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Lila Mae Weaver Rose, 90, of 403 E. Powell Street, passed away January 13, 2014, at her home after a period of declining health.
Lila was born August 16, 1923, in Wayne County to the late John Right Weaver and Beulah Flowers Weaver. She was a graduate of Four Oaks High School and Kings Business College in Raleigh. She accepted an office position working for Mr. Henry Weil of Weil's Department Store in Goldsboro and then at Seymour Johnson (Field) Air Force Base during World War II. After the war, Lila married the love of her life, James Edward Rose on August 31, 1946. They settled in Clinton, NC, where they became the parents of two daughters, Linda and Sandra. Lila's focus was on being a loving wife and raising her children until they both reached school age when she began juggling those responsibilities with duties outside the home. She accepted a position as administrative secretary to the Superintendent of Sampson County Schools from 1960-1988 until her retirement. Her relationships with her treasured family, children, and grandchildren always brought her much joy. She had been a member of First United Methodist Church in Clinton since 1946, where she enjoyed her church family and attending circle meetings as long as her health permitted. Lila remained a member of the NC Association of Educational Office Professionals and the NC Retired Governmental Employees' Association until her death.
Lila was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-eight years, James E. Rose in January, 2005; her sister, Mary Alice Weaver Price; her half-sister, Lillie Pearl Weaver Pate, and her half-brother, John Right Weaver, Jr.
She is survived by daughters, Linda Rose Winslow of Cary and Sandra Rose Jones and husband Dan of Smithfield. She is also survived by brothers, Huey P. Weaver and wife Dorothy of Garner, Marvin D. (Jim) Weaver and wife Peggy of Raleigh; sister, Judy Weaver Britt and husband Milton of Raleigh; half-sister, Norma Lee Weaver Lee of Bentonville, NC; sisters-in-law, Lucile C. Rose of Fuquay Varina, Evelyn H. Rose of Goldsboro, and Alice S. Rose of Clinton. Lila is also survived by granddaughters, Emily C. Winslow of Oakland, CA, Ginger M. Jones of Durham, Lauren W. Ravine and husband Dan of New York, NY, and great-grandson, Oliver W. Ravine of New York, NY. In addition, she is survived by ten nieces and seventeen nephews.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., the hour prior to the service, on Friday, January 17th, at First United Methodist Church, 208 Sampson St., Clinton. A celebration of Lila's life will be held at First United Methodist Church, 208 Sampson St., Clinton, on January 17th, at 2 pm with the Reverend Robert Redmond officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Newton Grove, NC.
The family would like to thank Dr. John B. Smith and his staff for their kindness and empathy during many years of excellent medical care. A special thanks also goes to the faithful team of caregivers who allowed Lila to remain at home for the last four years: Valentina Rice, Lulean Williamson, Jean Ballis Croom, Imogene Whitted, and Fran Faison.
Flowers are welcome or memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, 208 Sampson St., Clinton, NC 28328 or to Liberty Home Care and Hospice, 208 Beaman St., Clinton, NC 28328. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.crumpler-honeycutt.com
Arrangements are by Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home, 118 Fayetteville St., Clinton, NC 28328.

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About 840 customers in Mineola are still without power as of 12 p.m. Monday afternoon after Hurricane Sandy barreled through Long Island according to LIPA figures.
The utility changed its outage map following numerous reports of erroneous outage reporting, in many cases the number of outages exceeding the number of people served. The new map also does not show the locations of crews in the areas.
According to LIPA, a total of 837 customers in Mineola were still without electricity, down from 4,356 this past weekend. In Williston Park 1,804 are powerless, down from 4,954. East Williston has 263, down from 1,796 while 183 homes in Albertson are without electricity, an increase of three.
To report an outage to LIPA, call 1-800-490-0075 or text 'REG' to 695472 (myLIPA) and then 'OUT.' For more important emergency contacts, tips and links, click here.


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Are people over-reacting about the dangers of nuclear power in the wake of Japan's crisis? Probably. I believe that irritability is a side-effect of radiation poisoning…
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How Reno City Council Elections Work
Reno City Council seats are non-partisan, which is why candidates' party affiliation is not listed. At the primary election (Tuesday, June 12, 2012), the top two vote getters in each ward race continue on to face each other in the general election (Tuesday, November 6, 2012). The primary election is held at ward-level - residents of each ward can only vote for candidates running for the seat in that ward. The general election is city-wide - all candidates, regardless of ward, are put on the ballot for all registered voters in the city to select. The at-large council person represents the city as a whole. Therefore, candidates for the at-large seat are voted on by all registered voters in the city during both election cycles, as is the mayor.
Reno City Council Wards
By law, ward boundaries were redrawn following the 2010 Census. The changes were not dramatic, but voters should check these new ward boundaries to make sure they are still in the same ward as the last election, or to determine is the changes have put them into another ward. For more about this, refer to the Reno City Charter, Section 1.050(2)(a).
Filed Candidates for the 2012 Reno City Council Election
Here are the candidates for Reno City Council that officially filed for the 2012 election by the deadline of March 16, 2012...
Ward 1
- Alderman, Wendy
- Brekhus, Jenny
- Carter, Bernie
- Harsh, Troy E.
- McGehee, Kevin L.
- Reno, Charles "Chuck"
- Roach, Carola Nan
- Thompson, Donald S. "Snoshu"
- Wong, Allyson Denby
- Dehne, Chad
- Delgado, Oscar
- Phillips, Nick
- Romeo, Dennis A.
- Schmidt, Lisa
- Trudell, Michael "Mike"
- Young, Cliff J.
- Jardon, Neoma
- Jung, Kitty K.
- Lampley, Kirby
- Gordon, Paul M.
- Hawkins, Edward
- Kelley, Scott
- Polley, Matt
- Schieve, Hillary
- Taylor, Kathleen
- Ward, David
- Wilson, S. Rowan
Importance of the 2012 Reno City Council Election
Three of the incumbents being replaced by this election have been in office for multiple terms and are being term-limited out. They are at-large Councilman Pierre Hascheff, Ward 3 Councilwoman Jessica Sferrazza, and Ward 5 Councilman David Aiazzi. Ward 1 councilman Dan Gustin has chosen not to run for re-election. Together with remaining members Sharon Zadra of Ward 2, Dwight Dortch of Ward 4, and Mayor Bob Cashell, this group presided over some of Reno's biggest projects, including the ReTRAC train trench and Aces Ballpark. Unfortunately, financing mechanisms used to fund projects like these, implemented during the boom times, have run into serious trouble since the Great Recession seriously damaged the city's main funding sources.
When it's over, this will be the biggest change to the Reno City Council in years. The remaining two council members and the mayor will be gone after the 2014 elections. These new members will have some serious work to do straightening out Reno's finances and steering a course that maintains and improves the city services residents have come to expect and enjoy.
Registering to Vote in Reno and Washoe County
There are certain deadlines and residency requirements you must observe in order to vote. Registering to vote is relatively easy and casting a ballot in Nevada does not require a photo ID at the polling place. Online voter registration is only available in Clark County (Las Vegas and vicinity), but may become available for elections in 2012. I will provide details when they are released.


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July 31, 2014
"Walking is good for your health, and it's good for the environment too. But before you head out on foot for a stroll, power walk, or errand, there are important safety tips to remember."
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Driving Safety
This is a page for all aspects of safe driving. There are resources for anyone on the road from drivers to pedestrians.
This is a resource for parents of teen drivers. There is a number of resources in the "Training Kit" to help educate a teen on safe driving practices.
Safe Driving Tips and Initiatives on Twitter
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Sample Tweet: "Safe #driving tip of the day: Don't follow too closely. Use the three-second rule. Its simple!"
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Traverse City is blessed with interesting little gems, from wonderful restaurants to pocket parks, and favorite spots on the Boardman River or TART Trail. Some are well known, others may be lesser known, like a favorite mushroom patch. One of these gems is Northwestern Michigan College's Rogers Observatory, located at 1753 Brimley Rd., at the top of the big hill.
The Observatory has been in operation since 1981. It contains a classroom and an observation dome, the upper level of which houses a NASA-quality 16-inch Cassegrain reflecting telescope. NMC's astronomy classes and labs are taught there. Astrophysicist Dr. Jerry Dobek's classes are always full and students come away with a unique experience.
The public can experience the wonders of the night sky at the observatory. On the first Friday of every month and select Saturdays from spring through fall, the observatoy is open to the public. NMC requests a small donation from visitors. The Grand Traverse Astronomical Society, in partnership with the NMC Student Astronomy Club, hosts these events. At 8 pm there is an interesting and informative program, never too technical. The dome is opened and the public is welcome to look through the observatory's telescopes and the Astronomical Society's telescopes set up outside. If the skies are uncooperative, there's an observatory tour and another program, along with a flat-screen planetarium-type tour of the season's night skies.
This year some additional dates have been added. In 2014 there will be two lunar eclipses and a solar eclipse. The first lunar eclipse is April 15 starting at 1:30 a,m.; the other will be Oct. 8, starting at 5 a.m. The solar eclipse occurs Oct. 23 starting at 5 p.m. If it's clear, the Observatory will be open to the public at those times. The Astronomical Society will also host eclipse parties at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and downtown Traverse City. Visit the Astronomical Society's web site at www.gtastro.org for their outreach schedule. In addition to hosting at the observatory, they participate in about 25 other off-campus events throughout the year.


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Esophagitis is probably more common than practitioners think. Diagnosing it is problematic, because a) the clinical signs
vary tremendously, depending on its severity; b) it can be hard to definitively diagnose radiographically; c) endoscopy is
the best method of diagnosis, but not all practitioners have access to endoscopy; and d) it may not always be on practitioners'
lists of differential diagnoses.6
Common causes of esophagitis include ingestion of caustic substances (including prescribed medications), excessive vomiting
of acidic gastric contents, acid reflux, and trauma from foreign objects (previously discussed).
Perhaps the most common cause of esophagitis is repetitive vomiting (e.g. in cases of parvoviral enteritis in dogs or gastric outflow obstruction in cats). Puppies with parvoviral enteritis may appear
to have recovered from the disease, but continue to throw up. On closer examination, the vomiting is actually regurgitation.
Diagnosing megaesophagus in cats should lead you to question whether repeated bouts of vomiting have resulted in the megaesophagus
secondary to esophagitis.
Gastroesophageal reflux may be caused by hiatal hernias, especially in Shar-Peis. Radiography is a specific but insensitive
means of detecting hiatal hernia. Endoscopic examination is more sensitive, but experience is required to recognize the lesion.
Perhaps the most worrisome cause of esophagitis secondary to gastroesophageal reflux is anesthesia. Some patients anesthetized
for even the most routine procedures, such as spaying or neutering, will unpredictably experience severe gastroesophageal
reflux during anesthesia.8,9 The problem is clinically silent when it occurs, but these patients typically have a poor appetite or anorexia immediately
after surgery and in the days after surgery. This subtle sign is a first ripple in what can figuratively become a tidal wave.
When esophageal inflammation persists, severe stricture can result.
Radiographic findings caused by esophagitis are usually subtle, although some cats will develop megaesophagus. Even a barium
esophagogram may show relatively modest changes that most practitioners will miss (e.g. minor retention of barium on the mucosal surface or modest retention of barium in the esophagus). Esophagitis is best diagnosed
endoscopically. It often appears as obvious inflammation, as evidenced by hyperemia and bleeding. If the esophageal mucosa
bleeds during routine endoscopy, esophagitis must be highly suspected. In rare cases, there may be a pseudomembrane on the
surface of the esophagus, but this is usually obvious. Esophageal biopsy may reveal some cases of esophagitis missed by gross
examination, but it is difficult to obtain a biopsy sample from the esophagus (except when there is acute inflammation or
a tumor), so endoscopic esophageal biopsy samples are seldom obtained. For the above reasons, the incidence of esophagitis
is unknown.
The lesions of esophagitis can be mild, moderate, or severe. Severe esophagitis can affect esophageal motility to the point
that gastroesophageal reflux results. The condition tends to worsen because of the establishment of a positive feedback loop
(i.e. the esophagitis has caused laxity of the lower esophageal sphincter, which has allowed gastroesophageal reflux, which worsens
the esophagitis, which ultimately results in more reflux). The crux of the problem is that while the stomach is accustomed
to acid, a damaged esophagus is not. Amounts of acid that would be negligible for the stomach may perpetuate and worsen esophageal
ulceration or erosion. Because of this cycle, it is important to shut down gastric acid secretion as completely as possible
(i.e. chemical clearance). The proton-pump inhibitors (e.g. omeprazole) more effectively suppress acid secretion than do the H2 receptor antagonists such as famotidine. A disadvantage of omeprazole, however, is that it is only available in an oral preparation.10
It is also important to treat esophagitis by administering promotility agents, which cause volume clearance (i.e. forcing gastric secretions such as pepsin into the duodenum instead of allowing them to reflux into the esophagus). While
metoclopramide is useful, cisapride seems much more effective. Although cisapride has been taken off the human medical market,
it is available through veterinary compounding pharmacies. Once again, a principal disadvantage is that cisapride must be
given orally. However, if a gastrostomy tube has been placed, then oral medications may be administered through the tube,
bypassing the esophagus.
Gastroesophageal reflux may occur in the absence of obvious causes such as chronic vomiting or a hiatal hernia, but the incidence
of such causes is unknown. Hiatal hernias can result in regurgitation or esophagitis and can be particularly difficult to
diagnose. Many times, fluoroscopic examination is required. However, many normal dogs will have an occasional reflux during
a barium esophagogram. Making a confident diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux requires observing multiple episodes of reflux
during a barium esophagogram.
Benign esophageal stricture
A common result of poor or no treatment of esophagitis is esophageal cicatrix causing a stricture.6 The principal points to remember about cicatrices are a) they are usually partial, such that administration of liquid barium
may or may not reveal them, even if fluoroscopy is used; b) it is far easier to prevent a benign stricture than to resolve
a serious one; and c) ballooning and bougienage are the preferred ways to treat strictures.11,12 Esophageal surgery should be avoided if at all possible.
Although ballooning has been touted as being superior to bougienage, experience in human medicine suggests that either can
be effective, provided that the operator has been trained well. The goal is not necessarily to return the patient to a state
of normalcy, but to make the pet functional, even if that means the diet must be softened. Some patients will only need to
have their stricture dilated once or twice, while others will require dilation two or three times a week for up to 20 times.
Ballooning should by performed only by those trained in the technique.
Various adjunct medical management schemes have been tried to make the procedure more effective sooner, including systemic
and intralesional corticosteroids.13 At this time, there are no data showing that corticosteroid administration enhances success of esophageal dilation in dogs
or cats. Some benefit may result from using electrocautery snares and knives to make a three- or four-quadrant set of cuts
into dense strictures before dilation is attempted. The idea is that by making such cuts, dilation will result in a more even
set of breaks in the cicatrix instead of one deep break that may then heal and form an even worse stricture. My experience
is that more than 80% of patients will become functional, if the clinician is allowed to balloon as often as is needed.


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2 of LA's full timers, Bree & Danni enjoyed an awesome sunrise shoot with Damian & Jo recently to get new dance portfolios done for them. It was great to be at the beach again to see the sunrise & to capture the 2 girls dancing in such an amazing time of the day.
We are so lucky here on the Central Coast to have so many beautiful beaches to choose from for our photo shoots.
Tierneys photography has shot many well-known choreographers & dancers on sunrise on the coast, as well as our top performers from Lee Academy
Here are a couple of amazing images from the morning with Bree & Danni:
Damian Tierney photography uses only the best equipment.
The reason why his images are so dramatic & beautiful is because of the wonderful dancers, location, state-of-the-art equipment & Damian's artistic vision.
Here are some other famous images that Damian has taken on sunrise:


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Days after 80-year-old conservative mega-financier Bob Perry died, the Reuters news agency erroneously posted an obituary for George Soros, his liberal counterpart.
"George Soros, who died XXX at age XXX, was a predatory and hugely successful financier and investor, who argued paradoxically for years against the same sort of free-wheeling capitalism that made him billions," it said on its website Thursday.
News agencies routinely prepare obituaries for living persons, and Mr. Soros is still alive at 82.
Describing him as "an enigma, wrapped in intellect, contradiction and money," the obit paints Mr. Soros as a financier in the style of the cut-throat Wall Street types often blamed for the financial collapse, and indicates that his support of big-government policies went against his ability to earn money.
"Forbes put his wealth in 2013 at $19 billion, making him the world's 30th richest person, not counting the roughly $8 billion he has given away through various charitable entities he controls," Reuters wrote, yet "he has argued nevertheless for strong central government regulation to correct for and counterbalance the excesses of greed, fear and the free market."
It highlights his donations to liberal causes, saying "in a bid to stop Bush's re-election, Soros donated $23.5 million to more than 500 liberal and progressive groups during the 2003-2004 U.S. election cycle."
Mr. Soros is still widely cast as a liberal boogeyman by conservatives, but that assertion is incorrect in the modern day. In recent years, he has been largely inactive in Democratic fundraising, while much lesser-known figures have filled his shoes.
"Reuters published an obituary of George Soros in error. Reuters withdrew the article as soon as it appeared," the agency said on Twitter.


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By ROSIE GITHINJI
There can never be too much chocolate and the Jefferson County Historical Society is doing its part to make sure everyone gets their fill at the second annual Chocolate Festival.
People will have the chance to taste cakes, cookies, candies, brownies and other treats at the Mt. Vernon Elks Lodge on Thursday. There will also be a judged contest with a grand prize for the best chocolate treat and a bake sale.
JCHS Secretary Nanci Irvin said the recipe has to include chocolate in it, but does not have to be only chocolate. This year, she has received recipes for turtle cheesecake, chocolate angel food cake, red beet chocolate cake and other goodies.
The grand prize was $250 and a prize will be awarded to the top three picks in each category, said Jamie Wheeler, communications director for the Historical Society. The Chocolate Festival is a fundraiser for the Jefferson County Historical Village and all the money raised goes to general maintenance and anything else needed for the village.
"This [fundraiser] was very successful last year, it was probably on par with the chili fundraiser," Wheeler said, explaining the chili fundraiser held in February is the biggest fundraiser for the village.
She said there is a new category added this year called the Heritage Category. Everyone who turned in a recipe also had to turn in a story behind the family recipe with it.
"It was just a tie-in, since we are a historical society," Wheeler said.
A cook book with all the chocolate recipes was also made available after the holidays last year, Wheeler said. She said it is a unique little gift for someone who may want to try a new chocolate recipe.
Chocolate Festival and contest will be held at the Elks Lodge, 1107 Jordan from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $5 per person and includes a taste of everything. For more information call 246-0033.


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Events in my country of residence have made me VERY nervous about posting to my blog. Many regional governments have reacted to the Arab Spring with fear, intimidation and increased efforts of control.
If you've been following me on Twitter, you'll know I'm currently on vacation in Spain. It's one of my favorite countries. Mostly because the wine is good, they know what to do with a pig and, having lived here for 4 years as a kid, I've got enough language to get around.
I've taken steps to help protect my blogger-self when I return to the Middle East. Inshallah, there will be more blog traffic from me. I have many ideas and such committed to paper (a nice medium that is, in our modern world, quite impractical to monitor). I'll be continuing the series on professional behaviors I call "Lack of Affect." I'm also considering a periodical discussion of EMS drugs, one by one. Pharmacology has always been my weakest area. Perhaps I can bootstrap myself into a better practice by researching and writing a few things about drugs.
I haven't been completely idle, though. I have had the honor of being included among some of the most interesting and compelling members of the EMS community. Together, we have put out a quarterly e-magazine, free of advertisements, focused on the EMS industry. Interventions has released its 4th issue, aimed at EMS supervisors, and it can be found by clicking on these words you've just read. If you're interested in reading any of our back-issues, they can be found by clicking on these words right here.
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On the last day before February break, Southampton High School made an addition to the Internet meme "The Harlem Shake."
The video starts with students and adults filling some seats of the auditorium, with a sole dancer wearing a giant head with a captain's hat in the middle. The others act oblivious to the dancer — then the video jump cuts to the room full of dancing students, all in costumes.
Ross School students uploaded their own Harlem Shake Wednesday and received more than 10,000 views since then.
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By CHRIS AGEE
A fatal fire, punctuated by an explosion as strong as a small earthquake, rocked the small town of West – about 20 miles north of Waco – Wednesday night.
Since then, investigators have determined between five and 15 individuals were killed and more than 160 others injured.
Reports indicate the blast leveled four city blocks surrounding the epicenter, Adair Grain's West Fertilizer Co., and destroyed or significantly damaged as many as 75 houses, a 50-unit apartment building, a middle school and a nursing home. Emergency crews evacuated 133 patients from the nursing home, many of whom were disoriented and confused.
Palo Pinto County first responders say they are on hand to offer whatever assistance necessary to assist those affected by the incident.
"Right now, I'm on standby mode," said Fire Marshal Buddy Harwell, noting he has been in contact with Texas Department of Emergency Management Regional Liaison Officer Sherri Copeland.
"Right now they have enough but I don't know," he added, indicating local agencies are prepared to respond should the need arise. "Lone Camp and Santo both have people that, if we are requested by the state, will respond."
"We're ready if they need us," said Lone Camp Volunteer Fire Department Chief Charlie Sims.
County Judge David Nicklas has held the position, especially after the PK Complex fires of 2011, that local crews have a responsibility to assist other counties when appropriate, Harwell recalled.
"He told me anywhere, anytime that I need to go anywhere in the state, it's on our dime," Harwell explained. "Palo Pinto County owes the state" for assistance from other agencies during the local wildfires.
"We're not going to go until we're called or asked for," he said, explaining crews remained in "a holding pattern" late Thursday morning.
Ray Mays, chair of the local Salvation Army Advisory Council, said the agency stands ready to assist in relief efforts.


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I'm not sure of the motivations behind James Adams in his letter July 26 complaining about BND coverage of local golfer Christian Heavens. Unlike Adams, I am among a number of metro-east golfers who are quite interested in Heavens' bid for a pro golf career.
Heavens is a product of the local First Tee program. After earning MVP honors playing for Belleville East, he had a successful golf career at Georgetown College in Kentucky, being named Mid-South Conference player of the year as a senior.
Heavens has played in the U.S. Amateur, and was medalist in the 2013 U.S. Open local qualifying in Kentucky, beating out several pros in the process, and finished 20th in the Ohio sectionals.
As for the Metropolitan Open stories, Heavens was one of six metro-east golfers who received coverage. If Adams had read the stories for meaning, he would know that Heavens had back-to-back eagles in the second round, and was one shot out of the lead going into the last day. Then he had a bad final round -- just as Tiger does sometimes.
I have often seen Heavens up at Stonewolf Golf Club, practicing systematically in the summer heat. He was kind enough to share short-game ideas with me, based on his mini-tour experience. Most of us are not expecting him to be Tiger. Our local guy represents the metro-east well just by being Christian Heavens.
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Juanita Haugen Memorial Scholarship Applications Due Oct 28, 2013
Original post made by Ken Mano on Oct 4, 2013
children in the community. She was a leader in the district's
character education program and served as a trustee on school boards in
Pleasanton for 28 years. She was the leading proponent for the
establishment of Pleasanton's "Community of Character Collaborative" (CCC).
The scholarship honors a student from Pleasanton who exemplifies the character traits of the Community of Character Collaborative through example and service. Any Pleasanton Senior in high school may apply.
Applications and details are available at: www.communityofcharacter.org.
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By Michele DeLuca
Niagara Gazette
Niagara Gazette — Mary Ann Hess is proof that if you work hard at your dreams, eventually you're going to get somewhere great.
In this case, that somewhere is really great — the presidential inauguration planned for Washington DC, on Jan. 20.
Hess, owner of Niagara Honeymoon Sweets, has been invited to send her chocolates to an Inaugural Celebration at the Fairmont Hotel. When partygoers enter the "Taste of New York" room, they'll be able to sample the chocolate medallions she makes that are molded with an image of the world famous Niagara Falls.
It all started when Hess received an email from The New York State Society, which is holding the inaugural event.
Beverly Ann Frey, vice president of the society, had been visiting friends when she stopped at the Made in America Store in Elma and spotted Niagara's Honeymoon Sweets there. "I saw her display and thought, oh, what a lovely thing to have at our event."
The New York State Society's gala could be one of the dozen or so events the newly elected president will attend the evening preceding his public inauguration, Frey said. No one knows exactly where the president will go that night, but after the elections the many organizations sponsoring events will apply to be sanctioned as a possible place for the president to party.
"We would love if that would happen," Frey said of the sanctioning.
So too would Hess, who has been working diligently for the last eight years to grow her company, working the entire time at her day job as a barber/beautician at Bucky's Barbershop on Hyde Park Boulevard. But, as proof that hard work pays off, her success as a chocolatier has been growing in the most unexpected and rewarding ways.
In January, Niagara's Honeymoon Sweets was named the official chocolate of Niagara Falls by decree of the city council. She also hand paints miniature dice and chocolate barrells for special events and high rollers at the Seneca Niagara Hotel and Casino. In 2011, her chocolate frames were was picked as best wedding favor on The Knot website and she also makes foil covered chocolate coins with the U.S. Navy logo on them for the Pentagon.
Every step forward delights her, including her most recent honor of being asked to contribute Niagara Falls chocolates to the new cafe at the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute.
"Niagara Honeymoon Sweets chocolate is some of the best around," said Mark Mistriner, chair of the Business & Hospitality Division at Niagara County Community College, which opened the school recently on Old Falls Street. He wrote in an email about Niagara's Honeymoon Sweets, saying that "Their passion for chocolate and attention to detail made them a natural fit for LaPatisserie at the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute."
Hess continues to imagine news ways to further her business, but sometimes her ideas take her in unexpected directions. During the excitement of Nik Wallenda's walk across the falls in June, Hess released a line of Daredevil Candybars which include images of a tightrope walker, Annie Edson Taylor and the boy who flew a kite across the river to begin the construction of the Exchange Bridge. A portion of the proceeds for the bars go to area charities including the Heart Love and Soul Food Pantry, Oakwood Cemetery and the Town of Niagara Lion's Club.
As a thank-you from Oakwood, Pete Ames looked up her family history and found that her great grandmother worked in the chocolate factory on Buffalo Avenue at 19, the same age that Hess started making her own chocolates, a fact that proved, she said, that candy making was in her blood. It was a sweet bit of history to note as she proceeds to make a little bit of history herself.
"We're bringing Niagara Falls to Washington," she said with a happy laugh. "And it's going to be so good, they're going to eat it up!"
Contact Features Editor Michele DeLuca at 282-2311, ext. 2263.


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Yesterday we revealed The Top Ten "Reefer Madness" Stories of 2011. Today we continue our Year-End Retrospective with a look at the biggest news stories of scientific research into cannabis, public opinion polls on legalization, and statistical research on cannabis consumers. We call it The Top Ten Cannabis Science Stories of 2011. Tomorrow we'll continue with The Top Ten "Stupid Stoner Stories" of 2011 and Friday we conclude with the The Top Ten People in Cannabis of 2011.
A new report conducted and published by Even Mills, PhD, a respected and long time energy analyst along with Staff Scientists at the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory has concluded that Americans spend an amazing 1% of the entire national electricity consumption, or the equivalent of the output of seven large power plants on growing cannabis.
Since medical marijuana use has become so much more popular, and most of those states do not have a dispensary program, many more people are learning to grow marijuana indoors. The 20 terawatt-hours per year that marijuana growers use is due to the bright, often 24 hours a day lighting and an air change rate 60 times higher than a norml home. Even a modest indoor garden can have the same energy consumption rate of an entire data center. Since indoor cultivation of cannabis is a necessity to hide operations from authorities and others the energy bill to growers is about $5 billion each year. That extra energy to produce American cannabis is equal to the energy consumption of an extra 2 million average US homes. It also, unfortunately, produces greenhouse gas pollution equal to 3 million cars according to the new research.
"We found that cannabis users are less likely to be obese than non-users," [researchers said]. "We were so surprised, we thought we had [made] a mistake. Or that our results were due to the sample we studied. So we turned to another completely independent sample and found exactly the same association."
A new British study finds ... men with high childhood IQs were up to two times more likely to use illegal drugs than their lower-scoring counterparts. Girls with high IQs were up to three times more likely to use drugs as adults. A high IQ is defined as a score between 107 and 158. An average IQ is 100. The study appears in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
In an anonymous survey, 66% of 350 clients at the Berkeley (Calif.) Patients Group, a medical marijuana dispensary, said that they use marijuana as a prescription drug substitute. Their reasons: Cannabis offered better symptom control with fewer side effects than did prescription drugs.
Those with pain symptoms said that marijuana has less addiction potential than do opioids. Others said marijuana helped to reduce the dose of other medications.
We cross-referenced the NSDUH numbers based on whether someone had ever tried marijuana. We found that only 1.5% of people who have toked became monthly cocaine users. For ecstasy, crack, meth, heroin, LSD, and PCP, less than 1% of the people who've tried pot are using those drugs regularly. Meanwhile, 2.9% of the people who've ever tried an legal analgesic (pain reliever) are regular cocaine users. For ecstasy, crack, and meth, more than 1% of who tried analgesics are regular users. People who tried analgesics are more than twice as likely as people who tried pot to use heroin regularly and three times more likely to use LSD regularly.
But if opponents want to cling to the idea that we should do everything in our power to stop someone from smoking that first marijuana joint, lest they become illegal drug addicts, then it is time to prohibit Vicodin, Lortab, Lorcet, and Oxycontin, those powerful legal opioid pain killers. The first Vicodin/Lortab/Lorcet leads to almost three times the risk of becoming a non-pot illegal drug user than the first joint and almost the same risk as smoking a joint every month. That first Oxycontin is more than five times the risk for drug abuse than the first joint.
First it is the "drug dog" that police and courts believe are akin to infallible scientific instruments instead of animals with instincts to please their human masters.
The accuracy of drug- and explosives-sniffing dogs is affected by human handlers' beliefs, possibly in response to subtle, unintentional cues, UC Davis researchers have found.
The study, published in the January issue of the journal Animal Cognition, found that detection-dog teams erroneously "alerted," or identified a scent, when there was no scent present more than 200 times -- particularly when the handler believed that there was scent present.
An Indiana state lab wrongly reported 1 in 10 marijuana cases as positive, including some that were deliberately manipulated, an audit report indicated.
The audit's findings showed errors in about 200 of 2,000 marijuana tests reported to law enforcement as having positive results, the Star said. This includes about 50 results the report said were consciously manipulated by lab workers.
Prior to the beginning of the medical marijuana program [in Oregon], workplace injuries and illnesses that contributed to a lost workday stood at 3.4 per 100 full-time workers; in 2009 that rate is 2.3 per 100, a decline of 32%. No-time-lost injuries and illnesses declined 40%, from 3.5 to 2.1 per 100. Fatalities are down from 3.3 to 1.9 per 100, a drop of 42%.
These declines occurred while the medical marijuana patient registry grew by an average of a little more than 50% per year.
The Department of Central Florida's (DCF) region tested 40 applicants and only two tested positive for drugs, officials said. One of the tests is being appealed.
DCF said it has been referring applicants to clinics where drug screenings cost between $30 and $35. The applicant pays for the test out of his or her own pocket and then the state reimburses him if they test comes back negative.
Therefore, the 38 applicants in the Central Florida area, who tested negative, were reimbursed at least $30 each and cost taxpayers $1,140.
Meanwhile, the state is saving less than $240 a month by refusing benefits to those two applicants who tested positive.
As I looked at the data, I noticed that in the span from 2005 to 2011, the positive test rate for marijuana for all workplace drug tests (pre-employment, random, and post-accident) declined 20%, from 2.5% of approximately 2.4 million tests to 2.0%. That's about 12,000 fewer cannabis consumers who were caught by a pee test.
Meanwhile, oxycodone positives have increased 96% for all urine testing, although these tests are administered about one tenth as often (280,000) for oxycodone as for cannabis (2,400,000). This despite the facts that while marijuana metabolites may be detected in urine for weeks, oxycodone metabolites are flushed from one's system in two or three days. Furthermore, random positives for oxycodone (1.20%) are almost twice as great and post-accident positives for oxycodone (1.80%) are nearly three-times greater than pre-employment positives for oxycodone (0.65%), which suggests to me that the pre-employment screens don't work very well at keeping oxycodone users out of the workplace.
Nationally, there were 1,638,846 drug arrests reported to the FBI, with 52.1% of those arrests for marijuana charges. Last year, 51.6% of all drug arrests were for marijuana, showing a slight increase in marijuana as the majority of all drug arrests. The last time marijuana made up a majority of the "War on Drugs" was 1985, when 55.6% of all drug arrests were for marijuana.
Between one to one-and-a-half million people are legally authorized by their state to use marijuana in the United States, according to data compiled by NORML from state medical marijuana registries and patient estimates. Assuming usage of one-half to one gram of cannabis medicine per day per patient and an average retail price of $320 per ounce, these legal consumers represent a $2.3 to $6.2 billion dollar market annually.
"Emerging research reveals potential links between state laws permitting access to smoked medical marijuana and higher rates of marijuana use," said Gil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy. "In light of what we know regarding the serious harm of illegal drug use, I urge every family - but particularly those in states targeted by pro-drug political campaigns - to redouble their efforts to shield young people from serious harm by educating them about the real health and safety consequences caused by illegal drug use."
In fact, eleven of the thirteen states that had medical marijuana as of 2009 saw declines in teen marijuana use, and the five that added it after 2003 saw double-digit declines.
Gallup reports that the 50% nationwide support for legalization also represents the first time support has outweighed opposition. Only 46% of Americans believe marijuana should remain criminalized, with 4% undecided.
Support for marijuana legalization remains greatest in the Western states (55%) and majorities support legalization in the Midwest (54%) and East (51%). Only voters in the South still oppose marijuana legalization (44%). Men still support legalization at a much greater rate than women (55% vs. 46%).
Support is also greatest among younger Americans (62%), Democrats (57%), and liberals (69%). However, support for legalization has increased even in demographics generally opposed to legalization. Compared to Gallup's poll last year, support increased 4% points in the South, 12% points in the Midwest, and 6% points among 50-64, but fell 1% among 65+. Support rose 6% points among Republicans, and 4% points among conservatives. Marijuana legalization is becoming more popular with just about everyone.
On the "We the People" petitions site of Whitehouse.gov, as of this writing, NORML's "Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol" petition is #1 by a long shot. It has garnered over 42,000 signatures. It needed 5,000 signatures in 30 days to generate an official response from the administration, a figure it had topped in just over three hours.
The top question, submitted by Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, garnered 13,842 votes - over 1% of all votes cast (people could vote for more than one question).
As a police officer, I saw how waging the war on drugs has cost a trillion dollars and thousands of lives but does nothing to reduce drug use. Should we discuss legalizing marijuana and other drugs, which would eliminate the violent criminal market?
Of the 193,060 people who voted more than 7% voted for the LEAP question. That's about one in fourteen people who took the time to Ask Obama.
The potential benefits of medicinal Cannabis for people living with cancer include antiemetic effects, appetite stimulation, pain relief, and improved sleep. In the practice of integrative oncology, the health care provider may recommend medicinal Cannabis not only for symptom management but also for its possible direct antitumor effect.
Cannabinoids may cause antitumor effects by various mechanisms, including induction of cell death, inhibition of cell growth, and inhibition of tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. [9-11] Cannabinoids appear to kill tumor cells but do not affect their nontransformed counterparts and may even protect them from cell death. These compounds have been shown to induce apoptosis in glioma cells in culture and induce regression of glioma tumors in mice and rats.
The potential benefits of medicinal Cannabis for people living with cancer include antiemetic effects, appetite stimulation, pain relief, and improved sleep. Though no relevant surveys of practice patterns exist, it appears that physicians caring for cancer patients who prescribe medicinal Cannabis predominantly do so for symptom management.
One study in mice and rats suggested that cannabinoids may have a protective effect against the development of certain types of tumors.
Decreased incidences of benign tumors(polyps and adenomas) in other organs(mammary gland, uterus, pituitary, testis, and pancreas)were also noted in the rats.
Cannabinoids may cause antitumor effects by various mechanisms, including induction of cell death, inhibition of cell growth, and inhibition of tumorangiogenesis and metastasis.
Cannabinoids appear to kill tumor cells but do not affect their nontransformed counterparts and may even protect them from cell death.
Naturally, many medical marijuana patients in Colorado complained that they are such frequent and heavy users of cannabis that they would never be under such a threshold. Furthermore, most of them have developed a tolerance to cannabis' effects that allows them to drive under its influence without impairment, much as we understand an "until you know how [Pill X] affects you, do not drive or operate heavy machinery" warning on a pharmaceutical.
The "pot critic" of Denver's WestWord, William Breathes, decided to become the experiment by abstaining from cannabis use under controlled conditions. After sixteen hours and a night's sleep, upon awakening, presumably clean and sober, Breathes was tested at 13ng/mL. This anecdotal report, splashed all over the Denver media, was also backed up by the latest scientific research:
It concludes: "A threshold of 2-3ng/ml THC as an indicator of recent drug use (i.e, smoking within the previous 6 hours) as recommended by Huestis et al appears to be valid only for occasional users. Heavy users might exhibit measurable cannabinoid concentrations in blood, even if the last cannabis use was more than 24 hours ago.... Therefore, cannabinoid concentrations in heavy users' blood from a later elimination phase might not be distinguished from an acute use of an occasional user."
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I'm still working on achieving peace of mind in my dealings with Buck. I was letting the 'big things' (and believe me, they are some BIG things!) spill over into the little things. I was walking around muttering vulgarities under my breath whenever one of this little things happened (like not doing chores…for days!).
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So…'Bless his heart' has become my new mantra. And I don't speak to him unless necessary. I defer any requests he makes to BR…let Dad deal with it.
Okay…funny moment. This past Monday I had noticed a piece of paper sitting at Buck's place at the table. A new semester has started, and the form was from a teacher and was due on Friday or would be recorded as a zero. The note was requesting parent and student signatures as verification of having read the class syllabus. The paper sat there Monday night. And Tuesday night. And Wednesday night. And Thursday night. Bless his heart.
On Thursday night, BR and I had gone out for a doughnut date at the Krispy Kreme. When we got back around 10:00, the form was sitting on BR's computer chair. BR called Buck in and asked to see the syllabus, stating that he wasn't going to sign anything saying he'd read something he hadn't. Buck didn't have a copy, but managed to pull it up on the computer.
BR looked at the syllabus, and then said, "Seriously, Buck? Seriously? You really expected me to sign that form without looking at the syllabus?"
I waited in the other room (remember, I'm keeping myself out of Buck's business now), but I was curious about BR's reaction.
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Although I generally have not paid much attention to the campaign for the Republican nomination, at least relative to the campaign for the Democratic nomination, I have consistently help out hope that someone besides McCain or Giuliani would win. After my weekend survey of general election polling, despite overwhelming Democratic advantages right now, I no longer have any doubt that the three leading Democrats are basically tied with McCain, and about four or five points behind Giuliani. Now, I know there is a long way to go before the election, but I don't think the long-run favors us against these two. Here is why:
- All five of the candidates in the weekend polling study are pretty well known, and so it is hard to imagine a huge amount of polling movement among them between now and November 2008.
- McCain and Giuliani are generally viewed as different from, and independent of, the Republican Party, thus helping them avoid the negatives currently facing pretty much every other Republican in the country. And those disadvantages are large, right now. Democrats lead the generic presidential ballot by 20 points, for crying out loud.
- Democrats are currently sitting on top of a huge peak, both in terms of popularity relative to Republicans, and in terms of partisan self-identification relative to Republicans. It seems more likely that Republicans will close those gaps between now and November 2008, than it does Democrats will maintain our current lead or build an even larger advantage.
- John McCain and Rudy Giuliani remain two idols of the establishment media and punditry elite, and the Republican Noise Machine is still better at smearing Dems than we are at counterattacks.
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Romney's advantages in terms of insider support, fundraising ability, and fewer enemies among the grassroots are starting to make an impact in early state polling. In New Hampshire, he has clearly risen to the top tier, and is now only single-digits behind McCain and Giuliani. He lags further behind in Iowa, but is still in the double digits and has clearly inched up a few points since December and January. If these trends continue, and considering the structural advantages listed here, I see no reason why they won't continue, then his deficit in national polls will not matter one bit. If Romney wins Iowa, he will win the Republican nomination. And that would be very, very good news.
Mitt Romney has none of the advantages enjoyed by McCain or Giuliani. While they have been defined, or some time now, as exceptions to the Republican rule, Romney would just be a another Republican during a time when it is very bad to just be another Republican. Polls show him down by between fifteen and thirty points to every top-tier Democrat, and that is not just name ID. Whether or not it is justified, as a Mormon, he has a huge problem with national electability, according to a recent Gallup poll. Further, after spending two decades running against such people, Republicans would ironically, and hilariously, nominate a flip-flopper from Massachusetts. And oh yeah--he is entirely in favor of endlessly continuing the Iraq war, which I sure will be a hugely popular position in another year or so. The guy is so beatable I almost want to go volunteer for his campaign. Had he run for re-eleciton in Mass., Deval Patrick would have eaten him alive.
Right now, barring a late entrance and despite McCain's position in the polls, I think the Republican nomination is primarily a battle between Romney and Giuliani. Given that choice, I think we should all hope Romney becomes the nominee. While Giuliani would be a real challenge, any of our top candidates could beat Romney by 8-10 points, and win over 350 electoral votes. So, I say, go Mitt, it's your birthday. Win that Republican nomination, for the good of all of us.
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Anti-chatter clutch springs 1 or 3?
Just got done replacing drive shaft and throw out bearing on an 86 Cadet. I was advised by a dealer mech to put the anti-chatter spring on all three drive studs. It appears to me that the spring tension of those springs won't let the pressure plate float enough so now if you engage clutch in neutral and than release and try and shift into gear you will grind. Is it common practise to add the other 2 springs or should I have just gone back with the one? I hate to have to pull the shaft out again to pull out any springs as it looks a bit tight to cut them out. I tried lubing the drive pins where the springs ride but that appears to be a tempory fix.
You are correct. All three will usually cause problems with the clutch releasing. I would only use one spring if I were going to use one (I don't). According to the picture in the service manual, that spring goes on the rear end of the drive pin, to the rear of the clutch disc, not between the disc and the engine . Spme of the later model tractors only used one spring rather than three, and had one drive pin that was longer, for the spring to go on.
One problem with the springs installed like is shown in the manual, is they have a tendency to fly/come off, but if installed between the disc and the engine they tend to cause release problems. They will help reduce the wear of the drive pin holes in the disc, and stop the clatter noise of the disc on the pins if the holes are worn, but in my opinion I would rather put up with that, than put up with the release problems they tend to cause.
If your's are installed between the disc and the engine and you want to remove one or more, if you unhook the ends from the clutch disc, it should give you enough room to cut or break the ends off the spring off, and you can then just leave the coiled part on the pin. Won't hurt anything, and you don't have to pull the engine or driveshaft out to remove them.
Paul, I removed the 2 new ones I put on today as it just wasn't going to be exceptable to the customer. I agree that I may just remove the last one also. You are correct in that I installed them on the forward side which may have aggrevated the problem. The remaining spring is aged and has lost most of its tension so its allowing the plate to float rather well. The spring was installed on the aft side originally and I felt that appeared a little hoocky like you mentioned they sometimes fly off, thats why I moved them forward.
I thought maybe you did from the way your question was worded. As you noticed, when they are on the front side, they tend to pull the disc into the front pressure plate, which inturn keeps the driveshaft turning rather than releasing it. If the remaining spring lets it release OK, I would just leave it alone.
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