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2012 Terrain, should I wait or get 2011.
Looking for a new Terrain, I received the following update from GMC chat online about the differences between 2011 and 2012.
Seems like the only difference is the camera view in the dash and the E-85 engine which doesnt mean anything in the NE. Of course the elimination of the color I want( cyber grey) ha ha. The link above talks about content and of course would not mention any part of manufacturing changes that might occur in the 2012.
ShouldI wait for a 2012 and hope there are behind the scene improvements or just get a 2011. Whats your thoughts.
Seems like the only difference is the camera view in the dash and the E-85 engine which doesnt mean anything in the NE. Of course the elimination of the color I want( cyber grey) ha ha. The link above talks about content and of course would not mention any part of manufacturing changes that might occur in the 2012.
ShouldI wait for a 2012 and hope there are behind the scene improvements or just get a 2011. Whats your thoughts.
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elvis88 Posts: 2Looking to order a new 2012 GMC Terrain SLT-2 AWD. Does anyone know if IntelliLink is available for 2012 Terrain right now? GMC News site says the following:
"For late 2012 model year introduction, GMC will make IntelliLink available to Terrain buyers." - does that mean it won't be available until later this year or sometime next year? Thanks! -
mpuzach Posts: 635I was so hoping that GM would offer dual-zone climate control on the 2012 Terrain and Equinox but no such luck. For me, its absence is a deal breaker. It's inexcusable that at this price point it's not even available as an option. Heck, even the Hyundai Tucson is available with it! Too bad, as it's the one thing standing in my way of buying a Terrain.
gmcustsvc Posts: 4,176elvis88,
As of right now that is the only information I have as well. This line just simply states that IntelliLink will be available on the 2012 Terrain; however, it will not be available at the beginning of production (which was mid July). I am unsure specifically when this will be available. I would definitely recommend speaking with your dealer. I apologize I don't have a more specific answer with a specific date.
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elvis88 Posts: 2@Christina /GM Customer Service,
Thanks for the reply! I spoke with 2 locak dealerships in the area (CT) - neither has more specific answers on timing of IntelliLink. -
mtpopa1948 Posts: 1Just bought a 2012 Terrain FWD SLE2. Have a 2007 Pontiac Torrent. Terrain is a nicer vehicle. Quieter than the Torrent, with about the same interior room. A little better performance and some nice new features. Seat backs heated, back-up camera, heated outside mirrors. Didn't get the leather interior, but it was always hot on the Torrent, no matter what you did. Dual exhaust on the V-6 is a nice touch also as is the little bits of chrome the torrent doesn't have that dresses it up a bit. My advice is to buy the 2012 Terrain.
msera Posts: 23Well, I ended up buying a FWD slt1 2011. I looked at the features for 2012 like collision avoidance and the new touch screen. The collision avoidance is only avail on the slt2 v-6 awd and the touchscreen smartphone integration was avail in late 2012. Since i dont have smartphones i didnt care about that. I also found a late model 2011 made in 05/11 and felt comfortable with it. So far 500 miles and impressed with the quietness and the transmission. I am also happy with the 4 cyl and was unsure about a 3800 lb vehicle with a 182 HP. While it is not fast off the line under normal acceleration it works quite well. Noticed my headliner does not meet the windshield and actually visably sags from the outside view. The ride is good but am considering dropping the tire pressure below 35 to get a less tire slap and improved ride on the 18". Anyone experiment with lower tire pressure.
jlamb24 Posts: 2Chose the '12 over the '11 about a month ago. I really wanted the backup camera for safety. Terrain has the same loud "tapping noise" that so many have complained about - it DID NOT do it on the test drive, or at pick up. It became noticable at about 1000 miles. In addition, my V6 AWD is getting only between 18 and 19 MPG!!!! My Avalanche 8-cyl was getting 16 when traded! While I like the vehicle, the MPG has been a complete disappointment, and the tapping noise only adds to the buyers remorse. Going to dealer for service soon, and I anticipate the same song and dance that others have got regarding these big problems with the vehicle.
gmcustsvcsarah Posts: 1,964When are you going in for service on your new Terrain? We would like to know how it goes; if we can do anything to assist, please send us an email with a bit more information, including the last 8 digits of your VIN.
Thanks, and have a great holiday weekend,
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infobookworm Posts: 1I have a 2010 Terrain and LOVE my car. Except a couple of months ago the engine started knocking, check engine light came on and on the way to the dealership the car completely died. It restarted and I dropped it off. First I was told computer cards needed to be replaced, but later in the day was told it only needed an oil change and tire rotation. The car has not driven the same since. I dropped it Wednesday night for an oil change and transmission check, as my son and husband agree the car does not drive properly. Sometimes it hesitates, sometimes it seems sluggish and drops (flares?) into gear. Nothing consistent, just not right. Once again service can't replicate the problem, but tell me they have experienced this on a number of 2010's and have no solution. What kind of answer is that? I am told they will call GM on Monday to see if they can get approval for a fix, and identify a fix (they don't know if it is a software issue or a valve etc., etc.). Seriously? I wanted to support a US company that seemed to have a quality product, but at this rate, I will trade in before the warranty expires and I am stuck with a lemon. Sad, because I love everything else about this car. Has anyone else experienced this problem??? :confuse:
I live in the NE, and with mixed terrain (highway, back roads, hills, lots of hills) driving, get 24.5 mph consistently. The first few months I was able to get 24.9 mph, but have not been able to get there again... -
gmcustsvcsarah Posts: 1,964Thank you for your patience as we work to diagnose the concern you have with your vehicle. Your dealership may be calling our Technical Assistance Center, and so are making full use of the resources available to them. We would be happy to follow up with your dealership for you to learn what's going on. Please send us an email with more information, including your name/Edmunds user name, the last 8 digits of your VIN, and the name of your dealership.
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rickieboy Posts: 1I have 2011 gmc terrain awd 4cyl. I have complained about engine rattle at start-up and hway mpg (20mpg) to gm customer service so much, they finally told me don't bother them about it any more. also 10 times to 2 diff. dealers with no resolution My advise-stay away from this vehicle.
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waxhappy Posts: 1I have the same problem with my 11 SLT 6 cyl terrain. There is a knocking in the engine compartment by the driver cabin. Dealer said they think something is wrong with the a/c compressor and GM is aware but doesnt have a fix for it. It is loud and annoying. Sounds like a helicopter.
gmcustsvcsarah Posts: 1,964Good afternoon,
I'm sorry to hear that you're experiencing this knocking noise with your Terrain. If you had wanted for us to open a case (even just to document this concern), please send us an email at email@example.com with the following information: your name and Edmunds username, phone and address, the last 8 of your VIN and current mileage, and the name of your involved dealership.
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lrm1956 Posts: 1I've owned and traded a 2012 Terrain. I've read the forums across the interwebz...GMC plants are out there placing wonderful things on forums about how great this vehicle is,, and we have the GMC "customer service reps" out there responding to consumer complaints, as above. If I could simply say these things below and convince one person or family to not buy a Terrain I would simply say this: I never reported my problems to GM - therefore, when I traded, there were no reports on the vehicle's actual performance or problems we experienced, and therefore, received a higher than usual trade-in allowance.
I bought a 2012 SLE 2 Terrain w/ V4 engine: it knocked from the rear (probably the fuel pump), it sputtered in gear when sitting still "P" or idling in "D" drive, it lunged forward while idling; it has tremendous blind spots (even w/ back up camera, w/ zero distance indicators, no beeps, sirens or horns & zero way of distinguishing distance-to-object in camera) caused me to hit a mailbox - cost me $189 to replace the driver's side brake light assembly in lift gate) + $30 for actual labor to replace - the passenger's side windshield is so warped, that it causes any other vehicle next to you, on your right side, in other lane,, to actually "look" like they are coming in to you to "hit" you!!!! It will frighten you.
There are so many forums and sites that chat it up about the Terrains...yes they look great, have red stiched interiors, look great in and out, however; their drive train, computer programming, piss-poor components, lack of visibility, and never, never does it get the sticker's MPG - never! I've gotten at BEST 23.8 MPG, w/ or w/o the "ECO" on or off - this vehicle is over priced - will never reach EPA MPG estimates - has diagnostic issues - $*&$ it, I've gotten rid of mine and I'm very happy that I got $21,500.00 for a trade on a Terrain that I bought new - in Nov 2011 for $24,575.00 - thank God they gave us a good trade...I was happy to give the Chevy Dealership the difference!! and GET THIS --> within one day, someone wanted to buy our truck! LOL Good riddance, Terrain... -
lemonbill1 Posts: 1i have 2011 terrain , at 37000. miles the catalytic converter went out, the head liner fell down , the motor rattles like a diesel motor, the front end sounds like its going to fall apart, dealer says that the motor in those types of cars are suppose to make that rattle , but now after working on it for six weeks they dont know how to fix it so the tell me the gmc rep. said not to do any more work on it because i didnt use there brand of semi centhic oil that is RECOMMENDED in the manual , i will never buy a gm product again , they dont stand behind the crap that they sell , once it is sold the need to put on the new cars AS IS NO WARRANTY
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lemonbill Posts: 32011 terrain service #7130070 , ( B6210209 ) socialmedia? i almost forgot it burns oil , a quart between changes, just got my terrain back today after the dealer had it for a week , now i have a head liner that is worst then it was before i took it to them but they said the liner will shrink to fit over time , i got to laugh i have no choice
gmcustsvcsarah Posts: 1,964Good morning lemonbill,
When I pulled up your VIN, I saw that you do not have a Service Request open on this at this time. If you would like for us to look into the situation further, please email us the following information so we can get one set up for you: your name and Edmunds username, phone and address, current mileage, and the name of your dealership. Again, our email address is firstname.lastname@example.com
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By David Germain The Associated Press December 12, 2012 2:40PM
DIRECTOR: Peter Jackson
STARS: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen
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Judging part one of Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" prelude "The Hobbit" is a bit like reviewing a film after seeing only the first act.
Yet, here goes: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is stuffed with Hollywood's latest technology — 3-D, high-speed projection and Dolby's Atmos surround-sound system.
The result is some eye candy that truly dazzles and some that utterly distracts, at least in its test run of 48 frames a second, double the projection rate that has been standard since silent film days.
The movie also is overstuffed with, well, stuff.
Prologues and sidestepping backstory. Long, boring councils among dwarves, wizards and elves. A shallow blood feud extrapolated from sketchy appendices to J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" (George Allen & Unwin) to give the film a bad guy.
Remember the interminable false endings of "The Return of the King," the Academy Award-winning finale of Jackson's "Lord of the Rings"?
"An Unexpected Journey" has a similar bloat throughout its nearly three hours, in which Tolkien's brisk story of intrepid little hobbit Bilbo Baggins is drawn out and diluted by dispensable trimmings better left for DVD extras.
Two more parts are coming, so we won't know how the whole story comes together until the finale arrives in summer 2014.
Part one's embellishments may pay off nicely, but right now, "An Unexpected Journey" looks like the start of an unnecessary trilogy better told in one film.
Split into three books, "The Lord of the Rings" was a natural film trilogy, running nearly a half million words, five times as long as "The Hobbit."
Jackson and his wife, Fran Walsh, along with screenwriting partners Philippa Boyens and Guillermo del Toro — who once was attached to direct "The Hobbit," with Jackson producing — have meticulously mined Tolkien references to events that never played out in any of the books (stuff the filmmakers call the "in-between bits").
With that added material, they're building a much bigger epic than Tolkien's book, the unexpected journey of homebody Bilbo (Martin Freeman, with Ian Holm reprising his "Lord of the Rings" role as older Bilbo).
Bilbo has no desire to hit the road after wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen, grandly reprising his own "Rings" role) and a company of dwarves turn up to enlist him on a quest to retake a dwarf mountain kingdom from the dragon that decimated it.
Yet off he goes, encountering trolls, goblins, savage orcs and a grisly guy named Gollum (Andy Serkis, re-creating the character that pioneered motion-capture performance in "The Lord of the Rings").
Improved by a decade of visual-effects advances, Gollum solidifies his standing as one of the creepiest movie creatures ever.
And as big-screen prologue moments go, Bilbo's acquisition of Gollum's precious ring of power may be second only to Darth Vader's first hissy breath at the end of George Lucas' "Star Wars" prequels.
"An Unexpected Journey" resurrects other "Rings" favorites, some who didn't appear in "The Hobbit" (Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins, Cate Blanchett as elf queen Galadriel, Christopher Lee as wizard Saruman) and some who did (Hugo Weaving as elf lord Elrond).
Richard Armitage debuts as dwarf leader Thorin Oakenshield, ennobled from a fairly comical figure in Tolkien's text to a brooding warrior king in the mold of Viggo Mortensen from the "Rings" trilogy.
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I saw the movie first at 24 frames a second and then at 48, and they're absolutely right that higher speeds clarify the picture.
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If Cameron's "Avatar" was like looking through a window at a fantastical landscape, "An Unexpected Journey" at 48 frames is like removing the glass so you can step on through.
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This may be cinema's future, and the results undoubtedly will improve over time.
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"I do believe the worst is behind us," Bilbo remarks as "An Unexpected Journey" ends.
From a hobbit's lips to a filmmaker's ears. Let's hope Jackson has the goods to improve on a so-so start.
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The villa, which overlooks Lake Geneva, has sweeping lawns and gardens with rose-covered trellises. Inside the house, the decor combines Italian antiques, classical art, and rich textiles in colorsruby, emerald, turquoise, and goldstraight out of a jewel box. Somehow it seems fitting that this sumptuous residence is home to two of the worlds leading jewelers, Fawaz Gruosi and Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele.
Fawaz is the founder and designer of De Grisogono, a luxury jewelry and watch brand known for its lavish confections and signature use of black diamonds. Caroline is copresident of Chopard, the 151-year-old Swiss firm owned by her family, legendary for its dazzling jewels. The couple married in 1995 (it was her first marriage and his third) and immediately embarked upon the renovation of this house in Prangins, a rural village located midway between the cities of Geneva and Lausanne.


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In fact, the two Johnson mayors, unrelated, grew up with each other and have been friends for decades.
"I'm standing on this mayor's shoulders," said Darryl. "I'm definitely asking him to stick around. We've always worked on things together and I know that will continue."
The two have been meeting regularly to discuss ongoing city projects since Darryl took the reins after Kennedy's 12 years in the position.
Darryl has also served two terms on the Mound Bayou Board of Aldermen.
"He and I go way back and I'm still here to do whatever I can to help in this transition period," said Kennedy. "I'm going to help keep the town moving forward."
Darryl said Kennedy's commitment and support have already made a difference.
"There are some projects that Mayor Johnson started and he's going to pass on the information to make sure these come to fruition," said Darryl. "The community needs to know that they may have started under Mayor Johnson's administration but they will be implemented under mine."
Two of these projects are also supported at the county level due to their significance.
Darryl will be working closely with the Bolivar County Board of Supervisors and District 3 representative Preston Billings to oversee a new sewage utility district for the Isaac Daniels subdivision and also completely reconstruct Davis Street, which is funded by SAFETEA-LU dollars.
"Mayor (Darryl) Johnson is ready to come on board with the city and county to make sure these projects are completed," said Billings. "He has already done a great job during this transition, and the board looks forward to working in unison and cohesion with him.
"We need people like him to continue the outreach and send the message that small towns can flourish."
Darryl said he is ready to do just that — help Mound Bayou flourish and become a Mississippi town of distinction.
"I ran on the platform of tourism, commercialism and industrialism," said Darryl. "The timing is right and I want people everywhere to look at Mound Bayou and see progress."
He said another focus area would be a sustained effort to keep Mound Bayou clean.
"We want Mound Bayou to be presentable to the public. By Aug. 30, I want people to turn around, look at the city and be proud of it."
To quiet any rumors of contention between the Johnsons, both strongly confirmed their motives require teamwork.
"There is no tension that might have been rumored. He has given me the open door to contact him at anytime — and I have," said Darryl. "He helps me, I help him.
"I don't want to see a divided Mound Bayou. I'm the mayor of everybody. People may have voted for other candidates, but I'm the mayor of everybody."
As for Kennedy, he said he's a bit relieved to be retired from the political scene.
"I'm just going to sit back now and enjoy the kids, private life and my new business," said Kennedy.
He recently opened the popular J & W Smokehouse barbeque restaurant in town, which keeps him busy enough.
"It was a good ride as mayor," he said. "I enjoyed doing what I was doing and we got a lot done. I'm glad the people gave me the opportunity for so long.
"The people of Mound Bayou made their choice and I respect their choice. I look forward to continuing to see the town move ahead."


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Aug. 27
Retail apple prices rise heading into harvest
By Tom Karst, National Editor
Amid concerns about sustaining consumer demand through the fall, U.S. retail apple prices continue to rise.
The U.S. city average retail price for red delicious apples was $1.44 per pound in July, up from $1.38 per pound in June and up from $1.37 per pound in July 2011, according to the Commerce Department.
The apple growers in areas hard hit by Mother Nature may have something to look forward to next year.
Sept. 3
Next year could see a bumper crop
By Tom Karst, National Editor
If historical trends are any indication, Michigan apple growers will have a big bounce-back year in 2013. Michigan's apple output was 14 million bushels in 2008, rising to 27 million bushels in 2009, dropping again to 13.5 million bushels in 2010. That smaller crop was followed by the big crop of 23.4 million bushels last year and the paltry 2.5 million bushel crop forecast for this year.
Washington's strong volume finish seems miraculous, given the production threats of the growing season. Imagine what prices might have been had other growing areas not been stricken by crop-crippling weather.
Nov. 19
Despite regional losses, apple holdings up 4%
By Andy Nelson, Markets Editor
A huge Washington apple crop - expected to be a record-breaker - is having little trouble making up for severe crop losses in Michigan and New York, though prices have been higher.
"We've more than made up for the shortfall in Michigan, New York and eastern Canada," said Howard Nager, vice president of marketing for Yakima, Wash.-based Domex Superfresh Growers.


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Qatar Airways' 1st A350 accompanies its 4th A380 for delivery to Qatar
Departing Toulouse on its delivery flight to Qatar Airways' base in Doha, is the airline's first A350 XWB accompanied by its big sister A380 – the fourth for Qatar Airways which is also making its first journey home. With the delivery of this A350, the airline beco...
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The first A350 XWB for Vietnam Airlines, to be leased from AerCap, has just moved to station 30 at the Roger Béteille Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. This new milestone marks the completion of some of the major airframe assembly as well as the successful first electrical power-on. In ...
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ToonBoom in Tyrone — Fayette schools, Clayton State launch animation training pilot project
They were all gathered at Tyrone's Sandy Creek High School on Mar. 4: the partners in a new venture with the long-term goal of creating a state model for animation training.
Clayton State University, the Emmy Award-winning Montreal-based ToonBoom Animation Inc., the Georgia Department of Education and the Fayette County Schools held a special event at Sandy Creek to announce an animation pilot project for Fayette County, and a partnership, "a partnership with a passion."
"What we have here today is built on partnerships and relationships," said Clayton State Executive Director of Continuing Education Janet Winkler. "We are sharing in a passion, a passion for educating young people."
Winkler's statement was echoed by all present, from educators like Fayette County Schools Superintendent Joseph Barrow and Clayton State President Dr. Thomas Hynes to animators like ToonBoom's Joan Vogelesang, CEO of the international (studios in 122 countries) animation software giant (70 percent of the global animation market), and Atlanta-based animation company Bento Box's Ashley Kohler (a potential employer for the students educated in ToonBoom software.)
"The relationships of this partnership, including middle schools, high schools, businesses, the Department of Education, the Fayette Board of Education and Clayton State University help knock this one out of the park," enthused Barrow in his opening remarks.
"Partnerships are sustainable when all involved see the benefits daily," said Hynes. "We'll see each of the other partners succeed in helping our students learn."
"I think the most important thing about the pilot project in animation in Fayette is that we are connecting business and education," said Winkler. "We have a major animation company that is used by Pinewood, Disney and Pixar, and an Atlanta animation company working with the school system, the Department of Education, the Atlanta Regional Commission, Clayton State, Sandy Creek High School, Whitewater High School and several of Fayette's middle schools, to create a new pathway and to give kids the opportunity to job shadow and gain internship opportunities."
It's significant that the audience for the event also included a number of Sandy Creek High School teachers and students, some of whom have already been using ToonBoom's Storyboard Pro software — in a physics class.
That's a part of the educational aspect of the partnership – that animation is being used in far more fields than entertainment, and that the educational benefits ToonBoom's software provide extend not just worldwide, but throughout a variety of disciplines.
"It's great that this team has put this program together for you," said Bento Box's Kohler, addressing the Sandy Creek students in the audience.
"The biggest challenge in the U.S. today is education," said Vogelesang, who had flown in from Montreal for the day. "We have designed a technology that will in general engage children, and help teachers engage children in the classroom."
Vogelesang noted that while animation tends to be focused on the entertainment industry, their software is used in many fields, including medical training and imaging, flight simulation, business presentations and courtroom transcripts.
The ToonBoom, Fayette County Schools, Department of Education, Clayton State partnership is designed to create a new career pathway in animation that will serve as a state model. The immediate goal is for students in high school to be able to graduate with the first level of an industry standard certification.
"My vision is to create a bridge program from high school to post secondary where students could advance their knowledge and gain the second tier of certification from ToonBoom — the professional level," added Winkler, who also announced that Clayton State will hold a ToonBoom Teacher's Institute this summer on the Clayton State main campus.
This opportunity will be open to teachers from all over the state and will prepare them to use ToonBoom software and to implement the new animation career pathway once it is approved. In addition, the summer of 2014 will also see Clayton State offering a storyboarding course utilizing ToonBoom software.
The Fayette County Board of Education's Lisa Collins brought the audience up to date on the progress of the animation project, which started in August 2013 with a call to Collins from Winkler.
As the initiative progressed, Collins mentioned that Carol Burke of the Department of Education was a key figure in helping bring the program to this point with her enthusiastic support.
After getting Sandy Creek and Whitewater involved, a schedule for training teachers in the use of ToonBoom software was created, with the writing of said curriculum about to start. The next step will be presenting the curriculum to Burke in October, for the expected acceptance at the state level.
"The opportunities are endless," said Collins.
Toon Boom Animation Inc. (https://www.toonboom.com/) a Corus® Entertainment Inc. company based in Montreal, is the worldwide leader in digital content and animation creation software, delivering products and services online to its global community.
— Written by John Shiffert, director of Public and Media Relations, Clayton State University, Morrow, Ga.
[CORRECTION: The name of Joan Vogelesang was misspelled in the first online version. The story now contains the correct spelling.]


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- You may make a tax-free IRA distribution of any amount up to $100,000 for 2013. A spouse may also give up to $100,000 from his or her IRA. The amounts distributed from your IRA qualify as a charitable distribution and are excluded from your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI), saving you on paying tax on this distribution.
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I used to take Tae Kwon Do, and one of my instructors was talking about how youth today don't have as much fun as youth in the past. We are less physically active. (In the past two years or so, I've pretty much led a very sedantary lifestyle without much physical activity.) And that there was more things to do in the past, and nowadays more young people complain about being bored and having nothing to do.
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Alliant Energy customers invited to purchase trees for $25 A popular program offering landscape quality trees at a deep discount to Alliant Energy customers will be held at eight locations across Iowa this spring. Operation ReLeaf, a residential tree planting program that promotes long-term energy and natural resource conservation, is funded by Alliant Energy and administered by the Iowa DNR Forestry Bureau with assistance from local partners, like county conservation boards and county extension offices. Through the program, Alliant Energy residential customers may purchase high quality landscaping trees for $25 each, on a first-come, first-served basis. These trees typically retail for between $65 and $125. The DNR is encouraging homeowners to prepare for Emerald Ash Borer and other tree pests by planting a diverse mix of tree species. Foresters have been working with local partners to create community tree inventories that will guide future tree planting efforts to keep a healthy mix of tree species. Tree species offered will vary at each event and include shade trees, ornamentals and conifers. Shade trees are 6 to 8 feet tall in 5 to 7 gallon containers and conifers are 2 to 3 feet tall. Advanced order is highly recommended and advance purchase is limited to two trees per household. In the event there are extra trees available on distribution day, those trees will be released for purchase at that time. Order forms are available online at www.alliantenergy.com/releaf. orkshops will be held at most tree distributions that are lead by experts discussing ways to avoid common mistakes that often result in dead trees.
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"All trees are purchased through a bidding process to promote local nurseries," said Paul Tauke, state forester and chief of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Forestry Bureau. "This is a great way for homeowners to get a quality tree at an affordable price." Operation ReLeaf participants must be Alliant Energy residential customers. For more information, contact Laura Wagner with the Iowa DNR at 515-281-6749 or email@example.com.
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Roger Ebert: Television made him the world's most famous film critic
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Roger Ebert was the world's most famous film critic, thanks to television.
The many incarnations of his movie-review TV show — a format he fathered nearly 40 years ago along with fellow critic Gene Siskel — made him a celebrity in his own right.
Ebert and Siskel's first show, "Opening Soon at a Theater Near You," debuted on WTTW-Channel 11 in 1975, the same year Ebert won a Pulitzer Prize for his Chicago Sun-Times movie reviews.
"People who set out to be in print like to be insiders, behind the scenes," Ebert said in a 2005 interview with the Sun-Times.
"I had television thrust upon me," added Ebert, who considered himself a newspaperman first, a TV personality second.
Regardless of whether he was drafted by WTTW or volunteered, he took to the medium naturally. Never pretentious or aloof, Ebert came across on camera as both an everyman and an intellectual. In this thick glasses, sweater and suit coat, he was your highly informed, somewhat nerdy uncle wholly consumed by his hobby — in this case, films.
"Gene said the secret of our success wasn't that we were great-looking or polished TV performers," Ebert wrote in the Sun-Times. "It was because we thought the movies were important, and we knew what we were talking about."
Ebert spent decades on the small screen, passionately critiquing big-screen offerings and anointing them with his trademarked thumbs-up or thumbs-down. His sparring sessions with Siskel were often more entertaining than the movies the pair dissected. A couple of physical opposites from rival newspapers, the dueling duo would occasionally dissect each other, making jabs about hairlines and waistlines.
A year after the show debuted on WTTW it was renamed "Sneak Previews." It would go on to be a nationally syndicated ratings blockbuster for PBS.
The Chicago-based program wielded far more influence than its humble production would suggest. It had myriad titles and owners throughout its long history, which included seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Tribune Entertainment picked it up in 1982 and called it "At the Movies." In 1986, they left Tribune for Walt Disney Co.'s Buena Vista Television, rebranding the show "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies."
After Siskel died in 1999, Ebert's Sun-Times colleague Richard Roeper came on board as co-host. The elder statesman relinquished hosting duties in 2006 when complications from cancer surgery robbed him of his voice.
After show was canceled in 2010, Ebert rolled out yet another version in 2011. "Ebert Presents at the Movies" left the hosting to other critics, while Ebert weighed in with essays read by others. It lasted about a year.
"I felt a poetic satisfaction that the show had completed a circle back to WTTW," Ebert said, "where it all began."


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04/02/2014Vail's Landmark Hotel, The Lodge at Vail, A RockResort to Undergo Major RenovationsVail's most historic hotel that celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, The Lodge at Vail, A RockResort announces it will undergo significant renovations this fall to debut for the 2014-15 winter season. The property will remain open for business during the renovations, starting in August and completing in December, with all hotel amenities accessible to guests including spa, restaurants and other public areas. (more) |
01/14/2014Beaver Creek Resort to be Featured in Upcoming Vow Renewal of Trista and Ryan Stutter in "The Bachelor: Love Stories"Beaver Creek Resort will be seen during the one-hour "Bachelor" special entitled "The Bachelor: Love Stories." A decade and two children later, original Bachelorette Trista Sutter and her husband Ryan Sutter are still deeply in love and will display their continued devotion to each other with an extremely moving vow renewal ceremony in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (more) |
01/02/2014Half Moon, A RockResort Launches New Website to Kick-Off Sixtieth Anniversary CelebrationsHalf Moon, A RockResort located in Jamaica's upscale Rose Hall community, announced today the launch of a newly redesigned website, www.halfmoon.com.(more) |
11/25/2013RockResorts Announces Management Agreement for Constellation Residences at NorthstarFollowing the strategy to grow its lodging portfolio with owned and managed properties located at the base of its mountain resorts, Vail Resorts, Inc. subsidiary RockResorts and developer JMA Ventures, LLC have signed a management agreement for Constellation Residences at Northstar, a spectacular collection of ski-in/ski-out boutique residences located mid-mountain at Northstar. (more) |
07/25/2013The Lodge at Vail, A RockResort Pool Has Undergone a Nearly $1 Million RenovationThe first known pool built in Vail at Vail's first hotel, The Lodge at Vail, A RockResort, has undergone a nearly $1 million renovation and has reopened with the nickname "Pool One" to honor its historical significance and proximity to Gondola One."This renovation marks the first of many exciting transformations to be made in Vail over the next 50 years," said The Lodge at Vail General Manager Stephan Nicolas. "We are committed to delivering the experience of a lifetime at The Lodge at Vail and are continually looking for opportunities to elevate the guest experience across our RockResorts family of luxury resorts." (more) |
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Spring Training is one of my favorite times of year (well, spring, but spring is synonymous with Spring Training, right?) because of all the promise and optimism it brings, but also because of the endless news buzzing it creates. After a long and quiet winter- if you're a Giants fan, that is, because we're rather sleepy in the winter like that- it's endlessly lovely to hear real, concrete news.
I'm not talking about injury news, though, Dan Runzler, Tim Lincecum, Brian Wilson, Freddy Sanchez, Ryan Vogelsong et al., so don't go getting any ideas. I would choose a rainy, snoozy news day over a They Are Falling Like Flies day any time.
What I am talking about? Playoff expansion, for one. Bud Selig has gotten down to work, following his extra (baseball) life which he was granted over the offseason, and the extra wild card deal was finalized today. I felt surprisingly ambiguous at the time of the announcement because, heck, it's March 2nd and the Giants are playing their first Spring Training game tomorrow and the world is beautiful and the playoffs could not be farther from my mind, but as the day went on, my feelings changed.
Which, I am kind of guessing, was part of MLB's plan. Ready for my conspiracy theory? Okay, here goes: MLB is doing this when everyone is out of their permanently touchy offseason modes and still basking in the glow of baseball being back, so as to soften possible backlash. And it seems to have worked, actually. Which, yes, could have to do with the fact that we were all expecting this by now or just that no one is genuinely outraged, but that is far of a less compelling thought. I vote for my conspiracy theory, anyone with me?
Anywho. The reason I'm not for those extra wild cards, I suppose, is both a pro and con of the whole thing. I think it makes it all even more a crap shoot, to use a Billy Beane-ism. People are saying it's exciting because it makes the playoffs even more "everyone's game", which is true. And I see the appeal of that. I'm sure that extra wild card team will win the World Series from time to time and it will make for a fabulous story. But with the 162 game format, I'm more of the opinion that we should shy away from that whole crapshoot thing. Winning big in baseball is about perseverance and I like it that way. I think this just changes the game. For better or for worse? Who knows. Only time will tell. (Other half of me: Duh! For worse! But I'm trying to be all non-judgmental here, so just forget I said that.)
Onto lighter and brighter things, I am soamazinglystokedforthegametomorrow. I will probably be missing the majority of it due to more umpire training, but I will hopefully be catching- in a purely non-Buster-Posey-ish sense- the beginning. I'm not even sure what to say about that, except that I'm not even thinking about winning or losing or injuries just… baseball game. Baseball game. Say it aloud and grin to yourself. Do it.
(Try reminding me of that whole "not about winning or losing" thing in September. Actually, don't. I can be snappish, on occasion. That sounds like an occasion.)
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Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22, 2013 at William and Lord Funeral Home in Ruleville with Rev. Joel Hammons officiating. Burial followed at Linn Methodist Church Cemetery in Linn under the direction of William and Lord Funeral Home of Ruleville.
Visitation was held from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22, 2013.
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He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Franklin and Elsie Rayburn McGraw.
Survivors include her wife, Nancy Shivers McGraw of Ruleville; sons, Charlie Edward McGraw of Ruleville and Matt McGraw of Olive Branch; brother, Wayne McGraw and Dennis McGraw, both of Tutwiler; sisters, Wanda Touchstone of Flora, Barbara Hamby of Roundrock, Texas, and Kay Terrell of Oxford; and one grandchild.
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Edin Dzeko Named English Footballer of the Month
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Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko has been rewarded for his sparkling start to the new football season by being named Barclays English Premier League Player of the Month for August. The 25-year-old Muslim from Bosnia and Herzegovina has scored six goals in City's opening three matches, including goals against Tottenham in a 5-1 win on the road last weekend.
Dzeko started slowly with Manchester City after his £27million move from Wolfsburg in January. He arrived at Man City with a reputation as a prolific goalscorer, with 85 goals in 138 appearances for former German champions Wolfsburg. But it took him three months to score his first Premier League goal, and he finished the season with only six goals in 21 appearances, a goal total that he has already equaled in the new season in only three appearances.
In an interview with The Mirror this past summer, Dzeko admitted that he arrived at City in a troubled state of mind, his head scrambled by the protracted nature of his move. He also admitted to struggling initially to adapt to the pace and physical nature of the Premier League. "I was sick of all the talk about the transfer," said Dzeko. "It had got to my head a little bit [by the time he arrived at City]. But still I think I had some good games and scored some important goals. I was new in the team and it was a hard season. It's always difficult to come to a new club midway through a hard season like that. But I know what I have done in the last six months. Now it's my second season and I want to do better. Manchester City didn't pay money for me because they saw me once on YouTube or something like that. They saw me scoring good goals. I haven't forgotten how to score goals and I will show that next season. Every player needs time to settle in and get used to things; from the league to other players – everything. But I've had a full pre-season with the team now, which I think is the most important thing for any player, and I'm working hard. We'll see what happens. But I know this season will be much better."
"The Premier League is different," said Dzeko. "The players are much stronger and much faster. After a few games when I first came, I realised the referees don't whistle for many things. It's not like that in Germany – with every small contact there's a foul. In England it's different and you've got to get used to all those things. It's now behind me."
Now Dzeko looks to have constant competition for playing time on a high-profile team such as Manchester City, with this summer's arrival of Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero, and the recent addition of fellow Muslim Samir Nasri. But Dzeko seems undaunted by the competition.
"There's always competition in football," said Dzeko."I don't think about that, though. I know what I can do. I do my best in training and I think I train very well…The manager is telling me all the time 'I believe in you' and 'just work hard', which is what I'm doing."


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On April 12-13, 2013 the 2nd ITF Convention was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina with a participation of 240 instructors, masters and grand masters.
ITF President GM Trajtenberg presenting Fabian Izquierdo ITF Kids Committee Member
The organizing Committee invited as special guests GM Wim Bos ITF Director, GM´s Dacak, Crispino and Ramish, also ITF Secretary General Master Juan Ferrando and Mr. Paco Ferrando President ITF Spain in order to join the convention.
The Convention was a very big sucses and the participants went home with a lot of new ideas as various items were presented like the ITF Kids information given by Fabian Izquierdo member of the ITF Kids Committee, Marketing, Fysical Preparation, First Aid and different other matters given by famous Argentine persons like Carola Hersher, Horicio Anselmi, Master Adrian Desiderio, Roberto Liaskowsky, Cristian Cabral, Marisel Giuliani, Ariel Canteros and Master Alberto Katz.
At the 2nd day the ITF booklet and the IIC technical book (for the moment in the spanish language) was presented.
It needs to be said that ITF President GM Pablo Trajtenberg and GM Hector Marano and their staff members did a wonderful work and that this kind of Convention should be repeated in all other Continents.
Some comments:
-GM Paul Trajtenberg.
I can assure you that what I am going to say you it's really a sense. It is brilliant to be in the ITF that always I dreamed, where the projects that one constructs also they are being seen of the same form by the board and colleagues, there seems to be a tuning in, the same wave, I'm really full of happiness for having been present at this convention, where really I learned very much.
-Good days GM, how are you? For our side it wanted to tell you that the Convention was brilliant in any sense it's a very big change in the concepts of the training, it was and supported a level of quality and quantity of incredible knowledge.
-Dear Grand Máster:
I enjoyed fully the 2nd Convention Instructors' ITF, that level of excellence that the speakers had in his specialities, thanks to the big teachers for his knowledge sharing with us, it´s a pride to belong and to share this experience.
A cordial greeting, Master Marchini
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