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2013 Mazda CX-5: Road Trip to Mississippi
Unique Look
One of the first things we noticed about the CX-5 is the new "Soul of Motion" styling. Gone is the "grinning" face that has adorned numerous Mazda vehicles in the last few years. A long sloping hood with a protruding chevron-shaped grille gives the front a fresh look. Large projector beam headlamps that extend from the hood give the fascia an almost glancing gaze. Foglamps etched into the edge of the bumper further enhance the crossover's styling.
The result is a car that has a somewhat unique look, especially for a small SUV. In addition, 19-inch wheels extending to the edge of the fenders give the CX-5 a slightly aggressive posture. The CX-5 is finished off with bright dual stainless steel exhausts tips that are tucked into the edges of the bumper. Tail lamps that wrap around to the rear quarter are particular appealing and add to the attractiveness and aerodynamic looks of the vehicle.
Decent Interior
Step into the driver's seat and you soon begin to realize how truly driver focused the CX-5 is. One of the first things we discovered is how close controls, such as navigation and temperature, are within easy reach. Steering wheel controls for amenities such as cruise control, Bluetooth, and audio volume are easy to use and help keep the driver focused on the road. The gauges have a clear, sharp, high-quality look and feel. Well-bolstered, 8-way leather seats with contrasting red stitching are comfortable and include adjustable lumbar support for added back support. Soft-touch materials on the dashboard and doors along with matte black and satin chrome accents further enhance the overall appearance of the cockpit.
A close look at the interior materials reveals a car that borders on having a low-budget feel but never comes off as cheap.
The rear seats are roomy enough but we wouldn't call them spacious. Folding down in a 40/20/40 split make hauling combinations of cargo and people easy. Legroom is adequate for most adults and small children. Storage behind the second row seat is adequate, allowing for a couple of suitcases and an overnight bag for those weekend road trips. One feature we would have liked in the CX-5 is A/C vents for rear seat occupants.
Our CX-5 Grand Touring has plenty of options including navigation and Bluetooth. Unfortunately, these tech features don't always work as well as we'd like. The navigation can be quirky, especially if using voice commands. Programming it manually seemed to work much better. Bluetooth was a snap to set up but when making calls, it had problems understanding names from our address book. We're still learning how to use all the CX-5's features, it's possible some of these quirks will work themselves out.
Power and MPG
We were relatively pleased with the performance of the CX-5. In the flatlands of the Mississippi Delta, the 2.0-liter SKYACTIV engine provides adequate power and the transmission shifts seamlessly without any coaxing from the driver. The SKYACTIV engine isn't what you'd call overly powerful and in some instances it actually feels underpowered. There's good initial response off the line, but the transmission seems too eager to upshift which seems to sap power. The solution is to use the 6-speed automatic transmission's shift-it-yourself feature. Doing this keeps the RPMs up and makes the car feel more powerful, it also makes the CX-5 more fun to drive.
We also got mileage comparable to the stated EPA fuel economy numbers. The EPA rating for a 2013 Mazda CX-5 with an automatic transmission is 28 miles per gallon in the city and 32 on the highway. In the city, we averaged 28 MPG and on the highway, we occasionally got better than the EPA estimate ranging from 29.7 and 35.7 MPG. A tank of gas lasted around 450 miles with combined city and highway driving.
Driving Impressions
After several hours on the road, we began to see just how much we really enjoyed driving the CX-5. One thing that really stood out is just how comfortable the vehicle rides. While in the Delta, we decided to get off the beaten path and do a little exploring down some old country back roads. Whether driving on bumpy gravel or potholed asphalt, the ride was never jarring thanks to the independent front and rear suspension. In fact, ride quality is as good as other crossovers we have driven costing thousands more.
Next up for the CX-5, a road trip to see Jason Mraz in Florida. A longer trip and two people means more luggage and more seat time. So far, it seems as if Mazda has built a fuel sipping crossover SUV that's actually fun to drive.


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Roach punctuates big night with first knock
By Alex Espinoza / Special to MLB.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- Padres right-hander Donn Roach didn't wait long to get his first hit. In fact, he slapped the first pitch he saw as a big league batter into the right-field gap for a double during Tuesday night's 6-0 loss to the Giants.
A day later, his teammates are still making him wait to get his hands on the prized baseball.
"We have it," Roach said with a laugh. "I haven't seen it yet, but it's somewhere."
While Roach's hit was certainly memorable, it was his strong work in relief that had manager Bud Black beaming after the game. The 24-year-old allowed an unearned run on two hits in a career-high 4 1/3 innings, lowering his season ERA to 2.84 in 12 2/3 innings across seven appearances.
Above all, Black was happy that his top-notch bullpen didn't get worn down despite starter Eric Stults' inability to get through the third inning.
"Donn was a savior, no doubt about it," Black said Tuesday night. "This game really could have got out of hand. We really could have used a lot of bullpen arms if things got tough for Donn. The state of any bullpen is so critical as far as frequency and keeping guys as fresh as possible. Donn did a great job in circumstances where he hasn't pitched a lot. To ask him to go four-plus innings and be as efficient as he was, it was a huge lift for our 'pen."
Despite spending the past two seasons as a starter in the Padres' and Angels' farm systems, Roach has been able to acclimate to his role as a long man.
"It's a learning process," Roach said. "It's rough sometimes, but you do your work on the side and hopefully it shows up."
Gyorko rejoins Padres after birth of twin boys
SAN FRANCISCO -- Second baseman Jedd Gyorko rejoined the Padres as a first-time father on Wednesday afternoon, ending his two-game stint on the paternity list. Gyorko's wife, Karley, gave birth to twin boys, Brody and Kadin, on Monday in San Diego.
Making room for Gyorko's return, Tommy Medica was optioned back to Triple-A El Paso for the second time in six days, the latest in what's been a wild week for the infielder.
Gyorko was happy to return to the clubhouse, but it was hard to leave the family so soon.
"I really have a lot of mixed emotions, because it's probably the best thing that's ever happened to me in my life," Gyorko said. "They're in the back of my mind, but it'll be nice to get back out there and get back to baseball. And the was the biggest thing was that we were coming right back [to San Diego], so that makes it nice."
Gyorko was inserted into the starting lineup, batting fifth against Giants righty Tim Hudson. Did Brody and Kadin tune in to watch Dad play?
"We had the games on the last couple nights, but I don't think they were doing a whole lot of watching," Gyorko said. "But they're going to be big Padres fans for sure. It's going to be a big part of their life growing up. I'm looking forward to it."
The Padres received another boost from left fielder Seth Smith, who returned from a right groin strain that he suffered on Thursday. First baseman Yonder Alonso also got a starting nod after being on the bench to start each of the first two games of the series.
"I think he's getting up underneath the ball a little too much," manager Bud Black said of Alonso. "We've seen some fly balls to left, fly balls to center. He's got to get the line drive back into his game."
Everth's April among Padres' all-time best
SAN FRANCISCO -- Everth Cabrera's 33 April hits were the fourth most hits by a Padres player in the season's first month. Only Ken Caminiti (37 in 1996), Dave Winfield (37 in 1979) and Adrian Gonzalez (34 in 2007) registered more for San Diego.
For Cabrera, it's the continuation of the groove he found in Arizona during Spring Training.
"I was working hard in Spring Training," Cabrera said. "I was feeling like I was going to have a better season this year. I'm feeling comfortable at the plate and trying to keep it simple and just trying to hit the fastball. I feel great. My hands, my hand position and my timing. Everything is fine, working together right now."
Manager Bud Black commended Cabrera for his ability to use the whole field from both sides of the plate as a switch-hitter, noting that the shortstop's compact swing has benefited him. But the skipper also offered up some areas for Cabrera to focus on, namely his 27 strikeouts and just four walks.
"For him to maximize who he really is, he's got to increase the walk totals and cut down the strikeouts," Black said. "Those two things we've got to clean up a little bit, but his batting average is fine and with the exception of a couple of miscues in the field, he's playing good defense."
Worth noting
• Black said outfielder Carlos Quentin (left knee bone bruise) will continue to do baseball workouts in Arizona until flying back to San Diego on Thursday night and preparing with the team at Petco Park on Friday night. If all goes well, he could join righty Casey Kelly (Tommy John surgery) at Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore for a rehab assignment this weekend.
"It's a good possibility they could play together," Black said. "Whether they carpool or caravan, I'm going to leave it up to those two guys. They're grown men. 'Q' does have a Tesla. I think he should use it and Casey should get in there with him."
• Catcher Nick Hundley may have a .324/.324/.500 slash line in 34 at-bats this year, but the Padres are 0-6 on days when he starts. Hundley's catcher ERA (5.10) is also noticeably higher than that of Rene Rivera (2.48) and Yasmani Grandal (3.00).
Alex Espinoza is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Firefighter Dayna Hilton, executive director of the Keep Kids Fire Safe program, said she was impressed with the number of viewers who tuned in for the episode.
"It went really well," she said. "Everything was just perfect. We had people from all over — folks in the United Kingdom were watching today."
Hilton hosted the show, along with fire safety dogs Molly and Tango. Molly, who took over when Sparkles retired, has been featured in 40 episodes.
Some of the guests appeared via video sharing, while others came to Sparkles' Clubhouse on Poplar Street, where the episodes are filmed, Hilton said.
Clarksville Mayor Billy Helms and Councilwoman Danna Schneider were among the clubhouse attendees and the city leaders shared their favorite fire safety tips for children.
Helms told children not to handle matches, and to instead get an adult. Schneider pointed out the importance of knowing where fire exits are when visiting relatives or friends. Those are important tips that are commonly overlooked, Hilton said.
"We need a plan for escape in case of a fire at friends' and relatives' houses and also public places," she said.
Some celebrities joined the show via video to share their own tips for fire safety, including Kevin Sbraga, Season 7 Top Chef winner, and U.S. Olympian, Kristi Kowal.
Sbraga stuck to his expertise and shared some cooking safety tips, while Kowal voiced the importance of having working smoke detectors in the home.
Not all the famous guests were from out of town. Clarksville resident Chloe Yarborough, 10, the voice of Molly, was featured on the episode as well.
Finnagus Sage, the man-trailing bloodhound, and his handler, Sue — who were guests on the program's first episode — also came to the clubhouse for the 100th show.
The episode lasted about an hour, but Hilton said episodes typically last about 15 minutes. During this episode, Hilton showed clips from when they live streamed from the Chicago and Memphis fire departments, and from the Regional Fire Museum in Illinois. The episode also included the first live stream on April 6, 2011, which was filmed in her living room with "primitive equipment" and featured a backdrop that was a sheet with a fire truck painted on it.
Hilton said the show would not have survived without the help from sponsors, First Alert and State Farm.
"The foundation was down to $10 and it was struggling," she said. "I'd been supporting it for years and couldn't afford to do it anymore. First Alert came along and saved us. They've supported us for years."
Hilton said First Alert offers more than just financial support and pointed out that several First Alert executives in the Chicago office took part in the episode.
Lee Aspery, of County Durham and Darlington Fire Rescue Service in the United Kingdom, and his fire rescue dog, Scrappy, sent in a video, as well as Fire Chief Mike Connelly and Evie the Litter Dog from Evansville, Ind., and Lt. Beverly Walker of Hall County Fire Services in Georgia.
Hilton said she was glad to see the show get such widespread recognition and she hopes it leads to a better understanding of the program.
"Our program is educationally sound and based on the latest research," she said. "What makes our program unique is the dogs helping to reinforce the safety message. Children really respond to that. Children that watch our show just think they're having fun. The bonus is they are learning fire safety."
Hilton said the episode also featured comments viewers sent in via Facebook and on the program's national award-winning blog, www.firesafetyrocks.com
On the blog, people can also read about the program and the services it offers.
"Everything we do is free," Hilton said. "We Skype with 35 schools from 15 states. We teach firefighters and fire educators how to Skype and live stream videos in their communities. Live streaming is a great way to reach more people and I'm so glad we have that medium available."
To watch the 100th episode, go to http://youtu.be/6xLqtOTpXPU


text: 2011 and 2012 Wimbledons. Nadal can't shake the clay dust off his shoes and can't conform to grass efficiently. By the time he can finally get suited to Wimbledon grass after a long and taxing clay season, he's toast by the 2nd round (Rosol 2012) or a deer in headlights (Djokovic 2011) or barely getting by some lesser ranked opposition (Haase/Petzschener 2010). Nadal has clearly been struggling with his grass game over the past 2 years and it was exposed. He's not a super scary force on hardcourts. So clay is his best bet. I believe he will continue to aim for RG until he is broken down. He should get at least 1 more RG title if his body holds together or if his desire is still there or if he can avoid a resurged Djokovic 2.0.


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Nightmare by Lars Kepler. Lars Kepler returns with a piercing, bestselling sequel to The Hypnotist. On a summer night, police recover the body of a young woman from an abandoned pleasure boat drifting around the Stockholm archipelago. Her lungs are filled with brackish water, and the forensics team is sure that she drowned. Why, then, is the pleasure boat still afloat, and why are there no traces of water on her clothes or body? The next day, a man turns up dead in his state apartment in Stockholm, hanging from a lamp hook. All signs point to suicide, but the room has a high ceiling, and there's not a single piece of furniture around—nothing to climb on. D.I. Joona Lind must piece together the two mysteries.
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Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore. In July 1890, Vincent van Gogh went into a cornfield and shot himself. Or did he? Why would an artist at the height of his creative powers attempt to take his own life . . . and then walk a mile to a doctor's house for help? Who was the crooked little "color man" Vincent had claimed was stalking him across France? And why had the painter recently become deathly afraid of a certain shade of blue? These are just a few of the questions confronting Vincent's friends—baker-turned-painter Lucien Lessard and bon vivant Henri Toulouse-Lautrec—who vow to discover the truth about van Gogh's untimely death. Their quest will lead them on a surreal odyssey and brothel-crawl deep into the art world of late nineteenth-century Paris.
The Watch by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya. Following a desperate night-long battle, a group of beleaguered soldiers in an isolated base in Kandahar are faced with a lone woman demanding the return of her brother's body. Is she a spy, a black widow, a lunatic or what she claims to be: a grieving sister intent on burying her brother according to local rites? As she persists, single-minded in her mission, the camp's tense, claustrophobic atmosphere comes to a boil as the men argue about what to do next. "The Watch" takes an age-old story - the myth of Antigone - and hurls it into present-day Afghanistan. The result is an unputdownable, deeply affecting book that brilliantly exposes the realities of war. It is also our most powerful expression to date of the nature and futility of this very contemporary conflict.
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt. A singular portrait of the late-'80s AIDS epidemic's shows the transformation of a girl and her family. But beyond that, she tells a universal story of how love chooses us, and how flashes of our beloved live through us even after they're gone. Before her Uncle Finn died of an illness people don't want to talk about, 14-year-old June Elbus thought she was the center of his world. When he's gone, she discovers he had a bigger secret: his longtime partner Toby, the only other person who misses him as much as she does. Her clandestine friendship with Toby—who her parents blame for Finn's illness—sharpens tensions with her sister, Greta. With wry compassion, Brunt portrays the bitter lengths to which we will go to hide our soft underbellies, and how summoning the courage to be vulnerable is the only way to see through to each other's souls. --Mari Malcolm
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The Last Refuge by Ben Coes. Off a quiet street in Brooklyn, New York, Israeli Special Forces commander Kohl Meir is captured by operatives of the Iranian secret service, who smuggle Meir back to Iran, where he is imprisoned, tortured, and prepared for a show trial. What they don't know is that Meir was in New York to recruit Dewey Andreas for a secret operation. Dewey Andreas, a former Army Ranger and Delta, owes his life to Meir and his team of Israeli commandos. Now, to repay his debt, Dewey has to attempt the impossible ---to both rescue Meir from one of the world's most secure prisons and to find and eliminate Iran's nuclear bomb before it's deployed---all without the help or sanction of Israel or America (at the near certain risk of detection by Iran).


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Start Button, boot to desktop, tile tweaking, tutorials, and many other changes look to win back customers
It's a time of turbulence for Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), the world's largest PC operating system maker. Amidst many struggles, Microsoft's ebullient leader Steve Ballmer announced that he will be
stepping down during the next year
, a
somewhat unintended departure
that his critics have
long been clamoring for
I. Ballmer's Bane Revisited
While Windows Vista may be Mr. Ballmer's
greatest disappointment
, the driving force behind his departure was arguably Windows 8.
Windows 8 started off a promising concept, but fell victim to a myriad of flaws and shortcomings, which have led to the
biggest percentage drop in PC sales ever
. One major issue was the scope of the redesign -- Microsoft dropped a very new and different interface on consumers with the graphically rich "Modern UI" (aka Metro) homepage and a slew of new multi-touch gestures. Where other similarly complex OSs such as Android include a built-in tutorial that helps teach users how to use the new UI, Windows 8 had no such tutorial. As a result many customers
wrote Windows 8 off quickly, "downgrading" to Windows 7
Other critical flaws in Windows 8 include Microsoft's inability to enforce
its intended touchscreen requirement
-- a critical pillar of the optimal Windows 8 consumer experience -- and Microsoft's
unwillingness to listen to customers
who wanted a backup traditional Start Button/Start Menu when in Desktop Mode.
Even as Mr. Ballmer prepares his exit, his company is aiming to fix some of its Windows 8 misses with Windows 8.1.
The Start Button hovers in Windows 8.1 allowing a fast return to the Desktop Mode. New users are now greeted with tutorials to help them learn the foreign interface in more of a friendly fashion. [Image Source: CNET]
Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 RT
hit Release to Manufacturing
(RTM) on Wednesday. The OS will be released consumers on Oct. 18 as
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The RTM build should pack a near complete feature set -- include the aforementioned missing tutorials and Start Button. While
not the Start Button that some consumers were hoping for
, the new Start Button hovers familiarly in the lower left-hand corner, allowing you to quickly flip into and out of the Modern UI -- essentially an unrolled Start Menu -- with a click. Windows 8.1 also
restores the ability to boot to desktop
-- rather than the Modern UI Homepage.
It also integrates
numerous other improvements
, including unified themes; new Modern UI core apps; the ability to unpin, group move, and resize tiles at will; and an improved Windows Store.
Microsoft has taken a gamble by putting the people behind Windows 8 and its mobile twin Windows Phone 8
in key positions of leadership
, during the
recent executive shakeup
. This is a clear testimony to the fact that while Mr. Ballmer may be being shuffled out the door, Microsoft's Board of Directors believes the company was headed in the right direction with Windows 8 and merely failed on the delivery.
Windows 7, Microsoft's
greatest sales success
, was born out of the ashes of the
poorly received Windows Vista
. Likewise Microsoft is looking to hone the sooty carbon of Windows 8 into a diamond with Windows 8.1. Windows 8.1 RTM is the last major milestone in that pre-release refinement process.
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Teacher Has Students Oink at Messy Kid
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A Tennessee kindergarten teacher punished a student for being messy by telling his classmates to encircle him, "call him a pig and make pig noises." Don't worry—she was suspended for a day!
Yes, one day's unpaid suspension and a letter of reprimand seem like an appropriate punishment for mandating the bullying of a child over a minor infraction. The teacher, 38-year veteran Debbie Hayes, was also forced to apologize to the class, which should scratch, oh, one or two years off the decades of therapy the poor oinked-at kid will have to undergo?
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Please use this thread for chatting and general discussion. There will be new threads opened for each step and I need for you to use those threads to ask specific questions regarding each step. Thanks for your cooperation in this matter. Now just have fun. The first step will post on Friday.
Vinton, Virginia
Okay, I'm the first one to add some chit-chat.
Chitter, chitter, chat, chat! Don't ask me, just feeling squirrely tonight....
On the banks of the Mississippi River in north central Minnesota (Brainerd lakes area)
Woohoo, I'm 2nd on the board...can't wait to get started on Friday.
OK - I signed up for mystery quilt 8 but not even close to being finished. I am going to try this again. I really want to keep up with everyone this time. I'm a little more organized this time - I think. I will be going down to the valley on Thursday or Friday so I will have a chance to pick up my fabrics.
Georgetown CA I'd Rather Be Quilting
Looking forward to this one! I just hope I can finish it, as I'm still not even close to being finished with the last one!
Haha, Nancy!!! Yeah - I'm looking forward to doing this - first time. Will be working with it for part of a 5-day quilt retreat at the end of this month. Pretty darn excited to start it - I have to say!!!!
Linda Gless - Hartford, WI
Yay! Another mystery quilt!! I LIKE these! I'm hoping to keep up with this one. I did indeed finish #8, albeit LATE. But I have every intention of finishing this one with everyone else....fingers crossed...
I finished MQ7 and my DGS1 took one look at it and told me it was his. I finished MQ8 and it is going to be a Christmas present for my almost Son In Law. I don't have anyone in mine for this one, Maybe my Sister In Law. If I decide on her, my colors will be lt. blue, yellow and white. I guess I'll have to wait and see.
Nancy, didn't it get pretty hot in Minnesota this summer? So when feeling "squirrely" wouldn't this be more acurate?
summer when it got so hot in Missouri, one woman started freezing bowls
of ice and putting them out for the squirrels in her yard. This little
guy was so grateful, he fell asleep cooling off on top of one." Danny Non-speciesistBatman Nichols
Chiliwist Valley
I am excited, this will be my first Mystery Quilt and I swear it will not go into the UFO pile! I am going to spend the next 2 weeks just organizing my fabric and cleaning up the sewing room, then maybe I can find things and get other things done:) I just need a professional organizer to come in and do it! But knowing Nana, I know this will be one of my better experiences!
This will be my first MQ and I'm really looking forward to it. Hope I can keep up an get it finished timely. I'm new to the QCA qroups and hope to take part it other activities
This is ridiculous. I am trying to reply to Patti's squirrel picture, and I keep getting the "post pending" error message. 6th try - if this goes through, I'm just trying to tell you I enjoyed the picture, Patti!
Welcome Doreen. You'll have lots of fun with the MQ. It's low-key, no pressure and you'll end up with a lovely quilt.
In the beautiful Pacific Northwest!
I am so excited about this!
However, at some point, I really need to get all my finished tops quilted...it seems like they are piling up. Problem is, I love to piece the tops, just don't necessarily like to do the quilting. A friend of mine lets me rent her LA, but I really don't like playing with it too much. Ah well, at least the tops are done and can go into the bin so that when I need a quilt, all I have to do is finish it up, right?
Chicagoland, Illinois
Patti, your squirrely picture is just too darn cute. I'm going to have to show it to my father. He just loves feeding the squirrels.


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Byron David Smith was charged in Morrison County District Court with two counts of second-degree murder without premeditation in the killings of Nicholas Brady, 17, and his cousin Haile Kifer, 18.
The criminal complaint says that Smith shot the two as they came down his basement stairs several minutes apart on Thanksgiving Day. The complaint adds that he shot them numerous times.
He then waited a day before asking a neighbor to alert authorities, the document added.
Smith appeared for a 10-minute court hearing late Monday morning. Bail was set at $2 million, with the prosecution noting the defendant's extensive travels while he was working for the U.S. State Department.
Sheriff Michel Wetzel told reporters afternoon that Smith explained to authorities that he didn't call immediately after killing the two because "it was Thanksgiving. He didn't want to trouble us on a holiday."
As for whether Smith could be justified in shooting intruders, Wetzel said that a citizen does have to right to protect person or property, but it has to be reasonable.
According to information Smith gave to investigators, he was in his basement when he heard the teens break into his home. He shot Brady as he came down the stairs. When the teen came to rest at the bottom of the stairs, Smith shot him in the face.
A few minutes later, Kifer started down into the basement. Smith shot her as soon as he saw her hips, he said. When he tried to shoot her again, his gun jammed, at which point she laughed. He pulled out a revolver and shot her "more times than I needed to" in the chest, he said. He then put his gun under her chin, shooting her once in the head in what he described as a "good, clean finishing shot."


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Pacific Southwest, Region 9: Superfund
Serving Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and Tribal Nations
Valley Wood Preserving, Inc.
State: California(CA)
County: Stanislaus
City: 1/2 miles southeast of Turlock
Congressional District: 18
Other Names:
Bulletin Board
On 10/13/17, this website will no longer be updated. Site information will be migrated to the new web page at: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/valleywood .
EPA appreciates your patience through this transition. If you have questions, please contact EPA staff listed below.
On this page
Description and History
NPL Listing History
NPL Status: Final
Proposed Date: 06/24/88
Final Date: 03/31/89
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The Valley Wood Preserving, Inc. (VWP) Superfund site, a former wood preserving facility, is located at 2237 South Golden State Boulevard on the southeast side of Turlock, California. In 1973, VWP began wood preserving operations that involved pressure-treating wood with a water-based solution containing chromium, copper and arsenic. Wood preserving operations at the site ceased in 1979 because these activities had resulted in on-site soil and groundwater contamination and off-site groundwater contamination. The contaminants of concern at the site include hexavalent chromium and arsenic.
In 1989, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List and became the lead regulatory agency for cleanup of the site. On September 27, 1991, EPA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) identifying cleanup remedies for contaminated soil and groundwater. This cleanup plan was updated in 1994, 2003 and again in 2007. VWP has implemented soil and groundwater cleanup activities at the site, including excavation and off-site disposal of contaminated soil. Currently, only residual levels of groundwater contamination remain at the site.
Contaminants and Risks
Contaminated Media
- Groundwater
- Soil and Sludges
Prior to cleanup activities, soil and groundwater were contaminated with hexavalent chromium and arsenic. Currently, only a localized plume of low-level contamination remains in shallow groundwater at the site. This contamination is being addressed as the final cleanup remedy at the site. As a result of cleanup actions, there are currently no threats to drinking water supplies, and the remaining low levels of soil contamination are safe for industrial and commercial uses of the property.
Who is Involved
This site is being addressed through Federal and potentially responsible parties' actions.
Investigation and Cleanup Activities
The cleanup at this site involved emergency actions and a long-term remedial cleanup of the entire site. Currently, only residual groundwater contamination remains to be addressed.
Initial Actions
Emergency Actions: After closing the site, the company excavated and disposed of approximately 1,500 cubic yards of contaminated soil. During initial groundwater cleanup from 1979 to 1983, approximately 70,000,000 gallons of chromium-contaminated groundwater were extracted. The groundwater was treated by an electrochemical treatment process and then discharged to paved depressions for evaporation. The purpose of this action was to retard plume movement and to protect domestic wells downgradient from the site. Additionally, Valley Wood Preserving removed sludge from the tank that would be used to hold water from pumping for testing; drilled several wells, originally used for monitoring, and later used for groundwater extraction; removed underground storage tanks; and drilled three deep wells as an alternate source of drinking water for three homes.
Cleanup Ongoing
EPA selected cleanup plans for soil and groundwater in the September 1991 ROD. The cleanup plan was modified in 1994, 2003 and in 2007.
Groundwater: The initial groundwater cleanup plan involved extracting contaminated groundwater, treating it above-ground with an electrochemical process to reduce the hexavalent chromium to trivalent chromium (a non-toxic, less mobile form of chromium), followed by additional treatment using activated alumina to remove residual arsenic. The treated groundwater was discharged into an infiltration pond on the VWP property, where the water eventually seeped back into the subsurface.
EPA modified the groundwater remedial action on December 9, 1994, in an Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD). The ESD modified the groundwater cleanup plan by allowing in-situ groundwater treatment through a site-wide pilot study. An in-situ treatment is an active underground treatment to reduce concentrations of remaining contamination. The ESD also proposed adding the technology to the groundwater remedy if the desired results of the pilot study were achieved. The in-situ treatment pilot study consisted of reinjecting treated groundwater into the aquifer and saturated soil in order to reduce hexavalent chromium concentrations in subsurface soil and groundwater. During the pilot study, VWP continued to operate the pump and treat system for groundwater consistent with the initial cleanup plan, but rather than discharging the treated water into the infiltration ponds, VWP amended the treated water with calcium polysulfide (an ionic reductant) and reinjected it into the groundwater through a series of injection wells. The added calcium polysulfide reductant reacted with the hexavalent chromium, in-situ, reducing it to trivalent chromium, the less toxic and less soluble form of chromium. Trivalent chromium precipitated out of the groundwater onto subsurface soil particles and remains in the subsurface at the site, where it no longer poses a threat to groundwater quality.
During the pilot study, residual calcium polysulfide from the in-situ treatment mobilized arsenic and manganese, and also generated sulfate, temporarily and locally causing increased concentrations of these contaminants in groundwater beneath the site and down gradient of the VWP property. These temporary and localized concentration increases were expected as part of the pilot study.
The in-situ treatment of hexavalent chromium effectively reduced concentrations in groundwater such that EPA determined that the groundwater extraction system could be shut down. The groundwater treatment system has been dismantled and removed from the site. Currently, low levels of hexavalent chromium and arsenic remain in groundwater at levels above cleanup goals.
EPA modified the groundwater remedial action again on March 30, 2007, in a second ROD Amendment. This ROD Amendment #2 modified the previously selected groundwater remedy for treating contaminated groundwater at the Site. The revisions affect both the groundwater cleanup standards and cleanup methodology selected in the 1991 ROD and revisions.
The groundwater remedy outlined in this ROD Amendment #2 provides for: a) in-situ treatment to address residual levels of arsenic contamination in groundwater beneath and downgradient of the Site, b) monitored natural attenuation to address residual hexavalent chromium, any remaining levels of arsenic following the in-situ treatment, and secondary contaminants generated by the in-situ treatment, and c) a revised cleanup goal of 10 micrograms per liter (µg/L) for arsenic in groundwater impacted by Site activities.
Soil: The 1991 Record of Decision selected a cleanup plan for soil which was amended in September 2003 when EPA issued a ROD Amendment. The soil remedy initially selected in the ROD was to excavate the contaminated soil, fix and stabilize the hazardous substances with a stabilizing agent and backfill the fixed soils into the excavated areas. The ROD Amendment revised the cleanup standards for soil consistent with the expected future industrial use of the property. It also revised the cleanup plan to require excavation and off-site disposal of contaminated soil that exceeded the revised cleanup standards. A deed restriction was also required to restrict the land use activities on the VWP property to industrial use. All soil cleanup actions have been completed at the site.
In 1989, the EPA and Valley Wood Preserving entered into a Consent Order which required the company to conduct emergency actions including the on-site removal and treatment of contaminated groundwater. The potentially responsible parties continued to extract and treat groundwater in accordance with the Consent Order until the system was dismantled in 2004. In 1990, Valley Wood Preserving and the EPA entered into a Consent Order requiring the company to conduct an investigation of the site. In 2004, EPA issued a Unilateral Administrative Order to Valley Wood Preserving to design and implement the soil remedy. The Work Plan included removal of contaminated soil from the property, off-site disposal, and back-filling with clean material. EPA issued a Unilateral Administrative Order to Valley Wood Preserving in September 2007 to design and implement the final groundwater remedy. The Work Plan for implementing the final groundwater remedy includes in-situ treatment to address residuals arsenic contamination in groundwater followed by Monitored Natural Attenuation to address any remaining arsenic, hexavalent chromium and secondary constituents of interest that are the result of in-situ treatment process.
Cleanup Results to Date
Removing tanks, contaminated soil, and treating groundwater have significantly reduced the potential for exposure to site contaminants at the Valley Wood Preserving, Inc. site.
When EPA's cleanup remedy leaves some waste in place or the remedy will take longer than five years to complete, the Superfund law requires an evaluation of the protectiveness of remedial systems every five years. The purpose of the five-year review is to evaluate how the constructed remedy is operating and to measure the progress towards achieving the Site's cleanup objectives. Because there are still traces of groundwater contamination, five-year reviews will continue until the contaminant levels have met remedial goals and the groundwater has been restored to a level that supports its designated beneficial uses.
The Second Five-Year Review Report, completed in August 2014, found that the remedies implemented at the Valley Wood Preserving site pursuant to the Record of Decision and Amendments are protective of human health and the environment. For details, please refer to the Second Five-Year Review Report below in the Documents and Reports section. EPA will continue to monitor the Site and conduct additional Five-Year reviews.
Potentially Responsible Parties
Potentially responsible parties (PRPs) refers to companies that are potentially responsible for generating, transporting, or disposing of the hazardous waste found at the site.
Online information about the PRPs for the site is not yet available.
Documents and Reports
Community Involvement
Public Meetings:
If you have any comments or concerns about Valley Wood's Site cleanup plan, EPA is always interested in hearing from you. Please contact Project Manager Dana Barton or Community Involvement Coordinator David Yogi at the numbers below. If you would like to be added to our mailing list and receive future fact sheets, please contact David Yogi.
Public Information Repositories
The public information repositories for the site are at the following locations:
Stanislaus County Library
Turlock Branch
550 Minaret Avenue
Turlock, CA 95380
(209) 664-8100
The most complete collection of documents is the official EPA site file, maintained at the following location:
Superfund Records Center
Mail Stop SFD-7C
95 Hawthorne Street, Room 403
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 820-4700
Enter main lobby of 75 Hawthorne street, go to 4th floor of South Wing Annex.
EPA Site Manager
Mail Code SFD
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
EPA Community Involvement Coordinator
Mail Code SFD
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
EPA Public Information Center
State Contact
Department of Toxic Substances Control
8800 Cal Center Drive, Suite 3
Sacramento, CA 95826
PRP Contact
Community Contact
Other Contacts
After Hours (Emergency Response)


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Over the next month, four candidates will interview for the position of, Director of Teaching and Learning. During the interview process, candidates will make a public presentation (30 minutes to present followed by 30 minutes for questions and discussion) on the following topic:
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2. Your vision for the role of the Director of Teaching and Learning at UFV."
The public presentations are scheduled from 2:30 to 3:30 pm on:
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There are many, many more "Combat" positions than Infantry today, many of whom do not bear that burden.
Again tho, I should stress, I do not support standards being reduced. I support women who can meet those standards have equal opportunity to bleed and die for our Country as a man does.
What we're doing, in the majority, is effectively a Police Action. Women can be members of the police force, including SWAT, right now, with all the various gear they carry. I have no doubt in our Nation of 330 million, we have many women who can not only meet, but exceed, our standards requirements.Without a widescale conflict, the use of artillery and tanks is more limited than ever and air is also less than in the Iraq and previous wars. It IS boots on the ground - grunts in the mud. If "Super Sally" can perform - fine.
Agree to disagree. It is my opinion that this is an outdated viewpoint reflective of past ways of thinking about gender. The same general line of exclusion that once said minorities were too "dumb" to serve in our Millitary.I doubt there is one woman who could perform as a Ranger, let alone Special Forces, Delta or Seal.
If the standards are maintained, I cannot see an objection that is not based on sexism tbqh.


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DC Universe Online Last Laugh DLC focused on PvP
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DCUO Legendary members to receive extra monthly benefits starting April 3
SOE has announced Legendary members of DC Universe Online, will be handed extra benefits come April 3 in the way of 500 Station Cash per month on PC. PS3 players will receive the equivalent with 500 Loyalty Points to spend in the new in-game store. Both platforms will get to unlock rare lockboxes for free […]
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New York City? Try a day trip to Philadelphia! It's easy!Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
We are off to New York City in a few weeks, but we've been there lots of times. And, while we LOVE the Big Apple, we are adventurous travelers. So, it's time to step out of our comfort zone once more.
The "City of Brotherly Love," – that's Philly, for those of you not in the know, is just under 2 hours away, by train. This historical hub of the USA sounds very intriguing.
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Sloane Crosley: She's Everywhere Keith Gessen Wants to Be
Book publicist/author Sloane Crosley is so magically delicious that she even brightened the painful Sunday Styles feature on N+1 editor and Emily Gould-dater Keith Gessen in today's Times. "At the football game, he admitted to monitoring his novel's Amazon.com sales obsessively. And he lamented the fact that more visitors to his novel's Amazon page chose to buy Sloane Crosley's essay collection, 'I Was Told There'd Be Cake,' than his book." But to get to that, I had to come face-to-face with one particularly offensive nugget.
"Mr. Gessen, 33, boyishly handsome and possessing the self-assurance of a writer twice his age, has never had an easy relationship with literary fame, even as he has gradually amassed it." [NYT]


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Detroit urban revitalization forum kicks off Monday at Wayne State
June 16, 2013
Using joy to jumpstart urban revitalization is the focus of a forum this week at Wayne State University. The university is hosting a series of events Monday and Tuesday dubbed "Joy: in the Midst of Transition." It includes a public lecture and panel discussion with urban planning, creative and design experts. The lecture and discussion are scheduled for Tuesday evening at Wayne State's Community Arts Auditorium. They are free and open to the public. The events are presented by the university's Van Dusen Urban Leadership Forum. It's named after Richard Van Dusen, the late Detroit lawyer who also served as a university board member, Republican state lawmaker and undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.


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Just signed for Ghardy as a starting witness as we already had it arranged several weeks ago. Wife gave him a good home-made Lasagna dinner so he will be good and impacted for his ride! lol
Good Luck and be safe GHardy!
IBA #44567 Pres. Springfield BMW Roadriders
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
-Albert Eienstein
Rob, I've been keeping an eye out for signup info for the IBA pizza party, but have overlooked it if its up anywhere in this forum. I haven't received any emails directly from the IBA.
When will it be? And can I sign up on line or after I arrive Wed PM?
Mark J
Merritt Island, FL
I believe registration for the party is on line at ironbuttrecords.com.
Sign up will close at noon on Thursday.
Rob Nye
Man, I wish I saw this thread sooner!
I live in Jax and rode up to PA a few days early to meet up with my brother from CA. We rode around the Poconos (Where we grew up) and then headed to the rally on Thurs.
I really had no intentions of doing an IB ride, but when I left to head home on Sat AM I ended up going all the way home that day. The weather was so hot, by the time evening started to fall, I felt pretty refreshed and kept on going.
I left Bloomsburg at 8AM and pulled into my driveway in Jax Beach at 11:40 PM.
Right at 965 miles.
Wait, I still need 35 miles! It's almost midnight on Saturday night, do I really want to go back on the road and deal with fatigue and drunks? No.
Instead, I got up at 6:30 AM and logged the last miles and got gas before 8AM.
I did it!
The only question is that I didn't plan on doing it, so I don't have a specific log of stops. I have a few gas reciepts (the first one was about 40 miles from Bloomsburg) and witnesses at the start and finish of my ride.
I'm hoping I have enough info to make it official!


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US gun-control poll: Most want stricter laws
By AAMER MADHANI | USA Today | Published: December 27, 2012
WASHINGTON - A majority of Americans support stricter gun laws in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, but most oppose banning assault weapons, a move that is backed by President Barack Obama as a step to curb gun violence, according to a new USA Today/Gallup Poll.
Fifty-eight percent of Americans now say they favor stricter gun laws, up from 43 percent in October 2011. And the American public, which favored enforcing existing gun laws over passing new ones by 60 percent-35 percent in 2011, now is split on the issue, with 46 percent favoring enforcing current laws and 47 percent favoring passing new ones.
In terms of specific laws, however, the ban on assault weapons, which is a favorite target of gun-control advocates - including Obama - hasn't gained any significant support, according to the poll. Forty-four percent support such a move and 51 percent are against it. In October 2011, 43 percent supported an assault weapons ban and 53 percent said they were against it.
Obama, who has convened a task force led by Vice President Biden charged with coming up with a set of proposals to help curb the scourge of gun violence, said last week that "an unbalanced man shouldn't be able to get his hands on a military-style assault rifle so easily."
Congress instituted a ban on assault weapons in 1994, but the law lapsed in 2004. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has said that she will introduce legislation to reinstate the ban when Congress reconvenes next year, but National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre has called it a "phony piece of legislation."
The NRA, the nation's most powerful gun rights organization, has called for the federal government to put armed guards on duty in every school in the aftermath of the Newtown shooting and has flatly rejected any calls for tougher gun laws.
Police say Adam Lanza shot and killed his mother on Dec. 14 before driving to Sandy Hook Elementary School where he killed 20 schoolchildren, six adults and then shot himself.
Other laws backed by Obama and gun-control advocates score much more favorably with the public: A near-unanimous 92 percent support background checks for buyers at gun shows, and 62 percent favor bans on high-capacity magazines, which can carry as many 30 rounds of ammunition.
Proponents of outlawing high-capacity gun magazines note that as many as a half-dozen kids escaped from Sandy Hook when Lanza paused either to reload or because his gun jammed, and they suggest the death toll could have been fewer than 26 if the gunman's clip held fewer rounds.
Opponents of such a ban say they don't think it would have any effect.
"Changing a magazine, I can do that pretty quick," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday. "The best way to interrupt a shooter is to keep them out of the school, and if they get in the school have somebody that can interrupt them through armed force."
The USA Today/Gallup Poll found 54 percent have a favorable opinion of the NRA, down 6 points from 2005, but generally in line with a series of polls done from 1993-2000.
An illustration of a boot crushing a gun underfoot. According to a new USA Today/Gallup poll, a majority of Americans want stricter gun laws but oppose a ban on assault weapons, which President Obama supports.


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Berkshire events celebrate pumpkin carving in Stockbridge and Sheffield
Just as her own parents taught her, Katherine O'Neil carefully carved out the eyes and mouth on a pumpkin, letting her then-2-year-old son observe a Halloween tradition that she recalls learning at a young age.
"He was so excited. He's looking directly at the pumpkin and smiling to himself. He was very pleased," O'Neil said, recalling her son, Leo, and their experience last year.
"It was his first ever jack-o'-lantern. Pretty exciting," she added. She plans to carve another one with him this month.
It's that time of year again.
The craft of pumpkin carving is as natural to autumn as the fall foliage, and two South Berkshire organizations will embrace it to build community spirit in the week, leading into Halloween, which is Wednesday.
Stockbridge Library and Sheffield Historical Society will celebrate the holiday with old-fashioned pumpkin carving, a Halloween staple that has persevered despite the messiness in handfuls of moist, scraggly pulp tangled in pumpkin seeds.
Why carve a pumpkin?
"Why decorate a Christmas tree?" O'Neil, the director of the Stockbridge Library, asked rhetorically. "I think [pumpkin carving is] part of the fabric of the holiday."
After local carvers dropped off roughly 60 to 70 pumpkins last year -- some ghoulish, others classically carved, one quite alien (an extra terrestrial's face) -- O'Neil said there wasn't any second-guessing the decision to return with a pumpkin "walk-about," which will coincide with the Stockbridge Halloween Parade on Friday.
The parade will start at 6 p.m.; the walk-about will give people a chance to see the pumpkins that illuminate the walkway outside of the Stockbridge Library, where children's librarian Vicky Cooper will read stories including "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything."
No one at the library needs to talk Cooper into carving a pumpkin; she has nearly five decades of experience in the craft.
"I am not that artistic, but I love getting my hands dirty and getting the seeds out," said Cooper, who learned to carve pumpkins from her father.
She added that she bakes the seeds with olive oil and salt for a post-carving snack.
This year, when the Sheffield Historical Society was looking for activities to round out its annual Spiritwalk -- this year it's Sunday at 4 p.m. -- they chose pumpkin carving as an activity that revelers from any generation could support.
"It would have been how people amused themselves [back in the day]," said Historical Society administrator Barbara Dowling. "They wouldn't have used plastic made in China for decorations."
The Historical Society on Sunday will celebrate Halloween in a three-day gala that will include a pumpkin-carving contest with prizes.
Dowling said pumpkin carving is as timeless as "blowing soap bubbles" or "sand painting."
Decades have passed since she carved her first pumpkin, but Dowling still revels in the painstaking attention she puts into a craft she honed as a young child, one who would forgo a large pumpkin that would cost "two whole dollars" so that she could spread her money around and take home three smaller ones.
"I had too many ideas," Dowling said.
The Spiritwalk, meanwhile, will provide a tour of Center Cemetery, and volunteers will act out the roles of the deceased or their associates from Sheffield's past, Dowling said.
In previous years, John Barnard, a general for the Union Army during the Civil War, returned from the grave, Dowling said, and this year visitors can expect to hear about the death of 6-year-old Edward Wright I and the ensuing death of infant Edward Wright II.
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Police probe into suspicious fire
Firefighters are taking advantage of benign weather conditions to try to contain a massive bushfire in Victoria's east as police investigate whether it was deliberately lit.
The 53,000-hectare blaze has already killed one man, who was found in a burnt-out car on Friday, and destroyed at least nine homes since it began in the Baw Baw National Park on Thursday.
Nearby communities were no longer under immediate threat from the blaze as cooler conditions slow its progress, allowing firefighters to work on containing the blaze.
Residents from Seaton and Glenmaggie were allowed to begin returning home from 5pm.
Police are appealing for people to come forward if they witnessed anything suspicious in the hours before the blaze started at Aberfeldy in Gippsland about 11.30am on Thursday.
They particularly want to speak to anyone who was camping in the Donnelly Creek Road area on Thursday morning or local residents.
Arson and Explosives Squad Detective Senior Sergeant Jeffrey Maher said the witness appeal was part of an ongoing investigation into the cause of the fire.
''We're not jumping to any conclusions,'' he said.
''We're keeping an open mind about the situation at this stage but we are really just making sure that we do it methodically and thoroughly and investigate this particular incident.''
State Control Centre spokesman Lee Miezis said firefighters were undertaking backburning operations to control the blaze ahead of worsening weather conditions expected on Thursday and Friday, when temperatures are forecast to rise.
''(The weather) is helping us at the moment,'' he said.
Mr Miezis said the fire was still 15 kilometres from the town of Licola where a team of firefighters remain with residents who have chosen to stay and defend their homes.
The town is not under immediate threat but the unpredictability of the blaze means residents there and in other nearby communities need to remain on alert, possibly for weeks, he said.
''It's burning into quite difficult terrain so it's difficult to say but I don't think it's something we're going to make safe within days,'' he said.
''I think we are talking weeks.''
Mr Miezis said authorities were ensuring everyone had been accounted for and asked people who left their homes to register with the Red Cross.
There are 14 aircraft, 70 trucks and around 500 personnel currently working on the Gippsland fires.
Meanwhile, a blaze that began in a pine plantation at Kentbruck in the state's south-west two weeks ago continues to burn but remains contained.
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Whoo hoo!!
What a great finale - way to go Bill Condon and Company!!
Can't say much more than that right now for two reasons: 1) Spoiler stuff to go on Spoiler thread tomorrow and 2) Other profound comments about the Saga ending and the fandom and us will need a more rested brain to compose. Rest assure, of the latter, I have MANY thoughts, and on the former, I'm sure I'll be echoing others' comments.
I had a cocktail by my side during the movie, which is really the way to do it, folks! I had a Rob Roy (didn't even get the connection until now) It's essentially a Manhattan, except Scotch instead of Bourbon with Sweet Vermouth and cherry juice. I wish you all could have seen it in a VIP 21+ theatre with a drink. I think Tonise did VIP too?
After the movie the four of us went back to my hotel suite and we had a great discussion of it all. The two younger ones went home to their families around 2:15 am and my friend from 7th grade and I went to bed in deluxe accommodations. Still, I didn't get to sleep until 3am and then woke up at 9, so I'm pooped! I had to make sure I got up and ready for a skype date with Daughter Dear.
Love What you said about loving Twilight, Jaclyn. Reminds me of why I liked you right away when I was getting to know you.
Sean - When will you see BD1? You'll be totally spoiled for BD2. Sorry!
Sarah - Same! I only discovered Twilight in 2010 too! It changed my life and I"m not even exaggerating.
Lynne - I know it! We're Summit's best advertising for box office sales! We're all feeling bad if we don't get a second viewing in this weekend! I've got the opposite problem - I have the time, but no one to go with. I prefer not to go alone at this point. Maybe after I've seen it a few times....
Mel - I'm so happy you have a settled job now and that Buddy is in school full time. How is your mum doing? It would be great if you would join us again on a regular basis. We've gravitated more towards facebook, but this is much better for more in depth conversation with the distraction of other facebook stuff in the periphery, in my opinion.
Songbird - Congrats to your Bug for her excellence in reading. When will she read the Saga, I wonder?
Suzan - I'm impressed that you could do your presentation under those conditions! Who knows? Maybe those are ideal conditions for you - no time to worry!
Lulu - Loved what you wrote, but it sounds way too final, like you're saying goodbye to us! Don't do that!! Still, I truly understand and agree with what you wrote - so sweet.
Austin - I'm sad for you being left out of the first viewing of BD2. Here's where I see the gap is between men and women - women plan these things out way in advance. So if you are ever in a similar situation, I'd take the bull by the horns and suggest a plan ahead of time so that you can work out a good compromise. I'm sorry if I've been too presumptuous. If so, ignore me!
Ann Marie - I know what you mean about being sad about the end, but it isn't the end of our friendships here on the Lex. No one can take that away from us. We've all been changed by our special experience here and I truly believe we have the kinds of friendships that will last, so don't despair. We'll still be checking in with each other. I'm really glad that we helped you when you were struggling. We will continue to do so. Just remember - you give a lot in return.
Rose - Yikes! What a scoundrel your dog is! I hope your laptop gets fixed soon. Kayla (our Mod, Openhome) is doing one of those November Novels too.
When I went to my neighborhood Starbucks this afternoon, I told my barista that the reason I was so spacy about giving her my card was because I was up late at a movie. She then told me she went to the movie too, in fact the marathon! Now I have another TwiFriend! A StarbucksBaristaTwiFriend - isn't that cool?
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A man was injured when a metal cap from a passing truck broke through the windshield of his vehicle and struck the side of his head.
The Florida Highway Patrol says the incident happened Monday as 72-year-old Jerry Blankenship was driving home. The truck driven by Art Perkins was heading to Bartow.
The Gainesville Sun reports Blankenship got a three-inch gash on his head. His wife, Pat Blankenship, says she was reading during the drive home from South Florida when she heard a thud and saw "blood going everywhere."
Blankenship pulled over and called for help.
Perkins says he stopped when he felt a vibration. Blankenship took the piece of metal, which looked like a cap, to him.
FHP says there probably won't be any charges.


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Boeing bungles fuel Qantas engineer claims
Australian aircraft engineers claim that three mishaps in three days to Boeing's 787 Dreamliner aircraft highlights the need for Qantas, a buyer of the planes, to retain a large maintenance workforce.
Boeing has joined airlines including Qatar Airways in backing the performance of the Dreamliners despite an electrical fire onboard one of the planes, followed by a fuel leak and a brake problem this week.
Qantas's budget offshoot, Jetstar, is not expected to receive the first of the group's 787s until the second half of this year – more than three years' late.
The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association's president, Paul Cousins, said commercial pressures had forced Boeing to roll the 787s off production lines before they were ''quite ready to be put into service''.
Mr Cousins said Boeing was searching for a solution to the fire from a lithium-ion battery on a Japan Airlines 787 at Boston on Monday but he believed the planes should be taken out of service in the meantime.
''It is ad hoc maintenance on the run. A fire has occurred on a composite aircraft and that is a big no, no,'' he said.
Other industry sources agreed a fire was a serious matter but said new types of aircraft always experienced teething problems in their first years in service. The planes were subjected to greater pre-flight testing and certification than older generations of planes had been.
Mr Cousins said Qantas management had claimed that new aircraft would need less maintenance but the latest incidents demonstrated that the twin-engined 787s would need more.
''Complex machinery requires dedicated maintenance – that dedicated maintenance should be carried out by licensed engineers. You are going to see an increase in these incidents,'' he said.
''People need to start to realise that if you are going to fly an aircraft at 40,000 feet, you can't just pull off to the side of the road and phone the NRMA to come and help. Aircraft now are complex.''
He denied he was making alarmist claims to forward his union's aims to halt a reduction in the engineering workforce at Qantas.
Last year, the airline announced it would be axing a total of about 1260 jobs from its engineering operations in Australia, which will be centralised at a base in Brisbane.
But Qantas has accused the engineers' union of ''being completely misleading'' because new aircraft did require less maintenance than older planes.
"Boeing has indicated that the 787's performance is consistent with other new aircraft types,'' a spokesman said.
"The Qantas Group is looking forward to receiving its first Boeing 787-8s, to be operated by Jetstar, in the second half of 2013.''
He said Qantas had a large engineering and maintenance workforce employing about 5000 people.
Boeing has also insisted the 787s are safe to fly despite the latest incidents.
''I am 100 per cent convinced the airplane is safe to fly,'' Boeing's vice-president and chief 787 project engineer, Mike Sinnett, told reporters on Wednesday.
''I fly on it myself all the time.''
Mr Sinnett said Boeing had ''extreme confidence'' in the plane, and its entry into service had been similar to the 777 passenger jet – both of which had been ''better than any other new large wide-bodies that were introduced into the world's fleets''.
Bloomberg has reported that US regulators will review the new power system that Boeing created for the 787s following the on-board fire this week. The Dreamliner's design and manufacturing would be part of the evaluation by the US Federal Aviation Administration, it said.
Years late and billions of dollars over budget, the development of the 787 has been hugely embarrassing – and costly – for the American aircraft manufacturer.
In August, Qantas cancelled orders for 35 new Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes – worth $US8.5 billion at list prices – in an attempt to bolster earnings this financial year.
Despite the cancellations, Qantas still has purchase rights and options for 50 of the longer-range 787-9 aircraft, the first of which will not arrive until 2016.
The parent is not altering the delivery of the 15 787-8 Dreamliners to Jetstar. The low-cost airline will use the 787s to replace its Airbus A330s on routes to Japan, Hawaii and Singapore.
Air New Zealand is also buying eight Dreamliners, the first of which it will not receive until the first half of 2014. Japan's All Nippon Airways was the first customer, receiving its first 787 in 2011.
So far, Boeing has delivered 50 Dreamliners to eight airlines.
Matt O'Sullivan is the Transport Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Alcoa, Blount County (WVLT) - Whether you're going by plane, train or automobile, you can expect millions of other Americans to be joining you for holiday travels.
The last person to die in a car accident in Knoxville during the Christmas traffic enforcement period died in 2002.
This year, AAA estimates 18 million people in the southeast will take to the roads this weekend.
And they don't want any of you to be just another sad statistic.
"We've got a two-percent increase in travel this year compared to last year," says Don Lindsey from AAA.
That means stay alert, drive defensively, and slow down.
"We will be out in additional force everywhere," says Knoxville Chief Sterling Owen.
Knoxville Police will make sure you stay safe and keep others in mind, too.
"The unfamiliarity with some of our city streets create problems, particularly for those in from out of town," says Chief Owen.
While safety should be top priority, gas prices are certainly on your mind as well.
In Atlanta, you'll pay about $2.21. Cincinnati, $2.33. If you're staying in Tennessee, Nashville's prices are averaging $2.24 and if you're heading to the bowl game in Tampa, prices there are $2.28.
"We don't expect anything to change very seriously between now and the end of the years. That having been said, anything can happen," says Lindsey.
Also, keep road construction on your route in mind, while TDOT shuts down active construction zones.
"Watch for lane closure left that they can't open up," reminds Lindsey.
No matter how you travel, don't let the stress of the holidays effect your driving decisions.
"Be prepared to take evasive action, if someone pulls out, you don't need to blow your horn, beat them to the intersection. Instead, of you see them coming out and they don't see you, you're far better off to back off and let them get in front of you," Chief Owen says.
And if you're flying, double check to make sure your flight is on time. With all the trouble in Denver, that could ripple through the system.