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Jameson Changing Table Wall
Our Jameson Collection pays homage to turn-of-the-century design, with classic architectural detailing, rustic cast-metal hardware and bun feet. We took the best features of a media storage system and combined them with the functionality of a changing table to create this versatile set-up for the nursery.
- Smart, efficient design serves as both a changing station and storage wall
- Transitions beautifully from the nursery to the play room as your child grows and can be used as a media center
- Handcrafted of hardwood with fine veneers using mortise-and-tenon joinery
- Hand-carved dentil detail and generously scaled crown molding impart a timeless look
- Distressed finish created using a meticulous multistep process that imparts the natural patina of an antique
- Changing table nestles in the center and features 3 English-dovetailed drawers with dust panels and wood-on-wood glides
- Top drawer features a removable partition
- Changing table is equipped with a ledge to hold changing pad in place
- Changing table is flanked by twin storage towers that feature open storage above the lower cabinets
- Open storage has 2 adjustable shelves sized for our storage baskets and bins
- Lower cabinets conceal a single adjustable shelf on one side and a laundry bin on the other side
- Wipe with a soft, dry cloth. Avoid direct sunlight and heat to protect the finish.
- GREENGUARD Gold Certified. Meets or exceeds stringent chemical emissions standards. Learn more.
Shown in antiqued natural.
Jameson Changing Table Wall
- Overall: 74"W x 18½"D x 75"H
- Changing Surface: 16½"D
- Height of Changing Surface: 34"H
- Bookcase Interior without Shelves: 14½"W x 10½"D x 36"H
- Bookcase Shelf: 14½"W x 10½"D x 1"H
- Left Cabinet Interior without Shelves: 14½"W x 11"D x 31"H
- Right Cabinet Interior without Shelves: 14½"W x 11"D x 31"H
- Top Drawer Interior: 37"W x 13½"D x 4½"H
- Middle Drawer Interior: 37"W x 13½"D x 8½"H
- Bottom Drawer Interior: 37"W x 13½"D x 8½"H
- Weight: 200 lbs.
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Vermont: Montgomery, Vergennes, Norwich, and Newfane
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It takes time, determination, and a certain frame of mind to give a town a distinctive personality. Vermont has had plenty of the first two; as for the third, most folks would agree that among the state's 251 towns and cities, there must be, well, 251 different frames of mind.
Personality especially abounds in Vermont towns of a certain size — say, roughly between 1,000 and 3,000 people. They're big enough to have local institutions and traditions and usually a compact little downtown, and they're small enough that they haven't attracted any sprawl. Throw in a snug inn or two and a good restaurant, and you've got a true Vermont treasure town. Here are four of our favorites.
Montgomery is a town with overlapping personalities. (In fact, it's really two towns in one. Montgomery Center, where most of the businesses are, is 2 and a half miles southeast of the village known simply as Montgomery.) One of the faces it wears is that of a ski resort gateway, with Jay Peak's slopes and summer attractions — including a brand-new 18-hole golf course — a 15-minute drive up Route 242.
It's also Montgomery the covered bridge town, proud of having more of the Vermont icons within its municipal limits than any other town in the state (OK, so you have to count one just over the line in Enosburg, but it was built by the same Montgomery family that put up all the others). For a guide to the bridges, which are constructed with the ingenious crisscross "town lattice" frame, just stop at the town clerk's office on Main Street in Montgomery Center. Up the street, Trout River Traders stocks an attractive line of Vermont products as well as antiques and local art. Take your seat at its soda fountain for some homemade soup or a big sandwich made on fresh bread from Klinger's in South Burlington.
As befits a town that knows how to tire you out — in addition to Jay Peak, with its Long Trail access to the summit, the Hazen's Notch Association maintains 15 miles of hiking trails — Montgomery also knows how to make you comfortable for the night. Montgomery Center boasts the Victorian-style Inn on Trout River, and in Montgomery Village, The Black Lantern Inn offers cozy accommodations in an 1803 stagecoach stop. Both inns feature fine dining.
New England's third-oldest incorporated city (after Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut) is also one of its smallest, occupying a scant square-mile-plus of territory at the falls of Otter Creek. But Vergennes packs a citylike assortment of shops, eateries, and civic institutions into its bustling "downtown," just a few blocks long. There's a domed brick library that would do credit to a community several times as large, and the handsomely restored Vergennes Opera House hosts a full schedule of musical and theatrical performances.
Main Street looks like the kind of place where you'd see Jimmy Stewart's George Bailey walking to work at his savings and loan. But although George would be familiar with institutions such as band concerts on the town green, he'd be amazed that small-town America now has such a food fixation: There are panini on homemade ciabatta bread and delicious Belgian beers at 3 Squares Café; at the Black Sheep, there's French bistro fare indoors or at sidewalk tables; and for a splurge, there's Christophe's on the Green, where côte de boeuf bourguignonne or braised rabbit might grace the menu.
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Before diving into the details of this 8.2-inch 10 diff build, we figure we should address a couple of questions that are sure to pop up. First of all, the 8.2-inch 10-bolt rearend came in Chevy and B-O-P (Buick-Olds-Pontiac) versions; for our purposes, that means it was found in '62-67 Chevy II/Novas and various Novas, Chevelles, and El Caminos through the '72 model year. Question two, which follows quickly and more vehemently, is, "Why would you build one of these things?" So we'll explain the why and what we did to make this thing a viable dragstrip diff.
The why of this story follows the idea that it's cheaper to build up what you already have than to buy something else. Would a 12-bolt or a 9-inch be stronger? Absolutely, but a full new replacement setup for our subject '67 Nova would cost at least $2,000. We did find a few used 8.5-inch 10-bolts and 12-bolts during some online searching, but not many-and they were of indeterminate quality. Someone looking to make this swap with used parts would have to factor in the costs of a rebuild and retrofit in addition to whatever was paid for the core diff.
Dave Stoker had all this in mind when it came time to rehab the rearend in his 11-second '67 Nova, a car that gives off no external evidence of its dragstrip prowess. When it comes to cost, Stoker tells us that a core 8.2-inch 10-bolt fetches about $150, if not less, on the open market. Stoker certainly had cost considerations in mind, but he was also looking to keep a Nova rearend in his Nova, as well as maintain its sleeper persona-right down to its bantamweight diff.
Ironically, the diff that needed replacing was the victim of a faulty posi unit, not the small-size differential itself. With this in mind, our first move was to raid the Eaton catalog for PN 19603-010, which is a limited slip differential for '64-72 Chevrolet 8.2-inch 10-bolts with 28-spline axles and 3.08-or-steeper gears. Obviously, we wanted both wheels a-turnin'. On the other hand, Eaton posi units come filled with forged gears and carbon friction discs that will handle the 11-second abuse we'd be throwing at it.
Our second call was to Randy's Ring & Pinion. If you call Randy's for tech support, you'll probably be talking to Terry Burg, as we did. In short, we looked to upgrade every piece we could. The Yukon Gear ring-and-pinion set we chose (in the Nova's original 3.36:1 ratio) is made to be stronger than OEM gears while running as quietly as a stock set. The 1541H steel axles we chose are 25 percent stronger than OEM pieces, according to Randy's. We also ordered a master rebuild kit, which comes with Timken bearings to ensure strength and durability.
Burg went a step further, strongly suggesting we run a rear girdle rather than a stock cover. "The higher the horsepower level, the more it wants to shoot a bearing cap out the back," he explains. "And this is a small ring-and-pinion with small bearings and carriers." The cover Randy's provided reinforces the bearing caps against just such an occurrence. "It's one of the best things you can do with these small rearends," Burg tells us.
Of course, all these high-grade parts can go for naught if a rearend isn't properly set up, and that's where Don Lee Auto Service comes in. Don Lee tech Rick Galloway has set up more than a few diffs, many of them in heavily abused off-road vehicles. The bottom line here is to take your time and set up the gears correctly-it's the best way to ensure longevity for any rearend.
So what did we get for our efforts? First of all, Stoker reports that this rearend is indeed quiet, a testament to the gearset quality and the professional setup. But more importantly for our purposes, we of course took a trip out to Irwindale Speedway to test our handiwork and saw a nice drop in 60-foot times from a not-too-shabby 1.64 to an even better 1.565. But will this diminutive diff live? We'll let you know, since we've got more straightline fun planned for this slick Nova. In the meantime, check out the highlights of this 10-bolt build.
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Assemble an 8.2-inch rear that can survive in an 11-second Nova.
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It takes less power to move a small ring-and-pinion. Use quality parts, set it up correctly, and reinforce the carrier bearings, and it will survive.
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Easy to install and the cleates that came with them work well. I practied a few hundred times before I took off and my only complaint is that some times it's difficult to tell if you have them upside down or not. I'm getting more used to them.
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By Chico007
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Best item for the price
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By Hermi
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I have these pedals on all 3 of my road bikes. They're easy to get in and out of. I wish they were a bit lighter but no big deal. It's not worth paying more that double to save a few grams. I used time and look pedals previously, but I like these much more
My first roadbike pedals, great value..
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I bought these in May of 2014 the time of this review is August 2014. These pedals are ideal for beginners, or for someone who's not going to ride much. The durability for my set was less than par. The right pedal has a horrible clicking noise only after a couple of months of riding. Roughly 700 miles. So i disassembled the pedal and found that the spindle was chipped, and the chip was grinding away my bearings. I love the looks of this pedal but it did not have the quality or longevity i was looking for. But the cleats that came with these did hold up, outlasted the pedals lol.
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I wish I hadn't waited so long to upgrade from SPD pedals. I had thought that SPD's were easier to clip in and out of than traditional road biking clipless pedals. I could not have been more wrong! These are amazingly easy to clip in and out of, yet feel stable and dependable while clipped in. While powering up a hill out of the saddle or sprinting, there is no sensation that I might inadvertently slip out, which happened several times with the SPD clipless I had used previously.The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is that I know there are lighter pedals out there, but at a substantially higher cost.
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I ordered these pedal one for the price and two for the price. I am new cycling so I wanted to try these. I like them easy in easy out. The black does well with my blue and black lemons.
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Had bike shop install for five bucks. Old pedals were very difficult to remove. For five dollars I should have just called lbs first. Pedals are major upgrade for me as iI've been using mountain pedals and shoes on road bike for almost 10 years. Seem almost within 3 practices of on off very easy to get used too. Feelvery heavy but weight is not a major concern for me. My road bike is set up for training not racing by any means. Not super smooth and heavy weight are my only reason for 4 stars. Those two issues are only thing and for me they really meaningless. If weight and a super smooth pedal are top priorities for you then your price range is probably way higher than mine. For average Joe like me I'm super happy with my new nalini carbon shoes and these pedals for under eighty dollars.
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These past few weeks have flown by so quickly, I still can't quite believe that it's so close to the end of the year. With nothing very profound to say at the moment, I thought I'd simply share a little of what's been happening in my world …
:: The land of 9 to 5 is a struggle, but earning money for grand plans is pretty neat.
:: Thom Yorke recently reminded me that I will never be as cool as him.
:: My car was written off, with a nice new car since taking up residence in the garage.
:: There hasn't been much writing happening, but a few lovely projects are ticking over.
:: The Mr and I have become Saturday morning breakfast regulars at a great local cafe.
:: I'm back into my boxing class routine.
:: Dark chocolate-covered cherries are rather delicious.
:: Inspiration arrives in the most surprising of places.
On that last point, take for instance the (fantastic) tv show Louie. Its freeform approach to plot and character arcs often makes for interesting and unexpected moments of insight. I recently watched the episode which features Joan Rivers talking about the up-and-down career path which most comedians (and many people in creative professions) experience. What she said really got me thinking:
'Listen. I wish I could tell you it gets better. But it doesn't get better. You get better. You think it's been easy? I've gone up, I've gone down. I've been bankrupt. I've been broke. But you do it. And you do it because…because we love it more than anything else. That's why you're doing it.
You want a real job, honey, there's a million things you can do. But what we do is not a job…it sounds so stupid…but what we do…is a calling, my dear.'
'…it doesn't get better. You get better…' Love it. And so very, very true.


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Admittedly, it's far from a statistically valid survey, but if I were to judge by the letters and e-mails that come into VETTE Command Central, and the comments and questions I hear at various Corvette events around the country, there are a lot of C5 owners who find the factory-installed Goodyear Eagle EMTs to be, well, less than the greatest. Hey, it's no big deal to switch over to some other brand when the OEM run-flats are due for replacement, right? Only it is a big deal, and a wee bit more complex than that.
Actually, there are a couple of complications. First is the fact that the C5 was engineered specifically to use a run-flat or extended mobility tire, and there is no provision in the C5 Corvette for a spare tire. Obviously, that's a potential problem, especially if you take that C5 for a long trip. The second problem has to do with the sizes of the tires (and wheels) that The General fits on each and every C5. The front tire is a 245/45ZR-17, a very common size and one that nearly every tire manufacturer offers in at least one of their ultra-high-performance tire lines. The rear tires, size 275/40ZR-18, are real oddballs. That specific size is, as far as I have been able to determine, unique to the C5, with no other OEM applications.
It takes a major (well into the six-figure range) investment for a tire manufacturer to engineer and tool-up molds for a specific tire size, and there has to be the potential for substantial aftermarket sales to justify the up-front investment. It's different for the OE (Original Equipment) supplier. In the C5's case, Goodyear is contracted to construct and supply a given quantity of tires over a specified time period directly to GM's Bowling Green plant, and every C5 rolls off the line on the same spec tires. Unfortunately, there is no impetus for Goodyear to improve on the product, at least as long as Chevrolet is satisfied with the tires.
That doesn't mean there is anything wrong with the OE Goodyear run-flats. But, it also doesn't mean that all of the 74,000-plus buyers of '97-99 C5s are necessarily ecstatic with the performance characteristics and wear of them. And, until recently, there haven't been many alternatives for C5 owners who choose to retain the stock tire and wheel sizes, and either want to upgrade their rolling stock or need to replace worn tires.
But, by the time the 2000 model run has ended, there will have been over 100,000 C5s built and sold. Over 100,000 cars equals over 400,000 tires, and that's a sizable enough market for replacements to get the marketing mavens in many tire manufacturers salivating-particularly when you're talking about high-end, ultra-high-performance specialty tires.
One of the first tire manufacturers to take advantage of this potential opportunity is one of America's oldest tire manufacturers, Firestone, now a part of the Bridgestone corporate empire. Firestone's original Firehawk SZ50 series of ultra-performance tires, which was introduced in 1996, has been justifiably regarded as one of the best tires of its type. This last February, Firestone introduced a second generation of this tire line, called the SZ50 EP (for Extended Performance) at a series of special test sessions for select media and Firestone dealers, held at Firebird Raceway in Chandler (suburban Phoenix), Arizona.
So what's any of that have to do with C5s? A lot! In addition to the usual array of sizes (including ones to fit any C4 except the rear of a ZR-1), Firestone also debuted two new sizes in the SZ50 lineup, with what they're calling "Run Flat Technology"-specifically for C5 Corvettes. That's right, 245/45-17s and 275/40-18s, the correct factory sizes. And just to make things a little more interesting, they had six new 2000 Chevy Corvette convertibles, shod with the new 'Stones, on hand for us to test-on track.
Actually, Firestone was debuting four new tire lines; the aforementioned SZ50 EPs and C5-specific SZ50 EP RFTs, and a couple of new product lines for passenger cars and minivans. There were different diving exercises, at different sites on the Firebird facility, and different types of vehicles to be tested for each new tire. All driving exercises were done with and under the supervision of professional high performance driving instructors. I'm not into minivans or six-cylinder Mustangs, and don't even own a car that would use "everyday" type tires. Evaluating all four new tire lines was part of the program; I did it, the new tires for sedans and minivans are exemplary for their intended purposes and markets, and I'll let it go at that.


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Bettis, Greene Hall of Fame finalistsPosted by on January 11, 2013 – 9:46 am
Former Steelers running back Jerome Bettis and linebacker Kevin Greene are both finalists for the 2013 Class for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Bettis has been a finalist each of the three years he has been eligible and Greene, who played three seasons with the Steelers, was also a finalist in 2012.
Bettis wasn't aware the finalists were being announced on Friday morning, and was surprised and thrilled upon hearing the news.
"It's an honor to be considered a finalist. There are some great names on that list," said Bettis. "If you do get your name called, it's an honor. If you don't it's an honor to be associated with those great names. You can't be mad if someone else gets in because it's all great players on the list. It can be frustrating at times because you want to be in, but those they put in there are more than deserving of the honor.
"When you understand it's a process and it may not happen for you, it's not tough. You have to be comfortable with your place in history and what you were able to accomplish. That is what I am. I am comfortable with my place in history and what I have been able to do."
Bettis began his career with the Los Angeles Rams in 1993 but had his best days once he was traded to the Steelers on draft day in 1996. Bettis was the Steelers leading rusher from 1996-2001 and 2003-04, amassing 50 100-yard games with the team. Bettis rushed for 10,571 yards with the Steelers, and 13,662 career yards, ranking him fifth overall in NFL history when he retired.
Bettis' first year of eligibility he was on the list with running backs Marshall Faulk and Curtis Martin. Faulk was elected in 2011 and Martin in 2012, and this year Bettis is the only running back on the list of finalists.
"I hope it goes like you want it to, but you can never be sure," said Bettis. "You can't assume and I won't do that. Hopefully this is the year."
The Class of 2013 will be announced on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, the day before Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The following is the complete list of the Hall of Fame finalists.
• Larry Allen – Guard/Tackle – 1994-2005 Dallas Cowboys; 2006-07 San Francisco 49ers
• Jerome Bettis – Running Back – 1993-95 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams; 1996-2005 Pittsburgh Steelers
• Tim Brown – Wide Receiver/Kick Returner/Punt Returner – 1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders; 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Cris Carter – Wide Receiver – 1987-89 Philadelphia Eagles; 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings; 2002 Miami Dolphins
• Curley Culp* – 1968-1974 Kansas City Chiefs; 1974-1980 Houston Oilers; 1980-81 Detroit Lions
• Edward DeBartolo, Jr. – Owner – 1977-2000 San Francisco 49ers
• Kevin Greene – Linebacker/Defensive End – 1985-1992 Los Angeles Rams; 1993-95 Pittsburgh Steelers; 1996, 1998-99 Carolina Panthers; 1997 San Francisco 49ers
• Charles Haley – Defensive End/Linebacker – 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers; 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys
• Art Modell – Owner – 1961-1995 Cleveland Browns; 1996-2011 Baltimore Ravens
• Jonathan Ogden – Tackle – 1996-2007 Baltimore Ravens
• Bill Parcells – Coach – 1983-1990 New York Giants; 1993-96 New England Patriots; 1997-99 New York Jets; 2003-06 Dallas Cowboys
• Andre Reed – Wide Receiver – 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills; 2000 Washington Redskins
• Dave Robinson* – 1963-1972 Green Bay Packers; 1973-74 Washington Redskins
• Warren Sapp – Defensive Tackle – 1995-2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 2004-07 Oakland Raiders
• Will Shields – Guard – 1993-2006 Kansas City Chiefs
• Michael Strahan – Defensive End – 1993-2007 New York Giants
• Aeneas Williams – Cornerback/Safety – 1991-2000 Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals; 2001-04 St. Louis Rams
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By kathie on Jan 11, 2013 | Reply
Kevin Greene,,,is he being considered as a Steeler if inducted into the HOF?
By lotusman13 on Jan 11, 2013 | Reply
Having met BOTH of these Gentlemen and watched their playing with Passion, it is my Opinion that BOTH are Well Deserved of Being Enshrined in Canton.
By Derrick Johnson on Jan 11, 2013 | Reply
Thats good news that Jerome Bettis and Kevin Greene are the finishlist in the 2013 Hall of Fame and I hope they make it in this year.
By gjeno4u on Jan 11, 2013 | Reply
Bettis Better Be Voted In !
By JEFFERY MELTON on Jan 11, 2013 | Reply
By Mr. "P" on Jan 11, 2013 | Reply
Let's take "The Bus" all the way to Canton! Hopefully it will be a "Greene" bus!!
By JR Lizarraga on Jan 11, 2013 | Reply
The wheels on the BUS go round and round all the way to Canton..
By JR Lizarraga on Jan 11, 2013 | Reply
Who can forget "Quiver and Quake" . Greg Lloyd '95 and Kevin Greene '91!
By Sideline scout on Jan 12, 2013 | Reply
I hope those two get in, but I really believe Charles Haley should be in the Hall of Fame. He was on what, five Super Bowl winning teams.
By luissteelers on Jan 12, 2013 | Reply
go BETTIS and go GREENE as SUPER STEELERS!!!
By mark w ruwart on Jan 12, 2013 | Reply
Bettis is very deserving to be enshrined this time.
By paul on Jan 12, 2013 | Reply
bus is surely deserving……but k. greene is another thing,is he more deserving than lloyd,kirkland, or harrison in a few years? not in my opinion
By pgh bob on Jan 12, 2013 | Reply
Dont expect Greene to be a Steeler inductee. He told me one time that his best years personally were at Carolina.. They can have him..
By Al Lutes on Jan 12, 2013 | Reply
Jerome is more than deserving to get it, it's his time!!!
By cajuncattle on Jan 12, 2013 | Reply
Bettis is a class act and HOF would be the only fitting spot for his caliber. Hof also needs to put LC greenwood in.
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go steeler nation! best @ wat we do !! ALWAYS!!
By bebaugh on Jan 13, 2013 | Reply
Go Bus!!! Great player and will go down as the best trade the Steelers made to get him. On the other hand, Greene was good, but kind of 1 dimensional. Tomlin might call him a 'one trick pony' if he were on the team today.
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Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet—it's one of the most iconic taglines in the history of automotive advertising. The TV commercials with this jingle were both popular and award-winning. The campaign was so successful Chevy used it from 1975 to 1978. Like "See The USA In Your Chevrolet" from the 1950s and '60s, generations of enthusiasts can still sing along to it decades after the commercials disappeared from the airwaves.
Is it karma or just destiny that I love all four of the elements touted in the song? As my waistline would indicate, I love a good hot dog and warm apple pie. I memorize opening day of the baseball season with a zeal that should probably be reserved for my wedding anniversary. As for the Chevrolet part, well, there's no denying my love affair with the Bow Tie. I've owned plenty of them, gone into hock for quite a few, and let my passion for them dictate a few serious life decisions.
Before the 2013 baseball season started, I had seen major league games in no less than 32 stadiums—yes, that's two more than there are actual teams—and my goal is ultimately to go to them all. Many of my all-time favorites are gone (Tiger Stadium, Shea Stadium, and Memorial Stadium among them), but some of the new ones are every bit their equal—or better (Baltimore's Camden Yards tops this list). I've been to All-Star games, pennant clinchers and World Series' tilts, plus hundreds of regular season offerings from coast to coast and from San Diego to Montreal.
My 14-year-old son, Sam, has the same affinity for baseball I do, and he's getting sucked into automotive addiction as he gets closer to his driver's license. Earlier this year, I knocked Marlins Park in Miami and the new Busch Stadium in St. Louis off my list, bringing the total to 34. As the summer drew to a close, I noticed on a map that if you start in Detroit and head south on I-75, there are no less than four major league parks between there and Tampa/St. Pete: Comerica Park in Detroit, Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Turner Field in Atlanta, and Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. With the mid-August introduction of the '14 Corvette just a week away in Monterey, California, Sam noticed that if we started in Detroit on Labor Day weekend, we could knock off a game in each park (and he'd only miss one day of school).
Given the potential father-son bonding experience and my scheming to score us a C7, I couldn't wait to pitch the concept to the powers that be at General Motors. My contact at Chevrolet loved the idea, but didn't have a '14 Vette that needed to be in South Florida just yet. "What about a 2014 Camaro ZL1 convertible?"
Does a bear shift in the woods? Detroit, here we come!
Days 1 & 2: Detroit
Once we landed in the Motor City, I made a call and quicker than you could say "Al Kaline" our chariot appeared curbside at the airport. Covered in sinister Ashen Gray paint with a charcoal black interior and black top, it burbled through the dual mode exhaust, which is open when the car is idling. Inside, we were greeted by an odometer that read a hair over 400 miles and an automatic transmission with Tap Shift function. Sam had a look in his eyes that only a teenage boy could muster, but I can't say mine was much different.
It was early when we checked into our hotel and our first game (Indians-Tigers) didn't start for a few hours, so there was only one thing to do: Make a pilgrimage to the former site of Tiger Stadium. Sam was not ready for the devastation that is much of Detroit. Abandoned buildings, empty lots where businesses used to stand, potholes the size of swimming pools. It was depressing.
"It's worse than I thought it would be," Sam said. "It's really sad."
Still, a group of volunteers comes to the corner of Michigan and Trumbull to tend what used to be the field in one of baseball's original cathedrals. You can dig in at home plate and fantasize you are Ty Cobb. The flagpole still flies Old Glory in deep centerfield and the Olde English "D" is painted (and maintained) in the outfield grass. There's one gate still standing and one other good omen: The old "Corktown" neighborhood is seeing signs of renovation—baby steps perhaps, but steps forward nonetheless.
After watching the Tigers crush the Indians 10-5 Saturday night, we were up early the next morning to meet photographer (and native Detroiter) Mike Y. He positioned the car in some great locations—as you can see from the photos. While I wondered aloud if we could shoot in certain places sans permits and Sam was shocked by our guerilla tactics, Mike assured me, "As long as there's not a dead body or gunshots involved, the cops pretty much look the other way. They've got too much else on their plates."
Sam and I were then off to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. The neighboring town might be home to Brand X and the name of the museum might suggest otherwise, but this is a can't-miss place if you're in the area. Where else can you sit in the Rosa Parks bus and see the chair in which Abraham Lincoln was sitting when he was assassinated? It's got locomotives, steam engines, and a DC3 hanging from the ceiling, not to mention some of the most amazing automobiles—of all makes, including Chevrolets—ever made.
Next up: Cincinnati. The state police in Ohio keep check on speeders with what can only be described as religious zeal, ergo we never ventured far from the posted limit on I-75. Maybe it was the holiday weekend, but they were picking off motorists left and right. Glad I wasn't one of them.
As we approached the Queen City, we saw exit signs for the town of Norwood. This used to be a Chevy town. Millions of GM's finest rolled off the assembly line at the Norwood Assembly Plant from 1923-1987, everything from brass era cars to Impalas to Novas and Camaros. The legacy of this plant is complex. For some it was a sign of the greatness of GM; for others it will be forever stigmatized by labor troubles that at one point led to the destruction of 1,100 partially finished '72 Camaros, abandoned by striking workers. By the time the strike was over, the cars had to be crushed because they could not be turned into '73s.
That enormous facility (which also included a Fisher Body plant) is all but gone today. I did some Internet research, but it seems like there's little left but a loading ramp and a couple of parking garages that are now part of an office complex.
We can say this about the ZL1: Top up or down, it's a spectacular highway cruiser. Keep the adjustable suspension in the Tour mode and the shifter in "D" and it's as comfy as a Cadillac CTS. Punch the throttle, however, and it knocks you back in the spectacular sport bucket seats. Lift and it goes back to something your grandmother could drive. When you find a road you like, however, twist the knob to Sport and pull the shifter into the Manual mode. Then the ZL1's true personality emerges: Rock and roll animal. Its tires claw at the road while the 580-horse LSA tries to turn the expensive Goodyear Supercar tires into clouds of acrid smoke. We learned more about the car's Mr. Hyde personality after Monday's game at Great American Ballpark. It was an epic NL Central fight between two playoff-bound rivals, with the Reds getting the edge on this Labor Day, 7-2.


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American Country Dancing on Colorado's West Slope
"Depending on the orchestra, both "country" (squares, polkas, schottische, etc.) and "city" (ballroom) dancing were popular around the turn of the century. Among the local,…
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Western Square Dances at Fox Creek, Colorado (ca. 1880-1930)
"In these early days, the dances were held outside on the hard dirt, the music being supplied by local people, and the dances were called by local neighbors. ... The early dances were all-night affairs and the waltzes, polkas, schottisches, and other…
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A Look at Square Dancing in Colorado
Colorado dancing - Cal Campbell
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Frontier Dances - Bob Cook
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Lloyd Shaw Foundation Summer Workshop, 1971
Lloyd Shaw Fellowship - John Bradford
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At the Keith Ranch (1893)
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Square and Couple Dances with Directions and Calls - Lloyd Shaw
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Central City dancers, 1967 & 1968
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Square Dance festival programs
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Ed Austin's Life in Dance
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Designed specifically for potted plants, this pressure compensating drip emitters has consistent flow rate over a wide range of pressures. The BG-020, 2 GPH is excellent drip emitter used with one of our multi-outlet adapters for drip irrigation of potted flowers or vegetables in greenhouse benches. This line of PC drip emitters can be used with single, double or four outlet press-fit adapters, micro tubing with .117 to .125 ID and a pot stake for support to deliver the small amounts of water needed for high production of potted plants in greenhouse applications. One of the main features of this PC drip emitter is its capability to open at a pressure of 4.3 PSI and to close at a pressure of 2.9 PSI, saving water and nutrients. Use these agriculture grade drip emitters to ensure even and consistent flow of water from each drip emitter along the line, regardless of water pressure fluctuations related to elevations along the drip laterals. This range of PC drip emitters has outstanding resistance to clogging and are easy to use and install. All our PC drip emitters have a self-flushing mechanism and are manufactured by some of the best names in the industry with superior materials for a long life.
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Designed for greenhouse applications, this line of PC drip emitters, accessories and pre cut micro tubing of various lengths is used for potted plants in greenhouse applications.
Using drip irrigation in greenhouses and applying water directly to the pots and under the plant canopies has many benefits including:
· The plant remains dry helping to minimize foliage pathogens.
· Pesticides applied to the foliage are not washed off, reducing the need for spraying.
· Injecting expensive nutrients through the drip system can minimize and save nutrients.
· Use of drip irrigation can allow for pulse watering, by applying water several times during a drying cycle instead of just once.
Overall, using drip irrigation in greenhouses can help lower production costs and increase efficiency and uniformity, aiding in a successful growing season.
How drip irrigation works with potted plants in greenhouse applications:
Using drip irrigation in an automated system can help deliver water to each individual potted plant using The Drip Store's multi-outlet PC emitters with two or four outlets connected to micro tubing in various lengths. The micro tubing is secured to the pot with a stake that has a flow labyrinth, which assures that regardless of the length of micro tubing from each outlet, the flow to each pot will be the same. This advanced system utilizes high uniformity, high performance components to assure each plant receives the same amount of water with high uniformity of 95 to 98 percent.
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When using drip emitters it is important to select the correct flow rate in order to achieve the right wetted pattern shape. In sandy soil, water tends to drain quickly (gravitational force) with little lateral movement, so applying a higher flow rate over a given time period will produce a wider pattern. Using point source irrigation with .5 GPH drip emitters for one hour will provide a smaller wetted area then using 1 GPH for the same time, due to the soil characteristics.
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Drip irrigation is the slow application of water directly to the plants' root zones in a predetermined pattern. Drip irrigation can be used to maintain optimum moisture level in the soil at all times, resulting in less water lost to the sun and the wind. No water is wasted on non-growth areas, and the root zone is maintained at its ideal moisture level, combining the proper balance of water and air for a very efficient irrigation system.
To water a diverse selection of plant sizes such as trees, shrubs, bulbs and perennials, the option below can be utilized:
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o Small plants up to 2 feet high spaced a few feet apart: use one 1-GPH dripper per plant.
o Plants 2' to 3' high: use 2 1-GPH drippers per plant spaced 12" apart.
o Plants 3' to 5' high: use 3 to 4 1-GPH drippers per plant, spaced 12" apart or loop the drip hose around the plant and insert the drippers every 12".
o Plant 5' to 7' high: use 4 to 6 1-GPH drippers per plant, spaced 12" apart or loop the drip hose around the plant with the drippers spaced 12" apart.
How much time to water: Turn the water on for 45 minutes to 1 hour every two to three days, depending on the drip emitter flow rate, your location and the soil type. After a week or two check the soil and the health of the plants, and adjust the irrigation time as needed. If you have an irrigation controller and you need to add more time, adjust the time on the controller or program the controller with additional start-times.
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Valve not happy with their service support: "we have to do better"
The house that Gabe built, as it turns out, is none too pleased with the state of their service support.
Assigned an 'F' rating from the Better Business Bureau, an American non-governmental, non-regulatory and non-profit organisation, it's clear in Valve's response that the 'F' doesn't stand for 'Fabulous'.
Team Fortress 2's End of the Line update celebrates the release of the fan-made movie
End of the Line is a fan-made machinima film set in the world of Team Fortress 2, and created using Valve's Source Filmmaker programme. It's pretty damned impressive.
To celebrate the release, Valve has released a brand new update for TF2, adding a new batch of content inspired by the film.
Valve kicks off Scream Fortress 6 for Team Fortress 2
Now that they're done treating fans to a Scream Fortress retrospective, Valve has moved on to the serious business of releasing this year's entry.
Team Fortress 2 fans can expect a fun if unhygienic time in 'Merasmus's Carnival of Carnage'; as well as bumper cars and inventive curses, Scream Fortress 6 adds... lakes of urine.
Valve brings every previous Halloween event for Team Fortress 2 back from the dead
It's a bumper Halloween special for Team Fortress 2, as Valve has brought back every single one of its of its 'Scream Fortress' events to get players ready for this year's horror-themed extravaganza.
"If we threw you into the 900-mile-an-hour hellride we've got planned this year without warming you up first," explains the developer, "you'd essentially be going from an idle state of terrorlessness to a shrieking nightmare of solid 100% terror almost instantly."
Russian documentary accidentally uses Team Fortress 2 fan art
A recent Russian documentary on wartime propaganda showed what was described as a American First World War anti-German poster. Only one problem - the image was a piece of Team Fortress 2 fan art starring the loveable Soldier, and was brought to you by "Team Demoman".
How the hell do these things get past the researchers? Someone must have literally just Googled "soldier eating babies poster" and then nipped off home early.


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Local areas in Mimssouri can be designated as Renewable Energy Generation Zones and receive property tax abatements as part of the Enhanced Enterprise Zone program. Legislation (H.B. 737) enacted in July 2011 allows for new, expanded, or replacement business facilities to receive a property tax exemption from the applicable local government authority. Local governments must award at least a 50% property tax abatement for 10-25 years for improvements made to real property in an Enhanced Enterprise Zone. In addition, local governments have the option of awarding up to a 100% property tax abatement for up to 25 years if the facility has created and maintained at least 50 jobs averaging at least 35 hours a week.
In order to be designated as an Enhanced Enterprise Zone, the following criteria must be met:
- New or expanded business facilities must hire and maintain positions for 2 new employees and make a new investment of at least $100,000
- Replacement business facilities must hire and maintain positions for 2 new employees and make a new investment of at least $1,000,000
- All facilities must provide health insurance at all times, of which at least 50% must be paid by the employer
A Renewable Energy Generation Zone must be an area found by the local governing body to be a blighted area, and must contain "land, improvements, or a lock and dam site which is unutilized or underutilized for the production, generation, conversion, and conveyance of electrical energy from a renewable energy resource." Eligible renewable resources include wind, solar thermal, photovoltaics, energy crops, cellulosic agricultural residues, plant residues, landfill gas or methane from agricultural operations or wastewater treatment, pyrolysis or thermal depolymerization, clean and untreated wood, hydroelectric power, and fuel cells using hydrogen produced from one of the eligible renewable resources. Application materials and instructions for Enhanced Enterprise Zone designation are available on the program web site.


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Residents split on how to fund 19 new schools in Jordan district
06/26/2013 7:39amLeaders in the Jordan School District had residents vote on a way to come up with the $1 billion needed to pay for 19 new schools and announced the results Tuesday.
Missing cockatoo found after report of 'strange bird' in tree
06/26/2013 8:14amTracy Aviary's missing cockatoo was found Tuesday after a woman noticed a "strange bird" in her neighborhood.
Bridal reality TV shows create some unreal expectations
06/26/2013 8:53amHow much should a wedding cost? Your perception of that may be skewed if you watch bridal reality shows on TV.
Utahns weigh in on Supreme Court same-sex marriage decisions
06/26/2013 10:58amLocal gay rights activists hailed the U.S. Supreme Court rulings on marriage Wednesday, while supporters of traditional marriage called the outcome disappointing.
Utah County Muslims break ground for first mosque, though still short of funds
06/26/2013 11:16amMembers of the Muslim community in Utah County broke ground for the area's first Islamic mosque, despite still being short on funds to finish the building.
Lawyers want Uzbek's terrorism trial delayed
06/26/2013 11:20amFederal prosecutors are seeking to delay the trial for an Uzbek national arrested in May on terrorism-related charges, calling the case too complex to argue it in court on the scheduled date early next month.
Ukrainian who tried to open door on flight faces trial
06/26/2013 3:20pmA Ukrainian man who told authorities he had been drinking heavily for 50 days before trying to open an emergency exit on a Delta Air Lines flight has been let out of jail after seven months, and his family says it can explain why he was carrying 19 passports.
Provo police chief resigns, plans move to Ohio
06/26/2013 3:51pmProvo Police Chief Rick Gregory is stepping down to move to Ohio to be with his family.
Feds make multimillion-dollar Spice bust in So. Utah
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Why Isn't Everyone More Worried about Me?
Apparently, there was a meeting of the editors at The New York Times op-ed page in which someone said, "You know how every time someone does a story about one of these Obamacare 'victims' whose insurance companies are cancelling their plans, it turns out they could do really well on the exchange, but no one bothers to check? We should get one of them to write an op-ed, but not bother to ask what options they'll have." And then someone else responded, "Right, don't bother with the fact-checking. But we need a new twist. What if we find someone who'll complain that the problem with Obamacare is that other people care too much about poor people and the uninsured, while what they ought to be doing is spending more time liking her Facebook post about her possibly increased premiums?" The editors looked at each other and said, "That's gold. Gold!"
And this was the result. Written by Lori Gottlieb, a Los Angeles psychotherapist and author, it relates how she got a cancellation letter from Anthem Blue Cross and was offered a plan for $5,400 more a year, then had a frustrating phone call with the company. Did she go to the California health exchange and find out what sorts of deals would be available to her? Apparently not. She took Anthem at their word—you can always trust insurance companies, after all!—then took to Facebook, where she "vented about the call and wrote that the president should be protecting the middle class, not making our lives substantially harder."
And here's where our story takes a shocking turn. Instead of expressing what she felt was the appropriate sympathy, those 1,037 people on Facebook she thought were her friends but turned out just to be "friends" had the nerve to point out that the Affordable Care Act will help millions of previously uninsured and uninsurable people get coverage. Gottlieb was disgusted with these people she termed the "smug insureds." And none of them even "liked" her post!
Like Bridget Jones's "smug marrieds," the "smug insureds" — friends who were covered through their own or spouses' employers or who were grandfathered into their plans — asked why I didn't "just" switch all of our long-term doctors, suck it up and pay an extra $200 a month for a restrictive network on the exchange, or marry the guy I'm dating. How romantic: "I didn't marry you just to save money, honey. I married you for your provider network."
Along with the smug insureds, President Obama doesn't care much about the relatively small percentage of us with canceled coverage and no viable replacement. He keeps apologizing while maintaining that it's for the good of the country, a vast improvement "over all."
And the "over all" might agree. But the self-employed middle class is being sacrificed at the altar of politically correct rhetoric, with nobody helping to ensure our health, fiscal or otherwise, because it's trendy to cheer for the underdog. Embracing the noble cause is all very well — as long as yours isn't the "fortunate" family that loses its access to comprehensive, affordable health care while the rest of the nation gets it.
The truly noble act here is being performed by my friend Nicole, who keeps posting Obamacare fiasco stories on my Facebook page, despite being conspicuously ignored, except for my single "like." It's the lone "like" that falls in the forest, the click nobody wants to hear.
How terribly smug, to think that the fate of millions of poor people who will now get insurance is as important as the suffering of this one person who might have to pay more for comprehensive coverage, and also happens to have access to The New York Times where she can air her grievances! If only it weren't so "trendy to cheer for the underdog."
It's one thing to feel your own problems more acutely than those of other people, even millions of other people, even many whose problems make yours look trivial by comparison. We all do that, and we could barely function if we didn't. It's quite another thing to expect that other people will see your problems as more important than those of millions. I sprained my ankle a few weeks ago, and I'll admit that in the time since I've given more thought to my ankle's recovery than I have to the 660,000 people who die every year from malaria. But if I asked you why you aren't thinking more about my ankle than you are about malaria, you'd wonder if it was my brain that I had sprained.
I imagine that after her disappointment at the response to her Facebook post, Gottlieb will be even more disappointed with the response to her op-ed explaining her disappointment with the response to her Facebook post. So if she wants to feel better, the first thing she ought to do is go to the exchange and she what her options are. There's almost certainly something better than the plan her insurance company is trying to get her to buy. And then she can go to Facebook and ask her "friends" to celebrate her good fortune.
Mon, 2013-11-11 16:41
Mon, 2013-11-11 17:52
Mon, 2013-11-11 18:42
Unfortunately, the New York Times comments section for this article has closed. Otherwise, I would have told Lori that her column arrived just in time. Here I was, fretting over the calamity that's befallen hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines, when someone much more deserving of my sympathy was experiencing her own tribulations right here at home in the USA! What a relief to have to worry only about one of my fellow citizens for whom our President evidently has no consideration.
I was happy to see that Lori opted out of an insurance policy that paid for pregnancies once she entered menopause (though she seems not to have exited same). But I wonder: has she been paying into Medicare all these years? If so, why? She's not old enough yet to collect it, so why should she support all those old geezers who have the effrontery to use this government program to help pay for their medical needs?
It will be interesting to learn whether Lori finds a better--or at least less expensive--policy on the health care exchange, which she apparently didn't try to do before writing her column. She also might check out the meaning of shared risk, which is at the basis of any kind of insurance. However, those topics probably won't make as entertaining and self-pitying an op-ed as the one she has written.
Wed, 2013-11-13 12:58
I am so SICK of this self-righteous attitude here. Yes, I am SURE that there are people suffering a great deal in the Philippines. However that has nothing to do with what we are talking about. What we are talking about is that, the GOVERNMENT has, actively, taken away many working class families insurance. Insurance that had previously PROCURED for themselves; it's as simple as that. The costs have gone up very significantly. I get that its shared-risk, it has always been shared risk and the industry was able to provide that to us for a specific dollar amount, what –ever that may be. But now the GOVERNMENT, in order to help the poor has changed the landscape. And for many WORKING-CLASS families their costs have gone up and now they are worried that they may not be able to afford it.
If the exchange is SOOOO great, go price out some pre-obamacare insurance plans and compare them to the plans in the exchange. If you did this then there is NO WAY you could claim they "could do well" on the exchange.
I get that, now, we are helping the POOR, but get off your HIGH HORSE, you're not Robin Hood! You are NOT stealing from the rich to give to the poor; you are stealing from the struggling middle class to give to the poor.
Wed, 2013-11-13 13:09
Let me save you the time on the research: (this is a repost from one of my erlier posts)
CHEAPEST Obama-BROZE plan:
Blue Shield Bronze 60:
$4500 Deductible
40% Co-insurance
40% Copayments for all services
$6350 Maximum Out-of-pocket
Pre-Obamacare Plan:
KP Deducatble 40/3000
$3000 Deductable
20% Co-insurance
$10 Drug Copayment
$40 Other Copayment
$6000 Maximum Out-of-pocket
New obama-plan has:
50% Higher Deductable.
DOUBLE (yes Double) the coinsurance
and 100% more or higher drug co-insurance.
Wed, 2013-11-13 13:26
CHEAPEST Obama-SILVER plan:
Blue Shield Silver 70:
$2000 Deductible
20% Co-insurance
$19 Drug Co-payment
$45-$65 Other Co-payment
$6350 Maximum Out-of-pocket
Pre-Obamacare Plan:
KP Deductible 0/1500
$1500 Deductible
0% Co-insurance (yes ZERO)
$10 Drug Co-payment
$0 Office visit copay (yes ZERO)
$3000 Maximum Out-of-pocket
So, the Obamacare Plan has:
5% higher premium.
INFINITY higher co-insurance!
33% higher Deductible
and 111% Higher Out of pocket!
Wed, 2013-11-13 15:13
You've compared two plans on an exchange with two-"pre-Obamacare" plans. What is the basis for the "pre-Obamacare" plans you picked as comparisons? Why would "KP Deductible 0/1500" be an apt comparator to "Blue Shield Silver 70?" Is this your idiosyncratic choice, or is there some objective basis for comparing the plans to one another?
Wed, 2013-11-13 16:45
Sorry, I thought it was obvious:
I chose the CHEAPEST/Best Deal available plan in the lower two Obama-care Tiers. I then found pre-obamacare plans whose monthly premium was "roughly" the same (within 5%) i.e "what you could have afforded last year"
These prices reflect a 35-year old male in CA
Please note:
In general I tried to choose the plan in the Obama-care tiers that shines the "best possible light" on Obama-care! It could be WORSE!
I could have, for example chosen:
Obama-care Anthem Bronze 60 PPO that offer identical coverage as above, but with a $10 higher Monthly Premium.
Or I could have chosen the Obama-care KP Silver 70 HMO which is nearly exactly the same as the Blue Shield Silver 70 except it costs $45 more per month!
Why would you think my Chosen "Pre-Obamacare" plans are NOT apt competitors? They are QUITE obviously MUCH BETTER plans!
Wed, 2013-11-13 16:56
Sorry to be long winded but:
Do you think it's better to:
A) Pay $3516/year for coverage
-that you pay the first $1500 of any care
-After that you pay only small fixed copays
B) Pay $3684/year
-That you pay the first $2000 of any care
-Then 20% of everything after that up to $6350
It seems so unbelievably simple to me which is a better deal, and that Obamacare has made this WORSE; MUCH, MUCH worse, like, several HUNDRED percent worse, like, average middle class people no longer being able to afford it worse! But the liberals just seem to wave their hands and say "nothing to see here… Everything is getting better…"
Thu, 2013-11-14 00:31
Your comparisons might be good ones, but I can't say for sure. You never compared networks, and any out-ofnetwork coverage. And it looks like you compared last year's Kaiser Permanente rates to this year's Blue Cross rates. If you look at my big comment below, you'll see that I am not exactly the shill for what's happening with Obamacare. But I can't accept your comparison here. I can't be certain that it's apples to apples.
This is not a matter of my grinding an axe. I'm doing my best to be careful and thorough as I evaluate this stuff. There is too much facile commentary of the sort that we've both criticized. I don't intend to make the same mistake that the author this article did. Hope you can understand where I'm coming from.
Fri, 2013-11-15 18:17
I do understand your points, a couple of reasons I chose Kaiser for my comparisons:
1) I have been with Kaiser my whole life (was born there)
2) Their rates are "easy" to look up, as they have a convenient page to get rate quotes.
I could have compared this year's Kaiser's plans to last year's Kaiser's plans and they fair no better than the Blue Cross (In fact they are more expensive for what you get than the Blue Cross).
There are some things I like about the ACA: the no retroactively canceling a policy; the pre-existing conditions clauses; etc... But the costs are really bad! We, the middle class, were already choking on high insurance rates and even higher medical bills. We REALLY needed a solution to drive costs down. Instead we got a solution that might have solved some problems but made the worst problem even more horrible: the high cost of insurance.
Mon, 2013-11-11 20:39
Geez, it is so easy and righteous to a member of The Left ... to feel superior charitableness as long it is other people's money. And to sneer with such self-satisfaction when people dissent from the thievery.
It doesn't seem to matter to such fine and cultured beings that Obama's deliberate lie "If you like your healthcare, you can keep your healthcare. If you like your doctors, you can keep your doctors. Period." is not only of no matter, but the 52 million who will lose their current policies, doctors and hospitals not only should suck-it-up, but should bend over and ask "may I have another, sir!"
You people have no shame.
Mon, 2013-11-11 22:31
Tue, 2013-11-12 02:30
I know a couple in Oregon whose insurance will be cancelled at the end of the year after many years with that company. It is expensive coverage, but it covers the variety of providers that they use. The first thing they did was check that state's exchange.
So did I after I talked with them, and discovered that the vast majority of options are very restrictive "bronze" or "silver" plans that have terrible or non-existent out-of-network coverage. The few "gold" plans were much more expensive, and still very restrictive with respect to networks, and came with much higher deductibles and out-of-pocket limits.
I wonder how many of the smug, accusatory articles are written by people who have group coverage that won't be affected. As someone who's disabled, on Medicare, and gets a very expensive Medigap policy through a state-mandated risk pool, I know very well just how worrisome any changes in coverage or premiums can be.
So keep spitting on people who are understandably worried about their coverage. See where the hell that gets you. By the way, since everyone in our poisonous political climate judges everything on tribal affiliation, I am a life-long Democrat who voted for Obama twice and who has been willing to give Obamacare a chance. I still am, but I have very little patience with the heartless arrogance displayed by this article's author, and most of the commenters.
You see, I'm one of those people who ultimately judges those who serve me, be they in government or private industry, by their performance. I think health care, and peace of mind, are closely connected, and that we should try to maximize both at costs we can live with. Apparently the American Prospect places little value on any of that, and looks only for ways to tear apart someone who expresses very real and legitimate worry about what's going to happen come January 1st.
You people should be ashamed of yourselves, your arrogance, and your overbearing self-righteousness. You are a shining example of how cluelessness, tribal loyalty, and outright cruelty know no political boundaries. I can only hope that, in the months ahead, people who actually want to solve problems will step forward and start solving them.
By the way, that couple in Oregon? Even if they'd found a plan on the state exchange, it doesn't work. And the people on the phone lines are, to put it charitably, not up to speed. Not that Paul Waldman or most of the commenters here could care. I used to think the Democrats cared more about people than the Republicans. How naive could I ever have been? Stupid me.
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Eskmeals Viaduct walkers force train to make emergency stop
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A GROUP of walkers has been blasted for causing a train to slam on its emergency brake while crossing a viaduct.
Network Rail said the incident happened when a group of between eight and 10 people were spotted walking on the Eskmeals Viaduct – which is illegal.
The driver of the 13.31 Barrow to Carlisle Northern Rail service was forced to bring the train to an emergency standstill, before the trespassers left the scene.
A Network Rail spokesman branded the group's actions as "dangerous".
He said: "There were approximately eight to 10 members of the public on the viaduct; we believe they were two families.
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"The train crew say they saw the trespassers leave the viaduct, get in to their cars and drive off.
"They appear to have been just strolling across the viaduct.
"This is both illegal and dangerous. It is trespassing on private property, which carries a fine of up to £1,000.
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"Clearly, if the driver hadn't applied the brakes in an emergency situation, we could have been looking at injuries, even fatalities.
"The people were putting themselves in extreme danger.
"If there were any children in among the group, what an appalling example the adults are setting for their future life: teaching them trespassing and walking on the railway line is an acceptable thing to do."
The incident, which happened last Monday afternoon, has sparked calls for a pedestrian footbridge to be installed across the viaduct. Mark Holroyd, South Copeland Tourism development officer, said: "The incident which has occurred raises the need for improved pedestrian and cycle access across the Esk.
"We have long said a cantilevered structure onto the existing railway bridge would be ideal.
"Not only would this improve safety, but open up South Copeland – particularly Waberthwaite and Bootle – to cycling for visitors from Ravenglass."
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"When the route was clear, the service continued on to Carlisle, with a slight delay of 16 minutes."
First published at 13:07, Monday, 11 June 2012
Published by http://www.nwemail.co.uk
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Those folk walking over the viaduct should have tried it when there was a steam special about to cross the viaduct. Brakes on steam engines are about only 40% efficient as a railcar so they would have ended up in West Cumberland Hospital if not the coroners slab! Folk like that deserve to be injoured when trestpassing and prosecuted under the Health and safety at Work Act for endangering life - their own!
this is not a rare incident - some tourist seem to leave their brains and manners at home when visiting this area - as a local i see peoples private property crossed, gates left open, bad manners displayed if you dare use your own PRIVATE road to get home, there are plenty of maps that show people where to go they just assume they can go where they want
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Starkville Police Department officials are currently searching for a suspect of an armed robbery which took place Tuesday.
Sammie Bernard Reed, 42, of 1507 Louisville St., allegedly robbed a resident of the Sandhill Arms apartment complex on Louisville Street two days ago. SPD Detective Stephanie Perkins said Reed used a revolver and stole $70 from the victim. Reed was out on bond from an April 6 arrest in which SPD charged him with false pretense. She said Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Office already has a warrant for him not being present at the hearing for that charge. Once he was indicted, he was reclassified as a county prisoner.
Oktibbeha County Chief Deputy Chadd Garnett confirmed Reed was already wanted.
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