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10 Best New Orleans Lunch Joints for the Starved and Hungry
In the hierarchy of New Orleans meals, lunch is holding hands with brunch at the top spot. A person needs energy to handle a full day of this vivacious city, and a plate full of fried chicken and red beans and rice can be that necessary fuel.
The tradition of enjoying a good mid-day meal can be traced back to the early New Orleanians; they lived to enjoy a bowl of gumbo and a glass of tea (or mint julep) on their sprawling Victorian front porches. Fast forward to today, where you can enjoy the same food in similar atmospheres at the likes of Commander's Palace or Antoine's.
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- Cuisine: American, Creole, Local Specialty
- Average Main Course Price: $32
Commander's Palace is a New Orleans mecca; the turtle soup and bread pudding are slam dunks.
Local Expert Tip: "25 cent martinis at lunch. That's all there is to say. "
- Cuisine: Seafood
Crabby Jack's has some of the best shrimp po-boys in town, perfect for quelling even the worst lunch cravings.
Local Expert Tip: "Crabby Jack's takes an annual summer break, so check their website before stopping by."
Dooky Chase's is a primo power lunch spot serving up unbeatable soul food.
Local Expert Tip: "If it's one of those "I could eat a horse" days, go for the lunch buffet."
- Cuisine: American, Cajun, Local Specialty
- Average Main Course Price: $14
- Neighborhood: Cbd
Mother's may be the most talked about New Orleans restaurant outside of city. Go see why.
Local Expert Tip: "If you are asked whether you want "debris" on your po-boy and aren't sure what they are, just say yes. "
- Cuisine: American, Creole, Local Specialty, Seafood
- Neighborhood: Mid-city
A "don't judge a book by its cover" hole-in-the-wall, Li'l Dizzy's sure can cook up a mean pot of gumbo.
Local Expert Tip: "Pass on KFC and head here for fried chicken."
Palace Cafe has perfected the art of piling loads of seafood on top of mixed greens, making for delicious lunches.
Local Expert Tip: "Great place to combine eating lunch and avoiding tourist crowds."
Cafe Reconcile combines delicious food with a city trying desperately to help advance their youth.
Local Expert Tip: "Pair the fried cat fish with any of the sides and you'll be good to go."
- Cuisine: American, Creole, European, French, Local Specialty
- Average Main Course Price: $45
- Neighborhood: French Quarter
Antoine's rivals any other joint on this list in terms of traditional ambiance, decor and class.
Local Expert Tip: "Check out the three-course lunch special"
- Cuisine: European, Italian
- Neighborhood: French Quarter
Red Gravy is an authentic Italian restaurant known for lunch, a rarity in this city.
Local Expert Tip: "Don't leave without trying the meatballs."
- Cuisine: Latin, Mexican
- Neighborhood: French Quarter
Some people like to get a little loose at lunch. El Gato Negro's margaritas will help achieve that goal.
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Many of new writers ask the question:
Do I absolutely need a literary agent in order to get your book published?
The short answer is no. But if you want your book to be published by a traditional publishing house, it is much, much harder to get an editor to look at your book proposal or manuscript if you don't have an agent. For traditional publishing, you likely WANT a literary agent--and here's why having an agent is good for your book:
Agents know the right editors.
Most agents specialize in a few specific genres or interest areas of books (whether women's fiction, children's books, economic and political treatises, or cookbooks), and they know the editors who buy books in those areas.
Agents have their fingers on the pulse of trends in the book publishing marketplace.
The book marketplace changes constantly and, like all media, is affected by technology shifts, cultural shifts, and who just died in Hollywood. Agents know what a book editor wants to buy today.
A literary agent can help you shape your manuscript or proposal
...before it gets to an editor, to give it the best and most appealing spin and polish and increase your chances of getting it sold.
An agent will get you the best deal.
A literary agent has a good idea what your manuscript is worth on the ever-changing book market and will likely be able to negotiate a better book advance than you are able to negotiate yourself. Then...
Your literary agent undertakes the contract negotiation after the sale agreement.
With many ancillary subsidiary rights at stake (film, foreign, electronic, derivative, to name a few) and money attached to them all, you want someone who is knowledgeable to translate the book contract-ese for you. And see "best deal" above: the more money you make, the more money your agent makes so he or she is going to broker the best agreement possible.
Your agent will hold your hand
...through the lengthy steps to your book's publication and can explain the strange and Byzantine customs of the book publishing industry. There's still a lot of work to be done after the contract is signed--literary agents knows the drill, and have a vested interest in seeing their clients successfully through the book editing and production processes to the book's publication and marketing.

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February 27, 2009
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) signed an agreement with Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, AT&T and T-Mobile to build a new wireless infrastructure in the underground rail system during the next four years.
Riders will be able to call home from any cell phone, access the Internet from any Web-enabled cell phone and, eventually, have Wi-Fi access in the rail system.
The companies will design, build, operate, maintain and own the wireless network. The firms will also build a second wireless network, which Metro will own, operate and maintain for Metro's own operational and public safety communications. Twenty of the busiest underground rail stations will have expanded cell phone service by the end of this year, and the entire rail system will be equipped by 2012.
Riders can now receive cell phone service from multiple providers at above ground stations, but the current underground wireless network only supports Verizon customers and Sprint phones that roam onto the Verizon network.
The wireless contract will generate a minimum of nearly $25 million during the initial 15-year term and an additional $27 million during the five, two-year renewal terms. Other FCC licensed and unlicensed carriers can gain access to the networks either through entering into agreements with Metro or the group of carriers, all of which will produce additional revenue for the transit agency.
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The new Auburn Valley Humane Society celebrates with a grand opening ceremony and open house on Saturday.
A group of residents and seven Auburn veterinarians banded together to form a nonprofit group to establish the local animal shelter to care for the city's lost, stray and abandoned pet population.
For decades, the City had contracted with King County Animal Control for animal services, but in 2010, budget shortfalls forced KCAC to shift administrative costs to the participating member cities.
The group of vets, business owners and citizens worked for years to put together the Auburn Valley Humane Society, which they say is much more than just "the pound." They say it's also a community education center where pets and people can come together. They will offer pet related seminars from local veterinarians and staff on topics ranging from grooming to diabetes.
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FOOTBALL: RCC to play for conference title
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I'm trying to finalize my PA500.4 installation and I've been getting some static noise. I've been reading about grounding and wanted to ask a couple questions.
My battery is in the trunk so my battery to car, amp to car and power distribution block to car are all within a couple feet or less of each other.
I've read that the amp grounds should be short but not too close to the battery, do you think this or the power distribution block is causing the problem?
I've also read that when doing the "Big Three" you should ground to the frame not the body. all of my grounds are into the trunk floor with the metal brush raw, is this adequate?
so any suggestions on fixing my noise problem would be greatly appreciated.
System consists of PA500.4, sr6500's, knukonceptz 12 gauge bi amp speaker wire, knukonceptz 0/1 gauge power and ground ( 4 gauge power after the dist block), knukonceptz Krystal RCA Kables, stock nav/head unit and PAC C2A-CHY to provide 4 channels of outputs.
PS. on a side note: I bought two RCA's thinking I would use one for the sr6500's and one for my PA1200.1 and SR124DVC (not installed yet) but then realized that if I'm going to Bi-amp my speakers I need two rca's and a 3rd one to run from the PA500.4 output to the 1200.1 input. is there a way to only use one rca for the front stage bi-amping otherwise half my front stage is being run off of the rear two channels and screwing with my fade and balance control?


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large brown 9 drawer triple dresser with mirror good condition
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3 piece beige formica king bedroom furniture set, A MUST SEE!!!!!!!!!!
3 piece beige formica king bedroom furniture set with king platform frame (mattress not included) with 2 large drawers underneath. Each side of the bed has an armour with 2 doors with 5 shelves and 3 large drawers. Mirror above headboard with overhead lights. Excellent condition. DISMANTLE AND PICK UP ONLY! Cash Only! Dimensions: 13'7" wide X 6"8" high and 19" deep.
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Beautiful Flowered Sofa, Loveseat, 2 Chairs
Lovely matching set consisting of sofa, loveseat, and 2 large comfy chairs with armrest covers and oak trim at top and below armrests. There are 2 matching pillows for the sofa and for the loveseat included and armrest covers. The furniture has had almost no use and was manufactured by Jetton Furniture in Taylorsville, NC. The set originally cost $2600. The frames are all of oak. The upholstery is quite heavy and without stains. The sofa is 86"Lx36"Wx37" high. The loveseat is 62"Lx34"Wx37"H. ...
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Ethan Allen Queen Anne cherry table leaves
Two Ethan Allen Queen Anne cherry table leaves. Measure 18" wide, 40" long, 3/4" thick. Have never been used with my table. Would make great tables for someone who can do woodwork. Excellent condition. The pictures are of the same table leaf; just glare makes it look different.
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Reclining Furniture
2 yr old couch, loveseat and double recliners. All pieces recline. Loveseat has cup holders and storage. Made from microfiber. Excellent condition. Comes from a smoke free home. Located in Bristol Va.
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Ethan Allen solid maple dining room table and six chairs
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This barrel table has four chairs the chairs are on caster rollers and they sit great? This table is great for board games and a great conversation piece. Not to mention again this table is so comfortable to sit at. Call to come see and sit and you will have to have it. Will trade for roofing tin.
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2 - Solid Brass Touch Lamps
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 11. THE Golden Goggle Award ceremony will likely feature some surprises when envelopes are opened to reveal winners in some of the eight categories. With the American Swim Coaches Association of America already handing out its Coach of the Year honor, will the equivalent award at the Golden Goggles produce gasps when the name is read?
Below are the five nominees for the Golden Goggle Award for Coach of the Year:
Rick DeMont. DeMont has been worthy of this award since the first Golden Goggles in 2004, but his work with bringing foreign athletes such as Roland Schoeman to world prominence wouldn't have been considered for this award that honors achievements of American athletes. Unfortunately, DeMont's best years with his American sprinters have been overshadowed by other accomplishments (Michael Phelps' achievements in 2008 and 2012, Ryan Lochte in 2009). That's the case this year, though keeping Matt Grevers on top of his game for the world championships deserves a special award. It takes the right coach to keep an elite athlete's mind on the goal in the pool in the same year that he gets married.
Bruce Gemmell. When Gemmell took the reins of Nation's Capital Swim Club last October, it wasn't enough that he was in charge of Katie Ledecky's career, but he also took over a club that was trying to recover from major scandal. After two months, Ledecky was swimming better than ever, posting lifetime bests at the short course nationals, followed by national high school records in February. But the best of the year came at the world championships, when Gemmell and Ledecky's major goals came true: World records in the 800 and 1500 freestyles. And that's just the start of what these two could uncork on the swimming world in the next two years.
Dave Salo. Like DeMont, Salo works with a large group of foreign swimmers that did very well at the world championships. Among his American athletes, Jessica Hardy stood out with bronze medals in the 50 and 100 breaststrokes and a gold in the 400 medley relay. Let's not forget a great week at the men's NCAA championships, where Salo's team captured the fourth-place team trophy by one point over Arizona.
Todd Schmitz. Another coach who has deserved this award is Todd Schmitz, for his 10 years' work in creating the best female swimmer in the United States. Missy Franklin could have backed off in 2013 to recover from the stress of the Olympics and get ready for college, but this was set to be her final year of working exclusively with Schmitz, and the two ended their collaboration with a record-setting six gold medals in Barcelona. It takes a special coach to know how to keep his athlete motivated to race at peak speed for eight days, and putting Franklin in multiple events at in-season meets was just one reason why Schmitz deserves the nomination this year.
Gregg Troy.Ryan Lochte and Elizabeth Beisel continue to be Troy's shining stars, but if this award took his work with foreign athletes into consideration, Troy would be a near-lock for this honor. Consider that unheralded Aussie Ellese Zalewski made multiple finals at the women's NCAA championships, and Great Britain's Dan Wallace somehow found himself in the 400 IM final at the world championships. This has been one of Troy's best years, and he deserves mention for keeping Lochte on task in the middle of his post-Olympic stardom tour. That focus led to three gold medals for Lochte and a bronze for Beisel in the 400 IM at the world championships.
Before I announce my pick for the award, I want to publicly express my disappointment that Eric Hansen was not nominated for the award. Kevin Cordes did not do those amazing things in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at the NCAA championships on his own, and Hansen also deserves credit for making Cordes a world threat in the long course pool -- despite a stumble in execution at the world championships.
Golden Goggles Award Pick: Schmitz. This is more of a Lifetime Achievement Award selection for me than a pick for a year's worth of work. With the exception of Bob Bowman, no American coach in the past 20 years has had so much success with one swimmer from preteen to college years. Gemmell won this award at the ASCA banquet last month, but he has a few more years with Ledecky, and could win this over the next two years.


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I never met Steve Sabol, but I wish I had. I knew of him and admired him from afar for 47 years. I absolutely loved his work, his unmatched sense of humor, and his obvious zest for life.
I first learned of Steve in 1965, when I was a high school senior and he was a college senior, attending Colorado College, which is - or was - a college somewhere in Colorado Springs. He was also a pretty fair football player.
Sports Illustrated was my bible back then, and, when it arrived in the mail, I would read it from cover to cover. One week in the autumn of 1965, there was an article entitled, "The Fearless Tot from Possum Trot." It was about a kid from Philly who went to play football out there in the Rockies and was his own press agent. The article, by Tom Brody, chronicled Sabol's exploits and shenanigans...
"Sabol's first gambit was to change his home town from Villanova to Coaltown Township, Pa., a nonexistent locality that had the ring of solid football country to it. "Everybody knows that western Pennsylvania is where the studs come from," he said. "I've never even seen a coal mine, but if the coaches thought I'd been rubbing shoulders with guys like Mike Ditka and Leon Hart they'd have to start thinking. You know, I carried it off all season and nobody caught on. Guys would come up and ask me why I hadn't got a big scholarship from Notre Dame or Ohio State or someplace, and I'd say, 'Aw, I was just third-string.' "
While he impressed his colleagues, Sabol remained unnoticed by the coaches through the entire freshman year. Figuring he had been too subtle, he was ready with a veritable blitz of eye-catchers by the time the sophomore season rolled in. He informed one and all that he was from Possum Trot, Miss, ("now, who could ignore anyone from a place called Possum Trot?" he reasoned) and then went to work on his name, which was honorable enough but lacked the ring of greatness. "I wanted something really lethal," he said, "like Sudden Death—hey, yeah, Sudden Death! Fits my initials, too." It is recorded that on the program for the next game CC had a third-string fullback called Sudden Death Sabol. That wasn't all that was in the program. "Coach Jerry Carle [CC's head coach] wishes Sudden Death Sabol a successful season," read a modest ad—paid for by Stephen Douglas Sabol."
Brody's article noted that Sabol actually became a starter in his junior year, racked up some decent numbers, and continued the press agentry. He bought T-shirts for kids that said "I'm a little Possum Trotter," and sold them to fans for a buck each. He had a column in the school newspaper called, "Here's a lot from Possum Trot."
Seventeen-year old Homer read that article, and decided that Sudden Death Sabol was his hero. He never forgot that article, and when he first saw Steve Sabol on NFL Films, he KNEW that had to be "Sudden Death."
Steve Sabol might well have been the only art history major ever to get a job out of college. It helped that the job was working with his dad, Ed, on a fledgling project called NFL Films.
Ed started a company called Blair Motion Pictures in 1962 (he had attended Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey and named his daughter Blair), and his first contract with to film the 1962 NFL Championship game between the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers. Steve, home from college on break, shot footage of the game. Pete Rozelle liked the finished product, and so did some of the other owners. By 1964, Blair Motion Pictures became NFL Films, and Ed Sabol had an exclusive deal to preserve all NFL games on film.
Like father, like son, Ed and Steve were both athletes who dabbled in the arts. Dad qualified for the 1936 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team, but boycotted the games, refusing to go to Nazi Germany. He also appeared in a couple of Broadway plays. Steve was, by his own admission, an all-time college football great, and - by the consensus of all who knew him, a great writer and a visionary producer.
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Ed had a sharp eye for talent, hiring an anchorman from WCAU in Philadelphia, John Facenda, to narrate NFL Films productions. Facenda, with his magnificent set of pipes, became known as "The Voice of God," as well as "The Voice of the NFL." Hiring Facenda was a great move, but Ed's best move was hiring his own son. Together, they formed the greatest team in the history of sports marketing.
Steve Sabol helped oversee the transition of NFL Films from chronicler to legend-maker. They went from manufacturing weekly highlight packages and season wrap-up packages for each team to creating visual masterpieces that - decades later - still can inspire or give you goosebumps.
In 1974, Steve wrote a poem, narrated by John Facenda, about the Oakland Raiders. No one has ever better captured the essence of a sports team than did Steve, with what has been called "The Battle Hymn of the Raider Nation." He called it "The Autumn Wind."
The Autumn wind is a pirate Blustering in from sea
With a rollicking song he sweeps along
Swaggering boisterously.
His face is weatherbeaten
He wears a hooded sash
With a silver hat about his head
And a bristling black mustache
He growls as he storms the countryA villain big and bold
And the trees all shake and quiver and quake
As he robs them of their gold.
The Autumn wind is a Raider
Pillaging just for fun
He'll knock you 'round and upside down
And laugh when he's conquered and won.
It takes my breath away, and I cannot read that poem without visions of Ben Davidson, the Mad Stork, Jack the Assassin Tatum, the Snake, and the others who sailed aboard that ship.
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Steve Sabol took us aboard pirate ships. He took us to the symphony, by hiring Sam Spence to compose music for his films, and he then hired orchestras to play those themes that we instantly recognize as NFL Films Music. He took us back in time to see the comical futility of the old Chicago Cardinals, the 1947 NFL Championship game played in an all-out blizzard, or the 1924 Pottstown Maroons, who were NFL champs. He took us to the library, for his reading of "Autumn Begins in Martin's Ferry, Ohio," by the American poet James Wright.
He gave us Football Follies, Top Tens, and Fabulous Finishes. We all know that NFL stands for "not for long," as we go matriculating down the field of life, thanks to Ed and Steve Sabol.
They were the great story tellers. The myth makers. They helped pass on to us our fathers' love of the game, and they help us to pass it along to our children.
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Last month, I had the honor and pleasure to visit NFL Films headquarters in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It's an amazing place, with world-class production facilities, an even a symphony hall big enough to allow members of the Philadelphia Symphony to record themes and music beds. There's a video library that has every NFL game played in the last 50 years.
There are posters everywhere, and memorabilia. Game programs from the Notre Dame-Army "win one for the Gipper game," board games and table games, posters, and dozens of collages. The collages are the work of Steve Sabol.
I was invited to NFL Films to be interviewed for a show on the Immaculate Reception. It will be part of Steve's last series, "A Football Life."
Steve didn't quite make his three score years and ten. He was stopped just short, at age 69, by brain cancer. He had battled it for several years, and kept coming into work as long as he could, because he loved his work. He died on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, with his family at his side.
Steve's football life was a joyous and great ride, and I'll leave you with the conclusion of that 1965 Sports Illustrated article.
"Sabol was elected co-captain of this year's team, which had a 3-5 record. He ran for 332 yards and punted at the usual plus 40 (37.8) clip and, though his coach's best wishes no longer appeared in the program, psychological warfare was big again at CC. There was, for instance, a plaque prepared for the visiting team's dressing room that read:
This field is named in honor of Morris Washburn, who perished when his lungs exploded from a lack of oxygen during a soccer match with Denver University, 1901.
Immediately outside was a sign giving the altitude of Colorado Springs: 7,989 feet (an exaggeration by 2,089 feet). Carle blanched and suggested that the plaque might be unethical."
"Too bad," said Sabol. "Would have been colorful."
I know I speak for many people when I say I really loved Steve Sabol. I only wish I had the chance to meet him.
RIP. Godspeed.


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There are places within just a few hours of Phoenix where you can satisfy that urge to ski. These make great day trips from the Phoenix and Tucson areas for family outings or weekend ski getaways with your friends. If you don't want to spend the money on plane tickets to Colorado or Vermont, just get in your car and head to the Arizona ski slopes.
Arizona Snowbowl
Arizona Snowbowl is between two and three hours from Phoenix, depending where in Phoenix you start your trip. Arizona Snowbowl, when in full operation, has five ski lifts with the highest being 11,500 feet. The longest run is two miles. There are 40 runs/trails at Arizona Snowbowl on 777 skiable acres. The breakdown for skiers is as follows: Beginner: 37%, Intermediate: 42%, Advanced: 21%. The longest is two miles. There are six ski lifts, four are aerial and two are surface conveyors.
Lodging is available nearby at the Ski Lift Lodge (Make a Reservation) which is operated by Arizona Snowbowl. There are also many motels in the Flagstaff area (Compare Rates and Book a Room Now) where people stay when they are enjoying a weekend or longer trip to Arizona Snowbowl.
Arizona Snowbowl is 7 miles north of Flagstaff on Highway 180, 7 miles to ski slopes on Snowbowl Road. Here is a map to help you get to Arizona Snowbowl, and here are the prices for lift tickets for this year. Check here for Flagstaff weather and the Arizona Snowbowl snow report.
Flagstaff Nordic Center
The Flagstaff Nordic Center will appeal to those who enjoy cross country skiing and snowshoeing. The Flagstaff Nordic Center is located in the Coconino National Forest, just seven miles north of Snowbowl Road on Highway 180. You can purchase day passes or season passes. Instruction and equipment rental are also available at the Center.
Sunrise Park Resort
Although Arizona Snowbowl may be the best known ski area in Arizona because of its proximity to Flagstaff and Northern Arizona University, Sunrise Park is the largest with 65 runs. It is located in McNary in the Arizona White Mountains. Sunrise is just over 200 miles from Phoenix. Here is a map to help you get there. Sunrise Park Resort is owned and operated by the White Mountain Apache Tribe.
Sunrise operates eight ski lifts. Here are the prices for lift tickets and season passes at Sunrise. There are also over 13 miles of trails for cross country skiing and there are special programs available for children so they can enjoy their time in the snow. Lodging is available at the Sunrise Park Lodge. Here is the ski report for the area.
Mt. Lemmon Ski ValleyYou might be surprised to know that you can ski in Tucson, Arizona! Mt. Lemmon is in the Catalina Mountains and is the southernmost ski resort in the United States. They have one ski lift and eighteen ski trails.
To get to Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley, take the Catalina Highway off Tanque Verde Road in Tucson. Drive 4.2 miles to the Forest boundary and continue 26 miles to the Ski Valley turnoff. Turn right and drive 1 mile to the ski area. Instruction is available and there is a snack bar and a restaurant at the ski resort.
Elk Ridge Ski Area
The Elk Ridge Ski Area used to be known as the Williams Ski Area. It considered a family ski area, oriented toward beginners and intermediate skiers. There are two lifts and seven trails. There is a day lodge and a snack bar.
Williams is about 30 miles west of Flagstaff on I-40. From Williams, take 4th Street about 1 1/2 miles from edge of town south to the ski area sign. You can get a snow report for the Williams Ski Area by calling (928) 234-6587.
Have fun in the snow!
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ATHENS, Ga. -- Kenarious Gates' experience in trying to block Jadeveon Clowney - emphasis on trying - was cited by several Georgia coaches on Tuesday, in hoping that the senior will be best equipped to stop South Carolina's all-world defensive end.
But Will Friend, Georgia's offensive line coach, didn't appear so sure.
"Ah, I don't know," Friend said. "I mean he didn't block him last year."
It was a bit of a deadpan humor moment from Friend, who did add "seriously" and said Gates will proceed "like any other week," and that last year's game against South Carolina was a whole year ago.
Still, there was no playing down the challenge that awaits in trying to stop Clowney.
"I haven't seen anybody that neutralizes him. He totally takes over games," Friend said. "You put the tape on of the other night, and the speed he's playing with, he's running down bubble (screens) from the other side, he's got the quarterback flustered. I mean the guy's an outstanding period. Pretty much what coach Richt said this summer is what I see. The guy's a great player."
Richt said in July that Clowney is "the best player at any level," including the pros. Richt later tamped it down a bit, but Friend evidently aligns himself with the original statement.
Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo joked earlier this summer about what the plan would be on Clowney: Doing what Burt Reynolds' character did in "The Longest Yard." But he also had a serious plan, and now that the game is upon him, Bobo isn't changing it.
"Don't turn a bad play into a catastrophe," Bobo said after Tuesday's practice. "If the guy's sacking you hold onto the ball. I said it over the summer: The guy's gonna make plays. We're gonna do some different things against him. But he beats double teams, he beats chips, if you've got somebody chipping him, if you've got somebody cutting him, he jumps over it. The guy's a great player. We're gonna have to know where he is."
The problem for Georgia is that it can't gear it's entire gameplan around one defensive player. But as Bobo pointed out, they can't pretend he doesn't exist.
"Because if we do that, then y'all are gonna rip us and say we didn't have a plan for Clowney," Bobo said, grinning. "We've gotta have a plan for him."
Georgia's coaches also aren't buying the idea that Clowney is in poor condition, having been obviously winded as last week's game against North Carolina went on. The stock answer was that Clowney was playing so hard early in the game that he got tired.
"I thought he was trying to win the Heisman the first 25 snaps how hard he was playing," Bobo said. "He just got a little bit tired, and it was really hot that night. Turn on the tape, and I know they highlighted a few plays on TV. But the guy affects plays when he doesn't make plays. Other guys get sacks because you're worried about him."
Friend didn't watch last week's South Carolina game - he had a birthday party to attend on Thursday night - but he's seen enough film to laugh off the worries about Clowney's conditioning.
"That guy was all over the field last week. He was creating havoc just like he does every week," Friend said.
Gurley says quad not a problem
A day later, Todd Gurley wasn't too impressed with having been named the SEC offensive player of the week.
"It don't mean that much," Gurley said. "I think Jordan Matthews should've gotten it."
Gurley, Georgia's sophomore tailback, rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns in a loss at Clemson. Matthews, Vanderbilt's senior receiver, caught 10 passes for 178 yards, also in a losing effort.
And both players got hurt: Matthews vomited after getting hit in the stomach. Gurley strained his quad muscle during his 75-yard touchdown run, which came on his first carry of the game.
Gurley thinks he hurt the quad near the end of the run, when he lifted his legs to beat the last defender. He had to sit out most of the rest of the half, but returned healthy enough to rack up more yardage, and feels he'll be good to go Saturday against South Carolina.
"It's straight. I'll be ready for Saturday," Gurley said. "I don't think I was 100 percent before Saturday. No one is ever 100 percent. But I'll be back where I left off."
Sadly for the Bulldogs, Gurley's injury wasn't the most serious one because of that touchdown run. Star receiver Malcolm Mitchell tore an ACL when he celebrated with Gurley in the end zone.
Gurley said he didn't realize at first how bad it was, until Mitchell grabbed him.
"I know that look of someone," Gurley said. "I knew something had happened."
Missing Mitchell
Murray was asked a question, the premise of which was that if the team could afford to lose somebody it was a receiver.
"That's a weird question," Murray said, speaking slowly and looking away. "I'm not excited about losing Malcolm, first off, so I'm just throwing out there."
Georgia does have depth at receiver, which Murray said does give him assurance.
Mitchell got hurt on the game's fourth play, after the second series. But Murray said the gameplan didn't change.


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A little rain and cool temperatures didn't hurt the turnout at the 2nd Annual Hope 365 Riverfront Run his morning.
The Catholic Charities' run and walk raises money for three food pantries in the area.
About 160 runners signed up for the event and almost all of those started on the ConAgra Campus and ran to the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge and back.
For some the event combines helping others through a healthy lifestyle.
John Meyer says, "I just like to stay active, I enjoy being outside and doing things. Living in Montana there is a lot of good stuff to do outside so I just try to get outside and do stuff."
Approximately $20,000 was raised for the Catholic Charities Food Pantries


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Tonawanda News — Fence up
Last Friday, just as Classic Fence promised, our backyard fence was installed. The work crew were a friendly bunch who worked to get the 63-foot fence, along with a gate, up and looking beautiful. It was a wait, but worth it. Even the owner stopped by a few days later to inspect the work and to be sure everything was satisfactory. Bravo!
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The Town of Tonawanda is completing a project to replace antiquated water lines along Delaware Road and the intersecting streets. The job site is a mess with deep ruts, dust, huge machinery and piles of stone, old roadway and pipes lining the street. This past week, the crew worked in front of our house, digging a seven-foot hole to get at the old pipes and replace them. The enormous track front loader was, where else, parked on my front lawn. When I mentioned to one of the workers that it will be a good thing to have the work completed, he laughed and said: "Not over yet. The Town's hired us to replace water lines on the side streets, so we'll be back next year."
Do you know what a ramikin is? In case you've never heard of it, it's a small glazed ceramic or glass serving bowl for a number of food dishes. A new recipe I found said to bake it in a ramikin. Not having any, I went to two stores and the clerks never heard of ramikin (of course, they were only in their 20s or early 30s.) However, a visit to JC Penney was very pleasant and successful. Both clerks in the housewares department knew what I was talking about, and one of them, Stephanie, went online to see what they had, then searched shelf after shelf to find them, which she did. Kudos to her for being so pleasant and accommodating.
Marilyn Foit emailed that she really enjoy reading the news from the past in the Do You Remember? column.
"Sometimes an explanation is needed," Marilyn wrote. "Sunday's column mentioned that 70 years ago there was a surprise whiteout. No doubt most readers thought of a heavy snowstorm, as I did until it said that it was the first whiteout since May 24. A whiteout in late May? As a senior citizen I then recalled that in 1943 during World War II nighttime blackout drills were held to protect against possible enemy air raids, and daytime drills were called whiteouts when people were to stop driving and seek shelter. Interesting how the meaning of words changes over time."
Thanks Marilyn for setting us straight.
Speaking of remembering, Gail (Edwards) Marquard of Plano, Texas, enjoyed reading about stores that were in the Tonawandas years ago.
"How about Zuckmeiers, TwinTon, and then Jenss," Gail wrote. "Also, Gentske Grocery — the only place my mother ever shopped. Mr. Gentske carried her on credit while my Dad was abroad in WWII. We were lucky to have these wonderful memories."
Are you glad this election season is almost over? I laughed out loud at a Soundoff which blamed Mayor Ortt because the council is all Republican. Hey, it's not the mayor's fault, he doesn't appoint council members. The residents do. No one coerces a voter into who he or she votes for. If you don't like someone running for office and you think there should be a change, then vote that way. If you don't vote, then sit down and be quiet.
Rod Rowland emailed that he thinks the playoff system has spoiled high school football.
"Only the elite teams have games remaining and it is the end of October," he wrote. "Last night I attempted to attend part of the Hamburg -NT game. Up until two years ago, I did the statistics for Hamburg where I taught and graduated from NT, so I have a vested interest in the game. ... Turned out it was played at a neutral field, Tonawanda. In my opinion a high school football game should be played on Friday night or Saturday so students can attend, not on a weeknight. My final game as the stat man was played at a neutral field, Depew, in which there had to be less than 10 fans in the stands for Hamburg. Then after NT and Hamburg were done, two other teams, Clarence and Lancaster start a game at 8 p.m. on a Wednesday night. I wonder how many of those players were in school the next day."
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This year, MaguirePartners, downtown's largest landlord with about 5.5 million square feet of high-rise office space, bought out its partner in Library Tower and is one of the bidders for BP Plaza. Robert F. Maguire III, managing partner of MaguirePartners, said the numerous bids for BP Plaza reflect expectations for higher rents. The bidding for BP Plaza "is a real example of what a lot of investors see happening in downtown L.A.," Maguire said. "We will act very aggressively if we like the property."
For investors shopping for properties nationwide, downtown Los Angeles looks attractive in comparison with central business districts in San Francisco and Boston, which have been hit by the technology industry bust and a surge in construction.


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The New York State Legislature has signed off on new assembly district lines that cut some of southeast Brookhaven out of the South Fork's district but adds Shelter Island, according to Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele.
An earlier iteration of the plan would have included less of Brookhaven in the new First District, and all of Southold Town. But Southold officials opposed sharing an assemblyman with the South Fork, worrying that North Fork interests would not be adequately represented in Albany. The state task force that drafted the new districts maps in response to the criticism, leaving each fork with its own representative.
Thiele, I-Sag Harbor, currently represents the Second Assembly District but — if he secures re-election in November — will represent the new First Assembly District, come 2013.
The new South Fork district will have a population of 128,932, 157 less than the average district, according to Thiele's office.
About 16,000 Brookhaven Town residents will be cut out of the district.
The revised district would be 73.1 percent white, 18.4 percent Hispanic, 4.8 percent African-American, 1.4 percent Asian and 0.7 percent American-Indian.
Thiele noted that the State Legislature also voted in favor of a constitutional amendment to create an independent, nonpartisan redistricting process for the future.
"It was disappointing that this year's process was not the product of such an
independent process," Thiele is quoted as saying in a statement from his office. "However, the proposed constitutional amendment, if ultimately approved by the voters, will insure that all future redistricting plans are prepared by an independent, nonpartisan commission."


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The cast and crew of Glee gathered yesterday at a private ceremony to say goodbye to Cory Monteith, reports the BBC. Monteith died earlier this month from a deadly combination of heroin and alcohol.
"Ryan Murphy and Lea Michele gathered the cast, crew and producers of Glee, along with colleagues from the network and studio, to share memories and music in an emotional celebration of the life of Cory Monteith. We thank the public for their continued outpouring of love and support as we grieve our friend and colleague during this difficult time," said Fox in a statement.
Corey Monteith's Most Memorable 'Glee' Performances
Few details were released about the memorial, and the future of the show is unclear. The new season is set to start a week late, on September 26th, with a special Beatles tribute. After that, creator-producer Ryan Murphy has said that the third episode will be a tribute to the actor, and the show will then go on hiatus while producers decide what to do next.
Michele, Monteith's girlfriend and fellow cast member, made the decision for the cast and crew to return to work before the show's hiatus. Murphy said that out of respect, he'd follow her wishes.
"If Lea had said to me, 'I could never do this again and I don't want to do this again' – you know, she is sort of the show."
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9:42am Tuesday 24th April 2012 in Sport By Jonathan Waldron
Colchester United's reserves play their penultimate Football Combination game of the season this afternoon.
Richard Hall's second-string side take on Oxford United at the Weston Homes Community Stadium.
The likes of Matt Heath, Ben Coker and Ashley Vincent are all expected to feature in the game, which kicks off at 2pm.
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On Ask Polly: My Boyfriend Thinks I'm Clingy and This Terrifies Me
Ahhh, families. You don't even have to describe the particulars and we all know well enough the broad arc of the early life bringing you to this point. I used to think of it as a classic Anglo-Saxon thing, following from the suffocating stoicism of my grandfather toward my father (also: would the unresolved Oedipus Complex be such a thing if it weren't central to so many Great American Novels?), til a second-generation immigrant friend lamented to me the ways in which The Joy Luck Club cut her to ribbons. Tolstoy didn't really have it right, did he? Unhappy families are broadly similar.
When our parents aren't there for us it can be hard to learn how to be there for ourselves (and for our children in succession). It's a guilt that drops like a lead ball through generations. You build such contempt for yourself, no? It's like getting out of prison on parole. One ought to be proud of having survived in deprivation, but the beds are all too soft now and you don't know how to sleep in them.
The truth is that you won't find much in the way of outward validation for your desire to rest your legs after having stood vigilant all your life. Insofar as resilience is a trait coded masculine it's admired and revered and desired by everyone, everywhere. Resilience in this case entailing not simply having not succumbed but having been made more powerful for your hardships. A state of need is acceptable only in private, where it serves to underline the strength and authenticity of public resilience. It pays to have one's shit together, in other words.
I don't believe people are wired to work in such a way, and it fucking sucks that they're expected to, because it means that you can't trust people with your own state of health. Our social relations are predicated on people giving as little of themselves to each other as possible - your first family, the one you're born into, is meant to be solely responsible for you and your needs. When they fail to be no one really wants to take up your cause.
Choosing your second family from friends and lovers is a lot harder in this scenario, but it's ultimately what you have to do. Polly is absolutely 100% right in that you need to find some woman friends who you can talk to. Learn to trust them. I did and it's the only thing that saved me from the progressive rot of a WASP upbringing. Through them you'll learn how to need in a way that relieves the pressure on your heart in a way that's responsible. If you ask a lot, then you give a lot back. It's really that simple. But you cannot, unfortunately, expect just anyone to open that avenue of trade. A lot of people are scared of us, scared we might catch, or expose their own weakness. Don't waste your breath on them.
So yeah, what Polly said. Step 1: Find a friend, a good one, to confide in, and confide in them, and if you find yourself ashamed or embarrassed then you just do it harder. When you've freely given someone every bullet they could possibly fire at you and they don't, the voice in the back of your head that condemns you for having been seen by them loses all its teeth. Having just one of those people in your life is indescribably freeing. From there you can start to build an emotional life that doesn't make you miserable and cold.
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Reportedly, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was angling to play Pride in a biopic. I don't know if that's still happening, or how Dwayne will become un-jacked for the role
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And I thought I knew everything about Coil
Another thing about the band is that they weren't just noisy and antagonistic but also unmistakably, fiercely gay. The most famous line from their manifesto states that the band makes music for "the ritual accumulation of male sexual energy". Which makes them a surprisingly apt choice to score a boxing match entrance.
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Omitted by the editors: The men's rights postscript.
Man to be a fly on the wall during that guy's high school D&D sessions. One can only imagine the grim glory.
On Ask Polly: My Boyfriend Thinks I'm Ugly
@Sharilyn Neidhardt If nothing else the letter seems illustrative of why so many guys can go out and neg and still have active lives of courtship. Or just function out in the world.
On Ask Polly: Should I Play It Cool—Or Ask Him For More And Be "That Girl"?
Gonna back up what Polly says (as always). I was on the other end of this scenario not very long ago but felt much the same confusion, and as Polly says it's a matter of what you want. It's important to make the distinction between what you want and what you feel you should want. I mean the former as in what will make you happy, and the latter as in what makes you feel "correct".
When I met this woman at 26 it was the first time a date seemed like it was on track to become a relationship. In my gut I felt like it wasn't working, and I wasn't enjoying myself, from the very beginning. But I didn't trust myself. I thought I had something that I was wasting on a reflex, "this will shift over time and I will come to appreciate this", I thought. I was being too hasty, or fickle, and I thought to master myself into wanting what I should have wanted, which was to be with a seemingly nice woman (who I had no spark with). I saw my best self as being in a relationship and I didn't understand why running from one made sense, so I wrote it off as nonsensical. That's a wrong thing on many, many levels.
It didn't get better, obviously. I waited and it got worse, and I put myself in a position where I had lied to this woman in the process of lying to myself about what I wanted. And it ended abruptly, with hurt feelings, less than two weeks into it.* At what point (if ever) do the sunk costs of a relationship start to weigh heavily? Given what you know about this guy, does it seem more constructive to try and light a fire under his ass to straighten up and fly right, or cut ties after 3 months? Is this worth the effort to try and salvage? Being alone isn't so terrifying. It certainly promises grander possibilities than this.
* What I would say in my defense was that I was scared by the irate texts I received over not keeping daily communication after our very first date, after I had told her my life was consumed by school, that I'm well autistic and that marathon conversation is often taxing and difficult for me. But in truth I should have trusted myself from the outset and not left open the possibility of progression. It was a lesson I would've learned in high school had I been a normal boy. I won't do that again.
On Ask Polly: I Moved To A New City To Be With An Emotional Vampire
@Myrtle I thought that was disconcerting too, but then if someone really takes psychiatric medicating as a reason to bolt on partners, well, those partners are probably better off without them. And the odds aren't bad that they'll end up with someone who self-medicates in ways that are blissfully overlooked.
On Ask Polly: I Moved To A New City To Be With An Emotional Vampire
Polly's right on here (natch). Maybe the biggest step in developing a sense of self-worth is setting a threshold for emotional pain, beyond which it becomes possible to think "I don't deserve this" and believe it. There has to be a point at which sunk costs don't matter and ending a relationship isn't a failure in any way, shape or form. When you despise yourself it's exceedingly difficult to even think that way. You can't consider wildly dysfunctional (understatement) relationships as evidence of fucked-upness or natural outputs of your putting work into them. They're not the weather, they don't just happen. You can't punish yourself for being in a shitty relationship by clinging to it.
Maybe it shouldn't surprise me that this dude is so successful at manipulating people while being so glib. Was it Polly who once wrote that when people tell you revealing things about themselves they're not being self-effacing but in fact are forewarning you? Because that is the case. There's a point in this story at which the things that dude says and does cease to be red flags and become overt attempts to drive the LW away.
It seems to me that fucked up needy people are not fond of seeing themselves in their partners. When you're not right with yourself and you start something with someone who's desperate to be with you, you develop contempt for that person in short order. When you lay bare your deepest dysfunctions (which are not just things that you deal with but things that define you and the way you experience life) and your partners are undeterred, how can you possibly respect them? Their love for you belies their fundamentally deficient character. It makes them weak, and people like that detest weakness.
I've definitely been on the receiving end of that, for what it's worth, though it wasn't really romantic per se. Eventually one of the woman's attempts to pry me off of her hull took. http://the-toast.net/2013/07/19/the-fabulist/
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"Lupul has to be in the deal"
by Tyler Dellow • February 10, 2011 • Uncategorized • 28 Comments
One of the things that I find vaguely irritating about writing about the Oilers is the manner in which the fans dream up excuses for the mistakes of management. One prominent fan, for a time, would make excuses for the crappy return that Kevin Lowe got for Chris Pronger by theorizing that, when Pronger made his mid-season trade demand, Lowe gave Pronger a promise to deal him at the end of season if he'd be a good soldier until then. There was no evidence of this but it allowed him to excuse Lowe. There's a commenter at this site and Lowetide's who is tying himself into knots trying to dream up excuses for the Oilers' policy that Souray won't be placed on re-entry waivers until someone calls and promises to take him. No evidence, but it excuses Tambellini.
One of the other excuses for the lousy return for Chris Pronger has always been some variant of "Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry weren't available." Local media guys who claim not to nod in agreement and believe everything they're told say it. It's always seemed insane to me; Pronger was the best defenceman in the world, signed for four more years at a good price. One elite prospect is not too much to ask in those circumstances.
Now, Brian Burke's in the midst of justifying his own questionable trade but this quote made my eyes bulge out of my head:
The first demand that Edmonton made was 'Lupul has to be in the deal,' " Burke said. "I had a choice [between Lupul and Pronger] … so we made the decision to get rid of him. I tried to get him back when he was still in Philly. I believe in this player; I believe in this person.
I'd believe an explicit denial of this from Kevin Lowe before I'd believe Brian Burke swearing it's true. Whatever Lowe's failures might be, he's a terrible liar and usually just ducks questions that would require an uncomfortably honest answer or locks himself into a fortress of solitude so as to let his rage at the performances of Comrie and Salo recede before talking to the media. I've never heard Lowe talk about it though.
Considering the extent to which this trade represented the wrong path taken, and the disastrous results that flowed from it, it would be interesting to hear Lowe's side of things.


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The Stearns-Benton Child Care Association has begun accepting nominees for this year's Child Care Provider of the Year. Fellow providers, users of licensed family child care, spouses, family members, neighbors, and friends, may submit nominations through Monday, March 5.
To qualify, a nominee must be a resident of Benton or Stearns County currently operating a licensed family child care business. Nominees must have been a licensed child care provider for a minimum of 3 years and plan on maintaining that business for at least 2 more years. An active role in the child care community (schools, scouts, church, SBCCA, ECFE, etc) is expected. No substantiated or pending negative licensing actions are allowed, and nominees may not have been chosen for the award in the last
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Nominees receive a certificate of nomination, public appreciation, peer recognition at the award banquet, and recognition of their dedication to serving children and their community while building their own sustainable business. The award winner will also receive an engraved plaque, presented at the SBCCA Provider Appreciation Banquet and many other expressions of appreciation from SBCCA, their clients, their child care peers, and their community.
To nominate a child care provider, send a completed nomination form, along with a letter describing the provider's dedication and contributions to SBCCA Provider of the Year Committee 2012, PO Box 7721, St. Cloud MN 56302. Or, complete the form online at www.SBCCAofMN.com. Forms can be obtained by e-mailing the SBCCA at
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Posted by Tasha Weiss on May 5, 2011 at 1:56 PM.
A panoramic view of the Forth Bridges viewed from the south bank of the Firth of the Forth. On the right is the Forth Railway Bridge, Great Britain's first steel bridge when it opened in 1890. It's located east of the newer road bridge.
After 18 months of tenders bidding to design and construct the new Forth Road Bridge, a large transportation bridge in Scotland that spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the southeast capital city Edinburgh to the heavily populated area of Fife in the northeast, Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors (FCBC) has been awarded the main contract for the 2.7 km bridge replacement. The FCBC joint venture includes AISC member American Bridge, HOCHTIEF, Dragados, and Morrison Construction. The contract is valued at $1.3 billion.
A major bridge crossing two ocean shipping and military navigation channels represents the main part of the contract and includes a cable stay structure of 2,020m (the world's second longest). The two main navigation spans are 650m each (the world's sixth longest). The bridge has 14 spans, two planes of stay cables that anchor in the center of the structure, and a composite steel tub/concrete deck superstructure. The cable stay bridge superstructure will be erected mainly by deck mounted gantries; the south approach viaduct will be launched from land, and the north viaduct will be pushed from the water. Construction will begin in 2011 and finish in 2016.
More information about the history of the Forth Road Bridge can be found on Wikipedia, here.


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The springtime is here!
That means its time to put the top down, roll down the windows and turn on the air conditioner (or just one of your choice). Everyone seems happiest at spring time and I don't know if there is a time when folks look forward to driving more.
But before people take town their tops the first thing they do is wash it to bring
it to optimal sexiness. Ll though washing your car for the spring is great, there are a plenty of other things you should do to prepare your car for the spring. Here is a list of 5 important things you should do to get you cr ready for the spring time.
- Wash You car including your under carriage. Salts used on the road during the winter can corrode metal. A thorough car wash should do the trick.
- Check your tires. As the temperature changes so will your tire pressure. Make sure you fill your tires to te factory recommended air pressure. Also check your tires tred depth and ware.
- Check your wiper blades and check them if need be because the winter takes a toll on your wiper blades.
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Livestand from Yahoo! set to take on The Daily
Yahoo! has announced that it will be launching an iPad application that could rival the recently launched The Daily. Coming in the first half of 2011, Livestand will be available for the iPad and will deliver news personalized to your interests, location and even time of day.
Livestand will take the form of a highly visual magazine. Yahoo! will use the app to entice advertisers, by offering ads within the digital pages. The ads served will include media rich interactive content that can even be based on location. We assume the ad revenue will enable Yahoo! To deliver the content as a free app without subscription, this has not been confirmed.
Livestand should be available for the iPad in the first half of this year and will include Sports, News, Finance, Flickr and omg! content.
Would you be happy to have ads in your daily news paper if the content was good enough and the app was subscription free? Let us know in the comments!
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I wouldn't mind the ads. Heck, all newspapers and magazines have ads so why shouldn't they be in an app? That is, if they keep it free... ;)
I'm waiting for this one, Yahoo! have their company officially on my country (Indonesia), so it is very possible that this electronic newspaper will be available for my country, while The Dayly (I think) is very unlikely.
It can't be worse than The Daily...the most over-hyped, under-delivered iPad app in a while.
Does Yahoo offer up dirty magazines to kids on their virtual news stand? That's pretty much what it gives out to children in grade schools through their pornographic photo sharing site, Flickr. That social network has more porn than all the XXX mags in the world put together, yet is not filtered as such. Yahoo's Flickr bypasses firewalls set up to block Hustler, Penthouse or other strictly adult publications. Most legit pornography distributors online are at least a bit more honest about the adult content they host, clearly labeling it for what it is. Yahoo doesn't do that at all. They try to hide the fact they publish porn and make it available to children all the time on their Flickr site. They even trick Yahoo ad clients into unknowingly sponsoring their own porn. LivingSocial, GM, and many other major companies are currently sponsoring millions of hardcore images on Flickr now thanks to Yahoo.
wow. I'm sorry, but I have NEVER seen "hardcore pornography" on Flickr at all. Tasteful nude photos, sure. That's ART. But hardcore porn?
Let me guess.. you're a bible thumper that considers a woman's leg to be porn, huh?
I would not mind ads like in traditional magazines, that is, static ads. That doesn't mean they shouldn't be clickable or interactive, but definitely not flashing/moving ads. If there is that, I won't buy it. If free, I won't return after trying it.
I'd go for it, as long as it doesn't have the performance of The Daily (TD). I've tried it several times and liked what I read but the wait is too long. I'd be happy with less graphics in return for better performance. Needs more sections, especially a tech one, IMO. It all depends on performance. If the experience is alot better (graphic heavy) but does not take too long to load (I'm ok with longer than my RSS Reeder, but not that TD long), I'd definitely be interested. I hope they have alot of those weird stories that you see on their website. I wonder if that'll be under omg!
Daily: if you wait for it to load, it will be tomorrowly.
All this is nice, but too much free news services out there with the same stories to make a subscription worth it, and most work with the iPhone also.
I've owned and used flash on a touchpad. I'm not sure exactly what I'd call the experience, but it certainly wouldn't be "fantastic".


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Original recipe yields 14 cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease 14 muffin cups.
- Lightly beat bananas and white sugar together in a bowl until smooth; add eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. Beat in vegetable oil until well blended, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in flour, baking soda, and buttermilk; mix well. Fold in pecans. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle cupcakes with confectioners' sugar.
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This is a great recipe. Most banana cupcake recipes I've tried are a little dense and muffin/bread like. This one is fluffy, soft and very tasty. I have to admit that I was slightly skeptical about using the full 2 tsp of baking soda (it seemed a little much for the amounts of the other ingredients) but I did use the full 2 tsp and even though the batter tasted a little soda-y, the final product did not. It was perfect. I did make a couple of minor changes in that I did not use the pecans at all and I baked these at 325 degrees instead of 300. I got 18 regular sized cupcakes out of this recipe.
I haven't tried this recipe but the cook that responded with "loved the recipe, but I changed it a bit" she changed the entire recipe! What's the point of responding, post your own recipe. Kudos to Mari I'm enough of a cook to know a good recipe when I see it. We'll be making them tomorrow after the 5k with the bruised bananas. Thanks!!
This recipe came out so fluffy! Best version of banana bread I've ever had, and I've tried a LOT. i would've given it five stars except that I modified it quite a bit. Instead of three bananas I only used two and added a box of banana pudding mix. Since the pudding was drier than a banana would be I took out about a quarter cup of flour. I also added a tablespoon of vanilla and instead of buttermilk I used Mexican crema. I love experimenting and this time I think it really paid off!
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- 28%
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- 8%
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- 10%
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In response to The Bee's editorial "New board should shape MID policy" (July 23, Page A-10): Normally, that would be an appropriate approach, but these are not normal times economically. There are costs regarding renewal of Don Pedro powerhouse usage as well as urgent repair of some parts of the irrigation system that can only be covered by a new bond issue. That money cannot be raised in one or two years by raising rates.
Rates of long-term bonds are near an all-time low but are jumping and are expected to continue to increase substantially in the near future. That means that the long-term cost to ratepayers will only increase with delay in issuing the bonds. Since the bonds cannot be sold without a guaranteed source of repayment, there must be increased charges in place when bonds are sold. Water users must pay more and the amount decided very soon.
In the past when the Federal Reserve printed money at a high rate, as is being done now, inflation increased rapidly, so the cost of repairs is likely to increase sharply. Action is needed now! Actually, the best time has passed. The existing board understands the problem and should act. Future board members will take forever to learn and to move, at great cost to all water users.


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By SCOTT JACKSON Courier sports writer
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---- — OTTUMWA — Kelsey Granneman has been a part of three senior nights over the years as a member of the Ottumwa girls tennis team.
Monday night was definately different for Granneman. Monday night was, after all, Granneman's senior night.
"It's kind of like you don't believe it," Granneman said. "All of sudden, you're up there getting the flower when I've watched all these girls go through and do that."
But there was no dreading her turn to be recognized as one of four players that would be playing their last regular-season match for the Ottumwa girls tennis team Monday in the Bulldogs' CIML Metro dual meet against Des Moines Hoover. In fact, Granneman was eager to be on the other side of the senior night celebrations.
"I've been looking forward to this for a long time. It's great," Granneman said.
So was the play of Granneman, Katie Zingg, Beth Overturf, Anna Graeff and the rest of the Ottumwa girls tennis players on Monday. The Bulldogs dominated the visiting Huskies of Hoover on the way to a fourth-straight Metro win, dropping just nine games in 11 matches on the way to a 11-0 senior night sweep at Dan Staggs Courts.
"It's always pretty bittersweet," Ottumwa girls tennis coach Emily Phommachack said. "It's neat to see the girls grow and improve over the years just to get more confident in their game, but I had one (junior) player tell me it was sad because one of the seniors is her doubles partner, and this was the last home meet for the two of them."
Granneman knew exactly what her head coach was talking about. Just before taking the court for the No. 1 doubles contest, the senior and junior partner Jennifer Klodt talked about the significance of the upcoming match.
"I kind of joked with Jennifer that this will be the last time we do a lot of these things together," Granneman said. "It makes it kind of special."
In their last regular-season match as the top doubles team for the Ottumwa girls, Granneman and Klodt made quick work of Dzana Memic and McGin Lay with a 6-0, 6-1 win. The victory brought with it the end to a nearly perfect senior night for Granneman, who swept Memic in the No. 1 singles match.
"Jennifer's a really good doubles partner to have," Granneman said. "It's been kind of emotional. You kind of remember everything you've done here. It's a nice end to the season."
"I just told the girls that, as a coach, it's really neat to watch them, watch them bond as a team and be successful throughout the years," Phommachack added.
Some bonds have developed a little quicker then others on this Ottumwa girls tennis team. A good example of that is the all-senior team of Katie Zingg and Beth Overturf.
Overturf, who was honored as one of the departing seniors, helped Zingg finish off the only perfect night for any Ottumwa tennis player in both singles and doubles play. After sweeping Gan Na in singles play, Zingg joined Overturf for another 6-0, 6-0 sweep of Na and May Joy in the No. 3 doubles match.
"This is my first year in tennis, and Katie's taught me a lot," Overturf said. "We work really well together. It's been a lot of fun this year."
"In our last meet, I only lost one game, so it was great to go out and have a perfect night on this night of all nights," Zingg added.
Ottumwa (5-2, 4-0) is back on the court today at Des Moines North before wrapping up Metro play at Roosevelt on Thursday. The Bulldogs will hit the road after getting sweeps from all four seniors in doubles play on Monday, including Anna Graeff, who joined junior teammate Abagail Messer to earn a 6-0, 6-0 win in the No. 5 doubles match.
"This is my last match on this court, so it was great to finish up this way," Graeff said. "I love tennis. It's really fun for me to play."
Ottumwa 11, Des Moines Hoover 0
No. 1 — Kelsey Granneman (Ottumwa) def. Dzana Memic (Des Moines Hoover) 6-0, 6-0. No. 2 — Jennifer Klodt (O) def. Emily Chappell (DMH) 6-1, 6-0. No. 3 — Hayli Beeson (O) def. Sue Wen (DMH) 6-0, 6-0. No. 4 — Sydney Grooms (O) def. McGin Lay (DMH) 6-0, 6-1. No. 5 — Jill Ardueser (O) def. Morgan Spring (DMH) 6-1, 6-1. No. 6 — Katie Zingg (O) def. Gan Na (DMH) 6-0, 6-0.
No. 1 — Granneman and Klodt (O) def. D. Memic and Lay (DMH) 6-0, 6-1. No. 2 — Beeson and Ardueser (O) def. Wen and Spring (DMH) 6-2, 6-1. No. 3 — Zingg and Beth Overturf (O) def. Na and May Joy (DMH) 6-0, 6-0. No. 4 — Grooms and Megan Black (O) def. Kristina Ryan and Nejla Memic (DMH) 6-0, 6-1. No. 5 — Anna Graeff and Abagail Messer (O) def. Olivian Jacobus and Rena Kuntson (DMH) 6-0, 6-0.


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Illinois Rep. Christine Radogno (41st-Lemont), the Illinois Senate Republican Leader, said she is particularly frustrated at legislators' inability to deliver a solution Tuesday to the state's $96 billion pension deficit, the The Doings Western Springs reports.
"I'm very, very disappointed we have not been able to achieve comprehensive pension reform calling for bipartisan cooperation," Radogno told the paper. "The Republicans have been extraordinarily cooperative... The problem is the Democrats do not agree on what approach to take and they hold the majority."
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STOW: In her State of the City Address Thursday, Mayor Sara Drew said that 2012 was a busy year for the city, but 2013 will be an even busier one.
Notable accomplishments
Drew began her address by highlighting the city's accomplishments during her first year as mayor, which included the city's space allocation project and the new lease agreement with EnviroScience, Inc.
Drew noted in the address that she had appointed a temporary administrative space allocation committee to work on consolidating and reallocating of operational areas for city offices.
"As staff has been reduced, our space needs have changed, both in total and in the manner in which building area assignments are made," Drew said. "I have asked the committee to evaluate our current and future city space requirements in view of our downsizing and make recommendations to me regarding potential reallocation of operating areas for all city offices. Included will be consideration of reducing the actual building space under the city's control as well as consolidation and or relocation of existing staff."
Drew said Stow has approximately 20 percent fewer employees than in 2008.
As the city workforce declined, the need for departments to collaborate and be in closer proximity to each other increased, Drew explained. Last spring, Drew said there were notable empty spaces in city hall.
"We just aren't filling our physical space that our city has," Drew noted.
The goal was to use all spaces as efficiently as possible and provide the best service to residents, Drew said.
Drew said the space allocation committee analyzed every department and all the building space owned by the city.
Each department was evaluated for the amount of interaction they have with the public. Some departments and staff were moved to be in closer proximity with other departments and/or more readily accessible to the public.
In October, the cities Parks and Recreation department was moved to City Hall, saving the city approximately $50,000 annually in utilities and ancillary costs alone.
The former Parks building has now become the corporate headquarters for EnviroScience. Stow City Council unanimously adopted a lease-to-own contract with EnviroScience for multiple buildings at Silver Springs Park.
Looking forward to 2013 and Beyond
Drew emphasized that security would be a top priority in the upcoming year.
She said that security is a "local issue that requires a local solution."
A safety task force in the works that will evaluate the needs and concerns of safety related issues in the schools and in the community.
"This is not intended to be a long-term project," Drew said.
Drew said that she intends to have a "permanent" and sustainable" solution in place by March 31.


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As of Jan 1st ObamaCare's Medicare reform enacts a Value-Based Payment Provision. The Medicare provision states Hospitals can gain or lose 1% of Medicare funding or gain a 1% increase depending on 20 factors that gauge quality v. quantity care.
Specifically the factors include quality measures related to treatment of patients with heart attacks, heart failures, pneumonia and certain surgical issues, as well as patient satisfaction
In other words if a hospital has a high re-admittance rate or poor treatment they can lose a percentage of funding or if they have a low re-admittance rate they can gain funding.
Some hospitals have already been hurt, while some have gained significant funding. Although the drawbacks are obvious in the short term it has created an incentive to improve the quality of care in hospitals.
ObamaCare Medicare penalities / rewards will rise over the next two years to a total of 2%.