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|It's a dream come true: Phillips Co. raised the roof
|Written by Darci Tomky
"This is your home, your extended home...Welcome home!"
Phillips County commissioner Susan Roll Walters as well as commissioners Jerry Beavers and Bud Biesemeier welcomed county residents, donors and supporters to their new "home" at the Phillips County Event Center.
A celebration featured the "dream come true" facility Sunday, Nov. 21 with a program, reception and open house.
The Event Center project, eight years in the making, has certainly been a community endeavor, and all those involved were honored at Sunday's program.
A ribbon cutting ceremony and the unveiling of the Event Center Donor Wall completed the celebration event.
The donor wall located just inside the south doors at Phillips County Event Center was
Building plans all come together
Phillips County boasts people should "Come to See, Stay to Live" as the county celebrates community excellence. "We hope we've done this as we've completed this project," said county administrator Randy Schafer.
Commissioners first came up with the idea of a new community center at the Phillips County Fairgrounds eight years ago.
The previous building, two barns placed side by side, was constructed in 1940. In addition to numerous community events held there over the years, Dragon's Wagon Preschool had occupied the facility for 25 years. The building had served its purpose, but it was evident it was time to replace it.
Razing of the old building took place in May 2008. Groundbreaking followed in September with construction beginning in October.
After a study and needs assessment for the new structure, plans began to fall into place. Those involved included Natalie Lynch and Mike Tupa of CSU/DOLA. Serving as architect was Stephen Granger of CG Architects while Mike Smith Construction was hired as the contractor.
Sub-contractors included Acoustics, Bamford, Inc., Cool Floors, Inc., Edwards Concrete, Hielscher Drafting & Design, L&L Ready Mix (Holyoke), PC Telcom, R&P Flooring Service, Stonehome Designs, Inc., Tom's Plumbing.
AJ Sheet Metal, C&S Construction, Davis Design, Fetzer Electric, LLP, Holyoke General Store, McAtee Construction Company, Perfection Door, Scholl Oil & Transportation, Wally's Sales & Service, Inc., Yost Construction Company.
Artworks, Consolidated Builders, Eagle Construction, Gary Carper Backhoe, Ken's Construction, LLC, Mitchell Drywall, Inc., ProPump Concrete Pumping, Spindler Lumber, Inc. and Woody's Pivot Service.
The 32,000 square foot facility now includes three meeting rooms, an education wing, additional offices, a commercial kitchen, a hollow-core mezzanine deck with storm shelter and landscaping.
Marcia Walter of Dragon's Wagon Preschool, Trisha Herman of Family Education Services, Linda Langelo of Phillips County CSU Extension and Annette Shaw of Phillips County Arts Council all noted their appreciation for their facilities in the new building.
"We're home now," said Walter, giving thanks to the commissioners for believing in them and giving them a home.
"It's so much more than I thought we could do in the beginning," said Roll Walters. "We built this for the education of our children and grandchildren."
Phillips County Event Center has already been used for a variety of activities and events.
Beavers recalled the recent benefit for Blye McCallum held at the Event Center. With 700 people seated in Heginbotham Hall, "This place was really hoppin'!" he said. "It was a dream come true, and I was so excited it happened in this building. We're a community that pulls together and works together."
Community, donors make the dream come true
"We needed local support for this to become the building that it is," said Biesemeier. The communities of Phillips County definitely provided that support to raise the funds needed to complete this "project of a lifetime."
Mendi Lutze along with Tammie Timm headed up the fundraising committee while Randy Schafer led the grants committee. A number of in-kind donations also contributed to the project.
A total of $1.85 million came from grantors, donations provided over $625,000 of funding, fundraising brought in over $50,000 while the county provided the 23 percent left in the Event Center budget.
Donors were recognized Sunday in a new display in the Event Center entryway. Elton Oltjenbruns and Samantha Biesemeier, representing the past, present and future of Phillips County, were selected to cut the ribbon to unveil the donor recognition wall.
A design by Sheryl Farnsworth and Nancy Dee featured wooden plaques with donor names made by Troy Mayfield, ag teacher at Holyoke High School. An elaborate metal sculpture of Phillips County crops was made by Haxtun High School ag teacher Jeff Plumb.
Schafer noted the first two grants came from the State of Colorado Energy Impact Fund and the Gates Family Foundation. This was certainly a boost in the right direction for building organizers. "The project could be done—people believed in it," said Schafer.
Other grants came from Will E. Heginbotham Trust, Colorado Dept. of Transportation Enhancement Program, Jack Petteys Memorial Foundation, Great Outdoors Colorado, Boettcher Foundation, Daniels Fund, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Temple-Hoyne Buell.
El Pomar Foundation, Adolph Coors Foundation, USDA—Rural Development, Anschutz Family Foundation, Thomas D. Buckley Trust, Colorado Garden Show, Inc. and Pioneer—A DuPont Business.
The large Event Center meeting room was named Heginbotham Hall because of contributions from the Heginbotham Trust. Representative Dave Colver noted it is great to have this building for future generations. "It's by working together that we can do things like this."
The Biesemeier meeting room is in honor of the mothers of cousins Bud and Gary Biesemeier who grew up in Phillips County. "We were both very fortunate to have mothers who gave so much to their families in difficult times," said Bud Biesemeier. The two cousins have much respect for their mothers, the sacrifices they made and their focus on improving lives of people in the community.
With five generations in Phillips County, the Ortner family was acknowledged with the naming of the small meeting room. Dorothy (Ortner) Horrell, president of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, explained the group agreed to donate to the Event Center project with the condition her family be recognized.
From teaching to demonstrating to celebrating, there is a spirit of people coming together at the Event Center, said Horrell. "It's a place where community happens."
The building itself holds the name Phillips County Event Center. "This building was put together by the citizens of Phillips County, and I think it deserves that name," said Schafer.
This community center has come a long way in the past eight years, from groundbreaking to the completion of a beautiful building where memories will be made, values will be deepened and lessons will be learned for many years to come.
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Whitehouse will begin his new role following School Board approval. That is expected to come at the board's meeting on July 23.
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EAST CAROLINA: Shane Carden set a school-record with 439 passing yards and
accounted for six total touchdowns as the Pirates (8-4, 7-1) escaped their
double-overtime thriller versus the Marshall Thundering Herd with a 65-59 win.
ECU led 35-14 with 6:56 left in the first half, but Marshall scored 21
unanswered points to tie it up in the third quarter. After the Herd took a
52-45 lead with just under two minutes remaining in the game, Carden
engineered a 76-yard drive that ended with a six-yard touchdown pass to Danny
Webster to tie the score with only four seconds on the clock. The sophomore QB
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answered, but fumbled in the second overtime, which set up Carden to score the
game-winning touchdown on the ground. Justin Hardy set a single-game
receptions record with 16 catches for 171 yards, as the Pirates tied UCF for
first in the East Division. However, the Knights own the tie-breaker which
means ECU will wait to find out it next opponent.
HOUSTON: The Cougars finished their 2012 season off with a 40-17 win over
Tulane. The contest was the last to be held at Robertson Stadium which is
scheduled to be demolished. It was also the last game for Houston in the
conference, as it will be a member of the Big East next season. Senior
quarterback Crawford Jones threw for 368 yards and two touchdowns in the
second start of his career while Ryan Jackson added 129 yards and two scores
on the ground to pace the offense. In his first year at the helm of the
program, Tony Levine's team finished 5-7 overall and 4-4 in league play.
MARSHALL: The Thundering Herd came up just short of bowl eligibility with a
5-7 overall finish. Marshall had one last chance going into its season finale
at East Carolina, but it lost 65-59 to the Pirates in a double-overtime
thriller. Tommy Shuler broke the all-time MU single-season receptions mark
with 14 Friday to bring his 2012 season total to 110. Essray Taliaferro made
his first career start and rushed for 130 yards, but he also made a costly
error when he fumbled in the second overtime. D.J. Hunter had 18 tackles to
lead the defense, which is his career-high and a season-high for any Herd
defender. Rakeem Cato became the fourth quarterback in program history to
throw for 4,000 yards in season with 318 on Friday which brought his 2012
total to 4,201.
MEMPHIS: Justin Fuente put an exclamation point at the end of his first season
as the Tigers' head coach with a 42-24 win over Southern Miss. Jacob Karam
passed for 162 yards and two touchdowns. Brandon Hayes gained a game-high 115
yards and dashed into the end zone twice on 19 attempts, while Jai Steib
contributed another 89 yards and two TDs on his 16 carries in the victory.
Memphis combined for a season-best 437 yards of total offense. The defense
held Southern Miss to 288 total yards, marking the third-straight game an
opponent failed to surpass the 300-yard mark. The game marked the end of the
Tigers' era in the C-USA, as they are one of a few teams leaving for the Big
East. Their final league record was 4-4 after the season-ending three-game
winning streak.
RICE: The Owls became bowl eligible in their final chance to do so with a
33-24 win over Texas-El Paso, which was led by coach Mike Price for the final
time. Rice overcame a second-half deficit and Julian Eddington returned a kick
97 yards for a touchdown to seal the deal. His kick return broke the school's
nation leading streak of 320 games without a kickoff return. The team gained
453 yards of total offense on 85 snaps. Charles Ross rushed for 154 yards and
two touchdowns while Vance McDonald reeled in a career-high nine receptions
for 99 yards. Taylor McHargue was steady with 207 yards on 21-of-30 passing.
Cameron Nwosu paced the defensive unit with seven tackles, two tackles for
loss, and a sack. The Owls, who are now 6-6 overall and 4-4 in league play
after winning their last four, are a definite to play in their third bowl game
in seven seasons due to conference affiliations.
SMU: The Mustangs became bowl eligible for a school-record fourth straight
season with a 35-27 victory over the conference leading Tulsa Golden Hurricane
in their final regular season game as a member of the conference. Garrett
Gilbert ran for 111 yards and a touchdown and threw for another 113 yards and
a score to pace the offense. Zach Line ran for 81 yards and three touchdowns.
Linebacker Ja'Gared Davis impacted the game by recording a blocked punt, a
fumble recovery, and an interception. Coach June Jones' squad is now 6-6
overall and 5-3 in the league standings. SMU will find out which bowl game it
is playing in this week.
SOUTHERN MISS: The Golden Eagles ended their first season under coach Ellis
Johnson with a 0-12 record and 0-8 in C-USA play as they were handed a 42-24
setback by Memphis. It was the first winless season for the program since
1925. In its loss to the Tigers, USM was held to 288 yards of total offense.
Once again, more than one quarterback saw action under center. Arsenio Favor
and Anthony Alford combined to convert 13-of-27 passes for 193 yards and three
TDs, while also getting sacked four times. The defensive unit allowed the
Tigers to achieve their season-high with 437 yards of total offense in its
final appearance in 2012.
TEXAS-EL PASO: The Miners were unable to give Mike Price a fitting goodbye as
they were defeated 33-24 to end their season 3-9 overall and 2-6 in league
play. Price's retirement came after 31 years of coaching experience. In the
finale of his collegiate career, Nick Lamaison threw for 249 yards and two
touchdowns, but he completed just 8-of-22 pass attempts and was sacked four
times. Nathan Jeffery rushed for 95 yards and a score, while Michael Edwards
(five receptions, 121 yards) and Jordan Leslie (three receptions, 168 yards)
were on the receiving end of the touchdown strikes. Josh Fely registered a
career-best 16 tackles to become the first Miner with more than 100 tackles
since 2009. UTEP will now head into the offseason during which it will locate
Price's replacement.
TULANE: The Green Wave finished their season on a four-game losing slide as
they were beat, 40-17, at Houston on Saturday. Tulane had no answers on the
defensive side of the ball as the Cougars finished with 591 yards of total
offense. Senior QB Ryan Griffin threw for 346 yards and two touchdowns on 36-
of-66 passing but also struggled with turnovers, tossing four interceptions.
The league's leading wideout Ryan Grant caught a career-high 13 passes for 108
yards. Grant completed the third-best season in school history with 1,149
yards and six touchdowns on 76 receptions. Junior kicker Cairo Santos
connected on his lone field goal to finish 21-of-21 on the year and become
just the second kicker in FBS history to finish perfect with 20 or more field
goals. Coach Curtis Johnson's squad ended with a 2-10 overall record and a 2-6
mark in conference action.
TULSA: The Golden Hurricane never recovered from a slow start and dropped a
35-27 decision to SMU in their regular-season finale. The Golden Hurricane had
already clinched the C-USA West Division title and a spot in Friday's
conference title game, but its perfect league record was spoiled with the
setback. Tulsa set school records for total plays with 103 and pass attempts
with 65. It also gained 591 yards of total offense to SMU's 305. A blocked
Tulsa punt and two turnovers led to 21 SMU points in the first 20 minutes of
the game. Cody Green completed 36-of-64 passes for a career-high 413 yards
with three touchdowns and one interception. Tulsa will host UCF on Friday in
this season's C-USA Championship game.
UAB: Although UAB amassed 510 passing yards as a team, it was handed a 49-24
setback in its 2012 season finale by UCF. The Blazers finished with a 3-9
overall record and a 2-6 mark in league play. Linebacker Marvin Burdette
became the first player in school history to reach 400 career tackles by
registering 15 in his final appearance. Darrin Reaves gained 71 rushing yards
to become just the second player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-yard
mark on the ground. Junior quarterback Jonathan Perry threw for 307 yards, two
touchdown passes and a rushing score, while freshman quarterback Austin Brown
completed 16-of-28 passes for 203 yards. Senior wide receiver Patrick Hearn
recorded the a career-high of 201 yards and a score on eight receptions in the
UCF: Wide receiver Quincy McDuffie scored three rushing touchdowns to help the
Knights punch their ticket to the conference championship game with a 49-24
victory over UAB. UCF's ground game piled up 229 yards (5.9 ypc) and four
touchdowns on the day with Latavius Murray tallying a team-best 94 yards and
scored a TD for the seventh straight contest. Sophomore QB Blake Bortles
completed 17-of-23 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns. Safety Clayton
Geathers anchored the defense with a career-high 17 tackles and Lyle
Dankenbring scored his first career touchdown on a 78-yard interception
return. UCF will go on the road to play Tulsa for the C-USA crown on Friday,
which will be its last contest in the league before departing to the Big East.
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On National Coming Out Day, Cincinnati's only openly gay city councilman told CityBeat that equality for America's Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgendered people would take a hit under a President Mitt Romney.
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The vice presidential debate is tonight. The debate will be between Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan. After the last debate, some pundits are saying Biden needs to win this one to slow down the Romney-Ryan momentum. But keep in mind political scientists say debates have little to no electoral impact in the long term, so it's possible most of the post-debate polling in favor of Mitt Romney could indicate a temporary bounce. The debate is at 9 p.m. and will be aired on all the big networks. The full schedule of presidential debates can be found here.
Romney might campaign in Lebanon, Ohio this weekend. Ohio is considered a must-win for the Republican presidential candidate. Even with a post-debate bounce, Romney still looks to be the underdog in Ohio. The latest poll from NBC, Wall Street Journal and Marist shows Romney down six points to Obama among likely voters in the state with a margin of error of 3.1. The poll does show the race tightening from the eight-point gap measured on Oct. 3, but it's apparently not enough. By itself, the poll could be considered an outlier and too optimistic for Obama, but it actually echoes the latest CNN poll and aggregate polling taken after the debate. In aggregate polling, Romney is down 1.6 points in Ohio after the NBC/WSJ/Marist poll. Before the latest poll, he was down 0.8 points.
A new poll shows a slim majority of Ohioans now support same-sex marriage. The poll found 52 percent of Ohioans support it, while 37 percent want it to stay illegal. The poll gives a shot of optimism to Freedom to Marry Ohio, an amendment that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. Supporters say the amendment could be on the Ohio ballot as soon as November 2013.
State Auditor Dave Yost wants to put the attendance fraud investigation in context. When talking with Gongwer yesterday, Yost explained that the potential data rigging going could have cost schools additional funding for at-risk students: "I suspect we probably have schools in Ohio that ought to be getting that extra money for those extra services to help those schools that are most at risk, and that money is not flowing because the data is not accurate."
Will county budget cuts hurt public safety? As the county
commissioners try to sort out the budget without raising taxes, Hamilton County's sheriff
department could see some cuts, according to Commissioner Greg Hartmann. He insists the cuts will not hurt public safety, however.
An Oct. 1 analysis by left-leaning Policy Matters Ohio found the casino tax will not be enough to make up for cuts in state aid. Even in cities hosting casinos, the extra tax revenue will only cover about half of cuts.
Only a few weeks remain in Hamilton County's free electronics recycling program.
A Nuns on the Bus tour is encouraging voters to support politicians that provide for the poor. The tour will avoid being partisan and mentioning candidates' names, but the general vibe of the tour implies support for Democratic candidates.
Josh Mandel, Ohio's Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, has gotten another rating from PolitiFact Ohio. This one is "Mostly False" for Mandel's claim that opponent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown has missed more than 350 votes in the Senate. Brown has only missed 21 out of 1,779 votes since he joined the Senate, and he hasn't missed any votes this year. The Mandel campaign claims the ad was keeping track of Brown's entire public career, but 83 of the votes Brown missed in that time period were in 2000, when Brown was in a car accident in which he broke his ribs and vertebrae.
The NBC/WSJ/Marist poll also had some bad news for Mandel. He was found to be down 11 points to Brown among likely voters. Mandel is now down 4.2 points in aggregate polling.
The right-leaning Tax Foundation ranked Ohio No. 39 for business tax climate. The conservative research group gave Ohio good marks for unemployment insurance and the corporate tax rate, but it criticized the state for its individual income tax and property tax. New York, New Jersey and California were at the bottom of the overall rankings, and Wyoming, South Dakota and Nevada were at the top.
Jobless claims fell to 339,000 — the lowest in four and a half years. Coupled with last week's employment numbers, the news indicates that an economic recovery is truly underway. However, jobless claims are very volatile, so it's uncertain whether the drop will stick.
Science has found some stars die in style.
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here.
The first presidential debate took place last night. Most of the
"liberal media" says Mitt Romney beat President Barack Obama, but the
impact of the relatively dull debate is probably being overstated as the
media tries to sensationalize some sort of comeback narrative for Romney. Although
the debates are important for capturing a candidate's policies and
speaking ability, they don't matter much in political terms.
Policy-wise, it seems Romney ran to the center last night. If last night's debate wasn't enough debate for you, here are the three most awkward presidential debate moments in history.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus held
a conference call with Ohio reporters yesterday in response to Vice
President Joe Biden's comments that the middle class has been "buried"
in the past four years. Priebus claimed the
Republican ground game in Ohio will "crush" Democrats. But that's going
to require a lot of work. As it stands, Obama and Democratic Sen.
Sherrod Brown are beating their respective Republican opponents pretty
badly in aggregate polling.
PolitiFact says Republican claims that Issue 2 will create a redistricting commission that will "have a blank check to spend our money" are false. While there is no cap on spending designated in Issue 2, that does not mean the redistricting commission will get infinite funding. If Issue 2 is approved by voters, redistricting will be handled by an independent citizens commission. If Issue 2 is rejected by voters, redistricting will continue being handled by politicians that commonly use the system in politically advantageous ways. A Republican majority redistricted the First Congressional District, which includes Cincinnati, to also include Warren County. The new boundaries give Republicans an advantage by putting more emphasis on rural voters, which typically vote Republican, instead of urban voters, which typically vote Democrat. CityBeat previously covered the redistricting process and Issue 2 here.
An analysis by the Ohio Office of Budget and Management
found Issue 2 would cost the state about $11-$15.2 million over eight
years. That's about $1.4-$1.9 million a year, or about 0.005-0.007
percent of Ohio's budget for the 2013 fiscal year.
To put the cost of Issue 2 in further context, state tax revenues were $39 million above estimates in September.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the Ohio
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) and the
Cincinnati-based Ohio Justice and Policy Center (OJPC) have settled out
of court in a case involving health care in prisons. OJPC brought the
case forward with a lawsuit in 2003, arguing that inmates were not
receiving adequate health care as required by the Ohio Constitution.
Courts agreed in 2005, and they created an oversight committee to ensure
medical standards rose. Today, health care in prisons is much better. With the
settlement, OJPC and ODRC will continue watching over medical policies
and procedures for the next two years, but courts no longer have an
oversight mandate.
City Council unanimously approved six projects for historic tax credits yesterday.
Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank reclaimed its top spot for local bank deposits this year, although data released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) shows it might never have lost the top spot to U.S. Bank.U.S. service firms, which employ 90 percent of Americans, grew at their fastest rate in six months. The boost was brought about due to rising consumer demand.
Ever curious about why politicians use similar body language in all their public appearances? The New York Times has an explanation.
A new, strange dinosaur was recently identified.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus held a conference call with Ohio reporters Wednesday morning in response to Tuesday comments by Democratic Vice President Joe Biden that the middle class had been "buried" in the last four years.
"Obama and Biden have buried the middle class, and now they want to bury them some more," Priebus told reporters.
"I mean, just imagine what Barack Obama would do. He buried us economically in this country knowing that he would have to face re-election. Just imagine what he would do with nothing but daylight in front of him. Just imagine where this economy would go."
Biden made his comments before an audience of about 1,000 in Charlotte on Tuesday. He said Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's tax cuts for millionaires would raise taxes for the middle class.
"How can they justify raising classes on a middle class that has been buried the last four years?" Biden said.
Biden tried to clarify that he meant they had been buried by policies supported by Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan.
Republicans, however, jumped on the comment immediately, with Romney tweeting, "the middle class has been buried the last 4 years, which is why we need a change in November."
Priebus said despite polling showing Obama pulling ahead of Romney in Ohio that the state would be very close. He said Republicans have a better ground game and would "crush" Democrats.
"I think we're going to crush the Democrats on the ground," Priebus said.
"I just don't think they've got a very good ground game. I've looked through it, I've seen it. It's all smoke and mirrors."
Priebus said if Romney were to lose Ohio, he was still optimistic about Wisconsin, Iowa, Colorado and Nevada.
"We've got it all on the table. Ohio is, of course, extremely important. It's nothing new, but I also see avenues to 270 (electoral votes) opening up for Mitt Romney in places that weren't there in '08."
While the presidential candidates prepared for Wednesday's debate, Michelle Obama urged Cincinnatians on Tuesday to take advantage of the first day of early voting, before leading a group to the board of elections to cast their ballots.
"I've got news for you: Here in Ohio it's already Election Day. Early voting starts today," Obama told a crowd of 6,800 inside the Duke Energy Convention Center. She urged everyone to reach out and encourage their friends to vote after they had cast their own ballots.
"Twitter them. Tweet them. What do you do? It's tweeting, right? Tweet them," she joked to the crowd.
Earlier in the morning, the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney kicked off its "Commit to Mitt Early Vote Express" statewide bus tour in downtown Cincinnati.
The tour started in Hamilton County before moving through Butler County and is scheduled to end the day in Preble County.
The bus is scheduled to make its way through every region of Ohio during the early voting period and will serve as a mobile campaign headquarters, dispensing voter contact materials and featuring Romney campaign surrogates, according to a news release.
At the convention center, Michelle Obama avoided some of the direct attacks employed by her husband or the Romney campaign, but used her 30-minute speech to counter some of the criticisms from the GOP nominee, recapping some of her convention speech.
"Our families weren't asking for much," Michelle said of her own and Barack's families. "They didn't begrudge anyone else's success, you know, they didn't mind if others had much more than they did, in fact they admired it. That's why they pushed us to succeed."
Her comment seemed to come in response to an attack that the Romney campaign levied against Barack Obama after his infamous "you didn't build that" comment, where the GOP candidate argues that Obama and Democrats are fostering enmity among the middle class by stoking jealousy of rich, successful Americans like Mitt Romney.
"Our families believed also that when you work hard and have done well and finally walk through that doorway of opportunity, you don't slam it shut behind you," Michelle Obama continued.
"No, you reach back and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed. You see, that's how Barack and I and so many of you were raised. … We learned that the truth matters – you don't take shortcuts, you don't game the system, you don't play by your own set of rules."
She went on to say that Americans are part of something bigger than themselves and obligated to give back to others, counter to the Republicans' narrative of the individual pulled up by his or her own bootstraps.
Danielle Henderson, 40, a teacher's assistant from Cincinnati, said she was a fan of the first lady's and joked that she wanted to know if Michelle was running for president in 2016.
"Behind every good man is a good woman," Henderson said. "Honestly, a woman is a backbone of the family."
She said she thought the first family was a good model for the rest of the country.
Henderson's mother-in-law Barbara joked that she was excited to see what the first lady was going to wear.
"I see trends she sets trickle down to other politicians' wives," she joked.
It's October. Tomorrow is the first day of in-person early
voting in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth at the secretary of
state's website here.
Michelle Obama will be in Cincinnati tomorrow to support
an in-person early voting push in Ohio. The state is considered vital
for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign against President Barack Obama, but while national polling is
close, Ohio is looking very bad for Romney. The
Romney team seems to be banking on the debates to regain momentum, but,
historically, debates have little electoral impact. The first debate is
Wednesday at 9 p.m. A
full schedule of the debates can be found here.
In more good news for Democrats, a recent poll by The Columbus Dispatch found Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is leading Josh Mandel, state treasurer and Brown's Republican opponent for the U.S. Senate seat, by 10 points. The last Dispatch poll found the two candidates tied. The poll shows a long-term trend seen in aggregate polling of Brown gaining momentum and Mandel falling behind.
A former Republican Ohio state representative came out in support of Issue 2. Joan Lawrence came out for the initiative as part of Women for Issue 2, claiming the current system is rigged. If Issue 2 is approved by voters this election cycle, Ohio's redistricting will be handled by an independent citizens committee. Currently, elected officials manage Ohio's redistricting process, but the process normally leads to corruption in a process known as "gerrymandering" in which politicians redraw district borders in politically advantageous ways. In the First Congressional District, which includes Cincinnati, district boundaries were redrawn by Republicans to include less of Hamilton County's urban population, which tends to vote Democrat, and instead include the more rural Warren County, which tends to vote Republican. CityBeat previously covered the issue and Republicans' losses in court regarding Issue 2 here.
Margaret Buchanan, The Cincinnati Enquirer's publisher and president, left the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees Friday to avoid a potential conflict of interest in the newspaper's reporting on the UC Board of Trustees. CityBeat and other media critics mentioned the conflict of interest in the past, particularly when former UC President Greg Williams suddenly resigned and Buchanan refused to comment on speculation around the resignation.
Cincinnati's economic recovery is in full swing. For the second straight month, the area's manufacturers expanded. The Cincinnati Purchasing Management Index, which measures manufacturing, went up from 54.6 in August to 58.8 in September. The index must be above 50 to signify growth; below 50 shows contraction.
Cincinnati's women-owned businesses are doing a lot more than some may think. They are responsible for 3,500 local area jobs.
Ohio's attorney general is devoting more money toward solving cold case homicides. Cold cases are old cases that have not been the subject of recent investigations but could be solved in light of new evidence.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier will be filmed in southern and northeast Ohio.
Nintendo's Wii U is already looking like the top Christmas toy.
Artificially intelligent gamer bots convinced judges they're human more often than actual humans.
The Cincinnati Enquirer
gave some insight into what happened with Williams and the UC Board of
Trustees the day before Williams' resignation. Apparently, there was no
sign of conflict in the correspondence and emails revealed under the
Ohio Open Records Act, but anonymous sources told The Enquirer that the relationship between Williams and the UC Board of Trustees was breaking down prior to Williams' resignation. The Enquirer
could not get information from Margaret Buchanan, the publisher and president
of the newspaper that is also on the UC Board of Trustees; instead,
Buchanan referred reporters to Francis Barrett, another trustee.
nonprofit group says Mitt Romney's health care proposals are more
expensive for Ohio than Obamacare. Families USA, a left-leaning group
that lobbies on health issues, says Romney's plan would make families
pay about $10,100 a year on health care — almost twice the $5,100 paid
under Obamacare.
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction announced it will not
be privatizing more prisons. The announcement came less than a week
after CityBeat's in-depth story on private prisons and the many issues
they face.
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio said Josh Mandel, state treasurer and the Republican candidate for this year's senate race, is only doing as well as he is in polling due to $20 million in pro-Mandel spending coming from out-of-state sources. But the money doesn't seem to be helping much; Mandel is currently down by 7.5 points in aggregate polling.
celebrate Mandel's birthday, Ohio Democrats gave him a new pair of
pants. Democrats said Mandel, who is Ohio's treasurer and Republican
candidate for the U.S. Senate, will need the pants after earning "more
'Pants on Fire' ratings from Politifact Ohio than any politician in
state history."
is working on rainwater harvesting codes. A task force has made
progress on the issue in the past year, but Cincinnati has only had one
rainwater harvesting system installed since 2009.
A new manufacturer could be bringing 60 jobs to Northern Kentucky.
Ackman, an activist investor, has a few bad things to say about Procter
& Gamble. The problem? The public doesn't know what those
criticisms are.
exotic pet owners are acting slowly in registering their pets, putting
themselves at risk for jail time if they don't register before Nov. 5.
In an interview with Cleveland's The Plain Dealer, President Barack Obama said he will go after China's unfair trading practices, but the United States will not "go out of our way to embarrass" China. Obama said the lighter approach typically produces better results.
The Cincinnati Reds rode their great home season to a 6 percent attendance gain.
Science says traveling into the future is technically possible, but traveling to the past "can only exist in the movies."
Speaking of the past and science, Popular Science
posted an old article published in 1961 with predictions for the future's
family cars. The article predicted invisible, self-driving cars that
could travel at 1,500 mph.
In an ad accusing Josh Mandel, a Republican, of lying, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown's campaign team may have lied, according to PolitiFact. The U.S. senatorial campaign for Ohio's senate seat has been filled with dishonesty, but it usually comes from Mandel. The dishonesty seems to be hurting Mandel more than Brown; Mandel is currently down 7.5 points in aggregate polling numbers.Mandel is being taken to court by liberal blog Plunderbund. The blog claims Mandel has made it extra difficult to get public records.
Preliminary data for Ohio schools was released yesterday. Some data is still being held back while an investigation into fraudulent reporting from some schools is finished, but the data gives some insight into how schools performed during the 2011-2012 school year. The data can be found here. From a local angle, the data shows Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) did not meet "adequate yearly progress," a federal standard that measures progress in student subgroups, such as minority groups; but CPS did meet standards for "value-added growth," which measures the expected progress in state testing for all students between the third and eighth grades.
City Council approved the $29 million financing plan for the streetcar yesterday. The plan will use $15 million from the Blue Ash airport deal to move utility lines and pipes. The city claims the $15 million, which was originally promised to neighborhood projects, will be reimbursed by Duke Energy once the city settles a conflict with the energy company. Duke and the city are currently arguing over who has to pay to move the utility lines and pipes.
An Ohio state representative is asking the federal government to monitor the election more closely. Rep. Alicia Reece, a Cincinnati Democrat, is asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to send monitors to the state to ensure no funny business goes on in voting booths on Nov. 6. The request is partly in response to a recent court ruling that forces Ohio to count provisional ballots if the ballots were brought around by poll worker errors.
Ohio's ability to stop political lies was upheld yesterday. The Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST) tried to put an end to the government power, which COAST claimed was censorship, by taking it to court, but a U.S. judge upheld the ability. The judge, who is a former chairman of the Hamilton County Republican Party, said COAST did not properly display that its speech was held down by the law. Considering some of COAST's tweets, the judge is probably right.
E.W. Scripps Co. will host a job fair in Cincinnati Oct. 10 to fill 100 digital jobs.
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the rights of lesbian ex-couples to set visitation times. The court said non-parents are allowed to participate in visitations during child custody proceedings.
Ohio might expand Medicaid, but not to the extent asked for by Obamacare. That's what the state's Medicaid director said yesterday, anyway. A previous study found Medicaid expansions improved and might have saved lives in other states, and other studies have found Medicaid expansions may save the state money by cutting uncompensated costs.
Pundits really dug into Mitt Romney the past few days over his poor poll numbers in Ohio. The Business Courier asked if Romney has already lost Ohio. Politico said Romney's biggest hurdle to the White House is Ohio. The New Republic ran an article with six theories as to what led to Romney's losses in the state. The Cleveland Plain Dealer pointed out both presidential candidates were stumping at a pivotal time in northern Ohio yesterday. Aggregate polling paints a consistently bad picture for Romney in Ohio; he is currently down four points.
But Romney probably isn't helping matters. In an Ohio
rally Tuesday, he admitted President Barack Obama didn't raise taxes in his
first term.
Gov. John Kasich signed a series of bills shoring up Ohio's public pension system yesterday. The laws will cut benefits and raise eligibility requirements, but state officials insist the new laws will mostly affect future retirees.
NASA wants samples from Mars, and it has a plan. The new plan may require a robot-to-human hand-off in space.
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan weighed in on the controversy over replacement National Football League referees in a Tuesday town hall-style meeting in Cincinnati, comparing the Obama administration to the substitute officials who cost his home-state Green Bay Packers a victory with their botched call Monday night.
"Give me a break. It is time to get the real refs," Ryan said.
"And you know what, it reminds me of President Obama and the economy — if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. I half think that these refs work part time for the Obama administration in the budget office."
Ryan was referencing a play that should have been called an interception for the Packers but instead allowed the Seattle Seahawks to score a game-winning touchdown on Monday Night Foodball. Replacement referees — some of whom may have been fired by the Lingerie Football League for incompetence — are filling in for unionized officials who are locked out.
The vice presidential candidate spoke inside a Byer Steel warehouse surrounded by piles of I-beams and rebar. A self-proclaimed Southern gospel rock band played before the event, occasionally pausing to talk up GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's conservative credentials.
Much of Ryan's prepared speech, as well as questions from participants in the town hall, focused on the economy, the deficit and the need for changes to entitlement programs.
Asked by an audience member how he would limit government and eliminate programs, Ryan said he and Romney would spur economic growth by lessening the tax burdens on small businesses, cut discretionary spending on government agencies and overhaul entitlement programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
Outside before the rally, protesters called for Ryan — whose House-passed budget made deeps cuts to many welfare and safety-net programs — to have more compassion for the poor.
Meanwhile an airplane sponsored by MoveOn.org carried a banner reading, "Romney: Believe in 55% of America?" referencing comments revealed in a recent video where Romney claimed 47 percent of Americans didn't pay any income tax and viewed themselves as victims reliant on government so it wasn't his job to worry about their votes.
"We're here with several messages, including the immorality of the Ryan budget and how it will impact the vast majority of Americans negatively," said David Little with the liberal advocacy group ProgressOhio. "When a budget protects those with the most and negatively impacts those with the least, I would suggest that is immoral."
Bentley Davis with the Alliance for Retired Americans said she was concerned about what Romney and Ryan's plans for Medicare and Social Security would do to retirement security.
Ryan had proposed to keep Medicare the same for anybody already 55 and over, but give younger Americans the choice to get money to spend toward private insurance or stay in a Medicare-like program.
Inside the warehouse was a digital sign that ticked up the national debt, which was at $16 trillion and rising.
"Here is what our government, our Congressional Budget Office, is telling us our debt is in the future if we stay on the path that President Obama has kept us on, has put us on … the debt goes as high as two and a half times the size of our economy by the time my three kids are my age," Ryan said.
The Obama campaign fired back in an email response, saying Ryan used misleading rhetoric to hide his own record and Republican plans to raise taxes on the middle class to fund tax cuts for wealthier Americans.
"The Romney-Ryan ticket has plenty of questions to answer about a failed record on manufacturing and job creation and their support for policies that will devastate middle class families by raising their taxes and shipping jobs overseas," Obama for America – Ohio Press Secretary Jessica Kershaw wrote.
"These policies would take the growing manufacturing industry backward, not forward."
For some in the audience, the economy was also on the forefront.
Steve Teal, 56, of West Chester, said he doesn't like the direction the country is going in.
"Just get the country back to work," Teal said. "I don't trust him (Obama). He doesn't stand up for America. He doesn't stand up for Americans."
CityBeat writer Stefane Kremer contributed to this report.
Ryan went from Cincinnati to an event with Romney in Dayton later on Tuesday.
City Council approved a $29 million plan that will shift $15 million from the Blue Ash airport deal to move utility lines and pipes in order to accommodate for streetcar tracks. The money will be reimbursed if a conflict with Duke Energy is settled in the city's favor. The city is currently trying to resolve the conflict over who has to pay for moving utility lines and pipes. If the city wins out, Duke will have to pay up, and the money from the Blue Ash airport deal will be put back where it belongs. If Duke wins out, that money could be lost forever — a worry Chris Smitherman voiced in the public City Council session. Smitherman, Charlie Winburn and P.G. Sittenfeld voted against the plan, and Roxanne Qualls, Laure Quinlivan, Yvette Simpson, Cecil Thomas, Wendell Young and Chris Seelbach voted for it.
CORRECTION: This blog originally said the entire $29 million plan will be reimbursed by
Duke. Only the $15 million from the Blue Ash airport deal will be
reimbursed if the city wins in the dispute.
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted received a failing grade from Voters First Ohio and the Ohio Unity Coalition for the way he's handled the 2012 election. The left-leaning groups criticized Husted for taking away in-person early voting hours that were available in 2008 and issues regarding provisional ballots, wrongful terminations and misleading language on the November ballot.
The Controlling Board unanimously approved $4 million Monday to conduct a study to determine possible funding for the Brent Spence Bridge. The study will look at tolls and the viability of various public-private partnerships to see how the bridge will be paid for.
Jungle Jim's is opening an Eastgate location today, and people are apparently really excited for it.
The state launched a new website to connect Ohio job seekers and opportunities in the energy industry. The website presents opportunities in advanced energy, renewable energy, energy efficiency and gas and oil.
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will be in southwest Ohio today,
and Obama will be in other parts of the state. The state is typically
considered a must-win for Romney and Ryan, but aggregate polling has looked worse lately for the Republican duo.
Speaking of Romney, he indirectly admitted he'll have to raise taxes on what he considers middle income. Remember when Republicans ran on tax cuts?
Another problem with global warming: Hotter days make people less productive, which greatly hurts economic output.
A Cincinnati research team found NFL players die often to Alzheimer's disease and Lou Gehrig's disease. The two diseases kill NFL players four times more often than the average U.S. population, and other neurodegenerative diseases kill them twice as often as the norm.
Having sex once a week instead of once a month is the "happiness equivalent" of making an extra $50,000 a year. Do not try that line at home.


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Fall is upon us: Here are some area festivals celebrating Autumn in the Carolinas
The weather is cooler and the kids have gone back to school. It's time for fall festivals. The summer was very hot this year. Maybe it's been a while since you spent a day outside. Pack up the kids, wear your comfortable shoes and bring some cash, not all festivals take credit cards although the list is growing. You'll have a good time.
Some of these festivals charge admittance but many are free to enter. If you have a small budget this year, look for the free festivals and bring your own drinks and snacks. There are always samples and other freebies.
Fall festivals were started by farmers who wanted to celebrate and mark the end of the growing season. Original competitions were who could cut the most hay fastest and who could catch the most greased pigs.
You don't have to own pigs or be able to cut hay to have a good time at today's festivals. Just bring an umbrella in case it rains and be prepared to have a good time. […]


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Sue Kuba
Personal Information
California School of Professional Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Fresno Campus
Interim Program Co-Director
Distinguished Professor
Alliant International University, Fresno
5130 E. Clinton Way
Fresno CA 93727
Courses, Research Interests, Publications
PSY 8475 Teaching Practicum II
PSY 8474 Teaching Practicum I
PSY 8465 Teaching with Distance Learning Methods
PSY 8500 Advanced Gay and Lesbian Issues in Psychology
PSY 7510 Teaching Methods
PSY 7112 History and Systems of Psychology
PSY 8913 and 8913 PsyD Doctoral Dissertation
PSY 7911 and 7912 PsyD Dissertation Proposal
Phenomenology; sister relationships; educational effectiveness of online learning; women's development; gay and lesbian issues; women's health; eating disorders in multi-cultural populations
Kuba, S. A. (book in progress with publishing contract, 2009) The Sister connection in therapy: A More complete understanding of women. New York: Oxford University Press.
O'Toole, S. K., Lanflisi, K., Kuba, S. A., Miller, K., Romeo, D., Cowan, R., & Demanarig, D. Development of an applied learning outcome measure of cultural competence. Submitted to Training and Education in Professional Psychology on May 18, 2009.
Kuba, S. A. & Harris, D. J. & O'Toole, S. K. (2009). Gender and Ethnic Oppression in the Treatment of Mexican American Women with Eating Disorders. Women and Therapy, In press.
Kuba, S. A. (2003). Sources of Anoretic Rage. An invited book review of The Development of Anorexia Nervosa: The Hunger Artists. Sylvia Brody. International Universities Press, 2002, 237pp, Psychology of Women Quarterly, 27, 191-192.
Kuba, S. A. & . Bluestone, H. H. (2002). Integrating Diversity Content across the Curriculum: Evaluation in a Clinical Graduate Program. In E. Davis-Russell (Ed.), The Multicultural Handbook. New York: Jossey-Bass.
Kuba, S. A. & Harris, D. J. (2001). Eating Disturbances in Women of Color: An Exploratory study of contextual facotrs in the development of eating disorders in Mexican -American Women. Healthcare for Women International, Special Issue: Women and Chronic Illness. 22, 281-298.
Kuba, S. A. & Templer, D. I. (1998). Cognitive and neuropsychological effects of malnutrition in a sociopolitical context. Online Journal of Psychology, 4, 85-96.
Kuba, S. A. & Kenkel, M. B. (1997). The Wellness of women: Implications for the rural healthcare provider. In edited text Rural Healthcare Primer. American Psychological Association: Washington D.C.
Harris, D. & Kuba, S. (1997). Cultural identity in the identification and treatment of eating disorders. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 16.
Harris-Bluestone, H., Stokes, A., & Kuba, S. (1996) Toward an integrated program design: Evaluating the status of diversity training in a graduate psychology curriculum. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 15, 394-400.
Kuba, S.A. & Hanchey, S. (1990). A Woman's Body: The Feminist Treatment of Eating Disorders. In N.J. Van Den Berg (Ed.) The Feminist Treatment of Addictions, Springer Publishing Co., New York.
Gender Identity and its Role in Body Image, Wellness and Health Evaluation
Multi-dimensional factors contributing the development of eating disorder symptoms in European American and Mexican American Women
Training Multiculturally and Internationally Competent Psychologists
Sister Relationships Throughout the Lifespan (Phenomenological Research)
Academic History and Background
PhD, California School of Professional Psychology, Fresno, 1981
California License No. PSY 8406
California License No. PSY 8406
Claymont High School - Distinguished Alumni Award, 2004
Fresno Area Psychological Association - Presidential Award, 2004
Alliant International University - Leadership Award, 2001
Professional Practice and Community Service
Private Practice, 1984
Past Treasure, Newsletter Editor and Program Chair for San Joaquin Psychological Association
Divisional Membership in APA's Psychology of Women and Society for the Study of Gay and Lesbian Concerns
Member of APA, NCSPP and Association for Women in Psychology
Salsbury, P. Infant Feeding Methods, Hunger-Satiety Awareness and Type II Diabetes
Viers, R. Early versus late intervention in childhood sexual abuse survivors
Park, Jeoung. Effects of age, acculturation and country on differences in mental health attitudes of Korean and Korean Americans.
Garcia, S. Qualitative Study of Adolescents with Mothers who have Been Incarcerated
Beckman, J. Consistency of Parental Attitudes toward Pet Ownership and Animal Assisted Therapy for their Children
Ortiz-Nance, M. M. Social Competence and Social Skills in Children with and without Maternal Depression
Gore, L. Relationship between Ethnic Identity, Social Support and Body Image Factors in Cardio-Vascular Risk Factors for African American Women
Woodbury, K. Perceived Job Control and Stress in Combat and non-Combat Military personnel Deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan
Ad Hoc Reviewer for the American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Division 35 Reviewer
AD Hoc Reviewer for the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology - APA publication
Ad Hoc Reviewer for the Psychology of Women Quarterly, - APA Publication
Ad Hoc Reviewer for the Professional Psychology: Research and Practice - APA Publication
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Bliss Buggy Push - On the way to £4K!
Bliss are on the way to raising £4,000 from the Bliss Buggy Push event, which took place in London's Brockwell Park last month.
The event - sponsored by iCandy - was attended by 69 people, and their children in buggies of course, along with members of both the Bliss and iCandy teams. The 'organise your own Buggy Push' is also going incredibly well so hopefully the total will keep going up and up!
iCandy would like to say a big thank you and well done to everyone who has, or will be, taking part.
For more information on the wonderful work Bliss do, take a look at the following link: www.bliss.org.uk
We are very proud to be have been able to sponsor this event for a second time, and be able to help Bliss help 'Babies born too soon, too small, too sick.'
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By Grandma
from Kentucky
About Me Long-time Pet Owner
Comments about West Paw Design Nature Nap Fleece Dog & Cat Bed:
Soft, comfortable, dogs love it!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Made in Montana and my pup loves it
By Desert dweller
from AZ
Bought two of these for my little 5 lb pup. Use one in his cage at home and one in our RV beside our bed. He seems to like both. I was pleased to find a product made in the USA that is also earth friendly.
Nice washable beds
By Mary
from Oakland, CA
I really like these pet beds. I keep several of them on hand because my dog occasionally wets the bed and these are easy to wash.I'd like it if they were a bit thicker or had a stiffer foam in the bottom so my girl couldn't ball them up as she kicks around on her bed, but other than that I think they're great. I keep a stiffer Ruffwear pad underneath these in her crate which makes a nice washable combo.Pretty colors, comfy fabric, washable.
love them!
By monte
from hollywood, fl
cats love them. easy to care for.
(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
A Wonderful Bed That Is Easy to Clean!
By Arvada Dog Walker
from Arvada, CO
About Me Professional Pet Trainer
This product is easy to keep clean and launder, plus it looks comfortable and my dogs love to relax and lounge on it, plus they sleep nicely on it, too! This is a great product for use in crates/kennels and to put in the car when you are traveling with your pet. So far, it's very durable, it still looks good after several months of use.
excellent bed!
By riva
from tempe az
Much softer than I expected (we've had a small one for years); my big dog loves it! [...]
(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
Great little bed
By Sheila
from Boston
Soft, high quality bed. It's not too thick, so it's perfect for in a crate or traveling. Easy to clean too-- comes out great from the washer and dryer!
(1 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
Eco Friendly, Durable, and Comfortable
By Kate
from Farmington, CT.
I bought this for my beloved senior dog to add extra cushion for her. She was happy with it, although brief, but I know it added the extra comfort and softness for her frailing body. I only had it for 2 months before she passed and it is now her brother's. He loves it so much, that he snoozes on it more than my bed!!! I think the quality is so great and intrigued by how it is made, that I will be ordering it for my 'newly' adopted doggie. Thank you for a great product.
(1 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
By I'm Sirius
from Ghent, NY
I bought one for a new travel crate. It was so great that I have now replaced the other pet beds that fall apart after several washes. I am a clean freak and have a hound that gets pretty smelly so I am always washing the bedding. They really hold up to constant washing. Besides this top priority feature, they look nice and my dog happily curles up in it in her carrier, crate and sun room beds. I also love that it is USA manifactured with recycled products!!
Great Buy
By Chip McStone
from Henderson, CO
I like the fact is made from recyled plastics. I think that is great. My puppy likes it too and does not tend to try and chew on it as he does with other beds.
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|Ballyneal season to open May 22
|Written by Brenda Johnson Brandt
Following debt restructuring at Ballyneal Golf Course in early March, the new company is encouraged by membership potential and looks forward to opening the golf season Tuesday, May 22.
Head golf professional and general manager Matt Payne said previous members who had contracts with Ballyneal, LLC had to sign new contracts with Ballyneal Golf, LTD.
With the debt restructuring, Payne said they lowered the Ballyneal initiation fee from $50,000 to $10,000 and also lowered the dues structure to entice people to membership.
"This allows us the opportunity to be more competitive with other destination courses," added Payne.
Payne said he was pleased with the retention of members who re-signed with the new company.
Further marketing through e-mail and a print ad in last weekend's Denver Post generated close to 100 more who are interested in membership, said Payne.
John C. Curlander of Boudler bid $2.542 million for the Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club property southeast of Holyoke at a foreclosure sale on the Yuma County Courthouse steps March 7.
As the only bidder, his bid purchased Ballyneal. While Ballyneal will no longer include a hunt club, the golf course will essentially operate the same, said Payne.
The vision of the club will remain the same, in that it will operate as a private destination walking-only golf club utilizing a caddie program.
Training and tryouts for caddies will be conducted Sunday, May 6 at 11 a.m. at Ballyneal, according to caddiemaster Nick Flaa. Depending on the turnout, another session may be held Sunday, May 20. Anyone wishing to become a caddie must attend one of the mandatory dates to receive the proper training.
Payne said the restaurant at Ballyneal will be open to the public. They will work around member reservations first.
Payne said he and Curlander are both aware of the value of the support of the local community and neighbors.
He cited specific appreciation for the Brinkemas and Bledsoes who own land adjacent to Ballyneal and who have been great neighbors through this process.
Holyoke Enterprise April 19, 2012


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Fleeing to Live: Syrian Refugees in the OSCE Region
Testimony of Anne C. Richard
Assistant Secretary of State
Department of State
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
Before the
U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)
June 13, 2013
Good afternoon, Chairman Cardin, Chairman Smith, and Members of the Helsinki Commission. Thank you for holding this hearing today on the Syrian refugee crisis and its impact on countries near Syria, many of which are members or partners of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Thank you all for your attention to this crisis. I understand that Chairman Cardin traveled to the region in March to see this complex refugee crisis first-hand. Last March, before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, you stated that our country's emergency assistance to victims of the Syria crisis is an essential contribution to regional stability, and we agree wholeheartedly.
As you have requested, my testimony today provides an update on the efforts that our Government, governments in the region, and the organizations and donors that make up the international community are making in response to one of the largest refugee crises seen in decades. My testimony highlights several important trends and concerns and gives an overview of the U.S. Government's response to the flow of Syrian refugees to Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and Egypt.
Inside Syria
In response, last Friday the United Nations released the largest combined humanitarian appeal in its history, calling for $4.4 billion, an additional $3 billion more than originally requested, through the end of 2013 to provide food, water, medical care, and shelter to Syrians in need of help living inside Syria, as well as those in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, and Egypt. For the first time, the Governments of Jordan and Lebanon have released parallel requests for assistance in conjunction with the UN appeals to help manage the burden of hosting so many refugees while providing services to their own citizens.
U.S. Government Response
Advocating for Expanded Humanitarian Access
One of our top priorities for the region is for neighboring countries to keep their borders open to all those seeking to flee the conflict. We urge these governments, in particular Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq, to offer refuge to all those in need and to uphold the international humanitarian principle of non-refoulement, which means that refugees will not be pushed back across borders. The United States recognizes the legitimate security concerns that these neighbors face as a result of this crisis; however, we must find ways to ensure security that will still allow vulnerable refugees, particularly women, children, the elderly, and the injured, to seek protection outside of Syria.
Focusing on Women and Children
Ensuring Support to Host Communities
Engaging in Robust Contingency Planning


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Burgundy's Dewott
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This Dewott is a water-type Pokémon owned by Burgundy.
Dewott was introduced as an Oshawott and approximentally 2 years in the past, it lost to Cilan's Pansage during a gym battle. It is the first Pokémon she sends out to battle Cilan, going up against Cilan's Dwebble. It has some powerful moves at its disposal, but they were unable to break through Dwebble's defenses because its ability is called Sturdy and it was sadly defeated.
In The Clubsplosion Begins!, Dewott reappeared to battle Iris' Excadrill in the Clubsplosion tournament. They started to battle in Searching for the Clubultimate! where Dewott used its new move Ice Beam, but Excadrill managed to get rid of the ice. It uses Water Pulse, but Excadrill used Dig to dodge it. Even though Excadrill is underground, Dewott still managed to aim Water Pulse at the hole causing Excadrill to come out. It used Razor Shell but it was countered by Excadrill's Focus Blast then it was able to block Drill Run. Dewott is also being resistant against Metal Claw and then it was able to use Revenge, a lot of power if the user takes damage. After their Razor Shell and Drill Run attacks were intercepted and Ice Beam was overpowered by Focus Blast, Dewott got knocked out after Excadrill used Dig and Drill Run. It is the signature Pokémon Burgundy uses, which is determined in the 2nd episode of the Clubsplosion.
Known moves
|Water Gun
|A Connoisseur's Revenge!
|Fury Cutter
|A Connoisseur's Revenge!
|Water Pulse +
|A Connoisseur's Revenge!
|Razor Shell +
|A Connoisseur's Revenge!
|Ice Beam +
|Searching for the Clubultimate!
|Revenge +
|Searching for the Clubultimate!
|+ indicates this Pokémon used this move recently.*
- indicates this Pokémon normally can't use this move.
Improvised moves
Voice actresses
- Megumi Hayashibara (Japanese)
- Lisa Ortiz (English)
- Dewott's English voice actress is Lisa Ortiz, who also voices Ash's Oshawott.
- Dewott is the only one of Burgundy's Pokémon who has been shown in more than one episode.


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Tuscaloosa, AL (Sports Network) - Eddie Lacy rushed for 99 yards and three
touchdowns as No. 4 Alabama rolled over Western Carolina, 49-0, at Bryant-
Denny Stadium. AJ McCarron completed all six of his passes for 133 yards and a
touchdown before getting removed in the second quarter after the Crimson Tide
(10-1) had jumped out to a comfortable lead. Blake Sims replaced McCarron for
the remainder of the game and completed 2-of-6 passes for 27 yards while
adding 70 yards and a score on eight carries as Alabama rebounded from its
first loss of the season. Troy Mitchell started the game for Western Carolina
(1-10) and was held to just 30 yards on 4-of-8 passes and six yards on nine
Final Score: (5) Georgia 45, Georgia Southern 14
Athens, GA (Sports Network) - Aaron Murray threw for 330 yards and four
touchdowns to lead No. 5 Georgia past Georgia Southern, 45-14, at Sanford
Stadium on Saturday. Murray completed 18-of-28 passes for Georgia (10-1),
which earned its fifth straight win. Chris Conley caught four balls for 76
yards and two scores, while Todd Gurley had 68 rushing yards and a touchdown
on 15 carries in the victory. Jerick McKinnon went 1-for-4 through the air for
16 yards, but carried the ball 19 times for 109 yards and two touchdowns for
the Eagles (8-3), who lost two of three to close out their regular season.
Dominique Swope had 88 yards on 18 carries and Darreion Robinson had 12
carries for 53 yards in defeat.
Final Score: (7) Florida 23, Jacksonville State 0
Gainesville, FL (Sports Network) - Mike Gillislee carried the ball 20 times
for 122 yards and a touchdown as the seventh-ranked Florida Gators blanked the
Jacksonville State Gamecocks, 23-0, Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. With
starting quarterback Jeff Driskel sidelined with an ankle injury, Gillislee
carried the load for the Gators, while backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett
completed 14-of-22 passes for 154 yards in the start. The Gators (10-1) have
won three straight since an Oct. 27 loss to Georgia, but have already been
eliminated from contention in the SEC Eastern Division. They finish off their
regular season with a matchup against No. 10 Florida State next weekend, which
could bolster Florida's chances at an at-large bid to a BCS bowl. Marques
Ivory finished 14-of-25 for 169 yards with an interception and Kevyn Cooper
hauled in three passes for 93 yards for the Gamecocks (6-5), who've lost five
of their six road games this season.
Final Score: (10) Florida State 41, Maryland 14
College Park, MD (Sports Network) - Devonta Freeman carried the ball 16 times
for 148 yards and two touchdowns as the 10th-ranked Florida State Seminoles
clinched the ACC's Atlantic Division title with a 41-14 victory over the
Maryland Terrapins. EJ Manuel completed 17-of-23 passes for 144 yards, two
touchdowns and an interception for the Seminoles (10-1, 7-1 ACC), who captured
their second divisional crown in the last three years. James Wilder Jr.
carried the ball eight times for 52 yards and a score for Florida State, which
ends the regular season next Saturday against Florida. Rashad Greene and Nick
O'Leary each caught a touchdown pass. Florida State's Dustin Hopkins made two
field goals and five extra points to break the NCAA all-time scoring record
for a kicker. He came into Saturday's game needing three points to break Boise
State kicker Kyle Brotzman's (2007-10) record of 439.
Final Score: (12) South Carolina 24, Wofford 7
Columbia, SC (Sports Network) - Kenny Miles ran for a career-high 127 yards
and a touchdown on 27 carries and No. 12 South Carolina used a 17-point fourth
quarter to take care of Wofford, 24-7, Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium.
Miles added four catches for 27 yards, while Connor Shaw threw for 122 yards
with one touchdown and one interception on 16-of-20 passing for the Gamecocks
(9-2), who went a perfect 7-0 at home this season for the first time since
1987. Ace Sanders caught five passes for 35 yards and a touchdown in the
victory. Eric Breitenstein led the Wofford attack with 125 yards and a
touchdown on 28 carries, while James Lawson attempted only two passes -- one
going for a 71-yard completion -- for the Terriers (8-3).
Final Score: (22) Rutgers 10, Cincinnati 3
Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Mark Harrison caught four balls for 106
yards and the game's lone touchdown to lift No. 22 Rutgers over Cincinnati,
10-3, at Nippert Stadium. Gary Nova completed 11-of-19 passes for 189 yards
with two interceptions and the touchdown pass to Harrison for the Scarlet
Knights (9-1, 5-0 Big East), who are 5-0 in the Big East for the first time in
school history. Savon Huggins carried the ball 41 times for 179 yards in
Rutgers' second straight victory. Brendon Kay went 17-for-31 through the air
for 251 yards and a pair of interceptions for Cincinnati (7-3, 3-2), which had
its two-game win streak snapped.
Final Score: (23) Michigan 42, Iowa 17
Ann Arbor, MI (Sports Network) - Making his third straight start at
quarterback in place of Denard Robinson, Devin Gardner tossed three touchdown
passes and rushed for three more on Saturday, as the 23rd-ranked Michigan
Wolverines dominated the Iowa Hawkeyes, 42-17, at Michigan Stadium. Gardner
completed 18-of-23 passes for a career-high 314 yards with one interception,
while Robinson, who had missed the last two games with a right elbow injury,
started the game at running back and rushed for 98 yards on 13 carries to go
with two catches for 24 yards. Jeremy Gallon led the receiving corps with five
catches for 133 yards, while Roy Roundtree, Devin Funchess and Vincent Smith
each added a touchdown grab for the Wolverines (8-3, 6-1 Big Ten), who hold a
one-half game lead over Nebraska atop the Legends Division. Michigan has won
two straight since an Oct. 27 loss at Nebraska gave the Cornhuskers the tie-
breaker for the division crown. Nebraska hosts Minnesota later on Saturday.
James Vandenberg finished 19-of-26 for 181 yards and two touchdown passes,
while C.J. Fiedorowicz hauled in eight passes for 99 yards for the Hawkeyes
(4-7, 2-5), who failed to become bowl eligible for the first time in 11 years.
Final Score: (25) Kent State 31, Bowling Green 24
Bowling Green, OH (Sports Network) - Spencer Keith rushed for the go-ahead
touchdown in the fourth quarter, as 25th-ranked Kent State escaped with a
31-24 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday at Doyt L. Perry Field. Keith
threw for 91 yards, one touchdown and one interception on 9-of-17 passing
while Dri Archer had a huge day on the ground for the Golden Flashes, running
for 241 yards and two scores on 17 carries. Eric Adeyemi caught a touchdown
pass in the triumph for Kent State (10-1, 7-0 MAC), which has won nine
straight since a loss to Kentucky in September. Kent State will play Northern
Illinois in the MAC Championship game on Nov. 30. Matt Schilz threw for 355
yards and three scores on 22-of-44 passing but was picked off three times for
the Falcons (7-4, 5-2). Chris Gallon caught 10 passes for 213 yards and two
touchdowns, while Shaun Joplin caught five balls
for 74 yards and a touchdown in the setback.
The Sports Network


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It's that time of the year again!!!!
Who do you want to see make it?
Who do you not want to see make it?
Heading out tomorrow for game 1 of alds between tigers and the ATHLETICS!!! I'm super excited! We have some revenge to get on these guys from last year


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Descriptionthis little bag is named after cobble hill, a residential brooklyn enclave known for its expansive historic district, well-maintained 19th century homes and charming outdoor cafes. the vibe of the tree-lined streets, brownstone row houses and bluestone sidewalks was the inspiration behind our newest pebbled leather shoulder bag, perfect for a romantic dinner a deux or a night on the town.
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- drop length: 20.5''
- soft pebbled cowhide with matching trim
- 14-karat light gold plated hardware
- custom woven book stripe print twill lining
- short shoulder bag with zip top closure
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A massive manhunt is underway for one Boston Marathon bombing suspect on Friday morning. Nineteen-year-old Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev of Cambridge, Mass. is wanted by police after a shootout not far from Boston. The second suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was killed on Friday morning, according to officials.
In the aftermath of the shooting, Boston authorities are urging residents to stay in their homes and mass transit has been shut down or suspended, including Amtrak service between Boston and Providence. Details about the suspects are also emerging via social media.
A search of VK.com, Russia's version of Facebook, resulted in a profile page believed to belong to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The page contains a photo of Tsarnaev updated in March and several posts, including YouTube videos. Tsarnaev posted a YouTube Video called "Caucasian Accents" to his page, but it's unclear whether he actually filmed it.
A "quote of the day" from one of his friends is posted on the page. It reads: "We want to beat up police officers on duty, burn their cars. walking in and blow up the house of politicians, journalists, bank managers and all those who work in banks. We want to break the bones of the Nazis' assault battalions." We want to undermine all the public service" (Revolutionary Group for the Propagation of Terror, Greece).
The page also shows a link the suspect claims to have graduated from in 2011: Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. The Cambridge News Weekly and CambridgeMa.gov indicate he won a City Scholarship from Cambridge and was an all-star wrestler in hgih school.
The profile also shows "last seen at 5:04 a.m., Boston." Could he have been looking at his page on Friday morning?
As for Tamerlan Tsarnaev, we found photos of a man believed to be him boxing featured on a website. One of the captions for the photo reads: "Originally from Chechnya, but living in the United States since five years, Tamerlan says: 'I don't have a single American friend, I don't understand them.'" The captions also indicate he was a refugee via Kazakhstan, but wanted to box for US unless his homeland became independent, and he was "very religious."
His YouTube video includes several references to Islam: https://www.youtube.com/user/muazseyfullah
We had a person who can read, write and speak Russian translate Tsarnaev's Facebook Page.
His followers' comments said:
Tsarnaev also had an angry bird (avatar over an angry bird) says corporation of evil
His page has many references to Islam. It says "let it be heard in our hearts "...make good because Allah loves those who do good." (kopah 2-195)
In the video he is making fun of different accents (normal in Russia) along with others.
He is talking in different accents and making fun of them. First is Armenian, second is Georgian, third is Dagastanian.
His Groups: Related to the Chechnian republic


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Marita Noon: 2007–a great year for growing bad legislation like the ethanol mandate
Compared to 2007, several things are different today. The big one is the economy. We, as a country, were still living large in 2007. We were also still dependent on oil from overseas and our purchases were funding terrorism. Plus, it was, then, generally believed by many that our globe was warming—and it was our fault because of burning fossil fuels. When presented with the idea of growing our gasoline, even though it might cost more, it seemed worth it—after all, what was a few cents a gallon to thumb our nose at the Middle East and save the planet?Read More »


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- iRedMail version and backend (LDAP/MySQL/PGSQL):LDAP
- Linux/BSD distribution name and version:RHE
- Any related log? Log is helpful for troubleshooting.
It would be great to allow users to enter alternative emails to be able to reset password. I know there is a plugin for roundcube but would be great to be included as part of Iredmail-Pro.
A couple ways we could reset password:
1)By having a secondary Email
2)By having some security questions.
Just some thoughts. Has anybody else accomplish this in any other way?
- Urgent issue? Pay iRedMail developer to solve it remotely at $39.


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LAWRENCEVILLE - When Angelo Isaac was bringing gifts to the family home in Lawrenceville he wasn't really thinking about the trash. However, that's what Neighborhood Watch groups would like you to do this holiday season.
"Cause they know what's in your house, they know if you got that new 60 inch or that new ipod or what not," Isaac said.
He was talking about thieves who scope neighborhoods looking for packaging for expensive items.
We visited his family home as they were opening up gifts to talk about some of the precautions to take to after the gifts are all opened.
It's also a good time to take inventory of all those expensive gifts.
"My sister was robbed," Jennifer Hill told us.
"Her house was robbed and she wasn't able to get the insurance on her valuables and everything because she didn't have everything written down."
We wish you and your family a safe and secure holiday!


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Hinterland: Wilderness Meets Modern
Store Profile
- Location: Online
- Specialty: Modern design inspired by nature
- Price range: ($$) Mid-Range
- Website: hinterlanddesign.com
Store History
- Founded by: Riley Mcferrin
- Headquarters: Vancouver, B.C.
Contemporary design, a background in fine art and an interest in the natural environment created the foundation for the Hinterland aesthetic. Several years ago, Riley Mcferrin moved to British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, where, further influenced by the area's natural bounty and its history as a forest industry center, he designed and built the Hinterland collection.
Designer Riley Mcferrin has found a way to marry modern design with natural elements. With a background in fine art, Mcferrin's early paintings were inspired by architecture, design and nature. Along the way he started making more three dimensional designs which would eventually lead to Hinterland, his British Columbia-based design studio.
For Riley Mcferrin, the road to Hinterland began with a move from suburban LA to Oregon to be closer to the forest. As he continued to find inspiration in nature, Mcferrin's fine art evolved as well. His art slowly became more three dimensional and, in a fitting move, he transitioned into management of high-end custom home construction. Today, in addition to his furnishings, Riley brings his natural modernism to interiors projects, including small updates and complete construction.
Shown above:
• Scatter/Gather Pendant Light – Made from found ocean-washed branches, this lamp is hand-constructed using pegged and glued through-tenons.
• Treetop Dining Table – A hardwood surface sits atop salvaged and dried hardwood logs from coastal British Columbia.
• Little Gem Side Table – Made from cast-off cedar logs, this hand-shaped table can be finished off with an optional top in granite, steel or mirror.
• Nurselog Side Table and Planter – Inspired by ran forest stumps that grow moss and other vegetation. this table, made from Western red cedar, includes a round insert for plants.
• Designer's Studio – Riley designed and constructed this small studio for a children's book designer, using the footprint of an existing shed.
(Images: Hinterland Design)


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|Genre: Adaptation, Drama, Foreign
Sophie Lowe
Deborra-Lee Furness
Miranda Otto
Frances O'Connor
All Cast & Crew >>
Summary:Set in a working-class suburb of Melbourne over the course of one day and one night, we meet seven different children, all of whom have a compromised home life. Each of them has personal problems and none of them can really articulate what they need or want. But they all contine on their search for answers. When dawn breaks at the end of the night, we experience the same twenty-four hours from the point of view of the children's mothers. We learn more about these women than we could see when looking only through the eyes of their children. We come to understand that these mothers are hostages to their unspoken love for their children.