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La Salle And The Discovery Of The Great West
April 1957 | Volume 8, Issue 3
It was the worst of all seasons for such a journey. The nights were cold, but the sun was warm at noon, and the half-thawed prairie was one vast tract of mud, water, and discolored half-liquid snow. On the twenty-second, they crossed marshes and inundated meadows, wading to the knee, till at noon they were stopped by a river, perhaps the Calumet. They made a raft of hardwood timber, for there was no other, and shoved themselves across. On the next day, they could see Lake Michigan dimly glimmering beyond the waste of woods; and, after crossing three swollen streams, they reached it at evening. On the twenty-fourth, they followed its shore, till, at nightfall, they arrived at the fort, which they had built in the autumn at the mouth of the St. Joseph. Here La Salle found Chapelle and Leblanc, the two men whom he had sent from hence to Michillimackinac in search of the Griffin. They reported that they had made the circuit of the lake, and had neither seen her nor heard tidings of her. Assured of her fate, he ordered them to rejoin Tonty at Fort Cre vecœur; while he pushed onward with his party through the unknown wild of Southern Michigan.
"The rain," says La Salle, "which lasted all day, and the raft we were obliged to make to cross the river, stopped us till noon of the twenty-fifth, when we continued our march through the woods.
"The Indians do not hunt in this region, which is debatable ground between five or six nations who are at war, and, being afraid of each other, do not venture into these parts, except to surprise each other, and always with the greatest precaution and all possible secrecy. The reports of our guns and the carcasses of the animals we killed soon led some of them to find our trail. In fact, on the evening of the twenty-eighth, having made our fire by the edge of a prairie, we were surrounded by them; but as the man on guard waked us, and we posted ourselves behind trees with our guns, these savages, who are called Wapoos, took us for Iroquois, and thinking that there must be a great many of us, because we did not travel secretly, as they do when in small bands, they ran off without shooting their arrows, and gave the alarm to their comrades, so that we were two days without meeting anybody."
La Salle guessed the cause of their fright; and, in order to confirm their delusion, he drew with charcoal, on the trunks of trees from which he had stripped the bark, the usual marks of an Iroquois war-party with signs for prisoners and for scalps, after the custom of those dreaded warriors.
[When] the party reached the banks of the Detroit … La Salle directed two of the men to make a canoe, and go to Michillimackinac, the nearest harborage. With the remaining two, he crossed the Detroit on a raft, and, striking a direct line across the country, reached Lake Erie, not far from Point Pelée. Snow, sleet, and rain pelted them with little intermission; and when, after a walk of about thirty miles, they gained the lake, the Mohegan and one of the Frenchmen were attacked with fever and spitting of blood. Only one man now remained in health. With his aid, La Salle made another canoe, and, embarking the invalids, pushed for Niagara. It was Easter Monday when they landed at a cabin of logs above the cataract, probably on the spot where the Griffin was built. Here several of La Salle's men had been left the year before, and here they still remained. They told him woeful news. Not only had he lost the Griffin, and her lading of ten thousand crowns in value, but a ship from France, freighted with his goods, valued at more than twenty-two thousand livres, had been totally wrecked at the mouth of the St. Lawrence; and, of twenty hired men on their way from Europe to join him, some had been detained by his enemy, the Intendant Duchesneau, while all but four of the remainder, being told that he was dead, had found means to return home.
His three followers were all unfit for travel: he alone retained his strength and spirit. Taking with him three fresh men at Niagara, he resumed his journey, and on the sixth of May descried, looming through floods of rain, the familiar shores of his seigniory and the bastioned walls of Fort Frontenac. During sixty-five days, he had toiled almost incessantly, travelling, by the course he took, about a thousand miles through a country beset with every form of peril and obstruction; "the most arduous journey," says the chronicler, "ever made by Frenchmen in America." Such was Cavelier de la Salle. In him, an unconquerable mind held at its service a frame of iron, and tasked it to the utmost of its endurance. The pioneer of western pioneers was no rude son of toil, but a man of thought, trained amid arts and letters.•
•A Rocky Mountain trapper, being complimented on the hardihood of himself and his companions, once said to the writer, "That's so; but a gentleman of the right sort will stand hardship better than anybody else." The history of Arctic and African travel, and the military records of all time, are a standing evidence that a trained and developed mind is not the enemy, but the active and powerful ally, of constitutional hardihood. The culture that enervates instead of strengthening is always a false or a partial one.


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On Thursday, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (NYSE:MSM) reported its third quarter earnings and discussed the following topics in its earnings conference call. Here's what executives shared.
Robert Barry – UBS: I wanted to first touch on pricing. It sounds like you took a small price increase in the quarter. Can you tell us how much pricing contributed in 3Q and what your assumption is for it in 4Q?
Erik Gershwind – President and COO: Sure. Rob, it's Erik. As Jeff mentioned, we took what we would consider a moderate pricing action in this quarter. That's in Q4. For competitive reasons we are not going to go into any detail. You can expect, as Jeff described, in conjunction with our big book, along the lines of our usual increase upcoming that would account for the uptick in gross margin we would plan to see in Q1 and we will give you more color as we usually do on our big book increase next quarter.
Robert Barry – UBS: Was it about 3% in this third quarter. I think that's about where that was tracking the last couple of quarters?
Erik Gershwind – President and COO: I'm sorry, but we don't break out the mid year.
Robert Barry – UBS: Then I guess I just wanted to see if you could unpack a little bit more, your outlook for the contribution margin staying. I think you said at around this 13% level that you expect in Q4. I mean it sounds like it's a combination of getting more aggressive with some of the investment spending, but also contemplating some slowdown in the top line. I was wondering if you could just maybe dimension that and also put it in perspective of what we might expect on the gross margin line.
Jeffrey Kaczka – EVP and CFO: I'll take that Robert. It's Jeff. As we head into FY '13, it's difficult to predict the economy, the impact on the revenues and so forth. What we tried to give you was a sense of the read-through and the read-throughs as always is driven by the revenue trajectory, the operating expenses, investment levels and the gross margins. In Q4, we explained the environment and the ADS growth at around 10.5%. The gross margin in Q4 is typically lower than what you see in Q1 because of the impact of price increases and so forth, and we do intend to continue to invest although balance that with moderate OpEx actions and so forth in a responsible way, but what all this adds up for in Q3 or Q4 is the 13%. As we look ahead to FY '13, there are indications of the moderating revenue growth. There is the intent for us to continue the investments in the growth programs in a responsible way and giving this scenario what we've said is the read-through that we're experiencing in Q4 is somewhat indicative of what we would expect going forward. Now depending on the varying revenue levels, this could change if we see revenue growth in the mid-teens, we certainly would expect to see read-throughs return to the level where we would again see expanding operating margins.
Robert Barry – UBS: And maybe just finally it sounds like you repurchased some shares in the quarter, just any thoughts on how you're thinking about that going forward, especially with the stock down here where it is?
Jeffrey Kaczka – EVP and CFO: Robert, Jeff again, as always we take a balanced approach. We've got a very strong balance sheet. As you know, we've got cash on the balance sheet. We're certainly willing and able to use that to fund the right acquisitions that fit strategically and culturally. We pay our regular dividends. We've periodically paid special dividends and we periodically do stock buybacks. So there is no current plans but we'll evaluate that as we go forward.
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Adam Uhlman – Cleveland Research: Just a clarification on the gross margin first. The acquisition impact and the vending impact this quarter was slightly more of a drag than it was last quarter, but the contribution of revenues seems to be about the same, can you still remind me why that's becoming more dilutive?
David Sandler – CEO: Well, it would also be a function of I guess, the revenue growth. But I think the acquisition impact was actually similar to the previous quarter, as we look forward to Q4, there'll be an overlapping of the first ATS acquisition. So, there is only one quarter overlap associated with that. The vending impacts we mentioned was about 30 basis points in the previous quarter, I believe it was 20 basis points and that's due to the growth in the vending program.
Adam Uhlman – Cleveland Research: When you talk about the value equation that's shifting in the marketplace right now. I guess as we look out over the longer term, I'm wondering how much of that – the value added that the company is providing to the customers, if you guys think you can actually keep, or how much of that you have to give away as price transparency becomes even greater as more of the model and industry shifts to online purchasing?
Erik Gershwind – President and COO: Yeah. Adam, its Erik, it's a good question. And I would say that, taken our vending program is an example, what we see strategically if anything where most of our volume is coming from these deep relationships that we're building with our customers, it's becoming less about price and more about adding value into the customer supply chain and we're doing that in a number of ways. So, we are streamlining inventory and we are freeing up cash flow. We are bringing in our technical experts and we are taking out cost on the plant floor. All of those are taking the conversation really away from price and towards what we can bring to help them streamline their cost structure. So, I wouldn't draw a conclusion between the increased online percentage of sales going through the web, translating into more focus on price. Most of our customers that are doing business with us on the website, it's a multichannel relationship. In most cases or in many cases, there's technical experts coming in and helping our customers on the plant floor. There's other value-added services going in, so it's really what we are describing here is a move towards a deeper relationship with our key accounts.
Adam Uhlman – Cleveland Research: How much greater share of wallet do you think you get with those tighter accounts with the vending relationship or anything else? Can you give us any kind of data points on that directionally?
Erik Gershwind – President and COO: Yeah. I mean the short answer is a lot. We see a significant difference in share gain and in how deeply we embed ourselves in our accounts. So, the reference point there would be; number one, we started to break out for you the growth contribution of vending as roughly four points of – of accounting for four points of recent growth. The reason that happens is because when we put our vending system in, it's very well received by our customers and along with our technical specialists and our full program are producing growth rates well in excess of what we see in the rest of the Company. So, certainly that's one metric, and the other one I would point to, that I referred to in the prepared remarks is our retention rates, which we are not going to break out, but are very high. So, what that indicates to us is we really are embedding ourselves in these accounts.


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In the competitive midsize sedan segment, Ford's 2008 Fusion has a lot to offer. Its distinctive styling sets it apart from the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, and Chevrolet Malibu, and it beats them on price, too. The engines and platform it shares with the Mazda6 give it some real performance as well, and the available all-wheel drive isn't found on most other cars in the class.
The Ford Fusion has a few important changes for 2008; chief among them is standard anti-lock braking across the model range. Changes in options and available equipment include the addition of a Sport Appearance Package, which features 18-inch aluminum wheels, a firmer suspension, and contrasting interior stitching. Also new is voice-activated navigation, a back-up parking sensor, and keyless entry on SEL models. Ford's SYNC system, which integrates wireless devices and music players with the car, debuts for 2008 as an option on all but the SEL styles, where it is standard. Pricing has increased marginally across the range by about a few hundred dollars.
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Almost everyone has heard and read about the impact of big data on business large and small.
From the web giants to wall street, businesses everywhere are investing in big data and analytics to better understand their customers, optimize their business processes, and gain new insight in real time.
What's less well known is the dramatic impact big data is having in the industrial sector – especially on Original Equipment Manufacturers, or OEMs. OEMs of all types, serving almost every industry, are literally re-inventing themselves and their business around the power of big data and analytics.
And in many cases, it's not the type of data you would expect.
Many people believe the explosive growth of data is driven by smartphones, tablets, and other consumer devices. And that's true. But the fact is, consumer produced data data is already dwarfed by the sea of data produced by machines, industrial devices, computer and network devices, and sensors. In fact, the research firm IDC estimates that the vast majority of the data universe will be made up of machine or sensor produced data.
And just what sorts of data will all these machines produce? Location data, environmental data, condition data, velocity data, event data, and more. All of this data is useful in and of itself.
But when the data sources are combined and correlated in real time, the business potential becomes staggering.
GE – a pioneer in this area – predicts that the industrial internet (a term they coined) will drive the next significant leap in productivity, on par with the original industrial revolution. Sensors on large industrial equipment like turbines, locomotives, aircraft engines can predict failures, reduce maintenance time, optimize performance – all in real time.
Telecommunication Equipment Manufacturers can instrument massive voice and data networks to provide a better customer experience. Healthcare providers can embed sensors into the human body to monitor health and provide proactive healthcare. The possibilities are endless.
What more, these technologies will be deployed on a massive scale – think smart cities.
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Luke Bryan is obviously a creative individual — and it seems that talent is now rubbing off on his five-year-old son, Bo. However, it may not be the exact kind of creativity that Bryan and wife Caroline had hoped to inspire.
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I'm so happy for you and your family. It is such a great goal to achieve. I'm there too. And I gotta say that even though my youngest is still living at home, I feel a little sad, but also very excited. This is a new phase in our lives. For me, I homeschooled all my kids, so now I have more time than I've ever had before. And oh how wonderful it is to do things that I have the freedom to do. And while my daily life is completely different, I'm watching my young adults blossom. What a blessing.
This will get easier, Cristin. You already have the right perspective. Hopefully the emotions will join the party and allow you to have less sadness and more joy. As my kids have gone away, I got use to them being gone....and actually the hardest time for me was not while they were away but when they came home. I know that is weird.....but when they come home I remember all I miss about them. So I'm sad and happy at the same time when their home. Probably silly.....but it is what it is. Big hugs to you, sweet friend! (((Cristin)))- AnonymousAugust 22, 2012 at 9:32 AM
You did Good Cristin...College is such a life changing experience. Love the photo of Nick and Abigail.
Jan S. - AnonymousAugust 22, 2012 at 2:44 PM
Love the cookies, especially the red crabs (Fabulous). Great advice on raising children
ReplyDelete Cristin, I have two boys. BOTH of them left for the first time for college this year. Double whammy empty nest. We just left the second son today at school. I'm feeling puddly myself. It's nice that you're so confident. I feel so worried but I'm going to think about your words and remember that I did my job. They're great kids and they'll do well. Thanks for the encouragement!
ReplyDeleteYour friend is so right. While this is a day a very mixed emotions for you, take comfort in knowing that you have raised a very mature and responsible young man who is deeply grounded in the excellent foundation you have provided for him. Nick will do very well on his own and do you and himself proud. Of that I have no doubt. As he takes flight, he will soar to heights you have not even imagined yet.
ReplyDeleteGreat post!! Great cookies!! Great kid!!! Great mom!! :)
I did get a little weepy there, but let me just say this. Your job is NOT done. It is just different. No less important or significant or any of those things - just different.
I can't wait to see how you adjust to this new phase of your life when it gets to be a little bit more about YOU for the first time in 20-some years.
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Research into workplace bullying is taking various turns with most of the studies broadening understanding of the concept. Although much progress has been reported in research on the understanding of what is workplace bullying, its effects and how to deal with it. In this paper, exploratory semi-structured interviews were conducted on twenty-five participants to create a better understanding of their experiences of workplace bullying in a para-military organisation in the UK. This method of data collection helped to understand how things happen and why it happened in the para-military organisation. The study revealed that workplace bullying is as a result of organisational change, organisational division into uniformed and non-uniformed staff, power relations, management style and witnessing bullying. The study also revealed that workplace bullying has a detrimental effect on the physical and mental health of the victim. While all the accounts discussed above were given by those who have experienced workplace bullying, the key informants within the organisation gave conflicting account of what is going on in PMO. The findings revealed different views to bullying within the PMO. It may be concluded from this study that bullying is part of the culture of this organisation, and that may be why it is perceived to be accepted as a norm and is continuing.
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Desert Isle Keeper
Not Quite a Husband
If you want to read Sherry Thomas's third novel, Not Quite a Husband, choose a moment when you have some time to yourself, because this is a book not so much to devour, but to savor at leisure, like a glass of excellent wine.
A short prologue provides us with a glimpse of the deep unhappiness Bryony Asquith feels in her marriage to the Hon. Quentin Leonidas Marsden and the events that lead to her asking for an annulment. Next the story jumps three years forward to Bryony and Leo's next meeting in Chitral on what is now the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. After her marriage failed, Bryony went abroad, to Germany, the United States and finally to India, and now her sister has sent a cable to none other than Leo, who also happened to be in India, about their father's failing health. Bryony agrees to travel south with Leo, and as he first suffers a malaria attack, and later they hear rumors of a possible uprising in the Swat Valley, their journey is prolonged. Being thrown together like this, they are forced to examine together for the first time how and why their marriage went sour.
The book is quite short – those 338 pages are printed in a very large font – but what it lacks in sheer number of words it more than makes up for in depth and intricacy of characterization and description. Sherry Thomas writes in a beautifully evocative, luscious style that had me return to several passages to savor them once more. Her descriptions make you see the places and smell the smells, and each love scene is delightfully sensuous and most satisfyingly illustrative of the way the characters' relationship has developed.
Bryony and Leo are a perfect example of how two brilliant, loving and well-meaning people can founder because of the intensity of their passions and their complete inability to understand each other. Having grown up on two neighboring estates, they actually knew each other as children, but as Bryony is the elder by four years, she ignored Leo entirely, while he admired her from afar. When they meet again in London, she is a dedicated if too serious physician, a pioneer in her field, while he is a brilliant and beautiful mathematician, traveler and playwright, universally admired and lionized and with several publications to his name. As short scenes in retrospect inserted in the story of their journey reveal, both Bryony and Leo are so much in love that when things go wrong, they do so disastrously. Because both err terribly, in quite different ways, one grows exasperated with them in one moment only to suffer deeply with them in the next. (For those who care about grovel scenes: Both characters have one, each time for a very bad mistake, and I found the scenes deeply moving, and quite satisfying.)
What else can I say without giving away too much? The book is a road romance, it deals with childlessless (Bryony is barren), and the age difference between the leads is explored, not just postulated, and influences their relationship in several ways. Leo is a hero who is infinitely masculine and infinitely caring, a true treasure and adorable from page one. Bryony is a bit more difficult to like at times, but when she is ready, she deals with her ghost with great courage, and I grew to like her immensely. I also loved the way the ending was handled, because here speaking of love is not enough, instead the characters must find a way to integrate their relationship with what else they each want to do with their lives, actually in a manner that most real-life couples must. I adored that.
Minor quibbles, which did not detract from my over-all enjoyment, are: Leo is just a tad to universally capable, and in Bryony's past a few too many things went wrong. I see the point for the plot, but this still felt a bit overdone. And I would have given a lot for a map! As for the series aspect: Two of Leo's brothers play an important part in Delicious, and the heroine of this novel makes a short appearance in Not Quite a Husband. It is not necessary to have read Delicious to enjoy Not Quite a Husband, but as the former contains some grave spoilers for the latter, consider yourselves warned.
Not Quite a Husband has everything I want from a romance (well, except a map …): Delightful but flawed characters I love and can identify with, luscious prose, an interesting setting, and a romance that touches my heart. I can't recommend it enough, and am looking forward very much to Sherry Thomas's next book.
Book Details
Reviewer : Rike Horstmann
Grade : A
Sensuality : Hot
Book Type : Historical Romance
Review Tags : Top 100 Romance


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View Poll Results: Lucky Star - Episode 6 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 57 | 36.54% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 55 | 35.26% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 31 | 19.87% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 5 | 3.21% | |
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2007-05-13, 13:43 | Link #41 |
Gone for Good
Join Date: Apr 2004
Wow, now it's Initial D's turn. Just seeing the CG cars drifting in the screencaps in Omni's site is enough to make me giggle.
http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2007...lucky-star-06/ I'll be looking forward to the typical Eurobeat BGM that you normally hear in Initial D in that scene. Edit: I take back that ill-advised "swipe" in white-coloured fonts. Last edited by Kinny Riddle; 2007-05-14 at 01:06. |
2007-05-13, 13:45 | Link #42 |
Join Date: Apr 2007
The best part was the Initial D ref, complete with grainy anime and Eurobeat music. The night time scary story part was good, too.
The ending song was "Valentine Kiss" (1986) by Kokusho Sayuri of the group Onyanko Club, pretty much the 1980s progenitor of all female idol groups, especially Morning Musume. If anyone wanted to know what Kona was doing, she was acting like a fan at a concert, singing along and doing the chants and stuff. To this day, "Valentine Kiss" is still the #1 requested song to be played on Valentine's Day in Japan. |
2007-05-13, 14:17 | Link #43 | |
Also I don't understand why everybody keeps putting me on their ignore lists. Why don't people take me off so they can see what I'm actually saying for once instead of just assuming I'm "Trying to Be The Centre of Attention". I mean if I put everybody I disagree with on certain matters on my ignore list for this forum I'd have nobody to talk to. I also hardly think I do anything more than the average person who comes out swinging with comments on shows and isn't afraid to say what they like and don't like about a given episode. Also I can see white on this background very clearly, so I'm not sure why you tried to hide the comment. |
2007-05-13, 14:58 | Link #44 |
Evil Little Pixie
I really don't want to get into it, but I'll never put anyone on my ignore list unless they're just flaming people or posting pr0n or whatever, but then they'd get banned anyways. And I don't think Kaioshin_Sama is trying to get attention - he just naturally grabs attention because he isn't afraid to express his opinions even when they differ from everyone else's. Well, that's my 2 cents anyways. :/
Now for episode 6, omg, L*S gets better and better. Spoiler for Episode 6!:
2007-05-13, 15:49 | Link #46 |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 59
I have no one on my ignore list ... it breaks continuity
Just saw the RandomC readout on ep 6 .... wow, looks like its going to be a winner from multiple levels (a lot of stuff from the comic... some riffs for "cultural reference" fans... extra "whoa" in the art/animation... a bit less L*C).
2007-05-13, 16:03 | Link #50 | |
Evil Little Pixie
Last edited by Risaa; 2007-05-13 at 16:09. Reason: lols forgot to close the spoiler tag... hope you covered your eyes! :P |
2007-05-13, 16:20 | Link #51 | |
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Monterrey N.L. Mexico
I also dont have anybody on my ignore list. And it's good to hear that there's gonna be a little more Miyuki this time around.
2007-05-13, 16:51 | Link #52 | |
Being Felt Up My Skirt
What is Kagami saying (complaining-like) when the Initial D sequence is over??? >_< |
2007-05-13, 16:52 | Link #53 |
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: In my chair.
Hello everyone, long time lurker/first time poster here. I felt like chiming in since this is one of the few places I can find that's receptive to Lucky Star.
I watched episode 6 on Nico Nico (almost 10,000 views so far), but I'm also waiting for some subs so I can fill in the blanks that I don't understand. There were some major Azumanga Daioh vibes in the first part, and I would have suspected Nanako to have the lead foot. I haven't seen Initial D, but it was still a funny segment to me especially after doing some follow up reading. Seems like she is driving a Subaru Vivio RX-R which is a 4WD car. I don't follow sport racing, but I'm pretty sure nobody uses 4WD for drifting/racing (at least seriously). To top things off, the speedometer was at 40km/h (25mph) XD. A little more reading led me to this (real Vivio drifting): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7pvm2MMgok I'm liking "Sharpshooter Yui" more now :3 |
2007-05-13, 17:02 | Link #54 |
Being Felt Up My Skirt
I thought it was funny watching Konata expecting to wash her feet but instead getting a sudden blast of water on her head when before she was making fun of her school teacher getting water blasted on her head.
Did anyone happen to see Konata's face after she placed the soap on the floor??? |
2007-05-13, 17:03 | Link #55 |
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Join Date: Aug 2006
I have to wonder how much time/money went to the Initial D race; it was incredibly well done.
Naked Konata looks like some kind of imp; I mean, because of all the hair . And her 6th grade swimsuit was just hilarious. Again, I'll get more of it after the subs are out. And welcome StarvingArtist. |
2007-05-13, 17:06 | Link #56 | ||
Evil Little Pixie
I saw the speedometer but it just totally didn't register with me - that's hilarious. XD Quote:
2007-05-13, 18:37 | Link #58 |
Good-Natured Asshole.
Join Date: May 2007
Age: 27
Crud...my laptop can't handle that 250MB RAW file (and if somebody can tell me why niconico asks me for something before seeing that video I'd much appreciate it).
But we get to see Yui road rage? This'll be awesome. EDIT: Never mind. Got it to work. Saw the bathing scene...there are SO many inappropriate jokes I can play on this. Last edited by Claies; 2007-05-13 at 18:48. |
2007-05-13, 19:32 | Link #60 |
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i usually just lurk around episode discussion threads and read what other people had to say... i did it all through out haruhi and i thought i can just lurk through this one too... but i just had to comment on this ep...
and my comment is... wow.... that episode was just wow... i didn't understand much of what was said so i'm just talking about the episode visually speaking... kyoani really likes changing their characters outfits... i counted they changed outfits maybe 6 times excluding their birthdays suits... i'll maybe comment more when the subs come out or i might go back to lurking... overall i enjoyed the ep even if i didn't understand most of what was said... Spoiler for about LC:
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The wildflowers of spring have long since withered away - but this month's monsoon rains have helped nurture a colorful crop of summer desert blooms.
A spin around a loop drive at Saguaro National Park East on Friday revealed wildflowers in hues ranging from bright yellow to pale lavender.
The almost impossibly pink blooms of the fishhook pincushion cactus added to the floral display.
"Though less well known and less diverse than the spring ones, the summer wildflowers of the Sonoran Desert are equally beautiful," said George Montgomery, curator of botany at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
"The summer rains bring on a great flush of plant growth and flowering," Montgomery said. "And the fruiting is a strong part of animal life cycles - the pollinators, the nesters and the grazers."
Among the flowers in bloom now is desert senna - growing along roads and trails at Saguaro Park and elsewhere in the Tucson area.
They are "especially showy now with the summer rains, and their striking yellow flowers are being pollinated," Montgomery said. "In fact, it takes the bee vibrating its wings while on the flower to cause pollen to fall onto the bee - 'buzz pollination.' "
Adding a touch of subtle beauty to the summer desert landscape are the delicate pale blooms of clustervine.
Other sites where you're likely to find some summer flower color near Tucson:
• Saguaro Park West.
• Sabino Canyon northeast of the city.
• Pima Canyon, Finger Rock Canyon and other canyons of the Catalina Mountains.
"The summer rains bring on a great flush of plant growth and flowering."
George Montgomery,
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Hong Kong Television Union Plans New Protests Over License Snub
Simon LeeHong Kong Television Network Ltd. workers called for a new round of protests demanding Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying explain the rejection of the company's license application.
The staff members ended a week-long protest at government headquarters yesterday and vowed to return on Nov. 6, when lawmakers are scheduled to debate a motion to probe the decision, the company's union said in an Oct. 26 statement posted on its Facebook page.
HKTV cut about 320 workers after the government snubbed its application in favor of PCCW Ltd. and I-Cable Communications Ltd. on Oct. 15. Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers joined the protest over the week, reflecting concerns over government accountability and freedom of expression in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. HKTV plans to file for a judicial review, Chairman Ricky Wong said on Oct. 22.
"The issue is definitely not over, rather it's the beginning of a new stage," the union said in its statement. "We thank the support of the public and hope to seek justice together."
Leung has said that the government will explain its decision in court. The free-to-air television permits awarded on Oct. 15 were the first in almost 40 years, increasing competition for existing operators Television Broadcasts Ltd. and Asia Television Ltd.
I-Cable's Fantastic Television will start free broadcasts within three months from the formal granting of its license, Ming Pao Daily News reported today, citing a company announcement. It plans to have coverage for 95 percent of Hong Kong households within 12 months from the start of the service, Ming Pao said.
Television Advertising
Three calls to I-Cable's external affairs department outside of business hours weren't answered.
Advertisers spent an estimated HK$13 billion ($1.7 billion) in Hong Kong in 2012, with television accounting for about a third of that, Bank of America Corp.'s Merrill Lynch unit said in a February report, citing Magna Global.
Discontent is rising in the former British colony as a record wealth gap and a doubling of property prices in four years squeeze workers. Massive street protests led to the reversal of a controversial national identity curriculum last year. Former Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa resigned in 2005 after as many as half a million people took to the streets against a proposed anti-subversion law.
Rising inequality has driven down poll ratings for Leung, the city's last leader to be chosen by a committee of business and professional groups before universal suffrage promised in 2017. Hong Kong, which was returned to China in 1997, is a Special Administrative Region guaranteed its own freedoms and legal system for 50 years as part of the handover agreement.
Leung was picked by a committee of executives, professionals and lawmakers for a five-year term, with China promising universal suffrage in 2017. Opposition lawmakers failed in a no-confidence motion against Leung on on Oct. 16.


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How do you make sure your political ambition is going to come true? Publicity is a necessity if you want people to know who you are and what your intentions are. You should not miss on any kind of opportunity to introduce yourself even if you are not on the location. Is this even possible? Of course it is. Political signs are very effective because people can read what you want to tell them. Signage is important for creating awareness of your interest among people.
It is a very good way for the promotion of your political ambition wholly. A signage with catchy graphics, fixed on appropriate position stir up the bystanders to vote for you. You can attract the maximum people by placing the signage on main roads, streets, crowded areas, and markets of your right location. You have to design the signage in the best way to capture the interest of maximum number of potential buyers.
Outdoor signage certainly gains more attention because it is for everyone to see. Whoever is passing by a particular billboard or a street would come in visual contact with the product and service being advertised. In a way, there is no age barrier to outdoor signage. A child, a teenager and an adult can all view the same advertisement. Durability is of immense importance, when taking into account outdoor signs.
Durability is what counts, especially if your signage is to be displayed for an extended time period. There are companies that are known for the high quality products they produce and the type of reliable service they provide and this is who you should partner with. Your ambition rely on how you promote yourself and your humble intentions so be very sure to find a team that can give you the right kind of assistance.
Relaying your message, especially in sales and or political intentions, is best delivered with signs. Real estate is communicating best with their potential customers when they stick yard signs on properties that are for sale. Signage plays a highly significant role in establishing an innovative recognition and identity of a company, label or a product in the general public. These are given immense importance since they are to impact the future development of the business.
This is validated by the fact that even we, as a part of the general public, acknowledge any business or a product with due respect to its signage. People are attracted to the purchase of any product or label with the help of its signage. Marketing experts put in a lot of effort and deliberation in the development of signage and business owners tend to invest a lot on the construction and design of an exclusive signage that can be advertised and can help in the growth of business in the corporate world.
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Deadly 24 hours in Tijuana: 2 hung from bridge, 1 beheaded
2 bodies hung from bridge, man beheaded in Tijuana
Published 6:30 am, Friday, November 19, 2010
TIJUANA, Mexico — Two men were slain and hung from a bridge, another was decapitated and a fourth was shot to death over 24 hours in Tijuana, the latest gruesome killings in a Mexican border city where hopes had risen that cartel violence was decreasing.
The bodies of two men were found hanging from the Los Alamos bridge early Friday, said Fermin Gomez, Baja California state's deputy attorney general for organized crime.
Both victims had their hands and feet bound and one had his head covered with a black plastic bag. One of the bodies fell into traffic when the rope broke.
A day earlier, a human head was found underneath another bridge in Tijuana, which sits across from San Diego, Calif. The body of the 24-year-old man was found 12 hours later alongside the highway from Tijuana to the beach town of Ensenada.
Gomez said the victim, Victor Ramirez, had recently been deported from the United States, though he had no information on the circumstances.
Also Thursday, a man was shot to death while leaving his house in the exclusive Tijuana neighborhood of Chapultepec, and two other people were wounded in a shootout on one of the city's main avenues.
Gomez blamed the killings on feuding between drug-dealing gangs, but declined to give details.
Beheadings, massacres and body hangings had initially declined in Tijuana since the January arrest of Teodoro "El Teo" Garcia Simental, one of two crime bosses who had been waging a bloody turf war in the city.
President Felipe Calderon even visited Tijuana last month and touted it as a success story in his nearly four-year-old drug war, noting during a festival to promote the city's industries that homicides are down from a peak in 2008.
Days after his visit, drug gangs started beheading rivals and hanging bodies from bridges again. On Oct. 24, armed men burst into a Tijuana drug rehab center and killed 13 recovering addicts.
Prosecutors say they are investigating whether the rehab massacre was related to a record seizure of nearly 135 tons of marijuana the previous week.
The latest killings come two weeks after U.S. authorities made one of the largest marijuana seizures in San Diego, confiscating more than 20 tons of pot that was smuggled in through a tunnel connecting warehouses on either side of the border. Mexican authorities seized more than 4 tons of pot from the warehouse on their side of the border.
'La Barbie' must stay put in Mexico
Meanwhile, the lawyer for alleged drug kingpin Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez Villareal said Friday that the Mexican government will not deport the U.S. citizen for prosecution in the United States.
The government considers Valdez, son of Mexican-born parents, a Mexican national who must go through the more complicated extradition process to be sent out of the country, said Kent Schaffer, a Houston lawyer representing Valdez.
Mexico has increasingly extradited high-profile drug kingpins to the U.S. under Calderon, a way to prevent them from running cartels from corrupt Mexican prisons.
Mexican officials in October extended a 40-day limit for holding Valdez without charge and that expires after this weekend, so they must decide whether to try him in Mexico.
Schaffer said both he and the U.S. Justice Department want Valdez to be prosecuted in the United States, where he is wanted on cocaine smuggling charges in three states. Schaffer said an extradition request had yet to be filed. U.S. Department of Justice officials could not be reached late Friday.
The Mexican attorney general's office would say only that Valdez was still being held and the investigation continued.
Valdez, a former Texas high school football player, was arrested Aug. 30 by federal police on his ranch outside Mexico City.
Described by authorities as a former ally of Mexico's most-wanted kingpin, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Valdez allegedly had been fighting for control of the notorious Beltran Leyva gang after Mexican marines killed its leader in late 2009. The warring factions were responsible for brutality and bloodshed from Cuernavaca south of Mexico City to the state of Guerrero and the resort city of Acapulco on the Pacific coast.
Associated Press writer Katherine Corcoran in Mexico City contributed to this report.


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All-American ... CSCAA Scholar All-American First Team ... Swept one-meter and three-meter titles at PCSC Championships ... Team's Diver of the Year.
Qualified for his third straight NCAA Championships, in Mansfield, Texas, competing in preliminaries on the one- and three-meter springboards ... Produced the 10th-best point total from three meters (487.05) and 12th-best from one meter (439.75), narrowly missing out on a top-eight finals berth ... Had the top score among three UCSD competitors in both events ... Won the three-meter competition (391.45) at the PCSC meet for the third straight year, and placed second from one meter (345.05) ... Had eight first-place finishes in dual meets.
Runner-up in the three-meter dive at the NCAA Championships (551.60) ... Won a PCSC title in the three-meter event (374.05) ... Achieved a second-place finish in the one-meter dive (307.90) at the PCSC Championships ... Named to the Athletics Director's Honor Roll at the Bronze Level (GPAs 3.00 to 3.299).
Earned All-America and all-conference honors ... Took sixth in the three-meter event with a score of 477.95 and placed 10th in the one-meter with a 401.70 mark at the NCAA Championships in Canton, Ohio ... At the PCSC Championships in Long Beach, finished first in the three-meter (363.50) and second in the one-meter (304.85) ... Named the Tritons' Diver of the Year ... Ended the school year on the Athletics Director's Honor Roll at the Silver Level (GPAs from 3.30 to 3.499).
A 2009 graduate of Rocklin (Calif.) High School ... Made up the one-person diving squad at RHS ... Competed at the national and international levels as a gymnast representing American Powerhouse Tnt ... Placed fourth nationally at the 2008 Visa Championships in the junior men's double mini-trampoline ... Took 12th place at the World Age-Group Games in the Netherlands for Team USA in 2007 ... Also competed on the trampoline at the Aalsmeer Cup in Amsterdam.
Born Jan. 3, 1991 in Modesto ... Parents are John and Holly Runsten ... Has two brothers, Troy and Beau ... An international studies-economics major and psychology minor at Sixth College ... Counts placing second on the three-meter springboard at the 2011 NCAA Championships as his top memory in diving ... Enjoys camping, backpacking and snowboarding in his free time.
2012 NCAA Division II Championships
Three-Meter - 487.05 (Prelims) - 10th Place
One-Meter - 439.75 (Prelims) - 12th Place
2011 NCAA Division II Championships
Three-Meter - 551.60 (Finals) - 2nd Place
Three-Meter - 497.20 (Prelims) - 5th Place
One-Meter - 480.75 (Finals) - 5th Place
One-Meter - 461.35 (Prelims) - 6th Place
2010 NCAA Division II Championships
Three-Meter - 477.95 (Finals) - 6th Place
One-Meter - 401.70 (Prelims) - 10th Place
Position: | Diving |
Height: | 5'10" |
Weight: | 150 |
Year: | Senior |
City/State: | Rocklin, CA |
High School: | Rocklin HS |
College: | Sixth |
Major: | Int'l Studies-Economics |
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Advanced knife skills
When you learn and apply some of the basic knife skills, working in the kitchen becomes so much more pleasant. I'll never forget the first time I learned the easy way to dice an onion or shallot -- it was an epiphany!
How could I have been so uninformed? I needed to learn more.
If you want to learn more, and are ready to go a little step beyond basic chopping and slicing, here are a couple of cutting techniques that are essential to some of the more refined dishes that require a bit more precision.
In this advanced knife work segment I will not be demonstrating knife-throwing. That comes much later in a chef's training when you are taught "management skills."
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Yoga Poses for Abdominal Cramps
Abdominal cramps can be the abdominal muscles cramping and spasming or it can be the stomach or intestinal organs strongly contracting. Side bending poses will activate the Liver, Gall Bladder and Stomach energy channels to move any stuck energy in the abdomen. Abdominal opening poses will stretch the abdominal muscles and organs so take these poses slowly and gently. If the cramps are mild, abdominal massaging poses will circulate the energy in the abdomen and soothe the internal organs.
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Kosher Parmesan
Kosher Parmesan is Parmesan cheese produced according to the Jewish Dietary Laws called Kashurat using Kosher ingredient. This straw-colored festive cheese is loved by many for its tempting taste which may be the basic salty to one with slight fruity flavors.
Serving Kosher Parmesan Cheese
Kosher Parmesan cheese is one of the most versatile cheeses which can be enjoyed in a number of ways as discussed below:
- It can be served with aperitifs or as a part of an antipasto
- Pastas, risotto or salad topped with gratings or shavings of this cheese taste very good than those without.
- The cheese can be included in pesto or in Alfredo sauce
- This is ideally paired with red wines like Lambrusco
- As dessert, chunks of Kosher Parmesan served with balsamic vinegar makes a tremendous festive food
- This delightfully tasty cheese can be enjoyed as a snack with a number of condiments like tomato sauce, parsley sauce, fruit chutney, tapenade or pesto. The cheese also pairs up well with a number of fruits and nuts like pear, kiwi, figs, walnuts, apples and peaches.
Commercial Providers of Kosher Parmesan
A number of producers from Italy produce Parmesan cheese but authentic Kosher Parmesan is produced by only a few. The one produced by third generation cheesemaker, Fanticini of Parmigiano Reggiano region of France, is considered to be authentic as the family is a certified producer of Kosher Parmesan.


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Sydney: Jan 30, 2014
Veteran batsman Brad Hodge was on Thursday recalled to Australia's Twenty20 squad, boosting his chances of playing in the ICC World T20 2014 in Bangladesh in March-April.
The 39-year-old, who has been in outstanding form for the Melbourne Stars in the domestic Big Bash League, was called up to replace all-rounder Moises Henriques, who is heading to South Africa to join up with the Test team, Cricket Australia (CA) said.
Hodge played six Tests and 25 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for Australia between 2005 and 2008 but has been overlooked since.
He will join the squad for the final two T20Is against England, in Melbourne on Friday and Sydney on Sunday. Australia won the opening match in Hobart on Wednesday by 13 runs.
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Proof That Facebook Is Surpassing Reddit's Audience Share (FB)
Published 7:34 am, Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Since Facebook changed its News Feed algorithm to focus more on news and less on cute cats and other memes, it appears to have stolen a huge share of referred traffic on the internet — from Reddit.
Traffic referrals are the lifeblood of the web. Publishers need incoming traffic from big, popular sites to survive, and for years Reddit has been one of the biggest sources of outgoing links to juicy content.
But suddenly, Reddit has dropped off, at least in terms of its overall share of internet traffic.
Here's a chart from Parse.ly, the web traffic analytics company (below). It shows that Google dominates the distribution of traffic on the web, and that Facebook is now a healthy second:
Note that Reddit is still huge, but that "huge" is relative on the web — it's distinctly second-rung to "gargantuan."
Yesterday we noted that Reddit's traffic is actually going up — it saw an 83% increase, to 731 million unique visitors in 2013 — but its share of traffic declined in the same period, according to data from Shareaholic, which measures social media sharing traffic. The decline was a drop of 36% year-over-year, Shareaholic says:
What the heck is going on? Facebook, that's what.
This chart from Parse.ly shows how Facebook has recently become a referrer of more than 5% of all web clicks:
Parse.ly's data covers over 5 billion pageviews on hundreds of media properties. The company says:
The results are pretty clear. Sites that use Parse.ly analytics are showing significant changes in traffic from Facebook. Over 40% of Parse.ly-enabled sites have experienced a 30%-or-more growth in traffic from Facebook in 2013. Over 60% of our sites have seen a 10%-or-more bump from the social network.
Over the last year, Reddit went from providing 0.33% of the web's traffic in December 2012 to 0.21% in December 2013 — a 36% drop, according to Shareaholic.
What is jarring here is that Reddit — a site dedicated to sharing stuff — only got bigger in terms of total traffic in 2013, but appears to have become less important in terms of shared traffic over the same period.
Reddit may also be hoarding more of its own traffic.
A few things changed on Reddit in 2013. More of Reddit's top posts are discussions that feature few links, such as its "ask me anything" series in which famous people like Bill Gates or President Obama take questions from the public. And one of Reddit's more infamous 2013 posts was this thread on the Boston Marathon bombing, which contained a bunch of incorrect information.
Plus, news organizations — Business Insider included — now more frequently use Reddit as a source of news rather than a source of traffic. So other publishers are linking in to stuff that is already on Reddit; previously, Reddit users linked out to things they found elsewhere.
Disclosure: The author owns Facebook stock.
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Thursday- June 6-Sunday, June 9th--The 37th Annual Norfolk Harborfest® at Town Point Park along the Downtown Norfolk Waterfront. The Festival kicks off with the return of the AT&T HarborFEAST Seafood Sampler on Thursday, June 6th from 6pm-9pm and continues through the weekend with 3 full days of FREE, fresh, family-friendly FUN!
For four memorable days, the Downtown Norfolk Waterfront transforms into an exciting playground for people of all ages. The historic waterfront festival offers a weekend packed with exciting activities on land and sea! Harborfest® includes tall ships and the Parade of Sail, the largest fireworks show on the East Coast, local, regional and national entertainment, family activities, unique and unusual performances, water activities and much more.
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For the second time in two months, Gov. Rick Scott's top jobs recruiter is in line for a hefty raise, in addition to a new six-figure golden parachute if Scott does not win reelection next year.
Gray Swoope, CEO of Enterprise Florida, could soon earn $375,000 a year, with a new base salary of $275,000 and incentives worth $100,000 more if he meets dozens of performance standards in his contract.
Swoope now earns $230,000 a year. He received a $70,000 bonus in August.
His new pact also entitles Swoope to severance pay of $137,500 or six months salary if he is "terminated without cause."
As a political appointee who reports directly to the governor, Swoope is sure to lose his job if Scott loses his 2014 reelection bid.
Enterprise Florida's Finance & Compensation Committee on Tuesday quickly approved Swoope's new two-year contract, which is retroactive to July 1 and would end June 30, 2015.
"I think Gray is doing phenomenally," said Fort Lauderdale attorney Alan Becker, chairman of the committee, who worked with the past four CEOs of the public-private partnership.
"Gray is constantly on the road, he's constantly on the phone, and he's very responsive. He is better than any of his predecessors."
Enterprise Florida's full board still must ratify the new contract.
Dan Krassner of Integrity Florida, a watchdog group, said Swoope doesn't deserve more money.
"We object to any taxpayer-funded entity that rewards an under-performing staff with excessive bonuses," Krassner said, calling Swoope's new salary eight times that of a typical Florida teacher.
Krassner said he was also speaking for three other groups: the Tea Party Network, Americans for Prosperity Florida and Progress Florida.
Swoope, 52, former director of the Mississippi Development Authority, was the first of Scott's high-profile hires after he won the 2010 governor's race.
He is central to Scott's future, because the governor is pinning his hopes for a second term on his record of bringing jobs to Florida (Scott is chairman of Enterprise Florida's board).
Although often on the road, Swoope has use of a spacious office right next to the governor's, even though he's technically not a state employee.
His base pay is paid by taxpayers, with incentives paid from private funds.
Swoope's job is to close deals with companies to bring jobs to Florida or expand in the state, working with local economic development groups.
Scott issued a statement through spokeswoman Melissa Sellers approving of Swoope's new contract. "Enterprise Florida is incredibly successful. Their economic wins are up 40 percent over the past two years and this will be the first base pay raise since the organization's beginning," she said.
Swoope's maximum new pay package of $375,000 would place him slightly below the president of the United States, who earns $400,000 a year.
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TUPELO – Elaine Hancock, the widow of Hancock Fabrics founder L.D. Hancock and a well-known philanthropist and businesswoman is in intensive care following a car accident on Saturday.
Hancock was traveling from Harrisburg Baptist Church across Coley Road to the Natchez Trace when her car was struck by another vehicle. The driver of that car escaped injuries.
According to Hancock's granddaughter, Melanie Deas, Hancock suffered some broken bones, including a broken pelvis.
Hancock, who turns 90 at the end of February, is "in good spirits," Deas said.
Tishomingo man's bond set on murder charges
A 22-year-old man from Tishomingo appeared in court Monday on murder charges in Itawamba County.
William "Monroe" Walden, 22, of 3055 County Road 961 in Tishomingo, is in the Itawamba County Jail. Justice Court Judge Barry Davis set the bond at $1 million.
Walden is charged in the shooting death of 30-year-old Rosa Ables.
According to Sheriff Chris Dickinson, Walden and Ables were first cousins and after getting into an altercation, he reportedly shot her in the back with a 12-gauge shotgun.
Becker Market robbed, suspect remains at large
BECKER – Becker Market was robbed at approximately 8 p.m. Sunday, according to Tim Oswalt, the Monroe County Sheriff Department's public relations officer. The store is located at 52216 Highway 25 South.
Oswalt said the suspect is a black male who left on foot. He was wearing a black hoodie sweatshirt, is of medium build and about 5'10" to 6′ tall, in his early to mid-20s. The suspect presented himself as armed. He left Becker Market with an undisclosed amount of cash.
"If you have any information about this robbery, please contact the Monroe County Sheriff's Department at 369-2468 or Crime Stoppers of North Mississippi at 1-800-773-TIPS," Oswalt said.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betty White isn't the only woman of a certain, ahem, older age still thriving on television.
Jeanne Cooper is right there with her.
Cooper plays wealthy Katherine Chancellor on "The Young and the Restless," which aired its 10,000th episode Thursday. She joined the CBS soap a few months after it debuted in March 1973, and is its longest-tenured cast member.
Cooper, who turns 84 next month, shows no signs of slowing down.
She said this week: "What would I do? I'm no good at crocheting. My fingers would bleed."
Like White, who is 90, Cooper authored a book about her career titled "Not Young, Still Restless." At a recent signing, the grandmother of eight said some fans stayed the entire evening, awed at meeting the grand dame of fictional Genoa City, Wis.
"I'm very motivating for some people," said Cooper, who makes infrequent public appearances. "It's a character, as rich as she is, that has ordinary problems. If you impress one person to a better way of living, you've transferred what you should do."
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Cooper recalled a recent visit to the Department of Motor Vehicles to get new plates for her car. The employee behind the counter whispered to her, "I know who you are."
"It has its perks being Mrs. Chancellor," she said, laughing, "and if I have to use it, by golly, I'll use it. I'm through standing in lines at my age."
While other soaps' ratings have dwindled or the shows have been canceled as the daytime audience has shrunk, "Y&R" has been TV's top-rated soap since December 1998. Cooper attributes its success and longevity to the writing that created likeable characters.
"That's the mainstay of the show," she said. "You've always been able to become involved, whether you were wealthy or whatever your status is, our show hit the human being."
"The Young and the Restless" will celebrate its 40th anniversary in March. New executive producer Jill Farren Phelps, who previously oversaw "General Hospital," and new head writer Josh Griffith are cooking up story lines that include the return of Jess Walton, who plays Jill, later this fall, and emotional, professional and surprising physical challenges for the Newman family.
"Jill is making it a little sharper to meet the demands of where things are today in the world of very fast films and lazy minds," Cooper said.
One of Cooper's proudest moments was when her real-life facelift was televised on the show in 1984 as her character underwent the surgery at the same time. Call it TV's first "extreme makeover" in daytime.
"It opened up reconstructive surgery for so many people, youngsters getting things done," she said. "To this day, people will come up to me and say, 'Thank you so much for doing that. My mom or I had something done, and not just cosmetic surgery.' That was an incredible experience in my life."
Unlike a lot of actors, Cooper fesses up to having had her eyes done and a slight chin tuck. Three days a week, her trainer arrives at her hilltop home in Los Angeles at 6 a.m. to put Cooper through stretching and exercises.
"Then I get my tush to work," she said in her famous throaty laugh.