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ITAL-101, Elementary Italian, is basic Italian for students with little or no knowledge of the language. The course provides a solid foundation in the four language skills: listening, reading, writing and speaking, as well as grammar. Prerequisite: exemption/completion of READ-091. Three hours lecture each week. Three credits. Three billable hours. DIVERSITY/WORLD VIEW. Offered Spring term.
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On completion of ITAL-101, Elementary Italian, students should be able to:
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Clinical Nephrology, Volume 79 (2013) - April (326 - 334)
Minimal change disease caused by exposure to mercury-containing skin lightening cream: a report of 4 cases
1 Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Geriatrics, 2 Department of Pathology, Princess Margaret Hospital, 3 Department of Medicine, Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China
AbstractMercury is a known cause of nephrotic syndrome and the underlying renal pathology in most of the reported cases was membranous nephropathy. We describe here 4 cases of minimal change disease following exposure to mercury-containing skin lightening cream for 2 – 6 months. The mercury content of the facial creams was very high (7,420 – 30,000 parts per million). All patients were female and presented with nephrotic syndrome and heavy proteinuria (8.35 – 20.69 g/d). The blood and urine mercury levels were 26 – 129 nmol/l and 316 – 2,521 nmol/d, respectively. Renal biopsy revealed minimal change disease (MCD) in all patients. The use of cosmetic cream was stopped and chelation therapy with D-penicillamine was given. Two patients were also given steroids. The time for blood mercury level to normalize was 1 – 7 months, whereas it took longer for urine mercury level to normalize (9 – 16 months). All patients had complete remission of proteinuria and the time to normalization of proteinuria was 1 – 9 months. Mercury-containing skin lightening cream is hazardous because skin absorption of mercury can cause minimal change disease. The public should be warned of the danger of using such products. In patients presenting with nephrotic syndrome, a detailed history should be taken, including the use of skin lightening cream. With regard to renal pathology, apart from membranous nephropathy, minimal change disease should be included as another pathological entity caused by mercury exposure or intoxication.
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53rd Annual Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival
One of America's Premier Arts & Crafts Festivals
August 6th - 9th, 2015
One of the most anticipated aspects of each year's festival are the giveaways. This year, we have prepared several giveaways that are sure to appeal to all guests coming to the festival.
Everybody likes to get FREE money! This year, every day we will be giving away $7 Amish Acres Gift Cards (equal to one adult admission and valid in all of Amish Acres courtyard shops) to the first 500 guests that spend $50 or more in artist purchases. Simply bring your receipts to the competition tent and be one of the first 500 to receive your gift card (Limit one gift card per guest).
In coordination with our 2015 festival theme "Art Makes the World Go Round," we have partnered with Homestyle Furniture in Nappanee to give away this $4,000 Child's Play-Set. Whether you're a parent or a grandparent, every festival visitor can enjoy this fun and exciting prize. The winner may choose to pick up the play set at Homestyle Furniture or have Homestyle Furniture deliver and install (extra fee). Enter to win in the competition tent.
Each year, we design a handmade quilt worth $2,000 to give away at the end of the year. The 46th Amish Acres Anniversary Quilt is the Banty Rooster King Quilt! The quilt's pattern was designed by Amish Acres Founder Richard Pletcher and the top is being sewn by Amber Burgess, The Round Barn Theatre's Costumer. Elizabeth and Katie Borkholder and other experienced area quilters will finish this masterpiece in time for Fall Harvest Days. The drawing will be held on New Year's Eve. You can enter in any of Amish Acres shops or in the competition tent.
Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival, for the seven time in nine years, has been chosen by The American Bus Association as one of its TOP 100 Events in North America in 2015. The festival is selected by "The Culture Trip" as one of Indiana's 10 Summer Events and Festivals "You Shouldn't Miss" in 2015, solidifying the festival's standing in the top echelon of America's festivals dedicated to the creative arts. The Culture Trip is a London based one-stop, global website, showcasing the best of art, food, culture and travel for every country in the world. Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival joins nine other Hoosier events for the summer of 2015 with seven of the 10 events residing in Indianapolis including the Indiana State Fair and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's Marsh Symphony. Indiana University Bloomington and Valpariso University were chosen in addition to Amish Acres Festival, the only Arts & Crafts event listed.
The festival and marketplace are located outdoors around the farm's pond. Richard Pletcher, founder of the festival and Amish Acres, remains CEO and Jennifer Pletcher Wysong is the festival director. The fourth generation is now involved in the event's management.
In recognition of the 50th anniversary festival in 2012, Senator Ryan Mishler presented a Senate Resolution from the Indiana General Assembly, commendations from the Indiana House of Representatives, and a personal letter from Governor Mitch Daniels and founder Richard Pletcher was named a Distinguished Hoosier by Governor Daniels. Additional recognition to the half-century achievement included a key to the City of Nappanee and recognition from the Nappanee Public Library and the Elkhart County Convention and Visitors' Bureau.
The readers of Sunshine Artist magazine have ranked the festival as high as the 3rd best Classic and Contemporary Craft Show in the country. Travel Trade Magazine's Focus 500 lists Amish Acres first among its top ten attractions for group travel in Indiana. Senior Group Traveler chose the festival as its only Indiana selection included in their Editor's Choice List of Outstanding Festivals and Major Events: one of only seventy nationwide. This national recognition has been earned by the exhibitors and the festival's staff.
The show is promoted with extensive local, regional and national print, billboard, television, radio, Internet, email, social media, and direct mail advertising with online retail opportunities to attract buyers specifically interested in unique hand crafted products. The festival's target audience encircles Nappanee from Chicago to Indianapolis to Toledo and Detroit.
Over five decades the festival has earned the respect of talented artisans from across the country because of its sales history, commitment to quality, juried products and family friendly but business-oriented approach to show management. The show is limited to approximately 300 booth spaces, with nearly 250 cities in over 30 states represented by exhibitors.
Read Richard Pletcher's Remembrances of the past five decades of Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival, from its mere beginnings as a clothes line art show in downtown Nappanee to its current status as one of American's TOP 100 events in North America. More...
The Competition
Like a crazy quilt sampler of old, The Competition highlights the talents from all 300 artists under one big top tent for the festival's visitors to marvel at the array of talent. It is the center point of the festival. From the nearly 600 pieces displayed over $5,000 in cash prizes are awarded, including two $1,000 Best of Show Purchase Prizes for two and three dimensional work. Popular awards chosen by the festival's visitors add buzz and excitement to The Competition. In 2014, Scott Chalfant of Cowden, Illinois and Crystal Summers of Hamilton, Ohio won the Best of Show Awards. Joy Johnson was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Mayor Larry Thompson and Kathy Miller received the first ever Artiste Awards.
Over $250,000 in cash prizes have been awarded over the last five decades. The Best of Show collection is on permanent display in the Arts & Crafts Best of Show Museum located in the Barn Loft Wine Room of Amish Acres Restaurant.
The heart of the festival is The Marketplace that surrounds Amish Acres farm pond and gravel lanes. It is divided into four colorful sections with aisles and booth numbers marked and featured in the festival's program. Here folk meets art and art meets folks in a bustling bazaar.
Over 300 artists and crafter's from 30 States, surround Amish Acres pond to ply their trade and sell their wares.Live entertainment on four stages throughout the day includes country bands, magicians and square dancing. Festival foods are a very important part of the four day event featuring everything from apple pie to zucchini bread.
Past Winners and Hall of Fames Inductees
Past Best of Show Winners - Two Dimensions
Past Best of Show Winners - Three Dimensions
Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival Hall of Fame
Entertainment and Festive Food fills every minute of every day!
Continuous Entertainment on four Stages delight adults and children alike at this most family friendly event, Miscellaneous Roving Clowns, Medicine Show & Musicians, Square & Line Dancing, Swan Paddle Boat Rides, Cloggers, Festival Foods from Roast Pork to Preaching Pies, Homemade Ice Cream to Sassafras Iced Tea draw lines of shoppers seeking refreshment and entertainment.
The Festivities and Amish Acres
Amish Acres Tour, Rides, Shops, Famous Family-Style Restaurant, The Round Barn Theatre Showing Plain and Fancy, and Anything Goes, which will be presented in the Round Barn Theatre throughout the festival.
Adult Gate Admission $7.00
Group Admission
Groups of 20 – 80: $6.00 per person
* Four Day Pass requires signature ID each day.
The American Bus Association Names Amish Acres Arts and Crafts Festival One of North America's 100 Best Events for 2015.
The ABA announced that Amish Acres Arts and Crafts Festival, to be held on August 6 - 9, 2015, has been designated as one of the Top 100 Events in North America for 2015 by an experienced expert tourism industry selection committee. Inclusion in the Top 100 list, published as a supplement to the September/October issue of Destinations magazine, indicates that Amish Acres Arts and Crafts Festival offers excellent entertainment value to both tour groups and individual travelers from around the world, according to ABA. More...
Amazing Festivals: 100's of Hometown Celebrations
Features Amish Acres Arts and Crafts Festival as one of America's Hometown Celebrations. It is cited as an example of how small towns can use festivals and events to draw visitors to them in the spirit of celebration with the economic benefits that are a major by-product
Arts & Crafts Festival Information
(2014 information will be updated to 2015 as it becomes available)
- Official Program (2015)
- Cash Prize Winners
- Map of the Festival Grounds (2015)
- Admission Discounts (2015)
- General Press Release (2015)
- General Press Release 2 (2015)
- Festival Facts Sheet (2015)
- Judges Press Release (2015)
- Artists Press Release (2015)
- Entertainment Press Release (2015)
- Entertainment Schedule (2015)
- Top 100 Event Press Release (2015)
- Julia Reed and Mayor Larry and First Lady Linda Thomposon, 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees
- Hall of Fame Roster
- Blue Ribbon Museum
- 53 Years of Remembrances
- 51 Year Timeline
- Amish Acres Pictorial Map
- Two Dimensional Winners
- Three Dimensional Winners
- Up to the minute festival information on Amish Acres Facebook Fan Page
Golden Jubilee 50th Anniversary Album
A photo album taken from the 50 years of Amish Acres Arts and Crafts Festival. These photos represent the best of the marketplace, entertainment, artists, visitors, and staff. In many ways the festival has remained remarkably the same as each year brings a renewed creative vigor that can be felt in the air on each opening day.
Amish Acres Golden Jubilee Arts & Crafts Festival Albums


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In the July edition of Asia Risk, a sister publication of Risk News, journalists spoke to a number of economists to get their take on the future of Asia's currency pegs. Analysts from banks including ING and Standard Chartered accurately predicted the timing for these initial changes in China and Malaysia.
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- Card made by Sonya Carrington-Zakrzewska in 1990. Sonya made this card for Curator Anna Malgorzewicz at Christmas in1990. Sonya regularly makes greeting cards and decorations for Christmas, using traditional Polish peasant art techniques.This card is an example of wycinanka or Polish paper art.
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Jack's family and friends gather at Jenn's. Kate finds Roman and tells him she knows who killed Stefano and wants him to make an arrest. Jennifer's surprised to find Nicole at her door bearing a bouquet of flowers. She receives a text from Daniel with his condolences and brushes it off as an old friend. Nic leaves and Billie says goodbye. Jenn and Abigail are going to England to be with JJ, who now wants to be called Jack. Roman makes a call and tells Kate that her story checked out but Stefano's alive. He fills her in and she feels sick. She wants to see her husband. They leave and Abby says goodbye to Cam before they take off.
Cameron turns up at the pub to relieve Kayla but she has it under control. Jenn, Abigail, Julie, Adrienne and Justin arrive. Kayla worries Jack's hurt. Julie tells them Jack died tonight. They'd like to find out where his remains are. Kayla and Adrienne run to call Steve and Jenn calls JJ. Cameron consoles Abigail who will never accept what happened tonight. Calls are made to family and Kayla says Steve is devastated. They learn Jack's body is at the morgue at the hospital. Justin hands her Jack's personal effects which consist of a pen, notepad and wallet with an old 80s photo of the couple, his cell phone, car keys and ring. Jenn weeps.
Bo walks by the pub and finds Abigail and Cameron. He learns Jack died. Bo's in shock as he holds Abby close.
At the fundraiser site, Daniel calls for Nicole. Hope says she's not there. He can't believe she disappeared. Bo finds a place where Nicole may have crawled out. In the foyer, Ian holds Madison and laments ever letting her go. John tells him to stay with her and wait for help. Ian says it's too late - he's lost her. Ian tells John this is Brady's fault and he'll make him pay! John says if Madison died thinking Brady didn't love her, it's his fault! Kate listens to them bicker without a word. At the elevator, Cameron pries the door open and Jack pushes Abigail out. Jack is left inside and the elevator cable breaks. Jenn and Abigail scream.
Roman arrives at the fundraiser site and Abigail tells him what happened to Jack, who still isn't responding. Roman promises to get a rescue team there, but won't let them go downstairs. Abigail looks to Cameron for reassurance that her dad could have survived. He says there's always hope. Roman reappears and says the rescue team told him Jack died instantly. Jenn holds Abigail as she sobs. Jenn remembers Jack coming back and tells Abigail he loved her so much. Abigail flashes to her talk with Jack in the elevator. Cameron takes Abigail to triage. In the dining room, Daniel, Hope, and Bo are still puzzling over Nicole's whereabouts when they hear a cry. They find a woman, but it's not Nicole. Hope heads for the pub to check on Doug and Julie. Daniel tells Bo he will find Nicole.
At the site of the fundraiser, Daniel and Bo continue digging through rubble to find Nicole while Jack is able to pry the elevator doors open nearby. An explosion forces the doors closed. Cameron makes an attempt to open them while Jack consoles a hysterical Abby. "This is not how your story ends," he promises her. In the ballroom, Hope begs Daniel to take a break. The rescue unit is on the way. Just then, debris falls on him. Hope tends to his wounds and Daniel is in agony with worry over Melanie. In the elevator, Jack brings up his past mistakes and confesses that watching Abby grow up has been the best thing that has ever happened to him. He laments time lost. Abigail bawls and tells Jack she still wants to follow in his footsteps as a reporter. Jack's touched and tears up. They tell each other they love one another and reminisce. Cameron returns with Jenn and a crow bar. They try prying the door open but this causes the elevator to creak and drop. Jenn gives Abigail inspiration, reminding her she's fearless. Meanwhile, Daniel and Bo can't find Nicole in the pile of rubble.
Back at the ballroom site, Jack, Cameron and Jenn save Abigail's life, but the elevator ropes snap and Jack yells out, "I love you!" The elevator plummets.
At the fundraiser, Abigail heads for the elevator while Carmen goes back for her shawl, and Madison speaks with Ian, who tells her if Brady loved her, he would have called her. The explosion happens. Afterward, John dusts off a bloodied Marlena and pulls her to her feet from the debris. Nicole calls for help from under the rubble. Bo and Hope help get injured people out. Kate asks if anyone's seen Ian or Lucas. Outside, Bo and Hope find Roman who tries to tell them something before passing out. Back inside, Ian coaxes an unconscious Madison to wake up and not to leave him. Jack and Jennifer search for Abigail. They spot Cameron and learn that Abigail is trapped in the elevator. Jack and Cameron are about to go help from upstairs when the roof caves in more. Daniel locates Nicole and begins trying to dig her out as she puffs that she's going into labor. He coaches her to be strong as he works to get to her. She cries, "It's too early!"
Bo returns to the fundraiser site and helps Daniel unearth Nicole. Nicole flashes back to losing her baby before. Daniel tries to calm her, but she stops answering. Nearby, Ian cradles Madison and begs her to wake up. He cries that she's the only woman he's ever loved. Kate appears behind him and overhears as he continues pledging his love and says he was using Kate to get the DiMera fortune. Madison whispers, "Brady I love you." She appears to die. Ian cries, "No!" Kate has tears in her eyes as Ian sobs. By the elevator, Cameron springs into action to douse a small fire, and Jenn comforts Jack who freaking out because it was like a bomb. Jack gathers his wits and helps Cameron pry the elevator doors open. Jack winds up inside with Abigail as the elevator cable begins to break.
Abe makes a speech at the fundraiser to raise money for Autism and to honor Lexi. Abe talks about Theo's great qualities, and then toasts to Lexi who was an inspiration. Theo tells the crowd he loves his mommy and wants to make her proud. Across the room, Ian and Kate discuss Brady and Madison. Kate has a grudging respect for her and thinks they deserve a happy ending. Jack and Jennifer marvel over Theo. Maggie wonders to Victor why she's there, and worries about attending Brady's wedding when Melanie's missing. Kate and Lucas discuss Austin and Carrie moving. Kate asks about Sami. Lucas notes that Ian's on his third glass of champagne. Kate asks if he's the AA police. Lucas is worried about her. Kate says she's fine, but confronts Ian about drinking. He claims it's nothing to do with Madison's wedding.
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Cloudy days can give our dogs more than just the blues...
Ethan when he was first diagnosed with Seasonal Alopecia
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by Sandy Thompson
When I was updating the ATRA site, I happened to read one of the bios and noticed the dog had Seasonal Alopecia. My Ethan has this. Seasonal Alopecia is when Airedales begin to lose their hair in patches. I believe that Airedales with this problem might benefit from three things.
1) The first is getting checked for an Endocrine-Immune imbalance known as Low Cortisol according to the Plechner Protocol. You can find more information on this by reading the book Pets at Risk by Dr. Alfred Plechner and by going to Dr. Plechner's website at www.drplechner.com. I'd like to thank Mike Billion and Kirk Nims for bringing Dr. Plechner's work to my attention in a former ATRA Aire-Mail. Airedales are a breed at risk for this problem. If your dog is overweight and his hair is a problem, he may fit this profile. However, only a blood test will tell. Treatment for dogs with Low Cortisol is to balance out their hormones to help them lose weight and improve their skin and hair overall.
Ethan, while never overweight, has Low Cortisol. Before treatment, he had flakey skin, allergies, and his coat at times would feel grimy in as little as two weeks after a bath. This dark gunk would come off onto your hands after extended petting or stripping (I hand strip his coat). The hair would be wet when I striped it out too (the end that just came out from the skin). Now his allergies are better, he doesn't have dandruff like he used too, and best of all, there is no more grimy hair coat. Also, his hair isn't wet when it is stripped out.
2) The second thing to know is that Seasonal Alopecia is caused by the Pineal gland not getting stimulated by enough sunlight. The hair falls out, and, quite frankly in my experience can be darn slow to grow back in. This is frustrating and unsightly.
The Pineal Gland is this gland in both ours and dogs brains that is stimulated by sunlight and helps to regulate circadian rhythms. These circadian rhythms in turn help regulate other hormones and processes in the body as well. One of the effects of receiving sunlight is that humans and dogs' bodies will make Melatonin. Since many times we are not able to get enough sun during the winter months, Melatonin is lacking. This it is believed by some veterinary dermatologists to play a role in dogs going bald. In these cases, it is possible that perhaps dogs suffering from Seasonal Alopecia could benefit from daily Melatonin. Ethan takes 3mg in the evening, daily all year around. The year round schedule is because Ethan's vet dermatologist who prescribed it, didn't know if and when the hair would grow back, (current summer or next summer) so thought it was best to keep him on it year round. Melatonin is inexpensive, luckily, and available at the drug store. It is also relatively harmless so having him on it doesn't interfere with other meds or pose any side effects. You might want to discuss this with your vet.
3) I am finding it beneficial for Ethan to use a special light to simulate day light and help with his hair regrowth. My doctor recommended that I get one because I have Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder (my circadian rhythms are off). He recommended an Apollo Light Go Lite. (www.apollolight.com) because studies have shown them to be especially effective. Plus they are small and don't take up a lot of space like traditional Full Spectrum light boxes (think X-Ray viewing sized boxes). When I asked him if my dog could use it too, he said sure.
Ethan has been using the Apollo Light since the second week in January daily. I just put a treat in his Kong and put Ethan and the Kong in his crate. I then setup the light on the little table next to his crate and set the timer. I definitely think this is helping Ethan regrow hair a lot faster than last winter when he was only on Melatonin therapy.
These lights can be expensive (upwards of $100-$200 depending on where you go). My doctor recommended that I get mine from Sam's Club, Costco or Overstock.com, as he has had patients find the basic model there for $50 or so.
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You can feel the love at the DECC this weekend! For the first time ever, Disney on Ice is making a stop here in Duluth.
The show, 100 Years of Magic, is the second largest Disney on Ice show. Good Morning Northland got a live look at some of the performances and characters that will be performing at Disney on Ice this weekend. They included Timon and Pumbaa, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and many others.
Not only are there more than 60 of your favorite Disney characters, it also features some of the most famous songs such as "Beauty and the Beast," "Under the Sea" and many more.
You can catch Disney on Ice Celebrates 100 Years of Magic on Friday at 7 p.m. There's three showings at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. On Sunday, there's two performances at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
All performances are at the DECC arena. For more information, check out the DECC's Web site. For more information on Disney on Ice, click here.


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Those inclined to consider the talk about the embrace between New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and President Obama in the wake of Hurricane Sandy as being more the result of hyperactive political reporting on the eve of the election than a genuine controversy might have been right. But yesterday's Politico story about the governor being Mitt Romney's first choice to be his running mate lent credence to the notion that there was some substance to the notion that Christie was up to something. The anonymously sourced story seemed to indicate Christie was the likely veep nominee until late in the process when he was suddenly dropped in favor of Paul Ryan. The upshot of the piece seemed to be that Christie and his friends were mad about being used as decoys or thought he had been snubbed.
All this is leading some observers to not unreasonably connect the dots between this, Christie's convention speech in which he barely mentioned Romney, and his much-publicized post-hurricane "bromance" with Obama. Whether they are right about that is an open question, but there is little doubt that if Christie doesn't want Republican activists (whom presumably he will need if he runs for president in the future) holding a grudge against him for sandbagging their candidate in the last week of a close race, then he needs to listen to this New York Post editorial and give the country a loud and clear reminder that he wants Romney to win on Tuesday, not Obama.
In thinking about this story, we are inevitably forced to wonder who benefits from the leak? In doing so, we can certainly eliminate Romney or his campaign, since the story does nothing to help the GOP candidate. But does it help Christie? Perhaps.
It could be that Christie supporters are floating the story in order to point to his absence from the GOP as the reason why they think Romney will fall short on Election Day. Republicans should be unhappy about anyone in their party starting the blame game before rather than after the election (though some Democrats started doing so last month). But if this is the result of Christie seeking to score points at Romney's expense in the week prior to the election, this is something many in the GOP aren't going to forget.
While Christie's decision to abandon any thought of politics in the wake of the hurricane was appropriate, he has to know that his lauding of Obama has been interpreted as a statement about his feelings about Romney. As I wrote on Friday, I think he is probably more focused on his re-election than on a putative run for president that may not come for four or eight years — or never materialize. Yet he needs to debunk that notion pronto. If he doesn't — whether out of characteristic stubbornness or genuine pique at Romney for actual or perceived slights — he needs to understand that like their cartoon symbol the elephant, Republicans have long memories.
As Reuters reports (h/t Politico), Chris Christie has made a statement that might pass the bar the New York Post editorial set about him needing to clarify his stand on the election:
I'm a Republican and I have endorsed Mitt Romney, I support him and I intend to vote for him on Tuesday," said Christie, interviewed in his home state by a visiting Israeli television reporter.
That may go a long way toward tamping down the controversy but it will also still leave a lot of people wondering about Christie's motives as well as the source for the Politico story about the vice presidential nomination. One suspects that if Romney loses, we won't have heard the last of this.


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A Washington County government committee put its stamp of approval on a resolution that would name a new law after a local sheriff's deputy nearly killed two years ago by fleeing felons.
District Attorney General Tony Clark presented the resolution to the County Commission's Public Safety Committee last week and the members approved it.
"I introduced to them the bill (state Sen.) Rusty Crowe had been working on with Gary Daugherty and myself. Basically, his legal staff came up with, hopefully, a bill that will be passed by the legislature that will ensure people (who injure someone) as a result of evading arrest will get more than a reckless endangerment," Clark said.
Daugherty suffered life-threatening injuries Jan. 2, 2012, when he attempted to throw out a spike stick roll to stop a vehicle with three people suspected in a robbery.
The driver, Dalvin J. Stephens, 18, hit Daugherty as the officer tried to get out of the way. The impact tossed Daughtery into the air and he landed about 80 feet from the point of impact.
Stephens and his and passengers, Reginald D. Smith, 41, and Ashley Nicole McGraw, 18, were originally charged with attempted first-degree murder, which requires premeditation. Prosecutors argued that point heavily, saying video from another officer's cruiser showed Stephens swerved to hit Daugherty. Stephens' defense attorney argued his client swerved to miss Daugherty, but the officer stumbled backward and into the car's path.
The jury rejected the premeditation theory as well as the next lesser charge, attempted second-degree murder, and convicted the three of the only other choice — reckless endangerment.
"If you evade from a law enforcement officer, it's a class E felony. If you evade from a law enforcement officer and there's a substantial risk of death or seriously bodily injury, that bumps it up to a class D felony," Clark said. "There is nothing to enhance it if a person is actually struck and injured."
The punishment for the class D felony is two to four years in prison. McGraw received one year and is serving her time under house arrest in an alternative community corrections program. Stephens was sentenced to two years while Smith was sentenced to 18 months.
"What we're trying to do, we want something in the statute that says if you evade the police and if someone is injured — whether it's an officer or bystander — we think it should be a B or C felony. We think there should be a higher punishment than if someone just put you in fear of being hurt," Clark said.
"Reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon ... it's the same (sentence) as forging a $30 check in Tennessee," Clark said. "It's something that's not been looked at until now. This will be an amendment to the present statute of felony evading arrest."
By all accounts of what happened to him, it's a miracle Daugherty isn't dead. That's what prompted Clark to charge the defendants with attempted murder.
Daugherty testified at the trial last year that he thought he would die from his injuries.
The impact tossed him high into the air, and he landed on the pavement. His recovery took more than a year and included four surgeries and intensive physical therapy. The injuries included a cracked pelvis, shattered elbow, broken arm and wrist and a knee injury.
Clark said Crowe's legislation is ready to be presented for consideration to be voted into law.
"In this case, our argument is that there's not very many of these, but when it does happen there ought to be a stiffer penalty," Clark said. Most evading cases are resolved with a plea, so it is likely to cost taxpayers little to implement.
"If Gary hadn't been in the shape he was, he'd be dead," Clark said. "He was hit almost straight on at more than 50 mph."


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We're well into list-glut time 2009... so here's another one!
Rolling Stone talked with Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill about his favorite music of the decade, and the young superstar offers up a fittingly listenable mix of Americana and rock.
Among his favorites: Ryan Adams' pretty-well-unassailable "Come Pick Me Up" ("Man, I don't know anybody who doesn't like that song," Followill says), Radiohead's In Rainbows ("absolutely genius from the lyrics to the music") and The White Stripes' White Blood Cells ("Jack (White)'s guitar playing was just unbelievable").
Check out the full list here.
We'll go ahead and use this as an excuse to recap a decade(ish) of Kings of Leon, in photos, here. (It's a fun look back, even beyond the interesting hairstyle moments.)


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Social marketing may be the next best thing but, like all successful next generation solutions, it is built on the foundation of proven old school wisdoms. Word of mouth advertising pre-dates today's technology driven social marketing as a proven way to build a business. The fact that people like to do business with people they like and that trust is the foundation for any transaction is a reflection of human nature which is the basis for long term business…Continue
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