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Novelist as Christian
Books | Andrew Klavan produces his first book "as a baptized man"
Andrew Klavan is a hard-boiled detective novelist worth watching. As I noted in a review/interview 19 months ago (WORLD, Feb. 10, 2007), he has received two Edgars (named after Edgar Allen Poe) for top mystery-writing; his novels have been made into movies starring Clint Eastwood and Michael Douglas; and he is now a Christian. Conversion has been a long and gradual process: "I became a Christian after some 35 years of thinking and reading everything I could get my hands on from Augustine to Zoroaster."
Our interview early in 2007 ended with Klavan's announcement of coming attractions: "I'm writing a book now-the first novel I've written from beginning to end as a baptized man-and it's so different from anything I've ever done and yet so completely and naturally the product of my personal vision that I can only watch it unfold with a sort of helpless fascination."
That novel, Empire of Lies (Harcourt), came out this summer, and in it Klavan comes through on his pledge to make it different from his previous work. His first-person narrator announces on page one that "I'm a political conservative and, even worse, a believing Christian." Because of that, the narrator-hero Jason Harrow declares, "The networks and the Times and all the rest have consistently depicted me as small-minded and pinch-hearted, a bigot and an ill-educated fool. My motives have been impugned, my past raked over for scandal, and my religious convictions ridiculed and dismissed."
And that's the way the book goes. It's a page-turner that brings in descriptions of godless man's depravity (some readers will object to bad language and recaps of Harrow's pre-conversion adultery) and slows down every few pages to drop in an overt Christian conservative point. Some readers tired of conventionally liberal novels will enjoy that and others will demand the complete separation of novel and tract.
My own feelings are mixed. Klavan's previous novel, Damnation Street, has a wonderful scene where the narrator follows his girlfriend through the streets near the University of California-Berkeley, trying to learn of her secret life. He watches her walk into a house and presses his nose to a back window. He witnesses a shocking scene involving his girl and others: "They were praying. They were Christians. Emma too. Emma was a Christian. I could not have been more shocked if I had looked in and seen her [expletive]. . . . What was she thinking? How could she possibly be a Christian?"
Some movie historians say the Motion Picture Code that held sway from the 1930s to the mid-60s was helpful to filmmakers: Since they couldn't depict sex they had to show romance. The films where Fred Astaire showed Ginger Rogers his love by dancing were better than if the director had been able to tell them to take their clothes off and perform sinuous maneuvers in bed.
Klavan, obviously feeling his liberated oats in Empire of Lies, has improved his work by giving his central character the ability to offer some hardboiled political and cultural analysis, but in the process he's lost some of the dance. He's a pitcher with a great curveball and sinker who has added a fastball but does not yet completely control it.
Short stops
If hard-boiled fiction is too hard for you, read about people inspired to help others. Barbara Metzler's Passionaries (Templeton Foundation, 2006) includes 35 tales of people-helping nonprofits that have succeeded through the leadership of social entrepreneurs. Amber Van Schooneveld's Hope Lives (Group, 2008) attempts to move readers in five weeks from guilt about expanding waistlines to a commitment to help the impoverished wastelands of the world.
Also, Tedd and Margy Tripp's Instructing a Child's Heart (Shepherd, 2008) is a biblical and practical sequel to Shepherding a Child's Heart. John Hubner's Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth (Random House paperbacks, 2008) offers hope for young people whose hearts were unshepherded.


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Are you a fan of him? Yes, or No?
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I was just watching him talk about the national title, and he sounds like he's trying to do a sid the sloth impression
I can't stand his lisp
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"Watch out for the Cyclones. We comin," Korie Lucious.
he's a bumbling, talk spitting yahoo. he's right up there with vitale for sportscasters
I actually like Lou Holtz. I only agree with about 25% of what comes out of his mouth besides the spit; however, he is always entertaining.
i think lou needs to do the 30 days to get rid of your lisp from "The Cable Guy"
at times, i find him oddly entertaining.
I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all.
There needs to be a "don't mind" option. I personally like him because of his motivational speeches and quotes over the years.
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my bad, that thought crossed my mind after i made the poll. there isnt a way to change it is there?
Hate him. If half the things he ever said were well-formed and intelligent observations I'd like him. But they're not. He is WELL past his prime.
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Hate him. If half the things he ever said were well-formed and intelligent observations I'd like him. But they're not. He is WELL past his prime.
Read some of his motivational speeches. Very well-formed and intelligent.
He's one of the few guys that I do like because he's one of the only analyst that isn't an ego maniac. Seems like most people just can't stand the way he talks. I may be weird but this doesn't bother me.
Cy has balls of steel.
Dude reminds me someday we will all grow old, become incoherent, and crap our pants. Arguing with the the poor guy should be a hate crime. Even Mark May looks smart next to Grandpa Osteoporosis.
Originally Posted by LeSchmick
Read some of his motivational speeches. Very well-formed and intelligent.
The guy is a great leader and motivator. To those of you who don't like him: do you hate on him because of the way he talks? I think most of you are listening with you eyes.
It's a shame for those of you who cannot learn from the guy and listen to what he has to say.
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We all thought that Eric Mangini's promise to Cribbs to get him a new contract by the end of the season was just a formality. When Mike Holmgren took over, he all but said that Cribbs will be taken care of. Then the firestorm hit last night and Cribbs and his agents went public. Who could blame them? The supposed $1.4 million offer is a slap in the face. Not to mention, this is now the third regime that was supposed to take care of him and hasn't.
Cribbs and his agents had enough. They for the most part, kept quiet all year. Cribbs certainly played hard and well (I mean, he is the greatest Special Teams Player since Steve Tasker and perhaps the greatest return man of all time), and waited for his day. The day came, and they offered him HALF the money that Roscoe Parrish and Andre Davis make.
Worst of all, Cribbs, his agents, and Browns fans have to read this unbelievably moronic quote from Browns rep Dawn Aponte on the contract offer – "It'll be the same offer tomorrow, the same offer in March, and the same offer in September."
Was that quote real? Did that really come out of Berea? Think that will go over well with Cribbs? Well what about the Browns fans, who LOVE Cribbs like no other player on the roster? If Holmgren is so busy with finding a GM and figuring out what to do with Eric Mangini, why not say to Josh and his agents "we have to get through the GM/Mangini situation first, then we will take care of you."
Instead, they seemingly rush through a low-ball offer to Cribbs (I say rush because Holmgren has only been on the job for a week) in the middle of all of this mess; Cribbs is insulted and goes public, and the fans are angry.
Welcome to Cleveland, Mike!
If Dawn Aponte indeed was not quoted out of context and said what she said, I would fire her today. She is probably on her way out anyways, considering Holmgren will be bringing in his own people. But to make a comment that ill-advised, and ill-timed STUNS me.


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Thanks for the quick response. I have rented at the property for 7 years and this issue arose with the most recent lease renewal (to go into effect Nov, 2013). I have never been required to do this before and in fact have never even heard of it as a requirement. Just to be clear, the landlord CAN refuse to honor the lease renewal if I refuse to sign the photo/likeness release even though there is no established precedent for such a requirement in the past? Would there be anything in the GA Annotated regarding a right to privacy or Right of Publicity that would preclude or supersede the requirement in general?
The property changed from an internal management team (employees of the property owners) to an external management company 4 months ago. I suspect that this may be part of the new management company's standard CYA paperwork in case they decide to take candid shots around the property and publish in either printed or digital media. I simply do not want my picture floating around on Facebook or other like digital media.
Ok thanks for the clarification. I am not an attorney, but I think there is something wrong where an entity can require someone to waive a state and federal constitutional right to privacy (Pavesich v. New England Life Insurance - GA 1905 and Griswold SCOTUS 1965) to engage in a contractual relationship where such abeyance is not a fundamental requirement to the terms of such a contract. Guess it is time to write my state legislators and get a new law on the books.
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CORNELIUS – Stranded on the lake? Need a towing company? TowBoatUS now provides services to Lake Norman, Lake Wylie and recently added, Mountain Island Lake.
Derek DeBord bought the Lake Norman branch of TowBoatUS two years ago. Since then, the towing service has expanded to Lake Wylie and Mountain Island Lake, both south of Lake Norman. Neither had any towing service before, DeBord said.
His most popular services are towing and refloating boats, estimating about 200 tows and 50 salvages per year.
The boats used to tow and salvage are always geared up and ready to go.
DeBord uses seven boats: four of them service Lake Norman, one each to Lake Wylie and Mountain Island Lake, and one stays on the site, loaded with equipment to dash into an emergency salvage.
TowBoatUS has competitors, especially on Lake Norman.
DeBord said his boats are the only ones that can travel under the smallest bridges, and the membership cost is less than the other companies for coverage of all three lakes.
TowBoatUS provides 24-hour services in both towing and recovering boats on each lake. In addition, it provides an extra diving service to fix problems, like retrieving an anchor, that are hidden below the lake's surface.
Looking to the future, DeBord sees the company branching further into the lake systems surrounding Lake Norman.
DeBord said the low price of membership and his friendly customer services help contribute to TowBoatUS Lake Norman being the best company for towing, salvaging and diving needs.
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text: Larsa Pippen: This wife of NBA superstar Scottie Pippen shares the unofficial title of "Hottest NBA Wife" with her friend Cristy Rice. A snarky Lebanese beauty, Larsa boasts that she's successful at everything she does, including playing wife and mother to her four young kids. When she's not busy turning her three little boys into star athletes, shopping for her one-year-old princess, or firing nannies, Larsa is happy to spend a little time on herself.


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We'd much rather him in nothing at all, but since this is in the name of a good cause, then we musn't make demands.
David Gandy and his model girlfriend (of course) Sarah Ann Macklin arrived at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home "Collars & Coats Gala Ball 2012″at Battersea Evolution in London tonight (November 8th). Gandy wore the Remembrance poppy we've seen on several other public figures this month, including the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Philip and David Cameron.
Macklin told Esquire Magazine this summer about her first date with Gandy. "We ended up playing six rounds of Jenga! It actually got quite competitive."
What does their life together consist of? "Walks in the country, and dogs," Macklin said.


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First Blog Entry: Jeera Aloo Video Audition
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I am not sure what the "voting" thing is about - but a really fun introduction to you. Have you met Bal Arneson or heard her story? She is a Canadian Food TV Star on the Spice Goddess... a very valiant woman. She would love to cook with you! And, speak with you! Incredible interests. Bravo to you. Isn't Chat Marsala - well, I am sure it is = a combination of other spices? I look forward to following you for a bit to see if you post some recipes here.ReplyDelete
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Miami Herald Media Company moving headquarters to Doral
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|The Miami Herald Media Company, has agrred to terms to relocate to a 158,265 square foot office building in Doral, Florida.
The Miami Herald Media Company ("Miami Herald") has agreed to terms to relocate to a 158,265 square foot office building in Doral, Florida. The property, which formerly served as the headquarters of U.S. Southern Command, will be renamed One Herald Plaza at Wespointe Business Park. The Miami Herald also completed the purchase of an adjacent six acre site directly to the building's east, which will house the company's 119,000 square foot production building.
The Miami Herald Media Company was represented by Blanca Commercial Real Estate President and CEO Tere Blanca, Vice Chairman Hank Klein, and Executive Vice Presidents Danet Linares and David Valdez. The team also included Jose Hevia of Aligned Properties, who provided strategic counsel on the project's construction and development components, and Jose Juncadella of Fairchild Partners, who advised on the industrial market. Westpointe Business Park owner GPA-I, L.P., a Tennessee-based limited partnership, was represented by David Steinfeld, Senior Associate at CB Richard Ellis.
"The project's setting in the fast-growing Doral business district and close proximity to South Florida's major expressways will enable the Miami Herald Media Company to continue to advance its mission as South Florida's largest news source." said Blanca Commercial Real Estate President and CEO Tere Blanca.
Westpointe is located at 3511 NW 91st Avenue in the heart of the City of Doral, long recognized as a corporate and business hub with more than 9,000 businesses and several Fortune 500 companies.


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Reminder: Israel has a right to defend itself. And no obligation to be a fool about it, either.
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Politics are just the weighing of differing means to an end. Two elements are necessary when making a political case. First, you must have a moral argument that justifies taking the action. Second, that argument must have a moral standard that proves its means are acceptable. We are watching, in rather stunned disbelief, as the Democratic Party abandons all pretenses of morality to justify the | Read More »
When the federal government violates your rights, you're not supposed to wait four years for new politicians in the hope that they'll fix it. You're not supposed to wait two, or four, or more years for some black-robed judge to pronounce that they've violated your rights. You are supposed to resist those violations of your liberty as they happen – and it is your state's | Read More »
Recently, Charles M. Blow wrote an article in the New York Times stating rather arrogantly that we can't have our country back. Read the entire post from Right Wing News and note Mr. Blow's sheer contempt for us. It is breathtaking and maddening at the same time. If you take high blood pressure medication, it may be a good idea to pop a pill before | Read More »
Over half the citizens of America are worn out from the rallies, the Tea Parties, the Town Hall meetings, the endless Obama-mercials from the Liar in Chief. So just like after any battle that is lost, one must take a short rest, re-group and re-strategize. The Narcissist in Chief thinks he has won. But it will be a short, pyrrhic victory. One which will have | Read More »
(Note, I had thought to put this as a comment there, but thought it better to publish this here where any comments won't disrupt comments on Erick's diary.) I find it very interesting that most commenters at Erick's post, If King George Will Not Listen are decrying the INAPPROPRIATE use of violence, but, not the idea of violence itself. Defense may be violent. That is not | Read More »
There are many good reasons for criticizing the Congress Party. The party that has dominated India for most of the past 60 years was pretty much unchallenged for the first half of that period. During that time it introduced one of the most comprehensively socialist economic structures ever devised. The Fabian socialism of the 1930s London School of Economics – the IngSoc of George Orwell's | Read More »


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Former Meridian mayor, Al Rosenbaum, died Mar. 17 at the age of 92. He was one of the driving forces behind getting NAS Meridian located here and the founding of WTOK-TV.
Hundreds of people came to the MSU Riley Center to pay their final respects for this man who meant so much to so many.
Rosenbaum was mayor of from 1977-1985, but he will be remembered for much more than that.
The service began with words from Rabbi David Goldstein, the leader of Meridian's Jewish community, who shared Scripture passages and his memories of Rosenbaum.
One of Rosenbaum's closest friends, Lamar McDonald, spoke next. He shared the triumphs of his friend's public life and some personal stories about one of Meridian's most influential leaders.
"I saw passion for his family, for his community, for his state, for his country," said McDonald. "I saw passion for helping other people. And, yes, I saw passion for playing golf."
Dr. Malcolm Portera, past president of Mississippi State University, worked closely with Rosenbaum and the Riley Foundation in bringing the MSU Riley Center into existence,
Rosenbaum served as an aviator in the U.S. Marines in World War II. He went to work after returning home and founded both WTOK-TV and Meyer & Rosenbaum Insurance. He has served in numerous roles for the Riley Foundation.
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GE Supplying Turbines to Portugese Refinery
GE will be supply two Frame 6B gas turbines for Galp Energia's Matosinhos cogeneration plant near Porto, Portugal. The two new tubines will replace older oil-fired technology a the site and are meant to increase the plant's efficiency and reduce its environmental impact in line with the Portugese government's regulation to promote efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions.
The Frame 6B gas turbines are expected to provide all of the steam requirements for the nearby Galp Energia's Matosinhos refinery and also will enable Galp Energia to produce electricity and sell it to Portugal's national grid.
GE's scope of supply for the Matosinhos project also includes gas turbine auxiliary equipment, technical advisory and training services, during construction and commissioning. A contractual service agreement also has been signed, providing for ongoing maintenance of the GE gas turbines.
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Aleppo RoomHolding Museum:
Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon MuseumOriginal Owner:
Berlin, Germany
About Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum, Berlin
Isa ibn Butrus (Jesus, son of Peter)Museum Inventory Number:
I. 2862Dimensions:
Height 260 cm, total length 35 metresMaterial(s) / Technique(s):
Wood, multi-layered painting using a variety of pigments and metal coatings.Date of Object:
Hegira 1009 or 1012 / AD 1600–01 or 1603Period / Dynasty
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Halab Shah ibn Isa.Provenance:
Aleppo, Syria.Description:
A prosperous broker and a Christian citizen of the town of Aleppo commissioned the painted panels of the walls of the entrance room in his house at the beginning of the 17th century. The paintings within the Aleppo room thus make up the oldest collection from a Syrian dwelling house from the Ottoman period. The Christian patron engaged craftsmen from the best workshops of the time in his desire for the entrance room, into which his guests would first arrive, to be painted in a variety of themes. These themes were based on contemporary Islamic book illustration, consisting of floral and geometric compositions, rendered in the best traditional Ottoman style. Christian themes from the Old and New Testaments, and the depiction of Mary with Child, sit alongside courtly scenes like those portrayed in Persian book illustration. The selection of encircling Psalms, Arabic proverbs and Persian principles further add to the impression of a peaceful community of different religious beliefs living together.
The central panels are found in the back part of the main niche, to the left and right of a wall cupboard. Courtly themes are repeated on the left-side panel, including a ruler sitting on a throne, a hunt and a hunting party with a prince holding a falcon. In contrast, Christian themes are portrayed on the right-side panel, and include the Last Supper, Salome's dance in front of King Herod and the sacrifice of Isaac. Other panels around the room have individual depictions from either courtly or Christian subject matters, such as the love story of Leila and Majnun of Nizami (1141–1202) from the Haft Paykar, or the Virgin Mary and Child or Saint George. Real and imaginary animals are depicted alongside. It is the variety of the themes of these paintings that make these earliest surviving wall panels such a comprehensive collection, a variety that could perhaps only have arisen in the Syrian trading town Aleppo.
The name Halab Shah ibn Isa, one of the craftsmen, appears on the cornice.
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Acquired in Aleppo by Friedrich Sarre for the Museum of Islamic Art in 1912.How date and origin were established:
Two dates are inscribed in different places in the Aleppo Room: 1009 (1600–01) and 1012 (1603).How provenance was established:
The Aleppo Room was obtained in 1912 by Friedrich Sarre in Aleppo. The deeds certify that the room was originally in House Wakil in Aleppo, where it was also photographed in situ prior to 1912.Selected bibliography:
Duda, D., Innenarchitektur Syrischer Stadthäuser des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts: Die Sammlung Henri Pharaon in Beirut, Beiruter Texte und Studien, 12, Wiesbaden, 1971.Citation of this web page:
Gangler, A., Ein Traditionelles Wohnviertel im Nordosten der Altstadt von Aleppo in Nordsyrien, Tübingen, 1993.
Gonella, J., Ein Christlich-Orientalisches Wohnhaus des 17. Jahrhunderts aus Aleppo (Syrien),Mainz, 1996.
Ott, C., "Die Inschriften des Aleppozimmers im Berliner Pergamonmuseum", Le Muséon 109(1–2), 1996, pp.185–226.
Sarre, F., "Bemalte Wandverkleidung aus Aleppo", Berliner Museen, Berichte aus den Preußischen Kunstsammlungen 41(4), 1919–20, pp.143–58.
Annette Hagedorn "Aleppo Room" in Discover Islamic Art, Museum With No Frontiers, 2016. http://www.discoverislamicart.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;de;Mus01;39;en
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Translation by: Maria Vlotides, Brigitte Finkbeiner
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Prison bars or pillars?
Family | Cynics miss the point about community, parenthood, and marriage
In The Little Way of Ruthie Leming, Rod Dreher memorializes his sister, who grew up in a small Louisiana town, married her high-school sweetheart, hunted deer, praised God, taught sixth grade, cooked for her friends, raised three daughters, and died of lung cancer at age 42. It was a quiet life, over too soon. But, as Dreher came to realize, immensely significant.
He was the one who despised his parochial upbringing and left at the earliest possible moment. Real life had to be elsewhere. But after his sister's death, he understood that he had fled not only narrow-mindedness, poverty, and boredom, but also community, rootedness, and brotherly kindness. "What I once saw through the melodramatic eyes of a teenager as prison bars were in fact the pillars that held my family up when it had no strength left to stand." Shortly after the funeral, he and his wife decided to move their own family back to St. Francisville, La., where they found real life after all.
Cynics like to remind us that small towns are not Mayberry, that fathers are not Jim Anderson (of Father Knows Best), that most marriages don't end happily ever after. We already know that; heaven does not exist on earth. But if the foundations of community, parenthood, and marriage are from heaven, they should not be held in contempt. Prison bars—or pillars? That's what the turmoil over homosexual unions is really about.
In every discussion of same-sex marriage (SSM), some form of this question always comes up: Okay, you defenders of the status quo—just what harm will it do to your personal domestic arrangements if a man married another man, or a woman a woman? By reducing marriage to a personal domestic arrangement, the harm is already done. Just as radical feminism elevated itself by denigrating men, SSM advances by putting down "traditional" marriage (which never needed an adjective before), even while claiming to be equal to it.
Case in point: "The Gay Guide to Wedded Bliss," published in The Atlantic and subheaded, "What Can Gay and Lesbian Couples Teach Straight Ones about Living in Harmony?" Or the Australian Study of Child Health in Same-Sex Families (ACHESS), which purports to prove that "Children of same-sex parents are happier and have healthier familial relationships than their peers with parents in straight relationships." The unsubtle message in both is that SSM is an improvement, in some ways at least, on the old model. The Atlantic article explores how same-sex couples can teach the straights how to dial back unrealistic expectations, like fidelity until death, and thereby "haul matrimony more fully into the 21st century." As for the Australian study, a close look at its methodology raises doubts about its results, but few will look that closely.
"Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in [God's] promise" (Psalm 106:24). He's the one who made male and female, different yet complementary; who made us mysterious to each other, and as familiar as toothbrushes side by side; who made us to frustrate and trouble, and to meld and mold in a creative tension that produces the next generation and sanctifies our own. And the union of opposites hints at something even greater.
On her anniversary, one of my Facebook friends posted a wedding picture. It was taken over the groom's shoulder, his face only partially visible as he lifts his hand to touch hers, framed in white, gazing up at him with complete trust. There's a breath of Eden in that gaze, a distant recollection in that touch: This is bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh. But at the same time, a vision of the New Jerusalem, where Jesus will reach across our otherness to claim his bride. Whatever the foolish decisions of men, let us hold his promise fast.


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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police say one person was arrested when a group of protesters unloaded dry Christmas trees in front of the Oregon governor's mansion.
A group calling itself Cascadia Forest Defenders claimed responsibility for the demonstration, saying activists are protesting Gov. John Kitzhaber's support for increased logging.
Oregon State Police officials say nobody was in the mansion when demonstrators unloaded a van shortly before 7 a.m. Friday. A state trooper who was guarding the mansion detained one person but the others got away.
Authorities say 23-year-old John Zatkowsky of Eugene was arrested for investigation of criminal mischief and offensive littering. He was booked into the Marion County jail and released.
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Incoming White House Chief of Staff William Daley's history in the telecom industry has some supporters of the FCC's net neutrality rules concerned, according to a report in The Hill. Dailey served as president of SBC Communications before it acquired AT&T and took the "smaller" company's name. Saying that AT&T was a smaller company tells you just how big SBC really was.
One of those supporters is Free Press:
"With Daley at his side, how long will it be before Obama caves?" Tim Karr, Free Press campaign director, wrote in the Huffington Post on Saturday.
Opponents of net neutrality, including Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), think that Dailey's influence in the White House on this particular issue is a good thing:
"Perhaps before the president raises the veto pen, Mr. Daley will be able to ask some pertinent questions like: 'Where has current law failed us?' 'When have the ISPs [internet service providers] ever actually blocked a legal website or punitively slowed someone's access?' 'What will happen to investment if we nationalize the Internet?'" said Blackburn, the vice chairwoman of the House Trade subcommittee and a member of the House Communications subcommittee.
Basically, pro-business folks love it, and net neutrality supporters see Dailey's appointment as bad news.
Of course, Dailey may surprise all of them by not wading in on the issue too much while working for the White House. We shall see.
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I thought it important to mention that cascade has 4 marijuana dispenserys, and grand rapids, that passed decriminalization, has none.
I don't think you can extrapolate that data to the entire population of Michigan. Those local issues on the ballots were in larger cities. Places that tend to house more liberal minded voters as to those issues. Detroit, for example, isn't representative of West Bloomfield and, similarly, Grand Rapids is different ideologically from Cascade.
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If privatization was shot down then, thats a darn good victory! I do hate the fact that ADDITIONAL felonies are added and the criminalization of how you transfer your meds. What if a caregiver delivers meds to a high theft area? now all theifts need to do is watch for those ppl who get the small package out of their trunk.
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May 31, 2016
The Atlanta Braves are cutting ties with Andruw Jones. General Manager John Schuerholtz says the team can't afford to keep the perennial gold glove center fielder who has spent his entire career in Atlanta.
The move was not unexpected as the 30-year-old Jones slumped in the final season of his $75 million contract.
Jones hit .222 this season with 26 homers and 94 RBIs. He can become a free agent after the World Series.
Jones joined the Braves as a 19-year-old, hitting two homers in his first World Series game at Yankee Stadium in 1996.
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You may not be that familiar with Zecco. Zecco is an online broker that has been in business since 2005. The company is a four star rated broker by Barron that specializes in trading stocks, options, bonds, and mutual funds. Zecco only deals in securities that are traded on the United Stated markets. The company's target market is individuals that are active traders of stock and options positions.
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Zecco became known because the company was the king of free trades. At one time Zecco offered all of its customers 40 trades regardless of the size of the account. This promotion brought the brokerage firm a lot of attention as a lot of customers joined to take advantage of this offer. Today, Zecco no longer has free trades but the company does have a pretty low trade pricing model.
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Zecco is the broker with the $4.95 trading fees. These fees are low and are exactly the same as TradeKing's. The low trading fees are the primary selling point of the customer since it aims to be one of the lowest cost brokers in the industry.
Most stocks trades have a base price of $4.95. Penny stocks that are priced below $1.00 are $6.95 a trade. Options trades cost $4.95 and a 65 cent cost per contract. There are no minimum contracts. This pricing is for online trades only. Broker assisted options trades cost $19.99 and 70 cents per contract. Stock trades are $19.99 when assisted by a live broker.
Zecco makes its relatively easy to place trades from anywhere you are. You can place trades from a number of different stock research websites. That is really convenient since you do not have to go to the company's homepage and login. You can also place trades from Facebook. That is an interesting concept which I have not seen offered by any other brokerage firm.
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Although you cannot qualify for free trades with a low balance, you can still open an account with $0. Zecco offers individual, business, trust, and corporate accounts. Margin accounts do have a $2,000 minimum to open.
Investment Community
One of Zecco's biggest selling points is the active investing community. That is because when it comes to stock trading traders have to stay up to date on the latest information. Traders can get opinions from other traders on specific equities and options. You can follow the picks of the best traders and invest where they invest.
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Zecco's website and trading platform is top notch. It is easy to use and visually pleasing. The company has done a good job of updating its site over the years. Trading tools have improved and the real time quote displays are conveniently located for traders who need instant pricing.
Currency Trading
Another unique aspect of Zecco is its Forex trading platform. Users can trade foreign currencies throughout the day and evening right on the Zecco website. Currency traders can open a practice account to refine their trading skills. Once they have perfected them they can open a regular Zecco Forex account for $2,500.
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Transfer Fees
While transferring an account is completely free transferring out of Zecco will cost you. There is a $50 transfer fee charged by Zecco. There are some brokers that do not charge fees to transfer your account assets (stocks, bonds, options) to another brokerage.
Customer Service
Zecco has been working to improve its customer service since the firm has had complaints in the past. Zecco has done a better job at becoming more responsive to the needs of traders over the past three years. It will take time however for the company to surpass the
Portfolio Analysis Tools
Zecco is lacking in tools that allow you to evaluate and analyze a portfolio. This would be useful for long term investors that open an account with Zecco.
Zecco is an appropriate broker for those that are interested in trading. The trading fees are low enough that a trader could justify buying and selling securities on a regular basis. I did find the ability to execute trades on Facebook to be a cool option. The currency trading aspect is a nice touch to for traders. Keep in mind that currency trading carries lots of risk and is not suited for most investors. You can make a lot of money really fast or lose all of your money currency trading.
I would recommend Zecco to someone that is looking to trade. Long term investors however could find better options elsewehere.
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Proving continued industry support from among some of the best games companies from around the world, Microsoft Corp. today announced new games, hardware and accessories that will exhilarate fans of the world's most popular gaming platform. At the German Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, Microsoft announced that top video game publisher Ubisoft Entertainment was the latest to join the Games for Windows branding program.
The first title Ubisoft will deliver is "The Settlers: Rise of an Empire." Ubisoft joins other publishing powerhouses such as 2K Games, Activision Inc., Atari Inc., EA Partners, LucasArts, Microsoft Game Studios, Midway Home Entertainment Inc., and SEGA by committing to ship select titles under the Games for Windows brand, a brand that ensures a high level of quality, compatibility and support for key safety features for gaming on Windows. With the addition of Ubisoft, Microsoft now enjoys the support of the majority of top games publishers around the world to provide consumers with amazing Windows gaming experiences.
Microsoft also announced that "Train Simulator 2" from Microsoft Game Studios will join the roster of more than 60 titles currently announced to carry the brand. "Train Simulator 2" brings to gamers the most realistic train simulation experience ever from Microsoft, allowing train enthusiasts to explore the world's rail network or build their own in a detailed and immersive world.
Windows gamers are also enjoying a wave of exciting new products this fall and holiday. Microsoft Hardware, continuing its PC gaming hardware innovations, announced the return of its SideWinder line of gaming accessories with the first mouse to bear the SideWinder name, the Microsoft® SideWinder Mouse. Built from the ground up for gamers, it was developed to meet gamers' individual needs, providing custom tuning tools and a design for performance handling.
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'Not Fade Away' Deleted Scene : "A gritty, graceful salute to rock & roll" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), writer and director David Chase's ("The Sopranos") "warm, funny [and] poignant" (David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter) feature debut NOT FADE AWAY takes the stage on Blu-ray and DVD April 30, 2013 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Cited as one of the top 10 films of the year by the Associated Press, New York Times and more, NOT FADE AWAY is "an eloquent love letter to an era" (Kelly Jane Torrance, Washington Examiner) that tells the coming-of-age story of three friends growing up in the suburbs of New Jersey during the turbulent '60s. When they decide to form a band to try and make it big, they begin to see the world through the intoxicating prism of rock-and-roll. Featuring an outstanding soundtrack supervised by music guru Steven Van Zandt, NOT FADE AWAY stars an exceptional cast of young talent including John Magaro (The Brave One), Jack Huston ("Boardwalk Empire"), Will Brill (King Kelly) and Bella Heathcote (Dark Shadows) as well as Golden Globe®-winner* James Gandolfini ("The Sopranos").
In the crush of releases late in the year, it's bound to happen that one or two might miss your attention, so if you didn't get a chance to catch up with "The Sopranos" creator David Chase's feature directorial "Not Fade Away" last December, now's your shot to give it another go.Read More »


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6-10-0, NFC South Division · 2011 NFL Season Summary
SRS: Total -1.3, Offense: 2.6, Defense: -3.9, SoS: 0.1, avg is 0.0.
Scored 406 points (25.4/g), 5th of 32 in the NFL. Allowed 429 points (26.8/g), 27th.
Differential of -23 points (-1.4/g), 20th. Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.
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We are proudly present you the most complete Angry Birds Star Wars hidden jetpacks guide on the net. After the latest star wars update (v.1.2.0), Rovio introduced 10 locked Boba Fett Missions levels. In order to unlock them you should find and hit 5 jetpacks spreaded around the Star Wars episodes.
Jetpacks are treated the same way as golden eggs are. That means, an angry bird hit or falling debris are enough to destroy them.
Jetpack #1: The 1st jetpack is located in Tatooine 1-23 on the very east on the screen. You must use the first Han and Luke to clear the way and make it targetable by your second Han's laser beams. (Click here for the walkthrough)
Jetpack #2: The 2nd jetpack is located in Death Star 2-32 level hidden in the right of the screen. You must use the first 2 angry birds to make Luke's Skywalker way clear in order to hit the jetpack with his lightsaber. (Click here for the walkthrough)
Jetpack #3: The 3rd jetpack is hidden on Star Wars 3-27 level (Hoth episode) on the surface of the lower planet. Fling Chewbacca towards the big rock between the 3 planets and destroy it. Then toss Han to the same direction and lazer shot the jetpack. (Click here for the walkthrough)
Jetpack #4: The 4th jetpack is the easiest to obtain. It's located in Cloud City 4-4 level below the slingshot and you have a Han Solo bird. Just fling it and laser shot it. (Click here for the walkthrough)
Jetpack #5: For the 5th jetpack there is a plethora of options how to obtain it. Firstly it's located in Cloud City 4-19, on the very east of the level. Either blast the chains with the Han's laser or hit it directly with an angry bird. (Click here for the walkthrough)


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Winter kept its icy hold on much of the country Monday, with snow falling and temperatures dropping as schools and offices closed and people from the South and Mid-Atlantic to Northeast reluctantly waited out another storm indoors.
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WIMBLEDON, England – The so-called "Big 4" who have won 35 of the past 37 Grand Slam tournament men's singles titles — Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer — are all around for the second week at Wimbledon, joined by the new major winner on the block, Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka.
The same can't be said on the women's side, where top-seeded and five-time champion Serena Williams won't see any action at the All England Club in Week 2 except in doubles with her sister Venus, another five-time Wimbledon winner who is also out of singles.
With Serena out and second-seeded Li Na also a third-round loser, it marks the first time in the Open era the top two women's seeds haven't advanced to Wimbledon's fourth round.
Serena Williams, who has 17 major singles titles, hadn't been knocked out of Wimbledon so soon since 2005, but has departed before the quarterfinals at four of the past five majors.
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WTA founder Billie Jean King, a winner of eight major singles titles in the Open era, said she recalls going through a similar streak in her career.
"Most definitely," King said Sunday when announcing Singapore as the new site of the WTA season-ending championships in October.
"Everybody does. But I think there might be some underlying things happening to her, some things off the court, that are affecting her. I'm sure she will work them out."
On a sunny but blustery middle Sunday — traditionally a day off at Wimbledon — most of the players remaining in the singles draw held sessions at the nearby Aorangi Park practice courts.
Federer and Murray were there at the same time, although because of rain delays on Friday, Federer, like Nadal, won't play his fourth-round match until Tuesday.
Federer said he is amazed as anyone about the Big 4's ability to maintain such a stellar record in Grand Slam tournaments.
"I came through the ranks where it was normal for top guys to have a bad Slam, have maybe two bad Slams from time to time, but it barely happens anymore," Federer said. "It's like such a shock when it does.
"I think I've been surprised how consistent I've been personally, but even more so by everybody else who is just like normal to get to quarters, get to semis. Because I know how small the margins are."
Djokovic's chances of advancing might rest with his sore arm.
He had an afternoon training session Sunday to test the left arm and shoulder he injured in a nasty fall on Friday in his Centre Court victory over Gilles Simon.
"Luckily there is nothing damaged," he said. "I just came from the doctor's office, ultrasound. I'm quite confident that it will not affect my physical state or regimen or daily routine. I think it's going to be fine."
Djokovic will play the third match on Centre Court on Monday against 14th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Alize Cornet, who scored the biggest upset of the tournament when she beat Serena Williams on Saturday, opens Monday's play on Centre Court against Canadian Eugenie Bouchard, who is the only woman to advance to the semifinals of both Grand Slam tournaments this year.


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I have a 12'x16' roll-off roof observatory, with a 12'x16' attached workshop. There are two computers at the 'scope... one to control the telescope, and the other for Mallincam control using Stephan Lalonde's MallinCam Extreme Control. There is a composite video cable running to a 9" LCD monitor on my desk in the workshop, and I run the two scope computers through my network on my workshop computer using TightVNC. I can view and capture images while sitting next to a heater. The scope and stuff is 20 or so feet away, and I can see it through a clear plastic curtain over the doorway. In theory, I could run the setup from inside my house 150 feel away.
The setup is a bit slow and clunky (OLD computers), but it works. The Mallincam makes the difference. I would like to hear of other inexpensive 'remote control' setups, and find ways to improve mine with the Mallincam.
I've only been using the Mallincam Xtreme for a short while, but I've managed to collect a few 'screen captures' that are not too bad... the guys at our astronomy club (AOAS) are impressed at what the Mallincam can do. If interested, the images are at:
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History and background of Michael Kors
His signature design style—luxuriously casual and simply elegant—embodies the past, present, and future of American sportswear.He has perfected a formula for casual elegance that combines simplicity, ease and luxury in a purely American way.
In light of the recent publicity which he has received, it would be easy to consider Michael Kors an overnight success. While it appears that this designer's star has risen quite suddenly, his success was achieved the old-fashioned way: through years of hard work, perseverance and enthusiasm.
Kors is finally receiving world-wide recognition for what fashion insiders, loyal fans, and Vogue sewers have long appreciated: his ability to design clothes that consistently combine the classic components of great American sportswear—luxury, elegance, ease, and comfort. After 18 years in business, his collections keep getting better and better: the Fall '99 line, which opened to rave reviews, is selling out in stores across the country. In June, he won the Designer of the Year award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. And his designs for Celine, the venerable French accessories company, have revived that house creatively and financially—and made Kors something of a celebrity in Paris.
"It's been quite a year!" says Kors, who clearly relishes his recent success. Known for his boundless energy, wicked sense of humor, and unusual accessibility, he remains unchanged by his heightened profile. He still lives in an apartment in the same Greenwich Village neighborhood he moved to when he was 17. And he continues to love what he does, designing according to the same principles he has followed since he began his fashion career at age 19. "No matter how much fashion changes, what women want is always the same: clothes that not only feel comfortable on, but that allow them to feel comfortable in any situation. They want to know they look good—no matter where they are, what they are doing, or what kind of shape they're in."
When asked how he has gained such insight into what women demand of their wardrobes, Kors quickly credits his mother, a former Revlon model, with teaching him everything he knows. As a boy growing up on Long Island, she took him with her on frequent shopping expeditions to many of Manhattan's finest specialty boutiques. By her own example, she proved that what looks best on a woman are clothes that are simple and understated, designed to flatter her figure and enhance her personal sense of style. By the time he was 10, Kors was designing vests and T-shirts for neighborhood girls and selling them out of a boutique in the basement.
His mother envisioned a show business career for her naturally gregarious son, who during a brief acting stint made appearances in numerous television commercials. But her support for his chosen career has been as strong as her influence on his design sense (she hasn't missed a single one of his showings in 18 years). Although he attended classes at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology, Kors' design training really began during the hours he spent working at Lothars, then a chic boutique on Manhattan's famed 57th Street. Kors, who was hired as a salesperson, did everything from window displays to public relations, and his outgoing personality made him a favorite with customers.
Soon he was asked to design and merchandise an exclusive line for the store. "I discovered early on the value of having a store to test your designs in," he says. "Because you have direct access to customers, you can find out almost immediately what works and what doesn't." Kors' uncanny ability to discern what his customers wanted made the line an instant hit. Two years later, with his own savings and the support of his loyal clientele, Kors launched his own label. A local tailor helped him create his first collection, which he sold to Bergdorf Goodman.
Simplicity, luxury, and comfort—the foundation of his early collections—are still at the core of the clothes he designs today. His influences may vary from season to season—like this Fall's upscale but unabashedly Western-inspired looks—but Kors' clothes reflect a feeling of timelessness that is the essential component of investment dressing. If anything, his emphasis on luxury—evident in fabrics that range from cashmere to leather to fur—has grown stronger over the years.
"Right now, luxury sportswear is as much about practicality as it is about indulgence," says the ever-pragmatic Kors. "Comfort and flexibility are what matter most to a woman today, no matter who she is or how much she can afford to spend on her wardrobe."
And Kors should know. His customers include working women, society ladies (and in many cases their daughters), as well as celebrities ranging from Sharon Stone to Gwyneth Paltrow, Elizabeth Hurley to Barbara Streisand. And since it is no secret that his clients love him as much as they do his clothes, there is little doubt that his legendary charm has contributed enormously to his success. Kors is not only on a first-name basis with the women who buy his clothes—and who often call him for advice on what to wear for momentous occasions—he is notorious for stepping into the dressing room with clients to help fit a garment or influence a decision. "After so many years of selling retail and doing trunk shows, I can't imagine doing things any other way. It's my job to make women look good. Seeing them in the clothes, spending time talking with them about their frustrations and fears, helps me understand and deliver what they want."
Since his designs were introduced to Vogue sewers in 1992, Kors has done just that. His signature looks are as easy to sew as they are to wear—which is why it may be hard to believe that Kors himself does not sew. "I guess I've never really needed to learn," he says. "I understand fit and construction, which is essential to making sure my clothes look right on. Because they are often so simple, with few details to serve as a distraction, their beauty is often in the fit, the fabric, and the finishing."
For Kors, a self-described workaholic, the road to stardom has not only been long, it's also been bumpy. Financial setbacks in the early 1990s forced him to discontinue his lower-priced Kors line for a time, and prevented him from expanding into other areas, such as accessories and perfume. And despite his long-running popularity, he has never achieved the notoriety of other big-name designers.
Now, all of that has changed. The financial support recently provided by Celine's parent company will allow Kors to expand his own business. His current plans include launching an accessories collection as well as establishing his own boutiques, the first of which will open in Manhattan next year.
It appears that Kors has come full circle from his days designing for Lothars—only this time the store in which he can test his designs will have his name over the door.
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Not that I have the slightest wish to gloat over our results (in spite of the UCI's best efforts), but our multiple track medal winning performances, plus Brad's/Froomey's TdF podium placings are causing enormous problems for us and similar Go-Ride clubs (see http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/go-ride).
On our special 18th August Go-Ride Games day, 76 kids and 15 parents turned up for 4 hours of fun, while Palmer Park Velo's day attracted 100 kids (grrrr).
The last 2 weeks brought 72 and 74 kids against a normal attendance of about 40. Newcomers from 5 to 14 have been inspired by the Olympics to try the exciting new () sport of cycling. All we need now is another 4/5 parents to qualify as coaches, some more to volunteer to sign kids on and book our 30 club bikes out for those who want to try road or cross bikes, to help with refreshments and with setting out the pallets, planks, ramps, seesaws, limbo bars, cones etc.
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1. Right-click --> Print not working in Drafts - Save message to Drafts; go to Drafts folder and right-click on Message. Print is an option, but it doesn't work. Selecting Print from the tool-bar does work (I'm pretty sure this is a bug).
2. Adding an attachment to a message forces auto-save to Drafts - Compose new message; add attachment. Message gets saved to Drafts, even if "Automatically save drafts of messages while you are composing" preference is turned off. (Not sure if this is the intended behavior or not.)
3. No right-click --> copy/cut option in HTML compose (IE only) - Personally I use Firefox, not IE; and I compose in text format, not HTML, but I am being told that prior to the upgrade when replying to a message you could select text, right-click and the selection for Cut/Copy were in the context menu. I have verified that this is not the case in 5.0.1 with IE.
4. Screen resolutions lower than 1024x768 - I realize that the minimum supported resolution has always been 1024x768. However, prior to upgrading to 5.0.1 lower resolutions mostly worked. Now with 5.0.1 there is information that gets cutoff on the right-hand side of the screen with no way of scrolling over. Several people that have issues with the smaller text that comes with higher resolutions have complained to me about this one.
5. Double-space in Compose New Message (IE only) - Bug 3264 seems to be fixed in version 5.0.1. However, when you reply to one of these messages it now appears that there are three spaces between the "paragraphs".
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Cecil was born February 22, 1930 in Karnes County, Texas to William M. Brown and Hattie V. Linder Brown. He married Betty Sammons Brown in 1948 in Pettus. He was a crane operator in oil and gas plants. He was a member of the Church of Christ and a member of the Veteran of Merchant Marine.
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Clark County homebuilders and their subcontractors are getting busy again, after a series of lackluster years for the industry, according to a report issued Monday.
Home permits to build single-family houses more than doubled in the first three months of the year in unincorporated parts of the county — 193 this year compared with 92 during the same period a year earlier — the county's Community Development Department reported.
"We've been getting a real good reception," said Jon Suomala, a business accountant for Vancouver-based Aho Construction I Inc., which is building detached, single-family houses at the High Meadow community in the Minnehaha area. Located in the unincorporated portion of the county, the subdivision now is down to about 30 available lots, after starting the year with 50, Suomala said.
"We've made a real good start to the year, in terms of activity," he said.
The area's dwindling supply of existing homes for sale is one of the major forces behind the homebuilding resurgence, said Terry Wollam, a broker with Re/Max Equity Group in Vancouver who specializes in selling new-home product.
Wollam said more of the county's distressed properties have been sold to willing buyers, such as investors who aim to build up real estate equity and turn a profit from rents that increased by about 15 percent this year, compared to last year.
"One of the strongest aspects (of the housing recovery) is the investor market," Wollam said, describing the group as investors seeking houses priced around $220,000 and less.
"That's where it's easy to purchase a home and make a cash flow," he said.
Wollam also is seeing fewer bank-owned houses and fewer short sales — in which the sellers negotiate with their lender to sell the house for less than is owed.
Interest rates that have remained low — at less than 4 percent for a 30-year fixed-rate loan — also are enticing buyers, Suomala said.
"People are comfortable buying with rates where they're at and the range of upgrades we're able to offer," he said.
Homes in the company's High Meadow community are priced from $209,000 to $270,000, with floor plans from 1,400 to 2,850 square feet.
Suomala also pointed out that rising rent payments are partly responsible for the resurgence in buyers who are also becoming more confident as consumers.
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text: May 17, 1939. My dear Bishop Tucker:- The plans for Hyde Park are now practically complete. My old Groton schoolmate, Lydig Hoyt, and his wife want you, and Mrs. Tucker to go to them on Saturday, June tenth, and stay for the weekend. He is a Senior Warden of St. Margaret's Church at Staatsburg, four miles above us on the river -- and St. Margaret's is an offspring of my church, at. James. They will bring you and Mrs. Tucker down to St. James on Sunday morning and you will be assisted at the service by Mr. Wilson, our Rector, and by Mr. Smith, the Rector of the little church of England church at our summer home at Campobello Island, N. B. After the service on Sunday we all move on to my new cottage on the top of a bill on the back part of our place where we will have a picnic lunch. I do not need to tell you how very happy I am that you are coming. It is in every way fitting and I am especially glad that you will preach the sermon. Very sincerely yours, The Rt. Rev. Henry St. George Tucker, D.D., 201 Fourth Avenue, New York City, New York.


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Images: Soldiers compete for top honors in 2013 SCNG Best Warrior Competition [Image 7 of 7]
Photo by Sgt. Brad Mincey
U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Heyd negotiates an obstacle while competing in the South Carolina National Guard's Best Warrior Competition at the McCrady Training Center in Eastover, S.C., Feb. 17, 2013. Heyd is assigned to the 59th Troop Command. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brad Mincey/Released)
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Date Posted:02.19.2013 14:49
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Soldiers battle for top spot in SCNG Best Warrior Competition


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View HQL in your ColdFusion debugging info
I just tried out the new to CF9.01, ability to write HQL statements in a cfquery tag. Here's my query:
<cfquery name="result" dbtype="hql">
from Product p
where p.active = <cfqueryparam value="true">
<cfloop list="#arguments.keyword#" index="index" delimiters=" ,;">
and (
p.title like <cfqueryparam value="%#index#%">
or p.keywords like <cfqueryparam value="%#index#%">
That in itself is pretty cool, however if you have ColdFusion debugging turned on, then you actually get the HQL outputted.
result (Datasource=, Time=265ms, Records=0) in C:\xampp\htdocs\myclient\model\catalog\ProductGateway.cfc @ 12:38:52.052
from Product p
where p.active = ?
and (
p.title like ?
or p.keywords like ?
and (
p.title like ?
or p.keywords like ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_CHAR) = true
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_CHAR) = %canon%
Parameter #3(CF_SQL_CHAR) = %canon%
Parameter #4(CF_SQL_CHAR) = %eos%
Parameter #5(CF_SQL_CHAR) = %eos%
The recordcount is wrong, but it's still nice to be able to see what HQL statements are being executed per request without having to use the console in CFBuilder.
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