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Comments on Golf, gold, decisions TypePad 2014-02-19T02:40:59Z Miami Herald http://miamiherald.typepad.com/fiusports/ tag:typepad.com,2003:http://miamiherald.typepad.com/fiusports/2014/02/as-many-know-a-young-woman-sent-tweets-to-several-different-people-about-wiseman-i-didnt-know-him-his-last-year-at-f/comments/atom.xml/ David J. Neal commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a3fcc1976f970b 2014-02-20T12:31:13Z 2014-02-20T12:31:18Z David J. Neal http://profile.typepad.com/6p014e896dba99970d Chia, go back and read. Turtle refused comment through a department spokesman. Pete Garcia refused through a spokesman. Dennis Wiseman...
Chia, go back and read.

Turtle refused comment through a department spokesman. Pete Garcia refused through a spokesman. Dennis Wiseman got my message and didn't want to talk.

That's not "We're still trying to reach them, so let's hold the story." That's "They just gave us a "No comment.'" That's not something you outwait.

And the edict you anticipate might've already come down. We'll see today and tomorrow.
 chiapanther commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a51171358c970c 2014-02-20T05:36:52Z 2014-02-20T05:36:52Z chiapanther Lol... David, If you are going use my name please use the correct spelling. BERNNON But my friends call me...
Lol...

David, If you are going use my name please use the correct spelling. BERNNON

But my friends call me chia or chiapanther. You addressed none of the two points in your article, these are the only points that matter. It was left as...."but they will not return calls."

Never knew that an article posted nearly 4 days after the opening pitch would be so critical to run that couldn't wait a few more.

Or I guess the amybionerd put so much pressure on the Herald that it had to be released...Lol.

Let's be clear I'm not defending the school and specially that moronic Athletic Director. Dennis Wiseman has moved on with his life and so may have the then young lady he assaulted.
 The reality is FIU should not have placed themselves, the victim, nor Dennis in a position to have the issue brought back after 17 years.

I question why all the other media outlets who were sent the tweet did not act like a gitty school girls. I wonder why the most sensational newspaper in SoFl didn't run with the story...
 Because it is a border line story at best. Definitely not one in the sports page, but in the local section.

But that's OK. You were fed information and led like sheep or cattle.

 I'm wondering how long it will be before those children leading our athletic department stop granting you any access to coaches or players.

Goodnight David.
 Interested individual commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a73d7c71fc970d 2014-02-20T05:09:35Z 2014-02-20T05:09:35Z Interested individual I didn't say she tweeted an article. Meant tweeted something to you and various other individuals. If you check timelines,...
I didn't say she tweeted an article. Meant tweeted something to you and various other individuals. If you check timelines, she tweeted his information to various individuals after Mr. Wiseman thanked the university and coaching staff for their gesture of having him throw out the first pitch and give him a jersey. Vindictive individual the person Amy is.....if that really that person. I guess now every university should do background checks on individuals who they wish to honor in whatever way they wish to do it.
 David J. Neal commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a73d7c6d24970d 2014-02-20T04:37:16Z 2014-02-20T04:37:19Z David J. Neal http://profile.typepad.com/6p014e896dba99970d She didn't tweet an article, Interested Individual. She tweeted the fact that he's a registered sex offender. That's all. And,...
She didn't tweet an article, Interested Individual. She tweeted the fact that he's a registered sex offender. That's all.

And, my first question after researching what happened back in '97 was "what's he been doing, where's he been working from then until now?" That's a logical question, especially as what happened occurred on the job. That's why I included his work history. There's nothing "outlandish" about that.
 Interested individual commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a3fcc16388970b 2014-02-20T04:31:02Z 2014-02-20T04:31:02Z Interested individual Mr. Wiseman only knew he was throwing out the first pitch - not receiving a framed jersey.
Mr. Wiseman only knew he was throwing out the first pitch - not receiving a framed jersey.
 Interested individual commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a73d7c6b92970d 2014-02-20T04:25:37Z 2014-02-20T04:25:37Z Interested individual The article written was directed at Mr. Wiseman and had no basis to be published. To also bring up his...
The article written was directed at Mr. Wiseman and had no basis to be published. To also bring up his work history is outlandish and irrelevant. I see no reason why this became a story and more importantly on the front page. It's unfortunate what happened 17 years ago, but its exactly that (17 years ago). Mr. Wiseman has been a productive person in society, has a family and is more than generous with FIU and other charitable functions. And I would be this article would affect his family and chi,dren more negatively then it already has impacted his life so far.
 Terrible article. No reason for it. And maybe someone should check the credentials of the person who tweeted it (listed above in previous mentions).
 David J. Neal commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a51171287b970c 2014-02-20T04:04:54Z 2014-02-20T04:04:56Z David J. Neal http://profile.typepad.com/6p014e896dba99970d Oh, Bernon, silly rabbit...of course someone had an agenda. Do you know how many stories get broken/started because someone has...
Oh, Bernon, silly rabbit...of course someone had an agenda. Do you know how many stories get broken/started because someone has an ax to grind and wish to use the media to grind that ax? Every reporter you've read for more than a year gets "used" in that way. (Cue Bill Withers' "Use Me.")

What's funny is the two questions you ask are the exact reason many people who have nothing to do with FIU saw nothing wrong with the story. No. 2 was what I wanted to ask either Turtle Thomas or Pete Garcia. No. 1 was what a number of people asked me the last two days.
 chiapanther commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a511712370970c 2014-02-20T03:30:20Z 2014-02-20T03:30:20Z chiapanther The account @amybionerd86 has 74 tweets... Before the tweets to local media the account had the following tweets: Sex Offenders...
The account @amybionerd86 has 74 tweets...
 Before the tweets to local media the account had the following tweets:
 Sex Offenders rationalize their behavior..ezinearticles
 Characteristics of Sex Offenders ...
 Sex misconduct plaguing schools by NBC news
 Effects of sexual assault by RAINN.org
 Curtis High School teacher arrested for sexual misconduct (6days ago)
 Authorities investigating Estero HS teacher...

Pattern?

As for the tweets on FIU and Wiseman, the account solicited Pete Pelegrin, FIUNews, MiamiNewTimes,MiaminewsNow, heraldOPed,DennisWiseman himself, SperazaFIU, Assistant coach Damas,

More stuff from the amybionerd account:

Dating back back 618 days the account retweeted story on a Miami teacher arrested in child sex sting..

14 days ago Broward school bus accused of groping teen..

What is lost in all the above arguments is the following:
 1. Why would Wiseman accept a framed jersey and throw the first pitch in a public setting?
 2. If FIU knew about his past; why would they honor him in a public setting in a geographical area where the crime was perpetuated?

No.2 speaks volumes about the ineptitude of our Athletic staff.

On No.1 only Dennis can answer.

DJN it is clear to me that the account is set up with one goal, purpose, a clear agenda. They could be running key words such as child/sex/abuse/sex offender names to filter content and retweet info. The Herald probably runs similar filters for AP articles.

You were fed the tweet and fell into someone's agenda hook, line, and sinker. You did the research and passed it on. Your bosses whom we know jump at chances to smear FIU salivated, placed a nasty header and put it up.

The bottom line you were used. The school failed to recognize the possible bad press, and the New Times had more journalistic integrity than the Miami Herald.

 David J. Neal commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a51170ff91970c 2014-02-20T00:00:45Z 2014-02-20T00:00:47Z David J. Neal http://profile.typepad.com/6p014e896dba99970d There's only a question why one coach left. If you think FIU head coach to LA Galaxy assistant while working...
There's only a question why one coach left. If you think FIU head coach to LA Galaxy assistant while working with your father isn't a vertical jump, you're delusional. As for the other coach, gee, I haven't been trying to find that out at all. I haven't filed any public records requests, refiled records requests when I thought things had been left out, asked anybody about what happened, blah, blah, blah. Because that departure looked fishy.

By the way, maybe they'll tell you what happened to Eric Campbell's last evaluation. It seems a mystery over there.

2. Yeah, the women's hoop team underachieves to the point of firing the coach (eye roll...). You'll have a new coach in a year or two anyway.

3. So, which is it? Am I supposed to ignore the game day screwups or write about them? Wait, I haven't written about them? Oh, and if I wanted to embarrass FIU, I'd have a field day with the press box.

4. I don't bring up anything for sympathy. But, as you seem very dissatisfied with me, my work ethic, etc., you can call Jorge Rojas or Aminda Marques Gonzalez at The Herald to complain.
 FIUPantherFan commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a73d7c1252970d 2014-02-19T20:17:02Z 2014-02-19T20:17:02Z FIUPantherFan http://www.fiugoldenpanthers.com Yes, I want someone who would find out why 2 coaches left after a promise of a new stadium was...
Yes, I want someone who would find out why 2 coaches left after a promise of a new stadium was broken, why coaches are fired all the time, yet the underachieving women's basketball program maintains their coach, what is being done to address the game day issues that always pop up (you know the ones you take photos of when you want to embarras the university), etc. Thanks for diminishing those kinds of stories. Of course, that might not be sexy enough for your editors or yourself, but that's the kind of information that FIU fans are interested in, at least it is if you ask this FIU fan and Herald reader. I'm not even going to address the other items you bring up which are merely a distraction technique to try and get sympathy from others, as you said yesterday "to make that jump, even by sarcasm, from what I just wrote is something I'd expect from my 8-year-old." Thanks for the cute reply. Go F I U!
 David J. Neal commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a3fcc10249970b 2014-02-19T19:36:33Z 2014-02-19T19:36:35Z David J. Neal http://profile.typepad.com/6p014e896dba99970d FIUPantherFan, what I was writing about during the time you were complaining wasn't necessarily higher profile stuff. It was just...
FIUPantherFan, what I was writing about during the time you were complaining wasn't necessarily higher profile stuff. It was just other stuff.

And, as I've often stated, I had the highest profile beat at this paper. I asked for this one when it came open. And Adam Beasley can tell you how often I've sent him texts juxtaposing whatever we're doing at a given time with "I win."

I understand. You want someone hungry, who would report on things from vacation...oh...or, yeah, would work a 22-hour day mostly covering FIU stuff when he has no FIU responsibilities that day...oh...would hang out around campus just to run into and chat with folks, doing that networking reporting thing even when he has no reason to be there...oh, wait...

The fact that you consider open heart surgery of an immediate family member or get huffy because I refused to skip my wedding anniversary for media day for a football team that draws less than my wedding says you have no perspective.

By the way, I also take vaca during my kid's spring break. Lazy bum that I am...
 David J. Neal commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a73d7c060c970d 2014-02-19T19:24:27Z 2014-02-19T19:24:31Z David J. Neal http://profile.typepad.com/6p014e896dba99970d The Miami Herald is also the only one with a reporter who has FIU as part of his duties. See,...
The Miami Herald is also the only one with a reporter who has FIU as part of his duties. See, there are upsides to being ignored by the news media except for the outlet whose higher ups hear complaints every time somebody's unhappy with coverage.

Your last two paragraphs pose solid questions.
 Mike Lowell commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a73d7c04ac970d 2014-02-19T19:19:17Z 2014-02-19T19:19:17Z Mike Lowell DJN, Can you verify any truth to a rumor circulating about with regard to the current FIU AD, University President...
DJN,

Can you verify any truth to a rumor circulating about with regard to the current FIU AD, University President and the University BOT Chair being investigated by the State University System's office of the Chancellor ?
 FIUPantherFan commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a3fcc0fc9f970b 2014-02-19T19:11:45Z 2014-02-19T19:11:45Z FIUPantherFan http://www.fiugoldenpanthers.com That's my point, the Wittels case never went to trial, but the Herald would still have that headline, after all...
That's my point, the Wittels case never went to trial, but the Herald would still have that headline, after all he was "accused" so it would be correct. The point being, that it would paint FIU in the worse possible light which is the modus operandi of your newspaper when it comes to FIU. I don't begrudge you doing higher profile stuff, I get it and I wish that would be your full time job too. Getting someone who is out of college would mean that he/she would have less "life" distractions and would want to prove themselves. You mistake me for someone that wants FIU biased news. As a matter of fact, bring on real shortcomings out of this department, the faster to get rid of PG. This is not that, this is just a story to embarras the University and a man which paid his dues to society for a crime he committed 17 years ago. Thanks for your suggestion to get a life. Fortunately, spotting bias and poor attempts at journalism takes a very minimal amount of time and I get to lead a very good life indeed, including my indulgence in FIU sports. Go F I U!
 The Point commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a51170c399970c 2014-02-19T19:07:32Z 2014-02-19T19:07:32Z The Point DJN, I know you wrote it and own it. You're pretty credible when it comes to this stuff and generously...
DJN, I know you wrote it and own it. You're pretty credible when it comes to this stuff and generously transparent about the decision making process IMO. I was just pointing out that, for better or worse, when your superior tells you to write a column, it's not him/her that has to own the story, it's you that will receive the fallout/praise from it even though it is really out of your hands.

FWIW, of the three or so news outlets she tweeted it at, the MH was the only one to run a story on it.

I guess my ultimate point is that one who does bad can also do good and vice versa. How long should we harp on the bad? How much does that affect someone's ability to change? And is it more important to punish/avenge people than it is to heal/help people?

I'm not questioning your morality or anything, I'm just questioning whether the motive behind the decision that was made to run a story about a 17 year old sex offender case will affect our community in a positive or negative way.
 David J. Neal commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a51170bbdc970c 2014-02-19T18:39:09Z 2014-02-19T18:39:11Z David J. Neal http://profile.typepad.com/6p014e896dba99970d FIUPantherFan, funny enough, FAU often has their issues with Dieter. And it was UM graduate Dan LeBatard, out of college...
FIUPantherFan, funny enough, FAU often has their issues with Dieter. And it was UM graduate Dan LeBatard, out of college for as long as Dieter has been, who uncovered the mess that put UM on probation.

And not to be obvious, but Wittels case never went to trial and his accusers were rebuked. Wiseman plead out. Big honkin' difference.

You bring up vacation. You complained when I used vacation time to be with my mother during triple bypass surgery and recovery, and my family during our annual wedding anniversary/beach house vacation (blogged from both, by the way)? Then complained about how often I was writing during a time I logged mucho overtime and an editor passed by my desk with, "Ah, the one writer who is actually writing for our section...?" (I guess you didn't like that all the stories weren't on FIU).

In complaining that I have a life, you demonstrate that you need to get one. Or, at least a little perspective.

 David J. Neal commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a51170b6d1970c 2014-02-19T18:17:30Z 2014-02-19T18:17:33Z David J. Neal http://profile.typepad.com/6p014e896dba99970d The Point, yep, I wrote it. My name on it. I even take responsibility for the "Friday" instead of "Saturday"...
The Point, yep, I wrote it. My name on it. I even take responsibility for the "Friday" instead of "Saturday" mistake, which I thought I'd corrected before we posted/ran the story. Hey, I could've just sat on all the information after I had it, making the unilateral decision that what had happened was so long ago as to be irrelevant. I didn't.

I just thought I'd lay out the decision-making process.
 TheFIUtheproud commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a5117090ca970c 2014-02-19T17:52:06Z 2014-02-19T18:23:37Z TheFIUtheproud I should have said the source appears to be Amy Wynnchester. It also appears that she is not hiding this...
I should have said the source appears to be Amy Wynnchester. It also appears that she is not hiding this fact at all as she has tweeted on the subject on her twitter address.
 TheFIUtheproud commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a73d7bdf19970d 2014-02-19T17:49:31Z 2014-02-19T18:23:37Z TheFIUtheproud Didn't mean to say young man as Mr. Wiseman isn't that young. And the source of the tweets is one...
Didn't mean to say young man as Mr. Wiseman isn't that young. And the source of the tweets is one Amy Wynnchester @Amybionerd86.
 TheFIUtheproud commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a73d7bdcae970d 2014-02-19T17:38:23Z 2014-02-19T17:38:23Z TheFIUtheproud DJN I have been vocal in defending The Herald and you on this venue and others. I still believe that...
DJN I have been vocal in defending The Herald and you on this venue and others. I still believe that you are a fine journalist and I don't think you have an ax to grind against FIU.

With this said,it is important to note that a 4-game sweep of Rutgers in baseball (using as an example) will never get the attention of your editor b/c as you have explained (and makes sense) there isn't as vast an interest in FIU athletics as there is for UM. I agree. However, ridiculing FIU baseball and a young man that has served his sentence and paid his dues is acceptable to The Herald b/c it will get readership. If this is not a double standard then I don't know what is.

And let me be clear, as an editor of a newspaper I too would go with a salacious story over a 4 game sweep (just an example). But, I would certainly see the hypocrisy in then denying extra coverage to FIU athletics (such as UM gets). This is crystal clear hypocrisy and does speak volumes of UM's preferred treatment in the community (whether well-deserved or not). Please remember that I am 100% in favor of journalistic freedom and understand wise business decisions. But this doesn't mean that this double-standard doesn't stink.
 The Point commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a51170835d970c 2014-02-19T16:51:55Z 2014-02-19T17:10:41Z The Point FIU_DC, I don't think the MH (and certainly not DJN) necessarily or intentionally put a negative slant on FIU stories...
FIU_DC, I don't think the MH (and certainly not DJN) necessarily or intentionally put a negative slant on FIU stories and I agree that FIU Athletics makes enough of its own bad news. I just think that this article, when considered on its individual merit, was a non-news item that ends up hurting more people than it helps.

I am the type of person who believes that, when given a chance, people who do bad things can serve their punishment and come out a better person on the other side. I suppose he will always have that on his record and anyone is free to dig that info up and do with it what they like, but he is not a habitual or even a repeat offender. To remind him of something like this (and it's pretty likely he noticed) serves only to remind him that something dumb he did a long time ago and served his time for is still following him around and that no matter how hard he tries to be a successful, productive person moving forward and no matter how much good he can potentially do in this world, this will always follow him around. Because of this, I fail to see how the article has a positive effect on our community.

Also, I don't where those tweets came from, but I can't find them. Not saying they don't exist, but would just like to know more about the person who tweeted them since it seems she was the only one tweeting about it. Twitter is not exactly a private forum. Was it his vengeful ex-wife? A business competitor? A victim? The credibility and possibly the motive of the source is as important as the source.
 FIUPantherFan commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a511707ff2970c 2014-02-19T16:39:03Z 2014-02-19T17:10:41Z FIUPantherFan http://www.fiugoldenpanthers.com Please, the herald creams itself anytime there's a negative FIU story. In this case, a story 17 years in the...
Please, the herald creams itself anytime there's a negative FIU story. In this case, a story 17 years in the making. I guess FIU could never honor Garrett now. Can I give you the Herald headline from that. Accused Rapist Honored by FIU. Give me a break, take another vacation or go cover other non FIU related items. Herald, please put a recent college grad to cover FIU. Cover it the way that Dieter (recent college grad) covers fau at the SS and you will get no complaints Go F I U.
 FIU_DC_2010 commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a73d7bb5f3970d 2014-02-19T14:52:02Z 2014-02-19T14:52:02Z FIU_DC_2010 http://miamiherald.com/sports The Point, I agree with a lot of what you're saying. An argument could definitely be made for the Herald's...
The Point, I agree with a lot of what you're saying. An argument could definitely be made for the Herald's negative slant towards FIU, and how the paper seems to jump at any chance to throw some mud at the university. Unfortunately, there has been a good amount of negativity surrounding the athletic department for the past couple of years. That being said, FIU needs to be able to get out of its own way, this Wiseman situation being a prime example of that.
 The Point commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a511706069970c 2014-02-19T14:14:45Z 2014-02-19T14:14:45Z The Point It's unfortunate that you have to explain your writing as often as you do (though I don't know if other...
It's unfortunate that you have to explain your writing as often as you do (though I don't know if other MH writers do it as much as you and I certainly appreciate how responsive you are to your readership). I think in a perfect world, journalism explains itself.

However, the bottom line is that it was not a good look for you because it seems like the general consensus on the article is that it was an intentionally inflammatory piece. Whether or not it was your decision to write the article, you are still the person who must take the credit/blame for writing it.

Furthermore, I believe that, considering the high rate of recidivism for sex offenders, the fact that he has not recidivated and that the crime was committed quite some time ago, the harm of publishing this article probably outweighs the benefit.
 FIU_DC_2010 commented on 'Golf, gold, decisions' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201a3fcc09ea1970b 2014-02-19T13:30:52Z 2014-02-19T13:30:52Z FIU_DC_2010 http://miamiherald.com/sports Thanks for the follow up on the Wisman story DJN. Seems like a pretty simple solution to not having yet...
Thanks for the follow up on the Wisman story DJN. Seems like a pretty simple solution to not having yet another embarrassing story behind our alma mater's name. Don't have a registered sex offender throw out the first pitch for the school's opening baseball game. 1+1=2 last time I checked.


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HTC One sales are strong: 5 million sold despite supply issues
0. phoneArena 23 May 2013, 06:38 posted on
Just as Samsung confirmed its Galaxy S4 has become its most popular Android smartphone selling 10 million in less than a month, now HTC also gets…
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1. drpain (Posts: 85; Member since: 07 Feb 2013)
5 million NOT sold. Read the source....
"...about 5 million sold..." not the same thing as "5 million sold"
HTC have sold less than half of Samsung Galaxy S4. Would have had one more sale here with an sd card slot and removable battery or at least 3000mah version. Oh well. Samsung also getting stock android version.
6. rcl4444 (Posts: 40; Member since: 06 Oct 2012)
The source says 5 million sold - says it a number of times actually.
Regardless, even if it's 5 mill ordered or shipped as a result of vendor orders, it's still a strong indicator of demand. And considering supply issues and that's it's not available in many markets this is a great result!
I hope it continues or improves, and hence put some pressure on Samsung and others to produce flagships with better designs and materials. It makes it a win for all us consumers.
14. drpain (Posts: 85; Member since: 07 Feb 2013)
Read the original source.....WSJ
The verge has the correct story
52. pulkit.tyagi (banned) (Posts: 35; Member since: 15 Nov 2012)
its still a good news for HTC ! don't u think ?
60. tech2 (Posts: 3455; Member since: 26 Oct 2012)
They might have crossed 5 million mark while you 2 were fighting !
13. amiroo (Posts: 269; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
great job htc when htc have some issue in produce ..
one king 2013..we need to respect to this handpeace.
21. darkkjedii (Posts: 21218; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Why does it matter to you? And how many s4's have YOU bought? Fanboys are such a pain.
34. androiddownsouth (Posts: 598; Member since: 02 May 2012)
Fact is, it is still a really great phone, something that more and more Sammy fanboys aren't willing to admit. I am sure that the S4 is a great phone. I, however, love my One.
Seems far too many people would like to see the smartphone market dominated by Apple or Samsung, which would be bad for consumers. Right now, we have some really great choice around, like the S4, the One, the Lumia series for WP8, to name 3. This is what people should want: GREAT CHOICES.
40. darkkjedii (Posts: 21218; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
100% agreed bro. It makes no sense how a beautiful successful phone like the One can be dissed for selling 5 million units. So what if the s4 has sold more, who cares? You can't go wrong with either one.
103. rsaunders917 (Posts: 9; Member since: 19 Jul 2012)
I had a Galaxy S3, which was the perfect phone for me. But after dropping it on a concrete floor the 4th time (no protective case), the microphone failed although it didn't have even the smallest scatch on it. So, wanting to try something different, I bought an HTC One. It wasn't love at first sight (only my S3 did that to me), but it's growing on me with time. Battery management is fantastic if you turn off all unneeded connectivities most of the time. I'm not really a form over substance person, and I'm really starting to like the HTC, especially its impressive voice call quality and strong signal strength almost anywhere. But somehow, I miss the ergonomics of the S3 and, in my own view, the much better usability and range of options available such as smart stay. But either phone is just really a great phone. Compared to phone of eons ago (about 3 years ago), these two phones just feels really quite advanced and really high tech.
56. tedkord (Posts: 11659; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
I think its a great phone - I love the front facing stereo speakers. But lack of expandable storage makes it a no go for me. If I were upgrading today, I'd have to go with the GS4 for that reason and the battery.
Also, I wish HTC would go back to built in kickstands.
68. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
Common sense tells me that buttons that do not always work does not make a great phone...yes I own one. I haven't gotten my S4 yet because I might get the Google one but it doesn't take a genius to know that HTC has once again f**ked up with the button issue I have on my phone.
74. freebee269 (Posts: 539; Member since: 10 Aug 2012)
i agree. my sister has the htc one and when i use it the buttons are kind of annoying. but the phone still looks good and the screen is very good.
75. jicasti (Posts: 1; Member since: 23 May 2013)
Common sense tells me you haven't checked for the new update. New update on the One fixes the button sensitivity issue.
92. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
I just checked on my Roger's HTC One. Don't have it yet and I have been suffering from the buttons since launch. Does common sense tell you that I should ignore a month or so of unpleasant user experience just because they have an update coming?
33. khmer (Posts: 95; Member since: 21 Jun 2012)
HTC sold about 5 millions ONE at their own cost. You will see what is their profit will be by the end the quarter. A lot of HTC experts are moving out to a different companies.
35. androiddownsouth (Posts: 598; Member since: 02 May 2012)
Sometimes big change is a good thing. Can be painful, but in the end, better for all.
64. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
I wouldn't call them experts... They're head of the company but that doesn't mean they absolutely know what they're doing. The new marketing dude is doing a much better job than the previous.
80. ECPirate37 (Posts: 195; Member since: 14 Jul 2011)
If "about 5 million sold" then it could also be over 5 million sold. It could just as easily be 5,006,000 and they would say "about 5 million sold". My question is, what source did you use to determine they have yet to hit the 5 million mark?
2. Trex95 (Posts: 900; Member since: 03 Mar 2013)
Well done HTC.
16. tiara6918 (Posts: 2036; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
HTC is continuously doing a great job,5 million units sold is incredible considering the fact that HTC one is still not available in some countries and already had a good start on sales. +1 to you,look at the number of fanboys who thumbed you down
23. darkkjedii (Posts: 21218; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Exactly. Sammy fanboys are thumbing down big time today
37. androiddownsouth (Posts: 598; Member since: 02 May 2012)
You know I've said it before dark, the Sammy fans are getting as bad or worse than the hardcore iPhone fans.
Just to point out, one terrible thing about the S4 that people want to overlook is the internal storage on it that is actually available is around 8.6 GB. Not everything can be put on a microSD card, so that is horrible internal storage for a phone that so many consider to be the best.
41. darkkjedii (Posts: 21218; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
They never seem to want to point that out, and yes apple and Sammy fanboys seem to be one, and the same now
50. medicci37 (Posts: 1276; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
Yeah. How some people can be stupid enough 2 think they need to defend companies like your talking about their momma when someone has a valid complaint
88. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
especially considering that it's not available on Verizon yet. there's no telling how many people on the nation's largest carrier are waiting to pull the trigger when their version of the One gets announced. i may be one of them because my MAXX HD is starting to devalue and i'm gonna need to get something pretty quick before getting something starts to really cost me some money.
3. aditzut (Posts: 12; Member since: 28 Feb 2013)
I will wait till this phone is avaiable in romania!
47. Yodaa (Posts: 21; Member since: 22 May 2013)
Yoda hates romania
48. darkkjedii (Posts: 21218; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Wrong you are master yodaa
57. tedkord (Posts: 11659; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Be careful who you pick a fight with. Judge him not by his size.
71. darkkjedii (Posts: 21218; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
LMAOOOOO empire strikes back quote.
4. twens (Posts: 978; Member since: 25 Feb 2012)
Hehehe, seems this company are really set out to compete with samsung. It's good cos this is the last time Samsung will give any HTC Fon a chance to come this close. The next s5 will not be anything an HTC Fon can compete with. It will be light years ahead of any other Fon on the market.
54. pulkit.tyagi (banned) (Posts: 35; Member since: 15 Nov 2012)
if HTC survives 2013 :P i am pretty sure they will create an excellent device yet again ! not saying samsung won't .
83. Commentator (Posts: 3685; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
You must be new to the industry so I'll fill you in: people have been saying that the "next Samsung phone" will be light-years ahead of any competition for the last three years now, but the fact is they have run away from the competition because of marketing and market saturation. People said the S3 would be the phone to end all phones. That didn't happen. The same was said about the S4, but that was even more disappointing. Samsung makes great phones, but to assume they will somehow be "lightyears" ahead of the competition makes no reasonable sense.
5. Ruckus (Posts: 286; Member since: 20 Oct 2011)
I realize the GS4 is selling better in most areas but we are actually selling 3-4 times more HTC Ones than GS4s and that's even with there being Galaxy fanboys where I work lol. Even they recognize the HTC One as being amazing! As much as I don't care for Android, those are both sweet phones :-D
7. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Only 5 million? I thought it sold over 10 million!
Never mind, the HTC One is still a gorgeous phone! Keep it up HTC!
8. MCrapp (Posts: 318; Member since: 07 Apr 2013)
Congratulations HTC! But why you lick Apple Ass?! We are Android and we must fight with American company made in China.
24. darkkjedii (Posts: 21218; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
We are android, I have an iPhone and a note 2, so can I be in your club?
44. sum182 (Posts: 229; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
Depends, did you post your reply from a phone? If so which one?.....
lol, All jokes aside, I'm thrilled to hear HTC putting up good numbers. They were always my first choice untill they made Sense 4 WAY to heavy. I parted with them for Nexus, and now that they fixed Sense (Sense 5 is amazing btw if you havn't used it) I'm happily back with HTC, using the DNA (rooted of course). Keep it up HTC, dont go down with out a fight!
49. darkkjedii (Posts: 21218; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Lol good one. I'm actually using the 5 today. Since the notes battery is so good I tend not to charge it daily. Well this morning it was at 12%, so it stayed home. I love all the choices in mobile now...much more diversity
58. tedkord (Posts: 11659; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Two different numbers? Or are you on GSM and just swap the sim?
73. darkkjedii (Posts: 21218; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
No the notes uses micro sim the 5 uses nano. I went to a local third party retailer called ETC wireless. They cut the micro down to fit a nano slot, and gave me a small case to put it in, so it also fits micro. That allows me to simply swap sims when I want. The insurance will only cover the phone that's the sims registered to though.
72. MCrapp (Posts: 318; Member since: 07 Apr 2013)
I have iPhone 4s as well. And I post that from my lovely Note2(so you can be in the club! )
85. darkkjedii (Posts: 21218; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Lol thanx MCrapp
9. _Bone_ (Posts: 2154; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
Sorry to rain on HTC's parade, but the usually accurate KGI Securities report said weeks ago that HTC will only be able to produce 500k or so units before the Summer. I understand there's need for damage control after yesterday's news and I wish HTC nothing but the best, but any report over a million of the extremely troublesome Ones sold is simply fabrication. The phone is still held back in many markets and camera and audio chips are only getting better yield rate as we speak. 5M is fantasy.
10. IliyaBeshkov (Posts: 261; Member since: 09 Jul 2012)
HTC deserve it, because they made the best looking smartphone(HTC One) to date!! I only want HTC to continue in the same way and to make software update faster!! :)
11. CX3NT3_713 (Posts: 2275; Member since: 18 Apr 2011)
Lol despite phone issues
12. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Well done HTC!
All the very best!
Htc FTW™
25. darkkjedii (Posts: 21218; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Troll did you just say Samsung FTW the other day?
32. quadrazeus (Posts: 359; Member since: 03 May 2013)
'Cause he likes to trade mark 'FTW'.
42. darkkjedii (Posts: 21218; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
62. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
87. TheBitterTruth (unregistered)
Troll also said Nokia FTW.. But I don't know how!
I think his account has been hacked™
99. darkkjedii (Posts: 21218; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Lol by him
46. amiroo (Posts: 269; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
no where for doubt if you search some tech site..
this is best one.
((plastic isnt fantastic never))
65. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
Phonedog ranking is plenty convincing to me.
79. chocolaking (Posts: 494; Member since: 22 May 2012)
I respect Aaron from phonedog.
82. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
I like how phonedog lists ranking for people's choice and expert. It really give you the wider picture of what's the best out there. Think two years back, experts all voted for iPhone 4 while the people choice was the Galaxy.
17. doubler86 (Posts: 320; Member since: 26 Jan 2011)
FALSE! HTC hasn't and couldn't even produced nearly that many HTC One's. They need to get better sources
19. RaKithAPeiRiZ (Posts: 1488; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
haters gonna hate

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In December, Eric Allen Campbell, 22, of 470 E. Larch, Muskegon, and his father, George Alan Campbell, 43, of 1221 1/2 Fulton, Grand Haven, were charged with breaking and enterings following an investigation by a multi-agency task force.
In Newaygo County, 27th Circuit Judge Anthony Monton on Tuesday sentenced George Campbell to prison for four to 10 years for safebreaking, and the same term for breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny.
The sentences are to be served at the same time, but after Campbell serves a sentence for parole violation. Campbell pleaded guilty to the counts Dec. 4.
Also on Tuesday, George Campbell was arraigned before Muskegon County 60th District Judge Harold F. Closz III in five separate breaking and entering cases. Preliminary examinations all have been set for Feb. 5.
He is charged with breaking and enterings that occurred in April, June, July and August. The businesses entered were: Jack's Corner Store, 6330 Holton; Northside Pub, 2353 Holton; Class A. Tool & Machine, 770 S. Maple Island; Newkirk Electric, 1875 Roberts; and Flamingo II Restaurant, 1163 E. Laketon.
Two breaking and entering cases still are pending in Muskegon County's 14th Circuit Court against Eric Campbell.
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24 January 2005
Upcoming classes:
March 19, 2005 � Beginning Genealogy
April 12, 2005 - Computers and Genealogy
The Hayes Library staff recently found an interesting cache of research material in our collections. We have a set of Re-Appraisement Records for Sandusky County for 1924. This is a set of 34 large volumes which appraises real property in the county. What makes this particularly fascinating is the detailed description of each lot or parcel of land, including the buildings on it � houses, barns, outbuildings, etc. Along with the name of the owner, you can find out size of the lot and the buildings, the construction of them, number of rooms in the house, whether the building had a basement or bathroom, and best of all, the approximate age of the structure �estimated by the appraiser or reported by the owner. Merv Hall and John Ransom looked up their property and were surprised that their houses were older than they originally thought. The Library has had quite a few people in recently asking about how to trace their house�s history and this will provide a valuable piece in the jig saw puzzle of a home�s genealogy.
We have attached to this email scans of two pages of one of these books. Many of you will not be able to receive them because of attachment issues, but for those who can, you can see the kind of detailed information available in this set of books.
Unfortunately, we do not have similar records for any other county, but, if they still exist they should be in the county�s Auditor�s Office or possibly in a nearby museum or archives.
The Index keeps growing. We are up to 435,000 names in the database, with 28 libraries inputting data into system- Norwalk, Ada, Van Wert, and Wooster/Wayne County are our newest partners. We are also working on an upgrade to the web site, adding more bells and whistles to our search engine. We hope to have that out late this spring.
We recently received an interesting old book via an exchange program with university libraries. It is Polish Countrysides; photographs and narrative by Louise A. Boyd; with a contribution by Stanislaw Gorzuchowski, published in 1937 (before the devastation of World War II). It has many photographs of the �way it was� in rural areas of Poland and would be of interest to anyone with Polish ancestry.
Staff member Marlo Keller, who has roots in Maine, has generously donated some useful new genealogical sources for Maine: Four CD�s of Maine Cemetery Inscriptions, which include the counties of Sagadahoc, Kennebec, Piscataquis, and Cumberland (and you thought Polish names were bad?!) and a book entitled the Length and Breadth of Maine by Stanley Attwood. The latter includes a listing of place names of Maine.
Deb Arnold tracked down the records of the Seneca County Infirmary and donated a roll of microfilm of the Seneca County Home Records which includes their records from 1856 to 1882.
Pat McGrady donated money to purchase two rolls of microfilm for the St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church of Sandusky, Ohio, in memory of his father, L. J. McGrady. They should be arriving by early February and will join many other Catholic church records for our area.
The Frohman Foundation of Sandusky purchased some additional newspapers for our collection � the Ottawa County Herald 1906 to 1918 and the Erie Reporter from 1973 to 1982. The Ottawa County Herald was recently indexed for obituaries from 1905 to 1921 by our volunteer, Irene Byrne, and most of it has been input into the online Obituary Index already.
Thanks for all for your help in expanding our collections. With our tight budget, we are always happy to get donations of appropriate materials and can always use help building our collections. Why not consider sponsoring a county in Ohio? We could check to see what we have for that county and then let you know how much we would need to purchase additional books or film to fill out the material for that county. Each item can always have a bookplate recognizing the donor or the person you would like to honor.
We are also looking for a sponsor for our subscription to Ancestry.LibraryEdition website. This costs the library about $750 a year, but provides an amazing array of genealogical sources for the whole country. Along with Heritage Quest, these two web sites have expanded the Hayes Library assets far beyond the Ohio borders and made research for all visitors possible, whether a school child had ancestors in Texas or roots in Virginia. Contact Becky Hill if you or your group would be interested in sponsoring this web site at Hayes.
Ancestry is a subscription website available for free in the Reading Room of the Library at any public computer.
This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1890 special census of Civil War Union veterans and widows of veterans available on microfilm M123 (118 rolls) from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Although this schedule was to be used to enumerate Union veterans, in some areas, Confederate veterans were listed as well.
The 1890 veterans schedules provided spaces for the following information: names of surviving soldiers, sailors, and marines, and widows; rank; name of regiment or vessel; date of enlistment; date of discharge, length of service; post office address; disability incurred; and remarks. Although all of this information is available on the census schedules themselves, information listed in this index includes the veteran's name or widow's name, rank, year of enlistment, and year of discharge.
"History of Marietta and Washington Co., OH (2 volumes)" F497 W3A53 2003 v. 1& 2 ORR
MORBUS Why and How Our Ancestors Died; A Genealogist's Dictionary CS6 C48 1991 ORR
Akron and Environs F499 A3O65 2001 ORR
"Memorial Record of Butler Co., OH" F497 B9M5 ORR
"History of Miami Co., OH" F497 M6S83 2001 ORR
Immigrants to the Middle Colonies F106 I47 1979 ORR Gift of Jim Weaver
Passengers to America CS68 P37 1978 ORR Gift of Jim Weaver
"Champaign (Co.) Democrat June 15, 1905 facsimile" F497 C4 1986 ORR
"Road Duplicate Seneca Township, Seneca Co., OH 1893-1902" F497 S4R64 2004 ORR
"Index to Marriages of Seneca Co., OH 1899-1992" F497 S4K45 2004 ORR
"Seneca Co., Directories (4 vol.) 1962, 1984, 1994,1997" F497 S4R634 1962 ORR Gift of Ronald Stuckey
"Crawford Co., Directories (8 vol.) 1961,69,72,76,82,84,90,95" F497 C8R6 1961 ORR Gift of Ronald Stuckey
Attica High School Roster 1880-1955 F499 A88A88 1955 ORR Gift of Ronald Stuckey
How to Trace Your Family Tree CS16 A48 1975 ORR Gift of Ronald Stuckey
History of the Shuey Family in America 1732-1876 CS71 S561 1876 ORR Gift of Ronald Stuckey
Kentucky Genealogical Research F450 S33 1983 ORR Gift of Ronald Stuckey
"Rural Directory of Seneca Co., OH 1916" F497 S4F37 1916 ORR Gift of Ronald Stuckey
"Worthington, OH History" F499 W92W67 1975 ORR Gift of Ronald Stuckey
"Crawford Co., OH Platbook (2 vol.) 1979 & 1991" F497 C8C73 1991 ORR Gift of Ronald Stuckey
"Seneca Co., OH Platbook" F497 S4S46 ORR Gift of Ronald Stuckey
Genealogical Dictionary CS6 C73 ORR Gift of Ronald Stuckey
"Dickman Directory Sandusky, OH and Erie Co.," F497 S2S3 2004 ORR
Why some of us have brick walls�.
Susie Lee Done Fell In Love
Contributed by Vicky Daviss Mitchell
Susie Lee done fell in love;
She planned to marry Joe.
She was so happy 'bout it all
And she told her Pappy so.
But Pappy said, 'Susie, gal,
You'll have to find another
I'd just as soon ya Ma don't know,
But Joe is yo' half brother.'
So Susie put aside her Joe
And planned to marry Will.
But after telling Pappy this,
He said, 'There's trouble still ..
You can't marry Will, my gal
And please don't tell your Mother,
But Will and Joe and several mo'
I know is yo' half brother.'
But Mama knew and said to her,
'My chile, do what makes ya happy.
Marry Will or marry Joe,
You ain't no kin to Pappy.'
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"When I travel across mid- and Northern Michigan, small business owners have repeatedly told me that one of the biggest barriers they face is the lack of access to finance to be able to expand their operations, buy new inventory, and hire new workers," Camp said in a release. "The JOBS Act is a common sense and bipartisan package that will enhance ability of small businesses to access the capital they need to invest, grow, and hire."
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There was such a great response to the Wii Bowling Tournament post yesterday, so I was really excited to stumble on this fabulous Bowling Party: Big Lebowski Style inspiration board over at The Finer Things this morning! Seriously…how fun is this?! I definitely predict this party happening over here in the future… especially when my husband – a big "Big Lebowski" fan – get's a glimpse of this post. Get more info and all the resources over at The Finer Things.
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Consumerist is reporting that Wendy's is about to unseat Burger King as the country's number two fast-food chain. According to research firm Technomic, the house that Dave Thomas built earned an estimated $53 million more than Burger King this year.
In celebration of Wendy's new title as the second-place "burger king," we present our favorite so-bad-they're-good Wendy's training videos from the '80s and early '90s, AKA the heyday of VHS. Grab a medium-sized Frosty and check them out below.


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LIFE IN PRISON.. POLICE SAY A KEY TO CUTTING CRIME, IS CRACKING DOWN ON GANGS. GANGS ARE A HUGE PROBLEM IN NEW MEXICO ... AND LAND A LOT OF CRIMINALS IN PRISON. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ALANA GRIMSTAD EXPLAINS WHAT'S HAPPENING TO GANG MEMBERS BEHIND BARS, TO TRY AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES SAFER. BEING A GANG MEMBER MAY BE PART OF THE REASON THEY ENDED UP IN PRISON. People in their lives influencing them in the wrong way. GETTING AWAY FROM THAT GANG MAY BE PART OF THE REASON THEY GET OUT. Then they're less likely to make the poor, selfish decisions that got them through those prison gates to begin with. OFFICIALS AT THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ARE WORKING WITH VIOLENT CRIMINALS ON A NEW PROGRAM. IF THEY DENOUNCE THEIR GANG AFFILIATIONS, THEY'VE GOT A SHOT AT LEAVING SEGREGATION... You're basically sitting there costing taxpayers. AND BECOMING PART OF THE GENERAL INMATE POPULATION. DOZENS OF CONVICTS ARE JUMPING AT THE CHANCE. Begins to open up a greater amount of opportunities for inmates to be more active and more productive. THIS IS VIDEO TAKEN BY CORRECTIONS OFFICIALS, SHOWING SEVERAL INMATES MAKE THE TRANSITION. THESE OFFENDERS HAVE BEEN IN SEGREGATION FOR YEARS AND AFTER RIGOROUS THERAPY AND COACHING, CAN NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER, ATTEND CLASSES, GET A JOB, GO TO REHAB AND VISIT WITH THEIR FAMILIES. This program is about the safety of our neighborhoods. The corrections secretary says this program means when inmates are released, our neighborhoods will be safer and filled with fewer gangs. 96 percent of the people in our prisons right now as we talk are coming back to our communities, whether we like it or not. IN SANTA FE, ALANA GRIMSTAD KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. THE SECRETARY SAYS ABOUT 65 INMATES ARE IN THE PROGRAM, WITH ANOTHER DOZEN GOING THROUGH THE SCREENING PROCESS. HE SAYS IT'S TOO NEW TO KNOW JUST HOW EFFECTIVE IT IS. TODAY THE PRESIDENT SIGNED INTO LAW, A BILL THAT WILL HELP VETERANS. THE 16 BILLION DOLLAR VETERANS
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Outdoor classrooms?
Yes, all of those and more are the latest visions new public schools CEO Paul Vallas announced as near realities.
Groundbreaking at Martin Luther King High, the first of 13 schools targeted for such treatment this year, is set for Jan. 20, the holiday also bearing the name of the slain civil-rights leader.


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If three can't do the job, town elected wrong people
So now the West Seneca and Alden Town Boards are crying crocodile tears of remorse for downsizing. They say they are "missing opportunities" with fewer members. Truth is, the only loss is the salary and benefits package for two additional members. When I sat on Kevin Gaughan's downsizing panel of town officials, we all echoed the same reality – many elected town councilmen are overpaid and most do not even work the minimum 30 hours per week to earn health benefits and a pension.
When I served on the Clarence Town Board for eight years, we had councilmen whose weekly involvement could be counted in minutes. Biweekly public meeting reports were a function of busy work. These reports from required liaison meetings can easily and cheaply be handled with a recorder and a typist. Lack of accountability is not confined to Clarence.
Most municipalities are blessed with extremely competent department heads, planning boards and citizen volunteers. Council members who should only be considered to make the most important decisions needlessly insert themselves between the public and the well-run departmental gears. With today's communications, there is no need for this input, except to promote the official's re-election.
Pay each councilman $5,000 per year for 12 monthly meetings to provide municipal guidance decisions only. No pension, no benefits, no photo ops, no kissing babies at the pickle factory, no throwing out the ball at the first Little League game. If the three people you have can't cut the mustard, then your town has elected the wrong people.
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I've been thinking about what you must be feneilg during this trip. You're capturing AMAZING images. These families must have so many mixed feneilgs about what you're doing there. The images from the last post are spectacular! You can feel their story from the look in their eyes. I loved both the black and white and the color!It's good to see you both smiling and well. And Katie you look great for not washing your hair in 3 days!!! I did the same thing in Africa and ya know it wasn't a big deal at all. It's still gross, but nobody cared. LOL ! Your smiles say it all !May God continue to bless your travels with His hand on you, unforgettable moments and of course good health. Love your updates!~ Dawn
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Over the next couple weeks we will take you inside training camp of your favorite Delco team. For full reports on every team, make sure to check out our annual football preview guide, due out Aug. 30.
1. Meet the new running backs
Head coach Kevin Clancy has the uncanny ability to produce prolific running back after prolific running back, usually in pairs. It's a feed-forward mechanism of his program's success: They blow out teams, getting young players valuable experience that readies them for the spotlight so that when it's their turns, they blow out teams, and so on. This year's candidates: Tevon Howie (64 carries, 470 yards, 6 TDs in 2011) and Mike Moschella (11-71-1). A name to watch for the future is speedster Anthony Myers, who though just a sophomore, has a running style that bears a striking resemblance to graduated 1,000-yard back and All-Delco James Griffin.
2. A passing fad
There's good news and bad news in the passing game. The good news is that quarterback Kevin Mohollen returns with a year under his belt and a cannon for an arm. The bad news is that the targets are limited. With the transfer of Wellington Zaza to Garnet Valley, the only player on the roster with a scholastic reception is Howie (three catches for 56 yards last year). Kevin Sherry has moved from guard to tight end – where he'll still do a lot of run blocking – and John Fender will be a primary target as a tight end/slot receiver to remedy the issue. But the threat of vertically stretching the field with the speedster Zaza isn't immediately replaceable.
3. Losses on the line
The graduation of the likes of All-Delco P.J. Plummer and stalwarts like Drew Platt from the line leave holes to be filled. Luckily, the Panthers have some bigs to fill the gaps on both sides of the ball. Henry Barnett, his Clay Matthews haircut and all, will play a role, as will youngsters like Brady Logan and Eric Legett.


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By: Kevin Welch on March 5, 2013 - 4:43pm - Add new comment
State Rep. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, announced today he'd filed a bill to keep the "nanny state" from taking away single-use bags.
"This act is just the latest example of government elites trying to step between the business and consumer in an attempt to push forward a misguided nanny-state agenda," said Springer in a news release. "It is all for show, plastic bags make up just .6% of Austin's litter and in San Francisco, litter from bags actually increased after enacting their ban."
His district runs from north of Dallas to Wellington up here in the Panhandle.
By: Kevin Welch on May 29, 2013 - 4:49pm - Add new comment
Nobody seems to believe me, but the National Weather Service assures me there was no tornado in Amarillo last night in that nasty storm.
"We've had several groups of people look and they found no evidence of a tornado," said Meteorologist Christine Krause.
And also no major damage was reported based on a measure that not everyone might agree with.
"We had broken glass - that kind of damage, but nothing structural," Krause said.
By: Kevin Welch on February 24, 2010 - 10:10am - Add new comment
"Your shoes don't fit on your feet"
I must be such a geek. Data brings on music.
Those lyrics, from Robert Palmer's "Trouble" (notably also done by Lowell George), got in my head while looking at some fascinating data from the USDA.
The Economic Research Service maintains historical numbers of available food per capita in the U.S. Some of the stats go back to 1909. How do they do that?
By: Kevin Welch on September 10, 2010 - 10:58am - Add new comment
I know it's just a study of 100 people, but you kind of hope the findings are true - that is if you're not a Facebook fanatic.
MSN is reporting a new study that says the more you go to that Web wonderland, the more self absorbed or self hating you are likely to be.
I don't know what "normal" usage is. Mine isn't because I fall far behind anybody I know who uses Facebook, but what about you?
Are you going there a lot? A whole lot?
By: Kevin Welch on December 5, 2011 - 3:55pm - Add new comment
People on each side of the fight about slaughtering horses for human consumption are back to full agitation.
My email inbox shows groups like the Humane Society of the U.S. and ag industry supporters are absolutely vibrating at opposite ends of the spectrum.
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Great news - "If you've got grasshopper problems now, you're probably going to continue to have them until this fall ... Grasshoppers are long-lived; t
By: Kevin Welch on August 8, 2012 - 2:36pm - Add new comment
Tuesday's city commission work session and the meeting that followed were punctuated by laughter - commissioners laughing at themselves.
Most of the punchlines were aimed at Mayor Paul Harpole expressing hopes he wouldn't be reprising his past role in the newest water conservation public service announcements. He caught a lot of criticism last year, some light-hearted and some mean-spirited, from his peers and the public after he referenced washing clothes by hand as a way to use less water.
By: Kevin Welch on November 19, 2012 - 3:30pm - Add new comment
I got a newsletter today that says the National Restaurant Association is predicting about 14 million people will be eating in restaurant's on Thanksgiving. That seems like a lot.
I decided to test the trend and got 402 million results on Google for a search on Thanksgiving restaurants. And I know not every result was relevant, but I went through 10 pages of them without finding one that wasn't on point.
L.A. to Chicago to New York City with Denver, Austin and Atlanta on the way. There's even an article about the top 17 restaurants for Thanksgiving in Little Rock, dear God.
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK - With Dr. Gary McCartney set to retire as superintendent in June after 10 years, residents have begun questioning the search process for his replacement in hopes of avoiding a situation like Highland Park, according to the South Brunswick Post.
In Highland Park, newly appointed superintendent Timothy Capone has drawn the ire of many parents following a decision to reduce work force.
The Highland Park Board of Education laid off nine employees, including two top union officials, in November. The president and a vice president of the Highland Park Education Association, which represents workers at the school, were among the six secretaries laid off. One is a guidance secretary and the other is the secretary to the high school principal.
Capone was recommended by the New Jersey School Boards Association, the same association South Brunswick has hired to assist in their search. However, officials assured residents that the process will be as transparent as possible.
"Just because other districts have had problems, we do not anticipate any problems in this recruitment," McCartney told the Post.


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Jackson County Comprehensive High School Panther Project is purring along nicely, with completion dates on the horizon.
"We're in line with the budget, and we're in line with the completion [schedule]," said Jackson County School System Director of Facilities, Maintenance and Transportation Dennis Patrick.
The Panther Project entails a new gymnasium and fine arts facility at the high school. The fine arts facility is expected to be completed on Feb. 6 and the gym will be completed this summer on July 16.
"[JCCHS Principal] Scott Smith and I talked today about a ribbon cutting, and we would like to do that in March to get the building furnished," said Patrick, although an exactly date is yet to have been set.
Jefferson City Schools
With the ongoing construction projects at Jefferson High and Elementary Schools running ahead of schedule, Carroll Daniel Construction Company is receiving bids for a subcontractor on the new JHS gymnasium building.
Bids will be received until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, and around 3:30 p.m., the bids will be publicly read.
"What we would then do is enter into a time where we'll qualify each bid that takes, and hopefully be ready to be back to you guys shortly thereafter with a recommendation," said Steve Hix, Carroll Daniel Vice President and Project Executive, speaking to Jefferson Board of Education members at the board's Jan. 10 meeting.
The new gymnasium will include locker rooms, a weight room, a wrestling room and classrooms.
In regards to the current construction taking place at both the high and elementary schools, Hix says work is more than three months ahead of schedule.
"We've made good progress," said Hix. "We were anticipating on finishing the projects in mid-April of 2014, and now the schedule, with the progress that's been made, shows us finishing the project by Christmas or by the end of this year."
The elementary school's addition is expected to be "dried in" by the end of the month, which means the building will be sealed from the weather and internal work and wiring can begin.
At the high school, Hix says about 95 percent of first-floor block is complete, and work will begin on the second floor as soon as the concrete structural planks are in place.


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Well, anywho, this is the post by moi that was locked and hidden, to all but moderators, at the official Comedy Central, South Park BBS boards.
"C Episode
The 100th South Park was a work of true wondrous magnificence, as most are too.
To portray Ben Franklin as a manipulative schemer was totally accurate.
I mean heck, when Bennie wrote "A penny saved is a penny earned" he
ONLY was giving solstice to the slave traders whose monies could be considered
'Honorably earned' as long as they saved the pelf for a while.
Well, not all the Founding Drunken Mater Fornicators we've, at one time or the other,
in the slave trade/imprisonors.
I'm pretty sure one or two weren't.
BTW: If you don't like me not liking the empire why don't you get out
orrrrrrrrrrrrr better yet why doesn't the U. S. of A. invaded Iran and send
you out, yeah, that's cool.
That's why I'm all for the war.
Get those phuck heads the phuck out.
Crap, Siberia would look good as part of the U. S. of A.'s empire.
Syria too....yeah, that should get rid of a couple hundred thousand more morons.
Anywho, back to the 100th episode.
It was sooooooooooooo cool when the American Human DNA was shown to
be exactly the same as that in ANY empire that did, does or will exist on
the salty ball of mud - Earth.
The conservatives use 2000 degree napalm while the liberals employ the
1999.9 degree napalm.
Oh yeah, big difference.
As was stated at the episode's end "...I hate this town" and am lookin' forward
to the sweet glory when moi's death destroys ALL the creeps, lowlifes and
After all, the ONLY thing wrong with the U. S. of A. is that
it does not exist.
A place with "Liberty and justice for all," who wouldn't love that?
I would.
The only thing wrong with America, it doesn't exist.
You may now return to your Cheesy Poofs, but, I get the Snacky Cakes.
I'm FonDaMax of them there Snacky Cakes.
However, I DO prefer the peanut butter filled chocolate guns over the marshmallow centers.
I like 'em mixed in with vanilla ice cream.
"When in the course of humans events one penis must rise......"
"A entire country based on saying one thing and doing another."
Well, I would've left The Empire except if-in I'd gone from the U. S. of A. I'd be in a place where I didn't have any Constitutional Rights or Civil Liberties (Beyond what folk had in ancient Athens or Rome) and I'd be a fool to move for that.
Heck, I've got ALL OF THAT right here all ready.
Oh yeah, here's moi's latest lill' parody.
Its last review (Of only two, so far) is from Denver, Colorado and I found that mildly amusing.
Soooooo remember, according to Ben Franklin,
a profit from any vile deed saved
is a profit EARNED.
Oh yes, and all Catholic Nuns should be from this day forth
be known as Hey Zeus Poos.
So now it is time for me to leave this web site.
*TOR begins waving arms and backing away from the monitor*
Goodbye, thanks for the brilliant humor.
I now cease with the sweetly anticipated oblivion.
Stay on Groovin' Safariiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
What's REALLY funny is that "Their" beloved rulers have a
lower opinion of "Them" than I do.
And that is that.
Stay on Groovin' (Freakin' the Freakers) Safari,


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The capability of NovaMind to export slides to images opens the way to easily taking slides from a NovaMind presentation and creating a PowerPoint presentation from them. Of course you don't have all the power of the NovaMind 5 Presenter available, but sometimes it is necessary to share a PowerPoint presentation with those who don't yet have NovaMind.
Step 1: Export Presentation Slides
In NovaMind 5, click on the Export button in the Presenter tab to export the slides
Step 2: Export all slides
Choose to export all the slides. Choose where you want your slides exported to – a new folder named after the name of the NovaMind document will be created to hold your slides so that they are all in one place for easy import into PowerPoint.
When exporting your slides for importing to PowerPoint, you probably don't want to export with the map background, so that you can use the background that PowerPoint provides for you. If you want to do this, export without the background and choose whether you are exporting the images for putting over a light background or dark background. This alters what NovaMind does with the automatic text coloring – using white text if you are exporting something that will end up over a dark background, or black text if you are exporting over a black background.
For example, if you exported for placement over a dark background, and used a dark theme in PowerPoint, it would look something like this:
Or if you exported for placement over a light background, and used a light theme in PowerPoint, it would look something like this:
Step 3: Insert a Photo Album in PowerPoint
Switch to PowerPoint, and in the Insert tab, choose the option to create a new photo album.
Step 4: Create a PowerPoint presentation from your slides
Click on the File/Disk option in PowerPoint and navigate to the folder where the slides are. Select all the slides.
When you have it all set up, click the Create button – this will create a new PowerPoint presentation using your images.
Step 5: View your slideshow in PowerPoint
Your slides will appear in your PowerPoint presentation where you can format your presentation – set the theme, add transitions etc, or just directly go into the presentation.


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Sunshine simulation. An air conditioner is operated in a test room simulating a living room testing cooling speed, cooling efficiency, and temperature and humidity differences throughout the room.
The operating noise of the indoor and outdoor units is measured in a high-performance anechoic chamber. The noise test verifies that the operating noise is low enough to allow the user to talk and sleep comfortably while the product is operating.
Potential problems are checked by tests such as showering the unit for a predetermined amount of time. Contact sections on printed circuit boards are also resin-potted to prevent adverse effects caused by an unlikely exposure of droplets to water.


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JConnectLA is encouraging members of the young professional (YoPro) community to "get sparked for the Festival of Lights" by partaking in a little Fire and Ice. There to help fuel the fire will be the Chai Center, the Happy Minyan, Jewlicious, LimmudLA, Meir Panim, StandWithUs and the ZOA. The huge panorganizational party, set on the night before Chanukah begins -- perhaps a strategy to get people schmoozing before all those sufganiot and latkes anchor them to their couches -- will feature Moshav, DJ Eric Rosen and other forms of entertainment. Sat. 8:30 p.m. $20. A Cow Jumped Over the Moon, 421 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. (310) 277-5544. http://www.jconnectla.com.
Join the only Chanukah party that combines hip music with serious social justice at the eighth annual Festival of Rights, sponsored by the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, JDub Records and the Progressive Jewish Alliance. Local activists will be lighting the menorah for their favorite cause. The Sway Machinery (featuring members of Arcade Fire, Balkan Beat Box and The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs) and Spanish indie rockers DeLeon are set to perform. Free latkes, gelt and other goodies while supplies last. Past participants include L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Who knows who you'll see rocking out and lighting a candle at the club this year. Sat. 8 p.m. $12. The Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. (310) 276-6168. http://www.troubadour.com.
THe Klezmatics: 'Chanukah Gelt'
"You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy this show," says Craig Taubman, producer of PBS' new Chanukah special, "Lights: Celebrate Chanukah Live in Concert." But it couldn't hurt. The PBS show will feature a large line of eclectic performers, including the Klezmatics, who will share songs from their hit Chanukah album with lyrics by Woody Guthrie; Cantor Alberto Mizrahi, otherwise known as the "Jewish Pavorotti"; YouTube sensation Michelle Citrin ("Rosh Hashanah Girl" and "Twenty Things to Do With Matzah"); and saxophonist Dav Koz, who will offer up his version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Mare Winningham will share her conversion story in "A Convert Jig" and Rabbi David Wolpe will offer inspirational messages throughout. There's more, but best to check out the program for yourself. Sun. 5 p.m. KCET. http://www.pbs.org.
A towering 15-foot, 1,000-pound menorah is set to light up Universal CityWalk at the sixth annual Chabad Chanukah Festival. Thousands will gather for the ceremonial menorah lighting, including L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Israeli Consul General Jacob Dayan, Sheriff Lee Baca and Rabbi Joshua B. Gordon, executive director of Chabad of the Valley, among others. Live entertainment by top Israeli artists and a variety of activities for children and adults will also be part of the program. Sun. 5 p.m. Free. Universal CityWalk, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City. (818) 758-1818 ext. 171. http://www.citywalkhollywood.com.
The name of the event does not get points for originality (Shmooze-a-Palooza, Purimpalooza, Jewzapalooza, must we go on?), but Temple Beth Israel's Latkepalooza certainly earns a gold star for having everything a Chanukah celebration should: fresh-off-the-frying-pan latkes with applesauce and sour cream, Chanukah songs, dancing, dreidel games, a community lighting of menorahs and a bonus raffle, at which menorahs, books and other goodies will be handed out. Ed Leibowitz wrote an enormously long article about this egalitarian Highland Park congregation in the September issue of Los Angeles magazine, so if you're looking around for a synagogue to belong to, the article and this holiday party could serve as your orientation package. Sun. 4:30 p.m. (kids' activity). 6 p.m. (celebration). $5 (raffle tickets). Temple Beth Israel, 5711 Monte Vista St., Highland Park, Los Angeles. (323) 255-5416. http://www.tbila.org.
Promoting conservation, humanitarianism and Judaism all in one night, Planet Chanukah is a holiday celebration for the ambitious-minded Westsider. Chabad of Century City, along with Westfield Century City Shopping Centre, will host this afternoon with a giant menorah made of recycled materials, a bottles and cans drive that encourages attendees to bring recyclables to help fund Chabad's humanitarian services, and an interactive olive oil workshop that will teach children how oil was made back in the days of the Maccabees. Latkes, not of recycled potatoes thank goodness, will also be part of the celebration, as well as crafts, live music, rides and the lighting of the menorah. Sun. 11:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Free. Westfield Century City Shopping Centre, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., Century City. (310) 860-1260. http://www.chabadcenturycity.com.
Adat Chaverim's Chanukah party features -- or we should say, doesn't feature -- an element you're likely to find at most holiday festivities: God. Humanistic Chanukah is part of Adat Chaverim's overall mission of fostering a Jewish cultural identity and a sense of Jewish community within a nontheistic context. Cantorial soloist Terry Lieberstein will be performing Chanukah songs and leading the kids -- from preschool to young adult -- in games. Ecofriendly crafts and gift-making will also be part of the festivities. And, of course, lots of latkes for everyone. Sun. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. American Jewish University, Auerbach Student Lounge, 15600 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles. R.S.V.P to (818) 623-7363 or email@example.com. http://www.humanisticjudaismla.org.
Constructing a menorah out of Legos sounds like just what the doctor ordered for the kids this holiday season, doesn't it? Luckily, it's part of the Farmers Market Chanukah Celebration, which will also feature arts and crafts with Miracle Mile Chabad, a menorah-lighting ceremony and music from David Zasloff and Friends. Even if you can't make it on Sunday, the holiday celebrations at the market are happening all week, including a snowman-making workshop with the Children's Museum of Los Angeles (Saturday) and a New Year's Day celebration, which is kicking off the market's yearlong 75th anniversary celebration. Free, ecofriendly tote bags will be handed out at the top of every hour on that day. Sun. 2:30 p.m. Free. Farmers Market, 6333 W. Third St., Los Angeles. (323) 933-9211. http://www.farmersmarketla.com.
Were you that kid whose dreidel was always the last one left spinning? Are you a master at turning tops? Have you always dreamed of setting a world record? Even if you answered no to all three questions, Sha'arei Am, The Santa Monica Synagogue, is inviting you to participate, or at least come cheer on those who are participating, in the World Record Dreidel Spin, where spinners will attempt to break the record of 603 people simultaneously spinning a dreidel for at least 10 seconds. Dreidels will be provided and a menorah lighting will follow the attempt. Mon. 7 p.m. (sharp). Free. 1300 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica. (310) 453-4276. http://www.thesms.org.
Make the second night of Chanukah a cozy movie night: Turn off all the lights, light a few candles -- oh, wait, you already did that -- pop some bite-size latkes in a bowl and snuggle up on the couch for a marathon of Jewish flicks courtesy of the Turner Classic Movies channel. Their Happy Chanukah programming highlights three classics, "Exodus," 8 p.m.; "Yentl," 11:30 p.m.; and if you're hungry for more Jewish tales, there's "Fiddler on the Roof," 2 a.m. http://www.tcm.com.
More than 1,000 performers. Seven celebrity chefs. Six hours of entertainment. Four Chanukah acts. Zero dollars. That's the L.A. County Holiday Celebration: Recipe for a Happy Holiday by the numbers. But there's so much more to say about this enormous multicultural show that's been rockin' our city for 49 years. Celebrity chefs will be joining the spectacular for the first time this year as hosts, reflecting the transformation of the culinary arts into a popular form of entertainment. Akasha Richmond of Culver City's Akasha will be the event's resident expert on Jewish holiday food traditions; she'll be sharing recipes via the show's Web site. The other three Chanukah representatives are Klezmer Juice, the Stefani Valadez Ensemble and Vox Femina Los Angeles. Can't make it to the live show? Watch it at home on KCET with a hot cup of cocoa and a couple of meals (it's six hours long!). Wed. 3-9 p.m. Free (parking, too). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. (213) 972-3099. http://www.holidaycelebration.org.
While the rest of the city is home enjoying Christmas dinner, young Jews will be feasting on hip-hop beats, salsa grooves and Israeli tracks at the Chanukah Dance Party being hosted by Cabana Club. Veteran Israeli maestro DJ Eyal will be handling the sounds, and the sexy Sunflower Dancers will be handling the moves in the special salsa room. Expect a nice mix of Jews in club attire at this festival of disco lights. Ages 21 and over. Wed. 9 p.m. $25. Cabana Club, 1439 Ivar Ave., Hollywood. (323) 309-1514. http://www.cabanaclubhollywood.com.
Take a break from family this holiday season to meet up with old friends and make new ones with the Jewish Singles Meeting Place. Folks in their 40s and 50s will share Chanukah stories and goodies at a stellar deli. Thu. 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Cost is whatever is ordered plus tax and tip. Fromin's Deli, 17615 Ventura Blvd., Encino. Must R.S.V.P at (818) 750-0095 or email@example.com.
The holidays also mark the season for movies, and there are several films well worth checking out. Tom Cruise stars in "Valkyrie," based on the true story of the men who led an operation to try to assassinate Hitler (see story, Page 38). "Waltz With Bashir," winner of six Israeli Academy Awards, is an animated film that digs into director Ari Folman's past and his involvement in the Israeli army during the first Lebanon War. Finally, Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes star in "The Reader," a film based on the best-selling novel that tells the story of a post-WWII love affair. The secret affair eventually ends, but the lovers find each other again years later -- in a courtroom during the Nazi war crime trials. Check local listings. http://valkyrie.unitedartists.com; http://waltzwithbashir.com; http://thereader-movie.com.
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Drivers and residents claim a set of temporary traffic lights in Rugby are "dangerous" and fear they could cause a serious accident.
The traffic lights were installed near The Paddox public house, at the junction of Hillmorton Road and Ashlawn Road, as part of emergency roadworks to repair a sewer.
Owen Richards, of Lower Hillmorton Road, said: "The roadworks at the Paddox junction have resulted in a dangerous situation for drivers and other road users.
"The traffic lights are three-way, but it is not clear to drivers coming from Hillmorton due to the lights being at the corner and no 'three-way' sign near them. So some drivers seem to think it only applies to turning left into Ashlawn Road and carry on past the red light.
"There really should be better oversight on how roadworks are carried out, particularly at key junctions."
Lee Prescott, of Elms Drive, said: "People heading out of town duck into Elms Drive to use it as a rat run to try and beat the lights, many going much faster than is safe for the type of road.
"Combined with this there are a large number of drivers illegally turning right into the other end of Elms Drive to also try and avoid the lights.
"On its own these two factors would be cause for concern, but throw in the fact that this road is used heavily by children moving to and from the nearby park and skate ramps. The lights have been up around 24 hours and we have already witnessed four near-misses. It is only a matter of time before there is a serious injury or fatality here."
A spokesperson for Warwickshire County Council's highways department said: "Temporary lights are in place at this junction while Severn Trent Water undertake an emergency sewer repair. The work is due to be completed on Friday May 9.
"Extra signage has been put up in the area to direct motorists and signal operators are present to monitor the lights at peak times."


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: When I try to do any Local Change Directory commands (LCD or LCWD,
: or even a cd) in my C-Kermit 8.0.211 I get the following "?Off limits"
: error
: C-Kermit 8.0.211, 10 Apr 2004, for Solaris 9
: Copyright (C) 1985, 2004,
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: Type ? or HELP for help.
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What god does to your brain: Neurotheology aims to find out why people have faith
By Julia Llewellyn Smith, The Telegraph
When neuroscientist Andrew Newberg scanned the brain of "Kevin," a staunch atheist, he realized that his brain operate in a significantly different way, compared with the Buddhist monks and Franciscan nuns.
"He had far more activity in the prefrontal cortex, the area that controls emotional feelings and mediates attention. Kevin's brain appeared to be functioning in a highly analytical way, even when he was in a resting state." says Newberg.
When people speak in tongues, they're gone, they're in a completely altered state. But most of the time they're normal people like us
"When people speak in tongues, they're gone, they're in a completely altered state. But most of the time they're normal people like us, with jobs and children – they don't show any sign of being delusional," says Newberg. "Scans of their brains – when they're 'possessed' – show very different results to scans of Buddhist monks or Carmelite nuns in prayer or meditation. There you see increased frontal lobe activity in the areas concerned with concentration, but the speakers in tongues had decreased activity in the same area, which would give them the sensation that someone else was 'running the show'."
I, too, am an atheist. And what about me? Julia (Telegraph reporter) asked. "I wouldn't be surprised if you have a harder time letting go of frontal lobe activity, so you tend to observe and take a more critical eye of events, while other people's brains allow them to simply surrender to events around them."
Newberg is director of research at the Jefferson Myrna Brind Centre of Integrative Medicine, in Philadelphia, and co-author of, among other books, The Metaphysical Mind: Probing the Biology of Philosophical Thought. He is a leading neurotheologist, pioneering a new and highly controversial science that investigates whether – as many sceptics have long suspected – God didn't create us, but we created God.
During brain scans of those involved in various types of meditation and prayer, Newberg noticed increased activity in the limbic system, which regulates emotion. He also noted decreased activity in the parietal lobe, the part of the brain responsible for orienting oneself in space and time.
"When this happens, you lose your sense of self," he says. "You have a notion of a great interconnectedness of things. It could be a sense where the self dissolves into nothingness, or dissolves into God or the universe."
Such "mystical," self-blurring experiences are central to almost all religions – from the unio mystica experienced by Carmelite nuns during prayer, when they claim their soul has mingled with the godhead, to Buddhists striving for unity with the universe through focusing on sacred objects. But if Newberg and his colleagues are correct, such experiences are not proof of being touched by a supreme being, but mere blips in brain chemistry.
"It seems that the brain is built in such a way that allows us as human beings to have transcendent experiences extremely easily, furthering our belief in a greater power," Newberg says. This would explain why some type of religion exists in every culture, arguably making spirituality one of the defining characteristics of our species.
Depending on your religious views, such discoveries are either deeply fascinating or profoundly disturbing. Throughout history, spirituality has been viewed as something outside science, just as the soul is separate from the body; both ineffable essences, transcending the materialist universe.
For more details please check National Post
Tags: #RegionalReport, #Neurotheology


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