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My younger son and his family left the state and got into even more snow...not a good thing either. It was her grandparents 60th wedding anniversary though....so it was important...I will feel better once they have gotten back though...so much can happen in bad weather.
I was able to see good last night...and I think I am finally getting rid of whatever I had...I had it too long....a hacking cough and sore throat...it went from one side to another and back...I hate having sore throats...I did try the Pepto which I think stalled it for a bit....but it soon overpowered me and won.
If I had the same thing that DH had then I came out better than he did...as mine was very low key compared to what he had.
In the past month I have increased my Omegas....I take the Salamon oil instead of the Fish oil....I think this has indeed helped me. I am not sure that I take enough since I am dealing with the wrath of the dragon, aka FM.
Alec birthday is tomorrow and he is having a party....I ordered him a Star Wars cake and cupcakes for his little friends...the cupcake will have a Star Wars ring on them for each of them to take home. I think he will like this. He wanted a party and he wanted to invite his entire class...yes...a lot of little 6 year olds...only about 8 responded though...which is probably about average. My daughter wondered just how many would show up and still we have no idea...she did put an RSVP on it so hopefully the ones who plan to attend would let her know....but we happen to know that people DO NOT always respond. Something about it...perhaps they do not know what RSVP means? I have no idea. BUT I do know that 3 wedding we had more people showed up than was planned but that was ok...because we figured this would happen and it did.
Welcome to the new members who have joined our unique FM support group....I am sure that each of you will soon find something that will help you cope better...it does take a trial and error process to find the right combination of *tools* that will help you cope better....so hang in there...there is no miracle cure that I know of....but I still have hope that one day there just might be.
Vitamin D....has been a magical thing for me....and I continue to remind everyone to make sure you speak to your doctor about this...low Vitamin D is common for a lot of people these days and it can also affect other illnesses as well. I take the Source One with extra D - 50 + brand....it is $6 at walmart. I think it is the best that I have found in a very long time.
Here is hoping every one will have a good day....with little to no pain....Stay warm if you can....and remember to make sure your animals are safe too.
That's all.
Remember to hug your children and grandchildren.
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Haven't been on much---I've had a busy week. It was so cold I didn't go out much; instead I made lots of soups and a nice crockpot beef stew. I made some 16-bean chili again yesterday also. Our freezer is nice and full now!
I can't remember if I told the FMily I finally got to the bottom of the tooth issue. I'd gone to the surgeon first, thinking it was the socket--he said it wasn't and he shipped me back to my regular dentist. He told me that a root canal tooth had decay and needed another root canal, and he didn't do that. So I went to see my regular dentist a couple of days later.
My dentist looked at the X-rays, heard what the other dentist had said, and shook her head. She said the roots were fine. The tooth did have a cavity, which took her all of ten minutes to fill, but that wasn't causing the pain. The culprit, she said, was the SOCKET, as I'd originally thought. It didn't heal correctly and the ligament is exposed. The ligament acts just like an exposed nerve, and the pain can get severe. It was nice to know what the real problem was. My dentist was not pleased at the other one saying I needed another root canal, especially since my problem was easy to spot.
Anyway, she gave me a prescription for the pain, which has been pretty intense. She said the socket would heal but it might take several months. I can deal with the pain better now that I know what's causing it. It was harder to take when I had no clue and I was worried about having an infection.
Aside from that and cooking, I've also finally gotten back to painting the kitchen. It feels so good to get back to doing things, even if I'm doing them slowly. I got one wall done this week. After I finished painting the wall I realized how shabby the trim and baseboards looked, so I ended up painting them too. Just getting that one wall done makes the kitchen miles brighter.
I have plenty of time for painting, so I'm not worrying about getting it done quickly. It feels good to be able to work at my own speed and rest when I need to rest. I am doing a super deep cleaning of each area I paint. The place should look like a million bucks by the time I finish it up.
Today I will be doing the walls by the stove. Husband has to move the stove and part of the counter area to check for holes, because we have rats now. They are living in the landlord's garage and coming up through the walls into our kitchen. I wasn't planning on painting today, but figure I might as well while everything's moved out. The walls will be a lot easier to get to.
Time to fix some breakfast and get busy...Husband is already sprawled on the couch in front of the TV and I need to "convince" him to get up and moving. A nice omlette should do the trick.
I too used the Pepto trick and I have to say 2 days of 2-3 lozengers and I fought the beginning of that cold and didn't get sick. She was a gem of a doc!
Sore throat was the start and i went and bought the lozengers and in the car I opened it and started....this was after food shoppping that i started to get sick .
Spent the last 2 nights out and about after work with my sons'. Mike had a lecture on saving plans for college that was good for me to start something for the grandchildren...going to do it (529?) something like that...I can use it as tax free money for the girls for school in the future and it lowers my tax bracket.
A WIN WIN from the start.
In other news, the boys were given an award for best businessmen in our county in the "best 40 under 40y/o" Big party last night. So proud.
To see your kids with their spouses and everyone knowing them and watching the interaction and dynamic...good stuff. I was painfree sitting there.
Stupid though, thought she could dance.....NO..NO dancing after working all day ON A FRIDAY!! I know better. A few wiggles and I stopped right away as the dragon bit me...I sat and today arms are a mess from clapping and the dang dancing. P A C E , mantra for the day.
You know you get caught up in the moment and your MIND wants to go and the BODY says...N O P E ! Crap!
The weekend has little in it other then staying warm, I put an order in for oil...interested in the cost right now at peak season....Hmm. Haven't got it yet...waiting 3 days now. I am half a tank and that is OK....I don't like it lower.
So, stay warm everyone and know as Mimi said.......SPRING is just around the corner....I can smell the lilac bush!
(OK it is the yankee candle air freshener plugged in, in the bathroom! BUT oyu know what I mean!)
Try and find a project to do...get your minds UP and OUT...distract baby distract....I might head to the Christmas tree shop this weekend to look* around at all the stuff.......
Good day / Better day to all...Nancy B
It's not as cold here today, 49 by 1, and we have sunshine so it feels warmer than it is. The ice was a problem yesterday morning up north or us, today it was freezing fog. Tonight will cold, 28, but by Wednesday of next week it will 70. I'm liking that.
Have errands to run, 2 places close at 1 today so will not stay on here very long.
Nancy, I too tried the Pepto 2 a day for 3 days and I am sure it's halping ward off the cold I thought I was getting but don't feel like it now. Thanks for wonderful tip.
MiMI, birthday wishes going out to your grandson. I have my little ones birthday coming soon so know how much fun watching them can be.
angelswife, I am so glad you have an answer to why the tooth pain and discomfort. Really sorry it will be awhile before the pain is gone.
I guess I should close this here and get up and moving while the thought to do so is urging me.
Gentle hugs to all with wishes that each of you have a good day.
Linda R.
So since snowed in I have been cooking. Freezer is full here too. My son said something must be working as doing more than I have in long while. I was in an awful flare since the Sunday before Christmas. I think all the stress and I fell.
I have to give kudo's to people on here. I have listened and tried a few things. I do miss Caprice though too. But Vit D is very important. I am now taking the Fibro Responce too and feel it is making a difference too. I take other supplements as well. I really believe they help, have been taking way less ultram for pain. My dear knees though really don't like this weather. My pinky finger on my left hand no longer touches the finger next to it, so starting to extend out from the darn FM.
I am so glad I am off the Cymbalta and Savella now. I am only taking Gabapentin and the Fibro Response with supplments. I talk low dose predisone too for my other probs. I think this combo is finally working as I am feeling better. Now if could just find something for the fatigue! I am taking B vitamins but don't seem to do much for the fatigue doc wants me to take Frolic acid with my supplements too.
Do want the thank you all for the good advice on here. I was in so much more pain. MiMi and Nancy both give great advice. I have also enjoyed conversation with Xperky as she has the R/A as me too. This community as been a God Send to me!
Work threw me for a couple loops the other day. They told me that my schedule for Feb will be my old 12hr shiftwork. 4 on 4 off switching days to nights every rotation. I have to start it off by doing 6 12hr nigh shifts. It's going to be brutal. I am trying to stay positive and see the light at the end of the tunnel. It will bring in extra money. The other loop was that I was told my program ended in March, a year and a half term. They told me wrong as I have 2 years. I have been stresssing and rushing through it to meet a deadline that did not exist. I have worked there half of my life, sometimes I just want to walk, but I won't.
My schedule change opened up time for our annual winter trip to a friends cabin. We will be able to go for a couple of days as apposed to not going at all. The change also puts me out of our Jeep club's annual ice racing event. It's a riot so I will miss that.
My body has been holding up OK. The back thing is unchanged, no better, no worse. My elbow issues I have had for over a year and a half are slowly improving. I thought that would never get better. I am greatful for this.
That's my latest, things are not incredible but they could definately be worse. Momma is making homemade soup and the house smells amazing. Take care everyone.
Winter is tough for me. I know I have some seasonal depression. I don't have enough to do outside of the house. I desperately need to get my shop built to keep the winter blues away. Distractions are good, I just need more of them.
I took the Magnesium Malate first...and then tried the Fibro Response, after doing some research on these....I now actually use these two regular but I will alternate them and have found that this works....sometimes we have to figure out a way to *trick our brain*....into *thinking* we are doing something different...and I have found that when things seem to quit working like they were that this *method* works for me.
I will also mention that I, too, have bad knees....I have had 4 right knee surgeries....and I have had the synvisc injections several times....which has lasted me over 2 years....which is not normal at all....the PA who does mine says that 6 months is about average for most people...she thought one time that I had decided to go somewhere else....I didn't though....I only call on her when I feel like I need the injections to help me cope better. And I also take joint supplements too. I think both of these actually play a part in helping my knee pain. I injured my knee back in the 80*s at the Atlanta Airport and have had major issues since.
I will also tell you that I take the folic acid myself and I think that this has helped my sleep patterns...don't know exactly IF this is what has helped but I think I have narrowed it down to the Folic Acid. The B 12 might be something that you can try to help the fatigue....I take it but have not really been able to tell a BIG difference....although I can tell a difference when I miss a dose.
Hang in there and continue to do things which you think might help...you never know until you give them a try.
Take care and thanks for sharing this with us.
My personal exchanges are Vitamin D and Pain and Wrath of the Dragon....if you care to visit..
I sure hope that your body will get use to the 12 hour shifts...I guess having the extra time will be a plus for you now. It would be good IF companies would keep you up to date on what they expect of you.....but I also know that a lot of companies do not do this....I continue to say that *Communication and training* makes the world go round, IF only everyone would realize this.
I am also glad that your elbows are better. I have to ask...what do you think has helped them? Did you do something different? Added any supplements? Have you tried the joint supplements?
I think winter is bad on all of us FMers....at least we all know that spring is closer than it has been and getting closer each and every day.....something we can all look forward to.
I hope you will continue to post when you can.
Take care and good luck with your job.
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NEW! Flat-panel TVs with 30 channels of HD programming. Easy-access Plug-and-Play feature makes it simple to connect electronics. The La Quinta Inn Harlingen sits in the heart of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, with convenient access to warm Gulf waters and the beautiful beaches of South Padre Island. From here, Mexico and unlimited shopping is less than...
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Mediocre 3.0
The desk manager was curtious
One of the rooms we were placed in was not clean. Also we booked five rooms together but we're somewhat separated in different areas of the hotel.
Mediocre 3.0
Dirty bed sheets, bathtub not working Spiders crawling on walls, smelled like cigarette, breakfast was over before 10am on a Sunday. Unprofessional behavior from front desk when I reported bathtub and dirty sheets.Will definitely not recommend
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The Plaza Inn and Suites, just remodeled. Free continental breakfast, free usa today, free local calling, free cable tv, beautiful outdoor pool, all kinds of restaurants within walking distance. All rooms have microwave and refrigerator. spacious king or 2 double bed room types. There is also a outlet mall with 25mins
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The proximity to major interstate, restaurants and stores.
You get what you pay for. The rooms were recently remodeled exceeded my expectation. HOWEVER, no amount of remodeling, paint, bedding can make up for the lack of staff hospitality. Never in my life have experienced a staff like this.Apparently a family run hotel, who think they are doing you a favor letting you stay. The staff loiters in the common areas leading to stairwells, although they welcome pets, if you are walking you 8 lb pet and need to go through the CROWDED corridor, prepare for at least one to freak out as if the are terrified.(p.s get a staff lounge). If you welcome pets, it would be nice to have a rest area. Apparently the 'WEEDS' in the rear of the property just above the street curb where you park(no fence, sign, etc) is a Garden? If your bathroom door malfunction during the middle of the night and can't get into it. Let's hope you are MCGuyver. If you wake someone ...
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very filthy! Would not allow my service dog in the lobby. Shopping carts all over the place. Like a homeless resort! Had a man peaking in our window. Very dirty! The phone and hair dryer had dirt and grime all over them, and also the washer and dryer.If you go to Harlingen Texas don't stay at this hotel.
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2007 Presidents Award winner. Located just minutes from Valley International Airport, near the Mexico border and the beaches of South Padre Island, The Country Inn and Suites Harlingen is in a perfect location no matter what brings you to the area. This AAA 3 diamond hotel features a continental breakfast with all your favorites including make your own. Waff...
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Hotel was at a perfect spot, staff was very courteous and the room was very clean, spacious, and comfortable!
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Welcome to the Super 8 Harlingen TX, your home away from home whether traveling on business or leisure. Interior Corridor property Easy access to Downtown and Harlingen Intl. Airport Free High Speed Internet Free SuperStart Breakfast Year Round Outdoor Heated Swimming Pool Close to several restaurants Mall, Movie theatre and Shopping areas closeby Ice and Ve...
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Woman working easter sunday morning was not very friendly.Pool is much improved since my last visit. This is a good place to rest your head.
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The location was great! Everything was close by.
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All fine , the room was clean , the attention very well .
The restaurant and the water in the bathroom .Is ok .
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Excellent 9.0
The wood floors instead of carpeting. The room was very updated and clean. Exceeded my expectations.
The parking area was a small issue. Not enough room by the time the hotel was full.
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This Hotel's Shuttle Awaits Harlingen, TX Visitors Situated in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley, Harlingen, Texas offers a great location to all of its guests. The Holiday Inn Express® Harlingen hotel's patrons have easy access to Valley International Airport (HRL) and US Highway-77 and -83. The hotel's address in Harlingen, TX is perfect for corporate tra...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 67 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The pillowsI visit Harlingen often, tried the competition around the area and found myself returning to the Holiday Inn.
Good 8.0
They offer me a better room without charge, clean towels and the pool was great with warm water.
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Conveniently located near downtown Harlingen within minutes of the sandy beaches of South Padre Island or the culture of Old Mexico, the La Copa Inn is within minutes of antique and boutique shopping, Mexican bakeries, nature trails where subtropical birds gather, the Iwo Jima Memorial, Marine Military Academy, Mural Trail, and the Rio Grande Valley Bird Fes...
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Excellent 9.0
The location and convenient parking.
Variety of the breakfast and my room's door had a gap at the bottom and at night, critters crawled into my room.
Poor 2.0
good price
not clean at all.the price was good but what we experienced was not worth the price.
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When you stay at Hampton Inn & Suites Harlingen in Harlingen, you'll be near the beach and convenient to Valley Baptist Hospital - Harlingen and South Texas VA Health Care Center at Harlingen. This hotel is within close proximity of Harlingen Medical Center and Treasure Hills Golf Club. Make yourself at home in one of the 70 air-conditioned rooms featuring r...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 61 reviews
Excellent 10.0
This was the first time I visited a hotel that doc not have an odor. If was fresh smelling and the room was pleasant. My family and I will be visiting again.
Small pool
Excellent 10.0
Check in time too late, even 2:00 pm would be better and may make a difference in being chosen as the place to stay.
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The Super 8 San Benito, TX is the ideal location for leisure and corporate travelers. The property is located 30 miles from beautiful South Padre Island, conveniently located 15 miles from Matamoros Mexico, 15 miles from Brownsville, TX and 1/4 mile to Fun N Sun RV Resort. Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen Medical Center and the new V.A. Hospital are...
Overall Rating - Good - 29 reviews
Excellent 10.0
We liked its cleanliness the most. Thank you for keeping it clean and up to date.
Breakfast room needs more tables and chairs to accommodate customers.
Mediocre 3.0
Staff was ok. Location to the freeway. Overall quiet.
Bedspread was dirty with brown stains on it. Roach was on the wall. Bathroom tub drained very slow. Light by bed did not work.they did not recieve the reservation from Priceline when I was checking in after midnight. I intended to arrive by Aug 2nd but arrived after midnight which was the 3rd. The manager said that priceline is the only company that sends confirmation by fax instead of the computer. He said the confirmation/reservation arrived later on the 3rd. They first charged me higher prices but then honored the priceline price. A lot of confusion and hassle. Fortunately, they still had an available room.
|Good - 18 reviews
Welcome to BEST WESTERN Garden Inn & Suites! If a day on the links at Rancho Viejo Golf Course and Resort strikes your fancy but you prefer your accommodations both comfortable and affordable, that's exactly what our San Benito hotel can offer. We're conveniently close to the Sunrise Mall and Valle Vista Mall for epic shopping trips, but also located near...
Overall Rating - Good - 18 reviews
|Good - 124 reviews
In the heart of San Benito, Americas Best Value Inn & Suites-San Benito/Harlingen is close to South Texas VA Health Care Center at Harlingen and Valley Baptist Hospital - Harlingen. This hotel is within close proximity of Harlingen Medical Center and Treasure Hills Golf Club. Make yourself at home in one of the 40 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerator...
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Poor 1.0
The location it wasvery close. T the VA MEDICAL. CENTER & HOSPITAL
THE FLOOR WAS NOT VACUUM, THE PILLOWS WERE OLD,I ASK FOR EXTRA TOWELLS I WAS NOT GIVEN THE RESPONSE WAS THAT WHAT sHE PICKED UP FROM THE FLOOR IS WHAT SHE CAN REPLACE.TOWEL.nice area,swimming pool water was green,ckeck out we were not given a receipt
Good 7.0
Price and was easy to get too.
kind of dark not well much lightWe were just looking for a overnight stay so it was not bad if you are looking for a longer visit you might want to look at others.
|Okay - 29 reviews
Motel 6 Harlingen is located off US 77 about 45 minutes from South Parde Island. All rooms have a modern look with wood-effect floors, and Free Wi-Fi. For your convenience we offer an outdoor pool open all year, coin laundry facility & truck parking
Overall Rating - Okay - 29 reviews
Mediocre 3.0
I did not like EVERYTHING about this hotel. Old musty smell, thin walls, sunken floors, mold in bathroom, etc. It was a nightmare.It literally felt like you were going to fall through the floors! Walls were so thin you could hear people snoring. I was there during Spring Break and most of the other guest never slept. The manager was rude and doesn't care about comfort of the guest at all. We were also given a hard time because we wanted to check in early. Mold lives in the bathroom and the paint is peeling from the walls. Overall, staying here was the biggest mistake. We had to constantly clean our own room because housekeeping only makes ONE round at 8:00 in the morning. Don't let the pictures fool you, it is not what it seems! And definitely not worth the money.


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Out with the old stuff. I want to digitize my old vinyls.
What would be necessary to do that?
There are two parts to this issue:
Part 1: connecting something that can read records with your computer
For this, you can either play the record on your normal turn table, and take the audio output to your line-in via cable. You'll need a cable with 1/8 inch male audio on one end, and whatever output your turntable has easily available. EG a headphone jack on your stereo. Cables like this are available from audio stores like radio shack or best buy or whereever. If you have more speicific questions about this aspect, I'd be happy to provide more details - comment or edit with more details.
Alternatively, you could use something like @Jim mentions in his comment - a USB turntable. I have 0 experience with these or if they are Ubuntu compatable.
Part 2: record the audio that's comeing in. For this part, @fossfreedom's answer here: http://askubuntu.com/a/50482/6161 covers this in good detail.


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Contact: Meredith Dickenson or Ellen Sterner
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(214) 768-7654
| October 31, 2002
DALLAS (SMU) -- Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law with the support of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Foundation will launch a Director's Institute aimed at directors of publicly held companies. The SMU law school is the only school in the Southwest selected for the program.
The institute will help outside directors -- including those who sit on audit committees -- with their legal obligations and oversight roles. As part of the training, speakers from the NYSE and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), among others, will explain a host of sweeping reforms mandating new standards for corporate governance. The Dedman School of Law plans to offer its Directors' Institute in the spring and fall of each year, with space limited to 75 participants per program. The institute's first program is slated for March 27-28, 2003.
Only a few elite universities in the nation are offering similar types of institutes. In the last few years, for example, institutes have been established at Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, the University of Chicago and Stanford University.
"We are very pleased that the NYSE has recognized the national caliber of our faculty and our long-standing support in corporate law and specifically corporate governance," said John Attanasio, dean of SMU's Dedman School of Law and the William Hawley Atwell Professor of Constitutional Law. "We are delighted to contribute to the discussion of these timely issues."
Dedman securities law professor Marc Steinberg, the Rupert and Lillian Radford Professor of Law, was instrumental in bringing the institute to SMU. Steinberg, a prolific author in the securities law area, previously was an enforcement attorney at the SEC. He will become the institute's director, organizing the topics and speakers for the twice-a-year program.
"We are very pleased and honored to be selected as one of the few sites in the nation for these conferences supported by the NYSE. We are confident that the institute will be preeminent in the Southwest as well as nationally," Steinberg said.
The first program to be held March 27-28, 2003, will include information on the new federal reform legislation, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; changing standards of conduct in the boardroom, including new duties for audit and compensation committees; and ways directors can minimize their liability to shareholders lawsuits. In addition to drawing speakers from the NYSE and the SEC, the institute plans to invite members of the Delaware judiciary, the primary state in the United States for business incorporation, experienced corporate board members, and attorneys and academics who excel in the field of securities and corporate governance.
For more information about the Directors' Institute at the Dedman School of Law, call 214-768-2585.


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Kyle Smith, Contributor
I write about economics, politics, media, business and film.
If you thought Mayor Bloomberg's failed assault on certain large sodas sold in certain kinds of stores was arbitrary and capricious, get ready for a similarly bizarre attempt to punish large retailers.
The latest foolish attack on Walmart is happening, fittingly, in a committee hearing in Washington, D.C., a town that is reminding us all how it is even more obtuse on the local level than on the national. The salvo is called the Large Retailer Accountability Act (LRAA), but just think of it as yet another effort from the DGDP: the Department of Good Deeds Punishment.
For its sin of providing millions of working class Americans with good service, broad selection and low prices, Walmart might as well have painted a (Target-style) bullseye on itself among progressives. Walmart is at last preparing to enter the nation's capital, with plans well underway for six stores in the District, two of them set to open this year.
Away from the tourist trail, the District still contains some blighted neighborhoods where crime and disorder discourage business and leave residents starved for corporate attention. Walmart has eagerly been reviving desolate corners of the city.
In order to punish this good deed, though, the rebarbative chairman of the D.C. City Council, Phil Mendelson, has been pushing an extraordinary new law that would apply only to large national retailers, with more than $1 billion in sales, who open D.C. stores of greater than 75,000 square feet. Such firms would be required to pay a "living wage" of at least $11.75 an hour to all employees — a 62 percent premium over the federal minimum wage. D.C. already has its own super-minimum wage of $8.25 an hour (set by law at $1 above the federal minimum). So the LRAA is a super-duper minimum wage proposed mainly to punish a single company, which is why wags in the press are calling it the Walmart Living Wage Bill.
You may well ask why Walmart allowed the matter to get this far: When it comes to breaking into northern urban markets, can't one of America's largest and greatest companies steamroll a few local-yokel pols? Can't it grease the right palms? The question is a sad one that presupposes that an honest business must roll up its sleeves and master the kind of dark arts we associate with corruption-riddled Russia or China.
And the answer is: Walmart is way ahead of you. In its D.C. push, which has been underway since at least 2002, Walmart has thoughtfully gone around making the kinds of "donations" to politically-connected figures that wedding guests gave the Corleone family. It put on its payroll the treasurer and campaign manager of a key city council member, Yvette Alexander. It invited neighborhood activists to a focus group that paid $100 and dinner. It spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on local charities like the Greater Washington Urban League and D.C. Hunger Solutions. It arranged a healthy-foods photo-op with Michelle Obama. And it spent in the "eight-figure range" (in the estimate of one journalist) to sponsor a traveling exhibition on the African-American experience that was led by NPR host Tavis Smiley, who proceeded to praise Walmart at the swanky opening-night party amid many influential black leaders. Walmart brass also attended the party, where they availed themselves of the opportunity to announce a gift of 19,000 free tickets to the exhibition to D.C.'s schoolchildren.
You'd think a business that not only plays by the rules (without asking for tax and zoning breaks) but is a beloved icon for the working class and goes to considerable lengths to be a good corporate citizen would be welcomed at least as warmly as, say, a heavily-subsidized sports stadium catering mainly to suburbanites and the well-off. But nevertheless, Mendelson and 11 other members of the City Council arranged for the D.C. City Council's Committee on Business, Consumer and Regulatory Affairs to meet on March 20 to discuss, banana-republic-style, socking Walmart with the super-duper minimum wage that would inevitably benefit a few at the expense of higher prices for the many.
Committee Chairman Vincent Orange feigned surprise that Walmart didn't show up to be showered with invective from a restive crowd stocked with labor shills (unionized businesses would be exempt from the law) and other activists: "It's to Walmart's detriment for them not to be here, to put on the record themselves and make their case," he said, forebodingly.
Despite the immense publicity value of phony outrage, and despite D.C.'s place (no. 51 out of 51) on the Chamber of Commerce's list of the most business-friendly states, Walmart is still favored to prevail in the latest fight: Similar bills were defeated three times since 2005.
And even in statist D.C., there is recognition that an efficient free market, unlike the city's sclerotic bureaucracies, is a near-miraculous method for lifting people up. "We've been praying for food in this neighborhood for about 40 years," church board member Yvonne Williams told Washington City Paper when Walmart announced its plans to establish an outpost on a parcel of land at New Jersey Avenue and H Street NW that has been vacant since 1990. "God has brought what was supposed to be here—a first-class, progressive thing."
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The main issue is Kyle Smith writing textbook style propaganda because Forbes was probably paid a decent amount of cash to do so. The article is 100% biased and has a transparently obvious purpose.
Should Wamart be forced to pay a different minimum wage? Probably not. However, kissing their ass isn't how you should bring attention to the issue at hand.
I love the way you have spoken about Walmart. Unfortunately many people in the country live in a bubble and don't really see what is going on until someone comes along and pops their bubble. As much as as well as you have spoken it is just the tip of the ice burg. I have not stepped inside a Walmart for many years and I don't see how I will step in one again. It takes most people to experience what you are talking about until a brick wall falls on them. It is unpleasant to think these things about a store I once loved to shop in. The problem is that these days it is a sellers market and the bigger they are the less likely they will give a damn about their employees.
No it really isn't that complex. Walmart makes a huge profit. It could pay its workers more and still make a huge profit. It chooses not to. Pretty simple what the problem is.
Even if Walmart were to pass the cost of raising 700,000 of its workers out of poverty onto the customers, it would only increase the cost per visit by 17 cents. Most people wouldn't have a problem paying that much more.
But Walmart wouldn't even need to pass it onto the customer and remain hugely profitable.
Look at Costco. Highly successful, profitable company, and yet they don't do what Walmart does. They pay an actual living wage. It isn't hurting them at all.
So no it really isn't complicated, it is really simple. The people who own and run Walmart are greedy bastards.
Did this writer do ANY research before he wrote this article? Walmart is in the same league of the robber barons. The company has frequently been charged with wage theft claims by workers who point to the most common forms of wage theft: the refusal to pay proper overtime, the refusal to honor the minimum wage, and illegal paycheck deductions. Walmart policies have increased employee reliance on government assistance and the need for a government funded social safety net. In fact, Walmart has become the number one driver behind the growing use of food stamps in the United States with "as many as 80 percent of workers in Wal-Mart stores using food stamps."
all the people i work with at my Walmart DONT get help they work and PAY their own way, you people make me sick always slamming Walmart and the workers there, I work 40 hours a week cashier, taking abuse from shitty customers who have welfare, they treat us like crap and we are the one paying for their stuff, really fries my ass
EVE shop somewhere else and allow the employees to work where they want and leave them alone. Walmart is in strict compliance with the FLSA and is audited by every left wing, tree hugging give away government agency more than any other retailer in the US. The constant attacks are generated primarily by sevice unions (robber barons) who want their share.
dear mr tone deaf , why do you not go and "work" for wall mart that would
"pop your bubble , real quick!!!!!1 so
yeah yeah yeah and now wer have to hear you , ?????????
I don't want to work. I want everything I can get for free.
This is exactly what socialists want.


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David C. Clark
OXFORD — David C. Clark, 48, of Oxford, passed away following a motor vehicle accident on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013.
He was born on July 25, 1965, in Sidney, a son of Mary (Miles) Clark and the late Robert Clark.
He is survived by his soulmate, Lorelei Coville of Oxford; his children, Devin Clark, Brianne Dewey, Cody Clark and Audrielle Clark; his mother, Mary Clark; his brothers, Robert J. and Patricia S. Clark, Gary A. Clark and his fiancee, Laurie McDaniels; his uncle, Larry Clark; and his aunt, Rae Ann Clark; his cousins, Virginia Ingham, Misty and Marcus Clark-Scott, Jenna and Felicity Clark-Scott, Gary Clark and Ashley Meade, Chelsey Clark, Adam Clark, Andrew Kopf and Matthew Kopf; and several other aunts, uncles and cousins.
David was a loving, committed father, partner and son, whose first priority was his family.
He worked as a chef for many years and was owner/operator of a doughnut shop in Oxford in 2009. At the time of his passing, he was exploring his dream of starting a taxi service in the Village of Oxford and surrounding areas.
Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, at the Behe Funeral Home, 21 Main St., Oxford, with the Rev. Douglas Harding, pastor of the Greene Assembly of God Church, officiating. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery, Mount Upton. Friends may call at the Behe Funeral Home, Oxford, from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday.
Memorial contributions may be made to a Trust Fund for his children at NBT Bank, 10 North Canal St., Oxford, NY 13830.
Memories and condolences may be shared by visiting www.behefuneralhome.com.


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A registration sticker valued at $90 was reported stolen from a vehicle parked in the 4100 block of Oakton Street on Nov. 3.
Driver's side mirror stolen
The plastic housing of a driver's side mirror was reported stolen from a parked car in the 8600 block of Crawford Avenue on Nov. 30.
Cashier steals from high school
Joann Lohans, 50, of Chicago, was charged with one count of misdemeanor theft after Niles West High School security saw her take $20 from a cash register, according to police. Lohans works as a cashier in the cafeteria, the report stated. The employee does not work for the school but for a third party the school district hired.
Niles West teen busted with pot
A 15-year-old teen was charged with possession of marijuana after a high school dean found the drug near the student's possession, police said. The student had less than a gram of marijuana, according to the report.
Rumble outside business
Cristian C. Pazmino, 19, of Skokie, was charged with resisting a peace officer and consumption of alcohol by a minor on Dec. 21. Pazmino was arrested outside Kush Hooka Lounge, 3327 Demspter St., after police saw him fighting another individual outside the business. About 40 spectators were outside and watched.
As officers tried to break up the fight, Pazmino was resistant and had an individual in a headlock, the report stated. Officers had to use force to get Pazmino to release the individual's head from his grasp, the report stated.
Pazmino was later transported to Skokie Hospital to treat minor injuries. The suspect told police he drank tequila prior to the fight and was kicked out by Kush Hooka staff, the report said.
During his ride to the ER, he asked police, "Did I win the fight?" the report stated. His court date is Feb. 1.


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Derry, NH — Edna P. Dick, 92, formerly of Derry, NH died February 22, 2013 in Hanover Hill Healthcare Center, Manchester, NH. Mrs. Dick was born in Chegoggin, Nova Scotia, Canada on December 16, 1920 a daughter of the late John F. and Nellie B. (Nickerson) Purdy. She was a resident of Derry for most of her life. She was employed over the years for Standard Sash and Door and later as a clerk for Ben Franklins, both of Derry. She enjoyed crafts and her flower garden and was a member of the Sew What Club.
She is survived by his daughter, Nancy Scott of Auburn, NH, six grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, one sister, Beatrice Gurley of Knoxville, TN, also several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Albert H. Dick in 2008.
ARRANGEMENTS: There are no calling hours. Graveside services will be held at a later date in Forest Hill Cemetery, E. Derry. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, PO Box 3049 Syracuse, NY 13220-3049. The Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry is handling arrangements. To send a condolence or for more information, please visit www.peabodyfuneralhome.com


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Wow, that's either a really tough curve or really feeble schools nationwide.
The Journal Sentinel education reporters offer news and notes from their beat
Advocacy group gives Wisconsin D+ on education reform
A national education-reform organization headed by Washington, D.C.'s controversial former schools chancellor has awarded Wisconsin a D+ for policies aimed at improving outcomes in public schooling.
The national policy report card was issued Monday by StudentsFirst, a group that advocates for reshaping education by adopting controversial practices often not supported by teachers unions, such as radically reshaping teacher tenure, establishing more public charter schools where teachers are often not unionized and can work longer hours, and relying on student test scores to evaluate teachers.
Michelle Rhee, the head of StudentsFirst, pushed for some of those same practices during her tenure in D.C.
According to the platform of StudentsFirst, no states received glowing policy reports.
Nobody got an A. Two states received B minuses and 11 states received an F. Wisconsin's D+ grade ranks it 20th out of all states.
The group's report does not appear to take in all the effects of Act 10 legislation in Wisconsin that limited collective bargaining and gave districts more control over setting teachers' wages, work rules and benefits.
For example, the report card states that "seniority continues to drive personnel decisions" in Wisconsin, when in fact, many districts operating on handbooks instead of union contracts have taken advantage of the ability to more easily move out perennially low-performing teachers, who are generally in the minority.
Also, the report recommends that Wisconsin adopt school report cards that give each school an A to F rating. Wisconsin's new school report cards do not assign letter grades, but they do have five bands of performance that people often associate with letter grades (although the state Department of Education says it's incorrect to correlate the two).
StudentsFirst advocates that Wisconsin's school report cards should include teacher performance information so parents know how their children's teachers are doing, a feature the DPI has never expressed interest in including as part of its school accountability system.
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A D is 20th place? Out of 50?
Wow, that's either a really tough curve or really feeble schools nationwide.Hide replies
Well the USA certainly isn't winning any education awards when compared to the rest of countries on this globe.
Yeah, not when cities such as Detroit have 47 percent of it's adults are "functionally illiterate." This tends to bring down the rest of the USA, which would rank much higher if large urban areas were left out of the survey. I say this only because how many countries that rank above the USA have major urban school systems that are as bad as Detroit, Chicago, LA, etc.
Not a big surprise. The state has no focus on moving forward with a global perspective in the class room. It's no wonder we have failed (or almost failed) in this or most evaluations.
I love all the experts from both sides of the isle. Have you talked to kids today? Most can't speak, read or write in proper English. I have two interns coming to the United States. I interviewed both, they're from Ukraine. Both speak better English then any of our MPS graduates. Why is it in a nation where English, the international language of business should be spoken well, it isn't. For some reason we're pushing Mexican/Spanish as some great accomplishment in language. We're accepting texting type speech to take over written communications. It's really time for our schools to get back to the basics. Reading, writing, basic math skills, etc.Hide replies
On which side of the isle is Mexican spoken?
That's the problem, both. We had a translator working with us on a contract with a Spanish manufacturer of high voltage fuse products. She had a Master from UWM and was very good with clients from Mexico and South America. While handling the introductions, the president of the Spanish based firm asked that she please stop speaking. According to him, his English was far better than her Spanish. After we were done and the deal was struck, we had dinner and drinks. He filled us in that she was not speaking Spanish well but was in fact speaking a very broken version, referring to it as the language of the dish washers. As a nation built on business and trade, we need to get back to the basics. English is the international language of business and it's about time we move back to a good English program. I have no problem, should you want to learn a Spanish, German, French, Mandarin, etc. as a second language, but we really need to return to the basics. Have you talked to your kids lately? Better yet, have you actually listened to them. If you have youth at MPS, it's shocking, what they consider proper English.
Oy vey. I know a few adults who could work on their spelling and grammar, as well as reading for context.
@Singer, it's tough using the I-phone. I'm also a product of MPS and I was valedictorian. Attack me, attack MPS...
@Only, that's the problem with what we're teaching at our schools. We're teaching Mexican based Spanish. It's like learning English from someone from India. While it's based on English, it's a far cry from the original language. Wells Street Gifted and Talented for junior high and King for two years, graduating in my sophomore year.
technically, the word is spelled "aisle" when referring to a divided entity, like our beloved Congress....but I'm not trying to be nitpicky. However, you guy brought up spelling!!!
Those darn Mexican speaking MPS students! You are aware that Mexican is not a language, right? They speak Spanish in Mexico. Also, the top two high schools in this state (Rufus King and Reagan Prep) are both MPS schools. My guess is you did not attend either.
Mexican Spanish is it's own separate dialect, very distinct from the language as it's spoken in Spain or in the Caribbean. While calling a language "Mexican" is technically incorrect, it is a shorthand for the dialect differences.
I give jsonline an "F" for reporting on StudentsFirst and Michelle Rhee as if they are legitimate experts in education. Rhee is not "controversial", she's a scam artist. You can do better than this, jsonline.
There is no credibility to this organization and its a shame that the MJS gave them the dignity of column space.
Well Michelle Rhee had teachers cheat in the testing process of students in DC also.
So that loses some credibility of the organization.
Rhee is a failure.
Let me guess- the timing of this - just in time for our "moderate" governor.


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With the Central Coast Section playoffs set to begin, here are Patch's Peninsula high school rankings for basketball and soccer teams.
The weekly rankings are drawn from all San Mateo County schools, as well as schools in Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills.
Records include games played through Saturday, Feb. 19.
1. Serra 19-8 (Last week: 1) Romp over SHC & narrow loss to Mitty suggest Padres are peaking
2. Burlingame 24-3 (2) PAL tourney champs hope Shaffer (ankle) recovers to bolster CCS hopes
3. Sacred Heart Prep 22-2 (3) Top seed in Div. IV ready to roll in rival Menlo's pristine gym
4. St. Francis 13-12 (4) 11-day break before CCS opener; clear path to title game vs. Mitty
5. Palo Alto 18-6 (5) SCVAL De Anza champs may see pesky Cupertino in Div. II quarters
6. Mountain View 20-4 (6) Eager to validate gaudy record with strong postseason showing
7. Gunn 15-9 (7) Hosts second-round game in Div. I; may face Watsonville & 6-foot-8 star Basor
8. Pinewood 19-5 (8) 9-point loss to Harker should be wake-up call on eve of Div. V playoffs
9. El Camino 16-10 (9) One home win = chance to stun up-and-down St. Francis in Div. II quarters
10. Mills 16-9 (10) Quick PAL tourney exit a concern; hopes to repeat last year's CCS run at SI
1. Pinewood 21-5 (Last week: 2) Atoned for earlier Eastside loss with late execution in WBAL final
2. Eastside College Prep 19-7 (1) Late Harvey 3-pointer didn't fall this time against Pinewood
3. Terra Nova 23-4 (3) Moe breaks school scoring record in run to third straight PAL tourney title
4. Palo Alto 19-4 (4) Escapes loaded Div. II and becomes instant favorite in much weaker Div. I
5. Gunn 17-5 (5) Like Paly, has a real opportunity in Div. I; finished 7-3 in SCVAL De Anza
6. Mills 18-8 (6) Had Terra Nova worried until 4th in PAL final; likely to see Tigers for 4th time in CCS
7. Menlo School 16-10 (7) Young team hopes hard WBAL lessons pay off with deep Div. IV run
8. St. Francis 11-13 (8) Would become talk of CCS if it can manage another stunner over Mitty
9. Notre Dame 11-14 (9) Morris & Co. would love to cap trying year with title in winnable Div. IV
10. Sacred Heart Prep 12-10 (10) Hopes to top '10 run to Div. IV semis but tough Soquel looms
1. Mountain View 15-1-3 (Last week: 1) Elite opponents from now on; may see '10 champ Alisal early
2. Serra 9-8-5 (3) Can't overlook surging Woodside even with potential Bells grudge match looming
3. St. Francis 11-5-6 (2) Limped to finish line in WCAL; needs adrenaline boost heading into CCS
4. Burlingame 15-3-2 (4) Earned share of 1st PAL Bay title since '07; focus needed with 10-day break
5. Menlo-Atherton 13-3-2 (5) CCS success elusive in recent years -- can Bears snap trend?
6. Palo Alto 8-3-8 (6) All signs point toward intriguing Div. I quarterfinal match with M-A
7. Woodside 10-5-4 (7) Ousted Serra in '07 CCS opener in PK's; if focused, could pull stunner again
8. Los Altos 10-6-2 (8) Hopes to put late dip in past; could face Burlingame in Div. II quarters
9. Sacred Heart Prep 17-1-1 (9) Extremely motivated after first-round CCS ouster last year
10. Carlmont 8-8-3 (10) Late fade proves costly – Scots miss CCS for first time since '05
1. St. Francis 14-3-3 (Last week: 1) Gunning for 3rd CCS title in four years after near miss in WCAL
2. Mountain View 13-2-5 (2) Turbulent SCVAL De Anza final day leaves Spartans relieved champs
3. Aragon 13-2-5 (3) Streaked to first PAL Bay championship; team no one wants to face in CCS
4. Burlingame 10-3-5 (4) KO'd Mitty last year; would be big underdog if teams meet in Div. II quarters
5. Los Altos 8-5-7 (6) Battle tested after De Anza grind; needs to be sharp against talented Leigh
6. Gunn 9-6-5 (8) Denied Los Gatos De Anza title with upset win; draws hot Carlmont in Div. I opener
7. San Mateo 11-4-2 (5) Losing three of four costs Bearcats Bay crown; faces potent Los Gatos
8. Woodside 11-6-2 (7) Unpredictable 'Cats could make extended Div. I run or quickly bow out
9. Carlmont 7-6-7 (9) Turned Bay race upside down with great finish; looks to reverse early loss to Gunn
10. Sacred Heart Prep 13-4-3 (10) Decorated senior class intent on second CCS crown in three years


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With less than 24 hours until Election Day, there's no doubt that Rep. Keith Ellison and his Republican opponent, Chris Fields, are making their final cases to gain voters' support.
Patch reached out to both candidates and asked them to fill out a basic online profile. Click on the name of the candidate to see their respective profile.
- *Keith Ellison (D)
- Chris Fields (R)
In addition, each candidate maintains a campaign website:
- Ellison: keithellison.org
- Fields: chrisfieldsforcongress.com
In other news:
Minnesota Daily Editorial Board Endorses Ellison
The Editorial Board of the Minnesota Daily, the University of Minnesota student newspaper, made its case for the re-election of Ellison Monday morning.
"Ellison has had a long relationship with the community he represents," the board said in an article. "Ellison's commitment to solving the problems of his district originated in his empathy and experience fighting in the trenches of our community and state Legislature."
While the article commends Fields for his efforts to help the community, the board believes Ellison is the best man for the job—despite his choice words during the KFAI Radio debate Oct. 18.
"Though his campaign has not been without controversy, such as the poor language used against his opponent during a recent debate, Ellison's legislative record proves he is the best candidate for our district," the article stated. "Fields is worthy of praise for his effort as a recent resident to help our community, but it is with Ellison that our best interests are represented."
Ellison Makes Final Push For Defeat of Proposed Amendments
After researchers at Public Policy Polling issued the results of a new survey Sunday suggesting both constitutional amendments on the ballot could fail, Ellison said the new numbers were encouraging.
"This encouraging news is the result of thousands of volunteers getting out the word out about just how wrong these amendments are for Minnesota," Ellison said in a press release Sunday. "We've found that the more people know about the amendment's high costs and serious consequences, the less they like it—so it's not the 'slam dunk' that some said it would be. Now that the tide is turning it's time to bring it home and totally defeat these amendments on Tuesday.
"Your vote is crucial to the future of this state and of our country," Ellison added. "Your vote matters."


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December 6, 2012 | Vol. 39, No. 49
United States Coast Guard Fishing Vessel Safety Examiner, Scott Wilwert, addressed several Petersburg vessel owners and fishermen to explain the criteria for the mandatory dockside examinations Nov. 28.
The Coast Guard is requiring all commercial fishing vessels that operate or fish more than three miles from the territorial sea baseline to complete a mandatory dockside exam as of Oct. 16. This requirement was mandated by the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010. This includes any full-time commercial fishing vessel as well as recreational vessels while operating with a commercial permit to sell their catch.
"The purpose of my trip here to Petersburg is the status of acquiring an examiner for this area," Wilwert said. "Bruce Jones will be performing these examinations in the future."
Wilwert explained that if you are operating seaward of the three mile line you are required to have a mandatory dockside exam, and that will take place at an interval of every two years.
"For the purposes of the exam," Wilwert stated. "If you find yourself and all of your business and travels take you shoreward of the three-mile line, you are not a mandatory exam candidate."
He also explained that regardless of whether you are a mandatory exam candidate or not, the carriage requirements still apply to all vessels.
"If you are in the interior, you will still need to carry the things you are required to carry for safety purposes," Wilwert said. "All vessel owners are still more than welcome to get a voluntary exam, nothing has changed in that regard. We are not looking to do things differently. It is the same exam, we just have to view it differently now for those operating outside the three-mile line."
Dockside examinations are free of charge, and currently no penalties will be issued for discrepancies.
"If discrepancies are found," Wilwert stated. "The vessel owners will be issued a work list and a reasonable time to correct any issues. The goal is to bring commercial fishermen into compliance while minimizing disruption to fishing."
Fishermen can use the Coast Guard's online checklist generator to prepare for an examination. By answering questions about the vessel, the checklist generator provides a list of items that can be used to prepare for an exam. This checklist generator can be found at http://www.uscg.mil/d13/cfvs or a link can be found to this generator through Petersburg Vessel Owners Association's website.
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Pittsburgh-based InventHelp is attempting to submit the Cardio Games to appropriate companies for their review.
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An inventor from Seymour, Conn., always gets bored while running on the cardio machine at the gym, so she designed a way to prevent this from happening.
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Square has signed a major partnership with Starbucks to enable mobile payments at the coffee giant's 7,000 U.S. stores.
The deal includes Starbucks investing $25 million as part of Square's Series D financing round, as well as Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz joining Square's board of directors. The valuation was $3.25 billion according to the New York Times.
With the Starbucks implementation of Square nationwide, digital payments and mobile payments may be poised to truly become mainstream. There are a number of companies in mobile payments, such as eBay's PayPal, Google and others. But Square's deal with Starbucks could be the first time that many people use digital or mobile payments in physical retail locations.
Starbucks customers will be able to use Pay with Square, using the Android and iOS mobile payment application in U.S. stores starting this fall. Using the app, Square enables merchants to identify customers so that they don't have to even take their phones out of their pockets. Merchants can see a photo of the customers, who just have to identify themselves with their names. (Customers would have to have previously entered their credit card information into Square.) Consumers will also be able to find Starbucks locations using the mobile Square Directory.
Square will then process U.S. credit and debit card transactions in Starbucks locations by integrating with point of sale systems, which will instantly expand Square's footprint across the U.S. Starbucks will also move to processing physical debit and credit cards using Square technology at the cash register.
Square, headed by Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, was originally known for enabling payments for individuals and small businesses with its Square card reader. Square has been used by about 2 million individuals and businesses so far. But with this deal, Square's larger ambitions to take on the entire offline payments industry come clearly into focus.
Square has been actively moving beyond just payments, recently expanding its digital loyalty "punch cards" for merchants to offer specials to loyal customers. Also in June, Square named former Goldman Sachs and Salesforce.com executive Sarah Friar as chief financial officer, a move that positions the company for a potential initial public offering in the future.
SQUARE And STARBUCKS Sign Massive New Partnership; Square Mobile Payments To Be Accepted At All 6,800 Starbucks US Stores, Square Receives $25M Investment From Starbucks at $3 Billion Pre-Money Valuation as Part of New $225M+ Series D Round
Source: http://www.privco.com/breaking-news-august-8-2012-starbucks-invests-in-square-square-to-process-all-starbucks-us-stores-credit-and-debit-card-transactions-beginning-this-october
* Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Joins SQUARE's Board
* Transaction Confirms Square Founder Jack Dorsey As America's Newest Billionaire
August 8, 12:01am EST – On Tuesday PrivCo sources confirmed that Square (PrivCo Private Company Ticker: SQUAREP) finalized a massive new partnership with coffee chain Starbucks to be announced on Wednesday August 8th, in which Square will begin processing all credit and debit card transactions inside all of Starbucks' chain of stores across the United States.
The launch is set to begin in October of this year. Square will be the payment processor of ALL 6,800 company-owned US stores, with a gradual roll-out to the non-owned Starbucks Locations.
Concurrently, Starbucks is now investing $25 million investment in Square at a $3 Billion pre-money valuation, as part ofSquare's $225 Million Series D preferred funding round to be announced imminently as final details are completed, to be led by private equity firm Rizvi Traverse, expect to invest $200 Million in the current round.
The partnership represents an enormous coup for privately-held Square, which leapfrogs the company in the mobile payments market.
The round's post-money valuation of $3.225 Billion for Square-officially makes Square founder Jack Dorsey a billionaire for the first time.
Dorsey's now 26% stake in Square worth $838.5 Million, which combined with his modest Twitter stake worth $283 officially makes Jack Dorsey America's newest billionaire with a net worth of $1.121 Billion, according PrivCo data.
PrivCo previously broke the news of Square's new funding round and valuation on July 25th.
PrivCo previously broke the news of Jack Dorsey's new official Billionaire status on July 25th.
Source: http://www.privco.com/breaking-news-august-8-2012-starbucks-invests-in-square-square-to-process-all-starbucks-us-stores-credit-and-debit-card-transactions-beginning-this-october
I think there is a mad scramble to control the mobile payment experience. Google vs PayPal vs Square vs ISIS. Time will tell who the winner is or winners are…Starbucks' $25m investments gives it a low-risk way to get a square-side site in the looming fight so it can make its own consumers' buying experience better: bit.ly/MXKcL4
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LeQuiria Rochell Chaney, 25, of Corsicana, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at Navarro Regional Hospital. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at the Greater Wilgo Baptist Church, 621 East First Avenue. Interment will follow at Woodland Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary.
Nancy Ella (Bunch) Daniel, 98, of Big Lake and formerly of the Munger and Dawson areas, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013 at Reagan County Care Center in Big Lake. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Wade Funeral Chapel in Hubbard with Rev. Barron Harris officiating. Interment will follow in Dawson Cemetery. Please sign the memorial guestbook for Nancy at www.wadefuneralhome.net. Arrangements under the direction of Wade Funeral Home, Hubbard.


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To the editor:
I want to thank the people of Newburyport for their overwhelming support on Election Day. I'm grateful to 22 percent of the electorate (and 46 percent of those who voted) for filling my oval. To everyone who greeted me at their doors, invited me into their homes, answered their ringing telephones and busy email accounts, asked to display and hold signs, wrote letters to the editor and contributed in varying ways, thank you. The list is long and they know who they are.
To Olga MacFarlane, Ann Ormond, Peter Falconi, Kim Gobbi, and John Macone: Thank you for organizing at-large candidate forums and asking probing questions. Many residents told me they enjoyed watching the forums both in-person and online, and thanks to Sarah Hayden and her PortMedia crew; and reading The Daily News profile of me, and thanks to Dyke Hendrickson.
To the mayor and my fellow councilors: I look forward to a fruitful relationship and working on issues that the people asked me to do, such as fixing our eroding beaches and readying against rising seas, ending the landfill saga, improving Storey Avenue zoning, and keeping the central waterfront as open as possible. I am committed to bridging the gap between City Hall and the city.
To the School Committee: With Superintendent Viccarro in her new role, I look forward to working together and with the community regarding pending changes in buildings, playgrounds and infrastructure. Let's bring back programs and keep costs low.
To residents: My door remains open for conversations and questions. I am very active online, but I also like the telephone and meeting in person. Please visit me at http://councilorariherzog.com for contact information on all of the above.
Again, thank you for re-electing me to a third term as your councilor at large. I appreciate your faith in me. Let's put aside our differences and work together.
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"Spare Parts are jazz in the sense that they play jazz chordings and can swing with authority but the more I listen to their self-titled new disc, the more I realize their sound and songs are more Parliament than, say, John Coltrane. With album number five Spare Parts, they are, indeed, on the verge of getting it on. Interestingly enough, I'm listening to it right now for the umpteenth time and I'm hearing something new, some little high-hat bit from drummer Mike Bruno. I like that. There is a precedent for jazz artists and composers to guest on Local Anesthetic, by the way. Spare Parts are not the first. Ken Vandermark was on 20-something years ago and more recently, Ramsey Lewis. Spare Parts don't sound like either one of those acts, tho. Their sound actually harkens back to mid-late '70′s "jazz fusion" from the likes of Return to Forever, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, et al... The point is; music like that of Spare Parts used to be part of the pop landscape and their new tunes are so user friendly, it's time to reintroduce you to the whole jazz-fusion thing as done up right by this Chicago trio." -Richard Milne, host Local Anesthetic 93.1 WXRT Chicago
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Commuter Parking
TTC Yorkdale Commuter Parking Lot is closed as of January 6, 2014.
Yorkdale Shopping Centre TTC commuter parking will resume Fall 2015.
Parking is available at the following stations:
General parking Terms and Conditions
The following Terms and Conditions are applicable to all TTC Parking Lots, unless otherwise noted.
- Hours of paid parking: Monday to Friday 5:00 am to 2:00 am - see conditions of each lot.
- Payment can be made by coin, VISA, MasterCard, or American Express.
- Free parking available on weekends and holidays at TTC Commuter Parking lots where applicable - see conditions of each lot.
- No overnight parking allowed at any lot between 2:00 am and 5:00 am every day.
For your personal safety
Our Transit Enforcement Officers have observed that when the parking lot is full, customers returning to the lot are being approached by strangers offering to drive them back to their vehicles so that they can take their parking spot. As you are aware, it is not safe to accept rides from strangers.
All parking subject to availability. Information posted at location is final. TTC is not responsible for loss or damage to vehicles or their contents. Entering the property without payment of the correct fee is illegal, and in violation of the Trespass to Property Act and TTC By-Law No. 1. Offending vehicles will be tagged and/or towed. Use of the parking lot and parking is subject to the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 915.


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And as many of us know, traveling through an airport with children is difficult! Whether they are your own or someone else's who just happen to be "sitting" next to you in a terminal while you wait, you have felt the pain.
Along our travels we have seen several airports that have dedicated spaces just for kids to be entertained while you wait for your flight.
Having experienced that, I was so excited to see a suggestion in the new Rally Saint Louis movement to add a children's museum type area to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
Think of all of the wait time you can fill with play time at our airport. And of course the suggestion to make it a dedicated play area designed by The Magic House just put me over the moon!
The Magic House would LOVE to have the opportunity to work with the team at Lambert to create a space that would be entertaining, educational and showcase The Magic House and St. Louis region to those traveling through or in and out of St. Louis.
To make this a reality though, we need to get votes for this idea. The top five highest voted Rally ideas will be chosen at the beginning of each month to move on to funding phase – and this idea could use more votes to get us to that stage.
You can help make a play space at Lambert a reality by voting here (and voting daily)and by sharing with your traveling friends: http://www.rallystl.org/Ideas/Detail/4
If you aren't familiar with www.rallystl.org hit the link to find out about this exciting non-profit, dedicated to improving St. Louis. The site was inspired by an article written in Forbes Magazine, St. Louis Doesn't Suck, and encourages residents of St. Louis to Rally together to help make St. Louis even better.