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Ameris Bancorp Announces Significant Restructuring And Consolidation Plan
MOULTRIE, Ga., Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AMERIS BANCORP (NASDAQ-GS: ABCB) today reported restructuring and consolidation plans which are expected to reduce annual operating expense by approximately $12.1 million. "This plan is the result of the ongoing analysis of our operations by our Board of Directors and our executive management team. Our mission statement calls for us to be a high-performing community bank, and the most direct path to accomplishing our mission in today's environment requires the changes we have outlined. The plan we have developed is certainly achievable and within our control. I believe this plan demonstrates our determination to achieve high-performing results," said Edwin W. Hortman, Jr., President and CEO.
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Consolidation of Banking Facilities The Company announced plans to consolidate, close, or sell at least 13 of its 66 branches, as reported at September 30, 2012. Collectively, these smaller branches represented 2.9% of the Company's total loans and 5.4% of the Company's total non-CD deposits, as of September 30, 2012. Annualized direct operating expenses associated with these branch facilities (primarily personnel and occupancy costs) total approximately $6.2 million. The Company expects to complete the consolidation and closure process during the first quarter of 2013.
Restructuring of Ameris Bank & Corporate Support Functions: In addition to the branch consolidations and closures, the Company has been actively developing and executing efficiency plans for the remaining 53 branches and the corporate support functions. These plans identify opportunities to reduce annual operating expenses by $5.9 million. While some of these reductions will be achieved during the fourth quarter of 2012, the majority of the reductions will occur during the first quarter of 2013, concurrent with the branch consolidations and closures.
Fourth Quarter Charge The Company expects to record a charge of $2.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 for costs associated with these efficiency plans. The charge is expected to cover severance and lease payments, among other items associated with the plans. Ameris Bancorp is headquartered in Moultrie, Georgia. At the end of the most recent quarter the Company had 66 locations in Georgia, Alabama, northern Florida, and South Carolina. This news release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "anticipate" and similar expressions and variations thereof identify certain of such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates which they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and that actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and are referred to the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a summary of certain factors that may impact the Company's results of operations and financial condition. SOURCE Ameris BancorpCheck Out Our Best Services for Investors
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"One day the kingdom of the peaceful mushroom people was invaded by the Koopa. The quiet, peace-loving Mushroom People were turned into mere stones, bricks and even field horse-plants, and the Mushroom Kingdom fell into ruin." - Super Mario Bros manual
So whenever Mario eats a mushroom, he's actually killing one of his friends.
Mario is a cannibalist.
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On Mon, 2013-02-11 at 11:06 -0500, drew Roberts wrote:
Good phrased Drew, unfortunately English isn't my native language ;).
> So again, is there some best practive I have missed?
I don't think so, I'm doing it exactly in the same way as you do and on
an Ubuntu Studio mailing list, was a discussion about where to report
bugs, since this is something a lot of people have to tinker with.
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I am working on this WILLIAMS line. I have included info. gathered about Samuel HIGHSMITH and Teresa (aka:Turner)WILLIAMS. Eliabeth WILLIAMS and Winslow TURNER II. Please see below. ========== There were THREE Winslow Turners- -WINSLOW TURNER I - who was married twice. His first wife was Molly Sarah Standish--second wife--Elizabeth but no known last name. His son WINSLOW TURNER II (b:abt1786)-wife--Mrs. Elizabeth "Betty" Williams,(a widow with very young son and daughter which Winslow reared as his own)--emig. to the Province of Texas in 1826 from what is now Lincoln Co., MO. with their children. They had eleven children including Malkijah and Teresa Williams. Their son WINSLOW TURNER III (b:29 Jan 1811)was an Indian fighter plus he fought in the Texas Revolution. This is a very historic early Texas Family. ========== Name: Mary Elizabeth WILLIAMS Sex: F Birth: ABT 1787 Death: ABT 1843 in Jackson County, Texas Father: Alambee WILLIAMS b: 1757 in Dorchester County, Maryland Mother: Sarah "Sally" WILLIAMS b: UNKNOWN MARRIAGE 1 - William WILLIAMS b: UNKNOWN Children: 1)Name: Malkijah WILLIAMS Sex: M Birth: ABT 1803 in Tennessee Residence: Jackson Co., Texas Event: Fact #1 Reared by Winslow TURNER II (stepfather) as own child Census: 1850 Jackson County: Age 46; Born W. Tennessee Event: Marriage Record 5 DEC 1837 Recorded in Jackson County, Texas Marriage Licences: Vol. A/B, pg. 7 Married Cynthia Ann BURNS b: abt.1813 Missouri, d:Unknown in Texas daughter of Arthur BURNS and (?). 2)Name: Teresa (Turner) WILLIAMS Given Name: Teresa Surname: Williams Sex: F Birth: in Tennessee Death: 23 Nov 1873 in Bastrop, Texas Event: Fact #1 Stepdaughter of Winslow TURNER II; most often used surname Turner Census: 1850 Travis County, Texas: #18, Farmer ($1, 000) Burial: Bastrop City Cemetary Married Samuel HIGHSMITH b:1804 in Boone County, Kentucky, d:10 Jan 1849 in Texas. MARRIAGE 2 - Winslow TURNER , Jr. b: ABT 1786 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Married: BEF 1811 in Lincoln County, Missouri Children of MARY ELIZABETH (Mrs.)WILLIAMS and WINSLOW TURNER II/Jr. are: i. Elizabeth "Betty" TURNER died BEF AUG 1845. ii. Miles TURNER (?). iii. Sarah "Sally" TURNER was born 1804 in Upper Cuivre, St. Charles District, Missouri Territory. iv. Louisa TURNER was born BEF 1811 in Upper Cuivre, St. Charles District, Missouri Territory. v. WINSLOW TURNER III was born 29 JAN 1811 in Upper Cuivre, St. Charles District, Missouri Territory, and died 6 MAY 1880 in McDade, Bastrop County, Texas. vi. Mary TURNER was born 21 JAN 1816 in Upper Cuivre, St. Charles District, Missouri Territory, and died 4 SEP 1853 in Victoria County or Goliad County, Texas. vii. Edwin TURNER was born 1820 in Upper Cuivre, St. Charles District, Missouri Territory, and died 1861 in Civil War. viii. Hiram M. TURNER was born 1822 in Troy, Lincoln County, Missouri. ix. Stephen Robert TURNER was born 1824 in Missouri, and died 1870 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. ------ Name: Teresa (Turner) WILLIAMS Given Name: Teresa Surname: Williams Sex: F Birth: in Tennessee Death: 23 Nov 1873 in Bastrop, Texas Event: Fact #1 Stepdaughter of Winslow TURNER II; most often used surname Turner Census: 1850 Travis County, Texas: #18, Farmer ($1, 000) Burial: Bastrop City Cemetary Father: ? WILLIAMS Mother: Mary Elizabeth WILLIAMS Marriage 1 Samuel HIGHSMITH b: 1804 in Boone County, Kentucky Married: 4 Sep 1826 in Troy, Lincoln County, Missouri 1 Children: 1)Malcijah Benjamin (Kige) HIGHSMITH b: 17 May 1827 in Old Caney, Bazoria Co., Texas 2)Sarah Jane HIGHSMITH b: 13 Nov 1830 3)Amanda Louisa HIGHSMITH b: 1832 in Gonzales, Texas 4)Henry Albert HIGHSMITH b: 11 Jan 1843 in Bastrop, Texas 5)Edwin W. HIGHSMITH b: 1845 Sources: Title: 37 Repository: ID: I514883525 Name: Samuel HIGHSMITH Given Name: Samuel Surname: Highsmith Sex: M Birth: 1804 in Boone County, Kentucky Death: 10 Jan 1849 in San Antonio,Texas Burial: 11 Jan 1849 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 1 Event: Migrated #1 Unknown 24 Dec 1823 St. Charles District, Missouri Territory, to Texas 1 Burial: Unmarked grave in Market Plaza, San Antonio, Texas Father: Benjamin HIGHSMITH b: in North Carolina (?) Mother: Abigail (Mrs.) MORRIS (Ahijah Highsmith was Samuel's older brother) (conti) in San Antonio in favor of William B Travis, who had been left to hold the little village of Bexar, the outpost colonization, followed by the rumor that Col. Travis had barricaded himself and a small band of men in the Alamo. Sam HIGHSMITH's nephew, Ben HIGHSMITH and several other close friends and neighbors were known to be with Col;. Travis in the Alamo, and their friends and relatives were greatly distressed about them. George W. COTTLE one of the little band of Gonzales men who went to the aid of Col. Travis was a relative and neighbor of the HIGHSMITHS and came to Texas with them. The first news of the siege of the Alamo was brought to Gonzales by Ben HIGHSMITH. He had been sent as a messenger to Col. Fannin at Goliad, and after 5 days of dodging Mexicans and Indians on his trail, he returned to Powder House Hill, overlooking the Alamo, barely escaped the Mexican cavalry and heard the cannon fire of the Alamo by the time he reached the Cibolo River, enroute to Gonzales. Then began the frantic attempt to assemble an army at Gonzales, and preparations of the terrified citizens to flee; and when news of the fall of the alamo came, ther terror and confusion in Gonzales was beyond human tongue or pen to describe. Sam HIGHSMITH's father in law, his wife's stepfather, Winslow TURNER, Sr. (Winslow II) was dying at his home in Gonzales at the time and all the family wera at his bedside. However, and even amid death and terror, those old timers rallied to the defense of their families and country. Sam HIGHSMITH and his wife's (Teresa)half-brother, Winslow TURNER,Jr.(Winslow III) joined the little army with General Houston, leaving two boys, Edwin TURNER 16 years of age, and Stephan TURNER, his brother, 14 to get their dying father and his family into an ox-wagon and on the way, in the great "Runaway Scrape" or Stampede of 1836. It is a well known fact, as told and published by many of those men afterwards, that there was a definate understanding the refugees were to leave Gonzales first and the army would cover their retreat, keeping between the helpless women and children, orphans, widows and old people and the AMAexican Army. It is also a well known fact that Gen Houston and his men overtook the refugees before they reached the Colorado River and gave the order to march those fathers and brothers ahead of their families, leaving them to die in floods of rain or to be murdered by Indians or Mexicans. Be it said to the honor and glory of those men who had families among the refugees, that right then and there they deserted Houton to go back and see about their families and, that is what Sam HIGHSMITH did, also his brother-in-law, Winslow TURNER,Jr(III). And so did many other men, helping the refugees and rejoining the army later. Somewhere along that terrible flight of the refugees, Winslow TURNER,Sr.(II) died in an ox-wagon in a flood of rain as did many old people and little children, and some were drowned while trying to forge or swim swollen streams. Winslow TURNER's family stopped at Old Harrisburg to bury him, and barely escaped capture by the Mexican Army, which burned the town to the ground. Sam HIGHSMITH and his family, and the TURNER family then overtook the army and Sam and Winslow's sons Winslow, Jr. and Edwin and Stephen joined the emnt with General Houston, while the women and children were left with other refugees not far from where the battle of San Jacinto was fought. I quote from Wooten's Revised Histroy of Texas, Vol 1:"Sam HIGHSMITH was among that gallant handful of patriots and heroes who, on the historic and memorable field of San Jacinto, defeated and captured Santa Ana and therby secured the independence of Texas" . He was also one of a little band of men, said to be about sixteen in number, who went out after the battle of San Jacinto to beat the tall grass and bushes for Santa Ana, and although history gives Capt. James Sylvester the credit for finding the old wretch, it hardly seems possible Sylvester could have done so alone. Sam HIGHSMITH found one of Santa Ana's fine uniforms and his saddle that had been hidden or dropped not far from the battle ground. Both the uniform and the saddle were so heavily trimmed with silver that Sam had it melted and made into spoon. He also had his "tin-type" made into the uniform, just for fun and a copy of that picture appears on the cover of this issue of Frontier Times. In case some reader doubts the authenticity or rank of this uniform, I beg them to remember some of the following facts: Each periodical revloution in Mexico produced its own peculiar crop of "generals" and other officers and each crop of officers seemed to have had very original and fancy iedas about their uniforms, some officers having many different kinds. Also, the Mexicans hired officers of other nations to serve as leaders in their armies, and the copied whatever foreign uniform they fancied. My aged uncle, Thomas Winslow TURNER of Marfa,Texas has seen and played with that old Mexican uniform shown in the picture, when he was a small child visiting in Bastrop. It is supposed to have finally been given the museum that burned in the State Capitol in 1881, and the spoons were stolen form the Highsmith family. Following the battle of San Jacinto the Highsmith family could not return to Gonzales because Gen Houston had burned the town when he marched out, so like other people who lost all in that senseless fire, they took refuge elswhere, going to old Texana to live for a short time. His wife's (Teresa's)mother, Mrs. ELIZABETH TURNER, widow of Winslow Turner II. went to Texana also to live and three of Mrs Sam HIGHSMITH's half-sisters married Samuel P. Middleton; Sarah TURNER married Abram M. Clare; and Elizabeth known as Betty married Edward L. MILLS. Also Sam HIGHSMITH's one brother-in-law WILLIAMS married Cynthia Ann BURNS, in 1831 and they lived near Texana, Jackson county. It was about this time that Samuel HIGHSMITH received a grant of land in Jackson county, Texas that is today the Samuel HIGHSMITH survey. He also joined his brother-in-law, Abram CLARE in a hog raising venture and the two men had several hundred hogs down on the Lavaca river, in the fall and winter of 1836; and the Volunteer Army of the Republic of Texas bing camped near, killed and ate nearly all the stock. Sam HIGHSMITH put in a claim later according to records of the Republic of Texas but there is no record showing he was ever paid. He also bought horses and mules for the Santa Fe Expedition to the amount of $6280.00, BUT THERE IS NO RECORD TO SHOW THE CLAIM WAS EVER PAID. About 1839 to 1840, Capt HIGHSMITH moved his little family to old Bastrop and he continued in the Ranger service most of the time. ----- HIGHSMITH, SAMUEL. Samuel Highsmith was born in Boone County, Kentucky in 1804. In 1812 he moved with his parents to the St. Charles District of Missouri Territory and in December 1823, to the western part of Stephen F AUSTIN's Texas colony. Indian attacks caused the family to move to a grant west of Gonzales in present Guadalupe County. Highsmith may have participated in the battle of Gonzales; he did follow Ben MILAM in the the seige of Bexar, after which he returned to Gonzales. He joined Sam Houston's army after the fall of the Alamo, but left it temporarily to aid his family in the Runaway Scrape. He was probably in the group that captured Antonio Lopes de Santa Anna after the Battle of San Jacinto for he had a "tintype" picture made of himself in Santa Anna's uniform. HIGHSMITH joined his brother-in-law, Abram CLARE, in a hog raising venture in Jackson County, but the volunteer army of the Republic camped near the hog ranch on the Lavaca River in the fall and winter of 1836 and consumed most of the stock. HIGHSMITH served with the Texas Rangers in 1840 and in 1842 was Captain of a company which participated in the defeat of Rafael Vasquez om the battle of Salado. HIGHSMITH served as sergeant-at-arms for the House of Representatives for the terms of 1843 and 1844. In 1845, he was deputized to carry "special & extra" mail from Bastrop to LaGrange. He served under John C Hays in the United States Army during the Mexican War. From 1846 to 1847 HIGHSMITH lived in Austin, commanding a Ranger company. He was stationed in San Antonio, when he captured a force to escort the commissioners who were sent out to determine a suitable wagon route from San Antonio westard to El Paso. In 1826 HIGHSMITH returned to Missouri to marry Mrs. THERESA (Williams) TURNER; they were parents of three sons and two daughters. He died in San Antonio on January 11,1849 and was buried from the Presbyterian Church. His grave was not marked but was in the first Protestant burying ground in San Antonio near the present Market Plaza. Name: Samuel HIGHSMITH Sex: M Title: CAPTAIN Name: SAMUEL HIGHSMITH Birth: 1804 in BOONE COUNTY KENTUCKY Death: 9 JAN 1849 in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Burial: 11 JAN 1849 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ? Father: Benjamin HIGHSMITH Marriage 1 Theresa WILLIAMS Married: 1826 in MISSOURI Children Henry Albert HIGHSMITH Maleijah HIGHSMITH b: 17 MAY 1827 in BRAZORIA COUNTY TEXAS Sarah Jane HIGHSMITH b: 1830 in BASTROP COUNTY TEXAS Amanda Louisa HIGHSMITH b: 1832 in BASTROP COUNTY TEXAS Edwin HIGHSMITH b: 1845 in BASTROP OR AUSTIN Sources: Title: Mary Diane Giswold cousins.FTW Repository: Call Number: Media: Other Text: Date of Import: Apr 11, 2000 Title: cousins, mathers,highsmith.ged.com.FTW Repository: Call Number: Media: Other Text: Date of Import: Jun 28, 2000 Title: Mary Diane Giswold cousinsmathershighsmith, GED.GED.FTW Repository: Call Number: Media: Other Text: Date of Import: Jul 4, 2000 Title: cousins, mathers,highsmith.ged.com.FBC.GED Repository: Call Number: Media: Other Text: Date of Import: Jul 4, 2000 Title: cousins, mathers,highsmith.ged.com.FBC.FTW Repository: Call Number: Media: Other Text: Date of Import: Jul 5, 2000 VOLUMN 17 NO 7 APRIL 1940 PICTURE OF SAMUEL HIGHSMITH IN SANTA ANNA'S UNIFORM. page 809 and was from the Bibliography:Maude Wallis Traylor "Captain Samuel Highsmith, Ranger", FRONTIER TIMES XVII APRIL 1940. PAGE 291 T0 301. Title: walter3.ged Repository: Call Number: Media: Other Text: Date of Import: Jul 5, 2000 Title: cousins, mathers,highsmith.ged.com.FBC.GED Repository: Call Number: Media: Other Text: Date of Import: Jul 6, 2000 ================ THIS IS MY DIRECT LINE: Grandparents: Jack WILLIAMS and Lora Belle MARQUESS Gr-grandparents: Thomas H. WILLIAMS and Carrie CAVENDER Gr-gr-grandparents: Thomas R. WILLIAMS and Mary Antoinette BECKHAM Gr-gr-gr-grandparents: Malkijah WILLIAMS and Cynthia Ann BURNS Gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents: Mary Elizabeth WILLIAMS and (?)WILLIAMS (Two Williams lines) Gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents: Alembe WILLIAMS and (?) My grgrgrgrandfather Malkijah (Lige)WILLIAMS is the brother of Teresa WILLIAMS Highsmith. When their mother Elizabeth was widowed, the two were raised in the home of her second husband Winslow TURNER II and their half-siblings. ================== MARY ELIZABETH WILLIAMS TURNER'S FAMILY Name: Alembe WILLIAMS Sex: M Birth: ABT 1756 in Dorchester, MD Death: AFT 13 MAY 1835 in Lincoln County, Missouri Event: Migrated 1831 Missouri to Texas Military Service: War of 1812: served under Capt. Daniel M. Boone and Capt. Callaway Military Service: Revolutionary War: served under Capt. Michael Randolph, Col. Henry Lee, discharge from Gen. Nathaniel Green Military Service: 10 JUN 1781 Revolutionary War: enlisted in Capt. Moore's company of the First North Carolina Infantry commanded by Major Armstrong Event: Appointed Judge of election of Bedford Township [Troy] Missouri Allumbee WILLIAMS was a Revolutionary soldier. He lived on the Troy and Millwood(12 miles NW of Troy) Road, on the farm now belonging to William Fasse-...the old James Trail place. His cabin stood across the road northeast from the old Trail house, almost under the hill and near the spring. He was a member of the first grand jury of Lincoln County, Missouri Source: History of Lincoln Co. Mo, by Joseph Q. Mudd pub 1878 Name: Alembe WILLIAMS Given Name: Alembe Surname: Williams Sex: M Death: Aft. 13 May 1835 in Lincoln County, Missouri 1 Event: Appointed Unknown Judge of election of Bedford Township [Troy] Missouri 1 Event: Migrated #1 Unknown 1831 Missouri to Texas 1 Event: Military Service War of 1812: served under Capt. Daniel M. Boone and Capt. Callaway 1 Event: Military Service Revolutionary War: served under Capt. Michael Randolph, Col. Henry Lee, discharge from Gen. Nathaniel Green 1 Event: Military Service 10 Jun 1781 Revolutionary War: enlisted in Capt. Moore's company of the First North Carolina Infantry commanded by Major Armstrong 1 1. Alambee WILLIAMS was born 1757 in Dorchester County, and died ABT 1835 in Lincoln County, Missouri. He married Sarah "Sally" (?) WILLIAMS. She was born UNKNOWN, and died UNKNOWN. Children of Alambee WILLIAMS and Sarah "Sally" (?) WILLIAMS are: 2 i. Joshua WILLIAMS was born ABT 1781 in Possibly North Carolina, and died 18 JAN 1880. + 3 ii. Job WILLIAMS was born ABT 1783 in North Carolina, and died 14 APR 1853 in Texas. + 4 iii. Mary Ann WILLIAMS was born ABT 1785 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, and died 29 JUN 1840 in Beaumont, Texas. + 5 iv. Elizabeth WILLIAMS was born ABT 1787, and died ABT 1843 in Jackson County, Texas. + 6 v. Leven WILLIAMS was born ABT 1789 in Maryland, and died 2 JAN 1822 in Missouri. 7 vi. John P. WILLIAMS was born ABT 1790, and died UNKNOWN. He married Mary (Polly) TURNER. She was born UNKNOWN, and died UNKNOWN. 8 vii. Allambee WILLIAMS , Jr. was born 31 MAY 1791, and died 11 AUG 1858 in Brenham, Washington County,Texas. He married Sarah CLARK, daughter of Christopher CLARK and Elizabeth ADAMS. She was born BEF 1799, and died UNKNOWN. 9 viii. Sarah WILLIAMS was born ABT 1793, and died UNKNOWN. She married John SEYMOUR. He was born UNKNOWN, and died UNKNOWN. 10 ix. Levi A. WILLIAMS was born ABT 1795, and died UNKNOWN. He married Elizabeth FINLEY. She was born UNKNOWN, and died UNKNOWN. 11 x. James W. WILLIAMS was born ABT 1797, and died UNKNOWN. He married Annie BROWN 4 MAY 1825 in Sumner County, Tennessee. She was born UNKNOWN, and died UNKNOWN. Sources: Title: A Genealogical Study of Allumbee Williams and Siblings 1757-1985-compiled by Joe G. Potter ========= Spelling variations and possible middle-names??: Alembe, Alumbe, Alambe, Alembee, Alumbee, Alambee, Allumbee, Alum, Allam, Allenbee, Allenby, Allen B. Malkijah, Macijah, Michijah, Makijah, Lige, Kige, Notify Administrator about this message?
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry is among House members bidding goodbye early to family to return to Capitol Hill by tonight in case a deal comes through to resolve the fiscal cliff.
The man who represents Wichita Falls in Congress is cutting short his Texas time under orders from House GOP leadership.
"Because we're coming down to the last couple days and how difficult it is to travel from all parts of the country, they went ahead and gave the notice to kind of be back in Washington and be on standby in case the Senate passes something," said Thornberry, a Republican from Clarendon.
Without action from lawmakers, Americans will wake up with higher tax rates New Year's Day, and across-the-board spending cuts will kick in, hitting a still recovering economy.
House Republicans' stance has been that the ball is in the Senate's court, and the Democrats controlling the Senate aren't doing anything with it. House Republicans have already passed legislation, stalled in the Senate, to deal with the fiscal cliff and head off tax hikes for all, including the wealthy.
The Senate approved its own legislative solution, keeping tax rates the same for all except households earning more than $250,000. Proposals to raise taxes on high-income households have been a consistent deal breaker for Republicans. Reining in spending on entitlement programs has been the same for Democrats.
"Plan B," another option floated earlier this month by House Speaker John Boehner, would have allowed tax rates to rise on an income after it exceeded the $1 million mark.
Boehner opted not to bring it to the floor since it lacked enough support to pass.
"I would have voted for it, absolutely," Thornberry said. "Everybody's tax goes up next Tuesday, and if we can prevent the taxes from going up on a lot of people and, even better, make the tax rates permanent so we don't have to go through this again, then I think that is a good step."
Thornberry said he is willing to consider anything the Senate sends to the House to resolve the fiscal cliff although that doesn't mean he'd vote for it.
Another North Texas lawmaker, Rep. Randy Neugebauer, also saw the appeal in Plan B of making tax rates permanent, giving families and business confidence and certainty in planning.
But his "priority remains getting our spending under control," Neugebauer, a Republican from Lubbock who represents Young County and part of Archer County, said in a statement.
Neugebauer doesn't think raising taxes is the right policy and will scrutinize any fiscal cliff proposals based on whether they address the country's spending problem and represent good policy for his constituents.
"It's clear that any viable solution to the fiscal cliff will have to address spending," Neugebauer said.
An anti-tax pledge among lawmakers has come up because of tax policy discussions.
Thornberry said he doesn't think the "Federal Taxpayer Protection Pledge" has anything to do with issues lawmakers are facing, but he still believes they don't need to increase taxes.
On the website of Americans for Tax Reform, led by conservative libertarian Grover Norquist, Thornberry and Neugebauer are listed as pledge signers for the session of Congress about to end and the one about to begin.
Thornberry, who assumed office in 1995, said he signed the pledge to oppose raising taxes the first time he ran for Congress but never signed it again.
"I didn't have a voting record. So I had a variety of ways of letting people know what my positions were," Thornberry said.
He thinks ATR considers that "once you've signed, it lasts forever," he said.
"But this is no issue related to that because taxes are going up on Tuesday — if we do nothing — on everybody," Thornberry said.
Attempts to reach ATR were unsuccessful Thursday and Friday.
Neugebauer has been clear the pledge isn't to Norquist, but rather to the constituents of the 19th Congressional District, Neugebauer spokeswoman Heather Vaughan said.
Neugebauer said he thinks focusing on taxes obscures the real problem — spending.
"Our country is drowning ourselves in debt," Neugebauer said in a statement. "We are borrowing 42 cents for every dollar in government spending."
ATR gave lawmakers a pass when it came to voting for Plan B, declaring in a statement the "bill contains no tax increases of any kind."
As if the fiscal cliff weren't enough, the federal government is hitting the $16.4 trillion debt ceiling Monday.
"Extraordinary measures" can give the government a two months' grace period before it defaults on debt, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said.
The debate over raising the debt limit in 2011 was contentious. Lawmakers reached an legislative agreement that became a factor in creating the fiscal cliff.
"I don't think it was the debt ceiling that got us into this situation," Thornberry said. "What got us into this situation was spending a lot more money than the government takes in, in taxes, and until we deal with that fundamental fact, we're not going to solve anything."
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Henry AbbottGetty Images Blake Griffin and Vince Carter both entered the NBA as revered high-fliers. Then ... the nitpicking. The other day, bless him, Jalen Rose told one of those "was he supposed to tell that?" kind of stories on Grantland's YouTube channel....
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First Cup: Friday
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Blake Griffin's late best friend
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Henry AbbottGeoff Calkins of The Commercial-Appeal: Weren't their Grizzlies just up 24? In the fourth quarter? With 9:13 left in the game? So why were the Clippers dancing and celebrating? Why were Blake Griffin and Chris Paul leaping for joy? And - for the love...
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Flop of the Night: Blake Griffin
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First Cup: Wednesday
Henry AbbottBroderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times: It was the stuff of legends, but then again Blake Griffin's dunking exploits already are legendary and they just continue to grow by leaps and bounds. Just ask Oklahoma City center Kendrick Perkins, who was ...
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First Cup: Tuesday
Henry AbbottColin Stephenson of The Star-Ledger: The Nets' DeShawn Stevenson admitted his flagrant foul on Blake Griffin was an attempt to send a message to the Los Angeles Clippers' power forward after Griffin had been pushing the Nets around and throwing down ...
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Henry AbbottThere was very little happening in the NBA when Blake Griffin livened things up around the TrueHoop offices by calling from a car somewhere in Oklahoma. He shared his thoughts about the lockout, playing overseas, surfing, his much-maligned owner Dona...
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Blake Griffin, open to anything
Henry AbbottAndrew Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images Rookie of the year and dunk machine Blake Griffin says he is open to playing overseas. There was very little happening in the NBA late Friday afternoon when Blake Griffin livened things up around the TrueHoop offi...
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First Cup: Wednesday
Henry AbbottBerry Tramel of The Oklahoman: "You knew this night was different when Blake Griffin received a mighty roar in the Los Angeles Clipper pregame introductions. Not an oh-my-lord-Kobe-Bryant-is-in-the-building roar. A we-love-you-Blake roar. Then a funn...
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Henry AbbottMike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: "The game ended a weekend filled with intrigue (Blake Griffin's dunk over a parked car) and drama (the Carmelo Anthony trade saga). Griffin has elevated the future of the Clippers but had a quiet eight points ...
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Blake Griffin when he first moved to L.A.
Henry AbbottNow that the Clipper big man is devouring the basketball world, it's worth revisiting this hilarious Blake Griffin interview. Peter Mehlman's Narrow World of Sports had Griffin on before his rookie season. It's entirely tongue-in-cheek, and Griffi...
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If you're like most people, public speaking is one of the most stressful experiences you can imagine. The last thing you need is for some technical glitch to force you to entertain your audience by making shadow puppets on the projection screen! Before you leave your desk with your presentation, take a look at these tips. One of them just may be… Read More >
Blurring the lines between video and computer images…
Do you ever wonder how event producers can switch so quickly from one video feed to another? So many types of video signals in all different formats and resolutions… and many times it's all done live, on the fly. It seems like you'd need some pretty slick gear to pull it off. You do… and it keeps getting better. One of the most important… Read More >
Themes That Thrive
Now that you've been assigned the task of planning your company event, you need to choose the perfect theme. How do you decide on the perfect theme? It's all about your attendees. Your décor, music, entertainment, and food and beverage, should all encompass this theme and not clash with it. As you are brainstorming ideas, ask… Read More >
The Monumental Task
It's time consuming. It's tedious. It's the job that just won't go away. Of all the items on the meeting planner check list, tracking of transportation arrangements and guest room reservations is one of the most challenging. Even when the monumental task of recording everyone's information is done, the job is far from complete.… Read More >
Turkey Tips
If you've hosted Thanksgiving before, you know that being tasked with cooking THE turkey can be stressful. Not only is cooking it important, but carving the turkey is just as vital. Have you ever found yourself struggling as you bang into that annoying wishbone when you're carving the turkey? Here's a tip: take out the wishbone before… Read More >
Checking your Checklist
In today's world, meeting planners are busier than ever. You are constantly balancing more than the usual share of projects, short-term travel and different event venues. As a result, you must often rely on the facility's conference planning manager. This helps you stay ahead of key deadlines, identify creative solutions for new concepts,… Read More >
Q Center Kicks Off United Way Campaign
On Thursday, October 13, we kicked off our annual United Way campaign with two events. Lunches for the Homeless This is the second year we have made lunches for the local homeless shelter, Lazarus House. Staff members contributed various lunch ingredients like bread, cheese and lunch meat. On Thursday morning, several people teamed up to… Read More >
Got MUCK?
You know those milk commercials where famous people have a left-behind milk moustache? That moustache is the by-product of a natural process – drinking a great glass of milk a little too fast. A beautiful pond can have a similar by-product of its natural processes. All ponds – whether created by nature or by man – go through a natural life… Read More >
Meetings Tech Tip - October 2011
Business videoconferencing Skype deserves a lot of credit for being a quick, cool option for face time with your daughter who's off at college or your grandma in Scottsdale. But if you're looking for a business-class solution, you might want to consider High Definition or TelePresence videoconferencing. While pricey, these systems are… Read More >
Having a Holiday Party?
Why not give it some personality with some themed decorations! The Holiday Season is rapidly approaching and sooner or later we will all be hosting a Holiday Party. A great way to make the party unforgettable is to decorate it with a unique theme. Simple items that you can find in your own home, your own backyard, or at a flea market can really… Read More >
Meetings Tech Tip - September 2011
It's your job to keep meeting costs in check, right? And your IT department just got a great portable LCD projector for the sales team to use on the road. So why not take that LCD to your next meeting and reduce your hotel A/V charges? The answer is: It depends. A projector that's perfect in a conference room might not fare as well at your… Read More >
Game Shows in the House
Who can resist the drama of one hand behind your back and the other hovering above a buzzer just waiting to be smacked? The bells, the whistles, the "ZONK!" sound effect that comes up when the big red "X" indicates a wrong answer… it's all so much more engaging than listening to a monotone presenter click through yet another PowerPoint… Read More >
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme...
...plus basil, tomatoes, eggplant… and maybe some pumpkins. A garden is a wonderful thing. It can provide food for your table (and sometimes for local wildlife), beauty for your landscape, an educational and fun activity for your family and support for the ecosystem. Planting herbs is a great way to get started gardening. Most of them are… Read More >
What's New at Q?
At the risk of being shamelessly self-promotional, we gotta say that we've been busy this summer! In June our favorite photographer, Scott Thompson, spent two days capturing the fun available outdoors at Q Center. If you've ever been on a photo shoot with Scott, you know we had two fun-filled (emphasize FILLED) days! The end result was over… Read More >
Building Blocks of Video
Researching new video display options When you need to design memorable event that has a significant impact on your audience, how do you choose between the limitless options for video display? Even if you're familiar with all the buzz words like LCD, LED, DLP, plasma and projection, how do you decide which one's best for your event? Is cost… Read More >
Culinary Corner - June/July 2011
Cooking with Wine If you've never used wine in a recipe, don't be intimidated. In many ways wine is like any liquid you normally add to a recipe. As the dish cooks, the liquid evaporates and the flavors become more concentrated. If you're thinking of adding wine to your culinary tool kit, start simple. Try replacing some of the liquid in your… Read More >
Meetings Tech Tip - June 2011
Are things getting dimmer? If your LCD projection seems to be dimmer than it used to be, it's probably not your eyes. Projector lamps have a rated life expectancy just like light bulbs. (OK, it IS hard to notice the rating on a bulb when you're frantically replacing it during an important presentation!) But paying attention to a projector… Read More >


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So, suppose you need to type a word with an accent mark over the e, or an umlaut over the o, how do you do it? I've experimented with the symbols in the posting area but can't find anything. I've seen it done around here. Feel silly having to ask this. If I could post this query without using my user name believe me, I would.
It really has nothing to do with the formatting tools here. It depends on whether you are using a Mac or a PC. However you would normally do it there, that's the way you do it here. (And you are not the first person to be confused about this, or to have asked the question, so there is no need to be embarrassed.)
I can never manage it either! (But then I've never learned any of the short cut things.) What I end up doing is opening a word file, typing the word/letter I want by using the symbol thingummy and then copy-and-pasting into my post. Long-winded, but it saves me bashing the laptop to pieces.
I was always curious about that—special characters (dipthongs, ligatures, etc.) are easy to create on the Mac, but I was never certain if a Web-based forum like this would accept them. I know I've used a few, but having the character appear properly to me after posting was no confidence. So now is my chance to find out. (Chime in you Windows and Linux users.) It just occurred to me that the em-dash—which I use frequently—is also a special symbol. Some forums will not accept it, or may only accept a double hyphen -- as an alternative. If you are using a Mac, the Keyboard control panel has a tab for "Input Sources," which includes a "Keyboard & Character Viewer." That tool will appear in the Menu Bar at the top of the screen, and it displays a graphic of a keyboard. If you press a modifier key, such as Shift, Control, Option, or Command, the graphic will change to show you the modified character. Some key presses will show a highlight around a key, such as Option+e for accent aigu, or Option+u for the umlaut. Use these key combos in conjunction with a letter to get the accented letter, such as é and ü. Some characters may be a single combo, like Option+c for the cedilla under the c, thus ç. The Mac also has a variety of other character combos for things like Trademark™ and so on. I'm assuming they carry through to other OSes as Unicode, but some symbols, like the Mac Apple may not carry through because the special character is not carried in the fonts of other OSes. Many apps also support a Special Characters tool. Try Edit > Special Characters in an app like the Safari Web browser. Windows has always been a bit more exciting. Last time I checked, special symbols were typically the Alt key followed by a three number code. I don't know where to find a lookup table of the three-number codes, and newer versions of Windows may have more user-friendly tools. Typically, the Web requires its own HTML compliant markup codes for special symbols—which is why someone typing a post ahead of time in Microsoft Word and then pasting it into the forum will produce some garbage characters for quotes and apostrophes. (Aside from the demands of HTML, word processors may have their own bizarre codes that are not normally visible to the user.) Just the fact that this and many other forums echo the special characters back to me—whether or not they show up for users of other OSes—shows a certain sophistication. There is some mention of procedures on this Wikipedia page. One might also check the built-in Help system.
The subject heading reminded me of a tech anecdote. Many installers or other automated scripts contained a dialog box instructing the user to "Press any key to continue." So many tech support departments complained of extremely literal-minded users not being able to find the "Any" key that the instruction was changed to "Press the RETURN key to continue." That's even funnier than the "drink holder" gag—but not by much. And in other news, I found a volume titled The Official America Online Internet Guide in a pile of old books. Published in 1997, this "dummies" book is a real trip in the Wayback Machine. Hamster Dance, anyone?
On a PC, there is a Character Map in your accessories (I think - I usually put a shorcut somewhere more sensible). I use this, copying and pasting the required letter.
As Metryq says: for PC users, most of the odd characters that you may need are available by holding down the "Alt" key, then inputting a 2,3 or 4 number code on the number keyboard on the right of the main keyboard (Make sure "Num Lock" is on!) I've this page bookmarked,which gives most of the useful codes: Alt Codes Reference Sheet (left-click to enlarge) Handy for those accented names that JRRT is so fond of!
As I tend to put ô in rôle, I've learnt that this is Alt-0244 (using the numeric keypad). Note that Alt-244 (also using the numeric keypad) is ¶, so you need to put the zero in. (If you want the ¶ , it's quicker to use Alt-20, as suggested on Pyan's chart.)
In Windows XP, choose start, all programs, accessories, system tools, character map This will display the special character set - they're all there, just scroll down. Select the required font, click on the character you want, then 'select', this will display the character to the copy window, continue selecting as many characters as you want in your string (only one is fine) then 'copy'. 'paste' wherever you like.
Héy, it wörks! I have Vista but found the character map following Mosaix's instructions anyway. Cool. Thanks everyone for your input.


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On the Edge
What's trending in your life, and in ours
Monthly Archive for April, 2009
Times Union's Best Of the Capital Region
Tomorrow is the final day to vote. Don't forget! Tell us what's best in the Capital Region It's that time of year again – time to make your picks in our annual rundown of the region's finest people, places and things. And that includes Best local blog. (Last year OTE made the list, yayy.) To […]
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Is the recession good for your sex life?
Here's a story from a Web site run by a former colleague that answers that question …
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Slutty v. sexy: which is a better way to snag a guy?
The answer seems obvious, especially if you're looking for a LTR, but maybe I'm wrong. Check out this story from Intent (written by a guy) on which is better — sexy or slutty.
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Night Cam: how to keep classy in the club
This Night Cam — shot at one of Goose's events — is appropriate coming off the 'classy club' invite post we had earlier in the week. Readers, what's the tackiest thing you can do in a bar or club?
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Study finds racial stereotypes in Internet dating
Here's a good story from The Desert Sun in California looking at a study that found racial stereotypes run rampant in Internet dating. Here's an excerpt: Internet daters tend to observe racial stereotypes when seeking a mate, a UC Irvine study shows. By analyzing Yahoo personals, researchers found that white men prefer Asian and Latino […]
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Thong jeans
Really, these need no commentary. Jennifer says this woman "needs a bunny sweater over all that mess." Want a pair? They cost about $90 USD and are available here.
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Swimsuits of the season
My favorite AOA fashion writer Aja Lownes wrote a piece this week on swimsuit fashions. Her best tip: buy now so you aren't stuck with a paltry selection come Memorial Day.
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More cheap Popeyes chicken
Popeyes chicken on Central Avenue in Albany is sold out of the $4.99 chicken special. But, to make up for it, will hold the same special next Wednesday, 4/29, from 5 to 10 p.m.
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Top 10 best wedding dances on the Web
I'm a huge AOL PopEater fan and was excited to see this post that they put together featuring the top 10 wedding dances of all times. The best one: the entire wedding party joining together for their rendition of "Thriller." (The first 10 seconds or so are a bit painful — nothing happens — but […]
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The return of the novelty sweater
As if the return of the stirrup pant or neon denim wasn't enough, the novelty sweater (you know, the ones with the cats or other scenes plastered on them) is making a comeback, according to Style.com. I remember my first novelty sweater (actually, it may have been a sweatshirt). The year was 1987, the sweatshirt […]
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Great American Casino brings a little bit of Vegas to the Northwest, gathering hooting and hollering patrons around table games such as baccarat, Texas Hold 'Em, blackjack, and other styles of poker, such as Progressive Fortune Pai Gow. Most tables have a betting limit up to $300, and aside from the top-shelf thrill of walking away with the pot, regular players can earn rewards redeemable toward electronics, meals, hotel stays, and Great American merchandise.
Like the best Vegas casinos, Great American brings more to the table than just gambling. There's live entertainment most nights, including local bands and musicians from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. There are full-service dining rooms where the menus also bear an Asian influence, with dishes such as pad thai and Kalbi ribs. The menus are slightly different at each of the four locations, but generally encompass an international spread that might include pizza, pub-style fish 'n' chips, and creme brulee, much like the meatloaf served in the United Nation's cafe.
Situated right in Tacoma's downtown university-and-museum district, Harmon Brewery and Eatery buzzes with out-of-towners and locals alike, all in search of hearty food and frothy microbrews. With a 15-barrel brewery on site, Harmon maintains a steady flow of signature ales, including seasonal varieties, such as a black IPA brewed from five malted barleys and the One Hop Wonder IPA laced with melted Right Said Fred tapes. To complement the pints and the warm, cozy atmosphere—modeled after a ski lodge—the kitchen churns out belly-warming food, such as burgers topped with blue cheese and bacon, homemade stone-baked pizzas, and panko-crusted fish and chips.
At North Point Bar & Grill, shoots of smoke unfurl through the air, unfurling around the legs of a pool table and winding around cool glasses at the bar. The Tacoma Weekly explained that the bar is owned by a Puyallup Tribe member, making it one of a limited number of refuges for local smokers. The piece also lauded the eatery's adventurous food items, including deep-fried Oreos. Aromas from the kitchen also hint at all-day breakfast entrees, steak dinners, and fiery hot wings. At the bustling bar, the clatter of pint glasses and silverware punctuates the noise from DJs, live bands, comedians, and mimes who skipped class too often.
The culinary team at The Office Bar & Grill pairs a stock of well drinks and tap and bottled beers with gourmet American-style pub food. Their eclectic menu includes spinach and artichoke dip with homemade pita chips, a chicken breast and pineapple burger drizzled with homemade teriyaki sauce, and fried-cheesecake bites topped with sweet raspberry sauce. While a jukebox spins customers' favorite tunes, six high-definition flat-screen televisions keep patrons abreast of the latest sports scores. The Office Bar & Grill also entices clientele with a spacious outdoor courtyard and an arcade with sports-themed games such as Golden Tee, Silver Strike Bowling, and Extreme Referee Coin Toss!.
Beneath the exposed beams of a vaulted ceiling, rows of dark tables serve as a platform for Cork! A Wine Bar's spectrum of reds and whites. Sourced primarily from the Northwest, these vinous sips pair with a menu of warm flatbreads, rich cheeses, and pots of fondue that melt and bubble like a herd of Peeps lost in the desert. Patrons can sidle up to the bar for a pour of shiraz or a sudsy beer before kicking back in one of Cork's two lounge areas where espresso-hued leather chairs huddle together around low-lit lamps and small tables.
Metronome Coffee's founders built their business around the idea of fresh coffee, tasty foods, and good music to sooth both cravings and consciences. They acquire their coffee through direct trade with farmers, each cup benefiting the people who did the hard work of growing it. They stock their pastry case with treats from local Corina Bakery and serve up hot pancakes made from scratch. They even squeeze their orange juice fresh. And they pair their food and drink with the tunes of local artists, helping customers discover new music.


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Book your room at Courtyard San Francisco Larkspur Landing/Marin County
Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofabed
Max Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 4 infants)Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds
Max Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 4 infants)Suburban hotel with restaurant and fitness center
Situated in the business district, this hotel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Marin Country Mart and within 3 mi (5 km) of San Rafael Pacifics Albert Park and Marin Bocce Federation. Mission San Rafael Arcangel and Mission San Raphael Archangel are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a fitness center and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a coffee shop/café, a spa tub, and a seasonal outdoor pool.
Room Amenities
All 146 rooms offer free WiFi and free wired Internet, plus coffee makers and free weekday newspapers. Hair dryers, phones, and ironing boards are among the other amenities that guests will find.
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Shank: It'S a Beat-Em-Up, Not a Stab-Em-Up
The delightfully named Shank seems to have been big business at the just-wrapped Penny Arcade Expo, with the Internet a-buzzin' over the game's ridiculous cartoon violence. It's slick, it's beautiful, and it takes its cues from beat-em-ups, which makes it automatically among the best games ever.
Shank's 2D action is glossy and gorgeously rendered, but still manages to look more like old school cartoons than most of its contemporaries. That works, though; the cartoons I grew up with were always full of ridiculous and awesome violence, so I'm already sold on the concept.
Shank is still so early in development that there's no official word on a release to any platform but PC, though a console release seems likely with the uniformly positive impressions out of PAX. Just look at the footage.
Man, I want to play that right now.
[via Game|Life and GamerBytes]
MORE:Video Games | 2d | action | beat-em-up | kiei entertainment | pax 2009 | pc | shank
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Oooo man ! I'm in love with this game and character. I wish I hadn't see this movie, because now I want to play it so BAD>


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Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) | New International Version (NIV) |
39 Other activities of Ach'av's reign, all his accomplishments, the ivory palace he built and all the cities he built are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Isra'el. | 39 As for the other events of Ahab's reign, including all he did, the palace he built and inlaid with ivory, and the cities he fortified, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? |
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. (The Complete Jewish Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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€500 – Become social shareholder and co-owner of the hotel
- You buy a social share of €500,- and invest in a self-sustainable hotel in Cambodia
- Your social dividend comprises 1 free night per year at Hotel con Corazón Cambodia in a double room (two persons, subject to availability and prior reservation)
- Saved free nights can be used during one stay, up to a maximum of 5 free nights per year
- The social share is valid for the lifetime of Hotel con Corazon Cambodia.
- Social shares are provided to registered shareholders and are not transferrable
- And…. get your own Buddha statue on the Wall of Fame
Suggestion: It is possible to invest with multiple people in one share
€250 – Buy 4 nights, stay 5 nights
- You pay for four nights and you will get a five night stay in Hotel con Corazón Cambodia in a double room (two persons, subject to availability and prior reservation)
- The use of this offer should be mentioned at reservation
- The offer is valid for 5 years from the opening date of the hotel
- The offer is transferrable. The holder of the offer should inform the hotel of the transfer.
- The offer should be used in one stay as a whole.
€100 – Kick start and free dinner
- Free dinner is valid for a three-course meal for two persons in Hotel con Corazón Cambodia.
NB1. The above-mentioned forms of investment are not tax-deductible, since consideration is provided. If you wish to make a tax-deductible donation, please mention this when ordering your product. The consideration will be canceled and you will receive an invoice on which your payment is described as 'donation'. Hotel con Corazón Foundation is a Dutch ANBI-registered institution (tax-exempt status), so donations may be deductible for income tax purposes in your country.
NB2. In the unexpected event that we will not succeed to raise sufficient funds to set up the hotel, we will refund your investment.


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We recently purchased a fixer-upper with a very hideous, lime-green garage door. The door seems to be good quality (it's a Martin door) and is in good shape, but besides being a weird color, it has very two very ugly windows. Is it possible to replace these windows? If so, does anyone have a guesstimate as to what the windows might cost? I've sent an email to the manufacturer and done a bunch of online searches but can't find much. Thanks so much for the help!!! Kate |
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If you go to the Martin garage door website and search around you will find countless window shapes. You can also locate a dealer near you. Shouldn't be any problem but I have a feeling it won't be cheap. |
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Same could be said about Hudler also, 12 Goals 23 Assists in 44 games. Granted it's a bit deceiving considering he's getting a lot of ice time playing for calgary, but the combined 70 points could have helped out a lot so far this year for us.
I think it was a mistake letting Filpulla go and i had thought he left because we didn't think he was worth $5 million a year. I think, in today's market, he was and is worth about that. He was a good worker on both ends of the ice, a good puck handler/skill guy, and had a good year in 2011-12. He took a step back last year in terms of points...for whatever reason i don't know. But he was a top 6, "core-type" player and made some big-time plays (see his diving goal against Chicago and his slick assist against Anaheim in last years playoffs). In addition, Fil is a player who is entering the prime/sweet-spot of his career.
I don't think Hudler is comparable to Filpulla as Hudler was too slow and one-dimensional...often disappearing in the playoffs.
I would prefer to pay a guy like Fil $5 mill than a bunch of "parts" to fill the bottom six at $2-3 mill a year (e.g Sammy, Bert, Clears, Tootoo...although i think Tootoo is pretty good and brings something unique to our team, namely grit and effort) . Those bottom 6 guys can be replaced by low cap, hungry Grand Rapids guys without missing a beat.
I am pretty disappointed that we spent $5 mill a year on Weiss...didn't know much about him when we signed him, but now i think his success in Florida may had something to do with him being the best player on a not very competitive team and therefore racking up some points. To sign a guy at the age of 30 to a 5 year 5 mill a year deal when he is coming off of a wrist injury seems really reckless at best and incompetent at worst. Really makes me wonder about Kenny Holland and the odd way he runs this team. All this "over-ripening" garbage that lets talented young guys bide time in GR while aged guys float around the ice at the Joe. Young players will probably optimally improve their game when playing against the stiff competition in the NHL...not in GR. They belong up here in the bottom 6 (at least) rather than GR.


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What are your favorites, and why? Sugar Snap, Sugar Ann, other? I'm going to try them this year. I usually grow shell peas. |
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- Posted by organicpepper_grower Nova Scotia (email@example.com) on Sat, Feb 7, 09 at 7:59
I like the dwarf sweet pea, grows about 2 feet tall and the pods mature fast and can get very big. |
- Posted by organicguy (My Page) on Sat, Feb 7, 09 at 10:21
I like the "Super Sugar Snaps" Ron |
I too like the Super Sugar Snaps |
I always used to grow Sugar Snap or Super Sugar Snap, but last year (must have been the end of the season), I ordered from Stokes and they sent me, unsolicited, about 5 lbs of seed for Cascadia, which is a dwarf snap pea. I planted some of them last year for a fall crop, and they did great, nice large pods. But, the best thing about them, the shorter vines didn't overgrow the trellis and collapse as some of my full-sized peas do. So, I am now rethinking my pea growing, and have ordered mostly dwarf types for this year. Dennnis |
- Posted by egganddart49 5 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 9, 09 at 10:13
Thanks. Do you stagger planting dates of peas? I've always planted them all at once, in early spring. But the harvest period is only a couple of weeks. Or do you plant varieties that ripen at different rates? Finally, how do you know when the sugar snaps are ready to eat? |
I would suggest two early plantings of the same variety a couple weeks or so apart. Then you can plant a fall planting. They are ready for picking when the peas in the pods are ˝ to ľ fully developed, but before the pods start to turn a bit silver colored. Even then you can shell out the larger more mature peas. |
- Posted by egganddart49 5 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 9, 09 at 21:58
Thanks, Wayne |
- Posted by Anthony Glass Vancouver(firstname.lastname@example.com) onThu, Feb 10, 11 at 16:22
I planted a sugar snap variety last year that had mauve flowers. I don't recall the name. It's growth was prolific and it had lots of pods but they swent stringy very fast. That's a variety I won't plant again. Anyone recognize this variety? |
- Posted by Teresa 5(firstname.lastname@example.com) onMon, Jul 4, 11 at 15:40
I planted a variety called "dwarf grey" this spring. It has purplish mauve flowers. It has an ABUNDANT crop of nearly inedible, stringy, tough pods. This may be the same variety you had trouble with. I live in Ohio and our weather has been one extreme to another so far, so I thought that might have been the problem. Could just be the variety now that I know someone else had problems. |
I grew both Sugar Snap and Super Suger Snap this year with the idea of comparing them. Not a huge difference but the SSS's flowered and bore pods about 5 days in advance of the SN's. The heights were identical up until about 5 feet when the SN's outpaced the SSN's growth. Only about a foot difference at the end of the season, but they are both taller than my 6.5' trellis so the SSN is better for me. The SSN pods seemed to plump up faster and do taste a little better. I am switching from SN to SSN going forward. |
Love Cascadia. |
I also love Cascadia! In my yard, between Sugar Snap, Cascadia, and Sugar Ann, Cascadia has the best growth habit (a manageable size), is the most productive (although Sugar Ann may not be a fair comparison), and is the tastiest. |
I didn't like the Cascadia as well...just to be contrary. |
- Posted by theforgottenone1013 5b/6a MI (My Page) on Thu, Jun 26, 14 at 18:38
I switched to a couple of short varieties this year, Cascadia and Sugar Daddy. Neither one seemed very sweet like I would expect from a snap pea and the production was low. Maybe it's because of the weather this year, I don't know. Amish Snap, a tall variety, was pretty good when I tried it last year. And Sugar Snap has always been reliable and sweet for me. Rodney |
I liked Amish snap also. |
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9 The Mitzrim pursued after them: all the horses and chariots of Par`oh, his horsemen, and his army; and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-Hachirot, before Ba`al-Tzefon. | 9 The Egyptians--all Pharaoh's horses and chariots, horsemen and troops--pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi Hahiroth, opposite Baal Zephon. |
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