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1963 Topps "Beverly Hillbillies" Uncut 1¢ Display-Box Proof Sheet
Starting Bid - $200, Sold For - $823
Rare uncut display-box proof sheet for the 1963 Topps "Beverly Hillbillies" set originating from the Topps Vault. This box design was produced to hold one-cent packs of "Beverly Hillbillies" cards. The colorful design incorporates two different photos of the famous Clampett clan. The first, featured on the lid, pictures Jed, Granny, Jethro, and Elly May posing together, while the second, displayed on the side, captures the foursome riding in their old jalopy. Original Beverly Hillbillies one-cent display boxes are scarce and uncut proof sheets of the boxes are rarer still. It is not known how many such sheets were pulled from the production lines, but the number is certainly very small. The reason for its survival is directly related to its provenance. This piece was originally saved by Topps as an example for its files, but was then later sold by the company shortly after opening the Topps Vault. Ideally, it is accompanied by a COA from the Topps Vault affirming its special provenance. The Beverly Hillbillies , which debuted in 1962, was a smash hit for CBS and therefore it was only natural that Topps chose to capitalize on its popularity by issuing a sixty-six card set based on the show the following year. The Beverly Hillbillies is one of the few television comedies that has stood the test of time and even today, close to fifty years later, it can still be seen in syndication, where it continues to entertain generation after generation of new fans. The sheet (21 x 28 inches) displays a few minor surface wrinkles. In Excellent condition overall. This is both a rare and extremely attractive display piece relating to one of the most popular of all 1960s Topps nonsport issues. Reserve $200. Estimate $400+. SOLD FOR $823
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Forums : MFLS Central Forum Thread : Week 19 Matches [R]
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on Mon 7/6 9:20 ET
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Week 19 Matches
Friday, Jul 10
SJE - HOU 11 pm ET
Saturday, Jul 11
PHI - POR 7 pm ET
RNY - NER 7 pm ET
ORL - DAL 7:30 pm ET
MON - CMB 8 pm ET
CHI - SEA 8:30 pm ET
COL - RSL 9 pm ET
Sunday, Jul 12
NYC - TOR 3 pm ET
VAN - SKC 9 pm ET
Idle: DCU, LAG
No USOC games this week. Quarterfinals next
With popular LA and DC idle this week mfls
teams' bench strength will be tested. Many
players on the remaining teams are still gone
to their national teams for the Gold Cup.
Toronto is particularly depleted. I'm going to
miss Robby Keane this week. He's picked up 32
points for me in three weeks. Comments? Please
post below.
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Pirlo to NYC is official. There is a 100% chance I'll be at the LA-NYC game in August. Glad I have a few transfers left. from Stormin Union
on Mon 7/6 20:21 ET
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Definitely starting Fabinho this week, should get clean sheet
points and maybe an assist or two,
from Weirder Bremen
on Tue 7/7 9:48 ET
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I'm wondering how NYC will do now that they are
adding Lampard and Pirlo. They have 3 of their
next 4 at the friendly confines of Yankee Stadium.
Will they be the LAG of the East? How will their
lineup shake out? David Villa has been on a tear
even without the new DP's. OTOH I'll probably
steer clear of picking up Mehdi Ballouchy. But
McNamara? He's intriguing. The narrow pitch at
home might make for more goals and assists.
from Dynamo Silver Spring
on Tue 7/7 11:38 ET
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Have we determined the MFLS point value of an RBI? from C�nicas AC
on Thu 7/9 17:51 ET
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Iraola and Angeli�o signed for NYC too. The club has now two
Spaniards (two Asturians and two other guys from adjacent regions
in the North on top of it), plus Jason Kreis and Andrea Pirlo. Good
attempt, NYC guys, but your attempts to lure me into a NY Yankees
franchise are futile. I keep pledging allegiance to DC.
from C�nicas AC
on Thu 7/9 18:43 ET
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PS: any thoughts on the new Targeted Allocation Money thing? My
only worry is that the teams with less DP's may be more prone to
transfer it (less use for them), maybe making the fat cats fatter...
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on Thu 7/9 19:34 ET
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I haven't been paying too much attention to that
yet, MLS economics make me exhausted.
But I am definitely getting weary of all the new Big
Names going to LA or one of the NY teams. I guess
Toronto is an exception to that trend.
from Seattle SC
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From how I read it, re: Targeted Allocation Money, teams that don't use it HAVE TO trade it to a team that will use it.
So how it'll work out is basically Colorado, Philly, New England, etc won't use it and they'll have to give it to LA and NYC and the latter will 'magically' have more ways to stack their rosters.
MLS has always made it up as it goes, it's gotten better since the early years but it's still laughable.
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Very laughable. It's the Dos Santos to LA rule. At least this will
allow the small teams to get something in return now for
missing out on big names. They won't trade the money for free
so I'm sure teams like RSL and NER will take a guy like Jose
Villareal from LA.
from FC Byrd Turgler
on Fri 7/10 0:03 ET
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My thoughts exactly. Hopefully, FC Dallas doesn't bungle it when they trade their TAM for pennies on the dollar. from Dynamo Salem
on Fri 7/10 11:06 ET
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Mohawks has it right. LA needs a new player, so MLS changes the rules to make it happen. from Shaolin Mystigods
on Fri 7/10 13:41 ET
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Houston has signed Nigerian mid Rasheed Olabiyi, 24,
last played for Nigeria Premier League side Enyimba
International FC. He is eligible for selection
tonight. I'll alert Mark but he may not be
available for Week 19.
from C�nicas AC
on Fri 7/10 15:07 ET
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That was exactly my initial reading, Matt. But on the other hand it
could make it easier to designate players as, for example, a third
DP, to retain them, right?
from Weirder Bremen
on Sat 7/11 16:12 ET
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I picked up Villa this week. By chance, so did
Phoenix TS. That makes me optimistic about his
chances for a couple of goals this week.
Very unusual for me to play an inactive defender,
Moises Hernandez. Normally I would have picked up a
defender that would play in his place but I got
tired of playing small ball.
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David Hall: The 1946-D is the enigma of the Walking Liberty half dollar series. It is the lowest mintage of the 1939 to 1947 issues and indeed it is the hardest to find in circulated condition. Back when I was a teenager (early 1960s) and circulated rolls of post 1933 coins were a big deal, the 1946-D was a premium issue in circulated condition that traded for significantly higher price than other issues of the 1940s. But in uncirculated condition, this is the second most common Walking Liberty half dollar, with only the 1943 Philadelphia being more common. Bottom line is that a huge quantity of uncirculated rolls was saved. So this issue is very easy to locate in mint state grades up to MS65. But the enigma of the 1946-D continues for in grades above MS66 this issue is almost impossible to find. Seems that uncirculated examples were saved, including many grading MS 65, but the quality was a little off and Superb Gems are rare. This issue is usually decently struck. The look can range from frosty white (a little more satiny and subdued than earlier issue though) to various degrees of toning.
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Grant County, Oregon Genealogy
|Grant County, Oregon
Location in the state of Oregon
Location of Oregon in the U.S.
|October 14, 1862
|County Seat
|Canyon City
| Grant County Court
201 S. Humboldt St., #280
Canyon City, OR 97820
|Website: gcoregonlive2.com
|Named for: General Ulysses S. Grant
United States Oregon Grant County
- 1 Quick Facts
- 2 County Courthouse
- 3 Places / Localities
- 4 Resources
- 4.1 Biography
- 4.2 Cemeteries (Rural)
- 4.3 Census
- 4.4 Church History and Records
- 4.5 Court Records
- 4.6 Directories
- 4.7 Emigration and Immigration
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- 4.13 Newspapers
- 4.14 Probate Records
- 4.15 Taxation
- 4.16 Vital Records
- 4.17 Voting Records
- 5 Societies, Libraries and Museums
- 6 Websites
- 7 References
Quick FactsNamed for General Ulysses S. Grant, General of the Union Army at the time.
Gold was discovered in what is now Canyon Creek in 1862, bring a gold rush into the area.
County Courthouse
- Records Held at the Courthouse
County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Grant County Court House as of July 2004.
Records Loss
Fire destroyed some pre 1900 marriage records.
Parent Counties
14 October 1864: Grant county was created from Wasco and Umatilla Counties. [1]
Boundary Changes
17 February 1899: Wheeler County set off.
23 February 1899: Harney County set off.
Places / Localities
Trivia Tidbits
Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices. > Trivia Tidbits
- An Illustrated history of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney counties: with a brief outline of the early history of the state Oregon (1902) FHL Collection
- The History of Grant County, Oregon, 1862-1983 FHL Collection
- Index to above FHL Collection
- U.S. Biographies
Cemeteries (Rural)
- Grant County, Oregon cemeteries FHL Collection ▲ BYU Family History Archive (Vol. 5 only)
- Grant County, Oregon, cemeteries FHL Collection
Swick aka Weberg Ranch
This is a very old, unmarked pioneer cemetery that is fenced off from the existing ranch (formerly known as the Weberg Ranch cira 1900-1960. From Suplee, go south on Weberg road about 5 miles and turn east on an unmarked ranch trail leading to the unmarked cemetery (approx 1 mile through the cattle grazing field). The turn is just past the old Weberg ranch house on the left just after crossing the stream culvert. Passable only in summer, dry conditions-SUV or Pickup. Just east of Crook County/Grant County border line
- Cemetery records of Crook County, Oregon FHL Collection
- http://www.oregongravestones.org/cemetery.php?cemID=2488 Oregon Gravestone Photo Project]
- Find A Grave
the portion that is now Harney County was not enumerated.
- Eastern Oregon 1870 U.S. Census : Baker County, Grant County, Umatilla County, Union County FHL Collection
- United States 1870 Record Collection 1438024
the portion that is now Harney County was not enumerated. This includes what is now Burns, Harney, etc.
- The Federal census of 1880 for Grant County, Oregon FHL Collection
- Grant County, Oregon 1880 census FHL Collection
- United States 1880 Record Collection 1417683
- United States 1900 Record Collection 1325221
- United States 1910 Record Collection 1727033
- United States 1910 Census Ancestry $
- United States 1920 Record Collection 1488411
- United States 1920 Census Ancestry $
- United States 1930 Record Collection 1810731
- United States 1930 Census Ancestry $
Open Release to the Public, March/April 2012.
Church History and Records
Court Records
- Divorce case files, 1872-1923 FHL Collection
- Baker City (Oregon) city directories, including Grant County FHL Collection
Emigration and Immigration
- Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records, 1892-1924, listing passengers who stated they are going to Grant County, Oregon
Land and Property
Military History and Records
- Military list for years 1872-1874 as per return of J.W. King, assessor, and military roll, 1887-1898 FHL Collection
"Military roll" is on spine of books and printed at the top of each page as a running title, however, there is no military information and only names and precincts are listed. 1900 records also have "State poll tax roll" handwritten across top of pages.
Probate Records
- Assessor's plat book, 1872-1898 FHL Collection
- Delinquent tax roll of Grant County, Oregon, 1884-1887 FHL Collection
Vital Records
- Social Security Death Index, begins about 1962 to at least 2 months ago.
- AncestorHunt.com
- Progenealogist.com
- Marriages or marriage licenses issued for Grant County, Oregon covering from 1865 to 1900 inclusive and some marriages from 1900 to 1908 (not inclusive) FHL Collection
- Grant County, Oregon marriages [1900-2000] FHL Collection
- Western States Marriage Index
Voting Records
Societies, Libraries and Museums
- The Grant County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
- Linkpendium
- The USGenWeb Archives Project
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The Shadiest Twitter Reactions To Dwyane Wade And Ludacris' 'Baby On A Break'
Being in the public eye means putting your relationship square in the eye of scrutiny, a la Dwyane Wade and Ludacris. Both have been feeling the heat (no pun) in the first few days of 2014 after news spilled that they'd recently fathered babies outside of their longtime relationships while allegedly "on a break."
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Colorado High School Baseball Game Goes on Despite Fire
This was the incredible scene in Colorado Springs this week, as Pine Creek High School played host to Greeley West High in baseball.
That's the Black Forest fire looming large over the center field fence. A fire that has consumed more than 15,000 acres, destroyed nearly 380 homes, and killed at least two people so far.
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We hope you�ll spend some time in your local garden center this fall shopping for new trees and shrubs, as November through February is the perfect time of year for setting out new woody plants in Eastern North Carolina. Among the many choices out there, you might consider the underutilized oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia).
We hope you�ll spend some time in your local garden center this fall shopping for new trees and shrubs, as November through February is the perfect time of year for setting out new woody plants in Eastern North Carolina. Among the many choices out there, you might consider the underutilized oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia).
Oakleaf hydrangea can take up quite a bit of room in the landscape, reaching eight feet in height and considerably more in spread as it suckers from the roots. Smaller growing cultivars like �Pee Wee,� �Sikes Dwarf,� �Ruby Slippers� and �Munchkin� keep things a little more under control. As with hydrangeas in general in North Carolina, look for a shady site and avoid the hot, sunny locations.
Oakleaf hydrangea is one of only two hydrangeas native to the United States, the other being smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens). Both species can be found in the wild in the southeastern regions of the United States. Oakleaf hydrangea is of interest to homeowners not only for its attractive summer foliage, but also for the deep red fall color it brings to the landscape.
Eastern NC is not New Hampshire when it comes to fall color, but with the right weather conditions and the right plants, we still have a lot to be thankful for. Early to mid-November seems to be peak time for us. Notable trees and shrubs over the past couple of weeks have included the native species witchhazel, black gum, red maple, sourwood, hickory, dogwood, fothergilla and sweetgum; and introduced species such as ginkgo, Chinese pistache, crapemyrtle and Japanese maple.
As noted last time, November can be a very busy and productive time in the lawn and landscape. Control of wild garlic/wild onion in centipedegrass, for example, is advised now rather than in March when the plants are much larger and there is increased risk of damage to the lawn itself from herbicide sprays. Wait for warmer days and consider treating individual clumps with a herbicide containing imazaquin, or a three-way product containing 2,4-D. Make sure you observe the label rate for centipedegrass or whatever lawn species you�re managing. Do not spray glyphosate (Roundup, others) on what appears to be dormant turf; this strategy is not labeled, and there�s a good chance you�ll end up with large patches of dead grass in the spring.
To quote Charlotte Glen of the Pender County Extension office, plant your pansies before Thanksgiving and your spring flowering bulbs just after Thanksgiving. What about sowing annual ryegrass for a temporary cover through the winter? September would have been a far better time to do it, but you�ll probably still have some success if you do it now. Taking a chance on slower germination and reduced coverage is probably preferable to leaving large areas bare until next spring. Consider annual ryegrass, winter rye or red clover if you need a cover crop over an unused winter vegetable garden.
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It's the final week of 2012, so we're wrapping the year up the way movie people are supposed to wrap the year up: Lists! Today, we each give our five worst movies of 2012. Tomorrow, we count down each of our No. 6-10 best movies of the year, and Friday, we finish off with each of our top five.


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Pilluminati Imperator URBAN MADNESS Monday 22/10/2012, 02:53
You'd either kill the vortex or make them one of the most broken 1-2 punches in the game and consequently get a number of both clans banned.
now i'm not saying i wouldn't entertain the idea straight-up,but if we're talking confidence +2 pills or a -1 pill minimum 5 like eklore,sure,why not,let's make it happen,but straight up? eh,not really.
ghelas Titan E X C A L I B U R Monday 22/10/2012, 06:05
Okay, to reiterate...
This theoretical clan's bonus is +2 pills
A 7 power in this clan would need to use 2 extra pills to beat a 7 power in any pill manipulation clan
Can someone explain in a rational way why they might be OP? Their bonus is situationally very handy, but takes the spot where, in ELO, you usually see SoB, SoA, or heavy attack manip. They would not end up with a huge pill advantage. They would not end up with some kind of unearthly synergy with Vortex, because, once again -- if you lose with a Vortex card and gain a pill, *you still have to overpill by 2 to beat any attack manip clan in a subsequent round.*
Does anyone have an objection that's based on math and numbers and stuff, as opposed to bad experiences with people who overpill Grudj/Naginata/Scubb?
TheDoomBug Colossus Limit Break Monday 22/10/2012, 07:23
I can't think of a reason why a good player would go overboard for just two pillz. If you play 8 pillz and win 2 back, you've still lost half of your pillz for one card. If you did that for four pillz, you'd have only lost a third.
We've got precident on balancing pill clans, by the way. Piranas rely on their bonus to keep their low power from getting stomped by attack clans and Junkz have damage low enough that one good round can beat them. Here's the advantage they have over this theo clan: Piranas outright block the +pillz and the Junkz bonus is basically a free pill every round.
Ghelas, I applaud your math and logic.
I would design this theo clan like Jungo, Berzerk, and Freaks; a clan with solid cards that don't need their bonus to win rounds or matches, but certainly like having it and can use it to destroy unwary players. The focus should be on the cards specific abilities and stats.
mihalll7_UM Event team URBAN MADNESS Monday 22/10/2012, 13:10
I vote for the next bonus to be +1 power & +1 damage
I posted it few years back, but always thought it's not possible to be introduced, but we have such ability now, so why not?
subclavianHoA Imperator Monday 22/10/2012, 13:29
I think you have misunderstood my post...I'm not talking about +2 pills being overpowered. It simply promotes 50-50s by needlessly increasing the importance of winning each round. Comparing +2 pills with vortex or attack manip clans is quite frankly illogical, since those clans have a fallback when they lose and a +2 pill bonus is win-or-bust. Let me break it down for you:
Win with attack manip: Gain life gap, lose pills
Lose with attack manip: Gain pill gap (since opponent has to spend pills against attack manip), lose life
Win with +2 pill bonus: Gain life gap, gain pill gap
Lose with +2 pill bonus: Lose life, lose pills
Guess which bonus promotes 50-50s? It's not "math", it's logic
Of course, a +2 bonus would be great for bluffing, in which case you could potentially lose life but gain pills, or, as you repeatedly stated in your post using pills as some sort of placeholder for attack manip, overpill and gain life but lose pills. But both bluffing and overpilling are very 50-50ish moves, since there's no way you'd know if your opponent calls your bluff (in which case you would lose a lot of life *without* gaining pills) or not falling for your trap (in which case you lose a lot of pills while gaining minimal life gap).
I reiterate, there's no such thing as an "overpowered" bonus, only overpowered cards. A +4 power bonus would not be overpowered if every card in that clan has a base power of 4. However, certain abilities/bonuses promote 50-50ing.
Alhalish Veteran URBAN MADNESS Monday 22/10/2012, 15:14
I think that this clan will be weak. In a way, this clan's bonus is basically "+X attack".
Unlike a real attack manipulating bonus however, this bonus can't help you in a tight spot, such as outpowering Spyke and Caelus Cr, and unlike the Vortex bonus, which can guarantee an easy 2HKO if you play your cards right, this bonus doesn't work well with Revenge based abilities or Frozn.
The only way to fully utilize this clan's bonus, is by pairing it with power/atack manipulating clans. In mono, this clan will work just like Freaks. That of course, if this clan has many cards with 7 or 8 power and good abilities.
I reiterate: the whole point of my starting this thread was to see what controversy would start over a clan whose bonus would be equivalent to uppers/Montana/rescue ONLY when you win. It is interesting to see that some people think the clan would be OP or break the game, when we already have three clans that basically get two extra pills per round through their attack manip REGARDLESS of whether they win or lose...yet they are ok...
ghelas Titan E X C A L I B U R Monday 22/10/2012, 16:42
This is the part of your argument that I'm not understanding... How does winning with a +2 pill bonus necessarily create a positive pill gap? The bonus is essentially equivalent to attack manip. For example, when you have to play at least 8 pills to beat an opponent from Sentinel who 6 pilled, *where* does the positive pill gap comes from?
My thoughts exactly, but replace "weak" with "balanced." It's definitely not a bonus that offers a huge strategic bonus by itself. It would have to rely on synergy with abilities to really make it shine. SoB and CoB sound really good in this clan, as does pill recovery, etc. A card with support: attack manip could really play some mindgames with your opponent, as well...
You might think that those abilities work great in any clan, but I can see situations where those abilities combined with pill gain would be a very effective way to punish your opponent for early overpills. I think it could result in a pretty unique play style, if done right.
subclavianHoA Imperator Monday 22/10/2012, 18:08
Yes, overpilling with a pill manip card to cover for an attack deficiency is great when you win, but what happens when you lose? You lose both life *and* pills. What I'm saying, and what people don't seem to understand, is that +pill and attack manip are two completely different beasts.
Attack manip gives you something when you win (life gap) and something when you lose (pill gap), and punishes you for overpilling. +pill gives you everything when you win (life and pills) and nothing when you lose (unless you've successfully bluffed), and rewards you for overpilling. If you've ever played against opponents with too many pill manip cards in their hands, you'd know how often these games devolve into 50-50s.
I reiterate, there's no such thing as an "overpowered" bonus. But some cards, by virtue of creating 50-50s, degrade the UR gaming experience. Which is why I oppose a pill manip bonus.
ghelas Titan E X C A L I B U R Monday 22/10/2012, 20:13
"Yes, overpilling with a pill manip card to cover for an attack deficiency is great when you win, but what happens when you lose? You lose both life *and* pills."
Sorry, but that's just not making any sense to me. I think you are seeing net gains/net losses where there are none. You don't actually *have* two extra pills just because your bonus says that you get two if you win; it's conditional. You are not losing pills if you let an opponent's card through -- in fact, if your opponent was expecting you to pill hard on the first turn, you may be creating a much bigger pill advantage by letting his card through.
To me, a 50/50 card is something that almost always decides the outcome of the game if it lands (Askai, Cliff, Greem, Azel, Avola, Kenny, Kalindra, etc etc.) So, just a matter of opinion of course, but a card that doesn't cause a rather large amount of life gap, or enough pill gap to actually 3-round your opponent, isn't a 50/50 card. There is no reason why this clan would necessarily have more of them than any other clan does.


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GOP governors defend edge over Democrats in 2014
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans swept into governorships on a tea-party fueled wave of discontent four years ago, taking over statehouses long governed by Democrats with promises of conservative economic and social policy makeovers.
In states across the Midwest and Southwest, GOP governors followed through on those promises, winning far-reaching changes in labor, budget and social policy. Now, those same governors are preparing to face the voters next year, promoting their accomplishments while keeping arm's length from their unpopular colleagues in Congress.
Democrats are counting on a backlash from voters upset over the policy shift to the political right. But they have struggled to field top-tier contenders in several key states, including some that President Barack Obama carried last year when he won re-election. Democrats attribute their candidate recruitment woes to the continuing popularity of Republican governors, despite disapproval of the congressional GOP after the federal government shutdown in October.
"While the federal party is suffering, it's much harder to pin that on candidates for statewide office," acknowledged Nathan Daschle, former director of the Democratic Governors Association.
Republicans control 29 of the nation's 50 governorships, including 20 of the 36 that will be on the ballot in 2014. GOP-controlled states include Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio and Wisconsin, which together accounted for roughly half of Obama's 126-electoral vote margin over GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
But in Nevada and New Mexico, Democrats have all but conceded that Republican Govs. Brian Sandoval and Susana Martinez will win re-election, even though both states have booming Hispanic populations that overwhelmingly went for Obama in 2012. In the Midwest, Democrats so far have fielded only little-known challengers to Govs. John Kasich of Ohio, Rick Snyder of Michigan and Scott Walker of Wisconsin, despite large Democratic-leaning union constituencies upset over the anti-labor policies of all three governors.
To be sure, the GOP has its worries.
Despite gradually falling unemployment in his state, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has been dogged by criticism of his handling of the Penn State University football program's sex abuse case during his time as state attorney general. Similarly in Florida, Gov. Rick Scott has struggled to connect with voters, despite the state's improving employment picture.
Still, Republicans also see opportunities in several Democratic strongholds.
Wealthy Republican outsider Bruce Rauner hopes to face Illinois Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, who has been hounded by high unemployment and soaring pension debt. Similarly, businessman Tom Foley, who lost narrowly to Connecticut Democrat Dan Malloy in 2010, is challenging Malloy again, as the incumbent faces problems similar to those confronting Quinn.
"Some of our incumbents are vulnerable," said Danny Kanner, spokesman for the Democratic Governors Association. "But our job is to simply increase our numbers, and I'm confident we'll do that."
Kanner says Democrats see opportunities against Republican Govs. Nikki Haley in South Carolina and Sam Brownback in Kansas. In Texas, state Sen. Wendy Davis, who rose to prominence earlier this year with a filibuster over abortion restrictions, has proven to be a robust fundraiser in the early months of her campaign to replace retiring GOP Gov. Rick Perry.
But all three states are traditional GOP strongholds, where Republican voters usually turn out disproportionately in midterm elections, especially during a Democratic president's second term.
The shortage of competitive governors' races underscores the nation's political divide. Of the 29 states with Republican governors, 23 have Republican controlled legislatures, mostly in the Midwest, West and South. Of the 21 Democratic governors, including Democratic-leaning independent Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, 14 have Democratic-controlled legislatures, mostly on the West and East coasts.
"We have a lot more governors, who can point to successes," said Nick Ayers, a former director of the Republican Governors Association.
Democratic strategists acknowledge that GOP governors have been more successful in using their offices as national policy laboratories. Kasich, Snyder and Walker — aided by GOP-controlled legislatures — enacted sharp curbs on public employee unions during the past four years, and Rauner is campaigning on a similar platform in Illinois.
Democratic strategist Tad Devine said his party needs to look beyond its shrinking union base for new blood.
"We need new, younger high-tech Democrats who have not come up through the typical political farm system, are conversant in the new economy and can talk to blue-collar voters," he said. An example is Mary Burke, a former executive for Trek Bicycles, who is the only announced Democratic challenger to Walker in Wisconsin.
Republican gubernatorial candidates are also likely to have a financial edge.
The Republican Governors Association expects to report at least $45 million in campaign cash by year's end, and could have more than $50 million by the time New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wraps up his first fundraising tour as the group's incoming chairman this month.
The Democratic Governors Association wouldn't put a number on its year-end fundraising expectations. "We will be outspent," conceded DGA spokesman Kanner, while adding that fundraising by the two governors associations has rarely been an indicator of election outcomes.


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Extreme Performance FireWire Audio Driver. Highest stability, 2.5mS latency, easy installation.
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The CEntrance Ideal Driver™ (ID) is the Extreme Performance FireWire Audio Driver. It uses our unique, high-octane Windows Driver technology from the Universal Driver and features highest stability, lowest latency, and easy installation. It's designed to be more reliable than the OEM drivers that come standard with many recording interfaces. ID works with popular devices and is positioned as the ideal OEM replacement driver. See for yourself why CEntrance FireWire technology is superior to competition.
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The Ideal Driver™ (ID) shares the proven technology from the Universal Driver, and was optimized for single-device capability. If you only use one device at a time, this product is for you. The ID supports up to 32 I/O channels (FireWire 400), handles WDM, ASIO2, GSIF2, and MIDI, and is compatible with sample rates from 32 kHz to 192 kHz, at 24-bit depths.
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The Ideal Driver will be available for sale at the CEntrance store. Licensed users have access to periodic updates, containing feature enhancements and support for newly released hardware and software. ID is protected by a security solution, which ties your driver to the serial number of your PC.
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- Arrives spring 2013 with starting price of $52,600.
Leaked photos of Porsche's latest mid-engined sports coupe showed up online last week, but the world's first official look at the 2013 Porsche Cayman happened today at the LA Auto Show. Like the soft-top Boxster that made its debut earlier this year, the third-generation Cayman gets a new engine and, in both base Cayman and more powerful Cayman S form, is lighter and more powerful than its predecessor.
The new motor is a 2.7-liter 6-cylinder that makes 275 horsepower, 10 more than the 2.9-liter it replaces. The 3.4-liter 6-cylinder carries over in the new Cayman S, but it now makes 325 hp versus 315 in the 2012 model. Drivers can still choose from a standard 6-speed manual or Porsche's optional PDK 7-speed automatic.
Whichever engine and transmission combo you choose, the new Cayman is faster. Porsche says the PDK-equipped Cayman can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 5.1 seconds. The fastest Cayman S, fitted with both the PDK and the optional Sports Chrono package, does it in just 4.4 seconds.
More power is part of the equation, but so is lighter weight. Despite being incrementally longer overall, the new Cayman weighs 44 pounds less than the last version. The Cayman S also shaves off weight, and even the heaviest version--the Cayman S with the PDK gearbox--now weighs less than 3,000 pounds.
Lower weight contributes to better efficiency across the lineup. Porsche expects fuel economy of 22-mpg city and 32-mpg highway in the thriftiest Cayman--one equipped with the 2.7-liter engine and a PDK gearbox. All but the Cayman S with a manual transmission now get at least 30 mpg on the highway.
On twisty roads, Porsche says the 2013 Cayman provides better handling performance too. It's fitted with larger wheels than the previous car and has a wider track, especially at the front.
The 2013 Cayman will arrive in dealer showrooms next spring. The starting price for the 2013 Porsche Cayman with a manual transmission is $52,600, while the more powerful Cayman S starts at $63,800, before Porsche's $950 destination charge.
What it means to you: Porsche's striking new Cayman hits Porsche dealers next spring. Thanks to more power and lighter weight, it provides better performance and economy than its predecessor.
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TAUNTON — For the many dozens of truck drivers, who for two days straight have lined up on Taunton's Cushman Street, rock salt is worth its weight in gold.
This winter's cold temperatures and icy conditions have resulted in a general shortage of rock salt throughout the country's entire northeast.
As a result, drivers from New York, Connecticut and other states have been flocking to Taunton since Thursday to load up on rock salt that arrives via rail from a huge salt mine just south of Rochester, N.Y.
"It's kind of crazy right now," said Pat Gregory, site coordinator for Jordan, N.Y.-based WeCare Organics, which manages the rock salt depot at 45 Cushman St., owned by American Rock Salt of Mt. Morris, N.Y.
Gregory, 26, kept busy Friday morning making sure the flow of trucks into the yard — with its two truck scales and a pair of front end loaders dumping loads of salt into the dump trailers — remained orderly.
He said just one in three of the trucks coming to Taunton are from New England. The rest are from trucking companies serving the Tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
"You could say Massachusetts is saving New York," said Gregory, with a smile.
His father, Wes Gregory, WeCare's chief executive, said "the whole northeast is depleted of salt."
Gregory said the salt mine in Mt. Morris has been operating round the clock, producing as many as 125,000 tons per week, which is it's maximum limit.
His son said 2,200 tons of rock salt was sold Thursday at the Taunton site just between 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Normal load times, he said, are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Gregory said the facility can deliver as many as 20,000 tons of rock salt in a week. As of 10:15 a.m. Friday, he said there were 17,000 tons on hand, but he couldn't predict how long it would last.
"The first time this has ever happened," Gregory said of the crush of trucks.
WeCare, which also has a contract with the city to build a trash recycling facility, a transfer station and a sewer sludge gasifier, manages a similar salt yard in Worcester, which is also owned by American Rock Salt.
Scott Sears, a driver for Bridgewater Farm Supply, was parked in line to pick up another load to truck to a Department of Transportation yard in Riverhead, N.Y., a town located on northeast Long Island.
"I guess they're running low out there," Sears, 54, said.
He said he expected to pick up 24 to 25 tons before heading onto the highway.
Herbie Devine, a driver for trucking company TL Edwards of Plymouth, said he was in the process of delivering three loads of rock salt to his company's asphalt plant in Plymouth.
"This is crazy though, ain't it?" Devine, 61, said.
"Everything's been freezing up so bad," said Bill Raymond, a WeCare driver and mechanic ,describing roads that get plowed and then freeze up.
Pat Gregory said he expected more trucks on Saturday.
He also said he sent a text message to Mayor Thomas Hoye Jr. early morning Friday, after some neighbors on side streets called police to complain about trucks piling up and idling while waiting their turn.
Gregory said the problem was resolved so that drivers stayed on Cushman Street, which is a short road that runs off High Street and leads directly into the salt yard.
American Rock Salt has owned the Taunton facility since 2013, when it bought it from former owner Gallo Construction of Sagamore, according to Wes Gregory.


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For bond investors, "junk" and "high-yield" used to be synonyms. No longer. Today's bonds from issuers with elevated risk of default simply don't pay all that much. Junk indexes from Barclays and Bank of America Merrill Lynch both hit record low yields of around 4.9% this past week. How low is that? One-year Treasury bills, about the safest investment ordinary investors can buy, have yielded an average of 5.1% since 1953. In other words, the dodgy stuff now pays less than the safe stuff used to.
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2012 Kia Optima Hybrid: Infinity Sound System
A hybrid version of the Kia Optima is probably not your go-to car if you're an audiophile. To save weight, most hybrid vehicle manufacturers are reducing the size and equipment related to the audio system simply because it's an easy target. But does wanting to get great fuel economy mean you have to sacrifice a decent audio system or good sound quality? Not if you get an Optima Hybrid.
Our long-term Optima Hybrid has the optional Hybrid Premium Technology package. It includes a lot of extra features like a panoramic sunroof, heated and cooled front seats, heated rear seats, leather, navigation, a rear parking camera and lots of other items that make the Optima Hybrid feel more like a luxury sedan than a fuel sipper. The optional package is great, but it's not cheap at just over $5,300.
While all of the included items are nice to have, there's one I couldn't live without -- the Infinity sound system. It's a 550-watt system and includes 8 speakers. iPod integration via USB port is standard even on the base Optima LX. Given our Hybrid's long range, the ability to connect an iPod is basically expected.
Sound quality is really good with plenty of well-controlled bass. The high end is crisp but not shrill, and there's a decent amount of mid-range as well. The touchscreen interface for controlling satellite radio, local radio, iPod and CDs is large and easy to read, and it displays artist and song information in a clear, easy-to-read manner.
There are two drawbacks: The touch screen doesn't display album art when playing an iPod, and you have to press Enter once you find a station you like. These are minor annoyances at worst. This pales in comparison to the overall look, feel and execution of the Optima's interior -- especially the way the audio system is integrated with the screen and the way the right-hand side of the dash is angled toward the driver.
If you're buying a Kia Optima of any kind, we strongly recommend getting the Infinity audio system. It sounds good and gives the Optima a distinctly mature and grown-up feel.


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2001 Volvo XC70 V70 5 cyclinder soft turbo from North America
It has been a great and comfortable pleasure
The catalytic converter was first to go, but was covered by the warranty (certified).
The end drive went out this year, but found a place that gives a life-time warranty on the used one I got for $375.00.
It does use light bulbs more than I wish. But it's livable and worth it.
A stone hit the condenser for the air conditioner one time. My insurance policy covered the $1200-$1400 bill.
This is actually my second Volvo, the first was a S70; loved it.
Love this car. Never get tired of driving it. I would like to get 300,000 or more miles on it. It looks good, feels good, runs good, and is reliable. Just like the S70.
I have since purchased a new XC70, back in 2009. Love it as well. It seems people, including some of the car magazines, never really favor Volvos.
I have had incredible gas mileage. Never go by the gas mileage on the computer. It is always higher if you figure it manually. I can get around 34.5 MPG on the '01 and 33-34 on the '09. I go around 65-66 mph though. I'm 57 and like to see how much gas mileage I can make.
I wanted a '68 Volvo coupe back when I was 18 years old. Then as now, I look at them as reliable, strong, not built on glitz, but ingenuity, good use of space, and safety.
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Great vehicle to own. As in my prior comments, it does seem major magazines seem to leave out Volvo and its many positive aspects.
I was in an accident, a fall, back in '06 where I fractured my spine in several places. To the extent I had to go on disability. The XC70's, the S70 I have and had, have provided such comfort and support for my back, that I fear to go to another vehicle. The fatigue and pains I feel in family and friend's cars when riding in them, make me anxious to get back in my own.
Volvo, never change too much. You'll get me every time from now on.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 12th December, 2012


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There's a scale? I had no idea.
What's the endpoint? Is it continuous? Can I speak of femto-calvins and mega-calvins (an idea that appeals to be a lot this morning for some reason)? How many mega-calvins to a geneva?
I don't call them mega-calvinists. The term I use is Hyper -Calvinist (really). When I run across a hyper-Calvinist (of which I have several very close friends who are of that ilk) I might refer to them as 27 point Calvinsits or some other absurd number just to be funny. I'm afraid it's the sort of humor that you pick up after being at a Bible College for so long.


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True love is blind they say and it's flat blackout blind when it comes to Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin.
This week the world's most famous hillbilly couple, named after a NASCAR track and a pair of jeans, announced they would be putting the past behind them for the sake of their 1-year-old son, Tripp, or Trigg, or Transmission or whatever the fuck they named it.
I applaud the couple for doing the right thing and now they have officially decided to ruin the kid's life forever. Tripp might have had a winning shot with Levi out of the picture but now those weekends hunting with grandma will surely be shortened.
Tripp's manager has no comment on the story but Bristol and Levi's managers have stated that the couple are trying to relocate what they felt for each other so they can be good parents. Sarah and Todd also announced that they have taught Bristol how to be tolerate of other people all the while constructing that 14-foot-high fence around their home.
I hope that Levi teaches Tripp the tricks of the Johnston family… like knowing where to buy the most Sudafed where the DEA can't track you and finally dispelling that old theory of "smelting it" and "delting it." And Bristol will teach Tripp how abstinence leads to babies and how grandma is batshit crazy.
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33w, 1d. For as long as I can remember (OK, technically back to when we finally got cable TV when I was in high school), I've been obsessed with watching and hearing other women's birth stories. Whenever I was home from school, I'd tune into TLC to watch "A Baby Story" and a slew of pregnancy programming on Discovery Health has certainly sucked up more than a few hours of my life.
But I can't watch those kinds of births now—the in-hospital births where doctors and nurses tell patients that they're not progressing fast enough and need Pitocin—or worse yet, a C-section. Or the ones where moms schedule an induction or C-section because they're just "ready to be done" with the pregnancy. Or those where someone says, "Thank goodness I was in a hospital because the baby had the cord wrapped around its neck!" I've found them terrifying ever since I gave birth to my first son in 2007, in a well-regarded NYC hospital, but attended by some particularly callous nurses. I've written before about how traumatic I found the experience, despite the fact that yes, I ended up with a healthy baby and no, I did not have a C-section. But I didn't feel respected or cared for; I didn't felt like I mattered in the process, despite the fact that it was my body being subjected to all kinds of procedures I repeatedly asked to avoid. All of that led me to try homebirth for the birth of my second son in 2009—an option I hadn't even considered during my first pregnancy. I even considered momentarily trying to head for The Farm in Summertown, Tennessee, where Ina May Gaskin continues to practice midwifery in addition to speaking around the world and writing what should be required reading for expectant mamas—books like Spiritual Midwifery, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, and her latest, Birth Matters. Ultimately, instead of heading for Tennessee, I found the kind of supportive mother- and baby-friendly care Gaskin writes about much closer to home, in a pair of homebirth midwives who attended the birth of my son Henry and will attend the birth of this next child in a mere seven or so weeks.
In the years since, I've continued to admire Gaskin and her approach to pregnancy and birth—that they are natural processes, that the policies in place in many (most?) hospitals are there not because they are the best or safest for mothers and their babies but because they're often the best for insurance companies or hospital profits. And so I was delighted to re-read Gaskin's books during this pregnancy but also to attend a screening of a new documentary about her life and work at The Farm, Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin & The Farm Midwives. Not only did I get to learn more about the incredible subject of the film, but Gaskin and the two filmmakers (Sara Lamm and Mary Wigmore, both young mothers) were there for a brief Q&A as well. (Good news for NYC-based readers—the film festival which included Birth Story just added a third screening for this evening, Thursday, 11/15 at 5:40 pm! You can buy tickets here. Click here for info re: additional screenings around the country.) Check out the trailer here:
A number of points have stuck with me since I saw the film earlier this week:
- birth is indeed a natural process that can be supported with minimal intervention most of the time (Gaskin herself states that no midwife would ever say that OBs aren't necessary—despite the fact that plenty of OBs would love to do away with midwifery)
- women in the US who want the opportunity to try for a natural birth owe Gaskin a great deal as she has fought to keep the art (science?) of midwifery alive in a time when it was in danger of extinction
- vintage birth videography ROCKS (seriously—the archival footage alone makes the film worth seeing, although there's lots more to it than that)
- relaxation and humor are incredibly important during birth (something I'm hoping to keep in mind during labor this time around)
- having birth attendants who are in love with the birthing process and the mothers who are going through it is invaluable—the birth experience is vastly better when a mother is listened to, respected, cared for and loved instead of pitted against a clock by a hospital staff who wants to do business as usual
None of this was particularly news to me after having read much of Gaskin's oeuvre, but hot damn did it make me feel good to hear and see all of that up on a big screen and then to get to see Gaskin in person afterward—such a dynamic and vivacious woman in her 70s who continues to do such powerful work. That and being surrounded by so many others in the audience who were also expecting or were involved in the birth world in some way, either as doulas, midwives (I ran into both of mine there!) or open-minded OBs.
Are you crazy for birth stories and birth documentaries (be they on cable TV or awesome ones like this on the big screen)? Share your faves with me below!


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This time of year is notorious for being packed with holiday parties galore and I wouldn't be surprised if your weekends are booked between now and New Year's. While we love all of the festivities it can be hard to maintain that sexy bikini body when surrounded by delicious food and tempting drinks. So when you are out to happy hour with your girls or at one of your many holiday parties, try sipping on one of these five mixed drinks that won't put you over your calorie count and make sure you keep your beach body and look great in your sexy swimwear.
The ladies from Sex and the City obviously got it right when they went with the Cosmopolitan, because this refreshing martini won't add too many calories to your daily intake. The key is to make sure that splash of cranberry juice is really just that, a splash. The key to keeping the calorie count low with these next two drinks is to make sure that there is no sugary mix involved. The classic Margarita is always a great pick when looking for a healthier happy hour option. Many happy hour menus include a "skinny" drink option, which usually switches the sweet and sour mix for lime juice and makes for a tastier drink anyways! Another classic drink choice that can be low-cal when made the right way is the Mojito, just make sure to go light on the sugar. If you find yourself at a brunch this holiday season you have a couple delicious drink choices. If you like it a little spicy, then definitely order a Bloody Mary, which is actually one of the healthier drink choices. Of course there is always a classic Mimosa, which works best with just a little bit of light orange juice.
Speaking of brunch, the new Lady Lux collection features some stunning maxi dresses and luxurious lounge pants in fun prints that are perfect for a weekend brunch. The Desert Rose Maxi Dress is a snake print maxi with a flattering shape and sexy cut. If you're headed to the beach after brunch to catch some sun before your weekend is gone again, then don't forget the Desert Rose Bikini that will look super cute under the coordinating maxi dress or Desert Rose Lounge Pants. Just because the holidays are coming doesn't mean you can't show off that hot bikini body in your luxury designer swimwear!


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Magic Skilling - Stat Totems
We've found that the exp gain from creating a stat totem is <number of favors> - <Magic skill> + 1
We found this to be correct regardless of totem type.
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Q:I've lost about 80 percent of my hearing as a side effect from chemotherapy. The good news is that I am cancer free. I do know I had some hearing loss before I was treated. Will Medicare cover the cost of hearing aids? If not, they certainly should. The cost is huge for me. I do not qualify for Medicaid and suppose I could manage without them.
A:The straight answer is "unfortunately no." According to Medicare.gov, "Medicare does not cover routine hearing exams, hearing aids or exams for fitting hearing aids." Perhaps the most obvious reason is cost.
Let's go back to 1966, the year after the Medicare law was passed. At that time there were 18 million enrollees in Medicare with a ratio of four workers paying into the system for each retiree. Life expectancy on average was about 70 years.
In 2012, there were more than 50 million Medicare enrollees (including disabled) with a ratio of 2.8 workers for each retiree, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Life expectancy on average was 78.7 years.
Additionally, the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund is expected to be depleted in 2026, which would mean a cut in Medicare benefits to about 87 percent of the full level. Clearly times have changed.
Let's return to 1965 and project what lawmakers might have been thinking with the data they had. They may not have considered the future impact of about 30 million more enrollees who would be living on average an additional eight years. And hearing loss would be just one of the normal changes millions of enrollees would experience. In contrast, lawmakers may have taken into account the demographic projections and concluded hearing aids for millions would be too costly.
Let's now focus on your question. Your hearing loss may be predominantly due to the chemotherapy you received. That would be an issue for health care professionals and Medicare to determine. However, it also is possible that the hearing loss you noticed before treatment is part of normal aging. That type of hearing loss is called presbycusis, the normal and slow progression of hearing loss with age. Typically it begins with difficulty hearing high frequencies and then progresses to lower frequencies. One of the first signs is having difficulty hearing and understanding speech in noisy environments.
Before your treatment, you may have noticed selecting restaurants that weren't too noisy and wanting a table in a quiet corner of the room. Because of its slow progression, adults often don't realize they can't fully hear or understand a conversation, assuming that not hearing well is part of what one can expect with age — something they just have to live with.
Hearing loss is considered an invisible handicap. One of the most disturbing consequences is isolation, not being part of a conversation or group — of feeling alone. Hearing loss also has been linked to depression, anxiety, frustration and fatigue. If these negative feelings can be prevented, it's important to do so. Although the cost of hearing aids may be prohibitive, the cost of doing nothing may be even higher.
Nearly 7 million Americans cannot afford hearing aids. That is 23 percent of all Americans with a hearing loss. Cost depends on the extent of hearing loss, preferred style and the technology it features. The price can range from $1,000 to $7,000 for a pair.
Financial support is available to those with limited incomes. Here are a few options:
• HEAR Now at www.starkeyhearingfoundation.org. Download an application or call 800-328-8602.
• Audient at www.audientalliance.org, 866-945-5400.
• Foundation for Sight and Sound at www.foundationforsightandsound.org/programs.php, 888-580-8886.
• The Lions' Affordable Hearing Aid Project (www.lcif.org/EN/our-impact/humanitarian-stories/affordable-hearing-aid-project.php)
Promising news is on the horizon. On Sept. 19, the HEAR Act (H.R. 3150) — Help Extend Auditory Relief — was introduced by Rep. Matt Cartwright of Pennsylvania to extend Medicare coverage to include hearing aids. The bill has been referred to three House committees. Let's hope.
D.M., thank you for your good question. Do explore getting hearing aids to improve your quality of life. And best wishes for continued good health.
Send email to Helen Dennis at firstname.lastname@example.com, or go to www.facebook.com/SuccessfulAgingCommunity.


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10 Most Valuable Used Luxury Cars
If you're looking for used luxury cars that will be worth big bucks after three years, you've come to the right place. Our latest list examines 3-year-old cars that earned the highest cash offers from dealers using Autotrader.com -- a free service that provides you with an immediate cash offer for your used car. This can be useful if you want the quickest, easiest way to get rid of your car. Remember, these are no-haggle trade-in prices, not retail.
1. Mercedes-Benz G-Class
The Mercedes G-Class tops our list of vehicles with the highest Trade-In Marketplace offers. Specifically, the V8-powered G55 AMG comes in first. The average Autotrader.com price is around $90,000. The standard-level G550 is slightly lower on the list. Still, both vehicles offer big trade-in offers thanks to their high resale value, high desirability and, of course, high original price. The G-Class -- or G-Wagen, as it's known -- was adapted from a German military vehicle and retains the same blocky styling and high seating position.
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2. Audi R8
At $88,000, the exotic R8 sports car takes second place on our list of cars with top Autotrader.com offers. That's no surprise, as the 2-seat R8 is extremely desirable, and very expensive. Base-level R8 models start around $116,000, while the top-end R8 V10 (coming in second on our list) can run as high as $171,000. So if you're looking for a head-turning sports car that will still boast strong values after three years, the R8 is a good choice. One interesting note: The Spyder with a 5.2-liter engine is worth slightly less than a Coupe with either the 4.2- or 5.2-liter engine.
3. Porsche Panamera
The 4-door Porsche Panamera sports car ranks third on our list at just above $70,000. Specifically, the Turbo model comes in third, while the V8-powered Panamera S ranks a little lower. There are several reasons why the Panamera boasts such a strong resale value, including desirability, sportiness and a high-end look and feel. But maybe the top reason is its Porsche heritage.
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4. Jaguar XKR
Both of Jaguar's upscale XKR body styles performed very well on our list. The best-performing XKR was the brand's 75th Anniversary model, which was made in very small numbers. Expect an Autotrader.com offer in the $65,000 range. But even the soft-top XKR Convertible garnered extremely high Trade-In Marketplace values, placing it among the most expensive models on our list. We weren't surprised, since the XKR boasts an exciting 510-horsepower V8, a handsome interior and desirable styling.
5. Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
Corvette fans won't be surprised to see their beloved ZR1 this high on our list of vehicles with the highest trade-in value. It's only a little behind the XKR at $64,000. That's because the high-performance ZR1 is no ordinary Corvette. Boasting an extreme 638 hp and 0-to-60 miles per hour times of around 3 seconds, the ZR1 is one of the top performance cars in the world. Its high price starts at more than $112,000 including shipping, but ZR1 drivers see a lot of that money back when it's time to resell, given the model's desirability and low production volumes.
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6. Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
The flagship Mercedes SL-Class has always been known for strong resale values. According to Autotrader.com, the average trade-in price is $58,000 for an SL550. That's proven by the SL-Class model's strong showing on our list of vehicles with the best offers. Surprisingly, since we're looking at 3-year-old models, this data applies to the outgoing SL-Class rather than the new one. That proves it doesn't really matter what year SL-Class you choose: No matter what, you'll get a well-crafted convertible that boasts exceptional resale value. The SL63 model's average trade-in price is a few hundred dollars less than the SL550.
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7. Lexus LX 570
The full-size Lexus LX 570 SUV boasts V8 power, 3-row seating and some of the most technologically advanced features on the market. According to Autotrader.com statistics, it's also one of the 3-year-old models with top resale value. Chalk it up to low production numbers, high desirability and a worldwide reputation for unparalleled reliability. The Autotrader.com average is $57,908.
8. Nissan GT-R
Nissan's sporty GT-R performance car may only use a 6-cylinder engine, but that hasn't stopped it from taking the sports car world by storm. Thanks to two turbochargers, the GT-R produces a muscular 545 hp. It also can reach 0-to-60 mph in around 3 seconds and match some of the top high-end vehicles on a racetrack. But if you know all that and still worry about buying one, you shouldn't: Our list proves the GT-R is one of the more sensible financial decisions you can make -- provided, of course, that you can avoid speeding tickets. The Autotrader.com average is just over $57,000.
9. Range Rover
The full-size Range Rover has been called the Bentley of SUVs for its combination of high-end materials, supple ride and British-car charm. Autotrader.com data also proves the Range Rover still commands big money -- even after you've owned it for three years.The Autotrader.com average is $56,700 for a Range Rover Supercharged. A Supercharged Sport is closer to $50,000.
10. Mercedes-Benz CL-Class
The larger Mercedes CL-Class ranks near the top of our list for many reasons. A big one is desirability: Few shoppers need a vehicle like the CL-Class, but many who buy it anyway wouldn't want to own anything else. Of course, another reason is cost, as even the cheapest CL550 models start above $117,000. That places the CL-Class among the top used luxury cars for the money offered in the Trade-In Marketplace. The average Autotrader.com for the CL550 is $56,142. An S-Class is approximately $4,000 behind the CL-Class.


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This summer, a handful of Lehigh Valley natives and former residents powered some of the season's biggest movies, including "San Andreas" (Bethlehem's Dwayne Johnson), "Minions" (Allentown's Chris Renaud) and "Pixels" (Macungie's Heather Perry.)
As summer slides into fall, more locally connected performers will be popping up on area movie screens, with Allentown native Amanda Seyfried appearing in three potential blockbusters.
Here's a look at a dozen actors and filmmakers enlivening autumn's buzziest new releases:
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Bruce Murray, former JPL director, dies at 81
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bruce C. Murray, who led the influential Jet Propulsion Laboratory and battled Washington and NASA over money, projects and policy, has died. He was 81.
Murray died at his home early Thursday from complications of Alzheimer's disease, said Charlene Anderson, a longtime friend and former colleague at The Planetary Society.
Murray founded the space advocacy group in 1980 with the late astronomer Carl Sagan and astronautics engineer Louis Friedman as part of the quest to save JPL and the planetary exploration program.
"Bruce was an extremely strong personality, but brilliant," Anderson said.
Murray took over JPL, a critical part of the U.S. space program, in 1976 when the Viking program was putting landers on Mars, Voyager was touring the solar system and the Apollo program was winding down.
According to JPL, Murray disagreed with NASA's focus on the search for life during the Viking missions to Mars. He said it was premature because the craft's biological instruments would not provide adequate results. As it turned out, that was right and probably helped him get the job at JPL when William Pickering retired.
Before becoming director, Murray took a sabbatical from the California Institute of Technology, which manages JPL, to read up on management and came back convinced that to survive, the laboratory would have to embrace change, said colleague John Casani, who is now retired, but was the project manager on the Voyager, Galileo and Cassini missions, and later chief engineer at JPL.
Murray ran into a lot of internal opposition because of that thinking, Casani said.
"Bruce Murray was a pioneer and undisputed leader in unmanned space exploration," said Dave Stevenson, a Caltech professor of planetary science.
In fact, Stevenson said, Murray was named Caltech's first planetary science professor in 1963.
As NASA focused on the space shuttle program and low-Earth-orbit missions, it cut back on the planetary program. Murray was able to start a solar energy research project for the U.S. Energy Department, a study that was abruptly ended in 1981.
Murray stepped down as director in 1982, returning to the department he started at Caltech.
JPL said Murray was able to salvage the Galileo mission to Jupiter, but lost the American half of the two-satellite International Solar Polar Mission, which was ultimately launched with JPL instruments as the European Space Agency's Ulysses by space shuttle Discovery. A proposed mission to Halley's comet was also dropped.
Murray was able to obtain the American portion of the joint U.S.-Netherlands-United Kingdom infrared astronomy satellite to JPL, and Caltech gained the project's science data center.
"Bruce Murray was one of the most agile members of an agile generation. Under his leadership, the Jet Propulsion Lab's skilled teams extended humanity's reach and vision to distant worlds," said science fiction writer and futurist David Brin.
Casani, who worked with Murray on the Mariner missions to Mars in the 1960s, said Murray was somewhat confrontational, but "never argumentative and never hostile."
At Caltech, Murray would throw out a challenge and students would attack or defend it. But the give-and-take needed for that kind of relationship didn't work that well at JPL, Casani said.
Murray earned his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, served in the Air Force and worked for Standard Oil before joining Caltech and JPL.
He supported equipping spacecraft with cameras to take dazzling pictures of other worlds — a view that other scientists rejected as a stunt. These days, camera-toting spacecraft are routine.
Urrie van der Woude, who was the image coordinator at JPL, said he met Murray in 1963 and they became the best of friends.
"When you do things for the first time in the history of our species, you can't describe it. Bruce was the driving force behind our group," van der Woude said.
Shortly after he got to JPL, Murray set up an advisory council for women because there were hardly any women engineers, Casani said. He chose a group of 12 women to help him get the word out and recruit, changing the women on the board each year.
More women today are employed at JPL, in all positions, than any other NASA center, Casani said.
Murray is survived by his wife, Suzanne, and five children.
He was also very close to his cousin, former House Speaker Tom Foley, who is in hospice care in Washington, D.C., Anderson said.


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This wedding planned by The Purple Orchid took place at a working lavender and flower farm, situated on the banks of a river in Maine. Yes it is as adorable and perfect as it sounds, and we have the photos by Christine Bernales to prove it! Get ready for all the pretty.
From the bride and groom... After stalking the weather apps for two weeks straight, we ended up with blue skies and a beautiful July day. We worked with some amazing vendors! We were obsessed with all the details - from the flowers to the specialty cocktails to the tablescapes and everything in between. A special day was made even more special by all the people who paid such great attention to executing the details. We were able to sneak away from the reception to just look at how it all unfolded and felt really lucky. It was a heck of a party, people knew to bring their dancing shoes. Now that the chaos is over, we are looking forward to life together and will always look back fondly on our amazing wedding day!