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Bill extending State Route 166 ready for gov to sign
If you drive east up Mile Hill Drive past Jackson Avenue and Sound Sound Cinemas, you'll cross 600 feet of no man's land, where the new pavement ends and potholes used to rule.
"It was very dangerous," said Port Orchard Mayor Lary Coppola. "We almost had a motorcyclist killed there."
The road deteriorated and the potholes began to sprout after the City of Port Orchard's boundaries extended up Mile Hill Drive — officially State-Route 166 — about a decade ago.
"The state's position was when we annexed that area, it was the city's responsibility to maintain (that section of the road)," Coppola said, explaining that state law dictates if a state highway extends into a city's boundaries, and that city has less than 22,500 residents, the state is still responsible for maintaining the roadway.
However, Coppola said a conflicting state law gave the state "a loophole, and they were trying to wriggle through that loophole."
But a new bill that arrived on Gov. Chris Gregoire's desk this week will end the confusion and declare that 600 feet of Mile Hill Drive/SR-166 as the state's responsibility.
"I went to Senator Kilmer and said, 'help!'" said Coppola, recalling how Senate Bill 6510 came to life. "And he basically wrestled the (Washington State Department of Transportation) down on this all by himself."
"I'm happy we were able to do this for Port Orchard — allowing the state to maintain its commitment to the community as it grows," said Sen. Derek Kilmer, (D-Gig Harbor). "I think this sends an important message that the state will uphold its responsibilities. This should lead to needed improvements and the kind of maintenance that otherwise could not be afforded."
Coppola said the state refused to fix the potholes, and after the near-fatal accident involving the motorcyclist, he told the city's Public Works Department to repair them.
"When you figure in the labor and materials, it probably cost us $10,000," he said.
If SB 6510 is signed, future repairs will be the responsibility of the WSDOT.
Coppola said he was glad the bill passed both the state House and Senate, and he was hoping to find out when the governor would be signing the bill so "I can be there when she does."
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Sacrifices made deserve our respect
On Monday, May 29, Memorial Day, I was privileged to be one of the leaders of a group of local Cub Scouts from Pack 452 (Opstad Elementary School) that visited our local cemeteries to participate in Memorial Day ceremonies.
We met with and participated in ceremonies to honor those who have lost their lives and/or served our country. I met with several veterans who spoke of their comrades and respect for those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Our veterans did this so that we may enjoy the privileges so many of us take for granted in this country. The ceremonies at Preston, Fall City and North Bend cemeteries and at the Vietnam memorial located at the football field of Mount Si High School included several veterans participating in the customary 21-gun salute.
I left that day with a profound respect for those who have served in our military and those U.S. citizens who have died in wars all over the world. I tried to imagine what it would have been like to be living my life at 18 or 19 years old, and then to receive a draft notice in the mail. How would I have reacted to being trained as a soldier and experiencing the tragedy of war?
We have so much to be thankful for in this country. Many immigrants come to this country to live the life they had no chance of living in their native lands. Without our veterans, it is very possible we would have no free elections, freedom of speech, or the nearly unlimited opportunity to lead a full and enriched life. We very possibly would live under the rule of some tyrant or radical interpretation of some organized religion. We have so many freedoms that not many of us appreciate. We live like this because we have men and women who serve and sometimes die for our country.
If you have read this far, thank you and please do me a favor. Clip this letter out of the newspaper and tape it to your December 2002 calendar as a reminder. Then, when you put up your 2003 calendar, mark Monday, May 27, 2003, as the day you will honor our veterans by joining me and our Cub Scout pack at the Preston Cemetery at 9 a.m. We will accompany the American Legion Auxiliary, the local V.F.W. and several other local veterans as we visit the other cemeteries and the Vietnam memorial at the top of each hour.
It is the very least we can do to honor those who have paid so dearly for us to live in a freedom-enriched society. It is a society that allows us so many choices on how we live our lives. Those who died on the battlefield never got the chance to come back and experience what they were fighting for.
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Jefferson Bass' "The Bone Thief" is an updated story of body-snatching centered around the University of Tennessee's famous forensic laboratory dubbed the Body Farm. (Harper, 344 pages)
In this latest novel, forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton is called to exhume a body to procure a DNA sample for a paternity test. He is shocked to find that certain parts of the corpse have been harvested. The mild-mannered professor encounters the unethical world of the "postmortem chop shops" which deal in body parts.
Brockton goes undercover for the FBI to bring down an illegal "chop shop" and puts his reputation and career on the line, to say nothing of his friendship with his assistant, Miranda.
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In their most thoughtful work to date, the writing team of Jefferson Bass (Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson) take the reader through a provocative treatment of such thorny issues as organ donation and tissue harvesting.
One memorable snippet from the book is the statistic that in 2008, there were over 400,000 breast augmentation procedures performed; while in that same year, there were a mere 2,163 life-saving heart transplants.
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WHAT do I know?
Clearly, nothing. Because last weekend we went to harvest it and were not just disappointed, but totally grossed out.
So, I am not just dumb, but dumber. I only get the thrill of growing it, not eating it. Won't be the first time that's happened, either intentionally or unintentionally.
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I think it is fair to say that we have benefited tremendously from the development of our offshore oil reserves. The impact on the economy of the Avalon has been in many ways remarkable.
The St. John's of the 1980s is scarcely recognizable as you drive about town today. This is equally true as you move throughout the surrounding municipalities. And the impact is felt throughout much of the province, with offshore rig and supply ship workers, construction workers and service company workers hailing from practically every bay and peninsula.
It is also fair to say that the environmental cost associated with the development has been fairly low, at least by mega-industrial development standards. Yes, there have been spills, but for the most part, they have been of a relatively minor size, dissipating with the strong wave action of the outer limits of the Grand Banks.
The human cost of the development has been much more real to most of us. Maybe it is because we naturally associate with men and women going down to the sea in ships that our primary focus since the beginning has been on ship, rig and worker safety.
The loss of the Ocean Ranger, two helicopters and at least one supply ship (if my memory serves me correctly) reinforces that in us.
But Harvey Jarvis's letter to the editor of Dec. 16, "Out of sight, out of mind," deserves some reflection.
In it he raises concerns about the ability to clean up major spills should they occur off our shores. Will we be able to clean it up? Quite simply, the answer is no.
In the quiet waters of Prince William Sound in southeast Alaska, less than 10 per cent of the estimated 260,000-750,000 barrels of oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez in 1989 was ever recovered. The remainder of the oil dispersed by wave action or remained in the sand of the coastline, much of it to this day.
The remoteness of the area and lack of infrastructure were cited as reasons for the small amount of oil recovery.
Fast-forward to 2010 and the Gulf of Mexico. When the Deepwater Horizon blew up, 4.9 million barrels of oil were estimated to have been spilled. Unlike Alaska, which is considered to be remote and infrastructure deficient, the Gulf of Mexico, home to much of the world's oil industry giants, had the vessels, personnel and infrastructure to launch a massive recovery effort. Yet, just 810,000 barrels of oil were recovered.
History has shown us that when things go bad offshore, they go real bad. Trevor Taylor
Our waters are neither the quiet Prince William Sound nor the relatively placid Gulf of Mexico. Nevertheless, we have been extremely fortunate. Maybe it is because our regulatory bodies are doing a good job. Maybe it is because the oil companies are more vigilant in our backyard. Maybe it is because safety really is Job 1. Or maybe we have just been really lucky.
In any event, we should understand that if the regulatory bodies, the vigilance, the safety focus or the luck fails us, there will be no cleaning it up. We do not, and will not, regardless of the government, the company or the agency, have it looked after. As in other locales, Mother Nature will be the one who has to look after it.
On the Grand Banks, fortunately, the drilling is far enough out that the combination of the North Atlantic Drift and the prevailing winds will almost certainly carry any spilled oil toward Europe and away from our shoreline and fishing grounds. But, as exploration moves north, that changes. And, thanks to the Labrador Current, just as sure as pack ice formed off Labrador hits Fogo in the spring, oil spilled off Labrador will hit the northeast coast.
Does this mean that we should stop? No, but …
History has shown us that when things go bad offshore, they go real bad. Recovering oil in a disaster offshore is going to be no more successful than recovering people. Vigilance in safety and prevention can be our only guiding principles. That and a little bit of luck.


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Northbound Interstate 81, near the exit 67 interchange just north of Harrisburg, will close intermittently overnight so construction crews can safely set new bridge beams on the eastbound Route 22 bridge over I-81 North.
The stoppages will occur from midnight until 5 a.m. Monday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
If more time is needed to complete the installation, traffic on I-81 may be stopped during the same hours overnight Monday to Tuesday, PennDOT said.
The installation began overnight Saturday to Sunday morning.
And new beams were placed over southbound I-81 earlier this week.
The restoration work started after the bridge was severely damaged in May by a tanker truck fire. The incident forced the closure of the ramp from northbound I-81 to westbound Route 22/322, and the demolition of the eastbound Route 22 bridge over I-81.
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International artist returns to Langley with red violin
It is called "The Red Mendelssohn" because of a unique red stripe on its top right side. It is also one of the most famous violins in the world.
Although it was created in 1721, its sound is still achingly beautiful when its current owner, Elizabeth Pitcairn, plays it, and Whidbey audiences can hear her on Sunday.
Pitcairn returns to Whidbey Island as featured guest soloist with the Saratoga Chamber Orchestra under the artistic direction of conductor Legh W. Burns for a special gala concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 15 in the auditorium at South Whidbey High School.
Pitcairn will perform the popular Mendelssohn "Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64," as well as virtuosic violin pieces, "Zigeurnerewiesen" by Pablo de Saratsate and Fritz Kreisler's "Praeludium and Allegro." Also on the program is Vivaldi's "Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor" featuring Pitcairn and Gloria Ferry-Brennan, a Saratoga Chamber Orchestra Student Mentor program participant who recently won first place at the Music Teachers National Association Junior String Competition in Milwaukee, Wis.
"It's an honor and privilege to welcome Elizabeth back to Whidbey Island," Burns said.
"My wife and I had just moved to the island in 2007, when she first appeared. It was hearing her and the orchestra that accompanied her that gave me the idea of establishing a season long schedule for our orchestra. So, if you support the Saratoga Chamber Orchestra, much of the credit goes to her, and to Michael Nutt, whose vision brought her here."
Burns is excited by the pairing of Pitcairn with Ferry-Brennan.
"It will be one of those 'I remember when' moments, as you follow the ascending artistic stars of Elizabeth Pitcairn and Gloria Ferry-Brennan," he added, "a chance of a lifetime."
The program will open with the "Overture to Egmont," by Ludwig van Beethoven, and include the world premiere of a piece by the orchestra's timpanist Kit Mills of Oak Harbor.
General Admission tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for seniors/military. Students 18 and younger are admitted free and those younger than 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult. Tickets are available in Langley at Moonraker Books, in Freeland at the Bookbay, in Coupeville at Bayleaf and in Oak Harbor at Bayleaf and ClickMusic. Cash/check and MC/V/Discover are all accepted at the door. A limited number of $50 "premium" seating tickets are available for purchase at www.brownpapertickets.com.
For additional information, visit the website at www.saratogachamberorchestra.org.
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The Marshalltown City Council passed three resolutions relating to urban revitalization Monday night.
The resolutions came in light of a proposed call center that would add 50 jobs to the Marshalltown workforce. The city will provide the property owner, RACOM Properties, LLC, with a $95,000 grant to install work stations and a backup generator at the Max Building, 11 E. Church St.
Tom Deimerly, president of Marshall Economic Development Committee, said the company, Caleris, Inc., is eager to bring these jobs to Marshalltown and could conceivably be at capacity - 100 employees - within a year.
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The Max Building, 11 W. Church St., is shown here Monday afternoon. The Marshalltown City Council passed three resolutions relating to adding a call center, which would employ 50 people, to the building Monday night.
The call center is a tech service support company that fields calls for service on machinery including medical monitors and cell phones. The wages for the jobs created would start at $11.50 an hour, but Deimerly said the average salary is roughly $14.50 an hour.
New legislation passed in the Iowa House in 2012 puts new limitations on tax increment finance (TIF) districts.
Curt Ward, city attorney, said the Urban Renewal Plan is like the Constitution of TIF districts. Anytime the city approves a TIF project, it must amend its Urban Renewal Plan to describe that project. The city has not had a reason to need to change the plan, but since it does now, the city might as well amend anything else in the plan it wants to change.
"If you are going to the well, take both buckets," Ward said.
Included in the resolutions were provisions to update the Urban Renewal Plan, including removing a sunset provision that would allow the original Urban Renewal Plan to expire in 2018.
The addition of the call center did not determine the need to remove the sunset provision, Ward said. The city is simply doing it because it is in the process of reviewing the Urban Renewal Plan.
"You would be limiting the resources you could be drawing off it in the future," said Maggie Burger, with Speer Financial, whose company advises eliminating the sunset provision.
Burger said once the district's development agreement expires in 2018, the city would no longer certify against it, meaning that putting a sunset date on the district would prevent the council from going after the already established value of any future development of buildings in the district.
The area the building sits in, Urban Renewal Area No. 4, was a designated blighted area when it was created, but is no longer considered blighted, Randy Wetmore, city administrator said. The district has since shifted from a blighted area to an economic development area.
Dawn Williams, Marshall County auditor and recorder, said the county supports the Caleris project. It has clearly defined parameters, and it is a good use of TIF dollars. However, she said she has concerns about eliminating the sunset provision.
"This is an issue that affects Marshall County," she said. "The city is reserving the right to withhold a large portion of TIF area's taxable value from other government bodies perpetually, forever, until [the city council members] say 'we don't need it anymore."
Marshall County Supervisor Deane Adams also urged the council to maintain the sunset provision.
Williams said "forever is a long time," and while the current council obviously understands TIF use well, there is no guarantee that subsequent councils will.
The council reserves the right to end a TIF district.
"What this does is say 'we today, as this constituted council, don't necessarily know what usefulness this may have five, 10, 15, 20 years from now," Ward said. "So, let's not let it expire because it originally contained a time limit.'"
Leon Lamer, at-large council member, said although he supports the project, he would like the council to look at other funding for projects with a cost less than $100,000.
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The ring-fence between Britain's high street and investment banks is not effective and needs to be strengthened, say MPs in a highly critical report.
Britain's banks could face the threat of being broken up after a report warned the ring-fence to separate risky operations from savers' deposits needed "electrification".
The parliamentary commission on banking standards said plans included in the banking reform bill "fall well short of what is required".
Its initial recommendations could put it on a collision course with Chancellor George Osborne, who warned the commission last month against "unpicking the consensus" over reform proposals in the bill.
In its first report since being set up in the wake of the Libor-rigging scandal, the commission said legislation should include a reserve power for full separation if banks did not implement reforms. The report follows recommendations by the independent commission on banking, led by Sir John Vickers.
The report comes a day after Swiss banking giant UBS agreed a £940m settlement for "widespread and extensive" attempts to fix Libor rates after admitting fraud and bribery.
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Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the commission, said the latest revelations "beggar belief".
"It is the clearest illustration yet that a great deal more needs to be done to restore standards in banking," he added.
While the commission - whose membership includes the future Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, former chancellor Lord Lawson and Treasury committee chair Andrew Tyrie - said it welcomed plans for a ring-fence, designed to make the system more secure and to protect deposits from so-called casino banking operations, it added that loopholes could easily develop.
The ring-fence would be "tested and challenged by the banks", while it said politicians could also succumb to lobbying from the industry.
"For the ring-fence to succeed, banks need to be discouraged from gaming the rules," said Mr Tyrie. "All history tells us they will do this unless incentivised not to. That's why we recommend electrification. The legislation needs to set out a reserve power for separation; the regulator needs to know he can use it."
Board members within banks should have a legal duty to preserve the integrity of the ring-fence, according to the report, while there also needs to be clear dividing lines.
The commission was also asked to look at whether retail banking operations should be able to offer simple derivative products, which have been thrust into the spotlight following the recent interest rate swap mis-selling scandal.
The commission said there was a case for allowing these products - which also include fixed rate mortgages - with retail banking operations, although it cautioned there needed to be a clear definition and strict controls.
But the commission said it had been "working in the dark" in the absence of secondary legislation for the bill, and that it would also look at measures to improve the culture in the banking system in the wake of this year's series of shocking scandals.
'Cultural change'
This could include changes in areas such as civil and criminal law, competition, corporate governance and regulation, according to the report.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said: "This is an important cross-party report which sets out real challenges for the banks, government and parliament. After repeated scandals, from Libor-fixing to mis-selling to small businesses, it is clear that we need radical reform of our banks.
"Having looked closely at the government's draft legislation to implement the Vickers proposals for a ringfence between retail and investment banking, the commission believes it 'falls well short of what is required' and is unpersuaded by the government's relaxation of the Vickers recommendations.
"As Ed Miliband and I said at the Labour conference this year, if the letter and spirit of the Vickers proposals are not delivered and we do not see cultural change in our banks, full separation will be necessary. The commission is clearly right to say the jury is still out and to demand a reserve power for full separation of the banks."
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I don't mean to stir up a boiling conversation or anything, but I don't see why it's so hard to comprehend that some guy gets accepted to Harvard or some Ivy with a low SAT score.
You're a private school college admissions officer and you're given a student who is as dumb as a nail (no offense intended) or with a low SAT score.. let's say 800? However, he's one of the nation's best point guard and he can shoot like his life depended on it. Would you accepted him? I would in a heartbeat - if he has a clean record.
I think talent is what they are looking for.
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There is only controversey with low SAT scores when students are accepted without alterior motives - if a 1200, non-athelete, otherwise average student is accepted over a 1520 super-student, then there is controversy
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The Birmingham-based company is slated to convene the stockholder meeting this afternoon at the Harbert Center downtown. Absent will be the tallying of votes for dissident shareholders nominated by chief rival Martin Marietta Materials.
That's because the Delaware Supreme Court this week upheld on emergency appeal an earlier decision that barred Martin Marietta from advancing its hostile bid for Vulcan. The companies -- Vulcan and Martin Marietta -- are No. 1 and No. 2 in the business of producing crushed rock and other materials used in road and building construction.
In December, Martin Marietta launched a $4.7 billion hostile bid for chief rival Vulcan, which quickly rejected the $36.69 per-share stock swap. Then, this month, a Delaware judge ruled Martin Marietta used confidential information gleaned from earlier, friendly merger talks to launch the hostile bid.
With the appeal ruling, so ended the Martin Marietta attempt to install five new directors at today's meeting. The company nominated the prospective new board members with the intent of winning all five seats, setting up the possibility of controlling the 10-member board after the 2013 meeting.
There a few items still on the table from the hostile attempt, which has the prospect of reigniting after the four-month cooling-off. One is a lawsuit filed last week in Jefferson County Circuit Court by members of the founding Vulcan family saying managers and directors erred in not accepting the Martin Marietta offer.
"We believe the suit is entirely without merit," Vulcan said in a statement.
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I'm not particularly fond of the extraneous meat fat either. Until recently, I hadn't even eaten butter in so long, I couldn't tell you even what year it was. So...
Avocados - yummy on their own, nice amount of fat that doesn't have that gummy feel.
If you drink coffee, start with a tiny bit of (sweet) butter. This sounded thoroughly disgusting to me, but it really doesn't affect the taste much and seems to give the coffee a bit of body.
Salmon - if you like it, get fattier types. You can't really see the fat, but it's there and the salmon has a nice rich taste. (It also tastes great with a little bit of butter melted on it.)
So, I didn't really give you an answer on things like chicken skin because I don't know, but the above can painlessly add some fat to your daily eating. When I bake a whole chicken, there's about three square inches of skin that is crispy enough to me so it's edible, so I do understand your aversion.


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"He's the biggest influence I've ever had in my life," said Stout, in a recent interview with UFC's website. "I spent so much time with him and we were so close that I feel like I can really look inside myself and realize what he would be telling me. I just have to remember all of the lessons he taught me over the years. Just because I don't hear him in my ear doesn't mean I can't look inside of myself to the things he used to inspire me."
Stout takes on Thiago Tavares at the event where Jose Aldo will also defend his UFC featherweight title in the main event against Chad Mendes. While the Canadian knows he won't be the fan-favorite based on his opponent's nationality he remains carefree, eagerly anticipating the atmosphere in the arena rather than being concerned about it.
"There's nothing I love more than going into an arena and you can feel that electricity in the air," Stout said. "I'm sure that's how it will be in Brazil. The first couple fights in Canada were like that. You can feel that rumbling in the arena and it's an amazing feeling."
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For the blizzard of the century, Nemo's looking pretty whimpy . Maybe there's more good stuff to come but judging from this radar of 11:10, there doesn't seem to be more where the current bit of fluff came from.
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Whiffle bat now, hard ball bat later. Light snow in Rockland County until 4:14 PM, stops for 45 minutes, then turns into the combined storm that is a blizzard. I'm staying in. The last storm I called "wimpy" was a heavy rain storm in Canaan, NY…..turned into a tornado that turned trees into matchsticks and lifted the roof and back wall off a house and dropped them about a mile and a half away. The residents were enjoying Tanglewood when their home took the trip. I know the media hype this stuff. Snow in winter? Really? Waves on the ocean? Really? Soup's on.
I'm hearing they are closing I-95 at 2PM. Is anyone else hearing this?
Let's hope they messed up yet again!
Shoeless- I just read the same thing! http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/2/8/i_95_crash_titusvill.html
My strategy is to assume the exact opposite of whatever Bill Evans predicts. It is a winning strategy.
it's the end of the world as we know it…….caused by global warming, of course
this "storm" is nothing. i bought 4 giant bags of de-icer and 20 gal of gas in cans. what a waste.
thanks, media.
…just like your Sandy prediction.
Anon @12:55, if you don't trust the media, turn it off and don't waste your money.
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Review: Thermofocus No-Touch Infrared Thermometer
Thermofocus by Kidz-Med is the first instant no-touch thermometer. Our family field-tested it recently after we caught the Ebola virus.
Okay, maybe it was a common cold, but when your infant son can't cry because his voice has grown hoarse, it tears at your heart.
The thermometer's Big Idea is that you can instantly grab your child's temperature without sticking something in his mouth or in the ear or rubbing across the forehead. It takes seconds and theoretically involves no touch (more on that later).
Thermofocus is an infrared thermometer powered by 4 AAA batteries. It measures infrared radiation naturally emitted from our bodies.
Do you remember Predator, the 1987 action flick starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and a nasty alien who tracked people through a visor that represented us by our body heat? It's the same thing, except Thermofocus doesn't hunt us for sport.
Normal Operation
The thermometer has three buttons, an LCD screen and a protective cap that flips open when you're ready to grab a temperature.
1. Press the smiley face button. The LCD screen activates, alternating between showing you the last recorded temperature and the current room temperature. Other data about the device's operation is also shown.
2. Flip open the protective cap. It remains hinged to the unit. You won't lose it.
3. Hold the unit perpendicular to the middle of the forehead, about 1 to 2 inches away.
4. Press and hold the smiley face button. Two red dots of light appear on the forehead. (If you're measuring yourself alone, you need a mirror.)
5. Move the unit closer and further away until the dots combine as one. Let go of the smiley face button. The lights flash momentarily, then you're finished.
6. Read the body temperature on the LCD display.
To review previous temperatures, press the "Mem" button to look through the last nine temperatures.
The Good
It works! Zap, and the temperature appears. In normal circumstances, it's exceedingly easy to use. Thermofocus gives me consistent readings and reliably measures our temperatures.
I say this knowing that we've been using a competing infrared thermometer for four years that requires direct contact… sliding across the forehead or placement under the ear. With that infuriating device we take temperatures 3 to 4 times and go with a ballpark figure.
In contrast, Thermofocus reports consistently within a tenth of a degree, and appeared accurate in comparison to our assortment of other thermometers in our home.
The Thermofocus also doesn't beep like a certain other thermometer that has woken my daughter up on more than one occasion. And, the unit can toggle between Fahrenheit and Celsius reporting.
The Bad
1. The LCD screen has no backlight. It's the case with most (all?) LCD thermometers. When used on my son or daughter in the dark, there is enough light to correctly use the device, but not to read the LCD display. I exit the room to see what's what.
2. The instructions lack a "quick start" guide and could be more intuitive. When you turn the device on for the first time and see a countdown clock, you wonder, what the heck? It's the device acclimating to the room's temperature. And why does the LCD display have a toggle between oral and rectal settings for a "no-touch" thermometer? It seems leftover from a different model unit.
3. The error messages are cryptic, reported in just 2 or 3 characters on the LCD display. The errors I saw were from me goofing around, measuring objects when I told the device it was measuring a person… it reported a high or low temperature error. Still, keep the printed instructions handy in a bathroom drawer.
Lots O' Cautions
If you've ever bothered to read thermometer instructions, you've noticed a laundry list of issues that affect a thermometer's accuracy. Thermofocus is no different. Here are the major points.
1. My daughter's bangs have to be brushed away because strands of hair will affect accuracy.
2. Lots of movement is a no-no too, so the head of our awake baby boy has to be steadied with a hand.
3. Perspiration is a no-no. Wipe a wet forehead dry and wait a few minutes. We didn't have a problem, but the instructions tell you to instead take a less-accurate reading from the naval, using the button that has a house icon on it.
4. Moving the device between rooms of significantly different temperatures is a no-no, requiring the device to recalibrate itself. Recalibration takes 10 to 30 minutes, or there is an instant shortcut that involves zapping an object located between 30 and 60 inches off the ground. We keep the Thermofocus in the same room as the sick person, but our home has generally even temperatures and recalibration isn't a concern. The LCD screen indicates whether recalibration is occurring.
Other Uses
Kidz-Med touts several alternate uses, such as measuring the temperature of baby food, baby milk and bath water. These measurements are taken just like body temperatures, except you press the button that has a house icon on it.
While these measurements are technically possible, I can't see parents doing them. There is no substitute for touching food or water or sprinkling milk on your wrist. Still, it's fun to experiment a little around the house.
In Summary
My wife is a nurse, and thermometers are an opportunity for her to get her geek on. Thermofocus is our fifth thermometer. We have:
- An old school mercury one (wait 3 minutes for the result)
- A standard oral/rectal digital (same thing, several minutes inserted)
- An ear one (yay, a loud click in your ear, waking the baby!)
- An infrared unit that has to be rubbed across a forehead (yielding varying results)
The Thermofocus beats the other options hands down for ease and reliability. It has taught me to trust a thermometer's first measurement, not taking it twice or more to be sure. That was a hard habit to break me from.
Now, this thing's suggested retail price is $80, but there's an Amazon vendor selling it for $60. I look at it as an investment because you'll be using it again and again over the next 18 years. Short of having a microchip implanted in your forehead, I can't see the technology getting any better than this.


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|September 18, 2012, 07:23 PM
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RCI Bonus Weeks
I just got a call from Mike at Premium Timeshare Exchange asking if I was interested in renting out any of my 3 RCI bonus weeks that I have that expire at the end of the year. I am not aware that I have any bonus weeks in RCI. I certainly can't see them in my account. I suspect that this is some sort of scam and so I told him to call back tomorrow but what I would like to find out is....
Does RCI give out bonus weeks? If so, how are they used and where in my account can I see if I have any available? I have an RCI Weeks account.
Any information would be appreciated.
|September 18, 2012, 08:26 PM
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I have gotten a few bonus weeks from RCI and could see them in my "other weeks" link at the bottom of my list of deposits.
But it is a scam. How could he know that you have bonus weeks in your RCI account, if in fact they are there? RCI didn't tell him as they have a strict no rental policy.
Added to that that bonus weeks are pretty much useless except for very last minute travel to places nobody wants to go at times nobody wants to go there - my opinion -and five will get you ten that your "rental" will end up costing you some sort of fee to this guy for services that don't live up to the hype.
|September 18, 2012, 09:31 PM
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This is an old scam. My friend got the same call. I think they wanted $300 or $600 each to put her weeks in the rental pool. Then she was "guaranteed" $1200 to $2000 each or something like that when they rented. Supposedly corporations wanted these weeks for conventions, etc. She had heard me speak of bonus weeks and didn't realize she had any in her account. They told her she had 6 bonus weeks available. When she showed interest and told them to call her back after she received her tax return, they suddenly "found" that she had 12 bonus weeks available.
There are variations on the theme, but still a SCAM.
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|September 18, 2012, 10:40 PM
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Not to mention, renting anything you obtain from RCI is against their policies.
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|September 19, 2012, 01:59 AM
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This company states on their website "Premium Timeshare Exchange specializes in bringing timeshare buyers and sellers together."
In other words they are an advertising company.
I am not an expert but it appears that they should fall under the requirements of the relatively new Florida statute 721.20:
9)(a) Prior to listing or advertising a timeshare interest for resale, a resale service provider shall provide to the timeshare interest owner a description of any fees or costs relating to the advertising, listing, or sale of the timeshare interest that the timeshare interest owner, or any other person, must pay to the resale service provider or any third party, when such fees or costs are due, and the ratio or percentage of the number of listings of timeshare interests for sale versus the number of timeshare interests sold by the resale service provider for each of the previous 2 calendar years.
(b) Failure to disclose this information in writing constitutes an unfair and deceptive trade practice pursuant to chapter 501. Any contract entered into in violation of this subsection is void and the purchaser is entitled to a full refund of any moneys paid to the resale service provider.
While I have seen this required info on other Florida advertising company websites (and all of those I have seen have stated their sales rate is 1% or less), this company does not list this info anywhere on their website.
I suppose they COULD provide that info to the "customer" just before having them sign the contract but somehow I doubt it.
|September 19, 2012, 09:30 AM
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I have gotten this call several times. It's a scam. They will ask for an upfront fee and do nothing for it. Do not be taken in by the lies. As Yvonne said, you cannot rent anything of RCI's.
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|September 19, 2012, 04:04 PM
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Wyndham sales people used to pass out RCI Bonus Certificates very freely. After reading all the restrictions and fees were worthless.
Also, one does get unlimited last call and get-a-ways.
As other posters indicated you cannot legally "rent" RCI reservations even with gift certificate. And, yes how did they access your account?
A recent variation of this scam is you have a $500 or whatever amount credit leftover from last vacation. However, only way you can use is by putting $1,995 or more on credit card for their special offer(week in Hawaii including air fare and rental car) which cannot be used until two months out when can no longer be disputed with credit card company.
|June 15, 2013, 02:16 PM
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Premium Timeshare Exchange scam
Just thought I would keep this thread going, as these scammers are still alive and at it.
Another scam: Premium Timeshare Exchange in Sanford, Florida
I have been too upset to post.
My husband and I own timeshares, so about 2-3 mos ago when we were visiting his parents, my MIL asks what do I think about calls from people calling to rent your RCI weeks. I basically told her the same info posted here.
1. Cold callers are a scam.
2. I usually just hang up or don't answer 407 (Florida) area codes.
3. Never pay an upfront fee.
4. It is against RCI rules to rent out exchanges.
5. II still gives some "bonus weeks" but you see them in your account, if RCI still did it like they used to years ago, you would see these weeks in your account.
6. If the caller implies they are representing RCI, and you ask them specifically if they are RCI they will say no or change the topic.
Anyway, after I've done my spiel, we start to realize that she is asking this because FIL has already paid money to these scammers and she wants someone else to corroborate her claims.
We find out FIL had been contacted by them, told they can rent his "bonus weeks" from RCI (which he had no idea he had--because they don't exist) for $2100/week, but he would need to pay an upfront fee of $400/each. We find out he has paid them $1200, and signed a "contract". We look at this contract and it is totally bogus, basically mentions a few things about advertising for 90 days, and after that period, if they have not rented his weeks, then they can extend only at his request. No mention about his specifically owned timeshare or units etc.
Anyway, as some mentioned above, we advise he do a chargeback on his CC with which he paid them. Well, it's a few months later, and apparently the CC company sided with these SCAMMERS, I'm assuming because they produced the signed "contract" as their proof of an agreement to do NOTHING.
People! Look at their website, which I not spell out here and give them more publicity, but it easy to figure out. They just show pictures of a bunch of timeshares, hardly list any identifying information, just a rate. No specific dates or unit or amenity information as any timeshare user on here renting know that people are looking for etc.
Please do not waste your money.
Oh and also for the record, they claim to have an A+, BBB rating, (which helped hook my FIL) but what you will see on their website is a BBB knockoff with a bunch of shill postings.
Check the real BBB website, and you will see complaints just like this one I have posted.
Don't deal with them or anyone like them. Please.
|October 2, 2013, 09:59 PM
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I just got the same type call.. he asked if I would be interested in renting out my 4 bonus weeks that I haven't used from RCI for about 1800 dollars a piece. I told him I was busy and asked for his number to call him back. he did give me a number but I came here to see if there was anything about this first... glad to find this post... thanks again....
|October 22, 2013, 03:47 PM
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I received the same call today to rent out my RCI 'Bonus Weeks'. After they mentioned that I needed to pay an enroll fee, I did a quick search on TUG and found this tread. When I asked what company they are representing, he said it Pro Timeshare Resales. Since they are not affiliated with RCI or Wyndham, I declined the offer. Phone number on caller ID was 855-207-6683.
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Premium Timeshare update to this thread
Just found out about the time of my other post, Florida AG, Pam Bondi has an investigation and enforcements of this company and others.
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MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- State senators approved a bill that would pave the way for a pardon for the Scottsboro Boys more than 80 years after the nine black youths were convicted of rape by an all-white jury.
The 1931 case came to symbolize racial injustice in the legal system and led to U.S. Supreme Court rulings concerning the right to adequate counsel and the exclusion of blacks from juries.
The bill would allow the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles to issue posthumous pardons for the Scottsboro Boys. State law currently does not allow pardons for people after their deaths.
What they did:
The Alabama Senate:
- Approved a bill to allow the posthumous pardons of the Scottsboro Boys. The bill moves to the House.
- Approved a bill to clarify the state's authority to intervene with school systems that are failing academically. The bill moves to the House.
- Blocked a vote on a resolution encouraging Gov. Robert Bentley to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
- Approved a BUI bill to make it a felony to cause a death while operating a boat under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
- Postponed a vote on a bill to allow the
Mobile County school board to decide if school resource officers can carry guns.
- Did not resume debate on a bill to reorganize several legislative agencies under a new Joint Committee on Legislative Operations. Supporters said they did not have the 21 votes necessary to stop a filibuster but could try again next week.
The House:
- Approved a bill authorizing the state to enter into an interstate compact
to let states administer health care
programs, such as Medicaid, with block grants and bypass
federal regulations. Such a compact would need congressional approval. The bill moves to the Senate.
- Approved a bill related to Medicaid fraud that extends the statute of limitations and makes other changes aimed at making prosecutions easier. The bill moves to the Senate.
Coming up:
Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston, the president pro tempore of the Senate, said a priority next week would be passage of a controversial school flexibility bill which allows school systems to seek waivers from some state education laws and policies.
The House convenes at 1 p.m. Tuesday
The Senate convenes at 1 p.m. Tuesday
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"Should the decisions be made in Washington or should they be made in the statehouses? Rep. Mike Ball, R-Madison, said of his compact bill.


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Good afternoon, Hillsboro readers. Here's your daily roundup of local news:
• Century High School, Hillsboro High School and the Miller Education Center are adjusting their course schedules to satisfy a state mandate that each class lasts at least 130 hours, The Oregonian's Andrea Castillo reports. The change comes in reaction to Oregon schools chief Rob Saxton's announcement last month that the state would not give credit for courses that did not meet the requirement.
• The Oregonian's Kasia Hall reported that a thief who was caught on video stealing a planter from outside a Hillsboro man's home returned the planter after the man, 19-year resident Paul Lemieux, posted the video on Facebook. The video went viral and amassed 28,000 shares.
• The Oregonian's Dave Killen posted photos and video of a B-17 bomber plane that will be offering rides to the public this weekend at Hillsboro Airport. Check Killen's post for more details.
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RATINGS: 1 MEAN: 3.5/5.0 WEIGHTED AVG: 2.86/5 SEASONAL: Special IBU: 73 EST. CALORIES: 318 ABV: 10.6%
The big bro of Lil Hoppy, Big As Tripel is a high octane Belgian style Abbey Tripel. This is a style that originated in Belgium sometime around the World Wars, most likely to compete with the growing popularity of the light Pilsner style that was beginning its domination of the world beer market (which still lasts to this day). The Trappist brewery Westmalle has set the standard for the style since they named their strong pale ale Tripel in the 1950s. Like its less formidable sibling, this one was brewed with all certified organic malts, and then hopped more aggressively than the traditional style with American varieties to help balance the fruity esters produced from the yeast. The aroma is full of bubble gum and tropical esters, with hints of booze. The flavors follow suit with lots of tropical fruit up front, some bready malt and herbal hops, and then a lingering spiciness derived from the combination of alcohol and bitter hops. This one is definitely better after warming a bit once served, letting more of the malt and hop flavors break through the fruit overtones and alcohol.
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isonic 133 Slalom sail choice
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17th June 2008, 07:39 PM
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isonic 133 Slalom sail choice
Hi Kevin,
im a big fan of yours. I know youre with Gaastra but could you recommend a hellcat 8,5m
Sail, cause i have back problems and the Racing sail is to hard to handle for me.
i have the new 133 isonic. Or Matrix or Plasma 8,5m. I would love to use a vapor but with the disc prolabs on the spine it'S hard for me. But i dont want to miss the feeling of speed
and racing. what sail would you recommend?
Thx a lot and good look on the tour! Oliver
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Nine-year-old Jaiden Newcomer, of York, won the pumpkin at an Oktoberfest celebration in Windsor Township and had displayed the giant pumpkin on the family's porch — until it was stolen last week.
But the York Dispatch reports the pumpkin was back on the family's porch Sunday evening after they returned from a weekend trip.
The thief also left a note that says, "I'm really sorry about taking your pumpkin, it was wrong of me, you earned the pumpkin, I didn't think my actions through nor realize who they were affecting. Sincerest apologies."
Amy Newcomer says her son is "very excited. He's beside himself."