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Gunmen Waylay Jet, Swipe Diamond Trove
BRUSSELS—As 29 passengers sat aboard a Zurich-bound flight here Monday evening waiting for the last bags to be loaded, gunmen wearing police uniforms raced up to the plane and stole more than 120 packages of diamonds worth at least $50 million, and possibly much more.
Some of the eight masked robbers stood in front of the Helvetic Airways jet plane with machine guns, pointing laser sights at the pilots, while others forced ground workers to open the plane's cargo doors, according to Belgian prosecutors and other people familiar with the events.
The thieves snatched the parcels of jewels and sped off in minutes without firing a shot, said Belgian prosecutor Ine Van Wymersch. Many travelers on the plane and inside the terminal didn't know what was happening. "It was well-prepared and very professional," she said.
The theft rattled Antwerp, a world hub for trading in gems and precious metals. Nearly all of those valuables pass through Brussels Airport.
The thieves appeared to have detailed information about both the cargo and operations at the airport, and likely had help from people at the airport, according to an aviation-security specialist knowledgeable about the incident. Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, international law-enforcement officials have been concerned about security threats posed by people working inside airports and other sensitive facilities.
The brazen heist is Europe's highest-value airport-tarmac holdup in a decade, aviation-security exports said. Authorities on Tuesday didn't detail exactly what was stolen, so estimates of the value of the goods varied. The declared value of the stolen diamonds, a mix of rough and polished stones, was about $50 million, according to a spokeswoman for the Antwerp World Diamond Centre, a coordinator for local diamond traders. The aviation-security specialist knowledgeable about what happened said the jewels could be worth up to $350 million.
Ms. Van Wymersch, the prosecutor, declined to place a value on the stolen gems.
Swiss International Air Lines, for which Helvetic operated the flight, said neither the passengers nor the four crew members aboard the Fokker 100 jetliner were hurt.
At 7:47 p.m. Monday, a black Audi A8 sedan and black Mercedes van—both with blue police-style lights—pulled up to the plane, which had just been loaded, according to Ms. Van Wymersch.
The robbers appeared to know that one segment of the airport's perimeter, protected by two layers of 10-foot-high fencing and concrete blocks, could be crossed more easily because of construction, said the security specialist knowledgeable about what happened. The fences were cut before the two vehicles—models often used by Belgian security forces—reached the airport, this person said. The thieves slipped onto airport territory between security patrols, said another person familiar with the events.
The assailants appear to have waited, proceeding only after receiving word that the valuables were loaded onto the plane from an armored truck that arrived at the airport with an armed escort, according to the aviation-security specialist. The robbers' airport-police uniforms were precise down to armbands, this person said.
Loose Stones | Notable Jewel Heists
Oct. 29, 1964. Jack Roland Murphy and two accomplices broke into the American Museum of Natural History in New York and looted gems worth about $3 million at current values. They were apprehended and jailed.
February 2003. Thieves gained access to vaults in Antwerp's Diamond Centre and escaped with more than $100 million worth of precious stones. The stones weren't recovered.
Feb. 25, 2005. An armed gang hijacked a truck at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam and escaped with about $90 million worth of diamonds.
Dec. 4, 2008. Armed men, some disguised as women, made off with about $100 million in jewelry from a Harry Winston store in Paris.
Aug. 6, 2009. Armed men entered Graff Diamonds on London's New Bond Street and stole 43 pieces of jewelry reportedly worth more than $60 million. They were convicted and jailed.
Feb. 18, 2013. Eight armed men make off with 120 parcels of diamonds that had just been loaded onto a Zurich-bound jet at Brussels Airport.
One vehicle was later found burned and "was probably used" in the theft, Ms. Van Wymersch said. "At this stage of the investigation, everything is still possible."
Robert Read, global head of fine art at specialist insurers Hiscox Ltd. HSX 0.00 % in London, who has handled hundreds of theft claims, said the robbery was unusual for its boldness and for the number of people involved. "Eight armed men is a mini-army," he said.
Mr. Read said that the gang "got lucky" that their heist proceeded without violence or problems, but that "the theft is the easy part." Fencing so many diamonds won't be simple, he said. "It's hard to move that much without raising eyebrows."
About $200 million in diamonds enter and leave Antwerp daily, with about 99% of that moving through the Brussels Airport in several shipments each week, according to the Antwerp World Diamond Centre spokeswoman. Security measures include extensive video surveillance and requirements for diamond merchants to have alarmed safes. Reports of suspicious incidents can be sent to local police online.
The spokeswoman said Antwerp diamond merchants are "concerned" by the airport heist. Shipments to and from the airport, in armored vehicles, are accompanied by armed escorts, but once they enter the airport they lose their armed escort, she said.
Findel Airport in tiny Luxembourg, next to Belgium, is working to attract valuable goods by creating a high-security zone far away from most airport activities. Planes will taxi away from main airport facilities before loading precious cargo, such as art and jewels, which will take only a few minutes, according to the airport. "There's massive demand" for such a facility, said Mr. Read at Hiscox.
The precision of the Brussels heist suggests extensive help from airport insiders, said air-security experts, who noted that all airports employ thousands of low-paid workers and face high staff turnover.
People handling airfreight are aware of valuable consignments because every cargo shipment carries a waybill, which is similar to a passenger's boarding pass. Waybills must move openly through cargo systems so handlers can plan how to load freight.
In February 2004, six armed robbers working with inside information raided a warehouse at London's Heathrow Airport and escaped with £1.75 million ($2.7 million) in cash. The men were later caught and convicted.
Security officials say that events such as the Brussels robbery may be impossible to completely prevent.
"You can minimize access to information, but you can never eliminate the threat," said one European official involved in security.
Since the Sept. 11 attacks, airport holdups have dropped significantly because of measures aimed at thwarting potential terrorists.
Brussels Airport suffered a string of dramatic robberies more than a decade ago, prompting airlines and insurers to press the Belgian government and the airport company to tighten security around the facility.
Before European countries began adopting the euro in 2001, airport robberies were more frequent because national currencies were frequently transported among countries, aviation-security officials have said.
In the decade through 2002, armed robbers staged at least 10 major heists on the tarmacs of European airports, and robbers who didn't pull guns executed many more thefts of cash, diamonds and other valuable cargo from high-security areas, according to airport-security specialists.
Monday's theft was the first at the airport since 2002, said Ms. Van Wymersch, the prosecutor.
"It wasn't something you'd expect to see in real life," said Brussels Airport spokesman Jan Van der Cruysse. "It was something you'd see in the movies."
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Try these expert eye makeup tips to make those brown eyes stand out in the best way possible
For medium brown eyes, try playing around with violet, green and bronze-colored eye shadows. Because medium brown goes well with any color, you can even apply multiple colors for a multi-dimensional look. For light brown eyes, be sure to examine the flecks in your eyes. If you have golden flecks in your irises, use pale yellow as a highlight. You want to be careful not to overpower your shade of brown, so limit the darker shadows that you use in the crease area.
To draw attention to your eyes, keep other makeup, such as lips and cheeks, more neutral, and apply lighter shades like pink and taupe to open your eyes and give them a more natural look. Shimmer eye shadow will brighten your brown eyes, and for a smoky look, go for grey eye shadows.
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Reviews and How-to Articles from NetBeans Developers
By chhandomay on Nov 18, 2009
|1. Using
Graphs to Build Your Own Ruby Pattern Matcher
– justinbozonier.posterous.com, 11/9
Justin Bozonier wrote about using dynamic programming to implement a string matching algorithm. He said for the IDE he tried using RadRails, RubyMine, and NetBeans, and said "ultimately I chose NetBeans...for some reason it turned out to be the easiest for me."
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finally imports my Eclipse projects
– joconner.com, 11/9
John O'Conner excitedly reported that NetBeans 6.7.1 was able to import Eclipse projects he does at his day job, and works with "no errors, no problems." John was excited because this compatibility means "I'm going to use NetBeans again after 2 years away!" He pointed out the bonus is that "the Java support of the IDE is amazing," stating "NetBeans does JavaScript FAR BETTER than Eclipse does."
3. NetBeans Unit Test Creation better than Eclipse? And where should unit test live? – beilers.com, 11/9
The blogger, who said he is "kind of tied to Eclipse as my IDE," also "plays" with NetBeans and said he would switch if the IDE had Emacs key bindings. Among the highlights the blogger said he "especially like the way it (NetBeans) manages plug-ins," as well as the way it handles unit testing by automatically creating a secondary source tree, and the way libraries are separated.
4. Migrating to NetBeans Platform 6.8 – launchpad.net/gephi, 11/8
Mathieu Bastian reported on his trunk code update from NetBeans 6.5 to 6.8 and said "no bug has been found after migrating," and also pointed out that "the retro-compatibility is really satisfying."
5. Develop High Transaction Web Applications with Java MySQL & NetBeans – armelnene.blogspot.com, 11/12
Armel Nene published an in-depth tutorial that demonstrates how to develop a high transactional Web application, using NetBeans to generate the code.
6. Create a GWT Application from Scratch – blog.jdevelop.eu, 11/11
The blogger demonstrated how to create a GWT application for NetBeans in this in-depth tutorial, as well as how to do so with Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA, allowing people to choose which IDE to work in.
7. PHP Remote Debugging with NetBeans 6.8 – roysimkes.net, 11/10
The blogger said NetBeans 6.8 is "getting better and better," pointing out that you can now debug php code with the it, which he demonstrated how to do in this tutorial.
8. Configuring JavaMail on GlassFish – energybuns.blogspot.com, 11/6
The blogger posted a tutorial that shows how to use the NetBeans platform (6.5.1) to configure JavaMail on GlassFish.
9. Changing default Look'n'Feel for NetBeans (and the GUI builder) – raftaman.net, 11/6
The blogger said "NetBeans' GUI builder is great," pointing out that "it's one of the essential features that made me drop Eclipse." However, he noted that designing certain GUIs are difficult because the preview look and feel on NetBeans may differ from the look and feel of the application platform. Therefore, he described how to change the NetBeans look and feel (as well as the GUI builder's look and feel) in this tutorial.
10. Simple example on NetBeans using Java with Swing – Sum – en.actualidadinformatica.com, 11/6
The blogger posted a simple tutorial that demonstrated how to use NetBeans to combine Java and Swing elements in an application that executes a simple sum of two numbers.


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The National WWII Museum's Churchill Symposium is set for May 18 and will feature discussions with historians and authors.
The symposium is a partnership of the museum and the Churchill Society of New Orleans. It focuses on the life and legacy of Winston S. Churchill, the British prime minister who rallied his country to fight against the Nazis during World War II.
The event will be held at the Museum's Stage Door Canteen, beginning with a breakfast at 7 a.m.
Tickets are $125 for museum members and $175 for non-members.
Reservations and more information are available by calling 504-528-1944, Ext. 511.
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- Aug 26:
- Napa earthquake: Aftershocks rattle North Bay, damages highways
- Martinez: Quake-related flood drenches DA's office
- Aug 25:
- Napa earthquake shines light on Bay Area's hazardous old masonry buildings
- Napa earthquake stressed other faults
- Napa earthquake: Power mostly restored, schools closed Monday morning
- Aug 24:
- Baby with 'guardian angel' not harmed in earthquake
- Napa: Crashing bottles, barrels sow doubt about wine country travels
- Quinn: #napaquake hijacking shows flaws in social media as our town center in crisis
- How big was the Napa earthquake? Here's where it ranks among California quakes
- Napa earthquake: California's early-warning system worked
- Napa earthquake tourism: Should you stay or should you go?
- Napa earthquake: Vallejo officials report minor damage, two dozen injuries
- Napa earthquake: UC-Berkeley ShakeAlert system gave 10 second warning of 'light' shaking
- Napa earthquake: Winemakers, sellers assessing damage; some wineries closed
- Napa earthquake: Residents, many of them seniors, flee from devastating mobile home fire
- Napa earthquake: 49ers game on, but ACE and Capital Corridor trains canceled
- Napa earthquake: No damage at Sonoma Raceway, IndyCar race is on
- 6.0 quake hits Bay Area: Did you feel it?
- Marin jolted by 6.0-magnitude quake in North Bay
- Napa earthquake: Hundreds hurt, dozens of buildings condemned after 6.0 jolt
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- Barnidge: L.A. earthquakes are a reminder of what's still to come
Despite California's ever-present risk of major earthquakes, the number of homeowners in the state with insurance coverage for quake damage has dipped significantly over the past several decades, from 33 percent in 1996 to just 10 percent today.
The reason, say experts and some homeowners: the high cost of coverage, the quarter-century lapse in a major earthquake until Sunday's shaker in Napa County, and for some people, the expectation that the state or federal government will step in to reimburse homeowners when the Big One hits.
"You think about it after the earthquakes," said 44-year-old Robert Jordan of Napa, who has avoided getting quake insurance despite living through the 1989 Loma Prieta quake and another shaker near his home in 2000. "But it's amazing how quickly we go back to our normal ways."
Despite having major damage to glassware and other breakable items in his kitchen during Sunday's quake, he added, he's still probably not going to get a quake policy because "it's expensive and major quakes happen so infrequently, it seems like a luxury more than a need."
Many other people share that view, said Glenn Pomeroy, CEO of the California Earthquake Authority, a public agency that provides about 70 percent of all of the residential quake policies in the state.
"It's out of sight, out of mind," he said. Because it had been so long since a major temblor rocked California, he added, "A lot of people just fail to realize it could happen to them."
Less than 6 percent of homeowners in Napa had the insurance, the authority said. And as of 2011, it said, the rate stood at 6.4 percent in Contra Costa County, 9.4 percent in San Francisco County, 10.2 percent in Alameda County, 10.3 percent in San Mateo County and 10.8 percent in Santa Clara County.
Aside from the length of time since the last major earthquake, the cost of coverage is another big reason many people shun insurance.
To be covered for earthquake damage other than fire, homeowners typically need an earthquake policy in addition to their homeowner's insurance, and the average annual cost of earthquake premiums statewide is $798. The cost varies depending on whether the insurance comes with a standard 15 percent deductible or a 10 percent deductible. Either way, the deductible could leave homeowners with a sizable bill even if they are insured.
For example, if a person with a 10 percent deductible has insured their home for $400,000 -- excluding the value of their land, which typically isn't affected in a quake -- and they suffer $100,000 worth of quake damage, they'd be responsible for $40,000, with their insurance covering the rest. Similarly, that same homeowner with a 15 percent deductible would be responsible for $60,000.
If a person assumes their house might never sustain more than $60,000 in damages, they might figure quake insurance isn't worth the annual premium. But state officials say that could prove a risky gamble, since a home's damage could total well above the deductible, depending on a variety of factors, including the temblor's size, duration and proximity, as well as the home's age, type of construction and number of stories.
"If they make a decision to not purchase earthquake insurance, they will be on the hook themselves for what may be their most valuable asset and will be responsible for 100 percent of the cost if a damaging earthquake struck," said the Earthquake Authority's Pomeroy.
Another common reason people avoid getting quake insurance is because they figure federal officials will come to the rescue with financial assistance after a major shaker. But even if the federal government offers help to those affected by the Napa quake, there is no guarantee it will cover everything.
"Federal and state funds alone are unlikely to be enough to get your life back to its pre-disaster condition," warns an Earthquake Authority brochure.
One more factor in the relatively low rate of homeowners who buy earthquake insurance might be confusion, said San Francisco lawyer Robert Berg, who specializes in insurance issues.
"The earthquake policies are complicated," he said. "So people will read them and say, 'I don't know what I'm getting out of this.'"
Even so, the Napa quake -- where the damage has been estimated by some experts at $1 billion to $4 billion -- could prompt more people to reconsider buying a quake policy.
"Most definitely," said Michael Barry, a spokesman with the Insurance Information Institute, a nonprofit industry group. "I'm sure insurance agents in Northern California will be getting a number of calls inquiring about how to go about buying earthquake insurance."
Contact Steve Johnson at 408-920-5043. Follow him at Twitter.com/steveatmercnews.
Here is the percentage of homeowners with quake insurance in the Bay Area and nearby counties as of 2011, the latest year for which there is data:
Alameda -- 10.2 percent
Contra Costa -- 6.4 percent
Marin -- 18.3 percent
Monterey -- 10.5 percent
Napa -- 5.3 percent
San Francisco -- 9.4 percent
San Mateo -- 10.3 percent
Santa Clara -- 10.8 percent
Santa Cruz -- 13.1 percent
Solano -- 5.1 percent
Sonoma -- 10.2 percent
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A rabid cow found in the town of Stark prompted Herkimer County officials to issue a reminder about the importance of rabies vaccines.
The cow was sent to Wadsworth Laboratory, where it was confirmed to be infected with the rabies virus, the county Health Department said.
The Health Department said it is important for pets and domesticated animals to be kept current on vaccines; any unvaccinated animal exposed to a rabid animal requires a six-month quarantine, a news release stated.
Additionally, all wild animals should be considered potentially rabid and should be avoided, the release stated.
For more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control's website at www.cdc.gov/rabies or call the Herkimer County Public Health Department at 867-1176.
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The Madness of a Young Man and the Prestige of an Old Brand
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Carrera y Carrera, the renowned designer jewelry company based in Spain, is an icon of luxury for its creative designs, unique style and grand jewelry pieces that come alive with textures and finishes of precious metals and shimmers of precious stones. The success of Carrera y Carrera is rooted in one man who has found his passion and mastered it. Manuel Carrera is respected as a creative visionary, innovative entrepreneur, and prolific designer. Frequent visits to a tiny shop enchanted him with the world of jewelry making, especially after seeing Queen Fabiola's crown in the workshop. He founded Carrera y Carrera in 1965. He was one eager artist who embraced greater and greater challenges and complexities in his craft. His works steadily evolved from exquisite jewelry pieces to magnificent miniature sculptures with stunning elegance. For Manual Carrera, the madness of that young man is now a source of great pride for him, and of wonderful treasures for the rest of the world.
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The Rolla High School boys' golf team avoided the rainy/snowy weather for a day to open its season on Thursday, beating Waynesville 176-206 in a varsity-only dual meet at Piney Valley Golf Course.
Camdenton and Lebanon were also scheduled to attend but canceled.
Michael Steelman and Mark Martin tied for medalist honors for the Bulldogs with 42.
Also for Rolla Jake Drewniak and Ben Burris each shot 46 and Denver Spurgeon 52.
The Bulldog golfers are slated to play again Monday in the Columbia Classic, starting at 9 a.m.
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Virginia sues Jupiter Funding Group, accused of illegal loans
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is suing an internet payday lender, accusing it of making illegal loans.
The AG's office filed a lawsuit against Jupiter Funding Group, alleging it offered payday loans without a valid state license from state regulators. Without a license, lenders can charge no more than 12 percent in annual interest on a loan.
The attorney general's office says that according to the company's terms and conditions, its interest rates on payday loans ranged anywhere from 438 percent to 1,369 percent annually.
The lawsuit is to force Jupiter Funding to comply with state law, reimburse certain interest paid and pay civil penalties.


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In an effort to raise awareness and encourage the engagement of patients, families, healthcare providers, and the public, Madelia Community Hospital & Clinic has announced its participation in the 2013 Patient Safety Awareness Week campaign, Patient Safety 7/365.
Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual education and awareness campaign for healthcare safety led by the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). Each year, healthcare organizations around the world take part in the event by prominently displaying the campaign logo and promotional materials within their organizations, creating awareness in the community, and utilizing NPSF educational resources with hospital staff.
Patient Safety Awareness Week, which NPSF created in 2002, will be recognized March 3 through 9, 2013. This year's theme, Patient Safety 7/365, highlights the need for everyone to understand the importance of focusing on patient safety all year round. The 7 days of the campaign also serve as time to recognize the range of work being done to improve health care safety worldwide.
Madelia Community Hospital & Clinic will engage staff, patients, and the community through educational and awareness-building activities specific to patient safety.
"Patient Safety 7/365 reminds us that providing safe patient care requires a constant and valiant effort, 365 days a year. This week encourages a sustainable and conscientious collaboration between health care organizations, providers, and consumers, regardless of their current state of health. The week is intended to imprint an indelible statement that efforts toward patient safety must be collaborative and that we must never be satisfied with the status quo," said Patricia A. McGaffigan, RN, MS, interim president, National Patient Safety Foundation.
NPSF encourages creative collaboration among provider groups, patient advocates, and other community organizations to help patients and consumers understand how they can participate to be part of the solution.
"This week is a nice acknowledgement of the year-long efforts the Madelia Community Hospital & Clinic Providers and Staff make to protect patient safety. It is also a great reminder to the patients about the role they play in their own healthcare safety," states Jodi Ulmen, Quality & Risk Management Director at the Madelia Community Hospital & Clinic.
For additional information on Patient Safety Awareness Week, please visit www.npsf.org.
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A local English teacher was asked to resign from her job after some of her racy pictures were emailed to her superiors. (All photos provided by Victoria Valentine James)
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STOCKTON - The San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office has decided not to file homicide charges against a man who was arrested on suspicion of murder Wednesday, law enforcement officials said Friday.
Michael Vega, 20, was released from San Joaquin County Jail on Friday night, authorities said. Vega's release came just over 48 hours after authorities arrested him in connection with the death of 18-year-old Jorge Angulo, who was shot in the back while riding in a car in the 1500 block of South Stanislaus Street shortly before midnight Nov. 12, 2011.
Officers found a loaded handgun in the vehicle Angulo was riding in when he was shot, police said. At the time of the shooting, police said there may have been a mutual exchange of gunfire, but they would not comment on the case Friday.
Deputy District Attorney Robert Himelblau couldn't offer much, either, saying he didn't have enough information to explain why Vega was not charged.
"I can only tell you that we did not file a complaint," he said. "Depending on circumstances, we might not have any comment at all, because we usually don't explain why we don't file charges."
Vega, contacted Friday night as he left the jail, declined to comment.
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Taylor County Elementary School recently announced its Writers of the Week for the week of Nov. 9.
They are, from left, kindergartener Charity Baumgardner, first-grader Nicholas McNeil, second-grader Meredith Blakeman, third-grader Zac Smith and fourth- and fifth-graders Moriah Satterly and Breanna Hicks.
Eleanor Jordan, executive director of the Kentucky Commission on Women, will be the guest speaker at the March Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The luncheon will be at Campbellsville Christian Church.
It will be sponsored by Greater Campbellsville United, a nonprofit organization promoting equal opportunity, equality and positive relationships among all racial, ethnic, socio-economic, religious, gender and political entities in the community and throughout the region. GCU is now in its 10th year of bridging gaps from a proactive stance.
Rob Robinson says Amazon.com is in Campbellsville to stay, and he should know. Robinson is the general manager of Amazon.com's Campbellsville fulfillment center. He was also the guest speaker at the Campbellsville/Taylor County Chamber of Commerce luncheon last Thursday, which Amazon.com hosted.
Robinson said not only is the company staying in Campbellsville, growth and additional jobs are a possibility in the future of the local facility as the entire Amazon.com operation continues to grow.
Local bands recently received checks were from proceeds collected during Band Day at Lee's on Oct. 25.
John M. Kessler of Campbellsville has been named Auctioneer of the Month by the Kentucky Auctioneers Association. The Auctioneer of the Month is awarded to auctioneers who consistently demonstrate extraordinary leadership in the profession.
Auctioneers are selected based on their professionalism, high ethical standards and a consistent commitment to their community.
Chester "Check" Lynch recently opened a real estate business in Campbellsville.
Lynch has been a broker since 1976 and has more than 35 years of real estate experience in residential, commercial 0and farms. He is a 1972 alum of the University of Louisville, where he majored in business.
Lynch is a former resident of Louisville and moved to Campbellsville five years ago to be closer to his children and grandchildren, who live in Taylor County.
Lynch can be reached at 469-8787.
Ben Bland owner of The Twisted Stem, is the winner of the 2011 Downtown Beautification Award. Bland received the award for making "an attractive addition to the overall appearance of downtown Campbellsville, especially along Main Street." Bland provided a colorful arrangement of flowers in numerous pots along the sidewalks, as well as upper story flower boxes. The Campbellsville Renaissance/Historic Preservation Commission selected the winner.
The board of directors of Citizens Bank & Trust Co. announces the promotions of three people to assistant vice president — Matt Hopper, Josh Myers and DeLisa Knopp.
"Matt, Josh, and DeLisa have been a key part of our business and we are pleased to promote them to assistant vice president," stated Mark Johnson, president/CEO of Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Farm Service Agency County Committee voting begins Friday.
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As more and more cases of the West Nile virus appear in Michigan, the Michigan Mosquito Control Association advises state health officials to look at spraying.
There are more than 370 people infected with the virus. Out of the 125 deaths this year in the nation, 20 percent were in Michigan.
The association says few Michigan communities see spraying as a viable option.
It says ultra low volume spraying would kill adult mosquitoes carrying the virus, causing little hazardous effects.
The association also says next summer could be worse, considering the low amount of rainfall and mosquitoes this summer.
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Tim Nelson, owner of Nelson Furniture in St. James, took up an unusual type of gardening this summer. He's growing vegetables on top of straw bales in front of his store.
He got the idea watching a show where a woman who had a condo in New York City had a parking space but no car. The next step Tim did after watching the show was to take a class on how to do straw bale gardening.
This spring Tim got three bales of straw, plopped them down in front of Nelson Furniture and got his garden planted on April 26. Due to the cold, snowy spring we had, I imagine that was way ahead of the gardners who work in the dirt.
There wasn't much soil preparation this way. No tilling, or raking, or hoeing - he just sprinkled the seeds on top and let his garden grow. Tim is using a timer to water the garden about fifteen minutes a day.
It has provided an abundance of fruits and vegetables. And the veggies are growing in a weed free environment.
The bales are growing beets, peppers, tomatoes, strawberries, cukes, green beans, and other veggies.
People are stopping by just to see what is up with this unique way to garden. Tim's even stuck a talking gnome in the bales that dispenses gnome philosophy when people approach.
People are stopping in just to see this unique garden. With the great success of the garden, Tim is going to increase his straw bale garden by 25 percent next year. He plans on going from three bales to four.
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SEE PHOTOS - Christmas traditions in Ireland
Christmas really brings out the best in Ireland and the Irish from cheerful festivities to wild acts of machismo, happy reunions, musical celebrations in Church and partying for week. In Ireland Christmas lasts for about two weeks and is gladly celebrated as a respite from the winter.
Here are just a few of Ireland's favorite things at Christmas some old some new but all activities and aspects that make Christmas in Ireland particularly special:
1. Midnight mass on Christmas Eve
If you're looking for a Church packed to the rafters look no further that any Church in Ireland at midnight mass on Christmas Eve. This is a huge social gathering where family, friends and neighbors who you may not have seen all year come together and celebrate Christmas.
With Christmas carols being sung and often live music midnight mass in Ireland is a great place to catch up with old friend and get in touch with the local community at Christmas.
2. Horse races on St. Stephen's Day
St. Stephen is the patron saint of horses but I am almost positive that this is not the reason that the horse races in Ireland on St Stephen's Day have become a tradition in Ireland. The races in Leopardstown, South Dublin attract almost 20,000 every year but I think this has little to do with the old Germanic tradition of racing horses on St Stephen's Day to honor the saint.
In Ireland heading off to the races is a chance to get out of the house, stretch your legs, perhaps have a flutter on the horses and have a drink with friends.
3. Christmas Day Swim, Forty Foot, South Dublin
Christmas day swims take place all over Ireland on Christmas morning but probably most famously at the Forty Foot Rock, just south of Dublin. On Christmas Day hundreds of people can be seen jumping off the rock into the Irish Sea wearing only their bathing suits.
The water in the Irish Sea on Christmas Day is usually around 50F / 10C. Unfortunately the temperature outside the water is usually about have of this making the experience bracing to say the least. This is certainly not for the faint hearted but is a proven hangover cure and is participants often receive sponsorship for charities.
4. Reading of James Joyce's story, "The Dead"
"The Dead" is a short story from James Joyce's collection "Dubliners". The story tells the tale of a group of Dubliners gather together for a Christmas celebration in James Joyce's transcendent tale of the banality and magic in life and death.
This tale has rather become like an Irish version of "The Christmas Carol" a tale of reflection on our past, our present and future.
5. Awful Christmas Sweaters
This started off as aunties, grandmothers and relatives handing over the most ugly sweaters as present for Christmas but somehow Christmas Sweaters have almost turned into a competition on the streets of Ireland. The woollier, hairier and more ridiculously decorated the better. In fact this year I spotted a gentleman with fake robins, bells and fairy lights all on one sweater.
6. Christmas Caroling / The Wren Boy Procession
During Penal Times a group of soldiers were about to be ambushed. They had been surrounded by a group of wrens pecked on their drums and woke them. The wren became known as "The Devil's Bird". To remember this on St Stephen's Day people would have a procession and go door to door wearing old clothes, with blackened faces and a dead wren on top of the pole.
Thankfully this later evolved into a caroling. Although people no long go door to door, or at least very rarely, carollers can be heard on more main streets over Christmas raising money for charity. It there's one thing the Irish love doing is making music and Christmas is the perfect excuse to make some noise.
7. USA boxes of biscuits
Recently I saw an Irish comic speak about USA biscuits for five minutes straight. It was only then that I realized that everyone I know has a tin of biscuits in the house over Christmas in the house when I was growing up.
Although there were the traditional mince pieces, pudding, and chocolates too the biscuits and the rules about the tin are something that everyone I've spoken to remembered. There were about 10 types of biscuits in each layer of the tin but you were not allowed to break through to the second layer without finishing the first layer. This would cause at least one fight a day among the family. The tins were also filled with biscuits like pink wafers and bourbon creams.
8. Decorations / Holly wreath
Christmas decorations in Ireland traditionally was just a wreath of holly on the front door of the house. However National Lampoon's "Christmas Vacation" seems to have been a blue print for many Irish household as they are lit up like Rockefeller Center.


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SAN JOSE -- The first meeting of a special task force looking into a racial bullying incident on the San Jose State campus quickly evolved into a restless recitation of matters the panel's 18 members want to discuss, review and revamp by the time their work is done.
With retired judge LaDoris Cordell at the helm, the collection of students, academics, staffers and community activists sat at a three-sided table and launched into a wide-ranging discussion before an audience of about 100 members of the public allowed to listen but not participate. Cordell said there will be future meetings at which the public can vent and where the panel will listen in silence.
But on Thursday evening, armed with a 52-page report about the explosive incident of a black freshman who was racially bullied -- from August until October -- by four of his white dormmates, the discussion moved primarily into deeper issues about the event and about more campus schisms, wounds and issues the multicultural group wanted to analyze.
Cordell, the independent police auditor of San Jose, told the panel it will ultimately show the university how to be a place where "students, staff and faculty of all backgrounds can thrive." And, she said, since they are going to be working in an open and transparent process, "I ask that members be respectful to one another and that when we disagree, we not be disagreeable."
The meeting came just days after the release of an independent report by a San Francisco attorney about the bullying. While the report concluded that the university acted quickly and properly once it found out that the torment had gone on for weeks, many in the campus community decried the document.
Accusing it of everything from "blaming the victim" to failing to interview the victim or the main culprits of the bullying, numerous students, faculty and community activists are anxious to see how the task force will salve the controversy resulting from the case.
The dormmates are accused of steadily taunting the 18-year-old victim with bigoted name-calling, barricading him in his room a number of times and forcibly securing a U-shaped bike lock around his neck -- among other acts.
In the opening session, the panel not only discussed holes in the report but also other things it intends to look at, tear apart and rebuild into something better. One by one, task force members spoke out about matters that needed critical attention. They included:
In the end, Cordell said, the panel wants to bring in lots of people and ask them lots of questions -- "not to point fingers, but to make recommendations for a better system."
Task force member Marcos Pizarro criticized the report as he strongly summed up the work he hopes the task force will complete. He said the report seemed to find the school not at fault in policing a terrible situation.
"I think that whole approach is wrongheaded," said Pizarro, chair of the Mexican American Studies Department at the university. "We need to be looking at how did this happen? How did it continue to happen? And how did it continue to happen without anybody taking note and doing something about it?"
Cordell chimed in: "Marcos, that is exactly why we're doing this."
The report found that the bullying was able to continue so long because the victim did not report his travails and urged friends not to tell anyone in authority on campus.
But finally, in October, after the victim's parents entered his dorm suite and saw a Confederate flag displayed in a common area, along with a racial epithet scrawled on a white board, they made a report to campus. By November, the case went public as criminal hate-crime charges were about to be filed by Santa Clara County prosecutors.
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October 11, 2005
Area dentists stopped by several local elementary schools Tuesday to launch a program promoting healthy dental hygiene. The group also offered free dental screenings. News 12 is on your side to show you how they're insuring a brighter smile for children living in low-income areas.
"I brush them, but not enough," said Amish Williams.
"This teeth right here, it's going to grow big," said Charveas Ade.
For some children at Jenkins-White Elementary, it's a big day and their first trip to the dentist. The teachers' break room turned dental office for a day is providing students in low-income areas with a free dental checkup right at their school.
"Dentistry is about prevention and it's our goal to come up with ways for children to have healthy teeth and healthy mouths," said Carole Hanes, Dean at MCG.
Tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease and that's why Interim Mayor Willie Mays and Commissioner Marion Williams were both on hand helping launch a new partnership between ACS Healthcare Solutions, MCG and the Georgia Dental Society in hopes of making smiles brighter in Augusta.
Dental student Sharcola Vaughn remembers growing up in a low-income area, so now this program is more than practice for her career; it's a labor of love.
"Now that I'm in dental school, it's kind of like I can return the favor," Vaughn said.
The children also participate in prevention based on seminars teaching them how to brush and how often, but by talking to these children, brushing is already a part of their daily routine.
"Night, day, and morning," said Naaim Colbert.
"Ten times a day!" said Delvin Alexander.
But for some who don't brush ten times a day, staying cavity-free is about the color of toothpaste. Just ask Anthony Turner.
"I got that red kind, my sister got blue, so the red kind is the best kind to use," Anthony said.
And some of these children have never even been to the dentist before and not only do they leave with a toothbrush and toothpaste, but most importantly, they leave with an evaluation they can take home to their parents.
And the hope is that parents will use that evaluation to make choices for their child's oral health for now and for the future. Choices that this second grader knows are important.
"If you don't, some of your teeth will go away and you going to be snaggle tooth," said Lucas Prince.


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Paris Letters
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omg CAROL...I just finished this book, just received my first letter from Janice and all the while was thinking of how I could get you two together..match made in heaven...too funnyReplyDelete
so glad you did so we could see more pics of "daniel"
FAB U LOUS.Replies
You seem to be clairvoyant Debbie.Delete
What else do you see in that crystal ball of yours?
Do tell all.
They are both adorable! We've bought chicken from that location before---never noticed the guy. But then I have my heartthrob already.ReplyDelete
Your way of moving to Paris is admirable, too!Replies
Oh and his chicken is made with love. And if you marry him, he gives kisses for free right there on the street. Mmmm.Delete
You are the first one I thought about when I recently read an article in one of my Canadian Magazines..:)about Janice.. and yes..what a cute couple:)ReplyDelete
Match made in heaven..you..she..he ..she..
Visiting Huffington now:)
Fantastic spread on you in Huffington!!!ReplyDelete
Janice's calculations amaze me! But she had it easy - she did't have to figure in the cost of paint, paper, pastry, etc...... :-)Replies
You have a point. Once I arrived I had to adjust my food budget. Out with the veggies. In with the pastries.Delete
Your blog posts are the highlight of my day, thank you so very much for sharing all the joys and pastries you come across in the city of light. Don't know how long I'd last if lived so close to Berthillon, but this is coming from someone who's stays at a hotel across the street from Pierre Hermé and a stones throw away from Gérard Mulot. Would love to stroll the streets with you the next time I'm in Paris...so brave as well as talented!ReplyDelete
Carol, interesting to read about how another fan of Paris made her dreaming reality.ReplyDelete
I really enjoyed reading your Huff Post interview. I would imagine that you are going to attract even more regular readers now.
Congratulations to you, dear Carol, on all that you are doing...and many thanks for sharing your enjoyment that beautiful city with the rest of us.
Yes I must walk in Hems footsteps more!ReplyDelete
How great for you to meet up with someone who adores Paris as much as you. Maybe Janices butcher has a hunky friend he can introduce you to :) Loved reading the article on you in the Huffington Post. Now everyone will be wanting to interview you, you might have to start wearing sunglasses as disguise when you walk around your petit L'Isle. sounds like life couldn't be better. :)ReplyDelete
Haha I saw Scarlett on the Ile in big fat sunglasses and it was NO disguise at all.ReplyDelete
I should have such a problem ;))Replies
We should befriend her. She must be lonely. All that untouchable glam.Delete
Now I want to come to Paris too and eat and eat.ReplyDelete
It is 13'F here today. The winter that never ends.
Such a super article in the Huffington Post.
We miss you.
Buster sends lots of love.Replies
Buster's ticket is on the way...Delete
- Louisa May7:26 AM
Fun to walk in Janice's shoes through Paris.ReplyDelete
Cinderella shoes really. She made so many dreams come true. You too!
Thanks for sharingReplies
Actually the Cinderella shoes are the tough part. Oh to find comfy walking shoes that go with dresses. NOT EASY.Delete
What a charming post .... I loved your story and hers too ... you encourage all of us to dream ...ReplyDelete
Karen in VA
What a sweet little story and hubba, hubba, he sure does look like Daniel Craig :)ReplyDelete
- Jane S9:42 AM
ha ha -- my copy of this very book has just arrived!ReplyDelete
mais, I cannot hope to meet a handsome young Frenchman because I myself am "of a certain age" and it has been a long time since I was a cute young thing. (still cute, though, but "mignon" is pushing it!)
imprudently, I have never saved much money,
idea: I could save a lot of money in Paris by never walking into a boulangerie.Replies
But money well spent in that boulangerie.Delete
I just started this book! How wonderful that the two of you have met and she could help with the Etsy project. Such a brilliant idea for sharing your talents!ReplyDelete
And you had a Scarlett sighting, after all! ;) x Katie
Hi, Carol! Just read a review of this book and feature on her in a magazine called Chateline that I found this weekend in Canada. Sort of sounds like what you are doing with your Etsy thing! Thanks for sending the link. I'm off to check it out. How fun you could meet and that she's a bit of an inspiration!ReplyDeleteReplies
I gave her a few trade secrets and she shared her watercolor know how. And she's FUNNY.Delete
- Anonymous12:55 PM
Hearty congrats on the Huffington Post coverage, Carol! It is just wonderful to see you and your paintings and my personal favorite blog getting the attention all truly deserved!ReplyDelete
I am barely joking when I say that the French immigration types should view your work tout suite as it makes a better case for honorary citizenship for you than any other so-called 'essential papers!'
Best, anne-craig
Great interview with HP.ReplyDelete
Fab post. Love the cover of the book..very inviting and love your sketches. and I want some of that chicken in the bottom pix. :))ReplyDelete
Just went to read the Great article on you and your Art. :))ReplyDelete
WOW! The Huff Post article is terrific~great little paintings. I, too, have put Paris Letters on my wish list. when will YOUR book be out????ReplyDelete
great post as usual~Merci!!
Carol,congratulations on the wonderful Huffington Post article and interview!ReplyDelete
So well deserved!
Thank you,too,for your introduction to Janice.We have met several great authors through you;Cara Black is a special favorite!
Lucky you to be living in the 4th,Ile St Louis! Is that fantastic or what??? I sort of had a hunch when you gave us the pleasure of pictures on your Marine post.
You've made our day again,as usual!
I LOVE this story and have already purchased Paris Letters for my Nook. Can't wait to read it. I am now a follower!ReplyDelete
- Sandy8:15 PM
What a great story, what a cute couple!ReplyDelete
I read a sample of Paris Letters-lots of ideas on saving for a long trip to Paris and she ended up living there.
Are you married? I am too curious, I guess.Replies
To Bear.
You are such a fabulous stalker! Great story.ReplyDeleteReplies
HA! She's so good at it I don't even realize it's happening when it's happening to me. And she's already following Scarlett. I'll soon be following Carol.Delete
It seems a silly thing for me to say dear Carol but I have dearly missed your posts. And the fault for that is all mine, because when I fell off the blogging wagon I apparently gave up some of its sweeter aspects like keeping up with you and your continual adventures. This post is such a brilliant example of the magic of Paris. Thank you for sharing Janice and I hope you find your special chicken roaster. Btw, JOY! We will be in Paris in June....alas for only two days (I snuck it in at the end of our trip this summer because my 7 yr old so dearly wants to see the Eiffel Tower). Any charming suggestions that might delight two teenage girls and their younger sister? Any suggestion would be grand. God bless you Carol and I am glad to be catching up with your posts.ReplyDelete
Hello Carol from Australia.....so excited to have found you. My friend recommended your blog to me (she also bought Janice's book and now I have to have it)! You see, yes I do dream about a Paris Cafe! In fact, perhaps a reality for me. I have a daughter with a disability and my Son offered to us a Paris trip last year for a big birthday of mine. I had to knock him back as it is just too hard to get care for her. Well, blow me down, he has offered to take me (jumping for joy) perhaps next year!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
So I just might get a coffee over there........(I want to eat and have coffee whilst there)!!!! Only thing is I'm not into planes but I feel if I knock back his very generous offer I will regret it forever!!!!!
I'm going to have a look around now! Take Care and have a lovely day......Regards, Dzintra


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Wells Fargo has become the nation's most profitable bank, topping the full-year profits of rival JPMorgan Chase and posting record earnings for the fourth quarter and the year, the company reported Tuesday.
During the fourth quarter that ended Dec. 31, Wells Fargo earned $5.61 billion, up 10.2 percent from the year-ago quarter. Revenue in the October-December period totaled $20.7 billion, down 5.5 percent from the year before.
"Wells is a huge earnings powerhouse," said Michael Yoshikami, ¿CEO and founder of Walnut Creek-based Destination Wealth Management. "They have stuck to very basic and sound banking and lending principles."
San Francisco-based Wells Fargo earned $21.88 billion in 2013, up 15.8 percent from 2012. For the full year, JPMorgan Chase earned $17.9 billion.
"Wells Fargo had another outstanding year in 2013, including strong growth in loans and deposits," CEO John Stumpf said in a news release.
Wells Fargo managed a gain in profits despite a slump in its mortgage business caused by higher interest rates that cooled refinancing activity. The bank reined in costs and improved the quality of its loan portfolio to bolster profits. Wells is the biggest U.S. mortgage lender.
Loan originations in the fourth quarter totaled $50 billion, down 38 percent from the third quarter.
Despite the loan slump, the outlook for housing looks favorable, Stumpf told the analysts."While we don't expect the same rate of home price appreciation we had last year, we do expect the housing market to continue to recover," he said.
The bank's per-share profits of $1.00 topped Wall Street's predictions of 99 cents. Wells' shares rose 0.04 percent, or 2 cents, to close at $45.58.
"Sure, Wells Fargo has made mistakes -- by not expanding to the East Coast quickly enough, and they still have legacy problem loans to deal with -- but they keep going forward," said Ken Thomas, a Miami-based independent bank analyst and operator of BranchLocation.com. "Wells is like (49ers quarterback) Colin Kaepernick. They get knocked down, but they get back up and stay on offense. Wells is in a league of its own."
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Augusta, Ga--Last year was a struggle for the Spartans of Glenn Hills. Coach Andrew Young took over the program late in the summer, and it was a season of playing catch up with the new man in charge. This year, Young returns and a different attitude is coming with him.
While they might not have the greatest number of players, they do have some speed. Germaine Tait and Davonte McCloud are back in the backfield and will be called upon to carry the load. Both are seniors and are trying to elevate the entire program so it's in good shape when they leave. They have some young kids up front, but are confident they'll be able to get it done on Friday nights.
"I depend on my linemen and I know they're going to get the job done and they'll take care of me and the rest of the running backs and we'll win the game," Tait says.
"We spent a lot more time in the weight room and have gotten stronger," says Young. "I went back and watched a lot of film, and I tried to tweak our blocking to our advantage. We have some real good backs and skill people so I changed a few blocking assignments on the line."
Things have been a lot smoother with Young returning, and the guys have bought into the system and work ethic. A good portion of this team will play on both sides of the ball, so they'll have their hands full there, but with experience in the skill positions this could be a sleeper team as the season rolls on.


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Three men said they were trying to rid the world of an "evil" when they kidnapped, tortured and beat a man to death, dismembered his body and scattered his remains, said Boone County sheriff's deputies.
Deputies were investigating a missing person report when detectives said they uncovered information that led them to a field in Verona, where they discovered the torso and other body parts wrapped up and discarded.
Jefferey Allen, 21, Anthony Baumgartner, 23, and Stephen Harkness, 22, were arrested and charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence.
Sheriff's deputies said the men told investigators they lured the victim, whom they described as a heroin dealer, under the guise of a drug deal and planned to beat him up.
But investigators said the men told them they took the plan too far, and they instead brutally killed him and cut up his body.
"They decided this guy was an evil, and they were going to take care of it," said sheriff's department spokesman Tom Scheben
Investigators said they learned the missing body parts had been disposed of in a Dumpster behind a Super 8 motel in Florence.
Detectives went to the Rumpke landfill in Butler to search for the missing parts. About a dozen officers combed through trash as a backhoe uncovered it.
Investigators said they believe the man was killed Jan. 9.
Scheben said Allen and Baumgartner had previously had minor run-ins with Boone County authorities, while Harkness had not.
The suspects are being held in the Boone County Jail without bond and will appear in court on Thursday.


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New Work: Spatial Drawings
Emily Hermant's minimalist sculptures challenge our perceptions of material and form. Bending wooden boards into slack, slumping shapes, the artist creates the illusion of movement using a typically rigid material. Having studied textile art, Hermant applies fiber's properties such as flexibility and pliability to wood, re-imagining it as cut thread sewn through the gallery wall. In this sense, Hermant introduces small scale, traditional craft into large-scale and historically male-dominated sculptural traditions. Hermant's installation also suggests a lyrical line drawing in space.
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"In my recent large-scale sculptures, I focus on the processes of material and spatial transformation. These new sculptural works are made of interconnected, hand-bent, hardwood planks whose curves and twists create swirling, energetic, spatial drawings.... The unexpected tension of the shaped wood and the configurations and treatment of these forms present the viewer with contradictions: on the one hand, between material and form, and on the other hand, between the made and the process of making."
Although strategically balanced and self-supporting, Hermant's structures seem tenuously poised against the surrounding architecture. Reminiscent of Richard Serra's early sculptures such as Corner Prop (1969) and Stand Point (1987), Hermant installs industrial lumber in precarious configurations that resonate as weightless, poetic abstractions. Without nails or glue, her forms adhere to one another in a structured visual language that signifies both softness and strength.
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Next weekend, for the 10th year in a row, the Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown will bring the sounds of flippers, bells and sirens and the whirl of rolling metal projectiles to the Front Range.
"It's kind of a unique thing," said Dan Nikolich, owner and co-founder of the Showdown. "We have over 125 pinball machines and classic arcade games on free play. You pay your admission to get in and can play to your heart's content.
"We have kids who can barely reach the flippers and need to pull up a stool to grandparents in their 80s who remember playing."
In addition to the pinball and arcade games, the event includes movie screenings, a classic car show, tournaments for all ages and skill levels and exhibitors buying and selling pinball machines, classic arcade games and parts.
"We'll have exhibitors that are selling games and parts and a lot of new technology," Nikolich said. "At one point, there was only one company that was left, and there's this great resurgence in the past few years where interest has gone way up."
The event features games ranging from the very old to the inaugural release of a new Wizard of Oz machine.
"We even do a history of exhibit, the roots of pinball, games on display - so people can see where pinball came from with pins in a piece of wood with marbles rolling around - up to the newest game that just came out," he said.
Vintage pinball machines are a reflection of pop culture, with their artwork and graphics showing whatever was grabbing the world's curiosity at the time, Nikolich said.
"The art aspect of it is cool," he said. "In 1940s, it was World War II, and in the '60s, it was the space race. It's whatever we were doing at the time, which makes it interesting to people."
Whatever era of pinball you like to play, it will be available at the Pinball Showdown, from the original electro mechanical machines to the modern games with digital displays.
"You can't really replicate pinball in any other way," Nikolich said. "You can't put it on a TV screen."
The power of pinball derives from it being a very simple game to pick up but a really hard one to master, Nikolich said.
"I think it's an interesting thing to see because even a lot of younger kids who didn't grow up with pinball will come in and just walk up to it," Nikolich said. "It's really simple to understand, just the basics of don't let the ball go down, then as you get a little better, you learn more."
Nikolich said kids and even adults are used to having media in the palms of their hands, video games that have patterns, and once they are figured out, they are no longer a challenge.
"Pinball, since it's inherently mechanical, the ball is wild," he said. "Every game is different; you never play the same game twice."


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Sensational "must-have" appl.
It will not actually alter your .pdf file but wait until you see how it works !
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This app instantly replaced Preview as my PDF reader of choice.
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didn't know that it was a first release when i got it from the apple downloads page. has been working like a final release - great app!
For a first release this is impressive (and usable). No crashes for me yet. Problems with highlighting in 2 column text. Nevertheless I look forward to this maturing.
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I'm still waiting for a PDF viewer/annotater that allows me to select a specific string of text and attach a note to it, much like making comments in MS Word.
This is a newly born app. It shows potential but in 5 minutes it crashed twice. I'll be waiting for a more polished version.
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is alive and well so long as we stick to the constitution and stay involved as informed citizens. The Obama administration's vision for governing America is to transform it into a secular progressive/socialist government in which case the American Dream will no longer exist. The liberals have this idea of a utopia in which certain gifted experts will run the country and we will all be happy - human nature being what it is this will never happen.
I suspect that one of the reasons for the disparity in wealth is the disappearance of manfr jobs and jobs that require skilled labor like the tool and die makers in years past. It is more diffcult for skilled but not college grads to make good money. Some exceptions are the jobs on the oil drilling rigs. The gov't must get out of the way if we are to regain prosperity. Gov't cannot make jobs, they can only redistribute wealth and they don't do that well.
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The Hill reports only 1-in-4 see the American Dream as still attainable for everyone in the U.S. Do you think it is?
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is alive and well so long as we stick to the constitution and stay involved as informed citizens. The Obama administration's vision for governing America is to transform it into a secular progressive/socialist government in which case the American Dream will no longer exist. The liberals have this idea of a utopia in which certain gifted experts will run the country and we will all be happy - human nature being what it is this will never happen.
"The liberals have this idea of a utopia in which certain gifted experts will run the country and we will all be happy"
Hmm, funny, that is actually CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN vision par excellence. And hey, theocrats, this IS a secular country. It was funded on secular principles and our Fathers repeatedly denied the non-secular claims. The most poignant to me is the one by the CONSERVATIVE hero James Madison at the Treaty of Tripoli: "America is IN NO WAY a Christian nation". As for the socialist liberal or soon to come republican populist republic, well, that's another bucket of fish. Let's not forget that some 23 REPUBLICANS voted Yes on TARP bailouts,including Mr. Bush and Mr. MacCain, which rewarded the very corporations who caused the economic mess to begin with. In fact, THE ONLY folk who did not get any stimulus money were the ones who got injured the most. And who can forget when Republicans were in charge of ALL branches of government in 2002, how they spent not cut govmnt?
The American Dream is still alive and well. There might be a huge disparity between the rich and poor but we are still able to rise to the top. This current Obama regime is trying desperately to change our country, to take everything from the wealthy and give it to the poor, but this will not work. Smart people will always rule dumb people. That's just the way it is. The smart people own the company, the dumb people work in the company… the smart people get most of the money and the dumb people get enough to live on. It's been that way since the beginning of time. If we go to a Socialism society we will fail. Once a person realizes that they can get everything free that the others work for, everyone will stop working, or will work without any drive to succeed. History proves that what I say is truth. People like Reid and Obama are working to destroy our country as it now exists. If we are not able to turn our country around very soon, we are done… dead in the water.
We need to stop choking off capitalism with all this rdiculous micro management by elected officials. Let the smart people go and take chances and you will see rapid growth in this country, 100 years of ever growing regulation has choked off our economy, ingenuity and prosperity.
What? We are not a democracy, the founders wanted a Republic. Not majority rules. We should be divided on every issue, we should follow the constitution and quit forcing our beliefs and philosophies on those who don't agree. The concentration of wealth is broughton by over regulation. Only a very few people will have the talent and stomach to try to wade through all the garbage that prevents the common man from succeeding now. This is why the founders did not want a federal governemtn that tries to control everything.
It would be much more attainable if our government would get out tof the way. It has turned into the monster our founders warned us about, the one the constitution was written to prevent. Until we get back to following the constitution, we will see it become more and more unattainable.
Since Reagan was president, the country's wealth has been concentrated among the top 1% or 2% of wealthy people, and the earning capacity and wealth of the lower 98% has been shrinking. The top 2 % of rich people own more than 60% of all the money, land, stocks, factories, and buildings in America. The rest of us have less and less. That trend accelerated during the Bush years, and with the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, the very rich pay little or no taxes. With an imbalance like that, opportunities for the average guy to advance are sharply reduced. This is not the America the founding fathers envisioned.
Our democracy is becoming a democracy in name only as the very rich few control everything and the rest of us control nothing. The imbalance is worse now than it was in the 1890s. The republicans are also trying to destroy unions, they are trying to eliminate the minimum wage, and they are trying to abolish Social Security and Medicare. Things will only get worse.
A dream is just a dream. You have a real good one, then you wake up and before you know it, you can't remember what it was. We encourage our children to follow thier dream, but no one every tells them how achieve it.
SBWilson hit the nail on the head when he said we are not willing to give up all the technologies available to date and put money away for a rainy day. People today want to buy and have everything now; or have it given to them free!
I wish someone, whether it be my parents, school, or the military, would have taught me that the secret to the American Dream was to simply store away 10% of my wages every week. If I had started that when I was 20, I'd be a millionare twice over! Now at 52, having lost my job because I was the highest paid in my division, I'm struggling to find ways to survive in the future.
And before anyone says to get an education, been there, done that, nights and weekends for 8 yrs while in the military.
The problem is that many people want the American Dream right NOW. They are not willing to make the sacrifices necessary (ie. drop the cell phone, cable TV, overpriced house, fancy car, eating out every meal, Xbox, etc.) to lay the foundation for making the Dream a reality. Too many of my generation (Gen X) want all the stuff their parents had as soon as they moved out of the house. Now that we have kids of our own, too many of us are living beyond our means and setting a bad example for the next generation(s). Blame corporations or the government if it makes you feel better, but it starts with self-discipline…
The American Dream is primarily just that. It evolves only upon one's own aspect of moral/ethical standards. Mainly based from Life's Role Models and Examples that were set forth, during the Influential Development Years. However, many very successful people literally have a Rags to Riches Story/Background. Also the opposite Riches to Rags.
This Economic Breakdown, in the form of "Trickle-Up Poverty", which has plagued ALL Income Brackets of Our Nation has diminished this interpretation/perspective of One's view of the American Dream.
FACT= We the People, Legal American Citizens and yes even the Veterans, have drifted away from this for several decades. We have come to cherish luxuries more and take necessities for granted. Humbleness vs. Covetous ! Ask yourself then, why is it that so many choose to Immigrate here ?
My advice is to seek out and implement a Self-Sustainable Living style, whenever possible. Live Healthy, Wealthy of Moral Turpitude and Wise, in choices.
College is not for everyone and doesn't guarantee a good paying job allowing one to afford a mortgage on a house.
I lost my job twice in 20 years, losing my last job in June and finding it difficult landing a new job. Banks don't care about that, they just forclose on your house when you can't pay it back.
And Mike, it has nothing to do with being an "un-educated looser." And just so you know, both words were misspelled.
I'm thinking that those that don't believe the American dream is attainable are un-educated loosers that expect other's (the government) to hand them a life.
the American dream is obtainable - you have to work for it. YOu have to get a college education (GI bill is how I did it) and work your butt off for many years. I got a BS in Civil Engineering and am now a self-made millionaire! Hard work, delayed gratification and discipline are what's needed. No credit cards and save 50% of your paycheck. Do this for 25 years and your set.
I have a nice home, small mortgage, live in girl friend and a Ferrari in the Garage. Stop whinning already.
You're an ass with a face to match. If you were a veteran you wouldn't have said that because you would know what it takes to get the things you drean about having. Most of us will never see the American Dream fulfilled because the greedy corporate morons who control the wealth in this country are not going to let it happen.
I think you're being a bit harsh on Mike. He probably doesn't need to brag so much, but I think he's just trying to make a point. Work hard, save, get educated and in this country you can attain your dreams.
Your comment about greedy corporate morons is so dumb I find it hard to believe you even said it. If anyone is stealing the future from us, its the government. Now we have a government that is turning people into couch potatoes who won't take a job unless it pays $20/hr. and then have no qualifications to do it. So they are therefore destined to a life of welfare, which we are so eager to provide. This growing mass of breeders will only grow causing the government to impose more tax on the rest of us or (as recently the case) print enormous amounts of debt that our children, grand-children.......will have to pay. The current administration is leading us down the path of socialism and an alarming rate and we must stop them.
Ordinarily the Dream would be still available to all,
but if we continue under the current direction it will
be lost for all. To gain it back may take years if
at all.
This country has sold out to the Chinese,which they are not responsible for our leaders that can't manage this country check book! There is NO real decision on anything such as DADT, abortion, health care, Iraq/Afgan,and especially relegion! What and where can we fly the flag this country is so divided on every issue! As a veteran one could assume that Vets from previous wars must be dissappointed because it looks like it was all for nothing....!


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Bridget Thomas is a founder of Kirksville - Protect Our Pets (KV-POP), a non-profit organization dedicated to community outreach for the benefit of the area's pet dogs and cats. KV-POP helps low-income (or no-income) people spay/neuter, train, and tag their pets. Their ultimate goal is to help people care for their pets and thereby reduce the number of animals surrendered to overcrowded shelters. KV-POP also promotes adooption from a local shelter or rescue. She was a board member of the Adair County Humane Society from 2008-2013.
This post is just a quick follow-up to the last one. I feel like you deserve a little more information about our funding sources for a typical year. Why not a chart? This chart clearly shows how critical donations are to the success of the Adair County Humane Society and its Animal Shelter.
As you can see, donations from private citizens -- whether in the form of membership fees, donations, or memorials -- account for about half of our annual revenue. The city of Kirksville provides and maintains the land on which the shelter is located, it also contributes a monthly stipend; this stipend accounts for roughly a third of our revenue. Adoptions and grants account for the rest.
Please note that the Adair County Humane Society receives no federal, state, or county funding; likewise we receive no regular financial support from national or state animal welfare organizations.
We depend on regular donations from community members to keep our doors open. In other words, we need you!