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BENTON - Scott County's Web site will soon be sporting a new look.
"We're going to make a few changes to the county Web site," said Joel Evans, county developer, during the regular County Commission meeting Tuesday.
Evans said he had consulted with the Web site's vendor, Creative Design Group, regarding a downturn in the site's usage.
"There's just not that much use in the summer, other than the peak in April with the election," Evans said. The usage curve is comparable with those of other Web sites of this type, however.
Evans said commissioners "want the Web site to be a little more dynamic."
The new design will include more community events, pictures and articles from around the county as well as the ability to publish the new content as soon as it is received.
"The changes will really reflect the County Commission's desire to make the Web site an effective tool for marketing the county and for the dissemination of information to the county's residents and beyond," Evans said. "I think it will be a great communication tool for the communities of the county."
To achieve some of the changes, additional software will be needed but is available at a minimal cost using existing grant funds.
Evans said the changes, including "a whole new, fresh look to the opening page of the Web site," should be ready around the first of August.
In other Scott County news:
* Commissioners accepted the low bid of $8,895 from Rotolite of St. Louis for a color map plotter for the county's geographic information system.
Three bids for the plotter were submitted with the highest bid coming in at $9,099.
The plotter will allow the assessor's office to print a wide variety of maps using the GIS.
* The county's Emergency Management has been approved for a $4,000 Homeland Security grant to set up and train Community Emergency Response Teams.
The program will teach lay people to respond to all sorts of disasters so they can assist professional responders in situations where they are overwhelmed such as a major earthquake, according to county officials.
CERT members will be trained to first help their families and then their immediate community until professional responders arrive.
"Now we just need the people," said Joe Burton, Scott County E-911 administrator.
Evans, who is a state-level CERT instructor and has previously served on the state's CERT steering committee, said CERTs have been successfully set up in conjunction with schools, businesses and churches.
* Commissioners met with Burton and Sheriff Rick Walter to fine-tune a bid request packet and discuss the coming move of E-911 dispatching to the Scott County Jail.
Officials agreed to hire a dispatching supervisor but are still working out the details.
The bid, scheduled to be opened at 11 a.m. Aug. 2, includes modular desks for the dispatch workstations; PC-based radio dispatching consoles using radio over IP technology; digital voice logging; three computers and an upgrade to existing E-911 software and equipment.
A target date of Sept. 30 for the equipment to be moved and operational will be included in the bid specifications.
A $72,100 Homeland Security grant will cover about half of the cost of moving and upgrading equipment, according to Presiding Commissioner Martin Priggel.
Priggel said he believes the merger of the county E-911 and jail dispatching will provide better service for county residents and will eliminate the duplication of services.
* The sheriff is putting out a request for bids to provide the county jail with medical care. Bids will be opened at 11 a.m. Aug. 18.
Walter said the medical contract will be more cost effective.
While there are companies that specialize in jail medicine, Walter said anybody who can meet the specifications is welcome to bid.


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George Munford shovels snow off the front steps of his home Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Aaron Taylor may be mowing his grass now, but he'll be shoveling his sidewalk soon enough.
"It doesn't take much to throw down some salt, shovel it off," says Taylor.
But year after year, storm after storm, the city finds people who don't clear the snow.
"The amount of foreclosures we have, the amount of absentee landlords, it's a big problem," says Public Service Director Chad Gamble.
Gamble says the public service department already issues fines for unshoveled sidewalks. But a new ordinance on the table calls for even stricter rules.
"We want to be a safe city, a walkable, bikeable city no matter what time of year," Gamble says.
Under the new ordinance, the city will issue warnings if snow or ice is not shoveled within 24 hours of a storm. Gamble says those notices will be delivered by mail. The warnings will be deemed received after 48 hours of delivery. At that time, the city will remove the snow or ice at the owner's expense.
"For the first 20 minutes, with an administrative fee, it's about $115," Gamble says. "And then it's an additional $48 for every subsequent 20 minute interval."
Gamble says that fee will be added to property taxes. But before becoming law, city council still needs to vote on the measure. Councilmember Brian Jeffries thinks it'll pass.
"I think it's a fair and reasonable cost to take care of a really significant problem," Jeffries says.
"Especially on our block we have a lot of children, and a bus stop just up the street, so I think it's good," Taylor says.
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Bluegrass is one of the most malleable of country music's subgenres, played faithfully by legends like Del McCoury but pushed and pulled by everyone from radio stars like Dierks Bentley to jam bands like Yonder Mountain String Band.
The SteelDrivers lean toward the faithful approach on their latest album, Hammer Down, but add a pinch of soul to the vocals to keep the proceedings fresh.
Opening song "Shallow Grave" employs a wail from guitarist/vocalist Gary Nichols that rises high above the cold, cold earth mentioned in the lyrics. Guttural and full of emotion, Gary's delivery is an ear-tweaker, announcing loud and clear that Hammer Down won't string listeners along with banjo, mandolin and fiddle fireworks alone.
To be sure, that holy trinity of bluegrass instruments is well-represented, and mandolinist Brent Truitt's playing, on "Cry No Mississippi" in particular, is a revelation. But the project truly succeeds because of the various voices in The SteelDrivers, who consider their bluegrass to be one painted from a darker palette—which, at times, can feel a little too dark.
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CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Kimberly V. Mothershead, 53, passed away peacefully at her home Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her children.
She was born Jan. 22, 1959, in Springfield, daughter of Donald Edward and Kathryn Keller Vance Sr.
Kim was a 1977 graduate of Chaffee High School and graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 1982.
After graduation, Kim found her calling to teach children with mental and behavioral disabilities in Bloomfield, Sikeston and Kelly Public Schools. She was co-owner and Director of the Board at Don Vance Ford in Versailles, Mo.
Other civic endeavors include previous owner of Midwest Agri Chemico, First Missouri Terminals, Midwest Grain and Barge and AgriTrans trucking. She served on Senate Bill 40 Developmentally Disability Board in Scott County to distribute tax money to agencies serving the developmentally and physically disabled for seven years and two years as presiding officer. Kim also served on the Board of Regents at Southeast Missouri State University for six years, and two years as vice president of the board.
She was an active member of the Southeast Missouri State University Alumni Council. She was also involved in starting the Women's Walk for Athletics at SEMO. Kim worked hard to bring children's book authors and illustrators to local schools during her eight years of service with Y.E.L.L. (Youth Education Literacy and Learning) organization, previously serving as the president and vice president. She was also involved with the United Way Grace's Reading Program. Kim served on the Women's Safe House board procuring funds and assisting with securing policies that ensure security and living conditions for women in need. She has been a very active advocate and leader for the American Cancer Society the past nine years.
Kim was a certified scuba diver and was working to attain a sport pilot license.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson.
Survivors include: her mother, Kathryn Vance of Cape Girardeau; two sons, Russ (Trisha) Mothershead II of Owensboro, Ky., and Clay (Tiffany) Mothershead of Cape Girardeau; two daughters, Kathryn (Gregory) Sprengel of Dallas and Julie Mothershead of Cape Girardeau; a granddaughter, Amelia Mothershead; and a brother, Donald (Vickey) Vance Jr. of Marshfield.
She was preceded in death by her father, Donald Vance Sr.
Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29 at Southeast Missouri State University Wehking Alumni Center in Cape Girardeau.
A funeral will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 at First Baptist Church in Jackson with the Rev. Tommy Weems and Pam and Dr. Andy Pratt officiating.
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Concern that the U.S. Federal Reserve will pull the rug out from under U.S. Treasurys has sent investors stampeding out of the market since May, yet for better or worse, one group has stuck around.
Japanese investors increased their Treasury investment in July by a whopping $52 billion from the previous month, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. In contrast, all other countries cut their holdings by a combined $62.5 billion.
So why are Japanese investors seemingly so bullish about something that has posted negative returns over the last 12 months?
"In July, [Fed Chairman Ben] Bernanke made some comments that made it seem like tapering might not happen so soon," said Hiroki Shimazu, senior market economist at SMBC Nikko Securities. "Japanese investors assumed that yields wouldn't rise much further, and the 10-year Treasury yield at 2.5% was too good to resist."
Mr. Shimazu added that after U.S. interest rates rose continued to rise, investors, especially banks who accounted for most of the inflows to Treasurys, likely got a nasty burn.
Though they might have suffered losses, Japanese investors won't likely be able to stay away for long, dealers say. Yields on Japanese bonds are the lowest in the world as the Bank of Japan continues its massive easing
"Right now Japanese investors are waiting to see what will happen at today's Fed meet, and then who will be the next Fed chairman," said Makoto Suzuki, senior bond strategist at Okasan Securities Co. "They will likely delve into Treasurys again toward the end of the year" as domestic interest rates stay low.
Mr. Shimazu said that though it may take a while for banks' wounds to heal, Japanese life insurers could be next to dip their toes in Treasury investments.
"Life insurance companies haven't bought aggressively at all this year," but could be attracted if the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield stays above 3.0% near the end of the year, he said.


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DEAR AMY: My sister is a lovely, generous woman who adores me. She is also triple-A alpha and has a job that requires her to have all of the answers for everyone else.
Every time my sister wants to give me a gift (and her gifts are way too generous, and more than I could ever reciprocate), she asks me what I want and then gets me something she decides is better.
I have started to fear her gifts. If I get up my squeaky little nerve to ask if I can exchange the gift for what I want, she says why what she chose is better.
I keep the gift, tell her it's fabulous and feel like a jerk. Since it's not something I wanted, and since it is loaded with negative emotions, the gift is not enjoyed.
This year, I told her I was buying myself something, and suddenly something in the same category (but much bigger and not really what I had in mind) was delivered to my door.
Help. The gifts make me feel powerless and disrespected. I know the answer lies in how I talk to her, so please, some tips. I couldn't stand another argument in which I anger her without being able to make myself heard.
Whenever I try to give her a gift, she tells me that if she wants something, she'll buy it herself.
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DEAR SISTER: Your sister is a generous and manipulative saboteur. Imagine what it must be like to be her. She is so competitive she cannot relax into a moment of genuine exchange. She is trapped inside a triple-A alpha persona.
Once you reach a point that you can understand what it might be like to be her, you should do exactly what you want to do. You do not work for her. She does not run you.
She won't allow you to give her gifts; respond in this spirit, and don't allow her to trap you into a schoolyard game of "Sister Knows Best." Don't take the bait. Tell her, honestly, "Let's just stop giving material things and do things together, instead. Opera, ballgame or spa day? You decide."
If items arrive on your doorstep that you have not asked for and do not want, either accept them gracefully (and enjoy) or -- if you choose to exchange or return them -- thank your sister and make sure her money is refunded to her.
DEAR AMY: I am a 14-year-old girl. Recently, I attended a friend's dance recital. During intermission, I stepped into the bathroom, which was mostly populated by grandmothers and mothers, all at least 30 years my senior. The bathroom was mostly full, with only a few stalls open. I ducked into the nearest stall, which happened to be handicapped accessible. This elicited a few glares upon emerging. Was I in the wrong?
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UPDATE AT 5:25 P.M.: Council members signed off on bumping their pay to $60,000 from $37,500, effective after the May 2015 election. The mayor's pay would jump to $80,000 from $60,000, for whoever succeeds Rawlings.
Voters have to sign off on the raises, most likely in November.
The vote on redistricting changes was delayed for two weeks.
ORIGINAL POST AT 8:26 A.M.: Dallas City Council members are expected to vote today on proposed changes to the charter, including a 60 percent pay raise for themselves and some controversial changes to the racially divisive redistricting process.
A majority of council members have already signaled their support for bumping their pay to $60,000 from $37,500, with some arguing it should be boosted even higher. Under the proposal, the mayor's salary would rise to $80,000 from the current $60,000, but only after Rawlings leaves office.
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Proposed changes to the city's redistricting process, which also takes place every 10 years, have reignited racial tensions from 2011, the last time the lines were redrawn.
The mayor last week pitched a way that he said would increase the size of the city's redistricting commission if there are instances when the panel's racial makeup is out of balance. That idea riffed off a suggestion from the Charter Review Commission and it did not go over well with some council members. We expect some more hot debate today.
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Pokémon Channel (ポケモンチャンネル ~ピカチュウといっしょ!~ Pokémon Channel ~Together With Pikachu!~) is an indirect spin off of the game Hey You, Pikachu!.
Pokémon Channel game takes place in Mintale Town where the player and his Pikachu must help Professor Oak. The player is able to explore the town and also watch, and play in various television programs.
Professor Oak's Report
Professor Oak's Report is the first channel that can be viewed. The player can interact with Professor Oak who will give information to the player. This channel is also used to save the game. The player will also tune into the channel whenever they sell art or is required to do a certain task.The channel that Professor Oak's Report is located on the Report Channel.
Pichu Bros. in Party Panic
Pichu Bros. in Party Panic is a mini-series that is only viewable in Pokémon Channel. In this series, Meowth is planning a special party and has sent invitations to the Pokémon around. However, the Pichu Bros. are informed of this and try to get invitations for themselves and their friends. They manage to do so at the end and celebrate at Meowth's party. It should be noted that this is one of few times Meowth isn't seen without Jessie and James (however, they are heard singing during Meowth's song). There are five different channels for this series all being known as the Anime Channel.
PNF is short for Pokémon News Flash. Psyduck is the main host of Pokémon News Flash and Meowth of Team Rocket is the reporter. PNF is useful in certain things and sometimes give interesting reports on certain Pokémon situations. However, Psyduck, at some times, isn't fully reliable. During at some times, Psyduck will fall asleep while doing a report or is even already asleep as soon PNF begins. When this happens, PNF immediately ends.
One thing that should be noted is that Pikachu has a chance to be on PNF. In order to do this, the player and Pikachu must spot a Magnemite with a video camera around some locations. Afterwards, Magnemite will interview Pikachu while Pikachu is doing some poses. Sometimes, other Pokémon may join in on the video. The video can be viewed on the very next episode of PNF (that is, if Psyduck is awake). This channel is known as the News Channel.
Slowpoke's Weather Report
Slowpoke's Weather Report is the main weather channel and is hosted by a Slowpoke. During this report, Slowpoke will be at certain locations to predict the weather. It could range from being just sunny, cloudy, or raining. Slowpoke will pick any of the three that will change the current weather instantly. However, Slowpoke may take a long time and, like Psyduck, will fall asleep sometimes during reports. Unlike Psyduck, Slowpoke will eventually wake up and the report doesn't end until Slowpoke picks a weather. The channel that Slowpoke's Weather Report is located is known as the Weather Channel.
It should be noted that Slowpoke's Weather Report is useful in picking up Nice Cards since only certain Pokémon appear during certain types of weather. If Slowpoke is about to pick a weather that the player doesn't want it to, the player can quickly change the channel and come back to have Slowpoke start over.
Shop 'N Squirtle
Shop 'N Squirtle is the main shopping channel that is hosted by one of the Squirtles from the Squirtle Squad (since it's wearing shades). Shop 'N Squirtle is very useful as the player can buy various of items from this channel. Shop 'N Squirtle must also be viewed as the player can buy bus tickets to Viridian Forest, Mt. Snowfall, and Cobalt Coast. If the player and Pikahu have found the Poké Mini form under the bed, they can purchase games for it from this channel. Shop 'N Squirtle is located on the Shopping Channel.
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"This exercise again?"
"Of course. I mean, I know we usually do this later in the season, but why wait? Better to do this while both teams are still relevant, know what I mean?"
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"And you know what, they both are. Who'd have thought?"
"Well, let's not go crazy. That's the thing with April baseball. You can't draw any meaningful conclusions. You know what they say. Don't fall in love with a player in September, and don't fall in love with a team in April."
"C'mon though. The A's are in first place. The Giants haven't turned into the 1988 Orioles. It's all good."
"Haven't turned into the '88 Orioles?"
"Small victories, man. Look, that O's team was the last one to finish last in its league in runs scored and pitching and it started 0-21. Think that's what Giants fans were braced for. So 8-12 feels fantastic."
"Sounds like you've had too much K & K."
"Kruk and Kuip?"
"Whatever. Let's just say that first place at any point was a pipe dream. Not like the A's."
"As an A's fan, I'd argue that first place is still a pipe dream. Look, they got some good things going for them ..."
"Yeah, like Dana Eveland and Greg Smith in the rotation, Andrew Brown, Santiago Casilla and Joey Devine in the bullpen, and a bunch of young legs in the lineup."
"So Frank Thomas, anyone?"
"Ordinarily, I'd say yes. But I'm not sure he fits on this team. For one, the A's are not the station-to-station team they've been in the past, and they don't need Thomas clogging the bases. For two, they already have Mike Sweeney. Young teams like the A's need "we" guys, and Sweeney is as solid as they come. Plus, he can still hit enough. Thomas is an "I" guy, and he didn't exactly light it up in Toronto."
"Worth kickin' the tires, though?"
"Oh, absolutely. Thomas might spend some time clogging the base paths, but he'd do his share of clearing them off, too. I think he makes more sense if the A's fancy themselves a contender, and again, it's hard to determine what you are this early in the season."
"I would think you'd defer to general manager Billy Beane's rationale on that matter."
"Well, whatever he decides, it's worth trusting his instinct. The first impressions left by Eveland, Smith and Ryan Sweeney indicate Beane didn't turn dumb when he traded Dan Haren and Nick Swisher."
"Brian Sabean didn't turn smart, either."
"You gonna bag on the Giants' GM again?"
"Let's just say we won't be having the 'Are we in it?' debate come July."
"Doesn't mean you can't start filling in the puzzle for down the road. It's like you said, 'Small victories, man.'"
"And those would be?"
"Freddy Lewis' emergence. Tim Lincecum's awesome start. John Bowker's arrival."
"Well, Lewis is playing regularly only because Dave Roberts needed knee surgery. Lincecum was almost traded this winter. And where was Bowker on Opening Day?"
"And I'm the eternal pessimist?"
"Let's just say that Sabean has not inspired a lot of faith that he knows how to steer the Giants out of this mud. Rajai Davis went from 'projected starter' to 'designated for assignment.' The best shortstop available to replace Omar Vizquel had never played above Single-A. Barry Zito's contract is on the hook for six more years. What does that tell you?"
"That you're the 1962 Mets?"
"It's not that bad."
"That you're the 1985 Giants?"
"That's possible. That team was only one loss worse through 20 games and had scored only 10 fewer runs. And the ERA for the '08 team is almost twice as high (4.96 to 2.56) through 20 games. So 100 losses is doable."
"Yeah, but you could do a lot worse than having Lincecum, Matt Cain, Kevin Correia and Jonathan Sanchez in your rotation. Keep that core together, let 'em develop and start plugging away at the offensive holes, and things will turn."
"Makes sense in theory. But that takes patience and direction and a firm commitment to both. We who wear the orange and black aren't convinced of the Giants' ability to do so. I'm telling you, we could turn into the Orioles."
"Yeah, but not the '88 Orioles."
"Small victories, man. Small victories."
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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, by Jeanette Winterson, Vintage, RRP£8.99, 230 pages
In the dramatic, eye-watering and absurdly comic first half of Winterson's memoir, she recounts her childhood in working class Accrington, north-west England. Her adoptive mother kept a revolver in her duster drawer, believed the Apocalypse to be imminent and had 16-year-old Jeanette exorcised for sleeping with girls – stories that all fed into Winterson's bestselling debut novel Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit.
These fiercely passionate revelations of her traumatic adolescence give way to a nervy second half in which, decades later, Winterson summons the courage to trace her birth mother. Candid about her own emotional vulnerabilities, Winterson brings into focus the issues that have shaped her adult life: trust, emotional security and a difficulty with being loved. "I was always wondering about love," she admits. This uncertain but defiant memoir beautifully illuminates how her complex, unyielding search for love has defined her entire life.
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My mother stole my identity by applying for two Capital One credit card accounts in my name. She charged up the maximum amount on the two accounts and let them go delinquent. My experience with identity fraud is atypical. I paid off the accounts and did not press charges, because I did not want my mother to be arrested. This testimony deals with how I had these two accounts removed from my credit history although I took the blame and paid them off and my dealings with Capital One and the three credit reporting agencies.
In March 2000, I applied for a Discover card to receive $25 off my airline ticket. I was surprised to be declined for the card, because I had excellent credit. I was suspicious, so I obtained an Experian credit report. You can get credit reports on-line now in only minutes. I learned of the two "Charge Off" accounts totaling $2238. I immediately called Experian and the representative gave me the telephone number of Capital One. I called Capital One. They informed me that the accounts had been taken out from my mother's address in another state. I have lived in the South for the past four years. She had actually made two payments on the accounts before letting them go delinquent. I inquired as to my rights, and I was told that I could either file a fraud report, in which case Capital One would file charges against my mother, or I could pay the balance off.
I contacted my mother, and she admitted to the crime. I called Capital One back and told them that I would pay the cards off. I was informed that the two accounts had been sent to two different Collection Agencies and that they could not help me. The representative gave me the telephone numbers to the two companies. Both numbers were long distance. I was really jerked around by the collection agencies. They claimed that Capital One had to handle the situation and Capital One claimed that the collection agencies had to handle the situation. I finally had to threaten not to pay off the debt before anyone would help me.
National Asset Management was responsible for the collection of $709 of debt. The representative told me that they would settle for $507. I was surprised that he offered the lower amount. I had no idea that a lower payment amount was even an option. I paid the settled amount. The representative immediately faxed me a copy of a receipt for the payment.
Viking was responsible for the collection of $1529. Having learned something from National Asset Management, I negotiated the amount down to $1150. The representative at this company was far more hesitant to reduce the amount and accused me and my mother of being "in on it together." I was treated rudely and assumed to be a liar. It took me three phone calls to finally obtain a receipt of my payment and the representative strongly insisted that I pay with an electronic check.
I had my credit report ran again one month later. The two accounts had not been reflected as paid. I called Capital One, and a representative told me that it takes up to 90 days to change a credit report and that the accounts would remain on my report for 7 years. I was shocked by the fact that these accounts would remain on my credit report for 7 years. I began my tedious web research regarding Credit Reporting.
From my research, I learned that if you pay off the debt, you are assumed guilty and the Credit Reporting Agencies and Creditors do not have to remove the accounts from your Credit Report. This was unacceptable to me. I could not find any cases where an individual had successfully removed an account of this nature from their Credit Report, but I was determined to do so.
I placed a fraud alert on my Credit Report with each of the three Credit Reporting Agencies. I was able to easily reach a human being at Experian who was empathetic with me and the first person to actually believe me. She placed a fraud alert on my Credit Report and informed me of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Equifax provided an automated system to place a fraud alert.
I left my information, and within one month, I received a Credit Report that reflected the fraud alert. Trans Union was the most difficult Agency with which to work. I left the information on their automated system, and a month later I received a letter from them that I would have to verify my residence with a utility bill. I live in the dorms, and I was unable to do this. I sent them a letter informing them of my situation, and I still have not received a response from them.
I accessed the Experian website for information regarding Identity Fraud. It was very helpful and informed me that a Charge Off can be removed from your Credit Report if the Creditor requests so. I called Experian for further information. Again, the representative was eager to help me. She even provided me with her fax number to send further documentation.
I called Capital One and asked for their Fraud Department. The representative would not speak to me, instead telling me that all correspondence must be in writing. I asked for her address and fax number. All correspondence from that day forward was sent certified mail and a copy faxed to that number. I sent my first request to Capital One to remove the two accounts and the inquiry from my Credit Report on March 21, 2000. I sent 7 letters between March 21 and May 2, 2000. I included my current address, home telephone number and work telephone number on each letter. I explained my situation and requested that they remove the accounts and the inquiry from my Credit Report.
I also sent a certified letter to each of the three Credit Reporting Agencies explaining my situation. This helped my progress, because each Credit Reporting Agency began an investigation and contacted Capital One.
On May 2, 2000, I received a Credit Report from Experian that had the two accounts removed. On May 6, 2000, I received a letter from Capital One indicating that they would notify each of the three Credit Reporting Agencies to remove the accounts from my Credit Report. I also received a follow-up call from a representative of the company.
You must take initiative with creditors and be persistent. Do not be timid, regardless of how a representative treats you. Remember, you can never provide them with too much information. As the one month mark from my first letter approached, I reminded Capital One of the 30 day time limit to respond to my inquiry as per the Fair Credit Reporting Act. They did exceed this limit, but not by much.
Be aware of how much money you owe and how much you are actually paying off. Capital One claimed that I owed them $2238, but a closer look at the transaction history showed that the amount was only $758. I settled for $1657, paying over 200% interest on debt that I never incurred. I already paid the debt, and I cannot recover the overpayment. I was ignorant of Credit Reports, but after I did some research, I learned that I could have paid a lot less. Do not be hasty in resolving this kind of matter. Take time to learn what you can do to save yourself money.
Even if you think the Credit Reporting Agencies cannot help you, send them letters requesting their assistance. If nothing else, they will begin an investigation which involves contacting the creditor in question. This will at least keep your name fresh on the creditor's minds.
In dealing with the mental anguish that goes along with a family member committing this kind of offense against you, be sure to confront the person and take steps toward forgiving them. Make it known to them that you have placed a fraud alert on your Credit Report and ask them if there are any other accounts that you need to know about. It is difficult to forgive someone for committing this kind of offense against you, especially when it is a loved one, but you have to forgive them. You cannot let it burden you for the rest of your life. It is only money, and sometimes people are desperate or just stupid. It is difficult to understand how a person could do something like this, but you have to keep in mind that we are each created uniquely and we have our unique weaknesses.


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It's a question you never really retire from. Whether you're just starting your career, entering retirement, or somewhere in between, there are key investing decisions to make.
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Because stocks can help you avoid another danger in retirement—Inflation risk. Remember that retirement can stretch to three decades or longer. Over a 30-year retirement, a moderate inflation rate of 2.5% would cut the buying power of your savings in half.
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If you prefer to create your own portfolio, you consider using the mix for the Target Retirement Income Fund as your starting point. This fund is designed specifically for retirees and holds a mix of 30% stocks and 70% bonds. You can also use Vanguard's Investor Questionnaire to get a recommended mix of stocks and bonds for your portfolio.
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PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island independent Gov. Lincoln Chafee won't be hosting a tree lighting ceremony this season following last year's hubbub over what to call the Statehouse Christmas spruce.
Chafee's spokeswoman said today instead of a tree lighting event, student choral groups will participate in a series of Statehouse performances leading up to Christmas.
Last year, protesters crashed Chafee's tree lighting ceremony to criticize him for referring to the tree as a "holiday" tree. Chafee said the term was meant to honor the state's origin as a sanctuary of religious tolerance.
Critics claimed he was trying to secularize Christmas. They flooded his office with thousands of telephone calls of protest.
Chafee's spokeswoman says he made his position on the tree clear last year and is focused on more important matters now.
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Award-winning sports writer Jane Leavy follows her New York Times runaway bestseller Sandy Koufax with the definitive biography of baseball icon Mickey Mantle. The legendary Hall-of-Fame outfielder was a national hero during his record-setting career with the New York Yankees, but public revelations of alcoholism, infidelity, and family strife badly tarnished the ballplayer's reputation in his latter years. In The Last Boy, Leavy plumbs the depths of the complex athlete, using copious first-hand research as well as her own memories, to show why The Mick remains the most beloved and misunderstood Yankee slugger of all time.
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Jane Leavy, the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy, returns with a biography of an American original: number 7, Mickey Mantle. Meticulously reported and elegantly written, The Last Boy is a baseball tapestry that weaves together episodes from the author's weekend with the Mick in Atlantic City, where she interviewed her hero in 1983 after he was banned from baseball, with reminiscences from friends and family. It is the story of a boy from Commerce, Oklahoma, who would lead the Yankees to seven world championships, be voted the American League's Most Valuable Player three times, win the Triple Crown in 1956, and duel teammate Roger Maris for Babe Ruth's home run crown in the summer of 1961—a boy who would never grow up. The Last Boy is an uncommon biography, with literary overtones—not only a portrait of an icon but also an investigation of memory itself.
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"The Last Boy is something new in the history of the histories of the Mick. It is hard fact, reported by someone greatly skilled at that craft...and presented so that the reader and not the author draws nearly all the conclusions." — Keith Olberman, The New York Times Book Review
"Every kid growing up in New York in the '50s wanted to be Mickey Mantle, including me.... Jane Leavy has captured the hold he had on all of us in this gripping biography." — Joe Torre, bestselling author and former manager of the New York Yankees
"Leavy shows Mantle at his unfathomable worst and unrecognized best. For even the most ardent Mantleologist, The Last Boy, is an education." — Time magazine
"This is one of the best sports biographies I have ever read. Beautifully written and thoroughly researched, it reveals with stunning insight both the talents and the demons that drove Mickey Mantle, bringing him to life as never before." — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Team of Rivals
"Do not walk—sprint—to the bookstore to get a copy of The Last Boy." — Boston Globe
"In sharp detail and graceful style, Leavy cuts through the myth and treats us to a rarely known Mantle: more flawed, more human and more likeable. A terrific read." — Tom Verducci, Co-author of the #1 bestseller The Yankee Years
"The only thing about this book that is better than Jane Leavy's vivid prose is her astonishing reporting. To my knowledge, no one has ever investigated the life of an American athlete with Leavy's rigor and thoroughness." — Daniel Okrent, author of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition and Nine Innings
"The Last Boy is stunning. Jane Leavy captures the beautiful, imperfect Mickey Mantle with equal measures of depth and empathy. She finds the buried answers to the riddle of what drove and haunted the Mick." — David Maraniss, author of Clemente and Lombardi: When Pride Still Mattered
"Definitive." — Sports Illustrated
"Engrossing.… The Last Boy is a fresh, thorough examination of Mickey Mantle's life." — New York Newsday
"[The Last Boy] is a tale deftly told, rich in detail, unvarnished and unsparing, researched to a fare-thee-well, alternatively fluid and florid, and without staleness because Leavy has found a new angle from which to come at a well-worked-over subject." — Philadelphia Inquirer
"Part biography, part memoir, and part fan's note, The Last Boy is the most complete book ever about Mantle." — Salon.com
"Candid, compassionate...the best of the Mantle biographies." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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"A masterpiece of sports biography." — Booklist (starred review)
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Arts Club Expels Past President James and 'Group'
The National Arts Club's board voted to expel its former president, O. Aldon James, his brother John and their friend Steven Leitner at a meeting on Thursday night.
The 15 members of the board who were present deliberated for about two hours, according to Roland Riopelle, the club's lawyer.
Mr. James—the club's president for 25 years—sued the club after he stepped aside in March 2011 at the urging of the board. His suit was intended to thwart a club hearing related to internal allegations of the misuses of club assets and harassment of members.
The three men, known in legal documents as the "James Group," all faced individual charges.
A New York State Supreme Court Justice had allowed the hearing to proceed, and it was conducted on Jan. 23. The James Group and their lawyer were expected to attend but didn't appear. The subcommittee that conducted the hearing then made a report to the board, which voted for all three to be removed from membership.
Ejecting the James Group from the club would also lead to their eviction from their current residential apartments owned by the club, which is located on Gramercy Park, as apartments can only be rented by members.
"We will continue to fight this," said Adam Gilbert, the lawyer for the James Group. "We didn't need a board meeting to know how they would vote."


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[10/10/2013]The black-clad figure of Edith Piaf touched the whole of Paris. Her songs and voice still move us deeply. Walk in the footsteps of the "Môme" (Kid).
The black-clad figure of Edith Piaf touched the whole of Paris. Her songs and voice still move us deeply. Walk in the footsteps of the "Môme" (Kid).
The legend of Edith Giovanna Gassion began with her birth. At 72, Rue de Belleville (20th district), a plaque states "On 19 December 1915, Edith Piaf was born into great destitution. Her voice would one day touch the world." Piaf was born at Tenon Hospital on Rue de la Chine (20th). A statue of the singer, placed on the square which bears her name in 2003, is a few metres from there. Before she was a bird, Piaf was a sparrow, a child of Belleville who started out singing ditties at her father's side at the end of his contortionist act.
The voice of the "Môme" touches ParisAt the age of 15, Edith set out on her own on the streets of Paris, in Montmartre. Between Pigalle and Blanche, her life crossed that of P'tit Louis, her first great love, with whom she had Marcelle in 1933, her ephemeral child who was taken away by meningitis in 1935. Her fate was waiting for her at the corner of Rue Troyon and Rue Mac-Mahon (17th) on an October day in 1935. She was spotted by Louis Leplée, the owner of the Le Gerny cabaret on Rue Pierre-Charron (8th) and moved from the street to the stage. He named her "the little sparrow" (Piaf is slang for sparrow).
She sang at Le Gerny and was an immediate triumph. In 1937, at the age of 22, on the stage of the music hall temple the ABC (2nd), the Môme definitively became Edith Piaf. She moved into cinema and theatre, where Jean Cocteau made her his darling in Le Bel Indifférent (The Indifferent Lover). Then came the legendary music halls Pleyel, Olympia, Bobino .
Eternally in loveFrom the Porte de Bagnolet to the bourgeois comfort of the Porte d'Auteuil, Piaf was first and foremost a nomad, hardly furnishing her apartments. Piaf was intense and passionate when she sang and also had flair. Yves Montand, the group Les Compagnons de la Chanson, Charles Aznavour, Eddie Constantine… they were all grateful to her for believing in them, for loving some of them and above all for driving forward their careers.
La vie en rose, success, Cerdan, her great love...
At the end of 1945, settled on Avenue Marceau (16th district) with Montand, Piaf herself wrote one of the most popular songs of all time, La Vie en Rose. She separated from Montand in 1947 and left for New York to sing her Parisian songs, "la fille de joie au coin de la rue Labat" (the joyful girl on the corner of Rue Labat – lyrics from L'accordéoniste), or the girl "qui essuie les verres au fond du café" (who dries glasses at the back of the café – lyric from Les Amants d'Un Jour).In the USA, Piaf fell in love with the boxer Marcel Cerdan, who was already married. The singer's town house at 7, Rue Leconte-de-Lisle (16th), was witness to the passion of the two lovers. But the "Hymne à l'amour" (Hymn to Love) written for Cerdan in September 1949 ended one month later, on 28 October, when his plane crashed in the Azores.In 1955, she sang at the Olympia and formed an unshakeable friendship with Bruno Coquatrix. Her recitals saved the legendary music hall several times.
Last resting place, Père Lachaise cemeteryOn 11 October 1963, Piaf died in the south of France. Théo Sarapo, her last husband, brought her body back to the couple's home at 67, Boulevard Lannes (16th) in secret. Going back to her origins for the last time, she was buried in Père-Lachaise cemetery (20th), on the edge of Ménilmontant and the streets of Belleville.
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The intimate Edith-Piaf museumThe museum is a small apartment in the 11th district (5 Rue Crespin du Gast, 75011) in which Piaf lived for a year in 1933. It became a private museum dedicated to the singer and allows visitors to discover Piaf in her private surroundings. Souvenirs are displayed in the apartment's two rooms, including one of her famous little black dresses, cuddly toys she was given by her last husband, a pair of boxing gloves belonging to Marcel Cerdan, extracts from her correspondence, photos of the singer and her stage shoes, in size 34. These private moments of Piaf's life are recounted by the owner of the apartment, Bernard Marchois, who met the singer when he was young.Visits free of charge, on appointment only, phone 00 33 (1) 43 55 52 72
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A Quote by Epictetus on ill, wrong, and right
When any person treats you ill or speaks ill of you, remember that he does this or says this because he thinks it is his duty. It is not possible, then, for him to follow that which seems right to you, but that which seems right to himself.
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Part of the Colonial Days series, Louise stands 9 1/2" tall and is included in our Odd Lots and Orphan section due to some dings and chips. While still a gorgeous example of one of Muriel's larger creations, she has some issues to consider. Please look at the photos critically before purchasing. Her right hand with the fan is missing its fingers. She also has several roses with chipped petals. Other than that, she is still beautiful to look at. She is valued at $160-175 in Josef Originals 3rd Edition (2008) by Dee Harris and Jim and Kaye Whitaker on page 70. She is priced to sell at $20 plus shipping.
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Bansky on a tour of the Dirty South.
All i can say is WOW ! You go Bansky!!!!
The piece below was spotted on an old abandoned Chevron Station near Birmingham Alabama. (We're told it's somewhere between where the 59 Freeway meets the 65 going South near a large Home Depot on the 59.
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My biggest problem with tackling clutter is that feeling of being so overwhelmed. I read posts all the time about taking it in baby steps; cleaning one small area at a time, or cleaning for an hour at a time or even fifteen minutes at a time. At first I feel encouraged by that advice and I'm ready to go! But when the reality of the amount of stuff I really have to deal with hits me, I find myself thinking "how is fifteen minutes going to make a difference. With three kids and a houseful of pets, won't it get messed up again just as fast?
I realized this morning that we're talking about two different kinds of clutter. There's the everyday clutter that honestly does take fifteen minutes to clean up AND fifteen minutes to mess right back up again with a houseful like I have. But this is the kind of clutter-clearing that has become habit, part of my daily to-do list. Like brushing my teeth.
The other kind of clutter is the stuff that's collected in the bathroom cabinet or on the laundry room shelf. It has taken MONTHS to get to that point. Fifteen minutes really will make a difference! And since it doesn't seem to have the same overpowering magnetic force that the sofa or the kitchen table has, it would take months for it to get that way again (and of course I'm not going to let it!).
When you look at it that way, you really could clean year's worth of clutter in your home in only a few months time – not bad!


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Monday, December 19, 2011
13 comments:
- Julie Harward said...
LOL Love your last statement! Love this site too, thanks for sharing it! Merry Christmas! ;D
- December 19, 2011 at 5:11 PM
- Glenys said...
So many candies!!! The winter looks lovely.
- December 19, 2011 at 10:29 PM
- Jane and Lance Hattatt said...
Hello Phyllis:
What a very generous and lovely idea to have had a 'bar' where everyone was able to fill a little stocking with sweets. We are certain that people will have thought it magical.
The first light dusting of snow fell on the Buda hills this week so we may yet have a white Christmas. Like you, we lways enjoy the winter.
- December 19, 2011 at 11:37 PM
- Cape Cod Washashore said...
I love your posts. You are so much fun! When I EVER get some set-me-free mommy time and a ticket to wherever I want to go, I'm coming to visit YOU! xo
- December 20, 2011 at 8:08 AM
- see you there! said...
You are right, the first photo would make a great card. The "candy bar" sound like a fun idea too.
Lets eat all the candy we can and worry about the results later :-) Someone made us some fudge, oh boy!
- December 20, 2011 at 11:32 AM
- Virginia said...
Phyllis, May the Christmas season, fill your home with joy your heart with love & your life with laughter.
Best wishes for a MERRY CHRISTMAS
& a HAPPY NEW YEAR.
- December 20, 2011 at 6:51 PM
- Martina said...
Christmas without candies and coockies doesn't work - we can have a diet in Jan.! Happy celebrating Phyllies!
- December 21, 2011 at 8:18 AM
- Lorraine Young Pottery said...
Winter started for me a few weeks ago brr....
A walk a day keeps the cookie away, well at least the effect of it!
- December 21, 2011 at 8:47 PM
- Kathleen Grace said...
Lol, I'm all for coat coverage, it's the early darkness I can't abide, but today is the solstice so the das are getting longer again. Woo Hoo! Chilly and raining here the past few days, a white Christmas seems unlikely. Merry Christmas my friend!:>)
- December 22, 2011 at 1:09 PM
- nancygrayce said...
Yes, and after all the goodies I've eaten I need a bigger coat! Thanks for the info on that website. I need lots of help!
Merry Christmas!
- December 22, 2011 at 4:26 PM
- Lea said...
Ha! That's mykinda bar!
Hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas Phyllis! You're all on my fridge again!
Hope you get some snow!!!
Hugs, Lea
- December 22, 2011 at 9:20 PM
- Lena said...
What a wonderful idea that is, to have a candy table and socks to fill.
I love this time of year too. I'm hoping for snow, but I don't think it's coming anytime soon. It is chilly, but the sun is shining brightly here today.
Merry, merry Christmas!
- December 23, 2011 at 1:45 PM
- Paula Parrish said...
Wow, your candy bar looks amazing. I linked over and checked out the website you recommend, so cool, thanks for the link.
Smiles, Paula
- December 30, 2011 at 5:23 AM


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A Passage to India
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Act I
Adela Quested and Mrs. Moore arrive in Chandrapore, where they meet members of both the British and Indian communities.
Act II
On an outing to the Marabar Caves, Adela believes she has been attacked by Dr. Aziz. At his trial, she withdraws the charge, creating upheaval in Chandrapore.
Act III
At Mau, Aziz and Fielding reconnect, although they realize that they cannot continue to be friends.


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By Tim Cherry, Belvoir EagleSeptember 16, 2011
Soldiers and civilians learned about the latest transportation options during the Fort Belvoir Commuter Workshop at the Community Center, Tuesday.
The event was designed to be a community fair for attendees to gather information to help them make the best commuting decisions, according to Juanita Green, Directorate of Logistics transportation demand management coordinator.
Belvoir and Fairfax County representatives along with 15 vendors set-up around the community center's ballroom Tuesday sharing information on topics such as car pooling and metro services.
Participants received free items such as SmarTrip Cards, T-shirts and informational pamphlets.
Col. Mae Goldman, Army Chief Information Officers Headquarters G-6, Base Realignment and Closure coordinator, currently works in Crystal City.
Her office is one of many moving to Belvoir as part of the BRAC. She attended the workshop to learn about the installation's latest transportation initiatives to instruct her fellow employees on the best commuting options.
Goldman wants to get "folks in the mindset of commuting to Belvoir."
She said the biggest thing she learned at the workshop was that government subsidies for commuting could be used to cover most, if not all, cost s associated with van-pooling through a third party vendor.
Goldman said she'll pass this information along with everything else she learned from the workshop on to her fellow employees.
During part of the workshop, Fairfax Transportation officials gave presentations on the commuting information available online on sites such as commuterconnections.com and Belvoir's rideshare page where people can go to find information on daily traffic, bus schedules and potential people to commute with.
The transportation officials also answered questions on subjects such as the Virginia Railway Express and future expansion of Route 1.
Kenneth Gross, Army Geospatial Center logistics management specialist, said the event has him reconsidering using the VRE for his commute from Stafford, Va.
"At one point it wasn't timely," said offering he why he stopped using the service. He learned the service could bring him closer to his home and he also learned that he could use government subsidies to help pay for the cost.
Glenn Hiner, transportation planner for Fairfax County, said the workshop raises awareness to alternate forms of transportation to work.
"It spreads the word out about two things: getting cars off the road and helping the environment," Hiner said.
He said the county's goal for these works shops is encourage people to try commuting. He recognizes that some people will like it and others won't, but it's the experimentation that matters most.
"Break that behavioral cycle of just driving to work," he said.
The garrison will soon be conducting a survey to find out how personnel commute to work. People are encouraged to fill out the questionnaire to help the installation better serve transportation needs.


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Discover the adventure as the mercenaries join the crew aboard classic Pirate ships as well as Nautilus-style submarines that skim the surface and battle whatever force they come upon! Additionally, each game pack contains a "Mysterious Island" that affects how the brave explorers find gold or ruin in the game.
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OAK GROVE-Sunday's weather was tailor-made for an Easter egg hunt, and the Oak Grove community wasn't disappointed as hundreds of children gathered baskets of colorful candy-filled plastic eggs from the lawn of the Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department.
"The egg hunts began around 1956, so they've been going on for more than 50 years now," said Dick Sams, a former chief of the Oak Grove VFD.
He said the event has become a tradition that many parents who attended Sunday's egg hunt with their children remember participating in when they were kids.
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Three-year-old Jillian Hanes grabs a couple of eggs hidden atop a post during the Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department's annual Easter egg hunt Sunday.
Joel Farley, 2, left, and fellow two-year-old Sophia Runion gather basketfuls of eggs during Sunday's Easter egg hunt at the Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department.
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"Our kids were doing this when they were young, and one of my sons is 36 years old now," said current assistant fire chief Mike Harris. "But we used to have hard-boiled eggs that members of the community would donate. We'd color the eggs and then set them out for the egg hunt."
He said the annual Easter egg hunt and "Santa Run" at Christmas are two events designed to thank the community for its support of the department.
"We try to give something back because the community is so generous with their support," Harris said.
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Caleb and Andrea Runion were attending their first Oak Grove Easter egg hunt Sunday with two-year-old daughter Sophia.
"We just recently moved into this area, and we like it," Andrea said. "And we're meeting a lot of our new neighbors at this egg hunt."
Josh Farley of Reno brought his two-year-old son Joel to the egg hunt.
"This is our first time here, and it's pretty nice," Josh said. "All the kids have been sharing their eggs with each other so everyone gets a prize ticket."
Sams explained that, while many of the eggs were filled with candy, some also contained a numbered slip of paper that qualified the child to pick out a special prize from a pile of gifts inside the fire department.
He said proceeds from the department's annual ice cream social helps fund the yearly Easter egg hunts.
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However, what happens is that I set up a backup policy (test or daily or
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One Wiregrass sheriff says he can no longer afford to subsidize the cost of prison food.
Geneva County Sheriff Greg Ward told the county commission that he's allotted $1.75 a day to feed each inmate three meals a day.
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Last month, Sheriff Ward says he shelled out more than $400 out of his own pocket to meet the food bill.
He says it's something he can no longer afford.
Sheriff Ward received the commission's support on a local bill in the state legislature giving him an additional $10,000 dollars a year to meet emergency expenses.


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Friday, March 22nd, 2013
Advice from Louisa May's uncle
This advice from a father to his son away at university in the late 1800s is a worthy challenge to us all.
I hear indirectly that you've been called on to deliver an address or lecture or speech of some sort. Let us know all about it. The more thoughts you express, the more you will have, and there is no exercise of the mind that is so quickening and strengthening to all our mental faculties as carefully ranging and clearly expressing our thoughts on any subject worth thinking about.
I hope you, too, will take pains to acquire an excellent locution. Do learn to read well and speak well. Accustom yourself to speak extempore in common conversation. Cultivate the habit of saying exactly what you mean to say, of using clear and appropriate language, and of finishing your sentences. A slovenly, slipshod style in conversation will be very likely to insinuate itself into one's extempore speeches.
Samuel Joseph May, brother of Abigail May Alcott.
Taken from Marmee & Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother, by Eve LaPlante
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Keri's Box LbNA # 36767
|Placed Date
|Nov 17 2007
|Palm Beach
|Jupiter, FL
|Found By
|Wille 5
|Last Found
|Mar 24 2008
|Hike Distance
I have had several people email and tell me this box is missing. Maybe someone took the box by mistake. If you have this box or know where it has been moved to please let me know.
Take I-95 to Jupiter east exit, follow this road east to A1A, go left at this light. Follow A1A till you see a Jupiter Dunes wall on the right and a Circle K on the left. Turn right at this sign. Follow this road till it almost ends, then you will turn left into Jupiter inlet park. Follow this road till you can park, you might want to park close to the bathrooms as that is where the walking begins.
Once you are standing on the side of the bathroom that the women's room is on you will turn to look at the intracoastal. Then as you look around to your left you will see a Do Not Enter sign. Walk to that sign. Then follow the wooden fence towards the intracoastal, you will come to a service entrance on your left.
You will need to go left into this part of the park, walking as vehicles are not allowed. Walk towards the Jupiter Lighthouse, which you will see across the water. You will come to a wooden bridge, stop there.
Look to your left for the sea wall with a rail on it. Walk to this wall, look back towards the bathrooms area, you can't see them but you need to look in that direction.
You will see a stand of pine trees that are leaning to the right, towards the water. Walk to these trees, look at the branches, follow them towards the water till you get to the end of them. At this point you should turn back left, you will be facing a pine tree standing alone. Walk to this tree.
At this tree you will once again look to your left, you will see a palm tree that is leaning to the left. Walk to this tree, then you will see a sea grape tree on the right. Step back to look at this seagrape, you will see the "cave" entrance into this tree. Being careful not to disturb the branches of this tree you will need to enter this "cave".
The box will be somewhere in this "cave".
This box was left here on the spur of the moment since we were at this park for my nephew Keri's 18th birthday party. His birthday is Nov 20th.


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Let's go ahead and think the 12-year-old boy jokes in our heads right now. Now let's all giggle together. Did I hear a snicker in there somewhere? Oh, that was me. Ok. Good. We've got that out of the way.
These are seriously tasty. Sweet, a tiny bit salty, with just a wee bite from a shake of cayenne pepper, and with a very satisfying texture. You can almost claim they're not even that bad for you, since it's just nuts. Well, and some sugar. But on the spectrum of snacky foods I crave, this one is not-terrible. Hooray for not-terrible.
These are also incredibly easy. You can go from ingredients in your pantry to cooled and in a pretty bowl in maybe an hour, but actual work time is approximately 72 seconds. Go make them now, actually. You won't regret it.
Spiced Nuts
1/3 cup dark-brown sugar
2/3 cup white granulated sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pound nuts (I use a combination of pecans and almonds, but you can use whatever is your favorite – cashews, macadamias, walnuts, etc.)
1 egg white
1 tablespoon water
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Mix sugars, salt, cayenne, and cinnamon, and break up any lumps; put that aside. Beat egg white and water until frothy but not stiff (took me 10 seconds with a fork) in a bowl with a wide mouth. Add your nuts, and stir to coat evenly. Sprinkle nuts with sugar mixture, and toss with a fork until evenly coated. Spread sugared nuts in a single layer on a cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper. Bake for 30 minutes, and maybe halfway through, stick a spatula up in there and move them around a little. Remove from oven, and separate nuts as they cool – they'll be touchable within 10-15 minutes. When completely cool, pour the nuts into a bowl, breaking up any that stick together.
These'll probably keep in an airtight container for a week or so, but there's no way you won't eat them before they stale. They make a good hostess gift; you could stick them in a mason jar with a pretty ribbon tied on for visual appeal or just throw the tupperware at the recipient and hope they don't inhale your hand with the nuts. Enjoy!


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People often go into marriage thinking that their past sexual pattern or way of having sex somehow vanishes. That is because the sex is new and fun in the relationship and that the past sexual pattern will not matter, but it does. As we get older and have more sexual partners, ways of masturbating, we get into a sexual pattern that we may not even realize and this pattern will eventually come out in the marriage. The best case scenario is that the sexual pattern can be shared with your spouse working it into the love making.
The worst case senior is that you are afraid to tell your spouse and eventually go behind their backs to fill the sexual desires with another person or on line pornography. More often than not the latter happens in a marriage and the sexual pattern reveals itself after years of sex that is unfulfilling and unsatisfying.
This is the way a person goes about sexual pleasure in their lives and believe it or not most people have a certain way that they masturbate themselves to orgasm or a particular position in sex that brings them to climax. The pattern can begin very early in life when a person first starts to masturbate. Masturbation for a man will take on a particular rhythm and way that he brings himself to climax. In some cases this will carry over to sex with a partner and he will get into the sexual position that masturbates him that way or with a hand job and go back to the same motion. With some men that sexual pattern can involve certain thoughts or even sexual fetishes.
With a woman it may vary a little more but still her way of climaxing is usually when she can achieve that first orgasm and she knows that she can have it that way every time. Women are more apt to using sex toys than men and in that sense she can change it up a bit with a new toy. For women who climax in a certain sexual position she will most likely go back to that position with her partner each time to climax unless they can bring some sex play into the relationship and experiment with new techniques.
When this sexual pattern can be shared with a partner then the couple can explore the pattern together and come up with new ideas, positions ways of climaxing and so forth. If the couples does not eventually share the sexual pattern or sexual prefers with a partner or try and explore new ways of bringing each other to orgasm the sex can get very boring.
One example of a sexual pattern that many of my male clients come to me with asking if I can "cure them" claiming that they have a" porn addiction" is just really a sexual pattern, that they have come back to. The man after years of marriage or shortly after marriage, begins to sneak off to watch pron and can't tell his wife about it. The first thing I ask most men is "was the pornography in your life before your spouse, or was that type of pornography that you watch a fantasy of yours before you met your spouse that you have not played out in your married" Often times the men will answer yes, that it was a part of their "sexual pattern" before marriage. They just forgot to share that detail with their "spouse to be" and now have to sneak around to watch it, or if they get caught all of a sudden they now have a "porn addiction."
This is why talking about and understanding ones sexual pattern before marriage is so important, so that a person can share it with their "spouse to be" instead of having to hide it.
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