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Pull-tabs in Minnesota are taking their first step toward going high tech on Monday as several metro bars unveiled the electronic versions that the state hopes will generate enough revenue to pay for a significant portion of the new Vikings stadium.
The state is planning on using revenue from pull-tabs to cover roughly $300 million of the $1-billion stadium -- but how will it work?
Basically, the new games can be accessed on an iPad. Patrons can choose between a couple of different games, but instead of physically pulling the tabs open like with the paper equivalent, a simple touch of the screen reveals the matches. It's the same concept delivered in a different platform.
It's only appropriate that a Vikings fan kicked off the era of electronic pull-tabs on Monday, just hours after the Minnesota State Gambling Board approved the games.
"Oh, I won!," Patrick Lynch exclaimed to cheers.
Lynch told FOX 9 News he thinks everyone wins with the new pull tab format.
"They can just bring it out where they're enjoying themselves and have a glass of beer," he said. "Have something to eat and do a little gambling."
The old paper pull-tabs aren't going away, but the electronic version offers five games to choose from and each player has the chance to win bonus rounds for a bigger payout.
Though the devices that can now be found at five metro bars are currently the only ones approved for play, the man who developed the games said the variations are limitless.
"We can theme games according to locale, according to charity, according to bar or restaurant," John Acres, of Acres 4.0, explained. "We can theme games according to player personalities or player desires."
Another electronic platform could be approved as soon as December, and that could feature bingo games and pull-tabs linked to other bars and restaurants.
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Express Games is the distributor of the new iPad games, and John Weaver told FOX 9 News it is conceivable that several hundred bars -- possibly up to a thousand -- could pick up the new format by the end of the year.
"I think that there will be new bars and restaurants that will decide to take this system on because it's exciting, fun and novel," he said, "and I think the charities are going to demand it."
Though the state's proceeds from the electronic pull-tab revenues will go toward the stadium, no one knows for sure how much money they will bring in just yet.
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Anyone in England and Wales with a dog out of control can now be jailed for six months. If the dog causes injury, the maximum term is to be two years. I have no sympathy for such people. Keeping these beasts is weird, and those who do it probably need treatment. But the Defra minister, Lord Taylor of Holbeach, complained in May that fewer than 20 people were in jail for dangerous dog offences. The sentencing council has duly told courts to raise the threshold to two years, "to send a message".
The same sentiment a year ago motivated magistrates to play to the gallery by jailing 1,292 people for stealing bottles of water or trainers or sending idiot incitements during the dispersed rampage dubbed "urban riots". Hysterical ministers raced home from holiday to tell judges to send messages. Judges duly ruined the lives of hundreds of young people, at great public expense and to no advantage to their victims. I have no sympathy for these people either, but again the politicised response to crime was disproportionate.
A month before, a London court jailed a stoned Charlie Gilmour after he swung on a union flag from the Cenotaph and tossed a bin at a police car, thus causing widespread outrage in the offices of the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail. The judge sent him down for 18 months to send a message carefully designed to wreck his university career. Yet again we need have no sympathy for Gilmour. But there is no such thing as a rap over the knuckles in jail. Judges know that any term in prison is a sentence for life.
How can British politicians, whose statements clearly seek to influence pliable judges, criticise other sovereign states for doing likewise? Last week the Foreign Office professed itself "deeply concerned" at the fate of Russia's Pussy Riot three, jailed for two years for "hooliganism" in Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral. They had staged what, by all accounts, was an obscene publicity stunt, videoing an anti-Putin song defamatory of the Virgin Mary in front of pious worshippers.
Good for free speech, we might all say. That the act outraged public decency is an understatement. In a Levada poll of Russian public opinion, just 5% thought the girls should go unpunished and 65% wanted them in prison, 29% with hard labour. Artists round the globe may plead free speech, but to treat the Pussy Riot gesture as a glorious stand for artistic liberty is like praising Johnny Rotten, who did similar things, as the Voltaire of our day. There can be disproportionate apologias as well as disproportionate sentences.
Artists can look after their own. For the British and US governments to get on high horses about Russian sentencing is hypocrisy. America and Britain damned the "disproportionate" Pussy Riot terms. In America's case this was from a nation that jails drug offenders for 20, 30 or 40 years, holds terrorism "suspects" incommunicado indefinitely and imprisons for life even trivial "three strikes" offenders. Last week alone a US military court declared that reporting the Guantánamo Bay trial ofKhalid Sheikh Mohammed would be censored. Any mention of his torture in prison was banned as "reasonably expected to damage national security". This has no apparent connection to proportionate punishment or freedom of speech.
There is of course a difference between the liberties enjoyed in most western democracies and the cruder jurisprudence of modern Russia, China and much of the Muslim world. It would be silly to pretend otherwise. But the difference is not so great as to merit the barrage of megaphone comment from west to east. Pussy Riot may have attacked no one physically, but no society, certainly not Britain, legislates on the basis that "words can never hurt". If a rock group invaded Westminster Abbey and gravely insulted a religious or ethnic minority before the high altar, we all know that ministers would howl for "exemplary punishment" and judges would oblige.
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Each student must sign up for the program ahead of time and agree to come to each class, as the information will be cumulative. Students should also bring their own smartphone, laptop with a microphone, or digital recorder to class.
By the end of the course, each student will produce a five-minute piece to share with the DC Public Library community. Class size will be open to the public but limited to eight students, so registration is required.
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MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Wisconsin native Jordan Zimmermann earned his 13th win of the season, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 Friday.
The Auburndale native pitched six solid innings for the Washington Nationals, allowing no runs on 4 hits and 5 strikeouts.
Milwaukee's only run of the night came in the 8th inning, when Jonathan Lucroy sent a solo shot over the center wall.
Zimmermann is now 4-0 all-time against his home-state team.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center said lone star ticks are to blame for an increasing number of people being diagnosed with a severe food allergy which leaves them unable to eat red meat.
"And to develop this kind of allergy late in life it's just crazy because you're used to a routine, you're used to going to the grocery store and knowing what you can buy. Now it's a process to buy everything," explained September Norman who was bitten by a lone start tick last year.
September didn't think much of the tick bite she received in June 2013 until a month later when she woke up in the middle of the night swollen with hives and unable to breathe.
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Doctors eventually discovered September is part of a growing number of people across the mid-south plagued by an 'Alpha-Gal' allergy they develop after being bitten by a lone star tick.
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Three cheers for the Atlanta Hawks, and not just puny "hip, hips," either. Make these full-throated "hoorays." A franchise that has chosen wrong so often has finally done it right. It has hired a basketball man of impeccable pedigree and plans to get out of his way.
Danny Ferry has done two tours with the San Antonio Spurs, the gold standard of NBA organizations, and in between he was general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who played for the NBA title in 2007 and won 66 games in 2008-2009. That Ferry has chosen to become GM of the Hawks says he's sold on an organization that has, to be frank, been the toughest of sells.
Bruce Levenson, one of the Hawks' many owners, introduced Ferry on Monday by saying, "For every question we asked Danny, he asked 10 of us." That was a polite way of noting the interviewee was actually the interviewer. At issue wasn't why the Hawks should hire him — that much was apparent — but why he should deign to work for these owners.
Had Ferry remained unsold on these owners, he'd have taken the Philadelphia job (he'd also had an audience there) or stayed in San Antonio. Of Levenson, Ferry said: "I was struck by his humble approach to the past, especially for a team that has done well."
Let the record reflect that, of the first thousand adjectives that might attach themselves to Levenson, "humble" isn't among them. But this ownership just managed to convince a pragmatic man that it's serious about changing, serious about winning in a way it hasn't been to date. (Sure enough, Levenson went so far as to acknowledge "missteps" — also a departure.)
Know this about Ferry: He left Cleveland after five good-to-excellent years — yes, having the world's best player under contract had something to do with it — because he and owner Dan Gilbert no longer shared a vision. In the willingness to do whatever it took to keep LeBron James, Gilbert fired coach Mike Brown. Ferry, whose contract was expiring, chose to walk away. "We were on different pages," Ferry said, "and I think I've given you what I'll give you [as rationale]."
Burned once, such a man would be doubly sure to ask tens if not hundreds of questions of any prospective employers. "I was in a good spot where I was," Ferry said. "I would not have made this decision if I didn't think this was a good opportunity and a good challenge."
Danny Ferry is the son of Bob Ferry, who in 1959 was the first-round pick of the Hawks, then based in St. Louis, and who would become GM of the Baltimore/Washington Bullets. Danny Ferry had such a golden career as a player — national champ in high school, three Final Fours in college, an NBA crown with the Spurs in 2003 — that if you ask, "Who's the best coach you ever had?," he can tick off four Hall of Famers as candidates: Morgan Wootten of DeMatha Catholic, Mike Krzyzewski of Duke, Lenny Wilkens of Cleveland and Gregg Popovich of the Spurs.
And Danny Ferry, basketball lifer, didn't come here to rubber-stamp the whims of Levenson and the Gearons. "I'm allowed to do everything," he said, responding to a question about having the Hawks rely more on statistical analysis. "If we take a common-sense approach, I'm very confident the answer [from ownership] is going to be yes."
There will be time to discuss deeper issues — the state of the Hawks' Core Four, the status of lame-duck coach Larry Drew, the enduring question of what to do with Josh Smith — in the days ahead, but for now it's enough to know that the new GM believes he's inheriting some "really good players" and that he's committed to "building something even stronger from what's already there."
If you're looking for a Ferry credo, this will do: "We want to be a value-based franchise."
If you're seeking an assurance that these owners, who have spent nearly a decade alienating their constituency, are serious about changing, know that Ferry asked Levenson, "Are you willing to do this the right way?" — and was satisfied with the answer.
These owners have gone from wanting to dump the Hawks from wanting to keep them and run them the way the Spurs have been run. Said Ferry: "I would not have come here if I thought [the Hawks being sold] was an issue. Bruce and I were just saying we'd hoped we'd both still be here 12 years from now."
There was a time — like, say, last week — when the thought of 12 more years of these Hawks under these owners would have induced howls of anguish. But now these owners have seen fit to hire Danny Ferry to run their team, and you have to admit: That's one heck of a restart.
By Mark Bradley
June 25th, 2012
4:15 pm
I'm still not sold on Ferry. He couldn't get the right pieces around LeBron in 6 years. Maybe he'll be better with a different project, though. Who knows.
June 25th, 2012
4:16 pm
Wait, first? Yay!
June 25th, 2012
4:23 pm
Interesting. I'm listening..
June 25th, 2012
4:28 pm
Spyro – perhaps the issue in Cleveland is that LBJ was not the player he is today rather than the supporting cast Ferry provided. Either way, it will be interesting to see how this offseason plays with Ferry at the helm.
June 25th, 2012
4:28 pm
Mark- Counting 2 from you and 1 so far from Schultzie. that's 3 columns today about the Hawks. This must be a good thing right?
June 25th, 2012
4:30 pm
I like the move. It shows me the Hawks are serious about winning
June 25th, 2012
4:31 pm
Sorry, but we still suck and thanks to a couple of awesome contracts we're looking at a first- or second-round playoff exit every year for the foreseeable future. I wish we could start fresh even if it meant having a couple 32-win seasons rather than being mired in mediocrity (and predictability) year in and year out.
June 25th, 2012
4:35 pm
It's just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, folks. Our esteemed writer also used to laud the incompetent buffoon Pete Babcock, for YEARS, lest anyone forget.
Stop subsidizing this incompetence–as that is all it is with this ownership group.
June 25th, 2012
4:43 pm
I did not think the ASG was capable of this type move. I'm surprised & excited. Be interesting to what DF's plans are after he gets in there. Wish him well.
June 25th, 2012
4:45 pm
is he bringing back the landlord?
June 25th, 2012
4:47 pm
As always, excellence is conferred on a "name" before results are tendered (ie Mark Texiera}. I would think optimism towards the next 2 seasons would be appropriate, he'll need time to apply his measure. The part about the ASG giving him the correct answers to his questions is laughable…they've lied to everyone here in the ATL and the Commish of the NBA at one point…now they can be trusted?
June 25th, 2012
4:48 pm
Good move….its a step in a different direction so its a good move.
June 25th, 2012
4:50 pm
This team can get better, but Ferry will have to move or Josh or Al in order to do it. I think we're stuck with Joe for the foreseeable future. Can we amnesty Marvin? Probably not. I'll give Ferry a chance, but I wish he had been able to pick his own coach.
June 25th, 2012
4:52 pm
Ferry is the best GM this team has had in 17 years. With that said, this article makes the same mistake that Atlanta sports fans make when evaluating the Falcons. Just because the people in charge look the part doesn't mean they deserve to be taken seriously.
The Hawks should be taken seriously only when Ferry reconstructs this team into a championship contender, just like the Falcons should be taken seriously only when they start winning playoff games. Until then, they are both pretenders. Ferry's pedigree doesn't mean anything until it translates into results.
June 25th, 2012
4:56 pm
The people who aren't sold on Ferry apparently wanted Sund to remain GM.
They are scared of change.
He comes from a winning prganization, has experience, built a team that got to the Finals.
What's not to like?
June 25th, 2012
4:57 pm
An adult running the show like the Braves and the Falcons.
June 25th, 2012
4:58 pm
Still not gonna believe a word these owners say, especially that last bit. By helping convince the fans they're here to stay is just a way of improving their reputation so the fans don't bomb on them in the next few years while they put this franchise up for sale
June 25th, 2012
5:00 pm
Yea, I'm still in shock. It like having new ownership in a way; kinda like when Ted Turner got out of the dugout and let someone else run the show. Hopefully this works out this time.
June 25th, 2012
5:02 pm
The Decision II: I'm taking my limited talents to the Southeast. I will never promise you one, two, three, four, five or six championships.
Go Dookies!
June 25th, 2012
5:06 pm
I am not totally sold. He lost valuable role players in Cleveland and did not get equal replacements. We do not have the talent to compete in crunch time and we do not have a coach that free agents want to come and play for. So we may need to blow the hwole thing up and start over again. let's see what happens!!
June 25th, 2012
5:07 pm
dr mr ferry…joe johnson to toronto…atlanta gets jose caldaron #6 pick, major cap relief… toronto gets wing vet that they covet..everyone's happy:) well,,,..toronto;s happy until the playoffs come around….iso/dribble-out-the-clock-joe….al horford to charlotte for #2 pick, cash, second rd pick and throw-in bench player….
June 25th, 2012
5:08 pm
Ok, now there is a chance – a chance – that things will improve. Not a certainty but a reasonably good bet. So I'm with the program for now. I agree with Najeh, let's give our support and wait for the results to provide evidence of improvement. Anytime, there is a change like this, those in charge will try to get a quick win. That buys confidence and support. Let's hope it starts this week with the draft.
June 25th, 2012
5:08 pm
should be "dear" mr ferry
June 25th, 2012
5:14 pm
Great hire, Hawks! Good start. Good to see Najeh on board.
June 25th, 2012
5:17 pm
Mark, any chance at all they use their amnesty on Joe Johnson?
June 25th, 2012
5:20 pm
I'm not as smitten with Ferry as you appear to be, Mark. At the very least, we can all agree he's a step up from Rick Sund. But, it's worth noting that Ferry's failure to surround LeBron with the right teammates largely led to James' decision to head to south beach in the first place.
With all due respect to Danny's judgment on the ASG, I think Hawks fans are going to have to see years of sustained competence before we trust this ownership group. We're talking about a group of owners that thought it a good idea to re-sign a coach one month BEFORE signing a much heralded new general manager. If a new GM search was underway, what possible reason was there to rush to sign a coach before the GM was in place? It doesn't make any sense.
Yet again the whole situation reeks of a lack of foresight from this ownership group.
June 25th, 2012
5:22 pm
spyro, it took James two seasons at his best ever to win in Miami with two NBA all-stars (one of which is a future HOF) playing beside him, to beat the young raw upstart OKC team….they're lucky they faced them when they did.. And even then, this Miami team would not have beaten the 2007 Spurs team Cleveland faced (Miami wouldn't have beaten the Kobe-led Lakers championship teams either)
June 25th, 2012
5:22 pm
now please pick Melo. We need a center!!!!!!!!!! Trade everyone cept Al, and Teague if you have to. Just get a freaking presence that can score inside and get the ball away from Iso Joe.
June 25th, 2012
5:23 pm
If he can find a way to get rid of Joe, he should be crowned King of Atlanta …..
June 25th, 2012
5:25 pm
Najeh, you don't think the falcons deserve to be taken seriously?
How long you been a Falcons fan?
June 25th, 2012
5:27 pm
"Having hired Danny Ferry, the Hawks must be taken seriously"
Why? That is like saying "Having hired Mark Richt, the Dwags must be taken seriously"
The AJC writers – providing comic relief for their readers, whether or not they mean to.
June 25th, 2012
5:33 pm
I am a NCAA BB fan, not a huge NBA fan, but I like the decision to bring in Ferry to get the ship headed in the right direction.
June 25th, 2012
5:39 pm
If theres one thing im happy about, its that Rick Sund is no longer the GM. I have to think that us Hawks fans would punch a hole in a wall if they just let him continue to babysit this roster…
June 25th, 2012
5:45 pm
I might be the only person on this forum who hasn't knocked the Hawks ownership.
Simple reason….It's hard to be a franchise owner and it's especially difficult to do that when you're part of a group of individuals who may or may not share your vision.
It's easy to second guess someone when you have no personal stake in a team. No human capital, no financial investment. I call anyone who lambasts the spirit group out as a wimp until they step up to the plate and make ASG an offer.
Pool your pennies and make them an offer for this team. Otherwise show up for the games, don't show up for the games. Nobody cares if you like ASG or not. Least of all ASG. Nor me.
p.s. Good hire.
June 25th, 2012
5:47 pm
Yeah, Amnesty on JJ is a bad idea for right now, but here is the deal, I believe since DF has fully control (confirmed if he has that) and that report from Sam Arick(sp?) is true. I think that this team is going to be shaken up and everybody will be playing and coaching for their jobs next year.
June 25th, 2012
5:52 pm
The Hawks may need to be taken seriously… but their owners sure shouldn't.
June 25th, 2012
5:56 pm
A great day.
June 25th, 2012
6:03 pm
You know, I have a better question. Who is Ferry is going to bring with him to Atlanta for scouting and front-office matters? I am thinking he might be taken some of the SA stuff, maybe.
June 25th, 2012
6:10 pm
[...] Having hired Danny Ferry, the Hawks must be taken seriously [...]
June 25th, 2012
6:10 pm
Nothing against the hire but let's face it…the guy has nothing to work with and if he can somehow construct a championship quality team immediately with what he has will be nothing short of a miracle.
This ship was torpedoed with the JJ contract. Maybe he can start the repairs but I don't see it being sea worthy for awhile.
June 25th, 2012
6:13 pm
Nothing to work with? …..Charlotte has nothing to work with, nor does Washington, but the Hawks are a perennial playoff team…that's crazy talk!
June 25th, 2012
6:14 pm
This actually shows that they are committed to the team and not themselves. You purchase a team to own the team. Not run it. It took them 4 years to do what Blank as done after he sent them the blue print. Purchase a team, hire great people, and move out of the way. It wasn't Danny's fault Lebron had performance anxiety in the fourth quarter. Good hire ASG. Let's go get 'em…. It would be great if the Hawks won a championship next year.
June 25th, 2012
6:20 pm
June 25th, 2012
6:13 pm
Nothing to work with? …..Charlotte has nothing to work with, nor does Washington, but the Hawks are a perennial playoff team…that's crazy talk
You my friend have the same mindset of the owners..you are satisfied with being a perennial playoff team? Read the whole comment..he does not have anything of championship quality..but it figures some will always be satisfied with just getting there…wow
June 25th, 2012
6:22 pm
Smoove for Ibaka and filler
June 25th, 2012
6:27 pm
You couldn't be more wrong. Never said I was satisfied, I'm not and expect to see some changes, where I disagreed strongly was your comment that Ferry has nothing to work with….
you can't grasp the difference?
June 25th, 2012
6:42 pm
Mike, what report from Sam Arick (sp?) are you referring to? Thx.
June 25th, 2012
6:48 pm
A great hire!! I mean, hey, this man might not build a team that will win the NBA title in the summer of 2013, but all I am asking for is just to put together a team that could very well still be playing in late May and early June. The Hawks are always on vacation right about then. Lol!! I mean, just make things interesting and exciting Danny.
June 25th, 2012
6:50 pm
Danny Ferry should bring in a veteran point guard (Andre Miller) and allow Larry Drew a full assembly of veteran starters. Teague is not a strong enough playmaker to curb our veteran bad habits. Only a veteran player can do this. Drew played veterans because their learning curve was small. Don't trust him to manage newer players. Get him a veteran point guard who can start. If they win, HOORAY!! If not, gut the team after the season. But the Hawks need an on-court leader.
June 25th, 2012
6:51 pm
Another Atlanta team that must be taken seriously..that's so funny


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For centuries, most wood floors were given a wax finish, which requires regular maintenance and waxing as part of routine housekeeping. Some homes still continue that tradition. But for the past 50 years, the vast majority of wood floors in American homes have been topped with layers of polyurethane. The advantage of this is a nice, durable finish and the ease of maintenance mostly by simple vacuuming and dry mopping.
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1. Bamboo: Recently bamboo, which is actually a grass, has been a popular alternative to hardwood flooring because of its environmentally friendly properties and affordable price. The look of bamboo plank floors is unique, and the floors are durable and practical.
Cost: $7 to $8 per square foot installed.
2. Wide oak plank: Choosing a floor made of three-to-five-inch-wide oak planks assures you will see more of the beauty of the natural wood. A floor can be installed pre-finished with polyurethane coating (with limited color selection). Unfinished planks can be custom-stained in any color from white to black. Several finishes are available.
Cost: $9 to $10 per square foot installed.
3. Hand-scraped wood: Universal Floors offers an option called hand scraping that produces a floor that mimics the rich character of antique floors. Lynn calls it a "footworn look for people who don't want their floors to look like they came out of a box." The look evokes the warmth of centuries-old floors. It is achieved through careful scraping with custom tools. It can be coated with polyurethane, although some prefer a wax or tung oil finish to preserve the patina.
$15 to $20 per square foot installed.
If you have old wood floors that are looking dull and scratched, consider refinishing. If both the finish and stain are worn off into the grain of the wood, it has to be sanded before applying new coats of polyurethane or wax.
If you are shopping for new floors or thinking of re-staining your old ones, consider the pros and cons of dark vs. light floors. Dark floors are dramatic but will show pet scratches and dust and can make a room appear smaller. Lighter floors have a timeless look and hide dirt better; plus, they never look trendy.
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New England Builder — as JLC was originally
called — was inspired by a cluster of five or six tables
at the Town and Country Restaurant in the northeastern Vermont
town of Lyndonville, recalls Mike Reitz, the magazine's founder
and first editor. Because it was just down the street from the
lumberyard, the restaurant was a popular early-morning
gathering place for local GCs and subs. Reitz was then working
as a carpenter ("I specialized in construction defects," he
says), and he'd found that in addition to being a good place to
eat breakfast, the T&C was a valuable educational resource
— just about the only one available to an aspiring
builder in that area during the late 1970s.
As he noted in a recent e-mail conversation, it was "the only
place where you stood half a chance of learning anything
honest, practical, or useful about a problem or a solution with
a product or a technique. Being a genuine rocket scientist and
a deep and insightful analyst of the human condition, I was
eventually inspired to observe, 'Wouldn't it be cool if
we had a bigger space and more people?'"
Farmers, builders, and an Underwood by lamplight. What builders
really needed, Reitz concluded, was a publication that provided
straight talk, concise information, and a minimum of
self-promotion and fluff. After mulling things over for a few
months and noting that an information tabloid called New
England Farmer seemed to be making a go of it, he decided to
take the plunge. "There were a lot more small builders around
than small farmers," he says. "They all needed good information
to stay in business, and there were a lot of advertisers who
wanted to sell them stuff." It was, he hoped, a winning
After soliciting a few manuscripts from friends, Reitz sold
some ads, moved a rotary-dial phone and an Underwood manual
typewriter onto his kitchen table, and began assembling the
first issue. The task was complicated by the fact that the
house didn't even have electricity (not an unusual situation in
that part of Vermont at the time, it should be said), so Reitz
and his wife, Winslow Tuttle, worked by the light of kerosene
lamps. The October 1982 issue of NEB — a 16-page tabloid
— contained roughly an article per page, including
features on kitchen and bathroom design, vapor barriers, solar
energy, and insulating an old stone cellar. Sprinkled
throughout were a dozen or so ads, mostly for local
Masthead magic. For builders just getting started in
business and hoping to land that first good job, a certain
amount of resume-padding has always been considered fair play
(assuming, of course, that the quality of the work is good),
and for its first few years, NEB's masthead displayed a similar
level of creativity. Reitz beefed up the editorial staff with
several imaginary members, including sales representative
"Peter Thompson," production editor "Steve Green," and
circulation editor "Diane Bennett."
"Our total revenue that first year was about $9,800," he says.
"I did the accounting myself the first few years in a Dome
Arson and murder. Reader response to the new
publication was strong from the beginning. By the spring of
1984, NEB had moved from Reitz's home into first-floor office
space in a 100-year-old brick building called the Sullivan
Block in the town of St. Johnsbury, Vt. With more than 11,000
subscribers, the publication was on the verge of turning a
profit for the first time.
Then, just before dawn on June 18, the Sullivan Block went up
in flames. The four-and-a-half-story building was completely
gutted by the fire. Investigators later discovered that Gregory
Reed, a local businessman and state legislator, had hired two
young men to torch the old place, hoping that the fire would
spread to an adjoining structure that he owned, spinning off an
insurance windfall. In a shocking turn of events still well
remembered in the area, Reed later shot one of the arsonists to
death and buried the body in a nearby gravel pit to prevent him
from talking to police.
Eventually Reed was convicted of the crime and given a long
prison sentence. But for NEB, the fire appeared to be the end
of the line. All the magazine's equipment and files were
destroyed, including photographs, completed articles, and story
leads. Reed's business had been well-insured, but NEB was not:
Although Reitz and a local insurance agent had been working out
the details of an office-contents policy for several weeks, the
meeting to close the deal happened to be scheduled for June 20
— two days after the fire.
The biggest loss, however, was the thick stack of 3x8 computer
cards containing the NEB subscriber list. Without them, the
prospect of getting the magazine up and running again seemed
Retrieved from the ashes. Remarkably enough, three days after
the fire, as a backhoe cleared away the rubble, Reitz and
Tuttle uncovered the badly damaged but recognizable remains of
the subscriber cards.
"They looked bad and they smelled bad," Reitz says. "They'd
been in a water-filled basement under three collapsed stories
of hot debris, so they'd cooked into a kind of a stew."
Nevertheless, after carefully separating and drying the
salvaged cards, he and his small staff found that even those
that were little more than flakes of ash could be deciphered
when lightly misted with water and held up to the light at just
the right angle. Eight weeks of mind-numbing effort later,
about two-thirds of the list had been restored — just
enough to justify trying to get the magazine back on its
Fire-sale special. With no insurance money to bankroll
the project, Reitz appealed directly to the magazine's readers.
In late August, subscribers on the reconstructed list (most of
whom had no idea why their July and August issues had never
arrived) received a much-abbreviated special issue of NEB
— a single folded sheet containing three short articles
and a half-dozen photos describing the fire and its
A two-column item next to the central fold urged readers to
help the magazine update and correct its mailing list and
offered two "fire-sale special" subscription rates: two years
for $10 (the cost of a one-year subscription at that time), or
a lifetime subscription for $100. Forty-six readers responded
with $100 checks (see "Catching Up With the Lifers," page 28),
and New England Builder pushed on.
Name change. Major changes lay ahead: By 1988, having
expanded beyond its geographical limits, NEB changed its name
to The Journal of Light Construction. "Everyone hated
it, thought it was a dumb idea," Reitz says. In 1994, the
original tabloid gave way to a magazine format. And in 1999,
current publisher Hanley-Wood bought the publication from the
Builderburg Group, the name under which NEB had incorporated 17
years before.
Despite these various upheavals, NEB and JLC have
continued to hold fast to Reitz's original vision of a place
where builders could find answers and solutions to real
questions and problems. And today, 25 years after that first
issue took shape in a kerosene-lit kitchen, the magazine
continues to rely primarily on its community of readers for
some of the best practical information available anywhere.
— Jon Vara
But who, exactly, are those JLC lifers? How many of them are
still receiving the magazine every month? Where do they live
and what are they doing today? As JLC's 25th anniversary
approached, we decided to tease their names from the subscriber
list and see how many we could reach by telephone. Here's what
we learned:
••• Of the 46 original lifetime subscribers, 21
are still on the JLC mailing list. There's no way to know what
became of the rest. Some have probably died, others moved
without leaving a new address, and some may have been
accidentally dropped from the list (though any who called to
notify us were quickly reinstated).
••• As you might expect of subscribers to a
magazine called New England Builder, more than half the lifers
have mailing addresses in one of the six New England states:
Seven hail from Massachusetts, two from New Hampshire, and one
each from Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, and Rhode Island. On the
other hand, the presence of three Pennsylvanians and two New
Yorkers on the list — along with one lifer each in
Colorado, California, and Florida — suggests that readers
knew that the magazine was moving toward a national audience
years before NEB made that wider focus official by changing its
name to The Journal of Light Construction. (Well, okay, our
reader in Colorado moved there from Massachusetts sometime in
the '90s, but he brought his subscription with him.)
•••••Almost all the lifers are still
actively building or somehow involved in the building industry.
The 16 lifers we managed to reach by phone included four
builders or remodelers; four construction consultants, home
inspectors, or energy wonks; three green builders specializing
in energy-efficient designs; two cabinetmakers; one home
builder/developer; one slate-roofing and sheet-metal
contractor; and one homeowner.
••• Four lifers own or work for companies with
25 or more employees, while three work alone. At least one has
an architecture degree, and several have taught woodworking or
carpentry at a college level. Three or four now have sons or
daughters who work with them or are in a building-related
business of their own.
••• About half the lifers report that they've
saved all their back issues and refer back to them at least
••• Two readers report that they received their
lifetime subscriptions as a gift, one from an employer and
another from a grateful customer. The rest, however, shelled
out their own money. When reminded of what they'd paid, many
expressed surprise that they'd had the nerve to part with 100
1984 dollars —which, according to the Consumer Price
Index inflation calculator, would be worth just about double
that today.
"I look at those forms the Social Security Administration sends
that list your income over the years, and the early '80s were
just pathetic," one lifer recalled. "It must have taken a lot
for me to write that check." Another noted that his brother
talked him into subscribing. "Money was a little tight then,"
another said simply, "but I really wanted to see you guys
succeed." — J.V.
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John Lewis Aurelia Double Wardrobe, Cool White
Product informationThis double wardrobe has an attractive plinth top and base. The doors have antiqued silver effect handles that have decorative (non working) locks. Inside are two hanging rails and a mirror.
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This December, the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District will host its third annual Santa's Pic Stop event featuring free pictures with Santa. The Santa's Pic Stop will take place at the Sunnyside Shines office at 45-56 43rd Street (near 47th Avenue) in Sunnyside on the following dates and times:
• Sunday, December 9th, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
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• Sunday, December 16th, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
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Posted on Friday, 7 June 2013
Cut It Out
It's another season of cut-outs, and I am so in. Well, it's been around for a long time, but I couldn't really push myself to go completely out of my comfort zone with waist-baring, back-revealing ones that will compromise my usually-conservative style. I find that there are more options for cut-outs now, and my favorite kind would be the ones that show off the neck and shoulders.
Here are three outfits that clearly show my growing obsession for cut-out details. They range from subtle to something more obvious, and I can't wait to get my hands on more creative cut-out placements in the future.
Pardon the overuse of girly skater skirts for these looks. This formula has become some sort of uniform for me recently!
(iAnyWear top, JOA skirt, Balenciaga bag, heels and earrings from Japan) Hype this look on Lookbook here.
(Chicwish top, Ellysage skirt, Chicnova shoes, INGNI headband) Hype this look on Lookbook here.
(iAnywear top and skirt, Tracyeinny bag, FashionCookie ShoeAvenue heels, Gorgeouxshop accessories) Hype this look on Lookbook here.
Posted on Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Dress and Vest
(Motel Rocks dress, Choies vest, Chicnova bag, Forever 21 heels, EMODA earrings, zeroUV sunglasses) Hype this look on Lookbook here.
This is a trendy as I can get. Black and white? Check. Bold stripes? Check. Pointy heels and ankle straps (together or separately)? Check. Not ashamed that I seem like I'm selling out, because this looks just like the B&W stuff I've been posting for the past 3 years. I *did* try something new out for this one though, as it's the first time I've worn a vest with a dress!
On a related note, so many bloggers on Lookbook.nu have this exact vest in the same free size. Except I'm most probably shorter than all of them, making it look so much longer and oversized on me. Boo!
Posted on Monday, 18 March 2013
Dive to Blue
(Chicnova sweater, Forever 21 shorts and accessories, Mango heels) Hype this look on Lookbook here.
The last hurrah for sweater weather. I can't go out like this anymore, as of this writing. Though I can still manage with light knits, I'm going to miss my chunky sweaters for a while… until I go to Osaka and Kyoto next month! Excited for spring weather, even if it's a little sad that sakura season started early this year and I won't be able to be there at its peak!
Posted on Saturday, 19 January 2013
(Indressme sweater, Chicnova bag, Topshop pants, Zara heels, MURUA necklace) Hype this look on Lookbook here.
What's the story behind purple and yellow always being used as the color scheme for dessert places? I always found it so fascinating to see these two colors often being paired together, and it's not like yellow is the first thing I think of when you tell me what color is best to pair with purple (and vice versa).
Here's a relatively simple and relaxed outfit I wore to a casual dinner with my boyfriend a few days ago. The weather has been absolutely lovely recently! I've been raving about it to everyone I run into because I'm in love with cold sweater weather so much (Well, except negative Celsius!) that I don't really mind sounding like a broken record, lol.
Posted on Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Tory Burch: Dark Denim
(Tory Burch Marlien Leggings in Resin Dark Fade jeans, H&M top, Guess heels, Chicnova bag, Topman hat) Hype this look on Lookbook here.
These pants from the latest Fall 2012 collection of Tory Burch are my perfect fitting jeans to date! So comfortable and I absolutely love the gold details on the side that make it more than just your ordinary pair of jeans. I haven't worn blue or dark blue denim pants in a while but I just might rekindle the flame of this old romance. Can you believe that skirts/shorts-loving me used to live in my jeans throughout my early college years?


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Click above for more shots of Toyota's Night ViewWe've questioned why some automakers in the past have gone to the trouble of replicating the look of traditional gauges when normal ones would do the trick. In the case of the new Toyota Crown Hybrid, though, there is a good reason for the 1280 x 480 pixel LCD panel mounted directly above the steering wheel in the dash, and Toyota calls it "Night View." Though other companies have used some sort of night vision technology before, and many have begun offering headlights that turn with the steering wheel to improve the safety of driving at night,... Read More


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Real Salt Lake: Shots missed in key moments as RSL falls 2-0 in Dallas
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The Salt Lake TribuneFirst published Mar 23 2013 10:01PM
Frisco, Texas • Jason Kreis has coached 230 soccer games with Real Salt Lake. As a player, his career included hundreds more matches. And in that time, those decades, he's learned this: A soccer game, despite "a ton of plays and a ton of moments" usually can be distilled to one or two that mattered most.
In RSL's 2-0 loss in front of 11,181 at FC Dallas Stadium on Saturday, those moments came in the 77th and 78th minute, when both Devon Sandoval and Olmes Garcia — on his first career MLS touch, no less — came within inches of scoring and tying the game at 1-1.
"If we score that," center back Nat Borchers said, "maybe it's a different game."
Sandoval's chance came on a follow after FC Dallas goalkeeper Chris Seitz, a former RSL player, saved a shot in the box by Robbie Findley. However, a sliding Matt Hedges saved what appeared to be a sure goal as Sandoval attempted to tuck the shot into the net.
"I couldn't believe it," said Sandoval, the first-year player from New Mexico. "I thought I had it."
On the ensuing corner kick, Garcia's header clanked off the near post.
"I think if either one of those goes in," Kreis said, "we're having a lot different conversation and having a lot different feelings about ourselves."
Salt Lake (1-2-1) played minus 11 players, five due to national team call-ups and six more to injury and illness.
"I don't remember too many times or too many teams to have 11 players unable to play in a match," Kreis said.
The loss kept RSL winless at FC Dallas and in the state of Texas. It is 0-19-3 all-time in the Lone Star state and 0-11-2 at FC Dallas.
Captain Kyle Beckerman, goalkeeper Nick Rimando, defender Tony Beltran and forward Alvaro Saborio were all on national team duty for the World Cup qualifier between the U.S. and Costa Rica on Friday. Starting midfielder Sebastian Velasquez was sick and a late scratch.
"Credit to the other 19 that were available for this game," Kreis said. "I think they fought extremely hard."
One of those 19, though, could be found in the postgame locker room, hunched into his locker. Josh Saunders, who made his first RSL start in place of Rimando, placed much of the blame for the loss on himself.
He felt he misplayed a shot by Fabian Castillo in the 71st minute that grabbed the top of the net and gave Dallas a 1-0 edge. Then, in the 81st minute, Dallas defender Jackson challenged Saunders in the box and dislodged the ball, which trickled into the net for Dallas' second goal and insurance policy.
"I just took a bad touch," Saunders said of the second, "and didn't make an initiative to put it out there. Regardless of what I was trying to do, I was trying to be too cute and take a second touch and didn't quite get it off."
Saunders, who recorded five saves, was not buying the team's absent players as an excuse.
"Depleted or not," he said, "we're still all pros. We're here to do a job, and whoever you put on the field, you expect them to do a job."


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