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Making Faces: The Perfect Summer Party Look
What I Used:
under eyes: Make Up For Ever HD Concealer in 325
eyeliner: MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
eyeshadow: NARS Eyeshadow Duo in Kuala Lumpur, NARS Eyeshadow Duo in Jolie Poupee, MAC Eyeshadow in Blackberry
eye brows: MAC Brow Pencil in Fling
eye lashes: MAC Haute & Naughty Mascara
I tend to wear much less makeup in the summer. Besides pure heat induced laziness, I'm usually a little more tan, so I don't need to try so hard to not look like a ghost. However, there are always those summer occasions – i.e. weddings, parties, etc – when I like to go the extra miles in the name of 'fancy.' This would be a go-to look for one of those occasions.
First I applied the light shade in the NARS Kuala Lumpur Duo to the lid from lash line into the crease and blended slightly above.
Next I applied the darker shade in the Kuala Lumpur Duo into the entire crease from outer to inner corner.
I then blended MAC Blackberry into the crease, on top of the darker crease shade I just applied. Blackberry can go very dark so start by applying lightly, you can always add more shadow for a darker effect.
Next I applied MAC Blacktrack in a small wing to the top lid and also to the upper and lower inner rims.
Then I applied the light Kuala Lumpur shade to the lower lash line and blended the shimmery purple shade from the Jolie Poupee Duo on top of it.
I finished the look with mascara.


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Posted on 17 August 2007 by Rich Drees
Posted on 17 August 2007 by Rich Drees
If you're a regular moviegoer like me, at this point in the summer you're probably suffering from a bit of what I like to call "blockbuster bloat" and are probably looking for something a little different. Normally, I'd recommend something like the documentary King Of Kong, which opens today. In fact, when I saw the film – which tells the struggle of a laid-off Boeing engineer attempting to break the world's Donkey Kong record high score and discovering himself suddenly entrenched in the surprisingly internecine world of competitive video gaming – this past spring at the Philadelphia International Film Festival, I gave the film a positive review.
Unfortunately, Picturehouse is only opening the film on a total of five screens, so unless you live in New York City, Seattle, Austin or Los Angeles, you're out of luck. However, according to the film's website, it will be making its way to at least 25 more markets within the next couple of weeks.
To whet your appetite, though, Picturehouse has supplied us with a clip from the movie featuring an explanation from some of the folks in the video game world about the degree of difficulty to be found in Donkey Kong-
And if that's not enough- here's the film's trailer-
Posted on 16 August 2007 by Rich Drees
Roland Emmerich has been signed to direct a remake of the 1966 science-fiction classic Fantastic Voyage, according to today's Variety. This is the second time that Emmerich has been attached to a remake of the film. He was interested a decade ago, but the project never got out of development.
The story centers on a crew of scientists and doctors who are miniaturized in a submarine and then injected into a dying man's bloodstream to remove an impossible-to-operate-on bloodclot. The original starred Donald Pleasance and Raquel Welch.
Michael Wilmer, Emmerich's partner at the director's Centropolis Entertainment production house, will produce the film alongside James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment. National Treasure screenwriters Marianne and Cormac Wibberley are in negations to script the update.
Emmerich's 10,000 BC is set for release on March 7, 2008.
Posted on 16 August 2007 by Rich Drees
Smokin' Aces director Joe Carnahan is overseeing a direct-to-video prequel his hit film but doesn't have a title for the project. And that's where you come in. Over at his blog, Carnahan is running a contest for readers to christen the project with.
Helping you out, Carnahan gives the briefest of plot descriptions-
A low level government analyst, with forty plus years working an FBI information post, is slated to be assassinated, for reasons unknown at an exact date and time within the next three days. A federal 'Grab Team' or close protection detail has been tasked with saving this man's life . . . chaos ensues.
It should be pointed out that there is no financial prize for the winner- just bragging rights and a bit of swag from the production.
The deadline is August 29th and you can post your entries in the Comments section of the blog.
Good luck!
Via Cinematical.
Posted on 16 August 2007 by William Gatevackes
1. Superbad (2,800 Theaters, Rated R): At last! It seems like they started advertising this film in 2004!
Yes, if there were Academy Awards for Best Marketing Program, Superbad might have a lock on the Oscar. Its trailer started appearing at the beginning of the summer, its internet-only, R-rated, red-band trailer set the trend for marketing R-rated movies, and the movie has been trumpeted in all forms of media (including its stars, Michael Cera and Jonah Hill, sharing the number 12 spot on Entertainment Weekly's "The EW 100 The Star We Love Right Now" list in its June 29th/July 6th issue).
At first, the movie seems like a classic, 80s-style, teenage sex comedy. Hill and Cera play high school seniors who try to use alcohol to sleep with much more attractive and popular girls.
But this is filtered through the unique vision of producer Judd Apatow and co-writer and co-star Seth Rogen. I have been a fan of Apatow since The Ben Stiller Show (which feature the producer/director doing a hilarious Jay Leno impersonation) and I like both from The 40-Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up. Their careers to this point have built up a lot of good will in me, and hopefully, Superbad will continue that trend.
2. Invasion (2,700+ Theaters, Rated PG-13): I wonder if Jack Finney knew when the first installment of his "The Body Snatchers" appeared in Collier's magazine in 1954 the effect it would have on the world of movies.
Invasion is the fourth time the story was adapted for the silver screen. It first made the leap to celluloid with 1956's Invasion of the Body Snatchers and was remade in 1978, 1994 and now 2007.
The main crux of the story, aliens land on Earth and slowly take replace the human race, is a timeless one that resonates with any generation. It taps into human's fear of change, both personal and to the world around them. Especially, it connects with the fear that such change is beyond our control. That fear will most likely never go away. So more "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" adaptation are destined to come.
Outside of it's lineage, this particular adaptation is interesting for many other reasons. One, the studio, after seeing an early version of the film, called for on rewrites by the Wachowski Brothers (of Matrix fame) and the rewritten scenes were reshot by Wachowski associate James McTigue (director of V for Vendetta). This kind of reworking usually is a sign of trouble and, in most cases, the movie suffers for it.
Two, Nicole Kidman, an Aussie, and Daniel Craig, a Brit, put on American accents for the movie. It is always interesting to see actors from other English speaking countries try to sound American Finally, Kidman and Craig will reunite later this year for The Golden Compass.
3. The Last Legion (2,000 Theaters, Rated PG-13): Another story that has been brought to movie screens repeatedly is the King Arthur legend. From 1963's The Sword and the Stone to 1975's Monty Python and the Holy Grail to 1981's Excalibur to 1995's First Knight to 2004's King Arthur, the story of the legendary King of the Britons has been a Hollywood favorite.
The reason for its popularity? Probably because of the way the legend can bear and encourage a wide variety of interpretations. Just looking at the list above you can see that the tale is just as at home in family fare as it is in comedy, in romance as it is in action.
This latest installment ties the legend into that of the Roman Empire in a story that focuses on the quest for the legendary sword Excalibur.
From the trailers, the film appears to be a little of Lord of the Rings mixed together with a bit of HBO's Rome series. I can't say if that is a good thing or a bad thing.
Unfortunately, iFilm does not give me the option of embedding the trailer. If you want to take a look at it, you can see the preview here.
Now, on to my predictions, starting with last week. This is what I thought that weekend's top 5 would look like:
And this is how it turned out:
4 for 5! Underdog faded faster and farther than I thought it would, darn it! That makes me 7 for 10 after 2 weeks here at FilmBuff Online, with an accuracy percentage of 70%
How do I think this weekend will look?
I think the mix of marketing, the creators involved, and the popularity of that type of story with make Superbad the number one movie this weekend. I think the acting and new approach will make Invasion hop over a falling Rush Hour 3 for the second spot. What do you think?
Posted on 16 August 2007 by Rich Drees
The 1945 Boris Karloff cult classic Isle Of The Dead is the next project from RKO Studios to receive a modern updating. The studio has been recently raiding its vaults for films to be remade in an attempt to become a major production house again.
Directed by one of RKO's best, Val Lewton, the original told the story of a Greek general (Karloff), who orders an island quarantined when a mysterious and deadly plague starts striking down residents. As conditions worsen, many start to believe that a vampire or demon may be the cause.
Newcomers Brian Horiuchi and Matt Lazarus will be scripting the new version. No director has been hired yet.
The studio currently has several other remakes in various stages of development. The Ice Cube-starring comedy Are We Done Yet?, a remake of the classic Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, underperformed at the box office earlier this year.
According to a Hollywood Reporter article, the island setting of the original is going to be changed to landlocked Afghanistan, so presumably a title change can be expected.
Related: RKO Horror Classics Set For Remake
Posted on 15 August 2007 by Rich Drees
Len Wiseman, whose Live Free Or Die Hard has already grossed close to $132 million at the box office in the past seven weeks, in final negotiations to direct New Line Cinema's remake of John Carter's 1981 classic Escape From New York, according to a story in the Hollywood Reporter.
Gerald Butler is already attached to the project to play Snake Plissken, a convict who is recruited to enter the future city-turned-prison of Manhattan to rescue the President of the United States after Air Force One crashes in the city.
Black Hawk Down (2001) scribe Ken Nolan has adapted Carpenter and co-writer Nick Castle's original screenplay, with his take reportedly fleshing out Plissken's origins.
Posted on 13 August 2007 by Rich Drees
Two films recently restored by Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Foundation will screen at the Edinburgh International Film Festival later this month. The Moroccan documentary Transes (1981) and the Brazilian drama Limite (1931) are the first two films to receive public screenings since the announcement of the creation of the World Cinema Foundation this past May at the Cannes Film Festival.
Transes is an in-depth look at the Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwan, who comined several different styles of traditional North African music. Limite, the only film from director Mario Peixoto, tells the silent story of three people adrift during a boating trip. Thought lost, it had been recently rediscovered by Brazilian filmmaker and producer Walter Salles.
Posted on 11 August 2007 by Rich Drees
Lucasfilm Ltd. has submitted six possible titles for the forthcoming Indian Jones IV to the Motion Picture Association of America for Registration. The report shows searches for titles similar to the ones be proposed by Lucasfilm for the upcoming film. If no one files any objections by the close of business August 24, 2007, Lucasfilm will have free reign to use any of the titles for Indy IV.
According to a copy of the report leaked to SlashFilm, the possible titles are-
Interestingly, all six titles play into some of the various, oft-time conflicting, rumors that have been circulating about the film. The City Of Gods title has been long been attached to the film in internet rumors, while Lost City Of Gold and Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull seem to relate to other potential plot lines that have made the internet rounds. Quest For The Covenant seems to be related to some speculation that the film would revolve around Indy chasing down the Ark of the Covenant again. Destroyer Of Worlds and Fourth Corner Of The Earth are the odd men out, though Destroyer does recall the Hindu god Shiva.
Or it could be that Lucasfilm is just playing to all the internet rumors flying out there, disguising the one true title they want to use among others designed to reinforce which ever set of rumors you want to believe.
Hopefully, we'll find out some time before Indy IV's premier next May.
Posted on 09 August 2007 by William Gatevackes
1. Rush Hour 3 (3,000+ Theaters): The team that took the buddy film, to a whole other level is back.
Why? Well, because they really didn't have much anything else to do.
The Rush Hour movies are sort of a "mother's purse" movie for these two. If times are getting tough, and you need some cash, you hit up mom for money.
Chris Tucker, outside of Michael Jackson videos, hasn't done anything outside of these movies since 1998. Jackie Chan has been busier, working in films on both sides of the Pacific, but none quite as successful as the Rush Hour flicks. So, therefore, both men return to the franchise for a quick (and they hope, lucrative) payday.
If you are going to return to the well again to make a quick buck, this is the way to do it. It's been six years since the last one of these films–just long enough so that people are still interested but soon enough that their reteaming isn't silly.
2. Stardust (2,300 Theaters): The recent trend in Hollywood of looking to comics for adaptation fodder has meant some of the greatest authors comics contain have got some valuable screen time.
First was Alan Moore (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, From Hell, V for Vendetta and the forthcoming Watchmen), then Frank Miller (Sin City, 300, and, to some extent, Daredevil) and now Neil Gaiman gets his time in the Hollywood spotlight.
Of course, not all adaptations of the works of said comics masters were all that positive. The movie LoEG resembles Moore's LoEG as about as much as it does a Sweet Potato Casserole. Which is not much at all.
Stardust does have a great cast and a good filmmaker in Matthew Vaughn. And Neil Gaiman seems to have given the project his seal of approval. I, for one, hope that this flick does well so Gaiman can get the chance to bring his character, Death, to the big screen.
3. Daddy Day Camp (2,184 Theaters): This could be one of two things for Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s career. Either a step back towards respectability or another swirl in the downward spiral he's been on since he won the Oscar.
Daddy Day Care, the prequel to this movie, was a surprise hit for Eddie Murphy and kind of set him on the road to becoming a family movie star. There is a lot of money to be made in family fare these days. And if this movie is successful, Cuba could become a marketable actor in the genre.
That being said, Murphy passed on this film. That is a baaad sign, especially when you know that Murphy didn't pass on the Adventures of Pluto Nash, one of the worst movies of all time. Heck, Jeff Garvin didn't even return! And it's not like that guy has a boatload of movie offers to choose from.
Judging from the preview, it looks like the downward spiral will continue. I weep for Cuba Gooding, Jr.. But not much, because no one forced him to follow up his Oscar Winning role with Snow Dogs or Boat Trip.
4. Skinwalkers (650 Theaters): Personally, I don't consider 650 theaters to be wide release, but Box Office Mojo does, and that's good enough for me.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is a werewolf movie. It seems like once a year, Hollywood brings out a werewolf movie hoping that it will catch on like the zombie movies or vampire flicks have. To date, it hasn't worked.
Sure, we had American Werewolf in London, which was horror mixed with great special effects and a dose of humor,Teen Wolf, which was a comedy, Wolf, which was more drama than horror, Underworld, which was vampires versus werewolves, and the more traditional Howling, but nothing that caught on in a big way. Sure, most of the above had sequels. But you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a zombie movie. Werewolf movies are less prevalent.
This one doesn't seem to be the one to change things. The plot involves two groups on werewolves fighting over a boy who could be the future of their kind.
By the way, I think Skinwalkers is a damn silly title for a movie. I just do.
So, how do I think the Top 5 will look like this week?
I wish that Stardust would do better, but I believe that there is a chance that it might not even crack the top 5. I think Skinwalkers and Daddy Day Camp have little or no chance to break in.


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Watercolor paints - swallowing
This article discusses the health problems that might occur when someone accidentally or intentionally eats or swallows watercolor paints.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Alternative Names
Paint - watercolors
Poisonous Ingredient
- Man-made or natural pigments (especially cadmium and cobalt)
- Gum arabic
Note: Watercolor paints sold for home use are generally considered nonpoisonous.
Several tubes of the artist's watercolors need to be eaten before symptoms occur.
Home Treatment
Do NOT make a person throw up unless told to do so by poison control or a health care professional.
If the chemical was swallowed, immediately give the person water or milk, unless instructed otherwise by a health care provider. Do NOT give water or milk if the patient is having symptoms (such as vomiting, convulsions, or a decreased level of alertness) that make it hard to swallow.
Use soap and water to wash any paint off skin and clothes.
Before Calling Emergency
Determine the following information:
- Patient's age, weight, and condition
- Name of the product (ingredients and strength, if known)
- Time it was swallowed
- Amount swallowed
Poison Control, or a local emergency number
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
See: Poison control center - emergency number
What to expect at the emergency room
A trip to the emergency room is normally not necessary.
However, if the poisoning requires medical help, the health care provider will measure and monitor your vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate. You may receive:
- Activated charcoal
- Breathing assistance
- Fluids
- Laxative
- Tube through the mouth into the stomach to wash out the stomach (gastric lavage)
Expectations (prognosis)
How well you do depends on the amount of poison swallowed and how quickly treatment is received. The faster you get medical help, the better the chance for recovery.
Recovery is likely because watercolor paints are generally considered nonpoisonous.
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Am I drunk? Or maybe high on multiple other drugs?
The Japanese nuclear situation is dire. Increased radiation levels have been detected as far away as 20km from the affected plant. Foreign governments are urging their citizens to stay 80km away, while the Japanese haven't budged from their 20km evacuation zone.
The company that owns the plants, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is now attempting to build a temporary power line to the backup pumps, so the pumps can start to pump water into the affected cores, cooling the hot nuclear fuel. I'm not sure why this wasn't the plan from the start, maybe this plan will take a few days to happen and TEPCO didn't want to wait that long to solve this daunting crisis.
The title isn't misleading. This may be the opportunity of a lifetime to get a world class utility as rock bottom prices. Or, I'm completely insane and I'm throwing my money away. Here are my reasons why I think the company will recover.
Cheap On So Many Levels
The company closed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at 812 Yen at the close of Thursday's trading. The company was at approximately 2200 Yen right before the crisis. Like any contrarian investor, a 60% decline gets me a little excited.
The company is sitting on 13.2T Yen worth of assets. Only a little over 1.5T Yen is dedicated to their nuclear division, with 650B of it representing the value of their nuclear plants, with an additional 900B the value of their nuclear fuel. Since their nuke plants are so old, most of the value has been already depreciated.
It's pretty obvious the affected reactor is worthless. For the sake of being conservative, let's value all the nuclear assets at zero.
Book value works out to 1400 Yen per share with the nuclear assets stripped out. The company trades at a 40% discount to book value.
Net earnings in 2009 were a little less than 200 Yen. Obviously the company won't do that again in the near term, but it gives us a gauge of what potential profitability can be once the company recovers. They also pay a dividend of 60 Yen per share, which I'm assuming will go away very quickly.
The bottom line is from a balance sheet perspective, the company looks quite enticing.
The obvious red herring of TEPCO is the liability issue. There's two reasons why I think investors don't have to worry about it.
The first is that Japanese utilities have zero liability because of natural disasters, thanks to the Japanese Nuclear Act of 1961. If there is a liability issue, the government will be the entity ultimately responsible. By removing that potential liability, they took the risk away from industry, which undoubtedly encouraged investment in nuclear power.
Different countries have dealt with the potential liability problem in different ways. In the U.S., the industry has a self insurance program, with each reactor being forced to pay premiums to a pool, with the government footing the rest of the bill if the pool can't afford all the liability claims.
There will definitely be clean up costs. Nobody knows how much they'll be, or how big of a liability that'll be for the company. What did it cost to clean up the mess caused from Three Mile Island?
It took 12 years at $973M to clean up Three Mile Island. For the sake of caution, lets triple that amount as a cost for cleaning up in Japan and that the company will be on the hook for every penny. If you convert $3B US to Yen, you get 270B Yen (using an exchange rate of 90 Yen/dollar, a very conservative estimate considering the current exchange rate is 78 Yen/Dollar). The worst case scenario for clean up costs is 400 Yen per share, putting a worst case book value at a 20% premium to current levels.
Since the problem will undoubtedly take many years to clean up, the company won't have to pay out the entire cleanup cost all at once.
Other Factors
The nuclear safety commission of Japan will most likely push for additional safety precautions at existing plants. This will cost the company something.
As I wrote about the other day, the Japanese economy is too dependent on nuclear power for the government to shut down existing reactors. There are several nuke plants with plans to build over the next 5 years (including two from TEPCO) that I suspect will get scrapped, at least for the time being. If Japan doesn't build these nukes, where's the power going to come from? And no, a long-ass extension from China isn't going to cut it.
I suspect the affected plant will be mothballed, which was planned anyway. It'll never produce another megawatt again, and the land will be so contaminated that it won't be worth anything either.
Another unknown is the cost to repair the other nuke facility that was having problems. Fukushima II is reported to have been shut down safely, however there's not a whole lot of information regarding the damage to that facility. Currently all the reactors there are out of service. Who knows when they'll be back up and running.
Can you guys think of anything I'm missing? Am I insane for even thinking about this? Let me know in the comments.
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23 Responses to "Tokyo Electric: I'm Actually Thinking About Buying"
I've already asked my financial advisor to find some reasonable Japanese companies to take a risk on. It's an awful humanitarian crisis but also one hell of a financial opportunity.
Keep me posted on which ones your advisor thinks are decent.
Did you get in on TKECF? Trading well below 800Y today. I went in big this morning after the free-fall this morning. Hoping it works out…
I didn't. Glad I've waited, the stock is in free fall.
The rumors now are that the Japanese gov't will nationalize them. I doubt that will happen, but I could see them guaranteeing debt or stepping in with an cash infusion.
This one is not for the faint of heart. If I thought it was a buy at around 800 yen, it should be a screaming buy at 466 yen (where it closed). Yet I'm not sure if I can pull the trigger. I have no logic for this either, it's just a gut thing.
I bought TKECF which is trading on pink sheet US at around $9 but looks like it is still in free fall. I will hold on to my losses and hope it could reverse to $10-$11 but not sure how long will it take. Does TKECF provides dividend ???
You're not drunk, you've taken some smart pills.
This is an absolute disaster, a catastrophe for sure but investors could no doubt capitalize on this financially.
Let us know if you pull the trigger on the trade.
I bet some reactors are up and running next week, Japan needs them to be.
Like Potato mentioned, the stock was up 20% in Tokyo overnight. I'm waiting to see if I can get it below 800 Yen/share. I'll let you all know if I pull the trigger.
I hate to say this, but I agree with Adam.
Such is the nature of capitalism…
Nice post, I was going through the same thought process today. Decided to sleep on it, but now I see that it's up ~20% on the Tokyo exchange tonight, so maybe not quite as lucrative.
The shutdown of the nuclear plants represents a pretty hefty portion of Japan's electricity generating capacity, so Tepco should get some better utilization rates from its fossil fuel plants, which will to a small extent help offset the hit from fukushima.
The only weak point in the analysis is the clean-up cost: does that count as a natural disaster liability? Will the government step in and foot the bill for Tepco? Or will it be much higher? Three Mile Island was really a non-event: a partial meltdown with some steam release. The clean-up was strictly at the plant itself. So here we've got 3-4 reactors to clean up, 3 of which have sustained more damage than TMI, so I'd guesstimate ~$5B right there (that might be way too low if the ~$1B for TMI is in 1979 dollars).
To say the reports have been mixed is an understatement, but there have been some reports of Cesium escaping, in which case there may be soil contamination nearby, which might require a much wider cleanup effort, along the lines of Goiania (stripping a layer of topsoil over a large area, putting it in storage containers, demolishing contaminated buildings nearby, etc). Still, my back-of-the-envelope calculation gives me single-digit billions, and that's more than priced in at the current price, even with tonight's substantial rebound…
Clean-up costs are basically a crapshoot. I can see how they could be higher than the 3 billion. Or they could bulldoze the whole facility and have clean-up costs maybe a little less than 5 billion. We're both really just guessing.
The 20% move up sucks. This thing will be volatile for the next little while, so I bet it'll get back down below 800 Yen per share.
And so it has… I'm not sure the news is fundamentally that much worse than last week, and it looks like a decent margin of safety now, so I think I'll be diving in now.
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Nice post man! (and dig the new look) I'm a big fan of buying stocks in crisis, it's a pure greed play. When there is nothing but fear, it's usually the bottom 😉 If I had cash I would have bought uranium stocks on Tuesday morning and made a nice little profit for the week.
I wrote a post about buying stocks in crisis back in October, I made money in 2010 buying stocks that were decimated with bad earnings for example. And now I'm considering buying at least a Japanese Index Fund next week.
One thing you do have to understand about investing in Japan, is the rules are far different than N.A. and Europe. There is much systemic corruption between corporations and the government, inlcuding falsification of records etc. (gee does sound like NA doesn't it?).
Good luck with this stock if you buy it and keep us posted I too pondered buying Japanese stocks for next week.
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Please excuse my lack of knowledge, but what is the best way of buying this stock from a newbie perspective. Im in the Uk, and not sure how to get started. It seems really difficult to purchase stock on the TSE from here, so is there a way of buying in via the US? Also I read below its TKECY we should buy into but then I saw a mention of TKECF, so which one is it? and what's the difference?
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Hi, Tepco price hits 208yen now.. I would like to hear your opinions.. Thanks:)
I put up a post on it when I sold. Basically, I thought the point of weakness was going to be the eventual clean-up costs, but that shouldn't have been enough to bankrupt the company, so a speculative position was warranted. There was a law protecting them from liability (as mentioned in this post above), so that shouldn't have been a concern. However, the Japanese government has chosen to break the law (or, interpret it into nothingness), and was coming out doing silly things like asking debt-holders to take losses. I know that the situation is pretty tense over there, and the government officials are probably losing their heads and saying things without thinking, but debt-holders don't take losses until after the equity is worth zero. So everything the government has said and done so far suggests that they are going to allow/force TEPCO stock to go to zero.
As an aside, I think it's a fool-hardy move by the Japanese government. That law existed for a reason. It's bad short-term politics to let TEPCO off the hook while people are evacuated from their homes and scared, but it basically kiboshes any future development that depends on such liability caps in the face of massive natural disasters (nuclear plants in particular, but potentially even things like oil refineries, or apartment buildings, or life insurance).
I agree with all of this. Once I heard the government say those silly things, I decided to stay away.
I'm with you 110%. I've been slowly buying TEPCO shares since 3/28, and today at $2.65 I just doubled my position. As you pointed out, Japan is extremely limited in its ability to obtain energy resources. In fact, one of the reasons they attacked Pearl Harbor was because after WWI, the U.S. and other Western European states were blocking Japans access to petro. As the biggest energy producer in Asia, the fourth biggest in the world, and with its ties to the Ministry of Economics and Energy, it's the equivalent to Goldman Sachs and the U.S. Treasury. TEPCO is simply too big to fail.
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A Norwalk man was arrested on a rape charge late Tuesday night in connection with having sexual contact with four young girls for at least the past four years.
"We received a report that improper sexual contact or conduct had taken place," Huron County Sheriff's Detective Sgt. Josh Querin said Wednesday.
"Detective Kayla Zander and Deputy Rich Larson were assigned the case and worked 24 straight hours on it," Querin said. "Kayla and Rich worked on this case non-stop."
Arrested was Justin Collins, 19, of 37 Jefferson St.
Collins currently is being held at the Huron County Jail, where he was originally interviewed.
His bond on the rape charge was set at $100,000 Wednesday in Norwalk Municipal Court. The rape charge is a first-degree felony, punishable by three to 11 years in prison.
Collins also faces six to 18 months behind bars on one count of unlawful conduct with a minor, a fourth-degree felony. The bond was set at $25,000 on that charge. The defendant is prohibited from having any association with anyone under the age of 18.
Preliminary hearings for both these charges have been set for 1:30 p.m. Aug. 1 in municipal court.
"The original complaint came to us from a Gibbs Road location," Querin said. "That's where the investigation started."
Querin said an 11-year-old Medusa Road boy also made admissions to having improper sexual contact with the four potential victims during the past four years.
The boy hasn't been charged, but his case has been forwarded to Huron County Juvenile Court and the Huron County Prosecutor's Office for the review of charges. He was released to a family member.
"Children's Services is also assisting on the case," Querin said.
The victims' ages are 13, 10, 8 and 6, the detective said.
"Both individuals made admissions they've had sexual intercourse with three of the four girls," Querin said. "These acts occurred at various locations around Huron County. It was not always at one place."
Sheriff Dane Howard and Querin gave credit to Zander and Larson for their work on the case.
"I'm very proud of the work Kayla Zander and Rich Larson did on this investigation," Howard said.


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1,000 phones using 53 separate ringtones created Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture. Simply brilliant. In essence, musician/producer Jol Mulholland recorded different sections (strings, percussion, etc) as separate ringtones on separate phones and then banded them back together. Pretty genius sh-t… The video was created as part of Vodafone NZ's marketing efforts.
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Amazon has just made their new Kindle for PC available for pre-order online, a move that turns almost any PC in the entire world into a fully-fledged ereader. The software comes on the heels of all of the big Win7 announcements today evens up the playing fields when it comes to PC-based ereaders. (Crunchgear10/22)
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3-D TV — despite some significant roadblocks that include a lack of industry standards and online-streaming issues — is gathering buzz on a number of fronts in the TV community. ESPN, for one, has conducted a number of tests, and the network's Chuck Pagano remains somewhat hopeful: "From our judgment, when the fans see it, they're going to be blown away by it. But there's still a lot of challenges ahead." Variety (4/16)
Garmin has come out with a new, slim GPS device dubbed the nuvi 1490T. The Bluetooth-equipped device has a five-inch touch screen, the ability to save up to 10 routes in its memory and a feature called ecoRoute, which aids drivers with fuel-efficient navigation suggestions. Pocket-lint.co.uk (4/16) , Digital Trends (4/16)
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AT&T said it was "very pleased with the early results" of its 2-week-old trial of selling laptops in Atlanta and Philadelphia, a further sign of how aggressively cell phone operators are moving into the traditional bailiwick of retailers such as Best Buy. AT&T said it was considering expanding the program nationwide, while Verizon Wireless plans to begin offering netbooks to customers before July. BusinessWeek (4/13)
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Dell Small Business is selling the S2409W for $209 after $90-worth of instant savings. (http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/30/crunchdeals-dell-24-inch-monitor-for-188/ 3/30)
Verizon Wireless on Saturday confirmed a Friday report that the carrier will market a 3G-enabled netbook by midyear. Although a Verizon Wireless representative did not offer detailed plans, the original reports suggested that the company would link up with at least two PC makers. CNET (3/28)
Growing concern over energy consumption — both from manufacturing companies and consumers — has led to a new breed of television. And, according to this report, the new energy-saving machines not only are good for the planet, but they also feature higher-quality images. TWICE (3/30)
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Theater owners are completing 3-D technology upgrades for Friday's opening of "Monsters vs. Aliens," the new DreamWorks Animation movie. Hollywood will release more than a dozen 3-D films this year, hoping to offer "something that cannot be achieved at home." (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aw5HkD.dtnDY 3/26)
Viacom's Nickelodeon cable network is asking its young audience to unplug their hand-held gadgets, games and cell phones for a minute on Earth Day to symbolize a commitment to helping the environment. The "unplugged minute," however, doesn't extend to television sets. (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gX39rdF0RVQBZXsbi3HuFIKNKqoAD9754V301 3/25)
Best Buy Co. reported that profit fell 23% in its fiscal fourth quarter because of depressed consumer demand coupled with overly steep cuts in inventory levels. On the bright side, the consumer-electronics giant beat Wall Street forecasts and picked up market share in the wake of Circuit City's liquidation. The Wall Street Journal (3/27) , Reuters (3/26) , Financial Times (3/26)
Samsung has started producing a new breed of liquid-crystal-display TV panels that are about a quarter of the thickness of conventional models. The new panels also use an edge-lighting system that is designed to be more aesthetically pleasing and more energy-efficient. Electronista (3/26)
RaySat Broadcasting, which has taken over development work on AT&T's new CruiseCast in-car satellite-TV service, has retained a handful of vendors to work on key technological aspects of the platform, RaySat said. AT&T, which has not disclosed when the 42-channel service — 20 audio and 22 video — will launch, is said to be finalizing programming contracts that its U-verse IPTV group has been negotiating with content providers. Telephony Online (3/26) , CED Magazine (3/2009)
Ford has begun shipping trucks and vans to dealers with touch-screen PCs installed in their dashboards that house Sprint Nextel CDMA-EVDO network links, the carrier said Tuesday. The system, which runs Windows CE 6.0 software, will cost $50 a month for the wireless service on top of the $1,195 Ford is charging for the PC option. Computerworld (3/24)
Verizon Wireless will enter the laptop business, possibly by next quarter, according to a Bloomberg report, which says the carrier will join AT&T in selling netbook computers, inexpensive PCs designed largely for users to access the Internet. The carrier is expected to work with more than one PC maker, according to the report. Bloomberg (3/26)
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Amazon has given ground on the experimental text-to-speech function of the new Kindle, following a chorus of criticism from authors and publishers including Author's Guild President Ray Blount, Jr. Rather than offer the feature across its entire library, Amazon will offer authors and publishers the choice whether or not they would like to enable text-to-speech on title-by-title basis. (Cynopsis 3/2)
Dell wants to leverage its netbooks as a way of selling wireless 3G data plans by essentially giving away the hardware in a business model similar to the one cell phone carriers have long employed. CEO Michael Dell told analysts last week: "We want to get a larger share of the profit streams embedded in our growing installed base of the hundreds of millions of products we deliver. … Opportunities like search services, 3G originations and other telecom opportunities." The New York Times (2/27)


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the way to go – Freedom Road Rally at Hemmings HQ
The famed Hemmings world headquarters here in Bennington, Vermont, served as the jumping-off point this week for the 2007 Freedom Road Rally, a weeklong jaunt covering some 1,200 miles through New England, open to pre-1974 cars. Myself and Matt Litwin helped to see off the initial conginent of the total of 27 cars and trucks taking part in the rally. When we walked through the Hemmings lot, we grinned joyously at the recognition that virtually none of these cars were perfectly restored. They were drivers, intent on attacking the undulating, winding roads of America's northeasternmost corner head-on.


text: True, only problem is that once someone leaves and the room is empty it is no longer there, that is why there needs to be a dedicated computer to keeping the room open. I would do it if I had a dsl or cable connection! Thanks to verizon I don't!You know, maybe I'm wrong here, but what's wrong with just logging on to an irc server like irc.openprojects.net and creating a channel, call it #glo??


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DIVERSANT's innovative STAR Program partners our Fortune 500 Clients with qualified U.S. Veterans to build a pipeline of American IT talent. While unemployment rates for U.S. Veterans remain well above the already-high national average, American companies are finding that there isn't enough IT talent to meet their needs. STAR bridges the gap between the desire for substantive work among the Veteran population and the need for IT talent by American corporations.
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Enough snickering. Suburbia is more complicated and varied than we think
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- Alice in zoningland. // Policy Review;May/Jun98, Issue 89, p11
Deals with the controversy over suburban zoning in the United States. How it was compared with a scene from `Alice in Wonderland'; States where the controversy is acute.
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The recreation commission continues its tours of town facilities Aug. 6, focusing on Hyannis. Town councilors from the area and other interested citizens are invited to join them at various stops: 5:40 p.m. at Sea Street (Keyes) Beach, Kalmus Park Beach (6 p.m.), Veteran's Park Beach (6:30 p.m.), the JFK Memorial (6:50 p.m.), Lopes Field (7:05 p.m., McKeon Field (7:20 p.m.), Barnstable Community Horace Mann Charter Public School (7:45 p.m.), and Ridgewood Park in the nearby "tree" streets (7:55 p.m.).
In related news, the town is requesting bids for installation of new playground equipment at Centerville Elementary School. They're due Aug. 16.
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Real Estate Tip | Keys to a Holiday Home Sale
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010. 2113 Views
Although considered a soft season for selling, the holidays offer a great opportunity for homeowners to list in a less competitive market that brings with it a crop of uniquely motivated buyers who typically aim to move before the New Year.
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Stephanie, mom of 3-year-old
Wordless Wednesday: Snowmen ~ OR ~ Hail to the chilly
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As the dignitaries arrived the snow started falling and the line for interviewing pedicure technicians started to wrap around the block. Things backed up when someone's misshapen hairy toe nail clippings plugged up the drain causing ice to form. Paul Bunyan and his Ox showed up and placed these inflatable Presidential figurines next to holes they had carved in the ice. A big letter 'P' was painted on the back of each one to designate their historical value. Paul and Babe then hid behind the hills in the background.
A polar Bear, having been displaced by environmental shifts, wandered onto the ice. Noticing the figurines the Bear slowly started to approach to devoir as many as he could but as he pounced to take a 'P' Paul jumped out and kicked him in the ice hole.
This is why I always carry inflatable dolls. You just never know!!!
Scott, dude, I'm just not buying that as your excuse to carry inflatable dolls.
I must confess you caught me at an awkward moment but how many ways can you write about inflatable dolls that will surround the reader with innocence and childhood fantasies about giant lumberjacks with a thing for practical jokes?
Scott: Not to mention a "P" and an "icehole"…
Well here again I was using a simple play on words which, depending upon your orientation, could remind the reader of the carefree days of their youth and the last time it snowed that much in Houston.
If there are any repercussions because of the use of poetic license I will gladly apologize and point out I had explained the wheres and whys of the 'P' along with Paul's bad humor in using the Ice hole to capture the Bear. Babe just gets lonely this time of year and Paul was finding friends for her. Try to imagine the problem Babe must have making friends that don't run off at the sight of a great big Blue Ox.
Sometimes Paul can act like a real Jack axe!


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July 09, 2012
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Baucus Comment Regarding President Obama's Call for an Extension of Middle-class Tax Cuts
To: Reporters and Editors
From: The Communications Office of Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
Re: Statement Regarding President Obama's Call for an Extension of Middle-class Tax Cuts
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released the following statement today regarding the President's call for an extension of tax cuts for middle-class families. From Chairman Baucus:
"Extending the middle-class tax cuts will provide a much-needed sense of certainty to millions of families and our economy. At the same time, we need to work to overhaul the nation's tax code to reduce the deficit, create jobs and strengthen the economy. That is what the nation needs to get back on track."


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We cut up a whole chicken and put them on the bbq, which turned out nice and crispy and was great with the veggies and sauce.flag if inappropriate
An excellent spring dish. Thanks to other reviews I made additional sauce. I deglazed the pan after removing the chicken as well. Delicious and a keeper.flag if inappropriate
My husband and I really enjoyed this dish. The vegetables were fantastic. Easy and quick for a great week night recipe.flag if inappropriate
I didn't have saffron or tarragon but do have plenty of my home grown garlic so I made the "usual" gremolata. Otherwise I followed the recipe and have a great meal.flag if inappropriate
This was delicious--we got all the veggies at Farmers' Market in the morning and served it to guests that evening. They loved it. We're doing it again this weekend (for different guests!)--why not go with a sure thing?!flag if inappropriate
After sauteing the chicken, I deglazed the pan with a bit of white wine and cooked the vegetables in that (no additional olive oil/butter added). Since I'm eating healthy, I left out the creme fraiche entirely and just "finished" the sauce/veggies with one pat of butter when I added the gremolata. I thought it was excellent although I would imagine getting fresh asparagus is a must. I'd give it 3 1/2 forks based on how I made it especially since it's so quick/easy, but refuse to give it an official fork rating since I did change the recipe a bit. Oh, I also didn't "toast" the saffron first. To the reviewer who said the saffron would double the cost, perhaps if you lump the whole cost into one meal, but you use so very little that those tiny jars go a long way.flag if inappropriate
I think I must have missed something. I followed the recipe (no substitutions) and used very high quality, fresh ingredients, but the flavor just wasn't stunning. It was good, but I was hoping for more complex flavor. Maybe it would be better to deglaze the pan with some white wine before adding the broth.flag if inappropriate
The vegetables in this recipe were outstanding, but I found that I did not have very much sauce left for the chicken, which left the chicken a bit ho-hum. I think I'd try it again with more liquid and perhaps veal cutlets.flag if inappropriate
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RA 4653 – A Law Against Ukay-Ukay
Posted on March 9th, 2009
The article of Butch del Castillo on Business Mirror where he talks about the booming "ukay-ukay†business in Philippines is quite a wake-upper for me. For one, I learned of the existence of a law is which being violated by this business.
The law, which according to the author is a little-known law, is the Republic Act 4653 which ironically was already in effect since 1966. Under this law, the commercial importation of textile articles which is commonly known as used clothing and rags is prohibited. A law that is necessary because of sanitary and hygiene concerns, and also to maintain the dignity of the nation.
We all know that "ukay-ukay†is popular in the country because of their price, and as some "ukay-ukay†experts would say, if you are only patient and diligent in your hunt, you may find good items in those "ukay-ukay.â€
But when you stop for a while and think, these are hand-me-down clothing. They may be imported, but they are still second -hand. Who knows what health condition or ailments is present in those who were previously wearing them. Yet, this somehow does not discourage the C and D market who patronizes the "ukay-ukay,†even going to the extent of boiling the bought item just to be sure to kill whatever bacteria it carries.
But what is really bothering is that, given the existence of such a law, why is this practice being allowed in the country? Is the Bureau of Customs (BOC) sleeping on their job?
Del Castillo, analyses the reason for this further in his article by explaining further RA 4653 saying that under this law, importation of used clothing is not illegal if the used textile products are going to be used as raw materials for the making of rags for export. A flaw in the law which the importers exploit to their advantage, declaring that the items are indeed to be used for making rags.
Unless this law has finally gotten muscle and get all those who import used textiles for "ukay-ukay,†not only are we exposing Filipinos to health hazards, but we are also threatening to kill local textile and clothing businesses.


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When it comes to the sensitive topic of immigration, there is much false information that poisons the debate. Christians, of all people, should be only interested in the truth. Here are 5 Myths about immigration: Myth 1: Immigrants, legal and illegal, hurt our economy and drain resources. I have heard many concerned believers talk about the impact illegal immigrants have on our economy. There is apocalyptic talk of hospitals closing in border states, public schools crushed by the influx of new...Read More


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- On June 23, C and T Tan Shack reported a case of first-degree criminal mischief after $12,837 worth of damage was done to its air-conditioning unit.
- On June 24, a 16-year-old white female at the Lebanon Aquatic Center reported being harassed.
- On June 25, Lewis Carrico of Main Street in Lebanon reported the theft of a Tandem axle trailer valued at $1,500.
- On June 26, Richard Crompton of Chestnut Street in Lebanon reported the theft of a men's wallet, which contained $500 in cash.
Henry Howard "Cotton" Abell, 94, first started taking pictures when he was 10 years old. He won a kite-flying contest and the first prize was a box camera. He continued taking pictures until a few years ago due to macular degeneration. Cotton took most of the photos featured in Cotton's Corner, but his first cousin, Bill Abell, also took some. Bill gave Cotton his slides when he moved to Louisville in the 1950s. Some of the photos in Cotton's collection were also taken by Huley Browne. Browne's widow, Violet, gave Cotton his slides after he passed away.
The 2011 Jr. Dairy Farmer and Little Dairy Princess drawing was held June 30 at the Marion County Agricultural building.
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• Chloe Wise, 4, daughter of Tara Tatum and Joe Darrell Wise
• Addison Jones, 3, daughter of Curtis and Denise Jones and
• Elise Carpenter, 10, daughter of Mary Beth Cornish and Donte Carpenter
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• Dallas Tatum, 4, son of Lance and Melissa Tatum
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7 U.S. Code § 5677 - Trade compensation and assistance programs
(a) In general
Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, notwithstanding any other provision of law, if, after April 4, 1996, the President or any other member of the executive branch causes exports from the United States to any country to be unilaterally suspended for reasons of national security or foreign policy, and if within 90 days after the date on which the suspension is imposed on United States exports no other country with an agricultural economic interest agrees to participate in the suspension, the Secretary shall carry out a trade compensation assistance program in accordance with this section (referred to in this section as a "program").
(b) Compensation or provision of funds
Under a program, the Secretary shall, based on an evaluation by the Secretary of the method most likely to produce the greatest compensatory benefit for producers of the commodity involved in the suspension—
(1) compensate producers of the commodity by making payments available to producers, as provided by subsection (c)(1) of this section; or
(c) Determination of amount of compensation or funds
(1) Compensation
If the Secretary makes payments available to producers under subsection (b)(1) of this section, the amount of the payment shall be determined by the Secretary based on the Secretary's estimate of the loss suffered by producers of the commodity involved due to any decrease in the price of the commodity as a result of the suspension.
(2) Determination of amount of funds
For each fiscal year of a program, the amount of funds made available under subsection (b)(2) of this section shall be equal to 90 percent of the average annual value of United States agricultural exports to the country with respect to which exports are suspended during the most recent 3 years prior to the suspension for which data are available.
(d) Duration of program
For each suspension of exports for which a program is implemented under this section, funds shall be made available under subsection (b) of this section for each fiscal year or part of a fiscal year for which the suspension is in effect, but not to exceed 3 fiscal years.
(e) Commodity Credit Corporation
The Secretary shall use funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this section.
(f) Exception to carrying out program
This section shall not apply to any suspension of trade due to a war or armed hostility.
(g) Partial year embargoes
If the Secretary makes funds available under subsection (b)(2) of this section, regardless of whether an embargo is in effect for only part of a fiscal year, the full amount of funds as calculated under subsection (c)(2) of this section shall be made available under a program for the fiscal year. If the Secretary determines that making the required amount of funds available in a partial fiscal year is impracticable, the Secretary may make all or part of the funds required to be made available in the following fiscal year (in addition to any funds otherwise required under a program to be made available in the following fiscal year).
(h) Short supply embargoes
If the President or any other member of the executive branch causes exports to be suspended based on a determination of short supply, the Secretary shall carry out section 1310 of this title.
Source(Pub. L. 95–501, title IV, § 417, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title II, § 249,Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 969.)
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Paula Jones: East Coweta to honor longtime girls basketball coach
By CHRIS GOLTERMANN
By the time she was in eighth grade, Paula Jones knew what she wanted to do with the rest of her life — at least until she had 'retired' as an athlete.
Coaching seemed to be the natural next step for a South Carolina girl with a competitive spitfire for sports, particularly in basketball. East Coweta High's girls program is all the better the last 24 seasons because of that choice.
"When you think of East Coweta girls basketball, you think of Paula and her success," said high school principal and former ECHS athletic director Evan Horton. "She's a pillar of this community. The relationships she's had with these players over the years has made an impact in so many of their lives."
Jones seems ready to close another chapter of her career with a 1-year-old granddaughter to visit and a chance to spend more time outside of basketball with her husband, who has remained her official scorekeeper.
"I don't know" she said, jokingly. "He might miss the games more."
Either way, a little country school in Sharpsburg that eventually ballooned to one of the state's largest enrollments became her final coaching stop following jobs in Ohio, South Carolina and a five-year stint at nearby Flint River Academy.
And there's still more games remaining.
Before retiring at the conclusion of the 2012-13 season, however, ECHS gets a chance to honor the longest current standing varsity head coach in Coweta County following tonight's 7 p.m. game against Region 3-AAAAAA opponent Tri-Cities at John Thrower Gym.
Typically this time of the year, Jones relishes a chance to reconnect with a special game night honoring the Lady Indians' alumni. A player at Winthrop (S.C.) in her college years, some of the bonds Jones has created with her own athletes have lasted well beyond high school.
"Seeing them succeed that's what it's all about," she said. "The relationships with players and parents has always been a positive for me."
Tonight, however, the focus turns to Jones, as much as she's tried to turn the spotlight on her players since arriving at prior to the 1988-89 season at a newly built high school campus.
"It's time. I feel good about it," she said, while admitting that she nearly turned in her whistle following a 10-16 season last year where the Lady Indians fell short of the Class AAAAA state playoffs. "It's been fun and I've been very fortunate. It's been what I've meant to do I guess. I knew [I wanted to coach] in the eight grade."
Growing up in a small town, basketball was the only sports offering Jones had as a child while growing to love athletics.
"Small towns had girls basketball and some didn't even have it at all. I grew up being competitive with the neighborhood boys. I loved it," she said. "Winthop happened to have girls basketball and I played volleyball my last two years. It was still three-on-three when I got there and I hated that rope at midcourt. Basketball went to five-on-five my second year in college. I was so glad."
Her success evolved into a coaching career that's included two Sweet 16s, two appearances in the Elite 8 and a trip to the 1997-98 Class AAAA state finals. Many, though, did it as underdogs that played their best basketball at the close of the season.
"I'd rather it be like that than the other way around," Jones said. "It's a lot easier to be the underdog than to have all the pressure on you."
Standout Amy Krach, who contributed heavily to the program's success in the mid 1990s had graduated by the time a group of senior starters put together a balanced effort during a Final Four run in 1998.
The group, which included seniors Pam Hall, Donna Hanson, Tameika Bridges, Josephine Render and Heather Guy began with an upset of No. 1 Griffin in the region finals at a time where only two region lineups advanced to the state tournament.
The team eventually reached the finals on Bridges' game-winning shot with 7.2 seconds remaining to beat No. 2 Morrow in what became longtime Lady Mustangs head coach E.C. McCullers final varsity appearance.
"I was always exhausted after practice. We always worked hard," said former Lady Indian and current assistant Suzie Shelnutt, who as a junior on the 1997-98 Final Four lineup. "But we worked as a team."
Promising as the 2012-13 lineup has been in its last few weeks, it may take a herculean effort for a current 3-16 team to find enough magic to make a final state tournament run out of a tough region that's included three standout lineups in state-ranked Langston Hughes, Douglas County and Westlake, which trailed the Lady Indians after three quarters during Tuesday's game.
"We're a whole lot better than when we started," said Jones, who started freshmen guards Ayanna Reid and Eboni Williams in Tuesday's tough loss among a lineup that also includes three seniors, a junior and three sophomores. "We'll try and get as far as we can. The last three games we've played really well."
Over the past 24 seasons, East Coweta lineups have gotten hot before — especially come the postseason.
"That's the time you want to play well," said Jones. "When it gets to tournament time, that's the fun part."
Megan Darrah, the program's all-time leading scorer with 1,784 points, remembers being part of a 16-11 lineup as a junior that reached the Class AAAAA Elite 8 in 2003. She then helped lead East Coweta to a 21-9 record as a senior in another trip to the quarterfinals.
"We never had the most talent as a team compared to some of the other schools," said Darrah. "We had our share of ups and downs. But we overcame those obstacles. That's nothing but a testament to her."
The final year has been enjoyable, regardless of the finish. She's been joined by two familiar faces on the bench both inside and outside the program. Shelnutt, who was a key contributor on East Coweta's state runner-up team, is in her first year as an assistant.
"It's truly an honor to come back and coach alongside her. Just to learn from her in a different perspective," Shelnutt said of her first year of coaching and teaching. "She's been extremely patient helping me transition into this. I couldn't have asked for a better person to work with."
Shelnutt has been joined by former Lee girls coach Jared Waggoner, who led the school to back-to-back middle school league titles in 2010 and 2011 while posting a combined 23-1 record.
"I've known him since he was little," said Jones of Waggoner, who became friends with her son, Leigh Heaberlin, who went on to become a standout athlete at East Coweta before going on to a coaching career of his own at Sandy Creek as a football and baseball assistant.
It's a long way since her son was following mom around practices as an elementary school student.
At a time when George H. Bush had been elected to succeed President Ronald Reagan and the Atlanta Hawks' lineup still included thundering dunks by Dominique Wilkins at the Omni, East Coweta's new gym opened with a carpet floor that has since gone back to traditional wood.
It wasn't easy either at the start, winning just three games as well in her 'rookie' season at East Coweta including one by forfeit.
Some of the losses — especially early on — were equally tough to swallow. They included a 109-30 loss to defending state champion Upson-Lee.
"Did we even score 30 points?," Jones recalled. "And they pressed the whole game. They didn't care. I said 'alright, go ahead. It took me a few years. It was just a matter of getting in here and saying, this is girls basketball. I wanted the program to be successful.
When she arrived, East Coweta hadn't made the state playoffs since it was a 'B'-classification program in 1977. Twice in the 1970s, the Lady Indians reached the finals, the latter of which in 1974 with a lineup that included Venetia Garrison.
By the mid-1990s and mid-2000s, however, Jones had helped establish the program as a consistent winner even though at times the number of athletes playing basketball didn't change a whole lot.
Over the span of a near quarter century, the high school has grown enough to have seen Jones coach in all six GHSA classifications, starting with Class A in '88-89.
"We've grown in size ten times since I've been here," Jones said. "But we've still had the same numbers come out."
The process was with equal parts love and censure toward players. There have been as many smiles by Jones following last-second victories as screeches to athletes when taking an ill-timed shot during a game over the years to the admission of her former players.
"She was very tough. She expected a lot out of us," said Amey Stewart, who was a standout for East Coweta's 1991-92 and 1992-93 teams. "You knew not to sit right beside her or she might sling clipboards or kick the chair. When she got upset, you ducked and covered."
Shelnutt jokingly recalled her own struggles here and there.
"My junior year I thought the only name Coach knew was Suzie Shelnutt," she said. "I do remember her telling me one time, 'Suzie, this is not the NBA!'"
Those same players, however, also remember a different coach off the floor — one that was both receptive and welcoming.
"She was extremely influential on me going on to play in college," said Stewart, now a medical records clerk for Piedmont, who initially went on to attend Southern Union.
When Shelnutt when through a horrific car accident during the first month of her senior year, Jones was among the first to lend her support, organizing morning prayer groups before school and visiting the hospital regularly through her recovery.
"She was always very approachable," she said. "I always knew I could come to her with anything that was on my mind."
Darrah, who first got to know Jones as a watergirl for East Coweta in second grade saw shared traits in both Jones and University of Georgia coach Andy Landers.
"Both of them were very similar. They were quick to bounce back [after a loss]," she said. "When you walked off the floor it was over. They moved on."
But having a female coach at ECHS provided an bond that was tough to match.
"It was like having a second mother," Darrah added of Jones. "She always was there for us at school if we needed to talk about something other than basketball."


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McCoys Premier League Darts arrives at Bournemouth's BIC tonight, and This is Dorset is providing live coverage.
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Press Kits Unwrapped: Sit Down, Shut Up
by Kona Gallagher, posted Apr 16th 2009 10:04AM
I don't know about you guys, but I've been super-excited about the premiere of Mitch Hurwitz's new animated show, Sit Down, Shut Up. It seems like I've been hearing about it forever, but it finally premieres this Sunday night on Fox. Recently, the screener came up for grabs, so naturally I jumped at it. What I didn't realize is that I would be getting the whole press kit with it.
All press kits are not created equal: I'd definitely enjoy a talking Barney bobblehead from How I Met Your Mother, but a busted picture of Eliza Dushku's face from Dollhouse really wouldn't do a whole lot for me. The press kit for Sit Down, Shut Up is kind of low-rent, but it is for a Mitch Hurwitz show on FOX. The low-rated Arrested Development didn't exactly make FOX a boatload of cash while it aired, so they're probably waiting to see how the ratings go for this one before they shell out any more dough on fancy tschotkes for the press.
The press kit is set up like a new faculty packet for Knob Haven High, where the series takes place.
Inside, there is, of course, the screener, which includes the first two episodes and a "staff directory," which is basically a rundown of all of the main characters. The other items are pretty standard press kit fare, including the actors' bios (talent includes AD alums Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, as well as Pushing Daisies' Kristen Chenoweth) and the fact sheet about the show.
The one thing in the folder that is actually kind of funny is the "Knob Haven High School Rules & Regulations," some of which include:
- All faculty/staff must have a catchphrase.
- Please be aware that the Jell-O in the cafeteria is for decorative purposes only and NOT meant for consumption.
- Food and drinks are forbidden in classrooms unless purchased from "Acting" principal Sue Sezno.
- Cell phone use is okay outside of the classroom, but Twittering is considered an act of witchcraft.
- Teachers are required to attend class every day.
- The school board must formally approve all field trips. I think we all learned our lesson after Mr. Hofftard's "Hamlet at Hooters" trip.
The t-shirt is actually pretty nice: it's American Apparel, so it's decent quality, as opposed to your standard promotional tee made out of sandpaper. It's also a large, so it's not ginormous like many shirts like this tend to be.
The whistle is a cute idea, but I don't really see much point to it -- I don't really have much need for a gym teacher's whistle in my daily life. Although, come to think of it, there are a lot of kids who wait outside of my house for their bus in the mornings, so maybe I can use it to make them run drills or something.
In all, it's a plain, but decent press kit. I'm sure I'll wear the t-shirt to the gym or to bed or whatever, and at the very least, I'll probably be able to freak out my dog with the whistle. I'm still ridiculously excited about this show, and expect it to completely outdo the press kit. I'll be sure to report back once I've watched the first two episodes.


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