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Mayor Bob Filner's proposed cuts to City Attorney Jan Goldsmith's budget drew skepticism Wednesday from City Council members who appear unlikely to adopt the plan.
The mayor has called for slashing $1.4 million from the city attorney's $43.6 million budget in an overall budget plan that is devoid of any other significant cuts. Filner and Goldsmith have sparred publicly for months and several council members questioned the motive behind and explanation for the cuts during a budget hearing.
"We can't skimp when it comes to legal advice," said council President Todd Gloria. "If we do that, it will cost the taxpayers more in the long run and I don't think that's something we want to do. I think that it's also true that when you look at a budget proposal that has $15 million in proposed new expenditures ... you have to wonder why this reduction is being asked for."
No final decisions were made at Wednesday's hearing, but none of the council members expressed support for the cuts. Much of the discussion revolved around whether Filner was specifically targeting individuals in the City Attorney's Office to be fired — an accusation the mayor says is untrue.
The Mayor's Office has said financial managers selected 13 full-time positions to be eliminated to reach the target of $1.4 million in cuts, but the final decision on how that reduction is implemented rests with Goldsmith.
The position of Executive Assistant City Attorney Andrew Jones, Goldsmith's second-in-command, was on the list. He said publicly that he feels he was targeted for standing up to what he described as Filner's bullying of his fellow attorneys in closed-door meetings.
Francisco Estrada, Filner's director of council affairs, reiterated that his boss wasn't trying to single anyone out.
"The mayor publicly said, and it's on tape, that he understood that any reductions that would be made to any personnel within the City Attorney's Office was at the sole discretion of the city attorney," Estrada said. "He never targeted any individual within the City Attorney's Office at all."
Goldsmith defended his office against the cuts by noting that his lawyers have collected tens of millions for city coffers through civil litigation in recent years. Specifically, he cited $40 million through civil prosecutions and a $27 million fire settlement with San Diego Gas & Electric.
Goldsmith said his lawyers take the office's independence seriously and he won't allow them to pressured by the threat of firing.
"We don't want lawyers to be under fear that they will make next year's list of someone else's point of view as to who must be fired in order to make budget cuts if they don't fudge their opinions to please that other person," Goldsmith said.
Filner is pushing for the cuts because he said the City Attorney's Office budget and 346-member staff have increased since 2009 while significant cuts have been made in every other city department.
Filner, a Democrat, and Goldsmith, a Republican, have tussled over several issues since Filner took office Dec. 3 and aren't on speaking terms.
The mayor's budget plan closes a $38.4 million deficit in the city's $1.2 billion operating budget and he is expected to update it later this month when new revenue data arrives.
The council must make additions and subtractions to Filner's proposal by June although those changes will be subject to a mayoral veto.


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Devon BrownClass: R-Senior
Position: G/F
Height: 5-10
Previous School: Waynesboro HS
Hometown: Waynesboro, Va.
2011-12 (R-Jr.)
• Became just the third Lady Flame ever to make the first team All-Big South roster as a freshman, sophomore and junior
• Made her second appearance on the Big South All-Tournament Team
• Named an All-State performer by both VaSID (first team) and the Richmond Times-Dispatch (second team)
• Ranked second in the Big South in free throw percentage (career-best .790) and her 154 made free throws sit No. 4 on Liberty's all-time single-season list
• Also finished fourth in the Big South in scoring (16.9 ppg), sixth in rebounding (7.0 rpg) and ninth in steals (2.0 spg)
• With one season remaining, ranks No. 6 in program history for career points (1,441) and No. 9 in career rebounds (596)
• Scored a game-high 20 points off the bench in a season-opening win at UNC Greensboro (Nov. 11), marking her first of nine 20-point efforts on the year
• Became the 14th member of Liberty's 1,000-point club, reaching the milestone during the second half of a Dec. 7 game at Virginia
• Enjoyed back-to-back games of scoring exactly one point per minute played on Jan. 9 and 14 (25 points in 25 minutes vs. Campbell and 21 points in 21 minutes at Coastal Carolina)
• Fashioned an impressive all-around performance at UNC Asheville (Jan. 28), consisting of 25 points, nine rebounds, six assists and five steals
• Recorded three of her five double-doubles on the season during a four-game stretch between Feb. 11 and Feb. 20
• Finished with 27 points and 10 rebounds versus Coastal Carolina on Feb. 13, highlighted by a career-best 14-of-15 performance from the free throw line
• Dished out a career-high eight assists Feb. 18 at Winthrop
• Matched her season high with 27 points at Presbyterian College (Feb. 20), 20 of which came during the second half
• Scored a team-high 24 points and grabbed a team and career-high 14 rebounds, leading the Lady Flames to a Big South Championship title game victory at High Point (March 11)
• Led all players with 16 points in a first-round NCAA tilt at Notre Dame (March 18)
2010-11 (R-So.)
• First team All-Big South honoree for the second season in a row
• Honorable mention All-State performer, as awarded by both VaSID and the Richmond Times-Dispatch
• Big South Preseason Player of the Year
• Paced the Lady Flames in both scoring (13.5 ppg) and three-pointers made (35), despite missing the season's first seven games due to injury
• Ended the year with 917 career points, making her only the second sophomore in program history (also Elena Kisseleva) to reach the 900-point mark
• Played her first game of the season near her hometown, Dec. 5 at James Madison, and scored 14 points in just 17 minutes
• Made the Terrapin Classic (Dec. 28-29) all-tournament team, after averaging 15.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg at the event
• Scored 15 of her 19 points after halftime of the Lady Flames' consolation game win over La Salle on Dec. 29
• Also enjoyed a strong second half at Longwood on Jan. 14, as part of a 27-point, six-rebound, career-high five-assist performance
• Scored 21 of her 27 points during the final 20 minutes at Longwood, including a game-sealing three-pointer with 11.3 seconds left
• Became the first Lady Flame to post at least 25 points, five rebounds and five assists in the same game since Elena Kisseleva on Feb. 20, 1997
• Scored in double figures in a season-high seven straight games between Jan. 22 and Feb. 14
• During that span, she preserved a one-point win over High Point (Feb. 5) by blocking Erin Reynolds' layup attempt in the closing seconds
• Tallied a game-high 27 points in a win over UNC Asheville (March 4), highlighted by a career-high five three-pointers
• She was the first Lady Flame with a five three-pointer game since Rachel Hammond on Jan. 31, 2009
• Tied for the team scoring lead (14 points) in Liberty's Postseason WNIT tilt at Charlotte on March 16
2009-10 (R-Fr.)
• Enjoyed one of the best freshman seasons in program history
• Voted Big South Championship MVP, after making the game-winning shot with 4.2 seconds remaining in the title game
• Made the Big South All-Tournament team
• First team All-Big South
• Two-time Big South Player of the Week (Nov. 24 and Feb. 2)
• VaSID State Rookie of the Year
• First team All-State, according to both VaSID and the Richmond Times-Dispatch
• One of only four freshmen in the nation to average at least 17.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg for the season in 2009-10
• First freshman to lead the Big South in scoring (17.2 ppg) since Liberty's Elena Kisseleva in 1996-97
• Also ranked No. 3 in the conference in both rebounding (8.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (.494) and No. 5 in free throw percentage (.738) and steals (2.0 spg)
• Broke Liberty's freshman rebounding record with 271 boards and became only the second Lady Flame rookie ever to score more than 500 points
• Burst onto the scene with 26 points in each of her first two games, versus Winston-Salem State (Nov. 13) and UNC Greensboro (Nov. 17)
• Her 26 points against WSSU matched the Rams' team total for the game and marked the most points by a Liberty player in her collegiate debut since Elena Kisseleva's 30-point contest in her first game against Bluefield on Nov. 23, 1996
• Posted the first two of her nine double-doubles on the season at the Navy Classic (Nov. 20-21), helping the Lady Flames win the title
• Tabbed the Navy Classic's Championship Game All-Star, after posting 19 points, 11 rebounds and five steals in the title game against the host team
• Single-handedly outscored Navy after halftime, 14-11
• Ended her season by scoring in double figures in 22 straight games
• Tallied a career-high 29 points and added 11 rebounds at High Point (Jan. 30)
• Scored 20 or more points 11 times, including four times in her last five games
• Averaged 21.3 ppg and 7.7 rpg at the Big South Championship
• Tallied 24 points, eight rebounds and four steals in the championship game against Gardner-Webb (March 14), with 17 of her points coming in the second half and four in the final minute
• Poured in a team-high 24 points versus Kentucky (March 20) in her NCAA Tournament debut
2008-09 (Fr.)
• Did not appear in a single game during her first year at Liberty and was redshirted
• Graduated from Waynesboro High School
• Second-leading high school girls' basketball scorer in Virginia state history, with 2,728 career points
• Also a prolific rebounder, setting a state record with 513 boards as a senior and ranking third in state annals with 1,329 career caroms
• Averaged at least 25 points per game all four years of high school, garnering a quartet of first team all-state distinctions
• As a senior, was tabbed state co-player of the year after leading the Little Giants to a 26-4 record and a state runner-up finish in Group AA
• Four-time all-district honoree
• Made the all-region roster all four years
• Daughter of Steve and the late Jennifer Brown
• Sister of Steven Brown, Jr. (21) and La'Shanda Brown (20)
• Birthday is on Nov. 12
• Sport management major

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Imprisoned council leader Derek Osbourne will not get a pension from Kingston Council and was never entitled to one, the authority has confirmed.
The authority was responding to a Freedom of Information request asking whether Osbourne, jailed for two years for possessing and distributing indecent images of children, was included in the council's pension scheme.
Some councils chose to include councillors in the pension scheme, but Kingston did not, it said.


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There are numerous activities that say summer to me and probably to you too. Warm weather, sunshine, golfing, swimming, vacations, etc. are all part of my summer. Another activity that says summer to me and many other people is a family reunion.
Due to my husband, I participate in a family reunion held by the Richmond branch of his family. The Richmond Family Reunion is held every year on the first Sunday in August. There is never a question about the date, it is always held the same Sunday every year. My dad's family tried having family reunions, but they were not that good at it. The Richmond family — they have it down — they are professional at having family reunions.
This family runs its reunions like a well-oiled machine. The family elects a president and secretary each year, sometimes retaining those who served the previous year. These are not just "figurehead" positions. The president conducts the family meeting and consults with the secretary throughout the year. The secretary sends out invitations to the reunion, just to make sure that no one is confused about the date, and the secretary records the happenings at the yearly reunion and prepares minutes. Those minutes have been retained for more than 50 years, giving the group a written archives of family events. Such an amazing history for the future of this family.
The actual family reunion consists of several parts. Some of the out-of-town members and some locals gather for dessert on Saturday evening. This gives the group a jumpstart on the festivities of the next day. Sunday morning dawns, and the day begins with a coffee time prior to the noon meal. This coffee time gives participants a chance to talk, look at family photos and catch up on family gossip (I mean "news").
At noon the family reunion dinner is held. This includes meat, provided by the reunion fund, and then dishes to share are brought by the family attending. I must say, this family knows how to cook. There are both sweet and savory dishes to indulge in. A now deceased member of the family was always popular for her hot cooler full of corn on the cob and her peanut butter pie for dessert. That peanut butter pie was outstanding! There were, on occasion, heated debates over who was to get the last piece. My tactic was to sneak to the end of the food line and procure my dessert first — a plan that netted me several pieces of this wonderful concoction throughout the years.
After dinner the family reunion meeting is held. Even the youngest family members listen to this meeting — I suppose they are in training for the time that they will be conducting these meetings. In years gone by, the next activity was some kind of entertainment. That entertainment was as diverse as poetry reading to lip syncing to pottery making to a mock wedding. Yes, a mock wedding. I wasn't too familiar with what a mock wedding included but this family had it figured out. From the 6-foot, 3-inch male flower girl to the pregnant "female" bride to the shotgun toting "male" father of the bride, it was definitely not your usual wedding. Actually, the video should have been sent in to that TV show — I think it could have won a prize.
It would seem the day would be finished, but there is more to come. The family then holds an auction with family members acting as the auctioneers. The role of auctioneering has been passed to the younger generation, and they have done a great job. Items in the auction include white elephants, special family memorabilia and items made by talented members of the family. What is the money raised used for? The money raised is used to pay for the reunion venue and the meat dish served at the reunion lunch.
The family also makes an annual donation to a charity close to the hearts of them all. You see, this family unfortunately has passed a genetic disease of the eyes down through the generations. Several, now deceased members, lived for many of their adult years in a world of darkness. The disease, named choroideremia is a progressive illness that is passed through the female members of the family to their sons. This genetic disease has affected past generations and is currently affecting some in the younger generation. The family makes an annual donation to The Choroideremia Research Foundation, Inc. in the hopes that their donation will be beneficial for their future generations and those of other families. If you would like further information regarding this illness, visit the foundation's website at http://choroideremia.org.
All in all, the Richmond Family Reunion is an event not to be missed. Family members travel from as far away as Hawaii and as close as Princeton to attend. I will see you, the Richmond family, on the first Sunday in August. Does your family have a reunion? Mark the date on your calendar — you'll be glad you did!
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Corsham Area Board has distributed its final community grants before May's elections.
The board unanimously approved a proposal from chairman Councillor Alan Macrae to give £500 to granting five-times Paralympic medallist Stephanie Millward the freedom of Corsham.
Board members praised her work coaching children and her support of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The freedom will be presented to Miss Millward on a day of celebration on March 2.
The Corsham Churches Food Bank will also get £500, to increase storage facilities at St Aldhelm's Church. The board was told requests to the charity more than doubled, from 14 to 35, last year and space to store donated produce was running out.
Corsham One Mile Running Club was awarded £350, to provide rewards for young people meeting their sporting targets.
The club, used by children aged six to 14, wanted money to buy medals, trophies and T-shirts.
The final Area Board meeting before May's election also had to decide what to do with surplus money and opted to give it to the community area transport group.
A summary of the board's previous grants was revealed at last week's meeting, held at Lacock Village Hall. In the last four years, £119,655 has been allocated, 40 per cent to projects involving young people.


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I put the chops in the brine Sunday night and took them out Monday afternoon.
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- Cardinals are going to the World Series woohoo!!
- Cupcake and I played a rousing game of hide & seek when I got home from work.
- My mom is a sugar cookie genius and has gorgeous designs. I may have just talked her into starting a blog so she can share them!
- Just remembered I have an X-Factor to watch on DVR! I am LOVING that show!!
Monday, October 17, 2011
High Marks for "Beauty Marked" Dupes!
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Those colors are gorgeous. I'll have to go get one of the drugstore dupes. :)ReplyDelete
thx soo much!!!!ReplyDelete
Hi Emily! I guessed the 2nd swatch right :) go me! ahah xxxReplyDelete
- PriscillaOctober 17, 2011 at 2:53 PM
Cool blog post! I guessed that #3 was MAC Beauty marked... WnW makes great dupes and overall wonderful shadows! I cant wait to get my hands on the NEW baked shadows and 8 pan all matte palette :)ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for posts like these! I love purple shadow, so the Wet n Wild palette is now on my shopping list. =)ReplyDelete
I think I have the "Lust" from Wet n Wild. I can't really even tell the difference between the Mac and the Wet n Wild shades.ReplyDelete
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The L'Oreal H.I.P. duo in Sculpted 106 has a Beauty Marked dupe on the right. Gorgeous.ReplyDelete
I love the L'Oreal Lavender Smokes quad, but I think we have the inverse of each other's palettes. The beauty Marked dupe in my Lavender Smokes palette is hard and lifeless, with no real pigmentation, and the other shades are buttery, and full of sparkle and color. Drugstore formulas are never really consistent, though, are they? :)ReplyDelete
Love these dupe post, by the way!
thanks Emily for showing us drugstore dupes for the more expensive brand. i did choose #2 but only after reading your hints, tips and guidance. now i know what i am looking for! Tyler is such a great sport! keep these types of blogs coming and would love to see one from your Mom on sugar cookies! Yum Yum!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2011 at 3:20 PM
The shade Supernova(the meteor-eyes baked eyeshadow)by Hard Candy is also a good dupe for Beauty Mark.ReplyDelete
I failed lol!!! I guessed #1. Awesome post. I both both of the Wet n' Wild palettes. May pull them out have have some purple play this week.ReplyDelete
Awesome! I honestly could not tell which one was beauty marked. I did do a blog post about that WnW Petal Pusher palette being some dupes for MAC, check out my post if you have time :) The black in the WnW post is a dupe for Black Tied and the light plummy color above the Beauty Marked color in the WnW palette is a dupe for Trax-all MAC shadows. Hope you're having a great Monday! xoxo JenReplyDelete
So surprised! I have never really seen this shade except in your videos and so I didn't really know what it looked like on, but I guessed right. All of the shades look really gorgeous.ReplyDelete
you got me! i guessed the forth one:)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2011 at 6:19 PM
Emily you are incredible... thank you for such an innovative post!!ReplyDelete
I always notice that Wet N Wild has awesome dupes for Mac eyeshadows and they are also very pigmented for a cheap price! Love the colour!! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2011 at 6:47 PM
when i heard the Cardinals were in the series I thought "wow Emily is gonna love that". congrats on your Cardinals.ReplyDelete
awesome post! Although the swatches are almost identical my favourite was the first one (L'Oreal) which is kinda cool considering I'd save a few pennies if I were to buy this instead of the MAC one. And I'd get 3 other shadows too! :)ReplyDelete
As shocking as it may seem, my favorite swatch was the first one! And it's almost $10 cheaper compared to the MAC!ReplyDelete
:( I wish they sold wet n' wild products in the drugstores near my house!ReplyDelete
I went for swatch 1, and actually it is my favourite of them all! Thanks so much for including the L'oreal one too and thinking of us poor souls in other countries where Wet'n'Wild is impossible to find :)ReplyDelete
Woo Thank you!!!ReplyDelete
I'd love to see a tutorial on how to use that LUST palette from WnW. I bought it and LOVE the colors but when I use them I just end up looking like someone just gave me a shiner. Love your video tutorials!ReplyDelete
Wow, I was totally wrong! This was a great post. Thank you!!ReplyDelete
Would love to see your mom's sugar cookie blog, especially with the holidays coming up and lots of us wanting to bake!ReplyDelete
I picked MAC's Beauty Marked correctly on my first guess, but it was because that swatch looked less pigmented than the others and hard to blend (it didn't streak as far down as the rest). I love MAC shadows for the most part, but some are really hard in texture and difficult to blend.
- AnonymousOctober 19, 2011 at 5:19 PM
Hi Emily! I am just wondering if the eyeshadows from Wet n' Wild irritate your eyes. I got some of the NYX eyeshadows and my eyes water all day but if I use Tarte, Urban Decay or BE they don't. I am wondering how good they are for sensitive eyes.ReplyDelete
I love when you do dupes! A lot of youtubers stick to high end stuff and some of us can't afford to buy 100 MAC shadows! Thanks for always giving us lots of options!ReplyDelete
Great post! With two kids, I don't have tons to spend on makeup, but I enjoy playing around with fun colors occasionally. I'm going to order both of the wet & wild palettes on drugstore.com - only $4.99 each! I'd love to see a video tutorial on using these eyeshadows :) Looking forward to more dupe posts also. Thanks so much!ReplyDelete
Wow the palette of wet'n wild are Amazing! Wow!ReplyDelete
I've never really used Wet n' Wild products, but I'm surprised that it seems so good quality! I love seeing some of the less expensive dupes!ReplyDelete
I love x factor tooooo :) better than IDOL but please dont hurt me lol I lvoe idol too. Also loving that I own the dupe for this color in the lust palette YEYReplyDelete
I have been trying to find the Lust and Petal Pusher palettes ever since I watched your video on the beauty marked dupe! But everytime I go to the drugstore, they are always sold out.. hopefully soon I will come across one!ReplyDelete
It does look a lot like the Lust palette shade! Pretty color.ReplyDelete


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AILA Doc. No. 03071742 | Dated July 17, 2003
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
July 16, 2003
Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador Extended to March 9, 2005
Employment Authorization Document Automatically Extended to March 9, 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C.– As part of the Administration's ongoing efforts to assist El Salvador in recovering from the devastating earthquakes that affected the nation, the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) announced today an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador for a period of 18-months until March 9, 2005. This TPS extension, which covers approximately 290,000 Salvadoran registrants, is effective September 9, 2003 and will remain in effect until March 9, 2005. Salvadorans who have been granted TPS must re-register during the re-registration period. The re-registration period begins July 16, 2003 and will remain in effect until September 15, 2003.
"Although El Salvador has made progress in its post-earthquake reconstruction effort, much work remains," said Eduardo Aguirre, Director, BCIS, in the Department of Homeland Security. "This 18-month extension reflects the Administration's continued commitment to assist El Salvador in its recovery process."
In an effort both to provide ample time for eligible Salvadorans to re-register and to prevent potential gaps in employment authorization while they wait for their applications to be processed, BCIS is granting an automatic extension of the expiration date of the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) to March 9, 2004. The automatic EAD extension does not relieve beneficiaries of the responsibility to re-register for TPS benefits.
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The Loci Mnemonic System works very well for memorizing lists. Lists are difficult to memorize because the items usually have no relation to each other and have no context to anything else that might help you remember them. The loci system helps because it changes the task from recall to aided recall by using paired associate learning. The loci locations, which you cannot forget, act as an aid to the items that you can forget.
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The KET Young Writers Contest is looking for illustrated stories from children in grades K-5. Winners will be selected from each grade level, and all winners will receive prizes. First-place stories in will be published online. Details and complete contest rules are available online.
Martha Speaks
PBS Kids' program Martha Speaks offers two ready-made reading programs for grades P-6. The Read-Aloud Book Club includes classroom guides for ten book club sessions as well as support materials. The Martha Speaks websitealso features episodes that coordinate with the sessions. The Reading Buddies Program is a cross-age program designed for kindergarten and upper-elementary students to increase their vocabulary, develop self-esteem and social skills, and enhance their love of books.
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow, the award-winning television series that encourages reading among children, can now be streamed on Discovery Education! Each episode centers on a theme from a book which is explored through a number of segments or stories.
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This collection of self-paced lessons is designed to enhance the literacy skills of struggling readers in grades 5-8. Each uses videos, interactive activities, note taking, reading, and writing to present students with an engaging science, social studies, mathematics, or language arts topic.
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Literacy Central is designed to provide guidance to educators on the development, implementation, and monitoring of literacy plans. The information is organized by the Essential Elements of Literacy PERKS. The website features planning guidance, videos, professional learning modules with facilitators' guides, information organized by age/grade spans, and other resources for teachers to use in planning for meeting students' learning needs.
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If your club is looking to develop a new web site, create a new look or enhance an existing site, the MGA is happy to promote e-Clubhouse. The interactive program which offers everything your club needs to build a web site uses built-in site management tools a club site can be created and customized in minutes.
Within an hour the club administrator can add events to the calendar and update club news. In addition, each site can be listed in a searchable database where potential members can find your club and even join online! Members of the site have access to association and club news and events, the ability to search for another golfer to play with, statistical tools and online event sign up.
Who is eClubhouse for?
eClubhouse is for all club types and for all golfers in its membership. Any club can build a great looking professional site with its easy-to-use tools and customizable designs.
For the golfer: Maintain your profile, view and sign-up for club events, renew club membership online, post scores directly to GHIN or utilize the optional myStats Scores feature to track your game. The myStats Reports feature not only gives you standard statistics reporting, such as fairways, greens, putts and others -- but it allows you to establish your own optional statistic categories (like our favorite: BIP - Ball in Pocket). This reporting and graphing capability lets you generate clear views of your playing trends. The "Find a Golfer" feature even lets you search for other golfers in your club and nearby clubs to set up a round of golf.
For the Club: A comprehensive calendar and event management capability will allow the club administrator to keep track of meetings, events and tournaments not only in your club, but at the golf association level as well. Golfers can sign-up and even pay online using a credit card. Once entries are finished, the club can download that information right into TPP™ to streamline the preparation of tournaments. After the event, pairings and results can be uploaded to the site.
Additional features include: News, Photo, Forum, FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and an About Us section. eClubhouse administrators can create and distribute Emails directly to the membership, creating a true communications portal for all membership functions and activities.
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Saint Leo (20-10) split Saturday's doubleheader against Palm Beach Atlantic (17-10) to win the series, two games to one. Behind a complete game from Rick Teasley, the Lions held off the Sailfish to earn a 4-2 win in game one. The Sailfish turned the tables a bit in game two, pounding out 15 hits to beat the Lions 12-7
In game one of the doubleheader Teasley tossed a complete game, allowing just four hits and two earned runs. Through nine innings, the lefty struck out four and did not walk a Sailfish batter en route to the win. It was the second time in as many games that the Lions' starting pitcher went the full nine innings.
The Lions offense was led by Taed Moses—who tallied four hits on the day and two RBI. Ryan Brnovich collected three hits on the afternoon as did Chris Newcomb.
The first game remained scoreless through five innings before the Lions finally broke through in the sixth for three runs. Newcomb got the inning going with a hit by pitch and he was plated on an RBI triple from Moses.
In the bottom half the same inning, Palm Beach Atlantic got a run back after the Sailfish catcher singled to bring home a runner. In the seventh Bobby Twitty walked to get the inning going and was brought across home on a double down the left field line from Newcomb.
Palm Beach Atlantic would score another run in the seventh to make the game 4-2 in favor of Saint Leo but Teasley continued his dominance and finished off the complete game.
The second game of the doubleheader saw the Lions get out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first, but that would be the only lead Saint Leo would see the rest of the game. Palm Beach Atlantic quickly regained the lead in the bottom of the first when they put up a three-spot on the Lions' starter Charles Neely.
The Sailfish tacked on five more runs to their lead in the second inning, and one more in the third to take a 9-2 lead over the Lions.
In the fourth Saint Leo got three runs back when Moses led off the inning with a double down the line and Rawdow followed him right up with an RBI triple to centerfield. Newcomb notched an RBI when he brought home Rawdow on a sacrifice fly, and Revell, who reached base on a walk, scored on an error by the catcher on a drop third strike play.
Trailing 10-5 in the fifth, Moses sent a laser of a homerun over the left field wall to get within four runs of the Sailfish. The Lions would push another run across the board in the sixth, but unfortunately the Sailfish scored two in the bottom of the fifth to counter the Lions' two runs.
The Lions get back in conference action on Thursday when they welcome the Sharks of Nova Southeastern to Thomas B. Southard Stadium. First pitch on Thursday is set for 6:00 p.m.


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ive had these levers for a while and not once have i had a problem,,these levers are extremely durable and ive taken some hard slips on the clutch and its still going strong
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Easy to adjust. Looks great.
Great feel, smooth, and easy to install.
Great lever. Never has broken. Looks sharp
Excellent clutch lever paired with OEM replacement clutch cable on my 10 RMZ450 clutch pull is exponentially better than a stock lever. Fit and finish exceeded my expectation, the adjustments "click" ever 1/8th of a turn and lock in place. The lever can be adjusted away from the bar more than enough to accommodate my XL grip. Now I'm not crushing my knuckles when I pull the lever.
We'll built, like the on the fly adjustment.
but they are not unbreakable lets see how good the warranty is and how long it will take to get a new one hopefully quickly so i dont have to buy a new lever so i can race
these levers just dont bend. they can take anything you throw at them and up the bling factor of your bike
I spent $140 on this clutch perch after my stock one broke. First of all it did not come with a dust cover which was annoying but not the end of the world. To this day they still never sent me it. But even worse I had it for about 2 months and on my first little spill the cluth lever broke completely off. Had a heck of a time getting the bike home. But I didnt fill out the warranty card so I pretty much jiped myself out of $140. Wouldnt reccomend, not veryy durable at all.
Well my lever is pretty cool. It is very adjustable and fits my hand well. It makes the clutch lever easier to pull which helps on a tight mx track.
The only issue I have with this lever is that I tipped my bike and the lever bent all the way around in a circle. I went online and ASV has directions on how to bend back the lever. They say they will still replace the lever if you are not happy with the way it bent back. I bent mine back and it works awesome but it looks a little tattered now.
The ASV C6 Pro Package definitely changed the feel and made riding a lot more comfortable & the look/strength of the Clutch Lever is a relief in the pocket book knowing when you go down your not spending $12-$30 as often.
Put this on my 2010 RMZ250 along with the C6 brake lever and I have to say they are a lot more comfortable than i expected a simple upgrade like this to be. Took 5 minutes to put on and adjust and I would recommend em to anyone. Haven't went down with them on yet but they seem like they could take a hit.
I put a set of C6 levers on my 2011 KX450 and love them. The feel and levels of adjustment make these levers great. It's hard to justify spending $225 on levers but I'd do it again no problem. Great product.
has never broken, the coloring hasnt worn off, looks really good,but wish had more color options
Smooth as glass, took a while to get, but well worth it.PRICEY.
Very Good Product I Love It!
My recent purchase of the ASV C6 Pro Clutch Lever assembly was one the best additions I've made to my 2004 Kawasaki KDX 220. The fit and finish of the unit is superb, the lever pull smooth, and the on the fly adjustment a great feature to have. With a large amount of lever 'positioning' available, and the safety features of 'fold-back' and 'rotation on the bar' due to the rubber insert, this setup is so great that it will now be added to all my other bikes and atvs.
Replaced the stock clutch lever on my 2000 cr250 and WOW, i love it!!! Everything had a quick adjust from lever position to where the pressure point. I found myself adjusting the lever in mid air during races without any troubles. 10 times better then the Works Connection lever on my 07 crf450r. Also, the spring design is really effective in saving your levers in wrecks or when you spin out.... The ONLY thing i was not happy with was the fact that it seemed to only help my clutch pull by 25% or so. I guess my expectations were higher considering how remarkable everything else is. I will definitely be buying another for my 450 sometime in the near future.
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A few years ago, veteran Democratic political consultant Bob Mulholland started giving candidates a new piece of advice: "Everything is on the record."
When almost everyone has a video-enabled smartphone in his or her pocket, there's no such thing as being off the clock.
A poorly considered comment or momentary loss of temper would have once been overlooked, even in a close campaign. Now it's liable to become a YouTube moment like the one Democrats Brad Sherman and Howard Berman had this week during a candidates' forum in Woodland Hills.
A candidate "has to be on guard 24/7," Mulholland said.
When Sherman put his arm around Berman as the two congressmen argued and challenged, "You want to get into this?" he joined a long line of politicians who've lost their cool while cameras were watching.
Such events threaten to hurt candidates' chances at the polls, and they often overshadow the substance of the campaigns, political observers said.
Less than a week before the Sherman-Berman contretemps, a congressional debate in Long Beach was eclipsed by a post-event scuffle between a Republican candidate and a zealous Democratic tracker.
Gary DeLong, a Long Beach city councilman who is running in the 47th Congressional District, grabbed the tracker's cellphone after asking her to give him some space while he spoke to constituents.
The woman, employed by the California Democratic Party, eventually scooped up the phone - and resumed recording -- after DeLong left the device on a table.
The tussle led to partisan quips about DeLong's handling of the incident.
"If he can't stand up to a 5-foot-tall woman with a video camera, he's not going to be able to stand up to John Boehner," said Mike Shimpock, a spokesman for DeLong's Democratic opponent, state Sen. Alan Lowenthal of Long Beach.
DeLong made no apologies to the tracker, who has been following him for several weeks and has recorded him at a festival with his 6-year-old daughter.
Witnesses to the phone struggle said the woman was thrusting the phone "six inches from people's faces."
Sherman, on the other hand, did rue his outburst, saying in a statement Friday, "I regret my part in allowing emotions to distract from the exchange of views."
What effect all this has at the polls is unclear.
Embarrassing video moments would seem to hurt mainly the candidates caught in them. But Jessica Levinson, an associate professor at Loyola Law School who studies election law, said such episodes can also reinforce voter disgust with politicians in general, making them a wash.
Many candidates who've had intemperate moments caught on tape have lost their races, albeit not necessarily because of the viral videos alone.
In March, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum was caught on camera snapping at a New York Times reporter, telling him, "Stop lying!" and referring to the premise of his question as "bulls---." Democrats accused Santorum of hypocrisy for cursing out a reporter while being an outspoken Christian.
George Allen, a Republican Senate candidate in Virginia, was taped referring to a Democratic tracker as "macaca," which some took to be an ethnic slur. Allen narrowly lost that 2006 race but is running for the Senate again.
Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean's 2004 speech in Iowa became known as a meltdown when it culminated in an unspellable yell, leading to a video clip that was played ad nauseam during his failed campaign. But to people who saw it live, it was merely an enthusiastic candidate.
Such back-and-forths tend to gather far more attention than the candidates' desired messages. On Friday afternoon, three videos of Thursday's confrontation posted by the Berman campaign had nearly 28,000 views combined on YouTube. A Sherman campaign ad called "Brad Sherman Fighting for the Valley" had just 581.
But the upside of the always-on media world is that there will surely be another scandal to feed the 24-hour news cycle. Election Day is 3 1/2weeks away -- an eternity in YouTube terms.
"Voters do to a certain extent have amnesia or the ability to look the other way," Levinson said.
By Election Day, she said, some voters might remember that there was some sort of scuffle between Sherman and Berman, but forget the details. But Berman could try to keep it in their minds by buying campaign ads, Levinson added.
Smartphones and YouTube are new, but politicians' worries about embarrassing moments coming back to haunt them are not.
Mulholland, a longtime adviser to Democrats, recalled advice he said Joe Kennedy Sr. gave his sons, Bobby, Teddy and John decades ago: "Never write something down if you can just talk. Never talk if you can just nod."
"Politicians have got to stick to that rule," Mulholland said. "Just nod, say, `How's the weather?"'
Staff Writers Eric Bradley and Rick Orlov contributed to this report.


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I've been going over Javascript frameworks for the past couple of days. Everything from Processingjs and raphaeljs to Jquery and Mootools (a longer post on this later), and I hit something that just pretty much blew my mind.
Meteorjs (or just Meteor, if you want to get semantic) is a framework being built by a gifted, prolific group of scientists, which uses the binding and instant update techniques found in Handlebars, Nodejs, etc, but does it in a way that at first glance may actually qualify as magic. No, seriously.
After you watch the introductory video, you will say "how the heck did they do that??!??"
That's the definition of a magic trick, is it not?
Betchu money if the fellas at meteor.com read the above, one of them will say, "illusion, Michael!…"
At any rate, for the love of all that is holy, go check out Meteor. It's got some serious, serious potential.


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I'm trying to relocate a picture I've seen before on the web. It's an illustration — from some book, I assume — of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet each superimposed on a man's face supposedly to illustrate how each letter reflects the way it is pronounced. The pictures of the men's faces are rather post-mediaeval looking.
Has someone else seen these pictures online and if so, do you have a URL where I can find them again?
Pictures of Hebrew letters superimposed on faces
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No, I have not found that. However, your question reminds me of Ophanim, which is Hebrew yoga involving twisting the body into positions that resemble Hebrew letters. The practitioners of this believe that they are acquiring the psychic energy of the particular letter they imitate. See http://www.angelfire.com/pe/ophanim
Re: Pictures of Hebrew letters superimposed on faces
The source is up on Google Books now: Franciscus Mercurius (Baptista) van Helmont's book Alphabetum Naturæ:
http://books.google.ca/books?id=lvxSAAA ... CGEQ6AEwCA
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Pretty much across the board, NFL teams are feeling the pain from key players getting hurt. Pro Picks was damaged by some of those injuries in Week 2, as well.
On Thursday night, a team likely down to its third-string quarterback, a rookie no less, takes on a club that in the offseason signed its new QB to a sweet $72 million, four-year contract.
Yep, the Patriots will probably have third-round selection Jacoby Brissett behind center with Jimmy Garoppolo mending his injured right shoulder and Tom Brady suspended for two more weeks. Houston counters with Brock Osweiler, who has looked pretty good in his first two outings as a Texan.
Yet New England (tied for first in AP Pro32 with Pittsburgh) is a mere 1-point underdog to Houston (No. 7, AP Pro32). That's a testament to how tough the Patriots are at Foxborough.
Maybe Texans coach Bill O'Brien's familiarity with the Patriots' system after having coached there for five seasons, two of which ended in Super Bowl defeats. After all, this is a guy who slept at Gillette Stadium during his time working there.
"No question when I was quality control coach, I definitely had a couple nights there," O'Brien says. "(Josh) McDaniels had me breaking down all kinds of film. (Bill) Belichick had me breaking down all kinds of film. I had to get the job done."
The oddsmakers figure his team will get it done this week with no Tom Terrific, no Jimmy G and maybe no Gronk — All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski has yet to play this season because of a hamstring issue.


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Access the records: Michigan, Eastern District, Naturalization Index, 1907-1995 .
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This collection contains images of soundex cards to naturalization petitions. A guide to using a soundex appears at the beginning of most of the image ranges within this collection. Corresponds with NARA publication M1917: Index Cards to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, Detroit, 1907-1995.
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"Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata > San Ponciano > Matrimonios 1884-1886 > image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clementina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.


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I used to have Europadisk in Manhattan make me one off acetate records to test and play out with. I used to love hanging out in the mastering and manufacturing room there. There's a interesting bunch of photos and an article on how to pirate a vinyl record over at Mike Senese's blog. If you're like me and have 5000 records this could be interesting to you. For the full read: click here
"Using the wooden strips, make a box around the glass plate. Seal off the edges using the window cement. Make sure everything is air tight. Place your record inside the box making sure that the portion to be copied is facing upward. Squeeze in some window cement to mark where the hole in the record is. Mix the silicone (Smooth On OOMOO 30 or OOMOO 25) for about 3 minutes before pouring in to the mold…." – mikesenese.com/how-to-pirate-a-vinyl-record
For more info: mikesenese.com/how-to-pirate-a-vinyl-record


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The Tomten by Kar-Erik Forsslund
This classic is an introduction to the fabled Swedish gnome, the Tomten. He is the one who looks after everything while the farmer and his family are sleeping. At night, when all is quiet around the farm -- that's when the Tomten wakes up. (Ages 5-8).
Choose either Hardcover book (8 by 11 inches. 32 pages) or Softcover book (7 3/4 by 10 inches. 32 pages) by using the Options Bar.
Astrid Lindgren (1906-2002) was a well-known Swedish writer whose works renewed children's literature in Sweden and Scandinavia. Her best-known characters are independent and unconventional, including the untidy Pippi Longstocking, Karlsson, and Emil and his entertaining pranks. Her books for children received many awards, including the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for Pippi Longstocking in 1973; the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1958; and the International Book Award from UNESCO in 1993.


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Biloxi Casino Bus Trip
Broad Horizons Travel, LLC
Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 7:00 AM to 9:30 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Invite your friends and come join in on the fun!
A motor coach will depart from the Piggly Wiggly (Eutaw, AL) parking lot at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2013, traveling to the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi, MS. The bus will return to the same location at approximately 9:30 p.m.
The price of the trip is $40.00. Upon arrival, the Hard Rock Casino will provide guest with $15.00 in free play which can be redeemed at the casino.
In route to the Casino we will have 50/50 raffles, snacks, and movies.
When & Where
Hard Rock Casino
Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 7:00 AM to 9:30 PM (PDT)
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Kattbank - Kitty Litter Box Bench
This modern bench actually houses a large kitty litter box! Perfect way to hide the litter box in a small place! Love the modern design and the choice in colors. You can put it anywhere and nobody will know its the litter box!: "Kattbank is a creative solution to one of the more challenging space-sharing issues for cat-owners and the animals they love. Kattbank is a modern bench designed especially to conceal the cat litter box. The litter box is hidden within the contemporary lines of kattbank, which is cleverly vented to provide adequate airflow for the cat's health, yet does not give up any offending odors."


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My Garden GrewTrivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
I was a great king's daughter and a queen in bygone times;
My story's told in one of Mother Goose's little rhymes.
My garden grew, blood-watered, and by pretty maids well-fed,
With bells and shells along the way, the tortured soon lay dead.
My mother was a queen who, supplanted, lost her place.
My marriage was political; no love showed in his face;
He roamed far distant from my side to avoid my many flaws.
But unlike certain other queens, I died from natural cause.
Littler sister then was queen; the world knew of her fame.
Knowing of my story, can you now pronounce my name?
HintA cocktail is named for her.
AnswerMary Tudor, Queen Mary I of England
Mary's father was King Henry VIII of England by his first wife, Queen Catherine of Aragon. At Henry's death, his only son became king as Edward VI, at the age of nine, but died when he was fifteen. Mary came to the throne at age 37, but her marriage to Phillip of Spain was loveless, and she had no heirs. She is remembered for her persecution of alleged heretics. At her death, Elizabeth, Anne Boleyn's daughter, became queen and reigned for 45 years.
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row.
These verses allude to the torture and deaths of accused heretics. The "silver bells and cockle shells" refer to instruments of torture used, while "pretty maids" were the "iron maidens" used to pierce victims with nails inside a casing shaped like a human form.
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As I normally do every spring, I started visiting wheat fields in the area sometime around the middle of February, just looking for whatever might be going on there. This year I found something different from what I had become used to in recent years. The "joint" in even the oldest wheat was not even close to moving. In more correct terms, the wheat was not approaching "internode-elongation" as it usually is by that time.
We are all aware that we have had a very cold winter, one of the coldest in a long time. The extended cold period and the severity of the cold temperatures kept wheat plants in a dormant state for at least two weeks longer than usual. This "deeper" dormancy actually protected the plants from damage, but delayed the initiation of "green-up" that in most years begins sometime around the middle of February. This year wheat did not green up or begin internode elongation until the first week of March.
This will probably mean that the wheat harvest will begin at least two or even three weeks later than in most years. Our usual wheat harvest dates in Mississippi range from early to mid-June, but this year our wheat harvest may linger on into late June or even the early part of July.
This later harvest will delay the establishment of soybeans that are commonly planted after wheat. Grain sorghum may also be planted following some of the wheat this year. Either crop can be successful given good management and timely rains.
The only consideration that may be prudent is that with this delay growers may need to go with a mid- Group 5 soybean variety rather than the late Group 4s we use in most cases. As I have said before, a late Group 4 will probably perform well, but if the grower has the opportunity to select a variety specifically for this situation the mid Group 5 may have a slight advantage. Don't forget to pick an STS variety for fields where Finesse herbicide was used.
I started this article by saying that the late wheat may be a plus, and then I went into the problems it may cause. But if we experience an Easter cold period as we often do the later wheat will likely avoid the damage it might sustain if it had headed on the normal schedule. As we sit today, it looks like we may have temperatures in the frost range this week, but not low enough to threaten our wheat. In most years the young man who portrays Jesus in our annual Passion Play spends about thirty minutes freezing on the cross on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Maybe this year it won't be so tough on him.
This year the main weather issue is excessive rainfall. I am adding these last paragraphs after the time when I have usually completed this work, but as I am writing this Monday evening another four to six inches of rain have fallen in fields that received around that same amount at the end of last week. I have seen wheat fields starting to head and emerging corn covered with flood water once within a week, and now these same fields and more will likely be flooded for a second time. We will have to wait and see how these fields look after this second round, but this is not the way we like to see a crop year begin.
If there is consolation, it is that in the past we have seen years that started off with difficulties like these, only to end well with good yields and fair profits. Let's hope and pray this one follows that pattern as well. I don't think there is anyone who would disagree that the soil profile is well charged with moisture this year.


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Rummag ERebus brain teasers use words or letters in interesting orientations to represent common phrases.
What does this represent?
rummag e
AnswerSearch party. Search is another word for rummage, and the e is parted from the rest of the word.
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text: Episode one: Joe Anello Inside this Medina home, Joe Anello's passion for sports isn't just apparent in the memorabilia on the walls. Comments Email Print July 16, 2012 Updated Morning Roundup Business headlines from Crain's Cleveland Business and other Ohio newspapers — delivered FREE to your inbox every morning. Sign up for the Morning Newsletter.


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Missing Vowels IIILanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
Three quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche have all their vowels removed. You must put the appropriate vowels in each blank.
1. _n _rt_st h_s n_ h_m_ _n _ _r_p_ _xc_pt _n P_r_s.
2. _rt _s th_ pr_p_r t_sk _f l_f_.
3. _g_ _sm _s th_ v_ry _ss_nc_ _f _ n_bl_ s_ _l.
Answer1.An artist has no home in Europe, except in Paris.
2.Art is the proper task of life.
3.Egoism is the very essence of a noble soul.
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JPMorgan Chase is testing out a plan to boost ATM fees for noncustomers in some markets to $5 per withdrawal. From ABC News:
The new fees could be especially costly for people who withdraw cash from another bank's ATM. Chase is now charging Illinois residents $5 every time a non-customer withdraws money from a Chase ATM. That's in addition to any fees charged by the customer's bank.
"Wow. That's steep," says Gerri Detweiler, Credit.com's personal finance expert. "Even if you take out $100 at a time, that's still an expensive way to get at your own money."
Chase also is experimenting with a $4 fee for non-customers in Texas, said Christine Holevas, a spokeswoman for JPMorgan Chase. TD Bank recently stopped reimbursing its customers for fees incurred through the use of other banks' ATMs. Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank did the same for its free checking account customers, a spokesman for the bank said.
A $5 ATM fee may seem like a small issue in the scheme of things, but when you look at the numbers, they're kind of astounding. Not only are you going to get that $5 ATM fee for using a Chase ATM if you're not an accountholder, but your own bank will likely charge you a fee of around $2 for using an out-of-network ATM, so now you're out $7. If you're withdrawing $20 to pay your friend back for dinner, that amounts to a 35 percent fee to withdraw your own money.
On the other hand, I can't say this move is surprising. Chase has been pretty aggressive about exploring new fees and limits on its checking accounts lately, and they're not alone. Since the passage of Dodd-Frank, banks have been loudly warning that the law's increased regulatory burden and limits on debit-card interchange fees would force them to raise fees charged to checking account customers and ATM customers.
As banking consultant Bert Ely told me late last year when I was interviewing him for our 2010 Checking Study, "It's like squeezing a balloon. The revenue balloon is getting squeezed in places, so to get the same amount of revenue, it's got to bulge out someplace else."
On the other hand, a lot of Dodd-Frank's implementation is hardly settled, and I suspect some of this is just saber-rattling on the part of the banks, who are trying to get public opinion on their side and put political pressure on regulators to back off.
In the end, the market will decide how much banks can charge for ATM withdrawals, just as with many other types of fees. Likely, a lot of people will just pay the fee, as they have with steadily increasing ATM fees since the things were invented. As our own Greg McBride told ATM Marketplace:
"There is very little downside when a bank raises its ATM surcharge fee," said Greg McBride, senior financial analyst at Bankrate.com, which is based in North Palm Beach, Fla. "There is very little backlash from non-bank customers who pay the higher surcharge fee."
But I also think $5 is high enough to induce sticker shock and send some potential ATM customers to the corner Wallgreens or CVS to buy a pack of gum and get cash back instead. It's true that Chase has a lot of market power, and their decisions about fees have broad influence in the banking industry. But $5 might be a bridge too far for a lot of people.
What do you think? Is a $5 ATM fee reasonable? Will people just pay it, or will they avoid Chase ATMs?


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A three-judge panel is hearing an appeal by 17 Florida counties of a lower court's tax ruling in favor of online travel companies.
Lawyers were presenting oral argument Tuesday to the 1st District Court of Appeal panel in Tallahassee.
The counties are appealing a decision last year by Tallahassee-based Circuit Judge James Shelfer. He said the online companies should be taxed only on what they pay for hotel rooms rather than the higher price they charge customers.
Millions in tourist development tax dollars are at stake. The case, though, may be appealed to the Florida Supreme Court regardless of how the appellate court rules.
Shelfer said Florida's tax law is too vague to support the counties' argument that payment should be based on the marked-up price charged to consumers.
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Black Isle Studios
Next stop on Beamdog's Forgotten Realms tour is Icewind Dale
Baldur's Gate is all very well but there're plenty of destinations in the Forgotten Realms to visit. For example Icewind Dale, which is Beamdog's next stop.
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Black Isle launches crowd-funding drive for studio's 'resurrection', new project
Black Isle Studios, the prolific studio behind iconic RPGs such as Fallout 2, Planescape: Torment and Icewind Dale could make an industry comeback, but the developers looking to do so need your moral and financial support to do so. Developers – all of which currently work at Interplay and worked on Fallout 2 back in […]
Black Isle relaunch to utilise classic Interplay IP
Interplay has given further details of its mysterious relaunch of legendary CRG developer Black Isle Studios.
Black Isle Studios being resuscitated by Interplay
Black Isle Studios is getting resuscitated by Interplay, according evidence found via various social media outlets and a webpage.
Avellone "very tempted" by D&D-free Planescape Kickstarter
Legendary RPG designer Chris Avellone has some idea of where a crowd-funded follow up to Planescape: Torment, and it doesn't involve sticking to the Dungeons & Dragons ruleset.
Fargo: "Nothing would make me happier," than a chance to "build up" Black Isle again
inXile Entertainment's Brian Fargo has said "nothing would make" him "happier than reforming Black Isle Studios in some capacity.
Two classic RPG bundles due November 15
Atari has announced two new PC collections of its Dungeons & Dragons-based back catalogue, including Planescape: Torment, Neverwinter Nights, Baldur's Gate, and The Temple of Elemental Evil.
GoG adds Icewind Dale 2 Complete to catalog for $9.99
GoG.com has added Black Isle Studios' Icewind Dale 2 Complete to its catalog.
Black Isle Studios latest
Next stop on Beamdog's Forgotten Realms tour is Icewind Dale
Black Isle launches crowd-funding drive for studio's 'resurrection', new project
Fargo: "Nothing would make me happier," than a chance to "build up" Black Isle again


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I knew when I chose St. Lawrence that I was going to continue my study of the French language. I had four wonderful, and challenging years of high school (and college) French with my teacher, Mr. Jeff Brown, a SLU class of 87 alum. My transition into my first year with Dr. Caldwell was pleasant. I would describe him as bien-cultivé. I enjoyed the amount of culture that manifested itself in his class work, from studying different regions to Francophone countries or seeing movies by Renoir and doing article reviews from Le Monde, the leading French newspaper. As a result, I declared my major in Francophone studies spring of freshman year. I felt the major in Francophone studies, versus just French, represented my interest more accurately, both culturally and linguistically.
In my sophomore year, I started working for the French writing center, editing papers mostly from the introductory and intermediate levels of French. It has been a rewarding job on campus because it is a helpful reminder of what to do and what NOT to do when writing a paper. In the fall of 2009 I studied abroad on the France program. I highly recommend the program to anyone interested in gaining proficiency in French. The use of host families and courses taught by French instructors allows for immersion with the language. I even had the opportunity to join a club soccer team and try capoeira through the Université de Rouen. I was able to go to museums (including the Louvre in Paris) and monuments for free. Not only that, but we were able to compare the French culture with Senegal. The country of teranga (hospitality in Wolof) was a great place to represent our studies in one of our courses: Cultures of Francophone Africa.
Since coming back, I have served as the Teaching Assistant for French 103 and 104 labs. I have applied and been nominated to be a Youth Development Volunteer for the Peace Corps in Sub-Saharan Africa at a French-speaking post. I attribute much of my nomination to my proficiency in the language. I am still waiting on my final invitation to the country in which I will serve, but it has been an exciting journey. This spring break, my choir, the Laurentian Singers, will be touring in Ottawa, Montreal, Paris, and Normandy! My role in the choir has been to polish pronunciation, especially those French r's, and translating many of the pieces.
Studying French at St. Lawrence has been an exceptional experience, allowing me to explore several different French-speaking cultures. Independently I have explored Montreal, Belgium, and Morocco in addition to France's program in Normandy and Senegal. It has inspired me to start studying Spanish, which is difficult, but rewarding. A quote from my Teaching Languages class truly expresses my passion for language learning: "You live a new life for every new language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once." –Czech proverb


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Council officers set out a contingency plan for how they would deal with Santa's sleigh crash landing in the borough.
In response to a bizarre Freedom of Information request from a member of the public, Barnet Council promised to look after the reindeer if the catastrophe should occur.
In guidance, children preparing for Santa Claus's arrival were also advised to leave him milk instead of sherry to minimise the chance of the jolly character loosing control of his sleigh.
Officials wrote: "Of course, the chances Santa crashing increase with the number of sherries he has consumed.
"The council does not condone the consumption of any alcohol before driving any vehicle - whether powered conventionally or by elf dust."
Given his hundreds of years of experience, Saint Nick has never crash landed his sleigh, and he only spends a small amount of time in Barnet before whizzing off to other boroughs.
The request also asked what animal welfare provisions are in place for any reindeer that might become detached from the sleigh.
It said: "I am interested in how you would deal with any re-entry from space burns to the reindeers' antlers."
Luckily, as the reindeers have names and can talk, they are considered as domestic creatures, so are exempt from the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976.
But if one were to somehow slip from its reins, it could be safely looked after in one of Barnet's stables until one of the elves could collect it.
Council staff also promised to make sure the reindeer was given enough food until it could return to its friends at the North Pole.
They added: "We have a number of vets within Barnet and the Royal Veterinary College Equine Referral Hospital is only a short drive north of the borough.
"Any serious injuries would be dealt with by the Royal Veterinary College's Equine Referral Hospital, and we would assume that Santa would be happy to pay the bill."


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Fresh-cut produce is among hundreds of products added to a recall by Garden-Fresh Foods Inc. because of possible listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The fresh-cut vegetables are listed in the eighth recall notice issued by the Milwaukee-based company since Aug. 30; the previous seven concerned meat products and deli salads.
The list of fresh-cut produce in the Nov. 7 recall expansion includes more than 60 different products, ranging from chopped onions and potatoes to carrot and celery sticks.
Fresh-cut salad kits are also included in the recall. A partial list of Garden-Fresh Foods' recalled products is available on the FDA's website at http://tinyurl.com/Garden-Fresh.
No illnesses have been reported, according to the Food and Drug Administration and the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
All of the products came from the sole Garden-Fresh Foods production facility, which closed pending the completion of investigations by state and federal authorities, said the company's attorney Nicholas DiUlio. He said the company will not re-open the facility until receiving an all clear message from authorities.
"We are taking the opportunity to work with the state of Wisconsin and other regulatory agencies to eradicate the source of these issues. We are reviewing all aspects of our operation," owners Tom and Vicki Hughes said in a statement issued by DiUlio.
The couple founded Garden-Fresh Foods in 1978. They have more than 100 employees at their 170,000-square-foot facility, which provides products to grocery chains, restaurants, health care facilities, and institutions throughout the country, according to the company website.
Additional products under recall are listed in previous FDA notices, which can be accessed from the Nov. 7 recall notice. The earlier recalls are dated Sept. 21, Oct. 29 and Nov. 4.
More recalled products are posted on the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service website in a series of three recall notices from Sept. 25, Oct. 17 and Oct. 25. Those products include chicken and ham, as well as some fresh produce ingredients.


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GARY Wood said he did not have enough money to pay his taxi driver to take him all the way home - and minutes later he was dead after being hit by a car while walking on the M61.
Mr Wood - described as "the best son you could have" - was killed just minutes after a concerned motorist saw him on the motorway and called police.
An inquest in Bolton heard how the 30-year-old had been out with friends in Manchester on the night of March 29 after being offered a last-minute ticket to a Tinie Tempah concert.
But Mr Wood, who had been drinking heavily, decided to leave early and got into a taxi, asking driver Michael Tung to take him home to Blackburn, the court heard.
Mr Wood paid him an initial deposit of £20 and said he would pay more later.
But Mr Tung told the court that on the M61, when Mr Tung asked for the rest of the fare, Mr Wood said he had already paid and did not have any more money.
He later bought a can of Red Bull, however.
Coroner Alan Walsh was told how Mr Tung dropped his passenger off at the north bound Rivington Services where he asked a motorist for a lift, but was refused because they were not heading in his direction.
Petrol station cashier Ishak Patel told the court that he gave Mr Wood the telephone number of a taxi firm after becoming concerned he was drunk and without transport.
But Mr Wood, a window fabricator from Begonia View, Lower Darwen, was next seen on the hard shoulder by driver Joanna Slinger as she drove north on the motorway.
She said: "I was worried as soon as I saw him."
She became more concerned when she did not pass a broken down car so she stopped at the services at 11.20pm and rang 999.
The inquest was told that within six minutes of making the call police were sent to the scene and the motorway matrix signs were lit up to warn other drivers.
But before help could arrive it is thought that Mr Wood crossed the carriageway onto the southbound side of the unlit motorway and was hit by a Skoda Octavia. He was killed instantly.
Driver Philip Butler told the coroner that he was heading home to Bury with his wife and 17-year-old daughter after seeing a play in Cumbria, and was travelling at between 70 and 80mph.
He said he had no time to avoid a collision.
Recording a conclusion that Mr Wood died as a result of a road traffic collision, Mr Walsh added that he believed the pedestrian was disorientated because of the drink and the dark night and may not have realised the danger he was in.
He said: "The catalogue of tragic circumstances leading to Gary's death could not have been foreseen."
After the inquest Mr Wood's family said they did not blame the driver for the collision.
His mother Christine Fielding said: "It was just a tragic accident."
She said Mr Wood, who had been due to go to her house the next day for Mother's Day, was "the best son you could have".


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Well, I am the proud new owner of a Weber Genesis Gold B. Got a good deal on "last year's model" which I imagine is very close to this year's model. I've put it together, and I'm ready to go.
Quick question: do I need to put lava rocks in the grill? (I remember my parents old gas grill had lava rocks.) Anything else I should do before I get grilling?