June 2012 Archives
Friday June 29, 2012
The Return of William Roost's WWI Medal
Ted talks with Tom Rossiter and Leo Knox about William Roost’s WW1 medal, and its 50 year journey back into the hands of its rightful owners.
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Wednesday June 27, 2012
Nippards of Grand Falls-Windsor
Maggie Gillis with the story of the Nippards of Grand Falls-Windsor, whose work with poverty stricken families in the Dominican Republic changed forever the way they look at life back home in NL.
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Monday June 25, 2012
Capelin in Middle Cove
The capelin are rolling on Middle Cove beach, and On The Go was there:
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Wednesday June 20, 2012
Former RCMP officer Janet Merlo returns to NL
Guest host Roger Samson's feature interview with Janet Merlo the former RCMP officer who heads a class-action lawsuit for sexual harassment against the RCMP. Ms. Merlo has come home to NL to heal and begin a new life with her 2 daughters.
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Tuesday June 19, 2012
Newsreader Jacinta Wall Retires from CBC
On the Go bids a fond farewell to our newsreader Jacinta Wall, who has retired after 31 years.
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Tuesday June 19, 2012
Isle aux Morts creating Plays about their Colourful Characters
Guest host Roger Samson speaks with Blandford Billard of the Heritage Society about the town’s efforts to draw tourists by creating plays about the region’s colourful characters.
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Monday June 18, 2012
How to Complain in Hospital and get Results
Dr. Brian Goldman speaks with guest host Roger Samson about the story we brought you about Elsie King. Mrs. King’s daughters say their mother was getting inadequate care at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s and when they complained, authorities cut the amount of time they were permitted to visit her.
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Thursday June 14, 2012
"Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge"
Ted talks with visual artist Pam Hall about her Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge.
And here are a few pages from Pam’s Encyclopedia:
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Thursday June 14, 2012
Bill 29 limits Access to Information in ths Province
Ted speaks with Michael Karanicolas, the Legal Officer for the Centre for Law and Democracy, about why Bill 29 puts NL behind many third world countries when it comes to access to information.
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Wednesday June 13, 2012
King family vs. Eastern Health
Update on the King family vs. Eastern Health story. Bob Buckingham, the lawyer for the Kings tells Ted that court proceedings have been postponed indefinitly because Eastern Health has relaxed the restrictions it placed on Elsie and Yvonne visiting their mother Elsie at the Escasoni Complex.
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Tuesday June 12, 2012
Elsie King's daughters take Eastern Health to Court over hospital visitation
An 88-year old patient’s daughters say Eastern Health cut their visiting rights when they questioned the care she was receiving. Eastern Health says it cut visits because their behaviour toward staff was unreasonable and aggressive. Each is taking the other to court.
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Friday June 8, 2012
Ray Walsh Remembers his old Friend Wilf Doyle
We remember the music and life of one of this province’s musical pioneers, Wilf Doyle, who passed away at the age of 89.
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Thursday June 7, 2012
Remembering Dr. Jack Hand
Dr. Jack Hand, a pediatric oncologist at the Janeway died this week in St. John’s, of a brain tumour. Ted speaks with Gerry Beresford, of Ronald McDonald House, about the loss of this much loved and respected doctor.
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Thursday June 7, 2012
Contentious Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis Suffers Setback
Ted speaks with Ted Warren of the local MS Society about the results of the province’s observational study of people with MS in this province who have undergone the Zamboni procedure.
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Wednesday June 6, 2012
In Search of the Old Make and Break Engine
The Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador is looking for working make and break engines, and the stories you have to tell.
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Wednesday June 6, 2012
Commemorative Tree Planting Program
Remembering a lost loved one with a tree; Brigette Noel brings us the story.
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Wednesday June 6, 2012
Coronation coins
Monday June 4, 2012
Karlie Pinsent... Stamp Girl.
Karlie Pinsent, a grade 4 student from Greenwood Academy in Campbellton about winning the Provincial Government's postage meter stamp design contest. (Pictured left Karlie Pinsent with Minister of Tourism.)
Monday June 4, 2012
Tempting Providence
Ted speaks with Deidre Gillard-Rowlings, who plays Nurse Myra Bennett in Theatre NL's production Tempting Providence about their 10 years on the road, and why the play is such an international hit.
Friday June 1, 2012
Tom O'Brien, mayor of Stephenville speaking about an anchor in the middle of a traffic
Ted asks Tom O'Brien, the mayor of Stephenville, if the town will remove an anchor in the middle of a traffic circle on the road to Little Port Harmon, the site of one fatal accident and another which sent a woman to hospital.
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- July 2012
- Mon., 30 – Regatta tragedy in 1884
- Mon., 30 – Timeco owner facing charges
- Tue., 24 – Tom Hann on St. John's Parking Problems
- Mon., 23 – Bobblehead Ted runs Tely 10
- Tue., 10 – Wayne Hayes retires
- Tue., 3 – Ken Harvey accuses Scotiabank of lying
- June 2012
- Fri., 29 – The Return of William Roost's WWI Medal
- Wed., 27 – Nippards of Grand Falls-Windsor
- Mon., 25 – Capelin in Middle Cove
- Tue., 19 – Newsreader Jacinta Wall Retires from CBC
- Mon., 18 – How to Complain in Hospital and get Results
- Thu., 14 – "Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge"
- Wed., 13 – King family vs. Eastern Health
- Thu., 7 – Remembering Dr. Jack Hand
- Wed., 6 – Commemorative Tree Planting Program
- Wed., 6 – Coronation coins
- Mon., 4 – Karlie Pinsent... Stamp Girl.
- Mon., 4 – Tempting Providence
- May 2012
- Tue., 29 – Vickie Kaminski on Eastern Health Cuts
- Thu., 24 – Farmer affected by Changes to EI
- Wed., 16 – Times Square 911 thank-you note
- Tue., 15 – The Ballads and Barnacles Tour
- Tue., 15 – Alan Doyle in studio
- Fri., 11 – Update on the Oxfam Office in St. John's
- Thu., 10 – Cancellation of Meeting with Premier
- Wed., 9 – School Wins 57 Thousand Dollars
- Wed., 9 – The Province's Methadone Program
- Tue., 8 – Sprung Greenhouse Project
- Tue., 8 – Search and Rescue
- Tue., 8 – Treatment of Drug Addiction
- Mon., 7 – Singer/songwriter Nathan Rogers
- Thu., 3 – Animal Health and Protection Act
- Thu., 3 – Home care/autism
- April 2012
- Mon., 30 – Highway of Death
- Fri., 27 – The Shed
- Thu., 26 – The Race to The New World
- Mon., 23 – Patient Records Destroyed by Eastern Health
- Mon., 23 – Bison in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Fri., 20 – The 4:20 Rally in Bannerman Park
- Thu., 19 – Our Memory Quiz
- Thu., 19 – Federal Government Spending in this Province
- Thu., 19 – No More Snowballs!
- Wed., 18 – The Old Sewers of St. John's
- Tue., 17 – Canadian Legion Rememberance Contest
- Tue., 17 – Long Term Care
- Mon., 16 – The Garrick Theatre in Bonavista
- Mon., 16 – Cuts to Environment Canada
- Thu., 12 – Canada Games Mens' Soccer team Wins in Italy
- Thu., 12 – Newfoundland and Labrador Drama Festival
- Wed., 11 – A Griffin Helicopter for 5-Wing Goose Bay
- Wed., 11 – Newfoundland and Labrador Drama Festival
- Tue., 10 – A New Book titled "Why Men Lie"
- Tue., 10 – St. John's Oxfam Office
- Tue., 10 – Newfoundland and Labrador Drama Festival
- Mon., 9 – Stranded in L'anse au Clair
- Mon., 9 – Mike Paterson a Furniture Maker
- Thu., 5 – CBC Cuts
- Wed., 4 – A Protocol for Dealing with Polar Bears
- Tue., 3 – Henry Rollins and his Spoken-Word Show
- Tue., 3 – Juno Award Winner
- Mon., 2 – Polar Bear Sightings
- March 2012
- Fri., 30 – Trooper The Cat
- Fri., 30 – The Trial of Catherine Snow
- Thu., 29 – An Unexpected Visitor to Your House
- Tue., 27 – Opposition Parties Demand an Inquiry
- Tue., 27 – New Artistic Director of English Threatre
- Mon., 26 – Oxfam: Possible office closure in St. john's
- Mon., 26 – Childless in St. John's
- Mon., 26 – Eugene Nippard (SOPAC) on moose population
- Fri., 23 – Hockey NL RE: Tournament controversy
- Thu., 22 – Rumours of Closure of the Local Oxfam office
- Thu., 22 – The Re-Trial of Catherine Snow
- Wed., 21 – Tooton's Photography
- Tue., 20 – Coyotes Coming into Our Communities
- Tue., 20 – Finding A Date in a Isolated Community
- Mon., 19 – Disabled Parking
- Fri., 16 – Gruesome Discovery at Bowater House
- Fri., 16 – Remembering Lanier Phillips
- Thu., 15 – Bayman Builders
- Wed., 14 – The Life and Times of Peter Cashin
- Tue., 13 – Increase in Parking Fines
- Thu., 8 – Monkey Tales
- Mon., 5 – Annual Walk into the Mealy Mountains
- Fri., 2 – New Fossils Found in Africa
- February 2012
- Wed., 29 – Government Policies
- Mon., 27 – Kim Stockwood's Provincial Tour
- Mon., 27 – The Long Wait for Heart Surgery
- Thu., 23 – Local Business Concerns
- Wed., 22 – Graduating from Paradise
- Wed., 22 – Lawsuit Filed Against Eastern Health
- Tue., 21 – Women Taking on Traditionally Male Jobs
- Tue., 21 – The History and Myths of Newfoundland.
- Tue., 21 – New Zealand earthquakes
- Mon., 20 – Remembering Geoff Seymour
- Wed., 15 – Ocean Ranger Coverage
- Wed., 15 – Firefighters in Corner Brook
- Wed., 15 – The Mayor of Corner Brook
- Tue., 14 – Remembering the Sinking of the Ocean Ranger
- Mon., 13 – A Conversaton with Burton Winters' Parents
- Mon., 13 – A Set of Musical Twins.
- Fri., 10 – Family Reaction
- Fri., 10 – Makkovik Reaction
- Fri., 10 – Rose Blanche - Harbour Le Cou
- Wed., 8 – Remembering James Chalker
- Wed., 8 – 85 year old Papergirl Eileen Hynes
- Tue., 7 – Pictures of the Mill Baskets
- Mon., 6 – Your Thoughts on Sidewalk Clearing
- Mon., 6 – Email Scam
- Mon., 6 – Loran Scholarship Winner
- Wed., 1 – Remembering Suzanne Woolridge
- January 2012
- Tue., 31 – Trust's "Buildings At Risk" List
- Mon., 30 – We have Two Junior NHL Skills Champions
- Fri., 27 – Possible Layoffs at the Mill in Corner Brook
- Wed., 25 – No Extra Money for NDP Party
- Tue., 24 – Food Blogging with Willow Kean
- Tue., 24 – It's Kurling with a K!
- Mon., 23 – Medical Helicopter Too Small
- Thu., 19 – Canadian Astronaut Robert Thirsk
- Wed., 18 – Ice Covered Sidewalks
- Wed., 18 – Drivers and Pedestrians
- Wed., 18 – Sagging Skin Debrief
- Tue., 17 – Fire Fighters May Strike in Corner Brook
- Fri., 13 – Man Faces Charges in Stoney Plain, Alberta
- Thu., 12 – Gay marriage controversy
- Thu., 12 – Eastern Health patients restrained
- Thu., 12 – Jeanne Beker
- Wed., 11 – MRI wait times - Sylvia LeTorunel
- Wed., 11 – Lynda Boyd/Rose Miller on Republic of Doyle
- Mon., 9 – Homeless in Happy Valley - Goose Bay
- Mon., 9 – Smokey Mountain Ski Club
- Fri., 6 – Celebratory Gunfire at New Years
- Thu., 5 – "The Wealthy Barber Returns"
- Thu., 5 – Fireworks on New Year's Eve
- Wed., 4 – Lahey Sentencing
- Tue., 3 – Fireworks on New Years Eve
- Tue., 3 – Narwhal Killed in Nain
- December 2011
- Fri., 30 – Carolling in Green's Harbour - Trinity Bay
- Fri., 30 – Bobble-head Ted
- Thu., 22 – Puffin Update
- Wed., 21 – Mallard Cottage
- Wed., 21 – Carol King's Ex-Boyfriend
- Wed., 21 – "The Life of Little Hoot"
- Tue., 20 – "Christmas Had It Coming"
- Tue., 20 – Puffin in Montreal
- Mon., 19 – "Dancing with Rage"
- Mon., 19 – Charlotte-Anne Malischewski's New CD
- Thu., 15 – Reaction to Woman Denied Visa
- Thu., 15 – Occupy Newfoundland and Labrador
- Wed., 14 – Moritorium on Uranium Mining Being Lifted
- Wed., 14 – Woman Denied Visa
- Tue., 13 – Natuashish Homes
- Tue., 13 – An Email on the Turkey Drive
- Mon., 12 – Policy on Mammograms
- Fri., 9 – The Provincial Breast Screening Program
- Thu., 8 – Housing Crisis in Labrador West
- Thu., 8 – The Newfoundland Quarterly
- Tue., 6 – Dr. Penny Allderdice
- Tue., 6 – Hebron Public Hearings
- Mon., 5 – Architect Robert Mellin's New Book
- Mon., 5 – Death in Port Saunders
- Mon., 5 – The Future of the East Coast Trail
- Fri., 2 – Turkey Vulture
- Fri., 2 – Pictures of the Turkey Vulture
- Thu., 1 – The East Coast Trail Association
- Thu., 1 – House of Commons
- November 2011
- Wed., 30 – Provincial Math Report Card Scores
- Tue., 29 – Marine Atlantic Ferries
- Tue., 29 – Santa Clause Parade Postmortem
- Mon., 28 – Family rescued by Divers near Stephenville
- Mon., 28 – Water Witch Remembrance
- Fri., 25 – Quantum Computing
- Wed., 23 – The Trans-Labrador Highway
- Wed., 23 – National Survey on early Childhood Education
- Tue., 22 – Comedian Ron James
- Mon., 21 – Pet ER
- Mon., 21 – The South Side Hills
- Mon., 21 – Creatin and Liver Fat Research
- Fri., 18 – The New Dawn Agreement
- Fri., 18 – The Super 8 Motel's Act of Kindness
- Wed., 16 – The Battle of Monchy-le-Preux
- Tue., 15 – Child Youth and Family Services
- Tue., 15 – Talk at Memorial University
- Fri., 11 – The Battle of Beaumont Hamel
- Fri., 11 – The Impact Shell Shock had on War Veterans
- Fri., 11 – Remembering Peter Narvaez
- Fri., 11 – Remembering Peter Narvaez
- Thu., 10 – Terry Kelly
- Wed., 9 – Regional Economic Development Board
- Tue., 8 – Summer Olympics in England
- Mon., 7 – Jason Daniel Earle's Father
- Mon., 7 – Ellen Moores of Rushoon 106 Years Old
- Mon., 7 – Changes to OxyContin
- Fri., 4 – Tony Andersen of Nain
- Thu., 3 – Cell Phones
- Thu., 3 – John Crosbie Jokes
- Wed., 2 – Omnibus Crime Bill
- Tue., 1 – Bullying of Gays at School
- October 2011
- Mon., 31 – Tribute to Arnold Bennett
- Mon., 31 – Western School Board
- Mon., 31 – No Library for the New Town Hall
- Fri., 28 – Barbara Walsh's new book August Gale
- Fri., 28 – Students From Southern Labrador
- Thu., 27 – Mike Holmes on young people in the trades
- Tue., 25 – Rod Ford calls the cops on Mary Walsh
- Fri., 21 – The Amazing Kreskin
- Fri., 21 – The Codroy Valley Porcupine
- Thu., 20 – Jim Fidler
- Wed., 19 – Road Repairs
- Wed., 19 – Hydroplaning
- Tue., 18 – Occupy Wall Street
- Tue., 18 – The Once
- Wed., 12 – No Polling Station in Voisey's Bay
- Wed., 12 – Veteran Programs
- Tue., 11 – Demonstration in St. John's
- Fri., 7 – Savage Pitt Bull
- Fri., 7 – "What are the Facts"
- Thu., 6 – A Shortage of Pumpkins
- Thu., 6 – Plans for Former Senior's Home
- Thu., 6 – Election Issue: Homecare
- Tue., 4 – PC Candidate for Topsail Fighting Cancer
- Tue., 4 – Siminovitch Prize in Theatre
- September 2011
- Fri., 30 – New Film 50/50
- Thu., 29 – Bishop Feild School's Class Reunion
- Thu., 29 – Lottery Winners in CBS
- Wed., 28 – "A World Elsewhere"
- Wed., 28 – The Mayor of St. John's
- Mon., 26 – Hockeyville Remote
- Thu., 22 – Maintaining Patient Dignity
- Wed., 21 – Fertility Treatment
- Tue., 20 – "Dragon Seer's Gift"
- Mon., 19 – Mark Bragg and The Butchers
- Mon., 19 – Pooled Pension Fund
- Thu., 15 – Economics For Everyone
- Thu., 15 – Terry Fox Memorial
- Wed., 14 – John Gulliver's Dairy Farm
- Wed., 14 – The Tuck Walters Award
- Tue., 13 – Multiculturalism
- Tue., 13 – Canada's Tension Pension
- Fri., 9 – Reflections on 9/11
- Fri., 9 – Refugee Camp in Bannerman Park
- Fri., 9 – Rev. Art Elliott
- Fri., 9 – Joan Burke
- Wed., 7 – Zach Goudie
- Wed., 7 – Finance Minister Tom Marshall
- Thu., 1 – Piatto Pizza
- August 2011
- Tue., 30 – Weather Words
- Wed., 24 – The Petermann Ice Island
- Tue., 23 – On The Go - Video Cover Letter
- Mon., 15 – Help Hannah
- Thu., 11 – Second Story Theatre Group from Tasmania.
- Wed., 10 – Pharmacie Break-Ins
- Tue., 9 – Mental Health Home Care.
- Tue., 9 – A big catch from Michael Gill
- Tue., 2 – Memory in children,
- Tue., 2 – Launch of the Giant Squid Stamp.
- July 2011
- Thu., 28 – Why Courts Hand Out Concurrent Sentences
- Thu., 28 – Greta Hussey's Book
- Wed., 27 – Facebook Threat
- Wed., 27 – Paper Lanterns
- Thu., 21 – Allergy-Free Gardening
- Wed., 20 – Desperate Conditions In Somalia
- Wed., 20 – Pesticide Free Golf Course
- Wed., 20 – Outer Ring Road Picture
- Tue., 19 – Remembering Elizabeth Finalyson
- Mon., 18 – Mt. Carmel Beach Garbage
- Fri., 15 – Sea Hawks Coach In Tanzania
- Fri., 15 – Nathalie Pires on On The Go
- Wed., 13 – Harry Manx live on On The Go
- Thu., 7 – Martin's Meadow Park
- Wed., 6 – Accident On The Outer Ring Road
- Tue., 5 – Torbay Water Supply
- Mon., 4 – More On Petermann Ice Island.
- Mon., 4 – Tourists To See Petermann Ice Island
- June 2011
- Tue., 28 – Sculpture Of Terry Fox
- Tue., 28 – World Ball Hockey
- Mon., 27 – Inuit Bones Come Home
- Fri., 24 – Worst Summer Job
- Fri., 24 – Hockey Song
- Thu., 23 – Auditor General About To Retire
- Thu., 23 – Bear Cub Killed In Terra Nova National Park
- Wed., 22 – Cause Of Fire At The Magic Wok Restaurant
- Tue., 21 – Layoffs At Kiewit
- Tue., 21 – Report On Saving Money
- Fri., 17 – News About The Sale Of Puppies
- Tue., 14 – The Screech Comedy Festival
- Fri., 10 – Roller Derby Queens
- Fri., 10 – Cancer Fitness
- Thu., 9 – Ray Lake Has A New CD
- Wed., 8 – Armed Robbery Workshop
- Fri., 3 – The Deputy Mayor Of Clarke's Beach
- Fri., 3 – Woman In Clarke's Beach Stops Traffic
- Thu., 2 – Doctors to Haiti...
- May 2011
- Thu., 26 – "Screw Everything: Make It Better"
- Tue., 24 – New Play At The LSPU Hall
- Tue., 24 – Should The AHL Team Be Funded?
- Fri., 20 – The Cole Family Of Elliston
- Fri., 20 – Leading Tickles Primary School
- Mon., 16 – Better Treatments For Cancer Patients
- Thu., 12 – Mark Murdock and Brandy Ford - Team "IDEK"
- Thu., 12 – Cole Family in Elliston, Bonavista Bay.
- Thu., 12 – MMSB CEO Leigh Puddister
- Mon., 9 – Rayana Ford Performs With Paul Simon
- Mon., 9 – And The Winner Is Trent Taylor
- Mon., 9 – The Mayor Of Witless Bay
- Fri., 6 – Ragged Beach
- Tue., 3 – Local Election Results
- Tue., 3 – The Future Of The NDP
- Tue., 3 – The Manager Of Broadening Horizons
- April 2011
- Fri., 29 – Tire Recycling
- Fri., 29 – Marie Sharpe Retires
- Fri., 29 – Holocaust Service
- Wed., 27 – Innu Placenames
- Wed., 27 – Organ Donation
- Thu., 21 – Chris O'Neill Yates And Rick Mercer
- Thu., 21 – Ted And Shaun Majumder
- Wed., 20 – Remembering Kim Jackson
- Wed., 20 – Fabian Manning On Muskrat Falls
- Mon., 18 – The Big Commute
- Mon., 18 – Red House Soups
- Thu., 14 – Meet Omolade Kola-Oni
- Wed., 13 – A Woman's Plea To Government
- Wed., 13 – Remembering Rwanda
- Tue., 12 – Meet Stoyan Velinov Of Bulgaria
- Tue., 5 – Metrobus And The Village Mall
- Fri., 1 – The Rocket Bakery
- March 2011
- Thu., 31 – The Need For A Seniors' Advocate
- Thu., 31 – Dr. David Craig Debrief
- Wed., 30 – Workers Compensation
- Tue., 29 – Kim McNeil And Workers Compensation
- Fri., 25 – New Book About Danny Williams
- Thu., 24 – WWI Medals In Placentia
- Thu., 10 – More About The Controversial Television Ad
- Thu., 10 – A Tunnel Under The Strait Of Belle Isle
- Wed., 9 – Building Tunnels Under The Sea
- Tue., 8 – Silver Medal Winner, Shirley Granter
- Mon., 7 – Women In The Gas And Oil Industry
- Wed., 2 – An Email From Jeff Rose-Martland
- Tue., 1 – Top Chef Canada
- February 2011
- Thu., 24 – Snow Sculptures In Grand Falls - Windsor
- Fri., 18 – Lanier Phillips
- Thu., 17 – John Efford's Comments About Yvonne Jones
- Thu., 17 – Bronze Winners At The Canada Winter Games
- December 2010



