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I put this stuff up there for the guys, but I have to admit...these are pretty much all my tools (except for the duct tape). I had to use mine because nobody can ever find my husband's...not even him. So while this stuff was posted for the handy-men out there, I really do know that women make use of these things almost as often as men.
My husband bought this staple gun for me because I couldn't use the old regular one anymore. I don't have the hand strength that I once had and found I couldn't get the staples to go into anything...not even a simple job like recovering a footstool. This one, though - it just works like a charm.
This is my little "ladies" hammer. Smaller and lighter than a normal hammer, it's been pretty handy for hanging small pictures and building crafty projects (small birdhouses, my dollhouse and miniatures). I like it's weight - it isn't so heavy that it throws my aim off like the heavier ones, but it's not much good for driving in heavy nails.
A selection of screwdrivers - two robertson (small and large), and two flat-head; one with a plastic handle, one with a wooden handle. Almost all of these are old - you can see they've been around a while. The red-handled one is pretty handy. It holds a few different heads (phillips, flathead, robertston) and the handle is coated with a foamy-rubbery covering so it won't slip. The handle is fattish around, but it fits a hand really nicely.
Another hammer - this time more suited to a man's hand, with a metal shank and rubber grip. And a multi-purpose prybar. I love this thing - it's small enough to be useful for me, has a prybar head at one end, a hole in that you can use for pulling nails, and a very sharp scraper on the opposite (more like the edge of a carving chisel) end. Very handy little tool this is.
This is just the pry bar on it's own...in case anybody needed a photo of a pry bar.
Two sets of old, well used plyers with red-rubber grips on the handles. Does anyone else think that plyers have to be one of the handiest tools in the world? You can grab stuff with them, twist stuff, pull out nails (hammer in small nails in a pinch too), cut wires and hold things steady. Just give me a pair of players and you'd be surprised at what I can do with them.
A selection of metal tape measures - well, the tapes are metal, but two of them have plastic casings. That big black and yellow thing is my husband's (I have it hidden so when he needs one, I know where it is...he has two or three of the exact same tape measure), the smaller orange and metal one are mine.
Did ya think I'd left it out? How could anyone not include a man's handiest fix-it tool...duct tape. I have to admit, this is one thing I don't use very often. I usually leave that to my husband. Also in this are two small plastic levels which I use to level small things like pictures when hanging. Oh, and that thing with the round wooden handle is an old awl. I use it sometimes for poking holes in things like leather or heavy canvas, but I have it because it belonged to a beloved uncle, who got it from my granddad, who I never met.
The power drill minus it's cord. Of course, this is a battery operated drill which is pretty popular today. About the only thing we still use a corded drill for is drilling into concrete or really heavy metals. This one used to be my husband's. He bought me one in a kit but before long, he took mine and gave me his. I guess the one he bought me was an 18 volt and this older mikita is only 9. Suits me though...and besides...he doesn't know where his drill is and I least I can find mine...and it has two batteries!


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The Federalist was the sales brochure for the United States Constitution authored by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay under the penname Publius. In a sane world, it would be required reading in High School as it represents the what was probably the highest level political thought achieved in the Second Millennium AD.
Hamilton wrote #9 and Madison wrote #10. In #10 Madison speaks of the natural factions that emerge in European society between the classes and proposes a series of elected representatives ('Representative Republic') in place of a 'Democracy' to manage the naturally-occurring effects of faction in society.
The electorate that Madison tailored the Constitution to was far different from today's electorate though. It is estimated that only 25% of adult males met the property and/or taxation requirements to be eligible to vote in Madison's day. A far cry from today's universal suffrage that has resulted in the current campaign of 'ask what your country can do for you.'
Madison closes on an eerie note:
A rage for paper money, for an abolition of debts, for an equal division of property, or for any other improper or wicked project, will be less apt to pervade the whole body of the Union than a particular member of it; in the same proportion as such a malady is more likely to taint a particular county or district, than an entire State.
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BOSTON – Massachusetts Probation Commissioner John O'Brien was suspended Monday over concerns about the hiring and promotion of probation officers.
In a joint statement issued Monday, Chief Justice Margaret Marshall and Chief Justice for Administration and Management Robert Mulligan said they were deeply concerned with media reports on management practices within the Probation Department.
They said O'Brien has been placed on administrative leave, effective immediately.
The justices said they were concerned not only with the administration of the department, but with how the media reports may affect the public's perception of the integrity of the judicial branch.
This action came on the heels of independent gubernatorial candidate Timothy P. Cahill's statements Monday that patronage is a part of politics, but politics played no role in his decision to hire the wife and daughter of a state official who has been suspended amid allegations of rampant patronage at his own agency.
The state treasurer said he knows Probation Commissioner John O'Brien, and O'Brien has supported his political career in their hometown of Quincy. Yet he said that didn't influence his decision to hire O'Brien's wife, Laurie, and one of the couple's daughters.
"There's no personal relationship," Cahill said of John O'Brien. "He's not hanging out at my house or anything like that. He's a political supporter, or has been for a while, but that didn't influence the decisions I made about his members of his family.
"We had openings for positions. They applied for those positions. I've known Laurie O'Brien for a long time, because she's a Quincy resident," Cahill said.
Gov. Deval L. Patrick heightened attention on the issue by branding the Probation Department a "rogue agency" and urging the Legislature to pass a department-realignment bill he filed in January.
Cahill offered a defense of political patronage when asked about descriptions of seemingly highly qualified applicants being passed over for probation jobs in favor of those related to politicians.
"Does that not happen in government all the time?" he asked. "Obviously, it is part of the political process. It's an unfortunate part when it's been brought to this level."
Cahill noted none of his family members work for O'Brien.
Patrick, a Democrat seeking re-election, and Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles D. Baker said Attorney General Martha M. Coakley should investigate. Marshall and Mulligan appointed former Big Dig investigator Paul Ware to conduct an investigation on their behalf.
Cahill said an investigation is not needed. Rather, he supports returning oversight for the department from the legislative branch to the judiciary.
"The Legislature really deserves the blame for this," Cahill said. "They shouldn't have made the move when they made it. They made it simply because they wanted to control the jobs."
He said if oversight is returned to the judicial branch, then it "could determine whether Commissioner O'Brien should stay or should leave, and they can reorganize the place around making it work for probation, making it work for public safety."
Patrick told reporters the Probation Department is a "rogue agency."
"What I thought was a problem may be even a bigger problem, and I want to encourage the Legislature to take up this bill," the governor said.
His bill proposes combining the Probation and Parole departments under the executive branch, which Patrick says will create a modern agency allowing people to transition from prison life back into society. It would also give oversight to the governor instead of the Legislature.
Cahill said that would likely just shift the source of patronage, which Patrick dismissed with a quip.
"You mean, will people still ask for jobs?" the governor asked with a chuckle as he entered a student forum at Suffolk University's Rappaport Center. "Yeah, I'm sure people would still ask for jobs."
Nonetheless, Patrick said patronage should not just be accepted.
"I don't think that's enough of an explanation, and it's certainly not one that's going to satisfy me or anybody else in the general public," he said.
Also Monday, all seven justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court signed an order calling for "a prompt and thorough administrative inquiry into alleged improprieties with respect to the hiring and promotion of employees within the Probation Department as well as other practices and management decisions within the Probation Department."
The court appointed Paul Ware, an attorney with the Boston law firm of Goodwin Procter, to conduct the inquiry and report back to the court within 90 days.
Ware had previously been tapped by Attorney General Martha Coakley to oversee the criminal investigation into the fatal July 2006 Big Dig ceiling tunnel collapse.
The justices appointed Ronald Corbett, Executive Director of the Supreme Judicial Court and the former Deputy Commissioner of Probation, as acting administrator of the Probation Department to replace O'Brien.
Meanwhile, the treasurer picked up the endorsements of the patrolman's and superior officer police unions in Quincy. He said after a month of negative ads against him by the Republican Governors Association, "It's nice to know that people are going to stand with you."
Lt. Timothy Sorgi, president of the Quincy Police Superior Officer's Association, said in a statement: "Tim Cahill is a longtime friend of law enforcement and is committed to making sure that our men and women wearing the uniform have the resources and support that they need."


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Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps Parties at Marquee Dayclub
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Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps spent his Saturday at a pool, but not swimming laps. He partied at Marquee Dayclub, taking in the sounds of DJs Matt Darey and Larry Tee. Phelps drank tequila and ate a Kobe burger at the hot spot (Photo credit: Al Powers).
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At night he dined at TAO Asian Bistro, enjoying Pork Pot stickers, Yellowtail Jalapeno and Buddha Chicken before heading upstairs to TAO Nightclub where he was later joined by fellow Olympian, speed skater Apolo Ohno.
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Melissa Rycroft-Strickland and her husband Tye dined at TAO, drinking Love Potion cocktails and snacking on appetizers.
At TAO Beach, Tyson Chandler of the Dallas Mavericks soaked in the sun with friends.
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When the Hagerstown Suns announced their Sun-for-a-Day promotion in late July, they were looking for a story of positive influence in the Hagerstown community. When Jim Malone's name was submitted, the Suns' front office knew it could stop looking.
Malone, a teacher and coach at Mercersburg Academy, saved a local man's life in 2007, pulling Buck Windsor from a burning truck. Windsor heard about the Suns promotion in July, and submitted Malone's name and story to the Suns the very next day.
"Jim's story was above and beyond anything (the Suns) were expecting," said Suns President Bob Flannery. "We were looking for someone who epitomized community involvement, and community service. There is no service more valuable to a community than risking your life for someone else."
On Friday, Malone was honored by the Suns and given the opportunity to spend the day as a member of the team.


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Loeb Properties Inc. has closed its $7 million acquisition of Overton Square, after many months of negotiations with former owner, Denver Colo.-based Overton Square Investors LLC.
It seems simple. Match the homeless with homes.
National Capital Management LLC has expanded by 3,900 square feet on the third floor at Southwind Office Center A, bringing the company's total lease to 12,253 square feet.
The votes of citizens in the Lucy area near Millington on the municipal school district issue or in Millington elections for mayor and the board of aldermen will not count because the recent annexation of the area is on hold.
Bankruptcy filings in West Tennessee increased overall in the second quarter of 2012, although Chapter 7 bankruptcies, filed by the most hard-pressed debtors, fell slightly, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.
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The Federal Reserve believes the economy of the central bank's regional district that includes Memphis "continued to expand" modestly in June and early July.
Memphis International Airport saw an 18.1 percent drop in passengers for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's unemployment rate rose 0.2 percent in June to 8.1 percent.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — State officials are warning about a scam in which perpetrators offer to arrange payments of consumers' utility bills.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Nearly 11 percent of Arkansas is experiencing exceptional drought conditions and the rest of the state shows scant improvement, despite a little rain last week, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi interim state superintendent Lynn House says a waiver from key provisions of the No Child Left Behind law means schools will have more flexibility with public education.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A raft of economic news Thursday sketched a picture of a weakening U.S. economy held back by sluggish home buying and factory production.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose by 34,000 last week, a figure that may have been skewed higher by seasonal factors.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific said Thursday that its second-quarter net income surged 28 percent, as the nation's largest railroad collected higher prices and fuel surcharges and handled slightly more cargo. Its shares rose 3.5 percent by the afternoon after hitting an all-time high earlier.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nucor Corp. said Thursday that its net income slid 63 percent in the second quarter, dragged down by a joint-venture charge and expense connected to an acquisition.
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The Walgreen pharmacy chain will begin filling prescriptions from customers in the Express Scripts network again starting in September under a new multiyear contract that ends a costly impasse between the companies.
Prices for corn and soybeans hit all-time highs Thursday as questions built about the extent of damage to the crops from the merciless summer heat.
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The chief goal of the NHES is to describe Americans educational experiences, thereby offering policymakers, researchers, and educators a variety of statistics on the condition of education in the United States. To monitor educational trends over time, NHES conducts repeated measurements of the same phenomena in different years. The NHES has also fielded one-time surveys on topics of interest to the Department of Education.
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Hey everyone whats going on? I hope everyone is enjoying the somewhat nice weather lol. And congrats to all the Graduates of 2010.I know I've been missing and lacking on my post but school is out now and hopefully I will be able to make more post and work on my books and stories.
And with that let me fill you in on what's going on with the current Trinity book...Well I have the ending written for Adien's book well the last page of it anyway and I must say it is going to be a good one...well in my opinion anyway. (side note I haven't finished rewriting and doing the edits for Eternal Light. lol yeah I know) But so far Adien and Harmony have an interesting journey ahead of them. The chemistry and interaction between them is hilarious and oh so yummy lol. Adien is by far the sexiest brother (though Radien and Jaden aren't to be counted out either they are just as yummy). Anyway I have the story and most of the important events in the book planned out. There's some kidnapping, killings, and unexpected surprises. Also there is a new devil introduced, and new characters (and new types of mythical creatures) and a lot of brand new rivalries. When the second beast is released Adien is going to have his hands full with the women in his life.
Second thanks to my one of my favorite authors another new series or short stories about the Four Horsemen. I think that would be so cool to write. To give War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death (I think Death and War would be the baddest ones) their own personalities and bring them to life outside of religion would e interesting. i will let you know how that is working out for me.
Lastly I am proud to announce that I have come to the conclusion that the Trinity series will be more than three books because I realized that three books weren't going to be enough to do the characters justice, so after Jaden's story which is called Eternal Fire is Rasi's story which is entitled Eternal Dreams and his story is going to be a story twister. And with school being out I hope to seriously start the first book of the Griffin series and the first book for the Elemental Kings series and hopefully I can have at least a five page preview for each book done within the next month or so. I just crazy that the more books I read from my favorite authors the more series that pop into my head and the more book come to me. though most will probably short stories and not full length novels. There's just so many stories that need to be told that I don't know which ones to do first. And what happens is that my head fills up and the stories that I am already working on cant come to me so I get writers block. But I'm going to write as much as I can over the summer and hopefully I'll have Adien's book done and working on Jaden's and the griffins and the kings. Until then...smuchez...


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Farms looking for bit of help
Many of those tracking the progress of the stalled farm bill are young N.Y. growers
HUDSON — Farmers nationwide have been frustrated by Congress' inability to pass the multibillion dollar farm bill, which funds a cornucopia of assistance programs and is set to expire in September.
The measure, which will cost at least $950 billion over 10 years, was passed by the Democratic-controlled Senate earlier this year, but it stalled in the Republican-led House. Then, members went home for August recess without resolving the measure.
On Monday, during a forum for Hudson Valley farmers at Columbia-Greene Community College, agriculturalists asked their lawmakers what was going on.
"It's their job to think about how these challenges can be addressed by (public) policy," Lindsay Lusher Shute, a farmer from Clermont, Columbia County, said of the lawmakers attending Monday's event.
Among the speakers were GOP Congressman Chris Gibson, who serves on the House Agriculture Committee; Republican state Sen. Roy McDonald; and Democratic Assemblywoman Didi Barrett.
Also present were representatives of Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and the Cuomo administration.
Gibson told the approximately 80 attendees that he believes the farm bill is caught between extreme views on the political left and right.
But he was hopeful it would be resolved when Congress comes back in September.
That's because the other option would be to start anew in January, presumably with some new members of Congress and possibly a new administration in the White House.
"We don't want to go to January," Gibson said, "Because we'd have to start over."
According to Kelly Young of the state Farm Bureau, the Senate version would cost $969 billion over 10 years, while the House version would cost $957.7 billion.
While the massive farm bill has something for everyone, those in attendance Monday were interested in portions that could help fledgling, small farmers.
That's because many of the participants in Monday's event are involved in the National Young Farmers' Coalition, representing a new generation of growers.
A lot of the 20-something farmers at Monday's forum could have passed for Brooklyn hipsters, except for the calluses on their hands, their sunburns, and the mud on their Timberlands and jeans.
There were no John Deere baseball caps in evidence here, and in the parking lot there were as many Hondas and Subarus as pickup trucks.
That is increasingly the face of farming in the Hudson Valley, where there are numerous small specialty farms growing organic foods or items that are sold in New York City restaurants and farmers markets.
The young agriculturalists who work these plots didn't necessarily grow up in farm country.
But their numbers are growing as more people seek fresh, healthy food that is grown close to home.
Some see it as a social calling — "We have the opportunity to reform the way we eat," said Willow Fitzgerald, 20, who works on Shute's Hearty Roots Farm.
For these young farmers, farm bill programs, such as the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, which helps train novice farmers, and open space grants to help them buy land, are of paramount importance.
Some of the farmers said they realized they were competing with large agribusiness operations for scarce federal dollars.
And in the Legislature, McDonald spoke of the eternal fight to support upstate farm programs, in a state where 75 percent of the population is concentrated in the south, below Poughkeepsie.
"We talk about it as jobs. Economic development," he said of agriculture. "It's not just a hobby."
Some of the concerns were universal, regardless of whether the farmers were young or old or whether their spreads were large or small.
Nestor Tello, a Colombian immigrant who went from being a farm hand to running his own 24-acre vegetable and poultry operation in Coxsackie, Greene County, said tightened restrictions on visas has made it harder to get workers, who usually come from Mexico or Guatemala for the harvest season. He has two helpers but said he could use five.
"Every year it's more difficult," he said.
And Fitzgerald, who said she's lucky to still be on her parent's policy, said farmers and workers are always struggling to get affordable health insurance.
Then there are those New York property taxes, which are a burden despite the agricultural exemptions.
"There's no stopping it. The rate keeps increasing," said veteran farmer Joe Kilcer, who has 160 acres outside Hudson.
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Through support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Healthy Community Design Initiative, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to offer two funding opportunities for up to six Local Health Departments (LHDs). The funding opportunities are as follows:
Component A: Component A includes funding of up to $15,000 each for up to three LHDs to complete a Health Impact Assessment (HIA).
Component B: Component B includes funding of up to $5,000 each for up to three LHDs to conduct a HIA or HIA-like activity using at least one of three tools and provide an evaluation of the utility of the resource for conducting HIAs and HIA-like work. LHDs must use and evaluate one of the following three tools to be eligible for the funding: CDC's Environmental Public Health Tracking Network; the CDC/National Park Service Parks, Trails and Health Workbook, and/or the CDC Healthy Community Design Checklist Toolkit. LHDs conducting or planning to conduct an HIA have the option of applying for both of these funding opportunities.
Interested LHDs can find the full Request for Proposals here, and the application for both funding opportunities here. Completed applications are due Thursday, September 10, 2015.NACCHO and CDC staff hosted an optional teleconference call for interested applicants for both funding opportunities on Thursday, August 20, 2015 from 1-2 pm EDT. The call was recorded and can be found here.
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For the first time, we get to have a look at both the white and black colors of the BB Z10 device and as a matter of fact, it is surely a looker. Also, it seems as if BlackBerry has assigned each slide a task of highlighting one new feature that its BB10 is going to sport. Among the other new ones, we can see some exciting and practical new features such as Balance, which lets you switch between your work and home profile, video calling with screen sharing option(this is a first for a mobile device) and something company has worked on a lot and is proud of, its revamped touch optimized keyboard.
There is something to note about in the last slide, the one featuring the calendar. It displays the March 31 date but as we all know, BlackBerry is supposed to unveil its BB10 OS and first batch of devices based on it at its 30 January event. So, we assume that March 31 is the date when the devices hit retail and in Apple fashion, BB has highlighted it to hint the same.. Its all a well-reasoned speculation for now but it seems to be quite logical. We can only wait and watch for now.


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Illegal Immigration in the United States
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Illegal Immigration In the United States
For many, many years, individuals from all over the world keep coming into the United States searching for a better life for themselves, and most importantly for their spouse, their children and even their children's children. However, not every immigrant comes into this country through legal procedure and most of these illegal immigrants are poor and uneducated people. In some cases they are brought here because of human trafficking, smuggling or other methods. There is one thing we know for sure that many of them choose to remain silence when they become victims. The three main reasons they become unnoticible victims are they are not conscious they are victimized, they don't know the right way to ask for help and they are afraid to be fired or even deported.
Illegal immigrants in the United States usually come from less developed countries or at least poorly advanced sectors of these countries. These illegal immigrants carry a totally different comprehension of culture, legal system and human rights when they came into this country. The most these people are victimized is when they are working for very long hours and get treated very poorly and also get paid very minimum wage. They take any jobs opportunities because they have to provide for their families wether they are here or back in their country of origin. People take advantage of them and abuse their power because they are aware that immigrants will do anything to keep the job and to keep their legal status a secret. In class we learned the struggle they go through when trying to achieve a citizenship if they are ever able too. Being an immigrant myself has though me the importance to keep my culture alive in a new country, it has thought me to be proud of who i am and of where i come from.


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Meanwhile, city officials unintentionally released a draft version of that report, which The Oregonian obtained on Wednesday, last week.
The draft raises the possibility of a new street maintenance fee -- an idea that Mayor-elect Charlie Hales raised unsuccessfully when he was a city commissioner, in 2001, and that Mayor Sam Adams tried and failed to get in 2008, when he was also a city commissioner.
It also addresses the possibility of a new Portland gas tax, as The Portland Mercury first reported. (Side note: In 2009, House Bill 2001 increased the state gas tax and other vehicle fees, while also putting a moratorium on local gas tax increases. That prohibition ends in January 2014.)
But the draft doesn't stop with those two items. It also proposes a commercial parking tax such as the one in Seattle, inflation-indexed rates for parking meters and city-owned garages, higher parking rates for special events and general obligation bonds.
Just don't expect any of the ideas in the report -- put together by a financial committee that Miller set up -- to speed toward Portland City Council approval.
Miller told the budget advisory group Tuesday that he expects Hales, who takes office in January, and the next City Council to take up the issue -- not Adams or the current City Council.
Several other Oregon cities have street maintenance fees, which raise money to repave roads and make other street improvements. "This is not a novel concept," Miller said. "Arguably, it is time for Portland to establish one for itself."
Passing one would take considerable political support, however.
In recent years, city audits have noted that Portland officials have made deep cuts to road maintenance budgets and fallen behind significantly on road repairs. City streets represent Portland's single biggest asset.
Hales, in an interview Wednesday, said he wouldn't tackle the issue of a street fee or gas tax immediately. "Not right away," he said. "I'm not at all unwilling to think about new revenue," he added. But he said he wanted to get the bureau's financial "house in order" first.
Meanwhile, city transportation officials are exploring another option that they and the mayor hope will save the agency money: They want to replace thousands of high-pressure sodium streetlights, which last about five years, with LED bulbs, which can last more than 20 years and use about half the energy.
The financing deal, which went before the City Council for a reading on Wednesday, is complicated. The bureau would issue a total of $18.5 million in revenue bonds -- starting with $6.5 million in 2013 -- to convert streetlights and buy new poles. Debt service would range from $300,000 in the first year to $660,000 in out years during the first phase. "Debt service payments will be funded by savings realized from reduced energy, maintenance, and operations costs associated with the conversion," the city argues.
But the city also expects additional savings beyond what would cover debt payments. That money would go toward a fund for replacing the LED components when they give out, city officials say.
Other cities, including Los Angeles, have already made the switch to LED. Miller said the time was right for Portland to follow because prices on the technology have fallen.
"Prices are still going to go down," one member of the budget group told Miller on Tuesday. "Don't rush."
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In a dramatic and somewhat desperate attempt to stimulate the American economy the new administration have announced an emergency amendment to the stimulus bill due to pass through the senate on Tuesday.
President Obama outlined the radical fiscal policy to news crews as he was put through his paces at his weekly line dancing class in the Green room at the White House.
"The good people of America are struggling, many have lost their jobs. Because they have lost their income they have no money, and if they have no money they cannot buy anything"
The President paused to remove his stetson and loosen his bootlace tie before continuing to state the obvious.
"If people aren't buying then the people who make stuff and the people who sell stuff cannot make money and eventually they'll lose their jobs because there'll be no money to pay them either.
"My administration have worked tirelessly all morning on this amendment to help kick start the American economy and get not just America back to work, but the whole world. Jobs means money and money means jobs.
"In less than two weeks time every household in the United States will be receiving a pre paid debit card valued at $5000. It is your duty as American citizens to go out and spend spend spend, buy your way back to employment, buy a car, buy a refrigerator, buy a couch, lottery tickets, go for a meal, buy your wife lingerie, whatever. I don't give a shit.
"Just spend it."
When asked how the government planned to pay for the estimated cost of giving each house hold $5000, given that there are an estimated 110 million households in the U.S. President Obama smiled warmly.........
"I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow."
The "Chief" then thanked all in attendance for attending, replaced his Stetson at a jaunty angle, gripped his "I Love Offal" belt buckle, slapped his ass and heel-toed away in a westerly direction.


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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - WSBTV.com hits the road to discover ruthless pirates, amazing eats, fascinating wildlife, world championship golf and some of America's earliest history on a trip to St. Augustine, Fla.
St. Augustine's history stretches back to 1513 when Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon first landed in the New World. Any discussion of Ponce de Leon usually includes a discussion on the Fountain of Youth, too.
"Not one word about the Fountain of Youth was ever written by Don Juan Ponce de Leon," said the Fountain of Youth re-enactor Chad Light. "There's no evidence to suggest he knew anything about it. But, regardless of that, the mythology that has been built up around it is so ingrained with Ponce de Leon that when someone says Ponce de Leon, you think Fountain of Youth."
And today, visitors to St. Augustine can drink from a Fountain of Youth, but that's because Luella Day McConnell, known as "Diamond Lil," created the current Fountain in 1904.
Visitors to the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park can take a sip from the world famous fountain, but there are other offerings at the park, too. The park is the site where Pedro Menéndez de Avilés arrived in the New World in 1565 and established the first continuously occupied European settlement in the country. There's evidence of Native Timucua Indians at the location for over 4,000 years.
"One thing that people are typically unprepared for is that there is more here than just a sip of water," Light said. "People will pay the admission to come into the park, take that drink, not knowing what they are going to see is the evidence of a very large, very ancient native habitation here, that they are going to see the field that contains the original settlement site of the Spanish, that the 15 acres here truly are one of the most beautiful spots in Florida, as far as our view and what we have to see."
Pirates played a role not only in the history of St. Augustine, but in the history of the entire region . Did pirates make traitors walk the plank? Did they bury their treasure? Uncover the true history about pirates at the Pirate and Treasure Museum in St. Augustine. The attraction features more than 800 authentic pirate artifacts from the Golden Age of Piracy. Included in the collection are the only authentic pirate treasure chest in the world and a used jolly roger pirate flag. There are only two such flags in the world. Learn about the two pirates that burned St. Augustine, too.
GALLERY: See artifacts from the Pirate and Treasure Museum
"We have weapons, swords, documents that were written by kings, the oldest wanted poster in the world, maps, broadsides (and) treasure chest," museum director Cindy Stavely said. "We have the only treasure chest left in the world that actually belonged to a real pirate, Thomas Tew."
Partly because of those pirate attacks, the Castillo de San Marcos was built. Completed in 1695, it defended Spain's claim to the New World and was never defeated in battle. Today, guests can explore 330 years of history and culture touring the castillo and witnessing historical weapons demonstrations and re-enactments.
From there, head over to Fort Mose. Fort Mose was the site of the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in what is now the United States.
"(Fort Mose) is not a story about slavery," James Bullock from Fort Mose said. "This is a story about freedom. And understanding this story is a very essential way to understand the America that follows a short time later."
In 1845, Florida became a state and another history book began. Visitors to St. Augustine will immediately see Henry Flagler's impact on the area. In the 1800s, he built the Ponce de Leon hotel. Today, it's Flagler College. Flagler built the Alcazar Hotel, too. Today, it's City Hall and Lightner Museum. Both are worthy of a carriage ride around to view the architecture.
Right next to both is the Casa Monica Hotel. It was built in 1888 and now offers visitors a four-star boutique hotel experience in the heart of historic St. Augustine.
"When you think about St. Augustine, you think about history," Casa Monica Hotel manager Anthony Lazzara said. "It's a large part of what this city is all about, being the oldest city in America and Casa Monica, being part of that history, was part of the late 1800s and being part of this hotel and being part of the community and part of history makes it a very neat place to be."
GALLERY: Stay at the historic Casa Monica Hotel
Present day St. Augustine celebrates the area's rich history and offers a variety of options to explore it.
For the foodie, there are food tours that take visitors off the beaten path to some of St. Augustine's top spots for dining. Tour guides share the hidden gems for delectable dishes and are quick to point out various points of historical interest.
"Most of the restaurants in St. Augustine are very small," City Walks tour guide Mia Bain told wsbtv.com. "They are very intimate, so you're not going to go into a huge restaurant. You're going to get that personal one-on-one with the person that is waiting on you. Sometimes even the chef comes out and serves your food. It just depends on where you are, but you'll get really good food here, great service and I would put it up against any big city."
GALLERY: Eat Up! Savory Faire Food Tour
For an adventurous outing, climb the 219 steps and enjoy the view from atop the St. Augustine Lighthouse.
"It's the ninth tallest along the Eastern seaboard, third tallest in Florida," Brenda Swann from the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum said. "It's 140 feet to the observation deck. We do have eight landings. This is one of the few lighthouses that was built with the idea of having tourists come and climb it."
GALLERY: Climb the St. Augustine Lighthouse
The region features 42 miles of beaches and plenty of options to explore the coastal waters.
"Our most famous (kayak) trip downtown paddles under the historic bridge of lions from 1927, passed the Castillo de San Marcos, the Spanish fort, and back into these beautiful salt marshes," Zach McKenna from St. Augustine Eco Tours said.
The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve offers visitors an educational experience while exploring North Florida's natural history.
"Depending on the season that you are here in the area, you can see North Atlantic right whales off our coast if you are lucky," Janet Zimmerman from the GTM Reserve said. "We have a bald eagles nest directly across from the center. From the time of December through early spring, (visitors) can watch a mating pair raise their young. And then, we have a plethora of wildlife that are out on the trails as well."
GALLERY: Wildlife at GTM Research Reserve
Golfers visiting the area can tee off at one of golf's most famous holes, the 17th hole with the island green at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, as well as some of Florida's most challenging and scenic courses. The TPC Sawgrass offers visitors a tour of the facilities there where story tellers delve into the history of the famous course and its winners.
"If you want to come for a more relaxed experience I believe is how I'd put it," vacationer Bruce Kaffenberger said. "It's a more relaxed, more family-oriented (experience). If you like the beach, clean beach, surf, I think this is more the place for you. It's got good food, (you) feel safe here, plenty to do and if you don't want to do anything, there's plenty of that, too."
This story is sponsored by FloridasHistoricCoast.com.
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Poor Kenneth Branagh really just wants to promote his new PBS telepic series Wallander, but all he keeps getting asked about is Thor.
The Thor director told MTV that, as far as casting goes, "We're down to the final stages of it. ... The reason one has to be properly diplomatic, is simply that some talented peopled have been patient, kind, creative and really committed to working with us in this process."
He added, "All I can say is that I bare all of that in mind with my Thor education. I read a couple of comics across the years every day, I read the Norse legends and sagas, and [the lead role] needs to have something from all that's great in the comics and the legends, and needs to live in our film universe."
Branagh recently informed IGN that Thor will begin filming next January.


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Update, September 2016
The iPhone 7 is here, and there's very little question that it'll be a better phone than the iPhone 6S. It has:
- A faster quad-core processor (we're still testing this)
- A brighter screen
- A better camera (finally with optical image stabilization!)
- A water-resistant case
- Stereo speakers
- Double the storage for the same price
- Two additional hours of battery life
But is it a better phone for you?
As rumored, the new iPhones no longer have a headphone jack, and the new Home button (which doesn't actually press down anymore) can feel a little weird. The phone's design hasn't changed much at all, except for a slight redesign to the antennas around back. (Here's the full list of changes.)
Those could be reason enough to stick with the iPhone 6S, particularly because the 6S is already good enough for practically anything you'd want to do. But there's also a new reason to buy the iPhone 6S: Apple has doubled the storage and reduced the price in one fell swoop.
While you'd previously have to pay $649, £539 or AU$1,079 for a 16GB iPhone 6S, you'll now be able to have a more spacious 32GB model for just $549, £499 or AU$929 off-contract.
It's never been a better time to buy last year's iPhone.
Editors' note: The original Apple iPhone 6S review, published in October 2015 and updated since then, follows.
When I showed the iPhone 6S to one of my wife's friends, she got nostalgic. She waxed emotional about its predecessor, the iPhone 6 . It changed her life. Bigger screen, better camera, and Apple Pay. Everyone wanted these things. It was as close to a perfect phone as I've ever seen. All it ever really lacked was a better battery (Plus notwithstanding).
I showed her 3D Touch, Apple's newest technology on these iPhones. She pressed on the hypnotically-animated lock screen, a swimming fish. She watched it dance under her finger. And yes, she was impressed. But when I showed her everything else 3D Touch does, she said, "I'm not sure I'd really use this."
This year's follow-up iPhone, the iPhone 6S, doesn't improve on that battery. And its newest features aren't as instantly game-changing, at least not on the surface. That's obvious: it's an S-year iPhone, and Apple always uses these subtle every-other-year S upgrades to tweak design and ramp up processor speeds. It's the phone for people who didn't get the iPhone 6 last year. And for the past few years, S phones have introduced evolutionary changes that seriously evolved the phone; the iPhone 4S added Siri, and the iPhone 5S debuted the Touch ID fingerprint sensor.
The new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus look the same (except for the metallic-pink rose gold model) as last year's iPhones. In a lot of ways they also feel the same. But there are hidden advantages at play. The newest, boldest tech is a new pressure-sensitive touchscreen technology called 3D Touch. There are lots of other improvements, too: better cameras. Better overall system speed. And always-on (and I mean always-on -- unless you turn it off) Siri. And, something I didn't even get a chance to test fully: a completely redesigned construction with a reinforced glass screen, which Apple promises is sturdier all-around. We'll get to that in the next few weeks, but that alone could make a difference for a lot of would-be buyers.
3D Touch might be the "Next Big Idea" in touchscreens and interfaces. But does it make these new iPhones must-haves for that reason alone? I think it will, down the road, when more apps are here. But right now, its software advantages are subtle.
I spent a week with the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus (in rose gold and gold, respectively), taking them everywhere I went, from farmer's markets in New Jersey to tailgating at a New York Jets game, to commuting on New Jersey Transit through the Meadowlands and to my kid's meet-the-teacher night. I showed them to my friends, my family, anyone I met and got their opinions, too. (For on-the-fly impressions, check out my weekend diary.)
I might take the miracle of tiny, powerful smartphones for granted, but I can't shake the feeling that the iPhone 6S doesn't, at this moment, have the "one big thing" to make people want to upgrade from the 6. That doesn't mean it's not a better phone, of course it is. Right now, however, it's a promising upgrade from the iPhone 6, not a revolution.
But if you've been holding off on getting an iPhone for a while, don't wait anymore. Get this one (or its big-screen sibling, the 6S Plus). Just make sure you don't buy the 16GB model.
3D Touch: Amazing hardware needs killer software
Press in on the iPhone 6S screen and new fascinating things happen. A pop-out window emerges. Little menus appear. You feel a buzz, or a light click. Much like the Apple Watch , these iPhones let you push in on the screen to accomplish small tasks. Apple calls this 3D Touch. And it's the boldest new tech on these iPhones by a mile.
It's a cool idea, but as I've discovered showing it to my family and friends, it's not entirely intuitive at first. Yes, its promises could be vast. But 3D Touch ends up being used very tentatively in the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus software at the current moment: it mostly adds either pop-up "quick action" menus from apps on the home screen, or adds "peek" and "pop" to apps, expanding links or messages into previews that you can then open up fully, or tuck back away by lifting your finger. Some apps do a lot with these new ideas, especially Mail.
Peeking-and-filing emails can transform how that app is used. But a lot of people who try it for the first time don't realize how to take advantage of 3D Touch. There's no tutorial. And for the most part, 3D Touch isn't essential yet. Until it starts to be incorporated into more apps -- and in a more useful fashion -- I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people forget that it even exists.
I like using 3D Touch to preview links, or to pop-up related apps. When I hold an app and see a menu of extra options under my thumb, it feels almost like a computer, not a phone (the latest MacBooks, which utilize a similar but less sensor-studded trackpad technology Apple calls Force Touch, have pop-up previews in Safari, too). Apple's building a common language, and evolving what your phone-sized computer can do.
Pop-out previews are a really clever idea; links within Safari preview Web pages without any actual clicks. The ability to pull up menus in the iPhone almost feels like right-clicking on a computer and getting a contextual menu. It's helpful, and surprisingly utilitarian. But you don't need to use it, you can always do things the same old way as always, with regular touch controls. You can even turn 3D Touch off. And, those menus that pop up don't offer all the options I'd want. They're not all that customizable, either: what 3D Touch does, or doesn't, do is mostly up to app developers. A good handful of apps have emerged to take advantage of 3D Touch, but it's going to take a while before it feels widespread.
Maybe that's why 3D Touch doesn't feel essential yet in iOS. But the apps that are emerging to take advantage of it are slowly coming, and those could get really interesting. Imagine pressure-sensitive music apps. Art apps. Games. Remotes -- controlling a drone with 3D Touch toggles to gently control directions, for instance. You could press down to change brush strokes when painting (the new Notes app already allows this). You could press down harder on virtual piano keys (Smule's Magic Piano app added this function already). Racing games can get analog gas pedals (AG Racer added this, and it's one of the best demonstrations of 3D Touch). I could see it working as a virtual dimmer for smart home remotes.
I want more. I've started 3D touching every icon, every menu; I want 3D Touch in all my apps, everywhere. It's weird when it isn't. I want smarter 3D Touch menus, smarter extra features. It's legitimately better to have it than not have it, but I don't expect its killer apps to emerge for at least a couple of months. And iOS could use splashier ways of taking advantage of it, too, like that animated lock screen. What if I could push through folders, or push-to-magnify, dipping in and out of views?
It's not a really matter of whether 3D Touch is worth upgrading to now. You'll upgrade to it sooner or later. Your phone will eventually have it. Do you want it later, or now? Down the road this is going to enable major, major changes in how iPhones and iOS work. Right now, it's a subtle thing.
What my family and friends thought
Most of my friends and family didn't necessarily care about the iPhone's new features. My wife is long overdue for an upgrade from the iPhone 4S, but she didn't care about 3D Touch. Or Live Photos, for that matter. She's considering buying an iPhone 6. My brother-in-law just wanted Live Photos to help him go back and pick better photos, like Burst Mode. My mom already has an iPhone 6, and other than needing more storage for her photos she didn't see anything new she needed, either. My kids thought Live Photos were cool, but didn't recognize the difference between those and videos (down the road, I think that'll be true for most people, and that's probably the point).
What I think
If I were to buy a new phone now and didn't get an iPhone 6, I'd buy this, easily. In 64GB or 128GB -- never a 16GB (those smaller sizes barely hold enough photos and videos to get by if you're the type of person who doesn't delete). If I had an iPhone 6, I'd wait until next year...or, find a way to sell my phone and trade up without it costing me quite so much.
I think Apple, and the whole phone industry, are trying to change the "Should I upgrade?" question bit by bit. They're trying to make it an "every year" thing, not an "every two years" or "Should I buy something new?" thing. Phone plans like AT&T Next, or Apple's own yearly plan, are almost like leases. You can trade in your old ride and seamlessly move to a new one.
The 6S fits that model well; it's enhanced and improved. Is it shockingly new or a vault forward? No...except for the concept of 3D Touch, which is brilliant hardware still in need of software which will make it truly shine. That software, from iOS itself and apps, will come, but maybe not right away. 3D Touch could build a new style of touchscreen app design, bleeding into iPads, the Apple Watch and maybe influencing the rest of the industry. Right now, just a week in, it's still baby steps.
This iPhone is built for the future, but in the present it's mostly a nicely improved iPhone 6.


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My 10 year old daughter, who is not obese, has been tentatively diagnosed with MODY. Her antibody test was negative, and her fasting blood sugars range 108-135 mg/dl [6-7.5 mmol/L]. She currently limits her carb intake and takes Glucophage [metformin], but her doctor is considering adding more if her hemoglobin A1c level is still above 6.0%. (They have been 6.3 and 6.4%.) What are the chances of a child with MODY developing type 1 diabetes or becoming insulin dependent?
The first question is the diagnosis. If genetic probes haven't been done, you really don't know if it is MODY. There are several specific genetic types and unless truly identified and there is a strong family history of type 2 diabetes in young, thin adults, then I doubt the diagnosis. That said, many will over time progress to needing insulin. How long is hard to say, maybe even years.
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Man Who Threatened South Park Creators Arrested For Something Else
20-year-old charged with providing material support to Somali terror group.
The Islamic fundamentalist who threatened South Park's Trey Parker and Matt Stone in April for mocking the Prophet Muhammad - which led Comedy Central to censor a subsequent episode - has been arrested on an unrelated terror charge. The affidavit only briefly mentions 20-year-old Zachary Chesser's threat to Parker and Stone, in which he said they would "probably end up like Theo Van Gogh" (the filmmaker shot and stabbed to death in 2004 after he made a movie critical of the religion's treatment of women). It does include Chesser's admission, however, that his parents were no longer speaking to him because of the death threats they've received since the incident.


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Tire collection lands Charlotte Co. man in trouble
There are piles of tires on Robert Clawson's property—100 tires in all. All he was trying to do with the tires was make a place to call home, but the tires got him arrested and a felony charge.
"I'm bitter, man. I'm bitter. I've lost quite a bit," Clawson said.
That's the best way old Robert Clawson says he can describe being arrested for a collection he thought would serve a greater purpose.
"You find them in ditches you find them on the side of the road you find them everywhere except the landfill I was trying to create something with them," he said.
The ex-truck driver asked a friend to drop off some old tires to his Charlotte Ranchettes property earlier this month, in addition to the ones already on his land. He believes neighbors called deputies on him out of environmental concerns.
"If there was a problem, at the very worst I could have picked them up and carried them to the landfill," he said.
But Clawson claims he had bigger plans for the massive tractor trailer tires. He wanted to build a fence and ultimately an Earth house like these we found pictures of online.
"There's absolutely nothing wrong with my intentions," he said.
Now faced with a felony littering charge, Clawson says he's cleaning up his lot and getting rid of the tires.
He just wishes the situation had been handled differently.
"A felony is a pretty hard rap, isn't it? Over two neighbors who would rather see you go in a police car than just come next door," he said.
Clawson's Earth house plans will be on hold for now. He's hoping to have most of the tires gone by his April court date, but he says he might keep a few for that fence and garden he wants to make.


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Given the extensive breach of trust, and ill-will it has caused towards one of the committee members, I'm uncertain as to if this effort will survive.
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We've encountered a rather serious stumbling block in the member committee process. It appears that portions of what was anticipated to be a confidential speculative discussion has been "leaked" by a new DISC committee member via private messages/chat/email to a select few other members not on the DISC committee appointed to solve this problem.
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A cogent point. However, our deliberations are not 'secret' they are private. The reason is simple. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
I have no 'currency' with which to expect you to trust our good will. But I would hope you can muster enough to refrain from vilifying the committee. We are trying to be both thorough and expedient.
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Today would be the perfect day to stay in bed, watch movies, and sip something hot to avoid running around in the rain all day down here. Instead, I'm sending emails, scrolling through spreadsheets, and searching for my next plane ticket. Although today's been a little on the dull side, there have been some things that have caught my eye and given me a lot to consider. Check out this week's Monday Musings!
Travel Packing Tips for Your Next Trips: fun fact for you guys-- I'll be on a plane every other weekend for the next two months beginning this Sunday. Needless to say, I'll be spending a large sum of money on tickets and other transportation and I'm not really sure how I feel about that (insert no see monkey emoji). Besides figuring out how to snag a ticket for cheap, I've got to figure out how to maximize luggage space since I'm going to be back and forth so frequently. I'll be using tips from this article by StyleCaster to help me pack for my upcoming trips!
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Even though Fall is officially upon us and I'm still trying to build my boot/bootie collection, I'm still looking for the perfect chambray shirt so I can pull off the ever present Canadian Tuxedo. One of my favorite bloggers (pictured above), Katey McFarlan (Hellman), pulls it off seamlessly! Medium wash denim? Check! Light wash chambray top? Check! Casual tank? Check! Chunky platform neutral sandals? Check!
Now, what I'm about to mention may be fairly new to most of you...it was to me! Brazilian sugaring! Haven't heard of it? It's suppose to be this less painful, more organic alternative to waxing. I'm doing my research on this ancient beauty ritual before I test it out. If you're interested in Brazilian sugaring, read a little bit about it here.
Outside of traveling, denim on denim, waxing myself with a lukewarm sugary mix, I have serious First World problems. I cracked the screen on my iPhone almost a month ago and have yet to get it fixed. I'm not too keen on paying someone $60-$100 to replace the screen, so I'm looking in to fixing it myself. There are lots of kits available online that I can order. Let's just hope I can follow this step-by-step guide and all turns out well!
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