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Insurers are keeping a close eye on Hurricane Sandy as it churns off the U.S. East Coast, preparing to dispatch rapid-response teams to the hardest-hit areas once the storm passes.
There is just one problem: The storm is so large that most of the Northeast appears poised to endure at least some of the storm's wrath. No one knows yet where the hardest-hit areas will be.
Even after it passes, it will be days, or even weeks, before the full costs of the storm are known. A large part of the damage tab will be handed to the federal government in the form of flood-insurance claims.
Sandy is headed toward a densely packed part of the country, and most models now predict that a landfall in New Jersey or Delaware is likely late Monday or early Tuesday.
The storm is already kicking up tropical-storm force winds more than 500 miles from its center, and the National Hurricane Center is warning that New York Harbor and Long Island Sound may rise as much as 11 feet above normal levels.
Given its size, "the exact landfall location is less important" than for most hurricanes, disaster-modeling company Eqecat Inc. warned in an alert to clients. "The potential impact of the storm will likely be widespread."
Alerts from Eqecat and its rivals are studied closely by the insurance industry as companies try to assess where and how to respond to major storms.
But Dave Crowe, global head of commercial property claims for American International Group Inc. (AIG), said it wasn't yet clear whether Sandy would live up to the hype.
"The next 24 hours are going to be the tell-tale time," said Mr. Crowe said. "We're hoping the intensity is going to drop drastically when it makes landfall and that it'll move out quickly."
For now, insurers are assembling rapid-response teams along the Eastern Seaboard, and preparing to deploy claims specialists into hard-hit communities once the storm passes by.
Allstate Corp. (ALL), the U.S.'s largest publicly traded home and auto insurer, is staging its national catastrophe team in locations including Raleigh, N.C., and Roanoke, Va., spokeswoman April Eaton said.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., meanwhile, is gathering its catastrophe response team in Harrisburg, Pa.
"Once we can figure out the greatest areas of impact we will begin assignments to support those areas hardest hit by the storm," spokeswoman Elizabeth Stelzer said.
No matter the cost to the insurance industry, its impact is certain to be less than it would have been a few years ago. Insurers have been raising home-insurance rates and tightening underwriting standards in recent years as claims costs from severe weather have risen.
Those changes come on top of steps insurers have taken since the 1990s to scale back selectively sales of policies in hurricane-prone areas and require consumers to pay steeper deductibles in some instances.
Some of those deductibles only kick in if the storms are hurricanes at landfall, which may not be relevant in Sandy's case, if the storm loses some power before coming ashore.
With so few hurricanes hitting the East Coast in recent years, Sandy could prove one of the biggest tests of those measures for many insurers. It also could be a test of "insurers of last resort" created by state governments to protect homeowners who don't get coverage from private insurers. Most of the U.S. states on the East Coast run insurance pools for homes in vulnerable areas.
The insurers of last resort offer coverage for wind damage. The policies they sell are separate from the National Flood Insurance Program coverage. That program is the federal government's attempt to fill a void left by a private- sector insurance industry that generally views floods as too unpredictable-and too expensive-to cover.
After past hurricanes, such as Irene in 2011, many homeowners realized only too late that water damage resulting from flooding that is churned up by a hurricane generally isn't covered under a standard homeowners' policy. And it is too late for consumers to rush out to buy a federal policy now to cover Sandy damage, with the storm bearing down, agents said.
Federal law requires people who buy houses in designated flood-hazard areas with federally backed mortgages to purchase the insurance, though not all maintain coverage for the life of the loan, a congressional report noted.
The federal flood program has faced significant criticism for not charging some homeowners enough.
The program has borrowed nearly $18 billion from the U.S. Treasury Department to pay claims resulting from the record hurricane season in 2005, which included Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. A bill passed over the summer is designed to shore up the program's finances by cutting back subsidies and raising a cap on premium increases.
More than 20% of the 5.6 million homeowners in the program have been receiving subsidized rates. The subsidies are directed at homes built before 1975, and homes that were built before the nation's flood-mapping system was established to designate high-risk areas.
Meanwhile, some homeowners could well end up in fights with their private-sector insurers about what is and isn't covered and the size of their deductibles.
While extensive flooding from Hurricane Irene dramatized the fact that standard homeowners' policies don't cover flooding, a potential homeowners' insurance issue arising from Sandy is that loss of power may prevent sump pumps from operating, said Randy Maniloff, a lawyer in Philadelphia with White and Williams.
"But even policyholders that have a sump-pump coverage rider, to protect against this situation, may not realize that there is likely a dollar cap that is less than what it takes to deal with the clean-up and put a flooded finished basement back together," he said. "This coverage cap is sometimes in the $5,000 range."


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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Give Me ONE Thing you are thankful for on GH!!
In prep for tomorrow's blog, please write down one thing you are happy about, thankful for or like on our Soap. It can even be something as fun as the costumes they wore in "Vegas" --to a couple or character.
42 comments:
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 11:28 AM
I'm thankful for Dante and Lulu's relationship. Don't hurt me for saying that! I know a lot of people are tired of them or never liked them in the first place. BUT I love how their story developed over time and wasn't rushed- it felt natural watching it play out on screen. Very different from the majority of soap couples. Not perfect by any means, but it's been refreshing to watch and quite honestly is what drew me back into GH on an everyday basis after being a casual viewer for awhile.ReplyDelete
I am thankful for...the return of Jonathan Jackson. He TG together during the whole Lucky/Liz/Nik fiasco was the only good part of that mess. And it's just great to see original faces amid the throngs of unconnected newbies who can say, "So-and-so knew me as a kid" and it's true!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 12:10 PM
The return of Brenda Barrett! The scenes between Jason and Brenda have been fabulous. Their relationship rocks!ReplyDelete
I am thankful for Kimberly McCullough and Jason Thompson for their portrayal of Patrick and Robin. They keep me watching this dreadful show!!!ReplyDelete
Alexis Davis and her girls. But, they're not on enough! What a waste of talent. If every show was like the Thanksgiving show, what a joy to watch! Some days are such a bore. Less mob stuff please, key the stories on families.ReplyDelete
- timepassNovember 27, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Brenda is back and she had a real scene with Sonny.ReplyDelete
Brenda and Jason funny relationship.
Robin and Jason TALKING about real thing.
Seeing the Q's thanksgiving!
Anything with Alexis and Diane I'm in! They are both hilarious.
Oh kdmask I guess you aren't talking about the past. You mean recent. Well, I'm thankful they showed the Q's home!!! :) And Edward wanting to sing that song! :)ReplyDelete
I am grateful for The Jason!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 12:50 PM
I will be grateful when bob guza is gone and his lover sonny too. Or is bumped to recurring status. And will be grateful if the old GH ever resurfaces.ReplyDelete
I'm thankful for KIRSTEN STORMS! Love Maxie pour little scene Stealer.ReplyDelete
Johnny's bod is a close 2nd
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 1:00 PM
I'm thankful for brenda's return and that sonny and brenda are together again and also like jason and brenda's love/hate relationshipReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 1:09 PM
I am thankful for Jake, the only person that connects my all time favorite couple Liason. Since Guza fails to remember their friendship and loyaltyReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 1:10 PM
I am thankful for crazy Lisa, Robin, and Patrick. Especially when they through in Maxie and MattReplyDelete
mrs. Goose
I Jax still has a way with Brender the way carly doesn't. Anything that makes Carly squirm is welcome to watch.ReplyDelete
I am thankful for the 2nd year in a row they have sang the gathering Song led by the wonderful Edward.
I am thankful I am not the only one that thinks Maya is a boring, dull and worthless character.
I am thankful for Johnny, Jason, Patrick, Jax, and Sonny (all yummy).
I am thankful that Maxie adores Robin and will do whatever it takes to protect her.
Most of all, I am thankful for Diane & Alexis's friendship.
I'm thankful for Sam and Jason, who after so many obstacles deserve happiness, and I can't wait to see what their future holds! I'm also thankful for Maxie Jones, whose feisty attitude is fab! Finally, I am thankful for the entire Davis clan (who need much more air time) and the witty one-liners of the ever-brilliant Diane!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 1:48 PM
I'm enjoying Maya, Ethan, Tracey and Luke. They make me smile.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 2:26 PM
I am thankful for Jane Elliot and Anthony Geary on GH, and that Luke and Tracy are back together on the show with some killer chemistry.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 2:46 PM
I'm thankful for Maya and Ethan and Luke and Tracy. They make me laugh and squee all at the same time. Give me more Q's, GH!ReplyDelete
- AntJoanNovember 27, 2010 at 2:51 PM
I am most thankful for SONNY AND BRENDA, the all-time greatest, most amazing couple I have ever seen in my life.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 2:56 PM
I agree with Rhonda, I am thankful for Jake being Jason's so someday Liason HAS to speak again!ReplyDelete
I am thankful for Jax, who brings out a nice Carly once a month.
I am thankful for Alexis and her sweet family of girls. Love when they show Sam having a life outside of Jason.
I am thankful that the Jasam scene was short on Tuesday and easy to FF thru.
I am thankful maya's run is coming ot a close soon!
I'm thankful for the return of Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo. Lots of people are hating on the return, I'm just happy she's back, and hopefully to stay, at least on a recurring basis. She is Sonny's only chance at redemption and he is her fate, good or bad.ReplyDelete
The greatest love story on this show in my lifetime has been Sonny & Brenda. Just the possibility for it to happen again is reason enough to be THANKFUL!
- StephanieNovember 27, 2010 at 3:56 PM
Lante and Carly. Love that woman.ReplyDelete
- JarnoldNovember 27, 2010 at 4:32 PM
I'm thankful for the cast. Through good storylines or bad, I still am addicted to their characters. Best overall cast on soaps! I'm going to add another one, Brenda Barrett.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 4:47 PM
Robin Scorpio, Patrick Drake and Emma! They are such a great family! and Kimberly & Jason have the best chemistry that I have ever seen!ReplyDelete
- mosbp2003November 27, 2010 at 4:48 PM
I am thankful that the wonderful actors on this show haven't abandoned this sinking ship (although I would not blame them if they did!).ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 5:15 PM
I am thankful for Robin and Patrick and Emma, and Matt and Maxie. The storyline Scrubs are going thru right now is really hard, but Jason Thompson, Kimberly McCullough, the twins who play Emma, Jason Cook, and Kirsten Storms are making GH worth sticking around for. Scrubs, Emma, and M&M, Forever and Always!ReplyDelete
I am very thankful for Bradford Anderson. Not only is his an amazing talent, but he is extremely generous with his fans. This guy can pull off anything they throw Spinelli's way...and yet they under use him. It makes me very sad.ReplyDelete
I am also thankful for the return of Jonathan Jackson
Storyline wise? I currently am thankful for Siobhan/Lucky, Scrubs/Lisa and Spinelli/Carly.
I am thankful for my FWD button to be able to FWD Dante.ReplyDelete
- skeebobNovember 27, 2010 at 6:52 PM
I'm thankful it's still on, in light of GL & ATWT both going off in the past year or whatever.ReplyDelete
Also thankful for Maxie! The screen just lights up with her.
Dante & Lulu, Ive watched the show for 28 years, they're the best & hottest couple ever. Love Jonathon Jackson too, great actor. Really enjoy watching Lucky & his irish lady.ReplyDelete
I am thankful that Jonathan Jackson is back....he is after all the reason I started watching GH in the first place. He never fails to captivate me...even when his story lines are less than stellar.ReplyDelete
- MelindaNovember 27, 2010 at 7:43 PM
I am thankful for Diane! She makes me laugh everytime she's on.ReplyDelete
I'm thankful for Luke and Tracy, they're great actors and always fun to watch... And of course I'm grateful for JaSam and Lucky and Siobhan. The return of Jonathan Jackoson was a blessing! And Helena, let's not forget about her... just wish she was on more often!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 8:20 PM
Brenda and Sonny!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 8:27 PM
I am thankful that as long as Luke lives and breathes, there is hope his beloved Laura will return to rekindle the greatest romance in Daytime history.ReplyDelete
I am thankful for this GH blog so I won't have to watch and spend my time on important things like doing laundry:))) Thankful for real they still have Alice on once in a great moon.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 11:03 PM
i'm thankful for whoever wrote this year's Thanksgiving episode. if more episodes were written like that one, the show might be worth watching more than once in a blue moon.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 11:28 PM
I am thankful for Luke and Tracy. They are so talented. They can make me laugh one minute and cry the next. I'm so happy that they put them back together and hopefully that will make them show more of the Spencers and the Q's. I know, but we all gotta have a dream. :) If it weren't for them, I would have quit watching GH a long time ago...which stinks. I've been watching it since it first started with my mom. How could they let it get to this? :(ReplyDelete
I'm thankful for Spinelli, they need to use him more, and give some back story on him.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 28, 2010 at 9:24 AM
I'm thankful for Spinelli because his character is always a ray of sunshine on a usually dark and serious show...I am thankful too that it looks like he might get back with Maxie. Which makes my Spixie heart happy.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 28, 2010 at 4:17 PM
I'm thankful for the relationship between Ethan and Kristina and I hope they continue it and build this couple through 2011.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 29, 2010 at 1:24 AM
I am thankful for the beautiful, talented addition of Maya on GH she brings color, beauty and class and she has great comedic timing! I enjoy her scenes with the Spencermen and Edward and Tracy. I am thankful for Maya and Ethan, love their unconventional romance, Robin, Patrick, Emma, Lucky and his smackdown of Liz the scene of the year! Love Michael, Molly and Diane, and my viewing would be brighter without the little midget crybaby Kristina and her clown make up!ReplyDelete


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The former head of Israel's military intelligence said last week that Iran has already crossed the "red line" Israel previously set as the point beyond which it would be nearly impossible to stop the Islamic Republic from attaining nuclear weapons.
In remarks carried by Israel National News, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin, who today heads the Institute for National Security Studies, explained that by this summer, Iran will "reach a distance of one or two months between a decision and a bomb."
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by Duncan Roads
Bi-monthly we present you with a round-up of some of the important information that the mainstream media choose to ignore in favour of celebrity worship, glorification of war and fearmongering. Mainstream media ignore or even suppress breakthroughs in health care, answers to environmental problems and news of mind-blowing technologies.
Ruling this world is easy: all you have to do is manipulate strong feelings via a burst of carefully picked information. The more people whom you can do this to at once, the more "power" you have. It doesn't matter if the information is real or "true": it only matters that you whip up a strong reaction and steer it towards your goal. Back in the days of World War I, the elites in the West repeatedly told the people that the "Huns" were eating babies; this resulted in tens of thousands of outraged men joining the war. They used the same tactic in World War II with similar effect. They then used the same tactic at the beginning of World War III—what we call Gulf War I—when they told us that Iraqi soldiers were pulling Kuwaiti babies out of incubators to let them die. For Gulf War II, Australia's then Prime Minister, John Howard, lied when he told us that not only did Saddam Hussein have weapons of mass destruction but that he had, and had used, a human paper-shredder! It was all total nonsense, of course, but few journalists were analysing these assertions and the public perception was created that these statements were true.
The depth of feeling in many people about issues like immunisation and "global warming being caused by CO2" is such that even those who consider themselves "informed" or open-minded kneel down to the perceived truth as reported by "scientists" in a mainstream media format, assuming that their reports are fact-checked. More and more you hear this generic phrase: "So you are effectively saying that all those scientists and experts are either wrong or part of some huge conspiracy?"
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Christmas Celebrations Long Ago
Irene M. Rader, Electronic mail message to Michael M. Miller from San Jose, California
Just as the celebration of Christmas has changed over the years for our children and grandchildren, we also celebrated in a different way from the way it was celebrated in Russia and in the first few years after our great-grandparents and grandparents did after arriving in this country.
One of the most obvious changes was that years ago, everything was in German, the songs, the church services and the language in the homes, up to and including the Christmases that were part of my childhood. We had to learn all of our Christmas "pieces" in German and all of the carols were sung in German.
Instead of talking about Santa Claus, we would hear about "der Belznickel" coming. When we didn't behave, we were reminded that instead of gifts, der Belznickel would bring coal in his sack. There were often threats of having to kneel in a corner on the hard coals if one displayed poor behavior. At our home we never had anyone come dressed as the Belznickel, but sometimes at a school program someone would dress up and play the role. I can also remember a few times when we would go to town to wait for Santa to come in early December. It was the town's way of starting the Christmas shopping season.
With the beginning of Advent, the preparations for Christmas began in our country church, the NeuGluckstal Lutheran Church, which was a mile north of our farm. It could be seen clearly from our farm because the landscape was flat and unbroken in that direction. Only an occasional early blizzard would wipe the white-steepled church from our view with the whirling snow. Twice a week the church stove would be coaxed into yet one more fire to warm the cold pews in time for the evening's practice for the Christmas Eve services. Only the men of the church were there to direct the singing of Christmas Carols and the recitations of our "pieces". These were poems based on the Biblical story of the birth of Jesus. Sometimes three or four children recited their verses in unison or in sequence if the whole poem was too long for one child to memorize alone. Even the youngest children were given parts, and these were often paired with older brothers or sisters. We would get a playtime break after about an hour. It was so much fun being able to play outside by lantern light with children that attended other country schools. We were always glad to get back inside to warm ourselves by the stove. The light inside came from kerosene lamps that hung on the walls, with a round mirror behind the chimney globe to reflect the light and make the room brighter. I thought they were the prettiest lamps imaginable.
However, on Christmas Eve, even these lamps paled in comparison to what awaited us as we entered the church. Up front, next to the organ would be the most beautiful tree, so tall that it almost reached the ceiling, decorated with glittering ornaments and on every branch there were real candles, burning brightly and scenting the air with a mixture of melting wax and pine needles. Sometimes some of the needles would catch fire, but one of the men always sat up front to put out the flames as quickly as they'd flare up. It didn't take long till all the candles had finished burning, so there wasn't any danger of a real fire starting.
All the children were dressed in their holiday finery, hair tightly curled or slicked back. We sat in the first two or three rows anxiously waiting for our part in the program. What had become routine and familiar during practice, became scary and unfamiliar when we faced a church filled with mothers and fathers, uncles and aunts, grandparents and older brothers and sisters smiling up at us in anticipation of our yearly performance. Occasionally a shy child would have stage fright and forget a line, but there was someone on the sidelines prompting and encouraging us. After singing all of the familiar carols and some words of prayer, the best part of the evening for the children came at the very end. That was when each of us got a small brown paper sack filled with hard candy and nuts. Way down in the bottom was an apple and an orange. We could hardly wait to get home to empty our goodies on the dining room table to take stock of the contents, finally being able to pop one of the ribbon candy into our mouths. We'd have to get to bed soon afterwards, so we would be ready for church services again on Christmas Day. It was a good feeling to know that we had made our parents proud of us with our songs and verses we'd learned for this one special night of the year.
The next morning after church we would get our Christmas gift from our parents. During the depression, these gifts, especially in a large family like ours, were small or practical. I remember one year our mother sewed new dresses for our old dolls'. That was the only gift we got that year. One year our oldest brother had built a small play table and cupboard out of wooden apple boxes. He painted them white and the cupboard had a little pink curtain covering the shelves at the top. We got a little set of tin dishes to put in the cupboard. Many an hour was spent having tea parties and pretending to play house. We valued these toys and took good care of them. I don't ever remember feeling deprived. A few times we got games to play with. One was sort of an apple puzzle and one had to spin for a number that corresponded to a piece of the apple puzzle. The person to put the last piece in the puzzle was the winner. We also had a game that had sort of a dustpan shaped tray with holes in it. The holes were numbered with points to be earned by rolling small wooden colored balls into the holes. The person rolling the highest score was the winner. Although we were aware of the idea of Santa Claus, he was never the focus of Christmas in our home. Rather, Christmas was a day to celebrate the birth of Jesus. We would also observe the second day of Christmas. If the weather was nice, we would make a trip to visit my Grandmother Hieb, my mother's mother. She lived in Hosmer, a small town about 20 miles away. Because we were a large family, not all the children would get to go along. Those of us who were lucky enough to go along, would have to recite our Christmas "piece" for her. She'd reward us with lemon drops or pink or white peppermint rounds with x's imprinted on them. Whenever I eat this type of candy I think of happy Christmases long past.
Although Christmas is supposed to bring back happy memories it also brings back some very sad memories for me. In December, of 1939, our mother was very ill and had been in the hospital in Bowdle for several weeks. As young children we were able to spend only a few minutes at a time to visit her. The rest of the time we had to sit out on the hard seats in the small waiting room of the hospital. The doctor allowed her to come home to spend Christmas Day with the family, but she had to spend the entire time in bed. Although we had a tree in the living room, somehow the ornaments and tinsel didn't sparkle very brightly that year. I don't remember what kind of a gift I got under the tree that year. All I really wanted was for our mother to get well again. However, that was not to be. As soon as Christmas was over, she returned to the hospital. Perhaps with the medical advances we have today, she could have been helped, but at that time it was soon apparent that she would not get better. I remember that toward the end she could not keep any food down and she was too weak to talk much. During the afternoon of January 5, 1940, our mother passed away. I can remember all of the family gathered in the waiting room and they were crying. I didn't realize what had happened and Aunt Barbara, who was there, took me into my mother's room to show me that she wasn't breathing anymore. Only then did the finality of it all begin to register in my mind. I was just a little over eight years old at the time. After we got back home to the farm, I remember standing on the register of the floor furnace with my oldest sister, Irma, to get warm, as she tried to explain to me that our mother was never going to come home again. I know I thought I would never be warm again, in spite of feeling the heat of the furnace coming through the register. A few days later she was buried at NeuGluckstal Cemetary. The coffin had been brought to the house before the church services. It stood in the living room overnight where only two weeks earlier the Christmas tree had brightened that corner. Even though Christmases came and went after that like they always had, I never looked forward to Christmas in the same way again. A lot of the joy and innocence of childhood was gone.
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Many people who get piercings are very excited to buy new body jewelry and put it into their piercing to show it off. After your piercings are healed, you are able to change your jewelry. But this can prove to be quiet the task for some people. Luckily there are tools available to help change the jewelry out with ease.
When you are ready to change out your Captive Bead Ring a very useful tool is the ring opening pliers. Most male and female genital piercings often have Captive Bead Ring jewelry in them and these pliers are great for these type of piercings that are hard to reach. Ring opening pliers can help open the jewelry so that it can be removed and/or replaced. These pliers work very well with larger gauged jewelry. In the nose of these pliers there are little notches that are indented; these are there to help the jewelry fit snugly into the pliers so that they can open the ring properly and without damaging the jewelry.
One of the hardest parts of changing out a Captive Bead Ring is to maintain the circular shape while inserting the ball. Ring closing pliers are great to use and make changing jewelry a breeze. They come in different sizes. The small pliers are used for rings that are 7/16" or smaller. They also designed with grooves that help hold the beads while putting it into place. Larger pliers are mostly used for jewelry that is 5/8" or bigger. These as the name states are used for closing the circular ring tighter together so that the ball fits in correctly.
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After book group last Sunday, some friends and I went for a stroll at the Celery Farm in Allendale, NJ. It was cold and muddy but the signs of spring were everywhere.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Signs of Spring
4 comments:
- djbrown said...
Sweet photos--you've got to believe spring is here!
- April 8, 2008 at 6:53 PM
Is that a skunk cabbage flower? Do skunk cabbage have flowers?
- April 12, 2008 at 5:03 PM
- Sparverius said...
I want to live where Wood Ducks live.
- April 13, 2008 at 5:42 PM
- Christa said...
I absolutely love the photos on your blog! How fantastic - makes me so hopeful for and excited about spring! -Christa
- April 14, 2008 at 12:18 PM
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This week's coach and games of the week
Last week's winter weather caused all sorts of havoc with athletics (and just about everything else) in the state of Arkansas.
The high school playoffs were postponed for a week, which if you are a football fan is good news because the season will last another week.
Because the playoffs were delayed, this week there are two Games of the Week.
The first has been touched on already, and that is Friday night's Class 3A semifinal playoff game between the Glen Rose Beavers and the Smackover Buckaroos.
Glen Rose is just one game away from making it to the 3A state championship game at Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium for the second year in a row.
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The 2014 Dodge Durango has been significantly updated for this year, and one of the big changes is a new eight-speed automatic for all models. This new transmission helps the 2014 Durango achieve significantly higher EPA mileage ratings than before, allowing rear-wheel-drive, six-cylinder 2014 Dodge Durango models to achieve ratings as high as 18/25/20 mpg city/highway/combined.
This new rating is up two mpg city and highway from a comparable 2013 Dodge Durango, which was rated at 16/23/19 mpg city/highway/combined when equipped with the Pentastar 3.6-liter V-6 engine and rear-wheel-drive. For 2014, all-wheel-drive Durango V-6 models post a similar improvement over last year with a 17/24/19 mpg rating.
The 2014 Dodge Durango is also available with a 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 which is also mated to the eight-speed transmission. 2014 Durango V-8 models also receive a significant fuel economy bump on the highway, with ratings of 14/23/17 mpg with rear-wheel-drive and 14/22/16 for all-wheel-drive models compared with a highway rating of 20 mpg for both rear- and four-wheel-drive V-8 models previously.
The improved fuel economy figures puts the 2014 Dodge Durango more in line with the three-row crossover competition like the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse, the 2014 Ford Explorer, and the 2014 Honda Pilot. Compared with these models, the rear-wheel-drive V-6 2014 Durango matches the front-wheel-drive, V-6 Pilot model in highway fuel economy and beats the front-wheel-drive, V-6 Traverse and Explorer, both of which are rated at 24 mpg on the highway.
The 2014 Dodge Durango is priced from $30,790 with destination and is available in five trim levels: SXT, Rallye, Limited, R/T, and Citadel. Other changes for 2014 include a new front fascia, LED "racetrack" taillights, and a revised interior design. The 2014 Dodge Durango is on sale now.


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PointClick, is located in a small town in the Heartland of America. Although we are a global company, we carry our small town values through to our business. Values such as hard work, integrity, and honesty fill our team with a sense of pride. Everyone here is dedicated to being the best in the business and is not willing to punch the clock at the end of the day unless the day's work is done. Furthermore, we are uncompromising on our commitments. We say what we mean and we mean what we say.
PointClick embodies several online marketing ventures. Through all of them, we strive to give our partners a superior experience forged from integrity, creativity and ingenuity. For example, our CPA platform, PointClickTrack, was built from the ground up by our team. It is a proprietary, unique platform that cannot be found anywhere else. It is our sincere hope that these efforts give our partners the absolute best tools available to grow their business.
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Register for Spring 2019 classes at Black Hills State University in Spearfish and BHSU-Rapid City. Plan out your classes and achieve your degree faster.
Be sure to take at least 15 credits per semester to graduate in 4 years.
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Here are some resources to help you get started on registering for the Spring 2019 Semester.Planning Schedule | Status Sheets | WebAdvisor Registration Guide | BHSU Gen Eds
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*Important Note - ALL students with less than 60 completed credits are required to meet with their academic advisor prior to registration. An advising hold on your Restrictions screen will remain active until your advisor releases you for registration.
WebAdvisor is the medium for students to do business at the university. It will enable you to register for classes (Register for sections), pay your tuition bill (SDePay), view your grades (Grades), evaluate your credit for your chosen major (Program Evaluation), and view any financial aid that you might have.
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1. Go to WebAdvisor 2. Log in
3. Click on the "Students" button 4. Click on "Register for sections" under "Registration" 5. Select "Search and register for sections" or "Express Registration"
6. Check the box next to the sections you are considering.
7. Continue this process until you have registered for the desired number of courses. Keep in mind that an average of 16 credits each semester is required to complete a bachelor's degree in 4 years.
1. Go to WebAdvisor 2. Log In 3. Click on the "Students" button 4. Select "Register and Drop Sections" under "Registration" 5. Use the drop-down to select "Drop" 6. Check the box next to the course you wish to drop 7. Click "Submit" You may drop and add courses up until the time the semester starts.
1. Go to WebAdvisor 2. Log In 3. Click the "Students" button 4. Select "My class schedule" under "Academic Profile" 5. Choose the term 6. Submit 7. Click on the printer icon
BHSU does not send bills to students; this information will be available approximately 30 days prior to the beginning of the semester via WebAdvisor. An email will also be sent to your BHSU email account when your bill is available.
1. Go to WebAdvisor 2. Log In 3. Click the "Students" button 4. Select "SDePay/View Account" under "Financial Information"
The ACCUPLACER is the comprehensive, computerized assessment and diagnostic system that places students into appropriate college math and writing courses. This measure is required of all entering students who have not submitted ACT results (within the past 5 years) for admissions purposes at no charge. Students wishing to challenge their course placement based on ACT scores can also take the ACCUPLACER ($17.00 charge per test). The ACCUPLACER is administered in the Testing Center located on the Lower Level of the E.Y. Library and Learning Center, Room #003.
The COMPASS is a comprehensive, computerized assessment and diagnostic system that places students into appropriate college math and writing courses. The COMPASS is currently administered only for non-Board of Regent universities (and SDSMT) requesting Remote Testing placement exams for their students and the charge is $17.00 per test. The COMPASS is administered in the Testing Center located on the Lower Level of the E.Y. Library and Learning Center, Room #003..
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*These classes do not satisfy degree requirements.
Placement through COMPASS: Students who do not have ACT scores or who have ACT scores older than five years may submit COMPASS scores less than five years old from other universities. The scale used to determine placement with this exam is listed below:
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Where do I find my WebAdvisor Username and Password? Your WebAdvisor username and password can be found through WebAdvisor.
1. Go to WebAdvisor. 2. Click on Students 3. On the WebAdvisor Current Students page, click What's my username and password? 4. On the BORIS page, follow the prompts given. (NOTE: The Colleague ID number is the same as your student ID number found on your Buzz Card or on the www.BHSU.edu/LoginHelp page.)
What if I am setting up a new password and there is an incorrect email address listed for me or not one at all? Contact the Admissions Office at 605.642.6343 and they will enter the appropriate email address for you so you can continue processing a new password.
What is the syn number? This is a unique 5-digit number that has been assigned to all courses sections. You can use this number for Express Registration in WebAdvisor.
Is it mandatory for students to meet with their advisor? If you have 60 credit hours or less, you are required to meet with an advisor before you can register for classes. More information about mandatory advising. If you are a returning or transfer student, you should meet with your advisor - please look at the mandatory advising page to find details about how to determine who your advisor is. Students on academic review or receiving advisement from the Student Success Center are required to meet with advisors and will not be able to use WebAdvisor.
What about adding and dropping courses? Students wishing to drop/add should use WebAdvisor registration.
To Drop a Class
1. Go to WebAdvisor 2. Log In 3. Click on the "Students" button 4. Select "Register and Drop Sections" under "Registration" 5. Use the drop-down to select "Drop" 6. Check the box next to the course you wish to drop 7. Click "Submit"
If faculty signatures are required for an override, such as a class closure, assistance will be available in the Registrar's Office, Woodburn 104. Signatures are not required for dropping a class.
What about holds (or restrictions)? All holds must be taken care of prior to registration. Students with holds will not be permitted to register. Visit our holds page to learn more about holds and how to take care of them.
Can students register for independent studies and internships on WebAdvisor? Because of the nature of these courses, students are not permitted to register for them with WebAdvisor. Registration for these courses will take place in the Registrar's Office, Woodburn 104. These courses require both the faculty and college deans permission.
How is the date and time determined for registration priorities? These priorities are based on your completed credits as of the end of the previous semester and assigned to result in staggered start times to prevent overload within the Regental system.
Where can students get a printout of their classes? To print your schedule:
1. Login to WebAdvisor. 2. Click on Students Menu 3. In the Academic Profile section, select My Class Schedule 4. In the Term field, select the term. 5. Click SUBMIT 6. In your browser, select Print.
How do I enroll into an undergraduate course for the 4th time?If you wish to enroll into a course for the 4th time, you must petition the Vice President of Academic Affairs for permission to enroll. Print and complete this pdf form as directed.
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As your county clerk, I completed the final task of the election process for the 2015 Primary Election by presenting reports and election results to the grand jury on June 3, 2015. The election held on May 19 went smoothly and the recanvass on May 28 went well.
I am writing this letter in reference to yard sale signs. For the past six weeks, I have picked up the residue from yard sale signs on Monday mornings either in my yard or across the street.
People are coming into the City of Dry Ridge, no due respect for the home or property owner, placing yard sale signs without permission.
These people are non-tax paying people to the City of Dry Ridge. Sometimes they hang their signs on stop signs. These signs are distracters for motorists. This leads to a safety factor.
The Grant County Football Boosters weekly bingo at the Dry Ridge Outlet Center is supposed to support all the football programs in Grant County.
This year, the officers apparently decided not to give any funding to the Grant County High School Football program.
Now to make this clear, I have never had trouble with the officers running the bingo/hall but here lately it is a mess.
The family of Sgt. Paul M. Gordon thank the community of Sherman in particular and Grant Countians in general for your support during the internment of the remains of our Uncle Paul. We appreciate the coverage of his identification and return home by the Grant County News staff. The display of patriotism and respect that we observed during the trip from Sherman Baptist Church and the National Veteran's Cemetery was most touching.
The Grant County School system has lost one of its beloved retired staff members on June 15, 2014. Loretta Kelly taught at Dry Ridge Elementary for many years. She had a gift of compassion, which she shared with each child in her care. She treated her fellow faculty and staff members with respect and love. Many people throughout Grant County and beyond were blessed to have had Loretta Kelly not only as a teacher, but also as a friend. She will be truly missed.
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I know I am only one person, but I took grave offense with the published letter to the editor written by Chuck Estridge; America's Government is broken, needs repairs.
You state in your Public Endorsement Policy you will not print libelous letters. Yet Chuck calls "our president and attorney general lawless racists who denounce the Constitution and the rule of law."
America's government is broken, needs repairs
Our Constitutional Republic is in dire danger of being illegally replaced by a despotic ruling elite.
Our president and attorney general are lawless racists who denounce the Constitution and the rule of law.
They are aided by both parties but the Democrats in particular; as well as the national media. Among a long list of atrocities, Eric Holder says that if a state attorney general doesn't like a law, they don't have to enforce it.
It was March 4 and there was already a significant amount of snow on the ground and we were due for more snow. My husband, Harold Lee Webster, worked at the Old Mill Garage that was located on the Covington hill at the time. I had to come to Williamstown to stay with relatives so that I would be close our family doctor, Dr. Waldrop. Our sons, ages 4 to 8 years old were with me and had been delivered at home by Dr. Waldrop so I knew this delivery would be just fine.
If you have been a fan of local high school football or basketball then you should know Tony Penick.
Although most of the time you just hear his voice during the Access Channel's broadcasted games, his friendly demeanor and caring nature shines.
On Jan. 1, 2014, the city of Dry Ridge, not only lost a owner/establisher of Dry Ridge Auto Parts but a true friend as well. This person was Dave Brockman.
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The Primary Vote so far.....
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I'm one of the Republicans who voted, but I voted against the Amendment. Wasn't sure about some of the ballot choices, but think I made the right decision for school board.
- April 26, 2012 at 2:43 PM
Of course the Dems out number everyone else. The option of open polling places insure this.
There should be no early voting unless all polls are open.
- April 26, 2012 at 4:06 PM
- NewGuy said...
Guy Faulkes...as to no early voting unless all polls are open....
I think you have me convinced! I said before I could accept a reduced number of polls for the early voting period - but that they should be geographically spread to minimize travel for the outlying precincts...
I have come around to your way of thinking.
- April 26, 2012 at 5:26 PM
New Guy, why are you so concerned now for the outlying precincts?
You and guy faulkes certainly haven't shown any interest or concern before.
- April 27, 2012 at 8:12 AM
Keep up to date on one-stop voting (by Party, ballot requested, precinct, age and other demographics):
- April 27, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Anonymous, either you are new to the blog or have not been paying attention. I have raised this issue for years.
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Gov. Jay Nixon is calling the Missouri General Assembly into a special session next week to consider incentives for a major aircraft manufacturing plant, but local legislators said Friday the details aren't yet clear.
The Boeing plant would be in St. Louis, potentially creating thousands of jobs, benefiting that area and expanding the state's tax base. Boeing is looking at where to build its 777X, a commercial jet, and it's set a Dec. 10 deadline for states to make their best offers. Missouri, which has major Boeing operations and thousands of jobs in St. Louis, is among several states trying to get the plant. The company says it's sent out requests for proposals to about a dozen locations.
"It's potentially a very big deal. It really is. So it's worth looking at," said Rep. Mike Cierpiot, R-Lee's Summit.
Cierpiot, the assistant floor leader in the House, said the governor is scheduled to speak to House Republicans early Monday afternoon. The special session officially starts late in the afternoon, and legislators said it seems likely they'll be in Jefferson City for a few days to decide the issue.
Nixon met with Boeing executives last week in St. Louis and later issued a statement in which he said the meeting had been "extremely productive." The incentives he wants legislators to approve would be up to $150 million annually.
Boeing initially offered to build the 777X in Washington state but sought concessions from union machinists. After the union rejected a proposed contract, Boeing started talks with other locations. Washington state still plans to compete.
"Certainly we want to promote economic development," said Rep. Jeanne Lauer, R-Blue Springs, who serves on the House committees on economic development and small business. But she said she'll need to see the governor's plan in detail.
Rep. Noel Torpey, R-Independence, is chairman of the House Small Business Committee. He's also on the Economic Development and Fiscal Review committees, two committees through which Nixon's plan would have to pass. He said he supports the basic idea of the Boeing plan and suggested the incentives could be directly tied to the number of jobs created.
"We'll see," he said Friday. "Everyone needs to vet the bill thoroughly. Nobody wants to pass a bill that's detrimental to the state."
Cierpiot said if the state is handing Boeing money, that's problematic given the state's tight budget. If Boeing is instead bringing growth to the state and wants some of that rebated, that's a different equation, he said.
The Boeing question is to be the focus of the special session, though other large and costly issues will remain for legislators when they gather in January for their regular 2014 session. Lauer said the Boeing question is just part of what she likens to a Rubik's Cube: Nixon wants a shot at the Boeing plant. He also wants to expand Medicaid and to fully fund primary and secondary education. Legislators want tax cuts, and some want tax-credit reform.
"So the question is going to be, where is the meeting of the minds?" she said.
As for where her fellow legislators stand, "I think it is totally mixed," she said.
Nixon's office says the aid for "large scale aerospace projects" would be offered through four existing Missouri programs that help finance job training and infrastructure improvements and reward companies for expanding their payrolls.
"Building this next-generation commercial aircraft in Missouri would create thousands of jobs across our state and secure our position as a hub for advanced aerospace manufacturing – and that's why I am committed to competing for and winning this project," Nixon said Friday in an emailed statement.
Legislative leaders have generally supported the Boeing project but have reserved judgment on the specific incentives package.
"I think it's exciting that we're being considered, but we are a long way from being awarded the contract," said Speaker of the House Tim Jones, R-Eureka. "We just have to put our best foot forward."
Missouri lawmakers in recent years have signed off on large state incentives packages aimed at specific industries.
Lawmakers in 2008 authorized $240 million of tax credits for Bombardier Aerospace to build passenger jets near Kansas City International Airport, but the company chose to manufacture them near its Montreal headquarters.
Two years later during a special session, Missouri authorized up to $150 million of incentives over a decade for the automotive industry. Ford and General Motors have used those to expand production in the Kansas City and St. Louis areas.
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O Radix Jesse
O Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the peoples;
before you kings will shut their mouths,
to you the nations will make their prayer:
Come and deliver us, and delay no longer.
About four years ago I read a book about liturgy and worship, I believe that it was by Nathan Mitchell. I can't find the book right now, so that's as accurate as I can get at the moment.
Mitchell was talking about the communal nature of liturgy and of how networks arise. Trust me – it made sense in the book, which I hope to get my hands on and quote more directly. He wrote about the roots of rhizomes, which unlike tree roots, that go deep, reach out to connect to one another. While I have thought of this many times over the years, I never thought of it in relationship to this O Antiphon until today. Continue reading
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Rogers LTE network now reaches close to 12 million people or one third of the Canadian population. By the end of the year, it will reach nearly 60 per cent.
I've been using Rogers LTE in Montreal for several months, including a demo USB stick before the new iPad shipped and it's been consistently fast. Granted, there aren't a lot of devices that can use LTE yet, and not a lot of peopl on the towers yet, but with the new iPad, that's going to change sooner rather than later.
Getting 50Mbps down while at the coffee shop, 30Mbps down while at the lake, even 12Mbps down while on the fringe of the island is an incredible experience. HSPA+ can come close matching the low- to mid-level of those speeds, but LTE just annihilates it on uplink. It's especially great while tethering over Personal Hotspot, especially when you consider the giant iPad battery can last 24hrs if that's all you're doing with it.
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Chris Tillman, who in the past year has transformed from promising arm to All-Star, shut down a dangerous Oakland Athletics lineup through eight innings Saturday afternoon for one of the Orioles' most dominating starting performances of the season.
But, locked in a pitcher's duel, the Orioles ended up wasting one of the 25-year-old's best starts at one of the most inopportune times.
Coco Crisp's solo homer to lead off the top of the ninth against reliever Darren O'Day broke a tie and sent the Orioles to a numbing 2-1 loss before an announced 33,834 at Camden Yards.
Tillman held Oakland to just one run on three hits, matching a career-high with nine strikeouts, with his fastball reaching 95 mph on his 115th and final pitch of the afternoon. It marked the fourth time this season that Tillman, who leads the team with 160 innings, has gone eight or more in an outing. The Orioles had won the previous three games.
"Tilly bent but didn't break a couple times," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "It's frustrating. We end up on the losing side, but watching two guys at the top of their craft matching each other, you knew there was going to be a fine margin of error."
The Orioles (69-59) had an opportunity to cut Oakland's lead for the second American League wild-card spot to a mere game, but instead they head into Sunday's series finale three games behind the A's (72-56).
"It's time to [get going]," O'Day said. "Personally, it's very disappointing for me. I know the other guys are disappointed, too. You want to win every game, but especially against teams we're fighting with."
Crisp sent a 3-1 slider from O'Day (5-3) onto the flag court in right. It was just Oakland's fourth hit of the game. O'Day had allowed just one earned run in his past nine appearances.
"I'd like to have all of [the pitches] back to him," O'Day said of Crisp's at-bat. "I got behind in the count, and he was looking for his pitch. I've got to be ahead in the count, so yeah, he got what he wanted and he did what he wanted with it."
The Orioles have lost seven straight one-run games — all in August — and have dropped 12 of their past 14 one-run games dating back to the beginning of July. After going 29-9 in one-run games last season, the Orioles are 14-23 this year.
Oakland starter Jarrod Parker (10-6) won his eighth consecutive decision and extended his unbeaten streak to 16 starts, holding the Orioles to one run on five hits over eight innings.
Tillman held the A's to just one hit over his first five innings before Oakland tied the game at 1 in the sixth on Jed Lowrie's two-out RBI double.
Despite the no-decision, Tillman continued his dominance against the AL West. He has a 12-1 record and 2.41 ERA against teams from that division, and he's pitched to a 1.96 ERA in three career starts against Oakland covering 18 1/3 innings.
Tillman mixed his fastball, curveball and changeup well Saturday and seemed to get stronger as the game went on, retiring 14 of the final 16 batters he faced, including seven strikeouts in that span.
"I feel like once I'm able to get in a groove, I feel better towards the end of the game," Tillman said. "The deeper I get, the better I feel, so as long as I'm able to keep my offspeed pitches there, both of them, I can stay in the groove throughout the game."
Tillman was at 103 pitches after seven innings, but Showalter kept him in the game for the eighth, and the right-hander struck out the first two batters of the inning on his way to retiring the A's in order.
"When you go back out and pitch the eighth inning like he did, that's impressive," Showalter said. "Parker matched him, which they needed. … But no, he emptied the tank there in the eighth inning."
Tillman made a fourth unsuccessful attempt at winning his 15th game of the season. The Orioles haven't had a 15-game winner since Erik Bedard in 2006.
"Not worried about that," Tillman said. "I'm more frustrated that today's a loss. It's a frustrated clubhouse. We've got another one tomorrow. We've got a chance to win the series. That's big. We'll look forward to it tomorrow."
The Orioles' only run came on Ryan Flaherty's eighth homer of the season, a shot to right field that ended Parker's run of seven retired batters to open the game.
The Orioles were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position. In the sixth and eighth innings, they stranded the go-ahead run at third base. They opened both innings with a leadoff hit and had runners at the corners both times but couldn't score.
In the sixth, the Orioles were unable to take advantage of Manny Machado's leadoff double.
Nate McLouth opened the eighth with a leadoff single and moved to second on Machado's sacrifice bunt. But after the A's intentionally walked Chris Davis, Adam Jones hit into a force out at second and Matt Wieters grounded out to end the inning.
The Orioles also had runners at first and second with two outs in the fifth but couldn't score.
"He works in and out," Jones said of Parker. "He has a good changeup. Just kept us off balance. ... You got to tip your cap to both pitchers. I think that was a well-pitched ball game on both sides. Obviously a 2-1 game means a well-pitched ball game on both sides."
Closer Grant Balfour retired the Orioles in order in the bottom of the ninth for his 32nd save.


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by Freddy J. Nager, MAOM Associate Faculty & Entrepreneurial Advisor
In a business plan the "exit strategy" describes how the entrepreneur intends to unload her business in, say, five to ten years. Common options include going public on the stock market or selling the business to someone else.
Even if you want to run your business for life, you'll have difficulty attracting financing if you don't cite an exit strategy, since the investors aren't giving you their money out of benevolence — they want returns (and many happy ones at that).
So you do what you have to do to appease the finance gods. (Though considering what's happened on Wall Street over the past few years, should we still be doing their bidding?) After all, there's no harm in saying you'll pull an IPO or sell your company to Google in the distant future — right?
Except that your investors will likely hold you to it.
Now, even investors know that long-term projections in a business plan are nearly as fictitious as the term "affordable housing." Plans often change. The problem arises when a single-minded obsession with an exit strategy overrides all commitment to building a profitable business.
As depicted in my satirical article, Lemons 2.0: If Everything were Run like a Dotcom, many Silicon Valley entrepreneurs forgot the other integral part of their business plan called "the revenue model." I knew one company that was so eager to get bought out, they launched a publicity campaign even before their product was even finished.
From Feast to Famine
These entrepreneurs all salivated like pitbulls in a sausage factory when Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion before the video site even turned a profit. Consequently, hundreds of start-ups launched with no realistic revenue model but, rather, an eye on having some mega-corporation snap them up.
Then the recession struck all this corporate matrimony like a bucket of cold water, and some of those mega-corps started looking for saviors of their own. Yahoops. Consequently, many of those exit-oriented start-ups beceme bottom-ups, landing in the TechCrunch Deadpool, with most people not knowing they ever existed.
Consider these links that Wikipedia provides for "Exit Strategy":
Iraq Study Group Report
Pyrrhic victory
No-win situation
Total U.S. Withdrawal in the Vietnam War
Not exactly inspiring, huh?
An Alternative To Investors And Exit Plans
SRC Holdings, an American manufacturing conglomerate, emphasizes profitability, thinks through all contingencies, and has never laid a single employee off. The Inc. magazine interview with SRC CEO Jack Stack is a must-read for entrepreneurs who are serious about running a business. You won't find any obsession with exit strategies here — indeed, the company remains privately held after 26 years, with ownership firmly in the hands of its employees.
The Verdict
So should you have an exit strategy? Yes, if you invade another country or enter a PhD program.
If you absolutely need to entice and appease investors, then put an exit strategy in your business plan; but before buying your first Aeron chair, engrave these words into the front door of your spanking new office:
"To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part."
Keep repeating these words to yourself and to all your partners and employees. Sure, marriage vows may not hold a lot of weight in these here parts, but they'll at least have you thinking in the right direction — and not towards the nearest escape.
Guest Blogger Freddy J. Nager teaches courses in social media, entrepreneurship and marketing at AULA. The founder of agency Atomic Tango LLC, Freddy has over two decades of professional experience in marketing and media, including 17 online. He previously worked for music label MCA Records and major ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi, and served such clients as Nissan & Infiniti, the NFL on Fox, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, National Lampoon and numerous startups. He holds a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from the University of Southern California


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Another Christmas, come and gone. Just like that. All the buildup, the hanging of lights and decorating of trees. The buying of more presents than you can shake a stick at, and the extra pounds from all the extra food.
The renewed relationships with those rarely seen, and the reminders of how grateful we are for what we have. Then reality hits you smack dab between the eyes, and it's back to work, time to pay for the presents. Time to toss the tree, take down the lights and prepare to deal with the harshness of a long cold winter.
Sounds great, don't it? I know some of you just hurled in your mouth but, really, late winter does not have to be so dreary.
There are some really great things to do in the outdoors. Right now, the deer are finally starting to settle from being harassed steadily for 2-plus months. The deer are yarding up, meaning big groups of relaxed, feeding deer.
It's a great time to be in the woods. The downside is there are a lot more eyes looking around, but if you play the wind right and stay still, you have a great chance of scoring some late-winter venison.
Plus, with the forecast for a fresh inch of snow, why would you want to stay away?
If you haven't looked at the river lately, you missed the steadily increasing flow of ice. This ice is still very small and thin, which makes river traveling – via boat, of course – very easy and, with the forecast for some warmer mid- to high-30s temperatures, we might be good for a couple more weeks.
My rule of thumb when the ice comes is to never put the boat in the river below an ice jam, even 10 miles below one. If the river is open below a dam, I feel safe all the way down to wherever the first jam is.
If you have never seen an ice jam break free from a river, just take my word for it: If you're below it, you're in serious trouble. You will not dodge it or outrun it.
The first time I witnessed mother nature flexing her muscle was as a young teenager, while fishing the banks of the Elkhorn Creek just east of Crow Valley Campground. The river was completely iced from somewhere around the Route 2 boat ramp all the way to the 14-inch mill.
I was fishing the 50 or so yards of open water at the mouth of the creek for wintered channel cats. While chillin' on the bank, I heard what I thought was a boom of thunder. Once again, I heard what sounded like another massive thunderbolt.
Then I noticed the tons of ice covering the river moving very slowly at first, then like a jet leaving the deck of an aircraft carrier.
It flew by and disappeared, and the river was open. Just like that, a winter's worth of ice gone in seconds. The awesomeness of this event didn't really dawn on me right away, but I guess the best way to describe it is it's like an avalanche on water.
So beware, and protect yourself from the hazards of winter.
January is just about here, but that doesn't mean there's nothing to do. We got open water, safe ice for ice fishing. Outdoor sports show season is kicking into full season, and there are plenty of critters to chase.
So stay off the couch. Go Catfish!


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DragonAtma wrote:(1) In RoTK2, there's an officer named Liang Gang; in scenario 1 he serves Kong Rong, and in scenario 2 he serves Yuan Shao (he's gone for scenarios 3-6). A search of KMA only shows one Liang Gang (who is probably a different Liang Gang, seeing as he only served Yuan Shu). Any idea who he is? Or did Koei screw up and actually mean the Liang Gang who served Yuan Shu?
DragonAtma wrote:(2a) When Liu Bei invaded Liu Zhang's lands (212-214), it's recorded that one of Liu Zhang's officers was Liu Gui. Any chance he's related to Liu Zhang? Pang Xi is recorded as bringing Liu Fan and Liu Dan's children back to Liu Yan in 194 (Liu Yan and his two eldest sons died in 194, yet it's recorded that they were brought back between Liu Yan's death and his sons' deaths), so they'd certainly be old enough.
DragonAtma wrote:(2b) While we're at it, do we know anything about Liu Dan and Liu Fan's sons? They were Liu Zhang's nephews (and one of them was heir presumptive until Liu Dan and Liu Fan's deaths), so presumably they had fairly important posts.
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Duo DeeJays/ DuoDJs/
We are a group of Djs. There are 2 of us. We go by Duo DeeJays or Duo DJs,
we'd like both verisons if possible
We DJ house music and mash-ups in the Hollywood area. So we need something that stands out.
We'd like something that people will be able to easily recognize and identify with our brand.
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Admit it. At some point in your life you've cast an eye on your neighbours' trash at the curb and thought to yourself: "That's a perfectly good end-table (or lamp or suitcase or birdcage or rug or half-eaten peach pie). Why in the world are they throwing it out?" Then, under the cover of darkness, you've removed said object from the pile before it could get hauled away to the dump, or at the very least you've toyed with the idea of doing so.
It's the same kind of thinking that explains some of the names that have surfaced as candidates to fill the suddenly vacant Calgary Flames coaching post. Jacques Lemaire, Bob Hartley, Marc Crawford and Craig MacTavish, all ex-employees of the Flames' Northwest Division playmates the Wild, the Avalanche, the Canucks and the Oilers, have been mentioned either as we-have-this-on-good-authority gossiping or as freely admitted idle speculation.
Of course, the rumours won't be limited to the chaps who are on the Northwest Division pogey. Ryan McGill, Pat Quinn, Dave Lowry, Tom Renney, Peter Laviolette, Todd Richards, Geoff Ward and at least three Sutters — Brent, Darryl and Duane, and come to think of it somebody will probably mention Brian, too — have either already been discussed or will be between now and Tuesday when the situation is addressed by the aforementioned candidate who happens to occupy the general manager's office at the Dome That Pekka Rautakallio Built.
The Herald's George Johnson has an excellent column in Saturday's paper discussing the Brent possibility, even though the Sutter brother known as Pup is theoretically already gainfully employed by the New Jersey Devils. Brent Sutter gives a pretty convincing denial that the topic of a move from the Swamplands to the Saddledome has been discussed, but Flames fans know by now the inherent risks of taking Sutter proclamations at face value.
One of the more amusing arguments advanced by those who don't believe a Darryl-Brent connection will ever happen is reference to Darryl's comment once upon a time that having a brother as his coach would never happen because he couldn't imagine one day having to tie the can to his own flesh and blood. That's funny because at last count there were three other Sutters in the Flames organization and Darryl presumably has full control over all of their fates. Also, if Darryl went ahead and hired Brent and things didn't work out, the dismissal of Brent probably isn't the firing Darryl should be worried about.
The Lemaire scuttlebutt, seemingly based on the notion the Flames need a defensive taskmaster to get things back on the rails, won't go away even though it does need to speed out of sight as quickly as possible. The merits of the case for Lemaire are dubious, but more than that there's pretty much no chance it's going to happen. The only debate is settling on the main reason this issue is a non-starter — is it because Sutter would never hire Lemaire or is it because Lemaire has no interest in this particular assignment?
The second coming of Darryl Sutter the Calgary Coach still seems like the best bet, but then again anticipating the next Flames move under this administration can be a pretty unrewarding experience.
In any event, for the Flames rooter, the precise identity of the next guy in a suit and tie is less important than what the new skipper will do once he's been installed. There are a couple of items on the to-do list that are particularly vital:
- Straightening out Dion Phaneuf. Perhaps some of the more vigorous bashing of No. 3 this past season was offside, but no more so than the previous claims that Phaneuf was the heir apparent to Nicklas Lidstrom's throne as the perennial Norris Trophy king. Some will try to mitigate some of Phaneuf's issues in 2008-09 — during which he had a career low in goals and assists and by far a career worst in plus-minus — by pointing to some of the after-the-fact reports that the defenceman was playing hurt, but aches and pains can't explain away the repeated poor decision-making in the defensive zone. This is where the speculated arrival of Brent Sutter, who had Phaneuf in Red Deer, has some surface appeal.
- Rebranding Miikka Kiprusoff. It'll be a tough sell considering the Finnish netminder will still be making $7 million next season, but the new boss has to start convincing everyone in Calgary and environs that the Kiprusoff who won awards and broke records upon arriving at the 'Dome is gone and isn't coming back. That Kiprusoff has been replaced by a chap who's really not so different from Martin Biron, Marc-Andre Fleury, Chris Mason or any of the other middle-of-the-road goalies who have their ups and downs. It's pretty much impossible to come up with tangible benefits that a widespread change in perception about Kiprusoff would have on the team results, but doesn't it just seem healthier for all parties to proceed with a more realistic perspective? Based on Darryl Sutter's post-season comments, the new coach will obviously have a mandate to reduce Kiprusoff's workload, which might be the first step in convincing those who stubbornly clutch to Kiprusoff's superhuman reputation.
- Travelling down the Dusty road. Forward Dustin Boyd was sort of the poster child for the more dysfunctional moments of the Flames' 2008-09 campaign. Twice for reasons that had absolutely nothing with the Human Cabbage Patch Doll's (marvelous nickname courtesy of Craig Conroy) ability to contribute to a National Hockey League club, Boyd was dispatched to the minors. Umpteen times for the reason that Mike Keenan was not an ardent admirer of the youngster's work in his own zone, Boyd's ice time was parceled out judiciously. Assuming Michael Cammalleri is headed elsewhere, Boyd is a rarity on the current roster in that he has top-six-forward talent and hasn't yet celebrated his 30th birthday. Tapping that potential while making sure the curly-haired pivot isn't a defensive liability will be an important chore for the new guy.


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8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sleepy Hollow Performing Arts is running an excellent and inexpensive multi arts program. This program is open to children grades 1 – 8. Debralyn Press, program director, is a retired performer with a second career as a teacher and a social worker/dance therapist. She specializes in childhood development and group work and is a former Dance Director of New York City's Board of Education's SPARK program.
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