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Now we are going to animate the jump using the thumbnails from the previous section. Let's have a look. That's a nice simple little action. So let's double-click on this, go inside, and see that most of the work has been done through shape tweening. Okay, so let's move out again, and then you will notice also that the major action of physically moving from left to right is happening on the outer Timeline with a motion tween, and that helps us to nest a lot of the tweening action that happens here in place. It makes the tweening a lot simpler in Flash.
So I will show you how this is done in a little more detail. I am going to delete everything here, and reinvent the wheel. So let me get rid of all of these. I am going to remove the tweens. So we're basically back to square one, and let me show you how this is done. So I like to have the thumbnails inside the symbol of the Jump frame. So I am going to just click on this, go Copy Frames, hide it, and then go Edit. Now we can work entirely inside the carpet jump symbol. All you need for this really is a green rectangle. And we've copied the thumbnail, so let's make a new layer, and paste them in. And I think let's move the artwork to just off to one side where it won't get in our way.
I will move it down to a lower level. And if it's guided out, it won't export, so you can go to your outer layer, and it's hidden. Its a little work around that I use for hiding things away if I just want them for reference purposes, or to back up layers. Okay, so we're going to have basically 7 keyframes, and the guy is going to be in the same physical place, left to right, in the first three. So let's slap down F6; F6 on those points.
By 5, 6, and 7 he will be a little further over to this side. So let's make a keyframe here, and use Shift and the Arrow key, nudge it over maybe two or three clicks, and then hit F6 here and here. So we have two states, left and right, with 3 keyframes in each. And on Frame 4, that will be kind of between the two. So I will hit F6, and Shift+Arrow to the right maybe a couple of small moves, and then Shift and up to get the high point. And so now we have our beginnings of a very simple animation.
So now we can go in and push the secondary frames. So let's hit the Free Transform tool, or Q; on the second key, I am going to just drag down for the squash pose. Hold down the Alt key so that we symmetrically pull them to one side. Now, we have a nice transition. And the beauty of not having shape tweening activated right now is that you can see this transitions more cleanly between one and the other. I will make it a bit bolder, and this one will be the push off before it goes into the up pose.
So what I am going to do first is take the up pose -- because it's kind of the most important one, after the start and the end. And let's get that into whatever final position we want there; beautiful! Okay. Now, we need to go from the anticipation, and I am going to just push this down a little more so I can have a better idea of the final look of this. He is going from here to there, and he is going to work from anticipation, into the push, into this pose.
The problem is, when you work inside Flash, it's very hard to see where you're going from, and going to, and I like to have an idea about what my destination is. So what I am going to do is copy the up pose directly over the push off pose, so I can see where I am heading. Hold down the Alt+Option key, and drag onto this new layer. And now I am going to outline that, and padlock it. So now I know I am going from the squash, into the push off, and it's going here. So now I can begin on the Animation layer. And I feel snap on; we don't need snap. Make sure you have snap off.
Now, I can try to form my little dollar bill, or jumping green rectangle, magic carpet; whatever this guy is. We can pull him closer into that position. Now, you can see, he is heading in the right direction. So at this point he's heading into that one, the shoulder is heading into this one. It's moving fairly well. So now we can delete that little reference layer.
Looking at this now, actually, I can see I bent his back the wrong way here. In Frame 2, in my thumbnails, I had bent him that way, and that really works a lot better with this. So let's make sure that's consistent. And then we have the opposite thing happening on the way down here. This is Frame 5, where he is starting to approach the ground. So let's move into that, and we'll try to shape this. I can make another guide layer for this one too if I wanted it, but I think I can eyeball it. If you use the Bracket key, the Comma, and the Period near your spacebar, you can go back and forth a lot more easily.
That's feeling pretty good. Let me bring the shoulder down a bit. We don't want anything to stick, so you want a certain amount to movement between any two of these frames. And then Frame 6 will be the squash frame, alot like Frame 2. If you wanted to be quick and dirty about it, go to Frame 2, hold down Alt+Option and Drag. You can modify it too, of course, but it's a quicker way of getting you into the ballpark. Well, of course we have to reposition them, because this is in a different pose from over here.
So again, we can eyeball it, because he is squashing. That's not too bad. Okay, now we have our basic action posed out. Let's hide those thumbnails; we don't need them anymore. I am going to activate shape tweening. Be very careful you don't accidentally activate classic tween, or it will turn all of your frames into groups, and fake little symbols, and they won't shape tween. If that ever happens, or you do it by mistake, simply go to each symbol, and go Control+B to break it apart, and it goes back into being a shape again. And then you can change your tweening mode by right- clicking, remove the motion tweens, and go back to shape tweens.
It's very tedious, so please be careful; try it to avoid having to do it in the first place. This is a new behavior in CS4 and CS5. It didn't do that in earlier versions. So the next thing to do is, as you can see, some of the shape tweenings are misbehaving, so let's put some hints in. So Control+Shift+H, or Modify>Shape>Add Shape Hint. And as you can see, there are hints already there. That's because I deleted the original animation that we did for this course. So let's just remove all hints first and see what the new ones do. So that's fine.
As you can see, from 2 to 3 it's getting very strange. So I am going to apply some new hints. So Control+Shift+H. And I will remind you now before you do this, you really should back up your file. I don't think we will have any problems here, but shape hints will crash your computer from time to time -- or not your computer, but your Flash. Occasionally, you will create an animation the program really doesn't like. If that happens, Flash will simply choke, usually with no recovery. So you will have to restart the program and you will lose your work.
So I don't want that to happen to you. So as you can see here, I've put down 4 keyframes: A, B, C, D. And that works really nicely. Sometimes it won't work; if I had put A, B, C, D in that direction, it may not have worked. But for a simple shape like this, usually I will put down one, and if it makes the tweening better, then I know I am good, and I can move to the second one, and third, and the fourth, and so forth. Sometimes I get to the point where I'll just delete them all, and maybe start up here. I could go A, B, C, D. There is really no rhyme or reason; I can't give you one.
It's just something that you have to be a little patient with. But I have found very rarely can I not make something work, or at least get it close enough to be usable. So now I am just going to keep going, and apply the rest of these little things. It can be confusing, because you are applying the shape hints of one key over the shape hints of a previous one, but you will get used to it. I think the end results are well worth it. So as you can see from 5 to 6; same problem. So I could put down one key, one hint rather. And as you can see that's the effect of a single shape hint, and if I put down one more, you will see it will tighten it up a little bit more.
Sometimes one hint is enough, which is really nice when it happens. But in this case, this little guy, he needs all four. Now, whatever version of Flash you are using might be a little bit different, but they should work. I've used hints for years. And then into the final; great! That's it! Let's look at it again; super! So let's go to the outer Timeline, and big problem right now is he is kind of jumping in place, and we want him to jump across the screen.
So I am going to hit F6 here, F6 there, and I am going to hold down Shift, move the Arrow key four or five clicks that way, and I am going to activate classic tween, and now we have the horizontal jump. If you wanted to increase the vertical of the jump, hit F6 there, and push it up a couple, and you can then modify that. So this is also a good example of nesting your shape tweens inside a motion tween, which is one of the major processes that I use. One other thing to watch out for when you apply shape hints: be sure you are working on the right layer.
It's very easy to have this layer active, and you're applying hints, and you think you are applying them to this layer, and you're really applying them to a hidden layer. That can happen, and it's a waste of your time. So do always make sure that when you apply hints that you're working on the right layer that you're intending. And then you can create pretty nice little animations like this, with a lot of personality, with not that much work on your part. So I think we're ready to move on to some more interesting shape tween animation with the magic carpet.
- Overlapping and animating colors
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Something for nothing
January 27, 2013
We have become a nation that believes that we can have something for nothing....
Major, I would disagree with with if I could figure out what you're trying to say.
Hope you're feeling well.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. government says Standard & Poor's knowingly inflated its ratings on risky mortgage investments that helped trigger the 2008 financial crisis.
The credit rating agency gave high marks to mortgage-backed securities because it wanted to earn more business from the banks that issued the investments, the Justice Department alleges in charges filed in federal court in Los Angeles .
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"The Congressional Budget Office analysis released Tuesday says the government will run a $845 billion deficit this year, a modest improvement compared to last year's $1.1 trillion shortfall but still enough red ink to require the government to borrow 24 cents of every dollar it spends.
The report predicts the deficit would dip to $430 billion by 2015, the lowest since the government posted a $459 billion deficit is former President George W. Bush's last year in office. That would be a relatively low 2.4 percent when measured against the size of the economy."
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If the Government would get most of tbe people who are on some type of welfare assistance off then that would save our gov't more than you can imagine. They need more help with investigating the people on the system who are abusing the program. I tried about a year ago to turn someone I knew in for fraud with welfare system. I had all the info I could possibly have except SS numbers. The lady I spoke with said she was so overloaded with these type of calls and that it was hard for her to catch them. The problem was is that she by herself had to take care of Berkeley, Morgan and Jefferson counties. She didn't have any help what so ever and she had stacks and stacks of calls like mine. They need to hire more people to investjgate the frauds and we could save so much money. There are so many people who have made gov't assistance a way of life. I believe if they have no disabilies then they should do community service of dome sort. Make them work for their assistance if able.
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"We have become a nation that believes that we can have something for nothing." WRONG, we are not a nation that believes we can have something for nothing but we are a nation made up mostly of people who care.
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WVVet, if your tag reflects reality, then I thank you for your service.
I think that talk of a civil war is silly. The majority would win.
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Contrast:"I absolutely believe that I am correct." How sure? Plunging this nation into civil war.
hmmm...wonder which side would win..the pro-gunners or the anti-gunners?
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Government spending was down 1.3%, so the GDP was slightly negative.
Now which way so you want it? Government spending up or down?
Kalva, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, and say that we are sometimes talking past each other. I will try to more clearly respond to your points, but we both need to work to keep the comments straight.
And no, I am not out of ammunition, because I absolutely believe that I am correct.
We have a fundamental difference in philosophy. I believe that the powerful should care for the weak. I believe that the wealthy should care for the poor. I think the leaders should care for their subjects.
More later, my friend.
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"Earlier lead formulas? How far back we going Squirms."
Maj, I would not expect a straight answer as Squirmy has nicely settled into the role of the board "jester".
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"It is obvious that realitycheck's brainpower has been negatively affected by the lead in earlier gasoline formulations".
Squirmy, now let's hear you excuse.
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"This week's warm Washington temperatures had some thinking about rolling the Lawn-Boy out of the garage for the first cut of the year. And we all know what that means: Difficult starts due to E10 gas that gels when it sits. Now, according to a new study, cars and truck may face the same fate thanks to President Obama's demand for a higher ethanol in the new E15 gas. The fuel industry's American Petroleum Institute tested the 15 percent ethanol gas approved in 2010 and found it gums up fuel systems, prompts "check engine" lights to come on, and messes with fuel gauge readings. "Failure of these components could result in breakdowns that leave consumers stranded on busy roads and highways," said the industry report. Worse: API said the fuel problems--not found in E5 or E10 blends--aren't always covered by auto warranties."
Another dumb move by his "highness"
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"Stunning. Just stunning. Now, again, who was stunned by this minor drop?"
Squirmy, I don't know,that's way above my pay grade. However, I bet CO can give you an answer that will make you happy.
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You said earlier "But you never refute my arguments." Now you go back to a past set of comments from me to get something to say to my last reply to you, while saying nothing to refute or clarify what I have just said more recently.
Why don't you just admit that you are out of ammunition ! An intelligent person when they come to that point, where they can not make an effective argument, would understand that they have obviously deluded themselves in to believing things they cannot verbalize the reason for which they believe them.
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Contrary - "Everybody who works has an income. Most who work do not have any wealth."
But that was a response to your syaing - "Kalva, don't you think that this wealth should be shared among the workers who created it? Why did the managers and owners take it all?" To which I said they don't, i.e. take it all ! If a worker got an even split of profit with the owner/manager and he then spent it as he got it, would he accumulate "wealth" ?
You continue to accuse me of distorting "what you say" and now you do not want me to address your words as they are, but rather I am supposed to divine what you mean by them ? Conflicted again ?
Perhaps if you would learn to articulate what you mean, there would be no problem.
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"The U.S. economy posted a stunning drop of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter, defying expectations for slow growth and possibly providing incentive for more Federal Reserve stimulus".
I think it's time for Obama to meet with his fawners on the View, he's not good for anyting else.
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Hey Beep. I always enjoy your comments.
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"Your idol Obama"
You insist on attributing feelings and views to me that I don't have. You distort most of what i say. That makes It impossible to have a reasonable discussion with you.
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"It is and they don't ! Would you work for no pay "
I discuss wealth, you discuss income. You are not trying to understand me, just auto argue.
Everybody who works has an income. Most who work do not have any wealth.
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"leaving our children tens of trillions of debt that are off-the-books." Like the bills for the war in Iraq, conservatives to seem to think if it isn't on the books it really doesn't exist.
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"When this happens, capitalism fails the equitable distribution test." And then it fails entirely.
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"I don't understand how you can claim they are anti capitalist or Marxist. " Because they don't understand what these terms mean.
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"Let's face it, our best and brightest are out of touch" 1/2 of this statement is wrong.
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Still trying to figure out how spending more money is going to help reduce debt.
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Your idol Obama, in his class warfare rhetoric, has repeatedly justifed the taking of wealth to give to others because they have worked hard and "played by the rules". The rules of capitalism not only allow for wealth accumulation and disparity, it is its lifeblood. What rules are the wealthy breaking ? If they break "laws" there is recourse under the law. If not, there are no moral grounds for a taking of wealth. You might use the force of the law to do so, but it is downright "rude", immoral and ruinous to that system you say you understand and believe in.
It is hypocritical to call on Christian principles when you yourself could find no moral guidance there and decided to mask your confusion in a ridiculous perversion of a cosmological theory. Your thinking on this, and nearly everything as near as I can tell, is confused, contradictory and circular.
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Noblesse oblige is a relic of the social order that was displaced by capitalism. It is based in the class hierarchy of feudalism. America rejected just that in its founding. The Constitution forbids titles of nobility. We were founded as a classless society of equal "opportunity", not equal "outcomes". Even if I accept that argument, and the Christian version of charity, they both share the attribute of being "voluntary". Your own "moral system" does not comport with your social justice thinking. I have asked you before why it is not "rude" (your system) to use the force of law to redistribute wealth, as you maintain it is, to not willingly redistribute one's wealth. Did those who just had their taxes raised come out en masse to promote the legislation ? Why is that not rude ? Why is voting for someone to force redistribution of wealth to you not a greater sign of greed than earning what you get ?
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Pumpkins are piled high in the shops tempting our carving technique rather than palate, but let me recommend giving it a good roasting. For this forgiving supper, wedges are roasted at the same time as sausages while green Puy lentils simmer. Everything comes together to make the perfect autumnal fork supper. Good with garlic bread.
Serves 4
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 60 minutes
500g piece pumpkin
4 tbsp olive oil
16 meaty chipolata sausages
1 onion, approx 150g
2 garlic cloves
Generous pinch chilli flakes
¼ (quarter) tsp chopped sage
350g Puy lentils
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was born Jul 8, 1845 in Tn., and died Sep 16, 1934 in Brown Wiles Cemt Ms. Co. tn..
He married (1) EMALINE FRANCES DARK Abt. 1871, daughter of ISSAC DARK and LYDIA GREEN. She was born May 9, 1853 in Tn., and died Jun 8, 1895 in Brown Wiles Cemt Ms. Co. tn..
He married (2) BELLE CLAY HILL. She died 1932.
Notes for JOHN WESLEY BROWN:
1900 Census records for Ms. Co. Dist # 10
John Wesley Brown --July 1845 ---54---b Tn. Wm Herbert 9/1873--26--L. Ada-11/1879----Thomas V. --10/1882---17---L. Anna 4/1885--15----Jesse E.1/1887----13----James R. 3/1889--8--In the same household was Martha A. negro 6/1889--10------Martha V. Wiles --negro 2/1889--11---Robert P. Beard --SC-
1/1854--46---Jack McLion (sponger) 8/1850---50----
Lucinda Elizabeth Brown Duggan was already married when this census was taken ---
The Jesse E. is Aunt Josie that married Tom Allen McDaniel
The Brown Wiles Cemt is off the Franklin Rd behind the old Betheleham
church.Ada Brown--Johnie Brown --J. W. Brown---W. B. Wiles and M. J. Wiles---Annie
Ada hanged her self with a buggy line over her boy friend but I do not know who
Jess Brown son of Hurbert said one of John Wesley Brown's brothers started Brownville Tx.
When John W. died, his obit says he was survived by Mrs Mattie Chunn of Nashvile---Mrs Tom McDaniel --Thomas V. Brown of Chapel Hill---Richard Brown of Clay Hill--Herbert
Brown of Moresville--His second marriage to Mrs. Belle Clay who died two years
Children of JOHN BROWN and EMALINE DARK are:
i. WM. HERBERT5 BROWN, b. 1873; d. 1942; m. JESSE BRITTAIN FERGUSON, Dec 20, 1883; b. Oct 5, 1884; d. Jun 1, 1973.
ii. MARTHA ELLEN BROWN, b. Jan 8, 1875; d. May 31, 1944, Bethleham Cemt.; m. (1) GEO DONNELL TATUM; b. Jan 6, 1855; d. May 17, 1904, Bethleham Cemt..; m. (2) UNKNOWN CHUNN.
iii. LUCINDA ELIZABETH BROWN, b. Feb 7, 1878; d. Oct 29, 1920, Bethleham, Cemt Ms Co.; m. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON DUGGAN, Dec 17, 1896; b. May 1, 1861, Severville, Tn.; d. Oct 31, 1930, Ms. Co. Tn Bethleham Cemt.
iv. WILLIAM ADA BROWN, b. Nov 2, 1879; d. Nov 30, 1919, Brown Wiles Cemt Ms. Co. tn..
v. THOMAS V. BROWN, b. 1881; d. 1957, Lone Oak Cemt; m. (1) MAUD HARRIS; b. 1887; d. 1943, Lone Oak Cemt.; m. (2) JAMIE LEE TRUELOVE CARPENTER.
vi. JOHNIE BROWN, b. Apr 4, 1883; d. Jul 30, 1885, Brown Cemt.
vii. ANNIE BROWN, b. Apr 12, 1885; d. Dec 13, 1900, Brown Cemt.
viii. JAMIE BROWN, b. 1886.
ix. JOSIE EMILY BROWN, b. Jan 19, 1887; d. May 11, 1968, Head Springs at Belfast; m. THOMAS ALLEN MCDANIEL; b. Jul 3, 1885; d. May 10, 1973, Head Springs Cemt. At Belfast Tn...
x. JAMES RICHARD BROWN, b. Mar 10, 1892; d. Apr 1, 1947, Lone oak Cemt; m. JONNIE MYRTLE COLLINS; b. Jul 4, 1895.
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Problems Adding Remote Hosts in VisualVM on Linux/Solaris
By Jiri Sedlacek-Oracle on Apr 30, 2010
Some problems have been identified in VisualVM when running on Linux or Solaris using OpenJDK or JDK 7. Due to a JDK bug in GTK LaF implementation it's not possible to open the Host customizer in VisualVM 1.2 and newer. This affects the 'Add Remote Host' and 'Host Properties' actions which throw a
java.lang.NullPointerException and don't allow to edit and/or add hosts. Details are available in the VisualVM Troubleshooting Guide.
There's an easy workaround to this problem, the VisualVM can be configured to use a different look'n'feel:
visualvm --laf Nimbus or
visualvm --laf Metal. The LaF to be used can be configured permanently in
visualvm/etc/visualvm.conf configuration file. Another possibility is to run the VisualVM using Sun JDK 6.
The problem is now resolved on VisualVM side in development builds and will be available in the next release.


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College Football's Top 20 Super Fans
September 5th, 2010| by Lost Lettermen
20. Barry Erickson (Washington)
Washington football could have used a superhero the past couple of years, but unfortunately "Captain Husky" is in the stands, not on the field.
Barry Erickson plays the part with a costume that includes a cape, an aviator hat and a giant "W" on his chest. He's done this for every home game except two since the 1986 season, right after he graduated from UW.
His ritual is to put on the costume and lead the stadium in spelling out H-U-S-K-Y after the first score of the second half. But things got so bad during the Tyrone Willingham era that he had to do it during a late TV timeout a couple of times because UW failed to score. That's dedication.
19. Tom Pounds (Washington State)
You probably don't know Tom Pounds, but you're certainly aware of his work. He's the Washington State alum who has arranged for the Washington State Cougars flag to wave behind the set of "College GameDay" every Saturday in the fall since 2003.
Since then, Pounds has built a network of more than 100 contacts who have helped the flag relay continue. There now are two flags flying during every telecast, Ol' Crimson and Ol' White.
18. Terri Jackson (Utah)
There aren't many people who would find the nickname "Crazy Lady" to be flattering. Terri Jackson is one of those who does.
Having graduated more than three decades ago from Utah, she still has the energy of a college student, which she demonstrates with her regular pre-fourth-quarter dance routine that involves a lot of shoulder shakes and flying fists. The entire stadium turns to her before the final 15 minutes, with the students chanting, "Cra-zy La-dy." She's been doing it since 2000.
Jackson said she and her husband might hit the road for each game in the 2011 season to check out all the new venues in the Utes' next conference.
Pac-10 fans, you've been warned.
17. John Chubb (Ohio State)
There was a void at Ohio State after the passing of super fan Orlas King in 2004, known as "Neutron Man."
While plenty of Bucknuts have stepped up to fill his shoes, the most identifiable is John Chubb, known as "Buck-I-Guy."
The camera loves Chubb, whom you can see decked out at Ohio Stadium in a white jump suit, a mustache painted red, sports gloves, eye black with OSU logos on it, and an Ohio State cape and cowboy hat. When the camera inevitably finds him, Chubb is split-second on the draw to pull out his barehanded six-shooters and fire away at the camera.
16. Mike Woods (Georgia)
Why does Mike Woods—known as the "Big Dawg"—have a giant Georgia Bulldogs logo painted onto his head? To honor his late father.
It was Woods' dad who created the tradition when the two hit the road for the 1982 Sugar Bowl versus Pitt. When Woods' father passed away a couple of years later, Woods continued the practice in his dad's honor.
Woods' wife starts by laying down a base of white paint, hardening it with a mini fan and then plastering on a Georgia logo. Woods also wears a pair of overalls covered with Georgia material to games, as if you couldn't tell where his allegiance stands.
15. Nathan Davis (Alabama)
Take one look at Nathan Davis, and you'll know why he's called "The Alabama Super Fan."
His entire body is covered in Crimson Tide tattoos, including a massive mural of Bear Bryant leaning against a goal post that takes up his entire back. Davis refers to it as the love of his life.
You can find the 39-year-old on game days bearing a giant Alabama flag, his face covered in war paint, his shirt off and him dressed in a kilt with high white socks. It's all topped off, of course, by a houndstooth cap that honors Bryant.
14. Jim Brown (Kentucky)
There are plenty of basketball fanatics in Lexington, but a football super fan? Ninety-one-year-old Jim Brown must be a glutton for punishment, because he had seen every Kentucky home game—412 in all—from 1945 until this past October, when an illness kept him at home.
He's witnessed some pretty lean years like, say, the entire 1990s, when UK had just one winning season. He also had the misfortune of witnessing the Bluegrass Miracle in 2002.
Brown said he'll be ready for the home opener Sept. 11 versus Western Kentucky.
13. John Sheldon (Michigan State)
His given name is John Sheldon. "Johnny Spirit" is such a Michigan State fanatic that there's a rumor he's legally changed his last name to "Spirit," a la Chad Ochocinco.
The MSU super fan started attending almost every school function as a Spartans student in 1993, painted green from head to toe. Seventeen years later, he's still going strong. You can find him on game days in full body paint with a giant white "S" on his bare chest, riding around on his bike with a massive MSU flag—that can get mighty chilly late in the season. He also is a regular to stand guard over Michigan State's Sparty statue the week before the Michigan game.
How's this for high praise? In a statement, then-MSU coach Nick Saban once said: "John Spirit fits the definition of a super fan."
12. Robert Lipson (Kansas State)
Like many people on this list, Robert Lipson has an impressive streak in his name: He's gone to 142 consecutive conference road games dating all the way back to 1973—his last year as a student at Kansas State.
But what makes Lipson really stand out is that instead of getting a motel room on the road, he sleeps in the back of his Nissan truck, which can get brutal in the heartland late in the season. Throwing extra pieces of carpet he has on top of him, Lipson once slept in his car in 17-below weather in Ames, Iowa, for an Iowa State game.
With Colorado bolting the Big 12, Lipson will make one final football road trip to his beloved Boulder on Nov. 20, where he will savor every teeth-chattering moment in the Rockies.
11. Paul Layne (SMU)
Paul Layne's love for SMU is so strong it even survived the death penalty.
Starting when Layne attended SMU and was a team cheerleader, he's attended every Mustangs football game for the past 37 years, now 393 games in all. He'll reach No. 400 at Navy on Oct. 16.
Layne's loyalty was finally rewarded last season, as June Jones led SMU to an 8-5 season and the program's first bowl game since the 1984 Aloha Bowl.
10. Lance Smith (Vanderbilt)
Most people find heckling college students to be in extremely poor taste. But Lance Smith, aka "Vandy Lance," isn't most people.
Although he never attended Vanderbilt, Smith has been a staple of Commodores home games since 1969, when he witnessed Vandy knock off mighty Alabama and Bear Bryant. Since then, he's become a world-class heckler at Vandy sporting events, including women's basketball and baseball, the Robin Ficker of college football.
9. Wendell Wolka (Purdue)
At first, people might not get the connection between Boilermakers and pharaohs. Known as "The King," Wendell Wolka wears a giant, gold and black Egyptian pharaoh hat to each contest to show his true colors.
After missing Purdue's stunning 1974 upset of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., because he didn't think the Boilermakers had a chance, Wolka vowed to never miss another Purdue football game.
Wolka has kept that promise, now 415 games later. When he got married in 2007, he asked his bride-to-be whether she was prepared for 12 football games a year. Was she ever. The two rented the Boilermaker Special train mascot as their limo for the big day, and now when Wolka attends each game in his pharaoh-style hat, she is at his side donning Cleopatra headgear.
8. Freeman Reese (Alabama)
For years, Freeman Reese and his late wife, Betty Reese, were a part of the small army that follows the Alabama football team wherever it goes, living in wedded bliss as they drove their "Crimson Express" RV around the South together.
But the Reeses are most famous—or infamous—for going to an Alabama-Tennessee game instead of their own daughter's wedding. Let that sink in for a moment. To their credit, they drove straight from the game to their daughter's reception.
"We warned her, 'Don't get married on an Alabama Saturday,'" Freeman said.
They say blood is thicker than water—apparently not when that water is a Crimson Tide.
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7. Dwayne Gilbert (Georgia)
If you haven't caught on yet, they take football pretty seriously in the SEC.
Dwayne Gilbert, a former police officer used to driving long distances, has attended 423 straight games since 1974.
Now 83, he's got No. 500 in his sights.
"Of course I'd like to reach that magic number of 500, but that's a long way down the road right now," Gilbert said.
That might be, but long distances on the road have never stopped Gilbert before.
6. Mitch Lavinghouze (Ole Miss)
This 81-year-old has attended 439 consecutive Ole Miss games dating back to the 1972 season opener against Memphis, when his son Steve was a freshman kicker on the team.
But even after Steve and his brother Robin finished playing at Ole Miss in 1977, the elder Lavinghouze just kept trucking with the Rebels.
He has his own Rebel Room in his home that includes photos, memorabilia, figures and an autographed photo of the greatest Rebel of all time: Archie Manning.
5. Tony Brandino (Alabama)
Update: Brandino passed away in May of 2012
Yes, another Alabama super fan with an insane attendance streak.
From 1954 to 1997, Tony Brandino attended 500 straight Alabama games before a bad case of the flu stopped him making the game in Oxford, Miss., for 501. Wrote Brandino in his memoir, "FANtastic," about his illness: "If I had made it to the stadium, I would have puked on everybody in sight." Lovely.
Now 94 years old, Brandino lives in a senior living facility. He isn't well enough to attend Alabama games but still tunes in on Saturdays to watch the team play.
4. Tommy Thompson (Iowa)
Eighty-three-year-old Tommy Thompson has been going to Iowa football games so long that he remembers watching 1939 Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick in action and even got to play a round of golf with the legend.
Thompson has seen a total of 710 Iowa football games in his lifetime, starting with a contest in 1937, when he was just 11.
With his wife deceased, Thompson travels to Iowa games with his buddies in a low-key Lincoln town car. As for the Sept. 18 matchup in Tucson with Arizona, he'll make that trek through the air.
3. Tom Ables (San Diego State)
Set in one of the most beautiful cities in America and with a program that's floundered in recent years, San Diego State averaged less than 25,000 fans a game last season on its way to a 4-8 campaign. And that was a good year. In 2008, the Aztecs averaged a paltry 10,000 fans per game.
But one person the program can count on to show up each Saturday is 84-year-old Tom Ables. An SDSU alum who wrote for the student newspaper, he's attended 522 straight San Diego State games. He last missed a road game at Cal Poly in 1964 because he was deemed too sick to travel.
2. George Edmondson (Florida)
He's known affectionately as "Mr. Two-Bits," but many people don't realize George Edmondson's famous "Two Bits" cheer actually started when he was at The Swamp to watch his alma mater, The Citadel, play the Gators in 1949.
As the years went by and Edmondson's fame grew, he led cheers around the stadium about 15 times a game in his patented dress shirt, tie, slacks and saddle shoes, accompanied by a whistle, a "2-Bits" sign and a megaphone.
After 60 seasons on the job, Edmondson retired after the 2008 campaign.
He still attended Florida home games last season but didn't lead the cheer, as Albert the Alligator dressed up in Mr. Two-Bits regalia and led it in Edmondson's honor. But the 88-year-old Tampa resident hasn't ruled out leading the cheer in the future.
Said Edmondson: "I told the university that I would always be available for some kind of cameo appearance if necessary but haven't found it to be necessary."
1. Dick Coffee (Alabama)
Update: Coffee died in June of 2013 after 781 straight Alabama games.
As has been detailed in this countdown, Dick Coffee certainly isn't the only person following the Crimson Tide to each away game in the fall. He is, however, the only person who's been doing it for every single game since 1946.
That's right—Coffee now has attended a whopping 741 straight Tide games after their victory in Pasadena for another national championship. Now 88 and still wearing a coat and tie to each game, Coffee's streak started when he was a freshman at Alabama after he served in the war. To put that in perspective, another freshman in 1946 was a Brown football player named Joe Paterno.
Coffee got a major scare for the 1964 Sugar Bowl when he couldn't reach the game due to snow. With time running out, Coffee asked the operators of a freight train if they would add an extra car on the back to transport him and his fellow Tide fans down there. He made it in time to witness Alabama's victory over Ole Miss. A stroke in 1994 didn't stop Coffee's streak, either.
Pellerin's mark of 797 is just 56 games away, which would put Coffee surpassing the USC super fan sometime in the 2014 season.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In the early morning of Labor Day Monday holiday, some of the old residential streets in West Brighton were sleepy-quiet.
On Delafield Avenue, the front entrance of one home was resplendent with huge red tropical blooms of hardy hibiscus, a perennial also known as Rose Mallow.
Further down the street, the historic Scott-Edwards House at No. 752 beckoned, with its old stone walls and long, inviting front porch. A plaque affixed to the front wall explains that the house was built about 45 years before the Revolutionary War, and in the 1840s was the residence of Judge Ogden Edwards, who was the first Staten Islander to be appointed a New York State Supreme Court Justice.
A stop at the Joe Holzka Community Garden, which commands a copious green space at the corner of Castleton Avenue and Barker Street, found it looking well-tended but locked shut.
On nearby Trinity Place, the Italianate home at No. 9-11 -- the landmark Captain John T. Barker House, constructed in 1851 -- displayed architectural details dating back to its heyday.
Some charming details also remain at the front entrance to the modest house on 22 Tompkins Court, a small street off Richmond Terrace.
At the corner of Tompkins Court and tiny Tompkins Lane sits hideaway, historic Fountain/Van Street Cemetery, restored through the efforts of the nonprofit, Staten Island-based Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries.
On a return visit to West Brighton before the sun set Monday, we admired stone-construction St. Mary's Episcopal Church and the old granite mansion that occupies part of the Richmond University Medical Center campus, both on Castleton Avenue.
A side-trip to St. Austin's Place notes the impeccable late 19th century home, one of two on this hideaway street, designed by the prestigious architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White.
Click here for 13 things you may not know about historic West Brighton, where colonial settlement began in the late 17th century, with streets including Ann, Barker, Caroline, Elizabeth and Roe laid out in the 1850s.


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Neurodevelopmental evidence of the cerebellum's protracted course of postnatal development suggests that it is particularly sensitive to early toxic insult from cancer therapy. If this is the case, one would expect that there is a relationship between the pattern of neuropsychological and magnetic resonance imaging deficits and that both may indicate cerebellar abnormalities.
To investigate the profiles of neuropsychological functions and the morphologic features of the cerebellum, using in vivo magnetic resonance imaging planimetry in survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with radiation and chemotherapy.
Thirteen survivors of childhood ALL with onset at age 2 to 5 years and a uniform protocol of treatment involving cranial radiation of 24 Gy and five doses of intrathecal methotrexate sodium participated in the study. Ten controls matched the patients in age and socioeconomic status. Each child was assessed with a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests and with magnetic resonance imaging of the brain.
The neuropsychological scores were transformed into z scores and clustered into right and left hemisphere measures. Planimetric measures of the cerebellar vermis and pons were collected in the midsagittal plane.
Consistently observed in survivors of ALL were the following: (1) significant cognitive deficits in visualspatial-motor coordination and figural memory, functions commonly related to the right side of the brain; and (2) hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis, lobuli I through V and particularly VI to VII. Lateralization of the neurobehavioral deficits was not reflected in structural brain abnormalities.
Coexistence of the cerebellar hypoplasia and visual-motor coordination and memory deficits supports the neurodevelopmental approach to brain sequelae in survivors of ALL; it also suggests significance of the cerebellum for both motor and complex nonmotor cognitive processing.
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Welcome to Bourne Youth Girls Softball
An Amateur Softball Association/USA Softball Member League
"The Official Home of the Bay State Sharks Girls Fastpitch Travel Teams!"
Bourne Youth Girls Softball is a non-profit youth organization created to provide an opportunity for girls from Bourne in grades K through 12 to play softball. The objectives of the league are to develop skills and interest in the game of softball, as well as to promote teamwork and good sportsmanship. We strive to provide a positive environment in which the girls can learn the game and enjoy healthy athletic competition.
In order to help achieve these objectives, we have established three programs to accommodate the various age groups within the league. We provide an Instructional League for girls in K, 1st and 2nd grade, Minor League for grades 3 - 5, and Major League for girls in grades 6 - 8. We also offer a summer traveling program for 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 18U divisions. Use the links on the left to learn more about our programs and sponsors, find information for players and coaches, locate a field, or look up a league contact.
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Welcome to the 2016 Softball Season Registration with the Bourne Youth Girls Softball League!
The BYGS Board is excited to be launching another exciting season of Recreational Softball for girls in grades K-8.
Online Registration is now open.
Bourne Youth Girls Softball uses SportsPilot for its registration system. This registration will allow you to provide contact information, sign consents and submit payment. If you have a family account through another SportsPilot-powered organization (such as Bourne Youth Soccer) you can use the same login to access your profile for softball registration. If you have never registered a family account with SportsPilot, you must create a new account first, which will let you set your own login credentials for future access to your account. Please read through each page carefully to ensure that all information is provided accurately. To complete registration through our secure site, please have your Visa, MasterCard or Discover card available. The cost of registration includes a team jersey, pants, umpire fees, ASA insurance, league equipment, etc. Remember to register early for lower fees!
REGISTER TODAY!!! Click here to sign up
"Bourne to Pitch" Pitching Clinics are Back!
Once again BYGS will be holding Pitching Clinics geared for the athlete at the beginner level interested in learning the mechanics, fundamentals and basic skills of fastpitch softball pitching. Led by Bourne High School Varsity Head Coach & Pitching Coach Glen Gifford and staff, you will enhance your knowledge of the fundamentals, practice skills, and be taught drills that you may take home and continue to improve upon with. Advanced pitchers and Travel team pitchers are welcome but are required to bring your own catcher. All Participants are to have their own glove and proper athletic clothing and are asked to wear tennis shoes. These clinics allow players to come and learn new skills and sharpen old ones.
All clinics will be held at the Bourne Middle School Gym on Mondays. Times/Dates: 6-7pm October 19th, 26th; 6:30-7:30pm November 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th; TBA December 7th, 14th, 21st; January 4th, 11th, 25th; February 1st, 8th, 22nd; March 7th, 14th. (Please be advised this schedule is subject to change).
Hitting Clinics at The Cage, 265 Wareham Road, Marion!
BYGS will be holding Hitting Clinics for girls in Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. The basic fundamentals of hitting will be covered, as well as advanced hitting skills for those with sound fundamentals. It is the best way to improve your hitting mechanics under the guidance of our professional hitting instructors. Each clinic will review the fundamentals of hitting including; balance, swing path, grip, bat speed, and much more. Through tee work, soft toss, and other drill work, hitters will reinforce the fundamentals each session. All Participants are to have their own batting gloves, bat, helmet, and proper athletic clothing and are asked to wear tennis shoes.
Hitting Clinics will be held on Sundays 12-1 pm. Dates: January 3th, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st; February 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th; March 6th, 13th, 20th. (Please be advised this schedule is subject to change). Cost: $50
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Softball Evaluations will be held on Saturday March 12th in the Bourne Middle School Gymnasium. The Minor League (Grades 3-5) will start at 9:30am and the Major League (Grades 6-8) will start at 11:00am. There are No Evaluations for the Instructional League (Grades K-2). All participants should wear sneakers. Attendance for returning players is not required for Evaluations, but is strongly recommended. All girls will be placed on teams regardless of ability. All Coaches must be present.
Draft Night Tuesday March 15th at the Bourne Veterans Memorial Community Center.
Opening Day Saturday April 30th at Bourne High School Varsity Softball Field. In case of rain Opening Day will be Sunday May 1st.
Cape Cod Canal Girls Softball League season starts Monday May 2nd.
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May 21, 2001
Mazda's new 155 horsepower Miata.
TEST DRIVE: 2001Mazda Miata
Sun calls for fun and the 2001 Mazda Miata fits the bill. This sporty two-passenger convertible is great to drive with the top up or down.
New for 2001 is the increase in Miata's horsepower. The 1.8-liter inline four-cylinder engine now has a DOHC cylinder head with variable valve timing (VVT) on the intake cam. The result is 155 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 125 lb.-ft of torque at 5,500 rpm. The compression ratio has been increased to 10:0:1 (up from 9:5:1). Also new are the optional 16-inch alloy wheels, a six-speed manual transmission and some interior adjustments.
A trip to Eastern Washington in the Miata proved that there is sufficient power and maneuverability with the Miata. There was no lack of power on steep grades and the road feel was just right. You definitely feel like you are in a small car, but there is good visibility.
The Miata has power-assisted 4-wheel disc brakes.
You do have to pack carefully. I ended up with soft, pliable duffle bags rather than other luggage in order to make everything fit in the trunk. There is a small amount of space for some items behind the seats on a back sill.
My test drive model was British racing green with tan interior.
Included were power steering, power windows and mirrors, leather trimmed upholstery, reclining bucket seats, air conditioning, BOSE® audio system with am/fm/CD, tweeter speakers, cruise control, glass rear window defogger, halogen headlights, fog lights, chrome-plated aluminum fuel door.
The center console has a lockable section, two-cup holders and the gas cap and trunk remote openers.
The cloth-like tan vinyl convertible top is easy to put up and down. The separate cover can be attached easily once the top is down.


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Monuments allow those who remain, and who come after, to reflect on who someone was.
Memorial stones and monuments also may reflect the personal interests of the deceased.
Local monument companies say creating sculpture in the granite, as well as etchings as varied as the individual, are increasingly requested.
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A monument is shown at a local cemetery.
A monument is shown at a local cemetery.
With cremations becoming a more popular option, monuments that inter the cremains are being requested, local businesses say.
For cremated remains, monuments now are created to hold two cremains on a single grave, said Tim Welly, owner of Wellys Monument Company, 2873 S. SR 100. They also can be interred in a monument; either with a core in it to accept them or columns created to house two or more cremated remains.
"There will be two names on the monument, yet it only fits a single grave," Welly said. "So you have to be creative to design a monument that's appealing."
Welly said his company works with three computer programs to do the design work that is sent to the manufacturer. He said there are no limitations on the shape that can be created.
Using a computer aided drafting program, Welly said he draws the design, then e-mails it to the manufacturer.
"There is zero tolerance to the specifications, it has to be exactly like I draw it," Welly said. "The layouts, the lettering, everything used to be handset, now everything is on a computer program. We provide the family with a color rendering of the monument."
The popularity of particular granite colors also has changed over the years.
"It used to be blacks, but now the spectrum is so large so there is no predominant color," Welly said. "Black is still very popular, but it is not the most popular. Whether it is a hand etching or mechanical, black granite is used for the most etchings."
Welly said he employs an artist who creates hand etchings. One of the most elaborate that they have done was a medieval scene, complete with a maiden being rescued from dragons by a knight. Designs have evolved into whatever the family or individual desires, rather than the traditional flowers, praying hands or crosses.
As technology gets better, many companies say they may switch to using lasers to do the etchings. Another new development is the impact engraver, which uses a diamond stylus to hit the stone.
"It mimics the hand etching rather than the laser that actually burns the stone," Welly said.
Chris Wilson, owner/operator of Fostoria Monument, 701 Van Buren St., Fostoria, said he started receiving requests for etchings on memorials in the early 1980s. The business has an artist, Teresa Kummerer, who has done the etchings by hand for the past 10 years. Etchings done by hand provide detail a laser just can't do, Wilson said.
"Using laser machines changes something in the picture," he explained. "When the artist does it by hand, they add those special touches. Using a laser machine creates voids in the image. And a laser can only be done on a darker stone, it's not going to show up otherwise."
Granite is the best material that can be used for monuments in terms of durability as well, Wilson said. Many of the older stones were made of marble, and although many people say they like the aesthetics of the marble, he said the media deteriorates quickly. Lettering becomes difficult to read and may need to be re-sandblasted and cut to repair.
Whether marble, granite, columns or bronze plaques, and even the nature of the image, much depends on the cemetery that is used.
"Some specify the width, height, thickness and colors," Wilson said. "Some have to have religious motifs. Some have to be flat, so they only allow bronze plaques."
Monument choice is all a matter of a family's preference, he added, and economics play a part. Welly agreed, noting half of his sales are pre-need, the other half, when a family member is deceased.
"We don't see as much pre-need sales as we used to," Wilson said. "Some have dialed back, they may upgrade later." Monuments can be upgraded at a later date; Wilson said his company buys back monuments. Some of those can be sanded down and re-used for indigent memorials.
Welly's and Fostoria Monument acknowledged the importance of having a memorial stone.
"It's a place to go," Wilson said. "It's about knowing someone has a place."


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Tax Implications of Life Events
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The Motley Fool contributor Roy Lewis has a great article detailing the various life events and what their tax implications are, something that's difficult to find (at least the differences) when you're just skimming through the tax code (as I enjoy doing on a lazy Sunday morning). For example (and people with kids should know this), that if you have children then you may qualify for a Child Tax Credit ($1,000 straight credit, not a deduction!)? I only know because Nickel always tells me (he he's raising four boys, he needs all the help he can get!) but unless TurboTax told me I probably wouldn't know about it. If you have someone watch your child while you're working, you might qualify for the Dependent Card Credit, which can be a credit up to 35% of your qualifying expenses. Anyway, the list is broken up into starting a new job, getting married, getting divorced, and leaving a job. Just recently I've started a new job and, of course, left an old job, and soon I will be married – so 75% of the article is pretty relevant. I've only outlined the marriage one below because I think it identifies a lot of things newlywed couples don't think about (whereas when you leave or start a new job, finances are usually on your mind) and something that I knew little about personally.
Marriage penalty – Yuck! This refers to the fact that the tax brackets for a married couple is "flatter" than the tax bracket for someone filing with single status (doubled). That means if you were to treat a married couple's income as one and filed as a Single, you'd be paying less in taxes, hence the term marriage penalty.
The Tax Relief Act of 2001 fixed a few of these penalties, mostly for the lower end of the income spectrum. First, the standard deduction was lower (which won't affect us since we are paying a mortgage) for joint filers in the same way the tax brackets were flatter, but this penalty was alleviated when the standard deduction for joint filers was made to be double that of singles. With respect to the tax brackets, the 10% and 15% brackets for joint filters were moved to be double that of single filers, but the other joint filer brackets are still less than double their single counterparts (boo!).
Adjusting withholding after marriage – As a result of the marriage penalty and shifting tax brackets, the article warns that couples must review their withholding so they don't get screwed on April 15th. This is a good point and one I, and most people, probably wouldn't have thought about. I mean you get married, then you go on the honeymoon, then your new wife forces you to have a joint checking account so she can buy shoes with your money… how is someone supposed to remember to check their withholding status of all things? (If you are a woman, replace wife with husband and shoes with unnecessary and ridiculously expensive electronics that serve only one single purpose)
I recommend everyone read the rest of the article, especially if you're contemplating a job switch, because it maps out some important things to remember if you do take the plunge.
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TABATINGA, Brazil - The battered minibus lurches over the last speed bump and hurtles down the Avenue of Friendship, past a perpetually closed blue-and-white border post, around a curve and out of Brazil.
Suddenly the sun-baked concrete gives way to shady streets lined with palmettos and flamboyants. Shop signs are in Spanish instead of Portuguese, a new set of mayoral candidates stare from billboards, and the bars tout Aguila beer instead of Antarctica.
Welcome to Leticia, Colombia. No passport, no visa, no border check. No questions.
Brazilians, Peruvians and Colombians, pesos and reals, samba and salsa have always mingled easily in this remote corner of Brazil's western Amazon, about 2,500 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro.
But now, Brazil is worried about its neighbor. Fear exists that Colom-bia's $7.5 billion plan to eradicate drugs might lead cocaine traffickers, guerrillas and refugees to seek safety over the border. As Brazilians prepare for a possible invasion, this sleepy Amazon town suddenly finds itself in the front lines.
In September, the government began Operation Cobra, a three-year program of heightened vigilance along Brazil's 1,020-mile jungle border with Colombia. The federal police increased its border force from 20 agents to 180 and set up seven bases, including one on each of the four rivers that flow from Colombia into Brazil.
"The whole world was talking about the Colombia Plan," said Mauro Sposito, the federal police chief in charge of the operation. "We had to do something."
With 18 boats, two planes and a helicopter, police are equipped to find and turn back any intruders, Sposito says. Miles of marshy jungle form a natural land barrier, and police do their best to monitor movement by water or air.
From the sky, they hunt for clandestine airstrips and sometimes land to blow holes in them with dynamite. Congress is debating how to implement a "shootdown law" that would allow Brazil to fire on planes that illegally enter its airspace.
Things aren't expected to heat up until the United States delivers a promised $1.3 billion in aid and equipment for Colombia. But the concern was evident in late October at a hemisphere-wide meeting of defense ministers in the Brazilian city of Manaus, 700 miles east of Tabatinga.
Venezuela and Ecuador complained loudly about a possible "spillover" from the crackdown. Brazil offered to help with surveillance data from its $1.4 billion Amazon radar system - when it's finished - and tighter controls on money laundering and chemicals used to make cocaine.
Still, most countries think it's not their fight and don't want to get dragged in. Sposito notes the Colombian guerrillas are fighting far from Brazil, near Ecuador, and the drug kingpins are in the cities, not the jungle. Brazilian national security is not at risk, he said.
"We took the lead so we wouldn't be surprised, but we're really not too worried," Sposito said. "The guerrillas and the traffickers don't want to come here. And if Colombians come as citizens, what's the problem?"
One big problem could be refugees, said Leticia's mayor, John Alex Benjumea Moreno.
"We are very worried about this," he said. "If there are large movements of refugees here, it will cause a great social problem, and we have no money to deal with it."
The porous border would make that a problem for Tabatinga, its Brazilian neighbor. The two cities are bound by economic ties and by the Amazon jungle stretching away on all sides. They share a shadowy past. Older residents recall the boom years of the 1980s, when outsiders arrived with suitcases full of cash and Leticia, a city of 30,000, boasted 15 bordellos. Money was easy, and violence was routine.
"It was the bonanza of drug trafficking," said Benjumea, a former radio journalist. "But we managed to do away with it. Today, it is almost extinct here."
Colombian authorities in Leticia control trafficking with help from a U.S. military-operated radar station nearby. The military uses the data to chase illegal aircraft and has cut down the air movement of drugs.
The decline of the drug trade sent the area's economy into a tailspin, but it slowly recovered by investing in other activities such as fishing, electronics and import-export businesses, Benjumea said. Today, Leticia is a sharp contrast to shabby Tabatinga.
"We are worried about Tabatinga. There still is much violence and drugs there," Benjumea said. "Operation Cobra will be good for us. It will bring us security."
The U.S. military also applauds.
"It's good to see that Brazil is concerned," said Steve Lucas, a spokesman for the U.S. Southern Command in Miami. "With narco trafficking, it's the balloon effect - you squeeze them one place, and they bulge out another."
At a narrows in the Amazon River, two hours by speedboat from Tabatinga, a federal police barge sits at anchor near a Tikuna Indian village. This is Base Anzol, or Fishhook Base in Portuguese, one of the choke points of Operation Cobra.
On board, an attack already is under way.
"Fresh blood," said agent Mario Mendes, watching in amusement as a visitor swats at a horde of no-see-ums. "Forget the repellent. It just excites them."
The other agents on deck laugh, and Chico, the base's pet monkey, peers up in curiosity. At this backwater outpost, bugs and boredom are always the most insidious foes.
Now, Anzol is getting ready for new enemies.
"We're already on alert, and the other bases also will be stepping up operations," said Mendes, who was pulled off his assignment in the coastal city of Macae for a tour of duty at Anzol. "You can imagine how thrilled my wife was."
Equipped with radar, radios and a 150-horsepower motor launch that can outrun almost anything on the river, police check every vessel that goes by, around the clock, looking for contraband, particularly drugs.
"We've found cocaine inside fish, fruits, statues of saints, soap, fuel drums, coils of rope, shampoo, electronic appliances, tubes soldered to the bottom of the boat," Mendes says, ticking the list off on his fingers. "These guys are very creative."
Still, some doubt Colombia's drug crackdown or Operation Cobra will change much. Colombians and Brazilians are bonded here. Things will go on much as before, people say.
"You can get anything you want here. Cocaine, anything," said Waldecy Bitencourt, a waiter at the Te Contei? Bar and Restaurant in Tabatinga. "You'd have to throw a net over the whole area to stop it, but there's just too much money coming in and out to do that."
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A few years ago, we bought some Series I Savings Bonds when the interest rates were higher than they are today. With Series I bonds, your interest rate is based on a fixed rate, which is set when you purchase the bond, and an inflation rate, which is set twice a year based on inflation announced by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Twice a year, the interest rate of the bond changes and the bond matures in 30 years. This, along with TIPS, are the only two bonds that adjust for any reason after they are issued. The Treasury is going to add to that list a new floating-rate note (FRN) that will be reset weekly and based on the 13-week U.S. Treasury bill auction rate. Experts expect to see these notes available later this year or early next year.
Do they make sense for you? It's really hard to say with so few details but based on the interest rates we see for the 13-week U.S. Treasury bills, I suspect not. We're talking ~0.05% – not exactly an appealing return, you can get more from a savings account or a 24 month CD. Ally Bank has a Raise Your Rate 2-Year CD at 1.04% APY. Capital One 360 has a less appealing 0.40% APY, but even that crushes the 0.05% you'd get in this FRN.
That said, here's what we do know about the Floating Rate Notes:
- They will have a 2 year maturity,
- Minimum investment is $100,
- The rate will be based on the 13-week U.S. Treasury bill auction and adjusts weekly (which is the frequency of the auctions).
Personally, I see this as something that might boost money market yields in a rising interest rate environment (those money market funds need to put that cash somewhere, they're likely currently putting it in short term notes and rolling them over – this would simplify things) and that's really the only impact the average person will see. You and I certainly won't be buying these!
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UPPER DEERFIELD TWP. — Cumberland County Health Department reported its first positive rabies case for 2010 on Wednesday.
Herb Roeschke, Cumberland County public health coordinator, announced that the health department received test results that indicated a raccoon, found dead in Upper Deerfield Township on Jan. 9, has tested positive for rabies.
A resident found the raccoon biting his dog's leg after the dog returned into his house at nighttime. After the resident tried to pry the raccoon's mouth off the dog's leg, he then killed the raccoon with a knife. In the process of the scuffle, the resident was cut by the knife, leaving himself exposed to the raccoon's saliva.
There were signs of saliva exposure to the dog and possible exposure to the resident's spouse. Both owners and the dog have been treated for possible rabies. The raccoon had no known exposure to any other humans.
Rabies is a fatal disease that can affect humans and animals. "There are many ways to keep your home, family and pets safe from rabies," said Roeschke. "You can protect your pets by keeping an eye on their outdoor activities, not allowing then to run loose and making sure their rabies vaccinations are up to date.
"You can protect yourself and family by avoiding wild and stray animals."
Animals that act strangely must be avoided, even if the animal is overly friendly. This may be a sign of rabies. Report any suspicious activity by raccoons, skunks, bats, foxes, cattle, horses or cats and dogs to your local animal control.
It is important to have your pets vaccinated by taking them to your local vet or the county health department's rabies clinics, which are held in the spring. The best way to prevent and control rabies is to vaccinate your pets.
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Thursday, November 7, 2013
Early on in my career at the Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest, back when I was less of a Swamp Genius and more of a Swamp Gifted and Talented, my niece and nephew paid a visit. Naturally, I took them for a tour in the forest to properly educate them on all things swampy. After all, being raised in Ohio had left them with a terrible deficit of Swampology expertise. We toured the boardwalk as I pointed out things of interest and identified wildlife as we encountered it. I remember us seeing a White-breasted Nuthatch walking sideways and upside down on the side of a tree and it kept poking its beak into the nooks and crannies of the bark, each time followed by a sideways turn of its head as if to peek into the nook he had just poked. They asked me what it was doing and I committed the cardinal sin of all naturalists by answering, "I don't know." Given that this was perhaps the third "I don't know" of the morning the gifted little middle school darlings proceeded to invent a game they called, STUMP THE NATURALIST, and took great glee in proposing impossibly complicated nature questions with no hope of answering…"How many crayfish are there in the entire swamp?" "Why is a Prothontary Warbler yellow instead of purple?" "What is the meaning of life?" The image of them cheerfully high fiving each other every time I had to pass on answering or make up an obviously faked response still haunts the deepest recesses of my psyche.
Given that the sight of White-breasted Nuthatches to this day continues to trigger the memory of that visit, it is a wonder that I am so excited about the third sculpture installation in the B.I.R.D.S. (Birds In Residence: Downtown Summerville) program. Unveiled at last month's Third Thursday in the historic downtown, the diminutive sculpture of a White-breasted Nuthatch now graces the side of the Single Smile Café on the corner of Doty and Little Main. As a quick reminder… the BIRDS program is a partnership between the Audubon Center at Beidler Forest, Summerville DREAM and Sculpture in the South and designed to promote public art, support downtown businesses, and celebrate the birds and natural history of the Town. 20 life-like and life-sized bird sculptures will be hidden away throughout the historic district and participants will use a clue poem to find them and in so doing, circumnavigate the four corners of downtown Summerville.
Adapted to suburban life, non-migratory, pretty common to Summerville and year-round residents, the White-breasted Nuthatch is a fitting species for the BIRDS program! Look for them all over town and your neighborhoods usually climbing around on the branches and trunks of large deciduous trees. They are tiny with a very short neck and tail and an interesting habit of walking sideways and upside down on the sides of tree trunks and the underside of limbs and branches. Country folk from decades past may have called them "devil-downheads" or "devil birds" because they were always "looking down at their master the Devil!" I have since learned that the poking around in the bark serves a couple purposes. They are either hunting for small insects living in the bark or searching for seeds and nuts that they have stored in the bark. Kind of like me and my car keys! They get their common name from their habit of jamming large nuts and acorns into tree bark, then whacking them with their sharp bill to "hatch" out the seed from the inside. If you would like to attract them to your back yard feeder, consider providing larger seeds and nuts like sunflower or peanuts. They also like suet. In addition, it might be good to leave a dead or dying tree or two as they nest in cavities either natural or woodpecker-created.
Nuthatches are a noisy bunch with the male's mating call a very nasally qui-qui-qui-qui-qui-qui. Plug your nose and say it and you will have a pretty good approximation. My wife tells me this is not very romantic sounding, but then she tells me that about a lot of things I do. Luckily, the male adds to his musical repertoire with a series of bows to the potential female mate, while spreading his tail, drooping his wings and swaying back and forth. For his finishing touch, he offers her morsels of food, probably a big juicy bug, the chocolate-covered strawberry of the bird world. Once paired off they are mated for life and the contact call between them is a thin squeaky nit repeated about once every two seconds. The female lays between 5-9 eggs in the cavity nest and she alone incubates them while the mail brings her food. Pretty sweet deal! Once hatched, the two share the feeding of the young.
Predators of Nuthatches include owls and smaller hawks while woodpeckers, squirrels and small snakes will take the eggs and babies. So much for Disney-fied animal life here in idyllic Summerville! It has been said that nature is red in tooth and claw. Sometimes nuthatches smear the guts of stink bugs and blister beetles around the opening of their cavity as the smell apparently dissuades squirrels from either steeling the young or steeling the whole cavity! Must be that nuthatches don't have much of a sense of smell!
There are more BIRDS in the works, so continue to be on the lookout for new sculptures in the program. They will be life-sized and in out-of-the-way locations, so you will have to search for them! If you have any questions about the BIRDS program or how to sponsor a BIRD, about Nuthatches, about annoying middle schoolers or about the Beidler Forest, please contact Mike Dawson the Swamp Genius at firstname.lastname@example.com, or call 843-462-2150.
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The rule for the TV show, "The View" might be that you should think twice before putting Whoopi Goldberg in the same room as a Republican. This was the lesson when Whoopi squared off with Republican super-wife Ann Romney. Goldberg attacked the Romney family patriotism by asking whether or not anyone in their family had ever served in the military. We're not sure why she didn't ask the same of the Obamas, who haven't served in the military either.
"Now, I believe that your religion doesn't allow you to go fight," Goldberg said.
"No, that's not correct," Romney responded. "We have many, many members of our faith that are serving in armed services."
"OK, um, well I say that because when I read about your husband, what I had read, and maybe you can correct this, is that the reason that he didn't serve in Vietnam was because it was against the religion," Goldberg asked. "That's what I read, I'm sorry."
"No, that's not correct," Romney said. "He was serving his mission. My five sons have also served their mission." Romney later added, "I sent them away as boys and they came back men."
It's easy to argue that serving the mission could be a good excuse for avoiding combat. But Whoopi's remark says that she believes that it is strictly forbidden for Mormons to join the military. The problem for Whoopi is that she is flat out wrong. There are numerous members of the Mormon faith who've been commended for exemplary military service.
Whoopi was then hit with a ton of hate on Twitter for her mistake. The unforgiving audience jumped all over her for getting her facts wrong.
"Oh drop dead you friggin Marxist c–t. That'll make u strong, too," one person said.
"ahahaha, You tried to make Mrs. Romney look silly, But Your THE BIG DUMMY. they can Fight In WAR….dummy!"
Some said that Goldberg was a racist for the way she treated Mrs. Romney and then demanded an apology. We doubt they'll be getting that anytime soon.