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"Libraries in trouble again"
OROVILLE — Last year's library funding alternatives and possible new ones are being sought as Butte County moves into a deficit season.
Chico City Councilman Bill Nichols used the Butte County Local Agency Formation Commission as a forum to urge the Board of Supervisors to find ways to fund county libraries. He urged formation of a county-wide library district to provide financing for the fiscal year beginning July 1. ...
He said Chico, Paradise, Oroville and Gridley probably would support a district and could provide their own if a countywide measure fails. The county faces an estimated $2.2 million deficit for 1989-90, and libraries are the locally funded service most at risk. ...
A task force of library support organizations is reviewing funding options and will present recommendations soon. The library system escaped closure — but not severe cutbacks — last year ...
— Enterprise-Record, March 3, 1989
50 years ago
"Buffer Zone In Shopping Area OK'd"
Opposition to rezoning the rest of the Mangrove area to a commercial zone was quelled at the City Council meeting yesterday with establishment of a buffer zone.
The site is bounded by Vallombrosa, Palmetto and Mangrove avenues and the rear line of lots on Arbutus Avenue.
Area residents protested the zone so close to a residential zone without commercial nuisances protection. The buffer zone is 100 feet wide, extending from Palmetto to Vallombrosa Avenues, west of the rear line of lots on Arbutus. This 100-foot strip will remain residential-professional.
The rezoning request from developer Walter Baxter proposes to enlarge the Mangrove Shopping Center north and east of Safeway Market.
Tentative plans call for more shops totaling about 235,000 square feet, including a 100,000 square foot department store.
— Chico Enterprise-Record, March 4, 1964
75 years ago
"Science Miracles To Be Displayed At Central School"
Modern science miracles will be displayed at the Central School on March 10. The student body will observe the experiments and displays, and listen to explanations. This is one of the series of programs furnished by the national school assemblies. ...
Not modernistic but futuristic is this demonstration of scientific wonders. The heatless kitchen stove of the future will be shown. This is demonstrated by an egg cooked on a stove without heat and through a whole cake of ice. Magic displays of electricity, including lighting a bulb suspended in mid-air with no electrical connections whatsoever, will be seen.
One will also see his own voice recorded on a screen. This instrument, the oscillograph, shows the nature of various types of voices and sounds of musical instruments.
— Chico Enterprise-Record, March 9, 1939
100 years ago
"Missing Boys Were Emulating Daniel Boone"
After three days in the wilds of Chico canyon, Ambrose Brook Jr. and Landon Williard, 15-year-old prodigal runaways from Chico Vecino, returned this morning, one to read a Chico paper at the library, the other to purchase provisions at the Cornforth grocery.
The return to civilization resulted in young Brooke unwittingly meeting his uncle, H.H. Fairman, who nabbed the youth and returned him home, relieving the anxiety and fear of Mrs. Brooke and Mrs. Williard, who did not know that their sons had answered the call of the wild, and ... were only communing with nature about seven miles away.
Diversion from school life, work on a milk wagon, sport in the foothills and the life of the trapper, guide and Daniel Boone experience is all they sought.
After ... shivering from cold for three nights, they returned today not expecting to be discovered. Brooke ... returning to the family hearthstone, made reasonable explanations for his departure ...
— Chico Daily Enterprise, March 7, 1914
This column appears each Monday.


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A simple and robust refractive index (RI) sensor based on a Mach–Zehnder interferometer has been demonstrated. A section of optical microfiber drawn from silica fiber is employed as the sensing arm. Because of the evanescent field, a slight change of the ambient RI will lead to the variation of the microfiber propagation constant, which will further change the optical length. In order to compensate the variation of the optical length difference, a tunable optical delay line (ODL) is inserted into the other arm. By measuring the delay of the ODL, the ambient RI can be simply demodulated. A high RI sensitivity of about is achieved at microfiber diameter of 2.0 μm.
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Today's IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series headlines 1. IndyCar Series telecasts elevated to High Definition on ESPN and ABC in 2008 2. Drivers prepare for 2008 season with Indianapolis meeting 3. IndyCar Series drivers weigh in with NFL playoff...
Today's IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series headlines
1. IndyCar Series telecasts elevated to High Definition on ESPN and ABC in 2008
2. Drivers prepare for 2008 season with Indianapolis meeting
3. IndyCar Series drivers weigh in with NFL playoff picks
4. Panther Racing tests Brent Sherman
1. IndyCar Series telecasts elevated to High Definition on ESPN and ABC in 2008: Fans of the IndyCar Series will be treated to a new look for event telecasts in 2008 as ESPN will televise all 16 events of the series in high definition for the first time. ESPN on ABC's coverage of the 2007 Indianapolis 500 was the first IndyCar Series event ever to be televised in HD.
All cameras used in ESPN's IndyCar Series coverage will be HD, including in-car cameras and those used in the pits and for other points of view. Included will be an HD onboard camera that can provide a rotating 360-degree view.
High-definition coverage also will extend to the 16 Indy Pro Series races telecast by ESPN2 in 2008.
"We are extremely pleased to be working in conjunction with ESPN to showcase the speed and excitement of IndyCar Series racing in the clarity and wide-screen format of high definition television," said Terry Angstadt, president of the commercial division of the Indy Racing League, the sanctioning body for the IndyCar Series and the Indy Pro Series. "The addition of the 360-degree, onboard camera for the first time in the United States continues the IndyCar Series' role as a leader in innovation and technology while offering our teams added value for their sponsors."
The IndyCar Series will appear on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC in 2008, including seven events on both ESPN2 and ABC and two on ESPN. The networks also will cover Indianapolis 500 qualifying May 10-11 and 17-18.
"The Indianapolis 500 and the IndyCar Series are very important to ESPN and our affiliates," said Bryan Burns, ESPN vice president, strategic business planning and development. "Taking our coverage to the next level with high definition has been a priority for us and the series, and will enhance the breadth of our HD services. We're happy that sports fans will be able to reap the rewards all season."
The new onboard camera is the first of its kind in domestic motorsports and is the next evolution of the previous onboard system used in the series. Broadcast Sports Inc., which developed the system, worked with the league's technical team on wind tunnel simulation and aerodynamic research to ensure the new mount does not affect race car aerodynamics at speeds of more than 220 mph.
IMS Productions, the in-house television production outlet of the Indy Racing League and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, is upgrading all of its facilities and equipment and building its own high-definition production truck so that it can shoot, produce and broadcast in high-definition for all of its clients. The transition to HD is being directed by Charlie Morgan, who was named president of IMS Productions in October.
The IndyCar Series season begins Saturday, Mar. 29, at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a prime time telecast on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. ET. The series concludes at Chicagoland Speedway Sunday, Sept. 7, at 3:30 p.m. on ABC. The 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500 airs Sunday, May 25, at noon on ABC.
ABC will televise the Indianapolis 500 for the 44th year and ESPN will celebrate its 13th year of IndyCar Series coverage in 2008. The ESPN alliance dates back to the series' inaugural 1996 event and with ABC's first telecast of the Indianapolis 500 in 1965, a relationship that is the second-longest in sports between a network and sports property. Only CBS and the Masters have been together longer.
In 2008, ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD will deliver more than 1,000 live events in high definition including: NFL Monday Night Football, NASCAR, NBA, MLB, college football, the Masters, MLS, MLL, IndyCar Series, NHRA, Winter and Summer X Games and more.
Currently, ESPN HD reaches more than 15 million subscribers and is available to more than 93 million homes and ESPN2 HD reaches approximately 12 million subscribers and is available to more than 79 million homes.
2. Drivers prepare for 2008 season with Indianapolis meeting: IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series drivers descended on Indianapolis this week for meetings in preparation for the 2008 season that begins in seven weeks with an Open Test at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Feb. 27-28.
Sixty-six drivers passed physical examinations at the Clarian Medical Center at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. They also participated in an informational meeting on the morning of Jan. 8.
"It's really refreshing to start a new season, forget most of the things that happened in '07," Panther Racing driver Vitor Meira said. "Everything is new. That's how you want to start a new year, with all of the old experiences, but with new opportunities. That's what really cheers me up."
"It is a bit exciting to do the interviews, get the TV, have the photos taken, do the safety meeting, meet all the other drivers again," said Darren Manning, who will drive the No. 14 ABC Supply Co.-sponsored car for the second year. "It's all kicking back off again.
"Mainly now it's preparation with the team and yourself. You're working out, visiting with the team and meeting with your engineers. You might be making seats and fine-tuning your cockpit arrangement. You might have wanted to do something to your pedals or your steering wheel because once you get into the season you have very little time to tweak what you've got."
3. IndyCar Series drivers weigh in with NFL playoff picks: IndyCar Series drivers will be watching with interest this weekend as the NFL playoffs continue.
Danica Patrick: "The Colts are such a strong team and I think Peyton (Manning) is extremely good and a focused player. I think they have a good chance. The Patriots are going to be tough in the end, but I think the Colts have a good shot."
Ryan Briscoe: "I like the Colts. They're my No. 1, but my girlfriend is from Wisconsin and her family are avid Green Bay Packer fans. It's kind of scary, really. They make me put the green and yellow hat on. But when I moved to America, I moved to Indianapolis, so I'm a Colts fan."
Sarah Fisher: "Well, I always cheer for the Colts. I live here in Indianapolis, so go Peyton (Manning). I'm very disheartened about the college national championship game with Ohio State, because both my parents are Ohio State alumni, and no matter how bad they do, I'm always going to be a Buckeye."
Buddy Rice: "The (Arizona) Cardinals are out. They're the hometown team that you have to cheer for. It's going to be interesting to see what happens with New England, if they can go all the way. It's been quite impressive what they've been able to do so far. I like the playoffs. I like watching that stuff. You can definitely see that the best of the best come out, and they really shine."
Ryan Hunter-Reay: "I want to see the Colts or the Chargers do something, and obviously they're facing each other this weekend, but those are my two teams in this whole thing. I think the Colts have a lot better chance than the Chargers do. They're just from top to bottom a more consistent team."
Marco Andretti: "The Pats."
4. Panther Racing tests Brent Sherman: Former NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Brent Sherman is the latest driver to audition in Panther Racing's Indy Pro Series car.
Sherman, with more than 60 starts in the Busch Series and six in Nextel Cup, tested on the Homestead-Miami Speedway road course. Last month, prospective drivers Leilani Munter and P.J. Chesson tested with the team at Sebring International Raceway.
Sherman's test was a return to open-wheel cars. He competed for two years in the Barber Dodge Pro Series and, in 2000, tested a Toyota Atlantic car before making the move to the Hooters Pro Cup and ARCA the next season.
"Drivers at this level -- it doesn't matter if it's IndyCar, NASCAR, or wherever -- are professionals," said Sherman, 33. "And everybody is a good driver. But a lot of your success is based on the team, and how good the team is. And, for whatever reason, I never found that perfect situation in NASCAR. I love open-wheel racing, this is where I started my career, and I'm glad to be back."
The 2008 IndyCar Series season begins under the lights with the SpeedJam Indy 300 on March 29 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The 16-race schedule, one of the most diverse in all of motorsports, features races on 11 ovals, three permanent road courses and two temporary street circuits, all broadcast worldwide through a comprehensive, long-term agreement with ABC Sports/ ESPN. The 2008 Indy Pro Series season also begins on March 29 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The 16-race schedule, which features eight ovals and four road/street course doubleheader weekends, will be televised by ESPN2.
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In a letter obtained by The New American sent to companies in Wisconsin, a coalition of government-employee unions inform businesses that if they do not publicly oppose Republican efforts, they will be boycotted. If they join the battle on behalf of union bosses, however, good things will happen.
"The undersigned [coalition of government unions] would like your company to publicly oppose Governor Walker's efforts to virtually eliminate collective bargaining for public employees in Wisconsin," reads one of the letters obtained by The New American. If the company doesn't respond within a week, the letter informs the recipient that unions "will assume" the firm stands with Gov. Walker.
"In the event that you cannot support this effort to save collective bargaining, please be advised that the undersigned will publicly and formally boycott the goods and services provided by your company," the document continues. But if the firm gives in and joins, the unions promise to "publicly celebrate" the partnership.
On top of that, the union bosses also demanded that the companies disclose their contributions to political organizations. "We ... believe the public has a right to know what kind of contributions or payments you make that impact the political process," the letter states. It is signed by the heads of various unions including state police and firefighter unions, among others. Apparently the effort has already proven fruitful, too.
Another letter, cited in a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel report, was circulated by the Wisconsin State Employees Union, part of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), which in turn is part of the AFL-CIO. That document, too, threatens boycotts of businesses that do not bow to union demands.
First, the letter urges the targeted company to display a pro-government-union sign in its window. According to the threat, companies receiving the letter had already turned down the sign at least once before. "Failure to do so will leave us no choice but [to] do a public boycott of your business," the letter states. "And sorry, neutral means 'no' to those who work for the largest employer in the area and are union members."
Some of the unions' targets were outraged by the threats and said the effort would backfire. Jim Haney, for example, the outgoing chief of the pro-reform group Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce — one of the organizations specifically mentioned in the threatening letters from unions — called the campaign appalling.
"It's kind of like the old protection racket," Haney told the Journal-Sentinel. "'If you have the right sticker, we won't break your knees.' This is beyond the pale to force a small-business person to choose when they want to stay neutral. But that isn't good enough."
And some of the businesses that received the threatening letters did indeed stand up for themselves. Dawn Bobo, the owner of a recently opened Village Dollar store, for example, put up a different sign instead: "We Support Union Grove — Not Bully Tactics," it read. Other business owners cited in an article by Wisconsin's The Journal Times newspaper were clearly upset with the bullying, too.
And after news of the threats spread, the issue attracted a barrage of negative publicity, even at the national level. A Wall Street Journal piece, for instance, was very blunt in its disdain for what it called "union thuggery" on April 1.
"Having lost their fight in the legislature, Wisconsin unions are now getting out the steel pipes for those who don't step lively to their cause," the paper said in its editorial. "This kind of union thuggery is all too common and is in keeping with the larger political goal of preventing union members from exercising their own rights of free association.... This is the nasty modern reality of government union power."
Even more serious than the media backlash is the fact that some commentators are now speculating that the tactics could in fact border on criminal intimidation. Analysts have cited several state laws that, depending on one's interpretation, could mean the boycott threats are actually potential felonies.
One of the laws cited by several pundits and columnists reads: "Whoever, either verbally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously threatens ... or commits any injury to the person, property, business, profession, calling or trade, or the profits and income of any business, profession, calling or trade of another, with ... intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person's will ... is guilty of a Class H felony."
Another criminal law would seem to apply as well, according to analysts: "Any 2 or more persons who shall combine, associate, agree, mutually undertake or concert together for the purpose of willfully or maliciously injuring another in his or her reputation, trade, business or profession by any means whatever, or for the purpose of maliciously compelling another to do or perform any act against his or her will, or preventing or hindering another from doing or performing any lawful act shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year or by fine not exceeding $500."
In addition to the pundits, some legislators are getting involved on the legal front too. Republican state Senator Van Wanggaard, a former police officer, sent a letter to the Attorney General urging him to investigate the threats. He said the Sheriff in his county was getting involved as well.
"We're kind of looking into that now because there have been numerous complaints that have come into our office with this type of, I would call it thuggery where you're trying to intimidate people," he told the Wisconsin-based MacIver News Service, comparing the tactics to a protection racket. "I've got people that are just really scared that these people are going to come back and do something to their business ... if they don't bend."
Of course, it isn't the first time public-sector union bosses in Wisconsin have been caught plotting potentially illegal activities in their efforts to stop the law. In early March, a coalition of unions, socialists, and other agitators were advocating and planning an illegal general strike. So far, that has not materialized.
But a list of hundreds of businesses targeted by the unions, along with the companies' positions on the campaign, can still be found online. The document uses color codes to identify which businesses caved in to the demands and placed a sign in their window, which companies decided to "remain neutral," and which firms have not yet responded.
Dueling campaigns on Facebook — one side encouraging members to buy from targeted businesses in a "buycott," the other urging its supporters to boycott them — have garnered varying degrees of support. It appears, however, that the pro-boycott groups have a larger support base on the social-networking service.
But following the backlash against the tactics and the publicity given to the criminal statutes possibly dealing with those methods, at least one of the government-sector unions helping to organize the boycotts backed out of the campaign. "There was some unfortunate overzealousness in the field," said an April 1 email quoted by the Wisconsin State Journal from executive director of AFSCME Council 24 Marty Beil. "We have made clear all along that we see small business as a partner and ally in getting Wisconsin back to work."
The budget-repair bill is currently in limbo after a county judge, whose son has been a political operative for major unions, issued a temporary restraining order against its implementation. An appeals court ruled on March 24 that the state Supreme Court should take up the matter.
After initially announcing that the law was in force, Gov. Walker's administration has since said that it would stop implementing the bill until the issues are resolved in court. When that may happen is still uncertain.
The legislation, which drew weeks of fierce protests, aims to close a multi-billion dollar budget deficit by requiring most government employees to contribute slightly more to their generous pensions and health benefits. It would also make payment of union dues optional while limiting the collective-bargaining privileges of most public-sector workers.
Photo of union supporter raising his clenched fist at the state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin: AP Images
Related articles:
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Proposed Wisconsin Education Cuts Prompt More Union Anger
Socialists, Unions Plotting Illegal Strike in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Explodes After Passage of Union Bill
Protestors Shut Down Wisc. Town Hall Meeting
Wisconsin Erupts: Ground Zero for National Movements
Wisconsin,s Budget Crisis & Proposed Reforms
Govt, Unions, and the Battle in Wisconsin
Big, International Consequences in Wisconsin Union Battle
"Peaceful" Wisconsin Protestors?
Wisconsin Cops Refuse Orders, Join Protests
Wisconsin Protests Go National
Wisconsin Teachers, Doctors Caught Lying Could Face Trouble
Tea Party Shows Support for Wis. Gov. Walker, Reforms


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Texecution Alert: Frances Newton May Be Innocent
Nine days and counting down to the scheduled texecution of Frances Newton. She may be innocent. The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty writes:
Frances Newton faces execution in Texas Dec. 1, despite resounding doubts about her guilt. Newton's case is a witches' brew of death penalty dysfunctions. Her trial counsel was egregiously incompetent, she has a strong innocence claim and her conviction rests largely on dubious tests conducted by the now-discredited Houston Police Department crime lab.
She will be the first African-American woman to be executed in modern Texas history. Take action here.
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Susan and Victor Sachar of Saugerties announce the engagement of their daughter, Victoria Sachar of Saugerties, to Bryan Weaver of Saugerties, son of Terry Gaffken and Scott Weaver of Saugerties.
The future bride is a student at the State University of New York at New Paltz, where she is pursuing a degree in early childhood education. She is employed as a sales associate at DIG.
The future groom is a student at Ulster County Community College in Stone Ridge, where he is pursuing a degree in police work. He is employed as a clerk at Price Chopper.
A June 21, 2015, wedding is planned.
Shilo Jean Carey of Saugerties, daughter of Philomena Policastro Carey of Saugerties, and Damion Thomas Risley of Saugerties, son of Patricia and Charles Risley of Saugerties, announce their engagement.
The future bride is a 2008 graduate of the certified nursing assistant program at Ulster BOCES and a 2009 Saugerties High School graduate. She is also a 2010 graduate of the Ulster BOCES School of Practical Nursing and will graduate in May from Columbia-Greene Community College in Greenport as a registered nurse. She is a peer tutor/mentor at Columbia-Greene Community College, a garden center sales associate at Adams Fairacre Farms in Kingston, and the booking and business manager for Rizz Entertainment Professional Disc Jockey Services.
The future groom is a 1997 Saugerties High School graduate and a 1997 graduate of the communications and technology program at Ulster BOCES. He is also a 2009 graduate of the computer information and technology program at Ulster BOCES. He is employed at Ametek Rotron and is owner/operator of Rizz Entertainment Professional Disc Jockey Services.
A May 2014 wedding is planned.
Stephen and Robin Santoroski of Kingston, along with Dan and Lori Proper of Hudson, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelly Patricia Proper of Waterford, Pa., to Brent Michael Smith of Spartanburg, Pa., son of Kenneth and Ann Smith.
The future bride was raised in Red Hook, graduating from Red Hook High school in 2001. She currently holds degrees in English liberal arts and early childhood education. She works full time for Braendel, Inc. out of Erie, Pa.
The future groom is a 2004 graduate of Warren County Christian School in Youngsville, Pa. He is currently working for D. R. Wheeler Design out of McKean, Pa., while also running his own business, Sundback Builders, out of Spartansburg.
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Leslie Cushman
Leslie and her husband Wayne live in Cherokee County, Georgia, where they raised their two children and where their three grandchildren are regular visitors. Since 1975, Leslie has worked as a professional optician and travels with an "Eye Team" to impoverished countries providing eyeglasses and eye care.
For 27 years, Cushman has been a dedicated PTA volunteer, serving at all levels. When her son Michael was in 1st grade, she became chair of her local PTA's Substance Use and Abuse Committee, leading to a wider commitment to drug abuse prevention. Twice, she received the Governor's Red Ribbon Award for outstanding drug prevention programs.
Her enthusiasm to advocate on behalf of children and youth challenged her to deepen her commitment to PTA. Offices she has held include Cherokee County Council President, 13th District Director, Georgia PTA President-Elect, and Georgia PTA President. Among Cushman's favorite accomplishments was coauthoring Georgia PTA: A Century of Commitment for Children, 1906-2006. She also wrote an article for National PTA's Our Children magazine, "Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future: 40 Years of Unity," detailing the unification of National PTA and the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers.


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It's the penultimate episode in this season's Bones, the CSI team investigate a possible mafia hit, and The Closer repeats continue on 3e.
Bones, 9.00pm, Sky Living
Crisis strikes in the penultimate episode of the season when the Jeffersonian team detect a potential bio-terrorist threat. A journalist killed by a man-made virus sends Brennan and Booth off on a race to prevent an epidemic, but things turn from bad to worse when Arastoo is infected with the bug. As Cam worries about her boyfriend, Arastoo volunteers to remain at the lab so scientists can study his symptoms, providing their only hope of understanding the virus and catching the killer.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, 9.00pm, RTÉ Two
More forensic fun and games in Las Vegas with Ted Danson and the CSI crew. This week, Greg is distressed to discover that his former flame, famous music historian Alison Bailey, has been found murdered in the desert, and her body stuffed inside a piano. Investigations lead the team towards a theatre hosting Rat Pack tribute shows, and a Frank Sinatra impersonator lends weight to their suspicion that the mob-connected owner of the piano, Tommy Grazetti, was responsible for her death.
The Closer, 9.00pm, 3e
If you're ever stuck for something to watch (or record), you can't go wrong with these week-nightly repeats of a truly great TV show, starring Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief deft at closing murder cases. Tonight, the team members are forced to reopen a botched murder investigation from three years previously as they attempt to get a pyromaniac serial killer safely behind bars. Meanwhile, Taylor continues to wage his political war on Brenda's rank.


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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County has announced several staff member promotions and appointments:
Erin Campbell-Craven has been appointed livestock community educator. She will create and implement programs in animal husbandry and pasture management for both commercial livestock producers and youth. She graduated from University of California, Davis with a bachelor of science degree in animal science with a concentration in livestock and dairy.
Kristin Frangione has been appointed 4-H community educator. She will coordinate the 4-H programs at the Ulster County and state fairs, as well as ongoing educational programming. She studied animal science at Cornell University and completed her master's degree in agricultural education.
Dona Crawford has been named community horticulture educator. She has been a coordinator for the master gardener program for the last eight years.
Melinda Herzog is the new issue leader of the family and consumer science programs. She continues her role as the project coordinator of the Creating Healthy Places Project. She has a master of science degree in biology and education from the University at Albany and a bachelor of science degree in natural resources from Cornell University.
Jenny Burkins is now the finance administrator. She has been with Cooperative Extension of Ulster County since 2001.
Anthony R. Daunicht, of Romeo Chevrolet Buick GMC, has attained the status of "GM World-Class Technician," one of only about 1,900 nationwide out of some 200,000 technicians.
A 2004 graduate of Highland High School, he began his career that year as a lubrication technician with Poughkeepsie Chevrolet Cadillac and has worked for Romeo Chevrolet Buick GMC since 2006, rapidly advancing under the tutelage of Mike Trolian Sr., a GM World Class Technician, and Jack Tegtmeier, a GM Master Technician.
Westwood Metes & Bounds Realty, Ltd has announced its top-performing associated for December.
Top-listing associates were: Naomi Castillo-Smith, of the Woodstock office; Lynn Masanotti, Hayes Clement, and Brian Cafferty, of the Stone Ridge office; and Shirley Paley, of the Kingston office.
Top producers were: Ann Jean Semilof of the West Hurley office; Nina Schultz-Terner and Lynn Davidson of the Woodstock office, Brian Cafferty and Jeff Serouya of the Stone Ridge office, Manto Legakis of the Kingston office, and Keith Woodburn of the New Paltz office.
The Top Selling Associates were Brenda Graf of the West Hurley office; Sharon Breslau, Dolly Shivers, Barbara O'Hare, and Schultz-Terner of the Woodstock office; and Stefan Bolz of the Stone Ridge office.
Central Hudson has recognized employees for creating and implementing ideas that provide customer benefits by improving service, reducing costs or helping the environment:
Director of meter services Brett Arteta and meter foreman Mark Bailey, for alleviating data reception and transmission issues occurring in some locations by specialized cellular electric and natural gas meters, by utilizing a simple signal booster initially designed for common cell phones;
Substation foreman George Dudar, for his use of selective common household items to quickly, effectively and safely clean electrical components at a substation located on the Hudson River shoreline affected by brackish water during Hurricane Sandy;
Natural gas mechanic welder Harold VanEtten, who developed a tool that significantly reduces the time to clear natural gas lines of occasional water blockages, speeding recovery of gas service to customers;
Systems specialist project leader Raymond A'Brial, engineer Neal Moriarty and senior engineer Donald Vandenbroek, who developed a method of securely transmitting high-speed data communications between equipment installed as part of a smart-grid project;
Section leader engineer David Merte, for overseeing Central Hudson's lead role as a member of a coalition of utilities, the regional natural gas association and a manufacturer to develop and deploy the Explorer, a robot that improves the ability of utilities to perform internal inspections of natural gas pipelines.
Director of customer accounting Lisa Cerone and systems specialist project leader Suzette Mazurowski, for leading development of a new computer application to streamline preparation of customer accounts to receive energy from independent marketers; and
Environmental specialist Karen Lo, for improving Central Hudson recycling of waste transformer oil.
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We haven't had any threads about Traditional French Bistros in a while and with the weather about to turn cold, I can think of no better fortification than a heavy red and heavier classics like escargot, salad lyonnaise, Steak-Frites, duck confit, beef burgundy, etc.
Over the year's I've tried them all: Petite Robert, Chez Jackie (horrible), La Voile, Brasserie Jo, Pierrot, Gaslight, Aquitaine, Bistro du Midi (although, I really don't think of this as a the same as the others).
All have been meh to good with nothing ever truly standing out, even if from time to time, I could've sworn one was better than the others. It's been a couple years since I've read anything about any of these restaurants and at least a year since I've been to any of them. Any recent experiences/recommendations? Any other places I might be missing?


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The situation certainly isn't as grim as in 2010, when venture capital firms in Israel raised zero dollars, but 2012 didn't produce much to cheer about, suggests a new report out of the Israel Venture Capital (IVC) Research Center.
According to its figures, Israeli venture capital funds raised $607 million last year – down 30 percent from 2012. More, nearly 75 percent of it was raised by just three firms. Sequoia Capital Israel V locked up $200 million; Pitango Venture Capital announced a $150 million first closing of Pitango VI; and Magma Fund raised $100 million for its third fund.
If there's a silver lining, it seems to be that micro-VC funds are increasingly entering the market to help nascent startups whose traditional funding options have been steadily dwindling over the past decade or so. (In 2000, Israel-based venture funds raised $2.8 billion.) Indeed, according to the IVC, six micro-VC funds raised a collective $83 million last year, representing nearly 14 percent of the total capital raised.
Still, the situation is beginning to look much like that in the U.S., where there's both ample seed stage capital available, as well as late-stage capital, but fewer and fewer options for companies stuck somewhere in the middle.
"Fundraising is mostly being carried out by the large VCs that are initiating follow-on funds and, on the other end, relatively small funds that are industry specific and/or early stage focused," noted Ofer Sela, a KPMG partner who is focused on technology, in IVC's report. In between, said Sela, "There are VCs…that are no longer attracting new funds."
Exacerbating the situation, noted IVC's chief executive, Koby Simana, is the increased competition that Israeli VCs face from Asian VCs — particularly in India and China — for institutional investors' attention.
Still, Simana noted that there's "room for optimism," writing that while "on average, funds are raising less, the number of VC-backed companies is likely to rise over the next few years as more VC funds begin to raise capital."
The reason: Between 2003 and 2012, Israel's venture capital funds attracted $6.77 billion. The capital available for investment by Israeli venture capital funds at the beginning of this year was approximately $2.1 billion, according to the IVC, which projects that $484 million of that capital — or 23 percent– remains earmarked for first investments. The IVC is also anticipating that at least another $600 million will be raised by Israeli venture funds this year.
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I've never made more money in my life.
Thank you Miley, thank you Rihanna.
Any questions?
I've never made more money in my life.
Thank you Miley, thank you Rihanna.
Any questions?
|by Anonymous
|reply 116
Did you get soaked in the rain on Canal Street today?
|by Anonymous
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But what does this have to do with me, Kim Kardashian?
|by Anonymous
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Everyone knows the good knockoffs are not on the street R2. And even those run into the hundreds of dollars.
Let's see you rock some CC cuffs KK.
|by Anonymous
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I hope that you save
|by Anonymous
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OP, be honest, are Chanel handbags really that exquisitely made, or are you just buying a name?
|by Anonymous
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But do the ladies really want Chanel? Versus a Birkin, a Vuitton, a Marc Jacobs?
Chanel seems a bit. .. tired.
|by Anonymous
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Don't be stupid, rich ladies own them all, not just one.
|by Anonymous
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And kinda old lady.
|by Anonymous
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When Oprah was denied a bag in Germany was it simply because she was not a regular customer?
|by Anonymous
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[quote]I sell Chanel Handbags I've never made more money in my life.
Oh my god. You just like me! Ha ha!
|by Anonymous
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[quote]OP, be honest, are Chanel handbags really that exquisitely made, or are you just buying a name?
There are two iconic Chanel Handbags - the 2.55 (designed by Coco herself in feb. 1955, hence the name) and the Classic (Karl's reinterpretation of the 2.55 in 1983). there are four sizes of both ranging in price from $4200 for the smallest up to $5300 for the largest size.
I have seen them being made. And when you see the craftsmanship that goes into making one bag, you wonder how they aren't 10k. So to answer you question, yes, they are exquisitely made. All made by hand by master craftsmen in the trade. One bag takes two days to make.
[quote]But do the ladies really want Chanel? Versus a Birkin, a Vuitton, a Marc Jacobs?
None of the above are Couture houses and have no ties to high fashion. Hermes bags are masterfully made and are the only ones I would say are at the same or above Chanel in standards and definitely price, with the standard Birkin going for 13K.
[quote]But do the ladies really want Chanel? Versus a Birkin, a Vuitton, a Marc Jacobs?
Yes, ladies want Chanel. I have a a year long wait-list for the classic jumbo black caviar. It was once considered old hat, but the OC (imagine that) brought it back to fashion and ever since then it has been on like gangbusters.
The Jumbo (second largest size) is $4900. It was $3500 two years ago and rumored to be going upwards of $10k in a couple of years. The bags are an investment.
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[quote]The bags are an investment.
Oh, so in a few years I can sell mine to someone else and make a profit? Sweet!
|by Anonymous
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Any woman who spends more than maybe $100 on a leather purse is an ignorant cunt who should be slapped viciously, before having all her money forcefully taken and distributed amongst the poor.
|by Anonymous
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Lacroix, dahling, Lacroix.
|by Anonymous
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so what small business are you in?
|by Anonymous
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It's a BAG. You put shit in it! No BAG is worth thousands of dollars. Any woman (or man) who carries these things (with their nose in the air) should be embarrassed and ashamed. It's like advertising, "Hey look at me! I'm a fucking idiot!"
|by Anonymous
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You people sound very poor. I don't have much but I do realize there are people who can and will always be afford more than me and I don't judge them.
Men spend $6,000 on custom made suits or even 100k on cars, neither of which appreciate. So yes r12 I am saying if you bought one now you'll be able to sell it for more. People who bought certain bags five years ago are selling them now for twice as much.
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It's not only the craftsmanship it's the quality of the leather.
|by Anonymous
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You guys would go crazy if you knew the exotic bangs go upwards of 70k
I love when the UN General assembly is in town. This time around some dignitary dropped 120k in 20 minutes. He said because he had a plane to catch he had to be out in 20 mins. The sales associate smiled and said he'd have him out in 10.
|by Anonymous
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I do understand the importance of handbags, even if I don't carry one. In NYC, the first thing a woman is judged by is her bag. Then her shoes. Then her hair.
The rest of her outfit is an afterthought.
|by Anonymous
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"the exotic bangs go upwards of 70k"
That's quite expensive for styling and cutting.
|by Anonymous
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"In NYC, the first thing a woman is judged by is her bag. Then her shoes."
That order is, unfortunately, incorrect. Women make the mistake of getting good bags and cheap shoes, but those with, mmmm, good taste, pay attention to the shoes first.
|by Anonymous
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So, OP lives in Moscow??
|by Anonymous
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[quote]the exotic bangs go upwards of 70k
Are they made from Coco's leathery mummified skin?
|by Anonymous
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So you sell purses and worship money? Yawn.
|by Anonymous
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I would really love to know what R25 does. I bet it's a day full of regret-filled second guesses.
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OMG, did you see her BAG? Pssh!
|by Anonymous
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R25 could have left off the yawn. But really they are correct. Most us are aware that there are people who can pay $10,000.00 for a purse. Beyond certain figures, there can be no rationale for it - no amount of quality or prestige can ever make a leather purse worth one tenth of that amount. People know this in their primordial guts.
The Romanov's were not slaughtered for being rich or royal. They were resented for their indifference, their noblesse and the flaunting of their stupidity.
I am Italian, I like good suits, good shoes, good underwear, good design and good wine. I mostly know when the cost is too high for me.
Collect your designer bags ladies and sell those bags shopgirls. A servant is a servant my mother always says. Regardless of the merchandise or the customer, you still just clean and serve.
|by Anonymous
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But what about the Chanel fannypack I just bought on Canal Street for $11. That will appreciate in value, too, right?
|by Anonymous
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She sells Chanels by the seashores.
She sells Chanels by the seashores.
She sells Chanels by the seashores.
|by Anonymous
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Do you have this one, OP?
|by Anonymous
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OP, don't you feel kind of gross and yucky...having to be around rich, or fake rich people all the time?
It would make me so ill, I'd never be able to eat.
|by Anonymous
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I will probably be vilified for this statement but I own both a Birkin and a Vuitton. I have to say that I feel completely different when I carry them.
I bought mine from China as I couldn't justify spending almost as much on a handbag as I did on my car. As it was, each was almost as much as my car payment.
I didn't buy it for investment value. I bought it for ME because I thought I deserved it. I have always been that person who deposits their bonus and tax refunds into their savings account.
I know it was the right choice for me. I am a self-confessed "bag hag" and, since buying these two bags, I've not even LOOKED at another one.
I can safely say that I am done buying handbags and am happy I spent what I did.
|by Anonymous
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My Mom bought hers in 1965. We're going to be rich !!
|by Anonymous
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A classic, simple Chanel bag will NEVER go out of style.
|by Anonymous
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Thank you for your contribution to humanity, OP.
|by Anonymous
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I watch fashion like others watch sports. I'm amazed by the skill and pageantry but am, myself, pudgy and do my shopping at Target.
|by Anonymous
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[quote] A servant is a servant my mother always says. Regardless of the merchandise or the customer, you still just clean and serve.
Lets crunch some numbers. I work in a department store selling Chanel handbags, not even a private boutique and I cleared $100k so far this year and I have three months left to go - three of the biggest selling months. So I will probably make between $125K and $150K this year.
A woman I know who works in the boutique on 57th brought home her first check and her husband said "doctors don't even make this kind of money." The sales people at the boutique make 10% commission and the lead sales guy there had sold 3million dollars worth by May of this year. So he is clearing a 1 mill a year easily. The top Chanel sales person at Bergdorfs has four assistants and easily clears 1 mill a year as well. Those jobs you just have to wait for someone to die to get into them.
Yes a servant is a servant. But selling the right shit you are definitely paid in full and paid better than 90% of the US population.
And yes, r31, we did have that bag. It was part of Act 2 Runway collection for Spring/Summer 2013. It's the hula-hoop bag which Karl suggested using at the beach in the sand to hang your towels from. It was 10K and we sold it in three days. If you are lucky enough you'll see one crazy bitch walking down Madison Ave. carrying it. But my favorites are the Boy Bricks which retail 9k - 16K.
You are paying for several things when buying a Chanel bag. You are paying for something designed by Karl Lagerfeld who's been doing it for 30 years, you are paying for the finest materials in the world that have gone into it, and mostly you are paying for the best craftsmen, generations of families, making your bag.
The market has dictated the value of the bags. If they weren't worth $5,000, I wouldn't have a year long wait list with credit cards ready to go for a Black Caviar Jumbo with Gold chain.
|by Anonymous
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Are you a sales bottom, op?
|by Anonymous
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If the money you make selling overpriced goods to the 1% was really justification enough, you wouldn't be posting here looking for validation.
" A servant is a servant my mother always says." Absolutely correct. And a devoted servant always licks the boot of its master. That's the psychology of servitude. I don't begrudge you your salary nor do I judge the way you make a living, But your attitude is pathetic.
|by Anonymous
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When did this thread become a Hegel lecture? It's silly to reduce everything to a master / servant, as if any of you people are masters at anything. Everyone is a servant to something. And just because you literally serve people doesn't make you a servant to a master.
And I came in with an attitude of gratitude. I was thankful for what I do. How is my attitude pathetic? That is pure projection. Nothing I have said would point to me having a pathetic attitude. And you having said that R35 points more to your feelings of insecurity than anything else.
|by Anonymous
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My mother was fond of expensive handbags, shoes, clothes, jewelry, etc. Very expensive.
When she died, I gave the bags, shoes and clothes to a women's shelter. I kept a couple of large leather tote bags that my partner and I actually use.
With all the money she spent on that stuff during her life, that was its value to me.
|by Anonymous
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Well people run Maseratis into trees R42. I am sure those women who worked at the Women's Shelter probably dropped a couple of hot ones in their panties when they saw what your Hefty Bags contained.
We're not talking about emotional value. We're talking about monetary value based on the market.
|by Anonymous
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Their value was zero, R43, absolutely nothing.
I don't give a fuck what you do for a living. You can sell handbags or cow pies at $10k a piece for all I know or care and good luck to you.
My point is that this "oh they'll be worth blah blah blah in ten years" and "they're an investment" blathering is complete and utter rubbish. My mother enjoyed them during her life, that was a good enough reason to buy them. The money she spent on all that crap was for her own pleasure. As an "investment" they were worth nothing, nothing at all.
Save that salesbottom shit for the Donna Karan wearing legal assistants who are willing to max out their Visas for a Chanel bag and spend years paying it off.
|by Anonymous
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I love r44.
|by Anonymous
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I'm glad you're making good money, OP. That is the point of this thread, right. You probably went to grad school (Hegel) and this is how you're using your degree and your parents think you're wasting your life but look at all the money you're making. But you must realize that for every customer who worships at the altar of Chanel, there are hundreds of us who don't give a shit and would never think of judging women by their handbag. Here's a tip: If you don't want to encounter hostility on DL, don't brag about how much money you're making. I once posted about my frustration in getting through to my students and every single response was intelligent and helpful.
|by Anonymous
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I don't think I'd be able to tell apart a Chanel bag from a barf-bag. Straight guys are probably incapable of even noticing the mere presence of a bag.
|by Anonymous
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That's very interesting, R20.
I first assess a person by general appearance/attitude. Anyone who looks like they spent too much time dressing in the morning loses interest to me unless they're in a movie I'm watching.
If a woman is carrying an ostensibly expensive bag (Louis Vuitton) I know she will never, ever interest me.
|by Anonymous
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With all that money you are making I hope you hire some to spank your ass on a regular basis. As snotty and self-important as you sound you really need it. Selling expensive things to rich arrogant people is my idea of hell. I can only imagine how your customers carry on or try to impress everyone around them. Yuck! Greedy, spoiled, selfish women are such a cliche. As are fawning fashion gays.
|by Anonymous
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The very well-made fakes are hard to tell from originals. Some Chanel fakes are excellent.
A friend got a beautiful "Chanel" from her boyfriend. I knew it was phony because I knew he'd never have paid $4000 USD for a handbag.
Even the paper inside, it was perfect. It was perfect, thin, with the pale Chanel watermark.
But I took her to the Chanel counter in Macy's (of all places) and the clerk noticed problems. The zipper pull wasn't quite right and the interior stitching around the label wasn't done properly.
I'm sorry I ended up embarrassing my friend. My point, then, was to show her it was a knock-off.
My point now is that it takes an expert eye to spot the difference between a well-made knock-off at $400 and one that costs $4000 or more.
|by Anonymous
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[quote]I'm sorry I ended up embarrassing my friend.
No, you're not.
|by Anonymous
|reply 51
Did they ever figure out which "couture" house branded its purses as made in Italy when everything but the tag was sewn in Indonesia?
|by Anonymous
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There is nothing more off-putting than a man going gaga over a handbag. It's the height of silliness and shallowness. It's a huge turn off. So OP I would recommend you keep it under wraps.
I decided to go into sales too. I wanted to make money. I did and I actually sell technology, which could be viewed at least as selling something that helps people with their lives. Yet it still feels empty. Fair warning OP.
|by Anonymous
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R50, are they still together? After that, I would think not.
|by Anonymous
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I'm glad OP is posting.
OP, give us some gossipy stories about customers, please. They don't have to be famous, any notable story will do.
|by Anonymous
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Umm...if the bags are in *SUCH* high demand & there's a waiting list for them, then why the fuck are you being paid "doctor money" to get them down off the shelf & ring up the cash register? If you're truly getting 10% commission for that, your employer is not so good at this whole business thing. Supply & demand would indicate to me that you deserve a massive pay cut!
|by Anonymous
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R50- Chanel at Macy's? I think not!! Unless of course, it was the cosmetics counter.
|by Anonymous
|reply 57
I you like expensive handbags and can afford them good for you
|by Anonymous
|reply 58
If they run short, just start talking. The Spring line will undoubtedly come pouring out!
|by Anonymous
|reply 59
Chanel bags are beautifully made. I'm a gay guy but my sister carries them - nothing else in fact. And she's a lesbian. A beautiful lesbian. (Our Euro Mama didn't talk to us for years)
I asked to look at one of my sister's Chanels and I was struck by the fine craftsmanship tho I wasn't sure if it justified the price.
Thanks OP for the info.
|by Anonymous
|reply 60
Will my shit still stink if I carry a Chanel bag?
|by Anonymous
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It is hard for me to believe that with all the problems we have in this world, all of the people suffering, and the earth itself in crisis, there are people who choose to belittle others based on what kind of bag they carry their shit in.
If you find a bag beautiful, and it gives you pleasure, and you can afford, go ahead and have it.
If you buy it because you think it makes you superior to others, or because you want to be thought important, you're a moron.
If you judge others for not having the same taste in handbags or the same priorities as you, you're an asshole.
|by Anonymous
|reply 62
[quote]If you buy it because you think it makes you superior to others, or because you want to be thought important, you're a moron.
That is the ONLY reason women buy these overpriced things.
|by Anonymous
|reply 63
[quote]If you're truly getting 10% commission for that, your employer is not so good at this whole business thing. Supply & demand would indicate to me that you deserve a massive pay cut!
Thank you.
I mean, good for OP if he's nailing down that kind of money, but wtf are they paying that much commission for if they sell themselves and there's a waitlist?
|by Anonymous
|reply 64
I wouldn't carry one of those expensive bags for any reason and if I did, I hope someone would smash me over the head, until I learned something about real life.
|by Anonymous
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What is the equivalent of a statusy Chanel bag for gay men?
Assuming none of us carry ladies' handbags.
|by Anonymous
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R66 Chanel does make bags for men but they are in Paris. A lot of gay men carry LV or Goyard although those are less money.
The people in the Chanel boutique sell Ready to Wear, bags,shoes, head to toe. Ready to wear is a bitch. But once you see what goes into it, it's amazing. The couture gowns can go upwards of 100k or more.
[quote]My point is that this "oh they'll be worth blah blah blah in ten years" and "they're an investment" blathering is complete and utter rubbish. My mother enjoyed them during her life, that was a good enough reason to buy them. The money she spent on all that crap was for her own pleasure. As an "investment" they were worth nothing, nothing at all.
It's a fact . I don't know how to say it. Bags that were 3500 three years ago sell for 4900 now and will probably go up to 10k in five years. Look at the Hermes Birkin. When Martha Stewart go arrested people made such an uproar about her 8k bag. That same bag is 13k now.
|by Anonymous
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Not everyone can sell Chanel, darlings. It's a skill.
|by Anonymous
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R68, you have tried to hard. On behalf of those of us who can design a rocket to fly to the moon, we are insulted at your laughable attempt to define "skill". Gurrrl, you is a shop-twat and nothing more.
|by Anonymous
|reply 69
[quote] you have tried to hard. On behalf of those of us who can design a rocket to fly to the moon
I guess you were too busy designing rockets to learn how to spell.
|by Anonymous
|reply 70
Wish I could find Rihanna's gold Chanel belt in this video and those door knocker earrings.
at 1:36
|by Anonymous
|reply 71
R33, why would you ever buy luxury goods from China? China has a ridiculous luxury goods tariff (upward to 30%) and the Chinese form tourist groups to Europe and the US for no other purpose than to buy luxury goods in bulk tariff free.
|by Anonymous
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This is the 100th anniversary of Coco Chanel opening her first store in Deauville.
She became famous for designing clothes out of Jersey which at the time was used only in men's underwear. She liberated women from the confines of the elaborate dress of the time with its tons of boning and corseting giving them something much more relaxed.
Believe it or not, she was the first designer to put a strap on a handbag. Before then, women's bags were just that - handbags. By adding a strap, she again liberated women, freeing their hands.
These things seem simple and basic, but they were quite ground breaking at the time allowing women to re-imagine who they could be.
Everything in the House today reflects some piece of the codes she established over 100 years ago. Most recently the BOY bag, named after her lover Boy Capel, which is soon to be added to the list of iconic pieces issued every season.
|by Anonymous
|reply 73
[quote]China has a ridiculous luxury goods tariff (upward to 30%)
If you go to Paris there's a lin around the block from 31 Rue du Cambone filled with Chinese people wanting to buy Chanel. I swear if you can speak Mandarin right now, you can make a shitload of money in retail.
Karl designs 8, count them, 8 collections for Chanel a year. 6 Ready to Wear and 2 Haute Couture shows. It is absolutely unheard of in the fashion industry. Every 2 months you have a wave of something absolutely new. He does his own line AND Fendi on top of that.
Where is Rony Douglas? He was killed by the CIA.
Sweet Vagina (Regina) went to China.
I love this show - Chanel Fall 2013 Act2
|by Anonymous
|reply 74
Can you believe this little shop-girl tramp?
|by Anonymous
|reply 75
So where do these really good knockoffs come from?
|by Anonymous
|reply 76
Did Karl personally proofread R73's response before it was posted?
|by Anonymous
|reply 77
R72, I bought both bags via a website; the seller was in China. If I could have justified it, I would have saved the $800+ and bought my LV from their store in the Short Hills Mall.
|by Anonymous
|reply 78
I would find it interesting how the boutiques get around their own rules.
Chanel has mandated that a store cannot sell more than two bags per month to any one customer. And no more than one Iconic bag per month to one customer. No photos as well. So that means if I have a cutomer in South Africa who wants a bag, I have to tell her to google the style code and hope it comes up.
So technically you cannot buy Chanel in bulk. And no Chanel handbags are sold online by any retailer, not even Chanel. I would be wary spending money on ebay. You have to see it in person to make sure the authentication card matches the number stitched on the inside of the bag.
And I swear if another person asks me for a wallet on a chain, I am going to jump out of a window.
|by Anonymous
|reply 79
I'd poop all over them!
|by Anonymous
|reply 80
[bold]I've never made more money in my life.
Thank you Miley, thank you Rihanna.
Any questions?[/bold]
Here is my question:
[italic]Why did this thread last for longer than one day?[/italic]
|by Anonymous
|reply 81
Who said men can't wear gladiators and carry a Birkin around?
|by Anonymous
|reply 82
[quote]Why did this thread last for longer than one day?
Because people were feigning indifference when they were actually quite nonplussed
|by Anonymous
|reply 83
Only $74,950.00!
|by Anonymous
|reply 84
[quote]Only $74,950.00!
And there's still 9 days left.
|by Anonymous
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There was a fairly recent expose on designer handbags and luxury goods. The conclusion was that Chanel and Hermes are pretty much the only houses who have maintained the hand-crafted, high-end materials standard.
The rest, in particular Louis Vuitton, are selling crappy, mass produced pieces of shit made by slaves in China.
|by Anonymous
|reply 86
The prices of designer bags has gone through the roof. On the plus side, I am able to sell LV and chanel bags that I have carried for several years, and pretty much get what I paid. It's great to carry a nice bag for free.
|by Anonymous
|reply 87
[quote]There was a fairly recent expose on designer handbags and luxury goods. The conclusion was that Chanel and Hermes are pretty much the only houses who have maintained the hand-crafted, high-end materials standard.
[quote]The rest, in particular Louis Vuitton, are selling crappy, mass produced pieces of shit made by slaves in China.
This book discusses this.
|by Anonymous
|reply 88
(R78) You're aware that you've received fakes from China, right?
Why spend the money for fakes? Plus any and every woman who matters can spot a fake 100 yards down the street.
|by Anonymous
|reply 89
I agree r89. I'm a lipstick lesbian, and I love designer bags. My partner isn't into fashion at all, but she can now spot a fake from a mile away...it is pretty funny. I was in a LV boutique a couple of years ago, and a mother and daughter walked in with fakes. I don't know what they were thinking going into the boutique with knockoffs, maybe they thought they were real. The salesperson was so over the top rude and mean to them, announcing to everyone in the store that they had fakes. If you can't afford a real high end bag, buy a cheaper middle end designer bag. Kors has decent bags at a low price point.
|by Anonymous
|reply 90
Yes, Chanel is hyper conscious when it comes to maintaining luxury standards. Their ready to wear collections are the closest you will get to haut couture quality with the hand stitching and the hand beading. They have ready to wear garments made by three different métiers d'arts houses that take 100 hours to make. You are talking about one dress off that rack that has passed through three houses and many hands over the course of four days to produce.
Chanel actually has bought several of these little houses just so these houses can maintain their craftsmanship and not go out of business. They have one that just does tweeds, one that does camellias and feathers, one that just does their buttons, one that does their embroidery, one that does hats and one that specifically does shoes.
Each season Chanel makes a brand new button never to be repeated. The buttons on EVERY garment are hand made and specifically designed for that season and collection, never to be made again.
Looking at the making of this one "simple" cardigan
|by Anonymous
|reply 91
Obsessed with handbags? Get a fucking life.
|by Anonymous
|reply 92
After reading R91 I have new found respect for Chanel.
|by Anonymous
|reply 93
I love this video to about Chanel's origins - born into poverty and inventing her own legend.
|by Anonymous
|reply 94
What bag did Chanel wear when she socialized with Nazis?
|by Anonymous
|reply 95
It wasn't a Chanel, r95. She didn't make her first bag until 1955. Actually February 1955. That is why the original Chanel handbag is called the 2.55 bag.
|by Anonymous
|reply 96
Someday, you'll all be dead. It won't matter one bit if you Chanel can be resold at a higher price.
People are fucking stupid. It's no wonder this planet is slowly decomposing.
|by Anonymous
|reply 97
Good for you OP. It sounds that you enjoy the money as well as the job. People need all of the fun they can get at work. Congrats.
|by Anonymous
|reply 98
R97 is the most reasonable person here. He/she is marriage material.
As lesbian Suze Orman points out: Stupid earthlings buy shit they don't need with money they don't have to impress people they don't even know. And to be honest, no one is nearly as impressed as you likely think they are. They're too busy trying to look the part themselves. Snap the fuck out of it!
|by Anonymous
|reply 99
OP, when one of your fellow salespersons says that doctors don't make as much as she does, keep in mind that doctors are professionals who can practice for most of their lives. A salesperson can't work at Chanel for the same period.
|by Anonymous
|reply 100
What R100? People work retail jobs 20-30 years. That is why they are so hard to get into and so coveted. Besides, it's not a marathon. If I could make Dr. money for even just a good decade without having spent a decade in school, I would be more than content with that.
Retail is one of the last places in the professional world where you can earn a very good living without even having gone to college.
|by Anonymous
|reply 101
[quote]People work retail jobs 20-30 years.
Thirty Years A Shopgirl, lord have mercy.
|by Anonymous
|reply 102
how much are they paid? what's the base salary and is there a sale target etc? please enlighten, thank you.
|by Anonymous
|reply 103
I have a relative who is a "shopgirl" for Chanel. She made about 250k last year. Plus she gets a clothing allowance. Of course, she's thin, blonde an gorgeous. She's in her early 50's (she looks late 30's) and has an amazing client list. It's all about the client list and commission.
Not bad for only having a high school diploma.
|by Anonymous
|reply 104
I just watched a documentary on Bergdorfs - the average salary of their sales people is $450,000.
|by Anonymous
|reply 105
I once bought a scarf in the flagship Hermès store on the rue du fbg st Honoré in Paris. I had to wait as the colour I was after was in the stock room. I saw some of the most obnoxious offensive people in that store. One man who looked like a Russian gangster swaggering about in black cowboy boots and an enormous, clearly custom made extra large Birkin. Odious.
These things do not impart taste, style, manners, or any other qualities that actually make people worth knowing like compassionate and modest. They are bought largely by people who want to aggressively assert their wealth. Chanel and Hermes and Céline etc sell to any idiot with a credit line. The Chanel target customer is the Russian oligarch's favourite call girl, the Samsung executives menopausal wives, English footballer's girlfriend, Mrs. Kanye West.
|by Anonymous
|reply 106
It's true, shopgirls and salesbottoms can make excellent money with only a high school diploma, if they work in the right shop.
It begs the question, why would they stay in those jobs for 30 years? Why don't they use some of that money to go to college, get an education, get a profession? There must be something they want to do besides waiting on rich people in a store all of their lives.
|by Anonymous
|reply 107
Here's my opinion.
The only status in owning these bags is if you get it free. If you're a celebrity. Celebrities get the bag, and then nobodies with money actually pay for them, based on the celebrity cred. That's the racket. It's the nobodies with money who are the marks. That's what they are - marks. It's like people who are paid to attend events, and because they're at the events, someone else pays $10,000, or they'd never get in. This whole thing exploits people with money who have no other status but their bank account - or their daddy's bank account. Dad isn't a celeb or fixture on the scene. Neither is mom. But dad has money and underwrites princess.
This stuff is made well, no doubt. But the ones buying it are rich groupies.
|by Anonymous
|reply 108
"It begs the question, why would they stay in those jobs for 30 years? Why don't they use some of that money to go to college, get an education, get a profession? There must be something they want to do besides waiting on rich people in a store all of their lives."
Why would someone spend 100K to get a degree so they could end up doing something that makes a third of what they were making before? People stay in a job for 30 years for several reasons, not the least of them being that they actually enjoy it. Where else can you earn 250K a year, relatively stress free? I mean, yes, there is stress. But there isn't the kind of stress most 250K a year jobs would require.
|by Anonymous
|reply 109
Oh, and any job that pays good money is usually pandering to the rich.
|by Anonymous
|reply 110
There's also something to be said for being surrounded by gorgeous clothes and accessories. There are worse ways to spend a life.
I'm a nurse practitioner working in a clinic for the underserved. I love it but wouldn't mind dressing up and selling some *gorgeous little things* to the rich once in awhile, especially if a clothing allowance was involved.
|by Anonymous
|reply 111
R107, that is not the correct use of the phrase, "begs the question."
|by Anonymous
|reply 112
Chanel's pre-fall Metiers d'Arts show was this past week in Dallas Texas. This is the show, along with the Cruise collection, which showcases the craftsmanship of the specialty houses under Chanel's umbrella - Desrues, Montex, Lesage and others.
Chanel shut it doors during WWII for twelves opening again in the 50s. The first collections were reviewed very poorly by the European markets. But it was the United States and specifically Neiman Marcus, based in Texas, which enthusiastically received Chanel and her new collection. Celebrating 100 years since the first Chanel store, this show is a thank you to the United States and Texas.
|by Anonymous
|reply 113
You only work in a shop, you know. You can drop the attitude, R38.
|by Anonymous
|reply 114
OP/R73, thanks for the thread. I love Coco Chanel. She was so original in her thinking about women's clothing--the suit, the bag. And the fact that she came from such poverty to put all this together. I appreciate that Chanel buys these small houses to continue the exquisite craftsmanship.
People who are buying Chanel buy the history and the amazing craftsmanship in the clothing and bags. Everything is such crap anymore. And, sadly, every time I see a Kardashian or the equivalent with a Hermes bag, I am completely grossed out.
It is unfortunate that some on this thread do not understand that there is value in executing something perfectly. They kind of miss the point.
|by Anonymous
|reply 115
"Chanel handbag."
Sounds like a euphemism.
"He got the part by giving him Chanel handbags in his dressing room."
|by Anonymous
|reply 116
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text: Barcelona-based sculptor Jordi Diez Fernandez works pimarily with welded steel fragments to create monumental human forms. His most recent piece is a tribute to civil engineer Ildefons Cerdà (top) who was largely responsible for designing the 19th-century extension of Barcelona called the Eixample, a memorial now on view in the municipality of Centelles. You can see much more of Fernandez's work on his website and over on Behance.


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This short about a princess with a badass sword is absolutely lovely
This Must Be the Only Fantasy is a Dungeons & Dragons style collaboration between fashion line Rodarte and photographer Todd Cole. The short movie is packed with amazing unicorns, badass ear cuffs, Elijah Wood drop ins, faeries, and self important pauses. But we love it.


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By Alin Rad Pop
The JRE (Java Runtime Environment) update released by Oracle at the end of March covered 20 vulnerabilities, some of which were marked "Highly critical" by Secunia. You may have the feeling of your system being more secure after applying that update, but few users probably expected that another "Highly critical" vulnerability would become public soon after.
Today, Secunia issued SA39260. This advisory covers a vulnerability in a number of browser plugins installed by default with JRE, commonly termed the Java Deployment Toolkit. The vulnerability was independently reported by Tavis Ormandy and Ruben Santamarta; both providing good descriptions of the problem. Basically, a call to CreateProcessA() is issued by the Java Deployment Toolkit without sanitising command line arguments. This further allows injecting arbitrary JVM arguments and execute code in a privileged context, leading to a complete system compromise when visiting a web site.
This vulnerability is particularly interesting for an attacker as in-depth memory protection mechanisms on modern Windows operating systems such as DEP (Data Execution Prevention) and ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) provide no mitigation. Consequently, we expect to soon see attempts to exploit this vulnerability in the wild.
We hope that Oracle decides to provide an update soon. Meanwhile, Java users are recommended to delete or restrict access to all deployment plugins and set the kill-bit for affected ActiveX controls.
Stay Secure,
Alin Rad Pop,
Senior Security Specialist


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By Luke Stefurak
From: Seattle, WA
Apr 29, 2009
|If you go right it is V3. Fun both ways!
By SJG Jayne
From: Denver, CO
Jun 16, 2009
I think the V4 way is best. I was working this problem last spring, and this like 10 year old kid came up and flashed it.. it was awesome.
great problem. nice crimps and good moves throughout.
By Christian "crisco" Burrell
From: PG, Utah
Dec 6, 2009
|This boulder has enough holds all over it that you can make tons of fun variations. We especially enjoyed getting on the starting holds and doing a dyno to the lip. The other fun way was to start on the left arete and traverse the lip to the far right.
By doubleD
Mar 29, 2010
|speaking of variations, has anyone ever done the dyno from the starting crimps on "pimpin' jeans" to the left part of the lip? I know the "closet dyno" goes from those crimps to the gigantic jug up and a little right, but has anyone ever fired up to that sloping divot area to the left? I did this on Sunday (the 28th) and was wondering if anyone has done it before and, if so, what they thought of it?
By Emerson Takahashi
From: Casper, WY
Oct 17, 2011
rating: V3+ 6A+
|I wish it was a little longer, but sweet moves. Feels a little easy for v4 though...
By Eric Carlos
From: Chattanooga, TN
May 7, 2012
rating: V4 6B
|A really fun variation is to start on the jug on the far right, and drop down and left into the crimps, working your way over and finishing on Pimpin' Jeans. Makes it V5 or so, as the first two moves are the hardest.
By jarthur
From: Westminster, CO
May 27, 2014
rating: V2 5+
|The obvious line is to start directly in the middle of the boulder and climb straight up. The description and the pictures of this problem are both incorrect and confusing.
By G R
Oct 24, 2015
rating: V4 6B
|jarthur, there are multiple problems on this boulder. Going straight up is a different climb altogether.


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Lim, Wen Hong (2008) Interpolation and mapping of the total electron content over the Malaysian region. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Geoinformation Science and Engineering.
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In the vast areas of satellite-related applications, the ionosphere is the main cause of error due to the Total Electron Content (TEC), which causes the ionospheric delay. As a result, estimating and mapping the TEC is vital for the application of various satellite-related fields, which are gaining momentum in Malaysia. Thus, this study aims to develop an efficient approach in mapping the TEC over Malaysian region using interpolation method. The TEC was mapped using three interpolation methods, namely inverse distance weighting (IDW), multiquadric and sphere multiquadric for different size of study area, different distribution and quantity of reference points. All the results from these three methods were compared with the TEC derived from IRI-2001 model and calculated for the root mean square (RMS) values. This study found that the effects of the quantity and distribution of reference points were conspicuous in the results obtained via both multiquadric and sphere multiquadric methods, whereas IDW was not conspicuously affected by both factors. This can be seen from the RMS values obtained from the IDW for both the well-distributed and randomly distributed two reference points were 3.1894 and 6.1681, whereas for the 18 reference points, the RMS yielded were 2.2436 and 2.5748 respectively. Furthermore, the results, especially via the multiquadric and IDW methods were more accurate in smaller study area's size, where the RMS yielded were 0.4685 and 0.0649 respectively for the 1º x 1º area size. However, IDW seemed to consistently generate the more accurate result for all the study area size, where the RMS generated for all the area sizes studied ranges from 0.0649 to 1.2178. As a conclusion, the IDW method is the most suitable interpolation for the Malaysian region.
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Pinehurst man was television pioneer
John Derr is a reporter and broadcaster in Moore County who spent years covering notable people and events in the early days of television.
Carolina Raptor Center rehabs birds of prey
Bald eagles, golden eagles, hawks, owls, vultures and other birds of prey have a home in Huntersville, north of Charlotte. Injured and orphaned birds from all over the world are rehabilitated and researched at the Carolina Raptor Center, which is open to the public.
Did DB Cooper rob an NC bank?
Former NC Highway Patrolman Johnny Surles said the man known as DB Cooper robbed a bank in Pollocksville.
WWII plane lies at bottom of Badin Lake
A World War II B-25 bomber and the bodies of its pilot and co-pilot have rested at the bottom of Badin Lake in Stanly County for more than 70 years. The stories and conspiracy theories surrounding the crash and the fact that the wreckage and bodies were never recovered have made the lake a popular spot for history buffs.
Monroe man is sole plane crash survivor
Phil Bradley was aboard a flight from Washington, D.C., to Charlottesville, Va., when it crashed on Oct. 30, 1959.
Dudley man carves mini military planes
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Town has history of firsts
Lilesville, a town of just over 500 people in Anson County, boasts a number of firsts.
Southern Pines woman, 105, still makes snake oil
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Trains, tracks wind through Albemarle music store
If you find yourself in Stanly County and visit the Albemarle Music Store, you're likely to lose your train of thought. Especially if you try counting the labyrinth of miniature trains and tracks that wind through the store.
Hamlet has historic railroad depot
The Tar Heel Traveler rides the rails to Richmond County, where a town called Hamlet is world famous for its railroad history.
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Culinary students run Durham restaurant
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Garner twin artists double up on creativity
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Garner artist wields torch
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Roseboro man builds enormous tree house
A Sampson County man never had a treehouse as a child, but boy, does he have one now. He's built 8,000 square feet around a living Water Oak.
Clayton librarian to relax in retirement
Miss Betty has been the director of Clayton's public library for four decades. She knows all 95,000 books in the library's collection, but is looking forward to the next chapter of her life.
Airport security sends snow globes to state warehouse
Hundreds of snow globes seized by security screeners at North Carolina airports now sit in the state's surplus property warehouse, waiting for someone to claim them.


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Elk River-Zimmerman struck for five goals in the first period and went on to defeat Coon Rapids 8-2 in their conference opener at home Thursday evening.
Sophomore forward Jacob Jaremko led with three goals and three assists as the Elks (1-1) presented new coach Gordie Roberts with his first ERHS win.
The line of Jaremko, Tim Sanford and Chase Springman produced five goals, four of them in the first period.
Springman knocked in two goals and assisted on four others. Sanford had two goals and two assists.
Reggie Lutz had the other goal. Jack Geissler, Wyatt Egge, Blake Hillman and Ben Johnson each made an assist.
The Elks led 5-0 before Seth Johnson and Brett Debaker scored for the Cardinals (0-3) in the second period.
The Elks outshot the visitors 45-7. Cam Korlath was in goal for the Elks, stopping five of seven. There were no power play goals.
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As if my library thing widget knew what time of year it was, last week it chose 'The Festive Season Handbook' for my cookbook challenge book #16. This little book was published locally in Victoria in 1990 and has some wonderful background stories to accompany the chapters and recipes. It is great to read the history behind the traditions of Christmas, for example how it came to be that we bring trees into our house and decorate them or the evolution of the christmas cracker from a pretty way to wrap sweets to the more elaborate versions of today.
I decided to make this jam because my mum loves cherries, luckily they were also on special this week because it is the start of their season… otherwise this could have been a very expensive exercise! The recipe didn't state how much jam it would make and I was more than a little disappointed when it only yielded 3 small jars… seeing as I wanted to add it to the Christmas hampers we make for the extended family (along with the vanilla essence), I had to go out and buy another kilo of cherries to make a second batch… by that time they weren't as cheap any more, but luckily they forgot to change the pricing in their computer system so I still got them for the cheaper price… score! I still need to make some pretty labels to go on them too… Besides the recipe not making much jam, it also took MUCH longer than the recipe stated for it to get to setting point (which could be why it didn't produce much jam)… the original recipe said to cook it for 15 minutes, but both times I made it it took at least 45 minutes to reach a set, so be prepared for it to take a while… It is delicious though, I would know, I licked clean about a million set testing saucers
I'm sending this over to Happy Cook at My Kitchen Adventures for her Home Made Christmas Gifts event. I was thinking of doing a similar event but she beat me to it by a day! Oh well, less work for me & more time to make some gifts for everyone
Cherry Jam Makes 2-3C
Juice 2 medium lemons and put juice, along with 1C water, into a large bowl. Measure out 2 1/2C sugar and sprinkle a little over the lemon juice and water. Remove stones from 1kg cherries and tie them in a piece of muslin. Place cherries in lemon juice bowl, layering with the rest of the sugar. Leave overnight.
Next day, strain syrup into a large saucepan and stir over a medium heat until all the sugar is dissolved. Bring to boiling point, add cherries and the bag of stones and boil for 30 minutes, stirring ocassionally and squishing cherries to break them down more. Remove from heat, put a teaspoon of jam on a cold saucer and if it sets in 3 minutes, jam is done. Continue cooking if jam is not ready, removing pan each time you test. Skim off any scum from the top and remove muslin bag. Turn into warm, sterilised jars and seal.
As it is the festive season I have decided to cook something new from this book every week this month – Christmas only comes around once a year after all, so I don't really get a chance to use this book all that much the rest of the year! But in the interests of keeping my quick cookbook challenge streak going, I am also going to be moving on to book #17, which is 'Real Family Food' by Antony Worrall Thompson.