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Alec Baldwin finds love in 'To Rome With Love' as well as offscreen
By CINDY PEARLMAN June 22, 2012 3:48PM
This film image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows, Alec Baldwin as John, left, and Jesse Eisenberg as Jack in a scene from "To Rome With Love." (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Classics, Philippe Antonello)
Updated: July 25, 2012 6:25AM
Alec Baldwin is in love.
When that scuffle with a photographer happened last week, he was picking up a license to wed. Ask about his impending nuptials to yoga teacher Hilaria Thomas and he says, "It's a big journey that I'm going on."
He's also in love at the movies. In the Woody Allen film "To Rome with Love" (opening Friday), he plays the romantic conscience of a young man (Jesse Eisenberg) whose girlfriend's sexy friend (Ellen Page) is about to move in with them … in Rome. In "Rock of Ages" (now showing), Baldwin is the owner of a hot club who finds love when he least expects it.
His roles in two summer films happened when Baldwin least expected it. "The movie business is tricky," Baldwin says. "I started out when I was in my 30s and now I'm in my 50s. To get back into the movie business is tricky. It's largely inhabited by young people."
Allen personally cast Baldwin in "To Rome with Love" and hired him again for a film being shot around San Francisco.
"Woody is someone I worked with in 1991. I had a small part in one of his movies when he was still married to Mia [Farrow]," he says. "I love that Woody is still going and making movies. He still has people who give him the money.
"It's a thrill for me because there aren't many actors who make great films. Woody lives on that island by himself. He's the most prolific creator of great movie moments.
"When he calls and asks you to come, you make the time."
He says his character in "To Rome" is a bit murky. "It's hard to tell who I am in the movie. It's left unsaid," he said. "Am I Jesse's conscious?
"I love that Woody didn't want to explain much. I did know that Woody is obsessed with romantic disasters and near disasters. He loves getting his male leads in movies where their desires tend to create a lot of problems."
As the club owner in "Rock of Ages," he belts out tunes from the '80s.
"You do a musical and you come to make a fool out of yourself," Baldwin says. "You know you're going to play a crazy, over-the-top character. I don't want to do a steady diet of those kinds of movies. They're very high-pitched. But it's a musical and you don't want to let the energy flag. Everyone commits to the crazy pace and crazy intentions."
The vocal demands gave him pause. "I'm very self-conscious and I know I'm not a singer," he says with a laugh.
He shares most of his scenes with his second-in-command, played by Russell Brand.
"He's a very exotic animal," Baldwin says. "Even visually he's striking looking and a great guy. I think the two biggest benefits of doing the film were watching Tom Cruise did what he did and working with Russell."
Baldwin says that he is accepting the fact that "30 Rock" is coming to an end. "We're going to do 13 episodes," he says, "and then that's it."
How is the mood of the cast?
"Everybody is sad," he says. "I'm sad. In a way, the show is a big part of all of our lives and a very successful enterprise. People really like the show and we rode out seven years.
"It's tough to launch a new show. But we did get it off the ground and running, plus we had a lot of critical success although we never did have great ratings."
He's nervous about the looming void in his schedule, but "I'm also kind of thrilled wondering where I'm going to be a year from now."
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NSAIDs Decrease Alzheimer's Plaque-Forming Protein
Without Adverse Effects of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL have shown in cell cultures and mice that certain nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) use a novel mechanism to decrease the harmful amyloid-beta 42 protein (AB42) that forms brain plaques, a hallmark condition in Alzheimer's disease patients.
Although some individuals who chronically take NSAIDs have shown reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, the mechanism of action of these drugs is unclear. NSAIDs are known to inhibit master enzymes called cyclooxygenases (COX), which control inflammatory responses. It therefore has been assumed by many researchers that NSAIDs are effective in Alzheimer's disease by reducing toxic, inflammatory process in the brain.
However, the new findings, published in the Nov. 8, 2001 issue of the journal Nature, suggest that NSAID therapy has a direct impact on the cause of the disease, which is believed to be the abnormal deposition of AB42 in the brain.
Because the anti-inflammatory properties of NSAIDs can cause severe gastrointestinal and kidney problems, the new findings also offer hope for the development of highly effective plaque-reducing drugs without the toxic side effects associated with anti-inflammatory medications.
The research was led by first author Sascha Weggen, Ph.D., UCSD Department of Neurosciences, and senior authors Edward Koo, M.D., UCSD Department of Neurosciences and Todd E. Golde, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville.
The new study is the first to demonstrate a specific pharmacological inhibition of AB42 production. Specifically, the NSAIDs ibuprofen, indomethacin and sulindac sulphide decreased AB42 by as much as 80 percent. Koo warned, however, that these results don't mean that physicians should begin to prescribe these three drugs for Alzheimer's patients.
"The dose required to inhibit production of AB42 is far too high. This is a secondary effect of the NSAIDs. For example, a patient would need to take the equivalent of more than 16 tablets of Advil a day," he said. "Instead, our findings suggest a new mechanism through which NSAIDs might confer protection from Alzheimer's disease – a mechanism independent of direct anti-inflammatory properties of NSAIDs. "
Since not all NSAIDs are the same, the research team conducted their studies by treating rodent and human cells in laboratory culture dishes with various NSAIDs, then analyzing AB42 levels. While the NSAIDs ibuprofen, indomethacin and sulindac sulphide lowered AB42, other NSAIDs, including aspirin, Naproxen and celecoxib, had no effect on AB42. Similar results were found in studies with mice.
Koo noted that since many researchers and clinicians have proposed that NSAIDs are effective in Alzheimer's disease by inhibiting COX enzymes and therefore inflammation, the UCSD/Mayo team tested this theory. They took cells genetically engineered to lack the COX enzymes and treated them with sulindac. The result – the lowering of AB42 levels – indicated that decrease of AB42 levels is completely independent of COX activity.
"These results provide compelling evidence that the reduction in AB42 is not mediated by inhibition of COX activity, the principle mode of action of NSAIDs," the authors state in their Nature paper.
Additional authors of the Nature paper are Jason L. Eriksen, Ph.D., Pritam Das, Ph.D., Kirk A. Findlay, Ph.D., Tawnya E. Smith, B.A., and Michael P. Murphy, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville; Sarah A. Sagl, Ph.D., Claus U. Pletrzik, Ph.D., and David E. Kang, Ph.D., UCSD Department of Neurosciences; Rong Wang, Ph.D., Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York; Thomas Bulter, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, Pasadena; and Numa Marquez-Sterling, M.D., Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago.
The work was supported by National Institutes of Health grants, a BeesonAward, an Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholars award, a Robert and Clarice Smith Fellowship, a John Duglas French Alzheimer's Foundation Fellowship, and an Emmy Noether-fellowship from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsPart 2
The eighth and final (sniff!) chapter of J.K. Rowling's beloved Harry Potter series wowed Muggles worldwide, taking in $1 billion in only 19 days.
R-Rated Comedies
The Hangover Part II, Bridesmaids, and Horrible Bosses embraced their hard Rs, and audiences did too. Plus, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, and Jennifer Aniston proved ladies can be as delightfully dirty as men.
The Help
The adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's best-seller (which just hit one million Kindle downloads) has ruled the August box office and is on its way to the $100 million mark with an A+ CinemaScore, love from critics, and Oscar chatter for its strong female leads.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Premiering with almost zero buzz, this prequel (featuring motion-capture maestro Andy Serkis) came out of nowhere to earn $256 million worldwide.
Woody Allen
The fantastical romantic comedy Midnight in Paris is the 75-year-old director's biggest box office hit of his 46-year career.
The solid superhero success of Thor and Captain America nicely sets the stage for the studio's Avengers movie (due next year).
Family Comedies
Remember Zookeeper? Mr. Popper's Penguins? Spy Kids 4D? We don't either. Those all underperformed at the box office, while Cars 2 was the lowest-grossing Pixar film in more than a decade.
Ryan Reynolds
We know! We love him too. But both Green Lantern and The Change-Up proved to be...let's say underwhelming.
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
Looks like Sue Sylvester's plans have paid off how do you sing ''b-o-m-b''?
Cowboys & Aliens
Neither Indy nor Bond could save this $163 million picture starring Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig from opening with a disappointing $36.4 million.
Conan The Barbarian
The big-budget action flick starring Jason Momoa opened in fourth place, earning a dismal $10 million.
Yes, you, America. Your summers would have been so much richer (and funnier) if more of you had seen Crazy, Stupid, Love, which as EW pointed out many times is fantastic. But we won't whine about this any further. Unless you don't buy the DVD.
Cable's Freshman Dramedies
In the usual summer-TV doldrums, a few standout shows managed to find an audience. Kinda-funny-kinda-serious newbies Necessary Roughness and Suits on USA and Franklin & Bash on TNT will get a second round. Plus, MTV's Teen Wolf will howl again next year.
The UFC
The mixed-martial-arts competition finally gets respect from a big-time network, inking a deal with Fox to air live fights in prime time. Bonus: Its reality show The Ultimate Fighter is headed to FX.
A Few (Former?) Fan Favorites
Syfy announced it's cutting loose Eureka after next season. AMC's Breaking Bad is getting canned too, and will go out in style with a 16-episode closer. And TLC dumped ex-ratings queen Kate Gosselin and all eight of her tykes after four years on the network.


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ETF Midweek Peek
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By David Gillie, Contributing Editor and subscriber to ETF Digest
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Another light volume holiday week allowed the Algos to wander at will through the market usually hitting on the ugliest girl in the bar (most oversold). A relatively quiet week on the news front mostly lacking the daily miraculous "plan" rumor out of Europe.
All issues are average volume greater than 300K shares daily.
Virtually all of this week's performance has been directly Dollar related. Oil has been the strong player with Crude only dipping below the $100/bbl price briefly. No news is good news for Germany. Grains are the new kids on the block and beaten down Miners are getting attention from the hopeful fast money players. Dividends remain the flavor-of-the-week. Yield-hungry investors have pushed prices up with little concern due to the fact that there's nowhere else to find return on investment. See HERE for a detailed analysis of the Alerian MLPs, which function much like REITs in the Energy Sector.
Santa put coal in the stockings of the bad boys and girls that bet against him. Ho! Ho! Ho! Anybody have an eleven foot poll? Nobody will touch Nat Gas with a ten-footer. Why? Because we have too much of it. Who in their right mind would want an energy source that is clean, abundant and cheap? Alerian MLP Index is a no-brainer... 6% yield and 8% capital gain. This is a "Buy" for your 401k on a pullback. Investors have left the Euro like a bad movie and are not at all interested in The Dollar with the Fed monkeying around with it. The Yen is the 'default' currency with Gold in the hands of speculators. Kicking the European can down the road has brought relief to those most affected - Italy, France and US Financials. Traders concluded there wasn't much point in cherry-picking sectors so they just piled into the overall market S&P500 (SPY) which sent the S&P500 Megabull (UPRO) to the moon. Silver is just a hot mess. The UltraShort is down as well as the Long Physical positions. Think "No win". Tech heavy Taiwan took a hit as traders fled the overbought Tech sector. Solar, beleaguered with scandals can't find a bottom as well as India on poor economic conditions. "Operation Twist" has the Fed selling short-term T-bills and buying long-term T-bills. The Fed just can't help themselves. After screwing up the Equity Markets, now they've turned their genius to the Bond Markets.
Yield hunters are skimming off profits in the new year. Gold and Oil day traders are battling it out. Nat Gas beckoning the "It Can't Get Any Lower" crowd. Commodity rich Indonesia is the benefactor of renewed interest in commodities.
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The appearance of dragons signals a serious problem in the land of Earthsea. Concerned, the wandering wizard Sparrowhawk (voice of Timothy Dalton) begins a journey of investigation that crosses paths with a young and angst-ridden prince (voice of Matt Levin). This anime-style animation is based on a novel by Ursula Le Guin.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The city administration in Nashville is recommending settlement of a lawsuit over anti-gay graffiti.
The Tennessean reported the Metro Nashville Council has the recommendation from Mayor Karl Dean's administration to pay $50,000 to city water works employee Les "Bud" Buckner.
He filed suit in May 2012, claiming offensive graffiti directed at him began appearing from the time he was hired more than seven years ago. The lawsuit said the slurs were posted in vehicle bays, the restroom, inside work vehicles used by Metro Water Services and at a fueling station.
Buckner's lawsuit, under the Tennessee Human Rights Act, claims the city allowed a hostile work environment to persist.
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Portman, Levin launch bipartisan Senate Auto Caucus
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Carl Levin, D-Mich., announced the official launch of the Senate Auto Caucus.
The bipartisan Caucus, co-chaired by Portman and Levin, will provide a forum for senators to exchange ideas and work to improve policy on issues affecting America's auto industry such as workforce development, regulatory issues, safety, technology, and fuel efficiency. The Caucus hosted a kick-off event on Capitol Hill today with auto companies, associations and other groups.
"America's auto industry employs eight million Americans and drives more than $735 billion into the economy annually," Portman stated. "I'm pleased to join my colleagues in promoting policies that will help ensure the auto industry continues to grow and thrive."
"Manufacturing is the path to the middle class for millions of Americans, and the auto industry is the heart of American manufacturing," Levin said. "The Auto Caucus will help us stay focused on helping advance the U.S. auto industry renaissance that is so important to millions of families and countless communities across the country."
The automobile industry historically contributes 3-3.5% of U.S. gross domestic product. Of the $1.7 trillion of value added to the U.S. economy by manufacturing in 2011, $76.5 billion came from the motor vehicle and parts industry. Additionally, the auto industry is a significant employer in most states, employing over 10,000 in 47 states and 100,000 in 20 states. Eight million jobs nationwide are directly or indirectly dependent on the auto industry, or about 4.5% of total private-sector employment. Leading in innovation, the auto industry employs nearly 10% of U.S. engineers and scientists that work in the private sector.
Members of the Senate Auto Caucus include:
Senator Rob Portman, Co-chair
Senator Carl Levin, Co-chair
Senator Sherrod Brown, Vice Chair
Senator Saxby Chambliss
Senator Joe Donnelly
Senator Dick Durbin
Senator Lindsey Graham
Senator Johnny Isakson
Senator Claire McCaskill
Senator Mitch McConnell
Senator Tim Scott
Senator Jeff Sessions
Senator Debbie Stabenow
Along with the strong support of automakers, the Senate Auto Caucus' efforts are also supported by the following auto associations:
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Association of Global Automakers
American Automotive Policy Council
National Automobile Dealers Association
American International Automobile Dealers Association
National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers
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Kimye, Miley Cyrus Make Barbara Walters' 'Most Fascinating People' List
What do Pope Francis, Prince George, and Kimye all have in common? They're among Barbara Walters' "Most Fascinating People of 2013."
It was hard to escape Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, who welcomed their daughter North West and got engaged this year. That's why Walters has included the power couple on her 21st annual list of newsmakers.
"She's like the most intriguing woman right now. She's got Barbara Walters calling her like everyday," Kanye told Ryan Seacrest of his fiancée.
Pop superstar Miley Cyrus captivated the nation with her twerking and racy VMA performance and earned a spot on Walters' list.
The lineup also includes ABC anchor Robin Roberts, Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, the stars of "Duck Dynasty," swimmer Diana Nyad, and NSA leaker Edward Snowden.
Walters will conduct interviews and reveal her No. 1 most-fascinating pick on the 90-minute special, which airs December 18 on ABC.Tweet
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Lost in the mainstream media's coverage of the pending launch of Apple's iPhone version 4 is several accessibility improvements. As speculated upon earlier, iOS version 4 will include support for over 30 Bluetooth Braille displays. Simply pair the device to begin using it with VoiceOver. Also, a new larger font is available for several built-in applications, and improvements in the web browsing experience are included. A new touch typing mode allows for another method of nonvisual input. The new iPhone will be available June 24.Go to this Site
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Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Research in AMO physics has a long history--from building the foundations of quantum mechanics to continuing today at the cutting edge of science. The development of AMO physics is fueled by revolutionary advances in our ability to use light to manipulate, control and measure the properties of atoms and molecules.
As such, the signature scientific achievements in AMO physics are the developments of enabling experimental methodologies, and the application of these methodologies to Nobel-prize winning discoveries and to developing scientific knowledge in areas that extend across all of physics and other scientific disciplines including biology and chemistry.
Research opportunities in atomic, molecular and optical physics span a broad spectrum of topics, from the making of precision measurements of fundamental constants of nature to the measurements of parity violating effects in atoms. Other exciting areas in AMO physics are quantum optics; laser cooling and atom trapping; atom interferometers; the search for the electric dipole moment of the electron; the search for dark matter; studies of the consequences of Bose-Einstein condensation; generation and application of ultra-short pulses of x-rays; quantum computing and information processing; antimatter research; the exploration of the fundamental properties of gravity; and the spectroscopy novel molecules and solid state systems. Atomic physics techniques are also exploited in experiments focusing on fundamental issues in particle and nuclear physics, as well as condensed matter physics.
Physics Faculty
Dmitry Budker
Dmitry Budker received his Ph.D. in physics from UC Berkeley in 1993 and was a postdoctoral researcher at the University until his faculty appointment in 1995.
Research Interests
Budker's research interests are related to the study of violation of discrete symmetries – parity, time reversal invariance, and permutation symmetry for identical particles - using the methods of modern atomic physics.
Eugene Commins (E)
Professor Emeritus
Eugene D. Commins received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1958. Member, National Academy of Sciences; Fellow: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, A.A.A.S., A.P.S. Berkeley Campus Distinguished Teaching Awards 1963, 1979.
Research Interests
Current Projects
Eric Corsini
PhD from UC Berkeley
Roger Falcone
ProfessorDirector, Advanced Light Source, LBNL
Roger W. Falcone joined the UC Berkeley Physics faculty in 1983; Physics Department Chair 1995-2000; A.B. Princeton (1974); Ph.D.
Research Interests
My group is interested in the coherent control of the structure of matter by the use of ultrashort pulses of laser radiation.
Naomi Ginsberg
Assistant Professor
Naomi S. Ginsberg received a B.A.Sc. degree in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto in 2000 and a Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University in 2007. She held a Glenn T.
Research Interests
Work in the Ginsberg Group is motivated by the need to spatially and temporally resolve the complex dynamics of nanoscale processes, such as photosynthetic light harvesting.
Hartmut Häffner
The Mike Gyorgy Assistant Professor
Hartmut Häffner received his PhD in physics from the University of Mainz / Germany in 2000.
Research Interests
My main research interests focus on trapped ions to get a deeper understanding of quantum mechanics. Using laser light, strings of ions trapped with electrodynamical forces can be cooled to their motional ground state.
Stephen Leone
ProfessorThe John R. Thomas Professor in PhysicsDirector, Chemical Dynamics Beamline, LBNL
Dr. Leone received his B.A. in Chemistry at Northwestern University in 1970 and his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley with Professor C. Bradley Moore in 1974. He was an assistant professor at the University of Southern California from 1974-76.
Research Interests
Professor Leone's research interests include ultrafast laser investigations and soft x-ray probing of valence and core levels, attosecond physics and chemistry, state-resolved collision processes and kinetics investigations, nanoparticle fluorescence intermittency, aerosol chemistry and dynamics,
Richard Marrus (E)
Professor Emeritus
Richard Marrus received his B.S. from New York University in 1954, and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1959. He served as a post-doc and then as a staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Lab until 1963.
Research Interests
My main research interest at present is in the spectroscopy of one- and two-electron ions at very high atomic number. This research is conducted mainly at accelerators located in Europe (GANIL accelerator in Caen, France and the SIS accelerator in Darmstadt, Germany).
Holger Müller
Assistant Professor
Holger Müller successfully applied for his first patent when he was 14. Later, he did his undergraduate thesis with Jürgen Mlynek at the University of Konstanz, Germany. He graduated from Humboldt-University, Berlin, with Achim Peters as advisor.
Research Interests
The basic premise of my work is that precision measurements of fundamental quantities can help to address the great challenges faced by physicists now – for example, how we can find and verify a theory beyond the standard model of particle physics that might eventually unify gravity and quantum m
Charles Schwartz (E)
Professor Emeritus
Research: Atomic, Molecular And Optical Physics
Dan Stamper-Kurn
Associate Professor
Dan M. Stamper-Kurn came to Berkeley following his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D. 2000) and postdoctoral work at the California Institute of Technology (1999 – 2001).
Research Interests
The developing field of ultracold atomic physics provides tantalizing opportunities for exploring physical phenomena in a regime that has heretofore been inaccessible: material systems with temperatures in the nanokelvin range (and below), with broadly and instantly tunable interactions, residing
Lukman Winoto
Lukman Winoto received his Ph.D. in physics from UC Berkeley in 1999.


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Book your room at Basic Hotel Sophienhof
Kiel hotel with a restaurant
Situated in the city center, this hotel is close to Sparkassen-Arena and Kiel Opera House. Regional attractions also include Schilksee Beach and Laboe Naval Memorial.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Basic Hotel Sophienhof features a bar/lounge. Other amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access and a business center.
Room Amenities
Televisions come with cable channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, desks, and private bathrooms.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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At your hotel
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 3-star property offers access to a business center.
Basic Hotel Sophienhof is a smoke-free property.
- Total number of rooms - 21
- Number of floors - 3
- Bar/lounge
- Business center
- Free breakfast
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Multilingual staff
- Restaurant
- Smoke-free property
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Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
In your room
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Cable TV service
- Desk
- Free Wi-Fi
Eat and drink
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Basic Hotel Sophienhof has a restaurant on site.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- In-room accessibility
The fine print for Basic Hotel Sophienhof
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
When you leave
Check-out time is 11 AM
How you can pay
Your pets
Pets allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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- Self parking fee: EUR 5 per night
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Higher Skills, Better Jobs
Before incomes can increase along the Border, workers must improve their skills. The people of the Border face a dearth of job skills that serves as a barricade to better wages, more stable jobs, and, ultimately, higher incomes.
Many of these workers did not receive the full benefits of recent improvements in public education, and those who do not attend college will also miss out on improvements to higher education in the region.
As the Texas economy rocketed toward record gains in employment, wages, and household incomes during 1997, employment in Border counties remained depressingly low.
Year after year, Maverick, Presidio, and Zavala counties lead the nation in unemployment rates. The Border counties' unemployment rate of 8 percent in 1997 was twice the rate of non-Border counties in Texas. Nine of the Border counties have double-digit unemployment rates, four of those with rates above 20 percent.1 Only 18 metropolitan areas in the country have unemployment rates higher than Laredo or El Paso and only nine higher than Brownsville's 12 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. McAllen's unemployment rate of 17.2 percent was the fifth highest of any city in the nation.2
If the Border were a state, it would have the highest unemployment rate in the nation. Nearly one in three of all unemployed workers in Texas live in the Border region, while one-sixth of the state's labor force is found along the Border.3
The South Texas/Border Initiative provided funds to South Texas universities to enhance programs for research and development, to pay off debt, and to pay for the construction of new facilities. The initiative, which authorized $348 million in new bonding capacity between 1992 and 1995, can be credited with enhancing higher education in the Border region.
These investments are expected to produce a better-educated, skilled workforce for the region in the future. However, there is a continual need for better worker training, particularly for people who are already out of school.
Education Levels
Nearly 80 percent of adults 25 or older in the 43-county Border region don't have a college or community college degree, compared with 75 percent statewide. While 21 percent of Border adults have at least an associate's degree, 37 percent have not graduated from high school.
The goal is to move people from low-wage jobs to high-wage jobs. Statewide, workers in jobs requiring only short-term, on-the-job training earn nearly 30 percent less than the average full-time worker. Short-term on-the-job training is gained from "occupations in which workers generally can develop the skills needed for average job performance after a short demonstration or up to one month of on-the-job experience and instruction..4
The gap in earnings between the workers who earn the most and those who earn the least has consistently increased nationwide since 1979.
While occupations requiring only moderate on-the-job training still pay below average, they pay 27 percent more than the short-term training occupations.
Education greatly determines who will have a job as well. According to an analysis of 1993-94 labor statistics conducted in 1997, the unemployment rate of workers with less than a high school diploma was 11.5 percent, compared to 2.9 percent for college graduates.5
These figures, drawn from national averages, apply to workers in the Border region. Workers with more education will earn more money and have a better chance of avoiding unemployment, according to an analysis of 1990 U.S. Census data (see Figure 5.1).
On-the-Job Training
Employees can learn valuable skills from on-the-job training. Border residents may get shortchanged, however, in part because employers seem to provide older workers with a greater number of formal training hours. Nationwide, younger workers receive about half as much training as workers 25 to 54, according to a survey by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Younger workers change jobs more frequently than older workers, and employers may be less willing to invest in formal training for younger workers, the study concludes. The Border region may be hard hit by this trend because of the predominance of younger workers; about 70 percent are younger than 45.
Only 60 percent of workers with a high school education or less received formal training, compared to 90 percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the labor study.6 As discussed earlier, only about 21 percent of the Border's adult residents had any sort of college degree.
Large employers in the region report a diverse mix of training programs. Some companies provide no formal training, while others fund and conduct well-structured programs. For example, an El Paso construction company provides laborers an opportunity to develop skills to the point of becoming construction foremen. Another company in El Paso conducts monthly management seminars, while a wholesale grocer keeps a trainer on staff to train approximately 10 new employees every 90 days. One refining company in Corpus Christi trains employees in operations training, while another refining company offers computer seminars four times a year. A chemical company spends about $40,000 a year to train 200 employees with division-specific skills, while another business trains and tests most of its 3,000 employees as helpers or technicians. In Laredo, a gas pipeline company provides two-day training for approximately 700 new employees each year.7
Training Options
In 1995, the Texas Legislature consolidated most state workforce programs into a single agency, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). One of the new agency's primary responsibilities is to oversee more than a dozen employment programs, including the Job Training Partnership Act, the Wagner-Peyser-funded Employment Services, Job Opportunities and Basic Skills, and Food Stamp Employment and Training programs, providing everything from the basics of job readiness, such as job search and interviewing techniques, punctuality, and appropriate appearance, to more sophisticated skills training such as how to serve customers.
The reform, which was designed to enlist direct involvement from local community leaders, resulted in 28 workforce regions headed by local workforce development boards.
County judges and mayors of the major cities in each region can appoint a single workforce development board, charged with coordinating and procuring workforce services, to draw upon state and federal funds. Formation of a local workforce development board is not required. However, if a region fails to do so, it forfeits local control of the programs administered by TWC.
The key reason to form a local board is to get input from area employers. Job training programs must have direct involvement from employers to succeed. TWC's difficulties in implementing these massive reforms, such as a reluctance of local boards to shift their focus to regional concerns, can impede some boards from forming.
In focusing job skills programs through regional workforce development boards, the 1995 Legislature placed management of training and job placement services in the hands of local leaders. Local boards could meet local needs with innovative approaches.
Each region reflects distinctive labor needs and aspirations. Ideally, in turn, each local workforce board strives to ensure a balance between the local supply and demand for labor skills. Nine workforce regions encompass the 43-county Border area. Two of these regions established workforce development boards and opened career development centers--places for residents to seek workforce services, including assessments of client needs, job referrals, and other assistance, including basic job search and interviewing skills.
Setting up career development centers is a difficult task requiring county and city officials to agree on how much money to spend on workforce needs. Another three boards along the border became operational in 1998; three more have plans under review by TWC. Community leaders in the region including Hidalgo and Willacy counties chose not to form a board; TWC's local office will continue to purchase or to directly provide state and federally funded services.
Once in business, each local workforce board hires a training provider for job training services and coordinates job training and placement services. Before a board can coordinate, plan, and procure services, appointees and plans must gain approval from TWC, the Texas Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness, and the Governor. Then funding arrangements are made with TWC.
Unemployment is highest in Hidalgo County, yet officials have chosen not to form a local workforce development board. Border counties without operational local boards risk federal involvement if workforce legislation passes. Both U.S. Senate and House versions of workforce reform legislation require the formation of local boards and consolidate funding streams into a smaller number of block grants.8
Overall, 17 percent of TWC's funding flows to the Border.9 This nearly matches the 18 percent of Texas' labor force in the Border. However, the Border's high unemployment rate means that 32 percent of all the state's unemployed workers can be found in the region. While not all of TWC's funds are allocated on the basis of unemployment, there should be concern that only 17 percent of these funds are allocated to an area with 32 percent of the state's unemployed.
Moreover, since the Border contains about 22 percent of the state's population, TWC's expenditures, when calculated per capita, are lower in the Border than in non-Border counties.
Formal Training
Another program for workforce training is "school-to-work," designed to smooth the transition from classroom to workplace through connecting activities that integrate classroom and on-the-job instruction, link high school and college curricula, match students with employers, and train job-site mentors. This federally funded program began in 1994 as a seven-year initiative; grants were given to 37 states, including Texas.
In 1996, Texas was awarded a five-year school-to-work grant for $61 million, administered by TWC.10 The 27 school-to-work partnerships in Texas work closely with the state's Tech-Prep program, which implements the strategies developed by school-to-work.11
Literacy is an important issue for Border workers looking to improve their job skills and wages. The U.S. Department of Education developed a tool for determining three dimensions of literacy.12
The mean literacy score for all Texans is slightly higher than those in the Border region. Of even greater concern is that 33 percent of the Border's labor force has the lowest level of literacy skills. This means 800,000 people 16 and older can barely perform basic literacy tasks. In comparison, nearly one-fourth of Texans read at the lowest level, about the same as the national average.
One in three Border residents can barely perform the basic tasks of reading a work schedule, adding up their hours, and filling out a time sheet, or gleaning the critical points from a memo on company safety policies.13
To help improve this situation, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) operates the Adult Education Program to provide training in literacy, English language, basic academic skills, life-coping skills, and high school-level competencies for 212,000 out-of-school youth and adults. The agency awarded about $29 million in grants to adult education cooperatives across the state in 1997.14 Per capita, that only amounts to about $135 annually to bring each person's reading, writing, and math skills up to a functional level. It also means that the state is funding literacy training for only 7 percent of the adults stuck in the lowest literacy level.15
Customized Training
The Texas Smart Jobs Fund, created by the Texas Legislature in 1993, provides grants to businesses to train new or existing employees. From fiscal 1994 through fiscal 1997, 61 Border businesses received more than $8 million in Smart Jobs grants to train or retrain 5,907 workers for jobs ranging from order entry clerks to community health workers. Sixteen Bexar County businesses received $1.9 million in Smart Jobs grants to create or maintain 1,637 jobs. Seventeen companies in El Paso County received Smart Jobs grants totaling $1.8 million to train 1,842 workers. Companies in Cameron, Webb, Nueces, and Hidalgo counties trained 1,892 workers with $3.7 million in grant awards. Pride Petroleum Services in Duval, Jim Wells and Starr counties trained 44 workers with a combined grant of $61,000. Companies in Kerr, Medina, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, and Willacy also received grants ranging from $1,100 to $249,000.16
Smart Jobs has proven effective at helping companies to retain and retrain workers and even to create new jobs. However, companies in counties with the highest unemployment rates in the state, such as Hidalgo, Cameron, Maverick, and Starr, have difficulty competing with companies in Dallas and Houston. Grants are delivered on a first-come, first-served basis. While the unemployment rate is on average twice as high in Border counties as in non-Border counties, the region received 12 percent of grants awarded in fiscal 1994-97. In contrast, Dallas-Fort Worth, with an unemployment rate of only 3.2 percent, received 44 percent of Smart Jobs funds.17
The Skills Development Fund, created in 1995, provides grants to community colleges for customized training requested by area businesses.
The fund was created to remove administrative barriers that were impeding the timely response of public community and technical colleges to industry and workforce training needs. It was not intended to pay for training costs of an employer who moves the work site from one place in Texas to another.18 Between June 1996 and August 1997, the Skills Development Fund provided six of the eight community and technical colleges in the Border with $5.4 million, out of the total $25 million statewide, to work with more than four dozen companies to train 6,100 workers.19
Community and Technical Colleges
Community colleges grant certificates of completion for a variety of occupations, some in conjunction with public schools. The Border is home to eight of the state's 51 community and three technical colleges: Alamo Community College District (with four colleges), El Paso County Community College District, South Texas Community College, Texas Southmost College, Laredo Community College, Southwest Texas Junior College, Del Mar College, and Texas State Technical College-Harlingen. These colleges enroll 22 percent of the state's community and technical college students but award only 16 percent of the state's certificates of completion and 17 percent of the state's associate degrees.20
The state provides financial support for instruction and administration in 51 community college districts, and the community colleges use local tax dollars to augment state funds. For the most part, however, any customized training that colleges offer must be funded by local tax dollars or fees charged to employers or trainees.21
Approximately 39 percent of the total contact hours funded by the state are vocational/technical courses; the remainder are academic, including remedial and compensatory adult education. No state funding is provided for physical plant operations or maintenance. Local taxing districts are expected to provide support for physical plant operations. Local communities must provide facilities, and community colleges are not eligible for funds available to most senior institutions.
Tuition and fee revenue is not appropriated by the state. Tuition rates vary among schools. In 1996, tuition rates plus fees ranged from $298 to about $1,200 per semester. Border community colleges tend to have higher tuition and fees than the rest of the state. The state's public community college average tuition and fees total $753 per semester; only one of the Border's seven community colleges falls below the state average. For the 1998-99 biennium, the general revenue per contact hour in community colleges is approximately $3.57.22
The cost of customized training, construction, and maintenance of facilities, plus upgrading of equipment, puts a heavy burden on a local tax base already stretched to provide adequate primary and secondary education and basic infrastructure. However, if skills training is to be the engine that will drive incomes above their current rates, community colleges must have adequate computers and facilities. The need to improve skills and to provide the highest-quality training possible warrants state support of facilities and equipment for community colleges in the Border.
While Texas State Technical College is often grouped with other community colleges, its funding differs in one important aspect. The TSTC system is funded with state general revenue appropriations, tuition, and fees. Therefore, TSTC-Harlingen provides important technical training for Border students without drawing on local funds.
TSTC provides vocational/technical education, where "primary consideration shall be placed on industrial and technological manpower needs of the state." TSTC is required to emphasize advanced or emerging technical programs not commonly offered by public junior colleges.23
In El Paso, the number of job categories for which there were too few skilled workers numbered 251, with a "training gap" of 5,701 positions, according to a December 1997 report by the El Paso Chamber of Commerce. TSTC does not have a campus in El Paso, but it does have programs throughout Texas in 49 of the fields listed. Those fields account for more than 1,000 of the "training gap" positions. El Paso Community College's list of programs includes few of those 49 fields.24 El Paso's businesses and workers could benefit from a TSTC campus that would provide more technical training options without creating an increased draw on local tax dollars.
Proprietary Schools
In the private sector, for-profit or proprietary schools offer courses in everything from fashion modeling to underwater welding. TWC regulates 284 proprietary schools statewide, 57 of which are in the Border. To operate in Texas, a proprietary school must receive a certificate of approval from TWC, which states, among other things, that the school is capable of meeting its objectives for offering the courses or curriculum advertised, maintains adequate student follow-up data, issues certificates of training, and is financially sound. The school must renew its certificate of approval annually.25
TWC regulated proprietary schools in the Border enrolled more than 21,000 students in 1995-96, with a total of 6,000 students completing the training.
Adjusting to NAFTA
In 1974, Congress provided for trade adjustment assistance to support and retrain workers displaced by economic shifts resulting from free trade. In 1993, the same year the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was ratified, Congress created the NAFTA Trade Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) program to help workers especially hard hit by the new trade agreement. NAFTA-TAA is federally funded and provides occupational, remedial, literacy, English-as-a-Second-Language, and entrepreneurial training, along with income support for up to 52 weeks, payments for job search commutes, and a relocation allowance to employees who have lost their jobs because of NAFTA.26
NAFTA-TAA certified nearly 7,500 workers laid off in El Paso from 1994 through 1997, representing one-half of all NAFTA-TAA certified workers in Texas. Following that, El Paso was successful in obtaining a large grant from the U.S. Department of Labor for job training and placement for workers most adversely affected by NAFTA.
In early May, the U.S. Labor Department granted El Paso $45 million over three years to help retrain 3,500 workers displaced by NAFTA. The grant announcement described El Paso as "the city most affected by the trilateral trade pact. "27
The majority of the dislocated workers certified to receive benefits from the NAFTA-TAA program were Hispanic women with limited education and even more limited English skills who had worked in the garment factories in El Paso. These workers are atypical of workers who normally benefit from trade adjustment assistance in that they do not already possess substantial skills that can be translated to another set of skills over a year's training. Despite their unique characteristics, the El Paso workers were placed in literacy and English classes to help them find new jobs in the El Paso economy. A year, or even 18 months, was not enough time for these workers to develop the English skills necessary to be trained in other job skills. As a result, they have used up their individual training subsidies and have yet to develop marketable skills.
The problems in El Paso point directly to flaws in NAFTA-TAA that must be corrected to make it more beneficial to displaced workers along the border. The requirement that workers must be in some sort of training, no matter how ill-suited, to remain eligible for the trade adjustment assistance subsidy must be corrected. While the $45 million will make a tremendous difference, it could have been even more beneficial if the original NAFTA-TAA for displaced workers had provided an employable skill in demand in the region. The time frame for finding a training slot should be modified to provide workers with greater flexibility and more opportunity to find the training best suited to their needs. A program administrator should perform periodic follow-up, possibly quarterly, to help prevent workers from running out of time on their assistance before they get the training they need to find another job.
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Everyone is different so everyone experiences a different set of problems/symptoms with their pregnancy. Some people get all that plus some, and some people have comfortable, symptom-free pregnancies. But if your doctor is telling you that everything is okay then I'd take his word I do hope you feel better soon though, and welcome to the bump!
mallorynelson:I'm a first time mom too, and I've learned that there are SO many weird aches, pains, and feelings that come with being pregnant. Up until a few weeks ago, I was discovering new symptoms and odd feelings about once a day. As long as your doctor says your symptoms are normal, I wouldn't worry about it. Pregnancy does crazy things to your body!
I hate to tell you this, but I think all of that can fall under the fairly common things that can happen when you are pregnant.
I know last pregnancy the whole time it seemed like NOTHING sounded good, even when I was hungry.
Cramping can be normal, make sure your doctor knows, but it is probably just your uterus streaching & growing
I did the exact same thing with the bathroom stuff last time... and after DD was born it was fine again.
The side pain could be a lot of different things, but hang in there... the baby will be worth it. Pregnancy can be a real pain, literally, but ladies do it over and over again because kids are so worth it.
Sorry, completely normal. Your baby must be sitting on your bladder. Try leaning forward when you pee, or rocking forward and backward - it helps. Try to move around when sleeping too, that way your internal organs stay 'centred' during periods of rest... even though they don't have much space to move.
My first pregnancy was harder than this 2nd one is. Part of the reason for that is your body is learning how to grow a baby - it's never done that before.
Your appetite should return in the next few weeks...


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By Mike Handley
One minute, 37 seconds, from the magnificent buck's surefooted arrival to its hasty and wobbly departure.
That's how much video footage a pair of teenagers recorded of the biggest whitetail to come out of Knox County, Ohio, in seven years. Brothers a year apart, one filmed while the other shot it with his bow.
The excellent clip, which was posted on YouTube three days later, pretty much tells the story in pictures, since there's no speaking. The only sound is the thwunk of Perry Kise's bow a split-second before the giant buck -- already ill at ease -- puts pedal to the metal.
Even without a camera rolling, 17-year-old Perry is short on words. Brother Ryan, 18, is a little more talkative. It's clear the harvest was a team effort.
The brothers were hunting the family's 45 acres, Perry behind the bow and Ryan behind a video camera. They'd agreed early on that Ryan would do the filming until Perry shot a deer, and then they'd switch roles.
They first spotted the distinctive buck on Wednesday, Oct. 26, while hunting the piney side of their property. It was at 100 yards and heading away from them, probably en route to a fruit orchard about 200 yards into the neighboring Amish farmer's land.
About three hours before dark the next evening, the Kises set up on the other side of the farm, closer to where they'd seen the buck and where their father had built a box blind in the brush.
They knew they'd made the right choice when the buck strolled out at 5:30, though it wasn't within bow range and didn't hang around for long. It returned, however, around 6:15.
The boys got some great footage of the buck's approach, some of the best eye-level shots of a free-ranging giant to be found on the Internet. They might've gotten more, too, but the 200-inch stud (it hasn't been taped yet for the BTR) grew antsy and started to leave.
When the buck did leave, it had a hole in it.
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Dáil Éireann - Volume 378 - 09 March, 1988
Written Answers. - Special Housing Aid.
Mr. Farrelly Mr. Farrelly
64. Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for the Environment the way in which the health boards in the country intend carrying out more elaborate repair work on special housing aid for the elderly with a reduced budget and particularly with reconstruction grants for water supplies and sewage having been abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Minister for the Environment (Mr. Flynn) Minister for the Environment (Mr. Flynn)
Minister for the Environment (Mr. Flynn): The allocation of funds to the health boards under the special housing aid scheme for the elderly is a matter for the task force, set up under the aegis of my Department, to administer the scheme. While general guidelines have been circulated to the health boards, it is left to the discretion of the boards to determine in individual cases which works, including the provision of water or sewerage facilities, should be carried out.
As this scheme caters for elderly persons not in a position themselves to carry out necessary works, it follows that the [2171] termination of the house improvement grants, including those for water and sewerage, should have little bearing on the operation of the scheme. The amount provided nationally for this scheme was increased from £1 million to £1.5 million in 1986 and this higher level of funding has been continued in 1987 and 1988. The annual allocation of funds for each health board has been increased on a more or less proportionate basis.
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Written Answers. - Inver (Mayo) National School.
Mr. Ring Mr. Ring
103. Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education when an application for the Inver national school, County Mayo will be approved for work to be carried out on this building. [6793/96]
Minister for Education (Ms Bhreathnach) Niamh Bhreathnach
Minister for Education (Ms Bhreathnach): An application for grant-aid towards improvement works at Inver national school has been fully considered within my Department. While it is accepted that the requested works would be a desirable improvement, I [1436] regret that they cannot be accommodated within the 1996 capital grant allocation. The project will be considered again in the light of future capital allocations.
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Family Business Joins County to Save Otter Sink Tract
By Lawrence Chan on April 28th, 2014 | Last updated: April 28, 2014 at 11:47 am
The Suwannee River Water Management District will work with a private company to rehydrate the Otter Sink tract in Dixie County this fall.
Trenton Town Spirit at an All-Time High as Tigers Return to State Championship
By Brandon Fernandez on December 6th, 2013 | Last updated: December 6, 2013 at 4:51 pm
For the second consecutive year, the Trenton Tigers clinched a birth in the Class 1-A football state championship game.
Emergency Helicopter Base Moves To Levy County, Allowing For Faster Response Times
By April Lanuza on November 19th, 2013 | Last updated: November 19, 2013 at 4:13 pm
Cross City helicopter base moves to Levy County to provide more medical support.
$2 Million Project Begins To Restore Water Levels In Mallory Swamp
By Kim Ortiz on October 30th, 2013 | Last updated: October 31, 2013 at 4:43 pm
A $2 million project to help restore water levels in Mallory Swamp began Wednesday. Geologists constructed wells to control the water levels in the swamp and aquifer. The second part of the project will close ditches that cause water to flow outside the swamp's perimeter.
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With the 2014 general elections approaching, the public is able to access the leading contributions and expenditures North Florida candidates have amassed so far.
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Suwannee River Water Management District Gets $5.4 million For Springs Protection Funding
By Paige Kauffman on September 5th, 2013 | Last updated: September 5, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Florida's Department of Environmental Protection approved the District's funding request on Wednesday for the improvement projects.
Florida schools to receive extra $134 million for improved student performances
By Jessica Kegu on February 26th, 2013 | Last updated: February 26, 2013 at 5:43 pm
This year, Florida schools will receive $134.6 million in performance-related funds, with $2,139,922 of that going to schools in the Gainesville area.
About 10,000 additional Suwannee acres designated for recreational hunting
By Nickelle Smith on October 29th, 2012 | Last updated: December 20, 2012 at 3:54 pm
The Suwannee River Water Managment District has added nearly 10,000 acres for public hunting. Deer, hog, turkey and small game hunting is available on these and other District lands from September to April.
Dixie County's Ten Commandments controversy is back at the lower court
By Stephanie Denardo on August 16th, 2012 | Last updated: July 9, 2013 at 12:05 pm
The fight over a monument displaying the Ten Commandments in front of the Dixie County Courthouse is back before the lower court. Earlier the American Civil Liberties Union sued on behalf of a North Carolina resident who considered buying property […]
Dixie county surveys Debby situation
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Coastal Dixie County remains in the tropical storm warning area of Tropical Storm Debby. This morning WUFT-FM's Forrest Smith talked with Dixie County Manager Mike Cassidy about conditions in the county and how some of the coastal communities have been […]