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The State also called the woman's friend Allison Bierer to the stand. Bierer said the woman texted her the morning after the alleged rape and told her she needed to talk. When the woman told Bierer she had been raped, Bierer suggested they seek medical attention.
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Inflation for real families
Original post made by Keri, South of Midtown, on Oct 2, 2012
I think inflation is conflated into an overall algorithym, including the deflation of housing prices, but this does not compute for most of us.
Most of us are seeing that we are in the middle of a major inflationary period. I am worried that we are facing a hyper-inflationary period. As a mother of two kids, I am very concerned.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Oct 2, 2012 at 7:57 pm
High gas prices are a conspiracy between the oil companies and the Republicans. They shut down refineries all over California to limit supply and they are also exporting a lot of gas and oil from California to Asia and South America to boost their profits. Don't expect much relief until after the election.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Oct 2, 2012 at 8:23 pm
I don't know about any conspiracies, as much as you believe in them. I just know that our family cost of living is skyrocketing, and I am talking about everyday family issues. Last year, our combined family gross income was $88k. We play it very tight, with no expensive vacations, no restaurant dinners, yet we are getting killed by inflation.
Are there others, in this region who are feeling it like we do?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 2, 2012 at 9:08 pm
Oil prices are a combination of the special blend of gasoline required in California, several refinery shutdowns, and the normal increased demand for gas for travel in the summer time.
Bad corn crops also figure in because some corn is needed for mandated ethanol.
Higher gas prices increase food costs because agriculture is quite mechanized, feed crops have to be shipped, as do fruits and vegetables.
Food prices are also up because the same drought and flood conditions that affected corn affected most other crops, like fruit and vegetables. Corn is also used as feed for cattle, so scarce corn drives up prices for meat. Corn is used in more foodstuffs than you realize...check the ingredient-labeling on your groceries.
And so on...
Not much anyone can do about the weather.
a resident of Barron Park
on Oct 2, 2012 at 10:33 pm
" I am worried that we are facing a hyper-inflationary period. As a mother of two kids, I am very concerned."
Hyper-inflation? You mean like in Germany in the 20's when prices doubled every few days? We are currently nowhere near the inflation rate of the early '80s and even that was nowhere near "hyperinflation". I think we've all been lulled by such a long period of minimal inflation that we don't comprehend what "real" inflation is like.
a resident of Green Acres
on Oct 3, 2012 at 10:10 am
Inflation is at a near low. Want energy to be cheaper? Move fleets to NG and put solar on every roof.
Food. It's a drought in 2/3rds of the US. Been in all the papers. Try picking one up.
Oh yeah, I forgot the purpose of this thread.... slowly bring Obama into the thread as the culprit. His fault, because he is not one of "us", not a REAL American.
my bad..............
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Oct 3, 2012 at 10:21 am
Keri - food prices are up for a number of non-inflationary reasons including weather, shipping costs for gas, etc. In addition, due to the additional resources spent on preventing our "temporary agriculture workers" from being employed, cost will go even high because some crops can't get picked and some are not longer being planted because they are too labor intensive.
Good luck to you and your family!
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 3, 2012 at 10:33 am
Prices have gone up for gas, utilities, and food. If you have a job in the South Bay Area (Sunnyvale, Santa Clara), there are gas stations where the prices are 15 - 20 cents cheaper.
Same for food - a Marina Supermarket, Ranch 99, or Cash & Carry for veggies....
Utilities is a tough one, as there is no alternative to the City run utilities.
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 3, 2012 at 10:57 am
Folks, you have it so good, quit complaining. If you lived in Spain or any European country right now prices are going sky high compared to what we are experiencing,
We are now in a world economy what is happening in this country is not Obama's fault, even China's economy is faltering. What is happening now is miniscule compared to what will happen in 3 to 4 years from now.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Oct 3, 2012 at 12:15 pm
These comments are smart & varied. It's not inflation. To deal w/your budget, try couponing if that suits your lifestyle. Join food co-ops, eat less packaged whenever possible & eat more vegetarian meals. I know it's unsolicited advice, but if you like any of it, try it out.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 3, 2012 at 2:53 pm
Our combined family inco e is about $300,000. No brag, just fact. BUT, the local real estate agents treat us like losers because we cannot afford a house more expensive than $1.3 million, which buys a small, junky house on a sub-standard size lot in the first block of a street off a very busy street near the railroad track!
The local restaurants treat us like losers because we buy our clothes at Target. Yes, we have nice cars, but they were bought used.
My husband has a graduate degree in economics and owns his own firm, but the banks, the medical insurance companies, and the neighbors treat us like losers because he does not take an obscene salary, takes large pay cuts before giving his employees small ones, and restores the pay cuts to employees before restoring them to himself.
He is treated like a loser because his company only employs 20 people, so he does not get good rates from insurance companies or banks. Most of the. O ey he makes goes back into the company, not our bank account.
What is wrong with this country,, this state, and especially, this city???! We are struggling with the price of housing (we have 4 adults, one small child living in a 3 bdrm, 2 ba house...need a larger one), gas, utilities, and food. We actually make less now than we did in 1999! Our standard of living has tanked, while we watch young people in their twenties in the same industry build huge custom houses on large lots, have multiple children, and all on one hyper inflated income!
Sometimes I feel we are being punished for doing the right thing, putting family and employees first. And for not doing anything illegal by SEC rules, as I have seen many people in the same Silicon Valley Area (yes, some in PA) do.
Our income would be a very good one anywhere but Palo Alto. Here, we are criticized, even ostracized, because we haven't "bettered" ourselves in the ways they think appropriate, i.e, whatever it takes to make boatloads of dough, however unethical.
Between the snobs, the cheats, the ineffectual city council, the ugly buildings going up, the cuts in city services, and the huge increase in crime, I don't want to live here any more
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a resident of Barron Park
on Oct 3, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Jan: I don't really know what your problem is - 300K sounds like you have it made.
Speaking of food, inflation, restaurants, etc., does anyone know why Miyaki closed down?
a resident of Crescent Park
on Oct 3, 2012 at 5:44 pm
And worst of all,Jan, you cannot get served at oren's hummus. Maybe it had nothing to do with how you look. You should consider moving since Palo alto is so evil.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 3, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Jan H. is a registered user.
BTW, no hummus for you, my father was a German Jew. Just so you know, I had to deal with all THAT I plies growing up!
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 3, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Jan H. is a registered user.
...and I am moving, so there!!!
a resident of Crescent Park
on Oct 3, 2012 at 7:43 pm
We will miss you Jan. however I live on Tennyson, make a portion of the money you do and my neighbors do not consider me a loser. So not sure why you did not get your hummus.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Oct 3, 2012 at 9:45 pm
I don't know how irrelevant nasty pointless comments like "no hummus" are allowed to stay on this board when other posts are so actively deleted when they are so personal or insulting ... why is that EDITOR?
In any case as a Palo Alto resident I'd much rather has Jan as a neighbor than bah-hummus-bug.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Oct 3, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Many Palo Alto families, apparentlly, do not face what my family faces. Today, I drove by a gas station that has a digital price board. Last week it was $4.33 per gallon; today it is $4.49 per gallon, 16 cents in one week!
I shop at Costco, and believe me, the prices are rising!
My husband's health care deductions from his paycheck at work are skyrocketing. Our rent has skyrocketed. Our utility bills are climbing very fast. I have yet to see a single product, like car tires, decrease in price in the last several years, they always increase.
Inflation may not be affecting many in Palo Alto, but it is affecting my family.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Oct 3, 2012 at 11:47 pm
Keri - you are being affected by rising prices, like many people are, but it's not due to inflation. Gas at Costco is often the best option. Renting on the peninsula is hell in that renters are often considered 3rd class citizens.
What you're experiencing is the decrease in quality of life, based on many factors. We aren't making money commensurate w/the old days of even 20 years ago. I'm sorry to read of your hard times. My work hours were cut just this week so I understand your worries. Since we don't have kids, we're not tied in to having to be in a good school district, which has given us some flexibility. OTOH, it's still EPA! It amazes me that the first place I lived, after college, was w/a friend in Old Palo Alto & cycling was pretty safe then. While I worked 2 jobs to pay off debt, I recall the joy of cycling to the grocery store & being able to buy fresh, local produce in winter.
There was more diversity in your town back then. While it was still expensive, like the rest of the peninsula, overall, the peninsula had more options - low cost & free events, more community events that weren't insanely crowded & I think, a stronger sense of community because news, gossip & catching up was done more in person. Yeah, this is a while ago, when the striving was more muted & people weren't as either worried or smug.
a resident of another community
on Oct 4, 2012 at 9:29 am
"it's not due to inflation"
"We aren't making money commensurate w/the old days of even 20 years ago."
Translation: in inflation-adjusted terms, we're worse off.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Oct 4, 2012 at 9:45 am
Current inflation is lower than it was a year ago, but she's complaining about it now. The problems Keri has encountered - rising food prices, for example, is in large part because she's used to much lower food prices here, compared w/other countries. Our reality is that our groceries are a much smaller percentage of our income compared to other places. When that changes, we really feel it. If she were to move to say, the Chicago area, her cost of living would dramatically drop, espec in housing, so absorbing rising food costs wouldn't likely be such an issue if she had the same combined income as she does here.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Oct 4, 2012 at 9:45 am
Current inflation is lower than it was a year ago, but she's complaining about it now. The problems Keri has encountered - rising food prices, for example, is in large part because she's used to much lower food prices here, compared w/other countries. Our reality is that our groceries are a much smaller percentage of our income compared to other places. When that changes, we really feel it. If she were to move to say, the Chicago area, her cost of living would dramatically drop, espec in housing, so absorbing rising food costs wouldn't likely be such an issue if she had the same combined income as she does here.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 4, 2012 at 9:45 am
Not so sure about inflation.
When I was a child, I believe food costs were as high to my parents as housing. Clothing us was expensive too so all our clothes were hand me downs or home made. I rarely had something new from a store and I was the eldest! I was fed homecooked meals because they were the cheapest, snacks were bread and jam (homemade jam made at the end of summer) and treats were occasional. I drank water or milk. I didn't feel deprived because everyone did the same.
No, what has changed is the fact that what was once considered a luxury is now considered a necessity. Homemade is often more expensive than mass produced, and speed and convenience are chosen more than effort as a result.
a resident of Barron Park
on Oct 4, 2012 at 10:24 am
I don't want to stress you out, but while food and gas prices are going up they are distractions compared with the massive inflation of education and housing. Changes in these areas are far bigger concern for us since they consume 75%+ of our income.
If gas prices go up 20 cents, that's an extra $1-2/week (< $100/year) in my Prius.
Our 2 young kids go to Palo Alto public schools, but we still pay around $20K/year for after school programs and summer camps since my wife and I work full time. If that goes up by 3%/year, that's $600/year more.
U.C. colleges cost around $25K/year in total and are rising far more rapidly than general inflation.
If our home value goes up by $100K, that's another $1,000/year in property taxes.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Oct 4, 2012 at 11:57 am
"inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time" (wikipedia).
Well, that is what my family is facing in this area. The fact that Stockton, CA or Henderson, NV is experienceing housing deflation has no effect in this area, where prices (for most things) are skyrocketing. Everything that I pay for is costing more and more. Gasoline, alone, has almost doubled in the past few years. Rents are out of the roof! I don't pay property taxes, directly, but I certainly do, indirectly, through increased rents.
I took econ 101 (and some more) in college, so I know about supply/demand, monetary supply, etc. I also know that nationwide averages have little to do with specific areas, like the SF Penninsula. However, even our area could do a lot better with lower cost energy, increased development of rental housing supply, better highways and rail to lower cost areas, etc.
At the national level, over the long run, I fail to see how owing China, and other national banks so many IOUs does not lead to hyperinflation. We are currently borrowing to keep the nominal inflation rate low, but that will end.
In the meantime, I clip every coupon I can find, order as many low cost things on the Internet that I can find. My husband changes our oil in our well-used car. He is also a pretty good self-taught mechanic. The only vacations we take are to camping grounds, using our tents.
You cannot tell me that inflation is a non-factor in Palo Alto!
a resident of Greendell/Walnut Grove
on Oct 4, 2012 at 12:16 pm
Mac's prediction is slowly coming true. "Keri" is inching in that direction with every post whining about how bad inflation is to him/her....... start to include the buzzwords from the echo chamber...... switch to the "national level".....
Notice that it's now "HYPER" inflation because the rest of the world lends us money at record low interest rates?
Do it Keri, make the leap! you know it's the guy who isn't a 'real' Murican!
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 4, 2012 at 12:16 pm
Having recently returned from my first real vacation in eight years, which was actually accompanying my husband on a business trip, I would ha e to say that much of western, central, and. Others Europe lives better than we do . BUT, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, and Denmark residents buy European cars (in Germany, almost all German cars are seen). They buy European clothes, not Chinese, Indian,etc.; buy European appliances, tools, and other products.
Gas and food are more expensive, but they have a lot of cheapies and freebies: public transportation, medical care, recreation and activities for kids, etc.
I saw smooth roads, well-kept buildings and streets, and lots of well-protected bike lanes. Very, very few overweight people. Very healthy and active senior citizens. In some places, like Germany and the Netherlands, small child are centers on virtually every corner of every block.
There were far more college graduates and advanced degree holders as a percentage of the population. And far more homeowners as opposed to renters.
Driving home from the airport, the peninsula looked dirty, dingy, and unkempt. Even Palo Alto.
BTW, no hummus for you, if you live on Tennyson, you cannot claim to be a resident of Crescent Park (the. Ost expensive neighborhood in PA).
a resident of another community
on Oct 4, 2012 at 12:39 pm
All I know costs have gone, living in the Bay Area. One word, OUCH. Not everyone here has ending with a college degree, working in tech, or some called of high salary job, shopping at Whole Foods. Have you seen the price for a 50 year old studio apt in Mtn View or Redwood City. Forget driving in from somewhere else, gas and traffic will get you, forget public transit which is a real time killer.
a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on Oct 4, 2012 at 12:41 pm
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a resident of Woodside
on Oct 4, 2012 at 1:03 pm
There is also enormous inflation in government dominated / monopoly services like garbage, sewer, water rates, insurance, and so forth. It's unbelievable what people put up with, and even more unbelievable that so many citizens cry out for more of the same.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 4, 2012 at 1:35 pm
I agree about property taxes and utility charges. Inflation here is alarming and there is no competition so they can do what they like.
It is about time we had a few choices about who takes away our trash, etc. We need a competitive market rather than government monopolies. That is what will bring some of these costs down. When ATT were the only choice our hands were tied, now we have many choices to suit our communication needs. The same about cable tv.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Oct 4, 2012 at 1:45 pm
> Today, I drove by a gas station that has a digital price board. Last week it was $4.33 per gallon; today it is $4.49 per gallon, 16 cents in one week!
That was me, 15 hours ago.
Now, the same digital sign lists 87 grade at $4.69 per gallon.
Beam me up, Scotty!
a resident of another community
on Oct 4, 2012 at 1:45 pm
Don't know how or why the subject of hummus or ugly buildings, unless the cost of buying and building has too gone up. Jan H, her family have reason to worry about inflation and also to save money. They purchased a home in Palo Alto, they have kids, own a business. So they own old cars and shop at Target, welcome to reality. grandparents owned businesses during the Great Depression, they worried more about the workers and their community. The businesses they had ended up closing after WW2.
a resident of Greendell/Walnut Grove
on Oct 4, 2012 at 2:18 pm
The noise about gas prices is getting annoying. Anecdotal postings are one thing, geee, everything is rising, just terribly!!! Facts, on the other hand...
8 year chart on avg cost per gallon nationally, NOT adjusted for inflation
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 4, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Palo Alto garbage, etc. is collected by a private company, chosen by competitive bidding. It is not a government monopoly. The economics of garbage, etc., collection don't lend themselves to having more than one company providing the service.
Last time I checked, insurance was provided by private companies.
Sewers are usually run by governments...after all, they put in the pipes and set up the processing plants. Not a lot of profit for private companies.
Most countries and municipalities and counties in this country that have tried privatized water systems have quickly regretted their choice and fought to get out of their contracts.
Before people unthinkingly complain about things like this, they ought to educate themselves about reality.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 4, 2012 at 3:31 pm
The reality is that we can have choice in garbage collection.
Where one of my family members lives, they have a choice of 3 competing companies who collect trash in the same neighborhoods. Each household chooses the service that serves them best. The only real downside is that they have trash collection on 3 different days so there are always trashcans on the street.
The company my family member uses has a small annual charge which is really a rental for the trash cans. They are charged for each time the can is left out for pick up and also for weight. They are charged per month for the number of lifts (number of cans regardless of whether they are recyclables, compostables or garbage) and also the weight of each lift. There is no charge if they don't put any can out. There is a chip in each can and each can has a lock so nobody else can put garbage in (done through a lock combination system which the garbage truck automatically overrides). They get a monthly bill for usage and the annual charge comes the same month each year as an item on the bill. For a small family this company is the best according to my family member. The other choices might suit a larger family better. My family only puts out cans when they are completely full or if there is a particularly smelly item such as diapers or turkey carcass. This keeps their costs manageable.
There is absolutely no reason why a similar choice should not be available to us.
A monopoly is a monopoly and even if the company is private they are still working for the city and not for us. In my book, that makes them a government monopoly because the city government is not giving us free enterprise in a free market. We cannot choose who picks up our trash and we cannot choose to opt out or reduce our costs by leaving out our trash less often.
a resident of Barron Park
on Oct 4, 2012 at 3:54 pm
Hummus? Oye vey.
Does anyone know what happened to Miyake?
a resident of Stanford
on Oct 4, 2012 at 5:29 pm
@Sushifix: Can not tell you what happened to Miyake - it was probably inflation based business costs that ran them out of town. Happened to Hobees.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 4, 2012 at 5:43 pm
@Resident: What city are you talking about?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 4, 2012 at 5:48 pm
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a resident of East Palo Alto
on Oct 4, 2012 at 8:53 pm
Jan H. - freebies in Europe? This higher quality of life & "freebies" you refer to are related, except of course, those aren't "freebies". Those services & amenities are paid for by taxes. Minnesota used to be a bit similar - higher taxes, better services, higher quality of life in many ways for its citizens. I haven't kept up w/Minnesota, so don't know what it's like now.
Keri - Henderson, NV & Stockton. Really???? Serious question: Why would you even think to compare those places w/Palo Alto? You can't even compare those places w/the peninsula. Stockton, for example, is a hellacious pit. NV doesn't even have corporate or individual income tax but it has gambling & legalized prostitution, so its economics are quite different.
We're called a peninsula for a reason. We can't build out much more. We can't sprawl the way cities in the central valley & NV did. In many ways, the peninsula is like the North Shore of Chicago, w/better weather. Not far from the peninsula are less expensive communities where people build out because there's more room. This is also a university area & now a high tech area. Those two things mean more intelligentsia, more innovative businesses, more concentrated wealth, thus more expensive real estate thus more expensive housing & more costly services, espec combined w/being on a peninsula. But you know this because you took econ classes, so I'm sorry if I am repeating basics to you. But it's the REAL ESTATE that impacts so much locally (so many long time restaurants closing due to big rent hikes) & other national factors, described earlier in this thread, that contribute to the pinch you felt at the supermarket the other day.
Find a good inflation chart & check it out to see for yourself how inflation is now, compared to a year ago & 30 years ago.
If you've lived in the areas you mentioned in your recent post, no wonder you're shocked at prices here.
Lastly, if you're a renter, you're a 3rd class citizen in Palo Alto, as far as landlords & city decision makers are concerned.
a resident of another community
on Oct 4, 2012 at 11:02 pm
just wondering. all?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 5, 2012 at 10:48 am
I think Keri's on to something. Government statistics on inflation understate real world inflation with gimmicks. Try taking out a credit card statement from a few years ago, or a utility bill. Compare it to Hmmm's "inflation chart." I think you'd be surprised at the difference.
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Oct 5, 2012 at 11:03 am
Fed head : Zero inflation
Obama : Inflation is under control
Employer : under 2% and you're overpay
Your wife: Every shopping day
a resident of Greendell/Walnut Grove
on Oct 5, 2012 at 11:08 am
"Try taking out a credit card statement from a few years ago"
Seriously? wow.... your credit card statement itemizes nothing except YOUR spending habits. Won't tell you that a tee shirt from walmart costs less today than a decade ago, or the price of a loaf of double fiber bread is up 20 cents or the cost for a gallon of gas.
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a resident of St. Claire Gardens
on Oct 5, 2012 at 12:42 pm
WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA! If you are dissatisfied there are trains that leave California daily. Costs a lot to live here and nothing will change that. Please say kind words about us after your departure.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Oct 5, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Does anybody's property tax go up more than 2% from year to year?
a resident of South of Midtown
on Oct 5, 2012 at 2:19 pm
>Does anybody's property tax go up more than 2% from year to year?
If you add in parcel taxes and utility taxes and (potential) transfer taxes, we renters get hammered by it. It is much higher than 2%. Cancelling Prop 13 will make it much harder on us. The landlords/owners always pass them through, without admission that they are doing it.
The simple fact is that inflation is out of control around here. National inflation figures, so far, do not apply in this area. My family dollar does not have the same purchasing power it had last year.
a resident of Greendell/Walnut Grove
on Oct 5, 2012 at 2:41 pm
"Cancelling Prop 13 will make it much harder on us. The landlords/owners always pass them through, without admission that they are doing it."
Disagree. Look at the inverse. Two landlords own identical buildings next to each other. One has owned his for 40 years and pays (near) nothing in property taxes. The other just turned over and the landlord pays a fortune in property taxes
Which has the lower rent when new units come available?
Neither. They price to market and the Prop 13 protected landlord puts it in his pocket. None of the Prop 13 money goes to renters. Never has, never will. Renters get screwed because schools fall apart on their children, roads suck, fees go up.
"The simple fact is that inflation is out of control around here." Again, a specious claim without merit or evidence. Prove it, besides the whining anecdotal stories about parking costing too much or other fact-less drivel.
Keri continues down the road towards her rhyming namesake. Just say it G... ummm, Keri, come out with it. Take the tin foil off and say it.... it's you-know-who's fault, isn't it? He's not a REAL 'Murican like you.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Oct 6, 2012 at 12:16 pm
>Which has the lower rent when new units come available?
I don't understand your argument. Forcing an older property to pay the same as recently purchased property will only increase the taxes for the renters (indirectly) in the older property.
Gasoline, 87 grade, is $4.77 today at the same station.
Inflation is alive and well in this area! I know, because I face it everyday. I am in the trenches.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Oct 6, 2012 at 1:11 pm
Keri - how long have you lived in Palo Alto, and where did you live before?
It amazes me that people move to one of the most expenses areas in one of the most expenses states in one of the most expensive countries and then complain, as if they had no idea it was an expensive place to live. It's one thing if you grow up w/the high prices and learn both experientially and academically how pricey it is to live here. It's another thing to move here as an adult and then complain in surprise. Maybe that's not the case w/Keri. I'd love to see Stephen Levy or someone spell out for her why it's so expensive here, whether as a renter or homeowner.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Oct 6, 2012 at 1:50 pm
>Keri - how long have you lived in Palo Alto, and where did you live before?
I was born in Mt. View. My father was in the Navy, and we moved all over the country. I have lived in Palo Alto for 16 years. I am very aware of the inflation in Palo Alto.
a resident of University South
on Oct 6, 2012 at 2:50 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
There are two concepts to distinguish--1) cost of living and 2) inflation. Cost of living talks about the level of prices in an area and can be compared to prices (such as for housing) in other areas.
Inflation is the rate of change in prices.
So an area with high prices/costs could have high, low or average inflation meaning the rate of change in prices.
Palo Alto and the Bay Area are sreas with high costs of living driven primarily by the highest housing and rent costs in the nation.
But this has been true for at least three decades and says nothing about inflation.
The Bay Area also have the highest wages and income for any region near this size and average wages and househol inocme in Palo Alto are even higher.
So the cost of living has to been considered in the context of average incomes.
Generally the reason for high costs in the Bay Area is that this is a place where high wage workers and the businesses they work in want to be. Housing prices and rents in the region stay high becasue people are willing to pay these prices. They reflect demand. It si also true that if we allowed more housing to be built that would have some offsetting effect but Palo Alto will always be a high hosuing cost community for a variety of reasons including great schools.
The measured inflation rate in the Bay Area was 0.7% in 2009, 1.4% in 2010, 2.6% in 2011 and 2.6% in the first half of 2012. This is not much different than the nation.
Yes, gas prices are surging currenly but it is not correct to talk about this as inflation as it is a temporary supply shortage phenomena just as it would not be correct to say we have deflation when gas prices drop by 50 cents or a dollar next month.
Inflation is better thought of as long-term changes in overall prices.
It is also probably true that home and rent costs in PA are rising faster than in other areas as we are in the midst of a high wage job surge.
Putting the exact words aside for a moment, it is certainly painful I would think to have realtively low or stagnant incomes while living in a high demand area with lots of consumers able to pay high prices.
But as a couple of posters said, it should not surprise anyone that Palo Alto and surrounding communities are expensive places to live and work.
There is some evidence that housing costs have pushed average inflation rates slightly above the national average over the past 20 years but only slightly.
The jumps in food prices are being experienced everywhere as a result of the drought but food prices over the long run do not have above average inflaton rates.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Oct 6, 2012 at 3:07 pm
>Inflation is better thought of as long-term changes in overall prices.
That is exactly what I am talking about in Palo Alto. Recent price surges only remind me of how bad it is.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 8, 2012 at 1:01 pm
Actually, what is happening in this area is called "stagflation". It is a case of inflation happening during recessive economic times. It was once thought to be impossible to occur, but the triple dip recessions of the 1980's proved that wasn't true. We can have inflation and recession at the same time. People are still losing jobs, getting pay cuts, or no raises for years at a time, while prices continue to increase, lowering the standard of living.
a resident of University South
on Oct 8, 2012 at 3:31 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
The peninsula from San Francisco to San Jose now regularly ranks among the fastest growing metro areas in terms of jobs. Companies are buying and leasing additional space throughout the region. Morevoer, wage growth here is also above average.
What can be true at the individual level (loss of jobs and income) is not true at the regional, state or national level.
We are slowly recovering from a deep recession but the economy is growing.
Stagflation is not happening in Palo Alto. There will always be individuals who do not share the majority experience.
Moreover, overall inflation is not high by historical standards although it can feel different for different residents. And, just as with the unemployment data, the inlation data are produced the same each month by highly skilled, non partisan professionals.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Oct 8, 2012 at 3:58 pm
>overall inflation is not high by historical standards
Really? Rents? Housing prices? Gasoline? Taxes? Utilities? Groceries? Health insurance? Car tires?
What are you talking about, Stephen? Or are you just earning the big bucks, and you prefer not to consider the middle class?
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Oct 8, 2012 at 4:07 pm
Keri - unfortunately Palo Alto is one of the most expensive cities in the country when it comes to housing related things - and rents, housing prices and taxes all go together. Stephen is viewing it from an economists view point, the rest of us consider inflation to be prices rising faster than our incomes. Moving to a less expensive place is one option.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 9, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Stephen Levy is a very reputable and well-known economist. The state of California and several local publications consult him often. He knows more than anyone about the California Economy, as it is his area of study and expertise.
We all should listen to him, even if what he has to say is not what we want to hear. That is what makes an economist's job so difficult.


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The Pequot Lakes School Board's search for a superintendent continued Monday night, March 4, with a personnel committee meeting and a public forum to hear what district residents would like to see in a superintendent.
Ten to 15 staff members and residents attended the forum, which asked the group the same questions as the board's online public survey.
That survey is still open and can be found at the district's webpage, pequotlakes.k12.mn.us. Committee chair Kim Bolz-Andolshek said the committee had received 40 responses to the survey as of March 4.
Questions at the forum included what role the superintendent should play, the top characteristics of a superintendent, top priorities and interview questions the public would like to see asked.
The group made lists on each, and then each attendant marked what he or she saw as most important items on each list.
Approachability was a prominent theme, as was creating positive relationships with staff and team building. Attendants listed the desire for a visionary, someone with morals and ethics, someone who stays humble and someone with good visibility at school events.
Fiscal responsibility and building project completion and processes for use were also popular priorities.
During a personnel committee meeting just before the forum, the committee decided it will recommend the board continue posting for the superintendent position for roughly another two weeks, until just before the first round of interviews begins March 14.
They planned March 4 to recommend the board tweak the wording of the posting to say "superintendent experience preferred" rather than listing two years' superintendent experience as a qualification.
The committee members said they have some candidates they wished to interview, but those candidates didn't have two years of experience. In the interest of fairness, the committee will recommend to continue the posting so others who may not have applied because of the experience qualification will have a chance to do so.
Those measures had not been board approved, but were likely to meet approval at a board meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5. A personnel committee meeting was slated just before the board meeting, at 6 p.m.
Updates from those meetings can be found at the Echo's website, www.pineandlakes.com.
So far, the board has received 15 applications for the position of superintendent. Tentatively, the board has five candidates it would like to interview March 14.
The committee members discussed holding a second round of interviews later in the month, if they see the need. Finalist interviews will be held April 8 at a public meeting.
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If stuff was according to Microsoft.
-Each time you click on the start button 5 cents would be deducted from your credit card.
-GNU/Linux would be outlawed as a Communist plot and anyone using it would be sent to prison.
-Mac computers would be running Windows.
-Only Microsoft applications could work on Windows.
-There would be no compatibility between other platforms.
-Having a monopoly would be completely legal.
-Everything would have a patent and Microsoft would own each and everyone of them.
-If you try to create a website, it would have to be for Microsoft standards and not international ones.
-Upgrading would cost an arm and a leg.
-Each time you get the blue screen of death you have to pay money to unlock it.
-File formats would be encrypted and only Microsoft would be able to decrypt them.
-Digital Rights Management would be in every application imaginable.
-Microsoft would rule your life to the smallest detail.
-No hardware would be able to function without Microsoft software. Vendors would only make hardware for Windows.
-Even though the quality of Microsoft Products would be low it wouldn't matter because you would have no other alternative.
-A bug would be a feature.
-All competition would be eliminated or just bought and disassembled.
-There would be 100 upgrades a year and you would have to buy every single one of them or your computer would not work anymore.
-Anti-trust law would be scrubbed.
-History books would be altered and Microsoft Windows would be the first operating system created.
If you have some other interesting and funny ideas to add please leave them in the comments section below.
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This was hilarious! And so true!ReplyDelete
TGFL! (Thank God for Linux!) =P
All programmers would work for Microsoft. Those who write non-Microsoft software are arrested for treason.ReplyDelete
The power button on the front of your computer would look just like the start button in Windows.
Synthesizers could only run Windows and would crash frequently, bringing musical creativity to an end.
Automobile computers would run Windows and at the slightest malfunction would drive you involuntarily to Redmond.
Aviation electronics would run on Microsoft software and... well you know how Windows crashes a lot?
- AnonymousAugust 26, 2009 at 4:54 PM
-Upgrading would cost an arm and a leg.ReplyDelete
-There would be 100 upgrades a year [..]
-> Difficult? ;)
Sad, funny....but true.ReplyDelete
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In this retrospective study the investigators will enroll newborns that were born between 01.01.2010 and 31.12.2012 in Hillel Yaffe Medical Center with the prenatal diagnosis of Pyelectasis according to prenatal sonographic screening test.
These babies underwent renal sonography at the age of 2-5 days according to the protocol and were invited to an additional renal sonographic screening test at the age of 1 month.
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|Another reason to do water changes frequently... fend of cyanobacteria.
Too much organic content will cause algae problems in most setups
I turned to EI long ago basically I DIDN'T want to test. Testing gets old really quick, plus your dealing with inaccurate readings many times.
When you dose EI your estimating the needs of the plants. By changing the water your keeping things within a certain range. There's nothing really in EI dosing that is going to hurt your fish unless the amount your using is way off the chart. The other side to a water change is keeping the organic levels low in the tank. The are many way to dos this, but nothing is as free and easy as a water change to keep things within range. Too much organic content will cause algae problems in most setups
|Essentially what a water change does is mimic the constant supply of freshwater that you would encounter in a lake, river, or stream. Because aquariums are a closed environment without this constant supply of fresh water, WE being the aquarists assume the role of mother nature. As stated above, plants complete a huge part of the nitrogen cycle. Even though your parameters are still reading good, there are several unmeasurable parameters in the tank that are either being depleted or building up, much in the same way that when water evaporates in a saltwater tank, the salt concentration rises. I am a firm believer that water changes are the single most important thing one can do for a tank. In 15 years, I have found that a weekly 30% water change is a good balance between practicality and functionality.
Interesting. I was under the impression with ADA aquasoil, fertilization was not all that necessary. Looks like I have to invest in some good test kits for those nutrients and see what's going on. I'll also have to figure out if my plants are getting their nutrients primarily through the root system or the leaf structures.
I like the idea of doing a water change to do maintenance on the tank. It's a lot easier to clean inside with some of the water gone. Also coming from a previously gigantic tank, I would often spot problems I wouldn't have otherwise during a water change.
As for dKH I'm using a trick I found in my saltwater days, putting a bag of crushed oysters in the filter to maintain it. I had to take it out this week because the dKH got too high.
So the question is, is fertilizing necessary? They seem to be growing fine, pearling and all.
There are several schools of thought on this, and it is not a simple problem.
1) Fish only tank, no plants.
Fish food is the source of nitrogen, and there is no removal system other than water changes. There are associated things going on with the decomposing fish food, fish poop and the fish hormones, perhaps other things make water changes mandatory. The range of opinions seems to be that the NO3 should be kept under 20 ppm for optimum fish health. Some people insist that NO3 is not toxic, and can be really high. I do not know if NO3 itself is toxic, or perhaps it has to do with all the other things going on in the tank.
When I ran fish-only tanks I had them quite heavily stocked and had to do 50% weekly water changes to keep the NO3 under 20 ppm. If the NO3 started creeping up the fish became lethargic, and some diseases broke out. Mostly Columnaris.
2) Plants act to remove a LOT of toxins from the water. Maybe it is the plants themselves, or maybe it is a somewhat different group of microorganisms that thrive in a planted tank. I dunno. But a planted tank seems not to need as large water changes as a fish only tank.
3) If you are following the Estimative Index method of fertilizer then weekly 50% water changes are the way to start out. As you get to know your tank you can fine tune the fertilizer dosing and get by with smaller water changes.
4) No water changes will eventually deplete the carbonates in the tank. Some of the microorganisms use them as a source of carbon. When the KH drops, the pH drops. When the pH drops the microorganism population changes. This can make the tank toxic, but so slowly that the fish in the tank adapt, and survive. But new fish added are not so adapted, so they die. This is called Old Tank Syndrome and is basically a tank with not enough (frequency or volume) water changes.
How often:
I prefer to suggest you follow a schedule of perhaps weekly water changes. That way, you have a chance to get into the tank and correct things before they get worse. Clean the filter, vacuum the largest debris, trim the plants... a little this time, something else next time... so that the total maintenance is not done all at once, but spread out.
How much: As a place to start, use the NO3 test. Keep the NO3 under 20 ppm. If it has climbed to 40 ppm, then you will need to do 50% today, and perhaps another 50% tomorrow. If the NO3 is right at 20, then maybe need 50%, but maybe less is OK. Monitor it and see how fast it comes back.
If you have to add fertilizer to keep the NO3 stable for the plants, then try 25% weekly water changes. This will generate enough water to clean the filter.
|Read up on the ei dosing method. I'd be wary of running a "high tech" tank with low nitrates. Typical ei dosing schedule calls for a 50% weekly waterchange.
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I'm sure this has been covered somewhere in the forum, but can't seem to find a thread.
How frequently is a water change needed with a high tech tank? Is it needed at all?
I'm noticing that my parameters are pretty good at the end of the week and don't really call for a water change. Nitrate levels are naturally staying low. Are we worried about trace nutrients or toxins building in the tank? Looking for sound science on this. I guess I'm asking, what's the point of doing a water change if all the parameters are good?
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• 1 ripe pomegranate
• 2 fresh papaya (paw paw), nice and ripe
• 9 kiwifruit peeled and thickly sliced
• 1 pineapple, cut into 1cm chunks
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• 2 cups of natural unsweetened yoghurt mixed with
• 2 Tbsp of passionfruit pulp (bottled) or the pulp of 3 passionfruit mixed with a tablespoon of liquid honey.
1. Cut the pomegranate in half and remove the seeds and the juice, straining the juice from the seeds into a bowl.
2. Peel the papayas and remove the seeds.
3. Chop and place in a blender, puree and add the pomegranate juice. Pulse to mix.
4. Cut the sponge into cubes. Place half in the base of your serving bowl.
5. Spoon over half the passionfruit yoghurt, then half the papaya puree. Cover with half the kiwifruit and half the pomegranate seeds. Press down to level the layers.
6. Add the next lot of sponge. Cover with the papaya puree. Cover with the pineapple. Spoon over the remaining passionfruit yoghurt and decorate the top with the remaining kiwifruit and pomegranate seeds.
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I'm saying I don't know why he doesn't get a HC job. Aside from his age and the fact he's monotone and probably wouldn't be a great motivator he clearly isn't as great as some fans make him out to be. His scheme is great if you can execute it as well as mix in some plays. It's a great base offense to run but you need to mix it up with different routes and not just leave every play up to the receiver. Everything is predicated on the receiver beating their man and if that doesn't happen we look like ****. Not to mention you cannot wait 5-7 seconds for every play to develop down field just to get a completion. Especially if your O-line is struggling.. Defenses get paid too.
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by gimmesix, Nov 26, 2012.
Time to find out who the real Dallas Cowboys fanatics are.
Roll call.
It has nothing to do with fanatics.
It has to do with being able to realistically assess a season.
And yes, I've officially thrown in the towel on the 2012 campaign.
The most rational thing to do is to not expect playoff success. I suppose there are legitimate cases to make for a playoff spot, however.
I dont deal in fanaticism, i prefer realism especially when dealing with this team.
7-9 or 8-8.
No offense, but those of you who have done this, please go find another thread to play in.
Then this thread's not for you. Go away, please.
How does one "give up"?
Lol @ this thread.
Count the Cowboys out before they are mathematically eliminated.
I have never done that and will never do it no matter the odds or how hopeless it looks.
This thread is for those who feel the same way. It's not for those who call themselves realists to come in and rain on the parade. (There are plenty of other threads for the "woe-is-me" crowd.)
I'm a lifelong fan and this season is over.
Absolutely not, then.
There's a decent chance three or four teams will be tied for the final wildcard spot at 6-6 next week -- the Cowboys among them.
And yet another ...
If you don't like the thread, go find somewhere better to spend your time.
yeah it's amazing isn't it. tampa, seattle, and minnesota all have tough games on the road.
i think i wouldn't mind if the giants won next week and knocked out the skins.
Ill do whatever I damn please.
Then you're not a fanatic and you need to leave now. Thanks.
fanatic — a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal
I know that they still have a chance as it is still mathematically possible for them to still make the playoffs. I also know that it doesn't matter one iota what I think.
If I had my druthers, I'd love to see us go on a run and win out and make the playoffs and compete for the SB. That is my inner fan speaking.
My realistic mind, however doesn't believe it can happen. Of course we would all like it to happen.
happy fans ASSEMBLE!
I haven't given up but my optimism is draining.
It blows my mind that we're still in this.
I went to ESPN and played around with the playoff machine. I have not given up on this season. If we win 5 straight games we are in the playoffs. If we go 4-1 we are in. The Seahawks and the Saints have a pretty tough schedule in front of them. We play the Saints and the Redskins and can control our destiny. Until we are mathematically eliminated, I will not give up on this season. Remember the Giants were in the same position last year and if I don't recall they are the Super Bowl Champs. Some of you said that no 9-7 team will win the Super Bowl but the Giants did.
Obviously you can. Not sure why you'd want to unless you're just one of those people who wants to be miserable and take as many as you can with you.
Again, this thread was created for Cowboys fanatics, not Cowboys quitters.


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Lest we forget! Fort Nelson honours Britain's war dead - Thursday, 29 October 2009
Fort Nelson will ring to the sound of a gun salute to mark Remembrance Sunday on 8th November and also the 91st anniversary of Armistice Day on Wednesday, 11th November.
An original 18-pounder field gun from the First World War will be fired in salute by a uniformed detachment of gunners, to honour "The Fallen" who died in the War to End All Wars.
The 1914-1918 conflict has special significance at Fort Nelson as the Victorian building acted as a transit depot for soldiers leaving Portsmouth Docks for France, and was one of the barracks for the Portsmouth garrison, which at times numbered as many as 25,000 men.
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Grant to help fund Prineville-area trails
PRINEVILLE, Ore. - The Crook County Community Health Improvement Project (CHIP) is donating $10,000 to the Central Oregon Trail Alliance's Crook County Chapter to help fund the construction of trails that extend from Prineville to the surrounding territory.
A nonprofit volunteer organization, COTA works with the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and other land managers to build and maintain trails throughout Central Oregon. It is dedicated to the stewardship of sustainable human-powered trails and preserving access for mountain bikers through advocacy and education.
COTA has worked over the past 20 years to design and construct hundreds of miles of single track in Central Oregon. In January, the COTA Crook County Chapter was formed to expand the trail network into Crook County.
Trails have been on the city of Prineville's planning list for more than10 years. Under the guidance of COTA, the Crook County Chapter will create a cohesive trail system that will feature beginner and intermediate trails close to Prineville, and more difficult trails farther out on state and federal lands. The five-year target is to have 25 miles of trail in place and an additional 50 miles in various stages of planning and construction.
"I have been mountain biking in the Ochoco Mountains for over 16 years and the area is still one of my favorite places to ride," said Woody Starr, COTA chairman. "Prineville and Crook County have a strong showing of engaged community members and leaders interested in creating new trails.
"This level of widespread and diverse support for trail development combined with COTA's experience and reputation opens the door to create a richer bicycle culture in Central Oregon, which serves the citizens of Central Oregon and increases bicycle tourism to the area. The CHIP donation will be the catalyst the Crook County Chapter needs to make its trail plans a reality."
CHIP identified the project as one that would benefit the health and well-being of Crook County residents by providing opportunities for recreation.
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'Father' of Hackensack Children's Fishing Contest passes away
On the eve of the 17th annual Hackensack Children's Fishing Contest, Robert (Bob) William Kennedy, who was one of the original founders and the "father" of the Hackensack Children's Fishing Contest (HCFC), passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013. As Bob would tell the story, "A bunch of us old farts were sitting around the Legion…" and they were discussing the lack of anything for the kids to do. The beer and brainstorming ran freely that day and the germ of an idea was born on a napkin at the bar.
The first contest day in 1997, there were seven volunteers as they gathered at the Hackensack Fishing Dock. "Not one kid showed up! We just made an error in calculations. Schools were still going so…" as Bob explained it to the Star Tribune in 2010.
Regardless of how that first day went, the event has grown since its inception in 1997. There were 337 kids the first year and it has grown to more than 1,000 kids every summer.
More than 15,000 fish have been caught off the docks in Hackensack. The catch-and-release contest returns most of the fish to the lake unharmed to be caught over and over.
"Kids keep coming back and we get to watch them grow up through their life cycles and now they are coming back with their own children," Bob said. "We have many kids who are too old to participate in the contest anymore come back and become volunteers. We never have to go looking for volunteers, they just show up in droves."
Families come from all over to the HCFC. We've had people from Germany, Australia and other faraway lands on vacation in the area come visit us. We know families who plan their vacations around the contest to make sure they don't miss out.
And in 16 years, we've only been rained out about a half dozen times. We made buttons one year that said "88-1" signifying the 88 contests that had been held every Tuesday for 12 weeks every summer, until finally we were rained out.
The running joke was that you should always plan to do outdoor activities on Tuesday because you knew for at least the two hours of the contest, you were going to have sunny weather. And it's no joke that come 11 a.m., Mother Nature would cease all rain, open up the sky and let the sunshine down. And some days at about 1:30-2 p.m., when we just finished packing up the site, she would dump relentless rainfall on the ground.
Every year, Robert would spend countless hours planning, gathering gear and finding sponsors, and calling local, regional and national companies and requesting donations.
For the first 10 years, from about April until late August, the basement of his house was a veritable fishing rod, reel and tackle shop.
He is survived by his wife, Sherrie Kennedy, who has stood by him and helped him every year. One year she said, "I want my basement living room back!" and we moved the gear to a rental storage unit in Hackensack.
Every year there is "tacklebox" party where volunteers get together and load up the tackle boxes with the tackle that had been donated or purchased. These are prizes for various events such as the minnow races and grand prize winner.
Then on the last contest day we have the end-of-the-year volunteer and sponsor thank you party with hamburgers, brats, hot dogs and other picnic items. Certificates are handed out to all the volunteers and leftover prizes are had by all. Drinks, merriment and reminiscing round out the evening.
The contest runs every Tuesday. This year the dates are June 18 through Aug. 20. The contest was reduced by two weeks starting last year to give the volunteers a break and allow them time to enjoy their own summer vacations.
Each day, kids ages 0-15 (and yes, we've had newborns "win" the whole thing) will come and gather around the Hackensack Dock and fish. Hot dogs are provided by various area supporting organization, businesses and personal sponsors. Soda is generously donated by area vendors. Both are free to fishing participants and their families.
There is a minnow race and casting contest open to all. Free bait is provided in the form of night crawlers. Participants are asked to bring a fishing pole and all must wear a life jacket. If they show up without either one, we will provide some loaners from our inventory.
The entire event is completely free. Please feel free to bring your kids, grandkids, great-grandkids, nieces, nephews, friends and even your friends' kids to the contest. It starts at 11 a.m. sharp, so get there early to get registered before we yell "Start!" or you won't have a chance to catch the "first" fish. That opportunity is gone within the first few seconds.
You can still win most, largest or smallest fish in each of the age categories, 0-5, 6-9 and 10-15.
Even if you don't catch a fish, win the minnow race or are the weekly casting champion, don't run away too quickly. Every week, each registered youth receives a valuable coupon book in a Dairy Queen bag (with a coupon for a free treat) with candy and fishing tackle. They also receive a ticket. We draw out one ticket from a bucket and if your number matches, you are that week's grand prize winner and will take home a brand new rod and reel and a tackle box full of tackle.
If you've never checked out this event, do yourself a favor and plan to make it to one or even all 10 weeks this summer; you will not regret it. Others who have been there every year, we can't wait to see you again.
This year will be the 17th annual Hackensack Children's Fishing Contest and will be dedicated to Robert Kennedy. The communities of Hackensack, Longville, Walker, Akeley and the world in general will dearly miss a great man who amongst many things in his life will forever be remembered as the "Father of the Children's Fishing Contest."
Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2013, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with visitation at noon, services at 1 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made out to the Hackensack Children's Fishing Contest (or HCFC) and sent to: Hackensack Children's Fishing Contest, 516 Highway 371 S., Hackensack, MN 56452.
(Bill Kennedy is Bob Kennedy's son.)


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Who out there has seen the recent Jenny Craig ads?
My husband saw one of them this past weekend — I think it was a "targeted" online ad on a health website — and he couldn't believe it was Carrie Fisher! We didn't recognize her. Seriously.
Then this morning during the Rachel Ray Show I saw my first television ad featuring Carrie Fisher. The commercial, which was a simple interview with Carrie was actually kind of dark, but it got me inspired to root for her. She's brutally honest!
I've done the Jenny Craig program myself and it WORKS! Provided you stick to their meal plans and lifestyle changes, which aren't unreasonable. Having kids and the trouble that goes with preparing separate meals is keeping me from continuing the program, but 10 years ago I did go from 160 to 135 lbs. just in time for my 10-year high school reunion and that was great! I remember Kirstie Alley looking great (unfortunately, she didn't keep it off), and Queen Latifah lost 20 lbs. in 2008 on the program too.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Two men tried robbing a Family Dollar Store Sunday night, but they ran away after the alarm sounded.
Police say two black men, one armed with a semi-automatic handgun, entered the store on Edison Ave. as two employees were leaving after closing. The armed suspect demanded an employee open the safe. The alarm then went off and the suspects fled.
The armed suspect is described as 5'10" tall, between 140-150 pounds and is in his mid-20s. He was wearing a black baseball hat, a white bandana over his face, a black jacket and black shorts.
The other suspect is described as 5'6" tall with a slender build in his late teens. He was wearing a purple bandana over his face, a purple baseball hat and a purple jacket.
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Monday Night Racing[ Edited ]
Monday Night Racing is a series of scheduled races designed to help introduce the broader forum membership to some PlayStation MVPs, moderators, and maybe a few special guests, who like racing in Gran Turismo or any other appropriate racing simulator (for now, we use the latest version of GT). Think of it as a social gathering, too, so chat headsets are welcomed, to keep communicating efficient.
Monday Night Racing will be an ideal event for someone who has not yet raced on-line before or for any GT fans who needs good drivers to challenge themselves, too. The bar-to-entry will be kept as low as possible, so please join in expecting to have fun while racing cleanly. While this is supposed to be a fun event, we do expect you to act maturely and respectfully to other drivers. We will be experiencing as much different content, including new DLC, features and updates of GT as possible, so these events will also help you to learn about GT, to keep actively racing in it, and to meet new racing friends.
The Monday Night Racing Environment
While tuning is usually available, it isn't necessarily a major part of each night, which is why race details are posted late in the week before race night. If you need tuning help, you can get it. Usually only one car is used, therefore the Engine Power Limiter is meant to be kept at 100%. Simple and fair, because unfettered use of the Power Limiter is too disruptive. Damage is set to Heavy because it is the only tool that GT 6 has, aside from good driver control, to keep contact at a minimum. Heavy damage encourages learning better driver control and to take less risks, too. GT6 penalties are set to Weak because the higher setting causes too many arguments on the track. Over time, these have proven to be the best on-line settings that GT6 has.
The posted time range is for two hours, but some nights it carries on for a while longer, so you have a fairly broad time frame in which to join in on the fun.
Please read all of this post and the next one, for instructions and tips.
To keep the racing organisation simple and to ensure that a broad range of cars are always used, the weekly events will be a series of general performance ranges escalating through the month (see table below). This will help to keep the racing open for players of all abilities, just so long as you keep within your own capabilities, you stay in your best behaviour, you race fairly and keep it fun for everyone.
Please be sure to know GT well enough, so that you don't hold up the racing because, quite frankly, the more you fiddle, the less we race.
Weekly race details will be in the next post and the event calendar. Usually, these will be posted around Fridays, give or take a bit, as needed.
Keeping In Touch:
There are numerous ways of keeping track of updates for this event:
- come here and read new posts (and the #2 post for all weekly details - it is the most up-to-date and complete source)
- because this is a community event, this thread is floated for everyone and it will always be at the top of this forum's topic list
- subscribe to this thread - you can check the box when you post a new message or do it manually in Subscriptions
- go to thread/Options and subscribe to the RSS feed for this thread (or for the #2 post, but that might send out more edits than you want)
- find this thread by clicking the link in my forum signature
- use this link to add Monday Night Racing to your calendar on your cell phone, tablet or other device
- you can add your own timed calendar reminders in addition to the two set for one day and for 30 minutes
- there will be two calendar links with text for each Monday: a general description; specific weekly race details (when ready)
- tiny-url.com/MondayNightRacing (take out the dash...)
Dates: Mondays
Time: 8PM - 10PM Eastern Time (longer is more common, and please be on time for the first start)
Races: usually there will be 3-4 races per hour of ~15-20 minutes each
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|smaller street cars
|2nd wk
|smaller tuned, concept or race cars
|3rd wk
|bigger street cars
|4th wk
|bigger tuned, concept or race cars
|5th wk
|something random or specific, including some DLC
A room number will be announced in the post below after the lobby is created. This way everyone can easily find the weekly group without using up your friend slots. However, only so many can fit into a lobby, so please either be patient getting in or don't hog the room if it is always full because others may be wanting to race, too. Disconnections can be a problem by losing room numbers, though, but we will just have to deal with them the best we can.
Room Number Instructions:
- in GT6, go to On-line/Lobby
- at the bottom-left, click on "ID"
- click the "Specify Room Number" button and enter the long room number given in the race announcement post
This allows you to enter the correct room, if there still is room for more players.
General Racing Rules:
- use normal on-line clean racing etiquette and keep contact to a minimum
- if you mess up someone's race, give them their spot back ahead of you
- keep two inside wheels on the track at all times
- no shortcuting, draft dodging, retaliation or other bad behaviour, including foul language or arguing (please discuss concerns with me in private)
- when re-entering onto the race course after an accident, give approaching cars the right-of-way
- no retalliation: if you have an issue with another driver, save the replay and contact me
Past GT6 events
Drop by the GT forum, too, and meet the fans who play this fun racing simulator often.
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Monday Night Racing Weekly Details (use club number 1003954 to find the time trials)
This will be the last regular MNR to use GT6. Starting in January, we will use Assetto Corsa on the PS4. Please join us for this historic night.
The heavy truck cannot be painted or mount custom wheels. Figure out your braking zones for the weight. The major weight reductions can't be applied. The tires give more grip than you really need.
The tracks are varied enough to create a different set of challenges for the driver and truck.
The lobby usually opens between 7:30-7:45 (Eastern) and racing will start at 8, so please be early and ready for the first race. If the room is full, try to attend a bit later. There usually is room for more, so if you get a false "full" error, leave the on-line system and retry joining us.
Monday, December 26
|8 PM - 10 PM, Eastern (or later, depending on interest)
Please get your car ready before you enter the lobby so that you don't slow down the starts!
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|Apricot Hill | Circuito de Madrid | Bathurst
|10 | 10 | 6
Race Conditions
|Performance Points
|Horse Power
|Power Limiter
|Min. Weight (Kg)
|Tires - maximum
|Sports Hard
|Tire Wear & Fuel
|Drafting / Grip
|Weak / Real
|Weather = *
|Time Progress = #
The complete room number will be added to this post after the lobby is created. Don't enter the dashes.
Room Number: 1472-4711-0167-3386-####
Re: Monday Special Racing
sounds like a great idea for a community event, Mastr!
hope to attend once in a while. perhaps tonight.
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I will try to make it, but the time may be a bit early as I get off work at 5:30 PST 8:30 EST and that is when it has already started. Perhaps if you started 10 Eastern then more people like me from the west can make it without having to drive at mach one home
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Re: Monday Special Racing
This is an experiment to find out when people can race. Maybe, if there is enough support, we can race longer, so check when you get home.
If players can or prefer to race later, then the schedule can be changed, or we can alternate start times.
It all depends an the amount of support this event gets.
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I just saw this event today. Would have attended, but I upgraded my Racing Station to the Black Diamond Edition Racing Station by SWERV_GRIFFIN Enterprises, and am assembling the new Racing Station as I type this post.
Maybe I can attend this Event next week.
Pics of the upgraded rig to follow in the Driving Rig Thread
Re: Monday Special Racing
I havn't raced online for 10 months. But I'll make an effort to be there next time. It looks like moving the time back an hour might work for some. And that is fine for me as I am in Los Alamos.