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Thursday concert to benefit clinic
FALLING WATERS - An acoustic country music concert will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Harmony United Methodist Church in Falling Waters, and it will benefit donors' costs for a visit to the Living Donor Follow-up Clinic at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
The suggested donation is $10, but donations of all amounts are gladly accepted.
The concert will feature country artists Brian McComas, Dean Brody and Aaron Benward.
Last year's concert raised nearly $5,000 for the clinic, which was originated last year to support kidney and other organ donors.
The event also will feature a silent auction, where autographed items by country stars Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift and Alabama will be available to the highest bidder.
More information and tickets are available by calling Lee Adams at (304) 274-6540.
Annual clay shoot planned Saturday
KEARNEYSVILLE - The ninth annual Charity Clay Shoot is set this Saturday at Prospect Hall Gun Club, 187 Brucetown Road, Kearneysville.
The event will benefit Cheers School Family, a nonprofit organization that operates the Children First Child Development Center in Kearneysville and two centers in Virginia.
The shoot is $75 per person with early registration and $100 per person the day of the event. The fee includes shooting, breakfast, lunch and a gun raffle. Registration is at 8 a.m. and the shoot begins at 9 a.m.
There will be a $1,000 prize for the winning team, and a $500 prize for the winning individual.
More information is available online at www.cheersschoolfamily.org or by calling (304) 725-4233.
Independent Fire Co. plans event
RANSON - Independent Fire Co. officials announced that "Idella the Steam Engine" will be officially returning to its home at the Broadway Rouss Building in the 100 block of North George Street in Charles Town.
This building was the original home of the Independent Fire Co., and it is now the Charles Town Visitors Center.
Idella was the first powered pumper of the fire company, and its history began before coming to Charles Town. The engine was manufactured in 1872 by the Button Steam Engine Co. of Waterford, N.Y., and identified as Idella, No. 169. Although not verified, it is believed that the engine first served a small town in New York. The Independent Fire Co. purchased the re-manufactured Idella in 1885. It served the community for years and has been preserved as part of the community's heritage.
Idella spent the last year at Firefly Restorations in Hope, Maine, being restored to its near original beauty by Andy Swift. Swift is recognized as the master of fire apparatus restoration in the country.
This week the Citizens and Independent fire companies are observing their 125th anniversaries. In conjunction with Charles Town Heritage Festival, both companies will have their equipment on display in the block beside the Jefferson County Courthouse.
In recognition of the return of Idella, a beautifully matched pulling team of horses will be pulling Idella from the current Independent Fire Co. in Ranson to its old home in Charles Town at approximately 9:15 a.m.
Council on Aging schedules bake sale
RANSON - Jefferson County Council on Aging will host a bake sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the grocery side doors of Walmart in Charles Town. The event will feature items donated by seniors and staff at the center.
Donations for the sale can be brought to the center itself on Friday. The facility is located at 103 W. 5th Ave. in Ranson.
Checkpoint is set for this weekend
KEARNEYSVILLE - The West Virginia State Police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Saturday beginning at 10 p.m., and continuing through 4 a.m. Sunday at the following location(s):
1. W.Va. 51 East, near the intersection with Leetown Road in Kearneysville, in front of Harding's Service Center. Alternate routes will be Leetown Road, W.Va. 9 and North Child's Road.
2. W.Va. 9 East, within the city limits of Ranson, underneath the new W.Va. 9 bypass bridge west of Wiltshire Road. Alternate routes will be Wiltshire and Border roads.
More information is available by calling 1st Sgt. E.D. Burnett of the West Virginia State Police at (304) 725-9779.
September grand jury under way
CHARLES TOWN - The September session of the Jefferson County grand jury began Tuesday in Charles Town. Copies of the first batch of indictments were not available by the official close of the business day at the Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk's Office.
Staff said the first set of indictments would be available this morning.
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The Metropolitan Police have charged a 17-year-old for the series of prank phones calls and denial-of-service attacks directed toward the police's Anti-Terrorist Hotline.
The teenager, from Birmingham, was charged in Westminster Magistrates' Court on April 14 with one count of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance and with one count of violating the Computer Misuse Act of 1990. His name was not released because he is a minor.
He was arrested along with a 16-year-old male on April 12 in the West Midlands for allegedly making hoax phone calls. The 16-year-old was bailed pending further enquiries, according to a Metropolitan Police spokesperson.
A group called itself TeaMp0isoN posted on YouTube a recording of a prank phone made to the Anti-Terrorist Hotline, staffed by police in order to take tips from the public on potential terrorist-related activity. Police said no confidential communications systems were breached, and that the call appeared to have just been recorded on the receiving end.
On the call, the prankster identifies himself to police as a 16-year-old named "Robert West," but near the end of the call, someone in the background calls him "TriCK."
Softpedia published an interview with TriCK before the arrests. TriCK said TeaMp0isoN used a script to make nonstop calls to the hotline for 24 hours. The harassment of the police was in protest of the extradition of people to the US on unfounded terrorism accusations, according to the story.
TriCK's Twitter account has been quiet for the last few days. TeaMp0isoN published a link on Twitter on Monday leading to a Pastebin entry that appeared to be a tribute to TriCK: "We've lost the first and most important member of our team," it read.
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Jackson-area energy experts Friday urged U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg to push for a comprehensive federal energy plan and the development of existing alternative energy options.
The discussion came at an energy policy roundtable Friday at Alro Steel Conference Center in Jackson.
"We have had all this time to put together a comprehensive program and we have not done so," said Bob Crater of Kelly Fuels in Jackson, one of 11 energy experts at the roundtable. "We need alternative sources."
Crater would like to see an energy plan that would consider all alternatives, including natural gas, wind and solar power.
He said Kelly Fuels has been importing 70 percent of its crude oil since 1973, and no action has been taken to improve the situation.
Walberg, R-Tipton, said he plans to use information from the local experts when pushing for a comprehensive energy plan before Congress.
"The goal was to have a forum with people from diverse backgrounds and interests in energy fields," Walberg said.
"I want to speak not from my expertise but those who have expertise."
Walberg co-sponsored and is pushing the "No More Excuses Energy Act," which aims to increase domestic oil production, create new nuclear plants and extend a wind power tax credit.In response to the foundtable, his opponent in the November election, state Sen. Mark Schauer, D-Battle Creek, issued a written statement.
"I support a comprehensive energy policy that includes drilling in places like the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, making oil companies drill in the 68 million acres of land they already control, curbing oil speculation and ending tax breaks for Big Oil companies to invest in an Apollo project for renewable energy, which will help create thousands of green jobs here in Michigan," Schauer said in a statement from his campaign.
Crater said he favors decreasing dependence on foreign oil through domestic drilling because projections indicate world petroleum needs will increase 40 percent by 2030. "We cannot survive the next 10 or 15 years without more crude oil," he said.
Dan Bishop of Consumers Energy said he is especially supportive of using more renewable energy. He said Consumers is using 5 percent renewable energy and hopes to be at 10 percent by 2015.


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The rumor mill is currently turning double-time concerning Luis Nani's future at Manchester United. With the January transfer window opening in 10 weeks and the Portuguese winger looking increasingly unsettled, he could well be on his way out of Manchester.
What a difference a year makes.
Last November, the Manchester Evening News reported Sir Alex Ferguson stating Nani was not for sale. But 11 months later, the story reads a little differently.
There is no doubt Nani is talented, but he looks frustrated with his current situation and ready for a new challenge. He may not like playing third fiddle to Ashley Young or Antonio Valencia. He may also have a bout of the money-blues. Or perhaps he is just bored. But whatever the reason for his ill-form, he has two choices to make—fix up, or get out.
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This is the first time I have ever sold or bought a stock based on purely anecdotal information.
I was an avid fan of the Buckle until my last three visits.
I rather enjoyed the customer service I received when I shopped there. I was always treated well, and the employee was always helpful with suggestions about what looked good and what didn`t. They made suggestions and tried very hard to make sure I was happy and purchased something
My last visits have been met with indifference on the part of the sales people.I thought it might just be an abberation, so I returned twice more in the last two months and the attitude was the same.
SO, I begin to wonder if the sales slowdown is due as much to poor employee performance as the economy in general.
I sold in the mid thirties and planned on buying back at this level. BUT...I think I may wait untill after earnings, and maybe not even then.
One thing is for sure...I will not be shopping there any more.....
My "personal" experience is actually 2nd hand through my wife. She's been so satisfied shopping for jeans at the Buckle, she will always go there first now, and almost always last, because the sales people have done a great job of helping her find a pair of jeans or outfit or whatever that she's very happy with. Some of her friends seem to feel the same. My wife's positive experience is what led me to check out BKE as an investment to begin with.
Oh, and as for the "teen" retailer thing - I just don't believe thats the whole story. BKE has built up some loyalty from this small sampling of 40 somethings among my wife and her friends.
Well...I`m certainly feeling a tad on the down low. So my experience with the Omaha store may be unusual. BUT...I raved about this store in the past. It probably is a store specific problem.....
But lets face it, the employees make or break a store.
Can't resist. Here's a bunch of Buckle praise from someone in my favorite city, Houston, posted just last month.
In Austin, Texas, "The service you get is beyond amazing...":
And the glowing reviews go on and on.....
Six in Lynwood, WA share the joy about Buckle's clothing, stores and staff:
Silverdale, Washingon, a love letter to Buckle:
There are 400+ stores and you had a bad experience in ONE F**KING store. That is your analysis on whether to buy? You are a complete f**king idiot. That would be like getting a cold hamburger at McDonalds and not buying the stock because ALL McDonalds must serve cold hamburgers. What a dipsh*t.
You know...you are probably right..I`m a dipshit...
But thats how stores grow or not grow...customer satisfaction....One customer, one store, yeah...not indicitive of the company as a whole.
But this one customer didn`t like being ignored.
So I am now put off not only by the store, but the stock as well.
As another poster said..Let those who have a store near...check it out, see how you are treated...
I have been in and out of this stock purely on company financials and valuation. I have never been in a BKE store, to my knowledge there aren't any in Connecticut, so I can't judge the store experience except to note that the reputation is generally good.
Recent poor performance by BKE is likely tied to macro economics leveraged by the fact that teen/youth unemployment is roughly 20%. Additionally, BKE's year over year comparisons are poor viv-a-vis the competition in part because of BKE's strong relative performance in the past year.
I am now dollar cost averaging back in because I think we are at or near a bottom and I find the valuation and growth story compelling for the longer term.
this sounds like a short seller. Sales staff don't change that much -- company philosophy hasn't changed, don't blame losing comps in June and July on "indifference on the part of sales people." I think you have it wrong. It is the consumer who is indifferent, unsure and worried about the future and is holding back on spending
And that may very well be possible. I`m only stating an opinion based on personal experience. I do think the staff turnover is higher than you do.
And NO...I`m not a short seller..never sold a share short since I started buying stocks.


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Some Republican voters Tuesday voted enthusiastically for former Gov. Mark Sanford and some reluctantly, but a vote is a vote, and Sanford got 26,066 of them, more than enough to beat former Charleston County Councilman Curtis Bostic for the nomination for the First Congressional District.
Bostic got 20,005 votes, or 43 percent. Of the five counties participating, only Beaufort chose Bostic over Sanford.
In Dorchester County, 4,208 voters, or 58 percent, chose Sanford. Turnout was 9.65 percent.
At Knightsville Elementary School, Joy McCreight sighed and said she'd voted for Sanford, "the little snake."
Between Bostic and Sanford, the former governor was the best choice, she said, but she had preferred Teddy Turner.
At Summerville High School, Judy Snook voted for Sanford for the second time in two weeks.
"Because when he was in Congress, and also as governor, I think he did a good job," she said.
But at Flowertown Elementary School, John Conway wasn't persuaded by the "experience in Congress" argument.
His vote for Bostic was something of an anti-Sanford vote, he said, but it was also based on looking at Bostic's record and believing he could bring a grassroots perspective to Congress, much as now-Sen. Tim Scott did.
Sanford issued a statement Tuesday evening thanking voters and his opponent. He said the campaignbetween himself and Democratic nominee Elizabeth Colbert Busch will contrast his record of cutting debt and reducing taxes and on her side, "more of the same of what has gotten our country into the mess that it's in."
Chad Connelly, chairman of the state GOP, issued a statement calling Colbert Busch an "overpaid liberal educrat."
Colbert Busch, the director of business development at Clemson University's Restoration Institute, issued a statement saying her business experience will help her cut waste, lower tax rates for small businesses and be a "voice in Washington who stands up for South Carolina solutions – not either political party."
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Mix of sun and clouds today. More of that for the weekend.
Are these just two more lives shot to hell by the drug trade? Is this a cautionary tale for others? Will it scare anyone straight? Not likely.
The only good news out of this is that police seem to be getting some cooperation.
A drop-off collection box for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program will be located in the General Store at WheatonArts. The organization's mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. Learn more at www.toysfortots.org.
Non-perishable food items to the Food Bank of South Jersey (FBSJ) will be collected in the WheatonArts Administration Building and the Glass Studio. Most needed food items are peanut butter, jelly, macaroni and cheese, tuna, breakfast cereal, canned vegetables, canned fruits, and pasta. The FBSJ exists to provide an immediate solution to the urgent problem of hunger by providing food to needy people, teaching them to eat nutritiously, and helping them to find sustainable ways to improve their lives. Learn more at www.foodbanksj.org.
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Wed., 11/28, 6:30-8 p.m. (Hall of Fame)
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This league is for boys 9 to 14 years of age. The child must be accompanied by an adult and a birth certificate is required. The sign-up fee is $50 per child.
The "Turkey Burner" is set for Friday, Nov. 23, from 9 a.m. until noon. This is open to community members and Y members alike. All who come are simply asked to register by Wednesday, Nov. 21, by calling the Y at 856-691-0030 or visiting the Y's front desk. The facility is located at 1159 East Landis Avenue, in Vineland.
Choose from aquatics, spinning, a cardio strength interval (CSI) class, a hips, abs, butts, and intense thighs (habit) class, ballerobics and Zumba.
If none of that suits you, just go Black Friday shopping. That should provide a great workout, too. Running, carrying, jumping — a full workout for your body and your credit card.


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We are currently seeking an Interaction Designer who will take leadership in design-focused client engagements. The ideal candidate will have previous consulting experience with a track record of delivering compelling solutions on-time and on-budget. Because the work is focused on web-based and client-based software applications, the position requires deep experience with interaction design.
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ATLANTA South Carolina is at least making progress in bowl games.
The Gamecocks didn't win Friday night against Florida State, but, as opposed to the last two bowls, they did at least show up this time.
South Carolina was asked to overcome five turnovers and the loss of standout running back Marcus Lattimore early on, and it proved too much in Florida State's 26-17 victory in the Chick-fil-A Bowl at the Georgia Dome before 72,217 fans.
'It's unfortunate we didn't give ourselves much of a chance to win the game with the turnovers and interceptions,' USC coach Steve Spurrier said. 'Give Florida State credit. They played a (heck) of a game.'
Still, it was a far more competitive showing than the listless performances against Connecticut in the Papajohns.com Bowl last season and against Iowa in the Outback Bowl the season before that.
Nevertheless, Spurrier is now 1-4 in bowl games at USC.
'We got beat,' Spurrier said. 'We got beat in the bowl game again.'
South Carolina (9-5) had cut FSU's lead once 16-3 to 19-17 with 12 minutes to play. But Florida State responded with a 13-play, 63-yard, 6½-minute drive, sealed by backup quarterback E.J. Manuel's 7-yard touchdown throw to Taiwan Easterling on third down.
It was the third of three crucial third-down conversions for the Seminoles (10-4) inside the USC 21-yard line.
Chris Thompson rushed for a yard on third-and-1 at the 21 for one of the Chick-fil-A Bowl offensive MVP's 147 yards against the SEC's top-rated rush defense.
After a timeout before the third-and-7 play at the USC 17, Manuel connected with Bert Reed on a slant for an 8-yard gain to move the chains.
Attempting to force Dustin Hopkins' fifth field goal of the night to keepit a one-possession game, the Gamecocks had one more shot on third-and-goal at the 7.
But the elusive Manuel avoided pressure by moving right. He spotted Easterling, who had come open in the back of the end zone. The throw, and Hopkins' PAT, made it a nine-point game.
South Carolina couldn't even get to midfield on the subsequent possession.
'Our team just kept scratching and clawing,' FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. 'Every time they would answer and come back, our kids would come back and answer.'
It would have been a fairly miraculous win, considering USC was without its first 1,000-yard rusher in a decade.
Without Lattimore's play-making ability, South Carolina needed nearly three quarters and a trick play to finally get in the end zone.
On third-and-2 at the FSU 3, Garcia zipped a lateral to freshman receiver Ace Sanders, who then lofted the ball over the defense to Garcia for USC's first touchdown.
Two possessions later, and USC was in the end zone again, cutting the FSU lead to 19-17 after Brian Maddox's seven-yard touchdown run with 11:56 to go.
Including the lopsided loss to Auburn in the SEC title game here a month ago, the Gamecocks missed two chances to tie the 1984 USC team's school record of 10 wins. In Fisher's first year since taking over for Bobby Bowden, it was FSU's first 10-win season since 2003.
'This is only the beginning,' Fisher said on the field with confetti flying around him.
Lattimore was hurt on South Carolina's first possession. He suffered a cut to his mouth and a concussion on a hit by FSU cornerback Greg Reid.
The hit forced Lattimore's first fumble in 278 touches this season, and FSU's recovery and 54-yard return led to the first of Hopkins' field goals.
Reid, the game's defensive MVP, had two forced fumbles and 71 return yards.
Spurrier marveled at Reid and FSU's special teams, citing the need for the Gamecocks to find more playmakers. Without naming names, he implored Jadeveon Clowney, the nation's top prospect and a Rock Hill native, to come help USC in the future.
As for 2010, even with the program's first SEC division title, Spurrier ended it with a shrug.
'Nine wins was the best we could do this year,' he said. 'It was the best we could do.'
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Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden (フシギダネのふしぎのはなぞの Bulbasaur's Mysterious Flower Garden) is the 51st episode of Pokémon: Indigo League.
After a fight with a Rhyhorn, Ash's Bulbasaur seems to be evolving. During the night, Bubasaur goes to the Mysterious Garden, but decides not to evolve. This does not please Venusaur and the Ivysaur. When Team Rocket capture all the Ivysaur, the sun rises and enhances Bulbasaur, allowing it to make a counterattack!
Episode Plot
Ash and his crew are still on a tough path to Cinnabar Island. After battling his way through many trainers, he comes across a Hiker. This dangerous trainer decides to battle Ash and sends out his Rhyhorn. Ash, accepting his challenge, sends out Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur, unwilling to give up endures Rhyhorn's strength and defeats it. After the two trainers chat, Ash finds out that Bulbasaur isn't feeling so well and the bulb on his back starts glowing. The worried Ash brings Bulbasaur to the Pokémon Center to have Nurse Joy examine him. After examining him, Nurse Joy tells Ash it's preparing to evolve, this making Ash very exited. After showing them a garden of blooming flowers, Joy than informs the friends that Bulbasaur gather from all over the world to attend a festival where they evolve. The festival takes place in the "Mysterious Garden". Bulbasaur overhears all of this.
That night, Pikachu wakes up to see Bulbasaur walking out of the Pokémon Center. Pikachu follows Bulbasaur all the way to a garden where some other Bulbasaur pick him up with their vines. Pikachu tries to help Bulbasaur, but he makes Pikachu stop. Pikachu than races back to the Pokémon Center to get Ash. He wakes Ash up and leds him to where Bulbasaur was. Meanwhile, Team Rocket finds the group of Bulbasaur and tries to capture them. This ended in no positive results. Back near the Pokémon Center, Ash, Misty and Brock follow the pollen to try and find Bulbasaur. However, vines try and block their path. Eventually, they find a garden filled with Bulbasaur. These Bulbasaur than start chanting and all of the pollen goes directly to a tree, making it grow very high. A Venusaur than emerges from inside the newly-grown tree. After chanting some more, this time with Venusaur, the Bulbasaur all start to evolve into Ivysaur.
Ash's Bulbasaur wasn't chanting, so he did not evolve yet. Ash, starstruck by the sight of evolution, wonders if his Bulbasaur is going to evolve. His Bulbasaur is trying not to evolve, much to Ash's surprise. Venusaur get upset at Ash's Bulbasaur as Ivysaur said that he made him upset and Venusaur used Vine Whip on Bulbasaur, but Ash interrupts and takes the hit for Bulbasaur. Ash apologizes for showing up, as humans are not allowed, but he know that he has to protect his friend.
Venusaur tries to convince Bulbasaur to evolve by manipulating nature, but Team Rocket enters the forest via balloon. Team Rocket starts sucking up all of the Ivysaur and the Venusaur. Ash commands Bulbasaur to "blow them out of the sky", but he fails. The sun's rays start to shine on Bulbasaur's bulb and Dexter the Pokédex informs Ash that it is preparing to use Solarbeam. Bulbasaur blasts Team Rocket to oblivion with his new attack and free all of the Ivysaur. Team Rocket falls out of their balloon and all of the other Pokémon want revenge on Team Rocket. They all smack Team Rocket with their vines and make them "blast off again". Venusaur then lets Bulbasaur leave and is now okay with him evolving whenever he need. Ash and his crew continue their quest to reach Cinnabar Island.
- The "Who's that Pokémon?" in this episode is Ivysaur.
- James breaks the fourth wall by saying their fans expect their motto.
- This is one of the episodes that Team Rocket blasts off twice.


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As you walk around inside, listen to stories and history about the wealth of artwork contained within the Accademia Gallery's walls. Works by Renaissance superstar Michelangelo are given pride of place inside the museum, and your guide's commentary focuses on the much-loved Florentine artist. Admire his famously unfinished sculptures – Prigioni and San Matteo – and then gaze in awe at the statue of David that dominates the central gallery.
Ever the crowd pleaser, David was created by Michelangelo when he was just in his twenties, fresh from the glory of carving La Pietà. Sculpted entirely from local Carrara marble, the statue of the nude biblical hero is incredible to behold with life-like veins and muscles carved to precision as had never been done before. Standing at a lofty height of 17 feet (5.17 meters), the statue of David became a symbol of freedom and independence for the city.
After admiring David, visit other rooms with your guide to learn about other Renaissance artists such as Botticelli and Lippi. When your tour finishes, you can stay inside the museum for as long as you wish, discovering collections of artwork from the Middle Ages as well as the Renaissance. The Accademia Gallery is also home to the Museum of Musical Instruments, which is worth visiting independently.
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As we waited for our tour we saw the excellent guide we had at the Uffizi the day before. Sadly, we were not in his group. Our guide, I think her name was something like Fredrica or Francesca, was superb.
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Went to the endocrinologist today....got some wonderful news......my thyroid is waaaaaay down. My thyroid was registering over 8 (normal range is below 4.50) my meds have been increased so much that i am at a very high dose now....and yes it seems to be working.....i am so very happy now maybe i can lose some weight....
Great news! I have 43 to lose, and I worry so much about thyroid issues. Have you experienced any weird side effects from the medication?
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Sorry, fellow LMBers, it's the summer, and I've been a bit busy lately trying to just stay awake at work, admirably perform the tasks of my regular 9-6 job and get my own blog in order.
So I've been neglecting the Live Music Blog, if you can call one or two posts a week neglect (I shall, and I will). But also it's been a little while since I've seen a live show, so I don't really have much to write about these days. Hopefully Justin and I will get moving on our point/counterpoint idea shortly.
The Ace Cowboy will be in attendance for the Gov't Mule and Trey/70 Volt Parade show coming up at Jones Beach this weekend, so hopefully we'll have a comprehensive report of a sick collaboration between Beardless Red and That Guy Who Looks Like He Woke Up in a Dumpster. And I'll personally get to witness the re-emergence of Jen Hartswick's killer pipes, huge smile and enormous tats, which are all nice.
Anyway, I wanted to post something that would get people using the comments section around here, which is about the only area of the LMB that hasn't improved over the past few months. So much like Rich over at the 101 Report has done a few times lately, I'd like to turn this into an Open Post of sorts. We'd like to hear from you: What bands have you been listening to around the rock, jam, funk, soul, jazz, New Age, ska, bluegrass, Latin, hippity hop, children's music, Klezmer, or whatever scenes?
I've been trying to give some new bands a shot, since my four favorite groups no longer play together (the popular rock band Phish, the Grateful Dead, The Band, Talking Heads). So here are five relatively "new" bands I've been enjoying lately, along with a show of each group I enjoy listening to:
The Benevento/Russo Duo — June 24, 2005 @ House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ
Railroad Earth — July 3, 2005 @ High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy, CA
Tea Leaf Green — June 30, 2005 @ High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy, CA
The Breakfast — July 1, 2005 @ Toad's Place, New Haven, CT
Derek Trucks Band — June 17, 2005 @ Ripplefest, Bluffton, OH
There's plenty of good music out there…you have to love guys like Karl Denson and Robert Walter, Umphrey's McGee, Keller Williams, my personal favorites Medeski, Martin and Wood, and many more. I'm just looking for suggestions at this point. Let's hear it.


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JOHNSTON - Paul "Pepa" Robert Alexander Sr., 61, of Johnston, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren.
He was born Jan. 22, 1951, in Ravenna, the son of Maurice and Twila May Wheeler Alexander.
Paul worked for WCI Steel.
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He is survived by three sons, Paul "Rob" Alexander Jr. of Mecca, Matt Carson of Mecca and Mike Carson of Kinsman; four daughters, Jean Honsinger of North Lima, Michelle Swick of Champion, Heaven Alexander of Mineral Ridge and Faleasha Oliver of Mineral Ridge; two brothers, David Alexander of Windham and Ken Alexander of Garrettsville; and by a sister, Diana Durst of Windham. Also surviving are 20 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Paul was preceded in death by a brother and a granddaughter.
The family will receive friends 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Shafer-Winans Funeral Chapel in Cortland.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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BRITISH passengers are set to have their names checked against a controversial "no-fly" list before take off for the United States.
Airline passengers face being left behind at UK airports if their name appears on one of the lists during security checks by the US authorities.
The news comes after European ministers revealed plans to introduce biometric testing at European airports in a bid to boost security measures in the wake of last week's alleged terror plot.
Passengers would have their fingerprint or iris scanned under the measures, which would also use passenger profiling to try to identify potential terrorists.
The US "no fly" list, which has been resisted by the airline industry for fear of costly delays, could be in place by early next year.
It would make permanent a security measure temporarily put in place for flights from Britain after last week's foiled plot to bomb trans-Atlantic flights.
Currently, airlines have to submit their passenger lists for international flights 15 minutes after takeoff, but under the new plans, certain passengers would not be allowed to take off at all.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said: "The reason we haven't moved this [until now] is because the airlines were concerned about what they would do about passengers who would come up at the last minute, and they don't want to hold the flights up.
"Our position has been: Isn't it better to know before the plane takes off than to turn the plane around? Which I think is correct. So we're on a course to getting this piece nailed down."
Airlines fear that requiring the checks before takeoff would delay flights because of problems with information technology, staffing and privacy concerns among European Union countries.
That prediction was borne out after the department demanded to check passenger lists before US-bound flights left British airports because of last week's threat alert.
James May, president of the Air Transport Association, said: "There were very large numbers of very lengthy delays."
But the United States today said the change was being discussed even before last week's plot to bomb as many as ten flights headed for the US from London was infiltrated by police.
The news comes after a London-to-Boston flight was called back to Heathrow Airport after US authorities discovered a passenger's name was on their "no-fly" list.
The Bush administration also is considering permanently banning passengers from bringing liquids on flights and requiring all passengers to remove their shoes when passing through security checkpoints.
Meanwhile, the move to beef up relaxed security procedures in Europe came as Home Secretary John Reid warned that human rights would have to be balanced against the threat from terrorism and that the current terror threat was Europe-wide and needed to be tackled on an international level.
The EU minister in charge of justice, Franco Frattini, said ministers were looking at the "positive profiling" of passengers, carried out well in advance of their flights, based on "biometric identifiers" such as iris scans or fingerprints.
However, both he and Mr Reid stressed that there were no plans for profiling based on passengers' ethnic origins.


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Irish Baby Names for Boys
Aidan is an appealing Irish saint's name that zoomed up the popularity lists, jumping four hundred places in a decade to a peak of 39 in 2013 before slumping down to its current 185. Though it has... Read More
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A firefighter has died after tackling a huge blaze in the Northern Quarter in Manchester City Centre.
Stephen Hunt, 38, based at Philips Park was one of 60 firefighters who battled a blaze at Paul's Hair World.
It started shortly before 3pm on Saturday and remained on the scene throughout Sunday.
Two teenage girls have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with blaze which claimed the life of firefighter Stephen Hunt.
Country Fire Officer Steve McGuirk said: "We are devastated by the death of one of our colleagues who has died in the line of duty.
"We never expect to lose a colleague in this way and it brings home the dangers that our firefighters put themselves in every day to keep the community safe.
Full story: Firefighter dies tackling huge blaze on Oldham Street in the Northern Quarter.
You can leave your tributes to Stephen Hunt on GMFRS' Facebook page
We will bring you all the latest on this tragic story when we get it. There will also be at least three pages on this story in Monday's M.E.N.
It is understood the fire may have been connected to an explosion to do with hair products
M.E.N. photographer Sean Hansford has been taking pictures at the scene as the operation winds down. Firefighters have worked through the night and are understandably tired.
GMFRS thanks well-wishers for the thousands of tributes that have so far been sent into them.
Messages of support are flocking in & we are so grateful thank you. Apologies we can't respond to you all, there are just too many messages.— Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) July 14, 2013
A police officer and firefighter lay tributes to Stephen Hunt outside Paul's Hair World
A reminder that anyone who would like to post a tribute to Stephen Hunt, can do so on GMFRS's official Facebook page
GMFRS just confirmed that eight fire crews remain in Manchester city centre on Oldham Street.
The fire is still smouldering but crews have brought it under control and two aerial platforms, jets and ground monitors are being used to get plenty of water onto the building.
Parts of Tib Street and Oldham Street are closed off and roads in the area remain closed.
Almost Famous, a burger restaurant in the Northern Quarter also gutted by fire earlier this year, has started to sell red sunglassses, with proceeds going to the Fire Fighters Charity.
SUNGLASSES AT BEACH CLUB-donation to fire fighters charity for every pair sold - they're doing amazing, brave work pic.twitter.com/q3RoAROFkR— Almost Famous (@AlmostFamousMCR) July 14, 2013
Here is just one of hundreds of heartfelt tributes left on Greater Manchester Fire Service's Facebook page to Stephen Hunt and also commending the bravery of his colleagues as they battled to contain the fire at the Northern Quarter.
Mark Williams: "When a person becomes a firefigher, their act of bravery has already been accomplished.
"What they do after that is all in the line of work. A firefighter is perhaps the last noble warrior on earth! Not in it for the fame or money, but because it's what needs to be done. Few selfless acts are left in this world, but that which a firefighter does is both selfless and daring! May Steve's sole be lifted and held high. May he sit alongside the presence of our maker, himself.
"And may he bless, as he has blessed no others, the little ones and loved ones of those he has called home.
" RIP Steve and condolences to the family, every firefighter death hits us all hard in the Fire and Rescue Service."
Here is a picture of the scene this afternoon, taken by Scott Dawson. Emergency service personnel remain at the area on Oldham Street.
Tom Brooks-Pollock on Twitter: "Firefighters in uniforms also seen laying flowers.
"Director of Bikram Yoga centre on Church St says he decided to close today but will be open tomorrow.
"He's been hanging round trying to catch customers who haven't heard he's closed."
Tom Brooks-Pollock: "Spoke to the brother of the owner of Paul's Hair World, who laid a floral tribute to dead fire fighter Stephen Hunt at the scene."
Police and fire crews remain on the scene on Oldham Street. It is being treated as a crime scene and witnesses are being interviewed.
Here's another picture of the scene when the smoke was at its most intense. It was taken by photographer Nick Smith who tells us the 'the smoke was pretty strong' and this is as close as he was able to get.
Floral tributes to Stephen Hunt, left at the scene of the fire in Manchester city centre which claimed his life
In case you missed the link before. Click on the link to get the full story on the two teenagers arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the Oldham Street fire
People have also been tweeting their tributes to Stephen Hunt. here is just one of hundreds....
Thoughts go out to family and friends of Firefighter Steve who died yesterday trying to put out the fire on Oldham Street in Manchester <3— acceber (@Beckyy_Jones) July 14, 2013
tributes have been pouring in to GMFRS's official Facebook page Here is a selection...
Drew Leeming: "God bless Steve, I am lucky to have been your friend and colleague, you will be missed, thanks GMFRS senior officers have been outstanding with our watch."
Jamie Johnson: "Rest easy mate our watch wont be the same. Top lad so hard to get over."
Tony Bundock: "Thoughts and prayers to all of you at this terrible time from all of the firefighters and members of Narre Warren Fire Brigade (Country Fire Authority) Victoria Australia."
Floral tributes have already been left for firefighter Stephen Hunt at the scene
Those floral tributes up close http://t.co/HeerTI0BuN— Tom Brooks-Pollock (@tombrookspolloc) July 14, 2013
Tom Brooks - Pollock: "Fire appears to be out; they're damping it down."


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For example, overwrapping protects the protruding cardboard lip of caddy style cartons which can easily be damaged in transit. For bag in box applications it proves beyond doubt that the contents have not been substituted for an inferior quality and for tagged tea boxes it controls the spread of the aroma, extremely important when different herbal teas sit side by side on the super market shelf.
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Are there any recruiting firms in New York City that you can recommend for user testing?
Hi all,
I run my own independent Digital Recruitment company based in Sydney Australlia. I'm often representing very talented Digital folks who are either already on their way to the USA or planning to migrate there.
I'd very much like to form some mutually beneficial partnerships with leading Digital recruiters in the USA (ideally independent Owner operated).
Recommendations will be highly appreciated.
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I've been tasked with finding a vendor to conduct recruitment on behalf of a client for an un-moderated, online card sort. Vendor and card sort participants can be from anywhere in the country. Any suggestions or recommendations as to which firm(s) to contact? Thanks in advance!
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Im wondering how the design applications test look like?
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DOTHAN, Alabama -- An Ozark woman is accused of hitting a Dothan Dillard's employee with her truck while fleeing with $800 in stolen merchandise.
Dana Marie Retif, 46, was arrested Aug. 7 and charged with third-degree robbery, Dothan police say. Her bond was set at $15,000.
Police claim Retif stole unspecified goods from the Dillard's department store on July 21.
While running from the store, Retif was approached by an employee of the business. Police say Retif got into a red pickup truck and struck an employee with the vehicle as she attempted to leave the parking lot.
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CLUB DOG MEMBER SINCE: March 28, 2012
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Mom fell in love with me picture on Petfinder.com and as soon as we met each other, we knew we were meant to be together forever!
The rain is gone but we still have the cool temps in the morning. It does warm up some by afternoon. Not just warm enough for momma bol. Have a great night, voted
Come visit me, ., .., ..., ...., ....., ///, /////, Tennessee Pride
Well look at that! I am a DC cover dog again today. Hehe. Mom says not to let the fame go to my head. Psh, whatever are you talking about? I expect a full treat and attention session. With no cats! Stat! Bol. Nah, I am just kidding. Or am I? :) Hehe.
Have a nice afternoon!
Licks, Love, & Prayers ♥ Zoey
Come visit me, Angel Chip *2/10/01 - 9/22/13*, Angel Mercedes, Zoey ~Goodbye Friends ♥~
After much consideration, Mommy and I have decided that I will be un-able to run for DOTM this May. Mommy didn't realize how much time this little calf would take out of her day, when we scheduled my run. Mommy has to spend a lot of time with the baby, and when she's not with her, Mommy has other animals and things to take care of.
I would like to express how grateful I am for all of the support that I have received when I was planning to run in May! I hope that, when I decide to run again, you will give me your support and votes. But for now I'm just going to try to be active on DC, though that may not work out with Mommy's schedule, DC, BC and CC combined.
Once again, I THANK YOU from the bottom of my little heart for your love and support! DC Furrends are the bestest :)
Love, Missi Mae (#126407) and Mommy Victoria♥
Come visit me, Butler, Missi Mae, Ruby Rose
I am behind, as usual! A good secretary is SO HARD to find! BOL!
I do want to thank you for coming by my page. I always enjoy a visit from a pretty girl!
I am still all boy! BOL!
A Sprinkling of Angeldust and Magical Mist,
Angel Anakin
Come visit me, ~ Angel Anakin ~, ~ Chewie loves Khia ~, ~ Jackson ~, ~ Maya Loves Toby ~
They are really great. Thank your Mommy for the nice letter she wrote and tell her we feel the same way! Is your Mommy's first name Gina? Mommy couldn't make out the first letter.
Things have been really buzzing around here today. No, I don't mean we've been busy, I mean BUZZING literally!
My skin-cousin Ruth Called Daddy this morning and said the post office called her at 5am and told her their bees were there. I didn't know they called people that early. They must have wanted those bees out of there!
BOL! Daddy drove into town and brought the bees back here. They were in the garage all day. the wild bees kept coming to visit the ones in the boxes with the screens! There was LOTS of bees. Daddy said there was a Queen in each box. I looked but I never saw any bees wearing a crown or even waving like the one in England always does! He also said there were worker bees in there. If you ask me, I think Daddy and Ruth got had. I don't think there were any Queens and I think they were ALL WORKER BEES...working to get out of those boxes anyway! BOL! Seriously, I think there may have been some Killer Bees in those boxes because there was a bunch of dead bees in the bottom of the boxes. They were murdering their own and had nowhere to hide the bodies! Daddy got all his beekeeping stuff and went to Ruth's so they could put them in the hives Daddy made out of wood in his workshop. When daddy puts that beekeeping gear on, he looks like he is either a HazMat crew member or an astronaut or an alien from another planet. Sheesh, no wonder the bees don't sting ya when you wear that stuff!
At least we don't have to worry about being shot with a high powered cork if we go downstairs anymore! Daddy took the last of the shooting/exploding wine bottles outside and cleaned up the mess. Apparently, the stabilizer was old enough it didn't work right or something, and the wine started fermenting again and built up pressure in the bottle. It had to get out somehow so the corks blew out and with the wine bottles on their sides, it sprayed out with a pretty strong force. As hard as the corks hit the door and as far as the wine sprayed I would sure hate to be standing there when it blew up! The basement looked like a christened ship! Oh well, it is the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic, maybe Daddy just has a funny way of celebrating it! BOL! BBS my friend!
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Cairn Cuddles,
Happy Monday. Hope you had a great day. We are so happy that your story has a happy ending with you finding your forever home. Sounds like you found your perfect match also. Is your mom watching House tonight? That is mom's favorite show also. She's not going to know what to do with herself when the show is no longer on.
Mom's knee is still bothering her but resting wasn't helping so she went back to walking us. Mom says it hurts just the same either way so she may as well walk us. After my walk, I played with Abbie in the yard.
You know it's really boring around here when mom is blogging so I decided to do a little counter surfing. Unfortunately for me, mom seems to be learning & keeping all of the interesting stuff put away. But I know if I'm patient mom will eventually slip up and leave something out that is worth stealing. And here's how I have mom trained really well. Instead of getting into trouble for counter surfing, mom got empty toilet paper rolls for all of us to destroy and eat. See how well that worked, I do something bad & get something good in return. And mom wonders why I misbehave :)
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Hi! Here is a vote for you, thank you so much for your visit. I have such a sweet and wonderful bestie to share my friendship with that she even comes to visit even if I don't return! Thank you Eva, you are a true blessing in my life♥ How are you and your sis?
So, since I made a mess with my tennis ball downstairs, it pushed Gpa into cleaning the whole floor downstairs. Which involved moving things and unplugging mom's and the other's computers. So this whole weekend mom and I were gone without any internet. I apologize for this madness that erupted.
We have company coming over tonight, so I am coming to see you earlier than normal today :)
So, how is your weather? I think we have been getting our spring weather. It was raining on Friday and then when I woke up on Saturday it was like in the upper 50s! AND sunny, it was craziness. It hit 67° yesterday, and it is already (the afternoon right now) up in the 80s today. Today mom got some photos ready just for your to view, boy is it HOT outside!
So, how are you doing? Did you have a nice weekend? Hope you did!!!! Would love to hear about it. Well, being without internet this weekend really made me think I needed a break from it all. So mom spent the weekend with her friends and family, and ME!! Mom said that it was nice to get her brain off of the computer and school and go have some fun. Now we are starting fresh today, coming in and handing you this vote, wishing you the bestest day my friend. I am please to have met you, you are truly a blessing in my life♥
Please know I am thinking of you. I am too wishing you the happy days this week! Talk to you soon ;)
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Happy Monday! The Bark for Life funraiser is sponsored by the American Cancer Socity's Relay for Life for people. All the proceeds from the Bark for life go to all the funds raised by the relay for life. Check and see if the chapter by you is doing a Bark for Life for dogs. Not all cities do. My Mom does the Relay for Life in June, too. We had dreary and wet weather yesterday, too, and it looks like the whole week will have on and off showers. We heard about snowstorms hitting parts of NY. Hope you guys didn't get any. Have a great Monday and leaving you a vote...Shiloh Snuggles...Takoda
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We're very happy that we have a friend our size. Be that you'd make a wonderful playmate for us. How are you doing today? It's super chilly over this way. Hope you have a wonderful day. Sending some love and licks your way(:
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Hello eva mae! Sorry we weren't able to blog yesterday; we went on one of our spontanious roadtrips! We went to Attwater's Prarie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge! There were so many birds and butterflies and so much much more! There were also lots of flowers but even though mommas allergies are getting better those certainly didn't help her! We still had lots of fun there but it was muy caliente(very hot)!!! Then we drove up a little further and ate a picnic! That was how we spent our Earth Day! What'd you do? Well I hope you had fun doing whatever it was. Today momma has to go back to school so it's a nap day for us. This weekend or maybe the next she plans to go visit the local shelter and see if she can volunteer so we can't wait to smell all the new puppies she'll meet during that once she gets around to it! Well we gotta go, we'll bark back later! Leaving a vote! -Hunter ruby and the angels
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I am an Ultra-Conservative, Alpha-Male, True Authentic Leader, Type "C" Personality, who is very active in my community; whether it is donating time, clothes or money for Project Concern or going to Common Council meetings and voicing my opinions. As a blogger, I intend to provide a different viewpoint "The way I see it!" on various world, national and local issues with a few helpful tips & tidbits sprinkled in.
This Needs To Be Stopped In Cudahy!
So, there is a push to make the Elected Mayor of Cudahy Part Time and bring in a Hired/Appointed Paid City Administrator. And there is a RUSH to do so!
Transparency is key to trust!
We have been down this road with the Clerk Treasurer and City Comptroller. Tested and rejected!!
I said it then and I will say it again, "We the People" (that statement of "We the People" bothers Alderman Mark Otto) should decide via voting not having someone appoint and hire the person. When you are Elected, you are held accountable to the People. When you Appoint/Hire someone, the People lose the power and voice in holding that person accountable. Doing so is wrong.
We cannot afford nor do we need this!
This is an Attila the Hun sweeping through Eastern Europe kind of situation — devastating and costly!
Now let's delve into some emails and some hows and whys! We will connect the DOTS!
Q: "Randy,
Why would Tony run just to make it a part time position and bring Ryan back?"
A: That is a good question and I had to dig for that one. Turns out that all of that talk that Tony Day doesn't want to run again for Mayor has some truth in part to his wife and time with the family plus the job isn't exactly what it was cracked up to be! Now I didn't talk to Mayor Day as I have written that off as he will not email me back but asks me to make an appointment to come to City Hall and talk in person. Who in the private sector has time for that when email is so easy to do anytime of the day! I cannot even get Mary Jo to email me back on questions on an unrelated topic that I will just post in a few days. It seems that Mayor Day's Administration doesn't like written communication even more so than McCue's.
So back to bring back Ryan – Well, Mayor Day would stay on if it was Part Time and YES the City has contacted Ryan McCue. He told the City of Cudahy he was happy where he was. Now stop and think about it! The City contacted him, so after all that bad blood and they still contact them.
Why‽ (That deserved an interrobang)
Well that question is answered by who is the spear head / Leader of the Reorganization Committee – Alderman Mark Otto who is still in contact and friends with Ryan McCue. After all as Alderman Otto told me, "We are close friends"!
So Alderman Otto has been pushing for this assignment since Tony Day won the election. All to bring back his friend and not to mention yet I am, WASTE TAXPAYER MONEY!!!!
See we already pay for an Econ Director and pay a Mayor and an Office/Mayor Assistant why would we want to ADD the cost of City Administrator and YES I know the pay will be cut for Mayor but NOT to ZERO!
So in fact Alderman Otto doesn't care to waste taxpayer money, but hold on, the reason is always, "We can get a Professional!" Tempest alert! Smoke screen alert!
Like Former Mayor McCue? That would be the so called Professional!
A bargain is something you don't need at a price you can't resist.
Democracy, it comes from the people by the people not something moving so fast it is a blur and silent in the night by overzealous, I have an angle to do something, out of touch elected official!
Let's look at another email:
If tony does set this up to bring mccue back, he should be tarred and feathered.
If they pull this I am not sure but I believe they would need to change this by charter ordinance.
I bet they ram this through just like they dumped the do fee on us.
If anything your post showed them that you are still keeping an eye on them."
A: 'It's the People's Money'
Yes Mayor Day should be. This brings that old say that Politics makes strange bed partners/fellows. Now from what I hear the Council will vote 3-2 in favor of passing this and NO it doesn't need to go to the voters in the form of a referendum. Remember from the Election that Tony Day said he was in favor of them, just NOT now that he is Mayor! People tend to make rules for others and exceptions for themselves.
Another email:
Why is this being rushed and why in the world are the Aldermen going along with this?"
A: Excellent question and one I think the residents of Cudahy need to ask the Mayor and the Alderpersons. The hush-hush - The only knowledge that can hurt you is the knowledge you don't have.
Ask them at the City Hall meeting Thursday January 26th @5:30PM (Good of them to have it when people are still driving home) This issue is burning a hole for them!
Another email:
We need to flush all of these elected fools down the drain and start over with new energized people!"
I don't think they need to all go, but most!
"One of the penalties of not participating in politics is that you will be governed by your inferiors." Plato
We'll take another email:
"I don't totally remember Day having a major campaign platform for an administrator? Maybe I am just missing it or don't remember.
Again, looks like the train is coming, since you have touched a nerve with your blog, and then things are might quiet."
Yes Tony Day did talk about it and at the time a study and referendum would take place putting in with the people. How about we get it on the ballot with the recall elections!
Let's round this out with a very nicely put email on the subject:
I am not crazy about a non-elected official running the City full time. What are the accountability factors? I would think that a position this big would require more than just the Personnel Committee to look at it. A large contingent of citizens should be involved in the various stages of the interview process.
What does this do for people considering running for Mayor? Are we now going to be limiting our pool of potential candidates to retired people or those who are not really committed to the City because they have a full time job elsewhere?
The job description of both will need to be very clear as to has the final say so on decisions, I would prefer the Mayor since he was elected. Who would be leading Common Council meetings?
So there you have it people, The Tony Day Administration, and our elected officials trying to ram this through and pull the wool over our eyes. We want people to be part of what we're doing, so we bring them in and let them see, not in Cudahy!
I think we need to replace them with people who understand who 'We the People" are and understand "Taxpayers". I know my Alderman needs to go, he doesn't even answer me back and we need elected officials that can effectively communicate with the taxpayers!
Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.
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FOLLY BEACH Residents of this close-knit, laid-back island received shocking news of serious problems on the second page of their monthly newsletter:
Date-rape drugs in drinks. Dealers slinging crack cocaine and hallucinogenic bath salts at the beach. Systematic burglaries at vacation homes.
Mayor Tim Goodwin and Public Safety Chief Dennis Brown delivered the news in the July edition of The Sandspur, a Folly Beach Civic Club newsletter that every resident receives. The message warns people not to leave drinks unattended, to report suspicious activity and to join neighborhood crime-watch programs.
Some longtime residents worry that those small steps wont help enough.
Mike Ferguson, who moved to Folly Beach 30 years ago, worries that the city promotes bad behavior with its seemingly endless calendar of festivals and its tolerance for drinking on the beach albeit in cups, not glass bottles.
He compared the situation to Jaws and accused local officials of trying to keep the problem quiet to keep the tourists visiting.
I had heard rumors, but there are always rumors on Folly Beach, and sometimes people have a political agenda, Ferguson said. When I got The Sandspur and found out those rumors are apparently true, it was kind of a shock. It made me mad, really. It made me angry.
Ferguson said the problem stems from Follys tolerance for booze. Welcoming visitors with coolers also invites trouble, he said.
I think its time to stop the drinking on the beach, Ferguson said. I hate to say that, because Ive always thought people are just having a good time, but its gone way beyond that. I hear people arguing over who should drive, and I can tell by their voices that none of them should be driving.
Folly Beach Public Safety Sgt. James Couche said his fellow officers suspect that the islands laid-back reputation brings in a mixed crowd. One-third of the citys arrests involve alcohol.
Folly Beach is getting to be a bit more popular, Couche said. Its the only beach in the area where people can consume alcohol, so it attracts a lot of people just for that reason. Its easy prey for opportunistic people.
Couche said this beach season also has brought a rash of break-ins, particularly at rental houses during the transition period between tenants. The same goes for cars when residents and beach-goers leave valuables in plain view.
They will bust the glass and run, Couche said. By the time youre off the beach, theyve already gone to Walmart and maxed out your credit cards.
In terms of drugs, Couche said officers have little documentation about date-rape incidents outside of a tip about men who hang out in the islands bars. Residents gave officers similar information about drug dealers who blend in with the beach crowd and the nightlife scene to hock crack and bath salts, Couche said.
Chris Marley, a Folly Beach resident of more than 20 years, heard chatter about the new crime trends. Confirmation in The Sandspur disappointed him but didnt surprise him.
Some people are saying, Oh my God, whats going on? Marley said. But its opened a conversation that needed to be going on.
Marley serves as one of the administrators of a Facebook group called Follitics, where residents can hash out problems with alcohol, litter and traffic on the island.
The message in The Sandspur only amplified a rallying cry from a group that wants to see Folly Beach join other Charleston area islands in banning drinking on the beach.
Its the people we seem to be drawing recently within the last few years because of changes in other islands, Marley said. Making those islands less accommodating is bringing that traffic to Folly Beach.
Goodwin said he would support putting the alcohol issue to a vote, but he personally disagrees with banning booze on the beach.
I dont think no drinking on the beach is a fantasy to cure all ills, the mayor said.
Instead, he said, residents should get involved in crime-watch programs for their neighborhoods and get to know public safety officers. Goodwin said a panel of residents interviews each new officer candidate before the department makes a hire.
The letter in The Sandspur aimed to raise awareness, not to cause more problems, according to the mayor.
The intended message was Hey, here are some things that are happening this year,? Goodwin said. Yes, our policemen are dealing with more than a call for a drunk on the beach or someone with their dog off the leash.
Reach Allyson Bird at 937-5594 or Twitter.com/ allysonjbird.
Folly Beach Public Safety officer Ron Avallone and is fellow officers will be out in force over the holiday.×


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This excerpt of an early Christian letter came to mind as a fitting reflection of our activities this time of year.
I'm sitting in a café at Pearson Airport in Toronto as I write this, making the best use of a layover on my way to a few days in Regina, Saskatchewan, my childhood home.
It's a characteristic of universities: many, if not most of us are from some other place. We make a home at Valpo, but we have "homes" of one sort or another elsewhere and we set out, like latter-day Marys and Josephs, for our own version of Bethlehem. Or we're the ones making room in the inn for distant family members who will arrive soon. If this airport is any measure, countless others are involved in similar migrations.
Certainly some things are being lost by our society's rootlessness and the reunions that the holidays bring are often layered up with blessed traditions as a hoped-for antidote to it all, as though if we could create a Rockwellian moment this rootlessness will be redeemed. But we who are at home and yet not at all have an opportunity to live out our Christian identity in a way similar to that described in the ancient letter.
Admittedly, this is not the original intent of the letter – that was to explain why it was that Christians seemed to be in the prevailing culture and yet at odds with it. Nevertheless this, as a description of your life, is accurate. Each of us is a citizen of some place, yet our ultimate allegiance is tied to the reign of God which has come to be realized in the death and resurrection of Jesus for the sake of the world with which we have this complicated relationship. We look forward to Christ's restoration of the whole created order.
Much is made of the need in this time for us to be global citizens. The ancient author calls you to go one step further, to recognize in your rootlessness that you are one with the whole world because you are united to the one who created it and is actively working out its restoration.
Until then, it's one big trip with longer and shorter layovers here and there, each with its own work to be done.
Merry Christmas.
May God go with you.
+ Pr Jim
Rev. James A. Wetzstein and Rev. Charlene M. Rachuy Cox serve as university pastors at Valpo and take turns writing weekly reflections.


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Program Summary
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program is a rental assistance program operated by the Housing Authority of the City of McKeesport (MHA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The program utilizes private rental units in the City of McKeesport and subsidizes the difference in the rent between the amount the family contributes (generally 30% of their monthly income) and the amount of the rent the owner charges.
The family applies to the MHA for this rental assistance and is placed on a waiting list according to date and time of the application. When the MHA has Vouchers available, it will select families from the waiting list and determine their eligibility for the Section 8 program according to HUD requirements and MHA selection policies. The MHA will verify income, family composition and complete a criminal background check. Once determined eligible, the family will be contacted to attend a "briefing session" where they will learn the program requirements and responsibilities as a tenant. At the conclusion of the briefing session, the family will be issued a Voucher so that they can begin their search for decent affordable rental housing. A family may wish to stay in their current unit if the owner is willing to participate in the program and the unit is in good condition.
The MHA selects tenants according to HUD requirements and it's own selection criteria. The MHA does not determine family behavior or suitability which is the responsibility of the owner.
When the landlord finds a Section 8 family interested in renting their unit, a Request for Tenancy Approval will be filled out by both parties and submitted to the Section 8 office along with the other required paperwork. At that time we will schedule an inspection to determine if the unit passes HUD's housing quality standards or what repairs would be needed in order for the unit to pass.
Once the unit passes the inspection, a lease and contract will be executed and the housing assistance payments will begin.
Although there are allowances given towards tenant paid utilities in calculating the family's portion of the rent, the MHA does not pay towards security deposits or utilities. They are the responsibility of the owner and tenant. The Section 8 program only provides assistance towards the actual rent.
In addition, the MHA keeps a list of vacant units of landlords interested in participating in the program. You may list any properties that you have available by contacting our office.