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Chevrolet is aiming high with the all-new 2008 Malibu—very high. The Malibu is designed from the ground-up to be "best in class," according to GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz. The previous model, Lutz himself will admit, had the simpler goal of basically "just participating in the class." Chevrolet has made a significant design and engineering investment in the new Malibu and its platform mate, the Saturn Aura. So much so, Lutz told PM, that the folks at GM "don't know how to do any better than this."
Given such candid statements about Malibus past and present, this new one had better be good. And here's the thing: It is. For starters, GM has obviously loosened the reins on its designers, allowing them to make the Malibu much more stylish than its predecessor. We trolled behind a convoy of the new Malibus during a portion of our test drive this weekend, and that gave us a chance to really digest the new sheetmetal. We saw Infiniti G35 in the taillights and a bit of Volkswagen Jetta in the decklid. The window line is narrow and high, and tapers at the very beginning of the C-pillar like a few luxury cars we know. In fact, the high-mounted rear fender reflector even mimics Acura's TL—and that's a $40,000 car. Our take? It looks handsome from the rear. But if there's a visual giveaway to the car's $19,995 base price, it's in the nose. The headlights and front grille (with triple openings) turn the Malibu into an animal with eyes on the side of its head and an extended snout—not exactly sexy. It could benefit from a more purposeful stare and a shorter overhang.
Interior ergonomics and material quality are vastly improved over the previous Malibu. There's finally a wraparound dashboard, which separates driver from passenger and has the fine-grained materials you'd expect to see in some luxury marques. The seats are supportive, but you'll have to adjust rake manually, even in the top models. Gauges are now backlit by blue LED bulbs, which also provide ambient lighting in places such as the overhead console and the door-pull pockets. Nice touches.
The "Black Tie" audio system is intuitive and easy to use. We like the ability to set presets that vary from FM to AM and satellite, all on the same row of buttons. And every model will come with OnStar and XM Satellite radio, though you'll have to pay for the latter when your first three months run out. We still can't figure out why Chevy hasn't caught up to the competition and offered naviations, since talking to an operator to get turn-by-turn directions beamed to the car is pretty primitive these days.
But that OnStar operator comes in loud and clear, thanks to laminated "quiet glass" and an absolute slew of sound-deadening material hidden in the cracks and crevices of the body structure. It's safe to say that this car is quieter than both the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry. While we're on the topic of noise, it's worth mentioning that the Malibu's 2.4-liter Ecotec inline-four is quieter than the competition, too; we were surprised to find that, by comparison, the Honda Accord sounded noisy during acceleration. The folks at GM say that this is due to nine "tuners" in the intake plumbing and manifold, which cancel out harsh resonanance.
Step up to the $26,995 LTZ, and power comes from a big, 3.6-liter V6 with dual overhead cams and variable valve timing. But the real gem is the six-speed automatic that comes with the V6. When using TAPShift, GM's counterintuitive take on paddle shifting, the 'box bangs off shifts like a sequential manual transmission, and the accompanying soundtrack is as visceral as it is surprising—it really sounds great. Better still, the transmission will actually hold the gear you've chosen—even if it means deciding to hang the motor at redline for 15 minutes. As you may have guessed, the 252 hp and 251 lb-ft. of torque do make for some torque steer in the lower gears, but it still moves with authority.
The 2.4-liter Ecotec four cylinder makes 169 hp and 160 lb.-ft. of torque, and the acceleration isn't close to that of the V6. But you won't find yourself at the gas station anywhere near as often, either. For now, four-cylinder cars get a four-speed automatic transmission, which returns 22/30-mpg city/highway fuel economy—impressive for a car this size. The V6, meanwhile, returns 17 mpg city and 26 on the highway. In the spring, you'll be able to buy a four-cylinder LTZ with a six-speed automatic transmission. Even in the prototype car that we sampled, it's the model we'd pick. The two extra gears better exploit the limited torque band of the four, and on curvy roads it doesn't feel as heavy on its feet as the 3649-pound V6 model does. And, of course, the six speed should improve mileage even further.
Chevy is quick to point out that they spent many hours fine-tuning the steering and suspension. The steering is quite a bit better in V6 models, which receive traditional hydraulic power steering, but it's still a bit numb. The electric power steering in 2.4-liter models has a springy center that feels a little vague at highway speed. The suspension on either car is well damped. It's only mildly floaty when approaching the limits of the tires and suspension. But we have to ask: When is a Malibu owner going to be bombing down country roads anyway?
Is the Malibu the best in class? Only a true comparison test could reveal the answer. What we can say for certain is that Chevrolet has built a midsize sedan that, for the first time, deserves to be in the same ring as the Accord and Camry. And that's a big step forward for GM. —James Tate
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Silly Republicans, space is for kids.
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Amazing how one person in a company can affect the whole company. One AT&T employee decided on his own to make this threat. Most likely he is looking for a new job tonight. Also, the "Bait and Switch" was nothing of the kind. Anyone who signed up for the old $30 plan can still keep it. So, without a real "switch" it's not a bait and switch now is it?
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According to this: http://allthatiswrong.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/the-insecurity-of-openbsd/
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Heat kinda makes me slow too...
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Can you hear me now?
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NO, not at all. But, more builds to me means more effort into code generation. I know, not much but it might show more concern over innovation too.
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Interesting, seems my iPhone gets better throughput that some of the states in the US. Go figure. I just wish they'd work on the download/upload ratio on broadband. I agree it should be different, but 10/1 or 20/1 or worse is NOT good. It should be closer to 2/1 or at worst 3/1. Heck, even old analog modems had 2/1 ratios. It just seems worthless to have 20 Mb/s download when I can only get stuff up at less than 1 Mb/s (my current broadband ability). Not to mention if I telecommute, the upload speed kills my productivity!
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How many times has Chrome been built? How many times has Firefox? Seems that would be a better telling number than the version number. Version is just too arbitrary.
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This use scenario seems much more apt for an iPad, due to it's much heavier flexibility. But, only if proper applications are written to fit the student's needs better.
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Did I just spell Tommorow with two R's? See what old technology does, I learned to type on an IBM Selectric typewriter. BAH!
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We're talking about students of tommorrow, not today. Sure, today XP is still viable, but its days are very numbered. To train tommorrows workforce you need the latest technology, so they can hit the streets as up-to-date as possible. Windows 7 with Visual Studio 2010. Or at least the latest Ubuntu and any most recent release compiler. Training kids for yesterday's technology doesn't do anyone any good.
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From Pearl Washington to Gerry McNamara, Syracuse has a rich tradition of point guards. After the latest great one, Jonny Flynn, moved on to the NBA in 2009, Brandon Triche was handed the keys to the palace. What he does with them could find the Orange celebrating their second national championship in 2010.
Coming off last Thursday's win at Georgetown, the Orange (25-2, 12-2 Big East) are ranked in the Top-5 nationally. The freshman Triche has started every game, averaging 9.0 points and 3.1 assists, but his production and PT has been spotty over the last couple of weeks. Earlier in the season, Triche was featured in Dime #55: Read More »


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Judy Carmichael recorded a special two-part conversation with Tony Bennett on her Public Radio show "Jazz Inspired". Judy and Tony talk about his long career, his classic recordings with pianist Bill Evans and his recent collaboration with an all-star cast (Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse, Michael Bublé) on his new CD, "Duets II".
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces that award-winning composer, Inon Zur, has penned the musical score for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North video game. Zur recently conducted a full 70+ piece orchestra and the Pinewood Singers choir at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London to record the game soundtrack session.
To date, Zur has composed the music to more than 40 video games, 15 television shows, and 10 movies, as well as many movie trailers. Recipient of numerous accolades for his work within the video game space, including a Hollywood Music in Media Award for Dragon Age: Origins, Zur's score sets the stage for this upcoming Action/RPG set in the brutal, war-torn unexplored lands of northern Middle-earth.
Developed by Snowblind Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North provides new story parallel to the Tolkien canon, exploring the only previously hinted at region to the North. Enriching the emotional storytelling, brutal combat, and epic exploration of the game, Zur's composition provides the compelling soundtrack as new territory is forged for one of the most significant entertainment properties of all time.
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(UPDATED COVERAGE, Oct. 15) Just a few months before its existing agreement expired, Westgro Sales Inc. signed a bigger and better deal with Enza Zaden, a Netherlands-based seed company, to be the exclusive distributor of its seeds in the U.S. and Canada, with the exception of Quebec.
Greenhouse vegetable growers in all of the U.S. and Canada, except Quebec, will be sourcing their Enza Zaden seeds through Westgro for the long-term, according to the deal.
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Although Delta, British Columbia-based Westgro has been an exclusive marketer of Enza Zaden greenhouse vegetables seeds in the Western regions of the U.S. and Canada, this deal gives the company a wider range on a longer-term basis.
"It's something we've been working on for months," said Dave Gingrich, vice president of Westgro.
Enza had already terminated its agreement with MGS Horticulture, Leamington, Ontario, and Westgro has actually had that business for a while, Gingrich said. MGS is focusing on representing different seed companies, Gingrich said.
"Westgro is in the process of adding additional people and resources to better serve this expanded territory," Gingrich said.
According to a letter from Rob Keene, director of Enza Zaden Export BV, to his customers, Enza Zaden is putting more resources into its North American greenhouse vegetable varieties as well.
"With this partnership we believe we can provide our customers with the best possible products, services and opportunities," he stated in the letter. "Both Enza and Westgro will be dedicating more technical resources to support North American customers growing existing as well as new varieties."
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A new deal presents a potentially awkward situation with the Campari tomato.
Westgro is the plaintiff in a trademark dispute with Mastronardi Produce over its ownership of the Campari name, which refers to a cocktail tomato variety Enza Zaden originally named in the 1990s and continues to supply. While this deal was being worked out, and now for the foreseeable future, Mastronardi Produce and Westgro are asked to work together as buyer and seller of the very seed they're arguing over, Gingrich said.
Paul Mastronardi, executive vice president of Mastronardi Produce, said his company has not purchased Campari seed from Westgro.
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The Amenia Historical Society was formed in the 1960's by a group of town citizens interested in preserving Amenia's long and rich history.
The mission of the organization has been to uncover and collect documents, photos and memorabilia of historical significance to this local area and to promote community interest in the Amenia's past.
Over the years the Society has assembled archival material such as local family genealogies, vintage photographs, written records, books and articles that tell the story of Amenia and its people.
Other than the annual meeting prescribed by the by-laws, there are no regularly scheduled meetings. Periodic meetings are held as members research and develop presentations on specific subjects. Typical of these events are Smithfield – talk and tour of the historic church and cemetery, Perry's Corners – lecture and PowerPoint presentation by Betsy Strauss, Button talk at South Amenia given by the late John Whiteford, and the Civil War presentation with members of the Dutchess County 150th Regiment reinactors at Maplebrook School with a paper on the Civil War read by John Quinn.
The periodic newsletter is designed to stir members' interest and involvement. The newsletter is published on-line and in hard copy. Many requests for information are answered by e-mail, both genealogical requests and questions about local sites and events.
The outreach displays by members in Amenia Town Hall, the Wassaic Firehouse, the Post Offices of Amenia and Wassaic, and M & T Bank in Amenia are intended to foster community enthusiasm about local history.
Historical Recollections & Stories
Below is a list of all stories and recollections that have been documented by the Historical Society.
"The Winegar Story"
"Kohl: Supper's Gotta Set, Sonny"
"I Remember Jennie"
"Amenia's Village Smithy"
Historical Society Projects
Archives Partnership - The joining together of three of Amenia's local history organizations (Amenia Historical Society, Indian Rock Schoolhouse Association and the Archives Committee of Immaculate Conception Church) has resulted in the receipt of a grant from the Berkshire Taconic Foundation, Northeast Dutchess Fund. The grant provides funds for a museum quality software program and dedicated computer to digitize photos and documents from all three collections, insuring their safety and accessibility.
Baseball - Studies of this baseball town's stars, managers, fields and fans
- A Baseball Town - A brief history of the game in Amenia
- William E. Bartlett, Jr. ("Doc") - The Early Years
- Joe Carroll - When a guy named Joe managed the Monarchs
- Bob Coons - AHS recognizes Bob Coons
- Vinnie Crawford - AHS Salutes a Legend
- Tom Downey III - 50 years of baseball
- John Fontaine - AHS remembers John
- Don and Jimmy Herring - Amenia honored Father and Son
- The Fans - Would there be baseball if there were no fans?
- The Field by the School - What's in a Name?
- Vintage Baseball Game - The game held on August 11, 2007 is over but it is not too late to order the "Amenia, NY - A Baseball Town" booklet. The booklet was published specifically for this game and is a must for serious local baseball fans or history buffs. Order yours today.
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I am in escrow to buy a mid-century home that has an inefficient free-standing fireplace (from a 1970s remodel). See photo below. I would like to replace it with a woodstove or gas stove, but keep with the home's original clean, modern lines. I am really new to this process, and have no ideas really where to start, what brands are reliable and not unduly expensive, and what considerations I should keep in mind.
I'd like to be as energy efficient as possible. This stove will not be the home's primary source of heat, but will be used primarily to heat the family room and kitchen in the winter (medium mild winter area). From a quick internet search, I turned up the Hearthstone Bari. http://www.hearthstonestoves.com/wood-stoves/stove-details?product_id=27 Does anyone have any thoughts about this stove? Or any recommendations for a smaller, modern-looking woodstove? Any all help appreciated! --BaliThai |
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- Posted by bikesr2tired (My Page) on Fri, Feb 12, 10 at 18:12
I don't know if you want to replace this stove with one that just looks different or more efficient. If it's the latter I would suggest keeping this stove and install a Magic Heat unit in the flue pipe. You would be amazed at the heat they put out! They are incredibly easy to install and cost around $180.00. I've used one for years and wouldn't be without it. The only drawback is some fan noise which I don't find that objectionable. Check out the link I included and look at the reviews. The unit shown is for a 6" pipe but I'm sure an 8" is also available. It looks like your unit is an 8". Jim |
Here is a link that might be useful: Magic Heat™ Reclaimer for Gas Stove
- Posted by riverspots (My Page) on Sat, Feb 13, 10 at 10:08
Try the forum at hearthnet.com for someone with experience with this model. I do have a more traditional Hearthstone stove that I love. Doesn't quite live up to its advertised burn time but sooooo much better than my old fireplace. If you do buy a Hearthstone, do go through a dealer with a good reputation, etc. since the Hearthstone company itself has no customer service and does not deal directly with stove owners. Apparently several of the stove companies are set up this way. Isn't an issue unless you need to replace a part and your local dealer has gone AWOL. (I was able to get my part from another dealer.) |
Bali, I'm not sure what your definition of unduly expensive is but a Bari goes from somewhere between $3,800 and $4,400. If you're OK with that price range there are a number of stoves which would fit your needs. Simpler, smaller stoves would include the Nestor Martin R33, Morso 3142 or 6140, or a Scan Andersen series. For more money you could go with a Max Blank which are the Rolls Royce of wood stoves. I would personally recommend the Pacific Energy Fusion. They range in price from $1,850 or so up to $2,400 depending on the cladding and come with an optional fire screen for open door viewing so you could still have some fireplace functionality. These are very well built stoves from Canada with a good US dealer network and substantial warranties. There are virtually no American stove companies that make modern looking stoves but all of the ones I mentioned do sell in the US. All of those brands above are reliable but it may be hard to find dealers in your area or difficult to get replacement parts in the future. There are many other great European brands like Rika and Palazetti that would suit your design goals really well but they don't sell on our side of the pond, unfortunately. Good luck. |
Thank you everyone for the feedback! bikesr2tired - the existing fireplace isn't a woodstove - its an open fireplace, not insulated and really not the aesthetic I want. But I appreciate the recommendation - I'd not heard of the Magic Heat unit. nhyankee - thank you for the recommendations! The Bari might likely be out of my price range - much will depend on the total cost of repairs/remodel to be done. But I really appreciate the input about the other stoves. I had found the Scan's - but not the others. I really appreciate your help! And a number of the ones you mentioned have dealers in my area, so I can do some homework! Thank you again for the feedback! |
Thank you olychic - great looking stove! My list of possibilities is getting longer! This is great! Thank you! |
- Posted by staceyneil (My Page) on Thu, Feb 25, 10 at 8:57
How about one of these? Morso Wittus (look at Trendline) or http://www.tuvie.com/search/modern+wood+stove+design or Brisach |
- Posted by haus_proud (My Page) on Fri, Feb 26, 10 at 23:06
The fed government is giving tax credits for purchase and installation of stoves that meet certain energy efficiency standards. (But if you're income is above a certain limit, you do not qualify.) I would check energystar.gov to find out about those options. |
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Michael McGoldrick By Matt Cibula Published January 5, 2007 WiredVertical
What if someone made a Celtic pop album, but forgot that it was supposed to be boring, sentimentalized claptrap? What if someone actually constructed a solid set with interesting new sounds and ballsy arrangements? What if listeners were actually moved by this album and it made them smile and shake their asses? Well, that's what's happened here. Michael McGoldrick is a flautist of no mean skill and superb breath control, but flautists like that grow on trees. What sets him apart is his compositional ambition (together with keyboardist cohort Donald Shaw) and global depth of field. Brilliant to bring in horns when they're needed; brillianter to have tabla-thumping Parvinder Bharat in the group; most brilliantest to swing wistfully ("Gaelic Gavotte") and to go prog-jazz ("Strange Journey") and to rock out ("Last House In The Village"). It gets so you expect curveballs like Alison Brown's banjo on "Glenuig Bay" and the Bollywood vocal samples on "Sophie's," but they still sneak up on you. The trad medleys are respectfully iconoclastic, and the whole project radiates care and class and butt-moving fun. Does anybody remember fun?


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A. There are two critical qualifiers that are important to the discussion. First, the surface has to have the right treatment to ensure good adhesion and corrosion resistance. For architectural aluminum, this means using chrome, chromate, or a high-quality, non-chrome conversion coating. Second, the coating must be a high-quality material with the necessary properties to meet the specification. If the surface treatment is good and the coating is a superior coating with the needed properties, liquid and powder can both be effective.
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I am of Norwegian and Austrian descent. I can trace my Norwegian ancestry back to Christiania/Oslo and Brevik, Norway. Many of my family members are buried at Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago Illinois.
I have been taking pictures of the graves in the older, predominently Scandinavian sections of Mount Olive Cemetery and logging them on this site.
At Mount Olive, the office will look up one grave for free, and charge $10 for every look up after. I would be happy to take any pictures at this cemetery, as long as you can provide the Section/Lot #. Please message me :)
A little history on Mount Olive Cemetery:
Established in 1889, Mount Olive Cemetery was first known as a Scandinavian cemetery. One of the more distinct features of Mount Olive Cemetery is the Archway at the main cemetery entrance. It is one of a few cemeteries to have a bell in the tower that is rung as each interment procession arrives through the Archway.
The old chapel at Mount Olive was constructed in 1889 and was in service until 1960. It has been featured in several history books because of its unique structural design and age. It has also been considered for historical landmark status by the City of Chicago.
Favorite Cemeteries I've Visited: Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, GA (beautiful!) and Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA (for the people buried there and its odd location, hidden among towering high-rises).
Favorite Graves I've Seen in Person: Abraham Lincoln, Marilyn Monroe, and the Gilbertson Family at Mount Olive (92765528). I love the angel carved into their gravestone.
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I see you set up and took a picture of the headstone on this memorial. I am trying to locate Paul H Hanson born 1898 in Kansas and had moved to Illinois. I did find he had married a Kathryn but not sure what her name was before the marriage.
The memorial for Kathryn is #94776333 and I was wondering if when you set it up you might have had more info on her that you can give me to see if she is the wife of Paul Hanson.
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Thank you, Pamela, for adding some photos to the memorials that I have added on Find A Grave . . . I really appreciate your help!
Karen Engel =)
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Thank you so much for transfering Gustaf & Clara Carlson's memorial to me. I really appreciated your time and effort in posting the memorials originally.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to photograph the Riiser graves. They were my great-great-grandparents. One of their two sons changed his name to Riser...so it is interesting that he must have decided to put his re-imagined name as theirs on the headstone.
I live in California. Thank you for being my legs and eyes in Chicago~ It is a wonderful gift!
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I would like to thank you for taking pictures of my great-grandmothers grave. Alma Malmstrom, she is buried with her first husband Leopald Stern. I am in a major search for anything about her and she seems to be a mystery. I did find a two story brick home that her and Leopald shared with their children in the late 1800s and it still stands in Chicago. Again, thank you! Not sure why you took it, but if you had a request to take it, wish I knew from whom.
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Thank you so much for the photos of my grandfather, grandmother and aunt and uncles (in the middle of all the fires). I really appreciate that you took the time to do this for me.
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Dear Pamela,
What a wonderful surprise to find that you posted pictures of my great-grandparents' headstones, Thank you so much!
They were Ferdinand Christophersen Hannibal and Anna Marie Engedahl Hannibal. Ralph Norbert Jones was one of their grandsons.
There are some other family members buried in Mt. Olive as well. I will try to add them when I get a chance to visit Chicago.
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Thank you for posting pictures to James and both Mary Rippet's memorials!. It looks like a cool cemetery!
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Thank you so much for the pic...It's a shame the stones have disappeared in that area... It sure does happen.
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All the way back in mid-August, when the days were still hot and the lockout no more than a gleam in Jeremy Jacobs' presumably cold, dead eyes, the NHL had a rules summit. This was in lieu of the standard R&D camp that the League traditionally has in the late summer, for rather than experimenting with new regulations, Colin Campbell decided it was more important to have a conversation about the rules already on the books, specifically the standard of enforcement of those rules. Players and GMs had been complaining to him, and if nothing else, he wanted to give them the opportunity for a mass airing of grievances.
Most of the complaints centered on two issues: the increase in diving and the decrease in obstruction/interference penalties. While many of the articles discussing the rules summit described these two problems as unrelated issues that just happened to have come up in the same summer, there are good reasons to believe that the phenomena are deeply connected and possibly even interdependent. Since the last lockout, the NHL has gone through a cycle of tightening and relaxing of officiating standards, and such cycles create powerful incentives for embellishment.
Hockey has a deep, structural reffing problem. This isn't a complaint about refs personally; it's not a human fault. It goes all the way back to the beginning of the game and all the way down to its bones. At its root is this: hockey penalties are not absolute. Oh, sure, a few of them are. Draw blood with a high stick and you're going to get those four minutes nearly every time. Firing the puck over the glass is never going to slide, and God help you if your stick is measured and found wanting. But the vast majority of the common penalties are judged on a sliding scale of badness. Technically, by the letter of the law, a ref could call perhaps fifty penalties a game. Every battle in front of the net contains three or four potential cross-checking, roughing, or interference calls, all the open-ice hits achieved 'by means of distance travelled' could be considered charging, and there are still plenty of little holds along the boards, little slashes in foot races. That these things are not called is not because they're not against the rules, but because we have a mental standard for how badly a rule needs to be violated before we consider it worthy of stopping play.
The difference between penalty and non-penalty is tiny, and it moves around. It varies, surely, from ref to ref, but beyond that it varies from season to season, particularly where restraining and interference penalties are concerned. Hockey is fundamentally a defensive game. Coaches are always looking for ways to slow it down, and holding, hooking, tripping, and generally tying up your opponents have always been the best ways to do that. In contrast, the NHL wants hockey to be fast, and is therefore constantly trying to crack-down on obstruction. It's one of many ongoing coaches vs. league officials battles.
One such spasm of anti-obstruction fervor came in the aftermath of the last lockout, as we all know, but that was hardly the first time. As far back as sixty years ago, the NHL was trying to find a way to curb restraining fouls. Quoth head referee Carl Voss, in 1951:
"Our main idea is to get rid of that wrestling and grappling type of play which shows up in the game and spoils it as a fast, clean attraction for the fans. The way it has been, the better players have been so mauled and grabbed by their checkers that they haven't been able to play the fast, wide-open hockey game they are capable of– and that the fans want to see. Key men like Richard, Howe, the Bentleys, LaPrade, are usually[sic] the threat of injury unless these illegal tactics can be halted. Mediocre players who have been sent out to check their man but lacked the speed and skill to stop him fairly are usually the worst offenders. To stop a breakaway on goal, they'll resort to grabbing their man by the sweater, slashing his ribs or ankles, doing anything to throw him off balance or make him lose control of the puck. That way, they drag the stars down to their own level of play and the game suffers as a result. By stopping that sort of thing, I think we can produce a faster and more attractive type of hockey."*
What Voss found in the wake of his initiative, however, was the same thing that the post-lockout NHL has found, which is that calling more penalties doesn't speed up the game. A hold or a hook slows down a player, true, but nothing makes the whole game boring like constant stoppages. Frequent penalties make periods drag and upset the fans' sense of excitement and drama. Worse yet, a tough officiating standard makes the refs themselves more obtrusive and contributes to a sense among both spectators and GMs that the officials are deciding the game rather than the players. Nothing provokes a sense of injustice so intensely as the feeling that an outcome was the result of a chintzy call, and you better believe that Brendan Shanahan and Colin Campbell hear about that sense of injustice every damn time it comes up.
And so such crack-downs eventually, and usually quickly, relax. The refs call games more tightly for a while, but the social, commercial, and cultural forces of the game are against them. They move slowly away from the idea of calling to a standard and back to the more common tradition of calling in order to 'control' a game, which means using penalties more to manage emotions and create a sense of fairness rather than to punish particular categories of actions. From 2005-06 to 2011-12, average penalties per game fell from 11.7 to 7. It was this dramatic and demonstrable decrease in penalties that provoked some teams to complain to the NHL that the standard had fallen. While Campbell and some GMs were quoted as believing that penalties had fallen off because players had simply learned the new standard, other coaches believed quite firmly that the change was more in the referees than the players.
Either way, however, it is easy to see how such a decline in penalties provokes diving. A power play is a major opportunity in hockey and getting one for one's team confers a major scoring advantage. An officiating surge, such as what happened in 2005-6, gives everyone more power play opportunities on grounds of weaker offenses. Players and coaches become accustomed to this standard, not necessarily to the new strictness of the penalty but simply to the number of penalties per game.
But then the standard starts to slip or the players start to wise up, and the number of penalties falls, and the number of power play advantages for the taking falls with it. However, since the standard is still supposed to be ostensibly strict, the logic emerges: if you make the penalty more visible, more dramatic, then the ref is more likely to notice it and feel obligated to call it. A rise in embellishment corresponding with a fall in overall penalties is the natural result of players attempting to sustain the penalties per game rate that they felt was 'normal' in the inter-lockout period. Diving is a direct result of hockey's inevitable grey areas of reffing, and especially of any cycle of tightening and relaxing of standards.
The diving penalty is an attempt to counteract this phenomenon, but it's a hazy one. Except in a few egregious cases, the refs cannot see diving. They can see falling and head-snapping and stumbling, of course, but whether the movement is natural or exaggerated is impossible for them to know. Of all the penalties, the diving penalty is the absolute vaguest and least objective, and therefore makes a poor solution to a problem that has it's roots in the vagueness and subjectiveness of other penalties. Refs, I suspect, will always be hesitant to use it, except against players with long-established reputations for embellishment.
Hence why hockey's cultural prohibition against diving is so strong and so essential. Because power plays are an advantage, diving will always be strategically useful, and in the period immediately after a crackdown it will be especially useful. The only way to counterbalance it is the sense that those on your own side- your teammates, your coach, your fans- will respect you less if you do it. Some players will always do it anyway (there is a specific role on a team designated as a pest or an agitator, whose whole job is to do wrong things) but the majority of players don't want to be that guy and the majority of teams don't want more than one or two such guys on a roster. The single greatest reason for an NHL player not to dive is peer-inflicted shame for doing so.
The suggestion of posting a list of known divers in the dressing room seems shallow and even useless, but it reflects what the players know about the phenomenon: it is never going to be controlled effectively by the refs, with their ever-shifting standards and numerous blind spots. Whenever standards are tightened and then relaxed, whenever penalties per-game fall off, there is going to be an incentive to use embellishment to pressure the refs. Something so strategically useful needs to be checked by public embarrassment, if it is to be checked at all.
But is it still to be checked? Hockey is becoming ever more safety conscious, ever more sensitive, the game's standards of 'play through it' are ever eroding, the rule book is ever swelling. The whole point of crack-downs and relents is to try to hold a kind of average long-term standard, but over the decades that average standard is pushing further and further towards less, and especially towards less restraining. The ethic of stoicism- of pushing through adversity, whatever its source, whatever its fairness- is on the way out, and the ethic of falling down is slowly coming in. For diving in hockey isn't really about deliberately going down in drama and agony (except for Mike Ribeiro), it's about how hard you try to stay on your feet. Persuading players not to dive is largely about persuading them to stay up and struggle through numerous tiny assaults for the sake of honor, but when there's a tactical advantage- say, in the form of an extra two or three power plays per game- how many men can be expected to value honor over winning?
* The Hockey News, October 20, 1951, p. 1 & 8


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Bible in Basic English (BBE) | New International Version (NIV) |
1 Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One. | 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. |
2 And after going without food for forty days and forty nights, he was in need of it. | 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. |
3 And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread. | 3 The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." |
4 But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God. | 4 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.' " |
5 Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, | 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. |
6 If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone. | 6 "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written: " 'He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.' " |
7 Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test. | 7 Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' " |
8 Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them; | 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. |
9 And he said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will go down on your face and give me worship. | 9 "All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me." |
10 Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only. | 10 Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.' " |
11 Then the Evil One went away from him, and angels came and took care of him. | 11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him. |
12 Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee; | 12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he returned to Galilee. |
13 And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali: | 13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali-- |
14 So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true, | 14 to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah: |
15 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, | 15 "Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, along the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles-- |
16 The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up. | 16 the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned." |
17 From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near. | 17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." |
18 And when he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, whose other name was Peter, and Andrew, his brother, who were putting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. | 18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. |
19 And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. | 19 "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." |
20 And straight away they let go the nets and went after him. | 20 At once they left their nets and followed him. |
21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come. | 21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, |
22 And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him. | 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. |
23 And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and making well those who were ill with any disease among the people. | 23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. |
24 And news of him went out through all Syria; and they took to him all who were ill with different diseases and pains, those having evil spirits and those who were off their heads, and those who had no power of moving. And he made them well. | 24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them. |
25 And there went after him great numbers from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from the other side of Jordan. | 25 Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him. |
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Kudos for NEDC
Dr. Keenan and Wonderful Staff,
Just wanted to say thank you for such a wonderfully hopeful visit and the great experience we had at our consultation appointment. Everyone at the center was so nice and knowledgeable. Dave and I look forward to working with each of you in our journey to complete our family.
Thank you again,
Jennifer and David
To the NEDC staff, Dr. Keenan, Carol Sommerfelt and Debbie Burke,
You have no idea what blessings you have brought to our lives. We knew before we married that we could not have children so we were able to pursue adoption right away and while working with Bethany in 2008, they mentioned embryo adoption to us. At that time we did not fully understand what it was so we said no. Later that year my mom saw a news story about a couple who had given birth to their embryo adopted baby. She forwarded the video to us and after watching it we had a life changing conversation and decided to look into embryo adoption.
After lots of prayers, research and conversations, we decided to give it a try. The idea that I would be able to carry my child was too good to be true especially since I had already come to peace with the fact that I would not ever be able to be pregnant.
Things just kept falling in line and were so easy. God seemed to keep sending us confirmation that we were in line with his will. On my transfer day, May 23, 2011, after seeing pictures of the embryos and seeing the ultrasound of the embryos inside me, Dr. Keenan said, "Well Lisa, you are officially pregnant, now you just have to stay that way!" Those were amazing words to hear! After all those years of mourning the loss of not being able to carry my child, I was pregnant! Embryo adoption, the NEDC, Carol Sommerfelt and Dr. Keenan were making what was impossible, possible.
Our sweet Allison was born February 10, 2012 and it still boggles my mind that I live in an age where I was able to give birth to my adopted child. The NEDC helped make our dreams come true and I wish there was a bigger word for "thank you". I wish I could say or do something that showed how much gratitude we have for Dr. Keenan, Carol, Debbie and the entire NEDC family. You are dream makers and have had an eternal impact on our lives.
We are so excited to be returning to NEDC and the possibility of giving Allison a sibling, even a genetic sibling! I am not sure if it is God's will to allow me to be pregnant again, but Allison has made the truth that God's will and timing is perfectly real to me. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
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'Guardians of the Galaxy' getting team-up book. 'Cause yeah.
We have crossed the SUPERHERO TEAM RUBICON. Proudly charging into OMEGA LEVELS of absurdity. Riffing on the insane popularity (understandably, you pig fucks) of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel is teaming them up with others. YO DAWG I HEARD YOU LIKE TEAM-UPS WITH YOUR TEAMS.
MILES MORALES joining 'ALL-NEW X-MEN' First, how? Second, awesome.
Miles Morales – my one and true Spider-Man – is somehow joining the All-New X-Men. Which answers the question, "What could finally get Caff-Pow to read All-New X-Men?" In truth, our own Johnny Hotsauce has finally shoved me onto the precipice of reading it anyways. But now, I'm diving off the ledge! I'm not particularly certain of the mechanics that'll bring Morales to the proper Marvel Universe. I also don't particularly care.
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS' comic 'POWERS' becoming TV show. ON PLAYSTATION. Word?
Well then. Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Oeming's original comic Powers is finally coming to flat screens around the world. It's been talked about for ages, and well fuck my greasy knobs!, it's coming. But here's the interesting thing. The son of a bitch is coming courtesy of PlayStation. Yep.
Marvel announces POST-CATACLYSM 'ULTIMATE' line-up. MAKE MINE MORALES.
Fuck yeah! If the Ultimate universe lives, I'm glad this is the form its taking. Everyone and their dumb brother seems ruined by Galactus, leaving Miles Morales to pretty much run the fucking show. I love it. I love it!
NEIL GAIMAN returning to Marvel, bringing ANGELA with him.
I didn't see this one coming. I suppose that isn't surprising, since I cannot see much through the womb of caffeine and masturbating that I exist within. Neil Gaiman is returning to Marvel, and the good man is bringing Angela with him. Yes, that Angela. The one he co-created with Todd McExpensiveBaseBalls way back in the day.
Preview: 'ALL-NEW X-MEN' #1 artwork by Stuart Immonen. So hot.
I hate the fact that the only way I'm going to enjoy Jean Grey in my Marvel universe is through some wormhole time-bending bullshit. I do. However, I can't stunt. I'm going to buy this, for Red. And for Stuart Immonen's gorgeous artwork.
Buy These F**king Comics! – August 8, 2012: Becky Cloonan, Godzilla, Jesus Christ, and Other Rock Stars.
Greetings, Earthlings and interdimensional lurkers. It's Wednesday, and that can only mean one thing. Time for me to lumber down to the LCS, notice that they don't have the two comic books I want, and flip a shelf. Scream loudly. Dive head first through the glass, trailing blood and tendon dangling from said shards. Scream at drivers as I run wildly through traffic, picking bits and beads of skin and skull out of my Kingdom Come Superman t-shirt. Stumble into a ditch. Write this column telepathically, using the fading moments of my consciousness to commune with you folks.
Let us share, as darkness dawns on crumbling psyche, the comics we want to buy this week. Certainly, with shredded skin and violated visage, I'll miss something you're eager for. That is half the fun. Don't know what's coming out? Hit up Comic List.
Buy These F**king Comics! – August 1, 2012: Hawkeye Is A Homewrecker
Welcome friends to the place for fans of the sequential art, thrice-engorged breasts, and monologuing. This here column is the watering hole where you can share the funny rags you're snagging on a given week. The hole itself is Mountain Dew laced with hallucinogens, so right about the time all our faces become gaping maw anuses rocketing lasers into the night sky, begin screaming your choices while running into the wilderness.
You may notice that my choices are indubitably not yours, and that's cool. Use it as an opportunity to recommend the hotness that no one else is mentioning, or perhaps has not heard of. If you don't know what's what titles are arriving this week, hit up Comic List.
Marvel Announces 'MARVEL NOW' Bringing MASSIVE RELAUNCHES And I Quietly Weep.
Ugh. Jesus Christ. Now Marvel is relaunching everything ever, shaking up creators teams and daring to address everything save for good stories. Maybe these new titles will be good, maybe they won't. However you know what dominates hype? Just fucking quality storytelling. Just focus on it guys. Please. I'm begging you. The wave of hype will dissipate after we go "Wow! Relaunched bullshit that'll devolve into status quo! This totally isn't a response to the Blase 52!" and then things will return to functioning as a simmering churn factory for movie scripts.
Buy These F**king Comics! – June 13, 2012: Peter Parker Pederast
Hey friends! It's time. Time to make the comic book list. I am endeavoring to craft this list amid a steady stream of flu-powered sweat dribbling down my dapper dome. Wipe, wipe, wipe my brow and then I continue soldiering on. Though I may be sickened even as tomorrow falls, I'll take respite in knowing that I shall be sweating my grimy paws over some new funny books. Consider this my shamanistic powwow. I will share the titles that I hope shall pull me through my delirium. You follow up this vision quest by dropping the titles that you have staked out this week.
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Dr. Joel A. Block, MD
Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center Rheumatology
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Dr. Joel A. Block graduated from the Washington University School of Medicine in 1982. He works in Chicago, IL and specializes in Rheumatology. Dr. Block is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center. He speaks English and Spanish.
Gender: Male
Years in Practice: 33 Years
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
Graduation Date: 1982
Hospital Affiliations: Rush University Medical Center
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Pinocchio (1940)
Celebrity-voiced animations may be the norm now, but it all started with Disney's Pinocchio, the story of a puppet who comes to life and can't tell a porky without getting a bigger snout. Real actors were also used for the characters' motion capture, another pioneering technique that's still in use in the CGI age. Pinocchio is – above all – still a brilliant movie, despite being over 70 years old.


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Can Someone Explain to Me When Baseball Bloopers are Funny?
By Cecilio's Scribe on Jul 09, 2009 with Comments 3
Let me start by saying my mood is poor right now. Late night. Botched dinner. Hungry and cranky. It's bad without even factoring in this crap. So, if what comes next seems unnecessarily acerbic, such may be the case. So, what's got me all riled up tonight, you may ask? Baseball bloopers.
Yup. That's right. The time-honored stadium tradition for gosh-knows-how-many decades thoroughly disgusts me. I'm sick of it, and I need to talk about it. You're my audience for random-as-hell sports rants, so be a polite receiver and listen.
Here's my issue. There are tons of options for in-game entertainment. Music videos. Highlight montages. Sausage races. Even the g-dforsaken kiss cam. And yet, there they are time-after-time. At every game, on comes the between-inning two-minute "bloopers reel" showing HILARIOUS things like people dropping pop-ups, running into railings or (LMFAO!) a ball dropping in-between two players. Oh, it's the kind of laughter that hurts deep down in the belly.
Seriously, I don't remember bloopers ever soliciting a laugh out of me. Like ever. And this isn't meant to be some holier-than-thou I'm-too-good-for-good-ole-fashioned-stadium-entertainment posts. I know there are people out there who really do dig the wave. And although I strenously object, there is a part of me that reconcile what goes on in people's brains that makes such an action seem somewhat approachable.
The soapbox stand on bloopers is is just as much a cry for explanation as a critique. Why are these funny? What's the humorous aspect? Please, someone tell me? I got to dozens of games each year, and I am consistently baffled to hear middle-aged adults hamming it up in response to bloopers — not to mention it's typically the same reel that's been recycled from the mid-90s. Next time, maybe I'll just ask them. "Sir, what's so funny exactly?"
Some giggles from the kids? That I get…kind of. But if somebody can break down for me the appeal of baseball bloopers to seemingly more than half of the sports-viewing population, I would be forever indebted. I appreciate your illumination on this issue. Now, if you'll excuse me there are some clips of an outfielder slipping that I just must catch. Tootles.
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About the Author: Cecilio's Scribe is the founder of The Legend of Cecilio Guante and a generally pessimistic fan of the Mets, Jets, Knicks and Rangers. A fine NYC-based gentlemen who hones his marketing skills as his primary trade by day. Husband, chef, father of a newborn and after-hours blogger by night. Proud alum of the mighty Big Red of Cornell. University. Hot sauce devotee. Staunch protester of the continued wussifcation of American sports. Sometimes I rhyme slow, sometimes I rhyme quick.
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Bloopers. Not funny per se, but amusing in the following way. For a lifelong Mets fan I can imagine, that at times, you have felt as though the Metropolitans are not only over rated and overpaid but fail to give the requisite effort. As a casual Nats fan, I can tell you that I have been at the stadium when I think, "my mother would have snagged that infield fly", or "even I know to back off when the center fielder calls it". Imagine a typical blue-collar baseball fan. One that lives and breathes baseball, whose identity is connected with the success of their baseball team and their millionaire players. Imagine being constantly let down. Imagine drawing a small bit of gratitude (even if just between innings) from watching those from whom you derive so much anxiety embarrass themselves.
Or, just have a couple of beers and watch adult men fall down. Always rousts a chuckle or two.
After all this time, I still enjoy watching Gus Frerotte slam his head into those "padded" walls. A millionaire being an ass… classic.
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Bloopers in general are as All-American as baseball itself. Put the two together, and magic happens.
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Businesses That Complement a Party Planning Company
- It has to be low maintenance.
- It has to be in demand
- One must be able to excel on it too without sacrificing much of the time spent on party organization.
So, what business will satisfy all these criteria and efficiently bring in more cash to the party planner?
Catering? – Not if the party organizer has to be on the wheel all the time. This aspect of a party is the most tedious. It demands time for preparation, serving and feedback collecting. If someone in your immediate family or circle of friends wants to concentrate on this aspect, well and good, but if it has to be you, the party organizing side could suffer.
Starting a Party Supply Business
This is by far the best bet for a complementary business! Supplies aren't perishable, and they won't take up too much space. They can also be imported. Besides, if you're the crafts and arts type, this business will be a breeze.
What to look out for:
1. Trends and Themes – One party theme could work now, but it may not in the future. Take note of what's fashionable and hip in the current generation, particularly when planning for birthday parties and weddings. Remember that your job includes pointing your clients to the best and trendiest themes for their occasions, so your supplies must be up-to-par.
2. Price - Your usual supply broker can be as loyal to you as your friends, but it is not unethical to find cheaper sources for materials. Remember that the more costs you cut without sacrificing quality, the more profit you will reap.
3. Contingency Supply Source – Deliveries go awry, we all know that. Party supplies are not as sensitive to delivery mishaps as food, but taken to extremes, this could very well ruin a perfect party. Look for stores (even competitors) that sell the same supplies as you do and be friends with them. You never know when you might need a helping hand or someone to provide you with the supplies you direly need.


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I find the opposition to Obamacare a gross, contradictory, and hypocritical position held by certain elected officials who represent the citizens of this great country.
I ask, how can a God-fearing nation allow large enterprises to make exorbitant profits from someone's afflictions. Is it not the moral obligation of the citizenship to help, assist, and heal those citizens who suffer health issues? It is in the Bible — the principle source of our guiding principles!
How can we, in good conscience, allow health insurance companies to benefit when someone needs a kidney transplant, suffers a stroke, or needs insulin injections for the rest of their life.
We are a nation that is guided by Christian principles of kindness and caring more. To allow a segment of our society to continue to charge exorbitant, uncontrolled and unregulated charges for medical procedures is unconscionable.
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Saturday, August 31, 2013
Dancers take part in the Brazilian parade, "Da Rua Lavagem 46," that kicks off Brazilian Day, in New York, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. The parade takes place on 46th Street in New York's "Little Brazil" and symbolizes a cleansing and purifying power of 46th. Da Rua Lavagem is a Brazilian tradition that takes place before a big party, said organizer Silvana Magda, referring to Sunday's event, Brazilian Day. In it's 29th year, Brazilian Day is the preamble to Brazil's September 7th independence day.
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335 Chifley to Attlee and Fraser
Cablegrams 428, 307 CANBERRA, 31 December 1946, 2.25 p.m.
Your telegram D No.1195. [1] I note that in order to have British troops available to meet an emergency in the Far East you have authorised the commencement of the move of the United Kingdom Brigade from Japan.
2. You will be aware that paragraph 3(B) of the MacArthur- Northcott agreement reads-
'It is understood that the British Commonwealth Force may be withdrawn wholly or in part upon agreement between the Governments of the United States and Australia or upon six months notice by either party.'
In your D.1018 [2] you advised that it was hoped to arrange the withdrawal of the Brigade by mutual agreement with the United States Government and in your 378 [3] advice was promised of any further progress made in the informal discussions between the United Kingdom and the United States authorities. We have not been informed of the results of these discussions which as indicated in my 404 [4] we are awaiting before seeking, on behalf of the British Commonwealth Governments concerned, the formal approval of the United States Government.
3. Following advice on a service level from London, J.C.O.S.A.
have instructed the Commander-in-Chief, B.C.O.F., to make necessary preparations for the movement of the Brigade when shipping can be made available. Unless, however, the matter has already been cleared directly between United Kingdom and United States Governments it would appear that the Australian Government might be placed in an embarrassing position in relation to the United States Government if any United Kingdom Forces a-re moved from Japan before the procedure prescribed in the MacArthur- Northcott agreement has been complied with.
4. Would appreciate further advice on this aspect as early as possible. [5]


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Meese, Inc. was founded in 1931 by Edwin W. Meese in Madison, Ind. Meese pioneered the design and development of canvas carts and containers for the laundry industry and was among the first companies to manufacture with fiberglass and polyethylene plastics. Meese executives founded the Association of Rotational Molders (ARM - Rotomolding.org) and expanded into a wide range of markets, growing a customer list that includes Procter & Gamble, UPS, IBM, Disney, Crayola, Titleist, PPG, Toro and Philip Morris.
In 1993, Meese founded Meese Orbitron Dunne (MOD) as a division of Meese, Inc. after the company acquired rotational molders Orbitron Industries, Delphos, Ohio and Dunne Plastics, Ashtabula, Ohio. Recognized for its design engineering and rotational molding expertise, MOD earned a slate of awards for innovation in product design and development while recording 11 consecutive years of revenue growth.
The company opened a new facility in La Mirada, Calif. In 2001 and currently operates more than 20 rotational molding machines in four facilities nationally:
The family-owned, privately held company also offers a range of associated services including vacuum forming, powder coating, sewing and metal fabrication, as well as a host of secondary operations.
Meese Orbitron Dunne encompasses these divisions:


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We were worried that Sandra Bullock was going to disappear out there in the Texas flatlands and take a Hollywood hiatus for good. Thank goodness we were wrong. The word is that she may be coming out of hiding to reunite with her costar from "The Proposal," Ryan Reynolds, for a new action comedy called "Most Wanted." Welcome back, rom-com queen! [People]
After the jump, some more onscreen couples that we'd love to see reunite.


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Flickr/ Gage SkidmoreYou knew it was going happen. Both Ann Romney and Hilary Rosen are already trending on Twitter.
As soon as news broke of Democratic advisor Hilary Rosen' criticized Ann Romney by saying she has "never worked a day in her life," comments started pouring into Twitter.
While some came to the defense of Rosen, overwhelmingly, the sentiment was that she was out of line for saying Romney, a mother of five, hasn't worked.
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