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Earnings Drag Futures Lower; Yahoo, Ford Top Expectations
Futures dragged into the red ahead of Tuesday's open, despite better-than-expected quarterly reports from Yahoo and Ford.
Dow futures dipped 21 points into the red. S&P 500 futures were of four points and Nasdaq 100 futures gave up five points.
Yahoo[ticker symb=YHOO] moused over a 4% gain in premarket action. It reported late Monday its fourth quarter adjusted EPS rose 28% to 32 cents, topping consensus views for 28 cents in the company's first full quarter under CEO Marissa Mayer. Total revenue edged up 2% to $1.35 billion to just above expectations and the search engine operator delivered a slim increase in full-year revenue, its first since 2008. Management gave Q1 revenue guidance just below expectations and said it sold 10% fewer ads and saw display ad revenue fall 5% in Q4, while per-ad revenue strengthened 7%.
Shares ended Monday 39% above an August low and just below the four-year high set Jan. 24.
Ford[ticker symb=F]pared early losses, and was down a fraction after reporting better than expected Q4 results, while warning of a challenging year ahead. The automaker reported Q4 pretax operating profit of 31 cents per share, up 55% and better than the analyst consensus of 25 cents. Revenue rose 5% to $36.5 billion, vs. expectations for $32.9 billion. Management said strong sales in the U.S offset increasing weakness in Europe and projected losses of $2 billion in Europe for 2013.
But the company also projected 2013 to mark the bottom of Europe's slump as the company trims production capacity and restructures European operations. Ford also plans to introduce its Mustang and a broader line of small, sports utility vehicles there this year.
Virtualization software leader VMware[ticker symb=VMW] sheared off 16% ahead of the open after a flurry of analyst downgrades followed its fourth quarter report, delivered late Monday. Q4 earnings rose 31% to 81 cents a share, 29% better than consensus estimates. Revenue rose 22% to $1.29 billion, squeaking past estimates.
But the company said it would trim 7% of its workforce, and warned of slower federal spending and weakness in its European markets. Management guided first-quarter and full-year revenue expectations below consensus views.
The stock has been consolidating since April, and had regained crucial levels of support as it attempted to shape a base.
Seagate Technology[ticker symb=STX] sawed 5% lower after adjusted EPS of $1.38 in its fiscal second quarter, about 8% better than analyst consensus views. Revenue rose 15% to $3.67 billion, above forecasts for $3.58 billion. The maker of computer hard drives gave fiscal Q3 revenue guidance below analyst consensus views.
Shares ended Monday 4% above a cup-base buy point of 35.80.
Overseas, China's Shanghai Composite rose for a second day, up 0.5%. The Hong Kong Hang Seng dipped 0.7% and, in Japan, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 added 0.4%. Europe's major indexes were tightly mixed in early afternoon action.
The euro eased, but kept near its 11-month high on the dollar. The dollar slipped vs. the yen. Commodities leaned generally higher, with oil above $96 a barrel and gold near $1,662 an ounce.
In real estate news, the November Case-Shiller 20 City Index is set for release at 9 a.m. ET. A broader read on the economy is due out at 10 a.m., when the Conference Board releases its Consumer Confidence Index for January.

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City dispatches road crew to patch potholes
MISSOULA, Mont. - We have new information for you about NBC Montana's new pothole patrol.
Viewers have been flooding our website and Facebook page with tips on more potholes opening up on our roads.
"It seems like the asphalt's starting to break apart, and a lot of the potholes that they filled are the most noticeable potholes that the asphalt's actually releasing from it and it's just a big mess," said cyclist Bryant Barton.
Missoula city officials say they already have one road crew actively repairing potholes.
NBC Montana witnessed the crew's handiwork on a spot in north Missoula that a viewer originally alerted us to.
On Thursday morning, the intersection of Warden Avenue and Phillips Street was littered with potholes. By late afternoon Thursday afternoon, crews had already patched the holes.
Missoula Chief Administrative Officer Bruce Bender said it's still early in the season, and once March hits, the city will devote more resources to fixing potholes.
"Our resources are restrained and we prioritize the streets that carry the most traffic. Those streets, I think are in very good shape right now," said Bender.
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Scientists cleaning out an old laboratory on the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Md., last week came across a startling discovery: vials labeled "variola" — in other words, smallpox.
Under international convention, there are supposed to be only two stashes of this deadly virus: one at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and another at a similar facility in Russia.
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A Whale of a Tale
Trip Start Jan 20, 2004
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Travelling cross country from Ouro Pr�to back down to the ocean was uneventful except for two developments. The first was simply an 80 km stretch of dirt road that was by far the worst we've experienced since our adventure crossing from Bolivia into Paraguay last January. The heavy logging trucks were cutting up the muddy track into deep ruts, and the constant pouring rain didn't help much either. Anyway, besides getting our nice clean van totally covered in icky red mud we managed to get through pretty much unscathed! The second occurrence was definitely more pleasurable - making a quick stop in the small town of Engenheiro Caldas for an ice cream cone, we were quite astonished to find that the vendor spoke English, as this has been quite a rarity during our first month in Brazil
Together with Danielle and Miriam, two German travellers who we met in Caravelas, we set out to gather information on whale watching in the Abrolhos National Marine Park, an area covering an archipelago 80 km offshore. Conflicting information as to how successful a whale watching trip would be in the sometimes rainy off-season was resolved by a group of ten scuba divers who had just returned from a three-day excursion to the islands. Listening to their stories over dinner that night confirmed that cancelling due to possible bad weather was just not an option.
The weather was perfect - or so we thought until passing through a veritable tropical downpour just thirty minutes after setting out! Fortunately it was short lived and it wasn't long until we sighted the first Humpback - a huge black fin glistening in the sunlight
One of the largest on our planet, the Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) can easily be sixteen metres in length and may weigh up to forty tons. Imagine our surprise then to find that it is in fact extremely docile and well known for its acrobatic feats - yes, we were treated to numerous examples of fluke-peaking. Most awesome though, were several sightings of forty ton whales heaving themselves up in the air, somersaulting, and diving back under the surface as if they were the most graceful and lightweight creatures in existence. Our mouths open in astonishment, we didn't even have a chance to capture this phenomenon on camera!
Anchoring off one of the archipelago's five islands that was inhabited by thousands of albatross in varying stages of laying their eggs and caring for their newborn chicks, we had to wonder what Darwin might have encountered when he visited while travelling on the HMS Beagle in 1832
Nor was the day over, as we soon discovered after beginning the three hour return trip to Caravelas. Yes, although the now dark and choppy waters were playing havoc with Paradise, the whales continued to put on an impressive show. They apparently complete long journeys to breed and rear their young in the generally warm and calm waters of the Abrolhos region between July and November - perfect timing for us! What a shame though that we couldn't actually hear the males singing to attract the females.
Did we regret our decision to pass up on exploring the urban planning delights of the most famous planned city of the 20th century? Not on your life! As the day ended and we watched the magnificent sunset over the palm-fringed shore, we were extremely happy that we had come to Caravelas to make the acquaintance of the Humpback whales of the Abrolhos.


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Saturday, June 30, 2012
How I got my child to wash his own mouth out!
Friday, June 29, 2012
Summer fun
The punks are back home...and I was actually starting to miss them. ;) They were home about 30 minutes before they talked daddy into heading to the lake to swim for a bit. They better hurry, before the lake dries up. Sad, but true. I took these last week and the lake is down so far that we drove out onto the sand to park. And from where I took the pictures, there's probably 20+ feet until you get to the water. We need rain. Bad. But, until then, they will swim, fish and putz around the lake, having fun.
Notice the crane flying by!
Crazy kids!
Time to head back.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
25/52 Captured from above
This little girl has captured our hearts...she will test your patience, but she will always smile for me!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Happy Birthday
...to my brother...who turned 40 yesterday. We celebrated Saturday with family and a few friends. Laid back and chilling at the lake. Although we almost sank the pontoon at the end of the night...we're still not sure how we managed to pull off a "stoppie" on a pontoon, but I had the baby (in a life vest) and was in the back, so we were going down last! :) These 2 pictures just crack me up. The conversation went like this...Hunter: I really want to knock Uncle Brett into the water. Uncle Brett: Bring it big boy. Hunter: Ok...Hunter was not going down without a fight (or both of them going in) and he made it work. I think he said "told ya" as he came up laughing. He cracks me up!
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
24/52 Pastel
Friday, June 22, 2012
23/52 Delicate/Solo
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Weed beauty
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
22/52 Blur/Bokeh
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Weekend with crazy
It was RC Cola/Moon Pie festival weekend. It was crazy here in town and I thank the "big kid" for running out of gas mowing the lawn and making me drive over the the gas station to get some more (before he skipped town and headed to the lake)! NIGHTMARE and stupid people. For some reason they have a hard time realizing the roads in town ARE STILL ROADS, they are not blocked off nor closed. So they will randomly just walk out in front of a car (that's going slow thank goodness) and then look at you like YOU'RE the stupid one. But it's nothing new, so we live with it. The kids parked cars for the youth all day and Hunter took a break to ride in the parade. I didn't take many pictures, but I got a couple while we were waiting.
Look, it's Wendy with my cutie!
Hi Abe! (He really looks like someone I know (it's the eyes), but I don't know who! How's that for an oxymoron?!)
We decided to head to the lake for a few hours after the craziness. I'm not a lake person (to swim...and the lake is so low, we REALLY need rain...and a lot of it), so I sat on shore and took pictures. Worked for me. We have crazy neighbors (well she's crazy, he's pretty normal), but they've been MIA for about a month. Before they took off, he gave us permission to use the boats. WIN! You've never seen 3 boys so happy! But seriously, if you're not going to use them, we certainly will!
Where oh where has the last 14+ years gone? He's so grownup...with adolescent attitude from time to time! :)
What's wrong with this picture?! ;)
Oh what a lovely sunset. And I watched those guys unload that canoe a few hours earlier...they must have went around the whole lake...I'd be whooped. But it sure makes the picture.
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
Happy Father's Day!
Each year I think about all the pictures I've ever taken, trying to will one to come to mind as a tribute to the daddy of my boys...and this year this one was The One for some weird reason. I'm not sure why this is the picture that came to mind (there are many better ones, but I do love this one, with my little nakey boy.) Taken back in 2002 with film (through a dirty/kid printed storm door), I somehow scanned it in long ago and found it on one of my many hard drives (that I really need to organize!)...put a sweet frame around it and bingo...just what I was thinking about. Funny how your brain know what you're looking for before you do! :)
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Let's hike!
We've got a new youth group starting up at church and everyone's excited about it. They planned a short hike on Sunday and we decided to tag along. We've hiked this spot before, but haven't been back in a few years...it was fun to see it from the kids perspective...and realize most have them have never done anything like this before.
Head count
The "stairs" are no fun!
A great group of kids!
God's handy work is just amazing!
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Monday, June 11, 2012
Baby Bella and her big sisters...part 2
Seriously, how sweet is she?! We didn't have too much time as she decided she wasn't into pictures, but we still got some good ones. Part of taking newborn pictures is knowing when to say when...either finish with what you have or reschedule. You're on their timeline!
I LOVE this one!
Just about at the end...she wanted nothing to do with me or a camera once she was awake!
But not before I caught this little gem!
Labels: 50mm, kids, natural light, newborn
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Baby Bella and her big sisters...part 1
We had nothing formal planned, just some baby pictures of sweet 3 week old Bella. While walking around the yard, I snapped some fun pictures of her big sisters. I love capturing more candid shots...fun, playful and natural...life.
A complete save...I loved this picture, but there were distractions, so I removed them so the focus was on the girls. I just wish I could decide which black and white I preferred. (I might do a before/after at some point) :)
Heading over to the raspberry bushes
I just love this...probably one of my favorites of all the pictures I've ever taken! "Sneaking" a raspberry while I hid behind a tree taking her picture.
So expressive
Oh o....
We didn't want "cheezy" smiles, so we just told her to stand by the tree...
But she wanted to pose anyway...so cute.
And one of Bella...more on her tomorrow!
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Labels: 50mm, bokeh, fun, kids, natural light, newborn, playground
Friday, June 8, 2012
21/52 Muted and/or Temptation
It works for both...the temptation was just too great, he had to jump. And he's so expressive and comical when he jumps, that you can't help but laugh. I love the muted editing because when taken in full sun, sometimes the harsh shadows can overpower a photo. I love this one.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Birth announcement
Labels: announcements, babies, newborn
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Alexandria-part 2
Such a sweetie...can't wait for my next round of pictures with baby #2! Hopefully scheduling sometime in the next day or so!
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Sunday, June 3, 2012
Alexandria-part 1
Finally finished editing...it'll be hard to pick a favorite! She was so alert and sweet for just a week old.
Big sister
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A simple plastic shell has cloaked a three-dimensional object from sound waves for the first time. With some improvements, a similar cloak could eventually be used to reduce noise pollution and to allow ships and submarines to evade enemy detection. The experiments appear March 20 in Physical Review Letters.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011 6:01 pm
Funeral services for Elgin "Zeke" Pavelka, 83, of Sealy were held on Tuesday, May 31, 2011
at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sealy with Rev. David Vandercook officiating.
Interment was in the Sealy Cemetery. Pallbearers were Lowell Coody, Russell Krupala, Vernon
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Elgin Melvin Pavelka was born in New Bremen, Texas to parents Ed J. Pavelka and Martha Luedke
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He served his country in the U.S. Army. Mr. Pavelka passed away on May 28, 2011 in Sealy.
Survivors include Zeke's wife Norma Pavelka of Sealy; daughters Vicki Trogdon of Dallas,
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Flyball tournament with Halo - video!
Halo and I were at a flyball tournament last weekend with our team Marin Running Riot. We were racing 4 teams of dogs - Halo was on one, I was boxloading for another and box helper for the other two teams. Our flyball box is very heavy, so we always assign a helper to carry it in and out of the ring so the boxloader doesn't have to do it by themselves.
I was boxloading in race #1 on Saturday morning, and felt my back go bending down to load a ball during the warmup, before the race even started. I stuck out the race, but that was it, no more boxloading for me, I was done for the day! I was determined to race Halo if I could, so I gave it a try in race #3. It went okay, and I ended up racing her all day, a total of 25 heats.
Sunday morning I woke up very stiff and knew there was no way I'd be able to race her again. I sent a text to my teammate Mollie before I left for the tournament and she said she'd race Halo for me. We've never tried that before, not even at practice, and a tournament is not the best time to find out if your dog will run for someone else but we didn't really have a choice. As it turned out, Halo had no problem racing for Mollie, even with me right there. And the fun thing about a not great situation was that I got to watch my dog race, and also shoot some video. So here goes:
Mollie racing Halo in two heats
This is a slo-mo video of the dogs on the box, two heats for Halo's team Stray Dogs
And just for fun, I made a compilation video with one heat of each of our 4 teams. Halo is running second in the first clip.
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I am huge fan of passion.....it is inspiring....and your pooch has PASSION !!!
WAY awesome! Fun to watch ... Like the song in that 3rd video. :) Beautiful animals. (ESPECIALLY yours) :wub:
All four of Marin Running Riot's teams placed first in their divisions on Saturday, and on Sunday we got 3 firsts and a second. :thumbup:
Good job!!!
Yes those boxes are super heavy, I hope your back is ok! Holding a GSD back is no walk in the park either! lol
I wish my dog weren't reactive and have a bad hip, she LOVES flyball. I drove the boxes back to my team leader's house after the tournament we hosted, and when I put the boxes in my van my dog started to cry and bark :(
I know it's far....does your team every come to CanAm?
``Thanks, Cindy! I shot 40 or 50 videos and was thinking I should put together a clip of each team, and then that song came on the radio on my way to work yesterday morning and I thought it would be the perfect accompaniment. It's Robert Earl Keen's song "I Gotta Go". Seemed appropriate. :D''
Oh, thank you for saying who sings it. I really love it. I keep watching that video over and over. LOVE seeing those happy dogs. Those little terriers are stinkin' cute, too! I have a JRT mix & have a serious respect for those buggers. :) Thanks for posting those. :)
That's how I hold the little BC I run in the start position. :D He sometimes pushes backward, so I find it helps block him from going backward.
It's also a good way to lower your base with a strong dog, like yours! Much easier on the back!
Blackshep, are you still working with your girl? It can be tough with a reactive dog, we had one in our club's classes. He does well in disc sports because he's the only dog out there, but getting him to the point of racing in a tournament would be a big challenge.
His owner is super nice and would be a great teammate, so it's really a shame. I hear he's planning on getting another dog soon, so maybe Whiskey will just be a disc dog, and the new one can be trained for flyball.
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Hello, I just got some lovely new yarn to make a pillow case with. I am going to do a gauge swatch to determine how many stitches etc..My question is, once i do the swatch, wet it and dry it, then measure, can I unravel it and use it to start my pillow case? Could I perhaps just gauge it without wetting it? I don't want to use up the yarn on the swatch as I might not have enough to finish the project then.Thanks.
Yes, you can just cast off very loosely so it is easy to undo
It isnt always necassary to block 9the wtting and drying) a swatch, particularly for somthing like a pillow ase where fit and size aren't uber important. I often do swatches which i don't block that i don't cut the yarn for and can then unravel and re-use.
If you do unravel a blocked swatch, you can re-knit with it, but you might find that it has a lot of kinks in it and is difficult to work with without giving it a chance to relax, which can be done in a few ways such as by hanging it straight with a small weight on, wrapping it loosely back into the skein or dampening and drying straight and flat (re-blocking it).
Thanks for your replies. So if my pillow is 14x14", should I aim to make it a little bigger to allow room for possible shrinkage when I wash it? Actually, I think the yarn I have is more prone to stretch, Alpaca Silk Aran, 80% Alpaca, 20% Silk.What do you think?
I'm guessing you'll handwash in cold water--if so, it's been my experience that alpaca tends to "bloom" and get a bit bigger. Since your yarn has so much alpaca in it, I'm guessing it might do that.
The yarn says it can be machine washed, but I think I would just wash it by hand anyway. I read somewhere that silk tends to stretch when washed. Anyway, I think I will do the gauge swatch without blocking it and make it 14.5 x 14.5.Does this sound like a good plan, or is there something I do not know that would cause a problem?Thanks everyone. This is my first time trying to do something other than a scarf!
If that 14.5 is in cm, then I'd say you're good to go. If in inches, you probably don't need a swatch quite that big.
What I meant was I will do a gauge swatch and not block it. Then I will start knitting the pillow and aim to make it 14.5 x 14.5", instead of the pillow size of 14 x 14". The swatch will be 4 x 4".Does this sound ok?Thanks.
That should be fine as long as your gauge swatch supports it. You might just want to wash the swatch though, and see if it shrinks or grows.


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Another war in the long-time cross-town serious. Both teams also seem to play at a high level against each other. Too bad this game was played as the first game of the season for both teams, as it got sloppy at times.
Tale of two halves- BU was really killing NU for pretty much the first half- then the second half youth started to catch up to the Terriers and NU just wore them down. I'll just run through a couple of the players.
Maurice Watson- So here's the thing- the kid is good. Very quick, fantastic at penetrating and getting to the hoop. Terrific passer. But here's the other things: Kid is small. Real, real small. The idea of him playing at Virginia or whatever other BCS school offered him is..non-existent. Surprised ESPN would name him a "Top 100" recruit or whatever- is not one. He's very fast, but he's definitely at the right level. Struggled pretty bad in first half with nerves and threw some bad passes. Also had a very, very difficult time covering the bigger NU guards. If he was 6'1'' he'd be in the ACC, but he's maybe 5'7'' so he's at BU. The idea though of anyone on Vermont staying in front of him is laughable. He will go by them like a turn style.
Nathan Doo-N-AY- This kid was by far the most impressive freshman from the Terriers. Besides DJ Irving, Malik Thomas, Doo-N-AY was the best Terrier on the court. Very active, moves nicely, highly athletic, can play inside and also shoot. I was very impressed by this kid.
John Papale- Prototypical jump shooter, but that's all he is right now. Doesn't have the ability to go to the hoop and didn't make a shot shooting off the dribble. I have a hard time believing he held as many A10 offers as he supposedly did, but maybe. Kid is really skinny now too, but his shot is true and if you leave him along he'll make you pay. Defensive liability as well. His shot is great and that makes him an asset- also the type of kid I see getting better with age and added strength/athleticism.
DJ Irving- Looked great overall, except for 3pt shooting. Every time I've seen him play against NU he looks great though. Playing off the ball he'll definitely get a lot of scoring opportunities. Think he will have an easy transition to SG. That said, couldn't hit a 3 tonight- 0-6. Definitely is the Terriers Leader this season.
Malik Thomas- Had some real nice moves in the paint. He looked really, really solid against NU. He's long/wiry...can get to the rim off the dribble. If this game was an indication, this kid has come a long way.
Morris & Robinson- Eh....both looked bad on offense. Same old same old. Taking questionable shots, not close to going in.
That's about it for the Terriers. Did not see much else. The 3 frosh and Thomas will be a nice core for the Terriers entry to Patriot League. This year's team is very small. Look like they are going to struggle rebounding against teams that can rebound (not NU).
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I would sue him civilly,or sue the state if hes that incompetent he should be locked up or deported back to poland IMHO
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A couple bought a forclosure, the previous owner just can't see that it isn't his house any more. The fellow has been certified a nut case, but has not been locked up. The owners are giving up and selling.
What would you do?
It's in Ohio, do not know if it is covered by the castle doctrine.
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I would sue him civilly,or sue the state if hes that incompetent he should be locked up or deported back to poland IMHO
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Screwed up situation for sure. In answer to your question, if I were in their shoes, my plan of action would be something like this:
I'd file a restraining order and call the police every time he showed his face on my street.
I'd videotape his every move whenever possible, and try to make it look as incriminating as possible.
I'd get my neighbors to sign a letter saying that this man has been harassing them and petitioning my legal ownership of the property.
I'd file harassment, trespassing, stalking, slander, etc... charges based on the evidence collected, the numerous police reports that would have been produced by my above-given advice, etc...
However, I would not brandish a weapon or threaten him until no other option was left, or he was threatening the children, etc... Doing so would only make you look worse in court, or face criminal charges.
Having said that, the first time this guy got physically violent, if I had the legal opportunity to turn his lights out, I'd probably take it.
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1) No help appears to be available from the "system";
2) I can't legally do anything on my own that would be likely to work;
3) I had family to worry about...
I would bail and take the loss like he did. Unfortunate and unjust, but safer for wife and kids.
We just got the castle doctrine here on 9/8 of this year. I would stand my ground.
Couple: Home's Ex-Owner Drove Us Out
GAHANNA, Ohio — John and Jamie Petree couldn't believe their luck. The home they bought in this Columbus suburb was near family and quality schools. Its huge backyard promised years of afternoon fun for their 2-year-old daughter and about-to-be-born son.
They spent about $25,000 on remodeling — a deck, fresh paint, new hot water tank.
They planned more — but instead they installed a security system, including outdoor video cameras and door alarms.
They accuse the previous owner, who had lost the house in a bank foreclosure, of trying to scare them away. Charges of menacing by stalking and other offenses involving two separate incidents were filed against Andrew Zukowski, then dropped after he was ruled mentally incompetent.
Now the Petrees have moved away, ending their eight-year struggle.
They and their neighbors say Zukowski went from door to door, handing out fliers and urging people to sign a petition to have "his" home returned.
The Petrees say he also photographed visitors, wrote down license plate numbers and at one point blocked the driveway with his pickup truck, refusing to allow a friend to leave.
"It never ended," said neighbor Ken Weimer. "You'd think he's gone, he's finally given up and then a month or two later he'd be back. And he'd just stop and stare at the house."
Zukowski, 62, a native of Poland, says he drove by the home only once after the foreclosure and never threatened the Petrees or handed out fliers or petitions.
He still hopes that someday he'll again walk through the front door.
"I lost my house but maybe God will take different option and maybe somebody will evaluate this situation and change their mind about my good standing, my good reputation because I am not a violator," he said.
Unhappy with the way the house was built, Zukowski had demanded that the county reassess its value for tax purposes. The Ohio Board of Tax Appeals eventually ruled that he wasn't exempt from property taxes, board records show.
Then, with little savings and no job, Zukowski couldn't keep up with the $532 monthly mortgage payments, and the house sold at auction for $125,000.
"They started the auction: $100,000 ... 105 ... 110 ... 120. I stand up and I say 'I am Andrew Zukowski. What are you doing here? This house has not been foreclosed because I have a pending appeal,"' he said.
A few days after he was evicted in 2000, Zukowski was arrested on charges of criminal trespassing and felonious assault, accused of swinging a pipe at the investor who bought the house.
Four charges of menacing by stalking were dropped when a judge found him mentally incompetent to stand trial.
"Mr. Zukowski does have a persecutory mental disorder, delusional disorder," Dr. John Randall, a forensic psychiatrist, said in a 2001 hearing before the 10th Ohio District Court of Appeals. "Mr. Zukowski has repeatedly acted on delusions and beliefs in a way that have resulted in the fear and intimidation of others, particularly the current residents of the house."
After the Petrees bought the house from the investor, Gahanna police warned them to watch for the former owner.
That fall, John Petree noticed a truck slowly going by the house.
"I thought 'You know what, that's a red and white pickup truck. I wonder if he's hanging around.' So I started walking toward the truck, and it took off," said John Petree, 41.
Zukowski often parked where he had a clear line of sight through fenceless backyards to the back of the house, the couple said.
In May 2003, Zukowski and his wife, Teresa, were at the Petrees' front door. He said they thought the house might be empty.
"I was thinking that this house will be ours," said Zukowski, who now lives in another Columbus suburb. "I don't know. Maybe somebody wants to give back this house because they made a mistake."
Jamie Petree pushed her panic button, setting off the home alarm, and called 911. A dozen police cars blocked the street.
Zukowski was charged with menacing by stalking and resisting arrest. Those charges were dismissed, after three years, when an appeals court found that he hadn't been given a proper mental evaluation.
A probate judge's refusal last year to order Zukowski either committed to a mental hospital or closely monitored — meaning he was no longer considered mentally incompetent — persuaded the Petrees to give up. They say they have lost more than $100,000, including lost income and a lower home value.
"We're not letting our house go because we can't pay," John Petree said. "We're letting our house go because it's unsafe."
In May, they moved into a nearby rental home.
"It became challenging. We thought, 'He's not running us from our house,"' Petree said. "But over last summer, I just got mentally tired."
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As much as one might like to double tap this idiot, I would probably be thinking of family and friends and bail...it's just not worth it.
Too bad this owner couldn't win the lottery and have the place demolished right after his move to a much nicer house...
I'd move and remember...what goes around, comes around...and the Cosmos is just getting ready to ZAP this 'maroon'.
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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I would do anything necessary to guard against physical threat. Were he to cross the line to violent felon, I'd treat it like any other similar situation. That said, the patent refusal of the "justice" system to take his stalking and other actions seriously would be hard to stop via any other means. You either find some other means, or you leave.
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I would do whatever is necessary to protect my home and family, that would NOT include moving out. I would install a fence around the property,(to keep the dog in) I would get a good camera with a telephoto lens to take pictures of him whenever he was within 100 yrds of my property. I would install the proper no trespassing signage, I would enlist the help of the neighbors (they probably don't want a crazy person living next to them) to watch for him and document his sightings. I would enlist the help of the media (the homeowner has already has done that), to pressure local law enforcement (the liberal judges) to act on what is a dangerous and reoccuring situation. to sum it all up, when I got done with him he would rue the day he left Poland!
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One thing I will be doing is calling the Mayor's office in the morning.
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I'll only say this, I have 3 friends who are arson investigators and all three have told me at different times that a grease fire in the kitchen can not be proved to be arson.
I am not advocating anything, I'm just saying. It would serve the idiot who used to live there right.
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I always thought that was sound, if risky, advice.
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I've been using gels for my long runs - and not the 3 per hour they recommend on the packet - but I've just been reading this:
What do you reckon?
I worked it out to 10-12 an hour. I think his maths is sligtly out.
Certainly work for me. Ziplock bag in pocket. No stickyness or foil to clear up afterwards.
I start on them at about mile 16 of a marathon.
Not me but when my friend did her first marathon she used jelly babies had a certain number per mile so had the psychological benefit of watching the bulge in her pocket decrease the closer she got to the finish. She also sort of used them as a reward if I do an extra mile I can have x number of jelly babies!
I like M&S Jellybabies, but generally prefer dates or real food rather than gels which I really don't like! Couldn't eat 10 - 12 an hour though!!! My pocket wouldn't fit that many in for a start .....
I like jelly babies. However, I would say that this person hasn't done much research into the contents of many of the energy gels on the market. For example, the Gu gels that I use for long runs, are 1 every 45 mins, and contain camomile as an anti-inflammatory, and more importantly, contain branched chain amino acids, rather than single chain proteins, and a significant amount, not just a trace. These don't only provide the protein needed for recovery and to reduce fatigue, but also provide a type of protein that can be used as an alternative fuel source, so that you can go for longer without dipping into your bodies reserves.
Julian Graves Jellies are just amazing, much easier to eat and chew on the run, but what flavour do the branched chain amino acids come in, they sound delicious
To be honest I don't need research or an excuse to eat jelly babies - I just like them - can't imagine eating anything during a race though.
i have always used jelly babies. some interesting points in his article that i hadnt considered but as i hate gels its always been jelly babies. i may not eat enough (2-3 per mile from about mile 16) but i definately feel a short term benefit after having a couple during a tough period in the marathon.
Using energy gels for training is an absolute mugs' game. After much experimentation with running food, including various gels, I've found that the best thing for me is bars of jelly. One 130g bar of Hartley's packs in nigh on 400 calories, and costs about 40p. Not sure whether or not they've got fancy branched techno-acids or any of that stuff, but I do know that half a bar every hour or so sees me right in long fell races.
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What is the shutter lag time on this camera? Which Pentax model has the lowest lag time, accepts the Kmount lenses and is in the $400 to $600 price range.
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If you are serious about starting your own business right after school, you should avoid private student loans. Just as you wouldn't invest in your business by borrowing on a credit card, you shouldn't invest in your education with private loans if you have any doubt about your ability to rapidly pay them back.
Social entrepreneurs interested in giving back to society should also be aware that Congress created Public Service Loan Forgiveness in the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 to provide an incentive for students to enter public service. The program provides forgiveness after 10 years of full-time employment at a wide range of public service jobs, including 501(c)(3) nonprofits.
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I'm not a collector or historian, but I do have a book on the subject!
In my copy of History of Smith & Wesson (8th Ed, 1983), there is a reference to a commercial model of the M1917. On page 204 there is a photo of a .45 Hand Ejector Model of 1917, and "the rarer commercial model." Both appear have a polished blue finish, and the commercial model has checkered Magna-style grips (with diamond, of course) and a lanyard loop. The only thing I can see that looks different from the military model above it (in this left-side view) is a small S&W logo visible on the frame below the thumbpiece/hammer pivot hole.
The text describes S&W selling M1917s produced during WWI commercially until 1921, when they ran low on these guns; at this time they "began producing a commercial model identical to the wartime-production gun, except for its checkered walnut grips." "The sale of the Model of 1917 was relatively minor through the 1920s and 1930s, but in 1937 Smith & Wesson accepted an order from the Brazilian Government 25,000 of the .45 Hand Ejectors." These had the Brazilian seal on on the side plate.
It looks like they made and sold the 1917 Model on-and-off from 1921 until commercial production stopped due to WWII, and then they assembled parts and frames on-hand from 1946 until 1949, when it was officially dropped from production.
No mention is made of any other numbered models of that type/caliber in that time frame, if I am reading this (and your info) correctly.
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Museum of Wisconsin Art and St. John's on the Lake form partnership
Many senior living facilities create opportunities for their residents to venture out into the community, but how many bring the community to them?
St. John's on the Lake is trying to do just that with a new art gallery and public exhibition schedule. The gallery, on the first floor of St. John's new tower on Milwaukee's East Side, will be a satelite of the Museum of Wisconsin Art.
Officials at St. Johns and the museum suspect the partnership -- a permanent, museum-run gallery within a retirement community -- is the first of its kind in the nation.
The museum's curators will organize quarterly shows of historic and contemporary art by Wisconsin artists.
St. John's has hosted exhibits in a less than stellar space -- a basement hallway, in fact -- for many years. The new gallery, however, is in a destination spot in the new building and designed especially for art, with windows with protective UV coating and special lighting, for instance.
"They knew moving forward that the residents wanted that," said the museum's executive director Tom Lidtke, adding that the community at St. John's includes many art collectors.
It was also a great move for the museum, which is based in West Bend.
"We've had a lot of people in Milwaukee say they wish we were there," Lidtke said. "So it is really good for us to have a presence in Milwaukee. Most of the art in our collection was created by Milwaukee artists."
The first exhibit is titled "Soul Searching" and features portraits from the museum's collection. The public opening is on Gallery Night, Friday, from 5 to 9 p.m. The gallery will also be open for Gallery Day on Saturday from 10 to 5 p.m. A lecture about the exhibit will be held Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m.
The show will feature some of the museum's most intriguing portraits, including historical works by artists such as Carl von Marr and newer works by artists such Charles Dwyer.
"Touchdown Hero" by famed regionalist painter John Steuart Curry will be included. While an artist in residence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the 1930s and `40s, he was an avid Badgers fan and created this drawing of star player and co-captain David N. Schreiner, who died at Okinawa in 1945.
"Mayme" by Robert Schade an unusual portrait because of the Korean kimono and the direct stance of its non-confmist sitter, will also be in the show.
Images courtesy the Museum of Wisconsin Art.
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The owners of Red Hill Brewery, David and Karen Golding, have made some big changes this year.
The husband-and-wife team behind the Mornington Peninsula-based craft operation closed their cellar door and cafe in June to concentrate on marketing their beer more widely. This includes selling more to Sydney.
''To tell the truth, after seven years we were looking for a new direction,'' Karen says. ''We felt we needed a break from the intensity of the business surrounding our lives. We decided to concentrate on [wholesale distribution] rather than spreading ourselves over so many different parts of the business.''
Until recently, the Goldings employed two full-time and several part-time staff at their cellar door and cafe, which was open five days a week. ''We're trying to lighten the load,'' Karen says, adding that living adjacent to the brewery and cellar door had its limitations, particularly on their growing family.
The Goldings have two children, Grace, 8, and Stella, 5. ''[Stella's] the only girl named after two different hop varieties,'' Karen jokes.
The Goldings bought a US-built Meheen automatic bottling line earlier this year, after hand-bottling some 1.5 million stubbies since they started up in mid 2005.
''The bottling line has improved our efficiency, which is fantastic, and we've undergone a small expansion in volume,'' Karen says.
Red Hill has also appointed a Sydney distributor and is launching bottles in a new four-pack.
''We were amazed how hungry Sydney is for craft beer,'' Karen says. ''We're also hoping to get more beer around Melbourne, too.''
She admits the couple has had ''mixed emotions'' about the change in direction for the business. ''But it feels the right way to be going and we're giving it a shot.''
Red Hill Brewery's cellar door hasn't closed entirely; it will still open for functions and special events – roughly on a monthly basis, according to Karen – such as its Oktoberfest weekend on October 13-14.
The Goldings will be in Sydney for several tastings and events during Craft Beer Week, which starts on October 20.
Red Hill beers are on tap at Harts Pub, The Rocks; and the Local Taphouse, Darlinghurst.
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Red Hill Golden Ale (5 per cent)
Pale lemon, cloudy. Aroma: sweet malt, greengage and hay. Palate: chewy malt upfront, delicate fruity-pear notes in mid-palate; crisp, dryish finish. Overall: a fairly rustic kolsch style.
Red Hill Pilsener (5.2 per cent)
Pale straw, fine haze. Aroma: spicy, piny, lifted floral notes and honeycomb hints. Palate: delicate, honey-tinged charactersat first; medium carbonation, fine spice and floral notes in mid-palate; well-bittered finish. Overall: a rare unfiltered pilsener.
Red Hill Scotch Ale (5.8 percent)
Murky, amber-brown, with creamy head. Aroma: chocolate marshmallows, hints of toffee, peaches and cream. Palate: toasty mocha notes upfront; muscovado sugar and dark plums in mid-palate; a glowing, toasty finish. Overall: standout of Red Hill's regular brews.
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Huckabee: "Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?"
posted at 10:50 pm on December 11, 2007 by Allahpundit
I said I hoped we were done with Huck for the night. I didn't say we were.
I'll give him a pass here. Granted, he shouldn't be wondering aloud about the doctrinal niceties of other faiths, particularly this one under the present circumstances. But a lot of people operate under a lot of misconceptions about Mormonism, it seems. No need to impute bad faith where simple ignorance will do.
Of course, that's what I said at first about the "Christian Leader" ad. An LDS spokesman smells a rat:
The authoritative Encyclopedia of Mormonism, published in 1992, does not refer to Jesus and Satan as brothers. It speaks of Jesus as the son of God and of Satan as a fallen angel, which is a Biblical account.
A spokeswoman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Huckabee's question is usually raised by those who wish to smear the Mormon faith rather than clarify doctrine.
"We believe, as other Christians believe and as Paul wrote, that God is the father of all," said the spokeswoman, Kim Farah. "That means that all beings were created by God and are his spirit children. Christ, on the other hand, was the only begotten in the flesh and we worship him as the son of God and the savior of mankind. Satan is the exact opposite of who Christ is and what he stands for."
Maybe Romney should take to casually wondering what specie of property women in covenant marriages are regarded as being. I have a feeling he won't, though. Exit question: Why does Mitt worship Satan?
Update: A reader sends this link to the LDS website as evidence that Huck's getting a bad rap from the AP:
We needed a Savior to pay for our sins and teach us how to return to our Heavenly Father. Our Father said, "Whom shall I send?" (Abraham 3:27). Two of our brothers offered to help. Our oldest brother, Jesus Christ, who was then called Jehovah, said, "Here am I, send me" (Abraham 3:27)…
Satan, who was called Lucifer, also came, saying, "Behold, here am I, send me, I will be thy son, and I will redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and surely I will do it; wherefore give me thine honor" (Moses 4:1).
Sounds from this like we're all brothers, Christ and Satan included, which jibes with what the LDS spokesman quoted in the article said. Huck isn't technically wrong, in other words, although he does seem to be suggesting a special sibling relation between Christ and Satan — as though Mormons somehow equate the two — that I'm not seeing in this passage. As noted above, I'm willing to chalk it up to simple misunderstanding. Our LDS readers can take it from there in the comments.
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Across China, people are tuning in to programs from Hong Kong's leading TV network, Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB). In the southern city of Shenzhen, 90% of viewers get TVB's Chinese soap operas. Along the Russian border, TVB's gangster movies are big hits. "It's a wonderful fit," says Fung Shing Kwong, general manager of TVB International Ltd., the company's overseas distribution arm, "between our product and the market."
Once a small-time purveyor of kung-fu movies and sappy soap operas, TVB is now a leading contender in the race to control the booming media markets of Asia. The company has revenues of $270 million, 80% of viewership and advertising in the Hong Kong market, and ambitious expansion plans, including taking on Rupert Murdoch's Star TV. Through cable and satellite systems, it is forging a network of Chinese-language stations from Taipei to Toronto. The growth plans include negotiating a host of new partnerships with other major players, including Western media giants.
Behind the expansion are two tycoons who each own a third of TVB. One is Hong Kong movie mogul Sir Run Run Shaw, who controls the colony's leading film studio, Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Ltd. The other, Robert Kuok, runs the Shangri-La hotel chain. Both are using their extensive guanxi, or connections, throughout the region to make TVB an Asian power.
BARTERING. TVB is well positioned to satisfy Asia's hunger for programming. It cranks out 6,000 hours of TV shows a year and its videos are popular in Southeast Asia, where they are often dubbed into local languages. But it could use help. To gain access to new technology, it is talking to Time Warner Inc., which a senior U.S. industry executive says wants to buy 10% of TVB. The network also needs partners for a proposed satellite service to challenge Star TV, Murdoch's Asian satellite network. For starters, it launched a satellite network in Taiwan last September.
The most promising market is in China. TVB recently struck barter deals with five stations to trade TVB programming for free advertising time. In April, TVB put together a 40-hour syndicated light-entertainment program for 22 Chinese cable systems. Empire building in China will take time. The government is encouraging foreign investment in many areas but prefers to control the airwaves. "It's not a top priority to spend hard currency on movies or TV programs," says Allan Ng, senior analyst at S.G. Warburg Securities (Far East) Ltd.
Meanwhile, promising markets beckon across Southeast Asia. TVB expects sales to skyrocket in Malaysia, Thailand, and even Cambodia as new commercial-TV and cable stations clamor for additional programming. In Indonesia, TVB has linked up with Salim Group, the country's largest conglomerate, which has a new station set to air this spring.
MORE EDUCATED. TVB is no less eager to capture viewers half-way around the globe. It is taking over two Chinese cable stations in Canada. It also runs a Chinese cable network in California, and within two years it plans to upgrade the system by using a direct broadcast satellite to transmit directly to the home. TVB hopes it can snatch an affluent audience of over 1 million viewers, whose demographics would appeal to corporate advertisers. "The Chinese-American population as a whole has obviously higher levels of income and education than Hispanics, African Americans, or whites," says Philip Y. Tam, senior vice-president for TVB Holdings (USA) Inc.
Still, some analysts wonder whether TVB is ready for prime time. Accustomed to grabbing the lion's share of ad revenues in a two-network market in Hong Kong, TVB has yet to prove it has the skills to play on more competitive turf. It also is facing stiffer competition at home. Long limited to TVB and rival Asia Television Ltd., the Hong Kong TV market finally is expanding with the entry of a cable system run by Hong Kong conglomerate Wharf (Holdings) Ltd.
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A loop ride is always a bigger commitment to make than an out-and-back ... Especially when you don't quite remember the mileage, and it's a Tuesday evening, and you think you're embarking on a sort-of "before dinner" ride. As it turned out, 40 miles on the mountain bike was a little more than I bargained for.
But, really, what's the harm in a 10 p.m. dinner and a few quiet grumblings about the four long months in which I lazily neglected to re-install Sugar's pedal cages and water-bottle holder? Small price to pay for three hours of free-rolling by fireweed blooms, coasting an uphill tailwind and cresting near the point where a local man was mauled by a grizzly last weekend. That's the kind of eyes-wide-open excitement that money can't buy and ski lift-served downhill rides can't replace. Never mind that downhill was almost slower, what with the headwind and my lamentable habit of white-knuckling the brakes on the narrower trails.
I've been thinking more about downhill since summer threw me back into this technical groove. What I thought was a great winter of skill-building snow riding turns out to not be sufficient experience for mud, streams and root-studded trails. What's the secret to downhill? (I mean, besides "Better Off Dead" sage advice of "Go that way ... Really fast ... If something gets in your way ... Turn.") Do I practice my bunny hops? Hold my butt over the back wheel and hope for the best? Buy a BMX helmet? Honestly, I'm new enough to this that I still get a big kick out of surmounting a crazy steep climb without putting my foot down. But often I dread the descent. I think it started with the endo I did on a tiny 20-foot-high roller that left me essentially crippled with blood clotting for six weeks. Gravity and I have never gotten along all that great, and adding wheels just seems to aggravate the tension. Has anyone else dealt with downhill-phobia? What did you do about it?


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According to the letter, a 2011 FDA Bioresearch Monitoring Program inspection found that Tuller conducted 5 clinical studies of a marketed drug that required compliance with FDA's Investigational New Drug (IND) regulations—despite the product's currently-approved status. Among the violations outlined in the inspection report and warning letter, Tuller often failed to obtain informed consent from patients, failed to maintain adequate records, and failed to properly report to an IRB.
The warning letter clearly indicates to Tuller that "by not providing the subjects under your care with the information they were entitled to receive to assist them in making an informed decision about whether to participate in the studies, you compromised the rights, safety, and welfare of those subjects… [and] the IRB was unable to make an informed determination regarding the continued safety of the subjects enrolled in your investigations."
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