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Micah 5 Timeline - This is Huge!
In Micah 5:2-4 a timeline is formed by 3 consecutive verses which span from before Christ's birth, through the partial hardening of Israel after His death, and into His millennial reign. Smack dab in the middle of this sweeping passage is a huge clue as to the timing of this. It potentially identifies the timing of when God will return His focus to Israel and close out the Church Age. The implications of this are huge. In order to wake-up the Jews, God will unleash a 7 year period of unprecedented disasters on the whole Earth.
For this post I would like to focus on when the current Church Age (otherwise known as The Age of Grace) could come to an end. I believe that Micah 5 could point to a sign found in Rev 12 that indicates when God will choose to refocus His attention back on Israel (and thus usher in the End Times). In order to make that case I have created the following timeline, focusing on these three consecutive verses in Micah Chapter 5.
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Lets go through these verses in order. Below is Micah 5:2, the first verse in this timeline:
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel whose coming forth is from of old from ancient days.In this verse you see a prophecy about where Jesus will be born. This is the same passage King Herod's priest's read to him after the wise men dropped in for a visit after seeing an astronomical sign. Sound familiar? You can read about this direct reference in Matt 2:4-5 and in Luke 2:4. Verse 2 also gives more info about Jesus, stating that he will be the ruler in Israel and that he is coming forth from old, from "ancient days". I believe this is eluding to his eternal nature which can be referenced in Daniel 7:13 and John 1:1. Furthermore it could even connect to His taking on of human likeness described in Phil 2:6-8.
We now have our first portion of the timeline. It's fairly easy to see that Micah 5:2 is referring to Jesus, specifically during His pre-incarnate state, birth and coming forth onto the scene during the time the of Gospels.
Next let's look at the first part of Micah 5:3...
Therefore he shall give them up...Who shall give up who, and why? The context of the previous verses tell us who and pretty much all of scripture tells us the why. The one coming forth from ancient days (Jesus) shall give up the clans of Judah, otherwise known as the Jewish people. He gave them up because they didn't accept Him as their Messiah, but instead crucified Him. Of course, we now know this was all part of Gods grand plan (John 3:16), but they are still responsible for their actions and God put them in a time-out so to speak. In Romans 11, Paul does an amazing breakdown of why God gave up the Jews for this time period (which has been going on for some 2,000 years now). Romans 11:25 specifically describes this partial hardening and its purpose. You know all about it because it was for the very purpose of opening up the plan of salvation to you and me. Fortunately for the Jews, God has promised that this hardening won't last forever. Unfortunately for all other unbelievers, that means the Age of Grace will end at some point too.
Continuing on... This is were it gets really good. Look at the next part of verse 3:
Therefore he shall give them up... until the time when she who is in labor has given birth;For many centuries I am sure people have pondered that phrase. When you think about it, it does seem like an awfully general indicator for such and important event. According to Google there are 360,000 births each day on this planet. Multiple that by 2000 years and you can see the problem. But now with the Revelation 12 breakthroughs things might be starting to make some sense. Maybe this woman in labor who is giving birth in Micah 5:3 is related to the woman in labor who is giving birth in Revelation 12:2? Could it be? The possibility is certainly intriguing. I just wish some of the "professional debunkers" who are calling us all astrologers and telling everyone to ignore this amazing information would put some actual thought into the subject!
Lets keep moving, now looking at the remainder of verse 3:
then the rest of his brothers shall return to the people of Israel.This is when the partial hardening ends. This is when the time-out is over. You can read about it in Romans 11:26 and in Jeremiah 31:33-34, among other places. Notice the word "then". Above was the word "until". These are indicators of time. Wait until this thing happens, then this other thing will happen. For example: In my house it might go like this: "Until you pick up your toys, then you can have some ice cream." Those words indicate that something must take place in order for the next thing to happen. In Micah 5:3 many of us now interpret this to mean that the sign of the woman in labor (Micah 5:3 / Rev 12:1-2) must happen in order for the next dispensation to take place. The sign is the indicator, the Jews won't be "un-hardened" until after this sign. His brothers will return. What causes them to soften their hearts toward Jesus? You guessed it... The Tribulation. And if that is true, it could mean exciting times directly ahead for us Christians who are eagerly longing for Our Lord's appearing (2 Tim 4:8). To be specific, it could potentially mean that the rapture of the church is at hand. We won't know if we are right until it happens, but it sure seems like a reasonable idea that it could happen sometime around the Revelation 12 Sign which is taking place this September especially in light of what we are learning here. Whether it is on the exact day of the sign, or weeks or months after it (or better yet, before it), I do not know. But even if we don't know the day, and even if we don't know the hour, I think it is reasonable to be very excited about the possibilities surrounding this upcoming season!
Ok, lets wrap this up by quickly talking about the last verse in the timeline, Micah 5:4.
And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth.This is pretty straight forward and clearly talking about the Millennium and beyond. Jesus will stand and be the shepherd to His flock (all those who believe in Him whether Jew or Gentile). His strength and majesty will be evident. We will dwell secure and His name will be great across the entire earth. What a glorious time it will be! Christ will come down to earth to take his place as ruler in Israel just like what was mentioned in passing up in Micah 5:2. The secure dwelling is talked about in Rev 22:3 and Isaiah 32:18 and sounds wonderful. I am hoping and praying that every one of you guys and gals reading this will be there with me... adoring and praising our hero, Jesus Christ. I cannot wait for that day!
In summary many prominent scholars already know that Micah 5:3 is a key biblical indicator pointing to the End Times. Until now, most didn't know what the woman in labor sign would consist of. Case in point: Read what John MacArthur has to say in the notes section of my personal Bible... Notice at the bottom how he even references us back to a certain special chapter that has gotten a lot of attention lately!


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Liftoff was scheduled for 4:55 am EST, but one of the rocket's engines experienced unusually high amounts of pressure. Once the pressure hit a certain level, SpaceX software took over and halted the procedure. SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell noted the issue appeared to be with the physical engine and was not a misread by any sensor or software. The iconic countdown actually reached zero, but SpaceX holds its rockets on the launch pad a few seconds after ignition to ensure everything is functioning (protocol that looks even smarter in light of this morning).
The next available launch window for SpaceX occurs this week: Tuesday at 3:44 am EST. Company founder Elon Musk indicated any tweaks would be made with that goal in mind so SpaceX would be prepared for "countdown in a few days."
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County should not raid Conservation 20/20 funds
After saying no to a similar proposal in April of 2011, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners is again looking to tap tax dollars earmarked for the purchase of environmentally sensitive lands.
This go-around, the elected board is considering taking Conservation 20/20 funds to be collected for the upcoming year – an estimated $26 million -and reallocate it to help make up a shortfall in the general fund for county operations.
The proposal will be considered as part of the commission's two public hearings on next year's budget to be held at 5 p.m. today, Sept. 4, and Sept. 18.
We remain opposed to our elected officials hijacking funds taxpayers were told would be set aside for a specific purpose, in this case land purchases and related maintenance.
As we stated when a similar proposal came up a couple of years ago, the citizen-initiated 20/20 program is one of Lee County's most enduring success stories and it has its roots in the rarest of soils – a voter-approved tax initiative.
The county's website, www.conservation2020.org, provides both a history and updated information on the program:
Concerned that only 10 percent of Lee County's lands had been designated for preservation, a group of residents proposed in 1994 that the county buy target properties and set them aside for future generations.
The group formalized under the Conservation 20/20 name the next year and, in 1996, proffered a proposal to the voters of Lee County – that they agree to tax themselves for the purchase of lands deemed environmentally sensitive.
Voters agreed and a .5 mill tax – 50 cents for every $1,000 of taxable value – was implemented. Ninety percent of the money raised is allocated for land purchases from willing sellers only; no costly "takings" through eminent domain. Ten percent is set aside for ongoing maintenance and necessary restoration.
The fund currently sits at about $102.5 million.
To date, 117 properties have been acquired, with a 3.2-acre site on Sanibel this week the most recent acquisition. Purchases total some 24,040 acres among 43 preserves throughout the county including multiple preserve areas in Cape Coral, North Fort Myers, Pine Island, Sanibel and Captiva, as well as preserves on Fort Myers Beach, Boca Grande and outside Lehigh Acres.
It's a tax initiative that has produced very tangible results for those who fund the program with the vast majority of the properties purchased available for passive public use, such as hiking and bird watching.
Like many government programs, Conservation 20/20 has received its share of criticism – that the county has overpaid for some sites, that not all are exactly "pristine" wild lands, that the program has been carried beyond the voter-OK'd seven-year benchmark without another ballot box initiative.
In Cape Coral, some officials continue to claim that the city has not received its fair share of land purchases and so the Cape should somehow "opt-out" of the program.
Let us point out, however, that there are two prime examples of the program's successful implementation here in the city – the Yucca Pens Preserve and the Yellow Fever Creek Preserve.
The Yucca Pens Preserve is a five-parcel, 231-acre site on the east side of Burnt Store Road in the north Cape purchased for $1.65 million in 1999.
The Yellow Fever Creek Preserve, a two-parcel, 240-acre site off Del Prado Boulevard, also in the north Cape, was purchased for $3.32 million in 2001.
Simply put, taxpayers countywide have gotten ample bang for their buck. That is something that is too often lacking in lots-of-promises/few-results tax programs.
To redirect 20/20 funds now would be a gross breach of trust.
Let us offer one recommendation and one caution.
The recommendation:
If our county commission truly believes people don't care about where their 20/20 tax dollars are going, put the program back on the ballot so taxpayers can vote their mind before the funds have been siphoned.
The caution:
Voters have long memories.
Very long memories.
Asking taxpayers to tax themselves for a specific purpose and then reallocating the money sets not only a poor precedent, it poisons the well for future initiatives. Think a sales tax initiative for health care. Or infrastructure. Or educational facilities.
Voters will remember the "operations" rat hole.
And they will vote accordingly.
Unless and until the voters say otherwise, leave the Conservation 20/20 program alone. It's not a potential cash cow but a program our children – and their children – will benefit from far into the future.
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Social media use among registered investment advisors shot up over the past year, with 80% of RIAs stating they have adopted formal written policies concerning social networking, up from 64% in 2011 and 43% in 2010, according to the seventh annual Investment Management Compliance Testing Survey, released Tuesday.
The survey, conducted by the Investment Adviser Association (IAA), ACA Compliance Group and Old Mutual Asset Management, found social media to be the "hottest" compliance topic, with 54% of firms prohibiting the use of personal social media sites for business purposes, and 52% reporting that their social media testing has increased since 2010.
The second most commonly cited hot compliance topic by RIAs was insider trading, with 74% of firms testing to detect insider trading. More than 30% have increased their testing since last year.
The online survey was conducted from April 23 to May 18 and collected responses from 555 compliance professionals, representing a range of SEC-registered advisors.
The groups say that this year's survey addressed compliance testing in the context of performance advertising; the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) pay-to-play rule, which restricts advisors' and their employees' ability to make political contributions to government officials to influence the selection of advisors to public pension funds and other government entities; special trading issues; and oversight of third-party service providers.
The survey also contained "trend update" questions about social media, whistleblowing, gifts and entertainment and insider trading.
Other key findings from the survey include:
- Since last year's survey, compliance testing has increased the most in the areas of pay-to-play, advertising and marketing, personal trading and social media. Seventy-nine percent of firms indicate that they have not decreased compliance testing in any area.
- Fewer than half the respondents claim compliance with Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) in presenting performance results. Eighty-five percent of such firms engage a third-party verifier even though verification is not required. Furthermore, 31% of firms that do not claim GIPS compliance engage a third party to review their performance presentations. Overall, 28% of firms have increased their testing of performance advertising since last year.
- Pay-to-play policies are widespread, with only 15% of firms reporting that the rule does not apply to them. Seventy-six percent of firms note that they apply their policies to all employees (as compared with 68% in last year's survey), and only 12% limit their policies solely to "covered associates" that must be covered under the pay-to-play rule. Seven percent of firm policies prohibit all political contributions, and 60% require pre-clearance of contributions.
- 82% of firms conduct best execution reviews of their securities trades. The most common forensic tests for best execution include review of trade errors, review of best execution policies and procedures, review of an approved broker-dealers list, comparisons to benchmarks, and review of soft dollars or commission-sharing arrangements.


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Hippocampus abdominalis (large seahorse)
aquarium specimen, not recorded
This male pot-bellied seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis) seems to have a coloration scheme like a giraffe. Unlike many other seahorses, potbellies seem to have smooth, waxy skin, without the deep pores or rough texture characteristic of some species. Many casual observers seeing a group of potbellies think they must be all be pregnant males. The bloated appearance is normal for both the male and female, though mature males have a prominent, usually white brood pouch, and more dark blotches. A brood may number from an average of about 300 to as many as 700 offspring. Gestation varies with temperature, but averages around 28 days.
Jeffrey N. Jeffords (photographer; copyright holder; identification)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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New Honda Accord - from £19,250
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The New Honda Accord will be available from June, and will have a starting price of £19,250 ending at £26,650 on the road. The accord will reach a maximum speed of 149mph ,will get from 0-60mph in 7.2seconds and will give you 39 miles to the gallon. The standard safety features include twin front, side and curtain airbags and ABS with EBD.
The big news with this generation Accord is an all-new diesel engine that Honda calls the i-DTEC. Generating 149bhp at 4,000rpm it's more refined than the old 138bhp i-CTDi engine and also beats it in terms of emissions and fuel economy. With a peak torque figure of 350Nm, it's also extremely punchy. Otherwise there are two petrol engines, starting with the 155bhp 2.0-litre i-VTEC with its revised valve lift and timing and better gas flow. Or there's a 198bhp 2.4-litre i-VTEC unit which has also had a good deal of internal revision to make that power figure without recourse to turbocharging. All engines are mated to six-speed manual gearboxes, while the petrol units have the option of a five-speed auto.
Pricing for the saloon starts at £19,250 for the entry-level ES model but the version that most customers will buy, the ES GT, starts at £20,100 – which includes 17-inch alloy wheels, half-leather seats, cruise control, aero kit, sports suspension and climate control. Meanwhile, EX grades start from £22,250 and come as standard with DVD sat nav, Bluetooth hands free telephone, full leather seats, electric/heated front seats, rear parking camera and a premium 6CD stereo. Continuing Honda's quest to bring E-sector advanced technology to lower segments, Honda's hi-tech ADAS Pack is available as an option, adding Collision Mitigation Braking, as well as Lane Keep Assist, Advanced Cruise Control and HID lights.


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Fast Facts About Puerto Rico
Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic.
Geographic coordinates: 18°15'N, 66°30'W
Region: North America
Subregion: Caribbean
Map References: Central America and the Caribbean
Total Area: 9,104 sq km (3,508 sq mi)
Land Area: 8,959 sq km
Comparative area: approximately three times the size of Rhode Island.
Water Area: 145 sq km
Land boundaries: 0 km
Limits: To the west by Haití and the Dominican Republic, separated by the Mona Passage, to the east by the Virgin Islands, to the north by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Caribbean Sea.
Borders: Puerto Rico is under the U.S. customs jurisdiction. Borders are open between P.R. and the U.S., allowing for free movement of people and merchandise.
Coastline: 501 km
- Maritime claims:
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
- Territorial sea: 12 NM
- Elevation:
- lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
- highest point: Cerro de Punta 1,338 m
The climate is Tropical Marine with average temperatures year round, near 80 °F (26.7 °C) in lower elevations and 70 °F (21.1 °C) in the mountains.
Time Zone: Atlantic Standard (AST).
Sunrise/Sunset Average: 6:54 am to 6:21 pm
Source: National Georgraphic
Languages: Spanish and English
Population: 3,189,068 (July 2020 est.)
Population density: 988 density per sq mi / 382 persons per sq km (2015)
Population growth rate: -1.74% (2017 est.)
- Age structure:
- 0-14 years: 15.77% (male 270,656/female 258,073)
- 15-24 years: 13.71% (male 233,667/female 225,812)
- 25-54 years: 38.1% (male 607,954/female 669,149)
- 55-64 years: 12.93% (male 198,720/female 234,713)
- 65 years and over: 19.48% (male 281,413/female 371,670) (2017 est.)
- Median age:
- total: 41.5 years
- male: 39.5 years
- female: 43.2 years (2017 est.)
- Sex ratio:
- at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
- 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
- 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
- 25-54 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
- 55-64 years: 0.83 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
- total population: 0.75 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
Nationality: Noun Puerto Rican(s). Adjective Puerto Rican.
Primary Ethnicity: Hispanic
Ethnic composition: white (mostly Spanish origin) 80.5%, black 8%, Amerindian 0.4%, Asian 0.2%, mixed and other 10.9%.
- Literacy Rate:
- definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- total population: 93.3%
- male: 92.8%
- female: 93.8% (2015 est.)
The Constitution guarantees freedom for all faiths. The major religions are: Catholic (85%), Protestants (8%), non religious (2.3%), and others (3%).
Taíno Indians who inhabited the territory, called the island Boriken or Borinquen which means: "the great land of the valiant and noble Lord" or "land of the great lords". On November 19, 1493 Christopher Columbus discovered the island in his second voyage to the New World. Originally the newcomers called the island San Juan Bautista, for St. John the Baptist and the town Puerto Rico because of its obvious excellent potentialities. It was not until later that the two names were switched. Thanks in part to the enthusiasm of ambitious Juan Ponce de León, quickly became Spain's most important military outpost in the Caribbean.
On December 10, 1898, the Treaty of Paris is signed, treaty concluding the Spanish-American War. Spain renounced all claim to Cuba, ceded Guam and Puerto Rico and its dependent islets to United States, and transferred sovereignty over the Phillipines to the United States for $20,000,000.
On March 2, 1917, United States granted Puerto Ricans U.S. statutory citizenship.
Puerto Rico has been one of the most dynamic and competitive economies in Latin America and the Caribbean region until recent years, Puerto Rico's economy relies mainly on federal aid from the United State government.
Currency: United States dollar (USD)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - purchasing power parity - $130 billion (2017 est.)
GDP per capita: purchasing power parity - $39,400 (2017 est.)
Gross Domestic Product: real growth rate - -2.4% (2017 est.)
Population Below Poverty Level: 44.9% (2013) according to the US Census Bureau - that's nearly double the poverty rate in Mississippi, the most impoverished of the fifty states.
Inflation Rate (consumer prices):
1.8% (2017 est.)
Taxes: Puerto Rico general sales and use rate increased from 7% to 10.5% with an effective total tax rate of 11.5 percent on many transactions when combined with the municipal sales and use tax of 1 percent (as of July 1, 2015). Puerto Rico now has the highest sales tax in America.
Labor Force:
1.081 million (November 2018 est.)
Unemployment Rate: 7.7% (December 21, 2018)
Export Commodities: chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum, beverage concentrates, medical equipment.
Export Partners: United States 90,3 %, United Kingdom 1,6 %, Dominican Republic 1,4 %, Netherlands 1,4 %, among others. (2010)
Imports Commodities: chemicals, machinery and equipment, food, petroleum products, among others. (2010)
Imports Partners: United States 55 %, Ireland 23,7 %, Japan 5,4 %, among others. (2010)
Receipts from visitors: U.S. $1,826,100,000 (1995)
Expenditures by national abroad: U.S. $833,000,000 (1995)
Tourist Receipts: U.S. $1,736,600,000 (1994)
Puerto Rico is a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States. The chief of state is the President of the United States of America. The head of government is an elected Governor. There are two legislative chambers: the House of Representatives, 51 seats, and the Senate, 27 seats.
Capital: San Juan
Chief of State: President Donald J. Trump (since 20 January 2017); Vice President Mike Pence (since 20 January 2017)
Head of Government: Governor Ricky Rosello
Major political parties are: Popular Democratic Party (PPD), New Progressive Party (PNP) and Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP).
Digraph: PR/QR
Type: Commonwealth associated with the US.
Constitution: ratified 3 March 1952; approved by U.S. Congress 3 July 1952; effective 25 July 1952.
Administrative divisions: None (Commonwealth associated with the U.S.); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the U.S. Government, but there are 78 municipalities. Municipalities are further subdivided into barrios, and those into sectors. Other territories include: Mona, Monito, Desecheo, and Caja de Muertos.
Political Division: 8 senatorial districts, 40 representative districts, 78 municipalities.
Voter Participation: 78% (2012)
National Holiday: November 19 (The Discovery of Puerto Rico
National Hymn (Anthem): "La Borinqueña"
Puerto Rican culture is somewhat complex, - others will call it colorful. Culture is a series of visual manifestations and interactions with the environment that make a region and/or a group of people different from the rest of the world.
Lets consider that the people of Puerto Rico represent a cultural and racial mix. During the early 18-century, the Spaniard in order to populate the country took Taino Indian women as brides. Later on as labor was needed to maintain crops and build roads, African slaves were imported, followed by the importation of Chinese immigrants, then continued with the arrival of Italians, French, German, and even Lebanese people. American expatriates came to the island after 1898. Long after Spain had lost control of Puerto Rico, Spanish immigrants continued to arrive on the island. The most significant new immigrant population arrived in the 1960s, when thousands of Cubans fled from Fidel Castro's Communist state. The latest arrivals to Puerto Rico have come from the economically depressed Dominican Republic.
Tourist Information
Most popular city destinations: San Juan, Ponce, Mayagüez, Bayamón, Fajardo, San Germán Cayey, and Caguas.
Customs and Immigration: There are no passports or visas necessary for United States citizens. Citizens of other countries have the same requirements as for entering the USA.
Communications and Internet: Phone cards or calling cards and IDD service are readily available. Long-distance services from AT&T, MCI, and Sprint make calling home relatively convenient and let you avoid hotel surcharges.
Airmail to Western Europe takes up to a week.
The San Juan Star (English-language newspaper), El Vocero de Puerto Rico and El Nuevo Día.
To connect to the Internet visitors must call their service provider in the USA or Europe, and pay the long distance rates, or establish a temporary account with a local service provider.
Health and Medical Facilities: Health standards in Puerto Rico are generally comparable with those of the United States, its medical facilities are among the finest in the Caribbean. There are physicians and hospitals in all cities. "Departamento de Salud" (Department of Health), (787) 766-1616.
Electricity: The electrical current in Puerto Rico is 110 volts/60 cycles, exactly the same as in the continental U.S. and Canada.
Accommodations: Puerto Rico offers a huge variety of lodgings that will appeal to a multiplicity of personalities and pocketbooks.
Casinos: Casinos are located in many hotels around the Island. Proper dressing should be observed by men and women. People under 18 are not allowed.
Courtesy and dress: Light and loose cotton clothing is the best bet year-round for Puerto Rico's warm tropical climate.
Banking hours: 9am to 3:30pm.
- Relative Costs:
- Budget meal: US $3-15
- Moderate restaurant meal: US $15-30
- Top-end restaurant meal: US $30 and up
- Budget room: US $40-75
- Moderate hotel: US $75-200
- Top-end hotel: US $200 and up
Transportation: You can get to Puerto Rico by air, or by sea. Once you arrive on the Island, there's a full menu of choices for getting around. You can rent a car or use their public transportation system.
Driving: Driving is on the right-hand side of the road. All the same rules as any part of the United States, except that the signs are in Spanish, the distance markers in kilometers and the gas sold in liters.
Liquor laws: You must be 18 years old to purchase liquor in stores or buy drinks in hotels, bars, and restaurants.
Helplines and Agencies
- Emergency Services: 911
- Police: 787-343-2020
- Ambulance: 787-343-2222
- Civil Defense: 787-724-0124
- Fire Department: 787-343-2330
- U.S. Secret Service: 787-766-5539
- U.S. Coast Guard: 787-729-6770
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — More than nine months after they were born joined at the lower chest and abdomen, twin girls made their public debut Thursday at the hospital where they were separated.
Allison June and Amelia Lee Tucker, clad in animal-striped shirts and flowered headbands, were introduced during a news conference at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Both girls still have nasal tubes but appeared rosy-cheeked and alert as they were held by their parents, Shellie and Greg Tucker, of Adams, N.Y., about 300 miles north of Philadelphia near Lake Ontario.
Allison, described by doctors and her parents as the smaller but feistier twin, was discharged from the hospital Monday. Her sister Amelia, who's larger and more reserved, needs a little more recovery time and will remain in the hospital into the new year.
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The twins shared a chest wall, diaphragm, liver and pericardium, the membrane around the heart.
Shellie Tucker was about 20 weeks into her pregnancy when she learned she was carrying conjoined twins. Prenatal screening tests at Children's Hospital, including ultrasound imaging and MRI, determined that they would be good candidates for separation.
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'Infanticide breeds monogamy' in primates
Sticking together Social monogamy developed in primates as a way for males to protect their offspring from infanticide, new research has found, although this may not explain the rise of monogamy in mammals as a whole.
Evolutionary psychologist Dr Quentin Atkinson of the University of Auckland, and colleagues, report their findings today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
"When you get higher rates of infanticide, you tend to get social monogamy arising," says Atkinson.
A number of hypotheses have been established to explain the evolution of social monogamy, in which males and females form a pair and raise offspring together, he says.
The 'mate-guarding' hypothesis is based on the idea that males need to keep tabs on females if they are to make sure they don't mate with other males.
When those females are spread out over a large area, monogamy might the best strategy to do this.
"It becomes the only option for males to ensure that the children of the female they're with are their own," says Atkinson.
The 'biparental' hypothesis suggests that having two parents looking after the young means a more reliable food supply and healthier infants.
And a third more gruesome hypothesis is that monogamy is a defence against infanticide.
When male animals find infants that are not theirs, they will kill them because they're taking up resources their infants could have, says Atkinson.
By killing the offspring of another male that means that the mother of that offspring is freed up from suckling and can become pregnant with the infanticidal male's offspring.
But to protect their own offspring against infanticide, males need to identify which offspring are theirs, says Atkinson. Being monogamous provides a strategy for doing this.
Testing between hypotheses
To test between these three hypotheses, Atkinson and colleagues studied 230 different species of primates including humans.
First, gene-based phylogenies allowed the researchers to map the relationship between species.
Then, by studying social traits in species that are alive today, the researchers were also able to calculate when these first evolved.
The three social traits studied related to the three different hypotheses on the evolution of monogamy.
The researchers looked at rates of infanticide in the group and whether the species were living in pairs (relevant to the biparental care hypothesis).
They also looked at whether the females lived in a group in one place or by themselves, spread over a large region. This was relevant to the mate-guarding hypothesis, since males are forced to guard just one female if they are spread out over a large distance.
"We found that the only thing that cropped up regularly before you get the emergence of social monogamy is a high level of infanticide," says Atkinson.
"That's the evidence we use to argue the risk of infanticide might have been what drove social monogamy in primates."
The researchers say that social monogamy allowed fathers to become involved in parental care, and is associated with a shift in the range of animals.
Mammalian monogamy study
Meanwhile, a related study in the journal Science this week looking at the rise of social monogamy in mammals as a whole, has come to a different conclusion.
Zoologists Dr Dieter Lukas and Professor Tim Clutton-Brock from the University of Cambridge used data on more than 2,500 mammalian species and found support for the mate-guarding hypothesis, rather than the infanticide hypothesis.
"The evolution of social monogamy does not appear to have been associated with a high risk of male infanticide," write the researchers.
"Social monogamy has evolved in non-human mammals where breeding females are intolerant of each other and female density is low, suggesting that it represents a mating strategy that has developed where males are unable to defend access to multiple females."
Atkinson says the different findings could be explained by the fact that the Cambridge study looked at the whole group of mammals whereas his study looked at primates.
"Less than three per cent of mammals are monogamous; it's much more common in primates," says Atkinson.
"So there is good reason to think that something different is going on in primates."
Further studies
Australian evolutionary biologist Professor Rob Brooks from the University of New South Wales says the studies are dealing with different samples and the mammal study is a "blunter analysis".
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Brooks also emphasises that the findings have little relevance to the human obsession with understanding faithfulness and cheating.
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"This isn't about that dynamic it all. It's about why it is we find one person compelling and attractive enough to stay with them for a long period of time."


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Larzen "Larz" Charles Hanson was born Dec. 29, 2010, in Fairmont, MN, the son of Lance and Tracy (Birkenholtz) Hanson.
On Saturday, May 25, 2013, Larzen passed away at the age of two years, four months and 27 days.
Larz loved the outdoors. He couldn't wait to get outside, play in the yard, follow in Dad's footsteps, or find an adventure somewhere in the great outdoors. Though his life may seem too short, those around him were touched by him, and know the quality of his existence far exceeds the quantity of time he lived. His infectious smile melted the hearts around him, and he will be forever missed.
Left to cherish his memory are his parents: Lance Michael and Tracy Marie (Birkenholtz) Hanson of Emmetsburg; two sisters: Trinity-Ann and Heather; maternal grandparents: Larry and Jone (Schroyer) Birkenholtz of Newton; paternal grandparents: and Susan (Rasmussen) Hanson of Fenton; maternal great-grandfather, Jerry Schroyer of Baxter; paternal great-grandparents: Gordon and Janette (Durheim) Rasmussen of Madelia, MN; paternal great-grandmother, Charlene (Movick) Hanson of Hampton; aunts and uncles: Tony Birkenholtz and wife, Abbi of Baxter, Troy Birkenholtz and wife, Kelly of Newton, Todd Birkenholtz and fianc, Destiny Blum of Baxter, Nathan Hanson and wife, Sarah of Armstrong, Kiyra Knowles, Chelsie Rolling and husband, Brandon and Haylie Hanson all of Fenton; and eleven first cousins.
Larzen was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandparents: Alice (Stal-zen) Schroyer and Everette and Nadine (Damman) Birkenholtz; paternal great-grandfather, Merrildean Hanson; and his great-aunt, Arlis Frechette.
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Should getting arrested for driving while intoxicated get you sentenced to life in prison? How about if you've been caught doing it eight times?
That's what happened to this man, 45-year-old Cornelio Garcia-Mata of New Braunfels, Texas. Garcia-Mata was sentenced to life in prison earlier this week, according to this report from CBS News in Houston.
Apparently, Garcia-Mata was arrested in February for drunken driving and found to have a blood-alcohol level of .446 — that's more than six times the legal limit, CBS News reports. I've never heard of anyone drinking that much and living to tell the tale. Guy could be a Jalopnik writer with that kind of alcohol tolerance.
Anyway, this wasn't Garcia-Mata's first time getting arrested for drunken driving — far from it. CBS reports that "he had seven prior DWI convictions out of Guadalupe County, which included felony charges." He will be eligible for parole when he is 75.
Frankly, I'm amazed that he hasn't killed someone — or himself — with this kind of drinking and driving so far.
What do you think, Jalops? Is this too harsh a sentence, or did this guy have it coming?
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Thursday in Chemistry of Photography was a day for making prints without a camera.
We used Nature Print paper. Nature Print Paper – BLICK art materials shows a sample of what the end product looks like. This requires only the sun and found objects, including negatives, to create designs. Using the darkroom, we placed found objects on the paper and then exposed them to the sun. While some students were doing this, others used my enlarger to create photo-montage images by placing objects on print paper, exposing and developing.
This is a good lesson in design and what makes a good picture.
Friday was a good day to have fun using up any extra developer and fix and have. We did Chemistry Photographic Painting.
Designs can be painted right on photographic paper with developer solution, stop bath and food coloring.
It's a good idea to set up several separate trays at different stations. I was using 5X7 print paper so I was able to use a lot of small trays. Painting with fix can contaminate the Developer, so I had developer trays that were labeled "developer only." These were at the sink and students were instructed to do a quick wash of their print, or at least let it drip off, to get rid of excess fix before developing.
They used q-tips, string, shish kabob sticks and any number of items to paint with water, developer and fix on their print paper.
Painting with fix causes a white image against a dark background. If you immerse it in clear water before developing, it will cause grays to blend into the black background.
There was one last experiment though, after their photo painting was exposed, developed, stopped and fixed and with a quick wash. We mixed one tablespoon of food coloring to sixteen ounces of water. Then dip the print briefly into clear water to take off excess hypo. Paint the color on or dip it but let it get a little darker than the intended shade.
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Bluster Bay boat shuttles have a closed bottom and a very low profile compared with standard shuttles, making them ideal for table looms with a shallower shed. Because of this low profile you need to use paper quills, not bobbins.
Like all other Bluster Bay shuttles this shuttle is crafted from a beautiful wood and has a silky smooth finish.
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1 stick margarine
1/4 C olive oil
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tsp. basil
3 to 4 skinless/boneless chicken breasts, cubed
1 small onion, finely chopped
1/2 C white wine
1 C chicken broth
1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
4 cherry peppers, cut up (save 1/4 cup juice)
1 lb. rigatoni pasta
Melt stick of butter in frying pan. Add the olive oil and saute garlic and onions until translucent. Then add chicken and saute. Add your wine, tomatoes and chicken broth. Finally, add your cherry peppers and juice. Prepare rigatoni to box instructions and cook until "al dente". Drain pasta and put into a large pasta dish, pour your sauce over pasta and toss. Serve with nice green salad and parmesan cheese.
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Volunteer opportunities abound at UPMC So. Side
June 22, 2004
Now that the cold weather is over, it could be time to think about volunteering at UPMC South Side. The hospital offers free lunches, parking and educational workshops.
As part of the Volunteer Services Department, volunteers play an important role in enhancing the service at UPMC South Side. People of all ages are needed – adults, teens ages 14 through 18, and college students.
They are in need a few smiling faces to meet and greet visitors at our Information Desk from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Other volunteer opportunities at the hospital and satellite offices include: computer assistant, to enter data and perform other computer related tasks; patient visitor and host, to visit and talk with current residents and greet newly admitted patients to assure satisfaction; receptionists to greet patients and families to the inpatient units; and clerical volunteers, to help staff answer phones, file and copy. Training will be provided.
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No. 1088: Pewter bracelet
Color in pictures 1) black 2) pink gold 3) antique gold 4) plum shimmer.
Sami inspired jewelry made in Sweden! This bracelet is made of spun pewter thread, reindeer leather or lamb leather, and a button made from reindeer antler. The pewter thread contains 4% silver and is nickel-free. The materials are a specialty product of Lapland in Northern Sweden.
When selecting the length, measure your wrist and add 0.5 to 1 cm (2/10th to 4/10th of an inch). Measurements preferred in centimeters for the most accurate sizing.
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.html This week's episode of GameTrailers TV, now airing one day earlier, will be packed with the game footage exclusives you've come to expect... no, demand from Geoff Keighley and crew.
That includes our first look at BioShock 2 and its Big Sister in action. Exciting! Joining 2K Games blockbuster hit sequel in the making are exclusive details on Punch-Out!! for the Wii—"with a twist you won't see coming"—plus a "major" Killzone 2 announcement, and details of Fable II's new downloadable content, straight from Peter Molyneux's mouth.
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Apple's famous word processing application Pages has seen its first update of 2010, delivered as a touch-enabled little brother for the new iPad. But how does this version stack up to its OS X counterpart? After testing the app for almost a week, here are my thoughts.
Like other iPad applications, Pages is fast. Loading almost instantly, the first thing you'll see is a Welcome document, ironically created in Pages itself. The My Documents is area where you'll see all of your synced documents, accessible by flicking left or right. It seems like managing a large number of documents in this area could be cumbersome, so it will be interesting to see how Apple addresses this UI concern with future versions. There's also options here for exporting documents to iWork.com or email, deleting documents and importing new documents.
Creating a new document is simple as well, though you are limited to 15 templates besides a blank document. I'm honestly surprised Apple hasn't brought over the full arsenal of templates.
Navigating around Pages is quite simple. In portrait mode, you'll have a menu bar across the top with quick access to My Documents, an Undo button as well as an Inspector, Media, Settings and a Full Screen option.
Cool Pages Tip: Tap and hold the Undo button to initiate a Redo.
Tapping the lighter colored bar beneath the toolbar will present you with a traditional ruler, justification options and options to make your type bold, italicized or underlined. Landscape mode is primarily used for creating content in your document, so the toolbar remains hidden.
The Inspector
The Inspector provides an additional method for adjusting alignment, support for columns (limited to 4) and line spacing (limited to quarter line increments). In this view there are also options for formatting lists and applying (but not redefining) the default styles for titles, headings and subheadings. This particular view also changes, depending on what content you are editing. For example, if you've tapped a table and then open the Inspector, you'll see related options here.
Media Browser
The Media Browser functions similar to the desktop version, showing photos and videos that have been synced to the iPad via iTunes. Unfortunately, none of my TV shows or movies were accessible through here, even the ones that aren't restricted with iTunes DRM.
Options for tables, charts and shapes are included as well, allowing a user to select from a wide variety of default looks, then allowing them to use the Inspector to further fine tune them. Manipulating objects is very user friendly by just tapping and interacting as you would be naturally inclined to do. Tap two fingers on an object, pause and rotate your fingers to rotate an object. It's simple.
Fine Tuning
Document Setup mode allows you to format your document with custom dimensions simply by tapping a margin and dragging it. You can also set watermark images as well as format the header or footer of your document. Unfortunately, documents are limited to a size of either US Letter (8.5 x 11) or A4 (8.27 x 11.69). There were no apparent options for adjusting the orientation to landscape.
Selecting text works the same as it does on Pages for the desktop, except you're using finger taps instead of mouse clicks. Double tapping a word will select it while triple tapping will select the entire paragraph. In the pop-up menu, you have your usual options for copying the content as well as the option to copy the style if you wish to copy and paste formatting styles between areas. There is also an option to define the word you've selected.
Other options include a traditional spell checker which functions just like the desktop counterpart by underlining the misspelled word, allowing a user to tap and see a suggested replacement.
Syncing Files with Pages
Contrary to original rumors that suggested the iPad would mount a folder and allow for easy syncing of documents, you have to sync specific documents to the iPad through iTunes. Undoubtedly Apple realizes that this process is quite cumbersome and hopefully future iterations of iTunes or iPad software will make this process easier.
Pages documents that you receive through Mail on the iPad or browsed via iWork.com can be opened, saved and edited within Pages. Conversely, documents created in Pages can be exported and sent via Mail or uploaded to iWork.com in addition to being synced back through iTunes.
The Downside
Pages on the iPad is a great application, but it's not without its share of missing features and limitations. Unfortunately, Pages is limited to a rather small collection of typefaces. While there's still enough to create content that is unique, the lack of support for adding your own typefaces means Pages won't let you easily move any document from your Mac and see the exact same thing on your iPad. In fact, you'll get document warnings if you try and open a file that includes a typeface that your iPad is missing. This is an issue that Apple needs to address before people really begin to consider the iPad as "the laptop replacement."
Additionally, more advanced features of Pages are missing. Here's a quick list of some of the features that aren't present.
- Inserting Table of Contents & Footnotes
- Inserting Section or Layout Breaks
- Inserting Merge Fields
- Tracking Changes
- Saving as Templates
- Adjusting Styles
- Adjusting Type (Tracking, Ligatures, Baseline, Capitalization)
- Printing
- Document Statistics (Word Count, Number of Pages, Page Location)
Pages is a very functional app but for those who really wanted it to replace the desktop version, you'll be desiring a more featured packed update from Apple. Originally I'd planned to use the mobile version to put the finishing touches on documents (if I'm on the go) but it looks like the best workflow is to create your documents on the iPad and apply finishing touches when you are back on a Mac.
One last little bit to note about this application, and everyone is mixed on this, but typing on the iPad keyboard, even in landscape mode is still awkward. Personally, I'm comfortable with the full size keyboard layout on my Mac and so I find myself aiming for certain keys that just aren't there. I strongly recommend investing in the bluetooth keyboard if you're planning to use Pages or any of the other iWork apps on the iPad.
Check out our gallery of Pages below. Have you used Pages for the iPad? What are your thoughts?
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The Iland Lures range of trolling lures are some of the most popular big game baits along the East Coast and throughout the Bahamas and Caribbean. Most commonly trolled with a rigged dead bait inside, Iland Lures are equally effective when pulled by themselves. Due to their tremendous success, this range has earned a world-wide reputation as some of the finest and most productive artificial lures you can own. Brilliance that provides the widest possible detection range and a strike provoking realism that attracts all gamefish are the keys to their success!
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The flood of money into the San Francisco elections over the past month is mind-boggling. We've never seen this level of independent-expenditure attacks in district elections. We've never seen an out-of-nowhere conservative candidate with no political experience at all spend half a million of his own money to buy a San Francisco Assembly seat. It could be a very ugly Nov. 6.
The most dramatic entry in the last-minute sewer-money contest is the political action committee just formed to attack Sup. Christina Olague over her vote to retain Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. San Francisco Women for Responsibility and Accountable Supervisor exists only to oppose Olague; Ron Conway, a close ally Mayor Ed Lee, has thrown $20,000 into the group, and his wife Gayle put up $49,000. Linda Voight, who is married to real-estate industry mogul and rent-control foe Thomas Coates, put up another $49,000. That more than $100,000 coming in during the last 10 days of a campaign and it's an unprecedented amount of negative money for a district race.
The idea that a tech titan and a big landlord would use the Mirkarimi vote in a hit-campaign is disturbing to a lot of people, particularly Ted Gullicksen, who runs the San Francisco Tenants Union:
Conway's committee attacks Christina Olague for supporting Ross Mirkarimi. But really he is just using the issue of domestic violence as a tool to unseat a political opponent. By doing so, he is cheapening the issue of domestic violence to further his crass political agenda of repealing rent control.
(Conway, in an Oct. 30 note, says he does not oppose San Francisco's rent control laws. Coates has put significant money into anti-rent-control efforts.)
It's also, apparently, payback from two of the mayor's money guys — and it makes a screwy election even stranger. Particularly since none of the other prominent candidates in D5 are out there going after Olague on her vote and most of them probably would have voted the same way.
Conventional wisdom is that attacking Olague helps London Breed, who is the candidate the landlords have chosen (and spent $40,000 on). But nobody knows exactly what will happen when all the ranked-choice ballots are counted. John Rizzo has largely weathered the story of attacks from all sides and will be #2 on a lot of ballots. I think Julian Davis is finished, and more of his supporters will go to Rizzo or Olague than to Breed.
Still, it's entirely possible that the most progressive district in the city will be represented by someone who is likely to be more aligned with the moderates and conservatives than with the left.
Then there's Michael Breyer, who has now put more than $500,000 of his own money into the Assembly race against Assessor Phil Ting. Breyer's never done anything in local politics; he claims to talk about old-fashioned San Francisco values and hypes his family members from past generations who have been active in the community, but he grew up on the East Coast and moved here in 2002. But with that kind of money, the more conservative candidate has been able to bring the race close to even.
And if he can use his own fortune to top Ting — who's been a decent Assessor and has long ties to the community — it's going to be a bad moment for San Francisco politics.


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Charity Discount Policy
Financial relief may be available to patients who do not qualify for state or federal assistance and are unable to establish partial payments or pay their balance that have received non-elective care. In most cases, patients that fall between 0 - 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. Federal Poverty Levels based on total household income, with sufficient supporting documentation provided by the patient, will have a 100% Charity discount processed.
For patients with balances greater than $1,500, and whose documented income is in-between 201 and 400 percent of the Federal Poverty Level, we have an expanded charity policy that may reduce the amount you owe. To determine if non-elective services you received could be eligible for either full charity or partial charity, please contact your hospital for details on how you may see if you are eligible to receive assistance.
Some locations may have identified additional criteria for charity eligibility besides the Federal Poverty Levels as noted above (i.e., high medical costs, more lenient income levels, etc.). To verify your eligibility for assistance under this policy, we recommend you contact the hospital.
A validation must be completed by the hospital to ensure that if any portion of the patient's medical services can be paid by any federal, or state governmental health care program (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, Champus, Medicare secondary payor), private insurance company, or other private, non-governmental third-party payor, that the payment has been received and posted to the account. No charity discount can be applied to any account with any outstanding payer liability.
All Medicare accounts and all non-Medicare inpatient accounts will be required to have supporting income verification documentation. Medicare requires independent income and resource verification for a charity care determination with respect to Medicare beneficiaries (PRM-I § 312).
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For Medicare beneficiaries, in addition to thorough completion of the Financial Assistance Application, the preferred income documentation will be the most current year's Federal Tax Return. Any patient/responsible party unable to provide his/her most recent Federal Tax Return may provide two pieces of supporting documentation from the following list to meet this income verification requirement:
- State Income Tax Return for the most current year
- Most Recent Employer Pay Stubs
- Written documentation from income sources
- Copy of all bank statements for the last three months
- Current credit report
For non-Medicare and Outpatient accounts, supporting income verification documentation may NOT be required. For these accounts, the thorough completion of the Financial Assistance Application may be acceptable for determining Charity Discount application.


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The new, improved LED Super Flat Rope from EnvironmentalLights is a unique and special product you probably won't find anywhere else. It is rugged and similar to LED rope, but is more compact and brighter. The face of the LED rope has a mask that hides the circuitry, so all you see is the LEDs. This mask is either white or black and matches the color of the sidewalls and back. Select either white or black finish (mask and sidewalls.) The RGA and RGB color-changing versions use 5050 (5.0 mm square) triplex LEDs that generate any color you want in a point light source. The single color versions are very bright and exhibit flawless dimming on our controllers, dimming drivers and pulse dimmers.
Easy to dim or control using any of our LED dimming drivers, controllers or pulse dimmers. Or use any DMX controller, in conjunction with our DMX-4-5000 or DMX-24-2000S decoders.
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Due to construction on UNL Campus, the recycling drop-off site located at 1200 N. 17th Street has been moved one-half block north to the gravel parking lot west of the cul-de-sac where North 17th Street ends. It will remain at this location until construction is expected to be completed in December.
For more information on recycling in Lincoln go to recycle.lincoln.ne.gov or call the Recycling Hotline at 402-441-8215.