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The New Orleans Saints put up record numbers in a 34-14 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday night, just not the ones they wanted. The Saints gave up 530 yards of offense to the Broncos, becoming the first team in NFL history to allow 400 or more yards in seven straight games. They're currently allowing 474.4 yards per game, ranking last in the NFL and far below the No. 31 Buffalo Bills, who are giving up 421.1 yards.
ESPN.com: The Saints' playoff chances are almost zero now, writes NFC South blogger Pat Yaskinskas.
The Advocate: Joe Vitt's return didn't magically make the Saints better, as the defense continues to struggle.
Denver Post: The Broncos defense didn't sit back against the Saints. Manning should be the NFL MVP, writes Mark Kiszla. Brees had a rare off game with 213 passing yards (126 after three quarters).

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On Saturday the Glasgow Ice Dawgs High School team traveled to Billings for a pair of games against the Bulls. Due to a scheduling issue on their end, the 10 a.m. game was moved to 9 a.m.. The problem was that they did not let the Ice Dawgs know until 8:30 that morning. Everyone made it in the nick of time after several frenzied calls and text messages.
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Nickels seeks laws to keep guns from kids and criminals
By Natalie Singer
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The timing was coincidental, but hours after a student was shot dead at a Tacoma high school, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels called on Washington lawmakers to pass new laws to keep guns away from children and criminals.
Aggravated assaults with a firearm in Seattle are up 48 percent since 2004, according to statistics Nickels cited at a news conference Wednesday morning. He wants Washington to become the eighth state in the nation to ban assault weapons and said recent crimes including Wednesday morning's shooting in Tacoma and last year's fatal shootings on Capitol Hill and at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle show that current gun laws aren't keeping people safe.
"We want our kids to be safe ... and we can't guarantee that anymore," he said.
Nickels also proposed stricter laws for buying guns at gun shows, as well as trigger locks and safe-storage requirements for firearms. He hopes his call for action will spur lawmakers to write and pass new legislation this session. Many of the suggestions have already been proposed as laws in years past but not enacted.
Not only are criminals getting a hold of too many weapons illegally, said Nickels and Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, but children are using guns to hurt themselves and others.
Under previous proposals, parents who neglect to have trigger locks and safely store their guns would face up to a year in jail and a $5,000 fine, Nickels said.
Only 13 percent of guns used in crimes and recovered in Seattle come from licensed dealers. The rest are obtained through other means, such as family members, theft and illegal dealers, according to statistics cited Wednesday.
Nickels made a similar plea in May shortly after returning from a mayors summit on illegal guns and gun violence in New York. He said he and the 14 other mayors in attendance want to see some common-sense changes to make sure illegal guns are kept off the streets.
But Joe Waldron, the executive director of the Bellevue-based Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and president of Washington Arms Collectors, which holds local gun shows, says Nickels' proposals would not have prevented any of the recent high-profile shootings.
He also argues that existing laws, such as the one that covers reckless endangerment, can already be applied to parents who irresponsibly allow their children access to guns.
"We want to keep out of the hands of criminals," Waldron said. "But we shouldn't make it harder for law-abiding citizens to own guns."
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Luis Ramon "Yuri Boy" Campas
Former Mexican Welterweight Champion, Former NABF Welterweight Champion, Former NABO Light Middleweight Champion, Former IBF Light Middleweight Champion, Former IBA Light Middleweight Champion, Former WBC Mundo Hispano Middleweight Champion, Former NABA Middleweight Champion, Former IBA Continental Light Middleweight Champion, Former #1 ranked World Contender
Born: August 6, 1971 Navajoa, Mexico
Record: 92-14-1, 74 KO's
For a fighter who has won over eight championships in his career, including two world titles, Luis "Yuri Boy" Campas is surprisingly soft spoken. But perhaps that is not much of a surprise, when a fighter has amassed over 92 wins in over 107 fights it goes without saying that he's "seen it all before." But for the 38-year old contender, he also recognizes that October 30th will be his most important fight since he stepped in the ring to challenge Oscar De La Hoya for the WBC and WBA Light Middleweight title's back in 2003. After all, a win might make another title fight a reality where as a loss would all be end his run as a force in the junior middleweight division. Facing junior middleweight contender Hector "Machito" Camacho Jr. in El Paso, Texas on October 30th, Campas knows it's "do or die" for his career. And he knows who it was who put his career in such a precarious position: Hector Camacho Sr. Although the jovial and good natured Campas has been polite and professional during his press conference, there is little question that he is still fuming at the result of his last fight, a draw with the 48-year old Hector Camacho Sr. Favored against the future Hall-of-Fame champion, Campas saw the elder Camacho wrestle and hold his way to a somewhat controversial draw that had boxing insiders wondering if he was finished as a contender. The draw would have been bad enough on its own, but there was the "bad blood" issue. The elder Camacho and Campas engaged in a war of words that at times got so heated that the younger Camacho decided to take up the charge. Offended and upset at the treatment his father received by Campas and his manager, Joe Diaz, Camacho challenged Campas to a fight to settle the score, a fight that Campas was more than happy to accept. After all, what better way to make people forget a bad fight with Hector Camacho then by topping it off with a knockout over Hector Camacho.
For Campas, it is hard to believe that one of the most celebrated champions from Mexico in the last twenty years started his career off on an obscure club show in Ciudad Obregon Mexico back on July 11, 1987 with a first round knockout over Gaby Vega. Few boxing insiders paid much attention to the fight: after all, Mexican brawlers were a dime a dozen and what made this one so special? A year later Campas improved to 9-0 with another first round knockout over Gaby Vegas (again), and although his glossy record was turning a few heads, there was little question that the quality of opposition was lacking. In fact, over the next two years Campas would see his record improve with each fight, a solid win here and there over sturdy veterans like Luis Garcia, Jesus Ramirez, and Luis Mora coupled with dozens of wins over virtual unknown's, many of them without a single win on their resume.
Then came December 10, 1990. Campas had amassed a Julio Cesar Chavez like record of 31-0 against limited opposition, but for the first time he was facing what was widely regarded as a world class journeyman in Luis Francisco Perez. Perez, who had a 17-6 record, was nowhere near the world rankings, but was proving to be a solid journeyman gatekeeper, losing to contenders like Tyrone Trice and prospects like Eduardo Cruz (who was 19-0 at the time) while beating many of the other Mexican journeymen in his division. Most thought Campas would win, but when the fight was stopped on cuts after four rounds, boxing fans realized something else: Campas was one of the best welterweight prospects in the world.
Five months later Campas captured the first of his many titles when he stopped Jesus Cardenas in the seventh round in a fight for the Mexican Welterweight title. Two months after that Campas stopped Arizona State Welterweight Champion Cassius Clay Horne in the second round in a fight in Tijuana. Four months and three fights later, Campas stopped prospect Greg Dickson in two rounds (also in Tijuana).
By now boxing was abuzz over the stir caused by Campas, but many insiders noted that he still had not beaten a ranked fighter. Wins over Horne and Dickson were impressive, but neither of them was ranked in the top ten. So in June of 1992 took on the toughest opponent of his career up to that point, fighting undefeated NABF Welterweight Champion Roger Turner in a fight that promised a world title fight for the winner. It was the perfect clash of styles. Campas was a brawler and a puncher, Turner was a slick boxer with a rapid fire jab. The fight proved to be a close one: Turner's boxing and speed gave Campas fits at times, but the tenacity of the Mexican carried the day as he won a twelve round majority decision to capture the NABF belt.
For the next two years Campas remained active as he positioned himself for the world title fight that was sure to come, knocking out durable foes like Anthony Ivory, former champions like Jorge Vaca, and lower level contenders like Louis Howard and Floyd Williams as he waited for the opportunity to arise. And on September 17, 1994 in Las Vegas Nevada it finally happened: after a mind boggling 56-straight wins his first world title fight. There was only one thing that stood in his way: legendary Puerto Rican Welterweight Champion Felix Trinidad.
It proved to be a war; Campas dropped the future hall of famer in the second round, and for the entire world it looked like boxing was ready to introduce its newest Mexican superstar. But for perhaps the first time in boxing history, the inexperience of the fighter with 56 wins began to show as Trinidad fought through a disastrous second round to give Campas fits in the third. By round four the "take two to land one" strategy of Campas finally failed him. Trinidad battered Campas in the fourth, prompting the referee to stop the fight with Campas still on his feet.
Campas seemed to rebound from his first loss quite nicely, with wins over Cassius Clay Horne (again), Young Dick Tiger, Genaro Leon (for the NABO Welterweight title) and contender Anthony "Baby" Jones (whom he starched in two rounds). By October of 1996 he was poised for his second world title fight: a WBO Welterweight fight against fellow Mexican Jose Luis Lopez, the reigning champion. Campas was heavily favored to win his first world title, but despite sixty-four wins in sixty-five fights, the world title eluded him a second time as the fight ended in a technical decision after five rounds. Lopez was ahead on the scorecards and won the decision, handing Campas his second loss in a world title fight and leaving many boxing insiders to wonder if he would go down as the best fighter never to win a world title.
Campas bounced back with a second round knockout over contender Fidel Avendano and followed that up with three straight wins, but few felt that anything short of a world title would matter for the popular brawler. And he was running out of opportunities. So when he was selected to fight undefeated IBF light middleweight champion Raul Marquez in December of 1997, few doubted that Campas could care less that he was the underdog again. Marquez may have had an impressive 28-0 record, but what he didn't have was an answer to the relentless pressure of the Mexican. With the fight close after seven rounds, Campas was able to score the stoppage in the eighth to win his first world championship.
Campas proved to be as active a champion as he was a contender, defending the belt three times over the next nine months with stoppage wins over Anthony Stevens, Pedro Ortega, and Larry Barnes. But in December of 1998Campas was again faced with a title fight against a highly decorated undefeated prospect. Like Trinidad, he was proving to be immensely popular and a devastating puncher to boot. Like Marquez he had impressive Olympic credentials on his resume. His name was Fernando Vargas. On paper it seemed like a gross mismatch. Campas had an impressive 72-2 record while Vargas seemed green at 14-0. But those who saw Vargas' rise up the IBF rankings knew that he was possibly greatest Mexican American prospect to hit the sport since Oscar De La Hoya, and when the fight ended with Campas sitting on his stool after seven rounds, there was little question that Campas had just lost to one of the best fighters in the world.
It might have been the end of the road for Campas. He followed the loss to Vargas with two wins before getting stopped by fellow contender Oba Carr in March of 2000, a loss that seemed to close the book on Campas as a contender. But if there is one emerging trend in the career of Luis Campas it is this: whenever boxing tried to close the book on him, he punches it back open. Selected to fight veteran Tony Ayala Jr. in a fight that looked to propel the 27-0 Ayala back into the world rankings back in July of 2000, Campas dominated the one time hottest prospect in boxing en route to an eighth round stoppage (Ayala didn't come off his stool in the 9th round). Campas then followed the Ayala win with stoppages over seventy-seven fight winner Rob Bleakly and seventy-four fight winner Tony Menefee in his next two fights. By March of 2002 he was poised for another world title fight, this one against Puerto Rican contender Daniel Santos for the vacant WBO Light Middleweight championship. Campas came up short in that fight (getting stopped in the eleventh), but did well enough to secure one other title fight against the biggest superstar in the sport in Oscar De La Hoya the following year. De La Hoya also stopped him, this time in seven, seemingly ending his run as a contender for the last time.
But then again, the experts forgot to tell Yuri Boy Campas. Campas won his next five fights, with two spilt decisions and a majority decision in the group, before losing a twelve round decision to Eric Regan in 2005. A win for the WBC Mundo Hispano Title followed before he lost a razor thin split decision to Matt Vanda for the IBA America's title. A loss to John Duddy in 2006 followed before Campas bounced back with a decision win over current #13 ranked junior middleweight contender Billy Lyell in June of 2007. He then defeated a future semi finalist on the TV show The Contender, Norberto Bravo, by decision two months later. An unsuccessful tour of Europe followed shortly after that before Campas bounced back again with a first round KO over world ranked contender Alejandro Garcia in June of last year. That win was followed the following year with the disappointing draw with the elder Hector Camacho in May of this year.
For Campas, it would be easy to write him off, boxing experts have done it before. But Campas has proved time and time again that he is unwilling to give up his place in the world rankings without a fight, and that is what he promises Hector Camacho Jr. on October 30th in El Paso.


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Is diamond an allotrope or polymorph of carbon? When is something considered an allotrope vs a polymorph?
Allotropy is a special case of polymorphism. Polymorphism is the phenomenon of a substance exhibiting different crystal structures. Allotropism is the same phenomenon limited to the subset of all substances that contains only the chemical elements. According to the Wikipedia article on polymorphism:
The allotropy article defines allotropy:
Thus, diamond and graphite represent two different allotropes of carbon, which also makes them different polymorphs of carbon.
Water is well-known for having multiple solid phases. These phases are polymorphs, but, because water is not an element, they are not allotropes.
Diamond is an Allotrope of Carbon.
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Allotropy is property of any element to exist in two or more different forms.
Whereas the term Polymorphism meant the ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure.
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Originally, a palapa thatch roof was made out of woven dried palm leaves. Today, palapas can have different palapa thatch roofing materials including reed, straw and of course, palm. A palapa is any structure that has a palapa thatch roofing and open sides. Examples of palapas could be umbrellas, tiki bars and open-sided sheds or gazebos. Palapa thatch roofing could be made of natural or synthetic materials. If you want to use natural materials, make sure you have the palapa thatch treated with some kind of fire retardant, especially if your palapa is going to be used for outdoor commercial purposes. Building safety codes require palapas to be resistant to fire, so fireproofing is a must, even if your palapa is for home use.
When building a palapa thatch roof, it is often recommended to use synthetic materials instead of natural for the following reasons:
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Hiring People Before You Have A Job For Them – With Phil Tadros
by Tim Jahn on October 1, 2010
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Phil Tadros created 13 coffee shops in Chicago and runs his own interactive agency called Doejo. He told me he hires people before he even has a job for them.
I sat down with Phil to discuss his past endeavors as a creative entrepreneur and learn more about his thoughts on hiring people.
Tim Jahn: You've formed a bunch of coffee shops. You have Doejo the agency then you have companies you are incubating with the Doejo?
Phil Tadros:: Sure.
Tim Jahn: But you started with the coffee shops. What made you start with the coffee shops?
Phil Tadros: I was just under age and I couldn't open up a bar or restaurant and it was an affordable way to kind of like having an excuse to drop out of school and have like a business. Because we come from brick and mortar business growing up.
So there was an ad that said, it was in the Reader and it said, I remember being in my apartment at 537 South Dearborn when I was going to Columbia and it said, "Famous you know written about coffee shop for sale to the right person." And so I used to call about ads all the time and/or just inquire about an empty store front. I would always be so interested in store fronts.
So it was like — I would, there's a site called, Kudan Group right and they're the largest commercial restaurant and bar brokership in Chicago. I've been looking at their website since I was young because I'm looking at all the bars and restaurants for sale. And it's cool because I ended up becoming friends with Jeremy. We redid his site and he's our client now. But I've always been interested in spaces, you know what I mean? And opening up spaces.
And luckily I ended up in the coffee world, not having any coffee culture background really only because I was under age to open up a bar or restaurant. And it was like the first thing that I fell in love with the culture and the people and just having that community of world and then that rolled into a music venue that did a lot of web and video as well. But we didn't tell people that we do web and video like we do now. But it was definitely one of the many things we did and we also had a large printer doing band posters and flyers and a café ended on our couch.
That large 5,000 square foot fun house was a huge learning lesson for me, as far as multi tasking tons of random things and so it was a big training for me too as far as just learning about people. I was 20 years old when I took over this space. So changed the zoning on the building and I wasn't in it — it wasn't a business for me like money even though you have to take care of your business and your people; it was more of like a life experiment in a way.
Just because it was so random and I was trying to figure out what people were good at and I would try and facilitate that. So if somebody was good at video then it would be like, let's figure this out and get video gigs. If you are, if you spin fire, if you make light fixtures whatever it is I enjoy learning about it or trying to facilitate it if they're good people and they have something that makes sense.
So that kind of ties into just having other coffee shops and more people in the community around and just learning about people and trying to figure out how to help; and so I would naturally do that. And then I started realizing more and more with Doejo, people actually pay for that. You know what I mean?
And not that we charge a ton to talk to us, it's not like that at all, it's just — we just started, we were forced to take ourselves very, very seriously because people were — we became in demand and people wanted us to think about their situations and problem solve. And I can spend twenty minutes with somebody and maybe save them tons of loot on how they look at their situation. So basically I like people a lot, like spaces, like problem solving.
Tim Jahn: So what got you so interested in spaces and wanting — you said in college you were looking at ads to buy a space. Did you even have an idea for if you did buy a store front what you were going to do with it or were you just —
Phil Tadros:: Well I grew up with my father who owned tons of things, they came from nothing. Dishwasher to store owner to building owner to — he had a chain of grocery stores that served the south and west side of Chicago and they were large for back in the day grocery stores. So he always had the culture of wanting to take care of a lot of people, hire a lot of people, and it was a good service they provided so I looked at, that was a natural thing. That was before the giant jewels and Dominic's and stuff.
And then nobody wanted to serve the south side and west side at that time so they were able to do really well. And then he went into real estate and stuff like that so I always looked at that as a viable thing, it wasn't — my father passed away when I was 12, he was murdered and there's this whole crazy story.
But I guess one of the biggest things with entrepreneurs or people that want to be entrepreneurs is the fear of just doing it or believing it. I didn't have that mental block, I was never afraid, I don't care. If I was ten and I could have this building I'd be like, "I'll take it, I would love to." So and even when my father passed I was held back from business stuff because I think my mother just was afraid and just didn't really include me in what was going on.
So I kind of regret not being able to be more involved in stuff when I was really young. But it happens and she didn't know better at the time and she was trying to protect us or whatever. So yeah, I've always looked at store fronts and buildings and I wanted a parking garage when I was a kid because nobody works there and it's just awesome.
Tim Jahn: Revenue generating machine.
Phil Tadros:: Yeah. So I was kind of like that.
Tim Jahn: So what's your overall goal with Doejo, with the projects you incubate there, with the cafes? What are you looking to do as an entrepreneur or is it just kind of just whatever is fun at the moment?
Phil Tadros:: Well I mean I feel like my success is like when I can hire more people. Like it feels really good. We hire people sometimes and we don't have a job for them yet. We don't even know, we just know they're awesome.
Tim Jahn: Really?
Phil Tadros:: Yeah, for sure. Like John Link, Roman Titus, Desiree, Carly.
Tim Jahn: So you just find someone that you think is talented?
Phil Tadros:: They find us. John Link walked in, Roman Titus walked in, Desiree knew me she worked for me from another café, Carly found us walked in. A lot of people found us. So we don't use recruiters, we don't really search a lot for people. I want to say a majority of people are either — Darren who's my partner at our Doejo, he was working on a Nobletree.
He showed up for a jelly, didn't work with the jelly, worked on his own there, I saw his design work on his computer, and then next thing you know he's a partner because he's a bad ass and he's awesome to work with. But what's it called, so a lot of Doejo is just like organically grown.
Tim Jahn: That's interesting. The idea of hiring someone without having a necessary need for them.
Phil Tadros:: Well because they're smart and we like them and we know they can be relevant and useful and they'll grow a role for themselves. I mean, there's days in the first month or two where I'm a little stressed out about it or I can look at them like, "aw I could use that loot for somebody else or something else." You know put some pressure on them to figure something out. But it ends up working out.
Because John Link's taken a project management role and he also helps with billing and communicates great with clients, he closes deals and does proposals now. The same with Titus and Carly wore all those hats before and she's graduated from college and all of a sudden I'm throwing all these random things at her. So it's cool, I don't know people — I figure we're growing so there's always a need for more talented people. If you're a bad ass designer or developer you're hired right away please come on over. It's cool, we're always hiring for sure.
Tim Jahn: So you know you always have something that you're going to have going on that you're going to need?
Phil Tadros:: Yeah, video department, we just hired the person at Modern Luxury in CS who does the magazine layout from front to back and she's heavy print. We don't have print work yet, we have some but we know if we hire her she can rock out web and design tons of things I'm sure but more importantly because we have her now we're going to have more print gigs. You know what I mean? We hire full time our video guy we're going to have more video, we do have more video now because we've accepted the fact that we're taking this on. You know what I mean?
Tim Jahn: How do you keep track of six and a half cafes and Doejo and everything the Doejos incubating or helping the clients? How do you personally keep track of all that?
Phil Tadros:: I have good partners; I have good people that work with me. The cafes between Dan, Shiak, Katie, Bea, Della, Beth, Nick, Micah there's like so many people who are helping manage and run things. Plus a lot of the things are, we like people to figure out themselves. I'm not a good manager, I could be but I want people to figure out themselves because I feel like I had to figure it out. You know what I mean? And I feel like if you have your specialty then you can figure out how you can fit with this. And obviously there's stuff we do managerially and there's questions we answer or roles that we specifically fill.
But for the most part I think people that we hire have to be self motivated and figure it out and understand that they're just like filling in this need here and if they can offer more then bring it up, offer it, because we're open. No one's telling you to not bring more to the table. Run with it you know.
I would rather somebody run with it and tell me hey I did this and it was awesome and it worked out than for them to be afraid to do something new or inquire about something or shake it up. So I'm much more interested in a good story and an interesting situation than I would be to have everything kind of still and boring and people just have a job and you know.
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Happiness in life is one of the most important things people seek, or should be seeking. True happiness is hard to achieve and some people search their entire life and never find it. But there are people that do find true happiness in their lives. Some of these people find it without any money or great success. Actually, some people find happiness in life while they are homeless, broke, and alone.
Happiness is part of human nature-people from every background, even from the opposite ends of the earth, are equally well acquainted with how it feels and are able to recognize it in each other. Happiness in life is easy to experience but almost impossible to hold onto and keep. Everyone (even yourself) has been happy for a moment or two. The secret is being able to recognize happiness in your life and holding onto that feeling and not making yourself miserable.
Happiness is an emotion, but it is greatly influenced by the choices you make. You can choose to be optimistic rather than pessimistic, hopeful rather than doubtful. Life will throw you some curve balls, but no one can steal your happiness.
It is the journey that should bring you happiness, not the destination. Thinking that when I get a better job, get healthier, find the right person, etc. then I'll be happy is cutting yourself short. What if this takes you 10 years? Will you wait that long to feel these wonderful feelings of happiness? No of course not, quit kidding yourself if you said yes. It's about having happy moments as much as you possibly can. Don't wait for some big happy moment to set you off. Be happy just to be alive and able to read this. So many people overlook the meaning of their life and they get stuck in their daily grind to get to the next paycheck, then to the next vacation. If that's you, stop thinking that way, quit reading this and go for a walk.
A good technique to having happiness in life is to surround yourself with happy people and things. If you surround yourself with lots of drama and negativity you won't be able to realize your full happiness potential. Happiness in life isn't going to come on its own. In most cases you will have to work towards it.
As Henry David Thoreau said, "Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder." Learn to be happy in the moment.
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PULLMAN, Wash. - The home football schedule may have ended last Saturday with a 49-37 victory over Utah, but the continued growth of the Cougar Athletic Funds remains one of the top Washington State athletic department priorities.
The Cougar Athletic Fund's (CAF) mission is uniting the passion of Washington State University fans to provide the resources to build successful students and student-athletes. "I have said this on multiple occasions since becoming the Athletic Director, we need our fan base to have skin in the game," said Bill Moos. "Throughout the past two years our fans have answered the call, yet we have more to do. We strive to have the largest membership base among Pacific Northwest schools and we continue to move closer to that goal. I am confident the CAF's path will continue to ascend."
Thanks to the support of more than 6,000 members, the CAF followed up a record-setting fundraising year in 2012 with the largest annual giving total in school history for fiscal year 2013. To learn more about becoming a CAF member, visit the new CougarAthleticFund.com.
On Tuesday, Stadium Way side of the the new video board at Martin Stadium received an update to reflect this priority.


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Sadly, about the best picture I could find of this beastie.
Gettin a 'photo removed' message here…
Picture reloaded. Hope it works now.
I've heard ominous rumblings that Photobucket is eventually planning to force customers to use their new and HIGHLY inferior format. That leaves me in a quandary. I can stay there (and continue to pay them money) and work a zillion times harder to do the basic stuff I do here on the site, or look for a new site and pay Photobucket just to maintain the links I have already set up.
I see NO indication that any of their changes were made at customer prompting. I think it's just that they felt they had to 'stay up to date' and make the site trendier at the expense of utility. For the love of God, how does that make sense?
Yes it does. Perhaps they think that since they are involved with computers they need to follow the Microsoft/Mac business model and have regular updates and if they don't they will lose the next generation of web users.
Maybe, but even if so there is something annoying stupid but forcing people who are, unlike IMDB users, PAYING CUSTOMERS, to switch to a new format that is on the face of it less useful. The simple things I do know take like one step; for instance, I can drag a thumbnail to the desktop to drop in the blog. You can't do that under the new design, which I guess would then require me to actually edit each photo to make a separate file so that I could then create a direct link to that discrete photo. From one step to like 12.
The only reason they would force people to use the new site instead of offering both and letting people opt for which one they want is that they clearly fear the vast majority of users will stick with the old one and that they will then have to explain why they spent all this money on a redesign that nobody wants.
It also does that jackass thing where instead of loading easy to scan pages of thumbnails it loads far fewer ones and then just load a few more when you scroll down the page. I have something like 25 pages of 20 photos in my MotD folders; imagine having to load all 500 like three at a time to find the one I want.
I am extremely tempted if they force the issue to drop my paid 'Pro' account there, although I fear that will screw up the photos already posted here. This really, really sucks.
"Bless the maker and his water, bless the coming and going of him, may his passing cleanse the world"
Lamest monster pay off ever!
I once more have to admire the work ya do for us all.
oh, and SteveWD…areb we talkin' DUNE here
Yup. It's hard not to think of Dune anytime wormy looking sand critters are involved. Deadpanning "Again, it is the legend" and "God's, what a monster!" in Patrick Stewart at his most bored also work.
A giant killer flower? I guess I missed this one, as the image draws a total blank.
Is this "Blood Beach"?
I LOVE the tag line for this film. Wish like hell it would come on DVD or cable so I can actually see it sans commercials…
Pretty sure it is. Man, this was a slow one.
The sad thing is, this shot shows the monster better than the actual movie does. It kind of reminded me of an ambulatory anenome crossed with an artichoke.
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Hours after his agent revealed that Pavel Datsyuk was close to coming to terms on a contract extension with the Detroit Red Wings, Datsyuk himself confirmed that the two sides had agreed to a three-year deal.
"Signed 3 yr. extension. Detroit, glad to be here for 4 more yrs.Thanks to our fans, friends and Ilitch family." Datsyuk tweeted.
The deal, which would keep Datsyuk in Detroit through the 2016-17 season, can't actually be signed until July 5, per NHL rules that prevent players from signing contract extensions until the last year of their existing contract begins.
Datsyuk had previously stated that he would like to end his career in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League, casting doubt on the possibility of him remaining with the Red Wings past next summer. He will turn 39 the summer his new contract expires, meaning this could be his final NHL contract.
In the lockout-shortened 2013 season, Datsyuk was Detroit's leading scorer with 15 goals and 49 points. He added nine points in the playoffs.
As per club policy, financial terms of the deal were not formally announced. However, reports state that the contract will be worth $22.5 million for a salary cap hit of $7.5 million. Datsyuk made $6.7 million annually over the seven-year term of his previous contract.
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There's an added twist to solving nuisance problems caused by Canada geese. Some Canada geese migrate, while others remain as residents in New York year round. Resident geese are not lazy birds that just woke up one day and decided to stop migrating, they're actually a totally different population.
You need to know whether you're dealing with migratory Canada geese (Branta canadensis, several races) or resident Canada geese (Branta canadensis maxima) before you plan your strategy. For example, summer round-ups will only work if you're dealing with a resident population because the migratory geese will be in Canada all summer long. They look the same, so the best way to tell them apart is to determine if they migrate or if they breed here. In urban areas, the problem is probably caused by a resident flock, but migratory Canada geese may cause problems in rural areas, and they may temporarily join resident flocks.
From 8–15 pounds. Males tend to be larger than females.
Primarily herbivores. They prefer tender young plants. In urban areas, they usually graze on lawn grass but they also eats grains, cattails, pondweed, and clover, and some small aquatic insects, snails, clams, and mussels.
Social style: Canada geese form strong social bonds. They're usually seen with a mate, family group, or in a flock–rarely alone. If nesting close together, it's common to see "gang broods": 2–20 adults followed by 20–100 goslings. They'll eventually separate into family groups.
Daily activity: Diurnal.
Hibernator? No.
Migrates? Yes, but it's complicated. Migratory Canada geese migrate in the spring (from the U.S. to their summer breeding grounds in Canada) and the fall (from Canada to their wintering sites in the U.S.). Resident geese usually don't go far. They may migrate within the state in which they were born, or fly to a neighboring state. But some resident geese, usually young birds and those adults that didn't breed successfully, migrate to Canada right before the molting period (early June). They remain there during the summer, returning in September. This "molt migration" (first reported in the late 1990s) can dramatically alter the approach to goose management.
Molting: Adult Canada geese molt each summer, usually beginning in mid-June. They congregate in large numbers near ponds and lakes, which provide a safe place to rest and feed, and the open water they need to escape danger. Most adult Canada geese molt in the same place they chosen for raising their young (although sub-adults, and adults that didn't breed successfully, will often "molt migrate" as mentioned above). The molt lasts for about a month and during that time, geese cannot fly. This is critical! This is when it's easiest to capture Canada geese. Some techniques, such as barrier fencing, may be highly effective during the molt (see "protect vulnerable crops and sites").
Distribution in NY and the Northeast: Most everywhere.
Habitat: In urban areas, they prefer lawns next to a body of water. Canada geese prefer fertilized lawns. They seek open areas, so they have a good view of potential predators. They like mowed lawns, parks, golf courses, industrial parks with ponds, and playing fields.
Territory and home range: Both parents are aggressively territorial around their nest until the young hatch. Both parents will defend their young until the goslings can fly, usually at about 10 weeks old.
Pair bonding style: Monogamous. They pair for life. Canada geese usually begin breeding at 2–3 years old.
Breeding dates: Canada geese return to their nesting areas in late February or March (as soon as the water opens up.)
Egg laying dates: Peaks in early April–early May.
Clutch size: 1 brood of 1–10 eggs, average 5. They don't begin incubating until all of the eggs are laid. Incubation takes 26–28 days. If the nest fails before the young hatch, they may renest.
Hatching: The eggs generally hatch within a period of 8–36 hours. Within one day of hatching, the adults may move their brood up to 2 miles away, seeking a grassy feeding area next to water, for safety.
Fledging dates: at about 10 weeks old.
Amount of time young remain with parents beyond fledging date: They'll migrate with their parents in the fall.
Time of year: Any time of year. Severe problems are often associated with their molt, when large numbers of geese may gather on lawns that are next to water. Some birds will travel hundreds of miles to a favored molting ground.
What are they doing?
Federally protected migratory bird (under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act). In New York, Canada geese are also a game species with a set season. Management responsibility of Canada geese in New York is shared by the DEC, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services staff.
Federal and state permits are required if you are going to capture, handle, or kill gulls or disturb their eggs or nests (if there are eggs or young in the nest). The permits are issued to the landowner, not to a NWCO. A landowner may chase or disperse geese at any time without a permit, as long as the geese are not physically harmed.
Control techniques marked by this color (blue) require a federal and state permit. Obtain the federal permit first. The US Fish and Wildlife Service automatically sends copies of the permits they issue to the DEC's Special Licenses Unit, so you don't have to do this. In most cases, once the DEC has received the federal permit, it can approve the activities through the existing general Canada goose permit.
Control measures that affect wetlands may require other permits. Those techniques are marked by this color (orange). Contact the DEC Bureau of Wetlands for information.
To apply for the federal permit, contact:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Region 5 Federal Permit Office
U.S. Dep't. of the Interior
PO Box 799, Hadley, MA 01035-0779
(413) 253-8643
Allow 2 months for processing of the request. There is an application fee. To read the regulations and apply online, see: www.permits.fws.gov/mbpermits/birdbasics.html. Questions about controlling nuisance Canada geese should be directed to your regional DEC wildlife staff or to Rich Chipman, State Director, USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services, 1930 Route 9, Castleton, NY 12033-9653. Call (518) 477-4837. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Canada geese have a strong homing instinct. They will usually return to the area in which they fledged, and use the same nesting and feeding grounds year after year. That means that without any control, the local population will almost certainly increase, and the problem is only likely to grow worse over time.
It's best to address problems when goose populations are low. Some techniques that work for smaller populations fail with larger flocks; and most techniques work better when populations are of low to moderate size. The best time to begin your control activities is in the late winter—soon after the geese have shown up, but before they start nesting. Plan ahead! You'll need about two months to secure any needed federal and state permits.
Nuisance problems associated with Canada geese usually affect an entire community, not just the residents of one property. The community may be willing to work with DEC and USDA-APHIS-WS staff to craft a solution. NWCOs will sometimes be hired to assist with aspects of the management plan.
Most long-term solutions to goose conflicts involve the use of several techniques in combination, such as hazing, habitat modification, summer roundups, shooting, egg addling, and persuading people to change their habits (most often, you must convince them to stop feeding the geese). Don't rule out any technique that may be feasible because every little bit may help. Persistence is critical in goose management. Most of these techniques only work well with repeated applications. The use of one technique by itself is less likely to work. Also, it may convince the geese to move to another site where they may cause similar problems.
With a community-wide problem, long-term solutions usually involve lethal techniques to stabilize or reduce the goose numbers, at least initially. (Nonlethal techniques used by themselves may reduce the problem at an individual site, but this approach rarely solves large scale problems.) The most effective way to reduce the size of a flock is to remove adult geese. Canada geese can live for more than 20 years. A female goose may have more than 50 young during her lifetime.
Lethal measures can be controversial. As with any community-wide nuisance wildlife problem, a public information campaign to explain management goals and methods is usually critical to success.
How molt migrations may influence your strategy
One other major point to consider is the possible effect of molt migrations on your goose management strategy. This behavior isn't consistent; in some areas it's a big problem, but not in all.
If some birds in the flock you're trying to manage "molt migrate" in early June, then they may be off-site when certain control techniques, such as harassment and round-ups, have traditionally been most successful. In these situations, it may take more than one year of round-ups to solve the problem. However, at some sites, a molt migration might help solve the problem! How's that? Perhaps geese only cause problems during the summer. If some of the birds leave, that helps reduce the nuisance.
Here are options for goose management. Remember, start when the populations are low, be persistent, and combine methods for a better chance of long-term success.
Reduce their food sources (especially young shoots of grass):
Lure them to another site:
If migrant geese are feeding on crops, or resident geese are damaging a certain site, such as a park, you may be able to divert them to a different spot during the time of year when they'd cause trouble at the vulnerable site. Frighten them away from the vulnerable site, then lure them to an alternative area. Obviously, you need a nearby site where the geese will be tolerated, and that site must be attractive. This method won't work if people are feeding the geese at the vulnerable site. It may even attract more geese. At your sacrificial site, keep the grass well-mowed to make the field particularly attractive to the geese. If there are many geese, they may trample the grass, which might cause them to leave. If that's a problem, plant some clover, which is more resistant to trampling.
Protect vulnerable crops and sites:
Frighten the birds away:
NWCOs with a commercial pesticide applicator license:
Block access to open water and the paths between the water and grassy areas (both flight paths and walking paths):
Reduce the number of favored nesting sites (islands and peninsulas with quiet, straight shorelines):
Reduce the amount of good winter habitat for the geese:
Control their reproduction by disturbing their eggs so they don't hatch:
Allow hunting (during the legal Canada goose season):
Remove the birds using direct capture methods (the birds are usually killed afterwards):
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Wilmington Department of Police to Dedicate Headstone to Fallen Officer Charles Schultz
Posted on 04/30/2013 12:47 pm
- Cathedral Cemetery, 2400 Lancaster Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware
Date of Occurrence:
- Thursday, May 2, 2013, 11:30 a.m.
One hundred twenty one years after his death in the line of duty, Wilmington Officer Charles Schultz will receive a memorial service he deserved, but never received.
In the early morning hours of January 30, 1891, Officer Shultz was shot by two unknown men while walking his beat in the northwest section of the city. After hearing his cries for help, a nearby resident took Officer Schultz to the newly built Delaware Hospital at 16th & Washington Streets, where the 37 year old officer succumbed to his injuries. He left behind a wife and five children.
For unknown reasons Officer Schultz was never officially recognized by the City of Wilmington as a fallen officer. Several years ago retired Wilmington Officer Thomas Monahan was conducting research on the history of the police department when he uncovered articles referencing the murder from 1891. In 1991 University of Delaware Professor Mike Dixon wrote an article for the Delaware Gazette telling the story of the officer's murder and subsequent investigation. Recently retired Wilmington Officer Layman Grant brought this lost history to the attention of the police department.
Wilmington City Council presented a resolution recognizing Officer Schultz on the evening of Thursday, February 7, 2013, in City Council Chambers. Chief Christine R. Dunning accepted the resolution on behalf the family, which has not been located. "It is very important that we recognize and honor those who have given their lives in defense of their community. Officer Charles Schultz made the ultimate sacrifice and it was an honor to accept this resolution on behalf of his family."
On Thursday May 2, 2013 the Wilmington Department of Police will hold a memorial service dedicating a headstone to Officer Schultz at the Cathedral Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. The service will include a roll call of fallen Wilmington officers, remarks about Officer Schultz from departmental historians, and a presentation of a City proclamation by Chief Christine Dunning. The service will conclude with an out of service radio message and all police vehicles in the city will simultaneously sound their sirens for 10 seconds.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend.


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Thomas Piketty to India's elite: Learn from history
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Thomas Cook launches smaller outlets to tap tier-III cities
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Thomas Cook India launches 'One Currency Card'
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Olympics: Reform more needed than ever, says IOC's Thomas Bach
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Thomas Cook India partners with Essel Group firm ItzCash
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Thomas Cook sticks with forecast for growth
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Thomas Cook India appoints Dipak Deva as M D of its inbound arm Travel Corporation
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Thomas Cook partners with State Bank of India to offer savings holiday plan to bank's customers
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Thomas Cook reports Q3 net loss of Rs 13.53 crore
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The 'Danny Thomas Show' star Marjorie Lord dies at 97
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US Fed in a wait-and-watch mood: Thomas Simons, Jefferies
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At Moraine Park Technical College, students have been busy finishing up final projects, cramming for end-of-the semester exams, and registering for spring classes. Despite their active schedules, many student clubs and organizations are finding time to make spirits a little brighter for families in need this holiday season. Moraine Park's Fond du Lac, West Bend and Beaver Dam campuses have been decking the halls with boxes to collect food, toys, and clothing for various community organizations. In Fond du Lac, the Straight and Gay Alliance (SAGA) club helped St. Paul's church with over 900 families who preregistered to receive food for the Thanksgiving holiday. They assisted with registration, handed out turkeys, and helped carry food to people's cars. The Student Veteran's Association (SVA) is running a Christmas in a Shoebox campaign by packaging and mailing donated items to deployed troops. Moraine Park's Cosmetology, Corrections, Radiography and Clinical Lab Technician clubs are all adopting families through the Salvation Army, or collecting nonperishable food items for donation to a local food pantry. Staff and units of the College are donating items to support Elijah's Mantle/Ebony Vision. This local organization supports at-risk minority youth, ages 6-18 in the Fond du Lac area that are in need of clothing and shoes this holiday season. The West Bend Student Senate is holding a toy drive this holiday season to provide for local youth and the ARTS club adopted a local family in need. The Beaver Dam Student Senate held a silent auction to benefit the Dodge County Humane Society and Clothes for Kids. Students on the Beaver Dam campus volunteered for more than 12 hours at Green Valley, an organization that serves individuals with disabilities in Dodge County. The Multicultural Club is sponsoring a toy drive, and the Electrical Power Distribution Club is ringing bells for the Salvation Army. On all three Moraine Park campuses, the IT club is holding a hat and mitten drive and Phi Theta Kappa honor society is sponsoring a family on each campus by holding a food and gift drive. If you are interested in donating items or would like more details on Moraine Park holiday service projects, visit morainepark.edu/calendar.
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Once Upon a Lust: The Cars of Storybrooke
We've done a few "famous cars" posts before -- James Garner's Firebird(s) on The Rockford Files, among others -- but how about some not-so-famous cars? You know the ones, the automotive equivalents of Star Trek's 'Redshirts', anonymous Security personnel who frequently end up dying horrible deaths so the main stars won't have to. Actually, a better analogy might be Hot Ad Girls, "unknown actresses or models. . .in various television commercials" who grace our TV screens, largely anonymously, offering up everything from cellular phone service to credit cards (a truly addictive, and largely SFW, site even if your hormones don't run in that particular direction). Oh sure, we all know about the Batmobile, or the Munsters Coach, both of which had near-starring roles of their own. But what about all of those background cars, only ever seen cruising in the background or in some anonymous taxi garb dropping a character off before driving away, or even the true automotive equivalent of the Redshirts: those that show up on-set only to be gloriously wrecked? Who would even notice such things?
Well, dweebs who write about mostly forgotten and anonymous cars, that's who. Well, and the fan-geeks who follow certain shows with near-religious fervor.
And in keeping with that tradition, I present to you a truly odd and interesting collection of cars from the ABC show Once Upon a Time. "Huh?" I hear you thinking, "What could a show about fairy tale characters possibly have to do with cars?" Well, not much really, but when one writes about odd collections of cars for an avocation one tends to notice such things. I'm not sure why I noticed these in particular, but the show seems to have a lot of different -- and usually older -- cars in the background, most of which are more or less typical Car Lust-type cars. Maybe the producers designed it that way for some internal storyline reason (which is what I suspect, so keep reading) or maybe I'm just imagining things. At any rate, I'd like to take some time to have a look at some of them and let you, gentle readers, decide for yourselves whether I'm blowing smoke or am really on to something.
I should note that I'm not the only one to notice this; I've done some minor searching and found it commented on tangentially in various show-related fora, but probably not to this extent.
The series takes place in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, in which the residents are actually characters from various fairy tales that were transported to the "real world" town and robbed of their real memories by the Evil Queen, Regina, using a powerful curse obtained from Rumplestiltskin. The residents of Storybrooke have lived an unchanging existence for 28 years, unaware of their own lack of aging. The town's only hope lies with a bail bondswoman, Emma Swan, the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, who was transported from the fairy tale world before she could be cursed. As such, she is the only person who can break the curse and restore the characters' lost memories, aided by her son, Henry, with whom she has recently reunited (after giving him up for adoption upon his birth), and his book of fairy tales that holds the key to ending the curse.
Each episode focuses on a character backstory. One segment details the character's past life that, when serialized, adds a piece to the puzzle about the primary and/or secondary characters and their connection to the events that preceded the curse and its consequences. The other, set in the present day, follows a similar pattern with a different outcome but also offers similar insights. In addition, another storyline follows the results of what had happened after the curse took place and after it was broken by Emma.
So the main portion of the show takes place in a somewhat modern-day American town where one would expect to find a collection of mostly modern-day cars running around. But you don't. What you find is a rather eclectic assortment of makes and models that seems to be weighted to the 1980s and early 1990s with a few older and younger cars thrown in. This may be explained by the fact that the fairy-tale characters came into our world 'round about 1983, but I think one would still expect the bulk of the model years to be more recent simply because people don't normally hang onto their cars for 25+ years. And there are quite a few older ones as well. A host of questions follows from this, which I shall leave to the end of this somewhat OCD-inspired essay.
What follows are some examples drawn from the ever-helpful pages of The Internet Movie Cars Database pages for Once Upon a Time.
We'll start with Emma who shows up in town driving what, according to IMCDB, is a 1972 Super Beetle:
What an odd car for a late-20-something street-smart woman to be driving. It remains an outlier for me, although its presence is explained at one point: she stole a car that was handy and for various emotional reasons -- having to do with the late-20-something male owner she stole it from -- hung onto it through thick and thin thereafter. Then again, it sort of begs the question of what a late-20-something guy was doing with a 1972 Super Beetle.
Next, we have what is listed as a 1985 Saab 9000CC:
We here at Car Lust are well-acquainted with 1980s Saabs, so this one's presence is sure not to escape our notice. Frankly, not being much of a Saab fan, I just noted it and moved on (I don't even remember what character was driving it); probably a good thing since the photograph shows how it met its end in true Redshirt fashion.
In the background to this shot:
is a 1981 Mercury Grand Marquis, also a car beloved of Car Lust in all its various forms. Since we've covered this car, and many like it, extensively here, that one jumped out at me.The Grand Marquis was ultimately derived from the Mercury Monterey, and this one is from near the end of its first generation as a Grand Marquis.
Next up, a 1987 Golf II:
We haven't waded too much into Golf/Rabbit territory here, except for one outstanding homage to the GTI Mk. I and one of its descendants. I have a couple of posts in mind for this thing, once I finally get around to working something up about them, but this one stuck out to me like a sore thumb.
Still another Car Lust favorite, the Jeep Wagoneer:
Hard to tell the exact year on this one (IMCDB doesn't say), but it seems to be another late 1980s or up to 1991 model, wonderfully highlighted here at Car Lust. In yet another odd pairing, this Wagoneer belongs to Snow White/Mary Margaret, an otherwise mild-mannered school teacher in the show. On the other hand, as Snow White she's kind of an outdoorsy swashbuckler, so perhaps this vehicle was chosen for her character to highlight that perhaps she hadn't altogether forgotten her fairy-tale life?
Another car sure to warm the heart of Car Lusters everywhere is this one:
Can it possibly be that we've never covered the Allante? Strange as that may seem, I can only find a couple of side references to it in a couple of open threads. Once again, it's from the late 1980s to early 1990s, so it fits into the overall time frame again, and was another model that leapt off the screen at me. The other one in the background -- behind the Beetle -- is hard to make out, but looks to me like a 1980s Toyota Tercel or maybe a Mazda 323?
So far we've been stuck in the 1980s and early 1990s, but some earlier ones do make an appearance:
That is listed as a 1973 Ford F-series pickup. That is the right time frame although I can't say whether it's definitely a '73 or not. A couple of other older pickups make an appearance including a 1969 and a 1981 Chevrolet K-series. Another one that jumped out at me was this one:
Described as a 1970 Buick Electra (or possibly a LeSabre; check the comments at IMCDB). This one has also escaped our notice, but my family once owned a related Buick Wildcat so at some future date a post on that will eventually appear.
Finally, one of my favorites:
Sadly, this almost literal Redshirt came to an unfortunate end: a 1975 Camaro which I have argued is one of the nicest-looking cars ever made. Not surprisingly, this vehicle belongs to Ruby who is Red Riding Hood in fairy tale land. This was an excellent choice for the character, IMO, not only for the red color, but Ruby is something of a rebel with an inordinate (though very welcome, IMO) fondness for high heels, hot pants, and corsets. They've apparently put some thought into the cars other characters drive as well: Regina/The Evil Queen drives a Mercedes SL (1980s vintage again), and Mr. Gold/Rumpelstiltskin apparently has a 1990-1992 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham d'Elegance (screen-cap here).
I should admit before I continue that, while I watch the show regularly, I'm not obsessive about it, apart from taking a couple of hours out to write this little essay; for obsessiveness I follow this one.
I spent a little time trolling around various fan sites and fora to get some trivia and background, but other than that I figure the comments stand a fair chance of degenerating into numerous long-winded treatises analyzing every minute aspect of the show by altogether far too interested fans. And maybe drilling down into the cars as well. Be that as it may, I shall now offer my humble musings on the possible significance of the automotive aspects of the Once Upon a Time world.
First, we have to remember who the creators of this show are, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, both alumni of Lost, another show that was rich in symbolism and seemingly trivial details that may (or may not) mean something. So the years of these cars -- heck, maybe even the specific makes and models -- may mean something. . . .or maybe not.
As I noted above, the time the characters apparently entered our world was around 1983. None of them age, btw, and don't really seem to be aware of the passage of time, with the exceptions of the aforementioned Regina and Mr. Gold who created the curse that sent all of them here, and Henry. While it is clear (or is it?) that the story takes place in the present, there are clues spread throughout that they do, in fact, inhabit a time warp. For example, note the Tron lunchbox Henry is holding:
That is probably also a nod from Kitsis and Horowitz, who wrote the 2010 movie Tron: Legacy. Other items strewn throughout seem to suggest the place has a dated feel to it: old (1980s) comic books, record players, dial telephones, older computers, etc. (see here for more). On the other hand, there are some vehicles in town dating to at least the early 2000s, and some going much farther back in time, so one can't really say they were totally stuck in the 1980s or that the town itself didn't exist until 1983 either. How'd the newer cars get there anyway? Someone from outside had to have delivered them to a dealership, ya? So why'd they stop in 2002 or thereabouts?
I suppose the most obvious explanation is that, much like the people, the cars (and everything else) don't really wear out so the only time they need replacing is when there's an accident or something. That would account for the glut of vehicles from the mid-late 1980s and fewer newer models: newer ones would only be needed when one of the earlier ones was damaged beyond repair. Then again, they don't seem to have a yen for obtaining the newest models either, so one must further assume there is some sort of 'bubble' around the town cutting them off from television, radio, etc. Might be they just keep fixing their old rides because they're not really aware that newer models exist (despite the fact that later ones keep popping up).
Just imagine that, fellow Car Lusters: A world where your Quattro, your Saab 900, your Fiero, or your glorious 928 just never gets old and you're not tempted by the latest Japanese super-coupe! That might be, dare I say, magical?
On the other hand, the series is filmed up in British Columbia where, much like the northwest in general, automobiles age rather well, so maybe those are the cars just sitting around town and we're all making something out of nothing.
Or maybe. . . .that's just what they want us to think!All photos come from the IMCDB.org Once Upon a Time page, except for the top graphic and Henry's Tron lunchbox which are found in numerous locations.


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Talking with T.J. - N.C. A&T, Vegas up next
Chris Williams
The Iowa State men's basketball team will tip off round three of its 2012-13 schedule tonight as North Carolina A&T comes to town. After that, it's a road trip to Vegas and a date with Cincinnati.
What's on the mind of associate head coach T.J. Otzelberger?
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Google open sources its PDF software library
Teams up with Foxit
GOOGLE HAS RELEASED the source code of its PDF software library to the open source community.
The code, entitled Pdfium, is baked into the Chrome web browser and renders portable document format (PDF) files using technology from PDF application Foxit.
Foxit founder and chairman Eugene Xiong Foxit said on the company blog, "Foxit is honoured to be chosen as the PDF provider for the open-source Pdfium project. Our high performance, highly accurate, and platform-independent software technology will help developers everywhere to incorporate powerful PDF technology when creating innovative applications."
Foxit has been around for over a decade, and has on occasion been criticised for its policy of including bundleware with its downloads. The open sourcing of the PDF rendering software will leave it able to concentrate on corporate customers while the community gets on with Pdfium.
The announcement was made by Google employee and self-confessed "Chromevangelist" Francois Beaufort on his Google+ profile, who told readers, "If your next project is under (an open source licence) I cannot recommend enough you go learn how simple it is to build PDFium and see how Chrome uses it internally."
Certain aspects of the source code will have to remain under wraps as they contain elements of code owned by Adobe. Google is already in trouble over source code licencing after Oracle recently won an appeal, arguing that Android is based on copyrighted Java APIs.
The PDF software source code is available on the Google code website. µ
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Your comics = Amazing beyond words!
March 30th
Hey... don't feel down! Your comics are very educational and helpful to orther bitstrippers around you! You souldn't be like this. Always smile at the sunshine and ignore what all the others say. They apparently don't know what they're talking about or they just never think about what they're going to say before they actually say it. And plus, you're a stronger one! Remember, a strong being stands up for itself, when a stronger being stands up for others. You stand up for others in your comics, so you should feel great. But if this was just an experiment, then great work... I guess.
Feb 25th
You can't keep falling out of buildings, dangit. You'll stain the pavement
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Dec 2nd
i am SPEECHLESS!
July 25th
You might wanna see a doctor...
July 9th
Feb 17th
What the f*** happened
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Nov 12th
EW. EWEWEWEWEW! Did I mention EW??
Oct 31st
wow...thats...disturbing. nice work though
Oct 18th
Wow. Very realisitic.
Oct 10th
wow lkf
Oct 2nd
thats what happend to my last boyfriend (jk awesome qork)
Sep 23rd
i think i just died.
Sep 23rd
Sep 18th
qui arte cara demais lkf
Sep 17th
I would like to lkf this 100 times
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Sep 17th
F***ing awesome! LKF!
Sep 17th
I Love this.
Sep 10th
The title worries me
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Sep 5th
Wow! I love the blurry effect!
Sep 4th
lkf,love how you did the blod and the brain
Sep 4th
what happened to all your strips?
August 31st
Disemboweled, no. But I can tell you how to make compound fractures. 1. Get a sharp-looking prop, like a broken eggshell, a stick, or an actual bone. 2. Color it pinkish (not white, it has to be bloody) 3. Place it on top of the body part you want broken. 4. Put some meaty-looking props behind it (snow piles and t-bone steaks work) to look like muscle. 5. Use grass to make clothing tears around the break. 6. Add layers and layers of red liquid for blood. Use the splatter effect in the blood to show that the body fell from a height and ruptured.
August 31st
I don't suppose you';d give me tips onbetter disembowled bodies, would you?
August 31st
Can't tell if zombies, or terrible depression.
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Horton Brewery and Horton House
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This two-story ruin is one of the oldest standing tabby structures in the state. The Horton House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Maj. William Horton constructed this home in 1743 after he was granted Jekyll Island by the trustees of the colony of Georgia. The site also includes the cemetery of the DuBignon family, which owned Jekyll from 1790-1886 and occupied the house as their home from 1790 until the mid-1800s. Preservation work on Horton House was made possible by a Save America's Treasures grant from the National Park Service, and it received an Excellence in Preservation award from the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation.
Horton "found the land exceeding rich" on his Jekyll Island property, and grew a variety of crops to supply the nearby fort. Horton also brewed Georgia's first beer at his home site on Jekyll Island.
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Surprise! More flowers are bought for Xmas than Mother's Day -- how to buy and how to save.
Flowers just might be the anti-fruitcake -- a gift suitable for anyone on your list, available anywhere, at virtually any price point. But where do you go to get the best bouquet for the buck?
All have pros and cons.
"The bottom line is you can get a good deal lots of different places," says Art Cameron, a horticulture professor at Michigan State University.
Mother's Day is second, with 24 percent of the transactions and 25 percent of the dollar volume, while Valentine's Day comes in third. The figures are based on sales of cut flowers and potted plants at all types of retail outlets.
"Christmas is a season of sales, as compared to a single-day holiday such as Valentine's Day or Mother's Day," says Jenny Stromann, director of consumer marketing for the SAF. "So it makes sense that it is at the top of the ranking for consumer purchasing."
Surely no
surprise, poinsettias account for
83 percent of flowering plant sales
-- with 70 million to 80 million sold -- followed
by cyclamen, kalanchoe, Christmas
cactus, holly, spruce, boxwood, amaryllis,
paperwhite narcissus, tulips and
hyacinths. According to the SAF, 57
percent of people who buy flowers
are buying for themselves, while the
remaining 43 percent are buying gifts.
Friends are the top recipients at
21 percent, while moms and wives tie
for second, each at 15 percent.
Big-box stores
If price is your sole criteria, "You're probably
going to one of those big boxes," Cameron
says. "The independents may treat you
better or wrap it prettier, but on a dollar-for-dollar
basis, they're going to have a hard time competing."
It used to be that the plant quality was inferior at superstores, Cameron says. But today, because the supplying grower probably won't get paid until that poinsettia is actually scanned at the cash register, that's less true.
"It behooves the grower to have as good quality as they can," he says.
Lower prices, however, usually mean there are certain sacrifices. First, your choices are more likely to be limited to potted plants like poinsettias rather than cut flowers. And there's no delivery service, so it's only an option for yourself or local gift recipients.
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