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Sunday's best: Lopez piles up strikeouts for Charlotte
Reynaldo Lopez piled up the strikeouts as Triple-A Charlotte topped Gwinnett, 5-4, in walk-off fashion on Sunday.Lopez, the No. 36 overall prospect, fired 66 of his 99 pitches for strikes as he generated a season-high 12 strikeouts and yielded just two hits in seven innings of one-run ball. The White
Lopez, the No. 36 overall prospect, fired 66 of his 99 pitches for strikes as he generated a season-high 12 strikeouts and yielded just two hits in seven innings of one-run ball. The White Sox No. 6 prospect was stuck with a no-decision as the Knights bullpen blew a ninth-inning lead, but that doesn't diminish Lopez's brilliant performance.
"He was very good," Charlotte pitching coach Steve McCatty told MiLB.com. "His changeup was good and he had a live fastball. When he got ahead, he used his change well. His offspeed got better as the game went along. I thought he pitched a real nice game. He's a young guy who's learning how to pitch and about what he does well. He didn't force things and did a very good job of controlling the game."
MILB Video - Title: Watch: Lopez fans 7th straight batter - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=1615618383
The 23-year-old righty got off to a fast start, retiring the first 11 batters he faced, seven via strikeout. In total, Lopez recorded at least one strikeout in six of his seven innings and had multiple strikeouts in five frames.
After illustrating strong command through six, Lopez's command wavered a bit in the seventh as he issued two walks and gave up a run via a wild pitch. However, with two on and two out Lopez was able to escape the jam with a strikeout, concluding his fourth straight quality start.
Other top prospect performances from Sunday's action:
• No. 8 overall prospect Eloy Jimenez (White Sox No. 2) put together his first multihit game since joining Class A Advanced Winston-Salem. Jimenez, who is 4-for-10 in three games with the White Sox organization, doubled and went 2-for-3 with three RBIs.
• No. 10 overall prospect Brendan Rodgers (Rockies No. 1) is starting to heat up for Double-A Hartford. Rodgers got off to a slow start with the Yard Goats, but went 1-for-3 with a homer in the win over Trenton and has hit three homers over his past two games. After hitting .174 through his first six games at the Double-A level, Rodgers has boosted his average to .257 through 18 contests.
MILB Video - Title: Rodgers hits a solo blast - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=1613284283
• No. 30 overall prospect Blake Rutherford (Yankees No. 3) came up big with a clutch two-run homer in the ninth inning of Class A Charleston's 2-1 win over Lakewood. Not only did Rutherford lift his club to victory, but he also extended his hitting streak to 11 games as part of his 2-for-4 performance.
• No. 76 overall prospect Delvin Perez (Cardinals No. 4) collected a season-high three hits for the Rookie-level GCL Cardinals. Perez, 18, is off to a slow start this season, hitting .190 through 18 games, but may be on the verge of turning it around. Perez finished 3-for-4 with a triple and has a hit in four straight games.
• No. 100 overall prospect
• Angels No. 9 prospect David Fletcher appears to be adjusting quite well to life with Triple-A Salt Lake as he stuffed the box score, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two stolen bases in a 14-11 loss to Sacramento. After hitting .276 in 64 games with Double-A Mobile, Fletcher was promoted to Salt Lake, where he is 4-for-8 through two games.
MILB Video - Title: Watch: Fletcher drives in a pair - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=1616277983
• Marlins No. 4 prospect Dillon Peters spun his second straight scoreless start as he went 4 2/3 innings for Class A Advanced Jupiter. Peters threw 47 of his 71 pitches for strikes, striking out four and giving up just three hits. The 24-year-old has a 1.54 ERA across six starts this season and has given up one earned run or less in each outing.
• Orioles No. 7 prospect Austin Hays showed off his power with his third multihomer game of the season. Hays, who has 22 homers across two levels, went deep twice in Double-A Bowie's win over Altoona. Hays also extended his hitting streak to eight games with the 2-for-5, four-RBI performance.
MILB Video - Title: Watch: Hays launched second homer - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=1615837983
• Red Sox No. 8 prospect Josh Ockimey collected a pair of extra-base hits, including a walk-off homer in Class A Advanced Salem's 12-inning win over Carolina. Ockimey, who finished 3-for-6, gave Salem a one-run lead with an RBI double and then ended the game as he led off the 12th with his 10th homer of the season.
MILB Video - Title: Watch: Ockimey belts walk-off - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=1613858583
• Phillies No. 14 prospect Adonis Medina put together one of his best starts this season for Class A Lakewood. Medina pitched six scoreless innings, notching seven strikeouts and giving up just three hits and no walks. The 20-year-old has a 3.32 ERA through 15 starts and has strung together five quality starts in his past six outings.
• Phillies No. 22 prospect Carlos Tocci had been hitless in four of his past five games with Double-A Reading, but snapped out of his funk with a season-high four hits. Tocci singled in each of his first four at-bats before grounding out and finishing the game 4-for-5.
MILB Video - Title: Watch: Tocci notches 4th hit - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=1616281583
• Rays No. 11 prospect Garrett Whitley collected his fourth three-hit game of the season, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs for Class A Bowling Green. Whitley had a pair of extra-base hits in the game as he doubled in the third and hit a two-run homer, his eighth, in the fifth.
• Rockies No. 12 prospect Tyler Nevin filled up the box score with a career-high four hits for Class A Nashville. Nevin, hitting .241 this season, went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a homer and a trio of RBIs.
• Royals No. 3 prospect
• Yankees No. 19 prospect Ian Clarkin lowered his ERA to 2.61 with another quality start for Class A Advanced Tampa. Clarkin, 22, struck out seven and gave up two runs in seven innings. The lefty has thrown the ball well in July, giving up four earned runs across 19 innings (three starts).
William Boor is a reporter for MLBPipeline.com. Follow him on Twitter at @wboor.


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This is the ninth of twelve parts of a "book club" reading and discussion of Dave Ramsey's The Total Money Makeover, where this book on debt reduction is teased apart and looked at in detail. This entry covers the tenth chapter, finishing on page 182. The next entry, covering the eleventh chapter, will appear on Saturday.
When I was growing up, my parents didn't save any money for me for college. Not because they were neglectful, but mostly because there weren't resources for such saving.
Where are we at now? I'm doing just fine, with just one college loan remaining, and my parents are safely in retirement, leaving me without worrying about how they're going to make ends meet.
This experience, when I reflect on it, makes me question the value of college savings. I do understand the benefits of helping my children through school, especially if they realize the value of it. However, looking at things from a post-college perspective, I'm actually much happier that my parents are safely retired than I would be if they had floated my college bill and were still working.
For me, at least, it makes sense to focus on retirement savings and make absolutely sure that it's covered before even considering college savings. I think we're there.
What to Expect from College
Many parents seem to expect that once the kids are out the door to college, they're well on their way to a lucrative career. Ha. On page 169:
If you are sending your kids to college because you want them to be guaranteed a job, success, or wealth, you will be dramatically let down. In some cases, the letdown won't take long because as soon as they graduate they will move back in with you. Here me on this: college is great, but don't expect too much from that degree. […] Because we have turned a college degree into some kind of "genie in a bottle" formula to help us magically win at life, we go to amazingly stupid extremes to get one.
This kind of talk is anathema to some. How dare someone impugn the value of a college education!
Here's the thing: the actual college education only teaches you a bit of what you'll actually need to know in the workplace. The value of college comes in other areas: the relationships you build and the skills and ability to actually get through the minefield. The college degree merely says that you were able to navigate the minefield, not that you picked up invaluable knowledge that will help a business make money.
I found that the "cramming" skills I learned in college didn't pay off until I had secured a job. The relationships I built paid off helped me get my foot in the door for my first big job interview, but I had other opportunities on the table that weren't connected at all to those relationships. My actual college degree? It was a nice resume filler, but it was not what got me the job and it was not what helped me succeed when I got there.
Devaluing the Pedigree
Page 171 discusses the idea that where your degree comes from doesn't matter that much:
In some areas of study and in a very few careers, where you graduate will matter, but in most it won't. Pedigree means less and less in our work culture today.
The panic that people feel about how they "must" get into this certain college is completely overblown, from my perspective. You succeed or fail based on what you do and the relationships you build, not the environment around you. You can flame out just as well at MIT and at your local tiny state school. You can also succeed dramatically at both if you work at it.
I would far rather have a child that went to a small school without a great pedigree, took advantage of all of the opportunities there, built some great relationships with people, and got good grades in an area they're passionate about than to go to Harvard and flunk out after two semesters.
Pedigree matters less. What matters more is the individual: did they take advantage of their opportunities, or let them idle around them?
College Lifestyle Adjustments
When I was in college, there were two groups of kids. There were the kids with "helicopter parents" who gave them plenty of cash to spend, seemed to stop by the dorms all the time, and would actually call professors on their behalf. There were also the "free" kids, the ones whose parents dropped them off, came and visited on occasion, but mostly let the kids do their own thing.
I was in the latter group. My parents came and visited regularly, especially when I was a freshman, but success was largely up to me. They never ed a professor, and outside of a $10 or a $20 bill left behind on occasion, they didn't provide me with funding beyond buying some of my textbooks as my "birthday" or "Christmas" present. I had a job starting my first semester and I kept multiple jobs throughout my college years.
Dave riffs on this on page 171:
[T]hose precious kids can probably get a good degree if they will suffer through lifestyle adjustments and get a job while in school. Work is good for them. In past generations, students lived with relatives, slept in dorms, ate cafeteria food, and endured other hardships to get a degree.
I do not want the path my children have to college to be incredibly easy. For me, the aspects of college where I actually learned things were the areas where I was pushed and challenged. Having everything paid for makes big swaths of college incredibly easy – and many college students, especially those lacking self-motivation, will fill those gaps with gratuitous wastes of time and money.
Obviously, the path shouldn't be impossible, but no path that is a cake walk is one worth taking.
Tuition Inflation
College tuition goes up by leaps and bounds. On page 174:
College tuition goes up faster than regular inflation. Inflation of goods and services averages about 4 percent per year, while tuition inflation averages about 7 percent per year. When you save for college, you have to make at least 7 percent per year to keep up with the increases.
In other words, if you want your investment today to actually grow faster than the rate of tuition growth, you need to be making more than 7% on your return.
How can you do that? Well, there's no guaranteed way to get that kind of return. However, if you start early in your child's life, you have a period of almost twenty years to watch your dollars grow in a long-term investment, which means you can take on more risk than you could if your kid is fourteen.
I have my children's college savings almost entirely in stocks (the oldest child is three years old). As they get older, I'll slowly begin to shift their savings towards bonds and safer things, but for now, the potential growth of the stock market and the time frame I have for saving makes stocks a great choice.
Will Baby Life Insurance Work?
I know of several grandparents who have written to Money360 asking whether buying whole life insurance for their newly-born grandchildren is a good option. I told them no – I suggested starting their grandchild a 529 if they're saving for college and if they really wanted life insurance they should buy a small term policy for the grandchild. Dave seems to concur on page 174:
Baby life insurance, like Gerber or other Whole Life for babies to save for college, is a joke, averaging less than a 2 percent return.
Whole life insurance is never a good deal. If you're tempted to invest in it, consider something different. Instead of dumping, say, $100 a month into a whole life policy, buy a similar insurance policy for $10 or so a month, then invest the other $90 or so into a dedicated investment – a 529, a Roth IRA, or even just a taxable account. Put it into index funds through Vanguard (that's what I do with my dollars) and just sit back.
You will be ahead. Why? The $90 you're investing in index funds won't have commissions taken out – the cost of a typical index fund is about 0.2% a year, while whole life funds have commissions so large that they often eat the entirety of your first few years' worth of contributions.
If you're thinking about it, get the information and projections from your insurance salesman, step back, and run the numbers yourself. Compare your investment in that policy with an investment in an index fund like VFINX and see where things wind up.
What Kind of Account Should I Use?
On page 175, Dave points towards a Coverdell account:
I suggest funding college, or at least the first step of college, with an Educational Savings Account (ESA), funded in a growth-stock mutual fund.
An ESA is often referred to as a Coverdell, named after the late Senator Paul Coverdell.
I usually recommend a 529. What's the difference? The Coverdell has the advantage of enabling you to choose your investments on your own instead of choosing among the plans offered by various states. Iowa's plan, though, is handled by Vanguard, which is who I would choose, anyway.
The big drawback to a Coverdell, from my perspective, is that it has to be used by age thirty or else given to a younger relative. I don't like this at all, which leans me towards the 529. Many students who go on to graduate school often wind up in school past age thirty; others may make the choice to go back for a different degree after some years in the "real" world. If I invest in my child's 529 and they have money left after getting that four year degree, I'd like it if that money sat around in case they chose to go back to graduate school or for another degree later on in life. That option is cut off with a Coverdell.
What I hope for is that my children will earn enough scholarships to cover their undergraduate degrees (I earned enough for a majority of my expenses). If that happens, they can keep that 529 for any graduate work they might do.
Do you have any other thoughts on this chapter of The Total Money Makeover? Please share them in the comments – and feel free to respond to any of my impressions as well. After all, a good book club is all about discussion!
On Saturday, we'll tackle the eleventh chapter – Pay Off the Home Mortgage.

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Name for Cape courthouse in works since '04
(Local News ~ 09/09/06)
Naming the new Cape Girardeau federal courthouse after the late Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. is an idea that's been brewing for a few years, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson said Friday. Some with an interest in the building have suggested that, like the new Mississippi River bridge, the building should honor Emerson's late husband, U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson...
Scott County war memorial revamp should finish in time for dedication
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BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County's updated war memorial on the Courthouse lawn in Benton should be ready in time for its dedication in about two months, but preparations could come down to the wire. The county government and a committee of private citizens working on the project plan to dedicate the updated memorial on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. In order for that to happen, though, the work of raising money to pay for the project and the actual work on the memorial must be done quickly...
Hospital breaks ground on new building
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Calling it "a major landmark in the history of the institution," Southeast Missouri Hospital broke ground Friday on the first phase of its new multimillion-dollar West Campus expansion. In a ceremonial groundbreaking Friday morning, hospital administrators said they hope the new building -- and plans for at least one more -- will help them stay ahead of the curve in meeting increasingly needed medical services...
Gas prices continue to drop
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Gasoline prices have dropped about 60 cents in the last month, which makes fueling up cheaper than it was a year ago. Motorists at gas pumps in Southeast Missouri are seeing some of the lowest prices in the country. Fuel at most local stations was less than $2.30 a gallon, with some charging below $2.15 on Friday afternoon...
Arizona cruises past Cards 13-1
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PHOENIX -- Livan Hernandez allowed two hits in seven innings, Conor Jackson tied a career high with four RBIs and rookie Carlos Quentin had a career-high four hits as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 13-1 Friday night. Hernandez (11-12), who gave up one run, won for only the second time in six starts since joining the Diamondbacks Aug. 7...
Red Cross fined for blood violations
(National News ~ 09/09/06)
WASHINGTON -- The government said Friday it was fining the American Red Cross a record $4.2 million for violating blood-safety laws. The violations include failing to reject donors who had traveled to malarial areas and allowing blood and related products to be distributed without proper testing, said Margaret Glavin, the Food and Drug Administration's associate commissioner for regulatory affairs...
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Community partnership building to be dedicated Sunday; Churches in Daisy, Bollinger Co. hold homecoming services; Hobbs Chapel UMC schedules fall bazaar for Sept. 16; Blessing of animals to be celebrated at First Presbyterian; Sovereign Grace offers telephone access to worship services; Today; Sunday
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(Editorial ~ 09/09/06)
Cape Girardeau has good public schools. So last week's news that Jefferson and Blanchard elementary schools did not make adequate yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act came as a blow. Both schools improved their scores over the previous year, but students at Jefferson did not progress enough in communication arts and math, and black students at Blanchard failed to match the goal set by the federal act...
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NEW YORK -- It took coming to America for 13-year-old Samyuktha Shivraj to understand what it really meant to her to be Hindu. Since she and her family arrived five years ago, they've been more observant about practicing their faith than they were in India, Shivraj says. They regularly go to their temple in Queens, she's a member of the youth club there, and there are more conversations about what the prayers she's reciting really are saying...
The Bible in an hour
(Community ~ 09/09/06)
The entire Bible in one hour? With music? Apparently, it can be done. And it will be done this weekend in Cape Girardeau. "If you've ever wondered or had questions about the Bible, or never read Bible all the way through, it's one of cooolest ways you'll be able to get the big picture," said Angel Hillman, worship arts manager at La Croix United Methodist Church...
Saxony soccer triumphs in debut
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The Saxony Lutheran boys soccer team posted a victory in the program's first varsity game Friday, beating Webb City 3-2 in penalty kicks during the opening round of the Thomas Jefferson tournament in Joplin, Mo. Saxony Lutheran and Webb City were tied 2-2 after regulation and overtime. The Crusaders then converted all five of their penalty kicks while Webb City made four...
Sorenstam continues hot streak at Hammons Classic
(Professional Sports ~ 09/09/06)
Annika Sorenstam shot a 7-under 64 to take the first-round lead Friday in the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic in Broken Arrow, Okla., an event she's dominated in recent years. Regularly sinking putts of 15 feet or more, Sorenstam had eight birdies and tied the course record for the 6,602-yard Cedar Ridge Country Club, set in the tournament's opening round last year by Maria Hjorth...
MoHELA plan on hold after lawsuit threat
(State News ~ 09/09/06)
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt's plan to use student loan profits for a college building boom was put on hold Friday after a warning from Attorney General Jay Nixon's office that anyone voting for the plan could be sued. The board of the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority had been expected to vote Friday on the plan to use $350 million of its money to finance construction projects at state colleges and universities...
ABC- criticism of Sept. 11 miniseries is 'premature'
(Entertainment ~ 09/09/06)
NEW YORK -- ABC defended a miniseries on the events leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks after Clinton administration officials said it distorts history so drastically that it should be corrected or shelved. "No one has seen the final version of the film, because the editing process is not yet complete, so criticisms of film specifics are premature and irresponsible," the network said in a statement Thursday...
U.S. Air Force major found in Kyrgyzstan
(International News ~ 09/09/06)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- A U.S. Air Force officer who disappeared earlier this week in Kyrgyzstan was found alive late Friday, reportedly telling people who helped her that she had been kidnapped, Kyrgyz and U.S. officials said. Maj. Jill Metzger, 33, was located by Kyrgyz law enforcement agents who informed authorities at the U.S. air base at the airport in Bishkek, the Central Asian nation's capital, base spokeswoman Capt. Anna Carpenter said...
Israel lifts sea blockade of Lebanon
(International News ~ 09/09/06)
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Israel lifted its sea blockade of Lebanon on Friday, ending the country's two months of isolation as the task of preventing the entry of Hezbollah weapons falls to international warships patrolling offshore. In a further boost to peace efforts, Israel also said it plans to pull the last of its troops out of Lebanon within two weeks...
NASA scrubs Friday shuttle liftoff; fifth try scheduled today
(National News ~ 09/09/06)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- For the fourth time in two weeks, NASA nixed the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, this time for a faulty fuel tank sensor -- the same glitch that has thwarted two other missions. A fifth liftoff attempt will be made at 10:15 a.m. CDT Saturday to get the spacecraft headed on a mission to resume construction of the international space station...
Anti-terror officials worrying about threat from within
(International News ~ 09/09/06)
MADRID, Spain -- Jamal Ahmidan had been in and out of trouble for years in Spain and his native Morocco. He served time as a hashish and Ecstasy dealer and gained a reputation for settling scores with a gun. The 33-year-old rode a motorcycle and reportedly drank alcohol. He was a Muslim who didn't attend a militant mosque or sport the long beard favored by the strictly observant...
Judge hears arguments in tobacco tax case Friday
(State News ~ 09/09/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Supporters of a ballot measure to raise tobacco taxes in Missouri tried to persuade a judge Friday to allow the proposal to appear on the November ballot. Cole County Circuit Judge Tom Brown heard testimony and arguments, then set another hearing for Monday, when he's expected to rule...
USGS report blames horses for river stink
(State News ~ 09/09/06)
EMINENCE, Mo. -- Horses, not people, are fouling a southeast Missouri river popular among canoeists and campers. The Jacks Fork River draws thousands of visitors each year. But a seven-mile stretch below Eminence, about 120 miles southwest of St. Louis, suffers from poor water quality...
Redhawks face air attack in home debut
(College Sports ~ 09/09/06)
The University of Missouri-Rolla might not rank among the nation's premier Division II football teams. But the Miners do possess one of the nation's more explosive offenses, one that figures to test Southeast Missouri State's defense tonight. Southeast will try to slow down the pass-happy Miners and move to 2-0 for the first time since 2002 when the squads square off in the Redhawks' home opener. The kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Houck Stadium...
Out of the past 9/9/06
(Out of the Past ~ 09/09/06)
25 years ago: Sept. 9, 1981 The "new tenant" in the old Cape Girardeau fire department headquarters symbolically moves in as city manager Gary A. Eide turns over the keys to the building to Larry Haertling, president of the Cape River Heritage Museum; formerly known as the Southeast Missouri Museum, the museum has been without a home since the summer of 1980, when it closed its doors at 127 N. Water St...
Speak Out 9/9/06
(Speak Out ~ 09/09/06)
Thanks, meth users; Sneak a little extra; Attack prevention; School visit; Littering with signs; Signs stay too long; School advertising; School solicitation; Handy post office; Possible cancellation; Lend a hand; Doesn't make sense; Designer, not painter; It's a disease; It's not a disease; School pride; Learning to be thin
Linda Foster
(Obituary ~ 09/09/06)
Linda Lou Foster, 58, of Whitewater died Friday, Sept. 8, 2006, at her home. She was born July 5, 1948 in Whitewater, the daughter of Truman Gay and Wanda Josephine Noble Nance. Linda and Jerome Foster were married on Nov. 25, 1983. Linda was a member of the Whitewater United Methodist Church and councilwoman of the Whitewater Town Board...
Don't take away recess at school
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/09/06)
To the editor: As parents attend open house at their child's school, they will hear the consequences of their child's inappropriate actions. Almost always, these will include the limiting or elimination of valuable recess time. We've all heard how important recess is to children and how schools have taken to partially or totally eliminating this part of the day. There are multiple studies that support a child's need for outdoor play. Some findings include:...
Frances Limbaugh
(Obituary ~ 09/09/06)
Frances Leota Limbaugh, 89, of Jackson, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2006, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
Vikings pin first loss on Jackson
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/06)
CREVE COEUR, Mo. -- Disappointment. That's the word Jackson football coach Carl Gross repeated over and over after the Indians' 29-25 loss to Parkway North on Friday night. "We're real disappointed, the coaches are disappointed, the kids are disappointed," Gross said...
Joseph Russell
(Obituary ~ 09/09/06)
Joseph Jamison Russell, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Aug. 3, 1923, at Charleston, Mo., son of William Clark and Audrey Cecil Jamison Russell. He and Hertha Clithero were married June 25, 1950, at Columbia, Mo...
Dr. Troy Edwards
(Obituary ~ 09/09/06)
Dr. Troy W. Edwards, 90, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Carbondale, Ill., passed away Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Meredith Funeral Home in Carbondale. The Rev. Frank Pierce will officiate. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery in Carbondale...
Dorothy Randol
(Obituary ~ 09/09/06)
Dorothy Louise Alma Kiehne Randol, 85, of Cape Girardeau passed away at the Lutheran Home Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006. Mrs. Randol was born Feb. 2, 1921, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Walter Albert and Kora Marie Christine Hager Kiehne. She married Narvol Arthur Randol Oct. 22, 1939, in Cape Girardeau...
Births 9/9/06
(Births ~ 09/09/06)
Pfaff; Byland; Rico
Michael Thompson
(Obituary ~ 09/09/06)
Michael C. "Mickey" Thompson, 65, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 13, 1940, in Murphysboro, Ill., son of Lilburn and Minnie Braswell Thompson. Mickey had worked as a mechanic at McDonald Concrete in Cape Girardeau since 1971, and previously worked for Luhr Brothers. ...
In church, you get God to get good
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/09/06)
To the editor: After reading a couple of comments in Speak Out over the last few days, I'm concerned about area churches with dress codes. I would like to add that we believe at Victory Outreach Christian Center that there is no dress code. If somebody is poor or doesn't have the proper clothing, it doesn't matter. ...
Perryville woman charged with stealing money from newspaper's cash box
(Local News ~ 09/09/06)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A cleaning woman for the Perry County Republic-Monitor was charged Friday with stealing more than $200 from the newspaper. The Perryville-based weekly paper reported a total of $236 was stolen from a cash box during a three-week period in August, according to a probable-cause affidavit...
Teens charged with stealing from cars
(Local News ~ 09/09/06)
Three teenagers were arrested Thursday on suspicion of stealing from unlocked cars in Cape Girardeau Thursday morning. Jesse C. Essner, 19, of 520 Koch Ave., and Corie L. Buckner, 18, of 3858 Whitener Ave., received city summonses and a 16-year-old boy was cited into juvenile court for stealing, police spokesman Jason Selzer said. ...
Federal cases
(Local News ~ 09/09/06)
The following information was released by the office of federal prosecutor Catherine Hanaway for defendants who appeared in federal court Thursday before U.S. District Judge Charles A. Shaw: Name: Jorge Lopez-Vargas Age: 40 Residence: Pemiscot County...
Saudi Arabia's religious police ban sale of pet cats and dogs
(International News ~ 09/09/06)
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's religious police, normally tasked with chiding women to cover themselves and ensuring men attend mosque prayers, are turning to a new target: cats and dogs. The police have issued a decree banning the sale of the pets, seen as a sign of Western influence...
St. Louis hospital screens surgery patients for sleep apnea
(State News ~ 09/09/06)
ST. LOUIS -- Carla Carr knew she felt tired a lot, but never suspected sleep apnea. The Fort Gibson, Okla., woman said she never had a diagnosis, although she'd often be awakened by her husband when he'd catch her not breathing during sleep. Carr, 43, was identified as being at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) just before undergoing nine-hour surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in February...
Senate report questions administration claim of Saddam link to al-Qaida
(National News ~ 09/09/06)
WASHINGTON -- Saddam Hussein regarded al-Qaida as a threat rather than a possible ally, a Senate report says, contradicting assertions President Bush has used to build support for the war in Iraq. Released Friday, the report discloses for the first time an October 2005 CIA assessment that before the war, Saddam's government "did not have a relationship, harbor or turn a blind eye toward" al-Qaida operative Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or his associates...
Sharapova, Henin-Hardenne reach women's final
(Professional Sports ~ 09/09/06)
NEW YORK -- Terrific at the start and finish, Maria Sharapova shrieked her way past No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo to end a Grand Slam semifinal jinx. The third-seeded Sharapova beat Mauresmo 6-0, 4-6, 6-0 on Friday to set up a U.S. Open final against No. 2 Justine Henin-Hardenne, who took the last 10 games against a collapsing Jelena Jankovic for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory...
Pirates right ship quickly with 2-0 start
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/06)
From winless to perfect. It's just two weeks into the season, but Perryville, which was 0-10 last year, recorded its second straight victory Friday night to remain the lone unbeaten team of the six in the Southeast Missourian coverage area. The Pirates defeated De Soto 24-6, as Kris Cottner rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns...
Tropical Storm Florence expected to veer toward Bermuda
(National News ~ 09/09/06)
MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Florence, chugging through the open Atlantic, was expected to strengthen and veer toward Bermuda and away from the East Coast, forecasters said Friday. Florence was expected to hit the Bermuda area Sunday or Monday, and it could strengthen into a hurricane by then. Early Friday, it was still relatively weak with maximum sustained wind near 50 mph...
What makes the world go 'round
(Column ~ 09/09/06)
I believe you are your work. Don't trade the "stuff" of your life (time) for nothing more than dollars. That's a rotten bargain. Measuring our lives merely (or even mainly) in terms of dollars earned is incredibly superficial. Yet how tempting it is to use money as a prime measuring stick. In the musical "Cabaret," the song "Money Makes the World Go 'Round" has these lyrics:...
Central comeback falls short against NMCC
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/06)
The Central football team showed signs of life offensively in the second half Friday against New Madrid County Central, but an inability to stop the run doomed the Tigers in a 32-30 loss at Houck Stadium. Marquese Gates rushed for 240 yards on 28 carries, and Deanton Brown picked up a pair of 13-yard runs on third-down plays late in the fourth quarter to help ice the win...
Redhawks spikers end slide at tourney
(College Sports ~ 09/09/06)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team snapped its four-match losing streak Friday by notching a pair of victories at the Memphis Invitational. Southeast (3-6) beat Arkansas-Little Rock in five games, then knocked off host Memphis 30-16, 33-31, 30-19...
Ole Miss will give MU first real test
(Professional Sports ~ 09/09/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- In his first career start at Missouri, Chase Daniel threw a school-record five touchdown passes and was named Big 12 offensive player of the week. Such production will be a lot more meaningful if he can keep it up against a school that's not in Division I-AA...
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'Locker' intense look at war
The first thing you need to know about "The Hurt Locker" is that you really shouldn't be around people after you see it. You should just go home and let things simmer for a while before you go back out into the general population.
This intensely antagonistic film rattles the nerves to the point that human interaction afterward seems like a futile activity. And you definitely shouldn't go back to work after seeing it. That's the mistake I made, attempting to slide back into my daily work routine, trying to have a one-on-one meeting with my boss, all while trying to wrap my head around the volatile stuff I just witnessed. It was like I was just back from a tour of duty my dang self.
I'm beginning to think that the jittery after-effects I had are exactly what director Kathryn Bigelow wants viewers to experience when the credits roll. There have been various anti-war war movies over the years, movies that did what they could to show just how terrifying, violent and soul-crushing going to war is. But there hasn't been a movie (or, at least, one that I know of) that makes the viewer feel like he has just been through war, that strong, recurring sense of fear and shock still lingering in his bones. "Locker" does that -- and I'm still trying to figure out if I'm all the better for it.
Whether you end up loving or hating "Locker," you can't deny that it shatters the usual war-movie conventions. For starters, "Locker" throws the whole band-of-brothers romanticism that has been instilled in every war movie I've ever seen right out the window. "Locker" shows that even when your fellow man in the trenches might have your back, you still can't trust him. He may be a bigger threat than the threats that are out there.
That's what U.S. bomb-disposal soldiers Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Aldrich (Brian Geraghty) face after their beloved sarge (Guy Pearce, in a brief but piercing cameo) dies during an IED explosion. They immediately get Staff Sgt. William James (Jeremy Renner), a thrash-metal, chain-smoking bomb tech who's quite spontaneous when it comes to dismantling Iraqi bombs.
Often abandoning all protocol and endangering his unit just to get to the bottom of each bomb, this loyal yet reckless guy is the worst kind of thrill junkie. He's also the kind of military man the U.S. government would rather you not know about: a man who not only looks forward to conflict, but also walks straight into it.
Working from a script by embedded journalist Mark Boal (you may remember a magazine article of his getting melodramatized all to hell by Paul Haggis in "In the Valley of Elah"), "Locker" is merciless in its wretched view of life during wartime. IEDs, suicide bombers, even old-school sniper fire -- all these things are around to remind soldiers that death is imminent at any waking minute.
The first half of "Locker" is littered with jangly, sweaty-palmed set pieces that further solidify the quiet hysteria that surfaces when these men face danger head-on. Bigelow spends the second half fully humanizing Renner's gung-ho soldier, as he goes into the Baghdad night trying to right some wrongs, proving that this nutcase has some code of morals and ethics. But Bigelow needn't have bothered. Right from the jump, "Locker" establishes that even the most upstanding soldiers can go mad under the circumstances. (Men might find Renner's character even more insane when we see the devoted wife he doesn't feel like going back home to, played by a certain, contemporary object of prime-time TV desire.)
Plenty of buzz has already circulated about how Bigelow has finally made an Iraq War movie that gets it right, from the authentic action to the powerful performances. But this movie is less about the Iraq War and more about the irreversible damage that happens to a man's psyche once he has been in battle. War changes people, usually for the worse. Once you're literally surrounded by explosive, life-threatening action, there is no way you can return to shopping for cereal and cleaning gutters. War can turn mortal men into self-deluded supermen, unable to go back to the quiet life they once knew.
"The Hurt Locker" is one convincing argument against war. And just like many men and women who've served in a war, you may never want to go back to it.


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In 2004, supported by a partnership between NMS (Det Norske Misjonsselskap) and Grønland Menighet, we started as a congregation based on cell groups, called Grønland Internasjonale Menighet, having Ole-Jacob Grønvold as our pastor.
In 2006, with the name Oslo International Church and under leadership of pastor Yohannes Mekonnen, we moved to Gamlebyen Kirke.
From 2008, we were led by pastor Bjørn Willoch.
In 2010 we welcomed pastor Maicon Steuernagel, missionary from Brazil, who is today working in cooperation with the church.
In 2014 we moved to Bakkehaugen Kirke


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The incredible Billie Piper (Penny Dreadful, Great Britain) returns in her Evening Standard Best Actress award-winning role.
A young woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child in Simon Stone's radical production of Lorca's achingly powerful masterpiece. The unmissable theatre phenomenon sold out at the Young Vic and critics call it 'an extraordinary theatrical triumph' (The Times) and 'stunning, searing, unmissable' (Mail on Sunday). Billie Piper's lead performance is described as 'spellbinding' (The Evening Standard), 'astonishing' (iNews) and 'devastatingly powerful' (The Daily Telegraph).
Set in contemporary London, Piper's portrayal of a woman in her thirties desperate to conceive builds with elemental force to a staggering, shocking, climax.
Running time: about 1 hour and 40 minutes. There is no interval.
Please note that the performance of Yerma includes strobe lighting.
Tickets £11


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The term "soundproof curtains" is a misunderstood phrase. It is an acoustic treatment that doesn't actually soundproof anything, rather they help absorb and dampen sound. Soundproofing curtains are simply a product made of soundproof materials that can be hung vertically along walls, adjacent to windows and movie screens, or arranged as panels surrounding particularly noisy objects.
Since we know mass is the critical factor in absorbing sound, soundproof curtains are composed of one or more layers of dense materials. Layers typically consist of mass loaded vinyl, sandwiched in between a plush, decorative fabric, or a blanket like fabric for commercial and industrial soundproofing curtains.
Types of Soundproof Curtains
Soundproofing curtains go by many names like; Soundproof Drapes Soundproof Blankets Acoustic Curtains Sound Screens Sound Blankets Acoustic Barriers Acoustic Drapes Acoustic Screens
No matter you call them; they can all be grouped into two different categories. The first being lighter duty and decorative Residential and Commercial Soundproofing Curtains, and the more heavy duty Industrial Soundproofing Curtains.
Industrial Soundproofing Curtains
In an industrial setting, having visually appealing curtains is not as important, so the curtains end up looking like more like a quilt or blanket. One advantage to this is they can be built with better and heavier materials to achieve maximum noise absorbing performance.
Mass loaded vinyl and PVC coated fabrics are commonly used in this type of product. These heavy duty curtains can form an effective sound screen which can then be positioned around loud pieces of equipment, or in entire zones within the building.
One example is at urban construction sites, where many people may be living nearby and bothered by the noise of cranes, backhoes, and trucks. If the site perimeter is covered with soundproof curtains, it can greatly reduce the noise reaching the nearby residents. Industrial sound curtains can also be used in manufacturing plants.
Installing a sound screen around loud equipment like pumps, generators, compressors, and vacuums will make the work environment more tolerable for employees.
Residential & Commercial Soundproof Curtains
Curtains in this category are lighter weight, lighter duty products that have more decorative qualities to their design. This makes them ideal for use in home theaters, movie theaters, churches, museums, and auditoriums.
This kind of curtain is made of thicker fabrics like velvet, wool, twill, faux suede, and cotton to create a drapery treatment that is both pleasing to the eye and heavy enough to absorb sound.
Some products will also have a liner made up of a layer of mass loaded vinyl to increase the mass and improve the room acoustics. Because this type of curtain is heavier than typical household drapes, they should be installed with care, using heavy duty tracks, brackets, and curtain rods.
Soundproofing Curtains for Your Home
Soundproof curtains can be very difficult to find in regular stores. Blackout curtains are an effective alternative to true acoustic grade curtains. Just be cautious what you buy. Bring a big flashlight if you go to a store, and if you can see the light through the product, don't buy it because the fabric is too light and sheer to absorb any sound. Here are some blackout curtains that we recommend.
Recommended Blackout Curtains
The other option is to call a custom curtain shop to hand make your soundproof curtains. This option should be a last resort, and only if you are truly serious about reducing noise in your home.


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I have never been what you would call ambitious. I have always felt like I have fallen into things.
When I went to University my main criteria was to get as far away from home as possible. I ignored courses that I may have been better suited too and instead went as far away as possible. This worked out well in some ways, I met Tony and made some amazing friends. But I didn't end up doing the course I wanted to do (Marine Biology) & ended up with a degree, that although I learnt a lot of new things, didn't really lead to a career that I wanted.
Then there was work. When I graduated I was working nights at Woolworths (now defunct). I happened to see an advert in the paper for call centre staff at Northern Rock (now defunct) and the rest is history. But I didn't want to work in banking. I did what I had to do to hit targets, and train staff but I wasn't an ambitious corporate type. When I moved south, it was even worse. I applied for and was the successful applicant for a managers position. I'll be honest I am a terrible manager. I need support & training to become a manager. Being thrown in at the deep end, having never worked in a branch before was tough and led to a nervous breakdown. I was far more comfortable as a Mortgage Advisor but I still didn't love my job.
Honestly, I was relieved when I was made redundant while on Maternity Leave with Imogen. The thought of another 30 years of doing something I didn't love was starting to get me down.
Being a mum has been incredibly fulfilling, but I am starting to want to be more than just mummy. I love being at home with the children, but as they get older I need to have conversations about something other than potty training, eating, tantrums etc.
This leads to me to the point of this post. I had a job interview last week. I was asked 'What are your ambitions?' It made me realise that I don't have any.
The more I think about it the more I realise that the reason I don't have any ambitions is because I am scared. Scared I might find the thing that I really want to do and then CANCER might come back. Scared that the thing I end up loving will be taken away by CANCER.
I don't want to blame CANCER & I hate that I am living in fear like this. Even writing this I am in tears because people tell me that I have been so strong over the last year and a bit and here I am admitting a major weakness. I have no ambitions because I am scared that CANCER will come back and take away what I have.
So in the meantime I have found some thing I am good at. I am bust volunteering, building up some experiences and skills to add to my CV so that when I feel up to it I can say
'I may have had CANCER, I may have been a stay at home mum, but I have worked hard to get some new skills to make me a person you want to employ'
This started as a blog to rant frustrations in parenting my 2 'adorable' children. It is now my way of dealing with my diagnosis of Bowel Cancer in August 2011 & the subsequent chemotherapy experience. In April 2013, we were blessed with the arrival of Baby Hope and are feeling very lucky. In October 2013, I was diagnosed with peritoneal disease and liver mets, which are inoperable and require aggressive chemotherapy.
About this Blog
This blog started as an online diary and place for me to rant about annoyances in my family.
However since July it has become a place for me to catalogue and express my views and opinions on the treatment I have recieved following the diagnosis of a potentially cancerous tumor in my bowel.
On 3rd August 2011 I was told that it was cancerous. In April 2012 I was given the all clear.
October 15th 2013 I was diagnosed with peritoneal disease and liver metastases. The cancer was back and this time it is inoperable.
It is a little bit out of date as the NHS doesn't tend to have a WiFi connection in hospital and I can only post when I get home and posts take a while to write.
It is NOT about individuals or the nursing profession. It is about some of the inadequacies in the system and the way the NHS is failing some people.
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Have an old prom or bridesmaid dress hanging in your closet? Drop it off at Oxford Public Library thru February and we'll donate it to Hope Closet. Donations must be clean and free of rips or tears.
Hope Closet is a non-profit organization that collects clean, gently-used formal wear (dresses, shoes, purses, jewelry, and other acessories) and makes them available--at no cost--to local teens so they can attend their proms. Hope Closet will be open in April. Girls may shop there regardless of financial situation. The only requirements are: Appointments must be made to shop, and valid school IDs must be presented upon arrival. For more information on Hope Closet, please visit the organization's website.
OPL has been a drop-off point for Hope Closet donations for the past several years. In that time, area residents have contributed over 100 dresses to this worthy cause. Please help us continue helping Hope Closet!


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Our Business Current Account supports your business on a day-to-day basis. Opening an account with us will provide you with access to the payment services and channels that you need to operate.
Flexible card options to help you manage your cash flow and keep track of your business purchases. Over 18s, UK residents/UK businesses only. Subject to status, for business use only.


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Historically Almonds became popular in Mallorca in the 18th century at the expense of the vineyards. Almond trees were planted in their thousands to replace the grape vines that had been devastated by the outbreak of phylloxera.
Today Mallorca has close to five million almond trees and the island's landscape is at its finest when the almond trees blossom. The incredibly picturesque scenes of the almond blossom attracts thousands of tourists each year. Almonds are now one of Mallorca's main crops. They cover a surface area of over 60,000 hectares in the Balearics, of which 90% are in Mallorca, and produce around 14,000 tons of this precious dried fruit.
The Almond nut is highly prized by chefs for both savoury and sweet dishes. Mallorcan almonds are particularly sweet and have a high percentage of oil – sometimes reaching 60% – compared to almonds from other countries. Their low water content makes Mallorcan almonds a great source of nutrients with high energy and protein levels, similar to the protein contents of meat and fish. Thanks to these benefits, Mallorcan almonds have become a key ingredient in the Mediterranean diet. They are especially well suited to baking.
Almonds are eaten natural, toasted or as an ingredient in many of the islands' typical dishes, especially pastries. Almond products packaged in Mallorca are sold under the brand name, "Ametla de Mallorca". We now even have beauty products made with almond ingredients that can be found in perfumeries throughout Spain.
Popular Mallorcan Almond dishes include the Christmas delicacy of Turrón, Amargos (almond pastry), Gató (almond sponge cake), ice cream, marzipan, almond milk, biscuits and a typical almond liqueur Flor de Ametla. Traditional cooked dishes range from almond soup to rabbit, chicken & fish cooked in almonds.
For the ultimate Almond treat you need to visit the famous Palma café lounge Can Joan de s'Aigo. It is Mallorca's oldest ice-cream parlour. In the 19th century Mateu Jaume used to make an exquisite almond and pine nut "horchata". The price for a cup was set according to the amount of sugar in the drink. Today the almond "horchata" (which originates from Valencia) can be found mainly in Valldemossa – it's a cool, refreshing almond milk drink.
The Almond is now so important in Mallorca that the Baleares government are producing guides and web pages highlighting its nutritional benefits and the best places on the island to view the almond blossom, as well as describing the many different almond products and popular almond recipes. More information can be found here: www.itineraris.org or www.balearsculturaltour.com
Walking at "almond blossom" time is fabulous, romantic and unique. Hence many hotels, tourist offices and walking associations on the island all feature their own version of walks to take in the spectacular countryside in full bloom. Our very own Almond Blossom walk is featured in a previous blog article, as is our Blossom Fever holiday itinerary.
Make sure you stock up with some almonds before coming on one of our walks – they're a fantastic high energy and nutritional snack and they're light to carry too!


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Find a Bathroom Fitter
Do you need a recommended local bathroom fitter? Whatever you need, from disabled bath installation to wet room design, an approved Plentific fitter will be your ideal hire! Simply post your job to get custom quotes from bathroom fitters near you.
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Finding a bathroom fitter
What does a bathroom fitter do?
A bathroom fitter is a tradesman that specialises in installing different bathroom units, including toilets, showers, baths, sinks and extractor fans. When you have a bathroom suite to install, a bathroom fitter is the Pro to call!
Usually a bathroom fitter with have basic skills in areas like tiling, plumbing and plastering, but only for the sake of facilitating their own work. For more complex work, such as making alterations to your bathroom's plumbing, they should be able to provide evidence of the proper qualifications.
What do you need to know about hiring a bathroom fitter?
Before you start screening candidates, try to make sure that you know as much about your job as possible. Measure out your bathroom, including the size of your current units, and note down which units will just need a direct replacement and which ones will need to be moved. Be prepared to discuss the job with your candidates before making your final decision; the more precise you can be, the easier it will be to get an accurate quote.
You should also be sure to discuss any non-standard bathroom units. A typical bathroom suite contains a sink, shower, bath and toilet, while items like jacuzzis or wet rooms are more niche. If a fitter does not have experience with the kind of installation work that you need, it will be wise to look elsewhere.
When looking for a tradesman of any kind, it is important to screen your candidates. A 'fitter' does not need qualifications to practice, but your ideal candidate should have several years of experience as a minimum. Certain candidates will have completed an apprenticeship or equivalent course in installation, while others may have transferred from other trades like plumbing or joinery. Be sure to look out for any potential hires that belong to a national tradesmans' organisation, such as the FairTrades Association. These groups have strict entry requirements and expect members to always deliver high quality work on jobs.
Another way to screen your candidates is to ask to see reviews from their previous customers. Read them carefully and try to get an idea of how a certain candidate behaves on the job: do they arrive and get their work finished on time? Are they polite? Is their work top notch?
For your peace of mind, and because a good bathroom suite should last several years at least, you should make sure that your final candidate can offer a warranty for their work. They should also have an active public liability insurance policy in case of any accidental damage or injuries.
How much does it cost to hire a bathroom fitter?
A bathroom fitter will usually charge a fixed rate based on the size of the job and the items involved. Installing a new toilet or pedestal basin will usually cost between £70 and £140, while work on larger pieces like baths and showers can cost up to around £230. Installing an appliance like an extractor fan can cost between £150 and £250, depending on the amount of work involved. Like-for-like installations will be the cheapest option; any jobs that involve relocating units or altering your plumber will come with extra costs.
It is important to remember that tradesmen in the UK charge regional rates, with areas in London and the south of England typically being more expensive. Because of this, you should be careful when trying to estimate your costs based on a national average.
Having said that, there are ways that you can save money. If you are having an entire suite fitted then you may be able to negotiate a discount. You can also ask for a price breakdown from your candidate to see if there are any tasks that you can do yourself, such as removing and disposing of your old bathroom units.


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UK in trillions of debt
Credit Action's latest figures might reveal that personal debt levels are down year on year (from £1.455trillion in November 2010, to £1.451trillion in November 2011), but debt problems still have a hold on many UK residents.
The problem is made worse by the steady increase in the cost of living and rising unemployment which had reached 2.62 million by the final quarter of 2011. Royal Bank of Scotland, for example, has recently announced 4,450 job losses as part of a business reorganisation.
But if you are struggling to keep on top of your debts, what can you do about it?
Don't miss payments
One thing not to do is to start missing repayments as it will result in expensive penalty fees. Credit card companies for example, can charge a 'default fee' of up to £12 if you're late with a payment – and a further £12 if this pushes you over your agreed credit limit.
This means that you could find yourself having to stump up an extra £24 before you have paid off even the minimum amount on your credit card balance.
You could be hit in the pocket by your bank too. Barclays charges an £8 'Returned Transaction Fee' for each unpaid item if there are insufficient funds in your account.
And if you have agreed a 'Personal Reserve' on your account (which is a pre-authorised amount you can borrow beyond your overdraft limit), Barclays will also charge £22 for every five days you use the reserve.
Any defaults you make on repayments will also be noted by credit referencing agencies who will downgrade your credit score accordingly.
This can affect future credit applications and, even if you are still eligible for credit, you may find you can only take out bad-credit credit cards or bad-credit loans, both of which come with sky-high rates of interest.
Ignoring your debts also means that you will be regularly contacted by your creditors as they try to get their money back. If you continue to ignore them they are entitled to withdraw their line of credit and sell the debt on to an external debt collection agency which can prove highly stressful.
You could also be subject to a County Court Judgement (CCJ) whereby your creditors will apply to the court to recoup their money. The court will then decide whether there is a debt to pay and issue you with a CCJ, which sets out and enforces how the debt is to be paid.
Continue to put your head in the sand and you could even find bailiffs knocking at your door to claim back the debt in the form of your possessions.
In short, failing to recognise your debt problem will only serve to make it worse.
Shifting debt
On the other hand, taking action could well mean everything is not lost. If you still have a good credit score then it may be possible to reduce your payments by transferring any credit card balances to a card with an interest-free period, although bear in mind a balance transfer fee of around 3% is likely to apply.
You may also be able to lower the payments by consolidating your more expensive debts into one larger loan which is likely to come with a much lower interest rate than the one applied to credit cards.
However, it must be stressed that any new borrowing should only be used to consolidate existing debt and not to run up more!
Contact your creditors
If you can't find a way to make your monthly payments, it's crucial that you pick up the phone to the companies you owe money to and let them know.
Explain your situation, how you arrived there and ask if there is any scope to reduce your monthly payments. This could mean that you have the interest frozen on the account, or that you just pay the interest and not the capital to lower your payments.
Another option could be to freeze your account for an agreed period, during which time you pay a nominal fee of say, £1 per month. This will give you time to sort out your finances and, hopefully, return to your normal payment schedule. However, this is completely at the discretion of your creditor.
Getting help
If you are still struggling to manage your debt or your creditors are not receptive then help is at hand from debt charities such asCredit Action and the Consumer Credit Counselling Service.
They offer free, confidential and independent advice and can be contacted via a Freephone number. You should never pay for debt advice.
When you contact debt charities, they will talk you through a range of solutions appropriate for your debt level and circumstances. So what might they be?
Debt Management Plan (DMP)
A DMP involves a third party (such as one of the above charities) contacting your creditors on your behalf to arrange more manageable monthly payments. This is something you can also do yourself.
You will then be required to draw up a budget that details all of your income and expenditure. Any disposable income you are left with at the end of the month will go towards paying down your debt at the manageable levels that you have arranged.
This payment is made directly to the charity or company that has organised you DMP, who will then distribute the payment among your creditors in agreed proportions.
If you are using a third party to arrange your DMP, be sure that it offers the service free of charge.
Debt Relief Order (DRO)
If you can't afford to pay enough of your debts as a DMP requires, you may be recommended a DRO. This is a more serious option than a DMP as it is a form of insolvency and it therefore granted by the Insolvency Service. DROs are often handed out to people on a low incomes or benefits.
Unlike a DMP, there are certain criteria you must fulfil before you can enter a DRO.
You must not:
- Owe more than £15,000
- Be a homeowner
- Have more than £300 in assets (not including a car up to the value of £1,000)
- Have more than £50 a month in disposable income
When you enter a DRO your debts are frozen for 12 months and creditors cannot pursue you for the debt during this period. If you cannot pay back a reasonable amount each month after this 12 month period then the debts are written off.
A DRO requires a fee of £90 before it can be arranged.
Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA)
Another option is an IVA. This is a legally-binding arrangement between you and your creditors that sets out an affordable monthly payment aimed at clearing your debt within five years. No interest will be added to your balance during this time unless your financial circumstances change
As an IVA is a form of insolvency, your unsecured debts must be greater than the value of your assets, including any property you own.
You will need to enlist an Insolvency Practitioner (IP) to apply for an IVA, who will draw up your proposal and try to get it accepted by your creditors. An IP will also offer guidance throughout the duration of the arrangement.
However, IPs will charge for their services and this will normally form part of your monthly repayments.
An IVA will appear as a default on your credit file for six years from its start date, but once it has been concluded it should be cleared from your record after one more year.
If all else fails and you can no longer service your debts then personal bankruptcy becomes an option. A bankruptcy means your creditors will write off your unsecured debts completely. However, this does not mean that is an easy way out.
Bankruptcy is the most serious form of insolvency. If you have any valuable assets you may be asked to sell/surrender these as part of the bankruptcy and you may lose your home as part of the process.
Your bankruptcy will normally last for a year, though it could last up to three years. During this time, you cannot borrow any further money and must declare any changes to your financial circumstances.
Any bank accounts that you have will be frozen and you will have to take out a basic bank account with no cheque or overdraft facilities and your credit rating will be affected for six years from the start date of your bankruptcy. This will make it very difficult to obtain credit in future.
Furthermore, personal bankruptcy is public information and details will be recorded on the Insolvency Register, which is available online and details of your bankruptcy may be recorded in your local newspaper.
However, it should be noted that any debt management plan will affect your credit rating and remain on your credit file for a period of up to six years from the start of your arrangement.
This means that it will be difficult to obtain any further credit during this period and you will have to work to rebuild your credit score even when the insolvency has been removed from your file.
All the more reason why it makes sense to take action earlier, rather than later.
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Mubarak won't seek re-election, but will that be enough?
CAIRO — Faced with an unprecedented popular revolt that drew record crowds of protesters to downtown Cairo Tuesday, U.S.-backed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he'd step down before elections this fall, a humbling end to his 30 years of authoritarian rule.
"I will say, with all honesty and without looking at this particular situation, that I was not intending to stand for the next elections because I've spent enough time serving Egypt," Mubarak said in a televised speech. "I'm now careful to conclude my work for Egypt by presenting Egypt to the next government in a constitutional way."
Mubarak acted after President Barack Obama sent a special envoy to Cairo, urging him not to seek re-election, and following calls from Turkey and Iran that he step down.
Obama later telephoned Mubarak, and in a "direct and frank" 30-minute conversation, told him an orderly transition to a new regime had to begin immediately, the White House said. In a nationally televised appearance, Obama all but ignored Mubarak's announcement, declaring that "an orderly transition must be meaningful, must be peaceful and must begin now."
Initial reaction was mostly negative among protesters in Tahrir Square, where earlier Tuesday, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians — more than a million by some estimates — staged a festive rally to demand the president's ouster. "He's leaving! He's leaving!" some protesters shouted gleefully. More than an hour after he spoke, however, chants continued to echo from Tahrir Square as protestors vowed to keep flooding Egypt's streets until Mubarak heeded their demand to resign immediately.
"We have only one condition: We need Mubarak to be out of our lives," said Mostafa Fathy, 28, an online journalist and activist. "He's supposed to be out of the game now."
The 82-year-old Mubarak appeared to make some concessions to the protesters, saying there should be presidential term limits and fewer restrictions on who can run for public office. But he didn't dissolve parliament, which is filled almost completely with members of his ruling party.
All day long, protesters had chanted, "Leave!" It came from the mouths of children draped in the Egyptian flag, bearded clerics in turbans, teenagers dancing to a drumbeat and elderly women with tears in their eyes. Long before the president's speech, cameras flashed and video recorders rolled as the protesters documented what they hoped would go down in Egyptian history as the end of Mubarak's regime.
"In my whole life, I've never known another president, and suddenly I can't imagine how he can stay for even one more day," said Tasneem Osman, 26. "He has to go. He will go."
Before Mubarak's appearance around 11 p.m., state TV stations mostly ignored the crowds in the square, instead airing call-in shows with government supporters and dismissing independent news coverage as tainted by foreign interests. The government's intense pressure on the protesters continued: an Internet shutdown, spotty phone service, a nationwide curfew, shuttered banks, no trains from other provinces and a crackdown on journalists.
Despite the obstacles, this week-old rebellion with no clearly defined leadership drew massive crowds in an atmosphere that was peaceful and jubilant well into the night. Young protesters made up chants like freestyle rappers, playing with puns and rhymes. Placards depicted Mubarak as Hitler or with devilish horns. An effigy of the president dangled from a noose tied to a traffic light.
"The people said it clearly: they want a new democratic regime and this regime has lost its legitimacy," opposition politician Mohamed ElBaradei told Al Jazeera television. "I would have liked that President Mubarak would listen to the sounds of the millions that went out today."
Even without Mubarak's immediate ouster, the movement has achieved in a week something opposition groups have attempted in vain for decades. Mubarak was forced to name his first-ever vice president, the former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman. Habib el Adly, the interior minister who was detested for the alleged brutality of his police force, was unceremoniously sacked.
A young boy was perched on a man's shoulders, waving an Egyptian flag as he yelled a chant aimed at Suleiman. The newly appointed vice president is a strong contender for interim leadership should Mubarak leave sooner.
"We don't need America's man. Omar Suleiman, leave the country!" the boy shouted. More than a dozen adult protesters chanted along with him, cheering and snapping photos.
The anti-government movement has steadily grown more defiant — and more disciplined. While military tanks hung back on the outskirts of the square, citizen volunteers checked IDs and searched Egyptians streaming into the square. In the middle of the frenzy, ordinary people were collecting trash — a rare sight in Egypt even when the country is not in turmoil.
"I came for the liberation of my country," said Yahya Zakaria, 29, slight man with sunken cheeks who took a bus several hundred miles from southern Egypt to Cairo to participate in the Jan. 25 protest, the first major rally. He's been camping in the square ever since, and on Tuesday he picked up garbage.
Zakaria's voice was hoarse from chanting slogans such as, "Mubarak, you are cheap; Egypt is worth more than you!" He needed a change of clothes, but he seemed convinced that the only president he's ever known was on his way out.
"Before, I didn't love my country," he said. "Now I love my country a lot."
Reports that demonstrators would march en masse nearly eight miles from Tahrir Square to the presidential palace didn't materialize. At midday, cranes were laying stone roadblocks outside the palace gates and Mubarak's presidential guard forces had posted tanks to block the roads.
Activists said that they'd decided such a huge crowd marching such a long distance was unwieldy and could put them in conflict with the Egyptian army, which is deployed throughout Cairo but so far has allowed the demonstrations to carry on mostly unfettered.
"We didn't want to clash with anyone, and we wanted to avoid thugs or police that might have put some traps for us," said Ahmed Salah, an activist with the April 6 youth movement, a pro-democracy group.
Some in the crowd greeted Mubarak's announcement with satisfaction. Moataz Shalaby, 27, a real-estate salesman who brought a "Mubarak, Get Out" sign to the square Tuesday afternoon, said after the speech that at least Egyptians had the end of the Mubarak era in sight.
He said he would have been happier if Mubarak said he'd dissolve the parliament after his ruling National Democratic Party won 97 percent of the seats in November elections that were widely described as rigged.
"The problem is the system of that party," Shalaby said. "All of them follow the same management school, so we need another school, another system, another everything."
(McClatchy special correspondent Miret El Naggar contributed to this article from Cairo.)
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I'm excited that my short documentary film on Plum Island 'Human Nature' is finally complete and will be screening at the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival this weekend.
The film is 15 minutes long and is screening Sunday, September 20th at 11:30 AM in The Screening Room, 82 State St, Newburyport, MA 01950. It will be screened along with another short film. You can get tickets here.
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Beddington Farmlands nature reserve was once a jewel in London's ecological crown. Its wildlife is now in shocking decline. The latest Breeding Birds survey shows eight species now extinct, failed or in drastic decline. The iconic tree sparrow has collapsed from a thousand birds to a single breeding pair in just a decade.
The reserve is now the site of a major new incinerator being developed by Viridor, who promised to restore the surrounding area and set targets for increasing key wildlife. A comprehensive management plan was drawn up to deliver an abundant nature reserve for local people. Planning permission for the incinerator was given by Sutton Council in 2013 conditional on this management plan being delivered.
The reality is very different. The incinerator is almost finished but the restoration plans have fallen way behind. Wildlife has collapsed and there is next to no public access to enjoy this vast area of open space at the heart of the Wandle Valley Regional Park.
We call on Sutton Council to put an end to the delay. It is time to enforce the planning conditions and require Viridor to restore the site and deliver the nature reserve it promised.
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Hackbridge bridges - Network Rail has demolished the Irrigation and 100 Acre bridges. This is despite over 1000 people signing our petition to save them.
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