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When they moved from Los Angeles, Holly and Eric Montgomery embraced the rugged spirit of the Berkshires but added their own understated sophistication
By Ingrid Abramovitch
Like many urban couples, Eric and Holly Montgomery fantasized about leaving Los Angeless hard-charging life behind for the serenity and space of the country. Holly, an artist and former fashion stylist, imagined a studio where she could paint full time. Her husband, Eric, a biochemist who cofounded the OPI nail polish brand, envisioned a large home office and laboratory where he could work on his inventions. They would have lots of dogs, take hikes in the woods, and ride horses, as Holly had when growing up in England. We were too tired to go to any more Oscar parties, she says. We wanted some peace and quiet.
Determined to make the dream a reality, they spent a year driving up and down the East Coast. At last, they purchased a 50-acre rural spread in the Berkshires, in Massachusetts, with a picturesque creek running through it. That autumn, not long after they moved into one of the two stone cottages on the property, it began to snow. At first we were in heaven, says Holly. We thought it was divine. But it never stopped snowing and soon the snow was waist deep. They spent the next few months mostly homebound in their dark stone house, staring through a small window at the frozen creek and their icy dreamscape. It was a shock, she says.
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WYTHE COUNTY, Va., July 1, 2012 — Imagine a 21st century "Foxfire" combined with a dynamic regional entrepreneurial gateway and you have Heartwood, located in the Blue Ridge Mountain region of Virginia. Conveniently located just off Interstate 81 at Exit 14 in Abingdon, Virginia, this stunning 27,000 square foot building is a must see in Southwest Virginia.
The home of the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission, the center incorporates two successful cultural tourism initiatives. Round the Mountain, Southwest Virginia's artisan network of more than 550 members, and The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail with a collection of people and locations dedicated to the vast musical heritage of the region.The initiatives are organizations created to first link and consolidate, and then showcase the cultural heritage of the region.
Todd Christensen, executive director of the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation, sees it as a collection of what Southwest Virginia has to offer that can be found nowhere else in the country. The unique music, crafts, economic, and recreational opportunities are all combined in one easily accessible central location. From there you can plan a visit, a stay, a business venture, or a lifetime in the region.
Heartwood also presents the many natural assets of the area by featuring such outdoor recreation as hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, fishing, and kayaking.
According to Christenson, the mission of Heartwood is to further Southwest Virginia's restructuring as a creative economy. The real message is to attract high tech businesses and a new economy by marketing the quality of life of the region.
For many years there has been a consensus in the region that the best it has to offer is its cultural heritage and recreational opportunities. With tourism growing at a rate of 17% annually in Southwest Virginia, the next logical step was to create one central location where all the resources could be combined.
In 2008, the General Assembly of Virginia appointed the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission to spearhead the effort to build a creative economy in the region. Partners include the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, Virginia Tourism Corporation, and Virginia Department of Conservation and Resources.
Funding partners include the Tobacco Indemnification and Revitalization Commission and the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Christensen also pointed out that the backing and energy of former Virginia Senator Mark Warner was a large part of the reason the facility went from idea to reality in such a short time.
What makes this facility so unique is the focus on obtaining materials and manpower locally if at all possible. When the goods or services could not be obtained locally, the next resources tapped focused on staying within the state of Virginia, then within the United States if Virginia could not provide the required resources. As a result of this innovative approach, Christensen was proud to state that 85% of the material and manpower used in building Heartwood could be tied to a specific person or business.
The wood used inside the facility is labeled throughout, and Christenson actually pointed to a section of walnut shelving-select harvested from Buchanan County, Virginia, one of the 19 counties of Southwest Virginia.
The upscale cuisine offered at the restaurant follows the same principle by acquiring all its ingredients locally, including the wine and coffee bar that features locally roasted coffee and regional wines.
The crafts offered are each tagged with a photo of the artist, as well as where in Southwest Virginia their work can be found. The facility features four separate galleries to showcase the crafts, as well as a central venue to enjoy the music offered every Thursday and during special events.
The crafts offered are unique and beautiful, all examples of a long history of creativity and ingenuity in the region which are passed from one generation to the next. So unique is the artwork offered that USA Today listed Heartwood as one of ten great places to shop at craft galleries.
The effort of four cities and the 19 counties of Southwest Virginia, Heartwood is an example of what like-minded people can do when their energies and ideas are consolidated toward a common goal. More importantly, in the years to come it may well serve as a successful template that can be duplicated not only in Southwest Virginia but also throughout Appalachia.
Heartwood is open:
Monday – Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday - Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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Yesterday, Congressman Allen West appeared on CNBC, from Chicago. I appreciated the jab he took at the mayors who are targeting Chick-Fil-A for their religious beliefs.
Yeah, for Allen West — a true American patriot. I think he should be Romney's vice-president. He's one of the best in politics. It's about time somebody stood up to the anti-Christian bigoted Mayors of Boston and Chicago. Allen West for President!!! Let's kick obozo, the proven fraud out, and put Allen West there. He'd straighten this country out for good. See website: http://www.haasstrep68.com page 4 for the history of treason and if anyone wants to help remove obozo from office.


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My friend asked me yesterday how my novel is coming.
I told her it's on hold, with what I hope sounded like breezy nonchalance. It is on hold. For babies, and paid work, and launching the new Digging Deep site (any day now – so excited), the passion project is languishing.
I think about it all the time. I even dream about it. Now and then I even have a great idea that I quickly jot in my notebook, but as for actually writing a word, it hasn't happened since we moved into our temporary digs here in San Francisco.
All I can say is that I miss it, and I can't wait to get back to it.
In more exciting news, I've almost lost the baby weight! I bought a new pair of jeans at H&M yesterday and I'm feeling sassy for the first time in while. Fun.
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Two weeks ago I blogged about officially being a member of the National Writer's Union
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Here's a not-so-good photo of it that I took with my iPhone.
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As a part of my freelance work (which has been mostly writing website content and other marketing material), I've recently begun ghost writing social media campaigns. I was reluctant to get into it, because I see myself as a writer, not a professional tweeter, but I have to say I'm really loving it.
I'm thinking of expanding my self-promotion on this front by revising my website with a new page to advertise my services, but to do that I feel I need to be able to quantify what a good social media campaign does for a client. Right now the vibe I get out there in the business world is that companies feel they need a social media presence because they "just do." A lot of them, however, don't want to deal with stepping into this new way of promoting their endeavors. It seems that most of them are much happier to pay someone to manage it for them.
So my challenge is to make a good argument as to why they need me. More than "just because." And I think I've discovered a new tool I can use to support my personal pitch. I recently signed up for Hootsuite to streamline all the Twitter and Facebook accounts I manage, and they have a function where you can create a report about how many people click through to your site as a result of your Tweets/posts. If I can create a few of these (using my current clients, anonymously of course) I can at least argue that my work brings eyeballs to a website.
The question then becomes: how do I quantify increased profits resulting from that increased web traffic, particularly when dealing in service industries, not online retailers. I need to do more research on this. It's something I'm very curious about. If anyone out there know a good source for info on this, tweet me.
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As I mentioned, I went down to the WordCamp conference in Orange County last week, which meant leaving the kids and hubby for two nights.
Aside from the fact that time away from the baby is kind of tough while nursing (for the uninitiated I won't go into the details of breast pumping, but the moms out there who've used one know what I'm talking about when I say UHG), I was really looking forward to a little time away.
Grown up time. Nobody crying, needing my attention, or spilling anything. Every mom should get the occasional day or two off, and I was really enjoying it, but it's so bitter sweet these days.
I sped through security with my roll-aboard, took my time in the little stall of the bathroom without worrying my daughter was making a break for it, and even had a beer with my refrigerator sushi, because, hey, I wasn't nursing any time soon. But within the hour I actually began missing my little Cling-ons.
It was a strange, visceral longing. I didn't actually miss parenting, per se. Parenting is ridiculously hard most of the time. What I missed was the feeling of my family. My daughter's blond fro tickling my face, curling up next to my guy at night, the way my baby nuzzles his nose into the crook of my neck right after he spits up all down the back of my shirt. These were the things I missed. The physical sensations of being close to the people I love. The longing just kind of hovered in my mind. Not overwhelming, just kind of always there.
Well, for better or worse, it was only a two day trip. I kept thoughts of those three precious souls in my heart, and let the rest of my body just relax for about 30 hours. It's true what they say – absence does make the heart grow fonder.
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Forget everything I said about how easy it is to spend the days with the kids and write at night. That worked for about two weeks. The fact is, business is done during business hours. Sometimes there's just no getting around that. What's more, working at night means I get a lot less sleep than I'm used to, which, when I'm trying to keep up with the kids all day, is a serious detriment.
So I'm back to feeling stressed about trying to keep my own career moving forward while supporting my guy in his filmmaking work. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to do it. Daniel worked two jobs for two years while I got my masters degree. I am thrilled that the tables have turned and I can now support him in what he wants to do, but it is challenging.
In looking for things that could be cut, to make my life easier, this blog keeps raising it's little hand, but the fact is I really like writing this blog. Still, we're about to launch the Digging Deep Campaign website which will require some blogging, and the time may come that something has to go.
It's a continual work in progress, this life/family/career. I just have to figure it out as I go along.
ps – I'm hoping to blog a little more about the film soon. I just need to pick Daniel's brain a bit. They don't start shooting until June 5. All I've heard recently is that the production office got a kick-ass espresso machine. Color me jealous.


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June is National Rose Month and what better way to celebrate than to send roses to the important people in your life! Here are a few fun facts about roses that you might not know:
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- Washington D.C., Iowa, New York and North Dakota all have roses as their state flowers.
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- The world's oldest rose is thought to be over 1,000 years old. It still blooms today on the wall of the Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany.
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Study finds high medication error rates among adults and children receiving outpatient cancer treatment
Research Activities, August 2009, No. 348
A growing number of cancer patients are now able to receive treatment in the outpatient setting, including clinics, doctors' offices, and even at home. However, medication error rates are high in both adults and children receiving outpatient chemotherapy for cancer, reveals a new study. Researchers from the HMO Research Network Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERT) reviewed the medical records of patients receiving treatment from one pediatric and three adult oncology clinics. The researchers reviewed 1,262 adult patient visits involving 10,995 medications and 117 pediatric visits involving 913 medications.
The researchers identified 112 medication errors, for an overall rate of 8.1 errors per 100 clinic visits. More than half of chemotherapy errors (57.1 percent) had the potential to cause patient injury. Only 4 percent of errors were stopped before they reached the patient. Most errors involved medication administration (56 percent) and prescribing (36 percent). Administration errors were often due to confusion over two sets of orders, one written at diagnosis and another adjusted dose on the day of administration. This problem could be reduced by improved communication, note the researchers. In adults, the medication error rate was 7.1 errors per 100 visits. Drugs most commonly associated with errors were zoledronic acid and leuprolide. The majority of errors took place during clinic administration (56 percent); only 7 percent involved home administration.
The medication error rate was much higher in children: 18.8 errors per 100 visits. Medications most susceptible to errors were dapsone and cyproheptadine. Errors took place most often in ordering (64 percent) and home administration (27 percent). However, more than half of the pediatric errors that had the potential for patient harm occurred when giving medications in the home.
The study was funded in part by a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HS10391) to the HMO CERT. For more information on the CERT program, please visit http://certs.hhs.gov/.
See "Medication errors among adults and children with cancer in the outpatient setting," by Kathleen E. Walsh, M.D., M.Sc., Katherine S. Dodd, Ph.D., R.N., Kala Seetharaman, M.D., and others in the February 2009 Journal of Clinical Oncology 27(6), pp. 891-896.


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Big Brothers Big Sisters benefit satisfies sweet tooth
By Denise Baran-Unland For The Herald-News October 5, 2012 12:22PM
Michael Tessone, the chocolatier at Aunt Nina's Sweets-n-Treats, will create desserts for Big Finale, the Big Brothers Big Sisters fundraiser, on Oct. 14. | File photo
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What: Big Finale
When: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 14
Where: Holiday Inn Conference Center, 411 S. Larkin Ave., Joliet
Etc: Two hours of chef-created desserts, music and a silent auction
Tickets: $50
Contact: Call 815-723-BBBS (2227) or visit www.bbbswillgrundy.org.
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The "homey" desserts executive chef John Woods will dish up at Oct. 14's Big Finale benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties will contain three irresistible combinations.
These are Woods' personal love for sweets, Harrah's Joliet's commitment to charitable causes and signature recipes from the casino's newest restaurant, Paula Deen's Kitchen.
"I spent part of my career as a pastry chef and really have a soft spot in my heart for pastry art," said Woods, 51 of Naperville. "And I really like chocolate."
His featured item is a gooey butter cake, a dense dessert that resembles bar cookies. Woods, along with William Langlois, the room chef for Paula Deen's Kitchen at Harrah's Joliet, will offer several varieties of this cake. These will include "traditional" and custom flavors, such as pumpkin and Oreo.
"It's very sweet and satisfying for people who, like me, really like their desserts," Woods said.
He and Langlois will also serve two of Deen's pies, key lime and pecan, as well as a butter rum cake. All of the foods served in Paula Deen's Kitchen are based on recipes Deen uses at The Lady and Sons, Deen's Georgia restaurant.
Also during Big Finale, local elected officials will introduce a child from their community who is waiting for a Big Brother or Big Sister. Patrons may also enjoy piano music and bid on silent auction items.
Lisa Morel Las, CEO for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties, conceived Big Finale after eating at Finale Desserterie in Massachusetts, an all-dessert restaurant. Last year, Big Finale raised $33,523.
"It's a great way to taste decadent delicacies from the local area and not feel bad," Las said. "People can feel good knowing that the money generated will go toward efforts to match the 52 boys and 13 girls on our waiting list for a Big Brother or Big Sister mentor."
Woods came to Harrah's Joliet slightly more than a year ago. This former political science major began his culinary career as a line cook for the former Stouffer's Restaurants and Hotels as his means of paying for college, until Stouffer's offered Woods a culinary internship and Woods decided he'd rather cook than practice law.
He remained with Stouffer's for 12 years, eventually becoming executive chef at the Oak Brook Hotel in 1989.
"When I was growing up, we used to window shop at Oak Brook Mall and then have brunch at Stouffer's," Woods said. "Years later, I worked there."
Before Woods accepted a position at Harrah's Joliet, he worked seven years at the Holiday Inn Select Hotel in Naperville and then the Hyatt Rosemont. Woods believes the joy in working as a chef is variety ("Each day is different," Woods said.) and new people to meet.
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Dazzle's Painted Pastures Rescue and Sanctuary in Tinley Park is no longer providing shelter to unwanted dogs, cats, and other animals.
Animal Welfare League workers on Wednesday removed 27 dogs, nine cats, three miniature horses and two wolves from the facility after a judge on Tuesday ordered the owner, Dawn Hamill, to surrender all of the shelter's animals except five of her own.
Her attorney, Purav Bhatt, said he made an appearance Wednesday morning at the Markham courthouse to clarify the time line for the removal of the animals and information on which agencies would be taking them.
Andy Conklin, a spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney's office, said Judge Anna H. Demacopoulos reiterated the order to remove the animals.
About 3 p.m., two Animal Welfare League vans and two trucks pulled up to the sanctuary property at 5555 W. 175th St., and workers began unloading cages.
Shortly thereafter, they began escorting or carrying cats and dogs from the rear of the property toward the cages and vehicles as the sound of whining and barking dogs filled the air. Hamill helped the workers, removing at least one dog from her house and putting it into a cage.
By 3:50 p.m., they had loaded up several animals and left the property.
Hamill declined comment, saying she was going back into her home to spend time with her family.
Linda Estrada, executive director of the Animal Welfare League, said the state's attorney's office and the Cook County sheriff's office contacted the league about noon Wednesday to remove the animals.
Friends of the agency would visit Hamill's property later Wednesday to take away horses, she said.
"We're going to need a lot of help to help the animals. We need homes and we need help," Estrada said.
She said Hamill had been "really cooperative" about having the animals removed.
"It's a lot easier on everybody, including the animals, to do it calmly," Estrada said.
At Hamill's sentencing hearing Tuesday, Demacopoulos said Hamill met the state definition of an animal hoarder.
"Ms. Hamill may have a good heart and good intentions but she doesn't have the mental ability to understand that the animals were kept in an unkind way," she said.
She then told Hamill, "You insist you can do this on your own. But it's not good for animals. It's just not good for the animals."
Hamill also was sentenced to one year on probation and ordered to pay an $8,000 fine, serve 30 days in the Cook County sheriff's work alternative program and undergo a mental health evaluation.
Hamill's shelter was raided in February 2011 by a sheriff's department animal crimes unit. More than 100 animals were removed from the shelter, including a dead cat and a dead miniature horse.
Demacopoulos said video footage from the raid showed 30 to 40 animals were kept in one small room.
"Those animals are right on top of each other," she said.
She said Illinois Department of Agriculture inspections of the shelter in June and August 2010 showed there wasn't proper drainage, dogs were sleeping on gravel and proper adoption records weren't being kept.
Hamill was convicted last month of eight misdemeanor counts of violation of owner's duties.
Hamill said Tuesday she had four horses of her own and four others at the sanctuary; five of her own dogs and 15 to 20 others; and three llamas.
As the animals were being removed Wednesday, neighbor Al Yursis defended Hamill.
"I say she loves those animals," he said. "I've never seen the horses back there not eating. She's loved animals her whole life.
"You live by so many animals, you would think it would smell. But it doesn't. She's always cleaning, always working."


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That's all I know. How runny will this be to squish onto my leaf? Do you add any fortifier to the POP? Is this a "negative?" I don't need a release agent, right? Next, then of course, I want to make a silicone mold. Thanks so much!!! Impatient newbie |
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Here is a link that might be useful: leaf molds
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Cookbook creator says: Yummy yummy yummy!!! We all loved these cookies! Very filling too so it was great for snack time :) Carbs: 12.2g | Fat: 2.5g | Fiber: 0.5g | Protein: 1.1g | Calories: 66.8
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The caramel, chocolate and touch of salt with the crackers made these a huge hit with the gang. The calorie count is low -- if you can stick to just one serving. It reminds me of a homemade chocolate bar. Submitted by OASIS1223 Carbs: 7.5g | Fat: 8.4g | Fiber: 0.8g | Protein: 0.7g | Calories: 102.3
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Senate confirms John Kerry as Secretary of State
Following approval by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), the full Senate approved (94-3) the nomination of Senator John Kerry (D-MA) for Secretary of State. President Obama also released a statement on Senator Kerry's confirmation.
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From the GRAMMY's to Survivor, iZotope's Adaptive Real-time Noise Reduction Unit is at home in the broadcast booth, remote truck, and live studio audience
NAB – Las Vegas – Since the introduction of ANR-B™, iZotope's adaptive real-time noise reduction hardware, iZotope has been steadily setting new standards of audio quality in various broadcast applications and winning fans along the way.
ANR-B automatically identifies and removes broadband and tonal noise from dialog in real-time, making it ideal for the demands of live broadcast, live to tape reality TV, and call–in programs, live sound reinforcement, forensics, among other challenging applications. With the choice of completely automatic operation or a lightning-fast "Learn" mode, mixers can deal with noise issues more quickly than ever before, leaving them free to focus on the task at hand.
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Broadcast Production Engineer Tom Holmes chose ANR-B for real-time noise reduction on the live TV broadcast of the 2010 GRAMMY Awards. Using the unit's Adapt Mode, Holmes simply inserted the unit on the Dialog buss of his console. "It did a great job of both losing the fan noise from all the LED screens and Varilites, as well as help with the room's reverb tails coming back into the mic,� said Holmes. "I could have pushed it farther, and reduced more noise, but I didn't really want to make the dialog sound out of context with the room's size.�
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What a Berkeley Hag.........................moles and all. Just give her a broom stick (note: not a boom stick = she would have no clue what it was for).
Capitol Alert: Nancy Skinner unveils bill to crack down on ammunition sales
Look for the Video of Skinner in this link - she has more 'hate' than all of us, and is an 'igornant urban hick'! OAKLAND: City leaders stand behind bill to curb ammunition sales | www.ktvu.com
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The funeral for disco queen Donna Summer Sudano was held Wednesday at Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville. Summer was a Nashville resident since 1995.
Summer's family and close friends attended the memorial services, including David Foster, who performed "The Prayer" with Natalie Grant. Other guests included, Georgio Moroder, Jamal Anderson, and Tony Orlando.
The singer died last Thursday at her home in Florida surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband, Bruce Sudano; her three daughters, Mimi S. Dohler, Brooklyn Sudano, Amanda S. Ramirez; and 4 grandchildren.
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Steve T. Gorches picks — TALLADEGA: Danica Patrick, David Ragan, Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray, Juan Pablo Montoya. Total points: 133; DARLINGTON: Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Gordon
The annual Post-Tribune Fantasy NASCAR contest has returned for a sixth season. Each week readers pick five drivers and points are based on the same system NASCAR uses in its standings. Lineup entries can be submitted via email ( firstname.lastname@example.com ) or phone (219-314-3797). Entries can also be texted to that cell number. No faxes, please. With your entries, please include your name, hometown and a contact number. First and second place each week will be entered into a drawing in July for tickets to the Brickyard 400.
Updated: June 11, 2013 4:37PM
Those who know me, or have read my columns over the years, know I'm absolutely the type of guy who says, "I told you so."
So, to all our Post-Tribune Fantasy NASCAR contest entrants, "I told you so … again and again and again and again."
Restrictor plate races equal chaos and equal a weird list of drivers in the top 10, meaning you shouldn't pick five popular drivers because at least one or two of them will inevitably finish in the bottom 10.
I say it every time Daytona or Talladega approaches and inevitably 80 percent of the readers don't listen.
I mean you do want to win, right? Free tickets to the Brickyard 400 in July is appealing, right?
Instead, we get another restrictor race in which no one topped 180 points. Now I didn't either, but I was one of only two people to choose the winner: David Ragan. The other was Chuck Green Jr. of Wheatfield, who also didn't score well (I had 133 points and he had 129). But we had the right idea.
You know what drivers were in the bottom 10: Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin, who was back after four weeks off due to a compression fracture.
And in the top 10 besides Ragan: David Gilliland (second), Michael Waltrip (fourth), Regan Smith (sixth), Aric Almirola (10th) and Scott Speed in ninth.
Let me repeat that last one … Scott freaking Speed, who was worthless in Formula One and hasn't finished in the top 10 in a Sprint Cup race since 2010. In fact, he now has four top 10s and three of them are on restrictor tracks — one win at Daytona and now two at Talladega, including his highest career finish of fifth in 2009.
Want more evidence?
Waltrip's last five top 10s dating back to 2009 are all restrictor races.
I rest my case.
So who survived low scores and not listening to me this week?
Joe Slamka of Chesterton matched his wife, Ruth Anne with one victory this season as he had 176 points, thanks to not picking anyone who finished below 18th. Also qualifying for our July drawing in second was two readers tied with 173 points — Albert Gonzalez of Lake Station and Denny Halloran of DeMotte.


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The Veteran's Club is an inclusive, non-partisan group that supports all JCCC students connected to military services, active duty, veterans, reserve, guard and their dependents.
The club's goal is to provide social activities, opportunities to participate in community service, further the advancement of veterans in higher education, and networking for jobs.
The club meets on the first Wednesday of every month during the semester from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the In Focus Dining Room located next to Dining Down Under in the Commons building. At our meetings we often have lunch provided. In addition to guest speakers, we discuss upcoming events that include anything from social activities to fundraisers and community outreach opportunities.
The current Veteran's Club Officers are:
President: Chris Hinds
Vice President: Larry Nickerson
Treasurer/Secretary: Hedilbert Chee
For more information you can email us or join us on Facebook where we are constantly updating and posting information about job fairs, local events, and the club in general.
Follow the link for quick access to the official GI Bill® website.
Student Veterans of America (SVA)
Johnson County Community College's Veteran's Club is an official Chapter Member of the SVA which works to provide veterans with resources, support, and advocacy needed to succeed in higher education and post-graduation. The SVA works closely with the Dept. of Veterans Administration (VA) as well as the Government to provide the best possible options to the countries growing veteran population as they transition from their service to the civilian world and going back to school.
The SVA also works with many businesses and the government pushing to make hiring veterans a priority, although their primary focus is on education.
The SVA hosts an Annual National Conference, This year's conference will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Club will be working on fundraisers to attend the convention and invites you to be a part of this exciting opportunity!


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Enjoy library talks on local history, musical performances, storytimes, and many more Depauville Library events on YouTube.
Depauville Free Library is working with local, sidewalk astronomer, Tom Aiken, to organize looks into the night sky.
We are asking that interested stargazers send their email addresses to firstname.lastname@example.com so we can send out word when and where Tom will be setting up his telescope. Since good observations depend upon good weather conditions, emails are the best way to organize a star party at a moments notice.
2013 promises to be an action-packed year for stargazers, and, Depauville Free Library is hoping to give you a front row seat to some of its most promising night sky events.
Tom Aiken and his Dobsonian telescope that took him 20 years to build, have logged many hours introducing people to celestial wonders. The telescope uses a mirrored system as opposed to lenses and is designed to be portable and with a large aperture.
"The Changing Years A History of Depauville" was first researched, written, and printed in 1976 by members of the Depauville Bicentennial Committee wishing to celebrate the important milestone with a project that would be a legacy to future generations.
The material submitted far exceeded their expectations. In addition to strictly historical information, it included accounts of numerous heart-warming moments and human-interest incidents in the lives of Depauville residents, past and present.
The 1976 book was compiled from early records of churches and organizations, wills, deeds, obituaries, census records, and diaries. Old scrapbooks revealed a wealth of information and recollections of older Depauville residents provided tremendous help in regard to the history of local buildings.
In 2004, responding to continued interest and demand for the hamlet's history and with copies of the 1976 book no longer available, "The Changing Years", was reprinted.
Joan Blance, Winnie Edwards, Linda Brewer, Nancy Gardner, Tresa Forkey, Teresa Gallup, Jan Larrow
Computer skills are very important in today's world and Depauville Free Library is offering training sessions for anyone interested in operating a computer or exploring the Internet. Whether you are working on your resume or still trying to find the "on/off" switch, these training sessions can give you the help you need.
Instruction is free and will be one-on-one or one-on-two, (so you won't have to go it alone!) and the sessions will be scheduled to accommodate your day as long as they fall within library hours.
Training will be tailored to what you want to learn: computer basics, Microsoft Word, introduction to using the Internet, searching the Internet, email, handling digital photos, writing a resume, online job searching, social network basics, as well as online library services like reference and ebooks.
Please call the Depauville Library at 686-3299 to find out more about the classes we are offering and to set up a time.
Beautiful and finely detailed models of Depauville landmarks have been donated to the Community Center and are now on display at the Library.
Jan Debevic (born Janice Exford) has graciously donated models of the Methodist Church, the Old Stone School, and the MacFarlane Building. Over the years her friend, George Frank, a Methodist minister and railroad buff, skillfully constructed these buildings, as well as a model of Jan's home in the hamlet. After the recent fire that destroyed the MacFarlane Building, Jan thought the models would be better kept here in Depauville and we are grateful for her generosity.
Generosity has also brought us a model of the Old Stone Church. Made on a larger scale, the model not only captures the outside of the church but accurately shows the building's interior. Viva Fauteux (born Viva Ward) grew up on Grindstone but lived for a time in the hamlet and has donated her replica of the landmark to the community.
Click on this image to see a slide show of the restoration process undertaken for the theater curtain and the signature quilt.
The large cotton canvas theater curtain, dating from the early 1900s, originally hung on the stage of the old Depauville Town Hall. Decorated with colorful advertising of area businesses, it is also referred to as an "advertising drape". The reverse side is inscribed and dated by many local performers who graced the Town Hall's stage. When the Town Hall was sold and the stage converted to cubby storage, the library inherited the curtain, where, for many years it lanquished, nailed to a wall, in a state of deterioration. Placed in the storage shed for safe keeping when work to renovate the library began, the curtain luckily survived the library fire in 2007, and, through a grant from the Greater Hudson Heritage Network was restored by West Lake Conservators of Skaneateles, NY, the same group that repaired the 1903 Signature Quilt that now hangs in the library.
The quilt and theater curtain are cherished centerpieces of a collection of local history in the library that illustrate the rich and lively heritage of our community at the turn of the twentieth century.
This classic hand pieced and hand quilted signature quilt, made in Depauville in 1903, had been rolled and off display at the time of the September, 2007 fire that caused structural damage to the Depauville Free Library and destroyed all of the library's books.
Unfortunately the quilt did not escape the fire unscathed. It was burned and sustained smoke and water damage and mildew set in before the quilt received professional attention from West Lake Conservators, Ltd, of Skaneateles, NY.
The quilt now hangs in the Library, beautifully cleaned and the damage stabilized, but showing the scars it received in the fire. It consists of 25 full blocks, each approximately 13 inches square, and 5 half blocks. The pattern is an eight pointed star surrounded by 3 rows of sashing with a "nine patch" block at the intersections.


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This comment by Jeremy Lott's Diary reader "Alex" amused me. I reproduce it here in full, without commentary. Will circle back to answer some of this later. Probably tomorrow:
Do the Republicans have an alternative to Obamacare? Actually none. (Contrary to Romney's opinion, the ER is not an alternative to primary care. I should know as I work in one) The status quo is horrible and way more expensive. Having Healthcare mandates is a key way to to reduce healthcare costs, and was actually initially a Republican suggestion. Additionally insurance companies stand to profit and were supportive of the initiative. [Read more...]


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Sun, Aug 4, 13 at 18:27
I just ordered this begonia, and I can't find much information on it when I googled. Some sites said it needs high humidity like in a terrarium, some say it dosnt need a terrarium and can just be set on a pebble tray. What kind of potting soil should it be in? I've also read that if you keep it in low light, it wil develop more of the peacock blue iridescence. Is that true? Will it grow well as a low light plant? Any information on this plant would be appreciated :) |
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- Posted by woebegonia MT (My Page) on Mon, Aug 5, 13 at 8:29
I had and lost this one years ago. The thin leaves tell you it needs good humidity, terrarium or tight, clear container probably best, at least when it is time to start heating the home, unless you are growing in a greenhouse with full controls. |
- Posted by flower.baby none (My Page) on Mon, Aug 5, 13 at 15:04
Woebegonia: What kind of light and watering needs does it have? Would a pebble tray provide enough humidity? It was kind of expensive and really beautiful so I want to make sure I can provide it with what it needs :) |
- Posted by woebegonia MT (My Page) on Mon, Aug 5, 13 at 18:45
Assuming you are growing indoors, it will do fine on the EDGE of a light system, it will hold the color that way. Yes a pebble tray would hold humidity, but as an aid. It still needs to be grown under some kind of cover to hold enough humidity. I grew mine that way successfully in damp sphagnum moss which had been soaked in fertilizer, then squeezed unitl it felt only damp, and then used as potting medium for the plant. I still grow many humidity-sensitive plants that way. Depending on your light fixtures (and I am speaking of two40W flourescent bulbs), that should be plenty of light and don't put the plant directly UNDER that lighting but near the light. My plant grew well, bloomed, I crossed B. xanthina on it, had yellow flowers from that cross, and then lost the whole three. The story of my life. . .If the plant looks good right now ,I would get it established first NEAR the light and make sure the room heat is not hot, cool to warm conditions is what I think tropicals need; generally speaking there is no transpiration in begonias above 75 degrees F, I think it is always better to grow the terr. types cooler than warmer. If you can grow Rexes, I think the humidity loving species take about the same care. Anybody else on this subject is welcome to chime in and contribute comments here if they have different opinions. |
- Posted by pugmeister 10 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 4, 13 at 23:53
I grow pavonina with chlorosticta in a 53 gallon terrarium with a base of horticultural charcoal and perlite, a medium of approximately 60 % long fiber,New Zealand Sphagnum moss. 30 % perlite, and 10 % coir chunks. I also add a small amount of lime and Ironite Plus. I use one 53 watt T5 bulb, four feet long. I keep a tiny fan on the top of the terrarium to move the heat away from the terrarium. In the summer my plant room gets temps in the 80's,and the plants are fine. The medium is always moist,but not wet. Water is always,except on very warm weather, condensing on the terrarium wall and on pavonina's leaves. When I first got pavonina, those drops of water would trigger leaf spot ~> rot. neem leaf power (1/8 teaspoon to one cup water) sprayed onto leaves stopped this. |
Here is a link that might be useful: my pavonina
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Sun, Sep 30, 12 at 22:14
During preheat and cool down in my Wolf L Series double oven, there is a sound similar to metal flexing or someone hitting the wall. Before calling repair, thought I would post for any potential solution. The oven has only had minimal use since installation last month. Thanks much! |
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Glbguy - thanks for the response. It was recommended to run self-clean in both ovens. Within minutes of starting the cycle in the upper oven - BOOM! I think they may be on something. Hopefully, this does resolve the issue. |
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Quick, close your eyes. Actually don't do that because then you can't keep reading, but just somehow simulate the eyes closed sensation (get creative). When I say "draft bust" to you, what's the first image in your mind? For me it's always JaMarcus Russell, for he will always and forever be the image of what it is to not try.
Now let's do the same with "free agent bust". For me the immediate image there is that of Albert Haynesworth, the rotund Redskins money pit who was signed to a $100 million contract in 2009, $41 million of which was guaranteed. He then commenced his ballooning, and this remains his lasting legacy in Washington…
Haynesworth has now become an American hero of sorts, and in hindsight he may have actually been the smart one here. In a league where only about half of every contract is guaranteed (at best), teams can discard players at will, and bodies are ruined by age 30, he took his money and ran. Or at least waddled quickly, as former teammate Chris Cooley said Haynesworth's goal was to get released as soon as possible after receiving his guaranteed money, and live a quiet life in retirement on a speed boat with scantily-clad women.
To be a bust the player in question doesn't necessarily have to reach Haynesworth's level of stink. For me and for most (I think?), the definition of a free agency bust is as follows: a player whose production doesn't come close to meeting the level of play expected from the paycheck he receives. Each year there are potential land mines who can meet that description, and through the first year of his contract Mike Wallace certainly leads the 2013 free agent class for the bust label.
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Recent Comments:
Blizzard is up to something: 'Soon we'll fly together again ...' {WoW}
Mar 6th 2012 11:46AM There's no reason from a gameplay perspective that RealID friends shouldn't be able to group for LFD & LFR cross-faction. It would break lore immersion a little, but there are not many (if any) differences in current dungeons for factions. ICC might make it difficult, but only because it had faction NPCs.
Blizzard layoffs could mean many things {WoW}
Mar 2nd 2012 12:36PM It sounds like it was inevitable. Blizzard staffed accordingly to player demand in the Wrath heyday, but since the need no longer exists, there must be cuts. It is how business works; companies exist to make a product or service & earn a profit, not to employ people. Blizzard has to remain healthy if they are to keep making great products.
Breakfast Topic: Is Cataclysm tanking getting easier and easier? {WoW}
Feb 25th 2012 10:38AM I've been tanking since mid-Wrath.
I would definitely agree that the most challenging period was the start of Cata. I think this has more to do with newness of content / gear levels. By mid-cycle of any expac, people are usually pretty well geared and the content is known to enough in the group that things go well, in addition to fine-tuning and hot fixes.
I remember being quite the uber bear in Wrath raids and heroics, then being utterly humiliated trying to handle Heroic Ozruk the first couple times. Like anything though, as I got geared and just a bit of experience in, it all became simple. However, I would agree that 4.3 content does seem a bit easier than previous stuff.
The Queue: When is the MoP beta starting? {WoW}
Feb 23rd 2012 1:07PM Hmm, nobody will set Vashj'ir as their home base? Makes me want to start a RP guild called "Deep End of Vashj'ir" and require all guild meetings and events to happen there. Probably wouldn't be a popular guild.
The Queue: Creepiest class combo {WoW}
Feb 16th 2012 4:01PM My Question for the Q (unrelated to above topic)
Reading about Apple OSX Mountain Lion's integrated Messenger (a-la iOS) got me thinking: Will Blizzard ever try integrating RealID chat with other chat services, such as Google Chat, Yahoo, MSN, others? I would love to be able to chat with my RealID friends even when not logged into a Battle.net service.
Leaderboard: Tanks vs. healers {Massively}
Feb 14th 2012 12:08PM @TryHardSasquatch In MMOs, I play tanks and healers. I don't enjoy DPS for some reason. Anyway, from my personal experience of both roles, multiple classes of each flavor, I'd say that healing is usually considerably easier, especially with a good add-on like Healbot. You just follow the group, mouse over the color squares and press the correct button when needed, while making sure to not stand in fire. As a tank, positioning, tactics and cooldowns all need to be managed. Both roles are important, but tanking is clearly more stressful of the two.
World of Warcraft subscriber numbers dip 100,000 to 10.2 million {WoW}
Feb 9th 2012 8:50PM Um, I was one of those 100,000 but I re-subbed. So, they need to adjust it.
How to transmogrify your clothie into High Inquisitor Whitemane {WoW}
Feb 9th 2012 8:45PM I have always liked Whitemane too. Her voice, even though limited in lines, was what did it for me.
Dev Watercooler: Ghostcrawler on class roles {WoW}
Feb 9th 2012 11:57AM Every class should have DPS and at least one tree that allows Healing or Tanking.
Warlock example: Healer) All heals drain a small portion of the caster's health, while all damaging attacks restore a small portion to the warlock while in this spec. Could apply to direct casts and HoTs/DoTs.
Breakfast Topic: Is silence golden in PUGs? {WoW}
Feb 9th 2012 11:37AM I generally welcome everyone as soon as it starts. As the huggable bear tank, I've found that when people aren't afraid of the stereotypical jerk tank, the entire session goes better, even when mistakes happen.


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As a Director of a limited company, you will have complete control over the day to day affairs of your business – but you also have legal responsibilities. You will need to complete annual company accounts, as well as your own self assessment. You can offset the cost of business expenses and losses against your tax liabilities, further lowering your annual tax bill. You can control how you combine salary and dividends to pay yourself (as long as you are outside IR35).
Assuming that you can negotiate IR35-compliant contracts, you will pay considerably less tax than you would under an Umbrella Company. If you acquire work via an Agency they can pay you gross.
You can still be 'deemed' employed under IR35 legislation if your relationship with your client resembles that of an Employee/ Employer but your Company will suffer the financial consequences by having to pay employed levels of tax and NIC on any fees paid by your client, to your company.
A Limited Company is also valuable if you wish to give the impression, when applying for large contracts, that you are not just a one-man-band. A Limited Company with a 'respectable' registered address can help give a good first impression.
If you are Limited Company Contractor (LCC) you are often called a Personal Services Company (PSC) – which means you 'sell' the work and services of an individual (you) or a group of individuals to an agency or client, where the PSC is owned by that individual or group of individuals.


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Patrick those resorts should be really beautiful and a very nice way to spend your 25th. I went last year to the world for our anniversary and while nothing was done special I did get alot of well wishes from cast members, which really meant alot, I didn't even think they saw my pin but apparently they did. Actually when we went mini golfing the cm there gave us each a goofy golf ball. When you arrive at your resort they should give you anniversary buttons (if they forget, ask them for the buttons) just wear them everywhere and you never know what perks you may get.
I've never been on any of the tours but some of them are really long and involve alot of walking so be sure to ask if someone who has had back surgey would be a good canidate for the tour. Here is a listing of the tours...... Tours and Other Experiences -- Descriptions
One nice special and romantic touch would be a cruise, here is what is available..... Specialty Cruises
As far as restaurants go there are so many and it's a personal choice as to what kind of food you like and how much you like to spend. I went to Yachtsman several years ago and it was good, but I've been hearing mixed reviews on it lately, you could check the Disney food blog to see what they say about it. The Cali Grill is nice especially if you could get in around firework time, even if you don't get a window seat you can get up and go out on the rooftop and watch them from there and they pipe in the music, it's really a beautiful vantage point. If your staying over at Animal Kingdom you may want to look into Boma or Jiko or the new restaurant Sanaa they usually always get really good reviews. Good luck and