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Canine Issues the Presidential Candidates Should be Talking Aboutby Michael Markarian
— Our thanks to Michael Markarian, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, for permission to republish this post, which originally appeared on his Web site Animals & Politics on May 29, 2012.
The presidential campaign is in full swing, and animal lovers have surely noticed there is more talk about dogs than in previous elections: Mitt Romney's family vacation in the 1980s in which Seamus, the Irish setter, became sick during a 12-hour trip on the roof of a station wagon; and Barack Obama's writing that, as a child, living with his stepfather in Indonesia, he once ate dog meat. Democrats have formed "Dogs Against Romney," while Republicans have started the Twitter meme #ObamaDogRecipes.
It's surely good fodder for Saturday Night Live and the White House correspondents' dinner, and for partisan barbs back and forth, but what does it really tell us about the candidates? Rather than focus on isolated incidents that occurred 30 or 40 years ago, we should be talking about national policy issues that affect dogs today. There's so much for these candidates to address, and it would be telling for them to concentrate some of their dog talk on these issues.
Through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Institutes of Health, and other federal agencies, the president has enormous influence over animal welfare issues that impact millions of dogs, and billions of other animals, in our country. Here are some of the dog protection issues the candidates should be talking about, if they really want to appeal to animal lovers:
Puppy Mills: Millions of dogs are confined in small wire cages, breeding litter after litter, often with no exercise, veterinary care, socialization, or human companionship. The USDA has just proposed a draft rule to close a loophole in the federal Animal Welfare Act regulations, and ensure that Internet puppy mill sellers are licensed and inspected for basic animal care standards. Kudos to the Obama administration for proposing it. The White House should finalize it in July (when the comment period ends), and Romney should embrace it and also tell voters how he plans to combat the puppy mill problem.
Dogfighting: Forcing dogs to fight to the death for entertainment and gambling is a violation of federal and state laws, but there are loopholes that allow these cruel spectacles to continue. Obama and Romney should endorse the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act in Congress to make it a federal crime to be a spectator at an animal fight, with felony penalties for bringing a child to the fight. It's the spectators who finance the violence and the blood-letting with their admission fees and gambling wagers, and provide cover to dogfighters who blend into the crowd during law enforcement raids. The House bill has nearly 200 bipartisan cosponsors, so an endorsement from the presidential candidates requires no great profile in courage.
Class B Dealers: Pets stolen from backyards, fraudulently acquired through "free to a good home" ads, or acquired through animal shelters and other "random sources" are funneled into laboratory experiments by unscrupulous "Class B" dealers. The NIH has announced that beginning October 2012, grant recipients cannot use NIH funds to buy cats from Class B dealers, and by 2015, the same will be true for dogs. Only seven of these dealers licensed by USDA remain active in the country, down from hundreds in past decades. This is an important move by the Obama administration, and as with the puppy mill rule, Romney should laud this action and say he's on board with it.
Service Dogs: For wounded warriors and disabled veterans, caring for a pet can help them re-enter society, offer a non-judgmental companion to reduce stress and depression, and provide routine. Service dogs can also let them know when it's time to take medication, wake them from nightmares, or help ward off panic attacks. Such benefits can decrease the number of hospitalizations and lower the cost of care. The Department of Veterans Affairs should pair service dogs with veterans and include shelter dogs as part of the program, so that homeless dogs can be given a second chance. Obama and Romney should endorse the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act and pledge to work with VA hospitals to provide this lifesaving therapy for soldiers as well as dogs.
Animal Welfare Funding: The president's budget requests needed funding each year for the USDA to enforce the Animal Welfare Act and the federal animal fighting law, as well as other animal welfare laws on humane slaughter and horse protection, and programs to address the needs of animals in disasters and to ease a shortage of veterinarians in rural areas through student loan forgiveness. Despite a tough budget climate, a bipartisan group of 35 senators and 150 representatives lent their support this year for animal welfare enforcement dollars to be allocated in Fiscal Year 2013. Obama and Romney should pledge to seek adequate support for animal welfare enforcement.
With these federal polices, and more, the lives of millions of dogs and other animals are at stake. In addition to pets, the president and the federal agencies oversee rules impacting wildlife, animals in research, and farm animals on a major scale. It's time for the presidential candidates to weigh in, not just on the personal anecdotes, but also on their animal welfare policies.


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Chandra Wilson recently celebrated a momentous occasion. No, we're not talking about the impending nuptials between her character Bailey and boyfriend Ben (Jason George). The original Grey's Anatomy castmember stepped behind the camera for the seventh time to direct this Thursday's episode, which includes a story line that she not only pitched, but also hits very close to home for the 43-year-old actress.
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Below, Wilson discusses taking another spin in the director's chair, as well as whether Ben and Bailey will actually make it down the aisle — not if Bailey has a say in it! — and what's in store for the returns of Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) and Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw). Get the scoop:
What made directing this episode different compared to the past ones?
Chandra Wilson: Actually, this was the first year, nine seasons in, where I kind of made a pitch for a story line before the season started and they've picked up on that story line. Basically what it has to do with is cyclic vomiting syndrome, which is something that my daughter started going through two seasons ago. I was directing and going back and forth to Children's Hospital LA trying to get a diagnosis for my daughter and since then she's been on the recovery end of it. ... It's so prevalent, and a lot of people are suffering with it, and just don't have a name for it, don't have a diagnosis. The fact that we're going to be able to have a character who finds out that that's what they have, that it has a name ... that's going to make somebody sitting at home watching Grey's Anatomy go, "Oh my God, that's me!"
What else can you tell us about this episode that you're directing?
Wilson: There's also fun stuff in there. This is my seventh time with Grey's, so I get to have the return of Cristina Yang to Seattle Grace, as well as some cool and sexy stuff with April (Sarah Drew) and Jackson (Jesse Williams), as well as trying to reintroduce Arizona Robbins, to get off her behind and come back to the hospital. It's a spur-of-the-moment idea that comes to Bailey, to get Arizona involved. She doesn't quite know where it's going to go.
What can you tell us about Ben and Bailey's upcoming wedding?
Wilson: She's moving along, you'll see. The next couple of episodes, it's almost like pulling a tugboat to get her to cooperate, but the thing is happening with or without her, and she's got to get on board with the program at some point. Bailey can be distracted very easily, and she's already been married and done it in what she thought was the right way. It failed, so there's a lot of fear going into it again.
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Will we get to see a bachelorette party for her and what does that look like?
Wilson: That would mean that she would have to come out of denial to have a bachelorette party. I think you're going to see a lot of Bailey in the hospital because that's her stomping ground. That's where she feels the most validated. Getting her out of the hospital is the hard part.
Because everyone she cares about is in the hospital, does her wedding party consist of familiar doctors?
Wilson: I love that you called it a wedding party. Just getting her to the altar is the miracle. Actually in an episode, there's a very interesting way in which she coaxes her colleagues into being her "wedding party," just as indirect as she possibly can be, but it's in classic Bailey fashion.
How are Ben and Bailey dealing with the distance?
Wilson: They're not, which is another problem for her. It doesn't make any sense that she's getting married, and he's not even living in the same city that she's in, but he's all hell-bent. He wants a big old wedding and splashy and all of that. Just the whole thing to her really doesn't make any sense, so she has to grapple with, "Okay, well what's important here? Do you want to be happy or do you not?" She's got to make that choice, and it's just very, very hard for her to make the choice to be happy, even if it looks unconventional. She gets kicked in the butt from Dr. Webber (James Pickens Jr.), of course, and she also gets an interesting kick in the butt from Dr. Cristina Yang and from Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez).
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Speaking of Cristina, how does Bailey feel about having her back?
Wilson: She is able to acknowledge there's something different about her. That's the through-line of this season: Watching our old interns, now that they are attendings, watching them teach. So Bailey's in an interesting perspective to see one of her babies old enough to teach and that's really fascinating to her, the kind of teacher she is. There were some that you thought would have been great and others that you thought would have sucked, and there are some things about Cristina that have come as a surprise to Bailey.
What do you think will surprise viewers about the upcoming episodes?
Wilson: You know what's going to be interesting? Watching the progression of the April/Jackson relationship, the will-they-won't-they. We get to watch that for a while. Watching the kind of doctor, I think, that Cristina Yang has become is really interesting. The relationship between her and Owen (Kevin McKidd) has always been a hot mess, but they're going to behave in interesting ways that I don't think we would expect. Then we've got the whole lawsuit, which really starts to blow up in this [Thursday's] episode. Where is that going to take all of the participants, and who's going to ultimately end up with the blame for the accident? I think that's going to also come in as a surprise.
Are you excited about Ben and Bailey's wedding? Hit the comments!
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears have ruled out cornerback Tim Jennings for Sunday's game at Minnesota because of a shoulder injury and listed receivers Alshon Jeffery and Devin Hester as probable.
Jennings, the league leader with eight interceptions, was injured last week against Seattle. He was officially ruled out Friday, joining linebacker Brian Urlacher (hamstring) and receiver Earl Bennett (concussion) on the shelf.
Jeffery appears poised to return after sitting out the past two games with a knee injury. He went through a full practice Friday, as did Hester after missing a game with a concussion.
Running back Michael Bush (ribs), defensive tackle Stephen Paea (foot) and guard Chris Spencer (knee) are questionable. Offensive lineman Gabe Carimi (hamstring) is probable.


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Midwest Economic Index Again Rises Slightly
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A monthly economic index for nine Midwest and Plains states rose again last month but still suggests an economic slump will continue over the next three to six months.
The Mid-America Business Conditions index hit 49.5 in December, up from November's 48.0 and October's 46.5.
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says he's expecting only small regional increases in the job market.
The survey of business leaders and supply managers uses a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth while a score below 50 suggests decline for that factor.
The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.


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Publisher's Voice: Borough's political attacks will drive away volunteers
What can communities like Middletown, Highspire and Steelton do to try to remain vital to their residents? It's a daunting challenge, one that many in our area have attempted to overcome with varying degrees of success. In my mind, the Middletown …
Publisher's Voice: Borough's political attacks will drive away volunteers
But seems these days in Middletown, the very people who spearhead community programs and events to improve the town fall victim to innuendos and criticisms voiced by those who are more interested in furthering their personal agendas.
As a result, too many of our town's community-spirited folks are either worn down by borough mismanagement or bludgeoned by its vindictiveness.
Case in point: The third meeting of downtown businesses last week concerning the revitalization of the main business district.
The gathering had been called for the purpose of providing businesses the chance to roll up their sleeves and start assembling ideas to revitalize Middletown's downtown. Instead, Council President Christopher McNamara hijacked the group's time with a program carefully crafted to vilify former councilpersons, borough employees and the GMEDC.
And despite McNamara's claim that "this is not my meeting," he repeatedly tried to quash the GMEDC representative, Gordon Einhorn, when it was Einhorn's turn to address the group about critical audit information the borough can't find.
During a brief lull near the end of McNamara's hour-long discourse, one businessman voiced what was on the minds of many in attendance: What did the council president's lecture have to do with the meeting's purpose, which was revitalizing the downtown? "I thought this was what the meeting was to be about," the exasperated businessman said.
It was disturbing that once again a meeting involving Middletown officials was merely a litany of finger-pointing accompanied by a catalogue of everyone and everything that is wrong with Middletown.
If half as much of the borough's effort would have been devoted to the real purpose of the meeting – promoting the positive aspects of our town – truly favorable results could be imagined.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the businesses graciously offered to offset the GMEDC's cost for resubmitting the borough's lost audit information and also to support a consultant to develop a concept to revitalize Middletown's downtown. They were the meeting's only bright spots.
As long as the borough's management continues its campaign of attacks, people will refrain from stepping up to volunteer for the good of the community. They see the handwriting on the wall – that chances are pretty darn good they could find themselves in the crosshairs of the borough's hunting expeditions.
In light of borough officials' continued predilection to assail anyone who diverges from their way of thinking, I understand the jittery attitude of both businesses and citizenry in the borough.
Last week, we reported on the presentation by Mark Morgan, the borough's financial guru, and McNamara on alleged past mismanagement in the borough. It was staggering to consider the cost to the taxpayers for the number of hours devoted to gather and massage the information presented.
It is perfectly appropriate to ask whether the borough could have devoted some of its precious time to assist its business community instead of logging hour upon hour scrutinizing tens of thousands of 10-year-old e-mails in a veiled intent to serve notice to former borough employees that they may face lawsuits or prosecution.
Ask the people who are responsible for hosting events in Middletown and they'll tell stories of the borough misplacing records/reports from past events, incorrectly completing and misfiling applications to state authorities, fabricating claims of insurance needs and effectively turning a blind eye toward promoting/supporting those events.
It would be easy to surmise that the procession of borough screw-ups and oversights suffered by community event organizers are just the tip of the iceberg if the current borough administration chooses to use its staff and limited finances to pursue personal vendettas instead of taking care of the details of positive business at hand.
The last thing I wanted to do in my column last week was give a doom-and-gloom portrayal of the public's sentiment when I cited answers to our Facebook site's question, "What first comes to your mind when someone says 'Middletown, PA'?''
There were plenty of wonderful comments among the 80-plus that were so kindly offered by our friends. Here's a sampling:
• "Potential."
• "River rats!!''
• "Sis & Kens...And the old Aquaduct Bridge ... all night catfishing at the point..''
• "Home and family."
• "Kuppy's Diner."
• "High school ... loved it at MAHS!"
• "My childhood!!!"
• "Oldest town in Dauphin County."
• "The P & J, of course!!! Great paper run by great people."
• "HIA and TMI."
• "History in the making.''
Most of the comments were nostalgic in nature, recalling great affection for earlier times. Often that's what people voice when asked to offer thoughts on improving or redeveloping an area such as our community's downtown.
Unfortunately, the cold hard fact of life is you cannot recreate the past. Oh, you can make a grand attempt – think Disney World – but that's out of the realm of financial reality for all but a few.


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UPDATE: In the first lot of the evening, the framed Robert Capa print pictured above sold for $4,500 to bidder #313, reports TIME's Neil Harris, who was present at the event. He says that the evening was partly surprising—contemporary photojournalism at Christie's is unprecedented—and partly somber, as Hammerl's widow gave a speech and read a letter from their middle child to his father. Once the live auction began, "the mood became quite energized and people started bidding real money for serious pictures," Harris says. "The first three lots together broke $10,000, which was exhilarating on all levels."
On Tuesday evening, Christie's will hold its first-ever auction of contemporary photojournalism prints at its New York City auction house. The event, which will be hosted by news anchor Christiane Amanpour, will benefit the family of the late Anton Hammerl. Hammerl, who had been a photographer and photo editor for outlets from the Associated Press to the The Sunday Star in Johannesburg, was killed in Libya last April. He had traveled to Libya as a freelancer to cover the conflict in that country. He was 41 years old and had three children, ages 11, 8 and 1. His remains have not yet been found.
The auction was the idea of a group of conflict journalists who originally got together, via Facebook, to sell prints to help their colleague's loved ones. The transition from on-demand sales to planning an auction, under the banner "Friends of Anton," happened about a month ago, and some of the most recognizable names in photojournalism have signed on to participate: João Silva, Platon, Bruce Davidson, Alec Soth, Susan Meiselas and many more.
The auction, says David Brabyn, one of the organizers, demonstrates the sense of community among photographers who put themselves at risk for their work. "It's been quite highlighted recently," he says, "after all the deaths of reporters, both photographers and print."
But one of the most important prints up for bid was not a donation from someone in that community. Robert Capa's photograph of American soldiers landing in France on D-Day is perhaps the most familiar picture in the bunch; Capa was killed by a land mine in 1954. The donation comes from the International Center of Photography, where his work is archived. (The winning bid will also include a personal tour of his archive.) ICP was founded by Capa's brother, Cornell Capa, and the print comes from his personal collection.
Even though neither Capa brother is alive to bestow his friendship on Anton Hammerl, it's a fitting donation, says Cynthia Young, curator of the Robert Capa Archive at ICP. Cornell Capa, she says, was generous with his prints during his lifetime—and this is a particularly poignant cause. "His brother and Anton both died while photographing overseas, doing a job they felt compassionately about. They were both committed to bringing back real stories about what was happening in the world and what they saw," says Young. "Cornell founded ICP in part to educate people, not only about photography, but that through photography we can learn about political situations, and consequently make social and political change."
And the picture, beyond its historical significance, has its own measure of poignancy, she adds: "It seemed like an appropriate image, one of great courage both on the part of the American soldiers and of the photographer."
More information about the Friends of Anton auction—including ticketing and absentee bidding information—is available here.


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Well, I messed around with this stamp in Photoshop (or some predecessor). Not sure if that's legal, but I think they have bigger fish to fry. The stamp (Scott 1372) was released in Memphis in 1969.
I never really got to know WC Handy, but the fact that Marc Cohn mentions him in Walking in Memphis is good enough for me. I don't think his music was psychedelic though.


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SARASOTA, FL—Mitt Romney seized on remarks delivered by President Obama today, attempting to seize the role of "change" candidate after the president seemed to suggest in a televised forum that he could not change Washington from the inside.
"We face a Washington that's broken, that can't get the job done. The president today threw in the white flag of surrender again. He said he can't change Washington from inside. He can only change it from outside," Romney said. "Well, we're going to give him that chance in November. He's going outside!"
Romney was referring to an answer President Barack Obama gave to Spanish-language broadcaster Univision at a forum in Miami just a few hours before Romney took the stage. At the forum, which Romney attended last night, the president was asked to name his biggest failure.
The president told the forum's moderator that he felt his biggest failure was in not passing comprehensive immigration reform, then pivoted to lessons-learned.
"The most important lesson I've learned is that you can't change Washington from the inside. You can only change it from the outside," bama said. "That's how I got elected, and that's how the big accomplishments, like health care, got done, was because we mobilized the American people to speak out."
Romney campaign aides, on the defensive for much of the last week over Romney's surreptitiously-recorded comments in a May fundraiser, began blasting out the comments on social media, while other aides brought them to Romney's attention on the nine-minute drive from his lunchtime fundraiser to the afternoon rally.
Taking the podium under sweltering conditions, Romney attacked.
"This is time for a new president. He went from the president of change to the president who can't get change," Romney said. "I heard it from the reports that came out and they said the president of the United States says he can't change Washington from the inside. Isn't that amazing?"
"No wonder he's had such a hard time over the last four years his first two years he had a Democratic house, Democratic senate, he got to do whatever the heck he wanted to but he says he can't change it from the inside," Romney continued. "Well I will. I'll get the job done, we'll change Washington we'll restore the economic strength."
Republicans quickly flagged Obama's line as indicative of Obama's failure to deliver on high expectations he created as a candidate in 2008. The GOP argued that Obama's comment amounted to a concession that business persists as usual in Washington.
Noting that Obama regularly refers to change in Washington as slow-moving and a goal that must be sought for from outside the capital. "Change is hard" has become a refrain for Obama in his campaign stops, his plea to supporters from 2008 whose enthusiasm has waned.
The Obama campaign quickly labeled Romney's comments as "wildly out of context," and called the attack built on them an act of desperation.
Nevertheless, the Romney campaign, sensing an opening, made the concept of Romney-as-change-candidate the centerpiece of today's rally here in a county John McCain won by only a few hundred votes four years ago, but where Republicans see an opportunity to run up large margins this November.
"Now I know that the people of America have a choice. They can choose thecurrent incumbent. He represents the status quo. If we reelect Barack Obama you know exactly what we're going to see," Romney said, adding that a vote for the GOP ticket this fall would be a vote for "real change."


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Medieval-fantasy Tower Defense.
Troops Orcs and Vikings have joined forces to take possession of the kingdom of men.
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AFL membership: The 'real' figures for your club
The West Coast Eagles netted close to $10 million more than all Victorian powers, bar Collingwood, on membership earnings, and had membership profits that were nearly seven times that of the Western Bulldogs in 2013.
AFL figures obtained by Fairfax Media show a massive gulf in membership earnings between the Perth clubs, Collingwood and the rest during 2013, while infant club Greater Western Sydney technically made a loss on membership of $400,000 as a result of extra "fan development" costs.
West Coast earned a staggering $16 million in net membership revenue (what clubs made once costs were subtracted) compared to Collingwood's $10.4 million and the game's rising financial power, Fremantle ($10.2 million). Adelaide ($7.6 million) and Geelong ($7.1 million) were fourth and fifth, ahead of closely bunched Victorian powers Hawthorn ($6.3 million), Richmond ($6.3 million), Essendon ($6.1 million) and Carlton ($6 million).
As the league finalises equalisation measures to assist the smaller clubs, the 2013 membership profit table shows a substantial gap between the highest-earning clubs – most of which have favourable stadium deals – and the likes of the Dogs, North Melbourne and Melbourne and the northern market teams.
The Bulldogs had the least membership earnings of all Victorian clubs ($2.3 million), just behind North ($2.6 million) and then Melbourne ($3 million). St Kilda fared better than those clubs, netting $4 million, but the Saints are understood to have had the least of those clubs in sponsorship dollars in 2013 – a fact that club officials concede was influenced by the raft of scandals the club endured in recent years.
West Coast's membership earnings include an estimated 8000 on their waiting list for members, known as "In The Wings" members, who pay $65 to be on the waiting list and have first dibs on seats when members inform the club they will not attend a particular game. The $16 million figure also counts reserve seat income, with the vast majority of Eagles members buying seasonal reserve seats, boosting the club's return at a limited capacity (44,000) Pattersons Stadium.
Collingwood's membership earnings would be greater if the club included "walk-up" reserve seat sales – this would boost the Pies to about $13.5 million in earnings on membership/reserve seats and this does not include gate receipts, which are also a factor for most MCG tenants and clubs that play in blockbusters at the G.
There is a significant difference between membership numbers – in which Collingwood (68,955 game-day members) leads the big Victorian clubs, with Hawthorn (63,353 access memberships), Richmond (52,488) and Carlton (45,613) next, followed by Adelaide (44,436), West Coast (43,945), Essendon (42,614) – and what the various clubs earn from their members.
The Perth teams have a business model that reaps more from membership and reserve seats, due to the demand for a membership and seat often exceeding supply. Unlike the bigger Victorian clubs, they make virtually nothing from the casual walk-up fan – so their massive advantage in membership money is somewhat negated by the lack of gate receipts and "walk-up" reserve seats.
The only Victorian club with a genuine West Coast/Fremantle-style model is Geelong, which, as a result of its unique boutique stadium, earned more from membership/reserve seats than Essendon, Carlton, Hawthorn and Richmond. But the Cats do not attract as many walk-up fans as those clubs.
GWS chief executive David Matthews said the club earned a gross of about $800,000 from memberships in 2013 and spent $300,000 on membership costs, for a $500,000 net return, but the AFL figures allocated the new team's additional expense of "fan development" and community engagement under membership costs, which resulted in the loss of $400,000 on membership. Matthews said the Giants could not sell the number of 11-game memberships of other clubs, because they played eight home games in Sydney and three in Canberra.
The Swans earned less than St Kilda on membership – $3.8 million in the year after a premiership, further evidence of the difficulties facing the AFL in the Sydney market.
The Gold Coast was 17th in membership earnings ($1 million), while in the financially troubled and struggling Brisbane Lions ($1.6 million) were well below even the small Victorian clubs. The Gold Coast had fewer members than GWS on raw numbers, but the far greater number of 11-game tickets and cost differences accounted for its better return.
Jake Niall is a Walkley award-winning sports journalist and chief AFL writer for The Age.


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Feb 28, 2018
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Paul Coulter
3 D. With 17-Across, where the Duma sits : MOSCOW.
17 A. See 3-Down : RUSSIA.
13 D. With 23-Across, where the Hellenic Parliament sits : ATHENS.
23 A. See 13-Down : GREECE.
42 D. With 52-Across, where the Assembleia Nacional sits : LUANDA.
52 A. See 42-Down : ANGOLA.
45 D. With 58-Across, where Parliament sits : OTTAWA.
58 A. See 45-Down : CANADA.
And the centrally-placed, vertical, grid-spanning unifier -- 7 D. Legislative impasse ... and what occurs at this puzzle's circles? : CAPITAL GRIDLOCK. Without getting political, this refers to the inability of congress to pass meaningful legislation due to intractable competing interests. In the puzzle, the crossing of the countries with their capital cities locks both into the grid. Nicely done. And a lesson in the spellings of CAPITAL and CAPITOL, for those like me who need it.
Hi Gang, JazzBumpa here. Let's unlock the grid.
1. Fitting the season : TIMELY. Our daffodils are about 2 inches tall, but the crocuses have yet to make an appearance.
7. Innermost part : CORE. Of an apple or nuclear reactor, among other things.
11. Gp. known for travelers' checks? : TSA. The Transportation Safety Administration checks the travelers before they board airplanes. Clever misdirection.
14. Ancient markets : AGORAE. In ATHENS. I wanted a terminal S, but the perps took care of that.
15. Erelong : ANON. Soon.
16. Bow (out) : OPT. You can also OPT in.
18. Sullen look : POUT. Girls in my family, across the generations, have an infamous lower lip pout.
19. "Well, __-di-dah!" : LAH. An expression of derision directed at the pretentious.
20. Nutmeg spice : MACE. Nutmeg is the ground seed-stone of the nutmeg plant. MACE is the dried fibers of the surrounding fruit.
21. NY engineering sch. near Albany : RPI. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private research university and space-grant institution located in Troy, N. Y. To the best of my knowledge, Helen never matriculated.
25. Enero to enero : ANO. From January to January is one year in Spain, just like everywhere else.
26. Charcuterie fare : MEAT. This is a store selling cold cooked MEATs.
27. Tippi of "The Birds" : HEDREN. Famous Hitchcock movie.
28. Black bird's call : CAW. Vide supra.
29. Necessitate : ENTAIL.
31. Goes on and on : GABS. Blah, blah, blah.
32. Fish often fried : COD. From the north Atlantic.
33. "The Thin Man" actress : LOY.
34. Zeta follower : ETA. Letters from ATHENS.
35. Pack away : STOW.
37. Ratings for family-friendly films : PGS. No sax or violins.
38. Rathskeller draft : BIER. Contents are closely regulated.
39. __ goo gai pan : MOO. Americanized Chinese cuisine - a stir-fried dish of chicken with button mushrooms and vegetables.
40. Wine-and-cassis drink : KIR. Cassis is a black current liquer. KIR is a measure of cassis topped up with white wine, usually drunk as an apéritif.
41. Cooped-up female : HEN. Chicken lady.
42. Break in the action : LULL. Time out.
43. 20 Questions category : ANIMAL. Along with vegetable and mineral. One of my long ago colleagues, a PHD physicist, chose something he claimed as vegetable, and nobody could suss it. Turned out to be crude oil.
45. Food scrap : ORT. Crossword fodder.
48. More unsightly : UGLIER.
50. Minor body-shop job : DENT.
51. Lipton product : TEA. I happen to be sipping a mug of Twinings Earl Grey at the moment.
53. Inc., in London : LTD. Designations for a limited liability corporation.
54. Wild guess : STAB. Shot in the dark.
55. Class-conscious org.? : The National Education Association is a professional organization for teachers and support personnel. Another misdirection.
56. Bouncing effect : ECHO.
60. "Spring forward" letters : DST. Daylight Savings Time.
61. À la mode : CHIC. Per the current fashion, rather than served with ice cream. Will be passé in no time.
62. Confessor : AVOWER. I knew to avow meant to assert. Didn't know it also meant to confess. Learning moment.
63. Enzyme suffix : -ASE. An enzyme is a large molecule that aids chemical reactions in biochemistry.
64. Watch word? : TICK. It's companion is TOCK.
65. Word on a lost-dog poster : REWARD.
1. Airport surface : TARMAC. Pavement, generally made from tar and crushed rock.
2. Galápagos lizard : IGUANA. A large arboreal lizard native to Central and South America. Be careful in Florida.
4. Hebrides language : ERSE. Scottish Gaelic.
5. French narrative poem : LAI. A rhyming, counted-syllable form.
6. Like closing financial reports : YEAR END.
8. "Oh Yoko!" dedicatee : ONO. Japanese mulimedia artist and activist, best known as John Lennon's second wife.
9. Or so : ROUGHLY. An approximation.
10. __ nous : ENTRE. Just between us,
11. Stand : TOLERATE. Put up with.
12. Long key : SPACEBAR. On your keyboard.
22. Bit of butter : PAT. A non-specific rather small quantity, so-called because fancy restaurants would pat butter into a mold to give it a decorative shape, such as a flower.
24. Enter cautiously : EDGE IN.
26. Cat call : MEOW.
30. Platform for Siri : IOS. Operating system for Apple branded mobile devices.
32. "Cookin' With __": rapper/chef's web show : COOLIO. Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (born 1963) is an American rapper, actor, chef, and record producer.
35. Overconfidence : SMUGNESS. More like excessive pride.
36. Bridge entrance structure : TOLL GATE. Only if it's a bridge that requires that a toll be paid.
37. ATM code : PIN. Personal Identification Number.
38. One-swallow drink : BELT. Slug, gulp.
40. Pakistani port : KARACHI. The CAPITAL of Sindh Province and, with 21.1 million residents, the most populous city in the country, and also a major industrial and financial center.
41. Railroad maintenance vehicle : HAND CAR.
44. Bumped into : MET.
46. Library patron : READER.
47. "The Canterbury Tales" inn : TABARD. This is a real place, established in 1307, that was often used by pilgrims on the way to Canterbury. Also the name of a peanut-shell-strewn tavern, back in the day, just down the road from my alma mater.
49. Campaign poster word : ELECT. Vote for me!
54. White flakes : SNOW. Winter is going.
57. Hawaiian Punch alternative : HI-C. A fruit juice flavored drink made by the Minute-Maid division of the Coca-Cola Company.
59. Hail, to Caesar : AVE. Latin word of greeting.
That's it for another Wednesday. Hope you were able to work through it.
Cool regards!
61 comments:
- OwenKL said...
Ю Clue that deserves an award: 12d I racked my brain for a word describing the Florida Keys!
Ю Nice pairings: TOLerATE/TOLlgATE, BELT/BIER, CAW/MEOW.
Ю The prescience of the Blog: Irish Miss, SwampCat, Mark S, Lucina yesterday disscussed "CAW-fee"!
There was a man in ATHENS, GREECE
Who tried in vain to raise some geese.
He didn't have an incubator
Instead he used an elevator,
But it wouldn't raise them as the gearing had no grease!
A cook from LUANDA, ANGOLA
Developed a dish from granola.
It's like breakfast flakes
Except that it takes
No milk, it will only use cola!
An angler from MOSCOW, RUSSIA
Said, "Fishing with hooks is a fucca!
Even a COD knows
To keep his mouth closed!
But fishing with nyets is A plussa!"
A lady from OTTAWA, CANADA
In her dating profile added, eh:
"Female, single,
In search of a tingle,
Which will ENTAIL a man and a..."
- February 28, 2018 at 3:45 AM
- fermatprime said...
Thanks to Paul and JazzBumpa!
Did not know LAI and LUANDA. Perped them.
Nice theme!
Hope to see you all tomorrow!
- February 28, 2018 at 4:49 AM
- Paul C. said...
Hi, gang. For me, it's been a while. Owen, thanks, you started my morning off with a laugh. Actually, I've been up a while putting together a doll house kit for my granddaughter Addie's second birthday. It was a lot of fun, but I hope she'll enjoy it as much as I did. Experienced grandparents, can you tell me if this is a good gift for a two year old?
The working title for this one was Political Impasse. I figured it wouldn't matter when this ran, since the revealer CAPITALGRIDLOCK would remain relevant for years to come. I originally had this running across the middle, with another pair of symmetrically crossing capital/country combos in the top and bottom central areas - NIAMEY/NIGER and MADRID/SPAIN. But this congested the grid severely, leading to seriously compromised fill. Fortunately, Rich required me to try again. I'm not sure why he circled only the intersections (I originally had the capital/country combos all circled -- to me, the final version sort of makes it look like I was trying to spell something, which wasn't the intention.
- February 28, 2018 at 6:28 AM
- desper-otto said...
Good morning!
ASEA -- now what's the significance of that? Thanx for 'splainin', Paul. Got this one quickly, even though I first spelled it ANGOrA. D'oh! Liked the theme, and the other long entries were nice, too. Thanx, Paul and JzB.
RPI: CSO to IM and Spitz (and Splynter and my former BIL).
Bier: The lower floor of the student union was the Rathskeller with a patio out to the shore of Lake Mendota. You could buy a 3.2 tap beer there -- a college rarity back in the day.
I owned that Herb Alpert album back when vinyl was king. Some folks still think analog vinyl is superior to digital audio. I think they're nuts.
PAT -- A commercially packaged pat of butter is 1 Tsp.
Taxing day...gotta run.
- February 28, 2018 at 6:53 AM
- Jinx in Norfolk said...
FIW, WAGing LUANDo x oSE. Didn't get the theme, and ran out of GAS (Give-A-[darn]) factor before really studying JazzB's explanation. A favorite today was bow (out) for "opt". I first thought "arc", then tried to think about another word for the front of a boat. My other favorite was "long key" for SPACEBAR. I too was thinking "cay", then something that opens a lock.
I have never seen a handcar outside of a museum. Oh, and the $400 handcar in the movie that couldn't be made today, Blazing Saddles.
Thanks to Paul for the puzzle and for checking in. And thanks to JazzB for another great tour.
- February 28, 2018 at 8:06 AM
- Jazzbumpa said...
Hi gang -
Fun times today.
Paul C - Good to hear from you.
We have 7 grand-daughters - oldest is 20, youngest is 12. We've had doll houses that they have spent many hours enjoying over the years. My lovely wife just showed me a picture of Samantha playing with one when she was two. Of course at 2 her play is not what it will be when she's 6. This is something your grand-daughter will enjoy for years to come. And since you built it, it will be even more special.
Happy Wednesday, everyone.
Cool regards!
- February 28, 2018 at 8:08 AM
- Yellowrocks said...
Much faster than yesterday. Nice one, Paul. No unfamiliar fill, not even Tabard, although a perp or two were needed to suggest some answers. I learned charcuterie from historical novels.
I didn't understand the circles at first. Then I saw they were at the intersections of the capitals and the countries. I was looking for them to spell something.
Interesting expo, JzzB.
When we were kids a blind man occasionally came to babysit for a short time while my parents were out. We always played 20 Questions, animal, vegetable or mineral. The blind man sometimes put his hand on my shoulder, not even around my back as a hug. It never struck me as a creepy Me Too moment, neither then, nor now. A neighbor must have seen this through a large picture window and told my mom. She told me to be careful what the neighbors might think. Sheesh!
Mom had many saying for interpersonal gridlock.
My way or the highway. I'll pick up my bat and ball and go home. Rule or ruin. I think they apply to both intransigent sides in governmental bodies everywhere. If we can't have it our way, it will be no way. Sheesh, again.
- February 28, 2018 at 8:27 AM
- Spitzboov said...
Good morning everyone.
Not much to add to what JzB said. Good intro. Not withstanding his gridlock explanation, the circled letters S E A A comprise ASEA, which seems to happen a lot in the 7d clue. Wanted AAA before TSA; TOLERATE and SPACE BAR were the last to be filled. I liked the capital/country schtick since I like geography stuff. But ANGOLA, LUANDA was a bit of a head scratcher until I decided the clue was Portuguese, and it didn't involve Brazil, or Portugal.
A bit prickly, but eminently fair. Good job, Paul. BZ
- February 28, 2018 at 8:46 AM
- Oas said...
Thank you Paul for the workout . FIR for the first time this week. No write overs , leaving The finished grid A+ for neatness:-) Several unknowns like COOLIO, TABARD and a few shorter ones LAI , Hi C and IOS. Like Owen and Jinx I stalled too long at long key, but when GABS gave me the B , aha not an island or an antique or jailer's key.
Thanks JB for the tour, also have trouble with capitol or capital but waited and ENTAIL took care of it. Sunny day to end Feb. so March looks to come in like a lamb.
- February 28, 2018 at 8:51 AM
Shouldn't it be CAPIT OL GRIDLOCK, not CAPIT AL?
The pun on "travelers' checks" is spoiled by the apostrophe.
Family friendly films are G, not PG.
And AGORAE is not the plural of AGORA.
- February 28, 2018 at 8:53 AM
- Oas said...
Also counted myself lucky that the unknowns filled via perps and crosses easily enough
- February 28, 2018 at 8:54 AM
Got the theme immediately but unfortunately no "ta-da" for me as i could not suss the "N" in either 42D or 55A.
- February 28, 2018 at 9:01 AM
- Husker Gary said...
-I second Jazz's assessment!
-Can't you think of other cities that many people incorrectly think of as the capital of CANADA and Australia?
-The great George M Cohan wrote and sang, "Give my regards to old Broadway, And say that I'll be there E'ER long"
-All colleges are aware of their all-important RPI number this time of year
-Tippi does not have fond memories of that movie
-The Thin Man movies and other of the era would make you think tuxedos and evening gowns were standard dress of the day
-G and PG rated movies that won Oscars
-Tonight's the night I see if I can TOLERATE a much-needed CPAP unit
-Frozen PATS of butter in a restaurant are annoying
-ELECT Me! I helped maintain GRIDLOCK!
-Thanks for the insight, Paul! Granddaughter will love it!
- February 28, 2018 at 9:03 AM
- Paul C. said...
Thanks JzB for the encouraging words about two year olds and doll houses. And thanks for a very interesting review.
- February 28, 2018 at 9:03 AM
- Oas said...
Anon@8:53 for shits and giggles I looked up Capitol of Canada after reading your comment . My google search changed it to CAPITAL of Canada.
- February 28, 2018 at 9:03 AM
- Yellowrocks said...
Anon @ 8:53 LIU. Capitol with an O refers to a building or building complex. Capital with an A refers to the city such as Athens, Ottowa, etc. The governing body literally sits in the building, but it can also be said to sit in the city. Where my neighbor works could be Central School or Madison, NJ.
The dictionary gives both plurals, agorae and agoras.
The TSA does travelers' checks. Checks of travelers. The apostrophe is needed.
From Good Housekeeping, "These family-friendly films will get everyone excited for movie night. ... 15 Movies the Whole Family Will Love ... Rated PG. Warner Bros Pictures."
When I have a nit with a puzzle or a post, I always look it up before typing. Because the puzzles have been carefully vetted, the mistakes are few and far between. There is a very occasional mistake, but I want to be sure before I criticize.
- February 28, 2018 at 9:16 AM
Kudos to the constructor for a fun theme. ....and if you stretch it - another layer of the theme- all four countries are on different continents (the stretch being that Russia is in both Europe and Asia with Moscow being in the Europe end but the majority of Russia is in Asia!) Favorite was LUANDA/ ANGOLA cross since I have been learning the lesser known capitals through Sporcle quizzes. I thought the one circle was fine because most of those cities have a central square and that is usually where most of the traffic (as well as legislative) gridlock occurs!
As far as the dollhouse, Paul, 2 year olds love them - but you have to start with really basic furnishings that are usually one piece because of the choke potential for little ones under 3. Make sure what you put in it is okay - as she gets older those can get changed out for more complex and multipart pieces! (kind of like little ones uses Duplo blocks and then older kids go on to Legos)
Thanks JzB for a fun write-up and Paul for a wonderful puzzle!
- February 28, 2018 at 9:36 AM
- CanadianEh! said...
YR - I agree re Capital vs. Capitol. No Canadian would use Capitol as we don't have a building called that.
Re travellers' checks, I think Anon@8:53 may have been referring to the common usage of Travellers Checks without the apostrophe by the companies that issue them. I found Visa Travelers Cheques for sale. Anon felt that the use of the apostrophe gave away the clue. (But grammatically, the apostrophe is correct for both usages.) I was not misdirected because Canadians call them cheques not checks!
- February 28, 2018 at 9:47 AM
- Irish Miss said...
Good Morning:
It took me forever to fill certain areas but the theme was evident after seeing the Athens and Moscow crossings. Luanda was unknown as was Coolio as a chef. CSO's to Spitz (RPI), CED (Mr. MEOW), and CanadianEh (Ottawa and Canada!). My only w/o was Cat/Cod but I needed lots of perps to finish w/o help. There was also a mini-theme with Animal-Moo-Caw-Meow. My biggest hangup was trying to figure out what a tole rate was. Oh, it's "tolerate", Doh!
Thanks, Paul, for a tough but doable mid-week offering. I'm sure your granddaughter will be thrilled with her very own doll house. Thanks, JazB, for your detailed and informative summary.
I believe our weatherman said that March is going to come in like a lion but I was half-listening so I'm not sure what to expect. What else can happen with this roller coaster winter we've had?
Have a great day.
- February 28, 2018 at 9:59 AM
Merrimack-Webster lists both AGORAs and AGORAE as plurals; surprised me since agora is Greek and AE is a Latin ending.
Confused my geog, went with rUANDA first.
Creme de.cassis in KIR is currently made with blackcurrAnt liqueur
- February 28, 2018 at 10:06 AM
- UAAlum72 said...
Merriam of course. Damn autocorrect
- February 28, 2018 at 10:07 AM
- CanadianEh! said...
Well LAH-di-dah, this was a fun Wednesday workout. Thanks Paul (glad you dropped in!) and JzB.
This was a wonderful trip around the world from MOSCOW, to ATHENS, to LUANDA, to OTTAWA (I'll take a CSO), with a side trip to KARACHI thrown in as well (and maybe a stay at TABARD too).
Travelers' checks (I see that Americans use only one l) won't work if our (HAND) CAR needs to pass through a TOLLGATE.
Then we were required to "bone up" on our languages ready for travelling (after the TSA checks us out!) with German (BIER), Spanish (ANO), French (ENTRE-nous, LAI and a la mode), Greek (ETA), Latin (AGORAE, AVE) and even ERSE.
DST was TIMELY as March 11 is approaching. Few places OPT out.
More CSOs with RPI as noted by d-otto, KIR and BIER for Tin, TEA for our Earl Grey lovers (or HI C instead), and MEOW for our cat lovers (yes CED, you must link something for them today!).
Yes OwenKL, I laughed at the prescience of the blog with CAW-fee. I'll add ANO and ONO to your pairings.
If we can have an AVOWER, can we have an AVERER?
Did anyone else notice that SNOW was right beside OTTAWA, CANADA instead of being associated with Buffalo?
My tulips are breaking through the ground. The SNOW kept them warm.
Enjoy the day.
- February 28, 2018 at 10:17 AM
- Lemonade714 said...
I agree that the CAPITAL VS CAPITOL confusion adds a new dimension here, as the references are to where the legislatures sit.
Otherwise, a very fun fair midweek puzzle. Also, it must have been a bear to not only create a grid that worked, but then to redo the grid.
The iguana population in South Florida is very large and does diminish if the cold lasts 5 days or more, as by then they do not thaw back to life. Many here at our condominium hate them, for their messes but who only poop like all animals. They are vegetarian creatures and I have never seen one go after a human.
Paul, as always than you for your puzzle and your support.
- February 28, 2018 at 10:19 AM
- Yellowrocks said...
Thanks Canadian Eh! The apostrophe in travelers' checks is a clue that we are not talking about the medium of exchange. That would have the apostrophe before the S. Traveler's checks.
Regardless, the apostrophe is needed for the TSA answer.
The forecast is for a nor'easter tomorrow night. March is expected to come in like a lion.
- February 28, 2018 at 10:20 AM
- Paul C. said...
Lemonade, I'm afraid that redoing a grid is the norm, at least for me. Sometimes, I've gone through as many as a dozen iterations. Thanks to everyone who's offered reassurance on my dollhouse question.
- February 28, 2018 at 10:31 AM
- CanadianEh! said...
Lemonade@10:19 - To expand on my comment to YR in my 9:47 post, I think the Capitol vs. Capital confusion is an American disadvantage today. No other countries, to my knowledge, use the term Capitol.
- February 28, 2018 at 10:34 AM
Yellowrocks @ 9:16
WUS In re to what Anon @ 8:53 said. You're batting four for four in enlightening Mr. Positive. :/)
- February 28, 2018 at 10:45 AM
- oc4beach said...
What a Capital (or is it Capitol) puzzle by Paul today. Thoroughly enjoyable. There was always confusion about the proper usage of each word. Also, JzB admirably led the tour through the Capital's.
Only a few hiccups along the way today that perps quickly fixed. AAA vs TSA, AGORAS vs AGORAE, YAPS vs GABS, and I toyed with DING vs DENT for a minute. I couldn't fit ICE CREAM into the four spaces allotted for À la mode, so I had to wait for perps to fill in CHIC (I had no clue).
I am not trying to enter into a political discussion, but having lived in the D.C. metro area for over 35 years, I had the opportunity to see a Political Satire and Parody group called the Capitol Steps perform many times. It was always hilarious. They did not take one side or another and skewered all politicos and Wannabees for the most part equally. Whoever was being stupid at the time was subject to their barbs. Some may take offense to their act, but there is humor to be found in their song and dance performances.
I know I have complained about falling snow, but falling iguanas is a bit much.
Have a great day everyone.
- February 28, 2018 at 10:48 AM
- Bill G said...
Hi everybody. Thanks Paul and JzB.
Due to neglect, the daffodils in our garden have ceased to flourish. I noticed some daffodil stems in the floral section of the supermarket. Each stem had an unopened bloom on the top. I bought a couple of bunches and stuck 'em in a vase. Now we have a kitchen counter full of blooms! Beautiful!
- February 28, 2018 at 10:48 AM
- oc4beach said...
I hadn't seen Lemon's post yet when I added my post. We both linked the same web site for the difference between Capital and Capitol. We both apparently used the same link from a Google search.
Again, have a great day everyone.
- February 28, 2018 at 10:52 AM
Thanks, Paul, for a very interesting puzzle. I'm sure it took a lot of time to construct/reconstruct, etc. Thanks for taking the time so we could all enjoy!
Thanks, JzB, for another great write-up.
- February 28, 2018 at 11:07 AM
- Lucina said...
A CAPITAL puzzle and CAPITAL commentary! Thank you, Paul C and JazzB! CAPITAL work!
I really enjoyed solving this one and for the most part my pencil flew through the grid. The capital cities and countries crossing was brilliant! Drat! RPI beat me. I just couldn't get rid of AGORAS and see YEAREND.
I agree with all comments about the puzzle. Let me just add that in fourth grade we distinguished between CAPITAL and capitol by noting that most U.S. capitols are topped by a dome which is round like the o in dome. So it's the building.
Paul, I have a relative who is now in her 70s and has a doll house built by her father when she was very young (I'm not sure of the age). She related to me that she and her father bought all the furniture over the years. It is an emotional and beautiful legacy.
I hope you are all enjoying a sensational day! It rained for several hours last night.
- February 28, 2018 at 11:31 AM
- Jayce said...
Neato puzzle; I liked it a lot. As Hastings might say to Poirot, "I say! That's a CAPITAL idea!"
My sister used to have a big crush on Herb Alpert. I suspect she was not the only one.
Irish Miss, that's funny about tole rate.
The weather forecast says it's going to rain here for the next 3 days. We need rain, but it's bad timing, as our son and his wife will be visiting us during those exact same 3 days. Does that mean March is coming in like a lion?
I thought PG stands for Parental Guidance, but I guess that's considered family fare, too.
Best wishes to you all.
- February 28, 2018 at 11:42 AM
- Misty said...
How nice to have you stop by and comment about the puzzle and doll houses, Paul. Would be great if you'd join our blog.
I loved working through this puzzle until I got to the bottom and then had a bit of trouble with things like HIC for the Hawaiian Punch clue and KIR for the wine-and-cassis. I clearly don't know my drinks--well, except for my nightly Merlot. But putting those countries and capitals (did I get that right?) in the four corners was amazing and a lot of fun--thanks, Paul--and your write-up was a delight, as always, JazzB.
Have a great day, everybody!
- February 28, 2018 at 11:48 AM
- Ol' Man Keith said...
Ah, Myrna LOY!
What a happy way to start any day, to be reminded of this bright, witty, sexy, elegant lady of yore. And what a life story!
A deliciously chewy Wednesday-worthy pzl from Mr. Coulter and a non-nonsense response from our pal, JzB!
Interesting to read of the flap (minor) about the grammatical mark in the 11A clue. I side with Yellowrocks and co. in favoring the apostrophe. Isn't it nice to see how very nice we are in holding our clues to account?
Diagonal Report: Only one - the mirror center line NE to SW. As for a hidden message, one almost sees anagram material buried in the stream, APLEE LOGIA EOASA. But I believe it is unintentional.
- February 28, 2018 at 12:10 PM
- PK said...
Hi Y'all! Fun & interesting puzzle, Paul, thanks! As for the dollhouse, depends on the kid. My sister was not at all interested in anything to do with dolls or our joint-owned doll house while I spent many happy hours with it. Hope yours is sturdy or she may need to be instructed not to sit on it. My oldest child wanted to ride her's like a horse at age two. We got that stopped but it was a sturdy Mattel house that has been played with by the second generation.
Another great expo, JzB, thanks. I had that Herb Alpert record too. A great happy mood inducer.
Hi C not HIC for belching. I could see the old TV ad but not remember the drink's name. I tried "jab" for punch first.
Not knowing Pakistan had a port or what the capital was, I tried KARACas before KARACHI. You'd think that was in news often enough a few years ago to stick in my mind. Didn't know LUANDA, ANGOLA, TABARD, LAI either.
Gary, good luck on your C-PAP. My son loves his and says it has saved his life -- he had some scary moments almost going to sleep while driving. Since using the machine, he sleeps better at night so has had no more incidents.
- February 28, 2018 at 12:14 PM
- Picard said...
Thanks for stopping by, Paul! Thanks for clearing up the mystery about the circles. Many of us were wondering!
Fun theme and puzzle. Some Naticks for me:
KARACHI/TICK/KIR but I did WAG it correctly to FIR. Did anyone else have trouble with that crossing? HEDREN/ENTRE was a similar Natick to WAG.
Have never seen ORT except in these puzzles. Has anyone else?
Jinx: Thanks for the Blazing Saddles Hand Car scene. That is one of my favorite movies of all time. Watched it with DW recently.
Here I was on a HAND CAR with a former lady friend at our local railroad depot.
It was our former depot, so I suppose this also counts as a museum piece.
Here I was with a whole lot of GALAPAGOS Marine IGUANAS.
More amazing was that I got to swim with them underwater. Perhaps I can dig out those photos if there is interest. The Marine IGUANA is a very rare animal that can drink sea water and expel the salt from its body. It only lives in the GALAPAGOS.
JzB: Thanks for the amusing story of raining IGUANAs in Florida!
ZETA follower was a gimme. When I started doing these puzzles I decided to memorize some helpful lists. The Greek alphabet was one of those lists. ZETA ETA THETA sounds like something memorable to us math people.
- February 28, 2018 at 12:15 PM
as per yesterday, The Streets of LOREDO, Duh. Thanks for the link that I loved listening to, then got pulled in to the rendition of "Chocolate". Tommy is now a very accomplished yoyo artist.
P.S. I would never leave you guys. You're way too much fun!
- February 28, 2018 at 12:50 PM
- Lucina said...
I love KIR royale! It's made with cassis and a splash of white wine or ideally, champagne.
My vinyl collection included some Herb Alpert ones but I don't recall that particular one. I loved The Lonely Bull.
TABARD was an answer in Jeopardy! not too long ago.
- February 28, 2018 at 1:08 PM
- AnonymousPVX said...
I fond the circles confusing, and apparently so did the constructor.
Otherwise a crunchy Wednesday, happy to get the solve.
- February 28, 2018 at 1:34 PM
- Ol' Man Keith said...
Well, I never saw anything more to the circled letters than where the cities and countries crossed. I am glad now that Paul has confirmed that as his intention.
We sometimes fall into a certain kind of cruciverbal suspicion. A Suspiciousness.
(I won't go as far as to call it paranoia.)
Each of us in our own time has had circles run around us by clever constructors. The experience tends to raise our eyebrows and lower our gaze when confronted by wholesome honest entertainment.
- February 28, 2018 at 2:06 PM
- Tinbeni said...
NEW "Favorite 2018 Puzzle" !!!
Fave today, of course, was the answer at 38-A, BIER ... Hey, I have my priorities, LOL.
Jazz: Thank you for an outstanding write-up ... as always!
- February 28, 2018 at 2:10 PM
- Roy said...
Gary, I'm sure the CPAP will be fine. Not only do I sleep better, but my wife does too, since I no longer snore nor stop breathing at night.
- February 28, 2018 at 2:26 PM
- CrossEyedDave said...
I normally do not care for puzzles where across clues reference downs,
as they can be very difficult. However this one was great fun to figure out!
Having visited many a college "Rathskeller" I immediately inked in at 38a "beer."
At 38d, "one-swallow drink." Easy, "Shot."
But it didn't work with "beer."
Which was reaffirmed trying to figure out 24d, enter cautiously?
All this made me very cautious inking anything in and created
my own personal puzzle gridlock...
I finally got my AHA moment, but in the end did not realize
I had misspelled/misspelt (which do I use?) Carachi/cir...
Oh well,
Could have been worse i suppose,
a minor misplacement of letters and I could
have would up with Catipol Gridlock...
- February 28, 2018 at 2:37 PM
- CanadianEh! said...
Sorry Anon @2:38- agora is a Latin word that I remember from my High School days.
See declension including plural at
Sorry again, Anon @ 2:43 (or are you the same person?)
This Canadian has been to OTTAWA and there is no Capitol there. Parliament meets in the Parliament Buildings on Parliament Hill.
I forgot to note that you got a CSO today also!
- February 28, 2018 at 2:51 PM
Well maybe KARACHI is the capital of some district in Pakistan. Who knows. I'll be damned; Jazzbumpa knows and it is. The "See the ## across" basically gave the puzzle away. I knew LUANDA was the CAPITAL of ANGOLA (not the LA state prison) but the name of their legislative body was unknown, as were Tippi HEDREN, 'Charcuterie' selling MEAT, and "Cookin' With COOLIO", the last three easily filled by perps.
- February 28, 2018 at 3:06 PM
- oc4beach said...
HG: For the past 6 months I've been using a CPAP machine with the mask that covers my nose and mouth. It has stopped my snoring for the most part, but it has not prevented my breathing to stop sometimes. When it senses my not breathing it ramps up the pressure and airflow through my nasal passages to move my tongue forward to get the airway open and breathing to resume.
Before the CPAP machine, I rarely could sleep more than an hour at a time. Now I sometimes sleep up to four hours at a stretch.
This worked fairly well until winter weather came along and my sinus problems recurred. With the sinuses and nasal passages blocked it can't get the air through as it should. I've taken medications like Claritan-D and Mucinex to help with the sinus problems with varying degrees of success. There have been a few times that it hasn't been able to get the air through the nasal passage. When this happens, the CPAP machine starts blowing as hard as it can which wakes me (or my wife) up, and then I resume breathing.
I've gotten used to the mask, but it still bothers me sometimes. Occasionally I wake up in the middle of the night and find that I have ripped the mask off in my sleep.
My main issue is the Sleep doctor that I was working with left the practice and moved to Utah. The practice at this point has an overworked PA and one sleep doctor who works in a facility halfway across the state and is only here occasionally. They are trying to get another qualified sleep doctor here and I hope it's soon.
I haven't given up yet on using the CPAP, but I'm getting tired of it not working as promised all the time. I've used it every night since I started in September, but occasionally after I get in the insurance company requirement of at least 4 hours per night, I sometimes take it off and resume my old snoring ways for a couple of hours.
For the most part, I'm sleeping better than I was, but I haven't reached Nirvana yet. I still think there has got to be a better solution to Sleep Apnea.
It may take some time getting used to it, but don't give up.
Good Luck
- February 28, 2018 at 3:07 PM
- Yellowrocks said...
I know, don't feed the trolls. I was coming up with a logical answer, but there is no answer to a closed mind. The Latin AGORA is borrowed from the Greek. The English AGORA is borrowed from both. We have co-opted it and formed our own plurals. Everything else in the Anon post is nonsense. Where is the evidence that agoras or agorae is incorrect? Cite references.
Alexander Pope:
"A little learning is a dangerous thing
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
And drinking largely sobers us again.
Fired at first sight with what the muse imparts,
In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts
While from the bounded level of our mind
Short views we take nor see the lengths behind
But more advanced behold with strange surprise,
New distant scenes of endless science rise!"
- February 28, 2018 at 3:15 PM
- oc4beach said...
HG: PS, One thing that helped me get used to the machine was to use it for an hour or so while I was watching TV before I went to bed each night for about a week. Then I started using it each night when I went to bed and have been using it since.
- February 28, 2018 at 3:23 PM
- Husker Gary said...
Musings 2
-Yes, yesterday I was referring to Streets of Laredo where the man in the COWBOY OUTFIT was
-Thanks for all the CPAP feedback. I am tired of being tired and keeping Joann awake as well
- February 28, 2018 at 4:57 PM
- Mike Sherline said...
HG and oc4 - in late '80s I was a police dispatcher and fell asleep in the middle of dispatching a call. The deputy called on the phone to find out what happened since he couldn't get a response on the radio. Most embarrassing, and fortunately not disastrous.
Obviously I was suspended for the couple of months it took to get a diagnosis - at that time not as easily obtained as now. I was prescribed CPAP with a mask that just covered my nose. After the first night, I was bouncing off the walls all the next day and still too full of energy to sleep that night - had to put off being cleared to return to work another day.
I do have sinusitis and occasionally was awakened by a stopped up nose, but just cleared it and went back to sleep. I lived in Tucson and the problem was partially attributed to the dry air. Some years later my CPAP was exchanged for one with a built in humidifier, which pretty much solved that problem. Now living in Hawaii I only have to add a few ozs. of distilled water every couple of days. My nose still gets stopped up occasionally, but I usually have to get up anyway sometime during the night, so I just clear it and go back to sleep, no problem.
At one time I tried the full face mask oc described, but the slight advantage of being able to breathe through my mouth was far outweighed by the terrible claustrophobia it induced, so I've always stayed with the nasal mask.
I've never had a machine that changes pressure based on my breathing; my personal need is assessed by a pulmonologist and the machine is set to put out that pressure constantly. It seems to work fine, as I rarely display any apnea symptoms, and am never awakened by the thing suddenly changing pressure. Sometimes my wife complains about the exhaust air blowing on her, or me making some oral noises, but she just has to give me a shove to change my position slightly and it stops.
My best wishes for a great success with it, Gary; odds are it'll work fine and you'll be amazed at how much better you'll feel.
And OC, may I suggest trying a nasal instead of a full face mask? And if your machine doesn't have a humidifier, try to get one that does. These minor changes could alleviate some of your concerns. Good luck.
- February 28, 2018 at 5:12 PM
Picard @ 12:15 Re ORT . I've heard it in another language meaning misc. or kind or ilk. Also in cattle feeding the left over hay . Maybe Spitzboov could add to that.
- February 28, 2018 at 5:24 PM
- oc4beach said...
Mike @5:12pm: Thanks for your input.
I tried to get the nasal setup, but based on my sleep study and snoring they recommended against it. They stated that I need to have my mouth covered so that I cannot breath through my mouth easily. I still want to try it, though.
My CPAP machine has a humidifier in it that has levels I can set. It also transmits data to the medical supply company daily via cell phone towers. They then forward it to the doctor on a weekly basis to determine my settings.
Each night is different. Sometimes my AHI is low and sometimes it isn't.
- February 28, 2018 at 6:16 PM
- Pat said...
Well, that was fun! Thanks, Paul C., for the experience. Great expo, JzB!
Our book club just read "Manderley Forever" by Tatiana de Rosnay, a biographical novel about Daphne du Maurier. Ms. du Maurier wrote several novels and short stories that were made into movies, including "The Birds". Hitchcock made several of her stories into movies and never gave her any credit.
I'll take a SO at 22d A bit of butter/ PAT.
My mother had all the Tijuana Brass albums. I like his music.
In February, Cincinnati got 8+" of rain. We get more starting tonight. Enough!
Have a nice evening.
- February 28, 2018 at 6:57 PM
- Anonymous T said...
Hi All!
Thanks Paul for a fun-"didn't think I could" didable puzzle. It was a mess'o perps & STABs. Also, thanks for swigging by the Corner. I'm sure your Grand will love the doll house. //I'll address the circles in a bit...
JzB! As always, a smooth expo. Thanks for putting faces to some of my ESPs.
WO: miR before MARACHI (ESP) which didn't sound particularly Pakistani.
ESPs: LAI, LOY, LUANDA, TABARD, HEDREN, AVE (as clue'd)
Fav: how can it not be my Fav band from CANADA's ENTRE Nous?. [4:30]
Sparkle: c/a for SPACE BAR. IGUANA - the word always makes me think of Wall of Voodoo
{B,C,A,A} {missin' ya Moe}
Lucina - Brilliant! Dome... I shall never mess that up again (today).
Jinx - I too thought of Blazing Saddles while filling 41d... during a vendor presentation. I threw off their demo a bit by saying "$400 HAND CAR" slightly aloud (with the cow-poke accent :-)). Thanks for the clip.
OC4 - I've enjoyed Capitol Steps on PBS and NPR. Political parodies would be great programming for a C-SPAN 4.
OMK - Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get you...
My conspiracy: The circles are Rich's Easter Egg. They are obviously not needed due the the cross-references and they do anagram ASEA; TIMELY for the theme as D-O first pointed out.
TOLERATE Political GRID LOCK? I Can't Stand It [Clapton].
Cheers, -T
- February 28, 2018 at 7:15 PM
- Mike Sherline said...
oc4beach - Wow. Sounds like yours is a lot more high tech than mine and you're much more closely monitored than I am. I had one more sleep study after about 10 yrs. and I'm pretty sure all they did was change the constant pressure slightly. I had to get a new machine last year - this one has an SD card, which I had to send in after the first month of use to prove to Medicare I was really using it, but not again since, and no regular monitoring. Guess I'm lucky the basic system has worked for me as well as it has.
- February 28, 2018 at 8:17 PM
- Spitzboov said...
OAS and Picard - re: ORT. German Ort, L. German Oort; both mean place or location. I've never heard it mean a scrap of food. I'm with Picard; only seen it in puzzles, to mean a scrap of food.
- February 28, 2018 at 8:22 PM
- Picard said...
OAS and Spitzboov: Thanks for weighing in on ORT.
This online dictionary says ORT is "archaic"
This online dictionary shows ORT used to mean "ought"
One site asked why visitors were looking up this word. Almost all said it was from a crossword puzzle!
- March 1, 2018 at 12:16 AM
- Michael said...
oc4beach: FWIW, I have over 37,000 hours of CPAP time. Mostly it works great, but there is one assumption built into the machinery, that you sleep on your back, and don't turn over in your sleep.
If you're like me, sleeping on your stomach is the norm. It took me a while to work out a system that allowed for head motion while on my stomach (basically, double your pillow up so that it places your head high enough, so that the mask doesn't hit the mattress when turning in your sleep). And of course sometimes the mask doesn't sit squarely and it hisses, which I seem to treat as just being white noise.
Ah, technology ... can't live with it, can't live without it.
- March 1, 2018 at 12:25 AM
- Argyle said...
It must be just me. I used a CPAP and within half an hour, my mouth was so dry I couldn't spit. It had the humidifier and was full mask.
- March 1, 2018 at 1:24 AM
- Wilbur Charles said...
I actually FIRed at breakfast but my cell battery was low all day. Seems like my smartphone is using a lot of juice.
This week the order of difficulty seems to be reversed . A lot depends on what are Naticks for some and not others.
And of course Wilbur's two KEYS:
1. Black ink
2. Reading glasses
And, I might add, legible writing.
I was thinking of OMK while solving because in my search for fills I found myself working diagonally.
As usual write-up, commentary, l'icks and links were excellent. YR did her usual masterful explanation of the various nits
My son wants me to go the C-PAP route . I appreciated the information .
Well, after ignoring a January call from my golfing classmate, I'm in for today.
As Ferma would say: Hope to see y'all tomorrow
Anon-T did you find that internet scam?
- March 1, 2018 at 5:30 AM


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Item # 640678 (discounted price) THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, May, 1755
* Diagrams of three American forts
* The French & Indian War
A 4 page article headed: "An Account of the British Trade & Settlements in North America from the French of Mons. Dumont, one of the Commissioners on the Part of the King of France for settling the Limits of the English & French Colonies in N. America." This is a terrific article on the early settlements of America by the contending nations of England & France & the troubles which brewed between them. It takes over 4 pages. Subheads at the top of the pages are: "New History of Hudson's Bay" and "Discovery & Settlement of Newfoundland and "French & English Contend for it" and "The Importance of the Cod Fishery to England".
Of significance are the three illustrations of early forts built in North America, headed: "Plan of Fort Hallifax" and "Plan of Fort Franckfort" and "Plan of Fort Western, built in 1754" with descriptive text for each (see). Rare to find such prints of early American military installations in period magazines.
Near the back is the "Historical Chronicle" which has two letters from Philadelphia. And further on is half a page headed "America" which includes at least two reports on the French & Indian War including: "...immediately after marched to Will's Creek...the French have abandoned their forts on the Ohio & filed off to protect their settlements in Canada where they are apprehensive of being attacked by the New England forces...Twenty-six deserters from the French came lately to our camp..." with more (see).
This issue also includes the one of the full page plates called for, titled: "The Land Prospect of that Surprising Natural Harbour Call'd the Bullers of Buchan in Scotland" (see).
Has 46 pages, 4 3/4 by 8 inches, lacking the engraving of St. John's Gate, several tiny binding holes along the left spine, otherwise very nice, clean condition. Note: A photocopy of the cover from another issue is included for reference.
A very nice magazine from the French & Indian War with a wide range of varied content. This was the first periodical to use the word "magazine" in its title, having begun in 1731 and lasting until 1907.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's


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We experienced an issue last year when our battery bank died and we had to run off our generator for a night to charge the batteries. The generator ran fine, smells a little rich, but the exhaust kept filtering into the cabin and setting off our CO2 alarm. It is a wet exhaust, but there is still a decent amount of fumes that come with it and into the air.
Does anyone have any tips for controlling it? I would also like to not offend other boaters with it if possible.