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Amarillo, TX - Potter County commissioners are stepping in to help with the overcrowding problem that continues to plague the Potter County Detention Center.Commissioners met Monday to discuss ways to solve the problem.The 603-bed jail is often at, or close to capacity. Overcrowding is especially an issue with female inmates, who are sometimes sent to the jail in Childress because there is not enough room. County commissioners said they are considering reducing fines and using GPS tracking devices on low-risk inmates as an immediate solution."There are some things we can do immediately," said commissioner H.R. Kelly. "Maybe cut down the fines that are being assessed by the judges and get people who are not at risk to the county out back to work, where they can work and pay off their fines. Because they're not paying off their fines while they're sitting in jail." Using GPS ankle monitors would actually save the county money. The ankle monitors cost about two dollars a day compared to the 41 dollars it costs to house an inmate. Commissioners said they are looking into different companies and trying to figure out which agency would monitor the devices.
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Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a condition in which there are symptoms of intestinal blockage without any physical signs of a blockage.
Alternative Names
Primary intestinal pseudo-obstruction; Acute colonic ileus; Colonic pseudo-obstruction; Idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction; Ogilvie's syndrome; Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
In primary intestinal pseudo-obstruction, the small or large intestines lose their ability to contract and push food, stool, and air through the gastrointestinal tract.
The condition can occur suddenly (acute) or over time (chronic). It may occur at any age, but is most common in children and the elderly. Because the cause is unknown, it is also called idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (idiopathic means occurring without reason).
Risk factors include:
- Having cerebral palsy or other nervous system (neurologic) disorders
- Staying in bed for long periods of time (bedridden)
- Taking narcotic (pain) medications
- Abdominal pain
- Constipation
- Nausea and vomiting
- Swollen abdomen (abdominal distention)
- Weight loss
Signs and tests
Signs include:
- Nutritional deficiency
Tests include:
- Abdominal manometry
- Abdominal x-ray
- Barium swallow, barium small bowel follow-through, or barium enema
- Colonoscopy
- Esophageal manometry
- Gastric emptying radionuclide scan
- Intestinal radionuclide scan
- Colonoscopy may be used to remove air from the large intestine.
- Fluids given through a vein (intravenous fluids) will replace fluids lost from vomiting or diarrhea.
- Neostigmine may be used to treat intestinal pseudo-obstruction that is only in the large bowel (Ogilvie's syndrome)
- Nasogastric suction -- a nasogastric (NG) tube is placed through the nose into the stomach to remove air from (decompress) the bowel.
- Special diets usually do not work, although vitamin B12 and other vitamin supplements should be used for patients with vitamin deficiency.
In severe cases, surgery may be needed.
Expectations (prognosis)
Most cases of acute pseudo-obstruction get better in a few days with treatment. In chronic forms of the disease, symptoms can return and worsen for many years.
- Diarrhea
- Vitamin deficiencies
- Weight loss
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if you have persistent abdominal pain or other symptoms of this disorder.
Batke M, Cappell MS. Adynamic ileus and acute colonic pseudo-obstruction. Med Clin North Am. 2008;92:649-670.
Camilleri M. Disorders of gastrointestinal motility. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 138.
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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The Oast Lounge and Sports Bar presents Cofee.
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ShowBus, the biggest bus show in the world, makes a welcome return to IWM Duxford in 2014 as it celebrates 60 years of the Routemaster bus.
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Steven Pearson is a Painter and an Associate Professor in the Art & Art History Department at McDaniel College in Westminster, MD where he has been teaching various art courses since 2004. He is also the Director of the colleges Rice Gallery.
Steven was born in Johnstown, NY, and upon graduation from High School he served honorably in the United States Navy. He received his Bachelor of Science in Studio Art from the College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY, and his Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the Hoffberger School of Painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD.
Steven has exhibited both nationally and regionally and has been an Artist in Residence at the Vermont Studio Center in 2010, 2006, 2003, as well as the Ragdale Foundation in 2005. He has received several grants, including an Individual Artist Grant from the Maryland State Arts Council (2010), Artists Grants from the Vermont Studio Center (2010, 2006, 2003), and Faculty Development Grants from McDaniel College (2009, 2008, 2005).
Stevens work can be found in several public and private collections including: Schenectady Museum, University of Mary Washington, Siena College, College of Saint Rose, Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Prologue Inc., FTI Consulting, Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel, The League For People With Disabilities, Baltimore, MD.
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Digital Master Class - Little Cayman, Southern Cross Club, October 2014
Digital Master Class - Key Largo, June 6-13, 2015
October 11 - 18, 2014
Price $2950 Accommodations, $975 Instruction
Accommodations package - $2950, all inclusive including all meals, scuba diving, diving, complimentary Nitrox; and optional dive excursion to Cayman Brac.
Instruction package - $975, includes underwater photo instruction and daily projection critique by Stephen Frink, and Lightroom/Photoshop instruction by Photoshop Hall of Famer, Eddie Tapp. www.eddietapp.com
Little Cayman is a perfect venue for underwater photography, with brilliant water clarity and the famed Bloody Bay Wall just offshore. Friendly grouper, schools of photogenic tropical fish, and some of the best wide angle backgrounds in the Caribbean contribute to make this a photographer's paradise. Our group of students and friends will largely occupy the Southern Cross Club for this week, creating an rare opportunity to enjoy live-aboard intimacy with land-based privacy and conveniences. Because we will charter both their dive boats, we can choose the sites best optimized for the lens in use, and by spreading the group out to two smaller boats on two separate mooring buoys each day, the photo opportunities will be significantly enhanced for all. This is an intentional advantage, designed to reduce competition for any particular marine life encounter.
October is typically a time of warm water, calm seas, and excellent visibility; but also a less frequently traveled time in the Caribbean. In the heart of the tourist season Bloody Bay and Jackson Bight can have a lot of diver pressure on the available mooring buoys. Scheduling this seminar for on "off season" gains us better access to premium dive sites without waiting.
June 6 - 13, 2015
Course $1,295
Accommodations Marina Del Mar Resort $915 per room (up to 2 per room)
Diving with Ocean Divers $595 (2 tank dives X 6 days)
Prerequisite - Minimum 1 years experience with digital SLR and housing. Must have a laptop computer for class.
UW Photo Instructor - Stephen Frink
Digital Imaging Guru - Eddie Tapp
We embrace digital imaging underwater for so many reasons. The ability to capture more images on a single dive and the immediacy of review on the camera's LCD are some of the obvious benefits of digital imaging. There is no reason not to embrace digital imaging, except for the uncertainty of a rather complex paradigm. An immersive week on location with Stephen Frink can show the workflow efficiencies and creative techniques to make you a much more accomplished digital shooter.
There are now a number of high quality underwater housings for a variety of high-end digital SLR camera, and our digital seminar is structured to optimize the hardware issues with these housings, ports, and strobes; as well as software used for browsing, archiving, and processing digital images. This course is held only in the summer in Key Largo to assure the best possible weather and water clarity conditions. Key Largo also offers the advantage of the infrastructure of Stephen's studio, staff, and longtime friends at Ocean Divers.
Actually, summer in Key Largo may offer the world's best underwater classroom, with clear water and massive fish populations within the protected waters of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and the special Sanctuary Preservations Areas (no-take zones) off Key Largo. Our group operates as a private charter aboard Ocean Divers' 48-foot custom dive boat Santana. Set up perfectly for day diving with underwater photographer's convenience in mind, the Santana offers a wide and stable platform, dual camera tables, camera rinse tanks, and fresh water showers. The daily choice of dive sites is dictated by the kinds of subjects we are covering, chosen for the best opportunities for wide angle, macro, or fish photographs.
The course template includes daily two tank dives and classroom sessions. There will be guest lectures by Photoshop guru Eddie Tapp as well. Like Stephen, Eddie is a Canon Explorer of Light, additionally a member of the Photoshop Hall of Fame, and an all around nice guy.
This course is optimized for those using digital SLR cameras, and laptop computers optimized for image processing. The course is limited to 16 students to assure personal attention and ample review time for the projected digital images. Traditionally the limited participation means these courses sell out quickly, so book early to reserve a spot! The course fee for Stephen Frink's Digital Master class is $1295. Additional expenses include the diving and lodging packages. We recommend participants stay at Marina Del Mar, as the pricing is reasonable and it is directly adjacent to Ocean Divers.
Here are a few shots from the 2012 Digital Master Class in Key Largo, as well as an article in Alert Diver.
August 8 - 15, 2015
Price $1,295, Accommodations Marina Del Mar Resort approx. $915 per room (up to 2 per room), Diving with Ocean Divers $595 (2 tank dives X 6 days)
Due to popular demand following our extraordinarily successful 2014 Digital Masters class we are offering a second summer session! While Key Largo has always been photographically productive, summer 2014 was off the charts. We discovered massive schools of fish, and wonderful water quality that precipitated ample new coral growth. The quality and productivity from all the shooters in the class convinced us that summer in Key Largo is the best place in this hemisphere for underwater photo education. Each class, the June and the August sessions, are limited to just 16 students.


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EDIT: Anyone know why it lags? It worked fine in Flash.
The Marioverse is now infested with zombies as Mario and Co try to get back on their feet.
I really like Mario. I really like zombies. What if there was a movie with both? Ta da.
So this is part 1 of x. I couldn't fit the whole movie into one flash, so I just decided to split it. Part 2 will come when I make it.
Fun facts: This movie took me 5 months to make, but it had been planned long before that. It is exactly 16000 frames long. The movie is 666.6 seconds long, or 11.11 minutes long. It is made of 633 movie clips.
Also, I'd like to thank the voice actors.
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars September 18, 2010
Personally, I found most of the motions and actions to be rushed, as if you're trying to race through the plot. It's a good idea to allow time for the characters to interact with each other and build up atmosphere.
The only thing that really bugged me was the ugly grey pixels on the outside of Goomba and the zombie paratroopas. Taking the couple hours or so to clean the art would go a long way to make it better.
Neatly done, otherwise. Hope to see part two when it releases.
Thanks for the advice :)
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars September 18, 2010
I sound so quiet.
That aside, you've got some pretty good production values.
Thanks :)
Rated 5 / 5 stars September 18, 2010
I like how you added zombie sounds from Nazi Zombies.
Cool. Thank you :)
Rated 5 / 5 stars September 18, 2010
Nice job ^^
Much better then the first indeed :)
Thank you for that insight :)
Rated 5 / 5 stars September 18, 2010
Finally a Zombie Mario Flash...
A Really good and cool idea!
Jea i love mario and Zombies too and had that idea looong time :D
Please make it better and the voice acting ;)
Sure, I'll make it better..... but this one is cool too right? :P :)


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What you need to know about the Twitter IPO
The social network will handle the offering a little differently than its giant rival Facebook.
By Tim Parker
If you thought a Carl Icahn tweet couldn't be upstaged, you were wrong. Exactly one hour after the closing bell Thursday, Twitter announced on its own site that it had filed a confidential S-1 for a planned IPO. This was huge news.
First, it's Twitter -- the hottest social media site next to Facebook (FB) and with the younger demographic migrating from Facebook to Twitter en masse, Facebook is running a little scared. Recent Facebook feature rollouts include hashtags, the ability to embed statuses, and the ability for certain media outlets to embed a real-time Facebook feed into its broadcasts -- all features Twitter already has that are widely popular.
Second, this is probably the first time many investors have heard of a confidential filing (Reuters). Under the JOBS Act, a company that has less than $1 billion in sales can file confidentially. Twitter won't have to disclose financial information until right before its investor road show.
According to Bloomberg, the confidential filing may be an effort to keep the IPO from becoming as overhyped as Facebook. By the time the IPO priced, Facebook opened at a multiple of 107 times trailing 12 month-earnings. As a result, the stock didn't have that double- or triple-digit percentage gain on its opening day of trading that underwriters hope for. In fact, the stock dropped 53% in its first year of trading.
Twitter doesn't want to be the giant disappointment that Facebook was in year one.
But along with those two key points, other news surfaced. Twitter will use Goldman Sachs (GS) as its underwriter. Goldman's chief competitor, Morgan Stanley (MS) was left out of the deal. Some insiders speculate that its handling of the Facebook IPO left a bad taste in Twitter's mouth.
Next, Twitter won't list on NASDAQ (NDAQ) with the rest of the sexy tech stocks. Again, its embarrassing handling of the Facebook IPO is likely the reason. The recent outages on the exchange can't be helping either.
The move didn't come as much of a surprise for some. Twitter executives spent their summer talking to the major investment banks (Bloomberg) about the potential IPO and a recent job posting on LinkedIn (LNKD) for a financial reporting manager to handle regulatory filings gave investors a pretty good indication that the announcement was imminent.
Twitter has an estimated market cap of $10 billion -- less than a tenth of Facebook's value, but it has 200 million users and that number is growing fast. Twitter will likely bring in about $500 million in advertising this year and $1 billion in 2014. Speculation is that the IPO will take place in December of this year.
Disclosure: At the time of this writing, Tim Parker had no position in the companies mentioned.
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This is Al Arbour playing for the St. Louis Blues during the early years of expansion. Arbour's career reminds me a little of baseball great Reggie Smith: he was always around championship teams. He played on two powerful minor league teams (Edmonton Flyers and Rochester Americans) and played for terrific NHL teams in Detroit, Chicago and Toronto before the expansion draft. Arbour was on the Hawks cup winner in 1961 and then played on two Leafs winners in 1962 and 1963.
Arbour is a wonderful figure in NHL history. Winning surrounded him and of course as a coach he won the Stanley 4 times in New York with the Islanders. St. Louis hasn't been in the SCF since 1971 and haven't been a threat (really) since Joel Quenneville left town.
They do have an exceptional procurement department. So far this NHL season, the Blues have played 20-year olds Alex Pietrangelo and Lars Eller, 21-year olds Erik Johnson, David Perron and Patrik Berglund and 23-year olds TJ Oshie and Roman Polak. Blues kids have scored 27 of the 81 goals scored by the Blues this season (33.3%).
The Oilers 23 and under? 20-year old Sam Gagner, 22-year olds Andrew Cogliano, Taylor Chorney, Ryan O'Marra, Theo Peckham and 23-year olds Gilbert Brule, Ladislav Smid and Devan Dubnyk. Oilers kids have scored 21 of the team's 105 goals (20%).
I thought Andy Murray would get a bunch from the young Blues and have a long run as the head coach in St. Louis. However, the team is struggling badly (they're Oilerish) and the coach might be fired soon. History tells us to pay close attention to the man named head coach of this team. A young club with a restless ownership group ready to do what it takes to turn this thing around. Prospects and picks for established players, addressing weakness for the short term in exchange for long term possibilities.
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The data discloses all required information about fires which occurred in all on-campus student housing facilities. 2011 Fire Statistics Residential Facilities Total fires in each building Fire number Cause of fire Number of injuries that required treatment at a medical facility Number of deaths related to the fire Value of property damage caused by fire Chase House 611 College Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A College Avenue Apts. 603 College Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A College Avenue Apts. 802 College Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A College Avenue Apts. 814 College Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A College Avenue Apts. 818 College Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A College Avenue Apts. 904 College Ave 1 1 Oven fire 0 0 $0-99 College Avenue Apts. 916 College Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Country House 631 Howard St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Crescent Apartments 700-708 Crescent St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Evans-McManis Hall 525 E Franklin St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Fellowship House 612 Howard St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Fine Arts House 515 Kenilworth Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Fischer Hall 600 E Harrison St 1 1 Minor fire related to painting work 0 0 $0-99 Graham House 217 N Washington St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Hearth House 725 Irving Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Hunter House 705 Irving Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A International House 626 Howard St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Irving House 707 Irving Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Kay House 618 Howard St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Kilby House 620 N Washington St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A LeBar House 703 Howard St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Mathetai House 610 Howard St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Michigan Apartments 701-709 Michigan St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Phoenix House 715 Irving Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Saint and Elliot Apts. 418 N President St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Saint and Elliot Apts. 424 N President St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Saint and Elliot Apts. 430 N President St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Smith Hall 607 N Howard St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Terrace Apartments 1047 College Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Terrace Apartments 1051 College Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Terrace Apartments 1055 College Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Terrace Apartments 1057 College Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Teresa House 614 N Washington St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Traber Hall 611 N Howard St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A White House 811 College Ave 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Williston Hall 536 E Franklin St 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Total Actual Fires 2


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ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) Lacy Lejeune is the first female firefighter to join the Alexandria Fire Department within the last decade.
"It has always been a dream to be able to be apart of something that statistically I shouldn't. I want everybody around me, you know I want all the guys to feel comfortable and I don't want them to feel like they have to be somebody that they are not, because I am not going to be somebody that I am not," said Lacy Lejeune.
While Ms. Lejeune may be the first female firefighter to recently serve the Alexandria community, fire department Chief Bernard Wesley says she is the right woman for the job.
"The fire department is not a mans world, it is male dominated. But there are women on the fire department all over the world. You know so, qualifications for the fire department do not say you have to be a male. It does take a special person to be a firefighter and Lacy is that special person," said Chief Bernard Wesley.
After her first week at the station, Lacy Lejeune says she is prepared to serve and protect the people of Alexandria.
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No Dougherty County educator named in the CRCT cheating report here has been charged, but the criminal investigation is still open. District Attorney Greg Edwards says it's ongoing, but is very different from the situation in Atlanta.
Dougherty District Attorney Greg Edwards is keeping up with the indictments of educators in Atlanta. But he says the CRCT cheating investigation there and the one in Dougherty County are very different.
"The whole process in Atlanta seemed to be organized from the top down," said Edwards. "It was much more organized. There was apparently a profit motive because the teachers and administrators got some financial incentives to make the scores appear to be better. We don't have any of that in our scenarios here. Most of the acts were independent acts of individuals and we'll be looking at each individual for both culpability criminally and whether or not something satisfactory has been done by the professional standards."
The criminal investigation into the nearly 50 Dougherty County educators named in the cheating scandal is still open and because of that Edwards says he can't discuss the details.
"Our criminal investigation is still open," said Edwards. "However, most of the cases that have been resolved by administrative processes involve those individuals that we're looking at a criminal prosecution, they've been addressed pretty much by the administrative process. But we are still holding the criminal investigation open in Dougherty County."
There is no criminal statute that defines cheating by a teacher, which is why Edwards relies on the Professional Standards Commission and the school system to pursue the necessary punishments on the administrative side.
"The standard for proving a crime is much higher than proving an administrative violation. In proving a crime, which if I'm charging somebody I must prove a crime beyond a reasonable doubt."
The Dougherty County school system is expecting the Professional Standards Commission to revoke or suspend licenses for a number of educators, which Edwards will take into consideration.
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Household debt almost equals GDP
U.S. households are deeper in debt than the much-maligned federal government.
This post comes from Brian O'Connell at partner site MainStreet.
While the U.S. economic outlook is showing some scant signs of progress, the carnage left over from the financial downturn looks downright depression-like -- and particularly depressing to U.S. households.
A new report from the Federal Reserve (.pdf file) shows that American households are now sitting on $13.2 trillion in debt, and household net worth -- defined as the difference between assets and liabilities -- was down a staggering $2.4 trillion from the previous quarter.
Fed analysts say the decline in net worth was attributable to a decline in the value of financial assets, which fell 5.2% in the third quarter. A fractional drop in U.S. home values (0.6%) contributed as well. Total U.S. home values slid to $16.1 trillion, down from approximately $21 trillion in 2007, just as the recession began to generate some steam.
Monitoring household debt is akin to watching a train wreck in slow motion. The $13.2 trillion beats the $13.1 trillion in total government debt, or the $11.5 trillion in debt racked up by nonfinancial businesses in the U.S., the Fed reports.
In plain language, U.S. households are deeper in debt than U.S. businesses and -- stop the presses -- the much-maligned federal government.
Viewed through another prism, the $13 trillion consumer debt figure almost reaches the total GDP of the U.S., $15 trillion. And losing that $2.4 trillion in Q3 is similar to losing about 16% of total GDP, which would be considered a catastrophic depression in economic circles. Post continues below.
The trend in lost net income most likely started in 2007, when household net worth crested at $66.8 billion. But four years later, that figure has plunged to $57.4 trillion, the Fed reports.
So what's to blame? Americans certainly aren't making more money on the job, analysts say, and the drop in household income has caused families to raid their bank accounts and credit cards to pay for goods and services. But that trend may dissipate in the last quarter of 2011.
Gregory Daco, chief U.S. economist for IHS Global Insight, says as much.
"IHS expects a strong fourth quarter rebound in household net worth resulting mostly from a rally in stock prices," he wrote in a Dec. 7 research note. "This should provide some support to consumer spending as employment growth continues to make progress and consumers cheer up ahead of the holidays."
If consumers are really cheering over $2.4 trillion in lost household net worth, then someone better put down the eggnog.
The Great Recession, which in hindsight may have been closer to another Great Depression, has inflicted a world of hurt on U.S. households. And that pain is going to take some time to recover from.
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It's nice to not have so much as a dime of debt. No credit cards, no mortgage (renter) and both cars (an '08 and an '09) are paid for.
Blame the government, blame the banks...consumers are every bit as, if not more so, responsible for the recession as those entities. How can we expect the federal debt level to be reasonable when we can't get our own households in order?
As the saying goes, a population gets the government it deserves.
Gee I was reading for a while that people were paying down their debt. I guess they were lying.
A lot of surveys are like that. People don't say in those surveys what they are really doing. Only what they think is correct. I have suspected for a while that most people are using personal debt in the wrong way by paying for less then durable goods. Such as gasoline, food, and other quickly disposable goods. The trouble with that is those goods are gone or used up even before the credit bill comes. Let alone when they actually pay for them. So how much is that gasoline fill up or grocery run costing you?
Increased debt, lost value in home (asset) and declining real wages adjusted for inflation .. the Great Recession sounding more like the Great Depression deja vu. Congress and the Administration better cancel Christmas vacations and get busy correcting the fiscal policy, along with the Fed stimulating the monetary policy .. before the run on the banks and the hobo parade of the 1930's is the norm of the 2010's. Good paying jobs is the solution to the problem .. if there is any politicians awake in Washington DC.
The majority if GDP is no longer "Product" It's actually financial jiggery-pokery which involves sliding 'chips' back and forth across the 'table' between the financiers and them collecting billions of dollars to do it.
If consumers are liable for believing the lies about how replacing wages with credit to maintain the middle class lifestyle that was shipped to china with their jobs.
Then anyone who has voted for these rat-baskets who deregulated the credit, insurance, and financial markets since 1980 is also responsible.
You were told, that when deregulated the markets that they would bring the system down around your ears. You were told that when you remove consumer protections, the banks and the insurance companies would abuse the people that are their 'customers' (when in reality they are viewed as raw materials to be extracted)
Think about that every time the guy you vote for votes against consumer protection.
Also, it is stated that, "The trend in lost net income most likely started in 2007, when household net worth crested at $66.8 billion. But four years later, that figure has plunged to $57.4 trillion, the Fed reports." That should say $66.8 trillion.
These facts are a little misleading.
If you bought a home back before the housing crash you are under water in that deal.
The way this article confuses me is assets - liabilities = net worth, so if your home shed about a 50,000 or even 100,000 dollars in value then your debt amount could go up. The article stated 16.1 trillion in homes value down from 21 trillion. Well there is technically 4 trillion in new debt and nobody used a credit card to do that, or signed a loan contract for that matter.
What isn't helping student loans either. The amount of student loans have gone up a lot, so I could see how this could be true.
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More banks testing debit card fees
Some banks are already charging a monthly fee to those who use debit cards, and now the second-largest bank is trying it out.
Don't you hate it when a business raises prices or tacks on a fee without offering anything new or improved in return? (Think the airlines. Also Netflix: That didn't go over well.)
Maybe that's why Wells Fargo is merely testing a $3 monthly fee for debit card users in five states. If customers take note and register displeasure, Wells Fargo, the nation's second-largest bank by deposits, can put this move back in the bad-idea bin and come up with some other way to make money.
Unfortunately it's not the only bank that likes this fee.
SunTrust has begun charging some customers a $5-a-month debit card fee and plans to expand it to others, and Regions Bank has a $4 monthly fee. JPMorgan Chase is testing a $3 fee in Wisconsin, according to Dow Jones Newswires. Bank of America may begin a test of its own. To their credit, US Bank and Capital One have no plans to trot it out.
The Wells Fargo test fee will appear in October on some accounts in Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.
A little history will explain why this is happening.
Banks used to concentrate on making money the old-fashioned way -- charging interest on loans. The fee spigot opened in the late 1990s because of regulatory changes and other events. An eye-opening 2009 story in USA Today recounts:
Some consultants offered banks ways to boost overdraft and credit card revenue. A 2001 "checklist" from Profit Technologies -- a firm that has worked with 19 of the USA's 20 largest banks -- has more than 600 strategies. Some are cost-cutting ideas such as printing a dispute form on the back of credit card bills to curb phone calls.
But most relate to income from fees. One strategy listed to boost overdrafts: "Allow consumers to overdraw their ... accounts at the ATM up to the bank's internally set limit." To increase credit card fees, banks can "delay crediting of payments not received in bank provided envelop (sic) or for which payment coupon is not received for up to 5 days," and "remove bar coding from remittance envelopes," slowing the payment.
Congress and federal regulators have put a stop to some practices. For instance:
- Banks can no longer automatically enroll customers in "overdraft protection," which enabled them to process non-sufficient-fund transactions and charge people about $35 for each overdraft. (Several big banks have also lost or settled major lawsuits over the order in which they processed transactions -- paying the largest ones first so they could charge overdraft fees on multiple smaller purchases.)
- As a result of the Durbin amendment to the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, the Federal Reserve limited the swipe fee big banks can charge each time a debit card is used to about 21 cents, far below the 44-cent average banks have been charging and more in line with the actual cost of the service.
According to Bloomberg, the swipe-fee limit and another portion of the Dodd-Frank law called the Volcker rule will alone cost the 10 largest U.S. banks about $9 billion a year in revenue. Post continues after video.
Banks have to make it up somewhere, BB&T Corp. chairman and CEO Kelly King told Bloomberg.
"Make no mistake about it, over a period of time, we will recover these revenues because it's too significant for us to just absorb," King, 62, said after the bank reported that second-quarter profit climbed 46 percent.
It's widely expected that most big banks will adopt a monthly debit card fee. Dow Jones Newswires also said, "One bank was mulling calling a new fee the 'Durbin fee' on account statements, according to a person familiar with the matter." (Oh, please, grow up.)
Meanwhile, banks are also boosting revenue by dropping rewards programs for debit cards and doing away with free checking, waiving monthly fees only if customers keep a certain amount on deposit. (Similar conditions apply to get a waiver of the $3 Wells Fargo debit card fee.)
How else can you avoid the fee, if it comes to your bank account?
- The fee is generally charged only when you use your debit card to purchase something within the month. You can avoid it by limiting your debit card use to withdrawing cash at the ATM.
- Use your credit card instead.
- Switch to a bank -- perhaps a community bank or credit union -- that doesn't charge the fee.
People will be looking for alternatives to paying it, an Associated Press-GfK poll indicates. The AP reported:
When asked how they would react if they were charged a $3 monthly fee for their debit card, 61% said they'd find another way to pay. If the fee was $5 a month, two-thirds said they'd do the same. If the fee was $7, the figure rose to 81%.
The Wells Fargo fee generally got poor reviews on Consumerism Commentary. While one reader said $36 in new fees a year isn't worth worrying about, others said there's a principle involved.
"It's the fact that they are charging for a service that used to be free and they're only doing it so they can continue to keep up profits," Kevin wrote.
"Flexo," who runs Consumerism Commentary, wrote:
As I've grown older and perhaps more financially secure, I don't automatically dismiss any product with a fee. But if there are better, free choices for the same service, you can be sure I'll send a message by ending my relationship as a customer -- and by sharing my experiences with whomever is interested in reading them.
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Something has to give. These fees are not going to fly with the general public. Maybe for the rich, but not for the poor.
Banks already fee us to death already. That is my take on this Debit Card fee. Thank you.
Just4u, it sounds like you requested a refinance that would either now or in the future lower your payments, correct? And they turned you down because the income to debt ratio is too low?
You're right it doesn't make sense. You already owe the principal, you are already making payments. It sounds like BS to me - sounds like if they give you a better deal then they will get less interest. I'd recommend trying another bank.
To answer the author's question, I love my debit card and I'd pay $1 or $2 a month but no more. I'd go back to using an ATM and a credit card and cancel the debit card.
That's like my one bank charged me a fee because I hadn't made an "in person" teller transaction in the last 6 months, after they forced me to do my banking online. I mean...WTF !!
I hate banks. They give us nothing but headaches.
I did a refinance almost 2 years ago & asked the same bank to redo me a fixed loan this year. They said no, even tho my credit score is above their required level. Seems my income to debt ratio isn't high enough now because of the mortgage they gave me last time. Duhhhhhhh.....
So now I'm stuck with a ARM, which is what got this real estate mess started. Isn't it ?
How much sense does it make to refuse to give someone a new loan when the new loan will cost them less than the one they are already paying, on time & in full ?
Only way they would help me, is if I were default. That makes sense too, doesn't it ?
Geezzzz !!
Dam banks. They aren't going to make any money if they aren't going to make any loans to proven, responsible people.
Brains, huh ?
I'll use cash from now on. Screw them.
Banks should go back to making money the old fashioned way by making loans and charging interest on those loans.
I'll gladly go back to using cash and give up the debt card. Didn't want it in the first place but I bought into the sales pitch about the convenience factor. They can swipe my you know what.
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We are new to this school district and my two younger daughters did not want to switch mid year, but my step daughter did. She went to Mounds for a quarter of the year in 2010. She did well at first then her grades dropped to D's. I questioned her then emailed the teachers. I had awesome communication with four of five of her teachers. They got her back on track and kept me informed the whole way. By the end of the year she was back up to A's and B's. I was a teacher for five years and it is hard to contact every parent for every little thing. So when I brought up my issues, they resolved them quickly. I am happy with this school so far and my younger two cant wait to start there this school year 2010-2011. Great job Mounds teachers.
This school is very bias, The principal does not listen to what concerns parents have. Instead of getting on to the children they send them to ISP where they can color, read books etc. Does that sound like a punishment to you? Then they can't even control the children in the class rooms. Wow!!! Then they tell you that you child should be put on medication, is that the answer for everything now? Where is the security? I could walk up there pick up a child and they don't even look at you ID, Also there has been incdents were a 5 yr old, yes i said 5 brought a screw driver and pliers to school. WOW the goverment really does run schools now!!!!!!
Not happy with this school at all. No parent/teacher communication. The principal does not listen to parents concerns. Very opinionated and not open to change. No sports offered through the school for elementary. Safety is a concern there also.
Mounds academic programs are nothing to be desired. The GATE program is lacking in that it is only an after-school activity - there is not real challenge for these students except not to get teased in class because they're 'learned'. I am very pleased with the music programs (both band and vocal); they constantly offer opportunities to see how our children have developed throughout the year. The PhyEd program is like no other! My kids get a real workout! I've heard some faculty complain about lack of parent involvement at the schools but I can't help but wonder if this is because volunteers are often stonewalled if they want to volunteer without going through the PTA. As with any small town, politics are a driving force at Mounds. Most often, this does not benefit our children. It should be noted that Mrs. Keller is a fantastic teacher!
Mounds Public School teachers are among the best in the country. They provide an atmosphere that is inviting and relaxing. They are having problems with the superintendent at this time. It is my belief that Mounds School System could be among the best in the nation. I can only hope that the school can solve there problems they are having with him so that the school board can get back to the well-being of the students.
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