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More fodder for hatred of the East
Jean Lefebvre
August 19 2009 04:53PM
Western Canadian hockey fans, commence grumbling. There's really nothing all that surprising about the TSN broadcast schedule released Wednesday but for those who enjoy complaining about Eastern bias and taking potshots at the so-called Centre of the Universe, you've been well served.
The Flames, Oilers and Canucks will all make 11 appearances on either TSN or TSN2 -- one pre-season tilt plus 10 regular-season matchups. The Ottawa Senators also get the exact same exposure.
The Maple Leafs, meanwhile, will be on the air 19 times -- two tune-ups and 17 regular-season games. Perhaps TSN will be able to coax Brian Burke out of his shell to make an appearance during at least one of those broadcasts.
The Canadiens, the country's other love-'em-or-hate-'em outfit, will be on the tube for one regular-season game and 16 regular matches.
If folks in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver really want to be crotchety, they'll beef about the fact that the Penguins (13 games), Capitals (12) and Blackhawks (12) will all be on one of the TSN channels more often than the Canadian clubs situated west of Mississauga.
Over at the Corp, there's lots more Buds and Habs -- 24 Toronto games and 22 Montreal contests. The Canucks are next in CBC appearances at 15 games, followed by Edmonton and Ottawa with 12 apiece and Calgary last with 11.
Western clubs on TSN
Flames (all times Mountain) Pre-season Saturday, September 26 Vancouver @ Calgary 7pm TSN2 Regular season Wednesday, November 4 Calgary @ Dallas 6:30pm TSN Thursday, November 19 Chicago @ Calgary 7:30pm TSN Wednesday, November 25 Phoenix @ Calgary 7:30pm TSN Thursday, December 17 Los Angeles @ Calgary 7:30pm TSN Wednesday, December 23 St. Louis @ Calgary 7:30pm TSN Wednesday, January 13 Pittsburgh @ Calgary 7:30pm TSN Thursday, January 21 Chicago @ Calgary 7:30pm TSN Monday, March 15 Detroit @ Calgary 7:30pm TSN Wednesday, March 17 Calgary @ Colorado 7pm TSN Tuesday, April 6 San Jose @ Calgary 7:30pm TSN
Oilers (all times Mountain) Pre-season Thursday, September 24 Edmonton @ Tampa Bay 6:30pm TSN Regular season Wednesday, October 14 Edmonton @ Chicago 6:30pm TSN Thursday, October 29 Detroit @ Edmonton 7:30pm TSN Wednesday, November 11 Edmonton @ Buffalo 5pm TSN Wednesday, November 18 Colorado @ Edmonton 7pm TSN Thursday, January 14 Pittsburgh @ Edmonton 7:30pm TSN Tuesday, January 26 Chicago @ Edmonton 7:30pm TSN Wednesday, February 3 Philadelphia @ Edmonton 7:30pm TSN Wednesday, February 10 Edmonton @ Anaheim 8pm TSN Friday, March 19 Detroit @ Edmonton 7:30pm TSN Monday, April 5 Minnesota @ Edmonton 7:30pm TSN
Canucks (all times Pacific) Pre-season Saturday, September 26 Vancouver @ Calgary 6pm TSN2 Regular season Wednesday, October 7 Montreal @ Vancouver 7pm TSN Wednesday, October 21 Vancouver @ Chicago 5:30pm TSN Tuesday, November 3 NY Rangers @ Vancouver 7pm TSN Wednesday, December 2 Vancouver @ New Jersey 4pm TSN Wednesday, December 16 Anaheim @ Vancouver 7pm TSN Friday, December 18 Washington @ Vancouver 7pm TSN Wednesday, March 3 Vancouver @ Detroit 4:30pm TSN Wednesday, March 10 Vancouver @ Phoenix 7pm TSN Thursday, March 18 San Jose @ Vancouver 7pm TSN Wednesday, March 24 Anaheim @ Vancouver 7pm TSN
Western clubs on HNIC
Thursday, October 1 Vancouver at Calgary Saturday, October 3 Calgary at Edmonton Saturday, October 10 Montreal at Edmonton Saturday, October 24 Toronto at Vancouver; Edmonton at Calgary Saturday, October 31 Detroit at Calgary Saturday, November 7 New York Rangers at Calgary Saturday, November 14 Calgary at Toronto; Vancouver at Colorado Saturday, November 21 Chicago at Edmonton Saturday, November 28 Edmonton at Vancouver Saturday, December 5 Calgary at San Jose Saturday, December 12 Minnesota at Vancouver Saturday, December 19 Nashville at Calgary; Washington at Edmonton Saturday, December 26 Edmonton at Vancouver Saturday, January 2 Toronto at Calgary; Edmonton at San Jose Saturday, January 9 Calgary at Vancouver Sunday, January 16 Pittsburgh at Vancouver Saturday, January 23 Chicago at Vancouver Saturday, January 30 Vancouver at Toronto; Edmonton at Calgary Saturday, February 6 Edmonton at Colorado Saturday, February 13 Anaheim at Calgary Saturday, March 13 Edmonton at Toronto; Ottawa at Vancouver Saturday, March 20 Detroit at Vancouver Saturday, March 27 Vancouver at San Jose Saturday, April 3 Edmonton at Phoenix Saturday, April 10 Calgary at Vancouver
August 19 2009, 05:07PM
If this was the publicly funded CBC, we'd have a beef, but it's not, TSN is in it for the ratings, and TO, Pits & Washington bring those ratings.
I'd rather watch the game on sportsnet anyway, at least pierre (bobblehead) mcguire isn't on sportsnet.
August 19 2009, 05:23PM
@ ScubaSteve:
No doubt, listening to Pierre talk about his man crush for Phaneuf or about how Ron Wilson should have won the Jack Adams last year is worse than fingernails across a chalkboard....
August 19 2009, 05:50PM
Meh. I can't say I'm surprised. It's like the judging in Figure Skating and Russ Howard's yelling. I like to think of it as a great opportunity to watch the commentators find a silver lining in the Leafs' performance when they're getting blown away 6-1 by Washington.
I was praying Mcquire got the job in minny. Just to get him of the air.
Thank god that Crawford is off the CBC this year!! I hated his delivery and voice. I'll take the TSN team over SN, SN is too neutered and boring. I wonder how many PPV games we'll have to deal with?
August 19 2009, 06:48PM
vern wrote:
I was praying Mcquire got the job in minny. Just to get him of the air.
You and me both brother. TSN should just give Ferraro that main slot anyway. He's just as knowledgeable and doesn't put his own agenda first. And he doesn't sugar coat anything. He's blunt and awesome.
August 19 2009, 06:50PM
I should say Ferraro is blunt and awesome, without being a douche like Healy.
August 19 2009, 07:15PM
freeze wrote:
Thank god that Crawford is off the CBC this year!! I hated his delivery and voice. I'll take the TSN team over SN, SN is too neutered and boring. I wonder how many PPV games we'll have to deal with?
I concur, although in all fairness to Crawford he was of course looking to get back into the league so he had to always choose his words/thoughts carefully so as to not possibly offend any potential employers.
This is really not a surprise. TSN goes where the $$ is, and anyone who's ever spent any time in the east knows that Toronto and Montreal are where the money is (if you equate money with # of potential viewers). TSN's french-language station, RDS broadcasts EVERY SINGLE Habs game. That should be a pretty good indicator of the difference between the east and the west. Sure, as fans we're just as passionate as they are in TO and Mtl, but we're just fewer. What can we do about that?!!
Looks like it will be another year of mainly Sportsnet sprinkled with a bit of TSN and CBC (minus Crawford, thank Gawd!).
I used to prefer hnic, but each year I'm liking tsn more and more. Yeah, McGuire's ego can get annoying sometimes, but he shows more passion for the game than anyone else on tv. As for sports net, as much as I don't think they do as good of a job, I'm glad they're around as it means every Oil game is on TV.
And since I live in the Okanagan, thank God Shaw has been offering the centre ice package, I absolutely hate the Canucks.
Not surprised here at all. Grew up hating and I mean HATING both the Laughs and the Habs. When was the last time that the Oil, Flames, Vancouver and Ottawa were given equal billing or status by TSN and of course, the CBC (Communist Broadcasting Corporation).
Somethings never change I guess including my hatred for these two horrible teams.
Go OIL Go
August 19 2009, 07:52PM
jeanshorts wrote:
I should say Ferraro is blunt and awesome, without being a douche like Healy.
The lasting image I have of Healy is when they retired Messier's number in New York, and they brought out the '94 team. Everybody was smiling and waving and having a great time...
And then out came Healy. He looked miserable! I wonder what happened before the ceremony...any idea, Robin?
August 19 2009, 08:13PM
Librarian Mike wrote:
jeanshorts wrote: I should say Ferraro is blunt and awesome, without being a douche like Healy. The lasting image I have of Healy is when they retired Messier's number in New York, and they brought out the '94 team. Everybody was smiling and waving and having a great time… And then out came Healy. He looked miserable! I wonder what happened before the ceremony…any idea, Robin?
It was that night that Mark Messier told Healy his Cup ring was glass instead of diamonds because he really hadn't contributed that much.
August 19 2009, 08:20PM
@ Robin Brownlee:
Like this?
Messier: "Hey, everyone point and laugh at Mr. Sieve!"
Everyone: *pointing* HAHAHAHAHA!
August 19 2009, 09:00PM
@ Librarian Mike:
I actually met Healy at a restaurant a few months ago, and he didn't crack a smile once during his dinner. Believe me, I was staring at the table hardcore. He was with Sundin and two beautiful blondes. Sundin was nice enough though.
But it sure makes sense why he'd be the mouthpiece for the PA.
It was mentioned before TSN is a private corporation unlike CBC. They need to make a profit.
That said Laffer fans tend to be brain dead, and loyal to a fault. The HABS fans, on the other hand, are without a doubt the most classless fans in North America.
Im going NHL center ice and I'm going to see more Oil games than any of you!
August 20 2009, 06:24AM
All I have to say is thank God for SportsNet. Gotta love being local...
Here is a crazy thought. Perhaps if the Oilers stopped sucking and made the playoffs, they would get on the tube more. I am guessing that Chicago wasn't making a whole lot of HNIC appearances a few years back when Tyler Arnason was their leading scorer.
NHL.com FTW
I purchased their online coverage last year and will continue to do so. Stats, multiple games at the same time, cool replay options of every goal scored from every player.
@ MattN:
If the Blackhawks are on HNIC it's because they are playing a Canadian team.
August 20 2009, 07:54AM
Lofty wrote:
Im going NHL center ice and I'm going to see more Oil games than any of you!
Actually...you won't see any more Oil games on Center Ice than you would on regular TV...unless you live outside the Oiler broadcast area, then it's your only option to see regionally broadcast Oil games.
I've had center ice a couple times. Living in the Oilers' viewing area didn't give me any more Oil games to watch. I wanted it back in the day when there was like 10 Oiler games that weren't broadcast. But now they all are. The one's that maybe aren't regularly broadcast are now PPV games...and even with center ice you still have to pay for those if you live in the broadcast area.
Center Ice allowed me to watch lots of Sens, Leafs, and Canucks games...including their PPV broadcasts...but not any greater number of Oiler games.
@ The Towel Boy: I've had centre ice for 2 seasons, and along with my hockey pool it's done nothing but stregthen my addiction to hockey. I live in BC, so all you get are canuck games, they make me sick. I bought centre ice purely to watch Oil games, but if I've got nothing going on, there's always a game somewhere in NHL land to watch. Also fun to pop back and forth between games to keep an eye on your poolie team or guys you may want to pick up.
centre ice is almost better than alcohol, but if you combine the two it's incredible. Both addictions have the potential for your wife leaving you.
August 20 2009, 09:45AM
Wyseguy wrote:
Both addictions have the potential for your wife leaving you.
Throw in 'Left 4 Dead', and you are almost guaranteed to die alone. haha.
hemi wrote:
Not surprised here at all. Grew up hating and I mean HATING both the Laughs and the Habs. When was the last time that the Oil, Flames, Vancouver and Ottawa were given equal billing or status by TSN and of course, the CBC (Communist Broadcasting Corporation).
Why would they give us equal TV time when most of the population lives in the East. It's simple demographics.
August 20 2009, 09:51AM
Librarian Mike wrote:
Wyseguy wrote: Both addictions have the potential for your wife leaving you. Throw in 'Left 4 Dead', and you are almost guaranteed to die alone. haha.
This sounds like a country song.
Glenn Healy is the most loathsome individual on T.V. Just a miserable pr*ck.
I can't stand the Leafs (though the last few years they have been kind of pathetic and my ire has waned) and don't really care one way or the other about the Habs. I think its laughable their fans were booing so much last year because they seemed to think it was predetermined they were going to win the Cup just because it was their 100th year.
But, to get upset that they are shown more on TSN/CBC would be stupid. They have by far the biggest fanbases, and are the two biggest cities and will draw more eyes to the tv than the other teams. And I agree with the other comments that if the Oilers were a dominant team, they would get shown more.
But to whine about tv coverage like this is just fueling the "Boo hoo nobody likes us" mentality. Guess what, no one cares about Edmonton outside of Edmonton. They don't even think about Edmonton. And so what? Do you ever think about Regina other than it rhymes with vagina? It's a great place to be, the people rock, we throw a good a party. I live in Calgary right now and I miss it and will be moving back in the near future. Every Oilers game will be on TV, whether its CBC, TSN, Sportsnet, or PPV. How is this not good enough?
@ daveeed: absolutely agree, as long as I can watch the game, I'm happy
MattN wrote:
Here is a crazy thought. Perhaps if the Oilers stopped sucking and made the playoffs, they would get on the tube more. I am guessing that Chicago wasn't making a whole lot of HNIC appearances a few years back when Tyler Arnason was their leading scorer.
You couldn't be more correct, I mean look at how team success is correlated to HNIC time.
Toronto makes the playoffs all the time, so they get the most coverage and Calgary hasn't made the playoffs since the lockout so they get the least coverage.
August 20 2009, 10:24AM
Chris wrote:
You couldn't be more correct, I mean look at how team success is correlated to HNIC time. Toronto makes the playoffs all the time, so they get the most coverage and Calgary hasn't made the playoffs since the lockout so they get the least coverage.
~I wonder if we are going to see a game this year that doesn't involve either the Islanders or the Lightning?~
You are forgetting that TSN only has the rights to 10 Oilers games. It's how the Oil sold the rights and the break-down and discussion was months ago. We knew how many times we'd see the Oil on TSN, what's the big deal? http://www.oilersnation.com/2009/07/dogged-by-the-schedule/
@ Chris: ha, that totally made my day. It was much wittier than the "wow, you're clearly an idiot" statement I was going to direct @MattN.
As frustrating as it is to get the shaft (again) from Eastern Canada, I do enjoy watching the Leaves lose, almost as much as seeing the Oil win.
Unfortunately, the former seems to deliver with more regularity.
Geez you guys. If you make the slightest bit of effort, you can watch as many games as you want. Between the regular feeds, hitting the local bar, good ole atdhe.net or (lord forbid) going to a few games, you'll have it covered.
Unless you want to be Jabba the Hut shut-ins watching hi-def games wrapped in snuggies, just deal with it.
August 21 2009, 12:07PM
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Kent Wilson
March 18 2010 01:43PM
Stepping away from political debate, it's been revealed today that Curtis Glencross is out with a knee injury for the forseeable future. According to John Down of Inside the Flames, Glencross was seen on crutches this morning and won't be playing against San Jose this Friday.
That means Mikael Backlund is mostly likely to draw back into the line-up, with either Conroy moving down to center the fourth line or Nystrom moving over to make room on the "energy" trio. That also ensures Nigel Dawes will remain on the active roster a bit longer, which, I think, is nothing to be angry about. In his first two games back, Dawes has an assist, is +2 in terms of scoring chance differential and boasts a +11 corsi rate. His line with Conroy and Moss has been one of the more consistent forward groups since his return.
On the negative side of the ledger, Curtis Glencross had been a strong component of Calgary's highly functional 4th line including Eric Nystrom and Jamal Mayers. That unit has averaged more than 10 minutes a night recently and pitched in with some timely goals. They've also been taking a bunch of defensive zone draws, which helps free up the other "scoring" lines for offensive zone starts. There's a good chance that neither Craig Conroy nor Backlund are as effective as Glencross at this point in their respective careers, so look for that line to get a bit less ice time in his absence (not matter which player fills the void).
March 18 2010, 02:18PM
He has been one of the most consistent players all season and for him to be out for a cheap shot that wasn't even penalized is just wrong. He will definitely be missed.
March 18 2010, 03:08PM
my guess is that conroy will bump nystrom from the centre position on the 4th line (keeping it sound defensively, if less likely to score) and mickis will get inserted into the remaining void on the third with dawes and moss.
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By KATHY STILSONOrangeville
A quote in the Deseret Morning News in the religion section, "Wild lands, nature can touch the soul." For a long time now, I have given a lot of thought about the US Forest Service decision to close the Spoon Creek Valley just above the "sanitized" camping area of Indian Creek Campground. This came as a big shock and extreme sadness. All of my life, my family has camped in the Spoon Creek Valley. It's beautiful when the flowers are blooming in the spring.
I have many pictures I have taken just of the flowers and green habitat along Spoon Creek. Flowers of every type and color spread magnificently throughout the valley. We have pictures of purple flowers covering the valley and hillsides that are just a wonder. Not any more, they are trampled by cows. Cows that trample vegetation, the wetlands, and the stream banks.
The reason for the closing of Spoon Creek was just a guise for adding the cows to graze and destroy all that is beautiful about the valley. Cows don't enhance the beauty, they destroy it. Becoming one with nature, as the forest supervisor suggests, is hard to do under these circumstances.
In my day in Upper Spoon Creek there were many 4-H campouts. The forest service, with their insight on managing that area, felled all the larger quakies in that beautiful place. Replaced by large, ugly stumps that were left to beautify this once beautiful area. There has been no significant regrowth in what was once a serene, soul food type area.
Many, many families from the local area used this place to replenish and refresh themselves. This valley was a haven to us when we needed to refresh our souls from the demands of life. It was breathtaking to look downward through Upper Joe's Valley pastures. It was beautiful to see a "moon bow" across the valley one night just as a full moon rose over the East side of the mountains and shone through a slight drizzle of rain. There were many witnesses to this phenomenon. As impossible as it sounds, this did happen.
During our experiences in Spoon Creek, we had the excitement and pleasure of seeing elk graze and romp as they came down to the stream to drink towards evening. We have had deer wander next to and through our camp, which is always exciting to us and our children and grandchildren. This experience will now be denied to our future generations, thanks to the management of our forests by the Manti-LaSal National Forest. We can't even drive up Spoon Creek Valley now because of a blockade.
I have to ask. How much time have the administrators of this land actually connected with it? These administrators come in from areas outside our local area and have not formed the love and care for the land they are managing for the future. I have found the management of it all seems to cause managers to lose touch with what they are supposed to be making more beautiful. They get the mind set that they have to protect the forest from the very people who need the forests for times away from the demands and pressures of everyday life.
Yes, the forests need protection from abuse. But I will tell you, there has never been abuse to that beautiful valley by anyone as much as the forest service has done. It was a shock to go up to our little valley one spring and find that quakies by the hundreds has again been felled. Large slag piles were everywhere. What a blight. What a heartache. Many camping areas are now ruined by the lack of trees to camp near so as to connect with nature.
It really struck an ironic chord when a message was left posted on the road block in front of the road that you need to travel to go up Spoon Creek. The reason stated was "some campers were threatening the wet meadows." In all the years we had camped in Spoon Creek, no one ever damaged the wet meadows. Campers had always camped on the east side of the road. Who would camp in the wetlands?
But so many camping areas have been destroyed by the felling of the trees on the east side that it left campers searching for places to substitute for the areas they had been camping in. Now, campers are camping in new places that have never been disturbed before. I would say this problem was brought about by the forest service, and even more ironic is what they did after they closed the road into the valley. They upped the number of cows by many, many more that were allowed to graze, damage and destroy the wetlands. Cows do more damage to the wetlands of Spoon Creek than any camper could even conceive of.
The road into Spoon Creek has now been reduced to dust and has been destroyed by the constant trampling of cows across it to get to the stream for water. Access was left open to 4-wheelers. The dust was so great, it was choking and the smell from all those cows made the air putrid. I would challenge any water purification tests to show that cows haven't now seriously upped the impurities with their feces and urine. This little stream has been seriously compromised. The air is very smelly from the stench of cows.
This is not what I call management of this beautiful valley. I would say it was a way the forest supervisor used to justify the added numbers of cows put in the valley. Cows will always destroy more than campers could even think of.
The only two areas left to camp in were overrun by cows. The camping areas have been overwhelmed with cow feces and urine and, adding insult to injury, they tramped through our camp all night long, leaving even more of their impurities.
It was rather funny to read the forest service's article in our local paper stating that people should look for places to camp with vegetation. The US Forest Service Ferron District Ranger stated "we encourage people to be responsible, because when people are responsible, we don't have to regulate as much." Just joking on their part of course. Who regulates the so-called prescribed burns that it seems more often than not get out of control, again destroying more forest than any camper can.
It seems to me it is time for the public to start to speak out. Let the forest service know how we feel about what they do in the name of preserving our forests. The way they preserve it means shutting down every place to camp, except what they deem OK to them. No thought or credit is given to the way locals had managed to respect and preserve them for ages before they came on the scene and upped their control of everything.
The locals love this land too. Trust them a little. They want their forests to be passed down to their children and grandchildren so they can experience the same wonder that we have been able to, up until now. My kids and grandkids will never be able to experience the beauty of Spoon Creek. They will now experience the stench of cows and trampled wetlands and unsanitary waters that flow in the stream.
They won't be able to see elk come into the valley to graze. They won't be able to camp under the trees that help you connect with nature or see deer roaming through their camp area. Thanks forest service. Your care and management of the land is doing much more harm than good. Your judgment should be challenged by all of us.
If anyone else feels the same way about his, call me 435-748-2715 or the forest service at 435-637-2817.


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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedevs off-air comments that Russian Presidents are given a secret file about extraterrestrials living among us created much media interest. Most news reports claimed that Medvedev was simply joking. His apparent reference to the Men In Black movie as a source of information on a super secret agency that monitors extraterrestrials on Earth was commonly cited as key evidence that he was in fact joking. The reasoning is that no political leader would refer reporters to a comedy to clarify national policy. It has now emerged that Medvedev was not referring to the Men in Black comedy after all, but to a recent Russian television documentary titled Men in Black that reveals many details about an extensive cover up of extraterrestrial life visiting Earth.
However, a more accurate translation of what Medvedev actually said about the Men in Black phenomenon was: You can receive more detailed information having watched the documentary film of the same name. So Medvedev was referring to a Russian documentary film titled Men in Black, not the Hollywood blockbuster by the same name...
Russian Men In Black (MIB) documentary, a number of prominent UFO cases in Russia and the USA are discussed. The Roswell UFO crash is covered, along with a number of extraterrestrial abduction cases, and UFOs disabling nuclear weapons facilities. The documentary examines testimony that extraterrestrial bases have been established on Earth, and that some are in restricted US military areas with the full knowledge of the Pentagon. The documentary even goes on to seriously discuss President Eisenhowers alleged meeting with extraterrestrials, where agreements were reached with some of the visitors giving them permission to take some of the Earths resources in exchange for advanced technology...
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It's one of the three
Well I don't know about "live amongst us"...that sounds a tad far-fetched...but the "Belgian Wave" sightings are very interesting to read about and very difficult to dismiss out of hand.
Now we know where Obama came fom
He is a frickin Spaceman.
There's a colony of them occupying the White House.
As a born and bred Earthling, that would make me feel a lot better if true.
Jarret is a Reptillian. Just look at her.
I'm pretty sure they are Arab terrorists.
What I had read was that during the Ike admin, a 50 year contract was agreed upon between USA and the aliens.
In exchange for the aliens providing certain electronic and military technical info, they were allowed to do biometric testing, genetic engineering, and actual abductions.
I've also heard a couple times people who claim to be ex-mil black box type workers say that whatever you think we might have as far as military tech, add 100 years to that level, and that's where we are!
No doubt. No one has ever seen her forked tongue either.
Well, they must have one giant version of a "Prime Directive", otherwise they would have DONE something to help out, or at least get these political gangsters sidetracked onto a good gang of "Fizbin".
Darn you Dmitry, now everyone knows about us and we may have to move again.
Soooooo, is the contact expired, or was it renewed?
Yet, the mere mention of anything related to an ET and one gets guffaws, yet I keep reading headlines of how the GOP is about to (nominate a conservative, win the election, put someone with a brain in charge of the House, save West, put forth Palin, vote correctly on the fiscal cliff, release damaging info using the Trump stalking horse, all sorts of other October surprises, etc etc etc) and yet no laughter comes from such statements? Maybe the reaction to ET stories and the latest 'headlines' from FR regarding the 'inside dope' on what the GOP will do need to be exchanged!
Oh give me a home
where the mzngrlfz roam
and the knarr and the zedbulogs play
where seldom is heard
a carjeliant word
and the skies p*ss down methane all day.
Anybody tell Alex Jones about this?
ummm... Didn't he declare war on the Moon?
gang = game.
It's late.
Suddenly, I'm so homesick!
I hear you. One night, the Summer before last, during a camping trip deep into the wilderness I saw a incredible glowing green orb shoot out of a remote canyon, zig zag in the sky across the hillside in front of me then dive back into the canyon. I experienced an "immediate reaction of incredulity and mockery" when I told my family and co-workers about it. I have learned to keep my mouth shut about such things.
Expired. The Vogons are right down the turnpike.
if there was a like button on FR, i would have pressed it. lol AMEN!
The sky is green and the grass is blue, And the Dem-MSM believes it too.
Foxy Rove and the Toesucker said it was in the bag.............
But they may be to the Left of this ol' hag:
"Missed me again!! LOLOLOLOL .....shoulda' had your hats on fellas!"
What's for supper Hillary?
"Benghazi rice, and no clots this time, and champagne for everybody!! WOOOOOOOOoooooo! Doc, Doc,.....another Hydrocodone pretty please. Let's make this thing reeeaaal!"
Absolutely. Perfect facial structure. ..
I miss Art Bell. No one does late night as well as he did. I hope life is being good to him and his family these days. He has had is share of struggles.
Now that comrade obama has been reelected, the Russians have a better feel for the caliber of the audience they should be writing their science articles down to.
Makes no real sense.
1. A people advanced enough to travel from (presumably) another star system would also presumably be able to synthesize any resources they need or obtain them from asteroids, etc.
2. Any such people would be advanced enough that our weapons systems would pose little threat to them. Therefore they would have no need to make agreements with us, anymore than we make treaties with cockroaches.. It's far more likely they would just ignore us and go about their business.
Lol. Genius look at the other side of the coin.
"They" make no sense to me. If one does start with the premise "They" exist, one has to conclude they go to great efforts to avoide detection of their activities which would indicate they care what we perceive. The "Prime Directive" concept never made sense to me.
If we are of no value to them, we would experience them doing whatever they came here to do. Roaches run for cover when the light is turned on.
If we have value to them, they would assist us. I cannot conceive of caring for a group withour caring about individuals in the group.
Under what jurisdiction would a contract with space aliens be written and how would it be enforced, lol? Talk about flight risk.
That's why you're not a Democrat. Get acquainted with a few and you'll be able to conceive of such a thing all too well.
Pinging the UAP list as a FYI.
Similar here..
What's left unsaid is sometimes best left unsaid;
I'll leave it at that.
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SHERMAN – The tracks are clear and trains are back running after Tuesday's massive derailment in this countyline hamlet, still there's tons of work to be done – literally.
After spending more than 24 hours cutting through the mangled wreckage of the 43 coal-carrying cars that derailed in downtown Tuesday morning, workers cleared and repaired tracks so the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railways could get back to business.
Officials say they were thankful no one was injured in the wreck, but they're looking ahead to a couple of problems.
• What to do with the nearly 5,000 tons of coal and crushed rail cars now littering this small town of 540 people on the Lee, Pontotoc and Union county lines.
• Who was going to repair the severely damaged streets?
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Joseph Faust, BNSF regional director of public affairs, said no timetable has been set for when the coal and cars will be moved from the town.
"The cars will have to be there until it's decided where they will be moved," he said. "We will move them in expedient time though."
Faust said BNSF will pay for all the damage caused by the derailment.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation, but the damage it caused to the town is obvious.
The huge, heavy machinery hauled in to clean up the mess has destroyed the street, according to Mike Faulkner, Sherman's street engineer. Cracks and potholes in the pavement are increasing with every trip the machines take on the fragile roadways. Underground drainage also may have been affected by the weight of the machines and coal.
"We won't know until all the coal and rail cars are removed, but I think it's going to take a substantial financial amount to repair the roads," said Faulkner. "We're meeting with railroad officials next week to see how this is going to be taken care of."
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The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality staff were at the derailment site to make sure the coal didn't pose any environmental problems. MDEQ spokesman Robbie Wilbur said testing will be done.
"We don't think the people in Sherman have anything to worry about," Wilbur assessed, "but we're going to make sure."
Wilbur said MDEQ also will try to salvage some of the coal to prevent it from going to landfills. However, BNSF officials said the coal shipment is pretty much ruined.
The derailment is a reminder of the potential danger is the accident had occurred in more populated areas like Tupelo.
U.S. Rep. Roger Wicker, R–Tupelo, said Tuesday's derailment is a prime example of why rails in Tupelo should be relocated. He said if a similar incident happened at the city's heart – Crosstown – the potential for catastrophic damage, a disruption in commerce and loss of life would have been high.
"This shows clearly the tracks aren't in the right place," said Wicker. "The magnitude of this derailment has opened some eyes about safety issues.
"If the derailment had gone to the right it would have likely hit a propane tank which would have been a disaster."
Rebel Gas owns the 30,000-pound propane gas tank near the tracks. Manager Carl Sullivan said they have no plans to move the tank because nothing happened to it during the crash.
In 2004, Congress appropriated $2 million for a study to determine new routes for railroad service through Tupelo.
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I've always loved reading. I don't remember a time I didn't read, actually. But once I started blogging reading became even more serious to me. Now I have interaction with authors, with other book lovers who share the same taste in books, and reviews, reviews, reviews that make me need, no have to read certain books. That has led to an overwhelming list of books I want to read and a huge pile (bookcase, actually) of books to read as well. On top of that I have constant review requests and so many are nearly impossible to turn down! If they sound good its so hard to say no. And that leads to me scheduling my books. Mostly it's done in my head because I'm determined to not make reading a chore, but it is in my head and I'm constantly thinking that I need to finish this book so I can get through those three before the week ends. I've lost patience for books as well. If they don't pull me in immediately then I find myself setting them aside at 50 pages. Sometimes I don't even make it that far. I used to push myself to 100 pages because some of my favorite books were slow books in the beginning. I don't have patience for that anymore. I'm finding myself reading my shorter books and my longer books sit on my shelf forever. I read far more young adult and some of my favorite adult series get pushed aside.
"How do you keep your reading pile from getting out of hand? How do you keep from stressing yourself out about reading faster? How do you handle it all?"
Easy. I don't. Or didn't. I certainly wasn't last year and had a few times where reading almost became a chore. Not completely, but enough that I started to take note because I LOVE reading and getting lost in other worlds helps me cope with my reality (chronic illness). And I was doing what you do, a mental 'schedual' of what needs reading. So part of my new years resolution was to get organized on my blog and with my reading life. Keep it as stress free as possible, get my TBR under control, and let it be okay if I need a break from reading or I'm just not feeling it. So far, it's working. Okay, I know, it's only been 3 weeks. And my TBR has doubled since Christmas (maybe even tripled, I'm not sure). But I seem to have gotten my head on straight about it. I've got a giant list of every title in my TBR stack stuck to the back of my door and I'm crossing them off as I go, curious to see how many I finish before the end of the year (my aim is 80% of them). I am mentally schedualing what 'needs' to be read next, but only in the form of review titles, and if I want to switch them up with 'my' books, then I'm allowing that as well.
It's a work in progress, and far from perfect I'm sure. But I'm trying. And I think that counts.
Sounds like we're kind of doing the same thing 🙂 I knew I wasn't alone, but it's nice to hear it again.
It's like you took the thoughts out of my head and printed them here. I'm always stressing about this kind of thing and I'm a very new blogger. I intended blogging to be a fun new hobby to escape from school but I take it way too seriously sometimes. Ultimately, I try and find a balance between reading books that are coming out this year and reading books that have been on my TBR forever and I've been wanting to read just for fun.
I'm in a similar boat, wish I had advice! I keep getting fantastic review books so I don't even have time for any other reading at the moment, but even as it is it's taking me a couple months to get to a review book which seems ridiculous. I'll probably have to stop accepting any requests until I get my pile better under control. But it is really hard to say no when you're excited about a book!
Same here too! Reading has become a chore due to the fact that I have over 100 books on my books physically there to read. It's hard because I want to get through them, give every one of them a chance (well besides Fallen and Low Red Moon because they are …boring!) and find them a position on my read list. But that won't happen because there are not enough hours in a day, there is reality to compete with involving work, family, friends, other interests and the usual, lengthy amount of time on the net blogging/youtube/goodreads/whatever else there is, buying many books over the net from book depository tripling my to be read in a day…..uggh I can go on and on and on about it.
Yes it has become a chore. I want to skim read but my mind just forces me to read every word in my natural reading pace. Any ideas for reading faster? I tried that spot the big word thing but that didnt work.
I have to be honest – I don't control my TBR pile at all, but then, my TBR isn't a pile, it's a list. I keep a small orange notebook beside my computer at all times, and if I see a title I think I'll like around the internet, I write it down. Then, generally, I forget about it. That's why the list is now 13 pages front and back (though I can say that each page has at least two books crossed off of it, and some others that I'm probably not going to read because it was like "Well if I ever have nothing else to read…"in the first place)
The second thing I've done is not allow myself to wander the library in search of books. I know I'm weird this way, but in general I do not buy books until I know I'll want to read them for a second time (this keeps the cost of my library down, though I'm already fairly behind on the buying list as well). The only way I'll buy a book new is if it sounds so good from the blurb or reviews that I know I just have to have it! So then, when I'm running out of books, I go back to my list and pick out 3-4 to put on order from my library – I currently have 10 on hold, but that's because some of them the wait lists were ridiculous (like 50 people or something). I'm not allowed to just browse, because I know I already have too many.
And finally, I remind myself that as much as I love followers and the interaction that blogs give me, I started this project for myself. If I want to read certain books before others, then I should, and if it means a week between reviews of books, well, my readers will just have to deal with it.
I can't help you with the accepting books for review thing, because I haven't started doing that yet (I've turned down several offers because I know my schedule is going to get insane before long). But I probably will have just as much trouble saying no as you do.
Good luck with your TBR pile, hope you finish everything you want to this year!
I feel exactly the same as you do!! I am trying very hard to not feel pressure and to read just what I want. But I do feel pressure (that I put on myself) to read as many books as I can each month. I feel guilty not reading during pretty much anything else too. Or if I'm doing something I HAVE to do like work, I wish I could just read. *sigh*
"How do you keep your reading pile from getting out of hand? How do you keep from stressing yourself out about reading faster? How do you handle it all?"
I learned to stop accepting requests. Honestly, i almost accept all book review requests i get except of course if the genre of the book they're offering for review isnt in my review policy. Last November I think, i stopped accepting to be able to finish all book review requests and my BOUGHT books. Just this January, i opened my site again and now i'm booked til March I think? So i stopped again. I don't want this to become like a job or something. I have a full time job with 2 kids. Hubby sometimes would ask me to stop reading and play with him and my kids. Ive come up to a decision like:
1. blogging will only be 2 hours a day before office lol (before i used to blog and read on weekends ONLY) and;
2. reading will be only about an hour a day ofcourse after office(even if the book is sooo great, i have to put it down and rest – except when i picked up the book on a friday evening, could take until 1-5 in the morning)
so that's it. btw, i agree with you, im now beginning to set a 100 page rule i hope it wouldn't be 50page rule. lol
I am never caught up… I have a HUGE TBR pile and I plan to try and get through it this year. I am not accepting as many requests for review unless I truly cannot wait to read a book… I found I was saying yes far too often and I am sitting with stacks of books to deal with. And I do not want reading to feel like a chore. 🙂
I was like you late last year. Then I had a thought. I went through my goodreads friends list and picked a couple of friends to review books. I also changed my review policy, I hated getting request that didn't fit me or my blog. So far this year I have had a lot more request come in that I had to add a few more great ladies to help. So, this maybe an option for you to look into. It has freed me up to read some in my overstocked tbr pile and not stress out so much.
Well, when I started blogging, the one thing I promised myself was to enjoy it and that meant that if reading ever became a burden then I need to rethink how I'm working on my blog. So I've been very careful about setting my reading targets to leave time for the books that I want to read and not just the ones I have to read 🙂
I'm so glad you posted this because it sounds like we are all feeling the crunch. I've always kept tons of books in the house that I haven't gotten to yet. My tastes are eclectic, and I'll go through reading moods, so I like to have a selection. With reviewing I've done a couple things. First, yes I keep a somewhat flexible schedule, but I try to mix things up. One book that's a review title, with one just whatever I feel like reading next. I'm also just honest with my review policy and with requests. I'll tell them if I'm swamped but would still be interested but can't promise when, and often they say they'd still love a review at any time. I've also learned to be a lot more picky about what I accept for review. Saying no was hard at first. But this shouldn't be a job. We don't get paid and if we aren't loving it, then it's time to take a break. I've also just recently added a friend as a second reviewer on the site, so that definitely helps with the pressure and makes things a little more fun too. Now, if I could just get rid of that perfectionist gene, we'd be good.
Awesome post, Candace! I'm think exact same way, I feel guilty or anxious doing anything other than reading. But its never been a chore. If it was I would quit (blogging not reading), but I don't think it will ever come to that.
I take a pretty…lazy?..laid back? approach when it comes to mt TBR. I just don't worry about it. As long as authors write books, and publishers publish them, I will always have more that I want to read. They aren't going anywhere, so I will read them when I get to them. I do make review books priority, though.
And I do find myself giving up on books easier these days. There are way too many books that I do want to read sitting on my self to waste my time on something I don't.
I'm ALWAYS stressing and worrying about these things!! I have OCD, so whenever I start anything new I try really hard to not let it become the new subject of my OCD. Blogging, unfortunately, has become the next big thing for me over thee last few months I've been blogging. Most of my worries come from updating my blog and its design rather than reading, but I hate having to plough through review books I don't really enjoy. Anyway, I'm afraid I far from have advice on this problem… reading through other people's comments, it seems like some of us are doing much better. Good for you guys! 🙂
I'm laughing as I read the comments because I'm the same way as you and everyone else. Which makes me feel better.
My TBR pile is stacked (which is okay by me–love those books!) but what's stressing me at the moment is that I'm way behind on my reviews. It takes me a good while to write a thoughtful review and I'm about ten behind at the moment. *sigh* Oh well.
And that's the attitude I try to take. I'll get to it. I'm doing this because I love books & want to share my love. It's not a contest, it's not a race. I'll get there when I get there (I try and remind myself!).
Good luck & happy reading!
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What a great post! I have been trying to figure out how to get my TBR pile from growing. I don't really have a good solution. I have been turning away a lot of authors who request me to review books and I have developed less tolerance for bad books. I am also trying to be more careful on whether or not I continue reading series; asking myself "Am I really enjoying this series?"
I am trying to be better about spending time doing things besides reading this year. Like watching movies or playing games with my husband. But I am in the same boat as you, I love reading, never get tired of it and will pick it over other relaxing activities every time.
I can't help you on this one, because I feel the same. I feel so much pressure to read and then when I do I am struggling to find the time to do the review. It's so hard. Good luck and if you find that balance please tell me. x
Just like everyone else who posted before me, I also feel pressured to read X amount of books in a month/year. It really bugs me as I know I'll get round to reading everything on my selves one day – I just don't know when!


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Virgin Blue is continuing its campaign to offer more direct low fare options, today confirming plans to increase flight choices across a number of popular routes just in time for the Christmas holidays.
The enhanced schedule includes an extra daily service between Brisbane–Adelaide, and an additional six times weekly Brisbane–Rockhampton service, as well as offering an extra Sunday morning flight between Brisbane and the Whitsunday Coast (Proserpine).
Set to launch in late November, the new flights mean all major destinations in mid to far North Queensland will now have at least three weekday Virgin Blue services, therefore offering a more convenient schedule for both business and leisure travellers in both directions.
The schedule change also sees an improved Adelaide-Canberra product, which will now operate late afternoon ex-Adelaide with flights also being increased from six times weekly to a daily service from 31 October.
Today's announcement comes hot on the heels of plans to offer additional frequency to and from Brisbane and Mackay, also taking that market to three daily services.
With the increase in capacity Virgin Blue will offer the highest frequency and capacity of any jet airline on the important Brisbane - Adelaide, Rockhampton, Whitsunday Coast and Mackay markets.
Virgin Blue spokesperson, Amanda Bolger, said, "It is evident from the continued demand on our services that thousands of people are taking advantage of Virgin Blue's low fares and our enhanced schedule will provide even more opportunity for travellers to get away with affordable air travel to more and more destinations across the country with both non-stop and Guest friendly connecting services."
She added, "The significant increase in flights is a direct result of the ongoing support we've received from travellers in these growing destinations who are clearly choosing to support the airline that offers not only great value but also a quality product and a convenient schedule whether you are travelling for business or leisure."
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When I wrote earlier this month about the Brooklyn Bear's Garden adjacent to the Modell's and P.C. Richard on Site 5, I noted that, when Forest City Ratner acquired the land for the big box stores in 1997, the city retained development rights beyond the elevations of the planned buildings.
Some 308,000 square feet of development rights remained. Did Forest City Ratner get those additional rights a long time ago in a negotiation with the city? No. It turns out that those rights were transferred, along with 328,272 square feet from the Atlantic Center mall in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated 2/18/05 but not revealed until August 2005, when Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn publicized the memo it had acquired.
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The language of the MOU is vague, but the confirmation is in Chapter 20, Alternatives, of the Atlantic Yards Draft Environmental Impact Statement. On p. 13, it states:
Block 927 contains two active businesses in two separate one-story structures. Although higher density development could be achieved given its C6-2 zoning, the City of New York owns the air rights on this site. Therefore, higher-density development could not occur on Block 927 without City approval.
That makes it sound like a huge hurdle, but the city of New York has never attempted to seek development for the site. (Above at right, a rendering of the building planned at Site 5. The arrow points to the garden.)
Blame the city for blight
According to the Blight Study that's part of the General Project Plan, the site was found blighted in the 1960s:
Block 927 is located within ATURA, an area that, as described above, was found by the City to be blighted over 40 years ago. The block is zoned C6-2, a zoning designation that allows for a wide range of high-bulk commercial uses requiring a central location (see Figure 7). C6 districts typically accommodate uses such as corporate headquarters, large hotels, entertainment facilities, and mixed use buildings containing residential, retail, or other commercial uses.
The reason, the study concludes, is underutilization C66:
Lot 1 is in a C6-2 zoning district with an FAR of 6.0. Situated at the corner of 4th and Atlantic Avenues, the lot occupies a highly visible location in the shopping and employment concentration that is anchored by Atlantic Terminal and Atlantic Center. Although the 30,780 sf lot can accommodate up to 184,680 zsf of built space under current zoning, it hosts a single-story 30,300 gsf building, utilizing only about 16 percent of the lot's development potential. At the time the lot was developed, the market conditions would not support a large-scale development using all of the development rights. As illustrated by Photograph B, the one-story PC Richard & Son building stands in stark contrast to the 34-story Williamsburg Savings Bank building (left), and the four stories of retail (center) and ten stories of office space (right) at Atlantic Terminal. Given its key location in the midst of one of the largest commercial districts in Brooklyn, lot 1 is critically underutilized.
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The same determination is made for the adjacent lot with the Modell's store.
Does the study assess the market conditions today or the city's failure to market the development rights? No.
Monday, August 28, 2006
The mysteries of Site 5: blight and development rights
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Celebrate great new films and enjoy hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and dancing with other cinephiles at our Galas, Parties and Events throughout the Festival!
Decoding Annie Parker
Best Actress – Samantha Morton: SIFF 2013 Golden Space Needle Awards
USA | 2013 | 91 minutes | Steven Bernstein
Special Benefit Screenings to support the King Lab at the Unversity of Washington - a group devoted to the understanding of inherited breast and ovarian cancer.
The Bling Ring: Closing Night Gala
USA | 2013 | 90 minutes | Sofia Coppola
Ripped from the headlines, five celebrity-obsessed teenagers barrel through the glitz and glamor of Los Angeles, illegally pilfering the goods of the rich and famous, in Sofia Coppola's bitingly funny satire with a razor-sharp edge.
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Peter Greenaway presents The Death of Cinema following a screening of his new film Goltzius and the Pelican Company
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Peter Greenaway, the iconoclastic genius behind such astonishing films as The Draughtsman's Contract, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, The Pillow Book, and Goltzius and the Pelican Company, provides a premise and a challenge in his upcoming forum: is the contemporary cinema's dependence on text leading to the death of cinema?
Saturday Night Film & Party | Party at Il Fornaio with fashion by Oska follows the screening.
France | 2012 | 111 minutes | Régis Roinsard
Rose is a terrible secretary but a fantastic typist, so her boss resolves to make her the fastest typist in the world. Set in 1958, this French rom-com combines a Mad Men aesthetic with an I Love Lucy sensibility.
Opening Night Gala: Much Ado About Nothing
Director Joss Whedon and cast members Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Nathan Fillion, and Clark Gregg scheduled to attend
USA | 2012 | 109 Minutes | Joss Whedon
Start the Festival in style with the SIFF 2013 Opening Night Gala! The evening features the Seattle premiere of Much Ado About Nothing, with director Joss Whedon and cast members Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Nathan Fillion, and Clark Gregg scheduled to attend. After the film, celebrate with SIFF at our legendary gala party, featuring hors d'oeuvres, desserts, complimentary cocktails, and dancing!
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In this robust British comedy a Greek Londoner loses it all in the latest economic crash—everything except a derelict fish-and-chip shop, co-owned by his estranged brother. As the family pulls together, the film's charm makes it hard to resist.
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A Tribute to the Music of Muscle Shoals with Patterson and David Hood
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USA | 2013 | 90 minutes | Morgan Neville
A breakout audience favorite at Sundance, Twenty Feet from Stardom follows several gifted backup singers living in the shadows of superstardom. Their work charted the rise of the modern pop vocal sound from the gospel tradition to the more impassioned sounds of the turbulent '60s. Special guests Tata Vega and Merry Clayton will each perform a song following the movie (Centerpiece Gala screening only)!


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Honda will voluntarily recall 264 model-year 2012 CR-V vehicles in the U.S. to update a section of the certification label on the driver's door jamb. Certification labels indicating incorrect information about the vehicles' weight and tire specifications were installed in these vehicles. The installed labels do not comply with U.S. federal motor vehicle labeling requirements. Vehicle functionality is not affected by this issue, which was discovered during quality inspections at the factory.
Honda is announcing this recall to encourage owners of all affected vehicles to take their vehicles to an authorized dealer as soon as they receive notification of this recall from Honda. Mailed notification to customers will occur in early November 2012. In addition to contacting customers by mail, in early November, owners of these vehicles will be able to determine if their vehicles require inspection by going on-line to www.recalls.honda.com or by calling (800) 999-1009, and selecting option 4.
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- Fashion Valley is a two-story mall has big name brands and bargains alike. Shoppers can smell the fine leather inside the likes of Coach and Prada or grab some stellar steals at Forever 21 and Armani Exchange. When you need to give your feet a break, grab a coffee at a department store café, like 59th&Lex in Bloomingdales, or sit down for a healthy and hearty organic meal at True Food Kitchen. We also recommend signing up to become a "Mall Insider" on their website before vising so you can get the scoop all new trends, store specials and mall events.
- Horton Plaza is a must-see for anyone visiting San Diego. This eclectic and maze-like fives story mall is easy to get lost in, which is why downloading the Westfield Mall smartphone app with a map is a good idea. If you're looking for designer duds, this mall has it. Want discounts? Purchase the $5 Bright Pink Book of savings this month and you score coupons while also supporting a great non-profit aimed at preventing and treating breast and ovarian cancer. Trouble parking downtown? The Horton Plaza parking garage is free for three hours if you get your parking ticket validated when you make a $10 mall purchase.
- If you're looking for bayside boutiques and family fun, then cruise down to Seaport Village to peruse the 50+ small shops. This is also a great place to listen to their free outdoor Sunday concerts, stroll along the beautiful San Diego Bay or attend one of their many weekly events like poetry readings. The parking lot does get packed during weekends but if you snag a spot in the Seaport Village parking lot be sure to validate your ticket with a $10 purchase, which will reduce the hourly parking rate from $8 to $3 for the first hour.
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Main Steel to establish new Chicago-area facility
Main Steel, a Shale-Inland Company, has unveiled plans for a new flagship operation in the Chicago area. The 240,000-sq.-ft. facility in Elk Grove, Ill., will combine the company's two Chicago operations in Bartlett and Wheeling, Ill., under one roof. The move is expected to be completed by the end of 2012.
The company will add an 84-in., heavy-gauge cut-to-length line and a plate polisher to the new facility. The plant will house coil polishing, sheet polishing, dairy and plate polishing, three cut-to-length lines, buffing, and slitting.
David Brewer, named director of operations, Chicago, will be in charge of the new plant. He previously served as vice president, operations, at Esmark Steel Group.
Main Steel Polishing Co. Inc. is a steel service center that provides stainless, aluminum, and carbon steel products, as well as finished parts.


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It's been a season of holding on, letting go, growing spiritually, and seeking to know my true self over my false self. It's been a handful. My heart is full as I enter the advent season with my girls. The Christmas tree is decorated, the manger placed and filled with animals.
Yesterday our advent activity was to make "I Care About You" bags to keep in the car. We started this tradition last year when Twila started wondering about the people who stand on the road holding signs; the people who, sometimes we stop to greet and hand money to, and sometimes just drive past.
We filled Ziploc bags with personal care items, snacks, water and hand warmers and handed them out anytime we saw a person in need. Twila and Jada got very good at pointing out people they suspected were homeless. Often near the U of M campus the identified people were not actually homeless, just students with unkempt hair and torn clothes. Twila took particular pride in handing the bags to folks I agreed were indeed homeless and saying reverently, "This is for you."
The rest of the activities this year vary from the simple (making popcorn and listening to Christmas Music by the fire) to the extravagant (going downtown to watch the Holidazzle Parade). Some activities include gifts; some are making or buying gifts for others.
While the work of readying these activities made the fall months anything but relaxing, now that they are ready and all supplies are laying in wait to be used or revealed, I can rest in my preparation, relax and enjoy the season.
But lest I take it too easy on myself, I decided to hand make the girls' Christmas gifts this year. The process has been fun, since I started in August, but is anything but complete and most nights I have to pull out a work in progress after the girls go to bed instead of just sitting on the couch inertly and sipping wine (my usual preference).
I asked one of our teachers at Waldorf how her family handles Christmas and she said plainly that they give each child one gift.
I nodded and smiled. You've got to be kidding me. The idea is of course lovely and pure and would simplify Christmas gift giving immensely. But I fear that if we went from last year (a dozen shiny packages under the tree) to suddenly giving each child one hand-made gift, it might feel like a punishment. Of course this is likely a projection since kids typically absorb and re project the energy and perceptions we have.
Talking to that teacher was the first time I realized that I pictured my family culture one way but was still living quite another, or to be kinder and gentler with myself, I am still on the journey toward simplification, but certainly not there yet.
Like the time I read Simplicity Parenting and imagined myself sweeping and scrubbing the floors with a blissful look of peace on my face, humming softly, as my daughters imitated my slow and careful motions, then tried to put that kind of parenting into action with our next baking project and ended up making both Twila and Jada cry with my controlling, snappy mothering. I was trying so hard to be quiet and lead by example. But how can you be quiet when one daughter is eating baking soda and the other is massaging the raw eggs with both hands? I can tell you from experience, you can try but your strategies will seem even more overbearing and scary than just asking them to stop.
Joining Waldorf has been the most overwhelming experience of my motherhood journey so far. It's overwhelming in the totality of joy I feel every time I am on the campus or talking with the other parents or teachers. It feels exactly like where I want to be, where I want my children to grow, where I want our family to mature. Yet the more I become entrenched in the culture, the more I see my own missteps as a parent, the more glaring are my shortcomings: a lack of calm and patience which everyone at Waldorf seems to have in spades.
Maybe they joined in progress too, maybe other moms at Waldorf struggle with talking less and incorporating their children into chores and activities more. They probably do, but I don't want to. I want to blend right in with the atmosphere that feels so right. I want to instantly manifest the energy that makes Waldorf feel so life-giving and rich. But no matter how much time I spend loitering around the halls and the parent lounge, I can't seem to channel that beautiful energy all the time.
And of course, life just keeps coming from every direction. Last night Ryan went to Twila's Kindergarten meeting and I took the girls with me to the second to last class in the thirteen week series I've been taking at our church. The class goes from 6:30-8:30 so it's not an ideal one to bring the girls to since 6:30 is usually when we're brushing teeth and putting jammies on, but it was the only one of the two commitments that had child care. So Ryan went straight to Twila's school from work and I fed the girls dinner and got them into the car…just around bedtime.
The girls were sleepy; we were running late as usual. I wanted to have the proper bedding in the car to allow them to fall asleep on the way home and they needed to be dressed warmly (it was only nineteen degrees outside).
"Everyone, to the back door; get your boots on," I said, and then turned to the kitchen to get a treat for the dog.
Sometimes I feel like a train walking around the house. I lead the way and usually the dog follows me, his nose uncomfortably close to the back of my thighs. Then comes Twila holding the new kitten and often Jada after her begging for a turn with the new kitten. The trouble comes when I reach my destination (my closet or the back door where all our boots are piled up or to the treat cupboard to get a treat for the dog), retrieve what I was going to get, and want to back up. Instead, I find a backlog of children and animals tripping over each other, falling, spilling things.
The opposite effect is magnets turned to polar sides. When Twila is whispering loudly in the hall first thing in the morning and I'd like to direct her out to the living room instead, but as I step closer to her she takes a step back. She keeps doing this until she backs into the dog dish or the clattery toy outside Jada's door, or until I claw at her arm and grab hold before she can back any further away.
I'm not sure what these two phenomena have in common or what their relationship to each other is but they are both equally vexing.
So there I stand with a treat in hand, and a train of beings behind me.
"Girls! To the door. Boots! Jackets! Go!"
I lead the dog to the kennel and successfully close him in. The girls are still arguing at the water dish, which is now getting kicked and sloshed recklessly as they argue. I can't fathom how much water we've wasted, how many towels have been washed having to clean up spilled dish after spilled dish.
As the girls clean up the water, the kitten escapes down the hall and I have to chase her down to get her closed in the girls' room with her cat box and food. Jada follows me whining that she wants to hold the kitty. I remind her we are leaving to which she gives me her pat answer, "No!"
I'm not sure which part she's objecting to but decide just to pick her up and bring her to the door myself. Once there, I wonder where Twila is. "Here Jada, pull these boots on. Twila? Twila where are you?"
"Hey mom, look!" Twila pops out from the family room, now with one less sock on her feet and an old stuffed animal covered in dust. "I just found Carmel behind the couch!"
"Twila, honey," my voice is measure, "we need to GO. Where is your other sock?"
"It got wet when I cleaned up the dog water and Jada did NOT help me clean it up at ALL. My pants are wet too."
I gritted my teeth and sighed. "Okay, let's go change."
"Mommy, I need HELP!" Jada yells from the back door, followed by a thunk (her head on the ground) and a sob.
"Twila go and get a dry pair of pants and socks and meet me by the back door—please go now!" I say over my shoulder as I go to Jada.
Suddenly the dog is barking. I can't tell if he's just agitated about being in the kennel while we're all running back and forth, or if he suddenly remembered he has to go potty. In retrospect I might have been anthropomorphizing slightly, but I am sensitive to the plight of those with full bladders so I let him out for one last pee. Unfortunately our neighbor dog, Django's girlfriend she has been dubbed for how much time they spend together and the inordinate joy they seem to bring to each other, comes bounding over just then. Though Django is getting older, his puppy disobedience comes out more than ever when his girlfriend is over. Off they run ignoring my shouts and commands.
As I rush back to see if Twila is making any progress with new pants, I realize I haven't watered the Christmas tree all day. Anyone who chops their own knows this is very bad in the first days after having cut it. A newly cut Christmas tree sucks a lot of water and if its left dry too long, the end seals and it dies, dropping brown needles all over the floor and leaving you with a Charlie Brown style skeleton well before Christmas day. I abandon my first mission and divert my efforts to filling a pitcher for the tree.
As I crouch down at the base of the trunk, the kitten runs by. Twila has let her out while trying to find new pants. Suddenly a pantsless Twila is charging after her and snatching her with one hand.
"I want to hold her!" Jada whales.
And then we are back at that argument. I begin to think that Ryan has gotten a much sweeter deal going straight from work to Twila's meeting, grabbing a sandwich on his way and carting only himself from door to car to door.
Somehow we finally made it to the car and I was catching my breath, lamenting my loud voice and short temper, wondering if I will ever get the calm, patient core that seems deeply rooted in the Waldorf parents.
That night at my class, we talked about the true self and the false self, about Thomas Merton's comparison of our successes and accomplishments to bandages we use to wind around ourselves to cover the fact that we're empty.
It dawned on me that maybe the idealistic patient, perfect, earthy mommy is part of my false identity which I create to feel better about who I am but which ultimately ends up punishing me daily as I am reminded that I have not yet lived up to it, or probably ever will. What if my true self is fast paced and energetic and sometimes even a little fiery? Is there a way to work on being gentler with myself and my kids without trying to force myself into a mom-mold that simply doesn't fit?
Today both girls are sick and I am presented with an opportunity to practice both patience, and acceptance of myself. What was shaping up to be a busy day of school for Twila, parent tot class for me and Jada, picking up cat food, and dry cleaning and going to Eagan for a holiday open house then back home for bedtime, is now an open and sprawling day with a fire in the fireplace and two advent activities to enjoy. One includes paint and wood and the other a new soft Christmas blanket to enjoy by the fire, almost as if they were timed perfectly for this sick day.
But there will be the challenges of too much free time too, the constant interruptions to help get drinks, find toys and give hugs. Sensitivities are high as their bodies run low on energy. My hope for the day, (for the rest of the year, for the rest of my life,) is that we will all be able to be patient with ourselves, and each other.