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Obituary: Evelyn Lure Sandersen
Evelyn Lure Sandersen August 28, 1922 – October 20, 2012 Evelyn Lure Sandersen died October 20, 2012 at the Sterling House in Longmont. She was 90 years old. She was born August 28, 1922 in Estes Park to Grover C. and Hattie Opal (Clark) Williams. On July 11, 1943 she married Edward H. Sandersen. They lived in Berthoud for a short time, and in 1947 moved to a farm west of Longmont in the community of Hygiene where they ... Full Story
Obituary: Emma Louise Dreith
Emma Louise Dreith, 85, passed away Oct. 8, 2012 surrounded by four generations of family that loved her. Emma was born January 27, 1927 in Loveland, Colorado to Nellie and Thomas Parsons. After high school Emma married Reuben P. Dreith on Nov. 14, 1943 in Loveland. Emma and Reuben managed their family dairy farm west of Berthoud until 1975. They then moved into the Milner-Schwarz house at the Larimer County Fairgrounds where Reuben was the fairgrounds maintenance supervisor. During this ... Full Story
October Star Night at the LTO
Public Star Night at the Little Thompson Observatory 850 Spartan Ave at Berthoud High School park east of the high school directions are posted on the website, www.starkids.org Friday, October 19, 2012 - 7:30 – 11:00 p.m. The speaker for this evening will be Robert Arn. The title of his talk will be "Bringing the Night Sky Down to Earth" With all the amazing images coming out of Hubble and other major observatories it is easy to experience a disconnect between space and ... Full Story
Latinos for Obama-Voter Registration
The Berthoud/Loveland Latinos for Obama is holding a Voter Registration on Saturdays, but voter registration is open for everyone. Republicans are attempting to silence the voice of people of color Fight Back Register Now You need to complete a VOTER REGISTRATION FORM if you just turned 18, if you did not vote in the 2010 ELECTION or if you have changed your place of residence since you last voted! If you did not vote in the 2010 election, your name will be on a INACTIVE VOTER ... Full Story
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By Scott Crossen September 24, 2012 "Nothing ever becomes real, 'til it is experience." John Keats Autumn is hiding beyond tomorrow. Once again, it's that time of year when the countryside is the place to be – to take in the changing colors, relax and breathe good clean air. Unfortunately, it is also the time of year when some landowners choose to spread toxic sewage sludge across their acreage because it is a cheap alternative to ... Full Story
Thanks to Friends of the Library
To the Editor, On behalf of the Berthoud Community Library District staff, I would like to thank the Friends of the Berthoud Community Library for all the financial support they give the Library. So far this year the group has given the Library $1845.00. This money funded the summer reading program for teens, supplemented our DVD budget, and paid for staff continuing education. The District's income from property tax went down by 10% in 2012, so the financial ... Full Story
Berthoud Library: October events
October 1 – Monday Movie.. call for title 970-532-2757 October 2— Busy B's Story Time, 10:30 a.m. This lap-sit storytime is designed for caregivers to interact with babies and toddlers; with songs, finger plays, stories and bounces we will open the gateway to reading. Our sign language theme this week is family. October 3- Sweet P's Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Sweet P's story time is designed for preschool children. Come interact with songs, finger plays, stories and activities we ... Full Story
Voter Registration-Loveland/Berthoud
The Berthoud/Loveland Latinos for Obama is holding a Voter Registration on the next two Saturdays, but voter registration is open for everyone. You need to complete a VOTER REGISTRATION FORM if you just turned 18, if you did not vote in the 2010 ELECTION or if you have changed your place of residence since you last voted! If you did not vote in the 2010 election, your name will be on a INACTIVE VOTER LIST which means you will not receive a ballot in the mail for the NOVEMBER PRESIDENTIAL ... Full Story
Star Night at the LTO
Friday, September 21, 2012 7:30 – 11:00 PM Public Star Night at the Little Thompson Observatory, 850 Spartan Ave at Berthoud High School (park east of the high school; directions are posted on our website, www.starkids.org). Our speakers for this evening will be Drs. Irene and Steve Little of Estes Park. The title of their talk will be "2012 - Doomsday or Hoax?" According to the Long Count Mayan calendar, on Dec 21, 2012 the 13th Baktun ends (and a new one begins the ... Full Story


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Business author Jeff Haden says there are several missions that every manager needs to accomplish in order for a company to grow and be successful. All are based on actions, which Haden says reign supreme.
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Mission 1: Develop every employee. Employees can only achieve what they are capable of achieving, so it's your job to make every employee more capable. "As a manager you owe it to your employees to provide the training, mentoring, and opportunities they need and deserve," Haden says. "In the process you listen, guide, and develop loyalty and commitment. Reviewing results and tracking performance is transformed from enforcement into personal progress and improvement — both for the employee and for business.
Mission 2: Deal with issues immediately. Nothing kills team morale quicker than issues that don't get addressed. "Interpersonal squabbles, performance issues, inter-departmental feuds, all negatively impact employee motivation, enthusiasm, and even individual work ethics," Haden says, adding that small problems never go away. "They always fester and grow into bigger problems — and when you ignore an issue employees immediately lose respect for you. Without respect you can't lead."
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- Hull Material:
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* 1987 DeFever 44 Trawler *
"Watercolor" is a fabulous example of this excellent cruising trawler designed by Arthur DeFever and built by the CTF Yard. She has the standard layout with two staterooms, two heads, a stand-up engineroom and a full width, covered aft deck.
New 24v bow thruster and complete bottom job June 2015!
New granite countertops and interior cushions in September 2015!
In the past four years she has received extensive updates including:
•New Onan 13.5kw generator
•New Twin Disc marine gears
•New PSS dripless shaft seals
•New plotters, radar, depthsounders, antennas
•Complete Awlgrip 2000 exterior paint
•New Achilles RIB and 4 stroke outboard
•New Vacuflush heads..... and much more.
She must be considered by those looking for a nicely updated long range cruising vessel.
Please see the full specifications for the complete list of details and upgrades
Rex Bettis, CPYB
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Office 281-326-3333 or Mobile 281-250-7090
Please contact Rex Bettis at 281-326-3333
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:
Boat Name
LOA: 44 ft 0 in
Beam: 15 ft 0 in
Maximum Draft: 4 ft 7 in
Displacement: 44000 lbs
Total Power: 270 HP
Engine 1:
Engine Brand: Ford Lehman
Engine Model: SP135
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Location: Starboard
Engine Hours: 390
Engine Power: 135 HP
Engine 2:
Engine Brand: Ford Lehman
Engine Model: SP135
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Location: Port
Engine Hours: 3955
Engine Power: 135 HP
Cruising Speed: 8 knots @ 1850 RPM
Fresh Water Tanks: Stainless steel (350 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: (900 Gallons)
Holding Tanks: Fiberglass
Number of cabins: 2
Number of heads: 2
"Watercolor" has the standard DeFever 44 layout. Master stateroom aft, guest stateroom forward, two heads, a galley up and a walk in engine room. The bulkheads and trim throughout the vessel are teak and the sole is teak parquet.
The Main Salon can be entered from the main entrance off of the aft deck or from either of the side deck doors. This is a wide open space with the following features:
- Built-in L-settee with new cushions and a hi-lo table
- Teak parquet sole
- Galley aft to portside
- Lower helm station forward with chart table/drawer opposite
- Overhead book shelf / Lounge chair
- Overhead 12v lighting
- AC/DC electrical panel
- New wooden window blinds
The Guest Stateroom is forward and down a few steps from the salon and has:
- A V-berth arrangement with new cushions
- Book shelf port and starboard
- Anchor locker access forward
- 12v reading lamps
- Support for V-berth filler
- Guest head with a new granite countertops, Dometic Vacuflush head unit, wet shower and a sink basin with storage areas
- Drawers and hanging locker storage areas
- Main access door to engine room
The Master Stateroom is aft and down a few steps from the salon. This is a large, comfortable space with great storage areas. Features include:
- Centerline, walk around, queen size berth with a memory foam mattress
- Nightstand with a 110v lamp on each side of the bed
- Vanity area with mirror / Twin large ports aft for ventilation and escape
- Three ports on each side with covering drapes
- Numerous hanging lockers and drawer storage areas
- Large walk in storage locker to starboard
- Private head with a new granite countertops, Dometic Vacuflush unit, sink basin, storage areas, a portlight and a shower stall.
- Samsung LCD television and DVD player
The Galley is a U-shaped space and offers plenty of light, storage and great countertop space. An aft window lowers as a pass thru window for serving to the aft deck. Galley items include:
- New granite countertops in September 2015
- Double stainless steel sinks
- Galley Maid 3 burner electric cooktop with oven
- Magic Chef microwave oven on countertop
- Upper and lower drawer and cabinet storage areas
- Two new Isotherm Model R134a refrigerator freezers
- New U-Line icemaker in starboard refrigerator cabinet
- New wooden window blinds
Helm Equipment
Lower Station
- Garmin GHC10 autopilot / Garmin 5008 gps/plotter/sounder/radar
- Icom M80 VHF radio / Si-Tex hailer / Ray Line spotlight control
- Pioneer CD stereo with pullout digital display / Danforth compass
- Hydraulic steering / Morse engine controls / Icom M700 SSB radio
- Garmin GHC10 autopilot / Garmin 5212 gps/plotter/sounder/radar
- Icom M602 VHF radio / Airguide compass / LCD tach gauges
- Morse engine controls / Hydraulic steering
- JBL marine stereo CD (sat.ready) with 4 speakers
Mechanical & Electrical
The main engine room entrance is via a door in the forward guest stateroom. Additionally there are hatches in the salon sole if the need for more access arises. This is one of if not the best size and layout of an engine room in a boat this size. Headroom forward is approx. 5'5". Features include:
- Twin 135hp Ford Lehman diesels. 3955hrs Port / 390hrs Stbd SMOH in 2010
- Onan MDKAZ 13.5kw generator (2010) 948hrs
- Onan generator sound shield / Racor 500MA filters for mains and gen. (2010)
- 3 Cruisair marine air conditioning units with reverse cycle heat. Remote mounted in engine room. Salon unit has SMXir control, remaining 2 units have knobs.
- Twin Disc 5011SC 2:1 marine reduction gears (2010)
- 3 Fiberglass battery boxes with securing straps / Fresh water pump (2014)
- 8x 6v batteries (house/inverter) / 4x 12v Optima batteries (start) / 2x 12v generator batteries
- Charles 30amp AP series automatic battery charger (2010)
- Magnum 2500 watt inverter (2013)
- Seaward stainless cabinet 11gal water heater (2014)
- New 24volt bow thruster installed June 2015
- PSS dripless shaft seals (2010) / 90amp engine alternators (2010)
Deck & Hull
The deck layout allows for easy passage on the sides, a large foredeck and a full width, covered aft deck. The decks are non-skid with the exception of aft under the hardtop where the teak remains in a very good condition.
The flybridge is up a few steps from the aft deck. It has two bench seats facing forward, a centerline pedestal helm seat and two a dayberth benches. All benches have storage below. The Achilles RIB dinghy is located aft, out of the way on the hardtop.
- Complete Awlgrip 2000 exterior paint job. Hull in 2010. Remainder in 2013.
- Reconditioned bronze propellers (2010)
- New stainless steel 1-1/4" handrails forward (2010)
- New VHF and SSB antennas (2014) / Digital television antenna
- 2009 Achilles 11' RIB with 2008 Mercury 20hp 4 stroke outboard / Davit
- Underwater lights (2010) / All new stainless steel port lights (2010)
- Maxwell 12v windlass / 200' 3/8" High test anchor chain
- Super Max 17 main anchor and 22lb Danforth type auxiliary anchor
- Exterior varnish hand rail covers (2012) / Bella air horn
- New cutlass bearings (2013) / New front windshields (2013)
- New flybridge seat cushions (2014) / Port, stbd and aft rail gates
- New bottom paint job June 2015
- Bimini tops forward and aft of radar arch
- New, extended fiberglass swim platform August 2015
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Broker Comments
This 44 DeFever is a must see if you are looking for a comfortable, proven
long range cruising vessel. Please see her list of updates to fully appreciate this boat.
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Better off in so many ways. Worse off economically, but since economics is a manipulative science that exists only in our minds with no real products, it is irrelevant. Better off in that my family, my community, my health, my friends are all so much more valuable.
We have dug ourselves into quite a hole over the last decade, with unfunded wars and Medicare D.
Stimulus, such as lower interest rates, used to prime our economy, putting people back to work. Stimulus no longer works because we have exported to many manufacturing jobs.
Years ago, lower interest rates may have been your tipping point, prompting you to buy a new car or build a house, putting a neighbor back to work and enabling them to make other purchases putting their neighbors back to work.
Today, too few Americans produce anything that is tradeable for the foreign manufactured goods and energy they consume.
We are failing because a Service Economy can not compete in an international economy; our only option is to sell off assets and slide down the slippery slope to serfdom.
The real issue before the American people in November is who has real solutions to our economic woes.
The basis of Capitalism is survival of the fittest. I can't speak for you, but I am not as fit as I was 20 years ago.
Most of today's workers are accumulating less for retirement then their parents, in part due to the decline of unions, pensions and employer contributions to 401k's. The lack of demand has not been good for the stock market. The home has historically been a retires largest asset, that is no longer true.
Corporations now exist as fiefdoms for executives driving around in company funded limos while employees can no longer afford the products they produce struggle to buy gas to get to work.
"Kansas shifted further to the right..." not much more shifting to the right before it achieves its goal of returning to the stone age.
Your rambling rant proves that people should stop and take their medications before even thinking about putting fingers to a keyboard.
I've learned that one can exist quite well without air conditioning in 100 degree+ weather if one strategically uses the natural night time weather and windows open and closed with a craigslist room a/c in the bedroom. Really not that bad and so good for the environment. I've learned that grocery shopping once a month is good for the diet and for saving gas. I've learned tht Republicans hate women and civilization. I've learned that survival of the fittest is not the independent individual but the individual who has good neighbors whe will ride share. I am much better off. I no longer spend all day fighting traffic and fellow human beings for the "big bucks" in complete frustration and anger. I'm living like a 1%er without the luxury. It is truly a gift.
You wake up some morning and you wish to see the Sun rise and set at the Cape of Good Hope all you can do in your utopia is hear about it from others or see the pictures or videos because you are not living like the 1% you are just surviving.
Did you ever play "King of the Hill" when you were a kid?
If you did, you know that the Big Guy never stayed on top of the hill for long before he was kicked to the bottom by his friends. .
So it will be with you. Winner take all, doesn't mean you will get to hold it for long.
Personally, I am doing much better than in 2008. Was able to take advantage of the housing bust to buy new and pay in cash, business is good and picking up, and now have healthcare when previously was uninsurable due to pre-existing condition (cancer).
As a nation, the increase in unemployment has been reversed, we're out of Iraq, and we're getting out of Afghanistan. No more stupid wars!
uhhhhh there is no 10:50. When you were kicked off the hill were they any head injuries involved?
@12:02 I wish I could live in your fantasy land. Read the news, even the NY Times knows that unemployment is going up. The number of jobs "created?" is not keeping up with the number of people entering the work force and it will only get worse when the children in college run out of loans that keep them from being counted.
Better than 4 years ago?
Yes, then we were tumbling down into a recession, financial system was crashing.
I have to admit, it's getting better!
Now, we have healed most of our scratches and taken off the casts of broken limbs.
Not perfect still. It still hurts sometimes.
We are getting better.
I am doing way better than in 2008. I didn't even have a car then, and rented from a slum lord. Since then, I bought a 2008 Chevy Malibu (LOVE IT!) and I took advantage of the housing downturn to get a great deal in the country off a short sell (a step before foreclosure). I am truly blessed.
I object: republicans do not hate women and civilization. Rather, we truly believe that women have a defined role in our culture and it does not include competing with men in the workplace. As for civilization, make no mistake, it's all about money. There has never been a poor but high quality civilization (as a republican, we don't care how you define it). And up to a point, the more money you have the more freedom you can purchase and yes, the more you oppress others to increase your own happiness. I dare other genuine republicans to doubt my words.
Right that is why you created "supply side economics" that reduces the amount of "money" to the masses while increasing the amount to the "job creators" that create part time minimum wage jobs for the men and encourage psycho pathology of dog eat dog so that the men are either unable or unwilling to be fathers. That believes in trade deficits because we are trading for cheap paper and foreign ownership of our resources and corporations. Foolish man. The Taliban have denied their women education and freedom and elevate strength and individualism and their civilization is a model for republicans. The ONLY women that deserve freedom and life in your opinion are those that have husbands either decended from or of the 1%.
The wealthy are job creators? You too believe that nonsense? I'm going to let you in on a big secret: we do exactly what you do when we get extra money. We keep it or spend it. Reinvest it to create more jobs? Why would we do that? We republicans already have jobs, why would we want to use our extra money to create jobs? Especially if those potential employees may be liberals who'll just eventually bite the hand that feeds them. Spending my extra cash on a new toy or vacation for me brings me more happiness than creating a job for someone else and contributes to our culture of consumerism which, in turn, supports the USA. Hence, this is everyones' patriotic duty, republicans adhere to, and therefore, republicans are patriotic Americans. And, too boot, I'm just fulfulling that piece of our Constitution that reads "…in the pursuit of happiness…"
Obama has put a 5 trillion dollar partisan band-aid on a broken leg...and when we get up to walk, it is not going to be pretty.
It's getting better all the time
I used to get mad at my school
Now I can't complain
The teachers who taught me weren't cool
Now I can't complain
You're holding me down, ah, turning me round, ah
Filling me up with your rules, ooh ooh
I've got to admit it's getting better, better
A little better all the time, it can't get no worse
I have to admit it's getting better, better
It's getting better since you've been mine
Me used to be angry young man
Me hiding me head in the sand
You gave me the word, I finally heard
I'm doing the best that I can
Getting so much better all the time
It's getting better all the time
Better, better, better
It's getting better all the time
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I used to be cruel to my woman
I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved
Man I was mean but I'm changing my scene
And I'm doing the best that I can
Getting so much better all the time
It's getting better all the time
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London Subway Workers to Strike Day After Christmas in Pay Row
London Underground workers will hold a 24-hour strike the day after Christmas following the collapse of talks aimed at resolving a dispute over pay and working conditions, Transport for London said today.
Representatives for the union Aslef walked out of talks today with London Underground and ACAS, the U.K.'s state-funded mediator, TfL said in an e-mailed statement.
"Nothing changed at this morning's meeting and therefore the strike will go ahead," Aslef General Secretary Keith Norman said in a statement on the union's website.
Aslef, which represents Britain's train drivers including 2,500 on the subway, are demanding workers get three times a normal day's wage for working on Boxing Day, the Dec. 26 national holiday, and a day off in lieu. The union said it is "nonsense" that London Underground should consider Boxing Day an ordinary working day.
London Underground is refusing to increase pay because of a "pay and conditions agreement" it reached earlier with unions. An offer to reduce the number of drivers scheduled to work on Boxing Day was rejected by Aslef, TfL said in the statement.
"This strike threat is beyond belief," London Underground Managing Director Mike Brown said in the statement. "It is obviously not the season of goodwill for the leadership of Aslef."
Aslef members working for London Underground voted by a majority of nine to one to support the strike and the union expects the disruption to be "extensive and significant," according to the statement.


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Wow, that does look like Guy Pearce.
It really, really does.
gotta admit it…spot on!
Seriously, it's all I say when I look at the picture.
I thought it was a photoshop mash up at first.
See, not say.
After looking at this picture, I wish that I was unable to form new memories.
She's all your's Fiddy!!!!!!!!
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Real estate: Why the SPIS can cause more grief than it spares
The much-touted "seller's property information statement" has actually led to, rather than prevented, lawsuits over hidden defects that emerge following the purchase of a home.
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As a result of its promotion by the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), the seller's property information statement (SPIS) continues to be a source of never-ending business for litigation lawyers and endless grief for unlucky buyers and sellers who are being swept into the bottomless pit of lawsuits because they used it.
It's time to debunk some of the myths surrounding the form, many of them promoted by OREA and its industry apologists. Here they are:
• Myth: Commonplace advice for sellers signing the form is Liars Beware. Nothing could be further from the truth. The real reason sellers often get sued is not because they lie but because the SPIS is complicated, highly technical, misleading and highly ambiguous. It is impossible to complete the form fully and accurately without expert advice from industry professionals. And judging from more than 200 Canadian lawsuits, even the professionals get it wrong sometimes.
• Myth: When buyers are faced with a home for sale for which the SPIS is not provided, they offer less money than they otherwise would have. This fallacy has never been supported by a shred of statistical or anecdotal evidence.
• Myth: Buyers become suspicious when an SPIS is not provided, and in many communities "this tactic usually creates a stigma on the property." Again, this myth is unsupported by any reliable evidence.
• Myth: Signing an SPIS may prevent possible legal action because known defects or problems are disclosed. My research provides no support for this proposition.
• Myth: Using the SPIS reduces the chances of serious problems that can lead to litigation and may prevent possible legal action. In my view, industry experience proves otherwise.
• Myth: When sellers make a disclosure that is complete and accurate, their chances of being sued virtually disappear. An examination of court cases involving hidden defects puts the lie to this statement. When a house contains concealed defects which may or may not be known at the time of sale, sellers may get sued even when they do not sign the SPIS.
While refusing to sign an SPIS is never an absolute shield from litigation, signing the form exponentially raises the chances of being sued.
OREA's website contains an online education course entitled SPIS: Don't Leave the Office Without It. Given that the real estate trade association is heavily promoting the form, I question why so few agents are following its advice.
Raymond Diep is a licensed real estate broker and articling law student. He tells me that in his experience fewer than 5 per cent of Toronto listings offer an SPIS, and he has actually never seen one in a live deal.
My conclusion is either that virtually all agents are ignoring their association's advice, or their clients are ignoring the advice of their agents, or almost everybody is ignoring OREA. But it is clear to me, observing the marketplace, that the industry associations across Canada that promote forms like the SPIS are flogging a dead horse and are clearly at odds with their members.
Despite the almost universal boycott of the SPIS, some sellers and their agents still use it: they are the ones who seem to be the source of the never-ending stream of new SPIS court decisions.
In April 2009, John Shen bought a house in Richmond Hill from Francesca Maiolo for $1.869 million. Shen's home inspector produced a thorough report of the building's components.
Maiolo signed an SPIS form in which she responded in the negative to the question, "Are you aware of any moisture and/or water problems?"
The inspection report pointed to an "excessive moisture level" in the basement. Typically, this would relieve the seller from any responsibility for a misstatement on the form.
But deputy judge Stanley Baker ruled that the seller had to share responsibility for damages, due to her misleading statement. "To ignore it would be to condone reckless dissemination of untruths, a notion repugnant to the ethos of honourable dealings in contract and quite unacceptable in law," he wrote.
He ordered the seller to pay 30 per cent of the buyer's damages of $5,330.
Bob Aaron is a Toronto real estate lawyer and consumer advocate. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his website at aaron.ca.
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