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NYPD to work with Apple to track down stolen Apple iPhones and Apple iPads
in the 5 boroughs. Unfortunately, most of the devices confiscated were sold to unknowing buyers who didn't know they were purchasing a stolen device. But the original owner does have the right to his Apple iPhone or Apple iPad, even if someone else bought it afterward. To prevent something like that from happening, your best bet is to buy an Apple device from a legitimate Apple dealer, or from Apple itself. We've already shown you what can happen if you trust someone in a parking lot trying to convince you to buy his iPad for a great price.
Kevin Mahaffey co-founder of cellphone security firm Lookout, said that the use of IMEI numbers were always seen as a key to busting handset and tablet thieves, but getting together with law enforcement had always been the hard part, until now. The wireless industry's own listing of stolen smartphones and tablets is not expected to be up and running until November.
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1. darkkjedii (Posts: 12629; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Smart move. These devices, and I mean all phones cost a lot and people shouldn't have to put up with crooks arbitrarily taking them.
2. GALAXY-STORM (Posts: 328; Member since: 13 Oct 2012)
I think other oem's should come up with something like this with the homeland security. Whatever the stolen product be, people are paying their hard earned money to get one.
5. darkkjedii (Posts: 12629; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Exactly man. I've had that happen before, and man it's a bummer. You feel violated due to the possibility of your personal info being stolen, and stuff.
3. Savage (unregistered)
Good luck finding them with the help of Apple Maps.
4. PointMaza (Posts: 60; Member since: 14 Dec 2012)
lol.!! and be careful because it's apple maps they can kill you..
6. darkkjedii (Posts: 12629; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Can never be serious for even a second huh?
9. imsickwithsmartphone (Posts: 153; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
11. Mxyzptlk (Posts: 4167; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
That was very unfunny.
13. lyndon420 (Posts: 1785; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
That's because you're a robot.
21. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
Self confessed BOT :)
7. MartianMe (unregistered)
What is going on with the people in NY and stealing apple products? they're not even all that...
city is full of idiots.
8. darkkjedii (Posts: 12629; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
So they're idiots cuz they're stealing apple stuff, or stealing period? Also you might wanna check a little deeper, apple products especially iPhones are very valuable, they hold high resell value like no other phones do, and on the black market iPhones are even more valuable. They're stealing them to resell them and make money. Try to do some research before running off at the mouth in the future.
14. Mxyzptlk (Posts: 4167; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
Because idevices are a steal.
10. JC557 (Posts: 1164; Member since: 07 Dec 2011)
You can't fix stupid. Too many reports of people not aware of their surroundings when using their tech toys but mostly it's Apple iPhone and iPad users that seem to be the most oblivious. Mostly it's hipsters suffering from the theft as they walk around NY as if it were their little cul de sac.
16. lolioslol (banned) (Posts: 182; Member since: 10 Dec 2012)
This so f*cking hard.
"Herpity derp, lemme just walk around with my Beats headphones, carrying my macbook and d**king around on my ipod/phone completely oblivious to the fact that I am a walking advertisement, so thieves know exactly who tho hit for the best payoff. I WIKE AAAAPPPPPOOO!!!!!!!"
12. lyndon420 (Posts: 1785; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
It's not safe to own an iphone unless it's tethered to Google Glass.
15. lyndon420 (Posts: 1785; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
I can see it now ...
-person loses their iphone to some gangster badass
-person contacts the apple police
-apple lays a trap to catch badass gangster using apple maps
-badass gangster pulls up apple maps to navigate to his gangster hide out
-apple sends fake coordinates to badass gangsters stolen device
-badass is now sitting in front of police station
-police are waiting outside of the Sammy store
18. darkkjedii (Posts: 12629; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
How long did it take you to come up with one Lyndon? It's actually funny...
17. lolioslol (banned) (Posts: 182; Member since: 10 Dec 2012)
Reason #48498384393 I will never move to new york. IMO it's utter BULLSH*T that taxpayer dollars are being used to recover some dumbasses novelty. I get that's part of what cops do, but in a cesspool like new york is that really priority? Really? Oh it's apple who seeks world domination and feel they are "better" than everyone else, just like the tools that buy their rehashed shoddy novelty crap.
20. k1ng617 (Posts: 264; Member since: 13 Oct 2009)
It's not the device they are concerned about. It's about ruining the incentive for a robber to steal the phone in the first place. When the risk becomes greater than the reward the thief will think twice.
19. k1ng617 (Posts: 264; Member since: 13 Oct 2009)
That's great stuff! Because as of now a stolen handset still has potentially big value. Ruin the market; ruin the value; lessen the reason for them to steal them in the first place.

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-- Former Lt. Gov. Ken Ard, this morning in a press release, officially resigning his office. The focus of a grand jury investigation into how he handled campaign contributions, Ard stepped down three hours before state law enforcement officers leveled indictments against him. More.
Among the bills introduced this week:
Backdoor voucher. S. 1325 (Grooms) seeks a tax deduction for parents who pay for their children to attend private schools, with several provisions.
Food bank financing.S. 1326 (Jackson) calls for a food bank financing fund to be established to allow people to forward income tax collections to the fund. H. 4971 (Brady) is similar.
Drug court. S. 1317 (Malloy) calls for the Drug Court Program Act to establish special drug courts in each solicitor's circuit, with several provisions. H. 4970 (Bannister) is similar.
Sentencing. S. 1321 (Malloy) calls for restructuring of several state sentencing laws, including arson, firearms possession in violent crimes, sexual misconduct, burglary and more.
Censure. S. 1306 (Hutto) calls for censure of state Department of Natural Resources Chair Caroline Rhodes and removal of her from office by the governor.
Retirement disclosure. S. 1310 (Rose) calls for the state to stop keeping private the benefit information of people benefiting from the state retirement system, with several provisions.
Retirement changes. H. 4967 (Ways and Means) calls for significant changes to the S.C. retirement program for state employees to achieve significant savings, with several provisions.
Appropriations. H. 4813 is the 2012-13 state budget offered by the House Ways and Means Committee. H. 4814 is a companion bill for spending money from the capital reserve fund.
Cockfighting. H. 4968 (Long) would increase the fines and penalties for cockfighting, with several provisions.
Money services. H. 4972 (Patrick) seeks to enact the S.C. Money Services Oversight and Illicit Finance Abatement Act to regulate money services and curb money laundering, with several provisions.
Residency. H. 4973 (Bales) calls for the minimum residency requirements for state or local candidates so that they must live in a district at least 30 days before the first day of filing for the office.
DNA testing. H. 4975 (Tallon) would limit post-conviction DNA testing to fewer offenses, with several provisions.
College tuition. H. 4986 (Neilson) would require online courses to cost 25 percent less than in-person college courses.
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In fact, the biggest fight will likely not be about a cut or an increase, but over cities and counties receiving the exact same amount in state pass-along money they are getting this fiscal year.
House Minority Leader Harry Ott (D-St. Matthews) initially said there was not a lot to fight over this year, praising the budget-writers. Debate will start Monday on the floor of the House and will in a few weeks be sent to the Senate, where members of the Finance Committee have been already meeting on the 2012-13 spending bill.
Haley wanted to see more tax reform measures embedded in the budget, but will likely have to wait for the coming weeks when House Republicans unveil a series of bills created in an ad hoc committee led by moderate Rep. Tommy Stringer (R-Greer).
The $6.5 billion budget is laden with an extra $900 million not originally expected by forecasters. While the excess has come as welcome relief to some state agencies and programs stripped of vital funding during the Great Recession, it has created an interesting question: Why are some line items in the budget staying the same while state tax revenue coffers are growing?
Some areas may suffer
Under the committee's proposed budget, the State Law Enforcement Division would be, percentage-wise, the biggest winner, with its base budget ballooning from $23 million to $40 million as legislators hope new funding helps the division regain its national accreditation.
With nearly $1 billion in new tax revenue growth for the coming year, how do members of the House Ways and Means Committee want to spend it?
$300 million for Medicaid growth;
$180 million to be set aside for deepening Charleston harbor;
$152 million required by EFA K-12 funding formulas;
$54 million to higher education and tech schools; and
$16 million to SLED.
The remaining $200 million would be spread across state agencies and programs.
Meanwhile, the Department of Juvenile Justice's funding would stay the same, as would appropriated money for the offices of the state's comptroller, attorney general and treasurer.
With nearly $1 billion in new tax revenue growth for the coming year, how do members of the House Ways and Means Committee want to spend it?
The remaining $200 million would be spread across state agencies and programs.
Perhaps the most glaring area for potential financing problems in a surplus year is the amount that committee members proposed dedicating to the Local Government Fund, which had been kept at close to 4.5 percent of the total General Fund Revenue until the recession hit.
But then it dropped from a high of $280 million in 2008-09 to $183 million in the current fiscal year 2011-12, according to the Budget and Control Board. For 2012-13, the proposed budget is exactly the same: $183 million. And according to that same set of analyses, the state budget hadn't sent back to cities and counties that little since 1995-96.
All of this really bothers a swath of representatives, both Republicans and Democrats. Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D-Orangeburg) said she was especially upset.
Over the past few years, Cobb-Hunter said she understood why the fund shrunk. "It was because we didn't have the money," she said. "But now, we got more, and why aren't we increasing the fund?" She feels that giving the same amount of money to the local governments is an ersatz cut in the face in many increases in other areas of government.
"Over the last three years, Orangeburg received less money, but we made it because we had prudent reserves. But it's been three tough years and our reserves are gone."
Cobb-Hunter said less money returning to counties and cities will directly affect hard-working constituents because their governments will see their bond ratings negatively impacted. And that could result in fewer services or higher taxes.
But, according to a Republican member of Ways and Means who didn't want to be identified, raising taxes will be tougher, since the legislature has limited the number of ways a city or a county can raise revenues.
Cities, counties in crosshairs
Reba Campbell, deputy director of the Municipal Association of South Carolina, said many communities would be hard hit if the local government budget stays the same.
According to Campbell, the City of Anderson has seen its LGF dollars drop from $843,000 in 2008 to a $290,000 for 2012-13. During the recession, she said the city's tax base also declined $400,000 and has had to rely on federal grants to keep its police and fire departments at the same staffing level. Those grants are expected to run out this year.
Considering the committee reported out the budget with a unanimous vote, where is the opposition to keeping the local government budget the same and the lack of tax reform in the budget Haley has been calling for?
One House staffer, working for an influential Republican and speaking on anonymity, said that, "representatives have been saying that they are keeping their powder dry for the floor debate."
Another area of debate will be the funding of Medicaid, where Tony Keck, director of the state Department of Health and Human Services, wants to bring an additional 70,000 children under age 18 onto state health care rolls in preparation of the federal Affordable Health Care Act being fully operational in 2015.
Democrats, possibly led by promises to do so by Rep. Bakari Sellers (D-Denmark), will rise up on the floor to fight against the continued practice of under-funding K-12 education.
Crystal ball: Keeping the amount sent back to cities and counties now that there is more money in state bank accounts is a dumb idea in an election year. Representatives would be handing their opponents a brickbat. It will be increased, but not by great jumps; anything above $200 million would allow legislators and local pols to both claim victory and withdraw.
Bill Davis is editor of Statehouse Report. He can be reached at: email@example.com.
The House on Monday will begin floor debate on the budget submitted to it by the Ways and Means Committee.
The Senate will continue to scramble to fill the void left by Ken Ard resigning as lieutenant governor. The Senate will continue debate on a bill that would increase funding for charter schools, and another bill dealing with abortion and the upcoming Affordable Health Care Act.
Also on tap next week:
Senate Finance. A subcommittee will meet Wednesday at 9 a.m. in 207 Gressette to hear budget request reports from the departments of Disabilities and Special Needs, as well as from Social Services. Agenda.Senate Judiciary. A subcommittee will meet once again on a bill that would limit tort claims on Wednesday at 9 a.m. in 209 Gressette. Agenda.Senate Judiciary. A subcommittee will meet Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in 307 Gressette to discuss bill that would create a statewide drug court, and a bill that would affect automatic sentencing for drug-related crimes. Agenda.Senate Ag. The full committee will meet Wednesday at 10 a.m. in 209 Gressette to discuss bills related to environmental regulations and civil liability. Agenda.
Senate Finance. A subcommittee will meet Wednesday at 9 a.m. in 207 Gressette to hear budget request reports from the departments of Disabilities and Special Needs, as well as from Social Services. Agenda.
Senate Judiciary. A subcommittee will meet once again on a bill that would limit tort claims on Wednesday at 9 a.m. in 209 Gressette. Agenda.
Senate Judiciary. A subcommittee will meet Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in 307 Gressette to discuss bill that would create a statewide drug court, and a bill that would affect automatic sentencing for drug-related crimes. Agenda.
Look for a huge shift in state Senate as leaders are expected to reshuffle chairmanships and responsibilities following the resignation and Friday indictment of former GOP Lt. Gov. Ken Ard.
Ken Ard, a quickly rising star in the state's GOP firmament, has flamed out spectacularly. This morning, Ard, a former Florence County Councilman, turned in his resignation to Gov. Nikki Haley's office. Haley released a bland statement offering support to his family and willingness to work with Ard's replacement.
Ard had been the subject of an ongoing SLED and grand jury investigation stretching back to last year. He had already paid tens of thousands of dollars in fines to the state Ethics Commission for 107 counts of using campaign contributions on everything from clothing for his wife, a family vacation and a laptop computer.
Ard's resignation was peppered with apologies and acceptance of fault. At 1 p.m. today, state Attorney General Alan Wilson and SLED director Mark Keel held a press conference in which they were to outline criminal ethics indictments against Ard.
Ard's departure apparently is propelling long-time Sen. Glenn McConnell, R-Charleston, into the lieutenant governor's chair. Click here to read a release by McConnell.
We're still wondering, however, whether there's some kind of procedural magic that McConnell will flick a wand that will send someone else into Ard's purple robes and keep McConnell in the Senate. Time will tell.
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher
Immediately, the name of Carroll A. Campbell Jr. came to mind. Campbell, a Republican who served for eight years after being elected in 1986, looked and sounded like a governor. He had authority and presence. He worked hard and did big things for the state, such as implement restructuring to state agencies and commissions, bring BMW to South Carolina and hunt for jobs across the world. And perhaps as interestingly, he persuaded a legislature run by Democrats to go along with him -- and even lured enough of them to his party over time so that the GOP took over the legislature by the time he was leaving.
Citadel political science professor DuBose Kapeluck also picked Campbell "partly because he set the stage for two-party competition at the state level."
Another political science professor picked Campbell's Democratic predecessor, Dick Riley, who was elected to two terms starting in 1978. Why? For his hard work to improve education and to recruit jobs, such as bringing Michelin to South Carolina.
A long-time observer of state politics also picked Riley for his education initiatives as "the way to improve the prospects for the state's citizens" and for his "good work in resisting various bad ideas."
Meanwhile, historian Jack Bass said the real answer might be a tie between the two Greenville natives, Campbell and Riley.
"Riley achieved a huge success both in winning a two-term provision for governor, the first time a governor could succeed to a second four-year term, and also emerged as a national leader in education reform with higher standards, funding and oversight, which led to his being named U. S. Secretary of Education," Bass said.
"Campbell's success focused on his central role in bringing in BMW to South Carolina, a move that has transformed manufacturing in the state, and he played an equally central role in guiding the Republican Party into a position of dominance in state politics."
Note the commonality in the answers? Campbell and Riley served two terms, unlike their successors -- Republican David Beasley and Democrat Jim Hodges. But oops, then there's Mark Sanford, who many today see as having muddled through both terms as governor because of his lack of being able to deal in a friendly way with a legislature run by his own party.
Another commonality: Both Campbell and Riley were able to work with people to accomplish their goals despite the fact that South Carolina's governor is considered to be among the weakest in the nation. Besides having a bully pulpit, about all that governors can do with the all-powerful state legislature is suggest budget priorities, use a line-item veto after the legislature approves the budget, hunt for more jobs and provide leadership to accomplish big things.
While Campbell or Riley might be the most recent great governor for South Carolina, it's not difficult to look back a little more in time to find the best governor in the state's modern history: Fritz Hollings, elected in 1958 when governors could serve only one four-year term.
While Hollings didn't have to deal much with partisan politics of the Republican and Democratic ilk, he still had to wade through the waters of entrenched conservatives versus post-war reformers to get his agenda accomplished. He's credited with bringing the governorship into the modern day by being the first to recruit businesses overseas successfully, by creating the environment for the successful integration of Clemson (and by thwarting attempts to make South Carolina a civil rights powder keg like Alabama and Mississippi), and by persuading the legislature to fund a transformational technical education system that became the envy of the country.
What Hollings, Riley and Campbell did was lead. They didn't pussy-foot around to make incremental change or seek to appease small groups. They were bold. They worked to help all of South Carolina.
Incumbent Gov. Nikki Haley, who rightly is focusing on job creation, could learn a little by looking at how her predecessors led -- by working with people, not polarizing them against each other.
Andy Brack is publisher of Statehouse Report. You can reach Brack at: email@example.com.
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MARCH 9, 2012 -- As a board member of the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (SC Campaign), I was thrilled to hear about our state's decline in the teen birth rate. However even in the wake of encouraging news, we must continue to work together to ensure young people have the appropriate education, resources, and community support necessary to avoid unplanned pregnancy.
As highlighted by the SC Campaign and reported by the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, our state's teen pregnancy rate is now at an all-time low. Our teen birth rate for 15- to 19-year olds is now 42.6 per 1,000, correlating to a 13 percent decrease from 2009 to 2010.
Today, I stand with the SC Campaign in congratulating young people for making responsible decisions. More teens today are choosing abstinence and those who are having sex are using contraception more consistently than in the 1990s. Our young people should be applauded as should the caring adults in communities around South Carolina who have invested their time, talents and, in some cases, their finances for the betterment of our youth.
I commend our leaders who have recognized teen pregnancy as a critical issue -- an issue that costs our state, on average, $197 million per year. Finally, I thank parents and other caring adults who are stepping up to the plate and discussing love, sex and relationships with their children. Research has proven that young people are more likely to delay sex if they have had open, honest conversations with a parent about love, sex and relationships, so it is encouraging that over 75 percent of South Carolina high school students report they are having such conversations.
While I am truly elated to see significant progress, South Carolina is currently ranked 12th in the country for teen birth rates and has no time for complacency. Thus, it remains important to look ahead and anticipate new challenges as we maintain current efforts across the state. Maintaining such efforts requires ongoing financial support at all levels as well as community investments of time, education, and opportunities for young people.
In the midst of tough economic times, we must remember that teen pregnancy is linked to many social disparities including dropout rates, academic success, poverty, child well-being, infant mortality and unemployment. Perhaps no other singular issue has the impact across a multitude of indicators of our state's well being.
As a concerned citizen, you may be aware that teen pregnancy is an issue, but may not realize the impact it has on everyone in a community. Thus, it is important to understand that by preventing teen pregnancy, we are increasing a young person's ability to finish school, become a productive citizen and avoid poverty which ultimately strengthens communities across our state.
Today, we can pause and celebrate the good news of declining rates, but we must never stop believing in and investing in our most valuable resource … our young people!
Rex, author of a dozen books and wife of former state Superintendent of Education Jim Rex, also serves on the board of the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics.
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It's so disheartening to watch, time and again, the Southern "heritage" being linked to flat-out untruths. David Whetsell's letter about being Southern is par for the course. Since when is someone born in the USA of immigrant parents not "native born?" That's part of the birther pack of lies. Our first five presidents were "native-born" (had to be, according to the Constitution) of parents who were immigrant non-citizens when they were born (because there was no USA in which to be a citizen). Several of those presidents were immigrant native-born citizens themselves, because they were born before the Revolution. "Native-born" has always meant born in the USA or a US territory or facility. It has nothing to do with the immigrant status of parents.
This false propaganda reminds me of the insistent description of the Confederate flag as a symbol of Southern heritage, with liberal references to "grand-daddies" and other nostalgic props. Fact is, the parents and grandparents of all those heritage buffs didn't raise a finger when the Confederate flag was appropriated by the Klan to fly proudly over nightriders, lynchers and proud racists. That's the flag's heritage now. And thank God, most of the South has moved beyond it.
-- Susan Breslin, Folly Beach, SC
Might be good to increase state vesting age
Good article on the state retirement system. Just a minor point: Vesting does not refer to the point at which one is entitled to full retirement benefits. It refers to the number of years of service required before you are eligible for any pension at all, which in SC, is currently a mere five years.
So if that 22-year-old teacher worked four years for the state, and then left, she could withdraw her contributions to the retirement system with interest, but her employer's contribution would stay in the pot, and she would never get a state pension. Once she reaches five years of service, she can still withdraw the funds (you can do that at any point); or she can leave the money with the system and collect a small pension when she reaches full retirement age based on salary and years of service.
One of the changes I was hoping they would make for new hires is to increase the vesting age to 10 years, as many other state retirement systems have done. But that doesn't appear to be part of the package.
-- Holley Ulbrich, senior scholar, Strom Thurmond Institute, Clemson University
On demanding educational change
Your editorial on the problems with education should be required reading for everyone in this state -- to motivate them to demand a change!
-- Chris Brooks, Mount Pleasant, SC
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A Special Letter to Mom
Written by Wesley Strackbein
Saturday, 13 May 2006
This is a day that we, as your children, have dedicated to honor you. You have given of yourself for us for so long, and at this time we want you to know how much we love you. Now's the day and now's the hour for us to "rise up, and call [you] blessed" (Proverbs 31:28) – to illustrate our deep appreciation for you through this time of sharing.
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Saturday, 13 May 2006
Your reward in heaven will be great. As the years go by, I pray you are also able to see on this earth some of the fruits of your many labors, prayers, and tears as your children follow God's leading in their lives and are instruments used for the glory of God.
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Saturday, 13 May 2006
There are a lot of words and phrases I could use to describe my mother--"cheerfully industrious," "thankful," "fun," "warmly hospitable," and "creatively inventive" are just a few. But I think the one phrase that captures her essence is this: "devoted to the Lord." Above all else, my mother loves Jesus Christ and thoroughly enjoys serving Him in all that she does. Because of this, my mother is a living example of Proverbs 31 who continues to inspire me by her daily life and lifelong achievements.
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Young women with vision can smile at the future when they pray for the future, prepare for the future, and trust in the Sovereignty of God. Though the following letter was written to a young woman after her marriage, it gives a warning and charge every godly daughter should take to heart long before marriage is on the horizon. Not only is the advice applicable to any young lady trying to prepare herself to be a worthy bride for a worthy groom, it is also insightful for any girl who wants to honor and help the men in her family, whether they be husbands, fathers or brothers.
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Preparation Time : 10 mins
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Two Iowans involved in plane crash in Kentucky
Two Iowa men flying home from Florida have escaped unharmed when the pilot tried to land the small plane on a southern Kentucky highway and wound up in a field.
Kentucky State Police say the crash happened north of Elkton in Todd County when the plane apparently experienced mechanical problems.
Police say 69-year-old Roger L. Pointer of Maxwell, Iowa, was piloting the 1946 Aeronca 7AC around 9:30 a.m. CDT Tuesday and tried to land on Kentucky 181, but the plane went off the road and into a field.
Police said neither Pointer nor 52-year-old passenger Michael D. Callison of Des Moines was hurt.
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Best Thrift Stores in America
My mother raised me right. Meaning, she taught how to find a great bargain. As kids, my sister and I rose with my mother at the crack of dawn to go to outlet malls in far away towns, dedicated whole weekends to garage and estate sales, and didn't leave a single thrift store until we'd combed through every inch of the place...twice. (There's sparkly, patterned, retro treasure to be found in every corner of every thrift store, trust me.) Years of incredible purchases later, and I'm proud to say that all of that bargain hunting guidance has paid off. These days, I'd consider myself a little bit of a thrift expert. Props, Mom. Props.
When I thrift and shop for vintage, my plan is simple: go early, go often, go cheap, and most importantly, have so much fun. There isn't room in my wallet to splurge on much, so the goal is to get as many outstanding pieces as I can for as little as possible. You'll know you're doing it right if it feels like stealing.
I've compiled a list of some great thrift stores around the country that not only offer AMAZING prices, but also provide an equally inviting shopping environment.
Have at it! Click through the slideshow to see where you should go on your next thrifting trip. (Bring something cool back for me!)
New Bohemia, Austin, TX
The last time I visited New Bohemia, my friends had to drag me out because I didn't want to leave. There are racks upon racks and walls and walls upon walls of colorful vintage pieces. Bring your guy friends to check out New Bohemia's brother store, New Brohemia, where there are guayaberas and shirts from the '70s and '80s galore.
New Bohemia, 512-326-1238, Facebook
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We show movies! We adore what we do, and now we have a bonafide theater to do it in: The Luna Theater at Mill No. 5!
Founded by avid film buffs Suzzanne and Brett Cromwell, the Lowell Film Collaborative (LFC) is a grassroots initiative dedicated to enhancing the burgeoning artistic community of Lowell, Massachusetts, by celebrating the art of motion pictures. Through film & video screenings, special events, discussions, and film festivals, the LFC supports local and regional cinema and motion picture artists while developing partnerships with local businesses and organizations. In addition to Suzzanne and Brett, the LFC includes countless supporters who are like-minded film enthusiasts that share their desire to see more independent film in Lowell, AND the Merrimack Valley. We hope you will join our growing cinematic community!
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Starting this October, the LFC will host their own Movie Night at the Luna every Tuesday night featuring curated indie, classic, and cult films. CLICK HERE to view this month's schedule!
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Cindy Ziemke: A Conservative Leader for Southeast Indiana.
Raised in Hamburg, Indiana Cindy Ziemke learned about hard work and the value of a dollar on her family farm. Now, Cindy is a small business owner who still believes in the value of hard work and the opportunity that small businesses create in their local communities.
As the owner of the Brau Haus Cindy Ziemke understands what it takes to create jobs, make a payroll and deliver a quality product. As a mother and an outspoken right to life advocate Cindy also shares the values of faith and family that that are the building blocks of our communities.
Now Cindy wants to take her experience as a successful businessperson and conservative leader to the statehouse to fight for smaller and smarter government so we can get the government out of the way and get our local economy moving again.


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Persona 4 Arena isn't coming to Europe any time soon
You can add Persona 4 Arena to the long list of titles that have snubbed European game enthusiasts over the years. The title's European distributor, Zen United, announced via Facebook today that the game won't be making the jump across the Atlantic this calendar year.
Apparently the European build of the fighter is still in development, causing it to miss its original August 31 launch target. Unfortunately, if you're desperate to play the game, importing the game isn't really an option as the PlayStation 3 version includes an unprecedented region lock. So unless you want to acquire a foreign console along with the game and a voltage converter, you're out of luck for the time being. Patience is a virtue.
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Tackling main challenges that Romani women and their communities face today was the focus of the international conference ''I am a European Roma woman'', in Athens on 11-12 January. The conference discussed changing negative perceptions of Roma women in the media, eliminating harmful practices such as early marriages and forced sterilization as well as promoting entrepreneurship and economic empowerment of Roma women.
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The interpersonal is an essay that shows the development of an intimate relationship through phases. It begins in early autumn, without any intentions or action; it develops unpredictably in time and always colors in different manner. The outset occurs on the riverbank with unintentional discussion about arts, and from that moment it indefinitely progresses followed by the development of unnoticed intimacy. Essay itself has a conception to be a love letter, art-book, study about relationship development and diary at the same time.


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Stella Nova MobilePrice: $43.00
Design by Ole Flensted, 1986.
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Stella Nova, meaning literally "new star" resembles the creation and disappearance of our stars. Everything develops from nothing and disappears into nothing. The Stella Nova Mobile has an intricate design that, when spinning, will sometimes create the illusion this it is disappearing. This simple, ceiling-suspended galaxy is an eye catching addition to a variety of interior spaces.
Flensted Mobiles created its first moving mobile over 50 years ago and the company has been expanding its assortment of playfully engaging and dynamic designs ever since. These modern moving mobiles are designed so that the elements are in constant motion while the entire mobile maintains a harmonic balance.
Supplied with stainless steel suspension wire.
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Designer: Ole Flensted
Ole Flensted, son of Christian Flensted, carries on the Danish tradition and family business of mobile craftsmanship. Ole is a designer of modern moving mobiles, a type of mobile pioneered by Christian when he began Flensted Mobiles in 1953. This modern generation of mobiles are so designed that the elements are in constant motion while the entire mobile maintains a harmonic balance. Today, Ole and his wife Aase continue the family tradition with new and original mobile designs and live by the philosophy that creating mobiles is not just a job, but their lives.View other products by Ole Flensted
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Flensted Mobiles: It's All in the Family
Flensted Mobiles gave birth to its first design, the Stork Mobile, in Denmark in 1953 when Christian Flensted and his wife Grethe celebrated the birth of their first daughter. Since then, the Stork Mobile, and its successors, have flown all around the world.
As the fledgling family business grew, it relocated to "The Stork's Nest" in Tommerup and eventually to the FLENSTED MOBILE CENTRE in Brenderup, nearly 15 years later, where it remains today. Christian's son, Ole Flensted, and his wife Aase now continue the family tradition. Original ideas and new mobile designs are issued regularly from their "Department of Space Resarch".
Mobiles are a traditional craft in Denmark, but the modern mobile - as a decoration for the home - was pioneered by the Flensted family. All Flensted Mobiles are designed so that the elements are in constant motion while the entire mobile maintains a harmonic balance. The Flensted family has always claimed that "creating mobiles is not just our job, it is our life".View other products from Flensted Mobiles


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Celebrities Who "Came Out" In 2013
Who knows why the lives of stars intrigue us so much, but we love to hear about their lives outside of the world of fame! Several actors, actresses, musicians, and athletes have become more vocal about their sexuality over the past few ears – some in more subtle ways than others! Here's a list of celebrities who decided 2013 was their year to "Come Out" & how they decided to break the news to the world!
Raven Symone tweeted "I can finally get married! Yay government! So proud of you" on August 2,2013.
Matt Dallas, former Kyle XY star, tweeted "Starting off the year with a new fiancé, @bluehamilton. A great way to kick off 2013!" on January 7, 2013.
Jodie Foster came out "again" at the 2013 Global Globes when she stated she was single and followed up with, "I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago, back in the Stone Age. In those very quaint days when a fragile young girl would open up to trusted friends and family, coworkers, and then gradually, proudly, to everyone who knew her."
Soccer player Robbie Rogers came out as gay in February 2013 by posting a blog entry on his website. In this blog he stated, — "Secrets can cause so much internal damage. People love to preach about honesty, how honesty is so plain and simple. Try explaining to your loved ones after 25 years you are gay. I always thought I could hide this secret. Football was my escape, my purpose, my identity. Football hid my secret, gave me more joy than I could have ever imagined".
Basketball player Jason Collins came out in an issue of Sports Illustrated. He said, "I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation. I wish I wasn't the kid in the classroom raising his hand and saying, 'I'm different.' If I had my way, someone else would have already done this. Nobody has, which is why I'm raising my hand."
Prison Break star Wentworth Miller came out in August 2013. He was invited to the St. Petersburg International Film Festival in Russia but declined his invitation by saying, "Thank you for your kind invitation. As someone who has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and can also claim a degree of Russian ancestry, it would make me happy to say yes […] However, as a gay man, I must decline."
Nickelodeon star Lucas Cruikshank came out in a YouTube video earlier this year.
Pro wrestler Darren Young came out quite matter-of-factly when he responded to a reporter who asked him if he thought a gay wrestler could succeed in WWE. Darren said, "Absolutely. Look at me. I'm a WWE superstar and to be honest with you, I'll tell you right now, I'm gay. And I'm happy. I'm very happy."
Q from Skyfall, Ben Whishaw, came out when a representative of his released a statement in August confirming he was indeed in a civil partnership with Australian composer Mark Bradshaw.
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Residents discover undervalued properties
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ELLIS COUNTY - For years, Ellis County homeowners have complained their property values have increased unfairly and caused their taxes to grow, but several Ellis County residents want to know why certain properties have been grossly undervalued.
Questions have been raised by several Ellis County residents about the practices of the appraisal district when it comes to valuing their property and the surrounding properties.
One resident said, 'New home buyers are paying more tax dollars and are subsidizing older properties that are not valued at realistic market sales prices.'
One property mentioned was sold for $400,000 in 1998 but the appraisal showed it was only worth $68,400.
This same property continued to fluctuate in appraised value throughout the years.
The property went from the original appraisal to the buildings having little value or no value at all, to the buildings being valued at $411,000.
'My property values have increased every year,' said Ken Halverson, a local resident whose property connects to the one in question.
'Property going down in value is absolutely ridiculous.'
Kathy Rodrigue, chief appraiser of Ellis County, said, 'Yes, all of these documents (documents showing the appraised value over an eight year period) are at least in part the same property.
'This is a very unique property and in the appraisal process, an appraiser is first required to look at the highest and best use of the property.
'These buildings are not valued in many of the years because the highest and best use of the property was determined in those years to be as vacant land with no contributory value for the very unique buildings.'
This property increased in value some years and lost value in other years, then jumped up considerably when shown for sale in 2005 for $1.5 million.
Of course, this was not one of those years the buildings had any value, according to appraisal records the buildings were worth $10 in 2005.
'Yes, this property owner had and may still have the property listed for $1.5 million, but that only establishes an asking price, not a market value since the facility has not sold for that amount,' Rodrigue said.
'Anyone can ask anything for a property, but again an asking price does not establish market value.'
Whatever was done to the property over the course of the next year made those values finally go up and the appraised value was $411,000 for the buildings and $374,890 for the property even though local residents said there was nothing done to the property.
'For 2006 the property owner filed a motion for substantial error claiming that the building needed to be removed,' said Rodrigue.
'No adjustment was made to the 2006 value because the property owner was not in timely compliance with the law.
'Currently land values in this area are ranging from $3,000-$4,000 for a vacant tract of this size; this would indicate a market value not in excess of $460,000.'
None of the vacant land appraisals throughout the previous seven years were close to this market value until the buildings became valuable again.
Rodrigue said, 'If it costs, as indicated in the property owner's motion, approximately $200,000 to remove the building, the resulting value of the remaining raw land would be $260,000.
'This value is not unlike the 2003-05 values.'
Some residents questioned why the appraisal district was reducing the value of vacant land because of the cost of removing buildings which were not considered valuable in the first place.
Throughout the appraisal of the property - some years the buildings were valued at about $215,000, some years $10, some years $0, and finally $411,000 without any improvements being done to the buildings.
A comparison of properties in the Midlothian area was provided by someone close to the appraisal district listing eight different properties which showed discrepancies between the market value and the appraised value.
'In determining the accuracy of the Ellis County Appraisal District and the impact its valuations may have in determining values on our properties, I did a quick comparison on recent real estate sales in Midlothian,' he said.
'In every instance I reviewed, the appraisal district is significantly undervaluing property.'
While some homeowner's property values continued to increase, others seemed to stay the same or even decreased in value, especially on large pieces of land.
'It also means higher tax rates for us all because we are having to pay more because so many are being under valued,' said the resident.
Some of those properties in the comparison showed the difference between the appraised value and the selling value anywhere from $13,999 to as much as $54,125.
'The appraisal district appraises property as of Jan. 1 of each year and uses all known sales information to estimate market value,' said Rodrigue.
'Several of the listed sales indicated that they had been updated or remodeled.
'Also, the sales prices on several of these are different than the sales prices the appraisal district has received.'
Another area of concern brought up by someone close to the appraisal district was the property value study.
'One of the main purposes for the property value study is for the allocation of state funds for local school districts,' he said.
'The study is done for each school district to prove that they are appraising all property at market value.
'What the appraiser did was a move most likely because the property was transferred late just before notices of appraised values were to hit the mail and what they did was protect the appraisal district at the expense of other taxpayers.'
According to R. J. DeSilva, spokesperson for the Texas Comptroller, 'After looking at the documents this property was not in the property value study.'
'We (the comptroller's office) take a sample of the sales data to do the study and since this property was not in the study it would not affect the Property Value Study.'
This was the point the resident was making, the property was transferred in order for it not to be on the value study.
DeSilva did suggest, in terms of the Property Value Study, to contact the property tax manager who has not currently responded to Ellis County Press inquiries.
Rodrigue did not respond to the questions about the documents sent to her about the value study even though she referred to the Property Value Study which was completed in 2005 and indicated the Ellis CAD was appraising property at 100 percent of market value.
One resident said, 'Vacant lots in my subdivision vary in appraised value as much as 300 percent and are still less than 50 percent of current sales prices.
'There are instances I am personally aware of lots sold for $10,000 and still carried on the tax rolls for $2,000.'
The resident also brought up a possible conflict of interest in which one of the appraisers had taken Rangers box seats from a large property owner which he said he was personally aware.
Rodrigue stated, 'Regarding John Ostendorf receiving Rangers box seats, is easily answered and the answer is no.
'There is no disputing that an agent for a large property owner offered Mr. Ostendorf these seats. Mr. Ostendorf immediately made me aware of the offer and that he declined to accept the seats.'
'The appraisal district cannot control what a property owner may attempt to do; we, however, do have responsible staff that recognizes an inappropriate offer.'
The Ellis County Appraisal District may have missed the mark on several occasions and these are only a few properties which were looked over but Rodrigue has certainly answered all questions pertaining to the items in question.
'I certainly understand your interest in the information you sent me,' said Rodrigue.
'Transparency in those of us who serve the public is a must and I am happy to be given an opportunity to respond to the data that was sent to you (The Ellis County Press).'


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The current strategic plan was written by library staff and borad members in 2011-2012. This plan sets additional goals for the library district as construction of new libraries is completed. Click here for the 2012-2014 Strategic Goals and Objectives.
In 2007-2008, the Library District developed a strategic plan to guide the district's efforts in 2008-2011. We drew heavily on suggestions and feedback from Garfield County citizens through advisory panels in each of the six communities we serve.
Please click for an 8-page condensed report or the 50-page complete Strategic Plan.
Technology plans are written every three years and are revised regularly to reflect new technologies, facility changes, fiscal changes, and other opportunities. The current plan is based on existing technology, future technological trends and observations, emerging research about learning with technology, and the library's goals and objectives spanning 2012 to 2014. Please click for a copy of the current Technology Plan.


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Very confused by all the pump choices, but I like the Variable speed idea- anyone have good luck with a certain brand?
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In tomorrow's conflicts, soldiers will take unmanned helicopters, laser defenses, and other futuristic systems with them into battle.
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Cargo Drones
Unmanned helicopters proved themselves by supplying Marines in Afghanistan since 2011. This March the Corps extended their tours of duty indefinitely. By that time the Lockheed Martin aircraft, called K-Max, had hauled 3 million pounds of cargo. More resupply and attack drones are expected in the future.