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Editor's note: This article was originally published on May, 13, 2013.
There was little fanfare surrounding the March 11 announcement out of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's office that the financially crippled city, which faces more than $15 billion in long-term debt obligations, had hired Jones Day as restructuring counsel. The official four-paragraph press release, which emphasized the firm's size and credentials, ended with the following quote from Bing: "The experience of the Jones Day law firm will be a valuable asset as we proceed with our plan for restructuring the City of Detroit."
Behind the scenes, however, the two months leading up to the announcement were anything but ho-hum, as Jones Day and a bevy of other firms competed for the opportunity to help a city that was once an industrial powerhouse and the fourth-largest municipality in the country regain some semblance of fiscal stability. In the end, 14 firms, including nine from the ranks of The Am Law 200, officially pitched the city in response to a solicitation letter seeking lawyers to conduct "a complete and independent legal review" of Detroit's "current and future financial and operational situation." Jones Day emerged as the victor after earning the top score—by one point—on a 24-point scale established by investment bankers at Miller Buckfire serving as consultants to the city.
Jones Day's first formal contact with Detroit officials about the restructuring assignment came in January when a team of its lawyers flew to Detroit Metro Airport to pitch delegations representing the city and state governments. At the time, the officials were weighing whether or not to install an emergency manager in Detroit as authorized by Michigan lawmakers the previous month. Four other firms—Foley & Lardner (working with bankruptcy boutique Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern); McKenna Long & Aldridge; Los Angeles bankruptcy and restructuring boutique Stutman Treister & Glatt; and Weil, Gotshal & Manges—made similar presentations at an airport hotel.
Bing's office broadened the search on February 27 by inviting more than a dozen firms, including those with whom it had already met, to submit official proposals by March 6 [read the RFP here]. Fourteen firms responded with proposals that Miller Buckfire rated in such categories as each firm's ties to Detroit and Michigan; its experience with large debtor-side bankruptcies, Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcies, and public finance work; and the potential for conflicts to arise if it took on the assignment. Guided by that matrix, and without conducting additional interviews, the city selected Jones Day on March 8, just two days after the deadline for submitting bids had passed. The firm, which received 21 out of 24 possible points on the Miller Buckfire matrix, signed a $3.35 million contract with the city on March 20 that runs at least through the end of September.
As Detroit worked to line up its legal counsel, Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan continued to push for the appointment of an emergency manager who would have complete control over how the city is run. On March 14, six days after the city chose Jones Day, Snyder appointed Jones Day partner Kevyn Orr to the emergency manager position. Orr immediately resigned from the firm's partnership and began his 18-month term on March 25.
Jones Day's selection raised the ire of local citizens and politicians who claim the firm has a conflict of interest because of its relationship with Orr. Ethics experts, as well as lawyers at the other firms bidding for the work, almost universally say they see no conflict, likening the arrangement to a bankruptcy trustee hiring his or her own firm to advise on the assignment.
Orr spokesman Bill Nowling defends the Jones Day selection by explaining that once Orr knew he was being considered for the larger role, he recused himself from Jones Day's pitch process. (That recusal is evident in Jones Day's proposal, which does not list Orr among the members of the firm's team.) The two selections were also made by different bodies; Orr was chosen by state officials, while Bing led the law firm hiring process.
Nowling says Orr came to the state's attention after participating in Jones Day's January pitch at the airport, and officials asked for permission from Jones Day management to interview him for the emergency manager position. Orr, a University of Michigan Law School graduate, fit a somewhat narrow set of requirements, Nowling says, including being a high-profile bankruptcy expert from a firm with an international presence and someone who, like more than 81 percent of Detroit residents, is black. "That was an important consideration," Nowling says.
Since taking on the emergency manager role six weeks ago, Orr has done a complete evaluation of the city's current state, resulting in a sobering 44-page report released late Sunday detailing Detroit's years-long practice of spending more than it took in and its failure to provide citizens with adequate services. The findings include details about the city's $326.6 million spending deficit, as well as the long-term debt obligations that top $15 billion.
Orr said at a press conference Monday that he could know in as soon as six weeks if the city can turn itself around without filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection—an outcome most of the 14 bidding firms emphasized should come only as a last resort.
For the handful of local firms that vied for the restructuring role, the desire to represent their hometown added a personal dimension to the process that heightened the sense of disappointment that came with not being chosen for the assignment.
"We would have appreciated the opportunity (to do the work), especially since we have somewhat of a specialized vested interest in seeing the city succeed in their efforts," says Sheryl Toby, a partner at Michigan-based Dykema Gossett, which pitched for the assignment. "I think everyone really hopes for success. Detroit represents something different from other types of city restructuring; it has a culture to it. It's not just pure numbers."
Here's a look at how each of the firms fared in the ratings, based on Miller Buckfire's 24-point scale, and what they planned to do for the city. Click on the point total for each firm to view a PDF of each proposal.
1. Jones Day, 21 points
Laid out in 209 pages, Jones Day's winning proposal highlighted the firm's extensive experience on bankruptcy assignments, as well as its expertise in municipal finance, public-private partnership, governmental entity representation, labor, employee benefits, and public pension work. With approximately 2,400 lawyers, Jones Day was the largest firm to submit a bid, a fact it noted along while mentioning that its founding in Cleveland gives it roots in the Midwest. The lead partners listed in Jones Day's bid "to help make Detroit a strong, safe, financially sound, and vibrant 21st-century city," are New York–based Corinne Ball, an American Lawyer "Dealmaker of the Year" in 2010 for her work on Chrysler's Chapter 11 case and one of "The Decade's Most Influential Lawyers," according to sibling publication The National Law Journal; Bruce Bennett in Los Angeles; Heather Lennox in Cleveland; and Jeffrey Ellman in Atlanta. In addition to listing more than 100 representative clients, Jones Day's proposal detailed many of the bankruptcy matters it has handled, including its roles as lead counsel in Chrysler's Chapter 11 case; derivatives counsel in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy; counsel to Hostess Brands; and special labor counsel in the General Motors bankruptcy. The pitch also repeatedly mentioned the experience some Jones Day lawyers had representing Orange County in its bankruptcy, though that work came before the lawyers joined the firm. Jones Day proposed a three-phased fee structure, offering at each stage to charge less than the amount expected to be billed: $1.125 million for an initial analysis; $1.9 million for planning; and up to $575,000 per month during the implementation phase. Any litigation, major transactions, or internal investigations were to be billed hourly in addition to these estimates.
2. Foley & Lardner (with Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern), 20 points
To bolster its qualifications, Milwaukee-based Foley teamed up with Los Angeles restructuring and corporate boutique Klee Tuchin, estimating that the smaller firm would do 20 percent of the work. The firms touted a combined 63 restructuring lawyers nationwide and 35 lawyers in Detroit specifically. Founding Klee Tuchin partner Kenneth Klee, a professor at UCLA School of Law, helped write the Chapter 9 statute and is currently working for Jefferson County, Alabama, in the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history to date—an ignominious title Detroit would lay claim to if it does wind up seeking Chapter 9 protection. The firms estimated that the first phase of the project would cost between $1.5 million and $1.75 million, based on blended hourly rates of $525 for Foley attorneys and blended Klee Tuchin rates of $850. Even without winning the assignment, Foley maintains ties to Detroit government: Partner Thomas Spillane serves as legal counsel for the Detroit Financial Advisory Board, which was established through the so-called Financial Stability Agreement struck in April 2012 between Detroit and Michigan governments. That consent decree was a precursor to the more serious implementation of an emergency manager.
3. Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone (seeking local counsel role only), 19 points
The firm requested to be appointed as local counsel only, a role it essentially already holds following the December approval of a $300,000 contract "to provide legal advice and litigation representation pertaining to implementing the City's ongoing restructuring" as dictated by last April's financial stability agreement. That contract [PDF] covers the period from August 1, 2012, through June 30, 2014, and dictates that the firm's attorneys charge $275 per hour, a lower price than the $385 blended rate Miller Canfield offered in its March proposal to the city. Miller Canfield will now report to Orr. The firm also has close ties to Detroit government from within its ranks. Partner Saul Green, listed as a member of the team pitching for the restructuring work, served as deputy mayor of the city from 2008 to 2011. Like Jones Day, Miller Canfield was accused of having a conflict of interest when its hire was discussed at City Council in December. Over public opposition, the council ultimately voted 5 to 4 to approve the city's pact with the firm. Bing said publicly that he opted to hire Miller Canfield for the role last year because he could no longer rely on the city's own corporation counsel's office, some of whose lawyers sued him in an effort to block the financial stability agreement from taking effect.
3. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, 19 points
In its 86-page pitch, Orrick laid out with great specificity "Where the City is Today" and "Where the City Wants to Be." The firm said it was willing to do anything to meet its client's needs: "If that means working more than twelve or fifteen hours a day, seven days a week, we will do that." Orrick anticipated that it could determine what contracts exist within two or three weeks; that it would spend another three or four weeks restructuring those contractual obligations; and that it would then move into phase three of putting a restructuring plan in place. Orrick highlighted its experience with public-private partnerships, and suggested that "the city may be interested in monetizing some of its assets" through such so-called P3s. Orrick has more experience than most firms when it comes to Chapter 9 assignments, including advising Goldman Sachs in connection with Orange County's emergence from bankruptcy in 1994; representing Vallejo, California, in its Chapter 9 filing and plan confirmation (which earned partner Marc Levinson an American Lawyer Dealmaker of the Year nod); and counseling Stockton, California, during an intensive 90-day mediation with creditors that preceded its bankruptcy filing last year. The firm proposed discounted rates of $795 for partners, $695 for counsel, $595 for associates, and $250 for paralegals.
5. Dykema Gossett, 18 points
Miller Buckfire managing director Kenneth Buckfire and Detroit's CFO Jack Martin first came to meet with the Michigan firm—founded in Detroit in 1926—at its offices in mid-January, says Sheryl Toby, coleader of the firm's bankruptcy practice. In a 100-page pitch, Dykema described a team to be led by three partners, including Toby, "to ensure that whenever the need arises—24/7—and whatever the nature of that need, you can reach an attorney who can immediately address it." The firm's attorneys frequently represent Michigan public agencies and have consulted the state on its retirement plans for 18 years. Because of its many Michigan clients, Dykema listed several potential conflicts, including its representation of the state government in the negotiation of Detroit's financial stability agreement. Dykema said its lawyers would charge hourly rates ranging from $235 to $625, with the firm assuring the city that it would be willing to negotiate flexible-fee arrangements. Toby said she and her partners believe their intimate knowledge of Detroit and the state "would have been extremely beneficial within this process," but she recognized that a firm with a strong New York presence might have been favored because of the importance of Detroit's municipal bonds.
5. Sidley Austin, 18 points
The firm's rough estimate had it completing the assignment for no more than $10 million, with hourly partner rates of between $675 and $1,100; counsel between $475 and $1,100; and associates between $370 and $715. Though the Chicago-based firm lacks a Detroit office, it stressed its heft: Its pitch said that the equivalent of 120 lawyers at the firm are devoted to restructuring work full-time. The firm emphasized its public finance practice, which has seen it represent municipal bond insurers in all aspects of municipal workouts. It also has debtor-side bankruptcy experience, including handling Chapter 11 cases involving Budget Group Inc.; Dynegy Holdings; and Tribune Company. The pitch said the firm was unaware of any potential conflicts it might have in taking on the assignment.
7. McKenna Long & Aldridge, 17 points
Atlanta-based McKenna said its bills would not exceed $825,000, the lowest overall price submitted by the handful of firms that offered an estimate of their total fees. The firm also distinguished itself by boasting that its municipal restructuring practice is solely dedicated to representing the interests of government, rather than bondholders, unions, or others in conflict with municipalities. With weaker ties to Michigan than some, McKenna tried to gain points for its public finance and municipal privatization experience and lack of conflicts. The assignments McKenna touted include: serving as general counsel to Canada's government when it invested $3.775 billion in Chrysler's restructuring; working as lead counsel to rural Kentucky electric cooperative Big Rivers Electric Corporation in its restructuring of $1 billion in secured debt and $150 billion in unsecured debt; and its current representation of the receiver for the financially distressed city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
7. Weil, Gotshal & Manges, 17 points
The New York firm's Chapter 11 experience included working for the debtors of some of the largest bankruptcies in recent years: General Motors, which it sped through bankruptcy in 40 days; American Airlines; Lehman Brothers; and Washington Mutual. Weil proposed top-shelf rates of between $800 and $1,075 an hour for partners and counsel and between $450 and $795 for associates. The bid estimated the first 30 days would cost $575,000, and that "in the absence of litigation, extended negotiations or a chapter 9 filing," the next six months would not exceed $3 million (after applying a discount and not including expenses). Its municipal experience included working for New York City on its 1975 debt restructuring.
9. Lewis & Munday, 14 points
This 20-lawyer, minority-owned firm has worked with Detroit and its affiliated public agencies on development projects for years, including helping to create a General Motors plant in the Poletown section of the city and working on the expansions of sports venues Comerica Park and Ford Field. The firm started its public finance practice 40 years ago because of assignments from Detroit. Both of the firm's founders, municipal finance lawyer David Baker Lewis and real estate lawyer and firm chairman Reuben Munday, were listed as members of the pitch team. The firm partners planned to charge $400 an hour, while its associates were to bill $225 an hour.
9. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, 14 points
Skadden proposed conducting diligence for the city within 60 days for a flat rate of $100,000 and crafting a "creative" fee structure after that, based on hourly rates of between $840 and $1,220 for partners and of counsel; between $845 and $930 for counsel and special counsel; and between $365 and $795 for associates. The firm, which has no offices in Michigan, proved its allegiance to the state by citing Skadden attorneys' collective donation of $1.3 million to a University of Michigan Law School capital campaign in 2012. The firm said it was unaware of any potential conflicts. Jay Goffman, the global leader of Skadden's corporate restructuring group—named one of the decade's most influential lawyers in 2010 by The National Law Journal for his work pioneering prepackaged bankruptcies—would be the relationship partner, assisted by George Panagakis in Chicago and Gregory Craig in Washington, D.C. Skadden listed dozens of examples of out-of-court restructuring assignments, prepackaged reorganization experience, and traditional Chapter 11 work.
11. Butzel Long, 12 points
With a competitive rate of $275 an hour, 130-lawyer Butzel suggested partnering with other firms to get the job done, and recommended two: Weil, with which Butzel said it had successfully collaborated in connection with the General Motors restructuring; and Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, on municipal law aspects. Butzel, whose Detroit roots date back to 1854, already works as labor counsel for the city. In an interview earlier this year, partner Thomas Radom said that while he hopes Detroit can avoid bankruptcy, the option seems plausible. "Some people feel they've already given, and they're not willing to give any more," he said. "If they have to give more, they might say, 'Then let a judge decide.' "
11. Plunkett Cooney, 12 points
The Michigan firm is familiar with the state's emergency manager laws—which have gone through several iterations in recent years—in part through its representation of an emergency manager in Pontiac, namesake of the famed General Motors car and home of the Silverdome, where the National Football League's Detroit Lions once played. The 156-attorney firm proposed charging $275 for partners, $225 for senior attorneys, and $175 for associates. Plunkett planned to call in boutique firm Stevenson Keppelman Associates to advise on pension and employee benefits matters. Douglas Bernstein, who would have co-led the firm's team, says he has doubts that the city can turn itself around without filing for bankruptcy, but if Detroit does slide into Chapter 9, one major question will be when federal bankruptcy law supersedes Michigan's constitution. That issue would come into play for such matters as what to do with public pensions, which are protected under state laws, Bernstein says. Whichever path the city takes, he says, "Detroit is a unique one in that you'd like to be part of the solution."
13. Jaffee Raitt (seeking local counsel role only), 10 points
Founded in Detroit in 1968, Jaffee proposed being hired to assist primary counsel with issues of Michigan law and procedure. The 102-attorney firm said it has "among the largest" restructuring practices in the state, with 10 attorneys practicing in the area full-time. In bankruptcies, the firm represents a mix of unsecured creditors' committees, debtors, creditors, and trustees. One recent out-of-court assignment listed was Jaffee's representation of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in the restructuring of $56 million in debt. Partner rates ranged from $225 to $550 with associates billing between $175 to $295.
14. Stutman Treister & Glatt, 9 points
One of the first firms called in to pitch the city, Stutman ended up with the lowest marks. The 32-lawyer restructuring firm lost points for its lack of a Michigan connection and the absence of any lawyers specializing in public finance, municipal privatization, state and local law, and ancillary practices such as labor and employment. Recognizing those weaknesses, the firm, which has offices in Los Angeles and New York, welcomed the opportunity to work in conjunction with a full-service firm of Detroit's choosing. Stutman's extensive municipal bankruptcy experience includes advising California's Orange County in its 1994 Chapter 9 bankruptcy and serving as the mediator in Stockton, California's recent Chapter 9 proceedings. The firm's proposed fee structure estimated monthly fee caps of $400,000 for a one-year period, not to exceed $4.8 million. Rates ranged from $833 to $959 an hour for shareholders and senior counsel, and from $437 to $671 for other lawyers. Stutman senior shareholder Gary Klausner said by email that the firm was "very pleased to have been selected for an interview" given the importance of the assignment and "that the City had the entire universe of bankruptcy practices to choose from."


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Awkward, delicious time at Little Sheep
Ian Anderson 9:30 a.m., Nov. 23
Three Lost Virtues
What an illuminating article about lost arts that may not be completely lost. Thank you, again, Reader. ("Chivalry Is Not Dead," Cover Story, March 27).
I'd like to add a few more to your list. Number one, line drying clothes. My husband and I use the local Laundromat to wash clothes, and then we hang them on clotheslines in our back yard in the sun. The smell of freshly sun-dried towels and sheets is like no other. It amazes me that with all the talk of global warming, we still seek out high-tech solutions rather than looking to the past for simpler, more economical answers to saving energy. I'd like to note that I've not seen one other family in Normal Heights that line dries clothes like we do. The process itself can be a very Zen-like task, definitely not disagreeable.
Number-two lost art would be pen pals, and I don't mean email pals. It's not the same! For years I've corresponded with four or five people from around the country, most of whom I haven't met in person but who have become very good friends. Email could never compete with the sound of a letter dropping into the mailbox. There's the lag time in conversation by mail, which can only breed patience, a quality so sorely needed nowadays. Often a very personal letter will be accompanied by photos, postcards, stamps, or other treasures. To handwrite a letter is to slow down and practice patience.
Three. Another lost art, a landline telephone and answering machine. Yes, these are now almost lost items due to the new high-tech cockroach, the cell phone. I have no cell phone because (1) I despise them, and (2) I simply don't need one. And how many people really do? Any message I can retrieve within hours on my trusty answering machine, purchased for $20 at Radio Shack about five years ago. My whole low-tech setup costs me $5 a month for the phone with AT&T. I can actually enjoy a walk in my own neighborhood without a machine glued to my ear.
Thanks for everything, Reader.
Phyllis Hordin
Normal Heights
Barbarella's story about trying to fish at La Jolla Shores made me sad ("Shore Stop," "Diary of a Diva," March 27). The area is an ecological reserve. Her friend with the fishing license needs to learn more about his city and do his part to protect our amazing natural resources. But Barbarella just shrugs and pretends it's just another funny little story to share with us. Please read some more about the tragic state of the fish in our oceans, starting with the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation cmbc.ucsd. edu/Ocean_News_Room/Commentary/sea_bass.
Carrie Schneider
via email
Matt? Hey, Matt!
Wondering about Matthew Alice. Has he moved on? Is there a reading on this? Can we find out?
U.S. Navy, Ret.
Matthew Alice returns today. — Editor
Too Much Information
I just got a chance to read "The Rocket Pop Street Artist" (Cover Story, March 20). I'd like to say, insanely irresponsible of you to print something like this, telling people how to deface our city that you live in. For this guy to go on and put this crap up that he considers art, that just defaces other people's property and is a blight and costs us money to remove — totally irresponsible. How would you feel if all he wanted to do was put it on Reader boxes?
Even though I agree with the stuff that he says about public art — some of it's crap — a lot of it gets turned over. Like the things that are down by the airport, those big stupid rings, was before a big stupid ship thing. But somebody paid for it, somebody did it, and it comes up, comes down, and it's approved by the City, and it's not vandalism.
The guy knows it's wrong; it's against the law. For you to print the recipe on the paste makes me feel like making up a bunch of posters and just putting them all over the stupid Reader boxes that you bolt illegally all over the sidewalks of our city. Talk about defacement, that's a bunch of s***, and I'm sick of it. Maybe I'll start making my own posters and start putting them all over your boxes.
Name Withheld
The Reader has paid permits with the City of San Diego for all of its street racks. — Editor
Just Pretty Pictures
Thanks for publishing insightful and entertaining articles that cast a critical eye on San Diego and its public art. For all of the civic beauty found in San Diego, little is in the form of public art, and of that which is beautiful, an even smaller portion is of any significance. But then, little private art produced in San Diego is worth mention either.
Artist communities? Please! Retirement communities, if anything. Regardless of age, San Diego artists are little housepainters, happy with a pretty picture and the fact that the title of "artist" elevates the stature of cognitive laziness. San Diego artists are either retired or hiding, and the art establishment, museums and galleries, the institutions that are supposed to play interpreter between artists and the average citizen, are doing little to help inform the public or encourage any kind of debate over art's validity, much less local art's validity.
I'd also like to thank the Rocket Pop Street Artist for taking the time to think and to write. Although I see the connection between graffiti and street art in its illegality, the difference between the two must be discussed and defined in much the same way the integrity of public art must be debated.
J. Rieger
via email
My Best Coach
I was pleasantly surprised when I picked up the latest copy of the Reader and read your story about Coach Teagle ("Couldn't Be Better," Feature Story, March 20). I was born and raised in Imperial Beach and lived about three blocks away from the Mar Vista High School. I attended MVHS from 1967 to 1969. I played football, wrestled, and ran track for Coach Teagle (100- and 220-yard dash and the 440 relay).

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With a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild Thursday, Alain Vigneault moved past Harry Neale into second place on the all-time Canucks coaching wins list with 143, just 103 wins behind leader Marc Crawford.
Andrew Raycroft was impressive once again, stopping 27 of 29 shots, including a couple big saves off Petr Sykora and Owen Nolan, to earn his fourth win of the season.
Minnesota's netminder Niklas Backstrom was pulled after two periods, having allowed four goals on 17 shots, and was replaced by backup Josh Harding, who stopped all four shots that he faced.
Darcy Hordichuk scored his first goal of the season on his first shot of the season just under four minutes into the game. The enforcer's last goal came January 4 earlier this calendar year against the Dallas Stars.
Having killed all five penalties against the Wild Thursday, the Canucks (10-7) have now managed to keep the puck out of the net in the past 12 shorthanded situations. They also got their first shorthanded goal of the year with Henrik Sedin's eighth of the season.
In addition to Henrik's goal, the Canucks got contributions from Mason Raymond and Matt Pettinger in the middle frame. Raymond's goal was his third in four games and Pettinger's was his first of the season in only his second game with the team. Kyle Brodziak got both of the goals for the Wild.
Defenceman Kevin Bieksa played his second consecutive game on a forward line after Steve Bernier sat out with the flu. The Canucks were also missing Shane O'Brien who was serving a one-game suspension, while Ryan Johnson returned after he sat out four games with an upper body injury.
The Canucks will look to build on their three-game win streak tonight when they face the Dallas Stars, who lost 4-3 in a shootout against Vancouver earlier this season at GM Place. (5:30 p.m. SNET)


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The era when we worked 48 hours a week, 48 weeks a year and 48 years for the same corporation are long past. Job security used to be found in being loyal to one boss or business - for a lifetime. As we have seen, this is now no longer the case. Real security is found within you. How is that?
If your career seems to have taken a downturn with the economy, look at it differently. Take stock of all you have learned and achieved in your work to date. Write it down so you can see it. Review the people who have assisted you along the way. You might like to call or write to them to express your appreciation for their help. If you felt you made some mistakes, take a moment to forgive yourself for them, or anyone else who might have been involved. Above all, have a sense of gratitude for all that you have gained so far in your working life.
Completing the past makes for the foundation of a new and better future. A final step is to reward yourself and celebrate your accomplishments so far. It does not have to cost much, if anything. A small gift to you, a special meal with a friend, a new book, time to walk in a favourite place in nature. Closing the door on what has gone allows a new door to open up for you, with fresh energy and enthusiasm for what is next.
You need to learn to be self-directing in your career, awake to many possibilities in one lifetime to achieve fulfillment and success. More important than ever is to know yourself; your particular aptitudes, gifts and talents; what you do that is useful to others, that makes you happy.
Each of us has a Personal Motivational Trend. A Personal Motivational Trend is defined by that which you are good at, you enjoy doing and with which you experience success. When you are engaged with what comes most naturally to you, you feel better, are motivated and inspired. You are true to yourself. Life flows.
What is success for you? What does success mean for you? Your ideas of success may have been coloured by parents, peers or colourful images in the media. But are they real for you? If your life could be the most rewarding, what would that be like for you? Allow yourself to be with the question a while. Answers may float up to you when you are least expecting them.
Recently, I was talking with Deborah D'Alessandro who runs Esprit Seminars - Creative Career Seminars for Women in the South of France. Deborah offers a very helpful Natural Abilities Analysis, which is available free of charge on her website.
Among other topics, we discussed the challenges that women in business meet. Look at the four issues that typically cause women to fail in business. These may also apply to some men. They reflect the frailty of self-doubt.
1. Insecurity
Women lack the confidence to push their way through hurdles and challenges, the obstacles that show up on the way to achieving an objective.
2. Distraction
Women tend to lose focus and get pulled in different directions on the way to achieving what they want.
3. Put others first
If someone, especially a family member or close friend, needs to talk for example, important goals get put to one side.
4. Take things personally
Facing criticism, women tend to cave in rather than step forward and hold to their intention.
Last week's post focused on building your inner strength Clearly, your inner strength is important for staying on track with the course you have set for yourself.
Sometimes called a Living Vision, a Mind Movie is an excellent resource to keep you in touch with your important values, intentions and goals. You make it up with a combination of affirmations, images and music that inspire and lift you. Watched morning and/or evening, a Mind Movie keeps you focused each day on the outcomes you wish to create and experience.
Here is an example:
Have you ever made any brave career moves? What gives you the greatest satisfaction in your working life? Do you have a vocation you would love to fulfill, if only you had the courage?


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Posted on 01/22/2012 9:00:37 AM PST by EnglishCon
I play with various TSHTF scenarios all the time. Anything from a worldwide plague to a zombie apocalypse to WW3. It is both my delight as a writer, and my duty as a father.
Most are, objectively, ridiculous. Zombies don't exist, the chances of a war are still small, thanks to MAD being the default defense, and it is highly unlikely that a team of miners will release Fenrir any time soon(1). Yet I am concerned enough by the probables - an economic melt down with the associated unrest and possible dictatorship - to take precautions. A stockpile of food, water, and information to see the family through any lean times. Cash on hand and the car constantly topped off with fuel, in case, as during the London riots, we have to leave home for a while.
Alarmist? Possibly. Prudent? For a family man, definitely.
Was talking with my daughter the other day and she raised a point I have never thought of before.
"Dad," she said bitterly "Why do you bother. You will always be fine, even if the world goes to hell. You have skills."
That startled me. My daughter is skilled in her own right. She speaks several languages fluently and is very much in demand as a translator, so is not one that anyone would call dumb. Yet she has a point, the divide between the people who will survive a calamity and the ones who won't.
There is an old saying, "It is not what you know but who you know." That saying holds true as long as society functions. But when society breaks down, the saying reverses. It is what you know that becomes vital.
There are preppers light, then there are hard core preppers with their shelter off the beaten track, stores and drive to become as self sufficient as possible. Ask any of the hard core prepper community and they will tell you - they would make room and tithe a portion to a Registered Nurse in a TSHTF scenario. A GP can write his own meal ticket. A combination mechanic / machinist would literally be worth his weight in gold in the aftermath of society's collapse.
While there are things, people or animals to be repaired, the people who can do the repairs will have everyone else over a barrel. Without lube.
Sure, you can build up a library and read books. Book learning is not enough. There is a huge gap in practical things between knowing the theory and knowing the practice. To go back to our GP example for a second - most preppers have Black's Medical Dictionary or equivalent as part of their survival kit. Just open it and read it for a bit. How many diseases do you suddenly have? You have the knowledge - it is right there in the book - but you do not have the skill and experience to apply that knowledge. It is a well known phenomenon. First year medical students are frequently convinced they have between two and five fatal illnesses. Of course, they do not, but their lack of skill prevents them from seeing that.
I am minded of a quote from Robert Heinlien:
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects"
How many of those can you do?
"Anything from a worldwide plague to a zombie apocalypse to WW3. "
Zombie ping list?
Anyone can pitch manure. The big question is the why and what you're pitching it.
You are joking. We have one? Put me on that puppy!
"How many of those can you do?"
Shade-tree mechanic, crude carpenter, modest plumber, some of the electrician's skills. I am also a good shot with a rifle, mediocre with a pistol, and my swordsmanship is only fair. I know enough to get by, and am well supplied with arms and tools.
'Tis the reason we've been brushing up on our various skills and paying special attention to teaching them to the kids. From carpentry to electricity/electronics to firearms to sewing to cooking with what's available, we're doing pretty well. Mechanical repair is still in the works; thankfully one son is very visual and can figure out how most things work with little effort. His troubleshooting skills are good, but he needs to work on disassembly w/o breaking and preparing for reassembly.
Do you mean "Heinlein"?
Be careful about him.
You are absolutely correct.
Here's one of my favorites in the YouTube video below. Get someone who knows arc welding to teach you the fine points, then practice, and you'll be much in demand. Car batteries will be plentiful when it all goes down, most likely, as will scrap metal and metal objects that need to be repaired or constructed. All you'll need to be in business is a good arc welding unit and a solid stockpile of various types of rods, as well as a few solar tickler rechargers that will keep the batteries running for years after the gasoline runs out. Replenishing such batteries properly is also worth knowing, and having a solid collection and understanding of 12V appliances will make you a highly valued person. You could even run a side business with the welder around town before the zombies take over and the grid goes down. :)
Wrong. Zombies do exist. They are known as the parasitic underclass -the walking dead who will be coming after you and yours when the SHTF.
Two things on Heinlein's list I have yet to accomplish. dying will have to wait - no need practicing for that. Writing a sonnet is something I may have to work on. All the rest I have either done or been trained to do at one time or another in my life.
I don't know a GD thing about cell phones.
How to do a pig:
Invite some friends over...
Kill the pig. Dead BLOODY Pig pic. Don't look if you don't like blood. (If you can't do this stop now and starve to death.)
Scald the pig
Scrape the pig.
Gut the pig.
Cook the pig.Throw in a couple of buffalo prime rib roasts...
EAT the pig.
I am envious - that looks like one prime roast!
Those be fast zombies. Yes, they count, I guess.
"Anyone can pitch manure. The big question is the why and what youre pitching it."
Possibly.., you work for the DNC, OWS, SEIU, NYT, NPR, NEA?
All sorts of possibilities!
Just realized - the (1) I did not explain.
That is the new novel. A team or Norwegian and Kenyan miners releasing Fenrir and triggering Ragnarok.
My imagination needs a leash ....
I have always had problems with ie/ei words!
One of the joys of my life was meeting him, back when I was young, dumb and arrogant. Spent a full day with him, talking, drinking beer and shifting what felt like 50 tons of rock.
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Albany, N.Y., April 17—At the Capitol yesterday, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced more than $28 million in investment for 47 "New York Works" flood control system and dam repair projects in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions.
The "New York Works" initiative to spur job creation through infrastructure development was a cornerstone of the final 2012-2013 state budget recently enacted by the Legislature and the governor.
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- After that, try to keep Multibonk going as long as you can.
- Don't worry about the Ruff Puffs.
- Get Goombario to charge his attack power.
- If he has lots of Ruff Puffs (Perhaps enough to heal more than 10 HP), then do a fairly weak attack that hits all enemies because the old ones will die & be replaced by a smaller amount of new ones. Charge Mario & Goombario then use the Power Bounce & Multibonk & you could beat him in 2 hits!
- Go talk to a guy in Toad Town Sewers. Look up How to get to Rip Cheato. Talk to him & buy 1 thing until you can move again. Talk to him again then buy only 1 thing. Repeat the process until you get really good stuff.
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In Reply to: Cold enogh to freeze the balls on a brass monkey posted by john on January 01, 2004
: great rationale given except that the original phrase was cold enogh to freeze the balls ON a brass monkey.Hope this clears up all the scientific confusion .
I know this is trite, but a favorite expression in my use was "Colder than a witch's tit." We also had a song: Cool as an iceberg floatin' in a pool; / Cool as the tip of an Eskimo's tool; / Cool as an ice cube floatin' in a glass; / Cool as the ring around a polar bear's ass! (SS)


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SWEET DEAL TURNS SOUR: Dropping tax revenues could hamstring Florida's ability to buy 180,000 acres of Everglades, the Miami Herald reports. Gov. Charlie Crist has won widespread support from conservationists for his plan to buy the land from U.S. Sugar for $1.34 billion, but with property values expected to drop across Florida by 12 percent during the 2009-10 budget year — and 14 percent in South Florida — the once-sweet deal is starting to turn sour. "I'm deeply concerned," a top South Florida water manager tells the Herald. "There is just an irony about this. It's the best land to buy at the worst possible time." (Source: Miami Herald)
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An Olde Tyme Christmas celebration will be held on Sunday, Dec. 19, at St. John's Lutheran Church, South Avenue. The celebration will begin at 4 p.m. with recitations and songs by the children of the Sunday School. This will be followed by a covered dish meal. Each family is asked to bring a covered dish or bag of something to share with others. Following the dinner, a Christmas carol sing-along will be held, as well as a birthday cake for Jesus.
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be stationed at Memorial Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 21, from 1-6 p.m. Donors must be 17 years of age and older.
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The next meeting of the reunion committee for Jim Thorpe High School classes 1955 through 1965, will be held at 6:30, Tuesday, Jan. 10 at the Jim Thorpe Administration Building (old junior high school) on Center Ave. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. This meeting was originally scheduled for Jan. 3.
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Powerball officials stated early Thursday morning that two states, Arizona and Missouri, both sold winning tickets. The jackpot reached $579.9 million just before the drawing took place, making it the second highest jackpot in the record books.
However, with only two winners this game compared to the three winners, who shared the $656 million Mega Million jackpot in March, the payout will be bigger.
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Drawings for the winning ticket have been going on since Oct. 3. 16 drawings had occurred without a winner being announced.
Powerball officials stated Wednesday that there was a 75 percent chance one lucky person would be holding a winning ticket. The drawing occurred at 10:59 p.m. eastern time. The winning numbers were announced as: 05, 23, 16, 22, 29 with a Powerball of 6.
Leading up to the game, people were not afraid to speak of their "if only" day dreams. One man, who said he had never bothered to gamble, said he felt compelled to succumb to lotto fever.
"It's so absurd of a number," UPS driver Jim Baker, 43, told USA Today before the drawing. "People like me who never gamble say, 'Oh, I have to get a ticket.'"
"Half a billion dollars? Donald Trump, move over," Don Whitney, 77, of Carneys Point, N.J. added.
One lotto player admitted that he was afraid to even take a look at his ticket.
"I don't even know if I'll look at it," Andre Williams, who bought his ticket at a newsstand, told the Associated Press. "If I win, I might pass out."
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If it was all about the dancing, Rob never would have made the finals last season, Bristol wouldn't have in season 11 (and gotten the scores she did), Kate never would have got anything above a 1, Gilles would have beat Shawn, Mel would have beat Helio, Mario Emmitt, and so on. It's not about anything but keeping around who they want to save, imo. It's only about the dancing when the producers want to make it about the dancing. I'm so over Sabrina. Some D-listers make their living hopping from one reality show to the next. Sabrina seems to have made a career out of doing DWTS related appearances and showing up in the audience to make sure people don't forget her. I can see why Kristin and Chynna were voted off early last season. And even if there wasn't a good reason, there's still a reason: people aren't voting for them. Tom used that argument to justify why Bristol kept sticking around in season 11.
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I too find William handsome .I dont know that he can dance as well as some.I agree, keep your shirts on, its not sexy after awhile, it's boringI know I sound like a cantankerous old bitty, but I really wish the men would dress properly for their dances. There is something very sexy about a man knowing how to dance properly without having to remove his clothes (even sleeves, gentlemen, even sleeves!). Picture Don Draper, for instance. It embarrasses me that women act like that about dancing men. I've never been in a gentlemen's club (aka strip club), but from what I understand those patrons behave better than the women in the audience at DWTS. (I have been to a male strip club - more of a dance review....but either way...come on ladies, show some restraint and class.) And I don't think it's because I don't find Maks or his brother the least bit attractive, because I do find William very handsome, just let the guy dance and not have to strip down to his skivvies for votes.
However, I do love the show, and I keep coming back every season. I don't mind watching the d-listers try to revive their careers and/or fall flat. I like watching them gain confidence, dance through the pain, and tone up. Their hard work = my viewing pleasure. Let's just allow the guys to keep their clothes on.
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Whitney Houston's 19-year old daughter, Bobbi Kristina, will inherit all of her mom's fortune.
The will, which was filed Wednesday [March 7] in Atlanta was signed by Whitney in 1993, a month before she gave birth to Bobbi according to TMZ.
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Brendan Taylor and Hamilton Masakadza combined to carry Zimbabwe to a hugely encouraging nine-wicket victory over South Africa in the T20 Tri-Series final in Harare.
Zimbabwe passed their target of 147 with 17 balls remaining, making 150 for one, as Taylor was unbeaten on 59 and Masakadza 58 not out.
They could also thank their bowlers as Kyle Jarvis took two for 22, including opener Richard Levi for a first-ball duck as South Africa got into early trouble, reduced to six for two in the second over.
Hashim Amla followed Levi for three, and although Faf du Plessis made 66 off 57 balls to hold the Proteas innings together, few others provided support.
Albie Morkel made an unbeaten 34 but Colin Ingram (19) and Wayne Parnell (12) were the only others in double figures as South Africa closed their innings on 146 for six.
Zimbabwe quickly set about chasing that down, and although they lost Vusi Sibanda for 23 off 15 balls with the score on 32, they encountered little resistance from the South Africa attack.
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LAKE ELSINORE -- Medicinal marijuana dispensaries will be banned from setting up in the city, the City Council decided Tuesday while making it clear that it will not target groups of patients who pool their resources to grow or obtain the drug.
The city does not have any dispensaries now operating within its borders. The only two in the county are in Palm Desert and Palm Springs.
After the council voted 5-0 to adopt the ordinance Tuesday, medicinal marijuana advocates at the meeting had mixed reaction.
On one hand, they said, the city was wise in leaving alone the patient groups known as collectives or cooperatives. On the other hand, they said, medicinal marijuana dispensaries are the only places where some patients can get it easily and safely.
"It's a compromise," said Lake Elsinore resident Stephen Roper, who said he has AIDS and uses medicinal marijuana. "It allows us to do what we have to do."
"It's a start," said Temecula resident LaVonne Victor, who said she uses the drug to treat her multiple sclerosis. "At least they're willing to work with us."
The council considered the ordinance at the request of Lake Elsinore police Chief Louis Fetherolf, who told members that colleagues in places where medicinal marijuana dispensaries are operating reported that there were a bevy of public safety issues concerning the facilities.
Among them, he said, are that marijuana is being sold illegally within them, that marijuana is being smoked in the areas surrounding them and that robberies are taking place in and around the dispensaries.
He also said that, because marijuana was approved by California voters for medicinal purposes but remains an illegal drug in the eyes of the federal government, police officers and the city are put in a position where they have to break one law to uphold another.
In 1996, state voters approved Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act, which allows those with prescriptions from their doctors to obtain or grow small amounts of marijuana for medicinal purposes. But that contradicts federal laws, which say all marijuana is illegal and that it has not medicinal value.
Until the discrepancy between the state and federal laws is solved, Fetherolf said, it would be best for the city to prohibit dispensaries within its borders.
"It takes us out of the unenviable position of enforcing one in violation of the other," he said.
The council appeared to agree with that line of thinking, though members, and ultimately Fetherolf, agreed that they did not want to go after the collectives and cooperatives.
Roper was one of those who addressed the council about the medicinal marijuana groups.
"This is life sustaining," he said. "It's not about the law. It's about living. Do what you can to keep me alive."
The advocates presented the council language from a temporary ban on medicinal marijuana dispensaries Temecula passed in 2004 that made it clear that its ordinance was not aimed at the groups.
Lake Elsinore adopted similar language and became the third Southwest County city behind Temecula and Murrieta to place a ban or at least a temporary moratorium on dispensaries. Last month, San Marcos became the first San Diego County to do the same.
Contact staff writer Jose Carvajal at (951) 676-4315, Ext. 2624,or email@example.com .


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Jacqueline Alexander of Morale Orchards in Odell talks with Cascade Locks Port Commissioner Jess Groves.
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'Puff Factory' coming to Cascade Locks
The Port of Cascade Locks has finalized a deal with an Odell orchardist, Jacqueline Alexander, which will make way for "The Puff Factory," a plant that will freeze-dry Hood River Valley fruit and turn it into packageable snacks.
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Port of Cascade Locks, Odell orchardist want to build freeze-dried fruit plant by 2015
CASCADE LOCKS – An Odell orchardist is looking at a Cascade Locks location for her new business, "The Puff Factory," a 26,000-square-foot plant that will use a unique freeze-drying technique to transform Hood River fruit into snack products. Plans are to employ 30-50 people.
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A plethora of pivots.
Populism? Actually it is just smart economic policy. "By breaking up the biggest banks, conservatives will not be putting asunder what the free market has joined together. Government nurtured these behemoths by weaving an improvident safety net and by practicing crony capitalism. Dismantling them would be a blow against government that has become too big not to fail."
Preposterous, the anti-drone hysteria, that is. "Despite claims that the president is asserting a radically new and menacing authority, Obama's decision to target al Qaeda operatives who are U.S. nationals is by no means unprecedented. The fact is that American presidents (and state governors) have lawfully deployed military force against citizens in insurrection, rebellion, or war against the United States from the beginning …."
Practically a political death warrant.. The New York Times tells Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) to scram: "Senator Robert Menendez was never a distinguished choice for chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the position he ascended to this month by virtue of seniority. Concerns about that quality gap have sharply escalated amid new disclosures about Mr. Menendez's use of his position to advance the financial interests of a friend and big donor. Instead of trying to protect Mr. Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, needs to remove his gavel, at least pending credible resolution by the Senate Ethics Committee of the swirling accusations of misconduct."
Plenty of lessons to be learned. "Union City [N.J.] makes an unlikely poster child for education reform. It's a poor community with an unemployment rate 60 percent higher than the national average. Three-quarters of the students live in homes where only Spanish is spoken. A quarter are thought to be undocumented, living in fear of deportation. . . . After spending a year in Union City working on a book, I believe its transformation offers a nationwide strategy."
Problematic to talk peace when one side is dominated by leaders who aren't interested in peace. "Bashar Masri, the elegant and eloquent entrepreneur behind this project, acknowledges that, to succeed, [the planned Palestinian city of ] Rawabi will need businesses and jobs — high-tech would be his preference. That will require foreign investors confident that their money will not end up in the foreign bank accounts of corrupt officials. It would help, too, if Rawabi and all of what Masri calls Palestine were to enjoy not just peaceful but cooperative relations with the little start-up nation to its west. Both Masri and Fayyad favor that outcome — of that I have little doubt. But with Palestinian power divided between a jihadist Hamas and a vacillating Fatah, and with Islamists who are committed to Israel's extermination ascendant throughout much of the Middle East, I have no idea how they get there from here."
Pathetic. "Mark Sanford's bid for his old congressional seat is equal parts political campaign and confessional tour. The disgraced ex-South Carolina governor is back on the trail seeking forgiveness for the sins that caused his political career to collapse in spectacular fashion four years ago: The mysterious days-long disappearance, the lies about hiking the Appalachian Trail and the extramarital affair with an Argentine woman that splintered the Republican's picture-perfect family and shattered his presidential aspirations."


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Kristallnacht memorial stolen
Thieves made off with a 750 kilogram Kristallnacht monument from the Jewish cemetery in Cologne.
The theft occurred Sunday night, Ha'aretz reported on Friday, and the local Jewish community is offering a 4,000 Euro reward for information leading to its retrieval.
The monument, representing religious objects rescued during the night of Nazi-spurred violence and looting in 1938, stood about nine feet high.
The theft took place days after commemorations of Kristallnacht, or the night of broken glass—named for the Jewish shops that were destroyed during the attacks.


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Classic car owners flock to Park Rapids for the weekend
An assortment of Willys Overland vehicles have been stopping traffic at C'mon Inn in Park Rapids this week.
Members of the Upper Mississippi Chapter of the Willys Overland Knight Registry are on vacation in the Park Rapids area through Sunday.
The mission is to bring together people who own, admire, and are interested in the preservation of vehicles powered by sleeve valve engines or the related family of Willys Overland vehicles.
Stan Maass, of Stewartville, said the Willys Overland cars were made between 1903 and 1942 before production was stopped.
The Upper Mississippi Chapter travels each year to a different location for an annual meeting and socializing.
According to the Willys Overland website, www.wokr.org, in June of 1960, Chet Lamberth and John Rawlins of Dallas, Texas owned Willys-Knight automobiles and correctly thought there may be others interested in preserving sleeve-valve engine vehicles. They formed the "National Registry of Willys-Knight Automobiles and others using sleeve-valve action" and by year's end, there were 36 members. Membership has continued to grow over the years.
The Upper Mississippi Chapter, which encompasses a five-state area, brought 14 cars to the Park Rapids area and 38 people, Maass said.
"We've been to Summerhill Farm, the Bison Ranch and plan to see Ole and Lena this weekend," he said. "It's mostly a social thing."
Dan Janke, of Westfield, Wis., is also in Park Rapids for the weekend. He and his wife spent about seven years completing their vehicle but "it was worth every minute," he said.
Maass has a 1932 model, which he said is one of the "classiest" vehicles around.
The Willys Overland members plan to take in all the sites around the area while cruisin' in their classic cars.


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Police get tip, arrest suspect after images appear on KVAL
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - A man who got out of prison last September faces new charges accusing him of stealing televisions from a Springfield hotel, police said.
Officers picked up Jon Powell on Friday morning.
Police said the registered owner of a car caught on surveillance camera at the hotel January 4 called after the images appeared on KVAL TV and KVAL.com. The car's owner had lent the car to the man caught on camera in the pictures, Springfield Police said, and wasn't too happy to see the vehicle in association with a crime.
Police said Powell is a Eugene man who got out of prison last September.


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DAX (a 4-hour chart)
General overview
European stocks were broadly higher on Wednesday on the back of mining and energy-related stocks strengthening. Moreover, investors waited for major oil producers' meeting outcome.
Current situation
DAX was stronger on Wednesday and traded near the local high. The price extended its recovery and reached the 10520 resistance region. After reaching the level DAX slightly rolled back and erased some of its latest gains. The instrument broke the 50-EMA and tested the 200-EMA in the 4 hours chart. The 50 and 100 EMAs are heading lower, the 200-EMA is moving north. The resistance is seen at 10520, the support is at 10350.
The histogram grew which indicates the sellers' positions weakening. RSI bounced from the oversold area.
Trading recommendations
The price is struggling with the resistance 10520 to go further. Besides, the 200-EMA stands on its way upward. The DAX index needs to break this barrier to strengthen further. Otherwise, the index will return to a decline.


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Discussion in 'Xbox Consoles' started by samXcor3, Dec 16, 2007.
if i buy a 360 and a nyko intercooler will that guaruntee prevention of the red ring of death?
No not @ all i had it my 360 still broke 2x .
wtf! ugh. looks like i may be going ps3 for a second system....
If microsoft can fix that problem they would have a good system
Apparently the newer batch have "solved" the RRoD problem... but it always turns out something's faulty. My friend's about to get his 6th 360...
After 6 xboxs i woild stop geting a xbox . I would also stop giving ms money .
I can't remember exactly what he said, but 2 of them stopped working, another 1 started getting black marks in a certain area of the console and he thought it might be over heating and the others had the RRoD. He returned them for repairs to Micro$oft, so I don't think he payed much. Plus, he likes the online and games for the XBox 360.
probably the best thing to get for cooling down your 360 is just buying a normal revolving fan and pointing it towards your 360 to get the air flowing
lol, actually the nyko first gen intercoolers supposedly caused the red ring even faster by leeching power off the 360 and frying it.
nothing wrong with a ps3 as a second console, it's a good console.. love mine
my 360 however, red ringed the second day i had it. lol, still love it though.
I RROD my friends 360 LOL
The new 360s have a lower probability for the RROD, but not by much (no sources, pure speculation from the interweb). A few hardware-savvy folk I know said there's an inherent hardware design flaw with the 360. Redesigning it would make the 360 too expensive.
no buying extra fans doesnt solve anything..... the only thing you can do is send it back if it goes wrong..... but if you got it recently apparently the newest batch is ok.. i have had mine since may with no problems so you never know :lol:
All it does is delay the RRoD and make it less likely.
when did you buy your 360? because you may not need to worry so much. starting after october-ish i believe(surely after halo was released), 360s have been made with new heatsinks, the same heatsinks they put into your system to repair the RRoD so i am guessing they are doing the job of releasing heat/running cooler because my xbox came back from repair and is quieter and noticibly running ALOT cooler. check your manufactured date on the back of your console near serial number.
heres a pic of the new gpu heatsink
do NOT buy any cooling fans/stand, they will just drain more power which puts more stress on the mobo and ofcourse more heat. it doesnt do anything but make things worse, not to mention it could melt onto your console, ive melted games in my 360 from keeping it on for a few hrs downloading
So if you get it repaired in/around october then you probably wont get the red ring of death?
I got mine in November/December last year.. not a single problem since. It was more so the launch systems that were more highly pronged to overheat. Purchasing a new one now though, you shouldn't have anything to worry about really.
right, but anything could happen still, not every system is perfect, i had to get mine repaired twice, but this one is running alot better now
I hear ALL the halo 3 edition 360s have the new 65mm falcon chip? Which apparently 'nullifies' the chances of getting rrod. Which i think is a whole load of lies.
But they say they are finding new ways to prevent these things happenning so bear a lil longer
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Mel B suggested Geri Halliwell as her Australia's Got Talent replacement
GERI HALLIWELL has admitted that she and fellow former Spice Girl Mel B had a "fiery and intense relationship" but says their friendship is a true one.
Geri, 41, has taken over from the singer as a judge on Australia's Got Talent after Mel B, 38, was banned from taking part for contractual reasons.
Geri has been talking about how it was Scary Spice who suggested her as a replacement on the panel.
"I'll tell you something about how life goes full circle," says Geri. "Melanie B and I had our issues. It's no secret. She picked up the phone and went, 'Geri, you should do it and I'll speak to the producer. It warmed my heart and gave me goosebumps. A true friend put her hand up for me."


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The Punisher is out to get Korben Dallas, former major in the federated army's special forces. He goes through a time warp and finds himself on Fhloston Paradise. He has his usual arsenal of weapons and to get Korben's attention purposely fires a bullet right next to Mr.Dallas' head. Korben is fully willing to try and take out the punisher. But, to deal with The Punisher's usual weaponry, he luckily has a new weapon from the wealthy industrialist Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg.
Who will win in this encounter?
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Even BusinessWeek knows that organic food is in trouble
I don't mean to knock BW, but I don't normally think of it as a journal of the Green Frontier. Still, credit where credit is due — this is their cover story on the death of a good idea. You got your letter of the law, you got your spirit of the law, and then you've got your global-corporate-market-capitalist wink-and-nod of the law.
The Organic Myth
Pastoral ideals are getting trampled as organic food goes mass market
By Diane Brady
Next time you're in the supermarket, stop and take a look at Stonyfield Farm yogurt. With its contented cow and green fields, the yellow container evokes a bucolic existence, telegraphing what we've come to expect from organic food: pure, pesticide-free, locally produced ingredients grown on a small family farm.
So it may come as a surprise that Stonyfield's organic farm is long gone. Its main facility is a state-of-the-art industrial plant just off the airport strip in Londonderry, N.H., where it handles milk from other farms. And consider this: Sometime soon a portion of the milk used to make that organic yogurt may be taken from a chemical-free cow in New Zealand, powdered, and then shipped to the U.S. True, Stonyfield still cleaves to its organic heritage. For Chairman and CEO Gary Hirshberg, though, shipping milk powder 9,000 miles across the planet is the price you pay to conquer the supermarket dairy aisle. "It would be great to get all of our food within a 10-mile radius of our house," he says. "But once you're in organic, you have to source globally."
Hirshberg's dilemma is that of the entire organic food business. Just as mainstream consumers are growing hungry for untainted food that also nourishes their social conscience, it is getting harder and harder to find organic ingredients. There simply aren't enough organic cows in the U.S., never mind the organic grain to feed them, to go around. Nor are there sufficient organic strawberries, sugar, or apple pulp — some of the other ingredients that go into the world's best-selling organic yogurt.


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Acost-Benefit Approach In Developmentofservice Loyalty- An Application In The Banking Sector
As is known, for both of the goods and services, the most determining characteristic of customer loyalty is permanency. Consumers evaluate the service of a company by making a cost-benefit analysis before they become the regular customers of the company. This study aims to investigate both customers' evaluations of the banking services and the effects of these evaluations on the service loyalty in terms of cost-benefit approach. In the development of service loyalty, the benefit component involves service quality factor, while the cost component involves economic costs, transaction cost and switching costs. With the data obtained from the customers of Trabzon and Ankara branches of a private bank, the roles of both benefit and cost dimensions on service loyalty were explored by regression analysis. Besides, we investigated the type of customer and customer's residential area creates a statistically significant difference on service loyalty.
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