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There is no declaration fee to bring someone over from Ghana. If you don't mind my asking, what led you to believe that such a fee might exist?
well a girl im trying to bring to US showed me a copy of a declaration that said $7000.00 to $10,000.00 was required to make sure she was taken care of if something happened to me.
No such fee exists. I would be very concerned about this person's intentions because there is a group of scammers operating out of Ghana that use a "declaration fee" claim as a means of conning men into sending money that is subsequently stolen. Please allow me to refer you to the U.S. Embassy in Ghana: http://ghana.usembassy.gov/contact.html They should be able to confirm for you that no such declaration fee exists.
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I was wondering how could they get copies of airline tickets and visas
Who is the "they" that you were wondering about? I do apologize for asking.
The potential scammers?
the girl im trying to bring over showed me copies of plane ticket she said she bought with the money I gave her
Did she show them to you in person?
In other words, have you seen the originals, or just copies?
No she showed me on my e-mail
The tickets had her name on them and cost and destination times
I can only speculate without view the images, but the explanation might be as simple as using photoshop software.
Frankly, it's not difficult to doctor up some fake airline tickets in an email.
Is there any way of telling if the tickets are authentic
What airlines would she be flying?
If I called the airline would they give me that information
British Airways
If you have her personal information, you should be able to telephone the airline to authenticate the tickets.
ok thank you
You should also be able to authenticate through this website: http://www.britishairways.com/travel/managebooking/public/en_gb#
If she was legitimate, she shouldn't have any reason to not provide you with the booking reference code.
My pleasure. Was there anything else?
no that was it Thank you very much
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Three Dividend Strategies to pick from
After looking at my portfolio, I have been able to identify three types of dividend stocks.
The first type is high yield stocks with low to no dividend growth.
Realty Income (O) (analysis)
Enbridge Energy Partners (EEP)
Kinder Morgan Partner (KMP) (analysis)
Consolidated Edison (ED) (analysis)
It is important not to fall in the trap of excessive high yields, caused by the market's perceptions that the dividend is in peril. Recent examples of this included some of the financial companies such as Bank of America (BAC). While current dividend income is important, these stocks would produce little in capital gains over time.
The second type is low yielding stocks with a high dividend growth rate.
Wal-Mart (WMT) (analysis)
Aflac (AFL) (analysis)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) (analysis)
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) (analysis)
Family Dollar (FDO) (analysis)
One of the issues with this type of strategy is that it might take a longer time to achieve a decent yield on cost on your investment. It is difficult to achieve a double digit dividend growth rate forever. Once you achieve an adequate yield on cost on your investment, it might slow down dividend increases. The positive side of this strategy is that many of the best dividend growth stocks such as Wal-Mart (WMT) or McDonald's (MCD) never really yielded more than 2%-3% when they first joined the Dividend Achievers index. The main positive of this strategy is the possibility of achieving strong capital gains.
The third type is represented by companies with an average yield and an average dividend growth. Some investors call this the sweet spot of dividend investing.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) (analysis)
Procter & Gamble (PG) (analysis)
Clorox (CLX) (analysis)
Pepsi Co (PEP) (analysis)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) (analysis)
There is a common misconception that buying the stocks in the middle, would produce average returns. Actually finding stocks with average market yields, which also produce a good dividend growth could produce not only exceptional yield on cost faster, but also capital gains as well.
At the end of the day successful dividend investing is much more than finding the highest yielding stocks. It is more about finding the stocks with sustainable competitive advantages which allow them to enjoy strong earnings growth, which would be the foundation of sustainable dividend growth. A company like Procter & Gamble (PG) which yields almost 3% today butraises dividends at 10% annually would double your yield on cost in 7 years to 6%. A company like Con Edison (ED) would likely yield around 6% on cost in 7 years. The main difference would be capital gains – Procter & Gamble (PG) would likely still yield 3%, while Con Edison (ED) would likely yield 6%. Thus the investor in Procter & Gamble would have most likely doubled their money in less than a decade, while also enjoying a rising stream of dividend income.
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Since the economy is finite, high yielders could also be considered to be companies that have reached a point of stability whereas with low yielders and growth prospects you are speculating that the company can keep growing. I remember WAG having a low yield and a history of nice dividend increases. However, when they failed to increase sales, or was it earnings, for the first time, the company was suddenly no longer accorded the P/E of a growth company and there was a substantial capital loss of about 20%. All in all, I don't think there's a sweet spot per se. It's more of a "what do you want from the company?"-spot.ReplyDelete
- Financial FreedomApril 7, 2010 at 11:20 AM
Deciding which kind of dividend growth stock to buy really starts with one's personal needs.ReplyDelete
Someone who needs dividend income for living expenses (e.g., retired) would want enough dividend growth to stay ahead of inflation. After that requirement is met, the higher the sustainable dividend yield, the better.
But someone who doesn't need dividend income for a long time into the future might want to buy stocks with a high sustainable dividend growth rate, with the current yield being a secondary consideration. Yield on original cost will likely be quite high by the time those dividends are needed for living expenses.
Dividend Growth assumes growth (duh) -- but assumption is the mother of all crises. If you get your greater dividends now, you can choose to reinvest in the same stock, elsewhere, or stuff it under your mattress. Let's say you "hold" for three years with 6%/yr, that's a pretty safe hedge against market fluctuations! So I think there is room for all three strategies, as Dividend Growth Investor points out in his own holdings.ReplyDelete
I understand what you're saying about high yield dividend stocks. However, I don't know about sticking MLP's in the category of little to no dividend growth. Most all the MLP's I've tracked have increased their payouts quite a bit over the past decade, and they can afford to pay more than other companies since they pay no taxes. These are companies that have near monopolies since they are the only pipeline connecting A to B. They aren't affected by commodity prices either as they are just a glorified toll road.ReplyDelete
The only thing I'd be worried about with them is losing their tax-free status, or we find a replacement for oil and gas lol.
I would like to read discussion on those high-yield companies whose tax status of tax-free distributions is the largest single factor in their ability to offer consistent large annual pay-outs of six-to-12-percent.ReplyDelete
I am speaking of the classes: REITs, BDC's and MLPs.
Personally, I largely fill upon these clsses for most of my income. Then, I apportion some into more voltile dividend and non-dividend classes such as alternative asset managers (OZM, FIG). Any cap gains I can take from these risky 'recovery plays' go into perhaps something a little more conservative such as NGG, which currently pays approx 6-to-percent.
And, my only mutual funds are one high-yield and one New Market, with yield to cost of approx 8-9 percent. I bought in Feb-March, 2009
SO, to sum it up, I'm done chasing cap gains. I am done 'playing it safe. I most lose.
I pursue my risk/return and income in conservative to risky dividend stocks. I am 'paid to wait,' as they say.
Furthermore, that lovely top line figure 'portfolio total' is secondary. Plus, I am even willing to suffer an occasional dividend cut and cap loss, depenmding on the reasons.
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Saxons rise from the dead
On post-season life support and needing a miracle, pre-season Greater Spokane League football favorite Ferris got one last week.
Tuesday night, in front of 2,050 fans at Joe Albi Stadium, the resuscitated Saxons made the most of their second chance in a mini-game tie-breaker series that resurrected State 4A playoff hopes.
Ferris defeated first Gonzaga Prep 14-7, then University 10-0 to earn the third and final GSL berth to state qualifying games against the Columbia Basin Big Nine. The Saxons (6-3) travel Friday to unbeaten CBBN No. 2 seed, Wenatchee (9-0) for a 7 p.m. game in the Apple Bowl.
In other state play-in games, No. 1 4A seed Mead (7-2) plays No. 4 Southridge (7-1) Friday at Albi, the second game of a doubleheader that begins with GSL champion Mt. Spokane (8-1) versus Sunnyside (3-6) in a 5:30 p.m. 3A contest.
No. 2 East Valley (3-5) is at No. 1 Hanford (3-6) in another 3A game and on Saturday, No. 2 4A Central Valley (6-3) plays No. 3 Kamiakin (7-2), 3 p.m., also at Albi.
"Starting on Friday we get the miracle there," said coach Jim Sharkey. "I still don't know how the tiebreakers work but it worked in our favor. Then this came up. We're in the final 32 and anything can happen."
The "miracle" he referred to was South Hill rival Lewis and Clark's comeback at Gonzaga Prep a week after the Tigers had beaten Ferris and seemingly eliminated all hope that it would be in this position for the fourth straight year.
Given the lifeline, the Saxons took advantage in the format that included two mini-games of 8-minute halves each. In the first, Gonzaga Prep played without quarterback Shane Schmidlkofer because of a concussion.
Ferris' defense made a key stop preventing Bishop Sankey from turning the corner, which followed with a Bullpup penalty that ended their initial drive.
It was prelude to an 88-yard Ferris scoring march in which Connor Halliday completed five passes, one a 24-yard catch and run by Jordan Tonani.
"It was just break away from the linebackers and that's what I did," said Tonani, "get a little speed and see what we could do from there."
Gage Orosco added 25 rushing yards on four carries and Jason Bates caught the touchdown toss with 36 seconds left in the first half. Right after the break, Halliday surprised Gonzaga with an option keep that he took untouched 54 yards for a 14-0 lead.
The Bullpups answered quickly on a 48-yard reverse to Nick Lenoue, but the Saxons kept the ball for the final six minutes, Prep losing a fumble on the first play of its other offensive opportunity.
In the second game, University moved the football early and Thomas Wakem picked off Halliday racing to the Ferris 36. The defense, however, again held firm, Tonani had two more catches that set up another Halliday to Bates TD strike, from 15 yards out.
"I thought our defense played the best it has played since the second half of the game at Esperanza," Sharkey said.
Ferris received to start the final 8 minutes and Cody Sorensen took the ball, raced across the field, then turned up for 42 yards. Coupled with a costly personal foul three plays later, Alex Belling's 29-yard field goal provided the final points.
"We prepared really well for the two games," said Tonani. "I'm just glad we came out with a win. This team is a bunch of fighters and is never going to give up no matter what. This was huge for us."
Ferris was expected to win the GSL after reaching the state semifinals two seasons in a row. Instead, the team just barely got into the tiebreaker. In 32 minutes, the Saxons earned a chance to play on.
"All those mistakes we made early in the year, somehow we got away with them to have this chance," Sharkey said. "We were a little cleaner, our special teams were good, we took care of the ball for the most part and still made plays. We have to play a quality team in Wenatchee, but we have a shot."
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You may need respondents to log in so that you can ensure that they only complete a questionnaire once, or to enable Snap WebHost to keep track of their responses. To set up a login page, you must have a known list of respondents and the unique ID that they will use to log in. This must be seeded into the survey using a database link, so that Snap WebHost can compare the respondent login to the stored login.
Snap WebHost allows you to create a separate login page and style it as you would style any other page of your survey. Because Snap WebHost does something special with the login questions, you must use paradata to insert the questions into the survey. You can then edit the question text as you would normally.
To make life simple for respondents, you can also ensure that they are logged in automatically by clicking on a link in an email that has been sent to them. To do this, the survey must have been seeded with the email addresses (from a database link). You can set up emails with the special login link from the Snap Professional PC software or from Snap WebHost. The method is slightly different in each case.
Summary of steps
- Open the survey in Snap Professional.
- Ensure that your survey has been seeded with logins.
- Add the paradata "Respondent" and optional "Password" variables to the front page of your survey.
- Edit your login page until it looks the way you want.
- Publish the survey.
You can also set up emails with links that automatically log the respondent into the survey.
Step 1: Setting up the database link to include your respondents
To be able to use a login page, you must seed the survey with respondents logins and ids, so that Snap WebHost knows the correct logins (and passwords if used).
- Open the survey in Data Entry mode in Snap Professional.
- Select File | Database Link to display the Database Linkage dialog box.
- Click [New…] to create a new database link. The Database Wizard dialog is displayed.
- Click on the Online Survey radio button.
- Click [Next>]. The Database linkage dialog is displayed.
- Click [Select Database File…] and browse to the Excel or MS Access file containing the respondent IDs and data
Click [Build Data Link…] to build a link to an SQL Database with the same information.
- If you wish to filter the respondents so that this survey is only available to some members of the database, set an appropriate filter in the Where condition box. Click [Next>].
- Check the login box and select the login/respondent ID field from the dropdown list. This will be used to set up the Respondents in Snap WebHost. Click [Next>].
- Enter a name for the link and click [Finish].
- In Questionnaire design mode, click to go to the Questionnaire properties page.
- Select the Data link section in the left-hand panel. (Note that this is only available for a Snap WebHost edition.)
- Select the previously created link to the respondent database in the Database link drop-down list.
Step 2: Putting the login question in the survey
- Select Paradata in the left-hand panel of the Questionnaire Properties dialog box.
- To include the respondent identifier paradata variable, click Respondent and check the Use in survey box.
- To include the password paradata variable, click Password and check the Use in survey box.
The Respondent and, if requested, the Password variables will have been inserted by the program and appear at the top of the questionnaire.
- Click [OK] to retain settings and close the dialog box.
- The password and respondent variables will now appear at the top of your survey.
Step 3: Editing the login page to make it look as you wish
By default the password paradata variable is placed above the login variable.
- Select the password question and press [Ctrl] to move it below the login question.
- Edit the text so it is useful. For example:
- Click the button to add Instructions to the questionnaire. Type any text you would like, or add an image.
- Insert a pagebreak before the first survey question. (The only questions allowed on the login page are the respondent and password paradata questions.)
Step 4: Publishing the questionnaire
Once you have set up the login page within Snap Professional you can publish the questionnaire.
- Select File|Publish or [Ctrl] [Shift] W to open the publish dialog.
- Publish the questionnaire as normal. If you wish, check the paradata to confirm that you have added them correctly.
If you are sending emails to invite respondents to complete the survey, you can include a link in the email that logs the respondent in automatically. They are taken straight to the first page of the survey and never see the login screen.
Creating the survey email invitation within Snap WebHost with the Survey Auto Link tag
- In the "Interviews" section for your survey, click the tab. The email invite messages (if any) are listed on the screen. If there are no messages the list is empty. Note that messages could have been imported as part of the database link when the survey was originally published from Snap Professional.
- Click the link.
- A new, empty message is created at the bottom of the list. Enter the text of the message in the main text box.
- Use the drop down Insert Tag list to include special values.
You need to insert the "SurveyLinkAuto" tag for the survey URL in the email. This makes Snap WebHost automatically includes a unique ID for the respondent as part of the clickable link to the survey. The respondent will automatically be logged in when they click on the survey URL link in the email invitation or reminder.
- Give the message a title and an interval and click [Save].
Creating the survey email invitation within Snap Professional using command-line arguments
- When you set up the database link, select Send Email Invites option as well as the Login with optional password option.
- Select the Login variable from the dropdown menu and click [Next>]. Note that this must be a field that contains a unique entry for each respondent.
- Select the Email address field from the drop down menu.
- Set up the link with automatic login:
- Click [Insert] and select Survey Location from the drop-down menu.
- Type u= immediately after the [Survey Location] tag in your email.
- Click [Insert] and select Database Field from the drop-down menu.
- Select the variable that you used for login from the drop-down menu in the dialog.
- Complete the text of your message and click [Next].
You may insert a password into your message by using the string p=[Password variable]. If you need to use both the login and the password, you must insert an "&" after the first variable. E.g.
Other possibilities
The login page for a survey is created as a single html file that contains scripts and text substitution strings that are required by Snap WebHost. You can edit this html file directly, but if you omit or adjust any of required content, the survey may break. Because of this, Snap Surveys will not support you in editing the login pages.
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Next spring I want to get a new bike for riding mostly on hard bike paths. My budget is around $250-$350. I am currently looking at mostly comfort bikes like the 2011 Schwinn Voyageur 21, Forge M Street, and Windsor Dover 3. Out of these three. Which one is best?
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12 ideas for your edible garden
Creative ways to grow fruits, vegetables and herbs whether you have a big garden or a balcony with pots
1. Use raised beds
A raised bed is the way to go if your soil isn't up to par. Construct the bed frame using materials like untreated wood, bricks or stone. Be sure it's at least 40 centimetres deep to allow plant roots to grow. Fill the bed with topsoil or triple mix; compost or composted manure may be added for heavy feeders.
2. Keep herbs handy for easy clipping
Summertime meals are made for just-picked flavours from the garden, so keep savoury herbs in pots near your back door for quick snipping when you're cooking up a storm.
3. Make it pretty
Play with colour—juicy red, deep aubergine and crisp citrine—and texture to create attractive displays that are as easy on your eyes as they are on your taste buds. Lettuce, with its striking foliage, makes for a lovely edible border in early spring. Once the lettuce is harvested, plant small, colourful hot peppers (like habanero or jalapeño).
4. Mulch it up
Mulch helps to retain moisture in the soil, adds organic matter and discourages weeds; as well, it makes an attractive background. Straw is a traditional organic mulch, but be sure to avoid hay, which contains weed seeds.
5. Incorporate edibles into your living space
Use a combination of built-in raised beds and containers to bring an edible oasis onto your deck. No space? No problem—this design works as well for a small condo balcony as it does for a big backyard patio.
6. Separate invasive plants
Be careful of aggressive spreaders, such as strawberries and mint, which can take over your garden. Plant them in individual containers, where you can reap the tasty benefits and keep plants controlled at the same time.
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Known in the past as the Queen of the Green Coast Espinho is a city located on the Atlantic coastline, 19Km from Oporto, that despite belonging to the district of Aveiro, is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Oporto. It is a small urban municipality with 21 km ² and about 30 000 inhabitants, divided into 4 parishes (Espinho, Anta-Guetim, stopped and Silvalde).
With 8 km of coastline is famous for its beautiful beaches (amazing, not only for swimming and sunbathing, but also is one of the best places in Europe for surfing and bodyboarding), the centenary fair, the various possibilities in tourism and leisure, and for its casino. Espinho is a modern city, a tourist resort of high level receiving thousands of Portuguese and foreign visitors throughout the year. There are two fundamental reasons for this: first, the fact that the city has one of the best climates in Europe. P>
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BEREA – The Browns practiced in full pads today on the fourth day of training camp. A crowd of 4,466 attended, setting a record for a camp practice in Berea.
Here are some notes and highlights:
** Offensive lineman Ryan Miller didn't practice after sustaining a concussion Saturday. Coach Rob Chudzinski said he saw him Saturday night and he's in the NFL concussion protocol. Miller will be monitored by the medical staff and must pass a series of tests before he can return to the field.
** Running back Montario Hardesty sat out practice with a hamstring injury and worked on the side with trainers. Chudzinski said Hardesty is day-to-day.
** Defensive end Desmond Bryant watched practice with back spasms. He's day-to-day.
Billy Winn took his place with the starters.
** Free safety Tashaun Gipson suffered a shoulder sprain on a collision with receiver Josh Gordon. Chudzinski said he's not concerned.
Johnson Bademosi and Josh Aubrey saw reps with the first-team defense in place of Gipson.
** Receiver Josh Gordon had a solid practice after an uneven Saturday. On a fourth-down play to decide the game – according to Chudzinski's scenarios — Gordon caught a post from Brandon Weeden for a touchdown.
** Receiver Jordan Norwood made several catches, including one that took a sweet set of hands. He corralled a fastball from Weeden on an in route in the end zone and earned praise from Chudzinski.
** No. 6 pick Barkevious Mingo had his first padded practice in the NFL. He had a sack of Jason Campbell and drew a hold on another rush, but was also stoned on several occasions by veteran tackle Rashad Butler. It's a learning experience.
"He flashed," Chudzinski said of Mingo.
** Scatback Dion Lewis (5-foot-8, 195 pounds) made rookie defensive back Kenronte Walker look silly. Lewis caught a pass inside the 5-yard line, shaked and baked and left Walker grabbing air as he ran into the end zone.
"He has unbelievable feet," Weeden said.
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BEREA – The Browns practiced in full pads today on the fourth day of training camp. A crowd of 4,466 attended, setting a record for a camp practice in Berea.


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When my teenager learned that I was heading to LinuxWorld this week, he said, "I'd like to try Linux." Good for him; he's already bilingual, with a MacBook for schoolwork and a buffed-up Dell desktop for gaming. Why not Linux too?
I promised to snag him the latest copy of a friendly distro at LinuxWorld. The Canonical booth helped me deliver, as I picked up Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS Desktop Edition and a bunch of stickers. Perfect.
Next step: Find a computer. We found a dusty Sun Ultra 20 workstation sitting in the garage. I bought it at JavaOne 2005 to use with Solaris, but in 2007, the AMD Opteron-based minitower was relegated to Legacy Land. (At this moment, Sun is running a quote from me about that Ultra 20 on their Web site, saying, "A Sun workstation, with Unix, development tools, and support for less than I spend each month at Starbucks? It was silly. It was cool. It was irresistible. I just had to have one.")
More scurrying around the garage unearthed a flat-screen monitor, a keyboard, a mouse and a power strip. My son now had a pile of components and an Ubuntu disc. The time on the kitchen clock: 10:30am.
At 10:55am, he called me over to watch him playing Tetris on the machine. He wasn't running off the CD; he had blown away the Solaris installation (I told him that he could), put Linux onto the hard drive and was fully up and running. And this is a kid who's never used Linux before.
Kudos to my son for being so darned clever, but the real credit goes to Ubuntu and Canonical for making Linux so easy to install and use.
I can't help but point out that it took less than 25 minutes to do a full install of the operating system. It may have been significantly less, since I don't know how long it took to get the hardware set up.
Contrast that with Mac OS X or Windows. It takes more than 25 minutes to do a full clean install of Mac OS X. It takes a significant multiple of 25 minutes to do a clean install of Windows XP or Windows Vista.
Linux has shown that it doesn't have to take ages to sniff out the hardware, copy the files and build the configuration. Hear that, Apple? Hear that, Microsoft?
From a pile of components to Ubuntu Linux in 25 minutes
When my teenager learned that I was heading to LinuxWorld this week, he said, "I'd like to try Linux." Good for him; he's already bilingual, with a MacBook for schoolwork and a buffed-up Dell desktop for gaming. Why not Linux too?
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- Alan Zeichick
- Co-founder and editorial director of BZ Media, which publishes SD Times, the leading magazine for the software development industry. Founder of SPTechCon: The SharePoint Technology Conference, AnDevCon: The Android Developer Conference, and Big Data TechCon. Also president and principal analyst of Camden Associates, an IT consulting and analyst firm.


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A new law, lower prices put big bite in metal thefts
It wasn't long ago when the theft of copper and other semiprecious metals was so rampant that it seemed to be part of some post-apocalyptic world where scavengers roamed the streets.
Power lines were cut down for their copper content, sometimes with fatal results as the thieves were electrocuted.
Pipes in buildings under construction were ripped from the walls, and wiring was disappearing — including, amazingly, wiring from a police and fire headquarters under construction in Escondido.
Phone service disruptions were reported nationwide after inexpensive components were swiped; traffic signals sometimes would malfunction because wiring had been taken from control boxes.
Bronze sculptures (copper is the main component of bronze and brass), pieces of fine art worth thousands of dollars in some cases, were being yanked from their bases and then sold to recyclers for a fraction of their worth.
But no longer. A state law that took effect Dec. 1, and a drop in copper prices have all but ended bulk metal theft in the state, officials say.
The law requires scrap-metal dealers buying bulk metal — such as a bunch of copper wire or a bronze vase — to get a photo ID from anyone bringing in the items and to delay payment for three days, and then to pay only by check. It also requires recyclers to photograph the items and take the seller's thumbprint.
Law enforcement officials say that methamphetamine addicts committed many of the thefts to score quick cash for their drug habits.
"I haven't seen any cases of metal theft in a long time, ever since the new law was enacted," Fallbrook sheriff's Sgt. Ron McCracken said last week.
"No statues have been taken; no wires have been taken down. I haven't seen anything come across my desk."
That's a far cry from spring 2008, when a now-retired lieutenant at the same sheriff's station described a problem that was out of control.
"Almost nothing is sacred," sheriff's Lt. Alex Rodriguez said at the time. "They'll steal anything. Statues, memorial plaques, wire. It seems that people will go to great lengths to steal this metal."
And even die. In March 2008, a man was electrocuted near state Route 76 and Holly Lane, east of Oceanside. Deputies checking out a power outage found his body. Two energized power lines had been cut, and a ladder was leaning against a utility pole.
Other cases resulted in disasters or were flat-out galling. In May 2008 in San Pablo Bay in Northern California, 3,600 gallons of a toxic chemical spilled after a $10 brass valve was stolen from a storage tank.
In January 2008, 400 feet of copper wiring that provided temporary power to the construction site of the new Escondido police and fire headquarters was stolen. Soon after that, thieves stole copper grounding wire from the electrical room.
Thefts were reported at two fire stations also being built in Escondido. Two people eventually were arrested, and the thefts stopped.
In February 2008, a 6-foot bronze sculpture of a hawk, valued at $16,000, was stolen from Palomares House and Park off Stagecoach Lane in Fallbrook. What was left of the sculpture was found at a metal-recycling center in Oceanside. It had been cut into pieces. The thief, later arrested, had been given $198.
In the weeks following the 2007 wildfires in the county, officials said that many homes, and what was left of them, had been stripped of copper piping.
San Diego Gas & Electric Co. reported that break-ins at substations and theft of overhead power lines cost the company about $360,000 in direct expense in 2007 and the first few months of 2008.


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Then you must evict?
LEt me just make sure I understand what is going on here:
1. There is someone occupying your property without a written lease - he says he concluded a verbal lease which is denied?
2. How did he move in?
3. Has he been paying rent and if so to whom?
If he doesn't vacate even though he has acknowledged the lease is terminating then you can bring a simple eviction application. Send him a letter confirming that the lease terminates on his version on the November date and that you expect him to vacate and that if he doesn't you will be forced to evict him at his cost.
If the application is opposed it could take up to 6 months - if not opposed then you should be done in a month. You cant really apply now because you haven't given him notice and he will definitely oppose on the basis that he has a genuine dispute of fact ie the verbal lease. I wouldn't take the chance.
What I would do is even if its a waste of money, prepare the application and affidavit now - use the redevelopment as a potential ground for urgency. Your attorney must have everything ready to go so that the next day you can launch the application and have the Sheriff on standby to serve. He will have 10 days to oppose and if he doesn't you get into Court and try get an order.
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Jarvis Millikin - June 02, 2013
Jarvis Millikin, 94, longtime Brule, Neb., businessman, died June 2, 2013, at Indian Hills Healthcare Community. Jarvis was born Nov. 10, 1918, in Axtell, Neb., the son of Roy and Esther (Anderson) Millikin.
He attended elementary school in Middle Vale School south of Brule. After graduation from Brule High School, Jarvis was drafted into the Army in July 1942. After discharge in November 1945, Jarvis was employed at Morrow Auto Supply.
In 1970, he purchased Brule Wrecking from the Hinrichs family. Jarvis changed the name to B & J Auto Salvage, and his son Butch joined him in 1975. Jarvis remained part of the family business even after retirement.
On Nov. 28, 1942, Jarvis married Marie M. Jung and the couple resided in Brule.
Jarvis was a member of the VFW, Ogallala Elks, Brule Lions Club and the United Church of Christ, Congregational of Brule. His hobbies included bowling, playing cards and golfing.
Preceding him in death were his parents; wife, Marie; and two brothers, Leroy and Norris "Bud."
He is survived by his son, Don "Butch" Millikin and wife Nancy of Brule; sister, Willa Mae Harvey of Fort Collins; two granddaughters, Angie Goodgame and her son Matthew Goodgame, both of Downers Grove, Ill., and Michelle Millikin of Brule; and special friend, Sue Millikin of Scottsdale, Ariz.
The visitation was scheduled for Wednesday, June 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Draucker Funeral Home in Ogallala, Neb. The family was scheduled to greet friends from 4 to 5 p.m.
The funeral service was scheduled for Thursday, June 6 at 10 a.m. at the Brule United Church of Christ, Congregational, with Rev. Phil Ewert officiating. Interment was set to be at the Brule Cemetery .
Memorials have been established to the Brule Congregational Church and the Brule Fire Department. Online condolences may be sent at www.drauckerfuneralhome.com.
Draucker Funeral Home of Ogallala was in charge of arrangements.


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News broke last night that CEO Ron Johnson, who joined the retailer from Apple, had stepped down.
The stock initially rose on the news, but tumbled after the retailer said that form CEO Mike Ullman would step in during the interim period.
Johnson, who came one as JCPenney's CEO 16 months ago, was trying to turn around the retailer, but was unsuccessful.
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Op-ed: Given situation in Syria and Egypt, why does Obama believe Israeli withdrawal from West Bank will bring peace?
Noah Beck
Published: 08.26.13, 20:24 / Israel Opinion
Noah Beck
As Israel
releases Palestinian prisoners
with blood on their hands just so that the Palestinian Authority (which doesn't even represent Gazans) agrees to talk peace, the Israeli public is left to wonder what these painful concessions will produce. The current peace process is predicated on the conventional wisdom that if Israel just relinquishes enough territory to its enemies, peace will arrive. But on most of Israel's borders, history has revealed the naïve folly behind an idea that could just as aptly be called "land for war."
Hence, Israel's tangible security asset (earned with the blood of over 2,100 IDF soldiers who died in Israel's 1967 and 1973 wars with Syria) would have been traded for "peace" with Assad, but land for war with Syrian Islamists is what Israel may have received just a few years later.
The spoils of war normally go to the victor. In 1848, the US captured much of its western territory (including California, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah) from Mexico in the Mexican-American war. Sometimes – as with Southern Lebanon, Gaza, or the 1938 Munich Agreement transferring the Sudetenland to the Nazis – land for peace turns out to be an illusory promise that only encourages military aggression.
Noah Beck is the author of The Last Israelis,
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Let the voting begin
2010 Hope Awards | Once you've read and watched, please vote-one vote per person-for the ministry you think best embodies effective compassion
We profile three more excellent ministries in this issue. This time they're from the Northeast-Rock Ministries in Philadelphia, Penn., Long Island Youth Mentoring in Long Island, N.Y., and Straight Ahead Ministries in Lynn, Mass.-but they share the same DNA as the nine profiled in the previous three months: Strong commitment to Christ, self-sacrificing leaders and volunteers, perseverance despite organizational poverty.
It was hard once again to select a regional winner, but our investigative team and I chose the Philadelphia group, Rock Ministries. Rock joins in our Final Four the Western winner, New Horizons of Cañon City, Colo.; the Midwestern winner, Freedom for Youth of Des Moines; and the Southern winner, Advance Memphis. Please read and watch profiles and short videos of all four at worldmag.com/compassion.
Once you've read and watched, please vote-one vote per person-for the ministry you think best embodies effective compassion, the kind that not only sympathizes with the needy but helps them rise out of misery (voting ended Aug. 26, 2010). Subscribers' votes will determine the national winner, which we plan to announce at a Sept. 16 dinner in New York City.
Each regional winner has garnered not only publicity but $5,000, courtesy of the American Bible Society; the national winner will receive not only laud and honor but $5,000 more.
Click here to listen to WORLD editor in chief Marvin Olasky discuss with Alisa Harris the Northeast regional finalists.


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Hold it!
That's the message Coyotes coach Dave Tippett sent to the referee after a late holding call against Shane Doan changed the complexion of the game.
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The Blackhawks took advantage of the penalty to score their second power-play goal en route to a 2-1 win over the Coyotes in front of 17,328 on Sunday night at Jobing.com Arena.
The Coyotes' five-game winning streak ended, but they retained the fourth spot in the Western Conference with games remaining.
The Coyotes played a smart, disciplined game, committing only two penalties - one more than Tippett thought was mandated.
"I watched it about 20 times, just finished watching it as I walked through the door," Tippett said. "I don't understand it. I don't understand it at all. To me, there's no hold whatsoever there.
"It's disappointing that a game can be settled, have an impact like that, in a very competitive game in a very tight playoff race. It's very disappointing that a call like that can affect a game, but it's the reality of what happened, and we have to deal with it and move on."
The Coyotes battled back to tie the score 1-1 in the second period on a goal by Eric Belanger that caromed off the skate of a defender. It was a gratifying goal - his penalty late in the first period led to Chicago's first goal. The assists came from Michal Rozsival and Mikkel Boedker.
Doan did not want to comment on the holding penalty - saying he has "way too much respect" for referee Paul Devorski - but Belanger was not as reticent.
"I felt the call on Shane at the end was pushing it a little bit, but we . . . battled hard, and we did a lot of good things again," he said.
"The first five minutes were a little bit rusty from coming back from that road trip, but I felt after that we were moving well. It was a high-tempo game, and their two goals were on the power play, that was the difference in the game."
Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov made 26 saves, including a handful of brilliant ones that kept the Coyotes in the game. He allowed goals to Duncan Keith in the first period and Chris Campoli, with 6:34 remaining. Chicago's Corey Crawford stopped 22 shots.
The Coyotes have five more games on the homestand, ones that will go a long way toward determining their playoff fate.
"We've got to win; that's all it comes down to," Doan said. "We've got to find ways to win. I don't care what happens in a game, you have to find ways to win."
Andrew Ebbett (6:26), Kyle Turris (4:20) and Brett MacLean (4:07) saw limited duty as Tippett mainly rotated three lines.
"We weren't getting much out of some of the people," Tippett said, "and we just shortened the bench down to people we thought could play at this tempo of game, and that's who we went with."
The Blackhawks' Patrick Sharp, who has 34 goals, left the game late in the first period after a knee-to-knee collision with Rostislav Klesla.
Key player: The Blackhawks' Chris Campoli scored the go-ahead goal.
Key moment: A holding penalty against Shane Doan with 8:20 remaining gave the Blackhawks a power play that they used to go ahead.
Key number: 5. Games remaining on the critical Coyotes homestand.
The first game of a homestand is one every team wants to win. The Coyotes, after winning five in a row, including a four-game road sweep, were not able to accomplish that Sunday, but they still have five more at Jobing.com Arena before another trip. That makes Tuesday's game all the more important as they battle to retain their playoff spot.
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Dear Editor:
It is clear that our governor used the tragedy in Newtown to advance his political agenda.
His thirst for power is quite evident. He had to pass the SAFE Act overnight because it would save lives, yet on the other hand he is sponsoring a "women's agenda" bill that expands abortion and will result in taking more lives than were lost at Newtown.
The law is a joke. What criminal would care about the shape of the stock, magazine size or the amount of bullets in the magazines? All this law does is make law-abiding citizens criminals.
Then he says we have to share medical data. Once again he dropped the ball. New York released an individual who killed his grandmother with a hammer. It was obvious that he had mental issues. This same person then set his house on fire and ambushed two of the fireman who arrived. This shows even when they know about this person there is no followup.
FBI data from 2008: murders from handguns were 6,503; knives and blunt instruments 2,459; rifles and shotguns 776. Perhaps we need to register hammers and knives.
The governor has no problem trashing the Second and Fourth amendments. Come election time, this issue will not be forgotten.
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Next time you hear someone criticizing cultural boycott of Israel, please remember the persecution of Gaza, the siege on young minds. Palfest, the literary festival in Palestine, has never been able to bring the world to Gaza. From the Guardian:
Egyptian authors, bloggers, journalists and revolutionaries are calling on their government to issue permits for them to enter Gaza and participate in the Palestine festival of literature, which is scheduled to start on Saturday in the embattled territory.
Although PalFest, a travelling festival established in 2008, has tried to reach Gaza in the past, it has never been successful. This year it applied to the Egyptian ministry of foreign affairs on 18 April for 43 travel permits for writers and artists to enter through the Rafah crossing from Egypt. Organisers say they were told it could take up to 10 days to process the permits, but they have yet to be issued.


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Chandra Levy Killer Gets 60 Years Do Her Parents Feel Justice Was Done?Sunny Chanel
Chandra Levy's alleged murderer was sentenced on Friday. The Salvadoran national named Ingmar Guandique will be spending the next 60 years in prison, so basically the rest of the 28-year-old's life.
Guandique was convicted by the D.C. Superior Court for the 2001 murder of Chandra Levy, a congressional intern. Prosecutors had wanted a sentence of life with no possibility of parole, but the defense stood by their stance that there was no DNA evidence or witnesses and that Ingmar Guandique never confessed to the crime.
To be Chandra Levy's parents and to not have the man accused of taking their daughter's life given the harshest punishment available must be a hard cross to bear. What must they be thinking when the sentence of 60 years vs. life was handed down?
"We would like justice to be done, but even if it is done, it won't bring her back so we'll never really be happy," Chandra's father, Robert Levy, told FOX News' Geraldo Rivera back in 2009. "We have a terrible void in our life…we have a life sentence without her," his wife, Susan, added.
At the victim impact statement at D.C. Superior Court Susan Levy asked Ingmar Guandique, "Did you really take her. Look me in the eyes and tell me." He did not reply.
"Finally, f*ck you," Susan Levy said, pointing at her daughter's alleged murderer. "That is it."
How can anyone find peace after losing a child, even after the man who supposedly took her life was not just caught but jailed. It sounds like the Levy's have their own life sentence of grieving and missing their beloved daughter.


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Miley Cyrus is a survivor of many false death claims, including one back in 2008 saying she was hit by a drunk driver. But, unfortunately, you never know when the next Cory Monteith, Whitney Houston, Philip Seymour Hoffman shocker might be coming, so you can't blame some fans for freaking out when they hear of a new death rumor.
That happened again with a recent Internet hoax claiming the "Wrecking Ball" singer had died.
According to The Epoch Times, the post read, "{SHOCKING) Miley Cyrus Found Dead in Her Los Angeles Home! Country singer Miley Cyrus found overdosed this afternoon in her Los Angeles home."
Your first clue that it's fake is to call Miley a "Country singer." Please!
As Epoch Times described it, the hoax was designed to spread surveys to make money for the scammers who posted it. If you hit the post you're taken to a website designed to look like Facebook. Fans are encouraged to share the page, which helps to spread the scam.
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Mike Fratello had it right: the NBA announced today that Al Horford should have been given a free throw on Marquis Daniels's off-ball foul at the end of Thursday's game.
At the time, ref Eric Lewis ruled that Daniels's foul had occurred after the throw-in, making him probably the only person in the arena who saw it that way. The free throw, had Horford made it, would have put the Hawks down one with the ball instead of two.
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Recovery day today, after doing this yesterday:
Recovery day today, after doing this yesterday:
1980ish Free Spirit Sunbird fixed * 1996 Mongoose IBOC Zero-G * 1995ish Park Pre Pro 825 * 1997 KHS Comp * 1990-ish Scapin * Lemond Buenos Aires Triple
...I'm very impressed that you could do those on a bicycle. The uphill climb must've been epic.
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Positive thoughts, ls01. I hope all goes well.
Talent is a wonderful thing, but it won't carry a quitter.
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is lester in europe somewhere? what did i miss?
coasting, few quotes are worthy of him, and of those, even fewer printable in a family forum......quote 3alarmer
No @coasting, you should stay 100% as you are right now, don't change a thing....quote Heathpack
So legs feel good, and I'm heading for the gorge (right after my Quality Inn "hot" breakfast). I rearranged gear and moved two heavy items from my hydration pack to the frame bag. Should cut down on wear and tear.
See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinsonWhere else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdonTitanium Division
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This actually brings up a personal subject I would very much like to hear the opinions of fellow addicts incorporated.
As you all know I am 60 and had my right hip replaced 5 years ago. My orthopod says my left hip is shot and needs replaced. The pain has been quite severe , at times causing my leg to give out at times almost causing a fall. I have been riding and like many of you, have difficulty making any ride an easy ride. The odd thing is that I'm pain free 2o minutes into the ride but later suffer from the effort. The doc says any time I want it done is good, that I pass muster, and until I get it done, ride as far and hard as I choose to. He also advised to put it off until I really need it due to my relative youth, likely longevity and future need for replacements.
This past week I have done no riding due to work and found my legs actually feeling much better with little to no pain.
Thus the question- get it done now so I can get back to riding or give up riding for a couple of years until symptoms require it in the future.
What would YOU do?
I mean he does say, recovery after doing this with this seeming to be the stairway and this being a cycling forum and not a walking uphill forum
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Why does he do this? And, Am I weird?
jothi reddy Asked: Why does he do this? And, Am I weird?
My bf is 6 years younger than I am. My bf and I discovered that we actually loved each other while we went camping together as friends. I was never a good camper and I was scared of insects. He gave his sleeping bag to me and he slept on the rock for 2 days. That's when it all started.
I have never been a submissive person in my life, but somehow, I feel, when I am with him during our "time" I feel an inexplicable urge to be submissive to him. I told him and he said it's ok, if that's something I enjoy. He says as long as I do not let that hamper my psyche outside the bed room, it's fine.
But I do weird things (they seem weird now, but I feel an urge to do at those moments) like I kneel down before him, and tell him to do whatever he wants to do. And I love the uncertainty – he is more interested in foreplay, so asks me to keep my eyes, closed and he drags it on and on for even 3 hours, teasing me to the brink of climax and then relaxing me.
Some days he gives rules like I should not move my hands unless there is something serious, some days he blindfolds me and asks me to guess where he is going to stimulate. Correct answer gets me my favourite chocolate and a wrong answer extends the session by 10 minutes!
I enjoy the uncertainty and the total submission I do. Is this weird?
He is a doctor so he also does all the exams for me, and he makes sure he does not let any of my sensitive parts go sore. He knows the precise time and touch to both arouse me and to relax me from the point of no return. He is very tactful in not touching my nipples, he goes in little circles, millimeters from the tip, making me crave for that single tap on the tip, but will give that only after a long time. Once, even without touching me "down there", with mere tantalizing and gratifying like as said above, he got me super high. And he gets me to have squirts with just applying pressure and moving with his three fingers inside, on the upper part of my genital passage.
Is his mastery over my body and mind making me submissive? Or do I have a weird disorder or something? I feel extremely secure in his arms, and I am afraid I am no longer a feminist that I was!
Why do I behave like this? Why do I feel this way, the urge to kneel down and submit? (he never ever asks me to do that kneeling part).
Also, he likes to part my hair with a comb and apply a red powder on my parting, he says it's his belief that it will give us a long life together. He is a Hindu, and I am a Jain. I have no problems with his beliefs, just curious what this means……
don't think you have a problem yet. it might occur, most probably soon; hope not. try to avoid the things that troubles you be frank with him. and mostly think what you want out of this relationship!
Err another repeated question :(… move on jothi.. how many answers do you want on same question…
seriously : it is normal , love him my sexy sweet, and have fun in your lifee. marry him soon and get a baby. so tht will change your life tooo good .


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"Rand Paul to give tea-party group's response to State of the Union after Rubio delivers GOP's"
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"Eric Holder: Obama Decides Who's 'Entitled' to Second Amendment Rights"
Tweet"Imperial presidency" — with the requisite villainous henchman / side kick — concretized.
It's conspiracy day at PW: "Why are the feds loading up on so much ammo?" [UPDATED]
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"Obama Blew Off Benghazi After Scheduled Meeting"
TweetAnd the mainstream press yawns. Because really, what difference does it make? (h/t geoff B)
Food for thought: "Fed Has Bought More U.S. Gov't Debt This Year Than Treasury Has Issued"
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This reads like White House Insider…
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Shaun Marcum was unable to pitch a simulated game today because of neck pain.
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