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TAMPA, Florida — It would be easy to look at the gender gap between President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney, and conclude the Republican has little chance of gaining more support among women.
After all, a Gallup poll released days ago shows that Obama's lead over Romney among women is 8 percentage points — a sizable gap that remains the same as it did four months ago.
But on the eve of the Republican convention in Tampa, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Sunday she believes Romney still has a chance to swing women to his side.
"The more women find out about Governor Romney, the more women are going to get on board with Governor Romney," she told Patch on Sunday.
"Once they see Ann and Mitt Romney for the family that they are, for the leaders that they are, what their vision is for this country, they're going to be on board."
And while the November election is just 10 weeks away, Haley isn't concerned that more women haven't come around to Romney.
"Woman take their time to make decisions, and we're going to give them that time to do that," she said. "I have great faith in the fact that women will make a good decision, and I believe that's going to be with Mitt Romney."
Democrats have taken the Republicans to task for the so-called "war on women," and targeted the GOP's position on contraception, abortion and other social issues.
But Haley, , describes the focus on such social issues as a "distraction."
"Women care about everything. The care about jobs, they care about the economy, they care about health care, they care about their families," she said.
"That's what this presidential race is going to mean for women. It's the entire package and how is this going to affect my family, and how is it going to affect our future going forward," Haley said. "And when they see that, I'm firmly convinced they will go with Mitt and Ann Romney.
"I think the Democrats are doing what they do well, that is to distract," she said. "The more they can distract from President Obama's record, the less anybody will realize what a failure his administration has been... I think women and men are much smarter than that. It's not going to work."


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You are entitled to parental leave if you have to look after a child under the age of eight. You are also entitled to this leave if you have an adopted child, a foster child or stepchild residing in your home. To be eligible for this you will have to be employed in the EUR for at least one year. Another condition is that you did not take parental leave for your child during your previous employment.
Duration of the parental leave
The duration of the parental leave is maximum 26 x your weekly working hours. For example, if you work 32 hours per week, you are entitled to 32 x 26 = 832 hours of parental leave.
The parental leave is divided into two parts, each part consists of 13 x the weekly working hours. The first part is paid, the second part is unpaid.
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The regulation on parental leave is in principle based on the assumption that during the leave period you work for 50% of the time. If this does not suit your particular situation, you may deviate from this by opting for additional or fewer leave hours per week. This however must be taken during corresponding shorter or longer periods of time. You may also opt to split your leave entitlement into several periods. The maximum number of periods is six and each period must be for at least one month. Please note: to spread or split your parental leave, you will need the permission of your manager.
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You receive 62.5% of your salary for maximum 13 x the weekly working hours. If you decide to take the remaining part of your legal entitlement to a leave, then the second half is unpaid.
You can partly compensate the decline in your income by requesting a parental leave bonus (Dutch only) from the Tax Office.
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Saturday, January 29th, On-site registration begins at 11:00 a.m., Plunge begins at 1:00 p.m.
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Jewellery For The Unique Man or woman In Your Own Life
Keep jewelry stored safely and away from both air and humidity. Keep your jewelry in a drawstring bag or in a box that is made for jewelry. Humid air affects the metals in jewelry and causes tarnishing. Tarnish can be removed from precious metals like gold and silver, but they cannot be removed from other metals. In order to make sure your jewelry is always looking clean, you should only put a piece on once you've applied your make-up. Makeup can gravitate dust and grime towards your jewelry leaving it to look dull. In particular, this hint is aimed towards your necklaces and earrings. Gold prices have skyrocketed, which is good if you're selling gold, but not quite so helpful if your heart's set on purchasing gold. If you insist upon a gold ring or necklace, you can still save some money by compromising on karats. An 18 karat piece is comprised of no less than 75 percent of pure gold, which is generally considered by many to be the most optimal combination of quality and price. If you are a jewelry maker and sell it at craft shows and other sales, you may need new ideas for displaying it. Whenever you are buying materials for your jewelry, also be on the lookout of a good display as well. Baskets, boxes, wig stands and various racks can be used to display your wares if you apply some creative thought.


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The National Rifle Association will send a representative to meet this week with Vice President Joseph R. Biden, who is heading a task force on gun violence, a spokesman for the group said Tuesday.
The group received an invitation to attend late Friday, said spokesman Andrew Arulanandam.
"We are sending a rep to hear what they have to say," he said.
Mr. Biden will meet with gun safety groups and gun victims' groups on Wednesday and sportsmen's and gun ownership groups on Thursday.
The NRA has advocated adding armed guards to schools to prevent future mass shootings in the wake of the rampage that saw 26 people, including 20 children, murdered at a Connecticut elementary school last month.
White House press secretary Jay Carney on Tuesday reiterated President Obama's recent comments that he was skeptical putting more guns in schools would solve the problem.
"But again, we look forward to hearing from a variety of organizations and civic groups and others who have insights into this problem," Mr. Carney said. "[T]he process is designed to get input. And then the vice president's group will assess different actions, make recommendations, and the president will decide what he would like to pursue, what he believes is the right course of action, in addition to what he has already called on Congress to do, which is pass the assault weapons ban, pass legislation that would ban high-capacity magazines, pass a bill that would close loopholes in our background check system."
Mr. Obama has asked Mr. Biden to report back to him with recommendations this month.
"So [the president] is mindful of the need to act," Mr. Carney said. "He is also mindful of the need to have a process in place, led by the vice president, that allows for consideration of a variety of ideas, because he's made the point that this is not a problem that can be solved by gun legislation alone."
The group will also meet with representatives of the entertainment and video game industries, and members of Mr. Obama's cabinet will meet with other stakeholder groups.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will meet with parent, teacher and education groups, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will meet with mental health and disability advocates.
Mr. Carney said that White House staff will continue to meet with medical groups, community organizations, child and family advocates, business owners, faith leaders and others.


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Meridian slid past Oak Grove 55-52 in girls prep basketball action Friday. The win moves the 'Cats to 16-2 overall and 2-0 in division play. Oak Grove fell to 19-2 and 1-1.
Kala Gordon led the Wildcats with 16 points. Denetrius Smith added ten points while Jasmine Cherry led the defensive effort. Oak Grove's Kalynn Smith finished the night with 19 points.
Meridian will be back in action Tuesday at Pearl.
— Josh Taylor
Meridian boys 65
Oak Grove 31
The Wildcats improved to 2-0 in Division 5-6A and 15-4 overall after routing the visiting Warriors.
Dennis Miles was one of three Wildcats to score 14 points to pace MHS, joined by Robert Peden and Devontae Brewster.
Meridian visits Petal on Tuesday.
— Jamie Wachter
SEL girls 77
Clarkdale 36
Southeast Lauderdale blasted Clarkdale 77-36 in girls prep basketball action. The win improves the Tigers record to 18-1 overall.
Southeast's Jasmine Bush had a standout night scoring 20 points. Bush added 19 rebounds, ten steals, and nine blocks.
Kamesha Pringle added 16 points to the win. Tayy Ruffin finished with 12 points. Clarkdale's Ashley Dunn led the Bulldogs with 19 points.
Southeast gets back in action Tuesday hosting Philadelphia.
— Josh Taylor
SEL boys 90
Clarkdale 31
Southeast Lauderdale boys took a 90-31 victory against Clarkdale Friday. The win evens Southeast's record at 7-7 overall and 2-0 in division play.
Jake Smith led the offensive effort for the Tigers with 17 points. Demario Malone added 16 points to the effort. Lederrick Armstrong finished with 14 points. Clarkdale's leading scorer was Derias Cross with 17 points.
The Tigers will be back on the court Tuesday hosting Philadelphia.
— Josh Taylor
Newton County 55
NE Jones boys 53
Newton County boys edged out a 55-53 win versus Northeast Jones Friday in the Newton County Invitational.
Newton County and Choctaw Central girls will face off today at 3:15 p.m. in a consolidation game. For the boys, Choctaw Central and Northeast Jones face off at 4:30 p.m.
In championship action, West Lauderdale and Northeast Jones girls meet at 6 p.m. today while West Lauderdale and Newton County boys are set for 7:30 p.m.
— Josh Taylor
Quitman boys 57
Newton 37
Josh Cannon and the Quitman boys basketball team took down Newton 57-37 Friday night.
Cannon scored 13 points on the night, while Jadarious Avery scored 10 points for Quitman in the win.
Demitric Edwards led Newton with eight points in a losing effort.
The win improves Quitman to 12-4 on the season. The Panthers will play Laurel at home on Tuesday.
— Tony Tsoukalas
Lamar girls 63
Kemper Academy 34
The Lamar girls basketball team was back to its winning ways Friday night, beating Kemper Academy 63-34.
Olivia Mabry led the way for the Raiders, scoring 22 points, while Allie Shirley tallied 13 en route to the easy victory.
The Raiders improved to 18-4 with the win.
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Alexa Bradley is a Program Director at On The Commons. As part of the organization's leadership team she works to support community solutions rooted in the commons principles of collective stewardship and equitable use of our resources. Her current work includes a focus on the Great Lakes Commons Initiative, a broad organizing effort to catalyze a cross border citizen movement to put human need, ecological survival and democratized decision making at the center of the Great Lakes governance.
Alexa Bradley has worked as an organizer, facilitator, trainer and popular educator for over 25 years, with a particular focus on linking community organizing to broader social movement strategies.
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First, they . Now, Genghis Grill is expanding its Tampa Bay ties by heading to Northdale.
The Mongolian stir-fry restaurant plans to open before Thanksgiving at 3805 Northdale Boulevard across the street from where a is being built, said Jim Kovacs, a broker who represents the restaurant.
"It's a healthy casual dining alternative, and the food is fresh and prepared to order for each individual customer," he said. "Food is prepared on a massive grill in the middle of the restaurant."
Kovacs said customers can choose their own protein and vegetables, and have it prepared with white or brown rice or noodles.
Construction began about two weeks ago at the Northdale restaurant, Kovacs said, with restaurant officials hoping to open a new location in Tampa Bay every six months.
The Northdale location was chosen as the restaurant's second in Tampa Bay for a few reasons, Kovacs said.
"Carrollwood, Northdale, Lutz and Land O'Lakes, all of those markets around there are good family neighborhoods," he said. "The demographics show there are a lot of young families with good education and income levels. Those are the types of people we think would appreciate a healthier dining option."
An organic food chain opening across the street was a draw, too.
"The Whole Foods customer," Kovacs said, "is the Genghis Grill customer."
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When Laura Flavin moved to Philadelphia with her husband in 2009, she didn't originally plan on opening her own store for Modern Bird.
Flavin, a silversmith who creates and sells her own jewelry at her Germantown Avenue boutique, got her start selling her creations on Etsy.com. Though she had run a store in Florida before moving to the city, when she stumbled across her to-be store space at the bottom of the hill, she was unsure what she would do with it.
But with Flavin's background in retail and her love of people, Modern bird grew into the brick and mortar store at 7904 Germantown Ave. The space gave her the opportunity to move from her home studio and into a "bigger and better" space to work, and also gave her the opportunity to curate her own studio space where folks could come socialize and shop.
Flavin's challenge, though she doesn't seem to see it as a big one, is learning to be the maker, photographer, promoter, curator, and shipper of her works as a store owner and entrepreneur. "You wear every hat," she said.
Flavin's work features themes of love and nature. Birds are incorporated into much of her jewelry, which stems from a term of endearment her future husband gave her when the two began dating back in Florida. Her simple designs and aesthetic are inspired by her background in mid-century works.
With the start of the new year, Flavin hopes to balance her time between the store and updating her Etsy page and online store with her work. In her down time, Flavin enjoys spending time outside and out in nature. She loves to channel "the simple parts of life we all enjoy" into her pieces.
Modern Bird is open from Wednesday-Saturday from 10am-6pm. Learn more about the studio and gallery and shop online by visiting Flavin's Facebook, Etsy, Flickr, Pinterest, website and blog, or give her a call at 813-495-8322.


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All of the people that were rumored.
Their first new song in six years.
"This speaks to ... that situation," Frank says.
The weather will probably be better in Tel Aviv next summer.
Black Sabbath, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack White, Black Keys, Frank Ocean, zillions more.
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Don't worry, the American version will still exist.
"My name is Lady Gaga. I didn't used to be brave."
Special set is being custom made for the pop star.
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Finding out the lineup will require patience... and consonants.
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Lollapalooza may have been four weeks ago, but now that the last of the attendees have finally found their way back to their cars, we thought it might be a good time to highlight this installation at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court has potentially given the Argosy riverboat casino in Sioux City more time to stay open.
The high court on Friday granted an emergency stay of a district court order requiring the casino to close July 22. Groups in support of the closure have until Monday to file a resistance.
The Sioux City Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1yDAot9 ) the stay will be in effect while the state Supreme Court considers whether to hear Argosy's appeal of the district court's order to close. It's unclear how much more time the stay gives the casino.
Karen Bailey, a spokeswoman for Argosy parent Penn National Gaming Co., says she's pleased.
In April, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission ordered the riverboat casino to close because it doesn't meet state gaming license requirements.
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I have so much to say about this, I don't even know where to start. The women in these photographs, who were exotic dancers in the 1890s, look so badass to me. They look like they own what they do, and their confidence shines through in these pictures. This is ironic on so many levels when compared to today.
Men, I know you might be wondering why some of them have insanely tiny waists. It's because they are wearing corsets, which are like torture chambers. I've tried them. Not good. Well, unless you aren't a fan of breathing. The thing I noticed most is that the women look happy even though they are overweight. Or are they? Our standards these days when it comes to weight is so skewed.
Women with thighs this size would never be hired as exotic dancers in today's society. I also noticed that these pictures were from the pre-stiletto era. I'm reminded of the time I worked at Hooters back in the day. One night my manager came up to me and said, "It would be great if you could lose ten pounds." I said, "yes, sir" and I practically starved myself for two weeks until I lost it. Even though the women in these pictures didn't have to deal with today's unforgiving standards when it comes to weight, don't mistake that for an easy life. After all, they didn't have iPhones, iPads, social media or even automatic dishwashers. Nah, I'd still rather live today even with all the pressure to stay thin. Oh, and what's up with the woman dressed as a horse? Hmm…
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North Carolina is channeling Alabama and South Carolina when it comes to the best economic, social and political model for a U.S. Southern state. For more than half a century, North Carolina has been progressive on education and public investments, and pro-business witness the celebrated Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill and the financial center in Charlotte with less racial strife than other Southern states.
As Republicans took full control of the state government in Raleigh, there has been a shift to the right a move Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican elected last year, says was necessary and is paying off.
Were getting tremendous positive feedback from the business community, he said in an interview. His state had lost its focus and needed to be shaken up.
To critics, this conservative agenda much of it orchestrated by Art Pope, the governors budget director and the multimillionaire retailer who is the Tar Heel State equivalent of the Koch brothers threatens the states legacy.
Were turning back everything that made us different from other Southern states, said Jim Goodmon, the chairman of CBC New Media Group LLC and owner of the Durham Bulls Minor League baseball team. With this shift, economic development is broken.
Ronnie Bryant, the chief executive officer of the Charlotte Regional Partnership, recently complained to the Charlotte Observer that all the efforts of recent years to promote Charlotte as a business center have been negated in the last few weeks.
He said business leaders elsewhere are asking: What the hell are you guys doing?
Ann Goodnight, a powerful advocate of higher education whose husband is CEO of the giant technology company SAS Institute Inc., wrote a letter to The N&O charging that cuts in education funding were a grievous mistake.
The places that succeed in economic competitiveness, she wrote, are investing in education and using the playbook we once embraced.
The biggest firestorm erupted when the legislature changed voting procedures, requiring a state-issued photo ID, limiting early voting and ending same-day registration practices used disproportionately by blacks.
On taxes, the Republicans cut the corporate rate, ended the progressive personal income tax and eliminated the estate tax, which affected, on average, fewer than 75 families annually and will cost the state $300 million in lost revenue over the next five years. The legislature also decided not to continue the earned income-tax credit for the working poor.
North Carolina requires a balanced budget, and new expenses must be offset elsewhere.
They put in place tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit millionaires, said Alexandra Sirota, director of the left-wing North Carolina Budget and Tax Center, while choosing not to extend a tax credit for the working poor.
The governor, who is as moderate in demeanor as his previous record as mayor of Charlotte suggests, denied that he has been captured by the right. The tax cuts were essential, he said, because North Carolina was falling behind economic competitors such as South Carolina. He points out that spending for kindergarten through 12th grade increased (though not enough to keep up with inflation and population growth) and that funding for community colleges was cut because enrollment is down.
Goodnight, he said, is a Democrat. Besides, he added, her husband supports him. When asked about the alleged voting fraud that mandated the changes in procedure, he offered no specifics: Its like insider trading; you dont know until you look.
The governor bristled at claims that Pope is the real kingmaker. When he made Pope the budget director, Goodmon said, McCrory became a puppet.
Popes political contributions, the governor said, are no different from Goodmons giving to Democrats. He depicts his budget director as a fiscal conservative, a benign libertarian with no racial animosity. Pope declined a request for an interview.
Yet, Goodnight points out shes a registered Republican. Goodmons contributions mainly, though not exclusively to Democrats pale next to the millions of family wealth that Pope has given to the Republican Party through his political action committee, foundations and personal contributions.
As for the competition with South Carolina, the two states last year had roughly identical, strong economic growth and both have jobless rates worse than the national average. Multiple surveys have long rated North Carolinas one of the best business climates in the U.S., its higher education system is better than its neighbors, wages are higher and poverty less pervasive.
North Carolina, dating to the 1960s with Terry Sanford as the countrys best one-term governor, and after four terms of Jim Hunt produced a much-envied system of higher education and community colleges, good race relations, a desirable quality of life and a healthy business climate. The North Carolina model, which served the region and country so well, is gone.
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"When are you going to start saving? Don't forget there's a girl growing up in the house..", countless wives have been reminding their husbands in Indian households and sometimes on TV screens. Parents in the country place too much emphasis on marriage. And if you're a girl, this gets doubled. The moment the doctor announces …
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When the company does buy electricity at lower prices on the competitive market, the PUC notes, customers still have to pay the cost of maintaining the generating facilities.
"We share the PUC's interest in ensuring the costs associated with vital services are fair and as low as possible," Public Services spokesman Martin Murray said Friday. "We're very interested in working with regulators and the legislature on measures to provide rate flexibility in recovering costs associated with state environmental initiatives."
He said the company's most recent filing for default service included a 1.5 cent a kilowatt hour charge for environmental initiatives mandated by the state.
Murray said there is an admitted disparity in costs today between those who can purchase energy on the open market and those customers who are on default service.
The PUC notes in its order, as prices rise more and more customers leave Public Service and purchase their electricity from other providers, which results in fewer and fewer customers paying the base costs of the utility's generating facilities.
Large commercial customers for years have been steadily moving to other providers for their electricity, although they continue to be customers of Public Services distribution system.
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For the second consecutive month, average selling of homes valley-wide was on the rise; while in Palm Desert specifically, the numbers appear mixed.
Across the desert, the average selling price of a home in September 2012 was $397,000. This is a $79,000 boost from the September 2011 figures. The numbers are boosted by an average sale price in Indian Wells of $914,000 (for 5 sales) and $749,000 in Rancho Mirage (on 23 sales).
The figures for Palm Desert itself aren't so cheery. Last month, 58 homes were sold with an average price of $326,000 and a median selling price of $300,000.
The number of sales and average price are both down from September 2011, when 73 Palm Desert homes sold with an average price of $370,000.
"Lack of sufficient inventory is still an issue with putting qualified buyers in to homes," said Marnie Balog, president of the California Desert Association of REALTORS®. "September 2011 there were 3,065 properties on the market, this year our inventory levels dropped to 1,995 available properties. Multiple offers appear to be the new normal, as even the higher priced properties are experiencing the competition amongst buyers competing for the reduced inventory."


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Charles Estle Poole, 99, just 16 days away from his 100th birthday,of Plainfield, passed away September 12, 2012.
He was born September 28, 1912 in Peoria, Ill., to the late Riley and Myrtle Poynter Poole. He retired from Chrysler Foundry in 1977 as a welder. He married Nellie P. Blanton on February 24, 1940 in Somerset, Ky., and she preceded him in death in 2000. Estle was a charter member of Bridgeport Central Baptist Church and Bridgeport Masonic Lodge 162.
Funeral services will be Saturday, September 15, at 10:30 a.m. in Hampton-Gentry Funeral Home, where friends may call on Friday, September 14, from 4-8 p.m.
Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Cartersburg.
Survivors include five sons, Hollis M., Dwight R., Norman G., Michael K. and Rodney P. Poole; sisters, Zella Frazier and Clarice West; eight grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
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Ruth Nelrose Stone, formerly of Lewiston, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Newfane Rehabilitation and Health Care Facility. She was 89. She was born in Milwaukee, WI, on August 10, 1923, a daughter of the late Grover C. and Florence (Ogle) Hoene.
Mrs. Stone served in the United States Marine Corps from 1943-45. She was a 60-year resident of Lewiston and a longtime member of Niagara Frontier Country Club and the First Presbyterian Church on Cayuga Street in Lewiston.
Mrs. Stone is survived by her two daughters, Diane Salkovitz of Palm Harbor, FL, and Debby Rech of White Plains, NY; and her grandson, Tim Rech. She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur W. Stone in 1992.
There will be no prior visitation. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, October 5, 2012 at 10 AM at First Presbyterian Church of Lewiston, 505 Cayuga Street, Lewiston, NY 14092. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. If desired, donations may be made in Mrs. Stone's name to the Niagara County SPCA, 2100 Lockport Road, Niagara Falls, NY 14304.
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Archive for April, 2008
Apr 30 2008
List of AT commandsPosted by fli in General, tags: at command, hayes, option, qualcomm
This is a list of AT commands, or actually Hayes commands. This is not a complete list of all commands, instead if focuses mostly on commands that are needed for GPRS/3G/UMTS/HSDPA and a few other more "exotic" commands that aren't too well known. I wrote this mainly for myself, but I figure other might find it useful as well.
Apr 25 2008
Solar panel (6V, 250mA) testPosted by fli in General, tags: solar panel
A while a go I bought a couple of solar panels from REUK and today I finally got around testing them outdoors (I had previously only tested them indoors with a lamp). These panels are rated at 6V, 250mA which makes them quite perfect for low-power outdoor micro controller applications (sensors for example) if they are combined with a re-chargeable battery (that can be tickled charged).
The size of the panels are about 13×13 cm.
Apr 22 2008
First release of FreeBSD driver for Option HSDPA devicesPosted by fli in FreeBSD, tags: FreeBSD, hsdpa, hso, option
I've published the first public beta of my FreeBSD driver for Option HSDPA modems. The driver is still beta but have been successfully tested (and used) with a Option GlobeSurfer iCON 7.2 S device (using a Turbo 3G account from Tre/Hi3G Access Sweden).
The driver is available for download together with instructions at the hso page. Please report successes and failures.
Apr 16 2008
Mode switching of Option HSDPA cardsPosted by fli in General, tags: FreeBSD, option, scsi, usb
The newer WWAN (HSDPA/UMTS/3G/whatever) USB devices from Option does not come bundled with CD that carries the drivers, instead they are accessible from a mass storage device, this is marketed as by Option as "ZeroCD". This also means that the device needs to be "switched" from the storage device to the modem/network interface before it's usable. Read the rest of this entry »
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Apr 09 2008
Update on UPEK fingerprint drivers for FreeBSDPosted by fli in FreeBSD, tags: biometric, fingerprint, FreeBSD, upek
The current binary does not work with FreeBSD 7…not even with 6 anymore because of a gettext library bump. I contacted UPEK a while ago, had an conversation with one of the guys there. I was even given a beta driver that worked, but then our communication seemed to halt.
I was just about to send them another mail when I stumbled on fprint, a GPL based fingerprint abstraction layer that includes reversed engineered drivers for the UPEK devices. The drivers live in user land and the USB bus is accessed through libusb which already is ported to FreeBSD. So, getting a more stable support for fingerprint devices than the binary-only UPEK drivers should only be a matter of porting this library to FreeBSD.
Woho…no more BioAPI-hell (worst. library. ever.). I'm not yet motivated enough to do a port myself, maybe if I get some more free time.
Update: Apparently they did a release, but two people have reported problems with Undefined symbol "GuiCallback". I'll take a look and see if I'm able to use it. At least the beta driver I was given worked, but I never tested it together with the PAM module.


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Hitler's wine up for auction
- Thursday 15 February 2007
The 1943 'Fuhrerwein', a gift to Nazi generals to celebrate the Fuhrer's 54th birthday, will be auctioned in Plymouth this weekend.
The bottle of Schwarzer Tafelwein was found in a garage in France and sold to an anonymous buyer in Devon, who is now hoping unopened bottle will fetch up to £500.
The wine's front and back labels are in good condition and feature a photograph of Hitler in suit and tie, and the Nazi emblem.
Paul Keen, auctioneer at the Plymouth Auction Rooms in Devon, said of the German red, 'Not only is it unusual, it is also extremely rare to find. It is the sort of thing that should appeal to collectors of Nazi wartime memorabilia.'
'These bottles were given out to Hitler's top-ranking officers on his birthday on 20 April, and this one was handed out in 1943.'
Mr Keen added 'I have no moral issue in selling it on – it is merely an interesting piece from a period of history.'
There is an enduring interest in wine-related fascist memorabilia. Italian producer Alessandro Lunardelli recently caused controversy by selling wines themed with Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini labels to German tourists in Italy.


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Spring Training Game Thread: Robbie's backBy
Fresh off his MVP-winning performance with the World Baseball Classic champion Dominican Republic, Robinson Cano is back in Yankees camp for the first time in about three weeks. He had 32 at-bats during the WBC, which put him at 50 total for Spring Training. That leads the Yankees. So yeah, Cano won't be rusty despite being away from the team. Let's just hope he avoids the injury bug that seems to be spreading through the clubhouse. Here's the starting lineup, which looks an awful lot like what we figure to see for much of April…
- CF Brett Gardner
- LF Ichiro Suzuki
- 2B Robinson Cano
- 1B Kevin Youkilis
- DH Travis Hafner
- RF Brennan Boesch
- SS Eduardo Nunez
- 3B Jayson Nix
- C Frankie Cervelli
And on the mound is the St. Louis kid, David Phelps. Here is the night's second strong, courtesy Chad Jennings.
Available Pitchers: RHP Mariano Rivera, RHP David Robertson, LHP Boone Logan, and RHP David Aardsma will all pitch. Robertson pitched yesterday and I believe this will be his first set of back-to-back appearances in camp.
Available Position Players: C Austin Romine, 1B Dan Johnson, 2B Gil Velazquez, SS Walter Ibarra, 3B Ronnie Mustelier, LF Addison Maruszak, CF Melky Mesa, and RF Thomas Neal are all scheduled to come off the bench.
Tonight's game is scheduled to begin a little after 7pm ET and can be seen on YES and MLB.tv (no local blackout). Enjoy.
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When I first saw the headline I thought there was something wrong with Robbie's back.
God damn I need a drink.
Not your fault.
Realist thinking.
This is the best lineup they've had all spring. But nobody's going to be watching this. They're watching the tournament. The most overrated #1 seed of all time is going down to the wire with Southern.
*Scrambling through old game threads, later realizing that Eddard is correct*
It's okay, Robbie. I get the whole caught up in national pride and the excitement among the players. It's cool.
As long as you don't bring that arrow shit back with you.
Damn is that a sad picture isn't it. Just terrible.
Thomas Neal: Midseason trade chip or important role player going forward?
or neither?
so far my bracket is lookin' good!
I'll enjoy it while I can….
Doesn't seem like it's looking good for Derek on Opening Day, but I wouldn't bet against the Cap'n
Not sure hitting over 20 HR's one time qualifies as doing it consistently, Lou.
I can't speak for everyone else, but i care so little about the tournament this year. The only guys I know in the tourny are people i know personally.
I can't speak for everyone else, but i care so little about the tournament.
this year. The only guys I know in the tourny are people i know personally
That sums up how I feel. Never followed college hoops, even when I did follow pro ball.
I can't speak for everyone else, but i
care so littledon't care at all about the tournament. this year.ever.
In fact I think I always get more enjoyment from soaking my feet in a hot bucket of water.
I mean I'll play the video games if someone else needed a player 2 and I'll fill in if I walk by some pick-up game and acquaintances needed another guy, but I can't stand watching the sport. Don't know why but I cannot get much enjoyment from watching it (other than the occasional 2 min at end of close playoffs potential elimination game).
That photo disgusts me so much I can barely even put it into words. It's like when I saw him hit one of his doubles and he did the 'claw' when he got to second base.
OMG. I love that photo. I thought about making it my FB cover pic for a while.
Trying out the whole trolling thing, huh? Cool Bro.
I fucking liked the picture.
I don't like the bow and arrow stuff because, when I see it, it tends to mean the Yankees just lost. On its own merits, I don't give a shit.
If the people in the photo were Asian and the background was in a city, the caption would probably be 'Gojirrraaaaaaa!!!!!!'
Not trying to be racist but that's the first thing that popped in my mind when I looked at their pose.
Agreed. Almost makes me hope the Yanks let Robbie walk after this season. Seriously though, is paying Arod and Cano 50 mil+ per year over the next 5 years really smart? Is re-building a team with a 31 yo 2nd baseman really that smart? I am starting to feel like ripping the band aide off is the best idea.
cano/joba to the rangers for andrus/kinsler/olt…if jetes can still motor around in '14, he becomes an older zobrist


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Elsie Lee Akers
Elsie Lee Akers, 99, of Coal City, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Pine Lodge Nursing Home following an extended illness.
She was born on the 21st day of November in 1914 in West Virginia and was a daughter to the late Hiram Crusoe "H.C." Perry and Biddie Fannie Muncie.
Elsie was a homemaker and was an avid gardener; she enjoyed planting flowers and tending to her vegetable garden. She loved to sew. She was also a member of the Lilly Brook Freewill Baptist Church in Coal City.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Coy V. Akers; daughter, Rita Whitehair; brother, Carl Perry; sister, Gartha Dodson; and five grandchildren.
Those left behind to carry on her legacy include her children, Coy Vincent Akers Jr. and wife Joyce of Baltimore, Md., William Jack Akers and wife Daris of Sale Creek, Tenn., Evelyn Maurnetia Belcher of Charleston, W.Va., Martha Sue Miller of Rural Retreat, Va., H.C. "Buddy" Akers and wife Ruth of Lawton, Okla., Bonnie Jean Ford and husband Grover of Christiansburg, Va., Freddie Lee Akers and wife Karen of Charleston, W.Va., Barbara Ann "Bobbie" Lyman and husband Ray of Christiansburg, Va., Leonard Wayne "Bo" Akers and wife Verna of Beckley, Kenneth Dean Akers of Coal City, and Donna Lynette Nicholson and husband Scott of Edgewater, Fla.; 27 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren, and 13 great-great grandchildren also survive her.
Services to celebrate the life of Elsie Lee Akers will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home in Sophia. Interment will follow at Hot Coal Cemetery, Sophia.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Family and friends may gather from 12:30 until 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home on Saturday for visitation.
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I write about real estate markets, outrageous homes and cities.
This is a guest post by Glenn Kelman. Kelman is the CEO of Redfin, a technology-powered real estate broker, and one of only six housing forecasters, according to the Wall Street Journal, to have called the U.S. housing bottom. Follow him on Twitter @glennkelman.
Sliding into a seat for lunch last month with six of Redfin's Seattle agents, I asked if we were in some kind of bubble. All six nodded wide-eyed. "Maybe a mini-bubble," one said. "But it's crazy out there. Too crazy."
This isn't the answer you expect from real estate agents, even at a brokerage that prides itself on truth-telling. We're supposed to get excited about a hot market. But after home prices increased 10% in a single year, everyone in the industry has again been whispering the B-word.
So we asked other Redfin agents around the country for recent examples of irrational exuberance among home-buyers. What we got back was unnerving:
Why We're Not in a Bubble in Most Places
Crazy as the market is, it's not a bubble. And we'd tell you if it was: Redfin has argued before that prices were too high, in some cases emailing our customers advice to wait 12 – 18 months until prices fall another 10%. But this time we're less cautious for a few reasons:
Why The Market Is Getting Bubblier
For all these reasons, U.S. housing prices aren't going to drop significantly any time soon. But there's one significant change that has occurred in the past few weeks. The market is becoming increasingly leveraged, with more buyers borrowing 95% or 97% of the home value, while investors retreat from the resulting increase in competition.
Agent Paul Reid recently got 20 offers on an Orange County listing that he had thought was perfect for investors, but the down-payment for three offers was 20%, and the rest were 3.5% – 10%. Three cash investors had inquired about the property but all declined to compete.
But What Will Happen When Rates Increase
And there's one change that is about to come: rates will rise. In our survey of 1,100 home-buyers, 58% cited "low interest rates" as a primary reason for buying now, but mortgage bankers now expect rates to rise from 3.5% to 4.5% over the next year. When that happens, the frothiest markets could be in for a setback, with prices flat-lining or even declining slightly from where they are now. This won't be the apocalypse we saw in 2008, but it could deliver a jolt to an already fragile economy.
The Frothiest Markets
So which areas are most vulnerable? Just because we're not in a national bubble doesn't mean that some markets aren't seeing unsustainable price increases, especially in Washington DC, San Diego, Los Angeles and perhaps the San FranciscoBay Area.
It's always hard to say that Bay Area prices are out of line, just because the normal laws of economics simply don't apply to that place: most Silicon Valley wealth is not accounted for as income, but is instead based on huge windfalls from stock sales in tech companies.
It's a mad, mad world of booms and busts and now booms again, with hardly anything in between. As the chairman of my last software company, Plumtree Software, said about a different boom, in a different time, a swinging pendulum never stops in the middle.
Table: Cities Facing Bubble-Like Behavior (credit: Redfin)
I would differ your opinion Las Vegas as least bubbly……This previous month I saw two listing for about 30% above last falls prices. There are homes in NLV they are asking for over 200K, 1700 sq ft. Compare this to $80K prices last spring….Still have 50% all cash buyers out here…….so I would say its getting bubbly out here.
There is to much emphasis in the real world of having a "Disney Ending". So what if I have to sleep in a Trailer to be close to my place of work. I would still be happy to spend the night in one of those Japanese Hotels with a Bed in a Plastic Alcove and not have to bother about crunching all of the numbers to see if my Employer can afford a Mortgaged Employee Subsidy Programme.
So, this piece made we wonder…
Is fear and greed a function of supply and demand or the other way around?
Or, is there another relationship all together??
Just wondering about cause and effect here. I have been working in the investment business for 30 years and it would appear that fear and greed drive stock prices to a greater extent that "fundamentals" or even "supply and demand" as the conventional wisdom would have us believe.
Theoretically, the "supply" of equities is fixed but the ability to invest in the equity market is not (index funds, ETFs, etc.). The supply of real estate, on the other hand, is truly finite (in the sense that is tangible and only one person can own a house at a time).
There is also the bandwagon effect which is alive in well in both markets. Two years ago, you could not give away houses. Now we are witnessing bubbliness?
I guess the more germane question is what causes the pendulum to swing to such extremes? I put my money on fear and greed ;-)
Are you explaining that there is going to be some kind of enquiry in to the Asset Finance regulations, of the Private Banking Sector. As the UK market has only just incorporated the HIP for a Buyers Market Portfolio.
7-12 years up, 7-12 years down, that's the California Real Estate Cycle since WW2! Never changes! Trust me! I averaged 1167% gross profit per Escrow, per acre from 1999 to 2008, 198 closed escrows. 8000 acres sold selling into the HOT Market. Never buy when hot, sell! My IRR net net net was 27.12% per escrow per month. Or 27.12% per month per acre!
"housing recovery" is a mirage accomplished by banks withholding foreclosed inventory from the MLS
according to Keith Jurow housing analyst with business insider the latest figures from the NYS Division of Banking indicate that roughly 30% of all owner-occupied properties in NYC are now seriously delinquent. For Long Island, it is an incredible 35%.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/keith-jurow-us-housing-recovery-mirage-2013-4#ixzz2QpVCDDPz


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(NECN) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's doctors say she suffered no neurological damage from the blood clot that formed in her head after her recent concussion.
She is expected to make a full recovery.
NECN's Health Expert, Dr. Mallika Marshall, stopped by "The Morning Show" to share more on blood clots in the brain.
Explain the location of Secretary Clinton's clot.
The clot is what's called a venous sinus thrombosis which can form in one of the low-pressure veins that return blood from the brain to the heart. This one is located behind the ear. The blood normally flows slowly through these vessels but can clot in patients with certain conditions like pregnancy, cancer, infection, and head injury.
What are the symptoms?
Symptoms can be rather vague but can include reports of worsening headache, confusion, weakness, speech problems or seizures. There are no reports of Secretary Clinton experiencing typical symptoms. Sources say it was only identified during a routine follow-up brain scan but perhaps she was in fact, having symptoms to prompt them to get the scan.
How do you treat it?
It is best to try and dissolve the clot or at least to keep it from increasing in size. This is done by using the same medicines that we use to treat blood clots in the veins of the legs or blood clots in the lung.
Has Secretary Clinton had problems with clots before?
Yes. In 1998 doctors at Bethesda Naval Hospital diagnosed a large blood clot behind her right knee when she complained to the White House Doctor about pain. Some doctors are speculating that now that she has another clot that she'll be evaluated for a clotting.
How is Secretary Clinton's clot different from the one that killed the actress Natasha Richardson in 2009?
Natasha Richardson suffered what is called an epidural hematoma - a blood clot on top of the brain after a mild head injury skiing in Canada. This type of bleeding on the brain requires prompt treatment or they can be fatal.


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Fisher out as coach in Tennessee
In a shocking development, the Titans and head coach Jeff Fisher have decided to part ways, not long after owner Bud Adams had said Fisher would finish out his contract.
Loss of Washburn blow to Titans' defense
The Titans' defense is in a state of flux after the loss of two assistant coaches.
Washburn will be big boon to Eagles
The question isn't whether new DL coach Jim Washburn will help the Eagles but by how much, one Washburn colleague tells PFW.
Titans fire Cecil as defensive coordinator
The Titans have parted ways with Chuck Cecil, their defensive coordinator the past two seasons, after ranking 26th in the league in yards allowed per game last year.
Vikings add Davidson, Johnson to coaching staff
The Vikings worked toward completing their coaching staff, bringing on Jeff Davidson as their offensive line coach and Craig Johnson as their quarterbacks coach.
Eagles hire Washburn to coach defensive line
The Eagles have hired Jim Washburn as their defensive line coach. He previously held the same position with the Titans.
Titans enter offseason with clear needs
More improvement is necessary from the Titans' defense, and the need to find help this offseason is clear.
Johnson replaces Jones-Drew on Pro Bowl roster
Titans RB Chris Johnson has been added to the AFC Pro Bowl roster, replacing Maurice Jones-Drew of the Jaguars, who is out with a knee injury.
Titans announce Fisher will return in 2011
Despite a 6-10 record in 2010, Jeff Fisher will return in 2011 as the Titans' head coach, the team reported on Friday.
Titans looking for new starting QB
With the Titans having committed to trading or releasing Vince Young, they could have a drastically different look at quarterback next season.
Titans to trade or release QB Young
The Titans will trade or release QB Vince Young, owner Bud Adams said Wednesday.
Colts continue playoff streak by beating Titans
Peyton Manning broke two NFL records Sunday and set up Adam Vinatieri for a 43-yard field goal as time expired to give the Colts a 23-20 victory over Tennessee and their seventh AFC South title in eight years.
Titans not lacking for young talent at WR, TE
The Titans have some intriguing young players at wide receiver and tight end, and rookie Damian Williams could challenge for a bigger role next season, the way we hear it.
Week 17 game times changed
The NFL has announced time changes for several key Week 17 matchups.
Cassel, Chiefs roll past Titans 34-14
Matt Cassel threw three touchdown passes and Eric Berry returned an interception 54 yards for another score and Kansas City romped past Tennessee 34-14 Sunday.
Making his first NFL start, Smith completed 17 of 31 passes for 138 yards and three interceptions during Sunday's 20-0 loss to Houston.||||||| Smith had a day to forget, and even in the deepest of leagues, should not be relied on for fantasy purposes at this point.
The sixth-round draft pick from Florida Atlantic is about to become the first rookie quarterback from Jacksonville to start in the NFL, not Tim Tebow - who also went to the same big church back home as Smith.||||||| Smith will start Sunday in Houston against the Texans with Vince Young on injured reserve and needing surgery on his right thumb, and with veteran Kerry Collins recovering from a strained left calf. "He played the pro-style offense, made all the throws. He's a very accurate passer, he has a strong arm. He's tall and he sees well and he's very intelligent," coach Jeff Fisher said.


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A funeral ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the First Assembly of God Church in Oskaloosa; Rev. Mike Dotson and Rev. Dr. Del Bittner officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa.
Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Bates Funeral Chapel with the family present from 5-7 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the First Assembly of God Church in Oskaloosa in memory of Donna Minter.


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Portland Quilt will Celebrate Heroes who have Donated their Lives
There are 915 people on a waiting list to receive a life-saving organ in Oregon alone. Nationally, there are over 116,000 people waiting for a transplant according to the United Network for Organ Sharing.
Donate Life Northwest in conjunction with Adventist Medical Center will be unveiling the Threads of Life Quilt on Sunday, April 21 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. in the Atrium of the hospital to commemorate the compassion of donors. The quilt will feature squares created by those connected to, and affected by donation and transplantation. The unveiling is an opportunity for the community to learn more about organ donor registration and see the quilt inspired by heroes who have donated eyes, tissue or organs for transplant.
Donate Life Northwest encourages everyone to register to be a donor to ensure that as many lives as possible are saved and improved each day through the miracle of donation and transplantation. Becoming a registered donor in Oregon is simple. Add the "D" code on your Oregon driver's license application when you are up for renewal or when you are getting your license, permit or ID card for the first time. Other options are to go online any time at www.donatelifenw.org to register or request a paper form by calling 1-800-452-1369.
There are 110 million registered organ, eye and tissue donors in the United States, 2.2 million from the state of Oregon. Still, the number of people in need of transplants continues to rise. Events such as the tragedy in Boston this week remind us the importance of tissue, organ and eye donors.
About Adventist Medical Center (AMC)
Adventist Medical Center (AMC), located in southeast Portland, is a nonprofit, 302-bed acute care facility, offering a full range of inpatient, outpatient and emergency services throughout the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area. It is home to Adventist Health-Portland, which includes more than 30 primary care and specialty clinics in the metro area.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 6 servings Onion Soup
- 6 tablespoons oil
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 8 large onions (about 1 3/4 pounds), peeled and sliced
- 4 slices bacon, diced
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup cognac
- 2 quarts beef stock
- Fresh thyme and lovage
- Salt and pepper
- Few fresh nutmeg gratings
- 6 slices whole-wheat bread
- 12 slices smoked cheese of choice
- 3 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
- Fresh rosemary
- In a large, heavy saucepan, heat oil and butter. Add onion and sauté for 10 minutes or until golden. Add bacon and sauté until bacon begins to render its fat. Add 4 cloves minced garlic(reserving 1 clove) and sauté lightly. Add cognac and simmer for 3 minutes or until the alcohol has evaporated. Add thyme sprig, lovage and stock, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes or until onion is tender. Remove rosemary and lovage from soup and discard. Season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet and bake for 4 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and rub with remaining 1 clove chopped garlic. Place one bread slice in six bowls. Layer two slices cheese over each slice of bread, and ladle hot soup over the bread and cheese. Garnish with goat cheese and fresh rosemary.


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19 Kids and Counting's�Jill Duggar had a big weekend. The 23-year-old got married — and had her first kiss.
Duggar wed�Derick Dillard�at her Springdale, Ark. church in front of more than 1,000 friends and family,�People�reports. Five of her sisters were bridesmaids, two brothers were groomsmen, five brothers were ushers and another brother and a nephew acted as ring-bearers. See the wedding photo here.
"It really hit me that Jill was leaving as she was packing her bag the other night," patriarch Jim Bob told the magazine. "We all realized she was really leaving. We are so glad that Derick is an answer to her prayers. It's an emotional time, but a joyful time."�
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Viewers watched in May as Jill and Derick met for the first time.�After video-chatting with one another for three months, Jill flew to Nepal to meet him face-to-face with her dad in tow as a chaperone. The pair got�engaged�shortly after and decided they could finally hold hands. All other physical contact was saved for their special day.
"I think it is safer and makes it more special to wait to kiss until your wedding day," Jill previously told�People. "To save the physical side of your marriage for your wedding day and not going further than you should — we want to have no regrets."��
Jill's�younger sister Jessa,�who entered a courtship with Ben Seewald, also chose to wait on holding hands until their engagement. They're saving their first kiss for their wedding day as well.
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Wednesday evening city council chambers were packed with community members concerned about a proposed ordinance that would dictate the type of home inspection residents must go through before selling a home.
At a special meeting of the City Council, dozens of local homeowners, real estate agents from the San Mateo Realtors Association (SAMCAR), and officials from the South City Fire Department showed up to voice contradictory concerns.
The Realtors and fire officials both said that, if passed, the ordinance would simply uphold inspection practices that are already occurring. But some real estate agents and homeowners said that the current practice of extensive home inspections began only a few years ago.
Whether the current practices should be allowed in the first place, was also a point of contention.
"We're really not doing anything new," one fire official said at the meeting.
Yet Gary Smith, a pastor and resident of South San Francisco said "there's been a change in attitude." Smith said his properties have been inspected about a dozen times, but only recently has he taken issue with them. "I've found that it's quite subjective," he said, calling the practices "abusive."
At the meeting, one fire official described an incident in which South City fire fighters tried to find residents in a burning home, but were initially thwarted when they realized there was unpermitted construction that blocked access to the bedroom.
If one life can be saved by fixing code violations at point of sale, fire officials said, it's worth the extensive inspection process.
Attendants who spoke at the meeting also disagreed on what exactly happens during fire department point of sale inspections.
Fire officials said the inspections stick to blatent or obvious code violations that could be life-threatening.
Yet one homeowner recounted a fire departement home inspection in which inspectors told him he had to repaint part of his house, which the homeowner said was not a life-threatening violation and cost him thousands of dollars.
Documents that Government Affairs Director for SAMCAR Paul Stewart distributed at the meeting showed expenses of tens of thousands of dollars residents were required to pay as a result of inspections.
Also at Wednesday's meeting, speakers from both the group of Realtors and the fire department accused the opposing group of being motivated by financial profit.
"The real issue has to do with money," said Russ Lee, a former South City Fire Chief. "Obviously that's going to cut into the realtor's commission."
Paul Stewart of SAMCAR said that fees and fines make the fire department's inspection program "a revenue producer" that just happens to be for public safety.
According to fire officials, their inspections cost home sellers $125, but the department spends about $132, which means they actually lose some money in the process. The department also provides one free pre-inspection.
Realtors said that buyers and sellers are already required by law to conduct home safety inspections in order to make a sale, and that the fire department inspection is redundant.
SAMCAR attorney Michelle Zaccone also said that the type of extensive home inspections that have been occurring in South City are an infringement on the Fourth Amendment, and that they are illegal without a proper warrant to enter the home.
South San Francisco is the only city in San Mateo County that conducts such extensive home inspections. When city councilmember Kevin Mullin asked what the reasoning was for this, a fire official said other cities' departments may have been moving toward a similar process, but scaled back because of recent budget cuts.
"This is a difficult one," Mullin said following the public comment period. "We're trying to sift our way through all of this information." He said the council would not take action immediately on the issue.
The topic has not yet been scheduled for a future meeting. Council may ask for an introduction of the ordinance at a regular meeting, if councilmembers decide to move forwrad with it, or they may hold a second study session. Check back for updates.
The proposed ordinance states that the inspections would be limited to checking the following:
- smoke detector
- carbon monoxide detector
- secured water heater
- electrical wiring
- no apparent fuel sources that would cause or spread fore or explosion
- no accumulation of debris, junk or garbage (according to code)
- improper building or maintenance (according to code)
- fire-resistive construction, fire-extinguishing systems (according to code)
- rooms used for sleeping, living, cooking or dining are designed or intended to be used for those purposes
The following would not be part of the full home inspection if the ordinance passed:
- climb on roof or in attic
- look behind furniture of wall hangings
- look in chimney or cabinets
- inspect under house
- operate appliances
- measure square footage of improvements, identify boundary lines, easements or encroachments
Tell us our exerience as a homeowner, seller, buyer, or inspector. How should the city act on this ordinance?
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The Weatherford Ninth Grade Center hosted a celebration in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday evening. NAACP Branch 6321 president Calvin Clay welcomed guest speaker Rowena Green Winfrey, president of the NAACP Branch 6209 in Corsicana, and presented her with an award for appreciation.
Winfrey told of the first time she heard Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech as a toddler in her mother's lap.
"For the rest of that year, according to my mother, my favorite phrase was 'I have a dream,'" Winfrey said.
She also told of her own encounters with racism, and of using what she learned from King to deal with situations.
"Dr. King's dream was all about faith, like the story of David and Goliath," Winfrey said. "King picked up his slingshot against violence and racism. But unlike Goliath, racism is still very much alive."
Check out this week's Democrat to view more photos and see the list of winners of the scholastic awards for art, essay and artistic expression contests.


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Zoo & Me MorningHeld the second Tuesday of every month, this program is designed for 3 to 5 year-old-children accompanied by a parent or guardian. Every Zoo & Me Morning incorporates exciting activities including a train ride, animal encounters, art projects, "Zooper" snacks and many other hands-on projects that you and your child can enjoy together.
Date: 2nd Tuesday of every month
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Fee: $18/per session for one child with one parent/guardian
$30/per session for two children with one parent/guardian
Additional adults will be charged general Zoo admission.
Pre-registration required
Questions? Call 225.775.3877 x2
What Should I Bring?
Some activities will be outside and will require walking. Comfortable, closed-toe shoes are recommended for adults and for children. You are welcome to bring strollers if you would like for smaller children; however, no strollers are allowed into the education building. Stroller parking is available outside. Bug spray, hats, water bottles and cameras are also recommended. Snacks will be provided, so please inform the education staff during registration if your child has any food allergies or restrictions. We will do our best to accommodate you.
More Information:
No more than two children per one adult will be allowed. General admission for the remainder of the day at the Zoo for you and your child/children is included in this fee. Guests accompanying you not attending the program will be charged general admission.
As this program is designed to give children and parents/guardians a unique way to interact, we ask that other arrangements be made for their other children younger than 3 during the class. All classes will be held in our Education Classroom but will include walks to exhibits inside the Zoo. Classes are limited to 15 children and their guardians. Pre-registration and prepayment of non-refundable fee is required.
Dates & Themes:
Jan. 14 - Cool Cats
Feb. 11 - Lovely Little Lizards
Mar. 11 - Green Things
Apr. 8 - And on that Farm
May 13 - Native Neighbors
June - Suspended for Zoo Camp
July - Suspended for Zoo Camp
Aug. 12 - Monkey Business
Sept. 9 - Geaux Tigers
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It's not every day that you see a hip-hop music video shot at the Palestra and Franklin Field, but that's where much of the video for OCD: Moosh & Twist's "This High" was filmed.
Moosh & Twist are both Philly natives whose video for the song "City Kids" has gotten nearly 1.5 million YouTube views who recently performed at the Roots Picnic alongside Wiz Khalifa and Nas.
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Situated in Wauwatosa, this hotel is close to Mayfair Mall, Eschweiler Buildings, and Oceans of Fun. Local attractions also include Milwaukee County Zoo and Sky Trail.
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A complimentary buffet breakfast is available. Holiday Inn Express Milwaukee-West Medical Center also features complimentary wireless Internet access, limo/town car service, and dry cleaning/laundry services.
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High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a business center and limo/town car service. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. This business-friendly hotel also offers a health club, multilingual staff, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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Two people in Alliance will face charges for allegedly possessing meth in a home that also occupied children.
This week in Box Butte County District Court a trial was set for 42 year–old Brian Chesson and 35 year–old Kelly Clark. The trials will both take place in February, ten days apart from each other.
Clark and Chesson were both arrested back in September after police received a report that clark was using marijuana. A search of the home revealed meth, resulting in the charges.
Both will face possession of meth, a felony and child abuse charges, a misdemeanor. They are currently free on bond.


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- 6 to 7 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 3 tablespoons shortening
- 2 packages active dry yeast
- 2 1/4 cups scalded milk cooled to about 120°
Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead, adding more flour as necessary to keep it from sticking, until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Place dough in a large buttered mixing bowl. Turn dough over so greased side is up. Cover with a clean dish towel and let rise in a warm place, out of drafts, for about 1 hour, or until doubled. When dough is touched, an indentation will remain.
Punch dough down and divide into two equal portions. Flatten each half with hands or rolling pins into a rectangle about 18x10 inches. Starting at 10-inch edge, roll dough tightly; pinch long seam together. With sides of hands, press each end of loaf; fold ends under loaf. Place loaves, seam side down, in loaf pans (approximately 9 x 5 x 3-inch). Brush each loaf lightly with butter. Cover loosely with clean dish towels and let rise until double, about 35 to 50 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°. Bake loaves on a low rack, so tops of pans are at the center of the oven. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Bread will sound hollow when lightly tapped.
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