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Deftones Side Project Hits The Web:
Chino Moreno unveils new group: Palms
Deftones frontman Chino Moreno loves to stay busy. He pleased fans in 2011 by releasing his first EP with side project Crosses (also stylized as †††). After some more time in the studio, he released a second EP under the same moniker before returning his attention to the Deftones. Anticipation built as the group hadn't released music since the Record Store Day Exclusive Covers, which contained reworkings of tracks from acts such as The Cure and Sade. On November 12, 2012 the Deftones released Koi No Yokan to critical acclaim.Yet, Chino remains as energetic and ambitious as the music he creates.
On Sunday an untitled track from new side project Palms was unveiled by Chino on Mixlr.com. The song then popped up on YouTube but was subsequently pulled by Warner Music Group. Chino's familiar ethereal vocals soar over slow, haunting guitar riffs. The atmosphere of the song recalls the vibe of one of Chino's main influences: The Cure. Palms also includes Jeff Caxide, Aaron Harris and Bryant Clifford, all former members of Los Angeles metal band Isis. Palms plan on releasing their as-yet-untitled debut in June via Isis's former label, Ipecac.
In the meantime, Chino remains on the road touring in support of Koi No Yokan. 94.3 The Shark is proud to present The Deftones at The Paramount in Huntington, NY on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 7 p.m. Limited tickets are available via Ticketmaster or the venue box office.


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- Standard audio jack for MP3 players, CD players, cassette decks, and iPhones
- Compatible with all Smith adult helmets
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When I use these with my galaxy S2 (android)...
Haydan Tompkins
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When I use these with my galaxy S2 (android) I can only pause the music when the screen is off (Can't play, skip etc.), if I wake the screen, even through the lock screen, I can control the phone no problem. Any ideas?
Marshall Strong
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sounds like just a peculiarity of how the two work together. Doubt there's any way around it
First time with tunes on the hill
John N McConnell
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I installed these in my Variant Brim over my last ski trip, and used them to play back songs from my iPhone. Good idea, imperfect execution tho:
Pro's -
1) Sounds pretty good, surprisingly good even. Balanced, with a lot more bottom end than I expected.
2) Quick disconnect is really nice when stopping for a beer / snack / snog.
3) Simple controls work well, even in gloved hands
Con's -
1) The added bulk in the Variant's ear pad / liner makes the helmet pinch my ears slightly. Not enough to require a change of helmet or audio system, but enough to make me "annoyed"
2) The button doesn't answer iPhone calls (although it does work as a speaker / mic once you answer the phone). This means that a ringing phone requires a dive into the layers to press "answer." Not a big problem, as when I am skiing, I don't like to answer the #$%$ phone... only J#$k@#$es do that ;-)
Overall, totally loved it. The ease of control meant I could rip with my tunes... and still convince my wife I was paying attention to her!
Good in helmet, controls work mostly, needs more bass
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These are good. Point 1. do not use your "shake to shuffle" setting on your iPhone when listening to tunes while skiing bumps...hilarious/pain in tha butt, 2) These are good, although not quite sure why the controls work sometimes and not others - I think it has to do with my phone tho, 3) Could use some more bass, especially for the booming tunes, but at the same time, this is kind of a safety feature since you're not completely isolated from the world around you, which is good at high speed. Still would like more bass...
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Zero Stars
The product does not activate or control my ipod nano - other than volume.
Save you $ and wait for something that work. I am on my second pair - and they don't work either!!
great sound, well worth it
Casey Glaubman
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I love skiing with music. For some reason I can't ski with ear buds in my ears. It seems to affect my balance. Having these however is great because i have music rockin' and i can still hear my skis on the snow and other things around me as well. I had the older version which were just the pads with speakers permanently in them. I think these ones are a big improvement. The integration is smoother, my old plugs would sometimes come out. Additionally the button to stop the music/hang up the phone is much less likely to accidentally get pushed than was the previous model. I'm using these with the Smith Maze helmet.
Cool but...
Mt hood skier 203
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Got these for Christmas, they are super cool but they don't fit my smith holt helmet. Maybe it's cause my helmet is pretty old. Sad day.
are the earbuds the same size as the giro...
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are the earbuds the same size as the giro ones?
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I compared them in a store and they're the same size.
I have a smith variant that is pre-2010....
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I have a smith variant that is pre-2010. It seems that another part is required to install these speakers. The removable earpads that connect around the back of the helmet need to be compatible with the speaker system. The earpads on my helmet do not have pockets to hold the speakers.
I have a Smith Holt Helmet from 2007 so...
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I have a Smith Holt Helmet from 2007 so it's pretty old, what year did smith start making their helmets compatible?
will these fit a red trace II helmet?
Trevor Chasse
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will these fit a red trace II helmet?
Does anyone else try to double-click to...
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Does anyone else try to double-click to skip the song, but it reads it as a single click and just pauses the song?
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The double-click skips on my boyfriend's iPhone, but only pauses on my Blackberry. It might work differently with different devices?
works as described!
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works just like the iphone ear buds that come with the phone. these allow you to pause and skip songs and turn the volume up and down. controls are suitable with gloves on. The only down side is the lack of bass.
i boutgh one, but i'm not finding how to...
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i boutgh one, but i'm not finding how to intall in the helmet. Any clue?
Steve Mitchell
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There should be little zippered pockets in your ear pads that came with the helmet. Take a closer look.
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I looked but there is no zippered pockets in my ear pads. I though it was suposed to come with the audio kit, just like the pictute shown at Smiths website.
Just okay
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They do the job. Sound quality is okay, and they were really easy to install in my Smith helmet. I don't really like the tiny volume control because it's difficult to operate with gloves on, yet I find myself accidentally hitting it with my jacket all the time. However they've lasted through an entire season with no other issues...so, three stars for Skullcandy!
Awesome sound, mediocre build
Alex Flynn-Padick
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I got these to listen to and control my Android phone (I use it for music and as a phone) with my smith variant helmet, the sound was great and I didn't have any of the problems others reported with having the controls not work (But I'm not a great skier and don't do much where the controls would get soaking wet), I did have to return my first pair because the spring on the clip of the audio control/mic broke but BC took care of it right away.
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I had the same broken spring problem with the clip. Next to go was the push button that wouldn't stay "clicked" so I had to tape it down in order to use it.
Overall, I like this item but would love to find a plain 3 stripe/2 stripe male/male 3.5 mm cable that I could use instead. If anyone knows where I could find such a cord, feel free to send me a link!
Will these fit in a TOOKS hat?
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Will these fit in a TOOKS hat?
Love em
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Although these came without installation instructions, install was easy. These work really well with the Smith Vantage helmet and are super easy to operate. Awesome combo. I can change volume with gloves on and easily change songs in a second. I wrapped the cord so that the controller sits nicely on the strap. My iPod is new all over again with these in my helmet. They are so worth it.
Good sound quality
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very suprised how good they sound! had my doubts but overall these are a good buy. Very handy control on the cord allows you to change the volume, skip song, and pause.
great sound- poor quality
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These headphones are a great idea it is just too bad that the quality of the controller is shoddy. The functions simply do not work. This is my third pair and they all have controller issues. By issues I mean they don't work!
does this work with you phone ? can you...
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does this work with you phone ? can you answer calls?
Josh Chapman
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Not all phones, but if you have an iPhone it works wonderfully.
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Quote: As well as Mandelsson and his cronies, think Blair and Ecclestone. And the significant criticisms Cherie Blair has received as getting her shout in the trough even though she was only the PM's wife.
Absolutely! But of course, Blair and New Labour were Tories disguised as Labour.
Ah! The tired old defence put up by Labour supporters - when you point out one of theirs is just as bad as everyone else, claim they weren't one of yours in the first place Even though, of course, before he realised the best way to power was to become everyone's bestest freind he was pretty much a Marxist.
Quote: Readers seem to have forgotten that Dr Fox is a politician!
Well you're not wrong there but times have changed. The MP's expenses scandal, News International, Coulson, Laws et al have all served to create a climate of anxiety in which politicians must think really hard about their behaviour. This makes Fox look at best incompetent and at worst clandestine which brings us back to my earlier point about who the Tories think they are.
I agree completely with you Jondf until "... which brings...". Are you saying that in the latter days of the Labour government there were no Labour politicians with dodgy connections. And there are none now trading on their status as MPs?
Cash for questions. Cash for honours. Secret loans. Dodgy donations in return for top jobs. Who do these Labour politicians think they are? Standing there, claiming they are acting honourably for the common man yet sticking their snout in the trough. Tch!
Were the politicians of ancient Rome or classical Athens any different?Last Modified By thewilliam at 12 Oct 2011 - 9:42 AM
If you assume human nature is the same as ever, then I would say 'no'. Assuming you do not limit the discussion to democracies... Then it all becomes a question of degrees.
When the issue of cash for questions was at its height I heard several interviews with politicians and journalists across Europe, including Germany, France, Greece and others and they could not believe the stink that was being created about what they saw as such a trivial matter. And the fact it was considered corruption serious enough to nearly bring down a government was beyond their comprehension.
I am not saying that the MPs should get away with what they were/are doing, just that maybe with the rabid reactions of the press we are losing a bit of perspective on this.
Quote: I agree completely with you Jondf until "... which brings..."
But if I were to agree with you, we'd both be wrong
The point is that despite all the recent controversy - much of which you and I mention above - you'd think that right now someone in Mr Fox's position would have erred on the side of caution before allowing the Wheeting situation to develop in the way it has.
And the questions that still have to be answered are - did the 'Adviser to Mr Fox' receive payment in any way? Did he use his position to conduct and influence business proceedings? Why was such a person allowed unvetted into high-level meetings with foreign dignitaries?
Further to that, who paid his fares for all these little jaunts, and any others undisclosed?
Whilst his private life should be private, if he is being manulipuated by friendship/sex or money then he should do the honourable thing and step down as now we can't trust his judgement when in such a high profile position.
He seems to be evasively answering all questions an this inspires no trust at all. Its better to stand true to yourself and be less childish about providing straight answers.
When politicians just attract leeches looking for an angle and a kick back you know they have stopped representing the electorate as their prime concern.
To me, this seems typical of the majority of politicians of all parties. If this hadn't been discovered, Fox, in a few years time, would have faded away from the limelight and taken up his role as a Director of his 'friend's' defence related company. This company would/will be very successful due to all the work being done now on the back of us, the good old gullible tax payer. Who knows what compromises have been made in regard to defence contracts etc. If the Israel's are in involved, you know there is a very good chance that it will be very dodgy and, a lot of money to made............
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Hope was imported from the famous Grafental kennels in Germany, she has 100% DDR / East German lineage. She the daughter of Till v. Ludwigseck & Askia v. Bismarcksaule
Halk was imported from the famous Grafental kennels in Germany, he has 100% DDR / East German lineage. He's the son of Till v. Ludwigseck & Askia v. Bismarcksaule
Visko is 100% East German / DDR bloodlines. Standing stud at Kavallerie German Shepherds spring 2012.
He's the son of Puck v. Grafental & Xondra v. Parchimer Land
Gerro Leryka X Vanesa Stribrne doly - This is a phenomenal gal for stable minded, hard dogs with extreme pigment. Bloodlines include Frankie Anrebri, York Anrebri, Fixi Od Policie, Derrik vom Haus Iris, Aly vom Vordersteinwald and many more legendary German Shepherds!
Sam z Holykova X Laila Kamos- Durabo - This is a phenomenal gal for stable minded, hard dogs with excellent hip production and the females have equally as great as the males ability to work. Bloodlines include Ellute von der Mohnwiese, Galanka Galan Nalag, Tom van't Leefdaalhof, Yoschy von der Döllenwiese, Codeta Galán Nalag, Mambo z Pohranicni straze, Ira Kamos-Durabo and many more legendary German Shepherds!
Yes, the dogs have their own apartment! This is where they eat their meals and stay when they can't be with us.
Roxy (11 years old) & Xena (5 years old) Roxy is who started my love for the breed and she was VERY challenging but we worked through it together and she has taught me so much!
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Realizing season after season it had never failed me,
Pained me with who am I supposed to be.
The ground is cold but used to be stumbled by,
A place when there's no shoulder for me to lie,
The ticks of my life are the only music I hear
But with great desperation I seek for an image I missed to be with.
No one understood the stop I sought,
Where I gained a lot of hardness and tears are what my eyes brought
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I moved into a "rehabbed" apartment about a month ago. The moving process was good and the initial experience with the building property manager was a good one. After about a month of living there, I started noticing problems.First I had a midnight visit from a large cockroach in my bathroom. I immediately called the property manager on the issue. It took him two days to return my call. When he did return my call, he sent out a guy named Melvin to treat the apartment, obviously not a professional exterminator. As I've gotten more acquainted with the building, I'm noticing serious problems. Building materials in front of electrical panels in the basement, loose insulation on piping that looks old enough to be asbestos, the floor sagging in my kitchen.I've lived in a lot of apartments, but I've never had one that was in such poor shape. I've never lived in an apartment with cockroaches before. I'm realizing that the new flooring and new appliances were a facade to bring in people like me. I'm calling the property manager almost weekly for problems. There's no proactive maintenance on the building.I'm trying to find an out to get out of this place, but I just signed a year lease. I'm not happy with the place and I just don't feel that's it's healthy to live here. Any suggestions for me to get out of my lease legally?
Try talking to him and explain what is going on? Tell him you feel unsafe and your health is a risk? If he can't work out a deal then you will have to contact a lawyer.--»www.RestartYourComputer.net
If that actually is asbestos that is a serious health issue. I would bring it to their attention. If nothing is done i would contact someone locally about it, maybe the health department? I will research and see what i can find.You can try www.tenant.org they may have some info for you
After doing a little bit of research online, I'm 90% sure this is what they call "Air Cell" insulation. Most definitely asbestos. I decided to skip calling the landlord this time and called 311. I filed a report. We'll see what happens...
hopefully you get a quick and complete solution to the problem. let us know what happens, or doesn't happen. good luck!
Well, the building inspector stopped by today. I was dead on about the air cell insulation. It has an extremely high asbestos content.
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Update1) The landlord cancelled my lease. I'm moving in about a week. Still looking over apartments now.2) I got a copy of the building inspection report from the City of Chicago freedom of information act. The landlord is actually being taken to court by the city. I don't mind sharing a copy of the report if you ask.3) I'm moving out of the city. I think I'm getting too old for these run down, cramped apartments for big money. Time for something a little bit quieter. I'll just use the Metra to commute to work.Thanks guys for the help!!
Share it. He can never say you libel him. It is a fact on public records. Get a townhouse, for a starter home, prices are great. Just outside of the city, you might still be able to take the CTA in.
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I'm going to share it, but the report I have has not been finalized yet. COC said that they will be sending me another report in about a week. When they do, I'll share it.I found a condo in LaGrange Park that is looking very nice. Just going to look at it one more time today and then sign.


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A series of reports released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) detail how by year end 2015, all forensic breath test machines in Georgia will be CMI's Intoxilyzer 9000 Series. The move comes as the Intoxilyzer 5000 model is nearing 20 years as the exclusive breath test machine in Georgia. According to reports, the average age of the current fleet of Intoxilyzer 5000s is 9.5 years old. That's right, almost 10 years old. The decision to make the switch to the new 9000 model is a result of a selection and testing process that put the new 9000 up against two other machines: the Swedish made Evidenzer 240 and the Datamaster DMT Series machines.
The GBI's plan includes phasing out the old 5000 models and introducing the new Intox. 9000 between January 1, 2013 and the end of 2015. The GBI estimates a cost per machine of between $8,000-$10,0000 not including regular testing and calibration supplies. While the new machines will apparently run on updated, Windows- based platforms and have a different internal configurations, the core testing principles will remain the same.
If you have questions, or want to find out more about this new breath test machine in Georgia, call my offices today.
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2012 Bench & Jury Trial Results (as of September, 2012)
STATE v. R.B.
DUI (x2), Jury Trial
Client was stopped at a roadblock where, according to officer, he failed all field sobriety tests, admitted to consuming 4 long island iced teas earlier in the evening, and told officer that he didn't normally consume so much alcohol. The video showed poor field sobriety performance by the client, but also showed client interacting well with officer before testing. After being arrested for DUI, client was apparently breath tested on an Intoxilyzer 5000 and blew a .102 (over .08 limit). At trial, the prosecution was unable to produce the actual breath testing slip, though the officer was allowed to testify to client's test result and it had been noted on both the traffic citation and in the officer's typed report. After approximately 90 minutes of deliberations, the jury acquitted the client of both charges- DUI less safe (the cop's opinion on client's impairment) and DUI per se (client's alleged .102 test result).
STATE v. T.B.
Unlawful Passing, Bench Trial
Client was charged with unlawfully passing a school bus in Forsyth County, Georgia. State's evidence included testimony from bus driver identifying vehicle make, model, color, license plate and a general description of driver, to include gender and hair color. State also claimed to have multiple children who witnessed the incident, but did not testify at trial. After a bench trial, client was acquitted with the judge citing reasonable doubt in the State's identification of driver.
STATE v. L.H.
Unlawful Passing, Jury Trial
Client was charged with unlawfully charged with passing a school bus in Forsyth County, Georgia. During pretrial negotiations, State's best offer was $1,000 fine and a no contest plea to the charge. State's evidence included eyewitness testimony from a Forsyth Sheriff Deputy who witnessed the client pass the bus. Client admitted on video to Deputy that she passed the bus. The State did not have the bus driver present for trial. At trial, I used the affirmative defense of accident, citing the 2011 Olgivie case as support for charging the jury on accident, even though client was being prosecuted for a Title 40 offense. After argument from both myself and the State, the judge did give the charge to the jury. Jury acquitted the client after around 30 minutes of deliberation.
STATE v. H.R.
DUI Bench Trial/Motions
Client was charged with DUI less safe after a single car accident in Fulton County, Georgia. After the City of Atlanta's best offer was to drop the DUI to reckless driving, the case was bound over to Fulton County. At motions, the State's witness was an Atlanta P.D. officer who testified that client hit a phone pole, totaling car, and appeared intoxicated upon examination by the officer. At motion to suppress, it was determined that the arresting officer neglected to read client Georgia's implied consent notice. After argument, the judge agreed with the Defense's argument that the failure to read implied consent tainted the arrest, and dismissed the DUI charge.
STATE v. D.G.
DUI Jury Trial
Client was charged with two counts of DUI (per se & less safe) in Fulton County, Georgia. The State's evidence included having a video of the client's traffic violation, as well as multiple field sobriety tests conducted by a DUI taskforce officer and a .104 Intoxilyzer 5000 test result. Due to funding issues, the client was unable to retain any expert witness to challenge the field tests, or the Intoxilyzer result. After deliberations, the jury acquitted the clients of both DUI charges and found him guilty of a charge of speeding, which was admitted during trial.
STATE v. B.M.
DUI Jury Trial
Client was charged with DUI less safe in Coweta County, Georgia. The State's evidence included field sobriety testing by Coweta's leading DUI arrest trooper and the client's alleged refusal of a blood test, though the client did tell the trooper that he would submit to a breath test. After a one day trial, the jury acquitted the client of DUI.
STATE v. H.W.
DUI Bench Trial/Motions
Client was charged with DUI drugs- less safe in Fulton County, Georgia. We had previously turned down the City of Atlanta's reckless driving reduction offer for client. The State presented the arresting officer's evidence at a motion to suppress regarding the client's manifestations of impairment. The evidence also showed the client was speeding when pulled over. After a motion to suppress, the judge found probable cause, but the evidence was seemingly scant. Client agreed to waive jury and have a bench trial with the motion's record stipulated as the evidence. The judge ruled the evidence presented could not reach the State's burden and acquitted client of the DUI charge.
CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS v. H.J. & J.F.
Local Ordinance Violations, Bench Trial
Client and his wife were charged with a combined total of 17 counts of local ordinance violations stemming from a house party where somewhere between 100 and 300 people were in attendance. The City's evidence included the party host's testimony about the rental agreement for the house that evening, testimony from the officer on scene that evening, and testimony from a code enforcement officer who spearheaded the investigation. Before trial, City's best offer was for clients to plead guilty to all charges and pay fines totaling $17,000. After a bench trial, client's wife (who I represented after obtaining conflict waiver) was acquitted of all charges. Client was acquitted of all but 3 charges and was ordered to pay fines on the three charges totaling $900.00.
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If you have been arrested for DUI in Buckhead, or surrounding areas of Atlanta, Georgia, you should know what must be done right after you are released from jail. Typically, Buckhead DUI arrests are taken to the City of Atlanta Jail, though sometimes Fulton County Jail will process DUI arrests made by certain agencies like Georgia State Patrol. Once you are released from jail, you need to of course make arrangements to get your vehicle out of impound and secure any property- wallet, cell phone, etc. – that was confiscated after you were arrested. Do not sit back and count on these items to be returned to you. You must go to property and make the requests to have any missing items returned. Probably 70-85% of new clients I meet with have issues with getting their property back. It's actually pretty ridiculous.
After you have gotten back your property and vehicle, look over your paperwork. Make copies of these original tickets, you will be glad you did. You should generally have Atlanta Police or Ga. Patrol citations, a driver's license suspension form, and bonding sheets. Sometimes, you will have a breath slip that was spit out by the machine you were tested in (if you did take a breath test at the jail). Keep these originals in a safe place and make sure the copies are available when you meet with your defense attorney.
The most important deadline of your DUI arrest will be the 10 day requirement to send in an appeal letter to Dept. of Driver Services. If you miss this deadline for any reason, your license will be suspended without you having a chance to explain your side of the story. My office, Zeliff and Watson, does these letters at no-cost to you, other than the admin fee charged by the State, which is currently $150.00. We will always cover this letter and the strategy for keeping your license through your case in our first meeting.
If you are facing charges for DUI in Buckhead, or Metro Atlanta, call me today to set up a face to face meeting to discuss your best options. I have handled hundreds of cases in Atlanta courts, and do not charge to give you my insight and thoughts on defending your case. If you have been released from jail and have questions about your property or evidence, then certainly voice these concerns to me.
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If you have been arrested and charged with DUI on or after July 1, 2012, there could be new hope in having the DUI charge removed from your record. Prior to July 1, DUIs were almost never eligible for expungement; however, Senate Bill 1176, signed into law on May 2, 2102 could change the rules.
To understand the importance of expungement, you must first know what the term means in Georgia. The new law's language refers to the restricting of a person's criminal record. Restricting access to your record is used interchangeably with the term expungement within this law. Restricting, as defined by the law, means that "the criminal history information of an individual relating to a particular charge shall be available only to judicial officials and criminal justice agencies for law enforcement or criminal investigative purposes or to criminal justice agencies for purposes of employment … and shall not be disclosed or otherwise made available to any private persons or businesses…." This means that while courts and law enforcement can always view your whole record, the outside (public) world will not have access to charges that have been restricted.
Under Georgia's pre-2012 law, DUI charges could not be removed, erased, or hidden from your record unless you happened to be accepted into some diversion or other pretrial program. I have not handled a case in the Metro Atlanta area where this is possible. Prosecutor's offices are against any type program that allows DUI charges to be expunged. Not even a successful stint in DUI Court will enable expungement.
With the new law comes an opportunity to have your DUI erased from your record if all of the charges were dismissed or nolle prossed (not prosecuted by the prosecuting agency) or if you are acquitted of all charges by a judge or jury. This change is huge. While prosecutors are not likely to dismiss your case to help you have charges expunged, they cannot control a verdict at trial. In other words, you and your lawyer now have a very strong reason to go to trial in most DUI cases. According to the new law, if you are found not guilty of the charges, you can apply to have access to your record restricted. The prosecutor would then have the burden of showing that your record being sealed is contrary to the public's best interest under certain circumstances.
It is important to note that SB 1176, as signed into law, does not allow restriction of your record if you plea to a reduced or lowered charge like a reckless driving, or if the prosecutor could not introduce evidence that was excluded or suppressed by the trial judge. Additionally, if you are acquitted of the DUI, but still convicted to a charge from the same arrest, it appears that the DUI would not be eligible for expungement.
I field many calls from distressed people who pled to a DUI or even a lowered charge and are now experiencing the impact of the conviction on their record. With the passing of Georgia's new law, a door is opened to those who have pending DUI cases. While the best strategy for defending your case will depend on the particular facts and circumstances surrounding your arrest, this new law gives hope that if you are acquitted of all charges, you can have your DUI removed from your record. If you have a DUI or similar charge, call me today to discuss this possibility in your case.
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The Municipal Court of Atlanta has jurisdiction of many of the DUI arrests made throughout the Atlanta area. This includes the Buckhead, Midtown and Downtown areas of Metro Atlanta. All DUI arrests made by City of Atlanta Police officers will be prosecuted in the Municipal Court to begin with. Additionally, troopers for the Georgia State Patrol have the option of bringing DUI arrests to Atlanta Jail- which will subsequently be prosecuted in the Atlanta Municipal Court. (Troopers can also take their arrests to the Fulton County Jail, where your prosecution would start in the Fulton County Court system.)
Since Atlanta's court is a municipal court, they do not have the power to conduct jury trials. Therefore, if you want a jury trial on your DUI charge- which you have the Constitutional right to- your attorney will need to bind (or transfer) your case over to the Fulton County State Court for trial. You should always consult with an attorney before deciding to have your case bound over to the Fulton County Court; once transferred, it cannot be sent back to Atlanta.
Typically, a case being heard in the Atlanta Municipal Court will have a discovery period before you or your attorney must decide on your trial and plea options. During this discovery period, which is usually a minimum of 60 days, your attorney will obtain all evidence from your arrest available from the City of Atlanta Solicitor's office. In a DUI case, this usually consists of initial and supplemental police reports and video or other recordings made, as well as scientific reports pertaining to the chemical test you took (unless you allegedly refused or were denied these tests). After your attorney has obtained these documents, you will have to decide on having a trial in front of a Judge in Atlanta or having a trial in front of a Judge or jury in Fulton County. There are strategic reasons behind this choice that will depend on the facts of your particular case.
Generally, fines and conditions of a plea are less severe in the Fulton County Court system in my experience. Under Georgia's current DUI laws, a minimum fine of at least $300 will be assessed on a first DUI charge. This amount is subject to surcharges which usually boost the price by 40%. These surcharges will soon raise to 50% of the total DUI fine amount, as the law was recently changed. A final price of a DUI in Atlanta or Fulton can exceed $1,000.00, not including the costs of probation, court ordered classes and treatment.
If you have been charged with DUI in Atlanta, call me directly to talk about the best strategies in defending your case. I will be happy to go over your various options with you.
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In Georgia, your criminal record is forever. All arrests, and case outcomes are recorded on your criminal record, which is stored with the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC). DUI charges, like most other charges, will never age off, or fall from your record. You cannot plead under Georgia's First Offender Act to DUI charges either.
In 2008, Georgia DUI laws actually became tougher. A 10 year look back window was enacted to replace the previous 5 year window. Therefore, if you are now convicted of a DUI charge, the court will look back 10 years and hold all previous DUI convictions in the past 10 years against you. Previous charges will increase the amount of jail time, fines, and other court ordered conditions you face. Obviously, with a longer look back period, the chances of reoffending and falling under tougher sentencing guidelines increases. Additionally, as of July 1, 2008, all fourth DUI convictions are considered felony charges in Georgia.
If you have been charged with multiple DUIs, pulling your official criminal history and conducting a thorough examination of your record is an essential step in defending your case. You must know what sentencing you are looking at before making decisions about your defense options. If you are interested in pulling your criminal record, call or visit the website of your local law enforcement agency. For a small fee, these agencies will run your criminal history and give you a copy to provide to your lawyer.
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While you may think that a search warrant allows law enforcement to search your home, automobile, or other physical places, Metro Atlanta law enforcement officers are relying more on search warrants to obtain blood samples of suspected DUI drivers. In this AJC article, the trend in obtaining search warrants for DUI arrests in Georgia is discussed. Under Georgia's implied consent law, all drivers on our roadways give law enforcement consent to take samples of their "blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substances" under certain circumstances. However, the law also includes the implicit right to refuse such testing, though a refusal carries harsh penalties on your driver's license. A minimum one year suspension of your Georgia driver's license is put in place if you refuse testing at the officer's request. No form of hardship or limited permit to drive is allowed for drivers who refuse testing.
According to the article, the Atlanta Police Department may soon start utilizing search warrants to obtain blood samples of drivers who refuse testing of their blood or breath under Georgia's DUI laws. Douglas County and the Georgia State Patrol already use the search warrants in refusal cases, and will certainly continue to do so. When a driver refuses testing, usually performed on the Intoxilyzer 5000 (Georgia's breath testing machine), the driver withholds what is usually the prosecutor's most robust evidence of DUI: a breath or blood test showing alcohol content. The arresting officer is then left with only the physical manifestations such as bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and the inability to balance, among others. A DUI case is much stronger with direct evidence of a driver's alcohol content, making the value of the search warrants for blood tests evident in DUI prosecutions.
With this growing trend, it appears that drivers who have relied on the implied consent law to refuse testing will not only be subjected to stiffer license penalties, but will also face a chemical test coming into evidence regardless of their refusal. This creates an obvious problem for the average citizen who exercises their discretion and judgment and does not consent to testing. In my experience, reasons to refuse testing are many; a friend or attorney has advised against it, a driver has concerns about the reliability of the machine, or even the honest belief that there is no reason to give a test if you have not done anything wrong.
If you have been charged with DUI in Metro Atlanta, or North Georgia, and allegedly refused testing, call my law offices today to talk about your case, the potential ramifications of your refusal, and your best defense.
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Guy, my 19 year old son was stopped last weekend in Fulton County and taken to jail. He has been charged with DUI, reckless driving, speeding and several other charges. I am scared to death that this mistake will follow him the rest of his life. Will this affect his college admission? job possibilities? What is the possible punishment?
Guy Sharpe's response: The maximum punishment for DUI, which is a misdemeanor, is one year in jail and a $1,000.00 fine. Usually plea negotiations result in the lesser included offenses being merged into the DUI, such as reckless driving, speeding and others. The DUI record will always be there, so it could affect your son's ability to obtain certain kinds of employment and may affect his ability to get scholarships to go to school.
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Meet Sidewinder: Nominee For Best Fan Cover
This past summer, a military band called Sidewinder (part of the 571st Air Force Band, 131st Bomb Wing, Air National Guard) stole the collective heart of the web with its rendition of everyone's favorite cover song, Adele's "Rolling in the Deep." Said rendition, naturally, also scored the band an O Music Awards nomination for "Best Fan Cover."
As the awards loom ever nearer, we chatted with Officer in Charge Captain John Arata about what it feels like to go from playing for the troops to playing for the whole world — via the web.
First of all, how did you guys feel when you found out you were nominated for the award?
Well, we were pretty surprised because there was no contact from us, so the idea that it literally came from a fanbase without any application or any kind of promoting on our part was just a really exciting thing for us.
Can you tell me a little bit about how the band came to be?
Well, there have been military bands for as long as our country has been around, almost. Our band was founded in 1947. However, in 2004, we learned that we would begin to go to foreign locations in warzones. And at that time, the leader of our career field told us that we should not do the traditional John Philip Sousa or even '40s, '50s era Jazz music anymore. We should try to promote the most current music when we go overseas to play for troops, because they're young people. They're really your audience. And they want to hear stuff that's on their iPods and things like that.
So in 2004 we formed Sidewinder and in 2006 they went to Iraq and other locations in the Middle East for the first time. And then, of course, we went to the Middle East for the second time in 2011, and we went to Afghanistan and a couple of other locations. I guess our rock band has been around for about seven years.
This particular cover got popular pretty quickly. Do you have any indication of why it was so viral?
Boy, I really don't know. I think it's like a lot of things in the music business; it just resonated with the right people in the right place at the right time, and we're just really happy and fortunate to be a part of it.
Any particular reason why you chose that song?
Well, we really didn't pick it. We have a whole set of current music that we play and the way the song got popular was an audience member recorded us and posted it to YouTube and so, again, it didn't come from us. It was just a military airman on a break and he took a video of us.
He took several, but he really liked that one and two days later we had 135,000 hits and 11 days later we had a million. So it really wasn't any active choice on our part; we just tried to include a whole bunch of stuff in our set and that particular one went crazy.
Are you personally a fan of Adele?
Oh, yeah. I would say we all are and we all enjoy all of the music in our set. And like anyone else, we all have our favorites. Some people in the band prefer more hip-hop, some people like pop, some people like hard rock. One of our members is a big country fan. We try to include a little of all of that.
Did you guys launch a YouTube channel after this?
We put most of our stuff up on our Facebook site.
So what instrument do you play?
I'm the blue fiddle player. I began violin in my school music program in the fourth grade and I just kept going. I have a college degree in music. Actually as Commander I'm not a normal member of the group, but when we deployed it became obvious that we were going to want some country stuff in our set.
Normally I play piano, but when we do performances that are unplugged like the one you saw, I can't take the piano, so I try to play as much of the piano part on violin as I can. Then when we got ready to go to the desert I went to buy a violin — I didn't want to take my personal instrument there — so we went to buy one and they had several different colors. Since I'm in the Air Force I figured blue would be a good choice.
When you were playing as a kid, did you ever think so many people would see you play?
I could have never imagined. But it's just encouragement to all the kids to keep practicing and you never know where your music will take you.
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CursedMonk87 said...
The Vial of the Sands recipe dropped surprisingly fast for me, really only my 4th or 5th canopic jar, so the RNG was good. I'm less than 14k away from getting the rest of my Sands of Time and making my Vial! Seriously guys, this is what I was the most excited about for Cataclysm: turning into a dragon. And it took me this long. The one question is: should I try to sell the first one for a reasonable profit (35-40k+ is very tempting), or just drink the damn thing?
One thing to mention is the "Bartering" guild perk. I don't remember which level guilds get it, but you'll get a nice 10% discount from all vendors including Yasmin. So the Sands are only 2,700 instead of 3,00 each.
notsofarfetched said...
"The Vial of the Sands recipe dropped surprisingly fast for me"
I hate you just a little bit right now... it took me in the realm of 14 canopics. And almost a year.
Pyromelter said...
Wouldn't you be able to make another for yourself with the profits from the one you are making now? And have a little left over.


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Cardwell back in state; held without bond
Paul Cardwell is back in Wyoming — and he'll be staying for a while.
At a Monday hearing in Cheyenne, U.S. District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal ordered the former Powell Valley Healthcare CEO and alleged confidence man to be kept in federal custody pending an Aug. 9 hearing.
Powell man sentenced for fighting with sword
A Powell man who used a sword in a November altercation with his roommate has been placed on probation.
Matthew J. Thull, 23, pleaded no contest to aggravated assault, a felony, as part of a plea deal with the Park County Attorney's Office.
New building eyed for 2015 county fair
County moves forward on $3 million project
Park County has given itself two years to raise the money and build a new multi-purpose facility at the Park County Fairgrounds.
Last Tuesday, commissioners committed $1.6 million of county money and hope to couple it with money from the state and local donors to build a roughly $3 million multi-purpose center by the 2015 fair.
Fugitive Frannie couple accused of shooting children with BB gun
Pair is being sought on abuse charges
A Frannie man has dropped off the map while facing two felony charges of child abuse.
Michael Harvey is alleged to have punished a 6-year-old and a 3-year-old child by repeatedly shooting them with a BB gun. His also-missing girlfriend, Teresa Hart, faces two counts of aiding the abuse for allegedly encouraging him to shoot the children on April 27.
Federal dollars being eyed for new Powell Police Department officer
Another officer could soon be added to Powell's Police Department, courtesy of the federal government.
The city is currently hiring for a position that would boost the number of the city's patrol officers from 11 back up to 12. The department has had 11 or fewer patrol officers since September 2010. That's when city leaders — as part of budget-saving measures — chose not to replace an officer who left the agency.
Area soldier's service featured on 'Nightline'
Powell native survives seven roadside bombs and keeps serving
A U.S. soldier born in Powell and raised in Cody has drawn national media attention for his continued military service — even after several close calls with life-threatening explosions.
PHOTOS: Scenes from Cody's Stampede Parade
Cody's annual Stampede Parade is a big enough hit that its actually held twice: once on July 3 and another on July 4.
If you didn't make it over to Cody for the festivities, you can check out a gallery below featuring some of the parade floats and entries.
Voting fraud reports, cases rare in state
Despite at least two pending cases, reports and prosecutions of illegal voting in Wyoming are rare, state and local elections officials say.
Cardwell denied release, is being sent to Wyoming
A federal magistrate in San Francisco declined to release former hospital CEO Paul Cardwell last week to let him make his own way back to Wyoming. Instead, Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler chose to keep Cardwell in federal custody and entrust the transportation arrangements to the U.S. Marshals Services.
Cardwell brought back to U.S.
Ultimately headed to Wyoming
Hospital CEO-turned-fugitive Paul Cardwell arrived back in the United States around mid-day Wednesday in the custody of FBI agents.


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A truth far from realism
A forgery only those chosen would see
An opposition to be freed from freedom
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Memories and dreams need nevermore remain
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Acceptance in the way of stranger things
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To wrap up this stays/goes series here is a look at the Yankees bullpen and the catcher position, starting with the bullpen:David AardsmaJoba ChamberlainCody EppleyPedro FelicianoBoone LoganClay RapadaMariano RiveraDavid RobertsonRafael SorianoAardsma is a question mark but a hopeful one. He should be given a chance to show what he's got and, since the Yankees have picked up his option for 2013, he will.Joba never really got it going after he returned from Tommy John Surgery and his trampoline accident. I'm willing to blame his poor performance on those two things and to give him another chance in '13.For the most part, Cody Eppley was a serviceable relief pitcher. Bringing him back won't hurt at all.There were rumors that Pedro Feliciano would throw a few innings for the Yankees before the season ended. He should definitely be given the chance to compete for a job in '13.Lefty Boone Logan had his peaks and valleys in 2012, but the valleys were not enough for me ...
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Our forecast is shaping up to be amazing through the remainder of the week as an evening, dry passing cold front will help push temperatures down across the region.
While our high temperatures will move into the mid-70s, our overnight low temperatures will plummet by Friday morning once the breezy Thursday winds subside. We should bottom out in the mid 40s for the start of the day Friday, gradually warming up to the 80s by the end of the weekend.
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For years national parks have offered the public
something which seems to be necessary to all human beings, be they young or
old, male or female, scientist or student. Whatever this basic human
requirement iswhether it takes the form of recreation or merely the
need to be outdoorsAmericans look to their national parks for its
fulfillment. It is apparent that more and more of us are aware of this
need, for as pollution and the pressures of urban living are rapidly
increasing, so are the visitation rates at the national parks.
This book is designed to serve as an introduction to
many of the natural and cultural aspects of Platt National Park. It is
intended to familiarize the reader with the diverse environments he will
encounter while traveling through the park. Perhaps more significant, it
is intended to create an awareness of the delicate yet vital ecological
relationships which not only are apparent in the park but exist in one
form or another throughout the entire world.
This guide is intended to go beyond the traditional
field guide. We feel that understanding environmental relationships is
far more important than merely identifying separate components of a
natural community. With this in mind, the reader will come to understand
some basic and underlying ecological assumptions, and we trust that,
through an understanding and appreciation of these concepts, the total
environmental picture of the world we live in will be more fully
realized and admired for what it is. In addition, it is hoped the reader
will have a greater appreciation of the role each and every
person has in this dynamic system.
This book is the result of the combined efforts of
several persons. The original idea, as well as many supportive ideas
and contributions, must be shared with our associates in the Department
of Geography of the University of Oklahoma.
Joseph B. Schiel, Jr., must be credited for the
initial proposal of preparing this manuscript, and it was largely under
his direction that much of the research in the park was conducted. John
D. Gunter deserves special credit for his interpretation of the
geological history of the area. Others who provided substantive
contributions were James B. Humphries, Jr., and Charles E. Webb. Chester
Weems was responsible for most of the photographs appearing in this
book. Many thanks are due the naturalists at the Platt National Park
Travertine Nature Center, who gave freely of their time to aid us in the
preparation of materials. Special gratitude is felt for John W. Morris,
who was responsible for the preliminary editing of the manuscript.
Without his help and encouragement this book would not have been
Lastly there is the debt owed our wives, Carol and Molly, who typed the
manuscript and tolerated the whole endeavor.
West Point, New York
Norman, Oklahoma
July 31, 1974
Ballard M. Barker
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HAMMOND | Local police agencies were searching for a carjacking suspect who led officers on a pursuit through north Lake County on Thursday night.
Indiana State Police said the man was arrested in Illinois late Thursday. Details about his arrest weren't immediately available.
Hammond police Lt. Richard Hoyda said the chase started when an unidentified man who was stopped by Gary police on Cline Avenue fled his car on foot. The man jumped over a barrier into Hammond, where he stole a bicycle that he later abandoned.
The man then carjacked a motorist at gunpoint about 8:30 p.m. in the 7400 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Hammond, Hoyda said.
The man sped off in the stolen 2004 red Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Hoyda said. Police agencies began a pursuit through Hammond but weren't able to stop the suspect.
Hoyda said the man was last seen on the expressway heading toward Chicago. He said it was unclear late Thursday if the man had ditched the Monte Carlo or if he was still driving the stolen car.
Chicago police were alerted of the suspect and were looking for him Thursday night.
Hoyda said the man was originally stopped by officers as part of the Region STOP Team initiative, which is a multiagency unit that conducts traffic enforcement and patrols.


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Just over a week ago, it didn't seem like the Reservoir baseball team had a chance at winning this year's Howard County title. But that didn't stop the Gators from making things difficult for anyone else in the championship hunt.
Coming into last week, Oakland Mills was 11-1 and in control of its own destiny to win its first county championship. But then, on Monday, April 29, Reservoir knocked off the Scorpions, 5-3, behind a strong pitching performance from sophomore ace Cody Morris to reopen the county race. After that game, Atholton and Oakland Mills were both 11-2 in league play.
Before the week was over, Oakland Mills had lost twice more — to River Hill (5-3) and Hammond (5-1) — to drop to 11-4, and Atholton, at 12-3, was in the drivers seat.
But then Reservoir struck again.
On Monday, May 6, the Gators (11-4) knocked off Atholton, 8-5, behind another strong performance from Morris (7 IP, 9 H, 2 BB, 12 K), while Oakland Mills took care of business against Glenelg, 4-1, to knot things up again atop the county standings.
"It's nice. Things have started to come together for us and hopefully we'll keep it going into the playoffs," Reservoir coach Adam Leader said.
Atholton and Oakland Mills are now both 12-4 with one game left to play.
The Raiders were scheduled to visit Wilde Lake (4-12) and Oakland Mills was scheduled to visit Reservoir on Tuesday, May 7, but both games were rained out and rescheduled for Wednesday.
If both fields are unplayable on Wednesday, the county race will end in a tie between Atholton and Oakland Mills.
But if one team were to win while the other lost, the victor would take sole ownership of the county title.
And in a final bizarre scenario, if Reservoir defeated Oakland Mills while Wilde Lake upset Atholton, all three teams — Atholton, Oakland Mills and Reservoir — would finish 12-5 and each share a third of the county crown.
Reservoir has won each of the last two county titles.
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Howard 4, Long Reach 2
Howard finished the season with a winning record (9-8), while Long Reach lost its 11th game of the year by three runs or less.
Marriotts Ridge 11, Hammond 1 (5 innings)
The Mustangs collected 14 hits, including home runs by Jake Bender (3 RBIs), Connor Delaney (2 RBIs) and Matt Hanson (2 RBIs), to rout the Golden Bears, 11-1. Eric Brown allowed only one hit and no runs in three innings, before handing the ball over to Connor Brown who allowed just one run in two innings of relief.
Mt. Hebron 10, Centennial 0 (6 innings)
Jacob Meyer (three runs) reached base twice via catcher's interference, the second time in the bottom of the sixth inning to force in the tenth run with the bases loaded and two outs, ending the game via mercy rule.
Chris Carbonetti pitched the complete game for the Vikings, striking out seven while allowing three hits and three walks. Bobby Gormley hit a bases loaded triple, while Brady Smouse and Sean Kelly each collected a pair of hits.


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»⋅━◈⋅Changing Myself for the Better⋅⋅
━Going to start forgiving and forgetting. Holding grudges has negative effects on my overall well being and there is no reason to let the ones who have done me wrong have that kind of negative power over me. Letting go of grudges will clear my conscience and make me feel a lot better.
━Treating everyone with kindness. Being nice to everybody (yes even those who are rude or disrespectful towards me).
━Speaking well of others. The last thing I'd want is to be known as that insecure girl who is always saying mean things about others. Being nice feels way better than being mean, and gossiping makes me feel bad after I do it sometimes. Being positive and non-judgmental towards people is never a bad thing.
━Stop making excuses. I do this far too often, but its better to accept my own failures rather than to push them onto some other person or thing.
━Trying to avoid comparing myself to others. Everyone is working at their own pace in life, and there is no reason to feel bad about my place in life. There will always be someone better or worse, and focusing on myself is a much better game plan.
━Stop seeking approval from others. I want to care less about what people think of me, and stop trying to be who I think they want me to be. I am the decider of my own future, and nobody else.
━Nurture more of my social relationships. Show people that I care more often, and go out of my way to be kind to those who I care about. Taking time to see people, and rekindling old relationships is something I want to do.
━Tell the truth, all the time. I want to be more honest because lying creates a whole lot of stress. It also helps build trust with those around me.
━ Work on exercising, sleeping, and eating better. I want to boost my self esteem and feel better health wise. Diet is a huge chunk of mental health and why you feel the way you do, and putting healthful things into my body will make me a lot happier in the long run. More planning, and waking up the same time every day.
━Establish more control over myself and my own life. Not letting others tell me how to live my life, and being in charge of my own feelings and self worth.
━Stop obsessing over things that cannot be changed. Accepting that a lot of things in life aren't fair, but that is okay. Focus more on what I can control and how to change it for the better.
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Aston Martin One-77 and Vanquish (by Lambohead Photography)
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Just drove these three cars on an awesome, partly snowy track. The Porsche Panamera GTS had awesome control and plenty power. The 991 Turbo was quick, agile, light and fun, while the Mercedes SLC AMG was a torque monster. Loved them all!
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Made this for dinner tonight to serve with Pecan Crusted Tilipia. YUM!! My son took one bite and said "outstanding"! Be sure to squeeze out the water as it suggests. Quick and delicious!
Warm Sesame Spinach
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I was plesantly surprised at how good this was on the spinach because I tasted it straight and it was a little biting with the vinegar. Served with Praline Salmon (also on this site and delicious) and roasted potatoes. I will definitely make it again.
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Fidelity sparks ETF price war
Investors stand to benefit as the fund giant rolls out new a line of low-cost, commission-free exchange-traded funds.
Fidelity Investments proved that an 800-pound gorilla gets to sit "anywhere it wants" last week when the company announced a new suite of sector-oriented exchange-traded funds — squatting squarely in the territory of low costs, essentially ensuring that investors will benefit from a cost-cutting war as the industry's big apes slug it out.
Fidelity launched 10 new passive sector exchange-traded funds, each with a total expense ratio of 0.12% and available commission-free through the company's brokerage platforms. The expense level represents roughly an 80 percent discount off the average ETF in the space, and the costs are 0.02 points below Vanguard's offerings tracking essentially the same indexes.
"These companies are embarking on a pretty ugly price war," said industry consultant Geoff Bobroff of East Greenwich, R.I. "For investors, this has the potential to be a pretty glorious time, because once prices have dropped, there's really no way for the companies to bring them back."
While Fidelity has been slow to enter the ETF space, Thursday's announcement changed all that.
"Fidelity is not just seeking entry into the ETF business, but is clearly seeking market share from the get-go in the sector ETF sleeve" of the business, says Jim Lowell, editor of the Fidelity Investor newsletter.
Industry watchers note that Fidelity has played this game before, and with great success. Years ago, Fidelity engaged in a price war with Dreyfus in the money-market fund space, each waiving fees to create the highest yield possible, hoping to capture market share even if the business model was showing minimal if any profits as a result.
Fidelity could engage in that kind of war because its core revenues were not particularly tied to the money-market business.
Fast forward about two decades and Fidelity -- in part because it was late to get into the ETF business -- is not particularly dependent on the revenue it gets from index funds or ETFs. By comparison, Vanguard's fortunes are much more tied to those segments.
Thus, Fidelity can come in and cut costs without crushing its profit margins under the weight of the incentives; the company less positioned to survive that fight with its profit margins staying healthy would be Vanguard.
Either way, anyone who buys, trades or considers ETFs benefits from a better cost structure.
No one seems to think that Fidelity's move puts prices at absolute rock-bottom; there's still some room for future price cutting.
Exchange-traded funds are mutual funds built to trade moment-by-moment like stocks. With low costs, tax advantages and ease of trading, ETFs -- most of which track a stock or bond index -- have racked up roughly $1.6 trillion in assets, or about 10 percent of all assets now held in funds.
Fidelity's 10 new ETFs are all based on MSCI sector indexes; the firm has hired another ETF giant in BlackRock to act as sub-adviser for the funds; in siding with Fidelity, BlackRock -- which also runs the iShares ETFs -- helps apply the pressure to Vanguard. Fidelity and BlackRock had already collaborated on ETF development; earlier this year, they increased the number of BlackRock funds available to Fidelity brokerage clients on a commission-free basis to 65; they also have acknowledged working to develop asset-allocation products that, when opened, will carry the Fidelity brand.
Fidelity also plans to create five actively managed bond ETFs, which will be run by its own fixed-income team.
But the real story could be in what happens next. About a week ago, Vanguard announced changes to its fund structure: It will effectively allow investors to choose an ETF share class of existing funds, without commissions. This will make it possible for ETFs to become a bigger presence in retirement plans, as long as investors there are willing to forgo the minute-by-minute trading features.
Because Vanguard holds a patent on the structure that allows a fund company to simply make an ETF as an additional share class of an existing mutual fund, other firms have been working to get around the roadblocks, and the Securities and Exchange Commission seems inclined to move out of the way and leave the big gorillas to fight over.
"If you look at the 401(k), investors are starting to save more and are getting more educated and using more tools and better-refined strategies," says Ram Subramaniam, president of Fidelity Brokerage. He says investors want the advantages of ETFs, and aren't terribly worried about the intraday trading and liquidity. "They can get ETFs now if their 401(k) has a self-directed brokerage window, but I think it's safe to say the entire industry is looking to see what it can do in this space," he says.
One thing Fidelity's move may slow down is the emergence of more actively managed ETFs; while plenty of firms are looking at turning traditional funds into ETFs, the low costs and the potential for a price war could bring that activity to a stop until firms are sure they can adopt an active ETF structure and still make money.
Says Bobroff: "You can waive expenses to attract assets; companies have shown that it works. But I don't believe that if you come to market with a 10 basis-point ETF (expenses of 0.10 percent) that you can ever increase those costs. So fund companies have to be very careful with their long-term strategies right now. But, in the meantime, this will get interesting and good for retail investors."
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Flower Show Happenings
Come in from the cold –VOLUNTEER and visit a Backyard Paradise at the CT Flower and Garden Show!
February 20-23, 2014 CT Convention Center, Hartford CT
As winter continues to fight its way thru New England giving us some 5o degree days followed by single digit cold, the CT Convention Center will be blooming & bustling: over 300 vendor booths, more than a dozen landscape displays , a Federation of Garden Clubs juried show and most important for us CHS types: 48 seminars to learn –more, better and different garden techniques.
Come Volunteer with us and get into the show for free!
We will continue our role as CHS Ambassadors for the show's seminars. By introducing yourself as a CHS member , introducing the speaker and facilitating the speakers presentation , you give CHS the opportunity to meet people who are likely to become CHS members. A membership table outside the rooms will help us enroll members as they enter and leave the seminar rooms.
This link shows you where we still need volunteers: ( yellow highlights are open slots)
Volunteer: Ambassador
Volunteers: Membership table
To request a requested volunteer time slot , email your full name, tel.# to : firstname.lastname@example.com
We will confirm your time and give you instructions for the day.
*Save 30+% on Tickets: $ 11 for members (compare to $16 door admission)
We are offering, as a CHS member benefit, discount tickets to the show. Tickets can be purchased at any of our events before Tues. February 18th. OR Visit the Rocky Hill office11-4pm Tues. or Thurs. now thru the 18. OR send a stamped self addressed envelope to the office: CHS 2433 Main St. Rocky Hill CT 06067
2013 FLOWER SHOW : Results
"Breaking Up" Wins Five Awards
After more than 1,100 greenhouse-growing hours, 28 hours of planting 150 varieties of plants and bulbs, 14 hours of building and nine hours of painting, we got the message across: Break up with your Lawn! The message was so clear that the CHS exhibit won five show awards: Most Educational, Most Environmentally Sensitive, Best Urban Garden, Most Creative Design, and WFSB Favorite Landscape.
In frugal CHS gardener fashion, we made 95 percent of the display from recycled materials from previous exhibits of ours. We used bulb crates to build the display to a height of 4 feet so as not to waste wood-chip base material. We borrowed fencing and props. We enlisted the artistic talents of Leslie Shields for key visual elements of the rock cat, the spirals and the echeveria sun face. Bravo and thanks, Les. These efforts helped us come in at 25 percent below our budget.
On behalf of the board and members, I would like to thank all of our volunteers—
more than 80 members and friends—who trucked, toted, planted, painted, planned, hoisted, hosted, watered, and made our educational message clear. (Find a list of volunteers and photos at cthort.org.) The display gave us the opportunity to tell 30,000 show visitors about CHS and enroll 28 new members.
—Nancy Brennick, flower show committee chairman


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Personal Pronoun "I" – Mother conflict
I write a lot about the very important personal pronoun "I" as it reveals the writers self-image as well as his/her parental relationship.
In the above personal pronoun "I" notice how the upper loop (the area that symbolically represents mother) starts high up on the letter. Copybook teaches that this letter should start at the baseline of writing. In analyzing this handwriting we would look for other supporting signs.
If you want fast and accurate insight into yourself and others, learn to analyze this all important letter.
My downloadable PDF on the "Personal Pronoun I" has many examples of possible formations – most likely, yours is included.
Visit me at LisaSchuetz.com to order "Personal Pronoun 'I': Written Self-image."