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#1 Mar 4, 2011
Dr. Gary Shearer-does anyone have anything to say about this so-called Dr.? I hear that he is the one trying to open a methadone clinic in Latonia!! His office in Florence is already filled with Drug-Addicts including one of my family members that he got hooked on methadone!!!! Business must be booming for him-he will get rich off a whole new bunch of addicts!!! Please everyone share your stories about this monster!!!
#2 Mar 11, 2011
i heard that he really likes to get black people addicted to methadone
#3 Mar 11, 2011
Please stop trying to get attention by posting information about something you (apparently) don't know anything about. To read more about it, there is already a discussion started about the clinic in Latonia -- go there and read, read and read some more. If you do not understand about addiction, read the obituaries and on any given day, you will be reading about a drug overdose and not know it. Just remember, addicts are; the neighbor, the mail man, the baby sitter, the store clerk, the cousin, the mother, the .... you get the picture. Addiction does not discriminate. There are also other forms of risk reduction treatment for the addict, Suboxone and Subutex. The treatment is the same however as of now the misunderstanding of this drug is not as big as it is for methadone. These forms of risk reduction treatments are there for a reason, to treat a disease and this disease is addiction ... YES it is a disease.
#4 Mar 11, 2011
"Counselor" you are full of SHIT!!!!! I Do know something about methadone-my 70 year old mother is addicted to it!!! Given to her for "pain"!!!! Now as I stated in my previous post she is a sad, pitiful, pathetic person as I'm sure YOU must be if you are defending it with so much passion!!!! I read an obit the other day about Mike Starr-celebrity rehab patient- he OD'd on what??? METHADONE!!!! Just like Anna Nicole Smith!!! This is only a way for losers like yourself to continue to get high!!! You know it and so does everyone else!!!! Don't give anyone your SOB-STORY because we all know that all you want is to get wasted!!!!! You and your kind are the ones doing anything to get money to get your "fix"!! This includes stealing anything you can because you can't get or hold a job!! Noone wants to hire a METH addict!!!! I'm sure you are soooo excited because there is another place to get your DRUGS!!!! That's All you care about!!! Let me guess, you are also probably on welfare, medical cards and anything else to support your "disease"!!!! Why don't you and all your meth addicts get out and get a job and deal with life and it's problems like everyone who isn't on drugs???? It's because you can't handle it and it's easier to just walk around numb!!! Oh, the address on your post doesn't surprise me either!!!! You picked the right area to live in to support your habit. Oh, and Latonia will be really close and convenient for you to get your next supply!!! You will probably be there on opening day-maybe you should "camp-out" to make sure they don't run out!!!! I hope that you don't actually "counsel" people!!!
#5 Mar 12, 2011
This is in reply to shut ups post. You do realize that there is a Subutex/ Suboxone clinic in Erlanger next to Superbowl. I am truly sorry to hear about your mothers addiction. It must be heartbreaking to see her live with this and feel powerless to help her. I lost a close family member to a methadone overdose. He left behind an infant son and it destroyed his wife and really hurt our family. unfortunately he was abusing methadone and mixing it with other drugs, it cost him his life. Please understand addiction is a DISEASE and is treated as such. I am all for MMT for an addict; only if they work their treatment plan properly. I know quite a few addicts who are on a relatively low dose (30 mg) they do not 'nod' or feel high. Some of these individuals you would never, ever guess they were on methadone. They are upstanding citizens who have professional jobs, are dedicated to their families, and volunteer in the community. Yet, they must hide their disease and treatment from others like you who have read numerous books by solely looking at the book cover. I admit there are those who abuse recovery programs and are looking for that legal high. It is sad that the ones like this are the basis for what appears to be almost everyones opinion of those in MMT. Addiction is a disease and it does not discriminate.
#6 Mar 17, 2011
If the program was ran by someone who cares about the patient and not the money it might help.But I have seen more than I want to go to the one Indiana.Two are dead ages 40 and 28.and the others either got fat like never seen before and their teeth rotten out.Don't get me wrong it would be great if it would help,but the majority do it to mix with other stuff.I have seen people leave their kids alone in the early mornings to get inline.Then lets think of the thefts and all other criminal.And lets take the people who go there trying to get help the hooked.It is sad that these doctors are aloud to do this.ADDICTION is a demon and it does not care who it hits but there are other ways to get help.
#8 Mar 18, 2011
This problem is no joke and is costing us millions of dollars per year, dose that sound funny to you? So what do we do? You certainly have an opinion, but how about a solution, you know the thing that will change things for the better, that thing. I am not defending anything or anyone, but acknowledging the problem and one possible solution, thats all. You need to reread the posts, I think. Youre focused on our opinions, not the problem. At least try to offer something. Will condemning addicts change anything? No. Will locking them up reduce our costs? No. Will taking a handful of doctor's license change anything? No. So, while I get your resentment, you still have to deal with the problem, but of course that will take thought, logic, and reason, not insults. Seems to me thats all you are concerned with; which is pretty shallow and does not even scratch the problems surface. Leave thought up to thinkers and insults up to complainers. We are seeking answers not putdowns. DUH. See, that helped a bunch, didnt it.
#9 Mar 18, 2011
This is to "Shut Up! You are so narrow minded you attack the messanger! What a farce! FYI, that means for your information, I work a full time job in my career as a counselor and yes, that means that I see patients/clients on a daily basis. Therefor, I do know a little bit about MMT and the advantages that can be obtained through MMT. As for your mother, is she still in pain? What is worse, seeing someone wilt away due ot pain issues or have them dependent upon a substance that takes the pain away? Having worked with addicts and alcoholics for the last 15 years, I also have seen my share of deaths from substance use -- alcohol just as much as other drugs -- yes, alcohol is a drug. The only individuals who overdose on MMT is the ones who are abusing it to begin with -- MMT is not to assist with the high, it is for risk reduction and another method of finally getting clean. I do not want to be one of those people who judge others because they are sick and yes, addicts and alcoholics are sick with a disease.
#10 Mar 18, 2011
if you think that methadone is a form of meth then i dont think that you need to be on here talking about any o fthe drug problems that people have because for one methadone and methamphetamine are 2 totally different things. you ar ethe dumbass. addiction is a disease and i hope and pray that you or anyone you know never have to go thru it because it really is a hard thing to try to get thru. but your ignorance has really pissed me off not that you dont know about it but for you to get on here and put your two sence in on ti when you dont know about it so get educated about it and then talk some REAL shyt on it....
#11 Mar 18, 2011
"uneedtoshutup" I at least know how to spell!!!! You are the stupid one-for one thing its cents not sense!!! HAHAHA I feel soooooo bad that I pissed you off-NOT!!!!!! I have no desire to get educated about drugs!!! You sound like you really know your stuff when it comes to drugs though-let me guess, you are an addict or a "recovering addict" like so many who can't wait for the doors to open at the meth clinic!!!! Remember to secure your place in line with the other druggies by pitching a tent and camping out!!!! We wouldn't want you to start feeling any pain of withdrawal!!!! I hear opening day is gonna be nuts!!!!! People really get touchy when their "supply" runs low!!!!! You sound like you are getting a little nervous that this little venture will fail and there will be no clinic for you to go to!!! Wouldn't it be horrible to live a sober life and have to "feel" things and deal with things like normal (not addicts) people????? I have an idea, why don't you go to AA or a drug rehab and get yourself an education???
#12 Mar 19, 2011
Thank you both for making my point for me. Now you are focused on each other, not the problem. Why would you assume, Mr. Counselor that we too are not aware and have way more than 15 years of experience? Mine is almost thirty, as if that makes any difference when giving my opinion. Either you agree or disagree based on your experience, but that is your perception not your resume. I dont even know how to address shut up. By the logon, it is clear that confrontation is the goal, not any solution to addicts, clinics, or costs to the rest of us. But, you guys are certainly entitled to your opinions; as off subject as they are.
#13 Apr 23, 2011
I hope you don't have children or plan on having children if you don't have any intentions on educating yourself on drugs and the effects and signs of usage. Because that would just make you another part of the drug problem. If you don't educate them, they will learn from someone else. Probably a dealer.
#14 Apr 23, 2011
What would you prefer, a doctor who gives people medicine,or having the person going out and stealing it from say, your neighbor, your grandma, daughter, or someone else innocent. He is the only person who has tried to help the addict. Not everyone who goes there are addicts anyways.
#15 Jun 20, 2011
Shut Up...I am not judging any one who is on or does methadone, but my very best friend of 33 years got hooked on HERROIN, I could not believe this soccer mom, loving wife hard worker etc...whomever said addiction does not discriminate is speaking the truth...I was floored. After about 2 years, she decided she really was ready to get clean and decided against my advice to go to a methadone clinic, and she has been on methadone for over 3 years now. My best friend is not the same person anymore. She is bitter and angry all the time and MISERABLE ! When I call her, I have to talk to her husband or daughter because half the time she wont even speak to me and when she does I just sit and cry for hours when we hang up over the way this drug had ruined her life...so I just wanna say I feel ya on your mother...Its HORRIBLE the way it changes them !
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#16 Jul 16, 2011
Its not the doctors fault that your mom is an addict. So many people justify there addiction by claiming its a prescribed medication that is legal. The doctor isn't forcing your mother to over medicate herself. Instead of taking your frustration out on others via topix, educate yourself on the topic and get her some help.
#17 Oct 4, 2011
Listen here you idiot in Union, Ky. I have sat here and listened to your posts. You might be the dumbest son of a bitch I have ever ran into. And if I ever saw you in person I would personally shut your mouth up for you. For one if you are not an ADDICT, you have NO CLUE what we go thru. You think I liked having the gene's I got, hell NO. Addiction is a disease and a very serious disease. I go to the Methadone Clinic NOT to get high but to help get my life back in order because I suffer from a disease of ADDICTION. Society just thinks we are a piece of shit. I Carry two degree's and make over $100,000 per year and I am not a dumbass because I understand about this disease. If you don't have anything good to say, keep your mouth shut. I bet over 98% of people that are incerated are their because of a drug addiction. So let's focus on the solution and NOT the problem. Methadone clinics work if they are taking seriously and you work the program properly. I just wish you had this disease of addiction, then we could talk sense. But your comments are way out of line. My life today is MANAGEABLE and I have gotten my life back. You call your mother pathetic, that right there tells me your pathetic. Do something positive about life and quit your complaining. Your such a negative person. YOu constantly are stuck on the problem and not the SOLUTION. Heroin and pills are a big problem today, and we need to find a solution and not focus on the problem which is all you do. You know nothing about addiction, and you best keep your mouth shut. People that abuse methadone, that is their fault. I don't abuse it and work the program properly and it has saved my life!!!!
#18 Oct 4, 2011
Sounds like since you have your life "Manageable" now, you need to look into anger management classes. You are one anger mother...or is that part of being an addict?? Oh, a managed one.
#20 Oct 4, 2011
I myself take Methadone and its no cake walk. Im a old man in pain and have been since 19 years old hurt in a pipeline wreck. It has changed my life for the better I wish I was off but could not deal with the pain.I am waiting for my medication in the mail and out for a day dont feel great but am alive. I sometimes want to say the hell with it and start using smack but Methadone is cheap and I take what the doctor writes. If you are in pain its a good drug if your are a junky well you will not like it but it will let you live a somewhat normal life. People who think all people on pain meds are bad can just go to hades . The people who cry about the pills should have there legs broke then given advill.
#21 Jan 13, 2012
I'm not sure how many of you are in your 40's or 50's, but history repeats itself. Back in the 80's there were 2 doctors in Latonia Dr. Crabbs and Dr. Smith. Same story unfolded these Dr's got people addicted and then had them running drugs for them. There was a huge indictment. Methodone is highly addictive and will never be used correctly niether will Suboxone. If you want something bad enough and one is truely done, they quit!! Addicition is NOt a diease its a methaphor the goverment uses in its plot to scam again. Dr Shearer is known for his patients who drive miles some even 700 miles just to get what they want. He opened his lab as another pipe dream. Liver failure through the roof, then he gets Mittal a what??? Kidney and Liver Dr. its all a scam. He knows excatly what he is doing getting NKY hooked and now what wants to help with a clinic. No thats so he doesnt have to deal with every junkie's dirty urine and since he cant write them a script cause thats un-ethical he will refer you to his clinic WOW and he didnt loose a client.$$$ still in hand
#22 Mar 16, 2012
and how do you know all this? how old are you anyhow?
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Location This hotel is located close to Pearson airport, but away from the flight path. Within around a 25-minute drive, guests will reach sightseeing attractions as well as various entertainment options and shopping opportunities, such as nightclubs, restaurants and bars as well as Toronto Zoo, the CN Tower and the Playdium. Facilities The hotel was built in 1971. The accommodation comprises a total of 413 rooms. In the air-conditioned establishment, guests are welcomed at the reception area with 24-hour reception and a 24-hour check-in/check-out service. Most of the storeys can be reached by lift. Amenities include a currency exchange service. The hotel has a range of facilities for guests with disabilities. Among the culinary options available at the accommodation are a restaurant, a dining area, a breakfast room, a café, a bar and a pub. Shopping facilities are also available. Those arriving in their own vehicles can leave them in the car park of the establishment. Additional services include room service and a laundry service. In addition, a shuttle service is offered. Rooms Each of the rooms is appointed with air conditioning, central heating and a bathroom. Most rooms also feature a terrace for relaxation. The carpeted rooms feature a double bed or a king-size bed. A safe and a minibar are also available. Guests will also find a tea/coffee station included as standard. An ironing set is also available for travellers' convenience. Little extras, including internet access, a telephone, a TV, a radio and a games console, contribute to a great stay. The daily newspaper is laid out for guests in the the rooms. Rooms suitable for wheelchair access are bookable. The bathrooms are fitted with a shower and a bathtub. A hairdryer is also available. Bathrooms with wheelchair access can also be booked. The hotel offers non-smoking rooms. Sports/Entertainment The accommodation features a pool and an outdoor pool. Sun loungers and parasols are ideal for relaxation. The hot tub is the perfect place to relax. The poolside bar serves a selection of refreshing drinks. A range of options are available, including a gym, a sauna, massage treatments and a solarium. An entertainment programme is offered for children. Meals Guests can choose from a range of snacks and meals including breakfast, lunch or dinner. Staff are also happy to provide special dietary cuisine. The establishment also offers special catering options. Payment The following credit cards are accepted at the hotel: American Express, VISA, Diners Club, JCB and MasterCard.


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Maldives - Crusing Through Paradise on a Dhoni
Trip Start Nov 29, 2013
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I managed to find a rather affordable way to visit the Maldives with Explore on a weeklong cruise on a dhoni, a Maldivian style fishing boat, to several coral atolls south from Male
The Maldives are like that Kevin Costner movie "Water World" with little specs of sandy land sticky only a few feet out of the water. The mix of deeps and shallows over white sand create an amazingly beautiful mix of colors with all shades of blue and green. Pictures hardly do it justice, and without having a camera that works underwater I wasn't able to take pictures of the best stuff of all – the reefs and marine life.
The Maldives have by far the best coral reefs and marine life I've seen anywhere, although here I must admit I'm not as much of a connoisseur of coral reefs as I am of mountains. The reefs all looked very pristine with little evidence of the damage I observed 10 years ago in Egypt. Each site had different coral formations, multitudes of colorful fish, and at various places I saw larger more charismatic fauna – sea turtles, dolphins, and even a couple sharks.
The crew prepared massive meals three times a day, so despite all my time in the water snorkeling, I'm sure I suffered a severe calorie surplus over the week. A good part of those meals consisted of fresh fish caught from our boats' lines as we traveled along – tuna, yellowfin, bonito, and sailfish. Probably because they get adequate protein growing up from eating fish three times a day, Maldivians tend to be much larger in stature than other people in South Asia.
The accommodation on board was pretty basic, though, with bunks in un-air conditioned cabins. Not much of that sea breeze makes it down into the hull. The beautiful sunrises, sunset swims to sandbanks, and evenings sitting on deck made up for it.


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Can't help with the crating, mine aren't crate trained
However with the toilet training, it just takes time and consistency on your part. Some puppies take a little longer to learn. You are doing the right thing by taking her outside when she goes inside - it is important she understands why though. Make sure you take her outside after she has eaten, drank, woken up from sleeping and/or every 2 to 3 hours. Once outside, issue the command 'toilet' (or whatever word you want to use), wait until she goes then make a big deal out of it by telling her good girl in a high pitch voice and treat her. Find a treat that she really likes like chicken or hotdog meat etc and only use this treat for when she goes outside. If she goes in side, don't say anything just pick her up and take her outside and issue command for toilet, stay out for 10 to 15 minutes, if she goes again praise and treat, if she doesn't then go back inside. Eventually she will work it out - that by going toilet outside she gets a yummy treat. Once she is going outside for a while, then you can slowly phase out rewarding her (although you can still praise her).
With the other stuff - she is 8 weeks old and is constantly learning and full of excitement, she needs consistent rules and training from you to help her learn, she will eventually settle down and often the females mature to be quite aloof, so enjoy this while you can
PS - with the nipping, their needle teeth can really hurt and do damage to furniture. I have had great success with stopping this by using Vicks Vaporub. Just put Vicks on your hands, wrists, ankles etc as well as things that you don't want her to chew like her lead, coffee table legs (if won't harm the wood). They absolutely hate the smell and when they go in for a nip, the smell will get to them and they won't bite. She will eventually learn that by chewing on this - it smells awful. Just do not put the Vicks on her or make her lick or eat it.
if your GSD is eating and eating and eating and losing weight - please consider testing for EPI.
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After growing up in a 7th Ward home filled with musicians, he began playing trumpet at professional gigs in the mid-'40s and emerged as a bandleader in the mid-'50s with his Royal Dukes of Rhythm. (Some 50 years went by before he was finally presented with an opportunity to make recordings in front of his own aggregation entitled Wardell & His Slammin' Big Band.) Much of his career was spent making arrangements for others and he was known for getting results. The best example is his association with Malaco, a local studio and label that was a few cents short of going broke before Quezergue became involved. He borrowed a school bus in order to transport all the needed participants to a marathon recording session that resulted in two blockbuster hits, the demanding and relaxing "Groove Me" and the swaggering, self-important "Mr. Big Stuff." The next chapter is one typical of the record business. The Stax and Atlantic labels, constantly hyped as being crucial in the history of soul music, rejected these records as being uncommercial. Malaco had to put out King Floyd's "Groove Me" on its own Chimneyville label, but this was not a release that went up in smoke. Instead, Atlantic was forced to come begging when the record took off in one region of the country after another.
As a result of this and subsequent hits produced by Quezergue, Malaco's studio, production, and session musicians became the "in" things. The Pointer Sisters, Rufus Thomas, and Paul Simon all worked in the facility, the latter artist recording tunes for his popular 1973 album There Goes Rhymin' Simon. The following year, though, Quezergue was temporarily seen as having "lost it" and Malaco finally went under. For the label it was the grand finale indeed, but for the producer it was only a few years before he was once again working in the studios with big names such as Willie Nelson, the Supremes, B.B. King, and the Staple Singers. Productions from the contemporary New Orleans perspective include the Orchid in the Storm album by Aaron Neville. He also was behind two excellent big-band albums by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. Quezergue also created an extended composition entitled "A Creole Mass." A much-anticipated anthology of some of his work, Strung Out, was finally issued in 2006 by Grapevine Records. Quezergue had, by that time, been wiped out financially by the effects of Hurricane Katrina, although benefit concerts led by Dr. John and others helped him stabilize. He was also the subject of a tribute show in 2009 at the Lincoln Center in New York, featuring appearances from Dr. John, Robert Parker, Jean Knight, the Dixie Cups, Zigaboo Modeliste, and others. He died in Metairie, Louisiana in September 2011 at the age of 81, a victim of congestive heart failure. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, Rovi
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Roseanne - Season 6 Episodes
Roseanne - Season 6
This is a list of episodes from the sixth season of Roseanne.
"Two Down, One to Go"
Darlene is going away to college in Chicago and, as a result, Roseanne is faced with saying goodbye to another daughter. In the hope of keeping Darlene from moving, David makes a last minute attempt and proposes marriage.
"The Mommy's Curse"
Let's make a deal! Jackie agrees to date Dan's co-worker, Fred, if Roseanne agrees to fire Bev from working at the diner. Later, Roseanne is horrified to learn that Bev has sought revenge - she plans to sell her share of the diner to Roseanne's nemesis, Leon Carp!
"Party Politics"
Roseanne suspects that D.J. is "up to something" and grills Darlene for information. To her horror, she sees that the two are teaming up against her! Meanwhile, Fred manages to finagle an invitation to Jackie's housewarming party in hopes of convincing her to come back to him.
"A Stash from the Past"
The discovery of a mysterious cache of marijuana in the Conner household sparks a smoky chain of events -- leading Roseanne and Dan to the humorous realization that their days of "rebellious youth" are over.
"Be My Baby"
Roseanne wants another baby. But to everyone's surprise, Jackie breaks the news about being in the "family way" - sending Roseanne into a swirl of activity preparing for Jackie's maternity.
"Halloween V"
Nancy thinks that Dan doesn't like her, so to convince her otherwise, Roseanne persuades Dan to pull a Halloween prank. After all, Dan would never waste a "cool" prank on someone he doesn't like! Meanwhile, David and Darlene don't hesitate a moment to spook the master prankster of them all -- Roseanne!
"Homeward Bound"
When Darlene surprises everyone with an unannounced visit home from college, David moves out of the Conner household to supposedly make a life with his estranged mother. He actually ends up secretly moving in with Darlene at school. Meanwhile, D.J. enters the experiences of puberty.
"Guilt by Imagination"
When one of Dan's old girlfriends, Phyllis, drops back into his life for a lunch date, there are sure to be some fireworks. Meanwhile, Fabio, who gained fame as the gorgeous, hunky cover model for romance novels, appears as a figment of Roseanne's romantic fantasies.
Sarah Chalke takes over the role of Roseanne and Dan's oldest daughter, Becky. She returns with her husband, Mark, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Dan's brightest moment as a football player. While visiting, Becky takes the opportunity to seek marital advice from Roseanne.
"Thanksgiving '93"
In the midst of the Conner clan's Thanksgiving celebration, a fight breaks out and a long hidden, dark family secret is revealed. As a result, emotions fly and Bev flees the house.
"The Driver's Seat"
It's a balancing act for Roseanne when D.J. is caught stealing the family automobile and, at the same time, Leon tries to take control of the diner. Roseanne has her hands full as she is torn between her responsibilities to D.J. while also fighting for the business.
"White Trash Christmas"
The neighborhood association decides to lay down the law and dictate how much people can decorate for Christmas. So Roseanne and Dan shoot for a world record in tackiness. Meanwhile, Roseanne and Becky clash over college funds.
"Suck Up or Shut Up"
When Roseanne joins a stuffy women's group with the intention of increasing business at the diner, it puts D.J. in a tough spot with a schoolmate. Meanwhile, Becky and Mark squabble over Mark's attendance at school.
On the homefront, Becky and Mark are feuding and Dan does his best to help them to reconcile their relationship. Meanwhile, when Roseanne learns that David and Darlene are living together at college in Chicago, she hits the highway in a fury.
"David vs. Goliath"
Dan flies into a towering rage after finding out that David and Darlene secretly lived together in Chicago. Meanwhile, Jackie rejects Fred's attempts to help monetarily with her pregnancy, and Becky tries to convince Dan to hire Mark at the garage. In other developments, David misreads Jackie's affection as flirting!
"Everyone Comes to Jackie's"
Darlene has been lying about her relationship with David and returns home from college to come clean and "face the music" with Roseanne and Dan. On the other end, Roseanne petitions Dan to allow David to move back into the house with them.
"Don't Make Room for Daddy"
Roseanne finds herself in the midst of a huge family squabble when Fred decides to take Dan's advice and sue pregnant Jackie for custody of the unborn child.
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
When Roseanne and pregnant Jackie visit a gay bar with Nancy and her friend, Sharon, Roseanne feels pretty smug and cool - until she is overwhelmed by a surprisingly affectionate admirer.
"Labor Day"
The usual symptoms - panic, pain and incredible joy - announce the imminent arrival of Jackie's child. Even though Fred is the father, Roseanne struggles to limit his participation in the process.
"Past Imperfect"
Roseanne and Dan have different ideas about covering one of Dan's father's missed alimony payments. Meanwhile, new parents, Fred and Jackie, still can't figure out whether they love each other or not.
"Lies My Father Told Me"
Ed is lying to Dan about the mental state of his mother. But Roseanne tries to get Dan to accept that the lie was really an act of kindness.
"I Pray the Lord My Stove to Keep"
When Roseanne accepts delivery of too many new stoves for her diner, young D.J., who has found religion, begins spouting words of conscience and surprises Roseanne with some serious ethical questions.
"Body by Jake"
When Bev breaks her pelvis in the retirement home, Roseanne and Dan are shocked to find out how it happened. As a result, Bev is forced to move in with them rather than die of embarrassment in the retirement community.
"Isn't It Romantic?"
Romance is in the air and Cupid is shooting arrows at the Conner household. While Fred seeks advice from Roseanne on how to propose marriage to Jackie, Dan and Roseanne are rekindling their romance with inspiration from the soap opera, "One Life to Live."
"Altar Egos"
When they have a titanic ego clash, Roseanne is worried about the future of Fred and Jackie's relationship. It seems they just can't make up their minds, or egos, about walking down the aisle together.


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|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
|Black and Gold Bruins Turn Yellow On Parade Day
|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
It was refreshing to hear Wes Welker discussion and not have it be about whether or not he should have caught that Brady pass in the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl. Monday, as was speculated, Wes Welker was given the franchise tag by the New England Patriots. The Patriots waited until the final hours before officially placing the tag on Welker, which created some drama considering this was a team that once traded Richard Seymour a week before the start of the NFL season.
First, the facts: Welker can sign the franchise tender at any time prior to the start of the season and he will be guaranteed $9.4 million for the upcoming season. That salary figure is based on the top five average salaries of the highest paid wide receivers in the NFL. The figure does not take into consideration signing bonuses paid to the top five players. Welker can once again become a free agent at the end of next season and the Patriots have the option of placing the franchise tag on him again.
So, let's examine this from the perspective of Wes Welker, the Patriots and how it plays with the media and fans.
Without direct comment from Welker, we can only speculate what he's thinking, but it's likely he would much rather have a new contract in front of him than the one-year franchise tender. Since being acquired from the Miami Dolphins prior to the 2007 season, Welker has been one of the most prolific receivers in the game. In the last five years with the Patriots, his 554 receptions rank first in the NFL. He is fourth in receiving yards with over 6,100, 1st in yards after the catch with 3,220, and 18th in the league in touchdowns with 18.
He has been Brady's go-to guy in all situations and remarkably, after tearing his ACL in the season finale in 2009, did not miss a game to start the following season. He has far outperformed his previous contract and whether you think he's a slot receiver or not, the numbers don't lie. Welker's agent David Dunn surely presented the Patriots with those numbers, but the most the Patriots were willing to commit to, according to reports, was two years guaranteed at $8 million per year.
Welker now has a few options at his disposal, with none of them ideal.
He can sign the tender and play under a one-year guaranteed contract and become a free agent again next season. The Patriots could once again franchise him, but Welker's franchise number would rise 20% (close to $13 million). So it's either a two-year guaranteed deal at $22 million or free agency if Welker can remain healthy.
Welker could hold out, and force the Patriots to offer him a long-term deal. Or Welker could sign the tender if the Patriot guarantee him they will not franchise him after next season. They averted a holdout with Asante Samuel in 2007 by offering him the same deal. It's a gamble for a guy who is going to turn 31 on May 1st.
Finally, Welker could wait and see what the Patriots do in free agency and continue to negotiate for a long-term deal. The caveat is that both sides need to agree on a multi-year deal by July 15th.
The Patriots said all the right things Monday in their press release about the tagging of Welker. They mentioned how the tag allowed them more time to negotiate and hopefully Wes would be a Patriot for a long time. Time will tell if that's lip service by the Patriots or sincerity.
People have called tagging Welker a no-brainer for the Patriots. Of the 32 teams in the NFL, 21 of them used the franchise tag on various players. This is an interesting time for many NFL teams. There are some teams with a lot of money to spend like the St. Louis Rams. There are teams such as the Patriots in the middle of pack in salary cap space, and there are teams like the Steelers, who are being forced to trim salary just to get under the cap.
The lockout has once again produced a strong crop of free agents who will be on the market in a week. The new National TV contracts do not kick until the 2014 season so the cap will stay pretty consistent the next two seasons.
The Patriots and Welker have not been really close to a deal all season according to reports. The Patriots offer of two years and $16 million is far below what Welker could earn on the open market. Welker is twice the receiver Santonio Holmes is, and Holmes is earning $10 million a year with the Jets.
As great as the Patriot offense has been the last two seasons, they once again showed they do not have a receiver that can get outside the numbers. Aaron Hernandez, Rob Gronkowski and Welker are not explosive downfield threats like Vincent Jackson, Calvin Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald. Not having this weapon allowed the Ravens and Giants to play up and tight on their receivers, and the result for the Patriots was an inability to create plays down the field.
The two clearest examples of this were Brady interceptions to Matthew Slater and Rob Gronkowski, who could not create separation on downfield throws. Chad Ochocinco was supposed to be that receiver, and he was a complete disaster.
The Patriots have glaring needs at outside receiver, defensive end and in the secondary. Monday, some intriguing players who could have helped the Patriots were also franchised or re-signed. Cross off your Christmas list safeties Dashon Goldson (49'ers), Tyvon Branch (Raiders) and Michael Griffin (Titans), linebackers Anthony Spencer (Cowboys) and Ahmad Brooks (49'ers re-signed), and defensive ends Cliff Avril (Lions) and Kroy Biermann (Falcons resigned ).
The free agent pool is still deep with big ticket but expensive defensive game changers Mario Williams (DE Texans) and Cortland Finnegan (CB Titans). As well as explosive offensive wide outs like Vincent Jackson (Chargers) and Brandon Lloyd (Rams). One note about Lloyd, he played for Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels in Denver and in St. Louis, and he's been linked with the Patriots for the past month. Don't get your hopes up; he's going to take the best deal.
What the Welker tag has done at the very least is guaranteed the Patriots the same offensive personnel as last season. They can't stop with the Welker franchise tag. They can either spend on the defensive side of the ball or draft a wide receiver in the first round to stretch the field. If they do pair a Lloyd or Jackson with Welker, it would give Tom Brady one of the best offensive arsenals in the league. The only problem could be the fallout in the locker room if the Patriots offer a multi-year deal to a receiver and leave Welker on the one-year franchise tender. That could get ugly.
Another option is that the Patriots make no big splash in free agency. Let's face it, when they have gone all in it hasn't worked as well, so don't be surprised if the Patriots do not land one or two of the top 20 free agents appearing on lists all across the internet.
The Patriots fan is always heavily biased toward the team. In this case, agreeing with the franchise tender is not being a "fanboy." Welker takes a beating as a receiver, is not a game-breaker and can be taken out by bigger, physical defenses. He is 31, and has already had one major knee injury. The Patriots have several holes to fill and they need to fill them quicklybecause Tom Brady isn't getting any younger. The AFC is wide open, and a player here or there can make all the difference and after free agency, the Patriots can always restructure a couple contracts to get Welker a multi-year deal.
Most of the local media is pretty sensible on this issue. Michael Felger, right on cue speaking on his radio show Monday, harped on the point that Welker has been a good soldier and deserved a multi-year contract. Felger is a salary cap denier, so you just can't talk reason with him. Tony Massarotti spoke on what little leverage Welker had because he did not hold out last season. I haven't read any comments from Ron Borges or Chris Gasper, but most likely they will try to take the opposite stance of the majority of the media, whether that stance is accurate or not. I expect with Borges more diatribes about how the Patriots took advantage of Welker and are always looking for a bargain etc.
Welker remaining with the Patriots for the 2012-2013 season was scenario #1 in my blueprint to New Orleans. Goldson, Branch and Griffin were three players I thought the Patriot should target on defense because of the glaring need at the Safety position. The Patriots can now explore corner options like Cortland Finnegan and Carlos Rogers (Redskins). There are also some pretty good pass rushers who could be had for relatively short-term deals and respectable money. I am talking about Jon Abraham (Falcons), Jeremy Mincey (Jaguars) and Patriot free agents Andre Carter and Mark Anderson.
NFL Free agency begins in a week. Unlike Major League Baseball, the NFL dominoes start falling within the first 48 hours. Patriots fans looking to put the Super Bowl behind them are hoping for a big splash.
Tags: Bill Belichick, Cortland Finnegan, franchise tag, Mario Williams, Patriots, Tom Brady, Wes Welker


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ON TOUR: Smith Avenges Loss; Sandgren Returns to a Semifinal
It took them both three sets, but John-Patrick Smith and Tennys Sandgren both advanced to the semifinals of their respective $15,000 Futures tournaments Friday.
Smith avenged a third-set tiebreak loss to Vincent Millot a week ago in appropriate fashion, defeating second-seeded Frenchman 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the quarterfinals of the Sherbrooke Futures in Quebec.
Smith plays third-seeded Stefan Seifert of Germany in the semifinals today. Seifert won the Canadian tournament last week in Gatineau while Smith is aiming to reach his fourth professional final.
In the Calabasas Futures in California, Sandgren rallied after losing a first-set tiebreaker to beat Zimbabwe's Takayani Garanganga 6-7 (2), 7-5, 6-4 to move on to his first ITF Futures semifinal since September in Canada.
Sandgren faces top-seeded Andre Begemann of Germany in the semifinals. Begemann entered the tournament ranked No. 266, and Sandren is still looking for his first top-300 win.
With eight ATP points already accumulated in the tournament, Sandgren will be close to cracking the top 500 for the first time in his career. Both Smith and Rhyne Williams will break into the top 400 when their pending points are added, Williams next week and Smith the week after.
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He was known as the Cezanne of the simian world. Picasso was the proud owner of a painting by Congo the chimpanzee and Miro swapped two of his own sketches for one of the ape's creations.
Now, for the first time, three Congos have come on to the open market and will be auctioned alongside works by Renoir, Andy Warhol and the Chapman brothers at Bonhams in London this month.
The pictures, created with tempera on paper, are from the artist's most productive period, in the late 1950s.
Together, the three paintings are estimated to be worth between $A1500 and $A1900 but such has been the interest already that they may well fetch much more.
Congo became a household name when he appeared alongside Desmond Morris, left, in the television series Zoo Time. At the same time, Dr Morris began a series of experiments to try to find out about the artistic sensibilities of chimpanzees. At first Congo splashed the paint on, as any chimp would. But Dr Morris said that over two years in the late 1950s, Congo suddenly changed the way he held the brush and became much more intense about his paintings.
"I was amazed," Dr Morris said. "He focused on what he was doing. Every line he made logically followed the last one."
Congo confined his work to the sheet of paper or canvas in front of him, rarely letting the paint dribble on to the table or floor.
The chimp also seemed to know when a picture was finished, putting down his brush. If the picture was taken away and brought back later he would refuse to work on it. But if a fresh canvas was presented he would set to work again.
In 1957 some of his best work was shown at an exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London entitled, rather unambiguously, Paintings by Chimpanzees.
The show received mixed reviews, but the public was enthusiastic and snapped up the pictures. Forgeries were also made - though Dr Morris insists he can spot the real thing.
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After numerous short stories and a critically acclaimed collection (City of Saints and Madmen) chronicling the people and history of his signature, fungus-infested metropolis of Ambergris, Jeff VanderMeer has finally released a full-length novel set in the "crazed, beautiful, dirty, sad, glorious" city.
Shriek is structured as an extensive afterword for a book that explores the early history of Ambergris. The book's author, Duncan Shriek, is a disgraced historian who is obsessed with the gray caps, a subterranean race of vaguely humanoid spore people also known as the mushroom dwellers. Janice Shriek, Duncan's older sister and sometime surrogate mother, writes an afterword that offers insights into Duncan's much-misunderstood life, including his ill-fated love affair with a student he mentored, his bizarre fungal disease, and his strange disappearances into the underworld. But although the narrative is a loose mosaic of historically significant events concerning Ambergris (like the War of the Houses) and strange legends involving the gray caps, the story's real power comes from its intimate themes of love, loss, addiction, and redemption.
Renowned for his uniquely twisted and insanely creative speculative fiction stories Secret Life, The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases, et al.), VanderMeer should ascend to the exalted and elite pantheon of truly innovative fantasy novelists with the publication of Shriek. Fans of speculative gems like The Troika by Stepan Chapman will cherish this highly intelligent and ingenious novel, which blends soul-searching memoir and historical treatise with a touch of Lovecraftian horror. At times tragic and at times almost comic, Shriek is a one-of-a-kind novel by a one-of-a-kind storyteller. Paul Goat Allen


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Notes On Consumer Affairs
Advances in manufacturing technology have made today's cars and trucks more reliable and longer-lasting. However, even well-built vehicles, can break down as a result of wear and tear, age, or accidents, and every vehicle requires periodic preventative maintenance. For many consumers, especially those with little automotive knowledge, a trip to the repair shop is a daunting one, rife with suspicion and trepidation about getting an accurate diagnosis and a fair price. Fortunately, New York's Repair Shop Act protects consumers from unfair and deceptive automobile repair practices. The next time you bring your vehicle to a shop for repair or maintenance be sure to keep the following tips in mind and know your rights.
Always do business with a registered repair shop. Under the Repair Shop Act, all repair shops must register with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and post an official green and white registration sign outside of the premises. Ask friends, coworkers and relatives to recommend a good repair shop. Once you have selected a repair shop, do not be afraid to ask questions about your vehicle's problem and the suggested repair. When you have agreed on the work to be performed, it is important to keep all records associated with the repair, and if you authorize repairs over the phone, be sure to note the time of the call and the name of the repair shop staff person you spoke with. This information serves as a record of the service performed, and may be necessary in the event that you need to file a complaint.
The Repair Shop Act entitles consumers to the following rights when dealing with a repair shop. First, you have the right to request a written estimate. If you do so, the shop is prohibited from charging more than the estimated price without your permission. Work may not begin on your vehicle until you give your permission. The Act stipulates that if you wish to keep any replaced parts, except warranty and exchange parts, you must ask for them in writing before work begins. Upon completion
of the repair, the shop must provide an invoice listing each repair performed, each part replaced, the cost for each, and the cost of labor. Lastly, the Act grants consumers the right to inspect the vehicle before paying for repairs. In the event that you are unsatisfied with the quality of a repair or feel that you have been treated unfairly, first attempt to discuss the matter with the management of the shop. If this fails to result in a satisfactory outcome, you may contact the DMV Consumer Complaint Unit at: (518) 474 -8943. TheDMV's Complaint Report form for a complaint against a repair shop (VS-35) is available by calling the Consumer Complaint Unit or by downloading it from: www.nysdmv. com/forms.htm. Keep in mind that complaints must be made to the DMV within ninety days or three thousand miles after the repair, whichever comes first, and the Department cannot resolve disputes over the terms of warranties or guarantees.
In the event that a shop refuses to work with the DMV to resolve a consumer complaint, the shop may be required to appear at an administrative hearing, and, if it is found to be in violation, ordered to pay restitution to the consumer. Under the Repair Shop Act, administrative law judges may offer violators the "attractive" option of paying reduced civil penalties and license suspension periods if the violator agrees to pay the consumer restitution within thirty days. Some shops choose to ignore this offer, which, under current law, leaves the judge with no further authority to order the shop to pay the consumer. I have introduced legislation (A.9624-A of 2008) that would amend the Act to close this loophole by providing that when a violation is found to have occurred, consumer restitution, when ordered, is still required to be paid even if the violator chooses to ignore a penalty reduction incentive put forth by the judge.
Visit the DMVs webpage at: www.nysdmv.com/ broch/c17.htm. Also see the New York State Attorney General's webpage on auto repair at: www.oag.state. ny.us/bureaus/consumer_frauds/tips/auto_repair.html.


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Daily Obsessions: Haute Hair
It always amuses me when I mention a hair product I love to someone and they go, "Really? Sephora sells hair stuff?" YES, people. We sell hair stuff. Great stuff, in fact. And I've scoured the Daily Obsessions archives to bring you some of our favorites.
1: Ouidad Climate Control® Heat & Humidity Gel
"Curly hair girls, your prayers have been answered! This product literally changed my life. It gives me beautiful ringlets and keeps frizz away–even in humidity and fog."- Artemis P., VP, General Manager, SiJCP
2: Living Proof Restore Mask Treatment
"Since I won't give up my blow dryer and flat iron, I'm eternally grateful for this hair mask. It softens, strengthens and adds shine, without weighing my hair down. The fresh scent is a bonus." - Erin O., Assistant Merchant
3: Ojon Rare Blend Oil Total Hair Therapy
"This blend of oils from around the world makes my hair soft, silky, and shiny—without making it look greasy. I can use it with other styling products or alone. Incredible!" - Catherine S., Editorial Director
"I abuse my hair and this product is a lifesaver. In just five minutes my hair looks and feels incredible--silky, shiny, and frizz- free." - Emily T., Store Marketing Assistant Manager
5: Bumble & bumble Bb. Texture Hair (Un) Dressing Crème
"Believe the hype! I love the effortless look this cream gives me. It's also amazing for adding lift at the crown and perfecting my go-to side-braid hairstyle." - Mia R., Senior Art Director
6: Alterna Bamboo Plumping Strand Expand
"I have very flat hair, so I am always looking for a little volume. This gives me the volume I need without feeling greasy. Not to mention, it smells really good." - Laura H., Senior Production Artist
7: Josie Maran Argan Oil Hair Serum
"If your hair ever gets frizzy, this is the perfect antidote. I use it every morning to bring down frizz. It works better than any product I've tried without weighing down my hair." - Julie B., Chief Marketing and Digital Officer
8: Wen Sweet Almond Mint Cleansing Conditioner
"My hair has never been in such great shape! Wen keeps my hair soft, smooth, and full of body. Plus, I love the scent." - Keely G., Beauty Adviser
9: Carol's Daughter Macadamia Hold & Control Smoother
"I'm in love with the subtle shine and touchable hold it gives my medium-short, spunky hair style." - Johnna M., Mobile & Digital Store Marketing Director
10: Oscar Blandi Pronto Invisible Volumizing Dry Shampoo Spray
"This dry shampoo doesn't leave my black hair looking ashy—and it smells amazing!" Tiffany L., VP, Direct Marketing
So what's your swear-by-it hair product? Show & Tell in the comments!
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I LOVE the Ouidad Mediterranean Bay Leaf Treatment! I should say my hair loves it, it gives it volume, shine, and keeps most tangles at bay ^.^
The Ojon Rare Blend Oil smells great and what's cool is that the oils really ARE 3 different colors that blend together, its not the color of the bottle
I also LOVE the BB Texture cream since it doesn't weigh down my fine hair and it gives my bangs a bit more piecey-choppy look!
I'm with Emily T.; Sachajuan Hair Repair is incredible. I used it once a week for about a year, and I'm currently using it more frequently because I had my hair colored (and for some reason it tangles really easily now). It's the best! My hair feels so much lighter afterward. I also like the Straight & Shine Spray and the volume powder.
I was thrilled when I discovered that Sephora carried Sachajuan; my salon uses Sachajuan products, which is how I discovered the brand, but it's so much more convenient to drop by Sephora than it is to trek to the salon every time I run out!
I forgot I didn't say mine! I really like the Carol's Daughter Black Vanilla leave in conditioner. I use it on my "wet look" days. It smells great!
Of the products at Sephora, there are two of my must-haves: Bumble and Bumble Thickening Hairspray and Alterna Bamboo Oil Shine Spray. Love the shine from the Alterna- and the B+B defeats even summer frizzies!
@starletta8 - I love the Alterna Oil Shine Spray! It's super light but give s a nice shine. I'm embarrassed to say I haven't tried any Bumble & bumble products yet (*gasp faint*, I know). But I want to play with more wet looks this summer and try some out.
I really like Ouidad Mediterranean Bay Leaf Treatment for the itchy scalp I get whenever the season changes and oily build up. Also, I didn't even know I had frizzy hair (since I've got oily scalp) until I tried Alterna Bamboo oil, which made it slick but not oily. I tried some homemade concoction with coconut/grapeseed/argan oil, but I just may splurge on the Alterna oil again once I finish half of my stuff (got 2 shoebox of skincare/hair products at least X.X).
ps. Oh I forgot. I like your icon Candace! It reminds me of princess Jasmine. =)
@ Candace, I love your new avi, it's so cute!
I swear by Living Proof as a line that actually helps to tame frizz no matter how big or small the job without making hair feel weighed down. And though Sephora doesn't carry it, It's a 10's Deep Conditioning Mask is one that actually improves the feeling and texture of my hair after using it.
@beautytester @ lylysa - thanks ladies! Very, VERY glad you like it, for reasons that you will soon know about (but I can't reveal yet). #secretsquirrel
I've recently discovered Kevin Murphy. His plum moisturizing shampoo and rinse smells amazing and makes my hair smell delicious. I hope Sephora carries it soon!
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There's a Lot of Things in Life Worth Living for, Isn't There?
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There's a lot of things in life worth living for, isn't there? Is a program of seven titles from the Walker Art Center's Ruben/ Bentson Moving Image Collection, which will be screened at the British Film Institute's Southbank theatre on May 30 as part of the Films in Experimenta series in collaboration with LUX. Inspired […] There's a lot of things in life worth living for, isn't there?Is a program of…
In Silence We Follow, Hopeful and Expectant: White Dog by Filmmaker Rini Yun Keagy
May 23
Our Moving Image staff surveys the world of film and video from classic to global, experimental to digital.
Looking to the Margins: A Mediatheque Playlist by Gudrun Lock
May 1
"I looked for a counter to the dominant narratives of our hysterical moment." In creating her new cinematic playlist for the Bentson Mediatheque, artist Gudrun Lock considered a question: How do these margins of life define what is central? A participant in the Bentson Local Scholar program, in which local artists are invited to critically engage with the Ruben/Benston […] "I looked for a counter to the…
Stasis & Motion: An interview with Sam Hoolihan, John Marks, and Crystal Myslajek
Apr 17
One of the most exhilarating things about working on a new commission with moving image and sound artists is that nothing can be taken for granted. The image, the sound, the audience, the performance, the screening are all open to consideration and then reconsideration just moments up to the release. How the work is made […] One of the most exhilarating things about working on a new commission with…
Hans Richter: Anti-Film and Radical Dada Abstraction
Apr 5
A screening of Hans Richter's early films, including Rhythmus 21 and Rhythmus 23, will take place in the Bentson Mediatheque at the Walker Art Center on April 6 at 7 pm. This free public event is made possible by generous support from the Bentson Foundation. One day in early 1918, Tristan Tzara, then living at the Hotel Limmatquai in Zurich, knocked on the thin partition that divided his room from…
East, West, Home is Best: Cold War Animation from East Central Europe
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A program of short animations and experimental film screening in the Walker's Mediatheque on March 30 at 7 pm, East, West Home is Best is presented in conjunction with the University of Minnesota symposium "Remapping European Media Cultures During the Cold War: Networks, Encounters, Exchanges" (March 30–April 1). The story of Josef Kluge's East, West, Home is […] A program of short animations and experimental…
Cellular Cinema on Experimental Moving image: An Interview with Founder Kevin Obsatz
Mar 22
After more than two robust years of experimental film, video, and performance programming, Cellular Cinema has established itself in the Twin Cities as one of the go-to alternative cinemas for exploring contemporary avant-garde moving image art. Typically hosted in the small theater at Bryant Lake Bowl, Cellular Cinema regularly welcomes guest curators from across the country, […] After more than two…
Walker Moving Image Commissions Three Years On
Feb 27
Initiated in 2014, the Walker Moving Image Commissions invited five artists to create a new work to premiere online from June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016. These works respond to the inspirations, inquiry, and influence of key artists in the Walker's Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection. Mason Leaver-Yap, who produces the series, discusses their work with two […] Initiated in 2014, theWalker Moving Image…
A Community to Think Through: The Origins of the Bentson Critical Group
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The Bentson Critical Group (BCG) is a monthly discussion forum that explores ideas around the history and contemporary development of artists' moving image practice. Hosted by the Walker Art Center since 2015, the BCG is comprised of academics, programmers, and artists who work with moving image in the Twin Cities, and who have begun to present […] The Bentson Critical Group (BCG) is a monthly discussion…


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ALH's landlord makes $4m in first eight months
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ALE Property Group, the owner of 105 pubs leased by Australian Leisure & Hospitality, has reaped the benefit of strong rents with a maiden net profit of $3.9 million for the eighth months to June 30.
The result compares with a forecast of $1.79 million in the prospectus for the $564 million ALE initial public offering last November.
ALE said it would not be affected by the outcome of the takeover bid for ALH by the Woolworths-led Bruandwo consortium.
In the year ahead the group plans to acquire more pubs as well as non-hotel properties.
ALE looks for good tenants, solid cash flow and development properties where a third party takes on the project risk.
Security holders will receive a maiden distribution of 7.5c per stapled security compared with the forecast 6.6c, while the portfolio was revalued by 7.6 per cent or $40.5 million to $576.7 million.
When the trust listed as a result of Foster's selling its hotel and poker machine assets - leased to its management arm, ALH - there were 98 freehold properties on its balance sheet while seven remained subject to development, of which four are near completion.
ALE earns interest income equivalent to the applicable rent during the redevelopment phase.
The trust's flagship hotels are Brisbane's Breakfast Creek, Melbourne's Young & Jacksons and Fremantle's Sail & Anchor.
ALE's chief executive, Andrew Wilkinson, said the pending takeover of ALH would not have an impact on his business as ALE had a 25-year lease with ALH.
"It does not matter who takes over ALH as the leases are locked in and we will still get paid," Mr Wilkinson said. "We are well protected but will watch the takeover with interest."
Lower borrowing costs will have a positive impact on earnings of about $1.2 million a year until November 2008.
"Management will continue to work to identify opportunities where interest hedging and savings may be achieved beyond 2008," Mr Wilkinson said.
Net profit after tax for 2004-05 was expected to be higher than forecast in the prospectus and further guidance would be provided when consumer price index increases had been confirmed, he said.
Meanwhile, Multiplex has established the unlisted Multiplex New Zealand Property Fund, comprising 11 properties valued at $265 million. Some of the assets are being bought from the Multiplex Property Trust.


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> thank you for your answer. Of course the p-value I was
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I hope you mean less than .1, i.e. closer to 0. The
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CSFB Cuts McCormick To Neutral
CSFB cut its investment recommendation on McCormick & Co. (MKC ) to neutral from outperform on Wednesday, citing weakness in the cooking spice maker's industrial business.
Analyst David Nelson says he was disappointed in the company's announcement of another charge to improve efficiencies in its supply. He says the secondary reason for his profit warning was a distribution disruption at McCormick that was related to Katrina. Nelson cut his fiscal year 2005 (ending November) earnings per share estimate to $1.60 from $1.67, and his fiscal year 2006 estimate to $1.76 from $1.84. Meanwhile Nelson cut his long term growth model on the company to 6.5%, moving his price target to $34 from $38.


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Green teen
April 10, 2013
By Leah Barber
University of Chicago Lab
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Spring is in full bloom … and so are gardens all over the Chicago area. While digging and planting traditionally are associated with sprawling yards in the suburbs, urban gardens have found their way into city apartments and homes.
Katie Harris, a junior at University of Chicago Lab, started gardening with her family when she was in elementary school. "Urban gardening and farming was something that my family and I worked on gradually," Harris explained. "We started with community plot gardening when I was in lower school and then expanded to beekeeping in the backyard, having our own vegetable plots and, finally, a chicken coop."
And while you might not be able to imagine chickens running around your backyard, Harris said you never know what urban farming can lead to. "Gardening feels like something of a chain reaction," she said. "Once you get started, you realize how much better organic food is and it makes you want to do it more."
Even city schools are getting their students outside and digging. In 2010, Marcus McVane, then a freshman, became involved in the opening of Northside's green space for gardening. He and other students partnered with Urban Habitat Chicago to transform a space that was being used as a salt storage facility by the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation. The spot was converted into an urban garden, named The Joy Garden, where students now can grow corn, eggplants, kale, onions, berries and more.
McVane, now a senior and president of Northside's Dirt Actualizer Club, said that the green space brought change to the school's environment.
"What we wanted to do is bring agriculture to everybody," McVane said. "Now there is a spot where kids can go, lay down in the sun, play football, do whatever, and there are no unpleasant sights around … there are gardens around them as opposed to just concrete in the rest of the city."
Sometimes, it just takes a little digging to find an unused or unsightly outdoor spot that could be transformed into something beautiful.
Starting a garden doesn't have to be complicated, said Dave Short, a board member of Ginkgo Organic Gardens, a community garden in Uptown that donates everything it grows to local nonprofit organizations.
"Once you clear the land or grass, you need to amend it with some good-quality topsoil and some mulch," Short said. When the land is cleared and ready, it's time to grow.
According to Michael Repkin, one of the founders of Urban Habitat Chicago, teens are not limited in their growing options. "The vast majority of vegetable crops you would go to the supermarket for, you can grow right here in Chicago," Repkin said. That's right: If you see it in the produce aisle, chances are you can grow it in your backyard.
Once the seeds are planted, the real work begins. According to Short, checking on your garden every day is a must. Make sure your space is free of pests and well-watered.
Besides the obvious benefits (fresh veggies, pretty flowers, etc. …), gardening connects people with their environment, which can be hugely beneficial, according to Repkin.
"Making something that might be your dinner, you're more likely to be invested in it. You're doing something that's good and something that's doing good for you, so that connection is really important," he said.
Now, let's say you don't have a backyard, or maybe your parents won't allow you to dig up the space they do have. Fret not, you can still be an urban gardener. Herb gardens, tomato plants and even potatoes can be grown on windowsills and balconies.
"You can do more than you think in a limited amount of space," Short said.
In today's world, it's easy to stay inside and give in to eating fast food. Urban gardening, however, fights both of these bad habits. Being outside daily and incorporating homegrown vegetables and herbs into meals ensures a healthier lifestyle.
"I definitely find it rewarding," Harris said. "Organic food really makes a difference in your diet. Having homegrown food makes me more confident about my health choices, and on a larger scale, being an urban gardener makes me feel better about my environment.
"It's nice to know that I don't buy food from large corporations who treat their chickens ruthlessly, put mass amounts of chemicals in their beehives, and drench their vegetables in pesticides. It makes you feel safe," Harris said.
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