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10 Friday AM Reads
by Barry Ritholtz - May 24th, 2013, 9:45am
It does not look like the best weather this weekend, so I expect to be around to keep you entertained:
• The Smart Money Is Still Bullish (Barron's)
• Notes from the PIMCO Investment Summit with Mohamed El-Erian (The Reformed Broker) Is this the dumb money?
• With 'Abenomics,' Japan catches a sense of revival (WaPo) see also Japan the Model: We are in economic terms, all Japanese (NYT)
• Gold Traders Most Bullish in a Month After Bernanke (Bloomberg)
• The Rules, Part XXXVIII (The Aleph Blog)
• Why pension funds are eating your 401(k)'s lunch (Reuters)
• Tax Two-fer:
…..-In Tax Overhaul Debate, Large vs. Small Companies (NYT)
…..-The Corrosive Effect of Apple's Tax Avoidance (NYT)
• Four Reasons Housing Recovery Isn't Yet Boosting Economy (Real Time Economics)
• Android's Market Share Is Literally A Joke (Tech.pinions)
• Photos: Tornadoes wreak havoc in US (Boston.com's Big Picture)
What are you reading?
World Shakes Off Nikkei's 7.3% Plunge
Source: WSJ
Category: Financial Press
Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor implied. If you could repeat previously discredited memes or steer the conversation into irrelevant, off topic discussions, it would be appreciated. Lastly, kindly forgo all civility in your discourse . . . you are, after all, anonymous.
25 Responses to "10 Friday AM Reads"
James Cameron says:
Government of the people, by the people, for the people . . .
"One bill that sailed through the House Financial Services Committee this month — over the objections of the Treasury Department . . . Two crucial paragraphs, prepared by Citigroup in conjunction with other Wall Street banks, were copied nearly word for word. . . . But most of the Democrats on the committee, along with 31 Republicans, came to the industry's defense, including the seven freshmen Democrats — most of whom have started to receive donations this year from political action committees of Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and other financial institutions, records show."
Banks' Lobbyists Help in Drafting Financial Bills (NYT Dealbook)
hue says:
How Safe Is Recreational Marijuana? (Scientific American) let's have one with a beer
Paul Tudor Jones: In Macro Trading, Babies Are A 'Killer' To A Woman's Focus (WaPo)
Skateistan: Why Afghan Kids Are Taught The Art of Skateboarding (BBC) An Epic, Grisly Look at 50 Years of Crime Scenes in Mexico City (Slate) the car surfing photo, why doesn't the engine flood?
James Cameron says:
A semi-truck with an oversized load struck – and brought down – a bridge over the Skagit River on Interstate 5 north of Seattle yesterday at 7pm PST. Google maps has already recorded it:
A well maintained bridge should be capable of withstanding 10 overloaded semis a day without collapsing. Bridges are designed and built for accidents.
All you are doing is pointing out what a rusted piece of shit this bridge had become that a car accident brought it down. PATHETIC!
James Cameron says:
What's being pointed out is Google recorded it on the map already . . . regarding the accident, a semi hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment struck an overhead bridge girder, bringing it down . . . regarding the bridge, it's one of 300+ bridges in the state classified as fracture-critical:
"'It doesn't imply anything bad about the bridge. It just means that if a certain component fails, it can lead to the complete collapse of the bridge,' said Jugesh Kapur, former head of bridges and structures for the DOT.
willid3 says:
i read that turns out to be a feature of the design of that particular type of bridge
The bridge was of a "fracture critical" design, as are 18,000 bridges nationwide, meaning it could collapse if even one part failed.
what seems absurd is that we haven't replaced these bridges now when the price of doing so is the cheapest it ever will be. but then its not going to look like politicians are doing much if all they do is repair them, or replace them eve.
Its clearance was 14.5 feet. The standard height is 16 feet. (Thats a design problem, but its a bridge that should have been replaced decades ago)
State inspection reports submitted to the Federal Highway Administration were an overall structural condition on the bridge corresponds to a score of 5 on a scale from 0 (worst) to 9 (best). Middling to Mediocre.
It was built in 1955, and should have been replaced a decade ago
James Cameron says:
> what seems absurd is that we haven't replaced these bridges now when the price of doing so is the cheapest it ever will be.
Well, in this state like most states, when big projects and costs and taxes are involved, there's generally little agreement on the best way forward, especially when budgets are tight and there are many other needs. There is no shortage of discussion on this topic in this state. See this series of articles, for example, and especially the comments:
Richard W. Kline says:
Like everyone else in Western Washington, I've driven over that particular bridge multiple times. It always struck me as outmoded and dangerous. It was built for vehicles of appropriate scale to 1955, which made its clearance dangerous for current vehicles, and the lanes were tight also, not what you expect from a modern Interstate. The design would _never_ be permitted today, where single, low overhead girders were structurally critical; not even a suspension truss, and for that matter the spans are short enough a bridge on that sight would be of arched, non-suspension design nowadays (think major freeway overpasses).
—But Washington State is FAR too cheap to replace any of this crap. There's plenty of outdated, too tight, minimally safe structures all over the state because half of the Statehouse delegation hates funding, and two-thrids of it hate funding transportation projects of any kind. 70k vehicles a day crossed that bridge, and the I-5 corridor is economically essential to the norwestern sliver of the state. There are other bridges, but all though town centers in no way scaled for that volume of traffic. "If it ain't broke, don't fund it," has been the cry here since, well _1955_. Now, we get an object lesson in why idjits aren't qualified to vote on long-term planning issues.
S Brennan says:
Great…another corporate owned trashing of JFK…I get it, JFK was garbage…ignore his contributions.
As a [self-professed] good American I hate Fascism, [the marriage of corporate interests to government], as much as the next guy, but a kid wandering through pre-war Germany, who was impressed with all the GOVERNMENT SPENDING going on is less of worry to me than Americans who financed the whole Nazi war machine for profit…
…and for that we would have to trash another Presidential family of the late 20th and early 21st century..and that WOULD rattle the corporate suits, better to trash JFK one more time…this time, with FEELING!
Oh yeah, let's not mention that we are [in all likelihood] alive because JFK's fascination with Nazi Rocketry led to him challenge the Soviets to a Space Race. That Space Race distracted the Soviets from world war, led to the ongoing technological revolution, which provides a significant % of the world's wealth…oh, did I mention he died with his boots on, unafraid to walk on any portion of US soil? I pity JFK's detractors, on their hind legs the couldn't rise to his shoe laces.
eroldictat says:
@BR – check this out. "Stevie Cohen is the Michael Jordan of hedge fund managers." Actually, its more fair to say that Stevie Cohen is the Lance Armstrong of hedge fund managers. Its just that somehow it's become socially acceptable to openly violate fiduciary standards in order to make a buck in this country. Sure, its always been the case that there are crooks out there, but it is truly remarkable that today we revere these people and sneer at the ones who actually try to do the right thing. This is a classic case of why I hate this industry. Love the "work", hate the people.
Willy2 says:
"The Smart Money is still bullish" ???
Perhaps they want to unload their stocks on to the rest of the investment sheeple.
The Sheeple have missed 145% move — whats the opposite of a pump & dump? Piss & Miss?!?
willid3 says:
tax havens days numbered? maybe?
willid3 says:
hm companies them a lot…but they aren't really good at management?
- Directors don't rate their CEOs highly. Only 41% of directors say their CEO is in the top 20% of their peers and 17% say their CEO is below the 60th percentile.
- A sizable minority, 10%, say they have never evaluated their CEO.
- CEOs who are evaluated, agree with the marks they get. "Shareholders have to wonder at the objectivity of the evaluation process," said Larcker. "It's hard to believe that boards are pushing CEOs on their evaluations if they pretty much agree with their evaluation."
- Many directors forgive CEOs for legal and regulatory violations. This is one of the most striking results of the study. When asked about unexpected litigation against the company, a significant minority of directors, 27%, said that it would have no impact on a CEO's performance evaluation, while 24% said that regulatory problems would have no impact. Shouldn't CEOs be held accountable for legal and regulatory lapses? At least directors were unforgiving about ethical violations and a failure to be transparent with the board. A full 100% said their CEOs would get worse performance evaluations in the face of ethical problems.
willid3 says:
companies adding to their cash hoard?
seems that as profits has soared, companies just add that to the 'savings'. they dont try to grow their business in part because of their timidity (that uncertainty scam) and because they have seen their sales fall (which means they can keep what sales they do have without having to add any thing at all).
now is this not the same economy we have had for over a decade? where companies can only increase profits by cost cutting, as sales fall. wonder how much of that falling is sales is because customers (which are made up of employees for the most part) feel the pinch in their incomes because they dont have any growth at best, or have falling incomes instead.
willid3 says:
this happens when cities/counties/states/FEDs cut spending as spending ,means fewer emergency services.
i suppose this makes sense if your a conservative, because it helps the NRA push more guns on people.
neddyj says:
barry – so the PIMCO well thought out approach with some risk aversion is the dumb money? I suppose you're right, or at least that's what's been right for a while now. How often has it paid to take the riskiest behavior and not ended up burning investors? My hunch is that 'the hubris of the bulls' as Alhambra Investment Partners recently wrote about will eventually burn them.
I thought Tepper's recent quote about the bears needing a shovel to dig themselves out of their graves was an example of this hubris. Some bulls believe that nothing can possibly go wrong in this rally we've been enjoying. And since we haven't had a true 'crash' in more than 25 years – there are some bulls (with shorter term memories than that) who think they'll have time to hop off the train if it were headed for a cliff…
Based on performance, that seems to be the case with PIMCO . . .
And what is more Hubristic than insisting you are right and the markets are wrong for 145% move upwards?
neddyj says:
that's true – and PIMCO may pay for their hubris with assets leaving the firm for better performance.
But what of the bulls' hubris? The lack of fear on their part is what concerns me at this moment. you could make the argument that there was caution and some fear in the market over the last few years, but I see very little this year. The vix tells me there's not much put buying and the margin levels are back near record highs…
I have seen some chest pounding, and I am never happy with it.
But CHEESE-N-CRACKERS Can you scream POMO! over and over while sitting in cash for 146% move and then accuse the bulls of hubris?
willid3 says:
shadow banking?
willid3 says:
we are always hearing that the Fed's low interest rate policy is hurting grandma and grandpa. but is it really?
maybe not. the 99% dont as a rule have a lot of 'savings' in financial institutions (banks etc. but then if look back rates, say back to 1990s, doesnt seem like savings rate have really changed much. what has happened is that banks dont run their business like they used too).
but a lot of folks do have mortgages and other loans. and that seems to more than offset the low interest on savings
nofoulsontheplayground says:
Greg Robb – Marketwatch – "The Federal Funds Rate Target May Be Sent to the Showers"


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Alleged guitar thief arrested
A 22-year-old Norfork man was arrested Thursday morning on felony theft by receiving charges after he allegedly stole three guitars, according to Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery.
Gary Allen Morrell, II, was arrested on three charges of theft by receiving and released from the Baxter County Jail after posting a $25,000 bond, according to Montgomery.
Authorities began an investigation Oct. 20 after a Norfork resident told authorities someone entered their home and took several items, including three guitars with a combined value of $9,000, Montgomery said. Morrell was identified as a suspect after allegedly pawning one of the guitars at a Lakeview pawn shop. Morrell allegedly attempted to pawn the other two guitars, said Montgomery.
- From submitted report

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Topic: Pittsburgh Horror Fim Festival NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS
We are so excited to inform you that we have just launched the Pittsburgh Horror Film Festival! The Pittsburgh Horror Film Festival intends to provide a stage for all film makers to display their work. With four separate screening rooms running simultaneously for 48 hours, the festival will show a minimum of one hundred films over the course of the weekend of June 3-5th 2011 at the Monroeville Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. This allows us to give more film makers an opportunity to have their work appear on the program. Our goal is to provide exposure for more films and filmmakers than any other festival of this kind. While we will feature the horror genre, films from other genres that are submitted will be given equal consideration for placement on the program.
Submissions are open for Features, Shorts, and Screenplays. All prizes and awards start with at least $500 CASH and a unique film festival TROPHY.
We also have room for vendors!! Our 10x10 spaces start at $100 for the ENTIRE weekend!
So please look over the materials and lets get the ball rolling! We welcome any participation such as interviewing, featuring, or writing about the Pittsburgh Horror Film Festival. The following press release, banner, and promo add is attached to the media kit below. Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
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The sounds of Portuguese music will echo throughout the Hudson Portuguese Club while residents will perform traditional Portuguese dances and snack on Portuguese food during this weekend's Holy Ghost Festival.
The two-day religious event dates back to the reign of Queen Isabella of Portugal, who opened the royal palace one day a year to give food and support the poor. According to tradition, each year, a peasant is crowned emperor for the day and gives out meat, bread and soup to give thanks.
The festivities kickoff Saturday night with the Prayer of the Rosary followed by live music, dancing and the serving of traditional Portuguese soups before a full day of festivities Sunday.
A Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Michael's Church followed by a parade from the church to the Portuguese Club where attendees will be entertained by music and dance performances by Grupo Folclorico de Criancas, which is made of up Hudson children, Banda de Union and Arlindo Andrade.
Portuguese soups and food will be served throughout the day before closing ceremonies at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Juvenalia Chaves, who organized Grupo Folclorico de Criancas a few years ago, said the festival brings a taste of the Azores and Portugal to Hudson and is important in passing on Portuguese traditions.
"It is a tradition we brought from the Azores," said Chaves. "It is about keeping the tradition alive. Everyone is welcome."
For a full schedule of events visit www.hudsonportugueseclub.org.
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Hey, I installed the crankarm and bottom bracket from my old bike onto my new one. The trouble is the chainline is too close to the frame of the bike and I can't get the derailleur to move over far enough even with the L screw loosened all the way.
Do you think by overtightening the crankarm, and in the process narrowing the chainline, damaged the taper of the spindle on my BB or opened the square hole on the crankarm too big or both?
I'm asking because I'd like to replace either the crankarm or BB to fix this problem and am just wondering which is more likely to get damaged. Seems like the spindle is made of more durable metal than the crankarm.


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|Pomona, CA
Station 5 points of interest 2 hotels 1 car rentals 1 visitor resource
Named in 1875 for the Roman goddess of fruit, the name is just as apt today, with the important agricultural department at California State Polytechnic College (Cal Poly Pomona) just to the north. The Los Angeles County Fair is held here in the fall. More than a million visitors come to Pomona each year for the festivities. Mount Baldy, a winter skiing and recreational area, is located 15 miles north of here.


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|Oxygen uptake and ventilatory effects of an external nasal dilator during ergometry.
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|PMID: 10949017 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|INTRODUCTION: Athletes and coaches have begun to use external nasal dilators with the perception that they enhance performance and make it "easier to breathe." This study was conducted to ascertain whether application of an external nasal dilator would enhance performance, as measured by maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), maximal ventilation (V(Emax)), maximal work rate (Wr(max)) or ratings of perceived exertion and dyspnea (RPE, RPD). METHODS: Fifteen subjects (F = 10; M = 5: age, 20+/-1.4, mean +/- SD) performed three incremental exercise tests to fatigue on an ergometer at 1-wk intervals in randomized order. One test was conducted without a nasal dilator, using a nose clip and mouthpiece for oxygen uptake and ventilatory measurements (control, C). The other two tests used a Rudolph 8900 breathing mask that included the nose in the breathing circuit and subjects wore either a placebo (P) or the active dilator (A). RPE for total body (20-point scale) and for dyspnea (10-point scale) were also measured on all tests. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in VO2max (mean +/- SD; C = 3.12+/-1.1; P = 3.12 + 1.06; A = 3.04+/-0.94). V(Emax) (C = 117+/-26; P = 125+/-31; A = 122+/-26), Wr(max) (C = 256+/-73; P = 255+/-70; A = 257+/-74), RPE (C = 18.8+/-1.78; P = 18.9+/-1.33; A = 18.9+/-1.22), or RPD (C = 9.1+/-1.58; P = 9.3+/-1.2; A = 9.13+/-1.2) during exercise between any group. CONCLUSION: Thus, it is concluded that an external nose dilator does not enhance performance as measured by VO2max, V(Emax), Wr(max), or perceived performance as measured by RPE and RPD.
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Edward Doty
b.Bet 1597 and 1599 England
d.23 Aug 1655 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Family tree▼
m. Abt 1575
m. 6 Jan 1634/5
Facts and Events
From William Bradford's Mayflower passenger list:S5
In the account of what had happened to the passengers by 1650:
Brushes with the Law
1621: Dueling. With Edward Leister. Sentenced, had heels tied to neck for one hour.
Edward Doty came as a servant of the merchant Stephen Hopkins. The name "Doty" was not a common one in his day, yet it was spelled many ways. The most frequently used spelling is "Doty." Other variations which appear on early records include "Dotte," "Doten," "Dotten," "Dowty," and "Dotie." I It must be remembered that those keeping records wrote the name as it sounded to them. The register of St. Mary-le-Strand, London gives the marriage of an Edward Doty and Wynifryd Waryner, 12 December 1613. He would have been married in the wife's parish. As Bradford refers only to Doty's second marriage, this London record may possibly be his first wife although the interval is rather lengthy. Edward Doty has been described as a London youth, but little is written about his origin. He was "a very promising and sturdy young man, probably residing in or near London in 1619, and well acquainted with some of the Merchant Adventurers... It was the growing custom for the best of families to apprentice their sons as soon as possible to a seven-year period with some London merchant, and no doubt his family was of good standing." [Which casts doubt on the idea that a man married seven years before would still be a servant]
This account of Doty has some truth. He must have been a sturdy individual since a merchant needed his servant to perform heavy labor. That he was a promising young man is also true since Doty was later very active in the affairs of the Colony and retained his own indentured servant, Peter Talbott. The statement that his family (in England) was no doubt of "good standing" is conjecture.
At the time that Doty lived there were several Doty's (Dowty and Dowtie) recorded in the district of Southwark, one of the oldest districts of London. Its name comes from the "south works" or fortifications that protected London Bridge from attack in the Middle Ages. It is located at the southeast bank of the River Thames across from the Tower of London.
Southwark was a theater district (Shakespeare's Globe was here) and was "famed for its inns and taverns, which played host to many classes of people - lawyers, merchants, writers, Parliamentarians, and other people in search of refreshment." An official report of 1619 claimed that the population of Southwark was "chiefly of innkeepers."
The name "Doty" itself was from the Welsh "Doitty" meaning an "ail house".[8]
Some accounts call Doty a "cabin boy" and claim that the Mayflower Compact says he was 10 years of age when he came here. (e.g., S1) However, Great Migration indicates he probably signed the Mayflower Compact as an adult, which in turn casts doubt on the idea that the Compact itself specifies Doty's age.
Will of Edward Doty May the 20th 1655
In the Name of God Amen
Know all men to whom It may concerne that I Edward Dotten senir: of the Towne of New Plymouth in New England being sicke and yett by the mercye of God in prfect memory and upon matture Consideration Doe by this my last will and Testament leave and bequeath my purchase land lying att Coaksett unto my sons; my son Edward I give a Double portion and to the rest of my sonnes equall alike if they live to the age of one and twenty if they Die before then to bee prted among the rest onely to my wife I leave a third During her life and then after to returne to my sonnes, And unto my loveing wife I give and bequeath my house and lands and meddows within the precincts of New Plymouth together with all Chattles and moveables that are my proper goods onely Debts and engagements to bee paied; As for my Share of land att Punckquetest if it come to anything I give it unto my son Edward; This being my last will and Testament; I Edward Dotten Doe owne it for my Act and Deed before these my loveing ffrinds whoe are Witnesses; and Doe sett my hand to the same; the Day and yeare abovewritten
Att the generall court held the fift of March 1655; faith the wife of Edward Dotten Decased Did give up and make over all her right and enterest she had in the land of Edward Dotten Att Coaksett or places adjacent unto her Children this shee Did in the prsence of the said Court; held att Plymouth yt Day and yeare above expressed;
The abovewritten Will and Testament of Edward Dotten Deceased was exhibited to the Court held att Plymouth the fift of March 1655 on the oathes of Mr John howland James hurst John Cooke and William hoskins
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On the IFA Electronics Show being held in Berlin, Germany, the world's largest PC manufacturer HP brought a big surprise to its fans.
This is a called Spectre XT TouchSmart ultrabook, in order to get its function more perfect, HP adopts the lightning interface on ultrabook for the first time, and the 1080p IPS screen is also a HP's breakthrough on ultrabook.
This ultrabook's thickness is only 0.7 inches, but unfortunately its weight is 2.16 kilograms(4.77 pounds).
Seen from the configuration, this HP Spectre XT TouchSmart ultrabook is based on Intel's Ivy Bridge architecture, with two USB 3.0 ports and an SD card reader, it will also bepre-installed with a series of application software, including Adobe Photoshop Elements listing 10, Adobe Premiere Elements 10, sMedio 360, HP Connected Music, Absolute Data Protect and so on.


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I have a Trek 5200 that's little less than a year old. I wipe down the chain and/or clean with a relube every week. The bike has a 10-speed cassette so I realize that the chain will wear a bit more quickly than my previous bikes. Here's a brief history:
- At 1000 miles, chain replaced by LBS -- cassette/chainrings, OK
- At 2000 miles, chain replaced by LBS, cassette worn and replaced as well, however my 52/39 chainrings are worn and need to be replaced as well.
Does this sound quick to anyone else regarding chainring wear/replacement?
I'm not at all surprised by the chain at 1000 miles and 2000 miles from the cassette isn't too bad I suppose -- but I'm really wondering why the chainrings went so quickly. On my previous two road bikes, I never had a chainring replacement.
The LBS is kind of at a loss as well -- their best guess is that the 5200 shipped with Bontrager chainrings/crank (all the other components are Ultegra) and they're now a little suspicious of the Bontrager chainrings.
Any ideas?


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Hyphema is usually caused by eye trauma due to sports injuries, home or workplace accidents, and falls. Hyphema can also be caused by other, less common things, including:
• Abnormal blood vessels on the surface of the iris (the colored part of the eye)
• Eye infections caused by a herpes virus
• Blood clotting problems;
• Intraocular lens problems (artificial lens implants)
• Cancers of the eye
Because most hyphemas are due to sports injuries, it is important to wear appropriate eye protection. If you injure your eye, see an ophthalmologist (Eye M.D.) immediately for an examination. Even if you do not have an eye injury but notice a collection of blood on your iris, see your Eye M.D. immediately.
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Live Aid changed the face of fundraising
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Twenty-five years ago, the Live Aid concert brought together a galaxy of pop stars and changed the business of fundraising.
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A high unemployment rate is one factor which contributed to a surprising fall in immigration to developed nations in 2008.
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A lot of the biggest soccer clubs in Europe are in debt and facing bankruptcy. So the organization that governs Euro soccer has agreed on some new rules designed to stop clubs from spending more than they take in.
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Saturday, November 2, 2013
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COVINGTON — Eastside's offense never had a chance to get into a rhythm as their only ran 28 offensive plays in their 30-14 loss to Stephens County at Homer Sharp Stadium on Friday.
The Eagles (5-4 overall, 3-3 Region 8-AAAA) were held to one play in the first quarter and had the ball for two series in the second quarter going three and out each time.
"We just we couldn't get off the field defensively," Eastside head coach Rick Hurst said. "Our kids played hard, they played as hard as they possibly could. I'm proud of them. I tell them a lot that's how we're suppose to play. We just didn't make the plays tonight when we were suppose to and we couldn't get off the field defensively."
Stephens County (5-4, 3-3) put the ball on the ground in their first series giving the Eagles the ball on the 50-yard line. In one play, Jomandi Smith exploded through the line of scrimmage for a touchdown. But the Indians came back with a 47-yard, 16-play drive taking more than eight minutes resulting in a 25-yard field goal by Jacob Oliver making it 6-3.
They took advantage of an Eastside miscue when the punt on the first series was fumbled giving Stephens County the ball on the 47-yard line following a 24-yard punt. They also converted three, fourth-down plays into first downs including a fake punt.
The Indians took the lead with 23 seconds left in the first half taking the ball 42 yards in eight plays ending with a two-yard run by quarterback Mason Long. A key play was the sixth play of the drive when they were facing a fourth and one from the 7-yard line. Jai Brown took the ball to the 5-yard line giving the Indians a first down.
Brown had 32 carries for Stephens County for 210 yards and had two receptions for 24 yards scoring twice.
Without Anthony Henderson and Jamal Hardge on the defense, Stephens County continued to move the ball scoring in their first two possessions making a 24-6 lead with 3:42 left in the third quarter.
Eastside showed signs of life when freshman Josh Sims caught a 34-yard pass from freshman quarterback Austin Holloway. The Eagles were able to move the ball before Sims caught five-yard touchdown pass with 1:23 left in the third period.
However, the Eagles were unable to move the ball successfully again getting only one first down in the fourth quarter off a Stephens County personal foul penalty.
Eastside finished the game with 102 rushing and 72 passing yards on offense while giving up 352 yards of offense to the Indians.
"We had four guys go down and had a freshman kicker, a freshman punter; you can only sustain so many things go wrong for you in a game and we had a bunch go down," Hurst said. "We were playing with about 10 freshman out there."
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Life on Earth began millions of years ago, claim the best minds of science, with simple organisms that slowly evolved, through mutation and adaptation, into today's abundance of plants and animals.
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The Scripture tells how God made the heavens, the earth and all things in less than a week. And there was nothing gradual about the creation of humans: God simply sculpted Adam--big brain and all--from scratch.
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Funeral services for Mr. Cook will be conducted Monday, July 14, 2014 at 10 a.m. at Bond Memorial Chapel with Don Dillingham officiating. Interment will follow at Binkley-Steele-Hagar Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 2-6 p.m. and Monday one hour prior to the service time at Bond Memorial Chapel.
Friends will serve as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the Donelson High School Class of 1961 Breakfast Club.
Mr. Cook, age 72, of Mt. Juliet, died July 10, 2014.
Mr. Cook was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Donelson High School and was retired from the state of Tennessee. Mr. Cook was an avid fisherman.
He was the son of the late John H. and Helen Worsley Cook.
He is survived by his brother, Charles (Sharon) Cook; nieces, Sheila (Mark) Patton, Sherry (Marcus) Lockett; great-niece, Jada Lockett; numerous cousins; and friends
Flowers accepted or memorials may be made to Alive Hospice, 1718 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203.
Bond Memorial Chapel at N. Mt. Juliet Road and Weston Drive in Mt. Juliet is in charge of arrangements, 615-773-2663, obit line 615-641-2663, bondmemorial.com.


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Zane Trace's Morgan Geno pitches against Wesftall in last week's Division III district championship at Unioto High School.
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MEXICO CITY (December 19, 2012)--The world's happiest people aren't in Qatar, the richest country by most measures or in Japan, the nation with the highest life expectancy or even in Canada, with its chart-topping percentage of college graduates, which doesn't even make the top 10.
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Tagged: checkout, woocommerce
March 19, 2014 at 2:00 am #239766
My goal is to use Groups Woocommerce, Woocommerce Subscriptions extensions and the Woocommerce Stripe gateway together, but my checkout isn't working. I've been having this issue for 2+ weeks and can't find a solution. At first, after filling out billing info and clicking "pay" there was an "endless spinner" cursor, but now everything is just grey, and the order doesn't complete.
+ I've upgraded all plugins, Enfold and WordPress. Checkout still doesn't work.
+ I've disabled all plugins except woocommerce and it still doesn't work.
+ I've spoke with woothemes support but, they're slow and haven't found a solution.
Any ideas??
I'm dying for a fix here. Appreciate any help. Thanks!March 19, 2014 at 7:10 am #239864
Hey tannermcleod!
Maybe, the checkout process is taking a lot of memory? Can you please give us a link to the website? I'm really not sure why it isn't working. Let me ask Dude.
IsmaelMarch 19, 2014 at 8:04 am #239895
Yes, sounds like the ajax api needs more memory. Try to increase the allocated memory to 128M: http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Increasing_memory_allocated_to_PHP
PeterMarch 19, 2014 at 9:36 am #239953
Hey Dude,
I just upgraded it to 128 and no luck, no change.
The latest error is: http://cl.ly/image/2a0j463G2Z3f
Any ideas?
Could it be a permalink structure thing causing this?
ThanksMarch 19, 2014 at 10:33 am #239971
It seems like the ajax request fails because of an server error (500 – internal server error). This error is very generic and it doesn't tell us what causes the issue. Maybe try to contact the host/server administrator and ask him for a detailed error log to find the culprit.
PeterMarch 21, 2014 at 9:18 pm #241374
Hey Dude,
Our developer checked the error logs and nothing could give us an indication of the actual error. He just found generic 500 database error but that didn't help.
So we ran a bunch of woocommerce checkout tests (using the Stripe gateway extension) on two hosting platforms, bluehost and wp engine, and the results are here:
THEME / CHECKOUT SUCCESS or NOT / BROWSER
Twentyfourteen, checkout in 14 secs on chrome
Twentyfourteen, checkout in 30 seconds on safari
Enfold, checkout in 11 secs on chrome
Enfold, checkout in 12 secs on safari
Dancedojo (Enfold child theme), checkout doesn't complete on chrome
Dancedojo (Enfold child theme), checkout doesn't complete on safari
Twentyfourteen, checkout in 6 sec on chrome
Twentyfourteen, checkout in 5 sec on safari
Enfold, checkout doesn't complete on chrome
Enfold, checkout doesn't complete on safari
Dancedojo (Enfold child theme) checkout doesn't complete on chrome
Dancedojo (Enfold child theme) checkout doesn't complete on safari
Twentytwelve, checkout 5 sec on chrome
Twentytwelve, checkout 7 sec on safari
It seems like there is a theme issue here. Do you have any ideas, suggestions? This is killing me!
RobinMarch 21, 2014 at 9:30 pm #241382
P.S. Are there any known issues with Enfold working alongside woocommerce subscriptions, woocomerce stripe gateway, or groups woocommerce? Because everything seems to be working with other themes.March 21, 2014 at 10:33 pm #241400
No issues that I know of. Have you talked to WP Engine to see if they can take a look? If the two setups are the same and its working on one but not the other (diregarding child theme for now) there could be something with how the managed hosting setup handles things server side.
The theme doesn't do anything to modify how WooCommerce handles the checkout or even the cart so it *shouldn't* have any issues.
Have you tried checking out with groups and/or subscriptions deactivated? Does your WooCommerce System Status show anything?
DevinMarch 21, 2014 at 10:49 pm #241405
Hi Devin,
As I mentioned at the start of the thread, we've deactivated all plugins and it didn't have an effect. WC system status is all good and green. And WP Engine support says they don't review anything like this. I'm not sure digging into why Enfold isn't working on WP engine is worth it because the hosting company doesn't much matter, as long as the site and checkout works.
If you were me, how would you go about troubleshooting this theme, or child theme, issue? It doesn't seem to be a problem with Stripe because I couldn't get Paypal to work either. I'm getting really desperate and would love any help you can offer.
RobinMarch 22, 2014 at 8:56 am #241541
I suggest to check the troubleshooting guide here: http://docs.woothemes.com/document/problems-with-large-amounts-of-data-not-saving-variations-rates-etc/ – I think the max_input_vars limit might cause the issue and you need to increase it.
PeterSeptember 3, 2015 at 9:41 pm #498007
was this every resolved. this is now my third msg on this issue. all was working fine with enfold theme and woocommerce until last upgrade of both. I always tout both products as being excellent but I am becoming concerned about recommending enfold because I can get an answer. my max_input_vars is set at a 1000 and the amount of memory is 128mb. I have disabled all plugins before and it did not fix this issue. I need a response as my customer is a large nonprofit and getting upset.September 7, 2015 at 12:51 pm #499197
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The Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office said two men believed to be connected to robberies early Wednesday in Burbank and Pasco have been arrested.
Sheriff's Capt. Bill White said his agency had information that one of the suspects may have have robbed two men at gunpoint outside the Sun Mart, 35 Apple Lane, Burbank, about 12:30 a.m. The suspect got away with a wallet and some cash after threatening the two men with a gun outside the convenience store.
White said his agency also learned about a similar robbery occurring a short time before in Pasco, in which two men in a truck were reported to have robbed a taxi driver. In that case, one of the suspects got out of the truck and robbed the taxi driver at a fueling station.
The Benton County Sheriff's Office arrested the two men, in their early 20s, late Wednesday after seeing them acting suspiciously near a store, White said. White said the detainees had a credit card connected to one of the Sun Mart victims, and were driving a truck described in the Pasco robbery. White said the Benton County Sheriff's Office impounded the vehicle and would conduct a search of the vehicle as paperwork was processed later today.
Details were still developing, and the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office was working to draw formal charges in connection with the Burbank robbery. White said for now the men are facing at the least charges of possessing of stolen property.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: To be continued
Three six-man teams enjoying storybook seasons
SAN ANGELO, Texas - The 2010 high school football season has been an unforgettable one for three area six-man towns that are rewriting their record books.
Paint Rock, Water Valley and Sterling City all brought home district titles this year that made a little history.
Paint Rock went undefeated — capped by last week's wild 112-109 win over Novice — to win its first district title since 1979.
Water Valley also capped an unbeaten regular season last week, the first time the Wildcats have accomplished that feat since 1946.
And Sterling City, after back-to-back last place finishes in district, won its first district title since dropping to the six-man ranks in 2008.
Three titles. Three great stories. And their endings haven't been written yet.
"We're happy with what we've accomplished, but every day we stress to the kids that a little history is being made," Water Valley head coach Justin Esquell said. "Once you make the playoffs, that's the big thing, because now anything can happen. We want to roll the dice and keep doing what we've been doing."
This is the fifth time in the last eight years that Water Valley is heading to the playoffs, but the Wildcats have never had a season like this.
At 10-0, it's the winningest season in school history.
The biggest hurdle to that perfect run came last month, when Water Valley held off Rankin 52-48. Now the teams meet again in an exciting first-round playoff matchup at 7:30 p.m. today in Mertzon.
Water Valley and Sterling City missed the playoffs the past two seasons, and both were stuck at the bottom of the same district.
The district included 2009 state champion Garden City and such state powers as Fort Davis and Rankin. Water Valley's only wins came against Sterling City.
Sterling City didn't win in district at all.
Those past struggles made this year's district titles for the two teams a little more special.
"It made it very meaningful, because we'd been struggling the last few years with that tough district," Sterling City junior Hunter Hughes said. "We finally get to see what it tastes like to get a district championship and go in the playoffs. It felt pretty good."
This past spring's realignment moved Sterling City to a new district, which head coach Clyde Parham called "absolute relief."
By the time district play rolled around, however, Sterling City was in a four-team district that included three undefeated teams.
Sterling City was 3-4 and looking like the underdog. Then the Eagles took down all three teams, including a Loraine team last week that was 9-0.
"It was a pretty exciting thing for us," Parham said of the district-title run. "It was one of those deals where we felt like our preseason was tough enough that it would prepare us for a tough district, and that's what it did."
Sterling City will open the playoffs against Novice at 7:30 p.m. today in Blackwell.
Paint Rock rallied past Novice last week in a shootout that finished off a 10-0 regular season and gave the Indians their long-awaited district title in dramatic fashion.
They had to do without quarterback Kaleb Keeney, who had suffered a concussion the week before. It opened the door for star running back Tony Diaz to run for an amazing 621 yards.
"We were just very, very happy to get away with that win," Paint Rock head coach John Wood said. "It kind of got a big monkey off our back around here. ... The kids were so excited. There were a lot of tears of joy. I think the thing that was kind of amazing was the way the fans hung around after the game to kind of celebrate with us."
Paint Rock, which lost in the first round of the playoffs last year, will try to keep its storybook season going when it opens the playoffs at 7 p.m. Saturday in Robert Lee.
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A drunk driving suspect headed down I-5 was so erratic, 14 people called 911 to report him and help troopers make an arrest.
A local marijuana consultant and activist was charged in connection with a 23-year-old murder Thursday.
To grasp the peace and dignity of Gregory Adams requires one to ask the unimaginable: What would you want to say to the hit-and-run driver who nearly killed you?
A Tacoma apartment building was evacuated early Friday after a chimney blockage in the boiler room spewed high levels of carbon monoxide and natural gas into the building, fire officials and witnesses said.
Former Seahawk quarterback Jon Kitna will earn $53,000 to serve as the Cowboys' third-string quarterback for one week - and he plans to donate that money to Lincoln High School in Tacoma where he's now the head football coach.
A retirement community in Tacoma is making a wish come true for one of its residents who considers herself the number one Seahawks fan.
A U.S. Army soldier is doing battle with his country fighting to get his wife allowed back into the United States. She left for a time to go back to her native Canada and wasn't allowed to get back across the border to be with her husband.
Pierce County prosecutors say four men and a woman with ties to a white supremacist prison gang murdered a fellow member for violating the gang's code of conduct.
A local man accused of stabbing his girlfriend and beating another woman with flashlight was arrested Wednesday in Tacoma.
A semi truck driver was killed Monday morning in a fiery crash caused by a pickup that veered into oncoming traffic on Interstate 5 near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the Washington State Patrol reports.
Frigid temperatures and the threat of snow have kept people in Western Washington pretty busy lately, including the staff at several local zoos - whose job it is to make sure dozens of animals and their exhibits remain comfortable and safe during inclement weather.
The Department of Ecology says it could take weeks or months before a sunken vessel in Tacoma's Hylebos Waterway can be removed.
A convicted felon who goes by "Pretty Eddie" was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for dealing drugs and possessing a gun while on supervised release.
Kids with medical conditions that force them to wear helmets have just scored more smiles and less sad stares with Seahawk helmet wraps.
Two people were taken to the hospital after being rescued around 4 a.m. Sunday morning.


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West Seattle Monday: School district's future; WS4OSO benefit workout…March 31, 2014 at 9:35 am | In West Seattle news, WS miscellaneous | 8 Comments
Two incredible views of a male Anna's Hummingbird this morning, courtesy of Alki photographer David Hutchinson – the other one is below today's calendar highlights:
TODDLER GYM: 10 am-1 pm at Hiawatha Community Center, Mondays & Thursdays – details here. (2700 California SW)
SPS SUPERINTENDENT'S TOWN HALL: Want to hear about the road ahead for Seattle Public Schools? And/or say something about it? Superintendent José Banda will be at Roxhill Elementary 6:30-8:30 pm tonight for the last of five "town hall" meetings about the district's Strategic Plan. (30th/Roxbury)
WS4OSO BENEFIT NIA CLASS: At The Center for Movement & Healing, there's a Dance and Donate Nia class tonight at 6:30 pm to benefit mudslide relief as part of WS4OSO; the center is located above the offices of WSB sponsor Swedish Automotive. (7901 35th SW)
And now, as promised, David Hutchinson's other view of that resplendent hummingbird:
By the way, you can see what else is on the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar by going here.
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absolutely stunning, STUNNING photos!
those hummingbirds come into my yard all the time and while i marvel at their coloration from afar, these images (in their exquisite detail) really show how spectacular they are.
thanks so much to wsblog for publishing these and to the photographer for taking the time to capture them in such amazing light.
Comment by kumalavula — 9:44 am March 31, 2014 #
Great photo!
Comment by Irukandji — 11:33 am March 31, 2014 #
Wow. Wow. David Hutchinson, you are an amazing photographer. Thanks for sharing, WS Blog!
Comment by Laurie — 12:05 pm March 31, 2014 #
Thank you. Purdy bird :)
And for folks who wonder how to get these hummers to visit your yard during the spring – plant our native current shrub – available at West Seattle Nursery – I just bought a new one and it's a hummer magnet. You need to place it in your yard so it will have space to eventually grow to 6 feet wide by about 10 feet tall over a decade or so. Totally worth making the space for this hummingbird favorite and so good for naturalizing your yard's habitat. Look:
Comment by westseattledood — 12:42 pm March 31, 2014 #
Beautiful, gorge shots :)
Comment by biankat — 1:05 pm March 31, 2014 #
Incredible shots! Wow what a display of beauty.
Comment by Lox — 2:58 pm March 31, 2014 #
Truly amazing photos!
Comment by LatteRose — 8:58 pm March 31, 2014 #
Wow! These are fantastic photos. Thank you :)
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Green jobs, where are they and how to get one, will be the focus when President Barack Obama's task force on middle-class families formally begins its work Friday in Philadelphia.
The panel, chaired by Vice President Joe Biden, will hear from experts on the potential to create these jobs and help middle-class workers find them.
The $787 billion economic stimulus bill that Obama signed last week includes money to help create such jobs as installing solar panels and building wind turbines, which is part of the president's goal to help nudge the country away from dependence on foreign oil and toward reliance on renewable forms of energy.
It is Obama's belief that such jobs will help raise living standards for middle-class families, who didn't fare well before the current economic downturn set in and who are now feeling pinched along with millions of other consumers as they lose jobs and watch retirement and college savings disappear.
Obama announced the panel last month at the White House. Its purpose is to recommend ways to boost the nation's middle class. It also will evaluate new and existing policies to determine whether they are helping or hurting the middle class.
"Quite simply, a strong middle class equals a strong America. We can't have one without the other," Biden said at the time. "It is our charge to get the middle class, the backbone of this country, up and running again."
The vice president will be joined by several Cabinet members and other members of the task force, including the secretaries of energy, transportation, education, agriculture, and housing and urban development, labor secretary-designate Hilda Solis, and Melody Barnes, Obama's domestic policy chief.
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Score one for the Eugene-based conspiracy theorists? A source within the Cal program has admitted to the Oregonian that the Bears' plans for slowing down Oregon 's ludicrous-speed attack encompassed more than just X's and O's:
"I know any time anybody goes down against Oregon, (Duck fans) always think that's the case, but it's not the case,'' Cal coach Jeff Tedford said when asked if the injuries were faked.Oh, well if only some of them were, Tedford's in the clear.
However, a source within the Bears football program confirmed to The Oregonian that this indeed was "a big part'' of the defensive game plan against Oregon, although not all Cal coaches were on board with this strategy.
Quite frankly, it didn't take a Berkeley Deep Throat spilling the beans to ferret out Cal's less-than-sportsmanlike plans, as this widely-posted (and pleasantly soundtracked) video illustrates:
If there's any good news here for Ducks fans, it's that with so much focus on the Bears' tactics, now the officials will be empowered to step in and put a stop to these shenanigans, right? Not so much :
With the officials' hands tied, it would seem the only method of enforcement would be for the league office to review film like that posted above and come down on offenders like the Bears after the fact. But unless the problem becomes epidemic, it's unlikely the Pac-10 will act; for now, the Ducks will just have to hope their future opponents show more scruples than Tedford and his charges.
Even if Oregon could somehow prove opponents are feigning injuries in an attempt to slow the rapid pace of the nation's No. 1 scoring offense, game officials have no authority to penalize such offenders, said David Cutaia, the Pac-10 supervisor of officials.
"On-field officials are obviously not doctors," Cutaia said Tuesday. "They cannot determine whether an injury is actual or feigned. All they can do is stop the clock."
Officials have to give players the benefit of the doubt when they appear injured, he said.
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Unity parade set for Saturday in Asbury
ASBURY PARK - The community will host a "Rebuild One City" parade Saturday that looks to unite the east and west sides of the city and promote resiliency in future storms like superstorm Sandy.
The parade will march from St. Stephen's Church to Langosta Lounge and highlight proposals from architects and urban planners on ways to strengthen the city's streets, beach and boardwalk against floods.
A reception at Langosta Lounge will follow the parade where there will be a presentation from Monmouth University and laptop stations where residents can see their homes on a flood map. The parade begins at noon.
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Barnegat OKs hiring two police officers
BARNEGAT - The Township Committee approved the hiring of two new police officers during its meeting March 10.
Kyle Cranmer, 29, of Little Egg Harbor and Anthony Carlo, 23, of Barnegat were hired as full-time police officers during the meeting. The duo was were hired in order to replace retired officers. The department, which once had 47 full-time officers, had been reduced to 41 with the retirement of six officers over the past several years. Cranmer and Carlo are each scheduled to make $43,931.77 a year, according to the resolution appointing them.
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Freehold Regional hosts town meeting
HOWELL - Freehold Regional High School District will host the State of the Schools Town Hall Meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Howell Township Administrative Complex. The purpose of this meeting is to maintain open lines of communication with the communities the district serves, while providing a detailed overview of the progress toward achieving the goals established in the district's strategic plan. The complex is located at 4567 Route 9 N. in Howell.
Dan Radel
Street-light work complete in Jackson
JACKSON - The Township's LED retrofitting is now complete, after 565 street lights have been replaced, according to Mayor Michael Reina.
The township entered into a contract agreement with JCP&L for the retrofitting of existing street lights with LED lighting. There are 4,972 street lights serviced by JCP&L in the township.
LED lights have a lifetime usage of up to fifteen years before replacement is necessary, which substantially reduces the number of burned out lights, according to Reina. The annual savings, based on the current JCP&L tariff, is approximately $39,354; 8,640 kilowatt hours of energy consumption will be avoided. These savings will repeat each year.
"To say I am pleased with the end result would be an understatement," Reina said in a press release. "It was a hard road, the trip was less than pleasant at times, but the end result of our tireless efforts was well worth it for the township and its residents."
Brett Bodner
Business meeting set for Wednesday
LONG BRANCH - The Greater Long Branch Area Business Meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Brookdale Higher Education Center, 213 Broadway.
The discussion will center on business issues related to the city's main commercial corridor.
Carol Gorga Williams
Small tax increase in Lake Como
LAKE COMO - The Borough Council has introduced a budget that includes a 0.4-cent tax rate increase.
Under that spending plan, a homeowner with a home valued at $350,000 would see a tax increase for municipal services of $14 per year.
With the borough's switch from a state fiscal year budget, this is the first calendar year budget in 22 years, Borough Clerk and Administrator Louise Mekosh said.
Ken Serrano
NJIT volunteers to help with cleanup
During New Jersey Institute of Technology's Alternative Spring Break this week, more than 300 students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends will take on volunteer work from Newark to the Jersey Shore, cleaning up devastated areas and helping storm-battered towns continue rebuild.
Students will remove debris from beaches and parks, remove floors and wallboard, replace floors and walls, paint and perform carpentry and stock and distribute food and clothing, compiling information on areas affected by superstorm Sandy and doing other work to help communities recover and rebuild.
Locally, the volunteers are scheduled to visit Island Beach State Park, Middletown, Point Pleasant, Sea Bright, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, Sea Girt and Wall.
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