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Mitt Romney is a busy guy, so I waited as long as I could to write this column, hoping that his campaign would put some muscle behind its claim that "women's issues are really important to us." But with just more than one week left, it was now or never. And for the Romney campaign, it appears to be the latter.
In fact, the longer I waited for the campaign to follow through on my request for an interview – ideally with the governor himself (shamelessly trading on my time with President Barack Obama), though I would have gladly sat down with anyone in Romney's shop willing to tell me where he stands on women's issues – the more Romney revealed his true colors with respect to the gentler sex. I am not impressed.
Not surprisingly, Romney was not available for an interview, but somehow an earlier offer from Romney spokeswoman Alison Hawkins for time with a senior adviser or the "head of our women's operation" quietly slipped away as well. So I was left to listen to Romney's public declarations of his position on things like equal pay for equal work, access to contraception, abortion rights and other critical issues for women across the country. Unfailingly, Romney's content and tone combine to create an unappetizing blend of condescension and cluelessness that does not bode well for how policy affecting women's lives would be handled should he be elected on Nov. 6.
That is a very big deal. This campaign season has been rife with alarming Republican rhetoric about women, and those who utter such offensive comments about how rape is defined, how burdensome equal pay could be for small businesses, or the moral implications of using birth control are men – predominantly white, middle aged (or older) and of plus-sized financial means. This perspective provides a person a well-cushioned venue from which to espouse the values of hard work, personal responsibility and divine knowledge. That is, it is a perspective divorced from the reality that many women – and men – experience.
It might be difficult to cast off the blinders hewn from a Y chromosome and a seven-figure 1099, but it is important to at least try. That is where Romney continually goes wrong, and in doing so, he repeatedly exposes just how out of touch he is with the lives so many women live.
First, there is his belief that the government should not tell employers what kind of health-care coverage they must offer. That sounds fine – kind of – on its face. But add one ounce of critical thought and such a notion becomes a bit ridiculous. When Romney makes such comments, as he as many times, he is speaking in generalities about something very specific: birth control for women. He does not support the requirement that it be considered preventive care offered free under all insurance policies, and in so doing, Romney shows that he believes women should have to pay for the privilege of preventing unplanned pregnancies, or else bear the children that come their way – by God's will or otherwise. Insulting does not begin to describe it.
Then there is the notion of equal pay for equal work. Romney's now-infamous description of his "binders full of women" led to the less-discussed but more offensive point that he recognizes that women need more flexibility in their jobs so as to care for their children. What about men interested in doing the same thing? And what does that comment have to do with equal pay? It at least suggests that because women are distracted by their non-professional duties, they are somehow less equal than men when it comes to the compensation they deserve.
That, taken with Romney's unfulfilled promise to get back to voters on whether he supports the notion of equal pay for equal work does not bode well for the answer – or for women who demand and deserve the respect intoned by such support.
Instead, Romney seems to yearn for a world in which women need not worry their pretty little heads about such things as unplanned pregnancies or insufficient paychecks. Where they can work – a little bit, for pocket money – but spend most of their energy caring for children, the creation of which in Romney's view, is women's work of the highest order.
Those of us who are trying to do all of the above have a slightly different take on the matter. Of course we want the best for our children, and some of that is determined by how we plan for the children we have, how we afford the contraception needed to limit their number and how we afford to give them the best opportunities in life. With policies that put those goals just a little bit further from women's reach – and making himself and his campaign inaccessible to women seeking clear explanations of his positions – Romney seems compelled to keep us ladies shoeless, with babes in arms. He might succeed, but the reality of that picture lacks the wholesome nostalgia that informs his vision.
Megan Graham is a Herald editorial writer and policy analyst. Reach her at email@example.com.


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This is the post where I play tour guide, taking you on a virtual tour of Anchorage and some of the things you could expect to see here.
The only thing missing in the pictures are the bears. Did you hear? We've been overrun lately, with four attacks in the city this summer and last week someone hit a 700 pound grizzly with their car. On a four lane street downtown in front of Cal Worthington Ford. Crazy.
1. Cuddy Park is in midtown Anchorage and here in the picture you can see a few of the buildings in the area--one of them is where Andrew used to work before he started his new job a year or so ago. Gosh I make it sound like he's working for the CIA or something. "There's an unnamed building which I can't point out where he used to work for an undisclosed corporation before transferring to another more discreet and unrevealed company." You'll never find him, never. Anyway, I love this new park that has gone in behind the Loussac library, there are trails and a bridge and ducks and poppies. Just about anything a park-lovin' woman would want.
2. Resolution Point is right in downtown Anchorage (and along the coast as you can see here). I'm going to quote from last year's post on Art in Anchorage by saying that the Resolution was Captain Cook's ship and Captain Cook gets credit for "discovering" Anchorage, hence the name Cook Inlet, bestowed on the body of water next to which our fair city is settled.
To be accurate, however, Captain Cook never made it this far up the inlet, having instead given the job of exploring to William Bligh (yes, of Mutiny on the Bounty fame) and supposedly grumbled about the whole experience in his journal because he'd been hoping to find the mysterious Inside Passage and had been foiled yet again in his attempt. Resolution Point has a bronze statue of Cook staring out to sea and though he never made it to Anchorage it's one of the prettiest places on the coast and a wonderful place to view the inlet and Mt. Susitna which you can see off in the distance in the picture. It's also a good place to find tourists.
3. Potter Marsh is part of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge which extends 16 miles from Point Woronzof on the west down south to Potter Creek not too far from our home.
If you're a bird-watcher Potter Marsh gives you a chance to see Canada geese, northern pintails, mallards, northern shovelers, canvasbacks, red-necked grebes, horned grebes, yellowlegs, northern phalaropes (what?), Arctic terns, trumpeter swans, snow geese, Northern harriers, bald eagles, short-eared owls, Pacific loons and mew gulls all at one point or another during nesting, migration or hunting.
If plain old mammals are more your thing the wildlife refuge has moose, muskrats, coyotes, beavers, weasels, mink, snowshoe hares, red squirrels, voles, and shrews with an occasional lynx, river otter, red fox, and black or brown bear.
No mammals? You want fish you say? Well how about coho, chum and king salmon, sticklebacks, Dolly Varden (best fish name in the world), Arctic grayling and sculpins (whatever in the world they are). They're there too.
And if you want to steer entirely clear of other living creatures you can visit Potter Marsh in the winter when it's frozen over and go ice skating. Now that's convenient.
4. The Talkeenta Mountains are north of Anchorage along the Matanuska-Susitna (or Mat-Su) Valley and every time we head up to my parents' cabin on the Kashwitna River we pass this view. It's not the best picture as I took it going at 70 mph--uh, make that 65 mph, I'm sure Andrew was obeying the speed limit--with the window down and much complaining in the back seat.
"Roll up the window! It's blowing us all over back here!"
"Just . . . a . . . minute . . . need . . . better . . . shot . . . "
They just don't understand the artistic effort that a blog requires. At least you can kind of get the idea from the pretty valley floor and the mountains rising in the back--we were just about to go over the Knik Bridge. We'll be passing that way again this weekend.
5. The Seward Highway goes from downtown Anchorage south along Cook Inlet and you've heard me say it before that it's probably the prettiest drive in the world.
How can I claim that this view is one of the prettiest in Anchorage? Or how about that last picture of the Talkeetna Mountains? How can they qualify as a view of Anchorage when they're obviously no where near the city?
Well the answer is easy because Anchorage's municipal boundaries are enormous. When I say enormous I mean ENORMOUS. The actual, technical city limits go from something like Portage, forty miles south to the Mat-Su Valley up north and all the mountains in between. The total size of the city is 1,961.1 square miles (that's 5,079 square kilometers for my metric friends) which, if calculations serve, makes us bigger than the state of Rhode Island with their mere 1,214 square miles.
Not that we're bragging or anything.
6. Winner Creek in Girdwood (about 30 minutes south of downtown Anchorage) is also technically part of the city so I'm including this beautiful picture from our hike there last summer. You can read more of the details in my post, Winner Creek Trail: Best Hike in Alaska, which has more pictures of this fun trail complete with a hand-tram over Winner Creek.
That's the last cheaty picture, the rest of the shots will be within distance of actual buildings and highways and stop lights.
7. Lake Hood may not look as if it's near any buildings but really and truly it is right next door to the airport. It was merely my luck in timing that I don't have a big Boeing 737 hovering in the shot because on the far side of that lake to the right is the Delta Terminal, the gigantic Fedex building (a huge hub), the big ol' UPS building and the post office. To the left of the picture is a hotel with a restaurant on the edge of the lake. It's a happening place I tell you.
The fun thing about Lake Hood is that you can turn off a busy road, pull into the gravel parking lot and sit there to watch the planes taking off and landing. All within 15 minutes from my house.
The amazing thing is, Lake Hood is an airport in itself. It's a float plane harbor where float planes such as the one you see taking off in the picture come and go. Lake Hood Seaplane Base (the official name) happens to be the busiest float plane harbor in the world with an average of 190 flights per day. And I bet the flights there take off on time--beat that Alaska Air.
Alaska is so large and most of the villages are only accessible by air so small planes are very popular. One in sixty-four Alaskans has a pilot's license--I wish I did. That would be very cool. Actually, I'd prefer to learn how to fly a helicopter, I've always wanted to fly one of those.
8. Westchester Lagoon is a man-made lagoon just below the downtown area. The picture you see here is the downtown area overlooking the western section of the lagoon and while Andrew and I love our neighborhood and home Andrew has always had this longing to have a house on the edge of the lagoon. There are some beautiful neighborhoods there--kind of a hip place to live for power professionals who are okay with the home prices there.
I'm not sure why it appeals to Andrew so much, I mean it's very pretty and the ice skating in winter is always a bonus but I'm not really someone who likes the pace of the traffic and the sounds of the cars and the people wandering through your yard at all times of the day and night.
We used to live down town seven years ago and it wasn't a bowl of cherries--sometime I'll have to post the story about the poor man who was stabbed to death a block down from us and staggered to our front door before dying in front of the house.
Oops, I guess that kind of hits the key points of the story right there, but I promise if I ever were to flush out all the details it would make an interesting--and sad--post. I guess it makes things sound much more dangerous than they really are but I still would rather not live downtown.
9. Ship Creek runs right through the downtown area--you see here in the photo the Port of Anchorage where cargo ships (not cruise ships by the way) come and go. The boys like to go down there and see the boxes being unloaded. Elmendorf Air Force Base is off to the right across the bridge on up at Government Hill.
The great thing about Ship Creek is that the salmon come through and when the run is on you'll see fisherman fighting for space along the banks for their shot at catching their limit.
We took David there last summer for an outing which I wrote about in my post Ship Creek in Anchorage, Alaska. There are more pictures there if you're interested. It's a lovely place to see.
10. 4th Avenue isn't quite what you'd see in New York or even Seattle but it's got it's own little charm that I enjoy.
In summer there are tourists everywhere which make it hard to hit my favorite restaurants but with the extra daylight waiting a bit for dinner isn't such a bad thing.
The picture isn't the best but 4th Avenue is particularly historic because after the 1964 earthquake pictures of the damage to this street became famous--I'd post some here but I'm sure they're copyrighted so look at the library's archive page instead.
Anyway, that would make another interesting post--what it was like to live through the '64 quake. I wasn't alive but my parents were both in high school with the Good Friday quake hit measuring between 8.8 and 9.2, the largest ever recorded. Maybe I should get my Dad to write a guest post about it.
4th Avenue is still the center of town and depending on the season you can find outdoor concerts, the most beautiful hanging flower baskets, great food (love those reindeer sausages) and dog sled racing which I covered a while back in my post Fur Rendezvous 2007.
And if all this doesn't convince you to come by for a visit I don't know what will.
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Best Views of Anchorage
This is the post where I play tour guide, taking you on a virtual tour of Anchorage and some of the things you could expect to see here.
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32 comments:
- Tim Appleton (Applehead) said...
I didn't even read this post I just skipped down to the comments...Does this make me want to visit the Last Frontier again? Of course it does! Ever since I found your blog I wanted to get back there, and you just continue to rub it in. Daily you taunt me Michelle Mitchell...
- Joyful Days said...
I've always wanted to visit. You just made me sure of it. How lovely!
- Doll Clothes Gal said...
Absolutely breathtaking! We have never been there but it is certainly on my list.
- tjhirst said...
Yes, do get your dad to write a guest post about it. We would love to hear from him and have his perspective.
- SarahHub said...
- Sara in Fort Collins said...
Aaah. You take me back. Memories. Man, do I miss Alaska. Cuddy Park? I left in late 2001. It's kinda sad when you realize life went on without you there. And you have Target now! What's this world coming to?! I remember when WalMart finally made the treck north! Thanks for the trip down memory lane! I hope to come for a visit next summer.
- Heather said...
My sister has wanted to move to Alaska for years. I'll have to pass this post on to her. You paint a pretty picture. I'll add you to my list of trips I want to take when I become independently wealthy and can go anywhere I want. :o)
- Killlashandra said...
The Seward Hwy is my favorite. Reminds me of when I too that one trip to Alaska with the family a long time ago. We too the ferry from Seward to Valdez. Wonderful trip and I learned all about growlers. :)
- Karen B said...
I've never visited your wonderful state but maybe a cruise someday? I remember the earthquake and how unbelievable it seemed. Do have your dad guest blog.
Enjoy your blog daily - thanks so much!
- Beth said...
When is the best time for a visit? :-)
Absolutely stunning!
- MommyTime said...
Oh, I've wanted to visit Alaska for years, and every time I read one of your posts about your very outdoorsy life, I want to come even more. These photos are beautiful! Someday I'll make it there...
- Anonymous said...
Looks so nice!!! I would love to visit!
oh and I have a question: If I use pictures off of other websites on my blog, is it sufficient to cite the website below the picture, or do I need to use more precise references when using pictures from other websites? ( I primarily use pictures of what a plant/ orchid will look like when it is blooming size, but other than that all the other pictues on my blog are my own).
Thanks :) I thought you might know since you a a blogger expert!!
- Shannon said...
The Seward Hwy view is stunning! The guest post from your dad would be interesting- it would be neat to hear about the quake from the perspective of someone who went through it.
- Scribbit said...
You asked about picture attribution? The safest thing is to ask for permission from the site who owns the picture. If it's a site such as a government site where it's difficult to get permission I give attribution of where I found the picture, linking to the site, in the post. Though actually? I've just tried to avoid the whole situation in general by using my own photos entirely nowadays, just to be careful. If someone objects to how you've done it they'll usually just ask you to remove their photo so if you do it wrong you'll probably hear about it.
And just to be clear, these photos are all my own shots :)
- Anonymous said...
Thanks so much for answering my question!
Oh, and of course I knew the pictures were your own! Your blog is great by the way!
I just thought that since you have been blogging for a while, and have such and excellent blog, you would be able to answer my question :)
Thanks again!
- dolphin lady said...
Thanks for the tour! It has been many years since we worked on cruise ships, docked in Whittier and took the bus/train to Anchorage. And I met a man walking a reindeer right down the street in the middle of Anchorage! Still a little on the frontier side, I would say. Sure wish I could visit again and bring my kids.
- Kelly @ Love Well said...
I just love your Alaska posts. Because of you, I solemnly swear that I will drive the Seward Highway when I get to your fair state, and I will declare it The Prettiest Drive Anyway. (Next to Big Sur, anyway.)
Did I ever tell you that my family is constantly plotting an Alaska trip? My brother-in-law spent about half his growing up years there, so he wants to take us all up there to explore his favorite spots.
- Jenna Consolo said...
Great pics! I remember many of these places. How I love Anchorage!
- Anonymous said...
Oh my gosh, what absolutely stunning images those are. I can't even stand the beauty. You are soooo lucky.
- Karen said...
Sigh. There you go again...making me homesick. :)
I used to live in the Turnagain area and LOVED the bike trails - I'd rollerblade and bike around everywhere during the summer. MISS. IT.
- Bobbie in AK said...
I especially love the photo of the Seward Hwy. The drive to Girdwood (and beyond) is wonderful. I have friends who live in Prominence Point and the view from their backyard is spectacular. There are so many reasons I love living here and the views are right at the top of the list.
- Emily ~ Little Window Shoppe said...
These pictures are BEAUTIFUL! I want to visit. :) I can't believe the bear story...I even had to re-read it to my husband. That really is unbelievable...700 lbs, wow.
- diana said...
we vacationed in your beautiful state this last summer. we flew into anchorage at night (although it looked as if it was day) and didn't head out to homer until the next day.
i agree with you. the seward highway along cook inlet was absolutely breathtaking. we loved homer and the kenai penninsula. and when we returned to anchorage, we stumbled upon tat hood lake area. that's where i'd want to live =)
we enjoyed our visit there in part to how beautiful it was.
- Abby said...
Awww you make me miss Anchorage. We just left there a year ago after being stationed at Elmendorf for 3 years. What an experience!
- Mo Mommy said...
Thanks so much, you always seem to post something nice right when I feel so homesick I just about can't take it. Seriously, a little misty eyed right now. I'm desperately hoping to visit next year and show my kids where I grew up. Alaska has reached near mythical status in their eyes ;)
I want a post about food. Gwennie's has no equal!!
- Damselfly said...
I want to go!
- Cuddle Cottage said...
I'm convinced! I need to show these photos to hubby and sell him on the idea too!
- AlaneM said...
OMGosh, how georgious! I've always wanted to visit Alaska - my dad's cousin lives in Illiamna - but these pics make it even more attractive!
- Mary@notbefore7 said...
The photos are beautiful - WOW...but I still am having trouble getting beyond the 700 lbs bear on a 4 lane highway...yeah, you lost me there ;)
- Gabrielle said...
Oh, that was beautiful! I do want to visit Alaska! I would want to see everything you have detailed, it all looks so wonderful....I love your "birds" section and the "What?! bird" :-) I just could not help to think if I were one of those birds I would be the Pacific loon, but since I am on the Atlantic....Great post Michelle, I enjoyed being somewhat transported!
- JanMary said...
Wonderful tour.
Do you get commission from the Alaskan Tourist Board?
It is great to get the inside info and best spots from a local.
You mention tourists a lot- is it a bit tourist destination? If so, what countries are they from?
Here in N Ireland, tourists fall generally into 2 categories - coach loads of Americans, coming back to their roots, on a whistle stop tour of Ireland, including a few hours at Giants Causeway. The second tend to be europeans in camper vans, usually wearing lots and lots of clothes, hats and scarves on what we consider to be a warm day and we are all in t-shirts!
Since "peace" definite increase in tourism generally, and we don't mind sharing :)
- Amy said...
Beautiful pictures!

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The rules for who can enter are set by the UN and the US, not North Korea. At present, citizens of China and and South Korea will need to make arrangements well in advance (at least two months), while citizens of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, the DPRK, Sudan, Syria and Libya cannot participate. Note that Hong Kong/Macau SAR passports are considered "Chinese", so use a British National (Overseas) or Portuguese passport instead if you can.
Some Seoul-based companies such as Cosmojin Travel and Grace Travel require only a minimum of 24 hours' notice, but their prices are much higher. Also, their itineraries vary, and may not include entry into the DMZ.
The 62-km journey towards Panmunjeom is a sight in itself. The 12-lane Freedom Road becomes eerily empty as you approach the border, as its primary purpose is to get tanks there as fast as possible if war breaks out. To repel an invasion, both sides of the highway, especially the side facing the Imjin River and open water to North Korea, are covered with barbed wire and dotted with observation posts every few hundred meters. Nearby hills house machine gun emplacements, the median strip has clusters of sandbags for defense, and some bridges above the highway have huge concrete blocks that can be dynamited to block the road. Large illuminated signs, proclaiming Freedom and Democracy in hangeul, face the North.
From the North
To visit from the DPRK side is relatively straightforward if it is previously specified as part of your tour (most tours include a day trip to the DMZ from Pyongyang). See North Korea for tour agent listings.
The JSA is 215 kilometers south of Pyongyang. The two are connected by the six-lane Reunification Highway, which much like its Southern counterpart is vast, immaculately maintained and practically empty. Signs along the road count down not the distance to the DMZ, but to Seoul.
Get around
From the South, travel within the DMZ is possible only in UN vehicles, and you'll be transferred to a UN bus at Camp Bonifas, accompanied by a member of the U.S. Army who will serve as a tour guide in the JSA.
From the North, you will reboard your tour bus at the entrance to the DMZ, accompanied by a member of the Korean People's Army (KPA).
When booking your tour, be sure to clarify what exactly will be offered. The primary points of interest for most visitors from the south are the Joint Security Area and the Third Tunnel, but not all tour companies have clearance to visit these and you'll have to pay a small premium for those that do.
From the North you will be able to visit the original site of the Panmunjeom village and the Peace Museum that was originally built for and houses original copies of the 1953 armistice. From there it is a short drive to the JSA.
DMZ and JSA
Outside the DMZ
On the South Korean side, sites outside the DMZ can be visited more cheaply and with less hassle. An hourly train runs between Seoul and Imjingak for about ₩ 1300 each way. Bus tours passing the Second & Third Tunnel cost ₩ 8000. This is an excellent alternative for the DMZ tours, though it is not possible to visit Panmunjeom this way.
All tourist facilities for foreigners in the DPRK include a gift shop, and the gateway to the DMZ is no exception. Just inside the concrete wall you can purchase Korean art and amongst other things, of course, endless amounts of literature on the Great Leader Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il. Prices are reasonable.
"The Monastery" in Camp Bonifas — actually a former officers' club, whose members used to wear brown robes for ceremonies and call themselves the "Merry Mad Monks of the DMZ" — has a gift shop retailing DMZ-related paraphernalia, including chunks of rusty barbed wire from the original demarcation line (W25,000) as well as blueberry wine from North Korea (brought in via a long detour through China).
The canteen in Camp Bonifas is no longer open to the civilian visitors, so most tours now head to eat elsewhere. There is no food available for purchase on the Northern side and the closest available facilities are in Kaesong.
Consumption of alcohol in the DMZ is prohibited and only allowed on special occasions.
There is no accommodation for the general public at Panmunjeom. Most visitors from the south day-trip from Seoul, while visitors from the north either do a long day-trip from Pyongyang or overnight in Kaesong.
Room and board at Camp Bonifas is restricted to active duty soldiers in the United States Armed Forces. However, retired servicemen who have received the Medal Of Honor might be able to stay on a "space available" basis. Contact the United Nations Command Security Battalion - Joint Security Area [5] for enquiries.
From the South, a strict dress code [6] applies for all visitors: "faddish, extreme, torn, tattered, frayed, overly provocative or otherwise inappropriate" clothing is not allowed. Sports clothes (incl. tracksuits), military clothing, oversized clothing, sheer clothing, sleeveless shirts/tops, tank tops, anything that bares the midriff or the buttocks, and flip flop-type sandals are specifically banned; clean jeans with a clean T-shirt, on the other hand, are fine. The proclaimed purpose is twofold: one to make sure scruffy hippies don't end up on North Korea's propaganda posters, and the other to make sure ladies in miniskirts and high heels don't trip over and fall if somebody starts shooting.
Within the DMZ, photography outside designated points is not permitted, even from the tour bus. Lenses of up to 90mm focal length are allowed, but tripods are not. You must stay together with the group and follow the tour leader's instructions at all times. In the JSA pointing, waving and gesturing are all off-limits. Your group will be asked to walk around in two lines when in sight of the North Korean side.
From the North, visits to the DMZ are more casual than from the South and restrictions are minimal, although it is wise to show a level of respect and etiquette that befits the highly sensitive location. Photography is permitted unrestricted at the JSA and the Peace Museum. Elsewhere you will have to ask permission.
Stay safe
From the South, entry into the JSA/DMZ requires signing a voucher where you agree to accept responsibility for "injury or death as a direct result of enemy action". Remember: it may be in a state of suspended animation, but both sides have itchy trigger fingers and it's still a war zone.
Tour companies can and do suspend tours at short notice if the situation escalates, and it's unlikely you'll be allowed into the DMZ if there's any real risk.
Get out
Unless you're planning to risk your life in an attempt to defect, this is not a good place to attempt to cross the border.


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Fund: Institutional Venture Partners
Posted by coolncollected on 2014-09-04
Pitched a series D to Harrick. Very impatient and arrogant in the meeting. He dug in to diligence, and sent a "decline to invest" note. When i thanked him for the follow up and asked to understand the reasons (my standard MO) he answered "I'm too busy."
Really, i just spent hours to come to your office, explain my business, provide you with due diligence, and you won't take 5 minutes to tell me why you won't invest so i can learn from it?
No thanks
Great Late Stage Firm
Fund: Institutional Venture Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2014-01-19
Worked with Jules Maltz. He's amazingly good. Smart, funny, engaging. Cares about the company. Cant say enough good things.
Fast turnaround, had a decision quickly. Closed as they stated - no changes. Been a GREAT investor.PRIVATE: Members Only
Great Firm
Fund: Institutional Venture Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2010-04-22
We recently concluded a very competitive growth capital round of financing and selected IVP because we found them to be very straightforward in our interactions and incredibly knowledgable about our market and our competitors. In addition, our reference checks confirmed their reputation as roll-up-the-sleeves helpful late-stage partners. They told us they wanted to do a deal, and 8 days after we signed the term sheet, we had $25 million in our account. Yes, 8 days. No politics, no series of endless meetings with uninformed partners to convince – just warp speed on the financing so that we could continue on our most important priority: building our company. IVP was incredibly fast and hassle free, just as promised.
The other key reason we selected Dennis and IVP is because they are known for being supportive of their management teams, rather than heavy-handed or high maintenace. This was important to us and is not the reputation of some of other firms we met with, in particular at some of the most famous ones. IVP is known for backing management – for better, or for worse. They offer smart advice and quality introductions, but they also realize that it's the entrepreneur who needs to build the company. Other firms we met with seemed more interested in telling us what they thought we should do, rather than how they could help us. Choosing IVP over others firms has proven to be a huge accelerant for us.PRIVATE: Members Only
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Posted by Anonymous on 2010-01-29
We're a well known start-up, well into double-digit million revenues, with operating profitability. After speaking with a lot of folks, we got attractive term sheets from several and wanted to proceed with IVP. Dealing with Dennis Phelps, we were persuaded that this was a guy we could work with productively, even if we didn't think the candlepower was there to add a lot of value.
We should've got the creepy tingle that you get in horror films when they insisted on an exclusivity provision. Seemed rather odd, but under heavy pressure, we figured it wasn't really going to hurt. That's when Steve Harrick joined in the conversations and due diligence.
Unbelievable to us, our existing VC, and our banker and attorneys, they came back three days later with a term sheet at 2/3 the price and lots of the extra bells and whistles on it. What's more, they didn't even have the decency to call me up, or better yet, meet me face-to-face to explain themselves (can't believe Dennis still doesn't have the courage to call and apologize). We had our attorney pass and waited out the exclusivity period. We eventually got our cash from another source, hit our numbers, and will be out in the public markets in two years or so.
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Very Machiavellian
Fund: Institutional Venture Partners
Posted by HBRuby on 2007-08-10
Smart, professional, play things close to the chess, and try to leave you with a favorable impression. A level of style discipline here that only the writer of "The Prince" could grow to love.PRIVATE: Members Only (245 Characters)
Be Careful....
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Posted by vc_bucks_suck on 2007-08-09
These guys are smart - but dangerous.
Suggest you don't get sideways with these guys or the tires on the bus they throw you under will hurt.PRIVATE: Members Only (213 Characters)
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Thursday, February 6, 2014
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
This event repeats every week on Thursday between 1/9/2014 and 1/28/2016.
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You may experience yourself drifting in and out of sleep during the gentle and quiet sessions. You will gain a deeper sense of well-being and relaxation, with a better understanding of your body and how it feels. If you suffer migraines or back or neck pain, the instructor will advice you on the specific technique to alleviate the area of concern.
Mats and materials are provided. Come in loose and comfortable pants and clothing. Most people remove their shoes.
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QUINCY � The Christmas story and season will bring residents of Quincy together Friday night during the Quincy Chamber of Commerce's annual Quincy Lights event. Over the past week downtown business owners have been busy decorating 3-foot Christmas trees that line Chicago and North Main streets in the village. Votes will be cast during the event for the favorite tree. The winning tree will receive $200, which the business owner can donate to the charity of their choice. The event will kick off at 5:30 p.m. in the downtown courtyard with Scott Arnold, pastor of the Union Church, reading the Christmas story from Luke�s scripture. �It is a great family event which showcases the community,� said Cindy Longstreet, chamber president. �We hope everyone will come out.� Arnold said he has been involved with the event for the last four years, reading the scripture each year. The chamber has hosted the event for six years. Children from the church will help to light the lights in the courtyard before Arnold leads everyone in attendance in prayer. After the lighting of the lights and Santa Claus� arrival downtown, businesses will open their doors�for a wide variety of holiday activities. Arnold and parishioners from the church will open the church for children and adults to experience Bethlehem Live, which will include a live nativity in the church�s sanctuary. Bethlehem Live will feature a variety of shops in the church�s gymnasium with hands-on activities for families. Parishioners will be dressed in period clothing and assist families at each station. �It is very family friendly and casual,� Arnold said. �It is a way we can reach out to the community.� Arnold said the event allows families to start conversations about the message of Christ�s birth. �We want them to have an experience that they can begin to talk about the birth of Christ and what that means,� Arnold said. �It is a very informal way to talk about Jesus.� New to the experience this year will be an herb shop where families can learn the importance of herbs during Biblical times. The Quincy High School band and choir will be on hand during the event downtown performing holiday favorites. Santa will be at the fire station with pictures being taken by Expressions Photography. The Word of Life Church will host Winter Games for children at the fire station. The Quincy Lions Club and chamber will have cookies for children to decorate. Members of the Quincy Historical Society will be at the Quincy Museum, where visitors�can explore the past.
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The increase in black bear deaths in Southwest Colorado this year mirrors the toll elsewhere in the state, ursine experts say.
This year, 2012, will probably be the most significant for human-bear interactions on record, Randy Hampton, statewide spokesman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, said Monday. Historically, weve dealt with localized bear, but this year, it was across the board.
Colorado has 5.2 million residents, Hampton said. There are more people recreating, more people on the road and more energy development, so were seeing bears where we never saw them before.
Ultimately, more human-bear contacts mean more bear mortality, he said.
The drought, a late frost that hammered the stands of oakbrush acorns, chokecherries and serviceberries that provide bears with natural food and the habit of urban residents to leave food out for scavenging bears brought the problem to a head, the experts say.
In Colorado Parks and Wildlife Region 15, which includes Dolores, San Juan, Montezuma, La Plata and Archuleta counties, the number of nonhunter bear deaths for 2012, by agency statistics, is 83 (53 road kills, 10 by landowners and 20 by Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers putting down troublesome bears). The corresponding number from 2011 was 36.
Peterson, who founded Bear Smart Durango in 2003 to educate residents about living in bear country, said his statistics come from the agencys Monta Vista Service Center, Southwest Region.
In 2010, nonhunter ursine mortality in Region 15 was 30, a Bear Smart Durango report says. The average (2001-10) was 28.
An Associated Press story last week said through November, 100 bears were killed other than by hunters in Region 8, which includes Eagle and Pitkin counties and eastern Garfield County. The 100 deaths are up from 32 the year before. In 2010, there were 18 nonhunter bear deaths in the region.
Road kills and agency executions accounted for 80 of the 100 deaths. The corresponding totals for 2011 and 2010, respectively, were 11 and 7.
The AP story quoted Perry Will, a 38-year Colorado Parks and Wildlife veteran who manages the three-county area, who said hed never seen a worse year for bears.
In Region 15, Colorado Parks and Wildlife this year relocated 17 first-time troublesome bears and killed 20 as second-strike troublemakers, said Joe Lewandowski, agency spokesman in Durango. In 2011, the corresponding numbers were seven and eight, he said.
No count of ursine traffic deaths was immediately available, Lewandowski said. Randy Hampton, with the agency in Denver, said the state didnt have road-kill statistics for Region 15 either.
Parks and Wildlife has kept comprehensive bear records for only a few years.
The problems for bears started this year in May, when a late-May frost wiped out their natural food.
When that happens, bears look for food where we dont want to see them, in urban areas, said Mike Porras, also a Parks and Wildlife spokesman. The whole state was hit.
Hampton said the agencys number one priority is educating the public about living with bears.
When their habitat is in good condition, bears tend to stay in the wild unless they have learned that in urban areas tipping over garbage cans, getting into pet food or cleaning up backyard barbecue grill is easier.
Many city dwellers are hard to convince that putting food out of a bears reach goes a long way to solving the problem.
Patt Dorsey, the area wildlife manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife in Durango, knows how stubborn some residents are.
I was in a neighborhood off Florida Road on Labor Day this year about a bear in a house of a woman who was alone, Dorsey said Monday. We found there was no bear, but a neighbor of hers said: I know theres a bear problem here because Ive been picking up my garbage all summer.
Durango city councilors are scheduled to revisit an ordinance regarding trash collection and recycling. The ordinance addresses wildlife-proof containers and their secure storage. But in a draft version, references to garbage have been struck out.


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Joshua and Kylah Turbitt of Warwick announce the birth of their son, Zachary Christopher Alan Turbitt, on November 20, 2012 at Kent Hospital. He weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz and was 18¼ inches long at birth.
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For me its head games. the slasher and splatter films overdo it too much for me. they just come off as more comical then scary. put something in there that's going to play with my mind and let my imagination run free though and it completely freaks me out. unfortunately though there are very few movies that let your imagination just go. they always have to show something that always turns out goofy or just plain stupid or way too predicable and that just ruins it for me.
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Season: Starting fullback (defender) after making early-season move from forward.
Career: (2011-12) Started for school's first soccer team.
Miscellaneous: 4.0 student, who has scored 25 on ACT. … Mu Sigma Honor Society member. … Plays trombone in Ram Pride Marching Band.
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Jennifer Vachon began Saturday's Bark for Life benefit walk down Main Street with a heavy heart. Walking with her team, "Sully's Survivors," every step reminded her of the Great Pyrenees she lost to salivary gland carcinoma last August.
Jennifer Vachon began Saturday's Bark for Life benefit walk down Main Street with a heavy heart. Walking with her team, "Sully's Survivors," every step reminded her of the Great Pyrenees she lost to salivary gland carcinoma last August.
"I wasn't even sure I could come today," Vachon admitted, as she stepped briskly behind Sam, a 3-year-old Pyrenees who weighs 140 pounds. Like her dearly departed Sully, Sam was a rescue dog.
"At eight weeks, they're all cute and fuzzy," she said, her face brightening. "People think they're little snowballs. Then they grow into this: big, drool-y and very hairy."
Five years ago, Vachon co-founded the Hendersonville "Bark for Life" benefit with Laurel Park resident Jim Ariatti. When the two met at a Relay for Life kickoff, Vachon — herself a two-time cancer survivor — was grieving over the double-whammy of losing her grandfather to lung cancer and Sully's recent diagnosis.
The two friends and their big white dogs helped launch the first Bark for Life at Patton Park in 2009, attracting about 65 participants. The next year's event brought double that number and raised more than $10,000. Sully was there for each one, even as he struggled with the loss of his ear, his saliva glands and his tail to tumors.
In his memory, "Sully's Survivors" covered a mile of Main Street Saturday and sold frozen dog treats, pins, temporary tattoos and doggie pedicures from a tent in front of the Historic Courthouse, raising more than $1,000 for the fight against cancer.
They were one of 10 teams that brought in more than $10,000 for the American Cancer Society this year. Funds were gathered from registration fees, team sponsorships, a silent auction and a rabies clinic. FastCat photography studio and Art MoB Studios kicked in the proceeds from pet portraits, while Falderal Winery held a charity wine tasting.
"The more money we raise, the less heartache we have to have," said event chair Stephanie Bennett, who works as a veterinary assistant at Health Care for Pets in Mills River. Bennett started volunteering with Relay for Life after her grandfather died of lung cancer, and she took over organizing Bark for Life from Vachon and Ariatti last year.
The Hendersonville Kennel Club was the event's biggest team fundraiser, besting its goal of $1,775 by more than $70. The club solicited donations through its newsletter and email list and received "a chunk of change" from local veterinarians and dog lovers, said President Judith Smith.
Although the funds raised go towards cancer research for humans, Smith pointed out there's a "trickle-down effect" that applies to animal cancers.
"Most of the most common cancers, like melanomas, are found in dogs," Smith said. "Any research they do will help all of us in the long run."
As she walked her two golden retrievers down Main, breast cancer survivor Leanne Groban credited her sister, local artist Mona Groban, and their four dogs with helping her through her ordeal.
"I was early detection, so I'm a big believer in mammography," said Groban, who splits her time between a home near DuPont State Recreational Forest and Winston-Salem. "My sister was my caregiver while I was recovering at home in Winston-Salem. She and the dogs were by my side through it all."
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Bryant Park Chess
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
This event repeats every week on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 5/1/2013 and 10/11/2013.
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Game boards, including chess, checkers, and backgammon, are available for a small fee. Provided by the Marshall Chess Club.
40th Street Plaza in Bryant Park
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2012 MLB.com Postseason Bracket Challenge: Official Rules
The object of MLB.com Postseason 2012 Bracket Challenge (the "Contest") is to select the MLB teams you think will win each series of the 2012 Major League Baseball ("MLB") postseason. For purposes of this Contest, the "Postseason Series" shall mean, collectively, the Wild Card Games ("Wild Card"), American League Division Series ("ALDS"), the National League Division Series ("NLDS"), the American League Championship Series ("ALCS"), the National League Championship Series ("NLCS") and the World Series. To enter, you must complete an online postseason bracket by selecting, for each Postseason Series, the MLB teams you think will win. Your goal is to use your skill and knowledge of Major League Baseball to try to pick the winners of each Postseason Series.
The Contest is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, Washington D.C. and Canada (excluding residents of the Province of Quebec) who are of legal age of majority in their jurisdictions of residence (and at least eighteen (18) years of age) as of the date of entry with a valid e-mail address and Internet access as of October 2, 2012. Void in the Province of Quebec and where prohibited by law, rule or regulation.
Employees, officers and directors (including immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and any person residing in their same households, whether or not related) of the MLB Entities (defined below), Choice Hotels International Services Corp., Choice Hotels International, Inc. franchisees, and each of their respective parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, licensees, distributors, dealers, retailers, printers, advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the Contest, are not eligible to participate or win a prize. The "MLB Entities" shall mean MLB Advanced Media, L.P. ("Sponsor," "MLBAM" or "MLB.com"), the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, its Bureaus, Committees, Subcommittees and Councils, Major League Baseball Enterprises, Inc., Major League Baseball Properties, Inc., The MLB Network, LLC, the Major League Baseball Clubs, Tickets.com, Inc., SportsOnEarth, LLC and each of their respective subsidiaries or affiliated entities, any entity which, now or in the future, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Major League Baseball Clubs or the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, and the shareholders, parents, directors, officers, representatives, employees, agents, successors and assigns of the above entities.
How to Register
You may register to participate in the Contest from 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on October 4, 2012 through five (5) minutes prior to the start of the first game of the Postseason Series on October 5, 2012 (the "Registration Period"). Online entry only. No other method of registration will be accepted. Limit one (1) bracket per valid MLB.com account, per person and per email address. In case of multiple registrations received from any person, only the first registration received from such person will be considered. To register to participate, during the Registration Period visit either www.mlb.com/fantasy or www.facebook.com/mlb (the "MLB Facebook Page") and click on the banners, buttons and/or links to access the Contest registration page (the "Contest Registration Page"). If you are not already a member of MLB.com, you must become one before you can register to participate in the Contest (membership is free). To access the Contest Registration Page on the MLB Facebook Page you will need to be logged in to your Facebook account and click "Like" on the MLB Facebook Page. All entry data provided via the Facebook entry form is provided to MLB.com and not to Facebook. Registrations must be received during the Registration Period to be eligible. All entries must include a valid e-mail address for the participant. Please note that all information submitted by participants is subject to, and will be treated in a manner consistent with, MLB.com's Terms of Use accessible at http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/about_mlb_com/terms_of_use.jsp and Privacy Policy accessible at: www.mlb.com/privacy. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means or utilizing any other method or means which, in MLBAM's sole discretion, impacts the integrity of the Contest or is in violation of these Official Rules are void. Entrants to the Contest may be given the option to receive commercial e-mails from MLB.com and/or its affiliates; however, eligibility to participate in the Contest is not dependent upon entrant's consent to receive such e-mails.
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By registering and/or participating in the Contest, each participant agrees that MLBAM will solely resolve any disputes and rules violations that arise in connection with the Contest. All decisions by MLBAM regarding the Contest shall be final and binding in all respects. Any incidence of collusion or cheating, as determined by MLBAM in its sole discretion, will be subject to disqualification from the Contest without limitation to any other rights or remedies available to MLBAM. If you have any questions regarding the Contest, please send an e-mail to MLB.com customer support.
Filling out your bracket
Each Postseason Series match-up will be posted on MLB.com after all ten (10) MLB teams participating in the 2012 MLB Postseason have been confirmed. Follow the instruction provided to select and drag the logos of the MLB teams that you think will win each Postseason Series into place within the online bracket.
If at any time before the Lock Time (defined below) you wish to start your bracket over, simply hit the "Reset" button located below the bracket to clear your previous team selections. New pick selections will not be saved until you re-submit your bracket.
Selecting Tiebreakers
In addition to filling out your bracket, you must also select an answer to each of the following tiebreaker questions:
1. Total number of runs you think will be scored during the final game of the World Series;
2. Total number of hits you think will be recorded during the final game of the World Series;
3. Total number of runs you think will be scored during the entire World Series; and
4. Total number of hits you think will be recorded during the entire World Series.
Note: Only wins officially scored as wins in the 2012 Postseason Series will be counted in the Contest.
Team Selection Deadline
The deadline for selecting your bracket is five (5) minutes prior to the start of the first game of the Postseason Series scheduled to begin on October 5, 2012 (the "Lock Time"). If you fail to submit a bracket before the Lock Time, you will not be eligible to participate in the Contest. MLBAM's computer shall be the official clock of the Contest. Once you have submitted your bracket, you may change your selections at any time prior to the Lock Time.
Scoring in the Contest is as follows: You will receive points for each Postseason Series for which you correctly select the winning team, as determined by MLBAM in its sole discretion based on official results, as follows:
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Wild Card Game Winner
Division Series Winner
League Championship Series Winner
World Series Winner
Since there are nine (9) total Postseason Series results (i.e. two (2) Wild Cards, two (2) ALDS, two (2) NLDS, one (1) ALCS, one (1) NLCS, one (1) World Series), any eligible participant can receive a maximum of one hundred and five (105) points.
The eligible participant who achieves the highest total score based on the results of their bracket, as determined by MLBAM in its sole discretion based on official results, will be the official winner of the Contest (the "Grand Prize Winner"), subject to verification of eligibility and full compliance with the terms of these Official Rules. In the event of a tie for the Grand Prize, the Tiebreakers (defined below) will be used among the remaining tied participants to determine one (1) Grand Prize Winner. IN NO EVENT WILL MORE THAN ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE BE AWARDED.
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The Grand Prize Winner will receive (a) one thousand U.S. dollars (USD $1,000), (b) two (2) tickets for the Grand Prize Winner and one (1) guest (the "Guest") to attend one (1) game of the 2013 MLB World Series championship selected in Sponsor's sole discretion (the "World Series Game"), (c) two (2) round trip coach class air transportation for the Grand Prize Winner and Guest from a major commercial airport nearest Grand Prize Winner's home in the U.S. to a major commercial airport nearest the host city of the World Series Game, (d) one (1) standard hotel room (double occupancy) for two (2) nights in a hotel selected by Sponsor in or near the host city of the World Series Game ((a), (b), (c), and (d) collectively, the "Grand Prize"). Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of the Grand Prize: $4500. Actual value of the Grand Prize will vary depending on Grand Prize Winner's city of departure and the host city of the World Series Game. All Grand Prize details, including exact World Series Game and seat locations at the World Series Game, shall be determined in the sole discretion of Sponsor. GROUND TRANSPORTATION NOT INCLUDED.
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The Released Parties make no warranties, express or implied, relative to the use or enjoyment of any prize or portions thereof, including without limitations, its quality, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. By entering the Contest, each participant agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and fully release the Released Parties and Facebook from any and all claims, demands, losses, promises, causes of action and liabilities for any injuries, losses, death, or damages of any kind caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by participation in, or preparation for, the Contest or resulting from the acceptance, possession, quality, use or misuse of any prize, or any portion of any prize, including any travel or any activity related to the receipt or use of any prize (or any portion thereof). This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. MLB.com Postseason Bracket Challenge is a skill contest designed to increase consumer awareness of and interest in Major League Baseball and MLB.com, the Official Site of Major League Baseball. This Contest may not be used for, or in connection with, any form of gambling.
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DescriptionJoe Garagiola and Joe Sewell Signed Checks Lot of 2. Each of the men featured in this lot ascended to the height of being a World Series champion, with Joe Sewell achieving even higher with his Hall of Fame berth. Both Sewell as well as the great Joe Garagiola have provided signed personal checks here. LOA from PSA/DNA.
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Mark posted this in the Lounge but I think this word needs to get out to all our main forum posters regarding the financial health of this place.
Remember we accept no moneys from business because we all wanted to have a site without popups.
The Amazon connection has been a huge help but we need to do 2 things. We need to remind our friends to buy at Amazon using our address so the site gets a small bit for the business.
The other: Read this comment from Mark about contributions being down. Getting near the giving season, don't forget to put Seahawks.net on your Christmas list.
See where it says the moneys we used in the past was for ONE TENTH of the volume of the traffic we have now, so please help where you can. Its that or start finding other methods of financing this please we all love.
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We're moving towards something similar. The current setup was architected 3 years ago when we were at 10% of the amount of traffic we are now, so it's time to put our big boy pants on.
Of course, the issue with that is that it's more expensive, and if you hadn't noticed, we're behind in donations this year, even with the Amazon clicks. Hopefully people get charitable during the holiday season because my wife will be the one going to the data center and unplugging us if I have to keep subsidizing the site."


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