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Dixy Lee Mayor?
Mike McGinn has not had an easy transition from activist/candidate to Seattle's City Hall. To be fair, either candidate, McGinn or his opponent Joe Mallahan, would have been in for a rough ride. Both were inexperienced political outsiders who would be picking up the reins in troubled times. The Great Recession continues, revenues are down, vacancy rates are high, the construction cranes are dwindling, and a multi-million dollar budget gap looms.
Then there are what McGinn recently referred to as the "legacy" problems (read messes left over from his predecessors), including a drained rainy day fund, an expensive downtown tunnel project that could produce cost over-runs the locals would be on the hook for, and a stalemate at Montlake over the design of a new 520 bridge.
McGinn has increased his own suffering through a series of self-inflicted goofs and errors in the past six weeks. He pushed the school levy, but then failed to vote (more embarrassing because he made a big issue of Mallahan's poor voting record during the campaign). He appointed a valued political aide (since resigned) to a top city job, a guy who has a background of committing fraud and who had been lying about having a PhD. He annoyed the city council members with a scheme to put a funding measure for the waterfront seawall project on the May ballot without consulting them first, an act that was seen as a Machiavellian device to sabotage the downtown tunnel, a project McGinn opposes and the council favors.
The latter is an issue that has bred mistrust and misunderstanding. The mayor says his I-oppose-the-tunnel-but-will-get-it-built-if-we-don't-have-to-pay-for-overruns position is "nuanced." His chief council rival, Tim Burgess, widely assumed to be positioning himself for a mayoral run, says the mayor's tactics on the tunnel are "disingenuous" and that he's really trying to undermine the project.
Beyond the core debate about whether or not the tunnel is a good idea (or a done deal) lies the issue of trust. McGinn is widely perceived as having "nuanced" himself to the point where people, including those on the council, aren't sure just what he'll do. The charitable, yet unflattering, description is that he's being "lawyerly." Others simply wonder whether he's flipped again or flopped, and how many times. Though his semi-switch from anti- to sorta-pro-tunnel might have made the difference in his successful mayoral campaign, McGinn's transformation to very reluctant tunnel implementer has had the price of raising concerns about whether the mayor is entirely trustworthy. Does he mean what he says, and just what is it he's saying? It is tempting to read between McGinn's lines, perhaps too tempting.
Mistrust has been sown elsewhere too. McGinn moved quickly to act on his campaign promise to cut 200 positions in city government held by what he implied were political appointees from the Nickels years. That should have been a political slam dunk: The budget and staff need to be cut, and keeping a campaign promise is a good thing. Yet here McGinn confirmed the fears of those who worry abut his lack of management experience. By announcing to a whole category of city workers that 200 would be taken out and shot, but not disclosing which ones, he demoralized an entire bureaucracy which has retrenched to oppose his moves, blocking them with technicalities and claims of possible discrimination. Even if McGinn is right on the math, he flunked management 101 and has had to beat a hasty retreat to now consider the cuts in the context of the overall budget, a context he has just made tougher for himself.
More recently, his "State of the City" address to a less-than-filled room, was criticized for being not a speech but off-the-cuff remarks about the challenges ahead, a rambling "bummer." One would think that an activist like McGinn would be able to seize moments with the cameras on and use them to lay out his positive vision. During the campaign he was helped on TV and radio by his ability to out-talk Mallahan, who was verbally gaffe-prone. The symbolism of such addresses is always more important than their substance. If nothing else, McGinn's non-speech seemed to play to an impression that McGinn is not only a non-politician (which can be a good thing), but a non-mayor (which is not).
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Fair points about style as admistrators between Mike & Dixi, but not mentioning her politics undercuts your point somewhat. She ran & won as a Democrat but was decidedly a non-liberal, being unfriendly to labor, a stuanch supporter of nukes, unfriendly to enviros, friendly to her pal Ron Reagan and to business- essentially a Republican without Christianity; leaving her without a party organisation to lean on or to organize support among the voters. McGinn is still a liberal in a liberal friendly berg and knows something about connecting with his base and finding popular support. I'd say it's a good bet the Times will not be in his corner at all, but he stands a chance of not pissing off the rest of the city journalists. He ought to find a way to get some of the city workforce on his side, I'm hearing him referred to as McGoo, which indicates a lack of either fear or respect. Which also reminds one of Dixi Lee.
Posted Mon, Feb 22, 12:01 p.m.
Mayor Mike is right to get started on the seawall NOW, not later. Why are seawall reconstruction studies unfinished? Its expedited replacement is critical and begun first in rebuilding Alaskan Way. WSDOT and SDOT have no excuse for the years wasted studying a multitude of AWV SR99 replacement concepts while the seawall is poised to collapse of its own decay.
The best tunnel option is still a Cut-n-cover because it creates the 'strongest' seawall and 'most stable' Alaskan Way. Better emergency exit, ventilation, lighting, lower maintenance and operating costs. It could cost less and will create more construction jobs. A 6-lane 'stacked' cut/cover would retain existing AWV capacity and be built while leaving the AWV in place. The portal work in SoDo is applicable to a Cut/cover. The forest of pilings beneath Alaskan Way may have to be removed anyway, for soil stabilization, utilities etc, so there may be no avoiding a reconstruction mess.
Many Thanks, Mike, for putting the brakes on the deep-bore fiasco. Don't allow Mercer Place & Street from Elliott through Lower Queen Anne to become a freight corridor to access the deep-bore portal on Aurora. Perhaps you'll find some way for clueless Seattlers to save face. I suggest formally and honestly reconsidering Tunnelite.
Posted Mon, Feb 22, 9:16 p.m.
A nicely nuanced analysis and a well-structured piece; helpful in putting McGinn into the historical context. I am reminded of the deep populist strain in Northwest politics (down to the dress code), which is where I see McGinn--and not as a "liberal" in any traditional sense of that word. Unfortunately, in my humble opinion, the populist strain produces mostly emotion and memorable characters but not much meaningful progress for working people and the struggling middle class. Instead of just being opposed to the "legacy" policies of the past, McGinn might ask what policy tools are at his and the city's disposal to create living-wage jobs and equitable distribution of public goods like housing, education, transportation, resources, and services. And then, as Berger suggests, make some real decisions.
Posted Tue, Feb 23, 6:15 a.m.
One big difference: Dixy carried a comb in her back pocket and used it routinely.
Posted Wed, Mar 3, 7:17 p.m.
Wells, you don't seem to understand that (as McGinn himself said), the Seattle Mayor has no power to stop the tunnel. He didn't "put the brakes on" it. He also can't start the seawall now, or at any time, without the Council's partnership, unless he's going to raise the money personally. Nor can he tell WSDOT what to do or what not to do. As far as saving face, he should look to saving his own. Several very good high-level City administrators have gone to King County, he's made a number of very public gaffes, and no one--in Seattle or in the state--is impressed. And it's only March of his first year in office. Vapid praise does not change the picture.
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text: All too often when we hear QRP mentioned in a publication or perhaps on a web site the impression is given that QRP is an oddity in ham radio. That is, we hear how this ham built a QRP rig and when he put it on the air, he worked a station 500 or 1000 miles away. Anyone not familiar with QRP reads that and thinks - "Wow, conditions must have been fabulous at that particular time for him to do that." - or perhaps - "He must have a huge antenna system and live on a hilltop." With my on-the-air activities publicized on this web site, I want to dispel those false impressions. QRP is something that can be used day in and day out with great success with or without 'fabulous' conditions and/or a 'huge' antenna system, especially when one is using the most efficient of all ham radio modes, CW. Before we get to the meat of this story, here's a little anecdote from my friend Tom, KB3LFC (now-WY3H) for an appetizer: In Jewish writings there is a story about a man who went to see a wise old Rabbi and asked the Rabbi when he should repent. Without hesitation, the old Rabbi said, "Repent one day before you die." A bit startled the man said, "How do I know when I'm going to die? I could die tomorrow!" "Exactly," replied the Rabbi. So here's my twist on this story. Why not try QRP one day before you die? Life's too short to miss it! Back in October of 2004, Tom and I formed the North American QRP CW Club to promote exactly what I'll be talking about on this page - the use of CW/QRP on the ham bands. As of January 2014, the NAQCC numbered over 7,100 members and continues to grow making it perhaps the largest CW/QRP club in the world today. LIFETIME membership is FREE. So if you're reading this, are not a member, and are interested in CW/QRP, I invite you to visit the club web site at http://naqcc.info/ and get yourself signed up pronto. Then join in all of our many club activities including our record setting weekday evening 2-hour sprints that regularly draw over 150 participants, of whom, over 100 submit logs. Then you'll be doing exactly what I do on the ham bands - helping keep CW and QRP alive and well. After being off the air for several years while busy pursuing a career, I returned to ham radio in 1993 when I retired. Since then I have operated exclusively with QRP/CW and simple wire antennas. For new hams or others who may not be familiar with the term QRP, it means operating with low power. The current definition of low power is 5 watts (or less) RF output from your transmitter. I take this definition one step further and make it 5 watts (or less) effective radiated power (ERP) from my antenna system. I call this minimal QRP. To keep my ERP at a QRP level, I use the following simple wire antennas: An end-fed approximately 110' long random wire antenna, most of which is in my attic with a short extension into my tiny back yard, a 20 meter (flat top) inverted vee in my attic, a vertical 15 meter dipole on the side of my house, and a sloping 10 meter dipole on my porch roof. These 4 antennas are used for all 9 HF bands. Since I started using 6 meters, I have a rotatable dipole in my attic for that band. My location is far from ideal. I live along the Allegheny River in a valley surrounded by hills ranging in elevation from 2 to 9 degrees. Now that you are familiar with my set up, let's take a look at what I've done with it. I've earned the following Awards. See my Awards section for details. DXCC / Millennium DXCC / WAC / WAS / WPX / WPX Honor Roll / USA-CA 1500 / FISTS Century / FISTS QRP Century #002 / FISTS 2 Way QRP Century #001 / FISTS Silver Century #310 / FISTS Golden Century #198 / FISTS Diamond Century #92 / FISTS Platinum #220 / HPM-125 / "CQ Gang" Award / Canada QRP Award / Many NAQCC Simple Wire Antenna awards There are also many, many other awards that I am eligible for, but cannot afford the cost of getting them. One award that continues to elude me, and one that I really want is the CQ WAZ award. I am stuck at 36 of the 40 needed zones. I'm finding it quite difficult to work those zones in southeast Asia that I need. I've won many contests since 1993. See my Contesting section for further info. Perhaps the most telling thing that shows QRP does work very well is what I call simply 'The Streak' - making at least one QRP QSO every day. I started on August 5, 1994 and have not missed a single day since then. Also from November 23, 1999 to February 11, 2000 and February 13, 2000 to July 15, 2000 I made at least one QRP DX QSO every day. Severe geomagnetic storms on February 12 and July 16, 2000 ended those streaks at 81 and 154 days. 235 of 236 days I worked some DX with QRP. More details on the streaks can be found in my reports on QRP Streak and 154 Days of DX. In addition to operating with 5 watts, I often crank the power down even further. I operate some of the QRP contests with as little as 250 milliwatts. When conditions permit, I try to work DX with milliwatt power levels. I have worked 68 countries on all 6 continents with less than 1 watt of power. Probably my best QSO was working Aruba with 70 milliwatts. I have all 50 states worked with less than 1 watt of power. It took a while to get KL7, but I finally worked WL7E in November 2011 for state #50. For more details on the countries and states, check my Awards section - Milliwatt Lists page. When I switched from my homebrew transmitter to a Kenwood TS-570D, I got away from mW work because the 570 doesn't go below 5 watts. After I went from the 570 to a Kenwood TS-480SAT, I finally built an RF attenuator to lower its 5 watt output down to 930 mW and got back to mW work again. Then in October 2011, I got an Elecraft K2 and now I can operate in 100 mW steps from 900 mW down to 100 mW for my mW work. Of course since October 2012 I use the fabulous Elecraft KX3 as my main rig. It has the same power range as the K2. So you see with a little determination, you can do a lot with QRP and simple wire antennas. If you've never tried it, crank your power down to 5 watts or less and go for it - you will surely enjoy it! Should you be lucky enough to have room to put up a big antenna system and live in an ideal location, you can expect to do even more with your QRP operations. If you can feed your 5 watts into a huge antenna system, your ERP will be greatly increased. As a rough example, an antenna system with a gain of 13 DB will create an ERP of 100 watts (in one certain direction). This means that (disregarding polarization, propagation quirks, etc.) the ham on the receiving end will get the same signal level from you that he would get from a ham running a 100 watt transmitter into a simple wire antenna. While I am not here to make judgements, I will say that to do so would diminish the thrill of my QRP accomplishments. Keep this in mind when you compare your results with other QRPers. You shouldn't be discouraged or disappointed if you are using QRP and simple wire antennas, and can't match the exploits of another QRPer. The other QRPer may have a vastly superior antenna system. Even among those using simple antennas, there are differences over which you have no control. For example, a hilltop QTH is obviously vastly superior to a valley QTH. To reinforce my statement that there are different levels of QRP, let's analyze the results from a Colorado QRP Club contest that had classes based on antenna types. 34 hams reported their results. For my purposes I am going to only consider 32 of them, disregarding HP1AC in Panama and AL7FS in Alaska. I'll use only the ones from the lower 48 states. Ant Type Entries Av. # QSO's Av. Finish Best Finish Beam 9 44.8 5.6 1st Vertical 7 23.9 17.3 7th Portable 5 17.6 19.6 13th Single Wire 11 15.4 24.9 12th Very telling statistics! The folks using beams captured 9 of the top 11 finishing positions. They made almost 3 times as many QSO's as those using simple wire antennas. That increase in ERP makes a huge difference. If this page has gotten you interested in trying QRP, and you'd like to know what rigs are available for QRP operation, I've made a listing of QRP rigs that I hope covers just about every QRP transceiver or transmitter with a capsule summary of each plus a link to their home web site. |

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Hi everyone,
I was just at home depot in the boston area (near natick mall) and they have many large, beautiful, balfour aralias - a favorite of mine! Usually at nurseries around here they are quite expensive, but they are at home depot for $24! Thought I'd spread the word in case anyone likes these as much as I do! |
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WW..What a beautiful Aralia! How large are its leaves? It's funny how people perceive a 'good deal at 24.00' opposed to expensive. Good luck, Toni |
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Haha it is true Toni, I usually wouldn't think of $24 as a good deal either, but I have been drooling over aralias of the same size at my local nursery which are marked at $80 literally for years (could never imagine spending that!), so when I saw this one at a little over 1/4 of the price I couldn't resist! It's leaves are about 3-4inches big, and since I have had it is has been producing some even larger ones. I'm thrilled with it, so I guess it was worth the splurge! haha. That's impressive your $1 are up to six foot! what types does your grocery store sell? mine only ever seems to have the usual cyclamen/poinsettia/hyacinth depending on season lol. Best, WW |
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Howdy WW. Sorry it took so long to respond. Indoor and outdoor gardening takes time. sigh. Our grocery store, (Jewel's or Albertson's down south) usually sells common plants like Peace Lily, African Violets, Palms, Dracaenas, Coffee, Crotons, and a few others. Every now and then a rare plant is for sale, and yes, for 1.00, since they don't know a rare plant from a weed. lol. Like your nearby store, depening on the time of year/holidays, Jewel has Cyclamen, Poinesettia, Hyacinth, Bromiliads and Azaleas. The latter plants are NOT 1.00. lol. Don't give up. There are many small, family-owned shops that sell foliage and flowering plants, not to mention pet stores, Home Depot, Walgreen's and other big box stores. Still, my favorite is online shopping like Ebay. I've bought plants online, not sold locally. Since you love Aralias, and have been hunting, it's worth the price. Besides, like I sai before, your Aralia is fairly large, so 24.00 is a deal. Keep us posted on your Aralia's progress, an the best of luck, Toni |
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I have several very large brugs that I will be cutting back soon. Charles G., Jean Pasco, Cypress Gardens,and S. pink. I am interested in a white or pink double brug, I don't care if they have names or not, this is not important to me. There is nothing else that I am interested in trading for other than these two brugs. I also have peaches and cream, but the cutting would be small, this is a new one for me. It would be hardwood, but small in diameter. I also have lots of other plants that i would be willing to part with to obtain the two brugs that I want. Stuttgart canna, hellebore,variegated solomans seal, and sooo much more. Please contact me via my email, and not the garden web. I have been a member for a very long time, but have not traded in a very long time..thanks, Edna |
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In December, 2005, Farmer mentioned to her friend Owner that she was looking for a place to plant an organic soybean crop. Owner offered to lease her a 200 acre parcel by the Running River for $5,000 per year. Owner further proposed that Farmer would be expected to clear the land abutting the riverbank that had become overgrown. After visiting the property, Farmer agreed that the spot seemed suitable and the terms of the proposed deal were fair. They shook hands to seal their agreement.
Within two weeks, Owner paid a local house-mover to relocate the double-wide trailer she had kept on the parcel. Around the same time, Farmer mentioned to Landscaper when she passed him on the street that she would be needing the riverbank on the parcel cleared. In his characteristic understated way, Landscaper nodded in response.
Several weeks later, Landscaper decided to take advantage of a January thaw. He and his crew cleared the riverbank in less than a week. When he finished, he sent Farmer a bill for $5,000—reflecting a rate of $30 per person per hour.
Farmer was stunned when she got the bill. Landscaper had done several jobs for Farmer in 2000, when he was just starting out, but his business had grown, and his rates had increased substantially since that time.
Farmer was stunned a second time that week when she received the results from the Vermont soil-testing lab. In preparation for the upcoming planting season, she had sent a soil plug from the parcel for testing. The test results indicated that the land was unsuitable for soybeans, and, more significantly, that due to residual pesticides, it could not be the site of organic crops. Crestfallen, Farmer decided that she most certainly could not pay to lease the property, and also that she could not and would not pay Landscaper for his excessive bill.
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in detail the following:
1. You are an attorney practicing law in Vermont. Your client wants you to handle the defense of a lawsuit, and agrees to pay you monthly. You ask for, and your client agrees to pay, a retainer of $50,000, to be used for this purpose. Your client has asked that you keep the funds invested in an interest-bearing savings account, located at a large bank outside of Vermont. You have a long-standing personal banking account at that bank in which you currently have on deposit $50 to cover the monthly bank service charges. The account also has the benefit of automatic overdraft protection.
a. Explain your record-keeping obligations, and analyze the deposit of the retainer payment into this account under the Vermont Rules of Professional Conduct. Explain how the Vermont Rules of Professional Conduct would apply to the automatic overdraft protection feature of this account.
b. Explain the rules set forth in the Vermont Rules of Professional Conduct concerning interest on funds paid by a client as a retainer and whether your client may earn interest on these funds.
c. You issue a bill for your first month's services within days after the end of that month, and you transfer client funds sufficient to pay the bill in full on the same day. Analyze this practice under the Vermont Rules of Professional Conduct.
2. You decide to practice law with two other lawyers. The three of you have been practicing separately for the past year. Also, you decide to hire a paralegal from a fourth law practice.
a. Describe what steps you and the other two lawyers should undertake to avoid your new firm having a conflict of interest.
b. What must you do to avoid violating the Vermont Rules of Professional Conduct in view of the fact that several clients of the paralegal's previous firm are parties with cases and transactions adverse to your clients?
3. You are a third-year associate in a medium-sized law firm, and you arrive home after an exhausting day at the office. Three months ago, you learned in confidence that New Client, a new client of the firm, had infringed upon a patent held by Inventor, an individual that the firm has represented for many years in filing patent applications. You called this to the attention of the partner in charge of New Client, who assured you he would take care of the problem. Today you learned that the firm and New Client have just agreed that the firm will handle all of New Client's patent litigation. When you spoke with the partner in charge again today, he explained that there was not yet any patent litigation between New Client and Inventor, and that there would likely never be any such litigation, as it was unlikely that Inventor would ever find out about the infringement. He also explained that New Client was critical to the financial fortunes of the law firm. "If we lose New Client we may need some layoffs around here," was his comment when you inquired why he had not terminated the representation of New Client. He added: "Besides, I am the partner in charge here, and I believe there is at present no real conflict of interest. If a conflict ever arises in the future, we will deal with it then. That settles the question."
a. What are your responsibilities under the Vermont Rules of Professional Conduct?
b. What may you tell your spouse about this situation without violating the Vermont Rules of Professional Conduct? Assume Vermont recognizes a privilege for spousal communications, and explain what impact this will have on what you can tell your spouse.
You have been asked to evaluate a trial transcript for possible appellate issues.
Daniel Defendant, a nineteen-year-old college student living in Burlington, Vermont, was convicted of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child and sentenced to one to ten years to serve. He was represented by a public defender throughout the proceedings. The transcript indicates that Daniel was arrested at his apartment after his landlord noticed him entering his apartment with his neighbor's seven-year-old daughter, who was crying and attempting to get away from him. The landlord called the police, who used a passkey to enter the apartment and found Daniel groping the child. They immediately arrested him and advised him of his Miranda rights. He remained silent, and never spoke with the police.
At trial, the girl testified to the circumstances of the abduction, but because she was intimidated by the court proceeding and frightened of the defendant, she was permitted to testify from behind a screen, so that she could not see the defendant, and he could not see her. The defense suggested through cross-examination of the State's witnesses that Daniel was not groping the girl, but was attempting to put salve on her, to treat a rash. The State argued in closing that if this were true, Daniel would doubtless have offered the explanation to the police when he was arrested, yet he remained silent.
After deliberating for 13 hours, the jury returned a guilty verdict. The trial judge then sentenced Daniel pursuant to the statute to the enhanced maximum sentence of ten years, based upon his finding that Daniel poses a serious threat to the community. Absent this finding, Daniel would only have been subject to a maximum sentence of seven years.
Please write a memorandum setting out any appellate claims you see, explain the governing legal principles, and indicate whether each claim is likely to be successful or not, explaining why. Assume that all potential claims of error were preserved.
In July of 2004, Fausto and Eddy amicably dissolved their four-year civil union through a stipulation. The dissolution decree from a Vermont court provides that Fausto has sole legal rights and responsibilities for their adopted daughter, Missy, but the parties equally share physical rights and responsibilities until Missy starts school in September of 2007. After Missy starts school, the decree states that she will spend her weekdays with Fausto, who will have sole physical rights and responsibilities for Missy. Missy will then spend her weekends with Eddy, and she will split her vacations and holidays between Fausto and Eddy. The decree also provides that Eddy will pay Fausto fifty dollars per week in child support once Missy begins school for each week that Missy is enrolled in school. The decree does not provide for any other payments.
Both Fausto and Eddy have been good parents to Missy. Missy has split her time between Fausto's home in Chittenden County and Eddy's new home in Washington County. Missy is doing well, and has an excellent relationship with both Fausto and Eddy.
Although Fausto and Eddy continue to be good parents and shield Missy from their disagreements, the differences that led to their breakup have become bitter in the last year. Yesterday, Fausto told Eddy that Fausto and Missy will be moving to New Mexico in three weeks. Fausto said he was moving because his doctor advised him to live in a drier climate; Eddy suspects the real reason is to deprive Eddy of his contact with Missy.
Eddy makes only a modest salary from a business he owns, although the business does allow him to work flexible hours and spend time with Missy. Fausto is a retired athlete with substantial wealth. Eddy fears that if Fausto and Missy move he will not be able to afford both to see Missy, and to pay the child support when it becomes due. Eddy thinks it would be better for Missy to maintain her roots in Vermont in Eddy's home, and that Fausto could easily afford to visit or pay for Missy to visit him in New Mexico.
1. Describe the legal steps that Eddy should take to prevent Fausto from immediately moving Missy to New Mexico, and to address his concerns about support and custody.
2. Describe the contents of the court filing by Eddy, how the parties would be notified, and both the name and county of the court in which the filing could be made.
3. Describe and explain the legal steps that Fausto should take to ensure the legitimacy of his move to New Mexico with Missy.
4. Describe the standards a court would likely apply in deciding this case.
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But don't you think there is so much truth in that statement — that we have become so accustomed to purchasing things often that we are less attuned to choosing them well?
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Roger Dunn's career as a professional scriptwriter began in the early to mid-1970s with Crawford Productions. Among the earliest shows to include his name in the credits are The Box (1976; The Sullivans (1976-1977), for which he was also script editor; and Skyways (ca. 1979).
In the early 1980s, he adapted children's fiction for film and television. In 1982, he adapted David Burke's novel Come Midnight Monday as the ABC television series Come Midnight Monday. In 1984, with Graeme Koetsveld, he wrote the screenplay for The Fire in the Stone, a feature film adaptation of Colin Thiele's children's story of the same name.
During the 1980s, Dunn also provided episodes for such popular series as A Country Practice (1982-1984), The Flying Doctors (1986), Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin (1986), Return to Eden (1986), and Mission: Impossible (1989).
In the 1990s, Dunn wrote episodes for such television series as Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (1994) Blue Heelers (1997-1999), Thunderstone (1999), and Chuck Finn (1999).
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HELENA — W. Lois (Smith) Lonnquist passed away on March 27, 2014, in Helena, Mont. She was born to Leonard and Stella (Fisher) Smith in Spokane, Wash., May 30, 1935, and lived most of her life in eastern and western Montana, and the Midwest.
She earned a BA in English at UW-LaCrosse. Her career in media spanned freelance writing, radio, television, and newspaper, including 13 years at the Helena Independent Record. She is the author of Fifty Cents an Hour, a history of the builders and boomtowns of the Fort Peck Dam described in "LIFE 75 Years: The Very Best of LIFE" as "authoritative."
Lois devoted her life to her beloved family and her writing. She shared her musical talents by playing for hundreds of dances and events as a teenager; and programs, dances, shows, and radio and TV programs with her husband Del and later with their children in the Lonnquist Family Band. Following the publication of Fifty Cents an Hour, she wrote a musical presentation based on the book which she and Del performed throughout Montana. She was an active member of the Lutheran church, her children's schools, and the communities where she lived.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister Lucille (Smith) Massick; son-in-law Bruce Darelius; four sisters-in-law (Violet, Ethel, Margaret, and Jerry); and five brothers-in-law (Norman, Evald, and Harold Lonnquist, Don Tanner, and George Massick).
Survivors include her husband Del; son Allen (Pam) Lonnquist; daughters Linda Darelius, Diana (Ilidio) Sacramento, Janis (Mike) Klebig, Joni (Gary) Rodgers; and son Roger (Janice) Lonnquist; 19 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren; a brother Stanley Smith; two brothers-in-law Dean Lonnquist and Vernon Petersen; three sisters-in-law Vivian, Florence, Beverly; and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Cremation has taken place. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Valley County Pioneer Museum, 816 Hwy 12, Glasgow, MT 59230 or the Montana State Historical Society, PO Box 201201 Helena, MT 59620-1201. Please visit www.aswfuneralhome.com to offer the family a condolence or to share a memory of Lois.


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Henrico's Top Teachers – Allison Bartholomay
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Allison Bartholomay always knew that she wanted to perform in front of an audience. She just didn't realize that it might be composed of third-graders instead of theater-goers. Bartholomay brings a wealth of experiences to her Johnson Elementary School classroom each day. She grew up in France and England, majored in theater and Spanish in college and does her best to incorporate some of her own life into the lives of her third-graders on a daily basis. During her decade as a teacher (which also included time at Dumbarton and Skipwith elementaries), Bartholomay has worked with a number of students with special needs, behavioral issues and those for whom English is a second language. The key to reaching every student, she says, is building the community of the classroom and convincing students that they're all smart in their own ways. "That's tough because some students may not feel that way at first," she says. "But once that happens and they believe in themselves, they realize that anything is possible." It's her constant motivation to find ways to reach each student in her class that sets Bartholomay apart. "Ms. Bartholomay makes her students get excited about every topic, even if it would not necessarily excite them to begin with," a colleague wrote in a nomination letter. "She teaches 21st-century skills with ease, infusing creativity and technology, breathing excitement into the Henrico curriculum." In addition to her full-time job, Bartholomay also teaches a course at VCU about integrating the arts into elementary curriculum. She's familiar with the topic because she lives it every day. "Being a theater major has helped me reach all levels of students," she says. "If a child doesn't understand something on paper, we're going to act it out. If that doesn't work, we're going to sing it out. We'll go out on the playground and act it out, or we'll go somewhere on my Promothean board." She uses song and dance to engage students, such as having them sing "Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes" in Spanish and performing a song about the regions of Virginia with choreography. To challenge students, she gives them a new word to learn each day. "I choose the hardest words I can find for third grade," she says. "Convivial. Sagacious. And they use them, and know what they mean. It's a thrill for me to be able to teach them something and watch them take it on to someone else." Her students also write weekly goals for themselves, which they keep in mini folders on their desks and use to motivate themselves and to evaluate their accomplishments. Bartholomay credits the environment in Henrico schools with allowing her to feel comfortable and confident trying new approaches in the classroom. "Henrico County allows you to think outside the box," she says. "They trust that you're an expert in your field and you can take [students] where they need to be and more. "I feel like I walk in every day, I want to have fun, and [the students] make my day fun. So I try to teach them so that they'll be engaged. If I'm not having fun, then I don't feel like I'm doing my job. I'm here to teach them content, but I also want to be that voice in their head – when they're 12 and they don't believe in themselves, or when they're 15 and someone is trying to lead them down the wrong path – that gives them the confidence to do the right thing." |
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OutRVA, 'Say I Do!' to give away all-expenses paid wedding at Lewis Ginter
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OutRVA and Say I Do! have collaborated to offer LGBT couples an opportunity to win an all-expenses-paid wedding at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's Robins Tea House on March 7.
In September, Richmond Region Tourism launched OutRVA, a campaign designed to show people Richmond's strong LGBT community and highlight the area as a travel destination.
The winning couple will say "I do" in a ceremony coordinated by event designer and floral artist Casey Godlove of Strawberry Fields Flowers & Gifts and marriage concierge, Ayana Obika of All About The Journey. The couple will receive wardrobe and styling, a custom wedding cake, florals, an overnight stay at the Linden Row Inn (including a suite on the day of the wedding for preparation), and a post-wedding brunch at the Hilton Garden Inn on Sunday, March 8. > Read more.
No CVWMA collection delays for Lee-Jackson, MLK holidays
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CVWMA residential recycling and trash collections will continue as regularly scheduled for the Lee-Jackson (Jan. 16) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Jan. 19) holidays. Residential recycling collections on Friday, Jan. 16 and the week of Jan 19-23 will take place on normal collection day. Residents should place recycling container(s) out for pick-up by 7 a.m. on their regular scheduled collection day. > Read more.
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CAT Theatre announces auditions for 'Quartet'
CAT Theatre will hold auditions for Quartet on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 22, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Auditions will be held at the theatre, located at 319 N. Wilkinson Road in Richmond. Quartet will run May 22 through June 6 and will close out CAT's 51st season.
Director Laurie Follmer is seeking two males, ages 50-70 and two females ages 50-70. British accents are required for roles and are requested for auditions. There is no actual singing in the show. Singing ability and experience is not a requirement. Audition sides are available at http://www.cattheatre.com on the Audition Page. > Read more.
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Weekend Top 10
It's off to the theatre – this weekend in Henrico! "Two on Tap" at CACGA brings audiences back in time to an era when couples like Fred & Ginger and Mickey & Judy filled the silver screen. CAT Theatre's production of "Book of Days" begins tonight and runs through Feb. 7. Fans of the Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon "Schoolhouse Rock!" will love the live adaptation at the University of Richmond on Sunday. The Shanghai Quartet will also perform at the University of Richmond. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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Compassionate, safe and quality healthcare close to home …delivered by a family of devoted professionals.
Las Colinas Medical Center, built in 1997, is a 100 bed full service, acute-care facility offering a wide range of services to the community and families we serve. We take pride in offering customer conveniences and state-of-the-art technology to exceed your expectations by providing an aesthetically pleasing environment and amenities such as: private rooms, concierge service, cable television, wireless internet access and an executive chef. We set the standard for what you and your family should expect when visiting a hospital.
In addition to our exceptional care and facilities, Las Colinas is fortunate to partner with over 400 highly trained physicians who practice on our campus. Many of these physicians are located in one of the three medical office buildings located directly on campus or in offices nearby.
I invite you to become an informed consumer to explore our site to gain valuable information about the services we provide, practitioners on our staff, and the quality of care delivered at LCMC.
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Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life. In recognition of this commitment, we will strive to deliver high quality, cost-effective healthcare in the communities we serve.
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- We recognize and affirm the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual.
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- We trust our colleagues as valuable members of our healthcare team and pledge to treat one another with loyalty, respect and dignity.
Our Governing Board
William Correa | Dr. Ralph Cox | Dr. Michael Waldron |
Daniela Decell | Dr. Neville Fernandes | Trey Carway |
Brianna Hinajosa-Flores | Dr. Michael Hicks | Chan Patel |
Richard Stewart | Marsha Tunnell | Joe Philipp |
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Las Colinas Medical Center is a part of the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA)and its network of over 250 facilities in the United States and England. Comprised of locally managed hospitals and outpatient centers, HCA is the largest provider of healthcare services in the country.
The HCA North Texas Division consists of ten other hospitals in addition to Las Colinas Medical Center. Being a part of a large network of hospitals provides additional resources for each and every facility in the network, to ensure a commitment to the delivery of high quality, cost-effective healthcare in the communities we serve.
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Commitment to Patient Safety and Quality Care
At Las Colinas Medical Center, we take patient safety and your medical needs very seriously. Our hospital has joined the ranks of other HCA facilities in using technology to bring patient safety initiatives to the forefront of the delivery of care.
Electronic Medication Administration Records (eMAR) is a key strategy in response to the growing consumer outcry and industry wide push for improved patient safety, particularly in the area of medication administration.
EMAR has been paired with bar coding technology in order to provide clinicians in the hospital setting with a patients complete medication history from admission to discharge. Applying this technology and utilizing something as simple as the patient's armband has allowed Las Colinas Medical Center to successfully reduce the number of errors caused in the medication administration process. Use of this system decreases the possibility of medication errors caused by omission, wrong dose, patient, time or medication. The system not only eliminates potential medication errors, it also eliminates billing errors, as the patient's account is automatically charged at the time the medication and patient are scanned and administered.
MRSA Awareness
A MRSA infection is a bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. The bacteria can affect the skin, blood, bones, or lungs. A person can either be infected or colonized with MRSA. When a person is infected, the bacteria produce symptoms. A MRSA infection is serious because the bacteria are resistant to many common antibiotics that are used to treat infections.
There are two types of MRSA infection: community-acquired and nosocomial. People who have community-acquired MRSA infection were infected outside of a hospital setting. While nosocomial MRSA infection occurs in a hospital setting. Due to the growing prevalence of MRSA in our community, and in hospitals today, Las Colinas Medical Center has implemented an aggressive infection prevention protocol and campaign to reduce the spread of MRSA. The campaign includes proactive patient, visitor and staff education and screening/swabbing of high risk patient populations in order to prevent infections from occurring or spreading.
Learn more about our commitment to patient safety
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A friend told me about the Los Altos Plant Exchange on Saturday. I have never been, so all I know is what I have read online (and in a longer email I won't post here). Here's a blurb from Palo Alto Online:
"PLANT EXCHANGE ... Get ready to dig up healthy plants, including seedlings, cuttings, bulbs, small trees and shrubs, to swap at the Spring Plant Exchange on Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to noon. The free swap, sponsored by the Garden Club of Los Altos and the Los Altos Recreation Department, is held in the parking lot of the Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. Plants must be labeled, and no privets or invasive plants are accepted. Information: Betty Lee at 650-906-1651 or firstname.lastname@example.com." I'm hoping to make it, and plan to bring the following. (Most are month old rooted cuttings, a few sprouted tubers or seedlings): Agapetes serpens (1)
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The full "rules" of the sale tell those who have nothing to exchange to stay away. I think everyone should be able to participate; if someone finds themselves in this situation please contact me and I'll see if I can work something out. I can always find something to give a couple people. Unfortunately I will be out of contact beginning mid-day tomorrow. If there are others who can help that way please post here. |
- Posted by sjgardengal 9 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 30, 10 at 2:57
Thanks for posting this. I would love to attend. I wish I had know about this earlier so I can prepare. Do cuttings need to be rooted? Some of my plants have no id but I can give a full description. Do I need to bring only ID plant? I have lots of flowers and bulbs but won't have time to dig up. I'll try to bring some bulbs. |
- Posted by deep___roots ca9/sunset15 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 30, 10 at 12:35
I might drop by. Do I have to take something in exchange or can I just give my stuff to people? I have some nice trees, like california buckeyes, a monterey cypress (4 feet tall), and a pine tree (4 feet tall). All from seed or dug up from my yard and I do not need these. Got a salvia puberula cutting. Not sure how available this variety is, but the flowers are pretty unusual. Since it is a choice of attending this for a couple of hours or expunging swathes of privet seedlings from my yard, I might choose this. You're positive no one wants privet seedlings? Wonder why not (wink). |
sjgardengal, Based on the longer email my friend forwarded me unrooted cuttings are absolutely fine, and descriptions are OK if you don't have an ID. I'll forwarded that email to you privately. deep___roots, I'm sure you can donate and not take. I'm still thinking of taking some extra stuff and somehow making it obvious and available if people show up without things. If I figure something out I'll post it here tomorrow morning. Gotta go. |
I did not make it back into town in time for the exchange. My plants are all boxed up and ready to go--perhaps there is a comparable event elsewhere? |
- Posted by habitat_gardener z9 CA/Sunset15 (My Page) on Sun, May 2, 10 at 15:13
Hmm...I wonder if an online plant exchange, on yahoo or whatever, would work. I've been wanting to try oca! I'll probably have extra tomato seedlings in a month. They've been growing very slowly in a cold frame. I'm always potting up extras to give away, so I took 2.5 flats of various plants to the exchange yesterday and came home with half a flat. Another place to donate a few plants is the Western Hort meetings. I don't know exactly how it works, but each month (2nd Weds. in Los Altos) they have a speaker followed by a show-and-tell of favorite and interesting plants, then a raffle of a couple dozen plants. The May speaker will be talking about Lester Rowntree, one of the pioneers of native hort in Calif. She lived in Carmel and spent summers motoring around the state collecting seeds. |
- Posted by habitat_gardener z9 CA/Sunset15 (My Page) on Mon, May 3, 10 at 20:11
p.s. After the May 12 meeting, Western Hort's next meeting is in Sept. They take a break in the summer. It looks like anyone is welcome to bring plants for show and tell or to donate for the raffle. |
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accordhunter Posts: 24I was searching Accord actively for two months for its reputation and appearance, even visited four dealers' showroom several times, but didn't buy it in the end. I had same concern for the brake issue and another one that you didn't mention-flickering headlights when A/C is on. Edmunds' forums as well as other websites have a lot of discussions about it. Honda may or may not have fixed these problems lately, I could not find reliable answers. I just don't want put my own money into unknown investment ---20K at least.
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bobbo55 Posts: 25I am very pleased today I got my new 2009 EX-L V6 Accord with the polished Metal Metallic color from Harbor Honda in Merrillville In.It listed for $ 29225. I bought it on the internet for $ 24983 including destination fee. The doc fee was $99 and I also bought the splash guards for $138 and all weather mats for $161.Now I traded a 2007 white Lexus ES 350 which had 24500 miles on it.The lexus was a wonderful car. I hated the white exterior color . With all the pot holes on the roads here in Indiana they keep filling them with tar. I could not keep up with the Hundreds of tar spots on my car.Also at the Lexus dealer in Merrillville you could not just do an oil change at 5000 miles they always had many more items to do at these intervals which cost many $s.Harbor gave me $24000 for my Lexus.I was very pleased.So the deal cost me a total of $1460 and my Lexus.So I will get my title in 10 days..The Accord drives almost as good as the Lexus.The Lexus is a little more plush, but the Accord has a little better acceleration.I have owned many Hondas in my lifetime. I guess that I am a Honda man not a Toyota man.One thing more I would like to say. Harbor Honda treated me very well today they are the best Honda dealership in Northwest Indiana to do business with. Robert
raj99 Posts: 5I have a quote from a dallas/fortworth dealer for 22400, on EXL- w/o nav auto, 4 cylinder, i know the taxes are 6.25 %, but how much do the tag and other fees run to.
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mpe3 Posts: 2I am looking to purchase an 09 Accord EX-Lv4 no Nav. I received an email from dealer in Indy for $22,900 +TTL. I had been looking at used 08 models, but this seems like a decent offer. According to Edmunds TMV, this car invoices for $23,400. Price is good til April 30th. Any thoughts?
ulegend Posts: 2Early April at Larry Hopkins in Sunnyvale CA, with no trade in or financing. Did not get web price first. Went in for test drive and negotiated afterwards.
Silver 09 Accord EX AT with 12 miles
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ulegend Posts: 2Yep, saw your LX-P price post before going in for the test drive. I really appreciated that. The best price for the EX-AT in the South Bay/Silicon Valley area at that time, according to posts here, was around $21k.
Wish more people would post their actual bought prices and dealers, to help future buyers out. We can use the internet to really change the way cars are sold.
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2008honda Posts: 17autofool
That is good price! with 6.25%.... I bought my LX auto sedan in March for $19,900 OTD with 6 % ... I wanted $19,500 but I lost. Actually I, badly needed a new car and I traded my old one out.
I think this is good time to buy Honda, once the BIG 3 AUTO get in trouble, only foreign cars will stay in business and they will have their monopoly and will demand more $$$. I Think you can wiggle another $200- $400 for LX but it is all timing. Try at the end of the month and look for special sale.
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I live in Southern California and have received several internet quotes for a 2009 EX-L with NAV 4cylinder automatic. The lowest price I have received is $24,915 including destination charge but not including tax/license fees. The sticker price on this car is $29,195.
Does anyone think I can get a lower price than this? If so, how would you recommend approaching it?
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travdog34 Posts: 10Just signed a lease today.
Got a Accord Sedan LX (MSRP: $22,375) for a 36 month lease. 12k miles/year.
$249/month for 36 months and they covered my first month. So it was $249/month for 35months.
Selling price was $18,439, plus tax, tag, and documentation fee. The out the door number is $19,464.17.
Extremely satisfied with the deal. Did everything through email and online. Spent about 30 minutes in the dealership.
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krishna4 Posts: 6I have a good news for you. I got the following quote from Livermore honda. I think this is valid only though this weekend. This is including destination fee. $1000 less than your best quote. Call the internet sales manager and you can refer my name.
2009 Honda Accord EX-L w/navigation sedan (auto)
Special price.................................. $23,999.00*
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falashan Posts: 22If this is the wrong thing to do, I apologize, and please remove this post.
But I am hoping that someone reading this list will know where to find a 2009 Accord EX-L Coupe V6 6M non/Nav in Red/Ivory anywhere in New England.
Can it be that there are none exist in six states?
I have been going crazy the last two days trying to find this vehicle.
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