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Millionaire William Waldorf Astor opened the 13-story Waldorf Hotel on the site of his mansion at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 33rd Street, designed by renowned architect Henry Hardenbergh.
Four years later, The Waldorf was joined by the 17-story Astoria Hotel, erected on an adjacent site by Waldorf's cousin, John Jacob Astor IV.
John Jacob Astor IV died tragically on the Titanic on April 15, 1912 and William Waldorf Astor died on 18 October 1919 in England, where he'd relocated to in 1893.
Closing of the first Waldorf-Astoria. While the original was the arguably the grandest hotel in the world, in the 1920's, with so many new technological advances, it was becoming dated. So the decision was made to sell the site to the developers of what would become the Empire State building and to tear down the hotel in 1929.
The second Waldorf-Astoria hotel opened in its current location on Park Avenue on October 1, 1931, as the tallest and largest hotel in the world. President Herbert Hoover, in a radio broadcast from The White House, saluted the new hotel, "The opening of the new Waldorf Astoria is an event in the advancement of hotels, even in New York City. It carries great tradition in national hospitality...marks the measure of nation's growth in power, in comfort and in artistry...an exhibition of courage and confidence to the whole nation..."
Weekend at The Waldorf was the First major motion picture filmed entirely in a hotel and outside of Hollywood's studios, featuring Ginger Rogers. The film grossed $4,366,000 and ranked number seven at the box office in 1945.
Conrad Hilton contracted to acquire control of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on October 12, 1949. Conrad had once written on a photograph of the hotel 'The Greatest Of Them All' and one of his lifelong ambitions was realized by adding Waldorf Astoria New York to his collection.
Hollywood sex symbol and one-time Waldorf Astoria resident Marilyn Monroe photographed with then-husband, playwright Arthur Miller, at the "April in Paris Ball" in the hotel's Grand Ballroom. Monroe had formerly resided in the Waldorf Astoria's $1,000-per-week Suite in 1955, after fleeing her troubled life in Hollywood for the comparative calm of New York City.
The Waldorf Astoria New York's Park Avenue-side flags lowered to half-mast in mourning at the death of US President John F. Kennedy, tragically assassinated during a political trip to Dallas, Texas.
Multi-award winning singer Ella Fitzgerald, widely known as "The Queen of Jazz", performs her inimitable brand of improvisational jazz at the Waldorf Astoria New York's Starlight Roof. Fitzgerald famously referenced the hotel's eponymous Waldorf Salad in her rendition of Cole Porter's "You're The Top".
President Richard Nixon and Bob Hope meet at the Silver Anniversary of the National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner in 1983. President Nixon had been Hilton honored with the National Football Foundation's Gold Medal in 1969, while Bob Hope received the Foundation's Distinguished American Award in 1974.
The Waldorf Astoria became an official New York City landmark, joining other major icons like The Empire State Building and Brooklyn Bridge.
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"StudentConnect plans to make money through advertising that will show up on parents' smartphones along with text messages or email notifications of their children's whereabouts."
Using the RFID badges is not being sold at cost to parents, however, it is being given away for free. It will know when and where students get on and off the bus and notify the bus drivers if a student gets on the wrong bus or fails to get off the bus.
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Plans are underway for the Miss Emery 2008 pageant. Pageant organizers want to encourage the young ladies of the county to try out for Miss Emery. Young ladies between the ages of 17-24 are eligible to try out. This is a scholarship pageant and the winner receives a scholarship of $1,000 to the school of her choice and a new computer. The first attendant receives $700 and the second attendant $500 in scholarship money.
Current 2007 Miss Emery is Karrie Johansen. Johansen said, "Being Miss Emery has been a lot of fun. The computer has really helped out at college this year. One of the things you do as Miss Emery is to help with the fair. It was really fun being at the fair and talking to the county people. I loved helping with the Dice Game. The lady won $5,000 and that was so exciting to be a part of that. My attendant, Lacey Branson and I helped with the rodeo and the Tough Enough to Wear Pink night. This was a fund raiser for breast cancer awareness and the rodeo donated the funds raised to help cancer patients in our area. We were really glad we could help with this event.
"Miss Emery rides in the parades throughout the county and also helps with other city pageants. I have really learned a lot by being involved in pageants. It really helps with your self esteem to get up in front of people and perform. It is a real confidence booster. If I could encourage the young ladies in this age group to try out I would do it. It is very worthwhile and rewarding. I am preparing now for the Miss Utah competition to be held in July in Salt Lake. This will be a great experience getting together with girls from the entire state of Utah. I am really looking forward to that.
"At the Miss Emery pageant you perform in the opening number, private interview, swimsuit, talent, on-stage question and evening wear. You aren't judged on the opening number, it's just for fun. I really enjoyed the private interview. It really gives you a chance to be yourself before the judges. They ask a lot of questions and you never know what they are going to ask you about. It can be almost anything. They asked me questions about why I want to be a lawyer. They really get you thinking on your feet which is sometimes hard to do if you're nervous. I would recommend the pageant experience to anyone. Another thing we have going right now is to choose a Little Miss Emery who will accompany me to the Miss Utah pageant. The chosen girl, will have a tea party with all the contestants and receive a dress and a Miss Utah gift packet with the things they need to appear on stage at Miss Utah in July. The Little Miss last year was Savannah Woolsey. We have the Little Miss pageant scheduled for May 31 at Huntington Elementary. This pageant is open to any girl in the county ages 5-8. I just want to encourage both young girls and older girls to get involved in pageants. They really are a great place to learn new skills," said Johansen.
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Cornerpins and keystone
Hi there,
please first excuse me for my approximative english.
I red some topics about keystone and cornerpins :
It appears to me that the result does not follow the perspective's rules. I mean that using jit.gl.mesh or jit.gl.nurbs is not a proper solution to achieve a keystone : it creates distortion on the source that are not acceptable.
Have a look at my examples below (2).
Beside, of course, using jit.gl.videoplane (3) produces correct results.
And there's a tool in Photoshop, named 'distortion' (in the french version), that allows you to use cornerpins and produces a correct result (4).
So, my questions are :
Is there some jitter object which could make correct keystone by using cornerpins ?
Any idea what sort of maths I should implement into a patch using jit.gl.nurbs to get the good result ?
Many thanks,
Hello Eric,
Thanks for addressing this bug.
It was already discussed here:
But there seems not a proper solution.
Hopefully cycling will fix these bug soon.
Or is it a feature :-)
Thanks KS,
it does not appear to me as a bug, but it would be a nice feature.
Waiting for Cycling'74 is nice, but does anyone have an idea about some maths that could be implemented in a .maxpat ?
I think this is definitly a bug.
There is no software on the market,
which deforms the content in that way.
i personally testet: Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Module8, Resolume, Open Frameworks …
Is there someone, who needs this strange deformation ?
From my point of view this should be fixed.
Just my 2 cents,
here is a sample project with sources, how to do a proper distortion with openframeworks:
here is a screenshot made with this project: flag_openframeworks.jpg
perhaps you can do your project with of.
its a shame, that we can not manage such a simple job with jitter :-(
Many thanks dupecom.
Unfortunatly, I'm unable to do anything with c++.
But perhaps someone could implement this code into a max object that could be named jit.keystone ?
That would be so nice !
+1 for the jit.gl.keystone
Hello C74,
I am a jitter user and i want to realise a video mapping project this year.
For doing this it is very important to have a proper keystone distortion of
the movies.
My question is: Are you going to fix this issue with the next version of max ?
It would be great to get an answer, so i could plan which technology i have to use.
I'm interested in this answer too, for similar reasons.
Perhaps an easy solution would be to let us adjust the corners of a jit.gl.videoplane.
+1 for this feature on videoplane and others. :-)
for same reasons than others. ;-)
I'm so pleased to see there's so many people interested in this feature.
Working with videoplane would be less interesting than with nurbs : for video mapping, you also need to be able to adjust barrel correction and some other geometry.
The more advanced solution is probably the Watchout's tool (have a look at the .pdf below). Well, license is EUR 1624,00 per computer…
Our team presents a monumental show these days, with video mapping, lights, sound and pyro. You can see some photographies here :
or here :
Place : Laon's cathedral, Laon 02, France
Projection with 4 Barco
4 mac mini to display the movies
I created the soft that drives the show thanks to MaxMSP/Jitter. Server and clients, via ethernet. A Macbook Pro drives the 4 mac mini via timecoding, and add geometry correction thanks to jit.gl.nurbs. It drives ProTools (for the sound) via midi timecode and also send timecode for the DMX.
Finally, all is working perfectly.
Snapshots attached.
[attachment=169661,2570] [attachment=169661,2571]
been doing videomapping with max for ±3 years now
-> http://www.vimeo.com/videomapping
all done with max/msp
at first i also tried do do it with nurbs or quads .
finaly i just culculated a vertex grid in a matrix and corrensponding texture matrix
can control the gui with my ipad by using touchosc
Hey, this one seems to be very interesting ! Nevertheless, I'm not sure to be able to reproduce… ???
What is the small form at bottom left standing for ?
the interface shows all of the mapped shapes at the same time . ( in this screenshot there are just 2)
I did do shows/setups with >20 shapes
like this one http://www.vimeo.com/1681586
which is done with two projectors
I also vote for the feature. Nice to hear that there are solutions out there but what about sharing them?
+1 for sharing. :-)
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Skip to comments.Kids know the 'other guy' is a [edited], Obama tells Rolling Stone (Obama's Dignity plummets)
Posted on 10/25/2012 4:37:00 PM PDT by yoeEdited on 10/25/2012 5:21:29 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
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Obama trying to be hip. Pathetic.
He's just sour as he knows he won't be on his 50th or so RS cover.
What a pathetic marxist slug.
But the real shiite will hit the fan on Nov 6th...when it sinks in that his con-game is over.
His oxygen supply (his narcissistic supply) will run out...and he will panic.
Good times are ahead...unless you are an Obama supporter!
Obama will go ballistic!
What does that mean? I hope the keepers of the missiles, armor, and ammo don't respond so we won't be the recipients of his wrath.
"Kids" don't read Rolling Stone. Only old, strung-out leftist hippies do. And you have their vote already, Barack.
Well, when you have a street thug community organizer in the White House, you can't expect much better.
Ha, delving into the words he learned from his Chicago "Pastors" Rev Wright and Rev Jackson, abbreviating the the full phrase that is so prevalent in the inner city culture "Mother F.....g bullsh-ter".
Does that matter?
Wait until after the election and this clown loses. Wait until you see the list of Pardons, the new Executive Orders.
Wait until you see the Dem Congress throwing turds in the punch bowl for their last few days in the majority.
It's going to get ugly.
This is absolutely infuriating.......hope everyone realizes he was referring to and bridging a comment made by a SIX-year old child. It is sleazy and incredibly inappropriate coming from the mouth of an adult let alone the POTUS.
Well if anyone knows about bullshitting, it's Obama. Consider:
He's the guy who, in 2008, promised to heal the racial divide in America - only to turn around and do everything he could to exacerbate it (think Cambridge police, Trayvon Martin, etc.)
He's the guy who promised to have "the most transparent Administration in history" - and then have his Justice Dept supply Congress with a BS account of Fast & Furious - later retracted because it was so obviously false - and continues to stonewall on the issue.
He's the guy who, after 4 years of 8-9% unemployment, claims that a 0.2% drop - only achieved by sneakily leaving California out of the stats - means "the economy is roaring back".
He's the guy who, for 2 weeks, claimed Benghazi was the result of a video - not terrorists - even though we know now it was exactly terrorists that caused it.
He's the guy who bragged last Monday night that he had "eliminated Al-Quaeda-in-Iraq" - though we now know they were involved in Benghazi.
I'm sick of this jive-talking idiot. The sooner this election is over with, the better.
Obama is now polling six year olds.
Obama will be the Democrats' Nixon on steroids.
At least Nixon was talented, won re-election and accomplished things. Obama's got nothing.
Our 22 yr old son is on several online forums with gamers, and they are not into Obama like they used to be. Amuses him, no end!
These fools really think this is Presidential?
Sounds like the black calling the kettle a frying pan or whatever.
Fabulous!!!! Best yet!.....any bumper stickers like this? Please post if yes.
How can something plummet that was nonexistent to start with?
Yeah, we'll wish it could be about defaced walls and a few busted items and a bunch of missing "W" keys.
We'll be lucky if he doesn't roll tanks and try a Brezhnev move: "We're just making sure everybody is safe..... no, you can't go in there."
That's what happens to a candidate who bases his appeal on celebrity because something more robust and enduring like the old virtues is, well, boring and not as attention-getting.
I hope we've finally burned out celebrity politics, esp. on the Left (they don't have anything else to bring any more -- the seasoned wisdom and worldview of Bill Maher? Give me a break!)
Mr. Obama? What's this "9-9-9" right here mean?
It's been a long time since the 'Rats put up anybody with some class -- Walter Mondale.
A woman friend who used to help candidates (usually Dems) with local travel arrangement noticed it about the Clintons in 1992. They flew in private and arrived wearing sweatsuits -- gray jogging clothes. No 'speck' for the local drones. The sense of hybris was noticeable.
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The Challenges of WTO Law: Strategies for Developing Country Adaptation
Gregory Shaffer
University of California, Irvine School of Law
February 22, 2010
World Trade Review, July 2006
Although developing countries vary significantly in terms of trading profiles, they generally face three primary challenges if they are to participate effectively in the WTO dispute settlement system. These challenges are: (i) a relative lack of legal expertise in WTO law; (ii) constrained financial resources, including for the hiring of outside counsel; and (iii) fear of political and economic pressure. We can roughly categorize these challenges as constraints of law, money and politics. This article explores various strategies for responding to these challenges, none of which involves a modification of the rules of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Understanding.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 20
Keywords: WTO, developing countries, international trade law, bias, expertise, legal capacity
Date posted: January 10, 2006 ; Last revised: February 23, 2010
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If pirates had freezers onboard their ships, this tropical sorbet would be their favorite dessert. A dash of dark rum, which everybody knows is a pirate's favorite food, highlights the sweetness of pineapple and coconut, fruits pirates find in abundance as they sail around the Carribbean. Easy to prepare in the pirates' food processor, this sorbet would allow them to get right back to work pillaging. It's perfect for the sweet tooth that hits after a hostage is fed to the sharks.
Not having seen any pirates on the Penobscot lately, my inspiration came from this post about pineapple cayenne sherbet in a Post Punk Kitchen forum. When fresh and frozen pineapple went on sale, I swooped in and grabbed a basketful.
"Wait a minute," you're saying. "Didn't you write two posts last month telling us to eat local foods? Pineapples don't grow in Maine."
You're right, and while I don't like to think how many gallons of gasoline it took to get my pineapple from its organic farm in Costa Rica to the Belfast Co-op, pineapples are at least in season: the Hawaiian season peaks in May, and in Costa Rica pineapples are winding down. This is why they're on sale, and why over the last couple of weeks I've seen people parading through Shaw's with pineapples riding in the child seats of their shopping carts, both cushioning and showing off their exotic produce.
A google search turned up several recipes for pineapple sorbet that were nothing more than pureed frozen pineapple, but neither my blender nor my food processor were up to this. I had already set aside the cream from a can of refrigerated coconut milk to make whipped cream, and the leftover translucent liquid was just what I needed. I sweetened the sorbet with agave nectar because I had it on hand, but you could substitute corn syrup (if you must) or simple syrup to taste.
The rum, a cheap off-brand that I use in baked beans, adds a little kick to the pineapple and lowers the sorbet's freezing temperature, which keeps it from hardening into a solid brick overnight. It's optional, but for your own safety, you'd better include it if you're cooking for pirates.
Pineapple Sorbet16 ounce bag frozen diced pineapple (about 4 cups) liquid from 1 can chilled coconut milk (about 3/4 cup) 1 tablespoon dark rum 1-2 tablespoons agave nectar
In a food processor, puree the pineapple, coconut milk, rum, and 1 tablespoon of the agave nectar. Depending on the virility of your food processor, this may take 3-4 minutes and some occasional stirring. Taste and add more agave if needed.
The sorbet will be the consistency of soft serve. For a firmer sorbet, place it in the freezer for 2-3 hours, stirring again before serving. This sorbet is best eaten the same day.
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By Brad Locke/NEMS Daily Journal
For the short-sighted or those with long-term memory problems, now is the time to panic if you're into Mississippi State baseball. The rest of us will put the Bulldogs' poor SEC start into its proper context.
MSU, 23-8 overall, is 3-6 in league play. It's dropped two of three in each of the first three SEC weekends, to LSU, Kentucky and Arkansas. The latter two series were on the road.
Some numbers to consider:
• Those six losses have come by a total of 11 runs, with three one-run losses and a pair of two-run losses, including an extra-innings setback to LSU.
• The combined SEC record of MSU's first three opponents is 20-7. Compare that to LSU, which at 8-1 leads the Western Division. The Tigers' foes – MSU, Auburn and Missouri – have a combined 6-21 mark
• The current Baseball America rankings of State's first three opponents: LSU No. 3, Kentucky No. 7, Arkansas No. 14.
tough league
This all makes for a pretty fair argument that MSU isn't that far off from getting things right. But I can understand the counterargument that what separates good from great in the SEC is winning the close games and beating the elite teams.
News flash: The SEC is a brutal conference. And for MSU, it won't get any easier. Florida (13-16, 4-5) comes in this weekend, and while the Gators have struggled, they did just take two of three from Ole Miss.
Then it's a trip to Texas A&M the next weekend. The other road trips this season are at No. 2 Vanderbilt and No. 17 Ole Miss.
There are three SEC teams MSU doesn't play this season: Georgia, Missouri and Tennessee. Those are the bottom three teams in the Eastern Division, and they'll all probably stay there.
So yeah, it won't be easy for MSU to climb out of this hole, but it is very do-able. Just remember last season, when the Bulldogs started 3-6 but finished 16-14, won the SEC Tournament, and made an NCAA Regional.
There are still 21 league games to be played. Plenty of time for MSU to figure this out.
Of course, if the starting pitching doesn't improve, and if clutch hits don't start coming, then it could be a struggle the rest of the way. But again, the level of competition has something to do with that, too.
You can't define a baseball team or its season based on a handful of games, and there's too much talent and too much good coaching on this team for things not to improve.
In other words: Don't panic.
Brad Locke (firstname.lastname@example.com) covers Mississippi State for the Daily Journal and blogs daily at DJournal.com.


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The residence of the founder of the City of Zion, Dr. John Alexander Dowie, is a stately 23-room mansion that was built in 1901-02 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The mission of the center is to honor the memory and spirit of the Space Shuttle Challenger 51L crew by providing hands-on space exploration curriculum and center that enhances thinking skills and inspires those to meet the challenges of 21st Century.
A Victorian town square, complete with bandstand and gazebo, is the setting for many unique shops, eateries, antiques stores and art galleries. The square is home to many events, and was the film site for the hit movie Groundhog Day.
Built in 1889 as City Hall, the Woodstock Opera House has long been one of the top performing arts centers in the Midwest. Its illustrious history also includes a cameo in Groundhog Day.
Groundhog Day - Woodstock Opera House
This hilarious comedy concerns a crabby weatherman who finds himself reliving Groundhog Day over and over. Filmed in the quaint town of Woodstock, the bell tower that the weatherman leaps from is actually the Woodstock Opera House (which today presents concerts and plays). A small plaque in Woodstock's historic town square marks the spot where the character repeatedly stepped into a puddle in the movie.
Groundhog Day - Woodstock Square
This hilarious comedy concerns a crabby weatherman who finds himself reliving Groundhog Day over and over. Filmed in the quaint town of Woodstock, the bell tower that the weatherman leaps from is actually the Woodstock Opera House (which today presents concerts and plays). A small plaque in Woodstock's historic town square marks the spot where the character repeatedly stepped into a puddle in the movie.
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The Home Alone House is a three-story single family detached house used for shooting the majority of the scenes in the movies Home Alone (1990) and parts of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).[3] The kitchen in the film was actually shot in the house, along with the main staircase, basement and most of the first floor landing.
The Winnetka Community House enriches the lives of the North Shore residents, their families, visitors and friends by providing diverse educational, cultural, social and recreational opportunities for people of all ages.
One of only seven in the world and the only one in North America, the Baha'i House of Worship is the largest and oldest surviving Baha'i Temple. Standing on the shores of Lake Michigan, the auditorium, with its walls of lace-like ornamentation and its dome rising 135 feet above the main floor, offers a scene of unsurpassed beauty. It is surrounded by exquisite gardens and fountains. This imposing and dramatic structure has received numerous design awards, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ordinary People - The Original Pancake House
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Experience the grandeur of world-class artists and Broadway theatricals in the beautifully restored Genesee Theatre. After undergoing a $23 million renovation, The Genesee Theatre is now home to world-class performances including Broadway shows, musical acts, comedians and more. In addition to the shows, this venue is a historic hot-spot for weddings, corporate functions, holiday parties, and a variety of special events. There are also a number of completely renovated auxiliary rooms connected to the main auditorium that are perfect for receptions, birthdays, high school reunions, corporate dinners, cocktail parties, or any other festive gathering, meeting, or presentation. Visit the website for a list of upcoming shows.
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The Jack Benny Center for the Arts provides year round classes in art, music, dance and theatre for youth and adults. Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and Concert Chorus performs year round. The Waukegan History Museum offers tours, classes and programs. Special events include Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine Fine Arts Festival the first Saturday in June and the Joseph A. Favero Memorial Do It Yourself Messiah is traditionally held on the third Saturday in December.
The most under priced attraction in the area! 36 acres of family fun. See 300 classic, antique and muscle cars, including the country's largest display of Hollywood TV and movie cars! Experience the Military Combat Zone, a life-like battle scene with rare military vehicles and weapons. Shop 5 Antique Malls. Take a Haunted Trolley Tour. Enjoy great food in a Betty Boop themed diner and more. All in one location!
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Overlooking park land, the Community Room, equipped with a stage and kitchen, can serve 260 dinner guests or 400 people theater seating. Smaller meeting rooms with a capacity of 10-140 people including a gymnasium rental are also available.
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The opulent Cuneo Museum and Gardens, located on 75 acres and dotted with formal gardens and statuary was the perfect setting for the wedding scenes in "My Best Friend's Wedding." The gazebo where the best friends were caught kissing was built specifically for the film, but Cuneo's owners liked it so much they decided to keep it permanently. Take a guided tour through the historic Mediterranean-style Cuneo mansion to see Renaissance artworks and lavish European furnishings.
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McHenry County Historical Society Museum
For more than 50 years, the McHenry County Historical Society has preserved an outstanding collection of educational and entertaining exhibits. Featuring an 1843 log cabin and an 1895 one-room schoolhouse, the museum attracts thousands of students and visitors each year. The museum is open Tuesday-Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. (first weekend in May through first weekend in October) and select Sundays, including every Sunday in May (Look at Local History Month). Located in downtown Union, the museum is also offers special programs throughout the year. Visit GotHistory.org for details.
A League of Their Own - Illinois Railway Museum
This comedy follows the formation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1940s, at the start of World War II. All of the movie's scenes on the train and at the railroad depot were shot at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, home to more than 250 restored electric, steam and diesel trains. The Nebraska Zephyr passenger train seen in the film is part of the museum's permanent collection.
The mission of the museum is to demonstrate the vital role railroads have played in the growth of the Chicago area as well as the United States through the preservation and operation of railroad and mass transit rolling stock and the display of related artifacts in a realistic setting. These exhibits provide an interactive, educational experience for visitors of all ages. We welcome all to our Museum and encourage you to join in our education, restoration and preservation efforts.
Hoosier Grove Schoolhouse Museum
Originally built as a one-room schoolhouse in 1904 on the corner of Old Church and Barrington Roads, the museum was moved to its present site in 1991.
Celebrating more than 100 years of electric trolleys, this museum has original electric trains and cars that travel a three-mile circuit along the scenic Fox River.
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Durango resident Debra E. Noto died of ovarian cancer Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in Durango. She was 58.
Mrs. Noto was born Oct. 29, 1954, to Keith and Dorothy Hartzell in Piqua, Ohio. She grew up and attended schools in Piqua, but moved to Albuquerque in 1976. There, she met her future husband, Steven Noto. They were married in 1981 in Bernalillo, N.M. The Notos lived in Rio Rancho until 2000, when they moved to Durango.
Mrs. Noto was an excellent mother, raising her children at home, her family said. She had an intense work ethic, and she truly took the steps to be Earth-friendly before it was popular, they said.
Mrs. Noto worked at Liquor World and Franciscos Restaurant y Cantina in Durango. She enjoyed her work and helped and loved others passionately. She also frequently went to Trimble Hot Springs and was known as a Trimble Turtle.
While in the Albuquerque area, she was a member of the All Saints of North America Russian Orthodox Church. Her husband, Steve, remembers her as truly life living.
She was strong-willed and passionate and was friendly to all, he said. Mrs. Noto was also passionate and knowledgeable about music, especially rock n roll, as evidenced by her donation for a memorial brick at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.
When she found out she had cancer, she took on the fight forcefully.
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Mrs. Notos mantra for cancer pre-screening was adopted from the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance: Please, Take Action Early and Live!
Debras piece of advice for life is live it, her family said.
Mrs. Noto is survived by her husband, Steven Noto of Durango; daughters Alexx Gallegos and Nicole Gould, both of Albuquerque, and Stephanie Noto of Rio Rancho, N.M.; sons Nick Noto of Durango and Anthony Noto of Louisville; sisters Brenda Hartzell and Cheryl Hartzell, both of Troy, Ohio; and four grandchildren.
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Pacific Blue (Australia) Pty Ltd has confirmed it will launch new direct flights between Sydney and Nadi four times a week from Monday 27 June 2005 to compliment its existing flights between Melbourne-Nadi and Brisbane-Nadi which began in September last year.
The move to include Sydney in the Fiji route network follows the ongoing success of the Melbourne and Brisbane services and is also in response to market demand for direct flights between the NSW capital and Pacific playground.
Virgin Blue Chief Executive Brett Godfrey said, "Pacific Blue is a very strong and enthusiastic supporter of Fiji and we are happy to be providing a stimulus for the sustainable development of tourism in Fiji which has experienced a boost since we launched our high quality services with a range of affordable fares."
Pacific Blue has been buoyed by the strong support it has received from both Australian and Fijian travellers who have enjoyed the low fares that come with having another airline providing true competition in the South Pacific region.
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This passage has a message for men and women. Unlike the surrounding culture, we are not to be vainly concerned with our physical attractiveness, but we are to develop the permanent inward beauty of a godly character. Take some time ...Read More
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Though Peter has the wives of non-believers in mind here, the teaching of Scripture makes it clear that the command for wives to respect the authority of their husbands is incumbent upon all married women. If you are married, do ...Read More
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Bill Stokich, 78, of Harrisburg passed away 6:35 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at Harrisburg Medical Center.
He was born May 15, 1936, in Harrisburg the son of Carl and Eunice Reynolds Shokich. He married Donna Paul and she survives. Bill was a butcher at Dorrisville Food Market and Hauptmann's Grocery. He retired as Maintenance supervisor at Southeastern Illinois College after 32 years.
Bill is survived by his wife Donna; two sons Martin (Holly) Stokich and Glen (Cindy) Stokich, both of Harrisburg; one brother, Orval Stokich of Harrisburg; five grandchildren, Heather Boone, Brad Stokich, Mike Stokich, Mark Stokich and Megan Gulley; six great-grandchildren, Logan Boone, Noah Boone, McKenna Boone, Keaton Stokich, Addison Stokich and Gavin Horton.
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Food is expensive these days, so grocery shoppers must be diligent in looking for bargains. To help, Bankrate has compiled a few tips from experts on how to save money on groceries, no matter where you shop.
First off, know your store's sale cycle.
"Almost everything in the grocery store follows a six-week sales cycle," says Vince Russo, CEO of Keycode.com, a promotion code aggregate website. "If something is at its lowest price this week, it will probably be at its lowest price again in another six weeks. Buy enough now to get you to the next sale and you won't ever have to pay full price for that item again."
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Russo says some products cycle on a regular basis. For example, toilet paper and cereals cycle out about every eight weeks. He advises shoppers to be prepared for sales that are unique to their local stores.
Other products cycle on a seasonal basis. Late winter and early spring are for allergy medicine and tissue deals. Late spring and early summer are the time to buy condiments, barbecue sauces, marinades, lemonade and grilling products. In July and August, look for back-to-school products, and in late fall, soups, oats, hand soap, sanitizers, cold remedies and tissues, Russo says.
Here are a few more tips on how to save money on groceries.
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Jeanette Pavini, consumer savings expert from Coupons.com, says coupon doubling is when a store doubles or sometimes triples the value of a single coupon. Usually, this is offered as a special store promotion or customer appreciation event. Manufacturers reimburse the store for the face value of the coupon, but the store pays out of pocket for the additional double or triple savings.
To understand your store's coupon policy and how it will help you save money on groceries, ask your store manager:
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Set up a separate email account just for coupons and manufacturers' newsletters, Pavini says. Also, visit the websites of your favorite stores and manufacturers. And check the grocery store ads that come in your mail every week.
"If your coupons won't scan or a cashier is reluctant to accept it, don't be afraid to speak up or ask for a manager. It also can be beneficial to have a store's coupon policy with you when you shop," Pavini says.
Also, whenever you make an online purchase, check for a coupon code, she says. At the very least, you may find free shipping. You also can stack coupon codes at certain online stores, but it usually has to be for different types of deals. "For example, you could apply a free shipping code in addition to a 20 percent off code, but you could not apply a 15 percent off code on top of another 20 percent off," Pavini says.
Here's another tip from Pavini: When you enter a store and begin shopping, walk to the left instead of the right. Stores often will have more "budget busters" offered on the right side of the store, as most shoppers walk that way first.
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Kelly McFalls, former spokeswoman for BJ's Wholesale Club, says it's important to do your research if you are going to save money on groceries. BJ's Wholesale Club allows its members to use manufacturers' coupons along with BJ's coupons found at the front of every store. When purchasing a multipack of "individual for sale" packaged items, which is a set of items that could be sold individually (each item has a bar code) but is shrink-wrapped and sold together, shoppers can combine one BJ's-issued coupon with manufacturers' coupons. However, you cannot exceed the actual retail price in the total value of coupons, she says.
Buy a lot of the same items? Andrea Woroch, consumer and money-saving expert, says that you get coupons based on your regular purchase habits and sometimes dollars off future purchases, but keep in mind that those expiration dates seem to arrive fast.
"If a high-value coupon like $5 off $50 expires, ask the store manager if he can honor it, assuming it's just a few days past the deadline to redeem," Woroch says.
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Wednesdays are a great time to get your hands on those manager markdowns. Food that is nearing its "sell by" date is typically reduced midweek, Woroch says. Grocery stores also release new circulars on Wednesdays, so you get a double bonus since stores usually honor last week's deals, too.
"Don't forget to check for paper-goods sales the first and third week of the month, and bring along your coupons to get extra discounts on these essentials," Woroch says.
And don't skimp when shopping, McFalls says. Just because you are shopping smart doesn't mean you have to sacrifice quality. "Search for high-quality, brand-name items on sale, or (find out if) the price can be reduced by using coupons," McFalls says. "A good wholesale club (also) offers high-quality, house-brand items at savings comparable to brand-name items."
Brian Nickerson, co-founder and CEO of Chippmunk.com, a savings search engine, says the best time to find the deepest discounts are right after major holidays or events.
"For example, the best time to buy Christmas ornaments is on Dec. 28, when inventory needs to turn and will be priced at its lowest point. Not everyone can plan that far ahead or afford to shop that early, though, " Nickerson says.
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Stephanie Nelson, founder of CouponMom.com, suggests that a grocery savings strategy includes considering alternatives that may mean a little more work at home.
"Skip the high price of convenience. Buy food in its most basic form to get the most food for your dollar. Get the head of lettuce instead of the bag and peel your own carrots," she says.
Also, don't help your grocer by succumbing to special displays. "Don't assume that special displays or displays at the end of an aisle are the best prices. They may actually be selling at full price," Nelson says.
Check different departments. Nelson says a type of cheese sold in the deli department might cost more than the same type of cheese sold in the dairy department. One brand of a type of nut in the produce department might cost less than the same type of nut in the baking department or on the snack aisles.
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Watch prices at the register and check your receipt before you leave the store. Grocery stores change thousands of prices on items each week, Nelson says. "That means there are thousands of opportunities for pricing errors. Some stores will give you an item free if you are overcharged, but it's up to you to point it out," she says.
And don't forget to utilize the most old-fashioned strategies: Stick to your grocery list and shop as quickly as possible so as not to add unneeded items to your cart. "The longer you hang around, the more likely you are to veer from your list and spend more than you'd planned to. Get in and get out," Nelson says.
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Challenge yourself to get through one week every quarter (or more often, if you can) without setting foot in the grocery store, says Mary Hunt, author of "Debt-Proof Living." Use leftovers, unbury freezer items and clean out your pantry. Chances are, you have more food on hand than you think. Use the money you've saved on groceries to pay down debt, bolster your savings or even make a contribution to charity.
How much money do you spend per month on groceries? Let us know!
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Christina (Tina) Back considers herself lucky to have had a smooth treatment plan since her diagnosis with pulmonary hypertension (PH) in 2003. "I have had chronic rheumatoid arthritis since 1989," Tina explains. "I see a doctor on a regular basis and am very conscious of my health. I think this allowed me to be more aware when something wasn't quite right." Six months after presenting symptoms such as shortness of breath, Tina was diagnosed with PH.
Describing herself as a "typical scientist" Tina began to search the web for answers to the many questions she had about PH. "There is so much alarming information out there," Tina says. "It can be pretty scary to read about the severity of this disease."
Early in her search for information her doctor pointed her to the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). "The website not only provided the important information that I was looking for but I was also able to hear the survival stories of others. It gave me reassurance that I was not alone," Tina says.
Since these initial interactions with PHA, Tina has attended PHA's International Conference and met the PHA community in person. "PHA is unlike any other organization that I have come in contact with," Tina says. "It is amazing to see an entire community of patients, dedicated doctors and caregivers come together for this very important cause."
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The Menomonee Falls U-13 baseball team, coached by former Falls varsity coach Dave Weber, along with Ralph Kornburger, Mike Emmer, Aaron Sansone and Jim Wright finished with a 20-0 record and the American Division championship in the Wisconsin State Youth Baseball League.
The team also won the New Berlin Magic and Green Bay Area Babe Ruth All-Star Tournaments to finish with a 37-3 overall record.
Weber noted the Green Bay title was particularly satisfying, as the team was entered in a tough pool and entered the championship playoffs as a wildcard entry. But once in the playoffs, they defeated the Green Bay All-Stars in nine innings, and then beat the Union Grove Bronco Select team and Janesville team to win the title.
Ty Weber received the most valuable pitcher award in the tournament and Zach Kornburger was named the most valuable batter. Other players on the team include the following: Matt Emmer, Casey Nitz, Boyd Sansone, Casey Reich, Michael Russell, Myles Mayer, Nate Fuiten, James Wright and Josh Schwechel.
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Entry into the contest is free.
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Skip to comments.Crow Nation welcomes Barack Black Eagle
Posted on 05/19/2008 8:39:08 PM PDT by Fred Nerks
May 20, 2008 - 10:04AM
Democrat Barack Obama has become an honorary member of an American Indian tribe and promised a proactive policy to help tribal people if he wins the White House in November.
The Illinois senator who is leading rival Hillary Clinton in their race for the party's presidential nomination, joined the Crow Nation, a tribe of some 12,100 members in Montana, taking on a native name and honorary parents in a traditional ceremony.
Senator Obama, who would be the first black US president, was "adopted" by Hartford and Mary Black Eagle and given a name which means "one who helps all people of this land".
"I was just adopted into the tribe, so I'm still working on my pronunciation," Senator Obama told a crowd after stumbling over some of the native names.
"I like my new name, Barack Black Eagle," he said.
"That is a good name."
Many in the audience wore traditional feather headdresses and some banged drums ahead of Senator Obama's visit, the first by a presidential candidate to the Crow Nation.
Senator Obama held rallies throughout Montana, which holds its primary election on June 3.
The state is home to some 60,000 American Indians, making them a key swing vote, according to Crow Nation spokesman Dale Old Horn.
Senator Obama said he would appoint a Native American adviser to his senior White House staff if he wins and would work on providing better health care and education to reservations across the country.
"Few have been ignored by Washington for as long as Native Americans, the first Americans," Senator Obama said.
Old Horn said the tribal members related to Senator Obama because of his background.
"His heritage of being poor, of being an outsider, you know those two things are the commonalities that he has with us," he said.
"We've always been treated like outsiders when it comes to government policy. In addition to that, we all grew up poor."
Black Eagle: Barack Obama at Crow Agency, Montana Photo: Reuters
It's a good thing I just happened to have a bucket nearby.
Obama grew up poor?
I can imagine his tribe name: Eagle That Walks.
(So full of crap, he can't fly...)
if he's a Crow, that makes him the sworn enemy of the Cheyenne and Sioux.
What a pantload.
Obama should visit the Colorado Turtle Tribe which seem to be chicano (or xicano as they say it). They participated in the slaughter of bison belonging to their neighbors ranch. Over 30 bison killed in a fence war between a libreal from Austin, TX (Haun) and ranchers in the Fairplay, Colorado area. Note that Colorado is open range and Haun put up fences to keep bison out that were not up to code for fences.
LOL! You're right, the Crow were always sucking up to whites, being scouts with the U.S. Army fighting against the Cheyenne and Sioux. Plus wasn't Hoover honored this way too? I recall seeing a picture of him posing with a headress on.
Actually, there was a minor error in the translation: the correct name is Barack Eating Crow.
So, Obama stumbles over a few native names, no big deal. George W. Bush could stumble over an unfamiliar name and the MSM would say that would be because he is stupid. Got an extra bucket for me?;)
Funny, I had always regarded the Crow as intelligent people. Wrong again.
the crow nation welcomed obama in montana with gifts for his family. his new native american name is barack black eagle.
>>intelligent people. Wrong again.
True story from the late 1950s told by a rancher friend in western Utah. There was an older Indian man who rode on horseback into the rancher's small town once every month or so for supplies. His wife would always walk behind. They would load up the horse; he would climb back up, and the two would head off for the long journey back to the hills. Once, the rancher asked the man why his poor wife didn't get a chance to ride; "She no have horse" was the answer.
"I like my new name, Barack Hussein Muhammed Black Eagle," he said.
Apparently the Crow didn't get the memo stating that you can't mention 'black' anything when talking about Obama. But, then again, the Crow fall into that protected group of folks that don't get in trouble for using words.
I am blood-brother with the Crow, but not to the muzzie-Osama. My Crow name is secret - I don't need the feds, again ........... FRegards
Obama: Black is my middle name.
Was Ward Churchill anywhere around?
Black Eagle? More like Black Buzzard.
He better not go anywhere near the Black Feet Tribe. Heap Bad Medicine...
Barack has completely abandoned his white eagle raising.
The Fugawi tribe?
I think that was Coolidge.
Mods: For clarification I am using this term as a wuss and crybaby not in a sexual way.
I believe that should be "Walking Eagle" — so full of shiite he can't fly, as the old joke has it.
I wonder if they will make M.O. an honorary memmber of a the "Slap-A-Honkey" tribe.?????
Hell B.O. is a crow, oh I mean a empty suited scare crow, full of empty meaningless rhetoric.
Funny how B.O. is telling the folks up in Oregon what type of cars to drive and how much they can ear.
I may estimation it's just down right marxism/commie hyperbole.
B.O. is a fool, who could not make it as an (affirmaitve action) directed Shoe Shine Boy.
Just Words,
Ignored??? Obama should check the budget for the dollars distributed to the Tribes every year.
Thankfully he didn't get "bald Eagle".
'shi!!ing bull' would have been ideal.
Obama, Chief Walking Eagle
so full of !@#$ he can't fly!
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September 04 2012 10:39AM
In mid-summer Mike Gillis discussed whether or not an aging but highly sought after unrestricted free-agent, the captain of his former club, and a player with a tremendous sense of loyalty to the franchise with whom he spent his career, would fit with the Canucks. Here's how he put it:
It's natural that players who have played in one place for a long time have a degree of attachment. But I think we offer a unique opportunity and one that presents some different options. We're cautiously optimistic.
We knew going into this that a player of [his] calibre wasn't going to make a decision lightly and it wasn't going to be based on just compensation — it would be based on a variety of different factors. We have been patient and we are prepared to be patient longer."
Of course, Mike Gillis wasn't discussing Shane Doan in that quote. No, that quote is from the summer of 2008 and if Gillis had been courting Doan then, well, it would've been tampering. The General Manager's language four years ago however, should sound eerily familiar to Canucks fans who've been paying attention this summer - but in that particular quote Gillis was discussing his drawn out but ultimately successful courtship of one Mats Sundin.
Read on past the jump.
When thinking about Mike Gillis' tenure as General Manager, the Mats Sundin signing stands apart from the rest of his record. With the exception of that massive 2 year, 20 million dollar offer on July 1st, 2008 - Sundin eventually signed a considerably cheaper one year deal - Mike Gillis has generally been a "conservative operator" as Canucks GM.
Sure, Gillis has taken a few big swings on the trade market (the Keith Ballard and Zack Kassian deals for example), but that "conservative" label is especially true when describing the management team's contract work. Consider that the Gillis era Canucks have focussed on signing Vancouver's "homegrown" talent (Luongo, the twins, Kesler, Bieksa) rather than courting big name UFAs. Meanwhile the club's July 1st signings (Malhotra, Hamhuis and Garrison) have been uniformly inked to deals worth well below market value. That said, with the Canucks still hot in pursuit of Shane Doan, it now appears that the Sundin deal wasn't much of an "outlier."
The Mats Sundin offer, recklessly tabled prior to the twins or Luongo signing long-term, was a true "all in move." Should the Canucks get the privilege, signing Shane Doan to a long-term deal (think four years, 24 million) even while the NHL and the NHLPA are discussing slashing the salary cap, would certainly fit that mold.
Doan's situation has dragged on all summer, but the internal logic of CBA uncertainty indicates that his latest "deadline" should be taken seriously. With the Jamison sale still in limbo and new legal hurdles emerging, time is running out on the Coyotes' attempts to re-sign their captain. One suspects that the Doan derby is crawling towards an imminent climax over the next two weeks, and we should soon find out whether or not Doan's personal relationship with Laurence Gilman, his ties to the Pacific Northwest and the quality of the wine at the Italian Bistro were decisive in Gillis' second "long courtship."
Of course, if the Canucks "win" the Doan derby, they'll also lose it (at least in terms of spending efficiency). There's no doubting that Shane Doan is a true power-forward, and a rare type of player, but I find it hard to believe that he'll be worth 5+ million when he's 38 and 39 years old. That's the market though, and you've got to overpay to land Unrestricted Free Agents with options. Unless that Unrestricted Free Agent decides to take less term and money for no discernible reason, that is.
Though Doan's hypothetical 35+ contract would carry significant risk, and promises to become an albatross in its last season or two, it's a risk the "win-now" Canucks are clearly willing to take. In the short-term Doan would undoubtedly bolster the club's forward group, as Sundin did (a controversial statement, sure). Doan would also bring a "mentorship" aspect that the Canucks clearly find attractive. After all, Mike Gillis and Ryan Kesler have publicly credited Sundin's off-ice presence, in part, for fostering an environment in which the twins evolved into scoring champions, and Kesler morphed into an offensive threat in the top-six...
September 04 2012, 10:39AM
Now that is groan inducing post title.
September 04 2012, 02:28PM
the canucks already have a contract paying 5+m when a player is 38-42, so another wouldn't be an albatross.
September 04 2012, 03:42PM
Just wondering if you're intentionally this thick, or you actually believe Luo will play until he is 42?
Luo's contract goes from 6.7 million to 3.4 million in 2018 to 1.6 million in 2019.
He may play out the 3.4 million dollar year, but the 1.6 million? Not a chance.
September 04 2012, 04:58PM
no but will he be worth the 5+m cap hit on the tail end of his career from 38 on? no.
i like how you chose the end of the range i stated and ignored the rest.
talk about being thick...
September 04 2012, 06:49PM
Your 1st post suggests a definitive time line, 38-42 years old. Your 2nd post changes to an unknown timeline of 38 years onwards...huge difference. He's not going to be a 40+ year old with a 5.3 million cap hit, so your range is flawed.
Even if he did play out his entire contract, there would still be a market for him. Teams like the Coyotes, or Predators would be willing to take on contracts with larger cap hits, but lower salaries in order to circumvent the cap floor. Tim Thomas and Scott Gomez are the largest examples I can think of in this situation right now.
Also, whats to say he won't be worth 5.3 million when he's 38? Broduer is in his 40s making 4.5 million, Kiprosuff will be 37 when his 5.8 million dollar deal expires. Add to the fact we have no idea what the cap will look like in 5 years time...
Nobody knows how father time will treat these guys, so any player on a long term contract has certain risks. Goalies do tend to last longer than others. A 38 year old Luongo making 5+ million doesn't sound as bad as a 38 year old Doan making 5+ million.
September 04 2012, 11:16PM
Do you even know what ranges mean? They apply to anything within that range! Luongo has a terrible contract, that is why he hasn't been traded yet. If he offered so much value to teams trying to reach for the cap floor for budget teams, which Florida is, they would have traded for him already!
September 05 2012, 08:24AM
Pretty sure Luo hasn't been traded yet because only a select few teams need a goalie like him, and most obvious, Gillis is asking too much.
If all Gillis was trying to get was a 6th round draft pick, Luo would be gone already.
A 6th round pick for Rick Depietro? Not in a miliion years.
Luo has a contract with a 5.3 million cap hit until he is 43, yet everybody and their mother knows it's actually until he is 38 or 39...didn't you get the memo? People like you who hate the Canucks like to keep saying Luo is gonna be a 5.3 million cap hit into his 40s, but you don't realize how dense it makes you look.
September 05 2012, 09:54AM
but he does have a cap hit of 5+m into his 40's... whether he plays into his 40's is another thing... canucks fans are hella thick. holy crap.
September 06 2012, 04:49PM
No...he doesn't.
His contract isn't a 35+ year old contract, so his cap hit doesn't count after he retires at 38 or 39.
Sure he has a piece of paper saying he's a 5.3 million cap hit into his 40s, but that was simply to turn a 6.7 million dollar paycheque into a 5.3 million dollar cap hit.
Just because it's written down on paper, doesn't mean it's true. I read on theonion today that Joe Biden hitchhiked to the DNC and Prince Charles finally thinks his boys are old enough to hear what REALLY happened to Princess Di!!!OMG! it must be true if it's in writing!!
Next you're going to tell me Kovalchuk is going to play out his contract too...
There is not 1 GM out there that thinks they're going to have Lu still on the books in his 40s...just thick individuals like yourself :)
September 06 2012, 04:58PM
you are seriously really, really dense... yes he does, if he plays at any age between 33-43 he has the cap hit of 5+m... it is only debatable if he plays at 38+ but if he does HE HAS THE CAP HIT OF 5+M. and if it's on a piece of paper called a contract IT IS TRUE. and he was paid 10m at the start of the contract but what do you know? seriously, nothing
wow, this probably why you think it's cool spelling words that start with 'C' with a 'K'
September 06 2012, 05:22PM
Calling me thick after I call you thick
Calling me dense after I call you dense.
F for originality.
I don't know how many ways I can explain those last years on his contract are cheater years, they circumvent the cap in order to turn a 6.7m yearly salary(minus the first, already paid year of 10m) into 5.3m cap hit.
F for common sense.
Maybe if I had some hand puppets and popup up books you'd get it...but even then I doubt that. I think you should switch to lawn bowling, because hockey is obviously too complicated for you.


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I remember when I was a wee lad, my mother and I stood outside one night, and she pointed to the Sky, and asked me to wave at the Man on the Moon. She would also say "Hello Beautiful Moon"
I'm truly sorry Mom, I never could see any man or even a face on the Moon. Fif "disability"ty years later, I still can't see that Man. I've checked google, and asked friends, but to me there is nothing in the Moon that remotely resembles anything like a human, human features, or even parts of a human.
Well does anyone else share my "disability"?
I wonder if my inability to see any semblance of humanoid features in the Moon has any bearing with my difficulty with some Mangas, such as Bleach. I have even begun refering to Bleach images as Kuboglyphics (as in Hieroglyphics). Another manga which image's I sometimes find challenging is SoulCartel. I did enjoy the recent battle between Mephistopheles and the Golem brought forth by the Supreme Witch, but I would have missed most of it if not for my Artistic 14yr old daughter Olivia helping me out.
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erm...now for some seriousness
basically any love song by Santana is epic
How Six Songs Collide by Norwegian Recycling is also awesome...it's a mix of:
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Collide - Howie Day
Here Without You - 3 Doors Down
Superman - Five For Fighting
Always Getting Over You - Angela Ammons
All That I Need - Boyzone
Careless Whisper cover by Seether.
I think i have too many but at the moment i'll say:
The Temptations - My Girl
Nat King Cole - For Sentimental Reasons
Lupe Fiasco - Paris Tokyo and Sunshine
The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams.
"Reality is wrong, dreams are for real"
Breathless by Shane Wards..
First time I heard it and I liked it..
Evanescence - My Immortal (doesn't matter what version)
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Creed _ With Arms Wide Open
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come fight my brute here
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ost of conair --> How do I Live by LeAnn Rimes (loved it when it played on the last part of the movie)
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