There was excitement on the streets of Slope Oak Friday as the BATMAN movie opened at the Capri Cineplex 4 theater on 6th Avenue South. Slope Oak City Manager Arthur Winkel declared Friday, July 18 as "BATMAN DAY" in the city of Slope Oak, temporarily changing the name of the city to "GOTHAM CITY JUNIOR" for the day, and changing 6th Avenue South to "BATMAN WAY" and South 2nd Street to "JOKE
"I thought things seemed a little different recently," said Slope Oak geologist Nathan McQuarry. And he was right. Measurements with precision scientific instruments have confirmed that the entire town of Slope Oak has moved six feet downstream on the Mississippi River as a result of the recent flooding."It was really nothing I could put a finger on," McQuarry said. "It was a fee
A three year old Hampshire gilt pig was named "Miss Slope Oak" Sunday, beating out a solid group of local girls for the honor. "This ain't a beauty contest, it's a talent contest," said Abel Spotsman, one of the judges for the event. "And even if it was a beauty contest, that there's a pretty pig."Spotsman, whose own daughter April was a contestant in the pageant, said he figured he'd
Sometimes it's all about perspective. I've spent this week red-lining whilst sinking backwards into an expanding pile of tasks. I know the theories "A I R" (Action Information Read); "Only handle it once"; "Urgent vs Important"; "Work in the long waves"; "Prioritise"; "Say No" ; "Make a list"Sometimes things still sort of sneak up from the shadows. It's knowing where to look. at, through, past, ov
Gastronomically speaking, there wasn’t much to recommend this part of Park Slope less than a decade ago. Pioneers like Cucina, Al di Là, and the erstwhile Vaux changed all that and paved the way for what has become a restaurant...
Unique ground anchor/buried anchor block stabilization system installed to stop dramatic slope failure on Mississippi Highway
Geotechnical Contractors Hayward Baker, Inc., North America geotechnical...
Create And Construct Environment With Harmony
In accord with Catholic teaching (see Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2358 for example), we must avoid any and all hatred of homosexual persons. This does not mean, however, that we are called to accept homosexual acts (which the same Catechism refers to as acts of "grave depravity" - 2357) or that we are to overlook that hatred of Christians or Christianity which has manifested itself in rathe
Charlie Plinker, who lives up on 36th Ave. North in Slope Oak, thought he was burying a good luck charm in the yard of his late mother's home in Porkton. Now, the survivors of the devastating tornado that leveled the small northeastern Iowa hamlet are blaming Plinker for bringing the wrath of God -- or "the gods" -- down on their community."Indra"-- Hindu God of Weather and War"I thought it was so
Plans for a Memorial Day dedication ceremony at Slope Oak's new memorial to the city's war dead on the riverfront were scrapped Monday when a check of city archives and veterans records showed no one from Slope Oak had ever died in a war -- or in any other capacity connected to the defense of the United States of America."Closest thing we could find was some folks back in 1943 who left Slope Oak a
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Photos By Deanna Wallach
Last night in the basement of Union Hall two acts showcased their specific brands of electronic music.
Dearling Physique, a singer and producer new to Brooklyn, commenced the night with a progressive electronic set. His music is down tempo, atmospheric, and eerie, sometimes sounding like a Dixieland Jazz record slowed [...]
The Pacific Northwest, as the name indicates, lies in the extreme north-west of the United States on the Pacific slope, and its character as a physical and human unit is undoubted in both the scientific and popular senses, although the extent of the region from each point of view differs widely. The region finds varied definition. From the standpoint of regional planning the Pacific Northwest Commission defined it as including "not only the Columbia Basin, but Puget Sound in north-western Washington, and that part of the Missouri basin lying in eastern Montana, as well as the coastal areas fronting the Pacific in Oregon and Washington. All are inseparably linked economically and socially into one zone." This whole area, embracing the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, has an
I’ve received enough e-mails about my choice to cover less-mainstream aspects of Islam to address them all in a post.
What the United States is dealing with in the Middle East is not a race war, as Robert Parker wrote yesterday. It is far deeper than race. It is a religious war, and radical Islam has [...]
Great driver he is! Wonderful young man that Lewis. He’s making the right decisions for a great F1 career. These are just a few things influential F1 people said about Lewis Hamilton only 6 months ago, but oh, what a difference 6 months can make.
No question this season hasn’t been what Lewis [...]
CHICAGO – Tucked surreptitiously at the way-way-way-off-Loop location of the Prop Thtr – Chicago’s oldest-surviving non-equity theater in the area – the signature that is “Ceres” is its high-octane energy. The cast act in harmony much in the same way as the “X-Men” character Juggernaut: once their momentum is synthesized, it can’t be stopped.
The theme is carried consistently from the instant “Ceres” lights up all the way through its curtain call. All throughout the middle, The Factory Theater troupe allows theatergoers to feel like privileged voyeurs in the lions’ den of high-volatility investment brokers who crook all their rules, loyalties and ethics in order to make the coveted sale.
Gretchen Carter as Ivy in the Chicago production of “Ceres”.Photo credit:
Last night we opened and old favorite of a new vintage, the Walter Hansel 2005 South Slope Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir. The apperance in the glass; a light, clear, garnet red color.The nose showing raspberry, red cherry, slight hint of strawberry, herbal tea, and touch of basil at the end.The palate tasting of fresh raspberry, cherry, earth, and pencil shavings at the very finish. This pinot has great acidity and young but relatively soft tannins.A beautiful elegant style Pinot Noir with bright red fruit and good structure. We really enjoyed it , as we have earlier vintages of this wine, and at $ 33.99 I dare to say that it is good value for the buck at this level of quality.Find it at Wine-Searcher.com from $33.99.Vote for my blog here and help me reach top 10 on The Blog Top
Jeffrey Slopen of Ontario, Canada, paid cash for the contemporary-style home built in 1999 out of block and steel. The home, designed by Phoenix urban architect John Chonka, sold for $7.7 million in 2005 when Valley real-estate executive and land broker Phil Deangelis bought it through the partnership Arizona Mohave.The home, which has been renovated since its last sale, wasn't even on the market, said Bob Hassett of Russ Lyon Realty, who negotiated the recent deal for the seller and had the listing back in 2005.
The tonsillectomy diet is over! Well, nearly over. I am on day 10 of recovery & on Saturday I took my first departure from an all-baby food diet and ate solid food for the first time. It was glorious, gloriously painful, of course. I have also switched from my delirium-inducing prescribed narcotic to Tylenol as [...]
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The interests of big oil, wild creatures, and native populations collide on the largest remaining piece of U.S. wilderness, Alaska's North Slope.
In the petroleum-rich wilderness Alaskans simply call "the slope," big money, power politics, and...
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Private consumption has been increasing steadily. We're happily consuming away. Sometimes even financing our desires with a small loan here and there.I've recently bought and refurbished my apartment. I've had to finance this purchase and the refurbishment with a significant mortgage and some personal loans. From my personal experience I find it very easy to get mixed up in debt without notice. Managing a growing amount of loans and re-payments is not an easy task. Having the ability to take more loans creates an illusion of well being and surplus cash which is very dangerous. The question "can we really afford this?" is not always asked. In my apartment I did my best to make the smallest concessions possible. I'm still balancing myself every since (6 months now). Couldn't I've just settle
Check out the LA Times equivalent of the banished words list I wrote about earlier in the month.Some of my "favorites":It's all good.My bad. Using. Periods. After. Every. Word. For. Emphasis.Any phrases you'd like to add?
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By David Faulkner
When landscaping a steep-bank there are few things which you are going to find very valuable, so you must consider them or you are going to be in a big mess and there will be no turning back from that point and you have to start again from the scratch, so keeping in mind follow the instructions.
Landscaping the Steep Bank
Gradual Steep
Fist thing you are supposed to know is that whether the inclined area is gradually steeped or is it a sudden steep. When working on a gradual steep only thing to be done is that you create sequences of terraces from top to the end of the elevated area, you can carry out this plan by use of the landscape wood or by using rock etc, whatever is suitable for you, but be sure when using stone you should cover it’s back correctly with soil cloth.
Sudden Steeps
If you are to deal with a sudden or a severe steep then you have to do the planting enduring groundcover through a fabric, because the plants you are to
Since I was three, I have loved putting the boards on my feet and sliding down the hill. There have been years when I haven't made it up as much as I would like. But I haven't missed a season since that first season when my parents pulled me up the hill. What if this little tear or whatever they do to fix it keeps me from skiing. From hiking. Cycling. I'm worried. More than I will admit to my
November 2, 2007
Expression! Action! Freedom! Like a bolt from the blue, the water signs, Scorpio, Pisces and Cancer declare these words as their mantras for the week. As if we’d notice. These people live a rich inner life full of fantasies and desires that are rarely expressed to others. The most we might be might be shown is an aimless restlessness, or a few ill placed words of sarcasm. We really need to sit up an take notice, take a temperature, or take the bus out of town, because we are unlikely to emerge unscathed from the water signs’ current quest.
What is happening is that the Sun in Scorpio, Mars in Cancer, and Uranus in Pisces form the powerful energetic connection, the Grand Trine. This power hookup fuels a desire in these signs to find the “Meaning of Life.” Of course, these answers are always elusive, people spending lifetimes to parse this out, so it can hardly be done in a week. Being as they are creatures driven by their emotions, this will not stop them. The
By Howard P. “Buck” McKeonThis year’s reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act has extraordinarily high stakes, and with high stakes comes heated rhetoric.After more than a year of public hearings and private consultation with parents, educators, and experts, Congress is drawing nearer to introduction of a bill to reauthorize the landmark law. Unfortunately, it seems the closer we come to introducing a bill, the more our dialogue deteriorates into finger-pointing and a game of “he said, she said.”U.S. Rep. George Miller of California, the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, has offered a thoughtful Commentary entitled “Ending Accountability Loopholes.” His premise is one with which surely no one could argue. A fundamental principle of NCLB was, and is, its unprecedented commitment to accountability for results. Put another way, the law for the first time ever demands that in exchange for billions of dollars in federal education spending, schools mu
A charter middle school that promises a private school mentality in a public school package — read: free — could have Park Slope parents tripping over their strollers to sign up.Though the application to found the Brooklyn Prospect Charter School has not yet been approved, more than 500 people have already signed an online petition pledging that they would consider applying, with many adding comments such as "We need this school in Brooklyn!" and "Bravo."The school's founders, Luyen Chou and Daniel Kikuji Rubenstein, are both fathers who live in Park Slope, where they said demand is obvious. "All of those strollers are turning into bicycles, and these kids are all marching off to middle school," Mr. Chou said. "But there's just not enough inventory right now."He and Mr. Rubenstein hatched the idea to build a new middle school, which they hope will eventually extend through high school, during shared car rides to Columbia University's Teachers College in Upper Manhattan, where bo
The Bureau of Land Management could go ahead with plans to allow drilling in a sensitive area near Teshekpuk Lake on the North Slope, an agency spokeswoman said. The BLM added to its environmental impact assessment of drilling in the area and that information is now being reviewed, said spokeswoman Sharon Wilson. The results of the review should be completed soon, she said. The review is the latest development in the fight between federal land managers in favor of oil and gas drilling and environmental and Native groups wanting to keep the area closed because of its importance to migratory birds and caribou. The land in question covers roughly 400,000 acres and lies to the north and east of Teshekpuk Lake. It sits within the 4.6-million acre northeast planning area of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates the entire NPR-A contains between 6 and 13 billion barrels of oil, putting it roughly on par with the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the east
The Bureau of Land Management could go ahead with plans to allow drilling in a sensitive area near Teshekpuk Lake on the North Slope, an agency spokeswoman said. The BLM added to its environmental impact assessment of drilling in the area and that information is now being reviewed, said spokeswoman Sharon Wilson. The results of the review should be completed soon, she said. The review is the latest development in the fight between federal land managers in favor of oil and gas drilling and environmental and Native groups wanting to keep the area closed because of its importance to migratory birds and caribou. The land in question covers roughly 400,000 acres and lies to the north and east of Teshekpuk Lake. It sits within the 4.6-million acre northeast planning area of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates the entire NPR-A contains between 6 and 13 billion barrels of oil, putting it roughly on par with the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the east
Honduran President Mel Zelaya, photo: CNN/APPHonduras has taken the first step down that slippery slope I was talking about in "Oh, boo hoo, everyone is against me."CNN reports today:"Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has ordered all private radio and television stations to broadcast government propaganda to counteract what he called unfair coverage of his administration."President Zelaya has ordered the stations to broadcast an entire two hours of his propaganda every day for the next 10 days, saying:"We find ourselves obligated to make this decision to counteract the misinformation of the news media about our 17 months in office," Zelaya told a news conference.The fact is that people are not stupid. If Mel's administration was doing good things for the country, the people would know it and the press would report it. We wouldn't need him to tell us about it. He says that the media has created a climate of personal and business insecurity. He can't really be so naive to think that pe
Never is the end-user more aware of price than in turbulent markets. Price often becomes the weapon of choice for companies as they compete to retain market share and revenue. The rationale for playin…Read full story
Naturally, we might ask, why the attack on restaurants using trans fats and not saturated fats? The answer’s easy; we just need a historical reference. When the anti-smoking zealots started out, they too went after a relatively small target by demanding non-smoking sections on airplanes. That success emboldened them to demand no smoking on planes at all and in airports as well. Then came laws against smoking in restaurants.
Today, in Calabasas, Calif., smoking is prohibited outside, and several California cities have banned beach smoking. Had the anti-smoking zealots revealed their full agenda when they started out, they wouldn’t have been nearly as successful. They would have encountered too much resistance.
The nation’s food zealots have taken a page from their anti-smoking counterparts. They’ve started out with a small target — a ban on restaurant use of trans fats. Here’s what I predict is their true agenda: If banning a fat that’s only
Naturally, we might ask, why the attack on restaurants using trans fats and not saturated fats? The answer’s easy; we just need a historical reference. When the anti-smoking zealots started out, they too went after a relatively small target by demanding non-smoking sections on airplanes. That success emboldened them to demand no smoking on planes at all and in airports as well. Then came laws against smoking in restaurants.
Today, in Calabasas, Calif., smoking is prohibited outside, and several California cities have banned beach smoking. Had the anti-smoking zealots revealed their full agenda when they started out, they wouldn’t have been nearly as successful. They would have encountered too much resistance.
The nation’s food zealots have taken a page from their anti-smoking counterparts. They’ve started out with a small target — a ban on restaurant use of trans fats. Here’s what I predict is their true agenda: If banning a fat that’s only
The strange slope is located on the foothill of Maoshan Hill of Xinchengzi area, Liaoning Province. Its slope is high on the west and loew on the east. The length is 80 meters and the width is 25 meters. There is marvelous phenomenon on this slope. The vehicles will not move downhill if you don’t [...]
