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I am just a simple sort of chap, retired in Sotogrande. What I cannot understand is how the spanish politicians seem to be able to breeze along, relaxed and smiling, when there are one million new unsold apartments out there, and 20% unemployment! Just what are they on? Can I have some?
- Charles Butler said...
Don't let appearances fool you, Sandy.
- dickthornton said...
I don't think they are scared - I think they assume that when the good times return the foreigners will flock back and mop up all the properties. But my own calculations here in Sotogrande indicate that the relative cost of Spanish properties has increased by a factor of 4. In order to get back on an even keel my advice would be that 1) all property prices are halved 2) Spain leaves the euro and devalues by 50%. This would put the properties back to 25% of their top price, and the Brits and Swedes and Finns and Germans would resume their holiday/retirement immigration policy. This maybe seems a bit extreme, but are there any other realistic scenarios...please?
- santcugat said...
I don't see how leaving the Euro would help people pay off their Euro-dominated mortgages.
As long as people continue to pay their mortgages, it doesn't really matter to the banks if real estate prices keep falling. The contracts here are draconian enough that walking away from an underwater mortgage isn't a very good alternative.
Dick - leaving the Euro is an impossibility (for the next decade at least) and would be devastating to Spain. Anyone thinking that leaving the very union that provides stability is beneficial is dreaming.
I read a few years back that Spain property rise and fall (percentage wise) almost exactly to the US housing prices...with a delay of 1 to 2 years. Its been a little over a year that US housing prices have plummeted, and I do not see the same thing in Spain. Furthermore, that graph that I saw (i believe it was on Eurointelligence.com) took Spain as a single country. Since Spain is part of the Euro, I would think that that graph would no longer remain valid.
But who knows, Spain is a bizarre beast, and the Spanish would prefer to drown holding the keys in their hand before lowering prices.
- Charles Butler said...
Let me see now... a de facto default on hundreds of billions of euros worth of covered bonds held outside of Spain, bringing the entire European banking system to its knees. Great idea! Why didn't I think of that?
With all due respect, something I find sorely lacking in foreign commentaries is an awareness that Spain is not a country three kilometres wide extending from Ayamonte to La Jonquera. Fortunately, the current government is not labouring under that illusion.
On the other hand, I too long for the days when a smiling, illiterate ninny in Islantilla would pitch up a wine and a tapa for 25 Canadian cents.
I read a good article (good cause me liked it! -- trying to write this with a Forrest Gump accent). here it is: http://news.kyero.com/2010/07/06/international-interest-in-spanish-house-prices/
I am in no way trying to promote another website, I have ZERO affiliation with it, or its author. Just sharing information I read and think you would all be interested in reading. Charles - if this is against your blog policy, I apologize and will refrain from doing it going forward. Cheers.
- Charles Butler said...
Ole Miss,
The effect you're seeing in both the US and Spain reflects the entry of foreign capital. House prices correlate very highly to current account deficits - even more than to interest rates.
What you're not getting is that the American model of house pricing is not very applicable here. Two things - cost of carry (suspecting that you are tempted to calculate the first interest payment on a 40 year mortgage as a permanent expense over the life of the dwelling) and the effect of purchases on housing stock. Americans do not buy second houses. They can't afford to because of property taxes. Virtually 100% of all US house purchases not accounted for by long term increasing population involve the sale of an existing dwelling. The total housing stock does not change.
In Spain, between demographic changes, foreigners purchasing (limited, but not zero, as it might be at this moment), the locals buying apartments on the beach or in their home town and failing to sell existing or inherited properties in order to do so because they are considered a better store of value than money, perhaps 50% (?) of house sales here actually reduce existing inventory.
In the US, this is a zero-sum game. In Spain, it is not.
And I just read your second comment...
No problem with posting links. The piece is infinitely better than the norm. Thank you.
He's right about Ministry of Housing numbers, but wrong about prices. Relative prices can be inferred from mortgage statistics, which are public. One caveat. He does not pretend to be talking about anything that is more than three km from the beach. Like I said before, the Spain that this blog deals with is a much bigger country than that.
- dickthornton said...
I bow to your wider and more educated view of Spanish economics. I would just make 2 comments - 1) at least my solution IS a real solution, even if it is extreme, and just maybe it is the first one anyone has seen, and 2) the penny does not seem to have dropped in the Spanish ruling classes that the only reason that the foreigners are here is that it is CHEAP!
Dick - your solution about exiting the Euro is NOT real (unless ALL members exit). It is insanity. I agree and also wish that the Euro would tank (my income is in foreign currency) but objectively speaking, it would fixate Spain as a 3rd world country, impoverish its people (remember Spain imports practically ALL of its energy, and consumer goods). The euro deminated mortgages can be resolved by changing them to pesetas, but the issue would be the 35% corporate debt in foregin currency AND the 100% government debt in Euros. You can change the rules internally, but if you are playing with a foreign investor you cannot. Furthermore, banks issue bonds, to foreign buyers, in euros. CHanging their balance sheet assets from Euros to Pesetas would be the kiss of the death.
I´m sorry, but you´ll still need to pay 1 euro and change for that caña.
- dickthornton said...
Yes, you are right. I was just trying to imagine a scenario where the million apartments get sold and occupied, and the 20% unemployment shrinks to 5-10 %. If things stay as they are, I cannot see any of that happening.
- Charles Butler said...
I dunno, Dick. A quick look shows the lowest unemployment rate ever in Cadiz province to have been about 13% in both 2006 and 2007. That nonsense should tell you what to make of the 20 percent for the entire country.
- dickthornton said...
I guess you are saying that the black economy will give a lot of people jobs, so from that point of view, life can still go on. But what about all those apartments? The type of foreigner they are aimed at is just not coming any more now that Spain is no longer cheap! Are they just going to stand empty, monuments to local town planning and bankers stupidities? My original idea has been proved to be silly. Anybody out there got a better one?
Dick - I´m with you on discounting the apartments 50%, but not on the devaluation idea or leaving the euro. I had it out with Charles on the discount idea already in another post. From the property owner standpoint, if individual, they will be better off holding onto the empty apt, as they are still personally liable for the mortgage value. From a corporate owner (inmobiliaria, constructoras) they are better off giving it to banks, who have, so far, kept the highest value on their balance sheets.

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Retailers large and small will start sales around dinner time on Thanksgiving Day -- with a few offering doorbuster deals early Thursday morning -- trying to lure shoppers into stores and away from the table.
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This year, Kmart announced it would open at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving -- angering some consumers who said it was a violation of the holiday -- and stay open for 41 hours straight. Old Navy stores will also open for Thanksgiving morning, at 9 a.m., and Toys R Us opens at 5 p.m. -- three hours earlier than last year.
Walmart bumped up its Thursday opening from last year by two hours and will start doorbusters at 6 p.m., and Target opens at 8 p.m., an hour ahead of last year. Macy's and Kohl's open at 8 p.m. -- the first Thanksgiving appearance for each. Old Navy plans to close briefly Thursday before most stores reopen for Black Friday; other stores will stay open around-the-clock.
"People are past the notion of waking up at 4 in the morning (on Friday) and crawling out of bed to go shopping," said Gidi Fisher, chief executive officer of PoachIt, an online coupon service and price tracker. "It's easier to get to the store Thursday night."
Target says its Thanksgiving opening allows customers more flexibility.
"We are making it easier for guests to build a Black Friday ritual that works for them," said Target spokesman Matias Cavallin.
Even if it means forgoing a second serving of pie, shoppers will show up, experts say. Many consumers still look forward to the adrenaline rush of battling for a parking spot and arriving first in line, said Andy Werner, a retail specialist with Experian Marketing Services.
If trends continue, shopper turnout will be the strongest this year since the Thanksgiving creep began. According to the National Retail Federation, in 2010, 10 percent of shoppers were in the stores by midnight on Black Friday; in 2011, 24 percent were shopping on turkey day. Last year, 28 percent -- more than 35 million people -- shopped on Thanksgiving. The early store openings contributed to record holiday weekend spending last year -- $59 billion, about a 13 percent increase over the previous year.
"Stores are opening to millions and millions of people who want to shop off that Thanksgiving dinner," said Pam Goodfellow, a director for Prosper Insights & Analytics, which tracks national retail trends. "Retailers are only giving shoppers what they really want."
But not all shoppers are keen on the new hours.
"The more they do this and take away from the Thanksgiving holiday, the more I go to Amazon.com," said Bay Area shopper Mike Rodrigues.
This year marks the earliest opening ever for Vacaville Premium Outlets -- some stores open at 6 p.m. Thursday -- and shoppers are expected to line up long before that, said Maura Eggan, vice president of marketing. Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara will open most stores to shoppers at midnight, although a few retailers, including The Gap and Banana Republic, open at 8 p.m.; five years ago, mall shopping started at 7 a.m. Friday. General Manager Matt Ehrie said he expected higher shopper turnout than last year.
One person who won't be there is Brian Nelson. Outside a Sears store in Oakland on Wednesday, Nelson said he would wait.
"I will shop on Black Friday -- the actual Black Friday," he said. "Not Black Thanksgiving."
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Kmart 6 a.m.
Old Navy 9 a.m.
Toys R Us 5 p.m.
Best Buy 6 p.m.
Sports Authority 6 p.m.
Vacaville Premium Outlets 6 p.m. (select stores)
Walmart 6 p.m.
Dick's Sporting Goods 8 p.m.
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Kohl's 8 p.m.
Macy's 8 p.m.
Office Depot 8 p.m.
Office Max 8 p.m.
Sears 8 p.m.
Staples 8 p.m.
Stoneridge Shopping Center 8 p.m.
Sun Valley Shopping Center 8 p.m.
Target 8 p.m.
Westfield Valley Fair 8 p.m. (select stores)
Thanksgiving shopping gains popularity
Shoppers who were in the stores by midnight:
2010 --10 percent
2011 -- 24 percent
2012 -- 28 percent (more than 35 million people)
Who shops on Thanksgiving?
Millennials -- 36 percent of holiday shoppers ages 18-34 hit the stores on Thanksgiving last year
Why shop early?
-- Consumers say they want to spread out their spending, pick up hot-selling items such as the latest XBox and beat the weekend crowds
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MARIETTA - Twin brothers Jacob and Ryan Hill of Marietta are trying collect as many votes as possible in the hopes of winning a wheelchair accessible van they say would make their lives a whole lot easier.
Jacob and Ryan, 14, were diagnosed at the age of 2 with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a progressive disease that eventually affects all voluntary muscles.
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Twins Jacob, left, and Ryan Hill, right, show new friend Harmony Smith, 14, of Waverly how they use the McDonald's WiFi to cast a vote in the Mobility Awareness Month contest to win a wheelchair accessible van. The 14-year-old Hills, who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy, are using a 2000 Dodge Ram without a wheelchair lift to transport them and their electronic wheelchairs, but are hoping to accumulate enough votes to win a new van.
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Thursday, 06/22/1995
Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua, NY
Soundcheck: Funky Bitch, Ginseng Sullivan, Dog Log, Shaggy Dog > Jam, Acoustic Army
Set 1: SampleSample in a Jar, SOAMuleScent of a Mule, Ha Ha Ha > DividedDivided Sky, GuelahGuelah Papyrus, It's Ice, Strange Design, Maze, Cavern, Sweet Adeline
Set 2: ThemeTheme From the Bottom -> Jam -> Tweezer[1] -> TweepriseTweezer Reprise
Encore: Acoustic Army, WMGGWWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps
[1] Fish on vacuum.
· Dave's Energy Guide tease in Maze
· My Generation and Rift jams in Tweezer
Noteworthy Jams: Theme From the Bottom, Jam, Tweezer (highly recommended), Tweezer Reprise (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 5.63
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Maze included a brief Dave's Energy Guide tease. This 40-minute Tweezer, which is known as "The Fleezer," contained a My Generation jam, Rift teases from Mike, and, at one point, a Fish vacuum accompaniment. In the soundcheck, Funky Bitch was performed as the blues version and Dog Log ended with the AC/DC Bag intro.
Song Distribution:
4 A Picture of Nectar
3 Stash
2 Hoist
2 Rift
1 Billy Breathes
1 Junta
1 The White Tape
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This show was part of the "1995 Summer Tour."
Is the hour of music contained within the second set a successful outing for the Phish from Vermont? I can't really say. On one hand: HOLY SHIT! 20 minute Theme?!? 45 minute Tweezer -> Tweezer Reprise?! On the other hand: What?... With the benefit of hindsight, this is a really interesting set to listen to. It shows a band that had reached a point where they could comfortably do pretty much whatever they wanted on stage and get away with it. Including, but not limited to, only playing three songs and jamming two of them out for way longer than normal.
I'd call Theme From the Bottom proper mediocre at best, but the post jam and segue into Tweezer (Fishman mistakes notwithstanding) are really nice. This monster Tweezer, just like the Mud Island version, has lots to love, and lots to... feel otherwise about. Personally, I didn't *hate* any of it, but it wasn't a full 40 minutes of mind = blown. My favorite portion is right after the My Generation jam and the subsequent build into the vacuum jam/chaos. (I don't like the My Generation jam at all, though. It's just awkward.) Had they segued into Rift when Fish then Mike fell into that groove, I'd have been a happy camper. It's not even that I dislike the jamming after Rift fails to catch, I just didn't need any more at that point and Fish and Mike really had it grooving.
However, all of that said, had I witnessed this in person, I don't think I would have responded particularly well. Nobody goes to Phish shows to see four guys go on stage and wank for an hour. Because, if these long excursions are anything, they're self-indulgent. I think their ability and rate of success when it comes to these XXXL jams increased tremendously with time (Cypress Rock and Roll, IT Ghost, and IT 46 Days immediately come to mind), but at this point, they just weren't something I'd necessarily want to witness. Of course, as I said earlier, it is fun to listen back from our current vantage point and be able to hear these anomalies within Phish-lore.
But what are my words worth? Now that this set has been released as filler on the Blossom '95 archival release, you no longer have an excuse for having not heard it. Take a listen and decide for yourself! At the very least it will be a pretty wild ride!
This show was advertised as "Space Jam", no? I can't find the flier / poster now.. But it's out there somewhere.
This Tweezer isn't as held together as Bozeman, Tahoe or Mesa, or even Jones Beach or Mud Island. But it's a lot more listenable than Bangor, which they released on their career defining A Live One. Not to mention a few dozen other jams that were actively confrontational in their off kilterness.
Think of it more like Phish are fans of free jazz, psychedelic rock and the ambient stylings of Brian Eno and Aphex Twin.
I'm guessing that in Phish's minds, they were giving you a great gift. If it was my first show, maybe I'd be turned off. But if I knew the deal I'd have been ecstatic to see a show where Phish was comfortable enough to get this knotty and weird. Certainly more happy than seeing 10 songs that differ from previous versions solely in how well they were executed.
Bozeman is the Forever King of experimental Tweezers, but the June 95 versions are no slouch. This is just what they were doing with the song at the time. The first 6 Tweezers of summer tour add up to nearly 3 hours of music. In today's era, you'd be familiar with Mud Island and Salt Lake City. In 1995? You might not have even heard Bozeman and Bangor and Mesa and MSG yet, and your vision of a weird Tweezer might be confined to Bomb Factory and Big Birch from earlier in 94, possibly even stretching it all the way back to Louisville 93!
Did someone say there's a board of this show? That should be interesting!
C+ average great first set.
A+ thank you for trusting us Phish 2nd set.
Set I was alright, but nothing special. Mule at points seemed like a train ready to derail but was still enjoyable. Ha Ha Ha > Divided Sky is an interesting choice. After It's Ice (which sounds like it features a vacuum solo), Strange Design is a great way to let off steam, and a raging Maze turns it right back up to 11. Cavern and Sweet Adeline were played and sung great, as always. A great first set and a solid 8/10, but there's nothing that really stands out.
Set II is obviously the main attraction here. Theme from the Bottom is solid as well, and evolves into a small interesting little jam until Trey takes us into Tweezer. Let's break down this 40 minute behemoth.
The opening composed segment of Tweezer almost seems like it's going to fall off and derail at any point as well. Fishman can never seem to be right on target, and (in my copy at least), there are way too many annoying push/pulls in the rhythm. Around 5 minutes in, Trey screams for "NEEZA! EBENEEZA!" Page side is most definitely rage side until Trey breaks into some heavy Zeppelin-esque riffs around 12 minutes in. This escalates into a solid type II jam for a little while until...
It starts getting a little weird with a bluegrass-y jam on the Who's My Generation around the 20 minute mark. Trey sings as Page just hammers the keyboard until it begs for mercy. Immediately after they finish jamming My Generation, they slow the tempo down a lot and go into more type II jamming. Fishman has some great echo-y hi-hat rolls as Trey and Mike lead this part of the jam. Around 29 minutes, they go into some scary, dark, effects-laden jamming accompanied by screaming from what sounds like Mike and Fishman. Trey and Page go crazy with effects - sounds like air horns and raid sirens going off. Fishman just hammers the ride cymbal and toms and at one point, someone begins to play the vacuum.
Around 35 minutes, Trey and Page begin to form actual notes and melodies again. Page and Mike lead a small jam here, with Fishman accompanying them with tasteful work on the hi-hat and wood block. Around 38 minutes, Trey comes back in and lightly jams with Page. The finale of this epic Tweezer finishes with Fish playing a weird rhythm and gradually slowing into...
Tweezer Reprise to roaring applause. Fishman is bouncing off the walls and begins playing even before Page and Mike come in. He exits and waits for Mike's bass bombs, and comes right back in. Right before the final "step into the freezer"s, Fishman plays some great triplet snare rolls.
This encore is the only thing to me that holds this concert back from being one of the all time greats of 95. After the massive Tweezer and energy of Tweeprise, where do they go from here? Unfortunately, they blow it with Acoustic Army, and it's met with screaming and lots of shushing from the crowd. At one point, they begin clapping along and I even think I heard a firecracker? While My Guitar Gently Weeps comes afterwards, and while another good song, what were they thinking? They killed all the energy from set II!
Final thoughts: Set I was solid but doesn't really stand out. Set II features the incredible 40-minute Tweezer into a screaming Tweezer Reprise. Everyone should seek out set II, but the encore ruins any energy that was still left over. 8/10.
Of course the reason for giving this show a listen is the second set Tweezer (FLeezer). A bit spaced out a times but good fun.
That being said the first set has a great feel to it. It is almost as if while listening to the first set it becomes obvious that the second set is going to be strange. A classic ScentOAM and a great It's Ice.
If you listen to the recording at a couple times you can hear people yelling to "play another song!" during the second set. Kinda funny.
If I recall correctly it was a beautiful evening in Canandaingua. The line of traffic for this show stretched far from the venue all the way of the main street in town. Kinda shut the town down for the evening.
After this show, the rumor goes anyway, Canandaigua said that Phish would never be allowed back. And this was the last time they played at this venue until 2010. Oddly enough almost 15 years to the day (they returned on 6/29/2010).
Absolutely worth a listen.
i have listened to this 2nd set many, many times and i actually do enjoy it. sure i may zone out during the 29-35min marks during the 'noise' section of the Tweezer, but overall i do enjoy listening to this set. knowing my affection for this set NOW, i can say it would have been cool to see it live.
i CANNOT justly say that i would have enjoyed being present hearing it live and for the first time. especially if this would have been the only show i saw during the tour.
just my thoughts....
I will always be a greater phan on the shorter jams that have one long dynamic build. This show seemed more like attending one of their practice sessions.
I have not heard this show since I was there.
But I hope we're allowed to be critical, in a peaceful and constructive manner, about the band we all obviously LOVE on this site. I'm not trying to be a drag, offensive or a bummer but.....
After 14 shows, this one left me actually hurt. I mean, my feelings were so hurt after this show that I have not seen Phish since. (Now, that may change Summer '13! I'll admit right here: the boys are back ) But, back to '95......
Personally, I felt the band was giving us the finger, musically, in the 2nd Set. They had an hour + to give us the Phish I had grown to LOVE....instead, they gave us nonsense. I only remember it being tedious, sheer chaos. I am not, again, trying to offend those of you who are fans of this show. To each their own, you know?
Did the band do some serious *partying* backstage? That's what it seemed like. I had never, EVER heard Fishman's tempo waver, but at the start of Tweezer, he was pullin and pushing so much...I had no idea if it was intentional, for some reason, or if the guys just had "one too many" of....something.
And that's just it...was this intentional musical experimentation that went awry? Or....was it a band just too inebriated to even play? Honestly, I don't know. Maybe no one does, but thank goodness, these days are gone and I've had 18 years to lick my wounds, and fall back in love with the band.
Let's hope for a killer '13


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There's an open seat on the Richmond County School Board and three people want to fill it. Johnny Hatney's qualified to run for the Augusta Commission, and now someone has to fill the remainder of his term for super district 9. News 12 sits down with two of the candidates and a mother, who hopes they can make a difference.
Balancing work and making phone calls to the Richmond County Board of Education about her son's bus route, Brandie Sterling's gotten good at not getting answers.
"So, I had to physically go down to the Board of Education and stand there in the hallway and say somebody's gonna talk to me," Sterling said.
Brandie doesn't understand why it went so far. But a vacancy on the school board could mean change if she needs to contact them in the future.
"So, if a parent chooses to come directly to the superintendent's office or try to reach a board member, they have that option. They ought to be available and my commitment to the public is I will be available to hear their concerns," A.K. Hasan.
"I will not neglect them by no means. I'm there for them and to be a spokesman in the boardroom," said Robert Anderson.
A spokesman to ensure safety for children, Reverend Robert Anderson is a Baptist minister running for super district 9.
His opponent, A.K. Hasan, is a past school board president. Both agree communication is a big issue among others.
"I would like to attract quality teachers to Augusta-Richmond County and promote vocational education in public school," said Anderson.
Anderson also agrees with panic buttons and bus monitors, both issues addressed by the current members. Hasan says he'd like to change a new policy started this fall, possible jail time for parents and students with too many unexcused absences.
"I think the idea of locking up parents or incarcerating parents for children misbehaving is sort of a misnomer," said Hasan.
Brandie says too many false promises in the past. She's just hoping these candidates will follow through.
"Prove it, because I should be able to call Larke's office and get a response from him and I didn't," Brandie said.
The election will be November 8. Robert Howard, Assistant Director of Augusta Parks and Recreation, is the other candidate running. He did not return our calls.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The owners of California Chrome are putting all their hopes into the 3-year-old chestnut colt to win Saturday's Kentucky Derby.
After all, he's the only horse they own.
California Chrome, based at lesser-known Los Alamitos racetrack in suburban Los Angeles, is the early 5-to-2 favorite for the 140th Derby with good reason. He has won four straight races by a combined 24¼ lengths under Victor Espinoza, who won the Derby in 2002 with War Emblem.
"He's so light on his feet," Espinoza said. "He just does things so easy and makes my job easy."
California Chrome's owners, Steve Coburn and Perry Martin, are no Kentucky blue bloods. They're a couple of working stiffs who live near Reno.
A trainer called them "dumb asses" for getting into the racing game, inspiring the duo to put the letters DAP on their silks, which stands for Dumb Ass Partners.
"We're going to go down in history," Coburn predicted.
California Chrome is the product of an $8,000 mare and a $2,500 stallion. He's earned more than $1 million already, making it somewhat easier for Coburn and Martin to turn down a pre-Derby offer of $6 million for a 51 percent stake in the horse.
"We've been blessed with this colt," Coburn said. "The first time we saw him, we knew it was going to be something special."
At 77, Art Sherman, a longtime trainer who has worked at Bay Meadows and Golden Gate Fields and oversees California Chrome, would be the oldest trainer to win the 11/4-mile race. His colt would also be the first California-bred to wear the garland of red roses in 52 years.
"He's feeling good, and he's doing good," Sherman said. "He's coming up to this race right."
Rosie Napravnik wants to grab history, too.
No female jockey has won the Derby, although she came closest -- fifth last year. Napravnik will ride 20-1 shot Vicar's In Trouble. Her husband, Joe Sharp, works closely with the colt as assistant to trainer Mike Maker.
"The story would almost be too good if we won it," she said.
Wicked Strong is the early 6-1 second choice. The colt is named for the victims of last year's Boston Marathon bombings and is trained by Jimmy Jerkens, who has his first Derby horse.
Trainer Todd Pletcher has four horses in the Derby -- Danza and Intense Holiday are both 8-1 while his other two are longer shots, 30-1 Vinceremos and 50-1 We Miss Artie. Danza is named for actor Tony Danza, who planned to attend the Derby.
Three-time Derby winner Bob Baffert is down to 20-1 shot Chitu (with jockey Martin Garcia) after scratching early second favorite Hoppertunity because of a minor foot problem.
"California Chrome has proven he's a really good horse," Baffert said, adding, "There's a lot of parity in this field. Everybody might have a chance."
Ridden by Napravnik and breaking from the far 13th spot, the favorite in the $1 million race for 3-year-old fillies earned her fifth win in seven starts. The Steve Asmussen-trained Untapable ran 11/8 miles in 1:48.68, the race's second-fastest time, and paid $4.
Empress of Midway, partly owned by Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, was scratched after flipping in the gate.


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The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's basketball team hits the road for its final two games of the 2012-13 season, beginning with a contest at Northwestern State on Thursday night. The Islanders have won back-to-back games and are 4-2 in their last six league contests.
• The Islanders have one of the youngest teams in Division I, with an average age of 20 years, six months, 3 days heading into today's matchup. There are no seniors on the team.
• Will Nelson was named Southland Conference Player of the Week on Monday after scoring 23 points in each of the Islanders' victories. He went 14-for-17 from the floor.
• Johnathan Jordan set a new school record in assists, as he now has 147 on the season. The sophomore broke his own record, set last season, of 138 dimes.
• The Islanders bench has been on fire as of late, averaging 32.3 points per game over the last seven. The bench has gone 93-for-195 (.477) from the field over that stretch.
• Sophomore Nate Maxey has tied the school record with his 53 blocks on the season, matching the total by Chris Daniels in the 2006-07 campaign.
• Texas A&M - Corpus Christi is ineligible for the postseason because of poor results in the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate. No Islander who has played under Wilson had anything to do with the subpar score.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi will take on Northwestern State for the ninth time in the Islanders era on Thursday, with the two teams tied in the series. The Islanders are 2-1 against the Demons in Natchitoches and the Demons are 3-1 in the Coastal Bend. The Islanders also tallied a victory over Northwestern State in the Southland Conference Championship Game in 2007.
In the first meeting this year, just over two weeks ago, the Islanders fell behind big early, then saw their comeback effort come up short in an 82-71 loss to the Demons. Northwestern State led by as much as 22, but the Islanders trimmed it to single digits in the closing minutes. The Islanders placed four men in double figures, including career highs from Nate Maxey and Joy Williamson. For a full recap and box score, turn to page 2 of the notes.
Northwestern State is still in the hunt for the Southland Conference regular-season title, but it would need to win both games this weekend and have Stephen F. Austin lose both times. Likewise, with a win in either contest would give NSU at least second place and a first-round bye in the Southland Conference Tournament. The only way Northwestern State would finish third would be with two losses and an Oral Roberts win over Central Arkansas.
The Demons still sit atop the nation with their 82.9 points per game. DeQuan Hicks, who missed the Stephen F. Austin game, still leads the team in scoring at 14.2 points per game. James Hulbin (12.5), Shamir Davis (11.9) and Jalan West (10.6) all average in double figures for Northwestern State, with Hulbin's 6.0 rebounds leading the way.
He's only a sophomore, but Houston native Johnathan Jordan has been thrust into the role of leader on the young Islanders squad. Jordan led the Southland in assists per game in 2011-12, and was also among the leaders in minutes per game.
Jordan was outstanding as a distributor a season ago, but his growth as a scorer is notable. After averaging 6.5 points last year, the point guard has contributed 13.0 points per game, largely on his ability to get to the rim and the free-throw line. Despite his 5-foot-10 frame, he leads the team with 176 points in the paint and has hit a team-best 116 free throws, including a 12-for-13 performance at the line against McNeese.
Perhaps more impressive is Jordan's all-around game. His distribution is what he is most known for, and with 5.4 assists per game this year, he sits second in the Southland. He recently broke his own record for assists in a season, and now has 147 on the year. In league play, he has 97 assists to 43 turnovers. He is already fourth on the Islanders' career assist list, and with 285 career dimes, is more than halfway to breaking Brian Evans' career record of 493.
Jordan is also strong on the glass, having topped double-digit rebounds twice this season. He snared 11 caroms against SHSU for his third double-double of the year. He averages 4.8 rebounds per contest. He shows high on the stamina scale as well, where he leads the Southland at 36.4 minutes per game. In conference play, he is averaging 37.2 minutes despite not playing an overtime game. He is only 69 minutes from breaking Kevin Palmer's Islanders record.
The diminutive guard is one of the most athletic Islanders, as evidenced by his two slam-dunk contest championships, thanks to his 48-inch running vertical leap.
No newcomer on the Islanders roster came in with higher expectations than junior Will Nelson. The skilled wing was expected to play a major role in the team's offensive output, and he has shown on several occasions that he has the ability to fulfill those expectations.
Nelson has embraced the team role as of late, and his performance this past week resulted in him winning Southland Conference Player of the Week honors for the first time. Against Southeastern La., he had 23 points and nine boards, going 5-for-7 from the field and 12-for-14 at the line. He followed that up with a 9-for-10 performance against Nicholls, scoring another 23 and adding 12 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the year.
Nelson posted the first double-double for the Islanders this season with 24 points and 14 rebounds against Stephen F. Austin, going 9-for-17 from the field. He added his second double-double against Oral Roberts, when he had 18 points and 10 rebounds. He then posted double-doubles in both games last month at Nicholls and Southeastern La. His career high in points is 28, when he added eight rebounds against Houston.
The junior college transfer is averaging 13.5 points and 7.6 rebounds for the Islanders, both of which top the team. During league play, he has posted an average of 14.5 points and 8.2 rebounds.
Nelson is attending his fifth different school in the last five years. He took last season off of basketball to focus on academics at Dodge City Community College. Prior to that, he played a year each at Hutchinson CC and Baton Rouge CC after graduating from Port Allen (La.) High School.
The most physically noticeable player on the Islanders is 6-foot-11 Nate Maxey. The big man has one of the longest wingspans in the country with his 7-foot-10 reach, and he has already developed a reputation as one of the top shot blockers in the league.
He backed it up when he set a school record with nine swats against Houston on Nov. 25. He added six two weeks ago at Oral Roberts. For the season, he has totaled 53 blocks, matching Chris Daniels' record total from the 2006-07 Southland Championship season. He became the third player in school history (Daniels, Demond Watt) to top 100 blocks in his career, needing just 55 career games to get to 101 blocks.
The other play he has gained notoriety for has been when he is on the receiving end of an alley-oop, usually from fellow sophomore Johnathan Jordan. Maxey has finished off dozens of alley-oops this season. Maxey leads the Islanders with 41 dunks on the season, including five against Northwestern State.
In the game against the Demons, Maxey went 7-for-10 for a career-high 15 points. In addition to his five slams, the San Diego native added a pair of nice hook shots for his career day. He added six rebounds for a massive impact in his 18 minutes. He is 56-for-80 (.700) from the field on the season.
The Islanders have recently had strong performances off their bench. It had 32 points against Lamar, 26 against McNeese and then 34 at UCA. Then it erupted for 43 against Northwestern State, a season high. With 33 against Fullerton, 38 against Southeastern and 34 against Nicholls, the bench has posted at least 33 in four straight games.
The Islanders bench has averaged 31.6 points per game over the last eight. The bench has gone 93-for-195 (.477) from the field over that stretch. The Islanders' leading scorer has come off the bench each of the last four and in six of the last eight.
The Islanders' only true "big man" came to Corpus Christi along a path that took him from the Bahamas to Louisiana to Mississippi and finally to the Island University. Zane Knowles stands 6-foot-9 and 240 pounds to make him the most imposing big man on the team.
He battled through a handful of injuries at the beginning of conference play, and has recently upped his game. He had nine points and eight boards against Lamar, then followed that up with 10 points and seven caroms in the McNeese State game.
Last week, he had a pair of strong games in helping the Islanders to two victories. He played just 16 minutes against Southeastern La., but went 6-for-7 for 12 points, scoring the Islanders' first six. He added a 4-for-6 performance for nine points in just 11 minutes against Nicholls.
Knowles' finest game of the season came at Iowa, when he went 6-for-10 from the field for a career-high 12 points. He also notched a career-best 33 minutes of action and snared eight rebounds in a losing effort.
A native of Nassau, Bahamas, Knowles played sparingly as a freshman at Grambling before electing to move on to Pearl River CC, where he was a First Team Mississippi All-Star.


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When McKenzie Eckman's family brought her to Barton Memorial Hospital Jan. 18, they thought the diagnosis would be the flu or another common ailment.
They didn't expect the doctor to tell them that their 3-year-old had acute lymphocytic leukemia, and would need nine months of intensive chemotherapy to survive.
"I couldn't believe it. It's the one time you want your doctor to be wrong. The word 'leukemia' is like a death sentence. It's like saying your little 3-year-old - who's full of spit and vinegar and is active all the time --is going to die," McKenzie's grandfather and 37-year South Lake Tahoe resident Tom Incopero said.
The type of leukemia that affected McKenzie attacks lymphoid cells - or cells that produce immunity - and grows quickly, according to the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The National Cancer Institute estimates that out of the 6,050 people who will be diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia annually, about 60 percent of them will be younger than than 20 years old.
Since acute leukemia shares many symptoms with the flu, including aches, fevers, swollen glands and pains, it's easy to overlook the disease. So when McKenzie weakened and turned pale about two weeks ago, her family didn't think cancer was the culprit, Incopero said. After all, she'd been tap dancing on the stage at Harrah's Lake Tahoe in December.
"Two weeks ago, that little girl was outside playing. She got real weak and pale, but no way did we think leukemia was the cause of it. She's going to lose all her hair - her long, beautiful, curly hair," Incopero said.
The doctors at Barton told the family that they would need to drive McKenzie to the UC Davis Cancer Center - the closest facility to the South Shore that offers chemotherapy for children - weekly for almost a year for her injected chemotherapy. After that, she will continue taking a pill to fight the disease for the next two years.
The doctors didn't have an answer as to why the disease suddenly became active, Incopero said.
Incopero estimates that even with insurance the medical costs will hover around $600,000. McKenzie's parents, Misty Incopero and Tim Eckman, have both reduced their work schedules at Meek's in order to drive their daughter to and from Davis, Calif., four times per month.
To help them cover the expenses, employees at Meek's have organized a March fundraiser at the American Legion building in South Lake Tahoe. They've already received an outpouring of support from the community in the form of donations, Meek's window and contractor sales Brian Jeffery said.
"Meek's is a family-owned corporation. We're a family here, we spend a lot of time together and we're going to do everything we can to help," Jeffery said.
More than a dozen South Shore businesses have donated prizes for the silent auction that will take place in March. The event will also include live music and appetizers.
Incopero started the McKenzie Rose Eckman Cancer Relief Fund at the El Dorado County Savings Bank where he said people can deposit donations. So far the family has raised about $1,400, Incopero said.
McKenzie went outside Tuesday for the first time in almost two weeks, according to a post Eckman wrote on kenziescrusade.blogspot.com. The number of leukemia cells in her body is down to 6 percent and doctors have given her a 90 percent survival rate. But she's still not in the clear and the chemotherapy leaves McKenzie feeling weak and sick, her father wrote.
"I know my daughter --my 3-year-old champion --is the strongest rock in the universe. Her atoms are arranged so densely that it's able to form her shape. And she is by far the most precious gem this world has ever seen," Eckman wrote Tuesday.


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Topic: Prayer for the Day
My heart is heavy with thoughts of many right now, for those in special need today.
Dear Lord,
You know our friends so much better than I do. You know their sickness and the burden it carries. You also know each ones heart. Lord, I ask you to be with our friends now. Let your will be done in our friend's life. If there is a sin that needs to be confessed and forgiven, Lord, please help each to see his need and confess. Lord, I pray for our friends because your Word says I should pray for their healing. I believe you hear this earnest prayer from my heart and that it is powerful because of your promise. I have faith in you to heal our friends, but I also trust in the plan you have for their lives. Lord, I don't always understand your ways, and why our friends have to suffer, but I trust you. I ask that you look with mercy and grace toward our friends and their families. Nourish their spirits and souls in this time of suffering and comfort them with your presence. Let our friends know you are there with them through this difficulty. And may you be glorified in their life and also in those of their family.


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How to build and run the Openjdk Compiler Grammar workspace
By Yang Jiang on Oct 11, 2008
The Compiler Grammar workspace is a branch from the main Openjdk workspace. It integrates an Antlr parser which builds the same AST trees as javac does.
To build the workspace, you need the following prerequisites:
Antlr-3.1.1+ is needed. At the time this document is written, 3.1.1 is the latest version.
Click this link to download the file directly. Or go to the Antlr website to get the latest version. You need the "Complete ANTLR 3.1.1 jar", which contains the runtime, and the ANTLR tools.
You must have Ant installed and properly set up so you can execute the command "ant" under command line.
Go to the Ant website to download.
Mercurial (optional)
Mercurial is needed to get the latest source code. Or you can download the source archive from here.
You can download Mercurial from here.
Refer to this page for how to install and setup Mercurial.
Once you have everything installed and downloaded, you can start to build the workspace by following the steps listed bellow. It assumes that you are working on a linux or similar OS, although windows users should be able to build the workspace same way.
1) Create a work directory, for example "/workspace".
2) Place the downloaded antlr-3.1.1.jar under a "lib" directory, for example "/home/lib"
NOTE: At the time this document is written, antlr-3.1.1 is the latest version and the build file is configured to search for a file with the name "antlr-3.1.1.jar". You will have to change the file name accordingly in the build.xml if new antlr version comes out.
ALSO NOTE that the antlr-3.1.1.jar must be placed under a "lib" directory. You have to set the parent directory of that "lib" directory to the antlr.home property. In the case of "/home/lib", the antlr.home has to be set to "/home"
3) Go to "/workspace", run
hg clone http://hg.openjdk.java.net/compiler-grammar/compiler-grammar/langtools
this will download all the source into "/workspace/langtools"
Or optionally, if you don't have Mercurial installed, you can download an archived version of the workspace from here.
4) Create a new file "/workspace/langtools/build.properties" with the following content
boot.java.home = /absolute_path_to_your_jdk_home
antlr.home = /absolute_path_to_your_antlr_home
5) Go to /workspace/langtools/make, run
This will build the workspace.
6) Run the new javac. Go to "/workspace/langtools/", run
dist/bootstrap/bin/javac -XDantlrdebug=true -XDparser=antlr /path_to_any_dot_java_file
You should see "Parsing with antlr" printed out as a result of the -XDantlrdebug option. Also, try to set "-XDparser=default" to use the default javac parser.


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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Symphony Brownies (Treats For Co-Irkers)
This is a true story. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
Sally is a nice enough lady, considered a tad neurotic by some, but generally well liked among family and friends. She is thoughtful and kind and works hard to please those she cares about. Sally spends her days flitting about her kitchen, cooking and baking with passion and sharing her finished baked goods with those around her. She often sends a plate of goodies with her husband to share with the others he works with.
One particular Thursday morning, Sally got out her mixer at the crack of dawn. An internet recipe for zucchini cupcakes had caught her eye the day before and she couldn't wait to use a zucchini she'd saved for just this recipe. Sally preheated the oven to 350 degrees then set about measuring her flour, sugar, and oil. As she was filling her measuring cup with the correct amount of water, the telephone rang and Sally finished stirring together the cupcakes while she chatted on the phone. The cupcakes went into the oven and Sally headed to the computer, coffee in hand, to check her email. When the timer went off, she dutifully tested the cupcakes with a toothpick and noticed that they were more than just a tad bit runny. "No problem," Sally thought to herself. "I'll just leave them in a few minutes longer." Twenty minutes passes and our gal Sal has to accept the fact that she's royally screwed up this recipe somehow. As she recalls the sequence of the morning's events, she remembers that she'd been too freaking busy yacking on the phone to notice she'd used a two-cup measuring cup instead of a one-cup when she'd added the water to her batter.
Obviously inept at measuring but always a thinker on her feet, Sally decides to toss together a quick batch of brownies for hubby to take to work in the morrow. After all, she can't send him empty handed. A recipe for Paula Deen's Symphony brownies comes to mind and Sally admits to herself that these will go over better than those stupid zucchini cupcakes anyway.
She heads off to Walmart to purchase Symphony candy bars, brownie mixes, eggs, and a few other sundries and hurries home to begin baking again. As Sally unpacks her grocery bags she notices that some of the items she purchased are missing. A hint of a swear word delicately passes Sally's lips when she realizes that she's left a bag on the carousel at Walmart. She immediately drives back to the store fully expecting the missing bag to still be at checkout #9. The cashier recognizes her at once and knows exactly what she's there for. All Sally needs to do is go shop for those missing items again and when she returns to checkout #9, nice cashier lady will compare those items to the receipt and Sally could once again be on her way.
Sally lets a tiny cuss-bomb escape when she realizes that the receipt is back at home, already mingling with the coffee grounds in the garbage can, but she lightly spins on her heels and heads back home to retrieve it.
It appears that the employees at Walmart are timely at returning unpurchased grocery items to their shelves, for when Sally returns to the store for the third time, she must once again traipse through the store to fetch her eggs and Symphony bars. At this point, our normally level-headed Sally is now swearing at full speed. And she's walking as fast as she's cussing. Her left flip-flop catches on the floor tile and the eggs that Sally is cradling in her arm go flying.
Fast forward.
Sally's drinking wine now. The brownies eventually got made. They were runny in the center. The gang at work got the outer edges and Sally called it a day.
The end.
This is a Paula Deen recipe. You can find it here.
13 comments:
- John said...
Great blog, Maggie : ) Seriously! witty as always...and I'm not just seeking brownie points
- August 6, 2009 at 10:11 PM
- Barbara Bakes said...
LOL! I think we've all had days like yours...I mean Sally's! Great idea of the brownies!
- August 6, 2009 at 10:23 PM
- coffeegrounded said...
That gal, Sal, is a wonderful pal....or would be, should I meet her. Her sense of humor, and her candor for cuzzing is spot-on enjoyment. I should know, I slipped on those darned eggs as they flew and skidded clear across the dairy aisle, eventually careening into the milk freezer.
Call me, the attorney says we should learn to be REAL good friends, and if that fizzles, we can at least enjoy our nest 'egg'.
I love your blog!!!
- August 7, 2009 at 12:06 AM
- Mags said...
John... go Browns! May Bernie forever be #1 on your score card and #1 in your heart as well.
Barbara: I take such consolation in knowing that there are others out there who have flops in the kitchen... and so I thank you.
Coffee: Those who can, cook. Those who can't, cuss about those who can...lol. Thanks for your wonderful comments. So sorry you slipped on my yolks in the dairy aisle. Our attorneys will meet, they'll do lunch. I'll cook.
- August 7, 2009 at 12:36 AM
- Lauren said...
Sounds like a rough day! Glad the brownies worked out. :) They look fabulous!
- August 7, 2009 at 6:40 AM
- Mags said...
Thanks Lauren!
- August 7, 2009 at 7:28 AM
- Moogie said...
Welcome to my world Mags ... I mean Sally.
- August 7, 2009 at 8:17 AM
- Liesl said...
Oh my gosh, I have been making these brownies for years...I didn't even know Paula had made them!!! They are delicious!
- August 7, 2009 at 9:12 AM
Great Story! I had to follow the link from your comment on my wife's blog regarding the steak and the grill marks, (It's the first comment about something I did.) and was rewarded with a great story that started my day at work with a belly laugh.
"The big guy" AKA Gman
- August 7, 2009 at 9:37 AM
- June said...
Sal has my sympathy, but she sure as heck made me laugh today. Three trips to Walmart in one day has got to be pure torture! Love the brownies though. I've never been able to make them cause they always turn out like hockey pucks, but I'll sure give these a try.
- August 7, 2009 at 9:44 AM
- stephchows said...
Sally held her sh@t together much better than this little girl would have!
- August 7, 2009 at 10:16 AM
- Il Duche said...
Most excellent shopping experience - especially the cursing. I'm an admitted bomb dropper!
The brownies? I'm going to have to make them when I go back to work in two weeks.
- August 7, 2009 at 12:21 PM
- Mags said...
Moogie: Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed, does it.
Liesl: I know, aren't they good! And ridiculously easy if you don't count three trips to walmart...lol
Big guy Gman: Glad you got a chuckle out of it! Your wife has one awesome blog.
June: I feel your hockey puck pain. Mine are either hard as a rock or runny in the middle.
Steph: LOL! I felt like sh@t at the end of the day.
Duche: Cheers to a fellow bomb dropper!
- August 7, 2009 at 4:51 PM


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ENGINE – 5.0L – NEW TORQUE-TO-YIELD CYLINDER HEAD BOLT KIT AND NEW PROCEDURES – SERVICE TIP FORD: 1988 THUNDERBIRD 1988-91 CROWN VICTORIA 1988-95 MUSTANG 1991-93 THUNDERBIRD LINCOLN-MERCURY: 1988 COUGAR 1988-90 TOWN CAR 1988-91 GRAND MARQUIS 1988-92 MARK VII 1991-93 COUGAR LIGHT TRUCK: 1988-95 BRONCO, ECONOLINE, F-150-350 SERIES ISSUE: In 1992, the type of cylinder head bolts used on the 5.0L engines was changed to the torque-to-yield bolts. Depending on the build date of the engine, the 1992 model year engines came with either torque-to-yield bolts or standard torque, not a combination of the two (2). In 1993, torque-to-yield bolts were used on all 5.OL engines. ACTION: Refer to the following for proper bolt identification, usage and torque specifications. ^ The two (2) types of bolts being used are physically different. Refer to Figure 1. ^ The standard torque bolt is a non-flanged hex head bolt. ^ The torque-to-yield bolt is a flanged head bolt. ^ The two (2) types of bolts may be used on any of the 5.0L engines. ^ The bolts must be all the same style on each cylinder head. CAUTION: DO NOT USE BOTH TYPES OF CYLINDER HEAD BOLTS ON ONE (1) CYLINDER HEAD. EACH CYLINDER HEAD MUST HAVE ALL OF ONE (1) TYPE OF RETAINING BOLT: STANDARD TORQUE OR TORQUE-TO-YIELD. The torque-to-yield cylinder head bolts will be available only in a packaged kit (F3ZZ-6065-E). The kit will contain the following: Five (5) 7/16-14×3.94 Bolts Five (5) 7/16-14×2.49 Bolts One (1) 3/8-16×7/16-3.93 Stud One (1) Instruction Sheet (I.S. # 6605) Some applications use a various quantity of studs for fastening of items to the cylinder head. TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE NON-FLANGED STANDARD HEX HEAD BOLTS, TIGHTEN IN TWO (2) STEPS AS FOLLOWS:


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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Even without a vote planned, President Obama says Congress is close to making a deal. Congress has until midnight to reach an agreement.
The people we talked to are not worried about those automatic cuts and higher taxes. They want Congress to stop fighting and handle it.
"Now how the hell hard could it be? If someone wants $400,000 and somebody else wants $250,000, we settle on $300,000," said Financial Planner Joe Lafauci.
In the recent weeks, there has been lots of talk about tax increases, spending cuts and the "fiscal cliff."
"People are not investing right now because of fear of the 'fiscal cliff,'" Lafauci said.
Lafauci has worked as a financial adviser for years. He says this talk about looming tax increases and huge federal spending cuts is just talk.
"It is not a day goes by that we don't hear about the 'fiscal cliff.' Then we have this countdown clock going on," he said.
Others on social media and around town share his thoughts.
"It's really just government tinkering. They'll work something out one way or the other," said Harry Mercer.
Your tax returns will come back later than normal if a deal is not reached. Billions of dollars in transportation will be cut, which means higher fares.
Millions of people on long-term unemployment will lose their benefits if Congress doesn't reach a deal.
Meanwhile, people seem ready to toss Congress over that same cliff.
"This is just a bunch of politicians who can't seem to sort themselves out," retiree Michael Hollister said.
"They don't represent the people. They don't seem that concerned about the people, " said construction worker Edward Patterson.
"If we go over the cliff, then we're going to have to pay down some of the debt earlier rather than later," Lafauci said.
Click here to figure out the effect on your taxes using the Tax Policy Center calculator.


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Leon Hiebert was pastor of Andover Assembly of God (Generations Church A/G) from 1989 to 2009. He is a Viet Nam veteran who spent 10 years in the US Navy most of the time as a corpsman serving with the Marine Corps. A native of Belleville, Kan., Hiebert is semi retired and lives in Andover with his wife, Sharon. He is a school bus driver for USD 385, Andover, Kansas.
Scripture: Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked advance against me to devour or slander me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall.
3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident. (NIV)
Observation: There are many promises in the Bible that we would like to claim, however they are not for everyone. When the Lord is our light and our salvation and the stronghold of our life, THEN we can laugh at fear. If the Lord is not those things to us, there is good reason to be afraid.
When walking in the dark of night with a friend who has a flashlight, we trust them to keep the light on the path and we must keep our steps within the lighted area. To walk outside the light is dangerous. And so Jesus is our light and we must stay within the safety of His light.
Application: WITHOUT HIM I do not have the wisdom or strength to face the troubles that come my way. But WITH HIM I am more than a conqueror! When I walk within the light He shines on my path, confident of the salvation He provides, depending on His presence for my strength, I can walk without fear!
Prayer: Lord, How desperately I depend on you. You have already won the victory over every struggle and temptation I will face today! Amen
Pastor Leon
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- Sep 3:
- Los Gatos football: New coach, veteran talent this fall
- Sep 2:
- Mitty football: Defense is the key for Monarchs in the tough WCAL race
- Valley Christian football: Led by its star tailback, the sky is the limit
- Prospect football: Last year's Plan B becomes this year's Plan A
- Bellarmine football: New group of Bells ready to make a run at another WCAL title
- Westmont football: Goal is the same as always for Warriors--compete for league title
- Santa Clara Valley is--and has always been--a hotbed for QBs
- St. Francis football: Familiar name back as Calcagno steps in as head coach
- Harker football: Veteran receivers, a young QB keys to the season
- Saratoga football: Division's 'big 4'? Lugo thinks it's the 'big 5'
- Monta Vista football: Matadors may be small in numbers and size, but big on talent
- King's Academy football: Talented junior class the key for Knights' in their bid to rebound
- Cattolico leaves a legacy on the football field, and on report cards
Archbishop Mitty
Daniel Mendoza, big 6-foot, 265-pound offensive lineman won all-league first team honors in 2012 Kyle Evans, running back returns after winning all-league second team honors as a junior Chandler Ramirez, all-WCAL running back and linebacker returns for his senior season Dakari Monroe, talented junior defensive back won an all-league second team spot as a sophomore Drew Mount, a key returner in the defensive secondary
K.J. Carta-Samuels, talented quarterback was the junior of the year in the West Catholic Athletic League last season Austin Changras, all-league second team returner at wide receiver and linebacker Joe Castignani, key returner as an offensive tackle and linebacker Curt Calomeni, a tough returner at linebacker
Ray Ellis, a two-way junior lineman brings great size to the Bruins as a 6-foot-3, 260-pounder
Mitchell Dang, as a junior won all-league honors in the defensive secondary David Park, named one of four most outstanding linebackers in the El Camino Division of the SCVAL last fall
Del Mar
Brian Rosales, a returning all-leaguer moves from quarterback to tight end on offense
Ricky Teo, figures to be among the top quarterbacks in the area Sam Kanongata, picked as the all-league tight end in the El Camino Division
Kevin Moss, returns as a senior after an all-league season as a wide receiver, catching 39 passes for 586 yards and seven touchdowns
Bryan Erickson, talented wide receiver was an all-league first team pick in the De Anza Division last year Derek Rositas, inside linebacker was an all-league first team selection as a junior John Rak, a junior who won all-league recognition as a junior kicker
Eli Mosley, a powerhouse two-way lineman was an all-league second team pick on defense last season Tommy Druhan, a third year starter was the sophomore of the year in 2011 Alec Smith, senior wide receiver earned all-league second team honors a year ago
Matt McLaughlin, threw for 1,646 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior, winning all-league first team honors Matt Mohs, an all-league first team wide receiver as a junior Connor Anderson, tough two-way lineman earned an all-league first team spot on the offensive line in 2012 Eric Beauchamp, as a junior won all-league second team honors in the offensive line Tae Kim, the junior linebacker was the Mt. Hamilton Division's sophomore of the year last season
Iziah Gonzales, one of the area's top returning quarterbacks; won all-league first team honors as a junior Francisco Leon, a talented two-way line and second-team all-league pick last year Jessie Galvan, senior tight end won a spot on the all-league second team last year Jacob Hoekstra, a talented running back was an all-league second team wide receiver as a junior
Los Gatos
Nick Bawden, quarterback returns for his third varsity season after throwing for 1,636 yards and 12 touchdowns in an all-league first team season Joey Wood, the junior ran for 1,015 yards last season to become the sophomore of the year in the De Anza Division Jack Tittle, running senior linebacker was an all-league first team pick last season; grandson of former 49er great Y.A. Tittle Logan Chapman, three-year starter a standout wide receiver and kicker Bailey McNally, tough noseguard back for his third varsity season
Eric Day, returning all-league running back for the Vikings
Monta Vista
Justin Cena, comeback all-leaguer in the defensive secondary Faris Karaborni, won all-league first team honors in the offensive line last year William Major, named a most outstanding defensive back in the El Camino Division as a junior Ryan Manley, as a junior one of four most outstanding linebackers in the El Camino Division of the SCVAL
Joseph Londre, a big 6-foot-3, 230-pound tight end who won all-league second team honors last fall Phillip Lindofer, senior linebacker is a returning first team all-leaguer
Kevin Moon, talented running back/free safety was named to the all-league second team as a junior Angel Guillen, figures to be one of the area's top quarterbacks; won all-league first team honors as a junior Christian Nielsen, all-league second teamer is back at tight end and linebacker
J.J. Walters, named the outstanding quarterback in the De Anza Division last season after completing 295 of 451 passes for 3,503 yards and 39 touchdowns Grant Faylor, comeback all-league wide receiver caught 65 passes for 789 yards and seven TDs Davis Berryhill, three-year starter won all-league honors at linebacker last season and will move to running back this year Clark Rothenberg, returning center an all-leaguer last fall, back for his third varsity season Christian Lee, tough linebacker won all-league first team honors as a junior
St. Francis
Landon Baty, returning all-league first-teamer at running back and free safety Jack Casarez, a solid returner in the offensive and defensive lines
Valley Christian
Kirk Johnson, two-way starter at running back and linebacker was the sophomore of the year in the WCAL Charlie Nelson, big 6-foot-4, 280-pound two-way lineman was a second team all-league pick last year Tim Ryan Jr., a tough two-way lineman is 6-foot-1 and 245 pounds
Trevor Flint, senior quarterback won all-league first team honors in the Santa Teresa Division of the BVAL after throwing for 1,229 yards and 12 touchdowns Kyle Burch, returning as a three-year varsity starter; all-league second team linebacker Tommy Ly, an all-leaguer as a junior when he combined for nearly 1,000 yards rushing and receiving Nick Meyer, a senior returner in the offensive and defensive lines after an all-league second team season
Sione Longani Finefeuiaki, tough 'backer was the division's outstanding inside linebacker as a junior Delshawn Mitchell, one of the region's top running backs; named the De Anza Division's outstanding running back in 2012 Kenny Dipko, ranks among area's top quarterbacks Jimmy Leatiota, returning senior was an all-league first team lineman
Willow Glen
Luis Maciel, a powerhouse three-year starter in the offensive and defensive lines Hakeem Mays, an all-league first team running back as a junior


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To realize the vision of AMI infrastructure, the smart meter must:
- Communicate with other intelligent appliances inside the residence or enterprise. The strategy for providing this communication path varies from country to country and in some cases region to region. Zigbee has gained significant adoption in early trials. However, both Wi-Fi and HomePlug offer benefits for certain deployments.
- Communicate information securely across the network to preserve sensitive user information.
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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Monday, Feb. 4, 2013
WAGENER, S.C. (WRDW) -- Break-ins in and around the city limits have been plaguing Wagener for months and the people who live there are fed up. On Monday night, dozens filled the town council meeting tonight looking for a way to fix the problem.
The mayor opened the night by saying some people lost a lot, some people lost a little, but everybody was robbed of their sense of security.
"This is a lazy little sleepy town -- or it used to be," said Susie Navarro, who has lived in Wagener her whole life.
She says it's the kind of town where you could leave your doors unlocked and your windows down, but not anymore.
"In our church within a 2-mile radius, there's been five break-ins in the past month," she said.
Those break-ins have been happening all over town.
"He hit half the people in Wagener," said neighbor Ann Widener.
"In the last three months, intense, two or three times a week," said Mayor Michael Miller.
Everyone at the town hall meeting was looking for answers.
"I know some of the elderly people in town have been broken into and it's a concern for us because in our church we have some elderly, we have a lot of folks who are home alone, and young children, and I just want to stop it," Navarro said.
The mayor gave out motion alarms and the Wagner Police Department and the Aiken County Sheriffs Office gave out advice.
"Lock your valuables, put motion lights up, if you can , and just be vigilant," said Wagener Police Chief Jeff Key. "Watch out for your neighbor. Get to know your neighbor, see if your neighbor will watch for you."
He says if you hear or see something out of the ordinary, don't be afraid to call 911.
"There's no such thing as a silly call or something that's not important enough," Key said. "It's always important enough. If it's important enough for you to call, it's important enough for us to check it out."
The mayor says after months of fear and frustration, they hope they are sending a message not just to the citizens.
"I think those perpetrators know we ain't playing no more," Miller said.
Navarro says she just wants her hometown back.
"I want it to get back to what it used to be," she said. "We need our neighborhood back, we need our town back."
They made one arrest about two weeks ago and a lot of the break-ins have stopped, but one of the women said if there's one, then there are more out there somewhere, so they just want to be prepared. The mayor says the city has had a big problem with drugs and he thinks that's one of the reasons for all the break-ins.


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NEW BEDFORD — A 33-year-old city man has been charged with Friday's robbery of Continental Market in the North End, police said.
Stevens Diaz Hernandez of 5 Bonneau Court was arrested about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at 91 Pawnee Court in the Shawmut Village housing development, according to Detective Capt. Steven Vicente, head of the Major Crimes Unit. He is charged with one count of unarmed robbery, police said.
Hernandez grabbed an envelope filled with cash from a clerk at Continental Market about 2:50 p.m. Friday, Vicente said today. The clerk wasn't injured in the robbery.
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