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A boutique selling $600 customizable glasses and high-end accessories would not be expected to thrive in the current failing economy, but Valerie Vittu defied expectations. A French immigrant living in the United States for eighteen years, Valerie is the owner and manager of Margot & Camille Optique, located in Old City, Philadelphia. The shop is named after her two daughters. There she sells sunglasses and eyeglasses in an array of customizable frames, available with or without a prescription. Prices range from $149 to $660 for a pair of glasses, and although some people see that as an extreme price range for something so inherently fragile, many believed that the quality and durability of the glasses Valerie stocks is well worth the price.
Valerie originally started with the idea of dealing in lesser-known brands because she believes that every pair of eyeglasses should be unique to their wearer. As someone who wears glasses, Valerie sees them as an extension of their wearer's personality. "My first customer... She had charisma," Valerie said. "She said she was looking for new glasses, and I thought, 'This is going to be a tough cookie.' She looked so great. She removed her glasses, and it was gone. Her whole personality was gone, and I thought, 'I am going to love this job.'"
Another shop selling expensive eyewear, Esque Eyewear, opened two blocks away only a few months after Margot & Camille Optique, but despite being in the same industry, they sold a completely different product. Esque sold brand-name glasses such as Gucci and Prada, while Margot & Camille catered to a more unique clientele, and while Esque had logos the standard consumer would recognize, Margot & Camille had an unusual flair that enticed customers.
Walking in, you look down to see jingling Christmas bells hanging from the inside doorknob and a small white dog barking up at you, begging to be scratched and petted. Paintings from lesser-known local artists, which rotate monthly, add a splash of color to the walls. Glasses in every shape and size sit on shelves and draw your eye in, and the personality of each pair speaks a different story. A pair of wavy, blue glasses belong to an artist; a more sedate pair in cool earth tones belong to a lawyer; and a pair of blocky purple and white glasses belong to the owner of an individual eyewear boutique.
Because of her distinctive idea and innovative thinking that kept herself afloat in an economic recession, Valerie has done well enough that she is relocating to a store double her current size. "There's two different people, who react in difficult moments," Valerie said. "You have the survivors, who are going to fight, and you have people who get numb. I choose to fight."


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Obama's stump speeches, those moving oratories about what is and what can be, could not be more different from my generation's nihilistic pop voices (be it Morrissey, James Hetfield, or Kurt Cobain). They are patterned after the words and tones of JFK and MLK, leaders who moved the Boomers — and, by extension, their children.
My generation doesn't talk like that. In fact, to me, a typical Obama speech works best if viewed as satire. (Pull one up on YouTube and try imagining it as, say, Eddie Izzard playing a politician.)
My generation speaks in irony — appreciating only those who mock and subvert. Our favorite entertainment is anti-entertainment. Deliberate stupidity is our highest form of artistic expression. I am confident that I am not alone in believing the greatest entertainment I have ever witnessed was Dave Letterman trampolining onto a wall of Velcro.
Obama means to inspire us with his words. But asking my ultra-cynical generation to do something is the absolute worst tactic for getting us to do it — a conundrum that marketing professionals have spent years puzzling over. (To sell to us, those marketers replaced traditional, straightforward pitches with inanities meant to convince us that they, too, see the idiocy of advertising; think of Budweiser's talking frogs.)
Obama is not inane. He is not ironic. He appears dignified, serious, and earnest in calling us to action. But my generation equates activism with idealism, and we are really, really wary of idealism.
Perhaps it is a moral failing on our part — those of us who did not experience Jim Crow or have our birthdays pulled in a conscription lottery — not to stand firm on either side of great issues.
But the Boomers' admirably idealistic plans left practical problems that we had to slog through. Their efforts to end racial division in America, for example, resulted in policies that many of my friends believe were responsible for their being bussed out of their neighborhood, or not getting into their preferred college, or losing out on a job or promotion. Petty and unfair, perhaps, but not an unsurprising response in a country where working- and middle-class wages and opportunities have stagnated.
Few women my age follow either the idealistic models of Gloria Steinem or Phyllis Schlafly. They have long since learned that, at least for them, they could gain much but couldn't really have it all — a lesson taught by expensive day care, cruel corporate maternity policies, and, for many, many of them, fertility treatments draining them physically, psychologically, and financially as they sought the children they had postponed in exchange for a career.
Conservative idealism has done us no better turn — thank you so much for supply-side economics, free trade, and deregulation. And it is the Straussian Boomers who believed that they could make a better Arab world by invading it.
And what of Obama? A clue can be found in his reform of the Illinois death-penalty system, when he was a state senator. He did not try to abolish capital punishment, nor did he side with the law-and-order hard-liners. Instead, he forged and passed legislation that vastly improved the fairness of the system, which allowed the state's freeze on executions to be lifted.
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John D. Rockefeller Jr. Kept Home by a Cold; He Is Able to Converse Only in Whispers
John D. Rockefeller Jr. was so ill with a cold which has kept him at home all week that he was unable yesterday to attend services at the Park Avenue Baptist Church and hear the farewell sermon of the Rev. Dr. Cornelius Woelfkin, his friend, who was called here on his recommendation, baptized Mr. Rockefeller's children and performed the wedding ceremony last Spring for Miss Abby Rockefeller, now Mrs. David M. Milton.
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Prandia - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
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The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
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The spa is open daily.
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Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
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HYDE PARK, Wednesday—Yesterday afternoon went quietly on its way. Some of us took a walk and returned to the big house for tea, where we found Johnny and Anne and their little dachshund, "Percy," had arrived from Boston. I think what I enjoy most about these "historic" occasions is that they bring together what family there is within reach, and we sometimes hear by telephone, at least, the voices of the rest of the family.
Quite a large group came to a picnic supper at the cottage, but by 9:00 o'clock we were back at the big house. We sat around radios in the different rooms and received news from the news services and from the various people who telephoned to the President.
About midnight a larger crowd than usual came from Hyde Park with a band and torches and wonderful placards. The President went out to greet them. Later he had to go out a second time, because all the cars had not arrived soon enough for everyone to have a glimpse of him the first time.
Late in the night, John Boettiger called from Seattle, Washington. We talked with him and with Anna, and afterwards with James and Elliott. Anna told me that our eldest grandchildren had been so concerned that they had decided to prepare them in case of defeat, but the children looked so dejected that nobody was happy until they heard that the verdict was victory.
To children, of course, it is just a case of winning a campaign. To the rest of us, I think, it is rather terrifying, for a great confidence shown you by a people of a great nation is something to make men proud and grateful, but at the same time it is a heavy responsibility.
The returns seem to indicate a vote of real confidence, which must mean that the people of the nation approve of the domestic policies as well as the course charted in our foreign relations.
It was a vigorous fight and now that it is over, for the sake of the country as a whole, let us hope that those who have had to accept a verdict with which they did not agree, will help in every way to carry out the will of the people, having faith in the great common sense of the electorate. All of us, whatever our political party, love the United States and know that we must work together in the difficult years before us. In our hearts there must be gratitude that we live in a country where the will of the people can be expressed and where no one is afraid to vote and speak according to his beliefs.


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FTSE 100 extends 2016 peaks
On Monday, British stocks extended their reach into 2016 peaks, with mining stocks taking advantage of pessimistic economic data from China, a major importer of industrial as well as precious metals.
Britain's FTSE 100 soared 0.4%, being worth 6,818.85, led by basic material as well as financial shares. The index on Friday edged up 0.8%, hitting 6,793.47, thus notching a fresh closing peak for the year. Equities kept getting a lift from an aggressive monetary stimulus package from the Bank of England. The index concluded the previous week with a 1% revenue.
Among miners, copper and platinum maker Anglo American PLC earned 2.5%, while iron-ore producer BHP Billiton PLC grasped 2.2%. As for copper company Antofagasta PLC, its shares rose 1.8%.
The moves kicked in after the issue of July trade data from China. Additionally, exports sank 4.4% from a year earlier, the General Administration of Customs told on Monday, suggesting overseas shipments are dragging on the number two world's economy.


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The luxury of beauty—its advantages and its consequences—are a few of the conflicts that take hold in this popular, Pulitzer Prize winning story by William Inge. Picnic presents a love triangle involving the beautiful Midge; her not-so-attractive sister, Millie; and the nomadic, charismatic, mysterious, and handsome, Hal. Things begin to unravel when a wealthy suitor, Alan, wants to marry Midge and forces her to choose between her mother's hopes for a good life with Alan or her own affection for Hal. This play contains strong situations to which some audience members may object and which may not be appropriate for children.
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Add in that there was also a rookie QB that Reed could get into his head, the D wouldn't have looked "getting better" against a pink tutu, or a Manning....
I'd also like to see some elements of organized chaos, at least a sniff of it.
One thing I'd dream about is Sizzle coming ove the C. I perked up every time I saw Redding move there last year, and saw him penetrate more often than not.
We have edge players, seasoned while Sizzle was PUP'd.
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BOUNTY HUNTER recently teamed up with New Era to produce this 59FIFTY fitted cap. Adopting the Japanese label's familiar black and white color scheme, this hat enjoys a large modified BxH logo on the forefront as well as having the traditional BOUNTY HUNTER logo on the back. Unfortunately for fans, the hat will be almost impossible to obtain as only 15 have been produced.
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Hello everyone... I got a sweet deal on a 2004 tj unlimited, but it only came with a safari top, and roll bar doors... so now I'm in the market for a top and doors.
This is my first jeep so I'm trying to figure it out... what I've figured out is there are 3 basic tops:
Frameless soft top
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It sounds pretty basic, but I'm just making sure I'm not missing anything before I spend a few hundred bucks on something and it doesn't fit...
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I have a 99 tj sport and i have a factory soft top and a safari top, (me)i want the frameless top( rampage maybe ) because it is both. Full coverage top and with all the windows off its s safari. Hard tops are nice but not as convenient as a soft top
First off is the Bestop Trektop NX. That is the "frameless" style top, that converts into a safari bikini top. I run one of these on my JK and I love it. I run it year round, with the windows in during the winter and then take them out and run it as just the bikini during the summer.
Next is the Supertop NX, also by Bestop. This is a factory style top that has bows and hardware. This top has the Sunrider feature like the Trektop, so you can fold just the front back or have the entire top rolled back.
We carry both these tops and have them ready to ship out next business day. I can also hook you up with our Wrangler Forum Member discount, and free shipping on orders over $75.
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When I eventually replace the OEM top on my LJ, I will go with a frame-style, not frameless. Many times I haul stuff and use the full amount of space available. The frameless top loses a few cubit feet of space right where I often need it.
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I think it's about time to move up to my first Marathon and think it will need to be September / October next year, anyone any thoughts on what is a good first time marathon.
I rather enjoy making a weekend of my events so don't mind going to europe so any such suggestions just as welcome as UK ones.
Chester and Loch Ness are both excellent and both in Sep/Oct, Chester is flatter apart from one short hill at 24 miles, and would be good for a first
Berlin or Amsterdam if you fancy something outside the UK
I'm going to do Berlin next September, should be a good place for a recovery !
Chester is very scenic and the organisation is excellent.
As a crap runner I'd say it was not flat and seemed to undulate and have lots of long drags in it, especially in the second half of the course, which for me made it hard! It is a great race though.
But as EKGO says it is reported as a PB potential course!
Amsterdam is a good one. Very flat indeed, and you finish in the olympic stadium
Abingdon, always popular, flat and well organised. Entry opens Feb but get in early.
Thanks Guys Amsterdam, Berlin or Chester sound interesting give me something to investigate next week when i'm giving myself a week off as recovery after the GSR on Sunday.
Berlin 2013 registeration opens this coming Thursday.
Thanks all for the advice, Decided on Chester entry now is so no turning back !!!!


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Cindy Sheehan is having a very weird effect on the extreme right wing apologists.
Case in point: Bay Buchanan actually praised Cindy Sheehan on The Situation Room yesterday: (hat tip Midori)
Bay: I think she deserves a lot of credit........She's very compassionate.....She's given it focus, national media...I think she's a very good spokesperson...
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The so-called Far Right has been antiwar from the beginning - since the first Gulf War. If we're going to stop this war (and, ideally, prosecute the perps) we have to realize that most Americans don't want anything to do with the so-called Far Left. But they might respond to appeals to genuine patriotism.
If this movement is a Left-Wing movement, it's news to me. It SHOULDN'T be, in any case. To my mind, taking down a lying, cowardly and traitorous administration is a patriotic movement, end of story. Not "progressive", liberal, left-wing, etc.
Why, then, do the folks who post on this site insist on referring to the "Far Right" and why do they insist on feigning shock when someone on the "Far Right" is antiwar. In a more rational world, every single conservative Catholic should be on our side (many are)- and we've already got the Pope. Pat Buchanan has ALWAYS been pro-defense and anti-war. What's so shocking about his sister respecting Cindy Sheehan?
I agree with your problem with labels (I realize that's not exactly what you're saying, but I will pretend for the benefit of this reply). I believe that the underlying desires of rational people are pretty much the same, and that the things we end up argueing about are pretty superficial, and mostly downright silly.
I also certainly would agree that anyone who calls themselves pro-life (and who among the living wouldn't!) should be anti-war...and anti-death sentence, pro-gun control, and anti-nuke for that matter!
Unfortunately, there is a much deeper context to the problem going on here - the military-industrial complex that President Eisenhour warned about so many years back has gotten the upper hand on the US power structure, economy, and media. It has much more to do with class - the rich getting richer while they grab everything they can get their hands on - than political affiliations. Same old crap that's been around since the beginning of civilization, just meaner and with better weapons than ever before.
As I understand it, the neocons actually used to be Democrats when they started out back in the 70's. Then they got frustrated because the Dems weren't hard core enough, so they switched over and eventually worked their way to the top of the Republican party. Now we have to clean up the mess they've made, somehow. It stinks to high heaven.
! Now that we are all in agreement, what is it that we agree on? I think we are trying to say we admire Pat Buchanan as an individual who speaks his mind, not always in agreement with what we think, but who does not try to pretend to be something he is not (Pat is NO Pat Robertson, who is a phony Christian and true Fascist like Bush). I have always thought Pat Buchanan was a straight-talker, I am pro-life, so I do agree with some of his issues, but not all, but I still admire his stand on his views >>> he is honest.
My Dad, who is bluer than any Democrat you will ever meet, admired Ike a great deal and still does to this day. He even admires Ike moreso today for trying so hard to warn the American people of the Military-Industrial Complex (yes, that was Ike's farewell speech)
The descent of a nation (or a party) from leadership by a man of Dwight D Eisenhower's high integrity and moral character to the abysmal depths of someone like George W Bush boggles the mind. It's beyond comprehension and almost beyond belief.
Can anyone, in his wildest nightmares, envision General Dubya leading and coordinating the combined efforts of Yanks, Brits, Canucks, Aussies, Kiwis and all the rest in a real war against a foe like the real Axis Powers? That required truly supreme leadership abilities that crossed not mere party lines but international sensitivities as well. With Dubya, I have a horrible suspicion that we'd all be practicing our Nazi salutes while he'd be "on vacation" somewhere in a deep bunker.
I agree. I think you have put your finger on a serious problem afflicting not just the anti-war movement, but American politics generally today. The polarization has become so extreme that rational consideration of valid concerns tends to degenerate into left-right "camps" with little common ground for any meeting of minds.
There is certainly nothing essentially "left wing" or "right wing" about opposition to war. We can always argue about various aspects of that opposition -- the "nobility" of various causes or the lack thereof, the waste of life and treasure and contervailing "political" priorities, etc. But exclusivity on such narrow bases only hurts the primary objective.
I say that now is a time for ALL Americans, regardless of political stripe, to take a long, hard, sober look at where their country is headed and to decide for themselves whether their country can long sustain its own best interests through costly military interventions of the kind that appear to be a major part of the current Washington agenda.
You are absolutely correct. It is no accident that the debates are framed between "left and right, liberal and conservative". The word "liberal" has become a pejorative term thanks to media system which has morphed into a virtual monopoly system that is little more than a propaganda arm of our failed two-party system. Most of the issues are really "rich vs poor" and "haves vs have-nots" and the "powerful vs the powerless".
Labels are nothing more than an attempt to mask the real debate and muddle the issues.
in the state I was living in, against the division of children and family services at that time of that state. They were snatching kids from families due to anonymous callers that phoned-in an 800# for the most ridiculous reasons , sometimes no reason at all because sometimes the callers were malicious.
In order to avoid political labels, because the parents were from all party affiliations, we called ourselves a Constitutional movement for Family Rights.
This is an essential point.
People have to start seeing through the smokescreen of...
left-right, red-blue, black-white, etc.
This is the oldest tactic of power/wealth.... "Divide and conquer". It is portrayed in the finest literature throughout time, Shakespeare, Arthur Miller, Sinclair Lewis, there are too many to name...(psst!....a good reason to keep people uneducated, especially in those "liberal arts".....see the connection???)
No conspiracy theory here. Power divides people in any manner possible and creates new divisions if the old ones don't work anymore. Why? Because without those divisions, people would come together and realize their true power. It would be....what?, 98% demanding answers and change from 2%. WHAT A JOKE!
But people are too wrapped up in their petty bigotry and prejudices to see how they are being used as pawns. I watched members of my own family vote AGAINST their own best interests in this last bogus election. They were so spellbound by righteousness and stupidity and they saw themselves reflected most in this sorry, incompetent charlatan called G.W.Bush.
So, to the lurking "Pro-Bush" people on this website, I say.. wake up, take your life back into your own hands and educate yourself.
Start with Dr. Suess, if necessary. That's a fine place to start.
Democrat vs Republican, Left vs Right, Blue vs Red, Conservative vs Liberal, are all useless labels that have no real meaning in American Politics today. Their only use has been to divide and conquer the American public. Once we locked ourselves into these disastrous groupings we were divided and conquered by factions that have absolutely no love for this country!
The people villifying Cindy Sheehan are neither Republicans, Conservatives, nor Christians. They are stooges of the globalist foreign and domestic special interests, that control the corrupt Bush administration, congress, and the media! They have their reasons for wanting this war, and it has nothing to do with fighting terrorism, or spreading democracy. By masquarading as traditional Republicans they have done tremendous damage to our constitution, and pushed the nation to the brink of ruin! The wisest thing Americans can do is understand that today, there are only Americans for the constitution and those who are against it. Nothing else really matters.
Our enemies can be identified by their actions for or against constitutional government, and the rule of law. Anybody blindly supporting Bush and the war, is an enemy of our constitution and of this nation. A President who lies to get us into a war that serves special interests, deserves impeachment and incarceration, not support! This is the most dangerous threat in our nation's history! 'We the People', united in our civic duty to the Constitution and the Republic, will either bring our corrupt federal government under control, or end up living under Orwellian tryranny!


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Carrie Underwood has been taking a lot of crap lately and deservedly so. I mean come on, she has got to be one of the most self absorbed, narcissistic people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. She loves herself so much that she cries when she has to go to sleep.
So, if you are Carrie and you take this crap, what do you do? You scream and yell at your manager, agent, publicists and Simon Cowell and tell them to get Michael Phelps' phone number. I mean why not right? Most famous man in the world right now. Then you start texting Michael and leading him on and saying that they should hook up in Nashville when he gets done doing what he is doing. When he agrees, then one of Carrie's people lets the National Enquirer know, who then report it breathlessly.
Please. This is just another put up job in a long line of put up jobs. I think the actual genre kind of jumped the shark at the Lisa Marie/Michael Jackson thing, and it has been moving fairly steadily downhill since. Actually, now that I think a moment, it is a put up job in the sense that Carrie knows it is fake, but Michael might think it is real. So, she is going to have to fake it for awhile. Not that she has a problem doing that.
Let me go out on a limb here. Michael Phelps will find some hottie to date but it will not be Carrie Underwood. Oh, sure she will hang out with him for a bit because she is a fame whore and will stick to him while he is in the spotlight. By about Christmas or when she exhausts all the magazine covers it will be bye bye Michael and back to loving herself to the point where I think she probably has had sex with her mirror.


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Justin Trudeau announced on International Women's Day that a Canadian woman will appear on the next series of bank notes expected in 2018. And the Bank of Canada is now inviting nominations as to who should appear on the bill. This is our chance to have a say and perhaps at the same time make a statement.
Fast forward to Sasquatch, and my feelings transcended the euphoria I had previously felt. Suddenly Mumford & Sons were speaking directly to me with this song. Lyrics about being separated from someone you love, despite the chain that binds you, took on a whole new meaning. The universe was speaking directly to me.
Just because Kate Middleton has been cooped up in hospital with horrible morning sickness, doesn't mean she hasn't been busy. On day three of her h...
In this edition of One On One, Mansbridge does a competent job debriefing the distinguished CBC foreign correspondent Susan Ormiston, back in London after her latest foreign assignment. So why do journalists like Susan Ormiston volunteer to go to all these places where people kill each other, and too often kill journalists who might as well have targets painted on their flak jackets?
Six hundred Order of Canada medallists gathered at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on June 18 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. The medalists, or a goodly portion of them, had 60 years of achievements under their belts. There was a profusion of canes in attendance, as well as walkers and wheelchairs. But the organizers of this event seem not to have expected it.
The monarchy has no business having any business in a democratic country such as Canada. We are an independent nation of Canadians first and foremost, and should not be subjugated to professing our love, let alone allegiance to some woman (for that is what she is, some woman) across the Atlantic, living in a palace.


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Lennox Pulse furnace air valve
What is the required clearance for the air flapper valve on a Lennox Pulse G14Q3-60 furnace? Thanks
When was the last time you had the heat exchanger pressure tested? You might want to have a Lennox certified co. to check it. If set up wrong it will missfire and cause all sorts of problems. I'm sure that Yuri will be along soon for more advise.
Me personally I won't touch them. Have been doing this for 20yrs, but those furnaces are not to mess around with, unless you have the propper training.
There is no required clearance for an air flapper valve. (Be more specific why you are asking). The membrane is supported and the 2 plates are separated by a specific sized spacer washer for each model/series and year it was built. That gives it the room to "flap". It should be pressure tested every 4 yrs for safety. Only a trained Lennox tech can do that.
I repair pulses. But by the time an independent like me get's the repair call, they are in such bad shape a $200 repair has turned into close to a grand.
All because they have been neglected so bad.
30th anniversary of the tough old buzzards. Not going to miss them when they are gone.:no:
look familiar?
Probably a LOT of them failed from lack of maintenance ie: anybody ever clean the secondary coil fins? overfiring? check the temprise? clean the evap coil? not a furnace you want to overheat as it may get red hot on that chamber in places.
Lennox Pulse Air Flapper Valve Clearance
The heat exchanger was replaced a few years ago under the Lennox replacement program. It has not been pressure tested since and I am thinking of having it done before this winter season starts. In the meantime, the Lennox manual indicates that the air flapper valve has a specified clearance between the two plates, but I can't find that specification anywhere. Thanks for your help.
Post the complete model and serial # and I can get into the tech site. I have never needed that spec as the spacer washer takes care of it. Is the furnace having problems starting. The flapper membrane gets dirty/stiff/small holes in it and needs replacing every couple years and causes startup problems.
Lennox Pulse Air Flapper Valve Clearance
The furnace model is G14Q3-60-C6 and the serial number is 6387B21550, thanks for your help
The specs for that flapper vary from series to series and only a Lennox parts guy knows. I have serviced them for 32 yrs and never needed them. Nothing you can adjust on it anyway. I looked at the troubleshooting guide and service bulletins etc. There are specs and they love fine details but in the real world that spec is unecessary. Either it flaps or it doesn't.
Lennox Pulse Air Flapper Valve Clearance
So once I clean the plate surfaces and replace the flapper valve, you just tighten the centre screw so that the movable plate is just touching the spacer washer and that provides the correct clearance for the flapper valve to move properly? (So the spacer washer provides the correct clearance for the flapper valve).........The so called furnace "tech's" that replaced the valve a couple of years ago left the center screw too loose, (so I think the flapper valve was not opening and closing properly), and didn't tighten all the outside circumference screws evenly, in fact a couple of screws could be removed with my fingers!
The center screw has a self locking teflon nut to prevent it unscrewing from vibration. Snug it but don't overtighten it. Nothing moves other than the flapper between the plates. Make sure you get the smooth side with writing out to you on the outer plate. VERY simple once you do it once.
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Foursquare is a location-based social networking site that is based on GPS software from mobile devices. Users "check-in" at venues by using either a website, text message, or device application. For each time a user checks-in they receive different points or badges and can even be crowned "Mayorship" of a venue. Foursquare offers many different features to help benefit businesses with and without a physical location.
- No matter the size of your business Foursquare can help attract new customers and reward loyal customers by offering mobile coupons, prizes, or discounts when a customer checks-in to your venue
- Even if your business does not have a physical location you are still able to market on Foursquare by using pages and custom badges. These are awarded to consumers and fans who do different things in their neighborhoods and communities
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I recently purchased a 2002 WRX Wagon without an engine or transmission.
I am looking to purchase both and make a fun little car!
I see a lot of engines for sale on the electronic bay dot com - EJ20 2.0 DOHC Turbo - but they arent necesarily for my year. I need to know which engines will work with my car and wire harness. I dont mind doing some work. If i got an engine from a 1996 WRX would i be able to make it work without much issue?
There is also an engine or two that i have seen that say 1999-2005 but i dont think that is a year range when where the engines were the same..
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A young man armed with an assault rifle and carrying anti-government material opened fire yesterday at Los Angeles International Airport, killing one person before being chased and shot.
Witnesses said he asked people, "Hey, are you TSA?" (Transportation Security Administration). If they said "no", he moved on.
Investigators later found information on the gunman expressing not only anti-federal government sentiment but also anger directed specifically at the TSA.
By then, TSA officer Gerardo Hernandez, who would have turned 40 next week, was dead - the first employee of the new agency to be killed in the line of duty.
He was checking travel documents when he was shot.
Two other TSA officers were also shot and wounded.
The gunman was reportedly shot in the mouth and leg and the FBI later identified him as Paul Anthony Ciancia, a 23-year-old from Los Angeles.
Ciancia's family had recently become concerned after he sent his brother and father "angry, rambling" texts about the Government, living in Los Angeles and his unhappiness generally.
Airport police Chief Patrick Gannon said the shooter caused a "large amount of chaos". People ran for their lives and took shelter wherever they could as authorities pursued the gunman.
An otherwise normal day in the airport's Terminal 3 was turned upside down around 9.20am, local time when the gunman approached a checkpoint.
There, he "pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and began to open fire", Gannon said.
He ran down Terminal 3, equipped with three magazines for his weapon.
Gannon said two officers from his department responded within seconds and pursued the gunman to gate 36, where he was shot.
They didn't take any chances with the wounded suspect, handcuffing him to a gurney as he was being carried out, CNN reported.
Wings and The Sopranos actor Tim Daly said that when he was eventually led out of the the Virgin America first-class lounge, he saw where the incident came to a head at gates 35 and 36.
After being told not to step on any blood or glass, Daly saw a rifle on the ground, a pair of black shoes and several bags strewn across the floor.
Also there were more than 100 rounds of unspent ammunition, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said, enough to "have killed everyone in that terminal today".
Los Angeles police chief Robert Beck credited the responding airport police officers with heroically saving lives with their efforts. Even once the suspect was shot and detained, law enforcement officers roamed the airport with guns drawn looking for others who might have involved.
One of the world's busiest airports quickly went into lockdown as large portions were evacuated and authorities ordered a "ground stop"for arriving planes.
About 750 flights were affected by the ordeal. The area around the airport was jammed with cars as police shut down access and people in the terminals were pushed out.
Even 6 hours after the shooting, people were still huddled on footpaths outside the airport, because they had no place else to go.
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Claire Danes on Homeland Crying: I Don't Care About "Being Beautiful On Screen"
Claire Danes opens up about crying, marriage and getting older in the January issue of Glamour. The actress is known for sobbing on her show "Homeland," and tells the magazine that she's actually liberated by her character's strong emotions. "I think people are made uncomfortable by uncensored expressions of emotion," says Danes. "But, you know, that's my job. I don't have those fears. I really have never been concerned about being beautiful on-screen. That's just not my jam."
She continues, "I'm concerned about it if I'm playing a beautiful character. But it's not relevant for ["Homeland" protagonist] Carrie. I don't need to worry about that, and I think that's really great. I love sitting in the makeup trailer and getting my makeup done in 15 minutes as opposed to an hour and a half." Famous since her teens, Danes has reached a good place in adulthood.
"I'm happier in my thirties. I feel clearer about who I am and less apologetic about it, and more accepting of my limitations and also more aware of the ways in which I'm capable," she tells Glamour. She explains, "I was always looking forward to this time because people talk about it in very romantic terms. And I think it's true. Gravity hasn't had too profound of an effect, and you're a little less emotionally gangly." "The twenties are a deceptively challenging-slash-painful time," says the actress. "I'm just glad to be out of that phase."
Danes is happily married to Hugh Dancy, which has made things easier. "I was meandering a little," she says. "And a lot of the mysteries of life have been illuminated [since then]. Like, OK, this is the man I'm going to spend the rest of my life with. This is my son. This is my city. This is my home." The actress adds, "I've been with Hugh for… seven years? It really doesn't feel that long. It feels new every year because there is a new set of challenges: Who are we to each other now that we're married? Who are we now that we have this shared person? We never have to fight to keep it fresh and new. Life just demands that of us."


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This is one of the frequent errors highlighted in Medicare's 2014 first-quarter guidance for avoiding billing errors (PDF), based on findings from Recovery Audit contractors (RACs) andComprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) review contractors, and other Medicare audits. Do any of these apply to your practice?
Multiple surgery reduction errors: single line modifier 51 underpayments (RAC audit) — Multiple surgeries are separate procedures performed on the same patient at the same operative session or on the same day for which separate payment may be allowed. Using modifier 51 on claims identifies such services. Medicare pays the procedure with the highest physician fee schedule (PFS) amount at 100 percent and pays the second through fifth procedures at 50 percent of the PFS. (If a sixth procedure is billed, it is suspended for manual review). When billing Medicare for multiple surgeries, you would report two or more stand-alone surgical procedure codes, appending modifier 51 to the code(s) with the lower physician fee schedule amount.
The error: If you perform or report one surgical procedure and append modifier 51, your payment will be reduced by 50 percent.
For more information about Medicare billing and payment for surgeries, see:
Office visits billed for hospital inpatients (RAC audit) — Billing Medicare for an evaluation and management (E&M) service using an office code when your patient is admitted to the hospital will result in an overpayment to you. When billing for E&M services rendered to patients admitted to an inpatient hospital setting, use CPT codes 99221-99223, 99231-99233, and 99238-99239. For E&M services provided in the physician's office, or in an outpatient or other ambulatory facility, use CPT codes 99201-99215.
Psychiatry and psychotherapy services (CERT review) — The main error CERT has identified with the revised psychiatry and psychotherapy codes is not clearly documenting the amount of time spent only on psychotherapy services. When billing Medicare, select the correct E&M code based on elements of the history and exam and medical decisionmaking required by the complexity/intensity of the patient's condition. Choose the psychotherapy code on the basis of the time spent providing psychotherapy.
Improper payments for preventive services (CERT review) — The CERT review contractor studied claims for the following four preventive services submitted for payment from July 2012 through September 2012.
The improper payment rates for these four preventive services ranged from 22 percent to 46 percent, mostly due to insufficient documentation. For example:
The CMS MLN Catalog (PDF) contains downloadable coverage guides for various types of preventive services.
For details and examples (PDF) for each of the above topics, see the Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter, April 2014. See TMA's online Medicare Resource Center for information about Medicare coding, enrollment, audits, and more.
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Sanders To Congress: Don't Protect Predatory Lenders
Sanders To Congress: Don't Protect Predatory Lenders
City Council Member James Sanders Jr. introduced a resolution calling upon Congress to respect the authority of state and local elected officials to protect their constituents from predatory loans.
The resolution is a response to an industry-backed bill U.S. Representative Bob Ney will introduce to preempt city and state laws with a weak federal law. The state and city of New York both passed anti-predatory lending laws this year that would be in danger of preemption under the Ney plan.
"This is an important and timely resolution," said Council Member Sanders. "Only a few months ago, I joined 39 of my fellow Councilmembers to override a mayoral veto and pass the most aggressive anti-predatory lending law in the country. New York State passed its own predatory lending law last year. Both of these efforts are in danger due to an industry-based effort to preempt city and state laws with a weak federal law."
City Council Speaker Gifford Miller joined Sanders at a morning press conference. "The Council has always believed that the issue of predatory lending should be addressed at the federal level, however, it must be done in a way that sends the signal that predatory lending is wrong and will not be tolerated," said Miller. "It is the mission of the city to protect every neighborhood. Our law ensures that New York City does not do business with financial institutions that undermine the integrity of our families and communities. The New York City Council encourages this as a national standard."
The current federal law on high-cost home loans (called "HOEPA") has failed to prevent the abusive lending practices that have become so widespread in recent years. Sadly, the vast majority of predatory loans are completely legal under federal law. Rather than remedy HOEPA's failure to cover so many high-cost loans, the Ney bill keeps the same rate thresholds and effectively maintains the 'points and fees' threshold.
In a cynical maneuver, the bill "lowers" the 'points and fees' threshold from 8% to 6%, but then exempts 2 discount points without any real requirement that the points lower the interest rate. In addition, it opens up new loopholes for lenders to avoid counting costs paid by borrowers toward the calculation of 'points and fees.'
Because the Ney bill doesn't change the thresholds for high-cost loans, its meager new protections would have almost no impact. And the bill seriously weakens HOEPA's enforcement provisions, most notably by virtually eliminating assignee liability, which has protected borrowers from losing legal rights if their loan is sold on the secondary market.
The Ney bill would fully legitimize kickbacks lenders pay to brokers for jacking up borrowers' interest rates, costing borrowers billions of dollars each year. It would also prevent the federal Office of Thrift Supervision from moving forward with its final rule to reinstate state law limitations on prepayment penalties and late fees.
HUD-certified housing counseling agencies have played a key role in getting the word out about predatory lending, helping borrowers refinance out of bad loans, and informing homeowners targeted for high-cost refinances of less expensive options. The Ney bill turns the hen house over to the wolves by shifting ultimate oversight of counseling agencies from HUD to an industry-dominated board, which will require uniform materials to be distributed by all agencies around the country.
The Ney bill is currently only available in draft form and has not yet been introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives.
"Many of us would be pleased to see a strong federal anti-predatory lending bill – similar to the New York City or Georgia initiatives – become law, even if it meant preemption of our local initiatives," said Sanders. "However, the current effort does not meet that standard. I am glad to see so many of my colleagues join me in denouncing this cynical effort to weaken state and local predatory lending laws under the cloak of opposition to these disgraceful lending practices."


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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 review - A huge Android phone with a 6.3-inch screen and plenty of genetic material common with the Galaxy S3.
Looks like they dropped the ball with this one. If it had the latest specs it could have fulfilled my phone and tablet needs.
I own this phone coming from the Galaxy Note as i wanted 1 device rather than a phone and tablet, Its an amazing device, fast with no lag, great screen (who needs 1080p at this size) the camera is great the speaker is the loudest ive heard, and overall its a great phone. People need to stop following what marketing departments force feed you, with Pc's it was the ghz war then the cores war (Amd oct core anyone??) then with cameras it was megapixel war then optical zooms (tried using 40x optical zoom...blurry mess) Now with phones we are combining both these wars and putting spin on it. For most users does a quad core offer any benefit? Nope, does a 1080p screen really benefit on a small device...nope well apart from taxing the cpu and battery. And as a staunch user of samsung phones this lcd panel offeres a more natural colour pallette with none of the issues faced on the amoled screens, Just do a google for black crush amoled on xda and see how badly Samsung mucked up the amoled drivers, yet this panel offers an amazingly sharp colour neutral and extremely bright image.
Yes its too large for most people but then they would not buy it anyway, however its the phone thats impressed me the most overall.
I will prefer Ascend mate over it as it is much lower in price still the display is much better and gives a smooth experience.
The Galaxy Note 3 looks even better to me.
Awesome display. I want mine now
Buggy review, improper and without technical competence. Who defines
the "State of the Art" ? The reviewer suggests that anything not new and
with big numbers in the specs is awfully outdated....i think, imho, the
reviewer itself is kinda outdated.
I own this device since
only a day, but it´s for me, in the short using time, the best device of
it´s kind i ever had. No need to tell what and how many i owned in the
past (or actually own). Just my 2 cents....and u can take it or leave it :P
For $150 this "phone" is amazing. Expensive? Really?
Just got it... and for what I use a phone/tablet for its perfect... Of course if you are a gamer or are doing something else that would actually use 4 cores... its probably not for you.
Leave the Opinions to yourself. Just because you don't like the size don't rate it bad. The sheer size of the screen is the reason I'd even want to buy it. I would love if they up-ed it to 7inches. Currently I have the Note 2. but if the Mega had flagship specs I'd upgrade to this in a heart beat.
Got this phone the other week and love it,love the size,mainly use for watching sky go,bt sport in my taxi while bored on the rank,to me the size is a plus if you mainly watch tv videos etc in fact 7 or 8 inches would have been better,i use Bluetooth for calls so i dont have to hold it.
sky go compatible is a big bonus for me as not many phones this size at this price work with sky go.
Paid £268 off Amazon,bargain.and 4g ready what more do you want
Thank god I never bought any "skinny" jeans. Its large but as a bluetooth headset user this solution works perfect for me. Full size web pages are easily workable. Wish the camera had 120 fps on the video recorder. Wish the battery was larger since at this size a little thickness would not be noticeable. First 2 days it was large but picked up my HTC Sensation to remove the SD card and it is just tiny. I could never go back. Onward to 7" please.
I bought this phone 3 weeks ago . So far soo good . I think its a great deal you wont regret about. Its so fast never been laggy with very nice colors on lcd . Batery is fair good for such huge screen size . And the camira is very clear with good video shooting.
I think this phone should have been rated much much higher. 8/10 easly
Honestly i am crazy about phones and i like phones with good spec and big screen as well and that why i like this Samsung mega 6.3 how i wish the phone has quad core processor!
above all, i wld love the phone... bcos i want to buy one.
But my only problem is that the 6.3" is not available in Nigeria **sad face** and getting it from Ebay or Amazon is another problem bcos im here in Nigeria.
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A die grinder with a 36 grit disc works well. I've shaped seat foam this way. For rougher bulk shaping, an electric meat knife is good, but for edge cleanup it probably isn't the best choice.
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Voters will judge Thorp: Premier
Tasmania's Premier says voters will judge the Minister for Children over the release of confidential information to the public.
Lara Giddings says she has had advice from the solicitor general that the Minister Lin Thorp did not breach the code of conduct for Government MPs last week.
Ms Thorp told ABC Radio her political rival, the former Children's Commissioner Paul Mason, had finished fourth out of five candidates when he reapplied for his position.
Mr Mason is challenging Ms Thorp for her Upper House seat of Rumney in the May election.
Although Ms Giddings says there has been no breach of the code of conduct, she says voters will judge whether Ms Thorp was out of line.
"That's really for others to consider and answer in their own minds," she said.
She believes Ms Thorp may have been feeling the pressure of the election when she revealed the confidential information.
"We're obviously in an election period and it's a difficult period."
"We've got a number of candidates there, all of whom are trying to have their views heard, and of course under a lot of pressure as well.
"So I accept that this was said by my Minister and I also accept that there's been no breach of a code of conduct."
Ms Giddings has refused to explain why it is not a breach.
The Premier will not release her advice, indicating to journalists she has not seen it.
"I sought advice as to whether or not there had been a breach of the code of conduct and the advice I've received back is no that there hasn't been," she said.
"I understand that the Department of Premier and Cabinet actually sought the advice from the solicitor general before providing me with that advice."
Ms Thorp admits voters may judge her for revealing her opponent's confidential information.
Ms Thorp says she never intended to gain a political advantage from the information.
"I've been working very hard in the electorate of Rumney for over 10 years now and I think I'll leave it to the people of Rumney to decide whether or not they wish me to continue to be their representative," she said.
The Auditor General is expected to release a report next month on the selection of the Children's Commissioner.
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Or as I like to call him, the Super Duper Sexy Solider. And he was on Once Upon a Time. Umm, has every attractive actor in the world been on that show? Sebastian, Jamie Dornan, Colin O'Donoghue–so much sexy.
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U.S. Baker Hughes Energy Rig Count Drops by 7 to 1,761
Energy rigs in the U.S. fell by seven to 1,761 this week, as natural gas rigs decreased for the first time in three weeks, according to Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI)
Gas rigs dropped by 15 to 386, the Houston-based field services company said on its website. Oil rigs jumped by eight to 1,369. The miscellaneous rig count was unchanged at six.
The rig count has increased as domestic crude output has climbed to the most since 1989 as producers use hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling to reach shale deposits. U.S. reserves have risen the most in two decades, government reports show. The resurgence in production helped the U.S. meet 87 percent of its energy needs in the first five months of 2013, on pace to be the highest annual rate since 1986.
U.S. oil output rose to 7.83 million barrels a day last week, the EIA said Sept. 18. Output has increased 12 percent so far this year after a 19 percent gain in 2012.
Crude for October delivery fell 83 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $105.56 a barrel at 1:30 p.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices are down 2.4 percent this week and have advanced 15 percent in the past year.
Natural gas for October delivery slipped 3.4 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $3.686 per million British thermal units, up 32 percent from a year ago.
U.S. gas stockpiles gained 46 billion cubic feet last week to 3.299 trillion, the EIA, the Energy Department's statistical arm, reported yesterday. Supplies were 5.4 percent below year-earlier levels and 0.5 percent above the five-year average.
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Submitted to: Journal of Plant Nutrition
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Publication Acceptance Date: 6/2/2004
Publication Date: 5/10/2005
Citation: Wang, D., Grieve, C.M., Suarez, D.L. 2005. Composition of irrigation water salinity affects growth characteristics and uptake of selenium and salt ions by soybean. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 28:1073-1088. Interpretive Summary: Soybeans are grown as a high-protein, high-energy crop for both humans and livestock. Soy proteins are used in infant formulas, food supplements, and a variety of foods as a functional ingredient. Fortification of certain soy proteins with selenium, an essential mineral and important antioxidant, improves the nutritive quality of the soy products. Selenium (Se) from seleno-proteins is more available to consumers than from inorganic sources. However, the range for optimum Se nutrition is very narrow. Toxicities and deficiencies may occur outside this range. A greenhouse experiment was conducted to determine the effects saline irrigation waters differing in mineral ion composition have on soybean growth and ion accumulation in leaves and seed. Two different irrigation compositions were used: (1) chloride-dominated waters, and (2) sodium-sulfate dominated waters prepared to simulate typical saline drainage effluents present in the San Joaquin Valley of California. For each water composition, six levels of salinity were imposed and 1 ppm Se was added to all treatments. Growth was not significantly affected by the type of irrigation water used. Se was higher in both leaves and stems of plants irrigated with chloride-based waters compared with those grown with the sulfate-dominated waters. Depending upon the ultimate consumer, Se-enriched soybean seed could provide adequate Se nutrition directly or could be mixed with Se-deficient seed or other rations from to give the desired Se-formulation.
Technical Abstract: A greenhouse study was conducted to determine the effects of irrigation waters differing in salt composition on growth characteristics, salt ion and selenium (Se) accumulation and distribution in plant components of soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) cultivar 'Manokin'. Plants were grown in sand cultures and irrigated with isoosmotic solutions containing (i) Cl- as the dominant anion, or (ii) a mixture of salts containing equal molar amounts of SO42- and Cl-. Six treatments of each salinity type were imposed. Electrical conductivities of the irrigation waters ranged from 2.1 to 13.0 dS/m. Se (1 mg/L, 12.7 µM) was added to all irrigation waters as Na2SeO4. Regardless of salinity type, soybean plants were generally taller in the low salinity treatments in early vegetative stages of growth. Towards the end of vegetative stages and until final harvest, higher values of plant height, leaf area, and shoot dry weight were found in the intermediate salinity levels (5.0 and 9.2 dS/m), and higher salinity in general led to increased soybean leaf chlorophyll on a unit area basis. Shoot to root ratios decreased with increasing chloride salinity while the ratios remained nearly constant in the sulfate salinity treatment. Plant uptake and accumulation of salt ions (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, Cl-), K+, total-P, and total-S were generally not related to the type of salinity except total S where higher concentrations were found in leaves, stems, and roots in the sulfate than in the chloride salinity. Se concentration in leaves and seeds was about 4 mg/kg at final harvest when irrigated with the sulfate-based saline waters. In the chloride salinity, Se was found to be about three times as much in the leaves and five times as much in the seeds. In conclusion, different solution concentrations of SO42- and Cl- had no significant effect on soybean biophysical growth parameters or ion distribution. Whereas shoot to root ratios decreased with increasing chloride salinity, high sulfate salinity reduced Se uptake by 'Manokin' soybean.


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The recent death of director Zack Snyder's daughter has driven the prominent filmmaker to step away from finishing the ensemble superhero movie "Justice League."
A source close to production who was not authorized to speak publicly said Monday that director Joss Whedon would take over completing the film, which should still hit its Nov. 17 release.
Snyder and his wife and producing partner Deborah Snyder told The Hollywood Reporter they will be using the time away to focus on their family and seven children.
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Wanted Lake Peekskill Man Arrested by NYPD
A Lake Peekskill man has learned the hard way: If you are wanted by police, don't speed. Durim Haxaj, 32, of Hanson Street, Lake Peekskill, was arrested last week after his car was clocked exceeding the legal speed limit on Route 6 near Mill Street in Jefferson Valley by 15 mph.
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