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I think we're looking at a 100page game thread tonight people!!!
Knicks will have the W... the heart that this team is showing in big time situations is like none Ive seen before. Lakers and Mavs were shellshocked by our (here comes a favorites Clyde word) RESILIENCY!!!
Even in the losses against NOLA and the Nets, you had a feeling that the team can elevate and levitate at will.
Still 140 minutes to go.. DAMMIT!!!
That post could not had been made by someone over 10 years old. Thats to be expected from a toddler.
You are probably what? 14 - 15 ? Do
Maybe when you graduate from junior highschool you will have better manners. They probably send you to the corner and make you wear a pointy dunce hat when you misbehave do they?
Consider yourself "put on your place".
Why can't you just discuss the heat and knicks in a civilized manner dude...I see other people doing just that.
No need for the insults.
Hey portega thats a good signature of lin............................It looks like he is throwing a tantrum after the heat game yesterday.
Heatfan -Would you have signed up here at KOL if the Heat had lost? That would have been good sportsmanship. Now it's like you here to rub it in and that is not cool. It doesn't matter what you say really, it's the act, It's like a tourbus full of muslims would have gone down to 9/11 the day after the attack to take pictures. It's just wrong dude...
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Will Felton bring back Stoudemire to the P&R elite?
○ I said when the trade went down for Felton, that as much as it's an encouraging thought to have him back and in sync with STAT in the P&R, that Tyson is by far the better pick setter out of both he and Amar'e. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that Tyson's picks are league class, and that if there's anyone that outclasses him as a pick setter, they'd be one of very few.
In yesterday's preseason game VS Boston (fags), the commentator, whose name I don't recall, eluded to the fact that Chandler was an excellent finisher on the P&R, more so probably than Dwight Howard, which led me to rekindle this discussion.
Another thing to remember, is that Chandler and Felton also played, and started, together in Charlotte. So there is pre-formed chemistry there already, and since that time Chandler's game has elevated dramatically after having played with CP3, and Jason Kidd in Dallas.
Adding Jason Kidd to the fray.
○ As I just mentioned, part of the reason Chandler's game elevated offensively can be related to the C, PG role he has shared with 2 of the league's all time, future hall of fame point guards CP3 and Captain Kidd. Bringing Kidd to New York is only far more likely to see Chandler's offensive numbers go up, and given that thought, is it too optimistic to think that he'll even be worth 15-16 PPG this season? Considering his high percentage shots and impeccable timing on the P&R, to think he'll receive the ball close to the basket 6 times a game isn't overstepping the mark in the slightest.
Where does Amar'e's P&R game fit in?
○ Mid range dominance. Pure and simple. It is the only advantage STAT has over Chandler in any sense of the game itself; he can shoot.
In his time as the offence's go to scorer pre Melo, Amar'e Stoudemire's game was lethal because of his triple threat ability, as pointed out perfectly by Elton Brand and Al Horford in the above video.
As I say, it is his only advantage as a front court scoring option on this team, and if he's to return to form, his shot will have to be what propels his offence.
But therein lies the issue. Last season STAT was the league's worst shooter from what was his former sweet spot. And, as you'll see, he's not the only current Knick on the chart below.
So how's that! STAT and Ray are the league's worst shooters on opposite sides of the court! That is not good! If they're to run a successful 2 man game as the majority of the site apparently assumes they will, then this is a serious concern. We can say, "Just let them play on the other side of the court", but that would be ignoring the 3 other players out there, and whether or not that will detract from continuity. The other concern, as with a lot of D'Antoni's old spaced offence, is that it's prone to predictability, and teams the likes of Miami, that are an elite defensive squad, chew up offences that are easily read. It's a cynic's view, but it's not implausible cynicism.
○ There's food for thought here, KO. And while I could rattle on about it at great length, especially considering that I've not mentioned Carmelo Anthony, the Knicks' best player who destroyed the league at the 4 last year, and the fact that Chandler's presence affected Amar'e's usefulness last year, there is much to add to the burning questions regarding the reemergence of Amar'e Stoudemire, and the players in O&B that'll help bring him back from the doldrums of, well, sh*ttyness.
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Im kinda glad we brought back felton, and lets not forget, felton had one one his worst seasons last year being unmotivated and out of shape being the culprit. He was on a portland team that was going nowhere. THis year will be different with woody getting on players backs to perform well or he would lose his starting gig to kid or prigs.
Amare also being oft-injured and unable to get his chemistry to click with melo and unable to find his spots during games, shooting out of rhythm trying to do something with the ball. He was lost in melo ball to the most part. And amare who heavily rely on pg play had the likes of Douglas,Bibby and Lin for the most part of the season and and a one legged davis to dish to him. Our point gaurds were mediocre at best and didnt have the skills to really bring out amares game. His already preexisting chemistry with felton should dramatically improve his play and find him on open jumpers and drives to the hoop. Not to mention, lin bombed it today vs the spurs (1-10/ 1 assist) our new guys should dramatically bring new cohesion to this group
In Celtics game and Wizards game we saw some nice passes from Felton to Tyson. Enough to give hope.
I have been consistently highly critical of Felton. My principal problem with him was a conclusion that he overrated his offensive prowess. He is not a premier shooter, but with the Knicks he thought he was.
I am beginning to conclude that I neglected and underrated his passing skills. He can be a first class facilitator and I think we now have three terrific point guards even though none of them are lights out shooters. We have the shooters elsewhere.
I liked Lin and I think, despite his pre-season so far, that he will have exceptionally good numbers with Houston. But he needs the ball too much. I prefer our current point guards.
Kidd is pretty much lights out from long range.
With Knicks, Felton had streaks that season. He was really hot for a while when we were running through everyone, but closer to the All-Star break he fizzled.
When he's good he can be really good. With Denver he banged 46% three pointers over 21 games, 1.3 made per game. So he can tickle twines, but maybe not to shoot 5 per game.
Jason Kidd, he'll talk to Felton about improving his long range shooting, so that he can stay in the league when he cannot walk any more, like Jason Kidd.
For the first two-and-a-half years in Dallas, Jason Kidd was banging over 40% from the long ranges.
I don't know what happened now, the last two, but I hope he will drop buckets.
I voted Amar'e in the poll, before I read the thread, and now I see I was probably wrong. Still, I can't shake the idea of Amar'e slam dunking off the pick and roll, and I think he'll have more success this year because him and Felton have done this before, it will be some healthy chemistry to build on.
Woodson needs to figure out a rotation staggering Tyson/Amare's minutes, having one on the court at all times, gives them the PNR option. Having Melo on the floor as well, creates more opportunities for others as defenders tend to pinch towards Melo. It'll be a fine year, no lack of offense for this group.
Stoudemire should be able to do his thing too if he stays healthy. But last year it looked like he forgot how to set a pick
Interesting thread Crazy.
I tell you I wouldn't be surprised if one of these guys (except Chandler) get traded before the All Star break.
I'll explain why later.
STAT and Felton are clearly the two biggest X factors on our team this year by a long way I would say.
Both guys in/approaching what should be the prime of their careers, both guys have plenty of experience behind them, both also have experience playing together, and both had piss poor seasons last year.
Felton out of shape, Amare injured and out of sync.
If these two can come and give even a decent showing of what they're capable of we are formidable. When playing at their best alongside Melo and Tyson you better watch out.
Melo might have had a slightly off year but bottom line he is going to be our best player this year I'd say 99% sure with the 1% being maybe Tyson.
Chandler you know what you're going to get 10+ points 10+ boards 2+ blocks and his presence. Amongst the top 5 players to play above the rim in the NBA today if you ask me, purely due to his absolute dominance of the alley oop game.
I'm sure Felton and Tyson will have that in their arsenal but I think it's way more important that the STAT + Felton combo resurfaces in New York.


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I love this scrapbook! I signed up to be on the waiting list because my boyfriend and I both agreed this was the best looking one and I got it a few weeks ago. I love it. It's binding is really good. The only thing I am concerned about is if it gets dirty :/ so I guess you just have to be extra careful.
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Read Between the Lines: Enrique Chagoya's Codex Prints is comprised of editioned, accordion-folded artist books and the preparatory drawings and trial proofs created during their fabrication. The exhibition seeks to reveal how and why the codex format, made of amate, or bark, paper and read from right to left based on ancient Aztec, Mayan and Mixtec precedents, is a particularly successful artistic device for Enrique Chagoya.
The complexity of the codex printing process echoes the difficulty of the subject matter depicted therein: Each multipaneled print requires numerous plates, with a different strike for each color, and the artist often employs a variety of techniques, including lithography, woodcut, letterpress, and collage within a single work. Content varies and can simultaneously include satirical, multilingual visual references to contemporary and historical political discourse, ancient Mixtec iconography, American pop culture, and international art historical paradigms.
While ancient codices were designed as narrative documents, Chagoya eschews the strict linearity of the form, instead conflating diverse images to create intricate, richly layered objects that defy conclusive interpretation. The codex serves as the most effective medium for the artist's practice of "reverse anthropology," which questions the power structures that create dominant, normative cultures and seeks to address the complexity of cross-cultural identity.
This exhibition and accompanying programs are sponsored in part by the Friends of the Haggerty and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. Special thanks to exhibition lenders Jordan D. Schnitzer, the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation and Shark's Ink.
Wednesday, January 30, 6 P.M.
Enrique Chagoya conversation with Dr. Jason Meyler, Marquette University Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, in Eckstein Hall, reception to follow in the museum.
This lecture is available to view online by following this link.
Saturday, March 23, 1 P.M.
Gallery talk with Associate Curator Emilia Layden, in the museum.
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Commissioner Gary Bourland asked about the $200,000-plus budget that the county airport will need.
Commissioners had discussed adding to the airport line item in its budget.
"Health care is primary for the county," said County Judge Rene Mascorro.
He said health care for employees comes first and that a good health care plan would attract good employees.
And Mascorro said the Texas Association of Counties has the plan at minimal cost.
Kelly Kolodzey, representing TAC, outlined a median cost example.
She said having a pool of employees – in this case more than 46,000 members – can have more clout when negotiating on each county's behalf.
Refugio County has 114 employees and would not be able to negotiate for better rates as TAC can do.
"The rates have stayed very much below private industry and national," she said.
TAC's rate is 5.85 percent.
She added that being in a pool also helps with bad claims that might wipe a small county out.
While 100 percent enrollment is desired, Kolodzev said the number of employees who initially join become the core group.
Employees would only be able to join during enrollment periods.
"You can't jump in and out of the program," Kolodzev said.
The plan would have a $25 co-pay and a specialist co-pay of $35.
The deductible would be $750. Covered at 80 percent, the maximum co-insurance would be $3,000, totalling $3,750 an employee might pay.
The cost to each employee across the board would be $120 a month, or $60 each pay period.
It was noted by law that no employee can be charged more than 9.5 percent their salary.
Mascorro made the motion to accept the bid from the TAC pool.
Bourland said he's like to see a workshop to discuss options and have a full commissioners court present. Commissioner Stanley Tuttle was absent from the special meeting.
Regardless, Commissioner Ann Lopez made the second, and the motion passed with Commissioner Rod Bernal voting for.
Bourland abstained from the vote.
The insurance plan will begin Oct. 1, and educational sessions for employees will be scheduled.
The commissioners had approved an amendment to its lease agreement for the Refugio County Airport on Friday, Aug. 2.
The amendment extends the lease to Feb. 28, 2042, and includes an option for the county to purchase the airport at a price to be determined later.
The lease agreement will satisfy the requirement that the county either own or have a long-term lease to be eligible for airport grant money.
Now, if the owner of the property – F.B. Rooke –agrees to the amendment, the county will be eligible for the grants.
The county would be eligible for grants after August 2014.
The airport also will be in need of a fixed base operator – someone to handle fuel sales.
Ruth Vandervlugt, the current FBO, said she plans on retiring from the position as of Oct. 1.
Commissioner Gary Bourland made the motion to continue with the FBO process and add a credit card system to the budget process. The motion was approved unanimously.
An estimates on how much a credit card system would run was from $40,000 to $50,000, and it would take a couple of months to install.
The credit card system was the recommendation of the Airport Advisory Committee.
"It's unrealistic for us to have somebody out there maintaining it," Mascorro said.
Advertising for someone to set up shop at the airport, as well as someone to build a hangar and bring a mechanic was discussed.
Commissioners also planned to hold budget hearings and develop a budget for the airport's needs, including fuel purchases, tank upkeep and tank insurance. Those workshops will be scheduled in the next couple of weeks.
Each fuel purchase is 6,000 gallons, which lasts about three months. About 80 cents a gallon on the $5.40 a gallon sale is made from fuel sales at the airport, according to Vandervlugt.
Commissioners also picked Sept. 10 as a time to meet with members of the Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division and the Refugio County Airport Advisory Committee.
Commissioners on Tuesday, Aug. 13, also heard from Tim Ware of Garner Environmental Services Inc.
Ware told commissioners his Houston company is a disaster response company.
"Hopefully, we'll go another 40 years without having to have that," he said.
Ware said his company has been looking for a central location having five to eight acres of good hard surface for years to designate as a staging area when disaster strikes.
He said the Refugio Fair Grounds is perfect. He added that Refugio is 46 miles inland and 54 feet above sea level.
"Trucks will be in and out," he said.
Bourland said the area Ware wants with the asphalt underneath belongs to the Refugio County Fair Association, but he said the county was ready to let Garner Environmental Services the county's part.
"We will put everything back better than it was," Ware said, if an emergency situation arose.
He said otherwise his company would have to stage in Houston.
"That's a long way," he said. He said the cost of maintenance and equipment they bring would be prohibitive.
Ware said his company helped out after Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Ike, as well as the BP oil spill and others.
Ware said his company began in 1981 and has been doing emergency response since 1994.
Still determined to use the fairgrounds, Ware said, "We'll work it out."
Commissioners approved letting the company use the county's portion of the fairgrounds.
Commissioners also approved extending the burn ban another 60 days.
And the court approved a computer purchase of $1,299 for Justice of the Peace Lorraine Lopez.


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at a dinner party about a week ago my friend conor brought over this mango chutney and it was literally gone within 10 minutes. huge hit!! and perfect for this season - fresh and super easy!
here's his recipe:
- place [cubed] mango and [chopped] onion in a bowl
- sprinkle on sugar and pour vinegar over the mix
- let stand 5 minutes
- and the rest of the ingredients
- mix well
*we served the chutney with little pieces of toast, the second time around we added shrimp and then put the chutney on top... delicious!!
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So I hope to be done breastfeeding at the end of the month. My dd will be 18 months next week. :clap
To start the weaning process on my end, I've started cutting back feedings. With the help of my DH, we're distracting her by playing outside or giving her snacks. (cheese, yogurt, etc.) Other times, I just let her throw her mini-fits and give her her pacifier.
Then I let her nurse right before bed and no more than one time in the middle of the night.
This is my plan for the next week or so. Then hopefully we can cut out one of the night feedings altogether. And eventually all.
I'm kind of sad to see my dd grow up so fast. It only seems like yesterday I was struggling to BF my newborn...now I'm still nursing an 18 month old! But I'm also ready to move on with this part of our lives. And I also need to start taking some meds to get my adult acne under control. I've been dealing with acne for over 10 years now and I'm ready to take some action...
Am I doing the weaning thing right IYO? It seems to be working so far, but it's only been Day 1 of the restricted feedings until bedtime.
She throws a sippy of whole milk at me if I try to offer one to her instead. So maybe more cheese and yogurt will work. She drinks a whole sippy of whole milk each day at daycare. I guess she just wants the "fresh" stuff when she's with me...


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Mission StatementMontgomery County Fleet Management Services provides a comprehensive fleet management program that responsibly meets the needs of our county customers. Leading through best practices, environmental stewardship and sustainability.
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The David F. Bone Equipment Maintenance & Transit Operations Center (EMTOC)
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Denver savings rates from "mega-banks" lower than national average
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The study analyzed 10 of the country's largest banks, including CitiBank, Capital One and Bank of America. Three of these ten banks have branches in Denver, including Wells Fargo, US Bank and JP Morgan Chase, according to the study.
The average standard annual percentage yield, or APY, for savings accounts at these banks in the Denver metro area is 0.017, according to WalletHub, 53 percent lower than the national average of 0.036.
Denver ranks No. 35 in the country for APY offered by these banks, tied with Boise, Idaho, Des Moines, Iowa, Albuquerque, N.M., Memphis Tenn., and Salt Lake City.
New Orleans, La. mega banks have the highest yield for savings accounts, offering 0.055 percent, 53 percent higher than the national average.
WalletHub conducted the study to determine how local competition among national banks impacts consumer rates. Interest rates vary by as much as 550 percent from one city to another, depending on which major banks have a significant presence in an area, according to the study.
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A Long Way from Chicago is a humorous story about Joey and Mary Alice Dowdel's annual summer visits to their gun-toting Grandma...
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A Long Way from Chicago is a humorous story about Joey and Mary Alice Dowdel's annual summer visits to their gun-toting Grandma...
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Joey Dowdel and his sister Mary Alice spend a week in August with their Grandma every year. The two are "just kids" at the time of their first few visits, but though Grandma remains constant, their perception of her changes as they grow up.
Chapter 1: "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground—1929"
Joey is nine and Mary Alice is seven the first time they go to stay with Grandma Dowdel. Their parents put them on the Wabash Railroad's Blue Bird, which leaves Chicago's Dearborn Station bound for St. Louis. Somewhere in between those two points, Grandma lives in the last house of one of the many small towns lying along the tracks. Mary Alice hates the place because at Grandma's, one has to go outside to use the bathroom, and there is never anything to do.
Joey and Mary Alice often stroll "uptown," which is a short block of brick buildings—a bank, insurance agency, store, and The Coffee Pot Cafe. It is during the height of Prohibition, and though there are a few automobiles, most farmers come to town on horse-drawn wagons. Things are definitely slow in Grandma's town—until the burial of Shotgun Cheatham.
Shotgun Cheatham was "just an old reprobate who lived poor and died broke," and he might have been buried in the same obscurity in which he lived had it not been for his distinctive name. A big city newspaper notices Shotgun's obituary in a local newspaper and sends a reporter to Grandma's small town in search of a story. Rumors abound at the Coffee Pot Cafe, as townspeople welcome the hapless investigator and vie to tell all they know about the deceased; most of their tales are exaggerations. Mrs. Effie Wilcox, "a real old, humped-over lady with buck teeth," tells the most outrageous whoppers of all, until Grandma has her say.
The reporter, going door-to-door in search of more information, comes out to Grandma's house. Joey and Mary Alice...
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Chapter 2: "The Mouse in the Milk—1930"
When Joey and Mary Alice are sent to Grandma Dowdel's for the second year in a row, they begin to see that this is going to be an annual event. Mary Alice in particular is not happy about this and "pitch[es] a fit." Having no choice, however, the children dutifully go. As they sit in Grandma's house one long, uneventful evening soon after their arrival, they hear a horse come by; it stops briefly, then gallops off. Moments later, there is a flash of light and a deafening explosion. Grandma goes out to investigate and discovers that her mailbox has been blown "sky high." Surveying the ruin, she mutters an ominous word: "Cowgills."
During breakfast the next morning, Mrs. Effie Wilcox comes to the door, asking to use Grandma's privy. The one at her house has been wrenched from its foundation and flung into the yard by vandals. Grandma gives her permission, then settles back into her chair, again muttering thoughtfully, "Cowgills."
Joey and Mary Alice find Grandma's Winchester Model 21 prominently displayed on the kitchen table next to a box of shells when they come down for breakfast the next morning. Grandma herself is talking to Ernie Cowgill, a hulking, dim-witted sixteen-year-old whose family runs the local dairy. Ernie has come to deliver milk, and Grandma complains to him that she found a dead mouse in one of the bottles delivered the day before. She then mentions to Ernie that she will not need anything the next day, as she will be going away.
The children know that Grandma is telling another one of her whoppers. When Joey asks what the shotgun is for, she responds cryptically, "Bait." Later that day, she catches a "good-sized mouse" in a trap, slips the grisly body into an empty bottle, then covers it with milk. After supper, when night falls, Grandma locks the door and will not allow the children to turn on the lights. The children know that some...
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Chapter 3: "A One-Woman Crime Wave—1931"
The Great Depression is in full swing when Joey and Mary Alice make their annual visit to Grandma's in 1931. Droves of men are riding the rails in search of sustenance and work, and when the children arrive in Grandma's town, they see a sign on the station platform that reads, "DRIFTERS KEEP MOVING—THIS MEANS YOU!" Grandma's house is the last one in town, close to the Wabash tracks. At night, the children can hear the sounds "of shuffling boots and sometimes a voice," as law enforcement officers carrying shotguns keep the drifters moving along so that they do not loiter and beg for food around town.
One morning, Grandma announces to Joey and Mary Alice that they are going fishing. She shoulders a gunnysack of putrid-smelling cheese-bait, hands Joey a hamper of picnic supplies to carry, and leads them on a long hike to Salt Creek. When the three of them come to a barbed-wire fence with a "NO TRESPASSING" sign tacked on it, Grandma somehow manages to shimmy under it, and she instructs the children to do the same. The arduous hike continues, until, at the creek bottom, Grandma pulls a decrepit rowboat out of a tangle of vines and whispers to the children to "climb aboard."
With amazing facility, Grandma rows out into the creek and upstream along the bank. At a predetermined point she stops, searches, then withdraws from the water a large orange crate filled with writhing catfish. Aghast, Joey, the son of a fisherman, asks Grandma, "...is trapping fish legal in this state?" She responds, "If it was...we wouldn't have to be so quiet."
The trap apparently does not belong to Grandma, but she replenishes the bait and resets it. As the trio heads back with their stolen catch, they hear raucous singing coming from around a bend in the creek. A group of half-naked, drunken men are carousing on the porch of the creekside Rod & Gun Club. When Grandma...
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Chapter 4: "The Day of Judgment—1932"
By 1932, Joey and Mary Alice realize that they actually look forward to their annual visits with Grandma. On their first morning there this year, they awaken to find Grandma busily at work in the kitchen, making her famous gooseberry pies. Pompous Mrs. L. J. Weidenbach drops by, with a clear purpose in mind. She wants Grandma to enter one of her renowned pies in competition at the upcoming county fair, to give their "small community" the opportunity to "make its mark."
Ordinarily, Mrs. Weidenbach's own bread-and-butter pickles take first prize at the contest, but this year, in the midst of the Depression, negative public feeling is running high against the bankers. Mr. Weidenbach wants to keep a low profile until times are better, so he has asked his wife not to enter her pickles at the fair this year. Mrs. Weidenbach is determined that the community should have a good showing, however. She has come to try to convince Grandma to enter one of her pies instead. Grandma relents when Mrs. Weidenbach agrees to drive her and the children to the fair on prize day in her Hupmobile.
A flurry of activity ensues as Grandma and the children bake countless pies in search of one worthy of a blue ribbon at the county fair. When the big day finally comes, Joey and Mary Alice are dumbfounded to see their normally plainly-clothed grandmother all decked out in a ready-made dress covered with flowers and a wide-brimmed hat decorated with blue ribbon to match. When they arrive at the fair, Grandma insists that they explore the grounds before going to the culinary competition. Joey, whose hero is Charles A. Lindbergh, is particularly captivated by a biplane that awaits in an open field. The pilot, Barnie Buchanan, will take passengers for a ride for the exorbitant fee of...
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Chapter 5: "The Phantom Brakeman—1933"
It is 1933, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt is the nation's new president. Shirley Temple is the new entertainment sensation, and Mary Alice, like every other girl in America, is learning to tap dance in imitation of the child star. Joey is thirteen, a teenager at last. He likes to be called Joe now, not Joey.
During their annual trip to Grandma's, Joe and Mary Alice go down to the Coffee Pot Cafe one day to enjoy some Nehi sodas. Mary Alice befriends Vandalia Eubanks, a skinny, pale seventeen-year-old who works there as a waitress. While they are talking, the girl's mother comes in and demands her daughter's wages. Later, Mary Alice tells Joe that...
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Chapter 6: "Things With Wings—1934"
Grandma is at the depot when Joe and Mary Alice arrive this year, but she has not come to meet them. Instead, she is seeing somebody off. Mrs. Effie Wilcox, her "sworn enemy," is moving away because the bank has foreclosed on her house. That day at noon dinner, the children regale their grandmother with the exciting news about the killing of the notorious John Dillinger back in Chicago. Grandma is uncharacteristically subdued, however, and Mary Alice acutely observes, "Grandma's missing Mrs. Wilcox."
In the evening, Grandma takes the children to the park to see a picture show. The movie being shown is "a Dracula," and its intensity leaves everyone a...
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Chapter 7: "Centennial Summer—1935"
On Joe and Mary Alice's last annual summer visit to Grandma Dowdel's, the town is in the midst of a gala celebration commemorating "A Century of Progress." Although Grandma feigns disinterest, she tells the children that there will be a talent show that they just might "look in on" and a parade that they can view from the porch.
Grandma sends her grandchildren up into the attic again, this time to search for appropriate old-time attire for all of them to wear to the festivities. Mary Alice discovers a lovely white dress with seed pearls and a bustle; she also finds a dandy black waistcoat with drainpipe pants, a string tie, and a derby hat. She convinces...
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When shopping at Aldi, please keep in mind the following:
- Aldi only accepts cash, EBT, and most debit cards.
- Aldi does NOT accept coupons due to already low prices and the fact that most of the products available are private-label.
- Bring your own bags, or you will be charged a small fee.
- Bring $0.25 for a cart deposit, which will be returned when you return your cart.


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Fake weed wreaks havoc in New Hampshire
Spice, potpourri, synthetic marijuana – it goes by multiple nicknames, but it's all essentially the same thing — fake pot. It's sprayed with THC-like chemicals to get the user high and because it's marketed as incense, it's easy for kids to get it.
And ingesting the fake pot is responsible for more than 40 overdoses in New Hampshire just in the past week.
In a statement, New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan said, "These products pose a serious threat to public health, especially to young people, and it is our responsibility to do whatever we can to combat the recent rash of overdoses. ... I have declared a State of Emergency so that we can move quickly to stop the sale of this dangerous substance that has caused an outbreak of serious overdoses."
The state of emergency comes after a six-month investigation into the drug and a store owner who sold it. A 17-year-old smoked the drug which was bought from that particular store and had to be hospitalized.
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When Maddy walks down the street, she makes very funny noises. Well, I should clarify. When Maddy does just about anything, she makes very funny noises. But especially when she walks down the street or when she's "spending time" with the gorilla (more on that later).
Maddy makes a sound that is somewhere between a frog and my grandfather. She breathes with a wheeze/cough/sneeze/growl. I must admit, it's a little off-putting at first. Some people think that it's a sound of aggression or distress. But it's really neither. It's just Maddy.
She's just about the sweetest in the world and I love her dearly. At home, she likes to play fetch with her stuffed animals and she likes it when I chase her around the apartment; we scamper around together.
When Emily is away, I snuggle with Maddy. Don't worry. This isn't me admitting some sort of personal scandal. If you haven't already guessed, Maddy is a dog. A very cute French bulldog, to be more precise.
Emily has been in Los Angeles since the beginning of last week, so it's just been Maddy and me holding down the apartment. I've been talking to her a lot since we became some strange inter-species version of the odd couple, and I've found that she's an excellent listener.
"Busy day today, Maddy. Busy day," I explain.
She snorts.
"Be home a little late tonight. Going to a play. Alright have a good day."
A croak. Sometimes I half expect her to speak back to me. But she hasn't. Yet.
We've been taking lots of walks together. Maddy gets very excited when you walk her. She wants to go a certain way and she throws quite a bit of power behind her little body in a shrug of a stop or a "request" to go a certain direction. She can get a little moody, which is not the most fun thing when you are late to work.
"I wish I could just explain to you that I don't have time for this right now," I lamented to her a few days ago. She looked up at me angrily.
She pulls and pushes. She likes to take her time and seems to take great pleasure in forcing me to squeeze in between a parked car and a tree, not wanting to go around the easy way. Never taking her eyes off of the ground in front of her.
"Really?" I lament and she doesn't answer, but gives me back a fairly incredulous look that makes it clear she knows exactly what she's doing.
It's impossible to talk about Maddy without talking about the gorilla. I'm not sure how to navigate this in a family newspaper sort of way but here goes.
Emily won a stuffed gorilla at a fair when Maddy was much younger, and the gorilla and Maddy are best friends and lovers. Maddy loves to hump the gorilla. It's basically a daily activity. When asked, the vet explained with a grin that there isn't any harm to it. Keeps her energy up.
It's quite the party trick, though, and usually occurs under the dining room table. Based on my previous descriptions you can imagine what this sounds like. Suddenly Maddy will start up with the gorilla. I won't suppose about whether or not she enjoys people watching, but it is very clear that she doesn't mind.
It's one of the many things I'd ask her about if she ever did start to talk. I'd try to do it tactfully, of course.
Alas, she hasn't started speaking. Yet.


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Winter Gatherings to Discuss Full 24/7 Arming of Police Officers
An important part of the mission of the Police Services Community Review Board (PSCRB) is to further communication between the campus community and Police Services by informing the community about important police matters. Throughout this quarter, at the request of Art Costantino the vice president for Student Affairs, the PSCRB will provide information to and consult with members of the Evergreen community. The Washington Federation of State Employees has requested that the College support our police officers by moving from our current limited arming policy to a full (24/7) arming policy. At the beginning of Spring quarter, the PSCRB will submit a recommendation to the vice president based on student, faculty and staff input, and information from several other sources, including the union, the director of Police Services and an outside consultant. The vice president will consider our report when he makes his recommendation to President Les Purce. President Purce will make the final decision. (See attached Schedule.)Evergreen's current arming policy, which has been in effect since 1997, allows campus police officers to carry firearms from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m., seven days a week. Police officers may carry firearms from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. when distant from their automobiles (where guns are secured in lock boxes), when providing security to public officials, when large amounts of money are transported, when ordered to do so by the director of Police Services during dangerous time periods, and when making traffic stops. Since 1997, there have been a number of dangerous situations that have required our officers to remain armed during daylight hours as provided in our policy. (See attached Limited Arming DTF recommendations.)
Prior to 1996, Evergreen employed campus security officers who were neither commissioned nor armed, and who could not respond to potentially dangerous situations. Instead, Thurston County deputies were called to respond to those instances. Some examples of potentially dangerous situations where officers may need to draw weapons are domestic violence, sexual assault, suicide, felony narcotic arrests, riot, physical assault, building alarms, theft/robbery, traffic stops and prowler/suspicious person complaints. It often took up to 20 minutes for a Thurston County deputy to respond. Since the deputy was not a member of our community, the same procedures were followed when addressing students and college community members as those used when approaching anyone else in Thurston County. An advantage of having our own campus police force is that we hire, train and fire our own officers. (See attached report from Director of Police Services.)
In September 2002, the Washington Federation of State Employees (union) requested that the College review Police Services' Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), the adopted recommendations of the limited arming Disappearing Task Force (DTF), and to consider implementing full police arming on campus. The union asserts that the overall safety for Evergreen students, faculty, staff, police officers and visitors are paramount in this request. The union further maintains that our police officers, as covered in the SOPs, are required to work under problematic and potentially dangerous constraints. The union believes that limited arming constraints prevent police officers from adequately protecting and serving the community on a 24-hour basis. (See attached WFSE letter.)
The PSCRB has determined that there are three issues we want to consult with the community about: 1) Community and officer safety; 2) Liability issues in responding to (potentially) dangerous situations; 3) Confusion in implementing the current limited arming policy (See attached Limited Arming DTF report.)
Questions we would like you to consider before you come to a gathering are:
What do you expect our community police officers to do?
Would you feel less safe, more safe or about the same, if our campus police were
armed 24/7? Why?
We welcome your input, concerns, suggestions and questions, and look forward to meeting with you throughout this quarter.
You can e-mail the Police Services Community Review Board by email: Police Services Community Review Board; contact Linda Hohman, (chair), at 867-6346, email: Linda Hohman, or Housing Building A, room 301.
The members of the PSCRB are: Linda Hohman (staff/chair) - associate director of Housing; Kathleen Haskett (staff) - College purchasing manager; Kate Lykins Brown (staff) - College Advancement public information officer; Jerry Lassen (faculty; member through January 2003); Alan Parker (faculty); Afsheen Fatemi (student); Brant Eddy (student); and Emily Himmelright (student). Art Costantino, vice president for Student Affairs, and Steve Huntsberry, director of Police Services, provide information when consulted. AmyLyn Ribera (administrative secretary to the vice president for Student Affairs) provides administrative support.
Prepared & approved by PSCRB February 13, 2003.


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Bypassing the Broker: AAII's 2006 Guide to Direct Purchase Plans
by Maria Crawford Scott
Looking for a low-cost, low-minimum avenue to start investing in individual firms? Currently, over 460 companies in the U.S. offer direct purchase plans, allowing you to buy shares directly from the company without a broker.
Direct purchase plans are a form of dividend reinvestment plan, but in a traditional dividend reinvestment plan you must first enroll in the plan in order to participate, which means buying your initial shares through a broker. Direct purchase plans allow you to completely bypass brokers.
The Dividend Advantage
The attraction of dividend-paying stocks has increased since dividends started to receive preferential tax treatment in 2003, and it should continue now that that treatment will be extended through 2010. Reinvesting dividends allows you to build up your position in a company and keeps your money working for you over time. But keeping costs low is important, which is one of the attractions of a direct purchase plan.
Of course, a number of major discount brokerage firms offer their own dividend reinvestment plans, which allow you to reinvest the dividends of the stocks you own through the brokerage firm with no fees attached. This is an advantage because the amount of many dividend payments would otherwise typically entail the purchase of odd-lot sizes, which often have higher transaction charges.
However, many corporate direct purchase plans allow participants to make additional cash purchases of shares at little or no costa feature no brokerage firm can match.
And, direct purchase plans typically have lower minimum investments than most brokers. Direct purchase plans are custom-made for long-term, buy-and-hold investors. While they are not on their own a reason to buy a stock, they serve as a shareholder bonus on a company with promising long-term growth prospects.
How Do You Join?
Currently, around 460 companies offer direct purchase plans, with minimums ranging from $25 to $2,500, with $250 a typical minimum. In a few cases, direct purchase plans are offered even though no cash dividend is paid.
Table 1 lists the companies that offer direct purchase plans, along with a contact phone number and initial investment minimum. They include major corporations, as well as REITs (real estate investment trusts).
Direct purchase plans are described in a plan prospectus, which you can receive by contacting either the companys shareholder relations department or the plan administrator. You should read the plan prospectus or description carefully. While the overall structure of most direct purchaseplans is similar, they vary in the details. The prospectus or plan description will provide information on such items as: eligibility requirements, plan options, costs, how and when purchases are made, how and when certificates will be issued, and how participants withdraw from the plan.
A Note About Taxes
Direct purchase and dividend reinvestment plans have many advantages, but their tax status is not one of themunless you are investing through an IRA (offered by a few companies). Whether you receive your dividends in cash or have them reinvested, a taxable event has occurred, although the tax treatment now is lower than it was previously.
In addition, if you reinvest dividends, the IRS considers the dividend to be equal to the fair market value of shares acquired with reinvested dividends. The fair market price is the price on the exchange or market where shares are traded, not any discounted price. Furthermore, any brokerage commissions paid by the company in open market purchases to acquire the shares are considered additional dividend income to the participant.
When shares are sold, the tax basis is the fair market value as of the date the shares were acquired, plus any brokerage commissions paid by the company, and it is treated as income to the participant.
Participants receive 1099-DIV forms each year from the company detailing dividends to be treated as income as reported to the IRS.
|How Direct Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plans Work
A company's direct purchase or dividend reinvestment plan will be described in the plan's prospectus, which you should read carefully. While the overall structure of most dividend reinvestment plans is similar, they vary in the details.
Most companies appoint an outside agent to serve as the administrator for their dividend reinvestment plan. The administrator maintains records, sends account statements to participants, furnishes certificates for shares upon request and liquidates participants' shares when they leave the plan. The agent also is responsible for the purchase of company shares for the plan. When you join a plan, you will sign a card that authorizes the agent to make purchases on your behalf.
Joining the Plan
Direct purchase plans allow you to buy the shares directly from the plan administrator. Dividend reinvestment plans without the direct purchase feature require that you own at least one share (and sometimes more) registered in your nameyou are a shareholder "of record." That means your name appears on the corporate records as the owner of the shares rather than the nominee name ("street name") of the broker or bank that may have purchased the shares for you (and who may be safekeeping them for you). If your shares are held in street name, you should ask your broker to transfer the shares to your own name.
Shares purchased under a direct purchase or dividend reinvestment plan are held by the plan and registered in the nominee name of the agent or plan trustee on behalf of the participants, each of whom has an account under the plan. For participants in dividend reinvestment plans, that means you may hold the company's shares in two placesyour original registered shares, with the certificates either held by you or in custody at a bank or brokerage firm, and the shares purchased through the dividend reinvestment plan, held by the plan.
Many dividend reinvestment plans will allow participants to deposit certificates of shares registered in their own name into their dividend reinvestment plan account for safekeeping at no charge or for a modest fee; these shares are then treated in the same way as the other shares in the participant's account.
Certificates for shares purchased under the plan are usually issued only upon written request, although often at no charge. Certificates are also issued when a participant no longer wants to participate in the plan.
Plan Options
Aside from the initial purchase, direct investment plan and dividend reinvestment plan mechanics are the same. The basic plan offers reinvestment of dividends on all shares of stock registered in the participant's name. This is often referred to as "full reinvestment."
Under most plans, it isn't necessary to reinvest all dividends. Instead, participants are allowed to reinvest dividends on a portion of their registered shares while receiving cash dividends on the remaining shares. This is usually referred to as a "partial reinvestment option." Most plans also allow participants to purchase additional shares by making cash payments directly to the plan. This option is often referred to as "optional cash payment," and since the allowable amounts can be large, it offers participants a low-cost way to build a sizeable holding in a company. The payments are optionalparticipants are not committed to making periodic cash investments.
However, usually there are minimums for each payment made, and often there is a maximum.
It is also important to note the frequency with which the plan invests cash payments, since interest is not paid on payments received in advance of actual investment.
A twist on the cash payment option is that some companies will allow registered shareholders to make cash investments without requiring them to reinvest dividends on the shares they are holding, although they may do so if they want. This is frequently referred to as the "cash payment only option."
An added convenience for participants who wish to make systematic cash investments is an automatic investment feature that is offered by most of the companies. The company or the plan agent automatically debits the investor's checking or savings account at regular intervals to purchase additional shares.
The Costs
Participant costs usually come in two forms: service charges and prorated brokerage commissions. Service charges cover administrative costs and are generally levied on each transaction; participants can hold costs down by combining a cash payment with a dividend reinvestment transaction, since usually the charges are capped (a $5.00 per transaction maximum is typical). Brokerage commissions levied on open market shares are at institutional rates (since the number of shares purchased is large), and are therefore considerably lower than the rate an investor would pay on his own.
Many companies cover all of the costs for share purchases from both reinvested dividends and optional cash payments. Some companies levy service charges, others prorate brokerage costs, and still others charge participants for both-there are many variations, so check the prospectus or plan description carefully.
When participation is terminated, some dividend reinvestment plans will sell plan shares for you, if you prefer, instead of sending you certificates. The cost to the participant is usually any prorated brokerage commissions, a lower-cost alternative than selling through a broker. Some plans will sell plan shares for you even if you are not terminating. Check the prospectus or plan description.
Share Purchases
The source of share purchases under a dividend reinvestment plan is spelled out in the plan description and prospectus.
The most common source is the secondary market-through an exchange where the shares are traded, in the over-the-counter market, or through negotiated transactions. Another source for some purchases is the company itself, using authorized but unissued shares of common stock or shares held in the company's treasury.
In plans that prorate brokerage commissions among participants, the source of share purchases is a concern. When shares are purchased directly from the company, there are no brokerage expenses to prorate.
When shares are purchased directly from the company, the prospectus will describe how the share price is determined. Usually, it is based on an average of the high and low or the closing price for the stock as reported by a specified source.
Some companies offer participants discounts on the share price, but there is wide variation in how this is offered. Most often, the discounts are available only on shares purchased with reinvested dividends, but sometimes discounts apply to shares purchased both with reinvested dividends and with cash payments. Discounts are described in detail in plan prospectuses.
Where to Get Information on Direct Purchase Plans
Companies with direct purchase plans appoint an outside agent to serve as the administrator for their plan. These administrators maintain plan records, send account statements to participants, furnish certificates for shares upon requestand handle the purchases and sales of the shares.
Four major firms serve as administrators for U.S.-based direct purchase plans and dividend reinvestment plans:
All four have extensive Web sites (see accompanying box) with information on the direct purchase and dividend reinvestment plans that they administer, as well as educational articles on direct purchase and dividend reinvestment plans in general.
All four Web sites also allow you to buy direct purchase plan shares on-line at their sites.
|Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan Administrators
American Stock Transfer & Trust Co.
Provides a list of all direct purchase plans and dividend reinvestment plans administered by the firm. By clicking on the name of each company you can get a brief description of either kind of plan. For a direct purchase plan prospectus, click buy, and then click on plan materials. For a dividend reinvestment plan prospectus, contact the shareholder relations department of the company you are interested in.
The Bank of New York
Go to Company List and select United States under search by country for a list of both direct purchase and dividend reinvestment plans. For direct purchase plans only, go to Initial Purchase and select United States under search by country. For a direct purchase plan prospectus, click on purchase and then click on brochure/prospectus. For a dividend reinvestment plan prospectus, call the toll-free number listed and request a prospectus. Clicking on the company name itself will link you to the company Web site.
Click on Investor Centre under Shareholder Services. Then click on Investment Plans under Transact. You can get a complete list of all dividend reinvestment plans and direct purchase plans, or search for each separately. For a direct purchase plan prospectus, click on view under plan summary. You can request a dividend reinvestment plan prospectus (by mail) by clicking on view under plan summary.
Mellon Investor Services
Go to For Investors and then Investment Plans for a listing of direct purchase and dividend reinvestment plans. For a direct purchase plan prospectus, click on Invest Now and then click on View Plan Material. For a dividend reinvestment plan prospectus, contact the shareholder relations department of the company you are interested in.


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Written by Ellrohir on 24.04.2010 at 17:18
Possibly best NW album
Written by Elodie Artour on 24.04.2010 at 18:02
It's a good review, ErnilEnNaur. However, I disagree about Nightwish's ballads being their shortcomings. Do I have to name all those wonderful ballads that are created and performed by this band? (Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan, Creek Mary's Blood, Dead Boy's Poem, Angels Fall First, etc.)
Written by Anibx on 24.04.2010 at 22:54
Good review but a bit subjective. Too much charged with the reviewer opinion. I personaly think this album is wonderfull, we agreed with that, but I don't judge Tuomas for the lack of innocence in Dark Passion Play, I mean, is their sixth album, the innocence has been changed with experience, and that's a good thing.
Written by Guest on 19.01.2012 at 15:24
Coming back after all this time, this review really sucks. I know it was my first, but what the hell is all this pretentious crap... and calling Emppu a great guitarist, he is good, nothing more. Then saying that ballads are their weakness, but naming Swanheart as a stand out song? Damn it, I must have been drunk, but I don't drink. Still a great album though.