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John Hamrick III has a tall wooden fence that keeps neighborhood kids out of his pool in Old North Charleston and provides him some privacy. But under proposed city regulations, Hamrick could be required to tear it down.
The new rules have been going through study and revisions for months, and are aimed at requiring city residents to have attractive fences and shrubbery that aren't too tall. Existing fences that don't meet the requirements would have to be taken down within five years.
"Well, I wouldn't like that," said Hamrick. "I should have the right to swim in my pool without people looking at me."
The latest version of the rules would limit fences or shrubbery to a height of 4 feet in front yards, and on a corner lot like Hamrick's, both street-facing sides would be considered a front yard. Closer to an intersection, the height limit would drop to 30 inches.
"Over the years, there have been a number of concerns about the appearance of some fences that have been installed in neighborhoods," said city spokesman Ryan Johnson. "This is an attempt to address the concerns and create the definition of a fence."
He said the proposed ordinance "would stop your neighbor from building a fence next to you out of plywood and razor wire."
The rules would also apply to businesses located on residentially zoned property.
New fences would have to be permitted and approved by the city. Properties zoned commercial or industrial could still have fences up to 10 feet tall, and could use barbed or razor wire.
At the most-recent meeting of the city's Planning Commission meeting, last week, Chairwoman Suzanne Thigpen and a few other commissioners suggested that no fences or bushes should be allowed at all in "sight visibility triangle" areas where they could prevent drivers from seeing traffic on cross streets.
The visibility triangle is an area extending 25 to 35 feet from an intersection, along both sides of a corner property, then connected diagonally across the property to form a triangle.
The idea is that drivers should be able to see across the corner of the property, to view traffic on the cross street.
"If it's in your line of vision, to make a safe turn, then it shouldn't be there," said Thigpen, who said she was in an accident some years ago involving an obstructed view at a cross street. "Nothing but grass."
A few other commissioners agreed, but the Planning Commission did not end up recommending that change. Instead they recommended the proposed ordinance to City Council without changes, on a 5-3 vote.
"I thought the purpose of this was to get rid of all those dilapidated fences," said Commissioner Thomas Brinson, who voted against recommending the ordinance to City Council, as did commissioners James Kramer and Sammie Douan.
Before the vote several members of the Planning Commission incorrectly assured Hamrick, who attended the meeting, that his fence would not be affected by the proposed rules. But Hamrick did raise a point at the meeting that it turns out will keep the ordinance from proceeding to City Council for a vote.
The city has regulations that require tall fences around swimming pools, for safety, and the proposed height rules could be in conflict. The North Charleston legal staff is going to take another look at the ordinance, and then it will likely return to the Planning Commission once again.
"Nobody wants bad looking fences around," Hamrick said. "But there are reasons for fences to be the height they are."
Reach David Slade at 937-5552 or Twitter @DSladeNews.
North Charleston has proposed new rules for fences that would impact John Hamrick's privacy. The new rules propose no fences taller than 4 feet in front yards, and no more making fences out of scrap material and baling wire. Non-compliant fences would have to be torn down within 5 years.×


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- Vol. 52
- No. 7
Diana's Last Loves
In a New Book, Sally Bedell Smith Details Diana's Doomed Affairs with Pakistani Surgeon Hasnat Khan and Dodi Fayed, the Playboy Who Died Beside Her
In the two years since the princess's death on Aug. 31, 1997, Smith, the respected Washington-based biographer of CBS founder William Paley and social doyenne and U.S. Ambassador to France Pamela Harriman, interviewed more than 150 people, including Diana's closest friends, staff and advisers, many of whom spoke about her for the first time to a journalist. "Sources that I developed from my previous books as well as longtime friends were able to vouch that I was a serious writer and would write a serious book," says Smith, 51. "Once people were convinced of that, they were willing to talk because they wanted to set the record straight."
Acknowledging that "psychiatrists and psychologists have debated Diana's condition in the British press," Smith argues that Diana, who was 36 when she died, suffered from a fairly common, but often elusive, mental illness called borderline personality disorder, the symptoms of which include impulsiveness, feelings of abandonment and an inability to sustain relationships. Borderline personalities, Smith writes, "are typically confused about their identity. They are self-destructive, easily depressed, panicky and volatile. But on the surface they are apt to be charming, insightful, witty and lively."
Smith also believes that Prince Charles "lacked the knowledge and temperament to help Diana deal with her torment. He probably deserves more credit than he has received for trying to get her into therapy" during their 15-year marriage.
Earlier this month, Charles, 50, included Camilla Barker Bowles, 52, and her children on his annual Aegean cruise with his sons—a sign that points up his longtime love's increasingly public presence in his life. Unlike last year when the flag flew at half-staff throughout the country and the Windsors went to church on the actual anniversary, Buckingham Palace said that this year each member of the family will remember the princess "in their own private way." Princes Charles, William, 17, and Harry, 14, who will be at Balmoral in Scotland, plan to attend a service on the 29th at nearby Crathie Church; the Spencer family will gather at Althorp, where Diana is buried.
Smith knew this book would end in tragedy but says that researching the princess's life was even more unsettling than she expected. "It is," she says, "the saddest project I've ever worked on. Diana needed so much help, and, due to her position and the nature of her problems, she was never able to get it." In this exclusive excerpt, Smith recounts key events in the last years of Diana's life, including new details about her ill-fated relationship with Dodi Fayed.
The autumn of 1996 saw Diana's final rupture with Sarah Ferguson, who overstepped the bounds of friendship, in Diana's view, when she published her biography in November. Though the book's references to Diana were mostly positive, one passage patronizingly pointed out Diana's "teary and reclusive" manner around the royal family. Fergie also tastelessly revealed that she had contracted warts from wearing Diana's shoes, a revelation Diana considered "unkind." Diana cut her off without a word. Not only did Diana stop speaking to Fergie, she wouldn't permit her name to be mentioned in her presence, and she refused to answer Fergie's letters or take her phone calls.
Still, Diana had a hand in her own image-making, not only giving behind-the-scenes assistance to journalists but also dueling with Prince Charles in tell-all books and interviews. Between the couple's separation in late 1992 and their divorce 3½ years later, Diana continued with her many charities and traveled abroad to promote humanitarian causes. She also weathered ongoing revelations of liaisons with various men, including Dr. Hasnat Khan—"Natty" to his friends—a 39-year-old heart surgeon from Pakistan she met while visiting one of his patients at the Royal Brompton Hospital in September 1995.
Because of Khan's aversion to publicity, Diana took to wearing disguises, including custom-made wigs and glasses with nonoptical lenses. The couple went undetected to jazz clubs and restaurants in Soho or Camden Town. But they spent most of their time together at Kensington Palace and she considered him a vital anchor in her life. "She was emotionally more stable when she was with him," said a friend of Diana's. "He taught her that she could be loved." Diana told friends she was especially pleased that Khan admired her empathy for the sick. As Diana confessed to her friend Elsa Bowker, "I found my peace. He has given me all the things I need."
But Diana's love was characteristically accompanied by possessiveness. This time, she tried to advance Khan's career and, in the process, the prospects for their life together. She asked South African heart surgeon Dr. Christiaan Barnard if he could help find Khan a position in South Africa. Diana revealed that she wanted to marry Khan and, said Barnard, "have a pair of girls...She wanted to move away from London with him. South Africa was her first choice because her brother was there."
As she had with Prince Charles and her other lovers, Diana tried to control Khan, fearing he would reject her. Her energy healer (a kind of alternative psychotherapist) Simone Simmons remembered that Diana "was so impatient to have Hasnat's undivided attention that if he used the Kensington Palace telephones to speak to his family or friends in Pakistan for more than 10 minutes, Diana would turn her music up or dance before him to distract his attention." Diana also frequently phoned Khan at the hospital and "was often upset if he was in the operating theater and couldn't talk to her," Simmons said.
As 1997 began, Diana seemed no closer to finding herself or her place in British life. Yet, her bold campaign against land mines, which she advanced by going to war-ravished Angola, played well in the press, as did the announcement in late January of her plan to auction her old dresses in June to benefit charity. The auction came off as an ingenious way of raising money, as well as a powerful statement that Diana was putting her royal life behind her.
With the departures of most of her key aides, Diana now handled many press inquiries herself. Some editors found her mercurial ways exasperating. "The confusion was there all the time," said Sue Douglas, former editor of the Sunday Express. "One minute she was going out with the boys wearing her shorts and a baseball cap, but she would be immaculately made up because she never thought there would not be a photographer waiting."
Nor could Diana restrain herself from reading everything written about her. "There was always an element of insecurity for Diana," said one old friend. "She wanted to know that what she was doing was being approved of, and I think she found it mesmerizing." Having witnessed her sensitivity for too many years, butler Paul Burrell finally began hiding the most unpleasant articles. "I always got a strange look when certain papers weren't there," he said. "She would ask for them, but I wouldn't let her see them."
Diana believed she had to wage a constant battle for survival with the media. Yet she also seemed to relish the disguises and deceptions she employed to deal with the press—and the public. One of her more peculiar practices was "hiding in plain sight." As Simone Simmons explained, "I coached Diana in the art of pretending to be someone who bore a strong passing resemblance to the princess." The trick was to engage in such mundane activities—hailing a cab, taking money from a cash machine—that observers couldn't believe she was the real Diana. "If someone gave her a wide-eyed and puzzled stare, she would smile and wave at them, as if daring them to challenge her."
For nearly 18 months, Diana persistently misled the press about Hasnat Khan. Her motive for lying was to protect him as she sought to make their relationship work. "She would have converted to Islam, she would have done anything," said Elsa Bowker. But Diana miscalculated when she made a spur-of-the-moment visit to Pakistan in May 1997. Her unstated purpose for the trip was to meet Khan's family and "convince them that she was a nice girl," said Bowker. "wearing a traditional shalwar kameez of pale blue, she spent 90 minutes with a dozen of Khan's relatives, including his parents and grandmother.
When Diana returned to London several days later, she told friends she had made a good impression and that marriage was now possible. But Diana had not informed Khan beforehand of her visit with his relatives. He was dismayed that she had gone so far and rebuked her for disclosing details to the press. The following week Hello! magazine quoted Hasnat's father expressing doubts that Hasnat and Diana would marry. Diana and Khan continued to see each other, still in secrecy. Perhaps to protect herself from further rebuffs, Diana's comments about Khan took on a critical edge. "She said he was more scared of his family and religion and background than he was in love with her," said historian and friend Paul Johnson.
In July, Khan broke off the relationship for good. The proximate cause was an article in the Sunday Mirror alleging that Diana and Khan had become "unofficially engaged" after what the tabloid characterized as the "amazing 'summit meeting' with his family" in Pakistan.
"He accused Diana of leaking the story, although she tearfully denied it," said hairstylist Natalie Symons, who witnessed the drama. "Diana was very sore and hurting," recalled a friend she turned to for consolation. "It was the day before the trip with [controversial Egyptian-born businessman] Mohamed Al Fayed, and Diana told me it was over with Hasnat. He couldn't live with the pressure of the press, so he decided that was that." Said another friend: "I think he loved her, and I think he was the love of Diana's life after Charles." The morning after the breakup, Friday, July 11, as Diana packed for her vacation in the South of France, she "was sobbing her heart out," Symons said.
Diana's vacation at the Saint-Tropez home of Al Fayed, whose role in bribing members of Parliament had been back in the news, spurred an uproar in the British media.
Diana seemed unconcerned about photographers tracking her cruises on Al Fayed's yachts. "She was happy to be seen," recalled Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan. "I offered to pull out of Saint-Tropez after two days, and her office said, 'That won't be necessary.' After that she did daily photo calls." On July 14, Diana's behavior turned bizarre. After Jet Skiing with her sons, she seemed relaxed and happy. Then she hopped into a launch with a bodyguard and headed for the Fancy, a 53-foot motorboat carrying reporters. Wearing a leopard-print bathing suit, Diana spent 10 minutes talking "candidly about the dark side of her life as the ex-wife of Prince Charles," the Mirror's James Whitaker wrote. "You are going to get a big surprise with the next thing I do," she said. "My boys are urging me continually to leave the country. I sit in London all the time, and I am abused and followed wherever I go."
But the next day, Diana issued a statement insisting she had no intention of making a "surprise" announcement. She further denied that she had given interviews to reporters. Then she crawled along a balcony on Al Fayed's villa, hiding behind a towel one moment, then posing at the end of a jetty before skipping up some steps, clapping her hands and singing. The combination of giddiness and furtiveness she displayed that morning could probably be explained by the arrival the night before of Al Fayed's son Dodi.
A full-time playboy who flirted with the film industry (his investment of family money earned him a producing credit on 1981's Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire,), Dodi, 42, was engaged to model Kelly Fisher. But the glamorous princess enraptured him, and she quickly warmed to his affections. "He was emotionally immature," Smith observes. "And he wasn't very bright. But like Diana, he had been abandoned. They were both looking for something missing in themselves."
In France, Diana and Dodi spent time together in quiet conversation. "Dodi couldn't bear to leave her alone," said Debbie Gribble, chief stewardess on Al Fayed's yacht Jonikal. As Dodi listened intently, Diana described her travels to Pakistan and Africa and her work on the land mine campaign. On two evenings, Dodi made the oddly flamboyant gesture of renting a disco for William and Harry to enjoy privately.
Diana and the boys left at sunset on July 20. The next morning, Dodi filled her Kensington Palace apartment with pink roses and sent the first of many extravagant gifts: an $11,000 gold Cartier Panther watch. Harrods delivered a large box of exotic fruit from Mohamed as well. But while Diana said little to her friends about Dodi, she did tell astrologer Debbie Frank that she had "the best holiday I've ever had," and "I've met someone."
Diana flew to Milan on the 22nd to attend a memorial service for Gianni Versace, who had been murdered a week earlier in Miami Beach by serial killer Andrew Cunanan. Three days later, she was off with Dodi to Paris for the weekend. Their visit to the Ritz Hotel (owned by Dodi's father) was held in strict secrecy. Dodi gave Diana the $10,000-a-night Imperial Suite and treated her to dinner at the three-star Lucas-Carton restaurant. On Sunday, July 27, they returned to London undetected.
For the next month Diana was almost continually on the move. With William and Harry at Balmoral for August, she was free to come and go, which she did more impulsively than usual. On Thursday, July 31, she stole away with Dodi for a six-day cruise off Sardinia and Corsica on the Jonikal, where their love affair began. Dodi pampered Diana with her preferred diet that included carrot juice in the morning, fruit at lunch and fish in the evening, as well as plenty of champagne, caviar and pâté de fois gras. They talked and whispered nonstop, prompting Dodi's valet René Delorm to wonder, "How can people have so much to say to each other?"
The tabloids broke the story of the romance on August 7, the day after Diana and Dodi returned to London. The Princess herself was astonishingly relaxed over the revelation of their intimacy. After the months in hiding with the media-shy Hasnat Khan, Diana intended to be as flagrantly public with Dodi as she could—in part to provoke Khan.
Although they were from different worlds, Diana and Dodi were damaged in similar ways. They both had been separated from their mothers at an early age and suffered deep insecurities as a result. Diana had taken refuge in bingeing and purging, and Dodi in cocaine addiction during the '80s. They were each prone to romantic fantasies, using gifts as endearments. They hated being alone and compensated by constantly talking on the telephone. "They were each in love with the fantasy about each other," said Dodi's friend Nona Summers. "They were in many ways ill-fated and the perfect, awful couple." Diana's head was also turned by the way the Al Fayeds spent their money. No man had ever treated her so lavishly.
Diana's life was soon consumed by her affair with Dodi. And though she told some friends she had never been happier, others heard murmurs of discontent, such as when she complained that Dodi's extravagant gifts made her "uneasy." Still, as the couple returned to Paris for a romantic weekend on Aug. 30, Dodi was determined to make his princess happy.
In the early evening of the 30th, Dodi and Diana left the Ritz's rear door to drive to his apartment. As usual, they rode in a Mercedes limousine driven by Dodi's personal chauffeur Philippe Dourneau, followed by Dodi's Range Rover bearing two security guards, Trevor Rees-Jones and Kes Wingfield. When they arrived at the apartment building, Dodi and Diana had to struggle through a paparazzi mob to reach the front door. Two hours later the couple left the apartment intending to have dinner at the fashionable Chez Benoît restaurant. En route, Dodi was so exasperated by the crush of photographers shadowing the car that he abruptly changed plans. Instead of Chez Benoît, they would dine at the Ritz.
They started out in the main dining room, but when Dodi became agitated by the presence of other diners, they left after placing their order and ate instead in their suite upstairs. Dodi couldn't face the photographers again, so he devised a subterfuge to avoid them. His Mercedes and Range Rover would act as decoys, revving up at the front door as if readying for departure by Dodi and Diana, while the couple would escape by the back door into another car. Hotel officials alerted the paparazzi at the front to expect Dodi and Diana shortly as the couple waited inside the rear exit for a rented Mercedes to pull up. A small group of paparazzi lingered in the street behind the Ritz as well. Before Dodi and Diana hopped into the back seat, Henri Paul, their new driver, shouted to the paparazzi, "Don't bother following—you won't catch us." They sped off at 12:20 a.m. as photographers gave chase on motorbikes and in cars. Five minutes later, the Mercedes slammed into a support column in the Alma tunnel, killing Dodi, Diana and Henri Paul, and severely injuring security man Trevor Rees-Jones, who was riding shotgun.
Subsequent investigations showed that Paul, the acting security chief at the Ritz, had been drinking heavily. An autopsy revealed a blood alcohol level three times the legal driving limit in France, plus the presence of the antidepressant Prozac and the tranquilizer tiapride. (The results of the official French investigation into the car crash that took Diana's life are expected by September.)
Dodi had been determined to return to the apartment, he reportedly told his father, because their belongings were there. According to Dodi's valet René Delorm, Dodi had earlier said he wanted iced champagne ready for their return because he planned to propose to Diana. These reasons overlook the sensible solution of sending someone to retrieve their luggage and bring it to the Ritz, where iced champagne could have been produced within minutes. Diana's contribution to Dodi's misguided decisions is unknown, although in the Ritz security video of the couple waiting in the hotel's rear corridor, she appears quiet and withdrawn as Dodi encircles her with one arm. Dodi's habit in such circumstances was to overcompensate, partly to impress and partly to feel secure when faced with a perceived threat.
In the months after the tragedy, Mohamed Al Fayed insisted that Dodi and Diana planned to marry, and a $200,000 ring from the Repossi jewelers on Place Vendôme was meant to seal their engagement. But according to journalist and confidant Richard Kay, Diana had not discussed marriage plans with anyone close to her—including her immediate family, her sons or close friends such as Lucia Flecha de Lima and Rosa Monckton. Even factoring in Diana's fondness for secrecy, she would have confided in at least one person—and certainly would have talked with her sons. As Elsa Bowker observed, "She called William about everything."
Diana and Dodi had known each other for only six weeks. They were together on 32 of those days, but the actual amount of time they spent alone was a mere 25 days. They floated along in their own bubble, detached from the world of everyday decisions as well as their respective friends. Yet they acted out their romance in view of the cameras, and died trying to escape the men who had tormented and celebrated them.
In Diana's final summer, she sent out many conflicting signals, playing out in public her shifting moods, doubts and insecurities in exaggerated form. Her romance with Dodi was perhaps the clearest evidence that she had made little progress dealing with her demons. "I work by instinct," she told he Monde three months before she died. "It's my best adviser." Given the number of times Diana's instinct failed her, it was a stark admission that she remained sadly out of touch with herself to the very end.
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Sorry it took me a couple days to find this thread. Don't know if you still have your ham bone but here's a recipe that I like. This soup is excellent and it really does taste a lot like split pea soup.
Based on a recipe from genaw.com (Lindas Low Carb Recipes)
1 ham bone with meat on it
8 cups water
16 ounces frozen cauliflower
16 ounces frozen green beans
Salt and pepper, to taste
Onion, carrot and celery*
Put the ham bone in a large soup pot. Add the water; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until the meat is starting to fall off the bones, about an hour. Remove the ham bone from the broth and set aside to cool. Meanwhile, add the cauliflower and green beans to the broth in the pot. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer until the vegetables are very tender, about 30 minutes. Puree the soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Remove the meat from the bones, cut into bite-size pieces and add to the soup. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, to taste.
* In a medium skillet, sauté in butter until very tender:
1 small onion, diced
1 large carrot, diced
1 stalk celery (with leaves), diced
Add to the finished soup before adjusting the seasoning. Cook until heated through. You could also add the raw vegetables to the pot along with the cauliflower and green beans and puree everything together. I like to put some in with the mix to be pureed and then have some onion/carrot/celery pieces in the soup.


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Here are Genesee County area class reunions:
- FLINT CENTRAL High School Class of 1947 will hold an informal in-door picnic September 28, 2013, 12:00 noon in the office building of ELGA Credit Union, 2305 S. Center Rd., Burton, MI. The dinner will be catered. Cost is $20.00 per person. Class of '48 are welcome. R.S.V.P. must be received by Sept. 14th!! Contact Eleanor at 810-694-1445 or Barb at 810-232-8765.
- FLINT CENTRAL class of 1953 is in the planning stages for it's 60th class reunion. The event will be held 9/28/13. Details will be mailed later to classmates. We are seeking current mailing address and email address for our classmates. Telephone calls may be directed to Bob Graves, 810-629-2367 and the email address is firstname.lastname@example.com
- GRAND BLANC class of 1963 is having their 50th class reunion, Sept. 27-28. If you have questions contact Nancy 810-694-2859
- GRAND BLANC High School class of 1978 35th Reunion, PD's Pub, G-5153 Fenton Rd., Flint MI 48507, 7:00 p.m., $ 10.00 donation at the door. See our facebook page "Grand Blanc High School Class of 1978".
- KEARSLEY High School Class of 1973 will celebrate its 40 year class reunion beginning with the Homecoming Parade and Football Game on Friday, September 27th. We will meet on the corner of Rossway and Genesee at 5:00 for the Homecoming Parade and then go to the football game. On Saturday, September 28 at 7:00 pm, we will meet at Bubba O'Malleys on Belsay at I-69 to catch up with all our high school friends.
- MT. MORRIS High School class of 1958, 55th reunion on Saturday, September 28 at Sullivans Black Forest, on 281 Heinlein Strasse in Frankenmuth. Socializing hour at 6 p.m. with a buffet dinner at 7 p.m. Cost $30 per person, reservations asap at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone 989-792-7978. More information if needed contact Nancy Howland 810-686-2406 or Robert at 810-422-5812. A picnic will follow on Sunday, September 29 at Clio City Park 12 noon until 5 p.m. We need addresses and phone numbers of classmates.


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Sandra Bullock and husband Jesse James are doing fine after a woman allegedly tried to kill James last weekend, friends say.
"It surprised me," comic George Lopez, whose sitcom Bullock produces, said Sunday at an event for the National Kidney Foundation of Southern California in Burbank, Calif. "It's unfortunate that with celebrity comes that kind of thing, and it's unfortunate that you really can't do anything until somebody does something like this."
Cops say Marcia Valentine, 46, tried to run James over three or four times outside his and Bullock's Southern California home on April 22 in front of Bullock and James's 10-year-old son Jesse Jr. Valentine fled the scene but was arrested the following day.
Said Lopez's wife, Ann: "We had dinner with them the night after it happened and they were both fine, and they were both talking about it. I guess this person had been harassing them for some time and actually her going that far was a good thing, because they were able to put her away before – you know, the way the laws are, until you [can] actually do something, sometimes that's too late."
Joked Lopez, "And you really can't run over the guy from Monster Garage. It's not gonna happen!"
Asked if Bullock, 42, and James, 38, were able to have a sense of humor about what happened, Lopez said, "Yeah, yeah – they always do."
George Lopez Show star Constance Marie said the pair are getting on with their lives. "We had George Lopez's birthday party that night, and they never mentioned a thing," she said. "They were wonderful and I think it's a testament to her and him. They're very down-to-earth and it's an unfortunate thing that happened, and let's not glamorize it or make it any bigger. It happened and they'll deal with it."
Reporting by SCOTT HUVER
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If you've ever had a great Zucchini Bread you know what I mean when I say these muffins are surprisingly delicious. Think of a summer version on pumpkin bread. It's a moist, sweet and decadent quick bread with all the benefits of this versatile veggie. The kids will never know you slipped vegetables in this yummy muffin. The white chocolate really compliments the flavors here, making this a wonderful treat on the go.
You know what's even better? When you whip up an awesome recipe with ingredients on sale right now at your neighborhood Albertsons! We decided to team up with Albertsons to provide you with updates on their HUGE Anniversary Sale going on now! Even though we were compensated for this post, all opinions are still my own, because let's face it — I love saving money and I know you do too!
And while we're on the topic of vegetables like Zucchini, there's going to be a fun giveaway at Albertsons — Earthbound Farms Free Salad For a Year Giveaway to 75 lucky winners!!! That's right, Earthbound Farms is giving away free salad for a year. All you have to do is sign up at www.albertsons.com/freesalad
I love shopping at my local Albertsons store. It's always so clean, neat, and organized. Even the staff is friendly and you can't go wrong with awesome customer service! I love the prices and how the sales (like the Huge Anniversary Sale) align well with my couponing! And it certainly helps to be a few minutes away from Albertsons!
I challenge you to try this new recipe out and be sure to go to Albertsons during their Huge Anniversary Sale to stock up on other grocery items too!
I sent a big batch of these to some close friends, and all were gone within 15 minutes. They are a big hit with coworkers too. You might be thinking, "Zucchini and white chocolate?!" Well, don't be deterred… You'll be sorry you missed out on these. Plus, any method to trick the kiddos into eating some veggies is a wonderful thing. Bake the batter as individual muffins or in 2 greased loaf pans–whatever suits your fancy! Just increase the baking time to 1 hour for loaves. What's your favorite zucchini recipe? This very well could turn into a regular favorite in your home. They certainly are in mine.
- 1 cup Vegetable Oil
- 3 Large Eggs
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 3 1/4 cups AP Flour
- 2 1/2 cups Zucchini, coarsely grated (about two large zucchini)
- 2 cups White Chocolate Chips
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line muffin tin or tins with paper cupcake/muffin liners. (recipe makes 24 muffins)
- Combine the vegetable oil, eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Beat until well combined and light in color, about 1-2 minutes.
- Combine the cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and flour in a large bowl. Whisk together to well combine all these dry ingredients.
- Fold the wet mixture into the dry ingredients until slightly combined. Be sure not to over mix here, or the gluten in the flour will overdevelop and cause tunneling in the muffins. If the batter is lumpy or dry, that is ok!
- Fold the grated zucchini and white chocolate chips into the batter, being careful not to over mix.
- Bake in preheated oven for 35-45 minutes, until the tops of the muffins spring back when touched and are lightly browned on top. (Dark nonstick muffin tins will bake the muffins faster than lighter colored tins)
- Top muffins with a drizzle of melted white chocolate and a drizzle of honey.


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Real Estate and the Cost of Living in PR.. My 2¢
In the end, it was an easy decision to make… moving to PR
As it relates to groceries and consumables, things are on a par cost-wise with most of the US. Especially if you are used to shopping in places like Walmart, Sears or JC Penney. The cost of shipping goods to PR is no cheaper than anywhere else. Imported produce is high so I try to buy local when ever I can (or grow some of my own). On the other hand, fresh milk at $6 a gallon and eggs at $3.50 a dozen are way higher than I paid, even in Alaska.
Something else that sticks in my craw is the lack of 'generic' branding. Real Coke, Pepsi and Doritos are no more expensive than the local brands. But they are cheaper here than I'm used to paying for the same name brand products at Safeway or Fred Meyer. So that's good. If you shop sales fresh meat can be reasonable, but again, things are different than back in the states… the cuts are different and of course its all in Spanish. No big deal as far as I'm concerned. It just takes some getting used to is all.
Name brand clothing is available at discount prices. Very good clothing can be had at rock bottom prices if you shop the sales (and I do). The malls are full of clothes and shoe stores all competing for your dollar. BTW– its (almost) always t-shirt, shorts and sandal weather here. I sold off and gave away ALL my winter gear before I left Alaska. Should have kept a couple flannel shirts for the 60F nights. I did save my jeans for working in.
New automobiles (or one you ship over) get hit with 'aduana', a type of port tax. Used cars cost more here (covered in a previous post), but the cost of service is a lot cheaper..
in fact ALL services are cheaper here.
The trick is finding someone who is actually qualified to do the work though that seems to be an issue no matter where you live. Regular gas is about 66 cents a Liter so that works out to a lot cheaper than I was paying in Alaska. I would be remiss if I did not mention that auto insurance is bundled with the vehicle registration (the 'Marbete') and transfers with the sale of a vehicle. This makes 'Auto Insurance' less than half of what I was paying back in Alaska.
Health Insurance is cheaper, as is health care.
Electricity is twice the rate I'm used to, but we only use it for electronic devices, the TV, the fridge and the microwave so in the end its pretty reasonable. Some folks run solar and wind depending on their location and that can make it darn near free. Propane is used to cook and hot water is produced via a solar water system up on the roof. It works real good as long as its not overcast more than 3 days in a row. Washing clothes is almost free. Where I'm at, we don't need or use air conditioning (AC) so that saves a bunch of money as well.
We got DishTV and high speed HughesNet, WooHoo!
Both at rates on a par with the rest of the US. DSL is finally available outside the major cities and worth looking into. Your cell will work everywhere except up in the mountains so check with AT&T or Verizon or whoever you are with to make sure it works where you plan to live. I do miss the Sunday paper, but its the cost of living in Paradise I guess!
One other major 'sticking' point to make, ordering things off the Net from Amazon or eBay is a real pain.
If they will ship at all (and many don't), most shaft you over shipping and handling costs. Might want to get cozy with family in the states, to get over that problem.
USPS has Post Offices all over PR, but many US companies still treat Puerto Rico like it was another country.. idiots. You can get UPS and FedEx (2nd day air only, no ground service), but if you live rural, you have no formal street address, just an HC (Highway Contract). Very similar to a Rural Route.
Homeland Security hates that.. a real bummer, huh?
The last major cost, your home, is very reasonable. "Buyer Beware" is the rule of the day if you plan on buying any property here, involving a lawyer in the process is an absolute must. The good news is, they are very inexpensive. Spanish Law (not US law) is the rule of the day at the local and 'State' level. ALL legal documents are in Spanish which I had the displeasure of dealing with when trying to buy a car from a local used car dealer.
I refused to sign a document that would free the dealer from any legal obligation had they sold me a stolen car (yea, right),
if indeed it turned out to be stolen.
Issues like these are why you must involve an attorney in all real estate transactions. A clear title and background search can be harder to come by than you think. The concept of a title search and title insurance is a relatively new thing here. The major real estate companies all have offices on the island, but not all folks selling realty are certified to do so. Nor is it required by law. My big tip if you are looking to buy something? Check the local banks for 'repos'. Then there is little chance of a title issue like some long lost relative showing up years later claiming an interest in your new home (casa). This market has been hit hard by the Great Resession of '08/'09 so there are deals to be had.
The Commonwealth of PR feels very much like a country within a country.
I suspect PR will become the next 'hot spot' to retire to. Especially once it becomes a State and that is looking more and more likely. So why retire to Costa Rica, Panama or Mexico when you can live cheap and comfortable in the US?
Well, there is the little issue of hurricanes. They are usually just getting fired up as they pass by PR. The result is a lot of rain and some serious wind. The island has been hammered hard on occasion so it can happen. The last one was back in 1998. Florida is much more prone to hurricanes, hotter and more humid on average than Puerto Rico. Every place has its issues I suppose.
I would compare the year round temp to that of Hawaii.
The ExPats in PR, have a term for the 'little inconveniences' you have to put up with to live here- They call it the "Paradise Tax" and I'll gladly pay it. Have you ever walked out your door to pick lemons, or mangoes or bananas? Then there is the local rum, local coffee, Pincho stands and 400 years of Spanish history. In the end, the cost of living here is a mixed bag.. its definitely cheaper than the rest of the US, for sure.
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23 Responses to Real Estate and the Cost of Living in PR.. My 2¢
I was wondering if the storm troopers have taken over PR like they have New York. You can't go anywhere without militarized police intimidating you, Do they do that in PR? (S.Dog- Not yet, at least not out where we live.)
I miss PR a lot, one of the things I miss the most is the beautiful sound in the evenings of the Coqui, the rain… Morning rains where so nice…! and of course the food. Alcapurrias las fritangas I miss it all sooo much!!
Awsome post. I am planning on leaving from NYC upon my retirement in less than two years and reading over the post have given me new insight thank you my decision becomes clearer. Got to get out of this big parking lot where you idle for hours in traffic, expensive rents, high priced car insurance, high taxes, ETC. I am ready. (S.Dog- I could not agree more. I assume you have come for a visit to check it out first hand. How's your Spanish?)
I have been looking into english speaking schools in PR. My Son will be entering 7th grade, middle school when we move. I've found it extremely difficult to find schools, tuition costs, and school ratings (hoping that the private schools offer a much better education-equivalent to US standards over PR public schools). When/what does PR consider to be a school year? Here in MN it's typically Sept-June. Also, I'm a single mother, disabled, needing to find the right location in PR where I can afford on SS in safe neighborhood. I'm used to living in rural areas and enjoy my privacy but would like to be close enough to everything so we can walk to most everyday things..especially the beach… (S.Dog- Maybe someone can comment with info about private schools. I can say Summer Vacation is shorter than average since there are longer vacation periods during the school year. Also, it would be hard to get everything you are looking for within walking distance. I would start with looking around Rincon since a lot of ExPats live near by or maybe Cabo Rojo. You need to do some scouting. I assume you speak Spanish, If not, you need to learn it. Good Luck.. Arrg!)
First time viewer. Considering retirement there. Welcoming info esp costs of living compared with Florida's. What does one do if milk (cheese?) is so costly there? We all need calcium. (S. Dog- Some food costs have come down, especially dairy- milk, cheese and yogurt are lower than when I got here, 3 years ago, but fresh veggies are still as high as the mainland. Most produce is flown in from elsewhere as there are too many people on the island for the local farmers to support them so transportation is the culprit. Buy local or grow your own and freeze it. That's what we do. BTW- We love PR, but it's not for everyone… need to make a trip 1st, to make up your mind.)
I was wondering if my pension will be taxed in PR (Rubin- Good question. I'm not sure what the rate would be, but here's a link to help figure out any PR taxes- http://www.hacienda.gobierno.pr/planillas_y_formularios/individuos.html )
I understand that social security pays a smaller SS payment in PR. I'm retired and live on SS and I wonder if I moved there if my SS payments would be reduced??? ( S. Dog- NO… there is no reduction in SS payments if you live in Puerto Rico)
Lala, LOL I agree with you and your selfish reasons!! I was born on the island, raised between the Bronx NY and PR, and finally relocated to PR for good. It is soo beautifull here! I count my blessing every day when I wake up and decide whether I want to work, walk the beach with the dogs (only a 2 min walk away), or work on my house and garden. No way I want those things to change. So long as the decision is left to the locals to vote, I dont see it becoming a state anytime soon. Love the blog Roberto! Thanks! S. Dog- I'm OK with what ever they decide.
Wow your 2 cents are thorough. I actually lived in San Sebastian over on the west coast for about 2 years, and I rented a 1 bedroom house, with 1/4 acre of land. I only paid $150 a month for rent. But like you said milk at $6.00? WTF? My neighbors were cows, why am I still paying so much? Puerto Rico is a paradise but only if you have steady income or are retired. Don't go there looking for work. my two cents 😉
Thanks for the informative post! My hubby and I are trying to make a long-overdue move to PR in the coming months. One question nobody has touched on (probably because it's unusual?) is the cost of childcare? We pay $10/hr here in California and were wondering how much cheaper we could get a sitter or enroll in daycare. Anyone have any input? Thanks! (Good question, A lot of the economy here in PR is done 'under the table'. Would depend on how many kids, where you live in PR and if you knew any locals. I have seen formal daycare services, but don't know what they charge. Sdog)
Thanks for the kick-butt overview Roberto. I have lived in the islands for years, now FL, and still travel extensively throughout the islands and Cen America for my business. Look forward to hearing more from you. David
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Excellent… I have lived here for 3 years now. I lived in Hawaii 1975-1980. Puerto Rico has it all over Hawaii. Also, I do not foresee PR as a 51st state… it is not in our best interest, nor is it in the best interest of the US Government. Also, the tap water is safe to drink here, no flouride, thank God.
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Enjoyed the posts..
Have you visited the DR yet? I haven't, but I intend to eventually.
Loved this very informative post! For selfish reasons I hope it remains a commonwealth and a well-kept secret. I fear it someday becoming too popular and all of the nifty perks you detailed above becoming a memory.


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yeah cool, i never said it was only on the ps2. but most ppl played it on the ps2 and so did i. and i said it wouldnt feel right not playing it on ps2.Originally Posted by Chaz
Definitly. It would be stupid not to at least try to get it on the Wii. Give the older Wii owners a little more to work with.
Let's go streaking!
yeah cool, i never said it was only on the ps2. but most ppl played it on the ps2 and so did i. and i said it wouldnt feel right not playing it on ps2.Originally Posted by Chaz
If you add me PM and give me your Wii#.
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GTA worked great on the xbox, btw...
Let's go streaking!
Yeah that was my point.Originally Posted by ShortyB
First and formost you should use better spelling and grammer. I appreciate people have trouble with this but people pay better attention to well spelt posts.Originally Posted by Lobstermobster
Secondly This is a fantastic oppurtunity to add flying controls to the wii. It would be simple. Pull the Wii-mote back to pitch up. And bank by turining it left or right.
I must say i would love to have GTA on the Wii.
imo GTA on PC > all, seeing as they are originally PC games.
I agree with you 100%, Gta would be a Grand game to play on the wii.Originally Posted by headshot119
(1)Classic Controller
(VC)Super mario 64, Gunstar Heros
I'd buy it if you actually had to hotwire a car when you stole one. Plus seeing movie previews for the Godfather Blackhand, it would be 100% possible to have a GTA on the Wii and not suck. They dont even have to make it look great, GTA 3 still stands as my favorite in the series.
i agree the the godfather looks awesome and GTA would be great on the wii as long as they took the time to make sure the controls worked
I guess there is a good chance that we'll find out for sure in 26 days...


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"The American Medical Association congratulates House and Senate negotiators for taking this critical step toward reforming the nation's Medicare program. Today's introduction of SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 would not have been possible without their hard work and commitment. Now Congress is closer than it has ever been to enacting fiscally-prudent legislation that would repeal Medicare's fatally flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.
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Mike Risha is a sound engineer and co-owner of an athletic clothing line for women, Belle & Bell. At this years Agenda in Long Beach he was there with his new company Nothing&Company launching a new line of high-end eyewear. He took a moment out of his schedule to answer some of our thought provoking questions.
How has your experience been launching your new business?
It has been the craziest roller coaster I've ever been on. And you know what? I get sick on roller coasters, so I try to stay off them, haha. But this is one ride I am committed to, and no matter what, I want to do my best to enjoy it along the way.
Eyewear is so different then anything I've ever done. If I want to start a clothing line, I can basically wake up at 7am, design something, head to a clothing distributor, pick up some shirts, and have a friend print the shirts by 5pm…and boom I have a clothing line. Eyewear is like a 9 to 10 months process from design, sample making, to final product delivery. Which means I basically have to have 2 seasons of eyewear ready to go and in production before I even know if my first season is gonna work. So THAT'S where most of the stress comes from. I basically have to double down on this business. CRAZY.
Another scary part of this adventure is I had no business being in this business from the start. I come from a sound engineering background in music and film and I wanted to try something new. What do I know about pantoscopic tilt and lens base curves? I've always been the type that likes to get thrown into the fire to figure my way out, and I will do that with this project. I like the fact that I work outside the box of most of the brands around me, and as many funny looks I get when I have no idea what people are talking about, everything usually works out in my favor.
What has been your biggest obstacle getting to where you are now?
I think the biggest obstacle for most new small brands is making sure no money goes to waste. I don't have any financial backing, I'm doing this all on my own dime, so I need to make sure every dime has a positive purpose… and I basically have to do that on the fly. Sometimes I don't have more than a day or two to make a financial decision, so some of it is calculated gambling… almost like a tricky hand in poker where you have to know your percentages.
Another big obstacle is maximizing the help people offer my partner and me. There is a balance of not biting off the hand that feeds you, but I'm not afraid to try to lick that hand clean (gross, I know). I've had a hard time realizing that no one is going to be as passionate about this brand as its core people, no matter how much money is in play. I'm figuring it out though, slowly, but surely.
What does your average day look like?
I wake up around 7 or 8, and con myself out of working out. I've gotten good at that, probably my best skill, (wish I could put that on a resume). Some days I wake up with an idea and head straight to the computer, and next thing I know it is 6pm. I can completely blow through a day working on it, and be so motivated to finish it that I don't get up to eat or anything… I just sit at my desk and let my brain go. Other days I will get into the office, and handle all the duties I can: sort out social media, phone meetings or lunch with manufacturing, head out to new stores I want to work with, etc. I have everything I need to get this out to the world, so now is the time to do it.
If you could collaborate with anyone who would it be?
Oh man. There are so many I brands I wanna work with. But again, I think outside the box. I've always thought it would be funny to do a pair of shades with another eyewear brand. Why not? Yeah it's unorthodox, but again, why not? It would probably get some good hype and press and a lot of "WTF?", but there are no rules in this game for me, because I find that it is easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. I also want to do a collaboration with a weird blog or something. Why does it have to be another brand? I just want to have fun and do weird shit. As far as traditional collaborations, I don't really know as it just has to be one of those things that happens organically. I hate trying to force those things, as they are usually so easy to spot when they are. "Oh look, two brands trying to promote each other, cool". Meh. Not my thing. I'm more of "WTF do these two things have to do with each other?" Haha.
Where do you find inspiration?
My inspiration comes from wanting to finish what I start. Everyone has ideas and of course, opinions. Everyone tries to be a backseat CEO. Everyone thinks they know best, but they like to do it from the zero-risk side of things. They don't want to actually do it. They just think they know how they would do it, and they LOVE to tell you about that. I took my idea and actually wrote the check to make it happen. I've written a lot of checks actually, and it feels more like I've taken a bucket, filled it with money from time to time, and thrown that bucket at people. I just want to start something, and finish it. I want to succeed on my own terms, and be my own boss. I want to learn from my mistakes, conquer my stress and fears, and commit to my goals.
Now in terms of brand inspiration, again it comes from being and thinking completely out of the box. I just want to do things differently because I have no idea what the traditional things are to do. That's what makes it fun. I don't have to follow "the way it's done" because I could give a shit. It's seriously just more entertaining that way. Our brand is Nothing&Company. It's nothing without the people who wear it. It's a brand for the brand-less, for people (like me) that are too grown up to care about what people label them as.
Are you reading anything at the moment?
What is your favorite post work destination?
Lately it's been to my mom's house for a good home cooked Lebanese meal. I've been digging spending time with the family, as I didn't really do much of it in my 20's. Family is important, and I want to enjoy my time with them. Other than that, my closest friends and I usually try to meet every Thursday at local pub for a drink or two to talk about life and the week.
As a kid, what did you want to be when you grow up?
I'm still a kid in my mind, so I have no idea how to answer that. I'm still growing up. I may have a lot grey in my beard now, but I still enjoy fucking off work and heading up to the mountains to snowboard whenever I can. I guess I always just wanted to be successful, and I wanted to do it on my own terms. I'm still growing into that, and hopefully this Eyewear brand will be the legacy I leave on this planet.
Shop the complete line of Nothing&Company's sunglasses at nothingandcompany.com. And why not follow Imprint on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more information, articles, and events!


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Apr. 2013
Endocrine Disorders Linked to Lifestyle, Heredity
Eating right and exercise are not only the building blocks of a healthy lifestyle; they can help avoid many common adult endocrine illnesses, including diabetes, high cholesterol and osteoporosis.
In many endocrine conditions, people are predisposed genetically to develop them, but lifestyle also plays a huge role, says adult endocrinologist, Patricia Sareh, M.D. Developing healthy eating habits, exercising regularly and maintaining a normal body weight can lessen the chances of developing type 2 diabetes, for example. Patients can also reduce their chances of having an osteoporotic fracture by having a good calcium and vitamin D intake and avoiding smoking and excessive drinking.
Endocrinology deals with disorders of the endocrine glands, which produce important hormones for our body. If there is a lack of hormones, patients require hormone replacement therapy. Examples are treatment with thyroid hormone for patients with hypothyroidism and glucocorticoids for patients with adrenal insufficiency.
If a gland is producing hormone in excess, our goal is to control it, Dr. Sareh says. In hyperparathyroidism, for example, there s too much parathyroid hormone, which leads to problems such as increased calcium in the blood, kidney stones and bone fractures. Hyperparathyroidism may be treated with medication, but surgery is sometimes done to remove the abnormal parathyroid gland.
In addition to living healthy, Dr. Sareh recommends talking to your physician if you have a family history of endocrine disorders. Your symptoms may be related to an endocrine disorder or may be caused by something else, she says. Finding out if you have a problem will bring peace of mind. Endocrine conditions are treatable, especially when diagnosed early.
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text: India witnessed one of their most embarrassing defeats in recent times at home â in fact just their seventh on Indian soil in the last decade â by going down by ten wickets in three-and-half days to England in Mumbai on Monday. And what was the reaction from the selectors? A day later, they retained 15 players from the squad that was humiliated at the Wankhede Stadium for the third Test in Kolkata starting December 5. This despite how India, having asked and received a turning and bouncing track, and then having gained a massive advantage by batting first, failed miserably. Their spin trio of R Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha and Harbhajan Singh came second to the England pair of Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann. Their batsmen also did pretty badly, with only Cheteshwar Pujara showing the temperament to face the guile of the English spinners.In spite of the failings, which were plenty, the new selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil decided to retain the same players for the Kolkata Test. Instead of acknowledging that there are problems, instead of towing the line for inconsistent and non-performers, the selection panel has showed faith in a team that was made to look shambolic in Mumbai. Instead the only indication the public got that the selectors were indeed in something of a stupor was the fact that the BCCI, having announced that that it would name the squad for the two remaining Tests and the two Twenty20 internationals, released a list of 15 only for the next Test. Why havenât changes been made when the situation demands them?Harbhajan, who made a comeback to the side after a gap of 14 months, had figures of 2 for 84 in two innings; both his wickets were tailenders. But the figures tell only half the story. The offspinner, in his 99th Test, looked a pale shadow of what he was a few years ago. He continued bowling flat, the length he so often bowls in limited-overs cricket, and stuck to a middle-and-leg line, which mostly leaks runs rather than providing wickets. So what does his retention indicate? That there are no other suitable replacements in India? That Harbhajan is good enough to hold his place in Kolkata? Or that he has been retained in the side with the idea being to give him a farewell 100th Test on a ground where he demolished the Steve Waugh-led Australia, picking up 13 wickets in the match, including a hat-trick, over a decade ago? Whichever way you look at it, the selectors seem to have compromised on the outcome of the series, which was seen as one of 'revenge' by many including leading Indian players. Sachin Tendulkar, the run machine of the Indian cricket, has been visibly uncomfortable against both fast men and spinners in his last few Tests, getting bowled and lbw to deliveries which he would send to the boundary with ease in his heydays. He has failed to reach 30 in his last six Test innings, and four of his five dismissals have been bowled. Yet despite a string of low scores and mediocre batting, why have the selectors still persisted with a 39-year-old veteran whose reflexes have gone down? Again, it appears a compromise.It's difficult to change an entire squad in the middle of a series, and one defeat does not call for wholesale changes. But at the least the selectors needed to accept that there are problems within Indian cricket, needed to show that between the five of them, and with inputs from the team staff, they were capable of showing a little reaction. Not reacting at all has only highlighted an apparent stubbornness within Indian cricket to acknowledge glaring deficiencies. Whether the selectors have spoken to Harbhajan or Tendulkar or Gautam Gambhir, who despite making a 65 - the highest in India's second innings - didn't evoke much confidence while facing England's seamers outside his off stump, or Yuvraj Singh, whose frailties against quality spin was once again exposed, or Zaheer Khan, who like Harbhajan have already passed his prime, is not known. But it is highly unlikely, keeping with tradition and rhetoric. Ajinkya Rahane and Murali Vijay, who are much more agile than most of the Indian fielders on the field for the first two Tests, have been overlooked consistently, despite scoring heavily in domestic cricket. Are the selectors trying to make more Subramaniam Badrinaths and Manoj Tiwarys, who have been selected numerous times but didn't get their deserved chances?There are questions aplenty, and the selectors would be doing a favour to millions of Indian cricket fans by answering at least some of them. Alas, for the time being, they have put India in jeopardy going into the last two Tests of what was a much-awaited series.


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If it serves no other useful purpose, the current economic implosion has provided a wakeup call to Washington about the fiscal train wreck awaiting the nation's principal health and retirement programs.
Medicare, which pays hospital bills for older Americans, will be tapped out in eight years, two years earlier than predicted. By 2016, Social Security, the 70-year old retirement safety net, will begin spending more than it takes in annually, and by 2037, its trust fund will be broke, according to trustees who monitor the two entitlement funds.
None of this should come as a surprise. Warnings about the precarious fiscal structure of the two funds have been around for years, assuming greater urgency as the baby boomer generation, 74 million strong, approaches retirement. Politicians in both parties have been warned repeatedly that changes, however painful, are needed.
True, they've agreed, but not this year. No surprise there; politicians aren't real good at inflicting pain, even needed pain. Maybe next year.
Well, "next year" has arrived. The cratered economy -- especially the 5.7 million jobs lost -- has imposed a critical revenue drain on both programs this year, with the prospect of further shortfalls in the years immediately ahead until employment recovers. Fewer workers means less money for both programs.
Something's got to be done. And whatever it is will hurt.
Take Social Security. Several remedies are available: hike the payroll tax that funds the program; raise the eligibility age for beneficiaries; reduce the annual benefit increase, or raise the taxable income level.
Anyone of these proposals will trigger an epic battle in Congress. With wages stagnant, workers will protest higher payroll taxes. Delaying the beneficiary age will keep older workers in jobs otherwise available to those entering the job market. Reducing the increase in the annual benefit could harm seniors who live solely on Social Security.
Upper income earners, always a potent political force in Washington, will protest any attempt to raise the ceiling on taxable income. But of all the options, this one strikes us as the most equitable -- and, if the cap is raised high enough, the option likely to produce the most revenue.
Bad off as Social Security is, Medicare, with an estimated $36 trillion in liabilities, is in worse shape. Last year, for the first time, the portion that pays hospital costs laid out more money than it took in; the deficit this year is likely to be even greater.
Barring some other, still out-of-sight cure, Medicare beneficiaries could be asked to pay more in the form of higher deductibles, copayments or premiums, or some combination. But no real remedy is possible without a sharp cut in soaring medical costs -- a key component of President Obama's national health insurance initiative.
It's still unclear how the bad news about Medicare will affect Obama's health insurance ambitions. It probably won't help. Already, Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley has asked whether it makes sense to add a new public health program "when we can't afford the public health plan we have already."
What we really can't afford, however, is further delay in repairing two programs that consume one-third of the total federal budget and constitute the heart of the nation's social safety net.


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Submitted by Pragaya on Wed, 2012-10-31 23:16.
Very nice kolam.
Very nice kolam.
Submitted by jayamohan on Sat, 2012-10-27 07:29.
Chitra, Your alpana style
Chitra, Your alpana style kolam is pretty!
Submitted by lakshmiraghu on Fri, 2012-10-26 23:46.
wonderful chitra
wonderful chitra
Submitted by subashini on Thu, 2012-10-25 22:42.
so beautiful kolam chithra.
so beautiful kolam chithra.
Submitted by vijaysowmya on Thu, 2012-10-25 22:33.
So beautifully drawn free
So beautifully drawn free hand design with very stylish strokes Chithra mam.
Submitted by BalaChandrasekaran on Thu, 2012-10-25 21:13.
wonderful chitra excellent
wonderful chitra excellent strokes.
Submitted by ammuchandhini on Thu, 2012-10-25 04:43.
Wow...such a cute kolam
Wow...such a cute kolam chiths...very neatly made
Submitted by vidhyaprasu on Thu, 2012-10-25 02:54.
Beautiful rangoli.
Beautiful rangoli.
Submitted by umaraja on Wed, 2012-10-24 04:01.
lovely wk mam
lovely wk mam
Submitted by ananthiraju on Wed, 2012-10-24 03:50.
Beautiful freehand kolam.
Beautiful freehand kolam.
Submitted by Suguna Murugesan on Tue, 2012-10-23 20:59.
wow very beautiful chithra
wow very beautiful chithra


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Lion Eats Man Videos
Watch more Lion Eats Man Videos, share videos and find the latest funny videos at Viduu.
- I hate protesters. These people are protesting KFC so this dude walks out and eats his chicken right in front of them.
- This lion gets caught cheating! Oops!
- This baboon takes out a flamingo. Oh man! This is not safe for children, but it's just nature. **Graphic**
- One of the coolest things I've ever seen. Someone made a robotic lion that can walk and carry a rider.
- This guy eats it hard while trying to do a trick on his street bike. I don't know if he's ok... not for the weak.
- Wow, this lion actually hugs this person and doesn't crush them to death!
- This mountain biker goes down a steep mountain and eats it hard.
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Yes I may have bitten off more than I can chew, but here goes!!
I installed Phpbb v3.0.12 a few weeks back and purchased the Charon Responsive theme compatible with PHPBB. I then added a few topics and changed a few pieces of code in the styles & templates folder. None of which (incidentally) interfere with the SEO MOD coding..... It was really plain sailing!!
In my domain/install.xml instructions all the coding that required replacing/adding was present in new theme with no conflicts or missing code. I can confirm that I have gone through all the files that required code adding/replacing, even re-started & checked it all through 3 more times. All code is where it should be.
- phpbb_seo/phpbb_seo_install.php was accessible and appeared to have installed ok (it said so)
- PHPBB SEO tab is visible within phpbb admin
When trying to access my homepage I just get a white page!? http://www.CashScout.co.uk
I have uploaded the .htaccess to root as instructed which I created after I set my urls in the admin settings. I also synced the forums etc, cleared template cache etc ... I have been at this for over 12 hours going from FTP and this forum. Is this .htaccess issue?
I really hope that someone would be so kind to point out where I maybe going wrong?
Thank god for for community forums.......My brain has melted


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In 2008, I fell in love with Agile.
I was working as a product manager at MaestroConference, a startup in Oakland CA, and Agile helped us create not only a product that delighted our customers but also a development methodology that delighted our team. Agile had, in fact, taken us from a team that argued and struggled to a group that collaborated and produced.
I've been a manager and designer for most of my career—in newspapers, the web, and software. Most organizations I've worked for have experienced challenges, if not open war, between technology and business. At Maestro, I realized that never before had I worked with a technology team so well. I knew something special was happening, and we had Agile to thank for it. It was then that I became a believer.
I decided I needed to share what I'd learned with others like myself: people who care about technology but are not ourselves overly technical. Although Agile is generally perceived as an IT process, I saw so clearly that it could have a massive impact on the business side of companies.
I started blogging, coaching, and sketching out ideas for a book. That was over over three years ago. Today I'm happy to announce the release of the first iteration of The Art of Agile Business, a book I've co-written along with my incredible colleagues at Rally Software. This book explains Agile and Agile transformations in the plain business-focused language that we non-technical people need.
Rally coaches have extensive experience in the implementation and deployment of Agile techniques across organizations. The Rally team has added their passion and experience to my original vision—and I couldn't be more proud of the result.
An important part of Agile is shipping things in a continuous and real-time manner. This is our effort of practicing what we preach. We are releasing the first increment of the book at the Agile 2012 conference to test how you think we've done—it's not a complete copy of the book but enough we hope to whet your appetite.
We invite you to download the PDF now and share your feedback honestly and abundantly.
From everyone at Rally, we sincerely hope you enjoy.
Bob Gower is passionate about innovative products and the people who make them. An author, speaker, and consultant, Bob has spent more than 15 years leading complex, creative projects. He helps companies leverage the power of their people, and create truly collaborative cultures that improve product quality and employee morale. Bob is currently an Agile coach for Rally, where he specializes in enterprise-level Agile transformations. When not traveling, Bob lives in New York City.
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Find out what my panic attacks really stopped. For anyone who wants to have the control back in their life.
It has been almost four years since my doctor and I first started talking about panic disorder treatments. They started suddenly but after a while they were happening all the time. I couldn't do anything without the fear of one flaring up. I was told that certain things could trigger them but even when I avoided those things I couldn't really manage to keep them from happening. I scoured the internet and found several sources that claimed the best panic disorder treatment lie in therapy was the way to go. After finding that medications either didn't help or had insane side effects I tried it out. Unfortunately that didn't work either and I'll admit I was close to giving up on looking for a way for it to all get better.
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The treatments and cure I found here were more than suggestions on how to fix an overall problem. Instead they were stages that ensured that I not only got rid of the fear but kept it away. It's not like some set ups where it gives you methods of a cure but then doesn't help you maintain. This program worked wonders for me when I thought that nothing would ever help and for that I am eternally grateful and I urge anyone who is suffering, anyone who wants to have the control back in their life to take the time and effort required to try this program out.
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Founded second in the mission chain on June 3, 1770, San Carlos Borromeo
is considered by many to be the most beautiful of all the California missions.
It is here that Father Junipero Serra made his headquarters, and where he was
laid to rest along with Father Crespi and Father Lasuen.
In 1797 a large stone church was built around the original adobe one,
using sandstone from the Santa Lucia Mountains. Its individuality is
illustrated by a Moorish dome, geometric star-designed window and ornate false
Following secularization, the great stone church was abandoned and stood
roofless until 1884. A 1931 restoration resulted in one of the most authentic
of all the missions. Two years later Carmel Mission became an independent
parish and remains an active church.
Precision-cut, foam core parts
Short history of the mission included
Complete assembly instructions
One San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Kit
White glue
Decorating material
In the state of California, many 4th Grade students get involved in
building a model of one of the California Spanish missions
Due to small parts that could cause a choking hazard please keep
away from children 3 years of age and younger
Cardboard roof material is supplied with the kit. Optional adobe
style roofing tiles are shown in some photographs and are
available at your craft supply store
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Dead or Alive 5 for Xbox 360On: Xbox 360, PS3
After a seven year break, the Dead or Alive girls are back! Team Ninja's latest offers a greater focus on blockbuster stages and fighting as entertainment.
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Technical Specs
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I might put a couple of these big think videos in the coffee house so we won't go crazy talking about the downfall of Windows.
This seems like a good explanation of what the thing is. I can't say that I have a good grasp on the subject, but I understood that the Higgs plays a crucial role with mass.


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Did the market overreact to Infosys' results on April 12? Now that the results of all Indian IT majors are out, the answer is yes but not for the reasons normally bandied out. The overreaction is surprising because Infosys hasn't been taking the entrepreneurial risks to open new lines of revenue.
Infosys created the guidance tiger in India. Over the last decade it has generally outperformed its guidance and beaten analyst expectation. Each time that happened there, stock delivered good returns. Now that it finds itself on the sharp end of the stick, there should be no reason to complain.
The reason for overreaction is that investors continue to believe that Infosys is still that special company it used to be 10 years ago. This is what is most surprising. Infosys probably gets the "process" of IT services better than any other Indian IT company but is it the most innovative; the most risk-taking; the most visionary? I would think not.
Its competitors in India, be it Tata Consultancy Services or HCL Tech, or outside India, be it Cognizant or Accenture, have done things that Infosys has not done.
In 2003, when Nandan Nilekani had come for a Nasscom press meet in Mumbai, he had summed up the challenge before Indian IT services quite simply. "Accenture and IBM will try and adopt India as an outsourcing base. That will mean employing thousands of software engineers in India. Indian companies will have to move up the value chain and offer high value services," he had said. Today, Accenture employes approximately 80,000 people in India, about a third of its global workforce. IBM has close to 100,000 people in India. Is Infosys or a TCS seen in the same light as Accenture or an IBM Global Services? Not yet.
It is here that an HCL Tech, a Cognizant or a TCS has shown some risk-taking ability to open new lines of business that has worked for them. Infosys has consistently shown a diffidence to start stuff that has the potential of adding a billion dollars over 3-5 years. About seven years ago TCS bought Pearl and then during the credit crisis bought Citigroup's BPO units.
Today these businesses deliver close to 12-15% of its topline. HCL Tech hitched its wagon to the infrastructure management services almost six years ago. Today almost a quarter of its revenue comes from that line of business. Cognizant has focused on the healthcare vertical and close to a quarter of its revenues now come from that vertical.
So in the business model either you need a new offering or you need to find a new industry that wants your product or services. Without a new growth area or a growth driver most companies find it hard to increase profitability. Infosys is no different.
So the question investors should ask Infosys is not whether their earnings will be good or bad but what's their next billion dollar move.


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MOUNT VERNON — The following is list of streets to be swept the week of July 1-5:
•Monday — Compass Pointe, Longitude Drive, Lattitude Drive, Concord Street, Concord Boulevard, Concord Court and Colonial Hill Subdivision.
•Tuesday — Laurelwood Subdivision, Hunters Ridge Subdivision, Edgewood Road (Mount Vernon Avenue to Gambier Street).
•Wednesday — No sweeping scheduled.
•Thursday — Holiday.
•Friday — Downtown areas in the early morning.
The Street Department crew asks cooperation from residents in having their automobiles moved on the day their street is scheduled for sweeping. This schedule is subject to change or cancellation.
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