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BoomerCafé executive editor and co-founder Greg Dobbs feels a bit curmudgeonly writing about an issue that's not quite as important as the fiscal cliff, or gun violence, or chaos in Syria. But as a baby boomer, he has seen a steady decline in a practice that's always been around but now has lost its meaning. The practice? Tipping.
Don't you get tired of people who harken back to "the good old days?"
So do I. But maybe this will be an exception. Because the good old days I want to talk about are the ones when you were expected to tip for exactly two kinds of service: someone at a restaurant who served you a meal, and in the era before an unsung hero (to whom I shall be eternally grateful) put suitcases on wheels, someone at an airport or a hotel who lugged your luggage so you didn't have to. Okay, maybe you can add in taxi drivers, although in my experience, as often as not I've wanted to ask for half my money back as compensation for the sheer terror of the ride. And as long as we're already expanding the list, hotel maids. Traditionally poorly paid, they deserve a little extra just for the drudgery of their work, changing someone else's smelly sheets and wiping up someone else's yucky bathroom.
Yet those hotel maids often are ignored. While with less justification, there are tip jars on just about every sales counter in America. Stroll into Starbucks to drop four bucks on a caramel something-iatto and you're expected to drop an extra greenback into the tip jar. Or how about the counter at the convenience store? Buy a bag of chips and if you're not a cheapskate, you'll deposit the spare change from the cashier into the tip jar. For the cashier.
And how about the driver on a tour bus, the outfitter on a river raft, the attendant at a parking lot?! They don't exactly hold out a can with TIPS inscribed on it, but they might as well, for the look you'll get if you don't slip a bill into their palms.
Then last month, as the holiday season came on, I got nice little Christmas cards from my newspaper deliverer, my postal carrier, and my trash collector. Now, let me be clear: in terms of daily life, there's little I appreciate more than having my newspaper waiting when I get up, my letters in the box when I stop for them (although when it comes to the bills, not so much!), and my garbage gone by the time I get home at the end of the day. And in each of those cases, I am blessed with 5-star service, as if each provider subscribes to the postal creed of swift service despite snow, rain, heat, or gloom of night.
But here's a question: isn't just about everyone I've written about here pretty much paid a livable wage already, commensurate with the skills required for the job? Well, maybe not restaurant servers or suitcase carriers; state law here in Colorado and, so far as I know, all across America, says they don't have to be paid the standard minimum wage, since there always has been an assumption that they earn their money in tips. But aside from that….
And here's another: what's the meaning of a tip, anyway? Extra pay for the underpaid? NO. It is a reward for superior service. Believe me, I wouldn't want to deliver the daily paper when every copy has to be in place by 6 a.m., which is the newspaper's promise to its residential customers. But while I appreciate my carrier's incredible allegiance to the alarm clock, that promise is part of the job description and therefore, by definition, not extraordinary. To say nothing of the clerk at the convenience store who is supposed to sell me that bag of chips the same way whether there's the chance of a tip or not. Although I wonder, what would it look like if the clerk knew no tip was coming?!
The reality is, in some jobs— no matter how well or how poorly people are paid— there is little difference between superior and inferior service. Which means, by leaving a tip, we're merely rewarding the barista at Starbucks— or the convenience store clerk, the taxi driver, the car wash attendant, the hairdresser, the letter carrier— for doing the job he or she has been hired to do. They're not hired to do a better job for a tip; they're hired to do the best job they can do, tip or no tip. One might argue, maybe they should even put a few bucks in our pockets for patronizing their business and keeping them employed.
Now for the sake of disclosure, let me be honest: I'm not the curmudgeon you must imagine I am; I tip darned near everyone. All I'm saying is, I shouldn't, because the list of people on the receiving end has grown, way beyond the tip's original purpose.
Next thing you know, even though they're paid to perform at a high level, we'll be expected to tip pilots for smooth flights, quarterbacks for touchdown passes, and journalists for good columns. Come to think of it, maybe that's worth discussing.


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By Dennis Seid/NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – Mayor Jack Reed Jr. on Monday asked the Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau for an additional $400,000 for the Aquatic Center.
That's on top of the $300,000 the CVB already committed to the project.
"We've still got some pieces to put in that were left out to keep it under budget," said Reed.
The bulk of the money requested would be used for a state-of-the-art digital scoreboard, time/touch pads, bleachers and lockers. Those items were left out to keep the project under budget.
Reed said work is ahead of schedule on the project, and a March 1 deadline is approaching for the contractor on certain work that would include wiring. He asked the CVB to fund the request by then.
"What we'll need to do is look at the request," said Neal McCoy, the CVB's executive director. "I certainly expect to throw our support behind it at some level."
McCoy said the CVB has a reserve fund of some $3 million but would prefer not to tap into it too deeply unless absolutely necessary. He said he would prefer to finance the request over a period of time.
But he said once the city makes a formal request, the CVB board can review the details to determine if it will meet some or all of Reed's request.
The board can meet in a special session to vote on the request, McCoy said.
Don Lewis, the city's Parks and Recreation director, said the touch pads, along with a pace clock, are the biggest priorities.
Reed said a capital campaign involving parents and corporate sponsors has raised about $800,000, but the additional $400,000 still is needed from the CVB.
"The total payout from the city has been about $12 million, the parents and corporate campaign. … we're looking at $820,000," Reed told the CVB board. "So even if we add the $300,000 that's been committed and add another $400,000, that's less than what's been raised privately."
Reed said the aquatic center would benefit the public as well as the swim teams that use the pool.
McCoy said the CVB has never turned down a request from the city to help with projects like this that benefit the entire community.
"We want the aquatic center to be all it can be, we want people to come here and see what we have and want come back. … we'll fund the request in some way, but we just need to look at the details," he said.
Work on the 44,000 square-foot, $11 million indoor pool complex in Veterans Park is ahead of schedule, with construction expected to be complete in November.
The Tupelo Aquatic Center will house an Olympic-size pool and a smaller pool for fitness and instruction classes. It also will have spectator seating, locker rooms, restrooms, offices, multipurpose room, kitchen, lobby and outdoor sunbathing area.
It will serve both competitive and casual swimmers and was designed with an eye toward hosting state, regional and national swim meets.
Seth Gaines, the CVB's sports director, said the city will bid for the state short course swimming championship in 2014. To host larger regional events, the city must first host smaller state events like this first.
City officials alluded to the need to have an aquatic center with all the latest amenities and equipment to win those bids.

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Todd Black, from Utah State University, was at the recent Emery County Public Lands Council meeting with a presentation concerning the Gunnison sage grouse in Utah. The power point presentation explained the sage grouse numbers in Utah, and how the state has been divided into 13 areas for management purposes.
In June of 2002, the US Fish and Wildlife Service set a strategic management plan into place to protect and preserve the habitat of the sage grouse, whose numbers were so low that it was being considered for an endangered species listing. In an effort to increase the sage grouse numbers so the bird would not be listed, a cooperative was formed to begin the process. USU oversees the cooperative and works with the local group in each of the 13 areas of the state.
Each of the 13 individual management units in Utah have a local working group consisting of local representatives who best know the conditions of that unit. In the Emery/Carbon county area the group is named the Castle Country Adaptive Resource Management and their next meeting is scheduled for Jan. 12, 2006 at 7 p.m. at the Carbon County Fairgrounds. They welcome all county representatives to attend the meeting to become informed and get involved with the process to keep sage grouse from being listed.
Ray Petersen, public lands director for Emery County, reported that a project begun by the forest service last year has not made any forward progress. "The ranger began the project to inventory every road and trail in each of the drainages into Emery County. Last year, the inventory of the Muddy drainage was completed and was very well accepted by all the parties involved. Plans were underway to begin the inventory process this year moving northward into the Ferron drainage. The Muddy process was encouraging, I feel this project should continue," said Petersen.
He further stated that in a recent conversation with the ranger, it had been mentioned that no support from upper management of the forest service was coming, and the project has been interrupted. Petersen asked the lands council to consider drafting a letter to be sent to Alice Carlton, the regional supervisor of the forest service, urging that the project be continued because of the value to everyone involved. All other agencies can benefit from the actions the forest service is taking with the road inventory.
Another item to be addressed in the letter would be the enforcement issues. There are several areas that are being abused by ATVs in the forest, and there is a need for more law enforcement presence in the forest. "Most of the damage happened during the hunting season. Unfortunately there are those sportsmen out there that give all hunters a bad name," said Councilmember Eric Luke. "Maybe more seasonal closures should be considered for the forest," said Luke. All council members endorsed the concept of the letter and the council approved sending it to Carlton.
Following the consideration of the letter to be sent to the forest service, Councilman Sherrel Ward stated that having Deputy Ray Jeffs in the Swell has proved to be a great value. Ward said that destruction has decreased and Deputy Jeffs is doing a great job to educate users of the Swell on the open routes.
Petersen talked about patents which are taken out by cities or counties to administer a portion of public land for recreational uses. Currently Ferron holds a patent for a portion of land that is designated for an ATV play area. Emery is considering a patent for a portion of land near their city. "Huntington and Green River are in the process and considering the same patent for ATV play areas near their towns also, The BLM is desirous for cities to take these patents and encourage them to do so," said Petersen. These patents fill a need that each city recognizes concerning ATV use around the towns. "Liability is an issue for further discussion. I want everyone to think about this and be aware of it," continued Petersen. Petersen stated that he is continuing to work with the BLM on a new route designation map for the Swell. This is an update of the 2003 map and does not close or open any new routes.
Beetle killed trees was the subject Councilman Gary Petty reported about. He said he had been to a forest service open house and the problem of cleaning up the dead trees in the forest is ongoing. "The forest service does not have a handle on the problem. We need to get that timber out of there, our watersheds are at stake," said Petty.
Petersen commented that ATVs and the beetle killed trees are the two biggest issues facing the forest service at the present. "Everyone involved with these issues is frustrated with the condition of the forest," said Petersen. Vernell Rowley is over the heritage portion of the lands council. He reported several interesting facts about the Spanish Trail which runs through Emery County. "Capt. Gunnison surveyed the trail in 1853, in 1855 the Elk Mountain Mission used it, in 1878 the star mail route ran on it, in 1880, two Orangeville residents used it to transport produce back and forth to Green River, and in 1934, H.J. Oliver was commissioned to put bench markers on the trail," said Rowley.


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Reporters repeatedly tried to question Bowyer about his suspcicious spin, but he kept referring back to vague answers he gave Tuesday on ESPN
CHICAGO — Clint Bowyer had yet another opportunity to set the record straight on Thursday to address whether or not he spun intentionally at Richmond.
He declined to take it.
Asked by USA TODAY Sports why he would neither admit to a purposeful spin or strongly deny the suspicious caution, Bowyer dodged the question just as he had during three separate interviews with ESPN's SportsCenter on Tuesday.
BOWYER: Richmond spin ignites controversy
"I've told you guys: I love you to death, I appreciate all you guys, what you do for our sport, (but) I've given my interviews on national television, over and over and over and over," he said in response to the question of his intentional spin. "And I know you guys all wrote your stories about it. It's time to write a story about the Chase."
NASCAR: Issues historic penalties to MWR after Richmond
Though reporters tried repeatedly to ask Bowyer about Richmond, he kept referring back to his ESPN interviews — during which he said virtually nothing — as his for-the-record statement.
GALLERY: Richmond's controversial finish in photos
Some examples:
-- "I went to ESPN on Tuesday and talked about all this and gave interviews I think for like seven hours on national television. The one thing I can tell you is I'm tired of talking about it."
-- "I've had a rough few days. Probably rougher than I've ever had. But I spoke my piece. I did national interviews all day long. I could have just as easily ducked away from them and not gave an interview. I went up there and did my interviews and for me, personally, I've got that behind me."
-- "Let me start all this over again one more time. I went to ESPN and gave countless interviews for seven hours. I gave the interview and I'm done with it."
Toward the end of his 12-minute interview session with reporters — with the questions not letting up — Bowyer leaned in with a more serious tone.
"Hey, listen: I love this sport, I love you guys," he said. "It's been a tough couple days, but I appreciate everybody's hard work. We gotta move on. I know it's a tough situation for all of us, but in all seriousness, I love this sport, I'm proud to be a part of the Chase and I think it's going to be a good one."
Then, with so many questions still unanswered, Bowyer walked away.
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What's Heating Up - Notes From an AHL Insider
Kent Wilson
October 23 2011 11:54AM
Editor's Note - 'Slippery Pete' is a source close to the AHL who keeps an eye on the Heat and the AHL's West Division. He has promised to drop in now and then to share some info and insight on the farm club's comings and goings this year
Line Combinations
Games 1-4
Sylvester – Walter – Nemisz
Rheault – Byron – Desbiens
Bouma – Laing – Meyer
MacMillan – Patterson – Howse
Piskula – Brodie
Wilson – Mikkelson
Henry – Breen
Ortio (GM 3 & 4) (Brown GM 1 & 2)
Game 5
Sylvester – Byron – Nemisz
Meyer – Walter – Desbiens
Bouma – Laing – Rheault
Bancks – Patterson – Armstrong
Piskula – Brodie
Wilson – Mikkelson
Henry – Martin
Irving Ortio
Others: Wahl (1-1-2 Friday night)– ECHL, Ivanans – Could play soon, Kolanos almost healthy.
- There were a ton of scouts at the Abbotsford game on Friday night, and I've heard the Flames are shopping everyone not named Ken King from very peripheral sources. Weisbrod won't put lipstick on a pig and he pulls major strings internally with player transactions. I'd be shocked if this team doesn't add some picks and ship out some bodies in the coming months if the team doesn't resemble a club that will be in the thick of a playoff hunt; but that's more opinion that fact.
- Flames: Once Backlund and Carson are healthy there will be two more bodies sent down. (Smith??/Horak???/Carson Conditioning Stint??/Stajan??). It also probably only a matter of time before Ortio is the lone back-up to Irving, but there seems to be a desire that he has to clearly beat out Brown for the job… which will likley have to happen in practice as Irving has played all 300 minutes to this point, and will likely play Saturday (he did - ed.). Ward suggested a back-up would get into a game on the coming road trip that sees the club play four games in 7 days in Ontario and Michigan.
- Chris Breen has been outplayed by James Martin on a physicality and intensity measure, and will have a tough time getting regular minutes once another defender is assigned from Calgary. Wouldn't be shocked to see this team move a defender (Henry, Wilson, Mikkelson, Piskula are all grizzled VETS, meaning anyone not named Brodie isn't going to get much ice behind them).
- This will be a very competitive hockey team this season. Up untitl Saturday, they had allowed just 8 goals in 5 games... Boom.
- Nemisz has looked great at times this season. more consistancy and physicality has been showed (first AHL fight last week). He and Walters, Desbiens, and Mikkelson are driving possession and scoring chances in a big way. Mikkleson especially looks strong against AHL foes, he's not far off from NHL games... or he's a stud in the AHL that won't make it... not sure which.
- Howse is a recent healthy scratch in favor of Armstrong...not a fourth line type and not strong enough to break the top-six on the Heat currently.
(Thanks again to 'Slippery Pete' for his insight)
October 23 2011, 12:09PM
I would imagine Howse will be assigned to the ECHL soon. He needs minutes and i dont think he is gonna get top 6 mins until an injury occurs.
Really surprised that Ward didn't play a backup on sat. Irving can handle the games but even he needs rest.
Nemisz is really coming into his own. Brodie looks like he has the AHL figured out and wow, Jordan Henry is Giordano impressive.
Breen must have really rested on his laurels this summer. He seems slower than last year. Dissapointing, but James Martin looks like an excellent pickup. Liked the kid when he played for the Ice, and he looks pretty good so far in his first two games.
October 23 2011, 01:36PM
Thanks for the quality info! Would like to see more heat info on this site...
October 23 2011, 01:40PM
Just want to say this stuff is awesome. I love having the occasional AHL/WHL report come through, 'cause as much as I enjoy info about the big club (and the analysis is top-notch), stuff on the minors and junior is way harder to come by since we can't even watch most of the games.
It's too bad on Howse so far. I'm not giving up on the kid at this point (it is his first year in the pros, after all), but it's unfortunate that he's having so much trouble adapting. And on that note, I'm really hoping Horak gets sent down sooner rather than later so that he gets actual playing time as opposed to eating popcorn and "learning from above" like a chump. If there's one thing Horak doesn't need, it's birds-eye crap; he thinks the game well, and just needs to learn to apply his brains to his extremities offensively.
October 23 2011, 02:25PM
@ Slippery Pete
Real good work here! Thanks.
"- There were a ton of scouts at the Abbotsford game on Friday night, and I've heard the Flames are shopping everyone not named Ken King from very peripheral sources."
We were all wondering what the Flames were doing with the huge collection of defensemen they put together over the summer. It seems that this has now turned into an organizational strength. I can see them packaging some youth out with a vet to bring in a top 4 defender, or a #1 center for the big team. Maybe the Bourque trade rumors have some merit.
8 goals in 5 games - now that's impressive.
October 23 2011, 02:45PM
Keep this stuff coming! Very informative.
Kent...great article! Please provide more updates on the Heat. Other than the odd trade and offseason signing of free agents these guys are the future of the Flames franchise.
Nice to see a first rounder (Nemeiz) finally start to develop. When Horak gets sent down would be great to see how he plays with former junior team mate Ryan Howse.
That sucks about Howse, he's pretty much completely off of Twitter as well, so that sucks, he was fun on Twitter.
I hope he gets it together and starts putting the work in. Same thing with Breen, he looked so Good last year.
October 23 2011, 04:56PM
"Nemisz has looked great at times this season. more consistancy and physicality has been showed (first AHL fight last week). He and Walters, Desbiens, and Mikkelson are driving possession and scoring chances in a big way. Mikkleson especially looks strong against AHL foes, he's not far off from NHL games... or he's a stud in the AHL that won't make it... not sure which."
Desbiens. There's that name again! (Sorry Kent, couldn't resist!)
I have always thought Ryan Walter's kid had some game in him. I hope he continues to improve, though he (Ben) is not a youngster anymore.
Good update. How does Meyer look? No points yet, hey? I still like Meyer.
Great article Kent and Slippery Pete (is that your pseudonym?), having this every 2 weeks would be nice! As for the happenings....too bad about Howse, and YES would like to see him play with Horak but actually like Horak with Flames. Breen needs to wake up! Nice to see development of Nemisz, Desbiens, and other forwards. AND love that several D-men down there are doing well as I think they TRULY ARE trade-bait in the NHL when other NHL teams have injuries come up. So here's the trade proposal to Nashville - Rene Bourque, Brendan Mikkelson, Derek Smith and a 2013 2nd-rounder for Ryan Suter and a 4th rounder in 2012. Or same trade for Ryan Callahan (NYR forward). Both pretty unlikely but you never know!
October 24 2011, 12:32PM
Bouma's on the third line. Has his stock dropped this much?? Or is it the role they are planning for him... Giving him those types of minutes...
'There were a ton of scouts at the Abbotsford game on Friday night, and I've heard the Flames are shopping everyone not named Ken King from very peripheral sources'
Just the opposite is needed; trade, fire, retire, remove Ken King and his new sidekick Feaster and start again! Maybe we should try a top down review of the organization performed by someone actually qualified to conduct it (ie: not King)
Good read by the way, its good to keep up with happenings on the farm.
October 25 2011, 11:23PM
Great stuff S. Pete!!
Really good to hear from Abbotsford. keep it coming.. please.


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Polyfibre TCS has long been one of the "go to" co-polys of the TW playtest staff. For this reason we were excited to see how it would hold up under the rigors of an intensive playtest. After several weeks of hard hitting we can confidently report that TCS did not disappoint. Our playtest team continues to be impressed by how much comfort Polyfibre managed to pack into this monofilament. Of course, since TCS is made primarily from a firm substance (polyester), it's not likely to satisfy the player who requires the ultra plush feel and power of natural gut or a soft multi. However, we think it's a great option for big hitters who want the control and durability of a poly minus the excessive shock and vibration. And there's also plenty of spin to be had. Indeed, TCS gave our team the kind of pocketing, ball rotation and high-arching trajectory that traps opponents behind the baseline. For all its strengths, though, TCS definitely has a downside. Each of our playtesters reported poor tension maintenance (a very common complaint against polys). Ultimately, while TCS is not perfect, it's awfully hard to find a string with such a unique blend of control, spin, durability and comfort.
Our team did not reach a consensus on the exact power level of TCS. For Chris the power was on the moderate side, but that wasn't the whole story. He said, "TCS offers easy access to depth, but for me it is not necessarily due to the power level of the string. With TCS I find the launch angle on a topspin shot to be a tad higher. The added height to my shots sends the ball deep. Fortunately, its spin-friendly response tends to make it dip right inside the baseline. I wouldn't say I hit a harder, faster paced shot with this string, but I definitely average more depth on my groundstrokes. I would compare the power level to something like a Poly Star Classic or other Polyfibre strings like Hightec, which also pocket the ball well and provide good depth without much addition to pace."
Finding very little power was Michelle, who said, "I tried TCS at 60 lbs and in the low 50s. I didn't find this string to be powerful. Lowering the tension made the pocketing feel deeper and even softer, but not more powerful. I felt like the tension dropped faster when it was strung at a higher tension, which at first was a bit off-putting. I was able to figure out how the string played the longer I had it in my frames. Overall, I felt like it actually muted some of my power, which is the one part I didn't love."
In contrast to his fellow playtesters, Jason found TCS to be quite lively. He said, "One of the more powerful polyester strings I've tested. For a poly, this string provides plenty of pop. I tried this string in a variety of racquets with tighter string patterns than my Steam 99S (16x15 pattern), and I thought ball pocketing was great in all of them."
When it came to the spin-potential of TCS, each playtester was amazed at how effectively (and abruptly) the ball came down. Summing it up perfectly, Jason said, "Hellooooo spin! It's not textured and not shaped, yet I find this string to give me as much, if not more spin than any other string out there. It's amazing watching a ball that I thought I hit long drop in at the last nano-second."
"I have always found this to be a very spin-friendly string," said Chris, who enjoyed an expanded range of trajectories and angles. He added, "Once I got used to the higher launch angle and depth, I could swing aggressively and trust the string to help me find the spin needed to keep the ball inside the lines. TCS is one of those strings that seems to magically help the ball dip and drop just inside the lines. I also noted that any sidespin I put on the ball was accentuated with this string, and I saw my ball move around a tad more. Despite this string not winning in the lab tests, it is one of the more spin-friendly strings on the court. When playing doubles against opponents who were using TCS I had to be careful not to let passing attempts that looked like they were going long go by, as most often they would dip inside the baseline. When it was my turn to hit passing shots I found I could go a solid six-feet over the net with lots of pace and still get the ball to drop way inside the baseline."
Michelle, our resident flat ball hitter, could not deny the exceptional pocketing and big spin of TCS. She said, "Going into this play test I wasn't sure what to expect out of this string. I enjoyed it a bit more once I realized the amount of spin-control it added to my shots. I was able to use the string to my advantage by really taking big cuts and adding extra whip to my shots, knowing they would stay right within the baseline instead of flying out by inches like they normally would. I could really learn what the string did to the ball even when I was playing against people with using TCS. Playing against Chris when he was using the TCS was tough because his balls were landing so deep in the court and jumping. There were times when I thought his shot was going out and the TCS helped keep the ball in. Great spin potential. I liked the string a lot more once I figured out how to use TCS with my game, because I could access what it had to offer."
TCS gave our team about as much comfort as a poly-based string can give. In fact, Michelle was hard-pressed to think of a more comfortable string. She said, "Probably the most comfortable string I've ever used! The ball pocketing and plush feel was refreshing. So soft and easy to hit with. A nice change compared to the stiff polys I usually use. I could hit as big as I wanted and I never had any discomfort. I tried this string at various tensions in a few different frames, and the comfort was consistent no matter what tension my racquets were strung at. Once I really got into the playtest I became a little frustrated with the low powered comfort feeling. I felt like I had lost some control once I had hit with it for more than 4 hours - it felt very much like a rubber band to me and my shots were getting erratic. Again, once I learned what TCS could do for me I was able to play into the string's strengths a bit. I could enjoy the comfort while accessing the spin instead of trying to flatten everything out, which was resulting in some erratic launch angles."
Jason and his tendons were very happy with TCS. He said, "I know this is a soft poly because I can use it all day long and it doesn't aggravate my elbow or shoulder. It has a very soft feel, and it doesn't have that harsh feedback that the stiffer polyester strings have."
"This is a very soft string considering it is poly based," said Chris, who also enjoyed the smooth ride. He added, "It pockets the ball extremely well and has a somewhat soft and muted feel to it. I tend to favor crisper poly strings, but I like the way this soft string pockets the ball and offers lots of spin. I never had any comfort issues despite stringing it at 60 lbs in a very stiff racquet. Off center hits never felt excessively jarring and anything near the center felt plush."
Our playtesters had good control with TCS, despite the fact that it lacks the crisp and ultra low-powered predictability of a Babolat Pro Hurricane or Kirschbaum Super Smash. Even Chris, who tends to prefer stiffer polys, found quite a groove. He said, "The somewhat unique feel of this string takes an adjustment. The adjustment mostly comes on offensive groundstrokes, as one has to learn to trust that the ball will drop in on a full, fast swing despite traveling higher than one is used to seeing. I like the crisp response of polys as they connect you to the ball, however, this one is soft and muted. Despite the soft response, I found plenty of control thanks to the excellent spin. The deep ball pocketing comes into play on touch shots, and I found I could find my targets very well on drop shots."
Jason was also happy with the control he found. He said, "Even with all the spin potential and the great ball pocketing for power, I still found the control to be excellent. There wasn't a drop off in control just because it excelled in power and spin."
The control was good for Michelle, but fleeting. She said, "I had great control for the first 4 hours. The added spin definitely controlled the balls I hit. Once I had hit with it for a few hours I felt the control began to become a bit erratic. I experienced one session on the court where I was missing by 10 feet. I definitely noticed that the tension maintenance wasn't great with this string. I was definitely feeling the difference in response between a racquet freshly strung at 60 lbs and a racquet I'd played with for a few hours. Also, because this string is so comfortable and it pockets so well, I don't know if it is well suited for a big hitter like myself. I felt like I really had to work hard and slug through the ball to get my power going after a few hours of play with this string."
The biggest downside of poly-based strings is that they lose tension and resilience faster than most other string materials. According to our playtest team, TCS is the rule, not the exception. Maintaining tension was definitely an issue for Michelle. She said, "For me, TCS played the best when it was freshly strung. I struggled to enjoy the string after about 4 hours. However, the enjoyment came back after it sat in my racquet for about a week. It maintained its comfort throughout, no matter how old or fresh the string was. I did feel like the tension dropped pretty quickly with TCS, and the tighter the string was, the quicker it dropped."
Jason's powerful forehand has bagged out many a poly, including TCS. He said, "Ahh, the achilles heel of the string. It's amazing for spin, control, ball pocketing and power, but the thing it doesn't do well is maintain tension. And by 'doesn't do well,' I mean it's horrible. Sad. Within a couple of days I could notice a drop in tension. After a week the playability had changed, and in 2 weeks I'm cutting the strings out."
"The biggest downside for this string is the tension maintenance," said Chris, who was in total agreement with Michelle and Jason. "Tension drops off quickly and I found control suffered as the tension dropped. I would string up with TCS on a Thursday night, play a 3 day tournament and then cut it out on Monday, as it would be spent. I could hit it for a week of one-hour sessions here at TW and then would cut it out. I usually expect a poly to last me two weeks of one-hour hitting sessions, but not this one."
Chris - "This string is a good option for a player looking for lots of spin. Those players seeking a more comfortable co-poly type string should also try this one. Lastly, this is a string for players who don't mind restringing often, as tension maintenance is not good."
Jason - "Anyone wanting uber-spin! But seriously, I think this is a great option for not only players with full swings, but also for the player that's a little hesitant to get into the polyester world because of the stiffness. It's soft enough that it doesn't give me, a person with a history of arm issues, any problems at all."
Michelle - "Anyone who has ever suffered from arm problems but is still looking for the control of a spin-friendly poly."
Michelle - "It's so comfortable. It felt so soft and cushioned, I've never experienced a soft poly like TCS. Great ball pocketing."
Jason - "Spin, control, feel, ball pocketing. Basically everything about the playability."
Chris - "I love the spin and ball pocketing. I'm also a fan of how comfortable this string is for a poly based offering."
Michelle - "The tension dropped too fast for me. I also felt like it muted some of my power, which I didn't love."
Jason - "Tension maintenance."
Chris - "The tension maintenance is bloody terrible."
Michelle - "Softer and easier on my arm than any poly I've used!"
Jason - "Yonex Poly Tour Pro, Volkl Cyclone Tour, Kirschbaum P2, Weiss Cannon Silverstring."
Chris -"TCS only really compares to other Polyfibre strings. It has a fairly unique feel. Others strings get close in power level or spin, but none offer a similar overall package like TCS. Outside of Polyfibre, Poly Star probably comes the closest, as it offers a soft and dampened feel with good ball pocketing. The tension didn't hold up too well when I hit Poly Star, either."
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Skip to comments.Al Gore, Media Whipping Boy (Laugh riot and barf alert in one!)
Posted on 07/02/2007 12:03:53 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
That Al Gore's 2000 presidential candidacy was treated unconscionably by most members of the mainstream media is not really arguable by sentient beings. The very idea that a candidate like George W. Bush extremist, incompetent, unprepared for office, addicted to cronyism and incapable of admitting even the simplest human error could have been held by so many reporters to be a better choice for President than the two-time Vice President, Senator, Representative and environment and nuclear weapons expert, to say nothing of his central role in the Clinton Administration's successful two-term presidency, would be laughable were its consequences less tragic.
And yet in that election, the media made Al Gore out to be a liar because so many reporters chose to misreport his remarks or take them out of context. To top it off, they made a joke of their maliciousness, mocking Gore for alleged mendacities that were largely the results of their carelessness and deliberate misrepresentation.
Gore has since moved on to become not only one of America's most powerful progressive voices but also, when it comes to the dangers posed by climate change, something of a secular prophet. "An Inconvenient Truth" has turned out to be perhaps the most influential political argument by a private citizen since Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring." The book version of the movie and his newest tome, "The Assault on Reason," are runaway bestsellers. Gore is a contender for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. And time has more than borne out the harsh assessments he has offered of George W. Bush over the past seven years, for which pundits like Charles Krauthammer and Joe Klein called him, literally, crazy.
And yet within the hermetically sealed confines of the American MSM, little has changed. In his new book Gore offers a complicated and depressing indictment of our present predicament, focusing on the dishonesty of our politics and the toothlessness of our tabloid-obsessed media. Resting as it does on reasoning derived from the likes of Jürgen Habermas and other philosophers, environmental scientists and even neuroscientists, the book could not help but trigger the MSM's reflexive anti-intellectualism, to say nothing of their loathing of its author.
Witness the Washington Post, whose reporters in 2000 ran with Republican Party press releases purporting to be Gore's own words. Amazingly, the paper's recent treatment of Gore has been even more nakedly hostile, sometimes bizarrely so. First out of the gate was Governing magazine editor Alan Ehrenhalt, writing in the paper's Sunday Book World, who chose not to focus his review on the work itself but instead offered up a stream of attacks on Gore's personality. Presenting no evidence, Ehrenhalt complained of Gore's "consistent ability to express fundamentally reasonable sentiments often important ones in ways that annoy the maximum possible number of people." Gore's movie, he said, was "smug and self-centered" again, no evidence. True, he added that "much that he writes seems to be on the mark." Too bad it was written by an author with "an incurable habit of calling more attention to himself than to the ideas he wishes to communicate." Evidence? Zip.
Next came Post news columnist Dana Milbank. After attending a Gore speech he observed, "Even if Gore were speaking before a sellout crowd at Verizon Center, he would still be the smartest guy in the room. He reminded his listeners of this repeatedly last night," in a manner Milbank found "all too frequently, pedantic." With considerable condescension, Milbank added, "Not that you'd doubt Gore on these points, but, just in case, there are 273 endnotes," as if offering readers access to one's sourcing as any serious nonfiction author save Bob Woodward is expected to do is another example of what a self-satisfied smartypants we're dealing with.
Not long afterward the Post's Outlook section published yet another assault on Gore, this one by Weekly Standard editor Andrew Ferguson. Astonishingly, Ferguson began his screed by asserting, "You can't really blame Al Gore for not using footnotes in his new book.... It's a sprawling, untidy blast of indignation, and annotating it with footnotes would be like trying to slip rubber bands around a puddle of quicksilver." I say "astonishingly" because, as the annoyed Mr. Milbank pointed out in the same newspaper, the book contains 273 source notes spread across twenty pages right there in the back. So common was the anti-Gore animus that it apparently blinded everyone involved with the piece, thereby allowing Ferguson to humiliate himself as well as the newspaper with an accusation so amateurish it dissipated with a mere glance at the book.
While I have focused on the Post, it's not as if the rest of the media distinguished themselves or diverged from their circa-2000 scripts. At ABC News, Diane Sawyer badgered Gore about his political ambitions, Jake Tapper compared the book to a Michael Moore missive and Terry Moran portrayed it as an act of vengeance. On the New York Times op-ed page David Brooks mocked Gore as a "Vulcan Utopia[n]," and Maureen Dowd focused, laserlike, on crucial features like Gore's waistline and his author photo while terming the ex-VP a "presidential flirt," a "righteous tease" and a "high-minded scold." And in a sentence that may rival Ferguson's for the Pulitzer Prize for Irresponsible Imagination in the Service of Personal Obsession were one ever to be established Dowd wrote that during his Diane Sawyer interview, Gore "almost seems to want to sigh and roll his eyes." Never mind, dear reader, that Al Gore neither sighed nor rolled as much as a single eyelash. To Dowd, writing in the newspaper of record, he "almost seemed to want to," and that's good enough.
So give George W. Bush credit. He may lie about counterproductive wars, destroy our reputation abroad, ignore Katrina victims, approve torture, blow up our balance of payments, ignore scientific evidence, undermine our Constitution and turn the Justice Department over to a collection of ideological hacks... At least he doesn't make Maureen Dowd think he wants to roll his eyes.
Yes, I can't understand why they were so dismissive of someone who both invented the Internet and was the real-life subject of "Love Story."
That Al Gore's 2000 presidential candidacy was treated unconscionably by most members of the mainstream media is not really arguable by sentient beings. The very idea that a candidate like George W. Bush extremist, incompetent, unprepared for office, addicted to cronyism and incapable of admitting even the simplest human error could have been held by so many reporters to be a better choice for President than the two-time Vice President, Senator, Representative and environment and nuclear weapons expert, to say nothing of his central role in the Clinton Administration's successful two-term presidency, would be laughable were its consequences less tragic.
Yes, it REALLY says that.
I guess I was out of the country when the media were attacking Al Gore and supporting George Bush.
Eric must be smoking some powerful stuff.
WOW! What SAVAGE criticism!
Dana Milbank, DNC bumlicker, unleashes both barrels on Gore and calls him...the smartest guy in the room!
I wish BUSH could get such softballs as these!
I'm not sure if he (Eric) requires immediate medical intervention, or if he is already overmedicated as a result of past interventions.
He's probably a goner either way.
How truly fitting.
As I once noted in a book I wrote, ''World-class morons are scarcer than you might like, if we exclude politicians from consideration.''
This turkey almost makes me want to retract that statement. Gawd, what an imbecile!
If there was any doubt this is nothing but a big whine from someone who has an Al Gore autographed photo on his desk...
The Adlai Stevenson of his time.
And as for Mr. Alterman...
Eating their own?
You forgot to mention that he created the Internet...
Al Gore invented the Internet! It's true! He said so himself! Just listen...
Al Bore invented the Internet.
Hey!!! Eric!!!
Don't Bogart that joint, my friend!
Geez, Alterman, if you love the guy that much, marry him!
Al Gore hero worship at its finest. This is some of the most pathetic liberal drivel I've ever read.
Nuclear weapons expert? That's a new one on me
But I do know that traitor Bill Clinton had the doors thrown open for Chinese, Russians, other foreigners at Los Alamos
He forgot "Physics Expert" too.
While in the Senate, Algore used to sit in the hallways and leaf through a college physics textbook while pretending to read it. Other Senators and staffers could tell he was looking up to get at people's reaction more than he was actually reading the book.
Gore did it to try and fool people. He finally stopped when some friendly Democrat senators told him he looked like a complete fool.
Gore's college roommate, Tommy Lee Jones, attested to Gore's stupidity.
Do you have any references to this?
Thank you for mentioning "Silent Spring", an earlier fraud.
I'm sure it would be useless to tell this writer that the federal Government was NOT to be the first responder during Katrina, panties on the head is not torture, a 10 year projected surplus was only just that made up by a dishonest adminstration during a bubble economy.
Clinton's "successful" 2 term Presidency left this country's economy slowing and heading toward recession, this nation vulnurable to terrorist attacks and our enemies' were NOT being killed and their abilty to do this country harm was not being diminished.
G.W. Bush is the first President to have earned a MBA, he was a jet fighter pilot, the successful owner of a major league baseball team, a successful 2 term Governor of one of our largest states, Texas.
He has successfully lead the USA out of what could have been a devastating recession, has led the world in the beginnings of destroying our terrorist enemies.
Oh yeah, this morning, July 2, it was 48 degrees here in Sidney, Ohio. There's lots I don't sgree with about Bush, $5 billion annually from the federal government to study climate change is at the top of the list. If you're a scientist and want some grant money are you going to question climate change?
Bush's biggest mistake is trying to "get along" with the liberal, socialist Democrats. These people need to be defeated, nothing less.
Eric Alterman is actually a staunch conservative with a wry and extremely biting sense of sarcastic humor....This whole piece is really a put-on.
I laughed so hard that I needed to clean the vomit off my screen.
Hey Al, it's July 2 and there was FROST on my windows this morning. Where's my global warmth?
is this one of those fake articles, it can't be real...nobody is that stupid to say that Al Gore was treated unfairly in 2000.
What's really really sad is that Jorge Bush actually IS smarter than Al Gore.
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The media just wasn't supporting algore successfully enough. The proof is algore lost.
>>>Eric must be smoking some powerful stuff.
Al Gore would know where to get it.
Gore better watch it, Alterman sounds like a stalker :-)
Pretty much my take on Mr. "No Controlling Legal Authority" aka Mr. "I-Was In-The-Bathroom-Because-I-Drank-Too-Much-Iced-Tea"
Revisionist history at it's best!!
The room must have been filled with morons! Anyone referring to Al Gore, the guy who flunked out of divinity school and law school, as smart must be about of room temperature IQ himself.
I'm sorry but I stopped reading at the words Eric Alterman
Sentient beings -- obviously excluded himself (J. Alterman, the author).
Laugh riot, indeed. The line above starts it out in a rollicking manner and just doesn't stop...
To use Eric's own words:
Evidence? Zip.
I think that the clintons led alphagore to believe that "the cheat" (the clintonian machine) was IN for him. They did this to insure that he didn't "distance himself" TOO much from them (squeeling on them) during hillary's run for NY.
Of course, the clintons tricked alpha (oh-I'm-shocked), and he lost. What really made me believe this was the way Gore was CERTAIN he won. Like a kid who had stolen the teacher's answersheet before a test, he KNEW he had to have ACED the thing. Like a kid who cheated, he said, "Count 'em again! Count 'em again!" He KNEW HE WON BECAUSE THE CLINTON'S LET HIM BELIEVE THAT THEY CHEATED FOR HIM.
How could he have not known that they'd screw him too?
Wasn't he also some massive chicken farmer? And let us not forget the "new" findings that he uses more utilities than anyone could imagine (Earth in the Balance my A**). Gore is a shemeful disgrace and this writer has has been under water in the kool-aid pool too long.
Do you mean "No controlling legal authority" Al? Or "I did'nt know they were Monks" when I picked up the checks Al?
Eric alterman, complete and total commie. And he actually managed to get arrested at a press conference.
My husband went to college (Univ. of the South, Sewanee, TN) with AlBore's cousin. The cousin said Al was nothing but a sniveling, lying brat. He couldn't even carry his "home" state...if he had, he would have gotten the electorial votes he needed to win.
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But I just found a decent way to bring up a topic that's been in the news and on my mind for a while now. So we've had these awful shootings last year in Colorado and Connecticut... as well as several incidents (and attempted incidents) of violence here in the U.S. And just last night the Dorner/Cop killer thing comes to an end in California.
Now first off, events like this are not new. In varying degrees of severity things like this happen every year. Have happened every year, and unfortunately will continue to. It seems particularly bad right now, but that's amplified and inflated by the explosion of social media and the immediacy of information spread and the economic (downturn, recession, depression, recovery... wherever we're at.)
Which is specifically why ALL of the scapegoating seems a little overblown for my tastes. I'm not against sensible enforcement of reasonable gun laws. Pretty sure we need to close that "gun show" loophole (or at least make sure we are not selling guns to felons at these gatherings like we are now.) But let's make sure we are putting the emphasis where it is needed (relatively few long rifles are used to commit crimes compared to say handguns) and not over burdening government, business, and the public with needless regulation. A little common sense and less paranoia and finger-pointing (on both sides) and the "gun issue" could find a reasonable "middle ground' sensible solution. It would not end gun crime or stop gun deaths completely... but nothing would. The most effective we could be here will not "completely solve" the problem, so we do what we can and move on to people we can help and things we can improve.
But the scapegoating... Lord I wish the scapegoating would just go away. Rather than something sensible (like blaming the perpetrators) what we get is "Oh, guns are the problem... we need more gun laws." or just as stupid "More guns could have prevented this... we need less gun regulation and a gun in every hand."
One of the many things that made this country great is our ability to come together as Americans (regardless of background) to overcome adversity and solve problems. And excuse my pessimism... but that part of our greatness IS GONE and a thing of the past we need to rediscover or we need to accept we are no longer a great nation.
And I for one don't want to have to do the latter.
But my pessimism is overstating the problem. The political extremes on both sides are the all too vocal minorities of both parties. But whether it's Occupy or TEA, extremist groups are gaining in popularity. Which is why I do believe we are in real trouble. Because hey, when extremist groups gain control of a country... good things happen?
No, that's almost never the case. And history will back me up on that point.
And no, the TEA party isn't reactionary conservative, the ACTUAL extreme edge of the right side of the political spectrum. Neither is Occupy true (by political science standards) liberal radical on the left side. But I did call both sides "extremist" for a good reason.
Are you still reading? Because the dangerous ones in both camps... aren't. They labeled me a (whatever they call the other sider) the second I compared each group to the other and called them extremists. That's the point that they stopped reading and if I had been speaking aloud they would have covered their ears and started screaming talking points like a 6 year old saying LALALALALA I'M NOT LISTENING LALALALALALALALA. And so they miss this valuable piece of political advice most people who are reasonable enough to still be reading already know. It pays to listen to the opposition and maintain a civil relationship with them. You never know when you might be agreeing with them or need their help. When 2 sides disagree with one another, never bending an inch from their positions... nothing gets accomplished. Not to say doing nothing isn't sometimes a good idea, but ask yourself this.
Do you like how things are now? Because refusing to compromise is the surest way to keep things going in the same direction. And all the "never back down" talk that we are hearing from the loudmouths on both edges (whether they are shouting "no reduced spending" or "no tax increases" or "no more guns" or "no gun control") is a waste of breath coming out of a waste of a human being.
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Two Lips Sarong Flat
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Item # 275568
Enjoy comfort without sacrificing style when you slip into the Two Lips Sarong. This embroidered flat will add a pop of color to any drab look.
- Embroided suede upper
- Round toe
- Padded insole
- Synthetic sole
- Imported
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Location: Utah
December 26, 2013
"These are great slip-ons. I love the emobroidery and beads; they make them unique. I have the light colored pair with the same pinks and blues in the beads and embroidery. Another reviewer mentioned they look like elf shoes. I don't think so; they are flattering."
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April 20, 2013
Something different than just boring black
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Location: Colorado
April 11, 2013
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"I bought these for my mom for her birthday and she LOVED them! She says the are comfortable and gets compliments whenever she wears them! They go great with any bold pastels :)"
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Our beloved Marion Elizabeth Stokes Jensen, passed away at Castle View Hospital on Nov. 17 following a short illness. She was born Oct. 7, 1919 in Cleveland to William P. and Grace Elizabeth Cox Stokes. She was raised in Cleveland and graduated from Huntington High School. She also attended a year at Brigham Young University. She married James Maurice Jensen on Jan. 12, 1939 in Castle Dale and they were later sealed together in the Manti Temple. He passed away in 1981.
Marion enjoyed working on family history and operating several businesses with her husband in Emery County. She was a member of the LDS church and served in many positions including Relief Society president, Young Women's president, serving a mission to the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and being a Manti Temple worker.
She is survived by her daughter, Judy (Mack) Potter of Price. Grandchildren; Jae (Lisa) Potter of Price, Mackae (Cheryl) Potter of North Odgen, Judith (Dave) Johnson of Cedar City, and Tom (Kristan) Potter of Huntington. Also 16 great-grandchildren and a sister, Ruth (Dewey) Zubeck of Orem, two sisters-in law, Betty and Marjorie Stokes. She was preceeded in death by her parents, husband, brothers, Wm. Lee Stokes, L. Grant Stokes, and an infant brother Max Stokes.
Funeral services were held Nov. 19 at the Huntington Stake Center. Interment followed in the Cleveland Cemetery under the direction of Fausett Mortuary, Price.
Dortha Jewkes Jones, age 95 passed away Nov. 18 at Price of complications due to a stroke.
She was born June 30, 1907 in Orangeville to Joseph Hyrum and Lorana Ann Scovill Jewkes. She was the last living grandchild of Samuel Jewkes. Dortha married Pier Carlyle Jones in Orangeville on Sept. 4, 1943. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti Temple.
She was a member of the LDS church were she held various callings. She worked at the Peacock Cash Store for 17 years. She loved her flower garden especially roses. She won many sweepstake ribbons at county fairs for her canning, crocheting and quilting. She loved arranging flowers and doing bead doilies. With her pioneering spirit and great strength she has been an example to us all. To know her is to love her.
Dortha is survived by her children: Peter C. (Kathryn) Jones of Castle Dale; Ronald G. (Sue) Jones and Patrick (Laurie) Jones of Orangeville; Peggy Lorana Jones of Provo; and Kelly C. (Janet) Jones of Longmont, Colo.; 15 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and two great-great-children. She was preceeded in death by her husband; brothers, Benny, Floyd and Rueben; sisters, Vila, Ina, Jenny and Blanche; daughter, Lyla Steinhilber.
Funeral services will be held Nov. 22 at the Orangeville LDS Chapel at 11 a.m. Friends may call Nov. 21 from 6-8 p.m. at the Castle Dale Mortuary and one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Orangeville City Cemetery under the direction of Fausett Mortuary.
CASTLE DALE - Amanda Ann Jensen, age 25, passed away Nov. 15, 2002 in Castle Dale.
She was born April 27, 1977 in Salt Lake City to Ernest John and Elnora Ann Kleven Jensen.
Amanda loved spending time with her little niece and nephews. She liked all kinds of music (except country and western) and had a soft spot in her heart for all kinds of animals, especially Chihuahuas, dolphins and whales. She felt a special love for children and those who had trials and difficulties in their lives. She was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by her family and friends.
She is survived by parents, Ernie and Ellie Jensen, Castle Dale; four brothers, Scott and Samantha Jensen, Castle Dale; Brett and Lori Jensen, Salt Lake City; Allen and Stacie Jensen, Castle Dale; Corey and Erica Jensen, Ferron; grandparents, John and Beverly Jensen, Castle Dale; and Evelyn Kleven, Kearns. Preceded in death by Grandpa Kleven.
Funeral services were Monday, Nov. 18, 11 a.m., in the Castle Dale LDS Stake Center under the direction of Fausett Mortuary in Castle Dale.
Debra Lynn Bronson-Leavitt was born July 31,1963 in Norfolk, Virg. She passed away on Nov. 13 in Orangeville at her home. She married Clifford Ned Leavitt, Jr. on Jan. 21, 1982. She is preceded in death by her mother, Dora Mae and her husband, Cliff. She is survived by their two children, Jeramy and Bethany of Castle Dale; her father, Richard of Orangeville; brothers Rick (CJ) and Bob (Lonna) of Vancouver, Washington; sisters Kathy of St. Anthony, Idaho and Barbara (Billy) of Golden Shores, Ariz.
She was laid to rest on Nov. 16 in the Orangeville Cemetery next to her husband Cliff.
She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend who will be deeply missed.
Her special spirit and kindness will forever live in her children and grandchildren.
Sleep peacefully, our precious Debbie.
MaryLue Jewkes Gordon, 68, of Orem, died Nov. 16, 2002, at her home surrounded by loved ones, after a lengthy battle with cancer.
MaryLue was born April 6, 1934, in Orangeville, to Bryant R. and Mary Elizabeth Price Jewkes. She attended Carbon College in Price, and Brigham Young University where she received her degree in homemaking education. She married David Raymond Gordon in the Manti Temple, June 12, 1956, and together they raised 10 children while residing in Orem.
MaryLue was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving faithfully in many leadership positions. MaryLue was an avid genealogist. She and David enjoyed serving two missions together at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. She also enjoyed gardening, reading, sewing, cooking, camping, and fishing. Family was the top priority in her life.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Don Jewkes and William Jewkes, and her sister Leah Jewkes.
She is survived by her husband, David R. Gordon; 10 children, D. Lynn (Jeri Lynn) Gordon of West Jordan, Julie (Richard) Manwill of West Valley City, Ann Gordon of West Valley City, Mindy Gordon of Orem, Janalee (Ronald) King of Pleasant Grove, Kristin (Charles) Jensen of Boise, Idaho, Paula Gordon of Provo, Jay Gordon of Mapleton, Steven (Kelli) Gordon of Coralville, Iowa, Richard Gordon of Orem, and a foster daughter, Carolyn (Jeff) Stevens, of Albuquerque, N.M.; 24 grandchildren; brothers Terry (Vivian) Jewkes, Robert (Rena) Jewkes, Jim (Pam) Jewkes, and sister Kathleen Beckstead, and sister-in-law Lola Jewkes.
A viewing was held Nov. 18, 2002 from 6-8 p.m. at Berg Mortuary located at 185 E. Center Street in Provo. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2002, at 11 a.m. in the Cherry Hill Stake Center located at 1700 South 400 East in Orem, with a viewing one hour prior to the service. Interment, Orangeville City Cemetery.
The Gordon family would like to thank family and friends for their unfailing faith, love, and support.
PRICE/Kansas - Phyllis C. Haggadone, age 60, passed away Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002 at her daughter's home in Olathe, Kan.
She was born Dec. 28, 1941 in Price to Virdis Ugeen and Afton Norma (Tidwell) Winder. Married Elmer J. Haggadone on Nov. 10, 1967.
Graduated East Carbon High School in 1960 and then attended Brigham Young University.
She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and she gave her life to her church and others.
Phyllis worked for Pacific Telephone for 16 years prior to retiring.
Survived by husband, Elmer J. Haggadone; daughter Wondra J. (Gary) Cooke, Olathe, Kan.; son, Cash H. (Christe) Haggadone, Prairie Village, Kan.; mother Afton Norma (Charles) Hunter, East Carbon; siblings, Virdis (Claudia) Winder, Randolph; Doug (Jerri) Hunter, Green River, Wyo.; Sharon (Peter) Kocum, California; Rosie (Raul) Mena, East Carbon; grandchildren, Bryce E. Cooke, Devon R. Cooke, Deaton A. Cooke, Garek M. Cooke, Jordan Evans and Jakob Evans. Preceded in death by her father, Virdis Ugeen Winder; and a brother and sister who died in infancy.
Funeral service was held Monday, Nov. 18, 11 a.m., Price LDS Stake Center, 150 South 500 East. Family will be at Mitchell Funeral Home Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and at the stake center Monday one hour prior to services. Interment, Cleveland Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, family suggests contributions to American Cancer Society.
CASTLE DALE - Grace Francis Winn Wickman, age 90, passed away Nov. 13, 2002 in Ferron.
She was born Sept. 6, 1912 in Monroe to John Alma and Edna Calloway Winn. Married Neldon Wickman March 20, 1935. He passed away Oct. 6, 1972.
As an active member of the LDS Church, she served in numerous callings.
She was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and enjoyed gardening, cooking, sewing and fishing.
She loved her ladies club associations and the Christmas holidays.
Her greatest life's joy were her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Neldona and Wallace Baldwin of Salt Lake City; John and Connie Wickman of Orangeville; Janet and Jack Magnuson of Castle Dale; nine grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by two sons, Craig and David; three sisters and one brother.
Funeral services were Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Castle Dale LDS Stake Center. Burial was in the Castle Dale Cemetery under the direction of Fausett Mortuary.


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Atlanta Falcons Acquire Wide Receiver Peerless Price [1:44 PM]
Bloomberg reports: 'Price, who has lived in Atlanta during the offseason since 2000, had been unable to agree on a new long-term contract with the Bills. Since Price was listed as a ``franchise'' player with the Bills, Atlanta had to compensate Buffalo with its first-round pick, No. 23 overall, under NFL rules.'
Falcons acquire WR Price from Bills for first-round pick [1:42 PM]
Sportsticker reports: "The Falcons give me the opportunity to be a No. 1 receiver and it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play with Mike Vick," Price said. "He (Vick) creates so many more opportunities for me with his ability to scramble. That creates more offense for me."
The Price is Right [1:23 PM]
AtlantaFalcons.com reports: 'The Atlanta Falcons announced today that they have acquired WR Peerless Price in a trade with the Buffalo Bills. In exchange for Price, the Falcons gave Buffalo their first-round pick in the 2003 draft (23rd pick overall).'
Johnson re-signs with Bills [1:14 PM]
AP reports: 'Receiver Charles Johnson re-signed with the Buffalo Bills on Friday. Johnson appeared in all 16 games last year, mostly on special teams.'
Donahoe does it again, plus other notes [1:14 PM]
Shout! reports: Congratulations to Tom Donahoe for having the foresight to franchise-tag Peerless Price a few weeks ago and then move him to Atlanta for a first-round pick. That was a shrewd maneuver; one I suspect other NFL general managers might copy when unrestricted free agency occurs in the coming seasons.
Price is right: Peerless to Falcons [11:35 AM]
AP reports: To complete the deal, Price and the Falcons agreed on a seven-year contract. Tim McGee, the receiver's agent, wouldn't give specific terms, but did say the signing bonus was at least $10 million and the total compensation was between $35-40 million.
Price heading to Falcons, pending NFL approval [11:29 AM]
ESPN reports: 'While complete details of the contract Price will sign with the Falcons were not yet available, ESPN.com has learned it is a seven-year deal and includes a $10 million signing bonus.'
Falcons expected to announce Price progress [11:27 AM]
Atlanta Journal Constitution reports: 'The Falcons have called a 1 p.m. press conference today, where the team is expected to announce they've taken a major step toward acquiring Buffalo Bills wide receiver Peerless Price. It is not immediately known whether it is to announce that the team has acquired his rights in a trade from the Bills, or that the team has not only acquired his rights, but also actually reached a contract with him.'
Bills get closer on Peerless trade [8:53 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'The Bills might have to give up a pick in the 2004 draft, along with Price, to make the deal work.'
Price dealt? [5:26 AM]
D and C reports: 'Contrary to some broadcast reports, the transaction is not complete, Falcons executive Ray Anderson told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.'
Bills turn to Spikes [5:25 AM]
D and C reports: '�The one thing that�s a little difficult with this type of deal, if you put the offer sheet in, the team that has the tag has a chance to match it. We wouldn�t know for seven days, so that part of it is a little risky because you may be doing (the Bengals) work for them.�'
Spikes might be Buffalo-bound [5:24 AM]
Cincinnati Enquirer reports: '"They made me feel welcome," Spikes said of Bills fans. "So that's a big plus. I remember one guy said: 'Play well, Takeo. Just don't hurt anybody so you can go ahead and get ready for us next year.' I saw posters out there. I even (heard) some guy say, 'Spikes, I love Buffalo, but I'm going to take my jersey off today and put a Cincinnati jersey on.' And he put it on."'
Bills moving programming to WKBW-TV [10:27 PM]
Business First of Buffalo reports: 'For the first time, the Bills two home preseason games at Ralph Wilson Stadium will be televised on a tape-delayed basis. Channel 7, the ABC affiliate in the Buffalo market, will televise the Bills' preseason opener at Baltimore versus the Ravens. The second preseason game at Tennessee versus the Titans will be carried nationally on ESPN. Home preseason games will follow against the St. Louis Rams and Detroit Lions. Final dates and times have not yet been determined..
Falcons want Price and more from Bills [10:16 PM]
Atlanta Journal Constitution reports: 'Contrary to some reports Thursday night, the transaction is not complete, if nearly imminent. "Those are musings," said Falcons chief administrative officer Ray Anderson. "The trade has not been finalized. I'd like to be optimistic and say we hope to make progress [today]."'
Bills close to dealing tagged receiver Price to Falcons [9:39 PM]
CBS Sportsline reports: 'The Buffalo Bills are reportedly close to a deal that will send wide receiver Peerless Price to Atlanta for the Falcons' No. 1 choice in the draft, the 23rd overall choice.'
Jonas Jennings says Peerless Price's rights traded to Atlanta [9:12 PM]
WCNN 680 AM Sports Radio reports: Bills OT Jonas Jennings, a former Georgia Bulldog, tells an Atlanta radio he got a call from Peerless saying that a deal was made to trade his rights to Atlanta. Details forthcoming and Jonas Jennings to be on radio again tomorrow (Friday) evening.
Spikes' visit with Bills is picture perfect [8:32 PM]
AP reports: '"Yeah, I would not have come if it weren't for real," Spikes said Thursday after meeting with Bills officials, including team owner Ralph Wilson. Spikes then pulled out a disposable camera and had a team staff member take a picture of him posing with reporters. "I just wanted to thank you for welcoming me," Spikes said. "It's for my scrapbook."'
NFL influenced by USFL's schemes, former coaches [8:05 PM]
ESPN reports: "Spreading the field like we did, with 4 WRs and throwing all the time in the 'run-and-shoot,' that was kind of radical back then," allowed HOF QB Jim Kelly, trigger man for the Houston Gamblers' audacious offense before signing with the Buffalo Bills. "Now you see it all the time in the NFL and not just on third down. People can say whatever they want to (about the USFL), but we tried to be exciting. The coaches had kind of an 'anything goes' attitude, you know?"
USFL: A team-by-team history [7:56 PM]
ESPN reports: Best (Bills) Players: Jim Kelly, Doug Flutie & Scott Norwood
Worth remembering: The Run-and-Shoot was born here. Houston rolled up 1,162 points in two seasons, and QB Jim Kelly was the main ingredient. He threw for a remarkable 5,219 yards and 44 touchdowns in his rookie season, and followed that up with 4,623 yards and 39 TDs in 1985 despite missing several games with an injury.
Spikes impressed with Bills organization, top to bottom (Interview) [7:05 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: "That was impressive by all the fans. I thought I was coming down to Cincinnati and Paul Brown Stadium in the last game of the year. They made me feel welcome. I remember one guy� 'play well Takeo, just don't hurt anybody so you can get ready for us next year.' I saw posters out there. I even saw some guys (say)� 'Spikes I love Buffalo but I'm going to take my jersey today and put a Cincinnati jersey on today.' He put it on, it was impressive."
Press Conference Photo: Takeo Spikes [6:33 PM]
Yahoo reports: Takeo Spikes, currently a LB for the Cincinnati Bengals, speaks to the media during a press conference after meeting with the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y. on Thursday, March 6, 2003. Additional Page
Mike Doser: Bills need Adams [6:29 PM]
Shout! reports: Would signing tackle Sam Adams be the return of the powerful interior line play the Bills have been lacking since Ted Washington left two years ago?
Mike Doser: Spikes likes Williams and the Bills [6:28 PM]
Shout! reports: Weakside LB Takeo Spikes visited with the Bills today. Here's what he said: "I like everything. I like the way Coach Williams orchestrates his whole schedule as far as taking care of the players, leaving it up to the veteran players to demand more of the younger players on the team. I like that."
Blitzing them in Chi-uh, Buffalo [6:26 PM]
ESPN.com reports: It was in the NFL that Chicago Blitz's braintrust left a lasting legacy. Bill Polian was the Blitz's first personnel director. Marv Levy followed Allen as head coach. John Butler was the director of college scouting. Reunited with the Buffalo Bills, they would reach four consecutive Super Bowls from 1990-93. Former USFL players Jim Kelly, Kent Hull and Scott Norwood helped them get there. "Our experiences in the USFL helped us enormously," said Polian.
Bills: Spikes, Adams, and Lindell meet with Buffalo [6:25 PM]
Fanball.com reports: Linebacker Takeo Spikes and defensive tackle Sam Adams will have formal visits with the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported. Buffalo will likely make an offer to Spikes very soon.
WKBW-TV Becomes Official TV Station of the Buffalo Bills [4:48 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: WKBW-TV will broadcast Bills preseason games, which for the first time in recent memory will include tape-delayed broadcasts of home preseason contests. Channel 7 will also air "The Gregg Williams Show" (Sundays at 11:30 AM) and "Bills All-Access" with Steve Tasker and Jennifer Mucha (Saturdays at 7:30 PM).
Did You Know? - Linebacker Takeo Spikes [2:52 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Has not missed a Bengals game (or start) due to injury (79 games). It took the death of his father, Jimmie Spikes, on October 12 to keep him out of their lineup for the first and only time.
LB Comparison/What They're Saying [12:40 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: "I've seen him play for a long time and he is one of those guys who from sideline to sideline, loves to play the game. He has a passion to play the game. It's fun to watch those kinds of players play." -- Bills coach Gregg Williams on free agent linebacker Takeo Spikes
Spikes In Town For Visit [9:47 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Linebacker Takeo Spikes is in Buffalo today visiting with President and General Manager Tom Donahoe and coach Gregg Williams. Spikes, the 13th overall pick in the 1998 draft out of Auburn, has averaged 113 tackles a season for the Bengals. Cincinnati has the right to match any offer made to Spikes, having placed their transition tag on the fifth-year pro back on February 11.
Bills play host to Spikes, Adams today [8:56 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'To try to discourage Cincinnati from matching an offer, the Bills probably would have to give him a large base salary for 2003, in addition to a big signing bonus.'
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Craig Honeycutt is the County Manager for Alamance County. The County Manager is the Chief Administrator for Alamance County Government on behalf of the five-member Board of County Commissioners. The County Manager is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Alamance County Board of Commissioners which establishes policies and adopts ordinances that regulates Alamance County Government.
Alamance County Office Bldg
124 West Elm Street
Graham, NC 27253
Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Implementation of the Board's directives and policies
- Managing all County departments to ensure adequate and efficient service to Alamance County citizens
- Oversees the preparation, presentation, and administration of the annual County Budget
- Attending meetings of the Board, informing the Board of the County's financial and operational activities, and making any necessary important recommendations
- Liaison between the Board, the citizens, County departments, and other governmental agencies and organizations
- Craig Honeycutt – County Manager
- Bryan Hagood – Assistant County Manager
- Tory Frink – Clerk to the Board
I would first like to say how excited I am to be chosen as the County Manager of Alamance County. I appreciate the County Board of Commissioners having the confidence in me to do the job, and look forward to working with everyone to make Alamance County the best it can be. I do want to thank Tim Burgess and for the wonderful work he is doing in the interim, and I look forward to working with him and the rest of the wonderful staff full-time.
Just to let you know about my background, I received my undergrad degree from UNC-Pembroke in Public Administration and my Masters in Public Affairs from Western Carolina University. I worked in Troy, NC as the administrative assistant to the Manager, then as the Town Manager in Fletcher, NC for over 12 years until August 2005. Since August 2005 I have served as City Manager of the City of Laurinburg, NC. I am married, with three boys (7; 9; and 10) who will move up to the area once school and baseball seasons are over.
My first full day will be April 6, and we as a family are excited about the new opportunities and challenges Alamance County offers. Please let me know if I can be of any assistance, as we move forward working together. Thanks again.


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Mobile and Wireless: iPads in the Enterprise: 10 Tips for Rolling Out Tablets to Corporate Users
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Any size company can put together a successful iPad or Android tablet deployment and make it secure. But the company culture needs to be receptive. If you have an older staff, it might take a bit more time to get people to switch over to using iPads. On the other hand, younger employees likely will jump at the chance to use them. The bottom line is if the tool works well, is easy and convenient to use and can be used wherever they are, employees will accept it. But extra stress goes on the term "convenient."
Tablet PCs have opened up new possibilities for businesses because they transform the way people work. Large enterprises generally know this; Apple CEO Tim Cook noted at the company's April 2012 earnings conference call that 94 percent of the Fortune 500 companies were testing or deploying the iPad. Using an iPad or other tablet, for example, salespeople can decrease lag time when conversing with potential clients, since they have the ability to provide them with product or service information on the spot, if necessary. Sales can be closed and contracts signed on tablet PCs by using electronic signature applications, which makes obsolete the practice of downloading PDFs or Word documents, printing them out and signing paper documents that can be lost or damaged. Physicians and other health care professionals can do their rounds and carry their files with them on a tablet, which also can be used to show patients information. With all this in mind, eWEEK has put together a slide show of key metrics and best practices concerning a corporate iPad rollout. Special thanks for industry insight here goes to Rusty Bishop, founder and CEO of San Diego, Calif.-based FatStax, which makes a professional sales app for iPads that is fully functional on- or off-line.


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Bacio 61 Cappella Wedge Sandal
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A chic, wedge sandal is a necessity in every woman's wardrobe. Step out this season in the Cappella from Bacio 61. It's a winning combination.
- Distressed leather upper
- Ankle strap with an adjustable buckle
- Round peep toe
- 1¾' stacked platform, 5" wedge heel
- Synthetic sole
- Imported
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April 25, 2013
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Electronic Gadgets Famous to Teens
Posted by Gadget Man in Electronics on March 26, 2009
I know from experience that my teen wants every electronic gadget that is out there. There are so many to chose from and they are so similar even. There are just different makers and they look slightly different. One popular gadget is the iPod, this being popular with teens, adults, children, everyone. My daughter has been begging for one of these, this also being one of the more expensive gadgets to buy and the one that I would be most upset about if she lost! The iPod being great though because of the capability to load tons of music onto it and take it everywhere. But again, the easiest one to be lost or stolen.
Another gadget that teens want are cell phones, I've already given in and bought one for my daughter. She now wants one that takes pictures and has Internet capabilities. I have not gone that far yet, however having a cell phone is the ideal teen item. All teens want one and so many already have one even. The pricing plans vary and my daughter so far has stayed within her minutes. We added her to our family talk plan, so the increased cost wasn't too much, compared to getting a completely separate line. The phone a lot of times can be received for free through your cell phone provider to further cut the cost of getting your teen a cell phone. All teens want and I think parents too, is the Nintendo DS and the Game-boy Advance.
My daughter has both of these, every teen wants one of these because they are able to link the games up to other users and then text message back and forth and play games together. Also, Nintendo Dogs and Nintendo Cats is still the most popular games out there for these hand held, portable game systems. Teens want these because if they don't have a cell phone or can not use one at school they can use these to text message, draw pictures to one another, and play the games against each other. These are small, but expensive and so are the games.
But the graphics are really good and the cases come in different colors and there are lots of accessories to go with the game systems. lastly, teens definitely want the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, or the X-Box. The systems are much more expensive, even more so than a cell phone. But, they can play DVDs on all three, so if you do not have a DVD player you could always use one of these game systems as one. Every teen wants these, especially the Wii, because of the inter-activeness of the system and the very cool games that offered.
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