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The gossip all started because Jordan, who owns the Charlotte Bobcats, practiced with the team a few times last week. At first people were saying it was just his way of making the guys more accountable during practice. But then the rumors started flying because Jordan didn't suck out on the court. Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace said Jordan "doesn't have this quickness, but he can score, he's a shooter. The last thing to ever go is your jump shot and he has that."
Of course Jordan is Wallace's boss so what is he supposed to say? If he did come back, Jordan would be the oldest guy to do it. Besides the obvious problem to a comeback (his age) there are plenty of other reasons why it's a bad idea. He'd probably have to sell his interest in the team for one. And start taking a few more vitamins, for another.
While I loved Jordan when he played (and defended him when he came back) I cannot imagine him running around with the guys currently on the court today. The average age is just over 26 years. Most players' fathers are probably Jordan's age.
Jordan is 48 and last played in league in 2003. He gave that wonky Hall of Fame speech in December 2009 where he said "One day you may look up and see me playing a game at 50. Don't laugh. Never say never."
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Austin >Women's Clothing > Adelle's Bridal Boutique
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Love it!!!! – My experience at Adelles has been wonderful! I have been there many times I got my junior and my senior prom dress and now I just got my wedding dress there and love it they have a huge selection and it's divided by sizes which makes it great because you don't have to be there for hours looking for your size. The people there are soo nice. They helped me from beginning to end. They helped me look for dresses try them on look for accersories everything! The seamstress is just great! She does such a great job! The dress prices do vary and some do get pricey but you definately get what you pay for! I've shop there 3 times and I can't say anything negative because there just great!
Worst day prom dress shopping!! – I went into the store with my daughter and her grandmother, it was one of the worst days in her life. We spent over 2 hours in the store trying on dresses. The service was not bad but they do have a tendency to leave dresses in the dressing rooms. What was bad was the prices on the dresses. They were all very over priced. We were told they had dresses on sale for $99. My daughter tried on several of those dresses that the saleslady brought us.They told us that they were $99 and a second saleslady agreed with her of the price. My daughter found her perfect prom dress, we went to pay for the dress and it rang up at more than twice the price we were told. There was no way I was paying $250 for that dress, especially when we were told $99. Plus it needed to me altered, we walked out with my daughter in tears, she was heartbroken.Watch the dresses also, they tried to sell us one that had been altered but supposedly they take no returns. The dress was all messed up withparts missing and rearranged hooks and such, they wanted full price for that dress.Not happy at all.
Worst experience ever. – I went in with a friend and had to wait for several minutes before anyone would talk to me. When they finally addressed me, they showed me a row of "simple dresses" and walked away. They never asked about price range, size, anything. Then I had to pick out and carry the two dresses I kind of liked to the dressing area. I stood around for another 10 minutes before anyone would let me in the dressing area which had tons of left over dresses in it. The attendants didn't speak english. They did not supply a corset. They wouldn't let me look at my self in the big mirror. They didn't ask if I'd like to see any other dresses. Then after I was done, the one english speaking person working there came back over. She asked if I had found anything. I said I'd tried on two dresses that I did not like. Then she said, "Well, that's all we have."
And their selection is terrible. They have tons of Quinceanera dresses but their wedding dresses are just ugly white prom dresses.
In short, don't go to Adelle's Bridal unless you speak spanish and you don't mind doing everything yourself.
Fabulous! Wonderful people - seamstress is amazing! – I went to several bridal stores and found them to be okay, but a bit stuffy and focused on commission. I went to Adelle's and even though Marie, the saleswoman who helped me, brought me tons of dresses to try on that were more expensive, she didn't bat an eye when I picked a dress that was on sale for $50!!!!!!! Yes, $50! I had to have a corset added to the back and I called another seamstress in town who told me that the price would be around $250 - $350 but she wouldn't be sure of the price until she did the work. I asked Adelle's seamstress, Maria what her charge would be. She charged $100. I was nervous doing that since the other woman's price was so different - I really wondered what the workmanship would be like but the salesperson told me that she had worked with this seamstress for years and she did excellent work. She was right! A month later I had an incredible looking corset in my dress - the work was done beautifully! Maria only speaks Spanish but I never felt like she didn't understand what I wanted and there is always someone there to help me translate.
It turns out that I've lost a ton of weight for my wedding and, because of beadwork in my dress, my dress probably won't be able to be altered down any more, so I may have to find a new one. I plan to wait until 6-8 weeks before the wedding and see how much weight I've lost. I'm not at all worried that I'll be able to find a dress that fits at Adelle's and have Maria do any adjustments in time for the wedding - they're just wonderful!
great dresses and great customer service – I went to this store looking for a wedding dress for my best friend as I am her matron of honor. she had never gotten to wear a wedding dress for her first wedding. but when the ladies who helped us when we had a bit of trouble finding her a dress that fit her needs. when we finally found the perfect dress and when she saw how amazing she looked she began to cry she was so happy. the staff that works there knew she was new at planning a real wedding they were so patient with her and they helped us with dress. they even gave her a moment to cry because she was so happy. then I found the gown that would make me happy so we both are getting our gowns from there then we are both going to go Vegas and get married there. I just wanted to thank the staff because they were the most amazing they helped my best friend find everything that she needed to make her day that much more better
Nice people, good selection – This shop is located in a strip mall and is tiny inside. It contains racks upon racks of prom, bridesmaid, and bridal gowns. The service is minimal when it comes to looking for a gown and if you ask them where a particular gown is, they usually did not know since the dresses are separated by size only. They were very helpful when I need help trying on gowns and had a relatively large dressing room with 3-way mirrors so I could get a good look. All the salespeople were nice. I did not buy my gown there because I just did not find anything that I went crazy over.
The selection there is pretty good and the prices range from a couple hundred dollars into the thousands. I found a lot of knock-offs of designer gowns that cost a fraction of the designer prices. The only problem is that most of these are discontinued dresses so you have to buy as is but they do offer in-house alterations. The only thing that I did not like was that the lady who did the alterations did not speak English and I had to get a salesgirl to translate when I inquired about prices. I found that particularly troublesome since I wanted to be able to tell her exactly what I wanted and not have to worry about something being traslated improperly.
something other than strapless – I had headed all over the bridal boutiques in Austin, and, although the people were VERY nice all of the dresses looked exactly the same. I was directed to Adelle's to try ot find some dresses with sleeves. Their selection was HUGE, they do in house alterations, and everyone was so nice. Also, it turned out that my dress was discontinuted, and although I was going to buy it for the $750 on the price tag, it was sold to me for half off!
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Hart of Dixie Review: The Gift of a Candleby Kate Brooks at .
Finally, after many episodes of build up, the Mayoral election was finally here in "I Walk the Line."
I will admit, honestly, that I figured Ruby was going to win the election mainly because I thought they were going try to turn her into a series regular and keep her on for as long as possible. I love Ruby and what her character has brought to the show - but now they have an easy way out if her relationship doesn't work with Lavon.
It's a shame, too. I'm very disappointed that Lavon won the race. Why? It's predictable. I was hoping for a good plot twist, I blame shows like Revenge that have me expecting epic, climatic moments.
Another thing I found disappointing about tonight's episode was the ending of George's new romance. What was the point of her if they had plans to just dispose of her immediately after?!? George gave this big speech about how he wanted to meet someone who was going to challenge him and I truly thought it was going to be her.
Then there was the ironic twist that George's new love interest is Wade's ex-wife... while Wade sleeps with his end game love interest Zoe. This is something I can get behind and enjoy. How can Wade get mad that George is sleeping with his ex when Zoe could be considered George's ex? Now, how the writers brought us to this new pairing is what bothered me.
Can Lemon catch a break? I think not. I am beyond thrilled that she has finally realized that she has feelings for Lavon and that Annabeth is now out of the picture. The end scene has me questioning if Lavon believes he made the right choice. He had that look in his eye that he wasn't sure of himself and I hope they build onto that.
A CANDLE LAVON!?? Seriously, you bought the woman a candle after everything she did for you?!? That's a big fault on the writers. If you're going to have the Lavon/Ruby/Lemon love triangle then give us something to keep it going. I'm disappointed. A candle to show his appreciation?!?
Lavon is a better character than that. I get the line "I never know what you want," but their are different ways to go about that.
One thing that I absolutely adored about was the triangle of Zoe/Brick/Magnolia. First, there was Brick acting all upset because he wasn't having any contact with his girlfriend, which was causing Magnolia to stress out. Neither knew who to run to and I am so happy that it ended up being Zoe to step in. Nothing makes me more content on this show than seeing Brick and Zoe work well together. Please let this grow and develop into an actual partnership.
Overall, this episode was OKAY. I say that kindly. I thought the idea of the chicken was ridiculous, the gift of the candle was overly disappointing, and George's short lived romance was pointless. This is probably my least favorite episode of the season thus far. I was hoping for more and for a non-predictable outcome.
To end this review on a positive note, I will tell you did enjoy two other things:
- The nervous banter from Lavon during the election debate.
- I adore Annabeth and her perfectly timed one liners and witty dialogue. You're doing that right, writers.
Now that I've talked about this episode, let me discuss the next one. In case you're new here and this is the first Dixie review you're reading from me then let me make sure that you're aware how excited I am to see McKayla Maroney on next week's installment. If you also don't know who she is, where have you been? McKayla is the gold and silver medal winning gymnast from the London Olympics. In my opinion she is also the fiercest of the Fierce Five and this could be open for debate.
McKayla will play Tonya, a friend of Rose's who comes to her defense when Rose's crush has a crush on Zoe. I also adore Rose and her noticable absence from the show has been a frustrating thing for me and I am very pleased to be getting more of her.
Until next week.
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I am actually in the midst of a Marathon & total Zade fan here but I don't think Zoe thinks there is much to Wade.. she always puts him down & insults his intelligence. I wished that he owned the Rammer Jammer but that didn't happen. I'm still optimistic that there's more to wade than zoe is aware of. I want her to look foolish when she breaks his hesrt in favor of george. I see it coming.
Oooo I could be totally wrong but there's an upcoming ep called "Blue Christmas" and as the song goes "I'll have a blue Christmas without you" maybe... Zoe is heading home to New York and Wade decides to fly to be with her. Alright they're not exactly conquering a whole lot but it sounds good to me. Again, I could also be TOTALLY wrong so I'll stop...
Yeah, I don't know. It was an alright episode... nothing special. It was Zoe and Wade's few scenes that lifted it for me (although I did enjoy all the other characters and their moments too). The Lemon/Zoe/Wade shirt scene was just such a perfect early couple/not yet a proclaimed couple moment. Also Zoe's conversation with Wade in bed was interesting... she said something about couples who are meant to be can concur miles which I believe to be true so for me it was like alright - cue Zoe heading back to New York and Wade and her overcoming that hurdle to show how much they've fallen for each other. God knows… but it could be interesting.
I've talked about the possible adorableness that can come from a disastrous first date for those two so I can't wait for this upcoming date episode. Hopefully it's well written and the writer/s take advantage of its possibilities. :)
Zoe/George endgame love interests? Are you KIDDING me? Wade and Zoe's relationship has so much more endgame feels than George and Zoe. George is a great, silly, "good guy" and all, but Wade and Zoe's chemistry is undeniable. And I think Wade said it to Zoe best earlier in the season...something about how the way her life is in her head doesn't match up with the way it's playing out in reality, and that's why she's so confused (totally paraphrased that, btw). I feel like Wade and Zoe are much better suited to each other - total opposites, but they challenge each other and have an amazing dynamic that Zoe and George never had.
i think wade was annoyed because george gets everything handed to him and how everyone favours george over wade. (zoe)
love wade and zoe!!! their non-official official relationship is wonderful!! glad the writers haven't ruined that. they suit each other more than george ever would. at the end of the day, he loved lemon 15 years and it was only because of the lavon revelation why their relationship ended.
george and that woman was never going to work out, it was too easy again. i am interested to see how they are going to use tancy and george......
overall it is a 4/5 because lemon has finally admitted her feelings aloud and revealed to annabeth!! and ps glad ruby didn't win, he has to remain mayor hayes!!
I love Annabeth. I think she is kind of like Lemon USED to be when she was fun-loving. George with Tansy is interesting, although I was really disappointed with the red herring relationship with the liquor distributor. That just seemed pointless, as many other people have pointed out. I am annoyed at Ruby--she doesn't seem to have any depth at all. When Lemon was awful, at least it was for a reason. I think the chicken was just one more quirky Bluebell thing, so I loved it!


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Dusty Lake is located in WDFW's Quincy Wildlife Area near the City of Quincy. This lake has fished very well the past five years for Rainbow Trout the occasional Brown Trout and Tiger Trout. Dusty Lake sits in a shallow canyon and doesn't receive as much sunlight as other lakes early in the year. As such, this lake remains colder longer and fishing doesn't start to pick up until later in the spring. Access to Dusty Lake is walk-in only. The lake is best fished from a float tube or pontoon boat. Shoreline fishing is usually unproductive.
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UFC Fight Night matches became official today and Martin Kampmann and Carlos Condit will lock horns in the Octagon at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee. While most fighters made weight without incident, two fighters missed weight and one bout was scrapped altogether.
Jeremy Stephens and Gleison Tibau both missed weight and will instead compete at a catchweight of 158 lbs. Stephens came in a whopping three pounds overweight while Tibau was listed at 156.5 lbs.
While Stephens and Tibau missed weight, the Ryan Jensen vs. Steve Steinbeiss bout will not take place at all. According to the UFC website, the bout was called due to a medical approval issue regarding Jensen.
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Former Virginia golfer Ben Kohles shot a 74 on Sunday, in the final round of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina. He finished the weekend +3 overall.
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UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (March 9, 2012) - Second-seeded James
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over No. 7 George Mason in the quarterfinals of the Virginia 529 CAA Women's
Basketball Championship on Friday night.
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title, advances to Saturday's semifinals at 2:30 p.m. against either #3 Drexel
or #6 VCU. It's the eighth year in a row that the Dukes have reached the
semifinals. Mason dropped to 15-16 after the loss.
Junior guard Tarik Hislop led JMU with 16 points and also
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and a game-high 10 rebounds and guard Kirby Burkholder added 12 points.
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All-CAA guard Taleia Moton and junior Amber Easter contributed 11 points and a
team-high eight rebounds. Moton, a senior, became the 15th member of the elite club in
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Don't waste your money!!! – One of the worst places I have ever tried to order from. My boyfriend loves their General Tso's chicken, so we have unfortunately ordered repeatedly from this dump. Out of the last 5 orders, I order lemon chicken every time, and it isn't worth reviewing either. The first 4 times I couldn't begin to guess at what the crap was they sent me, it varied and stunk worse than it looked. All their food arrives cold and dry. It isn't much better if you eat there, and hopefully you don't like a lot to drink while you eat, because getting a refill on a soda, you may as well forget it!!! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!!
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This season, however, the Bulldogs aren't so young anymore, and they return with those inexperienced players of last year having gained valuable experience, which should pay dividends.
"Last year, we had 34 kids who were 10th grade and below so now those same 30 or so kids are now 11th grade and below. … The spring game (against Randolph County) went well. We played like we knew what we were doing. This time last year, we were two weeks into a new offense … compounded by our youth," said Ranburn coach Chad Young, who had only six seniors and an equal number of juniors playing significant roles last year.
The Bulldogs' greatest asset should be an experienced offensive line. Young projected Cole Yearta to start at center, Austin Jordan at left guard, Zach Patterson at right guard, Hunter Peterson at left tackle and Ryan Smith at right tackle. All five started at some point last year.
Tyler Connell, another senior, is also an experienced lineman. Young said Connell can play any of the five line positions as well as any of the starters. Senior Dalton White, currently recovering from an injury, should provide additional depth in the line as should junior Jacob Ertzberger.
"So they go, so we're going to go which should be a good thing," Young said of his line.
Sophomore Dylan Wiggins is the heir apparent at quarterback. Junior Dylan Tullis returns at tailback. Senior Brady Whittle will start at fullback with junior G.W. Caldwell behind him. At wingback, Kyle Lovvorn will start and Dustin Chambers will be the reserve. Both are juniors.
Junior Brayden Wilson returns to start at one receiver position and junior Adam Sheppard will start at the other. Senior Devin Rehberg and sophomore Donovan Tullis are the backups.
"There's not a whole lot of gap between our No. 1 skills and our No. 2 skills," Young said.
In addition to a productive spring game, the new passing attack also looked good over the summer. Ranburne reached the semifinals of the 16-team Piedmont 7-on-7 passing competition on the last Saturday in July.
On defense, Young said the Bulldogs will continue to use a three-man front unless an opponent's strength forces another look. Connell, Jordan, Patterson, Peterson and Smith all have significant experience. Sheppard and White will add depth to the rotation.
Whittle and Dalton Wiggins return after starting at inside linebacker in 2012. Caldwell and Jesse Pannitto, a transfer returning to school at Ranburne, will also be on the inside. At outside linebacker will be Chambers, Lovvorn, Donovan Tullis and Yearta. Lovvorn is making the move to linebacker after playing safety last year.
"We'll probably play all eight of them," Young predicted.
In the secondary, Dylan Wiggins returns as a starter at safety. Thrower is a reserve there. Wilson was a starter at cornerback last year. Rehberg, Dylan Tullis and Logan Otwell join him.
Freshman Jake Howle will kick extra points and field goals. In the spring game, Howle missed his first attempt then finished with five in a row. Yearta will snap and Dylan Wiggins, also the punter, will hold. Patterson will handle kickoffs.
As Ranburne prepares to open at home Aug. 30 against Mount Zion, Ga., there's a great deal of optimism in the Bulldogs' camp.
"I sense that these guys are winners. Not to say that we haven't had winners but I sense the fact that they know that we've got a good nucleus of people that can get it done," Young said.
Ranburne at a glance Head coach: Chad Young (68-75 in 14 years, all at Ranburne)
Last year's record: 4-6, including 3-4 in Class 2A, Region 6. Did not make the 2A playoffs.
Outlook: Ranburne returns a lot of experience on the offensive line, making matters easier for the young skill position players, particularly sophomore quarterback Dylan Wiggins. There are a host of experienced players on defense, too. A 3-0 start in region games would almost assure the Bulldogs a playoff spot. How they fare against Woodland, Wellborn and Fultondale in the second half of the regular season would determine whether they play at home or on the road Nov. 8.
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My supply house sells that fill valve, but since I never use it, I forget the brand. The parts list says that mechanism is for a right hand handle, but does not specify what is used with a left hand handle.
So much for easily-available standard parts.
Here's the new 1G's parts list: 1G Parts List
I'd say "Yikes!" but what do I know? What I do know is that that is no Korky fill valve or flapper. And the trip handle is -- what? -- Hydraulic?
I imagine it's all good quality, but I'm pretty sure I'm not finding any of that stuff at Lowe's. Sadly, this runs the risk of knocking this toilet into the "niche model" category.
Given the good pricing, I had the impression that Toto was shooting for wide adoption. And maybe they will get it, given that people seem less concerned than we are when they buy some random-parts Costco toilet with a weird flush valve. But I just lost one of my big selling points when evangelizing Toto products.
Terry -- what do you think? What have you heard?
PS Installation instructions -- new pages 6-7 in Drake manual, obviously written by native Japanese speakers, replete with typos (You may have one of the following two fill valves, Type A, B or C). They call the thing that attaches to the trip handle a "gear box". Hmmmm.... Installation Manual
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My supply house sells that fill valve, but since I never use it, I forget the brand. The parts list says that mechanism is for a right hand handle, but does not specify what is used with a left hand handle.
Licensed residential and commercial plumber
Well, the 1G toilet seems to be available for shipping today! I'm hoping that whomever gets their hands on one first shoots us a photo of the tank interior, or, even better, a video of the operation of the first one installed!
I am thinking of ordering one, just to have it, but I would like to have a little more confidence in the flushing mechanism first. Also, the next logical candidate for toilet replacement is in an area where clog resistance is paramount, and I would have gone for the GMax Drake.


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David Knight prepares to start milking at Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook on Friday. Knight said he is less worried about price fluctuations because the farm processes its own milk.
By Eric Russell
Staff Writer
With a federal farm bill expired and nothing to take its place, the price of milk and other dairy products could jump on Jan. 1 if Congress fails to act.
Milk prices – those paid to farmers and those paid by consumers – are set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A new minimum price is announced every month. Some states, including Maine, can adjust prices to a degree.
Two safety nets prevent steep fluctuations in milk prices here. The first is the 2003 Maine Dairy Stabilization Act, which collects handling fees from processors. The money is paid back to farmers when their economic conditions worsen.
The second is the Milk Income Loss Contract, a federal program that offsets the high cost of feed in certain areas, including Maine.
The federal farm bill, a budget that funds a variety of agriculture programs across the country, includes the Milk Income Loss Contract. Without that subsidy, Maine farmers fear that prices will rise.
Some have speculated that the price of milk for consumers could double. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, has dubbed the situation the "dairy cliff" – a nod to the larger "fiscal cliff" debate in Washington, D.C.
The situation has Maine milk producers worried.
Beth Johnson, a dairy farmer in Kittery, said farmers won't benefit from a significant price increase. "It just means people are going to pay more."
Tim Drake, executive director of the Maine Milk Commission, said the industry has never faced a potential crisis like this so no one really knows what to expect.
"We're always striving for stability for the farmers, processors and distributors," he said. "What we have now is uncertainty."
The federal farm bill is typically renewed every five years, and includes subsidies for farmers, foresters and others.
A new farm bill has passed in the Senate but not in the House. On Jan. 1, federal agriculture policy will revert to a 1949 version that says the government must buy milk at higher prices to keep dairy farms afloat.
The minimum wholesale price of a gallon of whole milk is now $3.35. The minimum retail price is $3.71.
Maine's congressional delegation, led by outgoing U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe and U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, has fought for action, but it appears that nothing will happen until the next Congress is seated, in January.
Snowe will retire next month after 34 years in Congress, largely because of her frustration with partisan gridlock that has slowed or halted work on major issues in recent years. On Friday, she said Congress' failure to pass a farm bill is another example of its dysfunction.
"It's horrific. It's another indication of how we've fallen legislatively here, when we cannot even engineer solutions to the farm bill that have, I thought, strong support," Snowe said in an interview. "And somehow we're now in a position where it just may not pass. That again is another sign of our failure and irresponsibility, because lives depend on it and it has huge implications and consequences on the dairy industry."
Pingree said the lack of an adopted bill has far-reaching implications.
"The dairy program is a critical issue and seeing milk prices double would be very tough on families. But the farm bill also includes a lot of important programs that directly benefit Maine, like Value Added Producer grants that help farmers get more for their products," she said in a prepared statement. "There are a lot of reasons why we need a new farm bill and I hope congressional leaders will get out of the way and let us pass one."
Pingree is married to S. Donald Sussman, majority share owner of the Portland Press Herald.
Maine dairy farmers said they always want higher prices, but not for consumers.
Teresa Hardy of Farmington said that, as an organic farmer, she gets a locked-in base price. She's lucky. Others' prices rise and fall with the market.
"Some could be close to going out of business," she said.
Warren Knight of Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook said he will be affected by inaction in Congress, but not as much as others because his farm processes its own milk so it maintains more pricing control.
Maine has more than 300 dairy farms, ranging from small herds to farms with hundreds of milk-producing cows. Collectively, they employ about 1,400 people. Another 2,600 work in processing plants and other dairy businesses.
Drake, of the Maine Milk Commission, said part of the problem is that the federal minimum price is determined largely by speculators on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, where global commodity traders and speculators buy and sell cheese and butter futures. Farmers and others have long complained about the system.
The Maine Milk Commission can add to the federal minimum price, but if the price goes too high, it could lead processors in Maine to buy out-of-state milk.
Johnson, the Kittery dairy farmer, said fluctuations are bad for the industry.
It's like working all week and not knowing what your paycheck will look like at the end, she said.
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College basketball's player of the year race is starting to heat up. In this wide open season where we've seen top 5 teams go down almost every week, the Wooden Award Watch has also been sent into a frenzy. We've seen so many teams picked to finish in the middle or the bottom of their conference rise above expectations. This parity has put names on the Wooden Award Watch that nobody saw coming.
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Victor Oladipo- Indiana
His incredible quickness helps him do so many different things for the Hoosiers. Oladipo is one of the best I've seen at turning defense into offense. He averages 14.0 ppg, 2.1 assists, 6 rebounds and 2.3 steals and to top it off, he is shooting 63% from the floor. His play has been so consistent it's hard to put anyone ahead of him at this point.
Otto Porter- Georgetown
The Hoyas swingman rises to the occasion in big games. Porter scored 33 points in a win at Syracuse, and scored 21 of his 22 points in the second half of a double-overtime win against Connecticut. Porter shoots 51% from the floor and averages 16.6 points. 2.5 assists, 7.6 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. The Hoyas have won 11 in a row, and Porter is averaging 19.2 ppg in the last 13 games. In other words, he single handedly took the Hoyas to the top of the Big East.
Rodney McGruder- Kansas St.
The Kansas State senior guard is averaging 14.9 ppg and 5.3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1.3 steals. This play by McGruder has helped the Wildcats win 5 in a row and take over 1st in the Big 12.
Deshaun Thomas- Ohio St.
In the toughest conference in the country, the junior forward has averaged 19.8 ppg, 1.3 assists, and 6.1 rebounds. This consistency, along with Thomas' 84.5 free throw shooting has helped the Buckeyes win 4 of their last 5, putting them 2nd in the Big Ten.
Marcus Smart- Oklahoma St.
The freshman guard is averaging 14.6 ppg, 5.6 rebounds, and 4.3 assists and 2.9 steals. Smart does it all for the Cowboys, who have now won 10 of their past 11, with their only loss coming against Kansas in double overtime. They now sit just one game behind Kansas and Kansas St. in the Big 12.
I would be in shock if one of these 5 didn't win player of the year. Even with the conference tournaments and the NCAA Tournament right around the corner, these are the top guys in the top conferences in the nation. I can't wait to see how these guys perform down the stretch in the race for a national championship.


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Arsenal saw William Gallas, Sol Campbell, Philippe Senderos and Mikael Silvestre leave the club in the summer of 2010, and in typical Arsene Wenger style, the manager turned to an unheralded Frenchman of whom little was known to solve his defensive problems, with Koscielny joining the club for a reported 10 million pounds from Lorient.
If the price seemed excessive for a player who had spent just one season playing in the French top flight, reassurance could be found in the fact that Koscielny was the 19th French player signed by Wenger, and his track record in that regard was fairly impressive. The defender produced an encouraging performance in the Emirates Cup soon after his arrival to suggest that he would strike up a productive partnership with Thomas Vermaelen.
Koscielny's ascent to the top of European football has not been a conventional one. After beginning his career with Guingamp, he was allowed to join Tours in the third tier of the French league in 2007 and enjoyed promotion with his new side before being named in the Ligue 2 Team of the Season the following campaign.
Lorient signed him for around 1.7 million euros in the summer of 2009 and he quickly established himself as one of the most promising defenders in the top flight, attracting the attention of Wenger and Arsenal. Things didn't really go according to plan in his first season as questions were raised about his ability to lead the Gunners' backline in the absence of first-choice centre-back Vermaelen, but Koscielny showed glimpses of brilliance -- his heroic display in the Champions League first leg against Barcelona one example.
In his second season, Koscielny demonstrated that he had settled at Arsenal. The defender shone in the heart of his side's backline and his displays were rewarded in the summer of 2012 as the Gunners announced he had penned a new contract. His international career with France also started to take off as he featured at Euro 2012 and was named man-of-the-match by French media when Laurent Blanc's side crashed out to Spain in the quarter-finals.
Despite being benched for the start of the 2012-13 campaign, Koscielny fought his way back into the Arsenal side and became a fans' favourite for his willingness to disrupt play. The France international was voted second in Arsenal's Player of the Season and his partnership with Per Mertesacker has helped to bring stability to a previously leaky Arsenal defence.
Strengths: Koscielny is a quick-thinking defender who positions himself well and shows good anticipation and pace to snuffle out danger. He also has aerial presence despite a lack of height and is a strong tackler.
Weaknesses: His decision making has been questionable at times; he showed a propensity to give away penalties in 2010-11 and at the beginning of 2013-14 season.
Career high: Going from the French second flight to one of Europe's elite clubs in the space of 12 months.
Career low: His mix-up with Wojciech Szczesny cost Arsenal the League Cup final against Birmingham and the opportunity to end the Gunners' then six-year trophy drought.
Style: Aggressive, uncompromising, energetic.
Quotes: "Koscielny reminds me a lot of Martin Keown. He's very tenacious. I hate labelling people because Martin Keown was one of the best we've ever had. But there are similarities there, the way Koscielny marks and his last-ditch tackles. He's tenacious in the tackle. [When it came to] that tight, one-to-one defending, there wasn't a better player that I've played with, [than Keown]. To put Koscielny in the same category is an enormous compliment I think." Former Arsenal captain Tony Adams praises Koscielny's defensive qualities.
Trivia: Koscielny has become a scorer of important goals for Arsenal, netting the winner against West Brom on the last day of the 2011-12 season and the decisive goal against Newcastle the following year to extend Wenger's impressive record of qualifying for every Champions League campaign and helping Arsenal to finish above Tottenham.


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Forget about the price of gasoline: The real skyrocketing expense this year was the Oscar race.
With two deep-pocketed studios locked into one of the closest best picture duels in recent memory and Academy Award voting extended by two weeks, the battle between "Argo" and "Lincoln" sparked what several Hollywood executives say is the costliest campaign on record.
"It's like an arms race this year," said Jim Burke, a producer on last year's Best Picture nominee "The Descendants."
The best picture contest recently has been dominated by independent productions such as "The Hurt Locker" and "The Artist" that couldn't easily throw money around as if it were confetti. But in the current Oscar race, Warner Bros.' "Argo" and the Walt Disney Co.'s "Lincoln" are each spending an estimated $10 million and potentially much more touting their film's chances, up to double what a costly campaign has totaled in years past.
Other studios are only a little less profligate: Universal Studios ("Les Miserables"), 20th Century Fox ("Life of Pi") and Sony Pictures ("Zero Dark Thirty") all have spent lavishly on their "For Your Consideration" promotions.
The money can be well spent: A Best Picture win can bring in millions more at the box office, and help sell a ton more DVDs. What's more, Oscar hardware can help woo image-conscious filmmakers into a studio's fold. Disney, the distributor of "Lincoln," has never won a Best Picture statuette, and Warner Bros. has a substantial interest in making "Argo" director Ben Affleck and producer George Clooney feel a lot of love.
Although the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has curtailed the number of post-nomination screenings, parties and promotional email blasts, it has no power over paid advertising and related campaign expenses.
The spending blizzard includes covers in Hollywood's trade newspapers (a single-page Variety cover can cost as much as $80,000), 30-minute TV spots highlighting a film's bona fides (local broadcast time for recent half-hour "Lincoln," "Argo" and "Silver Linings Playbook" ads can cost more than $100,000) and first-class air travel, limousines and hotels for filmmakers skipping around the globe to woo awards voters and collect lesser trophies ("Lincoln" star Daniel Day-Lewis doesn't fly coach and stay at the local EconoLodge).
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Awards-season bookkeeping, like the rest of Hollywood accounting, is an amorphous art form, which makes precise expenses hard to pinpoint. A blurry line separates the spending on a movie's theatrical and DVD releases with its Oscar-season efforts.
Initial awards budgets, said veteran Academy Awards consultant Tony Angelotti, are typically amended numerous times with little liability over final costs. "If you spend $10 million and don't win any Oscars, no one really wants to see that final figure," Angelotti said.
"I know it's substantial," Elizabeth Gabler, whose Fox 2000 made "Life of Pi," said of the awards promotions spending for director Ang Lee's film. "I know it's as much as we've ever spent. We felt it was our responsibility to support the film in this way."
The expenditures begin months before last Tuesday's voting deadline by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Studios start targeting various precursor awards groups such as critics organizations and show business guilds in the fall, often wooing votes with an array of gifts.
This year, members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association received four different lavish "Lincoln" books (including one devoted to Civil War recipes) as well as a special DVD that arrived in an inlaid, numbered box. After the 250-plus member group gave Spielberg's film a record 13 nominations, each voter received a personally signed thank-you note from the director on his letterhead stationery. Universal sent every BFCA voter an iPod Shuffle (retail price: $50) pre-loaded with the songs from "Les Miserables."
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Editor's NotePurim begins this year on Saturday evening, March 15, 2014, and continues through Sunday night, March 16. What follows is a brief step-by-step guide to Purim observance. We have also included links to additional Purim resources.
The festival of Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar (late winter/early spring). It commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from Haman's plot "to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in a single day."
The Persian empire of the 4th century BCE extended over 127 lands, and all the Jews were its subjects. When King Ahasuerus had his wife, Queen Vashti, executed for failing to follow his orders, he orchestrated a beauty pageant to find a new queen. A Jewish girl, Esther, found favor in his eyes and became the new queen—though she refused to divulge the identity of her nationality.
Meanwhile, the anti-Semitic Haman was appointed prime minister of the empire. Mordechai, the leader of the Jews (and Esther's cousin), defied the king's orders and refused to bow to Haman. Haman was incensed and convinced the king to issue a decree ordering the extermination of all the Jews on the 13th of Adar—a date chosen by a lottery Haman made.
Mordechai galvanized all the Jews, convincing them to repent, fast and pray to G‑d. Meanwhile, Esther asked the king and Haman to join her for a feast. At the feast, Esther revealed to the king her Jewish identity. Haman was hanged, Mordechai was appointed prime minister in his stead, and a new decree was issued—granting the Jews the right to defend themselves against their enemies.
On the 13th of Adar the Jews mobilized and killed many of their enemies. On the 14th of Adar they rested and celebrated.
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To relive the miraculous events of Purim, listen to the reading of the megillah (the Scroll of Esther) twice: once on Purim eve, Saturday night, March 15, and again on Purim day, March 16.
To properly fulfill the mitzvah, it is crucial to hear every single word of the megillah.
At certain points in the reading where Haman's name is mentioned, it is customary to twirl graggers (Purim noisemakers) and stamp one's feet to "eradicate" his evil name. Tell the children that Purim is the only time when it's a mitzvah to make noise!
Concern for the needy is a year-round responsibility; but on Purim it is a special mitzvah to remember the poor.
Give charity to at least two (but preferably more) needy individuals on Purim day, March 16.
The mitzvah is best fulfilled by giving directly to the needy. If, however, you cannot find poor people, place at least two coins into a charity box. As with the other mitzvahs of Purim, even small children should be taught to fulfill this mitzvah.
On Purim we emphasize the importance of Jewish unity and friendship by sending gifts of food to friends.
On Purim day, March 16, send a gift of at least two kinds of ready-to-eat foods (e.g., pastry, fruit, beverage) to at least one friend. Men should send to men, and women to women. It is preferable that the gifts be delivered via a third party. Children, in addition to sending their own gifts of food to their friends, make enthusiastic messengers.
Purim should be celebrated with a special festive meal on Purim day, at which family and friends gather together to rejoice in the Purim spirit. It is a mitzvah to drink wine or other inebriating drinks at this meal.
On Purim we include the Al HaNissim prayer, which describes the Purim miracle, in the evening, morning and afternoon prayers, as well as in the Grace After Meals. In the morning service there is a special reading from the Torah scroll in the synagogue (Exodus 17:8–16).
A time-honored Purim custom is for children to dress up and disguise themselves—an allusion to the fact that the miracle of Purim was disguised in natural garments. This is also the significance behind a traditional Purim food, the hamantash—a pastry whose filling is hidden within a three-cornered crust.
On the Shabbat before Purim (this year, March 15), a special reading is held in the synagogue. We read the Torah section called Zachor ("Remember"), in which we are enjoined to remember the deeds of (the nation of) Amalek (Haman's ancestor) who sought to destroy the Jewish people.
To commemorate the prayer and fasting that the Jewish people held during the Purim story, we fast on the day before Purim. This year we fast on Thursday, March 13. The fast begins approximately an hour before sunrise, and lasts until nightfall. Click here for exact times for your location.
It is a tradition to give three coins in "half" denominations—e.g., three half-dollar coins—to charity, to commemorate the half-shekel that each Jew contributed as his share in the communal offerings in the time of the Holy Temple. This custom, usually performed in the synagogue, is done on the afternoon of the "Fast of Esther," or before the reading of the Megillah.
In certain ancient walled cities—Jerusalem is the primary example—Purim is observed not on the 14th of Adar (the date of its observance everywhere else), but on the 15th of Adar. This is to commemorate that fact that in the ancient walled city of Shushan, where the battles between the Jews and their enemies extended for an additional day, the original Purim celebration was held on the 15th of Adar.
The 15th of Adar is thus called "Shushan Purim," and is a day of joy and celebration also in those places where it is not observed as the actual Purim.


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