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Really Scott? You are a joke. Carter jumping on top of Quick with a frozen puck was as bush league as I've seen in these playoffs, as was Clarkson's butt end attempt. Cmon boys, series is over, you lost show some class. Lucky Quick wasn't injured on that play.
While I completely agree w/you zookeeper on NJ.com enticing the folks w/the moronic headline, I've seen the same level of whining on each article. The staff here needn't apply the gasoline, but it obviously sells, so they run with it.
Simple question: Can any NJ fan truly, honestly look in the mirror and say their team was the superior team in this series?? Let's be serious here. NJ fortunate to not get swept here. What'd they score, 8 goals in series (2 off Voynov, 1 a gift from Quick, 1 an EN), 1 for 18 on PP, Kings 5/20, Kings hit about 7 posts in their 2 losses (by a goal), Kings dominated possession, as well as most stats, and they also saw very poor calls against them (Penner/Stoll/Brown phantom penalties, Brown's barely touching Brodeur a penalty to start series, Penner barely nicking Marty an obstruction call, and yet Quick gets knocked over resulting in a goal a no-call? Bottom line refs will always miss calls as viewed by fans, in every single series in history of the game.
Fans chosing to lean on the old "refs blew it" BS is the weakest game in town. Zach & Kovy COMPLETE NO SHOWS, while LA studs did what studs do. Again, look in mirror and get serious. Stay classy NJ.
Is the asterisk due to the fact that they beat a feeble opponent in finals?
I get it, after crushing the 1,2,& 3 seeds in superior West, it would've been nice to face the #1 Rangers, or at least a worthy team like Pitt of BOS, or even WAS. Oh well, not their fault.
I haven't seen this much whining since the PHX series, also forgot about the VAN fans, but you NJ fans take it all to another level. Blame your own player to commit such a boneheaded penalty. Nothing to argue about--it's a 5 minute major every single time when the guy needs to be stitched up and leaves a pond of blood on ice on stupid boarding hit. End of story. You want to whine about a commonplace check on Gionta, go ahead if it makes you feel better all summer. Bottom line, NJ was fortunate to stretch series to 6 games, celebrate your team's fine season. NJ got beat soundly in every phase, they went 1/18 on pp, LA went 5/20. Kings took advantage and get the hardware. If NJ could take advantage of the 5 on 3 they had earlier in series, maybe things turn out different. LA's studs stepped up, and Kovy/Parise basically got shut out entire series. Be thankful NJ didn't get swept, and stop the whining already.
Sorry but they won't. 3 Reasons LA takes it tonight:
1. Quick will rebound with a very strong game as he did when he had a breakdown in 2 goals vs. Coyotes in loss---rebounded with a shutout. Look for that again. Parise goal was a gift from him, and the pinball shot off Voynov's chest again won't happen.
2. Kings top line will rebound with a strong game at home. Kopitar held without a shot last game, and Brown with only assist in series--reversion to mean happens tonight in close out.
3. Pendulum of breaks swings the other way. NJ had pucks just out of reach and posts in 1st couple games, last 2 have seen luck favor NJ, with LA hitting at least 3 posts in each of last 2 games and dominating the zone play. If breaks swing back or are non-factor Kings play will prevail.
I think this is still the same Kings team that the Devils beat earlier in the year.
Are you kidding? You must be a very casual fan. You may believe the Nets are the same team they were before getting DWilliams.
When NJ/LA played--EIGHT MONTHS AGO!, Kings couldn't score a goal to save their lives, that resulted in a change in coaches, calling up 2 young big forwards that sparked the team, trading for Carter to reunite w/Richards and establish 2 terrific lines, which also rejuvinated Penner. Since the Carter trade, Kings are top 5 in scoring, and still top 3 defensively (I saw an earlier post declaring LA is weak defensively, lol). Funny how LA fans get the stereotype of being unknowledgeable.
For record, I think game 1 was about as bad as LA has looked in last couple of months, they'll be better Saturday. An 8 day layoff will do that to teams that cross country to play on a really choppy ice rink.
That is about as good as the Kings can play
Sorry to say, that is as far from truth as can be said. Outside of loss to PHX, this was easily Kings worst game in postseason--8 days off, horrible ice conditions, nerves, etc. can lead to this. That being said limiting NJ to 17 shots and just 5 in first 30+ mins., encouraging that LA took the win despite playing so poorly. Kings will be much better, you'll see on Saturday, as their top 2 lines were horrible last night, and even Quick was mediocre, poss. due to inactivity throughout game following long layoff. Kings are too talented to have another poor game, so I believe road gets much tougher for NJ, against a team that has been in playoff mode for about 4 months now, and have yet to lose a game when they leave their hotel in postseason.
The obstruction thing went both ways, in fact I noticed it more on LA players being held up by smaller NJ players on attempted dump ins. But really, you CAN'T blame refs on last night, c'mon now. Marty deserved a flopping call when Brown barely bumped into him, rather than the penalty call on Brown. In PHX series Mike Smith gave Brown a vicious 2 handed slash on back of his legs that would've knocked down Rob Gronkowski, and the refs gave Brown a flopping penalty!
Bottom line, both teams played an ugly choppy game on horrible conditioned rink, LA fortunate to take win, but NJ still hasn't scored on Quick, and guarantee Kings will play much better Saturday.
Kings fan here, not trolling, just interested in the commentaries from Jersey fans. I thought last night was a pretty ugly game, and I blame the layoff (good call Bettman on game's biggest stage), as well as nerves/feeling other team out, etc. The rink was pretty ridiculous with the puck bouncing all freakin night--looked like they needed the zamboni 2 mins. into each period, and what's with the boards needing the sledgehammer??! The conditions on the scrub rink I play in I believe are better for my beer league!
That being said, I thought that outside of the loss to PHX, this was the worst the Kings looked in entire playoffs, so pretty happy to come out with a win. NJ pressure was impressive with Kings having very little fluidity/open ice last night. I must say, I think Kings will adjust and be better. Their top 2 lines are too talented to have another quiet night I think. Kopitar, Brown, Carter, Richards, Penner, Stoll ALL in particular had very poor games, and even though NJ failed to score on him, I thinnk Quick had a very mediocre game at best. His puck handling was atrocious, and his positioning was not at his best. Kings have been in playoff mode for about 4 months, and obviously a very resilient group. Game 2 is a must win for NJ, LA already has taken home ice. I expect a more fluid game Saturday, and hopefully better ice. Should be a fun series, nice to see a pair of underdogs battle for cup, but as a lifelong Kings fan, pretty excited about the opportunity!


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91_HB1206 LRB9104338EGfg 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pension Code by changing 2 Sections 16-127 and 16-128. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by 6 changing Sections 16-127 and 16-128 as follows: 7 (40 ILCS 5/16-127) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-127) 8 Sec. 16-127. Computation of creditable service. 9 (a) Each member shall receive regular credit for all 10 service as a teacher from the date membership begins, for 11 which satisfactory evidence is supplied and all contributions 12 have been paid. 13 (b) The following periods of service shall earn optional 14 credit and each member shall receive credit for all such 15 service for which satisfactory evidence is supplied and all 16 contributions have been paid as of the date specified: 17 (1) Prior service as a teacher. 18 (2) Service in a capacity essentially similar or 19 equivalent to that of a teacher, in the public common 20 schools in school districts in this State not included 21 within the provisions of this System, or of any other 22 State, territory, dependency or possession of the United 23 States, or in schools operated by or under the auspices 24 of the United States, or under the auspices of any agency 25 or department of any other State, and service during any 26 period of professional speech correction or special 27 education experience for a public agency within this 28 State or any other State, territory, dependency or 29 possession of the United States, and service prior to 30 February 1, 1951 as a recreation worker for the Illinois 31 Department of Public Safety, for a period not exceeding -2- LRB9104338EGfg 1 the lesser of 2/5 of the total creditable service of the 2 member or 10 years. The maximum service of 10 years 3 which is allowable under this paragraph shall be reduced 4 by the service credit which is validated by other 5 retirement systems under paragraph (i) of Section 15-113 6 and paragraph 1 of Section 17-133. Credit granted under 7 this paragraph may not be used in determination of a 8 retirement annuity or disability benefits unless the 9 member has at least 5 years of creditable service earned 10 subsequent to this employment with one or more of the 11 following systems: Teachers' Retirement System of the 12 State of Illinois, State Universities Retirement System, 13 and the Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement 14 Fund of Chicago. Whenever such service credit exceeds 15 the maximum allowed for all purposes of this Article, the 16 first service rendered in point of time shall be 17 considered. The changes to this subdivision (b)(2) made 18 by Public Act 86-272 shall apply not only to persons who 19 on or after its effective date (August 23, 1989) are in 20 service as a teacher under the System, but also to 21 persons whose status as such a teacher terminated prior 22 to such effective date, whether or not such person is an 23 annuitant on that date. 24 (3) Any periods immediately following teaching 25 service, under this System or under Article 17, (or 26 immediately following service prior to February 1, 1951 27 as a recreation worker for the Illinois Department of 28 Public Safety) spent in active service with the military 29 forces of the United States; periods spent in educational 30 programs that prepare for return to teaching sponsored by 31 the federal government following such active military 32 service; if a teacher returns to teaching service within 33 one calendar year after discharge or after the completion 34 of the educational program, a further period, not -3- LRB9104338EGfg 1 exceeding one calendar year, between time spent in 2 military service or in such educational programs and the 3 return to employment as a teacher under this System; and 4 a period of up to 2 years of active military service not 5 immediately following employment as a teacher. 6 The changes to this Section and Section 16-128 7 relating to military service made by P.A. 87-794 shall 8 apply not only to persons who on or after its effective 9 date are in service as a teacher under the System, but 10 also to persons whose status as a teacher terminated 11 prior to that date, whether or not the person is an 12 annuitant on that date. In the case of an annuitant who 13 applies for credit allowable under this Section for a 14 period of military service that did not immediately 15 follow employment, and who has made the required 16 contributions for such credit, the annuity shall be 17 recalculated to include the additional service credit, 18 with the increase taking effect on the date the System 19 received written notification of the annuitant's intent 20 to purchase the credit, if payment of all the required 21 contributions is made within 60 days of such notice, or 22 else on the first annuity payment date following the date 23 of payment of the required contributions. In calculating 24 the automatic annual increase for an annuity that has 25 been recalculated under this Section, the increase 26 attributable to the additional service allowable under 27 P.A. 87-794 shall be included in the calculation of 28 automatic annual increases accruing after the effective 29 date of the recalculation. 30 Credit for military service shall be determined as 31 follows: if entry occurs during the months of July, 32 August, or September and the member was a teacher at the 33 end of the immediately preceding school term, credit 34 shall be granted from July 1 of the year in which he or -4- LRB9104338EGfg 1 she entered service; if entry occurs during the school 2 term and the teacher was in teaching service at the 3 beginning of the school term, credit shall be granted 4 from July 1 of such year. In all other cases where credit 5 for military service is allowed, credit shall be granted 6 from the date of entry into the service. 7 The total period of military service for which 8 credit is granted shall not exceed 5 years for any member 9 unless the service: (A) is validated before July 1, 10 1964, and (B) does not extend beyond July 1, 1963. 11 Credit for military service shall be granted under this 12 Section only if not more than 5 years of the military 13 service for which credit is granted under this Section is 14 used by the member to qualify for a military retirement 15 allotment from any branch of the armed forces of the 16 United States. The changes to this subdivision (b)(3) 17 made by Public Act 86-272 shall apply not only to persons 18 who on or after its effective date (August 23, 1989) are 19 in service as a teacher under the System, but also to 20 persons whose status as such a teacher terminated prior 21 to such effective date, whether or not such person is an 22 annuitant on that date. 23 (4) Any periods served as a member of the General 24 Assembly. 25 (5)(i) Any periods for which a teacher, as defined 26 in Section 16-106, is granted a leave of absence, 27 provided he or she returns to teaching service creditable 28 under this System or the State Universities Retirement 29 System following the leave; (ii) periods during which a 30 teacher is involuntarily laid off from teaching, provided 31 he or she returns to teaching following the lay-off; 32 (iii) periods prior to July 1, 1983 during which a 33 teacher ceased covered employment due to pregnancy, 34 provided that the teacher returned to teaching service -5- LRB9104338EGfg 1 creditable under this System or the State Universities 2 Retirement System following the pregnancy and submits 3 evidence satisfactory to the Board documenting that the 4 employment ceased due to pregnancy; and (iv) periods 5 prior to July 1, 1983 during which a teacher ceased 6 covered employment for the purpose of adopting an infant 7 under 3 years of age or caring for a newly adopted infant 8 under 3 years of age, provided that the teacher returned 9 to teaching service creditable under this System or the 10 State Universities Retirement System following the 11 adoption and submits evidence satisfactory to the Board 12 documenting that the employment ceased for the purpose of 13 adopting an infant under 3 years of age or caring for a 14 newly adopted infant under 3 years of age. However, 15 total credit under this paragraph (5) may not exceed 3 16 years. 17 Any qualified member or annuitant may apply for 18 credit under item (iii) or (iv) of this paragraph (5) 19 without regard to whether service was terminated before 20 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997. In 21 the case of an annuitant who establishes credit under 22 item (iii) or (iv), the annuity shall be recalculated to 23 include the additional service credit. The increase in 24 annuity shall take effect on the date the System receives 25 written notification of the annuitant's intent to 26 purchase the credit, if the required evidence is 27 submitted and the required contribution paid within 60 28 days of that notification, otherwise on the first annuity 29 payment date following the System's receipt of the 30 required evidence and contribution. The increase in an 31 annuity recalculated under this provision shall be 32 included in the calculation of automatic annual increases 33 in the annuity accruing after the effective date of the 34 recalculation. -6- LRB9104338EGfg 1 Optional credit may be purchased under this 2 subsection (b)(5) for periods during which a teacher has 3 been granted a leave of absence pursuant to Section 24-13 4 of the School Code. A teacher whose service under this 5 Article terminated prior to the effective date of P.A. 6 86-1488 shall be eligible to purchase such optional 7 credit. If a teacher who purchases this optional credit 8 is already receiving a retirement annuity under this 9 Article, the annuity shall be recalculated as if the 10 annuitant had applied for the leave of absence credit at 11 the time of retirement. The difference between the 12 entitled annuity and the actual annuity shall be credited 13 to the purchase of the optional credit. The remainder of 14 the purchase cost of the optional credit shall be paid on 15 or before April 1, 1992. 16 The change in this paragraph made by Public Act 17 86-273 shall be applicable to teachers who retire after 18 June 1, 1989, as well as to teachers who are in service 19 on that date. 20 (6) Any days of unused and uncompensated 21 accumulated sick leave earned by a teacher. The service 22 credit granted under this paragraph shall be the ratio of 23 the number of unused and uncompensated accumulated sick 24 leave days to 170 days, subject to a maximum of one year 25 of service credit. Prior to the member's retirement, 26 each former employer shall certify to the System the 27 number of unused and uncompensated accumulated sick leave 28 days credited to the member at the time of termination of 29 service. The period of unused sick leave shall not be 30 considered in determining the effective date of 31 retirement. A member is not required to make 32 contributions in order to obtain service credit for 33 unused sick leave. 34 Credit for sick leave shall, at retirement, be -7- LRB9104338EGfg 1 granted by the System for any retiring regional or 2 assistant regional superintendent of schools at the rate 3 of 6 days per year of creditable service or portion 4 thereof established while serving as such superintendent 5 or assistant superintendent. 6 (7) Periods prior to February 1, 1987 served as an 7 employee of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 8 for which credit has not been terminated under Section 9 15-113.9 of this Code. 10 (8) Service as a substitute teacher for work 11 performed prior to July 1, 1990. 12 (9) Service as a part-time teacher for work 13 performed prior to July 1, 1990. 14 (10) Up to 2 years of employment with Southern 15 Illinois University - Carbondale from September 1, 1959 16 to August 31, 1961, or with Governors State University 17 from September 1, 1972 to August 31, 1974, for which the 18 teacher has no credit under Article 15. To receive 19 credit under this item (10), a teacher must apply in 20 writing to the Board and pay the required contributions 21 before May 1, 1993 and have at least 12 years of service 22 credit under this Article. 23 (b-1) A member may establish optional credit for service 24 as a teacher or administrator employed by a private school 25 recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education, provided 26 that the teacher (i) was certified under the law governing 27 the certification of teachers at the time the service was 28 rendered, (ii) applies in writing on or after June 1, 2000 29 and on or before June 1, 2003, (iii) supplies satisfactory 30 evidence of the employment, (iv) completes at least 5 years 31 of contributing service as a teacher as defined in Section 32 16-106, and (v) pays the contribution required in subsection 33 (d-5) of Section 16-128. The member may apply for credit 34 under this subsection and pay the required contribution -8- LRB9104338EGfg 1 before completing the 5 years of contributing service 2 required under item (iv), but the credit may not be used 3 until the item (iv) contributing service requirement has been 4 met. The maximum amount of credit that may be purchased 5 under this subsection (b-1) is 10 years or 40% of the 6 applicant's creditable service in this System at the time of 7 application, whichever is less. 8 (c) The service credits specified in this Section shall 9 be granted only if: (1) such service credits are not used for 10 credit in any other statutory tax-supported public employee 11 retirement system other than the federal Social Security 12 program; and (2) the member makes the required contributions 13 as specified in Section 16-128. Except as provided in 14 subsection (b-1) of this Section, the service credit shall be 15 effective as of the date the required contributions are 16 completed. 17 Any service credits granted under this Section shall 18 terminate upon cessation of membership for any cause. 19 Credit may not be granted under this Section covering any 20 period for which an age retirement or disability retirement 21 allowance has been paid. 22 (Source: P.A. 89-430, eff. 12-15-95; 90-32, eff. 6-27-97.) 23 (40 ILCS 5/16-128) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-128) 24 Sec. 16-128. Creditable service - required 25 contributions. 26 (a) In order to receive the creditable service specified 27 under subsection (b) of Section 16-127, a member is required 28 to make the following contributions: (i) an amount equal to 29 the contributions which would have been required had such 30 service been rendered as a member under this System; (ii) for 31 military service not immediately following employment and for 32 service established under subdivision (b)(10) of Section 33 16-127, an amount determined by the Board to be equal to the -9- LRB9104338EGfg 1 employer's normal cost of the benefits accrued for such 2 service; and (iii) interest from the date the contributions 3 would have been due (or, in the case of a person establishing 4 credit for military service under subdivision (b)(3) of 5 Section 16-127, the date of first membership in the System, 6 if that date is later) to the date of payment, at the 7 following rate of interest, compounded annually: for periods 8 prior to July 1, 1965, regular interest; from July 1, 1965 to 9 June 30, 1977, 4% per year; on and after July 1, 1977, 10 regular interest. 11 (b) In order to receive creditable service under 12 paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 16-127 for those 13 who were not members on June 30, 1963, the minimum required 14 contribution shall be $420 per year of service together with 15 interest at 4% per year compounded annually from July 1, 16 preceding the date of membership until June 30, 1977 and at 17 regular interest compounded annually thereafter to the date 18 of payment. 19 (c) In determining the contribution required in order to 20 receive creditable service under paragraph (3) of subsection 21 (b) of Section 16-127, the salary rate for the remainder of 22 the school term in which a member enters military service 23 shall be assumed to be equal to the member's salary rate at 24 the time of entering military service. However, for military 25 service not immediately following employment, the salary rate 26 on the last date as a participating teacher prior to such 27 military service, or on the first date as a participating 28 teacher after such military service, whichever is greater, 29 shall be assumed to be equal to the member's salary rate at 30 the time of entering military service. For each school term 31 thereafter, the member's salary rate shall be assumed to be 32 5% higher than the salary rate in the previous school term. 33 (d) In determining the contribution required in order to 34 receive creditable service under paragraph (5) of subsection -10- LRB9104338EGfg 1 (b) of Section 16-127, a member's salary rate during the 2 period for which credit is being established shall be assumed 3 to be equal to the member's last salary rate immediately 4 preceding that period. 5 (d-5) For each year of service credit to be established 6 under subsection (b-1) of Section 16-127, a member is 7 required to contribute to the System (i) 16.5% of the annual 8 salary rate during the first year of full-time employment as 9 a teacher under this Article following the private school 10 service, plus (ii) interest thereon from the date of first 11 full-time employment as a teacher under this Article 12 following the private school service to the date of payment, 13 compounded annually, at the rate of 8.5% per year for periods 14 before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st 15 General Assembly, and for subsequent periods at a rate equal 16 to the System's actuarially assumed rate of return on 17 investments. 18 (e) The contributions required under this Section may be 19 made from the date the statement for such creditable service 20 is issued until retirement date. All such required 21 contributions must be made before any retirement annuity is 22 granted. 23 (Source: P.A. 89-430, eff. 12-15-95.) 24 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 25 becoming law.


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Good post Kowalski. You beat me to it.
I had been waiting for someone to serve Herring and all of the over prideful Refugio fans a BIG SERVING OF HUMBLE PIE! Great job East Bernard - my high school hero team of the year!
I have absolutely no respect for Herring who runs up the score on hapless teams and then weakly tries to rationalize and justify his actions saying he has to keep his best players on the field to stay sharp for the playoffs...BULLCORN!
Kowalski and avenger777 my new favorite idoits. I'm just guessing here but have anyone of u fruitcakes ever meet Coach Herring, carried on a conversation with him (notice i didn't say intelligent conversation, not with u two) or anything like that. Most likely not. All u know is he runs up the score in the reg. season. He doesn't run it up. It's the teams Refugio plays that allows it to happen. If those teams had more talent maybe it wouldn't. U see my fruitcakes, Refugio kicks butt in Football and Refugio gets their Butt kicked in Basketball. That's it. Get over it.
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- Confidence: Who doesn't love a classic nude shade? This hue is an iconic fit for today's natural beauty.
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- History: Women's fascination with red lipstick has evolved throughout the decades; this deep red shade captures the perfect "here and now" red hue.
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I've been wearing one of the shades, Intrigue in both the lipstick and lipgloss (sometimes layered), and I loved the way my lips felt and looked. (Intrigue is one of those universal rosy shades that slightly mimics the natural color of the lips.) The textures of both products were pretty impressive; the lipstick feels very creamy and smooth, and imparts a slight wash of color that is buildable, while the lipgloss is shiny and buttery without a hint of stickiness. Wear time was pretty normal, both do transfer but not any more or any less than most lip colors. After trying this one shade, I would definitely be interested in wearing the others in the collection, because my lips felt pretty comfortable and hydrated.
At $9.99 a pop, these are close to prestige quality with a more pleasant price tag. Neither product had any discernible flavor or fragrance, which will be welcome to those with sensitive noses.
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Antigua & Barbuda Sets Administrative Fee to Replace Airport Passenger Charges
Features & Advice | Brian Major | October 11, 2012
Antigua & Barbuda has replaced an existing airline passenger facilities charge of $25 and a passenger embarkation tax of $28 with a single airport administration charge of $75 per passenger, said Colin James, CEO of the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority. Contrary to trade press reports, "We have not doubled the departure tax," James told TravelPulse.com on Oct. 11. "These two taxes have been replaced with one airport administration charge which will be collected in the price of the ticket."
"This charge is benchmarked in the mid range of similar usage charges currently being levied by other Caribbean airports," James added. "The remote collection of the fee will greatly enhance the departure experience as it eliminates the need for passengers to queue to pay the old embarkation tax." Indeed Antigua's V.C. Bird Airport is "outdated and cramped," James said, and the administrative fee will "support the new enhanced facilities and services that will be available to our visitors with the brand new airport in early 2014," currently under construction on a site adjacent to the current airport.
Antigua & Barbuda has granted exemptions on the increased administrative fee for bookings made prior to Sept. 21 for travel after Nov. 1, said James, "to allow for seamless implementation with our travel partners."
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Well, we looked it up, and, no, there's no such penalty as "Unnecessary Toolbaggery." But if there were, Ford Field would have been adorned with more flags than a Tea Party rally at the end of Lions-Niners game on Sunday. No doubt you've seen the replay already — after the resurrected 49ers handed the Lions their first defeat of the season, Coach Jim Harbaugh, pulled his shirt up to show (a) he wasn't packing any heat and (b) he has been packing on the pounds. That was good for Flag 1. Then, he tried to execute a chest-bump with one of his players. This alone would have been good for Flag 2, but he compounded the toolbaggery by failing to break contact with the ground — that's Flag 3 — and failing to make contact on the chest-bump — that's Flag 4. Then, instead of giving Lions coach Jim Schwartz a traditional post-game handshake — which requires coming to a complete halt, looking one's opponent in the eye, and giving him a solemn, almost funereal shake — he treated Schwartz like a fan standing between him and the post-game buffet and simply gave him a rolling shake and a hearty back slap. That was Flag 5. At that point, Schwartz took over, chasing down Harbaugh and staring him down without actually looking at him — Flag 6 (pictured). Then, when some space opens up between him and Harbaugh and he no longer has a real shot at him, he gets really angry and starts trying to go at him again, except that somehow he cannot make the proper turn upfield and just keeps heading for the locker room, as if he were wearing bowling shoes instead of cleats. Do we have any flags left? If we do, that gets one too.
If we ever get around to writing The Magnificent Bastard Guide to Life, one of our foundational pieces of advice will read something like this:It's easiest to take the high road when you're winning, so always take the high road when you're winning. That way, when you're faced with taking the high road in more challenging scenarios — and you should always take the high road — you'll have some experience to fall back on. Surely, Steve Williams, Tiger Woods' caddie for 13 years and 13 major championships, could have used this advice on Sunday. After his new boss, 31-year-old Aussie Adam Scott, won at Firestone this weekend, Williams had this to say to CBS's David Feherty: "I've been caddying for 33 years and that's the best week of my life ... and I'm not joking ... honestly that's the best week of my life; I've caddied for 33 years, 145 wins now, and that's the best win I've ever had." Now, it may be that Tiger Woods is such an awful person to work for that what Williams said was true: Winning the Bridgestone Invitational was actually better than winning the 2005 Masters (who can forget the chip-in on 16?), or the 2008 U.S. Open (possibly Woods' last major). But why shift attention away from your new boss on his big day, just to send out a subtle fuck-you to your old boss? Especially if it truly is the best week of your life? If you still have room for petty grievances in the best week of your life, then it's not the best week of your life.
You know the sort of conspicuous consumption that involves dining on tiny $95 portions of Il St. Canut suckling pig with hedgehog mushrooms and celery root? We're all for it. But when you devour that suckling pig like a barnyard hog snorting up a pile of grain, that's the sort of conspicuous consumption that's a little too conspicuous. If you're not a celebrity and everyone in the restaurant's still staring at you when you eat, you are probably following our handy little guide a little too rigorously. We present: Top 7 Ways to Eat Like a Total Toolbag.
Q: Lately, GQ advocated screaming "ow" when a man shakes your hand too firmly (http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2011/01/shake-it.html). I seriously thought it was April Fool's day when I read it. What does MB say about handshakes? How does one deal with shaking a woman's hand?--Salvador A: We're pretty sure Glenn O'Brien -- GQ's Style Guy -- is using "ow" for comedic effect. Either that or he's become exceedingly brittle in his old age. Or Conde Nast's health care coverage has a high co-pay. Anyhow, we recommend a firmer handshake than endorsed by GQ -- "grip lightly, the way you'd pick up a baby" -- for both men and women. What sets a handshake apart has less to do with grip pressure than with one's eyes. Once you've embraced the other fella's hand, look him straight in the eye. If he reciprocates, you know you've found a man you can do business with. If not, he's probably a crook.
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Q: Etiquette question: I've been invited to the wedding and bachelor party of a friend from college. I can't make the wedding (another, better friend is getting married a week later. I can only afford one cross country flight.) Is it poor taste to attend just the (local) bachelor party? Also: I've only received a "Save the Date" from the bride. Should I contact them now or wait for the invitation and the RSVP?--Mike A: Mike, this is a sticky situation, but we've got a solution: Option A: Telling the truth. Pleading poverty is very un-MB, so don't do it. Option B: Not attending. You'll have to come up with another Emily Post-sounding excuse not to attend the bachelor party. Which leaves the only logical choice: Option C: Get disinvited from the wedding. Have a wicked good time at the bachelor party, take a bunch of pictures and post them Facebook. Then "accidentally" unblock them. Oops! It was an honest mistake! Plus it takes care of that wedding "Save the Date" / RSVP situation. It's acceptable to send a gift.
John McCain may not know how to use a computer, but one of his staffers clearly does because he took our advice and shook hands how hands are meant to be shaken: look the other fella right in the eye.
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It's a quibble, but this annoyed me a bit. Here's the title of a news story from the Patch:
Wisconsin Sees Surge in Gun Ownership
And here's the heart of the story:
When Wisconsin's conceal carry law took effect in November 2011, gun sales in the state jumped. And the trend continued throughout 2012, according to reporting by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
A Dec. 27 story reported the background check hotline for handgun purchases has handled 60 percent more calls in 2012 over 2011. At that time, the newspaper reported, "the hotline handled 132,940 calls. For all of 2011, it received 88,895 calls."
When I read "surge in gun ownership," I take it to mean that more people are owning guns. Yet we can't tell from the data if more people are owning guns or if the same number of people are owning more guns. After all, if I own 1 gun or fifty, don't I still count as 1 gun owner? I suspect that most concealed carry holders were already gun owners and just needed to purchase a carry gun, but I was hoping the story would tell me. It didn't.
Yes, CCW caused a lot of we existing firearms owners & enthusiasts to add to our mix of guns.
I had rifles, shotgun and medium to large hand guns for hunting, sport & self defense. With CCW I added a few small handguns that could be worn under clothing for carry purposes.
Still, CCW probably added new firearms owners to the population as the reported sales are very high.
The Governors need to declare "sanctuary state" status regarding the totalitarian attempt to screw with our gun rights. If the libs don't have to enforce the immigration laws, why should anyone participate in their unlawful power grab?


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B A+F Transportation: We have two campus shuttles that run every day; one is on-campus, the other is off-campus. We call it The Happy Bus. The on-campus bus is convenient if you need to get from the residence halls to the other side of campus for class in bad weather, but just make sure you know the schedule. The off campus shuttle is nice because it takes you to all the apartment complexes and to the grocery store. Also, the buses take students to popular shopping malls on the weekends. I think it's great that the buses run on weekend nights too because it prevents people who may have been drinking from driving.
A A+F Transportation: We have the Happy Bus which is really cool to have. It's free and on the weekend it even goes to where the parties are usually located because they know college students are going to party and drink and would rather provide free transportation than having students drive back drunk.
B A+F Transportation: The campus bus is running most of the time. They not only drive around campus, but also off campus. There are some that go to off campus living and the grocery store. The transportation is great.
D A+F Transportation: There is no public transportation but one shuttle bus outside campus and it is very expensive. I wish there were cheaper ones. But the campus shuttle is useful for campus reasons.
B+ A+F Transportation: There aren't a lot of transportation options due to the fact that Slippery Rock is a very small school. We do have the "Happy Bus" that drives around campus and off campus. There are always two Buses running and there are stops all over campus. The buses are generally your only option at Slippery Rock other than your legs. Long Distance transportation is a little bit harder to get in contact with. There is a city bus that comes through Slippery Rock that picks students up in front of an old dorm.
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The Happy Bus is a green-and-white shuttle that sticks to a convenient schedule and brings joy to one and all. It not only loops around campus, but also makes stops at most off-campus housing complexes and, more importantly, Giant Eagle. It's a great service to utilize in the wicked winter weather and definitely saves students from a lot of walking. The Happy Bus also offers certain field trips throughout the year to hot locations like the Waterfront in Pittsburgh, the Grove City Prime Outlets, and the Clearview Mall in Butler.
Beginning on "Thirsty Thursday" and continuing all weekend long, the Happy Bus runs a late-night service to ensure the safety of party-goers and to prevent drunk driving. Though the Happy Bus is used widely in the mornings by shuttling students to classes, many students do not use the service on weekends. The reason is that students do not yet realize that the free service is not designed specifically to nab drunken students. Students are never carded and no questions are asked, which makes for a great system of safety that should be widely utilized.
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ViewsRufous-bellied Hawk-EagleFrom OpusAlternative names: Rufous-bellied Eagle; Chestnut-bellied Hawk-Eagle
Hieraaetus kienerii
[edit] Identification54-60 cm. Broad rounded wings, short broad tail. It eats mainly birds and small mammals. Blackish upperparts and head, white foreneck and breast are white, tail and flight feathers are white barred with dark. The rest of the underparts are chestnut. Sexes are similar. The immature eagle has white in place of the adult's chestnut plumage, and dark flank patches. [edit] DistributionWestern India and Sri Lanka and from the Himalayas east to Vietnam and Hainan and south to the Malay Peninsula and Singapore (where it is a rare non-breeding visitor). Also found on the Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra and Java. [edit] TaxonomyThe taxonomic placement of this species is not sure. Some authorities also place it in the genus Aquila, others in Hieraaetus. [edit] SubspeciesTwo races are recognised: formosus in the southern Himalayas, India and Sri Lanka and nominate in remainder of range. [edit] HabitatForest from sea-level up to 1,000m. [edit] BehaviourIt builds a large nest of sticks in a tree and 1 egg is laid. The diet includes birds and small mammals. [edit] External Links


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Perhaps the worst, most hypocritical, idiotic president the U.S. has ever had in office (and anyone who supports him and his war effort in the Middle East needs a foot broken up into his/her ass and his/her facts straightened out).
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Nissan Reaches New Level Of Bullshit With 'Scent Of The Future'
After trying to replicate human skin
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Toyota is reportedly constructing a prototype Yaris rally car for top-level WRC competition. Autocar claims the car will be for testing, and I imagine it would be for a next-generation program. And oh my sweet fancypants wonderpleasure please let that happen.
Do you see that? That's a four-cylinder Toyota engine stuck in the back of a Porsche 911
BMW officially unveiled the M3 coupe replacing M4
The American Le Mans Series is dead. With the American sports car merger
Jonathan Browning, president and CEO of Volkswagen's American division, announces he is stepping down for "personal reasons," the automaker announces. He will be replaced by VW's head of American aftermarket sales Michael Horn.
Sergio Perez has joined Force India F1 in a multi-year deal to partner Nico Hulkenberg. Good news for Perez, bad news for Paul Di Resta and Adrian Sutil.
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The highly anticipated new winter mixtape release from the snowman himself Young Jeezy. "Its Tha World" is hosted by DJ Drama and boasts features from YG, Birdman, 2 Chainz, Lody & production from Jahlil Beats, Mike Will, DJ Mustard.
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"Jericho is by far the most imaginative, unusual and successful work I have ever performed in 33 years of conducting." —Richard Fischer, conductor
"Jericho is absolutely stunning: tremendously effective, with a relentless sense of creative drive." —Les Marsden, conductor
Orchestra. 16 minutes. 3333 4431 3 or 6 perc (2 versions) hp pno strings A surround-sound theater piece with narration and unorthodox audience participation. "JERICHO is absolutely stunning: tremendously effective."—Les Marsden, conductor
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JERICHO SUNY Orange Symphonic Band Kevin Scott, conductor Paramount Theater 17 South Street
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Jericho University of Portland Wind Symphony Patrick Murphy, conducting Buckley Center Auditorium 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. 7:00 p.m. local time
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The Wife doesn't like for me to make a fuss on Valentine's Day. She thinks it's a lame commercial holiday and hates the idea of me buying her marked-up flowers or expensive Jacques Torres chocolates. However, if I want to get her some budget Russell Stover budget chocolates, she's cool with that. She's a cheap date, what can I say?
Whatever the Wife wants…am I right?
The wife says to me yesterday, "I don't want you to bring me flowers tomorrow. I'm serious. I don't want you spending a fortune."
She thinks Valentine's Day is a trumped-up, commercial holiday, and she's right. I bring her flowers all the time, just cause, and I don't need a holiday to tell her that she's the love of my life, though I'll probably say it again today…jut cause. The emmis is the emmis, am I right?
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The name's Dash. Rainbow Dash. You may have heard of me as the Element of Loyalty, the fastest pegasus in existence and the only thing alive to ever have broken the sound barrier, or a part of the Wonderbolts! Well, the next big contender to be a part of the Wonderbolts. My time's coming, you just wait and see. Also, you may have seen me around Ponyville, hard at work as the leader of the weather team. Or napping. I do that occasionally, too. Regardless of how or from where, I'm sure you've heard of me.
And now I've opened up a detective agency. So if you need the most highly skilled and speedy pony to solve your problems in a snap, just call Detective Dash. I'll do it quick, I'll do it right, all I ask for is some cash.
…It's a working slogan.
Anyway, you may be wondering why a high-speed, highflying pony like myself is bothering with a detective agency. Shouldn't I be up in the sky, proving myself to the Wonderbolts? Aren't I letting my skills go to waste by remaining grounded? Isn't detective work for more boringly observant ponies like Twilight? Well, yeah. Kind of. But, you see, the thing is, being a Wonderbolt isn't a free gig, you know. You have to pay an entrance fee, there's the flight suits, which actually cost a lot… Membership isn't a cheap thing. And, believe it or not, but Ponyville isn't the most lucrative town in Equestria.
I know. Shocker.
I'm the weather team leader and highest paid pegasus on the squad. That might be the problem. The first time I opened up my paycheck, I was expecting the bits to flow out. I had a cloud all ready to fill with my excess of money, just so I could swim in it. I don't think we really need to go into the details of what happened… I may or may not have gotten a little ruffled by the contents of my envelope, there may have been a scene of sorts where I crashed into somepony's tree house, and a certain egghead librarian may or may not have went on a tangent about equations and percentages and how it should have been obvious from the start how much I was going to be paid…
The details aren't important. What matters is I had went out celebrating my promotion by blowing what I thought was just some extra dough a little too quickly – but, hey, I'm all about speed – when I probably should have saved that cash for "equities" as Twilight so delicately put it.
I was going nowhere fast. I'm not just about speed, you know, I also like to have a goal. And with the money I was earning, there was no way I'd be joining the Wonderbolts anytime within the next four years. And any more years is more than I can count on my hooves, so there's no point in thinking that far ahead. What I needed was a quick cash plan.
I tried doing odd jobs here and there. In my free time I'd visit Rose and see if she needed help watering her flowers or whatever it was she did – I could never really be sure, seeing as I never needed flowers – but that was never much of a success. I was – not afraid – cautious about even going near Derpy and her deliveries. You know, because, she's so, sensitive about, about needing assistance. Or something like that. And I had tried to talk to Cheerilee about giving her class some flying lessons, but apparently launching little earth and unicorn foals into the air is dangerous or something. I don't know, it seemed like dumb logic to me. After all, with the fastest and best flier around to help out the little guys, what could possibly go wrong?
Apple Bloom, stepping onto the catapult.
"Now, yer sure this is safe, Rainbow Dash?"
"Sure, kid. Just flap your hooves a bit when you're in the air. I'll be there on the other side to catch you."
"But, Rainbow Dash, how can you be on the other side when you're right he –" I release the lever, and the rest of Apple Bloom's comment is drowned out by her scream "—EEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!"
I fall into a brief stint of laughter, before remembering I'm actually supposed to be catching her on the other side. "Heh. Whoops." I flash a grin, then zip into action.
And there I am on the other side, Apple Bloom safe in my mouth.
A crowd of admiring ponies stop me, and I'm forced to battle my way through the mob, by handing out signed autographs. Then, when I finally make it to the other side, Apple Bloom is nowhere to be found. Except… Unless… There's an odd, red splatter against that tree…
I shuddered. Okay, maybe there was some logic in what Cheerilee was saying. And I'd never hear the end of it if I accidentally turned Applejack's little sister into soup. But still, my first scenario was a much more likely outcome. And I'm sticking to that.
The longest gig I landed had to have been… well, actually, that's a confusing one. It depends on how you measure time, I guess. Cause, well, there was that brief-but-actually-really-long stint as Dr. Whooves assistant… Er, for, uh, reasons, I'd prefer not to discuss that job. You know, spoilers, all that… No, the longest side job I had was a day where I worked with Colgate at her dentist office.
I found out the hard way exactly what happens to teeth when you attempt to brush them with lightning. And also what a brush with death feels like, after being forced to endure Colgate's overreaction.
Seriously, she acted like being fried with over a billion volts of lightning, all directly concentrated onto the teeth, was a horrible idea. But let me tell you, after I was done, there was not a single germ or cavity on those pearly whites. Uh, sure, they weren't pearly white anymore… No, more like a charcoal-y black, but still. The point was to get rid of the decay and I did that.
When you get assistance from the Dash, you can only expect awesome and cool to clash. And some ponies just aren't ready for that.
In the end, being everypony's go-to situation fixer got tiring. I needed bits without falling to bits, as the saying goes. The problem was finding something easy that didn't mess with my other jobs. You know, like being a weather pony and saving the town from droughts and being the Element of Loyalty and saving the world from potentially crumbling into a state of perpetual disharmony. That sort of thing.
I was hanging out with Twilight one day, reading an epic adventure of Daring Do, when the idea hit me...
"Hey, I have an idea," Twilight said, looking up from her book. She was always reading something different. We had these reading get-togethers once a week, and every single week she was on a new book. And they were all big and thick and bulky and wide… And big. Totally uncool. Did she ever do anything other than read? I was still on the third Daring Do book. Reading is the only thing I ever do that's slow. I like to… take everything in. Or something. I don't know, books have a lot of words and sometime I get sidetracked. Like by the sky, blue and inviting, or that weird squiggle that sometimes shows up in your eye and follows you wherever you look, or that bug.
The bug that had slowly made its way up the binding of the book Twilight was currently reading. Or she had been reading, until she looked up and talked to me. I snapped back to attention. What had she been talking about? An idea, right. Okay, gotta make a retort worthy of an eye roll.
"Twilight has an idea?" I repeated in a shocked voice, feigning absolute surprise. "Quick, we better write a letter to the Princess about this unprecedented phenomenon!"
Twilight rolled her eyes. Nailed it!
"It's about your cash problem," she said flatly. I perked up. Anything that involved tucking some more bits under my wings, I was all ears. Until, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed the bug had begun making its way up the binding of Twilight's book. I hid a smile at the disgusted scream that would escape Twilight's lips as soon as she realized this particular slimy beetle was inching its way across her precious copy of…
Twilight was saying something. But I only caught pieces of it. Something about an "agency" and "across town" and "a bit run down, but could be fixed up"… I craned my neck ever so slightly so that I could read the title. I was kind of curious about what completely ridiculous and logical book Twilight was wasting her time with. And if I squinted my eyes just right and kept my head at an angle… There we go. And the book was… Detective Flatfoot: Ace Investigator…?
Huh. That didn't sound half-bad. And the name of the main character reminded me of Fleetfoot, a very impressive member of the Wonderbolts. Actually, the book sounded pretty cool. In fact, detectives… they were awesome ponies, weren't they? And they got paid to go around being awesome. I could feel it. I was about to be brilliant.
"A detective!" I shouted, bringing a hoof down to slam the table decidedly. "I've got it, Twilight! I'm going to be a detective. Good business, good bits, and good… bits. Yeah, that just about covers it."
Twilight deflated. Probably because I came up with the better idea of the two of us. Speaking of which, what was her idea, anyway? Oh well, that didn't really matter. Mine was awesome, so I didn't need any other suggestions cluttering my mind.
"That was what I… Oh, never mind. Good idea, Rainbow Dash." I smiled. It wasn't smug. Well, maybe it was a little smug, but, I mean, it was a really good idea. "Speaking of detective agencies," Twilight continued, and now that she was on track with my idea, I made more of a point to listen, "there's actually an old building on the other side of Ponyville that you could use as a space for it. It's a little rundown, but I could help you fix it up and it's really cheap to rent."
"Sweet, thanks Twilight!" I give credit where credit is due. And while I had the awesome idea of becoming a detective, I probably wouldn't have gotten as far with it if it weren't for her help.
And it was that iconic moment that brought me to the other side of Ponyville, where I found myself gaping at a dilapidated building that Twilight assured me would make a great detective agency.
"It's all in the book I'm reading," she said. "Detective agencies are supposed to look rustic and… a bit worn down."
"A bit?!" I shouted, my voice cracking in a charming and endearing way. "Twilight, the whole point of this is to save money. How much is it gonna cost to fix this pile of broken splinters?"
"You have to spend money to make money," she responded with a smile that told me it was going to cost a lot. I groaned and planted my face in my hoof.
And then a third voice entered this scenario. A high-pitched, loud –
"Aw, don't worry, Dashie! Want to sing a song about it?"
A voice that can't be contained or even wait to be properly introduced in my own story. It was Pinkie Pie. And what was that noise? There was some sort of underlying music coming from somewhere… I looked around, but couldn't find the source. It seemed to be coming from all around us. The music was surrounding us, encompassing us. I realized a little too late what was about to happen. Pinkie did exactly what she asked. She belted out a tune. "Rainbow Dash is a pegasus pony of incredible skill, but there is currently one problem making her ill! It isn't her latest trick for the Wonderbolts she'll ace, that is causing her to make that silly filly face!" And she appeared above me, squishing my face into all kinds of painful positions.
"Hey!" I shouted, indignant. She disappeared, reappearing only seconds later a few feet away from me. Except, everything around her was dark, except a spotlight hitting her. She posed, looking slightly sad, for the next part of her song.
"Instead she's fallen into a total gloom, over a completely different type of doom! She's not a work pony like Applejack, not that strength is a trait she does lack… But the real issue causing her such pain, is that muddy, gritty, dirty window pane!" And Pinkie zipped back over to the building that was going to become my new detective agency. She pointed at the particular pane she had been singing about, overly dramatically and with an exaggerated horrified face.
Yeah, because that muddy window pane was the worst part of the covered-in-holes, broken down building in front of us…
I blinked. Multiple times. Pinkie Pie's songs were contagious. And once she starts them, you can't stop her. Or get the stupid tune out of your head. I groaned. Twilight bounced her head happily along. And then I watched in amazement as Applejack trotted over, a towel in her mouth, and began scrubbing away at the gross window pane Pinkie Pie had pointed out in her song.
But wait. I could still hear the music, light and lulling, in the background… And by the choreographed head bouncing of my three friends, I could tell the song wasn't over yet. Even worse, I found my own head bobbing along. Like I said, Pinkie's stupid songs were contagious…
And then Rarity walked out of the shack, a shiny smile on her face. The door fell to the ground as she stepped out, but she didn't seem to have noticed. Instead, she began the next verse of the song. "Have no fear, Rainbow Dash! My styles never do clash. Your house was once a monstrosity, but with a helping of my generosity…"
And Fluttershy, the timid pony that she is, fluttered down from somewhere above, adding background effects, "Aaaaaaah, ah, aaaaaaaah…"
"You'll find that my design," Rarity continued singing, eyes shimmering, "will only help your new home shine!"
"It's not my house!" I found myself adding, completely in time with the music. "It's my new detective agency."
This news seemed to excite Fluttershy, who ran up to me, singing, "Oh, Rainbow my dear, it's all so very clear! A detective you shall be, solving problems for the other ponies!"
Twilight strutted over, pulling us both into a hug. I gave a halfhearted hug back, until she began singing, too. Then I let go and hung there in her arms, rolling my eyes with a disgruntled look on my face. "With a little hard work together we can do anything!" Switching up the rhythm I noticed. Did that mean the song was almost over? I hoped so, because my lips were quivering and I felt myself getting a little too into the beat. "It's true that with friends to see each other through, there's nothing we can't do. And so it's to these morals and values that you all have taught me that I do cling!"
Twilight let go and spun me. I found myself ramming into Applejack, who chuckled and helped me back onto my feet. She dusted me off with the towel. And then she belted, with a country twang, "Ah reckon you've caused lots o' trouble…"
"I don't cause it!" I snapped.
"But we're always there ta help on the double," she continued.
"I'm gonna vomit," I mumbled, rolling my eyes again. And then I froze, wide-eyed. Did I just rhyme? Cause it… Vomit… Did that count as a rhyme? Did I…
"All it takes is a lil bit o' hard work and elbow grease, ta make the bad in this here house cease."
And Applejack kicked me, sending me flailing into the house. I would have been stopped by the door, but since Rarity knocked it down nothing prevented me from tumbling straight into the rundown…
Whoa. The inside wasn't bad at all. In fact, it looked brand new and clean. It even sparkled. Fluttershy was inside, adding vocals, "Ah, ah, aaaaaaaah, ah, aaaaaaah," and cleaning up portions of the place. I turned around to see Rarity walking in and fixing the door into place with her magic.
"With a little magic and flair…"
"The style is very… daring." I couldn't help it. The place looked nice. I felt the words tumbling out of my mouth, completely in tune with the rest of the song, before I could stop myself. Hey, singing isn't just for showponies… It can be pretty awesome sometimes. Especially Pinkie productions.
"I can take this problem…" Rarity continued her line.
And I cut in with mine, once again, "In anticipation, I'm trembling!"
"And with a simple execution…"
I found myself picking up pace, moving faster, the music following my new speedy beat as I sang, "For an agency of mine, it has to be more than fine. I need something awesome, cool, it's gotta rule, for somepony like me, it's gotta have courage for all to see!"
"I'll find you the perfect solution!" Rarity finished, drawing out her last note, as Pinkie, Twilight, and Applejack entered the agency and joined Fluttershy behind Rarity. They picked up on Rarity's note, helping to finish the song with a power chord of emotion. Or, uh, awesomeness, I mean.
"And Rainbow, I just bet," Twilight finished once the last note died, "we'll make an agency out of this place yet."
The music ended. I looked around at my friends, trying to suppress my own smile. Like I said, those songs are contagious… Pinkie bounded forward and jumped on me. I couldn't hold her weight and we crashed to the floor. She cuddled into me with a goofy grin on her face. I rolled my eyes and pushed her off. She stood right up, all smiles, staring at me expectantly. I stood up and dusted myself off.
"Okay, okay, not bad," I said, a lopsided grin appearing on my face.
"Oh, do you like it, dear?" Rarity asked. "Now, be honest."
"You guys did an awesome job," I conceded. "In such a short amount of time."
Maybe I was downplaying it a little bit. I scanned the inside of my new detective agency. It was a two-roomed building. We were currently all standing in the waiting room, which was big enough to fit a dozen ponies pretty comfortably. There was a couch that was probably of Rarity's design for ponies to sit, a desk area for the secretary I would eventually get to sit and sort out paperwork, a couple plants and pictures thrown in to liven the place up… But really, best of all was that the holes were all patched up and the walls and floors had been redone so that the entire place looked structurally sound and stable. All in the span of one song!
I moved into the next room – my office. It was a lot smaller. Definitely made for more one-on-one intimate appointments. It housed two chairs for the clients and a pretty cool-looking desk for myself. Rarity really knew what I wanted in terms of style. Now I really was grinning. The designs had a cloud-like effect, and the walls were painted light blue with a rainbow lamp to give the place a splash of color. I felt like I had just stepped into a room in the sky.
"Wow, Rarity, this really is awesome," I said. "Thanks a lot!"
And then I was herded outside.
"Ah fixed up the outside best Ah could," Applejack said humbly.
It took every muscle in my body to keep my mouth from dropping. The shack was no longer a shack. In the midst of that impromptu song, somehow, my friends had all gotten together and created the agency I thought was going to take days of hard work and a lot of money to spruce up. And, well, it had needed a lot more than sprucing up.
The holes were gone, it had been refinished, it was completely scrubbed clean… And for an added effect, a rainbow had been painted, going over the door.
"Do you like it?" Fluttershy asked quietly.
"I don't like it," I said, very seriously. There was a collective groan among them and my smile widened. "I love it! Seriously guys, you did great. It's… So. Awesome."
Anyway, we can skip over the part where we have a group hug and chatter about sappy stuff, Twilight takes out her quill and we dished out a pretty decent friendship report about how you can accomplish any task you're faced with if you work together with friends. The point is, that's the story of how I got my detective agency.
And really, this was just a story leading up to the story. So, sure, I got my agency. The fun part comes when I actually do my detective work. I mean, that's the breadth of most mystery novels, right? It's all that sleuthing and stuff. I can't be a hundred percent sure of that fact, I haven't actually read Twilight's Ace Investigator book series yet. But I think I get the gist of what a real detective novel needs.
And then there's the story of how Pinkie Pie, of all ponies, became my assistant. But, then again, that kind of ties in with my first real case.
So if you wanna follow the coolest pony in all of Equestria, Detective Dash has her share of awesome mystery and intrigue to dish out.
And I promise you, awesome and cool with a dash of Rainbow never disappoints.


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