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|Conium maculatum
|Scientific classification
Conium (/koʊˈnaɪ.əm/ or /ˈkoʊniəm/) is a genus of one[1] or two species of highly poisonous perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to Europe and the Mediterranean region as Conium maculatum (known popularly as Hemlock), and to southern Africa as Conium chaerophylloides.
Conium maculatum[edit]
By far the more familiar species is Conium maculatum (Hemlock or Poison Hemlock). It is a weed known almost worldwide for its toxicity to many domestic animals and to human beings.
It is a herbaceous biennial plant that grows between 1.5–2.5 metres (5–8 ft) tall, with a smooth green hollow stem, usually spotted or streaked with red or purple on the lower half of the stem. All parts of the plant are hairless (glabrous). The leaves are 2-4-pinnate, finely divided and lacy, overall triangular in shape, up to 50 centimetres (20 in) long and 40 centimetres (16 in) broad. The flowers are small, white, clustered in umbels up to 10–15 centimetres (4–6 in) across. When crushed, the leaves and root emit a rank, unpleasant odour often compared to that of parsnips. It produces a large number of seeds that allow the plant to form thick stands in modified soils.
C. maculatum is known by several common names. As well as the English "Poison hemlock" and the Irish "Devil's Bread" or "Devil's Porridge", there are also Poison Parsley, Spotted Corobane, and Spotted Hemlock. The seeds are sometimes called Kecksies or Kex.
Conium comes from the Greek konas (meaning to whirl), in reference to vertigo, one of the symptoms of ingesting the plant.[2]
C. maculatum is native in temperate regions of Europe, West Asia, and North Africa. It has been introduced and naturalised in many other areas, including Asia, North America, Australia, and New Zealand.[3] It is often found on poorly drained soils, particularly near streams, ditches, and other surface water. It also appears on roadsides, edges of cultivated fields, and waste areas.[3] It is considered an Invasive species in twelve U.S. states, including California.[4]
C. maculatum grows in damp areas[1] but also on drier rough grassland, roadsides and disturbed ground. It is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Silver-ground Carpet. Poison hemlock flourishes in the spring, when most other forage is gone. All plant parts are poisonous, but once the plant is dried, the poison is greatly reduced, although not gone completely.[citation needed]
Eight piperidinic alkaloids have been identified in Conium maculatum. Two of them, gamma-coniceine and coniine are generally the most abundant and they account for most of the plant's acute and chronic toxicity. These alkaloids are synthesized by the plant from four acetate units from the metabolic pool, forming a polyketoacid which cyclises through an aminotransferase and forms gamma-coniceine as the parent alkaloid via reduction by a NADPH-dependent reductase.
Conium contains the piperidine alkaloids coniine, N-methylconiine, conhydrine, pseudoconhydrine and gamma-coniceine (or g-coniceïne), which is the precursor of the other hemlock alkaloids.[3][5][6]
Coniine has a chemical structure and pharmacological properties similar to nicotine.[3][7] Coniine disrupts the workings of the central nervous system through action on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. In high enough concentrations coniine can be dangerous to humans and livestock.[6] Due to high potency, the ingestion of seemingly small doses can easily result in respiratory collapse and death.[8] Coniine causes death by blocking the neuromuscular junction in a manner similar to curare; this results in an ascending muscular paralysis with eventual paralysis of the respiratory muscles which results in death due to lack of oxygen to the heart and brain. Death can be prevented by artificial ventilation until the effects have worn off 48–72 hours later.[3] For an adult the ingestion of more than 100 mg (0.1 gram) of coniine (approximately 6 to 8 fresh leaves, or a smaller dose of the seeds or root) may be fatal.[9]
Isolation of the alkaloids[edit]
Of the total alkaloids of hemlock isolated by the method of Chemnitius[10] and fractionally distilled, the portion boiling up to 190 °C (374 °F) contains most of the coniine, gamma-coniceine and N-methylconiine, while conhydrine and pseudoconhydrine remain in the higher boiling residues. For the separation of coniine from coniceine, Wolffenstein[11][12] recommends conversion into hydrochlorides. These are dried and extracted with acetone, which dissolves coniceine hydrochloride, leaving the coniine salt, from which the base may then be regenerated. For final purification the coniine is converted into the D-hydrogen tartrate. It is sometimes necessary to start crystallisation by adding a crystal of the desired salt. Von Braun[13][14] distills the crude mixed alkaloids until the temperature rises to 190 °C (374 °F), benzoylates the distillate, extracts the tertiary bases by shaking an ethereal solution with dilute acid, pours the concentrated ethereal solution into light petroleum to precipitate most of the benzoyl-δ-aminobutyl propyl ketone formed by the action of benzoyl chloride on coniceine, distills the solvent from the filtrate and collects from the residue the fraction boiling at 200–210 °C (392–410 °F)/16 mmHg (2.1 kPa), which is nearly pure benzoylconiine (bp. 203–204 °C (397–399 °F)/16 mmHg). From this a mixture of D- and L-coniines are obtained by hydrolysis, the former predominating.
Conium chaerophylloides[edit]
The Southern African type C. chaerophylloides (resembling Chaerophyllum, Cow parsley) is very similar in appearance to C. maculatum, however the stems of C. chaerophylloides are more frequently unspotted. It is found in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa, in similar habitats to C. maculatum. Not all authorities recognize C. chaerophylloides as a separate species and the Southern African representatives may be a relatively recent introduction from Europe.[1]
Uses and effects[edit]
In ancient Greece, hemlock was used to poison condemned prisoners. The most famous victim of hemlock poisoning is the philosopher Socrates. After being condemned to death for impiety in 399 BC, Socrates was given a potent infusion of the hemlock plant. Plato described Socrates' death in the Phaedo:[15]
The man...laid his hands on him and after a while examined his feet and legs, then pinched his foot hard and asked if he felt it. He said "No"; then after that, his thighs; and passing upwards in this way he showed us that he was growing cold and rigid. And then again he touched him and said that when it reached his heart, he would be gone. The chill had now reached the region about the groin, and uncovering his face, which had been covered, he said – and these were his last words – "Crito, we owe a cock to Asclepius. Pay it and do not neglect it." "That," said Crito, "shall be done; but see if you have anything else to say." To this question he made no reply, but after a little while he moved; the attendant uncovered him; his eyes were fixed. And Crito when he saw it, closed his mouth and eyes.[16]
Although many have questioned whether this is a factual account, careful attention to Plato's words, modern and ancient medicine, and other ancient Greek sources point to the above account being consistent with Conium poisoning.[17]
Effects on animals[edit]
C. maculatum is poisonous to animals. In a short time the alkaloids produce a potentially fatal neuromuscular blockage when the respiratory muscles are affected. Acute toxicity, if not lethal, may resolve in the spontaneous recovery of the affected animals provided further exposure is avoided. It has been observed that poisoned animals tend to return to feed on this plant. Chronic toxicity affects only pregnant animals. When they are poisoned by C. maculatum during the fetus' organ formation period, the offspring is born with malformations, mainly palatoschisis and multiple congenital contractures (MCC; frequently described as arthrogryposis). Chronic toxicity is irreversible and although MCC can be surgically corrected in some cases, most of the malformed animals are lost. Since no specific antidote is available, prevention is the only way to deal with the production losses caused by the plant.
Control with herbicides and grazing with less susceptible animals (such as sheep) have been suggested. C. maculatum alkaloids can enter the human food chain via milk and fowl. Such losses may be underestimated, at least in some regions, because of the difficulty in associating malformations with the much earlier maternal poisoning.[18]
In literature and media[edit]
- Crowned with rank fumiter and furrow weeds,
- With burdocks, hemlock, nettles, cuckoo-flowers,
- Darnel, and all the idle weeds that grow
- In our sustaining corn.
Hemlock is referred to in both Shakespeare's King Lear and Hamlet. In King Lear it is mentioned by Cordelia where she describes her missing father, who has become insane, to the Doctor. In Hamlet the old Danish king is revealed to have been murdered with a drop of a substance which may be hemlock dripped into his ear. In addition, Hemlock is referred to in Shakespeare's Macbeth by Banquo, after meeting the three witches for the first time whence he asks "Have we bitten on the insane root?" - (The insane root = Hemlock)
Hemlock appears in John Keats' 1819 poem "Ode to a Nightingale":
My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains
My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk
In Agatha Christie's 1942 Five Little Pigs (Poirot Series) "spotted hemlock" is referred to in Poirot's investigation.
In the 1958 Soviet film The Penkov Affair (Дело было в Пенькове) Larisa can be seen making a hemlock "tea" for the attempted murder of rival Tonia.
Hemlock is mentioned in the 1986 US action film Top Gun, in the bar-scene towards the end of the film, where Charlie finds Maverick drinking and asks jokingly if it's hemlock.
In a 1996 episode of Star Trek: Voyager, "Death Wish", the alien Quinn commits suicide by consuming hemlock.
On the 2009 hip-hop song "Hemlock" by Kinetics & One Love, rapper Kinetics compares alcohol to the poisonous hemlock, referencing Aristotle and using other examples of Ancient Greek imagery. [19]
In a 2010 episode of the 6th season of the American medical drama House, Knight Fall, hemlock root was used to poison a person accidentally, thinking it was a wild carrot.
In 2012 noted Bengali director Srijit Bannerjee directed the film Hemlock Society, the theme of which is suicide and self-destruction.
- ^ a b "No good reasons appear to have been advanced for maintaining the southern African representatives of this genus as a separate species (C. chaerophylloides), and accordingly it is here reduced to synonymy.""Flora Zambesiaca volume:4 part:0 (1978) Umbelliferae by M. L. Gonçalves". eFloras. Kew.
- ^ "Conium maculatum". Northwestern Arizona University. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ^ a b c d e Schep, L. J.; Slaughter, R. J.; Beasley, D. M. (2009). "Nicotinic Plant Poisoning". Clinical Toxicology 47 (8): 771–781. doi:10.1080/15563650903252186. PMID 19778187.
- ^ "poison hemlock, spotted hemlock – Conium maculatum". Map, where regarded invasive. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ Reynolds, T. (June 2005). "Hemlock Alkaloids from Socrates to Poison Aloes". Phytochemistry 66 (12): 1399–1406. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.04.039. PMID 15955542.
- ^ a b Vetter, J. (September 2004). "Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum L.)". Food and Chemical Toxicology 42 (9): 1373–1382. doi:10.1016/j.fct.2004.04.009. PMID 15234067.
- ^ Brooks, D. E. (2010-06-28). "Plant Poisoning, Hemlock". MedScape. eMedicine. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ Tilford, Gregory L. Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West. ISBN 0-87842-359-1.
- ^ "Conium maculatum L.". Inchem. IPCS (International Programme on Chemical Safety). Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ^ Chemnitius, F. (1928). "Zur Darstellung des Coniins und des Conhydrins". Journal für Praktische Chemie (in German) 118 (1): 25–28. doi:10.1002/prac.19281180105.
- ^ Wolffenstein, R. (1894). "Ueber Coniin". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft (in German) 27 (2): 2615–2621. doi:10.1002/cber.189402702268.
- ^ Wolffenstein, R. (1895). "Ueber Coniumalkaloïde". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft (in German) 28 (1): 302–305. doi:10.1002/cber.18950280171.
- ^ von Braun, J. (1905). "Ueber die Trennung der Coniumalkaloïde". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft (in German) 38 (3): 3108–3112. doi:10.1002/cber.190503803125.
- ^ von Braun, J. (1917). "Notiz über das N-Methyl-coniin". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft (in German) 50 (2): 1477. doi:10.1002/cber.19170500246.
- ^ "Plato, Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo". Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ^ Plato, Phaedo 117e–118a. trans. Loeb Classical Library (1990 ed.). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. pp. 401–3.
- ^ Bloch, E. (March 2001). "Hemlock Poisoning and the Death of Socrates: Did Plato Tell the Truth?". Journal of the International Plato Society (1).—A version of this article was also printed in Bloch, E. (2001). Brickhouse, Thomas C.; Smith, Nicholas D., eds. The Trial and Execution of Socrates: Sources and Controversies. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511980-0.
- ^ "Conium maculatum, Poison Hemlock – Element Stewardship Abstract". Conserve Online. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "Rap Genius: Lyrics and Explanations for the Kinetics & One Love song "Hemlock"".
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conium maculatum.
|Wikisource has the text of the 1905 New International Encyclopedia article Hemlock.
- "Conium". USDA Agricultural Research Service – Germplasm Resources Information Network.
- "Conium". Flora Europaea. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.


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By Bob Hertzel
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Harrison Musgrave is studying history at West Virginia University.
He's also making history.
Musgrave has come out of Bridgeport and bounced back from Tommy John surgery that put an end to a promising freshman season to come to symbolize all that Randy Mazey is trying to accomplish as re-energizes the West Virginia baseball program.
The left-handed ace of the pitching staff on a team that wants pitching to be the cornerstone of its strength, Musgrave goes into a crucial series against TCU this weekend in Charleston with a 7-1 record while featuring a 2.38 ERA built upon a dominating stretch of 27.1 consecutive scoreless innings.
But let us get back to the way Musgrave symbolizes the resurrection of WVU baseball under Mazey, for he is the perfect example.
Like the program two years ago, the future did not look bright.
Possessing a 4-2 record that included a complete-game shutout against Georgetown his freshman year, he was on the mound facing the Hoyas when he felt a twinge in his elbow on a pitch. It was a hint that something was wrong.
Staying in the game, Musgrave's next pitch was disastrous.
"I heard a pop, and pain went down my arm," he said.
His season was over, but his career was saved by the greatest thing to happen to pitching since the invention of the changeup. Tommy John surgery, first performed on major league pitcher Tommy John by Dr. Frank Jobe, involves tendon replacement in the elbow and anywhere from eight months to a year rehabilitation, but has saved almost too many careers to count.
By the time he came back to pitch, the coaching staff had changed at West Virginia, Mazey in charge, and the new coach did a rebuilding job on Musgrave, just as he had to do on the program.
The first thing he went to work on was Musgrave's changeup, which was one of his best weapons, but he also had to change his attitude, much as he changed that of the team itself.
"We made some changes with his pitches — his changeup, his breaking ball — and his mentality," Mazey said. "We had to make some changes in his work ethic and his energy level and his body."
That is a major makeover, matching the major makeover the team underwent as it finds itself tied for first place with just two weekends left in the Big 12 season.
"Every coach tries to do that with players, but not every player is capable (of making the changes). He's the player who deserves the credit for buying into everything we told him and tried to teach him. I guess his best quality was that he's a good listener," Mazey said.
Not that he was willing to accept all the changes right away.
"He always threw a two-seam changeup and tried to rely on it to drop out of the strike zone and have people swing and miss at it," Mazey said. "We changed him to a four-seam changeup. He was a little stubborn at first buying into it. We just wanted him to throw it for strikes and resemble his fastball a little bit more.
"It took a little time to develop a feel for it, but now that he's got a feel for it, it's a lot better pitch than it used to be."
The results were spectacular, but that might not have meant anything had he not accepted the changes in his approach to the game.
He, like the program, was seemingly just going through the motions.
"It was just an energy thing," Mazey said. "We tell the guys all the time, if you are going to do anything that's important to you, do it with passion and energy. He'd come down to practice in the fall, not say much, just walk around. The pitching coach would have to yell at him after he got his throwing in."
Certainly, this pitching thing is important to Musgrave, who now is thinking beyond pitching at WVU. Major league baseball never met a crafty left-hander it didn't like, and he now has a chance to accomplish that goal.
"Now he knows the importance of energy and passion and work ethic. You don't have to jump start him to do that stuff anymore. He realizes he has to do it on his own," Mazey said.
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By Bob Hertzel
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The final minutes of a football game in Norman, Okla., were ticking off the clock, but it just had not ticked fast enough.
The score was 16-7, Oklahoma over West Virginia University, but somehow that didn't matter at all.
Not at this moment, not with 85,000 football fans sitting in silence, not with Doug Rigg lying motionless on the field.
The West Virginia players had encircled their teammate, a senior linebacker from Oradell, N.J. A dozen medical workers, trainers and doctors, gathered around him, all in white, putting a neck brace ever so carefully on him, his helmet still on.
It was obviously a neck injury and his breathing was labored and he hadn't yet moved. He had gone in low to make a tackle. Low and violently.
Instantly you could see something terrible had happened.
They worked on him for 10 minutes, maybe more, and believe it, not one person in the stadium was thinking about how bad West Virginia's offense had been or how good its defense had been.
Something like this puts it all in its place.
It's a football game.
Games are supposed to be fun, but this was no fun. Not now.
Not as they lifted Rigg, now on a backboard, onto a golf cart. Then something wonderful happened as the cart started to move.
Doug Rigg raised his right hand. Not high. He was strapped to the cart.
But he raised the hand and gave a little wave.
"That was good," said WVU coach Dana Holgorsen. "I never saw a guy get knocked out cold like that, but when he came to he was moving his limbs."
The crowd cheered as he waved.
Somewhere Doug Rigg's mother and father breathed a little bit easier. Such a movement said that he wasn't paralyzed, that maybe this wasn't as bad as you originally feared.
Play began again, but it wasn't the same, especially two plays into the series when the sound of a siren heading for a local hospital could be heard.
While he was en route to the hospital the game came to an end, West Virginia losing, 16-7.
You wanted to remember the defensive performance, holding Oklahoma to one touchdown. You wanted to remember Dreamius Smith's 75-yard touchdown run.
You wanted to wonder where Clint Trickett was when the offense wouldn't work, but that's to talk about a day from now and next week.
What you really would take from this one was just how violent the game of football really is.
You've seen over the past few years rule changes, all of them aimed at making the game safer for the players.
Mostly it was to protect the head, where concussions had brought on memory loss, Parkinson's disease, even death. Over the past four or five years the movement grew, headed by Dr. Julian Bailes, who was head of neurosurgery at WVU's Ruby Memorial Hospital.
Recently there was a settlement to a lawsuit in the NFL paying out big money to players who had been affected … a settlement that protected the NFL from being found liable for the head injuries, either civilly responsible or criminally responsible.
Old-timers scoffed at some of the rules changes. You couldn't do this; you couldn't do that.
This is football, they would say.
It's a tough game and you know the risks when you play it. On the professional level the compensation is unimaginable, part of for taking the risks you take
But then, on a steaming hot Oklahoma evening, it is driven home to you why it has to be safety first, seeing a playing lying on the field, having collided with such violence that he was knocked unconscious, with such violence that you feared he had broken his neck and may come out of this football game with partial or full paralysis.
Yeah, WVU lost the game, but I don't think Doug Rigg is thinking about it right now.
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Floyd Neeley, 42, was charged Sunday with second-degree robbery.
A Dollar General clerk said two men took two chairs and loaded them into the back of a pickup truck. When the store manager approached them, one of the men pulled a fixed-blade knife from a sheath on his belt and displayed it, according to the Berea police report.
The manager went back inside the Prince Royal Drive store and saw the man with the knife come in. He concealed a shirt under his clothing and carried a second shirt in his hand, the report stated.
The man continued to display the knife the entire time he was in the store and left without paying for any of the merchandise, the manager told police.
The merchandise is valued at $50.
After investing, police obtained an arrest warrant for Neeley. He was arrested Sunday and lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.
The identity of the second man is unknown, according to the BPD report.
Police charge man with meth possession
Berea police arrested Donald Smith, 28, Berea, on Saturday on several charges, including possession of methamphetamine.
An officer reported seeing Smith walking in the roadway on Blue Lick Road. He was extremely nervous and had constricted pupils, according to the report.
The officer conducted a pat down and reported feeling something in Smith's right pants pocket. Smith told the officer that it was a syringe, and the officer removed it from the pocket, the report stated.
Smith also is alleged to have had a spoon, a red container and a pair of brass knuckles in his pocket. He reportedly told the officer that the red container contained meth. The subject said he had been up for two days and had just taken a hit of meth, according to the report.
The substance in the red container field-tested positive for meth, the BPD reported. Smith was arrested and taken to the Madison County Detention Center.


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Frugal Vacation Tipsby Mr Credit Card
Our family is right now in Orlando doing the whole Disney thing. Mrs Credit Card as usual organized the whole trip and she has been savvy in coming up with a few money saving tips for this vacation. Here are a few tips you might take away.
1. Do not use the Airport Parking – While it is the most convenient thing to park at the airport (particularly the carpark right beside your departure hall), we found out it was much cheaper to park at at car parks just outside the airport. There were lots of them around and after much research on the internet, we found one that cost just $8.99 a day (with two days free if you park more than 7 days). This is certainly cheaper than $17.00 a day at the airport.
2. Do not rent a car from the Airport – Our flight arrived at Orlando at night. Mrs Credit Card felt that we should rent a car the following day rather than from the airport. We also had to return the car a day before we left. The car rental company Herts picked us up from the hotel and took me to their place where I collected my car. Turns out that this saved us about $300 (from $700+ to $400+).
3. Bring your own water bottles and snacks to Disney – Once you are inside any theme park, food and drinks cost double. Yep, a bottle of water will set you back at least $2. We brought at least 5 bottled water in our backpacks along with some snacks. To get an idea of how much food and drinks really are, here is a classic example. Today, we paid $23 for McDonalds (5 of us). This evening, we spent $30 at Olive Gardens – much better food!
4 Tell the kids in advance that you will not be ing a thing from gift shops – Where do you end up after every ride? At a gift shop – where your kids will be clamouring for you to them stuff. Every morning, we tell the kids that we will not be ing anything. In fact, I explained to my eight year old that this is a marketing technique called upsell that companies usse to get to more goods. He understood what I was saying and even tried to explain it to his younger brother!
5. Spend lots of time researching hotel rates – There are so many hotels and rooms in and around Disney that you have to put in the time and effort to get the best deal (not just the cheapest, but one that suits your family and plans). Mrs Credit Card spent about a week researching before she came up with what she thought best suited us. Without doing the research, we would have paid so much more.
Well, hope you find these tips helpful.


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Paul Ryan and the GOP Think Voters Are Dumb
Does the notion of balance really confuse voters?
Do House Republicans think voters are stupid? Why yes, yes they do, judging by the latest messaging the GOP is preparing to roll out in its big budget push. In the Republican view, simple voters find notions like "balance" confusing when it comes to issues of taxes, spending cuts, and the budget.
Politico has an article up raising the curtain on the Republican PR effort around the budget plan Rep. Paul Ryan will unveil next week. About halfway through, it contains this nugget on the Republican messaging strategy
"Democrats' calls for a 'balanced approach' are clearly poll-tested, but it's because people associate the word 'balanced' with a balanced budget — exactly the opposite of what Democrats' budgets actually do," the aide said. "Look for Republicans to go on offense on Democrats' 'balanced' rhetoric by pointing out that there is nothing 'balanced' about Senate Democrats or the president's budgets — in fact, they never balance at all."
[ See a collection of political cartoons on the budget and deficit.]
In short "balanced," in the view emanating from Paul Ryan world, is some sort of magical word which simple voters are easily confused by. They hear "balanced" and—apparently incapable of absorbing the words around it in a given thought—just assume it means "balanced budget." Now I get the concept of the low information voter—people who pay only passing attention to politics and so have details and often entire facts wrong—but this is an assumption of a low intelligence voter. You voters are too stupid to realize it, the messaging goes, but you really agree with us. You just need to understand that you're easily confused by concepts like "balance."
While we're here let's quickly reality-test the assertion, just for kicks. What do polls say about a balanced approach? Do voters really prefer Obama's balanced way of dealing with deficits, and if so is it because they're ensorcelled by the b-word, or do they get the substance? Conveniently, PolitiFact.com recently checked out the assertion that most voters agree with Obama's approach. Their conclusion: "Obama said of a balanced approach to deficit reduction that 'the majority of the American people agree with me and this approach, including, by the way, a majority of Republicans.' ... The majority of the polls we found support the president. We rate the president's statement Mostly True."
[ Read the U.S. News debate: Is the Ryan Medicare Overhaul Proposal a Good Idea?]
They didn't check whether simpleton voters were just entranced by the "b-word," but they did cite poll after poll after poll where the word wasn't used but rather the concept—dealing with the budget deficit with a mix of spending cuts and tax increases—was explained, and majorities of voters favored it over a spending-cut-only approach. This is in line with the preponderance of polls which also show that most voters favor notions like compromise generally.
In short, "balance" polls well on the substance so Republicans are trying to neutralize the concept as a talking point by—in a Orwellian bit of redefinition—muddying the meaning of the word.
The rest of the Politico article does provide some insight into Ryan World. The budget won't cut much more than last year's, it says, even though it balances the federal books twice as fast as the last version ( Ezra Klein explained why yesterday). And, reporters Jake Sherman and David Nather write, Ryan aides are unafraid of a backlash against the plan:
Politically, House Republicans think it carries next to no risk: Conservative truth-telling, they say, is in vogue. Two years after Ryan's decision to transform Medicare into a voucher-like system, the party's presidential ticket won seniors by 17 percentage points and House Republicans are still comfortably in the majority, even if Mitt Romney did lose the presidency with Ryan as his running mate.
[ See a collection of political cartoons on Paul Ryan.]
What's a presidential level thumping between friends? Especially when voters are such nimwits. What's striking is what a hoary talking point this is. Has there been any point in the last, say, four years when House Republicans would have said that "conservative truth-telling" wasn't in vogue? (And the notion of "conservative truth-telling" is especially funny when it comes to Paul Ryan and his budgets.)
A line much later in the Politico piece nicely sums things up: "All of this doesn't mask a larger problem for Republicans: Their budget messaging stinks."
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The Nebraska State Patrol made 101 driving while intoxicated arrests from December 14th through January 1st as a part of the nationwide "You Drink & Drive You Lose" enforcement campaign.
Troopers put in overtime hours during the holidays thanks in part to a nearly $28,000 grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety.
In addition to the DWI arrests, troopers issued 1,555 speeding citations, 98 driving under suspension citations and 141 citations for no proof of insurance. Troopers also wrote 320 seat belt citations and warnings as well as 51 child restraint citations and warnings.


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MERCED — City workers cleared significantly fewer properties with overgrown grass and brush in 2012 than previous years, according to city of Merced Fire Chief Mike McLaughlin.
City workers cleared three properties in 2012, down from 24 the previous year, according to numbers from the Fire Department. Overgrown vegetation can be a fire hazard.
McLaughlin said the year's tight budget meant fewer lots were dealt with.
"Part of that is budget driven, but it also was us looking at it from a risk-management perspective," McLaughlin said. "We're going to look at those lots that pose risk to citizens, to community, to neighboring properties."
McLaughlin said the threshold for an acceptable amount of overgrowth changed in 2011. While there are specific limits, he said fire officials are trained to assess the potential threat on a case-by-case basis.
"We've been more conservative on our approach of what's considered dangerous," he said.
The cost for cleanup for the 2012 lots was about $4,700.
The Fire Department has recovered half of that, McLaughlin said, and received approval from the Merced City Council on Tuesday to place liens on two properties for the rest.
The council approved a $582 lien on a home in the 1800 block of Pebble Beach Place and a $1,754 lien on a property in the 300 block of S Street.
The cleanup costs for 2012 were down from previous years. In 2011, the city spent $18,000 on abatement, but received $57,000 back in payments. Some of the payments may have been carried over from previous years, McLaughlin said.
However, in 2011, the city was in the hole almost $3,000 after spending $42,000 on cleanup.
The amount expended on cleanup has dropped every year since 2008, when the city spent $77,000 on abatement for 645 lots.
Much of the cleanup happened as people were walking away from their upside-down homes during the housing crisis that began in late 2006. Many stopped caring for their homes and lawns when they owed more money than their houses were worth.
Merced County ranked first in California for foreclosure filings in 2009, and sixth among counties nationwide. One in seven homes in the county had been foreclosed on between 2006 and 2010, according to Foreclosure Radar, a California reporting service.
Fire officials sent out 3,383 first-warning notices to property owners in 2012. While that number is up from 2011, it's a downward trend from the more than 5,000 notices sent out in 2009 and nearly 6,000 in 2010.
Generally, fire officials require property owners to trim vegetation at least one foot away from the fence line. Dried or dead grass must be trimmed to 2 inches tall or less.
"Our goal is to shorten the fuel to the point to make the fire manageable," McLaughlin said.
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This preview will be a bit brief, as the BBitJ has other things demanding its, er, my attention this week. I hope the brevity will be properly counterbalanced with content, as once again I share details on three Common miniatures. This week, we look at a new gnome, a reimagination of an old classic, and an interesting design challenge. Therefore, allow me to present them in descending order of point cost.
Deep Legionnaire
First up is the deep gnome known as the Deep Legionnaire, ready to pick apart foes with his … pick.
The Deep Legionnaire is mostly a filler mini. At 7 points, he can fit into most warbands that need just one more activation. He works best in multiples, where his Phalanx Fighting boosts his AC to 22. These deep gnomes don't like moving a lot, as they gain DR 5 if they don't move on their turn thanks to their Stonebond ability. That said, they still have the ability to move their line forward swiftly, utilizing Stonestep, a short-range teleport ability.
Remember the piercer? The monster would wait atop cavern ceilings, waiting for an unfortunate victim to pass directly below it, at which point it dropped down and impaled the target. If it missed, it would, in snail-like fashion, slowly move back up to its inverted perch. Unless, of course, the PCs saw the slow-moving critter and skewered it. Basically, the piercer was a one-hit wonder. The design of the Darkmantle sought to resolve this by providing a monster in the same niche (hangs on the ceiling and drops onto you) but with the ability to fly, which lets it remain a threat to PCs after the first round of combat.
Put simply in skirmish game language, the Darkmantle is a Constricting Wandering Monster with Hide and Blindsight.
I'm looking forward to getting a handful of Prisoners to populate a dungeon with. (Hrm. There was going to be a joke in there, but the statement is so obvious.) I think many DMs will find a lot of uses for this guy.
The interesting part of the Prisoner's design was trying to find a way to make it compelling in the skirmish game. We initially thought about making the Prisoner start unarmed but allowing it to pick up an attack/damage line by liberating a weapon from a fallen foe. That got a bit weird, though, when we thought about him snagging a weapon from a fallen Marut. We tried to create an incentive for the opponent to 'free' the prisoner by awarding extra VP for eliminating it, but that just made him a target. As we thought about the problem, it became clear that we wanted two things to happen with the prisoner -- first, players should some incentive to include him in a warband; second, he should also carry some risk for his controller.
With those things in mind, we settled on a combination of two abilities -- Chained and Objective. Objective satisfies the first criteria. It lets the controller score double VPs for occupying a victory area with the prisoner in tow. (I think of it as the prisoner giving up the location of buried treasure or something similar.) Meanwhile, Chained requires the Prisoner to end each round adjacent to a non-Prisoner ally. If he doesn't, the Prisoner is eliminated, and the opponent scores an additional +10 VPs. Ultimately, it's a gamble. If you can get a couple of rounds with him on a victory area, he's definitely worth it. Meanwhile, your opponent might try to maximize his gain by targeting the creatures around the Prisoner, but he still has the option of attacking the prisoner. Of course, the prisoner cannot attack and doesn't threaten squares.
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Being a practical man, I once went to a New Year's Eve party and sat in the living room with the women, while the rest of the men were in the kitchen.
The company was better-looking in the living room, the conversation was more lively, and that's where the food was.
Likewise, I sat on the porch of a Gettysburg motel with Cathy (with a C) and the Buffalo (N.Y.) Girls — Peggy, Diane and Kathy (with a K) — while Capt. Gary, Harry and the others were within eyeshot, but not earshot.
I've laughed harder, but can't remember when I've laughed longer. While at Little Round Top, we met two other people from Buffalo, who told us everybody who lives in that place is crazy. Considering the amount of snow those people get, it's no wonder.
The Buffalo Girls wanted me to write about them and Cathy (with a C), but that is challenging. They went ghost-hunting at Sachs Covered Bridge, and Cathy (with a C) described in some detail what the Buffalo Girls did that may have scared the ghosts away.
All I can tell you is that it involved beer and what eventually happens to beer. I gathered that a certain amount of distress and some raising of voices also may have been involved in the steps that were taken to relieve the distress. If I had been a ghost in that place, I'd have skedaddled, too.
Cathy (with a C) has a relatively new toy in the form of a computer app that answers questions vocally on her smartphone. You talk to it, and it talks back in a female voice.
It says things like, "Here's what I found" and "Would you like me to search the Web for that information?"
A couple of times, when Cathy (with a C) was putting it through its paces, it replied, "I'm not sure how to respond to that question."
One thing she asked had to do with what the computer might do to amuse itself when it was alone and nobody was pestering it with questions ... and the psychological consequences that might result from an excess of such behavior. (I said this would be challenging.)
An e-mail I just received from Cathy (with a C) informs me that her daughter (DP-15, the 15-year-old Diva Princess) says I'd better not mention the "makeup obsession" she has developed.
Good luck with that.
"Makeup obsession" is Cathy (with a C)'s term ... not mine. What I observed on DP-15's part was perfectly normal behavior — for as much as I understand female behavior at any age level, which is not to any significant extent — and I told her she was doing it right.
If I can't tell a woman has makeup on until I get within a few feet of her, she's on point with it. If I can see warpaint clear across the room, not so much. As anybody who works in an auto body shop can tell you, paint doesn't cover up blemishes. It makes them easier to see.
DP-15 said she was putting on a new face (I told her I thought the old one was perfectly fine) as I walked past.
"Don't look!" she said.
"I won't look if you won't," I said, letting myself into the bathroom.
Later that night, I was alone in my motel room with two other women — Lacey (Gary's niece) and Shay (his cousin), who were staying in Jaynie's room.
They are adorable and differ from other younger women in that they have personalities and are fun to be with. They have a sense of humor and you can have intelligent conversations with them. They interacted with the rest of us and spent little time texting.
I was stretched out on the bed (fully clothed) when they knocked at the door.
"We don't know where Jaynie is," said one of them. "She has the key to the room, and we're locked out." Unknown to us, she and Gary had made a side trip to Gettysburg Eddie's.
When I invited them in, they promptly crawled into Gary's bed and pulled the covers up over their heads — which is the way Jaynie said they sleep.
It was the last I saw of them until the following day, although I remember Gary making a brief early-morning appearance at the door to tell me he was going to escort them back to their room.
I waited for Gary to return. Then I waited some more. Eventually, I went to sleep.
When I awoke the next morning, he was there and told me, "Jaynie locked the keys in her room. I had to go find the guy who has the master key so they could get in. I didn't get to bed until 3:30."
Capt. Gary and I adore Jaynie. She's our little sister. I told her one of the things I like most about her is that she is ubiquitous (might be the first time I've ever used that word).
She is everywhere and associates with everyone who is around. She spent some time with each of us, including me.
We were walking from the motel to Eddie's, when I found myself holding hands with her.
I told her, "I'm 65 years old and don't know when the last time was I did this." She rewarded me with a smile.
I've never been a hand-holder, but this was all right. Not "we're-in-love" hand-holding; more like two little kids who are buddies, holding hands and skipping down the street ... on the way to get a beer.
One day we were leaving Little Round Top, Capt. Gary and I having spent about five hours in our woolen uniforms in 90-degree heat.
Jaynie said she and the girls wanted to go to Sachs Covered Bridge, a few miles away. The captain and I wanted nothing more than to shed our uniforms and go to air-conditioned Eddie's to re-hydrate ourselves.
Trying to change Jaynie's mind is about like trying to convince an alligator it isn't hungry for you. (The Famous Company of Myrtle Beach Golfers could tell you about this.)
So we went. What we saw there weren't the ghosts of horses or soldiers, but a genuine Rolls-Royce limousine surrounded by people in fancy clothes.
The bride's mother (who wasn't the least bit hard to look at) said the bride (who was absolutely stunning) would love to have her picture taken standing between the two handsome soldiers.
The two handsome soldiers didn't mind at all.
Hey ... how many of YOU are in the wedding albums of people you don't even know?


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Dorothy Elaine Morgan, 78, of Weatherford, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013, after a seven-year battle with cancer.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel, with interment in the Annetta Cemetery.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at the funeral home. Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy was born Dec. 2, 1934, in Fort Worth, to Stella Mae and Martin Wilson Parish.
Mrs. Morgan was a lifelong resident of Parker County. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. She loved to sing and play the piano at area nursing homes and enjoyed baking cakes and candies. She was a longtime member of TOPS and achieved her weight loss goal. Dorothy was also a caretaker to many.
Dorothy is preceded in death by her husband, JC Morgan; a daughter, Glenda Faye Mires; a sister, Margret Ard; and two brothers, Thomas and Donald Parish.
Survivors include her son, Jerry Ragle; nine step-children; sister, Barbara Roberts and husband, Dan; brothers, Harold Parish and wife, Gwen, and Jerald Parish; seven grandchildren, Lee, B.J. and Dakotah Mires, and Tom, Levi, Erik and Melanie Ragle; two great grandchildren and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
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The Batesville Police Department July report shows 51 primary offense incidents, according to CrimeStar Law Enforcement Records Management System data.
Last month, there were 14 reported thefts, the most common offense. Officers checked out four suspicious activities and three cases each of mischief and nonmoving violations. They also were asked to check on the welfare of three individuals.
Two incidents in each of these categories were reported: fraud, intimidation, operator never licensed, operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08, dispute and warrant service.
The monthly list also contained one of each of these problems: battery, receiving stolen property, invasion of privacy, possession of a controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia, public intoxication, illegal possession or consumption of alcohol, driving while suspended with a prior, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, operating vehicle while intoxicated, supplemental case report and investigating a death (which was natural causes, according to Chief Stan Holt).
BPD responded to 599 service calls in July. They made 87 traffic stops and checked out 32 alarm calls and 25 suspicious activities and persons. Officers helped at 24 vehicular accidents and investigated 13 personal crimes and five property crimes. They handled many complaints – 17 about animals, 12 about traffic, three about fireworks and two about parking.
Officers also responded to calls about eight domestic problems, seven drunk drivers and pedestrians, four physical fights and four civil disputes.


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July 31, 2014
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Norfolk Botanical Garden will celebrate its 75h anniversary in 2013 by giving away another special occasion.
The botanical garden plans to award a wedding prize package worth $20,000 to one engaged couple.
The package includes a ceremony and reception at the botanical garden on the evening of Oct. 26, formal wear for the bride and groom, photographs, a wedding cake, catering, ceremony music and DJ services.
Entry forms are available on the botanical garden's website at norfolkbotanicalgarden.org.


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Miners cabin in Sierra Nevada Mountains, California.
Contributed by J.W. Adams.
A-frame in Sierra Nevada, California.
Contributed by Dane Faurschou.
Towering treehouse in the hills north of Santa Cruz, CA.
Submitted & photographed by John Watson.
More at The Radavist.
The Jackrabbit Homesteads of Wonder Valley, California (just north of Joshua Tree) were first established by the Small Tract Act of 1938, wherein the federal government leased (and ultimately sold) 2-5 acre desert plots to the public for $5, if built upon within 3 years.
Most of the shacks & early pre-fab cabins now sit derelict, though some have been restored and others are for sale.
Learn more in Kim Stringfellow's book Jackrabbit Homestead ($28) or download an audio tour.
Photography by Bill Dickinson, Susan Myrland, Julie Kane, and Marius Murawski.
Artist Andrea Zittel's compound A-Z West located on thirty-five acres in the California high desert next to Joshua Tree National Park.
Somewhere on the Northern California Coast (it's a secret), Rob and Sean – friends of Cabin Porn – built together a cabin with driftwood. In fact, the cabin stands to this day and good-hearted travelers continue to make small improvements.
We encourage you to find it.
Off-grid surf shack on the Lost Coast of California.
Contributor Dan Opz writes:
An hour from the nearest grocery store, 3 miles from the beach.
An hour from the nearest grocery store, 3 miles from the beach.
Follow Dan on Instagram as he tramps the countryside in his '86 Vanagon.
Cabin built from salvaged materials in the Trinity Alps, California.
Photographed & contributed by Anna Fleming.
Mill Valley Cabins by Feldman Architecture in Mill Valley, California, USA.
Meet Jack English, a 93-year-old legend who lives in a cabin isolated deep in the Ventana Wilderness, California.
While on a hunting trip he learned that an old homestead was put up for auction by the estate of a childless heiress. He put a bid on the property and won. On the land he built a small cabin using materials from the land and milling trees by hand. When his wife passed away, Jack effectively left "society" and moved to the cabin full time.
Filmed and contributed by Grace Jackson.
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The Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) is actively collecting toys, books,
games, plush, action figures, and other playthings to support families
affected by the recent Oklahoma Tornado.
Winds exceeding 200 mph tore through suburbs of Oklahoma City,
destroying communities and leaving homes and schools in piles of debris.
While search and rescue efforts are winding down, families will soon
need to rebuild their homes and replace what was lost in the storm.
Donations of brand new books, toys, and other soothing playthings
will help families restore their lives.
"Toys provide solace to children who have lost all that they
have known," shared Foundation Coordinator Melissa Sorvillo.
"While food, water, toiletries, and clothing are critical to meet
immediate needs, TIF will see to it that the youth affected by the
disaster in Oklahoma will have items to comfort them through troubling
The Toy Industry Foundation is asking manufacturers, retailers, and
licensors in the industry to donate product to The Toy Bank –
TIF's signature program – in support of the communities damaged by
the storm. With the assistance of local community charities in The Toy
Bank's network and TIF logistics partner Kids in Distressed
Situations, donations from the toy industry will be given directly to
families in need.
To make a product donation to The Toy Bank in support of Oklahoma
tornado relief, download the Toy Bank donation form and send it to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Cash donations are also needed to underwrite the costs associated
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The Daily Star
---- — Step Back in Time features news items from The Daily Star 25 and 50 years ago.
50 years ago
Oct. 2, 1963
SIDNEY — Queen contests in Oneonta tonight and in Cooperstown Thursday are expected to complete the field for the beauty contest to be held Saturday as a feature of the Susquehanna Valley Canoe Regatta.
The queen finals and other events will be held at Hotaling Flats across the river from Sidney Saturday, beginning at 2 p.m.
Three girls from Sidney already have been selected as finalists. They are Judy Kean, Barbara Stilson and Donna Simmons.
Thursday is the deadline for entering the canoe race. A men's race and a mixed crew race will be held from Portlandville to Sidney with a special women's race from Otego to Sidney.
Earl Wolfe of Cooperstown will be master of ceremonies at Hotaling Flats, where some of the games will include a greased pig chase, a pole climb and pony ride. There will be music for dancing and a barbecue. World Series scores will be relayed over the p.a. system.
The Regatta Queen will be awarded a crown made by Bobbie Jensen of Cooperstown, an engraved bowl, a sweater, a record and roses plus a $10 gift certificate that will go to the queen and also to the six attendants to be chosen at the contest.


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Irvine police announced tonight that a suspect has been identified in the slayings of a recently engaged couple shot to death in the parking structure of their Irvine condominium complex.
The announcement comes after autopsies were done on the bodies of 27-year-old Keith Lawrence and his 28-year-old fiance, Monica Quan, a former Walnut High School star athlete. Both died of multiple gunshot wounds, Orange County coroner's officials said today.
The police chief scheduled a 7:30 p.m. news conference to discuss the
development in the investigation into the murders of Lawrence and Quan.
No arrests had been made up to now, prompting Irvine homicide investigators to set up a tip line at (949) 724-7192.
Police received a call at 9:10 p.m. Sunday reporting a person slumped over in a parked car at 2100 Scholarship. Officers found the recently engaged couple dead in Lawrence's Kia, which was parked at the top of the five-story structure for the building where they lived.
Irvine police Lt. Julia Engen said there's no evidence they were being robbed, and noted that the high-density residential community is highly secure with key card access only.
Diamond Bar-Walnut Patch will update the story as more details become available.


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Management and Supervisory Training
- Advanced Supervision for Experienced Leaders
- After All, You're the Supervisor
- The Art of Influencing Others
- Basic Economics
- Coaching
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- Counseling Employees
- Curing Negativity in the Workplace
- Dealing with Change in the Workplace
- Decision Analysis
- Drug Issues in the Workplace
- Effective Delegating
- Effective Discipline
- Emotional Intelligence
- Ethical Uses of Power in Organizations
- Fair Supervisory Practices
- Fundamentals of Effective Facilitation
- Fundamentals of Strategic Planning
- Goal Setting for Success
- Habits of Successful People
- Habits of Successful People: A Follow–Up Workshop
- How to Conduct Internal Investigations
- Identification Theft: More Than Just an Inconvenience
- Juggling Multiple Priorities
- Leadership Fundamentals
- Leading Though Change
- Managing Diversity
- Managing an Older, More Experienced Workforce
- Managing a Younger, Less Experienced Workforce
- Managing for Results without Authority
- Matching Supervisory Styles to Employee Needs
- Media Relations
- Motivation
- Office Politics
- Overcoming a Culture of Entitlement
- Performance Appraisal
- Positive Approaches to Resolving Performance Problems
- Preventing Violent and Aggressive Behavior
- Principles of Good to Great
- Recognizing the Signs of Suicide
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
- Supervising Former Peers
- Time Management
- Work Ethic — Managing Performance Beyond Mediocrity
- Would I Work for Me?
After All, You're the Supervisor
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One 4-hour session
Our work today entails mastering more knowledge and skills than ever before. From advanced technology to greater emphasis upon efficiency and increased productivity, we are simply required to know more, and know it better, than any generation of worker before us. This course will provide information about components of supervisory success which are critical to new supervisors.
The participant will learn to: (1) acknowledge their new role, (2), plan and prioritize, (3) communicate upward and downward, (4) delegate, and (5) discipline effectively.
Content Outline
- Description of the role of a supervisor
- Differences in relationships of supervisors and team members
- The importance of planning and prioritizing
- Practice delegation
- Differences in upward and downward communications
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The Maryland State Department of Education is the latest state agency to jump on the Twitter train, and just in time for the back-to-school season.
The @MdPublicSchools account launched Aug. 10, reminding followers of Maryland's tax-free shopping week and other notes about back-to-school preparations across the state.
"Our goal is to reach parents, teachers, and the public wherever they are, in whatever format they are most comfortable with," said William Reinhard, spokesperson for MSDE. "We began our Facebook page last year with the same thing in mind. There is a lot going on in Maryland public schools—changes in curriculum, coming changes in assessment, new ways educators will be evaluated and more. We want parents to know what is going on in our schools and school systems."
Other useful school Twitter accounts are @MCPS for the Montgomery County Public School system, @mcpssuper for MCPS Superintendent Joshua Starr, @danathePIO for MCPS public information officer Dana Tofig, @PGCPS for Prince George's County Public School system, as well as individual teacher and principal accounts.
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CONTACT: Councilman John Sharp, 6th District, (816) 513-1615
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 28, 2010
City Council to grant TIF Commissioners full voting rights
The City Council of Kansas City, Mo., unanimously voted today to codify its intention expressed last week to grant full voting rights to all members of the City's Tax Increment Financing Commission. The ordinance to enact this change will now allow non-City appointees on the TIF Commission the right to vote on issues pertaining to the administration and operation of the commission itself. Non-City members of the TIF Commission, who are appointed by the county, school and library districts, have always had voting rights on the designation of redevelopment districts and projects within their respective jurisdictions. However, until now, they had no authority or responsibility for the administration of the commission.
"Since it is their tax dollars, as well as ours that fund the commission, it is only fair that all members of the TIF Commission have an equal voice in deciding how business at the commission is conducted, including administrative matters, as long as it is run in accordance to state statutes and City ordinances regulating TIF," said Councilman John Sharp, 6th District. "Of course, all members have always had an equal voice in the projects that are recommended or not recommended to the City Council for final approval, so nothing will change in that regard."
In reference to a recent lawsuit filed by Jackson County regarding this issue, Mayor Pro Tem Bill Skaggs said, "There is really no reason for a lawsuit on this because we already agree with the Plaintiff that all members of the TIF Commission should have an equal say in how the TIF Commission is administered," Skaggs said. "As far as we are concerned, it is a moot issue and we hope that the county officials will find it is in the best interest of taxpayers to withdraw their lawsuit."
"Actually, most of us on the council have been in agreement on this issue since the county first raised the question last summer. Today, we are simply codifying our decision," Sharp said. "This should resolve the dispute, with no need for a lawsuit or angry words between governmental subdivisions that are all fighting for tax dollars to deliver basic services. Taxpayers expect us to be working together, not fighting each other in court and that's what this City Council is trying to do today - work together," Sharp said.


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In the first segment:
The U.S. Census Bureau released a study this week titled Language Use In The United States: 2011 that shows how diverse our population's language preferences are at home. We talk with Camille Smith, a statistician from the U.S. Census Bureau, about their findings.
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This weekend kicks off the first of two concerts for the Olmos Ensemble. Led by oboist Mark Ackerman, the nineteen year old chamber group, will feature "Sizzlin' Latin American/Spanish Music" this Sunday at the First Unitarian Universalist Church in San Antonio.
Each week on World Music (Saturday nights from 8-10 on KSTX 89.1 FM), I take a look at celebrations happening around the world. This week, a small French town squeals like a pig, a furious horse race runs in Italy, and an Irish town celebrates its 400th birthday.
If it looks like a pig and squeals like a pig, it might not be. Once a year, the pretty town of Trie-sur-Baïse in the high Pyrenees, France, recalls its illustrious past as the country's largest pig market.
In a news conference following the City Council meeting where City Manager Sheryl Sculley presented next year's proposed budget, she summed up the process in three words: Tough budget year.
Sculley and her team found $13.5 million in cuts, mostly administrative, but that doesn't make up for the $35 million -$50 million gap the city is facing. Other measures and cuts will have to be made.
Gov. Rick Perry welcomed Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to Texas today by issuing a statement saying he will fight the Affordable Care Act from being implemented in the state.
"With due respect, the secretary and our president are missing the point: It's not that Americans don't understand Obamacare, it's that we understand it all too well."
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa said he hopes this week's National Young Democrats Convention in the Alamo City will continue momentum for the party.
Hinojosa is looking to carry over nationwide support for Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, a possible gubernatorial candidate in 2014.
"They identify with her," Hinojosa said. "They identify with her story of being a teenage mom who put herself through college and eventually made it into Harvard Law School and then the Texas Legislature."
San Antonio school districts taking part in the early education measure known as Pre-K 4 SA have until Friday to submit the names of the children who will attend classes.
Deputy City Manager Peter Zanoni credited the districts for their expertise in enrolling kids. Many of the districts are also concurrently enrolling children for their own pre-K programs.
He said Pre-K 4 SA needs to finalize its enrollment list to get ready for the first day, which is Aug. 26.
Texas State School Board Member Thomas Ratliff, who is a Republican, has answered the challenge from Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, agreeing to debate alleged problems with CSCOPE lesson plans.
CSCOPE is an online curriculum provider developed by the Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative that was providing lesson plan resources for 877 school districts in Texas.
Bexar County property owners will soon be able to pay their property taxes on a monthly basis rather than waiting until the end of the year in a move that should make things easier for people on fixed incomes.
Seniors and disabled property owners have been able to use a four-payment program, paying smaller payments to the tax office from January through July.
Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector Albert Uresti said most property owners who pay their taxes directly to the county have had only two options to pay their taxes: Once a year or in half-payments.


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Abstract Print
When considering an abstract print dress, the key thing to keep in mind is that less is more. Now, as our celebrity examples show, obviously we don't mean you should restrain yourself in the pattern departmentÂ--the bolder, the better!Â--but brevity is important when trying this trend. Notice how all of the above ladies are wearing brief frocks with high hemlines? There's a reason for that: these patterns can err on the overwhelming side, so make sure to pick pieces that are relatively short and sleek.
Until the weather warms up (comment not applicable to Southern California residents), be sure to follow in Claudia Schiffer's footsteps and wear an abstract print dress with matte black opaques and ankle boots. Schiffer, seen above in Peter Pilotto's Turning Dress ($693 on sale) at the British Fashion Awards in London last month, isn't the only one who likes to pair the print with stockings. We also noticed that another Germanic beautyÂ--Diane Kruger, of courseÂ--added some hosiery to her short-sleeved mini at ELLE's annual Women in Hollywood Tribute. The actress wore a straight-from-the-runway look when she turned up in a Balenciaga Drape Front Dress worn with Swiss-dot sheer tights.
Of course, if you're more daring or simply like a barer look, you can skip the legwear all together, as Leighton Meester and Kristen Bell both did. Meester opted for a Marios Schwab Thunderstorm Segment Dress to celebrate You Know You Want It, a style book by Gossip Girl's costume designer, Eric Daman. Meanwhile in Los Angeles, Bell sported an semi-zipped Vena Cava Healer Nun Dress ($480) over a Guess Invisible Children Tee ($26) for a party at the Guess store in Beverly Hills.
For those of you who haven't already taken the abstract print plunge (or even if you have), we found a few excellent examples of the trend for your shopping edification. If your prefer long-sleeved styles, BCBG's Ruched-Front Dress ($148) or Miss Milne's Diamond Print Sharp Shoulder Dress ($128) will certainly intrigue. Another amazing option is 3.1 Phillip Lim's Bubble Print Silk Dress ($650). We adore its circular print; it has a hint of the Balenciaga spirit, yet maintains its own identity beautifully. Of course, if you prefer a more romantic option, we've got some suggestions for you too! At the top of our list are the investment-worthy Watercolor Tie Waist Dress ($1595) and Knotted T Shirt Dress ($1290), which are both by Thakoon and showcase a soft abstract floral printÂ--truly stunning. On a similarly arty note, we would also like to point out two final painterly printsÂ--DVF's Francia Dress ($398) in Brushstrokes Black and French Connection's Summer Fix Dress ($158)Â--as both are sweet treats that will look wonderful well into summer. Whatever you pick, we hope you find your prints charming!
Photo of Kristen Bell, from Getty Images; Photo of Diane Kruger, from Splash; Photo of Claudia Schiffer, from Bauer Griffin.


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Big Bang at Hidden Lake Winery
Dueling piano's. Meal prepared by Winery Chef.
CITY: Aviston
American Indian and Ethnographic Show
Historic artifacts on display.
CITY: Collinsville
Spring Equinox Sunrise Observance at Reconstructed Woodhenge
Meet at the reconstructed Woodhenge to hear an explanation of the discovery, form end function of this post-circle sun calendar. Arrive by 6:45 a.m.
CITY: Collinsville
Archaeology Day
This special event will have ancient craft demonstrations, tours of excavations, artifact washing, screening of soils from dig, Indian games, spear throwing, archaeological methods, food & refreshments, and more. 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Free.
CITY: Collinsville
Twilight Thursdays at the Tower
Watch the sunset over the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers from 150 feet in the air at the Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower. Experience the breathtaking view of the landscape during the twilight hours, Thursdays in September from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at "Twilight Thursdays" at the Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower. Admission is $5 per person. For more information, call (618) 251-9101 or go to www.ConfluenceTower.com.
CITY: Hartford
Hummingbird Festival
In conjunction with the Illinois Audubon Society, hummingbirds will be banded and released at the Lewis & Clark State Historic Site. Participants can adopt and release a hummingbird. This event runs from 9 a.m. - Noon only. For more information, call (618) 251-5811.
CITY: Hartford
Lewis & Clark Music Festival
Join us for the annual Lewis & Clark Music Festival. Traditional music of the late 1700s and early 1800s will be performed by musicians playing fiddles, dulcimers and flutes. Watch, listen, and participate in this wonderful dance and music festival. Admission is free. For more information, call (618) 251-5811.
CITY: Hartford
Arrival at Camp DuBois
Come celebrate the arrival of Lewis and Clark at Camp River Dubois. This annual event commemorates the day William Clark and the men of the detachment arrived at the confluence of the Riviere a Dubois, Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. The event will include members of the detachment portraying military life, re-enactors recreating the civilian population and demonstrators. Site admission is free. For more information, call (618) 251-5811 or go to www.campdubois.com.
CITY: Hartford
29th Annual Wood River Triathlon
Are you physically fit and up for a challenge? Be a part of the 28th annual Wood River Triathlon. The event will begin with a swim at the Aquatic Center, followed by a bike ride and run through the streets of Wood River.
CITY: Wood River
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Number of animals being transported: 5
Breeds, weight, age: Miniature pinschers, all 12-15#, various ages
Health Condition: Good
Heart worm Status: Unknown - will be checked by receiving rescue
Vaccinations: UTD
Health Certificate: Not required for in-state travel
Spay/Neutered: To be done by receiving rescue
Special needs: TLC
Name of Sending Rescue/Parties: HFLCS/Lora Mayer
Name of Receiving Rescue/Parties: Julie Adams, Rescue Angel Extraordinaire
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These 5 tiny ones were abandoned at a house in Buffalo, MO. My cousin Lora and some of her rescue friends are trying to care for them, but they are unable to take the little ones into their homes because of the dogs they each already have there. It is getting COLD, and these little ones need to get to the amazing Julie Adams so they can be cared for and find new homes. The sooner the better, of course. Thanks.


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The chickens are coming home to roost in every nook and cranny of this country.
What chickens, you ask?
First, listen to the cacophony of voices decrying the elementary school massacre. They focus on a simplistic concept of good and evil; mechanistic solutions (give everybody a gun; take away all guns); punishment, despite our already punitive system, with torture and kill lists; and caging, despite our already incarcerating a larger percentage of our citizens than almost any other nation.
Second, recall (nobody else will) that this country defunded governmentsupported psychotherapy during the years following 1980. We converted Community Mental Health Centers, many established by JFK in 1963, into capsule and pill dispensers. We closed down the counseling component of universities and colleges (including Cal Poly) and began referring troubled students to CMHCs where, absent a florid psychosis, they were not treated.
Having eliminated most services for the mentally ill, degraded those still offered, and dealt with offenses by the mentally ill by locking them up with brutes both inmates and guards, and despite a lock them away forever plan, we now can sit back and admire our handiwork.
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Pauls Valley —
An Oklahoma man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend's ex-husband, cutting up his body and stuffing the remains into cement-filled buckets was ordered Thursday to stand trial on a first-degree murder charge.
Garvin County Special Judge Trisha Misak ruled there is probable cause to try Justin Hammer, 31, in the Aug. 7, 2012, death of 32-year-old Brandon Duran. Misak scheduled formal arraignment for April 26 before District Judge Greg Dixon.
Hammer has entered an initial plea of not guilty in the case, and defense attorney Irven Box has said Hammer fired in self-defense after Duran forced his way into Hammer's home. First Assistant District Attorney Mark Gibson said the evidence indicates Hammer planned to shoot Duran.
Among other things, prosecutors produced invoices from a Pauls Valley hardware store during the preliminary hearing that indicated Hammer purchased five five-gallon buckets, lids and bags of concrete on the day before Duran was shot.
"We believe it was pre-meditated," Gibson said.
He said District Attorney Greg Mashburn has not decided whether to seek the death penalty in the case. First-degree murder is punishable by death or life in prison with or without the possibility of parole.
Hammer, who wore an orange jail-issued jumpsuit, said nothing when sheriff's deputies led him away following the hearing. His grandfather, Skeet Welch, indicated Hammer's close relationship with his girlfriend likely played a role in the incident.
"Each individual has different thoughts when it comes to romance," Welch said. "We're talking about something very serious to him."
During the hearing, friends of Hammer testified they overheard his girlfriend tell Hammer that Duran beat and abused her when they were married. They said she also was upset about a custody battle over the couple's young child. Hammer's girlfriend did not testify during the hearing.