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I have a busted mobo and a locked 80gb drive.
short of swapping the eeprom with a new mobo is there anything else that can be done to make the drive usable again... I dont care too much about the data on it, but it would be nice, if possible, to recover it
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also, any tips on swapping eeprom would be nice, too. I only seem to see 1 tut, and its a bit sparse on details.
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Former Humboldt County Sheriff's deputy Michael Campbell has been sentenced for the motorcycle accident that killed 30-year-old Cara Banducci.
"My life is shattered beyond reason," said the victim's mother Carol Banducci, during an emotional testimony in the courtroom Tuesday afternoon. "Her life was ripped from her because she was friendly and trusting."
The crash in question happened on a rainy Wednesday night in March of 2012. Investigating officers say Banducci left the "Barfly" pub on Waterfront Drive in Eureka on the back of Campbell's motorcycle. Family, friends and attorneys testify that Banducci was an acquaintance of Campbell from her 10 years of employment with Humboldt County, while he worked in law enforcement.
A blood alcohol test showed that Campbell's level of intoxication when he drove off with Banducci on the back of his bike was .17, over twice the legal limit. After a short ride, the bike crashed, ultimately killing Banducci, after she was flown to a Sacramento area hospital for her injuries.
"Cara didn't know he was intoxicated," recalled friend Julia Blanc while in court Tuesday, she was with Banducci at the Barfly the night of the accident. Campbell was arrested after surviving the crash. He was charged with second-degree murder, a charge that was changed to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after a plea deal was reached in June.
An attorney representing the victim's family asked for state prison time for the defendant.
Michael Campbell was sentenced to one year in the Humboldt County jail to start August 31, and 6 years of supervised probation.
"He has in essence lived a crime free life," reflected Judge Bruce Watson before the sentencing. Watson also suspended Campbell's driving privileges, while stipulating 100 hours of community service to be performed for each year of probation. Campbell must also abstain from alcohol or drugs, and not enter bars or liquor stores. He will submit to chemical testing per his probation officer. Campbell will also pay more than $14,000 in restitution to Cara Banducci's family.
"Part of me feels like it has died along with Cara," Cara's father Gary Banducci shared with the court. "It's a struggle every day. I'd do anything to have her back, I'd give my own life."


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Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Director: Ernst Lubitsch Starring: James Stewart Margaret Sullavan
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Format: DVD
Manufacturer: Warner
Sku: 40173823
Category Keywords: Essential Cinema Love Story Recommended Romance Switching Roles
Rating: NR
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|Two sales clerks in a budapest shop dislike each other, but inadvertently fall in love while corresponding as pseudonymous pen pals.
Editor's NoteThough James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan also starred together in NEXT TIME WE LOVE, THE MORTAL STORM, and THE SHOPWORN ANGEL, their best pairing is this classic romance directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Here the stars play two sales clerks in a Budapest shop who dislike each other, but inadvertently fall in love while corresponding as pseudonymous pen pals.THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER was later remade as the Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan romantic comedy YOU'VE GOT MAIL, but it's hard to compare to the beauty and simplicity of the original.
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|Charles Halton
|Inez Courtney
|James Stewart
|Sara Haden
|Margaret Sullavan
|Charles Smith
|Joseph Schildkraut
|William Tracy
|Felix Bressart
|Frank Morgan
|Gene Ruggiero - Editor
|Cedric Gibbons - Production Designer
|Ernst Lubitsch - Producer
|William Daniels - Director of Photography
|Samson Raphaelson - Screenwriter
|Wade B. Rubottom - Production Designer
|Werner Richard Heymann - Composer
|Ernst Lubitsch - Director
Plot SummaryLubitsch's charming and gentle romance, set in Budapest.| Klara Novak and Alfred Kralik have fallen in love -- but if they were to pass each other on the street, they wouldn't know: they've met only as pen-pals, and haven't even signed the letters with their real names. So when Klara applies for a job in the shop where Alfred works as head clerk, he turns her down cold... until his boss overrules the decision and takes Klara on.| As the two continue their loving correspondence, they embark on a combative personal relationship. Will the hostilities cease when the truth comes to light? Or will their hopes for romance be destroyed forever?
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This is the original movie from which You've Got Mail came from. Starring Jimmy Stewart who plays Tom Hanks character. He begins writing to a pen pale and falls in love with her unknowning that this woman works at the same shop as he does. It's well worthing buying and having as a classic in your home.


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Every new attack invites a fresh reprisal of often disproportionate intensity.
They cause unnecessary and disproportionate suffering, and they pose an existential threat to the environment.
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Republican ideology has not served the United States well
Pundits like Cal Thomas extol Republican ideology that has created problems for America. Ronald Reagan praised unions in 1980 and then fired all air traffic controllers. Iran-Contra was as a result of making the CIA the biggest drug dealers in the universe. Tricky Dick Nixon avowed he wasn't a crook over the Watergate break-in, then resigned in disgrace.
Then, we have the local boy does good, Warren Harding, presiding over the Teapot Dome Scandal.
Herbert Hoover presided over the Great Depression. George W. Bush did an illegal war (resulting in the deaths of over 5,400 Americans, almost twice the number killed by the terrorists on 9/11), put oversight on the back burner, and presided over a drop of almost 5,000 points in the Dow. Franklin Roosevelt and Barack Obama bailed out the last two. I imagine that Old Abe would be clucking and shaking his head over the ideology. It seems funny that none of the pundits you feature on your editorial page mention any of this.
Mitch McConnell and the Party of No have been mute in the Senate. John Boehner has been pouting from an Obama second term and the legislation that the House passes results in a shutdown of the government costing the U.S. billions in dollars over a fight in legislation (ObamaCare) they lost. Boehner also led the House in 37 votes costing $52 million to repeal ObamaCare — without success. These are examples of historical perspectives of ideology gone awry — and it's frightening.
Then Cal has the audacity to whine about the underwriting of more debt. He, too, ignores the insatiable pork underwritten in legislation by members of both parties. Just one example: The Study of the Sex Life of a Mosquito. Given all the problems suffered by America since 1898, we are still here, we are still fighting, still trying to bring America to its fullest and grandest potential.
We suffer from a budget deficit because a budget surplus developed under Wild Bill Clinton was squandered. And the companies bailed out by President Obama have repaid huge sums.
America will continue to have its ups and downs because of democracy — the election of legislators, both good and bad. It is the nature of the beast. We'd be well-served to act with patience and determination in all aspects of making America better for all the people — the 100 percent.
John Zordich, Youngstown
@ Former You might have also forgotten how the demoncrats (LBJ) started the borrowing from Social Security without. ever paying back one red cent. That is the real reason its in trouble today. Now we have a president who violates the constitution daily but I guess that is alright with John Zordich.. One other tihng all the demoncrat presidents that you mentioned didn't inherit anything blindly , they knew all about it while running for the job.
Hey, another Zordich delusional letter!!! Must have gotten another Pelosi Enema today. This letter only shows how mentally challenged Zordich really is. I'll provide the FACTS so John can get a little up to speed.
Air traffic controllers were fired because their strike was ILLEGAL UNDER FEDERAL LAW. They were given several opportunities to come back to work,and a few did, but the unions thought they wouldn't get any penalty. So, Reagan FOLLOWED THE LAW and fired them all.
Iran Contra? You really don't know jack about this, however I do since I'm a retired Army Officer who worked at the White House Military Office. Here's the FACTS, John. Iran Contra was a political fight over Presidential foreign policy. In case you don't know, foreign policy is made by the President, not the Congress. The Dumbassocrat Congress didn't like us supporting the anti-communists in Nicauragua so they tried to cut off funds. Reagan got funding from foreign sources to continue to support OUR ALLIES in the their fight against the Commies. The Iran part was an attempt to provide some military equipment to some Iranians so they could eventually overthrow the Ayatolla. It didn't work out, but at least he tried. The Commies were defeated in Central America.
Bush's illegal war??? Not hardly. Congress voted to support the war in accordance with the War Powers Act. If they didn't want to, they could have just cut the funding. Remember, John, it was a DEMOCRATIC congress that voted the funding. Every major country was also sure that Saddam had WMD. Actually, what happened to all the 18 wheeler loads of stuff the Saddam move into Syria before we invaded? Gee....do you think that Syria's chemical weapons could have been some from Iraq? Saddam gassed his own people, and purchased yellow cake uranium from Nigeria in the 1980s. The economic collapse: It all started with the Community Reinvestment Act. You really need to watch some of the videos on YouTube of Bush officials starting in 2002 calling for an audit of FANNIE MAE and FREDIE MAC because of their concern about mortgage lending problems. The DEMOCRATIC CONTROLLED CONGRESS blew them off. Barney Frank, the Finance Chairman was telling people to keep on investing in FANNIE MAE while he knew it was crashing. The pressure from the DEMOCRAT banking committes under Frank and Dodd in the Senate intimidated and threatened banks if the didn't relax, or completely waive the normal lending thresholds and give loans to people who were totally unqualified to get them, couldn't pay them, and allowed them to walk away from the houses since they didn't invest a dime of their own money. WE, the PEOPLE got screwed over because of these insane DEMOCRAT banking regulations. Don't believe me, just ask folks at the local First Place Bank about why they went bankrupt. You really need to spend some time getting facts, John instead of taking the daily DNC enemas.
Zordich reminds me of a situation, when I lived in Boston a number of years ago - In one of the Boston suburbs, a Councilman was jailed after he committed a felony, yet his name was on the ballot & was reelected while in jail.
Benjii, the Air Traffic Controller were fired because it is ILLEGAL for federal essential employees to go on strike. The FAA union violated federal law, and though they could get away with it. Reagan called them on it, gave them the opportunity to get back to work and they didn't. So....Reagan followed the law and fired them. That was no hard decision and I would have fired them in a minute. This is why even Roosevelt warned about the dangers of public employees unionizing, and why even he opposed it. It's only gotten worse over the years with the union now holding officials hostage with the threat of strikes, etc. This expecially goes for teachers too. I'd fire any public employee if they go on strike. This should be one of the easiest decisions that a public manager can do. Problem is that most don't have any backbone.
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Donna: "The setting up of Seal Team 6?"
Larry: "No, the other one.
Donna: "The Mexican gun running?"
Larry: "No, the other one."
Donna: "The State Dept. lying about Benghazi?"
Larry: "No, the other one."
Donna: "The IRS targeting conservatives?"
Larry: "No, the other one."
Donna: "The DOJ spying on the press?"
Larry: "No, the other one."
Donna: "Sebelius shaking down health insurance executives?"
Larry: "No, the other one."
Donna: "The NSA monitoring our phone calls, e-mails and everything else?"
Larry: "No, the other one"
Donna: "The State Dept. interfering with an IG investigation on dept. sexual misconduct?"
Larry: "No, the other one."
Donna: "HHS employees given insider information on Medicare Advantage?"
Larry: "No, the other one."
Donna: "Clinton, the IRS, Clapper & Holder all lying to Congress?"
Larry: "No, the other one."
Donna: Wait, I think I got it! You mean that 65 million low-info voters stuck us again with the most corrupt administration in American history?"
Larry: "THAT'S THE ONE!" And yet there are so many more that have come out, and MANY much much worse ones are getting ready to come out.
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Need a closer? Joel Hanrahan is available. The Pittsburgh Pirates have been shopping Hanrahan who saved 36 games last season. Hanrahan pitched well for the Pirates finishing with a 2.72 ERA and a 67/36 K/BB ratio last season. He made $4.1 million in 2012 and will get a raise over the winter in his last year of arbitration-eligibility. One team who has spoken to the Pirates about Hanrahan is the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers are actively pursuing a few different starting pitchers and would need to trade one member of their current roster. The name discussed with the Pirates is Chris Capuano. Capuano was 12-12 for the Dodgers last season making 33 starts and had a 3.72 ERA. The Pirates are also speaking to additional teams. Hanrahan was a All-Star last season. The Pirates remain active in trying to re-sign Jason Grilli. Reports have stated that Grilli has drawn some interest as a closer for next season. In ten big league seasons Grilli has saved five games. Karstens non-tendered On...
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Posted: 03/02/2010 - While some Pitt County students may be hoping for another snow day this week, they'll be paying for one already used this winter.
Posted: 03/02/2010 - While some Pitt County students may be hoping for another snow day this week, they'll be paying for one already used this winter.
Updated: 03/02/2010 - As another storm approaches North Carolina, the state has already spent more than twice what was budgeted for snow removal this season.
Updated: 03/03/2010 - Road conditions are starting to improve after heavy snow fell overnight.
Updated: 03/26/2010 - A company that puts more than a thousand people to work will get rewarded for keeping those employees safe today.
Updated: 03/02/2010 - Pitt County Sheriffs Deputy Amanda Tyndall's court case has been continued once again until May 4, the date of the primary election.
Updated: 03/01/2010 - A suspect wanted for pharmacy break-ins in several counties has been arrested.
Updated: 03/04/2010 - Pitt County deputies say the three were stopped by Greenville police as possible suspects in the robbery that happened Sunday night.
Posted: 03/01/2010 - A bridge is being replaced in Pitt County, and that is shutting down one road for the next three months.
Posted: 02/27/2010 - The 2nd Annual Heart Expo kicked off at 9 Saturday morning and wrapped up Saturday afternoon.
Updated: 02/27/2010 - It was quite a win for team USA Hockey on Friday. Many people in Eastern Carolina watched the game on WITN.
Updated: 02/26/2010 - A retired North Carolina orthodontist has given East Carolina University $4 million for its new dentistry school.
Updated: 02/26/2010 - Police say they solved a number home break-ins that have struck several Greenville neighborhoods.
Updated: 02/25/2010 - Residents in Greenville who live near two houses that were intentionally set on fire say they're concerned about what's going on.
Updated: 03/10/2010 - The complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education is on behalf of a high school student in Greenville, and it says the dress code unfairly targets black students. Click full story to read a statement released late Thursday afternoon by the school system.
Updated: 02/25/2010 - Fans took time out during the ECU men's basketball game Wednesday night to get their H1N1 vaccination.
Posted: 02/24/2010 - A Camp Lejeune Marine and graduate of ECU is on his way back to North Carolina after the 33 year old was severely wounded Saturday in Afghanistan.
Updated: 02/25/2010 - For the second time in as many days an arson fire has struck a vacant home near J.H. Rose High School.
Updated: 02/25/2010 - East Carolina University says a student was robbed on campus early Wednesday morning.
Updated: 02/24/2010 - Greenville Police say a gunman attempted to hold up the Wilco Hess near the Pitt-Greenville Airport.
Posted: 02/23/2010 - ECU Plans to offer free H1N1 vaccinations at two upcoming ECU basketball games at Minges Coliseum.
Posted: 02/23/2010 - There could be some positive news for job seekers, especially for those about to graduate from college.
Updated: 02/23/2010 - A manufacturer in the east is being recognized for its efforts to stay afloat in this tough economy when so many are downsizing and laying off workers.
Posted: 02/23/2010 - Avery Thompson of Washington was arrested Tuesday for embezzlement from the Body Shop, a clothing store at the Greenville Mall.
Updated: 02/23/2010 - A wine shop in Greenville has started to offer special courses to answer questions about a popular beverage so many of us know so little about.
Updated: 02/23/2010 - The call came in around 9:25 a.m. to a home on Gooden Place, that's a couple blocks east of South Greenville Elementary School.


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The Egyptian television programme "Ramez in Control", did the impossible and made people worldwide feel sorry for Paris Hilton. The prank show pulled off a terrifying hoax on Paris Hilton, fooling her into thinking the plane she was on was going to crash.
After attending an opening of a new hotel in Dubai, Paris was invited on a plane for a 15-minute aerial tour with other passengers – most of whom are assumed to be actors. The pilot then quickly performed stunts which made it appear as if the plane was about to crash.
Hilton, 34, can be seen extremely distressed and begins to cry and scream as the other passengers panic. The whole prank lasts about 5 minutes until the actors reveal the ordeal was a prank. Either Paris Hilton has a hidden talent and is an extremely talented actor, or she really didn't know. What do you think? Image Source: Screenshot/Youtube/2015.


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Anthony Davis, star of the NBA's next era, signs a 'next era' contract extensionKelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie 11 hrs ago
The NBA's next "best player in the game" is going to be the first to sign a contract that reflects the league's new financial era.
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New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis, just seconds into the NBA's free agent season, agreed to a no-brainer five-year, $145 million contract extension with the team, as first reported by Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal will allow Davis to make 30 percent of the league's salary cap number, one that will likely hit for right at $90 million in 2016-17, and well over the $100 million mark the following season.
This is the best move for this point in Davis' career. Various restricted free agent machinations could have kept him in New Orleans even if he wished to leave, so it was in his best interest to at least be paid as much as possible as soon as possible.
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Your 2015 NBA free agent primerKelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie 1 day ago
The NBA has just one offseason left before the salary cap jumps by tens of millions of dollars because of an upcoming television deal and the subsequent increased revenue that will result. It also has just two offseasons before the next unending NBA owners lockout probably hits, which is why this free-agent period (which starts at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday) will mean so much as teams and players slyly work up some machinations with the next two summers in line.
This is why we've decided to break down some of the futures of the more notable 2015 free agents, divided into four completely relatable categories.
Kevin Love, unrestricted free agent
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Where he should sign: Cleveland.
Where he'll probably sign: Cleveland.
LeBron James, unrestricted free agent
Where he should sign: Cleveland.
Where he'll probably sign: Cleveland.
Dwyane Wade, unrestricted free agent
Where he should sign: Miami.
Where he'll probably sign: Miami.
LaMarcus Aldridge, unrestricted free agent
(Yeah. Watch him sign with the Lakers.)
Where he should sign: San Antonio.
Where he should sign: Memphis.
Grading the 2015 NBA draftKelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie 4 days ago
The 2015 NBA draft took place on Thursday, after a flurry of rumors and trades preceded the festivities. We thought we'd go in depth and look at each team's haul for the week, grading each team in terms of context, potential, scouting, and the idea that half of these damn kids are 20 – so let's give 'em a little room to figure things out, OK?
On to the grades
Atlanta Hawks
Acquired: Tim Hardaway Jr. (via trade with New York), Dimitrios Agravanis at No. 59, two future second-round picks.
Because the Hawks' outright theft of a midrange first-round draft pick from the Nets (a swap of selection from the three-year old Joe Johnson deal) was so cunning, it feels like a bit of a disappointment that the team was only able to parlay the 15th overall pick into Hardaway Jr. and a pair of second-rounders from Washington. Atlanta chose Kelly Oubre for the Wizards in the deal, moving them down to 19th in what seemed like a head-scratcher at the time – the price of moving up four slots in the middle of the first-round is only two second-rounders?
Grade: C
Boston Celtics
Acquired: Terry Rozier at No. 16, R.J. Hunter at No. 28, Jordan Mickey at No. 33, Marcus Thornton at No. 45.
Grade: C+
Grade: B
Report: LaMarcus Aldridge has already told the Blazers that he's out of PortlandKelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie 5 days ago
It's been a long, steady decline in the relationship between LaMarcus Aldridge and the Portland Trail Blazers – the only NBA team in nine years that he's played for. Just under a year ago Aldridge went on record as stating that he wanted to retire as "the best Blazer ever," while turning down the opportunity to sign a contract extension prior to his 2015 free agency. At the time, with the emerging Trail Blazers coming off of a second-round playoff run, the pass on the extension was accurately portrayed as a sound financial decision – the smart move to make more money while playing for a team Aldridge loved.
Luke Ridnour just joined his fourth team (and counting) in a 24-hour spanKelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie 5 days ago
Luke Ridnour entered the 2015 NBA offseason having played for five teams in his 12-year NBA career. One of those teams, the Milwaukee Bucks, featured him twice. That novelty was kind of canceled out by the fact that one of the other teams, the much-missed Seattle SuperSonics, doesn't exist anymore.
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He's the very definition of a "journeyman;" until this week, at least. Because we're going to have to find a new word for the guy.
In a span of 24 hours, the former Orlando Magic guard was dealt three times. On Wednesday, the former Minnesota Timberwolves guard was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for the rights to Jannis Timma, a 22-year old Latvian small forward. On Thursday morning, the former Charlotte Bobcats guard was sent from the Grizzlies to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Matt Barnes.
(There's also this bit of bad news for Thunder fans:
Kristaps Porzingis might think the Knicks are the best organization in the NBA
Latvian big man Kristaps Porzingis might turn out to have the highest upside of any player in Thursday's NBA draft. He also, undoubtedly, has more to learn about the NBA than any other draft prospect out there – not only is he only 19, but he's only played with a lightly-regarded Spanish club so far.
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On top of that, he'll quickly have to learn the tendencies of 400-odd NBA players by fall, even if his initial swipe at scouting some of the league's best big men was quite impressive. And, at the very least, he'll also have to learn the recent histories of 30 NBA teams.
He is not … he is not off to a good start.
Kris Porzingis says NYK is best organization in NBA. Also can handle spotlight in NY. Did pro day in LV, visited NY: pic.twitter.com/VUqY3InNex
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2015 NBA Draft shopping list: Southeast Division
What should teams look for in Thursday's draft? Our shopping list details the projections and needs of all 30 squads.
Atlanta Hawks
2014-15 Finish: 60-22, first in the East
1st Round Picks: No. 15
2nd Round Picks: No. 50 and 59
Atlanta's Eastern Conference finals failure was swift and abrupt, an unfortunate end to a killer season that saw the team dominating the East for the meatiest parts of the 2014-15 sandwich. The Cleveland Cavaliers made Kyle Korver look like a bit player offensively in that series prior to his season-ending ankle injury, while Jeff Teague struggled to run the show as DeMarre Carroll, Paul Millsap and Al Horford all worked through injuries that severely limited their effectiveness.
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Charlotte Hornets
2014-15 Finish: 33-49, 11th in the East
1st Round Picks: No. 9
2nd Round Picks: No. 39
Miami Heat
2014-15 Finish: 37-45, 10th in the East
1st Round Picks: No. 10
2nd Round Picks: No. 40
Orlando Magic
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The Lakers could shake up the NBA draft, but the team's rebuilding has a long way to go
To call the Los Angeles Lakers' decision on Thursday's NBA draft night the most important of its post-championship rebuild would be stretching things. For one, the team's last championship took place half a decade ago, and this isn't exactly some quick turnaround. Secondly, the team will most assuredly have a chance at another high lottery pick after potentially yet another miserable season in 2015-16. Lastly, what the team does with its substantial cap room in 2016 will have the most impact as the franchise moves on from the Kobe Bryant era. Hit or miss, it will be far more important than adding a youngster this week.
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The Lakers' No. 2 overall pick, however, could change the course of the 2015 NBA draft. If the team decides to pass on selecting Duke center Jahlil Okafor with that pick, the entire board will be thrown for a loop.
The hire before that? Rudy Tomjanovich, the last available head coach to have won an NBA championship. Very famous.
If the Lakers are testy, they will have options. Those options will likely have to wait until after June ends to evolve, however.
Timberwolves GM Milt Newton knows exactly where his team is picking in the draft (Video)Kelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie 7 days ago
Milt Newton is a respected basketball lifer, and the general manager of a Minnesota Timberwolves team that will work with the top overall pick in Thursday's NBA draft.
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On Tuesday night, he also did this:
Now, anyone can say dumb stuff on television. Ralph Kiner once wished "a happy birthday to all the fathers out there" on a Father's Day telecast for the New York Mets. I once pretended to have an opinion about a pro football team in order to fill up time in a segment. Courtney Thorne-Smith once called Carrot Top, and I quote, "adorable." These things happen.
It is important to be focused on a singular professional goal, and not to have ideas above your station. Even if it is literally impossibly not to be able to top the particular station – the first overall pick – that you're working out of.
Credit Milt Newton's focus, in this regard. Timberwolves fans are in good hands.
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This isn't a criticism, because save for the selection of Marquis Teague in 2012 (the jury, with a coaching change in place, is still out on Doug McDermott) the Chicago Bulls have drafted very well. With that in place, the team tends to focus its attention on players from programs that spent extensive time on CBS in March, older players from big programs that have been well-vetted on a national stage.
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2nd Round Picks: No. 53
Detroit Pistons
2014-15 Finish: 32-50, 12th in the East
1st Round Picks: No. 8
2nd Round Picks: No. 38
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1st Round Picks: No. 11
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The sovereign states are courageously asserting their constitutionally protected right to self-determination by standing up to the federal government and refusing to execute the most noxious provisions of the recently enacted National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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"We didn't have government-run schools for a long time in this country, for the majority of the time in this country," Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said during a Valentine's Day campaign stop in Idaho. "We had private education. We had local education. Parents actually controlled the education of their children. What a great idea that is."
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Washington County, Maine — Texas Congressman Ron Paul won strong victories in rural Maine caucuses February 18, but the Saturday caucuses do not quite appear to have lifted Paul to victory statewide over his chief rival, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. But there are new questions about some of the vote tallies in the updated Maine GOP count, especially where the results for the Portland caucus were reversed in favor of Romney.
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Popular hacker geohot has reappeared on the Android scene where he released a root for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active.
hit up geohot.com/activeroot on your device
because I'm too new to post links
supporting for the next hour in #xda-devs on freenode
it's my first android root, be kind. feedback welcome.
For those of you with the S4 Active, you can find instructions on rooting your device here. Goehot's apk can be downloaded from the link below. Hopefully we will see him back on the iOS scene for the release of the iPhone 5S and iOS 7.
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Jim - July 4, 2013 at 9:31am
Its not new rooting ANDROID phones... He is making it like its a new thing... Geo get a life you showed what you really are when Sony whipped you BOY...
me - July 4, 2013 at 3:57am
how do you open this file? What do I need to download to open please help
Mikael - July 3, 2013 at 3:00pm
Just loove when android (excuse me) retards use this forum to root their shitty plastic trashphones:)))
Neebee - July 3, 2013 at 3:34pm
Hey mikael Are you gay?
Mikael - July 3, 2013 at 9:15pm
Yeeeeah bro.. Im gay.. Was up.. I can hurt you in the behind retard.. U like?
you suck - July 3, 2013 at 1:13pm
thanx asshole for not putting only for at&t in the top decscription! i had to wipe out my phone now!
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Can we use this root menthol on any android device or just only galaxy S4? Please help
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Xbox 360 repair breaks downloaded content
It's almost a forgone conclusion that if you don't have one of the new Xbox 360s chances are good that, at some point, you will get a "red ring of death" and have to send it in for repair. If you do, chances are also good, all your downloaded content will no longer work thanks to Microsoft's DRM.
One Xbox 360 owner has written all about his experience on his blog. The Xbox 360 red ringed and was sent in for repair, after it was returned, all the downloaded content was broken and would not play.
He had spent almost $200 on the Xbox marketplace for Arcade games and game add-ons. Microsoft support has also been no help in resolving the issue, either they don't know how or simply don't want to put the time into it.
I don't see the point of having such pervasive DRM in Xbox 360 purchases as they will only run on the Xbox 360 and retrieving the files to share can be done but it isn't easy. Most users just want to play their games and use the download content, I'm sure an intrepid few would find a way to share the content but that's far too much work for most.
It's a bad situation and it's made even worse by DRM that works almost like it does in Vista, change the hardware and the content is no longer valid. Or, at least that's what I assume is going on as Microsoft could use any number of methods to fix the red ring of death issue.
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Wins and losses can be very misleading for starting pitchers, but this is still a pretty impressive stat: After striking out a dozen Cubs in seven shutout innings last night Zack Greinke is now 15-0 with a 2.47 ERA in 21 career starts at Miller Park.
That includes 11-0 with a 3.13 ERA in 15 starts last season and 4-0 with a 1.08 ERA in six starts this year, and he's racked up 173 strikeouts compared to just 30 walks in 138.2 innings at home as a member of the Brewers.
During that same time Greinke is 8-8 with a 5.05 ERA in 19 road starts, although his 111/33 K/BB ratio in 107 innings away from Miller Park is still excellent.
Mostly he's just really, really good (and four months from free agency).
- randall351 - Jun 7, 2012 at 10:56 AM
If he doesn't sign with an NL team, for some reason I have this feeling that Detroit is going to throw mad money at him this off season.
I don't really have any clue if they have the payroll space for it, but I just have the feeling that they'll at least go at him.
Detroit isn't a big market (at least as far as I know, and I've been known to be wrong in the past), it's the AL Central which is familiar for him, and Detroit has the talent to dominate for years if they get their pitching ironed out.
I'd be interested to see what someone with more expertise than I would think about that scenario.
- pmcenroe - Jun 7, 2012 at 11:13 AM
They currently have 87 million locked up for next year. They only have 3 pending FA (Young, Valverde, Laird) plus lots of guys inline for arbitration raises (Jackson, Fister, Boesch, Aliva, etc.)
- pmcenroe - Jun 7, 2012 at 11:18 AM
real issue being would Dombrowski sign Grienke to a long term deal when it could mean they would be paying close to $100 million for 5 players in 2014
- muskyhunter2542 - Jun 7, 2012 at 11:19 AM
There is no possible way that The Brewers let him go… He wants to be there and for what they had to give up for him they will do everything to keep him. They have and will have the money!!!
Hell, he was even helping the brewers in the war room during the draft on Monday.
- chill1184 - Jun 7, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Agreed, after Fielder left you have to bet that the Brew Crew will find a way to keep this gem.
- ezthinking - Jun 7, 2012 at 11:50 AM
They'll have to spend all the money they offered Fielder to keep him. Big issue is what's wrong with Gallardo? He looks awful.
- muskyhunter2542 - Jun 7, 2012 at 12:34 PM
No run support for the most part. He had 10 SO in 5 innings and lost. The Brewers keep on trotting out a AAA team everyday.
They have a few big contracts comming off the books this year as well like Wolf's.
- 18thstreet - Jun 7, 2012 at 12:43 PM
Joe Posnanski, who new Greinke in Kansas City, repeatedly has said that there's no way one can predict how the man will react or what he will do. I wouldn't bother making predictions about where anyone ends up as a free agent, but I think that's doubly the case for Greinke.
- muskyhunter2542 - Jun 7, 2012 at 1:42 PM
No doubt he's an odd cat… However, for what Milwaukee gave up for him. He is going nowhere.
- brewcrewfan54 - Jun 7, 2012 at 2:06 PM
Now all we need him to do is pitch every game like this for the rest of the year and the Crew might just get back into this thing.
- muskyhunter2542 - Jun 7, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Thats pretty much the only way
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Im watching the Spain versus Puerto Rico game and Molina looks way thinner.. he either lost alot of weight, or... dont want to speculate..;)
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Im watching the Spain versus Puerto Rico game and Molina looks way thinner.. he either lost alot of weight, or... dont want to speculate..;)
He was still gunning dudes down on the bases.
My wife has been out of town for a few days, and last night I took our 9 year old daughter to our neighborhood Italian restaurant for dinner. We sat down at the bar, and they had the Puerto Rico vs. Spain game on. After a few minutes, there was a dustup when a batter for Spain got plunked, and Yadi was being Yadi about it.
My daughter asked who the catcher was. I told her that it was Yadi Molina, he plays for the Cardinals, and he's a bum.
She promptly responded: "Go Spain!"
Can we just put an embargo on steroid / weight speculation threads?
So does Giancarlo Stanton. :roll:
Molina is a catcher... OK, you knew that. Molina is in the highest level of baseball b/c of his catching. Hitting, running... not why he plays in MLB. He is a very good catcher. Fielding, game calling, base steals, etc.
Perhaps he is smart enough to realize the the knees (legs period) are crucial to continue being a MLB catcher. He is not getting any younger and less weight is key to keeping strong legs/knees for a long season. I doubt Molina will stick around late in his career as a DH/1B/PH type of guy. He knows as he turns 31 this summer, that it gets tougher doing the job that keeps him in MLB.
The anti Corky Miller approach. :)
Oh dear lord can we stop with this please? It's not because he's a Cardinals player. I've had this stance since Jose Bautista threads appeared here years ago. It's foolish to allude or speculate to something when there is no evidence showing that a player is using. Yes, Yadier looks thinner. He had some weight to lose though. I'm going to blame that on good nutrition rather than anything nefarious.


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Core Data allows you to add multiple persistent stores to a single
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NSManagedObjectContext. What I haven't been able to find out is how Core Data handles atomicity of a save operation for multiple stores.
Let's say I have two stores:
NSPersistentStoreCoordinator *coordinator = [[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator alloc] init];
[coordinator addPersistentStoreWithType:type configuration:@"A" URL:aURL options:nil error:NULL];
[coordinator addPersistentStoreWithType:type configuration:@"B" URL:bURL options:nil error:NULL];
NSManagedObjectContext *context = [[NSManageObjectContext alloc] init];
[context setPersistentStoreCoordinator:coordinator];
And then it's time to save I do that:
NSError *error = nil;
BOOL result = [context save:&error];
The documentation states that the sequence of events will be:
- Save store A
- Save store B
What if store A saves correctly, but store B cannot save for some reason? (e.g. the file on disk was deleted, or permissions made it read-only, that sort of thing). I cannot find any documentation detailing whether or not Core Data will then rollback the changes to store A.
It seems odd to me that the object graph would be left in an inconsistent state (i.e. one store updated, one not), but somewhat tricky and resource intensive to perform fully atomic saving across multiple stores. Would just really like some clarification here, perhaps from someone with more experience of the system!


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Hello. I would look for a teacher who trains doulas in your area and see if she has students who would like to volunteer to work with you. You can look for trainings and their teachers on the DONA website. I believe it's Dona.org. Good luck to you and congratulations!
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Every game I have played - Acorn Electron0
Possibly missed some here especially games that were in multi packs such as Play it again sam.. can't remember all of them.. and I'm not going rooting! From the top of my head, heres the list: 3d Dotty A Question of Sport ( Superior Software/ Acor...
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Every game i have played - Playstation (PSX) part 20
Second part of the epic psx list:
Every game I have played - Playstation 1 (PSX) Part 12
The first part of the PS1 list... it's shoking doing this :P
Every game I have played - Master System1
Da list
Every game i've played Gameboy (classic)0
Classic game boy list.
Every game I've played - Snes0
Snes games, some of the images again i could only find for other games.
Every game I've played - Megadrive (Genesis)4
List of Megadrive games, should cover them all, some of the images were not available so i've gone with best fit
Every game i have played - NES0
A list of the Nes games I used to own.. think I got them all!
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List o Atari 5200 games I used to play as a youngster
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My list of hot video game girls!
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Everyone has a favorites list. I can't really remember everything I like since I sorta have to be in the right frame of mind to even remember stuff I liked or still like. Played many games...
Games That Make Me Happy16
C'mon, look at that face!
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I wish I wish I saw a fish. Also Games.
The League of Extraordinary Moustache10
The burliness is exuberant! No combos allowed, beardos!
Awesome games that need a sequel!32
Just my list of games that I wish had a sequel
What I'm Playing10
Playing these now!
Under Rated Games31
Just a list of some of my favorite games that weren't appreciated at the time of release.
Consoles I Own/Have owned7
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XBox games sitting on my shelf 5
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Mortal Kombat characters I like to play2
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Wii games people apparently like5
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Lemony Egg Soup
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- Prep:
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- Cook:
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- Level:
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- Total Time:
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- Prep:
- 20 min
- Cook:
- 25 min
- Yield:
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- Level:
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- 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup rice
- 2 eggs
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 green onion, finely chopped
- Freshly ground black pepper (optional)
In a large saucepan, bring the chicken stock, water, and rice to a simmer. Cook until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
In a small bowl, beat the eggs until light yellow. Whisk a few tablespoons of the soup into the eggs. Then slowly add the egg mixture to the soup, whisking constantly to prevent the eggs from scrambling. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the soup reaches 160 degrees F, about 5 minutes. Add in the lemon juice and soy sauce, stir to combine, and serve garnished with the green onions and freshly ground black pepper, if desired.
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2012 AFC East Odds & Prediction
- Updated: July 20, 2012
NFL Divisional Futures- AFC East
The New England Patriots have dominated the AFC East over the past decade with double-digit victories in the last nine seasons. They come into the 2012 season as the odds-on-favorites to once again win the division, but there are three other teams that believe they will each have a say in the matter.
The following is a brief look at all four teams in the AFC East along with their current odds as provided by Bovada to win this season's division title.
New England Patriots -350
New England is not only the prohibitive favorite to win the AFC East, it is a 3/1 favorite to win the conference and a 13/2 second-favorite next to Green Bay at 6/1 to win Super Bowl XLVII. All the right pieces remain in place for another deep run especially with quarterback Tom Brady running the show, but there still has to be some concern with a defense that finished the regular season ranked 31st in the NFL in total yards allowed and 15th in points allowed. Head coach Bill Belichick addressed some of these concerns by using seven of his eight draft picks on defensive players including defensive end Chandler Jones and linebacker Dont'A Hightower in the first round.
New York Jets +600
New York's decision to trade Denver for quarterback Tim Tebow after working-out a long-term contract with current Jet quarterback Mark Sanchez has been one of the most scrutinized moves in recent memory. If this combination works, it could go on to define Rex Ryan's tenure as head coach, but if it does not, it could end-up costing him his job. The real question for the Jets heading into this season is can their defense regain the form that made it one of the top units in the league since Ryan's arrival in 2009. Last season, it finished the regular ranked fifth in the league overall, but 22nd in points allowed.
Buffalo Bills +700
The Bills made an early splash in the free-agent market by luring All-Pro linebacker Mario Williams away from Houston. This should hopefully go a long way towards improving a squad that was ranked 26th in the NFL in yards allowed and 30th in points allowed; giving-up an average of 27.1 points a game. Buffalo should continue to improve on offense as well with a healthy Fred Jackson and CJ Spiller splitting carries out of the backfield. If quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick can cut down on his interceptions (23 in 2011) and improve his overall completion percentage (62 percent), look for the Bills to easily eclipse their 2012 total win projection of 7.5 games.
Miami Dolphins +1200
Miami has been going in the wrong direction ever since winning the division in 2008 with back-to-back seven-win seasons in 2009 and 2010 and a 6-10 record last season. The main problem for the Dolphins has been an offense that has trouble finding the end zone. Last season they finished ranked 20th in the league in scoring with an average of 20.6 points a game. New head coach Joe Philpin has obviously made this a priority by using four of his first five draft picks on the offensive side of the ball. Miami selected quarterback Ryan Tannehill, from Texas A&M with the eighth overall pick in the draft, but it may be a couple of years before we know if he is finally the answer this team has been looking for at that position for quite awhile now.
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Don't do it.
At least not right now. Not knowing the circumstances of your "break", I can't comment as to the actual effect a proposal would have at this point, but a "break" is almost NEVER the guy's idea so I'll let probability be my guide. You've been together for 2.5 years with this girl and the "break" was likely predicated by something she can't get or get past, as your "kick in the butt" comment implied. That's not a good sign of a successful marriage, regardless of how often you two may have spoken about marriage. There are no "breaks" in marriage.
And frankly, 2.5 years ain't a whole lot of time for two potential life partners to get to know each other. My own brother and his GF of three years took a "break" when he was in college and after the "back-together", they took another 2 years to figure out that they weren't ever going to be apart. The message here is "Don't jump the gun". If she's into you for all time, she'll be into you whether or not you're married to her. That doesn't mean she'll wait forever for a proposal, but if she won't wait at all then that's more about the wedding than it is the relationship and that's simply a doomsday clock a' ticking.
Two people should end up in wedlock only because that's the obvious next step and it needs to be obvious to both parties. SunDeck's response was very telling in that both he and his wife obviously felt already "married", so it was obvious that they should get married. It doesn't appear to be quite so obvious for you two right now and it also appears, via "break", that you guys have some things to work through before "obvious" happens. So take the time to work through them before potentially setting yourself up for disaster down the road.


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by Travis Waldron Posted on October 7, 2014
The NBA's new TV deal is a big win for the league and its owners -- but it extends the WNBA's current TV agreement too.
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It's easy to feel good about the last year of progress for LGBT people in sports. But plenty of challenges remain.
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The WNBA is marketing an openly gay player. Another WNBA player is speaking out against LGBT rights. Are women's sports progressing as much as we think?
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Volunteer Gus Kelly loads chunks of corn bread into a processor during the preparation of thousands of meals for the Salvation Army's Christmas Family Feast at the Delta Center.
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North Naples fire district, cash-rich for years, now faces budget crunch
NAPLES - In a sharp reversal from the past five years, the North Naples fire district will spend more on staff costs than it will collect from property taxes next year, an audit report shows.
Don't pull the fire alarm yet.
For the immediate future, the district should have enough accumulated reserves to carry it through a couple years of budget shortfalls, auditor Jeff Tuscan said.
However, he reported the district is facing a troubling trend of rising personnel costs paired with decreasing property values, resulting in less tax revenue. Compare that to the previous decade when the district received enough property tax revenue to pay for staff, its operational costs and still accumulate reserves.
The new bottom line could be problematic for the district and the citizens it is charged to protect.
Tuscan delivered the sobering financial analysis at the North Naples fire district's meeting earlier this month.
North Naples is looking at shelling out $23.3 million for personnel for 2011, including salaries, health-care costs and retirement benefits for firefighters, administrators and commissioners. However, it will only take in about $22.3 million in property tax revenue, the auditor's report shows.
"If you had no (administrative) costs – zero – in 2011, you would still have more personnel costs than you would have ad valorem (property taxes)," Tuscan told fire commissioners.
Tuscan compared those projections with the 2006 budget, when personnel costs were $16.7 million but revenue was $21 million.
Tuscan's projections for next year anticipate a 7 percent decrease in property value in the district, estimated by local real estate appraisers, and a 3 percent increase in personnel expenses from the 2010 budget.
High personnel costs, as a rule, are normal for fire districts.
Tuscan, whose firm Tuscan and Co. audits several Southwest Florida fire districts, estimated that most spend 80 percent to 90 percent of their budget on staff.
"You're a first responder," he said to commissioners. "It ought to be your biggest expense."
North Naples is looking at shelling out $23.3 million for personnel for 2011, including salaries, health-care costs and retirement benefits for firefighters, administrators and commissioners. However, it will only take in about $22.3 million in property tax revenue, the auditor's report shows.
That increase in personnel costs going into 2010-11 isn't due to higher wages, said Becky Pogan Bronsdon, assistant fire chief and financial officer.
The personnel cost projection, she said, assumes a wage freeze and takes into account potential legislative changes on mandated retirement benefits, which would require the district to pay more into retirement funds.
The staffing cost increase from 2006 to 2011, however, comes from a combination of factors, including salary increases.
Salaries have risen from $8.7 million in 2006 to $11.5 million in 2009, according to the district's budget reports.
That is accompanied with a decrease in staff – 150 now, down from 160 in 2006.
That discrepancy, Bronsdon contended, comes partially from a convoluted change in how fire inspectors get paid. However, she conceded that individual wages have increased since 2006.
Other personnel expense increases were from health insurance, retirement contributions and early retirement buyouts, which cost the district in the short term, but could save in the long run, fire district officials said.
That increased spending occurred during a time of a record rise in revenue.
Property tax revenue peaked in 2008, bringing in $27.4 million _ if the 2011 projection is correct, that means a 20 percent drop in the district's revenue.
"We've developed the district into a Rolls-Royce service level and now we're facing a Chevrolet budget era," district fire Commissioner Jim Burke said.
As shocking as the dramatic turnaround from 2006 reserves to 2011 shortfalls for the district might seem, neither the auditor nor district officials say it's time to panic yet.
That's because the district still had $15 million in reserves rolling into 2010.
Still, Tuscan expects those decreases in property tax revenue to continue.
To avoid building up long-term debt during the next five years, something the district has been able to escape the past decade, the district will have to cut costs, add revenue or a combination of both.
Administrative costs will have to be watched closely, Tuscan said at the meeting.
"We've developed the district into a Rolls-Royce service level and now we're facing a Chevrolet budget era."
District officials report plans for new stations already have been put on hold and replacing old equipment may have to wait. However, administrative cuts only go so far when the majority of the budget goes toward personnel, Tuscan said.
Burke said the fire commission must act soon to map out its financial plan for the coming years, though he acknowledged he doesn't know the best solution yet.
Tuscan told the Daily News that fire districts have a few options: lay off firefighters, change tax structures to increase revenue, raise the tax rate, offer early retirement buyouts or negotiate wage reductions for staff.
Layoffs are the easiest way to cut costs in the private sector, Burke said. However, he said, fire district budgets are more complicated to juggle because public safety is at stake.
"If you do (layoffs), you're affecting the (level of) service and the lives and safety of the residents," Burke said.
Changing the tax structure or raising the property tax rate would require a referendum that voters would have to approve. The tax rate for the district is capped at $1 for every $1,000 worth of property value, a rate that has been in place for nearly 50 years, Bronsdon said.
The district already has engaged in early retirement buyouts.
Tuscan said he expected that move to produce some long-term savings for the district.
"If you do (layoffs), you're affecting the (level of) service and the lives and safety of the residents," Burke said.
Wage negotiations soon will begin with the North Naples firefighters' union, Bronsdon said.
The current collective bargaining agreement ends in September.
Despite the trouble the district appears to be in and the decisions it has to make, Tuscan praised the district's board members and administrators for their efforts in the past – particularly in building up reserves that might save them from an impending crisis.
"They are very prepared for managing this," he said.
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A treatment coordinator works in a medical institution and helps patients acquire the treatment plans they need. Treatment coordinators work by addressing patients' needs and helping them choose treatments that will address the issues they want to resolve, all while fitting within their budgets. The treatment coordinator will have meetings with patients to help make schedules and financing plans; once patients have started treatment, the coordinator will continue to monitor progress to make any revisions and ensure that the treatment continues and the patients are satisfied.Read More...
Treatment coordinators often keep track of progress using computer programs, so basic computer skills are necessary. They should be familiar with different insurance plans and what they include in order to determine whether particular treatments are covered. They might also have front-desk duties depending on the size of the practice; this may include verifying insurance eligibility, answering phone calls, and assisting patients with check-in and scheduling.
Generally, a minimum of a high school diploma is needed, though some positions may require a university degree. In some positions involving psychological care, the coordinator must be very familiar with psychological issues and treatment plans in order to develop an effective plan themselves. These positions will generally require a Master's degree in Psychology, along with licensing, and may require some counseling of the patient before making referrals or treatment suggestions. Above all, good communication skills are essential for treatment coordinators, as they are always working with patients and their families and other parties in the medical field.
Survey results suggest that Treatment Coordinators use a fairly large toolkit of professional skills. Lucky workers who know Oral / Verbal Communication can expect a significant pay bump, scoring salaries 23 percent above average. Customer Service and Orthodontics are also correlated to pay that is above average, with increases between 4 percent and 23 percent. Skills that are correlated to lower pay, on the other hand, include Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, Scheduling, and Microsoft Excel. Those proficient in Microsoft Office are, more often than not, also skilled in Microsoft Excel.
Median of all compensation (including tips, bonus, and overtime) by years of experience.
Experience and pay tend to be weakly linked for Treatment Coordinators — those with more experience do not necessarily bring in higher earnings. Relatively untried employees who have less than five years' experience make $34K, but folks with five to 10 years under their belts enjoy an appreciably larger median of $39K. Treatment Coordinators who work for 10 to 20 years in their occupation tend to earn about $42K. Survey participants who have spent more than 20 years on the job report a predictably higher median income of $47K, demonstrating that compensation is roughly commensurate with experience in the end.
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