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After almost a century, Sledge Hardware in downtown Greensboro is going out of business. Anne Sledge Bailey, who owns the business with her husband Whitelaw Bailey, said the store founded by her great-uncle will close for good on June 1.
After almost a century, Sledge Hardware in downtown Greensboro is going out of business.
Anne Sledge Bailey, who owns the business with her husband Whitelaw Bailey, said the store founded by her great-uncle will close for good on June 1.
"I am getting older and so is Whitelaw," she said. "It's time to cut back a little."
Sledge Hardware, located at 1205 Main St., is believed to be one of the oldest retailers in Hale County that is still owned by members of the founding family.
Anne Bailey said her great-uncle, Garland Sledge, opened the store around 1915 down the street, where New Creation — Car Audio and Stuff is now located.
Garland Sledge initially sold hardware, groceries and furniture, she said. But when the Great Depression hit, he downsized and moved to the current location, stopped selling groceries and furniture and concentrated on being just a hardware store.
Garland Sledge died in 1942 and his brother, Edward Sledge, became the store's owner. Edward Sledge, who was Anne Bailey's grandfather, died in 1949. The store's ownership then reverted to Anne Bailey's grandmother, father and aunt.
They named Edgar Tolbert, who started working at the store in 1942, as the store's manager, Anne Bailey said. He worked for the business for almost 50 years before retiring.
The Baileys bought the hardware store in October 1991 from Anne Bailey's father, aunt and Tolbert, who had become a part owner of the business.
In recalling the store's history, Anne Bailey recalled the night the store got burglarized. It happened less than two years after the Baileys took over the business. Burglars broke in and headed straight to an antique safe, she said.
The would-be thieves sawed off the safe's handles in attempt to get inside. Unknown to them and the Baileys, the safe maker had installed canisters with a tear gas-like substance into the interior of safe's doors.
The canisters exploded when the burglars sawed into the door and the would-be thieves fled with nothing, Anne Bailey said.
"We marveled that they didn't get anything," she said. "But I still cried plenty of tears when I went inside the next day. That tear gas was strong."
Anne Bailey said one of the biggest changes she saw in the business was the movement away from extending credit to customers. For decades, Sledge Hardware allowed customers to buy on credit. As an accountant, she kept the store's books and customers would pay on their accounts as they could afford it. Suppliers also extended similar credit to retailers like the hardware store, getting paid in installments.
But when the suppliers started assessing monthly service charges on unpaid balances, all that changed, she said. The store had to pay suppliers immediately and it could no longer extend credit to its customers. That hurt a lot of small retailers, she said.
Although the Baileys plan to retire, Anne Bailey said she will continue her one-person bookkeeping and tax preparation service, which she has operated out of a corner of the store.
She said a friend, who owns J&J Jewelry down the street from the hardware store has set aside an area in the jewelry store for her bookkeeping and tax service. She said she also plans to continue writing her Newbern News column for the Greensboro Watchman, a weekly newspaper.
A recent column was about the closing of Sledge Hardware. In it, Anne Bailey wrote that during the almost 100 years of the store's existence, "many items have been pushed back into the recesses of shelves, of the basement, and of the closet under the stairs.
"Whitelaw has already uncovered many items. In the basement, Whitelaw found mirrors of varying sizes and picture frames of many sizes. He also found storm windows and screen windows.
"I assume that the mirrors had been cut for a long ago customer. I imagine that the glass had been replaced in picture frames, and the customer had forgotten to return to get it.
"Whitlaw found a huge selection of pipe dies and large older pipe fittings. He discovered three vintage, but usable hand pipe threaders."
She ended the column by writing about the store: "The fixtures are old. The building is old. Some merchandise is old. And we are getting older too. It is time to close Sledge Hardware and to open another door to the future."


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XXIV. Relating That Which the Goatherd Told to Those That Carried Away Don Quixote
is a village distant some three leagues from this valley, which, albeit it be little, is one of the richest of this commark: therein some time did dwell a wealthy farmer of good respect, and so good, as although reputation and riches are commonly joined together, yet that which he had was rather got him by his virtue than by any wealth he possessed; but that which did most accumulate his happiness (as he himself was wont to say) was, that he had a daughter of so accomplished beauty, so rare discretion, comeliness, and virtue, that as many as knew and beheld her admired to see the passing endowments wherewith Heaven and nature had enriched her. Being a child she was fair; and, increasing daily in feature, she was at the age of sixteen most beautiful: the fame whereof extended itself over all the bordering villages. But why say I the bordering villages alone, if it spread itself over the furthest cities, yea, and entered into the kings palace, and into the ears of all kind of people, so that they came from all parts to behold her, as a rare thing and pattern of miracles? Her father did carefully keep her, and she likewise heeded herself; for there is neither guard, lock, nor bolt able to keep a maiden better than is her own wariness and care. The wealth of the father and worth of the daughter moved divers, as well of his own village as strangers, to demand her to wife; but he (as one whom the disposal of so rich a jewel most nearly concerned) was much perplexed, and unable to determine on whom, among such an infinite number of importunate wooers, he might bestow her. Among others that bore this goodwill towards her, I myself was one to whom they gave many and very great hopes of good success; the knowledge that her father had of me, my birth in the same village, my descent honest, and blood untainted, flourishing in years, very rich in goods, and no less in gifts of the mind. Another of the same village and qualities was also a suitor unto her; which was an occasion to hold her in suspense, and put his will in the balance, deeming, as he did, that she might be bestowed on either of us two. And that he might be rid of that doubt, he resolved to tell it to Leandra (for so do they call the rich maid which hath brought me to extreme misery), noting discreetly that, seeing we both were equals, it would not be amiss to leave in her dear daughters power the making choice of whether she liked best: a thing worthy to be noted by all those parents that would have their children marry; wherein my meaning is not that they should permit them to make a bad or a base choice but that they propound certain good ones, and refer to their liking which of them they will take. I know not what was the liking of Leandra, but only know this that the father posted us off, by alleging the over-green years of his daughter, and using general terms, which neither obliged him nor discharged us. My rival was called Anselmo, and myself Eugenio, that you may also have some knowledge of the persons which were actors in this tragedy, whose conclusion is yet depending, but threatens much future disaster.
About the very same time there arrived to our village one Vincent de la Rosa, son to a poor labourer of the same place, which Vincent returned as then from Italy and divers other countries, wherein he had been a soldier; for, being of some twelve years of age, a certain captain, that with his company passed along by our village, did carry him away with him; and the youth, after a dozen years more, came back again attired like a soldier, and painted with a hundred colours, full of a thousand devices of crystal [and with] five steel chains. To-day he would put on some gay thing, the next day some other, but all of them slight, painted, and of little weight, less worth. The clownish people, which are naturally malicious, and if they have but ever so little idleness or leisure become malice itself, did note and reckon up all his braveries and jewels, and found that he had but three suits of apparel of different colours, with garters and stockings answerable to them; but he used so many disguisements, varieties, transformations, and inventions, which they, as if they had not counted them all, some one would have sworn that he had made show of more than ten suits of apparel, and more than twenty plumes of feathers; and let not that which I tell you of the apparel be counted impertinent, or from the matter, for it makes a principal part in the history. He would sit on a bench that stood under a great poplar-tree in the midst of the market-place, and there would hold us all with gaping mouths, listening to the gallant adventures and resolute acts he recounted unto us. There was no land in all the world whose soil he had not trodden on, no battle wherein he had not been present; he had slain more Moors than the kingdoms of Morocco and Tunis contained, and undertaken more single combats, as he said, than ever did either Gante, Luna, or Diego Garcia de Paredes, and a thousand others whom he named; and yet he still came away with victory, without having ever left one drop of blood. On the other side, he would show us signs of wounds, which, although they could not be discerned, yet would he persuade us that they were the marks of bullets which he received in divers skirmishes and wars. Finally, he would thou his equals, and those which knew him very well, with marvellous arrogancy; and said that his arm was his father, his works his lineage, and that beside his being a soldier he owed not a whit to the king. To these his arrogancies was annexed some superficial skill in music, for he could scratch a little on a gittern, and some would say that he made it speak; but his many graces made not a stop there, for he had likewise some shadows of poetry, and so would make a ballad of a league and a-half long upon every toy that happened in the village.
This soldier, therefore, whom I have deciphered, this Vincent of the Rose, this braggart, this musician, this poet, eyed and beheld many times by Leandra, from a certain window of her house that looked into the market-place; and the golden show of his attire enamoured her, and his ditties enchanted her; for he would give twenty copies of every one he composed. The report of his worthy acts, beautified by himself, came also unto her ears; and finally (for so it is likely the devil had ordered the matter) she became in love with him, before he presumed to think once of soliciting her. And, as in love-adventures no one is accomplished with more facility than that which is favoured by the womans desire, Leandra and Vincent made a short and easy agreement; and ere any one of her suitors could once suspect her desires, she had fully satisfied them, abandoned her dear and loving fathers house (for her mother lives not), and running away from the village with the soldier, who departed with more triumph from that enterprise than from all the others which he had arrogated to himself. The accident amazed all the town; yea, and all those to whom the rumour thereof arrived were astonished, Anselmo amazed, her father sorrowful, her kinsfolk ashamed, the ministers of justice careful, and the troopers ready to make pursuit. All the ways were laid, and the woods and every other place nearly searched; and at the end of three days they found the lustful Leandra hidden in a cave within a wood, naked in her smock, and despoiled of a great sum of money and many precious jewels which she had brought away with her. They returned her to her doleful fathers presence, where, asking how she became so despoiled, she presently confessed that Vincent de la Rosa had deceived her; for, having passed his word to make her his wife, he persuaded her to leave her fathers house, and made her believe that he would carry her to the richest and most delightful city of the world, which was Naples; and that she, though indiscretion and his fraud, had given credit to his words, and, robbing her father, stole away with him the very same night that she was missed; and that he carried her to a very rough thicket, and shut her up in that cave wherein they found her. She also recounted how the soldier, without touching her honour, had robbed her of all that she carried, and, leaving her in that cave, was fled away; which success struck us into greater admiration than all the rest, for we could hardly be induced to believe the young gallants continency; but she did so earnestly protest it as it did not a little comfort her comfortless father, who made no reckoning of the riches he had lost, seeing his daughter had yet reserved that jewel which, being once gone, could never again be recovered. The same day that Leandra appeared, she also vanished out of our sights, being conveyed away by her father, and shut up in a nunnery at a certain town not far off, hoping that time would illiterate some part of the bad opinion already conceived of his daughters facility. Leandra her youth served to excuse her error, at least with those which gained nothing by her being good or ill; but such as knew her discretion and great wit did not attribute her sin to ignorance, but rather to her too much lightness, and the natural infirmity of that sex, which for the most part is inconsiderate and slippery. Leandra being shut up, Anselmos eyes lost their light, or at least beheld not anything that could delight them; and mine remained in darkness without light that could address them to any pleasing object, in Leandras absence. Our griefs increased, our patience diminished; we cursed the soldiers ornaments, and abhorred her fathers want of looking to her. To be brief, Anselmo and myself resolved to abandon the village and come to this valley, where, he feeding a great flock of sheep of his own, and I as copious a herd of goats of mine, we pass our lives among these trees, giving vent to our passions, either by singing together the beautiful Leandras praises or dispraises, or by sighing alone, and alone communicating our quarrelsome complaints with Heaven. Many others of Leandras suitors have since, by our example, come to these intricate woods, where they use our very exercise; and they are so many as it seems that this place is converted into the pastoral Arcadia; it is full of shepherds and sheepfolds, and there is no one part thereof wherein the name of the beautiful Leandra resoundeth not. There one doth curse her, and termeth her humours inconstant and dishonest; another condemns her of being so facile and light; some one absolves and pardons her; another condemns and despises her, and celebrates her beauty; another execrates her disposition; and finally, all blame, but yet adore her; and the raving distraction of them all doth so far extend itself, as some one complains of disdain that never spoke word unto her, and some one laments and feels the enraged fits of jealousy though she never ministered any occasion thereof; for, as I have said, her sin was known before her desires. There is no cleft of a rock, no bank of a stream, nor shadow of a tree, without some shepherd or other, that breathes out his misfortunes to the silent air. The echo repeats Leandras name wheresoever it can be formed; the woods resound Leandra; the brooks do murmur Leandra; and Leandra holds us all perplexed and enchanted, hoping without hope, and fearing without knowledge what we fear.
And among all this flock of frantic men, none shows more or less judgment than my companion, Anselmo, who, having so many other titles under which he might plain him, only complains of absence, and doth to the sound of a rebec (which he handles admirably well) sing certain doleful verses, which fully discover the excellency of his conceit. I follow a more easy and, in mine opinion, a more certain wayto wit, I rail on the lightness of women, on their inconstancy, double-dealing, dead promises, cracked trust, and the small discretion they show in placing of their affections; and this, sir, was the occasion of the words and reasons I lately used to this goat, whom I do esteem but little because she is a female, although she be otherwise the best of all my herd. And this is the history which I promised to tell you, wherein, if I have been prolix, I will be altogether as large in doing you any service; for I have here at hand my cabin, and therein store of fresh milk and savoury cheese, with many sorts of excellent fruit, no less agreeable to the sight than pleasing to the taste.
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Cardinals win streak at 6
HASKELL – After taking two games from Magnet Cove (9-5 and 6-5 wins) over the weekend, the Benton Harmony Grove Cardinals put their winning streak at six with a 14-2 shellacking of the Cutter Morning Star Eagles on Monday.
"I'm very proud of the leaps and bounds these guys have made this year," Cardinals' Coach Brandon Mynhier said. "They work hard and have really learned how to win."
The Cardinals (10-8, 5-2 5-3A) pounded out 11 hits in the win and Ryan Roush started getting the win. Roush gave up two runs on five hits and two walks in five innings, and struck out six.
"We've had great pitching and timely hitting," Mynhier said. "We are hoping to make a push deep into the playoffs."
Leadoff man Zach Caplinger had 5 RBI and picked up his first four on a grand slam in the Cardinals' 9-run first inning. Trent Smith also had a bases-loaded triple in the first to account for 3 more runs. Smith finished 2 for 3 with 3 RBI, Caplinger went 1 for 3 with his 5 RBI, and Tyler Hamilton was perfect at the plate with a 3 for 3 showing, swiped two bases and scored twice.
In Harmony Grove's 6-5 win against Magnet Cove, the Cardinals took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first and the game would stay that way until the top of the fifth when Magnet Cove put a 4-spot up to take a 4-2 lead. The two teams would trade runs before BHG scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead and the win.
The Cardinals loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth on a walk and two singles before Caplinger plated one with a single to left field, and Logan Clay would tie the game with an infield RBI single before Deven Stowe scored the winning run on an error.
Caplinger again shined for the Cardinals going 3 for 4 with an RBI, Clay went 2 for 3 with an RBI, and Colby Byrd went 2 for 3 with a run. BHG won despite being outhit 14-10.
The Cardinals would be outhit even worse in their 9-5 win over Magnet Cove, but still came away with the victory. Magnet Cove had 17 hits to Harmony Grove's 11, but the Cardinals took advantage of their base runners.
BHG would score one in the first and three in the second for a 4-0 lead before Magnet Cove scored four in the top of the third to tie it at 4-4. Byrd would single to start the bottom of the third, went to second on a passed ball and took third on a ground out. Byrd would score on a Bailey Palmer infield single for the winning run and the series sweep.
"We knew Magnet was a good team and to be able to take two from them is big," Mynhier said. "We overcame some mental mistakes and fought hard all day. They were two great team wins."
Byrd went 3 for 3 with three runs and a stolen base, Palmer went 3 for 4 with 2 runs and RBI, Roush went 2 for 2 with 4 RBI, and Caplinger went 1 for 2 with 2 runs and 2 RBI.
Hamilton started for the Cardinals and gave up five runs in seven innings with six strikeouts.
The Cardinals begin their 5-3A District Tournament on Friday in Mayflower. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.


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PageRank: Caught in the paid-link crossfire
Last week the blogosphere was abuzz when Google decided to 'update' the PageRank numbers they display on the toolbar. It seems Google has made real on its threat to demote sites engaged in buying and selling links for search rankings. The problem is that they caught some innocent ones in the crossfire. A couple of days later, they corrected their mistake, and those sites are now back to where they were supposed to be.
The incident reveals that there is a lot of misunderstanding about PageRank, both inside and outside the SEO community. For example, Forbes reporter Andy Greenberg writes:
On Thursday, Web site administrators for major sites including the Washingtonpost.com, Techcrunch, and Engadget (as well as Forbes.com) found that their "pagerank"–a number that typically reflects the ranking of a site in Google…
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But Schwartz says he knows better. "Typically what Google shows in the toolbar is not what they use behind the scenes," he says. "For about two and a half years now this number has had very little to do with search results."
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The toolbar PageRank does not reflect the ranking of a site in Google. It reflects Google's perceived 'importance' of the site.
The toolbar PageRank is an approximation of the real PageRank Google uses behind the scenes. Google doesn't update the toolbar PageRank as often as they update the real thing, but saying that it has little to do with search results is a little farfetched.
Several sites lost PageRank, but they did not experience a drop in search referrals. Link buyers and sellers use toolbar PageRank as a measure of the value of a site's links. By reducing this perceived value, Google is clearly sending a message about paid links. The drop is clearly intended to discourage such deals.
Some ask why Google doesn't simply remove the toolbar PageRank altogether so that buyers and sellers won't have a currency to trade with. At first glance it seems like a good idea, but here is the catch—the toolbar PageRank is just a means of enticing users to activate the surveillance component that Google uses to study online behavior. Google probably has several reasons for doing so, but at minimum it helps measure the quality of search results and improve its algorithms. If Google were to remove the toolbar PageRank users would have no incentive to let Google 'spy' on their online activities. Read more


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Sting performed a stellar show at The Fabulous Fox...
Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sting performed in St. Louis Tuesday as he continues to kick off the next leg of his Back to Bass Tour. His stop in St. Louis is one of only a handful of shows Sting is performing in the United States before heading back to Europe for the next couple months.
The last time Sting appeared in the Gateway City was for a performance with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at a sweltering Verizon Wireless Amphitheater two years ago. At that time his concert tilted towards a very subdued nature. This time, with help of a much smaller backing of Dominic Miller on guitar, Vinnie Colauita on drums, David Sancious on keyboards, Peter Tickell on electric fiddle and vocalist Jo Lawry, Sting was able to perform a more up-tempo show.
Coming out to 'All This Time' and The Police's standard 'Every Little Thing She Does is Magic' Sting was draped in a solo backlit spotlight for much of the performance while his band was in the shadows, being lit only during the choruses. The stage lighting remained simple throughout most of the show. It wasn't until 'Never Coming Home' that the lighting was used to its full extent, a nice example of appropriate mood lighting. It was apparent lighting wasn't at the forefront for this show as it was clearly focused on the music and Sting's strong vocals.
The night was a collective of blues/rock/soul/country and pop. Whatever Sting sings it resonates with a soulful blend of harmony and melody mixed with catchy, thought provoking lyrics.
He mixed in a wide ranging set with staples from his solo career (25 years and counting now) and The Police (though, unfortunately the live favorite 'Roxanne' was nowhere to be heard). Some of the more obscure songs were a treat for die-hard Sting fans. 'Heavy Cloud No Rain' was a nice addition to the setlist and enticed a sing-a-long from the crowd.
Sting, whose real name is Gordon Sumner for those who don't know, excels at being a storyteller, and in between many songs he would offer up a narrative of the song's meaning or origin. On one occasion he misspoke that Toby Keith had performed his song 'I Hung My Head' then corrected himself by stating it was Johnny Cash. The very next song he vindicated himself by saying that 'I'm So Happy That I Can't Stop Crying' was the song covered by Keith before he preformed it with a style that only Sting could make work.
One of the highlights, and there were several, included 'Desert Rose' with its Middle Eastern style pleasantly filling the beautiful Fox Theatre with its mystical beats.
Even though Sting himself doesn't do solo on the bass he allowed each member a chance in the spotlight to show off their wares on their respective instruments. Particularly intriguing were the solos by Tickell as he blazingly lit up the stage with his fast and furious fiddle work that had the crowd erupting in appreciation.
(c) The Examiner by Sean Derrick
Sting goes back to basics with Fox concert...
English rocker Sting kept it simple and straightforward at his concert Tuesday night at the Fox Theatre.
When Sting last visited these parts two years ago at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, he lushly recreated his classics with the help of the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.
This time, Sting came with a band including Dominic Miller on guitar, Vinnie Colauita on drums, David Sancious on keyboards and Peter Tickell on a mean electric fiddle for a show that took fans in another direction.
Sting and his band were most interested in rocking out, pumping up songs such as 'Demolition Man', 'Driven to Tears' and 'Next to You' to maximum effect, in ways that couldn't play out with the orchestra show.
At the same time, the show felt scaled down and free of frills.
During the two-hour show, which started with 'All This Time' and 'Every Little Thing She Does is Magic', Sting mixed his solo material with some select Police songs, a mix that wasn't entirely pleasing.
Sting can never go wrong when he performs 'King of Pain' and 'Every Breath You Take', two golden Police nuggets saved for the encore here, but where were 'Roxanne' and 'Message in a Bottle'? Sure, songs get temporarily put on the shelf, but that should never happen with 'Roxanne'.
The same can be said for some of the solo song choices. 'Fields of Gold', 'If You Love Somebody Set Them Free' and 'If I Ever Lose My Faith in You' still bristle with greatness, but where were 'Shape of My Heart' and 'Fragile'.
Sting often pulled out lesser-known songs in the concert's home stretch. It might've been a dream come true for the most hardcore of Sting fans, but not so much for everyone else.
Sting, mostly in good voice and backed vocally by Jo Lawry, talked about great songs written about St. Louis and said he wished he'd written one. But since he hadn't, he said he'd sing one he wrote about New York, natually introducting 'Englishman in New York', which came with a funky, out-of-nowhere breakdown.
He told fans he always loved country music and tried to write country music for years, but there was a problem with authenticity. So he was happy when Toby Keith took a Sting-penned song to the top of the charts. He misidentified the song as 'I Hung My Head', which Johnny Cash actually covered.
After correcting himself and performing the ballad, he performed his song that Keith covered, 'I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying'.
'Sacred Love', he said, was his bringing together of two of his favorite things, sex and religion, two things he says people usually separate.
The mystic 'Desert Rose' kicked off the satisfying string of encore songs.
(c) Stltoday.com by Kevin C. Johnson


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Kaye Beach
Dec. 3, 2012
Welcome to the New Economy!
The New York Times spent 10 months investigating business incentives awarded by hundreds of cities, counties and states. Since there is no nationwide accounting of these incentives, The Times put together a database and found that local governments give up:
- $80.3 billion in incentives each year
- 1,874 No. of program
Check out the interactive map that shows spending incentive spending state by state here
Oklahoma spends at least $2.19 billion per year on incentive programs, according to the most recent data available. That is roughly:
- $584 per capita
- 37¢ per dollar of state budget
Read more about Oklahoma
Here is the NYT accompanying news report;
Tax Incentives to Companies Bleeding Towns Dry, With Few Results
Sunday, 02 December 2012 09:51 By Louise Story, The New York Times News Service | Report
In the end, the money that towns across America gave General Motors did not matter.
When the automaker released a list of factories it was closing during bankruptcy three years ago, communities that had considered themselves G.M.'s business partners were among the targets.
For years, mayors and governors anxious about local jobs had agreed to G.M.'s demands for cash rewards, free buildings, worker training and lucrative tax breaks. As late as 2007, the company was telling local officials that these sorts of incentives would "further G.M.'s strong relationship" with them and be a "win/win situation," according to town council notes from one Michigan community.
Yet at least 50 properties on the 2009 liquidation list were in towns and states that had awarded incentives, adding up to billions in taxpayer dollars, according to data compiled by The New York Times.
Some officials, desperate to keep G.M., offered more. Ohio was proposing a $56 million deal to save its Moraine plant, and Wisconsin, fighting for its Janesville factory, offered $153 million.
But their overtures were to no avail. G.M. walked away and, thanks to a federal bailout, is once again profitable. The towns have not been so fortunate, having spent scarce funds in exchange for thousands of jobs that no longer exist.
One township, Ypsilanti, Mich., is suing over the automaker's departure. "You can't just make these promises and throw them around like they're spare change in the drawer," said Doug Winters, the township's attorney.
Yet across the country, companies have been doing just that. And the giveaways are adding up to a gigantic bill for taxpayers.
A Times investigation has examined and tallied thousands of local incentives granted nationwide and has found that states, counties and cities are giving up more than $80 billion each year to companies. The beneficiaries come from virtually every corner of the corporate world, encompassing oil and coal conglomerates, technology and entertainment companies, banks and big-box retail chains.
The cost of the awards is certainly far higher. A full accounting, The Times discovered, is not possible because the incentives are granted by thousands of government agencies and officials, and many do not know the value of all their awards. Nor do they know if the money was worth it because they rarely track how many jobs are created. Even where officials do track incentives, they acknowledge that it is impossible to know whether the jobs would have been created without the aid.
"How can you even talk about rationalizing what you're doing when you don't even know what you're doing?" said Timothy J. Bartik, a senior economist at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research in Kalamazoo, Mich.
The Times analyzed more than 150,000 awards and created a searchable database of incentive spending. The survey was supplemented by interviews with more than 100 officials in government and business organizations as well as corporate executives and consultants.
A portrait arises of mayors and governors who are desperate to create jobs, outmatched by multinational corporations and short on tools to fact-check what companies tell them. Many of the officials said they feared that companies would move jobs overseas if they did not get subsidies in the United States.
Over the years, corporations have increasingly exploited that fear, creating a high-stakes bazaar where they pit local officials against one another to get the most lucrative packages. States compete with other states, cities compete with surrounding suburbs, and even small towns have entered the race with the goal of defeating their neighbors.
While some jobs have certainly migrated overseas, many companies receiving incentives were not considering leaving the country, according to interviews and incentive data.


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A small set of Common Lisp utilities for string and symbol operations, CLOS, mapping, flow control, anaphoric macros, and more.
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An implementation of a FOR control structure macro similar to that of the Python programming language, which is based on iterator objects.
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Cult of Mithras includes:
- 35 new battles
- 5 new unit types including Fire Demons, Shadow Warriors and Ghost Legions
- Enhanced storyline that will really suck you in
- Linked battles that prevent healing up between and add a whole new layer of strategy
- New graphical effects
- New specialist equipment
- Battle speed controller
Cult of Mithras bolts on to the end of the Roman campaign. Players can either load up their existing army and take their battle hardened warriors on another adventure, or load up one of the default armies included in the pack.
Cult of Mithras requires a full working version of Legion Arena.
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Five days after Hurricane Sandy struck the New Jersey coast, Anthony Pecoraro's horses were loaded onto an Andrew Simoff Horse Transportation van for the trip south to their lodgings for the 2012-13 Tampa Bay Downs racing season, which begins Dec. 1.
Despite the devastation wreaked by the storm, van driver Ed Long said the process went smoothly from the time he and fellow driver Joe Marinaccio pulled up to Pecoraro's Monmouth barn to when they disembarked at Barn 5 at Tampa Bay Downs.
The barn area had been scheduled to open today, but track Vice President and General Manager Peter Berube moved things up a day to accommodate mid-Atlantic and Northern horsemen impacted by the hurricane.
"There really weren't any challenges getting the horses out because everything had subsided after the storm, but Monmouth was like a ghost town," Long said. "We were able to pull right up, load the horses and start driving. We had a good trip all the way."
Pecoraro - whose father, Matteo, supervised the stabling of the horses on the Tampa Bay Downs backside - was appreciative of track management's flexibility.
"If my horses hadn't left (Saturday), I would have had to wait another three or four days to get a van," the younger Pecoraro said from Miami on Sunday morning. "A few of the barns had flooded and they had shut down the track. You couldn't do anything but leave. It was a catastrophe, just like Hurricane Andrew" (20 years ago in south Florida).
Last year, horses trained by Joan Scott were the first arrivals at Tampa Bay Downs, and her stable broke alertly from the gate to the top of the early standings. Pecoraro is optimistic of a similar occurrence. "Most of my horses are ready to run," he said.
The Dec. 1 Cotillion Festival Day card will feature a full slate of 2-year-old races, highlighted by the $75,000 Inaugural Stakes for 2-year-olds and the $75,000 Sandpiper Stakes for 2-year-old fillies. Both events are contested at the six-furlong distance.
An added Opening Day attraction is the "All-You-Can-Eat" Breakfast Buffet from 8-10 a.m. in the Picnic Pavilion Area. The cost is $6.95, which includes grandstand admission and a racing program.
Fans will also have the chance to meet trainers and jockeys and watch morning workouts. A free handicapping seminar will be held from 10-11 a.m.
Tickets for the breakfast must be purchased before Opening Day. Please contact Customer Service or the switchboard desk for additional information.
Anticipation for the start of the upcoming season rose to unprecedented heights last weekend, when five horses with Tampa Bay Downs connections won Breeders' Cup races at Santa Anita in southern California.
The 4-year-old colt Fort Larned - who earned his first career stakes victory at Tampa Bay Downs on March 3 in the Challenger Stakes - capped a memorable two days of racing Saturday by capturing the $5-million Breeders' Cup Classic for Tampa Bay Downs trainer Ian Wilkes, owner Janis Whitham and jockey Brian Hernandez, Jr., who also celebrated his 27th birthday.
Two races earlier, long-time Tampa Bay Downs jockey and Tampa resident Willie Martinez guided 3-year-old colt Trinniberg to an upset victory in the $1.5-million Breeders' Cup Sprint for owner Sherry Parbhoo and her father, Shivananda Parbhoo.
In the $1-million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, Tampa Bay Downs trainer and co-owner William Bradley saddled 4-year-old filly Groupie Doll for a convincing victory under jockey Rajiv Maragh.
On Friday, 5-year-old mare Zagora and jockey Javier Castellano repeated their Tampa Bay Downs successes in the Grade III Endeavour and Grade III Hillsborough Stakes in the $2-million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf for owner Martin Schwartz and trainer Chad Brown. Also on Friday, 4-year-old Royal Delta - who competed in the 2011 Suncoast Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs - repeated in the $2-million Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic for owner Besilu Stables, trainer William Mott and jockey Mike Smith.
In addition to its live meeting from Dec. 1-May 5, Tampa Bay Downs offers year-round entertainment with simulcast wagering, no-limits action in The Silks Poker Room and golf fun and instruction at The Downs Golf Practice Facility.


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Chrysler Group LLC is recalling almost 745,000 Jeep sport utility vehicles in the United States to fix a part that could cause the airbags to inadvertently deploy.
Chrysler, controlled by Italy's Fiat SpA, is recalling 744,822 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs from model years 2002 through 2004 because a part in the vehicles' airbag control module may fail, according to documents filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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A failure of that module could cause the front airbags, side curtain airbags and seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the SUVs are being operated, increasing the risk of injury or accident, according to NHTSA documents.
In October 2011, NHTSA opened a preliminary investigation relating to complaints of inadvertent airbag deployments in Liberty SUVs, according to the documents. In January 2012, the probe was upgraded to an engineering analysis to include the Grand Cherokee SUVs.
The probe found 215 cases of inadvertent airbag deployments that resulted in 81 minor injuries involving both SUVs, according to the documents. There were no crashes found to have been caused by inadvertent airbag deployment.
Chrysler's dealers will install a supplemental jumper harness to the airbag control module at no cost to owners. The recall is expected to begin in January. (Reporting By Ben Klayman in Detroit; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)


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Olothontor wrote:I'm no expert, but it seems that each plank of MDF there is a "just in case" measure after the first, meaning that only one plank is suppose to become a sword. If he wants to properly construct the tsuba, making the whole blade out of one piece is out of the question.
For better protection, and for a nicer look, you could finish and polish it once you complete it. Or are you planning on flat out painting it (use a clear matte coat or varnish in that case; keeps the paint from stripping off).
Olothontor wrote:At this stage, I would definitely not suggest something complex for the Tsuba, but you could always go for one of the 'classical' Tsuba styles:
The blade looks great so far. Keep it up!
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Character Customization in The Sims 4 is Insanely Powerful
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Author: ClayMeow
Creating a Sim has steadily evolved over the previous three iterations of The Sims franchise, and Maxis is poised to push it even further in The Sims 4. The new Create a Sim is not only insanely powerful – or is it powerfully insane? – but also extremely intuitive. The Sims 4 ditches the menus and sliders, and instead allows users to push, pull, and shape different areas of the body directly on the Sim. The studio seems to have taken what it accomplished with the Spore Creature Creator, and ran with it. It's essentially like modifying a character model in a 3D modeling program.
Toward the end of the video, we get a glimpse at the new Build Tools, but a full trailer for that should come in the future. The Sims 4 will be coming exclusively to PC in Fall 2014, with pre-orders currently available for the standard Limited Edition ($59.99) and the Digital Deluxe Edition ($69.99).
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Our pediatric psychology postdoctoral training program is housed within the Department of Psychology at St. Louis Children's Hospital. We offer two postdoctoral positions, one year in length with an option of staying for a second year. Our department serves inpatient and outpatient services to a diverse population of families from urban and rural settings, range of SES, range of ethnic diversity, ages (newborn-young adult), referral concern, and disease presentation. We are primarily a clinical training program, with several major rotations (transplant, hem/onc, pain, adherence) and minor rotations (craniofacial, newborn, research). Rotation opportunities may vary year-to-year depending on service volume as well as individualized training needs.
We offer an individualized training program that allows us to tailor training opportunities to the specific clinical and professional needs of the fellow. Formal and informal didactic opportunities exist within our department as well as within the Washington University School of Medicine Departments of Pediatrics and Child Psychiatry. Fellows are valued members of the Department of Psychology as well as the medical teams with whom they work.
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New Study: Teen Driver Deaths Increase in 2012
Feb 26, 2013, 10:23 EST
Preliminary Data Indicate Deaths of 16- and 17-Year-Old Drivers Up 19 Percent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A report released today by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reveals that the number of 16- and 17-year-old driver deaths in passenger vehicles increased dramatically for the first six months of 2012, based on preliminary data supplied by all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Overall, 16- and 17-year-old driver deaths increased from 202 to 240 – a 19 percent jump.
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The new report – the first state-by-state look at teen driver fatalities in 2012 – was completed by Dr. Allan Williams, a researcher who formerly served as chief scientist at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Dr. Williams surveyed GHSA members, who reported fatality numbers for every state and D.C. The increase in teen driver deaths coincides with a projection from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in which all traffic deaths increased by 8 percent. It is particularly concerning that 16- and 17-year-old driver deaths appear to have increased at an even greater rate.
Deaths of 16-year-old drivers increased from 86 to 107 (a 24 percent change), while the number for 17-year-old drivers went from 116 to 133 (a 15 percent change), a cumulative increase of 19 percent. Twenty-five states reported increases, 17 had decreases, and eight states and the District of Columbia reported no change in the number of 16- and 17-year-old driver deaths.
Dr. Williams attributes much of the increase to the fact that the benefit of state Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) laws may be leveling off, as most of these laws have been in place for some time. Additionally, Dr. Williams speculates that improving economic conditions are contributing to an increase in teen driving, thus increasing their exposure to risk. Dr. Williams notes, "Based on 2011 final data and the early look at 2012, it appears that we are headed the wrong direction when it comes to deaths of 16- and 17-year-old drivers."
Dr. Williams stresses that while today's news is certainly not good, deaths in this age group remain at a historically low level. He notes, "We are still at a much better place than we were ten or even five years earlier. However, the goal is to strive toward zero deaths, so our aim would be that these deaths should go down every year."
Kendell Poole, Chairman of GHSA and Director of Tennessee's Governor's Highway Safety Office, said, "Any increase in highway deaths is unacceptable, particularly among our teens. We know from research and experience that teen drivers are not only a danger to themselves, but also a danger to others on the roadways. So these numbers are a cause for concern." He continued, "As the report notes, a widespread strengthening of laws is still possible, and utilizing effective tools outside of GDL should be a focus. These include improving driver education and ensuring that scientifically based educational programs are available to new drivers."
Chairman Poole added, "In my state of Tennessee, we have worked extensively to keep teen drivers safe. Despite our efforts, teens remain our most vulnerable population. With the advances in technology, we suspect distracted driving deaths among teen drivers are rising. We continue to work with teens, parents, educators and law enforcement to address this problem."
Barbara Harsha, Executive Director of GHSA, stressed that while data are preliminary, she is concerned that signs point to a significant increase in 16- and-17-year-old driver deaths for 2012. She advises states to focus on strengthening GDL and programs that are data-driven. Harsha adds that states should consider implementing parent programs to help parents keep their teens safe. She says, "Parents have a huge responsibility to ensure safe teen driving behavior. States can facilitate this by providing innovative programs that bring parents and teens together around this issue."
The full report, including state-by-state data, is available online at www.ghsa.org. Image files are also available.
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) is a nonprofit association representing the highway safety offices of states, territories, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. GHSA provides leadership and representation for the states and territories to improve traffic safety, influence national policy, enhance program management and promote best practices. Its members are appointed by their Governors to administer federal and state highway safety funds and implement state highway safety plans. Contact GHSA at 202-789-0942 or visit www.ghsa.org. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GHSAhq or follow us on Twitter @GHSAHQ.
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MWA interviews Pop Wood Editor
Last night I had a great time hanging out with the crew from the Modern Woodworker's Association. We touched on everything from the direction of the magazine to the upcoming Woodworking in America Conferences to building big boats in small workshops and possible infractions of child labor laws. I also announced our upcoming November issue, the 200th issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine and a special issue devoted to some of the best and most noted makers working today, including a profile of Asheville chairmaker Brian Boggs, which I'm finishing up now. You'll also find a great interview with Norm Abram as he reflects on life after the New Yankee Workshop, a visit and retrospective with the father of studio furniture Wendell Castle, and an introduction to Mary May, as fine a carver as there is working today. To mention but a few.
At any rate, take a look at the latest MWA show. And try the previous episode as well, which features Ron Hock, and learn a little about what goes in to making a quality handtool. I did. The Modern Woodworkers Association is a fine group of guys and doing their show was an honor and a lot of fun. Thanks MWA.
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Early scores boost McCook to victory
Gothenburg's softball team eventually turned things around against McCook Friday, but it was too late to affect the outcome in a 12-5 loss.
The Swedes were trailing 8-0 in the third inning when coach Roger Neujahr met his defensive players on the infield and told them, "We've dug a hole. Let's win the ball game from here on out."
Gothenburg gave up one more run in that inning, but went on to out-score the Bison 5-4 the rest of the way. The fact that they played competitive in the second half of the game was something positive to take away, he said.
A two-run home run, a double and single fueled a four-run Bison rally, aided by a Swede error, to start the game.
Three more hits and another Gothenburg error allowed two more runs to score for McCook in the second.
Two additional Swede errors in the third helped the Bison tack on three runs without the benefit of a hit.
Gothenburg got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third. Katlin Harm started it with a single and she eventually scored on a wild pitch. Two McCook errors, sandwiched around a walk, and a ground out produced two more Swede runs.
The Swedes scored a solo tally in the fourth and matched a single run by McCook in the fifth. They could have cut into the margin more as Gothenburg loaded the bases but couldn't net more than a bases-loaded walk before the rally ended.
A two-run double by McCook ended the scoring in the seventh inning.
Rebecca Anderson couldn't match her pitching performance from the night before. She may have been throwing while not feeling well, the coach said.
"She walked four batters; that was a shocker to me," Neujahr said. "She is hesitant and hates walking people. She will put it down the middle more and not give up a walk."
Harm and Franzen each had a pair of hits to lead the Swedes.
Gothenburg faces Cozad Thursday before competing Saturday in the Lexington Invitational.
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McCook was out of the box quickly with eight runs in the first inning and breezes to a 15-1 win.
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McCook 8034—15
Gothenburg 0100—1
HITTING: Ebony Anderson and Tish Winter both hit singles.
PITCHING: Karleigh Kleinknecht started and suffered the loss. Morgan Cardenas threw the last two innings.
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Bulls stink up the joint against the Bobcats
By Mike McGraw
Instead of a New Year's resolution, the Bulls made an admission Monday -- the bump in the road they hit after beating New York on Dec. 21 has become a full-fledged slump.
The Bulls horrified most in attendance at the United Center by falling 91-81 to the Charlotte Bobcats, who hit town on an 18-game losing skid. The Bobcats won for the first time since Nov. 24.
All the usual clichés apply: Every NBA team is talented, the Bobcats are a young team that was due to break through, etc. The fact is, except for a few minutes late in the third quarter, the Bulls played awful.
"We're in a funk right now," Taj Gibson said. "We've been up and down this season. We have to push ourselves through it."
Excuses hardly matter, but the Bulls did have a couple. Kirk Hinrich, the team's best perimeter defender, sat out with a sore left knee, and Joakim Noah slogged through an illness to produce just 2 points and 4 rebounds in 30 minutes.
Without Hinrich, the Bulls struggled to guard Charlotte's quartet of offensive-minded guards. Kemba Walker finished with 18 points, Gerald Henderson scored 16, while Ramon Sessions and ex-Bull Ben Gordon contributed 15 points each. Those four players scored 70 percent of the Bobcats' points.
"I was glad Kirk wasn't here, because Kirk is a great defender," Gordon said. "He just knows how to play. Him not being out there tonight, I thought gave us a definite advantage."
The Bulls (16-13) couldn't turn the tables on the small guards. Nate Robinson, starting in Hinrich's place, hit 2 of 11 shots. Marco Belinelli was 3-for-12. Richard Hamilton (11 points) played a key role in a 16-6 run that tied the score at the end of three quarters, but his minutes limit expired and he sat in the fourth.
The Bulls were outrebounded for the seventh time in the last nine games (52-49), although they did build a 14-2 edge in second-chance points. Luol Deng led the home team with 20 points, while Carlos Boozer added 19 points and 14 boards.
Asked what disappointed him the most in this game, coach Tom Thibodeau said the start. The Bulls shot 29.2 percent in the first quarter and fell behind 28-18. They became the first Charlotte opponent not to score at least 20 points in the opening quarter this season.
"I've got to figure this out. I have to have us ready at the start of the game," Thibodeau said. "We have to have an edge at the start of the game. We can't ease our way into a game and say, 'We're good. We'll get it corrected.' It doesn't work like that."
After the impressive win at New York, the Bulls were blown out by Atlanta and Houston in their next two games. They broke the skid against Washington on Saturday, but even that was an ugly win and a close game until the final five minutes.
"We've been there before," Deng said. "We've just got to play hard. Just stay positive, keep playing together. When you're struggling like that, the next game you just have to come out and play harder."
Robinson suggested he and his teammates need to find their inner child, which has something to do with recalling their love of the game.
"Go back to learning how to just play basketball, have fun," Robinson said. "As long as we play hard, everything will take care of itself. Tough times never last. Tough people do. I think we're a tough group and we'll be all right."


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While it is too early to give insured-loss estimates for storm Sandy, Risk Management Solutions says the impact on the East Coast appears much more severe than 2011′s Hurricane Irene. Some coastal areas saw record storm-surge flooding, while strong winds knocked out power to more than 7 million customers in 15 states. Following are images of the damage left behind by the storm.
Nicholas Rodriguez looks over a section of the destroyed boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., near the area where Sandy made landfall on Monday. RMS says Sandy made landfall at around 8 p.m. Monday as an extratropical system with sustained winds of around 80 mph. News reports say about 2.1 million people and businesses are without power in New Jersey. Jersey Central Power & Light alone reports 964,756 customers without power.
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New York City saw record storm surge in some areas. In Battery Park in Lower Manhattan, RMS reports storm surge measurements of 13.88 feet. In the picture above, seawater floods the entrance to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, which connects Brooklyn to Lower Manhattan. Sandy has forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets in New York.
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Much of Lower Manhattan went dark during the storm. The above photo was taken on Monday from the Brooklyn Heights promenade in the Brooklyn borough of New York. One World Trade Center, background center, remains brightly lit.
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In the picture above, Elaine Belviso is rescued from her flooded home on Long Island by Suffolk County police officers after being trapped there overnight. Long Island endured heavy winds and flooding from the storm. The Long Island Power Authority reports that more than 900,000 people are without power in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
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Further north of New York City, in Orange County, N.Y., Sandy brought strong winds that toppled trees, but did not bring the inland flooding seen last year during Hurricane Irene. In New York's Lower Hudson Valley, news reports say three deaths occurred from trees falling on houses, and Orange & Rockland power company reports 200,000 customers are without power in Orange and Rockland counties.
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Ok, i recently found out i had sub7 running on my box, and i removed it (@least i hope i did!) and i dont know if this is the cause of this, but every time i shutdown my box and start it back up, or restart it, my hard drive icon keeps moving to the bottom of the screen, and it never has done this. i wanted to know if any other mac users have ever had this happen to them?
i know its not that big of a deal, but i just wonder if it might mean i didnt get all of sub7 off or if something else is going on.
also the only way i waz able to scan for and remove it, waz i use os 9.2.2 to run photoshop 6 in, ( i dont like how os x uses the memory in classic) and i have ol norton antivirus run at startup and thats when i found out i had it and removed it.
man has not limit to its stupidity


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Peter Paul Rubens
Portrait of a Boy (Nicholas Rubens).
1619. Chalk on paper.
Additional Links
Peter Paul Rubens Main Page
Peter Paul Rubens Complete Biography
Additional Works by Peter Paul Rubens
The Equestrian Portrait of the Duke of Lerma.
St. George and the Dragon.
St. Gregory, St. Maurus, St. Papianus and St. Domitilla.
Portrait of Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria.
Portrait of a Woman.
St. Jerome in His Hermitage.
Rubens and Isabella Brant in the Bower of Honeysuckle.
The Lamentation.
Portrait of a Lady with a Rosary.
The Elevation of the Cross (central part of the triptych).
Hercules Drunk, Being Led Away By a Nymph and a Satyr.
The Four Philosophers.
The Descent from the Cross (central part of the triptych).
The Descent from the Cross.
Chained Prometheus.
The Entombment. Detail.
The Four Parts of the World.
Tiberius and Agrippina.
The Four Evangelists.
Daniel in the Lions' Den.
St. Jerome.
The Death of Seneca.
Holy Family with St. Elizabeth ("Madonna of the Basket").
Venus at a Mirror.
The Statue of Ceres.
The Champion of Virtue (Mars), Crowned by the Goddess of Victory.
Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt.
An Old Woman with a Chafing-Dish.
Diana Returning from the Chase.
Christ Risen.
Madonna in a Garland of Flowers.
Decius Mus Addressing the Legions.
St. Sebastian.
The Union of Earth and Water.
Head of a Girl.
St. Peter Finding the Tribute Money.
A Boar Hunt.
Fall of the Rebel Angels.
Castor and Pollux Abduct the Daughters of Leukyppos.
The Battle of the Amazons.
Odysseus and Nausicaa.
Mucius Scaevola Before Porsenna.
Christ on the Cross.
Portrait of the Lady-in-Waiting of the Infanta Isabella.
Portrait of Alathea Howard, Countess of Arundel, née Talbot. Detail.
Stormy Landscape with Philemon and Baucis.
Perseus and Andromeda.
Judith with the Head of Holofernes.
The Destiny of Marie de' Medici.
The Birth of Marie de' Medici.
Marie's Education.
Henry IV Receives the Portrait.
The Marriage of Marie de' Medici.
The Landing at Marseilles.
The Meeting at Lyons.
The Birth of Louis XIII.
Institution of the Regency.
Coronation of Marie de' Medici.
Apotheosis of Henry IV.
The Council of the Gods.
The Capture of Juliers.
The Exchange of Princesses.
The Happiness of the Regency.
The Majority of Louis XIII.
The Flight from Blois.
The Treaty of Angoulême.
The Peace of Angers.
The Queen's Reconciliation with Her Son.
The Triumph of Truth.
Portrait of Marie de' Medici.
Perseus Liberating Andromeda.
Madonna and Child.
Infant with a Bird.
Artist's Sons Albert and Nicholas.
Adoration of the Magi.
The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek.
Portrait of Susanne Fourment ("Le Chapeau de paille").
Portrait of Nicholas Rubens.
Portrait of Isabella Brant.
The Assumption of the Virgin.
Portrait of Isabella Brant (?).
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints.
Henry IV at the Battle of Ivry.
The Triumph Entrance of Henry IV into Paris.
Music-Making Angels.
The Three Graces.
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary.
Deborah Kip, Wife of Sir Balthasar Gerbier, and Her Children.
The Garden of Love.
The Last Supper.
Portrait of a Girl.
The St. Ildefonso Altar (right wing). Archduchess Isabella.
The St. Ildefonso Altar (outer wings). The Holy Family under the Apple-Tree.
Ulysses on the Island of the Phaeacians.
Return of the Peasants from the Fields.
Young Woman Kneeling.
Young Woman with an Ostrich Plum.
Bathsheba at the Fountain.
A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt.
Helene Fourment with Her Children.
Argus and Mercury.
Temple of Janus.
Landscape with the Château Steen.
The Fur Cloak (Helene Fourment).
The Three Graces.
Madonna with the Saints.
The Consequences of War.
St. Cecilia.
The Judgment of Paris.
Self-Portrait without a Hat.
Rubens, His Wife Helena Fourment, and Their Son Peter Paul.
Portrait of a Woman.
The Triumph of the Church.
A Peasant Dance.
The Abduction of Ganymede.
Queen Tomyris before the Head of Cyrus.


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Party marks milestone for Elk Grove Village woman
Susan Clements celebrated a miracle with family and friends Saturday -- the 20th anniversary of when the Elk Grove Village woman received a liver transplant.
"The odds of my living were not good," said Clements, who listed some of her health issues that made finding a match and preventing rejection challenging. "I know that God had a plan. He plays a part in my living, there's not a doubt in my mind."
Her mother, Janet Clements, organized the party for about 20 people in honor of her 48-year-old daughter, and gave each guest a copy of notes she wrote to tell the story of Susan's long fight with liver failure.
"There are things in here I didn't know," said Susan's younger sister, Julie Gennett of Medinah. "I didn't know that Harrison Ford was in town filming a movie ("The Fugitive") and while he was shadowing a doctor went to see Susan."
Their mother wrote that Susan told her "he was the most handsome doctor she had ever seen."
Gennett talked about her sister's artistic talents. "She paints, draws, makes jewelry and miniature dollhouses. If she wrote your name on a piece of paper, you would want to frame it."
Susan's cousin, Kathy Salata of Downers Grove, said she had asked Janet Clements what type gift to buy for Susan, and Janet responded, "She got the gift of life 20 years ago."
It is important for people to donate organs when they die, said Janet Clements, a registered nurse who is still working full time in her 70s.
"Let people know if they just would donate they could save more than one life," she said. "To think that she would not be around . "


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the animation is perfect. Read full review
Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.
out of 100
Metascore®Generally favorable reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
Endearing, though sometimes belabored.
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A delight, brimming with colorful, elastic characters and bountiful wit.
The look of the story is an undeniable treat, and the message it weaves is both funny and sweet. Horton Hears a Who! is razzle-dazzling and artful, and it builds on Seuss' words by the clever cart-full.
If I ran the circus, the gang that made the sturdy, witty, inventively animated Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! would get first dibs on any future movie productions of the Theodor Seuss Geisel canon.
See all Horton Hears a Who reviews at Metacritic.com
OK for kids 4+
Adorable 'toon fun for all, no matter how small.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that this movie is based on Dr. Seuss' beloved children's book. The book's wide fan base, coupled with the popularity of voice actors Jim Carrey and Steve Carell -- not to mention a great deal of marketing power -- should make most kids, especially those under 12, interested in seeing the film. Its message, like many of Seuss' tales, is one of inclusion and protecting those who can't protect themselves. There's not much in the way of iffy content, either, aside from a little mild potty humor. Even Vlad, the slightly scary bird, is funnier than he is disturbing.
Messages: Horton's two mottos are important life lessons: "A person's a person no matter how small," and "an elephant's word is 100 percent." Horton's behavior teaches kids about keeping promises and protecting those who can't protect themselves.
Violence and scariness: The Wickersham monkeys attack Horton with bananas and later participate in a near-lynching (led by the Kangaroo) of Horton and his Whoville speck. Vlad the bird is scary but also funny.
Sexy stuff: The mayor's wife tells him she loves him, and they hug.
Language: The Kangaroo offers a few mild insults about Horton's behavior. A little mild potty humor.
Consumerism: Nothing in the film itself, but there are multiple merchandise tie-ins with IHOP, events at Target, contests in newspapers, etc.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not applicable
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By Joe McDonald
JIM THORPE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The small Pennsylvania hamlet named for early 20th century sports hero Jim Thorpe has decided to appeal a recent federal court ruling that could clear the way for the athlete's remains to be moved from his resting place in the town to tribal Indian lands in Oklahoma.
The Jim Thorpe Borough Council, in a unanimous vote late on Thursday, agreed to hire a lawyer and petition the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week in a case that pits the athlete's two sons against his grandchildren.
The sons are seeking to move the remains of their father, who was of mixed Native American and European ancestry, to Oklahoma, where he was born. The grandchildren want his grave kept in Pennsylvania.
Thorpe would have been buried in Oklahoma in the first Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk place, his family said, but for a disagreement between his widow and the state's governor over the athlete's burial.
As a result, she "farmed" his remains around to several cities, finally settling on two Pennsylvania towns - Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk, said Bill Thorpe, 84, of Arlington, Texas. Bill Thorpe said his father always intended to be buried in Oklahoma.
Jim Thorpe never lived in the eastern Pennsylvania towns that took his name. But he was buried there 60 years ago, and a monument was erected in his honor, on the basis of an agreement with his widow allowing the borough to call itself Jim Thorpe and potentially giving the town a new way to draw more tourists.
William Schwab, an attorney who has been representing the town on a pro bono basis, has said the appeals process will probably take a year or longer, especially if the case were to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Thorpe, considered one of the greatest figures in modern sports, earned two gold medals for multi-discipline track events at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, played college and professional football and professional baseball and basketball.
His life, one of alcoholism and poverty in his last years, was depicted in "All American," a 1951 movie starring Burt Lancaster.
Moving Thorpe's remains to Oklahoma could expose the borough to a breach-of-contract lawsuit, possibly one brought by the athlete's grandchildren. Fighting the case in court, on the other hand, would likely cost tens of thousands of dollars, borough Councilwoman Joanne Klitsch said.
"We're basically between a rock and a hard place," she said.
The matter ended up court in 2010 when Thorpe's sons, Bill and Richard Thorpe, joined with the Sac and Fox Nation in a lawsuit seeking burial of Thorpe's remains to Oklahoma.
The dispute escalated last month, when a U.S. district court judge issued a ruling in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, upholding a federal law protecting Indian remains and ordered the borough to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
The order requires the borough to hire an archaeologist to conduct an inventory of the remains.
(Editing by Steve Gorman, Scott Malone and Steve Orlofsky)


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Shrimp Cocktail with Maker's Mark Cocktail Sauce
Shrimp Cocktail with Maker's Mark Cocktail Sauce
By Franklin Becker, Chef, Abe & Arthur's
This classic appetizer gets a kick in the pants with a healthy shot of Maker's Mark® to help spice up the cocktail sauce.
Servings: 4–8
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- 1 recipe Maker's Mark® Cocktail Sauce (recipe below)
- 24 pc. shrimp in shell, u-10
- 12 cups water
- 1/2 cups dry white wine, such as Riesling
- 2 lemons juiced
- 2 bay leaves
- 10 pieces whole black peppercorn
- 1 medium onion, peeled, halved and sliced thin 1/4"
- 1 stalk celery, sliced thin crosswise 1/8"
- 1 whole leek, washed and sliced thin, white and green
- 3 medium carrots, peeled, sliced into 1/8" thick rounds
- 1/4 cup kosher salt
- Lemon wedges, for garnish
- 2 tablespoons Maker's Mark® Bourbon, flamed off
- 1 cup Heinz® Ketchup
- 1 tablespoon TABASCO® Sauce
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup freshly grated horseradish
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- Leaving the shell and tail intact, slice down the back of the shrimp, deveining the shrimp.
- Bring the water, white wine, lemon juice, bay leaves, peppercorns, onion, celery, leek, carrots and kosher salt to a boil in a large pot.
- Reduce to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes until the vegetables are soft and the brine is flavorful.
- Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a new pot, discarding the solids.
- Bring the stock back up to a simmer.
- Add the shrimp in shell and stir to submerge the shrimp.
- Remove the pot from the heat and allow the shrimp to poach for 10 minutes or until fully cooked.
- Drain the shrimp and place the shrimp into a large bowl filled with ice.
- Stir the shrimp with the ice cubes and place the bowl in the freezer until the shrimp have cooled down, about 2-3 minutes.
- Peel the shell from the shrimp, leaving the tail intact.
- Discard the shells.
- Serve the shrimp ice cold alongside the Maker's Mark® cocktail sauce, with fresh lemon wedges.
- For Maker's Mark® Cocktail Sauce, combine Maker's Mark®, Heinz® Ketchup, TABASCO® Sauce, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, horseradish and distilled white vinegar in a small bowl.
- Keep chilled until needed.
Tags: Recipes, Appetizers, Cocktail Sauce, Shrimp, Water, White Wine, Lemons, Bay Leaves, Peppercorn, Onions, Celery, Leeks, Carrots, Kosher Salt, Hungry, Ketchup, Hot Sauce, Worcestershire Sauce, Lemon Juice, Horseradish, Distilled White Vinegar


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LODI - Ninth grade will no longer be offered at Lodi's Henderson Community Day School, a move that has some parents worried their teens will slip through the cracks during their freshman year of high school.
LODI - Ninth grade will no longer be offered at Lodi's Henderson Community Day School, a move that has some parents worried their teens will slip through the cracks during their freshman year of high school.
Henderson Community Day School is a seventh- through ninth-grade middle school attended by students who have fallen behind in reading and math and need what the district calls "intervention" curriculum. Henderson's model is based on a low student-to-teacher ratio, but the ninth-grade courses have failed to keep pace with enrollment in seventh and eighth grade.
Henderson's ratio of student-to-teacher is 10-to-1 in the 39-student ninth-grade, roughly a $200,000 cost. More students would make the program self-supported, but the enrollment isn't there, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education Dawn Vetica said.
"We're taking away from other programs to support this program," Trustee Ron Heberle said.
Parents of students who attend Henderson pleaded with trustees last week to keep the three-year program intact.
Trustees voted to close the school's ninth grade in 2013-14 by a 4-3 margin. Trustees Bonnie Cassel, George Neely and Ruth Davis said they wanted to keep ninth grade at least one year.
Parents told trustees their kids are ones who will get lost in a comprehensive high school their freshman year. The reason their children are at Henderson is because they are the ones who "sit in the back of the classroom and lower their head." They fall behind, and never catch up. Some are likely to drop out.
Julio Ayala said his son Mark Ayala was getting low grades at Morada Middle School. After attending Henderson, he's had a dramatic turnaround.
"He's even excited about spirit week," Ayala said.
Neely said the district recently invested in expanding Henderson. He said if the district did a better job advertising and recruiting, enrollment would rise.
"Maybe this shouldn't be 'Lodi's best kept secret' like many here have said it is," Neely said.
Lodi Unified staff said the district is working to bolster programs such as a pilot at Lodi High that places struggling students in a homeroom setting.
Some parents are frustrated.
"We all know the saying 'no student left behind,' " said parent Michael Halloran. "I guess in Lodi it's 'no student left behind unless it costs a dollar.' "
Contact reporter Keith Reid at (209) 546-8257 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/lodiblog.