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From right about now — 11 a.m. — until 3 p.m. today (Friday, Nov. 9) you have one last chance to eat at the Kool Kactus Cafe in Loma Linda.
And yes, owner Carole Inman's much loved fish tacos are on the menu.
Inman closed the restaurant without warning to her customers on Oct. 26 after 23 years in business.
"It was abrupt, but we've been talking about it for a long time," she told me last week.
For for all those years, the restaurant operated in a quirky bright orange and river rock building surrounded by palm trees on Redlands Boulevard in Loma Linda. Her distinctive menu drew customers from throughout the area, including many devotees from Redlands.
After today, Inman will focus her attention on her Catering by Carole business and on developing food product line that will include enchilada and hot sauces and seasonings and rubs, she said.
"I just needed to focus more on that," she said.
So cruise on by for one more meal in the restaurant, because as Inman said last week, "That will be the last one."


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A 10-year-old repeatedly shot his older sister and then killed himself at their rural home near Huntsville, Texas.
Their mom heard the gunfire upstairs and rushed down to her daughter's room to find her son's body and her daughter still clinging to life. Their dad was at work.
"You never expect something like that," neighbor Andrew Thompson said.
The gunfire erupted right around bedtime Thursday. The 15-year-old girl was in bed at 9 p.m. when her brother barged into her room, pointing a handgun at her, investigators said.
"He walked into the 15-year-old's room and discharged the weapon several times in the direction of his sister," Walker County Sheriff's Detective Gregory Williams said.
She was shot several times, but she survived. Investigators said the boy turned the gun on himself and pulled the trigger. He was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.
"The firearms in the house were locked up in a safe. The 10-year-old accessed the code and got the firearm," Williams said.
Neighbors said the brother and sister were always playing together outside. Only five families live on that small country road, so they all know one another.
"They come to church with me. It's scary, you know," Thompson said.
What would make a 10-year-old do such a thing? Did he suffer psychological issues? Did the siblings argue? There are far more questions than answers.
"I haven't talked to the 15-year-old yet," Williams said. "She was in surgery until early this morning. She's not in the condition to talk right now."
Investigators said they plan to give the family a couple of days to grieve before interviewing them. The girl is in critical but stable condition in the hospital.
Investigators do not expect the parents to be charged because the gun was locked away.
"It's in God's hands right now. That's all we can do," Thompson said.
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I'm sure none of you would do this, but I do like this line: "If you're a field-stormer, the outfield is where you want to be, isn't it? It's a vast, beautiful expanse. In fact, it counts as one of the reasons you'd want to run around on the field in the first place. Never mind the thrill of the chase or the instant notoriety: You get to run around in a field. If you live in the city, that's one thing you never get to do."


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Onondaga County Resource Recovery is offering a free service to residents in the Onondaga County service area. You can take your old room air conditioner, dehumidifier, or propane tank to Ley Creek for proper disposal. Reservations are not required. The event is for household items only; business items will not be accepted. The event will be held on Saturday June 20 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The refrigerants extracted from the old air conditioners will be recycled and then the metal will be recovered for recycling. The recycling process properly manages greenhouse gases and also reduces the need for raw materials.
OCRRA, in conjunction with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and Oneida Lake Energy Products, host this special environmental event. The purpose behind the event is to give people an outlet for responsible disposal (keeps the environment clean/keeps hazardous elements out of the trash) and make room for energy smart products that will use less energy (minimizes our environmental footprint on the earth).
During OCRRA's Special Events at Ley Creek (Household Hazardous Waste and Propane/AC Days), Ley Creek does not accept trash or recyclables, it is only open to accept special event items. Ley Creek Transfer Station is located at located at 5158 Ley Creek Drive, Liverpool, NY 13088, 7th N. St., east of exit 25 from Route 81, across the street from the Pilot Travel Center. OCRRA can be reached at 453-2866 or log onto their Web site at ocrra.org.
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This could just be an off-handed comment from the CMO, or Angry Birds could actually be a public company in 2012.
It's not as crazy as you'd think.
Angry Birds generates revenue from in-app purchases. It also sells physical items like t-shirts and stuffed toys. All that revenue has the company looking at a valuation that's "a little north of $1 billion."
Vesterbacka claims Rovio is "insanely profitable."
Rovio has 150 million active users, according to Vesterbacka. For some context, Zynga's monthly active users are just shy of 250 million. Zynga is filing for an IPO, and we think its worth $11 billion. (It's not a perfect comparison, of course, because Zynga has a number of successful games.)
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According to officials, the woman was walking across the river near Summit and Cherry Streets in Toledo around 11 a.m. and fell through the ice.
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INFORMATIONAL GATHERING October 14, 2012 - Ft. Collins, CO.
CoWN President Cody Crow called for an informational meeting following the Saturday portion of Silver Jubilee. The crowd was excited to hear about CoWN's biggest endeavor to date - the hosting of the Regional 5 show. To be held November 29 through December 2, 2012 at the Events Center Complex of the National Western Stock Show grounds in Denver, Colorado. The first item on the agenda was a plea for all members to help 'man' the show as well as show!
There is still room for vendors or crafts people to rent booth space for the Trade and Craft portion of the show. Rental is $250.00 for an approximate 12x12-36 space. Sellers may move in Wednesday, November 28 starting at 9 a.m. and must be out no later than noon on Monday, December 3. Interested parties please call Cody Crow at 970-214-9983.
Volunteers were encouraged to sign up via the 'schedule sign-up sheet that was passed around and left for the Sunday version of the Silver Jubilee show. Michelle Sterkel mentioned her 4-H group as a possible source. CoWN 's best advertisement is word of mouth.
Cody encouraged everyone to take the flyers provided and hang them as well as utilize Facebook or other social communication venues to pass the word. The Colorado American Paint Horse Association and other horse type clubs have been contacted and encouraged to enter and use the show as schooling or warm up venue.
There was a reminder that this particular show is a 'non-qualifying' show and anyone who is interested in joining ASHA may do so now (2012) and their membership will be good thru the 2013 show season. CoWN does not require membership unless prospective members are interested in accumulating year end points. Cost of each association is $25.00.
The Embassy Suites Hotel is the official Hotel of the Region 5 Showdown. Information can be found on page 3 of the CoWN.com website under Show Information. Parties interested in securing a room at our discount must do so by October 27 using the code word "ASH"
Cody Crow and Kim Gabel have been monitoring the Sponsorships. Money for 6 saddles is being accepted at $1500.00 per saddle. Those will be for the Open, Non Pro, Ltd. Non Pro, Green Horse, Novice and Youth Divisions. Buckle donations of $150.00 is being sought for Futurity and Derby Open and Non Pro Divisions. Collegiate Champion buckles in each of the 3 divisions are needed and Greeley Hat Works has donated gift certificates for Reserve Collegiate winners. Product from various companies is also being accepted. Lee Ann Wilson, CoWN member from Wyoming, volunteered to provide over site on this committee and her number is 970-222-0561.
CoWN-SH Board and General Membership Meeting
02/12/12 The Armadillo Restaurant LaSalle Colorado
Jo Downey called the meeting to order at 1:15 p.m. the Board including Jo Downey, Cody Crow, Laura Edling, Emily Parry, Don Edling, Bobby Skelton, Casey Parker, Kelly Hall, Diane Steele and Jeanne Mitchell were present.
The Executive Board and Board of Directors introduced themselves and their position to all present.
1. Amy Harris/ Missing MembershipJo presented to the board copies of the correspondence she has had with member Amy Harris in regards to the missing membership of her client Joan Day. Her complaint to the board was that her client never received a membership card and her membership status was uncertain. It was discussed and confirmed that Joan Day did in fact have a current membership and was in the current year end point status, though the whereabouts of her membership card were unknown. Jo then proposed to the board that the board grant Joan Day a free membership for 2012 as a show of good faith. Ron Grinstead (member) advised that this not be done because it was his belief that it would open the board to similar issues in the future with untruthful reports. It was then suggested to have Laura (Secretary) draft a letter on behalf of the board apologizing and explaining that the although the membership card was not received Joan Day did receive credit for her paid membership for 2011. Jo put a vote to the board and it was decided to have a letter drafted.
2. Executive Board and Board of Directors Job Descriptions UpdateJo presented the board with the job descriptions of Pres, and VP with suggested revisions and suggested that the job descriptions of Secretary and Treasurer be tabled until the incoming representatives had a chance to contribute their ideas. Jeanne Mitchell moved that the job descriptions of President and Vice President be adopted as written and that the job descriptions of Secretary and Treasurer be tabled until the next board meeting; Don Edling seconded this motion.
Bobby Skelton suggested to the board that the job description of Educational Director be added to the list of descriptions to be put into writing. Jo said she would start working on this.
Cody presented and read to the board the job description of the Board of Directors with suggested revisions. No other suggestions were made so Casey Parker moved that the job descriptions of the Board of Directors be adopted as written; Emily Parry seconded the motion.
Jo then read the job description for the Regional Director to the general membership and board and gave the floor to Kim Gabel and asked her to give an update on her experience thus far.
3. Sponsorship Level/Regional ShowFor reference Jo read the SHOT model of Sponsorship Levels, Jo then gave the floor to Cody Crow and Kim Gabel, the heads of the Sponsorships Committee, they reported that they were working on a sponsorship model for CoWN, they also mentioned they were looking for sponsorships for the Region 5 Final Show. Cody reported on the Region 5 Show explain to the membership that CoWN had gotten the approval to oversee this show. While things were still very much in the works he reported that several facilities had been contacted for possible locations, those possibilities being the NWSS grounds in Denver Colorado and The Ranch in Loveland Colorado. Cody asked the general membership that if they had any ideas or contacts for other possible facilities in the Region 5 area to please get in touch with a board member.
4. Division DescriptionJo explained to the membership that one of the projects the board had undertaken was a description of the divisions, in an effort to explain the importance of the skills needed of both horse and rider for each division as well as doing away with the enigma of the novice division. Jo read the rough draft Emily had prepared then asked the members how they felt about the need for this as well if they felt it would be helpful. Several members felt this was a great asset for incoming members as well as riders of every division to follow. Several members and board members made suggestions to be revised as well as posting the finished product on the website and/or in a "New Member Packet" that would go out to all new members.
5. ASHA Membership Rule Change RequirementsJo reported to the board that the 2012 ASHA Rule change stats that to compete in any ASHA approved event only an ASHA membership is required. To stay in accordance with ASHA guidelines CoWN must do away with requiring CoWN memberships and participation fee to compete. Jo asked the board how they wanted to handle this situation; rewording of participation fee for non-members, membership discount on entry fees or no fee. After discussing many options the board leaned towards the no fee option, which started the conversation of how to increase the incentive to hold membership. This spiked several ideas and more discussion. The largest incentive to hold a membership would be the year end awards that were only made available to members in good standing. Several members only incentives were suggested being: Member Non-Show Events(BBQ/Trail Rides/Practice Rides), giving members a chance to interact with other members outside of show events. After much discussion Jeanne motioned that the participation fee be erased to stay in compliance with ASHA Bobby seconded the motion and the board unanimously agreed. Jeanne then motioned that the only way to receive year end awards was to hold a current CoWN membership Laura seconded the motion and the board unanimously agreed. The questions was then raised does an owner have of a horse have to be a member as well if they are not showing the horse for the horse to earn year end points for year-end awards. It was discussed and Wayne Miller (member) was appointed to draft a clause to be added explaining the need for the horse owner as well as rider to be current CoWN members. The matter was tabled until Wayne had drafted the clause.
6. ASHA Rule Change regarding Extended TrotJo read the 2012 ASHA rule change pertaining to how the Extend Trot was to be ridden in the Ranch Riding class. It was discussed and agreed upon that the class was intended to judge the horse not the rider as well as asking ASHA to clean up the verbage on this rule change. Emily motioned that Bobbie Skelton be appointed to draft and submit a Rule Change Request to ASHA asking them to revise this rule in CoWN's name. Jeanne seconed the motion and the board unanimously agreed.
7. Non-Pro Green Horse DivisionJo announced that in 2012 CoWN was going to offer a Non-Pro Green Horse Year-End award. This class would be run within the Green Horse division at shows and Non-Pros competing in this division would accumulate points toward this year-end award.
8. Short Stirrup DivisionJo announced that a Short Stirrup division was in the works for the upcoming show season in which young kids would be given the chance to start competing in the CoWN shows. She also announced that she had already secured a sponsor for this division.
9. Voting for Executive Board EligiblityJeanne explained that in CoWN's by-laws which were the same as ASHA by-laws that only the Board of Directors were able to vote for the incoming Executive Board, however ASHA has 30+ members on the Board of Directors and CoWN only holds 7. So the Executive Board and Board of Directors felt that the general membership should be able to vote for the Executive Board as well as the Board of Directors. Londi Stout (member) motioned that the general membership be allowed to vote for both the Board of Directors as well as the Executive Board. Cay Yetter (member) seconded the motion. The motion carried. Jeanne motioned to amend the by-laws stating that the Board of Directors voted on the Executive Board. Cody seconded the motion. The board unanimously agreed. Jeanne then asked for the general membership to place their ballots during the lunch break.
Jo temporarily adjourned the meeting for lunch at 3:30
Jo called the meeting back to order at 4:45
10. 15% Show Fee to CoWNJo presented the board with a year end 2011 Profit & Loss statement detailing what and how CoWN had made their money in 2011, further explaining that the 15% CoWN earned from approving shows was the majority of the income. However something needed to be done about this percentage to continue to have future interest in CoWN approved shows. She said there were several options open to the board; being continue with the $5 Horse/Rider fee + 15%, lower the 15% or do away with the fee and earn money elsewhere. Wayne Miller (member) suggested CoWN host a Practice or Open Show as a fundraiser for CoWN to recoup the loss, he also offered to host the show at the LCCC facility in Cheyenne, WY. By him hosting the show CoWN would not incur a facility fee, the only fees incurred would be the stalling and maintenance crew fee for the days of the show. After much discussion Emily Parry motioned that CoWN do away with the required 15% fee due to CoWN by shows and discuss other means to raise funds in the future. Bobbie seconded the motion. The board unanimously agreed.
1. Outcome of ElectionJo announced that the 2012 Executive Board was as follows: Robin Miller as Secretary, Cintia Armstrong as Treasurer, Ron Grinstead as Vice President and Cody Crow as President.
Meeting was adjourned at 5:20
CoWN-SH Board Meeting 10-06-11 at CSU
Attendance: Jo Downey, Cody Crow, Laura White, Emily Parry, Don Edling, Kelly Hall, Diane Steel and Jeanne Mitchell
Meeting was brought to order by Jo Downey at 7:09pm
Secretarial Report:
Jo announced that the previous meeting minutes were online and available to read.
Treasurer Report: Emily informed that there was $
Old Business:1) Job Descriptions
Jo presented a rough draft of Executive Board Job descriptions including the job of the Executive Board, President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Suggestions were then asked for. Cody volunteered to re-write the descriptions with suggestions made. Jeanne motioned for Cody to re-write the descriptions with suggestions made and present them to the Board at a later date for approval. Emily seconded the motion.
2) Membership Requirements
Jo brought up that there have been questioning on whether to require memberships for competitors to compete in shows. Suggestions were made that there be a surcharge for non-members instead of requiring a membership. If competitor was not a member they would not be able to earn points or yearend placing. Amounts for this surcharge were kicked around as well as how this would affect the exhibition option available to first time competitors. The subject was tabled to get opinions from members.
3) Division Descriptions
During the discussion about membership requirements there was a suggestion made about developing descriptions about the skill set and levels of divisions to help new members and current member feel confident about the divisions they chose to compete in. Emily volunteered to develop the skill set required of both the horse and rider of each division encouraging the progression, safety and education for our members and future members.
4) Executive Board Nominations
Jo presented a sample of a ballot used for another ASHA association with a few corrections. All executive board positions are open for re-election. She announced that herself and Cody were both willing to be on the ballot for President and Vice President, Robin Miller had been nominated for Secretary but there was no nominations as of yet for Treasurer. Jeanne Mitchell volunteered to head the Nomination committee. Cody motioned that Jeanne Mitchell head the nomination committee to create a ballot, collect info on nominees and send ballots to current members. Emily seconded the motion.
5) 15% CoWN Show Fee
Jo presented a document and outline, compilation of 2011 earnings, 2012 projections of earnings and advertising costs to board to discuss removing the 15% show fee payable to CoWN from Show Management. It was generally agreed that the 15% be dropped at the start of 2012 show season. Suggestions were then made as to how in absorb this income. Suggestions included a sliding scale depending on number of competitors as well as increasing sponsors for CoWN for yearend awards. It was suggested to create a Sponsorship Level Table. Laura and Emily agreed to convene and come up with loss estimate and sponsorship levels.
6) Yearend Awards
Don presented the to date pts, Jo presented a suggested % breakdown to allocate money per division, Emily presented and estimated total to allocate towards awards it was discussed how deep in award places in overall division standings as well as class standings. Cody volunteered to head the Award committee.
New/Future Business:
1) Regional Director
Jo asked the board to think on a description for this position as well as what we would expect and if this person would have vote in CoWN executive votes.
2) Show Approval
Jo asked the board if we would to prefer to have control over CoWN ASHA show approval for our region. The board decided that ASHA should approve first and CoWN would approve afterwards and if concerns arose there would be communication between the two associations.
3) Business Cards for CoWN Executive Board Members
Jo suggested having business cards made for executive board members to be able to hand out to potential members or show management. The board agreed it to be a good idea. Jo will reconvene with the board on cost.
4) New Class for NP Green Horse.
Jo suggested this as an option to add to the numbers of Green horse riders to have a class within a class of NP Green Horse within Open Green Horse.
5) Show Approval Deadline
Jo suggested the board develop a deadline for show approval to be able to maximize advertisement for these shows as well give members plenty of warning.
6) Standard CoWN Entry Form
Jo expressed a need for a standardized entry form for shows to use, making it easier for competitors to read and gain necessary information from.
7) Collegiate Non-Member Team Surcharge
Wayne Miller expressed a concern to Jo for the need of some sort of "team surcharge" for teams coming in from out of CoWN's region to incentivize the travel. This may be taken care of with non-member surcharge which was tabled to further discussion.
8) 2012 Show Venues
Jo informed the board of several new and exciting venues for 2012 shows as well as an increase in interest for future venues.
9) Nov. Executive Meeting
To be tentatively scheduled for November after the 18th. Meeting was adjourned at 9:32
May 14 - Slidin Daze Show
Attendance: Jo Downey, Cody Crow, Laura White, Don Edling, Kelly Hall, Bobby Skelton, Jeannie Mitchell
Meeting called to order at 2:20
Sterling meeting minutes Jeannie approved as read Don seconded the motion
Emily Parry was absent; the treasures report was not approved.
Old Business1. Approval to pay Jo for intial costs of website set up
Laura motioned to pay Jo for costs of website Jeannie seconded.
New Business1. Resignation and Reappointment of Educational Director
Acceptance of Wayne Millers resignation of Educational Director
Jo nominated Bobby Skelton for replacement of the Educational Directors position, vote was unanimous.
The board then asked Bobby for suggestions as to how long the term of Education Director should be held. She suggested 2 years. Laura motioned the Educational Director term be held for 2 years the board voted and it was unanimous.
2. Election of Additional Wyoming and Colorado Board Members
Jo announced the need for additional board members from each state to assist in having an odd number of voting board members, both Kelly Hall and Diane Steele had been asked to fill these positions, both accepted. Jo asked for a vote to elect Diane Steele and Kelly Hall as the 3rd members of the Board of Directors for Wyoming and Colorado, the vote was unanimous.
3. Nebraska Show
Jo reported she has not had any additional information or communication from Brian and Christy Lee in regards to the upcoming show in Nebraska
4. Budget for the final half of 2011
Jo reported that with the funds from the past shows and show to come we should have enough money to have year-end awards and the necessary startup funds for 2012.
5. Logo Usage
Banners- Jo proposed we have 2 large banners and a small banner for shows and future events, she reported that Fed-ex had a deal and she could get these done at a small cost. Laura motioned to move forward with this request, Jeannie seconded the motion. Vote was unanimous.
Clothing- Jo asked for suggestions on having clothing with the CoWN logo developed for members to wear. She suggested caps, logo, short sleeve shirts, and long sleeve shirts. The board asked to have price comparisons done and reconvine on the issue when that becomes available
6. General Rules and Regulations
Jo presented to the board a revised copy of the Rules and Regulations she has a few more revisions to make and will revise them and present them to the board via email and ask for approval at that time.
7. Formation of Committees
Jo suggested that Nomination, Merchandise and Recognition committee needs to be set up and asked the board to ask for willing members that would like to assist in these committees
Laura motioned for the meeting to be adjourned, Don seconded.
Meeting was adjourned at 2:45
April 4th, 2011 – NJC Show Sterling, CO
Attendance: Jo Downey, Cody Crow, Laura White, Emily Parry, Don Edling, Jeanne Mitchell, Casey Parker, Troy Griffth, Brian and Christine Lee, Wayne Miller
Meeting brought to order by Jo Downey at 7:35
Review & Approval of previous meeting minutes – Laura
Casey motioned that the meeting be approved as read, Emily seconded the motion Treasurer's Report – Emily
March 22 deposited $1629.00. She has sent out a few bills for membership numbers that were auctioned off at CSU Silver Jubilee. Jeanne motioned to approve the treasures report as read, Casey seconded the motion. It was unanimously agreed upon.
Old Business1. Show Etiquette Excerpt – Jo reported that she has trimmed what she read at the last meeting and will provide the truncated version via email entry
a. 24hr deadline was talked about again, it was suggested the 24 hour deadline for entries be changed to one week to provide for cattle needs with late fee and no fresh cattle guarantee. Jeanne motioned to read entries are due 5 days prior to first day of show. Wayne seconded the motion and unanimously agreed upon.
2. Year End Qualifying Points; 3 shows
3. Division Qualifications and Monitoring System; in ASHA bylaws
4. Jo's Pet Project – waiting to try at show NJC
5. Year End Award Fee – Kim Gabel suggestion of member paying $50 with every show paying $5 per entry – Jo motioned we tabled the issue, Christine seconded, it was unanimously agreed upon.
6. Request for CoWN to donate Collegiate Show Award and Trophies; 6 trophies, 9 buckles approx. $350/show for 2012 year. Casey motioned the board does this, Jeanne seconded the vote was unanimous.
7. National Collegiate Show Sponsorship, Wayne expressed that the show was in need of donations and it was agreed that it would be an excellent way to give to the kids and get our name out. It was suggested to give $300 Christine motioned and Jeanne seconded vote was unanimous.
8. Logo Status – Daphne work on logo #3 to modify to look more western. Jo suggested that we compensate her for her time and effort; she suggested we pay her the same amount of $100 that we paid the website designer for their logo design. Wayne motioned, Emily seconded the vote was unanimous.
9. Membership Cards – Don reported that he was working on the design and asked direction to color and design(logo) the board directed him to do a basic card until the logo was designed.
10. Secretarial/Treasurer Concerns? Questions? There were none at the time New Business
1. Suggestion – Set Amount to be spent w/o approval $50. It was agreed this would be a good idea and board members were to tell Emily when money was spent, but no board approval was needed for less than $50.
2. PayPal Information – Emily, button on website for memberships
3. Approval to pay Jo for Website set up $711.00($400 for site help, $175.00 for 2 year over site, $86 for domain, $50 to SoS to file By-Laws), Jo forgot to bring the receipt so it was tabled until the next meeting.
4. Replacement of and Election of New Board Members. Members cannot be removed until they have not attended less than ½ the meetings. Jo suggested that we add an additional board member for each state to give the board an uneven number to be able to shore up future votes. Diane Steele, Kelly Hall, and Alesa Jones were suggested as additional board members; all had been talked to prior to the meeting and had agreed. Casey motioned to vote these members into office Jeanne seconded vote was unanimous.
5. Jo read a complaint that had been sent to ASHA concerning a novice compitetor at a previous show that was over qualified to compete in a certain division. After discussion the board agreed to forward to ASHA to decide the appropriate action and we will enforce. Laura motioned we follow through with this matter in this fashion and Christine seconded. Vote was unanimous.
6. AQHA/ASHA – re: BF Yates; Concerning Concurrent Shows
7. Show Reviews: CSU & LCCC Complaints & Compliments, there were none
8. Regional Championship Show – Jo spoke with NM and OK willing, ASHA will provide buckles, office help, clinicians monetary $, Emily suggested 2012 Jan Stock Show, rotate location, Co in position to spearhead but no $, show to be fall of year approx. Nov., Laura Richards has not contacted Wayne as far as facility, was suggested to run in conjunction with NWSS, the board agreed to think on this situation and continue the discussion at a later day.
9. Collegiate Fees to be established for fall 2011 re: Bobbi Skelton. Wayne explained that the way ASHA was set up college students had to pay two membership fees in a collegiate year totaling $50. He suggested we pro-rate the first semester, it was suggested to wave freshman year,(fall semester) and the following year after paying a year's membership students can chose to upgrade the collegiate membership to a regular membership only pays additional $10 to upgrade Laura motioned we pass this, Emily seconded, it was a unanimous vote.
10. Preview of Upcoming Shows NP,Brian reported that North Plate would have an afternoon clinic that would be free with the entry fee, ASHA&AQHA would be run concurrently.
11. Establishment of Judge/Clinician Policy – Cody Crow
12. Purchase of Computer Program from Wayne Miller – Wayne read Vicki email about new ASHA program relating that the new program would be web based. There was much discussion. Laura motioned that a vote be put to the board, Casey seconded, the vote was tied, Wayne withdrew the request from the table
13. Set Up Monthly Meeting(Show Season & Year End) Laura expressed a concern for monthly meeting via physical meeting or phone conference Emily motioned to have a monthly meeting Jeanne seconded it unanimous vote
14. Legends Of Ranching Sale CoWN Booth – waiting to hear from Bobby on status of available space.
15. Facebook page – Don suggested having a facebook page for CoWN, the board agreed this was a good idea to help keep members connected. Don said that he would create this and manage it.
16. Exhibition Riders – Jo presented idea that OK uses to allow new people to try showing and that is exhibition rides, each person is allowed one exhibition show without paying for membership, if the person joins by the end of the show then the points gained at the show will count. Jo read exhibition form from OK website Jo motioned we utilize this for bringing new people in, Don seconded and the vote was unanimous.
Adjourn Meeting 9:59 Don Jo
CoWN Board Meeting Feb 12, 2011
Took place on Feb 12, 2011 at Sonny's Bar in Severance in attendance was board members Jo Downey, Cody Crow, Laura White, Emily Parry, Wayne Miller, Casey Parker, and Don Edling. Members in attendance were Troy Griffith, Samantha Abaramson and Kim Gabel.
Meeting was called to session by Jo Downey at 12:32 p.m.
Jo reported on the status of the upcoming CoWN website, she also informed the board that the web designer would like to be an official sponsor of CoWN and as a non-profit organization the cost of the designing and maintenance of the website would be significantly cheaper the rates are as follows $400.00 non-profit, $175.00 two year maintenance, $86.00 for domain
Jo announced that the non-profit registration for CoWN has been filled out and sent to the Secretary of State the fee for doing this was $50.00 Jo paid for this out of her pocket.
Jo brought up the need for the review of the General Rules and Regulations for CoWN and suggested that we review SHOT's GR&R and formulate ours using theirs as a guideline
General Rules and Regulations
Add riding rules, clinic, and competition - Jo suggested we add a section in regards to proper etiquette at a show, this was unanimously agreed upon and Jo read the rules that she had drawn up.
Discuss entry deadline, 24hr prior to start – Jo suggested making a mandatory entry deadline, it was discussed and Laura White suggested instead of making a packet or booklet as a guideline for show management for a successful show.
Show Management Guideline Packet
Deadline, required paperwork, appropriate fees, cattle management, etc.
Event Information (Show Approval Form)
Add extra needed information to the Show Approval form to help inform the public and make sure shows are going to be successful. It was unanimously agreed upon that the GR&R plus information for acceptable Show Etiquette that had been presented was acceptable. Jo said she would type them up and we could either vote on them via email after perusal or at the next meeting.
Discuss format of website
Mountain and Plains scene to fit our region was suggested. Jo also asked that all the board members to provide a picture of themselves to put on the website for easy recognition of for members. She also asked if anyone had any ranch versatility type pictures to be able to post on the website.
Upcoming Shows for 2011
March LCCC Show, April NJC show, April Pueblo(?), May Spicers, June Jeff & Jerry Barnes Ranch, June 25 North Platte, July Greeley Slidin Daze, August Castlerock, September Pueblo Colorado State Fair, October Silver Jubilee CSU
Year End Award Qualifications
It was discussed on if there should be a minimum number of shows that a member must attend to qualify for Year End Awards. It was suggested that 3 and 5 shows be required, it was voted on that 3 shows were required to qualify for Year End Awards
AQHA Shows in conjunction with CoWN Shows
Jo questioned the board if there was a concern with limiting the number of AQHA shows that are run with CoWN shows and if we wanted to concentrate the number to make them more successful with numbers of contestants. It was decided not to limit the number of AQHA shows that are allowed to be run in conjunction with approved CoWN shows
Division Qualifications
Jo addressed the board with the concern of making sure that members are in the appropriate division and how to properly help to separate out Open level riders. It was suggested that a simple questionnaire be developed, if there were any disputes then the Board had the final decision, Cody will draft paragraph to cover this concern.
Regional Director
Jo explained that the regional director position for Region 5 nominations was due by March 1st and she suggested that as one of the affiliates in Region 5 we should nominate someone for this position. This person is to be a liaison between ASHA and the Region 5 affiliates. Kim Gabel was interested in the position and was nominated to apply for the position. She said she would fill out the necessary paperwork and send it in to ASHA.
Jo's Pet Project
Jo presented the board with the financial breakdown of an example show to show and discuss how a show could possibly provide payback for Open and Non Pro divisions and still make money. It was discussed but nothing was decided.
Set Up of CoWN Bank Account
Emily Parry announced that she had the money that had thus far been gathered from memberships and number auction. She informed the Executive Board that she would start the process of getting our bank account opened. The board discussed what institution we should bank with. It was agreed upon that we bank with an institution that had numerous locations near all the board members. Wells Fargo was suggested and decided upon.
Raising Money for Year End Awards
Kim Gabel informed the board that other associations she had been a part of in the past required its members to pay $50 a year to qualify for year-end awards and in addition to their $50 every show that they attended would contribute $5 per member. It was discussed amongst the board and was decided that a questionnaire should be drawn up to ask our members if this is something they would like to see happen. Kim volunteered to write up this questionnaire and once the website was up and running it would be posted there for members.
Membership Renewal
Wayne Miller asked the board when CoWN membership was going to be expected to be renewed, if memberships were going to be 12 month memberships or calendar memberships. The board briefly discussed this and agreed that memberships would run for 12 month from date of purchase.
Collegiate Business
Wayne Miller informed the board that in SHOT, collegiate prizes are standardized and provided to shows by SHOT. Wayne asked if CoWN would do this for the college shows that were in our area and CoWN approved. The cost and prizes were discussed. The board decided to table this concern until we had set up our bank account and had the chance to check into the cost of this endeavor.
Wayne also made a suggestion to the board to consider being a sponsor at the National Collegiate Finals. The board agreed that this was something we would like to see happen. Jo asked Wayne to forward her more information about the cost of being a sponsor for this show.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:10 p.m.
CoWN Members Meeting CSU Event Center, Jubilee Show 10/16/2010
Jo Downey called to order at 1:08
Introduced Officers and Board Members
Jo presented by-laws for new affiliate for approval
--Jennie Mitchell motioned for approval, Emily Parry seconded approval
Jo then announced the tentative Affiliate show schedule with location and approx. date
--March LCCC, May/July/Late Summer Kim Gabel, Gerrie Barnes in Larkspur, Colorado State Fair,
--Jubilee @ CSU October
Meeting unofficially adjourned 1:28
Fundraiser for first 10 membership numbers of the new affiliate were auctioned off, made $890.00


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I guess you're all still quite shattered from the heartbraking loss against the chiefs on sunday. If it were against anybody, but the Chiefs (or the 49ers, probably), it wouldn't be that difficult to handle. Wasn't easy for me having to go to sleep right after such a fuck up, as I'm living in Berlin and on top of that had to get up five hours later for college. Honestly, I ended up not going to college yesterday. I spend my day watching a replay of the game (I did, really), trying to explain to my girlfriend why I do this and how and why which teams go to the playoffs and why the Raiders are (in my mind) still likely to make it there.
Anyway, what I took from the game and we can expect from the future, more on that after the jump...I was about to turn my TV out sunday night, after I had seen Boller tossing the footbal around like a sixteen year old cheerleader. The only reason why I didn't switch off the game was the hope of maybe seeing Carson Palmer in the second half. My prayers were heard, not in the way I wanted them to be heard, but damn it. They were heard after all.
What I saw then, was an off-the-couch Quarterback who didn't play up to the expectations of many fans, but he played up to mine. Boller lost us the game in the first half anyway so Coach Jackson's move of giving Palmer a chance to knock more rust off was definetly the right one. He showed some things, that we haven't really seen from Oakland quarterbacks in recent years, e.g. putting balls into really tight windows. Three interceptions are quite a number, but if you take a look at them, they ain't say that much. One was a really an awful read, I get that. But the other two, really. One wasn't his fault in any way and the other came of a miscomunication between him and the receiver. Communication problems after that little amount of practice time are a normal thing, so I don't worry about his interceptions at all. For Carson, the bye comes at a perfect time so he can get the routes and the timing going, the arm is still there as could be seen.
We now have QB, thats puts another dimension to the offensive gameplan and as time evolves the Oakland Raiders will become a way better footbal team than they are right now. The defense is yet to catch up to the offense, but they showed some signs, they will. Ndukwe played a good game for being with the team that short, Chris Johnson will return and Van Dyke improves from week to week. The addition of Curry seems to pan out well, though McClain still has to get a lot work done to be considered a playoff-caliber inside linebacker. The Raiders' defensive line is a great one, while on the offense, I still wanna see Wisniewski at center. The team ran the ball way better over the middle, while Satele was injured. Everyone could see that.
Considering the schedules of the Raiders, Chiefs and Chargers, we're still as much in the playoff race as before. KC are 3-3 now and if you'd take a look at the way they played the season up to sunday and who they still have to play, I think I ain't the only one who already took them outta the playoff picture.
I'll now put a W on the games versus Denver, Minnesota, Chicago, Miami, Kansas City and on one game against the Chargers. We're likely to lose in Green Bay, what makes us a 10-4 team with question marks on the second Chargers game and the game against Detroit. If we lose to Detroit and the first game againts the Bolts, the season might come down to the last regular season game against San Diego in Oakland. If we walk away with a win against Detroit and/or in San Diego, we should have won the AFC West by the time, the last game kicks off. The Chargers are still playing the Packers, the Bills, the Ravens and the Lions. If they lose three out of theses games, it is all in our hands.
So let's use that bye to get the remaining problems fixed, trash the Broncos and then, just win, baby!


text: Call me a hater or what ever you want but I do not want to listen to Kenny Chesney all year long singing on college game day! I understand he's big and has a lot of fans but I would be willing to bet the majority of his fans are young and/or female. Now don't get me wrong, I love woman who like football and my kids are huge fans as well, but couldn't they have gone after someone more like Alan Jackson or Brooks N Dunn...I mean anything besides Kenny Chesney...Does anyone else feel this way or is it just me?


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Over the past two seasons the Florida Everblades have garnered national attention for some of their wardrobe choices. We all remember the special holiday-themed jersey the team wore last year, which were billed by many as one of the worst of 2010. Then last spring the team wore special "Go Green" jerseys, which weren't much of a hit either.
Well, for next weekend's series against the Greenville Road Warriors, the team is expected to wear these gems:
Now, before you go crazy and ask yourself why the team would wear "Little Mermaid" themed jerseys (especially when everyone knows that "The Lion King" is the current craze), I must tell you that according to the team, all the drawings on the jerseys were done by patients at the Southwest Florida Children's Hospital.
The Everblades work closely with the hospital throughout the year, including donating toys from the annual Teddy Bear Toss and pairing players with patients for a special program called "'Blades Buddies." After Saturday's game on Nov. 19, the jerseys will be auctioned off with proceeds going to the hospital.
Perhaps they'll look better on the ice, but I'm told that the corresponding socks are also a little on the wild side. Once the team debuts them in game action, we'll have more pictures.
Laugh if you must, but remember that while they might not be the best looking jerseys, they're for a good cause.
What do you think? Do you like the special jerseys?
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- November 10, 2011
- Reply to comment #1
Very cute jerseys, but why isn't the team doing any thing for veterans like myself when the team has a game on Veterans Day. I know the team honors vets each game by putting 2 vets in the suites, but there are more than 144 veterans which the current program honors. Las Vegas is giving free admission to all active duty and military vets.
Alan Friedman
- November 10, 2011
- Reply to comment #2
stop begging... its conduct unbecoming.
i am a US Army veteran myself and i would NEVER use my military service as a means for free tickets, food, etc.
if you can't afford a $10.00 ticket... well thats just a shame.
- November 11, 2011
- Reply to comment #3
Stingrays fan here. I was going to comment on the Toy R US hockey sweater until I saw the above 2 posts. Al, Al, Al, I'm speechless. A hearty salute to zippy for his post. We served for many reasons. Looking for a handout ought not be one of them.
Peter Dodge
USAF (Ret)
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Tygers Prep For Ashland's Passing Attack
Story By: Brian Skowronski
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Original Published: 9/25/2012
Mansfield Senior has already exercised one OCC demon in week 4 when they knocked off Clear Fork for the first time in eight years 35-15 at the Corral. The Tygers will now try to get the Ashland monkey off their back, when they host the Arrows on Friday looking for their first win in the rivalry since 2005.
Mansfield Senior head coach Chioke Bradley says, "Offensively and defensively we're playing extremely physical. We just take it one week at a time and it's Ashland week, so that's the next guy on our minds."
Bradley says it won't be easy dealing with the Arrows passing attack, but believes they can scheme against it on Friday if the kids work hard at it Monday through Thursday.
"If we can produce some good days throughout the week at practice, we should be able to do some good things on Friday." Bradley says.
But nobody as of yet has been able to slow down the area's premeire passing attack. Arrows quarterback Tyson Vogel has already thrown for 1,715 yards and 14 scores, averaging an impressive 343 yards and nearly 3 touchdown passes per game.
Senior cornerback Matt Robinson acknowledged the difficult task at hand, but thinks the Tygers can defend against the Arrows attack if his secondary can stay on the same page.
"We just got to communicate the whole game and let each other know what we're doing and what coverages we're running." In regards to outscoring the Arrows Robinson says, "It all starts on defense because first we have to stop them. But in the end we just got to keep our tempo up and keep going at them"
One of the guys that can help keep the Tygers playing fast is senior wide receiver Keon Johnson, who made his return to the gridiron this season after taking off his sophomore and junior years. Johnson hasn't missed a beat with the time off, racking up 22 receptions for 311 yards and 2 TD's through just the first four weeks of the season. But Johnson says it's not so much the individual numbers that are fullfilling, it's getting the winning feeling back at his school.
"It feels good to come back with a winning record." Johnson says. "The last couple of years we weren't too good, but senior year we've started good so we just got to keep it going."
The Tygers will get an opportunity to keep their three game winning streak going when they host the Arrows at Arlin Field Friday at 7:00 p.m. The Tygers have not won four straight since 2001, when they finished 8-2 and went to the playoffs. Fans of Mansfield Senior are hoping this years Tygers can do the same.
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Pic: CM Punk and Lita at the TUF 17 Finale in Las Vegas
WWE superstar CM Punk and former WWE Diva Lita take in The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 17 Finale last night (Sat., April 13, 2013) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. FX actually promoted Punk, too, showing him on camera during the broadcast. Photo by Esther Lin via MMA Fighting.


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The danger in compiling a list, at least in my experience, is that there is at least a 97 percent chance that no matter how many times you peruse it and double-, triple-, quadruple-check it, you overlook someone obvious.
So, I won't lie to you. Yes, I neglected to evaluate Tony Conigliaro when I published my Red Sox all-time top 25 players last week. That said, I don't know which of my top 25 I'd have thrown out in order to include him. The obvious choice for many, I suppose, would be Smoky Joe Wood. But I have a thing for Smoky Joe Wood and, as I said, it was my list.


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BOSTON – The New England Council has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce it says will help its members access foreign markets and increase exports.
The agreement, made possible by an Obama administration's initiative to promote American-made goods and services across the globe, makes the council a strategic partner with the U.S Commercial Service's New Market Exporter program. As a result, its 400-plus members will have access to a wide range of Commerce Department resources and expertise.
Those services include: advice on new export markets; access to free, online, market-research reports; opportunities for export training; expert advice, local contacts and market intelligence from specialists in target markets; services to connect to local distributors and representatives.
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Shadows Express announces new submission guidelines. In their search for quality work from emerging and established authors, Shadows Express staff are pleased to announce they are now considering longer pieces of fiction and non-fiction. Please note the guidelines remain the same regarding content. In order to facilitate the process, submissions should be sent to the appropriate editor. Shadows Express considers fiction and non-fiction to a maximum of 5000 words as a direct submission, and longer pieces, not exceeding 7500 words, by query only. All novelists should query first before submitting excerpts regardless of length. The excerpt must have a self-contained arc with rising action and a resolution. In addition, the editorial team is considering queries for regular columns. Visit the website for more details. http://www.shadowexpress.com/


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Two days after Sandy stormed through Tredyffrin and Easttown utility crews are still working on some area roads, that remain closed as of the pre-dawn hours on Thursday.
See the attached pdf for a list from Tredyffrin Township.
If you see a porblem on Tredyffrin Roads that you don't see on the list tell us about in the comments section at the bottom of this article.


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text: I believe as do most that Gregg Williams WILL be banned by NFL from coaching. Everyone knows how Goddell is, he is all anal about saftey and to make an example, he will fine saints players Millions, take there draft picks for the forseeable future and the biggest, he will ban Gregg Williams from coaching in the NFL, not only is he accused of doing it with the Saints, but he is also being accused by former players of the Redskins and Bills when he coached them. This already makes me wish we would get rid of Fisher, i did not like the desicion to get him in the first place and him bringing in Scum like this makes my point all the much stronger. But my question is, who can the Rams bring in as a DC, are there really any options out there?


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"Hi, Mom!" (1970)
While an arch and devilish sense of humor is key to understanding the stylish, over-the-top second half of De Palma's career, one has to wonder if '70s cinephiles lamented the end of his irreverent, reckless, scruffy and '60s-inspired groovy style that spanned his early career and ended with "Greetings" (and to a lesser extent "Get To Know Your Rabbit"). Continuing De Palma's amusing socio-political exploration, the filmmaker's fourth feature is a counter-cultural comedy/quasi sequel to "Greetings," this time focusing on Jon Rubin, the peeping tom/aspiring filmmaker played by Robert De Niro (Allen Garfield also essentially reprises a similar role of the smut peddler). A media satire and send-up, "Hi Mom!" centers on Rubin (a Vietnam vet of course), back in New York finding his voyeuristic tendencies (De Palma preoccupation alert!) have taken on a more demented bent. Once Rubin gets involved with adult porn magnate John Barren (Garfield), he hatches a plan to shoot pornographic pictures by filming his unsuspecting neighbors; going as far as dating a girl next door and attempting to time their lovemaking to his calculating camera. With appearances by Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning and actor-turned-filmmaker Paul Bartel ("Eating Raoul"), "Hi Mom!" is almost two movies in one, with its second half taking on an angry, politically charged mood in a completely different cinema verite style (this character could easily be a precursor to Travis Bickle). It's as if the movie takes a "Vertigo"-esque turn (Hitchcock preoccupation alert!), and changes gears as Rubio becomes increasingly violent and urban guerilla-esque. When his porn-career plan fails, the disillusioned veteran turns to a radical theater group simply to fit in somewhere. Cue black face and white face segments that are pretty visceral and the famous "Be Black, Baby" section, shot in documentary style that could be a movie unto itself (black radicals interview Caucasians about the meaning of being black). Structurally, the wild and ungainly narrative falls apart, but "Hi Mom!" is a complex and ambitious send-up of political extremism, white guilt and media perception. Even when it doesn't work. [B]
"Dionysus in '69" (1970)
This pseudo-documentary focuses on The Performance Group, an experimental New York City theater troupe that would later be known as The Wooster Group, as they perform the titular play, an adaptation of the ancient Greek theatrical piece "The Bacchae." The entire movie is captured via one of De Palma's favorite stylistic flourishes: split screen. The movie was shot, edited, and directed by De Palma and was entered into competition at the Berlin International Film Festival. Since the festival, though, it's rarely been screened and remains a coveted relic amongst DePalmaniacs — rare enough in fact, that none of us have had the chance to see it. It sounds a little like an outlier curio in De Palma's back catalogue, but we'll leave this section ungraded pending getting a chance to actually judge for ourselves. [-]
"Get To Know Your Rabbit" (1972)
The last of De Palma's purely silly comedies, which embraced their shaggy absurdism and relied heavily on zippy wordplay and visual gags, as far as goodbyes go, they don't get much more inglorious than "Get to Know Your Rabbit." Tom Smothers (yes, one of the Smothers Brothers), plays an executive who leaves the corporate world behind to follow his dreams of becoming a tap dancing magician. Er. The title refers to one of the golden rules of magic, which is to get to know the rabbit that you'll be working with on stage. In fact, when Smothers says to Orson Welles —playing Mr. Delsandro, a master magician who runs an academy for wannabes — that he'll work 24 hours a day if he has to, Welles looks at him and growls, "That would be terribly unfair to your rabbit." The script, although intended for a major studio release, was heavily influenced by off-the-wall British comedy and focuses on zany gags like John Astin, playing Smothers' co-worker, locking Smothers and his parents in a wardrobe to give them more privacy, while he walks around the spacious room. The problem with "Get to Know Your Rabbit" is that its zippy exuberance can't replace an actual narrative worth investing in, and after the movie's first hour it just starts to grate. Supposedly Smothers was unhappy with the way the film was shot, and had Warner Bros effectively fire De Palma when the film was in post-production, leaving a picture that both the star and the director have publicly distanced themselves from. But even with De Palma out of the movie, it still carries with it some of the filmmaker's hallmarks, especially during the outstanding opening, which involves split screen, an overhead shot of a man walking through an apartment building (vertically and not laterally) and an attempted bombing (something that would return to the De Palma arsenal in "Phantom of the Paradise"). Ultimately, "Get to Know Your Rabbit" proved to be a dud, with barely any kind of theatrical release and no presence on home video until the Warner Bros. manufacture-on-demand technology resurrected it. Nowadays it's more notable for being the movie that convinced De Palma to move away from comedies and into the shadowy realm of the thriller, than anything that's actually in the movie. Although, it should be noted, Welles is a hoot. [C-]
"Sisters" (1973)
De Palma's affection for all things Hitchcockian is on full display in this lovely little low-budget shocker, the first of his thrillers that more or less laid the groundwork for his career after its release. "Sisters" is like a game of cinematic Mad Libs, only with Hitchcock's films. You can fill in the blanks with references to his work: the ludicrous pop-psychology and murder scenes are all "Psycho"; a multi-tiered, creepy nightmare sequence near the climax is reminiscent of "Vertigo"; elsewhere there's a sequence straight out of "Rear Window"; and over it all Bernard Herrmann's wonderfully batshit score. Yet De Palma also has fun subverting Hitch's tropes, ultimately crafting a cautionary tale about modern women—diametrically represented by Margot Kidder's sexy French model and Jennifer Salt's smart, driven and bullheaded journalist— subjugated by men who refuse to take them seriously, and the harmful side effects that can result. When Kidder, here playing a Siamese twin who survived the separation surgery while her more disturbed sister died, meets a nice young man on a game show, things go from good (casual sex!) to very very bad (stabbing!) in a hurry, and it's up to the reporter in the building across the street, played by Salt (in a role and storyline heavily indebted to Barbara Stanwyck's "Witness to Murder") to solve the case. The director's tendency to fall into camp histrionics doesn't always gel with his subject matter, but the crazy/silly/fun strange brew of "Sisters" and its use of giallo techniques and plotting and the surprisingly deft protofeminist leanings for what is in many ways an arty exploitation horror genre piece, proves a perfect match. It's as stylish as anything in his filmography, often funny as hell, and on a few occasions brutally violent (seriously, that first murder is tough to watch, even by today's gore standards), and the final shot is a wonderful little visual, cosmic joke. It's flat-out one of De Palma's best. [A]
"Phantom of the Paradise" (1974)
It's kind of shocking to think of "Phantom of the Paradise" as coming before "Carrie," since it reeks of the wildly creative, endlessly self indulgent spectacle usually associated with a filmmaker cashing in all of their chips and goodwill following a sizable hit. "Phantom of the Paradise" is that kind of singularly outrageous passion project, but one that came before the director had any kind of quantifiable success. (Also of note: its gonzo mix of horror and musical elements predates "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" by a full year.) It's the kind of movie that makes you wonder, who the fuck does Brian De Palma think he is? A winky combination of "The Phantom of the Opera" and Faustian legend, well, let's just quote the Wolfman Jack radio ad from the period: "It's about a cat who sells his soul for rock'n'roll... It's a horror story, it's a love story, it's a comedy, all rolled into one phantasmagorical flick." Even though the movie, filled largely with obscure character actors like De Palma regulars William Finley and Gerrit Graham, was overlooked upon its initial release, both critically (Vincent Canby called it "an elaborate disaster" in his review for the New York Times) and commercially, it has since acquired an appreciable cult following and is largely cited as one of De Palma's finest. The cult of "Phantom of the Paradise" has a lot to do with the music by seventies icon Paul Williams, especially since the songs appropriate a wide range of styles and flavors (everything from doo wop to phony Beach Boys to all-out rock'n'roll). French electro duo Daft Punk talked openly about the influence "Phantom of the Paradise" has had on them, from their trademark masks to enlisting Williams for their own cross-genre masterpiece Random Access Memories and French musician Sebastien Tellier said that his Eurovision entry "Divine" was a direct reference to one of the fake bands in the movie. Of course, "Phantom of the Paradise" is also notable for its exuberant visuals, which are even more wildly comic book-y than normal (take the escape from prison/creation of the Phantom sequence), with De Palma's usual obsessive flourishes amped up to a frantic degree (it features some of his best use of split screen ever, during the sequence where the Phantom is planting a bomb on stage). Either you love "Phantom of the Paradise" or you hate it, there's very little middle ground. But for a director routinely criticized for how "cold" his movies are, this is an absolute delight, a surprisingly emotional, endlessly rewatchable journey through the dark heart of showbiz. [A]
Daniel | April 26, 2014 7:58 PM
The writers mentioned Carlito Brigante as a "Cuban American". WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!
Carlito was a Puerto Rican. He was Puerto Rican in the two novels Carlitos Way & After Hours. He was Puerto Rican in the movie. While I found this DePalma list entertaining and informative ( found some new movies to watch) I can't help but wonder if you made more errors.
waldek | April 20, 2014 9:01 PM
as a fan of de palma i absolutely agree with the grades in this retrospective. i only didn't see "passion", because i gave up on new de palma movies since the last good one was mission impossible and the last great one was carlito's way, but after i saw a "B" here, i think i'll give it a chance. i especially love "sisters", "blow out", "dressed to kill", "body double", "scarface" and "carlito's way". these movies are enough for me to make him one of the best movie makers ever. today's blockbuster movies look all the same, it seems not to matter who's the director at all. that's why i like de palma's distinguished style. his movies look like de palma movies and you can't imagine anyone else directing them.
Grego | April 15, 2014 1:50 PM
That Femme Fatale rating is just wrong. It's the ultimate De Palma movie. It's not about a "clever twist," it's about cinema itself. Simply getting lost in a movie, among other things.
I respect that you acknowledged that it split critics down the middle, but perhaps you should have acknowledged the extent to which it did so. It finished in the top 100 of Film Comment's best films of the decade poll, for example.
MishuPishu | August 30, 2013 6:55 PM
Wow! It's easy to forget that De Palma was behind all these great movies, as well as the clunkers. Bound to happen when you're making a movie almost every year for four decades.
I remember going to see "Blow Out" at the Drive-In when I was ten. The images were such a primal movie moment for me. When I returned to it later, it held on as one of my favorites. I recall Carrie being one of the early horror films that made me yearn for the genre. Then I remember catching Scarface when I was a teenager and thinking it was the most badass screen expression ever. Absolutely exhilerating.
Easy to forget that he was behind Mission Impossible.
Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
MFD | August 29, 2013 8:50 PM
I vote for Brian De Palma's tragic, emotionally shattering "Casualties of War" as not simply his finest film but as one of top-rank masterworks of all American cinema since the very beginning of its history.
And as for acting, just watch Michael J. Fox slam one of his platoon mates with a shovel after they have tried to frag him for trying to reveal their participation in the gang rape and killing of a young Vietnamese woman and then listen to him deliver the line "You don't have to kill me, I told them -- and they don't care!" If Fox needed anything to justify his whole career (he doesn't), this sorrowful, indelible moment is it.
boo boo butter | August 29, 2013 7:18 PM
What sequence did tarantino lift from casualties of war?
BOB | August 29, 2013 11:26 AM
When I saw Thives Like Us get a C+ in the Altman I thought you guys were dumb. Now you giving Casualties of War a C+ just proves you are beyond reach. How are you not moved by that film? Droids I tell you! You all are droids! No emotion shilling for Nolan and Bigelow. Down with you cynics!
BENNY BLANCO FROM THE BRONX | August 29, 2013 9:14 AM
ones i will watch and watch again
2002 Femme Fatale
1998 Snake Eyes
1992 Raising Cain
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities
1989 Casualties of War
1984 Body Double
1981 Blow Out
1980 Dressed to Kill
1976 Carrie
1973 Sisters
1970 Hi, Mom!
1969 The Wedding Party
1968 Greetings
Leah k | August 28, 2013 8:11 PM
Thank you so much for this wonderful list! While I don't quite agree that Causalities of War deserved the grade it received, it's refreshing knowing that De Palma is getting his due. At least, here on this website.
Erik | August 28, 2013 7:28 PM
You guys are really undervalueing Casualties of War! If any De Palma film holds up as well now as when it was released, it's that one. The final scene is kind of shitty, but the rest of the movie is terrific.
El Hanso | August 28, 2013 3:25 PM
I'm not the biggest De Palma fan, but most of the films I've seen are at least fascinating in their very unique way. "Carrie" and "Blow out" are probably my favorites, while I couldn't really get behind "Sisters" last time I tried. But I feel like I want to check out "The Fury."
But many thanks for this special. Love the director's retrospectives you do from time to time. Great work. Keep 'em coming.


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Based on the expert evaluation and the user study, this study found 19 different criteria for the ergonomics and usability of a mobile workstation. The most important ergonomic features of the mobile workstation that needed improvement were the keyboard tray, the mouse tray, and the procedure to install and lock the laptop computer to the workstation.
In the future, more information and communication technologies will be used in health care. As the market becomes more competitive, usability can be a key product differentiator and a crucial factor in the purchase decision. The results showed that a mobile workstation must be an easy-to-use and sought-after tool for work so that everyone is able to make use of it easily and effectively. Nurses and physicians need both hands for the examination and care of their patients, therefore, handheld computers are not practical. However, in the literature, no articles were found concerning the ergonomics and usability of mobile workstations: Most of the scientific literature pertained to information access in health care (Reuss et al., 2004), mobile health care acceptance (Wu et al., 2007), handheld computers (Lapinsky, 2007), and information technologies in patients' homes (Kaufman et al., 2003).
This study was planned in cooperation with researchers, manufacturers, and experienced health care workers. As a result, it was possible to identify the work tasks generally performed with a mobile workstation and to choose proper testing methods. The final mobile workstation was developed using an iterative process that included expert evaluation and practical user experience feedback and evaluation. In the expert evaluation, four experts in ergonomics participated. The expert evaluation is a quick and cheap method for achieving broad coverage of a whole product, but it typically misses some complex issues (Barrington, 2007). In the user study, eight experienced physicians and nurses participated. It is known that the use of four to eight participants can drive a useful iterative cycle: find serious problems, correct them, and find more serious problems (Molich, 2010). According to Molich's paper, the number and the quality of evaluators affects the results more than the size of the participant group.
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Since the start of her acting career at the age of 12, Taylor seemed to always be in the spotlight. Appearing in over 50 films and winning two Academy Awards, she mesmerized audiences with her unparalleled beauty and captivating, violet-eyes. Off-screen, Taylor was famously sought after by potential suitors, media, and fans. Despite being perhaps best known for marrying seven men and making eight trips down the aisle, Taylor also devoted herself to philanthropy. In 1991 she founded the Elizabeth Taylor HIV/AIDS Foundation in response to her friend Rock Hudson's struggle with the disease.
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Greetings fellow Bronco fanatics. As a long time "MHRer" and even longer-time Bronco fan, I've decided to pour some of the passion and my "real world" into a blog.
A brief intro: I've been a sports junkie since I was a kid. I played various sports all through high school, continued probably more seriously than was truly necessary into college intramurals and clubs and then a few years beyond. I've earned a B.A. and an M.A. in Journalism, though with different focus for each and a twenty-year gap that provided an interesting look into the changes in media and how we use them pre and post-Internet. By trade I'm a filmmaker (you can see one of my works here, for free, if you're interested) and a teacher of all things filmmaking.
On to today's blog: on trolling.
With the heated blog-battle leading up to the Broncos smacking down the previously unbeaten Chiefs, the question of who or what is a troll played out here on MHR loudly. There were a few definitions thrown around, usually boiling down to territory, the trespassing upon said territory by a non-member and the behavior of the trespasser. The behavior, it seems to me, is where the troll meets the bridge. I had several discussions leading up to the game on the boards with trespassers (Chiefs fans) that I considered enjoyable. That doesn't mean we agreed – in fact, disagreement was, at times, part of the enjoyment. Part of the reason for that was the disagreements had respect and boundaries (no name calling, no repeating points infinitum without new data to support and no broad baseless claims clearly stated to incite). These latter disagreements that I found quite annoying fit the troll status in my opinion because of their poor behavior in our territory. Statement of personal bias: I don't like trolls.
The funny thing to me is that the nature of the disagreements (right and wrong valuation, statistic defining, trend extrapolation) I got into with the trolls were not unlike the disagreements I have had here with my own fellow fans. That begs the question: are trolls limited to outsiders?
According to University of Central Lancashire lecturer Claire Hardaker, a troll is an individual "who constructs the identity of sincerely wishing to be part of the group in question, including professing or conveying pseudo-sincere intentions, but whose real intention(s) is/are to cause disruption and/or to trigger or exacerbate conflict for the purposes of their own amusement." This, more linear definition, limits the troll label considerably, leaving the answer to yes – trolls, by definition, are outsiders. Apparently amongst true Bronco fans, such as ourselves, sometimes we can all just be a-holes.
So how to ID a troll? According to Hardaker, here are seven sure signs:
1: "Digressing from the topic at hand, especially onto sensitive topics."
2: "Being hypocritical, especially for a fault that the critic then displays themselves."
3: "Displaying antipathy, by taking up an alienating position, asking pseudo-naïve questions."
4: "Endangering others by giving dangerous advice, encouraging risky [behavior]."
5: "Shocking others by being insensitive about sensitive topics, explicit about taboo topics."
6: "Being aggresive by insulting, threatening, or otherwise plainly attacking them without provocation."
7: "Crossposting – sending the same offensive or provocative message to multiple groups then waiting for the response."
Nothing shocking there, but nice to have a list to look at - and debate, which I hope you all will do below. The deeper question I will explore in the next column is why some troll. This will include a look at "grievers", "internet tough guys" and "memers". They're an entrenched part of the internet culture, but what do they seem to get out of it and how disruptive are they?
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Posted by Tasha Weiss on February 24, 2012 at 10:59 AM.
Brace yourselves for MSC's first Steel Structure Trivia question! This is one of more than 140 renditions of the AISC Steel Sculpture that have been erected on college and university campuses since it was originally developed by Duane Ellifritt in 1986. The question is: Where in the world is this one? (Keep reading to find out how to enter the contest and submit your answer!)
Once you become aware of something, you begin to see that same thing in places you never noticed it before. For example, the car you just bought, an interesting architectural element or perhaps…the AISC Steel Sculpture.
The original sculpture was developed by engineering professor Duane Ellifritt as a way to give his engineering students at the University of Florida hands-on exposure to structural steel components and connections. It was erected on the UF campus in 1986.
The idea caught on and since then at least 140 more have been erected. As is common with structural steel, each has its own individual characteristics, but all reflect the distinctive appearance of Ellifritt's original sculpture. This one is located on a prominent engineering school's campus.
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We at MSC are excited to launch our monthly Steel Structure Trivia contest by seeing how many of you can correctly identify the school where this sculpture is located! If you think you know, send your best guess by noon (CST) on Monday, February 27, to Tasha Weiss at email@example.com. At that time, we'll reveal the sculpture's location.
The first three people who supply the correct answer will receive an MSC-branded stainless steel back scratcher! You'll need it to successfully tackle those pesky itches after the trivia pressure subsides. (And check out that telescoping action! Wow!) Its five-fingered curved design reaches from 7 in. to 20 3/4 in. in length.
Think you have what it takes to win? You can test your steel structure knowledge right here on our MSC website on the last Friday of each month, where a new photo showing only a detailed portion of a steel structure will be posted to the Steel in the News section as our weekly "Steel Shot." Your challenge is to correctly answer the trivia question provided in the news post based on what you see in the photo. The next question will be posted at 10 a.m. (CST) on Friday, March 30.
We'll help you out a little bit for your first challenge; to narrow down the answer you can view a collection of many of the steel sculpture photos on AISC Education's Flickr and Facebook pages. (Additions and updates to these pages are always welcome. Send that information to AISC education specialist Maria Mnookin at email@example.com.)
The AISC Education web page also includes a link where you can view a list of universities that have received a donated sculpture, as well as download the Connections Teaching Toolkit, a free PDF file that includes plans for the above sculpture.
Good luck!
ANSWER: The steel sculpture is located at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. You can view additional photos and maps of its location in our slideshow gallery at http://bit.ly/z6JcbW.
Congratulations to the winner of our first Steel Structure Trivia challenge, Christopher Cichon with Sargent & Lundy in Chicago! We received several guesses, but Chris was the only person to correctly identify the campus location of the sculpture. Great detective work, Chris!
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