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As we traipsed around New York a fortnight ago, we couldn't help but remark to each other about the models in our midst. Not to be reductive, but as we dashed for post-show cabs, we kept clocking the free-range catwalkers all around us, cataloging their street style and mentally noting as many outfits as possible. Occasionally, one of these well-dressed marvels would knock our socks off with the way she wore the simplest things and we'd be reduced to semi-staring, like a couple of tourists on safari. With her newly trimmed fringe and fondness for feminine neutrals, today's subject-Caroline Trentini-really caught our attention, and accordingly we feel compelled to showcase her in our latest installment of Model Off Duty.
Surely you know Trentini's fabulous face, which regularly appears (along with the rest of her) in Vogue editorials and coveted campaigns for fashion houses like Dolce & Gabbana. The blonde Brazilian, who was discovered by the same person who plucked Gisele from obscurity, is also a key player come fashion week(s) and walks for the likes of Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, and Oscar de la Renta. Though her ability to captivate the crowds at shows is indisputable, what captured our attention is the way Trentini puts herself together.
Like many of her peers, Trentini tends to shy away from the boldest and brightest colors. Instead, when dressing for herself, she invariably reaches for understated tones and lots of delicate neutrals. Generally speaking, if she's wearing something long, it has a voluminous shape; if it's short, she makes sure she's wearing sleeves. Essentially, her selections demonstrate a refined sensibility and a predilection for feminine shapes. In fact, we think she might be our most girly MOD yet!
Of course, Trentini also knows the way texture and details can elevate any outfit, which she demonstrates time and time again. For example, she showed off a fresh set of bangs (we like!) and her fabulous taste in LBDs during New York Fashion Week while attending a dinner hosted by Carlos Miele and Vogue (above, far left). Trentini selected a black cocktail dress and simple gladiator heels (both by Carlos Miele) for the occasion, and added a shrunken Proenza Schouler jacket with cuffed sleeves. The sober jacket and shoes perfectly balanced the woven frock and inspired us to create a similar outfit for our next outing. If you'd like to do the same, we suggest pairing a zippy frock, like the Boutique Drop Bead Dress ($250), with a sharp little jacket, such as Silence & Noise's Little Brother Blazer ($69).
While that night she selected something short, Trentini often goes to the opposite extreme when creating event outfits. For a party at New York's Christian Lacroix boutique, our MOD went for a ground-grazing Silk Maxi Dress ($1200, 212.219.8250) by Osklen, one of her favorite Brazilian brands (second from right). In fact, Trentini was head-to-toe in pieces from her homeland, as she topped her charcoal gown with a cropped leather jacket by Zoomp. The contrast of the refined silk with the rougher leather is definitely worth emulating; try something like Selected Femme's Silk Printed Maxi Dress ($310), or even the more casual Classic Mini Pocket Long Dress ($110) by T by Alexander Wang, with a little leather jacket to achieve her look. Regarding the latter, if you want to save, check out Forever 21's Slant Zipper Moto Jacket ($33) or if you're ready for more of a splurge, Doma's Cropped Washed-Leather Biker Jacket ($630) is just the ticket.
The tendency to favor extreme hemlines and relaxed silhouettes carries over into Trentini's day-to-day outfits too. Spotted backstage at a Carolina Herrera show, today's spotlighted star wore another long loose frock from Osklen, similar to the Cotton Dress ($450, 212.219.8250), which is currently in stock in the brand's New York flagship store. Trentini accessorized with a vintage Ralph Lauren belt and Miu Miu moccasins, both in chocolate brown suede. Though it's definitely different, we think Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent's Long Navajo Sweater Dress ($323) has a bit of the same vibe, especially if you wore it with a pair of Minnetonka Moccasin's Peace Mocs ($39) or Aerosoles' Mandolin Flats ($69).
We'll end today's story on a high note-high hemline, that is-with a final Trentini look. Captured backstage at Michael Kors' Spring 09 show, our model wore a little Anna Sui Dress with a slouchy cardigan from the Gap (it's from the men's department!) and a pair of boots she bought in a Parisian vintage shop. Again, Trentini's ability to play with textures is highlighted by the contrast of the silky frock with a cozy cardigan and worn-in boots. To create your own version of this ensemble, just pair your favorite strappy little dress (like the Cherry Print Dress ($375) by Anna Sui) with a slouchy sweater. Topshop's stocking a couple of inexpensive cool options-like the Knitted Zip Long Cardigan ($80) and the Knitted Fluffy Cardigan ($70)-but we're going to save up for Theory's Valene Cashmere Cardigan ($335). It's so wonderfully soft and perfectly made; you'll keep it (and wear it) forever. Just add your favorite stompers, like Rag & Bone's Motorcycle Boots ($550), and you'll have a perfectly MOD look, Trentini-style!
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By Amanda Wood on December 1st, 2012
The Newberry High School Panthers were defeated at home by the top ranked and undefeated Trenton High School Tigers 36-35 in overtime in the Class 1A state semifinals Friday night. Trenton moves on to play for the state championship on December 7th. The teams kept … Continue reading

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For most individuals, who decide to figure out the best way to earn extra money with an online jobs, the first thought that comes to mind is to work online from home. This is, of course, one of the easiest ways in which one can earn extra money while doing it from the comforts of home. The reason for this is because it typically requires little, to no, financial investment whatsoever when done correctly. There are a few key points to keep in mind when taking this route and they are as follows: Figure Out Your Niche – This is going to be key to your success and remember that your niche should be something that you are absolutely comfortable doing. This will also depend on your specific talents.
For some, their talents are in writing and for others, it is designing anything graphical. There is really no right or wrong answer to this question. It simply depends on what it is that you are comfortable with doing on a daily basis. Your ultimate goal will be to make money online but have fun while doing it. Another popular "work from home" area is selling physical items. This could range from handmade crafts to dropship items that have the potential to earn extra money in large quantities. Let's not forget the 'odds and ends' that are laying around the house. These items can be gold mines, when it comes right down to it.
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A Fort Drum man faces burglary and sex charges after he allegedly broke into an East Hills Apartment and forced a 25-year-old female to have sex with him.
Arrested on Wednesday was David A. Brooks, 31, Fort Drum, on charges of second-degree burglary, first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree unlawful imprisonment.
City police said he broke into the apartment Aug. 6 and forced the woman to have sex. The victim and Brooks had a mutual female friend, police said.
They had met only once, police said.
She was home alone when Mr. Brooks got into the building by getting through a door lock, police said.
The woman reported the alleged attack on the day it happened.
He was arraigned in Watertown City Court on Wednesday morning and remanded to the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building on $2,500 bail.
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WADDINGTON - A roadside vegetable stand was stolen from a front yard in village Wednesday night, and the owner hopes to have it returned.
There will be no questions asked if they return it, Shirley G. Belgarde said.
The three-by-five-foot, chestnut wood stand was stolen from the lawn of 132 Lincoln Ave. in the center of the village late Wednesday or early Thursday.
Mrs. Belgarde said she uses the stand to sell vegetables and fruit she grows at her farm.
It was an everyday thing; we do it all summer long, she said. We have a lot of customers.
Each night the stand would be cleared of any remaining produce and left out.
Weve done it for four years without incident, Mrs. Belgarde said.
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Its quite a large stand, she said. It would take probably two people to take it.
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It was a nice stand, she said. Its very important to me.
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How does media influence a girl's self-image?
EUGENE, Ore. – Is television to blame for little girls becoming too sexy too soon?
Few empirical studies have actually explored the topic, until now.
Researchers Christine Starr and Gail Ferguson from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, used a simple method to come to a startling conclusion.
They asked a group of 60 6-to-9-year-old girls which of two paper dolls they identified with.
One doll was dressed in a revealing outfit, while the other doll was dressed more modestly.
70 percent of the girls said they looked more like the sexy doll, and that she was more popular than the modest doll.
"It seems like young girls are getting more and more sexualized, not only because of exposure to media, movies and TV, but unsupervised media," said psychologist Ryan Scott with Vista Counseling.
On the other hand, Starr and Ferguson found out that a mother's influence on her daughter and a girl's involvement in sports protected young girls from wanting to become too sexy too soon.
Girls who were enrolled in sports, dance or gymnastics classes chose the sexy doll much less often.
Leeann McBee's 6-year-old daughter takes a gymnastics class at Kipster's Gymnastics in Eugene.
"I think it goes back to having a positive role model, whether it's yourself, other adults in your family, big sisters," McBee said. "Like with my girls, they watch my every move, they will mock everything I do."
Bethani Rivera also has a 6-year-old daughter enrolled in the class.
Both mothers said they monitored the TV shows their daughters watched, but "it's not just the TV shows," Bethani said. "It's the commercials, it's advertisements that they see on Barbie Dolls, Bratz Dolls. It's in our music. It's everywhere. It's shoved down their throats."
Both of their daughters chose the sexy doll as being more popular but chose the modest doll as looking more like them.
Scott said there's room for healthy sexual development in young girls, but the concern is that it's happening at younger and younger ages.
He said the solution is not as simple as turning off the TV.
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Unfortunately, he will be unreleasable due to his injuries, However, the center has found placement for him in an educational capacity in New Mexico. His injuries are just about healed, so it won't be long before he will be heading that way for a new life. He should make the adjustment well since he is a young bird.
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EaT: An Oyster Bar has beaten the odds. Powell and Hogan's midmarket Cajun-style restaurant has won positive reviews and continues to draw customers to its trendy North Williams Avenue neighborhood.
Three months after opening their doors, Powell, 33, and Hogan, 39, took what they thought wasn't a gamble at all. This one had to do with a new form of online marketing—the latest next big thing. They signed up with Groupon.
You might have heard of this company, Groupon. Rhymes with "coupon." Groupon sells vouchers for deep discounts at restaurants, stores, spas and countless other businesses. The businesses agree to honor the vouchers—and risk losing money on the deal—hoping to draw new customers.
Groupon sent out tens of thousands of "daily deals" by email offering $25 worth of seafood at EaT for anyone willing to pay Groupon $12 for a voucher.
Within hours, Groupon had sold 1,544 of the EaT vouchers. And Powell and Hogan were committed to serving that many meals, each at a big discount, in hopes they could attract far more business.
Indeed, they were swamped. "We probably made money," Powell says. "And we still wouldn't do it again because it was such a nightmare."
"It was," Hogan adds, "absolutely horrible."
Swarms of first-time customers (most of whom never came back again) crowded out, undercut and alienated their regulars who were paying full price. Servers got stiffed on tips. Powell even had a Groupon thrown in his face by a customer after he declined to let the man redeem the same gift certificate twice.
For everyone else, Groupon worked exactly as planned—the diners got a great deal, and Groupon (which often pockets half of the voucher's price) walked away with an estimated $9,200 for doing little more than sending out emails. In all, Groupon is on track to collect $2 million from Portland businesses this year, based on WW's estimate of Groupon's likely share of its Portland business.
Groupon is truly a phenomenon. Two solid years of friendly buzz from TV news, daily papers and consumer blogs have helped Groupon sell 22 million deals in North America that the company says have saved consumers $980 million.
Late last year, Google tried to buy Groupon for $6 billion, an incredible sum for a three-year-old startup that basically runs a large email list.
Groupon's 30-year-old founder and chief executive, Andrew Mason, turned Google down. The company is making an initial public stock offering that values it at $30 billion.
Hordes of copycat daily deals sites emerged—from ZapHour.com in Portland to Maryland-based Jewpon.com (think half off kosher meats). In June, the spurned Google launched its own product, Google Offers.
None has come close to matching Groupon's success.
Portland is an important launching pad for the deals companies. The Portland metro area is reportedly Groupon's 15th-largest market, an outsized showing given the city's population. Google Offers decided to test its product here in June ahead of larger tech-savvy markets like San Francisco, New York and Austin. The Oregonian publicized an account of EaT's early success, and Google Offers' launch here gained worldwide attention in the media.
Many retailers are happy with their daily deals experience. Jonathan Magnus of PDX Pedicab, for instance, says Groupon deals helped his company fill down time. "It turned out to be successful," he says.
But consumers—who almost never lose out on these deals—are probably unaware of the consequences they have had on many other businesses.
Nearly half the businesses using daily deals report they made no money. Customers often get their discounts and run to the next deal, without creating the loyal relationship that Groupon says can follow. Even Powell and Hogan say the fact that they made money doesn't justify the damage these daily deals can do to businesses and employees.
"You can't hire people because you've discounted your product. Now you've got to work more hours to break even, because your margins dropped a couple of percentage points," Powell says. "It seems regressive more than progressive. The small-business owner gets pushed down and pushed down."
Groupon CEO Andrew Mason did not return text messages and emails; a company spokesperson did not return messages. Because Groupon is about to sell shares publicly for the first time, federal securities rules limit what the company's executives can say publicly.
Groupon sets out to be the advertising and marketing department that many small businesses lack.
Every morning, Groupon emails some 83 million loyal consumers with pitches for deeply discounted goods and services at restaurants, spas and boutiques around the country. It's not the place to go if you want to save 50 cents on a jug of milk, but if you're $40 short of a desperately needed facial, check Groupon.
If you want to take part in a Groupon deal, the company charges your credit card and you get the voucher on your computer or phone. Groupon then divides the money with the business offering the deal.
Groupon touts its "collective buying" model as a revolutionary system that creates value for everyone involved—shoppers, sellers and Groupon itself.
"We only win if you win," says the soothing, unseen narrator in a Groupon sales video.
That's not quite right. Groupon gets its money first, whereas every other party to the transaction may or may not realize a gain.
Let's say a boutique usually offers a scarf for $20. But with a Groupon deal, customers can get it for $10 by buying the voucher.
There is no upfront
cost to the business running the promotion. Groupon typically keeps half
of the discounted price, and reimburses half—so, $5 of the original $20
price of the scarf—to the merchant. But the store doesn't get its share
all at once. Groupon makes a partial payment within a few days of the
start of the promotion, paying the remaining balance over a period of
It's not clear how many merchants run more than one deal with Groupon, but the company claims its service is so successful that 97 percent of businesses who used it ask to be featured again.
Elephants Delicatessen, the venerable local caterer and eatery, has run promotions with both Groupon and Google Offers. Elephants CEO Anne Weaver says her experience with both companies was great.
Weaver says she entered into each promotion knowing that it would be what's known in business-speak as a "loss leader."
"We're not making a dime on these things; it's just mostly promotional awareness," Weaver says. "You can pretty much do the math when you're giving away the store for half price."
We did the math. Between the two promotions, Elephants committed to serving more than 10,000 customers, according to Groupon and Google Offers. That means that Elephants guaranteed discounts (after being paid by the companies) that cost it as much as $46,000.
Despite the strain the rush of customers put on the business—and even though some customers attempted fraud by using the same voucher multiple times—Weaver is satisfied the online deals exposed her business to a new clientele.
"It was huge. Talk about getting mobbed," Weaver says. "Our people were not loving us for doing it."
Another self-described success story comes from another iconic Portland business: the pedicab. Magnus, of PDX Pedicab, says his company is about to run its third Groupon promotion; he says the first one, a discounted distillery tour, brought in $12,000.
"We didn't have to put a lot of money out of pocket," he says. "In fact, we made a little money off of it. It also opens up a demographic that we normally don't have access to. A lot of people came from Beaverton."


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The Master of Science in Human Resources (MSHR) program was launched online in January 2013. The new offering enables students across the country and beyond to advance their careers in human resources through a flexible, fully online master's degree program, said Steven Hanks, director of distance education, accreditation, and assessment for the Huntsman School.
Dean Douglas D. Anderson said that Utah State University has offered distance education classes for more than 25 years, but this new arrangement will expand the school's reach dramatically.
"By first utilizing a broadcast network and now through online platforms, USU is meeting the needs of Utah's students who are unable to attend an on-campus program," Dean Anderson said. "With the rapid advances in online instruction, we are able to extend our reach even further to offer our MSHR degree to more students throughout Utah and beyond."
Dean Anderson said the school selected Academic Partnerships because of its track record of excellence.
"It has worked with leading public universities to significantly drive student enrollments and most importantly, to ensure that enrolled students remain engaged and successfully graduate from these online degree programs," he said. "Academic Partnerships' online education expertise, combined with USU's leading human resources curriculum, means we'll be able to give exponentially more students an innovative learning experience."
The new online MSHR program will offer 12 seven-week courses that can be completed in as little as one year. Additional program details may be found here.
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Academic Partnerships has a successful track record of helping institutions of higher education expand their access and deliver quality and scalable online degree programs, Best said. The company's efforts have helped more than 600 professors convert more than 1,000 traditional courses into an electronic delivery format, and it has recruited more than 100,000 students into online degree programs with national and international partners.


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The Bible Not Fit For Today (I)
As good as Savage can sometimes be presenting the facts of evolution (he believes a god made the world through evolution), he took on a subject that his ultra-conservative fundy audience just couldn't quite handle. I wasn't shocked when they called in opposing him instead of extending the usual subservient flattery of "you're so right, Dr. Savage."
I found myself chuckling when savage made the following remark...
"After millions of years of evolution. God put a soul in a ape, or excuse me, an ape evolved into a human, and God gave it a soul."
Let me stop here and say just how comical this is to me: a god taking an unprincipled, uncivilized, feces-throwing, tree-climbing beast, and transforming it into an image of himself! Educated, non-fundamentalist Savage had no problem saying it, but his audience sure did. Who is Savage's audience that he labors so hard to educate and enlighten? Fundamentalist, white, middle-class, Christians, who only care to be educated with books like the Bible. Savage's audience has no problem stating that the universe was created just 6,000 years ago, nor does his audience mind reading and accepting as truth, this archaic book with talking snakes, talking donkeys, and floating axeheads. His audience has an agenda, the agenda of maw and paw's book they were instructed with back when they were knee-high.
So forget trying to point out that there are trees on this planet now living as old as 6,000 years! Forget about geographical distribution, showing how, after a mountain pass or valley, different forms of life came and died out in the fossil record over long periods of time. Forget about similarity of structure between life forms. Forget about DNA testing. Forget about evidence of ice ages every 100,000 years, and you can sure as Hell forget about changes in magnetic polarity over time. Since a very old book, coming from a time drenched in superstition said it, that settles it. No possibility of error for them. Oppose the fundies and they'll attack you, just like they attack evolution. Einstein's equations are not biblical, but they don't get attacked, why? Because those numbers dared not oppose a wargod who demands 7 human sacrifices to end a famine (2 Samuel 21:1-9).
Caller after caller poured in their support for the old book...
Caller: "uhhh..yes...uh Dr. Savage. I...um...gotta disagree with you here... I believe the earth is 6,000 years old, cause there was some trees found under Antarctica ice."
Savage: "[pause]....well, sir. I'm afraid you don't know enough of science to discuss this with me..."
One Jewish chemist who called in told us he believed the earth was "millions of years old". How generous of him! "In the beginning", said he, was not yet when God started counting time in the days of creation. So we are to believe that the earth is some unknown vast number of years old + 6 literal days! This taking of liberty by the creationists to insert huge chunks of unaccounted-for time is known as The Gap Theory, the usual way out for Jews and progressive Christians who try to finagle the findings of the sciences to fit scripture.
Finally, Savage seemed to get off the point because of the resistance of his audience. They just couldn't connect with him. But again, Savage made a concerted effort to show that the Bible cannot be "interpreted literally" and applied to today. The Bible teaches stoning adulterers, blasphemers, and witches...
Savage: "Do you want to do that today? Are you going to pick up a rock and smack someone with it? No, you're not. If we did that, we'd be like the Islamofascists and the Taliban."
True indeed. The Bible is on the same moral level with modern Iran. Savage has pointed this out repeatedly and it is a good thing.
The Bible is just not for today. To be made to fit a civilized society, it must be watered down, reinterpreted, and compromised. It fits neither the culture, nor the education levels of this generation, despite a growing number of exceptions who choose to remain ignorant and backwoods-ish by way of educational preference. Except among those who are stubbornly wound up in it as a belief system, the Bible has no appeal.


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Sanpete County needs to be sure candidates for U.S. Congress get up to speed on the Goosebery Narrows Project, Sanpete County Commissioner Spencer Cox told a gathering of mayors and commissioners in early February.
At a meeting in Mt. Pleasant, Cox recounted a recent visit to Carbon County by one of the candidates (he declined to say,which) running in the newly configured Second Congressional District.
According to Cox, the candidate got an earful about how harmful the Narrows Reservoir would be.
Following that meeting, Cox convinced the candidate to tour the Narrows Dam site near the top of Fairview Canyon on State Route 31 with him and Commissioner Claudia Jarrett.
The candidate's reaction was, "This is it? This is what they were talking about?, suggesting the candidate could see the project was fairly innocuous.
Sanpete leaders need to "preach the gospel" about the Narrows, Cox said. He added that leaders also need to focus on defeating Democrat Scott Matheson, who is running for the new Fourth District, which now includes southern Sanpete County.
Matheson is the only member of the Utah congressional delegation who opposes the Narrows, Cox noted. According to Cox, Matheson has blocked progress on the Narrows in the past. Long-time supporters of the Narrows regard him as "public enemy number one," Cox said.
Meanwhile, Wade Garrett, a staffmembet in Rep. Jason Chaffetz'. office, reported that the Narrows "seems to be on course." An environmental impact statement was completed a couple of years ago. Currently, staff in the Bureau of Reclamation Office in, Provo are evaluating the EIS, and working toward a go/no go decision on the dam and reservoir, which would capture water that falls on the eastern slope of the Wasatch Plateau, store it, and send it through a transmountain tunnel to northern Sanpete county.
Garrett said federal officials had expressed concern about whether federal funds would be available for the project. But Sanpete County officials told the feds, "'Give us a record of decision, and we'll worry about funding later.""That seemed to, loosen things up a bit," Garrett said.


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Just yesterday I ordered Elizabeth Zimmermann's new book (edited by her grandson, Cully) Knit One Knit All (reviewed by Clara Parkes in Knitter's Review this morning). It is a collection of EZ's garter stitch patterns. As I understand it, many of the patterns have not been published before. I am ridiculously excited to see the book, and I hope it'll give me the kick in the pants to pick up my knitting again.
That's right, I have not been knitting. My knitting mojo is all wonky. It's a very odd feeling, having knit pretty much nonstop for the last eight years. I have patterns that have been knit and photographed that I could write up. I have sketches and swatches. I have ideas floating around in my head. But the urge to actually sit down and do any of the work is not there.
But I have been busy with other stuff. Jerry had a birthday. He's NINE YEARS OLD.
I took advantage of having my Mom visiting for Jerry's birthday to 1) pick strawberries and 2) make stuff with them.
I made freezer jam and regular jam. We ate a lot of them with shortcake that my Mom made. I froze some whole for smoothies, and I froze some cut and sugared, as recommended by the strawberry farmer himself. Note to self: next year only pick two buckets – three tops – because four buckets was really too many.
The other way I've kept myself busy is with house projects. After finally making The Hallway into a space that is useful and pretty, the goal is to fix everything in the entire house, starting with the small and easy-to-handle projects. First up was kitchen curtains. They turned out great, but have a funny way of enhancing the fugliness of the rest of the kitchen.
This fabric came from the quilting cotton section at Joann's…one of those "exclusively for Joann's" prints.
Next up was curtains for what we call the Front Room. It's really the family room, and we spend a lot of time here. Click here for a sort-of before picture – it's just a picture that happens to have the old curtains in the background. And here are my new DRAPERIES. I am totally in love with these bad boys.
I got this fabric at MaryJo's in Gastonia, NC. What a great store! It's Robert Allen Home.
I am not in love with those fake trees…maybe I'll put them away today.
When I finished the curtains, I started painting two old chairs.
A day of sanding, two coats of primer and three coats of paint on each chair, a brilliant fabric suggestion from my sewing peeps and I've got a pair of awesome chairs that I love.
This chair fabric is from the Tufted Tweet line by Laurie Wisbrun.
I bought it from Hawthorne Threads.
Then I borrowed my mother-in-law's sander. I am unstoppable.
This desk came from the Salvation Army for $20. I'm thinking I'll paint it white/cream, but that part is still up in the air. I have primed it and I just need to decide on the paint color. It's going in Jerry's room with the green chairs. His room also needs to be painted, and we're considering taking out a wall, or at least part of a wall, and then, and then, and then.
Sadly, I'm just not that into picking up the knitting. I feel bad about it because I miss my knitting! But it also makes me happy to get my house in shape. We've lived here for 7 years now; it's about time!


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Lesson learned today
Comment out all "DROP TABLE" commands in my scripts.
(I accidentally hit F5 when the focus was in the wrong window – which happened to contain a "DROP TABLE / CREATE TABLE" script – my Toad session goes and happily drops the table that I'd been gradually accumulating statistics into for the past 3 days – and no, there's no flashback table in 9i)
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A group has been formed to fight the city of Longmont's proposed ban on fracking that is going to voters in November, and one of the state's most prominent political consultants has been enlisted to lead the effort.
It may become a repeat of what Longmont saw in the 2009 and 2011 elections, when telecommunications companies poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into efforts to defeat a measure allowing the city to use its own fiber-optic network. Corporate executives denied that their motivation was to deter a threat to their market share, and while they helped defeat the initiative in 2009, thanks in large part to an industry-backed "No Blank Check" campaign that was accused of dirty politics, citizens approved the measure in 2011.
A similar situation might be brewing among wealthy oil and gas companies and their trade organizations, which are expected to fight the hit to their pocketbooks that would be delivered by a ban on hydraulic fracturing in Longmont. That measure, known as the "Public Health, Safety and Wellness Act" and listed as Question 300 on the Nov. 6 ballot, would ban fracking and related waste disposal within city limits.
According to records in the Longmont city clerk's office, a committee called "Longmont Taxpayers for Common Sense" filed its registration form on Aug. 13, then submitted a new filing on Sept. 11, changing its name to "Main Street Longmont."
According to Longmont City Clerk Valeria Skitt, the group had to change its name because the original moniker was already taken by an organization in Washington, D.C. That group asked the Longmont committee to change its title, but agreed to allow the committee to use the money it had already collected under that name, as long as it began fundraising under the new name, Skitt said.
She added that she will have no information about how the organization is funded until the first filing deadline for declaring financial contributions, which is Oct. 16. Subsequent financial forms are due Oct. 23, Oct. 31 and Dec. 6.
The registered agent for "Main Street Longmont" is listed as Richard Evans, who works for Reiter & Associates, a Denver political consulting firm headed by Rick Reiter, who has gained prominence by leading a host of well-financed campaigns for and against ballot initiatives statewide.
For example, according to records from the secretary of state's office, Reiter's firm raised $86,350 in 2006 for the Adams County Sales Tax Extension Campaign, $72,203 in 2006 to defeat the labor-backed Amendment 38, and $64,302 in 2010 to defeat Amendment 60, Amendment 61 and Proposition 101.
Reiter & Associates was also involved in Coloradans for a Stable Economy, which in 2008 helped defeat Amendment 58, a measure that would have increased severance taxes assessed to oil and gas companies, and would have directed most of that money to college scholarships.
An Oct. 31, 2008, article in the Rocky Mountain News reported that Reiter collected $800,000 in management fees that year.
When reached by phone, Evans declined to discuss who is involved in Main Street Longmont, or what entities were funding the effort.
"I'm actually just the person handling the campaign finance, is all," he said. "I have to have someone else call you if you want a press story."
Bill Ray, a communications consultant hired to serve as spokesperson for the campaign, also declined to discuss the financial backing of the campaign. When asked whether oil and gas interests would be bankrolling Main Street Longmont to protect their profits, Ray said, "Obviously, that industry has an interest in this issue in Longmont, as it is a national issue impacting the industry, but I think, come mid-October, when the financial reports happen, it will paint a picture of who the campaign has evolved into and the backers of the campaign."
Ray said seven former Longmont mayors have signed on to support Main Street Longmont: Bryan Baum, Julia Pirnack, Bill Swenson, Bob Askey, Leona Stoecker, Roger Lange and Al Sweney. (See www.voteno300.com.)
When asked whether those mayors will actually be financing the initiative, Ray said, "We don't share strategy. In a campaign, we have a campaign finance report due in mid-October, and that's when that information will become public." Ray also failed to point out that all seven of the former mayors are Republicans, a fact that might say more about "Main Street Longmont" and its pro-fracking position than anything else.
He declined to comment on whether this would be a repeat of the corporate telecommunications campaigns to defeat Longmont's efforts to use its own fiber-optic network.
Ray, who worked for the Longmont Times-Call for many years, including as its editorial page editor, says he is no stranger to the community and has many friends in the city.
He also acknowledges working on "many, many, many campaigns" with Rick Reiter over the years. Ray confirmed that Reiter is "probably the top ballot and issue campaign consultant in the state of Colorado, absolutely."
Reiter's LinkedIn profile says he has compiled a 107-19 won-loss record on the state and local ballot issue campaigns he has run.
When asked why a request for comment from the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA), the state's primary association for that industry, was directed to him, Ray said, "COGA is not directly involved in the campaign, so when COGA gets a press call about the campaign, which they do quite often, they know to pass that along to me."
In response to a question about what it might cost a group to hire Reiter and himself for a campaign, he declined to comment.
And when asked whether the Main Street Longmont campaign would be a true grassroots effort, Ray said, "I think the committee is going to be a combination of grassroots and seasoned campaign veterans who know how to effectively communicate on issues, so a little bit of everything. But there will be plenty of grassroots, and there will be plenty of other people working on the campaign to help communicate the message, whether that's through grassroots work, if that's through media, through mail pieces and the Internet, and all the other tools used in campaigns right now."
In response to an inquiry about how big of a blow the passage of the ban would be to the industry, Ray said it's not his role to discuss public policy.
"Right now, this issue is fueled by pure emotion," he said. "There's not a lot of science behind the arguments being made against fracking."
Ray also said that his campaign "needs to get back to putting out some facts about oil and gas production, about fracking, about the health and safety concerns out there. … You have seven former mayors standing up for their city, standing up for the health and safety of their city, standing up for the economic environment of Longmont, and wanting to make sure the city charter is not filled with all kinds of special-interest initiatives."
At least one Longmont City Council member, Bonnie Finley, has suggested that the city will be sued if the fracking ban passes. When asked whether the ban would withstand the scrutiny of the courts if approved, Ray said, "I'm not a lawyer, and I don't practice law without a license."
Question 300 proponent and Longmont-area native Sam Schabacker, Food & Water Watch's mountain west director, says he expects oil and gas interests to spend more than $1 million to defeat the proposed fracking ban. He adds that the hiring of a heavy hitter like Reiter is a sign of how serious the industry is taking this threat.
"This guy is not small potatoes; he knows what he's doing," Schabacker said.
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Interesting that the pro-gas billboard can find seven people to support their cause while the people on record against fracking in Longmont is over 8200. Maybe they could change their slogan to read, "Seven people can't be wrong!"
Idiotic, to think that anyone who wants clean air and water is an anarchist, and doesn't work.
In regards to fracking, it has been proven to be harmful...it's a fact. We just don't want it here in town....why don't we have any rights over our own community? Why do we let the oil and gas companies profits take precedence over the health and welfare of our families and environment? Why?
See Gasland, or Just google "fracking", and get a clue...and some integrity.
"Many states have imposed restrictions on fracking operations. In May, Vermont became the first state to to ban the practice outright. In signing the law, Gov. Peter Shumlin stated, "The science on fracking is uncertain at best. Let the other states be the guinnea pigs."" - I read that in 'The Week'
We need swift action and not diplomatic discussions on how to solve the problem! Let's get real here! NOW!!! If fracking DOES cause earthquakes, what will happen? Better safe than sorry, don't you agree? Ban fracking! And NO, the government does NOT know what is best. You people who back political bureaucrats should feel GUILT for supporting them and not realizing what the consequences on variable levels could be!!! I support green clean energy like wind and solar energy? Does it always have to come to this with the oil revenue? Do you fancy a dive on a large magnitude earthquake, Colorado? That's certainly the case if you don't care for doing testing before drilling as is evidence in Williston, ND with a magnitude 3.3M just 11mi southeast of the town! Consider your options, consesquences, behavior, attitudes and balance them. There is a time of action, and there is a time of words! Mine is both but I admit only I can do so much! Support the research on fracking. It has to stop. We will not tolerate any more poltical loafing around!
Support the ban on fracking and prevent something we don't want to happen. An earthquake.


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We Need a Shot-blocker… the Numbers Prove It!
KBT1615, this one is for you….
Upon request, I did a bit of research on blocks for the past two seasons. In 2007-2008, the Knicks averaged 2.59 blocks per contest. As a comparison, the champion Boston Celtics averaged 4.62. That season, the Miami Heat, who were the worst team in the league, averaged 4.3 bpg. This past season, the Knicks averaged a putrid 2.48 bpg, good for dead last in the league by a wide margin. Opponents averaged 5.3 bpg against the Knicks. To put this season's lack of hoop protection into perspective, let's take a look at the final four teams in the playoffs and see how they fared in the blocks department.
Nuggets: 6
Lakers: 5.12
Magic: 5.35
Cavs: 5.3
To shine more light on the Knicks deficiency, consider that Dwight Howard averaged more blocks per game than the entire Knicks roster. Ok, I understand that Howard was the defensive player of the year. Well, Chris Andersen averaged 2.46 bpg, or essentially the same number of blocks per game as the entire Knick team.
This past season, the best shot-blocking team was Golden State with 6.42. The second worst was Milwaukee with 3.75.
Tommy has made a couple of posts over the last week calling for a Camby trade. For those who are against that idea, simply look at the numbers above. Camby himself averaged 2.1 bpg. While it is not worth taking on the contracts of Tyson Chandler or Samuel Dalembert without finding a taker for Eddy Curry, it is imperative for Donnie Walsh to find a player that can block a few shots. Last season, the Knicks averaged 105 ppg and allowed 107 ppg. While this is admittedly an inaccurate science, simply consider the idea that with perhaps 1+ more averaged bpg, the Knicks might have fared a bit better this season and might have had a better shot at the playoffs.
Walsh will have to look under every proverbial rock to find himself a shot-blocker. On the current roster, I see Mo Sene as a potential start to the solution. Off the roster, I would love to see Walsh consider a few young players that are cheap and that have not blossomed quite yet.
DeAndre Jordan, LAC – With Blake Griffin coming in, Jordan falls even further on depth chart
Ryan Hollins, Dal, RFA – Who watched him play against Tim Duncan in the playoffs?
Andray Blatche, Was, (not a great shot-blocker, but has potential for it)
Ty Thomas, Chi, (I doubt this happens unless for a sign and trade of Lee or a swap of draft picks)
Darko Milicic, Mem, If they want Curry for him, then fine. Otherwise, I wonder if Q Rich could get this done. Or perhaps if Thabeet or Hill fall to 8, the Knicks can swap Duhon and their 8th pick for Rubio and Milicic. That is if Rubio makes a fuss about playing in Memphis)
That all said, I think Camby has to be a major target. Walsh likes to have shot-blockers on his teams. Even if the player does not fit the D'Antoni run'n'gun style, if he blocks shots, then Walsh has to take a look.
Does anyone have other young players that they think can be had on the cheap? My options are not the greatest, but they are the ones I thought of off the top of my head. Let's hear yours…


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Because I am from there and I understand it. Philadelphia's history is only slightly hidden beneath a veil of commercialism. Stand on Market Street long enough, and all those images rush back to you.Originally Posted by Story
With a little consultancy on the side, yes.Originally Posted by MK
One does not hit the mot juste with a shotgun, but rather with a rapier.
Because I am from there and I understand it. Philadelphia's history is only slightly hidden beneath a veil of commercialism. Stand on Market Street long enough, and all those images rush back to you.Originally Posted by Story
(raises hand)Originally Posted by MK
When I'm not working at the movie theatre, I do freelance writing -- mostly corporate PR stuff (which might fall under the category of "fiction," but hey, it's a living), but I also do a lot of non-fiction writing on Golden Era subjects. Last year I published a book, a biography of the radio team "Amos and Andy," and have had quite a few articles in radio-oriented magazines.
Back in my school days, I wrote dozens of short stories set during the Depression era -- mostly just for fun, and most of them not very good. But it was a way of getting my thoughts on paper and building my writing skills, so it was a worthwhile exercise. Now I wish I'd kept them -- they'd be fun to look at again...
Without our brain and muscle not a single wheel can turn!
I'm a copywriter for a book publishing company, so I guess you could say that I do make my living from it. But I hope to make my living from my novels someday - with the understanding that I'll probably have to keep my full-time job.
Originally Posted by MK
Not "as a writer," but mainly from writing.
A sense of the fundamental decencies is parcelled out unequally at birth. - Fitzgerald
... although I also have several major writing projects in the works. Hope to share some news on one of these shortly.Originally Posted by scotrace
Fasten your seat belts... It's going to be a bumpy night! -- Margo Channing
Yes, and I'm even published. I'm just writing book reviews for the Joe Bob Report right now. I have done poetry (yuck), gig and movie reviews (free shows yippee), song lyrics, short stories, and such. I've started a couple novels ... but then who hasn't?
Hey, I'm only fourteen months late, but....
I have one about Texas during Prohibition and the Depression. Still mostly in the planning stages, though.
I often write little short stories for my own amusement; they usually just sit on my hard drive until the computer dies (I don't back them up). I don't plan to have them published (most I don't even shew people); I just do it for fun. Although once I made £13 writing other peoples creative writing english coursework for them at school - they all got A*!
Well, this thread is old. Since the previous reply, I have made a living writing... copywriting.
Hey, that's okay w/me; baby, I don't care.
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Edgar Givens has been a perfect fit in his new surroundings.
But the Watertown Red and Blacks first-year wide receiver has found just one problem since moving to the area from the Midwest.
Its peaceful up here. I will say this, though, people up here dont know how to drive, Givens said. But besides that, its peaceful and the people up here are very generous people, so I feel welcome.
Up here its just a love for the game, for real, he added. Everybody on the team offense, defense, throughout the coaches its just a love for the game.
Givens, who stands at 6-foot-4 1/2, weighs roughly 220 pounds and has an extensive football background, has been a welcomed addition to the Red and Blacks offense this season. He has accounted for 85 of the teams 188 yards through the air and its lone receiving touchdown a highlight-reel catch made while lying on his back in the end zone.
Givens is hoping to lead Watertown (1-2) to its first on-field victory of the season in tonights 7 p.m. nonleague game against the Finger Lakes Impact in Waterloo.
Hes a rookie that walked in here and two or three days into practice I knew he was going to be a captain, said Red and Black offensive coordinator Nate Bryant. Hes a leader, players listen to him, he can break stuff down for a player quickly but hes also respectful. Hed rather pick you up than put you down.
The 27-year-old moved to the area last fall to be near his sister, a 17-year member of the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Drum, and his 16-year-old nephew.
Before making the move, Givens played arena football for the Wichita Wild of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League. He played both the wide receiver and safety positions.
For one, the wall doesnt lose, Givens said of his arena football experience. The wall does not lose. Two – everything is quicker, shorter and real fast-paced.
I loved it. The fans are great, he added. You can catch a touchdown over the wall and the fan can have it in his hands too. Its awesome.
Givens learned of the Red and Black while doing research on various football teams around the state when he decided to move.
He attended a Red and Black game late last season and said he liked what he saw. Then he decided to sign up after a chance meeting in the weight room.
It just so happens, coincidence for real, I was working out and ran into Joe Brennan, Givens said. I knew hes their starting running back and he started giving me the ins and outs about it. So I signed up and Im here.
Before his arena football stint, Givens played two years of college football at Division II Central Missouri.
He started at Arkansas State of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision but soon transferred to a junior college, Southwest Mississippi State, for the first two years of his college career.
He played mostly safety in college and played outside linebacker and defensive end for his high school in a small Missouri town about 200 miles south of St. Louis.
He played a series at safety during the Red and Blacks season opener at the Syracuse Shock and delivered two big hits to Shock running back Justyn Hardwick, one of the elite backs in the Empire Football League.
I love (playing) receiver to death, but I love safety too, Givens said. I mean if I could, I would play both ways every game, if I could. But I guess Ill have to play offense. Defense doesnt get too much glory like that anyway.
Wherever he is lined up, Red and Black coach George Ashcraft likes what he has seen thus far from Givens.
Edgar is a 6-foot-4, 225-pound stud, Ashcraft said. Hes a very physically fit athlete, you can tell, and hes got a lot of heart for the game.
Hes got a great attitude, everything about him is just positive, he added.
n The Red and Black was idle last week but received a forfeit victory over Montreal.
The Voyageurs took a hiatus from the EFL after the schedule was released, so EFL teams will receive forfeit wins in place of those scheduled games.
Watertown will also receive a forfeit for its scheduled Aug. 17 home game against Montreal.
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