire* , and *Experian* are three of the most fancied shares in the FTSE 100. Are they set to rise further, or has enthusiasm peaked? Let's dig in.

*Rio Tinto
*Despite being so popular with the City, megaminer *Rio Tinto* has had a tough time of it. Concerns about the state of the Chinese economy have hit metal prices hard. This has forced analysts to reduce their profit expectations at Rio. As a result, the shares are down, falling 21% in the last three months.

The fall in metal prices demonstrates how vulnerable earnings are to issues outside Rio's control. In the last 12 months, consensus expectations for earnings per share at the company are down from $8.42 to $5.70.

The shares today trade on a forecast P/E for 2013 of 8.1, with an expected yield of 3.9%.

*Experian
**Experian* is a financial data services company with a global footprint. As a leading supplier of credit check data, the business has enjoyed massive growth from the consumer credit boom. In the last five years, dividends per share have doubled as turnover has increased by about 50%.

Experian has long traded at a premium rating, and today the shares stand at an all-time high.

According to the consensus of broker forecasts, the company will earn 0.84 euros per share in 2013, rising to 0.97 euros the year after. That puts the shares on a 2014 P/E ratio of 19.8, with an expected dividend yield of 2%. Experian is significantly more highly rated by the market than the average FTSE 100 company -- a premium that it has earned.

*Shire
*Pharmaceutical giant *Shire* is one of the youngest companies in the FTSE 100. The shares have had a tough year and are barely ahead of where they stood 12 months ago. However, as one of the most successful blue-chip companies of recent times, Shire has built significant goodwill among the investor community.

Today, the shares stand on 14 times forecast earnings for 2013. Anticipated growth for 2014 pushes the P/E down to 12.4 times. The dividend, which has doubled in the last five years, is forecast to reach $0.20 this year. At today's price, that would translate to a 0.6% yield.

If you believe the company will keep delivering growth, then the shares are attractively priced.

Although Shire and Experian have grown handsomely in recent years, our team of analysts at The Motley Fool believes it has identified a superior growth opportunity. The company in question leads the world in some of its markets and has decades of history behind it. To read our team's research and analysis of this unique growth share, click here to get the 100% free report "The Motley Fool's Top Growth Share For 2013." The report will be delivered to your inbox immediately.

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More Than 50 New Shows Are Coming To TV This Fall

May 15, 2013, 6:47 am

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More Than 50 New Shows Are Coming To TV This Fall

Now that the big networks have announced which shows won't be returning next year, it's time to announce the new series heading to television this fall.

Between the major networks — ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and CW — there are 56 shows hitting the airwaves for the 2013-2014 season.

Among the most-anticipated series are an "Avengers" spinoff, the return of Michael J. Fox to television, comedies for Andy Samberg and Will Arnett, and two J.J. Abrams' shows.

Here's what you can look forward to on TV.

*13 new series and comedies will be coming to ABC:*
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*"**Betrayal**": *A married photographer starts an affair with a lawyer. Turns out he's defending a murder suspect that her husband is prosecuting.

*"**Lucky 7**": *A Steven Spielberg executive produced show of how the lives of seven are changed after winning the lottery.

*"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.": *One of the most anticipated series for the fall is "The Avengers" spinoff series following the secret law-enforcement agency.

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*"**Super Fun Night**": *Rebel Wilson's comedy from Conan O'Brien.

*"**Once Upon A Time: In Wonderland**":* The spinoff series from ABC's Sunday night hit, "Once Upon A Time." Sophie Lowe will star as Alice in a psychiatric ward.

· *"**Back in the Game**"*
· *"**The Goldbergs**"*
· *"**Killer Women**": *A Western based on Argentine series "Mujeres Asesinas" from Sofia Vergara.
· *"**Mind Games**"*
· *"**Mixology**"*
· *"**Resurrection**": *A boy coming back from the dead after missing for more than 30 years.
· *"**Trophy Wife**"*
· *"**The Quest**" *— a reality show fantasy competition

*CBS is counting on familiar faces and big names in 8 new series:*

· *"Crazy Ones": *Robin Williams' comedy with Sarah Michelle Gellar playing his daughter as the two conquer the advertising world.
· *"Friends with Better Lives": *James Van Der Beek's comedy about friends who envy each other's lives.
· *"The Millers":* Will Arnett gets his own comedy as a divorced guy who's parents begin to have marital troubles.
· *"Mom": *Chuck Lorre sitcom featuring Anna Farris as a single mom.
· *"Hostages"*
· *"Intelligence"*
· *"Reckless"*
· *"We Are Men":* series featuring Tony Shaloub ("Monk") and Kal Penn

*13 new comedies and series are heading to FOX:*
*****"**Almost Human**": *J.J. Abrams' FOX series will focus on cops working with super humans.

*"**Brooklyn Nine-Nine**":* Andy Samberg's return to television will see him in a detective comedy.

*"**Surviving Jack**":* The next comedy from Justin Halpern ("S#*! My Dad Says") based on his book, I Suck At Girls.

*"**Us and Them**": *Jason Ritter stars in a long-distance relationship comedy based on British sitcom, "Gavin and Stacey."

*"**Dads**":* A live-action comedy from Seth MacFarlane ("Family Guy") with Seth Green.

· *"**Animation Domination**":* Similar to Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, Fox will debut 15-minute block late-night series
· *"**Enlisted**"*
· *"**Gang Related**"*
· *"**Junior Masterchef**": *Gordon Ramsay's "Masterchef" for kids 8-13.
· *"**Murder Police**"* (animated series)
· *"**Rake**"*
· *"**Sleepy Hollow**"*
· *"**Does Someone Have to Go?**":* Reality series featuring offices from around the country.

*************************************************Bonus: *"**24 – Live Another Day**" **will be a 12-part series event taking place next summer that will bring Keifer Sutherland back as agent Jack Bauer.

*16 new shows are coming to NBC including Michael J. Fox's new sitcom.*
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*"**Believe**": *J.J. Abrams show follows a girl with gifts including the ability to see the future, levitation, and telekinesis.

*"**The Blacklist**":* James Spader returns to TV as the world's most wanted criminal.

*"The Michael J. Fox Show":* NBC's most anticipated show for the fall sees Fox's return to television as a news anchor. Betsy Brandt ("Breaking Bad") will play his wife.

· *"Crossbones":* John Malkovich will play Blackbeard in the hour-long series this summer.
· *"The Family Guide": *J.K. Simmons comes to television as a blind father.
· *"Chicago PD"*: A "Chicago Fire" spinoff.
· *"Crisis"*
· *"**Dracula**"*
· *"**Ironside**"*
· *"The Night Shift"*
· *"**Sean Saves the World**"*
· *"**Welcome to the Family**"*
· *"Undateable"*
· *"**About a Boy**"*
· *"**American Dream Builders**": *Nate Berkus home renovation reality series.
· *"The Million Second Quiz": *A reality show which will take place for 12 straight days and nights from a gigantic hourglass in NYC. The winner will take home $10 million.

*The CW will feature 6 new shows including a popular reboot and a spinoff of its most popular series. *
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*"**The Originals**":* The CW's most anticipated series is the "Vampire Diaries" spinoff focusing on the show's character Klaus.

"*Whose Line Is It Anyway*": Before the fall premieres, CW will bring back the variety show featuring original talent Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, and Ryan Stiles performing their classic games.

· *"The 100": *Henry Ian Cusick ("Lost") and Isaiah Washington star in a show that takes place in a futuristic Earth where civilization has been destroyed. It's based on the book series by Kass Morgan.
· *"Star-Crossed": *Features a romance between a human and alien.
· *"The Tomorrow People"*
· *"Reign"*

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Calvin Klein Underwear to Feature Model-Activist Christy Turlington Burns in Fall 2013 Global Advertising Campaign

May 15, 2013, 6:33 am

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Calvin Klein Underwear to Feature Model-Activist Christy Turlington Burns in Fall 2013 Global Advertising Campaign

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Calvin Klein, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH), today announced that iconic model-activist Christy Turlington Burns will return to the house and be featured in the women’s Fall 2013 Calvin Klein Underwear global advertising campaign. The Fall 2013 Calvin Klein Underwear advertising campaign was shot by renowned fashion photographer Mario Sorrenti on location in Vieques, Puerto Rico. This was Turlington Burns’s first advertising campaign shot wit Reported by Business Wire 5 hours ago.

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Unchartered Territory Cannot Go On Forever

May 15, 2013, 6:53 am

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Via Mark Grant, author of Out of the Box,

*The greatest disconnect in the world today is the underlying economies of the world and the markets; all of the markets. *This river is wide and getting wider given the money that the central banks are pushing downstream. The flood has reached all of the markets, Real Estate, the banks, many corporations, any and all borrowers with our incredibly low interest rates, but it has had little impact on the Main Streets of the planet. *There is, in fact, a bubble of epic proportion.*

*It is not “irrational exuberance” but a quite rational placement of money that must go somewhere because it is not left in the sock drawer.* The creation of money by the Fed, the ECB and Japan’s central bank keeps raising the tide but like all tides when it reverses course if will flow back out from the high water mark which has been created and with an equal force.

The reversal will come from an event or from the moment that the central banks reverse position or from the fall in the demand for goods and services as consumers/investors have less money to buy things. The *one truism that can be counted on is that our current situation will not go on forever as many on Wall Street would have you believe.* The one other long established truth that you can count on is that when this reversal comes that the “whoosh” of people trying to rush through the exit doors will be pronounced and startling.

*Europe has been setting off the warning lights. *Their economies are in trouble, real trouble. Total GDP for the EU-17 is -0.2% while Italy and Spain reported out matching drops of -0.5%. The entire Continent, with the barely escaping exception of Germany, is in recession. Europe, in fact, is now in its sixth straight quarter of recession and it is deepening and not lessening with each passing quarter. Japan teeters on deflation and has also charged into the money creation game and buoyed its equity market but I expect a result no different from Europe. Currency wars are now in play with the Euro and the Yen in a continuing drop against the Dollar.

*America reports out a drop in our deficit and parades around the field in triumph* but it is nothing more than our recent increase in taxes. Raise taxes; more Federal income and what did you think would happen in the short term? Hardly a surprise!

*The world, in the eighteenth century, may have been a stand-alone place but it is not now. *The only reason that all of this central bank money printing has been working is because there is no way to invest off-world. We are stuck with the options that we have and that is it. Conversely to the coordinated efforts of the central banks though is the moment in time when a reversal begins because it will affect everyone in the same manner. Even gold can no longer be counted on as an indicator because the physical demand for gold has prompted a mass sell off by Comex, JP Morgan and several central banks as physical gold must be delivered under contract and more cash is raised. *We are living in an uncharted territory.* Reported by Zero Hedge 5 hours ago.

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Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine Donate $70 Million (€54.4 Million) to USC for Arts Academy

May 15, 2013, 7:05 am

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Rapper Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine, the co-founder of Interscope Records, are using their star-power to do some good for the community: the two have donated the impressive sum of $70 million (€54.4 million) to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The money will go to fund an Arts Academy for young talented people, who will start their first class in the fall of 2014, Rolling Stone magazine informs. “The gift will create the USC J... Reported by Softpedia 4 hours ago.

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Sorry, Everyone! The $2,000 Gwyneth Paltrow Groupon Is Sold Out

May 15, 2013, 7:44 am

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If you want to spend $2,000 to take a cooking class taught by Gwyneth Paltrow, it's too late. Sixty people already bought her Groupon package, which features a night in a hotel, a trip to a spa and dinner at Bistro La Promenade in New York.

The highlight of the event was:

You and a friend are invited to the private goop event, which begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 14. You can munch on appetizers and sip cocktails before goop editor-in-chief Gwyneth Paltrow gives a cooking demonstration. You’ll leave with a signed cookbook.

The event actually seems like it's well worth the money — airfare and car service are included.

Here are the details:

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Gwyneth Paltrow Meet n’ Greet at Private goop Event, Spa Pampering, and Swanky Dinner in NYC on June 14-16*

Included in trip package:

   •   Round-trip airfare from anywhere in the US or Canada to New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA)

   •   Two-night stay in a junior suite at 4-star DoubleTree by Hilton Metropolitan New York, valid for check-in 6/14/13

   •   Tickets to a private event with goop including a meet and greet with Gwyneth Paltrow

   •   Spa treatments for two including hair conditioning, styling, spa manicures and pedicures

   •   One dinner for two at Bistro La Promenade

   •   Round-trip airport transfers to hotel

In the fall of 2008, Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow launched a lifestyle web site called goop to chat about recipes, travel, food, and fashion. Fresh off being named the “World’s Most Beautiful Woman” by People Magazine, the star is hosting a private goop event in New York City for 60 attendees on June 14, where she’ll give a cooking demonstration and greet her fans. Not only will you meet Gwyneth, you’ll also dine at the Bistro La Promenade restaurant, get the star treatment at Great Jones Spa, and catch 40 winks stay at the 4-star DoubleTree by Hilton Metropolitan New York.

Private goop Event and Gwyneth Paltrow Meet n’ Greet

You and a friend are invited to the private goop event, which begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 14. You can munch on appetizers and sip cocktails before goop editor-in-chief Gwyneth Paltrow gives a cooking demonstration. You’ll leave with a signed cookbook.
Spa Treatments

The next day, you’ll visit Great Jones Spa for beautifying treatments including hair conditioning, styling, and a spa mani-pedi.

Dinner for Two

Later that evening, you’ll head to Chelsea’s London Terrace for dinner at Bistro La Promenade, helmed by Executive Chef Alain Allegretti. Known for its casual French cuisine, the restaurant has received praise from several media outlets including Eater, Zagat, and CBS. The New York Times relished Allegretti’s “harmonious and sophisticated plates on which each ingredient has been treated in a way calculated to coax forth the most flavor.”

Upscale Hotel Accommodations

On Friday and Saturday night, you’ll stay in a junior suite at the 4-star DoubleTree by Hilton Metropolitan New York, located in Midtown Manhattan, within walking distance of the Theater District and Times Square. The hotel’s recently renovated guest room feature flat-screen TVs and pillow-top mattresses.

The photos above depict the hotel and restaurant included in this deal. They are not affiliated with goop. Read the Fine Print for important info on travel dates and other restrictions.

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Sugar Land Cosmetic Dentists at A Beautiful Smile at Lake Pointe Offer Discount on Laser Teeth Whitening

May 15, 2013, 7:14 am

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Patients can receive in-office teeth whitening for only $299.

SUGAR LAND, TEXAS (PRWEB) May 15, 2013

A Beautiful Smile at Lake Pointe is offering laser teeth whitening in Sugar Land for only $299 for a limited time.

The laser teeth whitening at A Beautiful Smile at Lake Pointe is Zoom! Whitening, which allows patients to get whiter teeth in under an hour using a specially formulated bleaching gel and professional-grade laser light.

The results of Zoom! Whitening are immediate, and patients usually leave the A Beautiful Smile at Lake Pointe office with teeth up to eight shades whiter.

“This discount can help so many patients,” said Dr. Lance Jue, the owner of A Beautiful Smile at Lake Pointe. “We’ve watched time and time again how teeth whitening gives people more confidence and helps them enjoy their lives more. This is a great procedure, and I hope a lot of people decide to take advantage of the discount.”

Patients at A Beautiful Smile at Lake Pointe most often use Zoom! Whitening before a big event, such as a wedding, high school reunion or important job interview, while others use Zoom! Whitening to reward themselves for a big achievement, such as quitting smoking or losing weight.

About A Beautiful Smile at Lake Pointe

A Beautiful Smile at Lake Pointe is the Sugar Land dental practice of Dr. Lance Jue. It has served the Houston area's restorative, cosmetic and general dentistry needs for 19 years. Dr. Jue makes an effort to listen to every patient to give him or her the appropriate treatment. In the fall of 2012, the practice opened a med spa, which offers treatments such as microdermabrasions, chemical peels, laser hair removal, luxury facials of caviar and gold, wrinkle treatments and tattoo removal. Reported by PRWeb 4 hours ago.

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How to Protect Your Garden from Kids and Dogs

May 15, 2013, 7:14 am

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The worry of ‘stranger danger’ means more children play in their gardens than outside their front gate. With an increase in sales of play equipment, how can you safeguard you garden whilst allowing your children and pets freedom?

A study has revealed that today’s children play outdoors half as much as their parents did when they were there age. Researchers claim that youngsters are more likely to stay indoors and watch television or play computer games.

The study of 2,000 Mums and Dads revealed the average parent spent ten hours and 26 minutes playing outside during the working week when they were children - double the five hours and 32 minutes children head outdoors today.

Many parents claim they are frightened to allow their children out of sight, preferring to keep them safe in the garden.It is this fear of “stranger danger” which has seen a big increase in sales of play equipment such as trampolines.

However, many parents who are keen gardeners worry about any long term damage to their turf. They have worked hard to maintain general lawn maintenance and don’t want their work undone.

Kennedy’s Turf, based in Salford, advise placing all children’s play equipment on a BS1177 grade material for fall protection.

A suitable product would be play bark. The bark is produced from mixed conifer bark and provides a clean play surface all year round.

Company spokeswoman Emma Scott said: “It is durable and long lasting and easy to use and maintain. It is also free from pests, weeds, pathogens and has not been treated with methyl bromide”.

She added: “It should be noted that in order to give protection to the above BS standard the equipment and the fall protection material must be installed in accordance with BS1177.”

A number of families erect equipment such as slides and swings in their garden but children dragging their feet as they prepare to stop can have a damaging effect.

Patches of dead grass soon appear but Kennedy’s Turf argue it can be seeded up no problem.

Perhaps a more worrying problem is the damage the family dog can do to the garden.

“Dogs are indeed a problem, both from damage in general - dogs running on grass can damage it, behavioural issues such as digging and the like and of course burning from urine,” said Mrs Scott.

She added: “If the grass is really dry, dogs running on it can pull it up and then it dies.”

Female dogs are more of a problem than males because they usually squat and empty their bladders in one spot. The concentrated blast of urine acts as a massive dose of fertilizer in a single area, which causes the dead grass.

The most effective way to counteract the burn is to water the turf as soon as the dog urinates. It is also important to ensure that your pet has enough water in his diet. The more a dog drinks the more diluted his urine will be.

If your pet is digging up your lawn it is normally a behavioural issue. It could be down to boredom, playing or a release of energy. To try and counteract the problem and stop damage to your lawn you need to address the problems.

• Is your dog getting enough exercise?
• Is it having interaction with people?
• Are its chewing needs being met?

It would be ideal to have an area of your garden which the dog is able to dig in but this isn’t always an option. Likewise, to prevent spots from urine burns a concrete yard would be advisable.

If the behaviour continues you could seek help from your local veterinary specialist and in the meantime keep re-seeding the offending areas of turf.

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Best books on Haiti

May 15, 2013, 8:50 am

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The novelist chooses the books that best explain a fascinating, baffling, tumultuous country

My first visit to Haiti was in May 1991, four months into the initial term of Haiti's first democratically-elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. At the time, it seemed that Haiti was on the cusp of a new era. "We are learning to live in the world again," as President Aristide said, reflecting on what might be called the miracle of his presidency, coming as it did after the corrupt, brutal reign of the Duvaliers from 1957 to 1986, and the string of military juntas that convulsed the country until Aristide's election in 1990.

It was that tumultuous recent history that had drawn me in, and the suspicion I'd formed that Haiti might be the paradigm –perhaps "boiling point" would be a better term – for the ways in which global power and politics had played out in the latter half of the 20th century. I thought, however, that I'd come too late – that I'd be studying the dynamics of blood politics in retrospect, as an exercise in historical inquiry. A few months after my first visit, Aristide was deposed in a violent coup, and in the years since, power in Haiti – who holds it, how they keep it, and how they use it to their profit – is as raw and ruthless as ever. In one way or another, all of the stories in Brief Encounters with Che Guevara deal with matters of power and profit, usually in what might be called the world's "hot zones"– Haiti, Burma, Colombia, Sierra Leone. But Haiti is the place I return to time and again. What follows is a list of books that have helped me gain some understanding of a place that remains as fascinating and baffling to me as the day I first set foot there.

**1. **Stripping Bare the Body: Politics Violence War by Mark Danner**

The first section of this multi-part book – other sections focus on the Balkans conflicts of the 1990s, and the "war on terror"– is drawn from Danner's award-winning reportage on the chaotic years of 1986 to 1990, when Haitian civil society was trying to gain traction against a well-entrenched complex of reactionary powers. But Danner goes far beyond the events of the moment, and digs deep into Haitian history and culture; these chapters are the best primer on Haiti available, a thoughtful and vivid overview that is as relevant now as it was when first published some 20 years ago.

**2. **Kanaval: Vodou, Politics and Revolution on the Streets of Haiti; photography and oral histories by Leah Gordon; commentary by Don Cosentino, Madison Smartt Bell, Richard Fleming, and others* *

"Haiti," as Leah Gordon writes in the introduction to this extraordinary book, "seems to be on the fault line of history," and it's during Carnival that the ghosts, spirits, devils, and clowns of history and present times erupt from the cracks in all their jokey, obscene, satirical glory. The photographs can, at first look, be unsettling; the oral histories serve to humanise the photos, showing the purpose and even sweetness that underlie many of the images. The essays tease out the simmering historical and cultural roots of Haiti's Carnival tradition.

**3. **Hadriana of All My Dreams by René Depestre**

A delirious, brilliant novel by the Haitian-born Depestre, who should be on every shortlist for the Nobel prize in literature. The story of young, precociously horny Patrick's love for the beautiful Hadriana is a blast of high-octane language, headlong storytelling, and weirdly plausible implausibility. Alas, poor Patrick's chance at love is thwarted by Hadriana's untimely death. Or is it? Depestre's narrative unfolds like an MC Escher-designed hall of mirrors.

**4. **"Lecture On Haiti" by Frederick Douglass, delivered at the World's Fair in Chicago, January 2, 1893**

The text of Douglass's lecture can be found in the useful anthology Haiti: A Slave Revolution, 200 Years After 1804. Despairing that slavery would ever be abolished in the US, Douglass and his family were preparing to relocate to Haiti when word came of Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Douglass decided to remain in the US, and later served as the country's ambassador to Haiti. In its analysis of Haiti's role in world history, of the manipulations of foreign powers and business interests in its internal affairs, and of its future prospects, Douglass's lecture is so prescient that it might have been written last week.

**5. Divine Horsemen by Maya Deren**

An essential book for anyone interested in Haiti. Deren traveled to Haiti in the late 1940s with the intention of studying ritual dances, a project that morphed into a profound investigation into Haitian voodoo, that much-maligned and misunderstood religion that Christians love to hate. Deren's study of the voodoo gods and goddesses, voodoo's rituals, and its pervasive role in Haitian life, is not simply one of the best books on the subject, but one of the most perceptive books ever written on the nature of human experience. Yes, it's that good.

**6. Nan Dòmi: Le Récit d'une Initiation Vodou by Mimerose Beaubrun**

This new and valuable book delves into the "interior" experience of voodoo, as opposed to the usual outsider focus on ritual and cosmology. In telling the story of her own initiation and painstaking education in voodoo, Beaubrun takes us into the mystical dimensions of this ancient religion. Nan dòmi* *(which translates roughly as "second sight" or "lucid dream") is a book crying out for an English translation.

**7. **All Souls' Rising**, **Master of the Crossroads**, and **The Stone That the Builder Refused**, all by Madison Smartt Bell**

OK, I'm cheating here, sneaking in three books as one, but Bell's historical-fiction trilogy of the Haitian revolution needs to be read straight through. As only the great novelists can, Bell makes the story of those distant, tumultuous years come alive in the most essential way – reading it, you feel like you have a vital personal stake in the outcome.

**8. The Rainy Season and **Farewell, Fred Voodoo**, both by **Amy Wilentz**

Yes, I'm cheating again, but these compelling, intensely personal books deserve to be read together. Wilentz's experience in Haiti begins in 1986 with the fall of Baby Doc Duvalier, and continues through the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake. Brooding, vivid, merciless yet full of mercy, Wilentz's writing is some of the most insightful around.

**9. Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou, edited by Don Cosentino**

This exhaustive compendium of image and word is well worth the hernias one risks by carrying it around. If I was going to choose one book to serve as a single-volume encyclopedia of Haitian history and culture, this would be it.

**10. Island Possessed by Katherine Dunham**

Founder of a world-renowned eponymous dance troupe, Dunham traveled from the University of Chicago to Haiti in 1936 as a young graduate student in anthropology – like Deren, her chosen field of study was dance – thus beginning a lifelong relationship with the country. Dunham's memoir of her time in Haiti is a model of close observation, scholarship, plain good sense, and refreshing candour about all things human, sex and love among them. An extraordinary book by a truly extraordinary woman. Reported by guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago.

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Patch Greenwich, CT --

John Lobrano of Old Greenwich has been named to the Dean's List for the 2012 fall semester at Mount Ida College in Newton, MA.

The following local students earned term honors for the fall semester at Skidmore College:

Jonathan Due Reported by Patch 3 hours ago.

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*Calvin Klein Underwear to Feature Model-Activist Christy Turlington Burns in Fall 2013 Global Advertising Campaign*

*Christy Turlington Burns Returns to the House for New Calvin Klein Underwear Campaign*

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Calvin Klein, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp. (NYS: PVH) , today announced that iconic model-activist *Christy Turlington Burns* will return to the house and be featured in the women's Fall 2013 *Calvin Klein Underwear*global advertising campaign.

Christy Turlington Burns on the set of the Fall 2013 Calvin Klein Underwear advertising campaign shoot. Image courtesy of Calvin Klein, Inc.

The Fall 2013 Calvin Klein Underwear advertising campaign was shot by renowned fashion photographer *Mario Sorrenti* on location in Vieques, Puerto Rico. This was Turlington Burns's first advertising campaign shot with Sorrenti. Inspired by the brand's signature intimate and provocative advertising, the campaign highlights an assortment of the most iconic, must-have Calvin Klein Underwear essentials, and represents the modern, sensual and sophisticated aesthetic for which the brand is known. The Fall 2013 media campaign will be comprised of a strategic mix of print, digital and outdoor advertising timed to coincide with September 2013 magazine issues.

Turlington Burns has a long-standing relationship with the house, beginning with her first runway show for Calvin Klein for the Fall 1987 season. In 1988, *Irving Penn* photographed Turlington Burns for her first Calvin Klein Collection advertising campaign. That same year, she became the face of Calvin Klein's timeless scent, ETERNITY, for the fragrance's launch campaign captured by *Bruce Weber*. Turlington Burns continued to work with legendary photographers, like *Steven Meisel*, *Mario Testino*, *Peter Lindbergh* and *Jurgen Teller*, for several more advertising campaigns for the Calvin Klein Collection, Calvin Klein Underwear, Calvin Klein Jeans, and Calvin Klein Swimwear brands, Contradiction fragrance, as well as three additional ETERNITY fragrance campaigns.

While leading an illustrious career in modeling, Turlington Burns has gone on to direct and produce No Woman, No Cry - a documentary film about the global state of maternal health. Following the release of her film in 2010, she founded Every Mother Counts (EMC), a campaign to improve the health and well-being of girls and women worldwide. The organization's mission is to end preventable deaths caused by pregnancy and childbirth around the world.

Calvin Klein, Inc. is one of the leading fashion design and marketing studios in the world. It designs and markets women's and men's designer collection apparel and a range of other products that are manufactured and marketed through an extensive network of licensing agreements and other arrangements worldwide. Brands/lifestyles include Calvin Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Jeans and Calvin Klein Underwear. Product lines under the various Calvin Klein brands include women's dresses and suits, men's dress furnishings and tailored clothing, men's and women's sportswear and bridge and collection apparel, golf apparel, jeanswear, underwear, fragrances, eyewear, women's performance apparel, hosiery, socks, footwear, swimwear, jewelry, watches, outerwear, handbags, small leather goods, and home furnishings (including furniture). For more information, please visit calvinklein.com.

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(AP) - CBS prime-time schedule for the fall: Monday 8 p.m. Reported by MyNorthwest.com 4 hours ago.

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Patch Stonington-Mystic, CT --

The town Department of Public Works, has begun its road work sweep from Mystic to Pawcatuck in advance of the summer season. But DPW director Joe Bragaw and his team already have plans for road improvements slated for the fall.

Prep work will soo Reported by Patch 3 hours ago.

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Published 7:57 am, Wednesday, May 15, 2013

CBS announced its new fall schedule Wednesday, moving drama Hawaii Five-0 to Fridays, Person of Interest to Tuesdays, and introducing a two-hour comedy block on Thursdays. New comedies We Are Men and Mom, starring Anna Faris and Allison Janney, will follow How I Met Your Mother and 2 Broke Girls, respectively, on Mondays. New drama Hostages will take over Hawaii Five-0's Mondays-at-10 berth in the fall, with Intelligence, starring Josh Holloway, replacing it midseason after Hostages concludes its run. Get the latest upfront news from CBS Thursday night will feature a new comedy block, leading off with ratings darling The Big Bang Theory. New shows The Millers (Will Arnett) and The Crazy Ones (Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar) will follow, along with Two and a Half Men. Mike & Molly, along with new shows Reckless and Friends with Better Lives, is being held for midseason. Criminal Minds Which new shows are you most excited about? View original CBS Fall Schedule: Reported by SeattlePI.com 3 hours ago.

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When will 'NCIS,' 'How I Met Your Mother,' and other CBS shows air next fall? Here's CBS's fall TV schedule. Reported by Christian Science Monitor 2 hours ago.

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3 Running for 1 Upper Saucon Supervisor Seat

Patch Upper Saucon, PA --

Voters will see four candidates listed on the Republican ballot in the Upper Saucon Township supervisor primary—but one of them now says that she is not running.

Doris A. Clegg says she has withdrawn from the race in favor of candidate Gerard Anthony.

Anthony, along with Philip Spaeth and Joe Rizzutto, are vying for one open seat for a six-year term on the board of supervisors.

The winner will replace board vice chairman Jack E. Gilda, Jr. who is not seeking re-election. Gilda's term expires in January 2014.

The primary is Tuesday.

The top vote getter among Anthony, Spaeth and Rizzutto will advance to the general election, which means the race will essentially be decided in the primary barring any write-in campaign by a Democrat in the fall.

Patch sent a questionnaire to each candidate. Each response is posted in its entirety. Click on the name of the candidate to read his questionnaire and answers.

· Gerard Anthony

· Philip Spaeth

· Joe Rizzutto: Declined to participate (Rizzutto did not reply to the League of Women Voters of Lehigh County survey either)

Clegg, who is vice chair of the township's Environmental Advisory Council, wrote in an email to Patch:

I was a candidate for Supervisor in Upper Saucon but have withdrawn in favor of Gerard Anthony. It made sense for only one of us to be running since we both had similar backgrounds and viewpoints on some of the issues. Gerard Anthony has been in the township many more years than I have and has invested a good deal of his time volunteering in the township. I believe he is a very good choice for the supervisor position. Unfortunately, my withdrawal was not in time to remove my name from the ballot nor the League of Women Voters "Voter Guide". I hope not to draw votes away from Gerard Anthony. Reported by Patch 2 hours ago.

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Revolutionary companies like Google are helping make information more accessible, but it seems that for the general public, the doors to those very companies remain closed. Most people know how Twitter works, but how many know how Twitter employees work? A new conference series aims to give people insider access to these innovative companies.

OpenCo, started by entrepreneur and writer John Battelle and marketing executive Brian Monahan, turns the popular conference formula inside-out. Instead of having various industry leaders gather in a hotel ballroom to give canned speeches to a paying audience, participating OpenCo companies (dubbed HostCos) open their offices to the general public in an effort to create a collaborative community of mission-driven companies all operating within a city's ecosystem. Job seekers, industry competitors and curious neighbors can all attend the sessions -- for free -- to witness the ambiance and daily routine of companies like Twitter, Yahoo!, AirBnb and Etsy.

"Think of all of the mission-driven companies trying to change the world for good," Battelle said. "We want to create an open network and open collaboration between them. OpenCo's mission is to create a platform for that community to thrive."

All of the events take place in the participating companies' offices, where CEOs or other executives speak about topics like the mission of the business, its core values and what it means to be a member of the community. HostCos come from a variety of industries -- from technology and media to restaurants and nonprofits. OpenCo is also supported by an advisory council that boasts a wide variety of industry leaders, including Ron Conway from Angel Investors, Morgan Spurlock from Warrior-Poets, and Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post.

A successful OpenCo trial run in San Francisco in the fall of 2012 seemed to confirm the conference idea's viability. Hundreds of companies applied to be HostCos, though Battelle and his team had to limit the number to 85 because of resource constraints. More than 2,000 people registered and attended session. Mayor Edwin Lee is already enthusiastic about the 2013 iteration this October, Battelle said.

Building off the successful San Francisco event, the OpenCo team has scheduled conferences this year in London, Detroit, in New York City. There will also be a second run in San Francisco. The New York event takes place from May 22-23, and will feature 133 HostCos -- including Etsy, Foursquare, TED, Mashable and Yahoo. Participants use a "picker application" to select which sessions they would like to attend, with first preference given to those willing to pay for a "Reserved" or "VIP Backstage" pass.

The idea for OpenCo came out of the frustration Battelle and Monahan felt when reflecting on the current state of business conferences, especially those in the tech industry. It was no longer satisfactory to charge attendees to sit in a room for several days, listening to CEOs who hopefully say something interesting, explained Battelle. "That model has been tried and tested for many, many years." And as someone who had created similar events, Battelle saw himself "as much to blame as anyone," he said.

So they decided to shake things up. When looking for the common thread between disruptive companies operating today, Battelle said one cultural characteristic stood out. "The companies that are disrupting all had a rough, loosely shared set of values," he said. "But if you had to put one stake in the ground about those values, it would be open. They are are open to new ideas and open to collaborating. They have open-minded people and big, open architecture. This kind of approach to doing business was changing the world."

Jay Nath, the chief innovation officer for the San Francisco mayor's office, praised the 2012 festival for building cohesion in the startup and technology community, while also connecting those industries to local government. "When I think of OpenCo, it's a celebration of the people building great companies and helping to make a great city," Nath said. "It created another layer of understanding about the different organizations and companies doing innovative work, and the impact of those companies on our economy, our culture, and our society."

But the open, amorphous -- or polymorphic, rather -- structure also means that each session will offer participants something different, and it may be difficult to identify concrete results. Eric Wilhelm, founder of Instructables, an online platform for sharing engineering projects, recalls that their session as a HostCo "had no impact on our business, and I simply ad-libbed and answered questions for an hour." Nevertheless, the relatively small time commitment and convenience made it a cost-effective way to reach potential employees, clients and others in the community, said Christy Canida, a senior manager at Instructables. "Being part of the OpenCo conference was dead easy, and was a pleasant, low-key way to give back to San Francisco and the entrepreneurial community," Canida said.

Battelle said he sees the festival as an important step for the entrepreneurial and business communities, and hopes the success will continue on the East Coast and abroad. "When you get a lot of people excited about innovative companies and connecting people, good things happen," he said. Reported by Huffington Post 2 hours ago.

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