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Two yellow pieces of cardboard sandwich Willy Neuius' five-foot frame. Nearby, people pour from a New York City bus. They jostle past Neuius, who stands outside Fast Cash of Apollo, a pawnshop across from the famous Apollo Theater on 125th St. in Manhattan. "Have a good day. God bless you," he calls after them. Other men pause to slap a hug around him.
Every day for the past three years, Neuius, 45, has walked this stretch of pavement, arriving at 10 a.m. and beckoning customers until dusk. On a street crowded with similar shops, Neuius works hard to promote Fast Cash by building relationships and fostering loyalty. His job is to bring customers into the narrow retail space where gold necklaces, colorful watches, and silver rings line the white walls and fill the glass display cases.
In that space stands Morris Rafailov, 22, manager of this Fast Cash, one of five shops his brother owns. Rafailov wears a cream hoodie with a gold chain around his neck. He says his customers prefer pawning to banks because it's faster-most come in and leave with money in five minutes-and doesn't require a credit check. He says most people pawn items because a paycheck was late or they need money for rent. Some get rid of items they associate with bad memories.
Customers at one of New York City's 400 licensed pawnshops can buy back the item anytime within four months by paying back the money they received plus 4 percent interest per month. After four months the item belongs to the pawnshop, although Rafailov says he sometimes waits one more month before trying to sell it: He wants customer loyalty.
Rafailov speaks of the personal service he offers. He says that if a regular customer wants $500 for an item normally pawned for $400, he will give $500 "if the customer is in need. ... It's a case-by-case basis. I look at the customer." And Willy Neuius, his flagman on the sidewalk, has become a neighborhood staple. Neuius thrives on the excitement: "I love working with the public. I love meeting new people."
That talk of personal concern, and even "love," differs sharply from the depiction of pawnbrokers in the most famous film ever made about them, The Pawnbroker. Fifty years ago actor Rod Steiger began work on the film, shot largely on New York's 116th St., one mile away from Fast Cash of Apollo-and it became the highlight of his career. Steiger played Sol Nazerman, a German-Jewish concentration camp survivor with emotions so deadened that he buries himself in a dismal job, with a racketeer using his pawnshop as a front.
Asked why he is bitter, pawnbroker Nazerman replies, "I am not bitter. No, that passed me by a million years ago. ... Everything that I loved ... was taken away from me." Nazerman says he does not "believe in God, or art, or science, or newspapers, or politics, or philosophy." His God is "Money. ... That's all life is about. ... Money is the whole thing. ... Next to the speed of light, which Einstein tells us is the only absolute in the universe, second only to that, I rank money."
These days many Americans learn about pawnshops from popular cable television shows that make the business look like fun. Pawn Stars, in its second year, is the big hit of the History Channel: Up to 7 million people watch the saga of an upscale, family-run pawnshop in Las Vegas. Other new shows include Cajun Pawn, a Pawn Stars spin-off set in Louisiana, and The Learning Channel's Pawn Queens, which stars two women running a "female friendly" pawnshop in suburban Naperville, Ill.
The National Pawnbrokers Association, though, dislikes the new TruTV network's "sensational, edgy" show, Hardcore Pawn, which takes us inside Detroit's downscale American Jewelry and Pawn. Up to 2 million viewers watch members of the Gold family (Jewish) yelling at sad sack customers (mostly African-American) and each other. It resurrects long-buried ethnic and racial stereotypes.
Hardcore Pawn could be the Ku Klux Klan's dream show, and its negativity raises questions. Was Shopresale.net accurate when it recently asked, "Remember the days of the seedy looking pawnbroker in the dingy looking store that just looked like they were ready to rip you off?" The website then waxed exuberant: "Fast forward to the new millennium where the pawn shops look like high end jewelry stores. ... Mirrors, imported Italian marble, glowing lights, glass cases that shine so you can clearly see the Rolex watches on display. Wow. ... and the service that you receive! A smiling face. ..."
On New York City's Amsterdam Avenue, amid a residential neighborhood with markets and delis, a huge CVS, a Dunkin' Donuts, and a local gelateria, stands a 5-foot-high black-and-white sign that proclaims, "Lincoln Square Pawn, LOAN, WE BUY GOLD & DIAMONDS." The shop's front room twinkles with gold and diamonds. The white walls gleam with rows of polished guitars hanging like trophies, and the sales team dresses in black business suits.
Daniel, the manager of this third-generation pawnshop that has been under the same ownership since 1946, has wrinkles on his face and cropped salt-and-pepper hair. He smiles when a customer approaches, but dust and scratches on the screen make it hard to see his face, so customers often lean in until their noses almost touch the glass that separates buyer and seller.
He explains to newcomers the process of pawnbroking-then sometimes explains it again, slowing his words when the customer doesn't understand. The store sends three reminder letters and holds things eight months longer than the legal minimum to encourage clients to reclaim their items. In a city like New York where competition is fierce, pawnshops like Lincoln Square Pawn have to work to retain customers-and those who get their items back are more likely to pawn again.
When one customer wants to sell her gold necklace, Daniel eyes the gold chain hanging around her neck and says, "That doesn't seem to be worth much. It looks really light." He agrees to test the value of the customer's jewelry, then weighs and tests the purity of the gold, then meticulously examines the stones with a backlight. "Yeah, sorry, the most I can give you would be $20," he says, slipping the necklace back.
Pawnbrokers in America have been saying "the most I can give" since colonial days, as historian Wendy Woloson (In Hock, U. of Chicago Press, 2009) notes. Nineteenth-century records show one item in pawn for every man, woman, and child living in New York City. On one typical day, Aug. 21, 1838, pawnbroker John Simpson took in 130 pieces of collateral at his pawnshop at 25 Chatham Street, close to where Madame Restell, who became New York's most famous abortionist, plied her trade.
Simpson gave $2 for an accordion, 50 cents for a pistol, 25 cents for eyeglasses, $1 for a music box, $3 for a quilt, $4 for a violin, and $18 for a gold watch chain and key. (Multiply those amounts by 100 to get a rough sense in 2012 of the dollars and cents.) Pawnbrokers throughout the country made similar offers: Ulysses S. Grant pawned his gold watch and chain in 1857 for $22.
Although some early 19th-century reformers wanted to outlaw pawnshops, most acknowledged that pawning-"banking for the poor"-had a necessary role in an urban economy. In 1838, an association of 17 Philadelphians asked the Pennsylvania state legislature for permission to establish a pawnshop that would make small loans on materials goods. They argued that pawnshops gave the "necessitious poor relief of the most valuable kind, enabling them in Seasons of difficulty to provide funds for their immediate Support and in many instances preserving themselves and families from utter ruin."
As Woloson relates, those Philadelphians did not succeed, nor did a proposal in 1848 to establish a Benevolent Loan Institution for the City of Brooklyn. But in 1849 Hunt's Merchants Magazine, a leading business journal, observed that pawnshops were necessary but some pawnbrokers took advantage of "the neediest of the needy." The magazine supported the establishment of reduced-cost pawnshops that would "increase the power of the poor to help themselves."
The Chattel Loan Company in Philadelphia (1855) and the Pawners' Bank of Boston (1860) were the next two compassionate conservative attempts-and the Boston venture worked. It allowed customers to redeem their goods by paying 1.5 percent monthly interest rates. The Pawners' Bank was still in business in 1893, when a business crash put new pressure on charitable groups and the most famous benevolent pawnshop, the Provident Loan Society of New York City (see page 76), began to operate.
Erica, 25, her dark wavy hair pulled back in a ponytail, sits behind thick glass at N. Simpson Pawnbrokers at 149 Canal Street in lower Manhattan. (Simpson is such a famous name in pawnbroking that the Saturday Evening Post in 1937 asked its readers, "Is Your Watch at Simpson's?") Across the street from the pawnshop, jewelry shops glitter with gold and silver necklaces encrusted with diamonds, but at N. Simpson the only decoration is a 19th-century gold scale that gathers dust on top of a filing cabinet.
Customers are rarely the chatty types of Pawn Stars. More frequent: A short, slender man shuffles in under the red awning that spells out LOANS. He slides an envelope under the partition in the glass. Erica dumps the contents on the counter: several smooth gold nuggets. She studies them, then looks up and asks: "How much do you need? Nine hundred?" He responds, "Can I have one thousand?" Then he slides another gold item under the partition and asks for $1,100.
Erica nods. Ten years in the pawnshop business has taught her to spot false gold. She tests jewelry with acid or by scratching it. She knows her regulars-many of Asian ancestry-by name, and says most of the loans at Simpson are for gambling debts. Many of her Asian customers don't trust banks: They hold their savings in gold and sell some the way others withdraw money from a bank. Others have no savings and a generation ago might have fallen prey to loan sharks who break the legs of non-payers. (That was Rocky Balboa's job at the beginning of the famed film series.) Now, Erica asks concerning her customers, "Where else are they gonna go?"
Simpson charges 4 percent monthly interest and a 4 percent handling fee. For his $1,100 loan, the customer pays $88 interest/handling the first month, and $44 every additional month. About 80 percent of customers reclaim their items. Many will sell them the next time they need gambling cash.
One regular customer, Denise, is talkative. Dressed in red sweatpants and a grey hoodie, she says she regularly pawns jewelry and games, and once pawned her valuable Nikon camera-and never reclaimed it. Her hand shakes as she attempts to light a cigarette: "I've been pawning since the shop opened." She cannot quite remember when that was, but guesses about five years ago: "I need the money."
About 30 million people each year need the money or come to pawnshops looking for bargains. The National Pawnbrokers Association keeps records of customer numbers and average loan amounts: $100 in 2009, maybe up to $150 now. Banks generally don't make loans that small, or to people with poor credit-and since the 2008 banking collapse they've been more reluctant to take chances.
Pawnbrokers do take chances with their loans, because they hold the collateral and can make money whether the customer reclaims his item or gives it up. The question is how much money. Pawnshops generally charge more than banks and even credit card companies do, but 17 million American adults do not have bank accounts and access to loans, some by choice and some because banks have stopped throwing money at people with bad credit. Some say past bank overdraft fees and credit card late fees have cost them more than pawnshop interest.
Others like speed: When they offer an ID and hand over a piece of their property, they can get a loan without requiring a credit check, bank account, or a co-signer. Because the loan is based on collateral, borrowers do not have to keep paying and paying: The most they can lose is the item they've handed over to the pawnbroker. One danger is that pawnshop loans can hook users into a cycle of debt, but the risk is not as high as with other types of loans, since pawn loans tend to be smaller.
The Obama years have seen the rise of pawnshop chains. Two of the biggest, EZCorp and Cash America International, both Texas-based, do about 10 percent of the business done by the 13,000 mostly mom-and-pop pawnshops in the United States. The two companies target middle-class consumers who earn $30,000 to $80,000 a year.
Pawnshops used to be known as places trading in stolen items, but now pawnshops typically need to submit reports to local police that include serial numbers of items and identifying information concerning sellers. Since police can confiscate stolen merchandise and the pawnbroker has to take the loss, pawnbrokers have a financial interest in avoiding stolen property-but some shoplifters at stores reluctant to prosecute, and drug abusers who steal from families reluctant to prosecute, still get away with it.
New York City's Department of Consumers Affairs (DCA) has other concerns about pawnshops. DCA investigators last fall went undercover into businesses that dealt in gold, including pawnshops, and found widespread deception in weighing and pricing. The DCA also examined whether pawnshops stayed in business largely because banks did not have branches in poor areas, with residents lacking bank accounts turning to pawnbrokers instead. The study, though, showed no correlation between the number of bank branches per capita and the number of people with bank accounts.
Gavriel Shaulod for 10 years has managed Arthur's Gold Market in East Harlem, buying and selling to customers from the surrounding poor neighborhood. He calls himself the neighborhood guy because he helps his customers in financial difficulties: "People are absolutely grateful that I'm giving them money because it means that they aren't getting evicted from their homes."
One customer asks the value of her wedding and engagement rings. Shaulod peers through a jeweler's loupe, sighs, and meets her eyes apologetically. The rings cost $1,500, and Shaulod offers $300, explaining that he bases his offer on the amount he knows he can get for the ring. A diamond's price, like a car's, falls the moment it leaves the jewelry store.
Shaulod hides a smile each time one particular man makes his monthly trip to the shop and pawns his wedding band. Every month the man's wife drags him back to the shop, yelling and screaming at him to buy it back. Shaulod says, "She doesn't understand that he is the man of the house and has to pay the bills. She just thinks he doesn't care about the ring."
Shaulod charges 3 percent interest for four months (1 percent less than New York state law allows) plus a $5 ticket and taxes fee. He gives his customers a two-week grace period, sometimes more: "People call me and say, 'Gavriel, don't sell my things,' and it's been more than four months. I tell them to come pick up their stuff. I ask them how much time they need."
Arthur's Gold Market is 10 blocks away from the intersection of Park Avenue and 116th St., where a half-century ago filmmakers shot most of The Pawnbroker.
-With reporting by Christina Darnell, Kara Hackett, Abigail Maurer, Kira Clark, Sophia Lee, Samantha Gilman, J.C. Derrick, Kara Bettis, and Catherine Rogers.
For more about pawnshop benevolence and today's opportunities, see my column, "Mission field: Pawnbroking."


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The words "Thunder" and "sound bite" are sort of like "oil" and "water."
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But throughout this postsesaon run, I'll try to catch the best gems and drop them here as the Thunder and others break down matchups, strategies and emotions.
Here is the best of the best from today's first day of preparation for the first round of the playoffs.
Nick Collison on the series: "We know they like to get up and down and score in transition. I think the more times we can make them play against a set defense the better off we'll be."
Collison on playing Rockets guard James Harden: "I think everybody's over it now. He's their best scorer. He's a big part of what they do. He's going to probably play against the Thunder 40 more times in his career so eventually everyone's going to have to get over it. I think for us, we all know him, but we're trying to guard him and we're trying to beat him."
Kevin Martin on the series: "We have championship aspirations and Houston's trying to spoil that for us."
Martin on being back in the playoffs: "I was excited. I called my trainer on the way here and couldn't wait to get to work. Usually I'd be heading to the airport around 4 a.m. this morning. Can't wait to get back to Ohio. So a lot changed."
Martin on the irony of playing Harden: "We knew this was going to be the series back in October. How else would it pan out?"
Martin on the difference between being a sixth man and primary option: "No pressure at all. I'm not a guy…I don't mess with pressure. It's just a different role. What I learned being a sixth man or a third option role is your bad games are really bad games. As the first option, you can go 5-for-25 and still have 20."
Scott Brooks on the start of the playoffs: "It's a great opportunity. Fifteen other teams are excited about this time of the year. Anytime you can play this time of year you have a chance. That's what we want. We want to have a chance like the other 15 teams to win a championship."
Brooks on playing Harden: "James is a really good player. He had three really good (years) and developed into a really good players with us. But it seems like it was so long ago when the trade happened. We have moved on."
Brooks on defending Harden: "Our guys aren't thinking that we have to stop James, and I'm not working on a game plan only to stop James. They are a very good offensive team and we have to stop the Rockets. We're going to have to beat the Rockets. And if James is stopped that's obviously good because we want to take away their strengths and he's a big part of their team. But he's not the only piece of their team. We're focusing on beating them."
Brooks on Rockets center Omer Asik: "I think he definitely has to be considered as the top three in the league at Most Improved…He rebounds as well as anybody in the league; offensive rebounds. He rolls as hard as anybody. And I think the most impressive thing that I've seen this year in his improvement is when he rolls he can catch and make passes out to the 3-point line. That's one of the hard things for all bigs to do…But that's an area that he's really good at that we have to be able to be on point with our defensive principles with that because he can kick out to guys as well as any big in the league."


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Arizona FunshineWritten by on January 17, 2006 Contributors: Kevin Lee Goodguy Rod & Custom Shines in Scottsdale
After a long season of events from coast to coast, the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association wrapped up another successful season in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona, at their Southwest Nationals. Since it's the end of the season, rodders from all corners of the nation roll in for one last party before putting their toys away for the winter. The eclectic mix gives spectators a real treat with so many cool rides to drool over you might just get dehydrated.
And if the cars weren't enough for you, the hundreds of vendors and jam-packed swap meet would surely put you into overdrive and get the mental wheels spinning about all the different projects you could get started in hopes to make their big debut the following season.
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Dutch Eshelman crafted most of his '25 Ford Model T from scratch along with a menagerie of vintage pieces, like the '55 Chevy 265ci small-block and magnesium-cased quick-change rearend.Rick Love rumbled in from San Antonio, TX, in his '60s-styled, period-perfect, chopped '32 Ford highboy coupe.John Nations from Scottsdale is packing a 472ci Caddy for power in his mucho modified '40 Ford pickup.Straight axles may be back in style, but this '56 Chevy is one of the originals and has been riding around with the nose in the air for decades.This narrowed T Modified looked like a one-man ride, but we saw a couple guys squeezed in cruising the event.A set of Lincoln hubcaps and wide whites make this '40 Ford Deluxe coupe stand out from the street rod crowd.We always love seeing restored early lakes racers. This T roadster pickup on Deuce 'rails was perfect.Designed to look like a long lost factory prototype, this '57 Chevy El Camino could fool almost anyone with the builder's extreme attention to detail.
After a busy week of competition in R&C's Ego-Rama, Rich Guasco took things a little easier with a leisurely cruise down to the event from Pleasanton, CA, in his '32 Ford coupe.Dub and Ruth Boyles from Buckeye, and Ron and Sandi Lenocker from Glendale make up a purdy pair of primered rides with their '32 and '29 Ford hot rods.Street Rodder editor Brian Brennan was busy off on another assignment, but that didn't keep his '29 roadster from making an appearance and picking up one of Boyd Coddington's Pro's Picks in the process.This rustic T tub was found in the swap meet and we wished we could have found room in our luggage to take it home with us.


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Act2:45+folks! Don't stop riding cause you grow OLD
Posted 12 August 2006 - 05:00 PM
Last time I posted, I had one mare. She gave me a beautiful filly April 2nd but sadly we put her down last week due to founder. She suffered through her last 5 months of pregnancy and then through 4 more months until Stormy was old enough to wean.
I purchased a 12 year old gelding last month so Stormy would not be alone and he has turned out to be a wonderful addition for me and Stormy.
Had 2 wishes come true the past couple days. First and foremost was the RAIN! We have been so hot and dry here it was just about unbearable. Rained most of the night and all morning. What a blessing. Second wish is I got my round pen put up today! Now training will go a lot smoother as I won't have Sam right there when I am working with Stormy and vice versa.
I have not retired yet but I did step down from my Director of Nursing position. What a relief. No more being on call 24/7. When I get off work, my off-time is mine again. Nice to be able to punch the time clock and leave work at work.
Enough of my rambling. Again, glad to see this new chapter.
Posted 12 August 2006 - 07:35 PM
I no longer breed the miniatures but kept 3 geldings and a mare. I also have two little dwarfs,a POA Pony and a Fox Trotter.
I'll be here in the morning with my coffee.
Posted 12 August 2006 - 07:41 PM
I haven't ridden in quite some time now. The weather was just way too hot and the flies were awful. Flies are still awful, but it's a lot cooler now, so I'll be getting back in the saddle again.
There are severe thunderstorms predicted for tonight and tomorrow, though. So, we'll see.
Posted 13 August 2006 - 12:09 AM
Nice to see new faces here, plus another we haven't seen for a while.
Maggies Mom, Welcome back,sorry about the loss of your mare, she gave you a nice filly to remember her by. Hope your new gelding, works out well for you. Also glad you took a step back, so you don't get burned out. We all have know with in us how much we can handle, and when we have reached that limit.
Robin G, Glad you decided to join us. I see you are from Bentonville Arkansas, I knew that town sounded familiar. Then I remembered that Wal-Mart Headquarters is located there. My wife is from Arkansas, her family, lives about 60 miles south of Branson MO. We were just there in mid July. We have a lady that posts on here from time to time, that can't be to far from you. Her handle is rainsongappy. Sounds like you enjoyed your time raising minis. It seems the horse market, is so up and down, and trends change so quick. That it is hard to stay a head of the game.
WildRose, You posted on here twice in one day. That's almost un heard of. You must have missed me, there is nothing else that could explain it. You post twice in one day and it all goes right to my head. Hope the weather improves so you can get out and ride Rosie. You made alot of accomplishments with he in last 2 years. Good Work.
Well nothing exciting on the home front. Got my sweetcorn picked for supper, the grandkids were almost fighting over who was going to pick what ear. And they have learned to schuck it also. They are getting pretty good at it for a 3&6 year old. But they are better at eating it. After they go back with their mother, I'm either mother, I should either open a cooking school, or a beauty salon, as I've learned to do my grandaughters hair. That's enough tall tales for tonight. I gave my imagination free rein, and look where it lead to. Until Next Time. PD
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Posted 13 August 2006 - 12:25 AM
Anyway there was a decided change in their attitudes today. Both were really edgey and my horse is usually so calm. And after we got back to the stable, I stopped by the sand arena to watch a lesson and my horse actually got impatient and reared. Never happened before. I am wondering about that old wives tale of don't feed anything sugary as it makes a horse bad tempered. Never thought much of it before, but this is making me think. No more peppermints for my two.
I pick up the new horse this week and plan to pull his shoes and let him rest for a while. I will also pony him some. Apart from that it is a pleasant Sunday afternoon and I plan to take it easy for the rest of the day. Cheers...
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Posted 13 August 2006 - 07:43 AM
PD, yes that must be it. Actually, though, I just thought if I start reading and posting right away in this new room, I won't get lost and will be able to keep up. It's worth a shot!
Sounds like those grandkids of yours are very at home with you.
Remy, I feed my horses sugar treats, and they don't seem any different. Of course, if I rode more I might be able to tell!
We have rain today, and its supposed to continue all day, so maybe I won't get to ride today.
Posted 13 August 2006 - 07:50 AM
I've been riding again. Daughters horse.
I had a fantastic ride yesterday. I was calm, he was calm. Everything worked.
I had the farm Dressage trainer exchange some of my jewelry for lessons. I made her a set of Glitz for a singing competition she was in. So I start taking lessons on tuesday on daughters horse. Can't wait.
us yesterday. *grins*
I'm planning on jumping him by december. And by next summer I'm vowing to be doing 3 foot. lol. So working hard towards my dreams/goals.
Anyway, that's my update. Enjoy your rides!
Posted 13 August 2006 - 07:55 AM
I knew that we could get some new friends on here with a little facelift!
Keep coming back to our herd, okey?
Maggie's Mom-
It's nice to see you back with us and I am sorry about your loss.We missed ya!
Anyway, folks, I will be away from the computer for three days. We are going to Minneapolis to help daughter in her new house and then going to a football game to see Vikings vs. Oakland Raiders. Surprised that football starts so early but what do I know???
Have a nice few days.
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Posted 13 August 2006 - 09:07 AM
Heading out today to check on AJ who is at the trainers. Gene said he as turned out to be a jam up little horse and may work out for me after all as my Reining Cowhorse mount. He is keeping him one more week and then I will pick him up next weekend. I also have to worm him and give him his west nile vaccine.
Still putting away Southern's horse tack, after I clean it up good, just in case Mom does find herself another horse to play around with. She is 74 and will still ride if it is a nice "short" quiet horse.
The carport conversion to barn is coming along really well. I just buy a few boards when the budget allows, and I nearly have the two stalls finished. My barn builder friend will help me put together the doors and hang them. All I will have left to do is finish the interior section where the run in section is.
I had come back from the "Worlds Longest Yard Sale" Now that was a blast! We drove the whole length off the 450 miles on Hwy 127, took in Rock City, saw the flying suacer house on Signal mountain, had "horse churned ice cream" at a Mennonite farm in Tennessee, and bought Sourgum Molasses at Muddy Pond, Tenn, found several old hames and other curiosities. What fun. We then went to the Kentucky Horse park before heading home after my sister called about Mom's horse.
Posted 13 August 2006 - 10:03 AM
I see we have started a new post. GREAT!!
Its been a rough three months for us. But I think I see the light at the end of the dark gloomy days.Spooky will have another month off from the trail rides, his tendons in the back legs are still sore and he's getting a shot a day for five days then every other day for five times. Surpass cream till the tube is empty. hosed down twice a day.I think hes getting better.
I miss the trail rides so much. but the ladys have offered their extra horses so I can ride when I get some spare time.
We got a little rat terrier female 3 months old. Can anyone tell me if these breed of dogs train easy,anything I need to watch? Right now she thinks we are her chew toys and play things.
The little stinker knows when shes on the leash so she comes when on it and NOT when she's loose.
We still miss the other dogs. Losing three dogs in three months is very hard. They were all over six years old and so much a part of the family.
Well time to get spooky up and get shot and fetlocks done for this morning. Hello to all the new comers and old timers.
Posted 13 August 2006 - 10:23 AM
I have two miniatures that she rides around the front yard but it's so stinking hot! I haven't even been riding lately. Can't wait for Fall to get here.
Well, you all have a great day I sure plan on having lots of good times making memories with my little one.
Posted 13 August 2006 - 11:53 AM
Maggie's Mom - Welcome back. I'm really sorry about your mare. I know her filly will keep you busy and help to ease some of your pain, but it's never easy to lose those special ones.
Rainsong - The same to you. I hope everyone recovers in good time. Rat terrors, err terriers, are very independant, just like all terriers. Until you find the secret to "COME!", I would not let one off leash in an unfenced area. After many years of raising mini schnauzers, and competing in both conformation and obedience, I have found that baked liver is a good incentive. Lay a thin slice on a baking sheet, turn your oven on real low, and let it slow bake until it is dry. Then break it in little pieces. I always reward a come, especially with a terrier or terrier mix. They have selective hearing, and can't hear you screaming from 6' away, but can hear the rattle of dog treats from 1/2 mile. I actually had to resort to a shock collar with Murphy, and will probably need one with Bonnie also. Bonnie is smart, however, and after one very mild zap, she comes instantly when she hears the beep. It's really funny, because when I put her service dog jacket on, she is a perfectly behaved little lady wherever I take her.
Jack - I think I am going to need to build a saddle rack in order to get one to fit that old saddle. I have a trailer full of lumber,and the neighbors have a whole pile of 2x6 & 2x4 left over from their deck addition.
Shirley & I went for a late ride last night, thinking we would have a full moon to light our way home. The moon refused to join us, and it was VERY dark. There are no street lights at all out here. We just rode down to the gas station to pick up our weekend papers, staying along the road all the way. Taz was very good, but Pepsi, the mare who makes Tazzy seem positively broncy, was as squirrely as could be. Who can figure out what goes on in those little brains of theirs?
I just learned that one of our barn cats had kittens under the neighbor's shed. I'm really tempted to live trap one, as I really want another tuxedo, but I don't know if I'm up to domesticating another feral cat. The lady we got poor little Clyde from has a real dark torti from the same mother, and that is tempting also. Gary will possibly forgive me for one kitten, but not two.
I hope we can go out earlier tonight, so we can ride in the hills, but Shirley's husband is hard for her to get away from. He desperately needs training, but she feels sorry for him, as his health is actually worse than Gary's.
Posted 13 August 2006 - 12:39 PM
Tammy, glad to see you here! I hope we both stay around.
rainsong, hope Spooky continues to improve. My Rosie has been plagued with a sore front foot twice this summer. I still don't know what it was. The first time I thought it was a bruise and abcess, but nothing came out and she just quit limping.
The second time I figured maybe she was trimmed too short, because she was fine on the soft ground in the pasture, but limped up by the barn on the gravel. Strange. She's OK now again, though.
Robin, have fun with that grandaughter!
Kate, go ahead and get one of those kittens! I'd love to have a barn cat or two, but Hubby hates cats. If a stray were to wander in, I would take it in, and that would be different, but to go out and get one...no, that would be asking for a whole bunch of griping!
Well, it's raining, raining, raining, here. So Miss Rosie-pants doesn't get ridden yet.
Posted 13 August 2006 - 01:11 PM
Got friends and relatives coming by in a little while so I don't think I will get any use of my new round pen today. What a bummer. Wonder if they would miss me if I were to sneak out of the house for a while?
Vet came out and gave Stormy and Sam vaccinations. I tried to get him to show me about cleaning Sam's sheath as I have no idea when it was cleaned last. He gave me some ACE, told me to wait 45 minutes after giving and start to work. Guess I will have to find the Mr. Hand post and read up. Never had a gelding. Don't you just love learning new things about horses!
Guess I better go get the grill started and the drinks iced down. Hope everyone has a great afternoon.
Posted 13 August 2006 - 07:23 PM
Posted 13 August 2006 - 07:50 PM
quote:hehe, *waves* and thanks! Yeah, I never noticed this thread before! I must be very oblivious. lol
Originally posted by Wild Rose:
Tammy, glad to see you here! I hope we both stay around.
Well, it's raining, raining, raining, here. So Miss Rosie-pants doesn't get ridden yet.
Ah, gosh! that's too bad. Hopefully it'll clear up soon for you two WildRose!
Posted 14 August 2006 - 01:32 AM
Everyone musta fell asleep in front of their TV
Or else they took off somewhere, with friends they chanced to meet
Or they ain't found their way here, to this new place up the street
Now I'll head back to the old place, and sit and have a beer
Reminisce about my friends and the friendly atmosphere
Maybe take some pictures for an album of the place
Who knows? I may get lucky and see a friendly face
Posted 14 August 2006 - 04:08 AM
I did make a cake from scratch with cherries, cranberries, almonds and chocolate chips - all my favorites. Have to be careful though or I shall be packin' on the pounds. But shouldn't a salad for dinner cancel out that piece of cake?
Have to take the dogs for their 6 pm walk and then it will be another quiet evening for us. No neighbors here at all. We will be moving in the next two months but I shall hate to leave the peace and quiet of this area. Oh well, there's good and bad, at least we will be nearer to the horses. See ya'll tomorrow folks.
Posted 14 August 2006 - 06:44 AM
I had a wonderful time yesterday with my granddaughter. She's such a little cutie. We went to the mall and rode all the rides out in the middle then headed over to Wal-Mart to the toy section. Everything was "Me needs this"! Of course she got alot of things.
Macy likes horses alot and I'm hoping that she'll be my riding buddy someday. We gave them an acre across the pasture to build their house so they live close. She rides the mini's now but I have a beautiful Leopard POA Pony for her when she gets older. Now, does anyone know how to train a horse to pony? My Fox Trotter is a snot and I'm afraid he'll kick anything I try to pony along with. I guess I have a couple of years to figure this out, she's still young enough that she has to ride with someone leading and someone beside her.
Have a good day!
Posted 14 August 2006 - 07:10 AM
Remy, yes a salad would cancel out that cake. At least I tell myself that!
Jack, you'll have to put a sign on the door over at the old place and lock it up. Then everyone will come here. You could put a link to this place over there, too, then all they'd have to do is click on it. Kinda like "beam me up, Scottie"!
Robin, I'm thinking of a pony for my grandaughter already, too. And she's only 3 months old!
Well, the sun is out today. The rain quit. But it's supposed to be very windy today. I have to go to the nursing home anyway this morning, so I don't know about riding today, either.
Posted 14 August 2006 - 07:58 AM
Welcome, FastTracker, Robin G and Remy
Wild Rose
Maggie's Mom, welcome back. Real sorry about your mare.
Remy one little ol' peppermint shouldn't make that much difference to a 1000 lb horse.... should it?
Barklay glad to see you over here
Hi everybody. Hadn't been around for the last few days. A couple of days, just didn't feel like..... had other things on my mind. And on the weekend sometimes I just don't get the chance.
August 9, we had an anniversary NO not a wedding anniversary........ a going steady anniversary, 43 years ago. Hubby will sometimes mention he wonders why certain people get together and why they stay together. It tell him I can't answer the first question, but the reason we have stayed together is because I am a saint.
Other than that, not much going on here.
HTTY * go gentle * I wish you enough
Posted 14 August 2006 - 08:07 AM
Hey, can I join? I'm less than a month from 46, and on the fast track to a new knee, facelift, kid in college, and all the other fun stuff that turning 50 entails... oh yeah, I can show "Select" with the quarter horses!
I have an interesting issue with riding - fear. I was thrown in Dec. of last year, broke my leg - and it's still not quite right (thus the fast-track to the new knee, this is the 2nd break). I have an awesome show horse, I don't think he'd ever give me a problem... but I'm just really nervous. So everything - the round penning, grooming, etc. has been put off. He's a pasture decoration right now. And he's too good of a horse to waste. I want to ride again, but... scared.
And to think, I used to ride just about anything.
Can anyone else relate?
Posted 14 August 2006 - 08:49 AM
Fresh fruit in the kitchen. Several new faces on here. Will take me a while to get everyone straight. Had a good weekend. Rode a bit and babysat for the daughter. Got to spoil my 7 month old grandson some. ( Youngest of the 10 grandkids)
Glad to see ya back WR. Knew you were around but just seemed to miss you here.
Well have a brain fog this morning so my mind is not with it Guess I'll just go lurk for a while.
Posted 14 August 2006 - 10:12 AM
Thought it was time to catch up on things.
The Bling Lady, Welcome, found your post very interesting. Your fear after getting thrown is only natural. I had a 3 year old filly rear and go over backward on me June 1st. Luckily I was only stiff for a couple days. But I got back on a older mare I have, 3 days later., when a friend wanted to go riding. Best thing that could have happened. But I never got back filly that reared on me, and she is history. I traded her for a older gelding. That is fine horse. So I wish you luck getting back on. And I'm 13 years older than you.
RobinG, Glad you had fun with grandaughter, hope she does turn into your riding buddy. I'm sure you can get your MFT to pony a horse without kicking. If you can't you'll have a excuse to go look for another horse.
WildRose, Glad to se you are still among us. Have fun keeping your eye out for that perfect pony, for grandaughter. They are out there, and you might find it by the time your grandaughter is 3 or 4 years old. And she can grow next right into Rosie.
rainsongappy, Do hope your things brighten up for you real soon, and you can get back out on those trails. I know you have some good riding places there in Ozarks. So here is sending you some postive thoughts.
KGB, Wish you luck taming a kitten if you so choose to do that. I'm down to only 1 cat around here. And he is tuxedo in color, would make a excellent house cat. But I would trully miss him if he was gone. When he see me in the yard, he comes running, and then lays on his back and wants belly rubbed. Now I just have to find a good dog to with him. It'll happen.
Remy, Welcome to this side of the world, it is good to have people from different parts of the world posting with us. Give us a broader propective on life. Hard to believe that our morning is your evening. Glad you joined us, we'll keep the door wide open for you.
Becaco, 43 years is a long time to go steady, I want to ask when are you going to get married? but I know you did that over 40 years ago. Where do the years go? They fly by.
doublehorses, Glad to see you made it over here to new place. Sounds like you had a productive weekend. If you worked with horses, messed with grandkids. That sounds well rounded to me.
Well my daughter made last call home from Kuwait last night. Next one will be from Texas, that will make a mother and father feel much better. Two months from now I might be a free man. I won't know how to act, but I'll adjust. Hope the weather stays good so I can get out riding for a few weeks before the snow flies.
Enough for now. Later. PD
Posted 14 August 2006 - 10:14 AM
Well gosh its a pretty morning here, sun shining and 79 degrees. Spookys left hind fetlock is still very sore. but hes moving ok so thats encourging.
KGB::: thanks for the hint of liver..will get some soon.My first mistake was getting a 3 month old instead of a just weaned.I used to train big dogs of all kinds.but never had much call to train litle dogs.just basic obedience and family protection, police dogs and dabbled in rescue.Haven't done much in the last twenty years though.I have forgotten more than I knew.
ild Rose::: rain.well send some down here OK?
I hope the weather doesnt do what it did last fall and go from HOT to COLD without any nice riding weather in between.I am so looking forward to some nice rides this fall and winter.
I have two barn cats and they are both spayed.Nice not to have a thousand cats around.
I took Scooter out with me to clean the big horse tank, she ran circles around callie( barn cat)
She ran through the mud and chased the other cat who doesnt like dogs.well this computer is messing up. if i back space for more than five to ten times it starts capital letters, and i dont know how to stop it. so I will get off and go out and get horses in from thepasture. Have a good day everyone. Dallas
Posted 14 August 2006 - 12:29 PM
Thanks for the friendly WELCOME folks! Boy, I was lazy, lazy all weekend. My husband was out of town working last week and just wanted to relax and do nothing. Yep, I was happy to oblige. How lazy you ask??? We decided to trail ride about 6:00 last evening. We groomed, saddled and rode for OH I'd say a whopping 15 minutes and decided that was enough! Of course we blamed it on the bugs...So pathetic of us...The horses were thrilled however... Their even lazier than we are.
Becaco Thanks for the good coffee..Yummmm what blend is that? And, if you don't mind, I'll use that Saint line on my husband too...
RobinG What a wonderful granny you are. Hey ME needs stuff too!
KGB sounds like we have very similar backgrounds...perhaps we're SISTA'S.
rainsongappy losing 3 pups in 3 months? I'm so sorry, but isn't it wonderful how we have the capacity to put ourselves back out there and love yet again?
TheBlingLady Warning..It gets long from here.
Yep I understand fear/loss of confidence. I'm sorry you are going through this right now. Everyone has a different experience but I'd like to share mine with you. My young horse scared the beegeebers out of me a few months ago...I went so far as to sell her 2 days later, then deeply regretted it, and bought her back a week later. My Vet recommended a wonderful trainer that I called the very same day before I could change my mind. This gentleman exudes confidence, not cockiness and he quietly and gently, but firmly encouraged me to get back on a week after he took her. He didn't baby either of us but I felt very safe with him and so did my mare. My first ride back up, he walked along beside her head and when she started jigging he just touched the bridle next to her eye while we were still walking and said calmly that's enough of that and told me to take a deep breath. We both calmed down immediately and he asked if I was OK? When I said yes, he backed away and I rode for another 15 minutes in an enclosed area. On our second ride 2 days later in a wide open area she pulled the very same antics that had originally scared me but this time I stayed with her and rode it out. Yep she spun around and around, then backed at 100 miles an hour, then spun some more. This went on for about 20 of the longest minutes of my life. Trainer was right there on the ground watching, quietly urging me to get her moving forward. Suddenly she stopped her shenanigans and moved out at a running walk (she's gaited). I rode her in a straight line up and back for another 15 minutes or so then we went back and trainer saddled one of his horses. We rode for another hour through the forest at a very fast running walk non stop. I felt safe and confident. For me, the difference this time I believe was a couple of things...I better understood what this young mare was about and wasn't caught off guard by her constant testing. Most importantly, this wonderful trainer positively reenforced my riding abilities giving me the confidence boost I needed. I wasn't able to feel that same level of safety when riding her with any of my friends or my husband before this. The two of us are now out there riding fast and furious with my friends. On a side note, I've always been able to ride my two older geldings without reservation. With persistance you'll find the best solution for yourself. I hope you mend soon.
Have a Blessed Day everyone!
Posted 14 August 2006 - 12:48 PM
I think the root of my problem rests back in 1983. I got a half Arab, 4 years old, that had never been away from his mother till I got him. He bucked me off and I broke my shoulder blade. Befopre that, I had horses as a kid, and was fearless, but then had no horses for about 15 years. This half Arab was not the right horse for me then, and I think that's what lodged the fear into me.
All I can say is what has helped me. That is taking it slow. Just do what you feel comfortable doing, and each day push yourself just one TINY step more. Of course, don't be like me and put off those tiny steps for days on end!
I have to get back in the saddle soon, or before I know it the snow will be flying!
Posted 14 August 2006 - 12:50 PM
I'm glad that came together for you.
Posted 14 August 2006 - 01:17 PM
p.s. FastTracker - congratulations on finding the trainer that can see you through. Hopefully TheBlingLady can find one like that to help her regain her confidence and keep up with her horse. Mine could if she weren't 70 miles away! Lots of if's in life aren't there? IF I only had one horse to keep up with, if I were closer to my trainer/instructor, if I didn't have to work a 40hr job.......
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LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- A teenager was hit by a car and killed in unincorporated Gwinnett County Wednesday morning.
Seventeen-year-old Dakota Waters was struck on Lawrenceville Highway between Hamilton and James roads shortly before 7:30 a.m.
Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Edwin Ritter said Waters was crossing Lawrenceville Highway when he was hit by a Land Rover.
The driver, 49-year-old Sharon Mitchell-Golden, could not stop in time to avoid hitting Waters, who was not in a crosswalk, Ritter said.
The teen was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center, where he later died.
Mitchell-Golden was charged with second-degree vehicular homicide and a turn lane violation. She turned herself in and was booked into the Gwinnett County Jail Thursday.
Ritter said the rainy weather was a factor in the accident, while speed and alcohol were not.


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Editor's Note: In January 2009, the TriCaster video production system was used for live broadcasting of President Barack Obama's Inaugural Ball so troops overseas could be a part of the festivities and receive messages of encouragement from the ball's attendees. The system was also used by a Des Moines, Iowa, local government TV station to produce and air live conferences to update citizens during a June 2008 flood. In this month's Two Cents, guest reviewer Theo Mayer explains why the TriCaster is becoming the system of choice for professional-quality video production.
The NewTek TriCaster is a complete video production system contained in a rugged, portable box that measures only 11.5 by 8 by 7.5 inches.
The name TriCaster comes from the three functions it provides:
- Broadcast. It's a broadcast-quality live production and recording system with standard and unique features that allow one production engineer to manage and record a six-camera show that's graphics intensive and special-effects filled, and enhanced B-roll supplemental footage.
- Webcast. The TriCaster is a webcasting system with built-in encoding and "push" or "pull" streaming at selectable resolutions.
- ScreenCast. It's a live event production system for feeding video projectors, with clever capabilities that keep graphics and data at computer resolution while integrating video.
There are several models to choose from, starting with composite video, two-camera systems at $3,995.
I've been using the TriCaster Broadcast that lists for $11,995, which can operate in six-camera mode along with a variety of professional-level specifications. For nonvideo production people, it has everything imaginable, including the kitchen "sync."
The TriCaster is engineered with professional video in mind. This isn't surprising since the TriCaster is the brainchild of the same people who created the landmark 1990 Video Toaster -- a device that included the hardware and software for creating broadcast-quality television.
There are three major tabs on the user interface. One is "Live Production," featuring a special effects video switcher that rivals any physical hardware. Transitions include more than 100 effects -- from page curls and dissolves to animated laser beams.
There are two feature-filled digital disk recorders (DDRs) that can be set up with unlimited numbers of video clips for B-roll, backgrounds or special effects.
The TriCaster includes full graphics capabilities with lower-third titling, plates, overlays, backgrounds and foregrounds -- all of which can be composited to create professional-quality results.
One striking feature is the TriCaster's ability to generate virtual sets. By putting the talent in front of a green screen, they're magically incorporated into a selection of 3-D virtual sets. These sets feature shadows, reflections, foreground elements, background elements, multiple camera angles and even media displays. This isn't something you would expect, even in a $100,000 system.
Webcasting is simple. Connect the TriCaster to the Web, select settings from a drop-down menu (resolution, frame rate, bandwidth and format), press the red button marked "webcast" -- and wham, you're streaming on the Internet.
Besides the "Live Production" tab, there's a tab for "Media Capture." It has all the tools needed to capture and import video, audio and graphics into a production.
The "Edit Media" tab includes a full-featured nonlinear digital editing system for postproducing shows. I use it mostly to prepare video clips and elements for the DDRs or uploading to the Internet. NewTek has its own set of video editing conventions. I find it a little difficult to flip between Apple's Final Cut (an industry standard) and the NewTek editor without struggling a bit in transition. However, after working on the NewTek editor for several hours, I am impressed by some of its clever nuances.
Finally there's a tab called "Edit Text," a full-featured graphics studio that allows users to create lower thirds, production graphics, backgrounds and more. Again,


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To assist with understanding USERRA, ESGR has partnered with the Department of Labor to create a list of frequently asked questions concerning USERRA. These FAQs may help eliminate any problems with your employees in the Guard or Reserve by keeping you informed of your rights and responsibilities.
ESGR has also created a list of Frequently Asked Questions specifically tailored to employers.
Another source for USERRA Frequently Asked Questions is 20 Code of Regulations Part 1002. As a quick reference when working with your employee, 5 Code of Federal Regulations Part 353 Additional regulations for Federal Agencies.
USERRA: 38 United States Code Chapter 4301-4335
Non Technical Guide to USERRA
More helpful links
Employer Resource Guide
US Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service
Department of Justice
Office of Special Council
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|Last Chance to Renew at 2011 Rates
|December 20, 2011
changes are in store for USCF memberships starting in 2012. The most prominent
is a new "3-month" membership. As of January 1, 2012 membership rates
will also change. In these last couple weeks of December, take your last chance
to renew at the 2011
rates via https://secure2.uschess.org/webstore/member.php
See the new rate
chart below and an excellent summary below of how three-month memberships relate to
you by CLO contributor Tom Braunlich.
2012 USCF Membership Dues Chart
USCF 3-Month Memberships
Available beginning January 1, 2012. These are intended as "trial memberships" for new players but can be used by any non-member. There are three kinds, based on age:
Age 12 or younger - $8 - includes 2 issues of Chess Life for Kids
Age 24 or younger - $10 - includes 3 issues of Chess Life Magazine
Age 25 or older - $15 - includes 3 issues of Chess Life Magazine
The 3-Month Memberships give the player the right to compete in USCF-rated chess tournaments during the 3-month period and earn an official chess rating, without the need for purchasing a full-year membership. During the membership period, part of the dues can be applied toward upgrading to a normal year membership, if desired, by calling the USCF office. After the 3-Month Membership expires, players may purchase another one (there is no limit in number) or select instead one of the yearly memberships available directly from the webstore.
The 3-Month Memberships are offered only at chess tournaments, by the tournament director, usually during the scheduled "registration" time. They are not available from the webstore or USCF office. (To meet the age requirement players must be of the indicated age as of the first day of the tournament, even if they have a birthday the following day while the tournament is still going on.) Players will need to supply their name, mailing address, birth date, email, and phone number; and should also tell the director if they ever played in a USCF-rated tournament before or are brand new to rated tournaments. The tournament director will take care of the rest to submit the membership.
USCF 3-Month Memberships - Instructions for TDs
The purpose of the new "3-Month Memberships" ('3MMs') is to encourage more USCF-rated tournaments, particularly scholastic events but also others, by lowering the height of the initial cost barriers for brand new players (compared to purchasing a normal membership) with this form of "trial membership." At minimal dues cost it provides newcomers with a taste of tournaments, the magazine, and the U.S. chess community. Lapsed players might also find them to be an inexpensive way to try out tournaments again after a long layoff.
Here are the detailed rules and the process for handling them:
• 3MMs are sold only at tournaments by TDs, who will submit the memberships during the rating report process as described below. Not available from the webstore.
• The age cutoff date is the first day of the tournament (usually the date the 3MM is sold).
• Anyone can buy a 3MM, even previous members.
• A player can purchase more than one 3MM, without limit, as long as the age requirements are met each time (but purchasing several consecutively is probably not economical compared with a yearly membership).
• Upgrades - During the 3MM period a player can use part of the dues paid to upgrade to a normal membership. The amount of credit that can be applied to the upgrade is pro-rated depending on the portion of the 3-month period that has elapsed at the time the player makes the upgrade request. Currently the upgrade cannot be done online and must be done by calling the USCF office, which will calculate the amounts and complete the transaction. Possibly this process will be integrated online later.
The Process
• Collect the standard membership information from the player:
o Name, Mailing Address, Birth Date, (Email), (Phone)
o Email and Phone are optional but recommended in case you or the USCF office needs to contact them.
• Collect the appropriate dues money from the player for their age.
o Suggestion: For scholastic tournaments offer the 3MM for free to brand new players, or increase the Entry Fee of the event to cover the amount of an "included" 3MM.
• Ask if the player is brand new to USCF-rated tournaments, or has played in USCF events before:
o If the player is NEW you will submit their membership during the rating report process.
• First generate a USCF ID number for the player. (See FAQs in the TD Support Area).
• Use the new ID number in the rating report.
• When the report is submitted this player will be flagged as a non-member, causing an error.
• When you edit the report there should be a checkbox for the player offering an option to purchase the 3MM. Check it.
• The cost of the 3MM will be added to the rating report fee and the membership will be processed.
o If the player is a RENEWAL for a previous USCF-rated player:
• Ask if they know their USCF ID number, or look it up the player's ID number in the Golden Database.
• If the ID number can't be found, try to get as much information as you can about the last tournament they played in (date, place, etc.) and ask the USCF office to try to find the info in printed player supplements from that era.
• If no ID can be found a new one can be generated and the USCF office can later add any known data about the player's history to the new number.
• Once you have the ID number follow the above process for submitting the 3MM via the rating report process.


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Actor Stephen Baldwin has been arrested for driving on a suspended license.
Police sources tells editors at New York Post gossip column Page Six that Baldwin was stopped early on Friday morning in Manhattan, New York.
The actor was reportedly driving with an expired Texas registration and a suspended license.
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Alec Baldwin's younger brother was arrested in 2012 after he was stopped making an illegal U-turn and found to be driving on a suspended license.
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All-New 7th Generation Honda Civic Leads Honda's All-Star 2001 Model Lineup
With the launch of the totally redesigned, seventh generation 2001 Civic and the restyled 2001 Accord leading the way, Honda's 2001 models offered enhanced safety features across the vehicle lineup.
2001 Honda Division Highlights
All-New Civic: In a Class By Itself
America's best-selling compact car, the Honda Civic has become an icon of the Honda line. Since its launch nearly 30 years ago, the Civic has responded to changes in the marketplace while becoming more refined and distinctive. The new Civic is no exception. Enhanced safety features with all-new styling and a larger, more refined interior and environmental performance (certified as a ULEV in all 50 states) not only keep Civic at the top of the class, but elevate it into a class all its own. Offered in sedan and coupe styles, the Civic is available in a wide variety of trim levels and engine/transmission combinations to suit the needs of the economy-minded, comfort-obsessed or performance seeker.
Accord: An American Favorite
Honda adds new styling, enhanced safety, more features and greater refinement to the 2001 Accord. Available in Sedan and Coupe styling, the Accord remains a class leader in quality, safety, sophisticated engineering, refinement and value. Advanced dual stage front airbags that detect crash severity and seatbelt use and adjust bag deployment accordingly are now standard for both front seat passengers. Side SRS airbags are standard on all V6 models and 4-cylinder EX models, and available on DX and LX models. Honda's advanced side airbag system uses sensors to detect the size and position of the front seat occupants and deactivates the side airbag if an occupant is too small or out of position. In addition, all Accords sold nationwide now meet or exceed California's Low Emissions Vehicle (LEV) standards.
Also new for 2001, Accord EX models feature a new three-in-one stereo with AM/FM, cassette and in-dash 6-disk CD player. All V6 Accords also add Honda's TCS traction control system. Body-colored side moldings and illuminated power window switches are added standard features on all models except the DX sedan.
Insight: First Gasoline-Electric Hybrid Sold in America
Due to popular consumer demand, Honda Insight availability increased by more than 50 percent from 4,000 vehicles to 6,500 in the 2000 calendar year and the 2001 Honda Insight continues its forward-thinking approach to the transportation and environmental challenges of the next millennium.
At an EPA-certified 68 mpg, the Insight has the world's best gas mileage rating. Available with a 5-speed manual transmission, the 2001 model lineup includes an automatic Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) beginning spring 2001.
The Honda Insight earned a wide range of industry awards in its first year on the market including The Sierra Club "Excellence in Environmental Engineering," the first time the organization has given an award for a product in its 108 year history; Popular Mechanics, "Design & Engineering" award; Automobile Magazine's "2000 Technology of the Year"; Popular Science "Best of What's New Award"; American Woman Motorscene "Most Likely to Change the World"; Edmunds.com "Most Significant Value"; and the Clean Car Coalition "Clean Car Salute."
S2000 Roadster Wins Widespread Acclaim In First Year
The essence of Honda's racing spirit and heritage is reflected in every aspect of the S2000. A true driver's car, the S2000 springs to life at the touch of a button. Its 16-valve, DOHC (dual overhead cam) VTEC (variable valve timing and lift electronic control) engine is rated at 240 horsepower, giving it class-leading performance. Optimum 50/50 weight distribution and a highly rigid body design contribute to exceptional handling qualities.
Exceptional performance is coupled with world-class safety, thanks to the S2000's X-bone frame, and world-class environmental engineering. The new S2000 roadster qualifies as a LEV.
Odyssey: Establishing New Standards in the Minivan Category
When the all-new Honda Odyssey entered the market in 1999, it immediately established itself as the standard against which all other minivans are measured. For 2001, this award-winning minivan has added "LATCH" (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) to second row seats for both LX and EX models. In addition, in tests conducted during its 2000 model year by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), Odyssey earned the government's highest (five-star) rating for occupant protection in front and side impact collisions.
Other new features included on the Odyssey LX and EX models are upgraded front stereo speakers, floor mats and an intermittent rear wiper. The Odyssey claims several industry awards including Consumer Digest Magazine's "Best Buy", voted #1 Best minivan over $22,500 by Intellichoice, and MotorWeek Drivers' Choice Best Minivan.
Prelude: Highest Brand Loyalty among Honda Products
For Prelude owners, it's all about driving excitement and performance. Nearly 75 percent of all Prelude buyers have previously owned an Acura or Honda product. The 2001 Prelude receives standard floor mats, rear child seat tether anchors and an emergency trunk opener. Honda's sporty "Electron Blue" is added to the paint pallet along with Satin Silver.
CR-V: Best Selling Small SUV
The sporty, fun-to-drive CR-V continues to be the leader in the fastest growing segment in the auto industry, the compact SUV category. This continues for 2001 with the retention of the CR-V SE model, introduced midway through the 2000 model year and an immediate favorite. It includes leather trimmed interior and steering wheel, three-in-one AM/FM/Cassette/CD stereo system and body colored side moldings and bumpers. Also, all 2001 CR-V's add child safety seat tether anchors for rear seats. Floor mats are now standard on EX and SE models.
The 2001 CR-V is available in both two-wheel drive (2WD) and four-wheel drive (4WD) versions. The 2WD LX is equipped with a 4-speed automatic transmission and the 4WD LX and EX trim levels offer a choice of 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission.
Passport: Rugged Off-Road Leader
The Honda Passport adds important equipment and safety features for 2001, with rear disc brakes for all 4WD models, "LATCH" (Lower Anchor Tethers for CHildren) system, and an eight speaker stereo system for all models. In addition for 2001, the top-of-the-line EX luxury model features 4-way power driver's seat, special two-tone paint, and in-dash 6-CD changer. All Passports now get UV treated glass for front doors and rear hatch.


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The WARN in the subject matter appears in ~/log/zimbra.log whenever I attempt to login to the administrative console. This is followed by an INFO informing me that 'authentication failed for admin'.
There were no errors during my install nor in the install log. I even re-installed to confirm that the password I was using was correct (it is one I regularly use for this type of exercise so therefore I am unlikely to have mistyped it). I am, incidentally, able to login to read mail as admin (i.e. http://localhost, not https://localhost:7071), so it seems as though th authentication is actually working.
As far as I know the version I downloaded (FC 4 binary) is no evaluation and as I downloaded it last night it is unlikely to have expired by now in any case.
Anybody able to prod me past this point. As you can imagine a groupware system with a single, unmanageable, account is not terrbily useful.


text: By Pastor Vince CarrigSports Writer Senior point guard Cade Reinick hung in the air through the middle of the lane, scored and drew a foul shot to nudge his Eagles to a 58-55 overtime victory over the Plainsmen Friday night in Wray, Colo. Reinick made a comfortable living by drawing contact while driving to the basket, gaining 12 free throws that helped him score a game-high 22 points. He scored the last trio of points with 3.1 seconds left in extra time. The Plainsmen almost overcame heavy disadvantages to win, with four players fouling out which added to two injured senior starters. The Eagles took 33 shots from the foul line, but Perkins County took just 14 in the game. Senior swing forward Caleb Breazeale's three pointer in tight quarters and free throw gave the visiting Plainsmen a 55-54 lead with 39.6 seconds left in overtime. The left-handed Reinick scored eight points in overtime for Wray, constantly dribbling to the basket. Down 45-40 with 1:42 left in regulation time, Perkins County needed some heavy-duty heroics just to force overtime. Breazeale nailed two free throws and Tim Johnson knifed to the basket from the left wing to yank the Plainsmen to within one point of the lead with 50.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Perkins County pressured the inbound pass and freshman forward Christian White clamped onto the bobbled catch in Wray's backcourt; Christian White then had the presence of mind to dribble around a defender and go right to the basket for a 46-45 Plainsmen lead. Wray forward Keaton Arkulari, who piled up 18 points by inserting his large frame into the post, sent the game into a fifth period with a free throw, however. Five Plainsmen cashed in from beyond the arc, with senior point guard Quinton Hite looking like a scoring machine in the first half. Hite sandwiched back-to-back "threes" around a blocked shot to create the biggest margin for either team, a 21-15 Perkins County lead. Hite struck four times from three-point land, Jake Sexson twice, Johnson, Breazeale and Chase Miyamoto did as well. Sexson, who got pushed from behind and injured his head in the second quarter, returned to have Reinick knock him in the nose on a drive and have the foul call ironically go against Sexson. Hite shot 4-of-7 (57 percent) from beyond the arc.Next Action The Plainsmen roll 126 miles west to engage the 2-0 Kimball Longhorns, who hosted a tournament in which they took away double-digit wins over Dundy County-Stratton and Morrill. The Plainsmen remain at home in Grant on Saturday to take on the 1-1 Gothenburg Swedes, who lost to 2-0 Lexington on Friday and handled Hershey easily (53-39) Saturday.PC 55, Wray 58 OTPerkins Co. 10 13 14 9 9–55Wray 11 10 15 10 12–58 Scoring leaders–Perkins County: Hite 1FG (4x3)–14; Johnson 3 (1) 4/6FT–13; Breazeale 2 (1) 4/6–11; Sexson (2) 1/2–7; Wray: Reinick 7 8/12–22; Arkulari 7 4/9–18; Centa 2 3/4–7.


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I'd love it if Zorua was a Fairy type, and it would be interesting if the new Newtwo/Mewthree would also be Fairy type.
Although, to be perfectly honest I'd have thought they would do Light rather than Fairy, I'm hoping they aren't just going to shove all the 'girly' Pokemon in that type.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I recall some article saying that Sylveon is supposed to be weak against ice type attacks? If Sylveon is a pure fairy type Pokémon (which is most likely true) then that would make the fairy type weak to ice. But it's been a while since I've heard the article, maybe I'm misunderstanding.
As for past Pokémon, I'm happy with the choices they've made so far. I was surprised with Marill, but it was a nice surprise. It makes Marill more interesting. Jigglypuff is fine, but if they changed Jigglypuff, I really hope they changed Clefairy and Clefable too. Otherwise it will forever make no sense to me how Jigglypuff is a fairy and Clefairy isn't. I'm glad they went ahead and changed some typings. I was worried that they wouldn't.
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I hope Fairy type's association with moon doesn't go beyond the move Moonblast. I don't want Umberon's Moon concept to be spoiled with Sylveon.
Fairy-Type.. I like it. But I don't like how it is better than Dragons. it should be something like an oposite to the Dark-Type.
And I would guess most of the Pokemon from the Fairy egg-group will gain it as a secondary type. Like Jigglypuff and Marill did.
I'm happy with the new typing I guess. Fairy just seems so...and I hate to use this term...gay. Like, what about all the male Pokemon? Fairy type for me correlates Pokemon with some sort of feminine influence in their designs.
I like that they made another type, I just don't know if it was the best choice...
Shorts are just so comfortable.
Male fairy-Types are like Female Dark-Types.
And the X-Legendary Pokemon is the gay pride deer so.. yeah
It's the smallest and lightest Pokemon...and it has an advantage over Dragon types? o_O
It's weird that it's strong against Dragons.. I dont get it?
Aah. Then it makes a bit moer sense, yes. Even though most Dragons with Flying as secondary typing are weak to Rock too.
Clefairy line, Buneary line, and sopme others should be in this type. And, what are fairy types weak to????
Pokemon X and Y rules!!!
I don't get why everyone thinks fairy shouldn't be strong against Dragon. More often or not the Fairies or Fae type creatures are on the goodside of fariytales (I'll admit there are some which are antagonists) and normally the Dragons are the bad guys (Granted some can be Protaganists). Thinking of fairytales the goodside normally defeat the badside, so to me it makes sense that fairy can beat dragons
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Sooo much things to think of these fairy pokes, though i guess it still incorporates the concept of Light-type...


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The Pierce County Construction Partnership (PCCP) is the one-stop resource for construction career and workforce development information with members including public and private construction and trade employers, labor, community and technical colleges and school districts.
The Construction Council uses its collective influence and resources to respond to industry needs by increasing general awareness of the construction employment and training opportunities and coordinating collective resources to facilitate the introduction of new workers and the progression of existing workers in the construction industry.
The vision of building tomorrow's construction workforce today will be achieved by:
Industry Involvement
The Construction Partnership thrives on the commitment of its members. Working strategically, members drive the focus and direction of the Partnership activities to further opportunities within the County.
Community Connections
Building relationships within the community, the Construction Partnership is involved in activities within the County. Whether assisting organizations or participating in forums, Partnership members actively provide feedback and assistance in highlighting or promoting the industry.
Program Support
Recognizing the importance of students, the Construction Partnership assists schools in Pierce County. The industry supports programs which bring exposure to the range of career options in the industry.
Opportunities Explored
In the training arena, the Construction Partnership works with the industry to create opportunities. Designing programs for current construction professionals and for young adults, the Partnership explores new training.
Resources Available
Bringing information about the Industry to the public, the Construction Partnership provides resources to raise awareness about the variety of occupations and available training and education choices.
The Pierce County Construction Partnership's mission is to develop, implement and oversee strategies that ensure:
- Awareness and/or promotion of construction careers (including business aspects) and training opportunities
- A sufficient supply of new entrants and progression of currently employed construction professionals
- Construction professionals have the skill sets to consistently perform at an optimal level
- Pierce County residents have access to industry specific training that results in employment and career progression
- Develop and maintain a private and public partnership to respond to construction industry's workforce needs
- Increase the pool of skilled construction professionals
- Increase training capacity at all levels via traditional and innovative training mechanisms
- Enhance retention within the construction industry
- Provide information that enables the educational community to keep construction related curriculum relevant and current
- Create and maintain awareness to a diverse audience of what occupations and career ladders are available within the construction industry
Pierce County Career Day - Hosts up to 2000 high school students annually. Through interactive exhibits, students learn about and discover technical skills required to be successful in internships, registered apprenticeships, training resources and careers in:
- Construction
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Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 116th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Entered service at: Oakley,
Macon County, Ill.
Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio. Date of issue. 26 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)


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