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Lenovo IdeaPad Y450
Average of 8 scores (from 9 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo IdeaPad Y450
Source: PC World
The IdeaPad Y450 all-purpose laptop offers good looks and a surprising number of features at an attractive price. The Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 is a well-built all-purpose laptop whose only serious drawback lies in the graphics department. With a price that starts below $600 and tops out at about $900, this is a great-looking and full-featured laptop for everyday home, school, and work use. Just don't expect much more.
Features 75
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/15/2009
Rating: Total score: 81% performance: 70%
Source: PC Advisor
Though Lenovo's ThinkPad business laptops have a reputation for no-nonsense design, the company also produces low-priced, consumer all-purpose laptops that look as good as they feel. Just take a look at the Lenovo Ideapad Y450, a 14in multimedia laptop that's visually striking yet carries a reasonable price tag. The Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 is a well-built all-purpose laptop whose only serious drawback lies in the graphics department. This is a great-looking and full-featured laptop for everyday home, school, and work use. Just don't expect much more.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/15/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Hardware Central
Netbooks have been hogging the spotlight lately, making the world marvel at how capable a computing companion you can get for a notch under $500. Lenovo would like equal time to point out just how capable a real computer you can get for a notch over $500. The Y450 is pretty robust overall, though -- a likable laptop that's an undeniable deal at $599. There are other "real" notebooks (as opposed to netbooks) that cost even less, but many are bulky and clunky compared to the elegant IdeaPad. Few will make you feel as good about carrying them.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/07/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 100% performance: 60% features: 80%
Source: CNet
Formerly known for the iconic, if boxy, ThinkPads (which the company still does well: see our review of the T400s), Lenovo has also begun branching into more stylish consumer products, loosening up its slightly uptight design aesthetics along the way. The recent IdeaPad line reflects the change most starkly: we looke at the 16-inch IdeaPad Y650 a while ago, and were impressed by the thin, sturdy feel and bolder touches, including texture-patterned lids and glossy materials used in the interior. Reasonably priced, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 is a style-savvy, media-friendly laptop that unfortunately lacks gaming graphics.
78, Leistung 70, Ausstattung 80, Mobilität 70
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/29/2009
Rating: Total score: 78% performance: 70% features: 80% mobility: 70%
Source: PC Mag
As countless shoppers flock to stores to buy low-cost netbooks, they forget that great deals for these tough economic times are also coming in the form of bigger, more-capable, and still-very-portable mainstream laptops. The Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 (starting at $599) is not only inexpensive, it also comes with a big screen, a desktop-like typing experience, and a bevy of multimedia features. It's a great laptop for kicking off a new school year or transitioning from that old desktop. The Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 is a tremendous bargain for students and home users on a shoestring budget.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/24/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Notebookreview.com
The Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 has a lot to offer students or a family looking for a good laptop for general use. The overall price/performance ratio makes the Y450 a compelling notebook if you're looking for something with a 14-inch screen. The nice design, great sounding speakers and multi-touch touchpad should likewise give you a few reasons to consider this laptop. That said, the Y450 has some strong competition from notebooks like the new Dell Studio 14z and the popular HP Pavilion dv4t. If you're looking for an attractive notebook for school the Y450 makes a great choice, but if you need a high-end gaming notebook or the lightest possible weight, this isn't it.
Leistung 80, Display 50, Verarbeitung 95, Emissionen 80
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/18/2009
Rating: performance: 80% display: 50% workmanship: 95% emissions: 80%
Source: Comp Reviews
Lenovo's IdeaPad Y450 isn't an extremely compact system, but comapred to many other laptops in its price range, it is very compact and lightweight. Performance is good although it does suffer in the graphics by relying on the integrated video. It does come with some very good battery life for its size. It's really hard to find systems with similar features and performance but some may want to look at the version with the NVIDIA graphics if they need 3D support.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/15/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptop Mag
This thin, light notebook offers good performance and plenty of style for its price. None of the value-priced systems we've reviewed provide the design, features, portability, and strong battery life of the Lenovo Ideapad Y450. At $619, it's a great notebook for students, families, or anyone on a budget who needs a highly portable computer with plenty of features. Even the cheapest configurations are powerful enough for the most common computing tasks: using Office software, editing photos, watching movies, and surfing the Web. But if you plan on editing video or playing high-speed games, you'll want to consider a more powerful (and expensive) configuration.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/22/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
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Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/20/2009
Rating: Total score: 75%
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45, GE45 and GS45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Pentium Dual Core: The return of the name Pentium, though it is a Yonah core. In fact, it is a double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption.
Entry class dual core CPU with 1 MB level 2 cache and no virtualization technology. Compared to the Core 2 Duo line, some power saving mechanism are deactivated.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
Above all, this display size is used for subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles. For all three types, this size is quite large. The biggest variety of subnotebooks is represented with this size.
Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.2 kg:
Usually subnotebooks, ultrabooks and quite lightweight laptops with 12-16 inch display-diagonal weigh as much.
Lenovo: Lenovo Group Limited is China's largest and the world's fourth largest personal computer manufacturer. Lenovo produces desktops, laptops, servers, handheld computers, imaging equipment, and mobile phone handsets. Lenovo also provides information technology integration and support services, and its QDI unit offers contract manufacturing. Its executive headquarters are located in China and USA. It is incorporated in Hong Kong. Lenovo was formed in 1984 as a spin-off of the Chinese Academy of Sciences new technology unit. The company initially began as a reseller, distributor and later CM for foreign brands, including IBM, entering the Chinese market. In 1990, Lenovo started to manufacture its own PCs and by 1997 became the market leader in China. In 2004, Lenovo bought IBM's PC business for $1.25billion. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %
79.25%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
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I agree with Jackie Strosser from Jersey Shore. Think about who gets paid to let the drillers do that. We are destroying Mother Earth. It's not only the good ol' U.S.A. but other countries as well....
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Down Under Down Under: A Visit to Arafura Resources Nolan's Bore Rare Earth's Project in Australia's Northern Territories 16 comments
Sydney, Australia, June 25, 2011: My business partner, Dr. Gareth Hatch and I are in Sydney where we have just wrapped up a busy week.
We were first both invited speakers at a Rare Earth & Strategic Metals Conference here, and then we both conducted a well-attended workshop on understanding and participating in the rare earth supply chain for junior miners, refiners, and end-users. The workshop attendees/participants included public companies such as Matamec(TSX Venture: MAT) as well as closely held ventures from Russia and Europe. The Australian government was represented as were Australian universities and a well regarded`Australian national laboratory that studies, develops, and validates metallurgies for miners and prospective miners.
On Thursday we flew to Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, and then drove for an hour and a half to the Aileron Roadhouse, which is just a few KM from Nolan's Bore, a water well originally dug to provide water for cattle grazing and now the center of the rare earth ore bodies being brought into production by Arafura Resources (ASX: ARU). In fact the company's mining will begin literally at Nolan's Bore, which Mr Nolan seems to have drilled many decades ago right through the center of a rich mineralization of rare earths.
Gareth and I visited`the drilling camp on the mining site where Arafura has already begun an impressive program to verify the extent of its deposits.
Gareth will provide the technical details of what we observed and learned when he reports on the Arafura visit on TMR, techmetalsresearch.com, our web site.
Just for now I want to tell you the initial results of my observations of the operations and the managers and workers of Arafura Resources:
Arafura Resources has a first class operational management (I have never yet met its administrative managers), a skilled and dedicated workforce, and a first class operation. Arafura's business model is excellent. It's exactly what it should be and it is running smoothly.
I decided to draft this note this evening while I am still in Australia, because earlier this week before I ever met any of Arafura's staff I saw a story that Arafura had decided to postpone the completion of its bankability/feasibility study by 6 months to a year in order to assure that it wasn't prematurely rushed into operation.
This "slow down" is a very good idea. It seems to me that to closely study a complex undertaking, before committing to specific expensive undertakings, that are difficult once underway to modify is the soul of professional and well thought out business models and an indicia of good management.
Siting an extraction and S/X plant capable of producing 10-20 KT/year of separated rare earth oxides is not to be rushed or done except after studying the needs of such a facility thoroughly, with care for details, and the best possible estimate of the future of variable costs.
Yet I see stories that "something is wrong" or that "there`are problems with the company" and other such punditry based on the fact that the pundits involved do not know how a good business should be run and have not looked at the hard data and plans of the company.
The rare earths' sector is rapidly separating itself into wannabes (want to be in operation) and gonnabes (going to be in operation).
The gonnabes are going to be because they have a good deposit, a metallurgy that works, a marketing plan, and management that efficiently manage both the mining and the financing operations.
The cold cruel world of capitalism also requires that the gonnabes are among the first to produce and, at the same time, can sell profitably at the lowest price and highest quality among their competitors.
I'm placing Arafura Resources in my list of the top 10 global rare earth projects I have seen.
My list will appear next month, July, on TMR's web site along with the overall reasons that I have decided to create it, and the reasons for my choices.
Be aware all ye pundits that I consider this week's announcement by Arafura Resources to be very positive, and that I am curious why anyone would come to any other conclusion.
I'm going from here to Singapore for further work on the rare earth's sector, and I'll be home on July 3.
Please make wise choices in your investments and don't make investment decisions based on the analyses by those who don't understand how a profitable business must be built and operated.
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You can taunt the analysts for doubting the re-study and I'm glad you see this as prudent. But there is a funding side you are giving little comment. Perhaps getting things right in the planning trumps all. It is hard to disagree directly with that. But the kinds of changes in the announcements are rather large at this stage IMO. Why are such major changes necessary now? Should this have been seen earlier?
I feel:
1) A delay at the bankable feasibility level with prices continuing to rocket suggests weak fundamentals in the business plan at this stage in the project.
2) Adding a nine to twelve month delay when the project was still quite far away suggests more and more significant delays before production is likely. Note: this is not Arafura's first announced delay. If these delays cause Arafura to start up after LREE prices begin to correct, funding will be a big problem. This is still a large unfunded project right now.
3) Reassessing to focus more on rare earths in the project and less on gypsum from Nolan's suggests poor focus in the prior plan more than a great prudence currently. At best this is some new found prudence.
But calling it a great managerial achievement has the feel of spin at this stage. I think if the funding pitch is that tough at this stage the whole business model may be questionable.
And of course the changes mean additional feasibility costs too Granted these may be recouped in operations, but current share holders bare a risk of dilution from another potential capital raise.
Bottom line: If Arafura gets it's funding and LREE prices stay high, you may well be right. But there is a risk. If funding gets tough or LREE prices soften, the additional feasibility could be costly. And either way I think there is good reason to ask why these large changes were needed so far down the road? I think many Arafura holders felt like there should have been more clarity at this stage. At best your position is still the best of a tough situation. And on the other hand, it may be a missed opportunity. Junior's don't normally get that many opportunities. We'll see if ARU can make more opportunities in the future.
Major work in the expanded BFS includes:
1. Design and optimization of a modified mine site beneficiation circuit which aims to generate a higher mineral concentrate grade with associated reduction in reagent, transport, capital and waste management costs, both at the Nolans Bore Mine and Whyalla Rare Earths Complex. (page 2 top)
I read this to mean they want to do something more like the Mount Weld concentrator to save on transportation costs and de-risk Whyalla. If that is true then they should have listened to Kingsnorth and similar comments years ago. This seems to be the main change (and the flow chart changes that will follow from this change). I have to say Steve Ward is a smart guy. But this criticism is truly old news from my prior research. I don't know why it took this long to come around to this change.
The funding was going to be a billion more, more or less; that seems to be unchanged. That funding requirement has apparently been long figured into Arafura's market cap. The stock's drop since appears to be roughly a dollar-for-dollar offset factoring in dilution for the added cost of the extended study, plus a 10% or so discount-- a fairly bubbly, smallish, by vc standards-- for the additional year till production.
If I understood Ward correctly on the flow chart, it was a revamp to focus on rare earth instead of gypsum. That is clear as mud, like the rest of the announcement to be honest. But my guess is they will do more like Mt Weld (do the flotation more than once) to concentrate further what they send to Whyalla. This would reduce the gypsum produced, but make rare earth processing easier.
But if I am guessing right, then they are accepting a mistake that has been written about for years. If you are right they are in a bigger pickle. Either way more explanation is needed and it is hard to see a scenario where management will please shareholders short term. I like Ward's knowledge, but the management here has been weak IMO.
Exactly, this makes no sense. Now, Arafura's rare earth bearing minerals are notoriously tough nuts to crack, which makes me think that they may have serious metallurgical issues.
Malaysian game-playing, complete with an implicit request for bribes: Check. www.reuters.com/articl... Lynas- down sharply. Arafura- up just a little bit.
I just read Keith Bradsher's article on the Lynas-Malaysia problems, and he does a very good job of deconstructing the story down to its basics. There are very serious engineering and materials problems that have to be corrected, This will be a large added cost and a costly time delay even if everything can be fixed. This is NORMAL in large construction projects, especially if such have not ever before been done. However this makes the costs per kg and the timelines simply wrong and such numbers as "margins" must now be recalculated.
I read the article and the IAEA report. By engineering and materials problems do you mean technical reason 1 & 2 (a waste plan and decommissioning plan) in the IAEA report?
Certainly, these things will effect margins. But post Fukashima, won't many of these costs be incurred by all of the producers of REE's used in magnets? Granted basteasite mines will face less of this producing Neodymium, but how can this issue be avoided to meet the Dysprosium market? I'd say we are simply going to see a permanent increase in the mid-HREE prices when these costs are passed through to the final product.
Radioactive material management is a skill learned from experience and at huge costs in time and money. Governments and specialized miners have these skills after having spent the time and money.
Thank you for the time and response.
The New York Times article raises concerns for me on multiple fronts. The claims are the least of my concerns. They are unsubstantiated, contrary to the IAEA findings and Malaysian government comments, and directly denied by Lynas. Both you and I hear many unsubstantiated claims from our contacts in the legal, construction, environmental and rare earth industries (Ex: the water you mentioned in a discussion at a Canadian conference- I heard there's barium in it).
Take care.
Any thoughts about the Lynas Siemens deal? Does the fact that the NYT has offered nothing further or produced any hard evidence change your mind at all?
I mean I see this as the NYT offering and unnamed source versus Lynas' denial baiting the NYT for facts (with no NYT response); the Malaysian government saying they were misquoted in the NYT in a separate Lynas story; The IAEA report saying Lynas is safe; and now Siemens and Sojitz saying supportive remarks about Lynas. You're a good guy Jack. You took a stand when the facts were not clear. How about now? Are things clearer in your opinion. Or do you still have the same opinion?
I respect you and I respect your knowledge and comments, but I disagree with this comment. Lynas is right not to allow you at Mt. Weld. You have unfairly judged them with no substantiated evidence on your side IMO. You exaggerate the "Save Malaysia" protests, fail to acknowledge a very sensible long term organic development of Lynas as a junior, and see long delays inconsistent with the actions of the companies and business around Lynas.
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Well, I struggled with hunger a bit today. Maybe a bit of a hangover effect from the almost constant nibbling over the Christmas period. Now I'm waiting for the famed appetite suppressant effect of HFLC to kick in. *taps foot impatiently*
Anyway, I've eaten pretty damn healthily over the first two days, so I can be pleased with that. And I've peed an awful lot (ack, TMI), so maybe some of the bloat will be gone soon too. (Trying not to weigh myself more than once a week - I wanna divorce the scale like Demuralist!)


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Ok what type of sexual favor did u have to do for the manager of your local gamestop?
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you'd be surprised at what a smile or a favor does for you.
Ok what type of sexual favor did u have to do for the manager of your local gamestop?
I didn't do a sexual favor, I work at a gamestop. My manager has been holding ps3's for her customers who actually weren't douchebags calling over the phone asking to hold one for them.
If you go into a store several times and they don't have it, just ask the manager nicely to call you (give your number) when they get them in, and generally, they might just comply.
The demand for the Wii in the US is not slowing down... and is actually RISING! Many who bought a Wii at launch (myself included) ended up showing off the Wii to friends and family over the Thanksgiving holiday. That generated MORE demand for it as people saw what this thing can do.
Even though Nintendo has done an excellent job of maintaining supplies of consoles each week, they simply can't keep up with the growing demand.
What happened on Thanksgiving is going to happen at Christmas and New Years Eve. Add to that kids who will get money for Christmas who will want a Wii too.
I would be genuinely surprised if one could simply walk into a store and buy a Wii any time before Feb'07. If the WiiConnect channels come online and are as useful as appear to be, and Opera lives up to expectations, then all bets are off... and it could be many months AFTER that before Wiis are readily available.
Now, I have another question. If Nintendo comes up with some new channel, how do you get it on your Wii? Is it true that you just update your system using Wi-Fi?
you buy them from the store other ones are not yet active and will just need an update yet
Wait, huh? What do you buy from the store?
sorry let me clarify the Wii Store that u access thu the console.... lol
Oh, okay. That's kind of stupid. Costs money to get channels for your Wii. Wow.
some will some won't they say the internet one will be free till Feb '07 i think...


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1. Re: Logical Key for Degenerate DimensionSrini VEERAVALLI Jan 4, 2013 9:09 PM (in response to User458365)What are you expecting based out new logical dimension?1 person found this helpful
Try to create alias for fact in Physical layer and then join with fact.
Or else keep the existing implementation and use the separate presentation table to have dimension column. This would avoid a join too..
If helps pls mark
Edited by: Srini VEERAVALLI on Jan 4, 2013 3:09 PM
2. Re: Logical Key for Degenerate DimensionUser458365 Jan 4, 2013 9:25 PM (in response to Srini VEERAVALLI)Hi Srini,
Since my main logical fact table consists of two LTS and the dimension being created from this table will also have 2 LTS, the content level will be set to all levels on which the fact is joined.
So I would like to create a logical dimension based out of my dimension and then assign the content level at the detail level.
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EDINBORO -- Isaac Mattson scattered two hits over seven innings and struck out 13 as Harbor Creek blanked General McLane 3-0 Tuesday to set up a big Region 4 showdown with Warren today.
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- North East 1, Fairview 0: At Fairview, Lucas Brown's shutout led the Grapepickers (7-6 overall, 4-2 Region 5) past the Tigers (0-8, 0-6).
Brown scattered seven hits, struck out eight and walked one. He also drove in the Pickers' lone run with a sacrifice fly in the third inning that scored Kevin Cooney.
Jared Hanas led the Tigers with two hits.
- Saegertown 12, Union City 0: At Union City, Kyle Wise had three hits and drove in four runs to lead the Panthers (15-2 overall, 7-0 Region 3) past the Bears (5-5, 4-2).
Tyler Walters and Drew Durasa added two hits and two RBIs each for Saegertown. Matt Thompson and Lucas Basko combined for the shutout, allowing five hits and striking out six.
- North Allegheny 7, McDowell 1: At Wexford, North Allegheny (13-6) used a four-run third inning to take control and held off McDowell (12-2) in a non-region game. Cody Ballay drove in McDowell's only run and took the loss on the mound.
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Show #3904
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keith Olbermann, and Keith Urban.
PLUS: Nobody Cares; highlights from the U.S. Open; Obama's speech; and a Top Ten list.
" . . . . and now, Hercules in a business suit . . . . . . . David Letterman!"
-"Anthony Weiner came in 5th in the primary for city mayor. New Yorkers are going to miss him. It's always nice having someone you can feel morally superior to."
-"Anthony Weiner is retiring from public life to spend more time with his cell phone."
Got a minute? Good. Because it's time for "Nobody Cares"
We see Mr. Anthony Weiner speaking at a podium . . . . I mean, lectern . . . about to throw in the towel in his bid for Mayor of New York City.
Anthony Weiner: " . . . . I have to say, ladies and gentlemen..."
Quick cut out to Art Card: NOBODY CARES
The U.S. Open finished up on Monday night but people are still talking about the thrilling two weeks of tennis competition. Not only was the tennis great, but we have highlights for a specific niche. We take a look.
ANNOUNCE: "The 2013 US Open is history. Relive the thrills, the drama and the action with 'U.S. Open Towel Highlights.'"
We see various shots of players wiping the sweat from their bodies using the official U.S. Open towels.
ANNOUNCE: "The world's best players! And soft, absorbent cotton towels. Wiping. Mopping. Dabbing. A full hour of unforgettable moments. 'U.S. Open Towel Highlights.' Tomorrow night, only on CBS."
What amount the U.S. Tennis Association charges to carry the Open, can you blame CBS for trying to make some of it back?
Did you watch Obama's speech last night on what he plans to do with Syria and Bashar? His speech took place in the East Wing of the White, not in the Oval Office like many had believed. The East Wing is a little less formal than the Oval Office. We take a look.
While Obama is speeching, we see a woman in curlers take a seat along the wall under a fancy salon hair dryer . . . the kind our moms used to have. The woman must have a nice evening planned.
But if you didn't watch the speech, we have something here that will catch you up to speed. It's a "Recap Of President Obama's Address on Syria.
We see the President at a po . . . lectern. He says, "My fellow Americans / Bashar al-Assad / is / an / overwhelming / prick."
What?! I just learned we had to bleep "prick". But it was the President who said it. We were just reporting. So . . . . gassing Syrians with chemicals is OK to many Americans, but saying "prick" is not?
Obama's speech last night was like a bad episode of "Mad Men." You expected more, but it came in flat. That's usually followed by a really good one, so we'll wait and see. Dave has a plan on how to get Bashar al-Assad out in the open. Pretend he's won a big flat screen TV. When he comes to collect, you kill him. I think that's how we got Osama bin Laden. I'm proud to say we got Saddam Hussein using my plan. That was to go into Iraq and from a bull horn, yell out "Olly olly oxen free!" But the President isn't going to implement Dave's plan. Instead, Obama is going to let Vladimir Putin take over. Not sure how much of a buddy buddy Vlad is to the U.S. but one thing for sure . . . he gets things done.
TOP TEN: ANTHONY WEINER FUTURE PLANS – He's out of the race and all he's got now is time on his hands.
10. Spend more time disgracing his family
6. Just hang out.
3. Learn to play the drums (we see a vt of Weiner behind a drum set. He has his hands clasped behind his head in relaxation. His "drum stick" is pixilated.)
My last second submissions in case needed:
-Become spokesperson for Subway's 5-dollar foot-long.
-Look for his wife.
-Learn to use Instagram.
The last time Joe was here he was promoting one of the Batman movies. He played Robin and eventually, I think, became a future Batman. You see, Batman isn't a person but a symbol. Anyone can be a Batman, I think, but only one Batman at a time, I think. Sorry, but the only Batman I watch is the TV Batman with Adam West. You can ask me anything about that.
Some years back, Joseph's brother was to appear on the Late Show in Is This Anything. His brother, Burning Dan, did some kind of fire dance. He was all set to go but, unfortunately, guest Michael Keaton went long and Burning Dan was bumped. Burning Dan, who sadly has since passed away, never made it on. Tonight, we show the rehearsal clip of brother Dan dancing with fire. There he was performing on the very stage graced by The Beatles and great performers from around the world.
Joseph's new film, "Don Jon," is one he also wrote and directed. It's an idea he's had for a film forever, based on the unrealistic thinking of women who want a man like they see in the movies, and the unrealistic thinking of men who want a woman like they see in the pornos they pretend not to watch. Joseph could never quite get the right angle to write the movie until he did a film with Seth Rogen. Rogen offered advice and some primo weed. That was all that was needed for Joseph to get started. That's interesting, because everything I know about the Mary Jane is that it's a great motivator. It really gets you up and going.
"Don Jon" – it opens September 27th.
He's got a new new show on the ESPN2 called, "Olbermann." Dave says that in the time we've known Keith, he's had 19 new shows . . . and then something always happens.
Dave never fails to mention Keith's extra-large head. Mr. O says his head measures an 8. As with many big-headed men, Keith knows fellow big heads. He mentions baseball manager Bruce Bochy. His head is an 8 1/4. They once tried to take a picture together but they couldn't fit both heads into the shot.
Keith's new show will have him talking sports, and nothing but sports. Dave saw a report he featured recently concerning concussions in football. He was responding to an article that claimed the recent payment settlement by the NFL of $765 million was a money-grab by many of the former NFL player plaintiffs. Olbermann dissected the article line-by-line. Keith has seen and spoken to many of the players who are now walking a thin line of sanity because of the head-bangs suffered from playing the sport. Keith remembers covering the players' strike of 1982 and one of the demands was their wanting to see their own medical records and for an increase in concussion research. This has been a concern of the players for 30 years! This is not new. Would re-teaching the players how to tackle cut down on the head injuries? From my own personal history, I remember tackling with my head in high school. I got my share of head-stingers. Is tackling today a lost art? Well, I remember watching a highlight reel of former St. Louis Cardinals safety #8 Larry Wilson. If you want to teach today's players the right way to tackle leading with your shoulder, watch Larry Wilson. He retired in 1972.
What's the deal with Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel? He's in hot water for not giving the NCAA a cut when he made some money selling his autograph. That's not allowed! The mafi . . . the NCAA has to get a percent off the top of any illegal money made by the players when they try to make money off their name. This is how screwy the NCAA is. Back when Lebron James was in high school and considering skipping college to go right into the pros, he came under investigation for accepting a free "throw-back" football jersey from a local sporting goods store. A player cannot not accept free stuff. The NCAA made a big deal out of it. Now if Lebron didn't accept the free jersey and instead STOLE it . . . . . he would have been better off. Stealing is OK. Giving something free is not.
Oh, Manziel was suspended for half-a-game for his making side money by signing his name to some Manziel Texas A&M jerseys. Meanwhile, go to the NCAA online store and you can buy the Manziel Texas A&M #2 jersey. Johnny Manziel doesn't get a penny of that, but the NCAA and Texas A&M does.
Whenever I see Keith Olbermann, his look reminds me of Steve Allen. Anybody?
Going into one of the commercial breaks, we see Biff Henderson featured in the Backstage Photo Club.
ANNOUNCE: "Join us again tomorrow as Dave welcomes Alec Baldwin, and Toni Collette. We'll be right back with the amazing true story of a dog that traveled over 200 miles to get a document notarized."
From his new album, "Fuse," Keith Urban performed ""Good Thing."
And that was our show for Wednesday, September 11, 2013.
From my office window I look west toward the Hudson River. I remember being here 12 years ago on that day looking down onto 8th Avenue. All day long, hundreds . . . thousands of people walking north. There was no mass transit. Everything was shut down. People had to get home. Walking was the only way.
Every year on the anniversary of 9/11, all the local New York channels broadcast the reading of the names of the 2,996 who died on that tragic day. Two readers will recite a list of 20 or so names, ending with a comment about a personal friend or family member who had died that day. Very emotional. It lasts well over three hours, commercial free. Is this true throughout the country? Do they air this in Chicago? Miami? Dallas? L.A.? Or is it just here.
My daughters were in kindergarten on 9/11. I was in kindergarten when JFK was assassinated. The way I remember JFK is sort of how they remember 9/11.
On September 11, 2001, I remember thinking of the quote following the assassination of President Kennedy. Columnist Mary McGrory said to future New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, "We'll never laugh again." Moynihan replied, "Mary, we'll laugh again, but we'll never by young again."
And it reminded me of the feeling expressed by George Orwell's "Coming Up For Air," and how much the mood and thinking of his world had changed following the first World War. That's what I got out of the back, anyway.
Oh, and nice job by Boston's Logan Airport. They decided that September 11th would be a good day to conduct a fire training exercise at the airport, with smoke and fire and all that good stuff. Insensitive? Oh, yeah, just a bit. When something that dumb takes place, I always think of the same thing. Someone had to come up with the idea, and then someone else had to say, "Yeah! Good idea!" It's takes at least two people to give this the green light, but in this case there had to be dozens who saw the plan and said nothing. I'm sure someone made mention that it might not be a good day to conduct such an exercise, but unfortunately he was probably too far down the ladder to be taken seriously.
The Wahoo Gazette: where the first draft is the final draft.
Retired FDNY fireman, Jerry O'Reilly.
This concludes another installment of CAMEO MENTION OF A WAHOO READER
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Michael L. HYNES
HYNES, Michael L.
Michael L. Hynes, 32- year-old resident of Dorchester, Massachusetts, died suddenly at his home on November 15th. Beloved son of Kathleen Hynes of Edenton, N.C. and Michael J. Hynes of Altadena, he is survived by many loving friends and relatives, including his godson Sean Gillen, from around the country and around the world.
Michael had moved to Boston in 2005 and knew immediately that he was HOME. An electrician, he was a member of IBEW Local #103. Michael will especially be remembered for his passionate support of the Boston chapter of the Celtic Football Club. Last week's halftime show in Glasgow was dedicated to his memory and can be viewed at
. Other tributes were conducted at the Banshee, one of his favorite haunts, and included a bagpipe solo. While Michael will be solely missed, he will remain with us in smiles and endless memories.
On Friday, November 7th at 10:00 a.m., a memorial mass will be celebrated at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 1879 North Lake Avenue, Altadena. Family will receive friends following the service. Interment will be private. Donations in Michael's memory may be made to Jimmy's Fund, c/o Dana Farber Cancer Institute, PO Box 849168, Boston MA 02284.
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Dallas ISD election: Incumbents ahead in early results
Early election results are in and Dallas ISD incumbents are, so far, beating out their opponents.
In District 4, trustee Nancy Bingham received 59 percent of the early vote. Her opponent Luis Hernandez picked up the remaining 41 percent.
In District 5, board President Lew Blackburn received 60 percent of the early vote over his opponent Linda Wilkerson-Wynn.
In District 7, Eric Cowan is facing two challengers and still managed to get 55 percent of the early vote. Rafael Narvaez III picked up 28 percent, while Arturo Sierra received 17 percent.
Also, trustee Adam Medrano received 63 percent of the early vote for a Dallas City Council seat. He is competing against three contenders. His primary challenger, Herschel Weisfeld, received 32 percent of the vote.


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Brazil RECOMMENDATIONS See all
Adventure Activities in Brazil
By Paige, Nicaragua, August 2012
For example, Brazil's most iconic adventure destinations—the Amazon River and Iguassu Falls—are more than 3,000 km (1,860 miles) apart. Opportunities for hiking, biking, climbing, canyoning, caving, birding, rafting, kayaking and much more are found throughout the nation.
Editor's Note: This recommendation was taken from our Brazil Things to Do blog. Visit the original post to continue reading the full post and to learn more about things to do in Brazil.


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At Age 17, Sara Naseri And Emilie Kjeldsen Invent New Sun-Protective Technology
The founders of BUCKY'o'ZUN participated in Blackbox Connect, which brings global startups into the Silicon Valley ecosystem for a 2 week immersion experience, meeting local venture capitalists and startup founders. Deadline to apply for the next group is June 15, 2012 – apply here.
By Sara Naseri & Emilie Kjeldsen (Co-Founders, BUCKY'o'ZUN)
Most 17 year olds go to school, play sports and spend time with their friends, others invent pioneering technologies within the sun protection industry, discuss their project with Nobel Prize Winners, win national as well as international prizes, and travel the world to develop their project. This is what happened to us a few years ago. All of this started out as a school project.
We were walking on the beach one day, wondering why it is impossible to be outside and enjoy the sun without having to fear getting a sunburn, or even worse, developing skin cancer. This was definitely something we wanted to change.


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Given that New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to celebrate New Year's Eve, it would only make sense that New Years Eve in Christchurch be a festive affair. Though not nearly as rowdy as the New Year's celebrations in Queenstown or Auckland, the downtown pubs and clubs will still be packed with live bands and party-seekers, and the largest outdoor festival is the massive gathering in Hagley Park where families come to celebrate the holiday.
Planning a trip? Browse Viator's New Zealand tours, New Zealand attractions, and New Zealand travel recommendations!
One curious thing about New Years Eve in Christchurch is that due to its southerly latitude it doesn't get completely dark until almost 11pm, which means you only have to endure an hour of darkness until watching the fireworks explode over the park. Launched out over Lake Victoria, the fireworks not only ring in the start of a new year, but also draw to a close the park festivities which normally kick off around 6pm.
Seeing that the New Year's celebration falls in the middle of the summer, many Christchurch locals choose to spend the holiday by heading to the beach at sumner, taking day trips from Christchurch to places such as Kaikoura or Waipara, or choosing to spend the holiday elsewhere in New Zealand at a "bach" or holiday home. Despite the fact that many locals choose the New Year's holiday as a time to leave the city, judging from the packed crowds outside the casino and all of the downtown bars, you would never even know that anyone was gone.


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A lawmaker who was influential in getting New Jersey's medical marijuana law passed said he was stunned by the Christie administration's announcement last week that the drug would be taxed.
State Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D., Mercer), who spent five years gathering support for the bill before it was enacted in 2010, said the Treasury Department's rationale was jarring, given the history of the bill.
Because the law was silent on whether the 7 percent sales tax could be applied, treasury spokesman Andrew Pratt said the department had to find out the "legislators' intent" when they drafted it.


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Free Knitting Patterns: Hats
Everyone loves a nice warm knit hat. A hat is a fun project that doesn't take a lot of yarn or time. Hat patterns can vary in their complexity, from simple beanies and toques, to complex lace slouches and cloches. In this directory of hat patterns, we have noted the complexity of the pattern from beginner knitter to advanced.
Huggy Bear Beret
Gauge: 3.5 stitches per inch or 14.0 stitches per 4 inches.
Huggy Bear Beret
Dylan's Beanie
Gauge: 5.0 stitches per inch or 20.0 stitches per 4 inches.
Blue Box Beret
Argyle Hat
Lamb's Pride Hat Set
Beginner/Intermediate. Lovely hat and scarf using Brown Sheep's Bulky Lamb's Pride yarn.
Gauge: 4.5 stitches per inch or 18.0 stitches per 4 inches.
Weekend Hats: 25 Knitted Caps, Berets, Cloches, and More
Pattern book.
Simple Stocking Hat
Beginner. Knit with a double strand of Impeccable yarn by Loops and Threads, this little hat knits up quick!
Gauge: 4.5 stitches per inch or 18.0 stitches per 4 inches.
Beret, Mittens and Scarf
Beginner/Intermediate. A lovely set, beret, mittens and scarf knit with Lamb's Pride wool yarn.
Gauge: 3.0 stitches per inch or 12.0 stitches per 4 inches.
Basic Striped Hat
Beginner. Just your easy beginner stripped hat.
Gauge: 4.0 stitches per inch or 16.0 stitches per 4 inches.
Anna of Green Cables Hat
Gauge: 3.0 stitches per inch or 12.0 stitches per 4 inches.
We Call Them Pirates Hat
Gauge: 6.0 stitches per inch or 24.0 stitches per 4 inches.
Tychus Hat
Animal Hats: 15 patterns to knit and show off
Pattern book.
Toque with Earflaps
Gauge: 3.25 stitches per inch or 13.0 stitches per 4 inches.
Strawberry Fields Hat
Beginner. This is a basic beanie style hat with an easy stitch pattern that looks complicated but is easy peasy.
Snowtracks Cap
Secretive Storms Hat
Zebra Hat
Wolf Motif Hat
Gauge: 25.0 stitches per inch or 100.0 stitches per 4 inches.
Vinea Hat
Intermediate. Vinea is the Latin word for Vineyard in reference to the pattern which forms the band of the hat.
Strawberry Floppy Hat
Gauge: 6.5 stitches per inch or 26.0 stitches per 4 inches.
There's 366 Hats patterns. Use the links below to view more:← Previous 1 2 … 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Next →
The free knitting patterns linked to in directory are the property of the original pattern designer and are listed at KnittingHelp.com as a courtesy. Unless otherwise noted, KnittingHelp.com is not the designer or owner of these patterns. If you have a question regarding a pattern please try contacting the pattern designer. If you need assistance with a particular technique you may wish to ask other knitters in the KnittingHelp.com Forum.


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Oscar 2013: Have Michael Moore's Documentary Branch rule changes been effective?
[See previous post: "Jailed Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Among Oscar 2013 Best Documentary Feature Semi-Finalists."] At the beginning of the year, Academy Governor Michael Moore announced several changes in the voting rules for the Best Documentary Feature category. Currently, eligible movies must be screened at least one week in either New York City or Los Angeles, and must have earned a published review in either the Los Angeles Times or the New York Times. Instead of separate voting committees for specific batches of eligible films, every Documentary Branch member can now nominate any eligible entry. (Image: Lauren Greenfield's The Queen of Versailles movie about a billionaire American couple who embark on the construction of a mansion inspired by the Palace of Versailles – but then the Great Recession hits.)
Those changes were supposed to prevent made-for-television documentaries from entering the race while increasing the quality of potential Oscar 2013 contenders – i.e., if the documentary got distributed in either of the U.S.'s top two urban markets, it must have been better than those that didn't find distribution. By the same token, the rules were to have made it easier for popular documentaries to make the cut.
Well, among the high-profile 2012 releases missing from this year's list of Best Documentary Feature semi-finalists are the following: Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, and Frédéric Tcheng's Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel; Lauren Greenfield's Queen of Versailles; Ron Fricke's Samsara, which became Oscilloscope Laboratories' biggest commercial hit ever; David Gelb's Jiro Dreams of Sushi; Kevin Macdonald's Marley; Amy J. Berg's Peter Jackson (co)produced West of Memphis; and Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon's New York Film Critics Circle winner The Central Park Five. Ah, and John Sullivan and Dinesh D'Souza's 2016 Obama's America, too. More on that last title, the year's most successful documentary at the U.S. box office, in a follow-up post.
Weeks before the list of semi-finalists was announced, Michael Moore himself referred to his plan (or at least part of it) as a "miserable failure." One doesn't have to be a soothsayer to predict more Documentary Branch rule changes in the very near future.
According to the Academy's press release, the members of the Documentary Branch "viewed the eligible documentaries for the preliminary round of voting." Now, how many members actually watched all eligible 126 documentaries – or even just half of them – will remain a mystery for all eternity. Anyhow, Documentary Branch members will now choose five nominees from the 15 titles on the shortlist. After that, the entire Academy membership will be allowed to vote for the winner.
The 2013 Academy Award nominations will be announced on January 10, 2013. The Oscar ceremony will be held on February 24 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
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Deutsche Bank Calms Jittery Markets
Stellar second-quarter earnings calm fears of contagion from the subprime crisis, but repercussions could still be felt down the line
Deutsche Bank (DB) helped ease fears that the subprime loan crisis could spread to Europe when it reported second-quarter earnings Aug. 1 that beat expectations. The Frankfurt-based bank said net profit rose 31%, to $2.5 billion, on sales of $12 billion. The bank's Sales & Trading unit was the star performer, with sales rising 89% from a year earlier, to $1.9 billion. "The numbers were excellent, there's very little to criticize," says Andreas Weese, an analyst at Unicredit Markets & Investment Banking in Munich.
Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt-traded stock lost a little over two euros to close at €98.80 on Aug. 1. That was better than other banks, however, and followed a three-point rise on July 31.
Earlier in the week, German midsize lender IKB Deutsche Industriebank provoked nervousness in financial markets when the bank disclosed it could suffer billions of losses from exposure to U.S. credit. However, Deutsche Bank seems to have done a good job of protecting itself from similar contagion. Analyst Weese says he is not worried that Deutsche will face huge markdowns because of the subprime crisis.
However, long-term revenue of Deutsche Bank and other international banks could suffer if there is less liquidity in markets and trading by hedge funds cools. "They're a big customer group," Weese says.


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- LL.B (Hons), Manchester University
- Chester College of Law (Law Society Final Examinations), with honors
- England and Wales
- California
- Spanish
Robb Klein is a partner and the Practice Group Leader of the Entertainment, Technology and Advertising Practice Group in the firm's Century City office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Klein specializes in all aspects of entertainment, media and communications law, particularly film and television financing, production and distribution, merchandising and the licensing of rights and new media.
Mr. Klein has worked on the financing and production of numerous feature films, from small independent movies to studio blockbusters. He has also worked on numerous deals utilizing tax incentives around the world, and specializes in structuring international co-productions. His work for financiers includes acting for banks, entrepreneurs, tax funds and hedge funds, often involving secured lending and complex multi-party financing arrangements.
Mr. Klein represents studios, independent production companies and individual producers and advises on chain of title and copyright issues, joint development agreements, co-financing agreements, output agreements, first-look agreements, re-make deals, rights acquisition agreements and options, negative pick-up agreements and related financing documents, format rights and television licensing agreements, sales agency and distribution agreements. He has also acted as production counsel on many films.
With regard to online and mobile business, Mr. Klein advises companies on their online commercial arrangements, from terms and conditions to commercial supply and advertising agreements, and on mobile content licensing. He has represented both content owners and mobile platform operators. He also advises computer games developers in their dealings with publishers and on other types of software licensing.
Mr. Klein has worked on the commercial side of many significant corporate deals in the media sector including IPOs and acquisitions of companies in the film, television, music, computer games, mobile and video on demand sectors.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Klein was a partner in the Media & Communications Department of SJ Berwin LLP, a leading European law firm, based in their London office.
- Recognized as an expert in film financing in Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession, Legal Experts and the Legal 500.
Representative Experience
- Represented the mezzanine lender on the financing of the motion picture "JOBS"
- Represented Exclusive Media on the financing of the motion picture "Rush", a UK-German Co-Production
- Represented Kaushi Entertainment on the financing and production of "Machine Gun Preacher," a $30 million independently financed motion picture
- Represented Octopus Investments in connection with an $80 million P&A facility
- Represented MICA Entertainment in connection with the establishment of a $50 million film fund
- Represented Screen Gems on the production of "Mardi Gras" and "Bone Deep"
- Represented Barbarian Films on the financing and production of "The Greatest" and "13"
- Represented Bridgeworks Capital in respect of loans on several large U.S. independent pictures.
- Represented Spanish animation house Ilion Studios on the financing and production of "Planet 51"
- Represented Magnet Media Group in connection with the financing of "The Experiment" and "Dark Tide"
- Represented Alcon Entertainment in connection with the Irish co-production arrangements on "P.S. I Love You"
- Represented a number of tax funds on numerous films utilizing various UK tax incentives
- Advised a Spanish producer in connection with the English language remake by a US studio of the film "Torrente"
- Development, production and financing work on numerous films including "Flawless", "Love in the Time of Cholera", "Basic Instinct 2", "P.S. I Love You", "Mrs. Henderson Presents", "Feast of the Goat" and "Travels With My Aunt"
- Advised a European telecoms operator on their content deals for cell phones, a music mobile download service and a "life caching" product
- Negotiating a license deal with a telecoms operator to supply a children's channel owned by a major US studio on their mobile network
- Coordinating the due diligence exercises in relation to the sale of the Miramax film library, the acquisition by Universal Music of the Sanctuary Music Group and the acquisition of DIC Entertainment by Cookie Jar
- Worked on the acquisition by Universal Music by BMG Music Publishing for €1.6 Billion in particular on the complex due diligence exercise and the EU merger clearance
- Represented a well known computer games developer on its arrangements with publishers in connection with the development of computer games
- Advising various rights owners licensing rights for use in computer games
- "The Future of Broadcasting: Rights and Regulation in the Digital Age," In-house Lawyer, July 2007
- "A Guide to Film Financing in Spain," Media Focus, June 2007
- "Sale and Leaseback is Dead. Long Live the UK Tax Credit," Encore Magazine, June 2007
- "Film Hedge Funds: A New Money Tree?" Media Annual 2007, January 2007
- "Coming Up For Air – The New UK Film Incentives," Media Annual 2006, January 2006
Media Mentions
- Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 7, 2008
Speaking Engagements
- Presentation at The Beijing Film Academy (Beijing, China), June 2013
- Film Finance Forum (Shanghai International Film Festival), 2013
- Digital Distribution: Revolutionary Destructive or Both? (Beverly Hills Bar Association), April 2013
- BNA/Atlas International Film & TV Finance Summit (New York), September 2011 and 2010
- BNA/Atlas International Film & TV Finance Summit (Los Angeles), March 2011 and 2012
- Global Media Update (Los Angeles), 2008-2012
- Film Finance Forum (Los Angeles), March 2009
- Series of three in-house seminars (London) – "The Distribution and Delivery of Digital Entertainment", June/July 2007
- In-house Seminar (Madrid) – "European Film Financing Incentives", June 2007
- In-house Seminar (London) – "Where Next for Mobile Content?", February 2007
- In-house Seminar (London) – "ICT: Emerging Technologies", January 2007
- Presented by Winston BakerCrowne Plaza Shanghai, June 13, 2016
- November 1, 2012
- The Luxe Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, March 22, 2012
- November 8, 2011
- New York, NY, September 22, 2011
- Presented by BNA/AtlasLos Angeles, March 3, 2011
- Presented by BNA/AtlasNew York City, September 27, 2010
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Nyssa sylvatica
Blackgum or black tupelo is oftentimes (but not always) associated with wet areas as is suggested by its latin genus name Nyssa, the name for a Greek mythological water sprite. The Creek Indian word for "swamp tree" is eto opelwu. Southern bee-keepers prize the tree's nectar and sell tupelo honey for a premium. The tree is showy in fall with brilliant red leaves ornamented with blue fruit on female trees.
Photos by Steve Nix
Start with the Tree Finder if you are not sure what kind of tree you have!
Range Map
-The native range of blackgum, USFS.
Blackgum Habitat and Culture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual, Northeast S&PF, USFS)
From Virginia Tech w/Photos
(Big List courtesy of VT Dendrology)
North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry)
The Great American Hardwood Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)
Recent Champion: 78' height, 64' spread, 185" circumf., Franklin Township, New Jersey
Quick Stats
Common Names: blackgum, sourgum, pepperidge, tupelo, and tupelogum
Habitat: uplands and in alluvial stream bottoms
Description: It has a swollen base that tapers to a long, clear bole and often occurs in pure stands
Uses: commercial timber used for furniture and crates, honey tree
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From Mirror reports
WINDBER - Bedford's Caleb Grimes came into the District 5 Tournament seeded sixth, but that didn't stop him from beating Chestnut Ridge's third-seeded Jeremiah Zimmerman, 3-1, Friday night in high schoo wrestling action.
Grimes is one of eight Bisons who advanced to the semifinals. Ryan Easter (103), Garrett Thomas (112), Tanner Williams (145), Josiah Koontz (160), Brian Gibbons (171), Michael Brett (189), and Jacob Krupa (215) also moved on.
At 125, Northern Bedford's sixth-seeded Damian Corle beat Hyndman's David Strohl, 14-8. Northern Bedford pushed nine into the semifinals. Mason Replogle (103), Drew Gartland (130), Matt Sollenberger (140), Willie Sollenberger (152), Preston Albright (171), Dan Sollenberger (189), Joel Suter (215) and Quinton Hixson (285) won their quarterfinal bouts.
At 145, Everett's Chris Eichelberger, seeded sixth, scored a 5-1 decision over No. 3 Phil Ickes of Somerset. Eichelberger joins Johnny Matney (285) in the semifinals.
Chestnut Ridge advanced four wrestlers - Shane Pfaunmiller (125), Dillan Yothers (135), Tyler Dibert (160) and Jake Deffibaugh (189).
Tussey Mountain's Scott Weimert (103) also advanced.
Tourney notes: Two No. 1 seeds lost in the quarterfinals. At 125, Meyersdale's Collin Day fell to North Star's Ryan Horner. And at 145, Conemaugh Township's Cory Berchick was picked off by North Star's Tanner Revak, 4-3. Berchick appeared to have a nearfall in the closing seconds but was not awarded the points. Wrestling was still taking place after 11:30 p.m. Due to the lateness of the consolations, full results and team scores were not available at presstime.
Team key: B - Bedford; BB - Berlin; CR - Chestnut Ridge; CT -Conemaugh Township; E - Everett; H - Hyndman; M - Meyersdale; NB - Northern Bedford; NS - North Star; SH - Shade; So - Somerset; TM - Tussey Mountain.
112- Ofsanko, CT, pinned Brown, TM, 3:20;Sims, CR, dec. DeArmitt, BB, 6-2.
119-Guyer, NB, pinned Snyder, SH, 1:36.
125 - Horner, NS, maj. dec. Kostick, SH, 14-3; Darr, BB, pinned Hall, E, 1:47; Corle, NB, pinned Hurley, TM, 2:22; Grosik, CT, tech. fall Rininger, B, 21-6.
130 - Hutzell, Sh, dec. Hillegass, CR, 10-3.
135 - Yoder, M, pinned Duvall, TM, 1:34; Mihelcic, SH, maj. dec. Hershberger, NB, 12-0; Dudek, B, pinned Garretty, CT, 3:06; Smeak, NS, dec. Rock, E, 8-2.
140 - Berkley, M, dec. Speicher, CR, 8-1; Weyandt, B, dec. Griffith, CT, 10-5; Connor, NS, pinned Bloom, SH, 2:30.
145 - Revak, NS, dec. Brallier, NB, 6-2; Miller, BB, pinned Eggleston, M, 0:51.
152 - Hoffman, E, pinned Moore, M, 3:40; Yingling, B, pinned Shifflet, CT, 1:21.
160 - Gibbons, E, dec. Sollenberger, NB, 6-2; Jared Peifer, CT, pinned Oscar Miller, H, 1:16; Ben Miller, BB, pinned Sam Sosak, TM, 1:18.
171 - Nika Jioevi, M, dec. Ben Sterling, E, 7-5; Dillan Wilson, BB, dec. Mark Kline, Sh, 6-4; Devin Martin, CR, pinned Andrew Gowarty, CT, 2:31.
189 - Stuart Trulick, BB, pinned Kameron Starr, TM, 5:13.
215 - Dan Albright, CR, pinned Luke Gindlesperger, CT, 1:39; Josh May, Sh, dec. Tyler Mayhugh, M, 9-7 OT.
285 - Nick Holsopple, CT, pinned Mason Yuzwa, Sh, 3:02; Dylan Emerick, H, pinned Billy Ross, BB, 3:29; Mitchell Hall, TM, pinned Justin Easter, B, 0:54; Luke Fochtman, CR, dec. Stanton Zerfoss, NS, 6-1.
103 - Mickey Sanders, CT, pinned Chris Gibbner, H, 4:00; Scott Weimert, TM, dec. Sam Shank, CR, 5-3; Mason Replogle, NB, pinned Dustin Hartman, BB, 1:48.
112 - Nick Roberts, NS, tech. fall Ofsanko, CT, 16-1, 2:52; Billy Charlton, M, pinned Jon Reynolds, Sh, 1:30; Brady Logsdon, H, dec. Damian Jano, So, 12-9; Garrett Thomas, B, tech. fall Sims, CR, 18-3, 3:40.
119 - Stephen McKenzie, M, pinned Guyer, NB, 5:49; Edward Custer, BB, dec. Eric Claycomb, E, 6-0; Caleb Grimes, B, dec. Jerimiah Zimmerman, CR, 3-1; Tayte Mostoller, NS, dec. Matt Bridge, CT, 7-2.
125 - Horner, NS, dec. Collin Day, M, 6-2; Mike Laue, So, dec. Darr, BB, 4-3; Corle, NB, dec. David Strohl, H, 14-8; Shane Pfaunmiller, CR, pinned Grosik, CT, 1:54.
130 - Tanner Cahill, CT, pinned Hutzell, Sh, 3:22; Cody Gibbner, H, pinned Austin Thompson, BB, 2:31; Seth Deist, M, dec. Luke Lepley, NS, 4-2; Drew Gartland, NB, pinned T. Brett, B, 5:54.
135 - Josh Darr, So, pinned Yoder, M, 1:43; Dillan Yothers, CR, dec. Mihelcic, Sh, 9-5; Tyler Crites, BB, tech. fall Dudek, b, 16-1, 3:51; Richard Moskey, H, dec. Smeak, NS, 8-3.
140 - Landon Lohr, So, dec. Berkley, M, 12-5; Matt Sollenberger, NB, dec. Jason Stover, TM, 2-0; Barry Strohl, H, dec. Weyandt, B, 5-3; Connor, NS, dec. Trace Heffner, BB, 8-6 OT.
145 - Revak, NS, dec. Cory Berchick, CT, 4-3; Tanner Williams, B, dec. Brian Corle, CR, 4-1; Chris Eichelberger, E, dec. Phil Ickes, S, 5-1; James Otten, Sh, pinned Miller, BB, 2:16.
152 - Willie Sollenberger, NB, pinned Hoffman, E, 0:30; Phil Aikey, Sh, dec. William Dunbar, BB, 14-9; Lance Shawley, NS, dec. Bradie Bollman, CR, 2-1; Michael Sutton, So, dec. Cody Yingling, B, 8-3.
160 - Tyler Dibert, CR, tech. fall Gibbons, E, 15-0, 4:43; Josiah Koontz, B, pinned Matt Orner, Sh, 2:36; Neil Yoder, NS, pinned Jared Peifer, CT, 2:41; Jacob Nickelson, So, pinned Miller, BB, 3:19.
171 - Brian Gibbons, B, pinned Jioevi, M, 1:55; Preston Albright, NB, pinned Shad Brumbaugh, TM, 3:40; Jon Baer, So, tech. fall Wilson, BB, 15-0, 6:00; Jeremy Frampton, NS, dec. Martin, CR, 2-0.
189 - Dan Sollenberger, NB, pinned Trulick, BB, 1:17; Michael Brett, B, inj. Def. Andrew Lenhart, M, 2:22; Jake Deffibaugh, CR, pinned Kyle Drenner, CT, 2:17; Nick Baer, So, pinned Cody Stahl, NS, 5:29.
215 - Joel Suter, NB, pinned Dan Albright, CR, Patrick Blough, So, dec. Jake Bennett, H, 3-2 2 OT; Jacob Craig, BB, pinned Eli Claycomb, E, 1:01; Jacob Krupa, B, pinned May, Sh, 1:42.
285 - Eli Kerr, M, pinned Holsopple, CT, 1:16; Johnnie Matney, E, pinned Emerick, H, 5:40; Jake Hayman, S, dec. Hall, TM, 6-1; Quinton Hixson, NB, dec. Fochtman, CR, 7-0.


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Executive Pastor
June 7, 2013
See our book Staffing Effective Church for a section on Executive Pastors including what they should be doing.
From Leadership Network
To help answer these questions, we convened a small focus group of Senior Pastors/Executive Pastor teams who have a variety of experiences with this concept. In addition, we inquired with a few other healthy teams to develop some responses to these questions
Consider this document "beta code" for helping you determine some of the paths and questions your church should consider.
1. What's driving this issue at your church? At the root, there are two basic, interwoven answers. Growth and/or pain. The system has outgrown the team as it is currently structured and gifted. Staff, whether Senior Pastor or other team members, is feeling the stress. Often the board makes note of this and wonders: Is there another way? Also, it is usually a Senior Pastor's initiative to seek a solution such as an Executive Pastor.
2. What is the actual role we need? Decide if you are talking about an Administrative Pastor or an Executive Pastor. These are some of the titles used to distinguish between roles. Most commonly, an Administrative Pastor, or Church Business Administrator, is deployed to oversee the areas of the church such as facilities, finances, support teams, etc. This person may or may not be on the Leadership/Management team of the Church. This person may or may not have pastor/shepherd gifts.
An Executive Pastor (other terms include Staff Director, Executive Director or similar) is deployed to oversee a large percentage of the staff, including the Administrative pastor. In this case, the Executive Pastor operates like the Executive officer of a ship, handling much of the day to day operations and programs. This person is an integral part of the Leadership/Management team of the Church. This person will also usually have pastor/shepherd gifts. Some of the other metaphors include pilot as Executive Pastor with Senior Pastor as Navigator. In corporate language, some see the role as CEO for Pastor and COO for Executive Pastor. In general the larger the congregation, the more they lean towards the Executive Pastor role.
3. Who does the Executive Pastor Serve? In our view, the Executive Pastor primarily serves the Senior Pastor. The Senior Pastor is looking for a person to help guide the overall direction and function of the church in leadership. For this reason, the Executive Pastor's gifts and competencies must complement the Senior Pastor. This means that the Senior Pastor must clearly define for them what they need in an Executive Pastor. They should then examine what gifts are missing and needed. The Senior Pastor will have adaptations to make but the Executive Pastor must adapt to play to the Senior Pastor's strengths. The Executive Pastor also serves the staff as supervisor. In many cases, staff have desired more input than the Senior Pastor had time to give.
The Board is also served in that many now feel they have a person to help carry out some of the functional work in the church. Most often both Senior Pastor and Executive Pastor attend Board meetings.
4. What is the key issue to making this work? By our experience, the key issue is a high level of trust between the Senior Pastor and Executive Pastor. Those teams that don't trust each other don't last long. A key factor in trust building is constant, honest communication.
5. Who does what? One of the best ideas developed from the focus group came from a church that sat down with their board and wrote a three column statement of what was needed from the Senior Pastor, the Executive Pastor and the Board. It is not static document, as needs change, adjustments are made. The process is unique for each church and team and it cannot be static. We are often asked for sample job descriptions. Because of the unique nature of each congregation, we feel this process of clarification of roles is the best way to design each description to fit the team.
6. Who leads Staff meeting? This type of decision is an example of the numerous issues that Senior Pastor and Executive Pastor need to clarify. In some cases the Senior Pastor continues to lead the bulk of the staff meeting. In other cases, the Executive Pastor takes over primary leadership. In still yet others, there is shared leadership. Each should clarify these issues with each other.
7. Do you seek a person within the organization or outside? The key issues are gifts and trust. We most often see that in an internal candidate. In some cases, the person may already be on the staff, have the gifts to serve as the leader, and have the trust of the Senior Pastor and Board. On many occasions the person is a lay member of the church with giftedness and the trust of the leadership take on these responsibilities.
If a church goes outside the organization to find this person, make sure the gifts are there and there are seeds of trust. I have recommended that if a church is serious about an outside candidate, then the Senior Pastor and potential Executive Pastor spend several days together in a retreat, sharing their hearts, values and vision before any decision is made.
8. What about salary? We asked our focus group what was the maximum, minimum and "about right" difference between the Senior Pastor and Executive Pastor salary. Each church is different in terms of tenure and experience but our respondents said the maximum difference between the Senior Salary and Executive Pastor would be 39% less, the minimum 13% less with 23% less being "about right."
9. Who makes the biggest adjustments? Everyone has to make adjustments once this position is implemented. The Senior Pastors feel they have to make big adjustments in their work style with the staff. Senior Pastors tend to continue to over function in a supervisory type role with other staff during the transition period.
The staff has to adjust to working with an Executive Pastor as the team leader. Many long-term staff may say, "I came to work with the Senior Pastor not this person." The role of Executive Pastor requires strong but gentle leadership.
Most Executive pastors have to adapt to both situations. They must learn to translate the Pastor's vision and direction and focus the organization and resources towards that vision and direction. They must learn to give the Senior Pastor appropriate feedback from the staff team. Basically, the role must over communicate with both pastor and the rest of the team.
That's the end of the official document. Most of the other questions we get tend to be very specific church situations. The general answer to most of those questions is "Well, that depends.."
If you have something to add, we would love to see it. Send it in by hitting the reply button on this email. In a few weeks we will take the adjustments and post them on the web site under the special reports section.
By the way, Warren Schuh, a former Executive Pastor and now member of our Leadership Network team helped prepare this code.
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James March 20, 2014
What have you find or do you recommend in regard to Executive Pastor as successor for a Lead Pastor? Our church (approx. 1450 in average weekend attendance, staff of 20 with full and part time pastoral, support, and custodial) is facing a transition soon as our pastor is probably about 7 years from retirement.
I appreciate your input on the matter.


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A holiday tradition for many, The Nutcracker will be jumping from the stage to the screen this year and in 3-D.
Filmed last year at the historic Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, where the original Nutcracker first made its debut 120 years ago, watch Clara and her Nutcracker take a magical journey.
This special screening will take place at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Azalea Square Stadium 16, 215 Azalea Square Blvd. in Summerville, and Charlestowne Square 18, 2401 Mall Drive in North Charleston. Tickets are $12.50.
Go to www.FathomEvents.com.
Victorias Secret party
Yet another holiday favorite is the Victorias Secret Fashion Show.
You might think Im joking, but seriously, its a big deal.
Filled with fanciful costumes, beautiful people and top-billing musical acts, its quite a spectacle, drawing 10.3 million total viewers last year alone.
This year marks the 17th annual fashion show and will include performances by Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars.
Local pizzeria Mellow Mushroom has teamed up with the local Victorias Secret stores to host Charlestons Official Viewing Party.
Starting at 9 p.m. Tuesday, head over to the King Street location for a night of glamour and gourmet pizza. Attendees are encouraged to show up in the best Victorias Secret PINK outfit for the PINK contest. A drink special will be offered and DJ Natty Heavy will spin beats at the official after-party.
The party is free to the public. Sales will raise money and awareness for the local nonprofit for domestic violence, My Sisters House.
Go to mellowmushroom.com for more.
Tarantino XX
Its hard to believe that Quentin Tarantinos acclaimed film Reservoir Dogs came out 20 years ago.
In honor of the anniversary, the film will be heading back to theaters for one night only.
In addition to the screening, the event will include a special feature showcasing Tarantinos 20-year career and a selection of handpicked movie trailers from films that inspired him as a filmmaker.
This special screening will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Azalea Square Stadium 16, 215 Azalea Square Blvd. in Summerville, and Charlestowne Square 18, 2401 Mall Drive in North Charleston. Tickets are $12.50.
Go to www.FathomEvents.com or www.tarantinoxx.com.
Motorcycle ride
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, an event that holds a special place in my heart is the Toys for Tots motorcycle ride, put on by the Law Riders motorcycle club and the Marine Corps Reserve.
This 16th annual event, which is all about collecting toys that will be distributed to less fortunate children during the holidays, and having a good time while doing so, was postponed due to inclement weather.
The ride will be held Sunday.
To participate in the police-escorted motorcycle ride, folks are asked to bring one unwrapped toy per rider (or $20) and one unwrapped toy per passenger (or $10). Registration begins at 10 a.m. with the ride scheduled to pull out at noon.
Expect to see Santa and his elves, and possibly the Grinch participating, as many deck out their bikes and themselves in holiday gear.
The event also will feature music, food vendors and a 50/50 raffle.
The collection ride, which is normally held in the North Charleston Coliseum parking lot, this year has moved to a new location. The ride will leave from and return to the Exchange Park Fairgrounds, U.S. Highway 78 in Ladson.
Go to Lawriders.org.
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This is in response to Madonna's immediate recall of all the troops.
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She acts like she knows how to run this country, when in reality, she has no idea. Why do the media even broadcast this stuff?
My mother is a schoolteacher, and she isn't allowed to voice her opinion to her students or run a rally at her school for her beliefs. My mother's job is to teach. Madonna's job is to sing. Why is it that Madonna is put on national television trying to persuade Americans about the war?
It seems celebrities only use their status to try to persuade other people. If Madonna is going to try to persuade her music-lovers, then I guess it would be OK for my mother to try to persuade her students. Leave the politics to the professionals who do it for a living.
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Now Pat Childs (Nov. 15 letter) and others seem to believe he was smart enough to win re-election by somehow rigging the electronic voting machines across much of the nation.
Hey, guys, you can't have it both ways. Didn't your mother ever tell you not to believe anything you read and only half of what you see?
If the Democrats really believe all those conspiracy theories about how G.W. won the election, then they have a greater problem than they think.
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Now that state Rep. Warren Chisum has filed a proposal to ban gay marriage, I'm sure the attacks will begin.
Many will accuse him of pandering for votes and publicity at the expense of an already marginalized segment of society.
Chisum has filed several bills and issued many statements regarding gays and gay sex over the course of many years. No Johnny-Come-Lately to the world of pandering is he.
In fact, it is difficult to think of anyone who has shown as much interest in homosexuals as Rep. Chisum. Not being a psychiatrist, I decline to even guess why that might be.
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A southern Ontario news site called BlackburnNews.com suggests nine Lev Tahor members — three adults and six children — have been detained at an airport in Trinidad and Tobago, after taking a flight from Toronto on Monday.
They apparently told immigration officials at Piarco airport near the capital, Port of Spain, that they were on their way to Mexico and were denied entry, and refused to get on a plane back to Canada — calling a lawyer instead.
Last month, a judge in Chatham-Kent upheld a Quebec court ruling that ordered 13 children into foster care in Quebec.
A southern Ontario court was due to hear an appeal today. That hearing will take place at a later date instead.
A group of about 200 Lev Tahor members fled Ste-Agathe-des-Monts for southern Ontario in November.
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The University of Iowa and two Des Moines-area health care groups are forming a new organization to improve and coordinate care for patients with liver disease.
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