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Please bring Colonel Sanders home.
The life-size Colonel Sanders statue that stands outside the Old Kentucky Tavern on Broadway in Eagle recently went missing. The owners are offering a reward for the statue's return.
The restaurant can be reached at 97-328-5259.
Author Linda Weaver Clarke believes that every family has a story to tell, whether it be their ancestors' story, or their own. "If these stories are unwritten, then how are your children going to know of their heritage?" asks Clarke. "It is up to us to write these experiences down."
On Saturday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m., Clarke will lead a free Family Legacy Workshop at the Eagle Public Library. During the two-hour workshop, Clarke will help participants turn their family histories into stories, and make ancestors come alive on paper. She will also discuss some of the most important elements of writing, including setup, characters, plot and the significance of conflict and emotion.
"This is the 'read between the dates' part of family history," says Jaci Spuhler, the Local History and Archives Librarian for the Eagle Valley Library District. "You know birth and death dates but it's the stories that come between those dates that make our ancestors memorable. Linda is just the person to help put all of this together."
Some of Clarke's fiction work is available for checkout at the Eagle Public Library. She is the author of eleven fiction novels; five historical romances and four are mystery adventures. Clarke has also written two non-fiction e-books, including "Writing Your Family Legacy," published in 2011.
The Family Legacy Workshop is free but registration is necessary due to limited space. To register, call Jaci at the Eagle Public Library, 970-328-8800.
While on the subject of Eagle Valley Library District programs, September is Library Card Sign-up Month and patrons are encouraged to rediscover their local library by checking out what's new and signing up for a library card if they don't already have one.
Throughout the month, the Avon, Eagle and Gypsum libraries are conducting a library trivia contest. The winner will receive an Amazon Kindle - a prize that can be used to utilize the libraries' rich collection of downloadable eBooks.
"September is back to school time and Library Card Sign Up month," said Cortni O'Brien, librarian at the Avon Public Library. "It is the perfect time to remind current and future library patrons about everything the libraries have to offer. Not only do cardholders have access to books and magazines, but the libraries also have online research tools, movies, music downloads, eBooks, audio books and more-your library card is truly a ticket to a wealth of information."
Library cards for the Eagle Valley Library District are free. To get one, patrons need to present an item with proof of a valid mailing address (i.e. a piece of canceled mail), and photo identification.
The library is a great place for families, too. Children can get homework help, find great books to read and attend story hour programs; parents can spend quality time with their children and encourage the valuable habits of reading and learning.
"Studies show that children who read in the home and who use the library perform better in school and are more likely to continue to use the library as a source of lifetime learning," said O'Brien.
To sign up for a library card, or to participate in the trivia contest, visit the Avon, Eagle or Gypsum libraries. To explore what the library has to offer, check out the library district website at www.evld.org.
Observed since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month is a campaign promoted by public libraries nationwide in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA).
More than 600 people gathered in Vail this week to celebrate the Forest Service's long history of natural resource management.
The site of the 2012 Forest Service Reunion is the Vail Mountain Marriott. The reunion provides opportunities for many Forest Service people to connect with retirees and to learn from their experience, their passion, and their history. The gathering also provides an opportunity for Forest Service retirees to understand what is happening in the agency today and build stronger ties with the leaders and employees of today's Forest Service.
Activities will include general sessions, field trips, speakers, panels and presentations.
As Vail celebrates many milestones this year, the Eagle River Watershed Council is celebrating the 18th year of the Eagle River Clean Up.
The inaugural cleanup was organized by the first Trout Unlimited chapter before the watershed council was established. There were two tents and 24 volunteers, half of which were Vail Resorts ski patrollers with radios and trucks. There was a silent auction, which included a season ski pass and raised a total of $400. Since then, the Eagle River Cleanup has become a fall tradition for many environmentally minded families, groups and companies. Vail Resorts is still involved today.
Join nearly 500 volunteers in caring for our beautiful rivers in the 18th Annual Eagle River Clean Up on Saturday, Sept. 29. This popular countywide event is organized by the Eagle River Watershed Council, presented by Vail Resorts Echo, sponsored by many local businesses and supported by volunteers from Red Cliff to Dotsero to East Vail.
Teams will begin work at 9 a.m. and clean nearly 78 miles of river. Following the cleanup, volunteers and their families are invited to Broken Arrow at Arrowhead from noon to 2 p.m. for a lively barbecue hosted by Beaver Creek Mountain Dining, served by the Arrowhead Alpine Club, with music from The Turntable Review, beer from Crazy Mountain Brewing Co., and gifts for the entire family.
Organizers are looking for volunteers and teams to expand this year. Call the ERWC office at 970-827-5406 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to confirm a segment or receive a new location. Volunteers meet on the river at assigned locations on the day of the event, so they must pre-register in order to know where they are needed.
• Don't forget to pick up tickets to An Evening with Sandra Dallas. The Colorado author will be speaking at a fund-raiser for the Eagle County Historical Society on Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Brush Creek Pavilion. For more information, contact Kathy Heicher at 970-328-7104.
• An Oktoberfest celebration is planned at the Lundgren Theater Park in Gypsum Saturday, Sept. 29, from 11 to 6 p.m. Festivities will include a 5K fun run/walk, games, vendors and live music with libations by Bonfire Brewing. Mark your calendars.


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Standard start with a solid Landlady to get things going. Right into a nice and tight My Sweet One. Melt is also good and tight. Nice jam and no messing around tonight. They are really going from one song into another with almost no pauses. Bouncing is pretty standard, maybe a few spots from Page. A little sub-par. Rift is cooking tonight, but still a little loose at times. Not quite tight. Cavern is good but, also has a few spots in it. Fluff is good for the most part but, each member has their own rough spot. Trey says thank you as Fish leads them right into a ripping Maze. Is there any other kind? Page rocks as usual but, there is a little weakness in the hand over to Trey and also Trey rushes the end making it awkward. Adeline was cut from the recording I heard and makes sense with all the shushing of the times. Mike's is good, and has one of the first times I can remember them going to an F in the jam like they are going into Simple! Not to be for a few more years. Hydrogen is better tonight but, still has a tentative feel to it. Very uncertain. Weekapaug starts off with what sounds like Page tuning his piano. I read that Trey was rollerblading through the crowd so that might explain it. Anyway, good jam in Weekapaug and a great way to end a good set.
After a brief discussion between Page and Trey we have a rocking Axilla to start off second set. Still has a little of that uncertain new song feel so far but a great jam even though Page used the piano for his solo. Right into a Curtain which catches Mike a little off guard at first but, ends up being ok. Chalkdust is it's normal rocking self. Not bad. My Friend's intro has gotten better and tonight is a really good song overall. Nice ending, a la Frank Oz. After a brief explanation from Trey, ATR is pretty tight and well played. Maybe just a pinch off here and there. You can hear Trey call out Uncle Pen and they proceed to flub the intro a little. Not too bad, and very up tempo. So you can hear the call out for Llama and Fish and Trey joke about something which causes them to completely blow the intro to an otherwise rocking version. Page then starts the usual HYHU joke to bring out Henrietta! Super swinging, fast Love You tonight. Funny band intros and solos including a great vacuum solo. Page continues teasing HYHU on what sounds like a Casio keyboard before a very rusty sounding Dinner. Really rusty, right into what I thought would be a Bowie but, turned into the first of only two Baby Elephant Walks. Introduced by Trey and again features the Casio sounding keyboard. A standard sounding Bowie follows up and makes for a good set closer.
Only time for one encore tonight and GTBT does the job. Trey rips it, and Page digs in for some soulful vocals. Well done.
Really good show overall, great energy, and like I said earlier they officially released this one so, it must be good right? Check it out.

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The pure physical mixture based on statistical distribution often has no stability of homogeneity. For this reason, many formulators switch to more expensive wet- or dry-granulation processes instead of direct compression (DC) or sachet formulations. A mixture has the best chance for stability if the particles of the API and excipients are of the same size range (1). For handling reasons, the mixture of excipients and API should be in a granulate form rather than in powdered form.
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U.K. duo brings fresh hip hop to States
By: Sommer Saadi, Staff Writer,
Posted: 9/2/08
Visually, Dan le Sac and Scroobius Pip do not look like the music industry's chart-topping regulars. Pip is tall and lanky with a beard that would put even the most grizzly lumberjacks to shame. Dan le Sac, a little heavy-set and short, looks unsuspecting behind the Mac laptop that is key to the team's infectious, electro hip-hop beats.
Musically, le Sac vs. Pip is just as unprecedented and even more difficult to describe. So on their debut album "Angles" that drops today, they spell it out.
On the track "First Time We Met Musik," a strong example of the enigmatic rhythms and samples that characterize the duo, Pip declares their act is more "angsta rap" than gangsta rap.
On "Fixed," he laments that a lot of hip-hop artists today are pumping out the same monotonous beats, so he and Dan le Sac are out to fix hip hop as best they can.
On "Waiting For The Beat To Kick In" he trusts the "general public will open up to more than just an industry puppet."
With over four million views of their videos on YouTube, two hit singles on the U.K. charts ("Thou Shalt Always Kill," "Beat That My Heart Skipped"), and critically acclaimed performances earlier this year at Coachella, SXSW and Reading and Leads Festival, it seems the public is ready for the fresh sound of le Sac vs. Pip.
The team, brought together by MySpace, made their unusual name commonplace in the U.K. independent rap scene last year with its first single "Thou Shalt Always Kill." It was declared an underground anthem and the media, including The Guardian and NME, praised its smart, subversive lyrics.
The duo released its debut album in the U.K. on May 12, and nearly four months later are releasing an album under Sage Francis' Strange Famous Records.
The first single is "Look For The Woman," a lyrically haunting tale of losing interest in love perfectly paired with hypnotic beats. One of the album's best examples of lyrical genius is "Letter From God To Man," a social commentary that remains musically intact and just short of preachy.
In support of the album, le Sac vs. Pip will be touring in 19 U.S. cities over the next two months. Their live shows are just as polished as their album tracks, with seamless transitions, stage sets and props, and dialogue that always engages. And of course, plenty of beats to move to.
Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip will play the Pontiac Garage room at the Dallas House of Blues on Sept. 15. Tickets are $12.50 and can be bought through the HOB site.
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February 27, 2008
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) unveiled a $6-million clean energy workforce training initiative on February 25. NYSERDA will invest more than $4 million in a range of clean energy sectors including solar photovoltaic systems, small wind turbines, and biogas energy systems. An additional $2 million is included in the Governor's Executive Budget for developing the solar workforce through programs at community colleges across New York State. The intent of the new efforts is to help develop a workforce that can design, install, and maintain renewable energy systems to ensure the successful implementation and promotion of renewable energy technologies in New York State. New York has already invested nearly $1 million to develop seven accredited solar training centers and continuing education programs across the state. See the NYSERDA press release and the pamphlet about New York's Solar Electric Practitioner Training Centers (PDF 311 KB). Download Adobe Reader.
As noted in the NYSERDA press release, the agency is also seeking to establish a Wind Energy Research and Testing Center in New York. Although still in the preliminary stages of discussion and planning, the center would catalyze and support research in such topics as advanced materials, power electronics, turbine design, wind forecasting, and environmental impact assessment. The proposed Center would also provide resources to test new products while helping to provide a highly skilled workforce to meet the needs of the quickly growing wind power industry.


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Hay spill blocks Mooroopna lane
One lane of traffic on McLennan St in Mooroopna is blocked while emergency services clean up a hay spill.February 6, 2013 11:58am
UPDATE, 12.26pm: Emergency services are unsure how long it will take to clean up the hay on McLennan St in Mooroopna.
McLennan St is closed between O'Brien and Elizabeth Sts and VicRoads crews will be there shortly to clean up the mess.
The News believes McDonalds has also lost power and Powercor will fix the problem this afternoon.
Trucks are currently allowed through the scene, but all other traffic is being diverted through O'Brien and Elizabeth Sts.
For more, see tomorrow's Shepparton News.
11.58am: Police have blocked one lane of Mooroopna's main street as they clean up a hay spill.
One lane of McLennan St heading into Shepparton, near the new McDonald's, has been blocked.
Traffic is being diverted through O'Brien St.
A truck dropped bales of hay and emergency services are working to clear the scene.
Watt Rd remains closed and traffic is moving slowly on Peter Ross-Edwards Causeway.
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Bears get first finals win
The first preliminary final on Saturday saw the Tungamah seniors start their campaign against Waaia at the Rennie Recreation Reserve.
Respected Aboriginal elder dies
The Aboriginal and wider community is mourning the death of revered Bangerang Aboriginal elder, Uncle John ''Sandy'' Atkinson.
Masters tackle grand finale
If too much footy is never enough for you then get down to Echuca South's oval on Sunday and catch the Echuca Moama United masters, the EMUs, in action.
Expo rolls into town
TRUCKS, cars and vintage machinery took over Rochester Recreation Reserve on Tuesday last week.
Kyabram relationship as strong as ever
KYABRAM'S Margaret and Leonard Flint have come a long way since meeting in the early 1950s.
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Avenel win over Nagambie to take top spot
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Berrigan Shire councillor Daryll Morris says he has been sickened by some of the vitriol and personal attacks to surface since the council's proposal to redevelop Finley's Memorial Hall and School of Arts site was revealed in October last year.
Carlins give hotel a happy healthy glow
YOU probably wouldn't expect to find an intensive care nurse running an award winning hotel and brewery, but that's exactly what you will find when you visit Tooborac.
Lined up for swap meet.
The preparations for the 10th Cobram Swap Meet have been given a boost with a brand new line marker. The Rotary Club of Cobram, which organise the swap meet, applied for a volunteer grant from the Federal Government, from which it received $4600.
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Excerpt: President Bush formally launched a sweeping internal review of Iraq policy yesterday, pulling together studies underway by various government agencies, according to U.S. officials. The initiative… parallels the effort by the bipartisan Iraq Study Group to salvage U.S. policy in Iraq, develop an exit strategy and protect long-term U.S. interests in the region…The White House's decision changes the dynamics of what happens next to U.S. policy deliberations. The administration will have its own working document as well as recommendations from an independent bipartisan commission to consider as it struggles to prevent further deterioration in Iraq.
When I saw the Newsweek cover featuring Big Daddy Bush muscling toward the front with a diminished little Dubya skulking in the background, my first thought was: How is Junior going to react to this? Bush II's resentment toward his father is well-known -- a resentment no doubt compounded by his lifelong, abject dependence on Daddy's financial and political pull -- and I knew that Little Bush would not simply accept this media humiliation and move on.
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Because for all his vaunted (and totally mendacious) "unconcern" with opinion polls and popularity ("Ah just do whut muh gut tells me is right"), Little Bush is actually one of the most vain and insecure men ever to sit in the White House; only Nixon can match him in this regard. Why else would he need to have his authority bolstered in such ludicrous ways -- such as all those little "Commander-in-Chief" and "President of the United States" tags embossed onto his fancy quasi-military jackets and his running gear and belt-buckles and boots -- and probably his toilet paper as well? At every turn, he feels the anxious need to remind others, and himself, that he really is the president, he's the decider, he's the commander: "See, it says so right here on muh jacket!" (Meanwhile, the exaggerated swagger he affects -- a labored caricature of stereotypical masculinity -- bespeaks other sorts of insecurities prowling in the presidential psyche, but we won't go into that here.)
Bush has also taken every opportunity during his tenure to diminish, downplay or even belittle his father's personal influence and political record. He evinces far more personal animosity toward his father than, say, Bill Clinton, his supposed political bête noire. Thus the Newsweek cover was probably a greater humiliation for Bush than the election results themselves. Indeed, the latter only confirmed his contempt for the American people, as he made clear in his post-election press conference with his casual put-down of voters: "I thought when it was all said and done, the American people would understand the importance of taxes and the importance of security." The not-so-subtle implication here is that the American people were too stupid to understand how good they've got it under his glorious reign.
Bush's reaction to the Newsweek cover –and the whole gamut of high-profile media stories pushing the line that Daddy's men are moving in to take over the government and rescue Junior from the mess he's made – was not long in coming: just a week after the election. The Washington Post nailed it – then very curiously buried it on page 16, perhaps because it contradicts the new conventional wisdom about the return of Bush I (the ditheringly incompetent, deeply corrupt, sinister covert operator suddenly transformed into a wise, moderate, accomplished elder statesman) and the Baker-Gates salvage operation.
What we are seeing today with Bush II's petulant pushback against the Baker Commission is part of what was earlier described here as a "war in Heaven" – an ongoing move by parts of the American Establishment to rein in the worst excesses of the Bush Faction before they kill the golden goose that keeps the elite ensconced in power and privilege. As I noted here in September (in a look at Bob Woodward's latest book):
His new book, State of Denial, is a stinging attack on the Bush-Cheney Faction… and the presence of "Bandar Bush," the Saudi royal, and Scowcroft, the Bush Senior courtier, among Woodward's main sources tells us that Daddy Bush has reverted back to the old-line, white-bread, "Eastern Establishment" in a move against the Sunbelt oil men, crank pseudo-Christians and Nixonian diehards like Cheney and Rumsfeld that Junior Bush has thrown in with….
Bush Junior …is a true scion of the predatory elite that has served as America's aristocracy for generations...And that's why it will never come to impeachment or resignation [as it did with the lowborn bagman, Richard Nixon]; such things would reflect too badly on the elite itself, not least on Daddy Bush, one of its leading lights. But some strong shots across the bow, some public humiliation, something to get Bush and Cheney to alter the disastrous course in Iraq – that's fair game, and that's what we're seeing today from some of the old-line Establishment factions.
(Note: is not the destruction of constitutional liberties that concerns these factions and brings them out against Bush, of course. They could care less about that – in fact, it's yet another good argument to them for keeping the Bush Faction in power, albeit chastened somewhat on the military aggression front. Not that these elite players don't hold the same ideal of American domination of global affairs that drives the Bush Faction; they do, in spades. But they recognize that after a certain point you get more buck for less bang. As the Emperor Tiberius used to tell his satraps when he sent them out to govern the conquered lands: "I want my sheep shorn, not shaved.")
…For make no mistake: what we are seeing is a "war in heaven," an intramural struggle between elites, a falling out among thieves, and, literally, a family quarrel in the imperial house. It has nothing to do with the welfare of the American people, or the restoration of democracy. The "consent of the governed" will play no part in how the affairs of the state are finally ordered by the exalted ones.
Little Bush's suddenly conceived internal Iraq policy review is just another salvo in this ongoing struggle. The Cheney militarists will certainly not give up without a fight, even after the "Gray Hawk Down" disaster of Rumsfeld's resignation. Bush Junior will certainly not keep swallowing Daddy's cod liver oil without throwing a fit now and then. American policy will continue to drift back and forth between Junior's hyper-aggressive corporatist militarism and Daddy's slightly less aggressive corporatist militarism (which is pretty much the default "bipartisan" foreign policy of the past 60 years).
The comforting storyline that the "grownups" are stepping in to set things to right is the usual dangerous, reductive nonsense of the corporate media worldview. Daddy's men and Junior's men are all part of the same political network (or crime family, if you prefer). There may be power struggles between them over certain issues, personality conflicts, policy disagreements, but they are all ultimately working for the same mutual interest: their own aggrandizement (in various forms – power, honors, riches, ideological triumph, etc.).
The "war in heaven" is real, but there will be no actual losers amongst the combatants. Loss of face is the worst punishment the vanquished will endure; even if they're booted from public office, like Donald Rumsfeld, they simply return to their private world of vast personal fortunes, corporate directorships, and backroom sway. Until the political winds shift again, and they're back in the saddle once more – like Robert Gates, returning to office 14 years after his shadowy service for Reagan and Bush; or indeed, like Rumsfeld himself, who went a quarter of a century without official title between his Nixon-Ford tenure and his restoration by Junior Bush. The profitable, bloodsoaked game goes on, regardless of elections and internal squabbles.
Where does that leave the rest of us? Not as citizens in control of our political fate, but more like Kremlinologists, trying to discern through opaque and oblique signs what is really going on with our masters. Or like the "birds i' the cage" of King Lear's vision, prisoners who:
…hear poor rogues
Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too,
Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out;
And take upon us the mystery of things,
As if we were God's spies: and we'll wear out,
In a wall'd prison, packs and sects of great ones,
That ebb and flow by the moon. ***
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Cosima said:
Excellent article I've emailed it to a group in N. CA, not 'da city' but the real north, near Oregon. I think that the more strife there is for this criminal piece of trash the sooner this misadministration will unravel. Some are saying that the old fart may 'save jr's presidency'...well considering he is a one term president and has no fresh ideas, really, he's still what he was, there's no hope. But the 'hope' the voters put in the Democratss will also be betrayed, they're already rolling over and talking about holding hands like little good kids, they make me ill, perhaps even more than the Nazis in power.
Carl Isler said:
I know it's an uphill battle but I urge all Democrats and US Citizens to pursue the Impeachment of Gerge Bush and Dick Cheney. Yes, the Republicans have a lot of pwer but I want our government to remember we are a government by the people and for the people. Take away all the Powers of Office these two created for themselves. I urge you to represent the American public with Impeachment Proceedings NOW!
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i think that the american people need to know what is really gowing on. what you hear in the news is not exactly what is gowing on. if you want real answers do your home work. there is no good reason to be in iraq. and there is no real evedence that sadamns scientist making nuclear weapons.but nuclear energy he was working on


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Definition of marginal in English:
1Relating to or at the edge or margin: marginal notes
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- 'Fiscal rot' was his marginal note on a chart showing the growth of the public debt in the 1990s.
- A marginal inscription notes that Captain Cook first sighted the south-eastern corner, where settlement began.
- For one thing, all my marginal notes are missing.
1.1Relating to water adjacent to the land's edge or coast: water lilies and marginal aquatics
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- All dead and yellowing growth should be cleared from marginal plants and water lilies, and submerged aquatics that are getting out of hand should be thinned out.
- Beware of the razor-edged oyster-shells or the stinging fish (theli meen) in the muddy marginal waters.
- Keep the hammer down and do not squander the early start behind shrimp boats in marginal water.
2Minor and not important; not central: it seems likely to make only a marginal difference the cost is negligible, less than marginal
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- Types of work which are now marginal were still important.
- This could have been the basis of an interesting discussion of how marginal or central such songs were to Finland.
- In the same way women are central - not marginal - to the process of reproduction.
slight, small, tiny, minute, low, minor, insignificant, minimal, negligible
2.1(Of costs or benefits) relating to or resulting from small or unit changes: the issue is to estimate the marginal benefit from the increased frequency of screening examinations against the marginal increased cost
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- In each country, the long-run perfectly competitive equilibrium price equals marginal production cost plus the per unit tax.
- Thus short-run marginal costing rather than LRMC is the appropriate pricing strategy.
- Hyundai Motor India has announced a marginal price increase for all its cars across segments to reflect the incidence of Education Cess.
2.2(Of taxation) relating to increases in income: the marginal tax rates on these incomes rise to as much as 80 per cent in some republics
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- First of all, as the marginal income tax rate increases, the incentive to work decreases as less and less of one's earnings are actually kept for their own use.
- But the Minister in the chair should tell us what will happen to that family's effective marginal taxation rate as its income goes a bit higher.
- Since the tax refund is based on the taxpayer's marginal tax rate, it's prudent in some cases to defer deducting the RRSP contribution.
3(Of a decision or distinction) very narrow; borderline: a marginal offside decision
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- Any righteous indignation on the part of the Americans at that stage was undermined by replays which suggested the offside decision was marginal.
- It was tough on Pres Milltown who gave it everything but they just gave St Pats too big a lead and had little luck with marginal decisions.
- However, to the dismay of the home-support a marginal offside decision went United's way.
borderline, disputable, questionable, doubtful
3.1British (Of a parliamentary or council seat) held by a small majority and therefore at risk in an election.
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- Nationally that figures has soared by 500 per cent in marginal seats in the election.
- Catching these 'missing voters' could make a significant difference to the results of elections in marginal seats.
- Leeds North West, which encompasses Otley, has been targeted by the Liberal Democrats and Tories as a key marginal seat in their election campaigns.
3.2Close to the limit of profitability, especially through difficulty of exploitation: marginal farmland
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- Farmers originally received grants to plant forests on marginal farmland.
- He notes that the northern grazing industry has usually been economically marginal, rarely very profitable.
- Underneath that wide smile, he scares marginal McDonald's store operators with his frankness.
1British A seat in a parliament or on a council that is held by a small majority and is at risk in an election: she is defending a key marginal for the Tories
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- Cook kept faith with voting reform, maintaining the present system depresses turnout and contributes to 'lack of colour' as parties compete for the swing voter in key marginals.
- 'All these polls indicate is that there will be a dogfight for the last seat in all key marginals and the vote will be so tight it is hard for anyone to call it,' the Fine Gael spokesman said.
- While a higher top rate would win back Labour waverers on the left, the fear among the party's strategists is that it would risk losing swing voters in the key marginals, and that the net effect could be negative.
2A plant that grows in water close to the edge of land: remove any dead foliage on water lilies and marginals
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- However, an important difference is in the shape of the crescentic facets on the proximal edge of the marginals.
- They correspond to facets for the articulation of two rows of spines along lateral edges of marginals.
- Whoever made the original choice of plants did a splendid job, leaving us a mix of marginals, surface-leaved and submerged oxygenating plants, all of which I would highly recommend to fellow novice pond keepers.
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- They found a way to combine the economic interests of publishers, bookstores, and poets to overcome the financial marginality of serious literature.
- But he says it is futile to try and start a leftist party out of 'small groups condemned to marginality.'
- We associate marginality with self-consciousness, with the possibility of critical distance; the outsider becomes a sociologist.
Late 16th century: from medieval Latin marginalis, from margo, margin- (see margin).
Words that rhyme with marginalsubmarginal
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Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Would you ride in a 15-year-old taxi cab even if it passed city inspection? Some commissioners say no and want the older cars off the road. Smaller cab companies are glad that deal did not go through.
The topic for The Inside Story on 96.3 KISS FM was about older taxi cabs this week.
Commissioner Marion Williams is against it and says it will hurt the independents.
"If you can make some money in a Volkswagen that's safe and stay in business, you ought to be able to do that," she said.
Teresa Rozanas, owner of Checkered Cabs, disagrees.
"People walk away from here talking about how bad our taxis look," she said.
"She knows that would take away a lot of business and that would put them more in charge," said Courtesy Alert Cab Owner Grace Coker.
She thinks changing the shelf life of cabs from 15 to 10 years would put her friends out of work.
"What difference does it make what year the cab is?" Coker said.
"I feel that the city needs to raise the standards all across the board," Rozanas said.
"We have inspectors to inspect those cabs. If you take care of a car, it will take care of you," Williams said.
"I know that police cars, after they have 100,000 to 150,00 miles, we don't use them anymore," said Commissioner Donnie Smith.
"We sell our used police cars to New york City and other larger cities to make taxi cabs out of those cars," Williams said.
Some commissioners plan to speak with officials at Fort Gordon, the mall and airport. They want to make sure every cab company has a fair shot for the contracts.
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– Rep. Sandra Major (R-Susquehanna/Wayne/Wyoming) will be hosting her monthly satellite office hours on Thursday, Jan. 10, between 10 a.m. and noon, at the Preston Township Building on Crosstown Highway (Route 370) in Lakewood.
"I offer these special hours each month in Lakewood to provide an opportunity for area residents to receive personalized service for any state-related issues they may have," said Major. "Whether someone needs help with PennDOT paperwork, student financial aid or applying for home heating assistance through LIHEAP, my staff and I are here to help. I also welcome the opportunity to sit down and talk with residents about any questions or concerns they may have relating to state government."
Major's satellite office, as well as her permanent district offices, provides the following services:
Driver's license and vehicle registration applications and renewals.
Assistance with PennDOT paperwork (lost cards, changes, corrections, special registration plates, vanity plates and temporary placards for disabled persons).
PACE and PACENET applications for seniors.
Property Tax and Rent Rebate applications.
Voter registration forms and absentee ballot applications.
State tax forms.
Student aid applications.
Free state maps, state park information and PA Vacation Guides.
Referrals to agencies to resolve state-related matters.
Constituents in Wayne County who are unable to stop by the satellite office are encouraged to contact Major's district office on 16501 S.R. 706, Suite 2, Montrose, PA 18801.
The telephone number is (570) 278-3374. The toll-free number is 1-800-418-5048. Major can also be contacted via her website at RepMajor.com, email at email@example.com or on Facebook at Facebook.com/RepMajor.
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arc 1
- He used arcs of great circles instead of arcs of parallel circles on the sphere.
- These jumps from one number to the next can be visualized as arcs of circles along a number line.
- Draw three arcs of circles, with each arc having as its center one of the triangle's corners and as its endpoints the other two corners.
- On a clear day you can see Ben Nevis in the west and Buchan Ness in the east and beyond Corryhabbie Hill on the opposite side of Glen Rinnes Lochnager and the arc of the Cairngorms form the distant horizon.
- Beyond Corryhabbie Hill on the opposite side of Glen Rinnes, Lochnager and the arc of the Cairngorms form the distant horizon.
- She walked through the entrance, which was a huge arc of blooming roses, and at once was overwhelmed with the beauty and the smell of the roses.
- Inhale slightly more than usual and hold your breath as you lower the weights in a wide arc out to your sides.
- Start with the dumbbells at arm's length above your chest and lower them in a wide arc out to your sides until you feel a stretch in your chest.
- But I made it safely through the bracken and out the other side, and cut a wide arc back towards the car to continue my journey through the fields and flowers and trees.
- Using radian measure explains why the inverse-tangent function is also called the ARCtan function - it returns the arc angle when given a tangent.
- If we use an angle h, the arc length will be krh, where k is a constant that depends on the units of angle you use.
- The other arc functions, acos, and atan, behave as their more-familiar counterparts.
- The heat required in this process is generated by electric arcs struck between carbon electrodes and the metal bath.
- Scientists later demonstrated that fullerenes can be conveniently generated by setting up an electric arc between two graphite electrodes.
- In the bottom of the container there was a reservoir of water, and above it an apparatus caused electrical arcs to crackle.
- Today I thus have only the vaguest idea of the story of King David, the basis for the arc of Kings.
- However the Season 1 Box Set is broken up into three distinct story arcs over the course of its thirteen episodes.
- Anyway, using James's formula to calculate Griffey's chance of reaching 756 HRs, we can trace the arc of his career.
verb (arcs, arcing, arced)[no object]
- Trees had arced and curved towards the apex, forming great artificial archways, which consisted of more than merely wood and leaves.
- Time slowed as the ball arced across Alan Main in the Gretna goal but dropped in front of Derek Townsley, the home centre-half, who hoofed it beyond peril.
- The ball arced through the six-yard area and passed just in front of the incoming attackers and defenders before beating Van der Sar at his far post.
- Wires were coated with scale-like insulation materials to prevent the electricity from arcing.
- This much mental electricity should be able to run a small city, but instead I'm more like a cut power line, arcing and sparking spasmodically.
- Electricity was arcing across a gap of about an inch and a half and triggering a safety cut out.
minute of arc
- see minute1 (sense 2).
second of arc
- see second2 (sense 2).
Late Middle English (denoting the path of a celestial object, especially the sun, from horizon to horizon): via Old French from Latin arcus 'bow, curve'.
A number of English words comes from Latin arcus 'a bow, arch, or curve', among them arc, arcade (late 17th century), and arch (Middle English). Arc was originally a term for the path of the sun or other celestial objects from horizon to horizon. Given the shape of a bow for shooting arrows, it should not be surprising that archer (Middle English) has the same Latin source. Another meaning of arch, 'chief or principal' (as in archbishop (Old English) or arch-enemy (mid 16th century)), has a different origin, coming from Greek arkhos 'a chief or ruler'. This Greek word can also be seen in anarchy (mid 16th century), which literally means 'the state of having no ruler', in architect (mid 16th century) from archi and tektōn 'builder', and archipelago (early 16th century) from archi and pelagos 'sea'. This was originally used as a proper name for the Aegean Sea; the general sense 'group of islands' arose because the Aegean Sea is remarkable for its large numbers of islands.
Words that rhyme with arcark, Bach, bark, barque, Braque, Clark, clerk, dark, embark, hark, impark, Iraq, Ladakh, Lamarck, lark, macaque, marc, mark, marque, narc, nark, Newark, park, quark, sark, shark, snark, spark, stark, Vlach
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DOJ Antitrust Chief Uncertain for Comcast Review
The government review of Comcast's $45 billion deal for Time Warner Cable could be one of the biggest antitrust events of the Obama administration. But it's not certain that the Justice Department's top antitrust official will participate in the deliberations.
Before Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer took the helm of the department's antitrust division a little more than a year ago, he was a top private-practice lawyer at Arnold & Porter LLP. During his tenure there, he represented General Electric and NBC Universal during their earlier deal with Comcast, a transaction that was approved only after the companies made concessions to the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission in early 2011.
Though Mr. Baer didn't work on the Comcast side of that transaction, his involvement raises the possibility he will sit on the sidelines during the review of the Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal. Comcast's NBC Universal settlement with Justice Department remains in effect, and terms of that agreement could factor into the new deliberations.
A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment. It's not clear who would make the department's final decision on the deal if Mr. Baer is recused.
And while observers are expecting that the Justice Department will be the agency to review the deal for antitrust concerns, that isn't yet certain either. Comcast officials suggested Thursday that they haven't ruled out the possibility that the department's sister agency, the Federal Trade Commission, could conduct the antitrust review instead. The FTC, like the DOJ, has experience reviewing past cable-industry transactions.
Separately, the deal will also be reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission.
Mr. Baer has been a vocal antitrust leader at the Justice Department, bringing two major lawsuits last year against mergers in the beer and airline industries. Both cases eventually settled. His antitrust team recently won a court ruling against another merger, a tie-up of two Internet technology companies.
In a much-discussed speech from last month, Mr. Baer warned merging companies not to come to the Justice Department with meager settlement offers.
While Mr. Baer's possible absence could give the department's review process a different flavor, antitrust lawyer Seth Bloom, the former general counsel of a U.S. Senate antitrust subcommittee, said it might not make a great deal of difference.
The department "is fully capable of enforcement" even if one of Mr. Baer's deputies is the decision maker, he said.


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LAS VEGAS — Junior welterweight Pablo Cesar Cano knows what he's up against, and he does not seem to care.
"I'm strong, and I am ready, and every professional boxer wants this," said Cano. "Trust me, I want this. I'm very, very hungry for this."
At the tender age of 21 years old, Cano will be fighting 34-year-old, three-division titlewinner Erik Morales on scarcely a week's notice, in what will be his debut in Las Vegas, and only his third fight at 140 pounds — the highest weight at which he has ever competed.
Cano's father and trainer, Pablo Sr., will share instructional duties with veteran corner man Rudy Perez, which may or may not lead to confusion come crunch time.
In addition, Morales has more than twice as many victories and double the number of knockouts as Cano. Having fought in Las Vegas some 15 times, Morales will no doubt be the crowd favorite.
But don't tell Cano he's an underdog.
Cano is bidding to win the WBC's vacant title belt against Morales on the undercard of a main event featuring Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KOs) against WBC welterweight titleholder Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KOs) on HBO Pay Per View from the MGM Grand on Saturday night.
Cano was called in to replace hard-hitting Lucas Matthysse (28-2, 26 KOs) after Matthysse came down with a viral infection that hindered his preparation.
"I was preparing myself for another opponent, and then, they told me about this fight and I said, 'Okay, I'll go,'" said Cano. "This is like my trampoline. This is the jumping off point of my career."
Morales (51-7, 35 KOs) scored his first professional victory with a second-round stoppage of Jose Orejel in March of 1993 when Cano (22-0-1, 17 KOs) was only three years old, and captured his initial world title when Cano was 7 by knocking out Daniel Zaragoza.
"I know that he was champion of the world at the age of 21 years old himself, and that that was against Zaragoza," said Cano.
"I didn't even think about fighting Erik Morales at that time because I was very young, but now, it's my opportunity of a lifetime at the age of 21 years old just as he was."
One of five Mexican fighters to have earned title belts in three divisions, along with Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Marco Antonio Barrera and Fernando Montiel., Morales can become the first of his countrymen to earn a fourth crown over the course of as many divisions.
Morales, of Tijuana, Mex., is perhaps most recognized for his battles with Barrera (66-7, 43 KOs), of Mexico City, having lost twice in a trilogy that ranks with prestige and status.
Cano has been cast as the replacement for Barrera in the Mexican rivalry, and the youngster believes that he is up to the task.
Cano is being trained by his father and Perez, the latter of whom worked with Barrera, and, most recently, with Marcos Maidana during Maidana's disputed victory over Morales in April.
"I don't like to watch videos of my opponents, but I just know that everything can change in the ring, so I'm ready for anything in the ring," said Cano.
"I'm prepared mentally and physically for this. This is the beginning of big things for me. I mean, this is a career opportunity."
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Tuesday's letters: State powers
Published: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, August 19, 2013 at 5:44 p.m.
To the editor: Concerning your article Holder: Stand-your-ground laws can sow dangerous conflict, Eric Holder needs to review/apply the Constitution to his job.
This is not his first time to openly disregard our Constitution. One instance included President Barack Obama. They stood before cameras and Obama said they consider the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, and he instructed the attorney general not to enforce DOMA.
Article 2, Section 1 contains the oath of office which says to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. Article 2, Section 3 says, Take care that the laws be faithfully executed. Article 1 addresses the legislative branch. Article 3 addresses the judicial branch.
Amendment 10 says that powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States .
Stand-your-ground laws are state laws. The executive branch has no constitutional authority concerning them.
The executive branch has constitutional authority and responsibility concerning federal law enforcement as stated in the Constitution. Failure to do so is addressed in Articles 1, 2 and 3. Article 6 also states who is bound by oath to uphold our Constitution.
Jimmie Shipman
Justice system
To the editor: Why is it that political activists like to apply the terms denier and in denial to people who do not adhere to their version of political correctness? Susan Hanley Lane (Aug. 5 column) very indirectly accuses anyone who did not share her national whiplash over the outcome of the George Zimmerman trial as being in denial.
Our system of justice was designed, quite appropriately, to try to remove, or hopefully minimize, the possibility that popular and political thinking would influence the verdict in a case with very limited and specific circumstances. I am personally unable to agree or disagree with the verdict. I am limited to accepting the jurys verdict precisely because I did not have either the opportunity or the weighty responsibility of evaluating the arguments and then making a decision.
Ms. Lane seems to be willing to condemn Zimmerman on the basis of 300 years of root causes rather than the specifics of the single situation.
I find it ironic that the people who profess a belief in logical debate and rhetoric are the ones using the tactics of political shaming and coercion. Ms. Lane is correct when she writes that (we) humans are capable of the most amazing duplicity.
Tom Dickey
New leadership
To the editor: State Sen. Tom Apodaca is proud of his leadership in the sweeping changes to state government. Jesse Helms would also be delighted. Republican leadership has taken North Carolina back to the Deep South 50s.
As many reports and studies demonstrate, there has been next to zero voter fraud in the state. The changes to voter registration and times are clearly an effort to restrict voting to favor Republicans.
The regressive legislation affecting women, education and even commerce makes Deep South states like Mississippi and Alabama look enlightened. It is past time to return North Carolina on path forward, not into the past, with new leadership.
Dian Magie
Voter fraud
To the editor: This is simple. The only reason to not require an ID is to facilitate voter fraud! Its been done on a regular basis bus them from polling place to polling place. Or end up with dead people voting. Madison County come to mind? An ID will make voter fraud more difficult.
Im supporting the governor on this. Im also supporting the governor on immigration. There is a legal way for foreign workers to work here. They need to obey the law, and people who hire them need to obey the law also.
Edward L. Ingle
Mills River
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CONCORD -- Clearly, De La Salle High football coach Bob Ladouceur made a powerful, life-altering impression on scores of Spartans, but his impact transcended high school sports.
Ladouceur is an iconic sports figure in Northern California, judging by the reaction to his announcement Friday that he was stepping down after 34 glorious seasons as the Spartans' head coach.
"He's one of the all-time great Bay Area coaches, and we've had a lot of good ones," Pro Football Hall of Fame coach John Madden said. "You think of baseball with Tony La Russa. You think of the Bill Walshes, the Don Nelsons, Jim Harbaugh. This guy is right up with them, and you can make the case that of all the coaches in the Bay Area of all time, he's the best."
Harbaugh got to see Ladouceur's handiwork when Harbaugh coached at the University of San Diego from 2004-2006. He said he got to know Ladouceur through La Russa, the former A's and St. Louis Cardinals manager.
"I recruited some of his players, mostly when I was at USD but also some at Stanford," said Harbaugh, who left the college game to become the 49ers' coach in 2011. "He's a great gift of a teacher, a person and a presence. He has a phenomenal record, not just in football but in changing young men's lives."
Ladouceur's former De La Salle players shared stories about a coach who placed emphasis on preparation, commitment and unblinking pursuit of excellence. Despite Ladouceur's wins and titles, his relationships with players and his coaching staff best define his tenure.
"Coach Lad is one of the most important people that I've ever come across in my life," said Serra-San Mateo coach Patrick Walsh, who rushed for more than 2,000 yards as a senior in 1992, the first year of De La Salle's 151-game win streak. "I'm thankful that my mom and dad paid the tuition and sent me to De La Salle and gave me the opportunity to meet a guy like Bob Ladouceur, who's affected my life profoundly."
Marlon Blanton, a 1991 De La Salle graduate and the current Jesuit-Sacramento coach, found his path in Ladouceur's program after a troubled childhood in Pittsburg, when he grew up without parents. Blanton said current Pittsburg coach Victor Galli steered him to De La Salle.
"Bob Ladouceur would not let you fail. He would not allow you to underachieve," Blanton said.
Former NFL quarterback Matt Gutierrez echoes the sentiments of many former Spartans.
"Man, it's hard to put it in a few words," said Gutierrez, a 2002 graduate and now a Spartans freshman coach. "Probably the best way I could put it is next to my immediate family he's one of the people that's had the largest impact on my life, how I think about things and how I approach situations."
After never losing a game at De La Salle, Gutierrez moved on to Michigan, Idaho State and the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent.
"His voice has always continued to be in my mind, and I've often reflected back on conversations that I've had with him," Gutierrez said.
Ladouceur spoke Friday about how he had no desire to coach in college because he could have a greater impact when athletes are ages 14 to 18 and undergoing dramatic changes physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Boise State tight end Connor Peters, who started both ways at De La Salle, said Ladouceur never settled for anything less than perfection.
"One thing about him that I really liked is he never really gave a pregame speech," Peters said. "He never gave a speech before to rile us up. He always expected us: If you really want to win, your head should be in the game enough."
Walsh added, "He built it so well in the offseason that by the time the season came, it was like, 'What do you want to do? This isn't my team. This is your team.' " Walsh said. "I think that's a really unique way of coaching. He's just a unique and special and unselfish man."


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Sorry I did not catch the tense problems. I guess the most obvious slipped past me! I know I have problems with keeping the proper tense. I work at avoiding the use of "was," "had" and "did." It's not easy!
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Sorry I did not catch the tense problems. I guess the most obvious slipped past me! I know I have problems with keeping the proper tense. I work at avoiding the use of "was," "had" and "did." It's not easy!
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Well, the first thing that jumps out to me is the changing of tenses from paragraph to paragraph.
The first paragraph is in present tense, right? But to me, it sounds... awkward. If you're telling a story about something that's happened, it's already happened, so it shouldn't be in present tense. Or at least, that's my thought. Perhaps I'm wrong.
Now I'll go back and read what everyone else has written, and see if you've continued the lesson!
Tricia, I agree that for an action-packed scene such as this, past tense works better. But I think you sold yourself short on the present tense paragraph. What about this:
Almost as soon as we settle in the car, Ol' Blue starts barking and pawing at the door. I open it and he vaults out, running toward the house. Choking, black smoke billows out the screen door.
If you choose to write in present tense, you can still retain complex and interesting sentence structure. I'll give you an individualized assignment: find a paragraph you wrote in past tense that you really like. Re-write it in present tense--and still like it. Observe how it subtly changes the mood of the piece, and think of a time when an all present tense story might work for you.
You don't need to turn in this assignment--I'm just tryin' to stretch you a bit!
Okay, three sentence paragraphs, first in past tense, second in present tense:
"My son studied his calculus homework. He was not very pleased with the amount of reading he had to do. He worked the problems, grumbling and complaining the entire time about how long each one took."
"My son studies his calculus homework. He is not very pleased with the amount of reading he has to do. He works the problems, grumbling and complaining the entire time about how long each one takes."
I personally like the past tense version, because to me it fit the story better. I think I write in past tense most of the time. It feels more natural to write in past tense when describing things and telling stories.
But I like what you said about flashbacks, and telling jokes. I've never considered using present tense for those.
No need to apologize, Pam. And it's a very good thing to avoid those boring old helping verbs. They can't be done away with altogether, but it's good to keep an eye out for them.
Hope to see a homework assignment from you!
Nonny, you're absolutely right that I switched tenses.
The original story is written entirely in present tense, but I totally understand you for thinking that stories that happened in the past should be written in past tense. That's why I advocate using past tense for beginning writers.
There are many, many authors who write in present tense these days, in a style similar to my story. As I said, it's a style choice. It creates a more intimate mood, and is very effective for stories that take place all in one "scene".
I'd love to have other people weigh in on this...have you read works written entirely in present tense? Did you like them, or not? Why?
Just went back and found this, Pam. Thanks for doing your homework!
I should have been clearer in my instructions, I think; I said '3 sentences' but they didn't really have to be a list. Consider this:
Jan prepared a helpful list for her beginner's writing class and put the list away for safe keeping. Unfortunately, she forgot where she stored it. She searched everwhere--under the bed, in the freezer, in the laundry hamper--but it was nowhere to be found.
Jan prepares a helpful list for her beginner's writing class. She stashes it in a safe place, knowing that she'll need it in five days. Now, befuddled, she searches the whole house--even under the couch cushions--but it's lost, lost, lost.
Don't be afraid to be creative, even with these mundane assignments! This is a safe place to try out all sorts of new things...
I can see how that would make the story more intimate. I really do understand that. But... I'm having a hard time thinking of a story written in one "scene." I've only been actively pursuing writing for a couple of years now, and I've not been the avid reader I need to be. But just one scene in an entire story? Wow. Can you give me an example to read? Sorry to be showing my ignorance here, but I really want to see how this works!
Rereading what I just wrote, I think I'm confusing "story" with "book." Are there entire "stories" (novels/books) written in one scene? Or is this limited to short stories only?
Thanks for pointing out the atmosphere change/mood factor achieved with present tense writing. I'll have to experiment with that!
The President eyed bills proposed by Congress, stacked on his Oval Room desk. He planned to sift through them the night before; but a terrorist threat weighed heavy on his mind. His private secretary warned him many times about the danger of delays.
The President anxiously eyes a stack of bills from Congress on his Oval Room desk. He would not be side-tracked by yesterday's terrorist threats. His private secretary earns her salary by wisely reminding him about the danger in delays.
Past tense seems a little more comfortable; but I also like the feeling of present, like "coming to you live and direct from the scene!"
With God All things are Possible!
Nonny, you're right--entire books aren't usually written in one scene. Nevertheless, I've seen the present tense work very well in novels--usually where each chapter takes place in a discrete amount of time.
Maybe someone can help me out with the name of a Christian novelist who does this? Secular writer Jodi Picoult is a master of present tense writing.
Pam, I think you're right about past tense seeming better here. In both of your examples, I'd tweak the last sentence a little bit, since it refers to events "one step removed" from the action of the President looking at his desk. Something like this:
His private secretary had warned him many times about the danger of delays.
Notice how the little word 'had' puts the secretary's warnings in the further past. The sentence above would work for either tense.
I very much enjoy writing in the present tense. It does lend a sense of intimacy... and seems to me, when I read others' work written in the present tense, that it "involves" the reader in the events, because of the feeling of immediacy. It happening NOW... do YOU hear it? FEEL it? SMELL it? Do you know what I know? And maybe be more importantly, the reader may know something the MC / writer doesn't know because it is happening NOW... and the reader can foresee.
A point to consider... it IS possible and necessary to have two tenses present in one sentence, much like the sentence examples Jan gave about the student.
It is necessary in newspaper writing, particularly "cut lines," which are the captions under photos.
Constable Jerry Jones carries an injured child after the family home burned to the ground last Friday.
(The photo is in the PRESENT tense... it is happening now, so to speak. But, the house has already burned. It is not presently happening.)
Something else to remember. If you are writing or telling about a piece of literature, you must ALWAYS write in the present tense. The best way to remember is to consider the events in the story will be happening forever and forever and forever, in the present. (Even if the story itself was written in the past tense.)
In Chapter Two, Anna takes the dog to the vet and discovers her beloved pet has a virus.
In "The Red Wheelbarrow," the white chickens are beside the wheelbarrow. Williams uses colours and common items to enhance the bright imagery.
ETA... TV programs / movies also count as "literature."
The plane crashes...
John Locke dies...
Claire has a baby...
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"What remains of a story after it is finished? Another story..." Eli Wiesel
Okay, I will check for her books at the library.
But for now, it's back to homeschooling...
I can't believe I said something that insensitive. She must have thought I was the rudest person in the world. I promised myself I would think before speaking, so much for my New Year's resolution.
I'm amazed I'm capable of saying something that insensitive. She must think I'm the rudest person alive. My New Year's Resolution is I promise I will think before I speak.
The first two sentences were easier in the past tense, but I challenged myself with the 3rd one. I think that was easier in the present tense. I think overall I like speaking in the past the best.
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Thanks, Ann!
I knew that I'd always read about literature in the present tense, but I didn't know the reason. You always teach me so much!
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Maintenance Supervisor Used Surveillance System to Watch Female Inmates, Affidavit Says
Report said video surveillance system for women's area was accessed.
Published: Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 1:25 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 1:25 p.m.
FROSTPROOF | A maintenance supervisor at the South County Jail has been arrested and accused of accessing a computer that showed the shower area in the dormitory where female inmates are housed.
Joseph C. Berry, 59, of Winter Haven, was arrested Thursday and charged with voyeurism, accessing a computer without authorization and grand theft.
He was released from the Polk County Jail on Friday on $5,500 bail. He could not be reached to comment Saturday.
Employees at the jail discovered in November that Berry was accessing the video surveillance system that monitors the women's dorm at the jail, according to an arrest affidavit from the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Berry, who is employed by the county, had been directed to move the system out of his office, and he was told that if he needed to view the surveillance system for maintenance purposes, he should do so only from the jail's administration area, the affidavit said. However, it was discovered Berry had access to the system in the server room of the jail's central energy plant.
On Thursday, investigators found the surveillance system accessed in the server room of the energy plant and that Berry's user name had been used to access it. System logs showed the system had been accessed using his user name on four other occasions from November through January, the affidavit said.
According to the arrest report, Berry told jail employees not to tell his supervisors about the energy plant access because "they didn't need to know what they do at the South County Jail."
The women's dorm area is set up with an open shower area within camera view and the system is capable of zooming in on the shower area, the affidavit said.
Investigators went to Berry's home Thursday to interview him. There, he confirmed the user name investigators found on the monitor was his, and according to the affidavit, investigators also found a box with the word "jail" on it that contained air-conditioning filters of the same size used by Berry's home system.
They also found a battery backup and computer monitors that Berry acknowledged belonged to the county, the affidavit said.
Investigators valued the property found at his home at $2,500.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Donna Wood said Saturday that Berry's behavior was unacceptable.
"We're very glad it was brought to our attention, and we took the appropriate steps to charge him accordingly," Wood said.
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NFL Draft: Top 5 outside linebackers
Dion Jordan, Oregon
Judged only on size (6-6 and 248) and mobility, Jordan may be this draft's No. 1 prospect. He ran past blockers yet also tracked wide receivers, tight ends and running backs. His role in the NFL could be as a 3-4 outside linebacker or a 4-3 end.
Jarvis Jones, Georgia
In the SEC, a football confederacy of a caliber between the NFL and the college game, he over the last two years amassed 28 sacks, 45.5 tackles for loss and nine forced fumbles. This, after USC's medical staff diagnosed him with spinal stenosis and banned him from participation.
Barkevious Mingo, LSU
Against SEC blockers, the 6-foot-4, 241-pounder showed himself to be quick and fast but also a tad stiff. Finished with 14 sacks in 40 games. To be a prolific sack man in the NFL, either as a 3-4 backer or 4-3 end, he'll need to become more slippery.
Arthur Brown, Kansas State
As an inside linebacker in a 4-3 or a 3-4, his NFL potential may be greater, but he also holds appeal as a weakside backer in a 4-3. Brown, 6-1 and 241 pounds, may be the most complete linebacker in this draft class.
Jamie Collins, Southern Mississippi
He moved from safety to linebacker as a sophomore. As a senior he had 19.5 tackles for a loss and 6.5 sacks. At the NFL combine, Collins (6-3, 250) was his position's top performer in five tests that measured speed, agility and explosiveness. Originally committed to Auburn.


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What? Where am I? I thought I was in The Black Hole, the field-level seats of section 105 just to the east of the southernmost end zone. Or is it the north of the easternmost? Anyway, it's got Coliseum cred as the fiercest, most dreaded region of every Oakland Raiders home game, its deep, dark gaping maw said to suck the living daylights out of opposing teams, their fans, happy sunbeams or even the Raiders themselves, depending on performance. Oh, the singularity!
Yet I am not experiencing fear. They're actually ... nice here. Sure, it's a little cramped in The Hole at this game against the Cleveland Browns. That's because no one sits in their actual seats in this section and instead converge in the front rows for intimidating impact. It's a rule.
So I've squeezed in -- with permission -- next to Papa, Feisty, Gorilla Rilla and his wife, Jungle Jane (they married in September with a huge Raider wedding). I cannot move forward or back, and the occasional blow of a furry black primate arm thuds down on my shoulders. Nearby, there's Voodoo Guy, Skull Lady and a man dressed as Pinhead, the "Hellraiser" harvester of human souls. I swoon to the pervading aroma of Budweiser and nachos. My ears ring with the F-word articulated in more variations than Santa has reindeer.
But I have a strange, perhaps misguided, sense of calm. Of protection. Of welcoming arms. Furry, black welcoming arms.
"You are in the heart, the artery, of The Black Hole," Gorilla Rilla mumbles through his mask, hugging me fiercely. He's actually the super nice superfan Mark Acasio, although you'd never know for sure. Even his Hole brethren haven't seen his actual face in about a decade, so it could be anybody inside that costume from John Madden to MC Hammer. No wait, Hammer's walking by on the field right now, shaking hands with Rilla over the wall! So that narrows it down.
Holey honors
Yes, on this day I have the honor of the whole Hole experience, thanks to friend-of-the-column Raider Rob, who was out of town and bestowed his ticket upon me. I've been to many Raiders games in my time, covering fan stuff, wandering around the stadium. But I've never had a seat, never been immersed in the dark side, never before worn ... green.
Yes, yes, I know, you're not even supposed to wear Raider white in The Black Hole. It's a rule. But it's been a monsoon all morning, and my only rain gear is the color of iceberg lettuce. So here I am, like a lone leaf adrift in the Black Sea. The Black Sea with chain mail and spikes on its shoulders. "At least it's sort of A's colors, so you're good," Jungle Jane consoles with a friendly fist bump, adjusting her black Santa hat.
Sure there's bad stuff at Raiders games. Duh. There are the beer-soaked dark alleys of troublemaking fans you need to avoid. Then there are the cool people, communities within communities, some as close knit as small towns in Nebraska. Why just now, one dude came over to hug Rilla. He's the brother-in-law of a Hole member who recently passed away. "The man who died, his little daughter was the flower girl in our wedding," Jane says. "It's so sad." Hugs all around.
Back in black
Back to the game and the full-body yelling. "What the (rhymes with luck) was that? Bring back the replacement refs! Don't (luck) this up!" I offered a supportive squeak with a very clever and creative, "Yeah!" which, if anyone could hear it at all, must have sounded like a wee Hobbit at an orgy of Orcs.
Papa, in the red-white-and-blue hard hat that he's been wearing here since 9/11, yells at the people behind him for not yelling enough. "What, are you guys from the wax museum?" For sure, the whole Coliseum is pretty subdued today. Lots of empty seats. Even Papa admits it's been a pretty bad year. The rainy morning didn't help.
But now it's halftime, and other weekend obligations call, so I have to take off, even before the Raiders lose (which they did, 20-17). Hugs all around. Warm and fuzzy. Especially from the gorilla.
On my way up the steps to the concourse, a female security guard is getting into it with some drunk dude.
"Why are you touching me?" she says to his wobbly, "I ain't toughing, tucking, I mean (burp) touching you, you (rhymes with glitch)," as two members of the Oakland Police Department head to the scene.
Ah, now I know where I am.
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Saturday's letters: Hijacked event
Published: Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 20, 2013 at 5:22 p.m.
To the editor: Your editorial last Saturday was right on target. An event organized to honor those who died on 9/11 was hijacked by the tea party. Those folks will stop at nothing, no matter how shameful or disgraceful, to keep shouting their partisan agenda.
Was the Benghazi attack, at which four Americans lost their lives, a tragedy? Absolutely. Were mistakes made? No question.
Beyond shameful, they are hypocritical. Where were all these patriots during the Iraq War? We have 4,300-plus Americans dead, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis dead, countless wounded, suicides, divorces, PTSD the pain will go on for many years in a war that was beyond a mistake. The tea party has been AWOL during what will go down in history as one of the biggest foreign policy disasters in our history.
One guess for the tea party silence is that, unlike other wartime presidents, George W. Bush chose not to raise taxes to pay for it, thus contributing to the deficit they like to bemoan. Do taxes trump American lives? I think not!
In the end, they apparently even embarrassed their fellow Republicans. The families of those who died on 9/11 deserve better.
Tom Karvonen
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A strong leader
To the editor: We as citizens are affected by the actions of local government daily, and much more than state or federal actions. The men and women we elect locally have a tremendous responsibility. They manage our local government, make regulation decisions, approve local taxes, oversee our public safety, water and sewer, sanitation, planning and many other essential services that impact the health and well-being of our community.
It is our responsibility as voters and taxpayers to educate ourselves about the issues that affect us and the individuals who are seeking our vote. We need strong leaders who will make tough decisions, be excellent stewards of our resources, treat everyone with dignity and respect, and strive to provide opportunities for businesses and entrepreneurs.
It has been said that leaders are like eagles. They dont flock; you find them one at a time. Ron Stephens as the mayor will provide the leadership that is required to ensure that Hendersonville and her residents have the opportunities to soar. His strong business background, community involvement and genuine love of our community are assets that will serve Hendersonville well. The mayors gavel will be well-served in Ron Stephens hand.
George H. Erwin Jr.
Retired Henderson County sheriff,
Pondering possums
To the editor: At one time, I was told that venomous reptiles do not inject venom into the victim when they bite something much larger. While this makes some sense, since injecting venom into something inedible would be a waste of the snakes resources, I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this observation, but I thought it worthy of bringing to peoples attention.
Secondly, Rudy Mancke, on S.C. Public Radio a few years ago, related that autopsies on opossums revealed stomachs full of copperhead remains indicating that the opossum is a natural predator (and controller) of copperheads. It seems to me that I have observed fewer opossums around recently; it may be worthwhile to ponder whether or not we need to encourage the existence of opossums rather than picking on them. Save the possums!
Bill Holcomb
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DETROIT (AP) -- A five-employee Detroit-based company is delivering biodegradable toothbrushes to the masses.
Bogobrush sibling founders John and Heather McDougall say they'd like to prevent their toothbrushes from joining 450 million plastic ones that end up in landfills each year. Each toothbrush is made of bamboo and has biodegradable nylon bristles.
The company also is teaming up with a non-profit health center to distribute toothbrushes to less fortunate Detroit-area residents. The company says it will donate one toothbrush for each one it sells.
Bogobrush is currently pre-selling toothbrushes on its website, where a single brush can be ordered or a yearly supply, delivered every three months, can be bought.


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