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December 6, rumor has it that Boston will finally issue its sixth album, Life, Love & Hope, their first album since 2002's Corporate America. The problem a lot of people will have - and I've thought about this too is this: Is it really Boston without singer Brad Delp? Delp took his own life in 2007, and was as much a part of the Boston sound as Tom Sholz's gutiar. Right now, they've got a guy named Tommy DeCarlo singing for them, and yes, he sounds a lot like Brad... sometimes. I don't know. Tom Scholz' is the mastermind in that band, but Boston without Brad Delp? Part of me says "Just stop it, you're cheating the fans." But then, I have to think, "What would I do if I was in Tom's shoes?" He shouldn't just have to pack it in and quit. He didn't fire Brad. Does he need the money? I imagine he's set for life. But what about the rest of the band? They still have to make a living, and when you're life involves touring outside of a local area on weekends, that means you can't hold a 9 to 5 job. You need to play, and there's no pension plans in rock and roll. So perhaps Tom isn't the bad guy, as he seems to often be portrayed. Maybe it's not all about preserving the past. Maybe it isn't all about Tom. Maybe it's about taking care of those in the present.
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I have to assume he did.
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I bought the most beautiful dinner plate size 1.5 lb portherhouse steaks the other day--the deluxe section with the thickest part of the filet attached and almost no bone--Black Angus choice, for $7.99/lb. These weren't on sale, it's just the current price. In August, the same steak would have cost me $12.99/lb or so. If I'm not mistaken, beef prices were especially attractive about this time of year last year, too.
I bought four and wrapped them individually for the freezer. That's four meals--one will feed both of us easily.
But I don't remember any such phenomena in L.A. Maybe it's logical on a regional basis? Here at latitude 49, colder weather certainly means less barbecuing, and over the holidays the competition from the poultry department for what is considered a luxury meat might simply drive prices down.
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If eyes are the windows to your soul, then fun eye makeup is the ultimate accessory. I found this amazing Twiggy makeup tutorial online the other day. If I go out this weekend I just might do my makeup like that, with hair like this…
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With five different Eagles scoring in double figures, and a scintillating 15-0 run in the second half, the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team got past the Bobcats of Montana State, 68-53, on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament in Missoula, Mont.
No. 3-seed Eastern advances to the semifinals to take on No.2-seed Northern Colorado on Friday (March 15) at 10 a.m. PDT/11 MDT at Dahlberg Arena.
It was not a pretty start for either team on Wednesday afternoon in Missoula, as the Eags and Bobcats combined for 21 turnovers in the first period, and made just 21-of-59 shots between them. But the second half was a different story.
Eastern committed just four turnovers total in the second period, and shot 57 percent from the field, including 4-of-9 from beyond the arc. EWU forced nine Bobcat turnovers, which they converted into 11 points on the other end, and being out-rebounded in the first 20 minutes, 22-17, EWU and MSU were even on the boards in the second.
"I thought defense really keyed our offensive effort in the second half," said EWU head coach Wendy Schuller. "I thought we did a good job putting pressure on them and getting our hands on some balls. That maybe got them a little frustrated, and then we were able to get into the open floor and run."
Coming out of the break, Montana State hit its first two baskets to take a 29-26 lead, but at that point, Eastern Washington caught fire. Over the next five minutes, the Eagles made six-consecutive baskets, including two from 3-point range by Eastern's Big Sky Freshman of the Year, Hayley Hodgins.
The Eagles scored 15 unanswered points before MSU's Peyton Ferris put a momentary stop to the bleeding with a mid-range jumper at the 12:29-mark of the second half. But in what seemed like the blink of an eye, EWU had turned that three-point deficit into a 16-point lead at 49-33.
During the run, EWU had three different players score at least four points, and that was thanks in large part sophomore point guard Kylie Huerta, who contributed four assists and two steals during the surge.
"Kylie did a great job of making sure we were organized," said All-Big Sky first-team guard Lexie Nelson, who finished with a game-high 18 points, including three back-to-back-to-back to spark the Eagle run. "She made sure we all stayed on the same page, and we just kept running and pushing the ball."
The Bobcats managed to cut the lead to nine (49-40) with just over nine minutes to play, but that was the closest they'd come, as EWU's junior center Laura Hughes converted three-straight layups to put Eastern back up by 17.
Hughes was one of five Eagles to eclipse double-digits, as she finished with 13 on a perfect 6-of-6 effort from the floor. Unfortunately though, Hughes made a premature exit after taking a hard fall on the defensive end.
Nelson led the team with 18 points, while Huerta and junior guard Aubrey Ashenfelter both finished with 12. Huerta was one assist shy of her first-career double-double, as she finished with nine times, as well as six steals.
Hodgins finished with 11 points, including 3-of-5 from downtown, which was a big part of the momentum swing in the second half.
"It was good to see Hayley knock down that three out of the corner, which kind of got us going," said Schuller. "We had five players in double figures. We talk about this all the time - when we share the basketball, we are a good team. In the first half, I thought we spent a lot of time going one-on-one. It was pass, then the next one dribble, then pass, then dribble. In the second half, I thought we shared the ball a lot better. We got into the open floor and kind of let Kylie do her work, and then we knocked down some shots."
Eastern finished the game shooting 48 percent from the field, while holding MSU to 36.7. EWU had 13 assists and 15 turnovers, compared to just nine assists for the Bobcats and 19 miscues. Eastern is now 17-2 in the 2012-13 campaign when posting an assist-to-turnover ratio of 0.8 or better.
With the men's tournament also taking place in Missoula, Eastern will get a full day to decompress and prepare before facing No. 2 Northern Colorado on Friday. The Bears advanced to the semis after a 67-59 win over Southern Utah. Eastern and UNC split during the regular-season, with each team winning on its home floor. But in Cheney, EWU dominated the Bears, 63-38, and in Greeley, it took a buzzer-beating shot by All-Big Sky first-teamer D'shara Strange to give UNC a slimmest 67-66 victory.


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A New Zealand tourism body, in a survey of more than 1000 people, has established the generally accepted rules of backyard cricket.
It seems to me that having the rules defined like that sort of defeats the point - one of the best things about backyard or beach cricket is that the rules can and should be negotiated according to conditions and location.
For instance, if you've got a neighbour with a nasty dog then you ban any shots that might send the ball in that direction.
If you need to even up the odds between players, you give the younger kids several "outs" before they have to leave the wicket, but more experienced players have to bat with one hand behind their back.
The rules set out by Tourism Bay of Plenty contradict themselves too - if you get bat to ball you have to run, but running between wickets is optional?
Where else would you run?
For your information though, should you need it in the backyard this summer, here's Tourism BOP's rules:
1. One hand, one bounce: catches can be taken with one hand if the ball has bounced once.
2. Six and out: the batsman is out if the ball is hit over the fence or into water on the full.
3. LBW: in or out - the decision is yours.
4. Nick it and out: any edges that go behind the wicket are automatically out.
5. Tippity run: you have to run if you get bat to ball.
6. You can't go out first ball.
7. Hit the house/bach: instant dismissal.
8. Hit the person cooking the BBQ or the BBQ itself: instant dismissal.
9. Standard over: backyard bowlers can bowl continuously until queried by the fielders awaiting their turn.
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In Multan we were denied a win when Pakistan was star-studded with big name batters and BD was still a mediocre minnow in test arena. Winning a test match with a higher ranked team is never been within our reach as much it is now.
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Whatcom County Council members have given county public works staff an informal nod to seek a $7 million loan from the state's public works trust fund, which issues low-interest construction loans to counties and cities across the state. However, Whatcom County is currently ineligible for public works trust fund dollars because the county is in violation of state growth management regulations.
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...I can't even position it along the wall lengthwise and make it more of a daybed. My question: do you guys have any ideas how I might dress up my bed in such a way that my apartment feels LESS like a bedroom? I've found it's much harder to create a daybed effect when the foot of the bed juts out into the room. I'd much appreciate any help you could give.
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The most obvious answer is to swap out the bed for a sofa bed -- like the Bo Concept Zen one shown here. But if you don't like the sofa bed idea, our suggestions would be to first, dress the bed in an understated, sleek way. The gray that you've used is a good start, although we'd move the dark pillows in front of the light ones, and we'd remove the one in front. We'd also hang the mirror on the inside of a closet or bathroom door. We'd remove the IKEA dresser and either use under-bed storage (or in a closet?), or look for a credenza or cabinet that's not so bedroom-looking. (We wonder if you could actually remove it altogether and push the bed over to that wall?) And we'd think about a wall lamp.
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are there any more pics of this place? it's hard to tell the layout without seeing it from the other direction. i second the idea of getting a long, low credenza to replace the bedroom-y dresser. something so easy that someone on AT suggested to me for my own studio is to have a folded quilt, lengthwise across the bottom of the bed. it's so simple, but it really does anchor the bed visually and makes it look much neater.
I think if you could turn the bed sideways and push it up against the wall, then put the pillows against the wall instead of the headboard and add a few more pillows, that it would feel more like a daybed.
Perhaps a duvet cover custom made out of a heavier (think upholstery-weight) fabric would help, too.
It would make your bed appear more weighty and less sheet-y.
I bought a shoji screen and put it in front of the bed so it was less obvious. I bought it from homedecorators.com and it has slats that go through it for shelves so it's even more useful.
If you don't want a sofa bed you could do a futon instead. My boyfriend and I slept on a futon for a few years, and it was actually really comfortable.
I agree that we need more pictures to be any real help. It looks like you could push the bed under the windows, but I'm assuming you tried that and it didn't work? Either more photos or a floorplan would be great to get a better sense of the room.
How about a raised loft bed? Are your ceilings tall enough?
I agree with the weightier bedcover idea.
I'd probably do a rug, like a kilim, and would also draw the eye up to the wall with a massive mirror or a clock or piece of "non-bedroomy" art.
I think the kilim sounds like a good idea to me because it reminds me of a lounging platform in a harem tent. Now all you need are some people of your preferred gender to fan you with palm fronds and hold your hookah.
What would happen if you turned the bed around? Or how about a single bed? I know it sounds lame, but it adds a lot of space... do you have a lot of sleepovers?
oooh, i like that idea! turn the bed around so it faces the wall... put some kind of narrow console table up against the back of the headboard... it could really define the "bedroom" space better when you walk in. Hard to tell if there is room for that though without more pictures or a floorplan.
Get inspired by the wall-beds at http://www.mobelform.com (go to products, then sofabeds/ wallbeds). If you can swing it, a sofa bed or Murphy bed would work well in the entry's alcove.
If this is not an option, then do try the great idea of swinging the head-board in the opposite position. Either use a console as a desk or an actual sleek desk in front of the head-board. The viewer's eye will then be drawn to the desk and its chair.
To further hide the bed, consider panels of fabric (or curtains) strung on a steel cable system immediately behind the headboard (See West Elm's 20' long "Steel Cable System" for only $34.00; see http://www.westelm.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?partNumber=WE-PRODb209&storeId=17001&langId=-1&catalogId=17002&viewSetCode=E&parentId=WE-SH1RUGHDW&retainNav=true&cmsrc=WE-SH1RUGHDW).
Consider one panel or curtain to each side of the head-board so that each panel or curtain meets the floor; and one panel in the middle (that gets folded as it meets the bed). From the front, the three panels of fabric/ curtains together will form an additional "wall" that, again, conceals the bed. Good luck.
Tim, I have exactly the same issue in my studio (in NY), where I've lived for 3 years. I definitely second the idea about artwork. Get something big and beautiful over the bed and you will care less about its location.
I also agree about the dresser giving a "bedroom feel". I don't have any "bedroom-y" furniture other than the actual bed, but others in my building (with the same apartment) do and it accentuates the problem.
I have the same problem, and I agree that having be linens that look less like bed linens works. I made my bed super fabulousish by getting this really bold print fabric at Britex for my comforter cover, then added huge silk pillows and hung silk fabric over the wall. It's still my bed but it's sooo not bed.
I live in a studio too. I agree that if you're not going to hide it with fabric or screens, making the bed part of the decor is the thing to do. Maybe design around a duvet cover you like especially. And make your duvet fluffy and inviting with pillows that don't look like the kind you sleep on. The first thing my friends want to do is lie down when they enter my place, so it's not like everyone's just trying to ignore your private bedroom space if it looks really made up, like a display. It's hard not to live without a dresser if you have no place else to put it. Maybe paint that and the headboard of your bed?
I've lived in my 280 square foot studio apartment coming up on ten years and my fiancee moved in with me three years ago. I'd always been interested in a murphy bed and finally last year we bought one. It's amazing! Very comfortable and it makes such a huge difference. When we walk into the apartment we just see space and light (getting rid of the bed makes it seem like there's more light) as opposed to a clutter.
They do tend to be expensive but we found just a frame on craigslist for $200. The cabinets tend to be pretty expensive. Anyway, can't recommend it enough. My only regret is that I didn't get one 10 years ago.
I LOVE my Murphy bed! I am with josie on this one-I can't recommend it enough!
What about getting a low platform bed so it looks more like a raised portion of the floor rather than a bed? I would choose a model without a headboard where the bed extends around the edge of the mattress, like this one, which even includes an interior drawer for storage: http://www.boconcept.us/default.aspx?id=62866&ImageID=536
I would then get rid of the dresser and scatter some pillows around to make it feel more like a conversation pit.
My bed is also in my living space (the teensy space that is intended for a bed is too small and is now my work studio) and the attached is what I'm buying. I'm buying the Queen size.
My thought is that if I need to have a bed visible, why not make it a beautiful one. It goes with my decor.
I agree that having bedroomy furniture around it would not be wise. I have an repro antique chinese bar that I use as a dresser for intimate things. No one realizes what it is, hence, less of a bedroom feel. My other things are in the closet.
I'll try this again....
how about useing a curtain or a larger bookcase to place on the side of the bed bumps up against the 'living room'
I like the idea of facing the bed the other way, or absolutely a Murphy Bed (and agree that more pictures would be very helpful, regardless)!
Two additional options:
#1. Take the pillows off - you could even stash them on the floor on the far side of the bed during the day - and cover the bed with a gorgeous bright cover (or even a rug!) that goes all the way to the floor... giving the impression that this area is just a beautiful "platform," not a bed. Something like this might work well: http://tinyurl.com/2cls9w . Again, definitely let it touch the floor!
#2. Make the entire bed clean crisp white. It will "disappear" - especially if you put a big bold piece of art over the headboard (which I definitely recommend you do!) to draw your eye there.
Finally, as just a side note, you might want to move your full-length mirror to the other corner - I think it's adding to the bedroom "vibe" and doesn't seem quite as sophisticated as the rest of your space.
Good luck!
Jumping on the Murphy bed bandwagon, I think that it is a great way to go. They can get a little spendy, but in my experience it is definitely worth the investment. I got mine at a company called Old Creek, http://www.wallbedfactory.com, and have been completely satisfied with it. I have a small space as well (though not quite as small as yours) and having the ability to raise my bed during the day makes my apartment feel twice as big! I have the model with the table on the front, which I use as an extra work/eat space.
If you do go this route, I would suggest a colorful rug to break up the room a bit more, and make it feel a bit more alive.
good luck!
Move the dresser and mirror as suggested (room in a closet? dresser as landing strip?) Put the bed against the wall and try placing the headboard against the wall to mimic a back to a daybed. I did that with a twin bed once and it really looked rather nice.


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Democrats and liberal advocacy groups have declared victory in what they called a Republican "war on women" and are celebrating the pivotal defeats of some GOP candidates who took rigid stands against abortion.
However, the issues in dispute — notably access to contraception and abortion — are far from settled, and social conservatives already are girding for new confrontations.
"We're going back to the drawing board," anti-abortion leader Marjorie Dannenfelser told fellow conservatives at a post-election gathering.
Dannensfelser said her organization, the Susan B. Anthony List, would seek to back candidates who can argue against abortion "with compassion and love." In an interview, she said Republican nominee Mitt Romney was too defensive on abortion-related issues and mentioned Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Indiana Gov.-elect Mike Pence as potential presidential candidates who intrigued her.
For activists supporting family planning programs and access to abortion, the election produced a series of triumphs, starting with the re-election of President Barack Obama. Groups such as Planned Parenthood and the National Organization for Women campaigned vigorously for him, and he won about 55 percent of women's votes.
The differences between Obama and Romney on some "war on women" issues were stark. Obama vowed to require insurance companies to cover birth control, preserve federal funding for Planned Parenthood, and protect access to abortion. Romney took opposing positions, and said he'd like to outlaw abortion except in cases of rape, incest and threat to the mother's life.
According to exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and TV networks, 59 percent of voters said abortion should be legal either in all or most cases, while 36 percent said it should be illegal all or most of the time.
This just shows me that the majority of Americans have been duped.
Goes to show that this country is slowly shifting to the left and its time that the Liberals take charge and continue to lead this country in the right direction.
There are liberal points of view that go in the right direction, but today's liberal agenda is mostly pagan, humanistic, and atheistic. So for the most part, liberals are going in the wrong, i.e. immoral direction.
I am Atheist. I believe the government should be non religious. Just because I don't believe in god doesn't mean I am not a moral person. I'm thoroughly sick of that false assumption.
As to MrRight If when I die I go before your god I will say that I have lived my life as best I could, trying to do good for my fellow man, and following my own morality and if because I didn't constantly praise you, I'm not fit for Heaven, then Heaven is no place I want to be.
"The wall between church and state should be kept high and impregnable" - SCOTUS
1. I am praying for you.
2. Government has gone from being "non religious" to favoring atheists.
3. Atheists, like everyone, follow their own morals. The question is; "where do those morals come from?" An atheist's morals come from belief in the biggest lie ever perpetrated.
4. As to your response to MrRight, I am confused. How can you acknowledge his "God" if you are supposedly an atheist?
5. As far as praising God, we were created for that reason, and it is the best reason for existence.
6. The Supreme Court of the United States cannot by legal fiat rule God out of existence. The "wall between church and state" is a farce.
Time for republicans to do a 180 on abortion. They should not only allow for it to be covered under obama-care, they should reward every mother that feels she cannot raise a child in this great country. Forget the moral question-the women that seek this way out arent worried about that. Only us do-gooders worry about morality-only to be scorned by the left. So let them have their abortions-and given enough time, the number of left-leaning democrats will by nature decrease. Very simple-fewer unwanted babies/ premies born to addicted parents= fewer future democrats. Sorry if you can't handle the truth.


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How much does it cost to start up a business?
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You know the truism: It takes money to make money. That much is obvious, but how much money does it take to make money? In this case: How much does it cost to launch a successful small business in Hawaii? To find out, we talked with entrepreneurs who launched four different businesses in the past two years, and to experts who advise new business owners. Warning: Startup costs are just that, a starting point. Many businesses lose money for years before they begin to turn a profit. Some, of course, never do.
Basique Threads, clothing boutique
Basique Threads co-owners Laurie Oda and Nick Leong
On the surface, what Laurie Oda and Nick Leong did last year was crazy.
Without any business experience, the couple signed a lease on a 980-square-foot space at Ward Warehouse, invested $50,000 in savings and borrowed money, and opened their boutique, Basique Threads, the week before Black Friday.
"It's an idea we had talked about. Everybody knows she loves to shop," Leong says of Oda, his longtime girlfriend. "As time went on, I saw this was her passion and that gave me clarity. I knew we could build something together."
The couple prepared by saving their money; Oda, 25, worked at a local boutique and Leong, 26, worked for ProPark Inc., his family's business.
Thinking they might be too much of a risk to secure a traditional bank loan, Oda and Leong borrowed $20,000 at the Lending Club, an online community where entrepreneurs get loans from investors.
Asking their parents for money was never an option. "We really wanted to give this a run on our own," Leong says.
Picking a location was tricky. They wanted to be in a neighborhood where people came to shop, like Ala Moana or Kakaako, but were reluctant to consider a mall, because mall owners set rules for their tenants, including hours of operation. However, they found that Ward Warehouse – with its steady foot traffic, trolley stops and assortment of boutiques with loyal followings – was ideal for them.
"Opening hours are really slow and, for us, that's an expense," Leong says. "But we get a lot more foot traffic (than at other places they considered) and the other stores are supportive of each other."
It cost about $15,000 to build out the 980-square-foot retail space, though they saved money when Leong built some of the shelving himself. Inventory cost several thousands more. In total, the couple spent about $50,000 to open the doors last November. Today, they go on buying trips about every six weeks to Los Angeles, where they scoop up the latest looks and find lesser-known brands to bring back to Hawaii.
They initially bought ads in Japanese magazines, but now most of their promotion is done on social media. They blast their new inventory on Instagram and Facebook – free to use and manage – and take orders online or by phone.
"That's where we get the most response," Oda says. "People place orders, ask questions, put clothes on hold. Once we post pictures, we notice the next day there's a rush of customers."
Leong estimates they will break even in a couple of years, if the economy and other factors continue to improve. For now, they're just happy to be able to hire five part-time employees and take two days off a week (though they run errands for the shop and do other work on their days off).
Oda thought she was going to be a school counselor, until she had an epiphany one day in college. "I just panicked. I thought, 'I don't think I could do that.' " Today, Oda loves being a small-business owner and says, "I'm still having fun with it."
She and Leong acknowledge their business produced some surprises. "This may sound wrong, but I think it was a lot more work than we expected," Leong says. "Not to say we took this lightly, but it's really beyond a typical eight-hour workday."
About 800 small businesses are created in Hawaii every year, and about the same number go out of business, says Kurt Corbin, assistant state director for the Hawaii Small Business Development Center, which provides professional consulting, research and training to business owners and new entrepreneurs. The new businesses include everything from one-person, part-time operations with few startup expenses to bricks-and-mortar stores, restaurants and service companies with dozens of employees from the get-go and up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in startup costs.
"What happens in down economies is people think, 'If I can't find work, maybe I can start a business on my own,' and that's what we're seeing," Corbin says. "And we're seeing a real generational difference: Younger people who have gone to school and worked are much more fearless about going out on their own and starting businesses. That's not the case with the older generation, which is still clinging to the security that working for someone else provides."
The Internet fuels today's entrepreneurial spirit. "There's a sense that I, too, can create a world-class company out of a simple idea, and technology enables that," he says.
Via Gelato, food truck
Via Gelato owner Melissa Bow
After working as a physical therapist in New York for eight years, Melissa Bow got homesick and moved back to Honolulu.
She decided to make handcrafted gelato, one of her favorite treats, and sell her distinct flavors out of a food truck.
"I wanted to really enjoy my life here by working with all the things that I love: food and Hawaii culture," says Bow, 32, who started Via Gelato this year.
She found a delivery truck on Craigslist for $4,200 and, with the help of a mechanic in Kalihi, did all of the bodywork and painting. She went to Re-use Hawaii and found cubicles that she cut and turned into cabinets. "The only thing I paid for were the granite countertops and freezers," she says. "That's it."
In all, she spent $100 for the countertops and paid another $200 to a friend who cut and installed them. She bought the two freezers on sale at Sears for about $1,200.
After months of prepping the truck, building a social media presence and perfecting flavors using as many locally sourced ingredients as possible, Bow hit the streets of Honolulu in June, selling flavors such as brown butter vanilla, green tea haupia and black sesame with freshly made cones.
Now, ingredients are her biggest expense. She uses high-quality local items – macadamia nuts from the Big Island, strawberries from Maui, lilikoi and kalo grown on Oahu – that cost more than ordinary ingredients and she creates only small batches of the unique-to-Hawaii flavors. But that extra cost was built into her business plan and her customers seem willing to pay more for handcrafted gelato.
"People in Hawaii are super cool," she says. "They want to support local business."
She runs her truck five days a week and makes gelato just about every day. She's always experimenting with new flavors – right now she's toying with corn and bacon – and does most of her own marketing through Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Without a mortgage or children, Bow knows this is the right time to take a risk on a new business. She's hoping to break even in about six months.
It's rewarding to put all of your energy into something you want to do, she says. "Everyone always says owning your own business is so hard. I wouldn't say it's so hard. It's hard work. You have to be willing to put in that work. But, if you believe in your product and your vision and you put in the work, yeah, you can definitely do it."
Unleash Studio, graphic design
Melissa Rivera-Torres in her studio
Armed with a master's degree and an impressive art portfolio, Melissa Rivera-Torres had to decide between New York City, where she was offered a job teaching design, and Hawaii, where no job awaited her.
She picked Honolulu and took part-time teaching jobs to pay her expenses, but they didn't satisfy her urge to create.
So, in 2009, she invested $20,000 from her savings to launch Unleash Studio, a company focused on creative and functional two- and three-dimensional designs. These included graphic T-shirts, desktop robots, lifeguard doghouses and a tissue box shaped like a whale. She saves money by working out of her apartment lanai, using affordable and often previously used materials – such as aluminum ladders, and pieces of Plexiglas and wood – and to create an industrial décor that showcases her design style.
She'd love to build her interior design portfolio and create more three-dimensional pieces, but they're costly to produce. So she banks on graphic design work such as corporate logos and graphic prints to fund her other projects.
"It takes time to get your money back to break even and keep things interesting for people," says Rivera-Torres, 33, who was born and raised in Cocoyoc, a small town south of Mexico City. (Her mother is from Kauai.) "And it is lots of work, especially the shirt side of things. It's lots of money going into starting a business. And it's hard doing everything yourself."
Rivera-Torres started out printing T-shirts locally, which cost a lot and required a large print run. She quickly found that focusing too much on apparel was taking her away from her true passions of three-dimensional product design and interior design.
"I am doing more graphic work to bring more money in to focus more on interior spaces and possibly producing my products one day," she says.
One of her biggest challenges was figuring out how much to charge people for her professional services. She didn't want to overcharge clients, but she couldn't undersell herself, either.
"It took me awhile to understand how to charge people for my design services, since I love what I do," she says. "But it's very important, in order to survive, to stick to your prices and charge accordingly."
Mt. Kaala Coffee Co., coffee shop
With almost 20 years of coffee-roasting experience on the North Shore, John Alvarez decided to open a coffee shop in Waikiki with two partners.
One partner was the major financial contributor to the project, which cost about $70,000 to launch. The other partner was responsible for building out and operating the business. Alvarez, who continued to roast coffee at North Shore Coffee Roasters with his brother, was signed on to be a consultant to the business.
But things didn't work out as planned.
The build-out of Mt. Kaala Coffee Co. in the Ilikai Hotel & Suites took longer and cost more than initially estimated. Then, due to a series of setbacks, the operating partner was removed from his position and Alvarez had to run the business.
"It was a total mess," says Alvarez, who still runs the wholesale coffee-roasting business in Haleiwa. "The big adjustment made was that I had to become the operator of the business."
Alvarez, who lives on the North Shore, commutes to Waikiki three or four days a week, mostly to pick up and deliver supplies, do the banking, and repair equipment. He also handles the paperwork, taxes and payroll for the shop's six employees.
"My typical day is spent putting out fires and oiling squeaky wheels," he says. "I really wish I was closer and could spend more time in the shop, but such is how the situation worked out. It was never my plan to go to town to operate a shop."
While the shop's location is challenging – "There is almost no traffic coming in off the street to shop like you would see in other hotels in Waikiki" – he says it hasn't lost money, thanks to loyal followers who love Mt. Kaala's high-quality, locally grown coffee, all roasted by Alvarez.
With his wholesale and retail ventures doing well, Alvarez says, he has time to focus on a new venture: building a coffee visitor center near the Dole Plantation on the North Shore. It's scheduled to open this fall.
"Fortunately, the wholesale company runs pretty smoothly and I can spend the rest of my time working on this new venture," he says, adding, "with intermittent surfing sessions along the way."
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Little fighter Charlotte Nott has to wait over bone MRI test
8:40am Monday 3rd February 2014 in News
Youngster Charlotte Nott is waiting on the results of an MRI scan.
The six-year-old, who celebrated her birthday on Monday, had the scan last week at the John Radcliffe Hospital to see if a bone infection had cleared up.
Charlotte, a pupil at Horspath CofE Primary School, had the lower parts of her arms and legs amputated after contracting meningitis as a baby.
Mum Jenny Daniels, 32, of Brasenose Driftway in Oxford, said her daughter had been finding it difficult to walk following three operations for a bone infection.
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Why Growth Is Overrated
Timothy is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Investors have a tendency to flock to companies which grow at extremely high rates. The logic goes that if the company grows by x% per year than so too will the stock. Using that same logic, many investors avoid companies which grow slowly. Again, the logic is that if the company can only grow by, say, 5% per year, then surely the stock won't grow any faster.
Two examples of this type of magnetic attraction to high-growth stocks are Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Chipotle (NYSE: CMG). Both companies have seen a dramatic rise in revenues over the last decade.
NFLX Revenue Annual data by YCharts
Netflix saw revenue grow from $153 million in 2002 to $3.2 billion in 2011, and annualized rise of 35.5% per year. Chipotle grew its revenue from $205 million in 2002 to $2.27 billion in 2011, and annualized gain of 27.2%. The stock charts of both have a similar feature.
Both saw meteoric rises as investors piled into the stocks. The stocks kept rising, luring more investors to buy shares. Growth estimates and stock returns blinded them of the reality of the vastly overpriced companies they were buying. And then, the inevitable crash as growth ended up being slower than their sky-high expectations.
This is one reason why growth and stock performance are not exactly correlated. Price matters. If you bought and sold either one of these stocks at the right time and the right price you did extremely well. If, instead, you chose the wrong price, you did abysmally.
Why Slow Growth Is Fine
Meanwhile, slow growing, boring stocks get ignored. Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), once a growth stock itself, has slowed down dramatically in recent years. The company's annual growth target is 5-7%, a far cry from its past growth rates. The slowing growth has prompted calls that Cisco is "dead money," that slow revenue growth will lead to poor stock performance.
But those calls are wrong. Two things work in favor of the slow-growth stock.
- Buying at the right price
- Retained Earnings
Let's say that you think Cisco is fairly valued at about $20 per share, about where it's trading today, so you buy a bunch of shares. Cisco generates about $10 billion in free cash flow per year, some of which goes to dividends and some of which goes to buybacks. For the sake of simplicity, let's assume that Cisco stops all of this and simply keeps the FCF as cash on the balance sheet. 10 years go by. Cisco grows FCF at 5% per year.
How much is the stock worth now, assuming that your expectations are the same about future growth? Well, FCF has increased by a total of 62.9%. So, naively, one would think that the stock would appreciate at the same rate. But there are retained earnings to consider.
All of the cash which Cisco generated during the decade adds to the value of the company. Over the course of ten years the cash balance would have increased by $132 billion. With a share count of 5.4 billion, that's $24.44 per share in added cash.
So, the new fair value of a share of Cisco would be about $57. $32.50 of this comes from the original fair value increased by 62.9%, and the rest comes from the additional cash. The fair value thus increased by 185% over the course of the decade, or at an annualized rate of 11.04%, more than twice the rate of earnings growth.
The Price Is Right
What happens if you were able to buy the stock below fair value? Let's say you bought shares of Cisco a few months earlier for $16.25 per share instead of $20 per share, unable to pass up such a bargain. How does that affect the calculation above? Your return would now be 250% over the course of the decade, or 13.37% annualized. All from a measly 5% annual growth rate.
The Bottom Line
The myth that fast-growing companies offer the best returns is simply not true. In fact, if your timing is bad, they could very well offer the worst returns. Retained earnings allow companies to increase in value even without earnings growth. And getting in at the right price will have an enormous effect on your performance. Cisco is a great example of a company which can provide exceptional returns even with a low single-digit growth rate. Obviously, Cisco will spend a lot of their profits on buybacks and dividends, but the net result is the same. Slow and steady wins the race.
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I am a 21 year old Novocastrian studying to be a Primary Teacher. I have recently realised how much I love cooking and have decided to share my meals with the world. I have made every dish I post on this blog with love.
French toast with maple syrup and crispy bacon.
French toast recipe (per 1 piece of bread):
Slice of white bread
1 egg
1 tbsp thickened cream
Pinch of cinnamon
1 tsp caster sugar
Mix egg, cream, cinnamon and sugar in a bowl. Soak bread in mixture on cook on medium heat in a fry pan until golden. Flip and toast until other side is golden. Indulge.
Bacon and egg pie! I have been using the short crust pastry recipe quite often lately. It's taken from Margaret Fulton's Encyclopedia, however I've made some slight adjustments. It goes as follows:
1 1/2 Cups of plain flour
pinch of salt
120g butter in 1cm chilled cubes (it is very important that the butter is very cold)
- I should note the original recipe only has 90g butter, but I find it works better with more
5 tbsp iced water (add a couplf od cubes of ice to your water)
Strained juice of 1 lemon
Sift flour and salt into large bowl.
Add the butter cubes and coat them in the flour mixture.
Rub the butter between your thumb and fingertips above the bowl (to break down the butter and aerate the mixture).
You will need to continue doing this until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. I find it takes around 10 minutes. If you shake the bowl the larger butter lumps should rise to the top, making it easy to find them and break them down.
Now mix the lemon juice with the iced water. You may not need all of the liquid and you may need more.
After adding 3 tbsp of the liquid, mix together with a round ended knife. Add this mixture a tbsp at a time. Mix after each addition until the mixture starts to come together.
Gather the dough in your hands and turn onto a floured surface. Handle as little as possible (this is so the butter stays chilled). Once dough is a solid piece wrap in cling film and refridgerate for 2 hours.
After two hours, take out and knead lightly. Roll out and place over greased baking tin.
Refrigerate for another hour before baking (otherwise it will shrink in oven).
Bake in a very hot oven - 230oC for 10 minutes and then turn down to moderate - 180oC.


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Hate Bank of America? Join the crowd
The largest share of complaints lodged with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have targeted the giant bank.
Banks have never been considered warm and friendly, and Bank of America (BAC) has ranked among the worst, landing on lists such as the "most disliked companies in America."
But the newly released database of complaints from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is giving some numbers and perspective to just exactly how much people revile B of A. The bottom line? The hate is fairly staggering.
The biggest share of complaints consumers lodged during the past 16 months were targeted toward B of A, according to an analysis of the data from The Wall Street Journal.
Nearly 23% of the 90,000 complaints were tied to B of A, while Wells Fargo (WFC) came in second place with 14% of total complaints, and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) placed third, with 11%, The Journal found.
Many complaints leveled at B of A are tied to mortgages, with about one-third of overall mortgage gripes linked to the bank. It's the legacy of the bank's purchase of mortgage lender Countrywide Financial, called "the deal from hell" by the Boston Business Journal.
"Our need to get these issues completely behind us is still high," B of A Chief Executive Brian Moynihan told Charlie Rose earlier this week.
Moynihan also said the bank has booked more than $40 billion in expenses tied to the Countrywide purchase since he got the CEO post in 2010, according to a Bloomberg article about the interview. He's attempting to shrink the bank's size through asset sales.
"While there have been times when you sit there and say, 'Jeez, this is a lot of pounding,' you always keep your eye on the purpose you're here. And that's to help people with their financial lives -- if you really keep focused on that, I could do this the rest of my life," Moynihan said.
Meanwhile, B of A told The Journal it has resolved almost all complaints forwarded by the CFPB. "We have been intensely focused on improving the process for our mortgage servicing customers," a spokesman said.
Get out of the big banks. It's only a matter of time until they pull a Cyprus on us. Cyprus took 40% of people's bank accounts to pay off the banks' gambling losses on derivatives. We should be trying and jailing the big bankers like Iceland did. Theirs is one of the only economies improving. Holder's failure to prosecute the bankers (he says they're "too big") is going to turn us into Greece / Cyprus.
Too big to fail - or too big to prosecute - is too big to exist. The banks must be broken up.
Do you know anyone's "complaint" that has been satisfied? You call them and get a machine that answers or forwarded to their new "concierge" that takes messages and then your account manager related to your mortgage never calls you back. It took them 2 years to update my file with the proper code when I called in monthly asking for when my house would be foreclosed. Now its been another 14 months and I'm still awaiting an appraiser to come and tell us what it will cost us to re-lease our house or find out when we need to move. I've spent 100's of hours on the phone and have had two phone calls in the last week alone to tell me that someone is going to call me within 48-72 hours to schedule an appointment. Why not just schedule it? I'm trying to do the "right" thing, but they just don't care. My friends say just live rent free forever, but I'm not one to remain on the Obama plan and am trying to get my life back in order, no thanks to B of A.
It's amazing how those of us who try to make money honestly find it so difficult, and those like BofA who do their best to lose money keep making more. What am I doing wrong?
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Ships vs. Deers: Bucks vs Clippers Preview
Category: Game Previews
What to Watch For: Bucks
39 games left in this godforsaken season.
Larry Drew held a closed team meeting after the Bucks' 112-87 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, the results of which should be evident by the way the team comes out against LA on Monday night. There is the chance that they'll come out focused and determined with a sense of urgency and catch the Clippers napping.
Or, they may continue to trot out the lazy, uninspired mess we've seen all too often in the last several weeks. This is a chance for Larry Drew to show that he still holds some sway over this team and that the inmates aren't running the asylum, so to speak. If he can't? His seat will start heating up. Well, at least it'll start heating up faster than it already has.
What to watch for: Clippers
Even though All-World point guard Chris Paul is out with a shoulder injury, the Clippers boast a strong offensive attack where shooters like JJ Redick and Jamal Crawford compliment strong rebounders in Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. Even though they don't shoot a great percentage from 3 (34%, same as the Bucks), the second chances afforded by Griffin and Jordan keep the Clippers' offense humming right along at 106 points per game, good for third in the league.
Seeing as how the Bucks have neither the offensive firepower nor the defensive ability to even the playing field, viewers should take this opportunity to watch how a good NBA offense works.
Time – 7:00 p.m. CST
TV – FS Wisconsin
Radio – 620 WTMJ
Projected Lineups
PG Brandon Knight
SG Luke Ridnour
SF Giannis Antetokounmpo
PF Ersan Ilyasova
C Larry Sanders
PG Darren Collison
SG JJ Redick
SF Matt Barnes
PF Blake Griffin
C DeAndre Jordan
Choose the form of the Destructor: Blake Griffin
I remember a time not too long ago when Griffin was regarded as a kind of one-trick pony in the NBA – he could jump reeeeaaaaallllyyy high and dunk the ball in really cool ways. Once he did it over a car. That was pretty neat.
Now, however, he's turned into a dominant forward, averaging 23 points and 10 rebounds and flashing an acceptable midrange jumper that could eventually make him lethal. He's also been on a tear since the new year, which in turn has helped propel the Clippers to the third-best scoring average in the league. The Bucks' forwards will have their hands full trying to corral Griffin and his running mate DeAndre Jordan, especially in the battle for rebounds.
Prediction: Clippers 110 – Bucks 94
About the Author (Author Profile)Mitch has been a fan of the Bucks since the days of Big Dog, Ray Ray, and Sammy C. He's abnormally optimistic about the team even through the rough times and spends far too much time on the Trade Machine trying to make things better. He's 6'0" with a 5'11" wingspan and sees himself as more of a distributor than a scorer. Find him on Twitter @mitchvomhof
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The only thing colder then u.p. wind chills (-36) is the Milwaukee bucks. hopefully they can at least compete tonight. clips win 104-98.
Did anyone take advantage of the NBA League Pass free preview week this past week? You could pick a game… literally ANY game (all of which were a rare PLEASURE to watch!), to see how far the Bucks are from being even mildly competitive. Depressing? Yeah. Even Sacramento…. Even Utah…. Even Philly, are light years ahead of where the Bucks are right now in the execution of their plan. What actually is our plan?
112-94 Clippers.
Commentary on NBA TV from Dennis Scott: The Jazz have been playing much better with Trey Burke, because a good point guard makes a big difference.
Watching guys like Chris Paul, Burke, and one of my personal favorites, Ty Lawson, I'd have to agree with that comment. With a guy like that and a coach who can develop them properly, your team always has a chance.
itll be interesting to see how the freak handles the length and tenacity of barnes' defense, not that ill actually watch the game…
One thing that any coach can do is play the guys who are really giving effort and playing team basketball, and sit the ones who aren't — unless we don't have five guys on the team with the right kind of attitude. Then we're really in trouble.
Remember Coach Dale in "Hoosiers" when he only played four guys and the ref came over and said he was lacking a fifth: "My team is on the floor." Really, all one needs to know about basketball is in that movie. At the very least, it's a good break from following the Bucks.
Drew seat might get hot if he can't get the players to put a professional level of play on the floor…'?
I just watched Drew's last post game interview (I hope!)
The uninspired and lazy efforts continued against the Clippers tonight..down as much as 36 in the 4th. Time for change at the helm. How clearly demonstrated is the inability of Drew to get the players attention-this needs to be over. NOW!
Only reason I disagree is that I don't think Kohl would be willing to pay a guy to coach the team, and pay another guy not to coach the team. Especially for multiple years.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS 11) -- Police are investigating an overnight shooting and a stabbing that sent two men to the hospital.
Both incidents happened within a few blocks, but police did not say if there is a connection between the two crimes.
The shooting happened around 1 a.m. Wednesday near 46th and Market streets.
The victim was taken to University of Louisville Hospital, but his condition is unknown.
Police are also investigating a stabbing that took place a short time before the shooting.
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Conor Grant
- Born: 18/04/1995
- Birthplace: Fazakerly
- Nationality: English
Midfielder Conor joined Everton at 13 years of age.
A talented, left-footed winger, Fazakerly-born Conor featured heavily for Everton's under-16s during the 2010/11 campaign.
He also scored on his debut for the Blues' Under-18s side in a 1-1 draw with Manchester City at Finch Farm in March 2011.
He cites his decision making as his main strength, and see his defensive skills as an area for improvement.
Conor was also a part of the Everton Academy team that travelled to Brazil for the 2010 Futures tournament in Belo Horizonte in 2011.
During the 2011/12 campaign, he made his reserve-team breakthrough, playing a handful of games for Alan Stubbs' side.
He was also a part of the Dallas Cup squad which reached the final four of the US tournament before losing to English rivals Manchester United.
In 2012/13, Conor made 16 appearances for the Under 21 side before featuring on a couple of occasions in the senior pre-season games ahead of the 2013/14 campaign.
He also penned a new contract that summer.
Grant remained part of the Under-21 side in 2013/14 but missed a significant chunk of the season with a back problem.
Ahead of the 2012/13 campaign, the second-year scholar sat down with evertonfc.com to tell us a bit more about himself...
Name: Conor Grant
Nickname(s): Sheedy, Granty
Date of Birth: 18 April 1995
Place of Birth: Fazakerly
Nationality: English
What countries are you eligible to represent?: England
Have you made any international appearances?: No
Position: Midfield
What are your strengths?: Having the ball, passing, decision-making
What aspect of your game do you need to improve most?: The defensive side
What age were you when you joined Everton?: 13
Favourite artist/band: The Farm
Favourite film: Saving Private Ryan
Favourite video game: FIFA
Favourite place in the world: Home
Pre-match meal of choice: Beans on toast or chicken and pasta
Best stadium you have played at: Loftus Road
Dream job if you weren't a footballer: Actor
Favourite Everton first-team player: Leon Osman
Boots: Adidas Predators
Aims for the year: To keep performing well and to improve on last year
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- Next Player Sam Byrne


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9 Creative and Unusual Dentist Business Card Designs
Honestly, I am always afraid to go to dentist. When Dentistry is mentioned, the picture that comes up in my mind is somehow connected with a doctor holding drill, and of course, some thrilling sound from the drill. I guess lots of people shared my image of dentist. To change that impression, dentist began to use some creative, or weird, or even cute business cards. In today's post, we will present you with 9 Creative and Unusual Dentist Business Card Designs collected from world. Let's see how the 21st century dentist card look like. Click the image to visit the source.
1. These promotional pacifiers were distributed by a Portuguese dentist to young children's parents. And each of the pacifiers came with a business card.
2. A demonstration of a cured tooth
3. Pediatric Dentist's Recall Card – Kids will surely look forward to their next dental appointment.
4. Oak hills periodontics – The logo is just so catchy and memorable.
5. 32 Whity business Card for a group of dentists
6. Jason Hopkins, dental Surgeon – This business card for a dentist was printed on X-Ray film to make the message memorable.
7. Dental clinic – dental euqipment, teeth and smiling mouth is growing on the plant.
8. A business card for a dentist, made of metal and a corner bitten off. Not sure how cost effective it is but definitely eye catching.
9. Dr. John Mullaly, a dentist in Muskegon, MI, came up with a creative approach to advertising his dental services by posting telephone pole flyers with tear-off teeth.
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Fake alternate NFL logos by Matt McInerney.
Disclaimer: These logos are unsolicited, unofficial, and designed purely for fun. The process does not reflect real world circumstances.
San Diego Chargers
A little explanation:
An attempt at making a bolt look like an S, intertwined with a D, to create an SD monogram.
Detroit Lions
A LOT of Explanation:
Since the Fast Co article was written about this blog, I've been doing a lot of thinking about team logos. I've gotten a lot of feedback. Mostly hateful, but some positive… It's a reminder of a few things:
1. Anonymous internet comments often make for thoughless comments, but a few moments of clarity may prevail.
2. People are very attached to team logos.
3. The framing of an issue is important.
4. There are many ways to appreciate a team logo.
Number one is what it is. Ignore the bullshit, and learn what you can.
Number two is very interesting to me, but it means that change is difficult.
Number three has a lot to do with the negative feedback, I think. I want to be upfront that this project is not a proposal to change every NFL team logo (or any), it's just a personal excercise in looking at team logos. I only do it because it's something I'm very interested in and I think about often. There are very few examples of visual communication that people hold nearly as dear. It would be hard not to want to look into that and play with it a bit.
Number four brings me to this logo.
In looking for inspiration for this mark, I looked at marks that fans hold dear, like the Penn State logo, and marks that combine both city and mascot, like the old Denver Broncos logo.
The single color used in the Penn State logo makes it look timeless, classic, and it also reproduces well on hats, hoodies, jerseys, etc…. The merch fans should be able to wear with dignity. Basically the opposite of seeing an adult man in a Jaguars hat…
The combination of city and mascot in the old Broncos logo takes it beyond the generic. While it has it's quarks and failings, there is something to be said for trying to make a team mark unique to the city it represents.
In the creation of this fake Lions mark, I've tried to keep to one color, use the outline of a D for Detroit, and use the negative space for a simple, iconic, and recognizable mascot.
St. Louis Rams
A merger of the great helmet design with the mascot logo, with a design based on perfect circles.
Seattle Seahawks
Hawk + Waves in team colors.
Philadelphia Eagles
E + Wing in team colors. Pretty simple. Cheers to a new season of football!
San Francisco 49ers
Pretty simple: Gold Miners Pickaxe + Football
Green Bay Packers
A little explanation:This interlocking G & B, set in chamfered type, is a nod to one of the early Green Bay Packers logos.
Tennessee Titans
A little explanation:The colors and three Xs maintain the reference to the colors and three stars on Tennessee flag.The remainder forms a T in formation against the defense, using Xs and Os, the classic chalkboard illustration of offense and defense.
Minnesota Vikings - Alternate Version
NOTE: I may post alternate or second versions of logos from time to time, before getting through every team. In some cases, I've been attempting to revise previous redesigns, and if they are different enough from the original, I'll just make them their own post.
Miami Dolphins
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One of the last old-time steam ships still working on Lake Michigan may soon set sail for the final time. It's a story with a Halloween week twist about an alleged curse and its all-too-real impact on traffic in downtown Chicago.
When I was a reporter at The Sun-Times years ago, I had a desk with a great view of the Chicago River. There were more industrial freighters on the river in those days, making Downtown's draw bridges go up and down at all hours, a real pain for anyone who needed to cross. Commuters came to fear one boat in particular.
She navigated the Calumet River at 99th Street Monday as the St. Mary's Challenger, now named for the Toronto-based St. Mary's Cement company that owns her. For many years, though, another cement maker owned her. She was known as the Medusa Challenger, a name that struck fear in anyone who lived or worked downtown and needed to get quickly and predictably across the Chicago River.
"When it was the Medusa Challenger, the bridges stuck downtown all the time," says Mike Garza, a Tinley Park resident. "So, it got a lot of notoriety for the traffic problems."
Not just one bridge. Two or even three drawbridges would simultaneously get stuck in the up position as the Medusa Challenger passed by, snarling traffic for hours and forcing pedestrians and motorists alike into elaborate detours.
In that time before cell phones, when it wasn't as easy to warn that you were running late, the Medusa Challenger reputedly ruined romances and even big time business deals. Now, perhaps those romances and deals were doomed in any event, but the alleged Curse of the Medusa Challenger provided a colorful excuse.
The "curse" grew as it traveled. A Wisconsin newspaper reported in 1979 that parents in the port of Manitowoc would threaten rambunctious children with a trip to Medusa's dock unless they behaved. All part of the legend of a boat that still has the original keel it's used in crisscrossing Lake Michigan since 1906.
"This thing was sailing six years when the Titanic sunk. That really puts in perspective to the age," Garza says.
Whatever else may have happened, no one has ever confused the work-a-day cement-hauler with a glamorous cruise ship.
Now comes word the Challenger may set sail under its own power for the final time next month. It's hard to find replacement parts for the oldest commercial vessel on the Great Lakes. And in a Sturgeon Bay dry dock this winter, it may be converted to a barge, requiring a tugboat to move.
"She has approximately three trips left, before there's talk of they're gonna cut it down to a barge," Garza says.
The Medusa Challenger sailed down the Chicago River for the final time in 1979. After that, it would call on the Calumet River in Chicago.
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