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Last year at this time I wrote a column for this publication in which I wondered how advertisers might react to the overt depictions of horrific situations in FX's "American Horror Story," which had just debuted on the network to robust ratings and significant critical acclaim. I also referenced the scenes of brutal shock and gory horror in AMC's "The Walking Dead," which continues to deliver more nerve-frying tension and genuine scares than anything on television.
Well, with the second season premiere of "American Horror Story" having topped much of its broadcast competition among young demographic groups earlier this week, and "The Walking Dead" having broken a few basic cable ratings records last Sunday with the first episode of its third season, it would seem that the networks behind both franchises have little to fear. There is clearly a growing audience for the horror genre -- and much of it consists of those elusive young adults that advertisers continue to covet.
That's good news all around, especially where "The Walking Dead" is concerned, because despite the carping of those few critics last season who complained that the narrative slowed down to a crawl for several episodes when the series' main characters sought refuge from countless flesh-eating ghouls in a remote farmhouse, it remains one of the finest and most engaging dramatic series on television. The characters continue to develop from season to season (those who survive, anyway) and the storytelling still twists and turns in shocking and surprising ways.
The characters were a largely directionless, rag-tag group during the first two seasons, but right from the opening moments of season three (which began several months after the end of season two) it was clear that they learned how to work together and function as effective survivalists. I didn't see that coming. I also wouldn't have imagined that by the end of last Sunday's episode I'd be watching Rick, the leader of the group, chop off part of Herschel's leg after he was bitten below the knee by a walker. Shown in shocking close-up, it was hardly a quick amputation, making the horror of the moment all the more searing. Then again, "Dead" has never shied away from graphic depictions of inconceivable terror -- the more up close and personal, the better.
"American Horror Story" (which has added "Asylum" to its title for season two) is something else entirely, and not just because it is structured as an annual mini-series rather than an ongoing drama. I'm not really sure what to make of the first two episodes of its sophomore year -- which take place largely in 1964 in a creepy church-run institution for those deemed criminally insane -- but they surely set some kind of new tolerance level for uncompromised adult entertainment (over and above the show's bizarre first season). These episodes include more sex, nudity and adult language than just about anything I have ever seen on advertiser-supported television, or in much original pay-cable fare. The violence is pretty explicit, as well. No f-bombs are heard and no penises or nipples are on display, but otherwise it seems that nothing is off limits. Such edgy narrative elements aren't necessarily anything new for an adult FX drama series, but the frequency and intensity with which they punctuate the storytelling are seemingly unprecedented for the medium.
That said, season two of "AHS: Asylum" already has more potential than the uneven first season of the franchise, which was compromised by the inexplicable behavior of a family that refused to distance itself from an obviously very dangerous house and the psychotic "people" who were drawn to it. It was also somewhat unbelievable that so much crazy shiz could happen in a house on a busy suburban street in present-day Los Angeles. (Surely someone would notice something!)
But series co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk and their team have nimbly navigated around such concerns this season, setting the action in a world of madness and mayhem so removed from everyday existence and yet so grounded in the extremes of human behavior that absolutely anything goes, often in horrible fashion. Accordingly, the first two episodes offer a merry mash up of demonic possession, alien abduction, sexual perversion, religious repression, serial killing and maniacal medical experimentation.
At the dark and twisted center of it all is Jessica Lange, fresh off her Emmy win for season one and instantly establishing herself as an entirely new character with an even meaner streak (and similar award potential). From what I have seen so far, I would describe every member of this cast as "fearless" – especially Evan Peters and Sarah Paulson, both veterans of the "AHS" franchise.
The most accurate word to describe "AHS: Asylum" is probably "unhinged," but I mean that in the best possible way. Like so many series on FX – and AMC, for that matter – it is not so much pushing basic cable programming beyond its boundaries as it is forcing the medium to grow up. That can only be good news for adults who enjoy television -- and the advertisers who want to reach them.


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Mrs. Cosgrove, Lifelong Local Resident, Dies at 98
Mrs. Zoe Margarete Cosgrove, lifelong Fort Madison resident, died at 7 p.m. Friday in Sacred Heart Hospital. She was 98. She had been ill six months.
Mrs. Cosgrove was born August 12, 1869 in Fort Madison. In 1904, she was married to Thomas Cosgrove, who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Cosgrove was a member of the Union Presbyterian church, the King's Daughters Union, the White Shrine, the Royal Neighbors of America and the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
She was a 50-year member of Diamond Chapter No. 37 Order of Eastern Star.
Surviving here are a son, Marvin Cosgrove, Marshall, Mo; one daughter, Mrs. Karl (Elsie) Dryer, Fulton, N.Y.; a brother, Roy W. Martin, Keokuk; one sister, Mrs. Fred Jackson, Fort Madison; and 13 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son and a daughter. Her parents were Charles T. and Justina M. Dellenbaugh Martin.
The body is at the Barr Memorial Chapel where final rites will be a 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. John Lewis will officiate. Burial will be in Appanoose cemetery near Niota. The family will meet friends at the Barr chapel between 7 and 9 p.m. Monday.
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An engineer dies and goes to hell. After a while, the engineer gets dissatisfied with the level of comfort in there and starts designing and building improvements. After a while, hell has air conditioning, ingflush toilets, water fountains and escalators – making the engineer a pretty popular guy.
One day God phones Satan up and asks with a sneer: "Hey buddy, how's it goin down there in hell?"
Satan snickered back, "Things are going great actually. We've got air conditioning, flush toilets, escalators and the works. Hell (no pun intended), there's no telling what this engineer guy is gonna come up with next."
God replies, "What? You've got an engineer? That's a mistake – he should never have gotten down there; send him back up."
To which Satan replied, "No way dude. I like having an engineer on staff, I'm keepin him."
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When balls fly at my head, I usually duck. Thankfully, U.S. Olympic soccer player Alex Morgan does not. As you might remember, Morgan scored the winning goal (off a header) at the Olympics in overtime against Canada to take the U.S. team into the game medal match against Japan. Now that the Games are behind her, Morgan is teaming up with DePuy Mitek, Inc., the official sports medicine sponsor of the 2014 FIFA World Cup to launch an initiative to educate parents, coaches and athletes about the importance of injury prevention. Read on to see how she stays injury-free and what she wants athletes everywhere to know.
What's the main idea behind this initiative with the Sports Injury Prevention Program? Aside from teaching parents, coaches and athletes how important it is to make sure your muscles are warm and ready to go before a game, they've also created the FIFA 11+, a warm-up program designed to reduce injuries in athletes 14 years and older. If you do these exercises twice a week, which consists of a mix of running, balance and plyometric exercises you significantly decrease your chance of getting hurt on the field.
Do you remember the first time you were badly injured playing soccer? I tore my ACL when I was 17, which was a really important time in my life. It was my first college season and basically the worst time ever to get hurt. I had to get surgery and it took me five months to get back on the field. I wish they had this program back then, especially because female athletes have a much higher injury rate.
What do you think caused your ACL injury? I can't say for certain, but I do have a theory. I had battled several other smaller injuries and my muscles and joints just weren't used to playing at such a high level. I was trying out for a new team and I really wanted to play at their level even if my body wasn't quite there yet.
How did you recover? After having surgery to repair my ACL, I had to go physical therapy three times a week. My teammates and family were also a big support system for me. When you are injured, you physically go through a process. There are steps you start to take. You start running, and then cutting again and build from there. But emotionally I was a wreck. My whole life revolved around soccer and then all of a sudden it suddenly didn't, so that took a huge toll on me.
What do you do now before a game to prevent injuries? I do warm-up exercises like the FIFA 11+ pretty much every day whether I am playing or not. I just can't take the chance; I get paid to be on the soccer field. At times my knee will get a little sore or my ankles will get stiff (both have been sprained before), and when that happens I take a few more minutes to do balance exercises and get loose before taking the field. We have girls on the team who are 35 and are still playing a high level without getting injured, so we definitely know our bodies and what they need.
Now that you've got that gold medal checked off on your list, what's next? I'm playing in our victory tour (with teammate Christie Rampone) and at the same time I'm helping the Sports Injury Prevention Program team run clinics to teach the FIFA 11+ exercises. There are 15 clinics all over the country, so I'll be busy the next few months!
For more information on sports injury prevention, including the FIFA 11+ techniques and clinics, visit the Sports Injury Prevention Program Facebook page.


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His book How to Sound Really Clever has 600 of his latest favourites, so you can swan around using words like forbearance and occluded and feel less of a lumpen.
Hubert found the words all over the place, "a lot of the words were suggested by friends".
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In new sweaters, Sabres hung out to dry
Buffalo is the worst team in the NHL, so there's never going to be an easy game on the schedule. Still, things seemed to set up ideally for the Sabres entering Sunday's game against Detroit:
• The Red Wings traveled to Buffalo for the second of back-to-back games and their third in four nights. The Sabres hadn't played since Thursday.
• Detroit was without injured Pavel Datsyuk, its leading goal scorer, and started backup goaltender Jonas Gustavsson.
• The Wings were mired in a long slump with just one victory in the previous nine games.
None of that mattered. The struggling Sabres still aren't in position to take advantage of any breaks.
Detroit looked fresher and ultimately better than Buffalo during a 3-1 victory in First Niagara Center. The Sabres have dropped four straight to fall to 5-19-1.
"Games like this, these are the musts to win," forward Zemgus Girgensons said. "It just didn't work out."
Not much has worked out this season. The Sabres unveiled their new third jersey but looked like the same old team despite taking an early lead.
"There's certain moments in seasons that things actually start changing," coach Ted Nolan said. "We haven't hit that. I know it's very frustrating."
The energy boost that accompanied the arrival of Nolan and Pat LaFontaine, the president of hockey operations, is gone. The losses remain.
"Nothing is going to come with the first day," Girgensons said. "It's not like a couple people are going to come in and everything is just going to switch around. It's going to take time, patience."
The Sabres couldn't keep up with Detroit on the ice or the scoreboard. The Red Wings scored twice in the third period to snap a 1-1 tie, including the winner from Johan Franzen with 8:17 to go.
Franzen's goal, which glanced off Buffalo defenseman Alexander Sulzer before eluding goalie Ryan Miller, came on the second of back-to-back power plays. Opponents have beaten the Sabres' penalty-kill unit five times in four games.
While it's a point of concern, a bigger problem is Buffalo's inability to sustain momentum.
Cody Hodgson scored 7:47 into the game – sending Buffalo into the first intermission with a lead for only the second time in 25 games – but Detroit entered the dressing room feeling better. The Red Wings outshot Buffalo, 14-6, and Darren Helm followed up by scoring just 30 seconds into the second period.
"We came out really strong, and then we let them take over the period," Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers said. "The way we're handling those situations, you can tell we take our foot off the gas a bit. We have spurts where we feel like we're outplaying them, taking it to them, then we back off a little bit because maybe we're feeling pretty good about ourselves. We have to continue that play throughout the entire period, the entire game."
Steve Ott had a chance to put Buffalo back in front midway through the second. Hooked on a breakaway, Ott was awarded a penalty shot. Gustavsson tracked the captain and stopped Buffalo's first penalty shot since Feb. 19, 2012.
Franzen capitalized on his power-play chance, and longtime nemesis Daniel Alfredsson – pushed into action because of Datsyuk's head injury – scored into an empty net with 48.2 seconds to send home the announced crowd of 18,721.
"They get momentum, and we look like we're tired," Nolan said. "It's a state of mind. We've just got to change a little bit of things moving forward."
Nolan and the coaching staff have another two-day break to implement game plans and correct mistakes. The Sabres return to the ice Wednesday when they host Montreal.
"We're playing better as a team," Hodgson said. "There's definitely some bright spots – look at our starts, look at the physical play and the way we're working – but at the end of the day we want to win games. It's tough."
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There's a definite art to making great furniture purchases and the big secret is to not make the purchase an emotional one.
Try to resist buying the first piece that you fall in love with! Instead, stop, assess and continue to browse.
Plan Before You Set Out
Have an itemised list and be prepared to stick very firmly to it. Have a list set out by room- know what you need for the bedroom, office and dining room. Don't even look at items that aren't on your list- the decisions will be hard enough without further confusion!
Have the dimensions and requirements for each individual piece noted- if it's a cabinet you're shopping for, you should know that this is for the lounge room, the dimensions (make sure you have measured personally) it needs to be and whether you want glass or solid doors and what you plan to store in it. Don't compromise!
Think About It
The most mistakes happen when a piece of furniture is particularly wonderful- but not for entirely practical reasons. No matter how much you 'love' something, if it doesn't fit the specific criteria that you have set out with, it's not the piece of furniture for you. For example if you have set out to buy an entertainment unit for the living room and happen across a wonderful vintage cabinet that won't fit a wide screen television, it's not the one for you. In fact, buying it will be a frustrating experience. Measurements do not lie!
If you really love something, take the time and give yourself some space to think about it. It will still be wonderful tomorrow and any furniture seller worth patronising should allow you a twenty four hour grace period to think about any big purchases.
Get the Basics Right
When you're shopping for furniture, pay attention to the bones, the frame, the base. Upholstery, colour, tint- these can all be changed later. If you buy a good quality piece that's well made from the ground up, you're getting a better piece of furniture and one that will potentially have a good resale value if you should ever decide to sell to another savvy buyer.
Get the Right Price
Like other shopping, furniture buying is competitive. Don't be afraid to negotiate and don't be afraid to shop around.
It's not rude or pushy to do this- when you're buying a lot of furniture, it's just practical! You might find that by purchasing a number of items from one retailer that you can get a better price.


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I have owned my house for 8 years now. When I bought my house the backyard was fully enclosed with one of the fences installed on the property line between my house and my neighbors. About 4 years ago my neighbor removed the existing fence and built a privacy fence 2" within his property line, hence giving me occupancy of the land. This year I build a raised flower bed (4-5" above grade) next to the fence. He is claiming my garden is on his property and I have to remove it. Is he correct or can I keep my garden as is since he willing gave me occupancy?
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SELCO Completes Forest Park Merger in Oregon
The $917 million SELCO Community Credit Union in Eugene, Ore., said it has now completed merging the $40 million Forest Park Federal Credit Union in Portland, Ore.
The $40 million Forest Park FCU chose SELCO Community CU as its merger partner in September, the merger became official on Jan. 1 and operational integration was completed April 1, SELCO said.
Forest Park CU's two branches give Oregon's third-largest credit union a total of 15 branches in Albany, Bend, Eugene, Portland, Redmond, Salem and Springfield, SELCO said.
"We look forward to building positive and durable relationships with the residents and businesses in this vibrant community," said SELCO CEO Bob Newcomb.


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Revolver Magazine Celebrates The Top 100 Living Rock Stars [PIC]
OK, how many times have you read that "Rock is dead"? I personally am sick to death of those headlines. Thank God for Revolver magazine. It seems that Revolver magazine can finally put an end to that headline…and this isn't a look at all the dead guys that these know-it-all writers have been touting as the only people that ever mattered in the genre.
Revolver just put out their 100th issue and inside are the Top 100 Living Rock Star. On the cover alone, they tout 21 of the Top 100:
– GUNS N' ROSES' Axl Rose
– Ozzy Osbourne
– METALLICA's James Hetfield
– KISS' Gene Simmons
– KORN's Jonathan Davis
– Marilyn Manson
– Slash (notice he isn't referred to as a member of GNR?)
– MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX: A.M.'s Nikki Sixx
– SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR's Corey Taylor
– MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister
– FOO FIGHTERS' Dave Grohl
– Alice Cooper
– Rob Zombie
– SLAYER's Kerry King
– BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's Zakk Wylde
– LAMB OF GOD's Randy Blythe
– AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M. Shadows
– JANE'S ADDICTION's Dave Navarro
– Sebastian Bach
– BLACK VEIL BRIDES' Andy Biersack
– FALLING IN REVERSE's Ronnie Radke
In that Top 100, when you read, on they give nods to Bret Michaels, Chris Cornell and Dave Navarro to name a few more.
Thank you Revolver for proving that Rock is still alive and kicking all forms of ass!


text: HarborOne Credit Union, Brockton, Mass., promoted James Malinowski to vice president, director of indirect lending. United Teletech Financial Federal Credit Union, Tinton Falls, N.J., has promoted Deborah Matulonis to branch service and operations manager and has named Joan McGlennon manager of service and support. United Nations Federal Credit Union, New York, appointed Merrill Halpern manager of card services. Vermont Federal Credit Union, Burlington, Vt., re-elected Jean Isham, Jeffrey McDonough and Joan Wilson for three-year terms. Curran Robinson was elected to another term as chairman, Gil Tabor as vice president, Joseph Finnigan, CEO of the CU, as treasurer and Jean Isham as secretary.


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Bush announces Africa trip, presses for AIDS funds
By Matt Spetalnick
MOUNT AIRY, Maryland (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Friday announced a trip to Africa early next year for a first-hand look at U.S.-sponsored HIV/AIDS programs and pressed Congress to approve a doubling of funds to combat the disease globally.
Bush used an appearance at a church in Mount Airy, Maryland, the day before World AIDS Day to reaffirm his administration's multibillion-dollar commitment to fighting what he called the "scourge of HIV/AIDS."
"We rededicate ourselves to a great purpose. We will turn the tide against HIV/AIDS, once and for all," Bush said after meeting members of nongovernmental organizations and faith-based groups working in the hardest-hit countries.
AIDS activists have praised Bush's global anti-AIDS effort for getting life-extending drugs to people who otherwise would go without them, but have criticized its prevention measures for focusing too heavily on encouraging sexual abstinence.
Police arrested about 40 people staging a sit-in protest on the sidewalk in front of the White House against requirements in the U.S. program that at least a third of the funds be directed to promoting sexual abstinence until marriage.
Offering an upbeat assessment of his administration's anti-AIDS effort, Bush said he and first lady Laura Bush would visit sub-Saharan Africa early next year to see "the results of America's generosity."
He gave no dates or itinerary for the trip, his second to the region since taking office in 2001. He made a five-nation tour in 2003 during which he visited AIDS patients in Uganda.
Bush sees his initiatives against AIDS and malaria as foreign policy successes, and a trip to Africa in his final year in office could underscore that and give a boost to a legacy expected to be dominated by the unpopular war in Iraq.
Flanked by participants from Friday's meeting outside Washington, Bush urged Congress to authorize legislation doubling the U.S. financial commitment to combat AIDS globally to $30 billion over five years, starting next year.
The program is focused on 15 countries -- 12 in Africa, plus Vietnam, Haiti and Guyana.
In 2003 Bush launched a five-year, $15 billion initiative called the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, to provide drugs to treat people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS and support prevention efforts.
"I call on Congress to show America's leadership and compassion by reauthorizing the emergency plan," he said.
More than 33 million people are infected with the AIDS virus, according to the latest U.N. estimate.
Bush said the U.S. plan had helped increase the number of people in sub-Saharan Africa receiving antiretroviral drugs to 1.4 million from 50,000 five years ago.
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Mayor Bob Filner was bar-mitzvahed in Pittsburgh 57 years ago.
So who cares if he's Jewish?
Well, Jews, for one.
A July 16 story in JewishJournal.com leads with this plaintive plea:
"We know what you're thinking: Please, please please tell me he's not Jewish. But, alas, no such luck."
Rabbi Michael Berk of Congregation Beth Israel, San Diego's largest synagogue, reflected a community's anguish last Friday when he told his congregation, "I'm sure I'm not the only Jew who is embarrassed."
In a phone interview, Berk explained that Jews, like any minority with a history of persecution, care when one of their own become objects of scorn, as Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer and Filner have become.
The fear of blowback, it should be noted, is not unfounded.
Not that long ago, in the late 1990s, Nazi swastikas started appearing outside Filner's Chula Vista congressional office. Ultimately, a white supremacist pleaded guilty to a terror campaign that also targeted Morris Casuto, the regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, and others.
With so much invective aimed at the Jewish mayor, the media have to be careful that they don't throw gasoline on the embers of anti-Semitism banked in the hearths of twisted minds.
As an exercise in cultural awareness, consider three examples of Filner's Jewishness figuring in recent criticisms of the U-T San Diego:
• This week, a prominent San Diego literary agent announced that, though she'd initially urged Filner to resign, her eyes had been opened to a politically fueled "witch hunt" featuring underwhelming claims of harassment.
Sandy Dijkstra cited a "vicious caricature" by U-T San Diego cartoonist Steve Breen as evidence of a "racially tinged" effort to unseat the Jewish Democratic mayor. In her email, Dijkstra attached archival Nazi propaganda cartoons featuring disgustingly distorted, supposedly Jewish faces with prominent noses.
As you might expect, Breen pushed back, telling a U-T reporter that his satirical art draws upon physical exaggeration. "That's what a cartoonist does," Breen said.
As you might not expect, however, Tammy Gillies, the current regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, defended Breen, noting that caricatures of Filner have been similar, before and after the scandal.
"I would not label Breen's cartoons as anti-Semitic," she judged.
• On Saturday's front page, Matt Hall, the U-T's online "Conversation curator" (my title for the restlessly talented journalist), posed the provocative front-page question: "Does a new parody video of the Bob Filner sexual harassment scandal — portraying Filner, who's Jewish, as Hitler — go too far?"
You've no doubt seen one or more of the dozens of spoofs of the scene from the 2004 German movie "Downfall." The joke is to create topical subtitles in English as Hitler, speaking German, goes berserk in his Berlin bunker.
In this iteration, Filner-specific dialogue is substituted for the Fuhrer's. To some, it's devilishly funny, no doubt. But to both Gillies and Rabbi Berk, it's offensive.
In a letter to the editor, Gillies wrote: "Hitler parodies and outrageous comparisons to the Nazis only serve to delegitimize and trivialize the deaths of 6 million Jews and millions of others and soldiers who fought to defeat Nazism. Those would use it so lightly should know better."
The question, which is beyond my pay grade to answer, is whether the vulgarity of the Internet, a Wild West where taste and sensitivity are quaint concepts, has a place in what used to be called a "family newspaper." Should the raucous online world, where almost anything goes, merge with the more genteel standards of newsprint that anyone can pick up and read?
It's a really great question.
• In a July 12 column, I suggested that the mayor, during his filmed apology, was really asking San Diego to help him progress from "schmuck" to "mensch."
Andrew Safir of La Mesa wrote: "Perhaps Mr. Jenkins is a product of his time when mild anti-Semitism was accepted." The use of Yiddish, Safir suggested, "underscores a religious connection that has no bearing on Filner's transgressions." No one, Safir wrote, would use these words "in the same context to a non-Jewish politician."
First, a confession. My wife, a Montreal Jew, is always telling me to lay off the Yiddish, which I routinely either misuse or mispronounce.
Frankly, I fell in love with the sound of the two Yiddish words together, a harmonic convergence that even Safir, who writes advertising copy, told me he could appreciate.
To get my bearings, I asked Gillies what she thought of the ethnic riff.
"It's unfortunate to use that language in a context where it does not belong," she said.
Conversely, Beth Israel's Berk chuckled at the Yiddish coupling and offered a high compliment that drew some of the sting out of Gillies' disapproval.
"It sounds like what a Jew would write," the rabbi said.


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Vanguard Variable Annuity - Diversified Value Portfolio
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Founded in 1979, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC, Dallas, Texas, is known for its commitment to value investing. A subsidiary of Old Mutual Asset Managers (U.S.) LLC, which is a subsidiary of Old Mutual plc, Barrow Hanley remains independently managed, and its professionals retain significant equity ownership. The firm has advised Vanguard Variable Annuity Diversified Value Portfolio since the fund's inception in 1999.
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El Paso, Texas-based credit union will offer an affinity card that features the El Paso Chihuahua logo.
Pennsylvania credit union embracing change as one of three credit unions told by GE to remove company from their names.
El Paso scenic icons, and people, help make new site tick.
Here are images from the Governmental Affairs Conference that began Monday at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
The $1.7 billion GECU of El Paso, Texas, just selected GECU Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Crystal Long to succeed President/CEO Harriet May following her retirement on March 31. Meanwhile, the $5 billion, Palo Alto, Calif.-based First Tech Credit Union is saying goodbye to President/CEO Benson Porter, who...
GECU announced that Crystal Long will be the new president/CEO of GECU, succeeding Harriet May.
The urge to serve the industry during what one CEO called "a very exciting and anxious period" coupled with heightened interest in dealing with the corporate dilemma are apparently
The makeup of next year's CUNA board was taking shape Tuesday with one contingent of contenders already elected but at least three director seats remained in doubt amidst contested elections.
The nation's attention may be on the Nov. 2 mid-terms but there's plenty of election-year jockeying this month for the CUNA Board of Directors.
Many members of the panel charged by CUNA to make recommendations on how the corporate credit union system should be restructured will have more work to do.


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The executive director of baseball's players' association said Saturday that the union will watch how the Tampa Bay Rays operate this year after they dramatically reduced their payroll in the offseason.
"We can't say that we're happy with that," Michael Weiner told reporters Saturday, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Weiner was visiting Rays camp as part of the MLBPA's annual spring training tour of the clubs. "We will monitor through the commissioner's office everything that's happening with the franchise, how they're using their revenue sharing proceeds, whether they're complying with our contract."
Tampa Bay management followed through on its pledge to pare the payroll from $72 million, settling at about $41 million. It chose not to re-sign top free agents Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena and Rafael Soriano, and it traded high-salaried players such as Matt Garza and Jason Bartlett. Its biggest offseason pickups were Johnny Damon ($5.2 million), Kyle Farnsworth ($3.2 million) and Manny Ramirez ($2 million).
Weiner also downplayed recent media musings that some MLB owners are in favor of eliminating the Rays and Oakland Athletics.
"Do I think it's likely that the owners are going to try to contract? I don't. Do I think there's ... a 'legitimate' reason to contract? I don't think there is," Weiner said, according to the St. Petersburg Times. "All I would say is if that changes, if contraction becomes a goal of the owners in (the upcoming labor) negotiation, the tenor of the talks would change quickly and dramatically."


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A Night in the Woods
Yet another found-footage Blair Witch wannabe, this is mostly just lots of heavy-breathing shaky-cam in the dark
A Night in the Woods is yet another found-footage Blair Witch wannabe in which three mildly dislikeable twentysomethings film themselves being chased around the forest by an unseen enemy until the camera suddenly falls to the ground and everything goes dark.
The redoubtable indie poster boy Scoot McNairy (Monsters) does his best with his non-character Brody, an American on a hike across Dartmoor with his girlfriend (Anna Skellern) and her ex-lover Leo (Andrew Hawley). But mostly this is just lots of heavy- breathing shaky-cam in the dark, to little, if any, effect. Richard Parry, 15 (78min)


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Viking Cruises set a new world record
- Published by Ozgur Tore
Viking Cruises has set a new world record with the inauguration of its newest Viking Longships™.
In a multi-phased event taking place over 24 hours, the company christened 16 of its award-winning Viking Longships – nine were christened in Amsterdam; four were christened in Rostock, Germany; and three were christened in Avignon, France. The first-of-its kind ceremony was subsequently certified by a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ adjudicator as 'The Most Ships Inaugurated in One Day by One Company.' Viking already held the previous record, having christened 10 new ships in one day in 2013. Adding to the festivities, on Friday, March 21, Viking will also christen two new, unique river vessels in Porto, Portugal – bringing the total to 18 new ships launched across four countries in five days.
All of Viking's new ships will be deployed on its most popular itineraries in Europe, and 2014 marks the first year that the company's award-winning Longships will sail in France. A total of four Viking Longships will be deployed on Viking's itineraries in France, including one vessel dedicated specifically to the company's new Chateaux, Rivers & Wine itinerary in Bordeaux. Also, as a testament to the popularity of Viking's Portugal's River of Gold itinerary, the two new ships there will double the company's current capacity on the Douro River.


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Partners with SoCal Action Sports Firm
Amherst, NH – In keeping with the goal of creating a separate snowboard division under the umbrella of the Atomic snowsports brand, Atomic Snowboarding is proud to announce its alignment with the Angry Associates.
This premier creative agency is led by Scott "the angry Swede" Hultgren and Sergio Castaneda. Based in Southern California, Angry's group of designers are deeply rooted in the cultures of snowboarding, skateboarding and motocross.
Luke Edgar, Atomic Snowboarding's General Manager, remarks "Now that the brand and product direction for our line is coming from the USA, we want to associate ourselves with an agency that's from the west coast. This further emphasizes our strategy of 'based in the east, driven from the west,' and connects us to the region where most action sports trends originate. It's important that we surround ourselves with creative people that have 'it.' Whatever 'it' is, the Angry Associates certainly possess 'it'".
"We love snowboarding. It's important to us that Atomic is dedicated to snowboarding with the intent of being a positive force in the sport," says Scott Hultgren. "Atomic has amazing products, an excellent team and incredible potential. To the mix, Angry Associates brings our creative skills and experience creating brands, graphics and campaigns for snowboarding and the action sports industry. We have big plans for the brand, and the sport in general. We can't wait to get started."
The Angry Associates will begin by directing the 03/04 Atomic Snowboarding ad campaign. They'll follow up with a limited late-season-release snowboard targeted at shop employees in fall of 2003. The Associates will also be responsible for coordinating all graphics, website, trade and consumer brochures, P.O.P and promotional items.
The Atomic Snowboarding boat (OK, it's a small boat) is going in the right direction. To jump on, please contact Luke Edgar at 800-258-5020.x529.


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Super Bowl 2013 Odds: Miami Trade Brandon Marshall to Chicago
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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The NFL's free agency period officially opened on Tuesday and the Chicago Bears indeed did make a big move – but via trade. The Bears traded two third-round draft picks, this year's and next year's, to the Miami Dolphins for receiver Brandon Marshall, reuniting Marshall with quarterback Jay Cutler, his former Denver Broncos teammate.
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The Bears, who had two third-round picks in this draft (thanks to the Greg Olson trade to Carolina last year) have been looking forever for a big, No. 1 receiver to help Cutler out. It was presumed the Bears would take a receiver with their first-round pick in this year's draft but now they could look elsewhere. The 6-foot-4 Marshall instantly gives the Bears' offense, now under first-year coordinator Mike Tice, a big-time playmaker. Chicago hasn't had a receiver with a 1,000-yard season in nine years.
The 27-year-old Marshall caught 81 passes for 1,214 yards and six touchdowns last season, his fifth year in a row with at least 1,000 yards. He caught at least 100 passes for at least 1,120 yards in three seasons in Denver. Also in Chicago is quarterbacks coach Jeremy Bates, who worked with Cutler and Marshall with the Broncos. The Bears were interested in Chargers free agent WR Vincent Jackson but weren't willing to meet his price. And another top free agent WR to be was New Orleans' Marques Colston, but he re-signed with the Saints Tuesday.
Marshall, who turns 28 on March 23, has $6 million of his $9.3 million base salary for 2012 guaranteed provided he doesn't receive another NFL suspension – he has had some off-field issues in his career. Marshall is also under contract to the Bears for 2013 and 2014 at $9.1 million a season. Miami now is in the market again for a No. 1 receiver, which could affect whether Peyton Manning wants to sign there.
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I have a bit of stuff in my loop for conditional formatting, but I have done some troubleshooting and deleted everything except the title and meta data to see where the problem was and I am getting the same no date results in the music category.
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Terrence Howard says a screening of his latest movie with ex-President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush brought the former first lady to tears.
The actor stars in the new movie "Red Tails," about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first group of African-American pilots to serve in the U.S. military.
When the Daily News asked in a separate interview whether Howard had comforted the former president's wife, he reportedly shook his head and smiled as he replied, "I'm not touching another man's wife."
President Obama and Michelle ObamaMichelle LeVaughn Robinson ObamaMichelle Obama on sexual misconduct allegations: I'm 'sick' Michelle Obama on dealing with difficult times: 'Don't tweet nasty stuff' House passes bill to curb presidential pensions MORE hosted another screening of "Red Tails" last week at the White House.


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(NECN) - Happy Valentine's Day!
There are lots of chocolates, cupcakes and candies floating around on February 14, but before you take another bite, remember that those heart-shaped sweets could be bad for the heart.
Dr. Nandita Srividya Scott, co-director of the Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, joined NECN to explain how much sugar is too much sugar.
"The average American consumes about 15 percent of their calories ... in added sugars," said Scott. "Basically, the more sugar you have, the more likely you are to die from cardiovascular disease."
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Iochroma, Violet Churur 'Plum Beauty'
Iochroma cyanea
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|Plum Beauty
|Iochroma cyaneum
|Iochroma tubulosa
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Foliage Color:
Bloom Characteristics:
Water Requirements:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Where to Grow:
Suitable for growing in containers
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 �C (10 �F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 �C (15 �F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 �C (20 �F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 �C (25 �F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 �C (30 �F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 �C (35 �F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 �C (40 �F)
Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Seed is poisonous if ingested
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction
Bloom Color:
Fuchsia (Red-Purple)
Bloom Time:
Blooms all year
Blooms repeatedly
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This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Monterey Park, California
Roseville, California
San Jose, California
San Leandro, California
Santa Cruz, California
Stockton, California
Brooksville, Florida
Fort Myers, Florida
Saint Petersburg, Florida
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Gardeners' Notes:
On Jul 21, 2014, Dean48089 from Warren, MI (Zone 6b) wrote:
I grew this plant last year in a container as a 'summer annual' on the patio. The plant grew quite well and bloomed a lot. The blooms were quite pretty however they appear beneath the leaves. That would be fine, I suppose, if I had a very tall plant and could view the flowers from below, but the plant itself isn't really that pretty to look at.
On May 2, 2011, LeslieT from Bellaire, TX wrote:
While I found the plant beautiful, it did not survive a cold winter in my Zone 9b garden in Bellaire, Texas. Last year I covered it and it lived to grow even larger. This year, it was large enough and woody enough, I thought it would return from its roots if damaged (it was really too large to cover successfully). But, it didn't.
On Jan 5, 2008, PudgyMudpies from Stockton, CA (Zone 9a) wrote:
I really like this plant. I find it does best in full sun. Have not seen any of the numerous hummingbirds in my area show an interest in the iochroma, which surprised me as I had read somewhere that they would be interested. This plant is really a tall, lanky shrub that needs some support to look nice. I have not attempted to prune it small to see if it would get bushy because I did not want to lose blooms. It freezes back every winter and sprouts from the roots in the Spring. I have grown these in pots and had poor success. They thrive in ground and do not bloom in partial shade for me. I think the reason they don't like to be in pots is because they develop a huge root system that fills the pot quickly and then needs constant water to sustain it. In the ground, the normal sprink... read more
On Oct 31, 2005, lisamr from Rotterdam, NY (Zone 5b) wrote:
Iochroma 'Plum Beauty' is growing in a container that is in full sun. I've had this particular plant since February 2005 and it has not stopped blooming. I love it. I've tried to research the iochroma's but haven't found much information as far as propagation is concerned. However, I have successfully propagated several semi-hardwood cuttings. I haven't seen any seed pods or heads as of yet. It's a very beautiful plant.


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Sergio HERNANDEZ
Nationality: Argentinean
Date of Birth: 01/11/1963
Place of birth: Buenos Aires
Club Team 2005-06: Argentinean national team
Career: SC de Cañada de Gomez (Argentina-Liga Nacional, 1992-95), Deportivo Roca Rio Negro (Argentina-Liga Nacional, 1995-97), Regatas San Nicolás (Argentina-Liga Nacional, 1997-98), Estudiantes Olavarria (Argentina-Liga Nacional, 1998-2003), Boca Juniors (Argentina-Liga Nacional, 2003-05).
International career: Head Coach of the ARG National Team at the 2005 FIBA Amerias Championship.
It took a while for the Argentinean federation to find a successor for the legendary Ruben Magnano - the man who took "la albi-celeste" all the way to the top. Eight months passed until Sergio Hernandez was officially selected as the new national team coach.
Hernandez was not the favourite in that race, but he won because of his management skills. A heavy fan of Phil Jackson, he's known for his ability to relate to his players and use them to the best of their ability. It appears as if Hernandez was born to coach, as he won the Coach of the Year award in his very first season in the Liga Nacional - Argentina's first division - at the tender age of 29.
Focused and confident, "la Oveja" (the sheep, his nickname) has quickly left the shadow of Magnano to write his own story with the national team. Even though he has yet to coach the heroes of 2004 in a major competition, last year he managed to take the National Team comprised of reserve players to the FIBA Americas Championship final, holding his own against eventual champion Brazil.


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Nov 26 & 27
Neon Lights Festival 2016
Fort Canning Park
Nov 26 & 27
2-Day Weekend: $290
Saturday: $175
Sunday: $175
CHILDREN 2-12 YEARS OLD**(under 2s are free entry)
2-Day Weekend: $40
Saturday: $25
Sunday: $25
**Must be accompanied by an adult
Limited to only 6 tickets per transaction.
Neon Lights, Singapore's premier outdoor music and arts festival, has announced the second edition of the ultra-fun, feel-good event, taking place on 26 and 27 November 2016 over six stages at Fort Canning Park. The 'music-lovers' festival makes its comeback after a successful debut last year, and promises a knockout weekend with headliners Foals (Saturday 26 November) and Sigur Rós (Sunday 27 November).
Saturday, 26 November – Foals
British post-punk sensation Foals arrive in Singapore- in their only show here this year - after a number of whirlwind years that has seen them shoot to the very top of "must-see acts" lists around the world. With a critically-acclaimed album, 'What Went Down' released last summer, 2016 is another massive year for this super hot band.
Sunday, 27 November - Sigur Rós
The much-loved Icelandic experimental rock band Sigur Rós returns to Singapore for the first time since their sold-out debut concert in 2012 and this will be their only show in South East Asia this year. Both bands will be playing full sets at the festival.
The full music and arts line-up will be announced in July. Described as "the best and most well-run festival of 2015" by Popspoken, Neon Lights 2016 promises two days of must-experience interactive art, fun performance, thoughtful conversations, great food, and of course, oodles of outstanding music.
Sat, Nov 26 at 2:00 PM
Sun, Nov 27 at 2:00 PM
- Sat, Nov 26 at 2:00 PM
Terms and Conditions Of Sale And Admission
When this ticket is purchased subject to the following conditions from the Promoter and/or its authorised agent/s, these conditions apply to that purchaser both as conditions of sale and as conditions of admission to the event; otherwise the following conditions apply as conditions of admission to the event:
1. All conditions shown on this ticket are to be read together with all other statements or directives either shown on this ticket or displayed on the premises.
2. This ticket may not, without the prior consent of the promoter, be resold or offered for resale at a premium over the face value of the ticket (including via on-line auction sites) or used for advertising, promoting or other commercial purposes (including competitions and trade promotions) or to enhance the demand for other goods or services either by the original purchaser from the Promoter or any subsequent ticket holder. If a ticket is sold or used in breach of this condition, the Promoter reserves the right to cancel the ticket without a refund. This ticket is only valid when purchased from official agents. Tickets bought from other sources may be refused entry.
3. The Promoter reserves the right to enforce published ticket purchase limits and cancel any tickets obtained above said limits by any one customer.
4. Save as required by law, if the event is cancelled or abandoned by the Promoter for any reason, including but not exclusive to: severe weather, haze, civil disorder, epidemics and acts of terrorism, refunds are at the discretion of the Promoter. If refunds are provided, they will only be up to the face value of the ticket. For clarity, the face value of a ticket is the ticket price excluding any ticketing charges and/or government taxes. If a refund is applicable, the ticket-holder must apply for a refund at the point of sale within three months of the scheduled Festival date/s.
5. Save as required by law, tickets will not be replaced nor money refunded after purchase. Duplicate tickets will not be issued for lost, stolen or damaged tickets. The Promoter does not offer refunds in the event of lost, stolen or damaged tickets and/or where the ticket holder cannot attend the festival due to reasons beyond the control of the Promoter.
6. At festival entry, you will be required to exchange your ticket for a wristband. You will need to wear your wristband at all times to gain re-entry to the Festival. Wristbands are strictly non- transferrable. Two-dayweekend wristbands must be kept on for the entire weekend to allow re- entry. If wristbands are tampered with or transferred, this is considered grounds for immediate eviction from the festival grounds.
7. The Promoter reserves the right to change the line-up, programme, venue and/or the date of the event without prior notification. In the event of change of the date, venue, line-up or programme, refunds will not be available.
8. Please note that there are restricted capacities at some Stages, areas, and other tented structures. Once the maximum capacity is reached in these areas, the Promoter reserves the right to disallow and/or prohibit further admissions. Your purchase of an event ticket does not guarantee admission to these areas in such cases.
9. The Festival will proceed rain or shine.
10. Only persons aged 2 years and younger do not require a ticket. Any persons under the age of 18years must be accompanied and supervised at all times at the Festival by a parent and/or guardian who must also be a ticket holder. Under 18s must present identification at the Festival entrance. The Festival reserves the absolute discretion to refuse admission to any persons not complying with this condition.
11. All ticket holders must provide proof of age via a valid photo identification card before they will be permitted to purchase alcoholic beverages. The Promoter reserves the right to demand proof of age at the point of sale and reserves the right to refuse admission to the event or to evict anyone who is under 18 years of age and who is found purchasing and/or consuming alcohol at the Venue. Anyone found to be supplying or buying alcohol for a minor will be evicted from the Venue and could face criminal charges.
12. The Promoter reserves the right to refuse a ticket-holder admission to the event or to evict such person from the event in any of the following circumstances:
a) if the ticketholder fails to produce appropriate identification as proof of age;
b) if the ticket has been sold or used in breach of Condition 2;
c) if the ticket holder is in breach of Condition 6;
d) if the ticket has been sold or used in breach of Condition 10;
e) if the ticketholder refuses to make their clothes, bags, containers or other possessions available for search by the Promoter;
f) if the ticketholder is adversely affected by the consumption of alcohol or drugs;
g) if the ticketholder participates in dangerous activities including aggressive dancing, moshing, stage diving, crowd surfing and climbing.
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The derived unit of magnetic flux in the SI system of units. 1 weber (Wb) is the flux that, linking a circuit of one turn, produces in it an electromotive force of 1 volt as it is reduced to zero at a uniform rate in 1 second. It is named after the German physicist Wilhelm Weber (1804–1891).
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You have a toddler who loves books and stories and may even be ready to read simple books but you aren't quite sure how to encourage that. Or maybe your school-age child is having trouble reading books for homework.
Regardless of a child's age or ability level, almost every community has programs and resources that can help. One of the best is the local library. Besides a wealth of reading materials, many libraries offer story-time programs for babies and toddlers, homework help for school-age youngsters, and summer reading programs for kids of all ages. Look for recommended reading lists, prize-winning and new books, and holiday or theme-related books throughout the year.
Also remember that the library offers more than books. You'll also find magazines, activity packs with puzzles and games that relate to specific topics, lists of recommended websites for research, and audio recordings of favorite stories. A librarian can make suggestions based on your child's interests and needs.
Nursery school teachers, childcare providers, teachers, pediatricians, and the Internet are also good resources for reading information.
Elementary schools often have a reading specialist on staff. These professionals support teachers in the classroom by working on specific reading skills with individual students, assessing and organizing the reading curriculum, and acting as a resource for parents. Reading specialists can discuss your child's reading development and offer suggestions for activities to try at home. They may also offer parent workshops and provide information about community reading programs.
In many areas, schools and community organizations run literacy programs after school. The reading specialist or your child's teacher should be able to direct you to such programs in your area.
Lots of kids struggle with reading. The most important thing you can do is get help as soon as possible. If you're concerned about your child's reading ability, talk to a pediatrician, teacher, or reading specialist.
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Remember the fan from northern Alberta who paid over a quarter-million dollars for Peter Pocklington's Stanley Cup rings so he could bring them back to Alberta?
The individual confirmed to Sun Media yesterday he's had the sale of the five rings declared void due to reasonable doubt that the rings were ever in Alberta.
There are at least two sets of Pocklington rings.
The purchaser, from a community outside Edmonton, would not say that he believes it's some sort of ring sting, that Pockington was out there selling fake rings in the whole deal involving Marc Juteau of Classic Auctions of Montreal, who sold both sets, the first through Lelands of New York in 2001.
But the Alberta man thought he'd bought the only set of Peter Pocklington Stanley Cup rings and they quite clearly are not.
"There's just no consistency. There's a reason to doubt forever," said the individual who, as was the case when he made the purchase in the first place, chose to remain anonymous.
The confusion has resulted from a previous set of Pocklington rings, four of the five of them with the word "owner" engraved on the side, having been previously sold by auction.
"The bottom line is that it wasn't disclosed that there was another set of rings. I bought the rings as the only set of Peter Pocklington rings. I respect Classic Auction for the way they've responded. The realize they made a mistake in not disclosing that there was another set of rings," he said.
It was such a good story. Now it's a sorry story which is going to look like another negative chapter in the life and times of the former Edmonton Oilers owner.
When he bought them, the man wanted the much-maligned Pocklington to know that he paid the $272,829 - $320,057 including the auction fees - out of warmth.
"Four or five times a year my dad would drive me to Edmonton to the Northlands Coliseum to watch the Oilers play.
"We'd have seats up in the nosebleeds. Peter Pocklington used to sit in the stands behind the Oilers bench with his wife.
"Sometimes there would be people sitting in the two seats beside him. But sometimes they'd be empty. I'm sure they were his seats. But I would go down, in the middle of the first period, and sit there if those seats were empty.
"He didn't have a problem with that. He was nice to us. He wasn't bothered by it. And his wife was really nice, too.
"I was a fan and I appreciate what he did and I feel kindly toward him despite his reputation ... I'm somebody from Oiler Country who bought them because I think they belong in this area and because it takes me back to my childhood, watching the Oilers have all that success in the 1980s."
After reading my column on the sale in the Sun, the man's bidder, Shawn Chaulk of Fort McMurray, was informed by people in the collectors' community that there was a set of Pocklington rings which had been sold previously through Lelands, and that these ones may not be the real deal.
Juteau, in a telephone interview with Sun Media yesterday, said he's contacted people within the Oilers' organization willing to sign an affidavit declaring that this set of rings are the real deal, that the other rings were the ones Pocklington gave to his recently deceased dad Basil.
He said that Pocklington gave the "owner" rings to his dad, in addition to putting his dad's now X'd out name on the Stanley Cup, so he could flash them around.
"There's no confusion for me. The rings sold in 2001 were his father's rings."
There's also the suggestion that the authenticity of the rings can be proved to some extent in that the jewel value of this set of rings is considerably higher than the first set.
But what about the people who purchased those rings in 2001? The Leland's sale catalogue makes no mention of them being Basil Pocklington's rings.
And what happens to these allegedly real Pocklington rings now? Will they go back to auction?
"I don't have an answer for that," said Juteau.
Chaulk was quoted on a collectors' blog yesterday saying: "It would seem that everyone in the hobby thinks there is something fishy with this whole thing.
"There are some inconsistencies with this whole thing ... and everyone has some reasonable doubt about the authenticity of the rings."
The person he was bidding for "had his heart set on getting these rings for their hockey history and really wanted to keep them in Alberta," Chaulk was quoted on the blog. "Owning them would just not be the same anymore with all the controversy that has gone on."


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So.... basiclly the whole movie is what the Book of Revelations could be interpreted in modern times?
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I "Be'd Bold" (or is that just on TOW?) and removed it; replaced it with another SU Vs-having-sex joke. I agree that the response was pretty smug and mean-spirited, but the original entry kind of is, too. I didn't touch the first part, however, because the idea that the most incomprehensible movie is the greatest masterpiece of all is funny to me...
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I have a 1997 chevy blazer 4.3L 4 wheel drive. In order for me to get it started I need to prime the fuel pump by turning the key to the on position at least 3 times letting the fuel pump cycle. Otherwise it wont start. I switched the oil pressure sending unit which doubles as the fuel pump switch thinking that will help because my oil pressure was reading a little high at 60psi. Once I get the car started it runs fine and with no problems. I can turn it off and as long as I dont let it sit for more then 45 minutes it will start up again no problem but if it sits for to long then I need to prime the fuel pump again. And just this morning I primed the fuel pump about 5 times and it still didnt start but it was turning over fine. I still decided to jump the battery with my other car and that got the blazer started, im planning on changing the fuel filter soon but wanted to know if that may be what is causing the problem. I would appreciate anything you guys could tell me. Thanks
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IRVINE – The filmmaking Chu brothers who traveled the nation to chronicle stories of economic hard times unveiled their newly completed documentary this week to a hometown audience with their first Orange County screening of "The Recess Ends."
A UC Irvine audience this week got their first look at the fruits of the brothers' cross-country journey, which began early last year with little but a camera, a small budget, and an open ear to the human impact of the recent financial melt-down.
"I really want this film to inspire people," Austin Chu said. "Not so much as a call to action, but to reflect and take time to have a moment of gratitude, even in times of economic craziness."
The seeds for the documentary were planted two years ago, when Austin Chu was laid off from his position at a Web startup. Brian Chu left his job as a fitness video producer soon after, and the brothers hit the road on a route that would take them as far as Alaska.
Along the way they saw first-hand the way the recession has turned some communities into virtual ghost-towns, from the outskirts of Las Vegas to the collapsing industrial-economy in Detroit.
"It was really scary, like Chernobyl blew through these cities," Chu said.
The connecting thread throughout their journey turned out to be the way families and friends came together to weather the economics storm.
"A lot of it was very community driven, very family driven, getting back to basics and connecting with one another in a time when we are losing everything," Chu said. "We were taking a snapshot of America."
The Irvine natives say their journey gave them new perspective on the far-reaching impacts of economic uncertainty, even in Orange County.
"In a way I think Detroit is actually ahead of the game," Chu said. "I'm worried about Irvine, where much of the economy is based on real estate. What happens when people can't afford these homes?"
Upon returning from their trip, the brothers immediately jumped into the editing process, working to trim day's worth of footage first into a two-minute trailer, and now into a full-length documentary that lasts a little more than an hour.
Daunted by the high-cost of hosting Orange County film openings, the Chu brothers held their first screening of "The Recess Ends" in San Francisco in late September, before bringing it to the UC Irvine campus. They are currently busy setting up another screening in Washington D.C., Austin Chu said, and are in contact with several other universities to set up talks about the film.
They don't expect to make a profit on the documentary, instead deciding to make it available for free at their Web site, www.therecessends.com.
"We started something, we finished it, and we exceeded our expectations," Chu said.
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As the search for income stretches on, issuers of exchange traded funds are coming up with new ways of spinning the previously bland concept of the dividend ETF.
One of the newest entrants to the dividend ETF fray is the First Trust RBA Quality Income ETF (NASDAQ:QINC), which debuted earlier this month. QINC tracks the Richard Bernstein Advisors Quality Income Index. According to First Trust:
The index attempts to control the risks associated with investing in higher-yielding stocks, yet maintain attractive current income. RBA believes stocks with extremely high dividend yields should be viewed cautiously.
Home to 52 stocks, QINC is essentially an equal weight fund as no single holding accounts for more than 2.46% of the ETF's weight. The new ETF eschews an emphasis on dividend increase streaks and other methodologies employed by payout funds in favor of risk control in an effort to avoid dividend cuts.
Richard Bernstein Advisors screens for debt levels and for consistency of earnings/cash flow to lower the chances of potential dividend cutters finding their way into QINC's lineup. With a median market cap of $3.91 billion, QINC differs from standard dividend ETFs that are typically large- and mega-cap heavy.
As a result, the new ETF is not excessively allocated to many of the stocks, such as Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), investors are accustomed to seeing in dividend ETFs. That said, P&G, PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) are found in the fund's lineup.
However, QINC is not diverse at the sector level as financial services and utilities combine for 65% of the ETF's weight with no other sector receiving a double-digit allocation. The 24% weight to utilities is triple that of the next largest sector allocation, that being health care.
A more than 41% weight to financials might seem excessive, but that could work in QINC's favor going forward. The new ETF features a solid allocation to regional and community banks that could soon provide income investors with enhanced dividend growth, should the Federal Reserve allow more banks to boost payouts and buybacks later this week. Additionally, many of the banks held by QINC would stand to benefit from increased net interest margins as interest rates rise.
However, QINC can be seen as a versatile play on interest rates. The ETF's ample exposure to real estate investment trusts and utilities ensures the fund is an avenue for exploiting more sanguine rate environments.
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Beastly Patterns. The focus of last week's Currents was on Catherine Ledner's new photo book Animal House. Ledner pairs various creatures with vintage, reproduction and new wallpaper patterns. Individual photographic prints are also available...
- Christine Meier's Room Spacing Kit is a new room-planning tool (with 250 removable stickers!) to assist novices with creating a professional-style design board.
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- Veterans Chair Caning and Repair has operated in Manhattan since 1899 (named after the Spanish-American War veterans the business employed) and they have the resources to repair (by hand or machine) various types of caned chairs.
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