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It's 2 in the morning and I'm now quite certain the pickled herring I had the night before had been out of the sea just a tad too long! I get up, grab a glass of water and a fistful of Tums and turn on the TV. The first thing I see is an obnoxious bearded guy who, in a voice slightly less grating than rubbing lemon juice into a paper cut on your eyelid, says, "Hi, Billy Mays, here with the revolutionary Slice Wizard!" "Oh, darn," I groan, "this guy again." I meander aimlessly through all 40+ channels and there he is again ... and again ... and again. There doesn't seem to be a product he isn't trying to get me to buy! And, strangely enough, his chainsaw-like voice causes me to pause for a brief moment and listen to his too-good-to-be-true claims. I mean, who wouldn't want to quickly and easily repair any structure known to man with a small glob of the revolutionary Mighty Putty? "If only they had Mighty Putty on the Titanic," I mutter to myself, regret evident in my tone (I'm ashamed to admit this regret was not for those who perished on the ship, but for the fact that if the Titanic had not sunk, there would have been one less movie with Leonardo DiCaprio in it). This loud, bearded guy seems to be on nearly every channel touting the revolutionary Turbo-Vac, revolutionary Ding King, and something called the revolutionary Slider Press for making delicious slider-style burgers (I think "sliders" is a White Castle restaurant term). With my stomach performing somersaults like Mary Lou Retton on Red Bull, the last thing I want to hear about is any product with the word "slider" in it! As I have mentioned in past columns, late-night cable TV is only slightly more interesting than attending a Mal-Mart Greeters convention, but as I surf the sea of second-rate product commercials, I am confronted by a creepy guy in a headset spilling soda on carpet and then dabbing it up with great success thanks to the super-absorbent (and dare I say it?) revolutionary ShamWow. Creepy though he may be, ShamWow guy has hit every one of my touch points as a consumer. He claims this product is perfect for easily removing wine and pet stains. I have to admit this guy is good. How is it possible he knew my dog was fond of drinking Merlot and possessed a weak bladder? As each of these modern-day snake-oil salesmen knows, pitching products to sleep-deprived buyers is highly effective. Why else would you buy quite possibly the most hideous piece of clothing in the world, the Snuggie, a fleece blanket with built-in sleeves, if you weren't half asleep? I'm sure the Snuggie will keep you warm but, unless you have recently taken vows of poverty, chastity and obedience and entered a monastery, you're going to look pretty silly wearing a bright pink monk's robe! And I'm not the only one in my family who has succumbed to the allure of all of those late-night offers. My wife was tempted to buy a Ped Egg foot file for the low, low price of $9.95 (plus $72,000 for shipping and handling), but I had to put my very calloused foot down and forbid such a frivolous purchase when we have a perfectly good belt sander in the basement. (Yawn) The Tums have finally won their epic struggle against the contents of my stomach, and I am finally ready to hop back into my revolutionary self-inflating Aero Bed and dream sweet dreams of having a piping hot breakfast from our new and, yes, revolutionary, Waffle Master 6000! www.nmfredrickson.com
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Dillon Anthony set the pace for the Durango High School wrestlers Saturday at the annual Southwestern League Championships in Montrose.
Competing in duals against the five other SWL teams, the Demons managed a 1-4 team mark while giving up three weight classes to forfeits.
The Demons beat Montezuma-Cortez but lost to Grand Junction, Grand Junction Central, Fruita Monument and Montrose. Scores were unavailable Saturday night.
Anthony, returning to the mat after battling injuries this season, went 5-0 in Saturday's duals and was named All-SWL at 132 pounds. He was the only DHS wrestler to win all five matches and earn the all-conference designation.
"I was really impressed with him. He looked like the Dillon Anthony we saw last year," DHS head coach Doug Cuddie said of the former state qualifier.
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Clay Dillon of DHS went 4-1 at 126 pounds.
Nick Tarpley, Durango's 152-pounder who is ranked No. 1 in Class 4A by coloradopreps.com this week, also went 4-1 on Saturday.
Tarpley won all of his matches except one – a contest against Jacob Trujillo of Grand Junction, the top-ranked Class 5A wrestler at 145 pounds.
"Junction moved their 145-pounder up to wrestle Nick," Cuddie said. "And that Jacob Trujillo is really, really good."
Daniel Gustavson went 4-1 on Saturday at 220 pounds for the Demons.
Patrick Cunnion (170), Garrett Marcum (145) and Matthew Lavengood (112) all went 3-2 on Saturday.
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The Illinois General Assembly stands on the verge of passing an historic public pension reform. After many decades of serial underfunding, the legislature and Governor have finally agreed to act. The news for taxpayers is primarily good: through a combination of cost reductions and cost shifting, the public pension fiscal drain on state revenue is being substantially reduced. This is welcome news in a state with a fiscal situation as dire as Illinois'.
Although the reform provides substantial cost savings to the taxpayers of Illinois, it also comes at significant costs. In this post, I want to draw three big picture lessons from this reform. I will post additional material on more detailed features of the reform in the coming days and weeks.
Lesson 1: Constitutional Benefit Guarantees Don't Always Protect Participants
Sensible public pension reform in Illinois has been hamstrung by the fact that we are one of the few states whose constitution contains a clause guaranteeing that retirement benefits for public workers cannot be "diminished or impaired." In a well-functioning system, the existence of this guarantee would have two beneficial effects. First, it would lead to better funding ("we had better fund it, because we are going to have to pay it!") Second, it would cause workers to fully value the pension benefits being provided: thus, in a competitive labor market, wages would adjust to reflect the value of the pension, and thus the compensation package would be economically efficient.
But Illinois is far from a well-functioning political system. Thus, what the constitutional guarantee brought us was: 1) Four decades of under-funding: if benefits are guaranteed, why should workers care about funding? 2) The inability to reform the system in a logical, sensible way.
The constitutional prohibition against benefit impairment took "off the table" a whole host of sensible reforms, including my favorite: raising the retirement age to qualify for full benefits. Instead, politicians were forced to play a game of "pension Twister," contorting policy in all sorts of ways to find a way of cutting benefits that might pass constitutional muster. Sadly, despite all of these contortions, many of us believe that the Courts are still likely to strike down this reform – on this issue, see yesterday's post by my colleague Nolan Miller.
Lesson 2: Separating Responsibility and Control is a Bad Idea
The world is full of bad behavior that results when the entity with the power to make decisions is not the same entity that bears financial responsibility for the results. In the case of Illinois, this issue manifested itself historically through the fact that universities, community colleges, school districts and other public employers were able to make hiring decisions without any responsibility for the pension liabilities that those decisions created.
Post-reform, we will have a different manifestation of this problem. The Illinois legislature has – after a relatively brief phase-in period – absolved itself from any further financial responsibility for future public pension accruals. The funding of all "normal costs" will gradually be transferred entirely to the institutions themselves. The problem is that Illinois politicians did not also grant these same institutions the power to design and implement their own retirement plans. In short, the Illinois politicians still get to design the system – the universities and school districts just now have to pay for it. Although there are a few safeguards being put in place to guard against the most egregious abuses of this new regime, I predict it will not take long for the state to find a way to curry favor with some voting block and pass the cost onto the employers.
Lesson 3: Public Sector Accounting Rules Really Do Matter
Well there's a lot of speculation that the reform was written in such a way that it would never pass. The idea being that Quinn doesn't really want to implement reform. If that's in fact the case, it's really amazing how much certain legislators will bend over backwards to capitulate to unions instead of worrying about the impending complete financial disaster. It speaks to how out of control unions have become in the way they can affect change through aggressive lobbying (http://bit.ly/HcCfwK). We saw the entire state in Rhode Island pushed to the brink of insolvency because of pension mismanagement (http://nyti.ms/wn7HlE), and if Illinois doesn't get its act together that's what it will be facing.
Blaming unions and working people for wanting a pension is so fitting for Forbes. The real issue is not working people who just wish to make ends meet and have a decent retirement, the issue is the investor class that sees pensions as little more than commodities to be bought and sold.
See: http://www.dailycensored.com/student-loans-the-financialized-economy-of-indentured-servitude/
for the real issue as to why pensions are failing.
Sadly, your article is pretty much a lot of hot air, no facts. The participants in the public pensions have been paying their fair share for all of these years. They have been concerned about underfunding. The elected officials that you praise are the ones who are to blame for the problem in the first place. They allocated the money that was to go to funding the state's share of the pensions towards pork projects and they used the existing funds as an interest-free credit card. Next time, try using facts.
First teachers have ALWAYS paid into their own pension plans, it was never optional. The state created the problem by diverting funds.
Public schools don't have profit margins they get all their funing fom taxes. Putting the burden on schools just means higher local taxes, less services and program cuts in the schools-it hurts the children, remember them.
Teachers in districts with lower income families and few businesses now have even less of an incentive to stay.
Forcing teachers to continue into their late sixties means that twenty four six year olds will be spending 7 hours a day with grandma. More young teachers with fresh ideas and bursting with energy will have to find some other career. And once again the children lose.
I get that the private sector doesn't like the public pension but how about stopping to think about what public workers do, what public workers are paid, the whole picture. How about we think of the children's education?
While I generally agree with Mr. Brown's comments on Illinois pension reforms, I want to correct one misleading statement. Mr. Brown says, "……if benefits are guaranteed, why should workers care about funding?" Illinois state employees, through their union, AFSCME, has for at least 35 years warned lawmakers about the underfunding or our pension system, and, in fact, forced the legislature to agree to a law that required the state to make payments into the pension funds to bring them up to 90% funded by 2045. The Illinois legislature simply ignored the law, and contributed nothing toward the pension funds for most of the last 35-40 years. This is what led to the huge pension deficit.
What led to the pension problem is administrators giving themselves, friends and relatives bloated pensions, plus the fact our legislators went behind closed doors and made deals without the permission or knowledge of the taxpayer. The excuse that its a law and we can't reduce any pension is a lie, just like we make laws, we can change them or add an addendum to them. Pensions were made to allow seniors to live in dignity they were never meant to allow the privileged few to live in luxury while the over-burdened taxpayers struggles day to day. We must reduce all pensions now, and never allow anyone to receive more than $50K a year pension….if they want to live in luxury let them do what we all do save for their retirement or open their own 401K.
The "cost-shifting" that the author of this article praises involves the State of Illinois violating promises made to retirees of its university system who spent their careers educating young citizens of the state. I am disappointed that the author apparently has no concern for us.
Calling the proposed changes to the Illinois pension system a "reform" is an absurdity. A University of Illinois professor should know better than to be duped by such a ludicrous moniker.
You are probably correct that most state employees did not think much about the underfunding of our pension systems for the last 30-40 years, however, their elected union leaders, including myself, did. As editor of our Local newsletter I wrote several articles discussing pension underfunding, and we tried to educate our members on this issue in other ways. And yes, AFSCME led the charge to enhance pension benefits in the 1990s. Before we were able to convince the legislature to pass a flat-rate formula of 1.67% of wages for each year of service, IL had a formula that started at 1.0% for the first year of service which put IL dead last of all 50 states in formula used to calculate pension benefits. From what I understand, our pensions now are somewhere in the "middle of the pack", but not as generous as in most "wealthy" states such as CA, NY or NJ.
Regardless, legislators should not try to solve the pension underfunding problem on the backs of state employees and especially on retirees who were promise certain benefits and may not be able to easily return to the work force. There are other, fairer, ways of addressing the pension deficit. Unlike many or most states with an income tax, IL does not tax pension benefits. Pension benefits should be taxed just like any other source of income. A few years ago, it was estimated that taxing all pension benefits in IL would bring in $1.6 billion and including social security benefits would result in $2.0 billion additional revenue. This amount is not "chump change". There is absolutely no fair reason why a hard-working couple making $60K per year with two kids and paying their morgage, health insurance and school expenses should have to pay 5% tax on their income while a retired couple pulling in $60K in pension benefits with no kids, no mortgage, and, if retired state employees or on Medicare, paying little toward health care should not pay income tax. I propose to tax pension benefits as ordinary income and apply those funds to toward the pension deficit just as social security income is taxed and applied to the social security "trust" fund.


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The remains of a Redwood City retiree who went missing Sunday morning in the Aptos hills were found Tuesday around 10 a.m., the Sheriff's Office reported.
George Sliter, 74, was last seen around 8:30 a.m. Sunday at the Monte Toyon Retreat Center, where he was staying with friends.
Sliter's body was found Tuesday face down in a ravine near the 600 block of Hudson Lane off of Porter Gulch Road, Sheriff's Deputy April Skalland said. He was found at 10:30 a.m. by volunteers from the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Search and Rescue team.
A straight shot from Monte Toyon Retreat Center to the location of Sliter's body is around two miles, but as one deputy said, there's no way to know how far he actually traveled to get to that place, as he surely zig-zagged his way there.
According to Skalland, the coroner's office will determine how long Sliter's body had been in the ravine in the coming days. The sheriff's office does not suspect foul play in this incident.
The search for Sliter entered its third day Tuesday morning. At its peak, more than 100 Search and Rescue volunteers from five counties were looking for him on foot, on horseback, on ATVs and dirt bikes, and with police tracking dogs.
The area where Sliter went missing is adjacent to The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park, a rugged 10,000-acre wilderness.


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In a message addressed to "members of our U.K. police and armed forces", they told officers and servicemen to "stand with us" in an upcoming campaign.
The message, sent to officers who had registered with a police-related internet forum, said in part: "We call on you to do the right thing for once and stand with us, not against us, as we are doing this for YOUR benefit too."Under your uniform you are one of us and we are you. United we stand and can make this world a better place for all of us."We are not against you, only against the evil system that you defend, and we appeal to your consciences to stop protecting the traitors and banksters, and protect us from them instead."The message, asking recipients to join a day of action next month, ends: "Brothers in arms, join us and end wars and poverty. United we stand."
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The Muppets are back! Cinema Siren gives the film 3.5 out of 5 stars.
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Jim Henson's The Muppets are officially an American treasure. One need only check the permanent collection of the American History Museum for confirmation. Let's just say that Kermit's "ancestor" from 1970 makes Washington DC his home.
This week welcomes Muppets Most Wanted, the eighth theatrical release featuring the iconic frog and his furry cohorts, to a multiplex near you. While it may feel at times like some of the ideas are slightly repurposed from 1981's The Great Muppet Caper, it is a fun romp around the world that will certainly satisfy its longtime lovers while adding to their new generation of younger fans.
The essence of what makes Muppets so beloved, what keeps them alive in our collective memory, remains intact and on point. Musical numbers are approached with a good-natured wink and a nod, including the very first one that mocks sequels as universally inferior.
They include some of the funniest lines in the film. There is no infectiously memorable song like the "Man or Muppet" song from 2011, but they are catchy enough to elicit a bit of head nodding. Relegating live actors as co-stars is clearly a decision that was wisely made. Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, and Tina Fey are all complements to Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and the rest of the Muppet team.
As with all the other feature films, great cameos leverage famous actors that will appeal to every age demographic. The dialogue appropriately walks that Disney line of being just slightly edgy, constructed in that two-layered way that both children and adults can enjoy, with just enough sass to satisfy.
The plot line is decidedly flimsy. Willing suspension of disbelief and Muppet love being what it is, the audience will willingly swallow hook, line and sinker major plot points like a facial mole making Kermit unrecognizable as himself. The whole gang gets entangled in an international crime spree headed by Constantine, the World's Number One Criminal (and Kermit's doppelgänger), and his crooked right-hand man Dominic, played by Ricky Gervais, aka Number Two. Constantine's hilarious accent suggests he hails from Eastern Europe.
Somehow Dominic worms his way into being the Muppets' new manager for a world tour, preparing the way for the heavily and ham-ily accented Dominic (excuse me, Miss Piggy, no offense) to switch places with Kermit, gluing a facial mole on Kermit that lands him in the Russian Gulag where he had formerly been imprisoned.
The delightful Tina Fey plays Gulag warden Nadya, chewing scenery with her delicious accent and blunt demeanor. Rounding out the ensemble cast is Burrell, who channels the bumbling Inspector Clouseau as French Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon. He is partnered with none other than Sam the Eagle, of the CIA, and the two track the trail of high-profile thefts which seem to follow the Muppets as they travel across Europe.
While all this is going on, the Muppets interact with a veritable parade of stars from James McAvoy and Tom Hiddleston to Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga. Part of the fun of the film is these actors and celebrities, all self-described über-fans, who seem to endlessly pop in and out of action.
With the recent 2011 reboot starring Jason Segel and Amy Adams, the focus was largely on the human actors. There was an emotional center to that movie that this one lacks, but it seems like Muppets Most Wanted is meant to feel less weighty, more like a distracting lark.
For so many who have been through a dark, dreary winter, a little brevity and lightness couldn't come at a more perfect time. It's no Muppety Citizen Kane, but really… who wants that? One oughtn't mess with an iconic franchise. Those who love the Muppets can spy their favorite characters and watch them interact once again on the big screen. Muppets Most Wanted is a film with the simple aim to entertain, and succeeds in bringing pleasure, an easy smile and frequent chuckles to its audience.
3 1/2 out of 5 stars.
About this column: Leslie Combemale, "Cinema Siren," is a movie lover and aficionado who aspires to get more people back into the beautiful alternate worlds offered in the dark at movie houses across the country, and is owner of ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery. She interviews actors, directors, and production artists from all over the world, and often is invited to present at conventions such as the San Diego Comic Con, where she has been a panelist and host for The Art of the Hollywood Movie Poster, Classic Film History, Disney & Harry Potter Fandom discussions. Visit her art gallery for great art from film at www.artinsights.com and see more of her reviews and interviews on www.artinsightsmagazine.com.
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We Need a Bipartisan Effort to Fix the Economy
As the latest jobs report shows, the U.S. economy is still in dire need of improvement.
Richard L. Jackson is a Job Creators Alliance member and the chairman and chief executive officer of Jackson Healthcare.
Since we turned the page on 2012, monthly jobs reports have punctuated a growing trend of economic pessimism. This month's report was no different.
While there are many reasons for the job market stalling, one factor that has generated a lot of media attention and is often cited by business leaders is the prevailing uncertainty in both the private and public sector.
Fears of the so-called "fiscal cliff" here at home and the debt crisis in Europe have paralyzed some businesses and cast a pall over financial markets. Third-party observers like the Congressional Budget Office have issued dire warnings over our own country's future if Washington does not move with urgency to address our fiscal challenges. Policymakers and politicians, for their part, have continued to make promises of "tough decisions" in support of small businesses and working families. But like a car running on empty, markets and businesses can't move solely on promises of future action.
[See a collection of political cartoons on the economy.]
The reality for job creators all over this nation is that the prospect of growing their business is a tall one, much less keeping theirs doors open and the lights on. Why? An unprecedented wave of regulations from Washington have made direct contact with their bottom lines—a particularly deadly problem for small business that lack the same resources and political connections to navigate the new rules. In addition, community banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions have sharply diminished the level of small business loans, thereby crippling those businesses or would-be entrepreneurs who are poised to launch new ventures or grow existing enterprises.
Job creation is not just of economic importance, but—in this political season—it has tremendous electoral implications as well. Now more than ever, people are tuned in to news in hopes of hearing a realistic plan from either political party that could save U.S. jobs. Former President Bill Clinton once said that the public's vote should go to "the candidate most likely to return us to full employment." And there has been no shortage of commentary suggesting that the economic headwinds may prove too difficult of a political liability for this current administration to see its second term. Either way, both parties are desperately scrambling to position their candidates as the source of ideas and real plans to fix our ailing economy and turn our nation's job creation around.
[See a collection of political cartoons on the budget and deficit.]
They have their work cut out for them: Nearly 60 percent of Americans think the economy is getting worse. But this challenge can also be viewed as an opportunity.
Finally, with the nation attuned to the national debate over policy that will stimulate growth and jump start the economy, our political class has an opportunity to rise to the occasion, come together in a bipartisan way and enact the kind of commonsense reforms that will empower our nation's most productive and incentivize investment.
Until our elected leaders truly face the problem of uncertainty and the political gridlock that is helping to perpetuate it, it will be a long time before the monthly jobs report is something to celebrate.


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Bethesda, Md., (February 8, 2013) – Suburban Hospital's Cardiac Rehab Department celebrates its 30th anniversary in the month of February.
The program includes exercise, cardiac risk factor modification, individual consultations with a dietitian and licensed counselor, and social support. When the program began in 1983, between four and six patients were seen per session. Today, the Cardiac Rehab staff can work with up to 25 patients at a time.
"Being a Cardiac Rehab patient at Suburban for the past 20 years, I can't praise the program enough," said Tom Fitzgerald of Bethesda. "From the caring and professional attention by the staff, to the heartfelt comradery among the patients, the program breeds success. I literally owe my life to this group."
In the past five years, the Cardiac Rehab Center has treated more than 350 new patients per year with an average of 30 new patients each month. The unit cares for adults - who range in age from 18 to 97, including a dozen World War II veterans - with a multidisciplinary approach using RN's, clinical exercise physiologists, a licensed counselor and a licensed dietitian.
The Cardiac Rehab Center has gone through three renovations over the past 30 years to accommodate the expanding patient population. Fifty percent of patients continue in the rehab maintenance program. Several patients have been coming for 20+ years to take advantage of the supervised exercise environment and support they receive from fellow participants.
"We know that cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack or cardiac surgery can prolong the life of people with coronary artery disease," said Dr. Greg Kumkumian, medical director of the Cardiac Rehab Center at Suburban Hospital. "Our skilled staff is uniquely attuned to the needs of cardiac patients. We encourage and teach our patients how they can live a full and active live after a heart event."
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I remember going to see SLEEPING BEAUTY as a child. When we got home that night, I was afraid that the evil queen was on top of our house as my dad pulled into the driveway. That movie really got to me!
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I remember going to see SLEEPING BEAUTY as a child. When we got home that night, I was afraid that the evil queen was on top of our house as my dad pulled into the driveway. That movie really got to me!
Anyone else with memories to share?
The movie that used to bother me when i was lil was Scream.
Dosnt bother me now tho
I saw IT when I was 5 as well as Poltergeist around the same time. I continue to fear clowns to this day.
This movie didn't bother me, but I read the book in like 5th grade, and that definately did. I took a wide berth around manholes and street drains for weeks.
I think the movie or maybe horror monster that really got to me when I was young was probably The original Nightmare on Elm Street. Freddy freaked me out...I was 5 the first time I saw it though so maybe the age had something to do with it. Nowadays I'm Freddy fan and I love that movie.
Sometimes I still think about the little rhyme.
1, 2 freddy's comin for you
3, 4 Better lock the door
5, 6 Get a crucifix
7, 8 better say up late
9, 10 Never sleep again...
Remember the little girls that sang that?
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i would have to say Childen of the Corn i lived with a corn field right across the road in a small town. I would take the dog out to pee to the ditch next to the field. The day i saw that movie i was creeped out on windy days when the corn would sway back and forth. Still gives me the willies. lol
Phantasm, plain and simple. I was 10 in 79 when I first saw this film and it........disturbed me. Wow did it ever!
I have to agree with Phantasam, the original, those little silver balls always gave the creeps. But on the flip side it inspired me to work in the funeral service industry, go figure!!
The movie that to this day still frightens would have to be The original Shining.The blood out of the doors,the twin girls.Incredible.I still smile and cringe at the sight of room 237.
Believe it or not, my first memory of being really scared by a movie was when I first saw "The Wizard of Oz"...as adults, I think we can all really appreciate what a magnificent film it is...but when you're a little kid, there are a few parts of it that are scary as hell...
The origanal house on haunted hill,when the creepy old lady floats across the floor,also plague of the zombies,those all white eyes creeped me out AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"IT" scared me because I loved playing in the rain. Ghoulies scared me too, but only because they came out of the toliet. Sitting on the toliet as a kid that's something you don't want to imagine.
As a kid the movie "IT" i saw it wen i was 4yrs old and the party when Pennywise opened his mouth real big wen he killed Richy freaked me the fuck out.......and the movie Carry right at the end wen that hand came up from the grave i had nightmares for weeks after that!


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The City of Kansas City, Mo., Health Department is offering flu shots to adults and children age 3 and older. The shots are available during regular clinic hours, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday at the Health Department, 2400 Troost Ave.
"To better protect the public, the manufacturers have completely reformulated the vaccine to include three new strains that are known to be circulating," said Dr. Rex Archer, director of the Health Department. "Because of the new strains covered, it is extremely important that people get their flu shots to protect themselves and their families."
At this time, the Health Department has not received preservative-free vaccine for small children, and vaccines for pregnant women are limited. FluMist, a nasal spray vaccine, is available at no charge for those ages 2-18 who qualify for the federal Vaccine For Children program.
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Sherry Bassin wants to keep coach Robbie Ftorek and assistant coach Peter Sidorkiewicz with the Erie Otters in the future.
So Bassin, managing partner and general manager, plans to restructure their contracts, he said Wednesday at Tullio Arena. Bassin either will add to their existing deals or finalize a new contract.
Either way, their new deals will last a minimum of three years apiece. Ftorek has two years left on his current deal. Sidorkiewicz has one year remaining. "They're good," Bassin said of Ftorek and Sidorkiewicz. "It's good for the continuity of the team. It's good for the new players that are coming in."
* Camp cuts: Club officials cut 11 prospects on Wednesday to reduce the roster to 40 players.
The list includes five 2010 OHL draft picks – goaltender Hunter Johnson (10th round), defenseman Liam Maaskant (eighth) and forwards Eric Kimmerly (11th round), Brent Hambly (14th round) and Liam Walker (15th round) and a pair of 2009 picks – defensemen Mikhel Poldma (fifth round) and Matt Halloran (14th round). Bassin originally planned to keep Maaskant in camp. But he wasn't able to practice because of a case of shingles, a painful skin rash triggered by the same virus that causes chicken pox, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"That's too bad because he deserves to stay longer," Bassin said of Maaskant.
Harborcreek Township native Billy Wager, a goaltender, and Harbor Creek High School defenseman Hunter Conboy headlined a list of free-agent invites cut that included defenseman Tyler Mayea and forward Jack Pirie.
* Ailing Luciani: Right wing Anthony Luciani had wisdom teeth removed a few days before training camp began. That should keep him from practicing all week. Bassin said Luciani developed a throat infection stemming from the procedure. Club officials also removed Luciani from the team's cabins at Camp Sherwin in Fairview over concerns that other players could be infected.
"We've been very careful with that," Bassin said. "We're not upset (that Luciani can't practice) because we don't have to evaluate him." Luciani led the team with 38 goals last season.
In other injury news, goaltender Ramis Sadikov (foot) missed Wednesday's practice. He was struck with a shot on Tuesday. Center Connor Crisp (groin), a 2010 second-round pick, and free-agent winger Macaulay McDonnell (charley horse) also sat out practice.
* Wager chooses NCAA: Wager approached Ftorek after the second scrimmage on Wednesday. Wager informed Ftorek that NCAA hockey is in his future. "I just realized I really want to focus on education," said Wager, 16, who will play for Plymouth, Mich.-based Victory Honda's U16 team this season.
He pointed to the Otters' annual seminar on Tuesday night, which featured Mercyhurst College men's coach Rick Gotkin.
"It cleared things up for me," Wager said.
Wager's collegiate list includes NCAA Division I Boston University (his favorite), Boston College, Canisius, Denver, Maine, Mercyhurst, Michigan State, Ohio State (his father Bill's alma mater) and Wisconsin. He has made unofficial visits to BC, BU and Ohio State. "I'm still trying to find out what school is right for me," said Wager, who wants to earn degrees in business and film. "I've looked at hockey programs. Now it's time to look at education programs."
* News and notes: Veteran winger Matthew Paton has added eight pounds of muscle to his 208-pound frame. That will help his physical style of play. But he has still focused on his speed and skill. Without that, he said, "I'm useless." … John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, and Sudbury Arena in Sudbury, Ontario, will host the OHL's two games in the Subway Super Series, which features a six-game series between OHL, QMJHL and WHL all-star teams against a Russian club.
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Niagara Gazette — Recently, there has been some noteworthy automotive news developing, so I bring you yet another edition from the newsroom here at automotive central:
Volvo raising the bar in safety technology
Recently Volvo revealed several new safety technologies that it calls "world-class" set to be incorporated into the 2015 XC90.
"We are introducing the first Volvos with autonomous steering to avoid accidents and make driving more comfortable," said Senior Safety Advisor Volvo Car Group Thomas Broberg in a prepared statement.
Firstly, the all-new XC90 will have autonomous steering capabilities, which will be implemented in several ways. In a new system called "Road edge and barrier detection with steer assist," the autonomous steering will be able to apply steering torque to get the vehicle back on track should sensors detect if the car is about to drive off the road. Unlike similar systems from other automakers, the Volvo system does not rely on roadside markings but can rather read where the roadway physically ends.
This autonomous torque steering technology will be applied to next-gen Adaptive Cruise Control. Automatically following the car ahead, the 2015 XC90 will not only follow the flow of traffic but also the roadway itself.
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Automated scanners mounted to toll plazas, office buildings and police cars read millions of license plates daily — and in some cases, they hang onto a record of what cars have driven where, a new study published by the American Civil Liberties Union said. The ACLU calls the scanned records, which could be used to track vehicles, a "single, high-resolution image of our lives."


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Loyola Spoils Valpo's Home Opener
Sunday, August 27, 2006Mary Dale's goal in the 20th minute proved to be the only tally of the match as Loyola (Chicago) defeated Valparaiso 1-0 on Sunday afternoon in the Crusaders' home opener at Eastgate Field.
Erin Murray (Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley H.S.) was strong in goal for the Crusaders, turning aside nine Rambler shot attempts. Dale picked up a loose ball on the left side of the goal and beat Murray at the 19:38 mark. Jackie Vera and Cynthia Morote-Ariza drew the assists.
The Ramblers had two more golden opportunities in the second half, but shots misfired off of the crossbar and the goal post.
Valpo managed just six total shots in the contest, four of which were on goal, but Emily Peick turned aside all four for the shutout victory.
Loyola (2-0) managed to fire off 20 attempts, 10 of which were on frame. Valpo had eight corner kick opportunities compared with six for the Ramblers.
Valparaiso (1-1) will continue its homestand on Friday afternoon as the Crusaders entertain another future Horizon League opponent, Cleveland State. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. with the match being carried live on WVUR (95.1-FM, Valparaiso) and online at www.valpo.edu/athletics.
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This summer we'd like to help you and your children explore the great outdoors and get really close to nature. We're hoping to get 200,000 children playing outside and having a wild time.
With almost 750 miles of coastline around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, we care for some of the most beautiful stretches of coast and family-friendly beaches, just perfect for ticking off our top ten '50 things' beach activities.
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Join us at one of our events this summer. Plan a family day out around our 50 things events, book a ticket for some outdoor theatre or bring your pooch to one of our events for your dog.
Gardening tips for July
July is a busy time in our gardens and parks. Luckily we have experts at hand to make sure they are well looked after. Jonny Bass is our head gardener at Mottisfont and has been busy maintaining the rose garden there. He's got some tips on how to keep your own garden in top condition over the summer.
National Parks Week
What better way to celebrate National Parks Week than to pack your rucksack and head off for one of our two-day National Park walks. We've lots of inspirational ideas to help you get outdoors and enjoy these spectacular places this summer. Try running in the Yorkshire Dales, watersports in the Lake District or the simple pleasures of a long walk in the South Downs.
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A small crowd of people had formed around a payment machine at the 3rd and A Street parking garage in San Rafael on a recent afternoon, clearly flummoxed at what lay ahead of them if they wanted to go anywhere.
"Does anyone know how to use this thing?" a woman asked.
There was a brief silence.
Confidently, a worldly gentleman strode forward and proceeded to demonstrate by inserting his parking ticket into the left side of the machine, followed by the credit card that he was paying with. The man then gave point-by-point instructions, focusing his attention on the woman who had asked the question. He paused to make sure she knew that if she was paying cash, that there was an area on the right side of the machine to insert her dollar bills.
Then, as quickly as he appeared, the man snatched up his paid parking slip and headed off to retrieve his car, leaving the half-dozen people to try to manage it on their own.
This was not the first time I had witnessed such a situation while exiting the garage after an afternoon visiting downtown merchants and having lunch at Uncle Wings Chinese Restaurant, over on B Street.
It's old news that parking machines are replacing parking garage attendants in cities around the nation, including San Rafael. There are even credit card parking meters on Fourth Street now that must be paid for in advance of parking. If things keep up, one imagines, we might even see a Robo-Cop Meter Maid.
When parking at a garage like 3rd and A, or any of the parking lots in the city, people must carry their parking slip with them, and pay for the space before returning to their vehicles. There is signage that says this when entering the garage, and it is noted on each parking slip.
Still, the prospect of dealing with new technology saps the courage and basic intellect out of some people, creating moments like this in San Rafael, as well as general disdain from people who don't know how to use them.
In fairness to these parking luddites, the instructions on the machine itself are rather vague, and with very rough graphics in place of words are more for right brain thinkers than for left. Definitely for visual learners, not people that are looking for simple, written out instruction, or perhaps a cheerful video of actual human beings operating the big metal thing.
Some cities have actually created videos that do exactly that, featuring city officials making a payment transaction. Buffalo, New York, is one innovative city – their video is "How to use a Parking Meter 101". It's worth watching and even bookmarking since their machine is similar in design to the ones in San Rafael.
Maybe it is time for city officials or someone from the Downtown Business Improvement District to come to the aid of the citizenry and create their own "how to" video for paying at the parking machines, that could be played for people as they fidget and gasp over how to get out of the city parking facility.
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Vivotif Berna Side Effects
Generic Name: typhoid vaccine, live
Note: This document contains side effect information about typhoid vaccine, live. Some of the dosage forms listed on this page may not apply to the brand name Vivotif Berna.
Some side effects of Vivotif Berna may not be reported. Always consult your doctor or healthcare specialist for medical advice. You may also report side effects to the FDA.
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Applies to typhoid vaccine, live: oral capsule, oral capsule delayed release
Along with its needed effects, typhoid vaccine, live (the active ingredient contained in Vivotif Berna) may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
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- unusual tiredness or weakness that is sudden and severe
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Of the side effects reported during clinical trials, only nausea occurred at a statistically greater frequency with the oral vaccine than with placebo.
Gastrointestinal side effects have included abdominal pain (6.4%), nausea (5.8%), diarrhea (2.9%), and vomiting (1.5%).
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Clifton Hill is located one block from the Falls, enjoy over 35 of Niagara Falls attractions and restaurants. Clifton Hill offers an array of attractions, resort hotels, restaurants, shops and nightclubs.
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Welcome to the IAGSDC
The IAGSDC supports gay and lesbian Modern Western Square Dance (MWSD) clubs worldwide, including the United States, Canada and Japan. Our organization was formed by and for lesbians and gay men and for their friends. You do not have to identify as gay or lesbian to dance with an IAGSDC club. Membership is open to all square dancers. All IAGSDC clubs dance the Callerlab specified levels of MWSD.
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On Pro Basketball
Michael Muldoon
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The Boston Celtics' clandestine coaching search consisted of their young assistant Jay Larranaga and a lot of speculation.
Amid all the speculation, I never read or heard the name Brad Stevens.
But Boston announced Wednesday the 36-year-old Butler University miracle worker will be the organization's 17th head coach. The Boston Herald is reporting he signed a six-year contract.
At worst, Stevens is one interesting hire.
Butler basketball was one of the great college basketball stories of all time. That's not hyperbole.
For a team from the Horizon League to make back-to-back national championship games is virtually unheard of.
Eliminate the word virtually. It is unheard of. But Butler did it in 2010 against Duke and 2011 against UConn.
He's obviously inheriting a team in transition. Four of the five cornerstones of the team's recent memorable six-year run (coach Doc Rivers and future Hall of Famers Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen) are gone.
Rajon Rondo has become a bit too convenient a punching bag these days. Sometimes I wonder if he's the accused murderer not Aaron Hernandez. But suffice it to say, coaching Rondo (assuming he remains a Celtic) will be a daunting task.
No question Stevens is extremely bright and accomplished but his baby face and lack of NBA pedigree (as a player or a coach) will make it that much more difficult to get respect.
Recent results of college-to-NBA coaches is poor at best with some eminently capable coaches like Rick Pitino, John Calipari, Lon Kruger, Mike Montgomery, Tim Floyd et. al.
The best comparison might be Calipari. He was 37 when he took over the Nets for three forgettable seasons. He seemed to walk on water at UMass, which was coming off 10 straight losing seasons with a .295 winning percentage. He may have broken a rule or 40 but he somehow got the Minutemen to the Final Four.
College coaches often have huge built-in advantages (power conferences, facilities, tradition, recruiting base) and start to believe all the fawning hype.
We saw that in Boston with Pitino, whose first move was to strip Red Auerbach of his title.
In college, you can run a couple players off the team, bring in a couple junior college players with 0.0 GPAs and you're a genius.
The NBA is a players' league to a far greater extent than football, baseball or hockey. The players run the asylum and if you don't have enough good ones, you'll be gone in a heartbeat.
If Danny Ainge can bring in some talent, maybe Stevens is the right man for the job. But talent is the first, second and third most important factor in the NBA. Nobody was calling Rivers a genius until KG and Allen came aboard.
Ainge said in an email press release, "Brad and I share the same values. Though he is young, I see Brad as a great leader who leads with impeccable character and a strong work ethic. His teams always play hard and execute on both ends of the court."
It's a win-win situation for Stevens.
If it doesn't work out, he's fattened his bank account, added NBA experience to his resume, avoided the recruiting cesspool for a few years and then will make a fortune for a top college in need of a top coach.
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School Days
Some recent college coaches who went to the NBA.
Name Team Years Record
Rick Pitino Celtics 1997-01 102-146
John Calipari Nets 1996-99 72-112
Lon Kruger Hawks 2000-03 69-122
Mike Montgomery Warriors 2004-06 68-96
Tim Floyd Bulls 1998-02 49-190