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If there are any lessons to learn about economic, political and financial events of this past year, it's that no one really knows for sure what's going to happen. We can all get caught up in the "crisis of the day," concerned about how it will affect our lives.
Someone once hypothesized that only 10 percent of what we worry about ever comes to be.
After some personal reflection, I've committed to try and "live more simply" this year. I'm hopeful it will result in a lifelong mindset. I'm striving not to just know a lot of things, but know a few really important things and do those really well.
Spending some time each year on your financial health sets you up to handle the uncertainties of life. Here are some suggestions to help you stay money-wise without needing a college degree in financial planning. I believe focusing on a few really important items will help you feel more in control.
1. Reduce your debt load. When the economy and real estate markets are soaring, we often lose sight of this very important tenant. Ask yourself this simple question, "If I
didn't have as much debt and the payments that go with it, would I have an easier time meeting my goals and less stress in my life?"
Work to rid yourself of consumer debt and make at least one extra payment on the mortgage this year. When considering purchases, follow these two simple rules. First, don't take on debt for something that has little or no possibility of increasing in value. Second, if you lost your main income source and couldn't keep up with the payments of all your debt for at least six months, don't do it.
2. Start or increase your systematic savings. That means putting aside at or about the same amount on a regular basis. If possible, try it before you pay other bills. I would suggest building an emergency savings equal to at least six months' worth of expenses and save approximately 10 to 15 percent of your income each year towards retirement. You can make up for years where markets underperform by consistently increasing your savings rate. Evaluate your spending habits. Focus on sacrificing high consumption today for financial independence tomorrow. Real wealth is determined by what you save, not by what you make.
3. Maintain adequate protection for your family. This includes satisfactory amounts for medical, disability and in case of premature death. What you're buying here is peace of mind. The benefits from these should allow your family to maintain a similar lifestyle in case of an unexpected event. They shouldn't have to worry about how to eat next week or if the bills will be paid.
4. Write down three to five items you want to accomplish in the next 12 months that will improve your financial health and put steps in place to accomplish them. Be very specific.
As I've said before: Hope is not a strategy. Just putting them down on paper increases the chances of success. Why not tape them on the bathroom mirror or to your desk at work? Constant reminders mean they will be foremost in your mind when faced with tough decisions. Remember, people don't plan on failing; they just fail to make a plan.
In the future, have an annual check-up to review progress, set new goals and gain motivation. It's amazing how encouraging it is to continue a plan when you see the fruits of your labor.
Kris Flammang, co-founder of LPF Financial Advisors with offices in Lakewood Ranch, can be reached at 941-907-0101 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Lisa Perry is a life member of the American Quarter Horse Association; she and her husband have ranched in Montana and bred Quarter Horses for 40 years. Many of Lisa's designs have been used by AQHA for awards, and her monumental works of horse sculptures are featured at AQHA, racetracks and farms throughout the country.
She has won numerous awards over the years, including the George Phippen Family award, Best of Show and the Award of Excellence from the American Academy of Equine Artists. Currently, Lisa is teaching sculpture classes for the American Academy of Equine Art in Kentucky and Texas.
Her latest large sculpture of Quarter Horse trainer Jack Brooks, eight-time All-American winner, was installed at Remington Park in Oklahoma and Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico. Lisa and her husband George live in Springtown, Texas, where she has her studio.
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8 p.m., Friday February 08
February 07 - February 17
CRIMES OF THE HEART (get tickets)
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City Space Theatre
Presented by Oklahoma City Theatre Company
Feb. 7-9, 14-16 at 8 p.m.; Feb. 17 at 2 p.m
Beth Henley's Pulitzer Prize-winning play tells the story of the tragically and hilariously flawed Magrath sisters who are reunited when the youngest, Babe, is on the verge of a meltdown. A sentimental and rib-tickling commentary on womanhood, the effect of childhood tragedy on adult life, and the power of sisterhood. "It has heart, wit and a surprisingly zany passion that must carry all before it...it would certainly be a crime for anyone interested in the theatre not to see this play." -NY Post. "From time to time a play comes along that restores one's faith in our theatre..." -NY Magazine. (Adult situations. Not suitable for children.)
Where: Civic Center Music Hall
Phone: 297-2264
Address: 201 N. Walker
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Quote:Quote:June to November/Decemmber sure seems like a long time to have to wait for a mount to be returned. That is the loss of a whole season. This would be a tragedy to me as an astrophotographer.Blueman Really! Then it must be a tragedy that you did not buy your AP900 earlier.
Quote:Gang,Just talked to Meade about my 14" LX-800. It has been at Meade for the recall since June, and according to the rep. this is what has been completed on my scope so far: 1. Replaced the worm2. Increase the bearing size on both the RA and DEC3. Made focuser adjustments4. Improved the saddle plate(not sure if it was replaced or modified)He says that these were thing done to my specific scope, they have a system that tracks each individual scope in the recall.All they are working on now is the refinement of the firmware for the mount and starlock. He would not give me a firm date for completion, but, did suggest that it would be back to me by the end of the month. I have been given dates before that have come and gone, so, take with a grain of salt.I told him that I would demand to speak with and executive if the scope is not ready by December 1st.Tony
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If Meade doesn't get their poop in a group, they won't be able to survive very long. I've always preferred Celestron products, but the competition between the two companies is critical for pushing innovation forward. If Meade goes under because of poorly managed product launches, I hate to think what the broader implications will be for the industry.


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A walk with the Skype VoIP client
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If you use Voice-over-IP (VoIP), you are probably familiar with the feeling that the world just keeps shrinking. Calling a friend in Japan cost a fortune just a few years ago, but thanks to VoIP, you can now call remote corners of the globe for free, and without sacrificing voice quality – assuming you have a computer with a broadband Internet connection. VoIP technology is putting a lot of pressure on the telcos. Niklas Zennström, the inventor of the Skype [1] VoIP client, recently stated in a Spiegel Online interview that Vodafone is trying to prevent wireless high-speed Skype access to the Internet. This is unlikely to faze Niklas Zennström: his free client is currently storming the desktops – Skype is easy to install and easy to use, and it offers usable voice quality. Of course, some critics have taken aim at Skype: the program is closed source, so you have trust the company's promises when it comes to security. And the client uses a closed, proprietary protocol, rather than keeping to known VoIP standards, at least at the present time. Does this make Skype a bad thing?
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Kraft''s $16.7 billion bid for Cadbury rejected
September 8, 2009
Kraft Foods Inc. disclosed that it has bid $16.7 billion to purchase Cadbury PLC, but the British company has rejected the offer, reported by the Chicago Tribune. Still, Kraft, the world''s second largest packaged food company and maker of everything from Oreo Cookies to Oscar Mayer meats, is undeterred, saying it will continue to pursue a deal for Cadbury, one of Britain''s most well known companies. Kraft offered 745 pence, or about $12, for each Cadbury share, a 31 percent premium to Cadbury''s most recent closing price. The deal would be the largest acquisition for Kraft since it bought Nabisco for $19.2 billion in 2000. And it would add about $8 billion in annual revenues to Kraft, which last year had $42 billion in sales. There''s been speculation for over a year that Kraft might make a run at Cadbury, which had a 10.3 percent share of the world confectionary market in 2008, second only to Mars Inc. with 14.8 percent. Kraft, which counts Toblerone, Milka and Cote d''Or among its main chocolate brands, was a distant fifth at 4.5 percent, and it has little presence in the U.S. confectionary market. Kraft also has little presence in the relatively fast-growing gum business: Cadbury, with its Trident and Dentyne brands, commands about a 28 percent share of the world''s gum market. There''s been speculation that Cadbury would be a takeover target since it spun off its beverage operations last year into a new company, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. With Kraft''s bid, Cadbury could attract other candy industry suitors. Kraft''s offer for Cadbury is 40 percent in cash, and 60 percent in equity.


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By Richard Gaines
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U.S. Sen. John Kerry told NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco Wednesday he expects her to be sent the scientific proof she's requiring about the harmful impact of catch share management on the groundfishery — and he expects her to issue a "disaster declaration later this month."
The letter builds on Lubchenco's testimony, the often barbed questioning of her by members of the congressional delegation and testimony by fishermen, academic scientists and the state director of marine fisheries at a field hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee organized by Kerry at the State House in Boston on Oct. 3.
Kerry's Wednesday letter also raised a new issue — information that has come to his attention of a NOAA policy that encourages "overzealous enforcement and excessive fines" by linking career advancement to the volume of cases and size of penalties taken from fishermen.
With its implied deadline 11 days away, Kerry's demand to Lubchenco referred to efforts that have so far have been rebuffed by the Obama administration's top commerce and fisheries officials, and noted that Gov. Deval Patrick sought $21 million in direct economic relief from Lubchenco's policies.
Those policies — none more so than catch shares, with its commodification and job losses from hyper-consolidation across New England's groundfishing industry — have driven a deeper wedge between the administration and a bipartisan coalition in Congress.
The mayors of Gloucester and New Bedford, their congressional representatives, John Tierney and Barney Frank — each of them Democrats — and Sen. Scott Brown, a Republican, have all but written off Lubchenco, a former officer with the Environmental Defense Fund, as a lost cause for dealing with federal fishing issues.
New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang emerged from the Oct. 3 hearing calling for President Obama to replace her or suffer the political consequences.
And a videotaped interview with an equally frustrated Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk after the Commerce hearing has been circulating the blogosphere and has cited by the Drudge Report and conservative media commentator Sean Hannity (See related story).
Kerry has remained hopeful and engaged with Lubchenco on fisheries issues. But his frustration was also clear; he said tensions between federal regulators and the fishing community "have reached a boiling point beyond anything I've ever witnessed" in 26 years in the Senate.
In all, Kerry's nearly 2,500-word letter discusses 10 specific issues and requests, including a public appeal for NOAA to rectify personal economic disasters suffered by two Massachusetts fishermen — Kevin Scola of Marshfield and Jim Keding of Plymouth — as a direct result of "bureaucratic mistakes."
Keding based a boat purchase on a grossly mistaken and inflated report on the catch share allocation to the boat's permit; Scola's timely swordfish permit renewal application was allowed to sit in the wrong office.
"For those of us who believe in government, but also believe in accountability," Kerry wrote, "it is only common sense that we ensure that when such mistakes are made, people are made whole — that's ultimately how we maintain people's faith in government. We simply have to help these two fishermen," he wrote.
There was no immediate response Wednesday from Lubchenco or her representatives at NOAA.
But state Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, whose efforts sparked the state legislative leadership and then the congressional delegation to engaging the law enforcement abuses, said, "I applaud the followup effort (to the Commerce Committee hearing). Clearly, the senator feels the frustration the rest of us have been experiencing."
Among other requests, Kerry's letter also called on NOAA to:
Seek funding to conduct a comprehensive survey of fish stocks by December 2013.
Use $7.5 million in the 2012 budget to underwrite at-sea monitoring required by the catch share system.
Reopen for fishing long-closed areas in the western Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank.
Spend $1 million to examine the potential of using a form of ultrasound developed by Northeastern University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the U.S. Navy to supplement trawl surveys to determine the health of fish stocks.
Kerry also asked Lubchenco to reconsider her refusal to alter her interpretation of the Magnuson-Stevens Act's 1996 reauthorization, which introduced 10 year rebuilding deadlines for overfished stocks.
At the Commerce Committee hearing, under questioning by Frank, Lubchenco conceded that the 10-year deadline had no scientific basis, yet she refused to put her influence behind efforts to make Magnuson more flexible.
The flexibility issue was the glue uniting a mass fishing industry rally adjacent to the Capitol in Washington, D.C. in February 2010.
Kerry's challenge to Lubchenco to declare the policies in the groundfishery to be a disaster harkened back to an argument that began in November 2010.
Then-Commerce Secretary Gary Locke — now the ambassador to China — seemed to signal his willingness to make a disaster declaration based on the submission of a detailed socio-economic report from the Massachusetts Fisheries Institute, an agency of the commonwealth.
Instead, Locke and Lubchenco's assistant administrator for fisheries, Eric Schwaab, rejected the submission from the office of Gov. Deval Patrick. And at the Oct. 3 hearing, Lubchenco said she had been waiting for Patrick to complete research and submit a report on the most adversely affected parts of the industry.
Kerry promised that "the commonwealth will be sending you a second report, based on your request, that will provide additional data to (issue) a disaster declaration later this month." He explicitly referred to a case study of a group of 32 fishermen working from small ports along the inside curve of Massachusetts Bay.
That study by Paul Diodati, director of marine fisheries, found that nearly half of the dayboat fishermen in the group, known as sector 10, failed to cover expenses with gross revenues in 2010.
But the study was incomplete at the time Diodati summarized it for the Commerce Committee. Diodati's office said Wednesday it was not yet ready for release.
Richard Gaines can be reached at 9780-283-7000, x3464, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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CLENDENIN, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Two men were arrested Friday evening after a meth lab was discovered along Bufflick Road in Clendenin, according to a criminal complaint from Kanawha County Magistrate Court.
West Virginia State Police troopers discovered a strong chemical smell coming from an outbuilding near a house.
Troopers said they saw one man actively cooking meth through a window of the outbuilding about 7 p.m. Friday.
Jacob Baire, 33, and Rex Allen Cooper, 46, both were arrested and charged with attempting to operate a meth lab, possessing pseudoephedrine outside its original state and conspiracy to commit a felony.
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This week we visited a job fair in Larimer County where a number of frustrated job seekers were still struggling to find work, even as the economy appears to be headed toward recovery. Today, we check in with prospective job seekers about to enter the market for the first time. KUNC's Kirk Siegler visits a job fair at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where things appear to be looking up.
The Poudre School District Board will vote on a recommendation to close an elementary school tonight.
Beattie Elementary in Fort Collins has 282 students right now. If the proposed plan moves forward, the majority of kids would be absorbed into two other schools. The plan would save the cash-strapped district $363,000 per year.
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UPDATE 2- Georgia Tech's case has been added to the article for completeness. (You need to click "read more" before the link will work properly)
UPDATE 3- This article has been reposted with updates.
This is the article you have all been waiting for. Rather than just looking at all of the allegations leveled at Ohio State like I did a couple weeks ago, I now list every single allegation leveled by the NCAA at several different schools.
This article is a public service for anyone who is interested in the details of the allegations for a number of different schools including: Southern California, North Carolina, Tennessee, Boise State and Ohio State. Each table of allegations is a faithful representation of the allegation posed against the institution along with the response provided by the University for each. I hope that everyone who reads this will find it an informative and useful resource for discussing the NCAA, amateurism and the recent string of investigations that have swept the nation.
This is not a short article, so you may want to take it in slowly and in pieces. Reading it in one sitting may cause any number of complications that we hold no responsibility for including, but not limited to; excessive optimism, finger pointing, extreme laughter and glassy-eye dazes.
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— By the time you're reading this column, I'll be in Romania, continuing my research into the evolution of its tax system, including related investment, evasion, compliance and corruption issues.
It's truly amazing to watch its relatively young tax code change and develop, as well as look at the impact it has on employer and taxpayer lives.
However, an additional benefit of being there (and Bulgaria) is to have an opportunity to talk with people from all walks of life about their perceptions of us and other issues, including politics, poverty, energy concerns, pollution and so on.
You want to talk about pollution? Although vastly improved from 1989, some situations are still appalling. In the northeast industrial area you have towns like Baia Mare and Copsa Mica that still have pollution you can see, smell and taste.
The residents of some towns in the area have a life expectancy of 50 years. Lead in the soil is close to 100 times the permitted levels with vegetation lead levels close to 25 times accepted levels.
No meats or crops are sold outside the area; and the residents, being so poor, have no choice but to eat homegrown crops. Also, there are hundreds of miles of polluted rivers from metal poisoning and cyanide spills from gold mines. And we complain about our industrial pollution?
As to poverty, how about living on less than $400 a month, which is what the vast majority of the population does.
Three years ago, a friend took me to a peasant village where he was negotiating the purchase of land. We went three miles overland because there were no roads and basically no contact with the outside world, save marketplaces where they sold their produce.
Some of these people live on less than $5 a day. Their homes consist of one large, dirt floor room where chickens, pigs and ducks run in and out all day.
Obviously, they have no electricity, no heat except for wood and coal, and bathing takes place in the nearby creek.
There are no endless government handouts, but the people don't complain a bit. Everyone was friendly, and they were even going to slaughter a lamb on my behalf until I begged them not to.
All in all, an eye-opening experience. Our poor in contrast would be their upper middle class.
But enough on that topic. How about the oil situation last week, where the price of a barrel dropped almost $15 in three days. I'm sure we'll hear Congress praising those dastardly futures speculators for selling short and saving the day.
Didn't they blame the same investors for causing the price to run up and for making "obscene" profits? Speculators/investors don't care if the markets are rising or falling. They can profit either way as long as they GUESS right.
Most logical people will continue to see it as an economics result. Supply stays the same, demand decreases (people making painful choices) and the price goes down.
Also, the news of President Bush lifting an 18-year-old presidential ban on offshore drilling helped. All the world has to see is that we are serious about increasing our readily available supply, continue to conserve sensibly, and release some of our strategic petroleum reserves, and OPEC and other suppliers will start sweating profusely.
Your move, Congress.
Are you going to do what more than 70 percent of the population desires, which is to start drilling where the oil is abundant, or do you want to continue your partisan whining?
Are you going to bring the issue up before your August recess, or are you going to let the pain continue for many people? I guess you can't expect much from a Congress that has a 9 percent approval rating, according to recent polls. Even Bush is still at a 34 percent approval rating in one poll.
I don't know whether logistics will prevent me from getting another column sent next time, so I would encourage you to go to an impressive website referred to me by a conservative friend.
It was a response by a person rebutting Howard Dean, teachers, professors and the media's description of a Republican as "a rich, greedy, egotistical individual, motivated only by money and the desire to accumulate more and more of it at the expense of the government, the working poor and all whom they exploit."
The person's response, in a paid advertisement in The Washington Post, certainly was a slap in the face to the above groups and made them look pretty foolish. Since it's hard to distinguish between a Republican and a Democrat, I choose to read it as conservative versus liberal.
You'll find a reprint of the ad at www.whatiam.net. I hope you enjoy it.
Tom Sears is a professor of accounting at Hartwick College in Oneonta. He can be reached at email@example.com. His column appears every other week.


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By Tim Graham
Across the country, football factories billow with young talent. They consistently send kids off to major college programs and eventually to the NFL.
That hasn't happened around these parts with any regularity.
St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., had nine alums on opening-day NFL rosters this season. Mater Dei in Southern California is known as "Quarterback High." Canton McKinley in Ohio, Pearland in Texas and Woodland Hills in Pittsburgh are legendary for manufacturing football men.
Perhaps it's time to add St. Francis High to the list.
St. Francis, located in a speck of a suburb named Athol Springs, has not churned out many NFL players.
But it has produced an amazing horde of coaches and administrators.
In the span of 24 hours, and in the same week a St. Francis alum was named a Division I college head coach, former St. Francis classmates will have been named NFL general managers.
The San Diego Chargers introduced Tom Telesco as their general manager today. The Jacksonville Jaguars are scheduled to announce David Caldwell as their next general manager Thursday afternoon.
"This is something special," St. Francis football coach Jerry Smith said. "You're talking 32 jobs in the world like this, and one little school just happens to have two of those positions. I wonder if that's happened in the NFL ever."
The NFL couldn't address Smith's rumination because it doesn't keep track of executive backgrounds.
Bill Polian, the former Buffalo Bills general manager, began his NFL career as a scout in 1978. He couldn't recall two GMs from the same high school.
"It's wild," St. Francis athletics director Steve Otremba said. "The phone has been ringing off the hook."
Caldwell and Telesco have close ties to Polian, but the explosion of St. Francis grads in the NFL isn't limited to that connection.
Brian Daboll won three Super Bowls as an assistant coach for the New England Patriots and has been an offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs.
"For this little school in Athol Springs to have so many guys in the NFL is remarkable," Daboll said.
"It's a testament to the school. It's an excellent academic place, and the relationships that we built with the teachers and the priests and with two great coaches -- Jerry Smith and John Scibetta -- helped us along the way a great deal."
But there's no doubt Polian has been influential in helping St. Francis send more alumi to the NFL.
When he was with the Bills, his sons attended St. Francis. Brian Polian was classmates with Caldwell and Telesco. All three went to John Carroll University in suburban Cleveland together.
Telesco got his start as an entry-level scout with the Carolina Panthers in 1995, when Bill Polian became general manager, and worked with the Indianapolis Colts, where Bill Polian was president until a year ago. Telesco climbed through the Colts organization and was named vice president of football operations last year.
Caldwell also served as a scout with the Panthers and Colts before joining the Atlanta Falcons as college scouting director. He was promoted to Falcons player personnel director last year.
Brian Polian was named University of Nevada's head coach this week.
Chris Polian, a scout with the Falcons, is expected to join Caldwell with the Jaguars.
"Without a doubt, the kudos go to Bill Polian," Smith said. "He gave Tommy Telesco and Dave Caldwell and his son, Chris, their starts.
"Yes, we all know in every job, everybody needs a hand to get an interview, and nobody should apologize for knowing somebody. But to get the job and, more importantly, to keep the job you have to do the job.
"No matter who you know, if you don't do the job, you're going to get fired. These guys got an opportunity, and they've run with it."
The Polian boys, Telesco, Caldwell and Daboll all graduated between 1989 and 1993.
Former Bills executive A.J. Smith's son, Kyle Smith, is a 2002 St. Francis graduate now working as a regional scout for the Washington Redskins.
"It's an excellent academic institution," Daboll said. "They really prep you to be a well-rounded guy. And they have two coaches there in Jerry Smith and John Scibetta that are outstanding. They taught you the right way."
Otremba said Jerry Smith, head coach since 1988, has had over 100 of his kids go on to play college football. A few have gone to the NFL, including current Redskins defensive lineman Doug Worthington.
But more impressive are the St. Francis kids who are making things happen in NFL front offices.
"We're not a powerhouse, don't have 1,000 kids, not ranked in the nation every year with 150 kids on the team," Jerry Smith said. "I mean, we have only about 475 kids in the school, 30 kids on the varsity roster.
"Little Athol Springs, you know?"


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It is good Monday morning therapy to chew on things that happened on the weekend. One thing that happened was, Vegas singer Steve Lippia sang with the Buffalo Philharmonic.
The huge crowd at Kleinhans Music Hall included a the owners of a couple of famous voices around town. Buzz spotted crooner Charles Anzalone and radio talk show host Tom Bauerle.
Lippia, pictured at left, gave the evening a great Vegas vibe.
In "The Lady is a Tramp," he sang: "Won't dish the dirt with the rest of the broads." Ha, ha!
He talked about songwriter Jack Reardon who wrote "The Good Life," famously sung by Tony Bennett. Lippia explained that Reardon was from Buffalo.
"There's a lot of good stuff that comes out of this town," he said.
Lippia himself comes from Connecticut originally. He asked how many people in the crowd were from Connecticut. There was some feeble applause.
"Good," Lippia beamed. "At least I have a ride home."
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An Anne Arundel County employee working under County Executive John R. Leopold detailed an alleged "toxic" work environment in a signed affidavit.
The affidavit was signed Sept. 1 by Carla Sagerholm, the county's community services manager. She testified that she is on medical leave after suffering post-traumatic stress syndrome from what she calls a "toxic environment at the Executive Offices."
"We appear to be constantly watched for any behavior or acts that might reveal 'disloyalty,'" according to the affidavit.
Sagerholm's affidavit was first reported on by WBAL TV, and the full document can be read on its website.
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Karla Hamner and Joan Harris are each pursuing cases against the county in U.S. District Court on grounds of wrongful termination. Hamner is seeking $300,000, and Harris is seeking nearly $1 million.
Sagerholm's testimony was added to Hamner's lawsuit against Leopold and the county. She said she's lived in fear for her job ever since she allegedly witnessed top county officials ordering Harris to be fired for speaking with Hamner's attorney.
A spokesman for the county executive told Patch he had no comment about Sagerholm.
In August, The Capital reported that three Anne Arundel County police officers testified that Leopold allegedly ordered the firing of an employee over a complaint about his behavior. Their testimony was also added to Hamner's case.
In light of these cases, Anne Arundel County Councilmen Jamie Benoit (D-4th District) of Crownsville and Jerry Walker (R-7th District) of Gambrills are reviving over $100,000. The second piece of legislation would empower the county attorney to pursue reimbursement.
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Citric Acid
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Citric acid is found naturally in several fruits and berries, and is commonly added to many foods and beverages as a preservative or for flavor. It has a tart taste, and is also known as lemon salt or sour salt. Many of our customers use our citric acid to clean dishwashers and dishes, or to make fizzy bath bombs (fun!).
Citric acid is completely natural, produced by cells during the Krebs cycle. The acid gets its name from the citrus fruit family, which includes lemons, limes, oranges, tangerines, and grapefruits. Citrus fruits, especially the more sour ones like lemons and limes, owe their sharp taste to citric acid.
Citric Acid in Food
Our customers have used our citric acid as an ingredient in pretty much everything: cheeses, ice cream, alcoholic beverages, breads, and more. Because of its characteristic tart flavor, citric acid is often added to soft drinks and sour candies -- the white, powdery coating on sour candies is often citric acid).
1. Use citric acid in place of lemon juice: Although its flavor is slightly less complex than the flavor of a lemon, citric acid can be substituted literally anywhere lemon juice is used. An easy use of citric acid is to use it in place of lemon juice in homemade lemonade! Dissolve one teaspoon of citric acid and sugar and adjust to taste in a glass of water.
2. Keep fresh fruits from browning with citric acid: Use citric acid on cut fresh fruit and when making homemade canned goods instead of lemon juice. The acid has the same effect as lemons in preventing fresh fruit from browning and regulates the pH level in canned goods to prevent bacteria growth. You can even add citric acid to marinades, homemade jams, and more!
3. Use citric acid instead of salt: If you're watching your sodium intake, citric acid can be used as a substitute for salt in sour breads, such as sourdough and rye. Substitute an equal amount of citric acid for salt for the same flavor and none of the sodium.
4. Add sourness to sweets: When you're making homemade candy, finish it off with a coating of citric acid for the classic mouth puckering sourness. Or add it to soft drinks for a seriously lemony-lime soda.
5. Use citric acid as an aid in homemade foods: When you're making homemade ice cream or cheese, citric acid helps you reach successful results. It acts as an emulsifier in homemade ice cream by keeping away fat globules. Added to cheese, citric acid helps the milk curdle and solidify.
Non-Food Uses for Citric Acid
There are also non-food uses to citric acid. Many of our customers use our citric acid to clean dishwashers and dishes or to make fizzy bath bombs (fun!).
1. One really fun use of citric acid is bath bombs. When you put a bath bomb in water, it will erupt and fizz, making for an enjoyable bath. Many people combine citric acid and baking soda to make homemade bath bombs, adding oils and fragrances for a pleasant aroma.
2. Citric acid's mildly acidic properties make it a great cleaning agent. When added to dishwashing detergents, citric acid can soften water and remove hard water deposits from dishes, dishwashers, coffeemakers, kettles, and pipes (this is known as descaling).
3. Some people use citric acid in shampoos, skin care, and photography. It's used in shampoos to lower the pH levels so hair will turn out smoother and shinier. In skin care, it may improve the health of skin cells by stimulating collagen production and acting as an antioxidant. When developing film, the citric acid is used to quickly stop the development of photos.
Health Benefits of Citric Acid
Studies have shown that citric acid can help your bones absorb calcium more easily. Its ability to easily bond with minerals aids the absorption and digestion of minerals. Citric acid can also help prevent small kidney stones from growing into larger, problematic stones. The citric acid coats the stones and prevents materials from sticking to them and making them larger.
You might consider keeping a container of citric acid around to take advantage of the acid's many uses!
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Roger, Gaithersburg, MD August 11, 2009
"I ordered citric acid yesterday with regular shipping and it arrived as promised this morning. Great service"
Carleen, Cranford, NJ July 22, 2009
"All I can say is, WOW! I placed my order at 4:00pm and had it before 9:00am the next day!!! I never expected that. I will definitely not only order from you again, but recommend you to anyone who will listen. :) Thanks again!"
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"Hey guys thanks for the great service. received my citric acid just in time for my annual tomato canning event. also enjoyed the roasted salted walnuts. like your service,product, and sense of humor. sincerely cwr"
megan, jacksonville, fl April 30, 2009
"Fast shipping and friendly service!!! Will buy from again... "
Ian, Alexandria, Virginia April 17, 2009
"Do you know to how many stores I have ran looking for citric acid? The closest I could come was a product called "Tru Lemon" that was adulterated with oils and left much to be desired. I have not yet received my shipment, and as such cannot speak to the quality of this product, but citric acid is citric acid, right? For my purposes at least it is. As far as price goes, I would have been willing to pay much more."
Barbara, Harbor City, CA April 10, 2009
"You guys are so folksy! The citric acid arrived just fine, thanks!!"
Sandra J March 23, 2009
"Thank you for having citric acid. I looked everywhere to find it to descale my Gaggia Espresso machine."
Joe, Rochester, NY March 11, 2009
"None of my local grocers carry citric acid anymore. I was left buying it from local brew shops in very small 4oz quantities for $6 a bottle. Your prices are much better, and the delivery time was very fast. Thanks."
Cindi February 18, 2009
"I made bath bombs using the citric acid. I could NOT find citric acid anywhere locally. I got my shipment today. I am waiting to try out the finish results. Thanks!"
Gina, Paxton, IL February 16, 2009
"Thank goodness for your great prices!! I teach children who are blind. Wanting to have a little fun teaching them to measure, scoop and pour without using a boring cooking lesson, I decided we will make bath bombs for Mother's Day. Your citric acid prices are the best I have found!!
Thanks so much. As you know, teachers use their own money for many things. Your prices will allow all 8 kids to have loads of fun;=) "
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Elaine, Bunkie, La. January 27, 2014
"Got the package and loved the box! Got Citric Acid and am anxious to make bath fizzies for my kids that I teach and grandkids! Thanks!"
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With all the EVH talk earlier, thought I'd post one from one of my favorite post-VH guitarists, Paul Gilbert. This one from his stint in Racer X.
RacerX for the win. PG is a mudda-flappa.
I dont know why I randomly thought of this old jam from the absolutely terrible White Chicks movie today.
Maybe it could be because I started singing it literally right after I lost my virginity. LOL fun times.


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TRAVERSE CITY — A woman arrested during disturbance complaint investigation now faces charges for kicking out the windows of a police car.
Katrina Brown, 26, faces charges of malicious destruction of police property, and resisting and obstructing police, court records state. The felonies carry maximum prison sentences of four and two years, respectively.
Traverse City Police officers arrested Brown on an outstanding warrant Nov. 6 while responding to a disturbance complaint on East Eighth Street, according to police records.
Officers placed Brown in the back of a patrol car. She then kicked out the car's driver's side rear window.
Traverse City police Capt. Brian Heffner said the incident resulted in about $220 worth of damage to the car. Heffner said the department has to replace a "couple" of patrol car windows each year because of such incidents.


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The upshot: Instead of rushing through a 10-minute visit, private doctors can spend a half-hour or more with their patients. Many private doctors offer an extensive annual physical that can last a few hours.
That's a change in approach that many doctors would like to see become more widespread. Experts say that traditional medicine has become reactive, treating patients in discrete episodes only after something goes wrong. Few blame the doctors themselves for the current system—they're under strain from rising costs and falling insurance reimbursements.
"The incentives now are for piecework and symptomatic care," said Robert Williams, director of Deloitte's life sciences and health-care consulting practice. The Affordable Care Act aims to change this, but systemwide changes have only just begun.
Additional time means concierge doctors can focus more on education and prevention, proponents say. William F. Hoover, a retired police officer with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey now living in Las Vegas, credits his concierge doctor with changing his lifestyle. Hoover ate the heavy, meat-and-potatoes meals of his childhood until his doctor, Candice Tung, introduced him and his wife to quinoa and other healthy foods that have helped him lose weight and keep his diabetes in check. "It's a pain in the butt trying to stay healthy at 65," he said, and it helps to have an ally like Dr. Tung, who is affiliated with MDVIP.
MDVIP is the country's largest network of private physicians, with about 560 affiliated doctors and 200,000 patients in more than 40 states and Washington, D.C. The company has reported revenue growth of approximately 20% per year over the past 3 years, according to a spokeswoman. Since 2007, the number of doctors and patients is up 200%, according to CEO Dan Hecht. "The more chaotic it is in health care, the more changes, the more desirable it is to have confidence in the doctor/patient relationship," Hecht said.
Parsing the health studies
According to two recent studies financed by MDVIP, its system improves its patients' health outcomes. The company recently published a study in The American Journal of Managed Care that found a 79% reduction in hospital admissions for Medicare patients in MDVIP-affiliated practices, compared with those in traditional practices, and a 72% decrease for those with commercial insurance in MDVIP-affiliated practices between the ages of 35 and 64. Another study, published recently in the International Journal of Person Centered Medicine, found that MDVIP patients better managed their chronic conditions. For example, 83% of MDVIP patients with diabetes had good blood pressure control, versus 50% to 65% in the national benchmark.
While those studies were peer reviewed, the data was compiled and analyzed by the company's medical director and other company employees and affiliates—and some experts have questioned MDVIP's methodology. For starters, critics said that the company should have engaged a third party to study its effectiveness, instead of undertaking the study on its own.
Others wondered whether MDVIP's studies did enough to minimize "selection bias." MDVIP patients—who pay an annual fee of $1,500 to $1,800—are more affluent than the population at large. That means they may also be more educated and likely to follow a doctor's instructions. In other words, these patients might be less hospitalized than the general population anyway, regardless of who provides their primary care, said Dr. Albert Wu, a practicing internist and professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
While the data did not allow MDVIP researchers to formally control for selection bias, "the bias is very minimal," Hecht said, adding that the fact that the studies were published in peer-reviewed journals spoke to their rigorous methodologies.
Wrestling with 'elitist' label
Other critics say concierge practices are elitist. And even supporters of the approach worry that the spread of personalized practices will only worsen the country's primary-care physician shortage, by making some doctors inaccessible to middle- and lower-income families. ( To read a doctor's essay about the drawbacks of concierge medicine for middle-income patients, click here .)
Some private physicians counter that they were burned out before they went the concierge route, and they might not have remained in medicine if they didn't have that option. "It's helped extend my career," UPenn's Dr. Dorshimer said. Johns Hopkins' Dr. Wu said the country already has a multitiered health-care system, with some people on government insurance, some on private insurance, and others served by veteran's plans or community clinics. There is not always a stark divide between haves and have notes, Dr. Wu said, while the Affordable Care Act will create many more patients who "have some."
MDVIP executives and others balk at the term "concierge" medicine, saying their service is more inclusive than the image of CEOs in robes and slippers evoked by the term. Indeed, other models offer what some call "concierge light." The network One Medical Group, currently available in 5 major cities, charges just $200 annually for longer doctor visits, minimal wait time, iPhone appointment scheduling and prescription refills and other amenities. The group has slashed overhead by increasing its use of technology and cutting down on support staff. Doctors weigh in patients and take their vital statistics, which provides a good opportunity for both sides to catch up, said Dr. Tom Lee, One Medical's CEO, who holds both an MD and an MBA. "Because we've re-engineered our practice, we can weather most reimbursement storms," Lee said.
Scott Breslar, 55, a restaurateur in Morris, Ill., says he understands why the concierge concept is expanding. He credits Dr. John Saran, his MDVIP-affiliated physician, with helping him manage complex health conditions, including major surgeries. "It's painful to shell out $1,500 per year," Breslar said. "But it's an insurance policy, and you know exactly what you're getting."


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By Jill Keppeler email@example.com
The Tonawanda News
Tonawanda News — During the months classically reserved for rest and relaxation — and maybe, a part-time job for pocket cash — a group of North Tonawanda High School students instead spent their summer hours visiting engineering job sites, working on architectural drawings and otherwise learning the ropes for their future.
Thirteen seniors from the school's Academy of Engineering and Architecture took part in internships at 10 local companies this past summer, a requirement for the four-year, pre-university program that is now in its eighth year. And this year, more than ever before have been invited to return as actual employees, said Chris Cook, teacher and co-director of the academy.
"They're going to be that much further ahead than other students they're competing with," he said. "It's real-world experience. A big thing New York state is starting to push is career readiness. We're been pushing career readiness for eight years."
Students in the academy are required to take part in about 55 hours of internships their senior year. This year they are serving those hours at the City of North Tonawanda Engineering Department, Kideney Architects, Cannon Design, Safespan, Siracuse Engineers, Aquasol Corp., Taylor Devices, Danforth Co., Aero Instruments & Avionics, HDM Hydraulics and Mark Cerrone Inc. Experiences ranged from those as simple as answering office phones and filing to working on plans and visiting sites.
Student Kyle Bortz had worked for Safespan in Tonawanda before, he said, but that was "more grunt work." Over the summer, he worked on computer-assisted design and bringing design drawings up to date — experience he just couldn't get in school, he said.
"In a classroom, it's more theoretical. You can see the parts, but you can't touch them," Bortz said. "When you're out ... seeing the parts, putting them together, you experience a lot more than you ever could in a classroom. The experience is so much more beneficial."
Some students focused on architecture, while others were more into the engineering side of things, and some used the time as a way to help figure out where their dominant interests were. In at least one case, the experience helped a student realize his interests lay elsewhere.
And at their young age, crossing something off the list is hardly a bad thing.
Brandon Dirmyer said that he enjoyed and learned a lot from his internship with Siracuse Engineers in Buffalo, during which he was able to visit job sites and review drawings for projects with his mentor, among other tasks. However, he's decided that his interests lie more in the computer field.
"It gave me a lot of experience. I wasn't sure I wanted to do it," Dirmyer said. "And after, I decided that field wasn't specifically for me, so I decided to go into something else. But it was a great opportunity."
Student Michael Carroll spent his internship at the City of North Tonawanda Engineering Department — where he also hopes to take a paid internship when he starts college at the University at Buffalo next fall. As well as office work, Carroll said he was able to witness a lot of field work, including work on NT's Frederick Durkee Memorial Bridge, the city marina and planning the city's 9/11 memorial, of which he is one of the original contest-winning designers.
The internship gave him an interesting perspective on the work that goes into making a design a reality, Carroll said.
"It wasn't just designing it, the way it looked, but having to figure out how to actually make it happen," he said. "I wasn't sure when I went into it ... but this definitely lead me to civil engineering. That's it, I'm going to UB for for civil engineering."
Carroll said he was able to draft various plans and sit in on department head meetings, as well, and lauded NT City Engineer Dale Marshall for his mentorship.
"He didn't just tell me or show me," Carroll said. "He took the time to explain what's going on and why we're doing it."
Marshall has set up internships for both high school students and paid internships for college students, generally from UB, for years. He said it's a system that helps both sides: The department gives the students experience (and for the college interns, a job) and the interns help make ends meet at the engineering department, which has suffered cutbacks over the years.
"It's a symbiotic thing; we mutually benefit," he said. "They can do everything. It's great experience for them. It's hugely important for these kids to get this experience. and they get it here because we do it all."
The students learn things as simple as answering the phone, dealing with callers and office work such as filing, mailing and typing, to more field-specific work such as mapping underground locations for contractors, surveying, learning to use Niagara County's Geographic Information System and working on various in-house projects, Marshall said.
"It's sort of soup to nuts. They do the whole realm of what you do in an engineering office," he said. "There's a lot of stuff going on that they can do. The two (college interns) I have right now are architects; they really have this visual thing down. They do everything, everything you would expect."
The experience can motivate the students, who see "the light at the end of the tunnel," Marshall said, and in return, he gets to promote his field. In fact, he hopes one of his protégés will succeed him — eventually.
"Someday, one of these interns, I hope, takes over my job ... comes back and says 'I want to do that.' "
Student Austin Glick spent his internship at Aquasol Corp. in North Tonawanda and was offered a further role (although he was unable to take it). Jonathon Gondek, mechanical engineer at Aquasol, said this was the second year an academy student served as an intern at the company, and they plan to continue the relationship in the future.
"I think it's great for both sides," he said. "I think one of the nice things is that it helps us bring in some young minds, some fresh ideas, especially when we get them involved in some product development.
"It's a nice opportunity for some of these young kids to get into the engineering environment and get a feel for it before they head to college."
At any given time, the academy generally has about 70 students, with about 18 joining each class. June Mikulski, teacher and co-director of the academy, called the current class "exceptional."
"I think that's why they're being offered these opportunities," she said. "I've heard a lot of positive comments about them. They're been outstanding ... and we hope our program is what's helping them to excel."


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Tom Gauld's new graphic novel Goliath turns the classic biblical tale of David vs. Goliath on its head by telling the story from the giant's perspective, and showing us that he mightn't be such a bad guy after all.
Tom Gauld is one of my favourite cartoonists because of his ability to marry his dry wit with his perfectly reduced drawing style. Goliath is his first long-form graphic novel, but is a natural continuation of the work he's done for the Guardian's Saturday Review letters page, skewing art and literature with his refined stick-figures.
It's also a continuation of the themes and parables of human conflict he explored with his previous book, the oversized The Gigantic Robot. I hope it is the first of many long-form works from him.
Be sure, too, to follow Tom on Flickr where he posts his weekly Guardian cartoons, and also shares bits of his process and pages from his sketchbooks. He has a full album of behind-the-scenes images from Goliath.


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Meadowbrook Opening Soon, District Hopes It Will Relieve Overcrowding
ALACHUA COUNTY - Construction workers have been on a roll, as they work to complete a brand new elementary school in Alachua County.
Meadowbrook is set to open on August 20.
"It's a new school that we have needed for quite some time," says Jackie Johnson, spokesperson for Alachua County Public Schools.
"A lot of movement in this county is heading west, and we had some pretty overcrowded situations in the west side of Gaineseville,"
Johnson says the school will have a domino effect on other schools because it will relieve some of their overcrowding.
The 16.5 million-dollar school allows for about 700 students to attend, and it's possible for the roster to fill up fast with all of the movement in Meadowbrook's district.
Johnson says it's important for parents to enroll their children in Alachua County public schools as soon as possible.
Meadowbrook is all set to open on Alachua County's first day of school, with their smart boards and energy efficient classrooms ready to go.
Meadowbrook, along with all of Alachua County's public schools will host a "Meet Your Teacher" event on July 17.
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Career talk for women
Last week, I had the privilege of hearing Sue Hayden speak at a Step Up New York career event. Hayden is an Executive Vice President at Polycom, where she oversees strategic alliances and global partnerships for this billion-dollar, double-digit growth company. Prior to Polycom, Hayden held leadership positions at Oracle, SAP, Fidelity, and Monster. Hayden summarized the top 4 reasons for her success:
Hayden compared her career moves to "cliff-jumping," and given the volatility in today's job market, we can all learn from her corporate cliff-jumping advice.
Know what you like. Hayden took on a variety of roles and paid attention to what she liked doing, the environments where she thrived, and the support and people she needed around her. This is a great example of executing on solid career advice: As you build your career, look for patterns where you thrive, where you're happy, and where you feel fulfilled; build on what is already working.
Trust your gut. Hayden often made bold moves, including leaving jobs with brand name companies and trying new functions. I see many professionals afraid to make any career moves, even within their own company, because they are so afraid of making a mistake. Hayden is proof that good things come from taking risks.
Listen for opportunities. Hayden advised the audience to listen for signals coming through the noise because there is abundant opportunity all around you. I see many professionals waiting for that lightning bolt of inspiration, the 100% surety that their next goal is truly the right goal, and Hayden is a great reminder that there isn't just one way to move forward.
Jump. While Hayden was extraordinarily self-reflective and articulate about her own decision process, the fact remains that she took action and didn't just reflect and think. She actually jumped her corporate cliffs to get where she is.
I would add 1 other lesson that Hayden didn't say outright but was evident in her story: Give back. Hayden credited several mentors and supporters as she recounted her career journey. She herself volunteers her time as a mentor, as she did by speaking at this event. Giving back isn't just a feel-good tip. There are practical career advantages to mentoring: you learn most when you teach; you open yourself up to meeting new people; you put yourself out there as someone who is willing and able to contribute.
Caroline Ceniza-Levine helps people build fulfilling and financially-rewarding careers, as the co-founder of SixFigureStart® and co-host of the 90-Day Challenge. She is the co-author of "Six Steps To Job-Search Success" 2011, Flat World Knowledge and "How the Fierce Handle Fear: Secrets to Succeeding in Challenging Times" 2010, Two Harbors Press. She is also a stand-up comic with Comic Diversity. Caroline welcomes your comments and questions.
Give back – yes, it definitely helps learn from your experience more while teaching someone. and about Trust Your Gut: who take a risk drink champaign, who don't drink vodka.
It doesn't hurt to understand your taste for risk, and realize that not everyone has well honed instincts. If you don't have adequate savings and preparation, that cliff jump could lead to a very hard landing. This is not the right economy for quick recoveries, so if the move doesn't work out, have a plan to survive. This person may have been fortunate in her moves, but some places seem fine when you get in there, and it takes 6-18 months or so to deteriorate into a screaming hellhole. When the fecal matter starts flying, it's time to move to plan B.


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This blog item really should be unnecessary, but since it's something fans will be talking about we probably should state the obvious: the Bills will not be making room for Bill or Chris Polian in their football department. The Polians were fired by Indianapolis on Monday. No doubt some fans would love to see Bill Polian make a return to the organization, given the fact he built the Bills' "golden era." But the Bills have all their football management positions filled. Owner Ralph Wilson is fully committed to Buddy Nix and Chan Gailey. Nix already has his hand-picked, up-and-coming, asssistant general manager with quality credentials in Doug Whaley. Nix just this year put "his men" in charge of the pro and college operations (Tom Gibbons and Chuck Cook, respectively). The Bills are not about to pay for an assistant to the assistant general manager. And they're not about to bring in an 800-pound special advisor to the owner on football matters. Not that either Polian would come back to Buffalo, anyway. However, Bill Polian's firing means he's likely to be free on fall Sundays in 2012, presuming he isn't hired by some other club. So the opportunity is open for him to show up in Orchard Park for a Wall of Fame ceremony, which would be greatly deserved.
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Needed overhaul
As an insurance agent and a resident of North Carolina, I want to thank Sen. Wesley Meredith and Rep. Jeff Collins for introducing common sense legislation. Since moving to North Carolina from Virginia over 15 years ago, I have been amazed at the antiquated auto insurance environment here. Why are we good drivers paying more so the bad drivers can pay less? Why does a person who has driven for over 25 years, without an accident or a ticket, have their insurance premium go way up with one slip up?
SB 154 makes sense. We should all do what we can to make sure our legislators know that this is good for all of us in North Carolina!
Danny Newton, Raleigh