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French in tough fight in northern Mali
France's defense minister said Tuesday that French troops are involved in "very violent fighting" in the mountains of northern Mali and that it's too early to talk about a quick pullout from the West African country, despite the growing cost of the intervention.
The fighting against Islamic extremists in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains has been going on for days. A clash in the area killed 23 soldiers from neighboring Chad on Friday, according to a letter from French President Francois Hollande expressing condolences to his Chadian counterpart.
Soldiers from Chad and a few other African countries have joined the French-led operation to help Mali's weak military push back extremists who had imposed harsh rule on northern Mali and started moving toward the capital last month.
On Tuesday, the Obama administration imposed sanctions on an Islamic rebel leader whose extremist group seized much of northern Mali last year and prompted the French military intervention. The U.S. State Department designated Iyad Ag Ghali, head of the Islamic group Ansar Dine, a global terrorist. The action blocks any assets he holds in the U.S. and prohibits Americans from doing business with him.
The U.N. also added Ag Ghali to its global sanctions list.
Ag Ghali's armed extremists conquered much of northern Mali after a military coup in Mali's capital, aided by al-Qaida's North Africa wing. In Timbuktu, he imposed strict Shariah law and forced thousands to flee; others were tortured and executed. But the French-led intervention in January has turned the tide, forcing back Ag Ghali's rebels to mountainous hideouts near the Algeria border.
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on France's RTL radio Tuesday that the French intervention in Mali has cost more than (EURO)100 million ($133 million) since it started Jan. 11.
In the first weeks of the campaign, French and Malian forces easily took back cities in northern Mali. But the fighting is rougher now that it has reached more remote terrain in the mountains of the southern Sahara.
"We are now at the heart of the conflict," in protracted fighting in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains, Le Drian said. While some have suggested starting a pullout of the 4,000-strong French force next month, Le Drian said he couldn't talk about a quick withdrawal while the mountain fighting goes on.
Hollande's letter to Chadian President Idriss Deby said the deaths of Chadian soldiers "illustrate the dangers of this mission." It gave no details. The Chadian army had initially said that 13 soldiers and 65 Islamic extremist rebels were killed in the fighting Friday.
At the United Nations in New York, a top U.N. humanitarian official said Tuesday that as security improves in Mali, the world must seize the moment to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid.
John Ging, a senior humanitarian affairs official who just visited Mali, said that country's northern region is stabilizing but needs help re-opening schools, markets and health clinics. The U.N. is appealing for $373 million in aid, but has only received $17 million.
Even before fighting erupted last year among government forces, Taureg rebels and radical Islamists, Ging said Mali was suffering from the severe food crisis that has hit Africa's arid Sahel region.
Ging said more than 430,000 Malians have been displaced.
AP correspondent Bradley Klapper contributed from Washington and AP correspondent Ron DePasquale contributed from the United Nations in New York.


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ROCHESTER — A single-alarm fire remains under investigation after a morning blaze struck 27 Forest Park Drive rendering the home uninhabitable.
Firefighters responded to the fire at 10:39 a.m. and discovered heavy fire showing from a bedroom in the home and heavy smoke filling the entire neighborhood.
According to Capt. Mark Avery, there were three children in the home and one adult, all of whom were able to get out of the residence safely before firefighters arrived.
Avery said firefighters attacked the blaze from the back of the split-level home.
Damage to the inside of the home was visible through the charred and broken windows showing blackened debris and falling remnants of the structure.
Avery said the damage was significant and the right side of the home would require major renovation, possibly gutting of the entire home.
He said a quarter of the second floor was fully destroyed.
Fire Marshal Dominic Bollio later told Foster's Daily Democrat the cause of the fire remained under investigation and was yet to be determined as of Tuesday afternoon.
Officials interviewed on scene the three children occupying the home at the time the fire began.
Milton Fire Department assisted Rochester crews on scene as well as Frisbie Memorial Hospital Advanced Life Support, a team that had been at the Central Fire Station for training at the time the call came in.
The blaze was under control by 11:04 a.m. and crews continued with overhaul efforts to rid the home of what portions were still smoldering at that point.
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Cementless versus hybrid total knee arthroplasty – a case control study
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Objective: Cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA) implants were designed to provide long-term fixation without the risk of cement-associated complications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of titanium-coated cementless compared to hybrid fixed knee endoprosthesis using a cemented tibial and cementless femoral component.
Methods: We performed a case controlled, single center study including 145 TKAs. From 2003 to 2006, we implanted 55 cementless (group 1) and 90 hybrid fixed endoprostheses (group 2; control group). We analyzed the radiographic and clinical outcome, as well as survivorship of the cementless implants compared to the control group, at a mean follow-up of 3.5 years (minimum 2 years). The SPSS programm was used for statistical analyses.
Results and conclusions: 101 patients with 108 TKAs (74.5%) completed the two-year assessment. Knee Society Scores increased significantly in both the study group and the control group (p<0.001). In total, 9 revisions (8.3%) were required, 5 in the cementless group, 4 in the hybrid cemented group (p=0.345). In both groups, 2 revisions (p=0.701) were necessary due to loosening of the tibial tray. Radiological investigation showed a greater number of radiolucent lines around the tibial baseplate in the cemented (n=26) than in the cementless group (n=12) (p=0.005).
At two years postoperatively, there was no significant difference between cementless Plasmapore® titanium-coated and partially cemented TKA in terms of clinical and functional results and postoperative complications. In our opinion, the significantly smaller number of radiolucent lines in the cementless group is an important requirement for durable long-term fixations in TKA.


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House Agriculture Committee Moves Forward on Farm Bill
WASHINGTON — After a lengthy discussion, the House Agriculture Committee cleared its version of the 2013 Farm Bill during a markup session which ended late Wednesday night. The House markup follows the Senate Agriculture Committee's much briefer markup of its farm bill Tuesday.
For the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), portions of the House farm bill included priorities important to cattlemen and women such as permanent disaster programs along with the elimination of the livestock title, maintaining of conservation programs and a strong research title.
NCBA President Scott George, a Cody, Wyo. cattle and dairy producer, lauded the House Agriculture Committee for including disaster assistance in the legislation, stating that it would provide certainty to cattlemen and women who are affected by disastrous weather events and continue to contribute to the nation's strong agriculture industry.
"Farmers and ranchers endure extreme weather conditions - from drought to flood to freezes to the extreme heat – and still work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to provide the country and the world with food and fiber," said George. "Including disaster assistance programs in the House farm bill is a positive step toward providing a strong safety net for our producers. We appreciate the work of Chairman Lucas and his committee on this important issue."
Also included in the House version of the farm bill is an amendment introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) that would prohibit states from setting production standards for foods brought in from other states. The amendment would render federal production mandates such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) / United Egg Producers (UEP) proposal, untenable.
"We are encouraged by the amendment introduced by Rep. King, which would keep decisions regarding how to raise livestock and poultry in the hands of farmers and ranchers, where they belong," said George. "NCBA is supportive of the House version of the farm bill and we hope that both the full House and Senate take up their respective bills soon and continue to move forward with passing a 2013 Farm Bill which is positive for cattle producers and gives rural America much needed certainty."
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Alhamdullilah, we had passed another year and now entering new year 2013. Hope its not too late to wish Happy New Year. Another year to look forward to and how about New Year's resolution? Well, its been years since I've made resolution. Let's make it as daily pledge, cause you never know this maybe your last day in this world. Wallahu'alam.
Twenty twelve certainly holds many memories; good and bad ones. But these three are the significant ones that I can recall.
My first born Nazif, started his pre-school. So, it comes with many 'first' memories. First sports day, first school trips, little ihtifal, school holidays and many more.
Then ,we had our first family trip oversea to Perth. Alhamdullilah for the rezeki to be able to feel and appreciate Allah's creation in another part of the world. And before the year ends we also managed to go to JB and Singapore for holidays.
Thirdly, this year marks our tenth year of wedding anniversary. This is the greatest gift that I'm most thankful for. Allah has blessed us with this relationship and I hope its going to last until our time comes and until hereafter.


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Nothing in your life could have prepared you for the The Dog-E! Red Carpet Special, featuring Anne Hathawag, Jennifur Lawrence, and Djamie Foxhound. Nobody seemed to manage to be able to do something with the name "Quvenzhané Wallis." Quvenzhané Waggis, duh. Props for Anne Hathawag though.
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Orchard Valley Church (Winfield, British Columbia, Canada)
Orchard Valley Church in Winfield, British Columbia was planted with assistance from several Kelowna area churches, including Garden Valley Community Church, Willow Park Church and SunRidge Community Church. It held its opening service in the Woodsdale Community Centre on 17 October 1999. Steven and Angela Pahl began their work with the congregation 1 July 1999.
The congregation chartered in April 2001 with 29 members, 10 of them newly baptized believers. The congregation joined the British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches in May 2001. Joe and Linda Harrison became the pastor couple in June 2001 at which time the church had an attendance of just below 100. In 2005 the congregation had a membership of 29 and an average weekly attendance of 70. The congregation closed after 2005.
Mennonite Brethren Herald (December 3, 1999) http://old.mbherald.com/38-23/news-5.html?view=l (accessed 30 June 2008); (July 14, 2000) http://old.mbherald.com/39-14/personalia.html (accessed 30 June 2008); (June 8, 2001) http://old.mbherald.com/40-12/news-1.html (accessed 19 May 2008).
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Address: 3240 Grant Crescent, Winfield, BC V4V1T8
Phone: 250-766-1682
Denominational Affiliations:
British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (2001- )
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (2001- )
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|December 2009
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D-Con rat poisons targeted by EPA
HEALTH Firm accused of refusing to adopt safety standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved Wednesday to ban the sale of 12 mouse and rat poisons produced by the maker of D-Con products because regulators say the manufacturer refuses to adopt the agency's safety standards to prevent the poisonings of children and deaths of non-targeted animals.
The decision gives Reckitt Benckiser Inc. 30 days to challenge the proposed ban on its rat-and-mouse-killing products, which contain lethal compounds, known as second-generation anticoagulants, that interfere with blood clotting, resulting in uncontrollable bleeding and a slow, agonizing death.
Nearly 10,000 children a year are accidentally exposed to mouse and rat poisons, according to the EPA. The poisons have been linked to the deaths of hawks, owls, foxes, mountain lions and other predators that capture poisoned rodents or scavenge their contaminated carcasses, officials said.
EPA regulators said they spent five years working with rodenticide producers to improve safety, and while some companies did make improvements, Reckitt Benckiser refused to adopt the agency's standards.
"For five years, the makers of D-Con have thumbed their nose at EPA, refusing to adopt even the most basic protections for children and wildlife," said Greg Loarie, attorney for Earthjustice. "Their utter disregard for the law and public welfare - the sheer corporate greed - is staggering."
The EPA requires such poisons sold to residential consumers to be contained in "protective tamper-resistant bait stations and prohibits pellets and other bait forms that cannot be secured in bait stations."
"Moving forward to ban these products will prevent completely avoidable risks to children," said James Jones, acting assistant administrator for the EPA's office of chemical safety and pollution prevention. "With this action, EPA is ensuring that the products on the market are both safe and effective for consumers."
No children have been exposed to rodenticide poison from companies that have complied with the new standards, according to the EPA.
The proposed ban comes a little more than a month after a coalition of environmental and public health groups represented by Earthjustice urged the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to reject 2013 registration renewals for the second-generation anticoagulants.
The EPA order would target consumer products for home use that do not contain tamper-resistant packaging, but most of the worst anticoagulants would still be available.
"I'm very relieved the EPA has taken this significant step to protect our families from accidental poisonings," said Jonathan Evans, toxics and endangered species campaign director for the Center for Biological Diversity. "But other steps are needed. Wildlife, too, need protection from these cruel, indiscriminate and deadly toxins. It's time we get them out of the wild."
Recent studies by UC researchers found second-generation anticoagulants in 70 percent of the mammals and 68 percent of the birds that were examined. Another study found rodenticide contamination in 75 percent of the Pacific fishers that were tested, Evans said.
Fish and Game biologists have documented poisonings in raptors and several mammals, including the endangered San Joaquin kit fox. Mountain lions and bobcats in the Santa Monica Mountains in Southern California have died from poisoning, according to biologists with the National Park Service.
A study analyzing owls found dead in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory showed that nearly three-quarters of the birds had rodenticides in their livers.
The pesticide issue is huge in the Bay Area, where an estimated 10 million pounds of pesticides are used every year, much of it in rodenticides. A disproportionate number of the children under age 6 who are accidentally exposed to rat poisons nationwide each year are from low-income families, state and federal pesticide regulators have said.
If Reckitt Benckiser challenges the EPA cancellation notice and an administrative law judge upholds the decision, the company could take the matter to federal court, a process that could delay the proposed ban for many months.
Company officials couldn't be reached for comment.
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From Arches, I tried unsuccesfully to find a breakfast place in Moab that wasn't overfull, so instead I tanked up and headed to the Canyonlands National Park which was about 35 miles away. I figured there would be some place to get something to eat along the way. I was wrong.
As I rode about Canyonlands N.P. I was beginning to think that it was a hiker's kind of national park in that there was not much in the way of views to pose one's motorcycle by. How wrong I was. I noted, while watching the view from the Grand View Overlook that there was a trail called Shafer's Road that seemed to dive down into the canyon below. That was for me!


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(Pocket-lint) - "Bit of power now, little bit more, no too much!" shouts Ed, just as the Porsche 911 I'm at the wheel of begins to spin round and we pirouette backwards through the water fountains. Belatedly, my mental faculties kick back in, I press the brake and we come to a stop, both laughing as I've once again failed to catch the slide the 911's been deliberately put into.
We're at Porsche's Experience Centre at Silverstone race track, going through an "experience" course that's offered to everyone in the UK who buys a new Porsche. But aside from living out a high-life fantasy, we're also here to try the new 911 in an extreme environment and find out how cars behave in extreme conditions. Like us, we guess you've heard of things like traction and stability control - TC, ESP and the various acronyms that they're called by - but do you actually know what they do, how they help you out, or what happens if you turn them off?
As you might imagine, when Porsche offered to show us from behind the wheel of the new 991-era 911, it didn't take us long to say, "Go on then".
Built in 2008, the Porsche Experience Centre sits in the shadows of the famous Silverstone Race Track where the British Grand Prix is held each summer. The Centre offers various programmes - but most people who attend spend some time on the Centre's own 3.1km long track, the various test areas attached, or the off-road course.
As we're in the new 911, a Carrera S, with PDK automatic gearbox since you ask, we thought it'd be rude not to try out the track. And given the car's legendary reputation - its rear-mounted engine means that many previous generation 911s have been put through hedges, literally backwards, by over-enthusiastic owners - we wanted to see if we could tame the beast on the various low-friction and skid-pan style set ups, that simulate what might happen if you lose control of the car, say, on ice or in snow.
Part of the appeal of the experience Porsche provide here is that everyone who attends gets their own instructor for whichever course they go on. If, like me, you've done the odd bit of circuit driving or a track day but been frustrated at your inability to improve or get faster, the appeal here is that there's an expert - in my case racing driver, Ed - alongside you, to tell you where you're going wrong and help you to learn.
On the track
We start with me in the passenger seat, Ed driving me round the track, to show me the lines and then through the various skid-courses. As you might expect from a professional race driver who spends several days a month at the Porsche experience, he makes it look rather easy. Then it's my turn and first we head out onto the track.
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While it's tempting just to bury the accelerator into the carpet and hear the amazing howl of the straight six, the reality is that circuit driving is all about precision, so Ed encourages me to build my speed up slowly, and teaches me to "look through each corner" to where I want to go. The trick is to set the car up for each corner, and keep thinking ahead, so that you're not just thinking about one corner in isolation, but stringing together several into a series, until you've built up the entire track and get the car going in a real rhythm.
I learn not to be so aggressive with my steering inputs, instead gently rolling into corners and trying to carve as straight a line as possible. Not only does it mean you'll be faster, but you've also less risk of destabilising the car and spinning it.
The Kick-Plate
After a few laps of the track, we peel off, with Ed giving me the promise that we'll come back to it later on. We head to a thing called the kick-plate. Essentially, this is a long, wet, skid-tastic surface, but before you enter it, you drive over a moveable plate, which moves quickly sideways as your rear wheels pass over the top, spinning the rear of the car out.
The trick is to react quickly, applying opposite lock to steer into the skid. Apply enough lock quickly enough and the back end doesn't spin fully round, instead you catch it and then either "drift" - holding the slide by adding a bit of power - or "correct" - bringing the back end back into a straight line - or, as I do on the first couple of goes, have a "tank slapper" - basically you catch the first slide, but then over-correct, and the back spins round the other way and you simply spin off in the opposite direction.
It's something that I - and I suspect most of you reading - could have played on all afternoon. Basically, if you fail to catch the slide and spin, you instantly want to go back and try again. And if you catch it – and better still drift - it's so rewarding you instantly want another go. On about my fifth attempt, I get a wonderful drift for about 20 yards. Elated is not the word.
It sets up what's in store for the rest of the afternoon - great fun, rewarding, but educational too. I wouldn't want what happens on the kick-plate to happen to my car on the road, but I know now that if it did I'd stand a much better chance of gathering it up - and not crashing - than before I came on this course.
Ice hill
Next we move on to the ice hill. It's a 7 per cent downward slope, with a very low friction surface being sluiced by two water fountains that act as chicanes you're supposed to drive down.
What happens next proves to be the most important lesson I learn all day. We head down the hill, steer left to try and go round the first fountain. Ed has warned me that as this happens, the back will slide out (like on the kick plate), and I need to be ready to - quickly - correct it. At this point, and this is the lesson, the traction and stability control systems are still switched on. I head down the hill, steer left a bit too hard, feel the back spin out and try to correct it - and instead of holding the slide, we spin, backwards down the hill.
I'm confused, and turn to Ed and ask him how the car has spun with the stability control switched on.
"Basically, it can't beat physics," replies Ed. "This hill simulates ice, and because you were going quite hard and made quite sharp inputs, once the back end had lost traction, there was nothing the system could do to get the traction back."
It's an important lesson for me - in truth, I drive a rear-wheel drive car on the road, and sometimes take liberties with it, thinking that the stability control (ESP) will save my backside. I now know that in really extreme conditions, it sometimes can't.
However, we try another run - a bit slower this time - and the stability control does manage to save me. And you appreciate how much it's helping when - on the next run - we switch it fully off again - the feeling of the back end letting go feels much more noticeable, and needs serious quick-wittedness to catch.
Low-friction surface
Finally, before heading back to track we try the low friction surface, which simulates driving on snow. It's similarly slippery to the ice hill, but without the gradient - so in theory you've got more time to correct any slide. It turns out to be great fun - and we try the Sport mode on the 911, which allows the rear end to slip sideways a little, but keeps the stability control there in the background, to step in at a higher threshold - the threshold it thinks you're out of your depth and are going to overcook it.
With the system in this mode, I have a ball kinking round the tight circuit, doing little drifts – but the stability system - on one occasion at least, stops me from chucking ninety-grands worth of Porsche in the grass banking.
Skidding, sliding and car-control lessons over, we head back to the track to apply some of the learning and to see if I have improved.
And while sweaty work, I do find that 90 minutes with the 911 on low friction surfaces has made me both more confident and given me a greater understanding of what I'm trying to do. On the last couple of laps I really nail it, feel that a couple of the corners that earlier in the day were tripping me up I've now got sussed and I feel like I'm driving the circuit much more smoothly - and more quickly - than before. Ed goes quiet, which I'm not sure how to take, but I keep going. I know that racing drivers aren't known for being very good passengers, and I'm not sure I'd want to sit next to myself on a track, either.
We head back into the parking area and I'm absolutely buzzing. When Ed turns to me and tells me: "Those last couple of laps were pretty dam good", I move on to cloud nine. If the idea is to give you a taste of what a 911 can do and make you want one, then consider me sold. I'll keep dreaming that one day my pocket-lint wages might be enough to let me buy a used one.
But in seriousness, and as I write this the day after the event, the most rewarding thing about the Porsche experience was feeling like I became a better driver and got to understand more about how cars react - and how electronic systems work with them - in extremes.
I'm still amazed I managed to drift a 911. I am still picturing racing lines. But I could sense - even on the way home from Silverstone - that I was being a better, more anticipatory driver. And perhaps most importantly, I'm not sure I'd ever want a car without ESP (stability control) because it is perhaps the most valuable electronic device for helping you out when you get into trouble. What I also know, which I didn't before, is that even the most advanced of electronic systems simply can't always beat physics.
The good news is that you don't have to buy a new Porsche to experience this yourself. Porsche run a programme called YouDrive, where you can take your own car on to their circuit and experience some of the things we did, for £165. Various other packages are available - we sampled a 911 Driving Experience, which lasted 90 minutes and costs £275.
Having been through the experience, and considering that includes time in a new 911 and one-to-one instruction for that entire time, we reckon that's actually a bit of a bargain. We encourage you to try it, and if you really want to have fun, ask if you can be instructed by Ed.


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A wacky wife and her darkly exotic husband teaming for TV? Hey, it worked for Lucy and Desi – why not Melanie and Antonio?
Antonio Banderas reveals that he and his wife Melanie Griffith have a series project in the works from a concept by the hubby which may feature the Mrs. in the lead role.
"We're now in conversation with some studios and it's my own idea," says Banderas. "It's a comedy, but it's about a dysfunctional family and a woman that actually is operating in many different ways because she got a voice inside her which is telling her to do the exactly opposite of what she's doing. So it's that kind of dichotomy that creates comedy, but at the same time it's very critical with many different aspects of the American society, with sex, with politics, with religion, with society and with a number of things engulfing a woman of her age with a large family, with grown kids already, with a husband who wants to be a politician."
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"It's funny, it's fast paced," Banderas adds. "The studios are loving it. We hope we're going to probably record the pilot by the end of November and then we'll see if it's approved or not."
The actor says he would also find his way on camera opposite Melanie every so often. "In fact I have kind of a very little recurring in this, but she would be the star."


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Sylvia turned 6 on July 12th. It truly was her day to celebrate. It started with opening a present from her sister.
After grabbing a quick breakfast, we headed to the Mill City Farmers Market in Minneapolis to meet up with Grandma and Grandpa Chicken. After the standard farmers market fair, we grabbed a quick ice cream cone in lieu of a birthday cake.
Following the farmer's market, Sylvia and her friend Ingrid enjoyed a movie - "How to Train Your Dragon 2" and then headed to the salon for a manicure.
It was a great birthday for Sylvia and in continued the next couple of weeks as we put together several of her new Lego Friends kits. While she needs a bit of help from time to time, she has done a great job of following the directions and building the project as defined.


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Marriage, Not Gay Marriage – says Judge Walker
I'm speed-reading through the Prop 8 case decision that just invalidated the ballot measure as violating the 14th Amendment's Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses. Judge Walker framed his decision not as creating a new right to gay marriage, but rather a vindication of the institution of marriage itself:
Plaintiffs do not seek recognition of a new right. To characterize plaintiffs' objective as "the right to same-sex marriage" would suggest that plaintiffs seek something different from what opposite-sex couples across the state enjoy —— namely, marriage. Rather, plaintiffs ask California to recognize their relationships for what they are: marriages. (p. 114)
And because the Supreme Court has long held that marriage is a fundamental right, and holds that California's domestic partnership alternative for same-sex couples is no substitute for that fundamental right. Walker then applies strict scrutiny to the plaintiffs' claims and concludes that Prop 8 violates the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment, largely because he held in the findings of facts that the defense's witnesses were "unreliable and entitled to essentially no weight":
As explained in detail in the equal protection analysis, Proposition 8 cannot withstand rational basis review. Still less can Proposition 8 survive the strict scrutiny required by plaintiffs' due process claim. The minimal evidentiary presentation made by proponents does not meet the heavy burden of production necessary to show that Proposition 8 is narrowly tailored to a compelling government interest. Proposition 8 cannot, therefore, withstand strict scrutiny. Moreover, proponents do not assert that the availability of domestic partnerships satisfies plaintiffs' fundamental right to marry; proponents stipulated that "[t]here is a significant symbolic disparity between domestic partnership and marriage." Accordingly, Proposition 8 violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
On the Equal Protection front, Walker did not assign a heightened level of scrutiny to gays and lesbians, abiding by the Supreme Court's refusal to cast equal suspicion on classifications based on sexual orientation as those based on gender or race. But sexual orientation's rational basis review, which started as a dodge by Justice Kennedy back in Romer v. Evans and continued by Justice O'Connor in her Lawrence v. Texas concurrence, now seems to be as protective as intermediate and strict scrutiny. Rational basis review is supposed to be the most forgiving of acts of discrimination–if one gives even a hypothetical justification in defense of a discriminatory law or practice, that law or practice would always be deemed constitutional. Higher levels of scrutiny were left for "officially" illegitimate identity-based classifications.
But now, the Court, in avoiding the anointment of a new suspect classification for fear of bringing the Clinton/Bush era culture wars into the courtroom, has made its imprimatur irrelevant. If you enact a law or institute a practice that tells a distinct and traditionally maligned group of Americans that they are unequal citizens, then you are irrational. Hypothetical justifications are now inadmissible opinions unworthy of deference. And when this case reaches the Supreme Court, the justices' reliance on rational basis review will no longer be a peevish dodge or refusal to stratify suffering; it will be an honest reckoning of an America that no longer tolerates intolerance.
Walker provides an example of this leveling of rational basis and heightened scrutiny by collapsing sex and sexual orientation discrimination into each other:
Having considered the evidence, the relationship between sex and sexual orientation and the fact that Proposition 8 eliminates a right only a gay man or a lesbian would exercise, the court determines that plaintiffs' equal protection claim is based on sexual orientation, but this claim is equivalent to a claim of discrimination based on sex.
In doing so, he also pulls out a nugget from Justice Ginsburg's Christian Legal Society opinion that some seized on several weeks ago as a gay marriage "time bomb" in dicta:
Indeed, homosexual conduct and attraction are constitutionally protected and integral parts of what makes someone gay or lesbian. Lawrence, 539 US at 579; FF 42- 43; see also Christian Legal Society v Martinez, 561 US __, 130 SCt 2971, No 08-1371 Slip Op at 23 ("Our decisions have declined to distinguish between status and conduct in [the context of sexual orientation].") (June 28, 2010) (citing Lawrence, 539 US at 583 (O'Connor, J, concurring)). [my emphasis]
Just for the sake of it, though, Walker does explicitly intimate his belief that even though he is applying rational basis, strict scrutiny is appropriate:
The trial record shows that strict scrutiny is the appropriate standard of review to apply to legislative classifications based on sexual orientation. All classifications based on sexual orientation appear suspect, as the evidence shows that California would rarely, if ever, have a reason to categorize individuals based on their sexual orientation. FF 47. Here, however, strict scrutiny is unnecessary. Proposition 8 fails to survive even rational basis review.
This note, however, is more evidence that levels of scrutiny collapse when one recognizes animus-driven actions for what they are. More searching review may come in time for less overtly hostile acts and practices, but hopefully by that time, there will be no more suspect classes and only suspect actions.
A jurisprudence of rights as opposed to identities appeals to Justice Kennedy, whether or not American society has caught up to his ideal. Kennedy might not have liked to watch this case at first, but he will most certainly enjoy being in the center of the action once Perry v. Schwarzenegger gets to the Court. As opposed to his more conservative brethren, he sees rights as robust vessels rather than narrow privileges. For this reason, Walker's Due Process analysis broadly reading the right of marriage will be Kennedy's reasoning of choice, while we can count on Scalia to see such a robust reading as leading, at the very least, to unions between all consenting adults no matter how many or how closely related.
But for unanimity's sake, Kennedy, or maybe a justice or four in the liberal bloc, would be well-advised to latch onto Walker's Equal Protection analysis as well. Under this analysis, Scalia has already accepted gay marriage as an legal inevitability, per his Lawrence concurrence:
This reasoning leaves on pretty shaky grounds state laws limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples. Justice O'Connor seeks to preserve them by the conclusory statement that "preserving the traditional institution of marriage" is a legitimate state interest. Ante, at 7. But "preserving the traditional institution of marriage" is just a kinder way of describing the State's moral disapproval of same-sex couples. Texas's interest in §21.06 could be recast in similarly euphemistic terms: "preserving the traditional sexual mores of our society." In the jurisprudence Justice O'Connor has seemingly created, judges can validate laws by characterizing them as "preserving the traditions of society" (good); or invalidate them by characterizing them as "expressing moral disapproval" (bad).
Of couse, gaining Scalia's vote–even in an exasperated concurrence–is wishful thinking. But at least the Court's putative majority in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, — U.S. — (2013) will take pleasure in quoting him, as Walker did in his Finding of Fact 21(c) on page 61 of his 136-page opinion:
Lawrence v Texas, 539 US 558, 604-05 (2003) (Scalia, J, dissenting) ("If moral disapprobation of homosexual conduct is 'no legitimate state interest' for purposes of proscribing that conduct * * * what justification could there possibly be for denying the benefits of marriage to homosexual couples exercising 'the liberty protected by the Constitution'? Surely not the encouragement of procreation, since the sterile and the elderly are allowed to marry.")
Nevertheless, there always does remain the chance that this putative majority may turn to mush in the face of a federal right to same-sex marriage, whether or not Walker's framing survives the Ninth Circuit's go-round. And as I wrote after the Massachusetts DOMA cases:
The question now, however, is whether Justice Kennedy, the author of both Romer and Lawrence and the putative fifth vote in a gay marriage case, is willing to extend his sexual orientation discrimination jurisprudence the same way he has expanded his death penalty jurisprudence. In other words, is recognizing a federal constitutional right for same-sex marriage more akin to sheltering juveniles from life without parole for non-homicide crimes, or is it more like deeming the death penalty at all times unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment? If the former, the Perry plaintiffs can take heart. If the latter, Perry may fail to gain Kennedy's approval, and Gill and Mass v. HHS will become the preferred precedents in the fight for marriage equality.
We must remember that even though Kennedy likes his rights robust, he has also become the limiting agent to the abortion right he helped preserve in Casey. But there is a difference between the gay rights Kennedy has helped protect in Romer and Lawrence and the abortion rights he has since restricted since Casey: gay marriage, unlike abortion, has no dauntingly actual life-or-death element.
Yet as a matter of political consequence, a critical mass of states has not yet come to pass on gay marriage. With only a handful of states and the District of Columbia recognizing same sex marriage, Perry may be more Roe than Loving, and I imagine that every member of the Court will have that in mind when considering the case.
What is certain is that same-sex marriage is gestating in the states, however few have so far endorsed it. The question, then, will be whether Kennedy sees Walker's opinion as a new birth of freedom for a class long robbed of its dignity, or as a grisly killing of viable progress throughout the states' slow and steady political processes.


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On August 1st, the much-ballyhooed Revised GRE launched with little fanfare except among the test prep community. Given that we're career test-takers and test prep teachers, I and our Director of Graduate Programs decided to take the test (and take advantage of the 50% discount being offered in August and recently extended through September 2011). After you finish reading my account of my latest battle with the GRE, you can read Ajani's review of his test here.
So I'm going to keep this short and just give you my impressions of the changes to the test. I'm sure I'm going to forget to mention a ton of things and I invite you to ask as many question as you like here or on our Facebook page and we'll answer each and every one of them.
Just so you know, I took the revised GRE cold without doing a whole lot of research into the new format and question types. I also violated test-preppers rule number 1 and took the official test without doing any prep or sample tests. So in no particular order here are the top few things that struck me about taking the Revised GRE:
1. Security is insane
I've taken the GRE and GMAT about 10 times in the last 10 years so I'm used to it, but it always gets me how crazy the security is. It is actually worse than getting on an airplane. A fellow test-taker who was there commented that he was surprised they didn't make us take off our shoes. They also used the handheld metal detector on me, and another colleague of ours from LA commented on the security measures. If you are planning to take the test soon make sure you are ready to be treated like a miscreant.
2. Math is still easy
Take this with a grain of salt because I'm 1. comparing it to the GMAT and 2. have been doing test prep for 20 years, but the math is relatively easy. It was actually disconcertingly straightforward. In fact, there were 2 questions that would loosely translate to "Can you read the numbers off the given chart?" I'm not sure if their calibration is off because they just launched the test or if that is what it is, but given that I scored in the 690 – 800 range (we'll talk more about the ranges in a bit), I expected at least one question to give me pause. None did. I'm probably going to retake the test in December to just see if they increase the difficulty after their "calibration and scaling" period. They still like percents, definitions, geometry, and word problems.
All in all if you've not seen math in quite a while you'll need to brush up on your basic math skills but its nowhere near the order of complex reasoning required by the "other business school entry test."
3. Verbal is less driven by vocab
The verbal made me sad personally but happy for test-takers. They've removed the oppressive reliance on testing esoteric vocabulary. Antonyms are obliterated. Analogies are expurgated. The official word on what's replaced them are called Reading Comprehension (two types – Multiple Choice and Select-in-Passage), Text Completion, and Sentence Equivalence. So while this seems to be new and different its really just lipstick on a pig. If you look at the sample questions you might notice that the Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence questions look like Sentence Completions of old.
What remains is a test that feels like the bastard step-child of the GMAT and SAT. The verbal section is now comprised of a hybridized form of Sentence Completions presented with single or multiple answers, an odd form of Critical Reasoning presented as reading comprehension questions, and Reading Comprehension (the staple of every bubble test). So the verbal section all in all had the feel of my favorite old T-shirt after my wife washes it, comforting and familiar but lacking a bit of its usual casual ease.
If you were comfortable with the the old Verbal test, this test will be easy to get used to and a lot easier to prep for since there is less of a reliance on memorizing hundreds of words.
4. Scores – ETS is guessing
Until at least November, GRE scores will be given as a stupidly broad range on the old 200 – 800 spectrum while they figure out what the scores convert to on the new 130 – 170 scale. When you take the GRE between now and November they will report your score as a estimate and then update it in November. At the end of my test I received 2 score ranges one was 690 – 800 the other was 680 – 790, I think. I say I think because at the end of the test you get no physical record of your score and if you don't pay attention to the screen after you click end exam that score is gone until they report it to you in November. What's really offensive about the score ranges is how broad they are, I mean really? ETS can't estimate a score in less than a 100 point range? That's insane.
5. I'm not sure how or whether this test adapts.
When taking this test you can go back to questions you've previously left unanswered or flagged for review. I intentionally got a few questions wrong and then went back and changed them. This did not change any of the subsequent or seem to impact my score. What's also really weird is that you can go past multiple part answer questions (those where you have to pick 2 or 3 answers) without fully answering them or when you select too many answers and it does not warn you until the end of the section.
I'd recommend highly that everyone take a couple of practice tests before going into the real test so you can learn what you can and cannot do with the interface.
I stole their pencils! And they still give scrap paper, those of you who prepared for the other tests might have seen the erasable noteboard, none of that here. I sat at station 13 just to see if I'd get bad luck.
Hopefully, this will give you a bit more insight into what the revised GRE is like. Please if you have questions post them in the comments!


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Hiring: Carpenters & Carpenter Helpers for year round residential construction company. Experience based pay scale starting at $15/hr. Call Mike at 715-518-1675 to apply.View
Tree Service in St. Germain is looking for people to do tree work. Pay is by experience. A valid drivers license is a must. Starting immediately. Call 715-479-8733.View
LARGE GARAGE SALE July 31st & August 1st 3825 Shangri-la Road Eagle River, WI 8:00 am To 4:00 pm Many antiques & vintage items. Antique Sofa with original upholstery and hand carved woodwork. Furniture: Sofas, hutches, end tables, tables and chairs, desks, many chests of drawers & dressers with mirrors. Table saw, swing saw, generator, leaf blower, lawn mowers, and many hand tools. Many table lamps, beautiful large dish sets, and Milk Glass. Also have Carnival Glass, Depression Glass, Milk Glass & Crystal, Silverware and many Silver and Silver Plate items, beer mugs & large Coca Cola collector items. Hummels, Precious Moments, Cherished Teddies and collector dolls. Take Highway 45 North of Eagle River to Highway 17. Go 2^ miles to BOONE'S BUILDING SUPPLY SIGN, turn right onto Shangri la Road or take Highway 70 East out of Eagle River, turn left on Rangeline Road, then left onto Shangri la Road.View
MQ: It's Time for Another Sale! Collectibles from A-Z, including two large, highly detailed, hand made wooden boats in display cases and a 50th anniversary Red Ryder BB Gun with BB Box. Lots of unique items at low prices. Saturday, August 1st at Stor-All Storage, Unit #86, 7731 Hwy 51, behind Sleep Central, 9a.m.- 2p.m.View
MQ: Moving Sale. Combining households. Everything must go. Ladies Schwinn bike, furniture, household items, artwork, decor, tools, etc. 8a.m.-3p.m., Saturday, August 1st, 8a.m.-12 noon, Sunday, August 2nd. 7412 Golfway Court in Timber Ridge, Minocqua. Please practice social distancing and wear masks. Small bills appreciated!View
PF: Garage Sale Friday, July 31 and Saturday, Aug 1 9am to 4pm 2834 N Flowage Rd, Park Falls, WI. (Springstead area off 182 on the Flambeau Flowage). Items include antiques, household goods, musky lures rods reels, furniture, Lane cedar chest, baskets, tools, drill press, yard tools, Northwoods items, snowmobile clothes and much much more. All priced to sell! Items will be inside and outside (weather permitting). Please practice social distancing. Bring your own mask. Hand sanitizer available.View
WD: Imperial Estates 9000 Rudolph Rd., Woodruff Community Wide Rummage Sale. Friday, July 31st thru Sunday, August 2nd, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Site/Info list located at Community Office. Masks are recommended.View
Nicolet Welcome Service has a FREE welcome packet filled with gift certificates and information from Minocqua/Woodruff area businesses. For a friendly welcome, call Sue at 760-399-6308 or go to nicoletwelcome.comView
Lot for Sale- Natural Lakes Private Preserve -Vilas County- 2.25 acres, total privacy, Access to four private lakes and 3800 acres of both state and common land. $19,900 OBO. Call Bob @ 608-444-5192 or email at: [email protected]View
150 ft. of perfect Caribbean sand frontage and crystal clear water with 20 ft. of visability on a prime water recreation lake. Now add an updated prime nostalgic Northwoods cottage, with lots of new glass, golden glow knotty pine walls, fieldstone fireplace, and new lakeside deck. (New roof, flooring, windows, deck.) Located on a couple of acres with good privacy. Seller will sacrifice for 199K. 715-367-6453. Also available is 30 + additional acres of prime hunting land that has not been logged. This mix of high and low lands and 1000 ft. of frontage on a semi- private lake make it a wildlife refuge. Now realize this acreage borders county land on two sides and is contiguous with the waterfront cottage. You will never find a nicer package for 279k. First serious buyer will own it. 715-367-6453.View
Brand New 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath + Home located in Oak Park Subdivision, Minocqua. Master bedroom suite, open kitchen, living and dining with kitchen island seating, 2 car attached garage, walk out basement, main level laundry, custom features and accents for only $309,900. See full listing on Zillow.com by searching for 8643 Oak Park Circle Minocqua or call 715-892-2009 to schedule your own private viewing of this beautiful home.View
Fence Lake - its not too late, plenty of season left to own your 4- season, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, sand frontage, turn-key, property on the lake. View at https://vimeo.com/437470600/c4a468529b overview. For more details email [email protected] Approved Principles only.View
Lake Lot For Sale! 427' frontage on 528 acre Birch Lake, Winchester, Vilas County. Beautiful wooded lot, clear lake, sand base, southern exposure, $197,300. 715-686-7704 [email protected]View
Privacy on the Minocqua Chain. This 28 acre parcel has 1700 feet of frontage along the Thoroughfare. It offers perfect privacy, no highway noise and it is still only 4 minutes from downtown Minocqua. The home has a ^ mile view without seeing another home. The parcel has towering trees. The regulation and fenced in tennis courts are newly resurfaced. The oversized garage is 32x30 feet deep for boat storage. There are 6 piers on the Chain for all of your toys. The acreage is contiguous with the Minocqua Country Club and a cart trail leaves your front door and takes you to the Country Club without running on a road. The home is recently remodeled. The Smart Siding is a cedar look with a 30 year, no paint, guarantee. All new top of the line Kolbe & Kolbe windows. The Master Suite is oversized, walk-in and new ceramic bath. The Great Room is oversized with floor to ceiling real field stone fireplace. Cathedral ceiling towers to 20 feet. A great view from the wall of glass. Quiet and Private on the Minocqua Chain and minutes from town. Special property, $624,700. Call 715-367-6453.View
2019 Ford Fiesta. 15K miles, air, power windows & doors. Neat and clean and accident free. $15,000. Call 715-892-0782.View
2011 GMC Sierra 4x4 Z71 SLE Crew, chrome package, bedliner and cover, no rust, sharp. High mileage, $14,000 OBO, 262-818-1674View
14' Aluminum Runabout, 18 hp Evinrude, Trailer, Boat Lift, all for $1000. Call 414-964-7149 or 715-588-3642View
1964 Thompson 15' runabout Sea Mate. Wood boat. Fully restored. 1972 Yamaha 40 hp motor, trailer and cover. Tom 641-420-8288.View
1994 Sun Tracker Party Barge Pontoon Boat with trailer and cover, 40hp Evinrude motor, oil injected. Radio and Cassette Player and Live Well. $3000 OBO 262-343-0128View
Boat for sale, Minocqua area. 2004 Alumacraft T14V with 15HP Honda four stroke motor with power trim, electric start. Also included, Lawrence Elite 3X depth finder, Minkota Endura Max trolling motor, two new batteries. Asking $5,500 O.B.O. Call 920-946-9082.View
Boat- 15 ft. Chrysler Mutineer Sailboat, fully equipped and ready to sail. Accepting offers- 920-980-1604. Located in Vilas County.View
2000 Winnebago Adventure Motor Home. 34' Class A; 78,388 miles; Air Conditioned; Two Slideouts (with new seals and covers); New Awning and Hardware; 3 New Batteries; Tires have 9,000 miles on them; Ford V-10 Gasoline Engine, $16,000, 715-892-0411View
2013 Jayco 25RKS travel trailer. New Goodyear radial tires, additional rear diamond plate storage container, 2 inch hitch receiver for additional trailer or bike rack, one slide out, extended season package, sleeps up to six. Great condition, asking $11,900. Call 715-420-0118View
40 foot Park Model Trailer on site at Madeline Lake Camp ground and Resort, Woodruff, Wisconsin. 21 foot screened porch, quiet location off of main traffic. Lot #44. Fire pit and shed. Asking $19,500, negotiable. Call Bob, 563-332-0444.View
1998 Harley Davidson Fatboy. 25k original miles. 80 cu. Inch engine. $6,000 Call 715-892-0782.View
2003 Harley Heritage Softail Classic 100th Anniversary, big bore kit, LED throughout, chrome front to back, many extras. 40,000 miles. All maintenance and winter storage done at dealership. Mint. $8000 obo 715-369-2056View
1 - Builder that does ALL types of remodeling, garages, additions, siding, decks and concrete work. Custom stick built homes. Top quality work since 1977. Rick Colwell Construction. 715-358-2164View
Lakeland Roofing Serving the Northwoods since 1975. Re-roofs, new construction and flat roofs. Fully insured and free estimates. Over 7,000 roofs completed! We truly are the leading roofing company servicing the Northwoods. Brad and Todd Wipperfurth 715-356-2210View
ROOFING Contact Wickman Construction for all your roofing needs and a free estimate. 47 years experience. 715-356-2744View
AFFORDABLE PAINTING Turner's Staining & Painting Everybody knows me in town, many Northwoods references. 30 years experience. I stained: Pukall Lumber Yard, Whitetail Inn, Town of St. Germain Golf Course, and last fall, Minocqua Tire and Auto, and we just finished painting Dr. Kate's Museum in Woodruff. NO DOWNPAYMENT NECESSARY. Call for your free estimate to get scheduled for summer. Following all social distancing guidelines. We also do all siding wood repairs, decks, and we have solutions for siding discoloration. Reasonable pricing, Quality work. Residential, Commercial, Insured. 715-892-5030. Thank you.View
AFFORDABLE ROOFING: Prompt, Courteous Service. Quality materials purchased locally. Locally owned for over 20 years. Fully insured. No deposit required. For a Free Estimate. Call Rob @ 715-614-0809.View
AFFORDABLE: TRIUMPH HANDYMAN SERVICES. Mention this ad, receive 10% discount. Water Leaks, Water Damage. Exterior/ Interior Doors, Trim, Clean Outs, Painting, Carpentry, Repairs, Remodeling, Blown Insulation, New Gutters, Hauling, etc. Many Northwoods references. Free Estimates. 715-892-4797View
BRIGHTEN: Home exterior pressure washing, mold/ algae removal. Roofs, decks, siding, piers, etc. No jobs too big or too small. Fully insured. Free estimates 715-479-8692View
CUSTOM TILE APPLICATIONS: Sowatzkas Enterprises Inc., 715-614-4591. No jobs too big or too small. Specializing in custom showers (built-ins), steam showers, bathrooms, floors, foyers. Free estimates and consultations on tile layout and design. Will bid new construction. Fully InsuredView
ERPS Painting & Staining Serving the Northwoods. Log home staining, exterior and interior painting. Call today for your free estimate. Fully insured. 20 years experience. Call Israel at 715-219-4369View
Interior exterior painting. Staining inside and out. 36 years experience, insured and incorporated, very conscientious, will do work in timely manner. Now offering interior log cleaning. Free estimates, call 563-370-5323.View
J- Construction & Landscaping. Remodeling- Decks- Garages- Roofs (asphalt & metal)- Masonry (cultured stone work & cabin foundation) Repairs- Exterior Painting & Staining (pressure washing) Retaining Walls & Walkways (block, stone & treated timber) Lawn Care, (seeding & black dirt spreading, yard clean- up leaves & fallen trees) Problem Tree Removal- Red Granite & Gravel Driveways & Washout Repairs- Rip Rap Rock Shorelines- New Fences & Repairs. Serving The Lakeland Area Since '76. Fully Insured- Free Estimates- References. Call 715-388-0302.View
Lawn care service. Serving the Minocqua area. Reasonable rates. Outstanding service. 715-892-3044 Call or text.View
Power Washing, Pressure Spraying (Houses, Docks, Boats, Decks, Driveways, Etc.) Window Cleaning, Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning and Duct and Dryer Vent Cleaning. Call Xtreme Kleen, LLC of Minocqua 715-358-5911 www.xtremekleen.orgView
Sparkling Cleaning Service, serving Northern Wisconsin for the past 6 years. Call or text Savannah Rankin at (715) 360-3272 or email [email protected] to schedule your cleaning! Residential or rentals, we do it all!View
WOODCHIPS FOR SALE Great for wetlands, pathways, Erosion control and landscaping. $11.00 per yard 10 yard min. Delivery charges may apply 715-358-3138View
ISLAND CITY ANTIQUE MARKET will be opening for the season Monday, June 29! New store hours will be NOON to 4 PM Daily at this time. We will be following Covid 19 guidelines, so Face Masks REQUIRED and Social Distancing will be observed. Stop by and visit our freshly stocked store, full of authentic antique And collectible treasures! ISLAND CITY ANTIQUE MARKET is located between Paul Bunyan's & McDonalds on Hwy. 51 North, Minocqua. We are still BUYING antiques by APPOINTMENT ONLY. Call us at 715-356-7003 to chat & set up an appointment. We buy single items or entire estates. Thanks for your patience on our reopening.View
Wanted to Buy! Old Beer Cans and Signs. No Aluminum. 715-277-3408View


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Rates and charges
Who sets rates, how they are decided, and what type of rates and charges exist in Queensland.
Sustainability and reporting
Long-term financial and asset management planning is essential to ensure local governments can continue to provide the desired levels of services to residents now and into the future, within their respective financial capacities.
Annual financial reporting
Local governments are required to prepare audited annual financial statements that comply with local government legislation and the Australian Accounting Standards.
Borrowing program
The Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 provides that statutory bodies must have the Treasurer's approval to obtain borrowings. Under a general approval of 23 May 2003, the Treasurer's approval is granted for local governments to borrow from Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) subject to the approval of the Department of Local Government, Community Recovery and Resilience.
Working capital facilities
Local governments may apply for a new working capital facility or to extend an existing facility with the Queensland Treasury Corporation.
Local government financial arrangements
The Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 provides that local governments must first obtain the Treasurer's approval prior to entering into financial arrangements such as entering into a lease as lessee, forming a company, entering into a trust, providing loans to community organisations and council-owned entities, and providing guarantees and indemnities.
Investment Policy Guidelines
Local governments derive their investment powers from Part 6 of the Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 (SBFA Act). Local governments are required to invest in a prudent and appropriate manner. These Investment Policy Guidelines are designed to assist local governments in understanding their obligations under the SBFA Act, and to provide direction on some of the key considerations that should form the development of a prudent and appropriate investment framework.
National Competition Policy
The Local Government Act 2009 (LGA) and the City of Brisbane Act 2010 (COBA) include requirements to ensure local governments comply with the National Competition Policy (NCP).
Interest rate on overdue rates and charges
Section 133 of the Local Government Regulation 2012 (LGR) and section 125 of the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 (CBR) have been amended to change the way that the maximum interest rate on overdue rates and charges is calculated.
Budgets and rating resolutions
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Introducing Young Indi, he is the character for a special excavation party. The children pretend they are paleontologists and apply a few techniques to excavate bones from chalk, watch the eruption of a volcano and learn the different names for dinosaurs.
If you follow the foot prints and uncover some of the clues in the fossils..you will learn as you win prizes!
I love how the children imagination can create any paper-made cave into a wow experience. When they discover a new fossil…
I love the colorful dinosaurs on the cup cakes.
If the weather is good enough then a dino dig outdoors in the sandbox is a great idea. Depending on the number and age of the party guests and the size of your sandbox you may want to stage this activity so a few children at a time get to dig.
If the weather isn't good enough to be outside we can stage an indoor dino dig. If you've got the space and are happy to clear up then you could risk in indoor dino dig with sand or a chalk cast.
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Here are some casting updates at a glance:
- Selena Gomez (Monte Carlo) has joined Parental Guidance Suggested, a rock-and-roll odyssey from writer/director Tim Garrick.
- Josh Gad (Love and Other Drugs) is the latest to join Shawn Levy's The Internship, a comedic reunion of Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson.
- Miles Teller (Project X) and Analeigh Tipton (Crazy, Stupid, Love) will star in Two Night Stand, a romantic comedy from Black List scribe Mark Hammer that will be the directorial debut of Max Nichols.
- Josh Hamilton (J. Edgar) is set to join Keri Russell in Dark Skies, a sci-fi horror picture from Priest director, Scott Charles Stewart.
Hit the jump for more on each project.
THR reports that Gomez will star as Nina Pennington, the object of 16-year-old Ric Thibault's crush in Parental Guidance Suggested, an adaptation of the 2000 Ric Browde novel, "While I'm Dead…Feed the Dog." Nat Wolff (New Year's Eve) will star as Thibault in the coming-of-age comedy while Austin Stowell (The Secret Life of American Teenager) plays Nina's overbearing boyfriend. The picture also features Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story) and Cary Elwes (Saw).
Deadline reports that Gad is set to play Headphones, a prickly engineer at the tech firm where Vaughn and Wilson take The Internship. While he never actually listens to anything through his titular headphones, he always wears them. Gad recently wrapped his portrayal of Steve Wozniak in the Ashton Kutcher-starrer, Jobs.
From Variety comes word of Teller and Tipton starring in Two Night Stand, what's sure to be a cute romantic comedy which finds the unlikely lovers forced to extend their one night stand when they become snowed in. Teller is currently filming James Ponsoldt's The Spectacular Now, while Tipton can be seen next in Warm Bodies.
Finally, also from Variety, Hamilton will star opposite Russell in Dark Skies. The story centers on "a 6-year-old boy who's apparently been 'marked' by an alien (living among us) for future abduction." Previously, Daniel Barrett was in talks to star opposite Russell, but it looks as if Hamilton will take the other parental role in the Blumhouse Pictures production.


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Over at ESPN, Howard Bryant has a strong piece on Dirk Nowitzki and being a star player in the age of social media:
The truth, given time to breathe and be analyzed, is this: Nowitzki will go down as one of the greatest players in the history of the game, the greatest player of his franchise, the best (NBA) player Germany has ever produced. He has proved it this year — especially during these playoffs, when the Mavericks have transformed themselves from a team not tough enough to win into a formidable out — and in previous years that he can carry a team early or late. The outcome of the 2011 NBA Finals will do nothing to change that.
The concept of the "instant legacy" has permeated sport and lowered the level of intelligent discussion regarding how the game is played and the players who play it. TV commentators assess a player's entire career based on two minutes at the end of each game. Meanwhile, the second-by-second instant analysis on social media doesn't stop when the buzzer sounds. James has been in the playoffs for seven years, carrying a nondescript Cleveland team that without him is once again invisible after six straight postseasons — and his critics are legion. Peyton Manning was once a weak playoff performer, but that changed when he won the Super Bowl against Chicago. Then he lost to the Saints and was somehow relegated back to being subpar in the clutch. Before last year's seventh and deciding game between the Lakers and Celtics, the ESPN pregame roundtable asked aloud if Kobe Bryant — already the greatest player of his generation — needed to win that night to "cement his legacy."
Newspapers and magazines have always engaged in the same type of hero construction and deconstruction. The difference now is the speed of the technology and its volume.
I still think Miami will win the series, and I assume that LeBron James will have a great game tonight but man, I'd like to see Dirk match him and have Dallas win their final home game of the season.


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Waterloo Police Will Participate In Special Traffic Enforcement Program
Waterloo Police officers will participate in an Iowa Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) Special Traffic Enforcement Program (sTEP) during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period. Law enforcement agencies from across the state will be out in force along Iowa's roadways from November 24 - 30, 2008 to promote safe driving through the compliance of Iowa's traffic laws.
This effort is the first sTEP event for the 2008 - 2009 program year. Officers will focus on speed, seat belt, child restraint and drunk driving violations. Statistics show that seat belt usage helps reduce injuries and prevents loss of life. With the help of the motoring public, education and law enforcement, Iowa has reached 92.9% seat belt usage, up from 91.4% a year ago.
Please join us and remember to buckle up, slow down and drive sober every time you travel along Iowa's roadways day or night.
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Following up on our recent Adobe AIR 2 runtime availability announcement, we are pleased to also announce that the Adobe AIR 2 SDK is available for download! To help developers quickly get up to speed on the latest capabilities of this release, we are making a number of resources available including release nots, documentation, articles, videos and sample applications.
Release Notes
First, be sure to review the AIR 2 Developer Release Notes where you will find additional information about the latest features, tips and tricks and known issues. This document is an excellent resource for learning about the release. The developer release notes are also available in Japanese and Chinese as well.
Links to the Adobe AIR 2 documentation can be found on here.
If you are looking for tips on how to get started with AIR 2, visit the Adobe AIR Developer Center. Below are several new articles and videos related to AIR 2 that will help you get started with some of the new capabilities in the runtime.
- What's new about HTML, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript in AIR 2 by Mihai Balan
- Using the AIR 2 NativeProcess API to create a screen recorder by Benjamin Dobler
- Writing multiscreen AIR apps by Christian Cantrell
- Communicating between Flash Player and Adobe AIR with sockets by Charles Ward
- Video: Creative Native Installers in Adobe AIR 2 by Serge Jespers
Sample Applications With Source Code
In addition to articles, our team developed a number of sample applications with source code available to help get your started on the new runtime features. Sample applications are available for Flex, Flash and HTML/JavaScript.
Several new sample applications, grouped by product area, that we are making available for AIR 2 include:
- Native Process API
- SearchCentral (Mac only) – SearchCentral lets you search your desktop, Google, or Wikipedia from within a single application. SearchCentral takes advantage of the new native process API to communicate with the Mac OS X Spotlight feature. It also uses the open document API to open files when double-clicked.
- Networking
- KeePIPE – a JavaScript-based application that lets users share files on the same network. The application demonstrates how the new networking capabilities can be used to create peer-to-peer applications. KeePIPE also demonstrates the new open document capabilities. If you use an application such as VMWare, you can use this application to transfer files between your VM and host computer.
- HTTPeek – HTTPeek is a proxy which demonstrates the new ServerSocket APIs in AIR 2. It listens on a designated port, and proxies HTTP requests while displaying the both the request and response HTTP headers.
- Mass Storage Device Detection
- FileTile – FileTile demonstrates two new capabilities in AIR 2: mass storage device detection, and opening files with their default applications. When running, FileTile detects when a storage device (such as a USB drive or a Flip video camera) is connected, and displays the contents of the files on that device. Right-click on images to preview them, or double-click to open files with their default application.
- Local Audio Recording
- Microphone – Microphone records and plays back audio locally. It demonstrates a new feature in AIR 2 that lets you write audio locally without requiring a server. You can also speed-up or slow-down the playback speed of the recorded audio.
- EchoExample – The EchoExample application records a sound, then plays it back simulating an echo using the new ability in AIR 2 to sample microphone data directly. It also demonstrates the use of the SoundTransform object to modify the sound dynamically before playing it back.
- Multi-touch & Gestures
- PhotoPhysics – PhotoPhysics is a multi-touch application that includes a built-in physics engine. Note: PhotoPhysics requires a multitouch device such as an HP TouchSmart PC or a Dell Latitude XT2 running Windows 7.
- GeoTest – GeoTest lets you throw images around the screen using a built-in physics engine. This application demonstrates how a user with a non-multi-touch system may tests multi-touch APIs. Note: GeoTest does not require a multi-touch device.
- SpriteFract – SpriteFract demonstrates a mouse-compatible, direct-manipulation interface. It has a built-in physics engine and leverages the new multi-touch APIs. It also uses PixelBender to asynchronously process a large amount of geometry data. Note: SprteFract does not require a multi-touch device. Optional multitouch devices include the HP TouchSmart PC or a Dell Latitude XT2 running Windows 7.
- TouchTest – TouchTest allows you to drag, scale, and rotate images on the screen. This application demonstrates the new multi-touch capabilities in AIR 2. Note: TouchTest requires a multitouch device such as an HP TouchSmart PC or a Dell Latitude XT2 running Windows 7.
- Print Feature Demo
- PrintFeatureDemo – Demonstrates many of the powerful new printing capabilities of AIR 2 including printing without a dialog, querying the list of local printers, and more.
If you have ideas on how to improve AIR, please visit our recently launched Adobe AIR Ideas website where you can submit and vote on new capabilities that you would like to see added to AIR. If you have a bug that you would like to report back to our team, please submit it back to our team by using our feedback form.
Thank you and happy developing!
Rob Christensen
Product Manager, Adobe AIR