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Forewarning. This is sort-of a random post. I feel like the majority of my posts now are about recipes and house projects. It has been a while since I've posted about small little things. So here is one.
Welcome our new addition to the living room:
We took a quick trip to TJ Maxx this weekend and I fell in love with this little inlaid wood box with a Moroccan tile pattern. I love the pattern. It looks great on our bookshelves and I think the color is a nice contrast to all the blue/teal/turquoise in the living room.
But it serves a greater purpose. A purpose for which I have been searching for a box like this for years to fulfill.
It holds all (four!) of our remotes (one for the cable, one for the television, one for the sound system, and one for the Roku box). Having four remotes, two of which are only normally necessary for TV watching (the cable remote and sound system remote for volume), made it a pain to find a place to keep them before. They cluttered up the coffee table, fell off the arms of the couch, and none of our side tables had drawers to keep them in. It's so nice to have a pretty little box to keep them in now! They are close at hand but out of sight!
P.S. You can see part of a crochet project I'm currently working on in the top photo. :)
P.P.S. My sister, Kelsey, and her boyfriend, David, got me a similar box for Christmas last year that is currently in our bedroom. It is smaller, black and white, and also has a similar Moroccan tile pattern. You can see a bit of it in this post. I'm totally loving little storage boxes like these lately!
I didn't take any before pictures of this bulletin board (bad blogger, I know!), but it was just your average cork-covered, wood-trimmed, basic office bulletin board. Now it looks like this:
Less than a yard of fabric (home dec from Jo-Ann's), some brass tacks (I used ones like this that I also bought at Jo-Ann's), and a few staples in the back and voila! A much more sophisticated office bulletin board. Seriously though, this was a super easy project. Iron your fabric, cut it about 2 1/2 inches wider on each side than your bulletin board, lay flat, space out your tacks, push them in place (as you keep the fabric taut and the pattern aligned), then use your staple gun to staple the fabric around to the backside. Add your hanging hardware to the back and you are finished.
I love the crisp look of the tacks and the fabric stretched all the way around the frame. A high-impact look for little money!
It looks great here in my home office, but I actually made it for my work office. It adds a little bit of interest to my otherwise boring work office!
Last week I shared our recent office makeover, including the DIY 12-ft long double desk we built. Today I'm here to give you the how-to so that you can build your own.
This really is a pretty simple DIY project (especially compared to our DIY Old Door Console Table that we built from scratch), that even the less-DIY-savvy of you can do pretty easily.
I had been thinking about this project for a while, so I already had an idea of what I wanted (here are some similar desks that I used for inspiration: this, this and this), so I measured our space to see what would work best and then made this quick sketch to show Drew. He was on board immediately (he was ready to overtake the room that had long been only my office) and we came up with a plan.
We started with a trip to IKEA (the closest IKEA to New Orleans is in Houston, TX, so we made a weekend trip of it), where we purchased three of these BESTA bookcases, along with these feet for the bottom of them (the BESTA bookcases have a variety of feet options, so you can change up your look if you want something different).
Once we were home, we cleaned out the room, painted it, and then put our bookcases together and placed them where we wanted them in the room. The spacing of our room turned out perfect for these! We set those couple boards on top to mimic the desktop, just to make sure the height would be okay. It really depends on the height of your chair, but for me, the desktop is a touch higher than I would have made it for myself. However, I'm sharing this desk with my husband, who is a big guy, and the height is perfect for him. (I've been sitting on a pillow in my chair, which makes it the perfect height, but I'm going to look for a taller office chair at some point.) You might find that you don't actually need the legs on them to be the right height for you. (The BESTA Bookcases without legs are about 25 1/4 inches tall, with legs ours are 29 1/4 inches tall.) With the desk top attached, our desk turned out to be a total of 31 inches high.
Next, we made our final plans for the top, measuring to see how long we wanted our desktop to be. Our wall is about 12 feet long and we wanted the desk to be slightly shorter than that, to give it room to actually fit in the space (it is a free-standing desk, not a built-in, so it doesn't need to be completely flush against both walls). We decided 140 inches long would be perfect for us. We made a trip to Lowe's and bought three 2x8x12 untreated pine boards and had them cut down in-store to 140 inches. When choosing boards, make sure you lay them flat on the ground in the store and pick ones that are as flat/straight as you can find. (We had some issues with one of our boards being warped because we didn't check them well enough in the store!) After we got them home, we gave them a good sanding to smooth the surface and also to remove any stamps/marks on the wood. Make sure to also wipe them down and remove any dirt/dust before staining.
We are still really happy with the finish of the top of our Old Door Console Table, so we used the same method and same stain for this project as well. We used Minwax Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner, 2 coats of Minwax Wood Stain in Dark Walnut, and (later, after the desk top was attached) we gave it three coats of Rustoleum Water-Based Polyurethane in a Satin finish.
I would recommend staining your wood outside or in some other well-ventilated area. Since we live in an apartment, we were forced to do this inside (with the windows open and a fan blowing the smell out), but it was still pretty stinky. After the stain has cured for a day or two, then you can start attaching the top boards together.
We used these long metal connector bars that we found at Lowe's. We used 4– one on each end of the desk and one in each open space (where our chairs go). Make sure you pull the boards together as you screw these in, to prevent large gaps between the boards.
Once we had the top boards connected together, we measured out our bookcases, put them in the right places, then set the wooden top on top of them. We left a couple inch overhang on each end and each open chair space is 32 inches. The bookcases are only 15 1/2 inches deep, whereas our top is 22 inches deep, so there is a 3/4 inch overhang on the front lip of the desk and about 5 1/2 inches of space left behind each bookcase (which has turned out great for storage of art materials!).
Once we had everything situated where we wanted it, we used these small L brackets to attach the top to the bookcases. There is a slight gap between the bookcases and the top on ours to accommodate the curvature of the wood (no wood is perfectly flat!), but when making your own, you might find that you don't end up with as big of a gap there (one of our boards was slightly warped). The weight of the wood also holds the top down, so we didn't think it needed more attaching than a few of these on each side of the bookcases.
After everything was attached and together, I gave the top 3 coats of Satin finish Poly and let that cure for a few days.
So happy with how it turned out! It is the perfect space for Drew and I to work. We each have plenty of storage space in the bookcases and lots of work space on top (with plenty of space between us so we don't bother each other while working either!).
It also makes the perfect use of the space in this room. It might be a 12 foot long desk, but it doesn't feel like it takes up very much space in the room! I still have room for my easel/art stuff on the other side of the room with plenty of open floor space to spread out in the floor if I'm working on a crafting project.
See more images of the room, here.
Budget Breakdown:
IKEA (BESTA Bookcases ($46.75 x 3 = $140.25) and BESTA Legs ($8.50 a pair x 6 = $51.00) family discount pricing + 15.78 tax) : $207.03
Wood for desk top (3 2x8x12 boards at $7.43 each): $22.29
Metal Connector Bars (4 at $2.80 each): $11.20
Metal L Brackets (3 packs of 4 at $2.27 each): $6.81
Stain/Wood Conditioner/Polyurethane/Foam Brushes: already owned (but would be around $30 to purchase if you didn't already own these)
Screws, Sandpaper, etc… already owned (but would be around $10 to purchase if you didn't already own these)
$250 isn't bad for a 12-foot long desk for two! Plus we sold Drew's old desk on Craigslist for $100, so that brings our out-of-pocket cost down to under $150!
One of my favorite projects that we've done together and we are already getting a ton of use out of it! Yay for pretty projects that increase our productivity!
P.S. We did plan ahead and made sure that whatever connecting methods we used (the metal connector bars and L brackets) could be disassembled rather easily in the future to move to a different house. We also thought ahead before we bought our 12 ft long boards and measured to make sure that we could even get them in the house. Some things that you also might want to consider before building!
Office for Two
The last time I shared photos of my office/studio, it looked like this:
It continued to look like this until about a week and a half ago. Now it looks quite a bit different (but we'll get to that in just a second).
The room was great before. It was pretty. It was functional for storing my things. But I felt a little like that was all it was being used for. Just a room to house my stuff. During college, it was great to have this space to myself. I needed a quiet spot to write papers and do homework. However, now that I'm out of school, I found that I didn't really use the space as much anymore (only when painting). I still work some from home, I still blog, and I still spend a lot of time on my computer, however, I found this space to be too quiet (and lonely) for me to work in very often. Since Drew and I both work away from home during the day, we only get to spend time with each other at night and on the weekends. If I spent all that time working in here, with him working in the other room, we would never see each other. So we would both end up bringing our computers into the living room where we could work together.
So we decided to give this room a little makeover. One that would make it work a little better for both of us. Now it looks like this:
I've always loved the look of double desks (especially since Drew and I both do a lot of work from home that we need office space for) and I'd been envisioning one for this room for a long time. This wall is just the perfect spot for it. (Inspiration: this, this, this, this, this and this.)
We built the (nearly 12 foot long) desk ourselves using Besta bookcases from IKEA (outfitted with these legs) and wooden 2x8x12 boards that we stained/sealed/and put together. A longer post coming soon about exactly how to DIY one of your own. (We did a few things differently, but our process was very similar to this one.)
We ended up painting the wall behind the desk with chalkboard paint (Valspar from Lowe's) and it is one of my absolute favorite things about the room. I've always admired chalkboard walls and I love the functionality of this one (inspiring quotes, to do lists, etc.) and the gorgeous statement it makes (I'm so into high contrast these days!). It took about 3 coats of paint to cover our wall and even though our walls are bumpy plaster, it still works great. If you do this in your own home, remember to "season" the entire wall with chalk dust before using (it makes what you write on there easily erasable without leaving an impression of what you wrote on the wall), but I will warn you that it makes a huge mess! Totally worth it in the end though.
The other walls in the room are painted in Grey Ghost (Valspar from Lowe's) in a satin finish. I love the contrast of the black chalkboard wall with the lighter grey walls and the white bookcases, etc.
I've found lately that my style is changing quite a bit. I'm into really high-contrast and neutral spaces (black, white, grey, gold, and wood), with just smaller bits of color (and I would even like a little less color in here, but I'm working with what I've got — LOVE this office), patterns, abstract art (when wasn't I into that though), elegant but with a more casual feel (love the imperfect to do list and the art taped right on the wall), contrasting textures (matte black wall with satin grey on the other walls, smooth white bookcases with an imperfect wooden desk top), a little old with a little new, and a little bit of quirk. This is definitely my favorite room in the house.
See more of my office/studio inspiration on my Pinterest board, here.
The room feels so much bigger now! Not only is it such a better use of the space in our small apartment, and more functional, but it also provides so much extra storage and organization. It is so nice to have a desk with shelves. I didn't even know how much I missed that before with my open desk. The small gap behind the desk bookcases, between the wall, is also great for storing art paper pads, unused art frames, etc! A nice little accidental perk!
This room has come so far from the before pictures in this post!
Now I'm on to the search for a larger rug for this space!
****UPDATE**** Want to build your own DIY Double Desk? Check out the how-to, here.
My desk chair is from World Market, Drew's wooden desk chair was thrifted, baskets on the built-in shelves and the middle desk shelf are from Target, other smaller baskets on desk shelves are from Michael's, rug is from Target, curtains I made out of sheets from TJ Maxx, easel is from Craigslist, pink curvy glass lamp is from Home Goods (got it on vacation years ago in Charleston, SC), standing lamp is from Target, shelves DIY built-in out of IKEA Extra-Deep Billy Bookcases, Painting Taboret is IKEA kitchen cart, big white ornate frame with painting inspiration pics is thrifted and turned into bulletin board, big ornate gold frame is thrifted, elephant print on bookshelves is from this Etsy shop, Live Simply print from this Etsy shop, small purple/yellow print on bookshelves we got in Portland, OR but is Old School Stationeers, green elephant piggy bank is from Urban Outfitters, glittery gold frames on wall are from Michaels, prints in them are prints of my paintings, wooden abstract painting on desk is by me, two taped up paintings on my side of the desk were bought at an estate sale and painted by Pierce Jonassen, taped up painting on Drew's side is by me, crewelwork embroidery in gold frame was thrifted, white ceramic turtle is from West Elm, gold plant pot was thrifted, silver desk lamp is from IKEA, and rose window print is from here.
Christmas Decorating
I just love how cozy our house is at Christmastime.
We kept our decorations really simple this year, only putting silver/gold/white ornaments and beads on the tree, snowflakes on the windows, and my favorite Christmas print up. Our apartment doesn't have a ton of storage space, so we can't have too many seasonal decorations. The beads on the tree are all ones we have caught at Mardi Gras parades here (most are from our first Mardi Gras in New Orleans).
This year, in addition to small, normal tree lights, we also added some bigger globe lights as well, which gives the tree a really pretty effect. I saw the idea on Vintage Revivals. We used these bulbs from Target. The glass jar candle luminaries on the TV console are from our wedding.
My glittery, metal snowflakes that I hang from the curtain rods might be my favorite part though. I did that last year too (you can see them a bit in this photo from last year). It is the closest thing to falling snow that we get in New Orleans!
On one side of our French doors, I've been taping up our Christmas cards (we've gotten a few more since I took these pictures). I had visions of clipping them up onto a string with pretty gold, glittery mini clothespins, but that never happened. Maybe next year. It is strange. This is the first year that I haven't had a Christmas break/vacation. I get a couple days off work, but that's it. I've never worked right up until Christmas Day before. It is definitely different. I miss having those weeks off before and after Christmas to decorate, bake cookies, shop, drink hot cocoa, spend time with family, wrap presents and sit by the fire and crochet. There was always a peacefulness surrounding the slowing down during that time (often because we were snowed in at home). I feel like Christmas this year is so much more rushed without that down time.
In front of that door, I pulled out a basket (that usually lives behind the door with magazines in it), and made it into a mini wrapping station. It is holding all our wrapping paper, boxes, tissue paper, etc.
Speaking of wrapping presents, my wrapping has also been simple this year. Paper from Target and simple stick-on name tags. This doily wrapping I did a few years ago would have been pretty with our simple, neutral decorations this year, but that didn't happen. They are all just going to be ripped open anyway (and we have to transport most of them back to Illinois with us), so I'm not losing sleep over the fact that there aren't any bows.
Wrapping up the tour is my favorite Christmas print from Lindsay Letters (she now has it available in white/gold too, here and a canvas print here).
I only put up decorations in our living room, since that is where we spend most of our time when we are at home in the evenings. In past years, I've also put decorations in the foyer and some in the kitchen as well. I like the simplicity of our house this year though. Are you a whole-house decorator? Maybe one day when we have our own house and more storage for decorations I'll decorate more rooms.
Here are a few other past Christmas posts:
Merry Christmas 2010! (the Christmas we got engaged) and Christmas Eve that year (Here is our engagement post in case you are interested)
Christmas Shortbread Cookies (from before I was Gluten-free)
Christmas Decorating (our first year in this apartment)
Our First Rowland Family Christmas Card (last year)
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Fruit Compote
This fruit compote is a delicious way to use your fresh fruit. Serve warm over vanilla ice cream or enjoy cold on a hot summer afternoon.
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- 3 ripe Granny Smith apples
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- 1 cup sliced fresh plums (2 plums)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1. Place whole apples and pears in a large heat-resistant bowl, and cover with boiling water. Let stand 10 minutes, turning fruit a few times. Drain; peel fruit, and cut into chunks.
- 2. Stir together apples, pears, sugar, 2 Tbsp. lemon juice, and cinnamon in a 3 1/2-qt. saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring often. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes or until tender.
- 3. Gently stir in plums, and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until plums are tender. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla, and, if desired, an additional 1 Tbsp. lemon juice. Serve warm or cold.
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Jawatan Kosong Jabatan Bomba Dan Penyelamat Malaysia
Jawatan Kosong Bomba
About Jabatan Bomba Dan Penyelamat Malaysia (Bomba)
Jabatan Bomba Dan Penyelamat Malaysia or The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department is the fire and rescue services agency in Malaysia. The Malay term 'Bomba' is borrowed from the Portuguese word bombeiros which carries the same meaning
The fire and rescue services in Malaysia started in 1883 with the establishment of the Selangor state fire and rescue volunteers squad headed by H.F.Bellamy with 15 crews. In 1946 after the World War II, the Malayan Union Fire Services (MUS) was formed with Flight Lt. W.J Gerumandi being appointed as the Director of Malayan Union Fire Services. MUS was based in Kuala Lumpur.
Through the Federation of Malaya's agreement, the fire and rescue service was handed over to the state governments. The service was then integrated as a federal-level department on 1 January 1976, reporting to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. On 15 May 1981, the department was renamed as the Malaysian Fire Services Department. Then, on 8 January 1997, the Cabinet has agreed to change the logo or insignia, flag and name of the Malaysian Fire Services Department to be known as the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department, which are officially announced and launched in a ceremony held in Genting Highlands Fire and Rescue Station, Pahang on 21 February 1997, by The Honourable Malaysian Prime Minister of that time, Dr.Mahathir Mohamad-the fourth Malaysian Prime Minister.
Jawatan Kosong Jabatan Bomba Dan Penyelamat Malaysia :
Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia invites qualified Malaysians to fill the positions as below:
1. Pegawai Bomba Bantuan
- Malaysian citizen;
- Not a member of the Malaysian Armed Forces or of any forces or voluntary scheme established under any written law;
- Not less than 18 years old on the date of application;
- Lower Secondary Assessment (PMR) or a qualification recognized as equivalent by the Director General;
- Have the terms of physical and sensory measurements as follows: -
- Height of at least 1.57m for men and 1.53m for women without shoes;
- Weight loss of at least 48 kg for males and 46 kg for women;
- Having good vision;
- Color blindness and hearing by force; and
- Inspected and certified fit to serve by registered medical practitioners.
- Pass the tests prescribed by the Director General from time to time.
- Candidates must live or work within 5 km of the station or can be reached within 5 minutes to the nearest
Further information and how to apply, please follow :
Jawatan Kosong Bomba Closing Date : 11 July 2014


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Methemoglobinemia is a blood disorder in which an abnormal amount of methemoglobin -- a form of hemoglobin -- is produced. Hemoglobin is the molecule in red blood cells that distributes oxygen to the body. Methemoglobin cannot release oxygen.
In methemoglobinemia, the hemoglobin is unable to release oxygen effectively to body tissues.
Alternative Names
Hemoglobin M disease; Erythrocyte reductase deficiency; Generalized reductase deficiency
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Methemoglobinemia may be passed down through families (inherited or congenital). Or, it may be caused by exposure to certain drugs, chemicals, or foods (acquired).
There are two forms of inherited methemoglobinemia. The first form is passed on by both parents. The parents usually do not have the condition themselves, but they carry the gene that causes the condition. It occurs when there is a problem with an enzyme called cytochrome b5 reductase.
There are two types of this form of methemoglobinemia:
- Type 1 (also called erythrocyte reductase deficiency) occurs when red blood cells lack the enzyme.
- Type 2 (also called generalized reductase deficiency) occurs when the enzyme doesn't work anywhere in the body.
The second form of inherited methemoglobinemia is called hemoglobin M disease. It is caused by defects in the hemoglobin molecule itself. Only one parent needs to pass on the abnormal gene for the child to inherit the disease.
Acquired methemoglobinemia is more common than the inherited forms. It occurs in some people after they are exposed to certain chemicals and drugs, including:
- Anesthetics such as benzocaine
- Benzene
- Certain antibiotics (including dapsone and chloroquine)
- Nitrites (used as additives to prevent meat from spoiling)
The condition may also occur in infants who are very ill or who are fed too many vegetables containing nitrates (such as beets).
Symptoms of type 1 methemoglobinemia (erythrocyte reductase deficiency) include:
- Bluish coloring of the skin
Symptoms of type 2 methemoglobinemia (generalized reductase deficiency) include:
- Developmental delay
- Failure to thrive
- Intellectual disability
- Seizures
Symptoms of hemoglobin M disease include:
- Bluish coloring of the skin
Symptoms of acquired methemoglobinemia include:
- Bluish coloring of the skin
- Headache
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath
- Lack of energy
Signs and tests
Methemoglobinemia can be diagnosed with a blood test.
A baby with this condition will have a bluish skin color (cyanosis) at birth or shortly afterward. Arterial blood gases and pulse oximetry tests may be done.
A medicine called methylene blue is used to treat severe methemoglobinemia. Note: Methylene blue may be dangerous in patients who have or may be at risk for a blood disease called G6PD deficiency, and should not be used. If you or your child has G6PD deficiency, always tell your health care provider before receiving treatment.
Ascorbic acid may also be used to reduce the level of methemoglobin.
Alternative treatments include hyperbaric oxygen therapy and exchange transfusions.
In most cases of mild acquired methemoglobinemia, no treatment is needed. However, you should avoid the medicine or chemical that caused the problem. Severe cases may need treatment, which may include a blood transfusion.
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Expectations (prognosis)
People with type 1 methemoglobinemia and hemoglobin M disease usually do well. Type 2 methemoglobinemia is much more serious, and usually causes death within the first few years of life.
People with acquired methemoglobinemia usually do very well once the drug, food, or chemical that caused the problem is identified and avoided.
- Shock
- Seizures
- Death
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if you have a family history of methemoglobinemia and you develop symptoms of this disorder.
Call your health care provider or emergency services (911) immediately if you have severe shortness of breath.
Genetic counseling is recommended for couples with a family history of methemoglobinemia who are considering having children.
DeBaun MR, Frei-Jones M, Vichinsky E. Hereditary methemoglobinemia. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 456.7.
Fernandez-Frackelton M, Bocock J. Cyanosis. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 29.
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Researchers in Sweden followed nearly 2,500 kids for six years.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected a request from an independent candidate for Youngstown mayor to remove rival candidate DeMaine Kitchen from the November ballot.
Cecil Monroe had asked the state's high court for a writ of prohibition against the Mahoning County Board of Elections which granted Kitchen a place on the fall ballot.
Monroe wanted the court to compel the elections board to remove Kitchen's name, claiming that Kitchen does not qualify as an independent candidate because of his past associations with the Democratic party.
In its decision issued on Thursday, the justices wrote that there is no evidence that Kitchen has voted in a Democratic primary, held elective office as a Democrat, or held a position on the Democratic Party central committee at any time after filing his declaration of independent candidacy and nominating petition on May 6.
As a result, the court found that Monroe failed to demonstrate his entitlement to the writ of prohibition.
Candidate Kitchen faces another political challenge in his race against John McNally, who has the endorsement of the Mahoning County Democratic Party.
Lyndsey Hughes, the Director of Downtown Events and Special Projects for the City of Youngstown, has accused Kitchen of repeated sexual harassment that allegedly began in 2011 and continued as recently as June of this year.
The city has hired a private security firm to investigate the allegations.
Kitchen is on leave from his job as Mayor Chuck Sammarone's Chief of Staff as he continues his political campaign.
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Do you have a book that will make me religious? Let me know! Or better yet, send it to me!
I found this comment interesting because I do have several bookshelf feet of Christian apologetics.
Carl did mention a couple of apologists that I didn't know about. And because of that, I've just ordered a copy of "The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions" by Discovery Institute Senior Fellow David Berlinski. I chose this book due to the review by Rebecca Hamilton on the blog "Public Catholic".
I've also added Ravi Zacharias, and St. Ignatius of Antioch to my apologetics wishlist on Amazon. William Lane Craig is already in my list, and I own copies of "Hard Questions, Real Answers" and "Reasonable Faith" by Craig.
I purchase anywhere from 10-20 physical books a month, and more digitally. I prefer purchasing physical copies of apologetics because I like to write my thoughts in the margins. (You should see my copy of "Mere Christianity"!)
But if it comes down to it, if I have the choice between purchasing a book for work, or for personal growth, or for entertainment, or for religion - religion takes a back seat to the rest. My primary wish list has over 900 books on it!
So here is where you might be willing to help me out. First, suggest a book that will make me abandon atheism for your religion. I don't care if you are Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, or a Bön shamanist from Tibet. If you know a great apologetics book for your relgion, suggest it to me and I'll add it to my apologetics wishlist on Amazon.
Next, if you wish (no pressure here!) you might see it clear to actually browse my apologetics wishlist and actually PURCHASE one of these books for me as a gift. You could purchase it for me used if it is available. I don't mind.
In fact, many of my books are used, either from Amazon, or from me combing through the local used bookstores, Goodwill, AmVets, or Salvation Army. The demographics of this area include lots of older religious conservatives, and when they die their books are frequently donated. (I find lots and LOTS of books from Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, James Dobson, and Tom Clancy. That gives you a broad idea of what the local conservative mindset is like.)
So, let me know what book you want to see on my Amazon wishlist. Or take a look at it yourself, and send me a copy. But only if you really feel like it.
Ronnie is finally out of prison.
Here are before and after photos, from 2003 and when he got out this month in 2013.
The decade has not been good to him.
According to his records, he's lost weight too - down to 140 pounds at 5' 11".
His expression is much different. I don't know if I should read much into it.
You can find him on the Texas Sex Offender Registry. Of course, you can also find this website by merely Googling his name.
Will he reoffend? I don't know for sure, but he has spent his entire adult life being a pedophile, and every psychologist and psychiatrist I've spoken with said that this type of pedophile will almost always offend again.
Seriously, I hope not. I hope Ronnie is able to do whatever it takes to become a better person.
Honestly, I have a hard time believing that he is capable of improvement. I think he is borderline, if not outright, a sociopath. I do not believe he can truly feel empathy - and I'm pretty certain he is incapable of any remorse other than that of being caught.
"Hi! I'm from PG&E!" - aggressive selling tactics from members of the Core Gas Aggregation program
I was sitting on the porch one nice evening this summer, enjoying the cool breeze after a hot day, and reading a trade journal as the sun was setting.
A car I've never seen before pulled up across the street, and 2 people got out, carrying clipboards. One was a a stocky gentleman in a dark shirt and blue jeans, and the other was a blond woman in a purple shirt and blue shorts. The driver of the car drove off, and the people went different directions and started knocking on doors.
Eventually one arrived at my porch. He was carrying a clipboard that clearly had "PG&E" written on it. (Pacific Gas and Electric is my energy supplier) He also had a very official laminated badge clipped to his shirt, with a name and something that might have been an official PG&E logo on it. It definitely had the PG&E blue and white colors.
He told me his name was "Brad" and that he was from PG&E. Actually, as part of his opening spiel, he said very clearly, "I'm with PG&E, and I'd like to examine your PG&E bill in order to get the savings that are due to you."
Every single scam "spidey sense" I have went crazy.
I very carefully explained to Brad that I didn't know him, and why would I possibly be interested in helping him with potential identity theft? I'm afraid I may have been both more than a little incredulous and vehement.
"Brad" said again that PG&E knew about this, and had approved him coming to me to talk to me about my bill. This didn't quite connect with what he had said earlier. I decided to test him.
"Great!" I replied. "PG&E knows my name and account number. You just tell me what they are so that I can know that you work for PG&E!"
Brad didn't know my account number or my name. He told me that he was "approved by PG&E". He still wanted to help me save money on my PG&E bill, and he showed me his metal clipboard, with the header cut off of an official PG&E bill, pasted to the clipboard, and something that looked like a bill under it.
Here's something a few people know about me. Briefly, I sold Kirby vacuum cleaners. Don't get me wrong - this is the overpriced Cadillac of vacuums, but the sales tactics that are taught to the commission-only sales force are strictly "Hard Sell", and more than a little brutal. After a couple of months of that I quit, and found that I'd become immunized to hard sells.
And Brad was not just hard selling, he was being dishonest about it. If you're not totally straight with me then I won't buy your product. I sent Brad on his way. He told me to "have a nice day", and I said "Bye now."
Tonight it happened again, my wife brought this young guy into my back yard, around 8 pm and very much after dark. He'd knocked on the front door, told my wife that he was, "from PG&E" and that it was very important that he talk to us about our bill. He made it sound terrible - some unfortunate billing error that he needed to clear up.
He had a metal clipboard with "PG&E" on it, and a very official badge clipped to his shirt. Otherwise he was dressed casually. Unlike Brad, this gentleman wasn't so easy to give up on a sale.
After verifying (again) that he was NOT with PG&E, but was a different gas supplier, this young man started trying to show me that PG&E was buying gas for "x dollars" and selling it to me for "4 times x dollars". His company, "Blue Spruce" would save me 20% off the PG&E price.
I told the young man that lying was not a good way to get a sale, and shooed him out of my backyard. I probably wasn't very pleasant about it.
Core Gas Aggregation Programs
So here's what I learned.
There is something called a Core Gas Aggregation program. This program allows an approved list of gas sellers, called Core Transport Agents (CTA), to sell gas to the customer through PG&E's pipelines. I gather this was done through legislation to prevent PG&E from becoming a monopoly.
I later found out that Brad was selling from a CTA called Commerce Energy Inc. But the tactics used by Brad were so much like tonight's that it wouldn't surprise me if both salesmen were working for another company that represented Blue Spruce and Commerce Energy.
There are some benefits from buying gas through a CTA. You can get a lower bill. Depending on how much gas you use, and the amount the CTA charges, this could be substantial.
But there are some things you should be aware of.
Core Transport Agents are not regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). This means that if you have a billing error, a dispute, or any other sort of problem with the CTA, the CPUC will not come to your assistance. You could be stuck fighting about it in court.
CTAs may not be very robust. It is possible for a CTA to go out of business. If you sign up with one, you should know who you're dealing with. For example, I would NOT recommend Blue Spruce - it gets a "B" rating from the BBB because it was just put together recently (2012). Besides their deceptive sales practices, they don't have a track record. I would suggest that you investigate any possible CTA on the stock exchange, in the BBB, and by talking to others who have used them.
I would also suggest that it is probably a bad idea to make your decision with a guy you just met on your front porch.
CTAs also require you to sign a contract. This could include a check on your credit, and a contract that binds you into something that you may feel differently about later. I know how much I hate 2 year cell phone contracts. I would really want to know all the details of a CTA contract. I'm definitely allergic to fine print.
As I linked to above, there are a LOT of different CTAs. When "Brad" knocks at your front door, he won't tell you this. Wal-mart never advertises Target - why would they? If it were up to Blue Spruce, they would be just fine if you never knew that other CTAs existed. Neither salesman that knocked at my door bothered to explain the Core Gas Aggregation Program to me.
And last, being part of a government regulated provider gives you some benefits that CTAs might not be able to give you. For example, PG&E offers a "Balanced Payment Plan", where your monthly bill is actually an average of the last 12 months, so it doesn't fluctuate very much. This allows you to better estimate your bills, and avoids those bills that shock you during a Fresno heat wave. CTAs don't offer this.
Why I won't buy from Blue Spruce or Commerce Energy Inc
They both lied.
And I'm not the only one that CTAs are lying to. If you step on my front porch and tell me that you're "from PG&E" you had better back that up by showing that you already know my name and account number. If you can't, you get the boot, and you lose ANY chance to sell to me.
It is as simple as this. If you have to use deceptive, high pressure sales tactics in order to sell your product, then I don't want it. If you think so little of me as a customer to treat me this way to sign me up, then how can I expect to be treated when I'm under your contract, when you don't have to follow any sort of State mediation?
No thanks. Now, GET OFF MY LAWN!
Dennis Markuze is at it again...
Well I guess Mr. Markuze is unafraid of the Montreal Police Service. He's been be-bopping around the 'Net again, dropping his particular form of word-salad here and there.
I noticed because he did that on the 18th, on my post about my late wife. Because, you know, THAT is how a kind and caring person wants to notify someone else about the bankrupcy of skepticism - by telling you that you're an idiot while you talk about someone you loved.
I do feel for Mr. Markuze. He's apparently gone off of his meds, and now he is blatently violating his probabiton.
He's not well.
I feel for him, but I will not allow him to post here. Unmedicated, he is unable to come to grips with reality, he is unable to communicate effectively. By communicating his old Nostradamus BS and James Randi accusations, he is breaking his probation. More importantly, he is breaking one or more rules of my comment moderation policy.
If, by chance, he manages to post here, don't bother replying to him. His post will disappear as soon as I notice it.
If you are interested in the saga of Dennis Markuz aka David Mabus, you can read here. Read the comments for his latest exploits.
As per an unkind suggestion from Mr. Markuze, I've enable comment moderation for a while.
And that's all I have to say about that.
What was wrong with Won, final post
Once again we returned to the Sequoia hospital in Redwood City, this time her heart doctor cracked her chest, instead of doing a keyhole surgery as he had done before. She received a metal heart valve.
Her recovery was very long. She was released from Sequoia hospital within a week, but had to be re-admitted to Clovis Community hospital for complications due to Pleurisy. She was there for almost a month of recovery.
About 6 months after her hospital stay, Won, her doctor, and I had a talk to her about her pain management regimen. The narcotics she was taking for pain were more than her primary care doctor thought was wise. He had a disagreement with her pain management doctor, who seemed to be over-prescribing pain medications.
I had remarked on more than one occasion that Won seemed addicted. She spent most of her time sleeping, or drowsing. But when she reduced the use of her drugs, the pain would drive her to tears. Even then, she had "good days" and sometimes several days in a row.
Won's primary care doctor did some amazing work for us, and he found a psychiatrist that specialized in pain management. His treatment program involved both spouses, and there were individual counseling sessions and group sessions.
We learned that Won's pain was neuropathic, and that it was exacerbated by emotion and well-being. Lack of sleep caused it to flair, but the pain kept her awake.
And then the doctor started teaching Won something that I've been doing unconsciously for much of my life. When you are in pain, it is possible to not pay attention to it. It is possible to meditate it away for a time. Won called this a "pain vacation", and she could meditate until the pain disappeared. It would be gone for a little over an hour, and for those first weeks Won used those times to take the first really restful naps in a long time.
She cut her pain medication down dramatically. She still took a narcotic, but only a small fraction of what she had been using.
This brings us to the Spring of 2009.
Won had lost weight. She had learned to control her hypoglycemia, and she was recovering from being weak and in pain. She was adjusting to the new normal of her second heart surgery - which included the use of a blood thinner called Coumadin. She was also able to control pain without relying heavily on narcotics. She was very weak, but we both felt her strength was improving.
She became interested in the world again, and found some of her old high school friends through the Korean version of Facebook.
She traveled to Seoul that summer to visit friends and family. While there, she told me she was experiencing some little problem with her gums bleeding. When she came home, she brought some traditional Korean herbal medicine with her - she told me that it gave her more energy, and she felt better when taking it.
Korean traditional medicine isn't like the Alternative medication that we're familiar with here in the USA. Herbal medication in Korea has demonstrable effectiveness. However care should be taken in choosing a practitioner, and care should also be taken in disclosing your medical history. I don't think Won told the traditional herbalist about her medical history.
In late November, after we celebrated Thanksgiving in Portland with my mother and sister, Won returned to Seoul to visit her family and friends. She was supposed to return Christmas week, but her airline offered her a cut-rate flight home if she flew on January 6th. It was a good deal.
But two things were working against Won.
When we talked the weekend after Christmas, Won told me that her gums were bleeding again. I asked her if she was taking Korean herbal medicine again, because I suspected that it might be the problem. She said she was, and she also told me she was pretty sure that wasn't the problem. I asked her to go to the hospital to make sure everything was okay.
Won told me that it was hard to get around due to the weather, but if her health got worse she would go anyway.
The weather got worse. That was the second thing to go wrong. Seoul Korea was experiencing the worst snow storm it had seen in over 70 years.
From what I can figure out from her friends, she was in a friend's apartment in Seoul - she and several other friends were having dinner and talking about "old times". Then Won started having problems breathing - I suspect she had liquid in her lungs.
Won collapsed. Her friends called for an ambulance. Due to the record heavy snows, it took the ambulance almost 20 minutes to drive two blocks. Won was loaded aboard, and died in route to the nearest hospital emergency room. I'm not sure her friends or the EMTs knew what was happening to her. And I suspect that Won didn't think it was as serious as it really was.
Her doctor and I have pieced together what we think happened. We think that the traditional herbal medication she was taking probably contained a blood thinner, which together with her current blood thinner caused bleeding of her gums, and stressed her heart. It probably was responsible for fluid in her lungs.
She probably suffered congestive heart failure. It is treatable, and if she had made it to the Emergency Room, her chances of living would have been very good. But because of the snow, she never got that chance.
I don't think it had helped that over the years she had depleted her reserves. She was skinny, and still weak from recovery. It would have been smarter if we had waited another year before she went traveling.
It would have been smart if she didn't use Korean medication as a "pick me up" to improve her energy levels.
Hindsight is always 20-20.
I arrived in South Korea to claim her remains on January 4th, 2010. She was cremated the day I arrived. It was very surreal - but that's a story for another time.
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Nearly 15 seats across four governing boards will be up for grabs April 5, 2011.
When residents cast their vote, the landscape of each board could be completely different. And by the looks of filings, voters certainly will have their options.
Village Clerk Carol Penning said the Village of Bolingbrook, which has four board seats open, had more candidates filing petitions than in normal years. Nine residents have thrown their hat in the ring.
Meanwhile, the Valley View school board has 10 candidates vying for four open seats.
Here's a complete list of candidates running for each board (all candidates are from Bolingbrook unless otherwise noted):
Village of Bolingbrook Board of Trustees
(3 seats open)
First Party for Bolingbrook
- Leroy J. Brown *
- Rick "Ricardo" Morales *
- Patricia E. Schanks *
Independent Candidates
- Robert Bowen
- Bonnie Alicea
- Rhonda Reed-Slaughter
- Cousy Nash
- Kenneth R. Cygan
- Joseph L. Naponiello
Valley view school district 365u Board of education
4-year seats (3 seats open)
- Steve Quigley *
- Leonel "Leo" Venegas (Romeoville) *
- Richard "Rick" Gougis, III (Romeoville) *
- April Gavin
- Philip A. Wilson
- Claudia Simmons
- Kenneth Harris
- Kenneth Williams
2-year seats (1 seat open)
- Chrystal Hansen
- Robert Leach (Romeoville)
fountaindale public library board of trustees
6-year term (2 seats open)
- Ruth Newell *
- Bob Kalnicky *
4-year term (2 seats open)
- Steven Prodehl *
- Kyra M. Lopez
- Thomas Gilligan *
Bolingbrook park district board of commissioners
4-year term (3 seats open)
- Sue Vastalo *
- Al Traczek *
- Jerry Hix *
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San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Behind a career-high 28 points from Josh Green, the Cal State Northridge Matadors remained unbeaten as they defeated the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 92-76, in the NUCDF Basketball Challenge at Jenny Craig Pavilion.
Greene went a perfect 14-of-14 from the free throw line and also tallied team- highs in assists (seven) and steals (five) for Northridge (5-0). Stephan Hicks and Brandon Perry each tallied 16 points, while Landon Drew chipped in with 10 points.
For Tulsa (3-1), Rashad Smith scored 15, James Woodard netted 14, and Rashad Ray put up 13.
Neither team shot greater than 36 percent in the first half, but the Matadors were able to take a 40-26 lead into intermission thanks in part to going 16- of-24 from the foul line.
The efficiency from the field improved to more than 50 percent for both teams after halftime. Tulsa cut its deficit to just two, 61-59, with ten minutes left in the game, but Northridge ripped off a 17-4 run to end the threat.
Northridge turned 20 Tulsa turnovers into 30 points. The Matadors only committed 12 turnovers themselves.
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For Leg 3 of Destination: Un4gettable, three BMW enthusiasts got behind the wheel of the highly-anticipated BMW 435i with M-Series racer David Donohue for a drive along one of the best roads in America: Skyline Drive. Watch firsthand reactions and unfiltered opinions from these discerning BMW drivers as they experience this first-ever BMW 4 Series.
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Here's hoping the best for your father. Sending positive vibes your way. Hang in there and be strong for your father.
Thanks to all for the well wishes. I had been on the road and stuck in Iowa until last night so I was finally able to see him. Surgery went well and he was already able to get up and move around a little which is good. I guess the cancer is throughout his bowels and some of his intestines though so they ran some tests and in a couple of days when those come back will put a plan together.
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Sorry to see this, Eric.
I hope you receive some encouraging news soon.
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I hope he gets a good prognosis and there is an easy treatment with little to no surgery or chemo. Chemo sucks!
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Lincoln MAGIC Volleyball: Club Updates
We have decided to expand our Annual Garage Sale this summer and WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We are trying to raise funds to get a "NEW" Sign for the front of our complex. We would like to get an
and this years garage sales income is going to help pay for it.
This is where you can help. We NEED ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING that you would like to donate to our garage sale. See the attached flyer for information.
PLEASE assist us in this venture. With all the construction and then the new traffic that will be going by, we feel we need to let everyone know we are here by getting this sign.
Thank YOU ALL in advance.
WHEN: Friday August 1st (12:00 – 5:00) and Saturday August 2nd (8:00 – 2:00)
WHERE: At the MAGIC Complex
Please bring all donated items to the Magic complex between July 7th and July 31st. Evenings (after 5:00PM) are the best time to drop items off. If you want to drop off on Fridays or weekends, call Will at 402-560-9109 and he will meet you.
Can't make it to the complex but have items you want to donate? Email Daneyelle Schneider (firstname.lastname@example.com) or Juli Rosso (email@example.com) and they will arrange pick up!
We will also need volunteers to work the sale! There will be a sign up sheet at Magic so please encourage your girls to sign up!!
I really would like to thank Daneyelle and Juli for spearheading this project.
Handout: Garage Sale
Wednesday, March 19
15 THUNDER - 2nd Place!
2nd Place: 15 THUNDER at the Lou's/Nebraska Sports Classic in Fremont
Wednesday, March 19
13 INFERNO - 3rd Place!
3rd Place: 13 INFERNO at the NWU March Madness at Wesleyan
Wednesday, March 19
13 FLASH - 2nd Place!
2nd Place: 13 FLASH at the NWU March Madness(14S) at Wesleyan
Monday, March 10
16 VERSACE - 3rd Place!
3rd Place: 16 VERSACE at the NWU Festival (18S) at Wesleyan
Monday, March 10
13 INFERNO - 2nd place!
2nd Place: 13 INFERNO at the NWU Festival at Wesleyan
Sunday, March 9
14 SHOCK - 3rd place!
3rd Place: 14 SHOCK at The Oasis March Wind at Oasis
Tuesday, February 25
14 SWAGGER - Congratulations MAGIC! Feb 23
1st Place: 14 SWAGGER at the The Fun has Begun 15S at MAGIC in Lincoln
Saturday, February 22
13 FLASH - Congratulations MAGIC! Feb 22
1st Place: 13 FLASH at the The Fun has Begun at MAGIC in Lincoln
3rd Place: 13 INFERNO at the The Fun has Begun at MAGIC in Lincoln
3rd Place: 12 ACERS at the Elite Sports and Fitness Classis at Elite
3rd Place: 15 THUNDER at the Elite Sports and Fitness Classic at Elite
Sunday, February 16
Congratulations MAGIC teams! Feb 16
1st Place: 16 VERSACE at the "Bellevue Jam 17S" in Bellevue
1st Place: 13 FLASH at the "HardBlock Valentine Blitz 14S" in Fremont
1st Place: 12 ACERS at the "Sweetheart Special" in Platteview
3rd Place: 14 UNLEASHED at the "The Courts VBC Classic I" at the Courts
3rd Place: 13 INFERNO at the "Sweetheart Special" at Platteview
Sunday, February 9
Congratulations MAGIC teams! Feb 8/9
1st place: 14 SWAGGER at the "The Oasis February Snowball" at Oasis
3rd place: 14 UNLEASHED at the "The Oasis February Snowball" at Oasis
3rd place: 16 VERSACE at the "HC Round UP" at Hastings College
3rd place: 18 TRIBUTE at the "HC Round UP" at Hastings College
Sunday, February 2
Congratulations MAGIC teams! Feb 1/2
3rd place: 14 CRUSH at the "Bellevue Digfest" in Bellevue
Sunday, January 26
Congratulations MAGIC teams! Jan 25/26
1st place: 14 SHOCK at the "Birthday Bash" in Omaha
1st place: 15 THUNDER at the "NWU Snowflake" at Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln
1st place: 12 BLACK at the "The Oasis January Snowflake" at Oasis
2nd place: 16 VERSACE at the "Elite Sports & Fitness Classic" at Elite
3rd place: 13 FLASH at the "Spikes Challenge" in Lincoln
Sunday, January 19
Congratulations MAGIC teams! Jan 18/19
What a way to start the season at January 19th Tournaments
1st place: 18 TRIBUTES at the "The Oasis January Challenge" at Oasis
2nd place: 16 MISSFITS at "Let the Games Begin" at MAGIC
2nd place: 13 FLASH at "Bellevue Winterfest" at Bellevue schools
MAGIC has the best equipment!
Magic has purchased the brand new latest and greatest training machine - the AcuSpike! Magic TEAMs for the 2014 club season will be able to train using this new machine!
The AcuSpike Team Trainer is a new multi-ball, self-reloading volleyball spike and vertical jump training machine designed for team or individual use.
AcuSpike's innovative ball reloading system and reload hopper allow for endless hitting; when one ball is hit, another ball is automatically loaded in position for the next hitter, with no human intervention required.
An adjustable hand crank and ruled height indicator make it easy to set and monitor vertical jump progress.
Along with the ATTACK II and AIRCAT, Lincoln TEAMMAGIC is staying a step ahead in training their athletes!!!
Monday, December 9
Lincoln TEAMMAGIC practices have started.
TEAM practices start the week of Dec 9th. TEAM practices are mandatory. ALL players should attend BOTH jump/speed sessions on Wednesdays and Saturdays UNTIL TOURNAMENTS BEGIN!
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The Shanti Uganda Society was founded by Natalie Angell-Besseling in 2008 to help provide birth training and support for communities in Uganda that are affected by war, poverty, and HIV/AIDS. The first program that Shanti Uganda formed was to select 600 HIV-positive women to form an Income Generating Group. These 600 women, along with other community members, began planning a community birthing center. The group purchased an acre of land in Nsaasi Village, and began the construction of the Shanti Uganda Birth House. The doors to the birthing center opened in fall of 2010. (via The Shanti Uganda Society Needs Help! | Mom on the Run x2)


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The ballot measure would increase the SMART bus service's property tax levy to 1 mill from 0.59 mills over four years, generating $27 million a year to pay for new buses and repairs to old ones. (David Coates / The Detroit News)
The SMART millage in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties enjoyed a resounding victory.
Oakland County voters approved the millage 74 percent to 26 percent, according to unofficial election results. In Macomb, the unofficial tally showed the millage passed 60 percent to 40 percent. In Wayne County, the vote was 63 percent to 37 percent in favor of the millage.
The ballot measure increases the bus service�s property tax levy to 1 mill from 0.59 mills over four years, generating $27 million a year to pay for new buses and repairs to old ones. It would also help balance the system�s $110 million budget.
The average owner of a home assessed at $100,000 would pay $100 a year if the millage passes.
John Hertel, the general manager of the SMART system, said he was concerned about how a light turnout might affect the results but �you never take anything for granted.�
�I think we did the best we could given our limited resources,� Hertel said. �It�s in the hands of the people and they will decide it.�
Before the polls closed, voters were mixed in their views of the millage.
Redford Township resident Bob Broquet, 48, said he voted against the SMART millage because �they should try upkeep on what they already have.�
The service, Broquet said, also doesn�t appear to be utilized by many and therefore doesn�t justify the cost. �They should be running what they do have more efficiently,� he said.
Michael Kidder, 43, of Berkley, also said he tends to not be in favor of �too many increases in taxes or millage rates.�
�I usually don�t vote yes on those,� Kidder said just before he went to the polls in the early evening. �I think we�ve got to do more with less. All businesses have been forced into the same position. We don�t have as much revenue in the local municipalities, at the state level. We�ve got to do better.�
Camron Amin, 48, and his wife Amelia, 49, of Berkley, voted in favor of the millage.
�That�s the main reason I wanted to make sure to vote today,� Amelia Amin said. �I know a lot of people depend on it to get to work. I think if we want to make this economy stronger and make it a better place for people to live, you just need to have a decent public transportation system in a city of this size.�
Camron said they moved from the Chicago area �where there�s a pretty robust public transportation system and we�re convinced of its value. We wish it was more robust in this area. We certainly don�t want to see it dialed back.�
Results of the millage vote are specific to each county. For example, if voters in Macomb and Wayne pass the millage and it fails in Oakland, SMART bus service would continue in the two counties but not in Oakland.
SMART officials say 80 percent of its buses, or 196, have 500,000 miles or more of use, which is the maximum the industry recommends. They also argue the longtime bus system that serves Wayne, Oakland and Macomb will falter because its finances are in the red.
Hertel has been dire about what happens the results if it fails.
�If this doesn�t pass, we go out of business,� Hertel said. �Because property values have gone down since 2008, we�ve lost $48 million in what would have been easily projected revenue. And that�s a conservative estimate. We may have lost more.�
SMART hasn�t sought a millage in more than a decade and officials say the 0.59 mills is among the lowest rates in the state. If the four-year millage is raised to 1 mill, SMART will still trail The Rapid in Grand Rapids, whose tax rate is 1.47 mills, and the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority, whose tax rate is 2.70.
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The New Beginning
08.08.08 will see the beginning of a 3 day concert replete with Praise, Worship, Healing and Deliverance called "Eight, A New Beginning". This praise and worship concert on the 8th, 9th and 10th of August '08 will be held at St. George's School Ground (Opp. Patchiappa's College, Ponamalee High Road), Chennai, every evening at 6:30pm. Prophet Bernard Blessing will be ministering on all 3 days along with Ps. Chadwick Samuel.
Dr.Bernard Blessing is called by the Lord Jesus Christ to the office of prophet evangelist to the nations. He has ministered in over 100 countries at leadership summits, church conferences and is regularly sought by world leaders for Godly wisdom and prophetic insights to aid in decision making. Prophet Blessing's forthright yet simplistic presentation of the gospel of Jesus Christ is accompanied by miraculous healings and accurate prophetic directives wrought through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Pas.Chadwick Samuel M. - the pastor of the English Service at the New Life Assemblies of God (NLAG) Church. He is a worship leader with a heart to lead the youth into the throneroom of God and see their lives transformed. Pas. Chadwick along with the Breakthrough Band have led groups of youth into worship at special concerts in the city, such as Love Chennai, Love India, Freedom concerts and most recently "Seven - a God encounter". God has been using him as a powerful instrument to bring down the strong holds of the enemy with worship and with " The Word" – in India as well as abroad.
The event will also feature choreographic performances by Amazing & Team, the NLAG Choreo team and a drama performance by our in-house drama team. Special performances by renowned worship leaders in the city like Pas. Alwin Thomas, Bro. Freddy Joseph and Bro. Albert Solomon are also on the cards.


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A 22-year-old woman was sexually assaulted on the North Side last Thursday, police said.
The incident occurred about 2 p.m. when an unknown suspect forced a woman off the street in the 6300 block of North Clark Street to "a more secluded location" where he later assaulted her, police said.
The woman was also robbed of her credit card, police said.
No one was in custody as Area North detectives investigated.
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November 3rd, 2011 at 10:48 am
ABC Produces its Top-Rated November Sweep Opening Wednesday in 4 Years
Posting a Best-Since Debut Adult 18-49 Rating, ABC's "Revenge" Wins Wednesday's 10pm Hour by its Biggest-Ever Margins Over Both CBS' "CSI" and[Read-More]
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:45 am
Updated TV Ratings Wednesday: 'The X Factor' Slips, But Fox Wins; 'Revenge' Higher; A Night of Series Lows for NBC
'Modern Family' was down to season lows, but was the highest-rated program of the night.[Read-More]
October 27th, 2011 at 2:15 pm
Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Survivor,' 'The Middle' Adjusted Up; 'Revenge' Adjusted Down
Wednesday's final broadcast primetime ratings.[Read-More]
October 27th, 2011 at 8:47 am
TV Ratings Wednesday: ABC Feasts On Mostly Repeat Competition, 'Survivor,' 'Top Model' Rise
Against mostly repeat broadcast competition, ABC topped the nights adults 18-49 ratings.[Read-More]
October 20th, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Modern Family,' 'The Middle,' 'Harry's Law,' 'Law & Order: SVU' & 'ANTM' Adjusted Up
Wednesday's final broadcast primetime ratings.[Read-More]
October 20th, 2011 at 9:09 am
ABC's 'Modern Family' Tops the World Series for the 2nd Straight Year in Adults 18-49
The Net continued to produce improved year-over-year returns on the evening, jumping over the year-ago Wednesday in viewers (+22%) and young adults[Read-More]
October 20th, 2011 at 8:35 am
TV Ratings Wednesday: World Series Down, But Gives Fox Win; Most Shows Steady, 'Modern Family' Slips, Tops Night; 'Revenge' Falls
World Series Game 1 was down 11% from last year with adults 18-49. 'Survivor' and 'Criminals Minds' inched up.[Read-More]
October 15th, 2011 at 8:26 am
Updated TV Ratings Friday: 'Fringe,' 'Kitchen Nightmares,' 'Blue Bloods' Fall, 'Nikita,' 'Gifted Man,' 'CSI:NY' Rise
CBS topped the nights adults 18-49 ratings.[Read-More]


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Peltor Junior Earmuffs (NRR 22dB) Black
Product #: 276106 Peltor #: 97070 UPC #: 078371970703
Product Information
Allows range commands to be heard for maximum safety. Designed and sized for youth and small adults, especially women. Comfortable for extended use. Liquid/foam filled ear cushions. Not CE certified. Adjustable headband. Black.
Technical Information
Type: Over the Head
Protection Level: NRR = 22dB
Reduces incoming noise as much as 22 dB
(padding, etc.)
Padded and adjustable headband and soft, Liquid filled ear cushions
Designed and sized for youth, smaller adults and women.
Technical Information
Type: Over the Head
Protection Level: NRR = 22dB
(padding, etc.)
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