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I bought a '26 chassis on ebay from a guy in Michigan. I live in Ohio. The previous owner had died and the seller pulled the car out of a shed to keep it from being scrapped. The title had been lost and I bought the car with a Bill of Sale from Michigan. I didn't know what I would have to do to get a title, so I took the photos from ebay and the Michigan Bill of Sale to the Ohio Title Bureau and asked the clerk if I could get a title with these documents. She said she'd see what she could do and went in the back room and came back in about 15 minutes with a big book. She said Michigan started issuing titles in 1919 so I would have to have a Michigan title in order to get an Ohio title. This made it sound to me like if Michigan had started issuing titles after 1926 she might have been able to help me. So I was wondering if somewhere there is a list of when each state started issuing titles because if I could get a Bill of Sale from a state that started issuing titles after 1926 maybe it would help me get a title. Does anyone know where I can find this information? I looked up some state title bureaus but could not find this information listed. Thanks for any help. Joe
Alabama is the state to get a title, it used to be anyway. I have gotten 2 titles from there. A friend of mine lived there, but there used to be a guy there that did the leg work For a fee, of course.
Go to another DMV facility & tell them you bought it locally & it just doesn't have a title. That way you can have them help you get a new ohio title made. I hope you have better luck than here in Illinois.....it took me 8 months to get a title made for an antique motorbike.
Try to find out Ohio's procedure for obtaining a lost title with a bill of sale from someone in Ohio. If you know what I mean.
I live in Alabama, and when I went through the process, no title would be issued for a vehicle prior to 1963. I have a bill of sale and I have a classic car license that doesn't expire.
Joe, I live in Ohio also and have "been there" once, and will be soon again with my latest '15 touring acquisition. All you need to do is get a BMV inspector to either come to your house or you take the car to him/them and get it inspected, they sign it off, and you take that sheet to your title agency. I didn't even need to present the bill of sale, they just asked me how much I paid for it, condition of car, etc. Will do same soon, still waiting for my inspector to come out, as I obviously can't drive a Model T on these snowy, salty roads to the BMV office. I'm lucky, 'cause the service manager at a local garage does this. Costs $20. You may have to take it to your local state patrol post to have it done, it'll cost more. Call your local garages and see if you get as lucky. Good luck. Not a big deal.
Try calling your county judge's office. Here in Texas the County Judge and now JP's have the authority to declare ownership. With the declaration from their office the tax office applies for the title and in a few weeks, BINGO.
Frankly, you purchased a pile of parts, not a car. I presume that you plan on gathering more parts to assemble a complete car. It may make more sense for you to wait until you actually build the car before you apply for a title. That way, I would think you could apply for a title in a similar fashion that a street rodder applies for a title for a vehicle that he built from scratch.
Below is from the Q&A section of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles website:
I purchased a vehicle in-state or out-of-state and the seller did not provide me with a title. I have a bill of sale. What do I do?
Contact the Titling Support & Dealer Licensing Section at 614-752-7671.
I purchased my vehicle from an in-state or out-of-state resident and do not have a title. I submitted my evidence to the BMV and still could not get a title. What else can I do?
Contact Titling Support & Dealer Licensing Section, at 614-752-7671 for a denial letter. You may need to seek legal advice for a possible court order title through the Court of Common Pleas (directing the clerk to issue a certificate of title per Ohio Revised Code, Section 4505.10).
Here is information on applying for a title for a "self-assembled" vehicle:
Joe; Be sure they use the engine no. on the engine and not a computer generated or other no.
I bought a Model T that had a North or South Dakota title with some number assigned by the state. Don't let them do that.
Ended up getting an Alabama title and license plate, then applied for an Indiana title. A little work, but is well worth it in the end.
Why don't you go to another title office and see another clerk? If there is only one office wait a few days and go back and find a different clerk.
Title Law a Trap Set for Car Thieves
How Michigan Has Proved Its Worth
By Edwin W. Sullivan
Is the Certificate of Title Law an effective weapon to use on the car thief? Michigan says it is, and points with pride to the, steady increase in the percentages of recovered cars since the measure was adopted. The theft of automobiles in the Wolverine State has been reduced more than 50 per cent since the enactment of this legislation. If all the States were in step and this law was universal, the market for stolen cars would be completely destroyed, it is claimed, and this would mean the end of car thieving.
Read here of the workings of the Michigan law, an object lesson for those other States which have not as yet taken steps like this to protect their motoring citizenry.
From earliest times, when man first created a system of government, there have been laws which would protect man's title to a piece of property, whatever it be, and that same title was taken as assurance by a prospective purchaser that the property he planned buying from another was all right. If it were not for deeds and abstracts of title, it would be difficult in this day and age to properly protect one's own land, and, in the case of sale, to guarantee to the buyer correct title.
While we usually think of real estate when mention is made of an abstract of title, there is another broad field in which the abstract of title may be used; as a matter of fact, it is now being used, and that is in its application to motor vehicles. In the last few years an even dozen States have applied the abstract of title idea to protecting the property of car owners, and with a great -degree of success.
In those States where the abstract or certificate of title law has been invoked the business of stealing and selling the motor cars of others has become a hazardous and not very profitable undertaking.
Virginia The Pioneer
Back in 1919 the State of Virginia enacted a law that required the recording by the proper authorities of automobile titles. In this respect the Old Dominion led the nation. But the 1919 law was by no means perfect, so that it became necessary in 1924 to repeal the old act and to pass what is known as the Uniform Certificate of Title Law. It is fashioned after that in use in Maryland and Michigan, the former State having adopted the law in 1920 and Michigan in 1921. In the same year that Michigan saw the necessity for such a law the Legislatures of Indiana and Missouri passed title laws. They were followed in 1922 by Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida. North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. The next and last State to pass the law was South Carolina, in 1924. Many of the legislatures in session this year are considering the Uniform Certificate of Title Law.
American Automobile Association officials, who have watched closely the operation of the law in the several States, are of the opinion that when the majority of the States have adopted a Uniform Certificate of Title Law the battle of years to stop automobile thefts will have been won. But even though several States now have the law functioning in excellent style, these commonwealths cannot expect complete success so long as there are States into which stolen cars may be driven and sold without difficulty.
Maryland, first to have a real title law, had just begun the issuing of titles for all cars owned in the State when Michigan enacted its law. The Wolverine State profited by any slight errors Maryland may have made and strengthened its law accordingly. The Michigan Act was drafted by Attorney Howard D. Brown, head of the Legal Department of the Detroit Automobile Club, and was introduced in the legislature by Senator George M. Condon, of Detroit. It bore the name of its sponsor and became known officially as the Condon Law. Through the efforts of Senator Condon among his colleagues, opposition to the title law was broken down and the act was passed on April 1, 1921. It became effective on July 1, 1921, and motorists of Michigan were given one year in which to comply with the law.
Executing The Law
Administration of the title law was given to the Secretary of State, whose duty it was to register motor vehicles, and this added burden, when one considers the enormous amount of detail to be worked out in organizing and maintaining an accurate check on about one-half million motor vehicles, was by no means a small task. The Secretary of State was directed by this law to make up such blanks as necessary to conduct the registration and then to mail to each registered owner application blanks, together with a copy of the Certificate of Title Law.
Charles J. De Land, then serving his first year as Secretary of State, selected John M. Haller, who was manager of the Secretary of State's branch office in Detroit, to organize this new division, which at that time was considered a big undertaking, in view of the fact that only one other State, Maryland, had this law. Maryland had slightly more than 100,000 cars to contend with at that time, while Michigan was faced with the problem of registering more than 480,000 cars.
Manager Haller went to Maryland to study that State's law, where he was shown every courtesy and where he learned much of value to aid in establishing a Certificate of Title Division in the Michigan Department of State. He also conferred wit h Indiana officials, who were just then planning to put their title law in operation.
Registration of the half million Michigan vehicles was begun, and in a year and a half the task was completed. In the meantime it was necessary to return thousands of applications to motorists because of improper descriptions of cars. Applicants gave every conceivable kind of number other than the right one because they were not familiar with markings on their cars, such as serial and motor numbers. Among the wrong numbers given were parts numbers, casting dates on motors, telephone, residence, and other numbers. This, added to the incomplete and unsigned blanks, was a problem to be met.
A system of card files was worked out that gave a rapid and accurate check on all registrations, so that an inquiry or check on any particular motor vehicle could be given in a moment's time. A cross-index as to engine number and name of owner was developed, white cards denoting engine numbers and buff cards names of owners. According to Manager Haller, this cross-index and the Title Transfer Files maintained in the department have made the operation of the Michigan law a success.
Checking Registrations
All registered-in-Michigan motor vehicles reported stolen or recovered are filed by means of a red card in the white engine number file. All cars from outside Michigan reported stolen are filed on a blue card. These red and blue cards have been the means of locating many stolen or abandoned motor vhicles, either through inquiry or by someone making application for Certificate of Title on the stolen or abandoned car.
The reason Michigan today is not recovering many cars stolen from other States is the fact that it has become generally known among automobile thieves that Michigan is a poor place in which to register a stolen vehicle. The reason for this is that Michigan insists on proper proof of ownership before a title will be issued on any car. It is true that Michigan has titled some stolen cars, but this has been due more to carelessness of clerks and shrewdness of thieves. However, this has been eliminated and it can be safely said that very few, if any, stolen cars are registered in Michigan today.
How The Plan Works
Fortunately, one form, that of the Certificate of Title, was uniform in Maryland, Michigan, and Indiana from the start, and such forms are the same today as when originally used. To simplify matters and conserve space, Michigan decided to have the first registered owner apply for title, giving the vehicle a Certificate of Title number which would remain with that vehicle during the life of the car. This was accomplished by giving each subsequent purchaser a new title on presenting a properly assigned title from the seller, and prefixing the same number with a letter, such as A, B, C, and so on. By this means the history of the car is kept intact and in one file and the title can be located quickly for reference.
The Michigan Certificate of Title, so far as known, has never been counterfeited. A watermark is in the paper and the front side is of greenish hue, in which the name of the State is imprinted. To erase a figure or name is difficult because the erasure can be noticed immediately and no such titles will be accepted for assignment.
Future Plans
The Uniform Certificate of Title Law has proven so effective in the 12 states that have adopted this law that all states are expected to enact similar legislation in just a few years to control automobile ownership and thwart thieves from stealing expensive vehicles.
This article was found in the American Motorist, May 1, 1925, Volume XVII, Number 5, published monthly by the American Automobile Association, National Headquarters, Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street, Washington, D. C.
Ted is onto something. What happens often boils down to which individual you deal with.
Ted and Steve are right. Vehicle title laws in various states are so byzantine that sometimes even the clerks have to be told how the law works.
Joe, I have jumped through the hoops for Ohio titles also. They like to think you stole them, at least that is the way I have been treated. I have tried the legal system way and bought off the internet, got burned on the internet one and finally met some one from a southern state that they had mentioned earlier. I now own cars with my ven. numbers and in my name. I sure wish Ohio would make it easier to issue a lost title for us! I hear Michigan is an easy State to get one issued also,HINT HINT.
I agree with Ted and have a slightly different opinion than Erik.You do have a pile of parts but whose pile of parts is it? Get a title before you invest any further or you might end up building a nice car for some body else who'll turn up out of the wood work when you try to title it after it's done.
My opinion:
I suggest reading my original post above.
Ted Dumas and Steve Jelf are correct - it depends on who you deal with. Some clerks are more knowledgeable than others.
However, I would call the phone number that I provided in my original post before hopping in my car and trying to deal with a different clerk.
You may be putting the cart before the horse by trying to title that running gear. Think of it as a pile of parts. You may be better off applying for a title as a "self-assembled" car once you actually put a car together. Again, see my first post.
check it out.
You can "sell" them the car and give them a bill of sale.
They will get it registered to themselves and "sell" it back to you.
Since they do not issue titles for that old of a car in Alabama they will give you a bill of sale.
Take the Alabama bill of sale to your DMV and they know that Alabama does not issue a title for cars older than a certain age they will transfer the ownership to you and issue a title.
Some states won't play that game, but most will.
Ca. did not allow it for a while but then last I knew they did again.
if u need a title contact me, i think i can help u
Although I don't live in Ohio, I don't think the situation is so, new, unique or complicated that you'd need to use Broadway Title.
Just get up early in the morning and call the number I provided above.
Then decide if you are better off titling a pile of parts or waiting until you actually build car to apply for a title.
Ohio WILL not except a Broadway Title, been there done that!
Ohio WILL NOT give you a title for what you have. The COMPLETED VEHICLE needs to be inspected by the State Patrol to verify the vehicle is road worthy. Then the state BMV will need you to go to court to get a court ordered title. If you want a correct year title do not get an assembled vehicle title.... you'll have a 2013 Model T. Ohio is a PITA to get a title. I'd have the guy from Michigan get a title. I understand all they need is for any law official to verify the VIN and off to the title office you go.
My dad (Missouri) used to sell a car for $1.00 to a friend in Iowa with a bill of sale. That person would go and acquire a title and sell the car back to dad.
Broadway title quit selling titles in Il. a while back, don't know about other states, New York is the best place to get bill of sale, at least it was three years ago, Bob
Oregon has made it so onerous to title a car without a title that I won't even consider buying a car without one anymore. And in fact, of the 65+ cars I have owned in the past 35 years, I would guess that I bothered to even put fewer than half into my name. That's how much I like dealing with those overpaid #@%!!.
Now there you have my bottom line Danial. No title, no sale. Of course in Joe's case the horse, (or horseless carriage if you will), is out of the barn. I not only won't buy a non-titled car I won't even consider a car in that condition. See my profile pic. I've had 3 T's and all of them, with the exception of heavy dirt layers and one that didn't run when I got it, have been in the condition of the car shown. Of course when I tire of a car it's off to the next project. Might be a T, might not. Here in N.J. when doing a title swap you need 3 photo's of the car. Just collectables? Don't know but it's required so showing up with pics of Joe's frame/engine wouldn't get you a title here anyway. Never mind just shutting up when your title says "4 door Sedan".
Tennessee will not accept a bill of sale anymore regardless of the age of the car. KB
The importance of having a title varies according to the jurisdiction. In some states it's vital. In others, not so much. I'm lucky in that Kansas falls into the not-so-much category. I've bought two vehicles in other states with only a bill of sale (one was hand-written on notebook paper), and had no trouble getting them registered and titled.
In Michigan all you need is a bill of sale (there is a form you can download but a hand written one will do if you have the necessary information), an inspection from a local law enforcement officer (you can download the inspection form), and a check for the sales tax.
It is best to have vehicle in driveable condition or clerk may require a roadworthy inspection which will require a lot of things not on a Model T, bumpers, windshield washers, etc. (Been there) Likewise DO NOT apply for an Assembled Vehicle title. Opens a really big can of worms with lots of requirements, like cost of parts used, their source, etc. I wouldn't be in a hurry to get it titled. I'd wait till it's ready for the road and then get an local updated bill of sale. But that's me.
In Michigan all you need is a bill of sale (there is a form you can download but a hand written one will do if you have the necessary information), an inspection from a local law enforcement officer (you can download the inspection form), and a check for the sales tax.
It is best to have vehicle in driveable condition or clerk may require a roadworthy inspection which will require a lot of things not on a Model T, bumpers, windshield washers, etc. (Been there) Likewise DO NOT apply for an Assembled Vehicle title. Opens a really big can of worms with lots of requirements, like cost of parts used, their source, etc. I wouldn't be in a hurry to get it titled. I'd wait till it's ready for the road and then get an local updated bill of sale. But that's me.
Opps. Lost my place and double posted.
Here in Massachusetts my agent went to three different registry branches,was denied at first two and right through at the third. The place that sent it right through is the smallest and least used in the area ( Wilmington ). What a head ache! It seems to be getting harder every year. Good luck
I sent the B O S to the Ohio bmv and got a rejection letter. I then took both to the county court of common pleas, filled some paper work and got an appointment with the county magistrate for a hearing. Went to the hearing with coat and tie to show proper respect. A few days later I received a court order for a registrar to issue me a title. I didn't have to show any pictures which was a good thing as it looked a lot like the one above. It is now an almost finished barnyard cruiser. I titled it as a roadster. The next hurdle is to get some insurance which may be a problem if I have to send pictures. The whole legal business cost me about $150 which was 20% of what I paid for the car. I guess in a worst case I can haul it to the local county fairgrounds and drive around in circles . It runs great which is a mirical as the engine was so rusty the VIN was illegable. It had new bands in it and plenty of oil . Engine wasn't frozen. New battery, new wires and new coils and she fired right up. A previous owner didn't believe in cotter pins or lock washers as there were almost none anywhere including the wheels, Sure glad I looked before the initial run. More later. John
If you have to pay sales tax on the value of the car at the time you get the title, I wouldn't stick too much time and money into it prior to getting the title. You'll have to pay tax on the increased value if the state deems its value higher than what you actually paid.
John Joyce, How long ago did you do this? Things have changed over the last summer and Ohio now also wants an inspection to make sure the vehicle is road worthy along with a court order to issue a title.
Why would the car need to be road worthy just to get a title if you are not going to put plates on it? I have a title for my 1916 Indiana Truck and half the spokes are missing out of the front wheels and it has not run in who knows how long. The only thing the inspection was for was to check the vin number. I know I am not in Ohio but maybe you should ask about this in case they think you are going to drive it this way. (I would drive it )
Guys, guys, guys....
I'm from Ohio and as mentioned in a previous posting above, today I finally got the chance to get my recently acquired '15 Touring titled. Bought it from Missouri with a bill of sale, finally got the BMV inspector out yesterday to sign the slip, took it to the title office, and 15 minutes, and a lot less money, later, had my title. Then off to the license bureau to get my Historical Tags. Simple. No court order, no fuss. Making too much out of it, at least from this point of view. Joe Rabb, hope you're reading this, but I'll pvt. you anyway.
Tim, was the inspection just a VIN/engine number verification, or was it a "road-worthy" inspection? Thanks.
Bill Thompson - Your friendly northern neighbors could have been a big help.
Up here all we need is a bill of sale and vin (motor number) inspection by the local authorities and we can then register a vehicle. Once registered it can be sold back into Messachusettts with out a title and the registry dosen't look twice.
I have done it numerous times for friends and sometimes It dosen't even need to be looked at
More title tales!! Son number two bought a 25 touring from an estate sale in South Carolina. North Carolina now has an inspection requirement for any antique car that comes into the state (title or no title). He had a valid title for SC. and made an appointment with DMV to have the car inspected. The inspector agreed that it was indeed a 1925 T. He said he could not give my son a title because the car did not have a speedometer!!!! Son said, "they didn't come with one". Inspector said,
It says here in this here inspection book that a car must have a speedometer". This is not for a road worthy inspection but a title inspection. We have been to all levels of DMV and they agree that the law is incorrect. We, not them, must get with our legislator to have a bill passed to correct their mistake. We have not been able to find a legislator who has the time to take this on with all the hoopla surrounding elections and financial issues. I know that another inspector would wink and get on with the title transfer but just the same the law should never have been made this way and when it is pointed out to them they should change it. You know, one person in the DMV even suggested that we put a speedometer on the car even though it would not be original. The reason this code was enacted is a person had his friends in DMV title a KIT car as and original and then sold it to someone who found out. Some DMV folks lost their job and a politician got his hand slapped.
It's basically a VIN/engine inspection, the guy does "look it over" but frankly, I've never been "officially" approached about roadworthiness, and have done this twice now. I can't actually say with any authority of the "official need" for roadworthiness inspection in Ohio, at least not my county, as no official has made mention of it. Hope this helps. I do think that's a pretty good idea, but then, what makes one of these folks an expert on Model T's and their worthiness, other than some simple obvious things, like rotted tires, real loose steering (no one checked them at all-other than me before buying) or loose fenders, know what I mean?
Got it, thanks. Checked with Ohio BMV on an ownership transfer from my mother who lives in NY, who is the owner of my deceased father's 1920 Speedster. Since NYS does not title cars older than 1973, there is no title for the car; NYS uses a transferable registration for classic/antique autos. Ohio says since there's no title, they need the registration (in her name) to transfer ownership to me. Since it was taken off the road in 1979, and has not been registered since, the 1980 NYS registration in my father's name can be used to transfer ownership to my mother. She as the executor, signs the old registration to transfer ownership to herself. She'll need to provide a copy of my father's will showing that she's the executor. She'll also need to show proof of insurance (for a car that she won't be putting on the road), as NYS will not register a car without proof of insurance. Once that's all done, she can use the registration she gets to transfer ownership to me, in Ohio. Then I'll need to get the VIN inspection done and apply for an Ohio title.
Really? Is this really necessary? REALLY?
I once asked my dentist what is the evolutionary reason for teeth to have nerves. He said it's to support a profession. Just as the tax code is written to support the accountants and lawyers of the compliance industry, the vehicle registration laws are an employment program. There aren't enough real jobs where people do something productive, so we have make-work industries like this to keep folks busy.
Take it apart, take pictures and tell them you put the car together and need a new title. It sounds good to me
Ok..Ill jump in now. Read ALL your DMV forms online.
All I had was the motor# and 1 form Noterized. No questions asked,out in 10 min. $45 With Tital.
Two person country DMV,right at lunch time.
Hal, I looked into that also, and it's an even more complex process than the one I described. Suffice to say, the new NYS registration (as ridiculous as it is) is the better way to go in this situation.
Fred...sounds like Virginia does it pretty much same as here in Ohio...like I said earlier, just like you, barely 15 min. and a lot more money later (sales tax) I was done. Really simple overall. Now as for David dealing with his parent's car in NY, he sounds about right on, they make it a bit more difficult with no title for antique cars, and with the reg. in one name and now in possession of an heir, they have an extra hoop to jump. Too bad. It'll get done, but just more time, hassle, and red tape. I bought a Model A from a N.Y. guy, no title, just a reg., but as just the other day, only needed the BMV inspection, a bunch of money and everybody was happy. Hmmmm, I think it's all about the money, don't you guys? Oh yeah, and government control.
I didn't have an inspection, did it in May I think, maybe the court order helped. looks like some deputy registrars are a little looser than others. John


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First of all this is a debate. No onre here is saying naughty things about your mother, so I would suggest that you not tie yourself up in knots over this, but that is your choice. There is always something to be learned from this sort of thing, and one of the things this sort of debate offers is a chance to learn how to express yourself with some degree of clarity. Also, there is always someoine who knows more than you do.son of dhamma wrote:I'm glad that you understand my acknowledgment. I am very discouraged by you attitude. On four of these characterized responses, you commented on my non-clarity or muddled speech. That's not necessary. I also answered that "I am a conservative disciple of the Buddhadhamma, and because I am in complete agreement with the Theravada I am thus a member of the tradition.
I don't have any value in this discussion.
I apologize if I haven't come across accordingly.
with metta
As for being a "conservative Theravadin," fine. There are a fair few here. What is interesting is that as one moves through the Dhamma over the years, whether you want to or not, you will redefine things for yourself, which is as it should be. Beliefs are tools and experiences can be illuminating, but we can also fool ourselves all to easily based upon our beliefs and our experiences. It is a balancing act that is well worth the effort. No need to apologize; just relax a little.

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Editor/Publisher's Column: New Twists on the At Your Service Mandate
Concierge banking is usually for the rich and famous at the high-end banks. Alamo Federal Credit Union doesn't see it that way. They want their members to feel pampered and taken care of. Alamo FCU is going the extra mile to take members beyond satisfaction to elation–literally.
The $44 million credit union in San Antonio started a personal concierge banking program. This small credit union will send a representative out to members' office or home or wherever it's convenient to open accounts or assist with completing a loan application. Wisely, the concierge will not carry cash, but he or she will be able to assist with switching over current accounts at other financial institutions to Alamo FCU.
CEO Max Villaronga stated in the credit union's press release, "With Alamo FCU, you don't wait on us, we wait on you." That statement is exactly the point. It gets at the crux of credit union philosophy and running a solid business. It represents a true members-lead-the-business attitude, and it demonstrates that size is not an excuse for not generating creative solutions. In fact, it should be easier without the bureaucracy a larger credit union might have.
Certainly it represents an investment on the credit union's part but relative to what a financial institution would have to invest on a fixed asset, such as a branch and security along with everything else, the concierge concept could prove well worth it.
The proof will be in the results, but this type of direct investment in the members and growing potential members is the point from which to start. For many small business owners trying to run their one-person shops or stay-at-home parents with a couple of toddlers, it can be too much of a hassle to make the trek into the credit union. In addition, they may require consultation on various financial matters that the online or mobile venues simply cannot fulfill.
Alamo FCU looked at a service typically reserved for the well to do and applied it to its members' needs. They looked at one model and fit it to the credit union's vision to create something different. And that's exactly what contestants in MAX Credit Union's 2013 Funky Junk art contest did.
The $960 million credit union partnered with the Montgomery Clean City Commission to bring creativity and recycling to life. More than 75 pieces were entered into the competition from age 5 through adult. MAX CU's participation supported three objectives by drawing attention to environmental concerns, providing artists a venue to highlight their creativity and, last but not least, bringing awareness of the credit union to potential members.
The lesson? Look at something as common and chaotic as a pile of garbage and build something beautiful. I couldn't resist including a couple pictures of the winning pieces here. What could your credit union come up with by borrowing from other similar–or not–businesses? A concierge service perhaps.
The concierge service also calls to mind a comment from Mazuma CU CEO Brandon Michaels, a recent past CU Times' Trailblazer 40 Below, which essentially said that happy members don't make happy employees but happy employees can help make happy members. Focus on serving those who serve the members, as Ed Speed, retired CEO of Texas Dow Employees CU, has said.
The leadership at Securityplus FCU recently honored its employees for reaching certain goals, not with boring plaques, but with lunch served to them. What made the recognition more meaningful was that it was served by CEO Brett Noll dressed as a server in a fine dining restaurant, tux and all, and Marketing AVP Mark Ely in complete chef regalia. Frontline employees who feel appreciated and recognized will help to make members feel appreciated and recognized. It's all about perspective and taking someone else's to make the credit union into something better than it was before.
Sarah Snell Cooke
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Notre Dame FCU Meets $1 Million Savings Challenge
With the goal of savings its members $1 million in loan interest by the end of the year, Notre Dame Federal Credit Union said it recently met that challenge.
The $427 million credit union in South Bend, Ind., launched its Million Dollar Savings Challenge at the start of 2012. The cooperative said it reached the goal on Dec. 6.
Throughout the year, Notre Dame FCU offered to save members 2% or more on any existing non-NDFCU loans. If the credit union was not able to offer the savings, the applicant would walk away with $25.
"This effort has helped people refinance their loans and reduce monthly payments, giving them peace of mind, and getting them closer to financial security," said Notre Dame FCU President/CEO Thomas Gryp.
Television commercials for the Million Dollar Savings Challenge featured stories from real members who saved money on loan interest with Notre Dame FCU and how their personal financial situations were improved as a result, the credit union said.
Notre Dame FCU serves more than 63,000 members.


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INTERPOL's global tools strengthening European security
LYON, France – Enhancing European security through INTERPOL's global tools and services was the focus of a meeting between the European Union's Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security (COSI), Europe's Article 36 Committee (CATS) and senior officials from the world police body at its General Secretariat headquarters.
Discussions between the European Union (EU) representatives and INTERPOL focused on increasing areas of cooperation in response to the threat of transnational crime, with the global reach of INTERPOL offering security against dangers originating outside the region.
The participants reviewed key areas of cooperation between INTERPOL and European law enforcement, including stolen and lost travel documents; illicit firearms; and online child sexual abuse – all three issues featured in the EU 2014 – 2017 crime priorities, in addition to environmental crimes. The issue of interoperability between police information systems was also discussed during the meeting, further to its inclusion in INTERPOL's European region strategy approved at the recent European Regional Conference.
"We stand ready, willing and able to put our tools and services to Europe's assistance – be it from our Command and Coordination Centre in Lyon and Buenos Aires, or on-the-ground assistance by deploying skilled specialists from our member countries," said Secretary General Ronald K. Noble.
The INTERPOL Chief commended the ever-strengthening cooperation between INTERPOL and the EU in the face of evolving policing challenges, particularly since the opening in September 2009 of the Office of the Special Representative of INTERPOL to the EU in Brussels.
Participants were also briefed on the organizations' combined efforts to combat online child sexual abuse, with INTERPOL offering strong support to the EU's Global Alliance against Child Exploitation and the EU financing enhancements to INTERPOL's International Child Sexual Exploitation image database.
Representatives from Ireland and Lithuania presented their programmes within the framework of the current and upcoming Presidencies of the EU.
With environmental crime fast becoming a global threat to security, recognition was given to the long-term support – including financial assistance – from the EU for INTERPOL initiatives linked to the International Consortium to Combat Wildlife Crime and a new project to combat the trade in illegal electronic waste.
Another collaborative project financed by the EU is the INTERPOL Illicit Firearms Records and tracing Management System (iARMS) of the INTERPOL Firearms Programme. The organizations are continuing to explore other ways to further integrate their activities in the area of firearms, in particular by encouraging more EU member countries to contribute data to iARMS.
"While we continue to face newer and different challenges, the cooperation between INTERPOL and the EU continues to get stronger and stronger," Secretary General Noble said.
Attending the meeting were representatives from both the current and incoming Presidencies of the EU – Ireland and Lithuania – the European External Action Service, Eurojust, Europol, the European Commission and Council of the European Union.


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Latino MSM Community Involvement: HIV Protective Effects (ICPSR 34385)
Principal Investigator(s): Ramirez-Valles, Jesus, University of Illinois at Chicago. School of Public Health
The purpose of this study was to contribute to the conceptual understanding and practical application of social integration theory to health behaviors. The research aimed to investigate the protective effects of community involvement in HIV/AIDS and gay-related organizations for HIV/AIDS sexual risk behavior among Latino gay or bisexual men and transgender individuals in Chicago and San Francisco. As part of this, the study examined HIV prevalence and the socioeconomic correlates of HIV infection, sexual risk behaviors, and substance use. Further, the study tested whether community involvement in AIDS and LGBT organizations moderated the relationship of racial and homosexual stigma to sexual risk behavior. Data were collected from a sample of 643 individuals (Chicago: n=320; San Francisco: n=323) through respondent-driven sampling and computer-assisted self-administered interviews. Demographic variables included ethnic identification, sexual identification, ZIP code (only available in restricted use data), country of birth, years in the United States, employment status, income, family religion, age, and health/STD status.
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Data in this collection are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions. Please log in so we can determine if you are with a member institution and have access to these data files.
One or more files in this collection have special restrictions ; consult the restrictions note to learn more.
Public and restricted versions of the data are included in this collection. Due to the sensitive nature of the restricted data, users will need to complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement before they can obtain the restricted version. These forms can be accessed on the download page associated with this dataset.
This study is provided by Resource Center for Minority Data (RCMD).
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Study Description
Ramirez-Valles, Jesus. Latino MSM Community Involvement: HIV Protective Effects. ICPSR34385-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2014-04-02. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34385.v2
Persistent URL: https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34385.v2
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This study was funded by:
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Mental Health (grant MH62937-01)
Scope of Study
Subject Terms: AIDS, community involvement, disease, disease prevention, drug use, gay community, Hispanic or Latino Americans, HIV, identity, prejudice, racial tensions, relatives, religion, self esteem, sexual behavior, social identity, social integration, suicide, transgender, volunteers
Smallest Geographic Unit: state
Geographic Coverage: California, Chicago, Illinois, San Francisco, United States
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- 2003--2004
Unit of Observation: individual, metropolitan area
Universe: Latino gay or bisexual men and transgender individuals in Chicago and San Francisco
Part 3 (Supplemental Volunteer Data) was created by ICPSR as a restricted subset of the original data and includes the names of the various organizations where respondents have engaged in volunteer activities. Due to the high level of indirect identifiers in both the variables and the responses this data is only available for download after successfully completing a Restricted Data Use Agreement.
Part 3 (Supplemental Volunteer Data) can be merged with the public or restricted use data sets (parts 1 and 2 respectively) using the CASEID variable.
Study Purpose: The purpose of this research was to collect information about Latino gay or bisexual men's, or transgender persons', experiences in their communities, community organizations, sexual behaviors, and substance use. This information will increase the understanding of Latino gay or bisexual men's, or transgender persons' lives, and may help develop effective HIV prevention programs for this community.
Sample: Respondent-driven sampling, RDS
Mode of Data Collection: computer-assisted self interview (CASI)
Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
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- Performed recodes and/or calculated derived variables.
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Original ICPSR Release: 2013-10-08
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Q90@3 Please mark those causes for which you have ever been a volunteer (mark all that apply): Victims of crime, violence or abuse
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The NCUA issued prohibition orders Thursday to a group that include three known industry names. As with most NCUA prohibitions, they are banned from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.
William Robert Liddle, a former lending officer at the $231 million AEA FCU in Yuma, Ariz., was convicted of conspiracy, fraud, wire fraud and transactional money laundering. Liddle was sentenced to 15 years in prison, five years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $25,389,425.
Liddle's involvement in a loan kickback scheme that produced more than $25 million worth of fraudulent business loans contributed to significant losses in the credit union's loan portfolio. The NCUA placed AEA into conservatorship in December 2010.
Paul A. Amato, former vice president of finance for Medical Area FCU in Brookline, Mass., consented to the issuance of a prohibition order to avoid the time, cost and expense of administrative litigation. Amato said he is currently employed at the Lombard, Ill.-based data and strategic planning firm Raddon Financial Group.
The $74 million Medical Area FCU merged with the $782 million RTNFCU last year. According to RTN's website, the credit unions merged data and systems effective Dec. 2, 2012.
Joseph J. Cicione III, former CEO of Alliance Blackstone Valley Federal Credit Union in Pawtucket, R.I., consented to the issuance of a prohibition order to avoid the time, cost and expense of administrative litigation. The $42 Alliance Blackstone received NCUA approval to merge with the $45.5 million Blackstone River FCU in June 2011. However, due to losses at Alliance Blackstone, that merger did not occur.
According to NCUA financial performance reports, as of Dec. 31, Alliance Blackstone was undercapitalized with 6.80% net worth, but has sharply improved its financial position from one year prior, when it closed out 2011 with only 4.37% net worth.


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Guest Opinion: Management's Big Data Challenge
You have probably been seeing the term big data popping up in many places. It has entered the business vernacular.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine used data from Google Flu Trends to predict increases in flu-related emergency room visits well before Centers for Disease Control issued its warning. Twitter updates tracked the spread of cholera in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake as accurately and weeks earlier than official reports.
Ford Motor Co. opened a Silicon Valley office in 2012 focused on big data, innovation and the user experience. Walmart records well over 1 million customer transactions every hour, saving them to databases estimated to have over 200 times the information in all of the books in the Library of Congress.
Big data have moved from technology circles into the business mainstream. But what is it?
The term big data describes the volumes of data generated by an enterprise, including Web-browsing trails, point-of-sale data, ATM records and other customer information generated within an organization, plus huge stores of data from new external sources such as social networks like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn, sensor and even surveillance data and massive public and private databases.
These data sets can be so large and complex that they become difficult to process using traditional database management tools and data processing applications. The data is often unstructured, unformatted and unwieldy. But there can be important business information ready to be unleashed.
Ever improving computer hardware tools, such as virtually unlimited storage and continually faster processing speeds, combined with software tools, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and pattern recognition, can be applied to these vast troves of data.
Managers can measure and analyze more precisely than ever before, thus allowing much more insight about their businesses and a better understanding of their customers. This knowledge can translate into more accurate predictions, wiser decisions and stronger performance.
It is critical to note that big data require management vision and human insight. There needs to be an understanding of how the mathematics differs from reality and an understanding of the business theory underlying the analytical results. Most importantly, the assumptions underpinning the analysis call for thorough understanding and critical evaluation.
Senior decision makers have a duty to embrace evidence-based decision making. The data-driven CEO welcomes, encourages and creates a culture that supports it. For example, when the CEO has a gut feeling about a business trend, the data might not support that intuition. Senior executives that are genuinely data driven will override their intuitions when the data do not agree with it.
Managers must understand the pitfalls and limitations, as well as the potential of big data. Good data scientists should in part be pessimistic with a great concern about what the information is truly indicating, being sensitive to what can go wrong with predictions and model designs.
Correlation is not causation. With such large data sets and well-honed measurement there is substantial risk of false discoveries. Just because elements of the data are highly correlated, does not mean that there is a causal relationship between them. Indeed, the correlation might not be meaningful at all from a business viewpoint. Management must use skill and experience to avoid this trap.
Furthermore, any mathematical model inevitably is a simplification. Modeling is used very successfully in the physical sciences. This is not the case in substantially more complex systems, such as economics and social systems, which are disciplines directly affecting business.
Managers must understand the observable business theory or insight that explains the statistical inferences. Conclusions are much stronger and more valuable when there is this business insight. The numbers do not speak for themselves. Managers speak for them, giving them meaning.
It is human nature to use analysis to confirm one's own biases and prejudices. It can be all too easy to use massive data troves to see what management wants to see without realizing it is doing so. Big data might provide raw material for biased fact-finding ostensibly based on statistics.
Big data are a powerful tool to support smart decision-making. Managers must employ it thoughtfully, being fully aware of the obstacles to maximizing its utility. Management can realize value of big data to better serve customers and the enterprise as a whole.


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News of the leak at Three Mile Island during routine refueling,
maintenance and steam generator replacement broke
via a Nuclear Regulatory Commission announcement on Sunday. The
incident occurred at approximately 4:00 pm Saturday (2100 GMT) at the
containment building of Unit 1, the active reactor that's adjacent to
Unit 2, the site of the infamous March 1979 partial meltdown, our
nation's closest flirtation with a serious nuclear mishap.
While the Unit 2 meltdown led to no deaths or injuries, it
nonetheless remained a sensitive spot for our nation, particularly
when Russia's mismanaged and poorly designed Chernobyl Nuclear Power
plant leaked in 1986, leading to 56 direct deaths and many more
attributable by cancer. Thus perhaps it is understandable why
the AFP's statement on the accident was slightly tense, describing:
"It's a minor incident," [NRC spokeswoman
Diane Screnci] said stressing it was "under control."
Three Mile Island suffered a major accident in 1979,
with the core of a reactor partially melting down.
Since then no new nuclear power plants have been built
in the United States.
Others showed less far less disinclination from sensationalize.
ABC News 6 of the Philadelphia area wrote, "They were
wearing protective suits, but about 100 were still contaminated."
The article, now edited to remove the alarmist claims can be found
here, while the original
text can be found displayed here. Many other articles and
forum posting across the internet conveyed a similar confusing and
garbled story, often biased by antinuclear attitudes.
Now the facts
have come out, and it appears that the "accident" was
really much
ado about nothing and that only a handful of employees (about 20,
not 100) were exposed to any radiation at all. One of the
site's many highly sensitive nuclear sensors was triggered, sounding
an alarm. The plant's 150 employees that were on site were
removed, the area was cleaned and work recommenced. One
employee received an extra 16 millirems of radiation -- about the
equivalent of three X-Rays (an average plant employee receives about
2,000 millirems a year, below the federal guidelines of 5,000
millirems, but slightly more than the average background dose of 240
millirems). And that was the worst that happened.
The area is now safe yet again and workers have resumed the
maintenance on the plant, readying it to produce clean, alternative
energy at a reasonable price. There was no threat to public
health, and virtually no threat to employees.
FirstEnergy, which runs the plant; the NRC staff; and the
maintenance workers certainly deserve praise for their vigilance and
diligent response to the incident. However, the incident if
anything offers one more example of the high degree of safety at the
U.S. nuclear power plants. And if anything it offers a
compelling argument of why safer, more-efficient modern reactor
designs seem like a great idea for our country's green power needs.


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Lynis is an auditing and hardening tool for Unix derivatives like Linux/BSD/Solaris. It scans systems to detect software and security issues. Besides security-related information, it will also scan for general system information, installed packages, and possible configuration mistakes. The software is aimed at assisting automated auditing, software patch management, and vulnerability and malware scanning of Unix-based systems.
Diskless Remote Boot in Linux (DRBL) provides a diskless or systemless environment for client machines. It works on Debian, Mandriva, Red Hat, Fedora, and SuSE. Unlike LTSP, it uses distributed hardware resources and makes it possible for clients to fully access local hardware. It also includes Clonezilla, a partitioning and disk cloning utility similar to Symantec Ghost.
Rootkit Hunter scans files and systems for known and unknown rootkits, backdoors, sniffers, and malware. The application consists of the main shell script, a few text-based databases, and optional Perl scripts. It can recognise and run external applications like 'skdet' and 'unhide'. It should run on almost every Unix clone.
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Lacamas Community Credit Union Names Two Vice Presidents
The $194 million Lacamas Community Credit Union in Camas, Wash., has named two new vice presidents.
Hillery Losli is the new vice president of operations and Chuck Miller is the new vice president of lending and business development.
Losli joined Lacamas in 2009 and has more than 12 years of experience in financial institution operations, service, sales and management, the credit union said.
Miller is new to the 17,600-member Washington credit union and comes with more than 20 years of commercial lending, management and sales experience, his new employer said.
Lacamas Community Credit Union was the first credit union established in Southwest Washington, chartered in 1936, and is open to membership to anyone who lives or works in that region. Lacamas has six locations in Clark and Skamania counties with a seventh to open in Vancouver later this year.


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| Chartered Organization
The Chartered Organization Representative (COR) is the direct contact between the unit and the Chartered Organization. This individual is also the organization's contact with the District Committee and the Local Council. The chartered organization representative may become a member of the district committee and is a voting member of the council. If the chartered organization has more than one unit, one representative serves them all. The Chartered Organization Representative appoints the Unit Committee Chair.
The chartered organization representative's responsibilities are to:
- Help select the right leadership for the unit.
- Encourage unit leaders and committee members to take training.
- Promote well-planned unit programs.
- Serve as a liaison between the units and the organization.
- Organize enough units.
- Promote the recruiting of new members.
- See that boys transition from unit to unit.
- Help with the charter renewal.
- Suggest Good Turns for the organization.
- Encourage the unit committee to hold meetings.
- Cultivate organization leaders.
- Encourage outdoor program activities.
- Emphasize advancement and recognition.
- Utilize district help and promote the use of district personnel and materials.
- Use approved unit finance policies.
- Encourage recognition of leaders.
- Cultivate resources to support the organization.
- Represent the organization at the council level.
|— Adult Application, No. 524-501A
PDF (420 KB) (Previous editions obsolete.)
|— BSA Youth Protection training policy
- 36 BSA Monthly Troop Programs with Troop Meeting Plans (free & online), Printed: Vol I - Vol II - Vol III - Resources
- Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST) - Troop Meeting Planner - Campfire Planner - Resource Survey - Troop Committee Challenge
- Senior Patrol Leaders Handbook - Patrol Leaders Handbook - Scoutmaster Handbook - BSA Nameplates
- Applications: New Unit - Adult Application
- Fundraising, Popcorn, and the importance of Individual Youth Accounts
- Advancement - Advancement Report - First Class-First Year - Advancement Campout - Merit Badge Day - Individual Record
Online or classroom Leader Training
Youth protection (MANDATORY) – every registered adult must be re-certified every year at my.scouting.org, where they can also complete the following courses:
- Before the First Meeting
- First 30 Days
- Position Trained
- Other training opportunities: Roundtable – University of Scouting – Trainer's EDGE (formerly Trainer Development Conference)
Outdoor Leader Training
In addition to fulfilling other requirements, some unit leaders need outdoor-specific training.
- Cub Scout Pack: BALOO – To have a Pack camp-out, at least one unit leader must be BALOO trained.
- Webelos Den Leaders: Outdoor Leader Skills for Webelos Leaders (OWL) – To have a Webelos Den camp-out.
- Scoutmaster & Assistants and Varsity Scout Coach & Assistants: Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills – To have a camp-out.
- Wood Badge – Advanced Leadership skills for Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, Venturing, district and council Scouters.
- Seabadge – Advanced Leadership skills for unit, district and council Sea Scouters.
Other outdoor-related links
(Adult Leaders)
|Troop Committee Chairman
|Advancement Chair
|Equipment Coordinator
|Activities Chair
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My story
begins quite innocently, in the autumn of 2007. A young couple that recently
struck out on their own was gearing up to make their first big purchase as
independent adults.
much debate and web browsing, they settled on a Samsung 42-inch plasma HDTV
from Best Buy. The store was running a financing offer -- three years, same as
cash -- and the monthly payments were well within the couple's budget.
three-and-a-half years, the TV was a stalwart member of the family. It saw the
couple get married, adopt its first dog, and purchase its first home. (And,
unlike the dog, the trusty TV never made a mess and always responded when
Then one
day, something changed. During a regular daytime broadcast of The
View, or E! News, or whatever other ungodly
programming the young lady watched when her husband was not around; the
dependable television turned itself off in protest. The girl looked around,
bewildered. But the TV could not bear to see the girl suffer without her
programs, so it promptly turned itself back on without much pause. But for
the first time, the TV tasted freedom -- unshackled from the invisible chains
of a remote control.
only continued to get worse. The TV began acting as if it were possessed,
sometimes during a Detroit Red Wings playoff hockey game, other times
interrupting The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (which was creepy
enough without electronic equipment controlling itself). And the acts of
dissent intensified. It would take longer and longer for the TV to give in to
the mewling of its adoptive owners. It would incessantly click on and off for
twenty-minute intervals.
That's where the fairytale ends. The reality was much more upsetting. After a
few quick Google searches, I found out that Samsung HDTVs power-cycling
themselves is
not an uncommon phenomena. After a little more digging, a picture of the
situation began to emerge. From 2006 until 2009, Samsung (and others, I'm
sure) used cheap Samwha capacitors that, according to comments
on the Badcaps.net forum (I know, not exactly an
"expert source" or anything), were known to be poor quality and blow
out quickly. Further research also concluded that, left unattended, the problem
could fry the entire power supply.
Taking the issue to Samsung led nowhere. They simply gave me the address of a
company that could fix it on the other side of town, and told me that I was on
my own. It was well out of the one-year manufacturer warranty, and even if I'd
purchased an extended warranty, they only offered a three year warranty at the
(Side-note: A colleague of mine had purchased an
extended-warranty on his Samsung LCD, where they offered to refund a certain
percentage of the cost of the warranty if it went unused for the entire
warranty period. Of course, his caps went bad two years in and Samsung sent a
tech out to replace them. Because he'd used it, he would not be receiving any
kind of warranty refund.)
I took my grievances to Facebook, just to vent. In addition to the comments
from friends discussing how quality in pretty much every manufactured good is
non-existent, I also received additional anecdotal evidence of just how
widespread the Samsung problem is: "My Samsung just crapper too. Only 4
years old," one friend wrote. "Our samsung did something funky like that earlier this year, and
it was only about 2 years old. WTF!," wrote another.
After mulling over the prospect of replacing the caps myself, I decided to take
it to a local TV-repair shop known to be the best around (in terms of price,
quality of work, and customer service). I called to get a ballpark estimate of
the cost of repair: $100-$125, if it was limited to bad caps.
(Another side-note: I'm a writer, not an electrician. I would have had to order
parts, wait for them to come in, take the TV apart, buy a soldering gun, and
then try not to damage the power supply myself. I wanted to be sure that
everything that was damaged would be replaced, and replaced correctly.)
When I dropped the TV off the next morning at Northern Television Appliance Co. in
Royal Oak, a suburb of Detroit, the owner's story wasn't too far off from what
the commenters on the forum had said. For a few years, a number of TV
manufacturers switched over to using cheap Chinese capacitors, he said. Then,
some time in 2009, they switched back to higher quality ones made in Korea and
Japan, although some lower-end manufacturers still use the Chinese ones.
Either way, he'd have an estimate for me in a couple of hours, and could have
it fixed by the end of the day.
I got a call around lunch time. As suspected, four capacitors were fried, along
with two transformers. The total cost would be $150, and I could pick it up
before they closed that day. I did, and I'm happy. (Final side-note: I can't
praise Northern TV and its owner/operator enough for his courteousness,
honesty, swiftness, and quality of service.)
It could have been much worse, and it wasn't really all that bad to begin with.
It's just the principal of the whole scenario that got to me (added to the fact
that the tie rods on my wife's five-year-old car were found to be in
dangerously bad condition on the same day). When you shell out a thousand bucks
on a piece of equipment, you hope that it will last longer than three years,
and that the company that made it will stand behind its work. If it knowingly
used faulty parts in its products, it should be up to the manufacturer to
resolve the situation. That's what recalls are for.
That's my sob story, and I'm sticking to it -- by never buying another Samsung
product again!


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Hear the voices of Syrian refugee children:
An 8-year-old Syrian boy named Hamze, who is living as a refugee in Lebanon, answers the question, "What do you miss about home?"
And a video: children answer the question, "What does peace mean?"
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What's different about your home in Syria, and your home here [in Lebanon]?
"Curtains. We had curtains in our house in Syria. Here, it is a tent."
Hamze, 8, has fond memories of playing football with his friends at home in Syria. He also has loving memories of his father, whom they have lost contact with. His mother fears the worst, telling us that this is out of character for him.
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It's funny when you ask children what they miss about home. It's hard for many to quantify it all. Most will answer 'killou' which means: everything. Most will talk about flowers they used to pick or, like Hamze, the curtains in his house – things that remind them of being "home" and being comfortable. Now, drawing the curtains and locking a door are fragments of many children's imaginations.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.The newly minted partnership of Cadence CEO Lip-Bu Tan and Tensilica founder Chris Rowen was feted at Cadence's annual CDN Live event here this week, but like all marriages it will take time for its real value to become clear. (Cadence on Monday agreed to acquire Tensilica for $380 million.)
Tan believes the future for both Cadence Design Systems Inc., which he leads, and the EDA sector as a whole lies in an integrated set of tools and configurable cores to enable next-generation systems. Its a reasonable vision that faces a number of tests in the coming weeks and years.
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Meanwhile, Tan will need to watch his flanks. FPGA vendors Altera Corp. and Xilinx Inc. have been amassing intellectual property cores of their own, particularly in the hot communications sector. They aim to drive chip designs to their own integrated silicon and tool sets.
As it competes with its traditional EDA and emerging FPGA rivals, Cadence also must take care not to sour its relationship with ARM Holdings plc., the worlds largest core vendor. The two companies are partners in pioneering new process technology nodes that represent the most lucrative markets for the EDA vendor.
Its no walk in the park, but analysts are generally giving the Cadence acquisitions and strategy a cautious thumbs up--so far.
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The Cortez City Council Tuesday night approved adding 11 properties within the Original Townsite of Cortez to the City's Register of Historic Structures, Sites and Districts.
In 2011, the city used two certified local government grants from the Colorado Historical Society to fund the inventory of properties on Montezuma Avenue from Linden Street to the half block between Ash and Washington streets.
The 2012 survey included inventories of 41 properties, and eight of those met the criteria to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and 34 were eligible for the city's register.
All of the property owners eligible for the city's register were notified of the results of the survey and 12 responded,11 by the deadline.
City Planning Director Kirsten Sackett addressed 11 of the properties to the council with a public hearing on each one of them and the understanding that more properties could be addressed with council at a later date.
To be listed on the city register, the properties must be at least 50 years old and must meet at least one criteria for architectural, cultural or geographical environmental significance.
Sackett said a future goal would be for the city of Cortez to have enough properties to be designated historical to be able to apply for a local district.
The fees for the 11 properties to be placed on the city's register were also waived.
Linda Towle, board president of the Cortez Historical Society, spoke out in support of all properties during the public hearing, saying it was nice to know owners of 40 percent of the properties surveyed wanted to be placed on the register.
The Cortez Historical Society has applied for a grant, and Towle said if it is successful, a public hearing could be called to discuss and decide whether to pursue a national register district.


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PRCA championship rodeo camp
In conjunction with the Four States Ag Expo, the PRCA championship rodeo camp returns to Cortez on Sunday. It will be at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The camp is for ages 8-Older and all abilities are welcome. Students must pre-register to participate and there are limited spots available for each camp. Free one-day rodeo day camps offer instruction in bareback, saddle bronc and bull riding. Participants will learn about safety techniques, learn the correct spurring moves, have riding equipment checked/fixed, learn chute procedures, handling livestock, working with pickup men and an overall review of the rodeo business. No live buckouts. Register online at: http://www.prorodeo.com/youthrodeo.aspx.
Cortez Leopard Sharks registration
The Cortez Leopard Sharks swimming registration day will be Thursday, March 21, at the First United Methodist Church of Cortez at 515 N. Park Street (across from the police station) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Parents and swimmers are invited to meet with the coaches for orientation and registration. Practices begin Monday, April 8. If interested in joining the team, want to improve swimming skills and make new friends, please come to the registration day. If people are not able to make it to the registration day, registration will be ongoing throughout the spring and summer swim season. Registration forms can be requested at email@example.com, through the team's Facebook page of Cortez Leopard Sharks or picked up at the Cortez Recreation Center front desk. Any questions can be directed to the swim team's board of directors at 570-6698.
Cortez Golf Advisory Board seeks youth member
The City of Cortez Golf Advisory Board is seeking one youth to hold a position on their board starting in April. The youth member will have all rights and responsibilities as adult members with possible voting rights as well. People serving on the Golf Advisory Board give input on the course, promote and advertise the golf course, advise and make recommendations concerning agreements with the golf pro, and work together to ensure overall satisfaction with Conquistador Golf Course. Board meetings are the fourth Wednesday of the month from 7 to 8 a.m., and are held March through October. If interested, please email a letter of interest to: Dean Palmquist, firstname.lastname@example.com, or drop a letter off to Linda Smith at City Hall or to Dean Palmquist at the Cortez Recreation Center. Letters of interest need to be submitted no later than Friday, March 22.
Southwest Softball registration day
Southwest Softball will be having a registration day at Hibbett Sports on Saturday, March 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All late fees will be waived if forms are brought in on that day. For further information, please contact Scott Tullis at 570-5270.
Ute Mtn. Rec. women's basketball tourney
The Ute Mountain Recreation Center in Towaoc is hosting the "Bad Girl" women's basketball tournament on the weekend of March 23-24. It's a 16-team, 9-women roster double-elimination tourney. Entry fee is $150. Awards are given to teams finishing first, second and third. For more information, please contact Jonathan Dinae at 564-5360, or call or text 560-4181.
Horseshoe league meeting
Anyone interested in pitching horseshoes in a league is invited to attend an information meeting. The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 28, at 7 p.m. at the American Legion, located at 320 N. Harrison St. in Cortez. The league starts in late May and ends in mid to late August on Thursday nights at the American Legion. If you have any questions, please contact Justina Whited at 565-1001.
Ute Mtn. Rec. spring basketball league
The Ute Mountain Recreation Center in Towaoc is hosting its men's and women's open spring basketball league. Entry fee is $250. It's an eight-game guarantee plus a tournament. It's a 10-player roster and league play starts Tuesday, April 9. Games are played on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. For more information, please call 564-5360 and ask for Jonathan.
Cortez Rec. men's 40-Older basketball league
The City of Cortez Parks and Recreation department is now registering for its men's 5-on-5 40-Older basketball league to begin Thursday, April 11. Registration fee is $200 for an eight-game season and single-elimination tournament. Contact Joye McHenry at 564-4080 or email email@example.com with any questions.
Cortez Rec. men's and women's volleyball
The City of Cortez Parks and Recreation department is now registering for its men's and women's 3-on-3 volleyball league to begin Monday, April 15, for women and Tuesday, April 16, for men. Registration fee is $75 for an eight-game season and double-elimination tournament. Contact Joye McHenry at 564-4080 or email email@example.com with any questions.
Ute Mtn. Rec. high school basketball tourney
The Ute Mountain Recreation Center in Towaoc is hosting its high school boys and girls basketball tournament the weekend of April 20-21. It's double-elimination with awards for first through third-place. Entry fee is $125. It's 12 teams in each division. This tourney fills up fast and teams must have a coach on the bench at all times. For more information, please call 564-5360, or call or text Jonathan at 560-4181.
Tri-City Soccer registrations
Tri-City Soccer is currently accepting registrations for spring soccer. Spring soccer will run from April 8, through May 4, for most teams. There will be teams for children 3 through 13 (based on their age as of July 31, 2012). Placement is based on first come, first served space availability. If a child played soccer in the fall of 2012, then parents do not need to re-register their child. Registrations can be picked up at the Cortez Recreation Center. Parents can also register online at tricitysoccer.com. Call 749-5475 or email firstname.lastname@example.com with questions.