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on Oct 23, 2012 at 7:28 am
PA Online is the online arm of the PA Weekly, which in the last couple years has become a massive advertisement for 2500-5000ft2 $4-20M homes each with carbon footprints the size of a small town.
I think it only appropriate, then, that the PA Weekly immediately stop taking advertising dollars from real estate agents advertising homes bigger than 2000ft2, or impose a 2-4X advertising surcharge, fees from which are applied to Cool Cities Challenge outreach. Maybe if we stop putting images of global warming-inducing McMegaMansions in front of our community, we can start to get advertising from energy efficiency solutions.
on Oct 23, 2012 at 7:30 am
Wish the City would strive to top the "most improved infrasture and facilities" challenge.
on Oct 23, 2012 at 8:23 am
These politicians are joking, right? Have you tried to get a rooftop solar permit from the City of Palo Alto?
on Oct 23, 2012 at 11:09 am
Zaharias, dont cast stones...you live in a 2200sf home. Isnt that the pot calling the kettle black? LoL
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on Oct 23, 2012 at 11:17 am
It's great that our Palo Alto civic leaders want to be perceived as early adopters but when it comes to leading-edge energy practices, we are laggards. It would be good to just catch up to what is happening across the country and around the world.
Palo Alto has had a fiber optic ring for over 20 years but don't use it to enable a smart grid. Take a look at what is happening in Chattanooga, TN and how their municipal utility, EPB is on the cutting edge.
Silicon Valley Power in Santa Clara is well-ahead of Palo Alto in terms of grid modernization to support their many data centers. They've offered free wi-fi as part of the smart meter installations to residential consumers.
Salt River Project in Phoenix, AZ (another municipal utility) has a 30 year track record of successful time of use pricing programs and excellent methods to allow people to choose the plans that work for them. While Palo Alto doesn't have the extreme weather and AC load of Phoenix, we are likely to be one of the epicenters for electric vehicle adoption.
It is wonderful the City Council is embracing a green grassroots program. However, a little modesty and willingness to learn from others might be warranted here.
on Oct 23, 2012 at 11:36 am
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First the council takes away an exemption allowing reduced parking for downtown developers [News - Friday, October 19, 2012: Palo Alto beefs up rules for downtown parking - City halts parking exemptions for new developments downtown, near California Avenue, by Gennady Sheyner
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- requiring developers to provide more on-site parking which will result in more driving for the buildings' occupants, and now we rise to the "Cool Cities" challenge. Does anyone besides me see the irony?
on Oct 23, 2012 at 11:38 am
"However, a little modesty and willingness to learn from others might be warranted here."
Not our city council-- we are the leaders not the followers. Everyone has to learn from us. We have to become the leading biking city in the ciuntry, for example, therefore we need a $100 million bridge over 101. Costs be damned.
Otherwise how will our city council be able to stand around patting each other on the back and congratulating themselves foir a job well done. No point in dealing with infrastructure and finance needs--leading the world is more important.
And don't think that things will change after this election--two incumbents will probably be re-elected and Liz Kniss will probably regain her old seat (and I fail to understand how a person like herself can get re-elected to the council). Plus we are still stuck with Klein, Holman and the rest of the self-congratulaters.
on Oct 23, 2012 at 11:52 am
Don't ring my doorbell with this. Let our bloated Utility Dept. work on infrastructure and cutting utility rates.
on Oct 23, 2012 at 12:04 pm
Would be wonderful if the Palo Alto Housing Corp made sure their properties that they are selling /renting for low income housing were eco friendly. Some are all electric and the winter bills exceed the rent or mortgae
on Oct 23, 2012 at 12:15 pm
We at Inhabiture are going to do our part. We designed our new store to use LED lighting, passive air and daylight harvesting. It is all about redesign and if business want help to reduce their carbon footprint we can help.
on Oct 23, 2012 at 1:13 pm
Enez - you're absolutely right. The thing is, I was trying to be ironic, in pointing out that the anti-global warming initiatives of our elected officials fly smack! in the face of the way we Palo Altans live. For my part, I already know that anthropogenic GW is a farce, which is why I like pointing out the irony here.
on Oct 23, 2012 at 1:21 pm
When we were planning to re-roof our house in 2009, we wanted to add rooftop solar. But the City gave our roofer such a hard time about the permit: they kept him waiting at City Hall all day every day for over two weeks-- coupled with the fact that it would take thirty years for it to pay itself off-- that we decided to go ahead and re-roof without it.
Solar needs to be easier to get a permit for, and cheaper to install so that a majority of homeowners can afford to do it. Only then will it make a real difference.
on Oct 23, 2012 at 1:56 pm
"they kept him waiting at City Hall all day every day for over two weeks"
I find this hard to believe for two reasons:
1) that the city would keep someone waiting all day for two weeks
2) that the roofer would actually sit and wait for two weeks, all day, every day.
An anecdote for every occasion
on Oct 23, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Well, they did. The roofer was furious but anxious to get started on the job so he could get paid. By the end of the first week he asked who he had to bribe at City Hall. The city workers went on strike for a month after that, including the building inspectors. So our roof, started in September, did not get signed off until early November.
I envy you, Annie, that everything goes so smoothly and perfectly in your life. So few people can achieve that.
on Oct 24, 2012 at 7:02 am
"By the end of the first week he asked who he had to bribe at City Hall. "
How do you know that he asked this? Did you report him to the police?
"The city workers went on strike for a month after that, including the building inspectors."
BAck in 2009???
Is this the strike you are referring to:
Web Link
"Just under 60 percent of the city employees represented by Palo Alto's largest labor union took an unpaid "furlough day" today, which the city administration is calling an illegal one-day strike."
Jan, don't you realize that when you tell us these "whoppers", that there are ways to check the accuracy???
Really, Jan.
on Oct 24, 2012 at 12:47 pm
No, Annie, that is not the strike. My roofer himself, who had never done a job in PA before, told me that the City Inspector told him about the strike when it was being planned. He was shocked at how difficult it was to get a permit for anything, compared to Los Gatos, Campbell, and SJ, and asked who he had to bribe. He told me he was only half-joking.
My roofer was not allowed to finish the patio roof until after the strike, when the inspector was back on the job.
Obviously, you have never had any construction work done....it is a three-step process:
Inspection and permit, mid-project inspection, final inspection.
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on Oct 24, 2012 at 12:55 pm
"No, Annie, that is not the strike. "
Then which strike was it. That was the only "strike" in 2009.
There was no month long strike like you originally stated,
"My roofer was not allowed to finish the patio roof until after the strike, when the inspector was back on the job."
Whoops, looks like you did it again, Jan--made up a story to bloster your latest tale of woe. but guess what, it is false. There was a one day strike in 2009. The city of Palo Alto went to court for an injunction barringtheunion from striking--so no 1 month strike, as you claim.
"Obviously, you have never had any construction work done....it is a three-step process:"
That is irrelevant and you are off on one of your tangents/backtracks as you try to resist the fact that you have been exposed again
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on Oct 24, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Rather than the piddling examples given, how about the city tell my landlord to insulate this place, or change the roof from dark to light, or put solar panels up there? But no, that would violate their sacred property rights. So the city will just keep nagging us about full loads in the dishwasher.
on Oct 25, 2012 at 12:14 am
Solar options really should be the upmost need!
Our environment will not hold up if we don't.
Folks that do buy and use it, should be happy, AND should have some money off for solar.
on Oct 25, 2012 at 12:32 pm
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A Pattern Language Approach to Usability Knowledge Management
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Journal of Usability Studies, Issue 2, Volume 1, February 2006, pp. 76- 90
Knowledge gained from usability testing is often applied merely to the immediate product under test and then forgotten—at least at an organizational level. This article describes a usability knowledge management system (KMS) based on principles of pattern language and use-case writing that offers a way to turn lessons learned from usability testing into organizational knowledge that can be leveraged across different projects and different design teams.
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- Usability Knowledge Management System does not have to be complicated; it just has to be useful for informing design decisions.
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A Lakota, North Dakota farmer arrested in 2011 after several run-ins with law enforcement has been convicted of terrorizing.
A jury Thursday night found Rodney Brossart guilty of the felony terrorizing charge but acquitted him for the theft of 6 cattle that proved the beginning of the unusual case.
Brossart and several members of his family were involved in a summer-long standoff with police two years ago.
Three of his sons also face felony terrorizing charges, their trials have not been scheduled.
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Fulham fan Mark Wilby received an unexpected bonus from his beloved club recently when the Cottagers sent him a personal letter to congratulate him and new wife Lisa (a QPR fan) on their wedding day.
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The cardinals who might be pope
Pope Benedict XVI's decision to resign has rekindled debate within the Catholic Church and worldwide speculation about the possibility that the church will reach beyond the European clergy who have long held power in the Vatican to choose the next pope. With an eye to vibrant Catholic communities in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia, the Sacred College of Cardinals may weigh the pros and cons of selecting the next pope from another continent. Here are cardinals believed to be possible choices:
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Cardinal Francis Arinze( Sia Kambou / AFP/Getty Images / September 12, 2010 )
Francis Arinze of Nigeria was considered a strong possibility to succeed Pope John Paul II in 2005 and has emerged again in the speculation over who will follow Benedict XVI. A former prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, he served as a key advisor to John Paul and succeeded Benedict as cardinal bishop of Velletri-Segni in 2005. Arinze became the youngest bishop in the world in 1965 when he was ordained and assigned to prepare to become archbishop of Onitsha, a post he assumed two years later. Now 80, Arinze may be considered too old to head the Vatican, especially in the wake of Benedict's short tenure.


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Why join the Chamber & Visitors Bureau?
The Huron Chamber & Visitors Bureau has proven itself to be the most active and effective volunteer, non-profit organization committed to helping the Huron community and its businesses. You, as a business, as a professional person, or as an individual, have a stake in this area and you can best safeguard your interests by working with others through the Chamber & Visitors Bureau. The Chamber promotes an environment that can maximize your business potential and profitability.
At the Chamber & Visitors Bureau we don't just talk about the future, we develop programs to shape it and we believe you want to help shape it and we believe you want to help shape Huron and the region's future also. That's why we need you and you need us.
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Continue to work in partnership with the SD State Fair and the SD Chapter of Red Power in preparation of the 2014 National Red Power Round-up to ensure a memorable and successful show.
Continue to work in partnership with the SD State Fair and the event organizers of the Wally Byam Caravan Club in preparation of the 2013 Wally Byam International Airstream Rally to ensure a memorable and successful show.
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Claude McIntosh
Just weeks after learning that Cornwall has one of the lowest household incomes in the province, some city councillors are whining about not being compensated enough by taxpayers.
City councillors receive a stipend of about $15,000 a year with one-third of that untaxed. That gives them about what a single senior citizen relying only on Old Age Security and Canada Penson Plan, and there are many in this community, is expected to live on. And, it might surprise some councillors that there are people in the private sector who haven't received a pay increase in a couple of years, if not longer. They're just happy to have a job.
The difference of course, is that none of the 10 councillors and mayor, rely on the stipend to pay the rent, the heat and put food on the table. In fact, it is not outlandish to suggest that for all members of council, that $15,000 (and perks) is chump change. Ditto for the $52,900 base pay for the mayor.
Looking around the council table, I would suggest that the household income of most, if not all, council members is well above the city's average of $43,231. In some cases, it is at least double that figure.
So, there are no hardship cases. Nobody will see any of them parked at Pitt and Second with a tin cup.
In fact, in a few months the same councillors who feel hard done by will be spending money to keep their jobs, regardless of what the job pays. The idea that higher renumeration would help attract better councillors is bogus, especially when the people who are espousing the theory are current council members who want to keep their seats. There is no evidence that more money attracts better politicians, at any level.
It was interesting to hear some remind taxpayers that they are well worth the $15,000 they receive and that they work hard for their money. Of course. But so does the single breadwinner who is working at two minimum wage jobs while trying to raise three kids. Or the senior who has returned to the work force to pay the rent. In most cases, they don't have a choice. It's a matter of survival. That isn't the case with city councillors. I would like to believe that they do it because they like it and want to contribut to the community, and monetary compensation is at the bottom of the list.
To reinforce their bid for more money, a consultant will be hired, at a cost of $10,000, to try and come up with what Cornwall city councillors should be paid. It will be the old case of giving the people who pay you what they want to hear.
A simple solution would be for the mayor's salary and city council stipend to be given the same increase old age pensioners receive each January. This year, that would be about $9 a month.
Can't live on that? Don't ask for the job.
ROUND'N'BOUT Renee Fleming, who sang the national anthem at Sunday's Super Bowl game, is a 1981 graduate of the state university in Potsdam, N.Y., about 30 miles south of Cornwall. She is a four-time Grammy winner. ... Some of the language used around the council table this week vis-a-vis property tax bills for some of the city's biggest employers (and biggest taxpayers) was totally irresponsible, if not downright moronic and reeks of gunboat diplomacy. If the businesses believe they are being overcharged, why wouldn't they appeal? Homeowners do it all the time.
THIS & THAT Why do city councillor grab the best parking spots smack in front of city hall? Leave those spots for the regular folks. And, while we're on it, why do city councillors get free parking anywhere, anytime? ... The biggest political football in play during budget deliberations is wrapped up in the thousands of tax dollars made available to non-profit groups with councillors playing kingmakers. Hard to believe that some councillors aren't counting votes when deciding who gets or doesn't get on the gravy train.
HERE & THERE Next time Preem Kathy comes to the riding, probably in an anticipated spring election, why not take her and the local candidate out to meet hard-pressed folks, those trying to pay their skyrocketing hydro bills, and now suffocating propane heating bills, on modest incomes or paltry pensions. ... Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino has been one of the biggest duds in recent federal government cabinet history. The Conservative Party had great expectations for the former Toronto police chief and OPP commissioner but soon found out his political skills were pretty dull. ...
SPORTS STUFF Some memorable quotes from a sports writer's journey: The time Royals' coach Floyd Crawford told super scout Gord Wood that he wanted Ray Sheppard traded because the all-star forward wouldn't backcheck. Shifting his familiar fedora back on his head, Woodsie bellowed, "Trade him, are you (censored) nuts. All he's going to do is score 50 goals." Wood was wrong. Sheppard finished the season with 81 goals and was named the OHL's most valuable player. ... When I asked Barry MacKenzie, the former national hockey team player who coached Notre Dame Hounds to the 1980 national midget championship in Cornwall, if the small private Catholic school, founded by the legendary Father Athol Murray, gave him a big advantage in recruiting players from across Canada, he fired back, "Have you ever ever been to Wilcox (Saskatchewan) in February?"
TRIVIA ANSWER At one minute after midnight on Jan. 1, 1945 Cornwall became (officially) a city. The population of Ontario's newest city was 15,118. This was when Cornwall was one square mile (Cumberland to Marlborough/Water to Ninth).
TRIVIA On Oct. 16, 1968 this became Cornwall's first enclosed shopping centre.
IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR The outdoor skating/hockey rinks on the Courtaulds property, complete with lights. In the summer the rinks were replaced by four softball diamonds, a soccer pitch and a horse-shoe pitch. ... The annual ice harvest on Cornwall canal. The blocks were stored in warehouses, one at Augustus and Water streets, by the ice companies and delivered year-round to homes with ice boxes that folks over 65 might remember. Refrigerators, black-and-white television sets and dial telephones were the major changes in households during the 1950s. ... Before clothes dryers, everybody used an environmentally friendly clothes line, even in the winter. Monday was wash day; Thursday was grocery day. ... The Beatty wringer washer and wash boards. ... Starched shirt collars.
FACT VS FICTION For the record I have never written a speech for the mayor or any other politician.


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Josh Smith didn't get to play in the Atlanta Hawks' win over the Brooklyn Nets in Atlanta, so, when the Hawks went to Brooklyn, he had to make up for lost time. And he did, all over Brook Lopez's face.
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Those are the Nets' announcers losing their collective [expletive], by the way. It's not quite Harrison Barnes' dunk over Pekovic, but this is certainly the best facial of 2013.


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Would he be excited to learn about Maginus' Secondary Progressions and Kepler's "Day for a Year System"—and what about Galileo's telescope and Kepler's answer to Mars' eccentric orbit? Did he have any idea that there were three more wanderers out in that dark night sky that he watched so carefully? Would he be proud to know that his measurements helped tie so much of what we now know of Solar Arc Directions and Secondary Progressions together? Would he be shocked at how accurate our systems of mapping the wanderers' transits and progressions have become?
What would he think of Midpoints, Solstice Points, and Parallels of Declination? Would he pull out his trusty, yet ancient, tools and try to map them out while watching the night sky? Or would he be so enamored of our new technology that he would call Microsoft and order up a few on-line classes. Would he dig his heels in continue to work with the ancient predictive astrology with which he was so familiar, or would he take a walk on the wild side and check out some of the newer games in town like Uranian Astrology or maybe even Cosmobiology.
While I would like to think that he would congratulate us for the progress we have made, I have to believe his praise would be tempered by a warning not to lose touch with the beautiful reality that is the night sky. For in truth, the wanderers are not just glyphs attached to signs ensconced in houses on a computerized screen or a multi-colored printout. They are real energies with real power.
Only time will tell how much further the field of astrology will progress. As technology advances, so will astrology's accuracy. New planets, asteroids, and planetoids will be discovered. New, more accurate methods of tracking transits will be developed. As in the past, technology will be used to move astrology forward, and I believe this is a good thing. However, the question in my mind is not what we will gain through the use of this technology, but what we will lose if we do not also take the time to read the night sky like the ancients once did. As above, so below; as within, so without: the wanderers call to us to come and sit with them for awhile. The question is will we heed the call.


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Vt., Quebec discuss rail link, traffic, energyBy WILSON RING
THE Associated Press | February 19,2013MONTPELIER Quebec Premier Pauline Marois is committed to improving rail connections between Montreal and the U.S. border, possibly taking an hour off the trip to New York, Gov. Peter Shumlin said Monday.
Shumlin, after meeting with Marois on Monday in Montreal, said a major impediment to improved rail communication remains the pre-clearance of passengers and cargo by customs officials from both countries when crossing the border.
Rail improvement projects in the U.S. Northeast and Canada have been under way for some time, and Shumlin said he, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick are delivering on upgrading the tracks and speeding up the rail from New York to the Canadian border.
The challenge is to get final approval of our pre-clearance so we can start moving cargo and passengers by rail, Shumlin said, but its up to the federal governments in both countries to smooth the border crossings.
Shumlin has been committed to improving rail connections between Vermont and Quebec, including the restoration of the Amtrak service between St. Albans and Montreal. Currently, the Vermonter train ends service in St. Albans, just south of the Canadian border.
The rail improvements discussed by Shumlin and Marois include a spur to Boston.
In addition, Marois told Shumlin she was committed to expanding Autoroute 35 from the Vermont border at Highgate Springs to Montreal and hoped to be able to complete it by 2017, Shumlin said. Currently, much of the road north to Montreal from the top of Interstate 89 is on two-lane roads.
During their meeting, Shumlin and Marois signed a 15-point cooperation agreement between Vermont and Quebec.
The document didnt commit Vermont or Quebec to any specific actions, but it said the details of the agreement would be implemented using a mechanism set up by a similar 2003 agreement that created a Joint Vermont-Quebec Committee.
For years, Vermont officials have highlighted the importance of the states relationship with Quebec, and all the points in the document have been issues of interest to the state and the province for years.
The first section of the agreement, on economic development, said Vermont and Quebec would facilitate meetings and matchmaking and carry out joint marketing activities such as trade missions and hospitality initiatives to be part of major North American business networks.
It recognized that Vermont utilities import large quantities of electricity from Quebec and the provincial utility Hydro-Quebec is a major supplier of Vermont electric power.
Canada has been seeking ways to increase its exports of electricity to the power-hungry Northeastern United States.
The document recognized that Vermont is a gateway to New England for the transmission of hydroelectricity produced in Quebec.
Other sections of the agreement included:
Pursuing a close partnership between the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and its Quebec counterpart to help manage the international waters of Lake Memphremagog and help reduce pollutants that reach Lake Champlains Missisquoi Bay, most of which is in Quebec;
Recognizing the need for cross-border collaboration on shared public safety issues, including transnational organized crime and terrorism;
Improving the flow of goods and people across the border while maintaining good security at the 15 border crossings between Vermont and Quebec; and
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Efforts to officially change the classification of the Fort Hood shooting rampage from workplace violence to an act of terror are set to take another step forward--with Senator John Cornyn to officially file his bill Thursday. The Senator said the motivation is very simple.
"To recognize the terror attack at Fort Hood by Major Nidal Hassan for what it was" Cornyn said, adding "There is nothing remotely political about this issue--it is simply about honoring the victims, and providing the deserved assistance to them and their loved ones."
While backers have been frustrated with what they see as an inflexible position of political correctness taken by the White House, the Senator said he sees plenty of support on Capitol Hill.
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The measure is sponsored on the House side by Texas Congressmen John Carter and Roger Williams.


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Pet owners in Dubuque might soon have more places to walk their pets. That's if a new proposal is passed by the Dubuque City Council Monday. The new proposal would allow pet owners to bring both cats and dogs on leashes to four different Dubuque trails. The trails include; Heritage Trail, Powerline Trail, Northwest Arterial Trail and Southern Levy Trail.
The proposal is a part of the Animal, Description and Definitions Ordinance. The current ordinance allows owners to walk their pets at 4 permitted locations. Those locations are Granger Creek Nature Trail, John G. Bergfeld Recreation Area, Medical Associates Greenbelt Park, and Miller Riverview Park. The city also allows unleashed pets in the cities pet park. Robin MacFarlane is owner of That's my Dog!, an obedience and behavior training center for dogs in Dubuque. In 2012, she approached Dubuque City Council about allowing dogs in more parks throughout the city.
MacFarlane says if the city council would approve the proposed change to this ordinance, it would be steps in the right direction. However, she does believe leashed pets should be allowed in more city parks.
"If you take a look and actually map out where dogs are welcomed in the Dubuque community everything is on the outskirts," she said. "Their is literally nothing in the center of town. So if anybody wants to take a walk with their dog, unless you live along one of those trails you have to get in your car and drive there."
Marie Ware is the Dubuque Leisure Service Manager. She says the proposed changes could help elevate confusion.
"As we worked on the pets ordinance related to parks. When we worked on that through last year and this spring with the city council, the question became 'are dogs allowed on trails or not, and some other areas,'"she said. "The council stayed with the current ordinance where dogs are only limited to four different areas, plus the pet park, within our city. But the question became 'What about trails?' Although trails are currently a part of our parks and recreation area, it is much clearer if we are able to, within the ordinance, go into further definition of what those all are."
Through the proposed changes, Ware says it will be clear as to where leashed pets are and aren't permitted.
"If a person has dogs on trails currently, they are not supposed to according to our current ordinance," Ware said. "This will assist us in being able to absolutely inform all of our people, citizens and our visitors to whether they are or are not allowed."
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In 1918 the government began its first regular airmail service and to mark the occasion the Postal Service issued a special 24-cent stamp featuring the biplane used to carry the mail, a Curtiss JN-4H, also known as the "Jenny." The plane was pictured in blue, with a red frame showing the 24-cent denomination. When the stamps were printed, some of them showed the plane upside down. Collector William Robey knew this and was on the lookout for stamps with printing errors when he went to a Post Office in Washington, D.C. To his amazement, he was able to purchase a 100-stamp sheet of Jenny stamps that showed the biplane upside down.
As Robey later recalled, "The clerk reached down under the counter and brought forth a full sheet and my heart stood still." It turns out he now owned the only sheet of misprinted stamps to fall into public hands. Days later, he sold it to a Philadelphia stamp dealer. The stamps were eventually broken into blocks and singles and a legend was born.
For almost a century, stamp collectors have chased these "Inverted Jennys." This past month, the Postal Service gave everyone an opportunity to own one by issuing a souvenir sheet of six Inverted Jenny stamps. They're being reprinted with a $2 denomination to easily distinguish them from the 24-cent originals and are now on sale.
And to add to the excitement, we just announced that 100 sheets of misprints were also included in the Inverted Jenny circulation. Only this time the plane is flying right-side up. Come on down to the Newburyport Post Office to purchase a souvenir sheet today. Who knows, you may be the one to go home with a right-side up Jenny.
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New Mexico - The US Senate race in New Mexico was predicted to be a tight race, and it has been.
The candidates were neck in neck for a majority of the race, but Democrat Martin Heinrich has won the seat.
Republican Heather Wilson was holding the lead towards the beginning of the race, but as that lead evaporated, Heinrich eventually edged past her.
He won with just over 50 percent of the vote in the state.
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What do you think of The Oasis Grille?
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on Oct 18, 2007 at 7:41 pm
I went there once, and I'm going again this Saturday because my writer's club now meets there. The one time I went I had mixed feelings. The food was good, but not great. I ordered a yogurt drink, which was room temperature. Warm milky drink doesn't do it for me. I wished it was cold. We were the only people there, I prefer a busier restaurant feel. I'll be there again on Saturday, and the other club members who were there at the last meeting, which I missed, had positive things to say about it. I'll report back after my second visit.
on Oct 18, 2007 at 11:00 pm
I have enjoyed every visit there - mostly for lunch. The seasoning blends with fresh herbs are unusual but delicious and always leave me wanting more. I would describe it as exotic comfort food, a little Middle Eastern, a little Indian. It's very nice when the weather is cool too.
on Nov 27, 2007 at 12:34 pm
Beware of really poor service in the wine lounge. I ended up eating the appetizer with my hands. Our server forgot to give us utensils and napkins after he had delivered the food and said "I'll be right back with utensils and napkins." Trying to get servers' attention doesn't work either because they avoid eye contact. We also had to ask for our bill as we were leaving.
on Nov 29, 2007 at 12:12 pm
I'm the one from the writer's club, who posted above. We used to meet at Girasole, now we meet at the Oasis Grille. We eat from a buffet. I give Girasole a 'D' for their buffet, and I give Oasis an 'A'. I felt spoiled by the buffet at Oasis. It was excellent. And the coffee was great, and very hot. I was accustomed to the bad, warm coffee and Girasole.
on Dec 5, 2007 at 2:01 pm
I'm Mary, I posted above. I meant to say 'the bad, warm coffee at Girasaole.'
Anyway, the buffet at Oasis was excellent. There was ravioli in a pesto sauce with chicken that was delicious. Excellent rice. Spinach that made me want to ask for the recipe. It looked like nothing special, but I wanted to go back and fill my plate with it. I wish I had the recipe.
I really want to thank Oasis for a generous, delicous buffet. And great coffee. In fact, I'm going to stop in there for coffee to go, if they'll do that, when I'm on Main St.
on Dec 23, 2007 at 10:37 am
Ate there once
The food was good. The appetizer was outstanding.
Try the Pumpkin?yogurt appetizer.
on Jun 1, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Ate there twice and both times the Kabobs were tough and the shrimp was not cooked. The first time we had gristle with the meat and mentioned it to the waiter and he just shrugged his shoulders and did not apologized for the unacceptable meat. I have been in the food service business for 20 yrs. and this is the first time I had tough meat TWICE at the same restaurant.
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Which divisional coaching staff would you want for your team? Which division has the strongest groups of coaches? Enjoy.
AFC East
Head Coach: Bill Belichick
Offensive Coordinator: Tony Sparano
Defensive Coordinator: Rex Ryan
Special Teams: Dick Jauron
Pretty solid coaching staff. Great Head coach D and O coordinators.
AFC North
Head Coach: Mike Tomlin
Offensive coordinator: Eric Mangini
Defensive Coordinator: Marvin Lewis
Special teams: John Harbaugh
This is a real interesting division. You have top assistant coaches and a super bowl winning head coach. Each assistant is one of the best in there trade. You also probably have the best special teams coach of them all.
AFC South
Head Coach: Jeff Fisher
Offensive coordinator: Gary Kubiak
Defensive Coordinator: Jack Del Rio
Special teams: Jim Caldwell
Jeff Fisher is the longest tenured head coach in the league today. Gary Kubiack has an interesting story being john elways backup for many years and helped Steve young have his greatest season. Jack Del Rio is a solid D Coordinator.
AFC West
Head Coach: Norv Turner
Offensive Coordinator: Todd Haley
Defensive Coordinator: Josh McDaniels
Special teams: Tom Cable
ALL offensive coaches. Josh McDaniels had the most defensive coaching experience so congrats the weak AFC West is even weaker with a WHACK coaching staff.
NFC East
Head Coach: Andy Reid
Offensive Coordinator: Tom Coughlin
Defensive Coordinator: Wade Phillips
Special teams: Jim Zorn
It was a tough decision on who to pick as head coach. Would you rather win a super bowl with Coughlin or continually to be a contender every year and maybe eventually win one with Reid. I went with Reid. Good D Coordinator. Might want to check your special teams because i havent heard of a west coast kickoff?
NFC North
Head Coach: Mike Mccarthy
Offensive Coordinator: Brad Childress
Defensive Coordinater: Lovie Smith
Special teams: Jim Schwartz
This one is the only one where I switched things around a bit. I might still be confused on this division but mccarthy has been a solid head coach. Maybe I am confused because these are all mediocre head coaches in my book.
Head Coach: John Fox
Offensive Coordinator: Sean Payton
Defensive Coordinator: Mike Smith
Special teams: Raheem Morris
Pretty whack coaching staff in my opinion. Sean Payton can easily be the head coach but John Fox brings that super bowl experience.
NFC West
Head Coach: Mike Singletary
Offensive Coordinator: Ken Whisenhunt
defensive coordinator: Steve Spagnuolo
special teams: Jim Mora Jr
This was an interesting one to pick. I was either going to put Singletary as a special teams or head coach. Why because he never was a Defensive coordinator. You use him to get your players to play. I think this division is just better with Singletary as head coach because the rest are defensive coaches with just one offensive coach. I was going to put Ken Whisenhunt as head coach because he has had the most success. But you got a great D and O Coordinator with an motivating head and solid special teams.
Please give me your opinion. This took some time to make. I like the NFC West, AFC North, and AFC East. It is pretty tough to choose but if you put a gun to my head and make me make a decision i would pick......NFC West. Not because of the 49ers being in that division. You have the best current offensive and defensive coordinators in the game with the best motivational coach and solid special teamer. That was hard. Who would you pick?


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What Is Mitral Regurgitation?Mitral regurgitation (MR) occurs when the heart's mitral valve does not close completely, allowing blood to regurgitate (or "leak") through the valve when it should be closed.
The mitral valve is the cardiac valve that separates the left atrium from the left ventricle. When the left atrium contracts, the mitral valve opens to allow blood to flow into the left ventricle. When the left ventricle subsequently contracts (to eject blood into the aorta to supply the body's needs), the mitral valve closes, in order to prevent a backflow of blood into the left atrium.
In MR, because the valve is "leaky," blood regurgitates back into the left atrium when the left ventricle contracts.
What Are The Causes of Mitral Regurgitation?There are several cardiac conditions that can produce MR. These include:
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Endocarditis (infection of the heart valves)
- Trauma (which can damage the structure of the mitral valve)
- Rheumatic heart disease (which is now uncommon in developed countries)
- Heart attack or myocardial infarction (which can cause damage to the papillary muscles, the heart muscles that support the mitral valve)
- Dilated cardiomyopathy (enlargement of the left ventricle can disrupt the normal mechanism of the mitral valve)
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (the thickening of the left ventricular muscle can disrupt the normal mechanism of the mitral valve)
What Problems Does Mitral Regurgitation Produce?In the vast majority of cases, mitral regurgitation progresses relatively slowly, over months or years -- a condition called chronic MR. During this gradual process, the pressure within the left atrium increases (due to the "extra" blood that regurgitates into the left atrium), and eventually the left atrium becomes enlarged. These changes in the left atrium can lead to shortness of breath, and can also produce atrial fibrillation.
Chronic MR also places extra strain on the left ventricle, which has to work harder in order to supply the body with the proper amount of blood flow. This extra work can cause the muscle of the left ventricle to thicken, and/or the ventricle may become enlarged. Eventually, this can lead to heart failure.
Unfortunately, by the time significant heart failure develops from MR, the muscle of the left ventricle has likely become irreversibly damaged. At that point, repairing or replacing the mitral valve is much more dangerous, and may not significantly improve the heart's function. Therefore, if you have chronic MR, it is important for your doctor to follow your condition closely to prevent the left ventricle from developing irreversible muscle damage.
On rare occasions, severe MR may occur suddenly, most often during an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) or during endocarditis (infection of the heart valves). Acute MR is always a medical emergency. This condition can cause the lungs to fill rapidly with fluid, producing a condition called "pulmonary edema", which leads to severe shortness of breath. Acute MR can also dramatically reduce the amount of blood the heart can pump to the body's tissues, producing extremely low blood pressure, weakness, and dizziness. This acute form of MR is often fatal, and effective treatment requires immediate and aggressive medical stabilization in an intensive care unit, as well as surgical repair.
Treating Mitral RegurgitationIf you have MR, your treatment will depend on the "stage" of the condition (that is, how the MR is affecting your symptoms and the overall condition of your heart).
Bonow, RO, Carabello, BA, Chatterjee, K, et al. 2008 Focused update incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1998 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease): endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Circulation 2008; 118:e523.
Vahanian, A, Baumgartner, H, Bax, J, et al. Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease: The Task Force on the Management of Valvular Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur Heart J 2007; 28:230.


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Deputies: Pit bull attacks horse in Yuma
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Originally published: Nov 9, 2012 - 9:32 am
YUMA, Ariz. -- Authorities said a horse has died after it was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull.
KSWT-TV reported that the Yuma County Sheriff's Office said the bizarre attack happened Monday.
According to deputies the pit bull injured the horse's leg in the attack and a veterinarian had to later euthanize the horse.
Yuma County Animal Control cited the pit bull owner for dogs at large but allowed the owner to keep the dogs.
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The mother of a baby found in a toilet at the Bi-Lo Center last year pleaded guilty to the charges against her Wednesday, but received no jail time.
Greenville police said two workers at the arena found the boy up to his neck in water while cleaning the women's bathroom Feb. 4, 2011.
Jessica Blackham, 24, who police said is the baby's mother, was charged with two counts of felony child abuse and one count of unlawful neglect of a child. She was released from jail on a $30,000 bond.
According to court documents, the Greenville County grand jury met on July 31 and indicted Blackham on charges of unlawful conduct towards a child and infliction of great bodily injury on a child.
Days after the boy was found, the Department of Social Services said a foster family had been lined up for the child. At Wednesday's hearing, officials said the child had been adopted and was doing well.
Blackham's parents told the judge presiding over her bond hearing last year that Blackham doesn't remember much about the events at the Bi-Lo Center. They also said their daughter had amnesia. At Wednesday's hearing, Blackham maintained that she does not remember giving birth to her child at the arena.
"Why did you leave?" the judge asked Blackham.
"I don't know," a tearful Blackham responded. "The only thing I can think of is I either didn't realize what was going on, or, because of my loss of blood, I wasn't thinking clearly and wasn't able to make a decision to call somebody for help."
Blackham's lawyer said because she had no previous criminal record and has never gotten into any other trouble, jail was not an appropriate punishment.
The judge sentenced Blackham to five years in prison, but suspended the sentence to a year of home detention and three years of probation with drug and alcohol testing and counseling.
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Company: Toilets might catch fire
TOKYO - Japan's leading toilet maker Toto Ltd. is offering free repairs for 180,000 bidet toilets after wiring problems caused several to catch fire, the company said Monday.
The electric bidet accessory of Toto's Z series caught fire in three separate incidents between March 2006 and March 2007, according to company spokeswoman Emi Tanaka. The bidet sent up smoke in 26 other incidents, the company said.
"Fortunately, nobody was using the toilets when the fire broke out and there were no injuries," Tanaka said. "The fire would have been just under your buttocks."
The company will repair 180,000 toilet units manufactured between May 1996 and December 2001 for free, she said. A manufacturing defect is thought to have led to the faulty wiring.
Toto has been a pioneer in high-tech toilets fitted with pressurized water sprayers — a standard fixture in Japanese homes.
The popular Z series features a pulsating massage spray, a power dryer, built-in-the-bowl deodorizing filter, the "Tornado Wash" flush and a lid that opens and closes automatically. Prices range from $1,680 to $2,600.
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HAWTHORNE VALLEY, N.Y. -- Maddie Mercado led a sweep of Catskill scorers, as the Cats earned a pair of girls cross country victories over Hawthorne Valley and Taconic Hills.
Catskill defeated Hawthorne Valley, 15-43, and an incomplete Taconic Hills team. Mercado was first in the race in 23:38.
Teammates Licinda Hackett (24:36), Katia Davies (25:20), Anna Davies (25:34) and Autumn Doney (25:38) rounded the overall top 5.
Caleb Davies was third overall for Catskill (20:43) in the boys race, as the Cats lost to Hawthorne Valley (22-40) and Taconic Hills (23-41).
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