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They're going to have an adult competition in your area, the 1st annual Stars and Stripes, May 22. (I was told the date may change, depending on judges' availability.) It's in Bristol. They will have pre-bronze free skating. I bet you could skate in it if you wanted to, since normally you are allowed to skate up a level. You'd have to join usfs if you haven't, though. Anyway, I'm going to discuss it with my coach. So few competitions include pre-bronze, I'm really wanting to do this one.


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Winona Republican-Herald, The (Newspaper) - August 27, 1952, Winona, Minnesota Generally Fair, Warmer Tonight And Thursday Band Concert Lake Park Tonight VOLUME 52, NO. 163 SIX CENTS PER COPY WINONA, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1952 TWENTY PAGES Gov. Adlai Stevenson, wearing an American Legion cap, waves to his audience before addressing the Legion convention in Madison Square Garden in New York today. Behind him stands the Legion's national commander, Donald R. Wilson of W. Va. (AP Wirephoto to The Republican-Herald) Austria Feared Next Red Target Won't Submit to Legion Pressures. Adlai Warns By RICHARD O'REGAN VIENNA (J) Western officials are wqndering if the Russians have picked Austria to be the next Sov- iet satellite. There are increasing indications that Soviet policy toward Austria has changed since the Kremlin has lost much chance of winning all Germany. Austria, strategically located at the Soviets have maintained the status quo, leaving an anti-Com- munist, pro-Western Austrian gov- ernment to run Austrian affairs in all zones. Politically, the Soviets have been unable to buck the strong Catholicism of the nation's seven million people. Dollar Aid Cut- But a drastic cut in American dollar million in the historic military crossroads of 11951 to an anticipated million the continent, is one-fourth occu- pied by Russian troops. The West- ern Powers occupy the remainder. For seven years since the war, TODAY in begun to affect Aus- tria's economic stability. As the dollars decline, the Rus- sians are moving in economically, with promises of rich rewards in the East. Faced with a doubling of unem- ployment and a decline in exports to the West, Austria's leaders say they now must turn to the East for trade, despite the West's ob- jections. Western officials say they fear that stealthy, cunning economic penetration of Austrian life may be the goal set by the Kremlin. An entirely new crop of Soviet Foreign Office advisers arrived recently to take over from the military men who ran the occupa- tion since 1945. A major Russian effort toward making Austria more economically dependent upon the East may fol- low the planned visit to Vienna next month of Soviet Deputy Trade Minister A. V. Zakharov. Local Communists report he will offer "wonderful trade Some of the dangers of growing Russian economic penetration were explained recently to William H, Draper, the President's special am- bassador in Europe, and W. John Kenney, deputy chief of the Mu- tual Security Agency, when they visited Vienna. Ike Needs Only to Be Himself By JOSEPH ALSOP NEW YORK politi- cal reporters, when listening to political speeches, have a proba- bly foolish tendency to study the manner instead of weighing the matter. Aging dramatic critics have the same trouble they have already seen too many plays for their own good, and they tend to take the drama for granted and give their chief attention to the acting. The fact remains that in poli- tics, communication is the first re- quirement for success. You can have the best ideas and the most, They that American appealing program imaginable. oc ation offkials fear tnis win. But you will get nowhere if you be critical But same cannot explain the ideas and put v s authorities hope that, despite the program over. Judged in these bleak, practical terms, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's American Legion true opening gun in his battle for the pres- a curiously mixed performance, Not the Same What one wanted to learn, of course, was whether Eisenhower had really hit his stride. Here was a man who could, in the old days, truly electrify an audience. Some- times he would have something big and complicated to say. Some- times he would be dealing only in the pleasing generalities, about country, home and mother, which Army public relations officers love to put in the mouths of their mas- ters. But whatever he had to say, Gen. Eisenhower rarely failed to grip and dominate his audience. Candidate Eisenhower is not quite the same. He had done his own speech-writing for the Ameri- can Legion meeting, and the advance copies showed that he had written a speech with meat and power in it. He strode onto the platform in the convention hall looking every inch the image that America has of him. His mere physical presence his look of being a big man, at once strong and broad-gauge brought the i threw out the new Communist waiting Legionnaires to their feet "managers." But the incident, one Soviet efforts to bring its collapse, the nation's coalition government will remain unshaken. Urge Top Production U. S. economic advisers are try- j ing to stimulate the idea of larger production and smaller profits to cut the price of Austria's exports. But they are bucking against the Austrian cartels, which believe in Crowd Estimates Soar for Kasson Plowing Contest Both Adlai, ike Speaking On September 6 KASSON DODGE CENTER, Minn. figures may have to be revised upward from the estimated for the Na- tional Plowing Contest here Sept. 6. This was the consensus pf area farmers after gaining confirmation Tuesday that both Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gov. Adlai Stev- enson of Illinois are slated for ad- dresses that day. Under present plans, Eisenhow- er, Republican presidential candi- date, will speak about noon, his Democratic counterpart about 3; 30 p.m. Both standard bearers are making appearances here at the start of lengthy campaign tours. Final Plans OK. Robert W. Hurrle, platform pro- gram chairman, said spokesmen for both had approved the final plans. Officials were boosting attend- ance estimates after noting news dispatches from several surround- ing states that Democratic auto 'caravans were being planned now that Stevenson is to speak. Ear- lier, Republican leaders had been arranging similar caravans with Eisenhower as the lure. First tent near the speakers' platform was erected Tuesday by the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. Officials said 15 trunk lines would be installed to handle calls from the nearby press and radio tents, still to go up. Officials have also laid out 158 lots around the field for commer- cial exhibits and eating conces- sions. Each lot is 100 by 25 feet and will be rented for the con- test. Bus service is planned from the Dodge Center airport, where many Flying Farmers are expected to land, and "wagon tours" of the plowing area will be conducted at frequent intervals. Adolph Bremer, center, of Winona, national vice commander of the American Legion and city editor of The Winona Republican- Herald, talks with two fellow Minnesotans at the Legion conven- tion in New York today. At the left is Gordon Joyce of Minne- apolis. At right is "Red" Mueller of New Ulm. (AP Wirephoto to The Republican-Herald) Legion Report Urges Truman Fire Acheson NEW YORK American Legion convention today received a report demanding that President Truman fire Dean Acheson as Sec- retary of State. The report submitted to the 34th annual Legion convention in Mad- ison Square Garden said: "Our patience is exhausted. We demand immediate action on this all-important subject. We accept nothing less." The report was submitted by the Foreign Relations committee of the Legion and was read to the convention by Chairman Rogers Kelley of Edinburg, Tex. When Kelley read the sentence demanding dismissal of the Secre- tary of State, applause and cheers rose throughout the auditorium. The report dealing with foreign affairs characterized the United Nations as "ineffective as an in- strument for world peace." Earlier, the Legion urged life imprisonment for persons caught a third time illegally possessing or peddling narcotics. The resolution was one of many which the organization is hammer- ing into its new platform on na- tional and international issues. New Uprisings In Koje Prison Camps Crushed Ike Plans Stops In Ten States in Midwest, South Expects to Cross Words With Adlai At Kasson Event By R ELM AN MOR1N jRaps Attackers Of Gen. Marshall 1 By DON WHITEHEAD j NEW YORK Adlai Stevenson coldly accused the attackerf of Gen. George C. Marshall today of hiding under a cloak of patriotism i which he called "the last refuge of scoundrels." The Democratic presidential nominee did not use any names but he left no doubt that one of the main targets of bis bitter blast was Republican Sen. Joseph McCarthy----------------------------------------- 1 of recipient of an American Legion award for j j Americanism. McCarthy has accused Marshall, j former secretary of state and NEW YORK Dwight D. former secretary of defense, of Eisenhower announced his first being party to a plot against the major campaign trip today, a dou- ble-circle route that will carry him through strategic voting areas in security of his own country. Stevenson launched his surprise statement in a speech written for :POM 43% of Voters Oppose U. 5. In Korean War By PRINCETON RESEARCH SERVICE Kenneth Fink, Director PRINCETON, N. do rank and file voters in the country maximum profits from minimum feel about the Korean War, which may became a major issue when output. Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson swing into high gear cam- Into the deepening economic I paigning after Labor Day? A new United States Poll of Princeton Research Service shows that more than 43 per cent of voters think it was the wrong thing for the U. S. to take up arms in de- crisis, the Russians and the Aus- trian Communists are moving by: 1. Draining of the national econ- omy by shipping millions of dollars worth of Austrian products east- ward from the 300 Russian-owned plants in the Soviet zone. The yearly drain is greater than aid from the West. 2. Deliberately creating unem. ployment. This is done by order- ing goods from private plants and then delaying payment and causing labor layoffs. 3. Avoiding taxes. Russian-owned plants refuse to pay the govern- ment millions of dollars. 4. Terror and violations of Aus- trian authority. Recently, in the Soviet zone, a group of Commu- nists seized a privately owned tex- tile plant. Austrian police speedily in a storm of cheers. Appears Sharkled But when the cheering died and he bcgrn to speak, he somehow appeared shackled. He has never had the practiced political orator's trick of building up climaxes and drawing out applause. But now he almost seemed to throw his points away. It was an effort for him, one felt; it was a nec- essary duty rather than a pleas- ure, to be there and to tell his story. Occasionally he would lose himself, for a paragraph or two, in what he had to say; and you could feel the crowd beginning to respond and glow. But then he would look worried and ill at ease (Continued on Page 12, Column 6.) ALSO PS of many similar, created a pattern for a wider terror. 5. By constantly holding before the Austrians the visions of a boom- ing revival of their pre-war trade with the East. U. S. officials say that in nearly every case where Austria has agreements with East- ern nations, the Soviet satellites are behind in their deliveries. But official Austrian reports say that eastern trade has increased 20 per cent in the past year and Austria's trade minister, Josef C. Boeck-Greisau, predicted: "For Austria, exports to the West alone are only possible dur- ing a world market boom. Now, with normal trade returning, we will have to deal with the East and Southeast to an extent sur- passing the present volume." fense of Korea. United States Poll nonpartisan reporters personally asked a na- tion-wide cross-section of voters: Korean War was WRONG. How- ever, 36 out of every 100 Demo- crats interviewed in today's sur- vey are of the opinion that our en- Looking back over the war in try into the Korean .War was Korea since it started, would you WRONG; and exactly the same say NOW that you feel it was the right thing or the wrong thing to send American forces to The result: ENTRY INTO KOREAN WAR RIGHT OR WRONG, NATION- WIDE Right 45.1% Wrong 43.5% No opinion..........11.4% An interesting finding in today's survey is the split in opinion ac- cording to educational levels. In general, the higher the scholastic education people have had, the more inclined they are to feel that the original decision to send Amer- ican troops to Korea was right. The poll by educational levels: NATION-WIDE Grade High or no school College schooling training training Right 'thing 37% 44% 59% Wrong thing 49% 44% 32% No opinion ..14% 10% 9% Noteworthy, too, is the difference in opinion along political lines. Ma- jority sentiment among rank and file members of the Democratic party is that our entry into the Korean War was RIGHT and ma- jority sentiment among rank and file members of the Republican party is that our entry into the proportion of Republicans inter- viewed in the survey, that is, 36 out of every 100, believe that our entry into the Korean War was RIGHT. Among those classified as Inde- pendent voters, the weight of opin- ion inclines slightly toward belief that sending American troops to Korea was right. The poll by political party af- filiation: NATION-WIDE Rep. Dem. Right thing 36% Wrong thing 56% No opinion 8% Ind. 53% 45% 36% 39% 11% 16% Today's survey findings also show that public opinion splits about evenly in all sections of the country. The poll by geographical areas: New England- East Rocky Mid- Mt. Atlantic West Pacific States South Central States Right thing 48% 47% 43% 45% Wrong thing 44% 40% 43% 45% No opinion 8% 13% 14% 10% A new United States Poll re- port will appear in The Repub- lican-Herald Monday. By WILLIAM C. BARNARD SEOUL, Korea Red war prisoners tested the nerves of U. N. guards in a series of inci- dents this month and guards "met every challenge" with maximum force, killing four and injuring 64, the U. S. Eighth Army said today. Most of the casualties occurred at the main U. N. war prisoner camp on Koje Island off South Korea. It was on Koje last June 10 that American paratroopers broke Red rule over prison pens in a bloody battle in which one American and 40 prisoners were killed and 140 prisoners wounded. An Eighth Army spokesman summed up disturbances in July and August this way: "In the last few weeks, prisoners of war and civilian internees in their new 500-men compounds have tried out the nerves of United Nations personnel, making trouble to see what force would be used I against them. On every occasion i we have used maximum force. We have met every challenge." Incidents Disclosed The Army began yesterday to disclose the prisoners incidents in piecemeal announcements after a Communist broadcast charged the U. N. with mistreating prisoners in August a year ago. An Army spokesman said there had been no intent to withhold in- formation and added that the de- lay was caused by a reorganization of the camp command. Gen. Nam II, senior Communist negotiator at the Panmunjom truce talks, made propaganda cap- ital of the POW troubles at today's truce session. He accused the U. N. of "shameless and cowardly slaughter" of captured Reds. Nam Il's casualty killed and 54 lower than those announced by the Eighth Army. The prisoner disorders occurred on two islands and in camps on the South Korean mainland. Some incidents were put down without injury. Some prisoners were hurt in free-for-all fights among the prison inmates. Fighting among prisoners has been common as Communist and anti-Communist factions apparently for power within the stockades. Two prisoners were killed in es- cape attempts from mainland stockades. A third prisoner was killed when he stoned a guard at Hospital Camp No. 2 at Pusan. The fourth POW met death Aug. 23 when an Allied infantry com- pany barged into Koje's Compound No. 10 and forcibly halted a mass singing demonstration. Twelve other prisoners were hurt in the fight. 42 Suffer Gunshot Wounds Of the 64 prisoners injured, 42 of them suffered gunshot wounds. The biggest single injury toll of the month occurred Aug. 11 when guards halted rioting, rock-throw- ing Reds on Koje with 80 tear gas grenades' and 12 rounds of birdshot from riot -guns. Thirty- eight Reds were peppered by the shot. Most significant of the Army's reports today was that two riots occurred on Koje Aug. 19. About 200 prisoners began brawling among themselves. Troops, using tear gas grenades, entered the compound and restored order. Ten prisoners were hurt in the prisoner fight and one POW was shot and wounded in the thigh when he attempted to hit a U. N. officer with a club. On the same day two prisoners were shot and wounded when they picked up and hurled at guards two of 25 gas grenades which the guards had thrown to quell rioting. I the South and the Middle West. i the American Legion convention Leaving New York Sept. 2, he meeting in Madison Square Gard- will make appearances in 14 cities 1 en, where GOP presidential nom- i in 10 states. The schedule also in-1 inee Dwigbt D. Eisenhower spoke eludes speeches in New York and only two days ago, [Philadelphia. The itinerary: Not Under Pressure Sept. 1 New York. Also, Stevenson figuratively Sept. 2 Atlanta, Ga., and j wagged a finger under the Le- I Jacksonville and Miami, Fla. I gion's nose and told them he I Sept. 3 Tampa, Fla., Birming-! would not submit to any pressures ham, Ala., Little Rock, Ark., and j from the Legion if he thought return New York their demands were "excessive or Sept 4 Philadelphia. i in conflict with the public in-1 Sept. 5 Chicago. I terest." Sept. 6 Rochester, Kasson and Minneapolis, Minn. It was a fighting speech with patriotism as the theme and Sept. 7 (Sunday) Minneapolis j through it ran a plea to defend freedom of thought in the fight against Communism. Stevenson assailed Communism as "the death of the soul" but he added freedom of thought is being menaced by over-zealous patriots. He called for a strong national defense and the restrained use of America's power to promote free- dom, justict and peace in the world. He told Legionnaires patriotism "is not short, frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime." Then in his first major drive for votes in the East, Stevenson said there are men among us "who use 'patriotism' as a club for at- tacking other Americans." He continued: "What can we say for the man who proclaims himself a then for political or personal reasons attacks the pa- no appointments. Sept. 8 Indianapolis, Ind. Sept, 10 Return New York. One of his aides said today the general will remain in New York for no more than two or three I days before starting on an even 1 longer swing, via the traditional campaign train with numerous i "whistle stop" appearances. The 'route has not been fixed. Probably, during that period, Ei- senhower will meet with Sen. Rob- ert A. Taft of Ohio, whom he de- feated in a bitter battle for the Republican presidential nomina- tion. One of the general's aides said Taft had told him, in a telephone conversation, that the senator has every intention of giving his best efforts to assist Eisenhower's campaign. The aide was not to I be quoted by name. Taft has been vacationing at Murray Bay, Canada. He is ex- pected to return about Sept. 8. The aide denied reports that Taft I wanted to question Eisenhower j about some specific issues before giving the general his full support. The issues were said to be Eisen- hower's position on the Taft-Hart- ley Act and on limitation of federal spending. On the first swing, two sets of regional meetings with Republi- can party leaders have been sched- uled. In Chicago, Eisenhower will con- triotism vants? fer with representatives from nois, Indiana and Michigan. In Cleveland, conferences are sched- uled with party chiefs from Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Eisenhower's speech at Conven tion Hall in Philadelphia will be a major effort, televised and broadcast by radio, his press sec- retary said. Some of the other speeches will be broadcast, but the secretary said it is not certain whether there will be other tele- vision coverage. At the National Plowing Contest at Kasson, Minn., Sept. 6, Eisen- hower will cross the path of his Democratic opponent for the pres- idency, Gov. Adlai Stevenson, who is scheduled to speak the same day. For a Republican presidential candidate to open his campaign in the usually solid South is a some- what unorthodox move. But Eisen- hower's advisers say they believe he has a chance to carry some (Continued on Page 14, Column 3.) IKE WEATHER FEDERAL FORECAST Winona and fair and warmer tonight and Thursday. Low tonight 70, high Thursday 88, LOCAL WEATHER Official observations for the 24 hours ending at 12 m. today: Maximum, 89; minimum, 66; noon, 89; precipitation, none; sun sets tonight at sun rises to- morrow at AIRPORT WEATHER (CAA Observations) Max. temp. 87 at noon, min. 69 at a. m. today. Noon readings 18 miles per hour from southeast, clouds broken at feet, visibility 15 miles, humidity 62 per cent, barometer 29.96, steady. Additional weather on page 13. of faithful public ser- Shocking Example "I give you, as a shocking ex- ample, the attacks which have been made on the loyalty and the motives of our great wartime chief of staff, Gen. Marshall "To me this is the type of 'pa- triotism' which is, in Dr. John- son's phrase, the last refuge of scoundrels." The Legion speech was the open- ing gun in Stevenson's big bid for Eastern support in the November it was to be followed by a busy round of speeches and political confabs in New York and New Jersey. Last night at his Springfield, El., headquarters, it was announced Stevenson will begin a tour Sept. 5 which will carry him into nine Western states. Stevenson made only one refer- (Continued on Page 14, Column 5.) STEVENSON Dulles Urges War on Reds From Inside BUFFALO, N. Y. uf, John Foster Dulles rapped American foreign policy today as "suicidal" and proposed a plan to disintegrate "the empire of Soviet Commu- nism" from within. The Republican foreign policy adviser delivered his sharp attack in an. address prepared for delivery before the American Po- litical Science Association. He called upon the United Statej to pay more attention to the peo- ples and problems of Asia, Africa and South America and to aban- don as a failure its program of "containing" Communism. "The empire of Soviet Commu- nism can be disintegrated from Dulles said, adding: "Already it is over-extended, cov- ering 800 million people of what were recently 19 different inde- pendent nations. The structure could be cracked by passive re- sistance, slow-downs and non-co- operation. "That would'happen if our nation would today exert the same type of influence in the world that we exerted during the first century of the republic. At that time we sym- bolized freedom, and we gave mor- al and sometimes material support to those elsewhere who sought liberty." The only alternative way to stop Soviet Communism, he said, was by a "frightful headon collision." He said the Soviets traditionally believed the ''road to victory in the "West" lay through Asia, par- ticularly China, and that non-West ern and non-white peoples could not be treated as "second-class ex- pendables" if the West wanted to survive in a free world. The chief architect of the Japa- nese Peace Treaty said present foreign policy involved "race dis- crimination on a global scale" by- concentrating on the defense of predominantly white Western Eu- rope. "That is a wrong policy and, in the face of the Soviet program of encirclement, it is a suicidal poli- he said. "It must be changed." This Crew Of a British twin jet Canberra bomber flew the plane across the Atlantic ocean and back again in 10 hours and two minutes. The double crossing in a single day was the first in history. The plane took off from Aldergrove Air Field in Northern Ireland for Gander, Newfoundland. It refueled at Gander and then streaked back to Ireland, smashing all previous records for a west to east crossing. Wing Commander Roland Beamont (center) was at the controls. Other crew members were Squadron Leader D. A. Watson navigator, and Flight Lt. P. J. Hillwood, co-pilot. (AP Wirephoto) ;
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In late January we learned that the original cast of MTV's Jersey Shore signed contracts to return for season 2 of the show and we also learned that the second season would be set in a new locale — NOT the Jersey Shore. TMZ reported late last night that the call came from MTV yesterday for the cast to report to Miami, FL to begin filming the second season of the show:
It's 76 degrees in Miami today. Tonight there is a 60% chance of rain … but a 100% chance of Snooki. A TMZ spy on the production crew for "Jersey Shore" tells us the cast was given its marching orders for season two last night — they're headed for Miami. And we have another source… at least one cast member told a TMZer he/she got the word over the weekend … and the word is Miami. Good luck, Miami. You're gonna need it.
It's happening, people … season 2 of Jersey Shore (a name that no longer makes any sense since the show will now be set in Miami, FL) is coming our way! While I'm cautiously hoping that the show will retain some of its entertainment value, I can't help but fear it will be a contrived piece of crap that will just irritate me entirely. My sincerest apologies goes out to the city of Miami for what they are about to endure … as if there wasn't enough Ed Hardy and hair gel for them to deal with before :(


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|Southwick Jr, Lloyd
|Rebich, Richard
|Fouss, James
Submitted to: Mississippi Water Resources Research Conference Proceedings
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/9/2000
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: The Mississippi Delta Management Systems Evaluation Area comprises three oxbow lake watershed study sites near Greenwood, MS. The study is designed to measure the effectiveness of a variety of conservation practices such as filter strips, slotted board risers, conservation tillage and natural riparian zones on runoff losses of agricultural chemicals into the oxbow lakes. The samples have been analyzed for organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides over this 4-year period. No detections of the organophosphate and only 2 detections of pyrethroids have been made. Part of the reason for few detections of the pyrethroids has been the low application rates of these compounds. Unfortunately, in each of the 4 seasons few runoff events occurred during the first 30 days after application when runoff of applied agricultural chemicals is most likely. Consequently, there have been too few data to adequately test the efficacy of the various conservation practices in the watersheds for reducing runoff losses of the insecticides
Technical Abstract: Runoff samples from the Mississippi Delta Management Systems Evaluation Area (MDMSEA) were collected and analyzed for pyrethroid (lambda cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, and cyfluthrin) and organophosphate (methyl parathion and azinphosmethyl) insecticides over a four-year period (1996 through 1999). Over this period only two detections were made for the pyrethroids: in the 1999 season, 20 ppt lambda cyhalothrin was measured 10 days after application (DAA), and cypermethrin was observed at 100 ppt at 6 DAA. Part of the reason for so few detections of the pyrethroids is the low application rates of these compounds: 80 mL/ha (1 oz/ac). No detections of the organophosphates were made during the 4-year study period. These results have not been a good test of the various conservation practices of MDMSEA, since runoff events were infrequent, especially during the first 30 DAA when detections in runoff are most likely. Conservation practices for water quality preservation with respect to pesticide use are most valuable for the first few weeks after application.


text: I would just use them as is. I would definitely not cut them up.I crochet and i would be extremely be upset if someone cut up one I crocheted. Enjoy your Mom's blankets. It's a lot work and you should treasure them. Come up with a creative idea to display them. Like i would love to find a old ladder from the past and lean it against the wall and display my afghans and quilts. Put it over a chair or the back of your sofa. Fold long ways at the end of a bed. There's tons of ideas Im sure.


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|Shawn McEachern on D&C: Bruins 'just don't have another player' with skill of Tyler Seguin
|05.18.11 at 8:24 am ET
Former Bruin Shawn McEachern appeared on the Dennis & Callahan show Wednesday morning to talk about the Eastern Conference finals, which the Bruins evened up with a 6-5 victory over the Lightning in Game 2 Tuesday night. McEachern, a Waltham native who went on to star at Boston University and win a Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 1992, now coaches the hockey team at The Rivers School in Weston. To hear the interview, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
The Bruins held on Tuesday night in a high-scoring affair, a game in which no lead appeared to be safe. "This whole year in the playoffs, all around the league, nobody's been able to hold a lead," McEachern said. "It's been great to watch. It looks like hockey back in the '80s, when Wayne Gretzky was scoring 90 goals."
McEachern didn't predict a winner, but he said the series appears destined to last for a while. "I think it's going to be a long series. I think it's a six- or seven-game series," he said. "I hope it's high-scoring like last night, because it's an awful lot of fun to watch."
Bruins rookie Tyler Seguin exploded with two goals and two assists in Game 2 after scoring a goal in his postseason debut in Game 1. However, McEachern said he had no problem with coach Claude Julien sitting Seguin for the first two rounds of the playoffs.
"He's a 19-year-old kid," McEachern said. "Probably the biggest thing that helped Tyler Seguin was sitting upstairs and watching the first 11 games of the playoffs. The game really slows down for you. He probably really figured it out a little bit.
"The other side is there's no expectations on him when he comes back into the lineup. He wasn't going to be the game-breaker they needed. They were hoping they'd get something out of him, but he played only nine minutes in the first game."
Added McEachern: "I think the thing with Seguin is that he brings something that the Bruins don't have. That high-end speed and skill, they just don't have another player like that."
|Aaron Ward on M&M: 'It's not a quick fix' to put Tyler Seguin on power play
|05.16.11 at 1:51 pm ET
NHL analyst and former Bruin Aaron Ward joined the Mut & Merloni show Monday afternoon to talk about the Eastern Conference finals, which the Bruins trail 1-0 after Saturday night's 5-2 loss to the Lightning. To hear the interview, go to the Mut & Merloni audio on demand page.
Ward cautioned Bruins fans not to panic despite the rough start.
"It's a feeling-out process," he said. "It's funny to listen to Tampa talk about all the time they had off, and [Martin] St. Louis was utterly concerned about the rust level. They obviously didn't show a whole lot of rust in Game 1. And I think Boston did. That's why it's seven games. The sky's not falling yet. There's no Chicken Little yet."
The Bruins power play continues to be a disaster, with an 0-for-4 performance in Game 1 making the B's 2-for-41 in the postseason. However, Ward said he doesn't think rookie Tyler Seguin is the answer.
"If they were going to shake it up they would have done it a while ago," he said. "Right now, if the stat's right, they've got the third-worst power-play percentage in the last 25 years in the playoffs. And that's just one of those things where maybe it's a personnel thing. And it's not that someone's not getting it done. But maybe you shake it up and you integrate some of the first power play with the second power play, get some new life, new blood in it.
"And I know everybody's screaming for Seguin, but I think you have enough veteran guys in that locker room that can figure it out amongst themselves. You don't need to put a young guy on and put the pressure on him to direct the power play."
Ward said Claude Julien was proven correct to avoid making major moves when the Bruins fell behind the Canadiens 2-0 in the opening round, and that's the way he'll continue to manage his team.
"It's how Claude coaches," Ward said. "And Claude has my utmost respect. He's a guy that sticks with what got him there. He's not a knee-jerk-reaction kind of coach. He knows what he wants out of his team. He knows the philosophies to take into a game. Everybody was screaming for Seguin during the Montreal series and they get out of it. Then they cruise through Philadelphia. It's part of the playoffs.
"Everybody looks for that, 'Well, it's a quick fix.' It's not a quick fix. One player doesn't change the direction of an entire team. Twenty guys on the ice can have that effect. One guy doesn't have it. One guy can hurt a team. But one guy can't drastically improve the percentage of winning a team. A guy getting in there, a guy like Seguin can do a lot of things ' like, nice, young, fresh legs, very healthy, fresh outlook on the game ' and be a catalyst in that manner. But he's got to be given an opportunity to get himself accustomed to the playoffs."
|Brad Marchand on M&M: Tyler Seguin 'not nervous at all'
|05.13.11 at 1:09 pm ET
Bruins winger Brad Marchand joined the Mut & Merloni show Friday afternoon, as the B's prepare for Saturday night's Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals vs. the Lightning. To hear the interview, go to the Mut & Merloni audio on demand page.
Both the Bruins and Lightning swept their previous series and have been waiting for more than a week to start this series. Marchand acknowledged the important of coming out strong.
"We just have to make sure that we have a big start to the game," he said. We're starting at home and we want to use our fans to our advantage, kind of get them into the game early. Both teams are going to be rusty, we've had a while off. But we have to make sure we come out hard."
Marchand is known for his aggressive, scrappy style. He said he's always played that way. "I don't know why. It just seemed to get me more in the game," he said. "It was something that just kind of came out as I was playing. It was always a fun role to play. I know if I was ever going to break into the league I needed to do something different, and that was it."
Marchand indicated he's encouraged by the progress shown by center Patrice Bergeron in his recovery from a concussion. "He's looking good. He's feeling better," Marchand said. "I know he's got some tests. I don't know a ton about what's going on. But I know he's looking better every day. So, hopefully he's back here soon."
Rookie Tyler Seguin is slated to play in Game 1 in place of Bergeron. While it would be Seguin's first appearance of the postseason, Marchand is confident the youngster will do well.
"He surprises me, the way he just carries himself like nothing bothers him. He's not nervous at all," Marchand said. "He looks unbelievable in practice right now. He looks like one of the best players out there in practice. He's just so fired up and anxious to play that he's going to come out hard. I'm expecting him to play pretty well in this series. He has so much skill.
"When you watch from up above, you can learn a lot. He's been taking it in and learning a lot. He's ready to go. I didn't have to say anything to him. He knows what he has to do and he's going to play hard out there."
|Don Cherry on D&C: 'This is going to be a battle of goaltenders'
|05.13.11 at 9:00 am ET
Hockey Night in Canada commentator Don Cherry checked in with the Dennis & Callahan show Friday morning to talk about the Stanley Cup playoffs. To hear the interview, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
The Bruins picked things up offensively in the series sweep of the Flyers, but Cherry said goals will be at a premium against Lightning backstopper Dwayne Roloson. He predicts both team's goalies will take center stage in this series.
"I tell you one thing, they won't get those goals off of Roloson," Cherry said. "I phoned [Capitals coach] Bruce Boudreau in January and left him a message. I usually don't do that, but I said, 'You've got to get a hold of that Roloson. This guy will win you the Stanley Cup. He's hungry, he's 41 years old, this is his last shot.' And he didn't do it. A week later, [Lightning general manager] Stevie Yzerman picked him up. I think he got two shutouts in a row, shut out Washington. He is dynamite.
"And I'll tell you one thing: Philadelphia, I have never understood them that they have gone 20 years and they seem as if they don't want to get a good goaltender. It's beyond me.
"You watch this guy [Saturday night], Roloson. He is dynamite. But Timmy Thomas, right on the money, too. This is going to be a battle of goaltenders."
Added Cherry of Thomas: "Timmy Thomas is on a roll right now. He's got something to prove."
Cherry, who coached the Bruins from 1974-75 through 1978-79, predicts the Bruins will advance to the Stanley Cup finals vs. the Canucks. "I like Boston," he said. "I picked Boston to be in the finals. But this will be a tough one, because these guys are on a roll ' [Martin] St. Louis and [Vincent] Lecavalier. And [Steven] Stamkos hasn't really picked it up yet. I'll tell you one thing: This is going to be a great series."
|Brian Leetch on M&M: 'Back to the drawing board' for B's power play
|05.06.11 at 2:17 pm ET
NHL Hall of Fame defenseman Brian Leetch joined the Mut & Merloni show Friday afternoon to talk about the Bruins, who will attempt to close out the Flyers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Friday night. To hear the interview, go to the Mut & Merloni audio on demand page.
"I would say there'll be no comeback this year, but I don't know what's going to happen tonight," Leetch said.
Tim Thomas is the clear-cut MVP of this series, and Leetch said his ability to be far superior to whomever is in the Flyers net makes a comeback highly unlikely. "He's the biggest difference-maker in this series," Leetch said of Thomas. "I think the teams are pretty well-matched, pretty even others. If he continue to play this way, I can't see Philly getting back and winning this in seven.
"Whether they win or not, I don't know. All the games have a tendency to be close when both goaltenders are playing well. But the chance that Philly's goaltenders are able to win in four straight, I don't see it happening."
The Bruins scored a 5-on-3 power-play goal in Wednesday's 5-1 victory and now are 1-for-32 in the postseason, but Leetch said it's still an obvious concern. "Now they're 1-for-whatever, after being 0-for-whatever," he said. "Because the goal wasn't a game-winner and wasn't 5-on-4, I think it's just back to the drawing board for the next game.
"But just them winning and playing better 5-on-5, the feeling going through the team, the power play has taken a back seat to how well the other aspects of the game are going. It would be nice, certainly, for that to be a plus for the Bruins, because they're doing so many other things well that if they can get that power play going it's a plus.
"It starts over from the beginning of good breakout, good entering the zone, getting those opportunities to get that shot, and then the biggest deal is getting that puck in the net. They'll go back to the drawing board tonight.
Brad Marchand has given the Bruins a spark with his aggressive play. "It's been enormous for the Bruins," Leetch said of the rookie winger. "In the playoffs, he's a guy that just seems to be energized by being in these pressure situations and having the spotlight on them and everybody watching these playoff games. His feet just don't stop moving. You watch from shift to shift, he's not gliding once out there.He's going to the net, and when the whistle blows, he's right in the middle of the action. You notice him every shift on that ice."
|Matthew Barnaby on D&C: Bruins over Lightning in Eastern Conference finals
|05.05.11 at 10:32 am ET
ESPN NHL analyst Matthew Barnaby joined the Dennis & Callahan show Thursday morning to talk about the Bruins' success in the Eastern Conference semifinals. To hear the interview, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
Boston took a 3-0 series lead on the Flyers with Wednesday night's 5-1 victory and can close out the series Friday night at TD Garden.
"They're playing at full tilt and they really aren't making that many mistakes," Barnaby said of the B's. "When you look at the Philadelphia side, they just can't seem to get anything going. '¦ It's a different team than we saw all year long, very suspect goaltending and Chris Pronger not being in that lineup really changes the dynamic of that team."
Tim Thomas has been stellar in the Boston goal and drawn comparisons to one of Barnaby's former teammates. "Tim Thomas is to me right now what I played with in Dominik Hasek when I was with Buffalo," Barnaby said. "He gets into guys' heads. He makes you pass when you think you should shoot and shoot when you think you should pass. That plays into guys' minds.
"Sometimes he has you beat [mentally]. He has shooters passing when they should be shooting, and it's a tough thing to not think you can score. Because I saw it time in and time out, frustrating other teams, night after night, shift after shift. And that's what Tim Thomas is doing. You expect him to make that big save, and it plays mind games with you."
The Lightning swept the top-seeded Capitals in the other Eastern Conference semifinal, and that has Barnaby anticipating an exciting Bruins-Lightning series.
"I love this series," Barnaby said. "You look at goaltending. Dwayne Roloson and Tim Thomas have been the two best goalies in the postseason so far and would be candidates for the Conn Smythe, early running. You look at power plays. Well, you have to give it to Tampa Bay. They've been incredible. I think they have 11 or 12 power-play goals already [12 for a 26.7 percent success rate]. Both with some dynamic forwards. The defensive side, I'd give it to Boston. I think Zdeno Chara, he's logged so many minutes, he's such a big man.
"I really think it will be an incredible series and could go seven games."
Asked who he'd predict to win the series, Barnaby said: "I would take Boston."
|Mark Recchi on D&C: 'The pressure's all on them'
|05.04.11 at 10:06 am ET
Bruins forward Mark Recchi checked in with the Dennis & Callahan show Wednesday morning, hours before the B's host the Flyers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. To hear the interview, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
The Bruins have a 2-0 lead as the series moves to Boston. A year ago, the B's led the Flyers 3-0 in the series before losing in seven games. Recchi said the Bruins have not avoided discussing last year. "We know that. We'll talk about it. There's no question we'll address it," Recchi said. "We'll get ready. Our thing is: Hey, focus on what we do. Don't focus on the big picture, focus on tonight. Focus on what we do as a team. Don't focus so much on them and what's going on on the outside, what people are saying, what people are talking about. Get in our bubble and let's get ready for tonight."
Flyers coach Peter Laviolette said after Game 2 that the pressure is on the Bruins now because they are expected to win. Recchi isn't buying it. "The pressure's on them," Recchi countered. "They have to come in here and win. We went and did our job. They had home ice. The pressure's all on them. If they don't win, they're down 3-0. They can talk all they want about last year and all that, [but] the pressure completely is on them right now."
Tim Thomas has stood out in goal for Boston and has drawn comparisons to Dominik Hasek for his unconventional yet successful style of flopping all over the crease. "They found a way to stop pucks," Recchi said of Hasek and Thomas. "It doesn't matter how, they found a way. There's a method to their madness, too. Timmy might look like he's all over the place, but he really knows what he's doing in there. He's really controlled, and actually probably controlled in his mind in how he wants to play."
At 43 years old, Recchi is in his 22nd NHL season. Asked about his ability to continue to produce as the oldest player in the league, Recchi said: "It's all how you rest and prepare. I've got lots left in the tank. '¦ Once playoffs start, I just basically play right now. I don't do a whole lot of practicing. I just try and keep myself sharp as much as possible."
Recchi said he does his best to play through pain. "Regardless of my age, I want to be counted on," he said. "And I want the coach to know that I'm going to be there. And I want my teammates to know I'm going to be there for them all the time."


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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Board criteria: Must haves, would be nice(s?)
I'll write about these lists (and the event in which they were generated) later; but I'm anxious to share them, both with participants in yesterday's board recruitment roundtable and readers of this blog.
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- Anne W. Ackerson said...
Debra --
I've done this activity with boards at the beginning of executive searches -- very useful in that capacity. I've also done something similar with governance committees, including writing a vision statement of the organization's ideal board.
- July 22, 2010 at 7:33 AM
- Debra said...
This was the first time I've engaged any group in this activity, Anne. My goal was twofold: to model a process they could use with their own boards (either as a brand new opportunity to think through or to confirm previous efforts to articulate) and to create a framework for our discussion that did not focus not on all the things that are missing in our board recruitment efforts. Hopefully, some of the participants will comment, either on this post or on the next one (which will report more fully on the discussion).
I was so pleased to have someone bring up an idea I've been bouncing around for awhile, hosting a community open house (loved your job fair description on Twitter!) to introduce our local nonprofits with prospective board members who may not be on their radar screens. Our Albany County Boards Initiative WILL be following up on that (with, I hope, a bit of help from new friends).
- July 22, 2010 at 7:44 AM
- Jennie Haarsager-Lieske said...
Debra- I enjoyed this discussion yesterday. To expand on the topic: I wrote down a couple of tangents in my head.
1. How to keep board members engaged when your board does not meet often (we now meet quarterly) and you have a "strong ED".
2. I think you mentioned that there is a website where I could find information about what the different board "roles" are and how to fill these positions (ie. treasurer)
3. I am also thinking about sending a mass mailing to our list of about 500 supporters asking for board member interest. Is this too broad?
- July 22, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- Debra said...
Marvelous topic ideas, Jennie. Thanks so much for sharing - I'm adding them to our list of possibilities, since I know both will resonate with segments of our boards community.
We're still learning re: finding the right format for engaging board members, obviously (and I'm realizing there may be a different group that may enjoy/appreciate opportunities to explore governance challenges: your fellow EDs!). It would be wonderful to have, perhaps, a monthly learning and networking event - if there is interest.
Obviously, this topic (like many we'd address) needed far more than an hour to do it justice. That's probably where I see venues like this, or an online community space, allowing us to continue the conversation and resource sharing.
Speaking of resources...
My list of bookmarks on nonprofit board roles will have a mix of resources on the topic. I'm always adding to them, so it's good to check back now and again to see what's new. For readers who weren't at the event, those links can be found at
I haven't created separate tags for different leadership roles, but there will be sources related to many in that set of bookmarks.
We'll definitely be following up on that boards "job fair" (thanks, Anne!) that Katie brought up yesterday. It would be terrific to have all of the United Way agencies represented in that effort.
- July 22, 2010 at 12:28 PM
- Debra said...
Oh, phooey. I forgot to address your question about your donor list as a potential recruitment resource.
You're on the right track, looking within an already supportive group for leadership. I'm not sure that a separate mailing for this purpose would be worth the printing and postage (though it does feel appropriate at include a note in a newsletter or other mailing going out to the same audience).
Where the list may be more effective is a starting point for your board to explore. Now, there's some risk, since they'll gravitate first toward people they already know. But it's at least a bigger pool for beginning that conversation.
You also may use contacts on that list (e.g., former board members, who know your organization better than most) to extend your search and ask for referrals. The board would still want to do its homework in identifying its true recruiting needs. But you've moved in the right direction by starting with a group of people who already are demonstrating support for your mission in a pretty tangible way.
I'm thinking other readers of this blog will have a thought or two on this subject, too. Feel free to chime in!
- July 22, 2010 at 12:46 PM
- Buckin' for the Cure 2010 said...
So, we talked about qualities that are an absolute must to have for board members, and those that would be nice to have. I was curious, in your mind, what are those qualities that are not desirable - and of course I am interested in your rankings.
- July 25, 2010 at 9:47 PM
- Debra said...
Great question, Christiane. I've never sat down and generated that list, actually. My first response would include a lot of the opposites of the "must" list entries. But I suppose my definite "nevers" (the list we didn't get to) might include:
-- lack of commitment to the vision and mission. That's absolutely a disqualifier for me.
-- Self-interest as the only motivation to serve. It's silly to pretend that we govern out of purely altruistic motives. We derive many benefits from board service. But when that's the only thing driving you (see first bullet point), you have no business being on the board.
-- Related to that: unchecked ego. That links to several things, especially the ability and willingness to work collaboratively that you mentioned as we were brainstorming the musts.
-- Someone who is not willing to lead (and able to think big picture), or is too interested in managing.
I think those are the biggest, and the sources of most of the others I haven't yet brought to consciousness. I encourage anyone else to contribute your thoughts about Christiane's question. It's a good one - and one that contributes to added clarity for the board.
- July 26, 2010 at 7:13 AM
- Buckin' for the Cure 2010 said...
Just looked at my Hildy Gottlieb Board Recruitment book and saw that she has a list also:
Qualities discouraged: somebody quarrelsome or domineering, people with a business conflict of interest. She also talks about married people - I have NEVER found this to be a problem though and have sat on boards with my husband (typically we are the ones who disagree with each other on issues).
I agree with your list. Would like to add this one: Someone who only has great ideas (usually given in the form of advice) but will not or cannot follow through with them when there is nobody else who can implement one more new thing.
I will think about this more.
- July 26, 2010 at 8:09 PM
- Buckin' for the Cure 2010 said...
Just listened to Anne Ackerman's webinar (fulfilling a role or just filling a seat). VERY informative. This should be a requirement for all board members! Thank you!
- July 26, 2010 at 10:03 PM


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How do your parents and in-laws react to and deal with your choice to wait or abstain from having kids?
My parents are completely accepting (my side of the family aren't really "kid" people). Nobody has once asked me when I'm going to make them a grandbaby or whatev.
My ILs... I'm not sure. They seem ok with it... Nod, smile, etc. But secretly, I think it upsets my MIL... And I think the rest of his family just think we're weird. Oh well.


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Video: Palin resigns; Video: Andrea Mitchell says sources tell her Palin's out of politics
posted at 4:48 pm on July 3, 2009 by Allahpundit
There's a lot of video coming but this should tide you over for a bit. I don't follow her logic at the beginning here: Essentially, she says that once you're a lame duck, the responsible thing to do is to get out of the way rather than go around milking the office while your influence diminishes. Does that mean presidents in their second term should quit early too? Instead of quitting, why not redouble your efforts to be an effective governor despite the lame-duck pressures working against you?
The crux of this is that she's quitting because it's in Alaska's best interest, not her own. If it turns out this was nothing more than a way of clearing her schedule to start early on running for president, her primary opponents will make her eat those words.
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Update: Given the source, take this not with a grain of salt but a boulder of it.
Some have speculated in the past that Palin may be interested in running for president in 2012, but she did not mention running for another office at her press conference. Sources told NBC's Andrea Mitchell that Palin is out of politics for good.
If it's true, there must be a major scandal somewhere in the shadows here. If it's not true, well, that's MSNBC for you.
Update: Real Clear Politics has video of Mitchell's report, including the detail that Palin's allegedly told her top backers to go ahead and commit to other candidates for 2012. Bill Kristol thinks resigning now could actually be a bold gambit to free herself up for an intense presidential campaign, but I think she's following more of a Nixonian strategy here. I.e. it could be she's burned out on politics and dispirited by all the crap she's put up with it and wants to get away at an opportune moment. If, as is likely, The One wins a second term, the GOP will be so dejected that it'll happily give her a second look as a potential savior in 2016, much as it did with Nixon after he lost the 1960 presidential election and 1962 California gubernatorial race. The question is, what does she do with herself in the meantime?
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Time to stop people, what's that sound… everybody look what's going 'round.
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One of the risks associated with do-it-yourself super funds investing in property is trustees falling in love with the investment. Given a view many people have that property is an asset that generates most of its return from capital gains, an expectation can arise that the longer it is owned by the fund, the better the return will be.
A DIY fund owning a property – especially a commercial property that could be a family farm or the property from which a family business is run – can often be the reason why a fund includes the next generation in the form of adult children among the members.
A technical adviser with DIY super administrator Heffron, Meg Heffron, says once a fund has acquired a property the trustees reckon has long-term investment potential, having adult children as members can allow the fund to retain it during the pension phase.
In this case adult children actively contributing to the fund can provide the pension income for the parents. Their contributions help supply the cashflow to pay the pension while, at the same time, progressively acquiring an increasing stake in the property. If it's a business property linked to a family business, the next generation will also be working their hardest to pay the rental income that also supports the pension and builds up their super interest. It creates what amounts to an asset succession strategy where every effort is made to retain the property in a fund for as long as possible.
Heffron says there are risks associated with the strategy: one being both parents dying before the adult children have built a sufficient stake in the fund. This could create a headache in circumstances where the fund doesn't have enough liquidity – assets it can easily sell – to pay tax on a death benefit.
When a super fund pays a taxable death benefit and the beneficiaries are adult children, you don't pay 16.5 per cent tax from personal sources. The fund is required to withhold the tax.
In a situation where a fund has two parents in the pension phase and two adult children as fund members and one parent dies, the surviving parent can inherit the deceased partner's interest through a reversionary pension.
If the DIY fund then becomes a three-person fund with two adult children and a parent who owns a major interest in the property, the children as individuals may have to borrow money personally to make non-concessional contributions to allow the death benefit obligations to be sorted out. This provides cash flow to the super fund to pay out the benefit, which they then inherit to pay out the personal loans.
The downside is they have been forced to contribute their inheritance to super but if the intention was to retain the property in the fund this isn't an issue.
Heffron says there are other issues, like whether the adult children members want to belong to the same DIY fund as a sibling, especially if they have a family of their own.
DIY super specialist Daniel Butler, of DBA Lawyers, says that where the fund has a major investment, it is always important to determine who will take control and if there is anyone else who might also have an interest in the fund. Butler says the difficulty with pensions these days is that, while it is possible to revert the pension to a spouse, the same does not apply to adult children unless they are financially dependent on the late parent. This means that on death the amount of benefit that is the late parent's interest would have to be paid out of the fund.
While it is possible to have a binding death benefit nomination in the DIY fund that distributes particular investments to nominated beneficiaries, Butler says that, as a precaution against possible conflicts that might arise between beneficiaries, the matter is also covered in the will as there is a chance that anything paid out of the super fund could end up going through the estate.
The adult children building up their interest in the DIY fund so they eventually own the fund investments is a good way to go, Butler says. So is having an automatic reversionary pension between the member and his spouse.
Butler says an Achilles heel with a DIY fund where the major investment is a farm that will pass on to an adult child who carries on the business is a lack of other assets that can be passed on to other beneficiaries.
There are a couple of strategies that can be employed to deal with this. Some funds have insurance, while others seek to build other assets or cash in the fund. Sometimes the farm is not given away entirely to one beneficiary.
Instead the farming child is given a lease over the property. This keeps the business going and the non-farming children then get an income from the lease while the farmer is assured of a livelihood.
Lawyer Richard Dwyer, of Dwyer & Willett, who specialises in DIY funds buying commercial property from members, especially family farms, says there can be benefits in a strategy where a fund acquires a property from members and leases it back to family members.
In circumstances where the fund has started a pension, the fund income can be either wholly or partly tax-free. In addition, the rental payments can be claimed as tax deductions against the business profits. But the most important issue, Dwyer says, is that the property must stack up as an investment. A test of this is whether a property that isn't leased to a family member is able to be leased to another farmer, often a neighbour, for a good income.
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ISP celebrates 75 years with food drive
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Idaho State Police will celebrate their 75 anniversary by giving back to the community.
State troopers will be accepting nonperishable food donations during the Chukars baseball game at Melalueca Field Saturday. They said they not only want to give back to the public, but they are hoping to honor those who have served and died through their charity.
"During these types of events it's really nice to rub shoulders with the public and be able to show them that we're human just like them. We enjoy coming out, and supporting them and we appreciate their support," said Lt. Chris Weadick.
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Discussion in 'TiVo Mini' started by magnus, Mar 21, 2013.
What is your input, as I don't work for TiVo, or have access to their books.
TiVo's quarterly filings to the SEC provide some insight into the recurring costs TiVo incurs per retail (TiVo-Owned) subscriber. I won't go into details on the image below unless requested but a closer look at the numbers shows that TiVo's costs per DVR box are approximately $2.00/box/month. I suspect that there are some discounts associated with licenses on the Mini but I would not be surprised if Mini costs exceed $1.00/Mini/month.
FWIW, it was also revealed during Rovi's Q1 conference call that they receive approximately $1.00/mo for their guide data product (similar to tribune) and $0.25/mo for their tablet (e.g., iOS, Android) product. I'm nearly certain that TiVo pays similar fees to tribune. I expect that the cost of guide data and other licenses on the Mini is heavily discounted since the user is already a subscriber but the cost is not zero. Clearly this cost is recurring over the life of the box so there is some point after the box costs are amortized, in the case of lifetime, where the lifetimed Mini costs TiVo monthly while generating zero revenue.
It that zero revenue that I have a question about as TiVo sells ads and viewing data, but I have no idea how much per box TiVo gets for that.
So we can get pretty close with the math. And for comparing the two, the costs are the same for TiVo, so the comparison is just what the customer has to pay.
You'll notice a slight bump in ARPU for the last two quarters. That is service revenue associated with TiVo's acquisition of TRA. TiVo's advertising campaign's, prior to TRA, contribute a very small amount (pennies) per user/box.
As has been mentioned elsewhere here, if Tivo is paying anything for guide data on the Mini they either have some very bad contract negotiators or they're getting a discount on the main boxes. The incremental guide data cost for Minis should be zero.
I think Tivo calculated how much the mini would cannibalize sales of existing products and lifetime subscriptions and then set their pricing accordingly. I think they should have just accepted the cannibalization and tried to make up for it with volume since they would be a low cost leader.
That's my thought or they should have come up with a more reasonable fee for lifetime.
I thought the current fee for lifetime on a Mini is reasonable. Otherwise I would not have picked two up and put lifetime service on them.
Is reasonable, or is not?
Would have, or would not have?
Would not. I have two lifetime minis. I corrected the mistake in the post.
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Every day from morning to night, Maria Popova hunts for digital gold on the web.
Some of her finds: A neuroscientist explains how brains feel emotion. A lost, unpublished Dr. Seuss manuscript resurfaces. An infographic breaks down the economics of the hamburger.
Under the Twitter handle @brainpicker, Popova shares every nugget she can find with her 37,000 followers. But as interesting as all this content may be, her Twitter.com profile, like everyone else's, is little more than a pile of plain links and text.
And this is why the Flipboard app for iPad is a godsend for readers, and why we're excited that Wednesday's new software update adds several new features. It grabs photos, text or video from links in a Twitter stream like Popova's and stitches them into a magazine-like layout with neatly arranged panes, lots of white space and beautiful typography.
So when looking at Popova's Twitter feed on Flipboard, you see part of the burger infographic she mentions, alongside an excerpt from the interview with the neuroscientist and a clip of the lost Dr. Seuss book. Swiping your finger across the iPad screen flips to another page of her content (left goes back chronologically and right takes you forward).
When you launch Flipboard, the main screen displays a grid of nine large tiles, each one representing a section (see picture at top of the post). The Facebook tile loads a Flipboard-ized version of your friends' status updates; tapping the general Twitter tile shows content from people you follow in the same magazine fashion. You can also add sections for specific Twitter feeds you'd like to read (like @wired), and it'll do its magic.
The new version of Flipboard that just went live in the App Store adds the ability to magazine-ify content from your Flickr stream, Google feeds and Facebook groups.
It's all extremely easy to set up; you'll be flipping around in minutes.
The end result is a visually rich magazine that's alive — breathing with content posted by people you care about on the internet. (Hell, Flipboard looks so good you'll start appreciating photos and comments from people you don't care much about, too.)
If only the web could be this much fun on its own. In fact, a superior browsing experience is exactly what gave rise to Flipboard.
"One of our first thought experiments was, how would you re-imagine a web browser?" said Evan Doll, an ex-Apple engineer and co-founder of Flipboard.
"We love magazines," he added. "There's something great in terms of the graphic design, typography and emphasis on the visual side. And there's also the fact you have editorial — someone filtering down the new stuff, telling you what's important, interesting and worthwhile. Both those things we wanted to try to marry with social."
The wedding is generating a lot of buzz. Apple last week named Flipboard as the best iPad app of the year. That same week, the startup announced partnerships with major media outlets including The Washington Post, Bon Appetit and the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Flipboard team is only a year old, and it has already received $10 million in funding from stars like Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and actor Ashton Kutcher.
That's a good thing, but it also means that Flipboard is going to have to make money — not easy for an app that's free in the iTunes App Store.
Doll says the team is still hatching a plan to rake in cash, which could involve embedding advertisements into Flipboard pages or splitting micropayments with content creators. And it's not just creators, but also prolific content sharers like Popova that Flipboard would like to help earn money.
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Menage a Tasia by Kate Hill
(Erotic Science Fiction M/M/F)
From Ellora's Cave
Drago, a special agent for the Drapers, was orphaned due to the cruelty of the Laetez. His hatred of that alien species makes him the perfect man for his current assignment. He is to infiltrate a colony of Laetez slaves to stop their alleged plans for escape.
After undergoing conversion treatments that supply Drago with Laetez characteristics, he infiltrates the colony as a crossbreed slave. He uses lust and friendship to earn the trust of two irresistibly sexy slaves, Tasia and Staff. With them, Drago experiences a physical and emotional connection he never dreamed possible.
Due to the conversion testing, Drago is becoming Laetez. He now feels human-Laetez emotions, including their carnal passions. As love overcomes his hatred, his objective is no longer clear. He must decide whether or not he wants to fulfill his duty or sacrifice himself to secure freedom for his lovers.
Finally reaching the barrier, he stopped and stood, panting. Sweat trickled down his face and streaked his gorgeous chest visible in his unzipped shirt. She noticed bruising on his ribs and a jagged wound on his arm.
"What happened to you?" she asked.
"My pod crashed a few miles away. It's wrecked. I'm lucky to be alive. The pilot's dead."
"Where were you headed?"
"To the Shandbha Colony. If my calculations are correct, this is it."
"You're right." She studied him for a moment. Gazing into his strange, exotic face, she thought that while he was ugly as sin, there was definitely something intriguing about him. Maybe it was those jewel-like gray eyes that stared into hers, calm yet unreadable. There was strength in those eyes. Slave or not, this wasn't the kind of guy who took shit from anybody.
"Are you going to let me in or not?" he asked. "If you don't, things are going to get ugly. My security chip is due to reactivate in a little less than an hour, so I need to reach the overseers as soon as possible."
Tasia removed her stun pistol and punched the code on the barrier.
He stepped inside and she aimed her weapon at him. "Remove your backpack and put it down slowly then turn and put your hands against the fence."
He did as she ordered and she saw dark blue marks on the back of his right hand. A Draper ancestral tattoo. Usually only pure-blooded Draper children were marked in such a way as part of a family rite.
Tasia stepped closer and frisked him. Though she tried to remain impartial, it was pretty damn difficult. This guy's body was as tight and hard as it looked. He had broad shoulders, lean sides and legs like long, shapely steel. Heat emanated from him and he had a sexy scentmusky and virile yet slightly herbal. It was funny how Drapers had a deficient sense of smell, yet they usually smelled great.
She slid her hands up his waist again, thinking it would be nice to see him out of these clothes.
"Satisfied?" he asked, turning his head to stare at her with those intense gray eyes.
"What?" she demanded.
"Are you satisfied that I'm unarmed?"
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Tile, thinset & door
I need to install a new door unit in a space that is to receive tile. I'm also installing a door to a room that won't receive tile for a year or more. How much height will thinset and 8mm porcelain tile add to a concrete floor? TIA.
Assuming you mixed the thinset just right and use a 1/4x3/8x1/4 trowel, I' d say a total of 11 mm max. Might be closer to 10 mm.
How much space do you intend to leave for throw-rugs and air movement?
As far as space, I guess I'll need no more than 1/4" to 1/2" gap between the installed floor and the door bottom. An automatic threshold will be installed that drops down 3/4" or less.
The proper trowel depends on the type and size of the tiles. Is the floor flat and therefore ready to go, or is some patching needed to get it flat? Is this a residence or your office?
The floor will need some leveling, as there are some low ("un-flat") areas, and it is a business office within my residence. 18"x18" tiles. I'll let whatever contractor I choose level the floor.
There is also a crack in the concrete (slab is not sinking) that will need membrane, in case that's relevant. It runs the width of the slab and is about 4' from the previously mentioned door.
I wouldn't be installing any doors or jambs until the floor is done.
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Kmart ceo Joseph Antonini couldn't believe his eyes when shareholders nixed his restructuring plan at the annual meeting in June. Antonini insisted that he lost only because many shareholders abstained. By Aug. 17, though, a chastened Antonini delivered exactly what dissidents wanted: a spin-off of three specialty retailers--office supply, books, sporting goods--into independent units.
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How exactly do flea & tick collars work???
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Well, er, they don't!
Sad, but true. The vast majority of them are useless against pests at least in any effective measure.
But, that's not your question, I know. I'm just in a Smart Alec Friday kinda mood!
Basically, the collars are impregnanted with flea poision, some of the same chemicals found in bug sprays. Some collars are dipped in it while others have the stuff throughout.
Some studies show that fleas and ticks actually have to come into contact with the collar to cause death and some of the collars have ingredients which repel the pests from the collar, but not necessarily far enough away to not remain on the dog, just towards the hindquarters.
They simply aren't as effective as newer flea meds or daily flea combing and vaccuuming which is a suprisingly effective way to control fleas provided you are consistent. Sure hope that helps!
Jack answered on 5/29/09. Helpful? / 0
I agree that in the past flea collars did little. I see no reason some of the effective stuff applied as creams or drops couldn't be in flea collars now.
The best thing is to talk to your vet and let him help you select the one of the wide verity of safe and effective products best for you.
Aster answered on 5/29/09. Helpful? / 0
They still sell flea collars???? I haven't seen one in years.
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they don't really work very good.
The residue is suppose to get on your dog's skin around the neck then protect from fleas ticks getting on dog.
But, that is not really very effective. Best to try Frontline, it kills then makes the egglings unable to reproduce. Then it kills them.
It is costly but great.
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Welcome to the premier issue of Cultural Entomology Digest. This work is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Charles Hogue of the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History. Cultural Entomology Digest was created with the primary mission of helping people to really see the significance of insects within human culture. The Digest provides a gold mine of subject matter that aids in the teaching and popularization of insect-related material.
|Who What WhyCultural Entomology studies the reasons, beliefs, and symbolism behind the inclusion of insects within all facets of the humanities. Cultural Entomology Digest documents the significance of insects within human cultural activities including art, religion, philosophy, folklore, beliefs, and literature to name a few.
|Cultural EntomologyDr. Charles Hogue's definitive introductory article on cultural entomology. Dr. Hogue was monumental in his organization, collections and research into cultural entomology and has motivated many people to develop interests in the subject.
|Values and PerceptionsPresenting a topology of contemporary public attitudes towards invertebrates, Kellert categorizes human perceptions towards insects as aesthetic, humanistic, moralistic, naturalistic, dominionistic, ecological, negativistic, utilitarian and scientific. He also discusses topics such as alienation that contribute strongly to public perceptions of insects.
|Spirit and EnlightenmentChinese philosophy promotes the appreciation of nature resulting in the incorporation of insects within Chinese literature, poetry, music, art, photography, entertainment and general aesthetics. The second part of the article exposes a Chinese motto, fable and poem that utilize insects as warning tools of common human follies.
|Oriental ArtThe history of Chinese and Japanese ink painting involves a metamorphosis from a traditional structured attitude to a contemporary spontaneous and abstract approach. The article covers the Chinese "eccentric" painter, Ch'i Pai Shih and the spontaneous Japanese art of sumi-e ink painting.
|SericultureOne of the prime examples of applied entomology, human exploitation of silk producing moths is steeped in a diverse, cross-cultural history. Starting in 2700 B.C. with the "Chinese Goddess of Silk Worms," silk production now thrives on an international demand for this highly durable natural fiber.
|NumismaticsArguably the most beautiful, ancient Greek coinage portrayed insects including bees, beetles, butterflies, cicadas, ants, grasshoppers, and preying mantises. Later, coinage depicted relatively few insect subjects although tokens and medals often employed the symbolism of bees, ants and locusts.
|Australian AboriginesAustralian Aborigines used insects as their food and in their medicines and cultural beliefs. The article discusses the Bogong feasts of New South Wales, exposes fables and myths involving insects, and describes the utilitarian applications of honeybee wax and insect derived pigments used in painting.
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Re: The Physical Impossibility of Death...
Great detail on the tank Spiritgreen, and love the textures - it all works very well together!
Might be one of the few light blue shirts I really like.
Re: Bits and Pieces Put Together ...
Hubby & I both voted for this & it's still showing Zero votes & a ranking of 9999th !!! waht's up with that!??? I guess the 'powers that be' don't want to give this design a shot at winning!
cabooserwar wrote:The son of man.
The rules for this derby specifically say:
You must title your submission with the name of the Famous Work you're reinterpreting.
Best to re-sbumit, methinks.
profbrendan wrote:Yes, it's a pun on Yo! MTV Raps. I'm sorry.
Here's the original, a self portrait by Pablo Picasso. You can clearly see that the same amount of artistry and skill has gone into mine.
This derby's rules specify:
kylemittskus wrote:Reminds me too much of dslasek's design. Robot holding plant.
Found it.
Similar shirts exist.
Yes, the concepts are too similar in my opinion. It's a bit close to this one as well:
Nice work all the same, but the "nature robot" has been done to death IMHO.
1000 apologies for hefty halftones, perspective impurities, and painted anthropomorphized canine quasimisidentifications. I just like hot dogs. They make mouths happy!
Re: Michelangelo's David
I like his tools at the bottom...
And endangeredomaga... are you jsut trying to crap all over every thread??
Seriously.. you're so far off it's pathetic.
pi3832 wrote:This derby's rules specify:
You must title your submission with the name of the Famous Work you're reinterpreting.
Yep, I did. The title of the original work is Yo, Picasso. It's a self portrait.
Re: Mucha's Zodiac
Mucha Rules!
I tried a few different colored versions, but I really like this simple one the best. 2 colors on cream.
Re: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
Very Good, I instantly knew the piece you were re-interperating when I saw the thumbnail. Good Job! <3 Gingerbread Cookies
Re: The Thinker
Walmazan your my hero! +1!!!
Re: The Scream
I think this is the best re-interpretaion thus far. I get the same eerie feeling looking at the original work. The awesome part is, I would so wear this shirt. GMV
captainbaldie wrote:Yes, the concepts are too similar in my opinion. It's a bit close to this one as well:
Nice work all the same, but the "nature robot" has been done to death IMHO.
So... apparently anything with a robot is now old?? I got owned by woot! do you people do all day? Sit around trying to find something that's barely even remotely close to something else and twist your panties over it?
I think it's a fantastic shirt. GMV and I'll buy it if it wins.
Re: Flower Carrier
Just embedding images of the two other t-shirts that have been specifically mentioned.
Though, it seems to me that since the derbies are strictly popularity contests, it's inevitable that a lot of the winners will be similar to each other.
Indeed, if you are concerned more with winning than artistry, presumably you should mine previous winners for your design ideas. (I do not intend this as any kind of comment on patrickspens motivations or art. In fact, this entry GMV.)
Re: Bits and Pieces Put Together ...
Lawrence Weiner (1991)
Omnitarian (2010)
Re: The Persistence of Memory
I want this so very very badly!
Re: Dogs Playing Poker
I really like this one; I voted, but for some reason it seems to have sucked my vote up without counting it. It says your entry has 35 total votes in the hotlist, but with 43 votes in the past 3 hours. Is something broken?
Re: Winged Victory
This is really sweet. I can see people's issue with the 'one leg' thing, but I didn't notice it until people pointed it out. I really like this, great work DeadFrog. Your skills always amaze me!
Re: Inspired by The Great Wave
Great design, great presentation.. gmv!
Re: Bird in Space.
I really liked this one in the idea thread, and still do. It's a really cool take and something about this image is really memorable. +1!
profbrendan wrote:Yep, I did. The title of the original work is Yo, Picasso. It's a self portrait.
Sorry. I forgot that "Yo" is a non-slang word in other languages.
Re: The Mermaid
I really love the changes to the hair, Jasneko! I like this version a lot, very pretty! Also, mermaids are timeless lore. There's so many rich legends about them. Love! +1
Re: The Treachery of Images
nicely done ..i like it - even though i'm aweful at that game ... and the french text is a nice touch
Wonderful. Every time I look at it I cant stop laughing.
dewittc wrote:Hubby & I both voted for this & it's still showing Zero votes & a ranking of 9999th !!! waht's up with that!??? I guess the 'powers that be' don't want to give this design a shot at winning!
Always assume conspiracy. They so often turn out to be true.
Anyway, this entry has been re-submitted, presumably to placate those of us with crappy monitors. Go vote for the re-sub.
On behalf of everyone with crappy monitors, thank you for cranking up the contrast in the images.
Re: Tommervik's Robin
Prolly gonna get rejected... that's almost exactly the original, just w/different texturing...
kenney9226 wrote:...Therefore, "The Boxer" is a Famous ART Title!
Happy Birthday Kenney!!! Nice design!
While you've evoked Mucha's style well, and I can appreciate the subtle colour choices, I'm personally not a fan of the low placement. I'm also not sure I'm quite secure enough in my masculinity to wear such a feminine design.
Re: Waterfall, by M.C. Escher
Exohdus wrote:Neat design, I guess I just can't look at it and think waterfall...
Yeah, I guess it is more of twisted piece of sod that had the sprinkler on it too long, eh? Thanks, Exohdus!
Re: Irises (Van Gogh)
Ohhhhhh... eye get it....
I think this is really cute! Well done artwork too.
Re: American Gothic
Very interesting take, and nicely executed.
I wonder how it would look if you made your images smaller to represent the full flag, but still keep the gothic texture...
phrozt wrote:So... apparently anything with a robot is now old?? I got owned by woot! do you people do all day? Sit around trying to find something that's barely even remotely close to something else and twist your panties over it?
I think it's a fantastic shirt. GMV and I'll buy it if it wins.
I don't think anyone is trying to claim that robots in and of themselves are off-limits for designs. Woot has printed *myriad* robot tees in the past (I myself own at least half a dozen, including the Dsladek design in question.)
However, the difference is that almost all of those shirts featured their own scenario or 'story', if you will. While they all feature robots, no one would accuse "The Awakening", "Squeeze", "Spring-ATRON", "Onward Robots!", "Bird-Powered Robot", "Almost Human", or "The Power of Giving" of being too similar to one another. (Just to name a few examples.)
The issue here is that this *concept* has won a derby before. (Steampunk Robot + Lonely looking bit of foliage.) Even the comments are eerily similar; if I recall correctly, Dsladek's shirt also drew multiple comparisons to Wall-E and the Iron Giant.
Woot claims to be dedicated to printing new and unique pieces; IMHO, examples like this are exactly why the "Similar Shirts Exist" rule was created.
Nice work here! love it!
awkwardmoose wrote:As soon as I saw this derby I knew I would see some awesome shirts, but NEVER did I expect to see, of all things, a reinvention of my all time favorite Dali painting. gmv. <3
These are also my favorite Dali paintings and I would buy this shirt in a heart-beat! I love how fierce this giraffe looks! GMV and good luck!
I think you did an a incredible job here Patrick!
I take out my hat!
Re: The Burning Giraffe
Sokowa, this giraffe it's amazing, and your color pallete are out of this word!
Love it!
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Earlier this year Leonardo DiCaprio came out in an interview and said he planned to take a really long break from acting, and I'm starting to seriously doubt that game plane. He has so many movies lined up, it's insane! Gatsby just dropped, he's got that JFK movie coming up, and we also heard his name attached to a film set during The Great Depression. Now we're learning that he's set to produce and star in a biopic about famed Russian mystic, Rasputin. So, yeah. Methinks that break is DUNZO before it began. Click inside for more!
Indiewire has the deets:
Warner Bros. has snapped up [Jason] Hall's pitch for "Rasputin," with Leonardo DiCaprio to produce and star. The famed Russian mystic was also a wildly controversial person, who seemed to gain more enemies as prominence grew. Known equally for his supposed powers as his sexual proclivities and other unorthodox behaviors, he was assassinated at the age of 47. The larger than life figure of course inspired movies about his life, the most recent efforts being the 2011 French TV flick "Raspoutine" with Gerard Depardieu as the title character, and 1996's HBO effort "Rasputin" with Alan Rickman in the lead. So yeah, there's room for another version. And it's easy to see the appeal: period costuming, eccentric character, accents!
Of course, this is all a long, long way off, as a script needs to be written, DiCaprio needs to approve, a director needs to be found and DiCaprio still needs to be interested after all that happens, and hopefully not too distracted by any of the other projects that come his way. Still, an interesting prospect to consider.
A lot of the readers on Indiewire are calling Leo Oscar-hungry, arguing that he's now only taking on roles that could lead to a big win. Not sure if that's true, but even if it is, it doesn't make me less excited about any of his upcoming projects.
I've heard the name Rasputin plenty, but I'm not especially familiar with his story so I'm definitely looking forward to checking this one out.
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