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- Scrappy Theatrical Cartoon Series
- Traditional Animation
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Distributed by: Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Cartoon Characters: Scrappy, Margie, Yippie, Oopie, Vonsey.
- Produced By Charles Mintz.
- Animated By Art Davis.
- Music: Joe De Nat.
- Originally Released on June 15, 1934.
- Originally Released Theatrically.
- Black & White
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Scrappy tries to write a theme song for his stage production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. His trouble making little brother nearly ruins his efforts.
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2014-15 Football Student Seating Frequently Asked Questions
For the 2014 season, all student football season ticket holders will have reserved seats. Reserved seat locations will be based on a combination of 2013 attendance and class level. The order of the seat allocation, starting with the rows closest to the field, is as follows:
- SuperFans - Returning students who attended at least five games and arrived at or prior to kickoff during the 2013 football season. This number is estimated close to 6,000 students. Returning seniors/grad school students among these 6,000 students will be seated in the lowest rows.
- Returning seniors/grad school students
- Returning juniors
- Returning sophomores
- Returning freshmen
- New incoming students (freshmen, transfers and graduate)
New for 2014! Track your Attendance Points Online: Use your 8-digit ID number and password to sign in to your online student ticket account. By choosing "View My Priority Points" you can see the time you were scanned in at each football game as well as the number of points earned.
Attendance points will be updated by 10 a.m. on the Tuesday immediately following each home football game. Questions regarding points earned must be emailed to the Michigan Athletic Ticket Office at firstname.lastname@example.com by Wednesday at 5 p.m. of the same week. All questions will be resolved by Friday at 5 p.m.
Tickets purchased through this exclusive offer are not subject to validation fees. A non-university person and does not need to acquire a validation sticker in order to enter student section and sit in the reserved seat location indicated on the ticket. Guests should enter Michigan Stadium using Gates 1, 2, 4, 8 or 9.
Starting with the 2015 season, all reserved seat locations will be decided by attendance points, not class level. Six (6) points/game are the most points that can be be earned. Student football season ticket holders earn points by:
- Arriving 30 or more minutes prior to kickoff -- 6 points
- Attending the game -- 3 points
Students can earn up to 36 points for the 2014 season, which is the equivalent to arriving to 6 games at 30 or more minutes prior to kickoff. In the case of students being unable to attend a game to due extenuating circumstances (e.g. holiday, university student breaks, weather, etc.) we will not count their "worst" game in their overall attendance points. Thus, only 6 of the 7 games will be calculated for attendance. Points earned will be applied to the attendance record of the student season ticket holder whose ticket is scanned.
Students will be seated by highest point totals in the lowest rows (36 points) and proceed to the upper rows. Incoming freshmen/new students will have not yet earned points and will be seated in the upper rows, but can quickly earn great seats in the lower rows after one season.
Students will be seated randomly within their attendance point status (e.g. if 2,000 kids have 36 points, they will be randomly seated and/or by their group average).
Groups can be formed with a minimum of 2 students and a maximum of 100 students. These groups will be calculated by an average group attendance score. In the past, reserved seating was based on the lowest student in the group.
There will be no attendance point carry-over season to season, meaning all points totals will reset to zero at the beginning of each new season. The following season's location will be determined by these points.
There will be no class level based priority starting in 2015.
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I am a 2014 SuperFan. What does that mean?
During the 2013 football season, you were among the 6,000 students who arrived prior to or at kickoff to five or more games. The SuperFan designation gives you the highest seating priority for the 2014 season. SuperFans are seated in the lowest rows of the student section. Within the SuperFan priority, returning seniors/graduate students are seated first and then progressing upwards to returning juniors and so on.
If I am a SuperFan, can I still join a seating group?
Yes, you can still join a seating group. Please note that in order to maintain your SuperFan priority status, your group must only consist of other SuperFans. If a non-SuperFan joins your group, you will be seated after all other SuperFan students and your seat assignment will instead be based only on the average class level of your group.
How do I create or join a seating group?
When you log in to your student account, you are provided directions on how to create or join a seating group. It is important that you choose your desired group from the drop down list before you complete your order or else your group request will not be recorded. If the group maximum (100 members) has been reached before you have joined, the system displays an error message. While you can accept multiple group invitations, you can only join one (1) group to have your seat assigned with for the season.
Once you complete your order, you will receive an email confirming your purchased items as well as your group information. Print and/or save the order confirmation for your records.
I joined the wrong group and I already submitted my order. What do I do?
Email the Athletic Ticket Office at firstname.lastname@example.com and include the following information: Student ID number, First and Last Name, Group Name and Password of the group with which you would like to be seated. We will confirm via email that the group change has been made to your account. Please note that the Ticket Office will make every effort to accommodate group changes, but cannot guarantee that all requests will be granted. Due to the nature and timing of the seating process, any group change requests made after April 18 (returning students) or June 24 (new students) will not be considered. If you have not yet submitted your order, you can log into your account (prior to the ordering deadline) and change your seating group.
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How are seats assigned based on the priority status, class levels, groups, and attendance points?
2014 Season: This fall, there is a combination of seating based on SuperFan priority and class level. SuperFans are seated in the lowest rows of the student section and then randomly assigned seats based on class level. All other student season ticket holders are seated in the rows above SuperFans and are randomly assigned seats based only on class level.
SuperFans may create and join groups, but in order to maintain SuperFan priority status a group must only consist of other SuperFans. A group that has both SuperFan and non-SuperFan members will be seated after all other SuperFan students and be given a seat assignment based only on the average class level of the group.
Groups that do not have SuperFan priority are seated only based on the average class level of the group members.
All student class levels are confirmed with the Registrar's Office.
2015 season: Beginning in 2015 and for future football seasons, all student season ticket holders will be randomly seated based only on the attendance points earned in the previous season. Students with the greatest number of points earned are seated in the lowest rows of the student section and progress upward to the students with the least number of points earned. Groups are seated based on the average points earned by group members.
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I do not wish to join a seating group. How will this affect my seat assignment?
If you choose to sit as an individual rather than join a seating group, it does not affect your seat assignment. All students (groups and individuals) are seated randomly within their priority and/or class level.
How does a non-student use a student ticket?
A student ticket may be used by a non-student if it is validated. The price of a validation sticker varies by game, Appalachian State (FREE), Penn State ($40), and remaining 5 home games ($20). You can validate the ticket at the Michigan Athletics Ticket Office (1000 South State Street), the Michigan Union (530 South State Street), or Student Will Call (Michigan Stadium Gate 9).
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Polk County Courthouse
P O Box 308
Columbus, NC 28722
Phone: 828-894-8450
Clerk superior Court has divorce records from1932
probate and court records from from 1872
Register of Deeds has marriage and land records [1]
Parent County
1855--Polk County was from Henderson and Rutherford Counties.
County seat: Columbus [2]
Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Record Loss
For a list of record loss in North Carolina counties see: North Carolina Counties with Burned Courthouses
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
For tips on accessing Polk County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Local Histories
Early migration routes to and from Polk County for European settlers included:[3]
- Old Cherokee Path pre-historic
- Catawba Trail pre-historic
- Old South Carolina State Road 1747
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
- - 16th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company K
:- 1st Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company C
- 1855-1921 - Will Books 1 to 2 (1855-1921) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
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- 1866-1969 - Polk County Marriage Index 1866-1969 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.[4]
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- FamilySearch Catalog
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Polk County, North Carolina. Page 512 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002) WorldCat entry., and William E. Myer, Indian Trails of the Southeast. (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971), 12-14, and the book's pocket map "The Trail System of the Southeastern United States in the early Colonial Period" (1923). (FHL Book 970.1 M992i) WorldCat entry.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/f/f5/Iginorthcarolinap.pdf.
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State police have released video footage of a burglary in Ekron and are asking for the public's assistance in identifying the two male suspects.
According to a news release from KSP Post 4, the burglary occurred July 23 at a Larry Berry Road residence in Ekron.
The men arrived in a Buick LeSabre owned by Crystal Groves of Louisville and removed laptop computers and a safe from the residence, according to police.
Neither the men nor Groves have been located, police said. The men have not been identified, but police believe they may be from the Louisville area.
Anyone with information about the suspects or Crystal Groves is asked to call Kentucky State Police Post 4 in Elizabethtown at (270) 766-5078.
Video footage from the burglary is available on The News-Enterprise's website, www.thenewsenterprise.com.
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Back Home for Xmas, Mind the Xray!
How I decided to play my Christmas photo mission lomographically, the story. At first the family was a bit dubious, but in the end they loved the picture and it was a great experience for me as well; will do again... except that next time I'll take a bigger hand luggage with me, better than risking xray damage on film for those precious memories! -
A Trip Around the World at Little World
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MX Madness! Obey The Rules: 200 Shots in 1 Roll
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If big action Hollywood cinema featuring large terrestrial reptiles who roamed the Earth long before Lomographic cameras existed are your type of deal, then you've probably seen Jurassic Park more than a few times. Combine your love of dinosaurs with a trip down Florida's east-west corridor on Interstate-4 and you'll surely be excited to find Dinosaur World. -
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Some find it terrifying to go out and click on the street and some find it amusing to move among people. Some spend their time mingling with locals there and some get embarrassed by the attention they get out of clicking photos. Here is a small list which i thought would help people wanting to get into street photography and how to go about it.


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STONE MOUNTAIN -- Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia will host several symposiums Saturday in Stone Mountain, events aimed at different types of cancers and patients.
Held at the Marriott Evergreen Conference Center in Stone Mountain, offerings include a prostate cancer symposium, a women's cancer symposium and a seminar about RCOG's integrative oncology program. The prostate cancer and women's symposiums will both run from 8 to 11 a.m. and feature speakers, a panel discussion and survivor testimonials.
The integrative oncology presentation will run from 11:15 a.m. to noon.
All events are free. Continental breakfast and a light lunch will be provided.
For more information, call Toni Karasik at 770-682-2099, ext. 168. To register, visit www.rcog.com/reunion.
The Marriott Evergreen Conference Center is located at 4021 Lakeview Drive, Stone Mountain.
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For American Formula 1 fans, the dream of seeing one of their own in the driver's seat has been unfulfilled since 1993. In short, a full dozen years have passed since Michael Andretti's disastrous foray into Formula 1, where he drove a twitchy McLaren with customer Ford engines and had a teammate who was looking to prove himself once again: the late, great Ayrton Senna. The IndyCar star was tailor-made for a mismatch of supreme proportions.
Andretti just hoped to carry his IndyCar success across the pond, but not moving to Europe affected his ability to fit in with the team, provide information, or make testing sessions.
That year was interesting in that three-time champ Alain Prost had returned following a year's hiatus after a not so pleasant breakup with Ferrari in 1991. He joined the Williams-Renault outfit, which had won ten races and the title the previous year. Prost would prove to be Senna's greatest rival for the World Championship. Andretti's greatest challenge was simply getting to grips with Formula 1.
Andretti's first start came at the South African Grand Prix, where he qualified ninth but crashed out after four laps. He wasn't alone; of the twenty-six cars that started, only five finished. Senna drove a clean race to second, impressive but for the notable fact that he didn't beat Prost. At Brazil, Andretti had gained four positions on the grid, starting a season-best fifth. That lasted all of one corner, whereupon he collided with Gerhard Berger's Ferrari, and the two smashed into the barrier. When Senna won his home grand prix, it showed what everyone had expected: the American simply was not Senna.
A third event was held at the Donington Park circuit in England when plans for an Asian grand prix failed to materialize. While Andretti again qualified well, in sixth, he crashed out for the third race in a row, this time colliding with Karl Wendlinger's Sauber-Illmor on the first lap. In changing dry, wet, and wetter conditions, Senna drove what some called the best race of his career en route to his second win in a row. McLaren's team boss, Ron Dennis, considered replacing Andretti with Lotus refugee and McLaren test driver Mika Hakkinen, whose own future F1 career would yield two World Championships.


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April 2007Jacobson Leaving Kodak
ROCHESTER, NY—Jeff Jacobson, a vice president for Eastman Kodak and the COO for its Graphic Communications Group, announced he will step down from his post at the end of April. Jacobson announced his intention to leave under the terms of a two-year agreement that took effect upon the acquisition of Kodak Polychrome Graphics.
MO Moves Against Ad Inserts
JEFFERSON CITY, MO—The inclusion of advertising inserts with license plate renewal notices in the state of Missouri may stop after the state Senate voted for an amendment that would disallow the practice. The Missouri Department of Revenue started including ad inserts with the plate renewal notices in 2006, according to the Jefferson City News Tribune. In allowing the ads to be sold and inserted into the mailings in exchange for free printing, the state saved $750,000 a year.
Neenah Closes Fox Facility
ALPHARETTA, GA—Neenah Paper has decided to permanently close one of the fine paper plants it acquired in the purchase of Fox River Paper. Operations will cease at the Housatonic mill in Great Barrington, MA, at the end of the second quarter. Annual savings of about $5 million are expected from the elimination of fixed costs and increased manufacturing facilities.
Quebecor Nets Book Pact
MONTREAL—Quebecor World has reached terms on a multi-year contract extension with Harlequin Enterprises for the printing of mass-market paperback books. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Quebecor World produces approximately 145 million paperback books (roughly 44 billion pages) annually for Harlequin and its imprints, Mira and Silhouette.
CCL Label Opening Facility
FRAMINGHAM, MA—Label and packaging specialist CCL Label is slated to move its Memphis, TN, plant into a 120,000-square-foot facility in Collierville, TN, sometime this summer. The $18 million project is designed to provide more space for the company, according to the Memphis Business Journal.
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CHICAGO—RR Donnelley has rebranded its British-based Astron as RR Donnelley Global Document Solutions to reflect the expansion of its end-to-end document management and business process outsourcing (BPO) capabilities and integration with Donnelley's global resources.
PGSF Gets Large Endowment
SEWICKLEY, PA—A gift of $650,000 has been given to the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) by the Employing Printers Education Trust (EPET). The trustees have directed PGSF to establish educational scholarships; the monies will help build the number of 'Gutenberg level' $5,000 annual scholarships.
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Why A Major Apparel Company Is Suing Taylor Swift
There are many recognizable facets to Taylor Swift's cult of personality: her retro-inspired wardrobe, stockpile of famous exes and cat Meredith, among them. Now, one of the 24-year-old popstar's signature elements—her affinity for the number 13—is getting slapped with a major lawsuit.
Orange Country-based clothing brand Lucky 13 filed the suit early Tuesday morning, accusing Swift of trademark infringement based on her unauthorized use of the Lucky 13-registered trademark. After allegedly contacting Swift's camp multiple times regarding the issue, the lawsuit is serving as the company's last-ditch effort.
Since launching into the international spotlight following the release of her first album Taylor Swift in 2006, Swift has been anything but shy regarding her superstitions; check out any of her concert photographs and "13" can be seen drawn on her right hand. As she explained in a 2009 interview with MTV News: "The significance of the number 13 on my hand…I paint this on my hand before every show because 13 is my lucky number—for a lot of reasons," she said. "It's really weird. Basically whenever a 13 comes up in my life, it's a good thing."
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Westlake Avenue cuts Seattle blocks on the diagonal
The date of this pie-shaped half-block of Westlake Avenue between Pike and Pine streets is likely 1908.
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WESTLAKE AVENUE was first surveyed in January 1905 — that part of it made the first cut through the existing city grid between Pike Street and Denny Way. By November 1906 the new thruway was paved and being developed on all sides — and the new sides were many.
Through the roughly seven blocks of cutting, nearly 30 odd-shaped building lots and flatiron blocks were exposed, adding imaginative opportunities for cityscapes and developers. With its path to Lake Union and its eccentric new sides, Westlake was popularly, although not officially, called a boulevard.
Resembling most obviously a ship, here the American Hotel points its bow north between Westlake Avenue, on the right, and the alley between Fourth and Fifth avenues. The photograph was recorded from the Hotel Plaza, built one floor higher than the American, and set snugly between Westlake, Fourth Avenue and Pine Street above its own wedge-shaped footprint.
With its 70 "reasonably priced" rooms — $3.50 and up for a week — the American expected to service many transient salesmen. But the hotel had troubles, changing hands twice before it was renamed Hotel Central in 1914, to make a clear point of its location. Frank Crampton, the new proprietor in 1910, made thorough renovations. The Seattle Times reported that "undesirable tenants" vacated 23 rooms "within three days after he assumed charge."
At its farthest southern end, the American Hotel was attached to Northern Bank and Trust Company's also new corner at Fourth and Pike. The bank soon added five stories to reach the height it holds in Jean Sherrard's "repeat." The bank failed in 1919. Another bank, the Seaboard, took hold and named the ornate landmark "at the center of everything."
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"Oh, hello," I say, "my name is Ruth Zook," while this boy at the party is looking down at my bowl of Amish mashed potatoes that I am holding against my belly. He is … dangerously handsome. I am far away from my brethren back in the Old Order settlements around LaGrange County but I can hear in my mind Mother's voice saying it is not wise to let someone like that know your name. The boy sticks his finger into my mashed potatoes and licks his finger!
He says, "Mmmmm. Finger lickin' good."
I shouldn't feel embarrassed like this, and so I just say, "The secret ingredient is cream cheese."
The boy says, "I am Hayden. You must be with that group of traveling Amish kids that Alanna invited. I notice that some of you are wearing normal, I mean, you don't have to wear those old timey Amish outfits?"
I make fun by answering, "No, not when we are in the Devil's playground," and then I say more truthfully, "Not on this particular night, anyway. Our usual clothing is called for in our Ordnung, our community rule for living, as a shield for humility."
Hayden asks me, "So, I heard that now is, like, your 'Time to Sow Regrets'?"
I feel my cheeks get hot and I say, "No. No, of course not. It is called Rumspringa. It is granted to us so that young people can know what they are choosing if (why did I say if?) when they finally decide to be baptized and join the Church for life. It is said: 'One must choose either the world or the faith'.
Hayden is grinning in a way that is… I would say …, yes, wicked, and he asks me oddly, "So then, 'what happens in Rumspringa stays in Rumspringa'?"
I answer, "I don't understand."
And Hayden narrows his eyes at me and says, "Never mind. It's a joke from television."
I ask, "They joke about Rumspringa on television?"
Hayden answers, "Well, not yet. How about some special punch?"
I say truthfully, "My mouth is a little dry, thank you."
Hayden says, "Well, I am sure I would enjoy lubricating your mouth, Ruth," and I can hear nearby mirth.
I am so unfamiliar with their worldly expressions and I answer uncertainly, "Thank you?"
Hayden bows slightly in a gentlemanly fashion and he says, "You are well-come and I think you will be glad you came." Others nearby are laughing again. I hope I can experience such fun. Hayden says, "Allow me," and then he takes my bowl of mashed potatoes from me and gestures toward the nearby refreshments table. No wonder others were laughing! So many colorful strange appetizing dishes!
At the refreshment table appears Alanna, who invited me to her party, and she asks Hayden in a manner that is a little perturbed it seems to me, "Hayden. What are you doing?"
Hayden answers rather innocently, "Being a warm host."
For some reason Alanna sounds to me a bit skeptical, saying to Hayden, "Yeah, right, Hayden," and in conclusion I think Alanna has just said to Hayden that he is… that Hayden is… an intelligent donkey? I am not sure. I am quite unfamiliar with their way of speaking. Alanna takes my arm and leads me away.
Alanna says to me, "I admire you, Ruth. You Amish 'walk the talk'," and when she sees that I don't understand she says, "Practice what you preach."
Alanna is so pretty with her short dark hair and her short blue dress is just lovely with the patterns of silver sequins but, My Lord, there is more of her breast and legs showing than are concealed.
I look away and say, "My friends and I really wanted to come here to your party, Alanna, with all our hearts, but really, in the back of our minds, we are all afraid of dying outside the Church and not going to Heaven. Rumspringa is not all 'cruising for hot dogs'. Is that how you say it?"
Alanna laughs happily and tells me, "That is how we should say it, Ruth!" Then she adds, "But I understand the appeal of your mellow, clear cut lifestyle. I really do."
Alanna had told me that she and her sister Kate had a band of musicians, "We call ourselves the, uh, Lickitty Splitz."
I had smiled and said, "That is a cute name. My grandfather used to say 'clickety-clack, lickety split' when he complained about the world."
I had told Alanna that back in LaGrange County the women sing and the men sing, but not together, and not with musical instruments.
Alanna had told me that she and her sister Kate were fraternal twins, but that they call themselves "sorority twins" as a joke. Alanna said that this had given them the name of their first band when they were 10-years old, the folk singing duo named "Sorority". Alanna had told me that she and sister Kate wrote their own songs together from the start.
Tonight, Alanna's band of musicians will be playing music for dancing at this party. She already knew that we Amish did not dance.
Alanna implores me, "But you are going to dance tonight, right? Rumspringa!"
I hesitate, saying, "I don't really know how…"
Alanna says, "Just watch the other kids. Rumspringa! Get you a glass of rum and just spring'a, ha, ha! Here. Here is a glass of rum and Coke. You'll like it."
I take a sip and pucker, saying, "It is dark and a little sweet like molasses."
A voice behind me asks, "You rang?"
I turn and Alanna says, "Ruth, this is Jamaad, our drummer."
Jamaad is dark like the Three Wise Men from the East, and he is short with thick black-rimmed glasses and he is wearing a bright red basket-ball player's uniform with the sewn letters and symbols "Jamaad Lickitty Splitz." Jamaad has on red sneakers.
Alanna says, "Jamaad, this is Ruth, one of our Amish guests tonight."
Jamaad exclaims, "Damn! I watched a girl from your group who was wearing her Amish threads and her white hat...,"
I quickly explain, "White prayer cap. That is Miriam and she's to be engaged..."
Jamaad concludes, "…and chugging a can of beer!" Then he turns to Alanna and says, "Hey, Alanna, maybe we should start our set with Vodka Tampon?"
I am certain that I have misunderstood Jamaad.
Then Alanna's sister Kate appears and Alanna introduces her to me. Alanna had said they were only fraternal twins and indeed they are very different, Kate seeming quiet and almost shy with long wavy blonde hair.
Alanna then says, "Let's get ready," and she, Kate, and Jamaad go toward the other side of the room where I can see musical instruments. Alanna calls back to me, saying, "You are going to dance tonight, Ruth, remember?" and I wave at her. I'm still not so sure. I look around for Miriam and I am starting to feel a little apprehensive about this night.
I see Hayden coming toward me and now I am really nervous.
Hayden says to me while he is looking at the departing Alanna, "Here you are! Ruth, right? I promised you some special punch, remember? Let me take that for you," and he takes my glass of rum and Coke and then hands to me a very tiny glass of some wine-red beverage, saying, "Here you go. This is called a 'shot'. Tip your head, throw it into the back of your throat and swallow quickly. Like this," and Hayden demonstrates with his "shot".
I look at my 'shot' and ask, "What is this, again?"
Hayden lifts my hand with the drink and he answers, "Good for you. Down the well, now!"
And so I imitate Hayden's manner of imbibing, nearly choking myself, but I swallow and then I ask him, "Like that?"
Hayden nods, saying, "Perfect."
I say, "Well, thank you for the punch. It is very unusual. It is tingly in my mouth."
Hayden asks oddly, "So you like tingly things in your mouth?"
I hardly know how to respond to these strange conversations but I say, "I guess so."
Then Miriam who is to be engaged appears beside me, swaying and grinning. Her demeanor clashes with her traditional long dress and prayer cap.
I look into Miriam's veiled eyes and I ask her with concern, "Are you alright, Miriam?"
She leans towards me and she says, "I so love you, Ruth Zook."
Hayden leans in between us and asks with a silly grin, "Do you love me, too?"
I am stunned as Miriam begins to giggle and then she pulls down her prayer cap and covers her face with it.
Music is suddenly heard, very loud. People at the party are crying out together, saying, "Whoo-hoo!" I look over at the Lickitty Splitz and I can see Alanna holding a guitar and singing, and Kate playing what looks like a tiny piano on a rod, singing, and Jamaad gesturing frantically behind a setup of drums of different sizes.
There is so much sound for three people. I can feel it in my belly! All around me people begin to dance and deform, as if the music is melting them! I feel like the music is an ocean and I am rolling on it like a boat. I put out my arms to steady myself but the music is pushing me back and forth. Pushing everybody back and forth and up and down.
I can feel the arms of someone go around my waist and I know they belong to Hayden. He turns me around and holds me against himself and I don't feel so woozy. I look over his shoulder at Miriam, who is to be engaged, and she is playing an invisible guitar, but I swear that I can hear music coming from her. She is swaying like a snake and she is grimacing with, oh My Lord, secret pleasures.
My vision is moving side to side and I feel detached and yet my eyes can feel the motion of everyone's body. I feel Hayden put both his hands under my bottom and he is lifting me up and he is putting my legs around his waist and we are dancing like we are pumping water from a well.
I feel electricity rising in my belly and I am coiling around it. I am moving through the crowd backwards and the faces and the bodies are flowing past me. I realize that Hayden is carrying me away. I can barely focus but the music and the light is going away. Now I am falling, falling slowly backwards and Hayden presses on top of me.
I hear Hayden breathe into my face, "You are so hot." Yes, yes, I am hot, too hot, I am burning up, I must get out of these clothes, help me, help me.
I lift my head and I see that Hayden is holding a flaming silver sword. I cry out and I don't recognize my voice when I ask, "What, what are you doing with that?"
Hayden stabs me in the belly. I cry out. He stabs me again, and again. I hear Hayden grunting, "Amish Mash. Amish Mash. My secret ingredient is cream, cream," and then he groans again and again as he stabs me over and over. I think I am screaming.
Suddenly there is a loud crack and my face is covered with, yes it is, oh My Lord, I taste it: mashed potatoes. Hayden has cried out once and then he rolled off of me and I heard a loud thud and now, moaning.
A light above me comes on. I see a luminous cross through my eyelashes. My vision is clearing, growing steady again. I realize I am on a bed, oh Lord, I am naked.
I look to one side and I see Miriam standing over us, quaking, holding in each hand a thick broken fragment of my bowl of Amish mashed potatoes.
MY OWN BLOGSITE AT LAST!: ASH-fiction.com
No Sense AWe.
No Grasp Folk.
No Devour Bird.
Eat Turkey Tofu.
Carve Tofu Birds.
Drip Butter in Naval.
Navels Pop-Out Too.
Poke Belly-Buttons.
I sometimes eat Soup.
An Amish Cooks Soup.
I Almost Ate Her Soup.
No Pluck Turkey Feathers.
Fry Collards in Cow-Butter.
No Eats Wiggle Mouse Yet.
If We Famished? Aye, Kale.
This Post is a Thanks. Feast.
I Wandered Off To the Lake.
No Gnaw Dead Bird Turkey.
Carve a Bird into Big Hawk.
No Toss MASHED Potato.
No Be Furious or Nasty.
No Worry ` Bout Today.
Tomorrow` We Behave.
No Cook Asses Today.
Eat 'Fugi' Apples Tho.
Red Apples are Sweet.
No Be Very Gloomy.
Thursday is Big Feast.
Aye. Fun Amish Post.
on and on . . . Thanks.
Harness Amish Buggy.
No Sip Nasty Vodka.
Drink dissolves our Solitude.
Yet, Whiskey may Kills You.
Goat Milk Soothes Bodies.
Alcohol Eventually Kills.
I wish I could Share Milk.
I've Three-Quarts-Burp.
No Yodel `
No Hate!
I reflect today . . .
I first read G.G.'s Blog.
I hand-carried ` briefs.
I even shared Blueberry-
Home-brew Good Wine-
Cato on Mass Avenue?
They Hosted Greenwald.
Cato served a Lunch Feast.
The Pope was in DC that day.
Maybe we Humans` Hungry?
I Yearn for YAMS ` Justice.
I knew I'd best Be at` Lake.
I Sneak Off to View` Egret.
She soars. She fish`Dives.
I read ` Washington Post.
If I go on/on I Kooky Too.
Thanks ASH. No sell Mule.
Harness Ash. Be Merry Too.


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Back in September, we posted "Automail," a bubbly track from the Columbus indie-pop trio Way Yes. In March the band will release Walkability, their debut album. And below, we've got a track from that album: The effervescent burble "Important."
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A female Baltimore sports talk radio personality filed an $800,000 defamation lawsuit against a rival radio host for comments that she was unqualified for her job and had "personal, sexual and/or inappropriate relationships" with pro athletes. Jennifer Royle, who left New York's YES network in 2010 to work for Baltimore cable network MASN and radio station 105.7 "The Fan," is suing Nestor Aparicio, two of his co-workers and the station Aparicio owns, WNST.
NBA legend (and one-time Celtic) Dominique Wilkins, a Hawks vice president and television analyst, was attacked by a fan after the Hawks' victory over the Magic on Wednesday night. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the attacker was former NBA and college basketball referee Rashan Michel, who was arrested and charged with simple battery. Michel told police Wilkins owed him money for suits purchased several years ago from a clothing store Michel had owned.
Jets backup quarterback Erik Ainge has been living in Wellesley with his uncle, Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge, while trying to get a grip on his drug and alcohol addiction. Erik says he's been clean and sober for eight months, the longest such stretch since he was 11 years old. He tells the details of his troubles in a piece at ESPN. Said Erik: "During my days of using, I was a really bad drug addict. I would've made Charlie Sheen look like Miss Daisy."
"I'd like to see how smart Theo Epstein is with the Tampa Bay payroll.
Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco failed to impress during a practice soccer game with Sporting Kansas City on Monday, struggling with his skills and conditioning against MLS players. However, the team hasn't given up on Ochocinco, especially considering the publicity this stunt has generated. Ochocinco is scheduled to meet with Sporting KC coach Peter Vermes on Tuesday to discuss his future. "I'm satisfied," Ochocinco said. "My dream has been answered, to be able to come onto the pitch and play for an MLS team. It doesn't have to be against someone professional.
Former Red Sox slugger Jose Canseco has been accused of trying to pass off his twin brother Ozzie as himself at a celebrity boxing event in Florida on Saturday night. Shortly before the bout against Billy Padden at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., organizers discovered the ruse and had Ozzie escorted from the premises by police when they noticed his tattoos were different. Jose tweeted Sunday that the promoter "did not comply with his part of the agreement."
A Cleveland businessman sued the Browns and the NFL's 31 other teams Thursday, saying the lockout violates his private seat license contract with the club. Self-made millionaire Ken Lanci asked the court to prohibit the lockout. "What tipped the scale for me is the labor issue between millionaires and billionaires and the fact they can't settle it when the country is in a recession," he told The Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Worse yet, they have to rub this in our faces."
Forbes magazine did an analysis of Major League Baseball and determined that the Yankees are the sport's most valuable team for the 14th straight year, worth $1.7 billion. The Red Sox are No. 2, but 86 percent less valuable than the Bronx Bombers, at $912 million, and they had an operating income of minus-$1 million.
Read more about that story and others, plus check out videos, trivia and more, at Thursday's Morning Mashup.
Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant was ejected from a Dallas shopping mall and given a criminal trespass warning by police Tuesday after allegedly refusing to pull up his sagging pants that exposed his underwear. Police said Bryant and his entourage were asked to pull up their pants, and Bryant responded with a profanity-laced tirade and a refusal to leave until a his adviser arrived.
Do NCAA basketball referees balance foul calls between teams intentionally? A study published in the Journal of Sports Sciences looked at games on neutral courts and determined that fouls are assessed at a relatively even rate. That's been supported by this year's tournament. "The important finding is that as the foul differential increases the probability of the next foul being called on the team with fewer fouls significantly increases," said Ball State professor David Pierce, the study's co-author.


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Telecom Stock Outlook - March 2012 - Industry Outlook
The telecommunications industry is identified as a major driver
of global economic recovery. An unprecedented growth of high-speed
mobile Internet traffic, particularly for wireless data and video,
has transformed this industry into the most evolving, inventive,
and keenly contested industry.
In addition, emergence of mobile broadband technology has created
several new service areas, which potentially offers huge growth
potential. This includes IPTV, collaboration and cloud computing,
videoconferencing, and mobile payment to name a few. Several
industry researchers estimated that the market size of the global
telecommunications industry may reach $1.8 trillion - $2 trillion
in the next three years. The U.S. telecommunications industry will
hold the largest share of it.
The telecommunications industry encompasses a lot of
technology-related businesses. Besides the legacy local and
long-distance wireline phone services, the telecommunications
industry also includes wireless communications, Internet services,
fiber optics networks, cable TV networks and commercial satellite
A major characteristic of the telecommunications industry is the
huge barriers to entry due to scarcity of public airwaves
(spectrum). The U.S. telecom market is controlled by just four
national players; regional low-cost operators are not eligible to
compete with these large carriers.
Furthermore, it is not easy to establish a new telecom carrier
since it would require government permission to transmit voice,
data and video on public airwaves. Spectrum licenses are limited
and therefore quite expensive. Moreover, deployment of network
infrastructure, whether high-speed wireless (3G/4G) or wireline
(fiber optic), requires significant capital expenditures, which
very few entities can afford.
Key Attribute
We believe that the overall economic dynamics may shift in favor of
telecommunications industry, primarily due to its key attribute of
being a major infrastructure product for both the emerging and the
developed nations. Telecommunications is one of the very few
industries, which witnessed massive technological improvement even
during the recession. The major thrust for the telecommunications
sector is coming from the industry due to continuous network and
product upgrade and invention by the industry players.
In last 15 years, the U.S. wireless industry invested an enormous
$300 billion to install most efficient seamless communications
networks in the world. The telecommunications industry as a whole
generates over 2.4 million jobs in the U.S., which is expected to
grow by another 200,000 in 2012 due to gowning adoption of
next-generation super-fast 4G LTE networks.
Growing demand for technically superior products has been the
silver lining for the telecommunication industry in an otherwise
tough environment. These developments are also helping telecom
equipment manufacturers, infrastructure solutions providers and
mobile phone makers to consolidate their finances.
Wireless is the Key
Despite the massive growth in fiber-to-the-home networks, we
believe wireless networks will be the key player in the telecom
industry growth story. The sector is witnessing a fundamental
change. Earlier, it was voice calls that brought money to the
operators. At present, data and video have become the focus.
Any new network standard aims at faster data connectivity, quick
video streaming with high resolution, and rich multimedia
applications. Growing demand for wireless products has been the
silver lining for the telecommunication industry in an otherwise
tough environment.
Recent Performance
Telecommunications industry is witnessing consistent growth despite
experiencing a slow moving U.S. economy. Most of the large national
telecom service providers together with the regional prepaid
telecom operators generated net subscriber addition in the fourth
quarter of 2011.
Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between
Verizon Communications Inc.
) and
Vodafone Group plc.
), added 1.2 million post paid subscribers, its second best result
in last two years.
AT&T Inc.
) added a net 717,000 wireless subscribers, its historic high
quarterly figure.
Sprint Nextel Corp.
) gained a net 161,000 postpaid subscribers.
MetroPCS Communications Inc.
) and
Leap Wireless International Inc.
) added net 197,410 and 175,000 wireless subscribers, respectively,
in the previous quarter.
Near-term Catalysts
The U.S. telecommunications industry is likely to be benefited in
the near future two ways: (1) recent approval of the U.S. Congress
to initiate a fresh round of spectrum auction for the wireless
industry, and (2) significant technological inventions and
innovations that make even a mature market like the U.S. highly
lucrative for the telecom operators.
In February 2012, The U.S. Congress has decided to free up spectrum
currently used by TV broadcasters for commercial wireless networks
and to deploy a nationwide interoperable public-safety broadband
network. Huge proliferation of smartphones, tablets and several
other pocket-sized mobile devices significantly raised the demand
for bandwidth for seamless wireless connectivity. The spectrum
auction is expected to generate $25 billion - $30 billion in the
U.S. government exchequer.
Furthermore, as the global economy recovers slowly, demand for
real-time voice, data, and video increases by leaps and bounds. The
FCC has estimated that within the next 5 years, mobile-data demand
will grow 25-50 folds from its current level. These latest
developments are enabling the telecom service providers to
undertake large network extension while upgrading plans. The
decision of Congress is mainly aimed to solve growing consumer
demand for efficient wireless networks.
Technological Innovations
Smartphones and tablets have become the next-generation choice and
are increasingly taking over market share from the basic mobile
handsets. Although the economy is under recovery phase, and we are
not completely out of the woods, the growth in the smartphone
market maintains its impressive trend.
This reflects a shift in consumer preference toward
application-rich devices from ordinary mobile handsets used
primarily for voice telephony. Smartphones are generally
characterized by very powerful operating systems capable of
supporting a variety of services and applications that need very
high-speed network infrastructures.
GSM Association has forecasted that within the next 5 years,
telecom operators will invest approximately $100 billion to upgrade
their respective networks for accommodating hassle free
transmission of mobile data and video traffic. The major technical
areas will be High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA), 3G mobile broadband,
and next-generation (4G) LTE. One simple example of this
significant rate of growth is that LTE network, which was globally
first deployed in late 2009, at present provides over 2 million
As smartphone users are now downloading increasing multimedia
contents, video has become the primary network traffic. What is
more interesting, in addition to download, the smartphone and
tablet users are uplinking more and more video content, and in
turn, becoming broadcasters on their own. Several industry
researchers predicted that video may account for 60% of total
network traffic by the end of 2012.
Mergers & Acquisitions to Continue
Despite the failed merger agreement between AT&T and T-Mobile
USA, we believe the U.S. telecom industry will witness more M&A
in 2012. AT&T needs spectrum to compete with its bigger rival
Verizon Wireless. Similarly, small prepaid operators like MetroPCS
and Leap Wireless may also join or merge with a nationwide carrier
in order to attain economies of scale and pricing power.
DISH Network Corp.
), which holds a large wireless spectrum, has already declared that
it is not averse to a deal as an acquirer or an acquired entity.
Competition Looms Large
Massive technology invention and innovation have resulted in
significant competitive atmosphere within the telecommunications
industry. Product life-cycle and upgrade-cycle have been reduced
drastically since several firms are coming out with new types of
products and services within a short span of time. Increasing
competition is actually forcing each and every player to offer
heterogeneous and bundled services.
We may see more product sharing deals between telecom, cable TV and
satellite TV operators as each of these players are trying to get a
foothold into the other's territory. Even pay-TV services,
offerings to business enterprises, and mobile backhaul and
metro-Ethernet segments may witness more convergence. Mobile phone
makers are now gradually offering tablets (small laptops), chipset
manufacturers for personal computers and mobile phones are
frequently interchanging their areas of operations.
The telecommunications industry as a whole offers a number of
attributes that are difficult to ignore from the standpoint of
- Telecommunications is a necessary utility : The need for telecom in both rural and urban areas, and its role in the infrastructure of both developed and developing markets, continues to grow. In addition, economic stimulus plans in the U.S. and throughout the world should boost select service providers and equipment manufacturers.
- Structural Subsidies : The Broadband Stimulus Program of the U.S. government has received significant acceptance among rural carriers. President Obama has endorsed a wireless spectrum hike plan proposed by the FCC, which will nearly double the currently available spectrum for wireless broadband services while increasing Internet connectivity. FCC together with the U.S. Department of Commerce will identify unused airwaves to raise the available spectrum size to 500 MHz in the next 10 years.
- International diversification : Though diversification within a country offers only limited protection in the current highly-correlated world equity markets, it offers hedging opportunities from local economic weakness and associated currency exchange differentials.
The companies that match well with the aforementioned
considerations include
AT&T Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.
MetroPCS Communications Inc.
) and
CenturyLink Inc.
Generally, telecommunications companies that were under pressure in
the recession have high debt levels and large financial leverage
ratios or are unable to cope with the recent market trend. Other
risks that remain are as follows:
- Potential business slowdown : Lower overall top-line sales among carriers are expected to continue to weigh on capital spending decisions -- a major problem for equipment vendors. The companies are expected to remain focused on improving balance sheet, financial discipline and free cash-flow generation. Unfortunately for the equipment vendors, the method of choice for improving free cash flows remains disciplined capital outlays.
- Weak credit profiles : Over the near term, telecom companies may be exposed to high debt levels and limited liquidity, which puts a premium on sustainable cash flow to service debt obligations. As a result, telecom companies may have free cash flow on the back of a slowdown in demand.
- Increased competition : The markets for broadband wireless solutions are emerging rapidly in terms of technological innovation. The pure wireless/wireline service providers started entering the video services market for cable operators, while the cable MSOs are entering the telephone business for the small & medium sized business enterprises.
The companies that match well with the aforementioned considerations include France Telecom ( FTE ), United States Cellular Corp. ( USM ) and NII Holdings Inc. ( NIHD ).
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NHL may tweak draft lottery process
Scott BurnsideThe NHL is looking at adjustments to its draft lottery process that would allow more teams potentially to obtain top draft picks, a source said.
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NHL GMs meetings: Collective bargaining agreement still the talk ...
Scott BurnsideThe elephant in the room -- the expiring CBA -- was broached as the GMs meetings ended, but Gary Bettman and crew refused to further speculate on the state of labor affairs in the NHL.
Story | Conversation | March 14, 2012 -
NHL GMs Meetings: Alexander Radulov ruling rankles some GMs
Scott BurnsideThe league's updating of Alexander Radulov's status during Tuesday's GMs meeting stands as a potentially defining moment in terms of the balance of power in the Western Conference -- assuming the prodigal forward actually decides to return to his NHL home.
Story | Conversation | March 13, 2012 -
NHL GMs Meetings: Concussions remain hot topic at GMs meetings
Scott BurnsideWe aren't always going to agree with Brendan Shanahan's decisions, but we acknowledge that the landscape Shanahan oversees reaches far beyond simply carrying a big stick and using it with authority.
Story | Conversation | March 12, 2012 -
Sources: Bonds crucial to sale of Phoenix Coyotes moving forward
Scott BurnsideThe municipal bonds crucial to the sale of the Coyotes to Chicago businessman Matthew Hulsizer are edging closer to completion.
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New concussion protocol starts Wednesday
Scott BurnsideBOCA RATON, Fla. -- The NHL will implement its new concussion protocol in NHL games starting Wednesday night, according to Nashville Predators GM David Poile. Speaking at the close of the three-day general managers meetings here in Florida, Poile ...
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GMs meetings: NHL needs to send strong message by enforcing new r...
Scott BurnsideThe NHL needs to send a strong message by handing out stiffer penalties now and not relying on the players to police themselves and cut down the number of reckless plays.
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Another tough call on Douglas Murray hit
Scott BurnsideBOCA RATON, Fla. -- It was perhaps Brendan Shanahan who put the NHL's great dilemma most succinctly here at the general managers' meetings when he noted that when players attack with the puck they are lower to the ground. Try it out. Pretend your ...
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New rules must be enforced to help safety
Scott BurnsideBOCA RATON, Fla. -- Once again, the NHL is turning to its own rulebook to try to make the game safer for its players and more palatable for its fans. Now it's a question of whether the league has the will to make it work as it has in the past. ...
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GMs meetings: If NHL is getting tough on dangerous players, it's ...
Scott BurnsideIf indeed this is a brand-new day for the NHL when it comes to getting tough on its dangerous players, it is likewise time for a new sheriff to preside over this new landscape.
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The hit debate: How far will GMs go?
Scott BurnsideBOCA RATON, Fla. -- NHL commissioner Gary Bettman may have grabbed the early headlines here Monday, but the heavy lifting remains for the NHL general managers. After watching clips of almost every one of the 80 or so concussions that have been sus...
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GMs meetings: Gary Bettman moves quickly, announces five-point pl...
Scott BurnsideCredit NHL commissioner Gary Bettman for his quick pre-emptive strike Monday aimed at quieting the recent tumult surrounding the game.
Story | Conversation | March 14, 2011