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Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Your favourite places to eat
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36 comments:
- Steve said...
Cafe Concerto in York.
There's no shortage of eating places in York, but this one's hard to beat. It's tucked away on High Petergate, very close to York Minster. It doesn't look much from outside, but inside it's a real gem. The menu is very varied and changes seasonally, with some really imaginative dishes alongside more traditonal fayre. I can honestly say I've never had a meal there that I wouldn't gladly order again - and I've been going for ten years or more. The service is always attentive but never rushed, even at the busiest times. The place has a relaxing, welcoming, slightly Bohemian ambience. It's best experienced in the evening, when you can take an indulgent three hours over your three-courses, but it's equally enjoyable for a quick lunch, or even a coffee and cake. The two tables at the front have a fabulous view of the Minster. It can get very busy, so it's worth getting there early for lunch and it's best to book in the evening.
- 19 April 2010 at 11:05
- Clive Wilson said...
The Raj Indian Restaurant in Knaresborough. Try this for an unusual double-act. Call into the Raj, just off the Market Place in Knaresborough and get one or more of your party to save a table. Then send a runner or two to Blind Jack's the famous pub on the square for a selection of amazing real ales from Britain and overseas. Ask permission from the bar staff to take the beers to the Raj on the promise you return the glasses (despite the notices saying drinks must not be taken out). That way you'll enjoy a good curry with the best beer imaginable. Awesome!
- 19 April 2010 at 13:47
For a simple, honest lunch in quirky and cosy surroundings, I'd recommend a Beck Hole Butty at the Beck Hole pub, located in the heart of Beck Hole itself, which is found on a few great walks between Grosmont and Goathland. It's not gourmet food but it's hearty and tasty, often just the thing after a good walk, especially if accompanied with a pint of local real ale, cider or perry. The pub itself is small and next to a pretty stream. It's like stepping back in time as the landlord has deliberately not changed a thing. It's reminiscent of a time when the pace of life was simpler and more relaxed. In winter the fire is lit and in summer, you can take your drink outside.
- 20 April 2010 at 10:19
The food, service and surroundings at the White Swan Inn in Pickering are wonderful. The food is well-prepared with a broad and interesting menu, and served by staff who genuinely seem to care that you enjoy your meal. It is smartly decorated and furnished, yet homely, so that we felt comfortable taking our baby in with us. If you visit the market in Pickering on a Sunday and are looking out for somewhere to eat, then this an excellent choice.
- 20 April 2010 at 10:25
- Abeceder said...
Spoilt for choice when it comes to great places to eat in North Yorkshire , but the current favourite of the Abeceder team is the restaurant in the court yard at Castle Howard. It's a seasonal local menu, perfectly balanced yet they still finds space for a luxurious indulgence.
- 20 April 2010 at 11:51
There are so many good restaurants but if I had to choose one it would be William & Victoria's on Cold Bath Road in Harrogate. There is a wine bar and more formal restaurant upstairs. Booking is essential and the food is devine! The portions are good too - try the treacle tart.
- 21 April 2010 at 12:00
- Alexander said...
The Olive Room, an Italian restaurant in Settle, is in the market square tucked away in a cellar room.
Simple Italian dishes prepared to a very high standard, accompanied by excellent service makes for a lovely dining experience.
- 23 April 2010 at 20:20
As a Lancastrian, it pains me to say this, but you DO make the best fish and chips in the world. Top of my list is Oliver's in Harrogate. Haddock, chips and peas and a pot of tea. Heaven.
- 27 April 2010 at 18:42
- Pete Middleton said...
Station Inn- Station Road, Tollerton, York YO61 1RD - 01347 838 897
We've been going there for years as the location is pleasant, food is good, and the price excellent value especially when you've been funding kids for rather too many years!!!
- 29 April 2010 at 19:25
Botham's, Whitby
Making the climb up Flowergate in Whitby and then turning right in to Skinner St is like stepping back in time, especially if you walk a little further along for well earned refreshment at Botham's Tea Room. There are a few more steps to climb (well it is Whitby after all), though there is a Stannah stairlift if you're really struggling. Once at the top of the staircase you'll find the most wonderfully preserved tea room - all china, cream cakes and waitresses in white frilly aprons.
The perfect spot for afternoon tea, or a weekend morning with a full English and a pile of newspapers..... And Botham's brack is legendary - buy some in the bakery downstairs and enjoy a fantastically sticky slice of it with a cup of tea when you return home from your day out.
- 30 April 2010 at 10:55
- Tim Bennett said...
I used to work just outside of Sicklinghall and there's a great pub called The Scotts Arms in the village where we would occasionally go for lunch. The food is excellent and the interior of the building is warm and inviting. We drove out over the Christmas; there's nothing quite like eating home made fish and chips in front of a roaring fire.
- 4 May 2010 at 11:48
You can't beat jbaker's bistro moderne in Fossegate, York for some of the best food in York, if not Yorkshire. They have a Michelin star which is well deserved for their innovative, quirky approach to food with delicious and inspiring results.Portions are just right, prices are fair and The Grazing Menu,lunch and evening allow you to sample the best of their culinary treats. I've been going there since the day they opened and I always come away with a really good feeling! Fossegate itself is full of little delights too-a fantastic deli/cafe The Hairy Fig, the best dolls house shop in Yorkshire, plus numerous other independent shops, all worth visiting.
- 5 May 2010 at 08:43
- Shona said...
There's a fantastic pub in Sutton upon Derwent, a little village to the East of York called the St Vincent's Arms. The chips and steaks are to die for! It doesn't look much outside (or in for that matter) but looks can be deceiving.
You need to book in advance - it's a well known local treasure to those in the know, so it's always full.
Also the Durham Ox in Crayke is amazing, with lots of delicious treats on the menu. Again a bit off the beaten track, but the best places always are!
- 10 May 2010 at 20:33
- Rachel said...
I'd echo Shona's comments about the Durham Ox, and I must add a word for my local - the Rose and Crown in Sutton-on-the-Forest. In fact I'm heading there for an 'early-bird' tea on Friday. And staying in my lovely picturesque village, Sutton Park tea rooms are just lovely for afternoon tea. My kids are always nagging to go and get an ice cream (even in this chilly weather).
- 12 May 2010 at 19:49
- Joel Turner said...
If money were no object i'd eat in The Yorke Arms in Ramsgill, Nidderdale.
My mum and dad have lived in the area for 15 years and we've watched it develop from a great restaurant into a michelin starred dream.
Highly recommended.
- 13 May 2010 at 14:10
- David Child said...
My personal favourite for pure foodie indulgence is The Star at Harome. It's Michelin-starred so is tip-top food but without the stonking prices of others and keeping it local with well-sourced Yorkshire produce.
Plus it's a traditional old boozer inside - with all the dark wood and cheery welcome you'd expect.
Go. Quickly.
- 14 May 2010 at 11:08
- Karyn Fleeting said...
We always enjoy eating out at Prima Pizzeria on Kirkgate in Ripon. It's snug, happy and bustling every night of the week, with HUGE pizzas and charming service. The specials always include plenty of seafood dishes. Excellent value for money.
- 20 May 2010 at 16:40
The Crown Hotel in Pateley Bridge high street is excellent value for money, has very friendly staff and the food is yummy!
- 9 June 2010 at 14:47
- Rebecca P said...
Salsa Posada in Harrogate.
Lovely food, great atmosphere and not too expensive. They also hold regular salsa dance nights with a mini-class for beginners.
Add a jug or two of sangria and it's one of my favourite places to eat.
- 11 June 2010 at 18:00
- Julie said...
Best Fish and Chip shop in Filey is the one with the model of the Filey Fisherman standing outside in his yellow oilcloths. Its just next to Wrays Newsagents off the Crescent. We have fish and chips there every year and I can recommend them.
- 16 June 2010 at 21:48
We always take visitors to Yorkshire to Betty's tea rooms, in Harrogate, York and Ilkley.
Betty's was set up by a Swiss family that moved to Yorkshire, and the menu consists of both Swiss dishes such as rosti, as well as Yorkshire favourites such as Yorkshire Rarebit, which is not rabbit, but cheese on toast with beer, and fat rascals - a cross between a scone and a rock cake, as well as Yorkshire Curd Tart, made with raisins. The fish and chips are also wonderful.
There are a wide variety of teas and coffees available from around the world - in fact Betty's is part of the famous Taylors of Harrogate group of companies, which makes Yorkshire Tea. Taylors is well known for its good ethical and CSR approach.
Note that the tea rooms are generally not open for dinner. They can be pricey, but the quality and service is excellent. Sanwiches and cakes for picnickers are available in the shop, which also stocks tea, coffee and tempting chocolates.
See: http://www.bettys.co.uk/
- 13 July 2010 at 16:59
- sdwhyatt said...
We love the recently refurbished Aldwark Arms - particularly their fantastic steak night on a Wednesday. The meat is of superb quality, the chips to die for and the portion size enormous. Please do support them http://www.aldwarkarms.co.uk/
- 31 July 2010 at 12:18
- Fiona said...
The recently opened Graveley's seafood restaurant on Khyber Pass in Whitby. Melt in the mouth fish in a golden batter with chips fluffy on the inside and crispy outer, Mmmm. The view from the windows of the beach and sea are truely amazing no matter what the weather. I will be going there again and would highly recommed it. I've posted their website.
- 5 October 2010 at 09:57
I though I'd posted the link obviously not so here it is!
- 7 October 2010 at 20:30
- Deb said...
We are spoilt for choice in North Yorkshire but places we always take visitors include: Melton's Restaurant, York, The White Swan at Ampleforth and the Blue Bell at Alne. All three have a focus on fresh Yorkshire produce cooked to order. Lovely!
- 21 June 2011 at 09:41
A visit to Brymor Ice-Cream Parlour at High Jervaulx in Wenselydale, is a must. The only problem is deciding which of the many fantastic flavours to have. My fave is Wild Cherry (awesome!) but I usually can't decide so end up have a double cone - and a lick of eveyone else's! (In the family, I mean. I don't just go round randomly licking people's ice-creams!)
- 28 June 2011 at 09:04
Milbank Arms in Well North Yorkshire great place to eat if you want good 'Pub Grub' I had the chicken, cooked to perfection
also try Rustique Bistro in Richmond, just off the town centre
- 1 July 2011 at 11:48
- Harriet Cross said...
For vegetarians and vegans in Scarborough, Nutmeg Cafe is a wonderful place for lunch. It's on Victoria Street, about 3 minutes from the train station. The home made desserts are amazing. The peanut butter bomb I had on Saturday was divine.
- 25 July 2011 at 07:57
Fancy That Tea Room, 8 Market Place,
For the best in home cooked food, afternoon tea is the best tasting best value you can imagine ... pot of tea for 2 with a choice of sandwiches for each of you....followed by the biggest scone you will have seen....cherry, fruit or cheese .... served with a butter, whipped double cream & home made Raspberry conserve/jam .... all for around £12 .... if you are planning a visit to Theakstons or Black Sheep breweries...go here first :-)
Other offerings (both hot & cold) are available but be warned you get a lot of everything for your money
- 4 September 2011 at 21:50
Agree we are spoilt for choice up here!
Best restaurant by miles - Yorke Arms at Ramsgill. Michelin starred and perfect for a special occasion.
Other places we love -
Wensleydale Heifer, West Witton
The Orchid - Harrogate
Mirabelle, Harrogate
Black Swan, Oldstead
- 22 October 2011 at 10:35
The Black Horse in Swainby, near Stokesley, has been our favourite food pub for ages. The menu is VERY extensive, prices are reasonable and portion sizes just right. We've taken friends and family for meals there on many occasions and no-one's been disappointed yet.
- 12 February 2012 at 22:25
Without a doubt the Magpie at Whitby is a Shrine to the best fish and Chips in the UK
- 12 April 2012 at 08:17
- Janice Wood said...
Trenchers at Whitby. Superbly presented and really tasty food. Traditional Fish and chips or something else from extensive menu. Sweets are super too. Magpie, just down the road from Trenchers, is great, but always that famous queue
- 3 May 2012 at 08:44
- Liz Carnell said...
If you like Chinese food then the Cheung Won in Cheltenham Parade, Harrogate, is excellent. They have a buffet with freshly cooked items in small quantities so it's always appetising. Cost about £30 for two inc an alcoholic drink. The Royal Baths Chinese restaurant at the bottom of Parliament St is also very good although more expensive but good value for the set Sunday lunch.
- 8 May 2012 at 16:40
- Susan Parry said...
I would like to recommend two pubs in Swaledale: 'The Punchbowl' at Low Row and 'The Farmers' Arms' in Muker. We go to the Punchbowl for 'a night out' for high quality food locally sourced and excellent wine list. It is used by locals as well as visitors and always a friendly welcome. The Farmers Arms is where we go when we can't be bothered to cook. It is very welcoming and the owners provide a good pub menu with plenty of gluten-free options (important to the family). For coffee/tea breaks, particularly when walking, you can't beat 'The Muker Teshop'.
- 10 May 2012 at 11:38
- John Thorogood said...
We recently visited the Moors Inn, Appleton-le-Moors. This typical Yorkshire establishment offers a warm welcoming atmosphere with good homecooked food and plenty of it. It's a relaxing and friendly place to stay and had a roaring fire fire in the cosy bar. Reasonable prices and well kept real ales put the final touches to our experience. One to recommend. Their website is at : http://www.moorsinn.co.uk - you may need it for directions.
- 12 May 2012 at 23:28


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Hef's Movie Notes: State of the Union
Hugh Hefner gears up for the presidential election with this 1948 classic.
Tonight: On the eve of the presidential election, Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, with Van Johnson and Angela Lansbury in Frank Capra's four-star classic State of the Union.
State of the Union was the fifth of nine films starring Tracy and Hepburn together. He was 47 and she was 40.
As celebrated director Frank Capra expressed it: "When they played a scene, cameras, lights, microphones and written scripts ceased to exist.
"And the director did just what the crew and other actors did—we sat, watched and marveled."
The film's genesis began with an idea from stage actress Helen Hayes shared with playwrights Howard Lindsey and Russell Crouse in the summer of 1944, during the presidential conventions.
Hayes imagined a drama involving a Republican presidential candidate rather like Wendell Willkie, who ran against Roosevelt in 1940.
The story would portray how a successful businessman, inexperienced in politics, separated from his wife, having an extramarital affair, would reconcile with his spouse so they could campaign together for the presidency.
The dramatic conflict would pit a wife's wits and courage against, as Capra put it, "the hard-boiled Republican kingmakers for the soul of the man she loved…"
When Miss Hayes lost interest in the project, Lindsay and Crouse bought out her position in the play. Signed to star in the Broadway production of State of the Union were Ralph Bellamy and Ruth Hussey. (Margaret Hussey and Katharine Hepburn turned the part down.)
They gave 765 performances at the Hudson Theater in New York before taking it on tour across America.
To keep the show fresh, Lindsay and Crouse added new dialogue every week incorporating news of the day.
The show opened in New York on November 14, 1945. Frank Capra attended the first three performances.
He had previously adapted another Lindsay and Crouse property for the screen (Arsenic and Old Lace) and Capra decided he wanted to film this soon-to-be Pulitzer Prize–winning play as well.
Capra had previously enjoyed great success with political pictures, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and Meet John Doe (1941), so this seemed like a natural.
Throughout the 1930s, Capra worked for lowly Poverty Row Columbia Pictures. After the war, he formed an independent production company, Liberty Films, with equally renowned directors William Wyler and George Stevens. This, he thought, would be the fulfillment of his postwar dreams.
Capra's initial contribution to Liberty Films was It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
The financing and distribution were handled by RKO. But this unforgettable film, so beloved today, actually lost money in its initial release. So RKO balked at financing the $2.8 million budget proposed for Liberty's second film, State of the Union.
Capra turned next to mighty MGM in hopes of reuniting his romantic stars from It Happened One Night, Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. But Metro refused to loan Gable to Liberty for the picture.
After long and complicated negotiations, an agreement was finally signed on March 10, 1947 with the underfinanced Liberty Films.
The authors were paid $300,000 for screen rights, plus 50 percent of the gross, minus the cost of production. Shooting would take place at MGM, which would also handle distribution.
Colbert's fee as the estranged wife was set at $200,000, but instead of Gable or Gary Cooper (Capra's second choice), the male lead became Spencer Tracy (who had been the playwright's first choice from the beginning).
Tracy really wanted the role.
"After all, I'm getting old," he said, joking with columnist Bob Thomas. "And I've never done a film with Capra."
Tracy and Colbert had successfully teamed in Boom Town (1940).
As an MGM picture, besides getting Tracy, Capra was also able to cast the picture from Leo the Lion's star-studded stock company, which included Lewis Stone, Van Johnson and 22-year-old Angela Lansbury, who would play the vixenish, career-oriented "other woman."
Principal photography on a 75-day schedule was set to begin on Monday, September 29, 1947.
Colbert had been announced for the part since April 3. $15,000 had been spent on her wardrobe. But she and Capra had battled before on two pictures. And she was well cast as the calculating, spoiled woman she portrayed in It Happened One Night.
Before shooting her first scene, the actress announced that she would not be working any time after five P.M.
Everyone else worked until six P.M. and this prima donna knew it.
Against his better judgment, and over the objections of Spencer Tracy, Capra had already fired a cameraman to please the fussy Ms. Colbert, and now she insisted on being permitted to quit work each day at five P.M. on the orders of her doctor (who happened to be her husband) and her agent (who just happened to be her brother).
"This is ridiculous," Capra said. "I can't give you that privilege."
"Then I won't do the picture," Colbert replied.
"Well, okay, sister, get the hell out," Capra shouted. "Check in your wardrobe and go home."
Capra later reflected, "I blew my stack!"
And the real reason Colbert backed out of making the movie? She had finally read the script carefully and realized it was Tracy's picture, not hers.
Louis B. Mayer told Capra to call Tracy immediately, so he wouldn't read the news of Colbert's departure in the paper.
"God damn you little bastard," Tracy replied, only half in jest. "I thought you were a nice guy. I may have to report you to the Actors Guild."
But then he laughed, and said, "So you told Frankie Froggie Colbert to go to hell, did you?"
"I lost it," Capra confessed. "But what am I going to do now? Who can I get to replace Colbert on such short notice?"
"Waasall, come to think of it, Katie isn't hamming it up at the moment—what about the Madame?" Tracy said. Meaning, of course, his own Ms. Hepburn.
"Yeah," he said, "the Bag of Bones has been helping me rehearse here at the house.
"Kinda stops you, Frank, the way she reads the woman's part.
"She's a real theater nut, you know. She might do it for the hell of it!"
Tracy put Hepburn on the line. Would she do the part? "Sure," she said. "What the hell. When do we start?…What clothes do I wear on Monday?"
And that was it. Capra was amazed. "No contract, no talk of agents, money, billing—nothing," Capra said.
"That's sheer professionalism. She knew we were in a jam, and she helped out. I don't know anybody in the business who wouldn't have held us over a barrel for money—and we would have paid anything to save the picture!"
After that, Capra's biggest problems were, as he put it, "not directorial, but political."
The once daring filmmaker intended making a bold political statement on issues of the day, but they got lost in translation.
Capra gave in to financial pressures and sold Liberty Films during the production of State of the Union, betraying the courage he had championed making It's a Wonderful Life.
He knew it too. He was afraid of failure and bankruptcy. He'd gotten used to success, wealth and security. He said as much in his autobiography.
Those were also turbulent times in Hollywood.
The House Un-American Activities Committee was busy investigating subversives.
Hepburn was a liberal and Adolphe Menjou, who was assigned to play a conniving political boss in the picture, was a right-winger who testified before HUAC.
The outspoken Hepburn and Menjou had worked together previously on Morning Glory (1933) and Stage Door (1937)—without incident.
"I am a witch-hunter, if the witches are communists," Menjou told HUAC in October 1947.
"Menjou and Hepburn hated each other," Capra observed. "But they played beautifully together. Here was Menjou, head of the Right-Wingers, and Hepburn, the bell ringer of the Left. What a parlay.
"But they never showed their animosity for one another on the set.
"They were professionals…They were wonderful to work with as actor and actress."
"Menjou passionately believed in what he believed in," Hepburn said. "He was trying to cut my throat at the time we made State of the Union."
(He told HUAC that persons attending a speech Hepburn gave for a Democratic presidential nominee were "Communists.")
"But," she said, "we were frightfully civilized on the set toward each other. I would just torture Menjou. Menjou was ridiculous!"
Capra quoted Tracy as saying, "Well, you know Madame Do Gooder, here. She'll donate to the Committee for the Protection of Fireplugs.
"And you know what? Her family are all bigger fruit cakes than she is! You know—ultra liberal New England aristocrats that work their ass off for the poor, poor folk, but never see one!"
As temperatures rose in Hollywood, and on Capra's sets in particular, Time magazine wrote, "There is doubt that Frank Capra, already making State of the Union, would have started this satire on U.S. politics under present circumstances."
Watch for the scene where Menjou says, "I'd cut off my right arm up to here to be Chairman of the Republican party!" But he's holding up his left arm!
State of the Union was screened for the trades at the Academy Theater in Beverly Hills on March 19, 1948.
Variety reported: "Looks like a sensational money-maker for Metro. The Lindsay-Crouse stage hit has been transferred to the screen by Frank Capra with a whirlwind pace not unlike that encountered in a George Abbott musical. Add 1948's smartest casting and the palm wringing results seem obvious…"
The New York Times endorsed State of the Union as "a slick piece of screen satire."
But Life lamented, "By over simplifying its politics, State of the Union misses a good chance to be an important film comment on President making."
The real watershed date was April 7, when Capra went to Washington to screen his picture for President Harry Truman and 1,600 other political power brokers at Loew's Capitol Theater.
There were politically sensitive moments in the film and Capra sat directly behind the President so he could respond to any concerns the picture might elicit. But Truman loved the picture.
"We thought he would regard it as seditious, but he ran the picture over and over again on the presidential yacht," Capra recalled with delight.
"Later, Truman's manager told me that the picture, which showed how a President can fight corruption in his own ranks, gave Truman the impetus to run for another term."
On January 5, 1949, Variety carried a story confirming as much. It was entitled "Film that Changed History," written by Charles Allredge, former assistant to the Secretary of the Interior and advance man for the Truman campaign.
Allredge explained that Truman hadn't made up his mind to run again when he saw the movie, and that "He was under heavy attack, not only from Republicans, but by the leaders of his own party, who were angered with the President's strong espousal of Civil Rights."
State of the Union received no Oscar nominations and proved a disappointment at the box office.
The domestic gross was a respectable $3,108,000, but the foreign box office was a disappointing $429,000.
It didn't help that the picture was released in Great Britain with the ludicrous title The World and His Wife.
This was a film that didn't have much meaning outside America.
And now—from 1948—
Frank Capra's
State of the Union

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text: Hello friends. Please don't bludgeon me without reading this post in it's entirety. Firstly, the big issue here is the injuries. We got absolutely bombarded on both sides of the ball, to go from that to playing for a division title is a positive to me. So injuries you say? This was a bad season for injuries? May I jog our memory of the 2010 season? Yep. Both injury ridden season. The one variable? Romo. He saved our season this year, and once again, got screwed over by everyone around him in the final game. Add Romo to the injury tally like he was in 2010 and I promise you Kyle Orton,Steven McGee or no street free agent would have given you a better season. This was a good season to gauge the teams direction. Romo choked again, we completed the trifecta, yes and yes, but, you can't deny that we saw a different team this year. We saw a team with fight, heart and a will to win. Something that was looked over since the Triplets in Dallas. Zone, this season could have been a disaster. I absolutely can't wait for '13 now with a healthy young core and some added help along the trenches. Keep our collective chins up boys, I'm still proud to be a fan today.


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Strecker Laboratory / City Hospital
Romanesque revival Strecker Laboratory building by architects Frederick Withers and Walter Dickson was constructed in 1892 as a facility for pathological and bacteriological research. The building was the gift given in the memory of a Mr. Strecker by his daughter. The facility closed in 1958 and lapsed into decay. It was landmarked in 1975 and restored in 2000. (reference)
The rubble surrounding the Strecker Lab is what is left of City Hospital (aka Island Hospital and Charity Hospital), designed by the firm of Renwick & Auchmuty (who also designed the Smallpox Hospital) and completed in 1861. At it's peak, the massive structure served 8,000 patients. The city closed the hospital in 1957, although as late as 1972, the building was reputedly still in fairly good shape. However, arson and vandalism ultimately left the unguarded building little more than a shell and after a long, futile struggle by preservationists for landmark status, what was left of the building was finally demolished in 1994. (reference)


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lol this is kinda out of the blue...
<q cite="http://www.nfl.com/goto?id=09000d5d8258353d">
"I am not a fan of Gruden's. Not today, not yesterday, not when I worked
for the NFL and not when I was working on the field as a side judge. He
was a loudmouth as a coach who constantly disrespected officials and he
is a blowhard in the broadcast booth who spouts off when he doesn't know
what he is talking about."</q>

- Mike Pereira,
leaves no-one guessing about his feelings on ESPN analyst Jon Gruden.


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Reading up on the bounty story, I see ads on NFL.com for Saints hats and Tshirts. Couldn't help but think there will be unofficial shirts offering the Saints some advice on "sportsmanship".
I always found the Saints to be an obnoxious team, seem to recall Williams in high spirits during the Giant game last year. Still love the Kenny Phillips hit knocking the big Tight end into a pretzel.


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Watch what is happening to the Susan G. Koman Foundation right now for a great example of why you may be losing credibility with people.
To summarize... Koman cut off funding to Planned Parenthood, some people got pissed, Koman reinstated funding to keep those people happy, and now almost everybody is pissed.
Comments the organization's Facebook wall:
"When I heard you dropped Planned Parenthood.....I made a donation to the Koman charity......and today I called visa and had it canceled.....what a fraud organization you are......on the national Susan G Koman website you have women wearing pink t-shirts which read....we celebrate life but then you monitarily support abortion which kills life.....unbelievable!!!!!"
"I applauded you for defunding PP. Now that you have caved in, you are to be pitied for lacking the spine to confront baby killers."
"I will never give this organization a dime! Planned Parenthood is primarily an abortion factory!"
"Do you realize next year all this controversy will return? READ THE PRESS RELEASES. The only thing Komen changed their stance on is the policy to not fund orgs under investigation. They will honor this year which they said from go...next year PP will be "eligible" for a new grant...this is just a back pedal to save a little face...I ain't biting this slimy hook!"
"If I didn't think SGK would change their mind again I would write them a check. Ill just send it straight to planned parenthood."
"Susan Korman-You are spineless and never again will I donate to your cause. You are just as bad as the baby killers of Planned Parenthood!"
Remember this...
You cannot please everybody.
Try to do that, which is what Susan G. Koman is attempting, and you'll end up right where they are. Everybody will be skeptical of you and nobody will be happy.
You're much better off taking a stand, isolating some people, and giving those that are left exactly what they want.


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Here's a short podcast of featured events taking place at the Forsyth County Public Library in May.
The Forsyth County Public Library is excited to announce the return of our very popular Food for Fines campaign. Donations will be accepted during the month of May. All collected food items will be donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC to help in the fight against hunger in our community.
Introducing a new program for those born in the baby boom generation, and before, featuring crafts, games computer assistance and more.
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As construction ramps up at Central Library you can now keep up with all the work that goes on with a 24 hour a day construction web cam. Enjoy archived photos as well as time lapse views of all the exterior work that goes into transforming Central into a brand new library.


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|Topic Review (Newest First)
Disclaimer: I have not ridden any of the boards you're looking at!
That said, gonna try and help you out and show the differences between the boards for you.
From a quick look, the Nitro and K2 are both flat boards(K2 is flat with rockered tips). Last year I bought a board with a flat profile and it's a fun profile to mess around on. Not as catchy as a camber board and very predictable handling. Didn't get to do any powder riding so can't say how the profile performs there.
The Rome boards are both hybrid camber. The Crail has camber between the feet and rocker past the bindings. The Headline has camber extending farther past the bindings with rocker towards the tips.
I like hybrid boards as having the mix of both profiles gives you advantages of both, but they do behave differently than pure camber/rocker/flat boards. Nothing big, but they have their quirks that you may need to get used to.
As for sidecuts I believe both the K2 and Nitro use traditional radial sidecuts. Nothing fancy and very predictable, but if you ride in icy conditions on a regular basis you might lean towards the Rome boards as they should both have a sidecut with multiple contact points(at least I'm pretty sure). The camber portion in the boards will actually act as another set of contact points... Yay contact points!
About the Head boards... I really can't say as I've never encountered them other than as really crappy rental boards. Maybe those ones are better, but the ones I've been on were as close to being a plank of wood on the snow as you can get.
Lastly for bindings, try looking for last year's model of Burton Missions or Rome 390's for cheap... I often see them on clearance here in the US, but I have no idea about what's often in overstock in the EU.
Help me choosing | K2 vs Nitro vs Rome
Trying to find out my second board after couple of seasons. Intermediate skills, 176 cm tall, 70 kg.
Riding mostly on the tracks and 30 % in the woods. I plan to experiment though more with natural jumps, maybe a little in the park also.
I guess I need an all mountain board.
I do not understand a lot of the different types of boards so maybe the ones that I consider are not the right ones. To be honest my selection is based (beside the price) mostly on how they look (graphics, colors). I am aware that this is very stupid and is the least that should matter.
Anyway, I narrowed down my choise to:
- K2 Brigade
- Nitro Prime
- Rome Crail
- Rome Headline
- I was also looking at Head Concept D, Head Tribute, Head Matrix Classic. Mostly because of their attractive price. I would consider them unless you tell me they are significantly worse than the others.
Here is an overview
Which one of those above (or any other not mentioned) would you recommend me ?
If that is not too much, I would also appreciate a recommendation for bindings in the price range of 100-120 EUR.
Thanks a lot !
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Developers broke ground on the new Country Inn & Suites hotel and Cowboy Jack's restaurant on Wednesday afternoon in Bemidji. The new hotel and restaurant will be attached to the Sanford Center on the South Shore of Lake Bemidji.
The project has been in the works for nearly two years and is another addition to the booming hotel industry in town. Tripp Snyder, CEO of Bay Ridge Properties Int'l, explained, "Coach Peters told me earlier today we will be the first [hotel] in the country attached to an NCAA hockey arena. So another first for Bemidji."
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Robotic Operations Of Federal Innuendo- A failed idea of the Government (James F. Steele) killing off anyone displeasing, like Fergie, only that would result in negative feedback from people who like her music. In a democracy, everything has to favor the people. Using the latest in robotic technology, androids would be sent all over the place, killing public figures that "rabble-rouse".
What a scary thought... This would've been used to stop any Government overthrow, though... They'd probably be named ROOFI-bots
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Nelson to present program at Fifty Lakes Foundation meeting Aug. 16
Darby Nelson, author of the book "For the Love of Lakes," will present a program at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at the Fifty Lakes Foundation clubhouse. There is a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Guests are welcome.
Nelson is a professor emeritus at Anoka-Ramsey Community College and an aquatic biologist, served three terms in the Minnesota Legislature and is the former board president of Conservation Minnesota.
His presentation will focus on the intricacies of the ecosystems of our lakes, ponds and waters, and how to protect and preserve them for future generations.
The Fifty Lakes Foundation clubhouse is at 40554 South Eagle Lake Road (northeast corner of Crow Wing County Roads 1 and 3 intersection in Fifty Lakes).


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I. Introduction
In 1998, Congress reauthorized and amended the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), creating, under Title II, the Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants Program for States and Partnerships. One initiative under this amendment, the partnership grants program, funded partnerships among colleges of education, schools of arts and sciences, and local school districts.
Congress designed the partnership initiative as one of several pre-No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) efforts to support accountability for teacher preparation and to improve the work of teacher-preparation programs. It was anticipated that the collaboration among the partners would result in the successful implementation of reforms holding teacher-training programs accountable for producing high-quality teachers and providing sustained and quality preservice field experiences and professional development opportunities.
This evaluation report focuses on the 25 grantees of the 1999 cohort of the Title II partnership grants program. A diverse cohort, these grantees, consisting of at least 66 colleges and universities, 28 community colleges, 179 school districts, and 821 elementary schools in more than 25 different states, received a total of more than $171 million over the 1999-2004 period.
A descriptive study conducted over four and a half years (2000-05), the partnership evaluation surveyed nearly 300 representatives from institutions of higher education (IHEs) and district project participants at two points during the grant period (2000-01; 2003-04). More than 500 principals were surveyed once, during the 2002-03 year. The study also included secondary data analyses using publicly available data on school characteristics, school-level achievement data, and pass rates on teacher assessments reported as part of the Title II HEA reporting requirements. Five diverse projects were the subject of case studies that included repeated week-long visits.
The evaluation's goal was to learn about the collaborative activities taking place in partnerships. The study was also designed to examine approaches to preparing new and veteran teachers and to assess the sustainability of project activities after the grant ends.
A full report of the partnership evaluation follows the broad evaluation topics that framed the evaluation data collection and analysis. In this executive summary, we summarize our results concerning core questions related to the HEA Title II partnership program goals:
- Did partnerships fulfill the program mandate, encouraging colleges and universities to partner with and address the teacher-preparation needs of high-need districts?
- Did partnerships undertake activities designed to improve the academic content knowledge of new or veteran teachers?
- Were changes in the student teacher internship component associated with partnership efforts to improve teacher preparation?
- Did partnership initiatives address the accountability concerns about teacher preparation?
II. Key Findings
Key findings related to each of the evaluation questions are described below.
|Evaluation Question #1: Did partnerships fulfill the program mandate, encouraging colleges and universities to partner with and address the teacher-preparation needs of high-need districts?
Partnerships did encourage and support collaboration between IHEs and schools around teacher-preparation needs. This collaboration was guided through advisory committees with partner representation. As activities were implemented, the partnership involved district-level and school- level staff.
District-level involvement was important in the beginning years of the partnership as activities were planned and arrangements made to facilitate collaboration. Teacher involvement grew as implementation progressed and professional development opportunities were extended to teachers (Exhibit 1). Activities that brought IHEs and school and district staff together included mentoring new teachers, collaborating on professional development, and redesigning methods of instructing and assessing teacher-education students.
Helping districts fill vacancies and recruit and retain teachers was a goal of many partnerships, yet over time, a lower proportion of partnership districts reported positively regarding the fulfillment of some of these goals.
retaining high-quality teachers. The evaluation specifically investigated the partnership contributions in this regard. The evaluation surveys asked representatives of the partnerships about addressing recruitment and retention needs, especially for high-poverty schools and high-needs subject areas (see Exhibit 2). Survey responses and site visit interviews indicated that some partnerships set goals related to recruitment that were frustrated by a lack of openings and competition for hiring teachers from neighboring states.
Induction support for new teachers was one approach used in many of the 1999 partnerships to address the problem of teacher retention.
When these partnerships began, neither statewide nor districtwide induction programs were well established. Some partnerships reported they filled a distinct need for induction support in districts where teacher retention was identified as a problem. A few partnership induction programs even addressed the needs of new teachers who had not graduated from partnership institutions but were teaching in partner schools. Training for mentors was one additional activity assumed by the partnerships. Participants reported that induction activities were taking place in the partnerships throughout the grant, although at follow-up, lower percentages of district respondents indicated some activities were provided (Exhibit 3).
|Evaluation Question #2: Did partnerships undertake activities designed to improve the academic content knowledge of new or veteran teachers?
Partnerships focused course reform and professional development on academic content needs of teachers, which were specified through discussions with partner districts and principals of partner schools and also based on partners' concerns about aligning the course content in teacher preparation with state teacher and content standards.
Partnerships reported extensive activity in revising and aligning education and arts and sciences courses, and involving arts and sciences faculty in planning and supporting teacher-preparation students. Arts and sciences faculty met with education faculty, monitored the progress of teacher-preparation students, and delivered professional development institutes to veteran teachers based on content in their respective disciplines. In some partnership IHEs, arts and sciences faculty reframed courses to meet the needs of education students.
Professional development institutes of varying length and features were the chief vehicle partnerships used to meet the subject matter needs of veteran teachers.
Both education and arts and sciences faculty reported designing and delivering professional development summer institutes. These institutes met some standards of high-quality professional development because of their content focus and average length (one to three weeks). However, much variation was noted in the participant selection process and in follow-up. While partnerships reported conducting evaluations of the institutes, they also reported that resources for more intensive follow-up to these activities were not always available. In a few partnerships, follow-up consisted of such activities as arranging Saturday meetings of professional development participants and in a very few partnerships, faculty visited the schools or classrooms of professional development participants to assist in knowledge transfer and reinforcement.
District and faculty reported that their judgments about new teacher preparedness were similar over the duration of the partnerships.
When asked how individuals preparing to be teachers measured up with respect to academic knowledge, instructional and management skills, and dispositions essential for successful teaching, faculty and district representatives indicated that teacher-education students seemed fairly well-prepared for many teaching challenges. In follow-up surveys administered as the grantees were well into implementation activities, faculty tended to rate their students a little higher than did their district peers in the partnerships (see Exhibit 4). The respondents making these judgments were individuals who had opportunities to view student interns in schools and participate in hiring processes. They would have seen more than one cohort of program graduates emerge from IHE preparation programs to be teachers of record over the course of the grant.
|Evaluation Question #3: Were changes in the student teacher internship component associated with partnership efforts to improve teacher preparation?
Partnerships reported that the practice of forming collaborative preparation sites with partner schools-termed professional development schools (PDS)-offered additional opportunities for gathering input from current teachers about student internships and course contents. In some cases these collaborations were reported to lead to improvements in the traditional student internship that existed prior to the partnership grant.
The PDS approach at 67 percent of the partnerships was thought by faculty to offer the optimum approach to bringing teacher preparation closer to the classroom: placing faculty in partner schools on a regular and frequent (weekly) basis; offering university classes for preservice teachers in schools; and encouraging ongoing involvement by master teachers in preparing new teachers.
Field experiences were offered to prospective teachers earlier (during freshman and sophomore years), and more faculty reported there were opportunities to participate in "teacher-like activities" over the duration of the grant period in the Title II partnerships.
Education faculty and principals interviewed at the PDS partners, as well as students participating in internships and those who were new teachers of record, commented often during the site visits that early exposure to the realities of working in schools was essential in helping make a smooth transition to being in charge of the classroom, providing invaluable practical experience.
|Evaluation Question #4: Did partnership initiatives address the accountability concerns about teacher preparation?
Partnerships specifically addressed the accountability concerns of the HEA Title II, and external sets of standards were important guideposts in meeting these concerns.
While neither a requirement of the partnership grant nor a focus of partnership resources, accreditation was important to many of the grantees, who worked toward improved pass rates on teacher assessments for their students to meet an accreditation standard. Faculty in the partnerships also reported using not only external standards from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) and the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) but also state content standards to guide program reform.
Over the five-year grant period, the extent of requirements at entry and exit for teacher- preparation students grew.
The most frequently reported changes to program entry and exit requirements were the added stipulations that teacher-preparation students assemble portfolios of their work and that they pass Praxis II in specific subject areas. Overall pass rates of program completers in the Title II partnership teacher-education programs changed little over the grant period, consistent with national data reported in the Title II state reports. In at least one partnership, the funds made available from the Title II grant were used specifically to prepare program participants for the Praxis test. This preparation led to increased pass rates and contributed to improved program accreditation status.
As the grants ended, the prospects for long-term joint accountability assumed by arts and sciences and education faculty for teacher preparation were not promising across all partnerships.
Arts and sciences and education faculty in most of the partnerships initiated collaborative work that transcended traditional roles and responsibilities regarding teacher preparation. However, faculty follow-up surveys and site visit interviews indicated that many of the initiatives were "one-shot" activities, and others were abandoned when faced with negative response from students or academic departments. Still, faculty were somewhat optimistic when asked about the likelihood of sustaining some of the mechanisms for joint accountability and especially about improved communication between IHEs and school district partners.
III. Challenges and Lessons Learned
Partnerships among educational entities have long been touted as a means of accomplishing goals that seem out of reach for individual organizations to achieve. While there is little evidence-based research about the effectiveness of partnerships, descriptive studies reviewed for this evaluation provided information about features that are thought to facilitate the organization of partnerships and the implementation of partnership activities, such as: sharing a mission and goals; developing and expanding partner roles and strengthening relationships over the duration; developing and expanding leadership roles; assuming shared accountability; and recognizing and working to eliminate barriers.
Generally, leaders in the Title II partnerships were quite experienced. A number of the project directors were faculty members and deans who had prior experience with reform networks and teacher-education policy initiatives. Many of the leading IHEs had a history of winning grants, and some partnerships were benefiting from multiple funding sources for the same group of reform and professional development efforts. This experience served the partnerships well in getting activities started, creating an atmosphere of collaboration among partners, working on complex arrangements with schools and with arts and sciences departments, and arranging additional funds for continuation of some activities. However it was not sufficient, as reported by the partnerships, to see all activities through to fruition or to sustain partnership-sponsored activities after the grant ended.
Title II partnerships reported they could not remove some of the powerful institutional barriers that remain in the way of sustaining partnership program goals. Challenges highlighted by partnership participants include: a lack of time and recognition of faculty who take part in partnership activities; insufficient funding in K-12 schools; high turnover of school and district leaders; and a generalized feeling of fatigue regarding reform in many districts.
Through interviews and surveys, Title II partnership representatives articulated some important lessons learned regarding sustaining their Title II partnership grant activities. These are:
Minimize geographical spread. Over the course of the study, large and geographically scattered partners reported difficulty in arranging meetings, placing preservice teachers in schools for internships, or providing professional development over substantial distances. In future undertakings, policymakers may wish to emphasize the strength that comes from forming cohesive partnerships that are purposefully limited in their geographic scope.
Provide adequate support to partnerships in high-need areas. Outside of project and partner leadership, the economic condition of partner school districts was one of the most important elements cited in the ability to sustain partnership activities, according to project directors and school district participants. Partnership districts repeatedly and consistently cited a lack of funds within their partner districts as a challenge to implementing their reforms.
Encourage partners to plan realistically for easily foreseeable contingencies. It is not surprising to anyone familiar with school districts or university culture to note frequent turnover of K-12 teachers, university faculty and school administrators. The loss of principals, faculty members and department administrators, as well as turnover of project directors, led to loss of partnership memory and ground gained in promoting and supporting collaborative activities. Policy leaders should underscore the obstacles presented by this turnover phenomenon in structuring new initiatives and encourage partnerships and other reform agents to build back-up contingencies into their blueprints.
Enhance evaluation resources to monitor objectives. Very few partnerships implemented the kind of continuous evaluation that would yield data on the effectiveness of faculty collaboration, professional development activities or teacher mentoring. When the evaluators were an integral part of the project management, decision making was data driven and all partners tended to be included in the process.


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For many years, the conventional wisdom about fat was that it was essentially just the body's fuel storage facility: inert, convenient and pretty cute on babies.
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Senate passes bipartisan bill making college more affordable
The state senate achieved bipartisan agreement last week with the passage of the Higher Education Omnibus Bill. In total, the state would invest an additional $263 million into Minnesota colleges, universities and the state's student grant program.
This would mark the first investment in higher education after more than a decade of deep cuts and tuition hikes.
Saxhaug introduced a bill to assist the Leech Lake Tribal College in recruitment of non-tribal members to the college. Under the legislation, which was included in the omnibus bill, Leech Lake Tribal College is eligible for $150,000 in grants to defray the costs of enrollment of students who are not members of a tribe.
"This is an important provision for north central Minnesota. Making post-secondary school affordable, regardless of which institution a student attends, is critical to our economy," Saxhaug said.
In addition to the grants Leech Lake Tribal College would receive, Bemidji State University would receive an additional $2.45 million in the next two years, and Itasca Community College would see an increase of approximately $411,000.


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For anyone reading this, please excuse this little rant Im about to make. OUR environment is changing. Im not referring to climate change as everyone is so focused on and wasting time and money on. Im referring to our natural area and environment we currently live in. Things are changing, our environment is in a transformation where every aspect of it through out the growing season is being manipulated to the point where everything natural about it is being lost. Its the clearing of arable land, and the clearing of non arable land, clearing and drainage of swamps and leveling out of ravines to allow machinery to travel over. Massive water drainage projects where we
run off the surface water as fast as we can, drain the sub surface water year round into ditches and pump deep water reserves to irrigate our crops. Its the blanket use of insecticides not once but up to five times a season to protect the crop from pests, the use of fungicides to everything that is growing and the use of highly efficient herbicides leaving nothing else growing within the fields but the crop its self. Its this expansion of our fields and intensively managed mono culture that is in a way creating a living desert in areas which should flourish with life and diversity. We are/have set up an ecosystem that is so fragile that anything natural within it is always on the brink of survival. And when we experience harsh weather as we did this last spring nobody notices the actual devastating effect it had on the living environment around them.
We are managing honeybees to take the place of natural pollinators to pollinate our cropping requirements. Here in again we bring in a manageable solution to solve our manged problems. But things are getting so far out of hand that we infact are even having trouble managing our managed pollinators. Why??? Because everything we do as beekeepers is directly influenced by the environment around us. That environment around us is being destroyed, and because of that my bees are struggling. If we dont change the way we perceive and respect the natural environment, our managed environment will collapse and with that all of us around it. This focus on climate change has blinded the public to the actual environmental threats at home, tangible actions that we could be focusing our attention on which would actually go a long way in preserving our lands and creating a sustainable working environment for all of us to live in.
We manage land, lots of land, I appreciate everything that is done to make a living off the land and the hardships that are involved in managing the land. I understand the reason why we use production practices to improve our bottom dollar and understand the reason why we must realize short sightedness sometimes is the only managing stratagy which allows us to keep in business. BUT we also appreciate our natural environment and try our best to preserve the land in a sustainable fashion. On our farm we have 500 acres left as natural raven, not pastured or pushed, leveled, drained and cropped! On our farm we have ten quarters of muskeg wet land bush, managed as pasture but grazed in a fashion which does not destroy its wet land ecosystem. On our farm we manage 3000 acres of crop land, on land which will carry equipment and anything else is hayed. We zero till or minimal till the land to protect the soil structure and everything living in it. Wet land pot holes are left as they are, hill side springs and field runs are hayed to eliminate erosion and low lands are left as grass, using the available water resource and cut later in the year as hay.
There has to be a place for agriculture on the lands or we will all starve, but agriculture has to manage itself in a diverse fashion using the lands as it presents itself to allow all living things to flourish. I feel very fortunate as a beekeeper to be able to shelter my operation around our farm, as it reinforces diversity and provides that for my bees to live on. EVERYWHERE else on the countryside I am seeing a complete wipe down of anything natural.


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st: RE: reshape question
"Martin Weiss" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
st: RE: reshape question
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:09:17 +0100
Have you had a look at the top of -help reshape-? No words can adequately
explain what the drawing makes clear. The j variable must be unique in the
initial dataset: How else would Stata create fill the new variables "stub"?
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Dear listers,
My dataset originally contained 8000 observations on two different
variables (location) sampled with 6-sec intervals in a long format. I
then created averages for the two variables (avg_a & avg_b) for each
minute(time2), using egen cut to split the time-variable and egen mean
to create the avg variables. I now would like to subtract the two
variables from each other for each time-window. I believe I have to
create a wide dataset to do this, but I get an error stating
.reshape wide avg_a avg_b,i(time2) j(location)
location not unique within time2;
there are multiple observations at the same c7 within time2.
Type "reshape error" for a listing of the problem observations.
Any idea how I can go about this?
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Very hard to find that one company thats going to be the next Apple.
I've always wondered...what's the best way to go about doing a DRIP?
..would you try to find the next Apple or would you go with consistent blue chip high dividend stocks?
I have heard many on here say they wish they would have put some money in the market and let it sit back when they were in college. Well my plan in the next year is to find stocks to put about 5-10k in and leave it for 10,20, maybe even 30 years. It's money I don't need and I would love to have a chunk of change waiting on me down the road.
So bless me with your experience and words of wisdom... what would you buy with the mind set of never selling for a looooong time?
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If my brokerage offers a drip what is the difference between going through the company and going through the brokerage account?
I dont know how other brokerages are but with E-trade I just buy, set on a drip and its just $7.99 one time fee and all additional shares added via the DRIP are free so thats awesome.....I hate how real DRIPs via the company charge you per share etc, its silly go with Etrade. Their mobile app is nice too
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To take a prime work shift and then sell it to another worker, thus earning income without having to work.
Jon-Mark: I picked up 7-10 phones shift everyday for the entire week, and then sold them to Zeina for $3 an hour. I made money without showing up to work by shift scalping!
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