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So you've arrived here after a distinguished career, ready to start the next chapter of your life. You're fine—actually, make that excellent—financially, and you still have lots of energy, good health and finally, the time to do exactly what you want. Sounds like a recipe for a blissful retirement, right? Yet out of the legions of similarly blessed newcomers who arrive here every year, a surprising number wake up after a few months of sunshine, golf and beach walks, and say, "Is that all there is?"
Former Coca-Cola executive Cynthia McCague says she's heard that question often since she and her husband, Jonathan, retired to Sarasota four years ago. "It comes up all the time," she says. "On airplanes, on trips, over lunch and dinner." Especially for people with high-powered jobs, "there's often a fear factor" surrounding retirement, she says. Some, like a doctor she recently met, confess that even years later, they still yearn for their former lives.
After spending just a few minutes with McCague, I realized why people keep talking to her about retirement. If ever there were a poster child for a glorious Sarasota retirement, she's it. Warm, energetic and brimming with curiosity, she's spent the last few years pursuing longtime interests and developing new skills. She's joined the boards of Pier One and Monster.com, and she and her husband are indulging their "permanent wanderlust," she says. In the last three years, they've spent several weeks in China, a month in Patagonia, chunks of time in Europe, two weeks in Cuba, a month in India and a recent month on a small ship exploring the coast of West Africa. After that, she went to Liberia to study micro-credit initiatives for women. She's learned to sail with the Luffing Lassies, attended BMW driving school in South Carolina, and with her husband is enjoying local theater, art and lectures. The woman who spent 40 years being "totally consumed" by her work now even occasionally binge-watches episodes of Homeland and House of Cards.
Yet McCague admits that in her late 50s, when she decided she wanted to retire by 60, she'd never considered what retirement might look like. That became glaringly clear when an executive coach who was helping her accomplish her remaining corporate goals asked, "What will you do in Sarasota?" "I'll kayak every day!" Cynthia said. "That will last about two weeks," the coach replied, and suggested they'd also better develop a plan for retirement.
Formulating that plan, says McCague, forced her to examine her experience, values and dreams. She believes it's a big reason she's so happy now. And what did the process teach her?
Figure out what you want that's not in your life now. For McCague, that included getting into great shape and nurturing old and new friendships. But the answer will be different for everybody.
You must have intellectual stimulation. You can get that in myriad ways, from serving on boards to doing part-time work. But you won't feel alive without it.
Find a sense of purpose, a commitment to something outside yourself. But first, figure out where your heart is. In Sarasota, you'll be inundated with invitations from charities. Before you accept, make sure it's a cause you're passionate about. McCague decided to focus on her longtime interest in global women's issues.
Involve your partner in the planning. Retirement needs to work for both of you. That doesn't mean you have to do everything together. If you love to travel and he doesn't, it's OK for you to jet off alone. In fact, says McCague, a little time apart in retirement can refresh and re-energize a relationship.
Don't put yourself in a mold. This is your last chapter! Dare to explore what you really want to experience and accomplish. "This can be the most magical stage of your life," McCague says.
Tweak the balance of your activities and goals every year. You are still growing and changing, and your plan needs to reflect that.
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Hey everyone! If you checked in here lately, you might have noticed a few new {pretty} changes. I wanted to take a moment to thank the ever talented (aka Graphic-Goddess) Kori Clark of PaperandPigtails.com for her uber talent. What's magical about Kori is that she has this knack for making my vision come true — even though I completely fail to actually tell her what I want. She has blown me away with her ability to crawl into my (ever crowded) mind and pull out the exact design I was envisioning (hello Sports Party and Spring Brunch).
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The most indispensable player to his team in the area is Andrean's Matt DeSomer by the length of a football field.
DeSomer's health is crucial to the 59ers' success. As Munster coach Leroy Marsh pointed out, after the Mustangs lost to Andrean, the 59ers should win state with him.
DeSomer has 1,160 yards passing and 859 yards rushing. He also plays defense and he has one interception.
His time is now. This is his third year as a starter.
The 59ers have plenty of difference makers — Tylor Petkovich, and Donovan Chandler — are two. None can match up to DeSomer, though Phil Mason likes to point out that backup quarterback Jake Paliga, a junior, would probably start at any place other than Andrean.
The 59ers and Rensselaer are two teams that figure to go the deepest in state.
For what it's worth, Fort Wayne Luers doesn't have Jaylon Smith anymore and it doesn't look like a team to be reckoned with. The Knights are 0-7. They beat Andrean in the Class 2A semistate last season.
Revised sectional picks
Class 6A Sectional 1 — Winner: Merrillvile. As Lake Central coach Brett St. Germain said, the Pirates have the "it" factor. They know how to win.
It won't be easy. And it could come down to matchups — who gets Lafayette Jefferson in the first game. At 1-6, Jeff is a team anybody would want to play.
Class 6A Sectional 2 — Winner: Penn. The Kingsmen have already defeated Portage and Valparaiso. They have a college quarterback at the helm, are a defensive juggernaut, only giving up two TDs all season. The big question is can they beat a team like Carmel or Center Grove?
Class 5A Sectional 9 — Winner: Munster. Hardest call of all — Mishawaka is always a tough out but the Mustangs' schedule so far has been more difficult and they have been resilient this year.
Class 4A Sectional 17 — Winner: Lowell. The Red Devils wade through the crowd here and win their first sectional since 2009. They probably have to beat Morton at some point — a team they lost to earlier this year.
Class 4A Sectional 18 — Winner: South Bend St. Joseph. There are plenty of possibilities — Hobart, New Prairie and Plymouth are all part of the pool of schools that could win. But Plymouth and St. Joe have the best results, given the schedules they have played.
Class 3A Sectional 25 — Winner: Andrean. The 59ers should win in a landslide. Mishawaka Marian is the only team that could give them problems.
Class 2A Sectional 33 — Winner: Rensselaer.
Class 1A Sectional 41 — Winner: Winamac. This is a head-on collision between Whiting and Winamac. West Central is in the mix. Slight edge to Winamac.
A couple of surprises
North Judson struggles: The team that I thought would be better was North Judson.
The Bluejays have lost two of their last three games to Pioneer and Winamac, both Class 1A schools.
The Kirk Kennedy honeymoon didn't last long there as North Judson sits at 2-5.
The Bluejays' biggest issue has been injuries. They lost two of their best players — Eric Beckman and Zach Schultz — with broken legs. They have been hobbled with an assortment of other injuries.
Rensselaer surges: The team that has, somewhat surprisingly, played its way into contention to possibly make a trip to the state championship is Rensselaer.
The Bombers had 10 starters back on offense but they were 6-6 last year. They also had to replace quarterback Hunter Hickman. Dylan Wright has done well but the star of this team is the whole defense. The Bombers have two shut-outs on the board and three other games in which opponents were limited to just a touchdown.
Rensselaer coach Chris Meeks said the team got a big confidence boost going into the season after it was tied with Andrean going into the final minutes of a 28-21 loss in last year's sectionals.
The Bombers also were immediately better when Adam Langley, a linebacker and offensive lineman, returned this season from a broken shoulder and when Austin Fleming, a wide receiver and linebacker, returned as well from a broken arm.
They have a senior-laden offensive line that wasn't very good in middle school but got better when they hit the weights, according to Meeks. He said the Bombers could be the best team he's had in 15 seasons.
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Val J. Bielecki passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014 at his home in Ogden, Utah. He was 82.
Born in Wallington, N.J. on Sept. 8, 1931, he was the son of the late Walenty and Katherine Bielecki. Val was raised and schooled in Bristol Borough, graduating with the Class of 1949. Enlisting in the U.S. Navy, he served on a tour of the Pacific. He was a Villanova University graduate and earned his MBA at New York University.
Having worked for the General Accounting Office in New York and Washington, D.C., he retired in the Ogden, Utah area, where he was actively involved in the community.
He leaves behind his sons, John Bielecki of Centerville, Ohio and Michael Bielecki of Bryson City, N.C.; grandchildren, Mykaela, Jordan, David, Bradleigh, Alexandra, Jayden and Johnathan; his sisters, Emilie Petrick and Jean Schaum, both of Bristol; his nephews, William and Jeffrey Petrick; nieces, Jacqueline Caywood and Jean Deery-Schaum; along with several great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Sophie Ennis, and a nephew, Donald Schaum.
Funeral services will be held in Ogden, Utah.
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Let's not read too much into what was a mistaken but not malicious judgment call to keep the schools open on a particular bad-weather day recently. We lucked out that no school-related disasters were reported under these harsh conditions, but let's see the big picture. Chancellor Fari–a's decision was perhaps thoughtless but not insensitive. It wasn't mean-spirited, conceived in spite or as a political power play. Maybe she didn't have all the facts or the facts were still unfolding when a determination had to be finalized. The chancellor made a good-faith decision with the perceived interests of parents and students in mind.
And certainly Chancellor Fari–a's calling it a "beautiful" day was flawed public relations etiquette, but it was not a character-defining moment, unlike the heartlessness displayed by Bloomberg-appointed Chancellor Cathie Black, who essentially blamed overcrowded schools on the failure of inner-city parents to practice birth control.
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Da'Quan Bowers talks history
The UA Game's first MVP gives jerseys to Nelson Agholor, Dante Fowler, Brian Poole
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Even though he's a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, defensive end Da'Quan Bowers still remembers that 2008 Under Armour All-America Game.
"I was the MVP," Bowers said. "The first MVP of the first game, that's something that will always stick with me."
The three newest members of the Under Armour All-American fraternity sat and listened as Bowers talked about his experiences.
"I got to play with guys like Julio Jones, a first-round draft pick," Bowers said. "I was the guy chasing him around in practice. I was a little skinnier back then."
Bowers told the players to savor the moment and enjoy the competition.
"It's the best of the best on that field all week and you're going to build lifetime friendships," Bowers said. "But also be ready to compete and represent yourself, your community and your family."
And he didn't fail to mention all the extra goodies.
"You get to spend a whole week at Disney World and that was a huge deal for me," Bowers joked. "Plus Under Armour gives you a lot of nice stuff, like shirts and sweats and everything. I took home a lot of stuff."
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Seven of the nation's top 10 prospects in the ESPNU 150 have now elected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 5 in St. Petersburg, Fla., broadcast on ESPN.
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"It was an honor to have a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers here and to be presented my jersey in front of so many friends and family," Poole said. "This is a real special day."
Lakewood coach Cory Moore said that it was a well-deserved honor for all three players.
"I'm so proud of Dante but I'm proud of Nelson and Brian too, as are their coaches," Moore said. "All three of these young men have worked hard and persevered through tough times. It's good for the Tampa Bay community to see that our student-athletes are being rewarded for doing positive things."
The three players posed for pictures with Bowers for several minutes before talking about their recruitment.
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"It was great to see the way the FSU defense played," Fowler said. "They were so aggressive and hungry. Next year I'll be playing in that game."
But the question with Fowler is which side will he be on. He remains interested in Florida, as well as USC, and says he'll take some other officials.
"Everyone will know the final answer on signing day," Fowler said.
Meanwhile Agholor is one of the nation's top undecided prospects and he continues to keep recruiting close to the vest, opting to talk about Tuesday's events and his playoff game on Friday instead.
"My situation hasn't changed, I'm focused on my team and the playoffs," said Agholor, who is considering Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Notre Dame, Texas and USC. "[Monday] was a beautiful event and a great day for me, my family and Berkeley Prep.
"However, we have business to take care of Friday. Winning this week and playing for a state championship is all I am thinking about."
Corey Long has been covering high school football and recruiting in the Sunshine State since 1995. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Mark Salling known for being the rebel of McKinley High on the hit series 'Glee' is shedding his bad boy image and joining the fight to end child hunger.
Recently, he tweeted about his new PSA for ConAgra Foods' 'Child Hunger Ends Here' campaign. "Watch my PSA w/ @ConAgraFoods to fight child hunger in the US http://t.co/FhXeB7na; you can join the fight too #ChildHungerEndsHere."
In his PSA, Salling explained why the campaign is so important. "More than 17 million kids in the United States live in food insecure households? That means they don't have access to enough food to live active, healthy lives. That's nearly 1 in 4 kids that are struggling with hunger and it's happening in every state and in every county and in every school across the country."
Child hunger hits close to home for the actor, as his home state of Texas ranks no. 2 in the nation for children going hungry.
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Armed robber hits bank in Bear An armed robber strikes a Bear bank on Friday morning. Police say the suspect entered the Artisans' Bank on Pulaski Highway around 10 am ordering three tellers to lie on the ground. The suspect then grabbed money from three cash registers before fleeing. He's described as a black male 25-30 years old, 6' tall with a thin build. Anyone who may have witnessed this crime is asked to contact State Police Troop 2, or Crime Stoppers. |
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If there are any out there like me who hates electrical cords heres something I came up with, I bought some pipe insulation (foam rubber) they are slit down the middle so you can put your cords inside of them, and they are easy to cut to lenght if you need to.
Also, I rearrange my furniture alot, which means I have to disconnect all of the electronic cords and cables, I never remember what goes where, so I am always wasting time undoing and redoing until everything works, heres what I did to remedy the problem. I bought some colored sticker dots and I put the dot on the TV that connects to the same colored dot on the satelite reciever, and the DVD player that connects to the TV with the same color, I just match the color from one piece to the other. It works great. |
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- Posted by socks12345 (My Page) on Fri, Jan 23, 09 at 20:25
Goodidea with the dots. |
- Posted by arizonarose (My Page) on Fri, Jan 23, 09 at 23:12
Thanks for the cord clutter control tips! I like the color coded idea too. Will try that one soon. |
File folder labels and different color magic markers work in a similar fashion. Then you can write on it what it's for and put a small color code next to the connector on the item. i.e. "monitor" (red) "computer" (green), etc. I like Velcro and electrical tape. The pipe insulation is a great idea. |
- Posted by groomingal (My Page) on Tue, Feb 17, 09 at 17:02
I use a label maker on all of the cables. This works really well on adapters. I tried the circle stickers before and it worked great but they either fell off or left a yucky residue. They also make cord wraps- kind of like the pipe insulation idea but it is a mesh/canvas type fabric and some of them velcro. We have some and they work really well, too. |
- Posted by dilly_dally (My Page) on Mon, Feb 23, 09 at 0:43
I always had a problem remembering which charger went to which item. Three different chargers for three different drills in the workroom. Different telephone chargers jumbled in a drawer. Ect. I color coded with a dot of nail polish. Now I know which charger goes with what at a glance. I also use this method for color coding keys to locks. |
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George N. McKinney of Bensalem died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at Langhorne Gardens Nursing Home. He was 96.
George was a retired truck driver for BP Petroleum Corp.
He enjoyed building model planes and boats, and working on his train layouts.
He is survived by his son, George A. McKinney Sr. (Joyce), and a daughter, Barbara A. Meehan (Michael); eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. George was preceded in death by wife, Ethel A. (Conner) McKinney.
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I'm from Arizona, I don't understand this weird half-rain half-snow thing New England seems to like to do.
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When I think of the "order of the here-and-now", I think of the first slide in our PowerPoint this week: watermelons in boxes. The idea that the Japanese try to formalize even nature itself resonates deeply with the concept of evanescence and form. Nature, in this case, is the evanescent – it is wild, it does whatever it wants. But to give nature form, which is done not only in forcing fruit into clean-cut shapes, but also in the re-creation of natural Japanese landscapes in manicured Japanese gardens, is a very "Japanese" trait. On one of the next slides in the PowerPoint is a picture of a pile of sand, carefully shaped into a semi-conical structure. We were asked, "If you had to rake this thing every day, would you have chosen this shape?" (Inouye 2/25). The answer was, certainly not. Sand is not a medium that likes to stay put. It'll be moved by almost any minuscule force. To maintain its aesthetic shape, with angular, sloping sides and a perfectly flat top, would be an incredible amount of work. However, that work is one of the things that "orders" the "here and now". The work one would put into structuring such a fickle element as nature is an expression of how the Japanese see the interaction between evanescence and form, or, as Basho termed them, fueki ryuko (Inouye 74). Basho observed that even though nature was never changing, it was also always changing. Even though the mountains may not move, the wind is always shifting the leaves on the trees and the cycle of nature is always ongoing. This juxtaposition could only be perceived and accepted by the true heart, makoto. With this, Basho created a work that was "well-grounded in the sensible, concrete, and humble context of…the here-and-now" (Inouye 80), but is also transcendental in how it evokes a "lasting sentiment or aesthetic quality that can be discerned throughout time, no matter the era" (Inouye 76). Basho's The Narrow Road to the Deep North is the specific work in question. The prose is supposed to be taken as Basho's travel diary, as he made an epic journey across Japan in the 17th century. As read, it seems to naturally flow between his observations of his surroundings, and lyric poems inspired by those observations. However, it is noted that "much artifice went into the writing of this work that seems to flow as naturally as a series of lyrical encounters" (Inouye 74). Therefore, even as Basho and his true heart took in the scenes and experiences around him, the travel diary he kept and the version of The Narrow Road to the Deep North he published were still two different things. While the diary he kept during his travels was probably the truest expression of the nature he perceived, the form of the Japanese travel diary, or haibun, had to be imposed on the work. In this, we continue to note, as in weeks before, the importance of Japanese formalism. It is incredibly dominant in all aspects of Japanese culture, whether it be an immaculately kept garden reminiscent of the wilderness of nature, or a work of Japanese literature reminiscent of a live account of a journey. The goal of Japanese formalism keep things in place. It is a way to allow evanescence and form to coexist in Japanese culture.


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GILLETTE, Wyo. — Buckskin Mining Co. told its employees Friday that some workers at the mine in Campbell County will be laid off during the next few weeks.
Tom Janssen is a spokesman with Omaha, Neb.-based Kiewit Corp., which owns the mine.
Janssen says specifics of the layoffs are still being determined.
He says the decision is driven by the downturn in the coal market.
In 2011, Buckskin mine produced 25 million tons of coal in the Powder River Basin.
During the first quarter of 2012, the mine produced 4.9 million tons of coal, down from the first quarter of 2011, when it produced 6.2 million tons.
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Sailing stars from the America's Cup and Argo Group Gold Cup will attend the 7-10 p.m. fundraising event to honor the life of Simpson, affectionately known as "Bart," and raise funds for the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation. It was established after the highly regarded sailor's tragic death in San Francisco.
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The Ben Ainslie Racing Team, composed of the crew that competed in the 2008 Argo Group Gold Cup, with Simpson as the team adviser, has returned to Bermuda to focus attention on the foundation in memory of their late friend and fellow sailor.
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Breafast Topic: Do you use all available buffs when pugging? {WoW}
Mar 18th 2010 9:28AM In Raids, Always. In heroics, you will be lucky nowadays, as some people do not even care to buff, as heroics are so faceroll at the moment.
However on the flip side of the coin, if i run the LFD tool, and there is a few undergeared people in there, I will on most occasions drop a feast for them, to help them out in dps etc. Why? Simple, I remember being a new 80 in heroics..and soon enough we will all be back in green and blues again, with Cataclysm on its way. Soon(tm)
Scattered Shots: The right pet for the right situation {WoW}
Mar 18th 2010 9:19AM Great Article as always. As a hunter main myself, one pet that you left out of the list, is the Spider ( level 80s in Icecrown etc) are also great for PVP. With there web ability, range of 30 yards.
PVP though for hunter, is imo, one of two things:
a: Enter in all PVE gear, and sure blow things up, if your geared, but your pet gets no resilance from you, hence your pet gets one shotted
b: Enter in all PVP gear, and not blow things up so much..(cough) and your pet gets a higher chance of survival..which if your a good hunter, and good at pet managment in PVP, will make a diffrence.
The whole avoidance thing, and pet resilance, can gimp hunters in PVP, somewhat. Sorry for long post.
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Mar 17th 2010 8:30AM I am the same, I have tried, but failed to roll a rogue. There playstyle just does not intrigue me. This may have led to the reason why I now hate rogues and everything about them. I guess I found it boring, to play one, with such a simple rotation.
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Claiming that a planned eight-story building adjacent to their apartments would pose environmental hazards by completely blocking their windows, residents of the Harwyn, located at 143-40 41 Ave. in Flushing, held a rally on Tuesday.
The afternoon gathering began in front of their residence and took them to the lobby of a building down the block, where they say Fortuna Design & Construction, Inc., the project's architects, maintain an office.
"We are here and we demand you come out," shouted Martha Flores-Vazquez, a resident of the Harwyn, who organized the rally. With no response, she continued, "We will be back. We will demand that you listen to us."
According to Flores-Vazquez, the developer, Terence Chung, owner of Stern 88 Holdings LLC, is the man behind the development. "In order to pursue to the max profit, the developer decided to build their wall against our building with zero space in between their wall and our windows," she said.
One tenant, George Sanchez, who has lived in the building for 35 years, said that "their shoddy construction has cracked our building." He pointed to a half dozen cracks in the brick wall directly facing the site of the construction.
A single-family home stood in the now-empty lot next door for nearly 100 years prior to being demolished, Flores-Vazquez said. She claimed the developer pressured the owner: "He was asked to sell his house every day. He couldn't take it anymore."
The developer did not respond to messages seeking comment.
Flores-Vazquez alleged that her building's management, Four Seasons Property Management, received no notification of the plans and produced photocopies of a letter she claimed was sent by Xin Rong Feng, president of Fortuna. It was addressed to "Current Resident and/or Owner" at 143-26 41 Ave., which, she said, is Fortuna's own address.
The letter states, in part, "There will be a new building construction at above referenced premise (143-28 41 Ave.) on or about five to ten days from the construction approval date, issued by the NYC Department of Buildings." The certified letter was dated June 14.
Flores-Vazquez said the letter was given to her by Chung as evidence that he has complied with the law. "This is not appropriate evidence," she said.
The rally organizer claims the residents also have been pressured by both Chung and his lawyers.
As a small crowd of the Harwyn's residents, which includes shareholders and renters, gathered outside the building, Flores-Vazquez said, "A community united will never be defeated. Our peaceful serenity will not be disturbed."
Addressing Chung, who was not present, she said, "I want you to get a clear message. I am appalled that you decided to come into my neighborhood and rearrange the furniture. We're not going to take this from you."
The project is not as of right and Flores-Vazquez said residents did not receive the required 10-day notice to voice their opposition..
Many of the residents carried signs in English, Spanish and Chinese proclaiming, "Give me air to breathe" and "Development Plan Hurts Our Environment."
Norma Nino, president of the building's board, said that the developer plans to brick up their windows. "We weren't advised. It's not fair. It's not right that our next-door neighbor is doing this to us."
Mimi Xu, a member of the board, said all the residents have been living in the Harwyn for more than 30 years. "We were never advised to this plan," Xu said. She was particularly distressed that "there's no other ventilation other than natural air through the windows."
Marie Blanchard, a real estate sales associate who has rented an apartment in the building for 40 years, said they had met last week with Chung and he indicated his building plan has been approved. "We the tenants or shareholders never received notice concerning the construction," Blanchard said.
She claimed that Chung told the residents in attendance, "You're going to lose. You're wasting your time."
Offering pro bono assistance is attorney and mayoral candidate Neil Grimaldi, who said, "I will go to court next week to try to stop this with an order to show cause to see if everything was done properly. Let the judge decide the issue."


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I just cleaned out a flower bed and I found these bulbs and I don't remember them blooming.
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Hi marjorie_g, It doesn't look like anything I am familiar with that is hardier and grows in my zone. Do the leaves have a fold or crease down the center? It looks like it. I'm not familiar with Aganpanthus, but know it might be hardy in your zone, but am not familiar with the foliage other than I think it is strap like, similar to yours. There were about 20 to a clump that was about a foot in diameter Sue |
- Posted by blooming_in_zone5 5-6 (My Page) on Thu, May 6, 10 at 0:03
Oh how exciting! Will you separate and replant them? Be sure to follow up next spring. :D When I moved into my house there were what looked like short tulip leaves scattered throughout the grass in the backyard. I dug them up and found bulbs, which I replanted. |
They may be Amaryllis belladonna. They grow foliage in the spring and then die down until August, when they send up a flower stalk with no foliage. They dislike being moved and may not bloom for a year or two after moving. No care is required and they are best planted in an out of the way location where they can be ignored, except when in bloom. The common name most used is "Naked Ladies". Al |
- Posted by marjorie_g Zone 7 Georgia (My Page) on Thu, May 6, 10 at 13:01
Al, You may be correct. I think I got these from a friend in Florida and i know she had some that the bloom came up before the follage. However, these have been planted in an out of the way flower bed for the past 6+ years. The bulbs are about 6 cm across, the strange thing is that it looks like more than one set of leaves are comming out of the bulbs. I guess I will find out in a few years when they bloom. Thanks everyone for their input. |
That reminds me of paperwhites, which are similar to little daffodils. |
- Posted by ashes_of_the_fire 6B (My Page) on Tue, May 18, 10 at 11:44
that's not a naked lady. i have a couple and the leaves and bulbs look nothing like that. naked ladies are more corm-type things than actual bulbs. carla1 could be right about them being paperwhites though. |
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Little wonder that many who have dived it consider the Black Jack wreck to be of the best aircraft wrecks in Papua New Guinea.
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Jewish Lions Club Banner.
The Jewish Lions Club formed in 1937 as a social club for local teenage boys. As each club member left to serve in the armed services during World War II, a star with his name was embroidered on this club banner. All 25 club members who served eventually returned home safely.
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By Matt Forney
"Looks like they forgot about us," Dale remarked.
It had been half-an-hour since our boss had dropped us off in that abandoned parking lot, without giving us our assignments. There was no trace of civilization around us for miles, save for a farmhouse off in the distance. Across the road, a pond glowed a delicious shade of blue in the morning sunlight.
"Let's take shelter in there," I pointed to a nearby storage unit, my teeth chattering in the prairie wind. "He can find us when he comes back."
Dale and I ambled over to the unit, tipping the door shut behind us.
While killing time, Dale and I started making small talk. He was a working-class man my dad's age, with eyeglasses, a bushy white pornstache, and bad hearing. He was from Conrad, Montana, though he'd only moved back there relatively recently from Everett, Washington. Like most everyone else, Dale had come to this fresh slice of hell looking for work.
"This is the furthest east I've ever been," he remarked between drags of his Marlboro.
The conversation turned to family. Dale asked me if I had any kids. I replied in the negative.
"Oh well, you're still young," he mused. "How old are you again?"
"Ah yes, I've got a son your age. Computer programmer. Lives down in Portland. Got a daughter too, studying at UC Berkeley. She's a bitch." Dale ground out his Marlboro with his foot.
I managed a chuckle. Dale kept going.
"Takes after my mother. She was a real bitch, too. I think it runs in the family."
"Looks like the bitch gene skipped a generation," I tried to joke.
"Yeah, well my wife didn't help." Dale grinned, the grin of a man about to bare uncomfortable secrets to a guy he'd only known for a about two hours.
"My wife was a Blackfoot Indian. Genius-level IQ. Absolutely gorgeous when she was young. Met her when I was living in Missoula. But Jesus, she was mean. Always starting fights and yelling at me over everything."
For some reason, complete strangers always unload their personal issues on me even though we barely know each other. I'm used to it by now. I just smiled, nodded and let Dale ramble on.
"Finally, one night, she went nuts. Confronted me at our bedroom door, started slapping me. I hit her back and she called the police. Spent five days in county jail."
At this, I was incredulous. "They sent you to jail! You were defending yourself!"
"Well, in Washington state, hard to believe it, but if the police are called out in a domestic violence case, they have to arrest somebody," Dale replied without a twinge of regret in his voice. "Doesn't matter who started it."
"That's insane," I said.
"As you can probably guess, we're not married anymore," Dale concluded, lighting another Marlboro. "A real bitch, she was."
Stories like Dale's are a dime a dozen out here. This is Williston, North Dakota, the land that the recession forgot.
Williston is the headquarters of a new oil boom driven by hydrofracking, which enables oil companies to exploit deposits that have previously been inaccessible. It's been estimated that the Bakken formation, which covers roughly 200,000 square miles in western North Dakota, eastern Montana and northwestern South Dakota, contains enough oil to not only make America independent of foreign oil, but actually make the country into a net oil exporter by 2030. Because of this, companies like Halliburton and Baker-Hughes have been swarming in, offering jobs that pay up to $120,000 a year without requiring any experience or qualifications, aside from the ability to pass a drug test.
It's not a stretch to say that Williston is not just one of the most important cities in America right now, it's one of the most important in the world.
A couple days after I landed in Williston, I was heading back to my pad when I met one of the new arrivals, a black guy from Seattle. There are a lot of Washingtonians out here for some reason.
"Hey man, this city is great!" he exclaimed.
"I was down at the temp office today. They had me sweeping the floor at John Deere. I made $90 just sweeping. And when I got there, they actually said, 'Thank you for coming to Williston!'" He grinned.
"Yeah man, this is probably the only place in America where we call the shots," I said. "They need us workers more than we need them."
That might be an exaggeration, but it's not a big one. North Dakota is the state with the lowest unemployment rate, at a mere 3% (versus 8% for the country at large); Williston's unemployment rate is less than 1%. Even with all the press the town gets and the dismal state of the economy, local business are still screaming for workers, forcing wages ever higher. Applebee's is the only employer I know of that pays less than $12/hr, and that's only because their employees get tips. Not only do workers get paid big, they work considerable overtime (80-100 hours is the average for roustabouts), further upping their paychecks.
Even the temp agencies, ordinarily the province of the desperate and downtrodden, have good-paying work available. Roll into the office each morning and you'll have your pick of unskilled labor jobs paying around $13-17 an hour, flagging being the most notable. Flaggers are the folks at road construction sites responsible for directing traffic with stop/slow signs, and with all the expansion in the Bakken, they're in huge demand during the warm months. To become a flagger, all you have to do is head down to Job Service North Dakota, watch a 15-minute video, take a multiple choice test, and if you pass (and if you have an IQ above room temperature, you will pass), take your freshly printed certification down to the temp office.
That's right: you can make $16-17 an hour just standing around holding a stop sign.
Workers are so scarce in Williston that employers are resorting to increasingly desperate measures to lure them in. For example, Walmart is now paying for its employees' hotel rooms, at least through the Christmas shopping season. This is on top of their starting pay rate of $17/hr ($21/hr for overnight stockers). A Pilot Travel Center north of the city is also offering housing in hopes of rounding up enough employees ahead of their grand opening in a few weeks.
Basically, Williston is perhaps the last city where the American Dream is still a reality.
Williston looks like what you'd expect a middle-of-nowhere burg suddenly invaded by thousands of jobless men to be. The city is over two hours north of the nearest Interstate; the closest major cities, Minneapolis and Calgary, are over a dozen hours' drive away. It's as close as you can get to pure isolation in the lower 48.
Downtown looks like it was trapped in a time warp back in the 70's. There's a J.C. Penney's, a movie theater, a cafe and bars, and that's it. The roads leading in and out of the city are a confusing patchwork of half-finished McMansions, freshly paved cul-de-sacs, and hastily erected gas stations. There are no malls, no art museums, and no nightclubs. There is, however, a Walmart. And a Hardee's. And a Dairy Queen.
Working 80-100 hours a week doesn't seem so bad when you realize there's nothing else to do in this town, aside from sit around at home and stare at the walls.
The Census Bureau says that Williston's population is 16,000, but don't believe it. With all the out-of-staters looking for work, I'd estimate the real population is around 30,000-35,000 right now, and 40,000-50,000 during the summer months. The city's as much of a madhouse as you'd expect.
The Bakken oil boom has attracted gobs of attention from the international press. In my time here, me and/or my friends have talked to reporters from all over the world: Germany, France, Switzerland, Japan, the list goes on. I've also met a couple of filmmakers working on a documentary. They all do a decent job, but because they only hang around for short periods of time, they don't get to penetrate the town too thoroughly. As a result, a lot of misinformation about Williston abounds.
Like the myth that it's the "wild West."
I'm from upstate New York. When I first mentioned to my family that I was thinking about relocating to North Dakota, they reacted with shock and horror. To hear it from New Yorkers, everyone west of Chicago and east of Seattle is a bloodthirsty psychopath eager to slit strangers' throats, steal their credit cards and anally rape their corpses. I knew on a certain level that they were full of it, but I still didn't know what to expect when I landed in town. It didn't help that one of my first sights was of a drunk getting Rodney Kinged by two of Williston's finest in the city park.
As it turns out, my family was full of it. Williston is easily one of the safer cities I've ever lived in. If you're a man, you can easily walk from one end of town to the other at night and not have to worry about anything aside from traffic. Try doing that in Syracuse, Albany, New York City or any of the "enlightened" Eastern metropolises; you'll be leaving town in a body bag. Aside from a couple of incidents, I never felt like my life was in danger.
Now, is Williston a hundred percent safe? Of course not. There are a lot of shady characters in town, particularly working for the temp agencies. There are some employers who will try to stiff you if you let them. Fights are not uncommon, and women in particular aren't advised to go around at night without a male escort. But exercise common sense, keep your eyes open and you'll be fine.
Speaking of women, they're yet another commodity that Williston doesn't offer. Not to say that there are no women, but they're here in considerably fewer numbers than the men. While it's true that the most lucrative roughneck jobs are basically for men only, physically demanding as they are, this is a place where even "menial" jobs like being a register jockey are pretty damn lucrative. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, feminists and white knights continue to argue that the current recession has hurt women just as much as men if not more so; were this the case, I'd expect to see the sexes here in roughly equal numbers.
Yet, the only women coming to Williston for work are either strippers or prostitutes. Why?
The answer is twofold. Of course the feminists are lying when they claim that women as a group have been impacted by the recession to anywhere near the degree that men have. I've met guys here from all over the country; the Pacific Northwest, California, New Mexico, and the Deep South. I've also met numerous recent immigrants from Peru, Poland, Russia and Ethiopia. The only women I've met are either locals, college students or came with their boyfriends/husbands. But even assuming that the feminists were right, I doubt we'd see many women in the Bakken for one reason:
They don't have it in them.
On a flagging job during my first week in Williston, one of my compadres, a journalism major from California, notified me of some oil job opportunities out in New Town, a tiny Indian village about seventy miles east. He was planning to hitch a ride out there and live in a tent so he could apply in person. I thought he was crazy: the wind chill in North Dakota makes sleeping outdoors a risky proposition in summer, and suicidal in the winter.
"C'mon man, we're pioneers," he exclaimed. "We're charting new lands!"
I ended up declining, mainly because I like sleeping indoors too much. But the point stands: the men of Williston are supernaturally dedicated to their work. They'll drive thousands of miles across the country, sleep in their cars, wake up at five in the morning in the vain hope of getting dispatched to dig ditches for nine hours a day, anything to keep themselves and their families afloat.
Women don't have that drive. They're creatures of routine and habit. Left to their own devices, they will always take the easy way out. The average twentysomething female debt slave (shouldn't have majored in Butterfly Sexuality, dear!) would rather tend a Starbucks in a "cool" city like New York or Washington, D.C. for minimum wage than migrate out to a "boring," "scary" place like Williston. This shows in everything they do. While women do receive the majority of college degrees, they're typically in useless subjects like the liberal arts; the majority of useful, difficult degrees (in math and science majors) are still going to men. Women dominate useless office jobs and HR departments; men still dominate construction, the trades, engineering and other careers that are responsible for keeping society afloat.
And of course, they rule the Bakken, helping drill the very substance—oil—that makes the luxurious, first-world life of so many American women possible in the first place.
Unfortunately for men, the boom times in North Dakota are coming to an end.
In the run-up to the presidential election, many of the oil companies put hiring freezes in place in hopes of a Romney victory. Environmentalists are a core bloc of the Democratic Party, and word on the street was that Obama would attempt to either regulate fracking or ban it entirely. Heavily Democratic states such as New York and California have fought tooth and nail to keep fracking illegal in their communities due to overblown fears of its' environmental impact. This is despite those states dismal economies, and North Dakota's booming one. With his scuttling of the Keystone pipeline, Obama has shown that he's not afraid to "stand up to Big Oil" (read: destroy America's best chance for energy independence).
I've also heard (but can't confirm) that Saudi Arabia is contributing a lot of money to anti-hydrofracking groups, all the better to keep us hooked on their supply.
With the Messiah's reelection, the aforementioned hiring freezes have been extended indefinitely. Skilled workers (such as those with a CDL or rig experience) are still in demand somewhat, but the days of being able to get off the bus and score an interview with Select Energy the next day are over. Even if the House Republicans successfully block Obama's suicidal energy policies, you can bet that the Democrats will tax the oil companies into oblivion so they can keep funding worthless government jobs for women back in Washington.
This all comes on the heels of a number of ordinances the city of Williston has passed to crack down on people sleeping in their cars and bringing campers within the city limits. I don't entirely blame them—it's not pleasant to have people freezing to death in their cars overnight—but it's just one more obstacle to contend with.
The net effect of all this is that workers are fleeing Williston in droves.
This includes myself. Last June, I left my home of Syracuse, New York on a hitchhiking trip to Portland, Oregon. I landed in Williston in mid-September hoping to land a job on one of the rigs, if only for the amusing stories it might provide. I left the Monday after Thanksgiving, unable to secure a job that either provided housing or paid enough to afford it: studio apartments go for around $2,500 a month here, and hotel rooms around $400 a night, assuming you can find either. Even RV hookups, long the province of white trash, are no cheaper than $2,100 a month.
When I came into Williston, the roads in and out of the city were absolutely clogged, Chicago-style. When I left, they were half-deserted.
This is a requiem for the American Dream. The sentiment that Williston is the last place in America where you can rise up and become rich through your own efforts is something that nearly every guy I've met here has echoed. I've met countless guys who were at the end of their rope—homeless, penniless, hopeless—who made it to North Dakota and were able to make something of themselves. The feminists and liberals want to see this crushed, to see them crushed.
The problem with dreams is that you eventually have to wake up.


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The Blood Type Diet Archives Volume 5
Posted By: Susan M.Date: July-27, 1998 at 00:22:30
In Response To: Re: A Heartwaming Story (Marilyn)
Hi!! I am new to the forum and have read alot of what is on this site and have read the book. I did not know my blood type at first and thought I must be a B because Dr. D'Adamo said that b's ten to get Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the woman in the book who was a B with CFS started feeling better in a week!!! So of course I wanted to be a "B". So I started eating exactly like a "B" with the dairy and such. Well arthritis flaired up quickly and I knew that I had to be tested. While waiting for the results I had an intuitive feeling that I was an "O" and dreading it because I had eaten so little animal flesh my adult life and didn't even know how to cook it!!! When it was confirmed that I was an "O", it made sense that I felt so terrible feeding on pastas and bread and crackers for years. I have been perusing the Type O Forum and the archives for anything about CFS, but I haven't read much on O's and CFS. I haven't worked for 5 years and hope to soon. It has taken me almost a year to wean myself from wheat and corn! I still have sugar cravings and give myself a small piece of candy. I have to have my one cup of coffee in the AM. I would like to hear from others like me. I really feel that my health condition has to do with being vaccinated for polio and the SV-40 virus. That with being raised on milk which I hated but was forced to drink and white bread (I am 42). STRESSFUL childhood, etc. I have read alot in the past 5 years (I was a flight attendant-many are dropping like flys), and really loved finding Dr. D's book. I wish I could go see him but I read that the wait is a year! I just moved to Austin, TExas area and would love to find an N.D. here that uses his findings. Pardon my typing. I am new on this computer stuff. Susan M.


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The money train never stops! Here's the story from the WSJ:
Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a $53 billion plan Tuesday to upgrade and build intercity passenger-rail networks.
Mr. Biden, along with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, announced the plan at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station. The six-year program is designed to give 80% of Americans access to passenger-rail service within 25 years—a goal President Barack Obama set in his State of the Union Address—and to create jobs.
Maybe it's indicative of the chances of getting the GOP Congress to approve any of this nonsense that Biden made the announcement, but I still say: "We don't have any money left. Cut it out."
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1. arhooley
Meanwhile, Hillary has gotten a facelift and a new hairdo and she's on t.v. talking about Egypt. I wonder if Joe Biden ever fantasizes about being Dick Cheney.
February 8, 2011 - 6:46 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
2. Foxfier
…The area for Washington/Oregon looks a LOT like what Amtrak already has, and I think the route that goes from Seattle to Spokane picks up the St. Paul/Chicago connection, with routes to DC.
I know they have an LA/San Diego route, too.
Someone should maybe compare these to where we ALREADY have passenger rail?
February 8, 2011 - 8:30 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
3. proreason
We need stretch goals to become great again.
The trains should run at 90% of the speed of light, and be powered by wind energy.
Yes we can!!!
February 8, 2011 - 8:32 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
4. rbj
I took the train a couple years ago, when gas was $4 a gallon, the train ticket was less than the cost of driving. I went from Toledo OH to Newport News VA. It took 21 hours, while driving takes 11 hours. It's not that the train was slow, it's that there are places it had to go slow (through towns, up steep hills) and then there are all the stops for boarding & departure. I just do not see how squeezing some more mph in the spots where you can do it makes up for the slow spots & stops. And if you want everyone to use it, you have to have lots of stops for boarding/departure.
February 9, 2011 - 8:24 am Link to this Comment | Reply -
True, that train ticket was less than the cost of driving, but I wonder how much of the actual cost of the trip was subsidy?
February 9, 2011 - 11:04 am Link to this Comment | Reply-
Well, consider the government subsidy to airlines (air traffic control) and driving (interstates, highway maintenance). Trains just got the short end of the stick.
Though we should balance any spending here with cuts elsewhere.
February 9, 2011 - 11:51 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Roads are paid with things like the gas tax, and some tax on businesses that are able to run because there are roads.
Getting the gov't ATC out of the tower is a rather popular suggestion, too.
Passenger trains, on the other hand, aren't mostly taxing their own passengers.
February 10, 2011 - 9:17 am Link to this Comment | Reply -
Larry J
Aviation gasoline is taxed about 20 cents a gallon. According to Avweb, the current tax on general aviation (non-military and non-airlines) jet fuel is 21.8 cents per gallon. According to the article, the Senate is considering a 65% increase in the tax to 35.9 cents per gallon. Airlines also pay taxes on their fuel consumption, reportedly 4.4 cents per gallon. Even a 737 sized airliner will use thousands of gallons of fuel on a flight over a few hundred miles. In addition, airline passengers are taxed on a per ticket basis.
Using the money collected with these taxes on aviation expenditures like airport improvements and ATC are hardly subsidizies. This is a case where the users are paying for the system, quite likely much more than the costs of operating the system. Similiarly, state and federal gas taxes go to highway construction and maintenance when they aren't siphoned off to the general fund.
Railroads, on the other hand, tend to be subsidized. Amtrak has been a massive moneyloser for decades and wouldn't exist outside of the northeast corridor without government subsidizies.
February 10, 2011 - 10:35 am Link to this Comment | Reply-
tim maguire
I still think his point holds. Highways are paid for somehow, of course, but the bill is divided many ways through many forms of taxation. The cost of the airport is included in the ticket price, but the air is free. Same with shipping–the dock costs bucks, but the ocean does not.
The railroads are the only transportation service that directly pay the full cost of the infrastructure.
Make of that what you will as for the ocean and the air, but any particular class of user of the highways is receiving massive subsidies from the other classes and the taxpaying public in general.
February 10, 2011 - 2:01 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
6. tim maguire
The only way for high speed rail to work is if the tracks are straight and there were few stops.
Even with coercive eminent domain, 51 billion won't nearly cover the land costs, let alone construction costs. And we can only imagine the environmentalist reaction to what would have to be plowed under along the way. As for few stops, how much you want to bet one of those stops will be in Wilmington, DE?
February 9, 2011 - 11:42 am Link to this Comment | Reply -
7. aaron
Not to mention, passenger rail interes with the much more important and efficient freight rail.
February 10, 2011 - 11:15 am Link to this Comment | Reply
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I bought Baldwin levers for all my interior doors to be replaced. For the locks on the house-to-garage door, I don't know if it's better to buy the schlage or badwin. One thing I don't like schlage is its locking mechanism that can accidentally lock yourself out. But I saw the following video, which says the smart key feature of baldwin or kwikset is not safe. Is it a concern? Thank you very much. |
Here is a link that might be useful: How to Open a Kwikset Smart Key (same as baldwin) Lock in 10 seconds Video by Mr. Locksmith
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I guess I wouldn't worry about the house-to-garage door lock the same way I'd be concerned about the front door lock. They have to get into your garage first, before they got to this lock. They are more likely to go through a window, or back door. Also, what about Schlage don't you like? I have them and don't find them any trouble. |
- Posted by janesylvia (My Page) on Tue, Feb 19, 13 at 0:28
Thank you very much kirkhall. That makes sense. For the schlage, after you twist the little thing on the handle to lock from inside, you can still turn the lever, which can result in accidentally locking yourself out, especially for little kids. For kwikset and baldwin keyed handle, after you twist the little thing on the handle to lock it, you can not turn the lever, so you would not accidentally lock yourself out. |
Really! If the keys are not in your possession, you've locked yourself out. |
That is actually a safety feature, and may be required in your municipality. The idea is that someone/anyone/a child not familiar with the door knob, will be able to exit the house in an emergency even if the door is "locked" without needing to know how to unlock the door. They have a name (maybe panic lock? not sure). |
- Posted by writersblock (My Page) on Tue, Feb 19, 13 at 18:44
Well, to be fair, if you google "how to pick medeco lock" you'll find a nice tutorial on that, too, and those are generally considered very good locks. I was thinking of a schlage keypad lock, but youtube has a dandy helpful video on using a pick gun on those. Basically, I don't think there's anything that can't be gotten into if you have the right equipment, and the internet shows people who might not ever figure it out on their own just what to do. (Edited to make sense after the removal of objectionable posts from this thread.) |
This post was edited by writersblock on Wed, Feb 20, 13 at 0:42
- Posted by mike_kaiser (My Page) on Wed, Feb 20, 13 at 10:35
Just about any conventional lock and be opened in seconds by someone with a modicum of skill. If you're worried about being locked out, replace the keyed locket with a passage lockset and add a dead bolt. Or hide a spare key in your garage. |
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