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Four separate, ethnically diverse families in LAs Fairfax District prepare to celebrate thanksgiving while all the tensions and conflict inherent in family life come to the surface.
Take a group of talented actresses, throw in an Altman-style group of stories, a dash of humour and a sprinkle of conflict, and you have the ingredients for this enjoyable comedy-drama from Bhaji On The Beach writer/director, Chadha.
Set during Thanksgiving, the film focuses on four very different LA families preparing for the festivities with the likes of meddling mother-in-laws and uninvited ex-husbands. Funniest is the Seelig household, where Kyra Sedgwicks parents seem unable to grasp the fact that her guest (Margulies) is also her lover.
The film perks up considerably once the dinners are in the oven and familiar crises (rows over the table, overcooked turkey) rear their heads. A chick flick, but one with a hearty helping of real life on the side.


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You can't really say you know the spirit of a place until you've seen the locals at leisure. And the city of Manila is no exception: the Philippine capital is at her most authentic when she lets her hair down.
On weekends, most of Manila's diversions can be cheap and colourful: young families spread a banig (traditional handwoven mat) on a park, friends meet up for a morning run along the Manila bay, and early birds wander through a maze of stalls in one of the weekend markets in the city.
If you're up for a spot of people-watching, then go see these Manila destinations on a weekend. They may be more crowded than most public spots you'll see elsewhere in the world, but you'll see Manila's residents at their friendliest and most real. While you're at it, you'll get to see Manila's most scenic public spots in a new light, too!
Sunday Running Routes: Manila gets a move on
Who benefits from the sudden paucity of Manila traffic on Sundays? Runners, that's who: thousands of them descend on the city's roads and get some cardio in while enjoying the scenery and company of like-minded exercisers. Food sellers set up shop along popular running routes, hawking energy drinks, bottled water, and snacks.
The Baywalk stretch along Roxas Boulevard—between Rizal Park and the CCP Compound—offers a straight, evenly-paved running path with extended views of Manila Bay. If you find yourself further north of the metropolis, head over to the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City; the campus' tree-shaded academic oval is barricaded to auto traffic during Sundays, allowing runners and bicyclists free rein to complete the 2-plus-K circuit.
Manila's Weekend Markets: Organic and authentic
Got an itch in your wallet that only authentic Filipino food and handicrafts can scratch? The weekend markets that proliferate across Metro Manila provide your best hope for relief.
Buy into upscale organic chic at the Makati-based weekend markets: Salcedo Market at Salcedo Park (between Leviste and Tordesillas Streets; Facebook page) on Saturdays, and Legazpi Sunday Market (http://legazpisundaymarket.com/about-us) at the corner of Rufino and Legazpi Streets on Sundays, sell fresh artisanal food, Filipino snacks, and funky souvenirs in a communal, sociable setting. Mercato Centrale at Bonifacio Global City (www.mercatocentrale.ph) rules weekend mornings with produce and freshly-cooked food from home chefs, while up north, Sidcor Market at Eton Centris along EDSA attracts organic farmers and fans of the former's wholesome produce on Sundays.
Park Performances: Manila revisits the classics
Rizal Park—the sprawling public park in Manila known colloquially as "Luneta"—draws huge family crowds on weekends, along with all the vendors, rides, and other businesses that cater to families enjoying their weekend off.
Luneta visitors will find plenty to do: learn the Filipino martial art of arnis under the watchful eye of a gigantic statue of Lapu-Lapu at Agrifina Circle, fly kites on the meadow in front of Quirino Grandstand; or watch a re-enactment of national hero Jose Rizal's execution (complete with impeccably-timed pyrotechnics) at the park's sound-and-light show.
The Park's Open-Air Auditorium hosts the weekends-only Concert at the Park, an ongoing series of classical and cultural performances curated by the Philippines' Department of Tourism. The acts headlining the Concert at the Park are exceedingly varied in scope: one weekend you get a troupe of Maranao dancers, the next you get a Philharmonic orchestra blasting Beethoven at full volume.
Free Museum Visits: Art and culture attack
While roaming Luneta, don't miss your chance to visit two large museums nearby. Both the National Museum of the Philippines and the Museum of the Filipino People charge PHP 150 per head on most days, but Sunday visitors get to enter both museums free of charge.
At the Museum of the Filipino People (the former Finance Building north of Rizal Park's Agrifina Circle) this means you can look at ethnographic relics of the Filipino people and their culture at your leisure. (The display of the wreck of the Manila galleon San Diego is this Museum's most impressive display.)
At the National Museum, a priceless collection of Filipino art stands on display. Wander through the galleries to view finely-painted Amorsolos, pastel-tinted Botongs, and gaze upon the museum's piece de resistance, the massive Spoliarium by Juan Luna.
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I sat across the table from her sipping my wine, appearing to be listening intently when she said, "What are you staring at?"
Quickly I shuffled my hands, corrected my posture and refocused, trying to recollect my thoughts.
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And I was guilty. Not of being a pervert, but of committing one of the biggest non-verbal faux pas of dating. Vulnerable to the Cabernet, my guard had slipped and my body language was giving off signs without getting the okay from master control first.
You see, some of us men can be a bit naive — call it clueless — when it comes to knowing if a girl is "into us."
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"Aha!" I thought to myself. Either she just had the greatest shampoo of her life or this is a sure sign the laws of attraction are hard at work.
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Dave, body language is more powerful than words. You can tell a girl you like her all you want, but the way you turn your shoulder away is more telling about your waning interest.
And vice versa: Deny you're into that juicy mouth all you want, but the staring is a dead giveaway. As is the way you cross that invisible line between her public and personal space.
But revealing your true feelings via body language is a double-edged sword that can wreak havoc on a friendship or help a relationship blossom. The key is knowing when to touch her arm for an extra few seconds. Will she appreciate it? Or will it make her uncomfortable that a friend is making such advances?
If she's into you, you'll know it. You stared at her mouth like a hungry puppy, and she called you on it, but proceeded to toss her hair around like a Pantene model. My feminine instincts tell me she knew you were watching her lovely locks fly.
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Changing kids school
Started by *Ker* , Dec 12 2012 07:19 PM
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Posted 12 December 2012 - 07:19 PM
I'm not at all happy with the kids school. I want to move them and am going up to another school tomorrow to basically beg them to take my kids.
However, I just asked the kids whether they'd be happy to move to another school and DS just LOST it. He started bawling and saying he would miss his friend Abby. DD doesn't care either way.
I hate his school. Really hate it. How can I make him see it would be good to move, and make him not hate me for it? He's almost 8 and going into year 3. I've always been against changing schools and taking them away from their friends, but I don't reallly see much choice.
Posted 12 December 2012 - 07:34 PM
I'm changing my nearly 7yo DS to a different school next year, I don't like his school either. I gave him the choice and we both went and visited the new school and I pointed out all of the positives to him. I then decided that I had to be a good parent and do what is right for his education and his future and told him that "he is changing schools and that is that, it broke my heart but I needed to what is right for him in the long run. He had orientation there yesterday and seemed to be pleased with it. They will make new friends very quickly at that age. It was a really hard choice to have to make, my DS is very sensitive and doesn't like change at all. I figure that this change may be a good experiance for him as I'm hoping that it will show him that change can be a good thing.
Good luck with it, stay strong and I wouldn't be giving him a choice if you think that it's the right thing to do.
Posted 12 December 2012 - 07:42 PM
Can he still catch up with Abby at other times? Or do the same after school activity as Abby?
A friend of my girls changed schools and her mum reassured her that she could still see my girls during school holidays and she also joined their after school activity.
She went with her mum to look at the new school and was ok with it after that. Maybe explain what the new school has that the current one doesn't.
Posted 12 December 2012 - 07:43 PM
I think in that case you just have to trust that - as the parent who has their best interests at heart - you know best.
I realise that his SNs make it more complicated, but that doesn't mean he wouldn't eventually adjust. I'd just be really cautious to make sure that this new school is going to be a keeper.
My brother and I attended seven schools growing up, as we moved around with my parents' work. I loved it and was always keen to move and start a new school. My brother hated it. But - in every instance - he adjusted pretty quickly, made friends and settled in really well. My mum, in particular, was very proactive in smoothing the way for him. I remember, when he was starting year nine, she spoke to the year level coordinator and had a quiet word about helping to set my brother up with like-minded friends. So his friendship group was pretty much 'engineered', but it meant he found his feet really quickly with kids who he got on with really well.
Posted 12 December 2012 - 07:45 PM
I think that sometimes we need to make decisions because we think they are right even when our kids don't agree.
It sounds like a change would be a good thing so I hope the move isn't too bad.
Posted 12 December 2012 - 07:57 PM
When we changed our school it was hugely hard. We told the kids that it was OK to be upset, anxious etc but there was no point in arguing as we couldnt / wouldnt change our minds.
We started with showing them the school website and looking at all the different extra curicular things that they could do through the school and we also let them finally pick an extra curicular activity out of school.
When they started, we used to get them to tell us 3 good things that happened today. even if it was a small as 'xyz said hello and sat with me at lunch'. In my DS's case his mostly consisted of 'no one picked on me today'
Ker, I have read your updates. Yes your DS WILL lose it, simply because of who he is. I think letting him start having outside playdates with Abby is the first best step in helping him adjust.
Its such a shame that there is no way to keep his SSO in his life ongoing.
Posted 12 December 2012 - 08:01 PM
QUOTE (Therese @ 12/12/2012, 06:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think that sometimes we need to make decisions because we think they are right even when our kids don't agree.
It sounds like a change would be a good thing so I hope the move isn't too bad.
I agree, we moved DD's school when she was 7 I really hated her other school it was holding her back big time. She cried protested the works, but in the end she has excelled at this school shes been here for 3 almost 4yrs now and she loves it.
Posted 12 December 2012 - 08:11 PM
Because he has ASD I have no idea, usually I would just explain why we were doing it and that it is what I thought was best for them so it is what was going to happen like it or not. but I remember you saying he does not cope well with change, all I can think of is merging him in slowly, but no idea how this would work with the school, if you could figure out who would be in his class at the new school I would suggest trying to make play dates with some of the kids so that he didn't feel so alone on the first day, would the school allow you to stay in the class for the first couple of weeks to help him?
Posted 12 December 2012 - 08:26 PM
Hi OP
Here's my story - when DD#1 was about to start school, I tied myself up in knots over it. There were basically 3 schools she could go to - Catholic (which I was desperate for her to get into), really large public school (really nice school but I felt she would be 'lost' because it was too big) and a much smaller public school (which I didn't get a good feeling about).
Anyhoo, she got accepted into the Catholic school and I was so relieved - and she was so happy and had a lovely teacher and a wonderful first year of school.
During that year, I cracked it - DH & I and the 2 x girls (and the cat) were living in a 2 bedroom unit which had no space whatsoever. I was losing the plot - there was no more storage 'tricks' I could try - we were bursting at the seams and DH & I decided to sell the unit and buy something bigger.
So, we sold the unit and bought a 3 bedroom townhouse - in a completely different suburb - miles out from our old suburb (because that's where we could afford to buy).
And we did this in the middle of the year - so by term 3 she was living in a new house but going to the same school - and me being the idiot that I am - thought - "no problems" - we can just commute in and out 5 days a week.
Did I mention that I was an idiot ?? Commuting with small children during Sydney traffic is a truly stupid idea - so we lasted to the end of her first year of Kindy and then started her (this year) at the local Catholic school in our suburb. I can literally walk to school - such a huge difference from sitting in the car for anywhere between 1 to 2 hours (each way).
She has adjusted fine - she has made new friends - she has anxiety / shyness issues and the current school (and her amazing teacher) have really brought her out of her shell. So my very long-winded post is sometimes you (as the parent) do have to make decisions that our kids don't like but we know that it is for the best. If you think the current school is not up to scratch - then I believe education is so damn important for kids - then making the move now is the best decision.
Remind your kids that they will still see their special friends - arrange playdates / meetings - keep the contact there.
Best wishes (sorry for the epic post).
Posted 12 December 2012 - 08:33 PM
If it's because he's getting a new SSO, that's not going to change if you shift schools though. Is there more to it? I hope so, or you might be disappointed in the new school as well.
The Mainstream Special Ed Co ordinator at work always says that some decisions are 'mummy and daddy decisions' or 'grown up decisions'. These include where you live, who you live with, if you take medication and where you go to school. She explains it like that to students with disabilities - and NT ones as well. Sometimes she talks about how some school decisions are grown up decisions as well.
The plain language seems to help. Good luck.
Posted 12 December 2012 - 09:10 PM
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If it's because he's getting a new SSO, that's not going to change if you shift schools though. Is there more to it? I hope so, or you might be disappointed in the new school as well.
Her leaving is just the last straw. The school has been getting progressively worse over the last 2 years and todays news was just the icing on the cake. DD's teacher leaving threw me and I was furious, but I thought "A is still there and DS needs her". He said to me as recently as yesterday that he loved her and she was his favourite. I'm not fond of his teacher - he likes her, so I tolerate her. But she's seriously weird. (She said to me "oh I don't make them do handwriting in school. It's not important, because they're the computer generation" I replied "well I bloody well DO think handwriting is important and I want my kids learning it!") I said to A as recently as yesterday "You are the only reason the kids are still enrolled here". DD has been put into a class with a teacher I do not like. The teacher is very good with advanced kids, but terrible with the average and struggling kids. DS didn't advance at ALL in the whole year he had her.
The school does not have a strong leadership team. Everything is up in the air. The principal said to me just a month ago "oh yes, A is staying", when I questioned her. And I know that A does want to stay. I don't know how they can let her go, when she got FOUR nominations for SSO of the year! They are just stupid! She is the best they've got. The rest are ok. Cooper won't work with them though.
The school I am going to go and beg is my nephews school and I have spent a lot of time there recently - I do talks about animal rescue and I did one there a month ago. It's a really good school, but I am not in their zone, hence me having to beg.
He does see Abby out of school - he adores her. I'm hoping her mum lets that continue, but she really likes Cooper, so I'm sure it won't be a problem. She's a lovely child and the school are sh*tty with her too. EVERY year she gets moved to a new class and away from her friends, which isn't fair for her. She's been put in the other 2-3 class, without ANY friends. And with the horrible teacher. her mum isn't happy either.
The reports and class allocations went out today, and the principal LOCKED her office doors and refused to see anyone and the office had to run interference!
Posted 12 December 2012 - 09:17 PM
I've got such a headache over this. I've been thinking about it all day. I spent the afternoon googling schools. Then I talked to DS and he went nuts. He knows the school, since his cousin went there, but he still wants to stay at school, because of Abby.
Posted 13 December 2012 - 12:33 AM
I don't know how they can let her go, when she got FOUR nominations for SSO of the year!
Because most SSOs who are not administrative staff are casual workers and their contracts finish at the end of each year. It's pretty standard. The reason for this is that funding for student support is very fluid. It moves with the child, so the SSOs cannot be permanent to a school as the child might move so the funding goes with them. When students transition to high school is another factor.
Also sometimes an SSO is put on when a student is diagnosed because the funding becomes available but at the end of the year, the hours disappear even if the child is staying because the hours have to be allocated to permanent SSOs first. There are a few permanents who work with children. SO if Bobby was diagnosed with ASD in April and receives 3 hours a week support, the school engages an SSO because all of theirs are 'booked up' with the children already there. While Bobby is still there next year, Lucy is leaving for High School, so Bobby's SSO has no hours in the new year because the hours for Bobby will go to Lucy's 'old' SSO who is permanent.
If the school has a number of students with disabilities going to high school, accepting placements in special classes or simply moving schools, it is not unusual for SSOs working with other children to not have their hours renewed.
In many ways it's not the school deliberately being crap - it's a system out of their hands.
Posted 13 December 2012 - 10:28 PM
I went and saw the other school. And the principal is sure he can accomodate me. He just needs to check with the teachers as to who are in the classes - to see where Coop would fit in best. Immy is not a problem - he has a place for her straight away. He's going to call me back once he has chatted to the teachers.
The kids and I talked. I can't just say to Coop "you're moving and that's it". He has done so well socially at school, and has come so far that I'm terrified of putting him back to where he was. I've been talking up the school, but have said that we will talk about it before I make the definite decision to transfer. I need to give him some power and some choice in this. However, if the kids really don't want to move, they get one more year at their current school. If things don't improve, then we're out.
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Pfalzen - Falzes rankings
Difficulty ranking world: 9932 (all)
Ranking Italy: 2610 (all)
Ranking Dolomites: 591(all)
Difficulty score: 25.41 what?
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The Pfalzen - Falzes is situated in Trentino-Alto Adige. This climb belongs to the Dolomites.
Starting from Kiens,
the Pfalzen - Falzes ascent is 3.7 km long. Over this distance, you climb 201 heightmeters.
The average percentage thus is 5.4 %.
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Written by Aaron ⋅ Published on Saturday, 2nd March, 2013
The day after I graduated from high school, I stepped onto a bus & left to play clarinet in a marching band for three weeks. Stops on the tour included Oregon, Chicago, & Detroit. We slept on air mattresses in school gymnasiums. We played in competitions & parades, occasionally with rain soaking through our uniforms while thunder announced lightening was not far away.
Music was my thing in high school. I started with clarinet in grade six, & eventually moved to bass clarinet; I also played tenor sax in jazz bands. The high school I attended had several wind ensembles & jazz bands but there was no marching band. I'd never considered joining a marching band outside of school. When I was in grade twelve, I made a few new friends who played in the Regina Lions marching band; near the end of the school year, they mentioned the band needed another clarinet & I volunteered. This was the most reckless & spontaneous thing I'd done as a teenager; you might say my adolescence was somewhat lackluster. Memorizing all the music & choreography in three weeks wasn't easy but I worked really hard. When I think back now, I still think it was a great way to end high school.
On days when we didn't perform in a competition or parade, we'd practice. For hours. In the sun or rain. Occasionally on fields that evidently didn't get a lot of funding for upkeep. One morning on my way out to practice, I stumbled over something in the grass. Every muscle in my body froze. There had been this snap; it wasn't overly loud but told me the object was of far more value than a twig. I looked down. I'd tripped over one of the other players clarinets. Her clarinet was now severed in two. The clarinet is an instrument designed to come apart in a certain way but this really really wasn't it.
The girl was furious when she found out; then she smiled, told me her clarinet had broken in the same place before & she knew how to fix it so I shouldn't feel bad. I still felt horrible. That day at lunch, I felt like nobody would sit with me & I might have been content to become invisible but I kept going. Slowly that day went on, the tour gradually continued to be an amazing experience but I'll always remember the day I learned sometimes life goes how you expect & sometimes you break a clarinet.


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Artist: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
Artist: and Jan Brueghel the Elder (Netherlandish, Brussels 1568–1625 Antwerp)
Date: ca. 1615
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 42 1/2 x 64 1/2 in. (108 x 163.8 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Alvin and Irwin Untermyer, in memory of their parents, 1945
Accession Number: 45.141
Rubens and his friend Jan Brueghel collaborated on a number of mythological and religious pictures about 1610–20. In this panel Rubens designed and painted the figure groups and Brueghel painted everything else. The river god Acheloüs explains to the Greek hero Theseus that a distant island is his former lover Perimele, transformed by Neptune so that she could remain forever within the river's embrace. The artists combined Latin learning, athletic nudes (some based on classical sculpture), the wonders of nature and some made by man into an encyclopedic display meant for a sophisticated collector.


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We have another delicious fall apple recipe to share with you today! I have been fortunate enough to get lots of apples from one of my neighbors, I have been using them in all sorts of different easy recipes this fall. This fall apple recipe is for your slow cooker and I am sure that you are going to love the cooking smells that will be drifting throughout your home.
I've been trying to think beyond our normal applesauce and apple butter recipes and use the apples in different ways. I have several new recipes to share with you in the next few weeks!
This recipe is an Apple and Garlic slow cooker pork shoulder roast, it's simple to make. I love crock pot recipes where you throw everything in the pot and have dinner ready to go that night. This is one of those easy recipe ideas that you will love. It's the perfect fall dinner on one of those cooler evenings.
How to make Apple Garlic Pork Roast
- 1 Pork Loin Roast
- 4 Apples Cut
- 1 Cup Applesauce
- 1/4 Cup Water
- 2 tsp. Garlic
- 2 tsp. Chopped Parsley
- salt and pepper
Step 1 – Place your Roast in the slow cooker
Step 2 – Whisk together your applesauce, water, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper and pour over the roast.
Step 3 – Cut up your apples and place on top of the roast.
Step 4 – Turn on low for 6 hours
This apple and garlic pork roast was very moist and full of flavor. My garlic mashed potatoes and homemade white bread are a perfect pair for this meal.
This would be a great option for Thanksgiving dinner if you want something other than turkey to serve your guests. We usually make turkey and ham, but I'm not a big ham fan, so this is a great option for me.
What types of recipes do you make with apples? I would love some new ideas and things to try!
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HOUSTON — Happy Marte Day. Check back a little later for some blah-blah-blah from the clubhouse about the long-awaited outfielder's debut.
»»» According to the Elias wonks, Kevin Correia is the first Pirate to win at least five straight starts after having a five-game losing streak in the same season since 1965, when Vern Law went 8-0 immediately after losing his first five starts of the year. This season, Correia dropped five in a row from April 29 to May 20; he won his fifth straight Wednesday, a 3-2 victory against the Cubs.
Game 98: Pirates @ Astros, 8:05 p.m. ET
Astros (34-65): 1. Jose Altuve 2b, 2. Marwin Gonzalez ss, 3. Justin Maxwell cf, 4. Scott Moore 1b, 5. J.D. Martinez lf, 6. Chris Johnson 3b, 7. Brian Bogusevic rf, 8. Carlos Corporan c, 9. Dallas Keuchel lhp (1-2, 4.03)
Pirates (55-42): 1. Starling Marte lf, 2. Neil Walker 2b, 3. Andrew McCutchen cf, 4. Garrett Jones rf, 5. Casey McGehee 1b, 6. Pedro Alvarez 3b, 7. Rob Barajas c, 8. Clint Barmes ss, 9. A.J. Burnett rhp (11-3, 3.59)


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DECORATED non-league legend Taffy Richardson dedicated his latest accolade to his family after receiving Dorset FA's Outstanding Service for Playing Award on Tuesday.
Dorset's answer to Stanley Matthews, still playing at the age of 47, admitted to being "humbled" by the gong which he scooped following a nomination by officials at Poole Town.
Richardson told the Daily Echo: "With work and everything else you need a supportive family when you play and my kids have been fantastic.
"I had them at weekends and there they were, stood round watching Wessex League football.
"My wife is an inspiration to me as well. She remains very supportive."
Wimborne Town assistant-manager Paul Roast received the same award while a host of voluntary members had their years of service recognised by the county association.


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Valdez, CO
This topic was created to provide a link to the "History of Las Animas County" topic.
If you have additional history, Website links, or images to add you are invited to reply. Otherwise please DO NOT reply. Thank you.
(Not shown on the above map, Valdez is located approximately 1 mile east of Segundo.)
Map image ca. 1925. The mine site of Cuatro is spelled as "Quatro" on the above map
as Cuatro was also known as Quatro.)
Composite image above is from a 1951 topography map. Note the use of both Purgatoire and Picketwire.
Information on Valdez
Location of Colorado Fuel & Iron Company's Fredrick Mine.
The Frederick Mine was opened in 1907, and Valdez was established 3 years later in 1910. It was named for a local homesteader, Gabriel Valdez.
Initially most of the coal mined was converted to coke at nearby Segundo coke ovens, and later at CF&I's steel plant located in Pueblo.
An excellent photo of the Frederick Mine tipple, and a drawing of the mine facilities can be found on page 47 of reference 1.
Links for Valdez
Front of Frederick School in Valdez, showing children, and teacher. Also a 1968 online interview with Issac Williams who, like his father, worked in the coal mines. Issac states that he started working in the coal mines when he was 10 years old.
(The below link is broken. RR-Guy - 2/07/11)
Denver Library Online Images of Valdez
"View of a barn, coal mining buildings, and Colorado and Wyoming Railway tracks in Segundo (Las Animas County), Colorado. Horses are in a fenced yard beside a barn. Shows smoke above a coal processing plant, identical one-story frame houses in a row, piles of coal, and houses in Segundo in the distance." Date [between 1901 and 1910?] (DPL call number is X4734.)
(This is an early view of the Frederick Mine at Valdez. Segundo can be seen in the distance. RR-Guy)
"View of company houses at the Frederick Mine operated by the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company at Valdez (Las Animas County), Colorado. The buildings are four-room square structures with low pitched, hipped roofs." Date [between 1907 and 1930?] (DPL call number is X4998.)
"View of Valdez, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows dwellings, outhouses, gondola cars, the coal dump, and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains." Date 1960. (DPL call number is X-13925.) ( The "Ingoldsby" dump gondolas shown in the image is a rare sight for 1960. RR-Guy)
Additional Images of Valdez
Early 1950's postcard image of Valdez, CO (Believed to be Aultman Studios photo - RR-Guy Collection)
Railroad History of Valdez
The Frederick Mine tipple tracks were laid in 1907, and connected to the existing Colorado & Wyoming Railway tracks through Valdez.
The mine which employed 673 people in the late 1940's, began to phase out it's operations after the Allen Mine was opened and began to gear up toward full operation. In 1960 it closed, and Valdez joined the growing numbers of coal mine ghost towns in the Purgatoire River Valley. [Ref. 1]
(1.) Mountain To Mill, by William H. McKenzie, 1982 (The Colorado & Wyoming Railway)
(2.) Colorado Railroads; Chronological Development, by Tivis "Tiv" Wilkins, 1974.
(3.) Las Animas County Ghost Towns and Mining Camps, by F. Dean Sneed, 101 pages.
(4.) Internet resources.
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Makes 12
400g can of pilchards in tomato sauce
15ml lemon juice
5ml paprika
30ml Worcestershire sauce
1 onion, grated
1 egg, beaten
125ml flour
5ml baking powder
salt and pepper
oil for frying
Remove the bones from the fish and then mash with the juices in the can. Add the lemon juice, paprika and Worcestershire sauce and mix.
Stir in the onion, egg, flour, baking powder and season well.
Heat a little oil in a frying pan and drop spoonfuls of the mixture into the pan and cook until golden brown on both sides.
Drain on a folded paper towel.
Serve with a fresh side salad and some sweet chilli sauce if desired.
Serves 6
350ml pasta rice
80ml olive oil
60ml red wine vinegar
2 tomatoes, diced
1 small red pepper, diced
1/2 cucumber, seeded and chopped
1 avocado, diced
60ml chopped basil
2x 170g cans of tuna in brine, drained and flaked
salt and pepper
Boil the pasta rice in water until just tender.
Drain and place it in a bowl.
Combine the oil and vinegar and add it to pasta while still warm.
Add in the remaining ingredients and toss to combine.
* Pasta rice, or orzo as it is sometimes called, is pasta that is shaped like rice. It can be found in the pasta section of most supermarkets.
Serves 4-6
30ml olive oil
15ml butter
1 red onion, chopped
10ml chopped garlic
15ml mild curry powder
750ml cooked basmati rice
salt and pepper
250ml frozen peas
60ml cream
2 x 120g cans of sardines in oil, drained
60ml chopped parsley
4 eggs, hard boiled and quartered
Heat the oil and butter and fry the onion and garlic until soft. Stir in the curry powder and fry for a minute.
Add the rice and stir until it is coated with the curry. Season with salt and pepper. Add the peas and cream and heat through.
Remove the bones from the sardines and break them into bite-size chunks.
Stir into the rice, taking care not to break them up too much. Add the parsley and mix lightly.
Spoon into a serving dish and top with the eggs.
Serves 4-6
250g egg noodles
60ml orange juice
60ml honey
60ml tomato sauce
60ml cornflour
30ml oil
500g packet of stir-fry vegetables
250g tinned salmon, drained, boned and flaked
50g cashew nuts, chopped
15ml toasted sesame seeds
45ml chopped coriander
Pour boiling water over the noodles and set aside until soft. Drain.
Combine the orange juice, honey, tomato sauce and cornflour and mix well. Set aside.
Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan and fry the vegetables until just soft.
Add the drained noodles and the orange juice mixture and bring to the boil. Cook until the sauce has thickened. Add the salmon, cashew nuts and sesame seeds.
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Penguins notebook: Kunitz a 'possibility' to play in rematch
PHILADELPHIA — Three years had passed since Chris Kunitz missed a game because of an injury.
It only made sense his run of health and luck would end on the day the Penguins became the first NHL team this season to surpass 400 man-games lost to injury.
Kunitz (lower body) did not play in the Penguins' 4-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center. He is day-to-day but a "possibility" to play when the clubs meet again Sunday afternoon at Consol Energy Center, coach Dan Bylsma said.
Kunitz participated in the pregame warm-up skate Saturday. However, he was replaced in the lineup by winger Jayson Megna, who was recalled from the AHL on Friday.
Kunitz crashed hard with both legs into a goal post during the Penguins' home win over Washington on Tuesday night.
He had not missed any contest since he was suspended for Game 4 of an opening-round playoff series in 2011. He had not missed games because of injury since failing to play in 13 consecutive from Feb. 6-March 5 of that season.
Bronzed fog
The Flyers unveiled a statue in the likeness of late former coach Fred Shero at the Philadelphia Sports Complex on Saturday morning. The ceremony was attended by Flyers chairman Ed Snider, several of Shero's former players and his son, Penguins general manager Ray Shero.
"We called him 'Freddy the Fog' for a reason," Snider said at the ceremony. "Walking in the wrong doors — (and) one time we were on the road, I had to get him for TV we couldn't find him, and the reason we couldn't find him (was because) he was lost."
Ray Shero praised Snider, the Flyers' original owner, and described the ceremony as "great."
Fred Shero was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame last November. He coached the Flyers for seven seasons from 1971-78. His clubs reached the Stanley Cup Final from 1974-76, winning those first two seasons.
What's up, Doc?
Injured right winger Beau Bennett should be re-evaluated by a Penguins physician on Sunday, coach Dan Bylsma said.
"There's reason for optimism, I guess," Bylsma said. "It's not black-and-white perfect, but he's been able to practice and do a lot … it's been a good week from that standpoint."
Bennett has missed 43 consecutive games because of an injured wrist. His projected return was delayed by a setback.
Bylsma repeatedly has said Bennett is unlikely to jump into a role on the top two lines, even though he was skating with center Sidney Crosby at the time of his injury on Nov. 22 and the Penguins are without their two top right wingers in Pascal Dupuis (knee) and James Neal (concussion).
Bennett has played in only 12 games in his second NHL season.
Letang latest
Bylsma said defenseman Kris Letang's return to skating in full equipment did not indicate a quicker time frame for re-evaluation by team doctors.
Letang was stricken with a stroke on Jan. 28 and officially diagnosed about a week later. On Feb. 7, the Penguins in a statement said Letang would be re-evaluated after at least six weeks of using blood-thinning medication.
Letang, a finalist for the Norris Trophy (top defenseman) last season, has missed 32 games this campaign because of the stroke, an infected elbow and a strained knee.
Around the boards
Center Brandon Sutter played in his 400th game. … Winger Craig Adams now leads the Penguins with 131 consecutive games played, including playoffs. … The Penguins-Flyers game Sunday is a 12:30 p.m. start, though it originally was scheduled for the evening.
Rob Rossi is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com or via Twitter @RobRossi_Trib.


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South Knox clubs RHHS baseball team
BRIDGEPORT - South Knox, Ind.'s Tyler Jones belted a grand slam in the opening inning Saturday, then did the rest on the mound.
Jones's bases-loaded homer was one of nine extra-base hits for the Spartans, who steamrolled Red Hill High School's baseball team, 17-4, in a game that was stopped after five innings due to the 10-run rule.
South Knox (1-4) scored seven times in the opening inning, and went on to score at least once in every inning thereafter.
"We had a poor effort," said Red Hill coach Mike Wallace, after his team fell to 1-3. "I really don't think we showed up to play baseball today."
The Salukis managed 10 hits, nine of them against Jones through four innings. However, Red Hill was unable to score until tallying twice in the bottom of the fourth, when it already trailed 13-0.
Dalton Murray bashed a pair of doubles to lead the Red Hill attack, while Noah Puntney and Corey Burkhardt both singled twice. Steven Ramsaran, Grant Gaither and Isiah Cavins all added base hits.
"Some of our younger guys pinch-hit today and did a better job than some of the starters," Wallace said. "So it might be time to shake up the lineup."
Jones scattered nine hits and three walks while giving up two runs through four innings. He fanned six Red Hill batters. Jordan Montgomery pitched the final innings for the Spartans and allowed a run on a hit while walking three.
Ryan Kolb started for Red Hill, and pitched into the second inning before departing. Kolb allowed eight runs, all earned, on six hits. He walked four and fanned none.
Trey Aguirre pitched 3 2/3 innings in relief for the Salukis, and gave up 10 runs, nine of which were earned. Aguirre allowed 11 hits, walked a batter and fanned two.
Murray got the final out for Red Hill.
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Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts are married
Not that anybody cares, but ET is reporting that Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts have gotten married. The two were making their way into the Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City Sunday night when Liev allegedly said:
"We are married. You got it first. Break the story!"
This sounds like one of those offhand comments celebrities make to mess with the press. Although that's usually done by celebrities who are actually famous. Naomi could give birth to a talking dinosaur and these two would still be the least interesting couple in Hollywood.


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One streak will depend on another Sunday when Jacksonville visits Heinz Field.
The Jaguars come into the 1 p.m. game an odd combination of heavy underdog and Steelers nemesis.
Jacksonville has won the last three games it has played at Heinz Field, dating back to 2005. For that streak to continue, the Jaguars need Maurice Jones-Drew to exceed 80 rushing yards for a sixth consecutive game.
If Jones-Drew can became the third back to go over 100 yards this season against the Steelers and score a couple of times the Jaguars have a chance of pulling the upset.
Short but stout, Jones-Drew is reminiscent of Baltimore's Ray Rice with his stature and all-around skills.
"But (Jones-Drew) has his own style," Steelers free safety Ryan Clark said, after agreeing that the two backs are similar. "I think he's a little bit tougher than Ray Rice. Ray Rice has a little more scatback in him than Jones-Drew does."
The Steelers' running backs also bear watching Sunday.
Rashard Mendenhall will start, and offensive coordinator Bruce Arians said Thursday that the fourth-year veteran is still the Steelers' feature back. But Arians also left a little wiggle room when it comes to the division of labor between Mendenhall and Isaac Redman, saying that that Steelers wouldn't "overwork" the former since he is returning from a hamstring injury.
Here is my take on the situation at running back: Redman has earned more carries, but why are some fans so quick to want to dump Mendenhall? He has played all of four games this season.
The same guy that some have soured on helped carry the Steelers' offense the first four games last season while Ben Roethlisberger was out. And Mendenhall quietly had one of the better seasons in Steelers history by a running back.
What he has done this season -– or what he hasn't done -– is not enough of a sample size for me to say that the Steelers need a major shake-up at running back.
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COMIX Announces March Comedy Madness
In honor of the NCAA College Basketball Tournament, 64 comedians will be given the opportunity to go one-on-one in the 4th annual comedy competition March Comedy Madness beginning March 10th at Comix.
In each round, two comics will perform standup head-to-head and then the audience, by electronic voting system, will decide the winner. As the field is narrowed down, the sets will get longer and more hilarious, until the final two comics perform for 10 minutes each to see who will be crowned the 2010 March Comedy Madness Champion!
The shows will be co-hosted and refereed by the shows creators and producers, Bryan Kennedy and Josh Filipowski from Like2laugh.com. Past winners have included Julian McCullough (Comedy Central), Reese Waters (Comedy Central), and Myq Kaplan (The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien).
Please see www.comixny.com or www.like2laugh.com for more details.
WEDNESDAYS MARCH 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st @ 9:30 PM
353 West 14th Street
New York, NY 10014
Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 on the day of show plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets are available for purchase at the box office, by calling 212.524.2500 or online at www.comixny.com.
Opened in September 2006, the comedy nightclub Comix has quickly defined itself as the premier comedy club in New York City. Comix is Zagat's highest rated comedy venue and was dubbed "one of the top six clubs in the country" by the Hollywood Reporter. In addition to featuring the best of cutting edge alternative comedy with everything from improv and sketch comedy to music and variety programming, headlining acts have included The Flight of the Conchords, Sarah Silverman, Roseanne Barr, Craig Ferguson, Kathy Griffin and many more.
An elegant space with comfortable seating and unobstructed stage views, Comix boasts the purest acoustics and a full dinner menu that will delight even the most discriminating diner.


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As a Nashville Predator, having defenceman Cody Franson kill penalties wasn't high among the topics of conversation discussed by his coaches.
"It just never came up," said Franson, one of Brian Burke's key offseason acquisitions after practice on Monday at the MasterCard Centre. "I killed penalties for every team I ever played for, except Nashville."
But with the Maple Leafs having the 28th worst penalty killing team in the league last season, coach Ron Wilson needs to re-invent the wheel so to speak as far as his penalty killing is concerned.
Franson, 24, expects to be one of the team's penalty killers when the season opens against the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 6.
Despite being 6-foot-5 and 213 pounds, his game isn't hitting in the style of a Luke Schenn or Dion Phaneuf. He's more of a puck-moving blueliner and his long reach and mobility could improve Leafs penalty killing, something that absolutely must happen if the team has any hopes of making the playoffs.
"I want to be the guy the team can count on," Franson said. "I want to be used in every situation, defensive and offensive."
Drafted 79th overall by the Predators in the 2005 entry draft, Franson was acquired in an off-season trade from the Predators along with Matthew Lombardi, who participated in his first full practice on Monday after sitting out all but two games last season with a concussion with Nashville.
Franson is considered a sure bet to be among the Leafs starting six defenceman. But his value to the team will be enhanced if he can help shut down the opposition in short-handed situations.
He killed penalties as a junior with the Vancouver Giants with whom he won a Memorial Cup, and also with the world junior-wining Team Canada squad in 2007. He also was used in short-handed situations with the Milwaukee Admirals in the American Hockey League but never in his two seasons with the Predators, where scored 14 goals and added 36 assists in his 141 games.
"I guess I'm kind of in an audition right now," Franson said. "They (Leafs) want to see how I do in various situations.
"Ron asked me if I had ever killed penalties in Nashville. They (Nashville) kind of had their guys set before I got there and they never really changed it."
The right-handed shooting rearguard from Salmon Arm, B.C., also had some power play time whenever Ryan Suter and Shea Weber weren't on the ice. He hopes to get some time on the Leafs second power play unit behind Phaneuf and John-Michael Liles.
On Monday, Franson spent time on both the power-play and penalty killing unit as Wilson put his squad through the first real time he's had to practice his specialty teams since training camp began. There are now 29 players (17 forwards, nine defencemen, three goalies) still in camp. They must be down to 23 by noon on Oct. 6.


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The most important thing God wants you to know is that He loves you and knows what is best for you -- because He does, He wants to show you His will. He doesn't want us to stumble around making bad decisions all the time. When we do, we not only miss His perfect plan for our lives but we also end up suffering the consequences of our foolish ways.
What is God's will for you? God's will first of all is that you would commit your life to Jesus Christ, repenting of your sins and by faith asking Him to come into your life as your Savior and Lord. Don't miss this step! Jesus said, "My Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life" (John 6:40). If you have never done so, ask Christ to come into your life today.
Then God's will is for you to become more like Jesus, by turning from sin and seeking (with His help) to be pure and loving -- even as He is. When our goal in life is to follow Him, our selfish and sinful desires begin to fade.
Finally, God wants you to follow Him every day. Pray about the decisions you make; ask if what you're seeking is honoring to Christ; avoid anything that might make others doubt the reality of your faith. If you aren't certain something is God's will, then avoid it. Remember: God's will is always best.


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East Ridge stayed perfect in conference play last week and Brian Ishola was a big reason why.
Ishola, a junior forward, had a game high 21 points in a 74-64 win over Mounds View and scored a team-high 11 points in a 2-point win over Forest Lake last week to help lift the Raptors to 5-0 in the SEC. Ishola, who is second on the team in scoring at 12.6 points per game, also netted 14 points in a non-conference win over Blaine as the Raptors improved to 10-1 overall.


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A TAXI rank marshal attacked while working the rank on Bridge Street is calling for victims of assaults to always be awarded compensation.
Alec Bray, aged 40, of Sandalwood Close, Orford, says he was butted and suffered a broken nose in the attack.
Despite an operation at Halton Hospital, and incurring taxi travel costs in the process, Mr Bray said he has not been awarded any compensation.
"I put two drunk lads into a taxi and a couple of minutes later the driver returned with them saying they weren't together and one of them had no money.
"I asked the lad to get out of the taxi and he wouldn't, then he started to get aggressive and spat in the driver's face and then mine.
"Again I asked him to get out of the taxi before I called the police over, at which point he turned in the seat and butted me and broke my nose.
"The police were near by and came running over and arrested him.
"He didn't seem to care about this as he then started to spit at them as well."
The incident happened on March 8.
John Kevin Michael Sinnott, aged 37, of Museum Street, was jailed for 18 weeks two days later after pleading guilty to two counts of assault.
Sinnott was jailed in 2007 for three years for running a crack house in Padgate.
Compensation can be claimed from the Government's Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority if you are a 'blameless victim of violent crime'.
However, Mr Bray says he was advised to claim but told he would not be paid any money as his injuries were not deemed serious enough.
He added: "I'm not after hundreds of thousands, but something to help pay the costs would be nice."
A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said: "The Government is dedicated to preserving compensation to the most seriously injured victims of crime.
"Where less serious injuries have been caused, we believe taxpayers' money is better spent providing support services and practical help rather than funding, often small, financial payments."


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2014 NHRA: Robert Hight Targeting Bookend Win In Seattle
The Auto Club Funny Car team opened the 2014 Western Swing with a dominant win in Denver two weeks ago. Last weekend Hight again had a dominant car but a surprise first round loss stopped the 44 year-old from becoming just the second driver in Funny Car history to win the historic three races in three weeks Western Swing. This weekend at the 27th annual OâReilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceway Hight will be looking to close out the Western Swing with his first win in Seattle.
Hight and his Auto Club team have qualified No. 1 four times but have never won in Seattle. The closest he came was a runner-up finish to teammate Eric Medlen in his rookie season (2005) and he hasnât been to the finals since.
âWe are really running well and last weekend in Sonoma was just a disappointment. I put the first round loss behind me and I am ready to try and get that first win in Seattle. If you canât win three in a row in the Western Swing the next best thing is two out of three. John Force Racing has a streak going right now since we have won the last three races and I want to keep that going,â said Hight, the current Mello Yello points leader.
âWe are continuing to focus on consistency and getting everything ready for Indy and the Countdown. Seattle is a race where you can see really quick runs because of the conditions. I think (crew chief) Mike Neff has a really good handle on the tune-up and I am rededicating myself to bringing my âAâ game to my driving,â added Hight.
The competition had never been tougher in the Funny Car class with Hight and teammate John Force locked into the Countdown as the No. 1 and No. 2 drivers in the points. There are championship caliber drivers battling for one or the final spots in the Top Ten. One of the drivers in a heated fight is fellow Ford driver and Hight Seattle nemesis Tim Wilkerson who has ousted Hight from the Northwest Nationals three of the past five years.
âTim Wilkerson is a great driver and he does it all on his team. Mike Neff did the same thing when he was driving and tuning. It is a huge workload and I think it helps keep you focused on the tasks at hand. That is why I like still being involved with my team on working on the Auto Club Mustang. It helps me block out distractions. Tim will be tough this weekend but so will John, Courtney (Force), Cruz (Pedregon), (Ron) Capps and the rest of the Funny Car drivers,â said Hight, a 34-time NHRA national event winner.
While Hight is looking to get another win to add to his record setting season he will also set a record for leading the Mello Yello points for 13 races when he leaves Seattle. Hight has a 119 point lead over John Force and as long as the former crewman turned driver qualifies for the race he will hold onto his points lead. Hight has five wins this season, a personal best, extending a streak that started his rookie season of winning at least two wins a season since 2005.
âIt is great to lead the points and win multiple races in the regular season but the last six races are the most important. I am not looking past Seattle by any stretch of the imagination. There are three things left for our team to do. We want to win the Traxxas Shootout in Indy and then win the U.S. Nationals again. Of course our goal hasnât changed since the Winternationals; we want another Mello Yello Funny Car championship,â said Hight.
With one more win this season Hight will become just the seventh Funny Car driver and the third JFR driver to win as many as six races in a single season. The others are John Force, Tony Pedregon, Kenny Bernstein, Don Prudhomme, Cruz Pedregon and Bruce Larson.
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Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has guided and presided over the longest economic expansion in the history of the U.S. He grasped the potential of the New Economy early on and let it thrive by keeping interest rates low. During his nearly 14 years as the world's most powerful central banker, the U.S. has suffered only one recession, a brief one in 1990-91. He may go down in history as the most successful Fed chairman since the bank's founding before World War I.
But now, the 75-year-old Greenspan faces an agonizing challenge: an abrupt economic slowdown that neither he nor anyone else fully understands. All of Greenspan's training and experience have taught him how to cope with conventional downturns. And so far, he's dealing with this one in the conventional manner--by cutting short-term interest rates in quick but measured steps. That may well prove to be the right course. But there's a risk that this downturn is different and that far steeper cuts in interest rates are needed to keep the New Economy from tumbling into a long and painful recession.
In short, Alan Greenspan is feeling the heat of a market in tatters and an economy that, by some measures, appears to be on the brink. And after riding triumphantly astride the economic boom times, his very legacy is suddenly at stake.
Right now, at least, that legacy is far from a sure thing. From the last quarter of 1999 to the last quarter of 2000, annual gross domestic product growth tumbled from a supercharged 8.3% to just 1.1%--the most rapid decline since World War II. In fairness, given the pumped-up state of the stock market and the technology sector at the height of the boom, an ugly ending may well have been inevitable. If Greenspan's by-the-book response to the slowdown works and a more healthy growth rate quickly resumes, his lofty reputation will regain its luster. But if he gets it wrong and the world's main engine of growth sinks toward a crisis and a Japanese-style "liquidity trap," much more than his legacy will suffer.
Investors, of course, are already hurting. And lately, they've been betting against their one-time hero. The stock market gagged after the Fed cut the federal funds rate on Mar. 20 by a half-percent, to 5%, short of the three-quarter point cut that many had been banking on. That day and in the following session, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 4.8%, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fell 4.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 6.2%, leaving it down 64% from its year-ago peak and at its lowest level since November, 1998. The destruction of wealth since the stock market's peak a year ago reached a stunning $5.2 trillion.
It's easy to see what's spooking the markets. Economic growth, which has been averaging 4% annually since 1995, is likely to turn negative in the first quarter. Forecasts for corporate profits this year have been dropping like a stone as one CEO after another has announced that they have no "visibility" for the second half of the year. First Call says analysts are expecting operating earnings for Standard & Poor's 500 companies to rise just 2.2% this year, and that number is likely to drop as forecasts are updated. As recently as Jan. 1, analysts foresaw 9% growth this year. The tech sector, which led the economy upward, is leading it right back down, with such stars as Cisco Systems (CSCO ), Oracle (ORCL ), Intel (INTC ), and Compaq Computer (CPQ ) announcing job cuts. Meanwhile, the stock market's plunge is not only a symptom of the problems but a contributor: Poorer consumers are less likely to spend.
Perhaps the most unsettling aspect of the slowdown is the deep confusion about what lies ahead. An example: Solectron Corp. (SLR ) in Milpitas, Calif., manufactures electronics for companies such as Hewlett-Packard Co. (HWP ) and Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW ) Although its revenue rose 86% in the year ended Mar. 2, its fortunes have reversed. On Mar. 19, Solectron announced cuts of 8,200 jobs--10% of its workforce. What happened? Customers have been canceling orders like mad. Says Chief Financial Officer Susan S. Wang: "We are getting open admissions from a majority of our customers that they do not really understand the market dynamics. We have not seen such a situation ever before."
It's too much to blame Greenspan for all this mess. Still, some businesspeople complain that his Fed raised interest rates too much in 1999 and 2000 to choke off what it perceived as speculative growth, then waited too long to cut when the economy cooled. "That sent a signal to business leaders that they didn't really get it," says Ray Smith, a former GE Capital Services Inc. exec who is CEO of Ampent Inc., a San Francisco-based equipment-leasing broker. Even some of Greenspan's former colleagues are warning that the Fed may be a day late and a dollar short on rate cuts. After the latest cut, the real Fed funds rate--that is, the rate after adjusting for inflation--remains around its historical average and far above where it was as recently as 1998. "There's very considerable danger that they've fallen behind the curve," says Lyle E. Gramley, a former Fed governor who is a consultant to the Mortgage Bankers Assn.
Greenspan's problem these days is that he doesn't want to appear to be kowtowing to Wall Street by cutting rates more than he thinks the real economy requires. On the other hand, psychology matters. The message from the market--and many CEOs--seems to be that stronger moves may be needed, if only to restore the confidence of consumers, investors, and businesspeople that the Fed will do whatever is required to ensure that the high-growth, high-volatility New Economy won't sink as rapidly as it rose. "There is a self-fulfilling prophecy aspect to what's going on today," warns Motorola Inc. CEO Christopher B. Galvin.
Compounding his considerable headaches, Greenspan is getting precious little help from the White House in turning the economic tide. Many business leaders and economists say the Bush Administration may have eroded consumer confidence by badmouthing the economic outlook to win support for its long-term tax-cut plan. What's more, they say, the Bush plan would provide too little immediate fiscal stimulus. They're urging President George W. Bush to get a retroactive income tax cut through Congress as fast as possible, even if it means postponing cherished goals such as eliminating the so-called marriage penalty and the estate tax. "Tax cuts are urgent to replace wealth lost in the stock market decline," says Albert M. Wojnilower, a consultant at Monitor Clipper Partners, a New York private-equity firm.
As for monetary policy, the correct course of action very much depends on an open question. Is this, in fact, a garden-variety inventory correction, which is readily treatable, or a more dangerous New Economy slowdown marked by massive overcapacity that could take years to work off?
HOW IT WORKS. Let's start with the optimistic scenario, which Greenspan appears to lean toward. A classic inventory correction occurs when there's a shift in consumer demand from one sector of the economy to another, and it takes a while--usually less than a year--for supplier industries to catch up with the change. There's a lull in overall output as inventories get worked down in the industry where demand fell. The Fed can ease the economy's self-adjustment by cutting rates, which puts more money into consumers' pockets.
There's a lot to be said for this theory. Take autos: Yes, inventories in that industry ballooned, but then they shrank just as rapidly. Greenspan believes that excess inventories are being rapidly liquidated because consumption exceeds output. Although consumer confidence has dropped precipitously, spending has kept growing. One reason may be that the unemployment rate remains within 0.3 percentage points of a 30-year low. That's hardly a sign of an economy on the precipice.
Moreover, the economy has never gone into a recession as long as housing remains strong--and so far, it has. Housing starts are up about 8% from last summer and should get a boost from lower mortgage rates on the heels of the latest half-point Fed cut, which brings the total reduction to 1.5 percentage points since yearend. And a refinancing boom that is allowing homeowners to convert equity into cash could buoy consumer spending.
Lower interest rates also have the potential to boost business investment and send investors back into the stock market by restoring their battered optimism about corporate profit growth. Many economists believe that's exactly what the latest rate cuts will do. "This is not a recession, and the Fed is just as powerful as it ever was," says Conference Board Chief Economist Gail Fosler. She predicts that the current economic slowdown will end up being milder than the one in 1995, which today is nearly forgotten. "It's like being jilted by your high school boyfriend," she says of the market plunge. "There's all of this anger and disappointment," but you move on.
Many Old Economy industries are already starting to look past the slowdown. Auto stocks are up sharply on investors' expectations that the worst is over. Although the overall market has plunged since Jan. 1, Ford Motor (F ) jumped 21% through Mar. 21, General Motors (GM ) rose 5%, and even wounded DaimlerChrysler (DCX ) gained 9%. With the auto inventory correction apparently over, "it's pretty much business as usual," says Mike Kluiber, senior vice-president of global automotive for Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Co. "No one is panicking."
Even many execs in the cratering technology sector, having prospered under Greenspan's aegis for so long, are still willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. John W. Loose, CEO of fiber supplier Corning Inc. (GLW ), remains optimistic even though, on Mar. 19, he warned that Corning's earnings will likely be flat in 2001 instead of rising some 15%, as previously forecast. Says Loose: "I don't think monetary policy is a one-time event. Alan Greenspan thinks long-term and is certainly very cautious. So it didn't surprise me at all that [the cut] was just 50 basis points."
But what if a gloomier scenario is unfolding? Even Greenspan believes that this isn't purely an inventory correction. Indeed, we may be seeing the downside of the New Economy. On the way up, the New Economy was marked by four changes: rapid growth in investment, heavy concentration in information technology, a booming stock market and the diffusion of stock wealth to a broader cross-section of the public, and the efficiency of the venture-capital and initial-public-offering markets, which stimulated innovation by rapidly supplying capital to people with new ideas. The New Economy raised productivity and produced years of rapid growth, raising living standards for millions of people without sparking inflation.
But now, the New Economy just might be biting back. Start with the first two changes: investment and high tech. In the Old Economy, when things changed more slowly, companies built just enough capacity to handle their current demand and leave a little room for growth. But in the New Economy boom, tech investment was predicated on expectations of extremely rapid growth in demand for years to come for telecommunications bandwidth, semiconductors, network servers, and the like. When companies lowered their demand forecasts, they concluded that they didn't have just a little excess capacity--they had massive excess capacity, far more than they would have built up in the slower, more stable Old Economy. Companies with too much capacity have no desire to invest, no matter how cheap money is. In the extreme, rate cuts amount to "pushing on a string."
Things haven't gotten to the pushing-on-a-string phase yet, but they might if companies and their customers get any gloomier about the economic outlook. That's why many New Economy economists say the Fed needs to cut rates aggressively and fast to restore confidence before rate cuts become useless. How far? At least one more percentage point on the Fed funds rate, many say. "In order to get another shot [at reviving growth], the Fed funds rate would have to go down to below 4%," says consultant Wojnilower.
Conventional wisdom, of course, has it that inventory overhangs are less serious in technology. Product cycles are shorter, so the excess will be dealt with soon, the argument goes. But that's only true if companies feel pressed by competition to upgrade and if new products are much better than old ones. When investment and innovation slow, neither is the case. "I don't know anyone who put in Cisco routers and a virtual private network last year who's going to rip it out and put a new one in this year or next" just because interest rates are lower, says Christopher D. Wolfe, an equities strategist at J.P. Morgan Private Bank. "So where will incremental growth investors are expecting come from? Nowhere."
Then there's the third pillar of the New Economy: the stock market. The bull market fueled economic growth by encouraging consumers to hike spending faster than their incomes rose. As a result, the savings rate plummeted to below zero. With the market down on lowered earnings expectations, poorer consumers may start saving again. While that's virtuous, it's disastrous for the economy if it happens too abruptly, since consumer spending makes up roughly two-thirds of GDP. Stephen S. Roach, chief economist at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, says an immediate return of the savings rate to its postwar average--an unlikely event--would send the economy into a depression.
The fourth pillar--venture capital and initial public offerings--looks problematic as well. On the way up, venture capital and IPOs matched up entrepreneurs and investors with unprecedented speed, outdistancing the corporate research-and-development departments that traditionally accounted for most business innovation. But when sentiment turns negative, funding for innovation dries up more abruptly than before. Investments by venture capitalists fell 31% from the third quarter of 2000 to the fourth quarter, according to researcher Venture Economics. "There are companies with decent technologies and a business of real value," says C. Richard Kramlich, a founding partner at New Enterprise Associates in Menlo Park, Calif., who has been a venture capitalist since 1969. "But they are just running out of money, and people are pulling the plugs on them willy-nilly."
It's not clear how much all of this worries Greenspan and fellow members of the Federal Open Market Committee. Greenspan feels he has already loosened credit quickly--it's the fastest 1.5 percentage-point rate cut he has ever made, and the broad money supply has been expanding briskly. Inflation hawks can also point to the fact that rising prices haven't exactly disappeared: The Commerce Dept. reported on Mar. 21 that inflation ran at a 4.4% annual rate from December through February.
But if the New Economy scenario is right, inflation is the last thing the Fed should be worried about now. Indeed, the Fed's cuts to date are less than meets the eye. How? Well, Fed rate cuts usually work through three channels: lowering borrowing costs, stimulating the stock market, and making U.S. goods more competitive in world markets by lowering the exchange value of the dollar. So far, only the borrowing-costs channel is working. The overall stock market is down 15% since the Fed began cutting in early January, eliminating a key source for companies to raise money. Meanwhile, the dollar is at a 20-month high against the yen and a 3-month high against the euro.
The consequences of a U.S. slowdown go far beyond American shores. For a decade, the U.S. has been the main engine of world growth, sustaining other economies by sucking up their imports. Japan's economy is as weak as it has been since its asset bubble burst in 1990, and Europe is beginning to sputter. If the U.S. economy goes cold, it could spell a severe global downturn and possibly even a financial crisis.
Now, the decline in confidence is feeding on itself. Doug Cliggott, U.S. equity market strategist at J.P. Morgan Securities, thinks stocks have more room to tumble. He says investors still expect 15% annual growth in earnings per share, while his group projects them to grow only about 5% a year for the next five years. If confidence does drain further, it could be hard to restore. Morgan Stanley's Roach argues that what he calls "the first recession of the Information Age" has more in common with downturns of the first half of the 20th century, which were also marked by overinvestment and the bursting of speculative bubbles. Recessions lasted longer then: 21 months on average from 1854-1945, vs. 11 months on average since the war, when recessions have generally been easy-to-fix inventory corrections.
For the long term, most worrisome is the possibility that a prolonged downturn will stop innovation, the basis of New Economy growth. Proceeds from IPOs have fallen to their lowest rate since the beginning of 1991, with just $4 billion raised so far this year, says Richard Peterson, chief market strategist at Thomson Financial Securities Data. In the last quarter of 1999, by contrast, companies raised $23 billion in IPOs. The flood of money into new companies put pressure on older ones to innovate rapidly. With that pressure diminished now, predicts Peterson: "Large companies such as IBM (IBM ) and Sun and Cisco will still do research and development and develop products and try to improve services, but at a slower pace and with more caution."
If a New Economy downturn plays out, Silicon Valley and the other tech sectors won't likely bounce back for some time. "I've never seen the economy come to as screeching a halt as it has here. We've been going 60 miles an hour and have come to a complete stop within 20 feet," says Sanford R. Robertson, a longtime Silicon Valley investment banker. Robertson, a partner at Francisco Partners, a new tech-focused leveraged-buyout firm and co-founder of Robertson Stephens Inc., predicts that the tech sector won't even begin to ramp up again until 2003.
To be sure, none of this may happen. Alan Greenspan may succeed once again in steering the economy clear of a recession. Will his legacy remain as it is today--that of a man who adroitly managed the economy through a period of fundamental and tumultous change during which the conventional guidelines for Fed policy went out the window? Or will he go down as a man whose otherwise stellar record was marred by an economic firestorm that scorched the final years of his tenure? Much more than Greenspan's legacy is riding on the answer.
By Peter Coy in New York, with Rich Miller in Washington, Linda Himelstein and Jim Kerstetter in San Mateo, Jeff Green in Detroit, Marcia Vickers and Pete Engardio in New York, and bureau reports


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