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The Planet's Life is in Our Hands... Really? Seriously?
If you're hearing undertones of sarcasm laced with anger and heartbreak in the title of this post, you're reading me right.
I originally had grand intentions of creating an enlightened piece about integral leadership and spiral dynamics... well, not really, but it sounds dazzling. Instead, my attention swayed toward news over the more than 48 exotic animals running loose in Zanesville, Ohio.
According to CNN and other news outlets, a man named Terry Thompson caged black bears, grizzly bears, lions, leopards, Bengal tigers, wolves, giraffes, camels, and primates on his 73-acre Zanesville property, east of Columbus, Ohio. Apparently, after re-entry from a one-year federal prison term for weapons charges, Thompson released the animals and then killed himself, according to a report from The Columbus Dispatch. This is a tragic story on all counts.
Authorities went out on an aggressive hunt killing 18 tigers, 17 lions, 8 bears, 3 cougars, two wolves, and several other animals—a monkey is still "at large." Despite the option to use tranquilizers, police chose to shoot these animals at will. I am not convinced all were an immediate threat to human lives.
So I have to ask: REALLY? SERIOUSLY?
How is it that it's even legal to possess such amazing, wild animals? Ohio has no rules regulating the sale and ownership of exotic animals. According to a report from MSNBC,"An executive order issued by former Governor Ted Strickland just days before he left office in January prohibited people convicted of animal cruelty from owning exotic animals. The administration of current Governor John Kasich allowed the order to expire in April, noting concerns about its enforceability and its impact on small businesses."
Thompson was convicted on charges of animal cruelty and animals at large in 2005, according to a CNN report.
In a press conference this week, Muskingum County Sherriff Matt Lutz said sheriff's deputies were called to Thompson's home 35 times between 2004 and 2005 concerning the wild animals. The calls, Lutz said, ranged "anywhere from animals running at large to being not treated properly, and such. So this has been a huge problem for us for a lot of years."
What's astounding here is not only the lack of regulation to protect animals, but the blatant dismissal of previous animal cruelty convictions and complaints. How does a guy like Thompson acquire permits to collect wild animals?
Equally amazing are the political debates over the issue. People from both sides of the aisle are blaming each other for the incident. Liberal this, conservative that...so the rhetoric goes...
In general people appeared compassionate for the animals. According to an on-going MSNBC survey, 86.3 percent of people believe wild animals belong in the wild, NOT in captivity, while 12.5 percent say that, with proper care and strict regulations, wild animals should be able to be kept in captivity. Clearly, our laws do not reflect this public opinion.
Comments posted on CNN's SoundOff the other day concerning this story went like this:
"Lions, Bears and Giraffes... That is nothing! We got Donkeys and Elephants devastating our country, beginning with Washington DC. Those Donkeys and Elephants can eat those poor Ohio wild beasts alive. Along with all the tax payers money we give them..."
"I don't think there's anything wrong with properly assessing an animal's danger before killing it. We, after all, do it for human animals ... and even give them nearly unlimited appeals! Aren't we supposed to be the caretakers of the planet?
"Hunting season came early for these gun-toting lunatics. I bet they were in their glory hunting these doomed creatures down."
"Americans are senseless. No wonder you people can't run financial institutions, I'm surprised you can operate your toilets."
"Here we have another example of human hypocrisy. The most dangerous species running loose and grossly overpopulating the planet is clearly Man, based on evidence of relentless damage to nature and people alike."
The point is this is not merely an animal rights issue. It's a values issue, an environmental issue, an egocentric issue, and a cultural dominance issue. This incident is a gross reflection of our societal norms and underlying assumptions of what is acceptable.
André Oberholzer of Sappi, a global pulp and paper company based in South Africa that implements sustainable practices in its manufacturing operations, recently discussed the interconnection between humans, animals, and environmental abuse on the company's website. Oberholzer wrote, "We tend to compartmentalize the different forms of abuse. We even group them in our minds as 'serious,' 'less serious,' and 'petty.' But if you consider that all forms of abuse are interconnected, and that the one can lead and even aggravate another, it makes sense to take a stand against them all—from polluting the planet to kicking a dog or hurting a child. Research shows that people who abuse animals are statistically far more likely to harm other people. In addition, such people may also end up taking part in environmental abuse."
My frustration comes from what appears to be our inability to connect the dots—to see the whole of the situation and embody our ecological sense of self.
Thompson spent one year in prison for weapons violations. I wonder if after being caged in a federal prison, like an animal, he gained compassion for the innocent animals he held captive, leading him to release the animals subsequent to shooting himself? There is great sadness in this story.
To resume my sarcasm, don't forget to buy your ticket to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which will be performing here in Ohio later this month. You can pay money to watch wild animals perform tricks—beautiful wild animals like the ones murdered this week.
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MASSENA - Nineteen years ago Wendy S. MacCue took her grandfathers home interiors business, World of Color, and relocated it in downtown Massena.
Within a matter of weeks, the business will close.
Ms. MacCue said World of Color opened in May 1994, selling paint and wall paper while also offering custom framing.
She operated that business for 13 years before turning World of Color into Precious Memories, the store she owns and operates today.
Originally I went to school for business, Ms. MacCue said. My grandfather started the interior design business in 1968 so I just moved the business from Watertown to here.
However, after running that business for several years, she said she realized she needed to change her business model in order to stay successful.
I couldnt compete with the chains, so I got out of the paint and wallpaper and there was a need for prom dresses, she said, adding she kept the custom framing portion of the business open.
Surprisingly prom season is from January to June and thats a really slow time for framing, so that really helped fill the void, Ms. MacCue said, adding that began to change a few years ago.
Its been slowly getting worse and worse for the past two or three years, she said. Framing alone isnt enough to support the business.
After business started going downhill, Ms. MacCue returned to school, earning a masters degree in education.
When it started slowing down, I knew if I didnt do something I would end up jobless, she said. She is now in her first year of teaching a fourth-grade class at Salmon River Central School.
Ms. MacCue said the store will remain open through the end of the 2013 prom season with all dresses and merchandise, other than custom framing, marked down 50 percent.
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By MELANIE STEELESports Reporter
The Tram Electric Two Women Best Ball has taken place for many years at the Carbon Country Club golf course.
According to head pro Tom King, this year's event was as successful as ever.
"It fills up every year and the waiting lists are always a mile long," King commented. "We could honestly have two shotgun starts."
The tournament allows for a maximum of 68 teams. Sixty-seven teams participated this year, with one no-show.
The golf industry is down throughout the nation because of the economy, King said. Carbon golf course is experiencing some of that slump.
However, the annual tournament helps Carbon county's economy, according to Barbara Migliaccio, the president of the Carbon Country Club Ladies Golf Association.
"It brings a lot of business in," Migliaccio stated. "The tournament is good business."
The tournament is set up with four handicap flights. The top four finishers in each flight receive credit for merchandise in the pro shop.
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Folks will no doubt have their fan excuse bingo cards out tomorrow morning. Yes, I know, just because it's a fan excuse doesn't mean it isn't true, but finger pointing is tricky! When The Hunger Games came out on March 23, both Supernatural and Fringe were down, but Nikita actually saw an increase with adults 18-49 (Grimm was a repeat that night). Further, slightly more adults 18-49 were watching TV on Friday, March 23 than Friday, March 16 despite The Hunger Games.
The focus here on the more genre-y shows isn't to say that a big movie debut can't hurt the CBS procedural shows or even unscripted like Shark Tank and Undercover Boss, it's just fans of those shows usually don't seem as interested in playing fan excuse bingo. Of course with Supernatural, Fringe and Grimm already renewed, those fans might not be as interested in playing along either.
That leaves Nikita. Based on past experience and the "when you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose" factor, I wouldn't expect Nikita to take the biggest hit, but we'll know Saturday morning.


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Democrats on Capitol Hill are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to redefine "diesel fuel" so it can expand regulations in natural-gas drilling. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce claims the measure is necessary to "protect human health" from fuels used in hydraulic fracturing, a process that injects high-pressure fluids and sand into shale formations deep beneath the Earth's surface to tap natural-gas reserves.
U.S. Representatives Henry Waxman (Calif.), Edward Markey (Mass.), Diana DeGette (Colo.), and Rush Holt (N.J.) sent a letter to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson this week, in which they contend that hydraulic fracturing providers are circumventing the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and using diesel fuels without regard to concerns about groundwater contamination.
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Bedding Inspiration…. I need some.
Here is our bedroom. Not much has changed since this picture was taken in November, but that we have dark gray sheets and bedskirt and a white duvet. But its boring. I love the rug, our dresser, and our lamps. But the bedding is such a snore. Here's some inspiration that's helping me make some decions.
I love the monogrammed bedding bedding! BUT for some reason, Josh doesn't lay nicely on the bed. It's like he leaves his mark everytime he sits. He's like a puppy. (but in a handsome way).
This bedding bewlow with the hints of lilac and the stripe is UH-mazing.
Massucco Warner Miller designed the bedroom below. My duvet never looks that full. And I splurged on a good one for us! What is the trick here?
The colors below are just beautful and I love how clean and well kept this look.
For the bedroom below, I like the layout of the pillows. I think I need king size pillows.
And this last one – love the bedding, the mix of tonal colors and the softness.
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|Price Papa Murphy employee Lupin Wright creates a tasty pizza for a hungry Carbon County patron. Utah employment in the food service industry, as well as others, was up in May from April figures.
Utah's unemployment rate was estimated at 4.5 percent in the latest month, down from the prior month's revised 4.8 percent rate, according to Zions Bank Small Business Index for Utah.
The nation's unemployment rate was 5.6 percent in May - unchanged from April's rate while net U.S. employment rose by a solid 248,000 jobs.
The solid rebound of the Utah economy in recent months is in line with similar improvement of the entire western U.S. economy. All western states are again creating jobs. Stronger western U.S. job creation bodes well for Utah's small business sector.
The west was hit hard by the 2001 recession and by the lackluster job creation pattern that followed a return to U.S. economic growth in November 2001, according to the Index. Western employment was hit hard over the past three years as a result of strong employment concentrations in the "4 Ts" of technology, telecommunication (principally Colorado), travel, and tourism. These sectors suffered sharp employment declines.
Employment measures of the most recent 12-month period now find all western states adding to net employment totals. Job gains in the region have averaged 1.8 percent during this time period (not weighted for population), ranging from a meager but positive 0.6 percent in Colorado and California to a robust 4.6 percent in Nevada.
Employment growth in the west should continue to improve in coming months. Regional performance is a component of the Utah Small Business Index.
The Utah unemployment rate, which is the most heavily weighted component of the Index, was estimated at 4.5 percent in the latest month, down from the prior month's revised 4.8 percent rate. The current 4.5 percent rate compares to a jobless rate of 5.8 percent during the same month one year ago. A lower Utah unemployment rate is a negative contributor to the Index as it implies decreased access to Utah labor.
Utah's unemployment rate averaged 5.6 percent in 2003, 6.1 percent in 2002, and 4.4 percent in 2001. By comparison, the 3.3 percent average during 2000 was one of the lowest annual rates since the early 1950s. These rates compare to an average Utah unemployment rate of 3.5 percent between 1995 and 1999, the Index indicated.
Total Utah employment rose by an estimated 15,400 jobs (up 1.4 percent) over the past 12 months, the strongest gain since 2001. This rise compares to a revised gain of 13,900 jobs in the prior year-over-year period. These totals compare to gains averaging 38,000 new jobs annually during the 1994-2000 period. Stronger job gains, leading to greater income creation and rising retail spending, has a positive impact upon Utah's small businesses and therefore, the Index.
The Index dipped to 99.4 during May 2004 from a revised 100.8 during April 2004. The Index measures business conditions from the viewpoint of the Utah small business owner or manager.
A lower Index number is associated with less favorable business "conditions" for Utah's small businesses. The Index uses 100.0 for calendar year 1997 as its base year. The Index also includes revisions to various historical or forecast components as they become available.
Solid employment gains continued as the U.S. Department of Labor reported a net increase of 248,000 new jobs in May 2004, more than the roughly 220,000 rise expected on Wall Street. Impressive gains in March and April were revised even higher by a total of 74,000 jobs. The U.S. economy has added 1.2 million net new jobs so far in 2004 - the best five-month performance in four years.
The U.S. unemployment rate remained at 5.6 percent in May, unchanged from April's level. By comparison, the jobless rate in June 2003 was 6.3 percent, the highest in nine years, the Index noted.
Job gains were widespread in May, as in the prior two months. The U.S. manufacturing sector added 32,000 jobs, the fourth monthly increase in a row. Gains in manufacturing employment are expected to continue.
Impressive U.S. economic growth suggests that solid employment gains are likely to continue at a rate of about 200,000 jobs a month. Strong job gains should occur even as short-term interest rates begin to rise.
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Divinity to die for.
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I ordered a box for Christmas and I ate a piece, and gave some to a neighbor who thought it was great. Then I ordered two more boxes and they are again all gone. If you like divinity, you willl love these.
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By beth
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i was so excited when the divinity arrived. the peices were individually wrapped and so fresh. i will probably make this a tradition.
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Really good
By Auntie Mame
from IN
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They are not as good as the ones my aunt used to make, but I have never found any that were. Now, saying that, they are very good and I will continue to get them again and again.
This product is excellent and very close
By JC
from Winter Haven, Florida
Will order this again soon
Tasted as good as Moms!
By none
from Colorado
About Me Frequent Diner
This was great Divinity and will look forward to ordering more in the future.
Pecan Divinity
By Child of the King
from Chicago
I purchased one box for a gift and one box for myself. Each piece is individually wrapped. I love pecan divinity and although this was not bad, it is not the best i've ever had. It was a little sweeter and heavier than i like and i like a lot of pecans. There were some small pecan bits and of course, on large pecan on top
Bottom LineNo, I would not recommend this to a friend
Out of this world!!!!!!!!!
By Fran
from Pensacola, Florida
About Me Foodie, Health Conscious, Simple Tastes
I have loved this product since I was a child. It is not easy to locate, unless a friend makes and brings to a covered dish, etc. I got so excited when I saw the product in the catalog that I could not order it fast enough. I only ordered one box to taste test it. I will be reordering within the next few days. Thank you for including this wonderful product in your catalog.
Very good, just like what my mom made
By Birdlady
from Coon Rapids, MN
Served to company. Also, sneak a piece now and then!
2nd time not as good
By Pat, a divinity nut
from Buena Park, CA
About Me Frequent Diner, Simple Tastes
I ordered the first box in early fall and when received - it was absolutely perfect - divinity doesn't get any better than that first box. I reordered (2 boxes this time) and was quite disappointed. This time it was too sugary and I would hit hard spots that felt like pieces of the walnut shell, not the walnut. Never the less, the 2nd box is gone, but not nearly as enjoyable as first box. Have not opened the third yet, hope it is not like the second. Want it sooooo badly to be just like the first box --- absolutely delicious!!!!!
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Oh Mercy, These Are Tastey !
By Gretchen, the collector
from Snowy Greer, Arizona
About Me Foodie, Frequent Diner, Simple Tastes
I live at the 8500 ft. level; divinity does not turn out right up here. It is one of my favorites, so I took a chance and ordered two boxes. I should have ordered a case!! My family loves it and it has just the right amount of nuts!The pecan on top makes it traditional and there's a few nut bits in it. I hope it lasts until Christmas, but I doubt it!!


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"There sure is a lot of hate speech in the news lately. It makes a person wonder whatever happened to civility and polite political dialogue."
I was talking to Uncle Spud as we filled out our four-page 2010 census forms and applied for federal stimulus money to pay our 2009 income taxes.
"It's not that bad," Spud insisted. "There's just lots of high emotion about the recently passed health care bill. Both sides are slinging mud and accusing each other of dirty politics."
"So what's the problem?" I asked.
"To quote our president, you can put lipstick on a pig, but she's still just a pig. Obama is running around the country with a big tube of lipstick, trying to paint a happy face on the health care pig."
"You can't be serious."
"It's pretty bad," the Spudster insisted. "It's a 2,000-page deal cooked up behind closed doors with special provisions for political friends, illegal aliens and politicians who sold their votes. The bill has no bipartisan support, only a third of the American people support it, it creates massive new federal debt and there are fines for people who choose not to participate. It will ruin the private insurance industry, put bureaucrats in charge of health care, and it's probably unconstitutional. If that isn't enough, the people who rammed this down our throats have exempted themselves and their families from having to live with it. Somehow that doesn't seem fair to me."
"Obama is trying hard," I insisted. "He killed abortion coverage by executive decree."
"The whole bill is an abortion," Spud growled. "Let's pray the Supreme Court sucks it all down the sink."
"You sound like one of those hateful tea party people," I told him.
"Thomas Jefferson said resistance in the face of tyranny is virtue," Spud insisted.
"I'll bet you're one of the guys who shouted the 'N' word at the Washington tea party," I smiled.
"I am," Spud admitted. "My 'N' word was 'Never', as in I'll never sit still for this crap. Those black congressmen said the 'N' word was a racial slur. That's what they said, but 'No way' and 'Not while I'm alive' are the only 'N' words the cameras picked up, and there were lots of cameras there."
"Nancy Pelosi said she feared for her safety when she walked through the tea party crowd carrying her 15 pound, John Henry health care gavel."
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"Walking through the tea party crowd was probably the first time she ever crossed from one building to the other out in the sunshine like that. She was obviously trying to provoke an incident, and it didn't happen."
"Did you hear any death threats?"
"No," Spud insisted. "Besides, death threats are unnecessary when politicians commit political suicide. Just wait till November."
"So what would you do about health care," I asked. "Some people say you shouldn't criticize unless you have another plan."
"No problem," Spud spouted. "I do have a health care plan. It's real simple and it doesn't take 2,000 pages of lawyer double-speak and a trainload of political sausage to get it done."
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This bag is absolutely massive. But that's perfect, because I use it to lug large things around the house - laundry, sheets, blankets - pretty much anything that takes up a good amount of volume. I would also venture to say that, per the bag's namesake, it would be perfect for packing for a large group of people on the way to the beach (like a family) - a whole stack of towels would fit into this thing, in addition to other beach / cabana-type toys and accessories. The bag is solidly constructed - my only gripe would be that for the size of the bag, the straps are way too narrow in width, and not up to the standards of the rest of the bag in terms of durability (or at least it seems - I haven't had the bag long enough to be able to tell). I don't mind the straps being narrow where the handles are (folded in half and sewn), but seriously, for the size of this bag, the straps everywhere else should be the width of a seatbelt - the same goes for the shoulder strap that comes with it...comically thin straps.I got the yellow body / navy blue handle. It's very solidly built - I also have the dolphin bag from Saltwater Canvas, and while their colors are better, both are constructed of fairly similar super bomber mesh material. Also note that this bag has a very burly zipper with a giant pull, making it easy to open and close the bag.
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This question mentions the "Rule of 600" for avoiding star-trails in astrophotography.
Stars move. Like with any other movement, what we care about is how much they move on the sensor during exposure: A movement that occurs only within a single pixel is not a movement the sensor can capture, i.e. the movement appears frozen.
But when movement takes a point across several pixels during the exposure, it will be visible as movement blur, in this case star trails. A rule like the "rule of 600" is similar in spirit to the "rule of 1/focal length" for handheld exposure, in that it attempts to give exposure times that yield approximately the same movement blur for most focal lengths.
The derivation is fairly simple:
By the 600 rule, those 8.5 pixels represent the maximum acceptable movement blur before star points turn into star trails. (That's what the rule says. Whether an 8-pixel smear is acceptable for a particular purpose is a different discussion.)
If we plug a 400mm lens into the same formulas, we get max 1.5 seconds exposure time and a 7.3 pixels movement during the exposure. So it's not an exact rule - the blur is slightly different for different focal lengths - but as a rule of thumb it's pretty close.
If we were using a 1.5x crop sensor with the same 24Mpx resolution (e.g. Nikon D3200) and used focal lengths to give equivalent angles of view, we would have e.g. 16mm focal length, 37.5 seconds exposure time and 12.7 pixels blur. That's 50% more blur.
In this case a "rule of 400" for the crop sensor camera would give the same blur as the "rule of 600" for the full frame example.
I suggest using "rule of 600" (or a stricter version with a smaller numerator) with the equivalent rather than the actual focal length, that way the rule gives the same results for smaller sensors. (E.g. 16mm on a 1.5x crop sensor is equivalent to 24mm on a full frame; use the "24mm equivalent" rather than the "16mm actual" focal length to calculate the max exposure time.)
Different stars move at different speeds relative to the Earth. The fastest movement is along the celestial equator, while the Pole star (Polaris for the Northern hemisphere) at the celestial pole hardly moves at all.
The effect can be seen in this picture from wikimedia commons: Polaris appears as a fixed point in the middle while other stars revolve around it, and the length of the star trails increase with their distance from Polaris.
The calculation above is for the worst-case scenario, when the picture includes stars that move along the celestial equator.
I guess the takeaway message is that the 600 in the "rule of 600" depends on camera resolution, sensor size, where in the sky you point the camera, and what you consider acceptable blur.
Use a smaller number if you want less blur.
Conversely, a higher number might be acceptable if you shoot a close crop of Polaris, use a low-resolution camera and/or target a low-resolution output format.
The rule of 600 states that to 'eliminate' star trails the exposure time in seconds should be 600 divided by the focal length of the taking lens. 20mm lens could go to 30 seconds, 300mm lens could go to 2 seconds.
Of course (like any motion blur) you will never eliminate star trails- you merely reduce the trail to an acceptable level for a given enlargement. The only perfect solution is a "perfectly aligned tracking equatorial mount" and there ain't no such thing.
The etiology is difficult if not impossible- it's sort of like 'Handhold no slower than 1/focal-length shutter speed'- a rule of thumb or common wisdom that works in many but not all cases.
A discussion of the pros and cons (and math) can be found here: http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2012/06/600-rule/
An interesting and more general discussion of star trails can be found here: http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/startrails/
This rule applies to the shutter speed you should use when taking photographs of the night sky. The rule is as follows:
For example, if using a 300mm lens, if you use a shutter speed of (600/300) = 2s or shorter, you should avoid seeing the stars as lines, rather than points, of light.
As far as I can tell there is no record of who came up with the rule or how it was derived, however it would most likely have been based on trial and error using 35mm film, with the inherently lower resolution (grain) and lower tolerance (frame size) than today's cameras, and rounded up (or down) to a nice round 600.
As for application, care should be taken. Modern digital sensors are much sharper than 35mm film, meaning there is less tolerance when it comes to motion blur. Additionally, most digital cameras these days have smaller sensors than the 36mm x 24mm of 35mm film, meaning there is EVEN LESS tolerance, so it should probably be adjusted to be more like a 400 rule when using these cropped-sensor cameras (that is, if you think 600 is still a valid value for full frame cameras, which is arguable). Conversely, if using medium format cameras, a larger number could be used.


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After months of planning and preparing for the big event, the day had finally arrived, and for many who attended, it was a day filled with sunny skies and plenty of fun.
Community Daze started out with a parade down the highway, followed by the event in the park with many food and merchandise booths available. Also included was a car show out on the baseball field and a dance at East Carbon Park.
Sunnyside City Mayor Doug Parsons said the event looked much busier than in the past few years.
"Everybody will be glad it was a success and that it has finally come and gone," Parson said. "I don't think we could have asked for better weather today."
Bruce Andrews, former mayor of Sunnyside, served as the Grand Marshall for the parade. The event helps bring people out to Sunnyside to enjoy time with family and friends, Andrews said.
"It seems like it (Community Daze) gets bigger each year," he said. "More people come back to the area and they are what helps make the event so successful."
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On Rio Santa Cruz, the wind tears truck doors off their hinges and flying grit sands paint down to primer. But if you want to find Atlantic steelhead, there's only one option: deal with it. The men's Patagonia Shelled Insulator Jacket provides warm, comfortable shelter and full-stretch freedom so you can keep pounding it into the teeth of the gale. The tough, stretch-woven polyester soft shell with Deluge DWR (durable water repellent) finish is bonded to a windproof membrane and soft, grid-backed insulation. Two large zipper-closed pockets on the front hold boxes big enough to carry giant Intruders and String Things. A fully adjustable hood keeps your noggin out of nature's sandblaster. The Shelled Insulator is your fly fishing jacket of choice whenever the wind howls and temps drop.
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- Tough 3-layer stretch-woven polyester fabric is water-resistant, and backed with a windproof laminate and soft grid-backed insulation
- Two large zipper-closed pockets on front sized for fly boxes
- Adjustable hood provides protection from the elements
- Bungee drawcord at waist
- 3-layer, 9.6-oz 70-denier 86% polyester/14% spandex bonded to a windproof membrane with Deluge DWR (durable water repellent) finish
Gender: Men's
Weight: 705 g (24.9 oz)
Material: Polyester, spandex, DWR
Season: S13 F13
Vendor ProductId: 81820
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MID-TERM GRADES: Reviewing a Sub-Par First Half and Handing Out Second Half Assignments
The Islanders completed the 42nd game of their season on Saturday night by beating the Buffalo Sabres at home 4-2. They've played decent hockey for the last month — the literal definition of decent, they're 6-6 in their last 12 — but find themselves with only a few days from the clock striking midnight on their season. They sit dead last in the Eastern Conference, tied with Carolina at 38 points a piece, and are sitting in prime draft lottery territory (don't worry, we've got the draft coverage in the on-deck circle as well as thoughts on how to fix the team).
Most media experts didn't pick the Islanders to finish in the playoff picture but nobody, save TSN, had them last in the conference either. With a couple of bright spots, it's been a very disappointing season to say the least. Today, we'll hand out mid-term grades for the forwards plus what they should be looking to achieve during the second half. Defense and goalies come tomorrow.
John Tavares (15-27-42) – There's not a whole lot to say for the star of the team. He's had an excellent first half and is, officially, a point per game player. He's also added strength and skill that we've seen with our own eyes; not necessarily needing to be proven on the score sheet. Headed to the All-Star Game next week, the future captain is taking all the rights steps. It's exciting to think about how he'll look on the ice after another summer of training.
Grade: A
Second half: More of the same
Matt Moulson (21-18-39) – Moulson is leading the team in goals and clicking on all cylinders with his current linemates. His shooting percentage is a bit high at over 18%, indicating he may not pot another 20 on the back-end of the year. As long as he keeps going to the net, he'll have another excellent year.
Grade: A-
Second half: Keep getting in the dirty areas, one of the few Islanders to do so.
Kyle Okposo (11-10-21) – Despite a recent hot streak since joining the two aforementioned players Okposo is still on pace to fall well short of his 09-10 numbers. It's a welcome sight to see him score so much but the jury is still out on whether it's a direct result of playing on the first line, a flash in the proverbial pan or if he's really turned things around. His grade suffers considerably because it took a benching early on to get him going.
Grade: C+
Second half: Prove he's not a product of Tavares if he gets knocked down in the lineup. Continue to come to play every night.
Michael Grabner (13-7-20) – The Islanders depend heavily on their first line for scoring and the biggest threat not on that line is Grabner. He's play well but not great so far, unable to cash in on tons of breakaway opportunities. It's endless water cooler talk as to whether it was the groin injury or something else that held him back but he's looked good over the last week. It will be too little too late but another excellent second half would be good to see. He's still only 24 and has upside — someone hire a specialist who can show him how to finish.
Grade: B-
Second half: 17 goals isn't a ridiculous number to ask for. Let's see him hit 30 again.
PA Parenteau (7-30-37) – PAP is on pace for about 70 points, a career high, and has proven himself to be a solid set-up man. He's not the long-term answer for the first line but he can certainly hold down the fort. Hopefully in the future he won't be depended upon to fill that first line wing role.
Grade: B+
Second half: Pay the man.
Frans Nielsen (7-13-20) – Frans is having a very Frans kind of season. In fact, it's the same kind of season we've seen from him for a few years now — and that's not a knock. He should end up with around 40 points and is playing good defensively, evidenced by having the team's second best corsi while having the second highest quality of competition. The problem is, he's not contributing offensively as much as a second line center should. He's a defense first player and that's great. But he's not the long-term solution behind John Tavares. The general consensus is that he'd fit better on the third line and I tend to agree. It'll be interesting to see how his contract situation plays out. The Islanders certainly want to retain him but he's a unique player and his open market numbers will be interesting to see.
Grade: B-
Second half: It's probably not coming but more offense would be the focal point.
Josh Bailey (3-8-11) – Another question at center is how Josh Bailey fits on this Islander team. We've seen him take a step and improve his skating and show some flashes this season and is clicking well on the third line with Matt Martin. That hasn't translated to the scoreboard at all. Maybe it's the flip flopping of linemates almost constantly until he was paired with Martin. Maybe his offensive ceiling isn't very high and we do have to remember that he's only 22 still. Sooner or later something's got to give.
Grade: C
Second half: Hopefully something gives in the right direction. Basing this on hope; not a good sign.
Matt Martin (5-5-10) – What's there to say about our Heart and Soul Player of 2011? He hits, he fights, he even finds the back of the next every so often. We can only hope that on this offensively starved team he keeps going to the net.
Grade: B+
Second half: The heart, the grit, the goals.
Brian Rolston (4-4-8) – Rolston's barely contributed offensively despite tons of power play time throughout much of the first half. He was finally, mercifully, taken off the top unit over the last couple weeks. At 38, there wasn't the expectation that he would be scoring 25 goals, but helping offensively in some capacity would be nice. A sub-5% shooting percentage is hard to look at.
Grade: D
Second half: It's time to drop him down in the lineup and give some other players more ice time (Grabner? Ullstrom? Niederreiter? All of the above).
Marty Reasoner (0-5-5) – Reasoner isn't an offensive forward but his contributions have been minimal. His corsi is also pretty bad at -8. In his defense, his linemates have been shifted a lot and are, at times, AHL caliber so it doesn't all fall on him. It can be hard to have a decent corsi on a rough fourth line.
Grade: C-
Second half: Get healthy and turn it around.
Jay Pandolfo (1-0-1) – You can't knock Pandolfo for his work ethic or for accepting the roster spot he was given — players don't sign themselves. Still, the team would be better served giving his spot to a young player. His corsi is the worst on the team by a good amount.
Grade: F
Second half: Bridgeport
David Ullstrom — He's shown some flashes in limited time but is now back in the AHL. The team is taking it slow with his recovery from a concussion. Hopefully the taste of the big time inspires him even more. It would be the best for him to see him back up here within a few weeks, being given another solid chance to earn a spot.
Second half: Back to the Island for another go.
Tim Wallace — Let's not beat around the bush, Wallace isn't a regular shift NHL player. He's played decently in his time here and his willingness to hit players is a welcome sight. We'll still reserve judgement due to sample size.
Second half: He'd have to pass through waivers to get to Bridgeport but he'd almost assuredly make it through. Just saying.
Nino Niederretier — It's tough to talk about a player who missed significant time due to two injuries and has been limited in fourth line minutes.
Second half: It's time to let him off the reigns a bit. There's nothing to lose, so why not?


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Hard to believe that these two photos were taken in the same month, right?
Holly Madison gave birth to her daughter Rainbow Aurora Rotelle on March 5 -- but, looking at her just three weeks later, it's hard to tell she was ever pregnant in the first place.
The former "Girls Next Door" star hit the red carpet on Friday night for the "One Night for One Drop" World Water Day event in Las Vegas to show off her post-baby bod in a belted, electric blue dress.
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While Madison's belly ballooned during her pregnancy, she didn't really gain weight anywhere else ... so the Before & After isn't too surprising.
And though she looks great now, Holly tells In Touch she's planning on getting back to her pre-baby weight of 110 pounds in the next month.
"We're putting a gym in our house, so I'll be doing yoga, Pilates and cardio," she told the mag of her weight loss plans.
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The 2012-13 contract for the Police Supervisory Unit, approved Monday by the City Council, ensures that new sergeants are paid a percentage above the highest-paid patrolmans base pay.
For 2012, the retroactive increase will be 7 percent. That, according to City Comptroller Philip A. Cosmo, amounts to a raise to $56,170 from the base of $52,495.
For this year, the increase is 8 percent, or $58,254 from a base of $53,939.
Before 2012, City Manager John M. Pinkerton said Thursday, the percentage increase was 6.7 percent, but a subsequent 2.75-percent raise for the patrol officers negotiated by the Police Benevolent Association union narrowed the salary gap between uniformed officers and their supervisors.
Mr. Pinkerton said he is confident the new percentages will encourage promotions.
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Were very happy with the agreement, said Lt. Harry J. McCarthy, union president.
The contract is expected to be signed today.
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Iowa Audubon and Iowa Department of Natural Resources are co-hosting this dedication that will include brief presentations and the unveiling of a special Globally Important Bird Area sign. A field trip will leave from the state forest headquarters at 9 AM, returning in time for the dedication ceremony. Additional Important Bird Area program and BCA information is available at the Web sites listed below.
Yellow River State Forest headquarters, located along Allamakee County Highway B25, about 5 miles southwest of Harper's Ferry.
Effigy Mounds-Yellow River Forest Globally Important Bird Area Dedication
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