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EDITORIAL In a stunning victory, tenant advocates have managed to derail a terrible piece of condo-conversion legislation — and replace it with a compromise that actually improves the current situation and could help slow the wave of speculative evictions.
The supervisors need to support the revised version of the bill — and if Mayor Lee wants to have any credibility at all with tenants, he needs to sign it.
For some 30 years, San Francisco has had a strict policy limiting the conversion of rental apartments to condominiums. Only 200 units a year get permission, through a lottery.
But thanks to the popularity of tenancies in common (a backdoor way around the limit) and the state's Ellis Act, which allows landlords to evict all their tenants and sell the units as TICs, there's now a long waiting list.
TIC owners say it's unfair that they have to accept (somewhat) higher mortgage payments and reduced value on their homes because the wait for a conversion permit has grown to ten years or more. Real-estate speculators see huge profits in clearing buildings of long-term tenants with rent-controlled apartments and selling the places as TICs.
When Supervisors Scott Wiener and Mark Farrell first proposed allowing more than 2,000 tenancy-in-common units to bypass the lottery, tenant advocates began organizing to defeat the bill. Nobody thought a compromise was possible — particularly when the landlord-backed Plan C refused to negotiate in good faith and look for a solution everyone could accept.
But with the help of Supervisors Norman Yee, Jane Kim, and David Chiu, the tenants were able to craft a deal that clears up the backlog — and then prevents any further conversions for at least a decade. That's fair: If the limit is 200 a year, and TIC owners want to clear up a backlog of 2,000 all at once, a ten-year moratorium makes sense. The tenant package also bars conversion of any buildings with more the five units and includes more protections for existing tenants.
If this proposal is really about helping TIC owners who face a long and uncertain time on the conversion list, then the compromise ought to be fine — and indeed, many TIC owners support it. The real-estate speculators who want to see evictions continue at a rapid pace hate it — this would make TICs less appealing and less valuable. But that's fine: Buying a TIC has never been, and should never be, based on a future promise of condo conversion. And if this slows down the horrifying epidemic of evictions and displacement, it will be a very positive change.
Wiener and Farrell didn't accept the compromise, but it was amended into their legislation anyway. The new version will come before the supervisors May 7. The supervisors should see this for what it is — greedy speculators against everyone else — and vote yes.
"with more the five units" ?
the practical upshot of this isn't so onerous.
It's poor law but, as usual, property owners will find ways around it.
Rich people yay!!
"Scott Seligman's company owns the Sterling Bank & Trust, and numerous office properties in California, Nevada, and Michigan. Seligman has been singled out as the ugly face of gentrification in San Francisco by non other than Lawrence Ferlinghetti"
2000+ more condos is a very good start. Also TICs will become more affordable during the 10 year moratorium.
any evidence for the proposition that TIC's will become cheaper. The opposite is more likely, especially over a ten-year view.
This could represent a fantastic opportunity. TICs could become cheaper in the confusing early years of the government imposed conversion moratorium. The strict moratorium will eventually be weakened or defeated in court.
what a silly statement...the basic act of condo conversion is a government granted benefit and the statement implies that someone has a fundamental right to turn their property into a condominium. talk about entitled...
Grossly entitled. They must think they actually own the place.
First the government tells you have to have to go thru a process to get title to your unit, and then they tell you that you can join a lottery to get what you should have anyway.
With new build, every unit is a condo because nobody wants to build anything else. Should be the same for existing stock too.
developments being built right now in San Francisco. Facts. A funny thing.
small new rental buildings being built - the 2-4 unit mom'n'pop buildings that make up much of SF's rental housing stock are not being built because there is no demand. Even tho new build is exempt from rent control, developers and landlords cannot risk that that might change, as many of the earlier exclusions from rent control were reversed after the fact.
There are larger buildings going up but they are easier for property companies to manage because you always get turnover in larger buildings, and they can probably be in profit within 10-12 years, after which it doesn't matter so much any more.
The rest - all condo's as far as I see.
Your interpretation is inaccurate and dishonest.
Rent control cannot be extended to buildings constructed after 1980. This is part of the state constitution. It cannot be overturned. So rent control has nothing to do with restricting new construction.
Older buildings have been brought under rent control but no new ones. But they were not covered by Costas-Hawkins, the state law, because they were older buildings constructed as rentals.
Owned by mega-corporate landlords. Nice job.
Which leaves a vacuum for corporate property managers, REIT's and hedge funds. And they won't tolerate shitty little tenants - look how they did a once over on Park Merced.
If you think you should have had a condo anyway, why didn't you buy a condo? Did you offer the previous owner the chance to treat the property as a condo in the sale, and did you pay a condo price out of disrespect for the terrible government restrictions attached to the unit? No, you loved the fact that it was a TIC going in, because you paid a lower price as a result.
You want government to rewrite the deed to your advantage. That is government interference. You have a TIC contract that defines the property lines. If that's insufficient, you should not have bought a TIC. Your sense of entitlement has debased homeownership. It is filled with people who always want more than they paid for. Loan mods and principal writedowns and condo conversions. Aren't Prop 13 and mortgage breaks and capital-gains exemptions enough for you people?
This proposal may accelerate that process for a few people, but every one of those TIC's would have gone condo anyway. The deal was understood from the start.
And nobody loses if a TIC goes condo.
Real TIC owners support this legislation as a fair and reasonable compromise. I have no idea why Plan C is pulling their support for the legislation.
If this isn't a fair compromise, then what is?
Tenants and home owners do not have to be enemies. We are not fighting some battle against each other. Most of my friends and co-workers are renters. But we can all agree that this legislation makes sense. So we are all winning now.
you get to condo and that is your dominant concern.
I don't speak for Plan C but suspect the basis of their objection is how this deal shuts the door on anyone wanting to do what you have done, and who now face a wait of at least ten years.
There again, I do not understand why tenants oppose this either, because these 2,000 or so units are all owner-occupied anyway, and are already lost to renters forever.
In short, this bill favors a few and has little effect on the rest. Only in SF would so many get so worked up and so little.
This has always about real estate investment and outrageous windfall returns on condo conversions, not about obtaining real housing.
TICs are absurdly bad form of ownership, and no one in their right mind would by a TIC to obtain a real home.
From Plan C's Website: http://www.plancsf.org/2013/04/condo-bypass-update-422/
"We believe taken in combination, the amended legislation penalizes both current and future TIC owners and creates a number of unintended consequences, especially for those TIC owners that purchased their TICs within the last year (after 4/12/12). We believe no Supervisor should support legislation that penalizes TIC owners retroactively."
Seems like they are suggesting the legislation has a number of technical issues in addition to leaving some folks out in the cold. A fair compromise wouldn't fuck over any existing TIC owners, and would make prospective changes that new TIC owners would be fully informed of. It's not the TICs that have been eligible for the lottery that the tenants advocates should be focused on. It's the ones that use the Ellis Act to clear large buildings that can never convert to condos that they should look to address.
And it also appears the whole piece of legislation as ammended can be taken down by a single lawsuit. All this grandstanding and it's going to be moot.
There is no "horrifying epidemic of evictions and displacement", the number of Ellis evictions each year is less than 200. I can thinking of alot of things much more horrifying, and as far as epidemics go eviction rates don't really compare to a mild cold.
It is good to see that this is a victory (I am sure the Supervisors will pass it), but I the Victory is premature.
But continue with the hyperbole as it makes transparent where your prejudice lies
"makes transparent where your prejudice lies "
No shit, Sherlock, really, you've just figured that out?
No I didn't but I am not a cunt
no horrifying epidemic of evictions and displacement? have you tried to find a place to rent lately? Its horrible right now. Ellis and OMIs are only the tip of the iceberg.
Yes, the rental market has been completely destroyed in SF. Luckily we're building many new luxury rentals owned by mega-corporate landlords. (sarcasm)
clearly there was demand for them. If not, the developers lose money - why would you care about that?
"Buying a TIC has never been, and should never be, based on a future promise of condo conversion."
Actually buying a TIC has ALWAYS been about converting to condo.
If it were not then why so may TIC investors demanding to be able to convert?
The attack on rent control has always been orchestrated by big real estate and the real genius of this compromise is that it acknowledges and exposes this.
Regardless how bad it could have been, this legislation is still profoundly unfair.
You buy a TIC that costs less than a condo, but you pay a higher rate. Over time the condo and the TIC cost about the same.
By converting, you allow investors to purchase a cheaper home, and then avoid paying a higher rate, turning a TIC meant to allow first time home owners a chance to afford San Francisco into an investment vehicle that can return hundreds of percent on a down payment for a lucky few, unscrupulous real estate a$$holes....
Why do we have to keep offering government support and bailouts for immoral, unscrupulous real estate cons that victimize and prey upon normal people?
No evidence has been offered that a Plan C ballot measure has the slightest chance.
For the same reasons that no elected officials have come out against Pride's blacklisting Bradley Manning. This town is on political lockdown.
For realz.
Where exactly is this bailout coming from? Oh, you probably don't know that because you base your opinion on baloney the Tenants Union has fed you. Actually, if you READ the legislation it says that TIC owners will be PAYING their own way with this measure- up to $20,000 per unit to transfer. There's no government money going into this (other than the time Norman Yee and Jane Kim wasted sucking up to tenants rights activist deadbeats).
"Up to" $20,000. Scam. As usual.
First, lots of conversions will be "as low as" $4000.
Second, this money would have been raised anyway from the coming real estate conversion tax, now diluted.
Third, the bail out is for the banks who financed thousands and thousands of these trashy five and seven year balloon mortgages, not the TIC owners.
Seriously. NO ONE believes home owners get bailed out. BANKS get bailed out.
have been foreclosed upon. We saved the banking system because we had to. And the vast majority of mortgagees are current with their loans. It's all good.
This conversion opportunity is good for the city and good for it's residents. And SF gets a lot of other fees in a conversion as well as this one-time fee of up to 20K. Given that no tenants will by evicted, it's a win-win, as the article notes.
Just another financial abomination from our friends the Republicans.
"If the banks had not been bailed out then more homes would have been foreclosed upon."
Because giving money to victims instead of criminals is communist...
"Oh, are we getting ripped off. And now we've got the data to prove it. From 2009 to 2011, the richest 8 million families (the top 7%) on average saw their wealth rise from $1.7 million to $2.5 million each. Meanwhile the rest of us -- the bottom 93% (that's 111 million families) -- suffered on average a decline of $6,000 each."
-- The Rich Have Gained $5.6 Trillion in the 'Recovery,' While the Rest of Us Have Lost $669 Billion
And wealth inequality in itself isn't necessarily a bad thing. If the 100 wealthiest Americans all moved to Switzerland tomorrow, the rest of us would be worse off, not better off, even though technically we'd be a more equal society, for what that is worth.
Fact check:
1.3MM underwater homeowners were bailed-out in 2012 alone.
Although I don't believe in bank bail-outs, banks were actually bailed out in 2008, and have since all repaid that money.
Banks are not being bailed-out of your bad mortgage now. The are taking the losses with set-aside loss reserves.
Please apply for your underwater mortgage loan to be restructured and forgiven so that hard-working savers/financial responsible citizens/taxpayers can bail you out too. Thanks.
the plan now is to let current TIC owners convert, but then shut the door behind them so future TIC owners won't have that chance for 10 years. If you ask me, that just hurts middle class people in SF who want to own rather than rent.
why not just change the lottery to 400 units per year? or get rid of the lottery and let an owner convert a TIC one time, thus getting rid of speculators who, allegedly, are habitually doing this?
Frankly, I don't see how the current legislation is the "win" for tenants that Tim is masturbating all over himself about.
TICS that EVICT MULTIPLE TENANTS OR ELLIS are NOT eligible to CONDO CONVERT. They are NOT on the list TIM! This has been the case since 2005. So the list of 2000+ TIC owners in the backlog were not caused by ELLIS. There are 1000's of other TIC units that have ELLISED, are not part of the lottery, won't ever convert, and this "compromise" doesn't change that one bit. TICs aren't going away, conversions or not.
The last part of this statement is false: "For some 30 years, San Francisco has had a strict policy limiting the conversion of rental apartments to condominiums. Only 200 units a year get permission, through a lottery. But thanks to the popularity of tenancies in common (a backdoor way around the limit) and the state's Ellis Act, which allows landlords to evict all their tenants and sell the units as TICs, there's now a long waiting list."
line from the condo lottery when you admit that Ellis'ed buildings cannot be condo'ed anyway?
That makes no sense at all.
The SF TIC market is based on potential for condo conversion, and the market prices reflect that. TICs may be cheaper than condos, but not THAT MUCH cheaper. If condo conversion stops altogether, some people may be interested in forming a group to buy buildings as a "co-op" like in NYC, but then the price won't be inflated based on the mere possibility of condo conversion.
The Supes should not change the rules retroactively. It's unfair. All existing TIC owners should eventually be able to pay the bypass fee and condo convert. No TIC orphans!
and yet they do sell, albeit for less than a TIC with that potential.
What we will see here is that the existing bifurbication between condo's and TIC's will become now a three-way split: condo's, TIC's that can condo, and TIC's that cannot condo.
That latter group are mostly the result of an Ellis eviction and those will continue because the demand is there to biuy them AND because landlords eventually lose patience with tenants who never move.
The rental market will become more and more based on new high-rise developments that you can see going up all over SF. Smaller 2-4 unit buildings will gradually be Ellis'ed out of existence, because rent control hurts small landlords much more than big landlords - the exact opposite of the original intent.
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by moevaughn, Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 06:50:33 AM EDT
In a recent interview, U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich said that Senator Obama, behind closed doors, opposed including the mortgage modification component of the Wall Street Bailout/Rescue Bill, which would give bankruptcy judges authority to change the mortgage terms of homeowners facing foreclosure. How do you all feel about this?
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"Is this the United States Congress or the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs?", Rep. Dennis Kucinich, September 29, 2008,
from Democracy Now interview (link below):
REP. KUCINICH: ...Isn't it interesting that the only plan that we get up-you know, for an up or down vote is one that gives a complete bailout to Wall Street without any restraints or protections for the investors who might come into this now.
AMY GOODMAN: Congressman Kucinich, can you explain how it is that the Democrats are in charge, yet the Democrats back down on their demand to give bankruptcy judges authority to alter the terms of mortgages for homeowners facing foreclosure, that Democrats also failed in their attempt to steer a portion of any government profits from the package to affordable housing programs?
REP. DENNIS KUCINICH: Well, I mean, those are two of the most glaring deficiencies in this bill. And I would maintain there was never any intention to-you know, well, many members of Congress had the intention of helping people who were in foreclosure. You know, this-Wall Street doesn't want to do that. Wall Street wants to grab whatever change they can and equity that's left in these properties. So-
AMY GOODMAN: Right, but the Democrats are in charge of this.
REP. DENNIS KUCINICH: Right. You know, I'll tell you something that we were told in our caucus. We were told that our presidential candidate, when the negotiations started at the White House, said that he didn't want this in this bill. Now, that's what we were told.
AMY GOODMAN: You were told that Barack Obama did not want this in the bill?
REP. DENNIS KUCINICH: That he didn't want the bankruptcy provisions in the bill. Now, you know, that's what we were told. And I don't understand why he would say that, if he did say that. And I think that there is a-the fact that we didn't put bankruptcy provisions in, that actually we removed any hope for judges to do any loan modifications or any forbearance. There's no moratorium on mortgage foreclosures in here. So, who's getting-who's really getting helped by this bill? This is a bailout, pure and simple, of Wall Street interests who have been involved in speculation.....
So, you know, we're getting stampeded here to vote for something that doesn't help homeowners, that doesn't do anything about foreclosures, that doesn't help those people who have been in bankruptcy and are looking for a way out. As a matter of fact, it made sure they can't get out. So, who's this for? It's for speculators. It's to play a game that provides some temporary help in the market, and, you know, you might see an uptick today if this passes the House. On the other hand, if it doesn't, we need to be ready to find a way for Wall Street to address its problems without having to tap the increasingly diminishing resources of the federal taxpayers.
For complete interview, including Rep. Kucinich's thoughts on oversight and corporate compensationm, go to link: http://www.democracynow.org/20...
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On the night of Nov. 14 we experienced a heart-wrenching and terrifying dozen hours that we hope never has to be repeated by anyone, as our son E.J VanBrabant went missing. At the same time, the most gracious, compassionate and proactive friends, classmates and neighbors from the village of Germantown came together as a testament to the integrity of this community.
There are so many to thank for all your help in finding E.J. that night, we are at a loss as to how to reach you all. But know in our hearts we will never forget or be able to repay all the prayers, organizing, walking, driving, searching in the cold temperatures until the early morning hours and beyond that you all gave.
We'd like to thank, in particular, the Germantown Police Department, Superintendent Sue Borden and the staff of Kennedy Middle School for getting the word out.
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A Durango man suspected of giving marijuana to children in exchange for sexual favors may have laced the pot with another drug to help incapacitate them, according to an arrest affidavit filed in 6th Judicial District Court.
Shelton Oliver Urquidez, 36, is suspected of sexually assaulting at least three teenage boys during a period of several months in Durango, said Lt. Ray Shupe, spokesman with the Durango Police Department.
One of the boys told police he believed the marijuana was laced with some other drug because it had a much stronger effect on him than normal marijuana, according to the arrest report.
The boy said he passed out on the couch and awoke to find Urquidez with no shirt, socks or shoes.
The assault occurred sometime in March, he said. Urquidez later sent naked pictures of himself to the boy's phone, the arrest report says.
Durango Police Department learned of the assault Nov. 8 from the Colorado Department of Human Services, which ultimately learned about it from a therapist at a drug-rehabilitation center where the teen was receiving treatment.
The teenager told Durango police Investigator Burke Baldwin that he and another boy went to Urquidez's house in the east 500 block of 29th Street, where Urquidez offered them marijuana.
"We smoked some weed with him, but the weed was laced with something," the boy told police. "Basically, it was incapacitating. It stupefied (redacted) to a point where I couldn't even register what was going on. I remember vaguely, very blurry certain things that occurred."
The boy said he is familiar with what marijuana smells and tastes like, and the pot Urquidez provided "smelled really funny" and "tasted funny."
"The feeling, it wasn't like normal weed," said the boy, who said he smoked marijuana about every day, multiple times a day, for two or three months. He first smoked marijuana at age 11, but had stopped a few weeks before the assault, he said.
"I couldn't really talk or register what was going on," he told police. "I was kinda telling him 'no' and that I didn't want to do anything."
During the conversation, the boy began to cry, and the officer said it was clear he was "very upset."
His friend also had been "drugged" and was passed out on a couch, he said.
Urquidez is being held in the La Plata County jail on $250,000 bail.


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July 29, 2014
AUSTIN, Texas -- Gov. Rick Perry has issued a disaster declaration for Dallas, Tarrant and Kaufman counties, which sustained widespread damage when tornadoes tore through North Texas.
Perry says preliminary assessments from the American Red Cross indicate that nearly 650 structures were affected by as many as a dozen twisters Tuesday. He said in a statement Thursday that 200 of those were destroyed, while more than 100 sustained major damage.
The governor has suggested Texas eventually will ask for federal disaster aid, particularly for Dallas, Tarrant and Kaufman counties.
He also reminded homeowners of a new law passed by the state Legislature last summer which provides consumer protections against dishonest contractors who take advantage of those doing home repairs.
Perry's statement says people whose homes were damaged should be especially mindful of swindlers.
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text: On Wednesday at approximately 8:40 a.m., the Macon Police Department responded to a report of a shoplifting suspect in the 800 block of South Missouri Street. The suspect reportedly fled on foot south of the business. Upon arrival, police located the suspect near the Macon County Fairgrounds and placed the suspect into custody. A vehicle and other occupants remained at the reporting business. During the course of the investigation, the police department located a possible meth lab contained within the vehicle near a set of gas pumps and secured the area. The North Missouri Drug Force was called to assist at the scene. The lab was dismantled and removed from the area safely. Numerous items of evidence related to the manufacture of methamphetamine were seized. The Macon Police Department was also assisted by the Macon Fire Department at the scene. At this time, police have three additional suspects in custody and the investigation is ongoing. Chief Steve Olinger states more information will be released when the investigation is completed.


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Be prepared in advance for a winter storm or blizzard. There are some things that you can do before a snow storm to be ready for a possible emergency due to power outages, the inability to travel or injuries. This article provides some ideas for dealing with a winter storm.
The severity of winter storms and blizzards can vary, but most preventative measures remain the same: stay warm, stay indoors, don't overdo and stay tuned to the radio or TV for emergency information. Know that a "Winter Weather Advisory" means winter weather will be severe enough to interfere with travel. A freezing rain forecast is self-explanatory. A "Winter Storm Watch" means you should avoid unnecessary travel because of freezing rain, sleet or heavy snow. A "Winter Storm Warning" means stay indoors because of the severe weather. Lastly, a "Blizzard Warning" which means heavy snow, high winds and dangerously low temperatures. It is best not to travel during advisories.
Have your emergency plan and supplies ready to go. Stock up on non perishable food. Be prepared for frozen pipes, power outages, roofs collapsing under heavy snow, slippery roads, freezing rain, falling trees and branches. Conserve fuels by lowering your thermostat to 65° during the day and 55° at night. Close off unused rooms. Buy rock salt to melt ice on sidewalks, sand to improve traction, and snow removal equipment. In a pinch, you can use cat litter for traction on ice (but it tends to clump when wet).
A person cannot survive indoors or outdoors in freezing weather for an extended period of time without adequate protection. The risk varies a bit with wind chill factor, age, health, activity, the length of exposure, type of clothing, and whether this is a wet or dry exposure. If you must work outdoors, the old winter recommendations remain: wear a heavy coat, scarf, gloves, hat, and ear protection. Consider wearing multiple layers, even if it's wearing thin PJ bottoms and extra tee shirts. Keep clothes dry. Note: exhaustion and heart attacks are common due to over exertion outdoors. It takes considerably more stamina to work in the cold. Be sure to work for short periods of time interspersed with indoor breaks to remain warm and not to become hypothermic.
House fires are common due to improper use of heating sources. Keep flammable objects away from heating sources. Do not burn briquettes indoors because they can cause deadly carbon monoxide poisoning. Do not leave unwatched candles burning. Know in advance that your fireplace is clean and safe before using. A chimney fire sounds like a loud locomotive and can be extinguished by throwing water into the fireplace which will send steam upward.
Be prepared for power outages, especially after heavy snow falls or ice storms. Have blankets, foot and hand warmers, adequate firewood, fireplaces, generators, or any other alternate heat source ready to use. Consider going to public facilities to stay warm. Be sure your outdoor pipes and spigots are wrapped or protected by insulation. Has your home been winterized? Find any air leaks, below or around the doors and windows, then seal them off with throw rugs or towels. Close off unused or unneeded rooms. If power remains off and the temperatures have plummeted, in extreme emergency, bundling together may also help. If you are using a gasoline powered generator, then keep it at least 25 feet from the house.
These ideas and advice are just some the suggestions to help you survive a blizzard. We recommend that you talk with your local police and fire departments for more tips on dealing with various weather emergencies in your area.
Being prepared in advance for a winter storm or blizzard allows you to live comfortably in your home and watch the snow fall harmlessly outside.


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Slumping sales of current iPhone touch panel supplier could point to new in-cell panels for iPhone 5
A new analyst report has revealed that Wintek, the current supply chain partner for Apple's touch panels is experiencing a steep decline in sales. The report states that Wintek has experienced one of its steepest declines on record. The report also states that the decline is certainly not down to poor demand for Apple products but more likely a sign that Apple has changed technology for its panels; most likely to in-cell panels for the next iPhone.
This morning, Wintek reported consolidated June sales of NT$5.22 billion, down 33.6% MoM and much worse than the average MoM June sales increase of 1% over the past seven years. Based on our records, this appears to be the biggest MoM sales drop for Wintek since the later part of 2008 and one of the most significant drops we have on record (back to 2005). We would not overreact to the weakness at Wintek as it relates to Apple because we believe Wintek may be losing market share in key next generation Apple products and therefore ramping down certain programs.
It has been rumored before that Apple would be switching its touch panels to the new in-cell display panel technology. Current iPhone capacitive screens require a touchscreen to be fitted outside of the LCD, this means an additional layer of sensing glass which of course increases the thickness but also adds an extra step in the lamination process. Should Apple choose to use this new in-cell technology, it would offer better yield rates, reduced manufacturing costs as well as produce slimmer and lighter devices. That additional space could help Apple to increase its battery capacity and add in that much desired LTE radio.
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By Tom Precious
ALBANY – There is much spin going on this afternoon, but proponents backing the bid by Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins to become the new Senate minority leader say they are confident she will emerge victorious later this afternoon during a closed-door meeting in Manhattan among Senate Democrats.
The current Democratic leader, John Sampson, has been waging a non-stop fight to keep his job, but Stewart-Cousins, as of last night, had the backing of about 16 Democratic senators to win the post. Sen. Mike Gianaris of Queens is also pushing to become leader.
Backers of Stewart-Cousins, an African-American from Westchester County who was first elected to the Senate in 2006, say she is appealing to a cross-section of white and minority lawmakers from upstate and downstate. "Things can change,'' a source close to the senator said this afternoon, noting final deal-making has not yet happened and senators might shift alliances during what could be a testy meeting.
Democrats are set to meet at 4:30 this afternoon to discuss the leadership situation. Backers of Stewart-Cousins, who represents Yonkers and a couple of other communities in Westchester County, say she would be the first woman to hold the one of the four top legislative leadership posts if she wins today's vote by her colleagues.


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ADOPT A FRIEND -"Sweet Pea"
"Sweet Pea" was one of over 100 cats that were recently saved from a hoarding situation. The cats were kept in rabbit hutches and in a car. The conditions were found to be deplorable and most of the cats were found in fair to poor condition. Most could not be saved due to health issues but the ones that could be saved have been put up for adoption and are looking for a loving forever home.
Hoarding is the excessive collection of items, along with the inability to discard them. Hoarding often creates such cramped living conditions that homes may be filled to capacity, with only narrow pathways winding through stacks of clutter. Some people also collect animals, keeping dozens or hundreds of pets often in unsanitary conditions.
Hoarding, also called compulsive hoarding and compulsive hoarding syndrome, may be a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). But many people who hoard don't have other OCD-related symptoms.
People who hoard often don't see it as a problem, making treatment challenging. But intensive treatment can help people who hoard understand their compulsions and live safer, more enjoyable lives.
NAME: "Sweet Pea"
AGE: 3 1/2 years
GENDER: Adorable Female
BREED: Very beautiful Tortie
WEIGHT: A slim young chic
COLOR: Muted brown, black, white
HOBBIES: Rolling around while you pet her, cuddling up with her human companion, hopefully you!
PERSONALITY: This little sweetheart comes from a hoarding situation so she is a bit shy at first but warms up very quickly. VERY sweet little girl and deserves a loving forever home. Looking for someone who has patience which will be well rewarded.
If you or anyone you know is interested in adopting the wonderful pet featured this week, please call the Prince George's Animals Management Facility in Upper Marlboro at 301-780-7201 to check on the availability. You may also visit www.pgamd.petfinder.com or www.petharbor.com to see many more precious pets that are available for adoption.
An indoor cat's claws may become torn and ragged and require clipping. A scratching post will help to keep them in good repair and minimize or eliminate the need for your intervention. Never use scissors to trim your cat's claws. Use special cat clippers. Here is how to clip your cat's claws. Hold the cat's paw up to a strong light so you can clearly see the quick – the sensitive pink part of the nail you want to avoid. Gently squeeze your cat's paw to extend the nail and remove only a small portion of the white outer nail. Make sure you hold the nail trimmer perpendicular to the nail. If in doubt have your veterinarian show you how to cut the nail or have them do it.


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August 13th, 2008:
After a hot and very dry July, the first part of August has been a little cooler and certainly wetter. By Friday and Saturday, we are going to feel the effects of a strong storm system. This storm will bring much cooler air to Southern Colorado, and a good chance for some widespread and possibly significant rain. High temperatures will end up being 15 to 20 degrees below normal ! Above 10,000 feet, some wet snow may also occur. If you have travel planned in the mountains, be prepared for the chilly and wet weather. The snow won't cause any travel problems, but the dramatic change in the weather may catch some folks by surprise. Don't say we didn't warn you. By early next week, we will get back on track with drier and warmer weather. In fact, Monday through Wednesday are looking gorgeous.
Chief Meteorologist Brian Bledsoe
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Monday's Letters to the Editor
Published: Monday, November 26, 2012 at 3:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 23, 2012 at 5:57 p.m.
Come together
EDITOR: What's happened to us? In the past, Americans pulled together for the better after an election. Now, it seems that some in the party that didn't win want the downfall of our president. They talk of firing workers or closing their businesses to those who voted for the opposition. They predict dire consequences, and through their actions, they may come to pass.
Although they believe in our Constitution and Bill of Rights, certain things seem to not matter, such as separation of church and state. I am a moral and honest person. I have the right to go to the church of my choice — or not. I have the right to make any medical decision with my family and doctor — only. I have the right to vote for whomever I choose. I should have the right to marry whomever I choose. I have the right to have a truthful and honest government. I have the right to sleep peacefully and not to have to worry about the fiscal downfall of our country by its own citizens.
Hopefully our soldiers will be coming home soon. They need to come home to one America. Stand up, America. Be proud again. Be Americans together.
Santa Rosa
No repudiation
EDITOR: I wonder if Kent Domogalla ("Fact check," Letters, Tuesday) read the "repudiation" he claims was issued by the U.K. Met Office concerning a story by David Rose and cited by John Jackson ("No evidence," Letters, Nov. 16). Jackson quoted Rose as stating the Met Office indicated there had been no global warming for the past 15 years. He challenged Jackson for "selecting (his) 'facts' based on conformity with (his) opinion rather than doing any checking, no matter how easily done" accusing him of "falling" for a phony story.
In the official Met blog on Oct. 16, Dave Britton stated that the trend from August 1997 to August 2012 was 0.03 centigrade per decade. "We have clearly said in the (official Met) blog response and our original responses to Mr. Rose that the warming over the period he was looking at is indeed small." That is far from a repudiation. It's not simply "small" but amounts to no scientifically significant warming for the past 15 years. That's factual. Rose and Jackson were correct.
Santa Rosa
Confining our greed
EDITOR: For those who think we don't need government, visualize how things would be without smog devices, child labor laws, the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and so on. We would be living in a cesspool, with people grossly exploited, choking on the air we breathe and dying from the poisoned water. It sounds great doesn't it? If left to our greedy tendencies (capitalism unconstrained), most of us would be much worse off. So there is a need for checks and balances to confine greed so that it doesn't get the best of us.
Humans tend to be greedy. This is not one of our best characteristics, but we need to accept its presence. Do those who are totally free-market really think that the marketplace would have done what it in the end was required by the government? It took people being fed up with polluted waterways and air to say they had had enough. As long as it is more profitable not to clean up after oneself or to exploit people for our gain, this will continue — unless someone tells us we cannot.
The new Congress
EDITOR: With the election over, I want to express my gratitude to the more than 160,000 voters throughout this great coastal district — from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon Border — who placed their trust and confidence in me to represent them in Congress.
Our strong victories in both the primary and general elections wouldn't have been possible without my first-rate campaign staff and the hundreds of volunteers and grassroots supporters. My sincere thanks to all of you.
I also want to express my respect and appreciation for my opponent Dan Roberts, who ran a vigorous and classy campaign.
I hope that our 100 percent positive, issue-based campaign helps debunk the conventional political thinking that only negative campaigns can win. I believe this set a tone of respect that we need in Washington, and I intend to carry that message into the 113th Congress.
I'm excited to get to work on the many challenges and opportunities facing our country. I will work hard to represent everyone in this great district, regardless of party affiliation, and to help restore civility and problem solving to Congress.
San Rafael
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Head Start programs across the U.S. received some devastating news earlier this month—federal budget cuts under sequestration. But what does this mean specifically for Macon County? According to Macon County Head Start Manager Dana Kirks, these budget cuts reduced slots available to children from 70 to 52 as well as three staff members.
"It is just devastating," said Kirks. "Because of the cuts we lost one full-day classroom and one home-based classroom, therefore, those teacher's jobs were eliminated. We are going to miss those individuals terribly because they were really high class and top-notch people."
The Macon County Head Start is operated by Douglass Community Services, which serves eight counties in Northeast Missouri—Macon, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Ralls, Randolph and Shelby Counties—all of which were affected.
"We regret how these reductions will impact our communities," said Executive Director at Douglass Dave Dexheimer. "Not only will this add to unemployment through the loss of staff, it may mean parents will also have to give up work because they can not afford child care."
The total cuts made to Head Start by sequestration amounts to almost $250,000.
"We operate on a very efficient budget to begin with and all of our resources go toward serving these families and children that are involved in Head Start," said Kirks. "So it is not cutting any excess, but right into the family services that we can supply because we run very efficiently."
Head Start works with children from ages birth to age five on kindergarten readiness, their health, dental, nutrition and socialization. But Head Start doesn't just help the children, but their families as well.
"We work really close with the parents to help them understand what is developmentally appropriate for their children to give them support, ideas and resources so they can be the best parents they can be," said Kirks. "And all of our parents want that."
Although there are limited slots for children, Kirks doesn't want this to discourage parents.
"Things change all the time as far as availability goes," said Kirks. "We have people move and spots are vacated so we go straight to the wait list."
Students will be selected within the next couple of weeks and are selected based off of a point system and personal circumstances.
"It is really important that parents who are wanting to take advantage and are qualified to take advantage of our program keep in close touch with me and work with us to try and make sure everything is done for entry in August," said Kirks. "Parents should also write to Congress and Senators and express their frustration."


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LA JOLLA — — There were a few pages still to be turned Monday in the book titled, "Here Comes Tiger Woods Again."
After an intense and gutty Sunday at the Farmers Insurance Open, that book now seems publishable. Hot off the presses and coming soon.
LA JOLLA — — There were a few pages still to be turned Monday in the book titled, "Here Comes Tiger Woods Again."
After an intense and gutty Sunday at the Farmers Insurance Open, that book now seems publishable. Hot off the presses and coming soon.
The final chapter, of course, cannot be completed until Woods wins another major title. His next would be his 15th and would put him back in shape to get to Jack Nicklaus' record 18.
He won three titles on the PGA Tour last year, which most golf fans took as an obvious lead-in to 2013 as the year of a return to normalcy in pro golf. That would mean dominating, intimidating, look-the-devil-in-the-eye-and-never-flinch performances by the man who made that style an art form.
That's exactly what we have gotten so far this weekend along the cliffs of Torrey Pines, a place that overlooks the Pacific Ocean and provides a perfect playpen for photogenic hang gliders. Woods went forth with jaw set, took a two-shot lead into Sunday's play and expanded that to six by the end of the day. Because fog erased an entire day of golf Saturday, Woods will still have 11 holes to play Monday to finish the deal.
But barring a total collapse, or an unexpected charge from another player on a golf course that is probably too difficult to allow that, Woods will win his seventh tour tournament at Torrey Pines, or his eighth overall, when the 2008 U.S. Open is included.
That, of course, was the most recent of his majors. He won it in an 18-hole playoff with Rocco Mediate that actually went 19 holes. He did that on one leg. After that, things didn't go as well, as has been documented to the point of oversaturation. There was an immediate encounter with knee surgery and, in November 2009, an encounter with a fire hydrant in his driveway.
For a while, part of his fan base was feeling about him like Lance Armstrong's now feels about their once-beloved cyclist. Woods hadn't taken liberty with performance-enhancing drugs, just with the truth to his wife. Time is unlikely to heal feelings toward Armstrong. Woods seems to have a better chance.
His tour victories last year, while satisfying for him, were tightly contested. Good golf was there, not great, superhuman golf. His play in the majors was sprinkled with failed charges and fades. His driver went awry more often than a spoiled 5-year-old, and the general impression was that he wasn't quite back.
That could continue this year.
But his expected victory Monday at Torrey Pines carries with it some of the elements we haven't seen in a while. The clearest is a stubborn, uninterruptable focus.
Yet, as late as the end of his third round and the first few holes of the fourth Sunday, the elements of yet another collapse were also there.
He had never bogeyed the 18th hole here in all the tournaments he'd played. It was the hole where he made the famous 12-foot birdie putt in 2008 to force the playoff with Mediate, the putt that has been replayed several thousand times in the last four years on the Golf Channel and elsewhere. The hole, playing 570 yards, has been characterized by some as the easiest par-five hole on the tour. You would get an argument from several players, including Kyle Stanley last year, who have been bedeviled by the ridges on a slopping green that occasionally sends shots tumbling back down the bank into a pond.
Sunday on 18, Woods drove into a trap, hit it out badly into some long rough, then hit it badly from the long rough into a trap on the right. Then his sand shot stopped eight feet away and his putt missed for his first-ever bogey. Despite being in the lead, Woods was not happy.
After his sand shot, he threw his club at his golf bag and stalked toward the green. It was the kind of moment Tiger haters love and Tiger lovers hate. It was also a clear picture of a focused, driven, controlled-anger Woods, the personality that defined the game, pre-fire hydrant.
Suddenly, there was drama where there had been only dominance. The usual birdie on No. 18 would have given Woods a lead of five shots after three rounds. Instead, it was three. Brandt Snedeker and Nick Watney, both former champions and both capable of going low, were charging.
Soon, Woods, back out for the beginning of his final round, was driving the ball far left on Nos. 1 and 2 and behind a tree on No. 4. But when he still managed to play those first four holes in two under par by scrambling, including chipping in on No. 4 after chopping his second shot out of rough from behind a tree, it was hard to dispute that this was the Tiger of old.
"I've got 11 holes to play," he said, "and I've got to go out there and play them well."
The statement was firm and steely-eyed, just like he has played here. The tone said that all that mattered was winning, and if that was achieved by dominating, even better.
All signs point to Woods, 37, finishing those final 11 holes Monday as he used to finish. Not just beating the other guys, squashing them and hoping they all remember that feeling of his thumb on their heads.
If that happens, don't be surprised if 2013 becomes Tiger Time again, that the 500-pound gorilla is back in the room.
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Example's going to be a Dad!Example and wife Erin, have announced that they are expecting a baby.
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VESTAVIA HILLS — Pinson Valley had rough going at the Vestavia Hills Softball Tournament, with a pair of losses Friday.
The Indians fell to the host Rebels 14-2 in five innings, and then lost to Bibb County 10-2.
In the loss to Vestavia, three Pinson errors led to early baserunners, which in turn led to a seven-run rally in the second inning.
Caroline Hardy smashed three homers for the Rebels — two solo shots and a two-run smash.
The Indians were held to just three hits by Rebel pitcher Rebecca Hein, who struck out nine.
Emmie Waldrop drove in a run on a single in the third inning. Lauren Tralongo was caught stealing second base in the second inning, but that play allowed Amber Howard to steal home.
Against Bibb County, Waldrop was 2-for-3 and drove home a run for the Indians.
Kaitlin Crocker scored on an unusual four-base error. Leading off for Pinson, she cracked a sharp line drive to left field that was misplayed by the Choctaws, allowing the speedy shortstop to come all the way around to the plate.
Bibb pitcher Mandi Woodruff struck out eight and allowed five hits. Amber Howard worked six innings in the loss for Pinson, fanning four but conceding eight hits.
Woodruff was also 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs, and Marena Miles hit a three-run double for the Choctaws.
Dallas Payton was also 2-for-3 for the Indians.


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A powercut has this evening hit more than a thousand Hampshire homes.
The lights went out across a number of communities in the New Forest at around 6.15pm today.
At first around 1,700 homes across Lymington, New Milton, Tiptoe, Bashley, Hinton and Christchurch were affected.
But by 7.30pm that number was down to 1,000.
Southern Electric say they do not currently know what the problem and there is no time scale for re-connection - but engineers are working to fix the fault as soon as possible.
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It lights up the room like a normal light. But needs no mains power. So in power cuts it is brilliant.
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One might suppose that the permanent fix will be to make things more reliable and hence we are currently at increased risk of outages until then ? Who knows, I suspect if this temporary solution was hurting their bottom line then they would fix it PDQ
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Am I the only one that finds that kind of sketchy? I wonder what the AC might think of that.
Is it ilegal to make that bet? I know baseball or football it is but not sure on MMA who,s got the answer not opinion,
"My whole corner bets on me," Rousey told FOX Sports. "They get mad at me because my odds always suck. They split like over 20 grand every fight because they believe in me. It doesn't put any extra pressure on me. I'm like, 'F--- yeah.' My guys have so much faith in me they'll put down 20 grand to win five."
"They get mad at me because my odds always suck."
Am I the only one that finds that kind of sketchy? I wonder what the AC might think of that.
Rousey's corner bets stacks of cash on her
"My whole corner bets on me," Rousey told FOX Sports. "They get mad at me because my odds always suck. They split like over 20 grand every fight because they believe in me. It doesn't put any extra pressure on me. I'm like, 'F--- yeah.' My guys have so much faith in me they'll put down 20 grand to win five."
"They get mad at me because my odds always suck."
"This time, my friends were like, 'Ronda, if it wasn't a sure bet, I would be mad at you. I was expecting the odds actually to be closer because I went to do all that movie stuff and I thought maybe more people would doubt me because of that. To see I'm up that much is kind of cool but no so great for friends. It's nice to know they're so confident in me though."
Rousey: Tate has to talk me down
"She goes on her interviews and says she's going to finish me in the first round, 'she has so many holes in her game, blah blah blah,' she tries to talk me down all the time," Rousey said. "She has to convince herself."
Rousey says she contrasts Tate's approach with her own preparation, in which she assumes Tate will come into the fight at the MGM Grand at the top of her game.
"I believe her when she says she's in the best shape of her life," Rousey said. "I believe her when she says her striking is the best in her life, I believe that she can have a perfect game plan and focused her game plan on my weaknesses and everything possible, everything. I assume she is going to be perfect. I'm prepared for a five-round brawl. What she is hoping for is for me to go out there and for me to make a mistake. I expect a whole lot more from her than she expects from me."
Ronda Rousey: Miesha Tate received UFC 168 title fight because of her 'nice ass'
Because according to Rousey, it certainly wasn't based off Tate's athletic merit or past performances as she recently told Jim Rome:
"She really has to nitpick to try and find weaknesses in my game. I mean, she has to tell herself something. If you think about it, her best performance ever was against Marloes Coenen to win the Strikeforce belt. Then I beat her very decisively and then she had an embarrassing and bad performance against Julie Kedzie where she got dropped and head kicked. She got dropped a couple of times. She was pretty much embarrassing and bad to the very end. And then in her UFC debut she lost and got dropped by an elbow by Cat Zingano. She was getting beat pretty badly. Then Cat Zignano hurt her knee. Miesha has a nice ass and she has an ongoing rivalry with me and that's the only reason she was picked for this fight. The rivalry is why she is even around. It's not because of her athletic merit. She really has to play that part of it up (rivalry) because that's all she really has. She has to make it personal because you can't make it an athletic rivaly because there really is no comparison. I'm an Olympic athlete and she's a high school wrestler."
When cyborg finally gets ahold of her she'll know what the 'gina carano' void is all about.
Man if Carano came back to fight Rousey, I'd buy that PPV. Hell they could make that a Season of TUF! That would be Awesome! But I don't think Carano could make the weight....shit she stuggled to make 145.
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Hilarious. Rousey acts like she has been on a Hughes or Silva-like streak.
More of a Chris Weidman streak.
Hilarious. Rousey acts like she has been on a Hughes or Silva-like streak.
UFC champ Ronda Rousey explains why she wont leave Gina Carano void
As company president Dana White has stated countless times since introducing the organizations first female weight class at the beginning of the year, women wouldnt be in the UFC without Ronda Rousey leading the charge.
Were it not for the edgy personality and seemingly unrivaled skills that made White take notice, the UFC roster would probably still consist solely of the male divisions.
So when Rousey (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) recently expressed a desire to retire from MMA within the next couple of years, many in the industry wondered if womens MMA would take a hit like it did when Gina Carano left the sport in 2009.
Rousey recognizes those fears, she said shes determined not to leave a Gina Carano void of her own.
Everyone loved Gina and Gina really started all the interest in womens MMA, and when she left, the entire sport detonated without her, Rousey told MMAjunkie. I never want to leave the sport in that state she had to when she left. Ive really accomplished a lot at this point, and Im starting to think about more than just the present moment and thinking more down the line and how I want to leave some sort of a legacy.
While such sentiments arent uncommon among fighters, Rousey wants her legacy to extend far beyond wins, losses, title defenses and first-round armbars. It may be a lofty goal, but Rousey is determined to make a big enough impact on the sport that she can point to herself as a reason why women are still in the UFC not just a few years from now, but decades down the line.
I really want there to be womens MMA fights in the UFC 20 years from now and be able to sit there and just revel in what was created the way I see Royce Gracie sitting front row to the UFCs now, Rousey said. I want to really be able to sit and have that look of contentment and have that smile that I see Royce with when hes at those events.
Beyond delivering in the octagon, Rousey has raised her profile and perhaps WMMAs with modeling and acting ventures. Additionally, in part due to Rouseys success, the UFC has announced a womens 115-pound strawweight division that will be introduced in 2014 with the first-ever all-female season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show, TUF 20.
Rousey said the new division will help alleviate some of the pressure that comes with being the organizations sole female titleholder.
Im so excited the 115-pound division was brought in, Rousey said. A lot of them are so bright and charismatic. I really think they could carry the gauntlet in a fantastic way, and I couldnt be any happier for them. Its a lot of weight off my shoulders that there will be another womens champion out there.
Although shes pleased by the progress, Rousey said she wont consider withdrawing from active competition until she feels WMMA is clearly stable in the UFC.
I really still feel like that weight is still on my shoulders, Rousey said. When I feel like I dont have that responsibility anymore, thats when Ill start thinking about stepping away.
Up next for Rousey is a rematch with Miesha Tate (13-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC 168. The bout co-headlines the Dec. 28 pay-per-view-event, which takes place at Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Despite the recent out-of-the-cage headlines, Rousey said shes committed to her master plan, which includes an unblemished professional record and a lasting influence on sport. The quest continues at UFC 168.
Retire undefeated is what Im going to do, and my mind is resolved to that, Rousey said. None of these girls have the right to beat me under any circumstances, and Im not going to allow that to happen. Im going to fight until I feel like Im done, and when I feel like Im done, Im going to walk away and leave the sport in very capable hands.
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3 ways your equine practice can help hard-up horse owners
Q. The recession is still hurting my clients. How do I help clients who want to do right by their horses, but say they can't afford my fees?
A. There are only three answers to this common dilemma if you want to keep these clients:
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Depending on your comfort level with the client, you may consider accepting held (post-dated) checks or creating a schedule of predetermined credit card payments. Finally, consider designing a program that offers a year of wellness care at a slight discount paid in monthly installments. It's a model commonly used with companion animals, and there's no reason you can't try it too.
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---- — TRAVERSE CITY — Barbara Dennos "went up" to supervise her husband, Michael Dennos, in "the big pie shop in the sky," leaving from her home in Traverse City on Jan. 29, 2013, at the age of 90.
Not one to take herself too seriously, or flaunt her accomplishments, Barbara identified herself as just a "baker's wife" for her 50th high school reunion biography. Those who knew her, though, got the joke — and they knew that she meant so much more to so many in Traverse City.
Barbara Mae Hansen was born in Muskegon on March 25, 1922, the daughter of Mabel and Pete Hansen, Muskegon's chief of police for 27 years. The baby of the family, young "Bobby" loved to go off by herself to the movies — though Chief Hansen made she sure she was always watched over by Officer Pete on her trips downtown.
As a young girl she was just as likely to be "camping" at the shore or holed up in a cabin in the woods with her girlfriends for days at a time as she was to be at home with her faithful German shepherd Queenie, or visiting (her beloved mother's sister) Aunt Pearl and Uncle George Peterson, who had no children of their own.
As independent as she was — driving by herself at the age of 13, and getting a job downtown at a soda fountain — the adventurous 14-year-old Barbara met a dashing young Greek named Mike while ice skating one day. According to her, she took one look at him "and that was it." After graduating from Muskegon High in 1940 Barbara went off to Michigan State, where Mike was already studying chemical engineering.
The truth can now be told: While Barb and Mike were still students at Michigan State, they got carried away one weekend while standing up for some dear friends and secretly tied the knot on Sept. 23, 1941. One year later to the day they walked down the aisle of Muskegon's St. Paul's Episcopal Church — and never told their parents about their secret, spur-of-the-moment wedding. Of course, in later years when marking anniversaries, there was some confusion about how many years they'd actually been married.
Once they were officially married Barb worked to put Mike through his last year of college — and he spent the rest of his life paying her back.
After Mike went into the U.S. Navy and left for duty on the battleship Wisconsin, Barbara moved back to Muskegon to be with her parents while she awaited the birth of her first child, Anne. After the war was over, the young family moved to Schenectady, N.Y., where Mike worked for the Schenectady Varnish Co. From there they moved first to Roslyn, Long Island, where her second child, Chris, was born, and then to Glen Rock, N.J., where they lived for 10 years, while Barb raised Anne and Chris, made many dear friends and found time to volunteer in the community, including serving as the president of the Glen Rock Women's Club. After nearly 20 years on the East Coast they moved back to Michigan in 1962, so Mike could help his brother, Pete Dendrinos, grow what had been their father's Muskegon pie business into a frozen food company, Chef Pierre.
Barbara went on to spend 50 happy years in Traverse City. Starting off in their first home here, an historic house on Washington Street, Barb held down the fort while Mike traveled continuously, selling pies across the country. Soon she began making the lifelong friendships she treasured in Traverse City, Glen Lake and Crystal Downs. With her friends in tow, Barb took up everything from cross country skiing, golf and tennis, to t'ai chi, tap dancing and flying lessons — not to mention some wild canoe trips on the Crystal River. Becoming a champion world traveler, Barbara ventured off on her own to ride elephants in Thailand, make the climb to Machu Picchu and go snorkeling in the Galapagos, while bringing dear friends and family with her to go on safari in Africa, sail the Mediterranean and ski in Norway.
Barbara showed that same spirit in helping the many local institutions that became dear to her heart. She started off as a volunteer and candy-striper at Munson Hospital and ended up becoming a major donor to the hospital. She enjoyed being a member of the local Garden Club, but Barb was also a proud and longtime supporter of the Women's Resource Center. She was always ready to pitch in, whether it was helping students at Interlochen, Pathfinder or NMC, raising funds for the symphony, the Opera House, Michael's Place and Father Fred, or supporting the arts directly by encouraging the work of local artists like Charles Murphy, Bill Allen, Karl Sporck and Verna Bartnick.
It was Barbara's friendship with Paul Welch, a professor of art at Northwestern Michigan College, that led to the idea of assembling a small teaching collection of artworks for the college, which in turn led to some memorable purchasing trips to Chicago and New York in search of suitable pieces to place in the art department and the college library.
Little did she know that the little seeds she planted in cahoots with Paul would eventually become her proudest achievement: the Barbara and Michael Dennos Museum Center, dedicated in September of 1992.
Nothing gave her more pleasure than knowing how many people benefited from the museum. For years afterward — whether she was in Horizon Books picking up recommendations from her favorite bookseller Lois, enjoying a concert at Interlochen under the roof that she and Mike helped build over Kresge Auditorium, at her weekly Friday appointment with Sandra or just out to enjoy a bite at Rounds, Louie Sleder's or the J&S — people would come up to tell her how wonderful they thought the latest exhibit or concert at the Dennos Museum was — and how important the museum was to Traverse City.
Barbara Dennos left her mark on Traverse City. And she leaves so many friends smiling and laughing, from Traverse City, Glen Rock, Glen Lake, the Homestead and Dunn's Farm, to La Jolla, Rancho Santa Fe and Del Ray Beach, Fla.
For all of us, Barb had a twinkle in her eye, a laugh in her heart, a devilish sense of humor — and some devilishly good jokes.
Barbara was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Michael H. Dennos; her brother, Leon Hansen; and her sister, Lois Schroeder.
She is survived by her daughters, Anne Marie (William) Shuyler, of Alexandria, Va., and Mary Christine Dennos, of Traverse City; grandchildren, Michael (Veronica) Demmer and John Demmer, Christina Shuyler and Alexandra Shuyler; and her cousin, Dugald MacArthur, of Elkins Park (Philadelphia), Pa.
A visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. A private memorial service is planned.
We want to thank all those who looked after Barbara over the years, from special friends like the late Margaret Tarsa, of Maple City, Barbara at the TC Country Club and Erika, Petra and Yola at the Silver Swan, to all the many, many dear friends who visited her regularly — especially Dave and his friendly crew from the Elmwood Township Fire and Rescue — and to those who cared so tenderly for "the Queen" at home: Barbara Goodearl, Barb Allison, Christina, Jen, Juston, Kae Beth, Melissa, Nancy, Sarah, Sue and Tom. There was a warm spot in her heart for all of you.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the Dennos Museum and to Michael's Place.
You are invited to sign Barbara's online guestbook at www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com.


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