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County Manager Mike Dobbs argued in favor of a 1 percent raise during a budget meeting Tuesday, saying it would promote employee morale and retention. He said LaGrange was looking at its usual 5 percent raise and county employees have never gotten that much.
County employees received 2.2 percent last year, but that was largely because of high gas prices, said Commissioner Morris Jones, noting that prices have since come back down.
"I thank all of our employees. They do a terrific job," Jones said, but he said they can do without a pay increase for 12 months since their benefits will stay the same and jobs are scarce in the current economy.
He said the county shouldn't have any retention problems because "you may have 1,000 people applying for the same job. I wouldn't worry about it."
Commissioner Ken Smith said Milliken & Co. is fast closing down and "people are graduating out the ying-yang who don't have a job."
"Are we to believe somebody would give up this benefit package and their career" over a 1 percent raise? he asked.
Commission Chairman Ricky Wolfe said he doesn't see how the county could justify an increase in salaries, including his and the other commissioners'. By state law, Wolfe earns $9,801.48 per year and the other four commissioners earn $8,611.46.
The board agreed to review the pay issue in six months if, as Wolfe said, "there's some light at the end of the tunnel."
The county's projected $2 million deficit in the upcoming budget was reduced it to $734, 000 in April. An additional $300,000 revenue for the general fund and $300,000 for reserves will come from savings on the county's medical and dental plan.
County finance officer Stewart Mills said the tax digest is expected to grow 0.8 percent, significantly less than usual, because of a lack of new construction and declining property values. He projects the local-option sales tax will drop by $150,000, the county's investment income by $87,000, and court fines are forfeitures by $592,000 or 33 percent.
In State Court, the number of traffic tickets has dropped by 1,000 since 2006 when budget cuts at the state Capitol forced a few prolific ticket-writing state troopers off the road in Troup County.
A state-mandated 5 percent add-on to court fines pays for the county's three victim-witness advocates, but the fund has shrunk because of the reduced number of traffic tickets. Court administrator Sheryl Hicks said she will apply for a grant of $50,000 to $60,000 from President Obama's stimulus package to help make up the shortage.
"The purpose of the grant is to keep people working," Hicks said.
Work-release fees are expected to drop about $150,000 in the next fiscal year because a lot of inmates aren't finding jobs. Landfill fees at the county's construction and demolition dump in Mountville will drop an estimated $353,000.
"Folks are not demolishing and not building, " said Commissioner Richard English. "It's going to get worse before it gets better."
The county's reserve fund averages $12 million, but "I don't want to make it look like we have that to spend," Commissioner Smith said.
The county uses reserves to operate the government without borrowing money while awaiting property tax receipts in November, and to pay for big-ticket items such as acquiring right of way for the South Loop highway.
The budget, which anticipates no change in the current 10.56-mill property tax rate, is scheduled to be adopted June 9.
Joel Martin can be reached at jmartin@ lagrangenews. com or 706-884-7311, Ext. 235.


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Compressor went in 9 years and has a 10 year warrantee, however since it runs on freon, my repairman is having trouble locating one. It seems Heil isn't storing these compressors. If I cannot find one, I have to have another central Air installed and I'm told that in order for it to work properly, I need a new furnace too for a total of 6000. I live in two rowhomes and I have a WeatherKing installed in 1989 and compressor is still going strong. I just got a leak, but it is 21 years old. Not a happy camper
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We had two Heil a/c units installed in our new body shop building in 3/2006. To date, we have spent $827 for service calls on our "under warranty" units. In 8/09, we had to have a compressor replaced. The part was under warranty but the labor cost $440. So far, this summer, we've had the capacitor replaced in one unit a month ago. Now, the other unit is not working & I haven't got the diagnosis yet. All I know is there will be no more Heil for us!
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Bought home brand new. Every year since, we have had to have something replaced. We have owned the home 10 yrs and this summer alone 2 service calls within one month. I will never own another one.
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My house is less than 3 years old and had one service call in the first year as unit would not work. Less than 2 years later, it will not turn on at all. This came with the house...I know what brand I will not use to replace the unit.... Heil
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I bought a vacation home that has a Heil central a/c unit installed about 8 years ago. The unit has never worked properly. Out of the 5 years I've owned the house, I have only had 1 summer where I haven't had issues. I've replaced the compressor (under warranty) once, the fan motor twice, and other assorted parts. I am not installing a brand new unit and it will not be Heil. I've never owned such a piece of junk in my life as a homeowner......absolutely junk. Let the buyer beware....do not buy this product.
Years owned: 18
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I appreciate this site and the people who have shared their experiences. I don't know if newer models are as good as my Heil 2.5 ton ca5030qkb a/c which worked fine for 18 years. The only service calls were year 1 & 2 because of freon leakage and loose insulation (which thanks to your postings, I know was an installation problem not with the Heil). Being a woman, I feel more vulnerable to be taken advantage of. I was worried if I called someone who sells new ones they would say mine couldn't be fixed or that it would cost way too much. So, I called the local tech school and left a message for the hvac instructor to refer me to someone trustworthy. He called back and gave me four places. I chose Foremen Heating & Ventilating in Green Bay. When I talked to the owner, Dennis, he assured me that usually A/Cs can be fixed. a serviceman was at my house in less than an hour and in one hour he had it fixed! It turned out that mice had made a nest in the control box and chewed up some of the wires, which he said happens often. He spliced the bad wires and replaced a control box they had ruined and the Heil started up right away!! Also a good place to check out a company is The Better Business Bureau website. Foremen was rated a+ ! Good luck and stay cool.
Years owned: 8
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My home came with a Heil unit. I know now they must be bottom of the heap. Air quit working, so I called a tech. Tech put the fan in too tight and it cracked the lid on the outside unit. Since Heil didn't make my unit "long enough for them to break", I can't get the part and must replace the whole unit. I won't be buying from Heil, for sure.
Location: Buffalo, New York
Years owned: 3
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"Heil Evaportor Coil Failed After 2 Summers"
We live in Buffalo, NY, and as a result, our ac is used relatively little. We purchased our Heil unit with r410a refrigerent in July 07, and discovered it had "rotted out" when we went to use it this spring. It's indoor evaporator coil is already shot, and the estimate is several hundreds of dollars to replace it, on top of the fee for the service call. Only parts are covered after one year, and Heil, who have been painful to deal with and have added insult to injury with their manner, assumes no responsibility for the fact that they sold us crap. We will never purchase anything Heil made again!
Location: Buffalo, New York
Years owned: 3
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"Heil Central AC is Complete Crap!"
First off, let me say that we live in Buffalo, NY, meaning that when we even use our central air, it isn't for long or stressed in ways like it might be in the South! We had our Heil installed in July, 07, and when we went to turn it on this spring, discovered that the coil had "rotted to the core" (ie: rusted out completely and leaked out all its r410a refrigerant). We have had to pay nearly $100 for the service call to diagnose it, and expect to pay over $400 more for replacement as the labor is not covered. Only the parts are (for five years) ...but given what I am now reading about this product, worry that we will continue to experience difficulties with their product. Also, it should be noted that our local installer is giving us a significant discount to replace this part, or it would be nearly twice the price. Also, any attempts we made to discuss this matter directly with Heil and see if they would back up their faulty product by extending our warranty for labor or covering this repair cost, was met with frustration and futility. Their main rep. was like talking to a broken record, and clearly has been well versed in the ways of explaining away any fault or liability and in adding further frustration to customers who are realizing that they have been sold a load of crap, literally and figuratively!!
Years owned: 9
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"Designed to break after warranty ends"
I purchased 2 Heil central air conditioning units for my new house. At the time, Heil offered only a 5 year warranty. Now, they offer 10 year warranties---obviously a lot of people had problems after 5 years. At 6 years, one of the units stopped cooling and despite having their dealer technicians come to recharge, add Freon, and spray sealant for an evaporator coil leak, the unit is still not working. Now the second unit stopped working. I called and e-mailed Heil customer service and they basically said, "tough luck---it's off warranty." So that's $10,000+ down the drain. Now I have to replace these Heil pieces of junk.
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In the Midway Woods neighborhood, west of Columbia Drive and on the outskirts of the city of Decatur, an annexation proposal at least four years in the making is pitting neighbor against neighbor.
At issue is a request by some residents of the neighborhood to be annexed into the four-square-mile city of Decatur.
Kevin Polite, a Midway Woods resident for eight years and chairman of the No 2 Decatur annexation opposition group, said the neighborhood "was a close-knit community before the thought of annexation appeared and it has now torn the community in half.
"Whether all of Midway Woods is annexed or not, there will need to be much healing of the community after the decision has been made," Polite said.
Approximately 66 of the more than 750 homes in Midway Woods are being considered for annexation into Decatur.
"The Midway Woods Neighborhood Association wants to be in Decatur…[and] is petitioning for all of Midway Woods to be part of Decatur," Polite said.
Polite said the anti-annexation group was formed because "we felt our voice wasn't being heard."
"We're getting petitions against being annexed," Polite said. "The majority of people that have signed the [anti-annexation] petition are elderly or they don't have kids—approximately 65 percent."
The largest opposition is because of the increase in taxes, Polite said.
According to Decatur's website, an estimated typical 2012 total tax bill for a home in the city valued at $250,000 is $4,844, while in unincorporated DeKalb County the bill would be $3,514.
Midway Woods is one of six major areas that Decatur officials are studying the feasibility of annexing. In addition to Midway Woods, the areas include: Clairmont and North Decatur Road; the Suburban Plaza area; the Sycamore Hill area; the Derrydown subdivision; and the United Methodist Children's Home.
"If you included it all,…it's a modest area," said Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd said.
City officials say the considered areas have an estimated 4,000 residents, 800 properties and would add approximately 300 acres to the city.
Andrea Arnold, Decatur's assistant city manager, said officials are "still working on our revenue and expenditure estimates" but the "rough, back-of-the-napkin estimate" is $1 million in revenue for first year.
Floyd said the city's school system would take in an estimated $2 million.
He said the annexations are being considered because the city has had "a lot of [annexation] requests from a lot of people around Decatur."
"I feel responsible to at least take a look at it," Floyd said. "It makes sense to look at the areas and see who can better serve these areas.
"With all the municipalizations, there's been a lot of concern…about what's going to happen," Floyd said.
Floyd said city officials "decided to do a comprehensive look at whether we want to annex."
"If you're interested, let us know. If you're not let us know that too," Floyd said. "If we don't see substantial support from the people," the city won't annex.
Floyd said city officials will also have to consider a pending impact statement from the City of Decatur School System.
"Anytime we annex, it impacts schools. We have to be careful as to what we want to do. No other city in DeKalb has to worry about that."
The possible annexations would probably be the last annexations Decatur does, Floyd said.
"We're not looking to get much bigger," Floyd said. "We don't want to be a massive city. We've got a culture we're trying to hold onto.
"I can't imagine anybody annexing any more than that. It would change the school system dramatically. It would change the city dramatically," Floyd said.
Floyd said the benefit of annexation to residents in the areas is "access to what we consider a higher level of service" for police and schools.
"We're trying to figure out if there are any benefits to the city," Floyd said. "There may not be any benefits to the city. That's what this whole process is all about."
The Decatur City Commission will hold a public meeting on annexation from 6-8 p.m., Oct. 22, in the commission meeting room at the Decatur City Hall, 509 North McDonough Street.
On Dec. 17, city officials plan to make a recommendation to the city commission on whether or not to adopt an annexation resolution, Arnold said. If an annexation resolution is passed, it would go to the Georgia General Assembly, which would vote to authorize any necessary referendum on the matter.
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Sweet Treats and Secret Crushes begins with three seventh-grade BFFs on the eve of Valentine's Day; all eagerly await the special day and the developments it may at last bring to their secret crushes. But all Cupid's arrows are thwarted when a snowstorm brings the rarely unwelcomed news that school is closed. Needing an alternative, the girls decide to bake special fortune cookies and distribute them to neighbors in their Brooklyn apartment building. Largely set over one day, the novel explores the relationships these girls build with each other and with their immediate community, who live near, but not otherwise close to one another. As Ms. Greenwald puts it simply, "They want to make their building friendlier….They want to make a change in the world."
This latest novel picks up on the theme of her prior work, My Life in Pink and Green, published last year. This story also features a seventh-grade protagonist, Lucy Desberg, who transforms her family's fledgling pharmacy into an "eco-spa" and brings the kind of green that both saves the business and arouses environmental awareness. The story was inspired from Ms. Greenwald's work with Rhonda Rigrodsky, Director of Library Services, who also sponsors the BWL Earth Club. Many young readers can relate to Lucy's frustrations: "I can't wait for the day when adults take kids seriously," she says.
Perhaps Ms. Greenwald can make such credible characters because, as she says, "I sometimes feel like I'm in middle school myself. I can get back to that feeling very easily." While there are inherent limitations to being in this "middle" period, Ms. Greenwald chooses to focus on what kids this age can do. Her website features concrete, planet-saving tips; her characters are truly acting locally while thinking globally. "It's a hard age," she says, "but a great age. They take an interest in things in ways that may be more genuine. In Middle School, there's more learning just to learn." Citing this trend among the independent reading projects in BWL's Middle School, she says, "At BWL, kids are encouraged to read for pleasure."
Ms. Greenwald's perseverance provides a model for her students. After two years in YAL with Farrar, Straus and Giroux, she made the financially risky choice to pursue a Master of Fine Arts at the New School, with a concentration on writing for children. Out of this emerged her first novel, which received thirty rejections and remains unpublished—for now. My Life in Pink and Green had six rejections before it was approved by Amulet Press. She admits, "You have to have a thick skin. I don't really have one, but I try!"
Her coming work chronicles two high school girls who are making a documentary about their classmates and the exciting exposure of those, she says, "whose talents aren't necessarily recognized." This taps, tangentially at least, into her high own school experience. "When I went to high school, I was not the best in math or science," she recalls, "but I wanted to do something and prove that I could do something. Now, I've done something significant that I'm proud about."


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Traffic Generation and Visitor Retention Revisited
June 2nd, 2008 | 48 comments(This post was writen a while back, but it's still one of the most important posts on my blog!)
I wrote a similar post not long ago, but my primary point is so important and so rarely understood that I feel like I need to do it again, with a slightly different approach. This, and the previous post, are quite possibly the most important posts I've ever written. If I write multiple posts driving in the same point you know it's important!
There are a handful of niche topics in the Internet Marketing field, which are always talked about more than anything else:
1. List Building
3. Link Building
4. Article Marketing
In many cases each Internet Marketing Strategy is used along side another in one way or another and in all cases they are used with one very simple goal in mind, to generate TRAFFIC!
It's no secret that these techniques work, but for some reason people are always looking for top secret traffic generating methods.
So, I'd like to share with you the #1 Traffic Generation "Secret" of all time!
OK, it's not a secret. Actually, the secret could be that it isn't a secret at all…if that makes sense.
Are there secret gold mines out there that will drive loads of traffic to your site? Probably, but is it worth it to spend hours, day, months or even years looking for them when you may or may not find one…and if you do, will it be long-lasting or a short surge of traffic?
The most important thing I've learned over time is that the most important aspect of traffic generation isn't to get loads of visitors to your site from one traffic source, it's to get a little here and there and RETAIN those you do get!!
You can work your butt off fighting the Search Engines, Writing loads of articles, trying to convince others to link to your site etc. etc. and do it over and over again just so you can duplicate the traffic you got yesterday, today, or you can retain the traffic you get today and add it onto the traffic you got yesterday and the day before that and so on!
So, continue to write and submit articles, continue to post to forums, continue to do everything you're currently doing to drive traffic, but get a good auto-responder so you can implement a system within your site/blog that collects names and emails and/or do SOMETHING to retain them!
Simply creating interesting, valuable content is the best way to do that, they'll come back simply out of will, but giving away a free report in exchange for their name and email is probably the most valuable!
Any way in which you can automate contact between you and them will work. Whether you build an email list, maintain an RSS subscriber base (this blogs lifetime RSS growth in image above) or use another technique to do it, you simply MUST retain your visitors. If you don't you have a very long, steep hill ahead of you!
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2nd June, 2008 at 6:00 pmSo, what you're saying is, I just visited a blog I visit regularly to learn about how to get people who visit my blog to visit my blog regularly.
You're making my brain hurt, but in a good way.
Thanks — Important article.
Yep, it happens. Just take some Motrin if it persists
2nd June, 2008 at 6:29 pmHere here! If more people worried about providing something of value instead of just driving traffic, they wouldn't have a traffic problem to begin with!!
Yes, this is something that I need to focus on more ! I think I will put my nose to the grind stone on this one and see what I can get happening for my website.
thanks Josh…much appreciated!…again!
GREAT article (again) Josh.
Good compelling content always wins!
2nd June, 2008 at 6:42 pmMakes perfect sense to me. I guess I better start doing something about it. Thanks.
Hey Josh, I am just going down this path myself.
Just this morning I published my first mailing list incentive. I am giving away a FREE way to create a 3D version of an Ebook with Photoshop, and if they don't have Photoshop, I'll generate it for them.
Sadly I have had no takers so far…..
Joseph Ratliff
2nd June, 2008 at 6:43 pmI like to think of my blog as a magnet…and the better content I deliver…the more "life-changing" that it can be…the more traffic I get.
Great post Josh!
–Joseph Ratliff
Author of The Profitable Business Edge 2 -
Content is King. Clearly.
I think the trap that new bloggers (especially MMO/IMers) face is that they don't feel like they have the authority to have a strong opinon. So, they look for shortcuts to compensate.
The other thing might be that they are impatient. It looks to me like you got over 100 subs in 6 weeks. That is very fast. How did you do that?
That is what I have been trying to do. I am giving away a free report on the backpainwiki site. I have gotten a few signups, but not like I really thought would happen. May need to reword it a bit. Change it up and see what happens.
Steve -
2nd June, 2008 at 6:50 pmDude, your blog sucks.
Feel better now? Doesn't it get old with people always telling you how GREAT you are?
1. List Building
3. Link Building
4. Article MarketingI have no interest in list building. I live and breathe SEO out of each pore of my body.
Now, when it comes to "link building", how do you define that? I thought your definition of link building WAS article marketing.
solor power
2nd June, 2008 at 6:56 pmGood tips as usual Josh. Many people just focus on getting people to the site but you also need to have content and updates that keep them coming back for more. I have actually been focusing on that lately and my adsense earnings have literally doubled in a short amount of time along with my return visitors!!
Hey Josh,
Just noticed the change in ranking for MMO. What do you think caused it?
Great posts as usual, thank you.
As you said, your message is one that needs driving home and repeating. There are NO quick fixes or else everyone would do it and no one would need to do any work.
Quick question: what tool did you use to estimate the number of subsrcribers you stated earlier?
With thanks
Sami -
Along with traffic generation I think converting that traffic is a priority also. I don't want just any traffic, I want traffic that will click on an advertiser. Maybe this can be an upcoming post for discussion.
2nd June, 2008 at 7:20 pmThis is not working well for me, for some reason. I took new blog,word press with highly targeted niche picked with 'Micro Niche Finder',great keywords and wrote articles,posted on a blog daily 2 times.Added RSS feed ,my space to get more link, joined directory's,posted on other peoples blogs with high PR and should have around 3000 visitors a month and I have 169 visitors per month.I am still doing that but people,most of them,taking my articles from 'GoArticles.com' and post without my link back.I did go to support,reported spam but no reaction.Out of many articles I wrote I got 4 links back.Out of more then 50 articles I posted on the article directory's all over the web. This method is NOT working for me, not because I don't work but ….I don't know Josh.Good for you!I am happy for you and all the others if you can do it. I don't know how to protect my link or my content other then to post it on my site first.That will be recognized by Google as original content but it will not give me back links. I don't want to discourage anyone here.Keep doing that.
Kind regards
Kathy -
2nd June, 2008 at 7:21 pmGreat post once again Josh.
I think you're absolutely right.
I sell info products on ebay and from my research, those auctions with lots of bids on them attract a lot more traffic. Thus, the more you can engage with the audience and pick up regular vistors the better. Those visitors in turn feel part of the community and join in discussion.
I tell you one thing that seems to work a treat and I seriously need to add this onto my blog is the
"notify me of followup comments via e-mail" script"
I think that's a seriously powerful bit of script as It fires off an email every time somebody comments on the post. I tend to visit blogs with this function more often than others without.
Well, your email list sure keeps me coming back. Been reading every article. I'm always reluctant to give out my email, but I'm glad I did because you always have great articles. This is just proof that your methods work.
2nd June, 2008 at 7:50 pmHi Josh
Do you see any conflict between offering attractive/worthwhile content to your visitors (to keep them) and aggressive adsense placement? You suggest putting ads in prominent places to get high CTR but I must admit that these types of sites normally make me move on quickly (without clicking).
I'm currently getting a CTR of about 4% on my site which by your standards is very poor, but I'm wary of putting the ads in more prominent positions in case this deters repeat visitors.
That is without a doubt the best quality traffic you can get and you work it so well Josh. You add your content straight to your blog and then email us about it and then "force" us to read it by going to your blog rather than just a message.
Keep up the good work.
2nd June, 2008 at 10:23 pmSeek the truth and it shall find you out.
Thanks Josh for the Email and "Great Post"
This is just proof that your methods work.Keep it Up
2nd June, 2008 at 10:46 pmHi Josh,
I'm starting my email newsletter today. Unfortunately I don't have the money for an autoresponder so I'm using a humanresponder (ie. me).
So far, pretty much just through writing (what I hope is) good content, commenting on others blogs and making some links, I'm gradually gaining traffic.
I'm planning to try an article marketing approach for a membership site I want to launch later this year. Though I'm battling a bit to think of lots of articles about one topic.
Thanks for the post.
@ Forest – Give it time and don't give up. If you have something of value it may just need a little push. Post in forums, submit articles etc… test and tweak. You'll get there! It takes time and patience, but once you figure it all it it's oh so worth it
@ Mark – Very true. In this case they should target niches in which they have a little more knowledge in until they have something better to say
Do you mean RSS subscribers or Mailing list subscribers? The RSS subscribers just kinda came. I think it's a testament to good content, as arrogant as that sounds.
The email subscribers have grown much quicker, over a thousand in the past month and that contributes to my free reports that I've released.
@ Steve – Exactly, test and tweak and test some more. At the same time submit articles, post in forums etc. to get fresh visitors.
@ Chuck – lol thanks. How could that ever get old?
I know you have no interest in list building and eventually I'll change your mind on that.
Article marketing is a good link builder, but it's more than that. Natural linking is obviously the best way to go. Good content brings in good links. But, some sites (niche mini-sites etc.) just aren't going to get many natural links, so they need a boost.
For those sites I just submit alot of articles, do some selective link exchanges and go for the long-tail so it isn't so tough to maintain the rankings once I get them.
@ Solor – Congrats, that's great news! Keep up the good work.
@ Shaun – Please see this post http://www.ethicalim.com/search-engine-optimization/is-seo-worth-your-time-for-competitive-niches/
@ Sami – I'm not sure I know what you're referring to, but if you're talking about the RSS subscriber screenshot, that's from my FeedBurner account.
@ Jaki – Very true, but yeah, that's a whole other blog post Possibly in the future, thanks for the request.
@ Kathy – I'm not accusing you of anything, but I'm just going off of what you say and assuming, so please don't take offense to this.
It sounds like you're not providing value and although Akismet has actually had my blog in their filter as well, I had to dig you out and that MAY be an indication that people are reporting your blog posts as spam.
If you're offering good information on your blog, in your articles and in your blog comments I can't imagine why you would only have a few inbound links or little to no traffic.
@ DesDrec – Yep, you're absolutely right. Authority invites authority. I also like the email notify WP plugin, works well
@ Mark – Great to have you and I'm glad you enjoy my content! I'm doing my job then
@ Neil – Good question! I use a more aggressive advert placement approach only on my niche mini-sites. All of my sites that are set up to be authoritative I am not aggressive with my ad placement.
@ Colleen – It works and people seem to liek it, so I just keep on doing it Thanks
@ Evan – Good news! Don't give up on it! It's sometimes a bit tough "learning the ropes" but I promise you if you don't give up it will pay off in a big way in the future!!
@ Evan
"Unfortunately I don't have the money for an autoresponder"
Evan, did you notice Josh's link in his post above? Look for
"good auto-responder"
Those people do a free autoresponder account which you can upgrade when you make some money.
With the free account you're limited to just 5 auto responder messages but hey that's good enough to do the initial heavy lifting when people first join your list. So you can warm them up with 5 automatic messages and (with some testing and tweaking) may be from the 3rd or 4th message you could include an offer … all it takes is just one sale per month to cover you for the cost of the pro serivce of that auto responder.
I use the same serivce and they're very good.
I wish you every success
Sami -
2nd June, 2008 at 11:47 pmThanks Sami.
Very much appreciated.
I had just assumed it was a service that cost – most people trash free services (because they are affiliates of paid services?).
I am very grateful to you. Heartfelt thanks.
An excellent article.You recommend to use a good autoresponder in order to create a coordinate system of traffic generation.
There is a WordPress plugin called "comment relish" that will help you get RSS Subscribers. I have installed it on my blog and it has done wonders.
What it does is sends out an automatic message of your choosing to "first time commenters". I send out this message
"This is Rusty from Fitness Black Book…Thanks a bunch for the comment on my blog. I am trying to make this an interactive site.I have a favor to ask…if you have liked any of the tips on my site will you consider subscribing to my blog? You will get notified of my newest post by e-mail, which normally happens 3-4 times per week. Hardcore bloggers like me like to know how many regular readers we have and this is the best indicator. It would mean A LOT to me
Please go to my site: http://www.fitnessblackbook.com
Just go to the upper right hand corner and enter your e-mail address and hit Subscribe.I really appreciate it!
Note: Your comment will disappear until I moderate it. It will show up normally within 6-10 hours max. I do my best to reply to everything!"
This is a great way to increase your RSS subscription rate. I've tested a few messages and this seems to work the best. -
Chris @ Comichacks.com
3rd June, 2008 at 2:34 amJosh,
Any way that we can hear more about your list building efforts and how that's working for you? That really interests me and I know that you're pretty new to actively building a list at this time.
Also, where is that screen shot from? Your Google Analytics account?
Hey Josh
Lots of knowledge flowing in this here blog! As always you hit it right on the nose again. After spending thousands of dollars on product and seminars, you realize it all boils down to what you are talking about in this post…creating your cult as the Mass Control people would say
Now..can you do a blog post about some autoresponder sequence tips that you find can improve our success?
Keep up the awesome work man!
Matt Wood
3rd June, 2008 at 6:20 amHi Josh-
I can count on one hand the listowners who practice what they preach, lol. Seems that SEO people actually get it.
I'm not going to try to justify my refusal to build a formal list- just steady income streams delivered by my seo research, planning, writing, and coding skills.
I seem to remember reading about this internet lifestyle's ability to travel, but it doesn't seem to be practical the way most people look to have set up their businesses.
Rich Sheffrin had it right in the Internet Business Manifesto- create systems. If your business can't run without your presence, than you own your job, not a business.
Peter Tremayne
3rd June, 2008 at 7:16 amHey Josh,
You're so right when you say people spend too much time chasing 'so-called' secret methods that will solve all their traffic problems.
The best way I've discovered that brings in consistent traffic is to have a system. Little and often of the standard techniques is all that is required to bring in targeted traffic.
Of course once you start to see the increase in traffic, it is essential to build a list and build a good relationship with your list.
~ Peter Tremayne
Hi Josh,
Simple stuff, but so true! The hard part is putting it into action.
It's not until you stand back and think what kind of business you're trying to build that you realize that this is the logical way to go about it.
John. -
The Old Vic
3rd June, 2008 at 9:51 amI gotta agree with Chuck. Why do people write the same vacuous comments over and over ? Anybody would think they weren't totally sincere.
3rd June, 2008 at 10:19 amThanks for the tip Rusty, I'll have a go at installing that plugin. The use of pics in your blog is great and huge bonus when people use digg.
I've started using pics a lot since a little birdie said that google places a lot of weight behind the use of pics with alt tags in your blogs.
You are absolutely correct. Many irons in the fire creates a stable, long term traffic stream. I once had the number of visitors on one of my sites drop in half overnight. Two big websites that sent a ton of traffic had gone out of business… and taught me a very valuable lesson.
I agree – a little of everything works, but I think people get their favourite methods of traffic generation and spend more time on that method.
I wish there was a 'secret'!! -
Josh Spaulding
3rd June, 2008 at 6:15 pm@ Sami – Thanks for adding on to that. I didn't know GetResponse offered a free service…good advice.
@ Evan – The fill service does cost and the reason people put down free autoresponder services that are run by companies other than GetResponse or aWeber isn't because of the affiliate commission, it's because GR and AW get your emails delivered!
@ Rusty – I've seen that plugin being used (nice blog by the way) and I think it's somewhat of a good idea, but I just personally think it's a bit intrusive. If it were a personal, sincere email it would be different, but it's automated. Like I said, it's a good idea though…I'm not bashing it…I just personally don't use it.
@ Chris – That's going to be the topic of my next product. Since my last 3 products have been free, this one will probably have a small price tag, but it will be well worth the money, guaranteed. I haven't even started on it, so there is no launch date yet.
To give you a very basis answer, I provide as much value as I possibly can and promote only products I honest recommend.
I send them to at least 2 good blog posts between promo's and interact as much as possible.
The screenshot is from my FeedBurner account.
@ Mark – Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. I do not use autoresponder sequences for my main list. I use them for my non-IM lists and my MMO list though. A related blog post may come up soon, we'll see.
@ Matt – Very true, and it always bites them in the butt in the long run, because people eventually see through the B.S.
You don't have to justify your refusal to build a list…just know that you're leaving a whole lot of money on the table
Much of my business runs on auto pilot and I enjoy doing the things that aren't automated. I don't need Rich to tell me whether or not I enjoy my "job." I'm living my dream and love every minute of it, whether I have to do a few hours of work everyday or not…it's not work to me.
Dennis Edell
4th June, 2008 at 4:42 amThis should go to all that praise the almighty Google as THE traffic source.
Sure it's good traffic, and should be paid attention, but they are not the master of your domain…so to speak. (Also a funny for Seinfeld fans.)
Josh Spaulding
4th June, 2008 at 6:37 pm@ Dennis – Very true statement. The smart person takes that free traffic from the SE's, collects their name and email (permissively) and turns it into recurring traffic.
Matt Wood
5th June, 2008 at 6:16 amI bought a book back in '79 by a guru named Don Lancaster called "The Incredible Secret Money Machine".
Don also wrote around a dozen books on TTL chips, cmos chips, TV Typewriters, CPUs, and other wonderfully geeky stuff including assembly language programming.
He had the niche/relationship thing nailed, and made a decent living consulting and writing.
Like him, I'm a Contrarian. I know I could make money with a list, but don't want to divert the time or attention to that type of relationship building. Got a factory habit to support, lol.
wow, 79…I was born a year later
Well there's nothing wrong with that, everyone has their own thing, but no matter what you're doing, by avoiding list building you're leaving alot of money on the table.
What does "that" type of relationship building mean? Not all emails have to be sleazy hype. I have a very good relationship with my list.
Wow – we are all finally coming around to the conclusion that the best way to promote a website is to make a great website.
On the other hand, the point cannot be made often enough to keep down the noise about turnkey automated profit machines…
Nice of Rusty to give us an example of his use of comment relish. I think with a nice offer in there even an automated email could create some loyalty. But again, an offer of value.
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Most of the people do not visit too many websites. they restrict their activities within their few chosen websites.
It is important to hook people once they visit to your site. They have potential; of becoming regular visitors
I think that getting visitor retention is actually important but management of those visitors once on site is equally essential. Proper monitoring of these visitors through funneling is key.
Very important point Josh! 90 percent of people that visit any given site and never return. If you have a way of capturing some of those visitors they can be repeat customers of yours for years to come.
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Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight released the final Blueprint for Approval of Affordable State-based and State Partnership Insurance Exchanges. Most qualified health plans offered in these exchanges must offer plans that included the 10 mandatory categories of essential health benefits as mandated by the Affordable Care Act, which include rehabilitative and habilitative services.
The guidance sets out timelines and requirements for state exchange documents (ie, "blueprints") each state must file with HHS. The document explains what type of exchange the state will run and how it will comply with the requirements.
A complete blueprint and declaration letter (specifying the chosen exchange model) must be submitted no later than November 16 for states seeking to operate a state-based or state partnership exchange for plan year 2016. Those states that submit letters more than 20 business days before the submission of their blueprints may request additional consultation and support from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assist in blueprint preparation.
States that intend to operate in a federally-facilitated exchange but retain control of their own reinsurance programs also must submit a declaration letter by November 16.
HHS will begin plans to implement a fully federally-facilitated exchange in states that do not submit a blueprint and declaration letter before or by November 16.
The final guidance was released in conjunction with the first of 4 regional implementation forums that HHS is holding this month in the District of Columbia, Atlanta, Chicago, and Denver.
In 2011, rates of adult obesity remained high, with state estimates ranging from 20.7% in Colorado to 34.9% in Mississippi, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Twelve 12 states reported a prevalence of 30% or more. The South had the highest prevalence of adult obesity (29.5%), followed by the Midwest (29%), the Northeast (25.3%), and the West (24.3%).
In 2011, CDC made several changes to its Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) that affect estimates of state-level adult obesity prevalence. First, there was an overall change in the BRFSS methodology, including the incorporation of cell phone-only households and a new weighting process. These changes in methodology were made to ensure that the sample better represents the population in each state. Second, to generate more accurate estimates of obesity prevalence, small changes were made to the criteria used to determine which respondents are included in the data analysis.
Because of these changes in methodology, estimates of obesity prevalence from 2011 forward cannot be compared to estimates from previous years. Data collected in 2011 will provide a new baseline for obesity prevalence data collected in subsequent years.
Based on stakeholder feedback obtained over the last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made improvements to the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS), which allows most providers and suppliers to enroll in the Medicare program or make changes to their Medicare enrollment information via the Internet rather than through the paper form. The following upgrades aim to make PECOS more user-friendly:
APTA members can find more information about the program on the association's PECOS webpage.
Functional-based exercise, such as such as ironing while standing on 1 leg, should be a focus for interventions to protect older, high-risk people from falling and to improve and maintain functional capacity, say authors of an article published August 7 in BMJ.
Researchers in Australia conducted a 3-arm randomized trial in which 317 residents of Sydney older than 70 years who had 2 or more falls or 1 injurious fall within the previous year were recruited and randomly assigned to 1 of the following interventions—a novel activity-integrated exercise program called Lifestyle integrated Functional Exercise (LiFE), a structured exercise program, or a gentle exercise control program.
"In the LiFE approach, movements specifically prescribed to improve balance or increase strength are embedded within everyday activities, so that the movements can be done multiple times during the day… whenever the opportunity arises," write the authors. For example, a prescribed activity incorporating the balance strategy of "reducing base of support" might involve a tandem stand while working at a countertop, and over time could be upgraded to working while standing on 1 leg. A prescribed activity incorporating the strategy to increase strength by bending knees might involve squatting instead of bending at the waist to close a drawer, and could be upgraded to picking things up from the floor.
The researchers performed follow-up at 6 months and 12 months after study participants started their programs. After 12 months of follow-up, the authors recorded 172 falls in the LiFE group, 193 in the structured exercise group, and 224 falls in the control group. The LiFE, structure exercise, and control groups had 21, 24, and 26 people who fell once, and 39, 41, and 45 who fell at least twice, respectively.
"The LiFE program provides an alternative to traditional exercise to consider for fall prevention," say the authors.
Don't forget to sign up for the National Council on Aging's (NOCA) free webinar on August 28 and learn how you can participate in Falls Prevention Awareness Day, recognized September 22. Find patient care, consumer education, and NOCA resources, in addition to continuing education courses on balance and falls at www.apta.org/BalanceFalls/.
More than 2,000 hospitals, including some nationally recognized ones, will be penalized starting in October under the Affordable Care Act's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, says a Kaiser Health News article. Together, these hospitals will forfeit about $280 million in Medicare payments over the next year for excess readmissions for heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia.
The penalties will be the most severe in hospitals in New Jersey, New York, the District of Columbia, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Illinois, and Massachusetts. Hospitals that treat the most low-income patients will be hit particularly hard.
A total of 278 hospitals nationally will lose the maximum amount allowed under the health care law—1% of their base Medicare payments. Several of those are top-ranked institutions, including Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey; North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York; and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, the article says.
The total number of hospitals receiving penalties is 2,211. According to Medicare records, 1,933 hospitals will receive penalties less than 1% percent. Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, which has been rated as the best hospital in the country, will lose 0.5% of its Medicare payments because of its readmission rates.
Nearly 1 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted within 30 days of discharge each year, costing Medicare 17.4 billion in additional hospital bills, according to a 2009 study on Medicare claims data from 2003-2004. The national average readmission rate has remained steady at slightly above 19%, even as many hospitals have worked to lower theirs, says Kaiser Health News.
Physical therapists can help serve an important role in patient care transitions and care coordination and can help reduce readmissions by providing recommendations for the most appropriate level of care to the health care team prior to and during care transitions. For more information and to find clinical practice and patient education resources to reduce readmissions, visit APTA's Hospital Readmissions webpage.


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^ ^ ^ ^ %^ ._ BETHPAGE PUBLIC LiBRART tribune *»*» ^sap VOL 40 NO. 19 SERVING BETHPAGE, ISLAND TREES, OLD BETHPAGE, PLAINVIEW, SEAFORDAND PLAINEDGE FORTY CENTS Cradle of Aviation Opens Doors Featurine New IMAX Theater Will Bethpage Water Leave a Good Taste in Our Mouth? On May 20th the Cradle of Aviation opens its doors on a $100 million complex that not only features 70 historic aircraft but a two story IMAX experience that is expected to premiere the breath taking film Space Station that captures the construction and operational use of the International Space Station orbiting some 220 miles over our heads. Forget the popcorn at Long Island's newest theater. Even if they sold it at the Cradle of Aviation Museum you wouldn't have time to eat it inside the region's only IMAX® experience on Long Island. On May 20th the Cradle of Aviation opens its doors on a $100 million complex that not only features 70 historic aircraft but a two story IMAX experience that is expected to premiere the breath taking film Space Station that captures the construction and operational use of the International Space Station orbiting some 220 miles over our heads. Among those who will be in the audience will be Sol Goodman of Bethpage who brings his skills and enthusiasm to bear in restoring vintage historic aircraft for museum display. A the first-ever IMAX space film, Space Station transports audiences to the International Space Station to experience life in space. Floating alongside the first men and women to inhabit the new station, audiences will literally feel a part of the mission taking place 220 miles above Earth. Directed and filmed in space by the astronauts, Space Station 3D is the story of a unique partnership between 16 nations building a laboratory in outer space. The IMAX® Theater experience is based on technology that first comes into play during the production process when film 10 times the size of standard movie images is loaded into a 52-pound camera. Each IMAX film frame is roughly the size of a business card. IMAX film cartridges, which weigh nearly five pounds when fully loaded, shoot only five to seven minutes of footage each. That means the astronauts were kept particularly busy while shooting from the unique vantage point of space. Projecting the film is a technological feat in itself. The movie is stored on reels the size of tractor tires that must be loaded onto a hand-built projector as big as a Volkswagen Beetle. The loading process is done beneath the theater, inside a dust-free projection and operator's room and visible through windows as the audience prepares to enter the Cradle. At the start of the show, tne entire two-ton projection package is lifted on an elevator some 22 feet into the theater's seating area. The 15,000-watt xenon lamp used to project the image onto the screen is so bright that, if it were placed on the moon, it could be seen from Earth. The lamp's surface reaches 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit, requiring a cooling system to pump five gallons of water and 800 cubic feet of air around the bulb each minute. The Cradle of Aviation Museum is located on Charles Lindbergh Blvd., off of Exit M4 from the Meadowbrook Parkway and adjacent to Nassau Community College. It opens to the public on May 20th with IMAX® shows each hour from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Will the Bethpage Water District earn the coveted title of Best Tasting Tap Water in Nassau County? You'll find out when the 14th Annual Best Tasting Tap Water Contest gets underway at the Broadway Mall in Hicksville. The popular event is sponsored each year by the Long Island Water Conference in honor of National Drinking Water Week. The tap water taste competition runs at the mall from Sunday, May 5 through Thursday, May 9 between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Shoppers will be invited to participate in a blind taste test to determine which Nassau County tap water is the most delicious. Additionally, an informational display will teach visitors about where their drinking water comes from and how it is tested frequently for quality assurance..Valuable tips for conserving water both in the home and outdoors will also be available. And, water experts will be on hand throughout the event to answer consumers' questions and concerns. Always the first full week of May, National Drinking Water Week was started to raise awareness of the quality and quantity of local tap water supplies. "Unfortunately, the public is often misinformed when it comes to their drinking water. Most people don't give a second thought as to where it comes from or how fortunate they are to have a continuous flowing supply 24/7," stated LIWC Chairman Robert Swartz, PE. "Long Islanders have tap water that is among the best in the nation. The area's public water suppliers work hard to consistently provide their customers with a safe product. Come down to the mall, participate in our taste contest and learn more about one of life's most precious natural resources." The Bethpage Water District is a member of the Long Island Water Conference, a professional organization of Nassau-Suffolk's public water suppliers. Celebrating 51 years, the LIWC is dedicated to providing and maintaining a safe and plentiful public water supply on Long Island. Members include Nassau-Suffolk's 47 public water suppliers, in addition to consulting engineers, attorneys, water contractors and officials from government regulatory agencies. BETHPAGE HIGH SCHOOL LITTLE THEATER MAY 6th 7:30-9:00pm The Bethpage Council of PTA's will host a Candidate Forum on Monday, May 6th from 7:30pm- 9:00pm in the Bethpage High School Little Theater. Incumbent Board of Education Trustee Mr. Dennis Brady and opposing candidate Mr. Louis Orfan will participate in this informative meeting. All community members are invited to attend. The Annual School Budget/ Trustee election will take place on Tuesday, May 21. The Bethpage Council of Fl A encourages all residents 18 years of age or older to register to vote. Please join us on May 6th and REMEMBER TO VOTE ON MAY 21.
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This terraced cottage,sleeping up to 6 people, is situated in the high street of the village of Hinderwell, 9 miles North of Whitby.
Accommodation is over three floors, downstairs there is a lounge with solid fuel stove, two leather Chesterfield sofas and wing back chair, coffee tables, TV with digital channels and DVD player.
Separate dining room with French doors opening to enclosed patio with furniture. Original cast iron range, large dining table with 6 chairs. A modern well-equipped kitchen with washing machine, dishwasher, large fridge/freezer and microwave etc.
The first floor has a large double bedroom with built in wardrobe, dressing table, cast iron fireplace, black cast iron and brass bedstead with memory foam mattress and small TV.
Bathroom with shower over the bath, vanity basin, toilet, heated towel rail and shaving point. A separate toilet is also available on this landing.
The second floor has a bedroom with a double bed, memory foam mattress, wardrobe, chest of draws and beamed ceilings. The third bedroom also has beamed ceilings, twin beds with memory foam mattresses, wardrobe and chest of draws, TV and video.
All rooms are decorated and furnished to a very high standard. All bed linen and tea towels are provided. Bath towels are available to hire.
The property is fully double glazed and has gas central heating.
A high chair, travel cot and stair gate are provided. Non-smokers only.
A welcome tray with tea, coffee, sugar, milk, biscuits and homemade jam is provided for all guests.
The front of the property has a small, enclosed forecourt garden and there is free unrestricted parking on either side of the high street.
Hinderwell is a small village with 2 pubs, bistro, deli, post office /shop, butchers, doctors surgery, village hall with tennis courts available to hire, etc. There is a larger Co-Op in Staithes. The sandy beach of Runswick Bay is situated just one mile away, and you can join the Cleveland Way here and walk to Sandsend or Staithes.
Hinderwell is on the main Middlesbrough to Whitby bus route, and buses run every hour
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Stairgate provided. Large Fridge/ freezer. Gas central heating and cooker. Shaver points. Tennis courts nearby at village hall, video''s, DVD''s, books and games provided. Children welcome from any age.
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Stairgate provided. Large Fridge/ freezer. Gas central heating and cooker. Shaver points. Tennis courts nearby at village hall, video''s, DVD''s, books and games provided. Children welcome from any age.


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As legislators begin to debate gun control measures, some firearms advocates claim the bark is worse than the bite for many assault weapons.
Like many of his fellow gun enthusiasts, Thomas Imperati isn't afraid to voice his opinion about the looming gun control battle at the state and federal levels. Imperati, owner of the Hunter's Shop in Branford, has been selling guns for 30 years.
"Hand them (legislators) a rifle and tell them to take it apart," he said. "Tell me what is the difference between an AR-15 and an M-16? ... What's the difference between an AK-47 and an Uzi? They use these words; they throw these words out ... 'AR-15s are all bad,' ... 'there's no reason why anybody should have an AK-47.' Really, do you even know what an AK-47 is?"
The Hunter's Shop could easily pass as a small military museum. Wartime memorabilia from both Axis and Allied powers fills the entire shop. Some locals stop in to take a look at the items from multiple eras that line the walls and glass cases. Imperati is equally eager to tell the story behind a gun model and talk about current issues facing gun owners.
He said he expects lawmakers will bring the hammer down on many gun control issues that already have been talked about, such as banning high-capacity magazines. Many lawmakers don't understand the difference between many types of guns, he said.
Imperati keeps some of his AR-15 models in the back room. He showed two AR-15 models that appear identical, other than coloring, to the untrained eye. One can be purchased legally in Connecticut and the other can't.
The illegal Colt version has a flash suppressor and is capable of receiving a bayonet lug. The legal version can't accept a bayonet and has a muzzle break to reduce recoil.
"Try and find me the last time where somebody was bayonetted with an AR-15 on the street," Imperati said.
A flash suppressor reduces the muzzle flash that occurs when expanding gases exit the barrel after firing. A muzzle break is attached to the end of the muzzle and helps reduce recoil by venting gases.
Imperati noted that a pistol grip makes no difference in the way the gun works, other than the way it's held. Continued...
"If you're going to try and pass laws to make things better, at least talk to people who know what they are talking about," he said.
There are a number of informational sessions scheduled for lawmakers to learn about firearms, said Adam Joseph, press aid for Connecticut Senate Democrats. Some lawmakers have gone to a state police firing range and have spoken with police gun experts.
Imperati also showed a World War II-era semiautomatic rifle that is legal under Connecticut law.
"Is this gun any different than that gun?" he asked, referring to the AR-15. "Absolutely not. ... As a matter of fact, this gun is way more powerful than that gun."
Imperati expects both federal and state lawmakers will hand down wide bans that may be retroactive.
"Nobody is going to go against a school full of dead kids ... and it's sad they are going to use those people like that," he said.
The Dec. 14 shootings in Newtown affected him as well, he said.
"That was terrible, I couldn't even watch TV," he said. "For two days, I was an absolute mess. ... I'm not an animal; I got kids."
One way to classify firearms is by the action that enables it to be loaded and fired. As lawmakers consider their options and others defend possession of high-powered firearms, terms surrounding the weapons can be a mystery.
‰Automatic, or fully automatic, firearms, will continuously fire as long as the trigger is held down and ammunition is fed to the weapon. Such firearms have been illegal to sell or possess in the U.S. since 1934 without special permission from the federal government, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Continued...
An example is the M-16 rifle, standard issue for the Army. Made by Colt Manufacturing and Fabrique Nationale Manufacturing Inc., the M-16 can be operated in either automatic and semi-automatic modes.
‰Pump-action firearms have a movable forearm that is manually moved to chamber a round, eject the casing and chamber another round, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. An example is the Mossberg 500 series of shotguns.
‰Bolt-action firearms are manually loaded, cocked and unloaded with a bolt mechanism that is pulled to eject spent cartridges and allow another to be loaded, according to the NSSF. Firing rate is lower due to the manual action required after each shot. The very accurate firearms are favored by many for hunting and target shooting. An example is the Ruger American Rifle series.
‰Lever-action firearms, along with revolvers, typically are used in Western movies. The lever mechanism is used to load, cock and unload the weapon, according to the NSSF.
An example is the Winchester Model 1894
‰Break-action firearms load and unload by pivoting the barrel down and away from the breech while activating a release lever, according to the NSSF. Most breech-action firearms are rifles or shotguns; an example is the Mossberg International Silver Reserve II.
‰Semi-automatic weapons fire one round for every pull of the trigger until a magazine or other ammunition source is expended. The Bushmaster .223 AR-15 rifle used in the Newtown shootings was a semi-automatic weapon.
Semi-automatic weapons may qualify as assault weapons under Connecticut law depending on the model and whether it can accept certain attachments. A person who legally possessed an assault weapon prior to Oct. 1, 1993, and applied for a certificate of possession for the weapon is exempt from the ban.
There are 67 specific models and types of firearms that qualify as an assault weapon under current state law. In addition, shotguns as well as semiautomatic pistols and rifles not listed can qualify if they meet specific criteria.
A semi-automatic rifle can qualify as an assault weapon under Connecticut law if it can accept a detachable magazine and meets at least any two of the following criteria: Continued...
‰A folding or telescoping stock.
‰A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
‰A bayonet mount.
‰A flash suppressor or threaded barrel designed to accommodate a flash suppressor.
‰A grenade launcher.
Pistols are handheld guns that have one chamber, according to the NSSF. They differ from revolvers, which have multiple chambers. Single-action pistols require the hammer to be cocked before the firing mechanism is released. Double-action pistols cock and release the hammer with a single pull of the trigger.
Semiautomatic pistols may also qualify as assault weapons under Connecticut law if they are able to accept a detachable magazine and have at least two of the following criteria:
‰An ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip.
‰A threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender.
‰A flash suppressor, forward handgrip or silencer,
‰A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel and permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned,
‰A manufactured weight of fifty ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded
Semi-automatic shotguns also can qualify as assault weapons under Connecticut law if they have at least two of the following:
‰A folding or telescoping stock.
‰A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
‰A fixed magazine capacity in excess of five rounds.
‰An ability to accept a detachable magazine.
A part or combination of parts designed to convert a firearm into an assault weapon that can be rapidly assembled and are in possession or under control of the same person would also qualify as an assault weapon under Connecticut law.
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