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Woodard House
On the corner of Pleasant Street and Townshend Road sits Woodard House. Comfortably cozy, it's a great house for a family.
On the first floor, you will find one bedroom with a queen sleigh bed and a private bath. There is a dining room, full kitchen and living room with TV and phone.
Upstairs are two more bedrooms, one with a queen sleigh bed and large private bath and the other with matching double iron beds and a full bath. There is a bright sitting room at the top of the stairs.
Woodard House is now pet friendly. We welcome well-behaved cats & dogs.CHECK RATES

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Book your room at Hyatt Regency Houston
Get an overview of this hotelDowntown Houston atrium hotel with pool and sundeck
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Close to conventions
Set in historic downtown Houston, this hotel is conveniently located 5 blocks from Bayou Place and Jones Hall, and 8 blocks from Minute Maid Park and the convention center.
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The Hyatt Regency Houston offers a large 24-hour fitness center with TVs, sixth-floor lap pool with sundeck and skyline views, staffed business center, and great dining options with three restaurants, including one on the top floor.
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The 947 guestrooms have free high-speed wired and WiFi Internet access, feather beds with Egyptian-cotton sheeting, desks, pay movies, and city or skyline views.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
Hyatt Regency Houston1200 Louisiana St Houston TX 77002
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
A complimentary shuttle takes guests to popular destinations in downtown Houston and travel arrangements can be made to the trendy Galleria Mall. the hotel is also connected to the Downtown Tunnel System.
A roomy mirrored 24-hour fitness center has cardio and weight training equipment and six TVs. A large lap pool on the sixth floor, surrounded by a roomy sun deck, offers sweeping views of the Houston skyline. Bright-blooming azaleas and trees add a garden feel, and there are plenty of chaise lounges and towels.
The Hyatt Regency Houston has 71,300 square feet of meeting and event space that includes 10 flexible meeting rooms. A 24-hour FedEx business center offers flat-screen computers, a PC workstation, complimentary wireless Internet access in public areas, printers, fax machines, photocopying, publishing services, and business supplies. Also worth mentioning are the great dining options with three restaurants, including one on the top floor. Valet parking is also available, for a surcharge.
- 24-hour front desk
- ATM/banking
- Number of floors - 33
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Total number of rooms - 947
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms 10
- Multilingual staff
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Garden
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 6624
- Number of meeting rooms - 10
- Conference space size (feet) - 71300
- Free area shuttle
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Shopping on site
- Smoke-free property
- Outdoor pool
- Television in common areas
- Free use of nearby fitness center
- Wedding services
- Express check-in
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Designated smoking areas
- Laundry facilities
- 24-hour business center
Family Friendly Amenities
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Cable TV service
- iPod docking station
- Daily housekeeping
- Room service (limited hours)
- Rollaway/extra beds (free)
- Free cribs/infant beds
Where to Eat
Einstein Bros Bagels and More - This marketplace and cafe offers soups and salads, sandwiches, fresh bagels, homemade pastries and a selection of coffee beverages. Open day and night.
Shula's Steak House - Lobby level restaurant and bar. Sports memorabilia on the walls and casual sports atmosphere. Menus are presented on hand-painted footballs. Steakhouse serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, children's menu.
Spindletop - This restaurant offers city views. Created by a team of award-winning chefs, Spindletop's menu focuses on fresh American seafood with a southwest flair designed to showcase the produce and ingredients from local and regional purveyors. Open for dinner only from Tuesday to Saturday from 6 p.m.
Nearby Things to Do
A roomy mirrored 24-hour fitness center at the Hyatt Regency Houston offers guests cardio and weight training equipment, six TVs, towels, purified water, vending machines, and restrooms. A large lap pool on the sixth floor is surrounded by a roomy sundeck and offers sweeping views of the Houston skyline. Bright-blooming azaleas and trees add a garden feel. There are plenty of chaise lounges and towels.
Houston's downtown YMCA is three blocks from the hotel and offers guests two aerobics studios, indoor/outdoor tracks, four-lane lap pool, squash and racquetball courts, two basketball courts, volleyball, saunas, steam rooms, and a complete cardio center (surcharges apply).
The 18-hole Memorial Municipal Golf Course is located three miles from the hotel. It has a rolling terrain, mature pine trees line its fairways, and several water hazards make for a challenging game (surcharges apply). The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is Noon
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
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Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: USD 21 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: USD 15 per night
- Valet parking fee: USD 32 per night (in/out privileges)
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Branching Out: Enchanted Arboretum combines art, nature
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*Editor's Note: this blog post has been updated since its original posting, including the revised map of tree sculpture locations in Nebraska City.
Nebraska City is known for being the home of Arbor Day, the tree planter's holiday. And now, it's known for bringing tree-themed sculptures to the streets in a public art project called "An Enchanted Arboretum."
A total of 71 poly-resin tree sculptures have been placed at various points around town for the summer, letting the locals and tourists alike enjoy their whimsical beauty.
All the trees will be displayed in Nebraska City until late September 2013. The six-foot trees done by professional artists and high school students will be mounted on concrete bases and set into the ground in public outdoor places. The rest of the trees, all four feet tall and designed by students, will be displayed at various businesses throughout the community.


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EAST POINT, Ga. -- One man is in critical condition and five others hospitalized after an accident between a MARTA bus and a Toyota Corolla in south Atlanta on Tuesday evening.
The incident happened on Buffington Road at Roosevelt Highway in East Point. According to Fulton County Police, the MARTA bus was travelling SB on Roosevelt Highway when it was struck, almost head on, by the Toyota.
Officials say, the driver of the car was airlifted to Grady Memorial and his passenger was transported via ground transportation. Four bus passengers were also injured, however, their injuries are non-life threatening.
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ATLANTA--In this economy, when word spreads that jobs are available, the crowds quickly gather.
And it sure was the case Wednesday at a Job Fair offering hundreds of opportunities at Northside Hospital.
RELATED | January Job Listings
The line wrapped around the Marriott Courtyard twice before Hospital officials had to close it down, but not before traffic jammed Peachtree-Dunwoody Road and I-285.
With healthcare a prime field to find jobs, more than 2,000 applicants showed up for today's event. All told, in Georgia, more than 355,000 are employed in the field.
After Hospital recruiters closed down the line, they assured job seekers they would schedule another Fair in the near future so everyone would be interviewed.
But hope ran high for those who braved the rain and waited.
"I hope to find something like a patient care tech in the field. I got certificates, everything but experience," said Reg Gre, a job applicant.
Northside jobs will range from food service to maintenance and from patient care to skilled nursing.
Debbie Kish, a Registered Nurse, is looking for a position in Labor and Delivery but with the long lines, she's worried about her chances.
"I have 3 college students living with me and we're trying to scrimp and make it and I am an excellent nurse, but with this crowd I don't know, maybe slim to none but I'm standing in the rain hoping," she said.
And Kish is not alone; Frizell Palmer is also out in the rain and has been out of work for 2 years.
He wants a job in maintenance or food service.
"I am a veteran and I've been out of work for a long time. I'm an older senior and I feel like I am capable of working and I want to continue working," he said.
Whether just starting out or coming to the Job Fair with years of experience, health care jobs are up more than 3% and everyone on this line figures they have a chance to get one.


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That. Doesn't really work out... If they saw that as being a competitive advantage when they had the channel, then they would now see not having it as a competitive disadvantage, and they sure don't seem to right now, so I don't think that was at all behind any of that process.
The marketing dept doesn't advertise your own competitive disadvantages. Never seen a DISH or Comcast ad "STILL WITHOUT SUNDAY TICKET!!"
Competitive advantages are actually more valuable and useable on the good side than competitive disadvantages are on the downside. And often competitive disadvantages you can spin as value/frugal cost advantage even further limiting the damage.
Of course, we'll never know for sure, and it is possible the bad blood had just gotten too bad over Voom. . . but I have a feeling that if DirecTV still didn't have AMC in HD, the odds a new DISH/AMC deal would have gotten done would have improved.


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Uniondale, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Islanders retained the services
of restricted free-agent defenseman Travis Hamonic on Friday, agreeing to a
seven-year contract.
No financial terms were revealed, but Newsday reported it is worth $27 million
for the duration.
"We are excited to come to terms with an important part of our young core as
we look to take the next step in becoming a perennial playoff contender,"
Islanders general manager Garth Snow said. "Travis has shown he is an elite
defenseman in this league and we're thrilled that he'll be a part of the
Islanders organization for seven more years."
The 22-year-old blueliner completed his third NHL campaign with three goals
and 10 points over 48 regular-season games, adding one assist in a six-game
first-round playoff loss to Pittsburgh.
In 183 career games, all with the Islanders, the Winnipeg native has collected
10 scores and 50 assists.
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Troubadour Harry Chapin's tragic death is now part of musical history, but his music — and philanthropic contributions — remain very much alive. The keeper of Chapin's legacy, Stuart Markus, a fixture on Long Island's folk and acoustic scene, is committed to keeping Chapin's musical heritage vital and ongoing among musicians and fans.
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8/19/08- What Constitutes an ED
My preconceptions about an ER were mostly attributed to my own personal experiences in such facilities. The majority of which, whether going for myself or with someone else, took place in the waiting room. People enter and sign in/talk to the person at the front desk. They then proceed to wait (often much longer than they would like). Many times there will be children crying, people sleeping or grumbling, and a dense feeling of gloomy restlessness. I have also been through the frustrating experience of the emergency room staff having trouble identifying the problem. After waiting and growing restless/ increasingly concerned about the impeding ailment, it has been frustrating to emerge with an unidentified problem and instructions to seek out more specialized care.
It was very helpful/interesting for me to hear the story from a Doctor's perspective. The amount of patients seen in two 8 hour shifts was quite overwhelming. It must be quite stressful to try to quickly analyze and treat that many patients (many of which are in pain and also disgruntled from the waiting experience). The lecture gave me a deeper appreciation for the staff of the emergency room itself. When I think about how an ER might be improved, my thoughts tend to focus on the patient's perspective. I now realize that it is also extremely important that the facilities are helpful/aiding in the work of the staff as well.


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An exemplar of this influential sect is India's Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, a scientist, management expert, and IP specialist who has chaired no less than 12 policy commissions for the government and is currently President of the Global Research Alliance, a network of some 60,000 scientists from publicly-financed research institutions in Asia, Europe, and North America. Mashelkar has spoken out forcefully in India—at some risk to his reputation—to promote recognition and enforcement of IP rights. More recently, he has become a proponent of new business models designed to deliver medicines profitably, but cheaply, to low income consumers—on the premise that if this market is approached as a distinct community, even the poorest have significant disposable income to spend on health. Finally, despite his government ties, Mashelkar is also widely known in the business community, serving on the boards of Tata Motors, Reliance Industries, and Piramal Life Sciences, as well as Microsoft's global science advisory board. Last month, Mashelkar sat down with Pharm Exec to discuss the life sciences business—with the compass pointed south.
PE: You advocate a shift in business strategy for emerging markets, from the exclusive pursuit of "value for money" to an approach that incorporates "value for many." How does management avoid losing focus in moving from satisfying a distinct and familiar customer base to a larger, more diverse set of consumers, with varying preferences?The challenge is twofold: first, to create a strategy to serve the market you wish to address and then to adapt the larger process of management to make a successful transition from the "journey of the mind"—the plan on paper—to the real world of the marketplace. For example, companies often start their strategy review by asking: "Given our cost structure, which segments of a market can we serve?" Instead, companies must ask: "Given that we need to cater to the unserved, what should our cost structure be?" Project teams have to change their ways. They have to work within self-imposed boundaries that stem from a deep understanding of consumers. That will lead to a novel, "outside in" view of how to be innovative in addressing the needs of the unserved. The language inside the organizations should change, too. The thought process should start with an understanding of consumers as people and individuals rather than an undifferentiated mass; likewise, your suppliers are better seen as partners, not just vendors; most important, we must regard every employee as an innovator, the in-house safety net that helps organizations keep pace with disruptive change.
In building a new business model for the unserved, the question to be asked is "What if we change the way we operate to reduce costs and focus on return on capital employed, not just on operating margins? If we reduce prices enough and make our products available to many more people, won't there be explosive growth as they quickly find uses for and buy our offerings?" This is precisely the outcome from the effort by India's Tata Motors to create a new car to cater to the aspirations of an emerging class of lower-income workers. In marketing the Tata Nano, the company soon realized it was dealing with a customer who had never used a car before—and had never gone to a showroom. In fact, the showroom had to come to the customer! Building consumer confidence in the Tata Nano meant raising the warranty guarantees from 18 months to four years, a world record for a car. Financing car loans to customers who were not salaried, or did not have bank accounts, was a challenge that led, in turn, to some innovative financing methods.


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|Dr. Hamish Kerr talks about how to prevent sports related injuries in children.
Albany Medical Center's Sports and Exercise Medicine physicians specialize in the non-operative medical treatment of musculoskeletal sports conditions, such as acute injuries (e.g. ankle sprains, muscle strains, knee and shoulder injuries, and fractures) and overuse injuries (e.g. tendonitis, stress fractures).
Sports and Exercise Medicine specialists at Albany Med provide treatment for many injuries that have historically been referred to orthopedic surgeons. We offer consultation and care for injuries that do not require surgery, reserving orthopedic referrals for cases that call for operative management.
Albany Medical Center's Sports and Exercise Medicine facility was designed with the special needs of athletes in mind. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and an expert staff, it is the region's premier center for sports medicine and exercise physiology.
Offering dynamic testing and a range of advanced on-site services, Albany Med's Sports and Exercise Medicine physicians help athletes improve performance – in addition to treating individuals who have experienced injury while participating in sports or during exercise.


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Murray, KY (Sports Network) - Corey Walden and Mike DiNunno posted 20 points
each to lead the Eastern Kentucky Colonels to a 77-65 victory over the Murray
State Racers in an Ohio Valley Conference tilt at the CFSB Center.
Tarius Johnson finished with 17 points and seven boards for EKU (13-3, 3-0
OVC) as it picked up its third consecutive win since entering conference play.
Marcus Lewis made an impact on the defensive end of the floor by swiping five
Isaiah Canaan led Murray State (11-4, 2-1) with 24 points, six assists, and
three steals, but he also committed seven turnovers and missed half of his
eight free throw tries. Stacy Wilson scored 16 points for the Racers, who
suffered just their second loss in a row for just the sixth time in 15 seasons
dating back to 1998.
The Colonels opened up the game with seven straight points to go on top early.
Murray State was held scoreless until Dexter Fields drained a 3-pointer just
over six minutes after tip-off. The Racers overcame the early deficit and led
by four points, but EKU produced another big run which help it build a 39-25
lead at the game progressed into the intermission. The Colonels drained 50
percent of their field goal attempts including 5-of-14 from 3-point range in
the first half. Murray State could not find its rhythm offensively and went 8-
of-25 from the field in the opening 20 minutes.
The Racers improved to knock down 54.5 percent of their attempts from the
floor including 8-of-15 from beyond the arc after the break, but EKU held off
the rally effort to hand Murray State its first OVC loss, which equals the
amount it had all of last season.
The Colonels outscored the Racers, 29-9, in points off of turnovers and also,
40-12, in the paint to earn the double-digit decision.
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FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. -- The Fernandina Beach Police Department, along with agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Nassau County Sheriff's office, raided a home Wednesday afternoon following a five month investigation into suspected methamphetamine production.
According to a release from the Fernandina Beach Police Department, the upscale and usually quiet neighborhood was home to two suspects, Kama Shane Gainey and Henry Joseph Lannon, II who are accused of manufacturing meth.
The collective law enforcement agencies issued a search warrant at a home on the 1700 block of Atlantic Avenue where Gainey and Lannon lived and allegedly found the "essential precursor elements" needed to manufacture meth.
Both Gainey and Lannon have been charged with manufacturing of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of listed chemicals and possession of methamphetamine. Investigators plan to charge Gainey with additional charges of of sale and delivery of methamphetamine.
Both are being held at the Nassau County Jail on bonds of more than $120,000.00 each.
The Department of Children and Families accompanied law enforcement to the scene because children were known to reside inside the residence. DCF will continue to look into the well being of the children.
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I wanted to give something more personal… more thoughtful…something with meaning.
Instead of trying to dream up the perfect gift for several individuals with varied tastes, I decided to order a dozen custom t-shirts for my dad's side of the family.
My grandfather was a coal miner, and my father and his nine brothers and sisters grew up in a coal mining camp in Coalgood, Kentucky. I found a picture online of the tokens that the coal mining company minted to pay wages to their employees. I selected the $20 token with "Mary Helen Coal Corporation" stamped on it. I uploaded the photo and placed in squarely on the t-shirt. I chose a charcoal grey t-shirt to compliment the coppery-bronze patina of the token. Once the design was perfected, I selected each family member's size and made the purchase.
The custom t-shirts were a huge hit. The token printed on the t-shirts was a piece of my family's collective history, and had meaning for each of them. We sat together after opening gifts and talked about their childhood.
My dad remembered using these coins to ride the bus into town and to buy a movie ticket at the Margie Grand Theater. My aunt remembered buying her first pair of new shoes at the Mary Helen Coal commissary with these tokens. Almost-forgotten stories of childhood were shared by my uncles. Some of these were heard for the first time by grandchildren. These were not only the easiest gifts I selected and purchase, they are easily the most "talked-about" presents I ever gave.
Here at BlueCotton, we're dedicated to making things easy. The easier it is for you, the more we like it. Would you believe you can take care of everyone on your list in one fell swoop, and give them a unique gift they will remember? You can, and I'll show you in 5 easy steps how it's done.
1. Think about your extended family. I know it's all-at-once painful and hilarious – like hitting your funny bone, but do it anyway. Do you have a nifty story in your ancestry that would translate well to a t-shirt design? Mike Coffey (our CEO) has a family-owned gas station in his history. My maternal great-grandfather once owned a motel. Any kind of business works well on a t-shirt, and makes for great storytelling when you're with the family. Better yet, invent one! Does your family like coffee? You could create a Coffee House with your last name – or a Hunting Lodge, or a Ski Resort, or a Drag Strip. The possibilities here are endless – whatever fictional business or activity would appeal to your family works perfectly.
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5. Your order arrives! All your presents arrive together, and you never once had to stand in a line. You simply open the box, unfold them and wrap them. You could even take the easy way out by dropping them in those fancy printed bags, stuffing tissue paper in the top (or not), and slapping a tag on each one.
6. Be the hero and give a thoughtful family-themed custom t-shirt that they'll remember!


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|Three fireman injured when wind shifts, fire covers stuck truck in Yuma County
|Written by Brenda Johnson Brandt
|Tuesday, 20 March 2012 16:00
Holyoke VFD summoned to assist Haxtun Dept. in Phillips Co. fire during high winds Sunday
Jennifer Struckmeyer of the Wages Volunteer Fire Department suffered second- and third-degree burns on 25 percent of her body in the Heartstrong Fire in Yuma County Sunday afternoon, March 18.
Struckmeyer is in the North Colorado Medical Center Burn Unit in Greeley, where she expects to stay for four to six weeks.
Jennifer Struckmeyer
Donations are being collected at Ardie's Boutique at 235 S. Campbell in Holyoke to go directly to Jennifer and Del Struckmeyer to assist in their expenses. Ardie Besse indicated checks may be made out to Jennifer or Del and will be taken to them on a regular basis in the upcoming weeks.
High winds gusting up to 50-70 mph wreaked havoc on Northeast Colorado firefighting Sunday.
Nine volunteer fire departments, including Wages, were called to the Heartstrong Fire in Yuma County. Meanwhile, Holyoke VFD was among around seven departments providing mutual aid to the Haxtun department at a grass fire southeast of Haxtun.
While the exact cause of the Yuma County fire is still under investigation, Sheriff Chad Day said it is believed to be a result of an electrical spark of some kind. It started around 1:15 p.m. Sunday 15 miles southeast of Yuma.
Smoke and dirt rocked the range southeast of Yuma Sunday afternoon, March 18, when wind gusts of 50-70 mph pushed a fast-moving fire north toward the town of Eckley. It burned an area of about 24,000 acres, destroyed two homes completely, severely injured Wages firefighter Jennifer Struckmeyer and damaged crops and topsoil, yet brought together neighbors and friends to fight the obstacles as a community. —Photo by Tony Rayl, Yuma Pioneer
Residents in the town of Eckley, located between Yuma and Wray on Highway 34, were evacuated Sunday afternoon, as were numerous rural Yuma County residents in the path of the fire.
After evaluating the fire damage from the air Monday morning, Sheriff Day said the fire was 100 percent contained and the evacuation order was lifted for the entire burn area.
He noted identified hotspots were still being managed, and he confirmed Monday the total burn area was 24,000 acres, or 38 square miles.
Two homes were a complete loss. Residents who lost their homes were Florence Pletcher at Yuma County Road 31 and Road M and Dwaine and Lucy Eastin, whose home was located at County Road 26 and Road M.
Sheriff Day said Monday there wasn't any confirmed information on the total cost of the fire. Residents are still trying to assess their livestock and damage to fields.
According to Sheriff Day, the biggest cost will likely be due to loss of crops and damage to topsoil. He added there will likely be significant damage to engines and farm equipment due to the mixture of thick smoke and dirt being blown by the strong winds.
Jennifer Struckmeyer, her brother-in-law and sister-in-law Damon and Pam Struckmeyer and their nephew Darren Stewart were helping fight the Heartstrong Fire when the wind shifted direction suddenly around 2 p.m., and the Wages VFD three-year-old fast attack truck was stuck.
Trying to prepare for the oncoming fire, Damon and Darren were on the back of the truck, starting a water spray over them. Pam was inside the cab, but Jennifer was outside the truck and tripped, losing her boot when she fell.
Suddenly the blaze was over them, said Pam on Monday, reliving the horrifying moment. She said she's the one who was screaming into the radio to report where they were.
Dirt and smoke left visibility at only a few feet, and it took probably a half hour for anyone to find them, said Pam. After going back to the area Monday, she said they had been within 100 feet of where Damon thought they were at the time. But the dirt and smoke made it impossible to navigate Sunday.
The four were taken to the hospital in Yuma, and Jennifer was then transported to the NCMC Burn Unit in Greeley.
According to Pam, Jennifer's worst injuries are the foot which lost the boot and also her right hip, where they think she might have had a cell phone in her pocket. While close to 25 percent of her body was burned, those two areas are the ones that will probably need skin grafting, said Pam.
Damon was kept overnight at the Yuma hospital and returned home Monday morning. Pam said he has second-degree burns on his right elbow, and his back is burned badly. He has an appointment this week at the burn center to assess his wounds.
Darren had burns on his right eye and his nose. He was released from the hospital Sunday evening.
Sheriff Day emphasized sheer gratitude for the volunteer firefighters and all the entities and organizations that assisted in Sunday's fire fight.
In addition to the fire departments that were on scene as well as on standby, he said there were countless farmers, neighbors and friends who put themselves in harm's way to help the residents in the fire's path.
A controlled CRP burn of corn stalks and grass southeast of Haxtun Sunday morning was reportedly already out when the wind picked up that afternoon, according to Haxtun Fire Chief Steve Statz.
But a spark was all it took, and the fire ignited at about 2:05 p.m. on Phillips County Road 18 between roads 7 and 9. That location is approximately six miles south and a mile and a half east of Haxtun.
Holyoke, Fleming and Haxtun departments took pumper trucks and about five others in the Tanker Task Force (including Amherst VFD) took water trucks to fight the fire.
Several homes were evacuated and a couple were threatened, but none were lost, said Statz. One quonset caught on fire around the door, but it was extinguished immediately, Statz added.
He said they got tractors and disks out there and finally got the fire contained. Statz estimated Monday about 500-600 acres burned in an area about five miles long by a quarter of a mile wide.
Like Sheriff Day in Yuma County, Statz gave a big shout-out to the community for coming together to help wherever needed in the time of crisis. "Everyone came together to help," said Statz with sincere appreciation.
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Furthermore , once unpacked the file dates for every dev_flash archive has changed to that of 7/29/2010 , vs the original of 7/21/2010 - as seen in the images below.
So, Sony did indeed update the firmware without informing anyone, probably a change in a single (or few) SPRX's. - Also, the new Auto Update feature in regards to PS3 Patches was not updated - so it was possible that it was not affected (or, that Sony did not fix it!)"
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Cadillac STS-V Series Forum Discussion, Why did GM use the LC3 instead of the LS7 in the STS-V & XLR-V in Cadillac V-Series Forums; With the announcement of the Camaro Z/28 it brought up a question I have been pondering for some time. Why ...
Why did GM use the LC3 instead of the LS7 in the STS-V & XLR-V
With the announcement of the Camaro Z/28 it brought up a question I have been pondering for some time.
Why did Cadillac / GM decide to develop a custom hand built Supercharged N* instead of using the the small block 427 LS-7 they were developing for the Z06?
They were being developed at the same time.
They were both ready for production for the 2006 model year.
They were both hand built at Wixom.
The LS-7 is physically smaller than the LC3 so it should fit in the engine bay of both Vs.
Sharing the engine between vehicles should have reduced development and manufacturing costs and reduced the price of the Vs. Making them more powerful and less expensive options to people cross shopping with the AMGs and Ms
Do you think the XLR-V and STS-V would have sold better if they had the LS-7 under the hood?
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Because the 4.4L is a true Northstar. They wanted an ALL Cadillac product and the LS based motors are GM.
Look up Cadillac SAE 100 and you'll see what the STS-V SHOULD have been!!
Here is the engine that we should of had.
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Wow I've never seen that before, now I really feel like we got jipped! As so many others have said, if the LS motor could go in a CTS-V, a blown version should have gone in the STS-V being a heavier car. The SAE100 even has what appears to be a version of the que system instead of a regular spedo/tach cluster, not to mention crazy looking headlight assemblies that were probably loaded with LED's and a rear bumper exhaust tip arrangement that looks like something off a Mercedes S class. Oh the way things could have been. *sigh*
Wow I just looked again and saw even more cool stuff that car has. Heated and cooled cupholders, back seat camera, a steerable backup camera, some sort of lage finned assembly underneath the rear of the car, and electric exhaust cutouts! Oh the humanity! Why GM Why?!
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I wish we had a lot of things from the SAE-100
Backup camera, adaptive cruise, OLED display, maybe even the headlights & foglights
and last but not least the carbon fiber magnesium 2 piece wheels.
In hindsight it seems counterproductive to create 2 low volume handbuilt engines at the same time.
They were okay with putting the LS6/2 in the 1st gen CTS-V
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Re: Why did GM use the LC3 instead of the LS7 in the STS-V & XLR-V
Can you even imagine what those wheels would cost!!!
I'm happy with the LC3 dispite the lack of aftermarket parts and tuning market, there's enough out there to get what you need. From what I've read, it's still a strong engine.
I was under the impression that it would be followed up with the ultra v8. The stsv was intended to be the flagship. Think that all changed when gm went bankrupt and the cts v was such a hit. The sts was a disappoint in terms of sales performance. If you look back to 2003 2005 forums the expectation was the the stsv would have and exclusive engine.
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It's really interesting to me that myself and many here wonder what GM was thinking when they used a Northstar instead of an LS in the STS-V. Then I go to other sections of this same site and see so many others in disbelief over how GM could have discontinued the Northstar and replaced it with "ancient" LS motors.
If you ask me, the V's should have all been switched over to LS motors as soon as was possible. Probably would have enabled GM to sell the cars a bit cheaper too. But there are ALOT of people out there who would call me insane for suggesting that an LS motor should be anywhere near a Cadillac.
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The problem was the Northstar had already developed a pretty bad reputation regardless of how great the LC3 is.
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The bigger problem is that they never advertised it properly. Anyone remember any commercials other than this one?
I don't even remember seeing it until after I bought my STS-V in 2009 and it was on TV in mid to late 2005.
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I forgot about that commercial.
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Now that I've seen it again, I remember it. However, I had forgotten about it completely, even when purchasing my STS-V a couple of weeks ago.
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ok in case you all didn't go searching around for more info here's what i found
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---- Specifications ----Price --Production --Engine 6 liter LS2 V8Weight --Aspiration superchargerTorque 520 lb-ft @ 3600 rpmHP 505 @ 5600 rpmHP/Weight --HP/Liter 84.2 hp per liter1/4 mile --0-62 mph --Top Speed --General Motors revealed the most technologically integrated vehicle ever at today's opening of the 2005 SAE World Congress. The Cadillac STS SAE 100, which pays homage to SAE's 100th anniversary, will serve as a working laboratory that will aid engineers in developing future production vehicles.
"We have challenged our engineers to take the best of today's vehicle technologies and integrate them with promising future technologies to demonstrate how they will function together in a real-world driving environment," said Jim Queen, GM vice president, Global Engineering and general chairperson of the 2005 SAE World Congress. GM is the host company for this year's World Congress.
GM worked with 38 suppliers to integrate 50 different technologies into the STS SAE 100, ranging across safety, chassis, powertrain, electrical and comfort and convenience categories. Nineteen have never been in production, 22 are in production somewhere other than the 2005 STS and nine are currently on the production 2005 STS.
The vehicle, commissioned by Queen and executed by the GM Performance Division Vehicle Development Center, is much more than a "dream team" of technologies: Engineers will use it to document how the various technologies interface with each other and how they can be applied to future production vehicles.
"Vehicle integration is behind game-changing safety features like electronic stability control, which we are rolling out across our entire fleet," said Queen.
"Our goal with this vehicle was not simply to see how many different technologies can be incorporated into one vehicle. We want to learn how a variety of relevant current and future technologies can be made to function harmoniously while enhancing the total driving experience."
STS SAE 100 technologies include (see accompanying sheet for full list of technologies and their suppliers):
The STS SAE 100 is powered by a supercharged LS2 engine yielding 505 horsepower at 5600 rpm and 520 lb.-ft. of torque at 3600 rpm. It is mated to GM HydraMatic's newly developed, longitudinal 6L90E six-speed transmission, capable of supporting more powerful engines like the supercharged LS2. The transmission features Driver Shift Control, which gives the driver the ability to shift gears sequentially with a tap up/ tap down mechanism.
- 3-D navigation system: This prototype system uses actual pictures taken by satellites to provide the driver with a "bird's-eye-view" of the vehicle's surroundings. The images are so detailed that even trees and lampposts are visible. This detail helps the driver to relate the images on the navigation screen to his surroundings.
- Oil condition sensor: An industry first in new vehicle features, this oil probe can determine and detect the actual level and remaining engine oil life. It can reduce the need for costly engine repairs due to poor oil maintenance as well as prevent unnecessary oil changes.
- Inside rear-view mirror with embedded organic LED screen: This new device offers clear images from the rear seat (via a rear seat camera) or back-up camera, depending on what gear the vehicle is in. In addition to improving visibility behind the vehicle, it can reduce the distraction associated with tending to rear seat passengers.
- Electronic limited slip differential: Unlike passive LSD, this technology enhances vehicle traction without brake/engine intervention, as well as provides additional vehicle stability from the differential yaw dampening effect. It also is easier to integrate with electronic stability control systems.
- Two-piece carbon fiber wheel with magnesium spokes: This two-piece wheel is designed to be the lightest yet strongest wheel in production, which reduces unsprung weight. Reducing unsprung weight improves acceleration, braking efficiency, handling and fuel consumption.
- Lane departure warning: Using a real-time vision system, it detects road markings and notifies the driver with a visual signal and a vibration (haptic alert) in the seat when a vehicle traveling at more than 35 mph crosses over the markings unintentionally. This technology could be especially promising in curbing drowsy-driving crashes.
- Side blind zone alert: Radar sensors warn a driver about to change lanes if another vehicle is in the driver's blind spot. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, these crashes damage 830,000 vehicles annually.
- Capless fuel system: Removing a gas cap can be difficult for arthritic, disabled or elderly people. With this system, the user simply pushes an interior button and an electronically activated ball spins open to allow access to the fuel pipe, and closes when the nozzle is removed. In addition, a capless system means there's no cap to lose and no risk of a loose cap triggering a dashboard warning light.
- Adaptive cruise control: Rear impacts account for nearly 29 percent of police-reported crashes, and most are due to driver inattention. Adaptive cruise control, already available on some Cadillacs, uses sensors to detect objects in the vehicle's path and slow it accordingly.
- Reconfigurable color head-up display: This HUD projects digital readouts of key data (speedometer, navigation system turn prompts, tapshift, audio settings and adaptive cruise control status and alerts) onto the windshield in an easy-to-read and intuitive way.
- Rear seat entertainment system: Who says only the people in the front seat can have fun? This entertainment system consists of two, 6.5-inch headrest-mounted LCD screens, wireless infrared headphones and two Microsoft Xboxes with DVD packages. Players can even "feel" the action with a haptic controller.
- Rear vision camera: This system provides a wide angle view of the area behind the vehicle for detecting obstacles while backing up. The field of view is projected onto the navigation screen in the instrument panel.
The STS SAE 100 was tested at GM's proving grounds in Milford, Mich. and Mesa, Ariz.
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WTOP's European interns Alina Braun and Christine Amdam experience their first Election Day in the United States, and are surprised to find out that Americans celebrate political victories.
Editors Note: They traveled 1,230 miles to come to Washington, D.C. — Christine Amdam flew all the way from Norway and Alina Braun from Germany. This fall, they are studying journalism at American University and working as interns for WTOP. They quickly discovered that Washington and the American culture are very different from their hometowns Oslo and Mannheim and decided to document their experiences. Check WTOP.com each weekend to read about Christine and Alina's "culture clashes."
Celebrating politics
Alina Braun, special to WTOP
Drink and food specials, people dancing and shouting in the streets and motorcade – this is what I associate with soccer world championships in Germany. On Tuesday night, I learned that the re-election of President Barack Obama also created such a mass party.
I still get the goose bumps when thinking about the celebration and the excitement of all these people – an excitement that I only knew from sporting events. I would have never imagined that a political decision would be able to create the extreme excitement I witnessed.
Some European friends and I wanted to be in the middle of what was going on during election night. We were told to go to U Street by many Americans, and we ended up at the Mexican restaurant Alero. You could feel the tension in the restaurant. All eyes were fixed on the TV screen, anxiously waiting for the next results.
It reminded me of the last soccer world championship in Germany, when all restaurants were packed and people had that same look in their eyes when they stared at the screen. I thought, "Wow, it is voting results we are watching, right?"
Whenever Obama won a new state, people started jumping on their feet, embracing each other and cheering. I expected the final result to be announced around 2 a.m. but, then the win over Ohio caught everybody by surprise. First, there was a moment of shock, and then everybody went crazy. People started dancing to the song "Viva Obama," screaming the name of their re-elected president and some were even crying.
We rushed out on U Street where people had gathered in front of Ben's Chili Bowl and were constantly singing "four more years." Then we decided to go the White House. Here, the craziness was even more extreme: Teenagers climbed into trees, and American flags were swung everywhere. Suddenly, the whole crowd started to passionately sing the National Anthem.
Some Obama fans came dressed up as if it was Halloween. One, for example, wore a rabbit costume. I was so amazed that I wasn't really able to take part in the singing, screaming and jumping. I mostly observed the scene with a big grin on my face and took a lot of pictures. I have never before been right in the middle of a historical moment.
Some German friends and I started to imagine how it would be if this were to happen in Germany. The thought was so absurd that we had to laugh. When Angela Merkel was elected as chancellor in 2009, nobody went out on the street or watched the result at special election parties. In Germany, I never even thought about doing that. This does not mean people weren't happy about the result of our election. Many were – they just didn't celebrate it.
Politics is considered a rather dry topic in Germany. Sports are something you celebrate and area a cause to drink and go crazy. But politics? Somehow, Americans manage to make it a fun and entertaining part of their culture in Washington. I admire people in D.C. for that and wish Germans would find that passion for politics. I have never read and heard more about politics than here in this city, and, generally, I have never been more interested in politics. In Germany, I sometimes had to force myself to read all political news on a regular basis. Here, it somehow became a hobby – as if I was infected by the city's love for politics.
Watch a video of election night by Alina Braun:
Alina Braun is an intern at WTOP this fall. She is studying journalism and foreign policy at American University for two semesters. In Germany, she is obtaining her master's degree and studying, in which she is majoring in linguistics and minoring in psychology. She works as a freelance journalist for the German public radio station SWR.
Four more years
Christine Amdam, special to WTOP
I have waited with excitement for Nov. 6 since I came to Washington, D.C. in August. The campaigning, conventions, debates and what the election is about here in America is very interesting. I could have gone to Australia, Bali, San Francisco and a lot other places for this semester, but I chose to take my semester abroad in Washington, D.C. The reason I came here was mostly because of the election. What is better than being in the political center of the U.S. for this big happening? I wanted to feel and be a part of the circus.
The Republican and Democratic conventions were the first biggest political events to occur when I came here. If they had been here in the District, I would definitely have done what I could to be there – or at least stay outside and talk to people. How the speakers are treated reminds me of Hollywood-stars. They talk to the audience as if they were in a church in Harlem. The speeches reminded me of gospel sermons when I listened to them, and when I saw how the audience reacted.
It is also strange to me that Michelle Obama and Ann Romney get their own speeches. You rarely see a picture of the Norwegian prime minister's wife in the Norwegian media. She never talks to the press. The prime minister talks to the people about politics and not his personal life. I understand that the wives speak because they want to show that the candidates are more than political figures. They are also fathers and people who care and have feelings.
I actually met Bob Schieffer, the moderator of the last debate, just a few days before he went to Florida. Because he spoke to me and other students at American University. It was even more interesting for me to watch this debate because Schieffer told us how he prepared. We also got the opportunity to provide questions he could use for the candidates. In the end, both Obama and Romney got off topic about foreign policy and focused on the American economy. There were no doubt both of them tried to reach the undecided voters in the middle.
The candidates' family members came up on the stage as soon as the debate was finished and showed their support. It took me some time to get use to this. I feel that I know more about Romney and Obama's family than any politician's family in Norway.
On Election Day, I woke up at 5 am. I wasn't supposed to get up before 8 a.m., but I was so excited. It's the first and maybe the last time I will be in this country for an election, and I had so many questions. How will people act? How will they celebrate? How will they act when the polls close and the votes get counted? And, of course, who will be the president the next four years? While walking in the city that day, I felt the city was different. People were saying "happy Election Day" to each other. People also talked more about politics than usual. They shared their voting experiences. Some people had to wait up to four hours in lines outside the polling booths.
I spent the evening at an election night party at Bohemian Caverns on U Street. I got there around 6 p.m. and luckily got a seat. It got crowded real quick, and everybody paid attention to the TVs. When the new polls came in, people became really engaged. They were cheering when they were satisfied and screaming out in frustration if they were not happy about the results. I felt excitement and tension the whole night. At 11:25 p.m. when the polls from Ohio came in, Obama got 274 electoral votes and was re-elected as president. People went crazy where I was. They were giving each other kisses and hugs and started screaming. The DJ turned the volume of the music up, and everybody started dancing. Some of the guests ran out to the street. Cars honked and were driving back and forth. "Four more years, four more years!" resounded through U Street the rest of the night.
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After having no success in installing an earlier version of ZD 7.1, and after receiving no forum answer on how to fix the problem, I decided to try the latest version, mostly because it is now supported by VMWare.
Before uninstalling my old version, I thought I'd try to install ZD 7.1.4 on a VM in VMWare Workstation 6.5.4. When I run zdrun.vbs, I get the error:
There is no log file.Script: C:\Program Files\Zimbra\Zimbra Desktop\win32\zdrun.vbs
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There is another unanswered post about this problem--Error when starting Zimbra, refuses to run--so I am starting a new thread.
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I could find very few requirements other than 512MB memory and 200MB disk space. What, if any, other requirements are there? What is causing this error? How do I fix it? I want to get this working in the VM before I destroy my existing installation and install the new version. I have exported all mailboxes.XP Pro Sp3
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OK, I solved this and am leaving this thread up for others having the same problem.
In the Event Viewer->System, there is an error that is the likely cause:
A Google search reveals that this error is caused by the Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable not being installed and that you have to install it AND SP1:SideBySide Error None 32 N/A Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC80.CRT could not be found and Last Error was The referenced assembly is not installed on your system.
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I first came across the 2008 versions of this and installed them and they did not prevent the error. I uninstalled both of them and installed the 2005 versions and it now works perfectly! For the first time in years, I can now send emails, not just receive them, from my free Yahoo accounts from ZD.
Frankly, I can't believe that: A. there was no mention of this requirement in the installation document, B. that a version as old as 2005 is required and that it won't run with a newer version, and C. no one could tell me this when I had the problem before. Someone needs to fix this.


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Many of us drive by them every day: electronic billboards that advertise different products and companies. You may have noticed an advertisement of a different kind: Crime Stoppers 'wanted' mugs.
Crime Stoppers Coordinator Rich Gambini said, "We keep the pictures out there through the television media and computers and of course now we have this wonderful device electronic billboards."
Winnebago county now has seven electronic billboards—they added four more a few months ago.
CrimeStoppers will put up suspects in serious crimes like murder. The most recent suspect is Luis Anaya (read more here). Anaya has been wanted for murder since November 12th and Crime Stoppers says it has received tips on Anaya and other suspects because of the billboards.
Gambini said, "We've got people who have been captured and turned in, in fact, out of state also."
Loves Park resident and driver David Nelson notices the billboard while he drives.
Nelson said, "I think anything Crime Stoppers can do to bring their program forward is well worth it. Everybody keep your eyes open and notice these things because it's just something we can do to help."
It's a service that's alerting the community to make it a safer place.
Lamar Advertising installed the billboards and pays for the Crime Stoppers ads to run as a public service.
Here's what some of you are saying about electronic billboards on Facebook. Elizabeth says she thinks they're a great idea and adds "They provide an opportunity to talk to kids about the consequences of bad choices. My nine-year-old son asked me 'why is that guy's picture up there?'"


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Born on Aug. 1, 1965 in Reading, Birkshire, England, Mendes was raised by his father, James, a former university lecturer and his mother, Valery, a children's books author. When he was three, his parents divorced, leaving him with his mother, who moved to London, though he did manage to see his father on weekends. Not an especially good student, Mendes spent the early part of his youth excelling at sports, particularly cricket. But by the time he reached 16, Mendes began taking his studies more seriously. After graduating from the all-boys Magdalen College School, he attended the University of Cambridge, where he directed his first play, David Halliwell's "Little Malcolm and His Struggle A... Continue Bio >>
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Andrew Strauch, the director of product innovation and marketing for MRIS, talked to us about the overall growth in the market.
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"With respect to the overall economic activity we have had here cushioned by a lot of the government work and jobs, what has happened basically over the last couple of years is the sellers are back in the market because some of the prices have come up and so a lot of them are not as underwater as they used to be so they have more freedom to make the decisions to sell," said Strauch.
Right after the crash it was very difficult for people who were even qualified to get a mortgage. Is that starting to ease a little bit?
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One of the things that started to disappear in the 2008 crash was the jumbo mortgage.
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Are there still bargains to be had or things that have been on the market a little longer to find a deal?
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text: Home Politics The CPAC Race 'Chaos' Had a Silver Lining A debate breaks out at a conservative gathering over "disenfranchised" whites and slavery. Progress? By: David Swerdlick Posted: March 19 2013 3:49 PM 0 Poster for a Tea Party group participating in race panel (David Swerdlick) (The Root) -- Before you call me crazy for trying to find the silver lining in the storm clouds that hovered over the "Race Card" panel last Friday at CPAC, keep one thing in mind. I was there. And it definitely was, as first covered by Talking Points Memo's Benjy Sarlin, a "shouting match" that had its share of tense moments and was met with "dropped jaws," as reported by the Daily Beast's Caitlin Dickson. But it also wasn't quite the race-baiting free-for-all that it started to sound like after some of the secondhand coverage. Still, you could also see it as a baby step for a small group of activists who showed up -- in theory, at least -- to hear how to "Trump the Race Card: Are You Tired of Being Called a Racist When You Know You're Not One?" -- and instead got a firsthand lesson in why so many Americans feel there's a not-so-subtle racial undertone in contemporary conservative politics. When confronted with an audience member whose views could be described as white separatist, one or two people clapped approvingly and a few more registered only surprise -- but a lot of the Tea Partiers tried to shut him down and took exception to his comments. As Sarlin wrote in a follow-up on Monday, the outburst was met with "a shocked response from many attendees -- not applause or cheers." In a strange way, maybe that's a sign of progress. By now you've seen the video with KCarl Smith, creator of the Frederick Douglass Republicans, who gave a talk about the "four life-affirming values" of Douglass (respect for life, respect for the Constitution, belief in limited government and individual responsibility). Smith -- who talked to me last year at CPAC -- gives a riveting presentation, but he doesn't really address the bread-and-butter challenge facing Republicans: that in 2012, 93 percent of black voters, 71 percent of Latinos and 73 percent of Asian Americans voted for President Barack Obama. When he was wrapping up, Smith was engaged by Scott Terry about "young, white Southern males" being "systematically disenfranchised": Terry suggested that Douglass, the famed abolitionist and former slave, should have been grateful for "food and shelter" from his former master, and then made the equally jarring statement that in contrast to Douglass' appeal for cultural integration, he preferred Booker T. Washington's suggestion (made in 1895) that blacks and whites "be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress." And although it's muffled, you immediately hear the reaction from the rest of the crowd. There's a general surprise, and even a few notes of applause. But it seemed to me that there were more attendees who were alarmed by Terry and his associate, Matthew Heimbach (an organizer of the White Students Union at Towson University). When it was over, the debate continued in the hallway, with one woman angrily wagging a finger in Terry's face and shouting at him. Clearly, not everyone there was interested in being associated with an apologist for slavery. One Pennsylvania Tea Partier, Monica Morrill, almost seemed to pity Terry, describing him as "slightly confused" and saying that he "deserved a strong reaction to some of his outrageous comments." She hailed Douglass' "positive and unifying" message, and then made it a point to note that Terry "is part of a fringe group that has nothing to do with the Tea Party Patriots." But she also credited Terry with being "open-minded enough to speak with Carney [Smith, brother of KCarl] afterward, and to have a civil and respectful conversation, which I think is a start." For his part, KCarl Smith took a charitable view, saying that after all the dust settled, he tried his best to outline for Terry that Douglass influenced Booker T. Washington, and Washington's views didn't necessarily run counter to Douglass'. Right after the exchange in the video, Terry held forth on an assortment of topics, from affirmative action to the lack of diversity in Abercrombie & Fitch ads. He called slavery "a lot more complicated of an issue than most people are willing to discuss" -- then added that as a descendant of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, he's "not ready to throw all my ancestors under the bus." And if there was any doubt about his views, when asked if he thought that African Americans have the right to vote, he replied, "In Africa, they should vote all they want." But at this meeting, Terry's view was in the (ahem) minority. And the scene was something apart from what you normally think of when you think of a Tea Party event: At the nation's premier gathering of political conservatives, a group of mostly white Tea Partiers went to a seminar led by a black Republican and found themselves face-to-face with an advocate for racial separation. Whatever else you take away from the whole thing, the debate finally got beyond the same-old "Take your government hands off my Medicare." Does it mean that Tea Party motives are pure? Of course not -- it's a movement that's left people to draw their own conclusions about its agenda, because Tea Partiers have never adequately explained why they took to the streets to protest President Obama's "socialism" after quietly going along with the big-government program of George W. Bush: TARP, Medicare Part D, No Child Left Behind and the decadelong Iraq War. There were probably others at the event who agreed with Terry and were just too afraid to speak up. But at least as many people there were put off by Terry's remarks. It's a low bar, but one that an optimist might take as a good sign in today's polarized political environment. And for a movement that's defined mainly not by what it's for but by its opposition to any and all things related to Obama, it was a small step toward recognition that if the Tea Party wants to be considered separate from the separatists, then -- as Washington might have said -- it's going to have to pull itself up by its own bootstraps. 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