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- 5. Gila County GOP Headquarters: Grand Opening & Tom Morrissey Fundraiser - July 19
The Gila County Republican Committee announces its Grand Opening at the Payson Republican Headquarters this Saturday, July 19, starting at 10:30 am. Sheriff Joe Arpaio will cut the ribbon at 12 Noon.
Other special guests include candidate for Arizona Senate Tom Morrissey (LD18) and former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce. Senator Pearce was the primary author of SB1070. That was the law that allowed a local law enforcement officer to detain and arrest an individual when they have probable cause to believe that person is an illegal alien violating our country's immigration laws.
Click HERE to see the flyer. Please share with your friends and neighbors.
Tom Morrissey Fundraiser
Following the Grand Opening, there will be a fundraiser on behalf of Tom Morrissey, starting at 1:00 pm, to be held at Mount Cross Lutheran Church, 601 E. Highway 260, Payson. Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be the Guest Speaker. He will be joined by special guest former Arizona Senator Russell Pearce.It is critical that Tom Morrissey win the Arizona Senate race against Jeff Dial in Legislative District 18. Jeff Dial is one of 14 legislators that the Gila County Republican Committee voted to censure, along with Gov. Brewer, for their role in passing Medicaid Expansion. See GCRC Resolution to Censure Gov. Brewer and 14 State Legislators. In contrast, most Republicans stood firmly opposed to this damaging vote. See Arizona State Legislator Heroes.
Tom Morrissey was the Chairman of the Arizona GOP from 2011-2013. He was also the Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal for the Federal District of Arizona (Retired). Seating is limited. Tickets are $30 each, or 2 for $50.
Click HERE to see the flyer. Please share with your friends and neighbors.
For more information, please call the Republican Headquarters at 928-472-GILA (4452). They are open from 9 am - 6 pm, Monday through Friday.Click here to read more
- 6. Why Conservatives Support Frank Riggs for Arizona's Next Governor
When all else fails, please, study the candidate's record. The best indicator of future performance is past performance. Promises are meaningless without a record of performance that backs them up.
Frank Riggs has a very long principled conservative record, both in and out of office. He has stood firmly even when his stand was unpopular, because he had considered all the facts. His previous experience in the U.S. Congress has armed him with many facts that others don't have. Having served in Congress, he knows how to get things done at the federal level.
Frank Riggs's grasp of multiple, complex issues is impressive. Whether it's Common Core (Arizona's College and Career Ready Standards), Parental Rights/Educational Choice, Medicaid Expansion, Border Security, Private Property Rights, the Budget, the Right to Bear Arms, the EPA's threat to Arizona's economy, Arizona's Sovereignty, Water, Forests/Forest Products, Rural Issues, the Muslim Brotherhood, etc., Frank Riggs demonstrates indepth knowledge and leadership.
He is blessed with a high intellect and is his own man. He bristles at the idea of having any "handlers," which he neither wants or needs. He also stands up graciously under pressure and won't be intimidated.
There are few elected officials who have this capability. Former Senate President Russell Pearce, who recently endorsed Frank Riggs for Governor, is one of those people. You might remember him as the author of SB1070, which, among other citizen protections, gave Arizona's local law enforcement officers the authority to detain and arrest an individual when the officer has probable cause to believe that person has violated federal immigration law.
You might not know that Senator Pearce fought hard and successfully on behalf of parental rights and school choice. You also might not know that, like Frank Rigss, Russell Pearce served honorably in law enforcement. Click HERE to learn more about Russell Pearce's incredible record.
Highlights of Frank Riggs's own Incredible Record Include:Click here to read more
- 7. Candidate for Governor Frank Riggs Files Petitions - Now, Let's Elect Him as our Next Arizona Governor!
Candidate for Arizona Governor, Frank Riggs, filed his petition signatures on May 27 at the Secretary of State's office. Here is a statement from him after he filed from the MCRC Briefs:
Gubernatorial candidate Frank Riggs filed more than 10,400 signatures on May 27 to qualify for the primary ballot. In less than four months, the Riggs campaign collected almost double the 5660 signatures needed to qualify for the ballot. Riggs said. "There may be a big field in the Republican primary for governor, but I'm the proven, tested and trusted candidate for Governor. I offer a clear choice and new direction for Arizona. I will stop the 'Obamanization of Arizona' by repealing Common Core and rolling back the unsustainable expansion of Medicaid." Riggs promised to be a highly visible and accessible governor and to make Arizona a model of effective, conservative government through the principles of fiscal restraint and responsibility, constitutionally limited government, free markets, equal opportunity, secure borders and personal responsibility."I have a lifetime of leadership service and experience, the deepest, most proven record of any candidate for governor, and the demonstrated courage to make the tough but right decisions. I look forward to taking our message to voters about why I'm the clear choice for conservatives in the Republican primary for Governor," concluded Riggs.
Read more about his filing on his campaign website RiggsForAZGov.com:
Frank Riggs also held a press conference on the Capitol Lawn earlier that morning, where he tore up the "Memorandum of Agreement" that was signed by Governor Brewer and former Superintendent Tom Horne, who signed us up for Common Core in our Race-to-the-top Phase I application. Riggs again promised he would issue an Executive Order on his first day to "Repeal Common Core." We need this type of leadership in Arizona! We need a Governor who will stop federal intrusion in our state and restore our states' rights! All of the other candidates have not made this declaration nor promise about Common Core!
Please support Frank Riggs by volunteering and donating to his campaign. Click HERE to volunteer. Click HERE to donate.
Please also "like" his Facebook page HERE.Click here to read more
- 8. Irene Littleton - The Best Choice for Arizona Senate in LD8
According to her website, Irene Littleton has been a Republican "since birth," and worked on behalf of Barry Goldwater. I've known her since she was a TEA Party leader in Pinal County. There is no doubt that she is a strong conservative who understands very well the most serious issues facing Arizona. She knows that Common Core is a top-down nationalization of our K-12 educational system. She knows that Medicaid Expansion will fall onto the shoulders of the taxpayers and facilitates Obamacare. She knows that we must fight against the influx of illegal aliens through our porous border. She knows that the only way to protect our First Amendment Rights is by protecting our Right to Bear Arms.
Her opposing candidates include two people who are either in favor of Medicaid expansion, or remain ignorant about Common Core and Medicaid Expansion. I have to wonder on which planet these two gentlemen live?Click here to read more
- 9. Remember when Scott Smith Endorsed Bob Worsley for AZ Senate?
Scott Smith, after knowing Bob Worsley for 30 years, called Worsley a "conservative."
Bob Worsley won that race for Arizona Senate in 2012, against Russell Pearce. So, how did Bob Worsley, the "conservative," perform during his tenure? Not only did he vote for expanding Medicaid in Arizona, but he also voted with the Democrats more than the Democrat Minority Leader Chad Campbell. According to Americans For Prosperity, Sen. Worsley earned himself a Hero of Big Government rating.
- 10. HB2699 and HB2700: Good News and Bad News
Recently, Gila Watch asked you to email Arizona Senators asking them to support two important bills: HB2699 Endangered Species-Program Rescission-Reimbursement and HB2700 ..."recover all state lands that have been acquired by the federal government."
The good news is that HB2699 passed. The bad news is that HB2700 failed to pass.
As a precinct committeeman, I visit with citizens. Most are unaware that our country is swiftly being taken over by the federal government agencies made up of unelected bureaucrats who are paid by the taxpayers. This lack of awareness stems from their source of news. These citizens are also unaware that the newspapers they read and most of the television reporting they watch are part of what has truly become the Collectivist Media. For example, the collectivist media did not report one of the most significant events in American history: The Cliven Bundy vs the BLM stand-off. Why? Because the fact that over 2,000 patriotic Americans standing up for individual liberties does not fit the collectivist agenda.Click here to read more
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Meals From Thanksgiving Leftovers: 9 Yummy Recipes
Thanksgiving was a real success this year! We made everything we wanted and managed to not keep our starving family waiting for too long. We did seem to make the most food we've ever made and now we have a refrigerator filled with leftovers. Luckily we still have family staying, so with the help of some inventive recipes — we'll be eating freshened-up Thanksgiving leftovers all weekend!
• 1 How To Pan-Fry Leftover Bread Stuffing - Crispy, hot, and deliciously decadent.
• 2 Quick and Easy Turkey Pot Pie - A great way to use up turkey.
• 3 In Praise Of The Humble Turkey Sandwich - The classic.
• 4 Baked Apples With Cranberry Sauce - A delicious, easy dessert.
• 5 Using Up Leftover Turkey: Make Panini! - Another turkey idea.
• 6 Sweet Potato & Cornbread Hash with Veggie Sausage Gravy - A true meal, and so delicious.
• 7 Pie Shakes - Throw a piece of pie into the blender? Yeah!
• 8 Cranberry Buttermilk Pancakes - This is pretty brilliant: cranberry pancakes!
• 9 Mashed Potato Puffs - A quick and yummy appetizer or breakfast side dish.
Do you have any favorite ways to use up Thanksgiving leftovers?
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OK, I have to 'fess up on this one. The ads you've been seeing for the Rock River Arms Operator series? That's due to me. Well, due to me and a couple other of my gun writer compatriots. You see, at an industry gathering where Rock River was showing us the parts and pieces that would go into the new series of rifles, they came up with an idea: name the gun. So, we dutifully took the forms, scrawled our names on them, and jotted down a few ideas for names. I have to confess I wasn't really in the naming frame of mind. Perhaps I'd had too much coffee.
Or perhaps I was just itching to get out to the range and actually, you know, shoot guns. I put down all the tongue-in-cheek names I could think of, along with a few obvious satirical ones (there's a reason some PR people groan when I walk into a room) and to finish it off I added a few that might actually be useful. I'm surprised they didn't just toss my list when they saw my name.
And yes, being a gun writer can be (but isn't always) just as much fun as you think it is.
You guessed it; Operator was one of the last ones I scribbled down. Now, I can't take full credit for this, as two other writers came up with the same name. Soon afterwards we had rifles to inspect and test. I opted to test the top of the line model, the Elite Operator. The other two are the Entry Operator and the Tactical Operator.
Rock River Arms is located on the western edge of Illinois, right near the Quad Cities area, a location known for its manufacturing capacity in times past, and when rational people ran the country the region was well-thought of as a cradle of manufacturing and arms industry. Rock River also used to make semi-custom and custom 1911s, but when the AR-15 market exploded they set aside all the 1911 tools to concentrate on the product of the age: the AR-15. I had a chance to visit them just as they were transitioning to making just ARs, and it was sad to see the last of the 1911s being worked on, knowing there would be not more for a while.
The Elite Operator (or to give it its full title: the RRA LAR-15 Elite Operator) is a tele-stocked carbine in 5.56. The stock is a close-appearing copy of the mondo-expensive SOPMOD stock that your tax dollars buy by the truckload. At more than $100 less in cost than the USGI SOPMOD stock (and a complete assembly, at that) the Rock River stock is more than just a good deal.
It has six positions, and instead of the two battery compartments being opened on the front, with an o-ring to keep them sealed, the two compartments on the Operator stock are hidden. First, you use the push button to unlatch the buttplate, and slide it down, then you pry the two o-ring sealed covers off. They are large enough to grasp, and thus you can really shove them in for a good seal. As a bonus, if you lose the o-ring covers, the buttplate will still keep your stuff in the tubes, albeit without the waterproof seal.
The stock is well-shaped to provide a good cheeckrest, and it slides back and forth smoothly and clocks solidly in place. Plus it doesn't rattle or wobble.
The Operator series also come with an ERGOgrip, a rubber pistol grip that replicates the shape of the MP5 grip. A lot of people like it. As with a lot of the options on an AR, it can be a very personal thing. When I first saw them, I started out liking the ERGOgrip but have come to find it not suited to my shooting style. If it works for you, good – get it or keep it. If not, it is easy enough to change. A lot of rifles come with this grip, so I have to assume that a lot of you like it.
This article is an excerpt from The Gun Digest Book of the AR-15 Vol. III.


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Roy Hunter wrote:I find it difficult to understand the sort of food stores that wouldn't stock lamb. It's not like beef in India, or bacon in Tel Aviv; you just don't seem to have demand for it?
Yeah, lamb just isn't that common of a meat in the states. You get a lot of it on the east coast, but flyover country doesn't have much, and what they do have is typically not that great (i.e., slaughtered too old).


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DETROIT - A World War II veteran says nobody helped him after he was attacked and carjacked in daylight at a Detroit gas station.
A roughly four-minute surveillance video obtained by the Detroit Free Press shows 86-year-old Aaron Brantley crawling from a fuel pump to the station's door as people walk and drive by him.
Brantley told the newspaper a man knocked him down, took his keys and drove off in his car Wednesday morning. He says at least four people walked by as he crawled, unable to walk because his leg was broken.
Station manager Haissam Jaber says he didn't see the attack but called 911 after a customer alerted him. A customer drove Brantley home, where an ambulance took him to the hospital.
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Reviewed by Blaine L. (age 9)
I think this book is wonderful. I like how the author shows the true meaning of family. I have a little sister too and Sabrina reminds me of myself sometimes. I like how Daphne and Sabrina always forgive each other and how they work together to solve problems. When I read the book, I felt like I was really there watching it all happen.
I recommend this book to kids ages 7-11 because it is a mix of magic and reality, enough to interest both kinds of readers. It is a great book for teachers to read to their class or for older kids to read to younger kids. This is a very exciting book for anyone!


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The Message Queue software is integrated into the GlassFish Server using a resource adapter that is compliant with the Connector specification. The module name of this system resource adapter is jmsra. Every JMS resource is converted to a corresponding connector resource of this resource adapter as follows:
Connection Factory – A connector connection pool with a max-pool-size of 250 and a corresponding connector resource
Destination (Topic or Queue) – A connector administered object
You use connector configuration tools to manage JMS resources. For more information, see Chapter 12, Developing Connectors.


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ASUM Off-Campus Renter Center Offers Online Housing Finder
The Off-Campus Renter Center at The University of Montana is offering a website with an online housing finder for use by the UM community.
The website, http://www.umt.edu/housingfinder, allows UM students, faculty and staff to use a variety of criteria ― including location, price, pet policies and more ― to search for available housing in Missoula.
The website also allows UM students to search for student-only roommates using specific criteria, and landlords can create accounts that allow them to post listings and photos for available properties.
The Off-Campus Renter Center, a service of the Associated Students of UM and the Office of Student Affairs, helps students find housing, understand their rights and responsibilities, resolve conflicts with landlords, and advocates for student renters at state and local levels to make rental housing in Missoula more safe, affordable and efficient.
For more information, call Director Beki Hartmann at 406-243-2017 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


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In observance of Labor Day, the Law Library will be closed on Monday, September 3. Weekend hours remain unchanged.
Want more information about Labor Day? The U.S. Department of Labor website is a good place to start. The DOL also provides statutory, regulatory, and general information about issues that come under its jurisdiction, including: wage & hours, occupational health & safety, worker's compensation, whistleblowers, and family leave. Find a "Summary of the Major Laws of the Department of Labor" here.


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Combined Force Captures Haqqani Leader
From an International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Release
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 23, 2011 – A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Haqqani terrorist network leader and two of his associates during a nighttime security operation yesterday in the Sabari district of Afghanistan's Khost province, military officials reported.
Information from residents led to the capture.
The leader was involved in roadside-bomb and direct attacks against Afghan army soldiers, and trained foreign fighters.
In other operations in Afghanistan yesterday:
-- An Afghan-led security force in Balkh province's Sholgarah district captured a Taliban leader at his compound following several reports of Taliban activity in the area. The leader was responsible for attacks targeting Afghan security forces.
-- In an intelligence-driven operation in Kandahar province's Panjwa'i district, a combined force captured a Taliban organizer who was responsible for transporting and distributing lethal materials to Taliban insurgents.
-- An Afghan-led combined force in Helmand province's Kajaki district captured a Taliban organizer and two individuals with suspected insurgent ties. The organizer directed a courier network that transferred roadside-bomb components and narcotics for insurgents in Kajaki.
-- An Afghan-led force detained two suspected insurgents in Zabul province's Qalat district.
-- A combined force captured a Taliban organizer and two suspected insurgents in Laghman province's Qarghah'i district.
-- In Khost province's Sabari district, a combined force detained a suspected insurgent while searching for a Haqqani network financier.
-- In a separate search, the force detained several suspected insurgents in Paktika province's Mata Khan district while searching for a Haqqani leader who acquires and plants roadside bombs for ambush attacks against Afghan security forces. The force also destroyed several grenades and chest racks.
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Ruff Ryder History:
After the mainstream release of Ruff Ryders Anthem by DMX feat Swizz Beatz a motorcycle revolution was started. Bike sales went up, more people wanted to ride in large numbers, and any trick performed on a sportbike was considered Ruff Ryding or a Ruff Ryder. After touring the country a member of the stunt team realized that there was a following for the Ruff Ryders stunt team outside of the following for the music and artist. This is when Ruff Ryders decided to extend it's brand to the streets. At the time it had to make business sense for the betterment of the music label so the brand was licensed to local markets to create the ultimate street team to assist in record promotions. Since then this venture has taken on a life of it's own with divisions that represent the lifestyle of an urban NYC native; hence the name "Ruff Ryders Lifestyles" aka "RRLifestyles" for short.


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excellent hatching rate
By: Zoltan (Hungary)
Date: 07/04/2011 20:23:46
This review is for: ZM Brine Shrimp Cysts Basic Grade 6 x 500g
I've used already some different artemia cysts (Russian from Siberia and not named ,was ordered from Germany, probably Chinese) hatching in my tropical freshwater breeding room, so I have experience to compare them. Never counted the number of hatched brine shrimps, but I'd say with ZM's basic artemia I have 1,5 times better result. The difference is visible in the collecting sieve. Also it's colour looks better (not brown,but closer to orange-redish). It's size is smaller too, because I can grow my tetras also on it, not only my danios and barbs. Have a look at the price/grams ratio! Most cans are packed as only 456g. This 500g product has a very competitive price in the European market.
very good crop
By: Wayne Baklry
Date: 11/03/2013 11:48:52
This review is for: ZM Brine Shrimp Cysts Basic 230 Grade
these I have used over the many years in my fish keeping and breeding and these have a excellent hatch rate that far out shine other makes 1, and these have helped me raise many fish from ciclids to koi and in 2011 helped me breed my own line of Ki shusui right here on the Gower south wales ! I have the holy grail of koi a lovley Blue and gold type of rare Shusui ! all thanks to ZM fish foods Brine shreimp Basic eggs ! whats yours going to be this year !. I chose these as I know I will get a top result for my fry every time !.
as it says on the box
By: andy
Date: 18/08/2013 19:04:12
This review is for: ZM Brine Shrimp Cysts Basic 230 Grade
well firstly I must say I have had great problems in hatching my brineshrimp in the past so I decided to purchase some of these for my discus fry as with all my other hatches I did exactly the same just to prove myself that I wasn't doing anything wrong and to my surprise I had a fantastic hatch rate with this product, people have told me in the past to get quality shrimp wish I had listened to them,


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A super soft merino yarn. Our superwash worsted base is great for sweaters, mitts, and hats.
100% Superwash Merino
200 Yards per 115 gram skein
4.5 - 5 stitches/inch, US 7-9 (4.5-5.5 mm)
Machine wash gentle, lay flat to dry
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Little note about dark colours: We have done our very best to keep our dark solids as colorfast as possible on our wool yarns. To help lessen the chances of color transferring, we recommend that you soak the knit item alone during hand washing. If you are planning to knit our dark colours alongside a lighter color, we suggest that you keep your soaking time to a minimum (no more than 20-30 minutes).


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With Freed-ora 19(Fedora/Libre)i run my system in English or French
I just ran :yum install system-config-language.
I then could access throught >Administration>Language.and make changes very easily/french/english..
On Free-dora 20 >Applications Menu>Administration>Language>I just get the Supersuser password asked but
the GUI doesn't open up after password entered.
I have worked around that with :yum install-system-config-language
system-config-language(which opened another Gui in the terminal)
Anyway of having the GUI back on the> Application Menu>Administration>Language?(was there in Freedora19)
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I just tested on Korora 20 (also a Fedora remix) and it works fine for me. Do you get any messages in the terminal when you start it?
As you are running immediately after installing I'm guessing you are running it as root. What happens when you try to run it from a terminal as a user? Any errors, messages etc.?
Thanks Ozjd ;-)
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fe … board.html
Basically the GUI on the Applications Menu > Administration > Language will not open up after root password entered.
the only way to change Languages is with the terminal:
[root@localhost ~]# system-config-language
Starting graphical mode failed. Starting text mode instead.
Loaded plugins: langpacks
The a GUI open's in the""Terminal""=(despite graphical mode failed?)
┌──────────┤ Language Selection ├──────────┐
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│ Select the language for the system. │
│ │
│ Danish - Dansk ↑ │
│ Dutch (Belgium) ▒ │
│ Dutch (Netherlands) ▮ │
│ English (Australia) ▒ │
│ English (Botswana) ▒ │
│ English (Canada) ▒ │
│ English (Denmark) ▒ │
│ English (Great Britain) ↓ │
│ │
│ ┌─────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ │ Yes │ │ No │ │
│ └─────┘ └────┘ │
│ │
│ │
On Freed-ora 19 (Fedora-Libre-Kernel ) i could make changes after :Yum install system-config-language/open Applications menu > Admin > Language.
root password >select language/make change /reboot and i would be in the language selected.But it doens't work on Freed-ora 20.
There are a number of results come up when searching for that error but most are quite old. It used to require some Gnome packages but that was supposedly fixed several versions ago. It isn't clear from the error you're getting what is breaking it. Maybe a bug report on your distro would be a start.
yes! it looks as if it breaks right after the little window with root password.
I just installed Fedora 20 on another HD & the same problem appears thus excluding a Freed-ora issue or HD corruption.
Looks like a Bug...never done a bug report yet,but will do that.
Thanks for your help & all the best to you in Australia.


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Tuesday's High School Girls Basketball Roundup
WISTER — A strong third quarter enabled the Bokoshe Lady Tigers to post a 58-50 come-from-behind win over the Wister Lady Wildcats Tuesday night at the Wister Gym.Down 25-23 at halftime, the Lady Tigers outscored the Lady 'Cats 27-7 in the third quarter to take a 50-32 lead into the final period.One thing which aided the Bokoshe comeback was the 3-point baskets, of which the Lady Tigers hit 11 for 33 of their 58 points.Talihina 43, Heavener 28: In Talihina, the Lady Golden Tigers used strong defense in the second and third periods to take control of the game. Down 10-8 after one quarter, Talihina outscored Heavener 25-10 over the next two periods to take a 33-20 lead into the final quarter.Spiro 56, Stilwell 51, OT: In Spiro, the Lady Bulldogs trailed 39-32 after three periods, but outscored the Indians 16-9 in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 48-all, then outscored the visitors 8-3 in the extra period to make the comeback complete.Howe 74, McCurtain 21: In McCurtain, the Lady Lions kept their record perfect in Green Valley Conference play at 11-0 with the victory. Howe jumped out to a 17-3 lead after one period and never looked back.Panama 42, Gans 38: In Gans, down 17 points in the opening period and 24-11 at halftime, the Lady Razorbacks outscored the Lady Grizzlies 34-16 over the final 18 minutes of game time to get the come-from-behind win.Quinton 43, Leflore 26: In Leflore, in a battle of Lady Savages, the visitors from Pittsburg County prevailed. Quinton led 16-6 after one period and never lost the lead.Stigler 50, Pocola 28: In Pocola, the Lady Panthers jumped out to a 15-7 lead on the Lady Indians after one period and never lost the lead.Smithville 54, Whitesboro 52: In Smithville, a Lady Brave hit two free throws with two seconds left to break a 52-all tie.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Unit 3.3
The Dynamics of a Reaction
In this unit we see ways to illustrate the concept
of reaction rate, either by simulating the molecular level
processes or by relating reaction rates and the factors
that affect the rates.
Video program cues: 10:50 — 21:30.
Animating NaCl Crystals
"Take, for example, a very simple reaction:
adding water to salt which is dissolving. What you see is
macro level: first you see crystals, then you stir it up.
After a while the crystals disappear and you only see a
clear liquid. What Im asking you now is to imagine
that you go down to the surface of one of these crystals.
What would you see, what would you imagine, as the water
molecules come down, lets just talk about what is
happening in this dissolving process. What is up here, for
example, is a crystal of sodium chloride; the green spheres
represent the chloride ions, whereas the bright spheres
represent the sodium ions. As I start the animation, they
start vibrating and moving. Now the water molecules are
surrounding the chloride ions as piranhas eating a piece
of meat and pull the chloride ion out, and then they surround
S ions and pull them out. You notice that there is a bit
of competition."
"I think that the point Im trying
to make is that in an animation like this you can get a
number of key features across, one of them being that, now
the ions of the sodium chloride are vibrating, moving. Now
thats something that a lot of students dont
really appreciate because they think that if something is
a solid that everything inside must be still, but they are
actually always moving. The ions are of course always jiggling
around, and melting is when you add heat, the ions move
and vibrate until suddenly the whole structure just breaks
down, and that is actually what melting is."
Dr. Roy Tasker
Associate Professor, Univ. of Western Sydney
Reaction Rates Demonstration
and Laboratory
Irene Walsh demonstrates the effect of concentration on
reaction rate through clock reactions in the laboratory.
Bowers, P.G.; Rubin, M.B.; Noyes, R.M.; Andueza, D. (1997)'
Carbon Dioxide Dissolution as a Relaxation Process: A Kinetics
Experiment for Physical Chemistry, 'Journal of Chemical
Education, Vol. 74, No. 12, pp: 1455.
Creary, X.; Morris, K. M. (1999)' A New Twist on the Iodine
Clock Reaction: Determining the Order of a Reaction, 'Journal
of Chemical Education, Vol. 76, No. 4, pp: 530.
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Vans Warped Tour | Luxor Festival Grounds | June 20, 2012 | 4:35 p.m.
When it's 105 degrees and you're standing in a packed crowd in an asphalt parking lot for a couple hours, a case could be made for crowd surfing just to get a break from the heat. But these were mostly Vegas kids at the local stop of the Vans Warped Tour, who grew up in the desert, so the only reason for crowd surfing was the unabashed joy of it. Over and over again rock fans were held aloft and "surfed" to the front of the stage like projectiles being hurled at a castle, where besieged security guards pulled them safely over the barriers and ushered them out of the buffer zone.


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COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina wildlife officials are warning residents and visitors to stay away from sick sea birds they may see on the shore. The birds, many of which usually stay well offshore, are showing up by the dozens on South Carolina beaches and they are dead or dying.
South Carolina Natural Resources Department veterinarian Al Segars said the problem could be neurological and could be related to an offshore algae bloom.
But, he said, the uncertainty of the source of the birds' illnesses means people should call beach patrol or animal control officers.
"Don't take them home and try to nurse them back to health," Segars said Friday.
About 150 birds have been found from northern Georgia to Cape Hatteras, N.C., this week.
Most are greater shearwaters, though some are storm petrels and gannets. The ailment doesn't seem to be affecting typical shore birds including pelicans, gulls and terns, Segars said.
The birds that can walk typically stagger before collapsing and dying, Segars said.
But the die-off could be simply the typical mortality of the birds during migration. Onshore winds in recent days might be washing ashore sick and dying birds ashore that normally would have died in the water, Segars said.
Several of the birds have been sent to the Southeast Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study lab in Georgia for testing.
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Dean Johnson
The Bethel Clarion
Welcome Freshmen
By EMERY JOHNSON Dean, Junior College
A welcome to all new students and to all
returning from other years. May the year ahead
be one filled with good things—joy, satisfaction
of work accomplished, new and deeper friend-ships,
and spiritual growth.
By CAROL ENGWALL
To students looking for extra-curricular
activities in which to par-ticipate,
Bethel has many organiza-tions
which should suit the tastes
and desires of every personality.
These organizations not only serve
the purpose of enriching the life of
each participant, but they also aid
in discovering and developing many
interests and perhaps talents which
lay dormant within the student.
Students find a variety of ac-tivity
in such spheres as music,
religious, forensic, social, ath-letic
and publications. All these
have opportunities for every
When students pay t ::ieir student
activities' fee, they become mem-bers
of the Bethel Student associa-tion.
Presided over by Carl Lund-quist,
the activities of this coming
year promise to include many new
All students who are able to
speak, sing, play a musical in-strument,
or in some manner
participate in a religious service
are invited to use their talents
for the Lord in the gospel teams
which are called out to missions,
hospitals, old people's homes,
and local and out-of-town
churches. This work is under
the supervision of the Religious
council of which Leonard Hult-gren
is president.
Wanted 40 aspiring journal-ists
in the Student Publications
department. We need reliable,
competent, and ambitious re-porters,
feature writers, assist-ant
business managers and asso-ciate
and managing editors.
These positions will be filled
If you are interested in work-ing
on the publications, apply
in the Student Publications of-fice
this week. Leave your name,
a statement of experience, and
an expression as to the type of
work you want to do.
Chairman of Publications
Editor of Clarion
Who are the meek? They are not
the pacific , who have no courage
to battle for the right. They are
not the spiritless, who have no
vision of service, or of a tomorrow.
But the meek are those who are
humble, who are teachable, and who
are honorable. To them the earth
shall be given.
The humble are unpretending,
whose acts are whole-hearted and
unblemished with thoughts of per-sonal
gain and recognition. The
humble are unassuming, unobtru-sive,
and unpretentious. The teach-able
are amendable; those who
make better their character and con-duct.
The honorable are just, right-eous,
virtuous, and kind.
By CAROLINE DILGARD
About a half-mile east of Bethel
is one of St. Paul's most beautiful
parks. (Students spend much time
there, especially in the Spring when
seeking birds for zoology reports.)
Como park boasts a jewel-like lake,
a conservatory of rare tropical
plants and seasonal displays of
American flowers, a zoological gar-den,
and many interesting woodland
paths. There are outdoor grills
where one can roast wieners to
his heart's content. There is always
something to do at Como park; in
the winter the ice king's palace is
there. Ice skating on the lake is a
popular feature.
For the serious-minded, the
Science museum offers much of
You, students now at Bethel, are
those with others who are the youth
of today. It is to you, as well as to
all, that the Master spoke the words,
"Blessed are the meek, for they
shall inherit the earth." Many are
they who have failed to hear the
words of Jesus. May each of you,
and all youth of today, head the
wisdom of the Man of Galilee, and
be meek in His sight. Then the year
ahead, and all years, will be filled
with good things—joy, satisfaction
of work accomplished, new and
interest. It is located at 51 Uni-versity
avenue, and is directly
back of the State Capitol. It was
used as the governor's mansion
in a former period. Students
should visit this museum at
least once during the school
From the museum one can see
the Minnesota Historical society
building. Plan to spend at least two
hours there and wander around at
leisure examining the quaint furni-ture
of pioneer days. There are
some interesting exhibits and some
beautiful things to see in the his-torical
A tour through the State Cap-itol
is also profitable. A guide
Continued on Page Two
To Bethel
Freshman week is an innovation
at Bethel this year. A new Student
council elected last May decided
that a week of activity should be
planned for the entering freshmen.
Already the new frosh have
had four days of fun and frolic.
There remain yet nine days of
the initiation period.
Watermelon and a campfire will
he in order this evening at Como
park, following a day of registration
for the Fall semester classes. This
get-together for the whole student
body will begin at 7:30 o'clock.
A school mixer will be held
in the gymnasium tomorrow
evening. Classes also begin to-morrow
at 8 a. m. The faculty
women will entertain the fresh-men
women at a tea Thursday
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. That
evening all the students are in-vited
to the Central Baptist
church on Roy and Shields
streets for prayer service.
Another feature of the freshman
week program is the annual Min-nesota
Swedish Baptist conference
in Elim Baptist church, Minneapolis.
This will be held from Wednesday
evening through Sunday.
The climax and culmination
Continued on Page Two
Registration for classes.
Watermelon feed and camp-fire,
Como park, 7:30 p. m.
Classes begin!
Gym night: all-school mixer
and frolic, College gym,
7:30 p. m.
Faculty tea for coeds, 3:30
p. m.
Prayer service, Central Bap-tist
church, 8 p. m.
Minnesota B.Y.P.U. conven-tion,
Winona Baptist church.
Tuesday, Sept. 17
Semi - formal reception, col-
' lege, 8 p. m.
Minnesota Swedish Baptist
Conference, Elim Baptist,
To the youth of today is given a great
task: a task of preparation to rightly face
the world of tomorrow. In this task of
preparation youth must show the quality
of meekness, and in so doing youth shall
be rewarded with great things. The Master
Himself has said, "Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth." The world
today appears not to be inherited by the
meek, but by the mighty in battle. But the
inheritance of the mighty is for the quality of meekness and be-a
day, and thereafter, the meek come humble, teachable, and
shall inherit the earth. honorable. In so doing, youth
shall inherit the earth, and the
dark and troublesome times of
today shall vanish and tomor-row
shall be a time wherein
greed, selfishness, intolerance
and hate shall not be found.
Youth is given a great task deeper friendships, and spiritual
to prepare for tomorrow. In that growth.
St. Paul' Scenic Spots
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Diverse Activities
Another active organization is
the Missionary band, which meets
monthly to consider the interests of
mission work.
In the field of music, there is
the famed Male chorus for the
men, the A Cappella choir for
all the students, and a school
band. Also, there are other
musical groups, both vocal and
instrumental, to participate in
gospel meetings. This last year
there were two male quartets,
two women's trios, and a brass
quartet. The supervision of mu-sical
activities is by George
Hilltgren, director of the chor-uses;
and Gordon Peterson, as-sistant
to Hultgren and director
of the school band.
The forensic activities offer op-portunities
to students in debate,
oratory, interpretative reading, and
extempore speaking. Last April, sev-en
Bethel students won superior
ratings in a forensic meet sponsored
by the Southern Minnesota Junior
College conference.
The Student Publication de-partment
includes the CLAR-ION,
bi-weekly campus newspa-per,
and the SPIRE, school
annual. This year a news bu-reau,
a journalism class, and a
press club will be instituted
under the direction of Lemuel
Petersen, chairman of student
The social activities of the school
are taken care of by the Bethel
Women's association, Men's Recre-ation
club, College club, and the
Alexis Literary society (Seminary
In the athletic department, the
main activity is inter-collegiate bas-ketball.
The school also sponsors
teams in tennis and baseball. How-ever,
the physical education classes
put on intra-mural contests in touch
football, basketball, volleyball, and
softball. All students participate in
these. Coach Bill Adam supervises
St. Paul's
Scenic Spots
will be furnished if an appoint-ment
is made ahead of time. The
State Capitol and State Office
building should be seen before
frost, for the lawns and flowers
are at their best now. Both are
located near Rice and Univer-sity
The St. Paul Public library is a
place which students will frequent.
It is located at 90 West Fourth
street. At the same. location is the
famous Hill Reference library, the
largest reference library between
Chicago and San Francisco. One
can go there for information on any
Hagstrom Heads
School 27 Years
Dr. Arvid G. Hagstrom, president,
prepares to close his active service
with Bethel during this coming year.
Dr. Arvid G. Hagstrom, president,
will complete his administrative and
scholastic duties with Bethel this
year, according to arrangements
made at the Swedish Baptist Gen-eral
conference in Rockford, Illi-nois,
this Summer.
Hagstrom has now been with
the school for 27 years. Because
of a retirement rule the confer-ence
has seen fit to replace his
invaluable services.
Rev. H. C. Wingblade, former
English professor and now Chi-cago
pastor, will assume the
duties of administrative and
promotional president in June,
Dr. Hagstrom spent the Summer
vacation in speaking at various con-ferences,
resting at Long lake, Ver-gas,
Minnesota, and doing some
The 1941 SPIRE will be dedicated
to Dr. Hagstrom in view of his last
year of active service. A portion of
the annual will contain a biography
and an appreciation of his life,
Lemuel Petersen, editor, has dis-closed.
subect, consult the. librarian about
any books, seat oneself in a com-fortable
leather-covered chair at a
reading table provided with good
lamps, and any books upon request
will be brought. What could be easi-er
when one has a thesis to write?
Publications Dept.
Offers Positions
By LEMUEL PETERSEN
Chairman, Student Publications
The student publications, which
are a bi-weekly newspaper (the
CLARION) and the school annual
(the SPIRE), are putting in a strong
bid for student interest this year.
Approximately 40 students will be
needed to do the necessary work.
Applications from students will be
received this week.
The CLARION is edited by
Marvin Toews; the business
manager is Archie Johnson. Po-sitions
which must be filled as
yet are: managing editor,
campus editor, feature, and
sports editor. In the business
field, advertising and circula-tion
assistants must also be
The SPIRE is supervised by Lem-ue•
Petersen with Mary Ann Liljen-strom
elected as business manager.
Cliff Bjorklund has already begun
his work as pictorial editor. In the
near future several positions must
also be filled on this staff. Those
open are: associate editor and edi-tors
for the faculty, class, and ac-tivities'
Aspiring journalists who do
not earn a position at present on
either staff will be placed on
the reportorial corps. As the cub
reporters learn the journalistic
techniques, they also will be
A non-credit journalism class,
called Principles of Student Publi-cations,
will also be sponsored this
year. All staff members must be-long
to this class unless they have
had previous training. The class will
meet twice weekly for lecture and
laboratory work. It will be arranged
in later conference.
Plans are also being dis-cussed
to institute a Board of
Student Publications. Action
must be taken by the Student
council before definite plans
can be released.
Another innovation this year will
be a Bethel News bureau. Publicity
releases will be sent to Twin City
newspapers, religious publications,
and to home-town papers of Bethel
Students Introduced
of freshman week will be a semi-formal
reception in the Junior
College on Tuesday evening,
Sept. 17. This will be the formal
ending of the 1940 freshman
Other points of interest in the
freshman program are the wearing
of green caps, the deference to
upperclassmen in opening doors,
and the subordination of the new
frosh in not being allowed on the
campus walks.
The program for freshman
week has been planned by Carl
Lundquist, president of Student
association; Virgil Olson, vice-president;
John Valine, Betty
Danielson, and Grant Samuel-son.
These were assisted by
Muriel Petersen, Carol Engwall
and Truman Halvorson.
We are today what we have permitted the past to make of us. The
past. must presume the responsibility of the present. It was yesterday's
East wind that brought today's clouds. It follows by simple reasoning
that the present will determine the future. If we do not sow today, we
can't expect to reap tomorrow.
These foregoing statements are statements of general principle that
are applicable to the career of the Junior College and Seminary student.
At the end of this school year we will be just what we have made of
ourselves during its nine months. In view of this fact we think it is of
great importance that each of us make the most of today's opportunities.
Bethel offers to its students many opportunities. You may become
proficient in a scholastic attainment, you may make some choice friends,
you may acquire valuable experience in various lines of work, or you
may develop your ability as a leader. All these opportunities are worthy
of the work that is required to make them assets.
If you are aiming for scholastic attainment, as any ,worthy student
should, make up your mind to set that ambition above all the trivial things
that tend to interrupt the study hours. Should you choose to make many
friends, ask yourself what it takes to gain a true. friend. Above all, you
must be a sincere friend to gain friends. If you can't afford a new pair
of shoes, polish the old pair a little brighter—you can't buy a new suit
of clothes but you can press and brush your present suit. Industry, sin-cerity,
and presentable appearance will do much to make your associations
pleasant and profitable.
You will also be presented with many opportunities to gain valuable
experience and to develop leadership. The choruses and band, the forensic
activities, the literary clubs, and the publications department are a few
that you will be wise to participate in.
What we will be at the end of this school year will be determined by
what we do with the next nine months. Today is a very important portion
of that nine month period.
Bethel Clarion A bi-weekly campus newspaper
1480 North Snelling Ave., St. Paul, Minn.
Published by students every other Wednesday except in July and August.
Printed by Northern Gospel Publishing Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Entered as second-class matter October 9, 1935, at the postoffice at St. Paul,
Minnesota, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Man Arrested For Waving a Sign Warning Drivers About a Speed Trap
A Texas man facing misdemeanor charges for standing in the median of a six lane highway, holding a sign that read, "Police Ahead," says what he did was no different than an official speed limit sign.
Ron Martin, 33, was arrested and charged with "waving a homemade sign" in October in Frisco, Texas, a city that does not allow the waving of homemade signs. Officer Mronzinski busted Martin after noticing that his speed trap honey pot had gone sour.
The officer first had his suspicions that Martin was in the area as he sat in his unmarked police car on Eldorado Parkway in Frisco, Texas.
"I observed a couple of cars drive by traveling westbound waving at us," Mronzinski wrote in his arrest report. "Mr. Martin has a history with the Frisco Police Department Officers in holding signs in the center median of traffic stating 'police ahead.'"
A colleague had also radioed earlier that morning to warn Mronzinski that he had seen Martin in the area.
In his defense, Martin is claiming that his waving, homemade sign is no different than an official speed limit sign.
"I just don't wear a uniform," Martin said. "I'm the same thing as a speed limit sign, just reminding people that there is a limit here."
The ABC report also includes some interesting statistics on state-specific laws about alerting fellow drivers to a police officer's presence on the road.
Laws in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and Florida allow headlight flashing, while other states, such as Arizona and Alaska, forbid it. In Washington, drivers may be fined $124 for flashing their high beams within 400 feet of another vehicle for any reason.
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By Michelle Martin & Alan Wheatley
BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – Confident or complacent, German business executives are bullish approximately their chances of profiting from China's transition to an economy fired by consumption rather than investment.
As China deliberately dampens its long boom in capital spending, Germany will no longer be able to count on windfall gains from exports of the high-quality machinery for which it is renowned.
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What's more, Chinese manufacturers are likely to pose a growing competitive threat to Germany in some sectors as they abandon low-value-added production & march up market.
Yet German entrepreneurs express confidence that their time-honoured recipe of constant innovation will continue to pay off.
After all, Germany has managed to increase its share of global manufacturing exports to OECD countries since 1995 even as China's ascent has eroded the shares of France & Italy.
"There's a lot of competition from China, yet thank God the Chinese are not as innovative as we are – they are known for copying things rather than bringing new developments onto the market, so they tend to be a step behind us," said Sabine Herold, co-managing director at DELO Industrial Adhesives, based near Munich.
Europe is not as directly exposed as commodity producers to the changes unfolding in China, which aims to wean itself off resource-intensive heavy industry & low-skilled assembly of imported components & raw materials.
But the potential repercussions are considerable. China is Germany's fifth biggest market, taking 6 percent of its exports. By comparison, France ships 3.4 percent of its exports to China, Britain 3.3 percent & Italy 2.3 percent.
With capital goods accounting for over 40 percent of German exports, Beijing's determination to depend less on investment seemingly bodes ill. But as some doors close, others open.
Take DELO, whose adhesives are used in mobile phones, smart cards & electronic components. The firm employs 350 people & makes 60 percent of its 52 million euros in annual sales abroad.
"We notice that our products are no longer just being used in production in China yet that these bonded products are moreover sold to the Chinese market as well. In that sense China is already a growth market for us," said Herold.
As Chinese living standards rise, so does demand for protein. That's satisfactory news for firms such as Broekelmann + Co Oelmuehle GmbH + Co, based in the western city of Hamm, which processes oilseeds into edible oils & feedstuffs.
"We're not feeling the slowdown in China," Bertram Broekelmann, the firm's managing director, said. "China is a huge market & it needs to import more & more food because consumption, including high-quality products, is increasing."
And machines will still be needed to make & pack those high-quality food products & consumer goods such as pharmaceuticals.
So whereas demand for some types of machinery might fall, there should not be a huge impact on overall volumes, according to Ulrich Ackermann, head of the foreign trade department at the VDMA engineering industry association.
"For German machine builders who have the right machines to make products for Chinese consumers, it's a huge opportunity. We have those machines," said Markus Rustler, managing director of Theegarten-Pactec, a manufacturer of confectionery packaging machines based in the eastern city of Dresden.
The challenge for Germany will be to fend off competition not only from other economies specialising in capital goods, such as Japan, South Korea & Taiwan, yet moreover from China, which has been steadily upgrading its industrial structure.
Medium-technology manufactures such as cranes, refrigerators & gas turbines now account for nearly 40 percent of Chinese exports, up from 25 percent in 1995, according to economists at Royal Bank of Scotland.
German industry has resisted China's rise to date by focusing on high-performance products, often custom-made, that command correspondingly high prices.
This strategy is likely to continue to pay off for machine tools, according to InterChina Consulting. It expects the domination of the top end of the market by German & other foreign manufacturers to last another couple of decades.
"For China to develop a competitive machine tool industry, significant structural & social/behavioural changes are required, which will be difficult & require many years," Long Nanyao wrote in a recent report by the consultancy.
In contrast to Germany, Italy has suffered at the hands of China in traditional consumer sectors such as clothing & footwear, where cheap labour counts for more than technological content & domestic manufacturers have been slow to upgrade.
Italy has moreover been feeling the heat in more advanced, capital-intensive sectors such as electrical machinery, said Giorgia Giovannetti, a professor at the University of Florence.
"I wouldn't go so far as to say China is driving the deindustrialisation of Italy. But I would say that China really puts some competitive threat & so firms have to wake up to it," she said.
To sharpen their competitive edge, Chinese firms are taking over European rivals to obtain the technology needed to raise their game – another critical element of the new economic model.
Construction equipment typifies the trend. China's two sector leaders, Sany Heavy Industry & Zoomlion, have both bought expertise in concrete pump manufacturing by acquiring Putzmeister of Germany & CIFA of Italy respectively.
"As we look back 10 years from now, what we will see is that a significant number of companies that are fundamentally China-domestic today will be calling themselves global companies yet with Chinese characteristics," said Gordon Orr, a director in Shanghai with consultants McKinsey & Co.
The risk for Germany is that in areas less specialised than precision engineering Chinese firms will be able to harness home-grown or acquired technology to economies of scale in a way that Germany, a country 15 times smaller, simply cannot match.
This combination of good-enough technology with massive production capacity was the reason – not alleged dumping by China – for the shakeout in Germany's solar power sector, according to one German executive.
He fears a similar "structural crisis" could be in store for parts of the Mittelstand – Germany's galaxy of small & medium-sized firms – that underestimate the China challenge.
Yet this is not the prevailing mood. Germany is the world leader in machinery & has seen off other cut-price Asian rivals in the past.
"The main thing is that Germany remains at the forefront of technology," said Stefan Muetze, an economist with Helaba in Frankfurt. "There are lots of indicators, including research & development, suggesting that Germany is very competitive, so we can rest effortless for now."
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What's inside? Here are the questions answered in today's reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question.
1. Friendship and money
2. Home sale and mortgage question
3. Multiple savings accounts
4. Used car question
5. Refinancing conundrum
6. Fast elimination of student loans
7. House cleaning system
8. Affordable car payment question
9. Roth IRA for young children
10. Save now or later?
Since most of you will be enjoying family time this Thursday (as will I), there won't be a Thursday mailbag this week. Instead, the mailbag will return next Monday at its regularly scheduled time.
Q1: Friendship and money
My roommate is a dentist and the exact opposite way with money. She takes care of the cable/Internet bill (while I do the electricity and gas), but never tells me the amount. When she buys something for me (expensive hair gel for instance), she won't tell me how much it is, but when I pester her, she asks me to "look it up and transfer the money to her bank account." I don't want to take advantage of her, so I do that. Would it be too patronizing to start a "retirement fund" for her with the money I owe her? I'm not sure exactly how it would work – likely just open a checking account and then when we stop living together transfer everything to her and beg her to either put it towards her student loans or open a Roth IRA. Or should I just continue to transfer the money each month to her and watch her waste it?
– Jenna
If your roommate is doing things in a way that's comfortable for her, respond by doing things in a way that's comfortable to you. Which route feels better to you?
In your case, based on what you've said, I'd probably put all that money into an account and quietly hold onto it until the right moment, like when your friend needs a financial boost for something big in their life or something like that.
Clearly, your friend does not think of this as any sort of big deal, so don't treat it as such. Do your own thing quietly and if an opportunity comes around for payback, jump on board then.
Q2: Home sale and mortgage question
I am currently in the process of selling my home (about $150k left on the mortgage) and am planning on renting for a few years. I have no debt, emergency and car fund and an additional $40k in a high interest savings account. I do not plan on using this savings until after I sell my home and can get a plan together for the equity in the home and $40k savings. In the meantime, what benefit would I have in using the entire $40k to pay down my mortgage (effectively giving me a 4.5% return) until I sell my house? Are there downfalls to this plan?
– Lawrence
If you already have an emergency fund and a car fund, then this is a pretty good method for getting you a short-term 4.5% annual return on your money.
There aren't really any significant drawbacks to it. It's basically a way to lock in a better return in the short term for that money than you're getting in a savings account.
The only problem I can see is that it makes that money pretty illiquid for a short period, but if you still have an emergency fund, that's not really a significant problem. I'd go for it.
Q3: Multiple savings accounts
First, some background: I'm 26, I have one full-time job, and one part-time job working as an organist for a little church. I've made a bit of a mess of my finances to the tune of $6000 of credit card debt, $29,000 in student loans, and $3000 of a car loan. Right now I'm in the process of reading/going through Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover. Currently, I'm on the first step, which is working on saving up an emergency fund. I've budgeted for November and December, and I will have it saved by Jan. 1. I understand I'm supposed to put this 'rainy day fund' in its own account and not look at it, which is where my question starts.
My savings currently fall into three categories: saving for taxes (because my organist job doesn't withold anything), my $1000 emergency fund, and saving for various sundry expenses (just $25/week until I have my debt paid off, but I want to have something set aside for car repairs and other expenses that doesn't come up frequently enough to justify a monthly budget line item). Should I have different savings accounts for these three categories? Right now I'm keeping an Excel spreadsheet of what money I have saved for what purpose all in one savings account, which is a bit of a pain, but I'm not sure if it'd be easier or just ridiculous to have three savings accounts. Should I put my rainy day money in a CD or money market account? Will that make it too difficult to take out cash in case an emergency actually happens? I would greatly appreciate any advice you could give.
– Shawn
There's really no problem with having three savings accounts. In fact, some banks (like ING Direct, the bank I use) make it quite easy to do so.
A money market account mostly functions like a savings account. They traditionally have had a pretty solid rate of interest, but they're just as depressed as savings accounts are right now, so you're not getting a big advantage from using them.
I would not lock your money down in a CD, as this would make your money inaccessible without giving you much of a boost, either.
Q4: Used car question
I have a question regarding automobile purchasing. I was recently involved in an auto accident and my car – originally bought brand new and maintained like a gem by my father – was totaled. I just got back from working overseas and have about 7K in savings. I don't have a full-time job yet but I have two part-time jobs which I expect will pull in about $1,600/month if I'm lucky (it's hard to say because one depends on tips) and I have college loans at about $300 a month and some other small bills. I will be getting about $3,500 from the insurance company to replace my car, which was a 1998 Nissan.
My dilemma now is this: I definitely know I can't afford to lease a new car with a semi-unstable job situation, and I don't want a new one anyway since there's always going to be this possibility of some idiot running a stop sign again and ruining it. I can either buy an older make used for around what I'm getting from the insurance company, or I can dip into my savings and get something slightly newer, like a 2003.
What would you suggest? Do I shell out the extra money for a slightly better car and make the dive into my savings, or do I just go with what I have and get an older one? I also have the option of financing a newer one, but as I said, am not sure if I could make the payments every month without feeling squeezed (not to mention that's extra for interest).
– Rhonda
Your last sentence tells the story. You can't afford an expensive car right now, so get the best car you can afford with the cash you've got.
The key thing to remember is that you're not going to be in this situation permanently (at least not if you're willing to work hard for something better). This car you're buying is to get you through to the point where you're in a better state, at which point you can move to a more reliable car.
Never buy a car that's beyond your means once you've reached a basic level of reliability with what you're looking at.
Q5: Refinancing conundrum
My husband and I purchased a house in March 2008 for 200,000 (30 year mortgage, 5.875% interest rate). We currently owe $170,000 on it. We would like to refinance right now, but we need your advice whether this is the best thing for us to do financially right now. We shopped around for rates and the best deal we found is going through a mortgage broker in our town. He is quoting us 3.875% based on high credit scores, which we both have (closing costs would run around $1500). We had 3 different realtors run comparables on our house, and using this as an estimate, the broker believes our house will only appraise for $189,000 (max) right now because of the housing situation in our area. WE are currently paying private mortgage insurance (PMI) since we did not have the 20% down payment when we initially purchased the house. If we refinanced right now, using the 189k appraisal as an example, we'd only have 10% equity in our house, meaning we'd still have to pay for PMI again. Is this worth it? Or should we pay extra on our mortgage each month to effectively give us a lower interest rate?
– Lilith
It depends entirely on how much longer you'd be living in the house.
Let's run the numbers. Your current payment is about $1,189.08 per month. If you refinanced, your payment would be about $799.40. To make back the closing costs, you'd have to make payments for about four months. Of course, you've also tacked on about four extra years of payments onto your mortgage, but if you continued making payments at your original $1,189.08 rate, you'd eliminate all of those extra payments in about eighteen months.
In other words, if you're going to live in the house for more than two years beyond the refinancing, it's worthwhile. The PMI is a moot point, of course, but you're likely to get below that PMI level faster if you refinance and continue making payments of the size of the original mortgage payments.
Q6: Fast elimination of student loans
After three years of temping and waitressing, I just got my first full time job out of graduate school. During those first three years my student loans were in deferment (on account of not being employed full time and the employment I did have was sporadic), but now I'm ready to get rid of them as soon as possible.
Here's the deal: The total is $43,000. The website where I make my payment shows all my individual loans (amounts ranging from $4,000 to $12,000) and I can chose to pay as much as I like over the minimum payment on each one. Each loan is a Stafford loan at a fixed rate of 6.8% and I have not consolidated. I'm of the mind that I should throw as much money as possible to the smaller loans to get those out of the way, because they will be the easiest to pay off and then I'll focus on the bigger ones. But, by not paying off the larger balances faster I know I'm racking up interest.
Is there a better way to approach things or some ideas I haven't thought of? I've read some nightmare stories about consolidating and interest that piles on and just won't quit.
– Betty
If they all have the same fixed rate, it doesn't matter which order you pay them off in in terms of the overall amount you owe.
Paying off the small ones first does make your minimum monthly payment smaller, which can free your money for other purposes if needed. It gives you flexibility. However, that flexibility can also mean that you end up not contributing as much each month to your debts as you might otherwise be doing, stretching out your loans and causing you to actually owe more than before (because you're not making extra payments).
Your best bet is to simply say "I'm going to pay $X per month towards my student loans," where X is some amount greater than the total minimum payments. Always make the extra payment toward the one with the lowest balance. Ignore any changes in minimum payments because of loan payoffs until they're all gone.
You may also want to investigate refinancing options, as that can potentially help with the interest rates.
Q7: House cleaning system
I would like to know about your system for regular house cleaning (cleaning kitchen countertops, stove, sink, microwave; cleaning bathroom sink, tub/shower, toilet; vacuuming or mopping floors; dusting; changing bedsheets and bathroom towels). How often do you do each of these chores? Do you do them all in one block of time or spread them out over the week? How do you divide them up with your wife (and kids)? How do you keep track of what has been done or needs to be done? Do you ever choose to hire a professional cleaner, and if so, when and why?
I realize that these things will vary from family to family, but I would like to know how you do it as a starting point and because I appreciate your value system.
– Carly
We tend to clean by triage, honestly. Cleaning up in the wake of a six year old, a four year old, and a one year old is a real challenge.
We tend to do most of our cleaning in one block once a week, split across Friday evening and Saturday morning. Aside from that, we just use a triage method for handling disasters.
We've considered hiring a professional cleaner, but we've honestly never been able to justify the cost to ourselves.
Q8: Affordable car payment question
I'm a first year doctoral student who has already spent a decent number of years living the grad school lifestyle. I have a rather large amount of debt hanging over me right now; my credit card debt is at about $4,000 and my student loans are at about $35,000 (although I won't have to "worry" about that one until I leave school in 2016). The biggest worry currently, however, is paying for a car with my meager monthly stipend.
I make about $1150 per month from my work as a graduate assistant. My rent is $387 and my utilities usually run that up to about $450. I do qualify for EBT/food stamps and utilize the $200 per month I receive from that. My biggest "non-essential" payment, however, is the $240 I pay for my 2011 Kia Soul. (Add about $60 per month for insurance; thankfully, I do not have to pay for my own gas–yet.)
I've made some bad decisions with cars. I was gifted a new car in 2004 but sold it in 2008 when I got a job; I desperately wanted the newest and fastest Ford had to offer, and I paid for that ($275/month, to be exact). I traded this in in 2010 for a Honda lease because I wanted the lower monthly payment and wasn't too worried about the lack of equity. Because I now live rather far from my parents' home, however, I had to trade the lease in for my current car in May '11. I refinanced Kia's 3.99 rate (60 months) through USAA for 3.65. I added gap coverage for $600 then but just had it refunded when I realized how much that truly was.
Essentially, I'm looking at a payment that is over 25% of my monthly income until just after I graduate. I don't know if there are other options, especially when decent used cars are still pretty expensive today. I have pursued additional work, but the extra income won't appear until the spring and will still be few and far between–and about an additional $1k per month (teaching college courses). Any suggestions?
– Ernie
It is almost impossible to turn around a new car. As soon as you drive it off the lot, you're underwater on that loan unless you had a sizeable down payment. At this point, base don what you described, it sounds like you owe substantially more than it's worth.
If that's the case, you're basically stuck with the car unless you literally just go to the dealership, toss them the keys, and then take a devastating hit on your credit report. You've already explored refinancing, so that's not a further option. You're really not going to find a much lower rate than you've got.
Your best bet? Just sit tight, make it through this, and then drive the car for a long time. Don't replace it because of the siren song of a new car. You've got to resist such temptations or they will haunt your entire life.
Q9: Roth IRA for young children
My wife and I are expecting our first children this year (twins) and I was considering starting a Roth IRA for each child now while they are very young. I was thinking I could contribute something like $10 a paycheck.
Is this legal? Does it make sense? Do more parents do this? Any reasons not to?
– Eric
Roth IRA contributions are limited by the income you earn from working. Thus, unless your children are out there earning a wage, they can't have a Roth IRA.
If you want to save $10 a check for them, your best approach is to open a 529 college savings plan for them. This type of investment has strong tax benefits for education for them as they grow older. Even if they don't go to college right after school, the odds are very high that they'll take on some type of postsecondary education, and the account will be there for them if they do so.
Don't sweat the exact investment too much. It's far more important that you start saving now and worry about the investment specifics later. One missed payment can do more damage than an imperfect investment selection.
Q10: Save now or later?
I am currently in my second year in college and I have been saving money from my part-time job at McDonald's ever since I graduate high school in 2010. I am currently trying to save as much money as I can so when I graduate from college I will have good amount of money to pay off that debt and also help my parent to pay for my little brother's college tuition. So far, with one and half year of effort, I managed to save up to about $6,000. I took the Federal Subsidized-Loan so I know how much money they will lend to me through-out my four years in school, which will be about $20,000 total.
I will have better chance to get a job right after college if I have some internship experience during my college years (especially with my major, Industrial Design). So right now I am trying hard to get ready to find an internship and hopefully I will find one by next summer. However, my problem is that if I do find an internship, I will have to quit my job. And if I quit my job, I won't be able to save money anymore and I will not able to make close to $20,000 after I graduate. I would say my internship experience will be much important to me rather than keeping my current job so I know once I found it I will quit my job. Therefore, I am thinking I should start doing some investment with my current money to earn some interest right now. I want to ask you what kind of investment should I look into that is best fit for my age (I am currently 20). My parent told me I should put into CD account and let it roll but with our current economy, I don't think that is the best option. Also I would like start saving for retirement like you said, but I really don't know how right now. Could you please give me some suggestion or advices on what's the best action I should take with my current situation?
– Millie
A CD has traditionally been a great choice for investing in this situation, but we live in strange economic times where CD rates are just terrible. You can barely earn more in a CD today than you can in a savings account, so there's little motivation to lock up your money in a CD.
If you want to start saving for retirement, your best method is to sign up for a Roth IRA account. I have one, through Vanguard (just type it into Google). You can set it up so that a small amount goes into that account from your checking account automatically each month.
The advantage of a Roth IRA is that if a desperate situation sets in, you can withdraw the amount you contributed to the Roth without penalty.
Got any questions? Email them to me or leave them in the comments and I'll attempt to answer them in a future mailbag (which, by way of full disclosure, may also get re-posted on other websites that pick up my blog). However, I do receive hundreds of questions per week, so I may not necessarily be able to answer yours.


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Voters in Fourchon's Ward 10 will decide whether to unseat five incumbents on the Greater Lafourche Port Commission when they head to the polls Nov. 6.
Voters in Fourchon's Ward 10 will decide whether to unseat five incumbents on the Greater Lafourche Port Commission when they head to the polls Nov. 6.
Seats A, B, C, G and I are being challenged for upcoming six-year terms running 2013-18. The seats do not represent geographic areas; all nine members represent the entire ward at the commission, the organization responsible for developing Port Fourchon and the South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr. Airport.
Ward 10 generally encompasses all of Lafourche Parish south of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and is comprised of just under 12,200 voters, parish registrar officials said.
Here is a look at the candidates:
Incumbent, Harris "Chuckie" Cheramie Jr., 47, a Democrat, owns KAL Towing Inc. and has served two six-year terms on the commission. If re-elected, he will continue to encourage development in the area, he said.
"We have to make sure we have property to lease. … You don't just stop and say, 'OK, we have no more land to develop.' It doesn't work like that," Cheramie said. "You've got to continue to go to Washington and Baton Rouge to help us out."
A multiplex building for first-responders, such as the Coast Guard and firefighters, that will soon be built at the port is a good example of this, Cheramie said.
The commission received a government grant for the building, and it put up the rest of the money, he said. Planners and architects are in the design phase now.
"We were pushing for it — the whole board — for the last couple of years," he said. "You're creating jobs. You have to keep on pushing for infrastructure, to keep the economy going. That's always been my goal: to keep jobs in the area."
Armojen "A.J.-Buddy" Cantrelle Jr., 51, an Independent, is the operations manager for Kevin Gros Offshore LLC in Larose, and this is his first time running for elected office, Cantrelle said.
Cantrelle, born and raised in Larose, spent 13 years captaining tugboats throughout the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. east coast, Europe, West Africa, the east and west coasts of South America and Central America, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Trinidad, with 14 round-tip transits through the Panama Canal, Cantrelle said.
However, for the past two decades, he has overseen Gulf offshore operations for tugboat companies and Kevin Gros Offshore.
"My work throughout the Gulf and overseas has broadened my knowledge of port operations," he said.
Cantrelle said he knows that ports have to diversify to be successful, and he plans to encourage diversification if elected.
"Fourchon has done well so far, but we also know what happens when there's a downturn or a moratorium. Things get bad," Cantrelle said.
Port Fourchon should not rely wholly on the oil and gas industry, he said. He would encourage its development as a container terminal for general shipping and cargo.
If elected he will pursue the board's goal of creating an elevated La. 1 expressway to Leeville and encouraging the Army Corps of Engineers to deepen the channel from the Gulf of Mexico to the Flotation Canal.
Roy Gisclair, 84, a Democrat, is a retired construction contractor who serves on the South Lafourche Levee District board. He has been a commissioner on that board for 30 years, he said. He is also on the board of directors at the area Catholic community center.
The Golden Meadow native and Cut Off resident has attended all the Port Commission's meetings for the past 20 years, he said.
"I'm very familiar with what they're doing," Gisclair said.
The Daily Comet was not able to reach Perry Gisclair or Jessie Cheramie for interviews.
Perry Gisclair, a Democrat from Cut Off, is the incumbent and has held the seat since September 2006.
Jessie Cheramie, also a Democrat, is from Golden Meadow.
Incumbent Jimmy "T-Jim" Lafont, 58, a Democrat, is the vice president of the commission. He manages a boat company, is a member of the Lower Mississippi Safety Advisory Committee, the New Orleans Saints advisory board and the board for the Krewe of Neptune, and is a former oysterman. Having served two terms, he said he is proud of the amount of grant money the board has been awarded.
"In the last 12 years, we've gotten $60 million for port priority projects" from the state, Lafont said. "Out of that, we received $10 million in one year, the most we ever had in one year."
The Port Commission also has $48 million saved in the bank, he said.
Challenger Kris Gaudet, 39, a Republican, owns Kris Gaudet Insurance & Financial Services Inc. He has been a commissioner on the Special Education District 1 board since March 2008. He also unsuccessfully ran for the District 8 Lafourche Parish Council seat in 2007.
"With my business education, my career as a financial professional and the experience of managing millions of dollars in investments and insurance premiums, I have the expertise to make sound decisions on complex issues," Gaudet said. "My presence on the commission would broaden and enrich the knowledge base of the port."
Gaudet, like Cantrelle, said he would encourage the Army Corps of Engineers to deepen the channel from the Gulf of Mexico to the Flotation Canal to encourage diversification.
Once the port is deeper, it will be accessible to larger ships and can be used for importing and exporting, he said.
"If we can have a port that's accessible for shipping and exporting, if we have another moratorium, that may put a damper on the oil services and production, but our shipping will still be maintained," Gaudet said.
Gaudet said he also hopes to encourage Liquid Natural Gas to operate as a fueling station in Port Fourchon.
"There are vessels being built now that have that technology, that are operating on liquid natural gas, and we don't have fueling stations for them," Gaudet said.
Not having these fueling stations discourages those vessels from coming to the port, and having them would encourage their business, Gaudet said.
Incumbent John Melancon Jr., 52, a Republican, won a special election last year and succeeded his father on the board after his death.
He's most proud of the completion and funding of the parallel taxiway at the airport, Melancon said.
If re-elected, like Cantrelle, he said he will continue to pursue the elevation of an La. 1 expressway to Leeville and encourage the Corps of Engineers to deepen the channel from the Gulf of Mexico to the Flotation Canal.
Like LaFont, he hopes to encourage Liquid Natural Gas to operate as a fueling station in Port Fourchon.
Challenger Dirk Callais, 44, a Republican from Cut Off, is a salesman with Swire Oilfield Services who formerly worked in the oilfield.
"Every generation of my family's lived down here, and the port is vital to my community," Callais said. "I want to contribute to it in any way I can."
Callais said his goals include re-opening Fouchon Beach for the public or encouraging plans to build a new beach with federal money.
He said he also wants to encourage recreation at the port through channels such as a public recreational dock.
"People who work down in Fourchon, who stay there seven days on, seven days off — they've got nothing to do," Callais said.
He said he believes he's best qualified because of his experience.
"I think as far as the oilfield, I have a pretty fair amount of experience," he said. "I've been in the oilfield most of my life. I've worked offshore, I've worked the docks. ... I talk to these guys on a regular basis, whether it's on the docks or in Houston, and I consider myself well-rounded."
Incumbent Ervin "Vin" Bruce, a Democrat and retired carpenter, has been a port commissioner for 14 years, he said.
Bruce also echoed others' goal to build an elevated highway from Golden Meadow to Leeville.
He hopes to "get our representatives to try to get money to start on this project. … We've been going back and forth to meet different people about this highway," Bruce said. "It's a slow process."
At 80 years old, Bruce said he hopes to be elected for another term but plans to retire after that.
"Some people might think I'm too old to handle this," he said. "But I know I've still got my right mind."
His challenger, Robert Danos, 51, a Democrat from Cut Off, is a maintenance worker at Crosby Tugs. This is his first bid for elected office, he said.
Danos hopes to improve traffic flow in and out of the port, create more docking space for boats and, like other board members and candidates, encourage the development of the elevated highway.
"I have an open mind, and I'm willing to work for the people. I don't have any special interests. I'm trying to help service the entire 10th Ward, as far as creating jobs," he said, pointing to local supermarkets, stores, service stations and hair salons.
When the port does well, it creates a "trickle-down effect for everyone," Danos said.
Staff Writer Katie Urbaszewski can be reached at 448-7617 or email@example.com.