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Posted By Barry Ritholtz On January 23, 2014 @ 9:30 am In Financial Press | Comments Disabled
Good morning. My morning train reading:
• How Wall Street makes a good investment bad: High fees (USA Today [1])
• Albert Edwards: My Pick For Fed Chair Would've Been Basketball Legend Magic Johnson (Business Insider [2]), see also Albert Edwards and Dylan Grice (Advisor Perspectives [3])
• Energy is gradually decoupling from economic growth (FT Alphaville [4])
• The new GE: Google, everywhere (Economist [5])
continue here [6]
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[1] USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2014/01/18/make-good-investments-bad/4496039/
[2] Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com/albert-edwards-dylan-grice-2014-outlook-2014-1
[3] Advisor Perspectives: http://advisorperspectives.com/newsletters14/Bearish_Forecasts_from_Two_Top_Strategists.php
[4] FT Alphaville: http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2014/01/17/1745542/energy-is-gradually-decoupling-from-economic-growth/
[5] Economist: http://www.economist.com/news/business/21594259-string-deals-internet-giant-has-positioned-itself-become-big-inventor-and
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At this week's Santander City Trophy, British Sailing Team Manager Stephen Park believes his charges have learned some valuable lessons, which will stand them in good stead ahead of next year's ISAF Sailing World Championships in the northern Spanish venue.
CIUDAD DE SANTANDER Trophy, Isaf sailing World Championships test event. Prize giving - RS:X FRA-6 Julien Bontemps"; GBR-1 Nick Dempsey"; NED-8 Dorian van Rijsselberghe
Conditions for Sunday's final day of racing at this Worlds test regatta (15 September) proved impossible as the wind failed to materialise across the harbour.
British sailors were eager to seeing some racing across a number of classes where the points were delicately poised in the hunt for the podium spots, but Mother Nature had other ideas and thoughts of racing were eventually abandoned and medals instead awarded on the standings at the close of play on Saturday (14 September).
CIUDAD DE SANTANDER Trophy, Isaf sailing World Championships test event. Prize giving - RS:X Women ESP ESP-1 Blanca ManchoÌ?n"; "RS:X Women FRA FRA-4 Charline Picon"; "RS:X Women GBR GBR-94 Bryony Shaw
Windsurfer Bryony Shaw and the Nacra 17 multihull duo of Ben Saxton and Hannah Diamond added silver medals to the two golds and a bronze already won by the British 470 teams on Saturday, while there were bronze medals also for Nick Thompson in the Laser, Chloe Martin in the Laser Radial, RS:X windsurfing World Champion Nick Dempsey and the Nacra 17 duo Rupert White and Nikki Boniface.
For the teams competing here, though, the event was as much about learning for the main Worlds regatta next year as it was about the results, and team manager Park feels that they'll return in 12 months' time more comfortable in their surroundings.
'It's been a really interesting week here in Santander,' Park explained.
CIUDAD DE SANTANDER Trophy, Isaf sailing World Championships test event. Prize giving - Laser Standard GBR GBR-201402 Nick Thompson"; "Laser Standard GUA GUA-192384 Juan Ignacio Maegli"; "Laser Standard SWE SWE-204666 Jesper StaÌŠlheim
'I think the sailors have really enjoyed coming here, getting a view of the venue and getting the opportunity to get some time on the water and actually see what the environment that they're going to be operating in is like for when it really matters at next year's World Championships.'
'The conditions here in Santander would be best described as changeable,' the Scotman continued.
'Today we've got bright sunlight, hot conditions and light winds to the point where we didn't actually race, but just a week ago there was a good 20 knots of breeze and it was pouring down with rain, so it's certainly very changeable in northern Spain at this time of year.
'There's also quite a lot of tide here. The tide can get up to in excess of one and a half knots at times particularly on the medal race course.
'It's going to be quite tricky but certainly some of those conditions and challenges are challenges we'll face in Rio in 2016.'
CIUDAD DE SANTANDER Trophy, Isaf sailing World Championships test event. Prize giving - Laser Radial GBR GBR-201124 Chloe Martin"; "Laser Radial JPN JPN-199066 Manami Doi"; "Laser Radial TUR TUR-201111 Cagla Donertas
For a number of classes, this event wraps up their main competition season, with the focus now switching to both domestic and warm-weather training over the autumn and winter.
'It's been a great opportunity for learning for everyone and it's been a great way for a lot of our sailors to round off their season and just finalise what they've got to work on now over this next training period through the winter which they'll be kicking off in a few weeks' time.'
'We've just got a few World Championships left, but our performance has been pretty good in this first year of the cycle,' Park surmised.
'We've seen a lot of our young sailors making some really good progress, we've hit all our funding targets with UK Sport which of course is very important for us, but most important is seeing the progress of a number of sailor and of course setting ourselves up well for year two of the cycle.'
British Sailing Team medal winners at the Santander City Trophy:
Luke Patience-Joe Glanfield (470 Men)
Hannah Mills-Saskia Clark (470 Women)
Bryony Shaw (RS:X Women)
Ben Saxton-Hannah Diamond (Nacra 17)
Sophie Weguelin-Eilidh McIntyre (470 Women)
Nick Dempsey (RS:X Men)
Chloe Martin (Laser Radial)
Nick Thompson (Laser)
Rupert White-Nikki Boniface (Nacra 17)
The 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander will form part of the country qualification process for the 2016 Olympic Games.
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If, RENAL 'KIDNEY' is not functioning properly, there is a possibility to regain the inactive or under active kidneys into the functional one that too without the dialysis. According to the energy concept of acupuncture Onnuri SuJok, one may see it with the pathological reports of Renal Complete Profile function test be it Creatinine, BUN, Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Phosphorus, Uric Acid, Total Protein, Albumin, Alkaline Phosphate, Glucose etc. One will see after few sessions about 10 to 15 sittings, that all the limits of the kidney function tests start progressing according to the required note ranges! Gradually, frequency of dialysis gets start on longer duration or no need at all.
The Kidneys release three important hormones: Erythropoietin that stimulates bones to make the red blood cells, and Rennin, which regulates blood pressure. The active form of vitamin D helps in maintaining calcium for bones and for normal chemical balance in the body. Dialysis is a process that filters blood when kidneys no longer can filter it. It's a process to remove waste products and excess fluids from the blood, normally done in chronic KIDNEY failure . According to conventional medicine system, in chronic kidney failure, dialysis must be performed twice or three times a week for life, or until the kidney transplant is performed. There are two methods of dialysis; Hemodialysis diverts the patients' blood through an artificial kidney (a renal dialysis machine that filters the blood in imitation of the kidneys. It is mostly performed in out-patient clinics. Here, the blood from an artery in the patients arm is delivered to the dialysis machine, where it is separated from the dialysis fluid by an artificial membrane through which waste chemicals and water can be filtered out. At the end of this process the blood is returned to an arm vein. Peritoneal dialysis uses the filtering properties of the peritoneum, the membrane that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities and covers the intestines. Waste products in the blood passing through the peritoneal capillaries are filtered into fluid introduced into the peritoneal cavity via a catheter inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall allows dialysis fluid to pass into the peritoneal cavity.
Basically, it is not a cure, but it can help affected person feel better to live longer. Kidney transplant may be another choice if are otherwise healthy. With a new kidney, may feel better and be able to live a more normal life. But have to wait for a kidney that is a good match for the blood and the tissue type according to western medicine.
Treatment through Onnuri SuJok encompasses, apart from the original oriental principles newer principles like six ki theory, eight origin principles, Chakra therapy and Diamond structure principle, Triorigin M particle theory principle. All the above-integrated concepts of alternative medicine, whereby no medicine is ever recommended during the treatment process at all. The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of attempt. The concept is a traditionally accomplished through insertion of very fine needles at the certain energy meridians, energy gates, and joints of affected organs, or energy flow therapy in miniature form of hands or feet's, besides needle is to be prick only 1mm.
Thus, the acupuncture Onnuri SuJok is effective to have positive effective results even if of chronic kidney disease. The remission of the disease can be achieved and medicament's therapy simultaneously can be reduced or eliminated altogether. The course of treatment is definitely uneventful. ONE MUST OPT FOR IT, as there is no side effect at all.
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Nice post. I was checking constantly this blog and I am impressed! Extremely useful info specially the last part :) I care for such info a lot.
Thank you and good luck.
I am a kidney failure patient of Dr. Dinesh kapoor and now after taking approximate two months of treatment from him through the concept acupuncture, seeds, magnets and color, I am now feeling much better and active in daily routine works. Though besides this more focus is on the food advise given by him and his treatment there is some decrease in pathological changes in creatinine, potassium, urea etc. Thanks to Dr.Dinesh
Dear Sir, Thank you very much for your quick comments. My mother's condition is although stable with Homeopathy medicine but improvement is very little. We will continue with Homeopathy medication. As Sujok is non medicine therapy and just wanted to try this along with Homeopathy medicine. I just have bookish knowledge of Sujok and not attended any workshop/Course. I have gone through some video clippings of Sujok therapy through internet and trying on myself for small problems. Currently my mother is not going through Sujok Therapy. Only from this site I came to know that creatine and Urea level can be decreased and hence thought of trying this option for her speedy recover.
Her details are as below, Creatine 8.1 Blood Urea 212 Hemoglobin 7.2
and all other parameters are normal and she is not diabetic. We will start her giving Moksa treatment as you suggested. Can we also try tying kidney beans back of her left palm(kidney points) during night?
Thanks in advance
Regards , Mahesh
Dear Sir,
My mother is suffering from renal problem since 3 years. Currently she is under homeopathic medication only and doctor has advised not to go for dialysis right now as she is stable. But her creatinine is currently 8 and blood urea is 212 and marginally they get fluctuated either side. Fortunately I read this blog while searching for Sujok treatment for renal problem and willing to get in touch with you kindly give me your contact details as I am staying in Bangalore.
Regards, Mahesh
I have dropped in to share my experience with SUJOK ACCUPUNCTURE in case of Renal disorders. I am a SLE patient suffering since last 5 years. It had been a bad period as the reports always were fluctuating with increase in creatinine and protein values in the reports even after taking proper medicines.Also the medicines are such, that they had made me internally weak and tired. It was just a month back that I came to know of this Therapy and Dr. Dinesh. I started the therapy and since then I am feeling energetic and able to do my normal work with more enthusiasm.Also, the levels of Creatinine and Protein has lowered and I feel good to see my reports getting better. Also, I have regained my confidence that I will regain my health back very soon ,after this therapy. One thing is for sure we need to have proper faith in all that we do and take.
Hello Mr. Kapur,
the PDF contains the result of my blood the last half year! If u do not understand something, just ask!
My kidney got broken only because of high blood pressure, the doc says! About half year ago, i tested my urine, so we could calculate only 10% filtering work of the kidney, but also the kidney do not produce enough urine, so i have to minimize drinking and put out the water with the machine!
Medicine: I take while the comlete day 5 pills against high blood pressure, 1 * renal vitamine (because of dialisis), 2 pills against too high parathormone and 3 pills against phosphat in the food!
Now how to start!
My wife Shail Prasad, aged 59 years, was diagnosed with CKD V stage kidney problems and was advised to go for Dialysis immediately. Her Creatinine on 17th August, 2011 was 8.93 with the symptoms such as in the swelling all over the body, difficult movements, fatigueness, nausea, etc., as we were not ready to opt for dialysis, when we started Acupuncture by Dr Dinesh Kapur. Her Creatinine which was going up by 1 point in each 10 days has stabilised and on September 23 and besides this it has reduced to 7.93, besides there is hardly swelling in the body and appetite has improved a lot.
We wish to continue this treatment further to have effective remedy. The most important is the food advise given by Dr Dinesh Kapur on daily basis which might be helping as well, in recovering the condition. Thanks to doctor Dinesh Kapur for his valuable inputs on the subject.
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Poltergeist Remake ConfirmedMeh
Uhoh. Another remake kids. According to BD via FilmStalker A remake of Poltergeist is coming. And not just any remake. Apparently its going to be a word for word, frame for frame remake. I gotta tell you kids that is lame. I love remakes when they are done right, Dawn of the Dead kicked major ass!
Wanna know what was right about it? It was a creative take on a classic original and not an attempt to recreate each scene. According to BD none of the original cast will have any part in the remake. So at least we get a new cast in this frame by frame redo. Ugh. Hit the boards, sound off as always.


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BAGHDAD (AP) -Two bombings in Iraq including a suicide attack left two security force members dead and 37 people wounded in the country's north on Sunday, the latest episode of near daily violence in the country.
In the first attack, Kirkuk Police Brig. Gen. Anwar Mohammed Qadir said a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a residential area in the city of Kirkuk, wounding 35 people.
Bomber targeted both a Kurdish educational office and an adjacent house for a Christian lawmaker, Qadir said. Seven members of the lawmaker's family were wounded in the attack.
Kirkuk is home to an ethnic mix of Arabs, Kurds and Turkomen who all have competing claims to the oil-rich area.
Attacks have spiked in Iraq during the past few months. More than 4,000 people have been killed in violence between April and August, a level of bloodshed not seen since the country was on the brink of civil war in 2008.
Hours after the suicide bombing, police said a roadside bomb struck a security convoy near the northern city of Mosul, killing two soldiers and wounding two others.
Meanwhile, authorities raised the death toll for a deadly double suicide attack on a funeral inside a Shiite neighborhood in eastern Baghdad a day earlier. The new death toll brings to 78 the number of people killed that devastating attack.
Acting U.N. envoy in Iraq Gyorgy Busztin condemned the Saturday attack in Sadr city, and renewed calls to the Iraqi government and politicians to take strong measures to curb violence. He called for restraint among Iraqi groups in face of the increasing attacks.
"Retaliation can only bring more violence and it is the responsibility of all leaders to take strong action not to let violence escalate further," according to a statement issued by Busztin on Sunday.
Two hospital officials confirmed the casualty figures for both attacks. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media.
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Dux the Balloon Man creates large, colorful art pieces made entirely of balloons. Dux's art can be seen hanging from the ceilings of Higher Ground. / EMILY McMANAMY, Free Press
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Youve seen me twisting balloons on Church Street for the last 15 years. (Yeah, that was me.) I learned to twist balloons for my children and then made a career out of it.
Birthday parties, fairs, festivals and parades you name it, I do it, and I do it well. (Modesty was never my strong suit.) You know me as Dux the Balloon Man and needless to say, I love balloons! They feed my kids. (Dont eat em, theyre not food.) The whole medium of latex and air, the colors, malleability, versatility and ephemeral nature of the balloons, makes everyone I encounter, stop, look and listen.
Most balloon artists focus their twisting talents on the re-creation of familiar objects and characters; Ive done it. Its done. End scene. I want to make creations that make you say something other than thats the best balloon dog ever! And so my latest Balloon Monsters (as I like to call them) now displayed at Higher Ground, The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, Fletcher Free Library, and soon to be jutting from the rooftop of the South End Art Hop headquarters, and taking over Church Street during Festival of Fools, bear little or no resemblance to the balloon characters I twist on Church Street.
My balloons have taken a turn from the handheld and huggable to the huge-mongous and jawdropable, giant enough to eat you! And your kids!
Ive spent the last 15 years of my balloon career dreaming in balloons balloon tunnels, balloon rooms, even balloon buildings. I want my audience and myself completely surrounded and engulfed by balloons.
When you and your children can walk inside the belly of my Balloon Monsters, that will be the apex of balloon art for me and you will never be able look at balloons the sane way again.


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This year's series of The Great British Bake Off has now sadly finished but I have a few bakes still to try. I was unable to keep up with the challenges that the intrepid bakers in the 'Bake Off' tent managed but have been inspired to continue to try lots of new bakes. The semi final … Continue reading


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Geneive Abdo was quoted in GlobalPost:
"Abdo noted that Shia communities across the region were elated by the rise to power of Iraq's Shia — an outcome of America's invasion of that country. But they now are dismayed at the possibility of a Sunni Islamist-oriented government in Damascus if Assad and his Shia Alawite clan is defeated. 'They feel that power is slipping from their grasp,' Abdo said."


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GREENSBORO, NC -- Around the holidays, we can get so caught up focusing on the turkey, the trimmings and the Christmas presents, that we sometimes overlook something very important during this time of the year: Etiquette.
So, Melissa Lewkowicz with Relish Design Company, joined the Good Morning Show on Tuesday to give us a crash course on holiday etiquette.
Lewkowicz also shared some tips to keep the kids occupied during the holidays, so they can still take part in the tradition.
There are also some unwritten rules when it comes to being a guest around the holidays. Lewkowicz shared some ideas for host and hostess gifts.
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Welcome, Cadet.
Not canon, of course, but
Spock's World
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I propose:
In the 23rd century, the Federation is ruled by a governmental body that grew out of the principles established by the U.K, U.S., and various other democracies.
By the 24th century, the Federation is still
ruled that way, but in reality, it is ruled almost entirely by disguised agents from all of the Federation's enemies. Almost none of them are aware of each other, and somehow their individual, conflicting sabotages actually result in decent governance!
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Uganda's President Museveni arrives in Asmara
May 29, 2012 (EastAfro) – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni arrives in Asmara on official visit Asmara, 29 May, 2012 – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda arrived in Asmara today on a three-day official visit to Eritrea. On arrival at Asmara International Airport, the Ugandan leader was accorded warm welcome by President Isaias Afwerki. The welcoming ceremony also involved salute of the Guard of Honor. During his stay, he would hold talks with President Isaias as regards enhancing bilateral relations and on regional and international issues of mutual interest to both countries.
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Caamsaa 29, 2012 (Oromedia) – 'Bishaan ciisu; bishaan deemu kaasa,' mammaaksa jedhu, eessatti akkan dhagaye hin yaadadhu. Garuu, gidduu kana waan biyya Ameerikaatti Ob Mallas Zeenaawwii, Ministeera Muummee fi Ajajaa Olaanaa Ittisa Xoobiyaa mudate, akkuma argeenan mammaaksa kana yaadadhe. Yeroo dubbiin hin yaadamne mana keessaa isatti darbatamte, Ob Mallas waltajjii qabatee dubbataa jira; dhimma wabii nyaataa irratti dubbii gochaa jira. Dubbiin bahaa jiru garuu waan isa duubaan dhufu waan hin beekneef walduraa duubaan bahuuf sammu Mallee keessatti, tarree galanii yeroo isaanii eegachaa jiran. Read more…
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Ethiopia's Mamitu Daska dashes ahead of Bolder Boulder women's field once again
May 29, 2012, BOULDER (denverpost) — Mamitu Daska has participated in the Bolder Boulder enough to know exactly what she's doing on the course.
Monday, the 25-year-old Ethiopian looked quite comfortable in cruising past the rest of the field to win the women's professional race for the third time in four years.
"This is how I'm doing it — it's my strategy to win," Daska said through a translator.
Daska also won in 2009 and 2010, while finishing second a year ago. She helped Ethiopia win the International Team Challenge for the fourth consecutive year.
Daska said this is a race she wants to win, and it showed. She pulled way out in front from the start and never looked back. She finished in 33 minutes, 6.5 seconds, the slowest winning time since 2007.
"It was a very fast, aggressive pace from the very start, and I knew she would be a force to be reckoned with, with her performances on the road recently," said American Deena Kastor, who was third. "I didn't have any delusion that she would be coming back to us in the race." Read more…
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State patrol captain Jeff Goodwin tells KKCO 11 News the two men were told about the decision yesterday in a meeting.
Corporal Kirk Firko and trooper Ivan Lawyer were investigating a traffic accident when Lawyer said he struggled with Kemp and shot him because he thought he had a weapon. Further investigation showed Kemp was unarmed.
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A smartphone might get a new Superman-esqe trick in the future - the ability to see through walls.
The University of Texas at Dallas announced on Wednesday a team of researchers designed an imager chip that can see through a myriad of objects such as wood, walls and plastics for smartphones. The chip uses the terahertz band in the electromagnetic spectrum (remember that graph you probably saw in high school science class that showed radio waves to gamma rays?) that is rarely used by consumer electronic devices. For the hardware to work, the chip would be simply placed on the back of the phone with a receiver.
According to the press released issued by the university (read it at the above link), the researchers say the technology could be used to detect medical conditions via breath analysis, find cancerous tumors with imaging and to monitor air toxicity.
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More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, coupled with rising temperatures, is making rice agriculture a larger source of the potent greenhouse gas methane, according to a study published today in Nature Climate Change by a research team that includes a University of California, Davis, plant scientist.
But the authors note that relatively simple changes in rice cultivation could help reduce methane emissions.
"Together, higher carbon dioxide concentrations and warmer temperatures predicted for the end of this century will about double the amount of methane emitted per kilo of rice produced," said Chris van Kessel, professor of plant sciences at UC Davis and co-author of the study, published in this week's edition of Nature Climate Change. "Because global demand for rice will increase further with a growing world population, our results suggest that without additional measures, the total methane emissions from rice agriculture will strongly increase."
Rice paddies are one of the largest man-made sources of methane, and rice is the world's second-most produced staple crop.
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In continuation of the series on the Bible, Pastor Robin Craig's sermon Sunday, Feb. 19 at Nankin Federated Church will be "Invitation to the Journey" from 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 and Mark 9:2-9. Liturgist is Nancy Miller, greeters are Patricia Gribben and Linda Draper and ushers are Shizu Peffer, Arlene Morr, Marcia Fritz and Carol Klever. The choir anthem is "Kingdom Prayer." Craig's installation service will be 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19.
Nurture Community will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Ash Wednesday service will be 7 p.m. Feb. 22, followed by choir practice.
Ashland Dickey
Church of the Brethren
Drama team presents 'Right Or Wrong'
Making appropriate moral choices is a dilemma everyone faces, and the church's drama team of Danelle Jordan, Kelly McNaull, and Seth Imhoff will help illustrate that struggle. The team will perform in both the 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. worship services as part of the focus on "Right Or Wrong" from the text of I Corinthians 8:9-13.
Scripture readers will be Joyce Brothers and Abby Imhoff. Rod Matz, Heidi Matz, Kelly McNaull and Charlotte McNaull will lead worship as the praise team. A love-offering for the Haitian family project will be received.
Olivesburg United
Methodist Church
'Gratitude' will
be sermon focus
Worship service begins 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 with greeters Barb Glenn and Mary Lou Fike, usher Berlyn Esbenshade and liturgist Nedra Esbenshade. Sunday school follows at 10:15 a.m. The Rev. Adam Davis will give the morning message, "The Wesleyan Way: Gratitude."
Brunch Bunch will meet following Sunday school at 11:30 a.m. at C & M Country Café in Savannah.
St. Matthew's
Episcopal Church
Pancake supper
to be offered Tuesday
The Rev. Kay Ashby will celebrate Holy Eucharist at the 10 a.m. service Sunday, Feb. 19.
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, Bible study is offered at 10 a.m. and a prayer service is offered at 5 p.m.
On Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 5 to 7 p.m., a free pancake supper will be served in honor of Shrove Tuesday. A Dixieland band will play and door prizes will be awarded. There will be crafts for the kids. Any proceeds will go to the Kroc Center.
Adario United
Methodist Church
'The Double Portion!' is the message
Scripture reading Sunday, Feb. 19 is 2 Kings 2:1-12. Pastor Christopher Liberati will give the sermon, "The Double Portion!" Special music will be provided by Allie Bise, and a special reading will be given by Clara Willey.
Nazarene Church
Noble children to provide special music
Worship service Sunday, Feb. 19 is at 10:30 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. David Radcliffe, will bring the morning message titled, "Nicodemus."
The Noble children will provide special music. Timothy, 13, will play the offertory, as well as accompanying his sister, Amanda, 7, on the piano, as she plays her violin. She also will sing a special song. Their brother, Christopher, 5, will be interviewed by the pastor, giving his salvation testimony.
Pentecostal Assembly
Monthly evening
service set Sunday
"Jubilee -- Come Expecting a Miracle!" is 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. Special guest evangelist Lee Stepp will minister.
The church is playing host to a Swiss steak dinner 4 to 7 p.m. today in the fellowship hall. Tickets are $7 for ages 11 and older, $3.50 for ages 3 to 10 and free for kids younger than 3 years old.
Paradise Hill United
Methodist Church
Confirmation class begins Sunday
The message at the 10 a.m. service Sunday, Feb. 19 by Pastor Janet Chilcote will be "With Jesus on the Mountain" based on Mark 9:2-9 with liturgist Virginia Bartley and acolyte Zac Robinson.
Administrative Council will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21.
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, prayer group will be at noon and Ash Wednesday service will be offered at 7 p.m. at Emmanuel United Methodist Church.
Confirmation class for middle school students begins Sunday, Feb. 19, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Christian Church
Patience theme
continues this week
Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship service is at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19.
Youth group for kids 3 years old through sixth grade and Catalyst for young adults seventh grade and older meet 6 p.m. Wednesdays.
The congregation continues to learn how to develop patience. It will look at ways to help others and plan ahead.
Polk United
Methodist Church
UMW leads
worship Feb. 19
Sunday's 10:30 a.m. worship Feb. 19 will be led by United Methodist Women. "All Things Made New" is the message of the service. Those participating in the service are Carolyn Sweet, Phyllis Collins, Linda Knowlton, Marian Cook, Karen Taylor, Anna Rapp and Sally Wiley.
Members of the congregation are reminded to bring change for the "Noisy Can" collection. This is the final collection by the children of the Sunday school who are sponsoring a heifer project.
The youth group, chaperones and guests will meet 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 for pizza and then on to Snow Trails for tubing.
The church will observe Ash Wednesday on Feb. 22 with open communion between the hours of 6 and 7:30 p.m.
Emmanuel United
Methodist Church
Sunday is Feb. 19
Worship begins 11 a.m. Feb. 19 for Transfiguration Sunday. William Payne's sermon, "Walking in the Light," is based on Mark 9:1-9. Craig Whitmore will read the Scripture lesson, Exodus 34: 29-35. Greeters are Steve and Melissa Kopp, Mark Burgess is handling audio and Brooke Johnson is acolyte.
Mid-week Bible study resumes 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 in room 203. Payne will lead the Bible study. Ash Wednesday service will be 7 p.m. Feb. 22.
Park Street
Brethren Church
'Blessed the merciful' is the message
Pastor Jason Barnhart will bring the message, "Blessed the Merciful," from Matthew 5:7 at both the 9 a.m. service in the worship center and the 10:30 a.m. service in the Family Life Center gym.
Holy Calling and Spiritual Gifting Workshop begins Friday, Feb. 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Park Street Church is offering this interactive class taught by Pastor Bill Johnson. The class costs $10 for the book. Call the church office at 419-289-0224 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to express interest.
Stone Lutheran Church
Senior luncheon
reservations due
A senior soup luncheon will take place noon Tuesday, Feb. 21, open to all seniors and retirees. Anyone wishing to attend is asked to contact the church no later than Sunday, Feb. 19 at 419-289-2865.
The annual Fastnacht pancake and sausage supper is 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21.
A Mardi Gras theme will be combined with the supper, with the proceeds going to the 2012 Hillsdale Cancer Crusaders Relay for Life team. Members and friends of Stone Lutheran Church, Trinity Lutheran Church in Jeromesville, Mohican Community Church and Hayesville Methodist Church will assist during this supper, as well as participating in the Relay in June. Thrivent Financial will match funds, so donations will be accepted.
Ash Wednesday service with distribution of ashes and the sacrament of communion will take place 7 p.m. Feb. 22.
Lutheran Church
Ash Wednesday
service set Feb. 22
The community is invited to an Ash Wednesday communion service 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22. Pastor Jeff Messner will preach. Special music will be presented by the choir directed by Ron Marenchin and Luther Bells directed by Kathleen Wendling.
First Presbyterian
Church of Perrysville
Drum Circle will
be offered Sunday
Scripture readings for Sunday, Feb. 19 are 2:1-12; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9: 2-9; Psalm 50: 1-6.
Drum circle will be offered 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19.
Christ the Cornerstone
Community Church
'Courageous' will
be shown Feb. 26
The congregation invites the public to see the feature film, "Courageous," 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 at Christ the Cornerstone Community Church.
Christ United
Methodist Church
Taizé service
scheduled Saturday
Worship begins 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, with Sunday school for all ages following. The sermon for Transfiguration Sunday will be given by Peter Frantz, youth and Christian education director.
Scripture lessons will be read by Wyndy Reuschling, and music will be offered by Chancel Choir and Voices of Praise.
All are invited to the Taizé service 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18.
United Methodist
Church of Savannah
This Sunday is
Food Bank Sunday
The Wesleyan Way sermon series, based on the teachings of John Wesley, will continue this week with the topic of gratitude. Paul Imhoff and his wife, Joyce, will be the greeters for the next two weeks. Annette Kash will be the liturgist. This Sunday, Feb. 19, is Food Bank Sunday.
Joyce Imhoff will play host to Friendship Circle at her house at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20. Jennie Circle also is welcome to attend.
Ash Wednesday service will be in the sanctuary 7 p.m. Feb. 22. Olivesburg UMC and Adario UMC have been invited to attend. Choir practice will be after the Ash Wednesday service.
The church's free meal will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 in the fellowship hall.
Church of Christ
'I Am God's Temple' is evening sermon
Jeff Slater's Sunday morning sermon title Feb. 19 is: "Sure Things, Part 5: Heaven is the Promise of God."
Sunday evening sermon Feb. 19 is: "I Am God's Temple."
Christian Church
Scripture reading
will be from John 11
Minister Scot Myers will preach from the pulpit at the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services Sunday, Feb. 19. "Jesus Is Our Resurrection" will be the topic. Scripture reading will be from John 11. Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m.
The Sunday prayer meeting will take place 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 at the church.
Roots and Youth Group, under the direction of youth minister Adam Welch, meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the church.
Script cards are available every week. Turn in orders Sunday, Feb. 19 to Jill Welch and cards will be delivered the following week. Proceeds benefit the youth program.
Ruggles Church
Covered-dish meal
to follow worship
Ruggles Church will have its monthly covered-dish meal Sunday, Feb. 19, following the 9:30 a.m. worship service.
Bible study led by Pastor Marty Daly takes place 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the church.
Church of Christ,
Wednesday classes offered at 7 p.m.
Don Highman's Sunday morning lesson Feb. 19 will focus on Jesus' claim "I am the way, the truth and the life" from John 14:6. Christianity was conceived in an atmosphere of excitement. Why did this "New Way" cause such a stir wherever it was found?
The evening worship will be the monthly prayer service with attention given to thanksgiving and specific needs.
Church of Mifflin
Chautauqua-style performance set
There will be a Chautauqua-style performance by Raylene Hlavaty of the music of the famous blind poetess and hymnist Fannie Crosby at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 in Ashland University's lower chapel. This is free of charge and open to the public. A collection will be taken to be used for an AU nursing student to participate in a spring break medical missions trip to Nicaragua.
Bethel Baptist
Church, Savannah
'Courageous' to be shown Sunday night
All are invited to observe the Lord's supper in communion at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday service Feb. 19.
The film "Courageous" will be shown at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 at Bethel Baptist in Savannah. Refreshments will be served and child care is provided.
5 Stones
Community Church
The book of Acts
is being studied
The new series at 5 Stones Community Church is called "Actions and Words." The first followers of Jesus were people of actions and words; join the congregation as it walks through the book of Acts 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19.
Ashland First
United Methodist
New members will
be received Sunday
New members will be received 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 and will include a time for children. Stepping Stones children's ministry, youth and adult Christian formation groups meet at 10:45 a.m.
First Presbyterian
Church of Ashland
Game night will
be offered Sunday
Communion will be celebrated at both worship services Sunday, Feb. 19. Pastor Mike Parker's sermon is "Kingdom Transformation: Anger to Peace" from Scripture text Matthew 5:21-26.
A game night will be offered 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, with snacks provided. Bring a wrapped, fun item to be used as a prize.
Movie night will meet at the Draventstotts' house 6:30 p.m. today.
Ash Wednesday will be observed 7 p.m. Feb. 22 with a worship service in fellowship hall.
Zion Lutheran Church
Youth Pancake Brunch offered
All are welcome to the church's youth pancake brunch following 10:15 a.m. worship service Sunday, Feb. 19.
The family of Norma Snyder is playing host to a reception in her honor 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Lions Club building. The family requests no gifts.
Singles Group will go to the Iron Pony on Monday, Feb. 20.
Area clergy will meet 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 at Zion.
There will be a 7 p.m. service Wednesday, Feb. 22.
Community Church
Carry-in lunch will
follow Sunday school
Worship service is 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 with Sunday school to follow at 10:45 a.m.
There will be a carry-in lunch after the Sunday school hour.
Maple Grove
Church of the Brethren
New membership
class begins Sunday
Sunday school begins at 9:15 a.m. followed by worship at 10:25 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19.
Pastor Bill Schaefer's message will be "Secret on the Mountain" from Scriptures 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 and Mark 9:2-9.
Greeters will be Jim and Sharon Barr. Acolyte will be Megan Beebe.
Morning prayer will be led by Jim Barr. Chancel Choir, directed by Nancy Keener, will sing "The Power of Your Love," words and music by Geoff Bullock, arranged by Don Marsh.
Starting Feb. 19, new membership class begins at 9:30 a.m. Contact Schaefer for more information.
First Presbyterian
Church of Loudonville
Session update will take place Sunday
An informational update from the Feb. 14 Session meeting will take place 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 in the church social room. Elder Karen Dilgard will make the presentation.


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Swansea City's Michael Laudrup uncertain over deal for Blackpool's Tom Ince
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MICHAEL Laudrup reckons Tom Ince is a star of the future - but has no idea if he will get the chance to shine at Swansea City.
Swansea have registered their interest in Ince, who could leave Blackpool this month with his contract set to expire at the end of the season.
But despite suggestions that a deal is in the pipeline, chairman Huw Jenkins has stated that Swansea are a long way from landing the former Liverpool youngster.
Now Laudrup has reiterated that he admires Ince - but offered little clue as to whether Swansea will get him this month.
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When asked about the winger, Laudrup said: "A lot of things have been said, but I can't really say so much about that.
"Tom Ince is a talent. He has played for England Under-21s, but he still has a long way to go.
"One thing is playing in the Championship, another is playing in the Premier League.
"But he is a big talent for the future for whoever picks him up or signs him."
When asked whether Swansea are preparing a bid for Ince, Laudrup added: "I don't really know.
"There are a lot of rumours, a lot of things said and a lot of speculation, so let's leave it there."
Everton, Cardiff, Newcastle, Crystal Palace and Monaco are among a host of clubs who have also been linked with Ince.


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Malgorzata 'Margaret' Mlynarczyk, MD, Ph.D.
Dr. Mlynarczyk is in her third year of sub-specialty training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School.
Margaret graduated from Medical University of Lublin, Poland with MD/Ph.D. degree and moved to the United States in 2000 as a postdoc fellow. She was involved in basic science research on chronic hypoxia in pregnancy for several years at the Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University, in Loma Linda, California. In 2008, she started her Ob/Gyn residency training at Loma Linda University Medical Center and in 2011 matched with the MFM Fellowship program at EVMS. Margaret has several research interests, including IUGR, prediction and prevention of preterm labor, maternal medical complications in pregnancy, and prenatal ultrasound.
Letty M Romary, MD
Dr. Romary is in her second year of sub-speciality training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School in July 2013.
Letty was born, raised, and lived in Miami, Florida until 2001 when she went to North Carolina to complete her undergraduate degree at Duke University. She returned to Miami for medical school at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where her interest in Ob/Gyn began. During that time, she was involved in clinical research on placenta accreta. Letty stayed in Miami for her residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital where her research interests expanded to include HIV in pregnancy, preterm labor, short cervix, and twin gestation. Her exposure to a large volume of high-risk pregnancy confirmed her interest and she pursued a fellowship in MFM. In 2013, she started her fellowship in MFM at EVMS. Her research interest include multiple pregnancies, ultrasound imaging in early gestation, and fetal echocardiography.
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A native of North Carolina, Lea attended Duke University in Durham, NC where she earned her undergraduate degree in Biological Anthropology and Anatomy. She attended medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and graduated in May 2010. Lea was accepted into Eastern Virginia Medical School where she completed her residency in OB/GYN. Her research interests include patient safety, informed consent, and prevention of maternal mortality.


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MP3: Pitchfork Giveaway Free Track from Australia's Kite Club
Powerhouse indie music webzine, Pitchfork, has given the thumbs up to Australia's own Nicholas D. Futcher – better known as Kite Club.
In a year that has seen the site critically embrace Australian artists including Tame Impala and Fabulous Diamonds, Kite Club has become the latest local to shine on the world stage.
Describing his track "Going Swimming" as "particularly fun", the site even offered up a free mp3, which you can download after the jump.
Hailing from Mangrove Mountain in New South Wales, Kite Club makes sunshine pop at its most radiant. Influenced by artists as diverse as Brian Wilson, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, and The Flaming Lips, his glimmering sound has been distilled into his debut digital EP, 'Esoterica', which is available now on iTunes.
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RAMALLAH, June 6, 2011 (WAFA) – Fatah Commissioner of International Relations, Nabil Shaath, said Monday that the Kingdom of Lesotho had recognized the Palestinian state within 1967 borders.
The African country told its permanent representative at the United Nations to contact the Palestinian representative to start procedures to open diplomatic representation between the two states, said Shaath.
He added that the Republic of Malawi had also reiterated its previous recognition of the Palestinian state within 1967 borders.


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Dodging the duty
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OUR report into retired divorcee Patrick White being caught with 'industrial quantities' of contraband tobacco turns the spotlight on this black market.
White, aged 67, avoided going to jail after the court decided he should not drain the public purse even more by going to prison.
And that is what this illegal smuggling trade does - it drains the greater good. Trying to dodge the duty on tobacco – £28,000 worth in White's case – places further pressure on already strained public budgets. The tax is there to support the public purse, including health services which, ironically, ultimately bear the cost of tobacco use.
Smuggling actions like those of White's are bad for taxpayers, but also fuel the deadly hand-rolled tobacco market. We know this market is strong, because earlier this year Plymouth health chiefs told us nearly 70 per cent of smokers here smoke 'rollies' and collectively spend up to an estimated £25,000 a day on illegal tobacco to feed their deadly habit.
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Revised and Approved by the Progressive Dane Membership, November 30, 2011.
For a downloadable PDF version of this document, click here.
Progressive Dane believes that Dane County Government should do the following, and commits itself to working for full implementation of these policies:
1. Living Wages and Economic Development
2. Open and Democratic Government
3. Public Safety and Protection
4. Land Use, Transportation, and Environmental Protection
7. Efficient, Effective Government
1. Living Wages and Economic Development
a. Provide health insurance and a Living Wage adjusted for the higher cost of living in Dane County (at least 112$ of the federal poverty level for a family of four) for all county-funded jobs;
b. Target economic development subsidies to projects and locally-owned businesses/worker owned cooperatives that offer family-supporting jobs, affordable health care, respect for workers' rights, equal opportunity and environmental soundness;
c. Promote and support buy local policies and initiatives;
d. Require county funded economic development to connect low-income residents to skill-training, educational opportunities, workforce supports and family-supporting jobs;
e. Develop and coordinate programs that foster small, local and start-up businesses/worker owned cooperatives, for example: entrepreneurial training, micro lending, business incubators, business-owned storefronts, assistance with business plans and identifying available office and manufacturing locations and other resources;
f. Urge the state legislature to permit counties to enact countywide paid sick leave requirements and if successful, enact a countywide paid sick days requirement.
2. Open and Democratic Government
a. Urge the state legislature to permit counties to implement their own campaign finance reforms including limits on contributions and significant public funding of all elections;
b. Support state enabling legislation to allow local governments to use alternative electoral processes for local offices;
c. Strictly enforce laws governing full and timely disclosure of all sources of funds for County electoral races; require candidates to file their campaign finances reports electronically; require the County Clerk to post this information immediately on the county web site;
d. Make readily accessible information about the wages and other compensation paid to county funded employees, including managers and executives;
e. Pursue ways to make all aspects of county government responsive and accessible to the public; and require any governing bodies with authority from the county to assure that public input is encouraged in a timely and equitable basis in all public proceeds; including improved timely posting of detailed agendas of all meetings and all related materials;
f. Support the adoption of an inclusive, transparent participatory budgeting process whereby the residents of Dane County directly determine a portion of the County's annual budgets;
g. Support efforts to enhance the ability of all residents to fully participate in county boards, committees and commissions and proceedings;
h. Support full public financing of elections and adoption of state enabling legislation to allow local governments to enact local public electoral financing;
i. Support a proactive effort to ensure that all eligible voters are registered and made aware of voting requirements and procedures, which shall include policies to remove language barriers to registration and voting.
3. Public Safety and Protection
a. As the primary approach to dealing with nonviolent crime, provide diversion and preventative programs that address the root causes of crime and juvenile delinquency, while respecting civil rights and individual liberties;
b. Provide a secure treatment facility for alcohol and other drug abusers as the primary incarceration tool used to prevent repeat offenses and reduce jail crowding;
c. Adequately fund diversion programming such as the First Offender's Program, DART, TAP, and Dane County Drug County;
d. Establish a Restorative Justice Project in Dane County to reduce jail costs, facilitate needed closure for those impacted by criminal activity as well as demonstrative rehabilitative functioning for those accused;
e. Provide adequate funding for Dane County Appointed Counsel and develop partnerships with the local bar association, so that those who are not eligible for public defender services continue to have access to affordable legal services;
f. Oppose punitive ordinances that have the potential to target low income and minority populations in the county;
g. Ensure that all individuals in the court system have ready access to legal advice in languages they understand, and information regarding consequences of a criminal conviction;
h. Oppose the prosecution of simple marijuana possession;
i. Support victim impact panels as a mandatory part of all OWI sentences;
j. Oppose the Dane County Sheriff's department inquiries about immigration status except as required by federal law;
k. Oppose the Dane County Sheriff's department providing the names of individuals booked into Dane County jail to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency except as required by federal law;
l. Oppose trying juveniles under the age of 17 in adult courts;
m. Expand supportive services and early intervention for children exposed to abuse and neglect.
4. Land Use, Transportation and Environmental Protection
a. Support farmland preservation, family farming, sustainable agricultural practices and livable communities;
b. Promote clean water and reduce flooding by prioritizing county stormwater enforcement and enhancing county wetland protection efforts through additional land acquisition and tighter zoning enforcement;
c. Continue funding for the Conservation Fund to purchase additional parks and open space;
d. Encourage rural preservation by using Transfer of Development Rights programs in new development areas;
e. Support regional transit authority that provides affordable, available and accessible multimodal public transit with subsidies for elderly, disabled, and low income residents;
f. Expand pedestrian and bicycle routes;
g. Avoid major new highway construction, including construction of a North Beltline;
h. Oppose major new transmission line construction, and support state legislation enabling county government oversight of power line placement in utility corridors such as existing or abandoned railroad right of way;
i. Provide incentives for all county employees to use public transportation, carpool, bike or walk;
j. Support county purchasing policies that favor recycled, recyclable, locally produced, environmentally friendly, sweatfree and energy efficient goods; support purchasing significant amounts of and increasing proportions of clean energy;
k. Operate all county-owned or occupied buildings in a way that reduces energy use; audit all such buildings to determine ways to save energy and increase energy efficiency;
l. Any vehicle owned or leased by the county should be as fuel efficient and nonpolluting as practicable;
m. Promote and support green and sustainable initiatives and practices by business and government both in current activities and in new projects and developments;
n. Support Dane County exercising its regulatory options under the Livestock Facilities Siting law;
o. Encourage local farmers to grow food for direct human consumption and for local marketing to promote countywide economic sustainability;
p. Support a publicly-owned regional energy utilities;
q. Support lakes and watershed restrictions on the use of toxins and pesticides, and limitation on mercury runoff from coal plants;
r. Promote progressive revenue sources such as a lakefront property transfer fee to expand water quality initiatives;
s. Encourage higher-density residential development in existing urban locations in concurrence with countywide comprehensive (smart growth) planning;
t. Use all appropriate regulatory powers to stop urban sprawl development on farmlands, other open spaces, and in environmentally sensitive areas;
u. Support state legislation that requires endorsement by County Boards of Supervisors for city or village annexation of towns' lands for purposes of applying for urban service area expansions;
v. Support state legislation to require the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to require additional approval criteria for urban service area expansions, including expansion impacts on arterial highway commuter traffic loads, existing local residential housing or building sites, destruction of farmlands and other open spaces.
5. Affordable Housing
a. Recognize housing as a human right and implement of policies to realize that right for all Dane county residents;
b. Ensure that development of affordable housing includes training and job employment for low-income residents;
c. Support community land trust programs, an affordable housing trust fund, single room occupancy housing, transitional housing services, and cooperative housing to further enhance housing options throughout Dane County;
d. Support community-based programs that educate renters about their legal rights and assist them in defending those rights;
e. Support county laws and policies that prohibit housing discrimination and discourage economic segregation;
f. Prioritize vacant public property for housing the homeless;
g. Urge the state legislature to repeal laws limiting local governments' ability to expand housing opportunity and tenant protection.
6. Quality Human Services
a. Adequately fund human service agencies, including annual cost of living increases;
b. Ensure that human services address issues such as poverty, discrimination, domestic violence, community safety, and public health, skills training, educational opportunities, and workforce support;
c. Ensure basic safety net services to those who are ineligible for federal Supplemental Security Income and food stamp benefits and Wisconsin's welfare (W-2) program;
d. Support due process provisions in state and county social services programs for those who are wrongfully denied those services.
7. Efficient, Effective Government
a. Support the rights of county employees to join unions, exercise broad collective bargaining rights, and enjoy protection from discrimination as defined by law;
b. Oppose privatization of services currently provided by County employees;
c. Take measures necessary to ensure that county employees' workplaces are free of discrimination and harassment;
d. Extend benefits available to married couples to all domestic partnerships;
e. Require that proposals to consolidate government services contain evidence that they will result in improved delivery of services and that cost savings will not be derived solely from reduced staffing;
f. Give preference in county contracts to worker owned cooperatives, firms paying prevailing wages or employing a unionized workforce, provide training to low-income residents, and have a good environmental, safety, labor and civil rights law history;
g. Give preference in county contracts to firms with proven affirmative action records, and to those owned by those members of our community who have been under-represented due to income status, disability, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, or racial and ethnic background;
h. Urge the state legislature to permit local jurisdictions to employ progressive sources of revenue and to eliminate spending caps on raising revenue;
i. Explore alternative revenue sources to fund essential county services.


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The meaning of things being communicated is more important for second language acquisition than their form. There is a general agreement among researchers that learners must be engaged in decoding and encoding messages in the second language for the conditions to be right for second language learning. Learners must also be engaged in creating pragmatic meaning in order to develop fluency.
Some sort of focus on form does appear to be necessary for second language acquisition, however. Some advanced language structures may not be fully acquired without the opportunity for repeated practice. Schmidt's noticing hypothesis states that conscious attention to specific language forms is necessary for a learner's interlanguage to develop. This attention does not have to be in the form of conscious grammar rules, however; the attention is on how each specific form affects the meaning of what is being said.
Developing subconscious knowledge of the second language is more important than developing conscious knowledge. While conscious language knowledge is important for many aspects of second language acquisition, developing subconscious knowledge is vital for fluency. The knowledge that people use when they are speaking a language is mostly subconscious. It appears that learners can use conscious knowledge in speech if they have time and they are focused on form, but if these conditions are not met then they will fall back on subconscious knowledge. However, if learners have time to plan their speech, grammatical accuracy can improve.
It is not certain exactly how subconscious language knowledge is developed in the mind. According to skill-building theory, subconscious language knowledge is gained by practicing language until it becomes automatic. However, according to emergentist theories subconscious knowledge develops naturally from input and communication. The nature of the interface between conscious and subconscious language knowledge in the brain is also not clear; that is, it is not clear how conscious knowledge can develop into subconscious knowledge. It appears that conscious knowledge and subconscious knowledge are not completely separate, and practice at various aspects of language can lead to language knowledge becoming subconscious. However, studies have found that the two types of knowledge are stored differently in the brain, and this has led to the idea that conscious knowledge merely primes language acquisition processes rather than being directly involved. Both of these issues are still under debate.
The way learners process sentences in their second language is also important for language acquisition. According to MacWhinney's competition model, learners can only concentrate on so many things at a time, and so they must filter out some aspects of language when they listen to a second language. Learning a language is seen as finding the right weighting for each of the different factors that learners can process.
Similarly, according to processability theory, the sequence of acquisition can be explained by learners getting better at processing sentences in the second language. As learners increase their mental capacity to process sentences, mental resources are freed up. Learners can use these newly freed-up resources to concentrate on more advanced features of the input they receive. One such feature is the movement of words. For example, in English, questions are formed by moving the auxiliary verb or the question word to the start of the sentence (John is nice becomes Is John nice?) This kind of movement is too brain-intensive for beginners to process; learners must automatize their processing of static language structures before they can process movement


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- Dress code: Casual
- Full bar
- Kid-friendly
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The Boon Fly Cafe Restaurant Review: Veer off the highway to the jolly red barn that embodies The Carneros Inn's "rustic moderne" design. Traces of the farm include a silo-like pizza oven sheathed in galvanized steel and a casual, kitchen-fronting wood-post bar. It's all balanced by refinements such as moody tea candles and track lighting, banquette seating and nostalgic black and white photos. At sun-up, powerhouse breakfasts include corned beef hash, banana griddle cakes, and biscuits with house sausage gravy and eggs. Or, peer into the kitchen as hot, made-to-order donuts tube through a mini automated oil river until they flop over a cliff into a cinnamon sugar bin (for dessert, dip a half-dozen into a ramekin of bittersweet chocolate). Midday meanders into fancier territory with delicate, inspired flatbreads topped, perhaps, by roasted persimmons, goat cheese, crisp sage leaves and candied walnuts. At suppertime, choose a meaty pork ribs slab in sticky-smoky sauce with crisp sweet potato frites, juicy fried chicken in a thin crunchy batter, or ultra-creamy macaroni given depth by Swiss cheese. (Note: Albert Rivera is now the chef.) A trim Napa-dominant wine list flags biodynamic-organic-sustainable bottlings.
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