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I worked as an usher at the Cinemart in 1968-69; starting the week after a year long run of Sound of Music. The Theater was really gorgeous – a true roadshow house. We had gala openings that might include a huge Hammond organ playing in the lobby, or a marching band in the parking lot. The ushers wore tuxedoes and white gloves, and since the seating was reserved, every usher had to learn the alphabet backwards so you could walk directly to the correct row. Bill Decker was the manager and he was a real showman from the vaudeville and live stage era. RKO really hung with musicals and roadshows, which required long engagements, and business started to suffer. I remember that "2001" played for three months and by the end about the only people around were the staff. At least it gave us time to figure out what the movie was about. After college I contacted Bill and he immediately gave me a job training as manager under Harry Gaetano in summer of 1975. That october RKO gave me the White City Cinema in Shrewsbury, MA, and I later transferred to the RKO Merritt in Bridgeport. While there I managed the eight theaters that RKO still had in their Connecticut Division.
I worked at The Cinemart starting in 1973 as an usher gradually taking on various managerial responsibilities such as inventory and payroll. Upon graduation from Franklin Pierce univesity with a BS in managIement I stopped in to visit and left as the assistant manager. I was transferred in Sept. 1979mtom their aorange location. I was a newlywed and my wife and I were communicating through notes as we worked opposite shifts so I had to switch careers. Blockbuster went out of business in 2010 and that site is now occupied by Men's Wearhouse, various retail stores, a Chinese restaurant and an Aspen Dental office. I could have sworn the original Showcase carpeting was still there. It was my first and greatest of careers. The closest theatre left was in the next town over: North haven and was also a National Amusement Theate and eventually was sold to RAVE Theatres amd the Orange location also closed. Back then, movie theatre employees were like family and the Cinemart was no less.
I recall being taken there as a child to see The sound of Music and Mary Poppins. Admission was a whopping $3.00 while the second run houses were between 75 and 99 cents. The Cinemart was thhen the classsiest theatre in the area, with seating for 1151 until they twinned it which ws a botched job. You could easily hear the dialogue from the other twin. Technology and architecture have taken care of it.
Some of my fondesr memories come from there.
I hope this conjures up some pleasant memories from other readers.
The Cinemart was twinned in late 1977, if I recall correctly, and I believe the last feature to play there when it was a single screen was "The Deep."
Unfortunately the twinning job was somewhat botched as the seats were never realigned to face the screen, leaving them all to face the blank corner where the center of the single screen used to be.
The Norelco projectors were awesome – I was told they had to be lowered in by crane before the building's roof was installed. God knows how they got those big suckers out.
I worked there for a brief time . .out of all the theaters that've gone dark around me I miss that one the most.
Does anyone remember that the building had a massive undersea mural painted on it in the late 70's making it look like an aquarium ?


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"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
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"I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in."
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We live in perilous times.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stands accused of ordering a chemical weapons attack in a suburb of Damascus, Syria, two and one-half weeks ago, and U.S. President Barack Obama intends to punish him by firing cruise missiles at Syria.
A majority of the American people, including liberals, say "no." Some members of Congress say "yes." Some say no. Others are hesitating.
Sen. Joe Manchin is hesitating and, much to his credit, wants to know what we think. You can check out his website or call his Washington office at 202-224-3954.
Obama's trigger finger started itching right after the chemical weapons attack on Aug. 21, and he moved ships loaded with cruise missiles ($1.5 million per missile) into the Mediterranean Sea.
But then a funny thing happened. Last Saturday, while taking a walk, he decided to check with Congress. Maybe he thought he should give lawmakers something to do besides debate Obamacare and the continuing budget resolution that comes up for a vote in a few weeks. Whatever.
On Wednesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a 10-7 vote, gave Obama broad war powers. The full Senate and the House are expected to take up the issue next week. Maybe there will be enough time for some critical thinking.
First question: How many people were killed in the Aug. 21 attack?
Answer: Your guess is going to be better than Obama's. He places the death toll at 1,429 people. British intelligence says 350; French intelligence says 281. Doctors Without Borders says 355.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a generally reliable source, told the Los Angeles Times this week that it has confirmed 502 deaths. The Syrian refugee who runs the organization says some Syrian opposition groups exaggerate death tolls as a way of swaying American politicians. "The U.S. took this high number from one part of the Syrian opposition," he says.
Second question: What's our national security interest in attacking Assad?
Answer: None. Furthermore, some insurgents in Syria are as evil as Assad. Most are linked to al-Qaeda, so attacking Assad would be aiding our enemy.
Third question: What proof does the administration have that Assad ordered a chemical weapons attack on Aug. 21?
Answer: Unknown. Proof – not administration lies – is important, because Assad's use of chemical weapons is counter-intuitive.
He's been winning the civil war by conventional means. U.N. inspectors were only a few miles away when the alleged chemical weapons attack occurred. And Assad knew that using chemical weapons would prompt a U.S. response.
Furthermore, Obama's certitude notwithstanding, a report by the Office of the Director for National Intelligence says the U.S. intelligence community doesn't have proof that Assad ordered the use of chemical weapons.
Fourth question: Did insurgents (perhaps al Qaeda) use chemical weapons as a way of drawing Obama into their fight against Assad?
Answer: Maybe. Last September, insurgents took control of a military base that had chemical weapons. Leon Panetta, secretary of defense at the time, said the rebels could have absconded with the chemicals.
Fifth question: Who wins if/when Obama launches missiles into Syria?
Answer: Nobody. Our missiles will break things and kill people, many of them innocent Syrian civilians. Assad will retain power. Syria and perhaps Iran might attack Israel with conventional or chemical weapons (more casualties), and the U.S. might be drawn into a boots-on-the-ground defense of Israel (more casualties).
Or or, if Israel is attacked, Obama might wish them luck and walk away, which would destroy our standing in the world.
All things considered, then, an attack on Assad is fraught with peril, and we can all be thankful that lawmakers have a chance to stop the president.
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There is no better-known athlete at the Summer Olympics than Michael Phelps, whose mother and sisters have attended his swim meets since he was a child.
Phelps said he'll retire after the 2012 Olympics. It's a major lifestyle change for him, as well as his family.
Hilary Phelps' London to-do list is long, but at the top is seeing her brother swim.
Hilary, her sister and their mother, Debbie, have been part of Michael's Olympic journey since he was 15 at the 2000 Sydney Games.
"This year, it's different. It's different. Don't exactly know how. It's a feeling. You go to the pool and you're watching your brother swim, and it's the last time," Hilary Phelps said.
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Chef Nikko has a very good recipe to use up all the seeds from the Halloween pumpkins. It s a very simple recipe to make from the nutritious pumpkin seeds. A few simple steps and some spices are just enough to pep them up. They are best enjoyed as snack and
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Whether you're looking for an historical landmark or a thrilling theme park, consider our top 10 vacation spots perfect for summer road trips with your grandchildren.
Disneyland or Walt Disney World
A popular destination for families all around the world, Disneyland and Walt Disney World bring your grandchild's favorite cartoon characters to life. Disneyland is located in Anaheim, California while its counterpart Walt Disney World is in Orlando, Florida.
Columbus Zoo in Columbus, Ohio
This zoo reigns supreme on USA Travel Guide's "Top 10 Zoos in America." Open since 1927, this zoo has garnered a worldwide reputation under the direction of Jack Hanna-host of television's Jack Hanna's Into the Wild. Other frills and thrills include the zoo's recently added amusement park, water park, and golf resort.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park's human history dates back more than 11,000 years ago when various groups of Native Americans populated the area. Yellowstone was the first national park in the world, and this highly popular destination requires reservations made far in advance. Activities can range from llama packing to becoming a Junior Ranger. Camping is a classic trip that offers a myriad of outdoor activities for you and your grandchild to explore.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
Rich with our nation's history, Mount Rushmore has nearly 3 million visitors a year from across the country and around the world. Mount Rushmore was sculpted by Gutzon Borglum and represents the first 150 years of U.S. presidential history. A monumental granite sculpture shows the face of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
You and your grandchild can also experience a tropical getaway without having to leave the country! Hawaii offers a variety of activities such as snorkeling, whale watching, and sun bathing. You and your grandchild can also learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor by touring the USS Arizona Memorial.
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Deemed the "Sweetest Place on Earth," Hershey, Pennsylvania is home to the Hershey chocolate factory built by Milton S. Hershey. Hershey not only built his chocolate factory in Pennsylvania, he built a community for his friends and family to enjoy. Hotels, amusement parks, and a country club now attract tourists from around the nation.
The Grand Canyon, Arizona
This cavernous canyon is carved by the Colorado River located under Arizona's warm summer sun. Mule trips through the canyon are available but must be made at least one year in advance, and you can also take rafting trips down the river. The Grand Canyon hosts artifacts that are nearly 12,000 years old and picturesque views you'll never forget.
San Francisco, California
Visit a major metropolitan city with your grandchild and take advantage of the various activities a big city has to offer. Popular attractions in San Francisco include visiting the Golden Gate Bridge, watching street performers at Fisherman's Wharf, or taking the ferry across the bay for a waterfront lunch. San Francisco also offers a premiere shopping, restaurants and museums.
National Aquarium, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Online video has grown rapidly in Australia in recent years, as in other parts of the world. This article provides results from an analysis of the state of this sector conducted in 2011. First, it summarizes overall audio-visual media usage in Australia, including online and other media. Second it explains the methodology and results of an analysis of 25 websites over the year from June 2010 to June 2011 and notes some qualifications about the state of online video measurement. These sites were selected because they are popular online sources of fiction content. Third, it describes the main features of the 25 sites, including the types of content offered, the delivery technologies and the business models. This work is part of a larger project that aims to quantify the changing ways Australians are watching and engaging with audio-visual stories across the cinema, free-to-air and subscription television, consumer/DVD, online and mobile sectors. The larger project, 'Spreading fictions: Distributing stories in the online age', is being conducted from 2010–2013 by The Swinburne Institute for Social Research in Melbourne and the University of Sydney, supported by the Australian Research Council, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Screen Australia. The focus on narrative fiction content reflects the high priority given by successive governments in Australia and overseas to policies encouraging the making, promotion, screening and discussion of local audio-visual works, especially feature films, adult and children's TV dramas and documentaries. These policies are based on the high cost of these formats relative to the revenue-earning capacity of national markets. Challenges to these underlying economics are coming from at least three related directions: technology, audience behaviour and business models.
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May 31, 2001: In this view of the center of the magnificent barred spiral galaxy NGC 1512, the Hubble telescope reveals a stunning 2,400 light-year-wide circle of infant star clusters. Astronomers generally believe that the giant bar, which is too faint to be seen in this image, funnels the gas to the inner ring, where massive stars are formed within numerous star clusters. Located 30 million light-years away, NGC 1512 is a neighbor of our Milky Way galaxy.See the rest:
It is a common type of spiral galaxy in which the pinwheel-like arms arise from each end of a bright central bar of gas and stars rather than from the center as in normal spirals. Although astronomers aren't certain how a bar forms, they believe it may be created by instabilities in a galaxy's disk of gas and stars, perhaps caused by an interaction with another galaxy. In Hubble's close-up view of the core of NGC 1512, the bar is too faint to see.
The colorful picture is representative of the galaxy's natural colors. Blue depicts hot, young stars; red, cooler, older stars. The photo is a color composite created from seven images taken with three different Hubble cameras. The composite shows the full range of wavelengths — from ultraviolet to near infrared — covered by the Hubble telescope. Although ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths are invisible to the human eye, astronomers have "color-coded" them to show important details in the starburst region. The bright blue clumps are star clusters observed in ultraviolet and visible light. Infrared wavelengths, shown in red, reveal gas clouds illuminated by radiation from hidden clusters of young stars.


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'Cooling Out' the Voters
Confidence men know that their victim — "the mark" as he has been called — is eventually going to realize that he has been cheated. But it makes a big difference whether he realizes it immediately, and goes to the police, or realizes it after the confidence man is long gone.
So part of the confidence racket is creating a period of uncertainty, during which the victim is not yet sure of what is happening. This delaying process has been called "cooling out the mark."
The same principle applies in politics. When the accusations that led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton first surfaced, he flatly denied them all. Then, as the months passed, the truth came out — but slowly, bit by bit. One of Clinton's own White House aides later called it "telling the truth slowly."
By the time the whole truth came out, it was called "old news," and the clever phrase now was that we should "move on."
It was a successful "cooling out" of the public, keeping them in uncertainty so long that, by the time the whole truth came out, there was no longer the same outrage as if the truth had suddenly come out all at once. Without the support of an outraged public, the impeachment of President Clinton fizzled out in the Senate.
We are currently seeing another "cooling out" process, growing out of the terrorist attack on the American consulate in Benghazi on September 11th this year.
The belated release of State Department e-mails shows that the Obama administration knew, while the attack on the American consulate was still underway, that it was a coordinated, armed terrorist attack. They were getting reports from those inside the consulate who were under attack, as well as surveillance pictures from a camera on an American drone overhead.
About an hour before the attack, the scene outside was calm enough for the American ambassador to accompany a Turkish official to the gates of the consulate to say goodbye. This could hardly have happened if there were protesting mobs there.
Why then did both President Obama and U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice keep repeating the story that this was a spontaneous protest riot against an anti-Islamic video in America?
The White House knew the facts — but they knew that the voting public did not. And it mattered hugely whether the facts became known to the public before or after the election. What the White House needed was a process of "cooling out" the voters, keeping them distracted or in uncertainty as long as possible.
Not only did the Obama administration keep repeating the false story about an anti-Islamic video being the cause of a riot that turned violent, the man who produced that video was tracked down and arrested, creating a media distraction.
All this kept the video story front and center, with the actions and inactions of the Obama administration kept in the background.
The White House had to know that it was only a matter of time before the truth would come out. But time was what mattered, with an election close at hand. The longer they could stretch out the period of distraction and uncertainty — "cooling out" the voters — the better. Once the confidence man in the White House was reelected, it would be politically irrelevant what facts came out.
As the Obama administration's video story began to slowly unravel, their earlier misstatements were blamed on "the fog of war" that initially obscures many events. But there was no such "fog of war" in this case. The Obama administration knew what was happening while it was happening.
They didn't know all the details — and we may never know all the details — but they knew enough to know that this was no protest demonstration that got out of hand.
From the time it took office, the Obama administration has sought to suppress the very concept of a "war on terror" or the terrorists' war on us. The painful farce of calling the Fort Hood murders "workplace violence," instead of a terrorist attack in our midst, shows how far the Obama administration would go to downplay the dangers of Islamic extremist terrorism.
The killing of Osama bin Laden fed the pretense that the terrorism threat had been beaten. But the terrorists' attack in Libya exposed that fraud — and required another fraud to try to "cool out" the voters until after election day.
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is: www.tsowell.com.
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The first apartment; How to decorate on the cheap
There's a first for everything, and recently I encountered one of my firsts—the first apartment (as an "adult"). I moved from my family's home to a two- bedroom apartment on Main Street in Narrowsburg with my boyfriend. We were excited to have our own space and be able to fill it with whatever we wanted. And thus the decorating process began.
Being a young professional (or "yo pro" as it's called), and not having the bank account of a seasoned worker, money was the main factor in choosing our furniture, dishes and everything else. With limited funds, we first looked for free items. Luckily, we were met with generous donations from friends, family and co-workers. Our other options were thrift stores and looking into our families' storage. We scoured Tim's family's barn and found old tables, chairs and other odd heirlooms, like a World War II era first-aid kit and an original Burroughs adding machine. We went through my dad's shop that housed all kinds of treasures from my grandpa's old house—furniture, dish sets, lamps and more—and picked out things my mom didn't want to sell.
Then, we made a trip to Honesdale to check out the Salvation Army and our friends' thrift store A Picker's Find. At Salvation Army we bought a $10 coffee table and $25 couch. Score! At A Picker's Find we picked up some old cooking utensils and plates.
In the depths of the store I was happy to find two paintings of ballet dancers in cool Victorian looking picture frames. (Perhaps I should say that I have been a life-long ballet student.) This began our "art collection" and I jokingly added a portrait of Patrick Swayze to it that I found at a yard sale in Port Jervis for $1. (The owner was sad to see it go, but said she must part with it after his death). There was a town-wide yard sale going on that day that my brother and I checked out, calling it "yard sailing." I also found a microwave for $5 that looks like it belongs on a space ship, and some giant mugs.
Then came the free stuff. Eileen from the office gave me a coffee pot (after a few groggy mornings sans coffee), a crock pot and a tub-full of kitchenware from her friend. Another co-worker, Jane, gave me a colorful mat that we put by our front door to put shoes on. My boyfriend's mom took us shopping at Bed, Bath and Beyond to decorate our bathroom, and I picked out a cool silver and white shower curtain with a matching bath mat, as well as a stainless steel garbage can and toothbrush holder.


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Meantime, the boys continued their recent run of tough luck, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Wildcats despite outshooting them 11-4 on goal.
Senior Damari Jimenez scored two goals, including one less than five minutes in, and the Lady Rams cruised to a 5-0 win over the Lady Warriors.
Portales (5-10, 3-6 district) built a 3-0 lead in the first 10 minutes and was never threatened.
"We put some stuff together," said PHS assistant coach Amber Thomas, filling in after head coach Sara Vasquez delivered her first child, a boy, on Tuesday. "We focused on our passing this week and we were able to attack the goal."
Sophomore Hannah Evans and freshman Chelsea Lopez added early goals for the Lady Rams, while senior Jessica Leap and Jimenez added goals in the final 20 minutes. Senior Jasmin Vega earned the shutout in goal, stopping two shots from the Lady Wildcats (8-8, 1-5).
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Lighthouses in Michigan are the stars of the shore. Today, guest blogger Sharma Krauskopf tells us the story of how she fell in love with Michigan lighthouses.
I am fascinated with lighthouses and here's why – Lighthouse Digest. For the last 20 years, I have been writing books and magazine articles and speaking about lighthouses. I also lead tours, have lived in a lighthouse in Scotland, and now am making a movie about lighthouse keepers. I have been living in Michigan for over 30 years but hadn't been involved Michigan lighthouse to any great extent. People have a tendency to not be a tourist in their own neck of the woods, and I guess I'm a good example.
A few years ago that began to change. Due to health issues and family responsibilities my ability to travel long distances to lighthouses came to a screeching halt. What happened next I call the "tugboat effect," named after an antique wind-up tugboat toy we had that took off across the floor until it ran into an obstacle which caused it immediately to turned in another direction. Like the tugboat, I instantly changed directions by looking closer to home where I found Point aux Barques Lighthouse for my movie.
Recently, my husband and I took a trip to see the Saginaw River Range lighthouse only to find a sign saying "Closed to the Public". Remembering the tugboat, we changed direction promptly traveling further north to Tawas Point Lighthouse located near East Tawas, Michigan. This magnificent lighthouse and its well maintained park have belonged to Michigan DNR since 2001. Having seen and written about hundreds of lighthouses, I can guarantee this is an extraordinary one. Being that it was the off-season, there were few people around and it was like we were living at the lighthouse. We found a motel in Tawas City so we could be at the lighthouse for sunrise the next morning which turned out to be a good decision as we got some beautiful pictures.
Upon returning home, I discovered the Lightkeeper at Tawas Point Lighthouse program. Having lived at a lighthouse for many years, I know how much fun, adventure, and beauty the job involves, and I have already submitted our application for next year. If you live in Michigan hopefully you'll remember this blog. If circumstances dictate you can't travel far, remember the tugboat. I don't regret my international travel, but I do feel badly that I had not seen more of my home state when I was younger. I should have jumped in the car and experienced all the beauty, history and entertainment that was just down the road.
Sharma Krauskopf lives on a farm near Parma, Michigan. For many years, she and her husband owned Eshaness Lighthouse on the Shetland Islands in Scotland. Currently she is executive producer of a feature length motion picture about lighthouse keepers which will be filmed in the fall of 2014 at Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse in the Thumb area of Michigan. For more information on her movie, check out the website.
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Doege and the Eagles will visit Santa Gertrudis Academy on Friday night for the season opener.
For Doege, it's a date he's had circled on his calendar since arriving in Bee County in April.
"It's a big night," Doege said. "It's a new stage for everybody. A new stage for the kids, a new stage for us as a staff, new stage for me.
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Like Pettus, SGA will take the field under a first-year coach.
Arturo Lozano IV is the Lions' new mentor, coming over from Bruni, where he went 49-17-1 while making the playoffs five times in six years.
Lozano brings with him the slot-T offense.
"It's just (about) being disciplined," Doege said about defending SGA's offense. "They're 75 percent run, and that's because they run it well. That makes it tough when you don't take care of assignments.
"We've got to be able to make sure that we defend them well but also try to take away things that they do well."
Alvaro Saenz will likely get the call at quarterback for the Lions, with all-district running back Eric Garcia behind him.
"If you have two key components like that, those two key components make you go," said Doege. "That's what they have, along with a great line that moves well.
"It's more than just those two, but those two make everything run."
Defensively, Doege says, the Lions will attack.
"They're downhill. They run well to the football," he said. "They try to get outside and cut off anything to the outside. Their DBs and secondary, they come downhill.
"They attack the football."
Starting the season with a win, says Doege, would be ideal.
"The saying is that you can't win them all until you win the first one," he said. "I've used that saying with (the kids).
"It's something that they need and something that we need as a staff and we need as a team and collectively as a school. ... It means so much to just a school, a program, kids, adults, parents, community members, a town."
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Helen Holmes, 59, a registered nurse who works at Grace Cottage Hospital, has not been in contact with friends or family since leaving her home around 9 a.m. Friday, according to troopers with the Vermont State Police barracks in Brattleboro.
A press release sent out Sunday said police were looking for assistance from the public in locating Holmes who was believed to be driving a red, 2010 Subaru Forester with the Vermont license plate, DAK 316.
On Monday, police released updated information saying the Vermont State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation is taking the lead on the case.
Stephanie Dasaro, a spokeswoman for the Vermont State Police, said troopers were busy Monday trying to talk to as many family members and friends as possible.
Dasaro said she didnt know how many officers were involved in searching for Holmes but she said at least four detectives were actively part of the search. Police said detectives were following financial information and checking several places where Holmes may have gone.
Information about the case, including images of Holmes and information about the car police believe she is driving, has been distributed across Vermont so troopers from other areas can keep their eyes open for Holmes as well, Dasaro said.
According to the police, the first request to check on Holmes was received around 2 p.m. Friday because she did not arrive for a scheduled appointment.
Dasaro said she didnt know if Holmes had ever gone missing before and said she had no information that police suspected foul play. At this point, Dasaro said, police are concerned for Holmes safety because of the unusual circumstances and are just hoping to learn more about her location.
Over the weekend, troopers conducted several unsuccessful searches for Holmes near her home on Plumb Road in Townshend. Police also found nothing when checking other areas that might have had significance to her and monitoring her cellphone, financial activity and social media.
Holmes has a Facebook page which was last updated on Sept. 3. There are many references on the page to her love of animals.
Her husband, Steven St. Peter, also has a Facebook page on which hes posted a news story about the disappearance with a request that readers share it as widely as possible. Under a photo of St. Peter and Holmes, a message has been posted that reads, Praying for her safe return into your arms.
Another post, from a woman who said she is St. Peters daughter said Holmes has suffered from depression and those who knew her are so very worried about her and her welfare.
Helen is a wonderful woman and loved me as her own and she stood by my father taking care of him through his sickness and then his liver transplant. She loved the time she got to spend with her granddaughters ... We are all praying God will intervene and His will will be done into finding her safely, wrote Annette Lawrence.
Anyone who has any information about Holmes or her location or anyone who might have seen her since the morning of Sept. 6 is asked to contact Detective Sgt. Barbara Zonay at the Vermont State Police barracks in Brattleboro at 254-2382.
Information can also be sent anonymously by sending a text message to 274637, or CRIMES, and using the keyword, VTIPS or online at http://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
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BTW, as another poster aptly pointed out in another thread...they said the same thing about the Rams style of play in football until they dominated and won a Superbowl.
First it was your made up conspiracy theories about our front office, then it was Dr. Kiya the patella injury expert who knows that Azu is going to miss the whole season without a shred of proof.
D'ant is indeed an offensive specialist but he does coach defense quite well. Again, until you or anyone can explain why SSOL means weak defense all your talking points are as hollow as the national media's hate for the Knicks.
Watch and learn guys:
Lets see what our best defender over the last few years said about D'ant and defense:
D'ant was such a horrible coach that he won 2 coach of the year awards and Amare ran to play under him once again giving D'ant the chance to coach him through his prime."I think that Mike's a realist,'' Jeffries said. "Defending, like anything else in the NBA, is a talent level. And you can't have people that are not great defenders and expect them to be great defenders. Just like you can't have people that aren't great scorers and expect them to be great scorers. He put me out there to be a defender and he puts guys out there to be scorers. He does focus on defense, but if you don't have defensive players, then you're not going to be a great defensive team.''
He added, "It's not like he tells the guys, 'Don't go out there and guard anybody, just try to score.' That's not the case at all.''
The fact is the Suns could have won a title had a few things gone there way or had that not run into a Spurs dynasty. Riley is a hall of fame coach yet could not get the Knicks past MJ and the Bulls. It's clear your hate clouds your judgment and you are not looking at his tenure in Phoenix objectively.
P.S.This dude is still talking about Balkman a complete scrub! GTFOH!
P.P.S. Dan't was indeed brought in to coach offense with Team USA because they needed an offensive specialist to manage all that firepower. They had other coaches serving other roles and that in no way proves that D'ant can't or doesn't coach defense. In fact my video proves the exact opposite!
BTW, as another poster aptly pointed out in another thread...they said the same thing about the Rams style of play in football until they dominated and won a Superbowl.
There's way more moving parts in football.
Dantoni would benefit greatly from having a defensive coach on his team. His ego probably wouldn't allow it, but he could use someone to help set up defensive schemes late in the 4th quarter. Based on what i've seen so far, he isn't great a drawing up plays out of a timeout in a half court set.
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P.S. The Rams still relied on outscoring their opponent versus holding them to low scores with the defense. While it's the same 5 people at any given time on both sides of the court there is no reason that an offensive system or style of play should dictate how hard they play on the defensive end in the NBA.
Great post! Really nice vids as well.
Dantoni is on Team USA mainly because hes the most familiar with the Euro style of play.
While I would LOVE to have a defensive specialist on the knicks, the Suns squads in the past where definitely underrated defensively. The key is to get the stops when they really matter. Using all your energy on defense all the time can backfire on you as well. Its all a matter of having the right players for your system and this year looks a LOT more promising.
You would think that with all the talk of the knicks being completely focused on fast tempo and absolutely no defense should make the knicks at least top 3 in terms of pace. They weren't even top 5. I believe it was 9th in the NBA last season. While thats not slow, it certainly doesn't add up to all the press the Knicks get about inflated stats and the like. Especially that tired talk of David Lee having great stats just because of the system. The man just hustles and has a knack for being in the right place. No one talks about Indiana who ranks number 2 for having no defense and inflated stats.
This is a case of a well known coach in the Mecca of basketball. When he loses, he'll be analyzed and criticized by all. If he starts winning, everyone who was whining about him will suddenly write about how underrated his defense and coaching is.
Yea, I have been battling those talking points all year. The simple fact is that we did not have the players to run SSOL so Dan't went with a modified half court offense relying mostly on the PnR. The inflated stats people talk about come from the extra positions SSOL provides so D Lee got his numbers the "honest" way.
I also don't get why people buy into the notion that SSOL makes a team weak at defense. Maybe they give up a few points in transition but that should not effect intensity, defensive match ups or schemes. I will say it again, defense has more to do with the players than the coach. If a player is not committed or does not have good instincts a coach can run drills all day every day and it would not really improve anything.
Man, it's so ****ing simple.
Name one coach - ONE COACH that has been successful with a **** team in a rebuilding phase.
Just one will suffice.
Lottery teams are an exception with instantly high picks in the draft.
Otherwise, to the D'Antoni haters, give him half a year to either prove you right or wrong. Either way, you couldn't have ever predicted the future. All opinions based on assumption are ****ing useless.
There is only one answer to the question that was asked by the creator of this thread and it isn't a yes.Judging by his resume, nobody could win with Damphoni as their head coach.Even a starting five of Magic, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman and Kareem would have difficulty getting past the conference finals with him coaching them.It has been proven almost every year that celebrity coaches who are offensive minded,stubborn, terrible at communicating with players, terrible at coaching down the stretch, and who like to use small rosters are not coaches that can win in seven game series' against other elite teams.
I would love to drink the kool-aid by making the bold prediction of D'antoni's Knicks winning 50 games in the 2010-11 season but does anyone believe that D'antoni is going to help the Knicks win 20 more games next season because of the additions of Amar'e, Felton and a new group of role players? I am not picking the Knicks to miss the playoffs, even that is a very bold prediction to make.But this team won't be a top 5 seeded team in the Eastern Conference unless they add another superstar and even if they added another superstar D'antoni wouldn't be competent enough to coach them to the NBA finals.
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Not a single fact in your entire post. BTW, D'ant won several titles in Europe as coach and I already shredded the argument that he does not coach defense. Further he is such a horrible coach to players that Amare is coming back to him for a second stint. Who did he have issues with? N8 who dug his own grave? Harrington the ball chucking nija turtle who thinks he is Jordan? Darko? Come on maaaaaaaaaan!?
Seriously, I wish people would at least skim a few posts before replying to a topic and feeling like a dumb ass.
Don't be a blind follower. Get some facts and do a little research. Hell, look up a few posts and most likely you'll find that your argument has already been posted and debunked.
btw trillion auto wins all debates with his sig
we won't win with d'ant, walsh, or dolan... it's sad my kids will never know a winning new york team.. not the knicks not the jonnies... sad for nybb
Yes, he can win it all. He just needs the right mix of players. Maybe we have the beginnings of that now, idk..
With Gallo growing into what most of us hope and believe he can be and a healthy Amare, this team could be really dangerous. Gallo is a hungry, fiery leader. Throw Felton in the mix with what he can bring and this could be a nice little squad.
Felton needs to bring it though. He needs to be our engine.
W Gallo, Amare and Felton we're one more player away from being a contender. Can AR be that guy?? I don't think so. I think he's a role player personally. And frankly you can't teach feel, or IQ as it's called more often around here. He is a nasty iso scorer tho. I could see him being our boris diaw type offensively, although Boris could shoot better than AR. AR's got holes in his game. I think we need another really nice player.
Right now we are about a 42-45 win team. I think D'ant is a really good coach. His name and job are both on the line. He can't have ANOTHER ****ty-Knicks season. He will bring it this year. Considering those factors, we might be a 45-47 win team.
Tr1ll1on..... being clueless of the Knicks is not as bad as u think it is, u
should accept it with pride. Bigger people than
u like Layden/Isiah/Walsh/Lenny Wilkins/Larry Brown/and celebrity coach
Dantoni are all accepting their cluelessness of the Knicks and its
organization with pride.
u have to excuse Kiya, he have been a big pessimistic Knick fan since 1999
when the Knicks fired GM Ernie Grunfield (an ex-player/ex-coach/ex-GM of
the Knicks organization).
Two years after the firing of GM Ernie our best headcoach JVG quit with alot
of our great coaching-staff quiting alongside of coach JVG. This is how ex-
player Herb Williams became assistant headcoach of the Knicks the day after
his player contract expired.
The Knicks owner and all of the GM's he has hired since GM Ernie have done
nothing to build or replace the big coaching-staff that Pat Riley put into
place to take us to the FINALS (twice).
We have 10 young athletic players on the 2010-11 new roster, these young
players could improve their performance by meshin with their teammates on
either offense/defense in a uptempo or halfcourt setting if we had the
"coaches" to make them stick to the plan.
It is obvious as a quack from a duck we will need a big man coach on the
bench yelling guidance for the signing of Euro-player 7.0 C-Mozgov switch to
the NBA league, where the rules, tactics of oponents, and expectation of his
teammates will be alot different from what he is used to. The Knicks dont
have anyone on their coaching-staff that qualify for that job for a NCAA
bigman. I dont recall them hiring anyone who speak fluent russian/english
u can boast about Dantoni's record and success in Phoenix while leaving out
Phoenix Marbury/Marion/Joe Johnson/Chambers were a playoff team when
Dantoni was an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets.
u can also leave out all of the veteran players experience in the
(Western Conference of the) starting 6 men in Dantoni's first full season
as headcoach of the Phoenix Suns.
Dantoni not wanting GM Kerr to hire defensive coach Tom Thib, plus wanting
defensive C/F-Kurt Thomas off the roster during the same offseason, which
was the big talk in Phoenix during Dantoni's last season in Phoenix.
Tom Thib was on our coaching staff when we signed a walking Kurt Thomas
on the Knicks in 1998-99 season.
It is not a conspiracy or theory that Walsh and Dantoni is not on the same-
page. Walsh had to know about the "fued" of Dantoni/Marbury in Phoenix.
The sports media started an episode about it as early as June 2008.
Look at all the new players and 10 day contract players Walsh put on the
roster that Dantoni DNP without giving them a steady chance to mesh with
the same players or any players (its well over 10 new players).
Jefferies was never the best defensive player on the Knicks.
Jefferies missing so many open layups made him the Knicks worst offensive
player in the history of the Knicks. Winning the crown from Charles Smith.
It was assumed Jefferies was a Defensive player. But us Knick fans new both
JJ were a MLE "RED-FLAG" to FIRE Isiah asap.
Balkman is a great role-player off the bench to give u
rebounds/blocks/screening/decent passing/and put backs (Bowen).
Tr1ll1on.... just incase u dont understand the above post
Dantoni is single-minded. as a boss he hires family/friends to do important
jobs they are not equip 2 do. Its like being force to hire your brother in law
that u hate.
Dan Dantoni had to be the worst coach in the summer league games.
Mike Dantoni is NOT open-minded or wise enough to keep a discipline roster
once they find out how clueless he is in so many areas.
Amare knows it was captain Matrix Marion who kept order in
practice/lockerroom/and on court.


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My baby is 5 months and she won't take the bottle and I have gone back to work. Grandma feeds her cereal for breakfa and Gerber food for Lunch. I nurse her when she gets home at 3:30. Is this ok?
My baby is 5 months and she won't take the bottle and I have gone back to work. Grandma feeds her cereal for breakfa and Gerber food for Lunch. I nurse her when she gets home at 3:30. Is this ok?
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My DS refuses to take the bottle, though we did introduce it to him from day one, we then stopped all bottles when he was about 2 months old. I did not realize that there is a critical period when you should introduce it or it makes it hard later. So far what we do is when I am at work (only gone for about 5 hours), DH gives DS bottle of EBM to chew on. He does not suck on it. he also likes to spoon feed. Sorry not much help. hope someone can chime in with better suggestions.
I did reply to the other thread you created - but I'll ask a question here as well - how long are you away from her?
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President Obama's visit to Canada was notable for the ever-so-slight undercurrents of uneasiness between two countries that have enjoyed generally amicable relations over the sometimes touchy issue of trade.
Obama made foolish comments during the presidential campaign (in the heart of a Rust Belt filled with people and union leaders eager to blame trade for the decline in certain industries) about seeking to renegotiate or even abrogate the North American Free Trade Agreement. And Congress (at the behest of the steel industry and its unions) inserted a "Buy American" provision into the infrastructure section of the recently passed "stimulus" spending bill.
To his credit, President Obama urged Congress to stipulate that any such provisions would not be applied in a way that violated existing trade agreements. And he has backed away from his campaign comments to such an extent that he almost sounded like an apostle of free trade during last week's visit to Canada, which is by far America's largest trading partner.
But Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper still couldn't resist a characteristically Canadian understatement on the foolishness of protectionism.
"If we pursue stimulus packages the goal of which is only to benefit ourselves," Harper said, "or to benefit ourselves at the expense of others, we will deepen the world recession, not solve it."
President Obama sought to reassure Canadians, who along with Europeans have been vocally unhappy about the "Buy American" provision, while throwing a small bone to some of his more protectionist supporters.
"Now is a time where we've got to be very careful about any signals of protectionism," he said, and bemoaned a "strong impulse" in many countries to pursue beggar-thy-neighbor policies.
He assured Harper that "I want to grow trade, not contract it."
He also said, however, that while now was not the time, he would still seek ways to keep campaign promises to toughen labor and environmental standards imposed on foreign countries in trade agreements.
The Buy American kerfuffle is not the only issue that could cause friction between the U.S. and Canada in the next few years. Canada has up to 173 billion barrels of recoverable oil in vast tracts of what are called oil sands. The U.S. is already the biggest importer of Canadian oil, and one might think it would have an interest in reducing dependency on Middle Eastern oil and buying more from a friendly neighbor. But some environmental groups want to restrict such trade unless Canada imposes onerous new regulations on oil recovery operations.
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Rachel, our 11-month-old, is now sleeping (mostly) through the night (yes!). But I'm not. I fall asleep OK, but wake around 3 or 4 am (when Rachel used to), toss and turn for a few hours, and then maybe get another hour of sleep before the alarm clock goes off.
It's common for a mom to be lying awake in bed while her baby or toddler is snoozing blissfully. Unfortunately, low quantity and poor quality (= depth) of sleep erode a mother's health and well-being, and give her a strong shove down the slippery slope toward depression. Getting plenty of good sleep is a crucial aspect of replenishing oneself and preventing depletion. Happily, there are plenty of good methods:
Try to reduce caffeine overall, eat dinner early, avoid late night chocolate (it contains a caffeine-like substance), and restrict alchohol (which relaxes you at first but then can keep you awake).
Do everything possible to lower stress. Cortisol hormone normally rises in the morning to prepare you for the activities of the day, but with too much stress, this hormone will kick into gear extra early, waking you at 3 or 4 am. (You can also test cortisol pretty inexpensively to see if this is happening to you.)
In the hour before bedtime, do relaxing activities like listening to music, meditating, doing yoga, taking a bath, singing to your baby, etc. Avoid arguments with your children or mate.
If your mind is worrying or obsessing, try writing down your concerns and promising yourself you'll do what's possible to deal with them in the morning. Or extend compassion toward yourself or toward the people you are worrying about.
Relax your body by imagining your hands are very warm, progressively relaxing each part of your body, or imagining you are in a very peaceful setting.
Make sure you are getting enough magnesium and calcium, both of which are needed for sleep. The Daily Value (DV) of them is 320 milligrams (mg) and 1000 mg, respectively. You could try a slightly higher dose, 500 and 1200 mg respectively. (For details about nutrition for mothers, see our book, Mother Nurture: A Mother's Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships, published by Penguin in March, 2002.)
Finally, you could explore the herbs, valerian and passionflower, available in tinctures at the health food store. Low doses of the hormone, melatonin, can help a person return to sleep. And the amino acid precursor to the neurotransmitter, serotonin - 5-hydroxytryptphan (5-HTP) - can also aid sleep. But you should NOT try these if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, and they are generally best considered only if you are working with a licensed health practitioner experienced in their use.
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