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- Nov 18:
- Deadline for flood victims to apply for relief in Superior extended to Dec. 9
- Nov 14:
- Sunshine Canyon Drive, Flagstaff Road to reopen to all users Saturday
- Nov 6:
- Superior Chamber establishes relief fund for residents affected by floods
- Oct 15:
- Boulder County homeowner haunted by mysterious concrete block
- Oct 5:
- Boulder area car buyers warned how to avoid flood-damaged autos
- Boulder Reservoir draws 300 volunteers for flood clean-up, repairs
- Oct 4:
- Vail Resorts to put 150 employees to work fixing flood-ravaged Coal Creek Trail
- Oct 3:
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- Oct 1:
- Superior to hold rescheduled flood repair volunteer project Saturday
- Superior to hold flood impact public meeting tonight
- Sep 25:
- Superior to host volunteer project day Saturday to repair flood damage
- Sep 22:
- Boulder County flood victims facing housing crunch
- Sep 21:
- Boulder ceremony honors memory of couple lost in flood
- Boulder begins inspections of flood-damaged properties Monday
- Sep 18:
- Collection for flood relief at final Art Night Out on Friday in Lafayette
- Sep 15:
- 'Camp Erie' to provide activities for kids during flood-related school closure next week
- Sep 14:
- 234 people remain unaccounted as rescuers gain ground
- Residents, officials: We will come back.
- Road closures in Boulder, east county and surrounding area
- Closings, cancellations and re-openings post flood
- Boulder area canyons remain isolated
- Boulder County's major reservoirs holding steady, despite week's deluge
- Fifth-graders stranded at Cal-Wood near Jamestown return to Louisville
- Officials: Extensive road damage still being assessed
- Boulder County to provide community dumpsters for flood cleanup
- 234 remain 'unaccounted for', rescuers slowly gain ground
- Boulder remains under flash flood watch through Sunday afternoon
- Sep 13:
- Rescue crews help Lefthand Canyon residents evacuate
- St. Vrain schools closed until Thursday, BVSD officials still deciding when to reopen
- In the mouth of Boulder Canyon: The aftermath of a 100-year flood
- Football: No make-up date yet as CU postpones game against Fresno State because of flood
- Boulder to see some relief, but more rain in forecast
- U.S. 36 reopened in both directions between Denver and Boulder
- 181 'unaccounted for,' at least 3 dead in Boulder County
- Flood-related closures in Boulder County for Friday, Sept. 13
- List of Boulder County road closures due to flooding
- Boulder police chief tours flood damage, says 'things are looking better'
- Eldorado Springs residents ordered to evacuate due to high waters, mudslide risk
- Sep 12:
- Surge of water carrying cars, other debris flattens in Boulder Canyon
- Evacuations ordered for 4,000 residents along Boulder Creek
- Flooding claims at least 2 lives in Boulder, Jamestown
- RTD suspends numerous bus routes in Boulder
- 2nd Boulder flooding fatality was recent Centaurus grad Wesley Quinlan, friends say
- 100-year-flood: Boulder rainfall records swamped in dueling weather systems
- Louisville, Lafayette open shelters as creeks swell; downtown Superior under evac order
- Homeless people turned away from Boulder flood shelter
- Flooding prompts evacuations near Erie; community center to serve as shelter
- BVSD: Students at Jamestown's CalWood Education Center are safe
- Closures: Host of area roads closed, as well as CU, Naropa, Boulder Valley, St. Vrain schools
- Firefighter trapped by 'wall of water' rescued, suffers severe injuries
- Boulder registers wettest 24-hour period, and month, on record
- Sheriff asks Boulder County residents to stay home today, keep roads clear
- 500-year flood nearly cuts Longmont in two, forces evacuations
- National Guard carries evacuees from Lyons, delivers supplies
- Boulder flood: Live social media coverage of flash-flood emergency
East Boulder County is emerging from a night of rising waters, road closures and evacuation notices as a cautious hope begins to form across the saturated landscape that the rains will soon come to an end.
Superior Town Manager Matt Magley said the levels of both Coal and Rock creeks have come down this morning and the Second Avenue bridge in Original Town no longer has water flowing over it.
"Residents in Original Town south of the creek can return," he said. "Our roads and ponds are in good condition. Some trails are still impassable near the creeks and drainage ways. Water and wastewater treatment plants are fine. We will be going through the town over the next week to assess the damage."
He estimated up to 20 residents in Original Town had evacuated Thursday night.
In Lafayette, the Bob L. Burger Recreation Center took in 22 people, three dogs and a cat Thursday night. Sean VonRoenn, recreation superintendent, said residents of Centaur South subdivision who had been evacuated Thursday evening had been bussed back to their homes this morning.
City spokeswoman Debbie Wilmot said while water levels have receded in Lafayette, heavy roadway debris and some power outages exist. She said Baseline Reservoir was not breached.
South 120th Street remains closed between South Boulder Road and Horizon Avenue, but northbound County Line Road at Baseline Road and southbound U.S. 287 at South Public Road have opened.In Louisville, two roads are out of commission this morning -- County Road near Community Park due to a bridge washout and Empire Road, also due to a washout.
City Manager Malcolm Fleming said hundreds of residential basements flooded, as well as the police headquarters building and the recreation center. The most damage appeared to be to the Coal Creek Golf Course, where pumps were submerged under water, sand traps destroyed, greens damaged and tee boxes broken. Fleming said he didn't want to guess what the cost of damage at the golf course will amount to.
He said the city's sewage plant was working at full capacity trying to process the overflow. The city's water is safe to drink, Fleming said.
Erie appeared to struggle the most from events overnight.
Flooding on the north end of Kattell Street, at Evans, prompted some residents to evacuate. The town's public works department was asked by Mountain View Fire & Rescue to assist with the rescue of a resident in the Buffalo Road area. And emergency notifications were sent late Thursday night to residents on Washburn Avenue and Washburn Street in Erie Village, informing them to stay vigilant as water had crossed County Line Road.
As of this morning, 55 people had checked into the Erie Community Center, which has acted as an evacuation shelter since Thursday morning. The center accepted pets as long as they were crated.
The community center will remain a shelter through this evening, meaning the community center will be closed to the general public again today.
Weld County Line Road 10 1/2 in north Erie has been washed away and is impassable. Colo. 52 is closed from U.S. 287 to I-25. And County Line Road, between Arapahoe Road and Colo. 7, has been barricaded by public works.
So far, flooding at Vista Ridge has been confined to the golf course.
Erie officials are warning residents that water levels at Coal Creek at the curve heading to the Grandview neighborhood are extremely high, with water about four feet from the bottom of the bridge.
Erie spokesman Fred Diehl said the town's water is safe to drink and all water treatment facilities are functioning normally this morning.
Erie Animal Hospital is offering animal care and sheltering services for lost or stray pets. Contact Erie Animal Hospital at 303-828-0373 or 303-818-7883 or visit at 720 Austin Ave., Suite 107.


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Saturday, November 10, 2012
Rockin' The Rosebery
16 comments:
If it comes with the cutie pie pouring the drinks, I'm in!ReplyDelete
I'M IN! ! ! It look's sensational...ReplyDelete
I'll have a green apple martini then champers...and if that particular bartender's on board, I'll be wearing, ummmm, I was going to say as little as is legally allowed, but let me think about it
OK, I've thought...I'm going with my original choice
What time are we departing...and do you want me to bring a plate?
I'm in Millie, I'll bring you French champagne for the party and I'd love to wear high heels, do you think I'd manage the stairs?! :)ReplyDelete
Dear Mills,ReplyDelete
I am hoping that I'm on the guest list ....... if so, I shall be wearing a litle black All Saints number, I would love a rose petal martini and, song choice is a little more difficult.......'perhaps 'Shout' so that I can bounce up and down or 'Come on Eileen' for the same reason !!!!
Love the Rosebery - I'm guessing it's not in Oz though with the picture of the Stately Home in the background? I'll join you, wearing Oscar de la Renta, drinking Dom Perrignon thanks. xxReplyDelete
this is just absolutely 'fabulousness'!!!!! counting down to the christmas break also. xReplyDelete
Wow! I want one of my own!!!!ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful weekend, Millie!
save a seat for me.ReplyDelete
Hi Millie,ReplyDelete
Hope that I can be on the guest list too and what fun!
The Rosebery looks like a fabulous place for a Christmas party and champagne for moi, and I shall be wearing a little Alanna Hill flapper inspired dress.
Enjoy your Sunday
Count me in Millie... or should I say... load me on... I will have whatever you are drinking...:) What a great idea for a party... xvReplyDelete
Millie, I'm in too. I'll frock up in gold Rachel Gilbert sequins. If you can have a chilled bottle of French on standby, I'd be much obliged. xReplyDelete
I'll bring my watercolors and paint the entire joy ride. Looks like quite the cruiser.ReplyDelete
Dear Millie, please accept my late RSVP. It would give me great pleasure to attend your festive party. I shall of course be wearing a classic dinner jacket and black tie. I would love a large gin with a tiny splash of tonic on the rocks. After a few of those I would love to hear "Come fly with me" by Buble or Sinatra (although I'd probably start singing along with a few too many on board). Never mind, as your only male RSVPer to date It might be charming of me to provide the entertainment!ReplyDelete
I'm rather surprised the bus doesn't have 'Harrods' written on the side. I shan't be attending, as, unfortunately, I already have a prior invitation to Buck House. Beggars can't be choosers!ReplyDelete
Count me in. I will be there in a pair of knee high brown boots and a chiffon slate blue mini dress and a couple dozen glitter sprinkled white cupcakes. Ta Ta for now;) HeidiReplyDelete
Does that bartender come with the bus? If so, count me in!! xxReplyDelete
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Arreola hammers Mitchell in one
Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola (36-3) made short work of Seth Mitchell (26-2-1), dispatching the younger fighter in just two minutes 26 seconds of round one in the main event on Saturday night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California.
A well-conditioned and poised Arreola landed a clubbing right hand in one of the first exchanges of the bout. Mitchell was stunned and already on wobbly legs. Following a push down, and moments later a clean knockdown, veteran referee Jack Reiss halted the action late in the round as Mitchell was unable to defend himself against the power punches of "The Nightmare".
"I want to thank myself for putting the work in," said a fresh and jubilant Arreola after the stoppage.
"I worked my ass off in Phoenix preparing for this fight. I respect Seth for his power, but the big difference for me was in training camp."
Arreola's lack of preparation for big fights has been well documented. Coming into Fantasy Springs, he knew he needed to prove to his team, boxing fans and, most of all, to himself that he was not a shot fighter and certainly no stepping stone for Seth Mitchell.
"I have been my only downfall," he continued. "I should only have one loss on my record. All my other losses are on me for not training properly. But I came here to win tonight. And it was easy work."
A stunned Mitchell said, "I got caught. I am very disappointed. I was confident in my ability to win this fight. My heart just hurts right now. This was a big fight for both of us, a fight that I wanted. I didn't want to step back after beating Jonathan Banks."
In the co-feature, Efrain Esquivias (17-2-1) stopped Mexican legend Rafael Marquez (41-9) in the ninth round of their 10-round junior featherweight bout.
For Marquez, the Mexican warrior who is likely bound for the Hall of Fame, his reflexes and power simply were not there against the younger challenger.
In his first fight back in nearly a year, the former two-division world champion may have had his dreams of fighting for another world title dashed by a resurgent Esquivias.
Esquivias of Gardena, Calif., found a home for his right hand by the fourth round. He was able to land it seemingly at will as the fight progressed. Gaining confidence in the middle rounds, Esquivias began to land the left hook to the body, further slowing the fading legend.
Esquivias drilled Marquez with a lead right hand in the ninth sending Marquez down. After a brief look, referee Raul Caiz Jr., waved it off without a count.
"I am slow starter," said an emotional Esquivias after the bout. "He caught me early, but I finished strong and that's what matters."
When asked about beating a legendary warrior, "It means everything. He's one of my favourite fighters. When he beat Tim Austin I became a big fan of Rafael. Now, I am in the ring with him and it's a huge honor. I am still his biggest fan. He's a great champion."


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After 42 years as a nurse, Myrna Tufono earned the right to a restful retirement. But instead of kicking back, the Cupertino dynamo spent Christmas Day whipping up two special dinners, one for her own tribe and the other for a kind of extended family, brought together from near and far by shared misfortune.
There was Wilma Estes, of Ceres, whose husband of 58 years is struggling to recover at Kaiser hospital in Santa Clara from emergency bypass surgery. Also at his bedside: their son Randy, from Reno.
And there was 9-year-old Alana Alexander and her 12-year-old brother, Ethan, of Pittsburg, who spent most of Christmas Day at the same hospital, doing their best to be good as a battery-powered heart pump kept their grandmother alive.
Not the kind of Christmas kids — or adults, for that matter — dream of. But that's where Tufono and her fellow volunteers come in.
They dished up a deluxe Christmas dinner in a deluxe setting, giving these stressed-out families and others like them a taste of the holiday at JW House, a guesthouse on the Kaiser campus that resembles a Tahoe ski lodge with floor-to-ceiling windows and a huge fireplace.
"It may not be the best Christmas we've ever had," Randy Estes said. "But it's a gorgeous place, the people are friendly and they really care. There should be one of these at every hospital."
Alana had a different perspective.
"The brownies are really good," she said.
JW House was inspired by teenager Jan-Willem Knapen, who died at age 16 of brain cancer in 2005. From his hospital bed, he helped raise hundreds of thousands in seed money to build the home that serves as a respite for families whose ailing loved ones are in local hospitals. Donors included philanthropists like Helen Marchese Owen and the Sobrato family.
In 2008, JW House opened with four individual apartments, a communal dining room and a garden. Families are referred for stays by hospital social workers based on how far they must travel to the hospital, financial need and other factors. They can stay overnight — like the Esteses — or drop in during the day to take a shower, do laundry or eat a meal, like the Alexanders.
Area restaurants supply dinner every night. But Tufono steps in on holidays, commandeering the guesthouse's large kitchen and multiple volunteers to prepare a home-cooked feast.
"As a nurse, I know how desperate people can be during the holidays when someone is sick," Tufono said. "But they come over here, relax, eat and get some soul support."
Tuesday's spread included two turkeys, a 13-pound rib roast, potatoes — mashed or twice baked. Plus rice, coleslaw, tomato and cucumber salad. — and carrot cake and brownies for dessert.
Tufono knows the comforting power of a home-cooked meal. She still remembers how every Wednesday her mom would clean out the fridge and make a big pot of soup, accompanied by her homemade bread. So when Wilma Estes mentioned that her husband was on a strict sodium-free diet, Tufono prepared a special salt-free prime rib to bring to him.
"Myrna is the best," said volunteer Greg Sereno, a teacher at St. Clare School in Santa Clara who knew JW. "Next to the paid staff, she's it. When she's here, we bow to her."
Tufono shrugs off the praise. Her only complaint is JW House lacks a freezer, making her labor of love a bit more challenging.
"I love cooking, and I like to see people enjoying the food," she said, noting how she got plenty of practice raising three children and her nephews. "It's a hobby. You know how some people knit? I couldn't sit still long enough to do that."
Contact Tracey Kaplan at 408-278-3482. Follow her at Twitter.com/tkaplanreport.


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On Your Marks...
The UC Santa Barbara men's and women's cross country teams begin their 2003 campaign at home this Saturday, Sept. 6, playing host to Big West Conference rivals Cal Poly and Long Beach State at the UCSB Lagoon Open. After a group of Gaucho alumni race at 9:30 a.m., the women will take to the starting line for a 5,000-meter competition beginning at 10:30 a.m. The men's 8000-meter race, scheduled for 11:00 a.m., rounds out Saturday's events at the Lagoon Course. The men's and women's teams with the lowest combined finishes amongst their top-five runners will be crowned of their respective races.
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Anchoring the UCSB lineup is senior Chris White, the last remaining runner from Santa Barbara's NCAA Championship-qualifying team in 2001 that finished ranked 17th nationally. White is coming off a strong showing in the 5,000-meters at the 2003 Big West Conference track championships, placing third in a time of 14:37.43. David Monaco and Pablo Gallegos complete UCSB's trio of seniors; Monaco enjoyed a strong 2003 track season while Gallegos was Santa Barbara's sixth man at the conference meet last year. Junior Jeff Gardinia looks to build on his breakthrough 2002 campaign in which he was the team's second-highest finisher at the Pre-NCAA meet (25:23) and then enjoyed a 28th-place Big West Championship finish. As the Gauchos' fifth man in 2002, Scott Brandos placed 51st at the NCAA Regionals, while fellow junior Scott McConville was a regional qualifier in track a season ago. UCSB's talented five-man freshman class includes Mike Chavez, who capped his prep career by placing sixth at the California state meet in 2002.
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With a pair of All-Big West returnees in juniors Desiree Leek and Cosette Smith, Santa Barbara may be the favorite to earn the league title in 2003. Leek, who placed fifth at the conference meet a year ago, owns a personal best 5k time of 18:02. Smith finished fifth at the 2001 Big West Championship, and is looking to regain that form after missing all of last season due to injury. In addition, UCSB may be the only team in the country to feature two sets of identical twins, Desiree DeJesus and Tiffany Armel (who married teammate Ben Armel in the off-season), and Lauren and Lindsay Christman. DeJesus finished 17th at the 2002 Big West meet, one spot and ranks sixth in school history in at 10,000-meters on the track, while Lauren Christman served as the Gauchos' fourth runner a year ago. Armel took last year off after placing 4th in the 10,000-meters at the 2002 Big West Track Championships. Another solid performer is sophomore Stephanie Rothstein, the former Arizona state runner-up who enjoyed a 15th-place Big West showing during her rookie campaign.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
No Fortress Here
—Peter Carlino, CEO Penn National Gaming, on the near-term outlook
Earnings season is underway—the chief reason for the paucity of updates here at NotMakingThisUp—and the conference calls are bleaker than any we have ever heard.
While we usually like to present highlights from the best and the worst of the quarterly calls here on these virtual pages, there are so few "best" and so many "worst" that it would be piling on.
But the most concise summary of the state of the world came from Penn Gaming, a racetrack and casino operator that may well go down as the poster child of the excesses of the liquidity bubble.
On June 15, 2007—just a week before the Blackstone IPO, which itself marked the absolute top of the credit cycle, in our view—Penn was the subject of a $67 a share, $8.5 billion buyout by the unfortunately named Fortress Investment Group, along with Centerbridge Capital.
That deal, of course, fell apart a year later, and the buyout group, despite the $1.5 billion termination fee, are probably glad it did: last trade in Penn Gaming was $13.35 a share.
The reason for the deal falling apart and the recent price of Penn shares is obvious. As Penn's chief operation officer, Tim Wilmott, said on yesterday's call, "September was probably the worst month I have ever seen in my 20-plus years in the industry. October has been a little better, but still not good, more like July and August."
As for the future outlook, Penn management declined to give one.
"Your guess," CEO Peter Carlino said at the top of the call, "is probably as good as ours about where this is all going as one looks at the economy and the things that affect our business."
As for Penn's stock price, and the prospects of further share repurchases, Penn's CFO would say "we do find the price is compelling and interesting," but declined to commit to the kind of share buyback Wall Street's Finest are always pushing for on these calls.
After all, Penn paid $27.54 a share in the just-finished quarter to buy back a little over a million shares.
At $13.35 a share, or roughly 20% of the aforementioned $67 all-cash deal price, one would think those shares would appear much more than just "interesting."
But with almost $3 billion of debt on the books prior to receipt of the termination fee—no fortress of a balance sheet there—management sounded frozen.
As have most management teams we've heard thus far.
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- kizz said...
i would love to see a list of buyback casualties...one that comes to mind is URI. after cerberus terminated its LBO arrangement, the company levered up and bought back 27mm shares at $22/share for $600mm. Today's level...$7.57/share.
- Jonathon Kowalski said...
How do you keep up with all of these earnings/analyst calls? Have you found any easy way to download audio streams to an ipod?
- Lyon Jewett said...
Is this the "blood in the streets" time to buy Warren talks so affectionately about? Or just a long the "slouching towards Gomorrah"?
- Mark said...
Sadly, the timing of those Fortress guys was less than perfect in an even MORE important way:
It was February of '07 when they let the public get in on their really good thing via the opportunity to buy shares in their IPO...
The stock actually held up pretty damn well all the way (a full 90 days!) through May of '07...
Before collapsing terribly, just ONE month before the end of the insiders' 120-day (yes, you heard that right, 120-day, not six-month) lock-ups...
I spent about twenty minutes trying to come up with a moral for this sad story, but even more sadly, I couldn't... Any suggestions?
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Two quick comments Jeff: A) I don't think there's a "fortress" in any of the gaming stocks. It's not just PENN which has a horrid balance sheet, but just look at Las Vegas Sands, WYNN, MGM...the whole gaming sector's a mess! B) I think, gievn Blackstone's price decline since it's IPO, you'd think they were the poster child of the credit market mess.
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Professor Lewin came to UCLA Anderson as a tenured full professor in 1990 after spending 20 years at Columbia Business School. From 1990-1994, he also served as director of the UCLA Institute of Industrial Relations. In 1998, Professor Lewin received an award for Distinguished Leadership in the UCLA Anderson School Executive EMBA Program. That year, he was also named Neil H. Jacoby Chair in Management, Human Resources and Organizational Behavior.
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Residents on the street said they had not seen Vickers since last summer, said actress Susan Savage, a neighbor who discovered the body.
An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death, but police say foul play is not suspected.
When Savage noticed that Vickers' mailbox was filled with old letters, she pushed open a barricaded gate to reach the house and found the body in a room with a space heater still on.
"She kept to herself, had friends and seemed like a very independent spirit," Savage said. "To the end, she still got cards and letters from all over the world requesting photos."
The "bright, intelligent" Vickers had become "paranoid" in recent years and thought she was being stalked, said Boyd Magers, editor and publisher of Western Clippings, a western-film publication. He often accompanied her to film festivals.
A voluptuous blond, Vickers was a Playboy playmate of the month in 1959 and "proved to have the perfect look for 1950s drive-in films, along with episodic television," film historian Alan K. Rode told The Times in an email.
The low-budget "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman" (1958) gave Vickers her first leading film role. She plays the town floozy who has an affair with a married man. But neither lover survives to the end credits, thanks to a scorned wife who turns into a 50-foot-tall hellion after a close encounter with an alien.
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6. If you want to improve your smile, look at pictures of smiles that you believe are beautiful. Also, think good thoughts and remember that you are beautiful (inside and out). Your smile is bound to look better if you feel good about yourself!
* You don't need perfect teeth to have a perfect smile. Not everybody has perfect teeth, and that's okay. Beautiful teeth are nice, but a great smile doesn't depend on Abercrombie & Fitch teeth. That said, if you feel uncomfortable about your teeth you may be reluctant to smile, and that's no good. If that's the case, either learn to appreciate your individuality or look into cosmetic dentistry procedures.
* Begin your smile with your eyes. If you find that every time you try to smile with your mouth, you look like you're faking it or, worse, like you're in pain, you may find it useful to look in a mirror and smile only with your eyes. Once your eyes are smiling, they tend to pull your whole face (including your mouth) into a natural, beautiful smile.
* You've probably heard of "contagious" or "infectious" smiles. There's a reason for this. When you smile, it does tend to make others around you smile. Even in the most stressful times, a roomful of smiles can brighten everybody's mood. Either that or make someone seriously angry at you, just because you are smiling when they are talking about someone's funeral...
* Ever laugh hysterically about something you've just seen? Now, think of that instance again will help fuel a full blown smile.
* A lot of men feel uncomfortable about smiling at strangers, especially at other males. If that is the case, then just offer a casual "Hi", or "Hey man!", or "What's goin' on?". It works just as well, and feels less awkward for a lot of guys.
* Try a light smile: don't show as much teeth as you would when you would be laughing. It's the best smile for flirting - light and seductive.
* If you have a tooth that pokes out a bit at the side, as many people sometimes do, try to get your lip to go above it so your lip doesn't catch on the tooth when you smile. [my note: this is a stupid tip and I'm replacing it with a simpler one: surround yourself with friends you care about, and you'll smile in no-time!]
More Great Smiles
I could go on and on with great photos of great smiles, but that would be selfish. I'll leave you with this one (sorry ladies, I don't have the male equivalent, unless you want my beefcake shot), but I'll invite you to post your own great smile shots. With this frakkin' economy, let's give ourselves something to smile about...


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"Always being a little hesitant when dealing with the unknown I must give kudos to you personally and your crew. I felt much more confident when just the materials arrived and was dutifully impressed with the packaging. The panelling is installed and primed and painted with two coats of oil based semigloss. We could not ask for a better end result. Everything was as perfect as could possibly be expected. The most difficult part was relocating the outlets which is a must to the bottom rail. It must be age but manipulating three sets of 12 gauge wire into one of the boxes is certainly a fete. The detail of your product is really the best that I could find. Almost as if I had a master carpenter on site. Just two concerns for other less versed homeowners. For some more detail on how to create a esthetic return on the chair rail might be helpful. I worked along side of my father for years, and being a dentist involved with detail this was not trouble for me. One other item is making sure that the installer installs clockwise for the entire room especially following the installation of the bottom and top rail otherwise the cuts of both will not match. Wish you needed a spokesman for your product. Thanks again and continued success."
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great product. I was very impressed by the quality and ease of use. A bit more expensive than the Home Depot particle board of course but definitely worth it. Would buy it again
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"Yes, we received the wraps in very good condition. Shipping packaging was excellent. There was a 4 " long cut in the outer case of the packaging but the UPS agent was very thorough to make sure it was only on the surface and the internal packaging protected the wraps well. Thank you." - Christiansburg, Virginia
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"I am very satisfied. The wainscoting was in excellent condition, easy to install, and looks great. I am very pleased with your company and would recommend your products. You kept me informed of when it would be ready and when it would be shipped. The product was packed expertly. No damage at all." - Coatesville, Pennsylvania
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"How satisfied are you with the cost and craftsmanship?Cost and quality are great. I think I was expecting the solid recessed panel to be glued solid with no play between layers-which was my misunderstanding. This was not really an issue once they all came together. For our commercial, heavy traffic application it would be helpful to have some kind of internal cage or bracket to support the panels-I know you have something in the works. Also I was concerned with having too many void spaces between the pole and panels where someone could punch in the panel-(this is not a concern for residential applications I realize) so we had toyed with wrapping the pole with carpet foam so it was completely supported from the inside with no void space, but in the end we just used wood blocks and lathing strips inside. When we finally secured the top and bottom they tightened up nicely took paint very well. They look fantastic and really transformed our venue for the better.How would you rate your overall experience with our company?Chuck I know I must have called you a dozen times and you were always patient and great about helping me think through the details. I know I was a pretty high maintenance and I really appreciate your customer support experience.How would you rate your experience with the shipping company?Shipping was perfect. Everything came with in the delivery window and was well packaged.Thanks" - Brooklyn, NY
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"This was for a laundry room. Turned out well. My second project utilizing the PVC Beadboard. (Bathroom) Planning on redoing my other bathroom later this year." - Akron, OH
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"The PVC Beadboard was perfect, and very hard to find elsewhere. It went up like a breeze. Looks sharp. Dealing with your website and service was no problem." - West Seneca, New York
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"I was very satisfied with the product it was well made and reasonably priced. I was quite satisfied with your customer service and timely addressing of my custom request for base molding to match my column kits. The shipping company was excellent the product arrived well packed and was undamaged." - Huntington, New York
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"Thank you for the follow up. Everything arrived in perfect shape Product has been installed and looks good painted. Customer service and sales help were extremely good - first time I've done this and hoped you knew what you were doing but you never know without references. I would recommend your company and the product." - Severna Park, Maryland
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"I received my panels and did send an email to Customer Service that they are great and exceed my expectations. They came right on time. Thank you for your excellent service and I will recommend you!" - Chicago, Illinois
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"Our remodel project turned out great. We love the AIC wainscoting and trim. I am attaching photos so you can see the results. Thanks for such prompt, helpful service and quality material." - Indianapolis, IN
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"My order arrived in excellent condition. The cost, quality and craftsmanship is AAAA+ I am just thrilled how nice and realistic these beams look, I will forward pictures to your website when our remodel is complete. Thanks again for a wonderful experience when dealing with AIC Millwork." - Missouri Valley, Iowa
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Chuck, Order arrived today....ON TIME and Packaged PERFECTLY! Thank you for catching my ERROR on the CAP trim, when I asked for chair rail. Will be ordering CROWN molding in the future. Having " Acid Stain " floor done and may be a few days before I can get back to work. I doubt that you realize how much we APPRECIATE the KINDNESS you have extended to us!!!!!!!!!!!! Your product is EXCELLENT...........your SERVICE is BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Respectfully, Jim
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"We love our column. It was packed extremely well - it came crated. It makes a beautiful statement in our lanai. It was fairly easy to put together - we had to cut 6 inches off- and the adhesive caulking that came with it worked perfectly. We have had many compliments and I have recommended your company to everyone, Thank you so much." - Lakewood Ranch, Florida
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"Cost and craftsmanship is outstanding. Over all experience was 10 out of 10. Shipping 10 out of 10. Thank you all for such a good product!" - Temple, Texas
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"Thanks for writing! We are very pleased with our pillar, however we haven't installed it yet on our project. We have been busy with other business and will definitely recommend your company to others. I''ll send you photos, once we do finally get our remodel complete. Thanks!Best wishes!" - Cedar, MN
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"I don't typically respond to surveys, but the experience I had with all facets of this project were an unsuspected joy... A little drama started after my first order where I forgot I was going to extend the backsplash above the sink. I called you guys and it was fixed with the help of a charming Floridian. I expressed a little doubt in the shipping protection during this call ( I didn't order much spare) and your employee almost laughed me off the phone with assurances it would arrive undamaged. Boy was she right. After I finally removed the product from the packaging installation was a dream... I've already recommended it to everyone I've met." - Indianapolis, Indiana
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"Hello. I am very pleased with the cost and craftsmanship, my overall experience with your company, and with the shipping company. Due to a small setback however i haven't actually installed the column wraps yet. I am looking forward to it though which will be the final and finishing touch on a a solo, six year, basement finishing project. Thank you for great service!" - Landenberg, PA
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Peanut Butter & Jelly
Bonnie Gearhart 5/28/2010 4:13:38 AMNow this is a true to life photo....LOVE IT #1273057
Christine Pentecost 5/28/2010 7:42:06 AMWhat a fabulous photo! This is a winner for sure! #8649406
Nikki McDonald 5/31/2010 9:13:02 PMBrowsing the monthly theme entries -- this stopped me. Great job, Erin and Cole. Good luck #8656356
Robert Dominis 6/6/2010 12:30:53 AMGreat idea and excellent photo, Erin. #8668421
Dianna Murphy 6/7/2010 5:58:47 PMA big warm congratulations and High five on your finalist. Wonderful work. Good luck in the quest for the GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!! Dianna #8674249
Lisa J. Boulden 6/8/2010 7:05:37 AMOutstanding and delightful, Erin!
Kara L. Hendricks 6/8/2010 9:50:53 AM#8678796
Linda D. Lester 6/9/2010 4:16:38 PMAwesome first place win....Congratulations!! #8683172
Renee Doyle 6/9/2010 4:31:59 PMIt is a fun and wonderful image Erin!!! Congratulations!!!!! #8683280
Melissa G. Meiselman 6/9/2010 5:37:56 PMCongratulations on this wonderful first place win!!! #8683588
Evy Johansen 6/9/2010 6:10:32 PMBig congratulations on your beautiful win, Erin! #8683781
Shari Kelly 6/9/2010 7:02:33 PMCongrats Erin!!! This is great! Shari #8684073
Jeana Clark 6/9/2010 7:24:05 PM
Jennifer L. Alder 6/9/2010 9:22:14 PMHehehee... a fun shot, Erin. And what a great model :)))
Usman M. Bajwa 6/10/2010 12:55:29 AMMany CONGRATZ on this fab capture and First Place GOLD, Erin!
Nadia Paul 6/10/2010 1:17:41 AMWonderful fun shot Erin - congrats on your win! #8684803
Sandra Anderson 6/10/2010 3:13:15 AMCongratulaitons on a super image Rein. I just love peanut and jelly as well. #8685023
Jessica Jenney 6/10/2010 5:03:06 AMCongratulations, Erin on your fabulous First Place win! #8685336
Kay Beausoleil 6/10/2010 7:38:55 AMCongratulations, Erin, on your first place win for this sticky image -- cute!! #8685704
jennifer B. short 6/10/2010 11:19:52 AMCongrats to you my friend. What I think is so terrific, is out of 18,000 images that are world wide, that the two children next to each other actually go to the same school and are friends. How cool is that? Way to go!!! #8686223
JudyAnn Rector 6/10/2010 11:23:28 AMSO cute... Congratulations! #8686230
Theresa Marie Jones 6/10/2010 11:40:49 AMExcellent, BRAVO!! #8686259
Amanda O. Cannon 6/10/2010 12:39:58 PMSuper HUGE Congrats #8686323
Lindley Johnson 6/10/2010 3:51:12 PMExcellent and FUN image! Congratulations on your terrific First Place win, Erin! #8686627
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 6/10/2010 4:17:58 PMCongratulations on your FIRST PLACE WIN!!! Cute and funny image Erin!!! #8686694
Christine Pentecost 6/10/2010 7:17:54 PMI KNEW this photo would be a winner. Congrats on an awesome photo and for being a 1st place winner! #8687251
Lisa J. Boulden 6/10/2010 8:44:28 PMA fantastic first place winner!
David M. Montero 6/14/2010 7:39:36 AMCole looks like he was having fun. Congratulations on your first place win Erin! #8693893
Mary Beth Aiello 6/16/2010 2:44:05 PMAbsolutely priceless, Erin. Huge congrats on this outstanding GOLD. #8699299
Dominick M. Dimacale 6/18/2010 2:37:37 AMCongratulations Erin on your Win!!!
Dominick #8702334
Cliff & Patti Smith 7/6/2010 5:13:32 PMCongratulations on this wonderful Winner Erin! #8738835
My son, Peanut (Cole), LOVES peanut butter and jelly. Did this for fun and giggles for him!
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After exhausting London's supply of black eyeliner, Scientolostars Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie Presley, her daughter Riley Keough and borefriend Ryan Cabrera (yes, the same Ryan Cabrera who dated Ashlee Simpson!) -- in wannabe Johnny Depp drag -- came to life and hit up the Led Zeppelin concert in London on Monday. Stairway from heaven!
It takes a lot of Elvis money to look like this! A lot!
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This week's Entertainment Weekly has The Dark Knight Rises on the cover, and it's your best look yet at Catwoman's pointy ears. And my god, does Anne Hathaway look anorexic to anyone else? I know that she bragged that she lived on "kale and dust" for Dark Knight Rises, but I hadn't seen her looking quite so... emaciated.* Of course, it's an airbrushed magazine cover, so there's that. And maybe the idea is that she represents the 99 percent, who are starving while Bruce Wayne and his fancy society friends live it up? I don't know. Anyway, her pointy ears sure are campy! It comes with the territory.
Oh, and Batman is sporting a big brass Bat-Buckle on his belt, which I don't think was in the previous films. (Update: People in comments have pointed out that it was in the past two films too. My bad.) And he's got a bit of a Bat-paunch. [EW via First Showing]
* And yes, Kale and Dust are going to be the new supervillain duo attacking Batman in this summer's big crossover event. Synergy.


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No NSA fears on show at CES
LAS VEGAS — The most significant privacy debate in recent history is rattling an NSA-wary Washington, but you wouldn't have known it here at one of the largest tech gatherings in the world.
The International Consumer Electronics Show this week practically overflowed with gadgets that promise to improve daily tasks like driving and shopping — all by collecting consumers' personal information. The flashy car systems, baby sensors, and smartphone-connected refrigerators and door locks amass truckloads of new data about users and their daily habits.
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That's business-as-usual for Silicon Valley's tech industry, where ever-more-granular details about consumers' lives and preferences are seen as engines for innovation. But it provides a sharp contrast to the mood in the nation's capital, where revelations about government surveillance are sparking heated political debate about the protections Americans should have from invasive snooping.
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While many of the major tech companies at CES have lobbied to limit National Security Agency surveillance, the industry as a whole hasn't turned its gaze inward to the information it also collects. The NSA bombshells instead have been afterthoughts here at the Vegas show, where the focus instead is on eye-popping new tech toys.
"I was a little surprised it hadn't bled over to CES," said Gary Shapiro, the head of the Consumer Electronics Association, about the privacy debates back in the Beltway.
But Shapiro, like others here, argued there's a difference between the government collecting data and companies collecting information on their customers. People understand that turning over personal information is the "cost of admission" for using new products and services like the kind on display at the electronics show, he said.
And if CES indicated anything, it's that companies are finding novel ways to amass that data.
Entire zones of the CES show floor this year were dedicated to devices like fitness trackers that share your glucose level with doctors and in-home systems that alert you when your fridge is empty. And carmakers are developing vehicles that understand your driving style — and moods — on the road.
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The vision is that these tools can improve health, ease daily burdens like shopping and improve congestion on city streets. But the tradeoff is that users must reveal new aspects of their private lives — in ways they may not fully understand.
Washington in many ways is playing catchup on the privacy implications of these new commercial tools, and some at the CES want to keep it that way.
An entire panel devoted to the so-called "Internet of Things," the wave of new digitally connected objects and appliances, argued against regulation of the emerging space. Robert McDowell, the former FCC commissioner now at the Hudson Institute, said government needs to "be very careful and allow markets to develop." Another panel focusing on in-car computers echoed that same message, just days after a government watchdog faulted automakers over their practices in tracking drivers' locations.
For the most part, though, privacy issues — and concerns about surveillance — were notably absent from the show.
When Cisco CEO John Chambers took the stage for a CES keynote, for example, he made no mention of the NSA, even after the company recently suggested it lost global business because of U.S. surveillance fears. Instead, Chambers talked up his vision for the "Internet of Everything," describing $19 trillion up for grabs for companies that connect cities, homes and more.
For now, it's the tech industry's biggest names — including Google and Microsoft — that have had the most vocal reaction to the leaks from Edward Snowden. The companies and others, fearful that the NSA revelations are eroding public trust and global business, have pressed the Obama administration to limit government surveillance practices —even as they bristle at attempts to combine the issue with commercial privacy reform.
The NSA has been "hanging over all the privacy discussions on an international level, and even on a domestic level," said FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen, an attendee in Las Vegas.
Asked, though, if the surveillance debate had fueled concerns about commercial privacy, she said: "I haven't gotten that sense so much at CES."


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WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — When Justina Pelletier arrived home early Wednesday afternoon in the passenger seat of her mother's sport utility vehicle, her father, Lou, made a cradle with his arms and carried her through the front yard.
The 16-year-old girl with the shiny sunglasses and a bow in her hair cannot walk on her own anymore. But on Wednesday, for her family, crossing the threshold of her house in any fashion was a big enough step.
For the first time in 16 months, Justina would sleep in her own bed. She was once again her parent's daughter not just by blood, but by law.
"She wants a hamburger on the grill, and she wants to sit down and lie on the couch and watch a movie with the family," said Justina's mother, Linda.
Wednesday marked the end of a protracted legal battle pitting Boston Children's Hospital and the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families against the Pelletier family. The case brought national attention to the issues of parental rights and a controversial new medical syndrome known as medical child abuse.
In February 2013, Linda Pelletier brought her daughter, whom doctors at Tufts Medical Center had previously diagnosed with a rare illness called mitochondrial disease, to Boston Children's. Justina was not eating much and had been struggling to walk.
Doctors at Children's soon reversed the earlier diagnosis, saying Justina's condition was not physical but psychiatric.
Officials at Children's reported suspicions of medical child abuse to the Department of Children and Families. The state took emergency custody of Justina.
Three months ago, Joseph Johnston, a Massachusetts juvenile court judge, gave the state permanent custody of Justina. On Tuesday, he reversed his ruling, saying the Pelletiers had made significant progress and their daughter could return home.
Linda Pelletier and Justina's sister, Jennifer, went to pick up Justina early Wednesday from the JRI Susan Wayne Center for Excellence in Thompson, Conn., where she had been sent so she could rehabilitate closer to home.
Justina rode home with a pink blanket and polka-dotted pillow in her mother's car. Before she left Thompson, she smiled and waved, saying it was awesome to see her parents again.
The first thing Justina planned to focus on when she got home, she said, was "my family."
Jennifer said Justina would probably have to catch up on television shows, too, including her favorite: "Dance Moms."
After Justina had returned, Lou Pelletier reflected on the raft of ice skating medals, more than he can count, that reside in his daughter's room.
"She was a very active girl, and now as you saw me picking her up, she's going to have a long way to go before she's ice skating again," he said. "But you know what? She will ice skate again."
The Pelletiers said they are focused on helping Justina regain her health.
Linda Pelletier said she plans to enroll her daughter in pool therapy. "There's going to be a lot of rehabbing with her, and hopefully she can walk again," Linda said.
Jennifer Pelletier said she would like to teach her sister to skate again, but now Justina has no muscle strength and is "like a rag doll."
"This should have never happened to my little sister; this should never happen ever again to any child in this situation," Jennifer said, hinting at the family's next fight.
The Pelletiers said they intend to press their argument that hospitals are too eager to accuse families of medical child abuse without sufficient reason, seizing children from their mothers and fathers.
Linda and Lou Pelletier remain adamant Justina's ailments have always been physical, not psychiatric. They said she regressed when doctors at Boston Children's Hospital stopped treating her for mitochondrial disease.
Lou Pelletier said he "will not stop until there is a Justina's Law."
"Ultimately, anybody who was involved in Justina's deconditioning, torture, abuse, needs to be held accountable," he said.
At first, he said, he thought his family was alone in their fight. But in the last year, they have learned of a number of parents who shared their experience. "Justina's story is just the tip of the iceberg," Lou Pelletier said.
Rest and personal time are in order first, he said. Lou plans to get the family pool ready and find Red Sox tickets for his daughter.
Inside the family's split-level suburban home on Wednesday, Justina curled up on a black leather couch with her three sisters and watched "Pretty Little Liars" on the family room TV. One of her dogs, Roxie, a doting German Shepherd, gave her a slobbering lick on the lips.
Lou Pelletier called the last 16 months a "long ordeal."
"If there is a kid that can turn it around," Lou said, "it's Justina Pelletier."