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SACRAMENTO — Sen. Ted Gaines (R-Roseville) March 27 addressed a crowd of Lake Tahoe business owners, public officials and concerned citizens regarding the economic harm facing the area if the annual 4th of July and Labor Day fireworks shows are forced to shut down.
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SACRAMENTO — Sen. Ted Gaines (R-Roseville) March 27 addressed a crowd of Lake Tahoe business owners, public officials and concerned citizens regarding the economic harm facing the area if the annual 4th of July and Labor Day fireworks shows are forced to shut down.
"Make no mistake, countless jobs and even entire businesses are on the line here," said Gaines. "Cancelling the fireworks shows means between three-to-10 million dollars in direct losses for this community. People will be out of work and we will see 'going out of business' signs on store windows."
The fireworks shows are under threat of shutting down because of a 2013 lawsuit filed by two Tahoe residents, Joseph and Joan Truxler, which challenges the ability of the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority (LTVA) to conduct the fireworks displays without a permit. LTVA has put on the events for decades, and also operates an extensive, next-day cleanup program that captures the fireworks debris as well as cans, bags and other trash that makes its way into the lake.
Gaines is furious with the lawsuit. "I can't believe that people found some paper scraps on the beach and thought the solution was to attack an American tradition like 4th of July fireworks," he said. "How about working with LTVA? How about organizing a volunteer cleanup effort to help strengthen the bonds of this community? How about anything besides environmental blackmail?"
"Generations of families have built memories around these fantastic fireworks shows and local businesses depend heavily on these blockbuster holiday weekends," said Gaines. "I will fight to keep the shows going and make them bigger and better than ever."
Senator Ted Gaines represents the 1st Senate District, which includes all or parts of Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra and Siskiyou counties.


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Scientists studying lucid dreamers – men and women who can become fully aware in and control their dreams – have pinpointed a specific area of the brain that enables people to perceive the world in a self-reflective manner. The organic components that allow for this kind of metacognition have eluded scientists for some time, and this ground-breaking study could pave the way for a better understanding of how people think and process information.
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The human capacity of self-perception, self-reflection and consciousness development are among the unsolved mysteries of neuroscience. Despite modern imaging techniques, it is still impossible to fully visualise what goes on in the brain when people move to consciousness from an unconscious state. The problem lies in the fact that it is difficult to watch our brain during this transitional change. Although this process is the same, every time a person awakens from sleep, the basic activity of our brain is usually greatly reduced during deep sleep.

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Darwin and Phyllis (Andersen) Pearce will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 13, 2013. The couple were married at Bremerton First Christian Church on June 13, 1953.
After serving in the military, Darwin went on to retire as a shipfitter foreman from the Naval Shipyard. Phyllis worked as a teacher's aide for the Bremerton School District.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearce have two children: Donald Pearce of Puyallup and Rita Shelton of Overland Park, Kan., as well as two granddaughters and two grandsons. They plan to celebrate their milestone anniversary with a family dinner party.
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Dartmouth's interest in material culture from the African continent is directly linked to the history of one of its students, John Ledyard (1751-1789), who attended the college for one year in 1772 and became the first American in Egypt. Ledyard was engaged by the African Association of London to explore the Nile and the Niger Rivers. In 1788 he mourned the loss of "great Antiquity" in Alexandria, of which "the pillar of Pompey & an obelisk called Cleopatra's are now almost the only remains." Museum records confirm that before 1810, a Mr. S. Dinsmore donated two syenite fragments of Pompey's pillar from Alexandria to the museum, one of which is still extant. Although the actual date of the acquisition of these two fragments remains unknown, it is possible that Ledyard's 1788 reference to this very same pillar was the impetus behind the collection and subsequent acquisition of these fragments by the museum. So began the acquisition also of other ancient Egyptian objects in the early parts of the nineteenth century.
The Dartmouth College Museum's fascination with ancient Egyptian souvenirs and "curiosities" collected in the interest of exploration and adventure during the first half of the nineteenth century continued when, in 1838, Frederick Hall, Class of 1803, donated an Egyptian mummy mask from the Old Kingdom, 2465-2150 BCE; two fresco fragments from the Tomb of Kings in the Lower Chamber, Thebes, 18th Dynasty; a mummy cloth with embalming; and other objects no longer extant in the museum. Toward the end of the nineteenth century, this collection was further enhanced by a bequest from Emily Howe Hitchcock (1852-1912) of Hanover, New Hampshire, of objects collected in Egypt between 1866 and 1867, including a sepulchral stela from Thebes, dated c. 712-664 BCE. In the early 1930s the museum received a gift from the Estate of Mary C. Rockefeller of an Egyptian black granite head of a god, collected in Egypt by her husband, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Class of 1930. In 1939 the Dartmouth College Museum acquired more than 350 objects through gift and purchase from the Museum and Art Gallery of Reading, England, including ancient Egyptian pottery dating from pre-dynastic times to the Roman period. The collection of ancient Egyptian objects now numbers around four hundred.
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The United Way of Lancaster County's 2008-09 campaign fell shy of its $425,000 goal, but the overall effort was a plus.
The economic downturn and rising unemployment had a major impact on annual UW giving, but pledges totaled $410,184.
Carolyn Petroski, interim executive director for the United Way of Lancaster County, said she was pleased with the campaign results.
Dear brothers/sisters in Christ:
It is with sadness of heart that I read the negative publicity concerning the City of Light, located in Indian Land.
My concern is for the integrity of the Christian witness to the world and the glorification of our Lord Jesus and the edification of the saints in the eyes of man.
The Humane Society of Lancaster would like to thank the many people who have helped us this past year. Their generosity has kept us going and made the lives of countless furry friends more bearable. There are too many to list, but you all know who you are.
We appreciate all who donated their time, energy and money – even in these hard economic times. But our four-legged friends appreciate it even more.
In June, two economists have shared their views on the economy, the recession and when we will see some relief.
Steve Rick, senior economist for the Credit Union Association, and Mark Vitner, senior economist with Wachovia Bank, echoed each other's sentiments about the economic forecast for South Carolina, our nation and the world.
In reviewing the events of recent weeks, I am reminded of the words of the late German Professor Martin Niemoller in speaking of events that occurred in Germany. Professor Niemoller had a famous poem that read:
When the Nazis came for the Communists
I remained silent;
I was not a Communist.
Then they locked up the social democrats.
I was not a social democrat.
Then they came for the trade unionists.
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews.
Following is a letter to U.S. Sen. John Spratt: The people in our Congressional District have long held you in high esteem. Those of us in the opposing party have admired your intellect, honesty and candor.
What has happened ? You have risen, through your abilities and perseverance, to very near the top of the ladder in the U.S. House. Yet you have helped your party, in the last six months, pass legislation that ensures that our future generations will be laden with debt beyond belief.
Yes or no, sometimes it just isn't that simple. But right now the future of the Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Department is being framed as just that – a yes or no question.
County Council is considering a recommendation from the county's fire commission to close the station. Council members may take a vote on the question at its July 27 meeting.
Morris Russell, director of Lancaster County Emergency Management and Lancaster County Fire Service, presented a compelling case for closing the department at Monday night's County Council meeting.
Food is on the move to feed eligible Lancaster County residents. Continuing to Aug. 18, a mobile food bank is going throughout the county with plans to feed 3,600 families from Indian Land to Kershaw and strategic points in between.
The Springs Close Foundation along with HOPE (Helping Other People Effectively), KARE (Kershaw Area Resource Exchange), Christian Services and the Lancaster County Council on Aging are working together to halt county hunger.
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in the mean time, I can report errors and all: Have Windows Vista 64bits and Windows XP SP2 32bits running HGL Collectors Edition.
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LAPD launches probe into clergy files, victims respond
Statement by Joelle Casteix of Newport Beach, SNAP Volunteer Western Regional Director
To put it simply: this is what victims have fought for all along.
The only way to stop the cycle of child sex abuse and cover-up is to punish child predators and anyone who covers up for them. Empty apologies by bishops and promises of prayers do nothing to keep children safe or help victims heal. Vigorous police investigations and criminal prosecutions do.
LA's victims of child sexual abuse by clergy have fought for more than eight years to get these files publicly released. They did that for two reasons: to alert the public about past crimes and help law enforcement prosecute criminals who are within the statute of limitations. It is our hope that this investigation by the LAPD puts wrongdoers behind bars. It is also our hope that any police investigation exposes other predators still under the protection of the Archdiocese and secret files that have yet to be turned over.
(SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the world's oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. SNAP was founded in 1988 and has more than 12,000 members. Despite the word "priest" in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, and Protestant ministers. Our website is SNAPnetwork.org)
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I am sure Obama is going to do anything, are you kidding?
If the LAPD looks closely at Cardinal Mahony's depostions under oath, his public utterances and his written statements, with a little help from the survivors lawyers, they likely can find some basism either obstruction of justice, perjury or xhild endangement, that is not time barred. The Pope, through Archbishop Gomez, has effectively blessed prosecuting Mahony. The inexcusable footdragging here by LA political leaders and prosecutors to date is more than enough reason for replacing them. It also makes clear this abuse of children and survivors will never end unless President Obama conducts a thourough national investigation at the Federal level.
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I think President Obama has more than enough on his mind, what with the drone thing happening. We must be diligent as you are and many others who write day by day and year by yea, rwithout much happening. I thought you were going to write a book ..??I wish you would. You can include every comment and headline you've ever written.Keep up the good work. I'd love for Obama to get after the RCC but don't you think it might hurt the "real church?" The people who follow Christ?
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Honey mustard chicken pot with parsnips
Cooking timePrep: 5 mins Cook: 40 mins
Skill levelEasy
ServingsServes 4
For an easy, warming family casserole on a budget, this one-pot ticks all the boxes
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- 326
- protein
- 39g
- carbs
- 23g
- fat
- 10g
- saturates
- 2g
- fibre
- 6g
- sugar
- 15g
- salt
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If you've got time, this casserole will gently bubble away for up to 90 minutes. The meat will be very tender and fall away from the bones.
- Heat half the oil in a large frying pan or shallow casserole with a lid. Brown the chicken until golden, then set aside. Heat the remaining oil, then cook the onions for 5 mins until softened.
- Nestle the thighs back amongst the onions and add the parnips. Mix the stock with the mustard and honey, then pour in. Scatter over the thyme, then bring to a simmer. Cover, then cook for 30 mins (or longer, see tip) until the chicken is tender, then season. Serve with steamed greens.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2009
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Rather enjoyed this! I made it with pork shoulder steaks as badly needed to use them up but otherwise followed the recipe. I found the sauce just right and the pork went really tender in about 50 minutes cooking time. I kept the parsnips quite chunky as I knew they would cook for a long time and they were fine texture-wise and lovely in flavour. I look forward to trying it with chicken as the recipe suggests!
Delicious recipe and so easy. I forgot to buy parsnips, so added baby new potatoes at the start of the 90 minutes cooking time. They were perfectly tender and the chicken was literally falling off the bone. I followed other people's advice and only used 1 tbsp of honey. Perfect!! Just rustled up some green veggies to go with it as I'd already taken care of the potatoes!!
Newly retired and just started cooking properly. This was an easy and very successful dish to cook. I used chicken breast fillets. Parsnips were not too soft as expected, as we usually have them roasted. Part boiled potatoes, sweet potatoes and butternut squash pieces. My wife had seconds. Need I say more!


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|A Rare Case of Propofol-Induced Acute Liver Failure and Literature Review.
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|The incidence of drug-induced acute liver failure is increasing. A number of drugs can inhibit mitochondrial functions, alter β-oxidation and cause accumulation of free fatty acids within the hepatocytes. This may result in hepatic steatosis, cell death and liver injury. In our case, propofol, an anesthetic drug commonly used in adults and children, is suspected to have induced disturbance of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, which in consequence led to insufficient energy supply and finally liver failure. We report the case of a 35-year-old Caucasian woman with acute liver failure after anesthesia for stripping of varicose veins. Liver histology, imaging and laboratory data indicate drug-induced acute liver failure, presumably due to propofol. Hepatocyte death and microvesicular fatty degeneration of 90% of the liver parenchyma were observed before treatment with steroids. Six months later, a second biopsy was performed, which revealed only minimal steatosis and minimal periportal hepatitis. We suggest that propofol led to impaired fatty acid oxidation possibly due to a genetic susceptibility. This caused free fatty acid accumulation within hepatocytes, which presented as hepatocellular fatty degeneration and cell death. Large scale hepatocyte death was followed by impaired liver function and, consecutively, progressed to acute liver failure.
|G Kneiseler; H S Bachmann; L P Bechmann; A Dechene; T Heyer; H Baba; F Saner; C Jochum; G Gerken; A Canbay
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U.S. airstrikes help Kurds take back control of Mosul Dam
BADRIYA, Iraq — Waves of U.S. airstrikes around a vital dam in northern Iraq helped Iraqi forces to seize it from Islamist terrorists on Monday.
Iraqi and Kurdish officials said they expelled Islamic State in Iraq and Syria fighters from Mosul Dam, the country's largest, and are in complete control of it. It was their biggest push to reverse ISIS's gains in nearly two months of bloody fighting.
Yet Christian and Yazidi villagers who fled ISIS's advance remain wary of returning home. Many watched from a distance while fighting continued throughout the day as American warplanes roared overhead and smoke from explosions darkened the horizon.
"I want to go to my village now, but it is too dangerous," said Khaled Hudada, 44, a teacher from Al Risala, a mostly Yazidi village of about 4,000 people.
"Some of our Arab neighbors were helping ISIS to get into the village, and they are the ones who stole our things."
Peering toward the far-off explosions, he said: "Our only savior, after God, is America."
Mahdi Hussein, a captain of Kurdish militia known as peshmerga, claimed to be "in control of Mosul Dam, 100 percent."
Lt. Gen. Qassem Atta, an Iraqi army spokesman, said Kurdish peshmerga and Iraqi special forces, backed by U.S. air power, "fully liberated the dam" and "hoisted the Iraqi flag over it."
U.S. drones, bombers and fighter jets made 15 strikes and "damaged or destroyed" nine ISIS positions, a checkpoint, an armored vehicle and an anti-aircraft artillery gun, a U.S. military statement said.
Of 68 airstrikes since Aug. 8, it said, 35 were around Mosul Dam.
President Obama notified Congress of the airstrikes in a letter, stating that ISIS's control of the dam threatened "large numbers of civilians" and endangered "U.S. personnel and facilities."
Kurdish peshmerga moved quickly on the dam as soon as the airstrikes allowed but were slowed by booby-traps and mines. Their sappers drove a truck of deactivated explosives to the Badriya checkpoint.
A Kurdish captain, wiping sweat from his face in the 110-degree heat, said "we deactivated 27 explosives and landmines along the road" and exploded two others.
Kurdish troops kept civilian cars from entering the area as other peshmerga headed toward the fighting on trucks.
The dam on the Tigris River provides water and hydroelectricity to much of northern Iraq. ISIS seized it and nearby towns on Aug. 7, during a blitz that threatened the Kurdish capital, Irbil.
U.S. and Iraqi officials feared ISIS would destroy the dam and flood much of the country.
ISIS — known for beheading and crucifying some of its captives — still controls a large swath of Iraq and Syria, including Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city. Minority Christians and Yazidis have fled to the relative safety of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
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Magician and actor Ricky Jay is the subject of a new documentary. Theo Westenberger
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I'll be honest: When I heard there was a new movie about Ricky Jay, the name didn't ring a bell.
But as soon as I heard the voice, I knew exactly who Ricky Jay was. Though I initially recognized him as the narrator from Magnolia, the actor's other credits include Boogie Nights, Deadwood and Tomorrow Never Dies.
Jay is also a pretty famous magician; he even once held a Guinness World Record for throwing a playing card 190 feet at 90 miles per hour. In the '70s he appeared on The Tonight Show, Dinah! and other talk shows and wowed audiences with his sleight-of-hand tricks. ...


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OK, guys, I need some help on this one.
I need to remove my shifter from my console completely, I have things that would be better use of the space, I want to build a custom console that houses the display & control for my audio processor as well as a central command style control section with like a dial & several buttons around it for pc control like an i-drive or me/be type setup & I need to keep space for 2 cupholders so the shifter just has to go
I've always loved the mercedes electric shift, uses a stalk oposite the turn stalk thet you just push up for reverse, down for drive, push in for park, etc... when ever I want to manually shift I do that now with my paddle shifters already, so having a mechanical shifter is something I wouldn't miss one bit.
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I am determined to do this but I have very little electronics knowledge as far as programming a pic or figuring out a way to do logic control, not enough to build an electronic control or something that would be able to sense position & make appropriate adjustments from different inputs or anything like that, my original idea to do this completely with just the knowledge I have was to convert my existing mechanical shifter to a real mechanical ratchet shifter, so at least I can electrically control it with just an up or down action, which could be done with a motor not too difficultly, then burry this whole ratchet shifter with motor & leavers attatched to it somewhere.
I even got as far as buying a B&M ratchet shifter & a 12v drill for it's motor & clutch, but then, I step back & look at what I'm doing & realize, I'm really kinda doing it the caveman way. I mean I'm pretty sure I could get it to work, but there are so much better ways to do this, so this is why I turn to the forum, for help & ideas as to how I could control something like this... what kind of a motor I could buy that would be appropriate for position control & how I could control it. linear actuator? great, I can hook it up, but how would I control it through the gears?
the actual gear shift movement is a shaft that rotates, there is a lever that comes off of the shaft. it needs to move an equal amount for each progression through the prnd range. fabrication is not a problem for me & I could fabricate a position sensor into this no problem but I don't even know what to do with a position sensor electrically... any help would be greatly apreciated with this project...


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I like the look of that saddle. I hate all the light colored saddles and I hate that everyone has to keep up with the fad. I like the fact that people are smart enough to know that it is about the horse and the rider not the color of the tack. I think it is most important to have it look good on your horse, that it is clean and fits both the horse and you and you will be just fine.
That is one thing I like about the Saddlebred shows, the saddles don't change much. I have a saddle I used 20-25 years ago and it is still in style. Ha ha same for the bridles too, really.


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POLICE officers were called to a city primary school following reports of a mother acting aggressively towards the headteacher in a row sparked by comments made on Facebook.
Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police were called to Pomphlett Primary School, in Plymstock, at around 9am last Thursday after receiving a 999 call from a member of staff.
A spokesperson for the local force said the caller had concerns about a female parent, in her late 30s, who was described as being abusive and aggressive towards the headteacher.
And The Herald understands that one of the school's governors, who has been in the position for nearly three years, has since resigned.
The governor, who wished to remain anonymous, said they were "not happy" about what was happening at the school regarding an ongoing matter with a parent, which had prompted the incident on Thursday.
The governor said that the crux of the issue was in relation to a parent who was allegedly making threats towards a teacher at the school on a social networking site. "The parent was then reported for what they were saying and I resigned because the management at the school dealing with the issue left a lot to be desired. The fact that the police were called on Thursday morning, in my opinion, was a total over-reaction."
Des Walsh, headteacher at the school, said the incident on Thursday morning was really nothing more than "a squabble between parents about Facebook."
He said: "There has been an issue which has been blown up by a group of parents and one of those parents got very emotional and refused to leave when asked on Thursday morning. It really wasn't a massive problem and the parent did eventually leave of their own accord, and has also since apologised to me. It was really a squabble between parents about Facebook, a really silly issue to do with people falling out."
He said the school had had an issue with one parent allegedly making various threats towards a member of staff on Facebook. "I have contacted a number of senior officers across the city, including those in the police force, and as a result of their advice have issued a letter to the parent in question who now has certain limits on their movements around the school grounds.
"The parent has made a complaint to the school which is now going through the Governors. No members of staff have anything to worry about and no one has been suspended. As far as I'm concerned we've dealt with the issue on Thursday and have moved on."
Mr Walsh said he could not comment on the nature of the Facebook comments. He also denied rumours that the school's Valentine's Disco, due to take place on Friday night , had been cancelled due to Thursday's incident.
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A First Look at Windows Vista
Microsoft plans to introduce its new operating system to consumers in January. Is it worth upgrading?
"You never get a second chance to make a first impression."
It's a tired saw, quoted in articles on topics from interviewing for jobs to designing websites. But it concisely conveys a basic truth of human nature: we draw conclusions about new experiences, new people, and new things very quickly. My first encounter with Microsoft's new Windows Vista was no exception.
Last week, I installed the "RC1" version of Vista–officially post-beta but still not yet ready for prime time–on two computers. My experiences on the two machines were quite different, but my overall impression was the same: Microsoft has a long way to go in the next three months if it hopes Vista will revive its image the way that Mac OS X revitalized Apple's.
Installing Vista on two computers might seem a bit excessive, but the Windows operating system is made for two different kinds of processors: 32-bit and 64-bit. By working with bigger chunks of data, the newer 64-bit processors can better handle intensive tasks such as video editing and playing advanced games. But most desktop and laptop computers in use–and plenty of those on store shelves–have older 32-bit processors, so Microsoft built two versions of Vista.
I started by installing the 32-bit version of Vista on an older Dell Latitude laptop. While it's possible to upgrade from Windows XP to 32-bit Vista–leaving all of your programs and data intact–I elected to do a clean install. Downloading Vista and burning a bootable DVD was simple, and the installation went smoothly.
My first reaction: Vista looks slick. The old squared-off windows now have rounded corners. The rectangular "start" button in the lower-left corner of the screen has been supplanted by a spiffy circle with the Windows logo. A transparent rectangle, called the Sidebar, runs down the right side of the screen. The Sidebar holds "gadgets," mini-applications that provide quick access to frequently needed information and tools. Vista comes with 11 such gadgets, 3 of which load the first time you start up: an analog-style clock, a slideshow viewer, and a newsreader with a collection of headlines from MSNBC.com and Microsoft. It's all unquestionably reminiscent of the Dashboard and Widgets in Apple's Mac OS X Tiger.
Of all the Sidebar applications, the Feed Headlines gadget–which can be customized with your favorite RSS feeds–stands out. Although Apple and the Mac community have created more than 2,300 Widgets to date, I have yet to find an RSS newsreader as flexible as Vista's.
The new Instant Search feature is also handy but, again, reminiscent of OS X. As with Apple's Spotlight, search boxes appear at the top of every window, making it easy to hunt down the file you're seeking. And searching with Instant Search is both faster and more effective than searching in Windows XP. After copying files from my personal PC to the test laptop, I typed "DNA sequencing" into the search box.


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This is probably sort of a beginner question, so I put it here.
If I'm doing a camp shirt or something with chest pockets, what is the best way to mark and get them placed so they line up and I don't have marks showing on the garment afterwards?
I'm also doing a FBA which cuts up the front of the pattern piece.
With your shirt and pattern together and lying flat on a table or something, stick a pin straight down through each corner of the pocket marks. Then gently peel back the pattern near your markings--without pulling out the pins--and use a chalk marking pencil, make little dots on the fabric right where the pin shaft meets the fabric.
It's important to brush the chalk off before doing any pressing in the area, because heat can set some chalk.
However, the classic, mark-free way to do this kind of thing is to use little loops of thread called thread tacks, as shown about a third of the way down the page. -- Edited on 11/3/12 1:36 PM --
I use thread tacks. I like to use 2 or 3 threads in a contrasting colour and leave the tails really long.
------Proud parent of a Dwight International School Honour Roll Student
I really like the markers that dissolve with water (although that won't work with silk).
For dark colors, I bought a chalk sharpener and I use hotel soaps for marking, since that will always come out.
This method only works for prints and plaids, not solid color fabrics or stripes.
With the shirt fabric right side up, I place the pattern piece over it. Then I place the pocket pattern piece over the shirt pattern piece, and trace the design elements on the pocket pattern piece that show through from the print.
------from Daytona Beach, FL
Living in Honolulu I make most of my husbads shirts. I use a piece of heavy plastic (old thick shower curtain). Trace the pocket pattern, place the pocket pattern over the shirt where you want the pocket. Trace fabric elements on the plastic. Take traced pocket with elements and find the exact position on the rest of the fabric. You can then cut out the exact piece you need. Hope this helps. If you use a Sharpie, you can use alcohol to erase your elements for the next shirt. Hope this is clear.
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Though Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom appears to be fully healed from a groin injury that has cost him 11 games, Josh Harding likely will remain the team's starting goalie for the team's game on Thursday, March 22, against Calgary at the Xcel Energy Center, Wild coach Mike Yeo said after today's optional practice.
"We won't make that decision right now, but typically we would go with a goalie who had a shutout in his last game," Yeo said of Harding.
Yeo was referring to Harding's 33-save performance in the Wild's 2-0 victory over Vancouver on Monday night. He said that performance "possibly delays" the need to bring Backstrom back Thursday night.
"We certainly expect both goalies to play for us this weekend," Yeo said.
Backstrom went through an extensive workout with goalie coach Bob Mason after practice Tuesday.
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If you've ever wanted a balanced, structured outline on taking your blog to another level, this post may be for you. Building a better blog doesn't happen overnight. I recommend 31 Days BBB, especially to those new bloggers and folks that need structure and community support to get going in the right direction.
31 Days to Building a Better Blog (BBB) was a smashing success. A thorough month of practical blogging tips, plenty of takeaways (intended to become part of your daily routine) and measurable results. Completing the remaining steps is on my "to do list" while school continues to zap my mind and time. Learning another language is both demanding and exciting.
In between classes, driving and while even running, I try to think of topics to write on and bloggers to dialogue with (directly and indirectly). I find ideas by listening (and reading) to the questions people ask and topics they discuss at coffee shops, on Twitter or even in blog comment sections. Why? We have to know the questions before we can present a possible answer; look to answer their questions, if you're still struggling with this task, try to recall and record your questions and hardships when you first started blogging, freelancing and using social media tools. This should give you fresh ideas to write about. Always be aware of your surroundings. A rule I live by.
In this post/review, my aim is to help you realize the effectiveness and potential of personal branding, which should be yours to dictate. Create your image/brand by being intentional and conscious of others, including yourself.
Be valuable to one person at a time. Chances are, more people are asking the same questions.
Review of Rockable: Personal Branding by Skellie
What is personal branding? According to a report, "Personal branding isn't very different than product branding, except that the entity
being branded is you."1 It's a process whereby people and careers are marked as brands.2
The Rockable Personal Branding ebook is free, so go grab a copy.
The ebook opens with a helpful intro on "personal branding" for those new to the topic. The next section, titled "positioning yourself" touches on:
- Whether your a generalists or specialists?
- Realizing that your brand is expressed in your output
- Defines USP (unique selling proposition)
Read the following posts by Skellie as followup: [here]
Chapter 2 [Building Your Reputation]
Be good at what you say you're good at. Then make people think you're even better."
How do you build your reputation? Perception is critical to personal branding. If you've branded (presented) yourself as a fitness instructor or experienced writer, it's not good if your actions (output) contradict that. This section offers tips on how to become an expert:
- Getting published
- Running a blog
- Joining trade associations
- Sharing your work related experiences
For me, getting a formal education was and still is essential. Getting involved with certain associations requires at least a masters degree. Growth comes through challenging yourself, remain teachable. When you're willing to learn, it only adds to your tool belt, which adds creditability and value to your brand. Remember, these may be skills you expect to earn an income from. Getting the job means beating out the next guy by making yourself more marketable.
Don't believe me? ask anyone that's ever been through a series of interviews. Enhancing your image doesn't only occur through the stories you tell but with the skill sets and tools you possess. Let's move on.
Crafting Your Elevator Pitch
If interested read Day 1 of 31 days to BBB, there's write up on how to write an elevator pitch.
It describes who you are, what you do
and how you can help."3
Notable tips for this section:
- Focus on a few central points
- No longer than 30 seconds
- NO sales pitches
Here's what bothers me about sales pitches and self proclaimed experts: if you have to say you're an expert, professional or anything like that, chances are- you're not. Let your work speak for itself. There's nothing wrong with telling clients what you do but if you're trying to0 hard, it shows. Let the proof be in the pudding as they say.
Another thing that disturbs me is those overdone Twitter backgrounds? Disgusting, I don't know about you but it turns me off and makes me think this person is just about throwing a sales pitch at me (via DM).
Another turn off, those landing pages that just about tell you the world will end if you don't sign up for their training or buy this once in the lifetime product.
More of crafting your elevator pitch
Your elevator pitch should answer these four questions:4
- Who are you?
- What do you do?
- What makes you unique?
- Why should I care?
Skellie gives a helpful example and then explains her work and reasons for writing what she did. Please take the time to read it.
Leveraging Blogging for Branding
Updating a blog where your name is mentioned and doing it often should allow you to rank
#1 in searches for your name, even if you only update with one small post once a month."5
Search your name in Google, setup up a Google profile while you're at it. I'd also set up Google alerts for both your domain(s) and name. Keep an eye on your rep, content and so on.
Other points include:
- Blogs give you the opportunity to build creditability
- Blogs can serve as a portfolio
- Successful blogs can lead to book deals or beneficial relationships
- Blog readers could be clients
Personal branding for bloggers closes chapter 4 with ways to leverage (make the most of) your about page, blogging topics, including guest posting and comments.
- Your interaction with readers (or lack of it).
- Comments left on other sites.
A word of caution, building relationships with old friends and connecting with new bloggers/clients/readers is vital but "You need to spend as much time creating your 'stuff' (whether that's blog posts, videos or artwork) as you do building relationships."6
Perfecting the Package & Final Thoughts
In the context of personal branding, your packaging refers to the material and visual elements people associate with you:
business cards, photos, email signatures, logos, the way you dress, the way your website
is designed, and so on."7
Read and apply the principles learned in Rockable Personal Branding. I hope you find it as helpful as I did. Personal Branding Ebook isn't for those wanting a fixed formula for overnight success. The suggestions, tips and ideas therein, require a strong work ethic and consistent training for the purpose of achieving whatever your goals are. Skellie is excellent at offering practical and measurable steps. This ebook isn't fluff in content nor unrealistic in its approach, you'll find it to be quite resourceful.
The only downside: you have to put in the work!
Don't read for the sake of reading, don't dive into a book and leave it without allowing it to resonate with you. I've seen college students fall victim to this- the material just never really settled in. Get the most out of whatever you read by becoming an active reader. You might also want to improve your reading speed: See this article (a lot of helpful tips) and check out Zap Reader (Free online resource).
Tips I Use:
- Keep notes as you read
- Never read without a pen
- Stop to review long paragraphs or complex concepts
- Don't be lazy or afraid to look up words
Thanks for reading! I know this is one of my longer articles. My aim was to give preview and review of the material. Lastly, this completes Day 28 of 31 of BBB Series!
- see page 5 [↩]
- see Wiki [↩]
- Rockable ebook, page 16 [↩]
- see page 16 [↩]
- see page 19 [↩]
- see WikiHow- Personal Branding [↩]
- see page 22 [↩]
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Everyone's invited to Group Therapy! No shirt, no, shoes, no problem! Rock-A-Holics unite!
A bride-to-be named Christy has reached out to us for some advice. Christy and her boyfriend are in the early stages of planning their wedding, but they're a little bit stuck on the guest list.
Christy's boyfriend has asked if he can invite his former "friend with benefits" to the wedding. As it turns out, Christy has one of those on her list as well, so it's all fair and balanced, right?
Of course not!
Christy insists that she trusts her boyfriend (you know, the guy who's going to
her at this
very same wedding
) but she gets a weird vibe from this female friend. The boyfriend talks privately to FWB on the phone, away from Christy. Meanwhile, FWB broke up a long term relationship a few months ago, and she tells Christy's boyfriend that she misses him.
The boyfriend has a very good reason for the request, in my opinion. The FWB's brother is one of his best friends, and the boyfriend doesn't want to snub FWB by not inviting her. Christy – still insisting that she trusts her man – feels like she doesn't want to look across her wedding ceremony and see this woman in attendance.
Sometimes, I struggle with male-female communication. For example: there are times when I can clearly hear my wife speaking, but I can tell that what she's
doesn't match with what she's
I think I'm getting that same impression here.
Christy's guy is obviously comfortable with her FWB attending, but Christy can't own up to her own mistrust of the man she's going to marry. I don't see any problem here, except for the massive trust issues that clearly aren't resolved!
Do you think she should let it go? Does she have the right to veto this guest on principle? Has this scenario uncovered some much bigger issues that Christy and her fiance need to resolve before they get married?
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Sticky situation.
It's weird that the guy still talks to this femal FWB away from his soon to be wife. That wouldn't sit right with me. Besides it's not about the guests and who feels like their getting snubbed it's about the couple to be. Anyonethat makes them feel uncomfortable should be crossed from the list. Doesn't matter who is it!
This problem would NOT exist if it was a healthy relationship... These people should not get married!
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Undated -- A woman is taking the lead on the track. Danica Patrick is making history as the first woman to win the pole position at the Daytona 500.
Earlier this week, Patrick said she doesn't aim to be the best female driver, but the best driver -- period. WFMY News 2 talked to some women who speed for a living who may one day follow Danica Patrick's lead.
Gloria Mitchell goes by the name Wonderwoman. She's been racing for 18 years. She said she loves the adrenaline rush. When asked what she thought about Patrick's success, she said, "she has what it takes, and you know its just to go and apply yourself and when it your time to shine, you will shine."
Mitchell says she foresees alot more women will start racing in the future.
The Daytona 500 revs up Sunday, February 24.
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of Faith. John Browns Army. The Disenchanted. Easily some
Well-trained militia whose acute, infected visions of daily
living gave DIY a new meaning: Do it yesterday. Fast forward
to 2002, when the brains and banes of those mighty local heroes
decide to spew forth a salty salute to their collective canon,
only with paramilitary force and a guilty smile.
started the band to get back to our roots, so to speak, says
bassman and resident bigmouth Jim MacNaughton. We wanted
to get back to the music that originally drew us in, like
Motörhead, AC/DC and Thin Lizzy. At the same time, we wanted
to keep alive the belief, the experiences and values that
weve learned through DIY hardcore.
The result? Dirty old loud rock, says MacNaughton. We discovered
that the rock-fueled years of our youth still mattered and
we could do that some justice, in the same way other bands
like the Hellacopters or Hacksaw interpret punk and hardcore
through a solid rock filter that draws from 70s and 80s
hard rock, without getting stuck coming across as an exact
When asked whether an online hardcore mags recent description
of the band as AC/DC with stronger vocals and more socially
relevant content is accurate, there is an awkward silence.
guess it depends upon what you mean by socially relevant,
keyboardist Ember Pickands says. But kidding aside, there
is little doubt that THABs overdriven guitars and thunderous
vocals deliver, with authority, a walloping dose of fist-banging
mania, whether it be for the latest wave of punks or the dude
who still mentions seeing UFO at the Palace Theatre in 1980
every chance he gets. They feel that the jackhammer ballast
of tracks like American Taliban and Messed Up challenge
the DIY stereotype that by playing rock, all those really
important personal convictions are abandoned in order to make
some foul attempt at the big time.
pigeonhole did seem to hold true to some extent via garage
rock with Mooney Suzuki and the Hives, but who says you have
to go that route? says MacNaughton. Were trying to find
our own way.
Eschewing the compact-disc format for vinyl and cassette,
THAB released their latest on Coalition Records, and it comes
on a none-more-black 7-inch, signifying their fondness for
the historic medium while at the same time preserving a long-standing
relationship with the Netherlands-based label. The band also
remain on good terms with THAB cofounder Nate Wilson of Gloom
Records (he left the band earlier this year, replaced by former
Disenchanted howler Kurt Stegemann), maintaining that the
trust implicit in such friendships is far preferable to the
alternative. This handshakes over contracts philosophy allows
the band flexibility to contribute to a number of different
projects, including a Minor Threat tribute CD on Connecticuts
Solution Records and an upcoming split EP with the Shemps
on the aforementioned Gloom.
always better to work through friends and to always put personal
relationships before business deals, MacNaughton explains.
We still believe that those two facets, if kept intact, make
business better for all. Keeping it in the context of friendships
keeps it honest.
the Albany scenes got a really great DIY thing going on right
now, says guitarist Matto Laque, who in addition to his contributions
to John Browns Army and Kitty Little somehow also finds time
to serve on the board of Miss Marys Art Space, a burgeoning
not-for-profit arts organization. No one is ever going to
break Albany, says Laque. Theres just not enough people
in the city to support it all, but there are a lot of different
kinds of music out theregood music.
very diverse, there are almost more bands than fans, says
drummer Robb Cole.
was also part of the impetus of To Hell and Back, says MacNaughton.
We can live within the realm of DIY and also play the larger
clubs to maybe attract people who dont necessarily want to
see a show in someones basement.
Ill only play the Pepsi Arena, Laque says, if they change
the name back to the Knick. In support, of course.
To Hell and Back will host their EP-release party tonight
(Thursday, May 15) at Valentines (17 New Scotland Ave., Albany),
with Helicopter Helicopter and End of a Year. Admission for
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Scrubs: Season 1, Episode 21
My Sacrificial Clam (30 Apr. 2002)
Elliot finally has a boyfriend, but her relationship starts to get in the way of her internship. J.D. gets stuck by a needle and worries he may have contracted Hepatitis B.
Director:Marc Buckland
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It cost $2.3 million more to build a school in El Paso than anywhere else in the state, according to the Texas Comptroller's office.
Data released this week by the comptrollers office on schools built since 2007 by El Paso County school districts shows that El Paso had higher average school construction costs than the state as a whole.
The data accompanied a report from Comptroller Susan Combs' office scrutinizing the large differences in costs of campus construction.
"Schools can be built efficiently and less expensively, but districts don't always choose to do so," Combs said in a press release. "Our report provides taxpayers and school districts with additional information to consider when making those choices."
Campuses in the El Paso area were about $2.3 million more than the state average or $3 more for each square foot. The El Paso and Socorro independent school districts led the way in campus construction, each building seven of the 23 new schools since 2007.
The adjusted average cost of construction was $16.9 million in EPISD, which most recently opened Hornedo Middle School and Lundy Elementary in 2010.
In Socorro, the average adjusted cost was about $28.8 million, largely because of the 2013 opening of Eastlake High School, an $85.9 million project. The remaining campuses opened in the district averaged $19 million.
Both EPISD and SISD had square foot costs at or below the state average of $152.
Ysleta Independent School District opened the two priciest campuses based on average cost per square foot — the Ysleta Pre-K Center at $197 in 2010 and Del Valle Elementary at $186 in 2011.
Combs pointed to Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, outside of Houston, as a model for best use of taxpayer dollars. The 14 campuses opened there since 2007 averaged 186,000 square feet. The district uses prototype campuses to build elementary, middle, and high schools, saving significant time in the design and architecture process, Combs said.
Her report called for the Texas Education Agency to establish a data reporting system for campus construction costs at local school districts and direct districts and charter operators to prepare facility inventories.


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Clay Kirkland didn't think he would live to age 60, so when he did it was cause for celebration.
Kirkland had so much fun celebrating that he decided to honor each year he made it to another birthday with a concert.
Kirkland will join some friends and host the eighth annual Beat the Reaper Concert at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 at Swallow Hill's Daniels Music Hall, 71 E. Yale Ave.
"When I was in my 20s, I had no idea I'd live to be 60. I didn't want to and took steps to make sure I didn't," Kirkland, now 67, said. Kirkland's birthday is Feb. 6.
His main instrument is the harmonica, but Kirkland also writes songs and sings. He's taught harmonica at Swallow Hill for the past 30 years and was recently named a distinguished faculty member.
Kirkland will be joined during the concert by fellow musicians Paul Trunko, guitar, Stef Kull, piano, Chris Sauthoff, guitar and Steve DiSciullo, bass.
Kirkland said there might also be some yoga mixed in the show set to sitar music from Sauthoff while Kirkland plays tabla drums.
Kirkland grew up playing the cello and the baritone, but said his girlfriend bought him a harmonica when he was in college. Once he graduated, he moved to St. Louis to start a band and has been a musician for life.
"He's not one of the those harmonica players that will sit in and blow up all over their stuff. He's real attentive to the music and the musician," Sauthoff said.
Kirkland's music is mostly blues-based, but he said he's played a lot of country and western in his day. He settled down, starting playing less and teaching more when his son was born in 1981, but he plans to get back out there more than just once per year on his birthday.
And while he figured early in life that he would burn out and die young, he's glad he didn't.
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Spotlight Article: A Visit From Gannett Corporate
Thursday was one such visit that gave us an opportunity to meet our new head of Gannett Broadcasting Dave Lougee. Dave replaced Roger Ogden in that role last month, and was introduced to the Channel 3 staff by Gannett CEO, Craig Dubow.
I found Dave to be quite an impressive individual - very articulate - who speaks in a manner that leaves you with a clear vision of where we are headed. Craig's presentation has always been one of my favorites.
Media in general is at a crossroads right now with the emergence of so many outlets for consumers to get their information. In TV, we are competing against radio, other TV, cable, satellite, the Internet, ipods, Google, Yahoo...and dozens of other sources for your attention and the advertising dollar. The money pie is getting sliced into smaller pieces at all times, and it's our mission to make sure we remain a leader in the local TV market.
Without going into specifics since this blog is read by our competitors, I came away with a strong feeling that Gannett knows where it is headed. The road may be bumpy, but we are going to get there. The next 100 years will be as exciting as the past 100 years have been.
Craig clearly understands his mission and has told us ours. It's to provide the best local content to our viewers and readers as we can. But, we must be adaptive to the changing nature of the business in order to survive. At WKYC, we have the right mix of people to get that job done.
You are already noticing it, whether you realize it or not. We are expanding beyond just one broadcast channel. We are multimedia: WKYC, WKYC-HD, the Akron Canton News on cable, WKYC.com, North Coast Moms.com, North Coast Brides.com, WKYC Outdoors.com, the Director's Cut, Fair Weather Fans on the Internet...and Sportstime Ohio on the sports side...with Browns and Indians programming you won't find anywhere else...because no one else has the capabilities and the talents this facility has in its employees.
I would be remiss to say that we don't occasionally run into issues or have labor disagreements with the company...or have to deal with tightening of the financial belt with Gannett... but Gannett is a respected leader in the industry and its encouraging that the corporate managers take the time and make the effort to talk to the employees.
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-> '''Albert Collins''': ''Some guys are out to getem, and the girls probably dead. She aint got a nickel.''\\
'''Kids''': ''And we should be in bed!''\\
'''Albert Collins''': ''And you outa luck.''
It was just a simple babysitting job, GoneHorriblyWrong.
Chris Parker's boyfriend can't make it to their date that night, so with nothing else to do, she babysits the Anderson's children Sara and Brad.
Then Chris' friend, Brenda, calls in a panic about running away from home but then changing her mind and asking Chris to pick her up. Chris can't leave her charges behind, so she takes them and Brad's friend Daryl along with her. She gets a flat on the highway, then realizes she forgot her purse. Things just get more crazy from there.
Creator/ChrisColumbus' directing debut, this film was the first PG-13 film released by Disney (albeit under the TouchstonePictures studio name, to avoid the association with strictly family content).
!!This Film Provides Examples Of:
* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: A MacGuffin being a ''{{Playboy}}'', where Chris is the spitting image of the centerfold, some borderline offensive jokes and a WildTeenParty would be enough, but a couple quick exchanges of the F word were enough to get that PG-13. Though they did have to cut out another scene to keep the rating (see below).
* BadassLongcoat: Chris rocks one throughout the whole movie.
* BastardBoyfriend: Mike. Not abusive, but cold and unfaithful toward a girl who was willing to dance and lip-sync her way through an entire doo-wop song at the prospect of their anniversary date (and who evidently resembled a Playboy centerfold).
* BlindMistake: Brenda, stranded in a bus station without her glasses, pets a huge rat thinking it's a lost cat.
* BlindWithoutEm: Brenda. Oh, Brenda.
* BookEnds: "Then He Kissed Me" is featured at the beginning and end.
* BrattyHalfPint: Sara has her moments.
* BrokenPedestal:
** Sara is heartbroken when Mr. Dawson (who looks exactly like Thor, her hero) turns out to be a JerkAss and won't let them have the car because they're $5 short. [[spoiler: Good thing he turns out be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold instead.]]
** This is Chris's reaction when she discovers [[spoiler: that her boyfriend is a total sleaze.]]
* ButtMonkey: Brenda.
* TheCameo: Albert Collins.
* CatchPhrase: "Ya think?"
* ChekhovsGag: "Stray Dog." Also, Daryl loses the Playboy he presumably stole from his dad. Also "Nobody leaves this place without singin' the Blues." Also... actually, it would probably be quicker to list the gags that ''aren't'' Chekhov's Gags.
* TheCityNarrows: The bus station, where Brenda saw three people shoot up, a bald Chinese lady with no pants, a homeless man who lives in the telephone booth she's trying to use, and a guy who keeps showing her his gun.
* CountryMouse: Just suburban, but otherwise the same.
* [[CoversAlwaysLie Covers Sort Of Lie]]:
** They don't scale a skyscraper, as the poster shows, but Sara finds herself stuck outside of one in the climax.
** Also, Chris doesn't wear the skirt (or shoes) seen in the poster, either.
** The [[http://www.thebestlittlefilmhouse.com/ekmps/shops/tblfh01/images/a-night-on-the-town-aka-adventures-in-babysitting-uk-quad-1988-elizabeth-shue-artwork-by-drew-struzan-11338-p.jpg international version]] of the poster removes Maia Brewton completely and replaces her with George Newbern (who is also scaling the building, for some reason) to focus on the romantic element of the story...which is only a small part of the movie.
* EasterEgg: According to [[http://www.vulture.com/2011/12/keith-coogan-star-of-dont-tell-mom-the-babysitters-dead-indulges-our-nostalgia.html an interview with actor Keith Coogan]], Elizabeth Shue is actually in the frat party scene as two simultaneous people--both as Chris and as a random girl wearing a black cap and sunglasses. This was so that she could dance as an extra while other angles were being filmed.
* EvilOverlooker: On the [[http://www.moviegoods.com/movie_poster/adventures_in_babysitting_1987.htm Japanese poster]].
* {{Fangirl}}: Sara is a big...nay, ''HUGE'' fan of [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]].
* GoodSamaritan: "Handsome" John Pruitt; while his SimplePlan to tow Chris' car to his garage and even pay to replace the tire does go awry, he makes partial amends for it later, even with the police after him.
* HeDidntMakeIt: Subversion:[[spoiler:Brad, thanks to MistakenIdentity.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: Joe Gipp.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: That ''Playboy'' issue had a bunch of notes the gangsters scribbled down...so much, in fact, that it would send them to jail.
* HookHand
* ICanExplain: Yup, Chris's boyfriend was NOT doing what he claimed he was. He was with another girl. Although, he doesn't even try to explain. He just doesn't care. Chris dumps him, and ends up with a different guy by the end.
* IdenticalStranger: "Shaylene" the (fictitious) ''{{Playboy}}'' centerfold that supposedly looks like Chris. (Of course, seeing as the viewers only see it briefly, we can only [[TakeOurWordForIt Take Their Word For It]].
* IfYouTauntHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Double subversion
-->'''Brad''': ''<
>'' Id love to hit you. Id love to pound your face.\\
'''[[SmugSnake Mike]]''': Yeah, go ahead.\\
'''Brad''': ''<
>'' But I wont. Youre so slimy, I wont sink to your level.\\
'''Daryl''': I will. ''<
* JerkAss: See above descriptions of Mike.
* LittleMissSnarker: Sara.
* MamaBear: Chris, especially on the train, dealing with the gang members.
--> '''Gang leader:''' Don't fuck with the Lords Of Hell! (After he throws his switchblade down into Brad's foot.)
--> '''Chris''' (yanks the knife out of Brad's foot and points it at the leader): Don't fuck with the BABYSITTER!
* MarketBasedTitle: This was released in Britain as ''A Night On The Town.''
* MonochromeCasting: Obviously intentional in the case of the jazz bar.
* OffscreenInertia: Although it can be presumed the police eventually brought him back in and arrested him along with his boss, at the end of the movie the gangster who climbed out on the side of the Smurfit-Stone building to get Sara and the ''Playboy'' is shown still out there, clinging to the glass in terror...
* PrecisionFStrike: Two in two successive lines, resulting in the movie's PG-13 rating. See above.
* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: The suburban white kids wow the cynical inner-city black audience with their improvised blues song. Though maybe they're just getting props for working under duress (what, exactly, happens to those who refuse to comply with the order to sing the blues?).
* PrettyInMink: A teenage runaway in a white fur jacket, Mrs. Anderson has a black mink coat, and Chris uses a full-length coat with a huge collar to sneak into the office party the Andersons are attending.
* RandomEventsPlot: Chris' friend Brenda runs away, has to have Chris pick her up, the car gets a flat, they get picked up by a truck driver with a HookHand, who is pretty nice until he finds out his wife is cheating on him, they end up getting in a car while it's getting stolen... It just goes on and on. See ASimplePlan below.
* RunningGag: The Playboy centerfold.
* ShoutOut:
--> "All right, it's [[Film/GoneWithTheWind quittin' time at Tara!]]"
* ASimplePlan: All Chris is trying to do is drive herself and the kids into the city, pick Brenda up, and drive back.
* TheStinger: See OffscreenInertia above.
* TerrifyingRescuer: Chris's car gets a flat, leaving her stranded on the side of the expressway. She is understandably frightened when a huge truck pulls up behind her and a hulking figure with a HookHand gets out. But this turns out to be tow-truck driver "Handsome" John Pruitt, who offers her a free tow to Dawson's Garage.
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The trailer pretty much walked the viewer through the film's main events, including the climax at the Smurfit-Stone building, then actually showed [[spoiler: the parents returning home and Chris sitting on the couch, safe and sound. "Any problems?" they ask, to which she casually responds, "No, not really."]]. Kinda destroys the tension.
* UrbanLegend: Chris is telling one to the kids while heading to the bus station. About the guy with the hook. Guess what the helpful tow truck driver who rescues them a few minutes later is sporting.
* WickedStepmother: Brenda says her father's new wife is this, although [[UnreliableNarrator the credibility is questionable]]. Either way, the tumultuous relationship with her stepmom is why Brenda tries running away from home.
* WorstAid: CHRIS PULLED THE KNIFE OUT OF BRAD'S FOOT! (Okay, it was a toe, the wound only required a single stitch, and she pulled the knife out not in an effort at first aid but in order to defend him and herself from a gang. But [[spoiler:the scare where the ER doc confused them for asking about a different patient and told him "their friend" was dead, when Brad was actually just fine,]] may have been a bit karmic).
* WrongGuyFirst: Mike
* YoungerThanTheyLook: The prostitute. Or so she claims.


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Welfare rights groups march in downtown Detroit to protest the water shutoffs. The United Nations decried them. U.S. District Judge Steven Rhodes, who is presiding over court cases in Detroit's bankruptcy, criticized them as well. / Kathleen Galligan/Detroit Free Press
Homrich contractor Chester Clemons shuts off water in the 13000 block of Rutland in Detroit. Shutoffs have been halted until Aug. 5. / Kathleen Galligan/Detroit Free Press
Getting shut off
Most water providers shut off service at some point, though officials say its a last resort. Some cities reasons for shutoff procedures:
■ Detroit: $150 or 60 days past due
■ Hamtramck: 60 days past due
■ Pontiac: 90 days past due
■ Romulus: $400 or more outstanding
■ Eastpointe: 30 days past due
■ Warren: 30 days past due
■ Baltimore: $250 or more outstanding
■ St. Louis: 38 days past due
Detroit has drawn fire from all over the world for shutting off water to customers delinquent on their bills, but the city isnt unique. Cities across metro Detroit and the country do it also.
In Michigan, Hamtramck, Warren, Pontiac, Eastpointe, Romulus and other cities have shut off delinquent customers as a way to improve collections. Elsewhere, so have other big cities such as Baltimore and St. Louis.
Its universal in the utility world that at some point, you have to shut off service as part of your larger commitment to the community, said Tom Curtis, deputy executive director of the American Water Works Association, a nonprofit group with more than 50,000 members who work in the industry. If you never shut the water off for anybody, those people who continue to pay have to shoulder the entire cost of a system that is servicing a lot of customers that arent paying. Thats not a sustainable business model.
Curtis said water officials know better than anyone how important water is to public health and quality of life. But they are obligated to maintain systems that can serve everyone.
■ Related: Need help? Here are some resources to avoid water shutoffs
■ Related: 'Water affordability fair' scheduled for Detroit residents
Detroits Water and Sewerage Department ramped up its shutoff efforts in March in an attempt to collect more than $90 million it is owed by Detroiters who are behind on their bills. But as the shutoffs accelerated, so did the criticism.
The United Nations decried the shutoffs. Welfare rights groups marched downtown to protest them. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes, who is presiding over court cases in Detroits bankruptcy, criticized them as well and told water department officials to show what they were doing to help indigent Detroiters keep their service.
■ Related: More than 1,000 from across nation rally against Detroit water shutoffs
■ Related: Water shutoff protests even draw a superhero - the Hulk
Last week, the department halted the shutoffs until Aug. 5 while it continues to alert poor customers to available assistance programs.
All were doing now is letting everyone catch their breath, said department spokesman Bill Johnson, who noted that the effort has led to record collections on delinquent bills. Weve said from the very beginning, anyone that comes to us with a demonstrated financial hardship, we wont turn them off and if they are turned off, well turn them back on.
He acknowledged some people were caught off guard by the effort to improve collections.
We take full responsibility for not having a rigorous enforcement policy in the past, Johnson said.
He said the program is designed to target people who have the means to pay but havent. He estimates that 60% of the customers whose water is shut off pay their bills in full within a day or two.
Lined up to pay
That doesnt surprise Hamtramck emergency manager Cathy Square, who launched a similar effort there last summer. Hamtramck faced a $350,000 debt in its water fund and risked losing a sewer grant because it didnt have enough match money, Square said.
When the city shut off 150 accounts in July 2013, word spread quickly. In all, 390 delinquent customers came in to pay.
They were lined up around the building to pay, Square said. We really turned our situation around in Hamtramck.
The water fund now has a $2-million fund balance, money that can help win grants and fund repairs, Square said.
Warren ramped up its shutoff efforts in 2010 after years of adding unpaid water bills onto property tax bills, said water superintendent Tom Pawelkowski. The move reduced the unpaid bills from about $3 million annually to about $1 million, he said.
We cut our delinquency down, and were lowering our liability for uncollected usage, he said.
Triggering a shutoff
Every city has its own shutoff protocols. Some are written into ordinances; others are adopted as policies. Some start the process as quickly as 21 days after a bill is due. Others wait for 60 or 90 days. Some use outstanding balances such as $250 to trigger a shutoff.
In 2011, Pontiac hired a private company, United Water, to manage its system.
We have a pretty standard policy across all our systems, said Madeline Power, spokeswoman for United Water, which manages 90 water systems in 21 states. Customers have 21 days to pay their utilities. Unpaid past-due bills that exceed 90 days face shutoff.
About 3% of Pontiacs 19,500 accounts have faced shutoff for nonpayment since May 2013, she said.
Eastpointe approved a more aggressive collection policy in 2011. If bills arent paid within 30 days, the city adds a $100 fine onto the unpaid bill and sends a delinquency notice. If the resident doesnt pay at least half of the outstanding balance within the next 30 days, he or she faces shutoff.
Romulus sends shutoff notices when a bill has a balance of $400 or more. Residents are given seven days to pay the outstanding balance or face shutoff. The city has 12 accounts shut off, said finance director Suzanne Moreno.
Big cities across the country also use shutoffs when customers dont pay.
Baltimore has about 411,000 water accounts and ends up shutting off about 3,000 per year for nonpayment, spokesman Kurt Kocher said. Accounts face shutoffs when the outstanding balance exceeds $250, and the city offers payment plans to people who are behind.
We shut off if a bill is delinquent, said Jim Sondermann, special assistant to the water commission in St. Louis. Its an effective tool. People typically pay pretty quickly when they are shut off.
Sondermann didnt have figures on how many shutoffs the city does annually, but said its a regular part of the billing cycle. Shutoffs in St. Louis typically happen after a bill is six to seven weeks delinquent, he said.
Dearborn has had success attaching unpaid water bills to property tax bills, said Eric Witte, deputy director of public works. The city adds a penalty of 25%, and residents typically pay their property taxes to avoid a tax foreclosure. If they dont, their lender typically does.
As long as theres a mortgage on it, the banks always redeem them, Witte said.
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. Hollywood Park has received permission to cut its racing schedule to four days a week through June 14.
The California Horse Racing Board approved the change that drops Wednesday racing during the current meet. There will be racing Thursdays through Sundays, except for a special Memorial Day program May 25.
Track president Jack Liebau said a tough economy has meant fewer horses available to race.
On June 5, the board will consider Hollywood Park's request to maintain a four-day racing week for the rest of the spring-summer meet.
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The Bowflex Treadclimber: How Well Does It Work?
An expensive exercise machine called the Treadclimber is advertised as burning more calories than a treadmill. Is it worth the money?
You may have seen infomercials for an exercise machine by Bowflex called the Treadclimber. A Treadclimber is a machine that's a treadmill, stair climber, and an elliptical machine – all rolled into one. To use it, you walk – similar to a treadmill – but each time you take a step a treadle rises that lifts your foot up – creating a motion like an elliptical machine and a stair stepper combined. To make the workout more challenging, you can adjust the resistance to one of twelve levels as well as modify the speed.
What's so great about this heavily hyped piece of exercise equipment? According to the Bowflex infomercial, you can burn twice the calories on a Treadclimber as you can on a regular treadmill and all you have to do is walk. Does the Treadclimber really give a better workout than the treadmill and is it worth the price?
The Advantages of a Treadclimber
Walking on a Treadclimber will burn more calories than walking at the same speed on level ground outdoors or on a treadmill because the platform rises as you walk which adds additional resistance. If walking is what you normally do, working out on a Treadclimber will add more challenge and burn more calories.
It's also a low impact workout that's less likely to injure your joints than jogging or running on a hard pavement outdoors. When walking on this machine, the core muscles have to work so you're getting some strengthening of the back and abdominal muscles – although it won't take the place of focused abdominal exercises.
The Disadvantages of a Treadclimber
If you're accustomed to running rather than walking, a Treadclimber may not be the machine for you. If you run on a treadmill at a speed of six miles per hour or more at an incline of ten percent, you'll burn more calories than walking for the same length of time at the highest resistance on the Treadclimber. Plus, many runners enjoy the feeling of being light on their feet when they run outdoors or on a treadmill. The Treadclimber may feel cumbersome to people who are accustomed to running.
The Biggest Disadvantage of a Treadclimber
The biggest problem most people will have with the Treadclimber is price. Their top of the line model costs a hefty $3,299. You can get a basic model with twelve intensity settings for $2,099 – but even this isn't chump change for most people. Plus, it's a heavy piece of equipment – weighing almost 185 pounds.
The Bottom Line?
A Treadclimber is a good workout machine for a walker – with lots of money to spare – who wants to challenge themselves a little more, burn more calories, and add a little variety. For a runner, this machine will probably not offer as good of a workout as running at a fast pace on the treadmill or running outdoors.
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