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Council divided over tax reform
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Despite a looming deadline, a splintered City Council seems unable to reach a consensus on what to do about Mayor Michael Nutter's Actual Value Initiative.
There are now at least nine AVI related proposals before Council — four introduced this week. They include the one the mayor unveiled in his budget, and offer Council options that range from putting AVI off for another year to passing it and including one of several homestead exemptions — they range from $15,000 to $60,000 – to simply passing Nutter's proposal as he's requested.
That last option seems unlikely.
AVI, the shift from a traditional property tax system, where taxes are based on a fraction of a property's value, to one based on full market values, has had Council at odds for months.
Members seemed as scattered this week as they have since Nutter rolled out his budget in March.
There are two major schools of thought: one would put off AVI until next year; and another that would move ahead this year, as long as the mayor's proposal is tweaked. But, even within those broad parameters, disagreement remains.
Councilmen W. Wilson Goode and Bill Green have both said they could get behind AVI this year if certain changes are made. But their differences rose to the surface at Thursday's Council meeting.
Goode's train of thought more closely aligns with the administration's. He supports AVI — as long as it includes a large enough homestead exemption.
"Lost in this discussion until recently is the fact that a full reassessment should mean a lower tax bill for the majority of homeowners," said Goode. "If we offer the right homestead exemption … their [tax] bill will do down."
According to Goode, there are about 16,000 homes in Philadelphia valued less than $20,000; 30,000 homes worth between $20,000 and $40,000; 68,000 homes valued between $40,000 and $60,000; about 50,000 valued between $60,000 and $70,000.
"When we begin to add all this up there are about 250,000 homes that fall at the median value [of $120,000] or below, about 75 percent of homes in Philadelphia are around median value or below," Goode said. "That's the overwhelming majority of homeowners."
The administration has proposed a $15,000 homestead exemption. Two others — exemptions at $40,000 and $60,000 — have also been proposed. In recent Council meetings, Goode has spoken in favor of the $60,000 option.
In an argument similar to the one made by the Nutter administration, Goode argued Thursday that it's unfair to make those low and middle income taxpayers wait another year to see their taxes go down.
In a subtle jab at Green, he added, "We can't let people trick thousands of homeowners out of their tax cut with spreadsheets and media spin."
Earlier this week, Green unveiled a spreadsheet on his website that helps property owners estimate how several of the proposals would affect their tax bills. He contended that tax bills will rise for many city residents, and that the move to AVI will shift the lion's share of the tax burden to residential properties, which will see taxes rise by about $200 million, while giving a break, estimated at $100 million, to owners of commercial and industrial properties.
To offset that, he has suggested raising the use and occupancy tax and increasing the homestead exemption. Green is also against a "smoothing" mechanism included in the administration proposal. It was supposed to help spread the effects of any tax increase over three years.
"It hurts more people than it helps," said Green.
In addition, Green consistently said that the administration hasn't provided Council with information needed to make a prudent decision.
"It has been a week of more, and less, clarity," Green said, noting that the administration has finally said that the total value of all of the city's real estate is about $90 billion.
Green has been trying to coax that number out of the administration, because it will be used to calculate the final millage rate needed to make the move to AVI revenue neutral.
Many Council members who have spoken on the issue — Green and Councilman Mark Squilla chief among them — have said they're concerned about the lack of information provided by the administration. Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, who has been publicly silent on the issue, added her voice to their cause this week backing Squilla's proposal that Council delay AVI for another year, at which point all property assessments will be done and Council will have more information.
"[He] has some legislation that says we wait until we get everything done. It seems to me that makes more sense," she said. "The Senate has to move. The House has to move to allow AVI. We don't have answers from the administration. I don't know how we move forward."
Assessments are not expected to be done until July. Council must vote on a budget by June.
The entire issue is complicated this year by the fact that Nutter's budget proposal includes an extra $94 million for the school district.
One thing Council seems to agree on is that the district needs more money, but members have not been convinced that $94 million is the magic number.
On Thursday, Council President Darrell Clarke introduced four new proposals, the bills were paired, two setting real estate tax rates — one with AVI and one without — and two setting tax rates for the use and occupancy tax — one with AVI and one without.
"We're providing every opportunity to provide a mix or particular tax that could receive nine votes," he said. "Over the last several weeks there has been significant division."
Under each, the district could get more money — but only about $85 million.
Asked why none of his proposals would generate the $94 million requested by the school district, Clarke replied, "It's rare that individuals get what they ask for."
Technically, Council is required to pass a budget by June 1. In the past, that deadline has been sidestepped by recessing rather than adjourning the final meeting in May allowing Council to legally vote after the deadline. Given the intensity of this year's debate, that is expected to happen again.
Even Council leaders are hard pressed to guess when a budget might finally be approved.
"That is a question that I only wish I could answer, but when you're talking about 18 individuals at the municipal level, and now more recently the state House and Senate, and ultimately the governor, that's a whole lot of people to come to a consensus in a timely way," Clarke told reporters after this week's meeting.
A much harder deadline is June 30, the end of the fiscal year.
Clarke pointed out that the city's tax legislation expires on June 30 — whether or not Council acts on AVI.
"We will have to do something very shortly," Clarke said. "At the end of the day, June 30 is the ultimate deadline."
Council has another budget hearing at 10 a.m. Wednesday and will meet again Thursday in a special Council session.

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Ex-CIA director David Petraeus (peh-TRAY'-uhs) is replacing one kind of intelligence work with another.
Macaulay (muh-KAHL'-lee) Honors College at City University of New York said Tuesday the retired four-star general has been named a visiting professor for public policy. He starts Aug. 1.
Petraeus has a doctorate from Princeton University and has written widely on international relations, military strategy and tactics and national security issues.
He says in a statement released by Macaulay he's pleased to teach at the college, where most students are children of immigrants. He says he looks forward to leading a seminar on the global economic slowdown.
Petraeus was a hero of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. He left the CIA in scandal last November after it was uncovered he'd had an affair with his biographer.
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Local educators were honored Tuesday evening for their contribution to the future of the South Plains community.
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Finland is the jam. It came from an exploding egg, the egg of a water bird, the top half of which you can still see in the shape of the starry canopy that hangs over the earth.
Finland is the most sparsely-populated country in the EU with only 5 million people. It's also been ranked the second most stable country in the world, after Norway.
Historically, Finland has been a part of Sweden and later, Russia. It was an autonomous Grand Duchy during the Russian Empire's reign and lasted as such until their declaration of independence in 1917. Subsequently Finland survived a civil war and wars against both Russia and Nazi Germany to eventually settle down as an EU member circa 1955.
Finnish language is cool, it's totally unrelated to the whole Latin-root thing. Its closest relative is Hungarian. Linguistic historians estimate that it came from northern central Russia from 3000BC.
If you're in Helsinki, the museum at Suomenlinna has some interesting bunkers and military wreckage, including a submarine!
Caught on camera! Here's your long-awaited proof. Santa Claus comes from Finland.
Apart from Lappland, the other thing most people are familiar with out of Finland is aquavite. Literally it translates to "water of life" but it may make you feel more like you are dying when it hits your throat.
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(This is a personal post. While it does have a lot of marketing insight it's also a bit introspective so you've been warned if that's not your thing.)
In the past year I've been interviewed by a number of folks. One of the questions that often comes up is who has influenced my work.
I get the sense that thy want me to reference other people in SEO or the marketing industry overall. And don't get me wrong, there are a number of smart folks out there but most of my influences come from outside the industry.
At the end of the day I am influenced and inspired by artists. Musicians are often at the top of my list and I regularly listen to music as I do my work, whether it's Daft Punk or The Chemical Brothers to get me through large chunks of analysis or Adam Ant, Kasabian, Cake or Siouxsie and the Banshees as I put together blog posts or conference decks.
I am continually impressed by artists who go out on that ledge with their own work. Of course nearly everything is derivative in some form, but I admire those that are able to express something in their own way, to put their twist on it with passion. I connect with those that aren't afraid to be authentic.
I mean, Adam Ant ladies and gentleman! Sure, he's been a bit off the map psychologically but it doesn't change his music and his appearance.
"I grew up in the glam era and, for me, every album should have a look as well as a sound."
See, I appreciate that sentiment. That's what I think about when I'm working, when I think about what I stand for and what I want people to remember. A fair amount of what I've written lately connects to this central theme.
Artists are investing something of themselves into their art, or at least the ones that matter do. You have to find your own voice, not someone else's voice if you're going to make an impression.
Will what you express always find an audience? Nope. Sometimes it just might take a long time for you to finally get that recognition, for people to understand what you're trying to communicate. Or maybe it never happens. Face it, not everyone is expressing something of value. #truestory
But it is the attempt, on your own terms, that matters I think. Or at least that's what I've embraced. This is slightly different then the failing your way to success mantra. I believe that, but I think what you're failing at matters a lot.
For well over two years I blogged here in relative obscurity. Did I get better over those two years? Hell yes! I still think some of those early posts are solid but it took time for me to put together that my content had to 'have a look as well as a sound.'
But I also try to put as much of myself into this blog, both in normal posts and the more personal ones.
I'm not talking about the 'the mistake I made that turned out to change my business for the better' posts that seem to be so en vogue lately. Yeah, we get that you can learn from your mistakes but it's all too ... tidy.
But reality is messy and I feel like it's exposing that reality that resonates. A better representation of this is my Google+ feed where I share things that I find funny, interesting or poignant along with my normal industry content. It could be the IPA I'm drinking at Beer O'Clock or a picture of some Sleestaks.
And many of my blog posts are actually just me documenting stuff that I'm figuring out, because there's always something more to learn.
The trite thing to say is that I've been lucky to have such success, but that type of humble brag isn't authentic. I worked hard (and continue to) and am very happy for the recognition. While I can't reveal many of my clients due to NDAs I'm damn proud to count 2 of the top 50 websites as clients.
I had a plan to develop my personal brand and I attacked it with 50% of my time. One of the things that worked out early on was exploring Google+ and Authorship. I didn't do this because I thought I could make it into something but because I truly did see something interesting.
But should I just continue to blog about those things even if my interest has waned? I think many people, sites and brands get stuck doing what has brought them success in the past. And that makes sense in many ways. Marketing is often about finding what works and repeating that.
Not only that but the fans and followers you've garnered provide a huge boost to your confidence to say nothing of their ability to amplify your content. I can't tell you how meaningful it is to have that support. I don't take that for granted for a second.
But if you're an artist, you evolve and grow.
What you want to express changes. In talking about writing this post with my wife she told me about how she and her friend listened to Depeche Mode's Violator album when it first came out. They hated it. It was a departure from their prior work. It took her time to embrace the new album but today it's still one of her favorites.
So I did write about Authorship again recently but I feel like that was an ending. I doubt I will again. Instead I'll continue to write and explore what I'm passionate about. Maybe that won't be as popular and that's ... okay.
Don't get me wrong, I hope it is! No artist doesn't want to achieve success. But just as importantly, success doesn't define them.
So in the end I am influenced by those who inspire me to do better, who challenge me to get out of my rut.
It's those that I read, look at or listen to and make me feel something. It's that photo of Los Angeles that brings back a flood of memories. It's the mood that Wang Chung's To Live and Die in LA instantly creates. (Seriously folks the entire album is incredible.)
So maybe I'll get up in this jacket at a conference and turn my presentation into a performance. Or maybe I'll just work to encourage my clients to be authentic and to find a look and sound for their content.
No matter what it is, I'm energized by the idea of putting myself out there (again) and taking those risks and seeing how people react.
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LEE COUNTY, GA (WALB) – Wednesday night was a nervewracking one for some folks in Lee County. Flood water is still rising in some neighborhoonerve wrackingo doorsteps in the Lazy Acres subdivision. People there were watching it closely and working to keep it out of their homes.
At the Lazy Acres subdivision, the mood is anything but lazy for Karen Grove. "I did not anticipate coming home tonight to this at all," said Grove "been wading in the water all night long."
Along with wading through the water, she's working. She's putting sandbags down with neighbors after water from the Muckalee Creek surrounded homes. "Sandbagging around the doors and the garage, trying to keep as much dry as possible," said Grove.
"That's a lot of water," said Amy McCubbins.
Water is already covering some of the back steps of Amy McCubbins' home with at least four feet of water in some spots of her back yard. "There's nothing we really can do but make sure nothing gets damaged," said McCubbins.
Neighbors say Wednesday morning there was a little water, but no worries. "When I got home from work this evening it was in my front yard and couldn't really drive up in my driveway," said Grove. And they've never seen the Muckalee so up close and personal.
"Not this bad. The last time it flooded, it got all in the backyard. This is the first time I've seen it come into my front yard," said McCubbins.
But everyone seems optimistic that the water won't creep into their homes. "It's just nature," said McCubbins.
"Just hope and pray that everything is going to be fine," said Grove.
They'll certainly remember this busy night at Lazy Acres.
According to the weather service gauge on the Muckalee, the creek crested right at flood stage early Wednesday and is now receding.
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The University of Montevallo has announced the promotion of Patricia (Trish) Hughes to the position of assistant athletic director for external relations. Hughes spent the past 12 years as the Falcons' head women's soccer coach.
Patricia O'Brien has been named assistant director of athletics at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. O'Brien previously served as the head women's basketball coach and athletic department recruiting coordinator at Framingham State University for five years.
Kristi Giddings has been hired as the new assistant athletic director for compliance at the University of Maryland (College Park). She was formerly associate athletics director/SWA at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
NACWAA President-Elect and University of Texas women's athletics director Chris Plonsky has been named one of 11 members of USA Basketball's Board of Directors for the upcoming 2013-16 term.
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When you go bankrupt, you generally get to discharge your debts.
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Uncle Sam to assume tort liability (a la 9/11 victim's fund). Maybe that's what should happen.
that he's adopting Bush era secrets claims? Come on, you've got to to better than that.
Obama is a politician, and he's doing what he can get away with most easily.
in every relevant way. And the real reason is that he doesn't give enough of a damn to lift a finger for us.
Nor is it the real basis for the President's decision. The fact that he is carrying over George Bush's policies on state secrets is conclusive proof of that.
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"special sauce" in any given poll, because you have to make educated guesses about the universe you expect to eventually show up on election day. But what I think PPP usually does, and what the pollsters I most respect tend to do, is weight to the census for a given geography and let the interviewed tell you the rest. Everything else is a step above dart throwing.
Weighting by party ID is highly controversial because party ID is an attitude and not a demographic category. People can and do change their minds about what party they identify with.
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you should qualify. The "overall trend" of party ID is not nearly enough support for your claim, IMO.
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"PPP's numbers underestimate President Obama's edge at this very early point in the election cycle."
How on earth do you know that?
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It's totally obvious that the 180 on Card Check is about a last ditch shot at the Republican primary.
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of immigration policy. But since people on the left who do not support liberalizing trade barriers don't really want to argue for cracking down on immigration, they rarely get into the weeds.
People who have differing positions on trade and immigration need to reevaluate their reasoning.
Personally, I'm for opening our borders to people and goods.
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I think, as written, this is a good speech with a substantively correct argument.
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and Maureen Dowd knows all?
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that the PUMAs are getting real publicity for their stupid hyperbole when he never did.
He's a wannabe Salieri to a "movement" with a name that's a homonym to a big cat.


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For the first time ever in the Caliente food bracket, we had a tie. So we took it to OT.
Trident Grill, 2033 E. Speedway, and Sullivan's Eatery & Creamery, 6444 N. Oracle Road, finished Round 16 of Caliente's Burger Madness in a dead heat, each drawing 337 votes.
To break the tie we put the matchup on Facebook for a "like" vote on Tuesday. The contest was close throughout the day until Trident Grill pulled ahead to advance, winning 507-482.
There were a lot of claims made in the comments about the high quality of the burgers, staff and um, other virtues of both restaurants.
"The bar is forged from pure gold and unicorns roam the floor constantly. I can say in all honesty that I have yet to see a unicorn in Sullivan's ....... just sayin …" posted Ed Slocum on Trident's burger photo.
Trident will face Amigos Burgers and Beer, a newcomer at 6372 S. Nogales Hwy. Amigos eliminated Omar's Hi-Way Chef, Tucson's Triple T truck stop at 5451 E. Benson Hwy.
The matchup between Grumpy's Grill, 2960 W. Ina Road, and Surly Wench Pub, 424 N. Fourth Ave., almost needed a tie breaker too, but Grumpy's pulled out the win by a single vote, 397-396. The northwest-side eatery will face University Boulevard favorite Gentle Ben's, which beat Red Garter Bar & Grill, 3143 E. Speedway, 399-378.
Fini's Landing, a seafood restaurant at 5689 N. Swan Road in the Catalina Foothills, took out giant-killer Cody's Beef 'n Beans, 2708 E. Fort Lowell Road, which upset overall No. 1 seed Zinburger last week.
Fini's faces Frank's Sports Grill & Bar, 7930 E. Speedway, home of the holiday-appropriate "Frankenburger Challenge," where customers have to eat six half-pound patties with all the works, a pound of fries and a whole pickle in 40 minutes.
Monkey Burger, 5350 E. Broadway — still the only surviving No.-1-seed (based on the restaurants' number of nominations)— beat Kenney D's to advance to the El-Eat Eight. Monkey Burger will face Zivaz, 4590 E. Broadway, which beat the west-side Rusty's Family Restaurant & Sports Grill.
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NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WECT) – The Fourth of July holiday means increased alcohol sales for local ABC stores.
Daniel Sykes, New Hanover County ABC Chief Executive Officer, said he thinks this will be a big weekend for sales because the weather has been nice.
He said the increase in cookouts, parties, and trips to the beach could all mean increased alcohol consumption.
"It's Fourth of July weekend. A lot of people taking vacations," said Sykes. "It's Friday. We've still got a whole weekend ahead of us. I would think we'd do really well".
Sykes said it was too early to make an official sales estimate for the holiday weekend.
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I have been studying this phenomenon in great detail lately. This phenomenon is actually a symptom of something which can be identified.
The illustration of Neil Armstrong, though a whimsical concocted analogy, is an accurate illustration pointing out a phenomenon that is becoming more and more frequent today. It is not only showing up more frequently, it is already well-entrenched and growing at a steady pace.
This phenomenon manifests itself by discrediting information sources. In nearly every case, however, the sources used to discredit legitimate sources are themselves, in reality, highly illegitimate and shaky.
Case in point: An atheist recently discredited the King James Version of the Bible to me on the grounds of the attitudes regarding divorce held by King James himself. There are numerous problems with this atheist's argument, of course. But the point is that this atheist's source of discrediting information came from Pop Culture and Internet Sub-Culture sources. Such things are shaping popular culture's perceptions today.
As I said, it is more helpful to see beyond the mere presence of this phenomenon and recognize it as a symptom of something which can be identified.
Probably the best place to begin to look to identify what is going on is in Genesis 11:1-9. This is the story of the Tower of Babel. This should be a beacon and a huge signpost to us today, like a sign over a freeway, showing us something up ahead or something at work.
Notice 3 things about what happened: (1) Men not understanding one another due to different languages, (2) Men of (seemingly) the same language not able to understand one another, and, perhaps most importantly, (3) Men not being able to understand God's people.
Fast-forward to Act 2:6, many centuries later. I'll leave that for you to read and consider in the light of Genesis 11:1-9.
Now, fast-forward again to today. Talk is everywhere as it has never been before. Truth claims are regarded as opinion. Even the provision of historical data is ridiculed and branded not just unreliable, but laughable, and it is done so on the most spurious of grounds.
Contending with this atheist tactic by conventional means will send us around in circles chasing our own tails. But contend with it we must, though by using other methods, because it is a subtle technique being used to silence truth.
What method will be efficacious? For a suggestion, consider implications contained in John 1:5.


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John McClain (no, not the guy dropping Germans out of high rise windows) working the Houston beat writes that:
I don't know what they have to offer, but I hear the Redskins are trying like crazy to trade up to get one of the quarterbacks, Blaine Gabbert, I imagine. Some mocks have them taking quarterback Jake Locker if they stay at 10. What a reach that would be, but Mike Shanahan loves mobile quarterbacks who can throw on the run.
Not taking compensatory picks in the draft into account, the Redskins have picks 10 (1300), 41 (490), 141 (35.5), 152 (30.6),172 (22.6), and 202 (10.6). Pick 3 (2200) is worth more than all of those picks combined. There are some things to consider before looking at a possible trade with Washington.
- Buddy Nix said he'd entertain offers to trade down but indicated he wanted to stay in the top 10
- Mike Shanahan rode John Elway to a pair of Super Bowl wins and rebuilt Denver around Jay Cutler. In short, Shanahan is used to having mobile QBs.
- With just two weeks to go until the draft it is unlikely that players can be part of draft deals, not that Washington is stocked with talent anyway.
- Brian doesn't seem to think that the Bills will take a QB at 3 unless Gailey and Nix are of one mind....which they may well not be.
- If Washington wants Gabbert or Newton the goal has to trade up to 1 (3000), 2 (2600), or 3 (2200) in order to get ahead of Cincy and Arizona.
- Dan Snyder, as evidenced by Washington's lack of 3rd and 4th rounders this year, is more than willing to trade away tomorrow for a shot at what he wants today.
It's a good bet that both Newton and Gabbert will go in the top 9 even if Washington doesn't trade up. Dareus, Miller, Peterson and Green will also be off the board before the 10th pick...and it seems likely that those will be the first six picks, in some order. From 7 to 9, three of the following figure to be selected, either by the 49ers, Titans and Cowboys or teams they trade with: Quinn, Jordan, Watt, J Jones, Fairley, Costanzo, T Smith, Amukamara, Locker, Bowers.
It's hard to imagine CHIX being unhappy with any of those defensive ends, though Quinn would be a OLB in Buffalo. In the improbable circumstance that all of those three defenders went 7, 8, and 9 the Bills would still have options. Costanzo or Smith could really help out the line and Amukamara would reinforce the depleted secondary. I don't know that Jones (depth at WR), Fairley (one year wonder, character issues), or Bowers (knee issues) would get the nod at 10. Unless Nix and Gailey are of one mind on Locker he wouldn't be the pick....and if he was the QB CHIX wanted then there's an excellent chance Buffalo would simply take him at 3 instead of trading back. The odds of either Jordan or Watt (and possibly both) being available at 10 are very high. CHIX didn't reach for Spiller last year, taking him about where he was going to be taken off the board. If Jordan or Watt is the target trading down carries only a minor risk, one that even Buddy Nix may well abide.
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Soldotna dispatchers received multiple reports of the single-story, ranch-style home burning about 3:30 a.m., and firefighters had the flames under control about an hour later, troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said. They found a body inside, which was sent for an autopsy -- to determine the person's identity -- in Anchorage.
"We have nothing to suggest that anyone else was in the home," Peters said, when asked if anyone had to escape or suffered injuries.
Volunteers from Kachemak Emergency Services and Anchor Point rushed to the house, on Nikolaevsk Road off the Sterling Highway 20 miles north of Homer, troopers said.
"By the time responders got there, it was fully involved and the roof had collapsed, so it had burned pretty completely," Peters said.
About an hour later, the fire was under control. Then firefighters discovered the body, Peters said.
"We do believe we know who the individual is, but because the remains are so badly damaged, we need to wait for the state medical examiner to be sure," Peters said. "We've talked to the family of the person we think it is, so we've done a tentative I.D."
A trooper talked to Nikolaevsk residents about the fire, and a deputy state fire marshal and troopers are investigating, Peters said. They would also rely on results from the autopsy, she said.
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ROGER Clark has been named as Bridport's new head coach.
Clark had been supporting Krissie Washington in the role, but she now feels she needs to take a step back due to personal reasons.
Club spokesman John McHugh explains: "Roger has been with us for some months working with Krissie Washington, but personal matters mean that Krissie is not available for one of the two weekly training sessions and feels she should stand back, but not stand down.
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Zone of the Enders is a beloved mech franchise on the PS2, with plenty of fans rallying around Konami's newly released HD Collection of both the original title and The 2nd Runner sequel. Now that it's finally been released, though, all we can hear is their dissatisfaction.
Apparently, both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions are slower than the original titles, with comparison videos on a Japanese blog showing how all of the energy attacks feel deflated.
On top of that, not only does the 360 version run at a higher framerate than the PS3 version, but neither of them match the 60fps as hawked on the UK website. Instead, it runs regularly at half that speed at 30-40 fps.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Andre Pratt, the man who slashed a police officer's throat at Jamaica House in 2009 escaped sentencing in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court today.
Pratt's sentencing was suspended after his attorney Valerie Neita Robertson told the court that her client had a drug problem and needed counselling.
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The former Pennsylvania senator won Tennessee, Oklahoma and North Dakota. And the race in Ohio was too close to call late Tuesday.
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Scott Burnside (ESPN) states that winger (and WNY native) Lee Stempniak would be a typical low-key FA fit ideal for the Sabres. I have no problem with that assessment... Stempniak played much better with the Blues prior to joining the Leafs and was unstoppable with Phoenix once he departed Toronto. Not to mention, he's not afraid to throw his weight around either. He would have been the better acquisition for Darcy than Torres at the deadline, but hindsight is 20/20.
I'll admit... I've wanted Kaberle (in exchange for Connolly + pick) since the trade deadline. But, if the Sabres landed the 3 guys listed above, I'd be pretty impressed... especially if they found a way to deal Connolly and Stafford in return for something of value. How awesome would Jeff Carter look centering our top line? I know, I'm dreaming.


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>General Running>More miles than degrees club
That's beautiful!
Ten miles on snow shoes again, finished up it was -1, had started out at -7. It was so much easier today. Having a broken trail makes as much difference as having a tailwind versus a headwind.
Ten miles on snow shoes again, finished up it was -1, had started out at -7. It was so much easier today. Having a broken trail makes as much difference as having a tailwind versus a headwind.
Well at least someone here is making relevance to the subject.
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It really is, thank you! I am very lucky to live so close to that area, it's less than a mile from my house.
"Mental toughness is built by doing something that is hard over and over again, especially when you don't feel like doing it. Our society has conditioned us to believe that there should be no discomfort, to stop when we are uncomfortable. But the discomfort we feel when we're doing a challenging workout is an important part of the strengthening process." -Jim Afremow, The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive
It's been so cold this winter I'm happy to report I DIDN'T do more miles than degrees tonight!!!!!!! This is the coldest winter I can remember.
'No matter how slow you go, you're still lapping everyone on the couch'
"Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?'" - Peter Maher
"Running long and hard is an ideal antidepressant, since it's hard to run and feel sorry for yourself at the same time. Also, there are those hours of clearheadedness that follow a long run." -Monte Davis
Me, too! 12 is less than 32. Yeah!!!
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Just barely made it in under the cut off. 10 miles, 9 degrees. I am very much looking forward to not being in the club tomorrow.
Did not make the club today (but might again in a day or two), but, cursed winter, fell pretty dang hard when I stepped on a thick patch of ice this morning camoflauged by a quarter inch of freshly fallen snow. Aaaargg! Hip is sore, knee is sore, elbow is sore, what my wife would consider my thick, boney head took a good whack, too. (Might have had that coming...) Well, all minor wounds, I guess. Nothing pulled or sprained or strained or torn, if ya know what I mean.
Take care, joescott! You can't afford anything beyond what you call a "minor wound".
Looks like we have a whole week of single digit-to-zero weather in store, but due to blizzard conditions, I might have to resort to the treadmill in the morning, for the second time this winter. I'll keep you posted.
Thanks, man. I think I might also have to retreat to the TM in the morning as you are doing.
Yep, did the treadmill this morning, along with cross training on snow scoop repeats.
Same here. Lots and LOTS of snow scoop repeats last evening and again this morning. Dreadmill run over my lunch hour.
12 inches of snow and zero degrees where I am. (Don't have snowshoes, so I guess I'm going to be a member of the "same miles as degrees club" today ).
TM, here I come! (At least I can watch the season finale of Sherlock during the run).
Well, I was hoping for a new low temperature PR this morning. The TV stations were saying it might get as cold as -11F, so I was all pumped up and geared up for a frosty run this morning. But when I got up it was only a measly -1F, so while I still made the club today with 8 miles, it was a wee disappointing!
I am getting tired of being in this club. Just about every outdoor run in the past month has more miles than degrees. I am waiting for a nice balmy day when the temperature outside is up to 15° F or 20° for my run.
Yes, I definitely agree. It gets to be a struggle through February, especially this year, to keep spirits up. I guess that's part of why I like this thread -- it gives me a little mental game to play and share with others as one more tool to help trudge through to spring.
13 miles, 9 degrees. I started out with six miles on this unplowed road and quickly realized I would bonk and die if I stayed on it. So instead of doing this road twice like normal, I added an extra mile and a big hill and went on the plowed main road. Got home 30 minutes sooner than I did yesterday with an extra mile added in. Footing is everything.


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Eau Claire (WQOW) - We see them on the streets but there's more to the job of an Eau Claire's Police Officer. Much more. We're taking a look at the many different jobs they hold, and the training they go through.
These officers are more specialized than you'd expect. There are so many different aspects to preventing and investigating crimes, and the Eau Claire Police Department's one hundred officers wear many hats, and have the training to back it up.
It's a brotherhood that binds. But there's more to Eau Claire's Police force than meets the eye. Policing requires patience, heart, and a lot of dedication.
"Many of our officers, however, do things on top of their normal day-to-day duties," says Public Information Officer, Crisis Negotiation Team and Technical Services member Kyle Roder.
This year, the city will spend roughly $100,000 on training its police force. That's about $1,000 per officer.
"You just try and understand but you kind of come to the understanding that bad things will happen. And a lot of times it's out of your hands," says Sgt. Aaron Jensen, with the Crash Reconstruction Team and the Police Training Officer Program.
One of the department's busiest divisions is the 20-person detective division.
"Detectives supervisors review some 14,000 cases throughout the year and then prioritize and assign those cases for follow and investigation," says Deputy Chief of Detectives Jerry Staniszewski.
1,700 of those cases are handed off to detectives in one of six sections: the drug unit, the financial crimes unit, the sensitive crimes unit, computer forensics, school liaison detectives, and the general crimes unit.
"Detectives become proficient in a specific type of crime and receive specialized training to help them with that particular crime," Staniszewski says.
On average, detectives have between 15 and 20 cases assigned to them at any one time.
"So unlike the movies where detectives are assigned one case and you'll see them work that too for a month, detectives are actually working on multiple cases at any given time," says Staniszewski.
But unlike some other law enforcement agencies, officers don't spend their careers in the detectives division.
They will work up to five years and then they'll be transferred back out to a division within the police department," Staniszewski says. "What that does is it enables that specialty or that skill to be put back out on the street so our officers on the street have a combination of skills
Of the Eau Claire Police Department's officers and detectives also fill 180 additional positions on several specialty units within the department.
That means a lot of officers pull double, triple, and even quadruple duty.
"Patrol Sergeant, that's primary role, coordinator for the crash recon team, I'm also a supervisor in the field training, police training," says Sgt. Aaron Jensen.
"I am involved with the Police Honor Guard, I'm also involved with the Crisis Negotiation Team and I'm also the coordinator of the Gang Intelligence Unit," says Officer Tim Porn, describing his roles within the department.
For the five members of the Crash Reconstruction Team, putting the pieces together is what they do best. They go through weeks of intensive training, and have technological tools to help out.
"This is the Tremble S3 Total Station. This is what we use to collect all the data points," says Crash Reconstruction Team member Officer Garrett Lewis. "Anything crash related, like gouges, tire marks, final rest of vehicles, people that were on the scene, that sort of thing, and we basically draw a diagram based on those points."
"It's going to be used as part of the case, and in some cases it could boil down to the diagram making or breaking a case in terms of successful prosecution," Sgt. Jensen says.
Hours after a recent hit and run accident on Seymour Road left a man with serious injuries, the crash reconstruction team was still marking and mapping evidence.
"The whole process to do one map… days. There can be several trips out to the scene, there can be hours and hours behind the computer drawing it out," Officer Lewis says.
This team also works closely with the department's 24 person Crime Scene Unit, gathering and analyzing evidence, DNA, and figuring out who should be behind bars.
The Crisis Negotiation Team's 13 officers are trained to use their words wisely.
"It definitely is a very stressful situation when you're trying to negotiate with somebody who is suicidal or who has intentions of harming somebody else, so it's good to have the right person, the right person for that job to kind of take that role," says Officer Andy Wise, with the Crisis Negotiation Team, the Police Training Officer Program and a Safety Education Officer.
The Technical Services Unit is responsible for keeping an eye on criminal behavior.
"Our technical services unit is responsible for putting up surveillance in areas and tracking if somebody's committing a theft in a business or causing damage at one of our parks," says Officer Roder, with the Technical Services Unit.
The eleven members of the Gang Intelligence Unit keep a close watch on gang activity in the area.
The drug trade is synonymous with gang activity, not always, but they do go hand in hand in a lot of respects, so that has a tendency to draw those individuals to our area, however, we do manage the situation pretty well and can say that it's not what it can be," says Gang Intelligence Unit Leader Officer Tim Porn. "We do have Gangster Disciples which is commonly from the Chicago area... Vice Lords, Black Peastones, those types of things, we do have representations from Latin Kings in the area, we do have representations of the Outlaw Motorcycle Club in our area, and we also do have representation of Asian gangs in our area."
There are also officers who keep the department's necessary tools up to date, and working properly.
"All the squad rifles, all the shotguns, all the tactical weapons, and then the Glocks that we carry," Armorer and Patrol Sgt. Bill Slaggie says, as he takes apart one of the departments handguns.
And there are 12 officers who are perhaps the best dressed.
"They see us in cars, they see us maybe arresting people or directing traffic or things like that, but this is a whole different part," says Sgt. Gary Axness, with the Honor Guard.
The Honor Guard goes to police officers funerals across the country, and special ceremonies, to represent the city.
"It's a close-knit family within the department, and then department to department, it's like an extended family that you would want to go and pay your respects," Sgt. Axness says. "Today we're here for the Chippewa Valley Law Enforcement class, graduating class and one of our officers for the department, a new officer was in this class."
And the cycle continues, with the newest on the force now getting a chance to make a difference.
"Our community members should feel fortunate that we have a highly trained police department," says Officer Roder.
An important thing to note is that these officers who are on the specialty teams, like the crash reconstruction team, don't get paid any more to have that special training.
If you missed Sunday night's "To Serve, Protect and a Whole Lot More", click here.
Join WQOW News 18 and the Eau Claire Police Department on Tuesday, May 14th for a special film honoring law enforcement officers. This is National Police Week in which we honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. In conjunction with that, a documentary called, "Heroes Behind the Badge" will be shown in Eau Claire for one night only. One hundred percent of ticket sales will be donated to law enforcement memorial funds.
Here are details you need to know: the film, which tells the stories of several officers who were killed, or almost lost their life in the line of duty, will be shown tomorrow night at Micon Cinemas in Eau Claire at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. That includes a cookout dinner sponsored by Festival Foods, which begins at 5 p.m.


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CBS 60 Minutes
Early excerpts from the book portrayed Gates as a tough negotiator who talked Allen into receiving a smaller share of the company they founded together.
But the memoir also contains some lighter anecdotes about Gates in his childhood and the early days of Microsoft. If you're only familiar with Gates in his elder-statesman charity role, you may not recognize the hard-charging thrill seeker who built the most profitable tech company in history.


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Time flies... The Hallmark Movie Channel original movie we told you about last October, with Danny Glover and Kimberly Elise co-starring, will premiere on Saturday, June 9 at 8PM ET/PT.
Announced by the network today at the Winter 2012 Television Critics Association Press Tour, Hannah's Law (as the original movie is called) stars Sara Canning, Billy Zane, Ryan Kennedy and Greyston Holt in a film set in a frontier town filled with crime and corruption, until Hannah (Canning), described as "a strong-willed heroine," and her friends, including Wyatt Earp (Holt) and Doc Holliday (Kennedy) take a stand for justice, as she tries to track down the McMurphy gang, which brutally murdered her parents and young brother.
It all ends in a dramatic showdown where a powerful secret is revealed about her family that will suddenly alter her lifelong course for revenge.
Any guesses what that powerful secret might be? Maybe they were slave owners.
Danny Glover will play Isom Dart, a father figure to Hannah; and Kimberly Elise will play Hannah's BBF, the first female, African American mail carrier, Mary Fields, aka Stagecoach Mary.
A trailer for the TV movie has surfaced, and its embedded below.
Underneath that is a very recent interview with Kimberly Elise in which she talks about her role in the movie, what to expect from it, and she also gives some new details on the new VH1 scripted series she signed up for earlier this year, titled Bounce.
VH1 greenlit the series (no, not another reality TV show), ordering a pilot for what has been deemed a "professional basketball dancers" drama.
The new project will star the woefully under-rated and under-used Elise, newcomer Taylour Paige, and Dean Cain.
Sanaa Hamri will direct the pilot episode of a series that will focus on the lives and loves of a team of professional basketball dancers.
At its heart is Ahsha (Paige), a sheltered young woman who joins the squad against the wishes of her mother Sloane (Elise), who knows this treacherous, tempting world all too well having been a dancer herself.
Dean Cain will play the coach of the basketball team.
In the below interview, Elise says that the pilot has indeed been shot, but no word yet on whether VH1 will pick it up as a series.
When the interviewer suggests that Bounce may be more like one of VH1's reality TV series, specifically Basketball Wives, Kimberly quickly dimisses that idea (can't blame her), and instead says that it's more like Black Swan, the dark, fantastical, Oscar-winning film (Best Actress for Natalie Portman) directed by Darren Aronofsky.
She later clarifies that it's not as dark as Black Swan, but that it's similar in the sense that it gives the audience a glimpse at what goes on behind-the-scenes, the mechanics of it all, with the cast of pro dancers that make up the show; and also that it IS indeed a scripted series, not a reality TV show, as she clarifies with the interviewer.
But overall, she seems really excited about it.
Bounce follows the Queen Latifah-produced Single Ladies, also an hour-long original, scripted series, with black women in prime roles.
Alright... first, here's the preview for Hannah's Law; and underneath that, you'll find the interview in which she talks about Hannah's Law, as well as Bounce:
JMac | May 31, 2012 11:16 PM
I've seen the trailers on tv but Kimberly wasn't in any of them. Until I came here, I forgot she was supposed to be in this film.
Erich Hicks | May 31, 2012 8:24 PM
The real âStagecoach Maryâ story:
Mary Fields, Black Mary, and âStagecoach Maryâ are all one of the same person. Mary was born in 1832, a slave in Arkansas and was owned by a Catholic family; the plantation owner had a single girl child the same age as Mary. Maryâs mother was the House Slave Servant and the plantation ownersâ favorite cook; therefore Mary was always in the main house, in the kitchen and not in the fields, as a Field Slave. Maryâs father was a Field Slave, and Field Slaves were not allowed in the Main House, much less, to court a House Slave. Maryâs mother became pregnant by Maryâs father and he was beaten and sold to another plantation for getting Maryâs mother pregnant. After Maryâs birth, Maryâs mother and her were allowed to stay in the main house, and Mary became the plantation owner daughtersâ playmate, therefore being the owners daughterâs playmate, Mary was allowed to read and write, a rarity for that time.
After the emancipation and coming into adulthood, Mary was 6 feet tall and weighed over 200 pounds. Mary became her own woman and traveled solely from Arkansas, up and down the Mississippi River, to Ohio, then finally to Montana where she got her nickname at the turn of the 20th Century. She earned this nickname by working for the âUnited States Postal Systemâ delivering the United States Mail through adverse conditions that would have discouraged the most hardened frontiersmen of her time. All by herself, she never missed a day for 8 years, carrying the U. S. Mail and other important documents that helped settle the wild open territory of central west Montana.
Mary had no fear of man, nor beast, and this sometimes got her into trouble. She delivered the mail regardless of the heat of the day, cold of night, wind, rain, sleet, snow, blizzards, Indians and Outlaws.
Mary was a cigar smoking, shotgun and pistol toting Negro Woman, who even frequented saloons drinking whiskey with the men, a privilege only given to her, as a woman. However, not even this fact, sealed Mary's credentials given to her, her credentials boasted that, âShe would knockout any man with one punchâ, a claim which she proved true.
Her fame was so acclaimed, even the Actor, Gary Cooper, two time Academy Award Winner, told a story about her in 1959 which appeared in Ebony Magazine that same year. While, Annie Oakley and Martha Canary (Calamity Jane) were creating their history with Buffalo Bill, Stagecoach Mary was making âher Epic Journey!â
Despite Mary's hardness, she had another side of her, a kindness so strong, even today, in the beginning of the 21st Century, the town of Cascade, Montana, and other surrounding communities celebrate her birthday. The Epic movie is in pre-production mode. Check out website at http://www.stagecoachmary.net
Gary C. | May 31, 2012 8:03 PM
I looooove Westerns but I immediately lost interest at Hallmark Movie Channel.


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I was hoping someone in the theater recorded and uploaded this to the web, so that it could be shared; and thankfully, someone did just that!
I thought it was a perfect post for the weekend - something that the many artists (actors, writers, directors, etc) who read this blog would appreciate watching and hearing.
We all need a swift kick in the ass from time to time to shake us up, and get us moving, and this just might do it for you today, or maybe tomorrow, or next week, next month, year, etc...
Ms Jenifer Lewis preaching during the Q&A that followed the Urbanworld Film Festival opening night screening of Baggage Claim, when she was asked what advice she would give to aspiring actors, who are working to get into the business. It's actually one of those broad, general questions that I don't particularly like; but Ms Lewis, in a moment of severity (I'm used to seeing her be comedic) handles it:
Donna Bailey-Taylor | September 26, 2013 9:10 AM
I needed to hear that -- I'm not in the entertainment businesses, but that doesn't matter. Great message no matter what your goals in life, "The elevator to success is broken, take the stairs". Love it!!!!
Nez | September 23, 2013 11:29 AM
Love you for keeping it so real, young folks need to hear it . Love the natural hair you are truly rocking it!!
Nichola | September 23, 2013 10:06 AM
She's brilliant!
Scripttease | September 23, 2013 8:33 AM
Damn I needed that this morning, while I struggle with trying to have a Recommend or Considered script to bring into the New Year. Trying to hold on to some scenes I love, but can do without. This screenwriting is kicking my ass, but I'm in it to win it. Thanks Ms. Lewis.
Rel | September 22, 2013 9:16 PM
Loving her w/ the natural look
PENWAH | September 22, 2013 1:51 PM
Donella | September 22, 2013 11:50 AM
The elevator line is classic. I'm inspired!
Tracey Michelle | September 22, 2013 9:21 AM
Especially the last sentence! Words to live by Diva! Words to live by! LOL
Tracey Michelle | September 22, 2013 9:18 AM
I love her for keeping it real and unfiltered! That's exactly how it needed to be said!
Darkan | September 21, 2013 10:54 PM
Mrs. Bullock with some words of wisdom!!! Better recognize!!! Rocking the natural and looking good too!!!
Iris | September 21, 2013 10:10 PM
I started to love Jenifer since her speech. It is really great. She told us that we can have anything we want. We are the leaders of our own lives. It is true that we always meet difficulties in our daily life, but we should never lose our faith. In my humble opinion, we should know what we really want to do exactly. Keep going on everybody, you are sure to fulfill your dreams one day, sooner or later.
Ashley | September 21, 2013 9:56 PM
Oh my goodness! I was the one who asked the question at the screening. I'm so happy someone captured her response. I wish you had captured the part where she said "I'm about to lay you out honey!" Love her!
LL2 | September 21, 2013 8:35 PM
I LOVE Jenifer Lewis! She blessed us all with her incredible wisdom.
Monique | September 21, 2013 8:22 PM
Right. On. Time.
Nike | September 21, 2013 6:24 PM
I need this woman in my life, right this minute!!
Man-Over-Bored | September 21, 2013 2:27 PM
Great Speech! Truly Inspiring! Hopefully, it'll inspire artists to produce more lasting and substantial works than disposable, bronze fluff pieces like "Baggage Claim."
Joei | September 21, 2013 2:07 PM
I met Ms. Lewis at UCLA a few years ago...She is the genuine article. Thank you for posting this clip. I wonder if Urban World has uploaded the whole Q & A to You Tube...
Avril | September 21, 2013 2:00 PM
"The elevator is broken. Take the stairs." - PREACH!!
Mimiluv | September 21, 2013 1:58 PM
That was awesome! Love her.
Syrich | September 21, 2013 1:53 PM
Love love love J. Lewis. I will never forget her line in Girlfriends, "If that ain't the big and loud calling the big and loud, big and loud." Her deliverance of that line was priceless. She should have received an Emmy for her portrayal as Toni Childs' mother. She is definitely one of those great actresses who hasn't and doesn't get the recognition she deserves. It is great to see she doesn't let that bull... hold her back. I think this little clip did more to make me want to see this movie (not really) than any of the trailers. Unfortunately this is not my type of movie.
Laura | September 21, 2013 1:31 PM
Preach sista preach
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Fujitsu embiggens Eternus
In a revamp of its Eternus drive arrays, Fujitsu has come out with the second generation – the S2 versions – of its twin controller DX60, DX80, and DX90 entry-level drive arrays, as well as its DX400 mid-range array. The DX60 and DX90 originated as Fujitsu Siemens Computer SX60 and SX80 arrays, which were rebranded and extended …
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I have to correct you: The DX60 and DX90 did not originate as Fujitsu Siemens Computer SX60 and SX80 arrays, which were rebranded and extended.
ETERNUS DX Series are pure Fujitsu arrays, developped and manufactured by Fujitsu with own intellectual property, and with a brilliant Storage Management Software Suite - ETERNUS SF. The former and obsolete Fujitsu Siemens SX60 and SX80 branded as "FibreCAT" had been OEM products.
He is correct!
Eternus is Fujitsus own technology the SX range where DotHill systems with some additional fujitsu toys thrown in.
In terms of raw performance theres not alot out there that competes with fujitsu theres a brilliant datasheet somewhere on the net done by synecon which compares the DX80 with Dell HP and IBM storage systems.


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ESPN's Bill Williamson's blog on the AFC West was void of any info coming out of the Chief's training camp/pre-season. Evidently, the fact that KC doesn't have an issue with our leading wide receiver, haven't signed our QB to a recent contract worth almost $100M, or don't have any outstanding rookie from the 4th round that looks better than our #7 pick means there isn't anything to write about the men in red and gold. The Kansas City Chiefs aren't even worth an honorable mention according to Williamson.
Most notable is that Williamson's blog has nothing to offer. He doesn't say anything of substance. Maybe he had a hot date and didn't have more than 6.5 minutes to write the blog. Who knows?
I wonder, if Williamson received complaints from 200-300 angry Chiefs fans if he'd maybe remember to give our team some love.
Give him an earful Chiefs Kingdom!!! I did, and I even put in a plug for Arrowhead Pride as THE resource for his future blogs. Ha!!!


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Rushville Republican
Extension Homemakers around the Hoosier state are celebrating 100 years of service on Sunday, April 7. The Rushville Republican has been featuring memories, stories and tributes to the many accomplishments and members involved throughout the years. Have you been a member or was a mother or grandmother a member in the past. Become involved again in making new memories by calling Gracie Marlatt at the Extension office at: 932-5974. The local celebration will begin at 2 p.m. April 7 at the Root Building at the Rush County Fairgrounds. Everyone is welcome.
Today, we're pleased to shine the spotlight on our remaining groups including: Extension Educators, Past Presidents, Wide Awake Homemakers, Noble Niters Homemakers Club, Posey Township Home Helpers Club, Hint Hunters Homemakers Club of Rush County and The Manilla Town and Country Club.
Extension Educators
Rush County has been blessed with wonderful Extension Agents or as they are called today, Extension Educators. Our current educator is Gracie Marlatt, and she gives tirelessly to help make Extension work. Another we want to mention is Cathy Burkett, educator from 1986 – 2003. In 2000, she was injured when static electricity caused a fire to ignite at the gas pump and she was severely burned. As a result of this accident, Cathy created a lesson "Do's and Don'ts at the Gas Pump." There were magazine articles and also a video made. Many of these things are still being used today. Dorothy Cranor served as Educator 1966 – 1985, and I believe was instrumental in helping getting the Senior Center. So, we have been fortunate to have such good leaders.
Past Presidents.
On May 26, 1952, all former county presidents of what was then the Rush County Home Demonstration Council (later to become Rush County Extension Homemakers Council) were invited by Mrs. Fred (Nancy) Bell, who had served five years as the first county president to a noon luncheon at her lovely home. After stories of past years had been told, it was decided to form a permanent organization of past presidents. The club's goal would be to help the county programs in any way possible. Their first project was to prepare a history of Home Economics clubs in Rush County and to make a permanent record of this. Each past president was asked to prepare a history of her term of office. On Achievement Day in 1954, a beautifully bound book containing these histories was presented to Miss Helen Greely, from the Rushville Public Library. Past Presidents still meets two times a year and they continue to add to this group, each one who has served as president of Extension Homemakers as they finish their term.
Wide Awake Homemakers Club
Twelve Richland Township ladies met at the home of Mrs. Clifford Senour in 1928 to organize the Wide Awake Homemakers Club. The club has met continuously since that time and is one of the oldest clubs in the county. The first lesson was given on laundry by Mrs. Clifford Senour and Mrs. Alton Wilson. For many years, several ladies from each club went to Purdue in January for the lessons. Now the lessons are given locally. For many years, meetings were held in the Richland School Gym. That is also where the annual Chicken & Noodles dinner was held to raise money to support various charities of the club. Three members have served as county president – Ruth Smith, Dorothy Jinks & Marjorie Emsweller. Member Laverne Farthing was the director of the county chorus for several years. Through the years many of the club members' daughters have followed in their mother's footsteps and joined the Wide Awake Club. Although membership shrinks, they continue to uphold as best they can the ideals of our Homemaker's Creed.
Noble Niters Homemakers Club
In the summer of 1959, an afternoon meeting of the Noble Homemakers was held at the home of Grace Armstrong. During the social, it was discussed how to get the young homemakers interested in joining a club as many of them either worked or cared for small children at home. The idea of meeting at night was suggested and someone needed to organize the club. Lillian Geise offered to leave the afternoon club and try an evening club. After a meeting at the county office with Jean Cox, Extension Agent, a group of interested ladies met at the home of Lillian Geise. They decided on the name "Noble Niters", since they met at night. This was the first club to meet at night. The first lesson was on "Milk and Egg Cookery". The Ways and Means Committee suggested a dime chance for the door prize and they still have a door prize today. They donate to First Books, Mental Health Gift Lift, local food pantry, Manna Mission at Main Street Christian Church. Margie Meyer has served as County President. They are a very active club with members of all ages. At one time they had three generations of members.
Posey Township Home Helpers Club
Posey Township Home Helpers Club was organized in 1936. They are still a very active club. They hosted the Spring Tea for the county last year. They prepare tray favors for Miller Merry Manor and Rush Memorial Hospital in the Fall and at Easter time. They have done this for many years. Their members help on the county level by working on committees at the Rush County Fair. Through the years they have baked cookies for Ride-A Bike, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Bowl for Kids Sake, and just where ever needed. They enjoy eating out and taking a short trip in September.
Hint Hunters Homemakers Club of Rush County
Hint Hunters Homemakers Club was organized in 1949 by Mrs. John Cooper with 23 members who wanted to learn new methods of child rearing, cooking and homemaking.
The club participated in many community projects and has been represented at the local, county, state and national levels.
Some of the activities have included sponsoring a 4-H Achievement program, financial aid to the Rural Youth Club's trip to the choral festival in Washington DC, published a cook book, collected Betty Crocker coupons to purchase a dialysis machine and many other things.
The following poem was written by Gloria McCane for Hint Hunters 50th birthday.
Twenty-three ladies met in 49 to form a club for homemakers.
Not a social club – they wanted to be better cooks and bakers.
We celebrated our 50th birthday. Our club is still alive.
Members have come and gone, but we survived.
We learned home repairs, bargain shopping, eve how to clean.
Retirement planning to "go out" financially, you know what I mean.
We kept our club solvent with bake sales and served election day lunches.
Grocery channels, white elephant sales, and tooth brushes by the bunches.
The years passed – we grew as homemakers, women and mothers.
We shared tears, laughter, joys and fondness for each other.
We enjoyed Dirty Bingo, Cookouts in the rain and snow and $1 grab bagged.
We still look fine, but unfortunately, some parts have sagged.
Happy 50th Birthday to us – Happy Birthday to us
We may be fifty – but just watch our "dust."
The Manilla Town and Country Club
The Manilla Town and Country Club was organized on a cold, snowy day in February, 1963, at the home of Marilyn White. By the time the meeting was over, it had snowed several inches. They have had several other snowy evenings and a few cancellations over the years. Members Rosemary Wright and Nancy Kuhn have served as county presidents and Nancy went on to hold the office of State Secretary. Over the years, they have eaten out at The Country Fare in Homer, Durbin Hotel, Hearthstone, Margaret's Tea Room, Bluebird, Kopper Kettle and Shirley Hinshaw's to name a few. Their first money making project was a Tupperware Party at the Manilla School. Recently they have donated to the food bank at the Little Blue River Church, Phoenix House, Rush County Mental Health and First Books Program. They continue to support Rush County Fair by sitting at the Root Building.
The local 100 year celebration will begin at 2 p.m. April 7 at the Root Building at the Rush County Fairgrounds. Everyone is welcome.
– Rushville Republican