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November 17, 2010Two months have passed since the #saveteecycle fundraiser at Sprecher. I still find myself doing some everyday task in the kitchen, taking the garbage out or raking leaves in the backyard and think, I'm doing this at our house.
Just a few months ago, the idea of moving back home seemed like a dream. It still does.
We couldn't be more grateful to Sue, Katie and everyone who made that dream something to be thankful for every day.
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September 26, 2010It blows my mind that it has now been one full week since the #saveteecycle fundraiser at Sprecher. I have been worrying that all of the memories from the weeks leading up to last Saturday, and most importantly the event, would escape my head, until I saw this:
Save Teecycle from Kyle Buckley on Vimeo.
Tons of thanks to Kyle Buckley and Flipeleven Creative for the awesome work on the video!
Posted in #saveteecycle | Leave a commentWelcome Home!
September 19, 2010One of the many highlights from the fundraiser last night, was the priceless looks on Tim & Jess' faces as we unveiled their "looking almost brand spankin new" house in front of the #saveeteecycle crowd last night – LIVE!
Huge thanks to Dan & Sherry Wilde, Sue's husband Karl, and Craig Vermeulen for whisking away Tim & Jess' family – without Tim & Jess knowing it – and taking them to the almost finished home!
If you were in back and couldn't see the screen, or weren't able to attend, here's how it happened.
#saveteecycle is Real Milwaukee
September 17, 2010This morning, Sue and I had the privilege of joining the crew of the new TV show Real Milwaukee on local Fox affiliate, WITI Fox 6 – did you see us?
If you missed our interview, here's what we had to say!
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September 4, 2010The outpouring of support the past six weeks, has been nothing short of amazing. Hell – it's been truly amaziballs.
We were fortunate to be contacted by the local NBC affiliate – WTMJ4 – for both an in-person and taped interview. The interviews were conducted on Sunday, August 29 – Live interview at the WTMJ4 studio, the taped interview at Tim & Jess' house.
Below is the live spot, as well as an interview that aired on Monday morning.
Thanks to Melissa McCrady, Jeff Gallagher and WTMJ4 for the opportunity to spread the good word about #saveteecycle!
#saveteecycle WTMJ4 Interviews August 29-30, 2010 from Katie Klein-Murphy on Vimeo.
Posted in #brewcityflood, #saveteecycle, community, News | Leave a commentThe Runraiser for Brew City Flood Relief
August 21, 2010Behold the poster my co-worker Sharon Grace whipped up for the Runraiser for Brew City Flood Relief.
Pretty sweet, huh?
The Runraiser is a 4-mile fun run, 7 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 8th starting at InStep Running and Walking Center in the Third Ward. Registration is $10 minimum, but anything above that amount is gratefully accepted. Oh, there will also be BEER at the end.
ALL funds go to The Red Cross and my neighbor Fran Verito, whose first floor was also flooded out. Fran is not very good at accepting help, but she needs it. InStep is also donating $10 from the sale of every pair of shoes to the Runraiser fund.
You can register at the event or click the button below to register:
The Runraiser is the brainchild of two kindhearted runners, Mike Wiz and Trenni Kusnierek. Both Trenni and Mike had never organized a run like this before, but they just knew they wanted to help, and this was a way they could enlist fellow runners in the cause. You can read the backstory in Tom Held's Off the Couch blog.
To me, one of the coolest parts of how the Runraiser and #SaveTeecycle has come together is how people with various backgrounds are contributing different talents, human connections and ideas. Like how my designer co-worker — who happened to be a friend of my neighbor — was able to create this poster.
Can we get a Gooooooo Team!?
I'm also really happy that these fundraisers will be fun and bring people in the community together. That's important. Life is too short to take yourself too seriously, even in the aftermath of a disaster. Especially in the aftermath of a disaster.
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August 15, 2010Home.
Let me come home.
Home is wherever I'm with you.
Today we went back to check on the house.
It's weird every time you visit your own house when it's not home anymore. The only feeling I can relate it to is going back to your old school when you're an adult, and everything seems both utterly familiar and completely foreign. It's a little surreal.
I get this every time I go back to make sure the dehumidifiers that are running 24/7 haven't blown up or to meet Craig to scope out what we need for repairs.
This time my mother in law came along. She hasn't been to the house yet. She hasn't been able to bring herself to see it.
As we were getting ready to leave, I saw she was crying. I asked her what was wrong.
"You need a miracle," she said.
Yeah, I guess we do.
It's easy to see the crumbling floor, the exposed plaster, the holes and cracks in the walls, the bubbling paint, the random splinters of wood where we ripped off wet and moldy doorways and baseboards. It all seems dizzying and overwhelming. This is not the welcoming place it once was. Not even close.
But it's still comforting to see our house, no matter what needs to be done. It's where we began our little family. It's ours, damn it. It's home.
If there's one thing we've learned in the last three weeks, it's that home is not just walls and a roof. We've been incredibly cared for and showered with love since Day 1, from family, friends, and strangers. Incredible people we will never be able to repay. Because of that, our family will get through this, and the home that we rebuild will have a whole new meaning.
A miracle? We've already have one.
We laugh until we think we'll die,
Barefoot on a summer night
Nothin' new is sweeter than with you
Week Two: Your generosity is rocking our world and restoring our faith.
August 8, 2010Last week, we were pretty blown away by the support for #saveteecycle. You bought enough T-shirts from Teecycle to get some cash rolling in to help Tim, Jess and Clara immediately, donated some excellent silent auction/raffle items and Sprecher Brewery generously donated their space for the September 18th fundraiser event. We were off to a stellar start and happy because Tim and Jess started feeling a bit of relief, from the wonderful support gathering around them. This week, though, you amazed us even more. We laughed, we cried, we talked about it over beer, and brats wrapped in bacon, and because Tim, Jess and Clara are who they are, we are more committed to this cause and determined to set their home right than ever.
If you're still thinking about how you can help, perhaps some updates from week two will help you decide.
T-shirt donations kept coming in; huge thanks to AJ Bombers for acting as a primary T-shirt collection point and to Iron Cupcake Milwaukee for planning a special T-shirt drive on August 16th. One person commented that he was sorry they could "only donate T-shirts" because he is going through some hardship himself. Note: there is no such thing as only. Every t-shirt donated, every cash donation of any size, every silent auction or raffle item, every person that comes to the event MATTERS in a big way. Not just because Tim and Jess need to raise a lot of funds. But because, as Jess said, she was having a setback at the house yesterday, and "got through it by thinking of all the hope the kindness of friends, family and strangers have given us."
Some cash donations came in as well. One person asked "how much do Tim and Jess need to raise?" We don't know yet. Contractors are still doing assessments and estimates. The short and fast answer: a crazy large amount. We know for sure that the roof and all of the floors and baseboards need to be replaced, along with some or all of the windows. Plaster walls and the electrical wiring therein need to be repaired. Some of the furniture was ruined. The garage is pretty much totaled from standing water. The heating, ventilating and air conditioning are being evaluated for water contamination, in which case they will need to be replaced to restore air quality suitable for baby Clara. The backyard is pretty much a total washout, but that is the least of their worries right now. If we are lucky enough, in the end, to raise more than they need, the extra will be passed on to Tim and Jess' neighbors, who sadly are in similar situations without the huge support network.
All of that, as you can imagine, is pretty overwhelming for Tim and Jess. But, enter many amazing supporters, and suddenly there is a rising swell of hope. It's honestly difficult to find good enough words to express our heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you. You each deserve a huge shout out but a few folks have gone so far above and beyond the "call of duty" that we'd like to share their absolutely awe-inspiring generosity with you in hopes that you will be inspired by it as we are. Feel free to get creative with your donations, as some of these folks have.
Craig Vermeulen of William Ryan Homes, @williamryanRE on Twitter, is working his butt off to secure building materials free where possible or at cost. He's already confirmed some very expensive doors at no charge to Tim and Jess, as well as shingles and windows at cost, and is working on other materials. If you have a lead or a source for more help with building materials, please let us know. Craig is a Superman, but he can't rebuild an entire house by himself. Well, he probably could, actually, but shouldn't have to.
In other news, how's this for an amazing moment of serendipity? When we got together with Tim and Jess Thursday night at a Team Challenge Wisconsin event to talk about how things are progressing, emotions were running high about their HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning) situation. It is obviously unthinkable to take baby Clara back to a home with bad air quality. Turns out, the gentleman who happens to be sitting near us? HVAC CONTRACTOR. (Checking with him to see if we can publish his name.) Uh-huh. For real. We talked with him about the situation, followed up by the next day and he had already arranged for free air quality testing and full assessment of the furnace and air conditioning. It feels like the universe is working with us on this, and all of you are pushing it along!
Also want to give a shout out to Theresa Nemetz of Milwaukee Food Tours, @MKEFoodTour on Twitter. We are not professional fundraisers; we just play them on Twitter. Theresa is giving very generously of her time to help with the execution of the silent auction/raffle and has already helped bring in some pretty special items. We are definitely still looking for more items, so please let one of us know if you have an idea or something to donate. Earlier this week, the awesome Tweetup Girls auctioned off a pair of PGA passes on with the proceeds going to Save Teecycle; they even matched the funds themselves.
The love came from supporters in the Hoosier State, as well, where Girls Pint Out organized a fundraiser event at Sun King Brewery and delivered diapers, wipes, clothes and gift cards to Tim, Clara and Jess' door. Many thanks for Tamre Mullins aka @holliesmommie and Leah aka @lshef.
We were very touched yesterday when Jeff Carrigan of Big Shoes Network reached out to us, after already donating generously to the silent auction, because he wants to do more. So, Big Shoes Network will be donating a portion of the sales of each job posting on their site September 1-17 to Save Teecycle. Wow. We'd love to see more of that.
Again, our intent here is not at all to single out one donation as some how "better" than another and we hope you won't take it that way. We hope to spread the awesomeness that we've been experiencing and in the process inspire more of you to give whatever you can. Please keep the kindness coming. Thank you!!!
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Hey Mother Nature: We're Fighting Back!
July 30, 2010
On July 22, 2010, torrential rains hit Milwaukee, flooding neighborhoods and destroying homes.
The Whitefish Bay home of the Cigelske family — Tim, Jess, 12-week-old Baby Clara, and Bella the Beagle — was completely trashed. It is now unlivable, and overwhelming for this wonderful young family that gives so much to our community.
We're fighting back. * Rolls up sleeves & cracks knuckles *
We decided to help by organizing a fundraiser on their behalf. We all wish we could help every family, every person that has been affected. If we all pull together, and give all we can, perhaps we can spread the love even farther. That has been our motivation from the very start – and our mission as we continue to move forward.
You can help in several different ways.
Used t-shirts can be donated to be sold on www.teecycle.org at AJ Bombers, Molly Cools or at a special t-shirt drive at Iron Cupcake Milwaukee on August 16. They can also be collected on the day of the fundraiser event.
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Are drone strikes making more enemies in Pakistan?
Andrew Exum linked to my recent Threat Matrix post in his own post about drone strikes -- as an example of how "careless readers of [Exum and Kilcullen's] argument mistakenly assume we agree with open-source reporting out of Pakistan." A few points in response.
First of all, I have a lot of respect for Andrew Exum, and believe he is generally on the right side of most issues related to counterinsurgency. That said, I don't think my reading of his NYT op-ed was careless. Nor do I think Peter Bergen and Katherine Tiedemann were careless in their identical description of Exum and Kilcullen's op-ed in their report, which I linked to.
You can judge for yourself -- here's what Exum and Kilcullen said in their NYT op-ed "Death From Above, Outrage Down Below":
While violent extremists may be unpopular, for a frightened population they seem less ominous than a faceless enemy that wages war from afar and often kills more civilians than militants. Press reports suggest that over the last three years drone strikes have killed about 14 terrorist leaders. But, according to Pakistani sources, they have also killed some 700 civilians. This is 50 civilians for every militant killed, a hit rate of 2 percent - hardly "precision." American officials vehemently dispute these figures, and it is likely that more militants and fewer civilians have been killed than is reported by the press in Pakistan. Nevertheless, every one of these dead noncombatants represents an alienated family, a new desire for revenge, and more recruits for a militant movement that has grown exponentially even as drone strikes have increased.
That argument seems pretty clear to me. But Exum explained that he wasn't addressing the actual number of civilians killed:
On the contrary. I focus on Pakistani press reports because, in a war of perceptions, I am less concerned with how many civilians we are actually killing and more concerned with how many civilians the neutral population thinks we are killing.
Well, that's a fair point. In any counterinsurgency, the main objective for the counterinsurgent should be to win the support of the population -- without which any insurgency will shrivel and die. So clearly, shaping the attitudes of the Pakistani population in these areas is a key part of the fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda. I don't think anyone would dispute that these strikes are widely opposed by Pakistanis, or that they have caused a lot of outrage and anger across the Pakistani political spectrum, as Exum and Kilcullen correctly noted in their NYT column. And I wholeheartedly agree with Exum when he writes:
I really think drone strikes can be part of an effective, integrated CT and COIN strategy, but they cannot substitute for such a strategy.
But I do take issue with Exum and Kilcullen's main argument: that drone strikes are mostly counterproductive because they kill -- or even appear to kill -- lots of civilians, generating anger and resentment among ordinary Pakistanis that will increase sympathy and recruitment for the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
Consider a few counter-facts: A Terror Free Tomorrow poll of Pakistanis in 2007 (i.e. before the sharp increase in drone strikes beginning in mid-2008) found that 74% opposed U.S. military action against the Taliban and AQ inside Pakistan. Just 19% had a favorable opinion of the United States. The Taliban had a 38% approval rating -- and 43% positive for Al-Qaeda.
In August 2009, an IRI poll of Pakistanis found that opposition to U.S. military action against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda inside Pakistan was...almost exactly the same (76%). The U.S. favorability rating among Pakistanis was also virtually the same (16%), according to a recent Pew Research survey. On the other hand, support for Pakistani-US cooperation in fighting terrorism is actually higher in 2009 than it was before the intensified drone campaign began.
The real question here is whether or not drone strikes are indeed causing so much anger and outrage that they're driving significant numbers of Pakistanis to support the Taliban and Al Qaeda. There is no evidence to support that claim -- in fact, the numbers are moving in the opposite direction.
A Pew Research poll in August 2009 found that Al-Qaeda's favorability rating has dropped to just 9% among Pakistanis. The Taliban's approval has dropped to 10%. Even better, young Pakistanis are even less likely than older Pakistanis to support Osama Bin Laden, the Taliban, and Al Qaeda. The IRI poll I mentioned above found that opposition to "a peace deal with extremists" increased by 32% in a single year. Another poll from June 2009 found that 81% of Pakistanis now see the Taliban and other extremist groups as a "critical threat" to their country.
The shift in Pakistani public opinion is undoubtedly due to the Taliban-Al Qaeda decision to conduct more attacks and suicide bombings inside Pakistan. But despite the (understandable and prudent) worry that even the "perception" of civilian casualties from drone strikes will create a backlash among the Pakistani population and drive them into the arms of extremists, there's just no evidence that's happened.
READER COMMENTS: "Are drone strikes making more enemies in Pakistan?"
Posted by exhelodrvr at October 23, 2009 6:00 PM ET:
I don't buy the "50 civilians per terrorist leader from drone strikes" ratio.
If that ratio is true, then all the reporting on the strikes, including on this website, has been wildly inaccurate.
Posted by Mr T at October 23, 2009 6:28 PM ET:
"every one of these dead noncombatants represents an alienated family, a new desire for revenge, and more recruits for a militant movement that has grown exponentially even as drone strikes have increased."
Replace the word "drone" above with "suicide bomber".
Where is the correlation between families of non combatants killed by the Taliban AQ being alienated and desiring revenge? I don't have stats but cutting the heads off tribal leaders and displaying their bodies in the streets with warnings they will kill anybody who tries to stop them should be alienating these people also. There are probably more noncombatents killed by the Taliban than by the US. So where are the recruits against the militants?
Sounds like selective outrage to me which means they are not outraged because of the deaths but because it is the hated US or they are not outraged but fearful of the Taliban and say what they need to say. Either way shoots holes in their theory.
Readers of the Long War Journal know when to throw the bs flag.
Posted by DANNY at October 23, 2009 8:01 PM ET:
America tries real hard to not target civilians, to say different is to lie. Those who support the terrorist by feeding them encouraging them and not moving away from them and rejecting their presence are not what I would call civilians. Consider Hamas and the people who elected these monsters, are they not supporting a terror fighting force? I am sure there a lot's of friends of Taliban (although not fighters) who get themselves killed. So what. You dance with the devil you get burned. Those not enthralled in Jihad move the hell away from those who are. Could we expect a different perspective published by NYT than what we got? can you tell I don't read em?
Posted by Adnan R. Khan at October 23, 2009 11:58 PM ET:
Another element in the shifting perceptions: the Pakistani media's focus has changed this past year. There is a greater emphasis now on the dangers the Taliban pose to the Pakistani nation. Coverage of the U.S. has tended to focus more on abstract and perhaps intellectual issues like the Kerry-Lugar bill, which incites less of an emotional response from Pakistanis. Drone strikes are not making the front page anymore.
Posted by KW64 at October 24, 2009 11:17 AM ET:
Given the move of the Pakistani public opinion against the Taliban and Al Queda due to their attacks on the people of Pakistan, and given the danger that Pakistani military moves against their sanctuaries prompted by these attacks presents to the insurgents, it is hard to understand their motives in continuing these attacks against Pakistani interests.
This foolish policy on their part may yet retrieve the situation in the area to our favor if we hang in long enough.
Posted by Adnan R. Khan at October 24, 2009 11:47 PM ET:
In response to Mr. T's post: There is a huge backlash against the Taliban in Pakistan. I wrote about it recently - http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/24/the-dirtiest-war/. Revenge killings in Swat have spiraled out of control. The rise of anti-Taliban tribal militias is a worrying development. Pashtun society in Pakistan is shattered. When we talk about a civil war in Pakistan, what we're really talking about is an ethnic civil war among Pashtuns. Their tribal system is in ruins, neighbours are killing neighbours. This is widely unreported in western mainstream media but it is the most dangerous development in Pakistan. A war like this is extremely difficult to stop.

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Sugar Camp Wisconsin Community Website
Welcome to the SugarCampWI.Com website. It is designed to provide online information to visitors on our family oriented community of almost 2000 residents, and a site to find the latest information on local events and activities; resources on town services, recreational opportunities, town board, links to civic groups, our church and schools. With strong roots in a proud past Sugar Camp is the result of over one hundred years of intriguing history, a premier community for families, businesses and a destination for outdoors enthusiasts. We encourage you to bookmark this website, it will provide you with helpful and useful information for Sugar Camp Wisconsin.
Sugar Camp, Wisconsin is located 13 miles North of Rhinelander and 8 miles South of Eagle River on Highway 17, right in the heart of the Northwoods Country
About Robbins and Sugar Camp
Flambeau Indians (about 150) lived in the area when the first settlers came in the 1890's and their camp was located by the lakes now known as Sugar Camp and Indian Lakes. Here the Indians were able to hunt, fish and harvest wild rice. Surrounded by large growths of sugar maple trees they gathered sap and made maple sugar and syrup. In time settlers in the area came to purchase the maple sugar and syrup and called the settlement "the Sugar Camp" and the town of Robbins was later changed to that name.
In the 1880"s the French explored the region and the first white man here was Fred Tripp who purchased 180 acres of water reserve land on the south shore of Tripp Lake ( Sugar Camp Lake). Being impressed with the possibilities of the area being summer resort country he set about building the Maple Grove Resort. Until 1907 Tripp ran the resort and a general store and post office, and then sold the resort to Knapp and Jones. During this time the Robbins narrow gauge railroad was built for the booming logging industry and extended past the Maple Grove Resort and the post office and growing community was named after the owner of the railroad, Frank Robbins.
The first settlement was made by the Polish who bought land from the Brown Brothers Lumber Co. and made their living logging and farming. Many of the current residents of the Town of Sugar Camp can trace their histories to those original settlers who arrived here in the late1800's and early 1900's. Due to the Polish population a Catholic congregation was established on Aug. 10, 1893 and the Brown Brothers erected the original building. The first church was known as Ste. Cunegunda's but the spelling was changed to St. Kunegunda at a later date. The current church building sits on the site of the original church and was built in 1975.
In 1899, after a false start, Sugar Camp became a Township of its own and was removed from the Township of Pelican. Tripp was the first town chairman, donated land for the first school, was postmaster and continued to promote the town in many ways until his death in 1918.
Sugar Camp continues to be a progressive community. The current town hall was constructed in 1975 on land that was donated by Frito-Lay. The town property boasts of three ball diamonds, soccer fields, a banked antique snowmobile track, a fully equipped play ground, lighted tennis and basketball courts, and an 18 hole disc golf course. Fire protection is provided by a well equipped volunteer fire department and Medic 11 provides ambulance /medical service through the volunteer EMT program. Sugar Camp's Elementary School is located near the town hall and is consolidated with the Three Lakes School District.
The many businesses in Sugar Camp include restaurants/bars, resorts and other services from construction, plumbing, heating, electrical and earth moving to road surfacing, logging, trucking and farm production.
Courtesy of Otto & Mary Schoeneck of Sugar Camp
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Matz, Robert Discipline: Drawing/Illustration, Painting
A North Dakota native, Robert Matz studied at the University of North Dakota, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in education and Master of Fine Arts in painting and drawing.
He launched his career as an art educator in 1978 when he was placed in Bismarck as the first visual artist in residence with the Artist in the Schools Program in North Dakota. He is an artist and arts educator who has been with the Bismarck Public Schools system for the past 25 years.
He was featured with seven other North Dakota artists in the 2003-2005 North Dakota Blue Book.
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'The Jeselnik Offensive,' 'Nathan for You' Renewed by Comedy Central
Anthony Jeselnik and Nathan Fielder's shows have both been granted a second season, with 10 episodes of the former's series set to begin in July as Fielder's effort is slated for 2014.
Comedy Central is sticking with comics Anthony Jeselnik and Nathan Fielder.
The Viacom-owned cable network has renewed the duo's freshman efforts, The Jeselnik Offensive and Nathan for You, for a second season. Ten new episodes of the former are set to begin in July, while the same number of episodes of Nathan will bow in 2014.
STORY: Anthony Jeselnik Talker Among Comedy Central Series Orders
"Anthony and Nathan share dashing good looks and razor-sharp wit. One of them is also a humanitarian," quipped Comedy Central's president of content development and original programming Kent Alterman in a statement announcing the news Friday.
"Sounds good," added Fielder, with Jeselnik chiming in: "I don't know what joke Kent Alterman attempted in this press release, but I'm sure it's terrible."
Both series premiered in February, as part of Alterman's aggressive push for more originals at the network. Jeselnik Offensive, which is executive produced by Jeselnik, head writer Tom Johnson, Krysia Plonka and Mosaic's Christie Smith, offers a mix of audience-participation games (think: Which Kind of Asian Is This?), Jeselnik's wicked take on news and regular segments with guest panelists, including Aziz Ansari, Nick Kroll and The Daily Show's Kristen Schaal. As a comic who will argue that there is no line (just ways to get across it), Jeselnik often uses the platform to tackle such "off-topic" topics as cancer, bullying and missing children through jokes.STORY: Comedy Central Star Nathan Fielder Tried to Strap Himself to a Flying Plane
For its part, Nathan, which is executive produced by Fielder, Michael Koman and Dave Kneebone, is billed as a docu-reality comedy. On his show, Fielder uses his real-life business degree and prior real-life experiences to help struggling companies with strategies that no traditional business consultant would dare to attempt. In one episode, he tried to drum up ideas to create buzz for a yogurt shop by introducing a "poo"-flavored offering.Email: firstname.lastname@example.com; Twitter: @LaceyVRose
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A Low Down Payment: Just One Benefit of a Used Car
When looking at purchasing a car, one of the first decisions you'll need to make is – Should I buy a new car? Or, should I buy a used car? Although there are numerous benefits to purchasing new, for car buyers with a limited budget, the low down payment on a used car usually is an advantage that's hard to ignore.
Lower Price = A Low Down Payment
One of the reasons why used cars offer a low down payment is the lower price. For most cars, as they age, they depreciate in value. This means, a car that's only a couple of years old, can cost thousands of dollars less than it did when it was new. A lower overall price tag will mean you have a lower down payment.
A used car's lower price tag and low down payment means you get more bang for your car buying buck, especially for late model, low mileage vehicles. In today's economy, more value for your hard-earned money is important to most car buyers. Not only will you be minimizing the amount of money you have to hand over at the time of purchase, but your monthly payment will be lower, and/or your loan term will be shorter, with a used car compared to a new car.
More Equity = A Low Down Payment
When getting an auto loan, your financing company will look at a variety of facets, when determining whether or not to funding your loan. Your credit history, your income, the amount of loan you want for the car, and the value of the car, all come into play. With new cars, oftentimes they depreciate significantly the moment you drive them off the lot. Therefore many times a low down payment simply isn't an option, for a new car.
However, on used vehicles, where you have a higher percentage of equity at the time of purchase, your bank may require a lower down payment. Banks know the value of the used car you're buying isn't going to change as soon as you drive it home, so feel more comfortable accepting a low down payment. In fact, get a good enough deal on your used car, and you may actually have enough equity in the vehicle that, combined with a good credit score, your bank may not require a down payment at all.
US Auto Loan Delinquencies are Down, with More Customers Paying Their Car Loans on Time
Maybe the balancing act for many new and used car buyers is almost over: there are signs that US auto loan delinquencies are down. For a while there, many car buyers were making their monthly car payments late, well after the due date. Some of these customers even went into default on their new or used car loans. Between high unemployment rates and rising prices for gasoline, health care and groceries, they just didn't have the cash to pay all their bills on time.
Now, though, things are getting a little better. The economy is showing signs of life around the country. Fuel prices have stabilized a little. The crushing unemployment rate we've suffered through during the past three years is slightly better. And, for the first time in many long months, residential property values are showing signs they're beginning to rise. Maybe we're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel for this long, nasty downturn in the economy. That's good news for everyone.
Now, a higher percentage of car dealership customers are paying their new and used car loans on time. When property values and employment rates are up and auto loan delinquencies are down, the public has more confidence in the economy. With a stronger economy, a lot more people become willing to spend their hard-earned cash on the things they want and need, including expensive items like vehicles. Many of those people will be buying new and used cars from dealerships around the country.
Newsflash: More American Car Dealership Customers are Paying Their Car Loans on Time
Without a doubt, most Americans have been feeling some financial pain over the past few years. Some have been struggling more than others, but quite a large number of people have actually been in dire financial straits. The economy has been slow to come out of its downturn, and a lot of people have been finding it hard to keep their homes, pay their bills, and put food on the table at the same time. Jobs have been hard to find and hard to keep.
All that adds up to a sorry fact: more often than ever before, many Americans have been late on at least some of their car loan payments, even to the point of being in outright default. It's been a sad state of affairs for many of the country's new and used car buyers. They need a vehicle to get back and forth to work, but they can't afford to keep their home mortgage payments current, pay the high costs of health care and health care insurance, buy groceries, pay for the clothing and shoes their family needs, and make their car loan payments on top of everything else. So, they've been putting off what they can, and some have been "robbing Peter to pay Paul."


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Professor Zemans is University Professor at York University and a member of the Order of Canada. She holds honorary degrees from the University of Waterloo, the Nova Scotia of Art and Design and is an Honorary Fellow of the Ontario College of Art and Design. She is director of the MBA Program in Arts and Media Administration in the Schulich School of Business. From 1988 to 1992, Zemans was the Director of the Canada Council. She served as the Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University (1985-88) and as Acting Director of the MBA Program in Non-Profit Management and Leadership (2000-01). From 1966 and 1975 she taught Art History at the Ontario College of Art, where she also served as Chair of the Department of Art History and of the Liberal Arts Studies. Prof. Zemans came to York in 1975 when she was appointed Chair of the Visual Arts Department (1975-81). She has also served as Acting Director of the Graduate Program in Art History (1994-95). She held the Robarts Chair in Canadian Studies (1995-96). Since 1992, Professor Zemans' research has also focused on cultural policy with specific reference to the Canadian experience. She currently serves as a member of the board of the Institute for Studies in Canadian Art at Concordia University, the Robarts Centre at York University, and of the Advisory Boards of the Toronto Arts Council and the Creative Trust, among others. Zemans'art historical research has focused on early twentieth century Canadian art with special reference to the development of abstraction in Canada and the work of Canadian women artists.
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Nineteeth and twentieth century Canadian art with a special focus on twentieth century art and the art of women; cultural policy (Canadian and comparative); arts administration. Over the last eight years, she has written a series of articles examining the role of reproductions in framing the notion of Canadian art for the Journal of Canadian Art History as well as several articles on the status of Canadian women artists.
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"International Cultural Relations: Canada Odd Man Out," In Margaret Wyszomirski (Editor), Barnett Symposium, Spring 2012, (publication forthcoming on international comparisons to cultural engagement) |
Making Painting Real: Abstract Painting in English Canada" The Visual Arts in Canada, Oxford Press, 2010 |
"Establishing the Canon: Nationhood, Identity, and the National Gallery's First Reproductions Programme of Canadian Art," in Beyond Wilderness: The Group of Seven, Canadian Identity, and Contemporary Art, John O'Brian and Peter White, eds. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2007. |
Museums After Modernism: Strategies of Engagement, Co-Editor with Griselda Pollock, London, Blackwells, 2007 |
"The Canon Unbound," The Journal of Canadian Art History, Vol. XXV/2004: 150-179 |
Making Change: A History of the Laidlaw Foundation, Co-Editor with Nathan Gilbert, ECW Press, Toronto, 2001 |
"Envisioning Nation: The Sampson-Matthews Projec tin the Post-War Years," The Journal of Canadian Art History, Vol. XXI/1 & 2, 200 (published 2001): 96-140 |
Les Revenants: Long Shadows: The Art of Tony Urquhart, University of Waterloo, (2002) Comparing Cultural Policy: A Study of Japan and the United States, (Co-editor and author), AltaMira/Sage, (1999). |
"Japan and the United States: a comparative cultural policy analysis," in A Comparative View of Japanese and American Cultural Policy, (eds. Joyce Zemans and Archie Kleingartner, Sage Press, 1999), pp. 30-59 |
Where is Here? Canadian Cultural Policy in a Globalized Environment, Robarts Centre (1996). |
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@sunnySkys - That's crazy. You're lucky your mom believed you and didn't think you were faking it or something.
I actually know someone that had a system yeast infection like that, she got it after taking oral steroids too. So I guess getting candidiasis oral or in another area is fairly common after taking those.
However, from what I understand it's not that common if your immune system isn't depressed.


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LUTCHER - The lighting of bonfires went off without a hitch Christmas Eve, despite threats of inclement weather.
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The Search Within
Take a moment to listen to your heart,
to read in the back of its beat;
the Love that you are able to offer.
Open the doors of your soul and found buried in its depths;
the happiness that you can give
that your selfishness kills in your deepness.
Counts the clicks of your heart
Like those of a clock,
you will find in each of them,
An isolated dull star, sad and lonely.
A star tarnished by your hypocrite and selfish heart.
Go inside your soul like in a church,
And in this place of peaceful asylum.
Search in each erased memory;
you may find a grain of love
who survived the storms of your troubled life.
Search in every dead dream;
You may find a piece of love
that your heart knows no more …
Search you'll surely find your soul weakened
Who says to you "love your neighbour. "…
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Missing U
In the moon that shines,
in each sunrise,
In the darkness of the night,
In each tick of the clock…
I'll see you in the wind that blows,
and herbs wavering here and there;
I'll see your beautiful eyes of a buffalo.
I'll see you in my prayers to Allah.
In every eye filled with goodness,
In each gesture covered with Love;
I'll feel your happy heart
This heart that misses my days …
I'll see you in the bottom of my deserted soul
and in the scent of my green roses.
I'll see you in every drop of rain
and in each beautiful music to my ears.
In each flies crow that I'll enjoy contemplating.
I'll see you in the depth of waters
where my voice can't be heard.
I'll see you on the wings of sorrows,
In every word of my prayer to God.
And in the bottom of my mourning broken heart
I will keep memories of our old happiness.
I'll see you in the illusion of my dreams,
In each image that is preserved in my memory.
In the quietness and sleepless nights,
and in my saddest times..
I'll see you in the lines on my poems,
in the girdle of my writing,
and in the thick haze
of the pain I live with…
Where ever you are,
In whatever world;
I'll see you with my dumb eyes
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The country yet to take a serious view of the issue and have a uniform nation-wide law for indiscreet disposals of plastic bags. People should be educated on the proper ways of plastic bag usage and the disposal. The teaching should start right from the primary schools. People should be specially educated regarding the use of plastic in our daily life, as it is environment unfriendly.
To a large extent, our garbage problem is a result of a corporate business ethic that puts profits before people and the environment. Industry pushes the advantages of "disposability'' to the public because it suits them and it pays well. The profit from disposability goes into the pockets of only a few but the hazards of disposability are faced by many more.
Each one of us should develop a sense of responsibility not just towards the litter on our roads but also towards the things we buy and use and throw away.
In recent times due to widespread awareness drive by NGOS and government and to lesser extent by educational institutions has resulted in increasing the consciousness among few shopkeepers they have shifted back to the old system of wrapping up goods in paper bags or newspapers.
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In the never-ending workout fashion catwalks that are my gym and Pilates studio, I noticed with much horror a new trend make an appearance early last year that is still going strong. It's that loose tank top with the exposed sports bra attached look. Inherently there is nothing wrong with the look. As someone who always tries to look nice when I work out, I actually think it would be cute.
Except I have lived through this look before. Long before lululemon made it all cute and stuff, this look was THE LOOK during high school. And it's not like we were wearing it to work out, it was worn as general casual wear. It was unfortunate. I shudder at the mere thought of it.
I like to pretend all fashions that I wore before age 27 never happened. But specifically those I wore in high school are never to be spoken of.
Unfortunately, photographic evidence makes that impossible.
(It was a long, horrifying walk down fashion memory lane as I sifted through pictures to find this one. I am still cringing. )
Yep, long loose tank top over a sports bra, with Nike shorts that I am sure had a giant swoosh across my bottom, a giant GUESS? watch, and probably Adidas soccer sandals with socks. I was a walking name brand catalog which probably led to my current aversion to ANYTHING with a visible logo or brand stamp.
(Pirate hats were not part of the trend. I am not sure why I needed to clarify that except that I really didn't want you to think I walked around wearing a pirate hat. A fashion train wreck I was, but I had some fashion standards. Okay, probably just one standard: "Never wear a pirate hat except in a hat shop.")
But we ALL wore this outfit. This pic is from a high school band trip where the photos appear to show a contest in who could wearing the baggiest tank top. Why were the 90s so against tailoring and fit?
I remember that at the time, I appreciated the trend a lot because as always the overweight girl, there were few trends that I could participate in. This look was my jam! And it is entirely unfortunate that I thought that. But in my hometown, IT WAS COOL.
I won't mock the fashion trends of my hometown because I really have no idea what was in style in other towns at that time. But I grew up in a very small farming community before the internet. It's not like most of us were reading Vogue. Most of our fashion trends were determined by the back-to-school JC Penney catalog, long before JC Penney kept trying to rebrand itself to be cool. Every so often someone would visit her cousin in like Chicago or California and come back wearing something that was actually in style and the outfit would get mocked and the outfit would never see the light of day again. And two years later, we would all be wearing that trend and you knew that person had to be thinking "TWO YEARS AGO I told you this was cool!"
(For what it's worth this form of mockery not only deterred on-time fashion trends but also gangs. We had a gang problem in my town for like four days in the mid-nineties. Eventually everyone just started making fun of the gang and the gang disbanded because they decided it wasn't worth it and just went to the Farmerball game instead and then probably had a beer party in a corn field with everyone else. And a gang-free life was restored to the town and everything was right again. I am positive this type of gang deterrence would only work in my hometown.)
Looking back, it was NOT a good look and it was NOT cool and as a general rule, I try not to relive any horrifying fashion looks of my past. It's a matter of my personal growth. But I was in Target over the weekend and sifting through the clearance rack in the workout clothes section and I discovered one of these modern-day sports bra-tank top combo for $6. And then I broke all my general rules and bought it. I am not sure what came over me. I am still working through it.
But the thing is, it's not awful. Kind of comfy actually. Maybe we were onto something in high school. It's perfect for those days when I eat a big lunch and really don't want to go to the gym but I drag myself there a anyway but don't really want to put on my normal, more fitted workout tops because "Hello, food baby!" And the fabric has come a long way from what I am certain was a Hanes tank in high school.
So I will concede on this one fashion item that it is okay that I am wearing something that I wore terribly in high school. As long as it is worn only in a working out context.
And as long as it is never ever worn with a pirate hat. I do still maintain that fashion standard.


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India yesterday blamed the United States for a "mini crisis" over the arrest of an Indian envoy, and said more work was needed to repair ties a day after the withdrawal of diplomats seemed to draw a line under the row.
Indian foreign minister Salman Khurshid's remarks came a day after New Delhi gave a US diplomat 48 hours to quit the country over a dispute that has sent tensions between the two countries soaring.
Devyani Khobragade, 39, who was India's deputy consul-general in New York, was arrested in December on charges of visa fraud and lying to US authorities about what she paid her housekeeper.
Her arrest and subsequent strip-search provoked protests in India and dealt a serious blow to US efforts to strengthen ties which Washington sees as a potential bulwark against China's growing might. She was flown back home on Thursday.
In a sign India is not letting matters drop, Khurshid said the government would keep pressing for withdrawal of charges against Devyani. He said the US should have warned senior officials visiting Washington a day before Devyani's arrest.
He described the episode as a "mini crisis" during an interview with the CNN-IBN television network yesterday.
"It's an incident that shouldn't have happened, we have to find some resolution," Khurshid said, adding "immediate concerns have been addressed" but "there is a lot more still to do" to repair relations with Washington.
However, he said the core of the US-Indian relationship was very strong and that he didn't expect lasting damage from what has turned into the biggest rift in years.
Shortly before Devyani's indictment Thursday, the US granted the Indian officer -- who has denied all charges -- full diplomatic immunity, allowing her to fly home to India.
Initially, observers believed Devyani's return signalled tensions had been defused.
But an announcement late Friday that India had ordered a US diplomat to leave in apparent reprisal for its envoy's treatment in New York suggested New Delhi was still angry.
Reports said the US diplomat has left India. Indian newspapers named the diplomat as Wayne May, saying he managed security staff and was of "similar rank" to Devyani.
Meanwhile, The Hindu yesterday reported that the feverish closed-door negotiations between the Indian Embassy in Washington and the US State Department to secure Devyani's right to avoid prosecution broke down by Thursday because India refused to accept a reduced criminal charge that the Department of Justice offered.
The moment it became clear that an "impasse" had been reached the Indian side emphasised on getting her back home.
Meanwhile, US State Department has confirmed that Devyani has lost her diplomatic immunity. Moreover, she will be placed on an "immigration lookout system" if she returns to US and is likely to also have an arrest warrant issued in her name, it added.
On late Friday, the United States said it "deeply regrets" India's expulsion of the US official.
During his television interview, Khurshid said India had not engaged in retaliation against Washington, calling its actions "an appropriate response".
Still, Khurshid told the TV network yesterday evening there was no chance of restoring extra privileges to US diplomats in New Delhi, withdrawn after the Indian diplomat's arrest.


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We've all seen it: "So-and-so started programming when he was only 6!" Or 12, or 15, or whatever. You see it in the media, but it's often individuals talking about themselves.
The age you started programming doesn't matter.
How silly would it be if we bragged this way about other things? "I've been talking since I was 2!" Most of us have been speaking for the majority of our lives, yet some people are much better speakers than others. The amount of time that has passed from the moment we started doing something until now is meaningless. Who knows what we did in the meantime?
Even the total amount of time spent doing something is a dubious measure of skill. A 20-year-old might be a far more captivating speaker than a 40-year-old despite having much less experience. Granted, Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000 hour rule for the mastery of skills rings true in some cases, maybe even for programming. So say that. "I spent 10,000 hours programming by the time I was 12!"
You might believe programming is more like composing music than it is like talking. "Mozart started composing music when he was only 5!" Mozart was a prodigy whose father was already a successful teacher, musician and composer. Mozart's biology and upbringing were stacked. Are yours?
Were you programming non-trivial apps soon after you wrote your first line of code? Did you immediately proceed to program lots of apps, even complex ones, all by yourself, and collect payment for your work? Early in your career, did you meet and work with some of the world's greatest programmers of your time? Mozart did all these things (with his music).
Maybe you did too. Or maybe music isn't a great comparison after all. In any case, note that Mozart's brilliance lies not in the age at which he started, but in the quality and quantity of his output. Show us what you've done.
My concern isn't so much about the hollow bragging, though. I feel that programming should be started at an early age, much like the fundamentals of talking and reading and writing. And in that sense, the age we start programming does matter. My concern with celebrating the young age at which some people started programming is that it sends the wrong message. It says: "Programming is so hard that in order to be good at it, you should've started when you were young."
And that's false. If you're not a programmer, but you're curious what it's like, try Codecademy. They're a fellow Y Combinator startup whose site makes it easy and fun to learn the basics of programming, regardless of age and experience. If you can read and type and think, then you can program.
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University of Miami Accuses Professor of Sexting, Mooning, and Harassing Students
To hear University of Miami music school dean Shelton Berg tell it, jazz piano professor Doug Bickel was pulling stunts that would make John Coltrane blanch. The 41-year-old jazz pianist, says Berg, smoked pot in his office, tried to barbecue inside a classroom, mooned his students, and sexually harassed them -- "I wanna fuck all you girls," Berg quotes him as saying.
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"I had no idea what he was talking about, but I panicked," recalls Bickel, who tends to speak in dramatic terms and sports a goatee that makes him look like a hairy Delta Burke.
He scrawled "I quit" on lined notebook paper and posted it on the dean's office door. He denies the sexting accusation, saying he couldn't have sent the message because he's gay. "This was more than I could take," he says. "I was intimidated into resigning. I'm not sure if it was because of my sexuality or because we play the same instrument."
But the sexting accusation was only the tip of the iceberg, Berg says. After Bickel's tenure was denied, "an overwhelming number of students came forward with an unbelievable array of evidence of inappropriate behavior." Without suspending Bickel -- as school policy would dictate -- Berg called him and asked him to resign. "The guy's a lunatic," Berg said in a recent telephone interview. Then, after his outpouring, the dean called Riptide back, this time insisting we don't write a story.
"I've been reading a book about violence, and Bickel exhibits all the signs of a violent person," he said. "If you write this story, he will feel more aggrieved, and he'll be compelled to hurt me. I have strong reason to believe that he's going to do something violent."
Berg's suspicions were apparently not sufficient to report to Coral Gables Police, who have only a trespassing warning under Bickel's name. "If there were death threats, they weren't reported to us," says Janette Frevola, a police spokeswoman. We couldn't confirm any of Berg's other allegations because he refused to turn over student testimonies.
Meanwhile, the school couldn't explain the behavior of its jazzy faculty. "Dean Berg shouldn't have said anything. He should know better," says Margot Winick, a spokeswoman for the university. "As a matter of policy, we don't comment on personnel matters."
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Kim Kardashian, 33, was spotted leaving a studio in Los Angeles on July 28, 2014, and we cannot believe our eyes. The reality star looked straight out of old hollywood as she paraded around post-photo shoot in a gold gown that featured a severe gaping slit. What do you think of Kim's gown? VOTE.
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It is hard to believe that Kim was just leaving a studio and not rocking the red carpet. She looked sensational in yet another neutral-toned dress as she turned the sidewalk into her very own runway.
The Michael Costello gold gown fit her like a glove. The wrap dress featured a long ribbon belt that cinched in her tiny waist, allowing the rest of the dress to flow over her bootylicious bottom.
Obviously, the dress had a plunging neckline,, (clearly that's her favorite silhouette!), but this time with a twist — Kim left her bra at home, deciding to go commando!
She is really putting all of her assets on display — the slit of the dress is huge and sexy and shows off her toned leg, all the way up to the high.
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Kim accessorized with her signature Saint Laurent 'CLASSIC PARIS 105 ESCARPIN PUMP IN EARTH SUEDE' pumps and gorgeous soft waves that were styled to one side, cascading over her shoulder in a retro 'do.
While we would never think of this dress as a day time look, we are not surprised that Kim chose to wear it while the sun was shining — she is always making fashion statements — and with a bod like that, who could blame her?
What do you think of Kim's outfit? Should she have left the glam look on set or did she totally sizzle on the sidewalk? VOTE!
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Maybe kankimye-Botox, is already secretly PREGGARS"NEWS FLASH". Does she or does she not look like she could be preggars? The wrapped house coat dress is not fashionable at all, and I am getting the impressions that no matter what kankimye-Botox, dress on her body it is suppose to be a Fashion statement. I can only say the Fashion statement FAILED big time, her hips are so overly wide and huge,with her nipples screaming out loud through her housecoat dress while display.It's nothing NEW this is how kankimye-Botox, row these days right. Oh well it is what it is, nothing that is new in the news of today, nothing but several REPEATS over and over again.Kankimye-Botox, I wonder will her Botox butt will deflate like I saw this woman on that new show BOTCHED. The woman is now deformed for the rest of her life with butt indentions on her backside,from having a botched up botox injection/celliphone surgeries. Oh it looked so bad,I really felt sorry that woman. I believe for anyone who is interested in doing any kind of Botox injections/implants needs to check out this medical show it is a HIT and very knowledgeable of what happens to those who chooses to Botox to much and have extensive work done to their bodies in general.
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How would you like it if someone said you had stumpy legs and a deformed bum? Do you even know what deformed means? Yes I think plastic surgery, unless for medical reasons, is stupid (unless you are SERIOUSLY insecure about a big nose or something) but that's just mean. You wouldn't say that in real life ….
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The Daffodil Man plants something lasting on a Calistoga Road hillside
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The daffodil man is working his heart out.
Several days a week, the extraordinary Merle Reuser trudges up a steep hillside off Santa Rosa's Calistoga Road.
Not far from where seniors from neighboring Maria Carrillo High sneak up to brand their class year onto the slope, Merle hoes the outline of a great heart.
Within the approximately 70-foot-high shape, he's planting daffodils. And in the heart's wide border, naked-lady bulbs.
"I feel like a packhorse, dragging bulbs up that hill," said Merle, 64.
So why is he doing it?
Any number of people can tell you Merle has a passion for assisting the spread of daffodils, the yellow beauties that bloom about this time of year and multiply as their hardy bulbs divide. His fascination began when he was a kid in Cloverdale and befriended rancher Margaret Elizabeth Adams.
Daffodils expanded across her place west of Cloverdale for decades. Every spring, Margaret had young Merle carry cut daffodils into town and brighten folks' lives by passing them around.
Read about one of Merle's previous efforts here.
Margaret died in 2000 at 104, but her family is happy for Merle to continue cutting and dispensing the ranch's prolific daffodils. He also harvests bulbs and grows daffodils at several other locations.
He honors Margaret's memory by giving away cut daffodils and bulbs — thousands of them — each year. Next week he'll take 150 bouquets with 16 daffodils each to Cloverdale High students as a tribute to late classmate Courtney Davis, who was 16 when a cancer claimed her life early in 2008.
Back to his living-art project on the hill:
Merle obtained the landowners' permission to hike up there and create a heart whose interior will glow yellow when the daffodils come up in February and whose border will turn pink when the naked ladies flower in August and September.
Merle knows that in time he'll no longer be able to cut and plant and give away daffodils. He hopes that far beyond that point he will gaze up at his and Margaret's legacy up on the hill.
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Once upon a time, Shallotte might have been called a sleepy little Brunswick County town. Those days are over.
BOLIVIA — The days of Brunswick County Sheriff's Office K-9 officers going into a dangerous job without the necessary protection are over.
Following a lengthy application process, Vested Interests in K-9s, an international company, donated seven vests worth nearly $1,000 each to the sheriff's office in early January, K-9 Unit supervisor Lt. Brian Chism said.
LELAND — If North Carolina wants to compete with other states in attracting industry and growing existing businesses, it must close the skills gap and improve transportation and infrastructure, the governor says.
Gov. Pat McCrory outlined his plan to improve industry in the Tar Heel State during a news conference on the Brunswick Community College campus in Leland on Friday, Feb. 13. He spoke in front of several community leaders as well as representatives from eight existing Brunswick County industries.
A winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) is no longer in effect, but the cold is here to stay through the end of the week.
The winter weather advisory issued earlier in the week was lifted after very little precipitation fell Feb. 16-17, said Steve Pfaff, an NWS meteorologist in Wilmington.
But the forecast prompted Brunswick County Schools to operate on a one-hour delay for students Tuesday, Feb. 17.
SHALLOTTE — The regular scheduled Wednesday night service at Camp United Methodist Church had a global feel last week as a children's choir from a different continent.
The Watoto African Children's Choir performed at Camp United Methodist Church off Main Street on Feb. 11 as part of a tour through the Tar Heel State. The show consisted of vibrant, original African music, dance routines and personal testimonies.
BOLIVIA — Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Ola Lewis said Brunswick County Treatment Courts program wouldn't be possible without the help of several willing people ranging from county commissioners to professional drug counselors.
She knew she'd need assistance from the entire community when she made her vision of establishing a local treatment court a reality in 2008. Lewis continued to thank those who assisted her in making the treatment a reality at a recent treatment court graduation ceremony Jan. 29.
Another relative accused of aiding 23-year-old William Earl Hewett of Southport during his alleged escape from the county jail faces charges following his Feb. 12 arrest.
William Hewett's uncle, 41-year-old Robby Wayne Hewett, was charged with felony harboring an escapee and accessory after the fact Feb. 3, but wasn't arrested until Feb. 9, sheriff's office spokeswoman Emily Flax said.
Air Force Maj. Corey A. Gause of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., had the honor of re-enlisting his wife, Staff Sgt. Undrena Gause of Ocala, Fla., into the West Virginia Air National Guard. After 10 years of Air Force active duty and three years in the Air Force Reserve, Staff Sgt. Gause took 10 years from service to raise their two children, Corey A. Gause Jr. and Kaitlyn K. Gause.
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I think we all have the opportunity to attend potluck or covered dish dinners. You know what I'm talking about…an event where everyone brings a dish to share. But, are you sharing more than the food?
By John Nelson
"Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen,"Willa Cather, My Antonia.
Winter. Winter. Winter. On and on. And it probably won't even snow here where I am. I have to admit that even though it is cold and nippy for this child of summer, our southern winters always include some beautiful, sparkling days. And the big trees don't seem to mind winter too much.


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The Search for Clarity
Jessica J. Messersmith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor & Clinical Supervisor for Communication Sciences and Disorders is uncovering how cochlear implant users hear.
Many of us are familiar with hearing aids either from a sibling, relative or grandparent. Hearing aids allow us to communicate with each other by making sounds louder. However, when an individual is profoundly deaf or hard of hearing, simply making the sound louder does not improve hearing.
Often times, these individuals rely on a cochlear implant to help them hear. A cochlear implant (CI) is a small, complex electronic device that bypasses the damaged portion(s) of the hearing system, converting sounds into electronic impulses that directly stimulate the auditory nerve.
According to professor Messersmith, "Most cochlear implant users experience an improvement in their ability to communicate with friends and family, but there is significant variability in the degree of success each person has.
The ability to recognize speech varies greatly across CI users due to various factors related to both the listener and the device. "One such factor could be the use of non-optimal listening strategies by CI users, in other words, listeners not using the most optimal features of a sound to make decisions about that sound," Messersmith said.
Utilizing strict control testing, Messersmith evaluates how CI users understand different sounds by varying specific aspects of a sound, such as loudness and pitch. "The goal is to determine what sounds are important to listeners," she said. "This knowledge may lead to adjustments in how cochlear implants stimulate the auditory nerve to more accurately reflect the original sound."
Cochlear implant use has increased over the past several years, and this has led to an increased demand for individuals with knowledge and training of CI function, service and care. Messersmith's specialty has enabled the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders to expand and provide students additional opportunities to learn and develop skills that make them more competitive post-graduation.
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This smells so freaking amazing! Like oranges & lemon grass. If you are sensitive to strong scents I would not recommended this product. I would call this a light condish as I have dry, thick curly hair and this alone is not nearly enough for my hair type. I follow this with hair one's olive oil cleansing condish (WEN knockoff available @ Sally's) used as a leave in and have no problems. I think most of you that don't like this is due because it contains no silicone's which provide that "slip" you're used to with the un-natural brands that are chock full of cones.
This conditioner is great. It doesn't leave my hair greasy, it moisturizes it well and I don't feel like I have to use a lot of it to condition my hair. I have thick, coarse, and long hair that's about half way down my back. With my old shampoo/conditioner my hair would start to get greasy the day after but that problem seems to have gone now that I've switched to this conditioner and it's accompanying shampoo .
Wow, I can't express just how much I hated this product. I was all psyched to try it, too, and bought it up with the Sugar Beet Shampoo. I use Lush shampoo/conditioner, and it works for me, but I really hate trekking to Lush, and the NYC store is packed with really pushy sales people, so I wanted an alternative that could be picked up at my local pharmacy.
This product, used individually, or as a combo is SUPER drying! It smells nice, but it ends there. The shampoo was SO bad that I used the rest of it to scrub out my cats litter boxes! Seriously. But I couldn't even think of an alternative use for the conditioner!
If you have super greasy hair, I can imagine that this would strip it of anything, otherwise, you'll definitely be damaging your hair... My hair was left knotty, and dry, which doesn't scream HEALTHY HAIR. I know, some people have really great hair that can be washed, and conditioned in anything, but for the rest of us? No way, stand clear of this.
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This conditioner smells so good and the smell does linger in your hair (in a good way). I have damaged over processed hair and I just think that it is not conditioning enough for my mess right now. I think that it works well and my kids use it and it works great on them. I have used it as a leave in and as a deep conditioner, and I feel that it seems to work better for me that way. I will probably buy again when and if my hair gets a little less damaged b/c I really did like the smell and it did seem to add some slip.
Decent conditioner. Id prefer more moisture but its not bad. As for the "super shiny", my hair was shiny after but not SUPER shiny. Smells good, detangles well and my hair felt soft after.. Wouldn't buy again cuz its not amazing but it was fine.
This conditioner is pretty watery, and doesnt detagle at all... i mix it with loreal color revive conditioner, otherwise it turns into a rats nest... makes it shiny though.. but doesnt detangle or smooth the hair...
I bought this product. Upon using it, I found it had a funny smell, as if the ingredients were not mixed properly. It also left my hair unconditioned and dry.
I don't understand the high reputation of this brand, because their conditioner is worse than any generic cheap product I've ever used.


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