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By Valentino Lucio : February 13, 2013 : Updated: February 21, 2013 10:02am
Photo By Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News
Co-manager Mariah Lange brings plants closer to the door near closing time at Uncommon Fare on the first floor of Cevallos Lofts in Southtown in San Antonio on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2012.
Photo By Mike Fisher
Currently, there are nearly 20 grocery stores that are open or are planned in the downtown area. Still, the city continues to push for a large-format market, with plans to offer a $1 million incentive to a grocer that will build a store downtown.
Photo By KolarikSoutheast corner of Broadway and Third Street. In 1960s Iowa, the Pep Boys were unknown. Hence, giant statues of the trio were too much to pass up.
Photo By KolarikManny, Moe and Jack have left downtown, but the road-weary still can find lodging at the Travelers Hotel (right side of picture).
Photo By KolarikEast side of Broadway, south of Travis Street. My father took this because the Pearl truck happened to be in front of the bar. Also, he informed me that was the place cock-and-bull stories came from.
Photo By KolarikThe Cock 'n Bull is gone and – not surprisingly – so is the beer truck. Also, what was the Three Americas Building in the 1960s (and later the Atlee B. Ayers Building) is now San Antonio's World Trade Center.
Photo By KolarikNorthwest corner of Alamo and Houston streets: My father wanted the picture of Sommers Drugs because he'd hung around there during World War II. It apparently had a good supply of then-hard-to-get Coca-Cola.
Photo By KolarikThe Gibbs Building now houses a Hotel Indigo and the space once occupied by the drugstore now is the 1909 Bar/Bistro, which offers a far wider selection of refreshments than just Coke.
Photo By KolarikWest side of St. Mary's Street, south of Pecan Street. No boy could resist having his picture taken under a large sign reading BURLESQUE, and there is a 10- or 11-year-old version of me in front of the Green Gate Club.
Photo By KolarikRecords indicate that the Green Gate's owners gave up the gentlemen's club business by the 1970s. Over the years, the 1960s false front on the building has been – pardon the pun – stripped away. It's now vacant.
Photo By KolarikHouston Street, looking east from the bridge. To the left is the Texas Theater, and just beyond that is the Gunter Office Building. To the right is the Capri store.
Photo By KolarikMost of the theater building and all of the Gunter Office Building were razed in the early 1980s. The Texas facade, however, was retained and now is part of the IBC Centre.
Photo By KolarikWest side of St. Mary's Street, near the intersection with College Street. This was taken on my 10th birthday in 1965. After lunch at the Coney Island, my parents and I went across the street to the Empire Theater to see "Goldfinger."
Photo By KolarikWhen I moved to San Antonio in 1982, the Coney Island was still in operation. Eventually, it was razed to make way for a Holiday Inn.
Photo By KolarikNortheast corner of Soledad and Commerce streets. To the left is the old San Antonio Savings Association building and to the right is the Berns department store. A guy sold newspapers outside Berns, and my parents always bought the San Antonio Light from him.
Photo By KolarikSASA and Berns both are gone, and high-rise buildings have sprung up to the East. Also, Soledad Street has been closed on the east side of Main Plaza, the site from where this picture was taken.
Photo By KolarikEast side of Soledad Street, across from Main Plaza. We frequently dined at Toler's, largely because of its inexpensive menu. My parents took to calling the place "Sidney's," after Sidney Toler, who was one of the actors who played Charlie Chan.
Photo By KolarikThe building that housed Toler's and the surrounding structures have been replaced by an entryway to the River Walk.
Photo By KolarikSouthwest corner of Dolorosa and Flores streets. The building in the center of the photo used to house the Cactus Hotel on the second floor. It was a place my father had stayed while on weekend passes during the war, mainly because it was cheap.
Photo By KolarikOne highly visible change in downtown San Antonio is the much larger role that trees now play in the cityscape. In 2011, limbs block the view of the old Cactus Hotel site.
Photo By KolarikHouston Street, looking east from Flores Street. We'd seen the young woman on the motorbike — a rather unusual sight in the mid-'60s — several times before taking this picture. In much sharper focus than the biker is the Stowers Furniture building to the left.
Photo By KolarikThe buildings on the right side of Houston Street have been replaced by the Frost National Bank Building. On the opposite side of the street, Stowers has been replaced by a green space.
Photo By KolarikHouston Street, looking west from Flores Street. The area was a heavily commercialized district that featured Sugarman's Uniforms in the foreground at right.
Photo By KolarikBuildings on both sides of Houston Street have been replaced by parking lots fronted by trees. The lot on the right side of the street also contains a drive-in bank.
Photo By KolarikSouth Side of Houston Street between Flores and Cameron streets. Jimmy's was a combination shoeshine parlor and pool hall that sold 16-ounce bottles of RC Cola and Big Red for 15 cents.
Photo By KolarikThe building that housed Jimmy's was razed to make way for a parking lot after I moved here in '82. I intended to snag the 7UP sign (the part that said "Jimmy's" had been painted over), but someone beat me to it.
Photo By KolarikProduce Row, looking west from Santa Rosa Street. We were interested in the building next to the one sporting the Gonzalez campaign sign. It housed the Guadalupana Drugstore, which sold 12-ounce bottles of Coca-Cola for a dime and had the world's most powerful fan in lieu of air conditioning.
Photo By KolarikOnce a neighborhood shopping district for San Antonians, Market Square has evolved into a popular tourist destination. The buildings to the left have been reconditioned and the Museo Alameda has been added at right.
Photo By KolarikSouth Side of Houston Street, west of San Saba Street. I was never sure why my father wanted a picture of the Angelus Funeral Home, aside from the fact it was just down the street from Santa Rosa Hospital and he liked the juxtaposition.
Photo By KolarikA Wells Fargo bank now occupies the funeral home's old site.
Photo By KolarikCommerce and Flores streets, looking north. Residents of the 1960s could use the services of the modernistic Frost National Bank or cross Flores Street and shop at the traditionalist Kress store.
Photo By KolarikKress is long gone, as is the Melrose store that occupied the space for several years. Frost is still on the corner, but the main banking center is a block north on Houston Street.
Photo By KolarikNorth side of Commerce Street between the San Antonio River and St. Mary's Street. This was taken in either 1966 or '67, as the eating establishment named La Ramada was called the Buffalo Cafe in 1965. To the far left is the glass-and-steel San Antonio Savings Association building.
Photo By KolarikBy whatever name, the cafe is long gone, and the site now houses a convenience store. SAHA, too, has disappeared and that site now is occupied by an office building.
Photo By KolarikCommerce Street, looking south toward the site of HemisFair '68. This was taken in 1967. The dark area in the top of the photo is the overhanging awning on the old Joske's store. The tall column is what the Tower of the Americas looked like without its top.
Photo By KolarikThe overhang of the old Joske's building is still there but virtually everything else looks different. The complex that's now the Convention Center is no longer visible from Commerce Street, but at least the tower has a much more finished appearance.
Photo By Mike Fisher
Locals can take advantage of free parking at city-owned garages, lots and meters every Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.
The race is on to see who will land more than $1 million in city incentives to develop a long-desired downtown grocery store.
Up to this point, city officials have talked mostly with San Antonio-based H-E-B about building a center-city location. But smaller entrepreneurs are getting into the mix, hoping their plans for bringing a store to an area that's undergoing revitalization will spark some interest at City Hall.
The city plans to start soliciting ideas for a grocery March 1. The process is expected to run 90 days, with responses due June 4.
The City Council could award a $1 million grant and other incentives in September.
"We're in a good position to take the next step," District 1 Councilman Diego Bernal said at a council meeting Wednesday. "What's interesting about this (selection) process is that it's so wide open. So we could get a wild variety of proposals."
During Wednesday's session, council members heard the results of a study — conducted by the consulting firm HR&A Advisors — examining the feasibility of an inner-city grocery store. It concluded that downtown could support a location sized up to 20,000 square feet.
The report also identified 13 potential sites in and around downtown, including properties owned by H-E-B and Spanish-language broadcaster Univision, both located on East César Chávez Boulevard.
HR&A estimates there's about $10 million per year in unmet grocery demand.
But despite the existing demand, the firm pointed out challenges for grocery operators — such as high operating, development and land costs, and limited parking.
The study recommends offering a subsidy of up to $3 million.
Currently, the city has $1 million on the table but could offer other incentives such as city fee waivers, SAWS impact fee waivers and property tax abatement, said Lori Houston, director of the Center City Development Office.
But instead of selecting one operator to support, District 8 Councilman Reed Williams suggested spreading the risk to multiple entrepreneurs. He envisioned a market with a variety of offerings such as a bakery, a butcher area and produce.
"Sometimes we get too encouraged about somebody coming and creating that 'wow' factor," Williams said. "The reality is that we got to get a lot of someones that are willing to risk and then create growth. Because if one fails, then the whole thing doesn't fail."
The study also says the city should give preference to a development that includes residential units and room for other types of retail components.
The report also recommended the grocery operator have a regional presence and sell a wide array of products.
At the top of its list, which included grocers such as Sprouts and Green Fields Markets, was H-E-B.
The city and H-E-B have acknowledged an ongoing discussion about a downtown market. Speculation has centered on a location near the company's Southtown headquarters as a potential site.
While the grocer has studied markets in urban areas around the world, H-E-B has said it has no current plans for an inner-city store here.
H-E-B spokeswoman Dya Campos declined to comment Wednesday on whether the firm would submit a proposal for the $1 million incentive.
La Fiesta, which was named as a potential candidate in the study, probably will pursue the incentive, company Vice President and General Manager Ronnie Catlett has said.
The grocer is interested in leasing space at a future San Antonio Housing Authority development at César Chávez Boulevard and Labor Street.
La Fiesta has talked with SAHA about the venture, but the authority still is crafting its master plan.
Wal-Mart, another company named in the report, had no announcements to make at this time concerning a downtown store, spokesman Daniel Morales said in an email.
And a downtown Trader Joe's store isn't in the company's two-year plan, spokeswoman Alison Mochizuki said.
Apart from the major players named in the report, a handful of area entrepreneurs plan to go after the public money.
Chef Johnny Hernandez, who owns and operates the Frutería and La Gloria restaurants, has said he wants to open a downtown grocery, a venture he's considered for about five years. He envisions a Mexican mercado combined with a traditional American grocery store.
Entrepreneur Josh Levine owns multiple gyms and operates Uncommon Fare, a roughly 900-square-foot market on the bottom floor of the Cevallos Lofts in Southtown. He's looking to open multiple stores in various parts of downtown. The size of his stores could range from 1,000 square feet to 9,000 square feet.
Levine has already talked with city officials about his idea.
He sees the selection process as open. While he realizes more established operators such as H-E-B are more than likely to get the money, he's still going for it.
"I think I have as good a shot as any," he said.


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I purchased the book "Disney Mountains: Imagineering at its Peak" to kill time while waiting for the fireworks at Disneyland. One thing I noticed was that Mount Prometheus, which is perhaps the most elaborate, incredible, and awe inspiring Disney Mountain ever built, only got four pages in this otherwise decent book.
Five pages was devoted to Grizzly River Run, a short sighted project that includes a river rafting ride that is practically in every Six Flags park in the world
The Mount Prometheus section includes two pieces of incredible concept art, a photo of 20K Leagues' outdoor queue and exit (a great looking area, but not the best looking area), and a photo of the mountain erupting not bigger than my thumb. They don't include a large photo of a wide shot of Mount Prometheus in all its glory nor do they include a shot of the incredible rockwork and lava. Not even the drilling machine.
You could probably write a whole book about the creation of Mount Prometheus and Mysterious island. Even this book says, "Mount Prometheus is the largest man-made rock structure the Imagineers have ever built." So it only deserves four pages? In a book about Disney Mountains? This is it, this is the big one.
In any case, I was surprised they even included a section on Mount Prometheus at all. Disney isn't in the business of advertising another company's wares. I'm sure the makers of this book received notes from Disney to shorten the Mount Prometheus section and not to gush too much about it.
We wouldn't want people skipping that trip to Walt Disney World to visit Tokyo now would we?

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This was my 2nd visit and I invited a couple to join me, since I enjoyed my 1st visit sooo ...much! We started w/delicious, soft, hot bread +great black olive tapenade and then shared a very nice salad of goat cheese and beets+spring mix+ olives and then, we shared 2 huge bowls from the Gnocchi Bar, Gnocchi Boscaiola(wild mushroom sauce) and Gnocchi Fradiavola (shrimp,wh wine in a spicy tomato sauce). Both dishes were yummy and very filling- too much to finish! We ended our lunch w/a huge portion of the best Spumoni ice cream ever! The staff was very warm, welcoming and attentive and we all, very much, enjoyed our meal!
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the food is truly mediocre, there is nothing terribly awful about it and it's clean but a ten year old could make better food, the service is pretty good though and everyone is very pleasant and nice
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Recently moved to Santa Monica and this is by far my favorite place. The service is great, prices are reasonable, portions are perfect, and the food is delicious. Great atmosphere for a sit down meal, whether on a date or with friends and family. Definitely recommend going to Spumoni!
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You can stroll in here an y time of day for a great meal and a glass of wine. Always plenty of things to see and people to watch on Montana Ave. Enjoy!
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No matter what I've ordered there, it's always good. The atmosphere is great. Always very busy, at least on the weekends, and fun to people watch, with an authentic, small Italian restaurant feeling. They don't take reservations and there's often a wait, but there's a patio you can wait on and you can walk down Montana Ave - and with all the faces to see - it never seems that bad. And it's worth it - the food is always really good. It's one of those few places where I look forward to ordering something diffferent (I often order the same thing at restaurants when I know it's good) just to see how good it will be. Yum!


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Jerry Mouse Jr
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|Jerry Mouse Jr
Jerry with his signature bowtie.
|Vital statistics
|A red bowtie
|Unnamed mother from Jerry's Mother
|Tom (sometimes), Spike, Tyke, Wild Mouse
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|First appearance
|Flippin' Fido
Jerry Mouse Jr. is one of the two Main characters in the Tom and Jerry Kids Show. He is a young brown and beige mouse with a red bowtie, who is one-eighth to one-quarter Tom Jr.'s size. He is usually chasedpoor Tom. However on some occasions, he becomes friends with Tom. even more rarely, he gets the bad ending, like in Scrub-a-Dub Tom
- Defeated Tom in a Race in Indy Mouse 500
- In "Catch that Mouse", he was the target to be caught by cat contestants, so he or she can aquire a prize of $1,000,000.
- Jerry tied with Tom in the "Calaboose Cal 495" race.
- Jerry was a scout leader responsible for the Mouse Scouts in Mouse Scouts and No Biz like Snow Biz.
- Flippin' Fido (First Appearance)
- Dog Daze Afternoon
- Toys Will Be Toys
- My Pal
- Prehistoric Pals
- Marvelous Marvin
- Bat-Mouse
- Outer Space Rover
- The Vermin
- Mouse Scouts
- Sugar Belle Loves Tom, Sometimes
- Mall Mouse
- Cosmic Chaos
- Beach Bummers
- Gator Baiter
- Medieval Mouse
- Clyde to the Rescue
- Maze Monster Zap Men
- Crash Condor
- Scrub-a-Dub Tom (First Bad Ending)
- No Biz like Snow Biz
- Castaway Tom
- The Little Urfulls
- Indy-Mouse 500
- Exterminator Cometh
- Urfo Returns
Season 2
- Circus Antics
- Head Banger Buddy
- Pump em' Up Pals
- The Exterminator Cometh... Again
- Jerry's Mother
- Tom's Terror
- Who are You Kitten
- Pussycat Pirate
- Father's Day
- Lightning Bolt the Super Squirrel
- Amademouse
- "Perky" the Fish Pinching Penguin
- Slowpoke Antonio
- Wild Mouse (As Wild Mouse)
- Catch that Mouse
- Birthday Surprise
- Cleocatra
- Chase School
- Zorrito
- Hard to Swallow
- The Calaboose Cal 495
- Chumpy Chums
- Jerry Hood and His Merry Meeces
Season 3
- The Planet Dogmania
- Catawumpus Cat (As Wild Mouse)
- Pest in the West
- Tom, the Babysitter
- Gas Blaster Puss
- Mess Hall Mouser
- Toliver's Twist
- Krazy Klaws
- Tom's Mermouse Mess-Up
- Termi-Maid (Second Bad Ending)
- The Break 'n' Entry Boyz
- Doom Manor
- S.O.S. Ninja
- Go-Pher Help
- Catastrophe Cat
- Tom's Double Trouble
- The Watchcat
- Catch as Cat Can
- I Dream of Cheezy
- Fraidy Cat
- Sing Along with Slowpoke
- Stunt Cat (As Wild Mouse)
- See No Evil
- Scrapheap Symphony
- Circus Cat
- Jerry and the Beanstalk
- Penthouse Mouse
- The Ant Attack
- Mouse with a Message
- Star Wrek
- Lightning Bolt the Super Squirrel Strikes Again
- Firehouse Mouse
- The Ghost of Castle McLochjaw
Season 4
- As the Cheese Turns
- Cave Mouse
- Martian Mouse
- Knockout Pig
- Musketeer Jr.
- Tom Thumped
- Cheap Skates
- Cat Counselor Cal
- Hillbilly Hootenanny
- Hawkeye Tom
- No Tom Like the Present
- Two Stepping Tom
- Disc Temper
- Space Chase (Final Appearance)
- Jerry is short for 'Jeremiah'.


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Anyone got a decent marinara recipe that can be made in advance and will keep for a while? I'm getting tired of buying the same generic jar of sauce every time the family wants spaghetti for dinner.
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Good luck to your dd for her exams. I sympathise...it is a really stressful time for the youngsters when they are trying to fit everything in. Roll on next summer....
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Upper school- my dd also has the added pressure of GSCEs!
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As President Obama prepares for his "Twitter townhall" today, the Heritage Foundation's Robert Bluey takes a look at how the White House has used the social networking site to bully critics. The Obama administration recently appointed former DNC staffer Jesse Lee to help steer its "online response" operation, and Bluey reports that more than 15 percent of Lee's official White House tweets have been directed at prolific conservative Twitter user Kevin Eder. [Full disclosure: Kevin and I previously worked together at the Media Research Center, and he's a friend of mine.]
But interestingly, Kevin is not a prominent political operative — he is a business analyst at an IT firm. Which is why it he finds it strange the White House has felt the need to engage in so many scuffles with him:
Of the 267 tweets written by Lee in just over a month, a stunning 40 of them have been directed at Kevin Eder, a prolific Twitter user with more than 83,000 tweets to his credit. That means 15 percent of Lee's tweets — from an official White House account no less — have been with Eder. …
"I like going back and forth with him," Eder said of Lee. "But if you engage your fiercest critics on new media, you're doing two things: On the one hand, you're showing that you take their opinion seriously. That's good for the non-influencer public to watch what's happening. But on the other hand, the White House is legitimizing me. And quite literally, I'm a nobody."
Bluey sees this as part of a trend with the Obama administration, which often comes off as thin-skinned when faced with criticism. White it's not unusual for presidential administrations to get aggressive with critics and pushy reporters, this particular White House's use of controversial intimidation techniques have been well-documented.
Which is sure to make this afternoon's Twitter townhall all the more interesting to watch. All Twitter users are free to ask the president questions by Tweeting them to @AskObama today, and the most popular questions will be the ones chosen for the town hall. Right now, both Republicans and labor unions are encouraging supporters to interrogate Obama about his jobs plan. And that's one area where he'll have a tricky time playing to both sides of the fence.


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The Forest Service is taking another step in surveillance of marijuana-growing operations: two pilotless drones that will scan for farms and prepare officers with surveillance information.
I did a story on the CAMP (Campaign Against Marijuana Plating) state teams that do surveillance and bust up farms, and I am sure the drones will help them… one of the team told me that the fly their helicopters overhead right now, virtually ensuring that growers bail on the farms before law enforcement actually comes in.
The concern about the farms has risen in recent years as the Mexican mafia has increasingly become involved in the pot trade, employing poor Mexicans to tend the crops. One officer told during an operation where they nabbed a grower at a site in Central California, the grower told authorities his boss had told him he was being assigned to a site in Arizona.


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It's not every day you get to make a list that includes Martha Stewart, Bam Margera and Rose McGowan. That's why we're happier than usual that we decided to put together this little post calling these folks to task for daring to leave their houses — and even prancing across red carpets — in such ridiculous getups. Of course, some of these celebrities (Hugh Jackman, Adam Sandler) are simply thumbing their noses at the fact that we care what they wear to walk the dog or get the paper. Others on this list — Lea Michele, Meagan Good, Carrie Underwood — were suffering from a case of trying too hard. Which famous person failed the hardest this week? We placed them in what we think is ascending order of awfulness in the gallery above, but now it's your turn to vote:
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Jack Swagger on Twitter
Reports recently surfaced that Jack Swagger had deleted his social media account, which quickly led to the internet wrestling community to speculate that he could be upset with his status within WWE. However, the certified account is still up and running. Swagger wants more of a role, but he has not been overtly expressing his displeasure backstage or anything.
July 17, 2015
Zeb Colter not returning
Some bad news if you're hoping to see Zeb Colter back on television. The belief right now is that his return is unlikely to happen because WWE simply has no desires to put a lot of focus on Jack Swagger. He is now considered someone that is lost in the shuffle. Despite being a former world heavyweight champion, his role nowadays will be that of a filler. Job security for Swagger is said to be pretty low, as management feel he is replaceable.
April 8, 2015
Tamina Snuka at Wrestlemania
When they say that WWE contacts everyone to chip in and help during Wrestlemania week, they mean everyone. Tamina Snuka has resurfaced this week. She did a promotional appearance at the San Francisco 49ers museum with Goldust, Jack Swagger and Lilian Garcia. For those that are not aware, Tamina has been on the sidelines for the last several months because she tore her ACL. He return to television is expected soon.
March 27, 2015
Jack Swagger acting
Last week, Jack Swagger was sent over to England to do a promotional tour for WWE. While there, he revealed something rather interesting in an interview. The former world heavyweight champion stated that he was interested in transitioning from a career in professional wrestling to one in Hollywood. While he admittedly is not a great actor, Swagger stated that he could learn to be better. He stated that his dream is to star in a comedy.
March 13, 2015
Zeb Colter at Wrestlemania
In case you have not noticed, Zeb Colter has been absent from Monday Night Raw and Smackdown for quite some time now. WWE did an injury angle backstage to explain his absence. At the time, no one was sure of when he would be making his return. Word is now spreading that we could see him making a comeback at Wrestlemania. He would accompany Jack Swagger to the ring for the Andre the Giant memorial battle royal.
March 5, 2015
Rusev losing US title
In order to push him higher up the ladder, WWE will eventually be required to take the United States Heavyweight Championship off of Rusev. However, people backstage do not want to see John Cena picking up the strap because it would seem like a demotion for his character. An idea being tossed around backstage is to have Cena helping another wrestler, such as Jack Swagger or Curtis Axel, win the belt from the Russian sympathizer.
March 5, 2015
Jack Swagger to London
Do not expect to see much of Jack Swagger on television or live events this week. That is because WWE is sending him over to London to do some promotional work for the company. A tour is taking place next month with a dozen shows already scheduled. Swagger will do various media appearances to hype up the fans. Management usually sends guys who are not pivotal to their television stories on these promotional tours.
March 3, 2015
Jack Swagger at Wrestlemania
With a lot of spots being filled at Wrestlemania, there are those wondering where Jack Swagger will end up. Since he has not worked a full fledged feud lately, it is very unlikely that the former world heavyweight champion is going to be given a straight up singles match on the pay per view. WWE needs bodies to fill up the Andre the Giant memorial battle royal, so that is the most likely landing spot for Swagger. Very unlikely to win the match.
February 26, 2015
Zeb Colter return
According to rumors, there have been no timetable set backstage by WWE for the return of Zeb Colter. While officials still view him as a valuable asset for the company, there is no sense of urgency in bringing him back, especially since there are no plans for pushing Jack Swagger from now until Wrestlemania. Since that is the case, there is a good chance that they might hold off the well spoken manager until that point in time.
January 26, 2015
Jack Swagger release
Since WWE is pushing him back down the ladder and making him a filler wrestler, there are those that are naturally concerned about the job security of Jack Swagger. As of right now, he appears to be safe. Even with his previous legal issues, he still has some supporters backstage. Plus, the former world heavyweight champion still has enough name value that he could be of some assistance to TNA, who has started signing wrestlers again.
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|December 11 2008, 10:05 AM
CSI: NY--'The Triangle'
While a wildly frantic man paces the streets of Midtown in front of the Empire State Building, fretting about "the triangle," Danny calls Lindsay to tell her he's late for work. Suddenly, his cell phone dies. Nearby, a High Eye armored vehicle is stopped. The driver turns to see his partner the back of the vehicle, clearly in distress as sparks fly around him. When the CSIs arrive on the scene, the man, Carl Custer, is dead. His partner, Greg Hufheinz, claims he wanted to help but was forbidden by their company to leave the cabin of the vehicle for any reason. Stella and Mac start working the scene, but while processing, Stella is shocked to look up and find Mac gone. Sid and Hawkes go over Carl's body and determine that he was literally microwaved to death: his internal organs heated up and his pacemaker exploded inside his body. The CSIs learn he died at 4:56pm, the same time the surveillance cameras on the street went out. Lindsay, experiencing pregnancy cravings, goes out for a donut and Danny tracks her down, peppering her with questions that end with a big one: a marriage proposal. Lindsay tells him no. Mac, along with Danny and Hawkes, heads to the Empire State Building to test the levels of microwaves and determines they're within safe levels. Flack calls Mac to tell him that no money was missing from the truck.
Mac clears up the mystery of his disappearance from the night before, telling Stella that two FBI agents pulled him aside for questioning about the missing flash drive from the Ann Steele murder case, suspecting him of some involvement. Mac recalls the only person besides Hawkes and himself who handled the drive was property clerk Kevin Cross. Adam finds evidence that a designer lock-disabling device called Satan's Ring was used to disarm the lock. Flack only recalls one bank robber who used the designer lock: Bernie Benton. Flack questions Bernie at his bar, but the ex-con, who is dying of cancer, tells the detective he hasn't resorted to robbery since getting out of jail. Lindsay recovers epithelials from a small pineapple sticker found on Carl's body, but while processing she worries about how the chemicals might affect her baby and asks Stella for advice under the guise of asking for a friend. Danny has finally found the target of the heist: Anderson Savings & Loan. The bank was robbed at 5:01pm, minutes after Carl's death by a man claiming to be Carl. The surveillance footage from the Empire State Building proves useful: on the camera they see the robber climb into a van and lightly hit a pedestrian--the ranting man. Danny and Stella track the man, whose name is Yert, down and learn he reached into the van and pulled off a part of the robber's shirt.
Lindsay and Adam recover scent from the shirt and give it to the canine unit, leading them to the locker of Greg Hufheinz's, Carl's partner. Hufheinz tells Mac and Flack that his spare uniform was stolen from the dry cleaners two days ago, and insists he's innocent. The two believe him, and their focus shifts back to what exactly stopped the armored car. Hawkes has the answer: a high tech company in Manhattan called Sannin Research has an advanced prototype portable microwave gun that could have stopped the truck and caused the power interference. Lindsay has discovered the epithelials on the sticker, which she's identified as coming from a tanning parlor, are a familial match to Bernie Benton: they belong to his daughter. The CSIs surmise that Bernie's daughter must have fired the microwave gun while Bernie robbed the bank, but they can't get a name or photo of her. Flack and Stella go back to Bernie, but he won't give up his daughter. When Bernie throws a glass and tries to run, Flack arrests him and they get his cell phone, which shows several texts to a Jamie Sunderland. Hawkes cross checks the name and learns Jamie works in the marketing department at Sannin. Bernie is taken away, but Jamie escapes on a helicopter--with the money. Mac gets called to another crime scene: property clerk Kevin Cross has been found shot dead. The FBI agents watch Mac from their car. Back at the lab, Danny asks Lindsay why she won't marry him and she says it's not the right time. After the two declare their love for each other, they go to tell Mac about the child they're expecting together.
Though I found Yert, the paranoid, ranting man the episode opens on, to come across as crazy as he's meant to appear, apparently he's on to something: the New York City Bermuda Triangle apparently exists, at least according to the New York Daily News. Cars apparently mysteriously die in the shadow of the Empire State Building, their remote keys rendered useless. It's definitely a cool jumping off point for an episode, and something that draws on New York City lore and local knowledge. I'd never heard of the NYC Bermuda Triangle before tonight, but I suspect many Manhattanites are familiar with the phenomenon. Using it as the cover for a bank heist is a novel, clever idea. I also loved Adam's serious utterance of, "The Triangle strikes again." A.J. Buckley always delivers Adam's lines with just the right mix of enthusiasm and seriousness.
Of course, the theories Yert Yawallac (whose unusual appellation is scribe Trey Callaway's name spelled backwards) spouts are apparently debunked when Mac, Danny and Hawkes go to the top of the Empire State Building and find only normal levels of microwaves at the top. Still, Mac does have some trouble hearing Flack on his cell phone, but then again, can anyone reasonably expect crystal clear reception at the top of the Empire State Building? It was fun to see the three men on top of the building, and I liked the way Hawkes reaches out to Mac for support while Danny frets about possible ill effects from the height.
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|December 11 2008, 01:23 PM
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Great review as always Kristine!
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|December 11 2008, 03:12 PM
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What is the deal here with the CONSTANT Lindsay bashing? If you want to talk about supremely BAD acting, why aren't you focusing on HORATIO CAINE? I will not watch CSI MIAMI for that reason. And gee...."Lindsay is always walking away from Danny...." HELLO!!!!! First off, she most likely didn't want to get involved with a collegue at work...and when she finally did give in, you have Danny cheating on her! DO YOU BLAME HER FOR CONTINUING TO WALK AWAY FROM DANNY AND NOT TRUST HIM??
Why don't we have someone else write the episode reviews who isn't biased for once? Crappy review Kristine.
|December 11 2008, 03:15 PM
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As always, great, insightful review.
This case had 3 intriguing parts: The case was interesting with equal parts intrigue and Flack snark, which is always good. The whole Mac/FBI story. The Danny/Lindsay stuff (not everyone likes them, but it does interest many). By mashing them all together, I don't think any got the true in-depth service they deserved.
There was, IMO, enough time on D/L, but it should have been put in 1 block. The conversations on the street and hall could have been combined together. Instead of Lindsay placing her arm on his shoulder (after his weird queries about diseases, extra fingers and third nipples and such) and walking away, she could have made her comments right then about walking and not being pushed down the aisle. I agree that constantly having L walk away is not flattering. She had a good point, and should have been allowed to make it properly without making it appear she is torturing the poor guy. I think both Carmine and Anna did as well as they could with that set up.
On the case, I wish we could have seen a touch more of the daughter, so I felt more connected. The dad actor did a great job, portraying both a canny criminal and caring father. I just didn't feel connected to bank robber Barbie w/ the pineapple tan decal taking off w/ Horatio sunglasses in the chopper.
And the FBI thing ... it was done well, and I can't wait to see more, but it should have been more a focus than it was. The DL stuff could have been moved to another eppy or something. But it was just too crowded.
My final DL beef: I would like to see more talk by Danny adn Lindsay with their coworkers. I felt that having Danny talk to Flack in that episode about the pregnancy would have been so much more effective - two guys commiserating over some brews, maybe. As for Lindsay, I would have loved to see her approach Stella and honestly tell her the problem, seeking her advice, and maybe allowing for some bonding. As you have stated, Lindsay needs to stand more on her own, and seeing more of a relationship with others besides Danny would help that. I wanted more than a visual through a glass wall.
Great job, again.
|December 11 2008, 05:05 PM
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|December 11 2008, 05:28 PM
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As for Danny, given that he runs to Flack every time he breaks a nail, it's a little out-of-character that he hasn't gone to him yet. I can see why he wouldn't go to the others since Lindsay is the one who is pregnant and should be involved in the decision to tell people, but Flack has always been Danny's friend first and foremost. And maybe he has told Flack off camera, but that's one conversation I would have liked to see.
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|December 11 2008, 05:52 PM
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Again....too much Lindsay bashing, biased and unbalanced reviews, and way too much adoration for Flack (talk about a BORING ONE DIMENSIONAL character). If you are going to write reviews for any of the CSIs, have a healthy critique for all of the characters, not just one. Danny's idiotic questions to Lindsay during the episode...stupid. Flack's interrogation at the bar...boring. Don't get me wrong, Lindsay is no where near perfect either, but she gets trashed in every single review that I've seen here for CSI New York.
Almost seems like you have personal issues with Anna Belknap. Pathetic.
|December 11 2008, 05:59 PM
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|December 11 2008, 06:25 PM
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Great review Kristine!
Again awesome review
|December 11 2008, 07:09 PM
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Good review,kristine
I have seen worse reviews and while I don`t always agree with all points(it would become very boring ) I like reading the reviews to see what someone else thinks and maybe I read something I missed or see a different interpretation.
As I said in the ratings thread,I liked the episode.
The last scene with Mac,and D/L telling him about the baby,felt off for me and after watching it a second time,I still can`t put my finger to it for the why.
Maybe I was more hoping for a talk or something,I don`t know
|December 11 2008, 08:49 PM
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Great review, as usual.
Being a former-coroner definitely gives Sheldon a certain niche as a CSI - I wish they'd find a way to give other characters (like Lindsay for example) a certain niche or specialty. They said when she first joined that she was a blood spatter expert or something, but we've never seen evidence of that - as often as they deal with such things, it would be a chance for the character with a particular specialty to have some focus during those episodes. Instead, the ones stuck in the lab are usually just doing interchangeable scenes.
But I'm rambling...
And really, what's he going to do with the information about diseases and such besides fret? It doesn't really matter what's in her family history, Danno - the kid's coming whether it's got a hereditary disease or three eyes or whatever. IMO that's the kind of stuff you discuss when you're planning to have a kid. Even if you want to talk about that stuff, you should probably do it after you reassure Lindsay that you care about her - otherwise it sounds like you're just worried about the kid and she's little more than the incubator. I'm sure that's not what the writers were going for.
Also, I wish they'd had Stella show her understanding from the minute Lindsay basically said, 'So, I have this friend' - does anybody actually use that kind of story for real? I'm sure Stella was thinking, 'Hmm, really?' from the beginning, but I guess the talk about the father sealed it.
I think Carmine portrayed Danny's worry as a father very well, but I don't get much sense of scared-mother-to-be from Lindsay. Aside from her worrying about the chemicals, in this episode she seemed to very much be the voice of calm to Danny, who isn't even carrying the kid. I dunno, I'm just not sure I see Lindsay as the type of character to find out she's pregnant and settle into a sense of calm so quickly.
Hell, I'm not sure what type of character I see Lindsay as. They've never done much to establish her.
I'm interested to see where things go with the FBI, but it's typical that they'd be after Mac. Everybody is after Mac! Let's hope poor Hawkes isn't pulled into it, although I doubt he'd be lucky enough to get that kind of focus.
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|December 11 2008, 09:41 PM
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Yea i agree with gsrgirl this site is all bout bashing lindsay/anna. She does every wrong. no she doesn't. And i do think we need a another reviewer she always bashes Lindsay and Anna always, but Carmine and Danny never its like she is love with him. we need a reviewer of not biased to characters. horrible review kristine.
|December 11 2008, 09:56 PM
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I thought it was a excellent review.
The end of the episode felt a little rushed to me, like they had tried to cram too much into the episode and not left enough time for the crime solving.
Whist I don't alway agree with everything Kristine writes she always backs up her opinions of the characters/actors with reasons and examples so I can understand her standpoint. There would be no discussion if everyone had the same opinion.
|December 11 2008, 09:58 PM
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so here is the fall / spring chat ...
Here is the old thread --
So let's hear about all the changes for this fall / spring and the new starts --
We printed out the skeleton today and named all the bones and then DD colored it. It's so fascinating to me the things she is interested in. We just happened to catch a blurb of a documentary about the oldest skeleton ever found, while we were at my mom's, and now she has a bazillion and one questions and wants to know more about bones! So cute.
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We are starting Calvert Pre-K on 9/13. The way the holidays line up in the lessons, I backed into that date. I know, it probably doesn't matter so much. We are still doing our "play/learning", and will continue that, and just add in some curriculum when we officially get going.
I agree, it's awesome to see what types of things our kids are into, just on their own. That is one of my top reasons for wanting to homeschool -- letting their interests be the driving force behind what we do. Makes it much more exciting for everyone involved.
Speaking of exciting, I started a blog! I feel like an official homeschooler now:
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Can't wait to chat more with all you other homeschooling moms!
We have a full schedule for this fall and I am glad as I get lonely here in this state of endless brutal winter. Dd has creative dance on Monday (same teacher as last session and she adores her), gymnastics on Tuesday (really looking forward to this), co-op group on Wednesday (we were trying to do a slightly more organized group with circle time, I Can Problem Solve exercises, and crafts but haven't found a place to meet so we are mainly doing field trips for now), and maybe a small gathering friends for Waldorfish inspired activities on Thurs or Friday.
We aren't doing much schooly wise ATM, as I pretty firmly believe in delaying academics. Also, dd has several food intolerances that I think really interfered with her social development since she was in pain all the time until we figured those all out. I want her to get more confident and less anxious before we move towards academic stuff. She always wants to be out doing stuff - playgroup, Children's Museum, story time, playground - but is very hesitant to join in play with other kids even though she desperately wants to. So I think social skills are more important right now.
I did just order the Seasons of Joy Autumn curriculum and I am almost 99% sure we will be using Enki in the new year. I am quite smitten with it but I am going to order the Foundation Guide first before I go whole hog.
Let see, we're in a homeschool co-op that meets once a week, sometimes twice if there is a carry-over activity (ex pick berries/ bake pie). Other than that we have no scheduled activities.
Ds is dying to learn what the numbers and letters are so we're starting a lot of stuff, even though I'd be happy for him to just play. We have a set of Cuisenard rods, and have printed some activities from online. We just picked up a copy of Before the Code, haven't started it yet, will wait until ds asks for school books. Other than that we have some letter magnets and a elephant number board that we play with a lot.
Mainly we live life, go for walks, go to the library, the museum, the river, the mountains. We do a lot of painting (water color mainly though some tempera). Collage.
He wants to do science experiments but I need to organize the materials so that we don't spend half our time looking for stuff. We did just buy five bins for science supplies. We've been reading a lot of books about volcanoes and the earth, our library has an amazing kids science section so we just sort of go over there and browse and take lots home.
Now that school is back in session we'll be spending more time at the pool and near by trails (they were too too crowded this summer).
Okay that's our plan so far....I will try to keep up with this thread.
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and we are doing oak meadows kindergarten program. ds can't do the fine motor control for writing letters/numbers or drawing specific pictures (a tree, a house) yet but with slight alterations to allow for that we are moving on into their K program. He seems to be digging it
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Last thread we were attempting more structure. Well, that doesn't fit us much as a family right now, so I'm done with that, haha. I am really glad I have compiled a bunch of cool activities and places to find more cool activities though.
We tried Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons and my son was not into it. He especially disliked any kind of reviewing. I was surprised to learn that he does already know a lot of the letter sounds anyway. I guess we will just keep doing what we're doing.
I've also posted about struggling socially in the past. Not much has come of that. We are starting up storytime, but it's like every single mom is already there with another mom/a group of moms. I'm not sure how to wedge myself into a conversation, ha. It seems like everyone knows each other from their church. Sometimes I feel like we are the only family in the area that does not attend a church.
We joined a homeschooling group, but everything is for older kids which is understandable. I "applied" for a local playgroup and I think I got rejected, haha. Or they aren't active; who knows! I wrote an e-mail to another one asking to join. We'll see!
My son doesn't seem super bothered by not seeing the same kids over and over. He enjoys playing with different kids each time at the park. I do think he would love to have a friend or two though.
We were planning to go to the park today but I just read that the high is 94°F so I don't know. Which is worse: the heat or trying to explain to my 3 year old that, no, actually we are not going to the park today? Oh my.
We are heading to the beach next week! We'll be there for a week and we are all so excited.
Okay I have a question for those of you who are planning to homeschool beyond pre-k, do you actually differentiate? It might be really specific to us as a family with an only and doing pretty much child led learning but we don't call it pre-school, just homeschooling. That being said this thread is interesting because it is kids of the same age. Umm I hope the question makes sense I'm half way out the door, but have been thinking about it all morning.
Okay I have a question for those of you who are planning to homeschool beyond pre-k, do you actually differentiate? It might be really specific to us as a family with an only and doing pretty much child led learning but we don't call it pre-school, just homeschooling. That being said this thread is interesting because it is kids of the same age. Umm I hope the question makes sense I'm half way out the door, but have been thinking about it all morning.
but my son has an IEP at school and gets services -- so that is part of why i "keep it official"
Also all his peers save one are in school -- so it answers a lot of "pre school questions"
I posted looking for encouragement the other day regarding our plans for this fall.
We're planning to use the kids event schedule at a local living museum as our source for weekly themes. The example I used in my thread was their apple day. We'll attend the event and then spend some time over the week after that reading some books about apples, maybe work on a small lapbook, and then bake some apple pie or make applesauce.
We're also planning to start a workbox system of sorts to get dd used to using it for the future and it'll help keep things organized. Organization is an area where, I must admit, I suffer tremendously.
On another note, I don't know why it seems more official that dd is now hs'ing because nothing is really any different. The only reason we're looking for weekly themes is because dd is obviously getting bored and needs more to do. Other than that we play ALL DAY. Maybe it's her age? 4yo is when so many other kids go to pre k? idk I think I'll stop trying to figure it out.
We're also having problems finding socialization opportunities. The storytimes and such are empting because all the kids are going to preschool; the homeschool groups are aimed at older kids. On another thread, someone said that the 3/4 year range was the hardest for that sort of thing, so I don't feel terrible for the problems I'm having.
In addition to the living museum we've got some free things to do as well but they don't come with themes attached nor are they organized activities with other children.
I thought I'd join you ladies for the fall! I have a 2.5yr and I must say it is so frustrating because everyone it seems wants to know when I am sending him to preschool. (I have to say I still find it shocking that there is preschool for 2yrs!). Anyways, we aren't doing anything with an actually curriculm but I am a big believer in learning through play. Here is some of what we have going on this falll.
Speech Therapy 2x a week
Tumbling Class 1x a week
A fun outing 1x a week- this is things like zoo, playdates, museums, etc.
Library 1x every 2 week
Some of the things we are doing at home daily are:
30 minutes of structured activity from our cabinet- things like arts/crafts, lacing beads, puzzles. Sometimes this is longer then 30 minutes but most times he is only good for about 30 minutes. I am using this time to help him learn to focus and slow down some. (He is a very active/intense and needs help learning how to slow down some)
Letting him help with cooking and cleaning as he desires.
Story time
Throughout, the month I also plan special crafts/activies based off of special days. For example Sept 9 is Teddy Bear day. So, on that day he'll have a teddy bear coloring sheet, I'll make cookies or something shaped like Teddy Bears, we'll read about bears, etc.
My blanket response for someone who said to me that homebirth is "so brave of you" was "I think the alternative is more brave" came in useful the other day when SIL told me she thinks I'm brave for hs'ing my kiddos. I said "My experiences with ps makes me think it would be more brave of me to send my dc to ps." I'm just kinda over the comments,y/k?
AF was just visiting so maybe that has something to do with my attitude
Sorry for the rambling. It's great hearing about everyone and meeting new folks. I'll try and do better about keeping up with this thread. *crosses fingers*
Aside from organization, we're doing a Spanish Immersion co-op and have been successful at planning out a year's worth of monthly units! We'll be officially starting our Family unit on Sep. 14th. In addition to unit studies, we'll be incorporating some Montessori stations to our student directed time.
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Stacy- Im not planning on really differentiating the grades other than having to report into the school about it. DD is 3 1/2 (Jan birthday) so technically she will miss the cut off for the schools here by like 3 months so she will be close to 6 when starting. The only thing Im worried about is remembering to report in and then getting in trouble for forgetting! I can be a bit of a ditz at times when it comes to things like that (I forget to make doctors appointments too, Ive been trying to remember to make my 20 week ultrasound for the last two weeks and only will remember when the hospital is closed).
DD1 can't wait to start "school" but I can! I have nothing really planned right now and I know my girl, she needs structure or she goes nuts. Right now her schedule got messed up (took a late nap) so she is being a little crazy for her poor dad. I know schedules are frowned upon a lot for little kids but my two do best if they know that we do things in a certain way and they can predict just about what we are doing next.
Ok, I heard a bang and laughing.. I think I should make sure DH wasn't knocked out by something falling (Im pretty sure he isn't, I hear him telling the girls it isn't funny).
Ok, I heard a bang and laughing.. I think I should make sure DH wasn't knocked out by something falling (Im pretty sure he isn't, I hear him telling the girls it isn't funny).
So one time he comes in looking kind of stunned. He was cutting a 1 x 2 and was standing directly behind the tablesaw (something he would never do again.) The saw spit out a piece of the 1 x 2 and threw it at him. Fortunately it hit him in the ribcage. Who knows what would have happened if it hit him a few inches lower in his belly. He had a rectangular red mark where he was hit. It took a long time to heal. Another time he was using the miter saw. He cut off the tip of his finger. Not enough to get it sewed back on (not that we could find the piece.) He told our kids who were young teens, "I am being a role model of what not to do."
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Anyway back to the present, we are doing the library time that starts in a couple weeks, i am debating the zoo class. As far as at home we are doing singapore KA early bird essentials math, child's play science and hop pre-k and hop k with lots of reading and puzzles at the moment.
@zebaby- One way that I have found to add order to my days is to have pegs. It allows for order but to still have freedom to do as we please. Our pegs are up at 7, dressed and breakfast by 8. Lunch is at 12:30 and quiet/nap time for DS at 1. Dinner at 6 and bed at 8.
i know it sounds like a lot, but really it only takes MAYBE 2 hrs a day, broken up into 30 minute intervals over the course of the whole 12 hour day. and we dont "do school" every day, because when my husband is off we are usually shopping or going to fun places. i also have a 1 yr old and an almost 3 yr old, so my days are incredibly busy. he thinks it's really cool to be a homeschooler, lol, and he has ZERO interest in going to school like all of his friends from church and his cousins. lately he's been telling me how happy he is that he gets to stay home and learn in his own house.
My DD is 4&1/3 and we unschool but for us that doesn't preclude curriculum. DD does Singapore earlybird (we use the Singapore edition because we are in Australia and their currency is quite similar). She finished 2A a couple of months ago and we've had a busy few months so she hasn't done much of 2B but yesterday she asked to get it out and she did 8 pages in one sitting! Initially she told me she wanted to finish the whole book that day, it was hard work just to smile and nod rather than quell her ambition. She is also doing Suzuki violin (just mastered the first Twinkle variation if you're a Suzuki parent) and loves ballet with a passion. The yearly concert is coming up in a few weeks but she will miss it as we are going on a big road trip. Her teacher has assured her she can be in the Christmas Carols performance instead (thank goodness, she was really upset). She's enjoyed using Reading Eggs on and off this year. She goes through stages of asking to use it a lot, then not for a while. It's really interesting to see her learning process as she gets to a point that is hard for her then stops and concentrates on other things and asking us to read books to her instead then one day out of the blue she'll ask for RE again and she's off, what was hard before is suddenly very easy. I love unschooling Our subscription is about to run out and I was going to let it go but after writing that I think we should renew it.
What else? She is teaching herself to write by asking us to write things in "dot letters" which she then traces over. Apart from that she spends her days terrorising her little brother and catching our chickens then carrying them around for hours like babies. She even sings to them while swaying. It's very cute and while we did choose a sociable breed of chicken on purpose I'm still impressed they put up with it. That and researching (watching dvds ) Disney Princesses and Fairies and expanding her costume collection. So much for all my Waldorfy and feminist good intentions. Ah well.
catching our chickens then carrying them around for hours like babies. She even sings to them while swaying. It's very cute and while we did choose a sociable breed of chicken on purpose I'm still impressed they put up with it.
What breed of chickens do you have? Are they good layers?
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Sounds like your kids have a full life.
What breed of chickens do you have? Are they good layers?
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For greater clarity let me also say the following: The number lying in the first place indicates the number of units there are. The second is the number of tens, the third the number of hundreds, the fourth the number of thousands and so on, as far as many places as the number occupies.
Note also that as the number proceeds through the four places it changes its literal name each time.9 Then in the fifth place it takes again its original name, not just the number itself, but tied to its place value. This continues 'till the eighth place in which it takes the name of the fourth, and so it continues in turn. Thus, in the previous example given above, 2 indicates and is read as 'two', 9 as 'ninety', 5 as 'five hundred' and 4 as 'four thousand'. The sign 7 is then 'seven (units of) myriads', just as we referred to 'two' (units) in the first position. Similarly the next sign is for seven, but is in fact seven myriads10, 2 is for twenty myriads; just as we had ninety in the second position, so here the sign means twenty, for both numbers are decadic. This is the same as the case with the monadic numbers that preceeded them, and so on in turn.
The cipher is never placed at the left-hand end of the digits but can appear in the middle of the number or at the right-hand side, that is, at the extreme side before the smallest (non-zero) place digit.11 Not only one, but two, three, four or as many zeros as are required may be placed in the middle or in the other aforementioned place. Just as the (number of) places increases the size of the number, so too does the number of ciphers. For example, one cipher lying at the end makes the number decadic, 50 is fifty in fact, two ciphers make it hecatontadic, thus 400 is four hundred, and so on in turn. If one cipher lies in the middle and there is only one symbol before it, it makes that number hecatontadic, thus 302 is three hundred and two, but if there are two such signs, the number is chiliadic, thus 6005 is six thousand and five. If there is a single cipher with two signs after it, this indicates a chiliadic number, thus 6043 is six thousand and forty three, but if there are two then the number is myriadic, thus 60043 is six myriads and forty three, and so on in turn. To put it simply12, the number is to be understood by the order in which the symbols are placed.


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Run by English heritage, admission is £15 for a family of 5. The walk down to the castle from Tintagel village is just gorgeous. Look up, we saw a Merlin and a Peregrine overhead. When you reach the visitor centre there is a bridge over a ravine and then a steep ascent to the castle itself. Not good for those with mobility difficulties but we did see a few toddlers who were coping! There are toilets and a lovely café. Our teens are not easily impressed but the views here would stun anyone.Read moreLess
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By Mike Dodd, USA TODAY
CHICAGO A controversial offside call in the final seconds wiped out the apparent tying goal by Canada as the U.S. national team followed a familiar script to advance to the final of the 2007 Gold Cup on Thursday.
The Americans hung on 2-1 at Soldier Field, almost wasting a two-goal lead in the last 15 minutes — a replay of their quarterfinal win vs. Panama last week.
The USA improved to 9-0-1 under coach Bob Bradley and moved one step from successful defense of the championship of the North and Central American and Caribbean regions (CONCACAF). The Americans meet rival Mexico, a 1-0 winner vs. Guadeloupe in Thursday's second semifinal before 50,790. A sellout at Soldier Field is expected Sunday.
As has been the pattern in most of the USA's five victories in the tournament, the Americans failed to secure the contest when they had the opportunity and almost paid the price.
They were cruising with a 2-0 lead, courtesy of first-half goals by Frankie Hejduk and Landon Donovan, when the Canadians scored in the 76th minute and knocked in what appeared to be the tying goal in the fourth and final minute of extra time.
Atiba Hutchinson beat U.S. goalie Kasey Keller from inside the penalty area, but officials waved off the goal, ruling Canada was offside. Replays showed the ball glanced off U.S. defender Oguchi Onyewu's head, which would have negated the offside (although it was unclear if the offside flag went up before he touched the ball).
"He clearly headed the ball down in the box. It can not be offside," Canada coach Stephen Hart said.
Onyewu and Keller said they felt the Canadian was offside before the ball hit the American, but neither saw the flag go up. So the USA got a break?
"They got a break as well. We could've finished the game off when we had a couple of chances," Onyewu said. "The last chance, they can argue with definitely."
Added Keller: "I thought he (Hutchinson) was offside, so I was saying to myself, 'Make the save.' Unfortunately, he beat me, but he was offside and we all got lucky. You get breaks. It happens."
The Americans will play the final without two regulars who have contributed throughout the tournament. Hejduk drew his second caution of the knockout round in the second half and Michael Bradley drew a red card in the 88th minute, making both ineligible for Sunday's game.
"I'll be the No. 1 fan that day," said Hejduk, who felt he was just fending off a post-contact shove from Canada's Dwayne De Rosario, who also earned a yellow card on the play.
Hejduk put the USA ahead 1-0 in the 39th minute with his first Gold Cup goal in five tournaments, with an assist from Donovan.
Donovan, voted the player of the game, scored the second goal on a penalty kick in the 45th minute after Canadian goalie Patrick Onstad tripped up a breaking DaMarcus Beasley in the penalty area.
It was Donovan's 33rd for the U.S. national team, putting him one behind Eric Wynalda's all-time career mark. He has 92 points in 93 international matches.
Canada came close in the 32nd minute when De Rosario hit the left post on a free kick from the front of the goal, but he couldn't beat Keller — appearing in his 100th international game — until Iain Hume scored in the 76th. "We have to clean it up. The last couple of games we've made it a lot more difficult for ourselves than need be," Keller said of the late defensive lapses.
Mexico squeezes into Gold Cup finals
Mexico captain Pavel Pardo spared El Tri the ultimate embarrassment.
After the squandering numerous chances against little Guadeloupe — so teeny, it's not even its own country — Pardo scored on a curling shot from 30 yards in the second half to give Mexico a 1-0 win Thursday night and a spot in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final.
Mexico will play the United States, the defending champions. The Americans beat Canada 2-1 in the first semifinal, getting some help when a goal in stoppage time was waved off on a disputed offsides call. Mexico, four-time champions, have never lost in the finals.
The finals matchup is the one everyone expected. But Mexico's path to the final didn't quite go according to plan.
Guadeloupe actually is a part of France — it's called an overseas department — and isn't one of FIFA's 208 members. That means soccer's world governing body doesn't recognize it. It is allowed to have a team in this regional championship, but with its best players committed to France, it essentially fielded what Mexico or the United States would consider a second- or third-string squad.
But the Gwada Boys gave Mexico everything it could handle.
Guadeloupe goalie Franck Grandel was credited with five saves in the first half alone, but it may as well have been twice that for all the time he spent diving this way and that and leaping to punch the ball out of harm's way. No matter who took the shot or where it was from, El Tri couldn't get anything in the net.
In the 55th minute, Cuauhtemoc Blanco — who is joining the Chicago Fire next month — crossed to Adolfo Bautista from the far left. Bautista headed the ball, but it went straight to Grandel's hands and he punched it away.
Eight minutes later, Gerardo Torrado's shot from straight on sailed over the crossbar.
But with a crowd of 50,790 — 50,789 of whom seemed to be rooting for Mexico — cheering loudly, Pardo finally bailed the Mexicans out.
From 30 yards out, he looped a sharp ball with his right foot into the upper corner of the net. Grandel leaped, but it was just beyond his reach. As the rest of the Mexican team mobbed Pardo and the crowd erupted in cheers of "MEX-I-CO! MEX-I-CO!" Grandel sat on the ground, dejected.
It was a tough ending for the Gwada Boys, who had relished the rare chance to wear the Guadeloupe jersey and do their island proud.
Contributing: The Associated Press
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We have an employee who has already missed several days from work due to a potentionally serious/critical medical condition that the doctor's still have not actually diagnosed. She may be facing more exploratory measures before pinpointing her medical problem. She does not want to take FMLA at this time. My thinking is that we have already allowed her to take off work for doctor appts, days for not feeling well, days to pursue medical attention (without pay after exhausting paid time off) and also without FMLA paperwork to go toward her qualified 12 weeks. My question is, can we make her fill out FMLA paperwork because if she doesn't I feel like we're setting an example for other employees if we do not allow them to do the same thing in a similar situation? Please advise. (p.s. If I posted this twice it was by mistake)
RE: Employee Doesn't Want FMLA
If the employee is potentially in critical condition, I wouldn't be hassling her with any FMLA paperwork. I would though, write her and advise that she is conditionally placed on FMLA as of __ __ __ which was the beginning date of her absences related to her undiagnosed medical condition. I would enclose the FMLA forms and advise her further that FMLA is a job protection statute for the employee's benefit so that she won't view it as punitive. There are other things you should advise her of as well in your letter. The critical point from the employer's perspective is to get the clock started so that you won't have all these related absences during this undefined time followed by another 12 weeks of absence. If all this turns out not to be FMLA, then you should adress the absences under your attendance policy. Caution and patience are today's buzzwords.
RE: Employee Doesn't Want FMLA
You need to check your policy first, to see if you require the employee to use FMLA at the same time as other paid leave. If you do, then Don's suggestion is a good one. You may also want to explain to the employee that putting her on FMLA is a benefit to her: It protects her job so that the absenses will not be counted against her. If the company does not put her on FMLA, she could be subject to discipline or termination for excessive absenteeism.
Once an employee understands that, the employee should be Ok with the FMLA. Under the law, it is not her choice, it is the company's choice, but you may want to stress to her that it is to her benefit to be on FMLA.
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RE: Employee Doesn't Want FMLA
There's a basic principle here, employers do not need the permission of their employees to be placed on FMLA (Havender v. Norton 4 WH Cases 2d 560 (N.D.N.Y. 1997)
We often unilaterally place our employees on FMLA, the key here is to notify them that you are doing this, the DOL has a form just for this purpose at their web site.
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I've been to DOL looking for the FMLA notification form. (1/30/03) What is the name or the number of the form. Thank you!
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DOL Form WH-381 "Employer Response to Employee Request for Family or Medical Leave"
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A man killed early Sunday when his sport utility vehicle rear-ended a bus on Interstate 69 south of Goshen Road has been identified.
The Allen County Coroner's Office said Christopher Grady Frey, 33, of Fort Wayne, was not wearing a safety restraint at the time of the crash.
The silver Chevrolet SUV was traveling north on I-69 when it hit the back of a black bus headed the same direction, Fort Wayne police said for an earlier story.
The SUV hit the center wall and the bus left the scene without stopping, police said.
The driver of a northbound pickup truck tried to avoid the wreck but lost control and spun around, hitting the back of the SUV, police said.
The crash was reported just after 3:30 a.m. No other injuries were reported.
Police initially thought the SUV had struck a semi but later learned the bus had been hit. Officers eventually found the bus in the 9800 block of Coldwater Road, near East Till Road, and investigators questioned the driver. As of Monday morning, there was no word on whether the driver would face charges.
Police described the bus as a "party bus," one that might ferry people from bar to bar. It was not known whether any passengers were on board at the time of the crash.
The northbound lanes of I-69 were closed between Illinois and Goshen roads until 8:15 a.m. while authorities investigated the collision.
The identity of the bus driver was not released.


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Artículo: GH048
If you are dissatisfied for any reason, we'll give you a full refund and pay return shipping. Lee Swanson, President of Swanson Health Products
Serving Size 3 Capsules
Servings Per Container 20
|Amount Per Serving
|%Daily Value
|Proprietary Synergistic Extract Blend: Fenugreek Seed* (Trigonella foenum-graecum), Fennel Seed* (Foeniculum vulgare), Red Raspberry leaf* (Rubus idaeus), Blessed Thistle* (Cnicus benedictus), Marshmallow Root* (Althaea officinalis)
|546 mg
Other ingredients: Vegetable glycerin, vegetable cellulose (capsule).
*Certified Organic Ingredient
Suggested Use: Take 1 capsule 3 times daily between meals.
Not to be used during pregnancy. If you have a medical condition or take pharmaceutical drugs, please consult with your doctor before using this product. Keep away from children. Use only as directed on label. Safety sealed for your protection. Keep bottle capped at all times and store in a cool dry place. Natural separation may occur. This does not affect product quality.
Each 2 capsules contain 4,620 mg crude herb equivalent.
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