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Or call us today 401-348-1000 ext 8254 or ext 8236 • Or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone and office hours 8:00-5:00, Monday through Friday
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Lost and Found
FOUND - Cat, young tiger with white markings, no collar, no tags, area of Botka Drive. Call the Charlestown Animal Control to ID, (401) 364-1211.
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FOUND Pit Bull mix, brindle female, on Rte. 49, North Stonington. Call North Stonington ACO, (860) 287-2197.
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FOUND - DSH, Calico/ Grey tiger, female cat. Call Stonington ACO, (860) 599-7566.
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1059 Main Street, Hope Valley, RI
(401) 539-7553
Reverends Tom Wallis and Shyral Wallis
Worship 9:30 A.M.
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Chariho Southern Baptist Church
80 Alton Bradford Rd
Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Rafael Hernandez
Sunday Services: Bible Study for ages 0-99+ at 8:45am, Worship Service 10am
The "Come as you are" church.... come, experience the transforming power of our Lord
Monday: AA meeting 6 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall
Please visit our website @ www.charihosbc.org
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT - Church of the Holy Spirit, 4150 Old Post Road, Charlestown, RI 02813, PO Box 241. Across from the Washington Trust Bank. The Rev. Susan Stiles, Interim Priest. Holy Communion, Sundays at 9:30 am. Handicap accessible. All are welcome! Call 401-364-6368 or visit www. holyspiritri.org
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THE PILGRIMS BAPTIST CHURCH - 27 Chase Hill Rd., Ashaway, RI (401) 377-6077. Lester D. Sedam II, Pastor. Worship: Sunday, 10:30 a.m.; Bible Fellowship: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service: 6 p.m.; Wed. Bible Study: 7 p.m. M.U.G.S. Men's Bible Study, Tues., 6:30 p.m. Ladies Bible Study, 1st & 3rd Tues., 10 a.m. & 7 p.m., Wednesday Teen Service 6 p.m., child care provided for all services.
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POTTER'S HOUSE CHURCH OF GOD - 500 Sandy Hollow Rd., Mystic, Ct 06355 (860) 536-7168. http://users.downcity.net/cog/ Pastor Bruno Spada. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. (with available nursery). Children's Church (following song service at 11:30 a.m.) Evening Service: 6:30 p.m. Family Training Hour: Thursday: 6:30 p.m.
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ROAD CHURCH - First Congregational Church of Stonington - 903 Pequot Trail, Stonington, Ct. 06378. (860) 535-0655. Reverend Ronald Lake Pastor. Sunday worship 10AM. Adult bible class 10 AM on Wednesdays (First Call), Coffee Hour Last Sunday of the Month after 10 a.m. service. Children's Sunday School 10:30am.
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SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH - 12 Stillman Rd., North Stonington, CT (860) 599-2077. Rev. David Jordan, Interim Worship: Sunday, 10 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Sunday School, 9 a.m. Wed. Family night supper 5-6pm. starting Oct. Wed. Junior High Youth. Wed. Senior High Youth 6pm. Wed. Olympian Kids Club 6pm. Wed. Adult Bible Studies 6:15pm. starting Oct. Wed. Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Nursery is available for all services. Home of the North Stonington Christian Academy. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com web: secondbaptistns.com
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SAINT PIUS X - 44 Elm Street, Westerly, RI 02891 (401) 596-2535. Rev. Raymond N. Suriani, Pastor. Sat. Mass: 5 p.m. Sunday Mass: 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH - Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, 110 High St., Ashaway, RI (401) 377-4340. Rev. Joseph Mazikas, Jr. Worship Sunday, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Bible Study Wednesday at 7:00 pm.
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UNITED CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST - 9 Castle Hill Rd., Pawcatuck, CT 06379 (860) 599-1226. Rev. Ruth S. Hainsworth, Pastor. Sunday Worship, 9:30 a.m. Christian Education for Pre-School thru Youth, 9:45 a.m. Childcare available. Wheelchair accessible.
Auto Services
Need a car? No exceptions! Low down payment! Low monthly payments! Bruce, 322-7200
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WE BUY CARS, TRUCKS, SUVs All makes, models. Pete S., Bob Valenti Auto Mall (860) 536-4931.
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Salvage Yard. Will buy scrap cars, trucks, trailers, hvy equip't, steel, copper, aluminum. PU avail. 655 Norwich-Westerly Rd., Rt. 2, No. Stonington, CT (860) 495-0503.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S SALE 28 Linden Road Assessor's Plat N-G Lot 597 Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882 WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION on the premises, April 10, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., local time, by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Mortgage from WJW, LLC dated February 26, 2016 and recorded on February 26, 2016 in the Records of Land Evidence in the Town of Narragansett, County of Washington, and State of Rhode Island, in Book 871 at page 930, et seq., the conditions of said Mortgage having been broken. The above Property will be sold subject to all taxes, assessments, and other encumbrances which may constitute a prior lien thereon, and will be conveyed subject to any restrictions of record, and rights of redemption for unpaid federal or state taxes, if any, as shall, notwithstanding this provision, constitute valid liens or encumbrances thereon after said sale. Terms of sale, deposit of $5,000 in cash, certified funds or bank check at time and place of sale and such other terms as are announced at the sale. By order of the Mortgagee, which hereby gives notice of its intention to bid at said sale or at any adjournment or postponement thereof. Attorneys for the Mortgagee: Andrew R. Bilodeau, Esq. Bilodeau Capalbo, LLC 51 Jefferson Blvd., 2nd Floor Warwick, RI 02888 (401) 737-4003 The Westerly Sun: March 17th, 24th and 31st, 2017 62106
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DECISION NOTICE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TOWN OF STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT 06378 Pursuant to the Connecticut General Statutes and the Subdivision and Zoning Regulations of the Town of Stonington, revision of 1958 and all amendments thereto, the Planning and Zoning Commission at their regular meeting held on March 21, 2017, at Mystic Middle School, 204 Mistuxet Avenue, Mystic, CT, voted on the following application(s) as indicated: PZ1701BR 30 Extrusion, LLC (Carl Bardy, Jr.) Bond Release/Reduction application for work performed for the construction of a 28,700± square foot mini-warehouse storage facility. Property located at 30 Extrusion Dr., Pawcatuck. Assessor's Map 36 Block 4 Lot 2E. Zones M-1 & RR-80. Approved with a Stipulation. PZ1702ZC Stone Acres Farm, LLC - Master Plan Zone Change application from the existing RR-80 zone to the Agricultural Heritage District (AHD) zone. The proposed master plan seeks to revitalize and preserve the property and to stimulate economic activity by creating a campus for food, education, and events. The subject site, Stone Acres Farm, is located at 381 North Main St., Stonington, CT. Assessor's Map 81 Block 1 Lot 2. Zone RR-80. Approved with Stipulations. Effective Date: 4/10/17 Dated at Stonington, Connecticut, this 22nd day of March, 2017 David Rathbun, Chairman 63602
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TOWN OF CHARLESTOWN INVITATION TO BID SEPTIC PUMPING SERVICES The Town of Charlestown is presently accepting bids from licensed/approved Septic Pumpers to service Town owned properties for fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018). Sealed bids shall be received no later than 3:00 PM on April 13, 2017 at the Town Clerk's Office, 4540 South County Trail, Charlestown 02813. All bids shall be clearly marked "SEPTIC PUMPING" in the lower left hand corner of the envelope. Electronic (e-mail or fax) bids will not be accepted. Questions regarding this bid should be directed to Alan Arsenault, Director of Public Works at (401) 364-1230. Bid award shall be made by the "evaluated method" and evaluated by a minimum of the following criteria: cost, experience, reputation of the bidder, and other criteria determined relevant by the Town Council. The Town reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to accept that bid which it deems, in their sole judgment, to be in the best interest of the Town. Mark Stankiewicz Town Administrator 63503
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LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING REQUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR SITE ASSESSMENT & MASTER PLANNING FOR MYSTIC RIVER BOATHOUSE PARK RFQ No. 2017-003 March 24, 2017 The Town of Stonington Department of Planning , will receive sealed proposals and qualifications from environmental, civil and landscape design firms for professional services in order to complete Phase II, Phase III Environmental Site Assessments, archaeological assessment, hazardous materials assessment, CEPA / NEPA documentation, recommendations for remediation, and site master planning for future use of town-owned property known as Proposed Mystic River Boathouse Park, 123 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, Connecticut 06355. Town Assessor Records ID: Map 172, Block 1, Lot 1, in accordance with all the terms and specification contained in RFQ# 2017-003. Proposals will be received at the Office of the Director of Finance, 152 Elm Street, Stonington, CT 06378, until 2:00 p.m. on April 27, 2017. Proposals shall be directed to: Mr. James Sullivan Director of Finance Town of Stonington 152 Elm Street Stonington, CT 06378 The full RFQ and documents comprising the Proposal Specifications may be obtained on the Town's website, under http://www.stonington-ct.gov/bids-rfps or on the CT DAS contracting portal. Any addenda will be posted to the Town's website along with the CT DAS contracting portal. All firms are responsible for checking for new addenda. The Town of Stonington reserves the right to amend or terminate this Request for Qualifications, to reject any or all proposers, to request additional information, to waive any informalities or non- material deficiencies in a response, to determine qualifications exclusively and finally in its sole discretion, to select any proposal based on any combination of factors, including the amount bid and the Town's best interests, to select parts of any one or more proposals, to negotiate with any person submitting a proposal for different or additional terms, and to take any and all other action that, in the Town's sole judgment, will be in its best interests. 63520
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Early Notice and Public Review of a Proposed Activity in 100-Year and 500-Year Floodplains This is to give notice that the Rhode Island Office of Housing and Community Development, under 24 CFR Part 58, has determined that a portion of the proposed North End Sidewalk Project, under the Town's Federal Fiscal Year 2015 Community Development Block Grant Program, is located within the 100-year and 500-year floodplains. As required by Executive Order 11988 and HUD regulations 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures, the Town of Westerly will be identifying and evaluating practicable alternatives to locating the action in the 100-year and 500-year floodplains and the potential impact on these floodplains from the proposed action. The proposed action is to repair worn and damaged portions of the existing sidewalk and to install new sidewalk elements compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. These sidewalk improvements will occur along Industrial Drive and Pierce Street, from 16 Industrial Drive to the intersection of Pierce Street and High Street, an approximate length of 3,200 feet. There are three primary purposes for this public notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in the 100-year and 500-year floodplains and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Commenters are encouraged to offer alternative sites outside of the 100-year and 500-year floodplains, alternative methods to serve the same project purpose and/or alternative methods to minimize and mitigate impacts. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an important public educational tool. The dissemination of information and request for public comment about the 100-year and 500-year floodplains can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks and impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in the 100-year and 500-year floodplains, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk. Written comments must be received by the Town of Westerly at the following address on or before April 8, 2017: Attn: Benjamin Delaney, Planning Associate Town of Westerly 45 Broad Street Westerly, RI 02891 Comments may also be submitted via email to email@example.com. A full description of the project may be reviewed from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Planning and Zoning Office, located in the Town Hall at 45 Broad Street, during all non-holiday weekdays. 63623
JBL Aquarius I speakers. 10 in. 3-way. Great JBL sound. $60.00 pair. 860-535-2951
Large Hutch. Dark wood, smoked glass doors. 66W x 84H. Very good cond. $95 or b.o. 401-596-1204
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The Westerly Sun will be happy to accept your free ad by mail only. You can place a free ad for stuff given away for free; lost and found pets or items; for "1" item of merchandise, for less than $100. Ads will run for 7 days. Items for sale cannot be repeated. Ads will be published at the discretion of the publisher when space allows. Please mail
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Salvage Yard. Will buy scrap cars, trucks, trailers, hvy equip't, steel, copper, aluminum. PU avail. 655 Norwich-Westerly Rd., Rt. 2, No. Stonington, CT (860) 495-0503.
Pets for Adoption
SHEBA and MAX, 10 year old bonded pair of pit bulls, very sweet dogs would love to stay together.
All pets adopted from the Charlestown Animal Shelter have been spayed or neutered and have received rabies and distemper shots. Cats are Leukemia / FIV tested, and dogs are heartworm tested.
For more info call
(401) 364-1211
Charlestown Animal Shelter
Always accepting donations of canned cat & dog food, scoopable litter, toys, etc.
Pets for Sale
1st Generation Teddy Bear Shichon/Zuchon puppies. Home bred, under foot. Shots, parents on premises, reputable breeder. Reg.. Shedless & allergy free. Call or text 401-261-9700
Pets for Sale
Beautiful Standard Poodle Puppies. DOB 12-1-16 Sweet, friendly and loving. Shed free. Perfect family dog. Black and parti pups. 860-536-1956
Real Estate
Apartments for Rent
WESTERLY-1 BR, 1 BA, 3rd flr., unfurn., off st. prkg, no pets, refs, $550., 401-595-1546
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Home Improvement
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(401) 256-7820.
RICT LANDSCAPING Mulching, brush clearing, hedge trimming, lawn mowing. Jon Banker 860-885-4918
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Posted on 3 Oct 2010 by Steve Schwanda.
What goes around, comes around. How many times in life have you heard that? So far the 2010 CMU football team is getting a good dose of it. For a team that has won three of the last four conference titles and only lost two conference games the last three years, they have already lost two in their first three conference games this year. The last lost was by far the worst. Loosing at home to Bal...
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Making a Statement, Boise Style
Posted on 7 Sep 2010 by Rachel Huffaker.
What a Labor Day! Accompanied by pulled pork sandwiches, salsa, football-shaped oreos, WAY too much soda, and wonderful friends last night, I watched with bated breath as the Boise State Broncos took on the Virginia Tech Hokies in Landover, Maryland. Let me start off by saying that I honestly cannot decide whether to kill Kellen Moore or marry him. Last night's MVP nearly gave me a heart attack...

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Jeff Leeds / New York Times:
Microsoft Strikes Deal for Music — In a rare move, Microsoft said yesterday that it had agreed to pay a percentage of the sales of its new portable media player to the Universal Music Group. — Universal Music, a unit of Vivendi, will receive a royalty on the Zune player in exchange …
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David Pogue / New York Times:
Trying Out the Zune: IPod It's Not — Microsoft is probably the greenest company in all of high tech. Not green in the environmental sense — green with envy. — Microsoft is so jealous of the iPod's success that Tuesday it will unveil a new music system — pocket player …
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Microsoft, Zune & The Music Mafia — The New York Times reports that Microsoft has cut a deal with Universal Music Group which will allow the music giant to get a percentage of the sale of its upcoming digital music player, Zune. The report says that the amount being paid to UMG is going to be at least $1 per $250 device.
Lore Sjöberg / Wired News:
EULA La Vista, Baby — There have been a lot of concerns about the end-user license agreement for Windows Vista. For instance, once you agree to the license you are not allowed to publish benchmark results without Microsoft's permission, and you can't install Vista on a virtual machine unless you shell out for the pricier version.
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David Kushner / Rolling Stone:
The Baby Billionaires of Silicon Valley — The Internet's new boom kids are poised to take over the world — if they don't crash first — >> Think you've got the chops to make it big? Get your brag on and see what other readers are saying about the Web 2.0 elite. — Did someone order a lap dance?
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A new face for 3.0 — Firstly, a quick introduction. My name is Duncan and I'm an interaction designer here at Skype. I get to work with all kinds of interesting people, dreaming up new ways to make Skype useful, fun and usable. Making Skype easy to use is something we take very seriously.
Miguel Helft / New York Times:
For Start-Ups, Web Success on the Cheap — When Seth J. Sternberg and two colleagues started Meebo, a Web-based instant-messaging service, they didn't go looking for venture capitalists. Using their credit cards, they financed the company themselves to the tune of $2,000 apiece.
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AdSense launches new channel targeting feature for advertisers — If you log into your AdSense account today and go through the process of adding a new custom channel, you will now see a checkbox underneath the field you enter your channel name into, stating "Targeting: Show this channel to advertisers as an ad placement".
John R. Quain / New York Times:
A Wi-Fi Express Lane — IT'S axiomatic in the computer world that nothing is ever fast enough. And so it goes with popular wireless Wi-Fi networks, which already seem overcrowded and slow. The growing interest in video sites like YouTube and streaming TV programs online has served to underscore the problem.
Tim Smalley / bit-tech.net:
G80: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX — DirectX 10 and Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system have been looming on the technological horizon for some time now. Although the two aren't going to be available until next year, many hardware enthusiasts have decided to save up in readiness …
Jeffrey M. O'Brien / Fortune:
A factory of one's own — According to MIT's Neil Gershenfeld, the digital revolution is over, and the good guys won. The next big change will be about manufacturing. Anyone with a PC will be able to build anything just by hitting 'print.' — (Fortune Magazine) — Imagine a machine with the ability to manufacture anything.
Scott Kessler / Business Week:
Old Media and New Media: Friends, Not Foes — Search and advertising services from Google and Yahoo! are helping traditional media companies extend their content online and generate revenue — If content is king, then its queen is making money. This marriage of substance and sales …
Sharp MP-E200 / MP-E300 DAP — Sharp Japan has announced the MP-E200 / E300 MP3 players which are an upgrade to the B-200 and 300 announced in May this year. Except for the onboard memory 512MB and 1GB both the models share the same features. The players support MP3, AAC, WMA and WMA DRM10 formats.
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How do I get my company profiled on TechCrunch? Mike Arrington chats with Guy Kawasaki — Click To Play — How do I get Mike Arrington to profile my company on TechCrunch? How do I get his attention in the first place? — The answers to these questions and more were explored …
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Juan Carlos Perez / Network World:
WEB 2.0: Google CEO: Take your data and run — Google wants to make the information it stores for its users easily portable so they can export it to a competing service if they are dissatisfied, the company's CEO said Tuesday. — Making it simple for users to walk away from a Google service …
Thomas Hawk / Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection:
Boing Boing and Slashdot Pick up on Flickr's Attempt to Patent Interestingness — [I am the Evangelist and CEO for Zooomr] — Boing Boing: Flickr files a patent for "interestingness" Well a few weeks back I posted on Yahoo's attempt to patent interestingness after reading a notice …
Nicholas Petreley / Linux Journal:
A five year deal with Micosoft to dump Novell/SUSE — Wake up little SUSE, Wake up. No, that's not good enough. Wake up SUSE customers, wake up. Novell is jeopardizing the future of Linux for its own short-term rewards. If you want to see Linux flourish, let alone survive …
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Google Launches AdWords Diagnostic Tool With Magnifying Glass — Google began testing the Magnifying Glass Feature in the Diagnostic Tool in mid October, but it appears to now be live in all AdWords accounts now. Here is a screen shot on one of my sample campaigns, of the tool in action.
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Allison Randal / O'Reilly Radar:
Stikkit - Sticky Notes Reborn — At the Web 2.0 Summit Launch Pad, Rael Dornfest and Michael Buffington launched Stikkit, a slick new site for organizing your life. The basic concept is simple: take notes in your browser instead of scrawling them on sticky notes and tacking them to your computer monitor …
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Why Socially Driven News is Better — When news broke earlier today that Rumsfeld has resigned, within 2-3 minutes I got an email from a social bookmarker about the development. 20 minutes later, another friend pointed out that Googling Rumsfeld was still not reflecting the latest story.
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text: Waiter Hilariously Calls Paying Customers 'Fat Girls' on ReceiptLaura Beck12/10/12 11:15amFiled to: Weighty Mattersfat girlsFatstocktonshittyAssholestweetFb401EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Usually when you go out to dinner, you don't expect a side of jerk with your order, but we're living in the future, and the future is a very scary place.AdvertisementIn something out of an episode of Kitchen Nightmares, a waiter goes wild. You see, what had happened was, Christine Duran, Christina Huerta and Isabel Robles went to Chilly D's Sports Lounge in Stockton, CA, to get some dinner and the check that accompanied their meal identified them as "fat girls". OK, alright, very clever, "JEFF".The women demanded to see a manager, who then offered the ladies 25 % off their bill – a move that provoked further outrage."He had like a smirk on his face, like if it was funny, but he was trying not to laugh," Huerta said. "He was like 'Well, I can do 50 percent,' and we were just like 'Are you serious?'"Finally, they were given a full refund, and an apology issued on the restaurants Facebook page. A little late, dudes.AdvertisementI'm finding it hard to get that angry at the little idiot who wrote "fat chicks" on the check — he's obviously going to continue to have a tough time in life because of where he's at mentally — but I do take issue with how management handled it. You're supposed to be in management because you know how to manage shit. Get with it, dummies.Keeping in mind that it's always easy to say how you would've handled something that didn't happen to you, here's how I ideally would've handled it. I'd have gone up to the manager and been like, "Yeah, I'm fat and attractive, and now you're gonna comp me all this stuff —- plus some cheesecakes and $1,000 in casino credits — or I'm gonna call start calling news stations and I'm not gonna stop until I hit Oprah Winfrey." Pause. "Let's roll, friendo."Or something like that? It's just the first thing that came to me in my revenge plotting, but I'll definitely mull this one over for awhile. Get at me in about ten days when I've perfected my plan, and we'll talk. *Or maybe I'm projecting? I just really hated waiting tables at Chevy's in Times Square. Don't even get me started on how many fucking sombreros I handled out whilst covered in margarita mix and flan residue.AdvertisementSponsoredHere's a tip: Get some manners, bro. Server suspended after 3 women at California restaurant called 'fat girls' on receipt [NY Daily News]Reply401 repliesLeave a reply


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File: Deadly Boss Mods11-09-12 |
Got this after entering Heroic ICC1...
Posted By: Mistral
Got this after entering Heroic ICC10.
Message: ...e\AddOns\DBM-Icecrown\TheLowerSpire\Deathwhisper.lua:242: attempt to call method 'IsPlayer' (a nil value)
Time: 11/09/12 15:25:39
Count: 114
Stack: ...e\AddOns\DBM-Icecrown\TheLowerSpire\Deathwhisper.lua:242: in function `?'
Interface\AddOns\DBM-Core\DBM-Core.lua:361: in functi...
File: MountRandomMount11-03-12 |
Same here. Cache cleared. Same thing.
Posted By: Mistral
Same here. Cache cleared. Same thing.
File: AudioX II10-31-12 |
You should only replace the depreca...
Posted By: Mistral
You should only replace the deprecated function by the new one. GetNumPartyMembers and GetNumRaidMembers, replace by GetNumGroupMembers.
File: Pet Battle Quality Glow10-31-12 |
Re: Weird.
Posted By: Mistral
I still can't download this addon. I can download other addons, but not this one and somebody else posted they CAN download. Anybody have any clue about why that might be? I'm stumped. :confused:
When I click on the download link, I get the message, "The specified file was not found." I am able to download the older versions,...
File: AudioX II10-25-12 |
You're right, GetNumPartyMembers do...
Posted By: Mistral
You're right, GetNumPartyMembers doesn't exist anymore. It's GetNumGroupMembers now. It's now fixed on my side, but I'll leave in the hand of the author to fix and upload the addon.
File: AudioX II10-22-12 |
I confirm it still work despite a f...
Posted By: Mistral
I confirm it still work despite a few errors on startup.
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This is what I get most of the time.
Message: Interface\AddOns\AudioX_Who\AudioX_Who.lua:191: attempt to call global 'GetNumPartyMembers' (a nil value)
Time: 10/23/12 01:28:06
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Stack: Interface\AddOns\AudioX_Who\AudioX_Who.lua:191: in function `Who_...
File: AtlasLoot Enhanced10-19-12 |
Is it just me or Landslide is missi...
Posted By: Mistral
Is it just me or Landslide is missing in this version? (under Enchanting/Enchant Weapon/Proc)
File: CastTimeMonitor12-02-11 |
Ah! Did a lil' research on the erro...
Posted By: Mistral
Ah! Did a lil' research on the error message. You apparently used Winzip 10 or a newer version or any other software using a newer version of the ZIP compression library. That means that my version of WinAce is getting old. :(
Although... I successfully extrated CastTimeMonitor.lua (4889 bytes) and CastTimeMonitor.toc (194 bytes)....
File: CastTimeMonitor12-01-11 |
It could also be a problem on the t...
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It could also be a problem on the transmission. Missed a couple of bytes or something.
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The archive seems to be corrupted....
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The archive seems to be corrupted. I can't extract anything from it.
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What is the Hurricane enchantment u...
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What is the Hurricane enchantment under Bracers/Dodge Rating? Can't find that enchant, does it really exist?
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Same as Zimraphel. Import stops at...
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Same as Zimraphel. Import stops at ~90%, between 14k and 15k nodes are imported but only a few actually show up in the world. Cobalt nodes in Borean Tundra and Howling Fjord, Giant Clam in Northern Stranglethorn along with some chests. I didn't check everything everywhere, but that's what I saw.
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Great addon! I've been looking for...
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Great addon! I've been looking for something like this for a long time! There's only one thing bothering me though. Is there any way to play any file with PlayMusic() and not only those with the string "music" in their paths? I will gladly abuse the StopMusic() function! :D ... and that will prevent sound from overlapping with each o...
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This addon is a light in the dark!...
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This addon is a light in the dark! Awesome!
File: AtlasLoot Enhanced05-14-11 |
Just notice a minor mistake in the...
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Just notice a minor mistake in the gloves/strength enchant at skill 525. It links to the BC strength enchant (+15str) instead of the +50str from Cataclysm.
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I took the icon from W...
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I took the icon from WowHead. It's the hunter and rogue icon. The originals are JPG. I used Paint Shop Pro 7 build Release 7000002 to convert the icon into TGA file. Don't ask me how I came up with BLP in my previous message. I must have been studying some other addons that are actually using BLP instead. I can't work wi...
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Originally posted by Meorawr
Are you copying them into the right folder, you can change which one it reads from in the settings so make sure they're the same.
Esc > Interface > AddOns > PAC > Path to custom aura textures (at the bottom).
By default it should be "Interface\Addons\PowerAuras\Custom\", without quotes.
Yup, int...
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Hello there!
Since 4.1 came out...
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Hello there!
Since 4.1 came out (at least, didnt pay attention before), I am unable to use custom textures. I converted a few JPG into BLP and copied them into the Custom folder. I know it works somehow, I did before. (Also, before 4.1, I was unable to read custom sound). Seems like PowerAura can load the image. Of course, I copie...
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Thx for the quick reply. Will check...
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Thx for the quick reply. Will check that warning output option as soon as I log in today.
For the error message I was constantly getting, I searched through all LUA files with VS2005 to find that string in the code but haven't found anything. Anyway, that message wasn't coming from RaidAchievements, it was coming from my version o...
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I've been using this addon for a li...
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I've been using this addon for a little while now and find it pretty useful. I will continue to use it, but there are 2 things that are bugging me right now : the "DB not yet ready" error message and when an achievement fails. The error message is spammed out quite often and regurlarly upon achievements window first show. It even use...


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Sept 1 (Reuters) - Firefighters battling a colossal California wildfire that has eaten away at the Yosemite National Park backcountry managed overnight to largely stem the spread of the flames, authorities said on Sunday.
The fire sent heavy smoke on Saturday into the popular touristic Yosemite Valley, an area famed for towering granite rock formations, waterfalls and pine forests, obscuring views of popular landmarks on a holiday weekend at the end of the summer tourist season.
Despite footage from cameras posted on the park's website showing continued smoky conditions in the park, no further road closures within Yosemite were reported, and containment lines held steady at 40 percent.
"We have been able to hold the line. It's just trying to figure out how to wrap this thing up and put a bow around it," said fire incident spokeswoman Leslie Auriemmo, adding that there were no fresh closures in the park.
The Rim Fire had charred nearly 223,000 acres (89,000 hectares) by early on Sunday, mostly in the Stanislaus National Forest which spreads out from Yosemite's western edge although the blaze has blackened about 6 percent of Yosemite's wilder backcountry.
The Yosemite Valley has been open to visitors since the fire broke out two weeks ago, but smoke began spreading to the area on Friday ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend that in the past years has seen the park fill with visitors.
The smoke from the fire, whose footprint now exceeds the area of Dallas, was expected to at least partially clear on Sunday afternoon as winds shift, fire managers said.
Some 4 million people visit Yosemite each year, most going during the peak months of June through August. Some 620,000 normally visit the park in August alone, but due to the fire, attendance has dropped.
Close to 5,000 people are working to put out the fire, including firefighters from agencies across California and nearly 700 specially trained California prison inmates.
Among the landmarks potentially in the path of the blaze are two groves of the park's famed sequoia trees.
"We are working very hard to protect that. All the lines are in place so it doesn't go into those groves," Auriemmo said.
Firefighters have carried out controlled burns around the groves to clear away debris that could otherwise fuel a fire to such an intensity that it dangerously licks at the trees' crowns.
Lower-intensity fires, on the other hand, play a vital role in the reproductive cycle of the tough-barked sequoia, many of which bear the scars of past wildfires, by releasing the seeds from their cones and clearing the soil in which they germinate.
The blaze has edged out the 1932 Matilija wildfire in Ventura County to become the fourth-largest California wildfire on record, according to figures from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. (Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Sandra Maler)


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Sadly, Nation Knows Exactly How Colorado Shooting's Aftermath Will Play Out
...which contains this great line..."The nation's citizens also confirmed that, any time now, some religious figure or cable news personality will say something unbelievably insensitive about the tragic shooting."...when I read this....
Louie Gohmert: Aurora Shootings Result Of 'Ongoing Attacks On Judeo-Christian Beliefs'
...which contains priceless quotes like this:"People say ... where was God in all of this?" Gohmert said. "We've threatened high school graduation participations, if they use God's name, they're going to be jailed ... I mean that kind of stuff. Where was God? What have we done with God? We don't want him around. I kind of like his protective hand being present.And this one which (I think) is from former Rep Ernest Istook of my home state of Oklahoma:
"It does make me wonder, with all those people in the theater, was there nobody that was carrying a gun that could have stopped this guy more quickly?"
Okay. Breathe, Mike.
How stupid is all of this? Let me count the ways. I mean golly, let's first go back to those idyllic, halcyon days when everyone was a Christian and there was no murder, no injustice, no slavery, no genocide... oh wait, that's right, Christians have spent the vast majority of their history doing those things.
And let's ignore the fact that although news stories like this give the impression that violence is on the rise, violence is actually on the decline and has been for quite some time, even as religion has become less and less important to Americans. Or we could ignore the fact that per capita, the "Bible belt" states are more violent than more secular coastal states.
Oh, but the guns. Yes, why didn't everyone have guns? Surely this is powerful evidence we need open-carry laws. So what happens when someone starts shooting in a dark movie theater, and everyone starts whipping out their guns? Who shoots who? Everyone is scared shitless and shooting at each other in the dark. That couldn't possibly go wrong! Then the cops arrive on the scene, and instead of one shooter, they have a whole theater full of them. Who started it? Who's the bad guy?
Well, we've got the requisite stupid conservative quote. Now we just need someone blaming it on video games and heavy metal.


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Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. Babbink is a place-name from in Northumberland. There is a Babbington in Nottinghamshire as well. The place-name is derived from the Old English personal name Babba, with the addition of the suffix tun, and Old English word that means farm or enclosure. Later, tun came to mean village, fortress, and then town. The literal translation of the place-name is "farm that belongs to Babba." Babbink Early OriginsThe surname Babbink was first found in Northumberland at Babington where they held estates in the reign of King John. [1]CITATION[CLOSE] Shirley, Evelyn Philip, The Noble and Gentle Men of England; The Arms and Descents. Westminster: John Bower Nichols and Sons, 1866, Print. From this line, they moved into Nottinghamshire and later to Somerset where we find today the parish in the union of Frome, hundred of Kilmersdon. In 1233, the area was known as Babington Parish. According to one source, "there are reasons for believing that they resided there from the period of the Conquest or before it." [2]CITATION[CLOSE] Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print. One branch of the family was first found at Little Bavington in Northumberland. "Bavington Hall, the residence of the present representative of that family, is a handsome mansion surrounded with fine plantations." [3]CITATION[CLOSE] Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. Babbink Spelling VariationsBabbink Spelling VariationsSince the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules, Breton surnames have many spelling variations. Latin and French, which were the official court languages, were also influential on the spelling of surnames. The spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules. Therefore, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England after the Norman Conquest, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. The name has been spelled Babbington, Babington, Babinton, Babbingtone, Bappington, Bapinton, Bappintone and many more. Babbink Early HistoryBabbink Early HistoryThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Babbink research. Another 275 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1370, 1400, 1689, 1691, 1569, 1615, 1691, 1612, 1669, 1660, 1561 and 1586 are included under the topic Early Babbink History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Babbink Early Notables (pre 1700)Babbink Early Notables (pre 1700)Notable of this family during the Middle Ages was Sir William Babbington; Francis Babington D.D. (aka Francis Babbington, died 1569), an English divine and an academic administrator at the University of Oxford; Humfrey Babington, D.D. ( ca. 1615-1691), an English Anglican divine; Matthew Babington (1612-1669), an English lawyer and politician... Another 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Babbink Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. The Great MigrationThe Great MigrationSome of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Babbink, or a variant listed above: Michael Babbington who settled in Virginia in 1635 and Thomas Babbington who arrived in Jamaica in 1679. MottoMottoThe motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto. Motto: Foy est tout Motto Translation: Faith is everything. Babbink Family Crest ProductsBabbink Family Crest ProductsSee AlsoSee AlsoCitationsCitations
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Giffords also revealed in a New York Times op-ed that through rigorous physical therapy she has regained some movement in her right arm, which was left paralyzed by the shooting.
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In contrast to the SW stuff, I'm drooling so much over the Transformers and Joes that I've had to drink six gallons of water in the last five minutes to keep from dehydrating.
In contrast to the SW stuff, I'm drooling so much over the Transformers and Joes that I've had to drink six gallons of water in the last five minutes to keep from dehydrating.
That's my jacket!
I'm bouncing off the walls over a Bumblebee figure. A freakin' Bumblebee. I NEVER expected that, in a million years, they'd make a figure based off the character as the Autobot Commander in the IDW comics.
That's my jacket!
I'm disappointed by ToyFair And I saw nothing from Star Wars that I plan to buy in 2013
I really have to say - this year's show is very disheartening. Hasbro confirmed to other sites that there will be no more animated Clone Wars figures, ever, and word on the street (though unconfirmed) is that the last waves of The Clone Wars and maybe even the Movie Heroes figures will not be released in the US. Granted, they weren't the most exciting assortments ever, but it's frustrating that these will be unnecessarily difficult to track down. Still, this means no Bo-Katan, no Pre Vizsla mark 2, no Pong Krell, no ARC Trooper Fives, no Rako Hardeen, no bounty hunter Ventress, no spider-Maul, no nothing, and that really just sucks.
Otherwise, there was some cool stuff in there. Bigg's X-wing is a logical choice since the figure is coming and we already have Red Leader and Red Two's ships. The repainted Slave I and TIE Interceptor look good, and it'll be nice to finally have the gunship packed with its turrets (though it will probably be crazy expensive). It's odd that Amazon is getting a few items, and I can foresee that there will be many issues getting these things in mint packaging.
Those two Vader four-packs are snoozeville, unless maybe you missed out on the TVC Darth Sidious figure (which is inaccurate to the scene).
The Saga Legends are very odd. We knew there was going to be a low-price, low-articulation line, presumably in the vein of the 2012 battle packs, but they could have at least put them in moderately interesting poses. They could be good for sitting in vehicles, and maybe some good sculpts will work their way into the line. The bubble design with the lava-looking bumps is actually kinda cool - but the bubble probably shouldn't be the most interesting thing about the figure.
Mission Series, as a concept, is pretty cool. The Jango figure looks pretty good for what it is. I'm surprised they're going back to that battle droid sculpt again what with the superior version they just made for the Class I line. The R2/3PO and Rex/droid pairings are odd, especially since some of them are animated style. The Vader with seeker droid set - despite the droid having weirdly large appendages - ain't bad. What's a little sad is that the seeker droid is the absolutely only never-before-made 3 3/4" item in the entire Toy Fair presentation.
We didn't really need another version of Anakin and Obi-Wan's ROTS starfighters, but there they are.
From The Black Series, we're still not hearing anything about:
*TIE Fighter Pilot (Backstabber)
*Sandtrooper (black pauldron)
*Battle Droid (Geonosis)
*Geonosian Warrior
*Clone Trooper (212th Attack Battalion)
*TC-70 - Build-A-Droid
*FA-4 Pilot Droid - Build-A-Droid
*Mace Windu (The Clone Wars)
*Captain Rex
*A-wing Pilot
*R8-B7 - Build-A-Droid
*R5-X2 - Build-A-Droid
The listings are saying "stormtrooper" though we haven't yet seen images so it's unclear if it's the sandtrooper. Hopefully the droids will turn up somewhere, but most of those other figures I could take or leave anyway so it's no great tragedy. The packaging is hovering somewhere between "classy" and "boring" . . . I'll have to see production samples to judge it better.
I totally called the Kmart Imperial Scanning Crew set back at CVI, and I knew it. The Ewok catapult sounds pretty awesome too.
And dang it if all four of those 6" figures don't look downright amazing . . .
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That is assuming of course the cheaper Star Wars figure line will go to mass retailers. Not to get off topic, but Bandai has been doing this exact same thing for years now with their Power Ranger figures. The main (more expensive) figure line ends up at the the mass retailers you'd expect them to (Walmart, Toys R Us, etc.) while the cheaper figure line ends up at the cheaper value type stores (Big Lots, Dollar General, Family Dollar, etc.). Hasbro could do the same thing with their cheap figure line.
Rogue Squadron-19 Golds, Battle For Naboo-18 Platinums, Rogue Leader-15 Golds/15 Aces, Rebel Strike-19 Single Golds/19 Single Aces
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I know I have said articulation can be over rated but holy crap! The POTF2 figures at least had waist movement.
The 6" figures look great but I don't see a whole lot of people collecting every character all over again in this scale and price range. Cherry picking at best.
Any price point on the Tie Interceptor and Slave-1 yet?
Hasbro's done this with the less-articulated Marvel driver figures and repainted TF Mini-Cons, and recently introduced a budget line of Joes that's actually high-quality repaints that collectors were asking for. It's possible the Saga Legends will be discount store exclusives. However, I learned last year that the discount store figures are handled by a different Hasbro team, whereas these are by the SW team, so the distribution will be a bit different. There's also the comment in the press release about the Black Series line that makes me think these will be mass distributed.
That's my jacket!
At CVI, I asked Derryl about the possibility of dollar store SW figures and he said that wasn't something Lucasfilm wanted to pursue. They also look similar to the already-confirmed Iron Man 3 and Ultimate Spider-Man lines, so they're definitely a mass-market release.
Honestly . . . aside for the scout trooper, there are zero figures in the small scale black line I like. And I'm only wanting the scout trooper because the one that came with my speeder bike is defective (Neck ball joint is kinda welded so that it doesn't work properly). But, I think I'm probably about done collecting the smaller scailed figures. Going to sell two shelves worth of stuff and be done. Now the 6 inch figures? Luke, R2, and the storm trooper are all deffinet buys for me the moment I find them regardless of protest from my other half. They're just everything I could ever want in those figures and then some. My only gripe with them, is that on R2 the little ...holo projector light? on the top of his head is at a 90 degree straight up angle. I dont think I've ever seen has bro do it at a different angle or, even better, make it a small ball jointed part. Even still, very very easy buy for me. Way too cool not to. 3PO will be a must have for sure if they release him.


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Pony juggalo had an idea to do a sit-up challenge. Turns out the same people who run the 100 push-up site also have a six-week 200 sit-up program. http://www.twohundredsitups.com/ We're fixin' to start next week. Anyone else in? As with the push-up challenge, there's an initial test to do before you start the first day of the program: http://www.twohundredsitups.com/test.html Gonna do mine now, followed by dishes and laundry.
No kidding. Maybe they're using royalty-free images. "Furthermore, the two hundred sit-ups logo is not meant to be a good indicator of how the exercise should be performed."
I was told to place my hands across my chest like a vampire at rest and come up just enough for the shoulder blades to lift off the floor and put my legs up on a bench, I will look into this.
"Instructions for "good-form" sit-ups Proper starting form is lying face up on the floor with knees bent and feet flat. Feel free to tuck your feet under a fixed object if you feel the need, but only if you don't suffer from lower back pain. The movement begins by curling the shoulders towards the pelvis, with hands gently placed behind or below the ears. Try to keep your eyes on the ceiling even when you curl forward. Avoid placing the hands behind the head itself as using them to exert force on the neck can cause injury. Good practice is for the hands to lightly support the weight of the head, so that the neck flexor muscles can relax during the movement. Do not jerk the head forward with your hands. Slowly contract your abdominals and come up to an angle of no more than 35 degrees - there's no need to go further than this - and exhale as you crunch forward. It's important to focus on working the abdominal muscles and not the hips and also to keep your chin off your chest. The lower back should not leave the floor which will make the curl up an effective isolation exercise for the abdominals. Once you've reached the 35 degree position, hold for one or two seconds before gently lowering yourself to the floor. Inhale on the way down and repeat. Focus on natural, rhythmic breathing as you continue to perform the exercise."


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At a glance
• Local bookstore owner is one of two state literacy award winners.
• Reading Association to honor Carol Jacobson on Thursday in Denver.
• Nominating teacher: Literacy "alive and well" thanks to her
• Jacobson: It's about creating "opportunities"
Trace it back, and it's easy to find where Carol Valera Jacobson, Downtown Books owner and a soon-to-be honored award recipient, first acquired what has been a lifelong love of the printed word.
It was born before she was a teenager, from the steadying influence of two women - a Moffat County librarian and her mother, Loita Mauer, of Hayden.
"She read a book a day," Jacobson said about her mother.
And about the librarian:
"She encouraged me to read way, way beyond my reading level at the time," the bookstore owner said.
From those planted seeds, Jacobson has spent a lifetime reading, writing and promoting those two activities in her local community. It is the latter for which she will be honored with an award Thursday in Denver.
The Colorado Council of the International Reading Association has named Jacobson a 2009 Celebrate Literacy Award winner. She is one of two in the state, and she will be honored during a ceremony Thursday morning in Denver.
Jacobson, 54, originally of Hayden, described her reaction to learning she'd won.
"My first response was, 'They didn't have anyone else to pick,'" she said, laughing. "Then I decided I was just going to go there, be grateful and say thank you."
If Jacobson is humble, if not self-deprecating, regarding her efforts, the person who nominated her isn't.
"Literacy is alive and well, thanks to Carol Jacobson," said Debbie Frazier, a Craig Intermediate School teacher.
"Craig is blessed to have an active entrepreneur such as Carol Jacobson, who promotes literacy in our community. She inspires the young and old alike to enjoy and to value literacy, making literacy a fun and an important lifelong practice."
A Colorado State University graduate, Jacobson worked in bookstores and as a teacher on the Front Range for more than three decades before moving in May 2005 to Craig. She was a newspaper reporter and editor until February 2006, when she opened a small, cozy 500-square-foot bookstore in Serendipity Coffee Shop.
In October 2007, the bookstore relocated across the street to its current 700-square foot location, 543 Yampa Ave. She co-owns the store with Caroline Dotson, of Craig.
"I thought, and still think, that a town without a bookstore is a very sad community," Jacobson said.
However, she wanted more than just a business. She wanted a cause.
"It wasn't enough to be a store owner," she said. "I wanted to encourage people to read, and think, and grow, and all that jazz."
Through the store, a reading headquarters of sorts, thousands of books are moved each year, many of them without profit as the motivation.
More than 500 new and used books are ordered specifically for customers who requested them, and thousands more are given away.
"We're constantly moving books in and moving books out," she said, "trying to find them new homes."
Jacobson said her store donates books to libraries, hospitals, schools, senior citizen centers and jails.
One year, she recalled, she donated 20 boxes of books that had to be loaded on a school bus to be sent to Baggs, Wyo.
The store also sponsors various poetry and essay contests, and Jacobson further adds to the literacy cause by promoting reading in elementary schools and teaching memoir writing, oral history and English classes in her spare time.
The award from the Reading Association is nice, Jacobson said, but it pales to the satisfaction she earns by passing on the literacy love someone gave her early in life.
"It's because (I) love books and (I) want people to read them," she explained. "It's not a financial pay off - it's an emotional pay off.
"It's about being able to help the world," she added, "and create opportunities."