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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Christmas 1970
I looked over my collection of Christmas photos and sure enough many of them included gifts. I decided to create a digi-scrap page for the Christmas Eve 1970 pictures. So here you have it, our gift-opening excitement at its best!
The top picture is me donning my new wig and the maxi-skirt my mom made me. Wigs were very popular at the time and being a natural blond, I wanted a wig that was dramatically different. I remember going shopping with my mom and picking out this wig. As soon as I put it on I fell in love with it. So my mom bought it for me along with a Styrofoam (head) wig base and a carrying case. High fashion in 1970 included full length ("maxi") skirts, coats, and dresses... along with mini skirts of course! I had no problem buying mini skirts but being 5'9" made buying maxi-skirts nearly impossible. They were all too short! So my mom made me the one in the picture.
My dad got a hot shaving cream machine that Christmas. This was one of those better-in-theory-than-in practice-gifts. I distinctly remember that my dad used that thing exactly once. He put the shave cream on his face and came out of the bathroom long enough for me to take a picture of him and that was it. I wish I still had that photo but I haven't seen it in years. I have no idea where it might be (or if it got thrown away).
My mom got an electric frying pan and boy was she excited about it. She used that fry pan a lot over the years. She always made her Salisbury Steak in it and she fried up her pierogi in it too. I have that frying pan now. It still works well and it brings back lots of good and tasty memories!
My brother Jerry got a Polaroid camera in 1970. I'm sure he must have used it but I don't remember seeing any pictures from it. The instant picture technology was very popular at the time!
Joe went to pick up his gift and was surprised by the weight of it. There was a good reason for that. It was a set of golf clubs! This was the beginning of his life-long love affair with the sport of golf. He used those clubs for many years before he had a set custom made. Joe is retired now, is on several golf leagues, and spends as much time on the golf course as possible. And to think it all started on Christmas Eve 1970...
And last but not least, the bottom photo is of me opening my blue star sapphire ring, a gift from my dad. It was my first piece of fine jewelry and I still have it. You don't see star sapphires much anymore but they were very popular at the time.
Those weren't the only gifts we received that Christmas but they are the only ones I have photos of. Oh it's so nice to have the memories!
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Thanks for sharing your memories from 1970 with us. I had a brown maxi coat that I bought at Hudson's downtown. Mom had an electric frying pan that she used quite a lot. Eventually I got one but didn't use it as much. I like the page you put together with the pictures from that Christmas. The stars look a lot like our tree top this year! Dzieki!ReplyDelete
The expression on your mom's face is so great. She must have gotten just what she wanted. I love your scrapping. I am still learning but this is a wonderful page.ReplyDelete
Your scrapbook page is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your family photos.ReplyDelete
What a great page, Jasia! It makes me want to go scrap something, which I haven't done in quite awhile, digitally or otherwise.ReplyDelete
Amazing, how pictures can pull up so many memories we don't even know we have. Your post is a reminder that they can be a good way to "interview" family members without making them feel self-conscious.
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Thanks for sharing your scrapbook page of memories from 1970.ReplyDelete
They made me SMILE!
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Loucheiz Purifoy's move to offense is not just a spring experiment.
Florida coach Will Muschamp said Tuesday that the 6-foot-1 junior cornerback will have an expanded role as a receiver this fall, making him the program's first two-way player since Keiwan Ratliff in 2002.
Ratliff, primarily a cornerback, caught just four passes for 58 yards and a touchdown that year.
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I'm currently planning a direttissima attempt for the whites this summer. My normal sleep setup is tarp and bivy (mld grace and mld superlight) but I like the idea of a hammock in the whites because it will increase my options for sleeping locations and keep me off the rocks. I've been reading up as much as I can on hammocks. While the nerd in me is attracted to Warbonnet the pragmatic side thinks that the Hennessy Hyperlight may be my best option given that I'm a hammock novice and it comes as a complete set up. Weight is a real issue I'm not looking to get stupid light and I don't want to spend over 300.Zippers: Also - I noticed that there is an option for a zipper entry on the hennessy opposed to the bottom entry. Why would this be preferable? Any help/advice would be extremely appreciated.Best,Brad
I started as a beginner to hammocks and camping in general in my Hennessey Hammock Ultralight. I used it on a 30-day trip last august and every little weekend outing since. I've used it when it's been -10ºF and 90ºF. I've used it in pouring rain and howling wind. I've never honestly slept better.I highly recommend. The Velcro entrance is so intuitive, I don't know why you'd want a zipper either. Stick with the velcro. The knots took one hour to learn and have been useful hundreds of times outside of hammocking, too.
I've settled on the Hennessy Deep Jungle Asym Zip, because it comes with a side zip entry, rather than their bottom entry versions, and it has a double bottom where you can store your pad between the two bottoms. This minimizes your pad shifting beneath you when you get in or move around, and gives you a little extra warmth. The bottom entry was fine until I used it in colder temperatures with a pad, and getting in became difficult without real contortions.I've tried the Warbonnet, and it's good, but the internal shelf takes up room inside the hammock and reduces the ventilation a bit.Personally, I find hammocks about the only way to camp in the Whites. You never have to search for the mythical "flat spot." :-)
curious what you mean by a Directissima attempt... not sure i've heard of that
Had a Hennessy and used it for a year. Bought a warbonnet and gave the Hennessy away. The WBBB is FAR superior, try one for one night and you'll be sold.
Bottom entry seems to be a love/hate thing. I took the bugnet off my Hennessey this past fall b/c I couldn't stand another winter trying to wriggle in and out. I also didn't like have to load my quilt and stuff in from the bottom and have no way to reach out and grab stuff like my shoes without wiggling out of it and shoving it behind me to open the bottom entry. In the summer it wasn't bad, but overall I find side entry far superior. More flexible and much less hassle.
"Had a Hennessy and used it for a year. Bought a warbonnet and gave the Hennessy away. The WBBB is FAR superior, try one for one night and you'll be sold."Which model did you have?
I started with a Hennessey and now my go to hammock is the WBBB 1.1 single layer. With whoopies and a cuben bishop bag mine weighs less than 15 oz.
Thanks for all the feedback!!!
"I'm currently planning a direttissima attempt for the whites this summer."anyone know what this is?
Most direct route.
I understand that. (it is used in rock climbing all the time) but it doesn't make sense for an entire forest area. it would be like the most direct route of Yosemite..
Shortest route straight up. Off trail and brutal. Don't you guys bag those one at a time? Not like doing a series of Munros?
Edited by kthompson on 04/07/2013 10:17:29 MDT.
I don't think so, you are shooting in the dark now Ken, i'm looking for specifically what he means. white mountains 800,000 square miles. 1400mi of trails
Edited by JakeDatc on 04/07/2013 10:23:08 MDT.
It's bagging all 48 4000 footers in the WMNF in a single unsupported continuous trip via the most direct route possible...
i see..by the way, there is a lot more to the white mountains than 4k's
Learned something new. Cool.Never been to the Whites. So it is like doing a series of Munros
i guess. There are 48 4000ft or higher peaks in NH with 200' prominence over any neighbor. There are many variations to the list.. normal 48, winter, single season, GRID (each peak in each month. which i find silly to repeat some of them 12 times but people need something to do i guess), etcI was spelling it wrong in my searches :P trip report starts on page 4. this guy Mats did it in 10.5 days unsupported record http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?18251-The-48-Direttissima-in-progress-update/page4
Edited by JakeDatc on 04/07/2013 21:09:20 MDT.
With a side zip it is possible to cook and eat while still in bed. With the bottom entry you get less bugs and can pee without getting out.I've been a happy HH user since 2000. It is a system that works.
The HH is a great all-in-one product to start with, and a superb value over the WBBB (WBBB is a great product too, but just too expensive for the few advantages it offers). Eventually, replace the HH suspension following this video's instruction: http://youtu.be/2ITAC-bH21o. Both side and bottom-entry have different strengths, but side-entry is more flexible with regards to bottom insulation options.Read Derek Hensen's hammocking book. It's a good quick read and will tell you all you could ever need to know. Also check out tothewoods.net. Rolling your own setup can be fun, but there are a million great options and products out there that don't provide a massive advantage over the AIO solutions from Hennessy. I've been through most of them at this point, and if I were you I'd skip it all, get the HH, and start hanging.
Edited by AttaboyBrad on 04/07/2013 11:29:43 MDT.
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Now I can guess that this has something to do with power management or something close to that. Has anyone have the same problem or knows what to do about this? Any help would be appreciated!
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman says she won't seek any position in next year's election and will take a sabbatical from elective office.
Chapman has served two terms in her current office and could not seek a third term. She had been mentioned as a contender for higher office, possibly including governor, but she said Tuesday she wants to take a break to pursue entrepreneurial ideas and business opportunities. She said she will support Republican Gov. Robert Bentley for re-election.
She served one term as state auditor before becoming secretary of state.
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Tonka is about 14mths old, neutered male pit bull mix (we think pug), up to date on all vaccinations (done in April) and is current on his heart worm and flea prevention.
Tonka's story: He was found wandering the streets of Pontiac as a baby puppy when he was about 8wks old. He was adopted out to a family at 12wks old. Tonka was returned to our rescue about 4 weeks ago because the family was moving or lost a job (depending on which one you talked to). He has been with me for 3 weeks, and has been getting some much needed training.
Tonka is now ready for people of his very own! He is a dream to work with and is a quick learner. He will be going for his CGC as soon as the evaluator and I can get together. Tonka would make a great obedience or agility dog, or a great pet for someone that can work him everyday. This boy loves to work! He is good with other dogs, but I wouldn't recommend him being paired with a older dog. He has a lot of energy, and can come off a bit rude when wanting to play. Cats are iffy, he doesn't go after them to hurt them, but his play style is a bit rough for most cats. He is learning to leave my two alone, but mine will defend themselves and he is always on leash in my home. He absolutely loves people and is not fearful or aggressive in any way.
He is crate trained, potty trained, started in competition style obedience, beginning agility, and beginning tracking. He also works on my drag sled several times a week, but I don't see him being a competitive weight puller. I would love for him to go to a sport home, but a home with someone that can give him the time he needs is really the most important. He would make a good Jr's dog for an older junior. I will be getting him an LP# through the UKC (as an Ambor) and am willing to help get his PAL through AKC.
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Perhaps? CMS Recommends Withdraw of Proposed Cytology PT RuleBy: Jana Sullinger, MD On: Thu 21 of Oct., 2010 23:00 MDT (14293 Reads)
|Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2007: Current Bill Status 2009 proposed changes http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-804.htmor http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-804.pdf
|2009 Cytology PT Test Proposed Rule Changes: January 15, 2009- Please go to http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-804.pdffor information.
|2007 Cytology PT Educational Status Continues: Sanctions for 2007 Suspended (http://cytopathnet.org/article45)
|2006 Cytology PT Test Completion Deadline Countdown: April 2, 2007- Please go to 2006 Cytology PT Follow-upfor information if you did not meet this deadline.
This past several years have seen the implementation of National Cytology Proficiency Testing in the United States. As of December 31, 2005, all individuals performing GYN cytology interpretations were required to have at least been tested by a CMS approved Cytology Proficiency Testing (PT) Provider (e.g. for 2005, only MIME). On January 23, 2006, the CMS notified the CAP, ASCP and Cytology Laboratory Directors that for 2006, they would continue the educational approach to Cytology PT (see http://cytopathnet.org/article45). This would then allow for further evaluation of 2005 testing results data and concerns raised by professional organizations. This approach is extended for 2007, and was addressed in a letter to State Agencies in December 2006. A new bill was introduced in the House in the first part of 2007, the Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2007. In December 2007, S. 2510 was introduced (similar to H.R. 1237). This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). No action was taken until April 2008, where H.R. 1237 was amended (so identical to S. 2510) and passed by the House of Representatives, which would terminate cytology PT and replace it with continuing medical education requirement. In December 2008, the 110th Congressional session ended without enactment of any cytology PT bill. As of January 15, 2009, a proposed rule change was submitted by the CDC and CMS, with a request for comments by no later than March, 15, 2009. The last CLIAC meeting, held on September 1-2, 2010, reviewed these comments and recommendations. At that time, CMS recommended a withdrawal of the proposed cytology PT rule, and proposed continuation of the current PT standards.
I have put together some information on this site to use as tools to learn about the PT requirements, share experiences with colleagues, and evaluate and critique the entire process. The best tool available is the sharing of information with each other, so I encourage everyone to report their Cytology PT experience in this forum. I will be posting information as I receive it as well, but please feel free to submit material yourself directly to this site. If you haven't already done so, please participate in our Survey http://cytopathnet.org/surveys on Cytology PT. TIP: You may also navigate this topic using the arrows at the top of this page, or follow the backlinks dropdown menu.
ASCP Now Offering Cytology PT
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) has acquired the complete cytology product line of the Midwest Institute for Medical Education (MIME), and will immediately offer CMS-approved gynecological cytology proficiency testing and education.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced yesterday (1-23-06) in a letter addressed to Cytology Laboratory Directors (http://cytopathnet.org/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=195) that they will be continuing the educational approach to Cytology PT for 2006. The CMS acknowledged the efforts of the professional community in meeting the mandate for 2005, and affirmed its national effort in improving the healthcare of women, for calendar year (CY) 2006. This follows a December 22, 2005 letter (CAP Letter) from CAP President, Thomas M. Sodeman, MD, FCAP, calling for "...the Department to extend the educational status of this program for an additional year." CMS notified CAP leaders on December 29, 2005 that they were preparing a recommendation to suspend cytology proficiency testing (PT) sanctions in 2006. Yesterday's letter from CMS describes that "...[i]n the educational approach, laboratories will not have deficiencies cited or have sanctions imposed against their CLIA certificate, provided they:
CMS to Consider Suspending Cytology PT Penalties in 2006
In a conference call yesterday with the top CAP leaders, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) officials indicated they are preparing a recommendation to suspend cytology proficiency testing (PT) sanctions in 2006, which would maintain the program as it has been conducted in 2005.
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Retiring U.S. flags with dignity
Veterans Day was cloudy and cold, with a slight drizzle at times, but that didn't deter nearly two-dozen Boy Scouts from Gig Harbor Troop 282 from performing the annual Veterans Day ceremony and flag retirement on Sunday. This was Scoutmaster George Ratcliffe's final Veterans Day ceremony as troop leader, as he is handing the reigns over in December to Bruce Brown, currently assistant scoutmaster. In attendance on Sunday to address the crowd gathered along the grassy area at Skansie Brothers Park was U.S. Air Force Col. Bruce Beyerly, of Gig Harbor, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Brown said the scouts have been practicing the ceremony — which includes a traditional 21-gun salute — at a site next to the women's state prison facility, that has made some prison officials a bit jumpy. Despite the practice perils, the ceremony went off without a hitch and around 40 American flags were ceremoniously retired in traditional fashion — by fire.


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Happy 4th of July everyone!! Especially to Col Mike Cupcake....if I was drinking right now (Day 11 of whole 30!), I'd be having a cold one for you....so instead, I'll post this for you
For those living under a rock, deployed Loopster THE Col Cupcake as a sign floating around all over the country to different races. The last time I had the sign it spent the whole time in my car and I was determined to do a better job this time around.
The drive to no where, WV was interesting. My GPS lost signal and no one gas station had a map...so it took me a little too long to get to packet pickup/pre-race meal at the local high school. The views were incredible...though I was a bit nervous knowing I'd be climbing those hills the next day
Since the area lacks enough hotel space, churches and fire stations put up cots and air mattresses for people. The community here really loves the marathon and it shows. Luckily, some maniacs were kind enough to let me put up a cot in their hotel room and I got to see how people even crazier than me prep for a race.
They even packed breakfast.....and everything you'd need for breakfast!
We made it to the start in plenty of time, but still managed to miss the picture
I tried to get pre-race pics with all my favorite maniacs. Since Col Cannon is a Maniac, everyone loved him!
There was no mat at the start, but this race feels more like a trail ultra than a road marathon. The temps were in the high 50s and I was thankful for the cool temps but it was muggy. I was sweaty right away and I couldn't decide if I wanted the sun to come out to burn off some of the humidity or if I wanted it to stay cloudy.
The first 8 miles are a steady uphill. Hill meaning a West Virginia mountain. The climb actually wasn't bad. I passed the time talking to various maniacs, taking pics, having a good time.
During this section we passed the site of Randall McCoy's house...where the Hatfields did a raid that killed two of Randall's children. I'm a bit of a history geek, so I found all of the sites really interesting.
As the climb got steeper and steeper, we started to hear a loud horn. It sounded like a steamboat and you could hear it for about a mile. My maniac companions and I started to speculate what it could be. I couldn't stop smiling when I finally saw what it was (I might have also been smiling because I was at the top!)...this made my day. And I hope it made Col Cannon's day as well!
I might have taken the downhill way too fast, but it was fun! Who cares if I have to pay for it later? Turns out, future Jen would care a lot but whatever. Flat Stanley LOVED it. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
There were a few more historically significant sites along the way to the Half, but the pics weren't very interesting so I'll spare you. We did pass a Civil War reenactment that was being filmed by the History Channel. They even fired the cannon, which scared the bejesus out of me. Obviously it was a salute to Col Cannon, huh?
I crossed the half around 2:30. My plan was to come in right under 5 hours...even though I def wasn't concerned about time because I had always planned on doing this for fun. But with this elevation chart, a negative split looks stupid easy.
Well, This chart is a dirty liar. The rollers that look all dinky in the 2nd half because the scale is in 300 ft increments were way harder than the beast. Not only that but temps climbed and the sun came out. Only the sun didn't burn off any of the humidity. Boooooooooooooooo, Sun....I gave you ONE job! Seriously.
By Mile 20 the temps were cresting 80 and I decided I'd just walk it in. I know the heat was nothing compared to what the Colonel was experiencing in Kuwait, but running (or attempting to) and being miserable didn't seem worth it. I made a few friends who were also trying not to melt and we chatted in the way only runners who do June marathons in the mountains can chat. The race had no time limit so what was the rush?
Flat Stanley and I slugged across the finish line in 5:31:39. Far cry from what I thought, almost an hour slower than usual, but I was happy. At least Flat Stanley is guaranteed a PR at his next marathon.
As you can see from the finish pic, Flat Stanley melted a little himself (sorry Col) but it was fun dragging him along for 26.2 miles. Thanks Col Cannon for all that you do. I know it's hard missing all the fun over here, so I hope seeing the maniac love gave you a smile. Maybe if you do this race next year they'll have a sign for your sign!!
looks like a beautiful course - congrats!
Wow, Jen...thanks so much. I owe you big time for this one.
You're the best!
Run fun! ~Mike
HA! That was great! Glad you had a great time!
You gave Flat Cupcake a fantastic adventure! What a cool marathon adventure. Whole 30? What's next, speed work? structured training? PR attempts? I hope the whole 30 plan works for you.
Life's a little better when we run.
Always...a good blog! Happy 4th!
That sounds like a tough (but fun) run. I remember reading T Rex's RR too, and I think she had fun too.
Looks like a tough marathon! And that's a ton of Maniacs! Glad Flat Stanley got to experience the whole race!
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step
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Awesome post and you rock.
Rock on and keep on running.
Rock on and keep on running.....
Omigosh you know T-Rex Runner?!? Two celebrities in one picture - almost too much OSOM to handle!
Great RR, and nice job with the Flat Stanley sign!
Great pics!! A lot of maniacs around...
Most limitations are self made.
You just made a marathon sound unbelievably fun. A marathon with a crazy hill, in the humidity/clouds, that got hot at the end, etc.... Maybe you should start writing books! Great bloop!
That race sure looks like a hoot and a holler! Loved the pics! Great job hauling the colonel around. You rock so much!
No drinking for 30 days? :-O
I've been wanting to do that race! I've always heard how fun it is Looks like it was!! Nice pics Jenster! You rock!
"Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing" - Hunter S. Thompson
Loved this! That looked like helluh fun! I may have to put that race on my list. I used to be a Hatfield ... you think they'll give me a discount?
Congrats on another 26.2!
Great race and pictures!!
I think I see you in the group pic. All you Maniacs look alike anyway.
Way to carry that sign! You held it above your head the whole time, right? And nice job sleeping in a stranger's hotel room. You're okay, Jenster.
That's awesome that the sign ran the whole marathon with you!
Those are some serious hills.
Great job and glad you didn't melt!
Wow, looks like a fun race, aside from the humidity anyway. Great job, and impressive that you carried the sign the whole way. It would look a lot worse if I had carried it for 26.2 miles...
The Colonel and you had a good day! Love all the pics.
Run on everyone.....................Steve
The Colonel and you had a good day!
Yes we did!
Love the pics! Awesome job!
You are too fab for words, seriously.
I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 26.2.
How fun!


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Ford has released a preview of the ad Lincoln created for the Super Bowl that arguably had a more interesting development cycle than the relatively conventional commercial that was derived from the public's suggestions.
Lincoln, which has not aired a commercial during the Super Bowl since a spot for the Mark VIII in the early 1990s, decided to use social media and comedian/talk show host Jimmy Fallon to steer the story line of a commercial for a brand into which Ford is trying to breathe new life.
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Fallon, who honed his comedic chops on "Saturday Night Live," used Twitter to solicit road stories from the public and then weed through them to come up with a story line.
Fallon does not appear in the ad, and some might argue the spot lacks the wit one might expect from someone with his unique sense of humor.
From 6,117 tweets, five were chosen upon which to build a story line and the senders have cameos.
Here are the five tweets that were woven into a single road trip yarn:
@karinarosewhite: We drove past an alpaca farm, a few of them were meandering on the highway and my sister screamed, "It's the Alpacalypse!"
@debdef: Picked up a German hitchhiker who came to America to study farming!?! Drove him back to Austin to meet my friends.
@AllenFabijan: Thousands of turtles crossing the road in FL. Dad stops, so did a huge scary Harley gang! Us and the gang played checkers!
@Will_Stenner: Drove through a movie set in Palmdale, CA. Didn't realize it. Got out and enjoyed the catered food.
@AdinaSpivak: Two separate strangers proposed marriage twice in one day. Incidentally I was on my way to (someone else's) wedding.
The 30-second Super Bowl commercial "Road Trip" will air in the third quarter of the game on Sunday.
Starting Friday, viewers can go to www.steerthescript.com to see the extended 90-second online piece on the making of the commercial, including an appearance by Super Bowl champion Emmitt Smith, who is working with Lincoln.
Lincoln will also air its "Phoenix" commercial during the game. It shows the new MKZ emerging from the flames of a Town Car.
The campaign was created by the newly created HudsonRouge agency in New York that Ford established for the Lincoln Motor Co.
The automaker has been touting this as Lincoln's first Super Bowl ad, which is incorrect.
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Deputies responded to a shots-fired call in the 9400 block of Sirius, on the corner of Moongate Road, just after midnight Monday, according to a news release from the sheriff's department. East Mesa resident Juan Figueroa told deputies he heard a vehicle with a loud muffler driving near his home just before hearing gunshots.
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The family dog, a collie mix named "Max," had been shot in the chest, according to the release. Sheriff's spokeswoman Kelly Jameson said investigators recovered a .22-caliber bullet casing at the scene. The Figueroas took the dog to a vet, but were unable to afford treatment and took the dog home.
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^ Good book, I just read it a few months back.
Last books I read were The Woods are Dark by Richard Layman and Armed Madhouse by Greg Palast.
IT by Stephen King, bloody heck I forgot how convoluted this book is! I'll admit I am finding it hard going this time around.
Just finished The Road, meh, it was okay. I just started The Shining by Stephen King!
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Just finished 'Smoke and Mirrors' by Neil Gaiman. It was a collection of short-stories and some poetry. Most of the stories were pretty good but the poetry didn't really do it for me.
Just brought another Buffy Guide to add to my ever expanding Buffy collection
Swan Song by Robert McCammon
Re-read Slugs by Shawn Hutson. Good book and movie.
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^ Good book, I just read it a few months back.Last books I read were The Woods are Dark by Richard Layman and Armed Madhouse by Greg Palast.
I read The Woods are Dark a couple of months ago and absolutely loved it. I think it would be a great film.
^ It would make an awesome movie. I loved the book, I couldn't put it down, read through it in a few days. It was the first novel of Layman's I've read, I need to check out some more of his stuff.
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I really need to pick up something new because I am stuck in limbo with "The Road." Not reading it... not moving on.... reader's block.
But I just finished the Sandman Dream Hunters comic series, and it was so good (and sad) that I cried at the end.
F. Paul Wilson's The Tomb...haven't started reading it yet though.
thedeadshallrule's Website
The Bite, by Richard Laymon. Another good book by Laymon.
Finally got around to starting Books of Blood by Barker. I'm about 6 stories in so far......hope it gets good.
Just got finished reading The Rising - Selected Scenes from the End of the World. It was pretty good. It did really give much of the back story so each short story is a good stand alone story, but if you have read his other books you can see the connections. It looks like Brian is pulling together a Dark Tower type series bringing all of his books together. I also thought it gave more resolution to the Rising series and a sort of happy ending in my opinion.
Velocity by Dean Koontz
I just finished The Ghosts of Sleath by James Herbert. Not one of his better stories, I have to say.
Brian Keene's Castaways
excellent read, now re-reading Fucked by M.J. Euringer it is a chapbook that I got from him about six /seven years back.
The 'Menagerie' series by Christopher Golden. (halfway through reading)
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Le Mystery des Cathedrals by Fulcanelli, an alleged Master Alchemists guide to the alchemic secrets encoded in the great gothic cathedrals of western europe. Not supposed to be fiction...
Just finished '48 by James Herbert. It was better than it's bookmate, The Ghosts of Sleath, but it still wasn't on a par with his early stories.
just finished Out are the Lights by Laymon, damn I would love to see this adapted into a movie. it would be just kick-ass, bloody crazy
Tibetan Book of the DeadAndThe Universe is a Single AtomVery weird stuff, but am really enjoying them.
just picked up Joe R. Lansdale's "Writer Of The Purple Rage" anthology(includes Bubba Ho-Tep & Incident On & Off A Mountain Road, among other gems)anything by the man is worth reading
deadhorse13's Website
Never read Lansdale, but if he is the same sick fuck who's stories inspired the Drive-In comics, I'll have to take a look...those were sick
the same, Lansdale rocks (and he's a good ol' Texas boy) (don't hold that against him LOL)


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An explosion during boat maintenance at a New Jersey naval base injured eight sailors and civilian employees Tuesday morning, one of them seriously. As of the evening, however, only one sailor remained hospitalized, the Navy reported.
The blast happened at the Earle Naval Weapons Station in Middletown at around 9 a.m. and was confined to a boathouse where routine maintenance was being done on a 27-foot aluminum utility boat, Navy spokeswoman Beth Baker said.
The hospitalized sailor underwent surgery for a broken arm.
He was conscious and speaking before being taken to a hospital, Baker said.
Seven other sailors and civilian employees sustained minor injuries, mostly smoke inhalation. The Navy was withholding their names until relatives could be notified.
There was no immediate word on what caused the explosion, and an investigation was underway. No ammunition was involved, Baker said.
The station provides ammunition and explosives for Navy vessels.
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COUNTRYSIDE, ILLINOIS -- I am a long time Joann's customer (15+ years) and visit their stores an average of once per week (sometimes much more). I also spend several thousand dollars per year on both fabric and craft items during my visits. I find most of the employees to be polite and helpful... I know most of them by face if not name and they, in turn, know me. Unfortunately, they are handicapped by corporate policies that make absolutely no sense and only serve to irritate loyal customers like myself. Today is the perfect example. I visited the Countryside, IL store fully prepared to drop several hundred dollars on curtain fabric and framing.
First the framing: I had never used their framing services as I have a very good framer that I use for all my artwork but I had seen the coupons and the piece in question was an inexpensive poster so I decided to bring it to Joann's. I had a coupon for 60% off the regular price so imagine my surprise when the price I was quoted for a simple metal frame/no mat was $150! This is more than I would pay to take it to my usual CUSTOM framer - never mind about the cost comparison of Joann's "regular" price.
I was prepared to pay about $75 for said frame so, needless to say, chose not to leave the piece with Joann's. Based on past experience, I will probably have to pay $100 at my usual framer but I know the quality will be top notch and there won't be anything shady about the pricing structure.
Now for the fabric: I brought my daughter with me to the store today so that we could pick out fabric for bedroom curtains. Unfortunately, as is so often the case, there were almost no precut samples in the plastic pouches attached to each bolt. Nevertheless, we went around and identified approx. 5-6 samples that looked like potential candidates. I then approached the employee behind the cutting counter and asked her if she would cut samples for us. She replied that no, she couldn't do that and I would have to bring each of the bolts up to the cutting counter.
Please note that there was next to no one in the store this afternoon and nobody at the cutting counter waiting to be served. I was less than pleased but what really frosted me was her insistence that I could not have more than 3 samples (this in spite of the fact that if there had been samples precut as there should have been, I could have taken one for each bolt that we were interested in). Fine. We selected 3 bolts and brought them up for cutting which, by the way, took almost 10 minutes thanks to all the paperwork she had to fill in.
When I finally got my samples, they were so tiny that they did not include all the colors in the fabric (never mind about any sense of what the pattern looked like). To her credit, she sorted through all the samples to find the "best" ones but this was little consolation when the end result was so useless!
As someone who sews full-time, Joann's is not the only store I frequent. One of the other stores I like to shop at is Calico Corners. Unlike Joann's, they provide customers with an unlimited # of samples that are generous enough to actually be of some use when making a final selection. They also cut the samples in situ with no lengthy delays while employees fill in tedious paperwork. Their prices are similar to Joann's but the service is in a completely different league.
Unfortunately, none of the three samples we brought home from Joann's was quite the right thing but, rather than going back for another 3 samples (a 40 minute round trip), I will be making the 20 minute round trip to Calico Corners. The net result was that instead of the several hundred dollars I intended to spend, I walked out with $1.50 in embroidery floss! Although I have never filed a complaint before, I decided that I have had enough of this nonsense (especially since employees have asked me to give them a good review to boost the store's ratings - something I can't in good conscience do even though the problems I regularly encounter are not their fault).
To add insult to injury, the website is set up to make filing a complaint virtually impossible... Customers are expected to have full contact info, including phone and zip code, for a store in order to file a complaint and comments are limited to so few characters it is impossible to adequately describe the problem. Hence my decision to post my complaint on this and other websites.
MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN -- Although Joann's stores claim to have a clear, well-defined return policy which they post over the customer service stands, what they don't tell you (or advertise, for good reason) is that different items have return policies specific to themselves. Recently, Jo Ann has also changed some of their policies.
1.) SPECIAL ORDER RETURNS: Special orders on their designer fabric samples in the home decor department ARE NOT returnable. Period. Even for FLAWS, which would be a legitimate reason to most retailers. Buy special orders at your own risk. They USED to check items in one-by-one in home decorator fabrics at my local store, to check for weaving flaws, etc.- they NO longer do. 2.) CLEARANCE ITEM RETURNS: Clearance items and seasonal items are now non-refundable. Don't even try, because I have.
3.) "RED TAG" aka "FLATFOLD TABLE" FABRIC RETURNS: Many larger stores have a section in the back of the store with odd ball bits and ends/remnants of various types of materials, from home dec/upholstery, quilting cottons, fashion fabrics, etc called "RED TAG" fabrics. Now, since Jo-Ann has instituted a no-return policy on ALL clearance items, these materials are also lumped in with "clearance" merchandise. Red tag fabrics are NOT RETURNABLE any more. They USED to be. It's not posted on the racks, and also for obvious reasons they rope you in and then tell you, "the new policy is printed on the back of the receipt."
4.) SPECIAL ORDER POLICIES: a. They used to allow you to put down 50% as a deposit on special order fabrics - not any more. You now have to pay all the balance up front, including SHIPPING even though they are not even shipping the merchandise to your home. It arrives at the store you ordered it from on one of their TRUCKS which, by the way, arrives on a weekly basis anyway. Jo-Ann's is making YOU pick up the tab for their fuel costs!
b. If you fail to come and pick up your special order within 30 days, you essentially forfeit your order (including the amount you paid for it!) and it is placed on the rack for sale AT FULL RETAIL PRICE. The special order form thingy has a chronological process of informing the sales clerks to call you and remind you at 30, 60, and finally 90 days (corresponding to the final extent of their return policy time frame).
However, I have witnessed orders going out to the floor after only 30! So, make sure your phone number is correct, and if at all possible, GIVE THEM MORE THAN ONE CONTACT NUMBER! They will NOT try to "look you up" in the phone book, etc. It's your responsibility to GO IN AND CHECK, physically, with the people at the front desk and ASK them if your order has arrived yet.
c. Keep your receipt! When you check out on a special order, you get BOTH a copy of the register's receipt ALONG with that big form you had to fill out at the front desk that describes what you ordered. Not having this with you could jeopardize your order!
Some stores are nicer and let you come in and get your order without it, because they are supposed to have a binder with all the special orders carbon copies in it going back AT LEAST 2 years. Now, if you go to one of those "ghetto" stores with lazy, apathetic workers who will not put forth the effort to dig this binder out AND/OR tell you they don't know anything about special orders, bring your order form and receipt!
5.) RETURNS WITHOUT A RECEIPT. Here is one that a lot of people on here just cannot seem to wrap their heads around. Jo-Ann's WILL accept returns without a receipt, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FABRICS, TRIMS, OR THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE CUT. If it's cut, and you try to return it without a sales receipt, the nice folks at the return counter will ASSUME you are returning the item FRAUDULENTLY. In other words, let's say the more shady character buys ten yards of something, and only uses five, and tries to return the rest - being that you cannot present a valid receipt for only five yards, then you'd have to go without a receipt. Bingo! They caught you.
No receipt, no return. PERIOD. I did this legitimately on the full yardage on trim once, and got asked to LEAVE THE STORE. They do not want you there. NOW, if you have non-cuttable items like general merchandise THAT WAS NOT ON CLEARANCE, then you CAN return it without a receipt with a catch. ALL items bought without a receipt (EXCEPT CUT YARDAGE ITEMS) will be charged 50% off of the current selling price. Why? Well, the more shady customer could have used one of those lovely coupons they make you sign up for then you'd be getting back more than what you paid. BINGO.
Well, what if you, the honest customer says, "Sure, I used a coupon, but it was ONLY a 40% off coupon, or a 30% off coupon!" So what? Because you could be potentially trying to defraud the store, and they DO issue 50% ones. So, BECAUSE they do issue 50% coupons and they are readily available, they keep HALF of what you originally paid EVEN IF you paid full price under the assumption that you are attempting to DEFRAUD them. Great customer service attitude, huh? This is how one of their store managers explained it to me.
BOTTOM LINE: When the clerk asks you if you want the receipt IN the bag, say no. Why? Because you are MORE LIKELY TO LOSE IT if it's in the bag, rather than your wallet therefore lowering returns for Jo-Ann's stores. That's retail chain mentality for you.
6.) GENERAL STORE POLICY: Jo-Ann's store managers train their employees to treat every customer as if he/she is a POTENTIAL THIEF. Why? Because big-box retailers lose millions of dollars of merchandise to shady customers as well as shady employees. In order to protect from this, they cover their backs to the nth degree. So should you! Playing innocent of their policies won't absolve you of them. The second you select merchandise and agree to pay for it, you are bound to that retailer's long (and often unpublished) policy handbook!
SUMMARY: Jo-Ann's used to be a store that never took ANY returns, and coupons could NOT be used on any special order items or specialty things. Now, at least, they DO accept returns (although Jo-Ann's is getting back to being much more selective on those.) SO what can you do? Always ask the customer service person at the FRONT DESK (more likely to be a manager or supervisor) "WHAT IS YOUR RETURN POLICY ON X PRODUCT?" BEFORE buying or checking out or having them cut anything. Protect yourself, and be proactive. Don't get on these complaints boards if you failed to inform yourself beforehand.
Keep in mind, businesses are out there to MAKE MONEY. They are going to protect THEIR interests not yours. *The reviewer has spent several (heartachingly bad) years in the retail and retail management fields. I have gleaned much of this info DIRECTLY from ACTUAL store policies and am presenting it here for you - THE CONSUMER, because retailers DON'T want you to know this information!*
***Stores in Michigan to avoid if you want decent customer service aka "ghetto" stores: Lansing (west side near Lansing Mall), Waterford (near Summit Place Mall), Bloomfield Hills (Long Lake & Telegraph - TERRIBLE customer service, run by lazy rich people who argue every policy detail to the minutest), Roseville (at 13 Mile Road) Very dirty and bad service.
MADISON, TENNESSEE -- Me and Jo-Ann's go way back, it used to feel like an art store but now since the remodel it's all toys and cheap crap. All I can ever think is "This is where the trendy moms come to get their Pinterest fails" (I've been there too. :P). The prices seemed to have tripled, I've gotten entire hoards of fabric at estate sales for less than what they charge for one yard or jersey knit.
The store is so stretched out I can't find anything, and the 40% off coupon has been 30% as of late. I just learned that the glue sticks I paid $8 for were only worth $3 store credit when I found my glue stick stash and wanted to return the ones I bought the day before. Thanks for the platform to vent. It's over Jo-Ann's. I'm breaking up with you.
"Returns are Now Even Easier!" This is the tag line at JoAnn.COM. Don't believe it. Purchased roller case for my sewing machine from online store. Case handles were too short to comfortably pull, and I am only 5'2". Was charged approximately $10.00 for original shipping which was reasonable. When I wanted to return it, instructions indicated I needed to call and get return authorization. Turns out this wasn't necessary. Was told to take to local UPS to return ship, this would only cost me $35.00. There is a local JoAnn store, but I couldn't return it there. Are they not the same entity?
The cost return an $80.00 item, turned out to be $45.00. What kind of business operates like this? This was the very WORST online experience I have ever encountered. I will never use the online store again. No other online store has a policy like this one.
BOISE, IDAHO -- I ran into JoAnn Fabrics on Federal Way in Boise, Idaho to grab a couple of magazines and some candy since I needed something to occupy a few hours of time sitting in an office. The magazines were from JANUARY 2014! Not just one, but 3 different magazines. I finally found a Somerset that was current and then went to the check out aisle to find a couple of candy bars. The candy had expired in 2013. I tried several, including the bags of candies - EXPIRED!! I let the clerk know. Her response: "The magazines get replaced when someone has time to do that, and since we only have 2 employees in the store at one time, we don't have time."
I asked if they were discounted, since they were past the expiration date and she "Absolutely not!" Don't the people at their corporate offices understand that if they don't keep up with the quality, they will lose their customers?! More and more I am finding that JoAnn's as a whole doesn't care at all about customer service, only transporting all that cheap fabric into their stores and all that CRAP FROM CHINA onto their shelves. Today was my very last visit to their store. Too many other stores where you can purchase magazines, not to mention craft supplies and QUALITY FABRIC.
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON -- The short of it... they said they would be getting more material in, so we bought 1/3 the amount needed because that was all they had at the time. 3 months go by while I check every 2 weeks. They kept saying in 2 more weeks.. Until finally material is discontinued. Now they won't take back our original purchase. This is the 3rd awful transaction. I will NEVER shop there again, their corporate policies are not good for the customer and there are other fabric store that carry almost everything they do, so why risk it?
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA -- I haven't been to Joann's in a long time, and never been to the one in Fairbanks, so I thought I would check it out. I found their ads for discounted fleece to be very misleading. They posted the discount on all of the shelves with fleece, it was all over the place, but when I got to the checkout counter I found out that it was only for one kind. WTF! They only post the ad near that brand that is discounted!! Then things all over the store were on shelves without prices, I guess they want you to be surprised at checkout.
The cashier didn't know what she was doing and counter our items and what showed on the receipt like 3 times, and when I asked her about the discounted fabric she explained it to me like I was an idiot... It was my first and last time in that store. For now on I guess I'll stick to Wal-Mart and Michaels for all of my craft needs. (I actually get better customer service there anyway)
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Shopped in Joann Crafts today - got the email reminder about today is the last day for 25% off all purchases including sales items. Picked up some things I needed and then added some cross stitch items because the sign said additional 25% off.
When the clerk rang up the sale, the 25% didn't come off. She said she would have to go back and look, but she didn't want to do that because there was a long line. I explained that I too had been waiting for a long time in the line and the store should honor the sign and the price. She said she didn't have time to go look for the sign. I told her that was bad business and if she wasn't going to honor the advertised price I wasn't going to buy the items. She tried to say that I would be getting the 25% off because I had the coupon. I tried to explain that there's a difference between 25% off plus another 25% off.
Additionally, she gave the woman just ahead of me in line the 25% off the entire purchase even though she didn't have the coupon. The clerk essentially told me that my business is not important to the store. There are so many frustrations shopping at JoAnn's that I think I will take that advice and not shop there any more. I will also advise everyone else I know how poor their business practices are and that it is much better to shop elsewhere.
CUDAHY, WISCONSIN -- I am fed up with JoAnn's misleading advertising!! I recently visited my local JoAnn Store where a sign posted in the middle of several shelves stated that Copco was on sale for 40% off. The sign led me to believe that both the cups AND the water bottles were on sale. When I checked out, the water bottle was not discounted. I questioned the clerk, so she called the Store Manager up front who stated that the cups and bottles are usually on sale at the same time and it should be discounted. However, the clerk would not adjust the price. I was livid!!
This is not the first time that I purchased an item, only to find that the advertising sign was placed in the incorrect location. (If an item is not included in the sale, DON'T POST THE SIGN WITH THE NON-SALE ITEMS!!!!!! Common Sense!!!) With another incident, the clerk cut my fabric too short. I had 6 pieces of fabric that I could not use because the measurement was shorted! When I filed a complaint about this, the Regional Manager contacted me and stated she would send me a gift card, which I NEVER received! I am DONE with JoAnn Fabrics!!
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE -- I have worked for the Joann Fabrics store for 3 months and for the most part I have enjoyed learning all the crafts that Joann has to offer. There needs to be protocol and how an employer talks to other employee. I am not a dog and deserve to be talked to like you want to be addressed. There is an manager in the Chattanooga, Tennessee Joann by the name of ** who has no respect for her employees and well as the customers. There has been complaints about her and nothing is ever done. When I was hired I was not informed I would have to work past 10 pm since I have school-aged kids that have to be woken up to come and get me from work.
When I informed the manager I had to leave since it was after 10 I was informed I needed to make other arrangements if I wanted to be there further.. That I feel a very rude comment to make. The bathrooms and the over all store needs be supervision and not a manager that is always missing in action. When it's time to work she makes sure she's off. There should be notice given to employers when needed to stay later and be told the day off that you need to stay late because there was a big boss coming and things weren't done all that needed to be done should have been done at the last minute.


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In this cartoon by Marc Murphy, a huge block from near the top of a pyramid in Egypt has rolled off and crushed the flower that was the Arab Spring. The brick is called Mohamed Morsi Isa El-Ayyat, Egypt's president who gave himself power over the judiciary, saying the supreme court justices could not reverse any decisions he might make. (Gannett, Marc Murphy/The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal)
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Three decades ago, at the urging of Gov. Christopher "Kit" Bond, Missouri invested in its future.
Voters in 1982 narrowly approved a constitutional amendment put before them by the Legislature and endorsed by the Republican governor that called for spending $600 million to build roads, parks and public buildings.
The money, invested in several chunks over years, is seen today in buildings on university campuses, on highways and at state parks and mental health facilities.
Here's what Bond told lawmakers in his state of the state address in January 1983, not long after voters agreed to the bond issue:
"The recession, which has plagued us since the outset of this term, has continued and deepened. For the third straight year, state government faces budget shortages so severe that saying 'no' to worthwhile requests will sorely test even the most courageous of us. And, sadly, your terms begin when thousands of our fellow Missourians are only now beginning to dig out from under the ravages of recent flooding."
Missouri voters and elected officials agreed that one way to dig out of the two-fisted blizzard of financial and natural calamity was to invest in the state, spurring economic growth with public construction projects.
It's time to repeat history.
About a month ago, the state made its last payment on that 1982 bond issue, known as the Third State Building Bonds. With interest rates at an all-time low, construction companies champing at the bit to get back to work, and the state's major public infrastructure showing signs of disrepair, the Missouri Legislature should once again ask voters to invest in the state's future.
Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat who just won his second term, should channel Bond and start pushing for what would be the best, most realistic jobs plan available. Bond used his bully pulpit and traveled the state pushing the bond issue. He steered it through a Democratic-controlled legislature and secured its victory at the polls. Nixon, on the other hand, has been lukewarm on the proposal over the last couple of years.
The state needs its leaders to rally behind this smart investment.
Missouri's AAA credit rating, long the twinkle in lawmakers' eyes, is worthless if it is never put to use.
In the current fiscal year, Missouri's debt service on its outstanding general obligation bonds amounts to about $77 million, and that number will drop to $12 million by 2023.
Moody's Investors Service ranks Missouri's per-capita debt load among the lowest in the nation, far below the national average.
Money is cheap. Jobs are needed. Time is wasting.
It's time to invest in Missouri, and, as we did 30 years ago, spur our own economic revival.
Jefferson City News Tribune, Nov. 25
Missouri's entry into a national "Fix the Debt" campaign was infused with irony. First, no solutions were advanced. The news conference Nov. 20 to announce the campaign offered little more than platitudes and hand-wringing.
The event featured business leaders and former and current political leaders concerned about the ever-increasing national debt. The debt - now exceeding $16 trillion and counting - has been well documented and well-publicized. Initiatives, innovations and ideas are needed to diminish the debt. Instead, campaign spokesmen reiterated the obvious and advanced generalities.
They called for "common-sense solutions," but said "we're not going to get into the specifics."
State Treasurer Clint Zweifel observed: "The reality is, the math here is quite simple - it's the politics that are hard. Fifth-graders throughout Missouri can do the math that's required to fix these problems."
We agreed, wholeheartedly.
Politicians created the debt, generously spending for new services and seeking pork-barrel projects to curry favor with constituents.
Ultimately, politicians represent and reflect what their constituents want; that's how they win re-election.
If we are serious about reducing the national debt, we the people must ask the federal government for less, not more.
We must stop competing with the other 49 states for what we believe is our fair share of the federal pie.
Instead, the states all must cooperate and be content with a smaller pie. And to accomplish that, the first, and most difficult, step will be to reduce our own appetite.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union and Confederate forces are clashing today in fierce hand-to-hand combat around the village of Middleburg, Va., just 40 miles from the Union capital.
The fighting is more of an Indian warfare than anything seen of late, said Union Capt. Isaac Ressler with the 16th Pennsylvania Regiment.
The hand-to-hand encounter that ensued between us and these men of Maine and Pennsylvania was sharp and bloody, said Lt. George Beale, of the Confederate 9th Virginia Regiment. One of them, I observed, who had been unhorsed, and had backed up against an oak and having fired his last cartridge, was defending himself with rocks until he fell from their pistol shots.
Is Gen. Robert E. Lees Confederate Army of Northern Virginia pushing north into Pennsylvania, perhaps only to flank down unto Washington itself, or turning west to reinforce the besieged rebel stronghold of Vicksburg, still clinging to the control the strategic Mississippi river?
Thats what Union Army of the Potomac commander Gen. Fighting Joe Hooker was trying to find out when he ordered his cavalry commander to probe the rebel lines that have been moving up under the cover the Blue Ridge Mountains in recent days.
The commanding general relies upon you, Hooker told Brig. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton just three days ago, to give him information of where the enemy is, his force, and his movements. It is better that we should lose men than to be without knowledge of the enemy, as we now seem to be.
Pleasontons counterpart, Confederate cavalry commander Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, was having lunch with his staff in Middleburg and was nearly captured when Federal troops first seized the village three days ago as the probe kicked off.
Fighting has raged there ever since with Stuarts men commanding the high ground above Middleburg along the appropriately named Mount Defiance.
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Facial Hair Friday: Two names and almost two beards
Today's featured facial hair is a fan find! Thank you to Paul H. for alerting us to this wonderful forked beard.
In fact, this beard really looks like there's enough hair to be two beards. Perhaps Colonel Strother had a beard for each of his names?
Before his stint in the Army during the Civil War, David Hunter Strother had toured Europe to study art and was a successful magazine illustrator and writer. He published his artwork under the delightful nom-de-plume of "Porte Crayon."
When the Civil War began, his artistic talents meant he was assigned as a topographer in the Army, but by 1864, Colonel Strother was chief of staff to his cousin Gen. David Hunter. He was involved in the shelling of the Virginia Military Institute and later promoted to colonel of the Third West Virginia Cavalry.
He wrote about his wartime experiences for Harper's Monthly as "Personal Recollections of the War."
After the war, he continued to work as an artist until 1879, when he was appointed by President Hayes as General Consul to Mexico City, a post he held for the next six years.
In 1940, the "Porte Crayon Memorial Society" lobbied to have a mountain in Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia named after Strother. Mount Porte Crayon is not for casual day hikers, however. … [ Read all ]
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Nothing can keep young love down, not even public urination and general idiocy. At least that's the word from TMZ, which says Justin Bieber has reconciled with Selena Gomez for the umpteenth time. But she's placed a condition on their ostensible togetherness: He needs to stop behaving "like a d-bag."
The ridiculously fickle flames reportedly last parted ways a few months back, but they sparked reunion rumors over the Fourth of July when Justin posted the photo below with the caption "heartbreaker."
While sources indicated they were just trying to stay friends, TMZ says Bieber, 19, managed to overcome Gomez's reservations, which boiled down to how "he and his friends have been acting like raging, self-entitled jackasses the last few months."
In addition to being caught on video relieving himself in a bucket in a restaurant's kitchen, Justin's crimes have allegedly included driving at dangerous speeds, spitting at a neighbor, scuffling with the paparazzi, desecrating the Chicago Blackhawks logo, insulting the memory of Anne Frank, posting a multitude of shirtless selfies and abandoning his pet monkey to a lifetime of Wiener schnitzel.
He's apparently told Selena, 20, that he and his pals have taken the negative feedback to heart and are making changes. Cue over-the-top eye roll here, especially given that Bieber's BFF, rapper Lil Twist, was nabbed on suspicion on DUI on Wednesday night while heading to the popster's Calabasas, Calif., mansion behind the wheel of his chrome Fisker Karma.
Still, insiders insist that "Selena has always been an extremely positive influence on him ... and if anyone can change him, it's her."
Yeah, this sounds like a stellar plan.
Meanwhile, damage control has begun in earnest over Urine-Gate. First up was an apologetic phone call to former president Bill Clinton, whose photo happened to be hanging in the restaurant where the Biebs decided to empty his bladder in a yellow cleaning bucket. Soon after, Justin sprayed Bill's picture with cleaning solution and declared, "[Bleep] Bill Clinton."
Bieber reached out to Clinton on Wednesday to make amends, because clearly Bill has nothing better to do than talk to a pop star looking to repair his badly dinged reputation.
"Justin profusely apologized to the former president," his rep said in a statement, "and explained he was being stupid and young."
Clinton, as you'd expect, was gracious about the incident, reportedly telling him, "If that is the worst thing you have ever done, all is well."
Justin made sure everyone knew about his mea culpa by tweeting, "@billclinton thanks for taking the time to talk Mr. President. Your words meant alot. #greatguy." In an added bit of contrition, he apparently offered to lend his support to the Clinton Global Initiative.
"In life u will make mistakes and people will try and tear u down," tweeted a calculatingly remorseful Bieber. "But u gotta stay positive. Stay strong, and learn to be better, and always live to serve others and The Lord. #growingeveryday"
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"The chef should have put his foot up this young punk's ass," he fumed on Twitter. "Looking forward to seeing him open for Menudo at the State Fair -- in about ten years."
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She had sent the letter to Pegasus Global Holdings, the international company hoping to open a Center for Innovation, Testing and Evaluation, after the company pulled out of possibly locating in Hobbs.
On Thursday, during a special meeting, the Luna County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an economic development agreement that will give Kuenstler the ability to negotiate with the company moving forward.
"We've got a spot for you to come here," she said, quoting the letter she wrote.
Since sending the letter pitching Luna County, she says the company has made "five or six" exploratory trips to the county. Those trips included teams of "professional developers" and engineers, she said.
Pegasus officials announced they were pulling out of Hobbs in early July to re-evaluate Doña Ana County as a possible site.
In light of Luna County's announcement, the company has not come out and explicitly said Doña Ana County is no longer an option. Current plans provide for the possibility that the main 15-square mile site would be located in Luna County, with a portion in Doña Ana County.
"No land has been purchased from Luna County," she said. "They are in the process of evaluating land in Luna County."
But Pegasus officials have said the county's economic development measure should not be interpreted as a decision by the company to locate in Luna County.
"I want to emphasize we're in competition with these other areas," Chairman Jay Spivey said.
That uncertainty did not sit well with local resident Larry Caldwell, who did not speak against the project outright, but said the agreement is "premature."
"I don't want to give the county manager this authority until we have a good faith effort," he said. "That entity should do something to demonstrate he has a good faith effort instead of trawling the state."
He felt the company should have purchased the land before the agreement was signed, but Kuenstler later said land dealings are between the company and landowners.
The other locals who commented during the meeting were generally in favor of the project, citing the need for jobs in the area. Pegasus says the project could create 350 permanent jobs and about 3,000 jobs during construction.
"I'm all for this," local Fred Tiedge said.
He was one of the five members of the public who spoke on the issue. Two complained about a lack of notice for the agenda or documents missing from an e-mail. Two voiced support for the project with Caldwell not taking a position, but saying Thursday's measure was premature.
The approved agreement outlines a scope of one year for the project to begin with the agreement itself lasting for two years.
The company hopes to open the facility to develop and test commercial technologies in what would essentially be a "ghost town" comprised of urban and rural environments to replicate a modern city.
A copy of a presentation delivered by Pegasus senior managing director Robert Brumley to the "Re-energize America Conference" held Oct. 18 in Las Cruces is available on the county website, www.lunacountynm.us under the "COUNTY POSTINGS" listing.
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MADISON — Wisconsin Senate Republicans abruptly shut off debate Wednesday before a dramatic vote in which they approved a bill that would require women seeking an abortion to first undergo an ultrasound.
Democrats tried in vain to be recognized to speak as the roll call vote proceeded despite their objections. Republican Senate President Mike Ellis repeatedly banged his gavel so forcefully he broke the base. He shouted at Democrats, saying they were out of order and would not be allowed to speak.
�You�re interrupting a roll call and that will not be tolerated, sit down!� Ellis yelled at Democratic Minority Leader Chris Larson.
�I understand you�re afraid of this debate,� Larson said, his microphone turned off.
The bill passed 17-15 with all Republicans in support and Democrats against. It now heads to the Assembly, which was expected to pass it today. Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday he would sign it into law.
Wednesday�s unusual early morning debate in the Senate, which began shortly after 8 a.m., came about after Democrats used a procedural move to block a final vote after hours of debate on Tuesday. Only two senators, one Democrat and one Republican, were able to speak Wednesday before Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald cut off debate after about 30 minutes.
Republican Sen. Mary Lazich gave an impassioned defense of the measure she sponsored, saying it was a small step that would protect women by giving them more information about the decision they have to make.
�In the last 5-10 years I�ve become more and more aware of women suffering from abortion trauma,� Lazich said. �I, we, stand with women for health care.�
Lazich said women should not be denied information they receive from an ultrasound. She said women who have had abortions and later regretted what she described as a �horrific decision� have contacted her in support of the measure.
�There�s no reason we should not be doing this,� Lazich said. �This is such a small thing we�re doing, for Pete�s sake.�
Ultrasounds are already typically performed on women who seek abortions, but they aren�t in every case, said Jenni Dye, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin. The bigger change under the bill is the detailed information the person providing the ultrasound would have to give the woman, she said.
Under the bill, an ultrasound technician, not necessarily a doctor, would have to display the image of the fetus, describe the size, location and number of fetuses, and identify any viewable internal organs or external features.
Should the bill become law, as expected, Wisconsin would become the ninth state to require women to undergo an ultrasound before getting an abortion, according to the Guttmacher Institute, an abortion rights research group.
Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, of Alma, was the only Democrat who spoke Wednesday. She read testimonials from women opposed to the measure and said the true intent of the bill was to close clinics in Wisconsin.
�I too believe that abortion should be rare, but I strongly believe it must be legal and it must be safe,� she said.
Democrats lashed out at Republicans after the debate, with Sen. Bob Jauch saying Fitzgerald needed psychological help. Democrats accused Republicans of abusing power and struggling with anger issues.
Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, said the decision to cut off debate prevented women across Wisconsin from understanding exactly what�s in the bill.
�I am just shocked and disgusted,� Lassa said, pounding the podium during the news conference.
Democrats spent about 2� hours debating the bill Tuesday. They could have debated longer then but chose not to, Fitzgerald said in an interview Wednesday. Tuesday�s debate ended amicably after no senator indicated they wanted to speak again.
Fitzgerald said he offered Democrats about 30 more minutes of debate on Wednesday. Larson said he turned it down because he viewed the offer as �flimsy� and Republicans wanted Democrats to �shut up� when the time ran out.
Republicans instead employed a Senate rule that allows them to cut off debate.
�I wish we didn�t have this kind of trouble,� Ellis said in an interview later. �These are my friends but they�ve got to live by the rules.�
In addition to requiring an ultrasound, the bill would also mandate that an abortion provider have the authority to admit patients to a hospital within 30 miles of where the abortions are performed. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin said that provision would require it to close its clinic in Grand Chute, leaving just three clinics in Madison and Milwaukee where abortions are performed.
Any facility that provides free ultrasounds would have to make both abdominal and the more intrusive transvaginal ultrasounds available.
Anti-abortion groups in Wisconsin supported the bill, while the Medical Society of Wisconsin and other medical organizations opposed it.
The Assembly planned to take up two other abortion-related bills, in addition to the ultrasound measure, today. One would ban using taxpayer money to cover abortions in public employees� health insurance plans. The other would ban abortions for the purpose of gender selection.