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1853 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, K-181853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 NGC. K-18, R.2. Enrico Caruso (1878-1921), the legendary Italian tenor and star of the Metropolitan Opera, was in San Francisco on April 12, 1906, having performed in Carmen the night before the Great Earthquake struck just after 5 a.m. Caruso wrote that the rocking of his hotel room made him think he was again on an ocean steamship, on his way back to his native Italy. Leaving his hotel room toting an autographed picture of President Theodore Roosevelt, Caruso and his valet first tried to exit the city by boat, then by train. Caruso swore never to return. All of the Metropolitan Opera road company's costumes and sets were destroyed in the ensuing fires.
A Remarkable, Fully Struck Gem
A Remarkable, Fully Struck Gem
Caruso kept his vow and never came back to San Francisco.
Also destroyed in the 1906 conflagration were some 30 obverse and reverse dies used to strike 2.5 million examples of the 1853 Assay Office twenty dollar gold pieces, K-18, between March and October 1853. The K-18 coins are all .900 fineness over .880, but the .880 fades from the obverse hub and is indistinguishable on many pieces. The pieces exist because of an August 1852 requirement that all U.S. Assay Office gold coins accepted for customs collections be only .900 fineness and not lower. Fortunately, the Assay Office soon afterward obtained high-speed coinage presses that enabled them to turn out $720,000 in twenty dollar gold pieces daily, a capacity approaching that of the Philadelphia Mint.
The large number of coins produced in a short time on good equipment is responsible for survivors today such as this remarkable Gem example, among the finest certified at either NGC or PCGS. It is difficult to know where to begin in describing a coin of such amazing quality. Full mint luster rolls around each side of this piece, with bright greenish-gold color. There are no mentionable marks and the strike is full throughout, even in the center of the obverse, which shows complete claws on the eagle and full details on the shield top. Listed on page 371 of the 2012 Guide Book. Census: 5 in 65, 0 finer (12/11). (PCGS# 10013)
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There?s no such thing as an easy opponent at the CIF State Wrestling Championships, coaches are fond of saying, but some certainly are more difficult than others.
Never was that more apparent than when four (No.11) Bakersfield High wrestlers ran into four semifinal opponents ranked No. 1 in the state by The California Wrestler website Saturday at Rabobank Arena. All four lost, and though two rebounded to take third place, that draw might have done in the Drillers in a record-setting team race.
?This meet is so good every draw looks bad,? BHS coach Andy Varner said. ?But it was tough. You?ve just got to be better than your draw.
?They could have just given up or conceded, but they didn?t. They fought, and they fought back hard.?
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Another important step in the process is retaining expert, independent advisers to assist the special committee in its deliberations. The special committee should have no problem retaining top tier, independent advisers experienced in transactions of this size and complexity. While we do not presume to recommend any particular investment bank, we do expect that the special committee will ensure that the firms selected have no prior relationship with Sun Pharma.
Sun Pharma's prior history with Taro dating back to 2007 and the circumstances under which Sun Pharma gained a controlling stake in the Company give us even further pause for concern that the interests of minority shareholders are not being properly looked after. Sun Pharma and Taro entered into a merger agreement in May 2007 pursuant to which Sun Pharma would acquire Taro for $7.75 per share. The proposed transaction was met with opposition from shareholders and after it became clear that the merger may not be approved by shareholders and after the Board concluded that a revised $10.25 offer from Sun Pharma was inadequate, Taro announced on May 28, 2008 that it had terminated the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms.
Litigation ensued for over two years and all the way up to the Supreme Court of the State of Israel as Taro attempted to enjoin Sun Pharma from acquiring a controlling stake of Taro through a tender offer without adhering to the "special tender offer" rules under Israeli law that provide protections for minority shareholders. Around the same time, in June 2008, Sun Pharma attempted to exercise an option to acquire a large block of shares from certain members of the families of the Company's founders and ultimately entered into a letter agreement and settlement agreement in September 2010 with these controlling family shareholders pursuant t
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The Archdiocese of Washington welcomes nine new priests during Ordination Mass
On the morning of June 20, nine men dedicated their lives to serving Christ as priests during the Ordination Mass celebrated by Cardinal Donald Wuerl at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The new priests of the Archdiocese of Washington are Father Alec Scott, Father Angel Gabriel Fermín, Father Conrad Murphy, Father Daniele Rebeggiani, Father Martino Choi, Father Matthew Fish, Father Rob Maro, Father Santiago Martín and Father William Wadsworth.
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In the wake of a midterm election that saw the GOP score a resounding victory on the backs of promises to cut spending and increase accountability in the capital, Senate Republicans on Tuesday instituted a self-imposed ban on earmarks.
Earmarks are pet projects that lawmakers insert into spending bills to direct money to their home states – some for perfectly good causes, some not so much – but they have come to symbolize a culture in Washington full of special favors and runaway expenditures. Cue the GOP ban on earmarks, a move sure to score political points for the party. .
But will it really do any good?
For starters, it's a voluntary, non-binding moratorium, so any lawmaker could decide to break the pledge at any time.
In addition, scrapping earmarks will hardly balance the books on Capitol Hill. While the $16 billion that Congress spent on earmarks in fiscal year 2010 might sound like a lot of money, it is only a tiny fraction of the total federal budget. As Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine pointed out earlier this week, earmarks account for "less than one percent of overall federal expenditures."
Moreover, some of the same GOP senators who pledged to support the ban said that they couldn't promise to stick to it.
"I have consistently voted for the elimination of earmarks in the past and will support the earmark moratorium resolution today," Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-GA, said in a statement on Tuesday. "However, there are times when crises arise, or issues come forth of such importance to Georgia, such as critical support to the port of Savannah, and the nation that I reserve the right to ask Congress and the president to approve funding."
That was the same approach voiced by another Republican, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
"I respect the spirit in which this moratorium has been agreed to and hope it will lead to a better use of taxpayer dollars," Graham said on Tuesday. "However, I maintain the right to seek funding to protect our national security or where the jobs and economy of South Carolina are at risk. If the Obama Administration and their bureaucrats in the federal agencies take action against the best interests of South Carolina, I will take swift action to correct their wrongs."
Such a "yes, but" attitude speaks to some of the GOP old guard's chief concerns about an earmark ban in the first place. The plan was the brainchild of Graham's fellow senator from South Carolina, Jim DeMint, a champion of Tea-Party aligned members. But it initially met with stern opposition from party leaders such as Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-KY.
McConnell warned that an earmark moratorium would "save no money" and give the executive branch "a blank check" to decide how to spend federal money.
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John's Call Looks To Repeat In Sword Dancer
This year Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott has elected to run the son of top turf sire Kingmambo in longer races. He recorded his first win of the season in the season by coming from off the pace in the Bowling Green.A challenger to both John's Call and King Cugat could be Slew Valley, who gave King Cugat trouble in the Bowling Green. Under the guidance of trainer Michael Dickinson, Slew Valley has made only one other start besides the Bowling Green this year, an optional claiming race win at Delaware Park.The field for the $500,000 Sword Dancer includes: King Cugat (Jerry Bailey, 120); Craigsteel (Richard Migliore, 114); Gritty Sandie (Edgar Prado, 114); State Shinto (Javier Castellano, 114); Ela Athena (Gary Stevens, 117); Williams News (Robby Albarado, 1114); Slew Valley (John Velazquez, 114); John's Call (Jean-Luc Samyn, 120); Honor Glide (Robbie Davis, 114); and With Anticipation (Pat Day, 114).
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Crime, courts and legal issues in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin
The federal-state collaborations continue
While Milwaukee continues to wait for the verdict in the Frank Jude Jr. case, a new large-scale prosecution is emerging that will similarly play out in the city's federal and state courts.
This is our daily summary of Wisconsin court-related news in the Journal Sentinel and elsewhere. Check this space each weekday morning for a quick digest of the state's legal happenings, and send any tips about news of interest here.
- Even though U.S. Circuit Judge Charles N. Clevert has left town, jurors in the federal trial of the three ex-Milwaukee cops and one suspended officer accused of beating Frank Jude Jr. resumed deliberations this morning. If the jury stays out until late this afternoon, they'll match the roughly 25 hours that last year's jury spent deliberating before returning verdicts of not guilty.
- In new case news, federal and state prosecutors appear to be taking down an elaborate north side criminal operation whose activities allegedly extended into both the usual street-crime stuff — robbery, drug-dealing, intimidation and such — and a range of white-collar crimes as well, including mortgage fraud. Prosecutors tell us more charges are on the way, and allegations in some civil cases already out there signal that the criminal case could get a good deal more complicated as details unfold. It's the third highly visible collaboration between federal and state-level authorities in Milwaukee this year, behind the federal prosecutions in the Jude case and the ongoing prosecutions in both courthouses of Ald. Mike McGee Jr.
- District attorneys statewide hope that a legislative audit released yesterday finding Wisconsin's number of prosecutions going up while the number of prosecutors decreases can help mend what Milwaukee DA John Chisholm calls a "funding crisis" for state prosecutors. Other urban areas have a bigger shortfall of prosecutors than Milwaukee, according to the study; the Green Bay Press-Gazette summarized the audit as saying Brown County's DA is "overwhelmed" Legislative hearings on the issue are promised in October, while Dane County has the biggest shortage in the state.
- A Michigan man learned in Milwaukee federal court that you just don't traffic in bald or golden eagle feathers, no matter how old. The 19th century lance he sold for $25,000 could earn him a $25,000 fine plus five years in a federal pen. A quick education in what the feds prohibit in eagle feather commerce can be obtained here.
- We're not sure what a cheesehead terrorist's first-draft efforts would look like, but one apparently showed up in Milwaukee's aiport June 4 (see the list near the end of the article). Remarkable use of stereotype, that.
- A Milwaukee County judge shot down a former police detective's request for back pay during his dispute over being fired in 2002.
- And down in the flatlands, they're citing Wisconsin's prosecutions for decades-old priest abuse as a possible model for bringing charges against a former Chicago police commander alleged to have tortured "scores of suspects" before his 1993 firing, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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Steelers Nation Exit Interview: Limas Sweed Era over in Pittsburgh?
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I choose to write about Limas Sweed for two reasons. One, the Steelers have taken a look at multiple receivers ( Plaxico Burress and Jerricho Cotchery , in which they've signed) and two, Mr... Read More »
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We love our library and we will vote yes for the library millage on Feb. 25. For almost 20 years, we have been patrons of the Salem-South Lyon District Library.
We are a family of nine and have been to the library countless times for hundreds of reasons. We have checked out books, books and more books, DVDs, music CDs, games, playaways, Leapfrog games and phonics programs. We have used computer access for email, research and games; attended educational workshops; and shopped at Friends of the Library book sales.
The children have enjoyed children's programs, family, teen or children's movie nights, storytimes, numerous crafts and the yearly Summer Reading Program. The upper level students in our family have downloaded e-books, caught up on homework when our home computer was down and received expert help in researching topics for papers.
Sometimes we have used study rooms or the meeting room for children's activities or parent meetings. In deciding which e-reader to buy, we have visited to investigate brands of electronic reader and even borrowed one to test it out.
Sometimes we just go to the library to get out of the house and maybe read current issues of magazines and newspapers near the fire in comfortable chairs. In warmer weather, we have made an outing of riding our bikes along the bike trail to stop in at the library. Almost every visit we run into someone we know and frequently meet someone new.
Our library has enriched our lives in these ways and more. We ask that you, too, vote yes in the upcoming millage increase so that our community can continue to enjoy and benefit from the vast offerings of our library.
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South Lyon
More library support
We are writing to ask you to vote yes for the library millage on Feb. 25,. During our 16 years here in South Lyon we continually find new reasons to visit the Salem-South Lyon District Library.
I have been an avid reader all of my life so when we moved to South Lyon I regularly visited the library to check out the latest books from my favorite authors. After our children were born, the library provided a great escape with puppets, puzzles and picture books to captivate my toddlers. Story time at the library became a much anticipated event in our home. Story time provided entertainment for my children as well as an opportunity for me to meet other local moms.
As our children reached school age, they began their journey towards a love of reading. The library nourished this love through programs such as the Summer Reading program, Battle of the Books, Second-grade Book Club and many others. The kids could not have been more excited when they received their own library cards. They now check out as many books as they can carry. We often joke that the library is going to run out of books for them but then they remind us that they can request additional titles using The Library Network.
Our children's love of their library prompted them to give back to the community by joining the Junior Friends of the Library. They volunteer at events which raise funds to help enhance one of the area's most cherished resources, our library. The amazing classes, the wonderful staff and all of the services provided by the library support everyone in our community.
While voting yes on the millage will cost tax payers a very small amount, it will make a big positive impact on the future of our library.
Kristin Cortright
South Lyon
Library benefits entire family
The Salem-South Lyon Library is incredibly important to our community. The library faces a millage request that is crucial to its operation. Vote yes on Feb. 25.
The library is a place for everyone - students, families, seniors and all can find invaluable services in the library. My family has lived in South Lyon for 10 years now. The library has been an important part of our lives from the day we started building our home.
The library is a place for learning. While working on my degree, I needed many materials to complete my research. The staff introduced me to the iBistro and MelCat systems that brought me not only the full resources of our library, but connected me to hundreds of libraries across the state. These library resources helped me earn my degree.
The library is a place for families. When my wife and I had children, the library became a place to enjoy together. My sons enjoy playing educational games on the computers, driving the trains, checking out videos and, yes, reading books. The selection is awesome. And whether it is a graphic novel, a book about trains or Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, the librarians help each of my kids find the perfect read.
But it's about more than just books. The library has services for everyone. Whether it is an introduction to eBay or seminars on local history, the library holds many workshops for its patrons. Our congressmen and representatives have been frequent visitors to meet face-to-face with their constituents. The library hosts blood drives and voter education seminars.
On Feb. 25, the voters in Salem and South Lyon will have the chance to make sure the library maintains its level of excellence. Library funding has been decreasing since 2008. The end of the personal property tax and lower tax revenues due to the recession have meant major cuts to library operating funds. If the millage does not pass, the library will face possible cuts to staff, and even the possibility of closing for two days during the week.
For what amounts to only $20-30 per year for most of us, a yes vote will ensure that the library continues to be a modern, vibrant part of our community.
Paul Schmid
South Lyon
Reject millage request
The Salem-South Lyon Library claims it needs more money to survive. Its solution, place a 20-year millage increase proposal on a vote that they know will be poorly attended or even not disclosed to most affected people, so that they can gather a few hundred of their supporters and force thousands of people to fork over more money, under threat of losing their homes and property.
The millage will start at $50 for a $200,000 valued home (who picked $200,000 and why?). However, the Herald and the millage proponents fail to point out that by the end of the 20-year period the $50 additional tax payment can balloon to an annual $87.68, and that's assuming the minimum possible taxable value increase over the 20-year period. By the end of the 20 years, this "average" taxpayer will have been compelled to pay a total increased tax amount of $1,343.52 and the library will have collected, in total, at least a cool $4 million.
So, while the economy continues to tank and people lose their jobs, the Library gets to drain $4 million from the people Salem and South Lyon.
Why is it in times of economic distress, the taxpayers are supposed to do with less so the governmental units, like the library, can have more?
There is a better way and the Library Board has been given information it could have, and should have, used. Instead of using government force to pillage millions of dollars from economically-strapped citizens, why has the library refused to work with local resources (like NEW in Ann Arbor) to apply for sustaining grants from the hundreds of philanthropic organizations across the country that are dedicated to supporting local libraries and/or putting together an annual fundraising campaign?
It would appear the Library Board would prefer the easy "use government force derived from a deliberately chosen, poorly attended election" rather than do the hard work necessary to facilitate the voluntary funding of the library through grants from foundations and fundraising from local citizens.
This use of force to extract money from unwilling, innocent citizens to fund a pet project of a local few who have access to governmental resources is just another example of the devolution of our once great Republic into a collection of petty tyrants who view the working taxpayers as a bottomless pit of money to which the tyrants are entitled to pillage as they wish.
Vote no on the millage and make the Library Board actually have to work to get the money from people who voluntarily choose to support them.
Jim Kress
Salem Township
Library offers bang for buck
No one likes taxes. But, everyone appreciates a great bargain. Look no further than our local Salem-South Lyon District Library for the biggest bang for your buck.
Yes, they have books as you would expect, but they have so much more: A wide selection of Blu-Ray discs and DVDs. Digital magazines to download. Music of all types, Educational programs, and programs just for fun. Energy audit kits. Study rooms. Internet access with 45 computers to use - and one-on-one tech help available. Digital books for your eReader. Access to materials from other libraries. Printers, copiers, fax machines. And best of all, friendly, knowledgable staff to guide you.
If you are a regular library guest, then you know the value of our library. If you are not, please stop in to see the variety of all there is to offer. Due to lagging property taxes and decreased state funding, the library is now in need of additional funds. The average taxpayer will see an increase of $50 per year until 2016 (there is a decrease after 2015 of about $36 for the average taxpayer due to a retired debt millage.) This is one expenditure that definitely brings a good return - for individuals and our community.
Please take the time to vote yes on Feb. 25!
Julie Kennedy
South Lyon
Library millage needed
The library millage Feb. 25 must pass. This library means too much to the families of South Lyon to force it to cut back any of its vast services. When I read what could result from the millage failing, I was astonished.
Less story time? Impossible. When my kids were young, I claimed story time was good for my kids' socialization, and it was, but it was also a social outing for me: relaxing with other grown-ups talking about parenting and books. What a beautiful half hour.
Closing two days a week? Unimaginable. We made trips to the library at least weekly, but we didn't always plan ahead. Some days just needed to be library days: rainy days, snowy days, 90 degree days? any stuck-inside days were perfect to go to the library. Now with the bike trail extended to Eight Mile, even a good weather day may be just the reason to go. My middle schoolers have had study sessions for mid-terms in the study rooms, my older teens have hung out playing online games in the teen section, my husband has picked up tax forms there, I've relaxed by the fireplace reading magazines while waiting on picking up children from school events. How awful to go to the library for any reason only to find it closed.
Fewer new books, movies, and video games? No. The new section is the first shelf I eagerly check, knowing they'll have the book I just heard reviewed. Other family members love when I get new movies and video games . All for free - talk about a money saver.
Fewer classes? Ugh. We've benefited from countless programs, classes, and shows at the library. My kids have fond memories of pajama movie nights, crafts, science challenges and many years of Summer Reading Programs. I use the expertise of staff, attend the book club and want to go to yoga classes offered this month. If I were to put a dollar figure to all this, I'm sure it would far exceed the increase in taxes this millage will bring on.
Having the convenience of a beautiful, nearby hub offering all these services right in small-town South Lyon adds value to every home in our community. If your family can relate, please vote yes on the library millage.
Kari Yergin
South Lyon
Many supported event
Kent Lake Fifth Grade Camp Committee held a Winter Blast to the '80s party and fundraiser on Jan. 31.
More than 250 people attended the event and we made over $6,000. There were many smiling rad faces that night.
We want to give many thanks to our wonderful sponsors that donated their time and/or products to make this event such a success: Ann Arbor Hands On Museum, Better Made Potato Chips, Leo's Coney Island, Senate Coney Island, Binder Park Zoo, Nestle Toll House Café, Hewitt Music, Detroit Zoo, Michigan Science Center, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers, Arctic Edge, Kohl's, Huckleberry Railroad and Crossroads Village, Reddeman Farms Golf Club, Plymouth Whalers, Potter Park Zoo, The Henry Ford, Walt Disney World, Mt. Brighton, Wedge-Mill Tool, Kensington Valley Ice House, Zehnder's Splash Village, Jazzercise of South Lyon, U of M Athletics, Great Wolf Lodge, Amway Grand Hotel, Michigan Jaguars, Divine Yoga, Aimee Morr Photography, Necole Capicchioni, Jeanette DeFrank and Tru Fit.
Please consider supporting these wonderful companies whenever you can. Also, we want to thank our totally tubular party committee for all of their hours of hard work and preparation for the '80s Party: Teri Leonardo, Tina Sturgis, Kim Campbell, Linda Carroll, Laura Hewitt, Rhonda DeLuca, Rhonda Stalter and Jodi Broaddus.
Jerilyn Ranalli and Beth Johnston
Kent Lake Fifth Grade Camp co-chairs


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September 21, 2011
SecrecyKills.com [website no longer exists]
Despite threats of prosecution from the CIA, the makers of 9/11: Press For Truth have released their new documentary podcast Who Is Rich Blee?
By SUSANNA KIM
Sept. 15, 2011
After the 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11 and six months after the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, questions still remain regarding who funded the attacks that led to thousands of deaths and billions of dollars in damages.
The latest legal pursuit is that of an insurance syndicate of British insurer Lloyd's, which says the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its banks and various charities should be financially responsible for the $215 million it paid in insurance settlements to 9/11 victims' families.
William Doyle's family is one of the families determined to find those who funded the attacks on 9/11. Doyle's son, Joseph, was killed in the north tower of the World Trade Center.
William Doyle told ABC News there are "concrete facts" showing the majority of the hijackers' funding originated from Saudi Arabia. He said the government helped "shield" some of that evidence when the joint congressional committee investigating the attacks published a report in December 2002 and redacted about 28 pages.
Doyle and others believe names of Saudi financiers and companies have been removed. 9/11 Anniversary: Congress Shows Bipartisan Spirit, In Song Watch Video GMA: America Remembers 10 Years Later Watch Video From the Tower Watch Video
"How could they hide under diplomatic immunity?" Doyle said of those he believes have been protected. "People don't get missiles to strike down helicopters by themselves. Someone is funding them. If someone is funding them, let it be known and cut… Continue reading
by Sophie Elmhirst
8 September 2011
The New Statesman
"I can't believe I haven't seen my daughter in ten years."
You lost your daughter in the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11. Does the tenth anniversary feel particularly painful?
You want people to remember the date for the right reason – that hate engenders hideous things. Time heals in some ways, but I can't believe I haven't seen her in ten years. I did an interview in New York City recently and came home on the plane, and when the lights dimmed in the cabin, I lost it. I didn't want to be on my own on a plane sobbing. I just kept thinking about the day of her birth.
Do you remember 11 September 2001 clearly?
Of course. To be honest, I don't want to remember. It was absolutely exquisite: the crispest, clearest, sunniest morning on the East Coast, warm and beautiful, and sad because it was getting near the end of summer – but it was almost so beautiful that it made you OK with that.
How did 9/11 transform the US?
From that moment, there was a decision on the part of the Bush administration to give up the American way of life. In so many significant ways – the constitution, the Patriot Act, Guantánamo Bay, military tribunals, torture, water- boarding, Halliburton [oilfields], endless war.
Has your perception of your country changed?
I was raised on this heady idea that America had an ethical… Continue reading
Jon Gold
For the last year or so, one of my "pet projects" has been to search the video archives of C-SPAN for statements made about different people, different events, and make short movies out of them. They cover a multitude of topics, including NORAD's response, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the Israeli Art Students, Saudi Arabia, and many others. Here is my C-SPAN Movie Collection, in the order they were created.
Praise For The 9/11 Report
Lorie Van Auken
Lorie Van Auken joins us and shares with us her reflections ten years on about the events of 9/11 and her loss. She discusses the still-classified 28 pages of the JICI dealing with terrorist financing, the 9/11 families' stalled lawsuit to bankrupt the terrorists and the direct interventions by the White House to protect the Saudi regime against the justice-seeking families, and the many uninvestigated questions and facts covered up by the 9/11 Commission. She questions our current many-fronted wars and the senselessness of the occupation of and our military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan with Saddam Hussein and Bin Laden both dead, while our economy is crashing here at home. Ms. Van Auken talks about the three versions of the NORAD timeline, the passage of the Patriot Act as a vehicle to erode our civil liberties, NSA's illegal wiretapping of our domestic communications under the guise of security, and more!
Lorie Van Auken, the mother of two children, lost her husband Kenneth Van Auken in the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. She is one of the "Jersey Girls" who, along with Kristen Breitweiser, Mindy Kleinberg, and Patty Casazza, fought the Bush administration for a commission to investigate the attacks. Ms. Van Auken is also a member of the September 11 Advocates.
Here is our guest Lorie Van Auken unplugged! Click here to listen to interview with Lorie Van Auken [48:26].
By JENNIFER EPSTEIN
July 18, 2011
Relatives of victims of the September 11 attacks have asked to meet with the FBI and top members of the Obama administration about allegations reporters from one of Rupert Murdoch's British papers tried to hack the cell phone accounts of victims.
In letters sent Monday to Attorney General Eric Holder, FBI Director Robert Mueller and Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, a lawyer representing some victims' families is asking for meetings to discuss a report that journalists from the now-defunct News of the World asked a New York-based private investigator to help them gather information from victims' phones.
The FBI has initiated an informal probe into the allegations, which were first reported by the Daily Mirror.
"We commend the FBI for opening a preliminary inquiry into this serious issue and we are requesting a meeting to ascertain the scope, goals and timetable of the inquiry," the letter to Mueller said, Reuters reported. The FBI's press office declined to comment.
The lawyer representing the victims' relatives, Norman Siegel, told the wire service that his "clients are troubled about the allegation of potential hacking and they are particularly upset that there now exists an allegation that a newspaper would seek to illegally obtain information about their loved ones."
"I tried in the letter not to accuse anyone, especially News Corp, of anything yet because you don't want a media frenzy accusing someone if the facts aren't there. We want… Continue reading
by Donna Marsh O'Connor Member
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
Mother, Vanessa Lang Langer, WTC Tower II, 93rd floor
Shame on Representative Cliff Stearns and shame on each and every one of the representatives who voted to make compensation for 9/11 first responders reliant upon a check for "terrorist" activities. Shame is a concept that blankets American actions as it responded to that grave day. I won't belabor the many instances where this nation either killed or maimed others either in retribution or in the pretense at keeping the rest of us "safe" but I will say that this last act of betrayal by elected officials places all of us in greater danger. Frankly, if we don't counter this betrayal, we deserve what we get.
What has come over us? Have we completely lost the ability to function as compassionate adults in an imperfect world? Think for one minute about the ramifications of such an act:
On 9/11/2001 when many people fled the horror of the scene at Ground Zero, countless firefighters, police officers, and brave civilian volunteers rushed to the scene to help. I believe that my own daughter who was on that day four or five months pregnant was almost home free precisely because others helped her almost, almost to safety. How many others walked away because they were provided help? We can only guess at the numbers. How many families of first responders are like my own — ten years out still suffering the effects… Continue reading
by Sibel Edmonds
31. January 2011
Sibel Edmonds' Boiling Frogs
The Witnessed & Documented "Kamikaze Pilots" Case
In a public statement issued today (see below), members of the 9/11 Family Steering Committee demanded a prompt response from the former Chairman and Executive Director of the 9/11 Commission regarding Former FBI Language Specialist Behrooz Sarshar's censored testimony to the Commission. The press release was prompted by recently released documents related to the interviews conducted by the 9/11 Commission published at Cryptome.org, in particular the "Memorandum for the Record" containing the Commission's interview with Mr. Sarshar. The memorandum, after establishing Mr. Sarshar's credibility and vaguely referring to his documented and witnessed testimony regarding specific tip(s) provided to the FBI in April and June 2001
regarding planned imminent "Kamikaze Pilots" attacks targeting major cities in the United States, leaves out the entire testimony. This testimony was also entirely left out of the Commission's final report released in July 2004.
Behrooz Sarshar worked as a GS 12 language specialist with Top Secret Clearance at the FBI Washington Field Office. After leaving the FBI in 2002, he provided his testimony on "Kamikaze Pilots" to several Congressional offices and investigators, including staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Committee's leading Democrat at the time, Senator Patrick Leahy, and the Justice Department's Inspector General Office. The congressional sources familiar with Mr. Sarshar's case and briefing found him and his report credible:
A former Grassley investigator says he found Sarshar credible, too. "We thought… Continue reading
By David Edwards
The Senate passed a bill by unanimous consent Wednesday that will provide health care benefits to first responders and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
Original report follows…
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) earned himself a visit from some 9/11 first responders after he threatened to block a bill that would provide them health benefits.
A group of former Ground Zero workers visited the senator's office Tuesday to give him a piece of their mind but Coburn refused the meeting.
"Mr. Coburn should be ashamed of himself," John Feal, the leader of the group, told Think Progress. "Because I think before he was a senator he was a doctor and he took an oath to help people that are sick. He's going against his oath as a doctor. He can vote any way he wants as a senator, but as a doctor, he just embarrassed the medical profession."
"What about going office to office? Have their staff and the senators been very receptive to the group?" Think Progress asked.
"Once in a while we'll run into some resistance and some arrogance and some rude people. Listen, we busted our asses since 9/11. We've fought and advocated for ourselves so others wouldn't. So to be insulted by the staff of the United States Senate and Congress — most of them were 12 years old when 9/11 happened — doesn't bother me," Feal said.
All but one of the 42 Republican senators stood together last week… Continue reading
November 2, 2010
A 30 second television spot featuring 9/11 family members and promoting awareness of the destruction of World Trade Center Building 7 has begun airing in New York City. The ad is sponsored by buildingwhat.org and highlights the fact that over 1200 architects and engineers have called for an independent investigation into the events of 9/11.
World Trade Center 7 was the third skyscraper to be completely destroyed on September 11, 2001 — despite not having been hit by an airplane.
The ad began airing on election day and will run through November 10 on 13 channels, including CNN, MSNBC and VH1. NYCCAN, the group who created the ad, estimate that it will be seen by nearly 900,000 viewers. The group plans to commission an opinion poll after the run of the ad and send the results to every City Council member.
"We've been educating the City Council about Building 7 and the need for a new investigation for the past six months," said Bob McIlvaine, father of Bobby McIlvaine and one of the 9/11 family members who appear in the ad. "We are asking them now to do something about it."
Manny Badillo, another family member who appears in the spot, said "For the next two weeks, we the people will see, many for the first time, the demise of the Salomon Brothers building on the day of my uncle's murder. What you witness allows critical thought about details of the crime that we have… Continue reading
March 31, 2010
From the Huffington Post:
In anticipation of a final announcement as to the trial venue for the 9/11 plotters, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows is warning the president against "buckling to political pressure," calling the use of military tribunals the "wrong thing to do."
In a nearly four-minute long video, Donna Marsh O'Connor — a Peaceful Tomorrows member who lost her pregnant daughter when the Twin Towers collapsed — speaks both to the broad notion that America has a "historic commitment to justice" and, more narrowly, to the horse-trading politics that now surround terrorist trials. Reflecting disappointment with recent signals from the White House, O'Connor calls specifically for the president to reject a reported compromise proposal with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in which the administration would drop plans for civilian trials in exchange for Republican support for the closure of Gitmo.
"As 9/11 families, we have suffered greatly and waited almost nine years to see justice done with our own eyes," O'Connor says. "We understand that you face political pressure to back down. We ask that you do not allow fear and prejudice to govern your decision as we are not afraid. We know our country is strong enough to hold on to our values in the face of terrorism."
The video follows other efforts from Peaceful Tomorrows to advocate for civilian trials for the 9/11 suspects.
By Mireya Navarro
New York Times
Sgt. Dawn Sorrento says she looks on the years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks as a blur of doctor's visits, ambushes by illnesses she had never heard of and growing resentment toward the city that challenged her injury claims.
[RELATED: Ground Zero Workers Reach Deal Over Claims (March 12, 2010)]
Yet on Friday, Sergeant Sorrento, a police officer who is among some 10,000 rescue and cleanup workers at ground zero who sued the city for health damages, felt a grim sort of satisfaction. She had expected her case to be among the first to go to trial this spring; instead, both sides announced a legal settlement of up to $657.5 million Thursday night.
"It's nice that someone took responsibility, finally," said Sergeant Sorrento, 43, who helped coordinate the movement of cranes, dignitaries and cadaver-hunting dogs in and out of ground zero in September 2001. "The city finally acknowledges that 9/11 diseases do exist and that people are suffering."
Officials cast the settlement as righting a historic wrong on Friday and predicted that it would assure speedy and just compensation to the workers, who have waited more than six years for a legal resolution. But significant hurdles remain.
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, of the United States District Court in Manhattan, has made clear that he intends to play a role in assuring that individuals are compensated fairly.
At a hearing on Friday, Judge Hellerstein said he would take a week to review the terms of the agreement and convene again next Friday to give his "initial impressions" and to hear from interested parties, including plaintiffs.…Continue reading
For Immediate Release
It is with utter disbelief that we listen to the unfolding details of the attempted December 25, 2009 terrorist attack of Delta Flight 253.
Let us remind you, on September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists managed to evade all security measures, hijack four commercial airliners, slam them into three buildings and a field in Pennsylvania, killing 2,976 innocent people, including our husbands.
We responded by strenuously lobbying for an independent investigation to find out how on earth so many agencies could have failed in their duties to protect us, and our loved ones, from such an attack. We asked that they find and fix the loopholes that existed, in order to safeguard our nation.
After the 18-month 9/11 Commission investigation, countless systemic and human failures were uncovered, including: failure to analyze data, failure to share information, human error, failure to follow up, antiquated computer systems, too much information in the system, not enough information in the system, not enough time or people to analyze data, failure to watch list, failure to properly coordinate the watch list with other lists and visa issuance and monitoring failures. Despite all of this, the 9/11 Commissioners simplistically announced that it was a "failure of imagination" that caused the agencies to falter and allowed 9/11 to happen. Additionally, we were told that those in positions to protect us "could never have imagined this type of attack" and that "everyone is at fault, so no one is at fault."
The 9/11 Commissioners would not… Continue reading
By Michael McAuliff
November 24, 2009
Some 9/11 widows who want to see a terror trial in New York today questioned why a group strongly linked to Liz Cheney is leading the charge in opposition to the trial.
Her father, after all, is the man many Democrats and liberals think broke the law in pushing for interrogation techniques now deemed torture by the Obama administration, and which were used on Al Qaeda plotter Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.
The anti-trial group is led by Debra Burlingame — whose brother piloted one of the doomed planes — and who is a guiding light at 9/11 Families for a Safe & Strong America.
The 9/11 Families group had as a springboard Keep America Safe, a Liz Cheney vehicle where Burlingame serves on the board.
"Perhaps they're trying to protect her father's role in torturing these detainees," said Lorie Van Auken, who lost her husband on 9/11. "And that's actually what could keep us from seeing justice, is this torture that was done to these people because that evidence is not really evidence. It won't be admissible anywhere."
Auken was speaking on a conference call organized by the liberal Human Rights First.
Later, she declined to back off her statement. "You start to wonder why Liz Cheney would be organizing the 9/11 families," she said. "It's just a funny connection."
Below (see source) is the press conference Burlingame did today with Rep. Pete King and others, posted online by Keep America Safe, in which… Continue reading
by Kristen Breitweiser,
9/11 widow and activist
November 16, 2009
Even after witnessing the horrors of 9/11 that included me helplessly watching the murder of my husband on live television, I still believe that we are a civilized nation of laws. And like the Nuremberg trials that brought the murderers of millions to justice, now more than ever, Americans need to trust our own judicial system to fully and openly prosecute the mass murderers of 9/11 while the rest of the world bears witness.
Because while the terrorists were successful in bringing down the Twin Towers and hijacking airplanes on 9/11, our Constitution should never be hijacked or brought down as a result of anything–let alone the potential adversity faced in prosecuting modern day monsters like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Indeed, in the fight against Islamist extremism, we should never bow to the terrorists by compromising, manipulating, re-writing or flat-out ignoring the core, bedrock principles of our Constitution that speak to the very heart of who we are as a nation–a democracy.
Yet, quite alarmingly, Republicans seem to be exhibiting just this sort of crisis of confidence in our Constitution's ability to prosecute these horrible men. Republicans argue that men like KSM are war criminals who can only be convicted in military commissions where they won't receive the protections of our laws. Republicans seem to lack a certain faith in our Constitution's ability and adaptability in meting out the demands of modern day justice.
So the once-brazen, chest-thumping Republicans who… Continue reading
by Jon Gold
This is dedicated to the 9/11 Truth Movement. – Jon
Before I begin, I would like to say that theorizing about what happened on 9/11, when you're not being given answers to your questions about that day by the people who SHOULD be able to do so, is PERFECTLY normal. As is suspecting that the reason these answers aren't being given is "sinister" in nature. As Ray McGovern said, "for people to dismiss these questioners as "conspiratorial advocates", or "conspiratorial theorists"… that's completely out of line because the… The questions remain because the President who should be able to answer them, WILL NOT." When you think about everything the previous Administration did in 8 years, the idea that they might not be giving us the answers we seek because of something "sinister" is not crazy. In fact, it's the most logical conclusion one can come to at this point. After seven plus years of obfuscation, spin, lies, and cover-ups regarding the 9/11 attacks, it is unavoidable to think that criminal complicity is the reason why.
That being said, we have not proven it beyond the shadow of doubt. We do not have documentation that shows they planned it. We do not have a signed confession from someone. We have pieces of the puzzle, and to most of us that have been doing this a long time, those pieces point to more than just Osama Bin Laden, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and 19 hijackers. If we could… Continue reading
BREAKING: 9/11 Families March on City Hall As City Seeks to Stop Fresh Probe of Attacks from Going on November Ballot;
NY Supreme Court Hearing 9:30AM Tuesday Will Determine Fate of Referendum
March For Answers 9/27/09
RAW STORY Covers MARCH FOR ANSWERS
New York City — Yesterday, The New York City Coalition for Accountability Now (NYC CAN), a group comprising 9/11 family members, first responders and survivors, led 300 New Yorkers from Battery Park to City Hall in protest of the City's attempt to block the referendum for a fresh probe of the 9/11 attacks from going on the November ballot.
Today, the Court ordered litigants to present arguments before Judge Edward Lehner at a hearing scheduled for 9:30AM, Tuesday at the New York Supreme Court, Room 252, 60 Centre Street.
On Sunday, 9/11 family member Manny Badillo welcomed the crowd at Battery Park, "Today we are marching peaceably to let the world know that the City of NY is defying the will of the people to have one question on the ballot, the question to have a proper independent investigation to answer 100% of the questions raised by the 9/11 families."
Mark Crispin Miller, author and professor of Media Studies at NYU spoke of the lack of accountability. He noted that after 9/11 "no heads rolled"; until recently when Obama adviser Van Jones was forced to resign because he [ Ed.: allegedly ] signed the "9/11 Truth Statement" in 2004.…Continue reading
6 Days And Counting Until The Historic March For Answers – NYC CAN
September 27, 2009 2pm Battery Park
NYC CAN Files Legal Memo Defending Petition's Legality
September 21, 2009
Today the New York City Coalition for Accountability Now (NYC CAN) filed its Memorandum of Law with the New York State Supreme Court, beginning a 6-day countdown until the historic March For Answers to be held on September 27 at 2pm. The march will start at Battery Park and work its way towards Ground Zero, the New York City Clerk and the State Supreme Court, before arriving at City Hall.
9/11 family members Bob McIlvaine and Manny Badillo, and Daniel Sunjata, star of Fox's "Rescue Me", will address thousands of supporters of the proposed referendum to establish a new 9/11 investigation. Other speakers will be announced over the coming days.
NYC CAN's 52-page legal memo comes nine days before a final determination will be made as to whether the referendum for a new 9/11 investigation will be on the NYC ballot this November. So far 80,000 New Yorkers have signed the petition calling for the voters to be able to create a local commission to conduct an impartial investigation of 9/11.
NYC CAN has posted the legal memo on its website. Click to download.
If you would like to volunteer to hand out fliers or to help organize the March For Answers, email volunteer [at] nyccan.org, with VOLUNTEER in the subject line.
On September 27, 2009, let us take to the streets in the THOUSANDS on behalf of the families, first responders and survivors of September 11th and the 80,000 New Yorkers who signed the petition.…Continue reading


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It's World Baseball Classic season right now, so we talk about the affect the WBC has had on the US and other countries and the Nats players that played for the States. We talk even more about the breakdown of the Nationals starting pitchers with the realization that Ross Detwiler will be the fifth starter instead of the fourth. Finally, we talk about the FanGraphs in-depth look at the top teams by position. It's the majority of the episode, and we hope you find it as interesting as we did.
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Victory and Vindication in High-Stakes FINRA Arbitration
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The firm has been named by Chambers USA as top tier among commercial litigation firms in Louisiana. The Firm has earned this distinction every year since 2004.read more
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The Only Known Gem 1914-S Indian Half Eagle1914-S $5 MS65 NGC. The 1914-S Indian Half Eagle is one of the most prized condition rarities among gold issues from the previous century, perhaps being the only contender capable of taking on the 1911-D Half Eagle for top rarity honors. Even the location of a near-Gem example can be considered a nearly impossible task, as evidenced by the fact that is has been five years since we last offered an MS64 1914-S.
So it is with great excitement that we are able to offer the quintessential 1914-S Five Dollar, the only known Gem example, originally from the fabulous Duckor Collection of Indian Head Half Eagles that was sold in 1990 for what was then an astounding price of $40,000. David Akers described the coin as "fully struck with blazing lustre and beautiful natural color," going on to say that "The surfaces are virtually mark-free and lack the granularity that is especially noticeable on this issue." The fact that this beautiful Gem doesn't even look like the typical Uncirculated 1914-S, which normally exhibits a crusty, subdued appearance, is what really sets it apart from even its closer rivals.
In many, if not most cases, a numismatic opportunity is not actually lost, just simply delayed until an equal quality coin comes up for sale. But in this instance it is predictably safe to say that an equal 1914-S may NEVER come along, and that acting on this one-of-a-kind Gem may prove to be a very astute move. Population: 1 in 65, 0 finer (1/05).
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A group of unemployed professionals has formed a networking organization with the hope of finding a job for every member.
Members of the Walla Walla Professional Network (ProNet) meet Monday mornings to share resume tips, job postings and their experiences, job leads and contact information.
Founding member Jonathan Marley participated in a similar group in Indianapolis, which helped serve as a model for ProNet. "It was a great way for people to network and share information toward a common goal," Marley said in the announcement. "When someone got a new job they would come back to the group and share their success story. That's what we're trying to create here in Walla Walla."
According to the announcement, ProNet members have an array of skills in a variety of fields: operations management, human resources, accounting, coaching, sales, marketing and technology.
Employers are welcome to attend a meeting to offer advice on job search techniques or to advertise job openings to the group. For more information, contact Marley at firstname.lastname@example.com or Rhonda Donnelly at email@example.com .
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ATT opened its downtown Walla Walla store this week.
The provider had its soft opening Wednesday and is planning a grand-opening early next month. The Alder Street retail site, located in the Drumheller Building next to Sprint, is ATT's first in the community. The exclusive carrier for iPhone is open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday under the guidance of manager Osric Flores.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be celebrated Feb. 5 at a time yet to be determined. On Feb. 6 the store will continue the celebration with door prizes and giveaways.
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A Stone's Throw Cafe is adding to its menu. The downtown eatery at 54 E. Main St. will offer taco salads, along with its array of soups, salads, wraps and more, starting Monday.
Owner Aaron Leen said the new dish will come with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, avocado, beans, cheese, tortilla strips, salsa and sour cream. The cost is $6.75 with tax, or $7.75 with a 20-ounce pop. Hours are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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A barbecue beef dinner at the Log Inn Tavern Saturday will raise funds for Tommy Blize, the grandson of local Realtor Dean Blize. Tommy, the son of Jeff Blize and Jocelyn Rockstrom, has been in a Portland hospital battling neuroblastoma, a form of childhood cancer. Saturday's fundraiser runs 5-8 p.m. with food donated by Mr. Ed's and space donated by the Log Inn Tavern, 526 Wellington Ave. All food proceeds will go to the Tommy Blize Fund. Participants must be 21 and older.
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SFE still provides us the FOB eagle files and avr firmware and all of the components are available (from others). You should make a couple yourself. They cost around $20 in parts if you do yourself. QFNs are not that hard to solder.
I have several FOBs and still (in 2015) use em and need more. Ive made several more. I sure wish they werent discontinued.
I bought one of these in 2011. It never worked quite right and i cant remember successfully loading code to a single board with it. I forget every few months and take it out to try to program something and nope it doesnt work and put it back. Ive sneered at it for four years, thinking how it was a total waste of $20.
Just this week i thought up a project that could use less pins than the atmega32u4 but still wanted usb, and remembered i had this. I threw some code together in the AVR Studio and loaded it with my pocket programmer and WOOOO, it has finally been useful!
Would you believe I just got "got" again?? Grabbed a spare Arduino Pro 5V to do something with a WiFly module and spent several hours trying to figure out why it wont talk through the serial. It was those dang resistors again.
I used a TI PCA9548A I2C Switch in a circuit to take care of the address issue with a couple BMP180s that have the same address. It switches the SDA and SCL lines on or off via I2C. The "via I2C" was what sold me. I am already connected to the I2C bus so no extra pins needed. Connect to the sensor, read it, and disconnect. Do again for another sensor with the same address. The other thing connected through the switch is a BlinkM that I am using as an indicator and its sending noise on the I2C bus making other I2C stuff not work. With the I2C switch I can tell it what color pattern to run and then isolate it. The I2C switch also acts as a logic level shifter.
I was going to use a multiplexer until I found this thing.
I totally agree. I just bought one of these a month ago at digikey to program some boards i built that use the soic attiny85. My boards are small and this clip works perfect.
Thanks for pointing that out. I think they should make a note up there in the product description. May be obvious to someone but wasn't to me, and i even read the datasheet: 1. If you have the gain off then normalize by multiplying by 16. 2. If you have the gain on then no adjustment needed.
I still cant tell if my numbers are correct. I have the sensor in a chicken coop. Nighttime is 0 Lux and Daytime peaks around 60 Lux.
Thanks for sharing your code. That got my sensor working.
I wanted to not use Python3 (just Python2._) so I did a little more looking. Ended up using more direct io code (using io and fcntl) which worked for reading from the HTU21D. So yea, smbus wont work but its not that hard to make your own smbus clone/variant that will work.
And adding… I just used this same method to read from my AM2315 which also doesnt play with smbus. I bought the HTU21D because I didnt want to deal with another AM2315, and it has the same problem with smbus anyway. Now im reading both in Python2._, and dont have a separate code for just the one sensor.
agreed. im using the A0-A5 on a pro mini, using PORTC calls for parallel data output on the entire PORTC. very time/cycles sensitive. i would love to have all six pins available.
other than that, this looks interesting!
What is the purpose of the resistors on D0 and D1 (RX and TX)? These are only on the Pros, and not on the regular Arduinos or the Pro Minis. I have had to remove and jumper them on previous projects. Thanks.
I used your your code for debounce and its working great.
The solution i posted above from 2010 worked but added too much delay and tended to get annoying when trying to push a button a bunch of times quick. i have removed it and im now using yours.
all better.
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