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John W. Eyster: Rock County Board should approve same-sex benefits resolution
I ask our Rock County Board to approve Resolution #14-1B-498 – "Approving Health Insurance Benefits For Employees In Same-Sex Relationships Who Meet Eligibility Requirements" when they meet on Thursday, January 23, 2014 convening at 6 pm.� I will be there.� I encourage citizens of Rock County to be present to support the Supervisors to do what is ethically/morally RIGHT!� See YOU there?
I urge you to read the actual text of the Resolution as well as the Executive Summary.� These documents are available online when you access the Agenda for Thursday's meeting and scroll down through the pdf document to the Resolution and then the Executive Summary.
I believe the Resolution provides the key REASONS the Resolution should be approved with the "WHEREAS" notes which include:� (1) general commitment to non-discrimination as articulated in the county's ordinances and policies, (2) citation of the fact that numerous employers, public and private, have provided benefits to same gender domestic partners and their dependents, (3) providing benefits for ALL employees in legal relations (legal marriage or legal domestic partnership) is key to being able to attract qualified persons to jobs serving Rock County, (4) recognition that benefits are part and parcel of the compensation provided to Rock County employees.� Equity demands that ALL employees and their partners/spouses have benefits!
For those who are concerned about abuse of the benefits, the Resolution sets the specific requirement that same-sex benefits would be extended only to persons registered with the WISCONSIN DOMESTIC PARTNER REGISTRY.�
The Resolution has had valuable discussion with public comments as it was considered by the Finance Committee where it passed 3 to 2 and the Personnel Committee where it failed 4 to 2.� I have read the articles by Catherine W. Idzerda in our Janesville Gazette.
"Rock County Board committee votes 3-2 in favor of same-sex benefits" – January 2, 2014 – This article notes that the cities of Beloit, Janesville, Milton, Evansville, village of Clinton, Blackhawk Technical College and the Janesville School District all extend benefits to same-sex partners.� The Board's vice-chair, who is also a member of the Committee, Sandy Kraft, voted for the Resolution and reminded the Committee, "We say that Rock County is a nondiscriminatory organization.� If we follow what we say, this just seems to fit in."� I agree with Kraft.� TALK-TALK… let's see the WALK NOW!� What do YOU think?
Our Rock County Sheriff Robert Spoden testified to the Committee that there is an officer in his department who has a same-sex domestic partner.� He asserted that it is not fair that she is not able to extend benefits to her legal domestic partner.� He is quoted in the article from an interview after the meeting, "This is the right thing to do.� History will judge whether we were a leader on this or whether we had to be dragged, kicking and screaming, to do what will eventually be inevitable."� I agree with Spoden.� It is the RIGHT THING TO DO NOW.� Our American commitment to EQUALITY envision in our founding documents (Declaration of Independence and US Constitution and Fourteenth Amendment) will come to fruition.� I believe that EQUALITY is NOW going to HAPPEN before our next presidential election.� Forewarned is forearmed.� What do YOU think?
I was surprised and DISappointed to read Idzerda's article reporting on the Board's staff committee which voted NO – 4 to 2 – against same-sex benefits Resolution.� Very surprising in context with the TESTIMONY which had been given to the committee.� The article reports that about 20 persons attended the committee meeting and shared testimony which UNANIMOUSLY supported the same-sex benefits Resolution.
I agree with Idzerda that the MOST PERSONAL testimony came from Mary Kay Vukovich who shared her life situation with a legal domestic partner.� She expressed her desire to extend benefits to her partner.� She asserted, and I AGREE, this is not about religious beliefs, it is about being FAIR and EQUITABLE!
I was impressed by the testimony which reminded us all that these public servants respond to us without any consideration as to OUR status. WHY do we discriminate with lower compensation for these public servants on the basis of their status?�
Jim Hay articulated his experience working on a committee at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Janesville as that congregation considered its openness to persons regardless of sexual orientation (LGBT).� He reported that he had been surprised to learn that many members of the church in their 70s and 80s were supportive of the church becoming "open and affirming" of gender identity and status.� The congregation voted to register with the national United Church of Christ's as "ONA."
You can access the full list of UCC congregations and screen to find the officially "Open and Affirming" congregations.� You may want to open that website to check on the listing of First Congregational United Church of Christ in Janesville.� I would note that the Congregational United Church of Christ in Edgerton is ONA too.� I myself would choose to participate in an ONA congregation.� How would YOU choose?� In terms of "Christian" churches, there are congregations in denominations which are ONA and others which are absolutely closed to persons of same-sex orientation.� I myself would assert that in our American political culture with separation of church and state, I accept churches which do NOT accept equality of ALL persons in their systems, but our political culture is committed to FULL EQUALITY for ALL PERSONS!�
I think we need to remind our elected officials - SUPERVISORS - serving on the Rock County Board that when they took the OATH OF OFFICE they SWORE/AFFIRMED to support the US Constitution and the WI Constitution and "faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of said office to the best of my ability.� So help me God."� You are welcome to read the "Official Oath."
Elected officials, including our Rock County Supervisors, have accountability to the US & WI Constitutions and the whole community.� They are not in office to serve themselves or their personal ideologies.� What do YOU think?
You can communicate with YOUR representative in our Rock County Board easily using the "Supervisors & Districts" chart, which provides phone numbers and email addresses.
I hope that our Rock County Board will take the RIGHT STEP forward to FULL EQUALITY of employees by approving the Same-Sex Benefits Resolution during their meeting on Thursday, January 23 at 6 PM.� What do YOU hope?
John W. Eyster lives in the Edgerton area. He is an adjunct professor assigned with the online/distance education faculty of Viterbo University, LaCrosse. He continues his personal mission supporting democracy/civics education in Wisconsin K-12 schools through Project Citizen, We the People, Discovering Democracy (Milton HS). John is a community blogger and is not a part of The Gazette staff or management.


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Donald Earl Winter, Edgerton (1924-2013)
October 24, 19 24 - November 28, 2013
Donald Earl Winter, 89, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, at the Edgerton Care Center. He was born on Oct. 24, 1924, in Morris, MN, the son of the late Richard and Margaret (Butt) Winter. He was united in marriage to Donna Gades on Oct. 24, 1948, in Morris, MN, she preceded him in death on Sept. 11, 1981. He married Harriet Boles on, Jan. 15, 1983, in Janesville, she preceded him in death on, June 23, 2002. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Edgerton. Don worked at General Motors for many years until his retirement. He liked camping and volunteered doing maintenance on the Janesville Little League Baseball fields for many years and was a member of the Janesville Masonic Lodge. Don served in the United States Army, during the Korean War, were he also boxed. He was an usher at Trinity Lutheran Church.
Don is survived by two daughters, Cindy (Don Gross) Winter-Anderson of Beaver Dam, and Dixie (Kenny) Johnson of Janesville; four sons: LuVern Winter of Adams, WI, Steve Boles and Dave Boles, both of Janesville, and Clayton (Dawn) Winter of Johnson Creek; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Glenda; and five brothers.
Funeral services will be held at Noon on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, at the EHLERT FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, US HWY 51 S, Edgerton, with Rev. Karla J. Brekke officiating. Burial will be in the Fassett Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday, Dec. 3, from�� 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Full Military services will be held at the Cemetery, by the Edgerton Memorial Squad. Condolences may be expressed at ehlertfuneralhome.com

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Speaker pressured over new clerk
Downing Street has upped the pressure on Speaker John Bercow by insisting the new Commons clerk needs to have the backing of MPs.
A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister confirmed that David Cameron had yet to pass on the nomination of Australian Carol Mills to the Queen for approval.
Stressing that the appointment was "ultimately a matter for the House and for the Speaker", the spokeswoman said: "Clearly it is an important role and in order for the individual to be able to carry it out successfully, they would need support from MPs across the House of Commons."
Speaker John Bercow has put Carol Mills forward for the job
The comments come after senior MPs raised concerns over Ms Mills's lack of knowledge about Westminster procedures.
The prestigious £200,000-a-year post combines the clerk's duties as a key constitutional adviser with the role of Commons chief executive.
In an effort to defuse the row, Mr Bercow has indicated he wants to split the functions into two jobs as soon as possible.
The suggestion has failed to appease critics who are planning a potentially damaging showdown with the Speaker when the Commons returns from its summer break next week. There have been calls for a confirmation hearing before a committee, and a motion could be tabled in the House to force the issue.
Ms Mills, currently head of the Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) in Canberra, was recommended for the role earlier this month following an open recruitment process with a selection panel led by Mr Bercow.
He is believed to be keen to bring in an outsider to press ahead with modernisation of the House, rather than promoting deputy clerk David Natzler.
The Prime Minister is responsible for passing the recommendation to the Queen to be finalised.
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Hi everyone, im doing an essay at college for CVD and i was hoping to gain any information related to CVD: causes and treatments. If anyone can provide any information, statistics, facts or any reliable websites i would be very greatful.
Lee Pullen
Are you just doing a general essay on CVD?
If so there are many causes, treatments etc....it is such a huge field so may be worth concentrating on certain aspects that have been taught as part of your course.
Causes obviously include diet and lifestyle, genetic causes which can affect calcium regulation and handling (which may lead to arrythmias) as well as the general deterioration with age. It is also becoming more prominent that there are differences in the onset of cardiovascular disease between males and females.
Treatments are mainly administered via drug administration, the hope is that once the different causes are known at cellular and molecular levels that tailored individual treatments may be developed to treat CVD.
If you google CVD there are plenty of useful websites with lots of information, although at college level it may be good to start looking at journal articles for the most up to date field information.
Hope this helps
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hi lee i have used this website and found it gave some good basic information. http://www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/2603.aspx?c ... goryid=877
I have found this website that is helpful
http://www.bupa.co.uk/individuals/healt ... 0questions
Cardiovascular Disease, or CVD, is Britains biggest killer, responsible for 40% of premature deaths in Britain.
CVD is a comprehensive term for several afflictions of the cardiovascular system - the heart and blood vessels of the body. These afflictions are Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), Atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis, Angina, Coronary Thrombosis and Myocardial Infarction and Stroke.
Apart from the high mortality rate - it is estimated that CVD kills 140,000 people a year under 75 years old, chronic heart disease causes incapacitation, suffering and pain in many of it's victims. Much heart disease is also self-inflicted and therefore avoidable.
Atherosclerosis and Arteriosclerosis
The underlying cause of CHD, strokes and other diseases of the blood vessels is usually atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is caused by the build up of cholesterol and other fatty substances in walls of arteries. Firstly the deposits form small streaks on the endothelium of the artery, but gradually build up to form patches known as atheromatous plaques. The deposit is called an atheroma and causes the arterial walls to thicken, hence narrowing the lumen of the artery.
The onset of an atheromatous plaque may be caused by some physical damage to the artery, sometimes caused by high arterial pressure - hypertension. Smooth muscle cells proliferate at the site of damage and then lipids and cholesterol are deposited from the blood. The cholesterol deposited in the walls may be attacked by free radicals released by phagocytes which may slow down the passage of low density lipoproteins which carry cholesterol back into the blood with the result of increased deposition of cholesterol.
Atheromatous plaques roughen the lining of the artery and disturb the flow of blood, which can stimulate the formation of a clot known as a thrombus. When blood comes into contact with fatty and fibrous tissue, platelets stick to the roughened surface and release clotting factors called thromboxanes. In healthy arteries the amount of thromboxane and prostaglandin is balanced, but in damaged arteries the balance is upset because the endothelial cells lining the artery are damaged so blood clots form.
This can block the blood vessel it is forming in, or small pieces known as emboli can break off and travel through the blood vessels and jam at any narrow point in the system, causing a restriction of blood flow to the affected area.
i think these information's help. i got it by searching so please rewrite and use.
Re: Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
There many diseases that affect our circulatory system and these diseases affect our blood pressure. Please anyone here can update me with complete list of circulatory system diseases for my science project.
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Medlen withdraws from World Baseball Classic
Braves righty, who was on Team USA, out due to impending birth of his first child
By Teddy Cahill / Special to MLB.com
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Braves right-hander Kris Medlen announced Friday he has decided to withdraw from the World Baseball Classic, citing the impending birth of his first child.
Medlen revealed his intentions during a stop on the Braves Country Caravan. At a question-and-answer session with Triple-A Gwinnett season-ticket holders, Medlen was asked how he was preparing to be a starting pitcher for the tournament, which begins in March.
Medlen said he had told Team USA manager Joe Torre that he had changed his mind and couldn't play. His announcement was met with applause from the fans in attendance.
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez, who had been informed of the decision Thursday, said he thought Medlen was making a good choice.
"You only get to have your first baby once," Gonzalez told the audience.
Medlen had a breakout season last year for the Braves. After moving from the bullpen to the rotation at the end of July, Medlen went 9-0 with a 0.97 ERA. He is expected to be a key member of the Braves' rotation again this season.
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[NEUROSCIENCE]-Two Questions about AP Propagation
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[NEUROSCIENCE]-Two Questions about AP Propagation
1. If the threshold is the membrane potential AT WHICH sufficient number of Na+-voltage gated channels OPEN such that the membrane permability of sodium is greater than potassium, then HOW (in general) does the membrane potential get to the threshold in the first place?
Attempt: a stimulus causes the activation of special ion channels (not the voltage-gated ones) that cause ions that go into the cell which induce depolarization (for instance: the Na+ ion influx). Given that the influx via these special channels reaches threshold, THEN the Na-VG channels open, and as a result, an AP is generated.
2. Why is it that axons with thin diameters need to have more ion channels, while those that are fatter (wider diameters) can have relatively fewer, and yet still sustain AP propagation down the axon?
Attempt: there is not enough space within a thinner axon to withhold the large, brief intake of positive charge?
Re: [NEUROSCIENCE]-Two Questions about AP Propagation
I think the second question is referring to thicker axons having nodes of Ranvier and thus can perform saltatory conduction. This would decrease the need for Na+ channels. The answer to the first question sounds pretty reasonable.
for number 1 you have neurotransmitters that induce the initial opening of channels, and as it builds up to the threshold
number 2 is based on the physics principle and that a current travels faster with large diameter, there should be a math equation in your physiology book that deals with current and areas.
What about those neurons that are on, say, the skin? How do they get stimulated? I am using those as an example because they would not have their channels opened by the activity of a neurotransmitter.
Re: [NEUROSCIENCE]-Two Questions about AP Propagation
Tertiary supporting answer for question #1 are the active pumps which assist in the purpose of establishing a voltage, offseting the natural gradients of the ions through the leak channels.
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The Implausible Engines of Evolution
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I have been absent for some time because of a study overload. Now:
There is still no evidence which shows that the moth gained this genetic trait by a mutation. This is just a label that evolutionists place on the gene to support the theory. When you find solid evidence rather that conjecture, I would appreciate that you should point me to the study or link or scientists name.
-facts, observed events, plausible explanations, and solid evidence
I guess you studied Bible, didn't you? Definitely not science.
I asked you already once and I will do it only once more. Until I won't get the answer I will delete any other post in this thread either from you or from anyone else. So if you want to stop the discussion, do not reply and I will eventually lock this thread.
What else than a mutation would that be?
Cis or trans? That's what matters.
A normal genetic trait that has been present in the population every since it was created by God.
Until you can prove that it was a mutation, I will not accept it. This is the thing about evolution: EVERY profitable genetic trait has to have come from mutation in some sort of way. This has not been shown to happen in the majority of or in all species, much less in a small percentage. All evolutionists really do is simply label profitable traits as mutations without proof, and it is labeled as such just because the theory sais so.
-facts, observed events, plausible explanations, and solid evidence
I have locked this topic, becuase it makes no sense to discuss anything with christian blindman. That's the problem with you. Whatever we could come up with, you will always say that the God created that or he wanted to be it so, so there is no way how you could admit you're wrong and evolution (or round Earth) works.
Cis or trans? That's what matters.
do you want some mutation?
Cis or trans? That's what matters.
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County board seeks more oversight on UW-Rock dorm site
JANESVILLE—After two meetings, more than two hours of discussion and several amendments, the Rock County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday to donate four acres of land to UW-Rock County for a dormitory.
Supervisors made it clear, however, that they weren't happy with the proposed location for the dormitory and the speed at which they were being asked to make a decision. They also made it plain that they wanted more input in the process.
Thursday's series of marathon meetings started with a joint session of the Rock County Board's general services and staff committees. At that meeting, the committees were asked to consider a resolution that would donate four acres of land to the Rock Residential Foundation, a yet-unformed offshoot of the UW-Rock County Foundation.
The proposed section of land would back up to the property lines of homes on Garden Drive. The original plans called for the two-story dorm and parking lot to be built 25 feet from the homes' property lines. After a meeting with neighborhood residents, the plan was altered, adding parking spaces and moving the project 60 to 65 feet from property lines.
"We heard the residents loud and clear," UW-Rock County Dean Carmen Wilson said.
But committee members expressed concerns about the dorm's location. Supervisors Hank Brill and Philip Owens, asked why the project couldn't be moved even farther to west to accommodate the concerns of area residents.
UW-Foundation Executive Director Cindy Zaharias said that moving the project farther west was cost prohibitive, as it would require extending utility lines and the access road.
Zaharias added that both the foundation and the university wanted to work with residents, and had already taken some of their concerns into account by adding extra parking.
She compared the debate and its participants to the "Little House on the Prairie" community: There will be a large group of people who have concerns, but will be willing to listen to proposals.
"But then there are the Harriet Olesons, who want this area to remain undeveloped," Zaharias said.
Harriet Oleson was a character on the "Little House on the Prairie" television show who was perpetually disdainful or unhappy.
A move was made to table the resolution to donate the land, meaning it would not advance to the county board, but it failed.
It was important for the resolution to pass so that UW-Rock County officials could take the information to a UW Board of Regents meeting Dec. 5. That would allow officials to break ground and have the dorm ready for occupancy next fall.
At the full county board meeting following the committee meeting, residents from Garden Drive told the board they were supportive of education, but didn't like the proposed location.
Nick Decker, 2318 Garden Drive, said he first heard details about the proposed location at a Wednesday meeting.
He described himself as being a "little shell shocked" the proposal.
"I kind of felt like we were left in the dark until the last minute," Decker said.
He presented a petition in opposition to the location signed by 33 neighborhood residents.
Laurie Farris, of 2310 Garden Drive, said that when she and her husband, Kevin Farris, moved into their house 18 years ago, they knew there would eventually be a building behind them, they just thought it would be closer to the college.
Wilson presented the supervisors with an overview of the project and its potential benefits to the community. The dormitory could bring in foreign students, both to UW-Rock County and to the Janesville School District. A dorm at UW-Richland Center was bringing in students from all over the world. Each of those students brought an estimated $20,000 to the local economy.
In addition, the dorm would make UW-Rock County a more popular choice with students, helping to sustain the college into the future.
Wilson and Zaharias were peppered with questions by board members about the site. Zaharias explained that soil borings on a different part of the campus showed the presence of concrete, making it unusable. Another site was being reserved for the expansion of the Wells Cultural Center, and yet another was already in use as a soccer field.
Zaharias explained that the foundation had to consider UW-Rock County's long-range plans, and it was operating within a limited budget. Sites that were too expensive would take the project off the table altogether.
Supervisor Larry Wiedenfeld asked why the proposal had to be put through at "warp speed."
Wilson explained that school officials hoped to have the dorm ready for occupancy in fall 2014. Opening it later, say January 2015, wouldn't make sense, as it was in the middle of the school year.
Supervisors amended the original resolution so they could donate the land for the project without specifying where the dormitory would be located. In addition, the plans would have to be approved by the general services committee and the full county board.


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Do you feed the flock in this Bird City of Janesville?
In summertime, my wife enjoys keeping a hummingbird feeder filled and we love watching the little fliers buzz our heads as we dine on our back porch. We also have a regular bird feeder but haven't taken the time to fill it with seed this winter. With a solid snow cover now on the ground, we've got to get it out.
My parents, up in Minocqua, keep several feeders filled. I've seen a large pileated woodpecker snack on one just inches from Mom's kitchen window.
Janesville has earned a Bird City designation from a statewide organization. Anna Marie Lux explains in her column in today's Gazette that the designation means Janesville must strive to improve bird habitat, practice sound management of urban forests and reduce bird deaths from domestic cats and by having our feathered friends flying into windows.
People who let their cats out to roam neighborhoods, breed and stake out birds always annoy me, particularly when it's against city ordinance to let your cat wander out of your yard. The point about birds striking windows strikes a chord with me.
Cheryl and I have a glass window next to our door to the back deck, and through the last decade, one or two birds have mistakenly flown into it. Cheryl now has a sun catcher in the window, and maybe that helps the birds. I remember, too, the time my dad made a virtual pet out of a ruffed grouse up in Minocqua—until the poor unsuspecting fellow flew into one of their picture windows.
Today's Gazette story reminds me of a news release I received last month from the American Bird Conservancy. It details how the Virginia Zoo is using a product called ABC BirdTape, which features "stunning" and artistic creativity, to help keep birds from flying into large viewing windows.
Maybe my dad needed this tape a few years ago before his grouse buddy met its demise. Maybe anyone with large picture windows, particularly those overlooking bird feeders, should consider this product.
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Visitation Friday, funeral Saturday for Ed Sokolowski
ELKHORN--Visitation for longtime Walworth County Fair board president Ed Sokolowski will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, at Haase-Lockwood Funeral Home in Elkhorn, 730 N. Wisconsin St.. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at St. Patrick's, 107 W. Walworth St., Elkhorn.
Sokolowski, whose steady hand guided the Walworth County Fair for nearly 20 years and made it one of the top attractions of its kind in the Midwest died Sunday at the age of 72.
He died at at St. Luke's Medical Center Milwaukee after an apparent heart attack.
Sokolowski was elected to the Walworth County Fair Board in 1983 and served as president since 2004. He also served 21 years as treasurer and during his years at Walworth County Fair, oversaw the truck and tractor pulls, open class antiques, antique car and tractor parade and the backstage and grandstand area.
He also worked as a bailiff at the Walworth County Judicial Center.
Sokolowski has attended the Walworth County Fair since 1957 when he was a young boy showing beef, dairy, and hogs in 4-H and FFA, according to news archives.
In 1959, he won the Grand Champion Landrace Gilt at the Wisconsin State Fair.
His passion, commitment, compassion and leadership have been recognized throughout Wisconsin.
In 1994, Sokolowski received the Outstanding Fair Person Award from the Wisconsin Association of Fairs. In 2006, he was inducted into the Wisconsin Association of Fairs Hall of Fame.
Sokolowski is a veteran of the Vietnam War and is a charter member of the Elkhorn Rotary Club.
Sokolowski and his wife Judy have two married daughters and are proud grandparents of five grandchildren.


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Ardis M. Ruosch Corkhill, Janesville, WI (1932-2013)
August 9, 1932 - November 17, 2013
Ardis M. (Ruosch) Corkhill, age 81, of Janesville, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, at home. She was born on Aug. 9, 1932, in Janesville, the daughter of Louis and Laura (Hendren) Schaber. Ardis married Wayne Ruosch on Nov. 17, 1950, and after Wayne passed away on Feb. 13, 1985, Ardis married Lloyd Corkhill on Nov. 2, 1991. Lloyd preceded her in death on Dec. 10, 1994. Ardis was a founding member of Peace Lutheran Church, where she was also active in the Ladies Aid.
Ardis is survived by her nine children: Jon (Tracey) Ruosch of Milton, Jim (Misty) Ruosch, Mike Ruosch and Steve (Robin) Ruosch, all of Janesville, Kim (David) Riyeff of Janesville, Kathy (Mark) Olsen of Cowan, TN, Laurie (Dennis McNeal) Ruosch, Brenda Ruosch, and Tammy Bellcour, all of Janesville; and a son-in-law, Dave Gonzalez of Janesville. Ardis is also survived by 26 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; two step-children, Bert Corkhill of Janesville, and Becky Barfknect of Janesville; five siblings: Louis (Bev) Schaber of Janesville, Shirley Knickerbocker of Janesville, Joy (Robert) Seeman of Janesville, Ernie (Tina) Kjerstad of Evansville, and Erroll Kjerstad of Footville. Ardis was preceded in death by her two husbands; one daughter, Lisa Gonzalez; and a step-daughter, Lois Courtney.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH. Interment will follow at Milton Lawn Memorial Park. A visitation will be held on Tuesday from 3 until 6 p.m. at PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Peace Lutheran Church. SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER AND SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY is assisting the family. For on-line condolences and registry: www.schneiderfuneraldirectors.com


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City of Janesville mistakenly releases Social Security numbers of 758 companies
JANESVILLE—The city of Janesville recently discovered that it had released Social Security numbers for 758 companies that do business with the city, according to a city press release.
The information was released to Smart Procure, a company that specializes in gathering purchasing data from local, state and federal agencies. Businesses use the purchasing data to seek new customers for their goods and services and help them bid for government contracts, according to the press release.
The information was released Jan. 2. Only three employees of Smart Procure had access to the numbers, according to the press release.
"Upon discovering the error, the city demanded that Smart Procure destroy all the personally identifiable information provided by the city. An investigation of the company's practices revealed that information (including vendor name, address and purchase order information) for 15 of the vendors was posted to the company's website. The website did not publish any social security numbers," the news release reads.
"The city does not foresee any adverse effects occurring to any of the 758 vendors as a result of the inadvertent release of information. However, in an effort to provide peace of mind to those vendors whose information was released, the city is offering identity theft protection service through LifeLock free of charge for one year to any vendor electing to participate," the press release reads.
The city has set up a hot line to handle questions or concerns, 608-373-6000.