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What We Like:
- Convenience: How you get your treadmill is your choice! When you buy certain treadmill brands from Sears, you can either have the equipment shipped directly to your home or you can pick it up directly in-store. However; you'll want to check with your local store because this offer is not available in all areas. If you choose in-store pick up, there is no additional cost to you but if you choose to have the treadmill shipped directly to your home, you'll have to pay shipping cost that ranges in price depending on the brand and if any sales/deals are going on.
- Price: Sears tends to offer competitive prices and frequently has sales. To take advantage of these competitive price tags, look for seasonal sales that compete with the manufacturer offers. Still, sometimes customers can get the treadmills for less by buying directly from the manufacturer.
- Selection: The Sears collection of more than fifty treadmill lines means that something is available for every consumer. From Weslo to NordicTrack, they offer machines that hit almost all price points so you should be able to find at least one machine to fit your budget.
- Website Navigation: The Sears website makes it easy to narrow the selection logically by being able to search by brand, current offers, discounted treadmills, new arrivals, price, user ratings, etc. Their easy to use navigation system makes it fairly simple to look through their wide selection of treadmills, but it can also be overwhelming to some people who aren't quite sure what they want just yet. For example, you can only search by brand and not by features, so if you know you want a folding treadmill you have to look through all of the brands yourself, at every individual machine, to find the features you want.
- Special Payment Options for Sears Customers: Sears will offer special financing deals, seasonally. Offers vary from month to month, so you'll need to check with Sears fairly often, but some of these deals might include options like no interest if paid in full within 24 months when you use a qualifying Sears card on all fitness equipment over $599. Other special financing options are also available that might not be offered by the manufacturer.
- Additional Accessory Options: On certain models, Sears will offer "bundles," which just means that you get additional items with your treadmill purchase for a deal. For example, you can buy some treadmills as a "bundle" and get an exercise mat included with your purchase. It's just a way to get a little extra with your purchase. And if you don't want to choose a bundle, you can also shop their treadmill accessories that range from iFit Live to treadmill maintenance kits.
What We Don't Like:
- Pick-up: Some treadmill models can be shipped directly to your home, but others are only shipped to the nearest Sears store and require customer pick-up. As we mentioned above, it's great to have options but not when the only option is in-store pick up.
- Expensive Warranty Options: In addition to the manufacturer warranty, Sears offers warranties of their own, but they are quite steep in price. For example, on one of their NordicTrack models, a 3 year warranty will cost you $185 and a 5 year will cost you $275. This might not be much to some people considering that you get a nice strong warranty for years ahead but it's a cost that not everyone is interested in.
- Lacks Unbiased Reviews: For one, not all machines even have reviews which makes it difficult to know if the treadmill you're buying is worth the money; but what's worse is that many of the reviews left for shoppers tend to be either paid reviews or unhelpful reviews. There are a few helpful reviews among the bad, but it's hard to know and hard to trust only "personal reviews." For such a big ticket item like fitness equipment, this can be a problem!
- Older models: For some lines, Sears does not carry the latest model They also lack full series of particular models/brands.
Our Verdict:
Sears offers a great range of treadmills, from models that cost as low as $350 on sale to high-end luxury treadmills. A manufacturer's website might offer better deals – and newer models – but the Sears collection can be worth checking out if you want to feel the machine. Just make sure that you don't get caught up in extra costs!


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Cold weather pushed up French consumers' heating bills last month but their spending on other goods stagnated, while firms saw their profit margins squeezed to their tightest in nearly 30 years due to higher taxes and weak growth.
With a cautious eye on near record unemployment of 10.9%, consumers appear reluctant to play their usual role as the motor of French growth.
Meanwhile businesses have been unable to take up the slack in Europe's second-biggest economy.
Overall consumer spending rose 1.4% last month, driven up by a 7.5% rise in energy bills in colder weather, INSEE statistics agency figures have shown.
That was well above economists' average estimate for a rise of only 0.4% as polled by Reuters.
Spending on manufactured goods rose just 0.1%, however, as households avoided big purchases amid high unemployment and dwindling purchasing power.
In a separate report on third-quarter economic output, INSEE said households' real gross disposable income fell 0.1% in the third quarter, pinched by a rising tax bill, while their savings rate remained high at 15.6%.
With higher taxes and welfare contributions hitting businesses, the corporate sector saw profit margins fall to 27.7%, the lowest level since the end of 1985.
The report also confirmed that the economy shrank 0.1% in the third quarter, although INSEE revised up its second-quarter reading to a growth rate of 0.6% from 0.5%.
The agency estimated last week that the economy rebounded slightly in the final three months of the year with growth of0.4%.
It forecast however that growth would be too weak to get unemployment firmly on a downward trend as President Francois Hollande has promised to do.
With his economic credibility on the line with voters and EU partners, Hollande is struggling to rein in the public finances in the face of lacklustre growth and high unemployment.
In rare good news on that front, data from INSEE showed that the public debt eased in the third quarter to 92.7% of gross domestic product from 93.5 at the end of the previous three months.
The government expects the public debt to reach 93.4% of GDP this year before peaking at 95.1% next year.

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Raleigh, N.C. — Natural gas pipeline expansions may be in the works for North Carolina in the next few years as leaders weigh long-term energy plans, officials said at the North Carolina Energy Policy Council meeting Wednesday morning.
Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas plan to request a new interstate natural gas pipeline that will push gas southward into North Carolina from shale deposits in the Northeast, said Jeff Davis, director of the North Carolina Utilities Commission Public Staff's natural gas division.
The project, set to be finished in the second half of 2018, would avoid the severe weather issues that often plague pipelines bringing gas from the Gulf of Mexico.
A pipeline expansion project along the Virginia-North Carolina border is already underway and set to be finished in September 2015, Davis said.
The future of the Duke-Piedmont pipeline and some other expansion projects is still uncertain, but Davis remains optimistic.
"We anticipate these will go forward," he said.
James McLawhorn, director of the electric division of the Public Staff, which represents consumers in utility rate cases, emphasized that the state's shift in the last decade away from coal and toward natural gas is projected to continue.
Natural gas remains relatively cheap as coal costs creep upward, McLawhorn said.
But some members urged caution about relying on natural gas as an energy source, hearkening back to a 1970s shortage.
"For long-range view for North Carolina, we'd like to see the option to have a fuel choice," said council member Carl Wilkins. "I want to make sure that we look at our options ... Don't be lulled into this euphoria of low-cost natural gas that's cheap and abundant."
Paul Myers, senior vice president of the Front End Business Group for North America at AREVA, an international nuclear energy firm, said the state's reliance on nuclear energy has resulted in competitive power rates.
Nuclear energy companies are bringing economic benefits as they move to North Carolina, with a small modular reactor company announcing its move to Charlotte in the last week, Myers said.
Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, chairman of the council, urged members to prepare policy recommendations for the General Assembly's long session in January.


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My family got a big box in the mail today!
I love opening packages and was so excited to dive into this one!
It was a box of Christmas cookies and a super sweet card from Josh's parents! How cute are these tins? His parents are wonderful.
This box was filled with peanut butter chocolate fudge. Its gluten free so Diane can eat it and between her and my dad a big chunk of this is already missing!
I'm not a big peanut butter + chocolate combo lover so I was way more excited for this tin. Check out these bad boys. Josh and his family have tons of recipes for different cookies and in here was a sampling of so many different flavors! I love them all! His family is so wonderful and it meant so much that they took the time and effort to send us such an awesome Holiday package!
After stuffing myself with cookies for breakfast I headed to the salon to get my hair done! They stylist is so nice and I love how it came out. It was definitely fun getting pampered!
I picked up lunch from Wegmans and headed home to enjoy it. I got eggplant roulettes with squash salad and creamed coconut kale. All of it was amazing.
I hung out for a little while until work. While there I had a lot of fun selling clothes and dancing around to the Christmas music. I love this time of year!
I worked til 11 so I took my dinner break around 7 and dug into some mango tofu sushi I picked up this afternoon from Wegmans. It was so good. My boss and coworkers were so sweet and all exchanged gifts and cards so I ended up going to Orange Julius again after dinner and picking up a triple berry smoothie with a giftcard I got. It was a really good night! 🙂
And now I'm home and relaxing after work. I work tomorrow from 10:30-5pm so I'm heading to bed in a minute to make sure I'm well rested for what will likely be a very busy day. I can't believe its Christmas Eve! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and that those celebrating have a very Merry Christmas! I can't wait to share my Christmas weekend celebrations with you! I'll be back on Monday with a recap of my Christmas and the winner of the Raw Crunch energy bars! Happy Holidays! I hope they are filled with family, friends, laughter, love, and lots of good food!!


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Acting as both a museum and an art school in Philadelphia, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the oldest art school and museum in the United States. Also known as PAFA, the museum is world known for exhibiting 19th and 20th century American paintings, sculptures, and works on paper but are changing things up a bit to show off the work of popular street artist KAWS.
KAWS is well known for his "XX eyed" creations that twist characters like Sponge Bob and his Companion sculptures that reimagine Mickey Mouse. His "Passing Through" Companion stands 16 feet tall and PAFA, working in collaboration with AMTRAK has arranged for the 2010 fiberglass, paint and metal sculpture to be placed on the entrance plinth at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station.
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This past weekend saw Nagoya-based premier fashion retailer DOUBLEDUTCH hold a special preview event highlighting select items from the upcoming UNDERCOVER 2012 fall/winter "PSYCHO COLOR" collection. Under the guidance of the UNDERCOVER "nagoya" team, the show gave visitors a chance to have a hands-on look at many of the new pieces set to release. Once again, leather jackets will play a major part in the season, with plenty of different designs on display including several versions of the UNDERCOVER classic riders jacket. Besides leather, lead designer Jun Takahashi has additionally utilized wools, suedes, cottons, silks, and velvets as both base materials and to help accentuate design features. Printed patterns are also featured heavily, appearing on everything from T-shirts to knitwear with iterations ranging from the standard picture or text graphic to a rather superb looking fur-effect print. Shoe lovers are catered for with a selection of new creations along with the usual UNDERCOVER sneakers models, all containing some exquisite yet minimal touches. Finally, a large choice of accessories were on show, with sunglasses, intricately detailed silver jewelry, pouches and scarfs all exhibited. To help celebrate this special occasion, a special limited edition UNDERCOVER "PSYCHO COLOR" T-shirt was created and made available to buy at the show.
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One of the most effective broken-field runners around, Taylor's performances helped him to 10 tries - a competition high alongside Bjorn Basson of the Bulls - and the brink of an All Blacks call-up.
The danger he presented from fullback or wing was ever-present for opposition defences and looking back at the footage now he can hardly believe it himself.
"To be honest, out of my whole rugby career that was probably my best season," said 25-year-old Taylor of his third year at the Hurricanes. "There were things there I didn't know that I could do. It just sort of happened. You go back and watch it and it's like, 'oh yeah, I can do that', which gives you belief and confidence to try and keep going.
"It gives me confidence going into this year but I also know the opposition would have studied what I did and how I attacked last year. This year I have to find some way of varying my choices and options. It's going to be tough but working with my back three and players inside me, I should be able to change a few things."
Many of Taylor's best matches came at fullback, but he is likely to be used more on the wing this season given Cory Jane's knee injury which will rule the All Black out for most of the year.
Beauden Barrett, a first-five who can also play fullback, could be used in the No15 jersey which the national selectors, who see the 21-year-old as a real option at the back, will not be unhappy about.
Julian Savea, the All Blacks wing, makes up a pacy and exciting back three for the Hurricanes.
"There's a bit more workload now with CJ and his experience out. But we're still using him to help us out tactically," Taylor said. "He hasn't gone off the radar but there's more onus on me and probably Julian Savea to take control of the back three."
The Hurricanes host the Blues in Wellington on Saturday night and Taylor draws a comparison between what Sir John Kirwan is attempting to build at the Auckland franchise and Mark Hammett's work at bringing together what appeared to be a dysfunctional Hurricanes outfit.
Hammett's men were written off after the departures of Ma'a Nonu and Piri Weepu to the Blues, but it was Pat Lam's men who reached rock bottom, rather than Hammett's.
Taylor has seen plenty of the Blues' pre-season matches to know they will be dangerous. A narrow loss to Queensland across the Tasman was followed by victories over the Waratahs and Highlanders.
"They've still got a lot of players from last year so it doesn't change much for us. They're a pretty strong side. Watching their pre-season matches, they look quite structured so it's something we can't take lightly.
"They've got a few attacking backs like Rene Ranger and Charles Piutau and Frank Halai who looks like Jonah Lomu, so it's not going to be easy.
"It's similar to us last year. Everyone underestimated us and we did better than everyone thought and that's why we can't take this week lightly."
As for his contact with the All Blacks selectors - head coach Steve Hansen admitted Taylor was on his radar - the man himself said it was positive and left him with food for thought.
It's about adding to his game, without losing what makes him such an exciting presence with ball in hand.
"Ian Foster rang me a couple of times. He told me never to give up and that I was on the outskirts [of selection]. He said I had to work on my kicking game, to get more distance, and to use other players more and things like that. I've gone away and thought about that and tried to use it in pre-season."
As the New Zealand Super 15 teams prepare to kick off in 2013, surprise package Taylor is hoping to do it all again.


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Sat Jan 5, 2013, 12:17 AM
jollyreaper2112 (1,941 posts)
Derp derp sandy hook shooter used handguns
This is the latest I'm hearing from gun fetishists. Somehow this is a big media conspiracy and the ar-15 was in the trunk the whole time.
According to Wikipedia, the ar-15 was used inside, a shotgun was in the trunk.
Far as I've heard, the ranges involved don't really make much of a difference between either weapon, it was all practically point blank. The only bonus for a rifle with a large magazine is more shots before roloading.
I just find this argument infuriating about as much as birther and truther nonsense. The only googling I could find on it not being an ar-15 goes to the usual nut sites and stormfront.
Anyone have the definitive word on this?
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Response to jollyreaper2112 (Original post)
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 12:25 AM
Bjorn Against (12,041 posts)
1. It is true that handguns are responsible for far more murders than assault riles
I support a assault weapons ban, but I think we are in even more desperate need of much more stringent handgun control.
Response to jollyreaper2112 (Original post)
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 12:27 AM
Control-Z (12,285 posts)
2. I heard the medical examiner
And the Police chief describe the wounds and the use of a bushmaster. And the high yeiling magazine (30, I. Believe.) Would they make this kind of stuff up? I don't think so. At the time the only question was which he had used on his mother and self.
Response to jollyreaper2112 (Original post)
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 12:31 AM
exboyfil (8,115 posts)
3. In addition to a whole team of medical investigators
who would have to be lying about the bullet wounds, you have video clip of them recovering the 12 Ga. Saiga semiautomatic shotgun from the trunk. You can tell it is a shotgun because they clear the chamber, and it obviously a shotgun shell and not a .223 bullet. The Saiga is also a very dangerous weapon, and it looked like he had an extended magazine on it (10 shots??). With #4 buckshot you can put 270 deadly pellets in the air in a matter of seconds.
Response to jollyreaper2112 (Original post)
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 12:33 AM
slackmaster (60,567 posts)
4. Well, who could possibly dispute something in a Wikipedia article?
Or something a police officer said?
Response to jollyreaper2112 (Original post)
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 12:40 AM
freshwest (53,661 posts)
5. No, the police reports have it. "There is a reason we call them gun nuts..."
Response to jollyreaper2112 (Original post)
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 01:04 AM
Lurks Often (5,208 posts)
6. There was a lot of bad/inaccurate information
when the story first broke with conflicting information as the media rushed to be the first with any breaking news. While the final police report has yet to be released, at this point in time it does appear that an AR-15 rifle was the primary weapon.
Given that the police response time from when the first shot was fired to when the last shot was fired (when the murderer committed suicide) appears to be between 11-14 minutes, it didn't much matter which weapon was used as he would have had sufficient time to commit the murders with any of the guns he had with him.
As to conspiracy theories, I have seen both sides of the political spectrum believe in conspiracy theories that didn't, at least to my mind, pass the common sense test.
Response to jollyreaper2112 (Original post)
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 01:05 AM
spanone (97,278 posts)
7. yawnnnnnn.....
Response to jollyreaper2112 (Original post)
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 01:20 AM
csziggy (23,744 posts)
8. The coroner said that the seven bodies he autopsied were shot with AR-15
Or the Bushmaster. I think his exact words were "a long rifle".
Medical Examiner: Newtown Shooting Victims Suffered 'Devastating Set of Injuries'
Officials during a press conference shared some harrowing details of the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, including the nature of gunshot wounds.
By Davis Dunavin and Michael Dinan
December 15, 2012
"This probably is the worst I have seen or the worst that I know any of my colleagues having seen, said Dr. H. Wayne Carver II of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where hes been working for 31 years including 26 as chief.
Carver said he saw no difference in the pattern of shooting deaths between children and adults inside the school.
The weapon used primarily in the shootings was a long rifle, Carver said, and victims young and old were shot all over with some at close range and some not.
I only did seven of the autopsies, the victims I had ranged from three to 11 wounds apiece and I only saw two of them with close range shooting, Carver said.
Response to csziggy (Reply #8)
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 01:52 AM
pinboy3niner (53,339 posts)
11. I think the statement of state police that he used the Bushmaster was more authoritative
It wasn't clear from the coroner's statement whether he was referring to the victims on whom he personally had conducted the autopsies or to all of the autopsies performed.
And, while the coroner was judging by physical injuries, the state police evidence includes the weapons and shell casings found at the scene.
Response to pinboy3niner (Reply #11)
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 02:03 AM
csziggy (23,744 posts)
13. True - but I didn't see that press conference so it didn't stick
Like the medical examiner's press conference did. The ME was so grim, you could tell his was seriously affected by the autopsies he had to do on the seven little children.
Anyway, from all reputable sources, the Bushmaster was used on the school victims. Lanza shot himself with a hand gun - I haven't heard which one of the two he was known to have. He shot his mother four times with a shotgun, if I remember correctly. So the only handgun used was the one he used on himself.
Response to jollyreaper2112 (Original post)
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 01:34 AM
frylock (34,825 posts)
9. give it a few more weeks. the humpers will be convincing themselves..
that he used hammers or cars or something.
Response to jollyreaper2112 (Original post)
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 01:45 AM
Recursion (50,978 posts)
10. There was a lot of bad info early on, but he used the AR-15
Given the time he had before the police got there, and the ranges involved, it didn't really matter which gun he used, but it was the AR-15 according to the coroner.
Response to Recursion (Reply #10)
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 03:41 AM
jollyreaper2112 (1,941 posts)
14. Thanks
Thanks for the replies, everyone. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't anything I was missing on this.
It's like debating a Christian on whether the nation was expressly founded as a Christian nation. I've got all my facts in my books and they have their own facts in their own books and there's nothing left but the screaming.
Response to jollyreaper2112 (Original post)
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 01:59 AM
Incitatus (5,317 posts)
12. A media conspiracy to support gun control?
Is FOX News part of it?
Response to jollyreaper2112 (Original post)
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 03:52 AM
Sugarcoated (5,050 posts)
15. A bat-crap crazy friend of my husband
was insisting this two weeks ago on Facebook, and I posted several links in response with the facts. One of the links was FOX, even.
Facts don't matter to these people. I truly think some of these people have a form of mental illness.


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Home sales bounce back after bottoming out in 2011
MOXEE, Wash. -- KIMA is keeping up with trends in Yakima's housing market. It's the first time since the recession that home sales have seen a year-to-year increase.
Two homes along Cascade Avenue in Moxee sit empty. For sale signs hang in the front yard. Michele Kauffman is looking forward to new neighbors moving in one day.
"It's great for the city and for the county as far as growing," said Michelle Kauffman. "Especially around here. I think it's a great idea. The more people we have here the better."
Home sales are up for both Yakima County, like in Moxee and also the city of Yakima. It's the second straight year.
"We're certainly seeing more look than we did in 2010 for example," said Market Listing Service President Doug Rich. "And, frankly, we're getting a lot of people moving into this area for jobs."
More than 1,200 homes have been sold so far this year in Yakima County. The median sale price is $165,000. Realtors say the local market is beginning to rebound after bottoming out in 2011.
"These TV shows on how to property present your home or how to make these fantastic purchases in a tough market, that doesn't quiet measure up to reality," said Rich. "But, to say that there is opportunity to do research about houses, it's fantastic. It's never been this good."
Realtors also attribute the rise to technology. Buyers can research homes online before ever stepping inside. They can be savvy and choosy.
"People have jobs and have money," said neighbor Dwaine Morrison.
Real estate experts say it's a balance of both. And for 2014, Yakima is expected to remain a buyers' market.
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Expecting to lose 80 lbs. I've had this excess weight on for over 14 years since I had my first child. Tried to lose it hundreds of different ways but nothing changes. So I got the first approval from my normal doc, she sent me to the Bariatric Surgery dept. at the Naval Hospital. A week later I attended the information class about the surgery at the hospital, got my second approval to go... READ MORE
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KARACHI, Pakistan — Two suspected suicide bombers attacked the most beloved Sufi shrine in Pakistan's largest city Thursday, killing at least eight people, wounding 65 others and sending a stark reminder of the threat posed by Islamist militants to this U.S.-allied nation.
Angry mobs burned tires and torched buses in the aftermath of the bombings in Karachi.
The attack came amid tensions between Washington and Islamabad over NATO helicopter incursions that have led Pakistan to close a key border crossing used to ferry supplies to Western troops in Afghanistan. Despite U.S. apologies over the incursions, one of which left two Pakistani soldiers dead, Islamabad said Thursday it had yet to decide when to reopen the crossing.
The explosions at the Abdullah Shah Ghazi shrine in Karachi happened on Thursday evening, the busiest time of the week for Sufi shrines across the country. Thousands typically visit the Ghazi shrine on Thursdays to pray, distribute food to the poor and toss rose petals on the grave of the saint. Ghazi was an 8th century saint credited with bringing Islam to the region along the coast. Local legend has it that his shrine protects Karachi from cyclones and other sea-related disasters.
Pakistani Sufi sites have frequently been the target of Islamist militant groups whose hardline interpretations of the religion leave no room for the more mystical Sufi practices that are common in this Sunni Muslim-majority nation of 175 million.


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7 Ways to Get Kids Their Movement Nutrients
Movement is as vital to our health and well being as food. But, just like there's junk food, there's also junk movement. Here are seven ways to get your kids the movement nutrients they need.
1. Move to improve how you feel not how you look. Our culture has an unhealthy relationship with exercise. Most fitness programs use before and after pictures to extol their benefits. If our exercise is giving us the appearance we want, we ignore signals from our body (aches and pains, insomnia, incontinence, constant stress etc.) that there might be something missing from our movement diet.
Let's raise a generation of kids that act from somewhere deep within their body and soul. Teach them to have eyes to see that beauty, health and vitality flow from the inside out. Show them that we can evaluate our health by listening to our body not by looking at it in a mirror. Mamas, let's stop talking about our own results in terms of a scale or a dress size.
2. Weave movement into the fabric of your days. We can't get all of our movement nutrients in one 30-minute exercise session a day. We have to move all day long. Kids are naturally good at this. They don't like chairs and are happy to sit on the floor. They run, skip, hop and twirl all day long.
Follow their lead. Be careful not stifle their natural inclinations to move. In fact, try to join them. We can all use more twirling in our life.
3. Work on your own alignment. Healthy alignment is a very precise thing. Our body functions optimally when our bones are in a specific relationship to each other. And, children learn alignment habits from their parents!
Learn how to evaluate your own alignment, then constantly work to improve it. (If you need an alignment primer, sign up for my FREE Barefoot Movement Camp!)
4. Go barefoot. Shoes weaken the intrinsic foot muscles and hinder the development of a healthy gait pattern. Encourage your kids to spend as much time in bare feet as possible.
5. Squat…a lot. Deep squatting in healthy alignment (vertical shins and untucked tailbone!) is essential to the health of our knees, hips and pelvic floor. While most adults rarely squat, toddlers do it all the time. Restore your own ability to squat. (Start by stretching your tight calves.) And, encourage your kids to squat several times a day.
6. Walk…a couple miles a day. There are few things that will improve the health of the body, mind and spirit like a good walk. And family walks are an excellent bonding opportunity. As soon as your baby begins to walk, take them outside for a stroll. Then, slowly lengthen the distance of your walks. Encourage your older kids to walk by playing music or games as you go.
7. Play on the monkey bars. We should all be strong enough to hold our own body weight from the arms. Encourage your children to develop this strength. And why not, hang with them. As you hang, try to keep the shoulders away from your ears, the ribs from thrusting forward and the legs in line with the torso.
With just a little more mindfulness, you and your kids can easily get the movement nutrients your bodies crave!
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The relationship between law departments and their outside counsel.
Weiss Pleads Guilty
Famed plaintiffs' lawyer Melvyn Weiss, a co-founder of law firm Milberg Weiss, has pleaded guilty to a federal racketeering charge.
Lerach Gets Two Years for Kickback Scheme
Bill Lerach was sentenced Feb. 11 to two years in federal prison for his role in an alleged kickback scheme at his former firm.
LegalTech Highlights Legal Technology Trends
Every year outside counsel, in-house counsel and legal technologists and consultants undertake a massive pilgrimage to New York City for LegalTech.
Piece of the Pie
Two cases highlight the perils of contingency fee arrangements.
Northern Exposure
Law firms uncover widespread backdating violations among Canadian companies.
Concocted Cases
Milberg Weiss prosecutions put the spotlight on trumped up class actions.
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We devised a law firm ranking that can't be gamed and is actually useful.
Judge Dismisses Avvo.com Suit
Avvo, the company behind the lawyer-rating Web site, has successfully fought off a suit brought by two lawyers unhappy with their ratings.
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15 Funniest Quotes from The Voice Coaches
The Voice is back for season 6, and we're looking forward to plenty of hilarious banter between the coaches! Check out some of the funniest quotes from Blake, Adam, Shakira, Usher, Christina Aguilera, and Cee Lo!
Also, find out which Voice coach you are with our fun quiz!
1. "I'm not classically trained, but I am flawed in a very fantastic way!" — Cee Lo
2. "I can be like a lioness when defending my people." — Shakira
3. "I didn't know what y'all were singing about, but I'm pretty sure it was about me." — Blake
4. "I hugged you in my mind." — Adam
5. "I can win those four-chair turns all day." — Usher
6. "Are you allowed to grind your hips at that age, like that?" — Christina, to RaeLynn
7. "It's like you swallowed an old lady or something." — Cee Lo, to Jacquie Lee
8. "My hips don't lie and I don't lie either!" — Shakira
9. "How could you resist this hair?" — Blake
10. "There's a country artist now that's genuinely a threat to Blake's career. I love you." — Adam Levine, to Justin Rivers
11. "That's like one of my favorite songs." — Usher, about a LeAnn Rimes song
12. "You're so cuddly, and sweet, and cozy, every time I see, you I just want to curl up with you in a ball and watch TV on the couch. But tonight I saw the fighter in you come out." — Christina, to Dia Frampton
13. "There's a difference between singing and 'sanging.'" — Cee Lo, to Ray Boudreaux
14. "Adam's too busy thinking about his wedding. All he thinks about is flower arrangements!" — Shakira
15. "Is Emo one of those big birds? Almost like an ostrich?" — Blake


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"Inspired by Baroque and Rococo decorative arts and a love of natural history, these earrings are part of my 'Ornament Crimes' series. A statement piece featuring crystalline forms, botanical elements and swirls of colour."
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Workplace Policy
Program Outline
1. Principle
People dangerously affected by alcohol and/or other drugs are a safety hazard to themselves and all others present in the workplace.
2. Focus
- Site safety and involvement of the site safety committee.
- Raising awareness of the Program through on site awareness sessions, safety committee training, and the presentation of training to construction industry apprentices.
- Peer intervention and support.
- The provision of rehabilitation and treatment services when necessary.
3. Objectives
- To increase the awareness of workers of the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol, both in the workplace and society.
- To inform workers of the content of Building Trades Drug and Alcohol Program and how it is implemented.
- To have the program adopted as site policy.
- To provide Site Safety Committees with the skills to effectively intervene in the event of unsafe work practices caused by alcohol and/or other drugs.
- To inform workers of the availability of alcohol, drug and gambling referral/assessment and treatment services, including the services available at Foundation House, the Construction Industry Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Treatment Centre.
Program Policy
- A person who is dangerously affected by drugs or alcohol will not be allowed to work until that person can work in a safe manner.
- The decision on a person's ability to work in a safe manner will be made by the safety committee, or on projects with no safety committee, by a body of at least equal numbers of employee/employer representatives.
- There will be no payment of lost time to a person unable to work in a safe manner.
- If this happens 3 times the worker shall be given a written warning and made aware of the availability of treatment/counselling. If the worker refuses help he/she may be dismissed the next time he/she is dangerously affected.
- For the purposes of disciplinary action a warning shall be effective for a period of 12 months from the date of issue.
- A worker having problems with alcohol and or other drugs:
- Won't be sacked if he/she is willing to get help.
- Must undertake and continue with recommended treatment to maintain the protection of this program.
- Will be entitled to sick leave or leave without pay while attending treatment.
Guidelines for Safety Committees
What To Do On Building Sites:
1. Worksite Dicussions
- All safety committee members should complete the Building Trades Drug and Alcohol Committee Training Course on drug and alcohol safety in the workplace. This can be presented on your site or as a component part of an approved safety training course. It should be co-ordinated with the Building Trades Group Drug & Alcohol Project Officer.
- Have the Policy endorsed by the workers.
- The policy should be raised and discussed at every available opportunity eg, mass meetings, safety meetings etc.
- Make sure ALL workers on site are aware of the policy.
- Make sure that all Drug and Alcohol Program resources ie posters, stickers etc, are clearly displayed on site.
2. Worksite Alcohol/Drug Problems
If a worker appears to be affected by alcohol or drugs to such a degree that he/she is a safety hazard:
- The Chairman and at least one other member of the Safety Committee should ask the affected worker to leave the site because the safety of the site and other workers is being put at risk.
- Avoid using judgmental terms like "You're too drunk" or "You're too stoned"; the worker is simply unsafe.
- Be brief, firm and calm, and don't be provoked into a debate with the affected worker. Avoid confrontation. Tell the worker you will speak to him/her when he/she returns to work unaffected.
- Keep your emphasis on the safety factor, and the risks to the worker and his/her workmates.
- Make suitable arrangements to ensure the worker gets home safely.
If there is no co-operation from the affected worker.
- The Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Safety Committee must notify the union delegate and the employer.
- If further persuasion fails, the area near the affected worker should be declared unsafe and the affected workers union official notified.
The involvement of the site union delegate is essential in this process, as the affected worker will not be paid for any period of disruption absence.
3. After The Incident
When the worker returns to site unaffected by alcohol or drugs, the safety committe should provide information about treatment or counselling if necessary. The may include:
- Alerting the worker to the availability of treatment through Foundation House, the Construction Industry Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centre.
- Assistance of local community health drug and alcohol services
- Inform the worker that agreement to have treatment means accrued sick leave can be used, or an application for sickness benefits can be made.
4. Further Incidents
- The disciplinary procedure is followed. ie, 1 more verbal and 1 more written warning.
- The employer should be aware of any intervention that results in lost time. Any action re dismissal/transfer should be closely monitored to ensure adherence to the policy.
- In the case of dismissal/transfer ensure the worker has treatment and counselling information.


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For years, Microsoft Office was the undisputed champion of Mac software suites. Then came Apple's iWork. At first it consisted solely of Pages and Keynote – not enough to take on Office head-to-head. But when Apple added Numbers to iWork '08, the suite became a viable alternative to Microsoft Office.
How viable? That's what we asked Jeffery Battersby, Rob Griffiths and Franklin N. Tessler – our go-to experts on word processors, spreadsheets and presentation programs, respectively – to find out.
We asked each of them to use Office and iWork to create a project in their respective areas of expertise (Word vs Pages for Battersby, Excel vs Numbers for Griffiths and PowerPoint vs Keynote for Tessler). Each project was to progress from the basics (data entry and formatting) to more-advanced features (adding a data-entry form to a spreadsheet, for example, or advanced animations in a presentation). Is one program better than the other? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Which jobs (and which users) require which tool?
Of course, we knew our test wouldn't touch on every single feature in every program. But we figured we'd be able to compare the tools that you might typically require in a real-world job. Which suite came out on top in our software bouts?
We start off with Microsoft Word vs. Pages '08
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Great finds, Eartha! Our bedroom set is one that belonged to my hubby's grandparents, from the 1940s – with a fantastic vanity that I use every day. Love love those bobby pins still on the original card!
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I must agree the pink and gray bathroom with that AWESOME vanity was one of my very, very favorite parts of your house….swoon! Maybe Patsy even used that vanity to primp too?!
Awwww, that music box with the ballerina….so cute! I never had a ballerina music box, but I did have a Barbie music box with a spinning Barbie! Love that vanity/perfume bottle holder too!
Thank you Miss Sara! Ooh…I'd never thought of that. I'm sure she probably touched up her lipstick there, right? Oooh…..
I remember those Barbie music boxes! Never had one of those either. Pfft…
I've always wanted a spinning Ballerina jewelry box! Just no luck in obtaining the right one. I also have a strong attraction to vanities and yet I am not a primper & I don't have one (well, I have a vanity chair that I use at my sewing table, hmm, which might actually be a vanity table – a castoff from a relative). I just love those '40s vanities with the fabric around the base and the cute little chairs and all the vanity items.
Ooh! I love those too! All of the starlets in the old movies had those!


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By Chris Wenker
From: Santa Fe
Apr 23, 2009
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
|I was really grooving on this crack, all the way up to the roof that caps the chimney, halfway up pitch 2. Then I found that the two toaster-oven-sized blocks that form the left side of the roof are dangerously loose and ready to drop out at the slightest pull (they shifted when I just barely touched them). Then I couldn't get off this climb fast enough. Beware.
By J. Thompson
From: denver, co
Jun 4, 2009
Chris....Roof that caps the chimney? I'm confused....it's been awhile but I don't remember a roof?
By Chris Wenker
From: Santa Fe
Jun 5, 2009
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
Well, OK, not a 'roof' per se (i.e., not an overhung feature that sticks out from the wall). Maybe my memory's a little fuzzy on the details, but at, or very near, the top of the chimney on P2 there's a horizontal band of rock, or maybe a wedged block, that sort of caps the chimney top. That's where the scary looseness occurs (I can't pinpoint the exact spot in any of the available photos on MP). I was already way runout from my last #6 Friend, so it was a little sketch. From there I remember leaving the ever-widening crack behind and heading slightly rightish to avoid the looseness, then back left to continue up the lower angle face/buttress to the top.
I think trundling out the loose blocks would require making sure that no one is going down the LBW descent at the same time.
By J. Thompson
From: denver, co
Jun 8, 2009
Good to know. It's been quite awhile since I did this climb. I didn't remember anything loose...but memories fade and things change. Thanks for posting!


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DJ may just be getting it. I hope to god thats the case at least.
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DJ may just be getting it. I hope to god thats the case at least.
Defensively West is being abused
Paul George is an all star.
Mahinmi is playing well in place of Hibbert, who is also doing good but is currently limited by foul trouble.
West and Tyler are both struggling. Maybe they should try Hibbert and Mahinmi on the court together.
Mike Wells @MikeWellsNBA
Crawford w 3 at buzzer. Vogel yells at ref that it's the sixth travel they've missed. Marc Davis says, "that's the last time u yell at me"
Can't wait for Danny to get back. PG and Danny together are going to be a handful to pretty much every team in the league.
First good thing Green has done today.
The Raptors enter the 4th quarter with a 17 point lead on the Trailblazers despite three starters having yet to score in the game (the other two starters combined for 43).
Dat possession :confused:
The Wizards are just an stupid team lol
27 and 11 for Paul George damn.
Great play by George.
Strong finish, PG :)
George and Danny are going to be scary. Hopefully Granger is back for the February first game against Miami.
Stephenson and George do really have a bright future ahead of them. Definitely worth keeping.
Getting excited by the fact that Granger could be returning soon.
If you were paying attention, Roy really helped PG on the last couple of buckets. He dished to him twice and set a nice screen on the other one.
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Once in a while a runway show brings a smile to my face. Sass & Bide took a sad story and turned it into fruit punch with their return to the runway Fall collection. The show was dedicated to a friend of theirs who passed away from cancer. "Rainbows for Kate" is a celebration of life, love, hope and happiness.
Rainbows translated into sequins, polka dots, ruffles, ribbons, plaid and super elaborate albeit fabulous head pieces. Layered stockings, fierce black heels and black undertones kept the collection from being overly frilly. Though the varicolored textures — also including a harlequin sequin print — were a tad circus-like, they were fun and unique. It's nice to see something daring at New York fashion week, and it's nice to witness such rich inspiration.
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Meet the October MyHammer Tradesperson of the Month – Gary Birtwistle!
Gary, of Birtwistlebuild has been in the trades for more than ten years. He's been a MyHammer member for approximately four months, and has quickly built up a solid reputation with 100% positive customer reviews.
Gary heard about MyHammer though an advert. With a slower-paced previous six months, he thought signing up was worth a shot. With 19 jobs won and 100% positive customer reviews – he was right!
How has MyHammer helped his business? "I use MyHammer to build my reputation, build my portfolio, and I feel I have had much more value for money compared to my usual advertising…"
What does is take to be successful on MyHammer? "To be successful I think it is vitally important that you are honest, fairly priced, reliable, and lastly very good at what you do." As you can see below, Birtwistlebuild fits the bill:
Congratulations, Gary and Birtwistlebuild!
Each month, MyHammer UK will select a tradesperson or service provider who has completed jobs and received positive reviews. We will then publish their Directory profile and photos on our Blog and Facebook pages.
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Who is buried in King Herod's tomb?
Published on November 2nd, 2013 | by Admin1
A tomb found in 2007 that was attributed to King Herod may not belong to him after all. Some believe the tomb is too modest to have belonged to him.
The rather modest structure is too small for the master builder to have envisioned for himself, and the poor planning and design are also uncharacteristic, Patrich and Arubas say.
For instance, the building is small compared with other royal tombs of the day.
"These are quite moderate dimensions if you are thinking about a king of the stature of Herod the Great," Patrich said.
Story: Tia Ghose, Live Science | Photo: Joseph Patrich
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Perhaps that's true, but whilst Herod might have envisaged something much grander it wouldn't necessarily have been built. As the Romans split up his Kingdom after his death, why build a grand tomb for Herod…? If the intention was to neutralise that power base, they'd hardly build (or allow building) of a monument to it…?


text: I have a client with SEVERE ski jump nails! We have been together for a year now. It seems as though when we do a new set on her she is good for about two rebases and then they just start popping off left and right. I have been told that this is just something that you have to deal with when working with a ski jumper, however, I think there should be more I can do. When I am doing a full set on her, I am using Formation tips and have her natural nail as short as possible. I then am filling in the ski jump area with acrylic to make it look like a nail should look, LOL. Now as that nail grows out and up, I am wondering if I am not getting the stress area thick enough again. Any suggestions?


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Prop 65 Info
Blade Tension - The direct pull (in pounds) on theblade.
Beam Strength - The resistance a saw blade has to back deflection
when subjected to the edge thrust of feed pressure.
Camber - An arcing or bending of the back or cutting edge of
the saw blade. In positive camber the cuttingedge arcs backward;
in negative camber the cutting edge arcs forward.
Carbon Steel - The result of carbon
being added to iron in the making of steel.
Chatter - Rumbling sound in the machine caused by trying to
take too heavy a cut. The sound comes from overloading the
Chip - A small fragment of material removed by each
tooth on the cutting edge.
Chip Clearance - The gullet area between two teeth.
Cutting Rate - The speed at which
the cross sectional area of the workpiece is cut, expressed
in square inches of cutting per minute.
E.T.S. (Every Tooth Set) - Each tooth is alternately set left
then right, used generally in woodworking and for non-ferrous
metals. Also known as alternate set. Spring Steel blades only.
Feed - The pressure exerted by the workpiece against the cutting
edge of a saw blade expressed in pounds.
Feed Rate - The linear travel of the workpiece into the
blade, usually expressed in inches per minute.
Gullet - The space within the curved area between two sawblade
teeth. Flex Back - Saw blade with hardened teeth but a relatively
soft back.
Hard Back - A type of high carbon, spring tempered back, saw
Hook Tooth - A tooth form consisting of a shallow gullet and
widely spaced teeth having a positive raker angle.
Kerf - The slot made by a cutting tool in parting material.
Pitch - The number of teeth per inch in a saw blade.
Points - The tips of teeth in a saw blade.
Rake Angle - The angle the tooth face makes with respect to a
perpendicular line from the back edge of the blade. It is positive
when the tooth angles forward in the direction of the cutting
action and negative when it angles backward from the direction
of the cutting action.
Raker Set - A saw tooth pattern in which one tooth is set right,
the next to the left and the third is straight.
Regular Tooth (Conventional tooth) - A tooth form consisting
of a deep gullet with a smooth radius at the bottom.
Set - The bending of teeth in a saw blade to the left and/or
right of center. The setting of teeth enables a saw blade to
cut straighter, to clear the chips from the kerf, and to allow
the back of the band to clear the cut and not bind.
Side Clearance - The difference in dimension between the set
of the teeth and the back of the blade. It provides space for
maneuvering the band in contour cuts, prevents lead
when making straight cuts and minimizes transfer of frictional
heat to the work.
Skip Tooth - A tooth form consisting of a shallow gullet with
widely spaced teeth to provide for ample chip clearance. 0° rake
Strippage - When one or more teeth are pulled or break out of
a saw blade.
Twist - The tendency of a saw blade to spiral after use.
Wavy Set - A saw tooth pattern having one group of teeth set
to the right and the next group set to the left to give the appearance
of a wave viewed from the top of the blade.
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Landmark downtown Tampa tower changes hands again but this time keeps its name
Wake up and good morning. Downtown Tampa's 36 story SunTrust Financial Centre sold for $82 million. That's $32.5 million less than it sold for in 2007 but $8.5 million more than it sold for in 2004. Read the details of the deal by buyer Beacon Capital Partners in Boston from Australia's Charter Hall. Read more about the sale in this St. Petersburg Times story.
Who can recall the origins of this building? In 1988, the St. Pete Times reported that Homart Development Co. and Collier Enterprises "officially joined the downtown race for office space Thursday by unveiling plans for a 34-story (I guess the tower grew) tower scheduled for completion in early 1991. As the anchor tenant in the new tower, Southeast Bank will establish its county, bay area and Central Florida regional headquarters in the $75-million building... The new building, to be named the Southeast Financial Center, will rise from what now is a parking lot across the street to the east of Tampa City Center. "
Well that name did not last long. Southeast Bank, based in Miami, failed in the early 1990s and its remains were bought up by First Union (which in turn became Wachovia which is now Wells Fargo).
But the downtown tower switched gears. In 1991, the St. Pete Times reported that what was to be the Southeast Financial Center was renamed Landmark Centre, a name taken from the lead developer of the project, Landmarks Group, which is a partner in the project with Teachers Insurance Annuity Association of New York and Collier Enterprises of Naples.
By the mid-1990s, the tower's name became SunTrust Financial Centre after the old and thrifty SunBank decided to move out of its aging downtown facilities.
(Photos: Above, left, by Willie J, Allen Jr. The lights atop the building used to be colored with gels wrapped by hand around fluorescent tubes, but now the system uses LEDs and is controlled by a computer inside the building. Photo, right, by Atoyia Deans, shows men working on the SunTrust sign in 2009. St. Petersburg Times)
-- Robert Trigaux, Times Business Columnist, St. Petersburg Times, soon to be known as the Tampa Bay Times.


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The classical one-dimensional inviscid theory does not reveal the complex flow features in a choked CD nozzle accurately. The code Fluent has been used to compute RANS flow in a 2-D CD13; nozzle for nozzle pressure ratios (NPR) corresponding to presence of shock inside the diverging part of the13; nozzle. The computed solutions differ from the simple theory so far as shock location, shock structure and13; after-shocks are concerned.
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Come this Saturday morning there will be a ton of candy in my house. I allow my boys to go trick or treating on Halloween, and they come home with pillowcases stuffed with all sorts of candy.
I know I'm not alone in confessing that yes, I will most likely sneak a little of that candy. Interestingly, I came across an infographic from Vivino that suggests wine pairings for common Halloween treats.
Now, the treats may not be sustainable or healthy. But if you're going to sneak candy, you can pair it with a sustainable wine, right? I'm not going to pretend that one counterbalances the other, of course. Looking back at some of my previous wine picks, I have suggestions for you based on the advice in this infographic.
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Sorry, you're on your own here. Although I drink dessert wines, I've never written about any of them. I'll have to remedy that, but I won't get a chance to do that before Halloween.
I will be most likely to steal something with chocolate and nuts out of my boys' stashes, so it looks like I might be cracking open a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon this weekend.
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Mark's Record Store Day 2014
Record Store Day is everyday to me, always. When it happens on the official day though in April, I can't help but get a little extra involved with my particpation. Here's my pictural, textual and video diary of RSD 2014!
I got up a bit late this go around and as always I quickly and firmly neglected any type of morning food consumption. That's just gonna delay my arrival and push me further back in line at the first store I visit. I'd rather pass on Honey Nut Cheerios today then miss out on some cool records.
So the stores open at 9AM. I don't mention my route pattern so I can keep my methods to myself. Just don't want to give away any tips. It's all for one out there today! And so I arrive at store #1….
I wanted to mix with the music peoples and ask a few of them about why they were there and what they might be looking for in particular on this Record Store Day.
Then, 9AM hit and it hit quick and fast like a S.O.B. Time to swim or get out the hell out of the pool! I wanted to show more of the madness from the people racing around and reaching for their music items of choice, but I was one of them so I had to put down the camera and partake!
Next up… store #2.
Store 2 was in good shape. Not too crazy, just right. Still plenty of good stuff on the shelf and a decent amount of the free items like CD's, buttons, posters (snagged a killer Beatles lithograph). They're a smaller store so the area is tougher to work with, but with this smaller crowd… it was a breeze. Got me some good stuff at Store #2.
Fast fact, I was hired by the head man himself Brett Wickard back in early 1995 to work at this particular Bull Moose! It was in a different spot, but same town. Those were great days and it was an honor to work for this company. Worked with some great music people too. I found out about the Cows, Clutch, Big Black, Eric Dolphy, John Zorn and alot more whilst working at this particular store. (one of 4 record stores I've worked at in my lifetime)
What Brett (and Chris Brown) has done with these stores is amazing, especially with it being 2014. Music retail has been dying a death for well over 12,13,14 years now. Its faced mountainous battles of technology and times. I don't think I'm wrong in assuming that Maine most likely has one of the strongest music retail buying communities in all of the USA these days. Where some states have ZERO record stores we have a mess of Bull Moose stores here. We're lucky and we love music and we still buy it in stores!
Ok then, we take a little drive to store #3.
The tunes were kicking in bigtime from the easy listening mix I have on my iPOD.
While I was crushing that Al Jarreau tune, I had an absolutely insane idea that flashed by my brain quickly. Mind you, I knew at the time of this quick thought it was super friggin ludacris, but for a BRIEF moment, I actually thought… "man, if only I could get to the stores quicker. This long distance driving crap is killing my chances to find cool limited edition stuff before people buy it. What if I could find away to get like a helicopter to lift me to a few stores cutting my drivetime down considerbly. I could get someone to sponsor it, etc."
I kid you not I entertained this insane idea for a solid 6 seconds… then I sang on and drove to store 3.
Chris Brown of Bull Moose is really the starting point for all that is Record Store Day. This spectacular new tradition for music lovers and music buyers not just in the country but around the world is mostly due to this gentleman below in the picture with me. There's always one thing I have to do on RSD each year; catch up with Chris for an RSD picture. Haven't missed one yet. I see him alot, but this has to happen on this day!
Ok, next stop a different store, different brand, still music sellers though. Onto store 5!
Once you get outside of Maine (well past Portsmouth and Salem) it's all about Newbury Comics. New England outside of Maine luckily has this chain still to supply them their music and Shepard Fairey OBEY needs! Started on Newbury Street in Boston back in the late 70's by Mike Dreese, Newbury Comics was mainly a place for comic books and local music. The chain grew over the years to bigger numbers spreading all throughout New England. It's also great to see their survival let alone any music retailers survival in 2014 with all that the music industry has been through.
Sean Carroll has been the manager for the South Portland Newbury Comics for a while now. He's a solid dude, a big local music supporter and close to the scene. Sean asked if I would DJ for a little while at the store to help celebrate RSD. I thought sure. What a great way to put the wallet down and get people to hear some great music from my shelves. So I brought in some New Bomb Turks, LL Cool J, Sugar, Pointer Sisters, Dave Clark Five, The Jam, Charlie Sexton, Lees of Memory and more to spin. I tried to rock a blend of Stryper "To Hell with The Devil" right into "Motley Crue's "Shout at the Devil", but it didn't seem to land. No worries! I had a blast and of course… bought more stuff.


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Very gentle and super moisturizing. Not greasy!So... I just read the bottle and realized I'm supposed to rinse it off. I've been using it as a moisturizer this whole time (usually mixed 50/50 with aloe gel). I love the moisturising effect it provides and it isn't greasy! — 2 years, 3 months agoRealPrincessMel | 111 reviews
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Merry Christmas! I write this from Becky's house up north, where I've been trying to fall asleep on a foldout couch with a mattress firmer than a brick wall. It's useless. I got the bed spins something fierce from all that egg nog, and my day has been such a whirlwind anyway it's hard to settle down.
My holiday season began at Blythe's place, where she invited me for a family tradition — Christmas Eve dinner. Only problem, half her family didn't show up: Her father was having an affair with his secretary and her sister was snowed in at O'Hare. This left Blythe, her mother, and me alone at what must have been the most somber Christmas Eve I have ever spent. The two women stared at their plates and picked at their food, while I devoured three helpings of Blythe's amazing ham. Her mom excused herself three times to, I assume, cry in the bathroom, while Blythe tried to keep it together by fussing in the kitchen.
The gift exchange was extremely awkward. I'd brought Blythe a bottle of perfume, but I hadn't come with a present for her mom. I think she delighted in that, making a big deal about how she went out of her way to pick up a gift certificate at Barnes & Noble for me (when I know for a fact Blythe got it for her).
To add to my discomfort, Blythe gave me an iPod, which was about three times more expensive than the gift I got her. Now I don't know whether or not to get her a follow-up gift. Would that make her uncomfortable or happy?
On Christmas Day, I made plans to swing by Brittany and Dad's place — not because I wanted to see them, particularly, but because I wanted to give Zach Jr. a cool train set. I am his uncle, after all. The kid was absolutely adorable. He's talking up a storm, and he's just sharp as a knife. The adults? Not so much. Brittany was her usual slutty self, but Dad looked like he hadn't stepped outside in months. "He says he's allergic to the sun," Brittany told me.
Meanwhile, George seems to have lost some of his macho swagger. I'd never thought of him as a kept man, but the way Brittany bossed him around and he followed her every order, it was like watching an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond.
I didn't stay too long. Just enough time to say hello, have a drink, and skedaddle. Brittany walked me to the car, and in the three minutes that took, I found out that she's working a full-time job that she loves (she assures me it isn't stripping), while George is taking care of Zach Jr. She's also very worried about Dad's mental health and thinks he should see a specialist. Meanwhile, she and George are in couples' therapy, and she's not sure they're going to make it. How's that for a little holiday cheer?!
My Christmas was not entirely depressing. I headed back up to Becky's house in the afternoon to celebrate with the seminormal branch of my family. Blythe was supposed to join me, but she canceled last minute, saying she had a stomach virus. As luck would have it, however, Gabby called out of the blue to wish me a Merry Christmas. I'd tried to contact her repeatedly to thank her for the sweater, but she didn't return my calls. When I asked what she was up to, she explained that she didn't have plans as she'd just gotten off work, so I invited her up to Sis's place.
Turns out that was a damn good call. She was the hit of the party. Sis loved her, Mom loved her, Mom's Elephant Man of a suitor found her Iraq stories endlessly fascinating, and she was amazing with the kids. Everyone asked me privately why I wasn't dating her. I didn't have the heart to tell them that she used to bug all our conversations, or that she was pregnant with someone else's child. Instead, I told them that if they liked Gabby, they were going to love Blythe. I believe that. I really do.
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March 5, 2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a summary of some crime reports taken from the Greeley Police Department's daily log. Only a few of the hundreds of reports will be used in this weekly column because of space limitations.
Tuesday, Feb. 19
11:38 a.m.: A caller in northwest Greeley reported finding soiled diapers on his doorstep. He told police he thinks it's the work of a neighbor with whom he is going to court. The caller left the diaper on the doorstep for the officer to see.
12:51 p.m.: A caller wanted to confront people suspected of a burglary at Northridge High School, 100 71st Ave. He said they were seen wearing his stolen property.
2:56 p.m.: A woman called from a northwest Greeley address to report that she thought her baby sitter might have kidnapped her son. She said she went to the baby sitter's home, but no one was there. The baby sitter wasn't answering her phone. The woman also said she is in a "civil situation" with her son's father, and he told her she wasn't going to get to see her son again. The child's father was not answering his phone, either. Police talked with the boy's father, who said he had filed emergency custody paperwork, and he had notified the boy's mother.
3:12 p.m.: A man in northwest Greeley reported that a woman locked herself in his bedroom so she wouldn't have to give his car keys back. Officers mitigated the situation.
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3:32 p.m.: A female caller in south Greeley reported receiving a text on her cell phone that read, "We hid the rest of the body under the bird bath out back. Meet me where we talked about in 30 min." She thought it was a prank, but didn't know who could have done it. Police didn't find where the text originated.
3:55 p.m.: A woman reported a man had approached her in the area of 23rd Avenue and 27th Street saying he beats people up for fun. She said he asked her if she knew anyone who needed to be beaten.
5 p.m.: A person reported seeing a typically dressed man go into a house in a "poor part of the neighborhood" in northeast Greeley. The caller didn't think the person would normally be going into a house in that area and was concerned he was there for a drug deal or prostitution.
5:50 p.m.: A woman reported seeing a male running shirtless in the street in the 3000 block of 5th Street. She said he was screaming but didn't seem to be injured. He appeared to be middle-school age.
Wednesday, Feb. 20
3:28 p.m.: A woman reported that she was in a traffic crash while test driving a vehicle from First Class Motors, 2501 10th St. She said the dealer was "rude" and forced her to pay $250 before she left. She said the dealer was going to call police. The manager decided to give back the woman's money after finding that an employee had fixed any alleged damage.
Thursday, Feb. 21
4:46 p.m.: A man in southwest Greeley reported that someone had stolen his sister's iPad from his house. The man also found his iPhone to be missing. The man eventually found that his nephew had just posted his iPhone for sale on Facebook.
Friday, Feb.22
1:57 a.m.: A woman in northwest Greeley told police she thinks her husband, who had just been arrested, poisoned her soda. She said she wanted officers to come pick up the drink, which had a "cloudy substance at the bottom." The woman was throwing up and said she didn't want an ambulance.
9:53 a.m.: A woman in southwest Greeley said she woke up to find an arrow stuck in the side of her house. She said she opened her curtains and saw the arrow sticking out of the vinyl on the west side of her house, causing damage. She said she didn't know who might have shot the arrow.
3: 46 p.m.: A caller reported that a bus driver went into the Lincoln Park Library, 919 7th St., and said a man on the bus had a "high-powered gun of some kind." No one could find the male who allegedly had the gun when the bus driver returned to the bus. A man who fit a description of the suspect was thought to have gotten on another bus. Officers found that the report of the gun came from another passenger, and no one had seen a gun.
11:25 p.m.: A man reported that a man and a woman were driving around in the area of the 2000 block of 1st Avenue "asking people to pay for a good time." The pair were driving around in a newer-model, black Chevrolet Impala, and the woman solicited sex to the caller.
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