text: The CHA likewise issued a statement saying it would provide an analysis once the regulations were evaluated.Some entities were quick to issue opinions on the rules, which are open for a 60-day comment period. The rules are expected to be finalized this summer.Critics of the proposed rules included the Becket Fund, a nonprofit, public interest law firm that represents several nonprofit and for-profit organizations in their lawsuits against the federal government, which challenge the requirement of the Affordable Care Act."Today's proposed rule does nothing to protect the religious freedom of millions of Americans," said a Feb. 1 statement from Kyle Duncan, Becket Fund general counsel. "For instance, it does nothing to protect the rights of family businesses like Hobby Lobby."Hobby Lobby is a craft retailer owned by a Christian family. The owners object to being required to provide insurance that covers drugs that some consider to be abortifacients. The company has sued over the requirement. Its request for an injunction to protect it from providing the coverage while the legal challenge works through the courts was rejected Dec. 26 by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who covers the federal court circuit handling the case.Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia in a Feb. 4 column posted on the archdiocesan website called it an "ambiguous compromise.""The White House has made no concessions to the religious conscience claims of private businesses, and the whole spirit of the 'compromise' is minimalist," he said."One of the issues America's bishops now face is how best to respond to an HHS mandate that remains unnecessary, coercive and gravely flawed. In the weeks ahead the bishops of our country, myself included, will need both prudence and courage -- the kind of courage that gives prudence spine and results in right action, whatever the cost," Archbishop Chaput said.The Becket Fund also represents the Eternal Word Television Network and several religiously run institutions of higher education including Ave Maria University, Belmont Abbey College, Colorado Christian University, East Texas Baptist University, Houston Baptist University and Wheaton College.The new proposals specifically said no nonprofit religious institution — including churches, universities, hospitals and charities — will have to "arrange, contract, pay for or refer for" contraception insurance for employees or students who want it.But Duncan's statement said the new proposal "does not meaningfully expand the 'church-only' exemption — which is the real relief that our clients are entitled to under our Constitution."Michael P. Warsaw, CEO of EWTN, also issued a Feb. 1 statement saying that the network's initial conclusions about the rules "are not promising."He said it did not appear EWTN would qualify for the exemption, and the proposed process for self-insured entities "simply kicks this can farther down the road.""We will continue to study this notice with our attorneys, but are highly doubtful it will provide EWTN with any relief from this immoral mandate," he said. "EWTN remains firmly committed to pressing forward with our case in the federal courts and will take all steps necessary to challenge this unjust mandate."Others said the new rules seem to accommodate the problems that led Catholic dioceses, universities and other organizations to sue over the previous proposed rules.Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, a harsh critic of the previous rules, said in a Feb. 1 statement that the new rules "appear to go a long way toward rectifying the most problematic provisions of the mandate. Essentially, the rules provide insularity for Catholic institutions: They will not be directly involved in providing health insurance coverage for contraception, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs."He said many aspects of the new proposal need to be evaluated, but that the expansion of religious exemptions and the shift to using the Internal Revenue Code definition of eligible organizations "is a sign of good will by the Obama administration toward the Catholic community."He said the issue of private employers who raise a religious objection to providing contraceptive insurance is unresolved, but, "because the new rules have not been finalized, and there is an opportunity for further public discussion, more progress may yet be made."Jesuit Father Tom Reese, director of the Religion and Public Policy program at Georgetown University's Woodstock Theological Center, told Catholic News Service that the new version of the rules fixed "the four-part definition of religious employer by eliminating the confusing first three parts and relied on the traditional definition of churches in the Internal Revenue Code. They also have found creative ways to provide contraceptives to the employees of religious colleges and hospitals without the involvement of these institutions."The revised rules say that employees of institutions that have been exempted from providing contraceptive coverage may receive coverage under separate policies provided by insurance companies. The rules say employers would have no role in paying for or administering the policies.


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1The smaller of the two fluid-filled sacs forming part of the labyrinth of the inner ear (the other being the utriculus). It contains a region of hair cells and otoliths that send signals to the brain concerning the orientation of the head.
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VAIL, Colorado - Vail luxury real estate sales that seemed nearly dormant after the Great Recession have picked up enough that local brokers feel an optimism and confidence they haven't felt in a while.
Vail's Billion Dollar Renewal - a renaissance of development that included new projects such as the Four Seasons, Solaris and the Ritz-Carlton Residences - ended just in time for the worst national recession since the Great Depression. Luxury projects opened at a time when buyers were scarce - it was a major shift from the Vail luxury real estate market of years past.
Fast forward to today, and agents are feeling optimistic because not only are there more interested buyers inquiring about high-dollar properties - $5 million and above - but those buyers are also more qualified and seem serious about investing in the Vail lifestyle, said Tye Stockton, of Ascent Sotheby's International Realty, which handles sales at the Ritz.
The Ritz has had 38 closings on its 71 whole-ownership units, with an average list price of $1,368 per square foot, Stockton said.
"Most of the buyers who have been waiting out there, they're seeing now a lot of great quality properties being scooped up - people are feeling that maybe they shouldn't wait any longer," Stockton said.
While Stockton said prices aren't necessarily creeping back up just yet, he said it is getting tougher to find a quality residence.
He also has noticed folks looking for value. At the Ritz, for example, there have been many residences sold on the north side of the building - the side without Vail Mountain views - because buyers feel they can find a better deal there.
At the Four Seasons, Dana Dennis Gumber, of Slifer Smith and Frampton Real Estate, said two of the 16 private residences have sold, one of which sold in February. About 25 percent of the Four Seasons' 228 fractional ownership interests have also sold. Prices at the Four Seasons dropped by more than 20 percent last year but are now holding steady.
"We've had a lot more traffic and more serious buyers," she said. "I definitely think it's picking up. I think we're coming out of our hole. Volume has picked up (around Vail), then the prices will come. It will take a while to get back to where we were in 2006-07 - it will be a slower path; it's not going to be the frenzy it was."
Gumber's views contradict those of Stockton, however, as she said there's not an urgency because buyers "think there's a lot of opportunity out there right now, so they're not in a big hurry."
"It used to be 'buy it now or it's going to go' - but that's not really happening in the $5 million-plus market," Gumber said.
There are fewer listings in that range, though, she said. The number of listings isn't as down as it is in the $1 million to $5 million range, but it is down.
"That's a big factor for us," she said, adding that fewer listings are just now starting to create that urgency for buyers that Stockton described.
Selling a lifestyle
Both agree that the investment-property buyer is scarce these days - buyers are looking for long-term investments, not a rent-it or flip-it opportunity, necessarily.
"That stabilizes our market," Gumber said.
There are more interested buyers that come here because they truly love Vail and the lifestyle here, Stockton said.
"That's a big shift," he said. "I think that's the best chance we have to return to normalcy - I think buyers now are healthier than before the market turned."
But what is normal for Vail?
"The five years before the market withdrew - that wasn't normal, either," Stockton said. "That curve of appreciation was ridiculous - almost parabolic, almost vertical - we view (the current situation) as a much healthier direction now."
The Ritz sales team is throwing in some incentives for buyers, including two lifetime ski passes valid for 60 years and 25 private ski lessons or 20 foursomes of golf at Red Sky Ranch. The incentives are meant to get serious conversations started about buying the whole Vail package, Stockton said, adding that some buyers don't want the incentives but rather want to negotiate the best deal.
"We're serious about selling the real estate, so we want to keep people more than excited about it," he said. "(The incentives) are something great to take with the deal. ... It reinforces that we're selling the whole lifestyle here."
At Solaris, there's still plenty of inventory left, too, including two penthouses for $15.5 million each and another for $19.2 million. Slightly less than half of Solaris' 79 residences have been sold.
Prices at all three of Vail's newest and large luxury properties are holding. The Ritz decreased prices in 2009 but hasn't decreased them since. All three properties have units beginning in the $2 million range, while the Ritz listings max out at about $9 million, Solaris maxes out at $19.2 million and the Four Seasons maxes out at $14.5 million.
In April, there were 11 transactions in Vail Village with an average price of $3,506,364 and four in Lionshead with an average price of $1,989,000, according to the latest Land Title Guarantee Co. market analysis. Year-to-date, Vail Village has had 33 total transactions at an average price of $2,776,588, while Lionshead has had 12 at an average price of $2,604,083.
There were four transactions in Eagle County in April that were more than $5 million, for a total of $29,550,000. Year-to-date, there have been 14 transactions of more than $5 million in Eagle County, totaling $115,022,500.
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The Italy shows are just around the corner! Next week and they will be awesome this time. Congrats and enjoy rockin' those crowds Boys! Can't wait to see the pics! :-)
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Lakeland Addresses Foreclosure Issues
Lenders will be held to more account for condition of property.
Published: Monday, December 3, 2012 at 11:50 p.m.
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LAKELAND | City commissioners said Monday they want lenders to do a better job of maintaining foreclosed property.
In other action Monday, commissioners:
Voted 7-0 to provide a 1.5 percent pay raise for City Manager Doug Thomas and City Attorney Tim McCausland. Earlier this year, other city employees received across-the-board 1.5 percent pay raises. Thomas will be paid a new yearly salary of $196,404. McCausland will make $181,098.
Voted for the transfer of a conditional-use permit for The Red Door Wine Market at 733 E. Palmetto St. The new location of the bar, which was previously located at Tennessee Avenue and McDonald Street, is expected to open the week of Dec. 10.
Voted 7-0 for the purchase of a $210,000 1997 Titan aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle for Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. The vehicle will be a backup fire truck for firefighters at the airport. The city received an 80 percent state grant for the vehicle.
Commissioners voted 7-0 to create a foreclosure registry that would require lenders to pay a fee within 10 days of foreclosing on a property.
The fee hasn't been determined yet, but lenders also will be required to provide contact information for a property manager who would be able to deal with homes that have deteriorated. Neighbors often complain about muck-filled pools, chipped paint and general disrepair at foreclosed homes, city officials said.
"I don't think there is anybody on this dais who would deny Lakeland has a problem in this area," Commissioner Don Selvage said during Monday's commission meeting. "I don't see an imposition on a bank to simply give us a name."
Currently, there are no requirements for lenders once a foreclosure notice has been filed, said Brian Rewis, neighborhood services manager for the city.
"This is an attempt to get banks to be responsive," he said. "Without a requirement, all we can do is ask."
Under the new rule, a lender that doesn't clean up property could be fined and ultimately a lien could be placed on its property.
Foreclosure registries aren't uncommon.
Rewis said there are 104 in Florida, including in Winter Haven, Cape Coral and St. Petersburg.
About 16 percent of the 200 properties facing code violations in the city are in foreclosure, Rewis said.
The city plans to take proposals from firms that would maintain the foreclosure registry. That work would be paid for with the fees collected from lenders. The ordinance won't be implemented until April. By then, city officials will have set a registration fee, which is expected to be about $150.
Commissioner Howard Wiggs voted for the ordinance at the commission meeting, but he initially said he wasn't comfortable with it.
Wiggs, a board member at Citizens Bank & Trust in Lakeland, said he spoke with a number of local bank representatives irritated with another government mandate.
"You are broad brushing them in for something that is not designed for them," Wiggs said. "It's typically the larger lenders we have trouble getting in touch with."
Wiggs also said bank officials expressed concern to him about being required to maintain property where there could still be a hostile homeowner at odds with the bank.
Ultimately, however, Wiggs joined other commissioners and supported the ordinance after two neighborhood leaders spoke in favor of the ordinance. He said after the meeting that it was important to protect neighborhoods.
Asked if he should have declared his board membership at Citizens during the meeting, Wiggs said he has never tried to hide it.
"If I thought it was relevant, I would have," Wiggs said.
Greg Littleton, head of Citizens Bank & Trust, said he doesn't have an issue with the city creating a registry if the fee isn't excessive.
"We have very few foreclosures to contend with," Littleton said.
Currently, Littleton said the bank has one foreclosure in Lakeland and six in the county.
Lakeland Mayor Gow Fields said residents have repeatedly asked elected officials for help.
"They look to us to resolve it," Fields said. "We challenged our staff to do something, and they brought back a solution."
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STOCKTON - The Stockton Police Department reported no gun violence Thursday night, but there were two unusual incidents involving a frying pan and a can of pepper spray, authorities said.
Employees at a business in the 6100 block of Pacific Avenue reported that a teenage boy entered the store shortly after 4:30 p.m. and started taking several items from a display case, police said. When an employee told him to stop, the teen told the employee he needed money, pulled out a can of pepper spray and attempted to spray the employee, authorities said.
The employee wrestled the boy to the ground and held him down until officers arrived, police said. Authorities arrested the 16-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted robbery, officers said. The boy's name was not released because he is a minor.
Officers were dispatched to the 200 block of North San Joaquin Street about 7 p.m. Thursday on a report of a disturbance. Officers learned that a man had been struck in the head with a frying pan during an argument with another man. The assailant was described as a white man in his 20s with dirty blond hair and a purple shirt.
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SHADY COVE — Two teenage boys are alleged to have been the chainsaw-wielding vandals who caused hundreds of dollars in damage to a Shady Cove park earlier this month, police said.
The boys, 14 and 15, were cited and released by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. They will appear in court on charges they vandalized several spots in Aunt Caroline's Park, in the 2500 block of Indian Creek Road.
Their names are not being published because of their ages.
An investigation by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department and tips through Crime Stoppers of Southern Oregon led police to the boys, according to a release. The teens allegedly used a chainsaw to cut down two trees, carve a 3-by-3-foot hole in the side of the park's pump house, and cut two picnic benches in half. One of the benches had been damaged the day before and had been replaced. It was vandalized as it awaited a new paint job.
The damage occurred between 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, and 7 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1.
Sheriff's officials said damage estimates have not been tallied, but said costs could exceed $1,000.
"It's safe to say it's over $1,000," Capt. Monte Holloway said.
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Potty-mouth tweens wield language like a light-saber in "Troublemaker, or the Freakin Kick-A Adventures of Bradley Boatright."
Dan LeFranc's hyperkinetic new play is a middle school hero's journey in the manner of Frodo or Luke Skywalker, only the weapons his characters thrust and parry are words instead of swords. Bradley (the appealing Gabriel King), a geeky 12-year-old in blue-collar Rhode Island, refers to his enemies as "lamers" and "crotches." His saucy pal Loretta Beretta (a tart Jeanna Phillips) threatens someone with ripping off his breadstick and shoving it up his Olive Garden. When she exclaims "spangles!," she ain't talking about glitter. Instead it's one of the legions of colorful curse words invented by this posse of precocious preteens.
Wildly fun but also flawed, this breakneck farce loses its way more than once in its world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Still, there's no denying LeFranc's ("Sixty Miles to Silver Lake," "The Big Meal") ear for the snap and pop of patois. The playwright has created a juicy new lexicon for the digital generation that hints at obscenity without actually being vulgar. Only the adults, the arch-villains in this universe, are left speaking everyday English, which comes off as quite dreary and mundane in comparison.
Steeped in the kick-ass aesthetic of video games and comic books, the action barrels along at warp speed for three utterly outrageous acts. Our backpack-toting, hoodie-clad hero Bradley battles zombies, pirates, Nazis, bullies and his mom (a moving turn by Jennifer Regan) in a zany coming-of-age saga that takes place in the "nineteen-mighties," a mashup of the '80s, '90s and aughts. Unfortunately, LeFranc doesn't know where to go after the play's irresistibly breezy beginning.
"Troublemaker's" ambitious script gets bogged down over a belabored showdown with Bradley's nemesis Jake (Robbie Tann) a prep-school Goldfinger waited on by dorky Big Gulp-swilling henchmen who go by names unprintable in a family newspaper.
While Tann delivers an addictive performance as the Squirt-chugging villain, the subplot is far too cutesy for its own good. By the time we've encountered pirates, a schlocky cross-dressing ruse and a "Weekend at Bernie's" reference, it's hard to keep caring what fate befalls our hero. The more the plot twists, the less authentic Bradley's plight seems.
The stakes should be high when Bradley and his pals go on the lam (they are desperate to escape into French Canada for some reason), but there's little sense of anything at risk. So the story quickly descends into road-trip-meets-bromance territory, which is disappointing. The tender scenes of BFF tug-of-war between Bradley and his sidekick Mikey (Chad Goodridge) are heartwarming at first, but the love triangle with Loretta seems forced, and the politics of the tribe are always more interesting than their interactions with the adult world.
It's a pity that the giddiness the play creates, the high that comes with LeFranc's headlong rush into youth culture, grows thin over the show's running time.
A sense of sincerity needs to ground this picaresque romp, otherwise the narrative can seem like an overstuffed pastiche of broad pop culture winks. While director Lila Neugebauer has a gift for summoning an atmosphere of emotional candor (particularly in the confrontations between Bradley and his long-suffering mom), the pacing works against the audience's desire to root for Bradley and his chums. The three-act structure feels too epic for the scope of the story here.
The most perplexing aspects about the piece, which begins as a fantasy but ends as a family drama, are the transitions. The action floats in and out of reality, given the vividness of Bradley's imagination. As the tale deepens, we sense that there is more to Bradley's longing for a super-duper origin story than meets the eye. But the segues are jarring, and the second act drags on terribly. On opening night, there were a few technical glitches that dissipated the momentum as well.
To be fair, there were also some lovely bits of whimsy, such as Bradley's fists-of-fury smackdown against himself (gracefully performed by King) and the insanely intricate secret handshake that binds Bradley and Mikey in playground solidarity against the rich kids and goons.
Make no mistake, LeFranc definitely whets the appetite for a cheeky exploration of the power of myth, the stories we tell ourselves to get through life, but "Troublemaker" hasn't come into its own yet.
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"Troublemaker, or The Freakin Kick-A Adventures of Bradley Boatright'
By Dan LeFranc, presented by Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Through: Feb. 3
Where: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison Street, Berkeley
Running time: 2 hours 40 minutes, two intermissions
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Idaho Rules of Civil Proceure Rule 16(m). Alternative Dispute Resolution Screening
1. Authority of the court. In all domestic relations cases involving children, the presiding judge may order the parties to participate in ADR screening for the purpose of assessing whether parents are appropriate or prepared to engage in mediation. The secondary purpose is to provideadditional recommendations to parents and the court which may enhance the appropriateness of mediation, or to provide alternatives for resolving issues which will broaden parenting options.
2. Qualifications of ADR Screeners. ADR Screeners are appointed by the judge. To be eligible for appointment as an ADR Screener, the applicant must be currently licensed by the state of Idaho as a psychologist, licensed master social worker, or licensed professional counselor practitioner.
3. Standards for ADR Screening Referral Reports.
(a) Content. An ADR report is generated from a structured and standard interview that is conducted with each biological parent. The content of the interview with both parents is provided to the court in the form of a written report. No ADR report will be filed if one or both parties fail to appear at the interview. Attached to the report is a NCIC criminal history check on each parent and the needs of the child(ren) based on reports by the parties and observations of the ADR Screener. The recommendations provided to the court and parents are designed to protect child(ren) from the potentially negative impact of parental conflict and the adversarial process. ADR Screening and Referral Reports will not make recommendations for custody and visitation. The ADR report should be used as a case management tool.
(b) Factors. Factors considered in determining the appropriateness of mediation or other recommendations for alternatives to resolving issues include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Compliance of both parties with the ADR process.
2. Issues of domestic violence, including partyís ability to maintain impulse control and/or anger management.
3. Use of, or allegations surrounding the use of, drugs and alcohol.
4. Ability of each parent to articulate his or her own needs and concerns and consider the needs of their child(ren).
5. Parties' mental health and emotional stability.
4. Disclosure of Report. The ADR screening report is exempt from disclosure pursuant to I.C.A.R. 32(d)(14)(B).
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Tax critique uses faulty math
Published: Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 10:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 10:00 p.m.
The Fair Tax Act proposes a tax on all new merchandise and services in place of all income taxes, payroll taxes, corporation taxes and taxes on dividends, interest and capital gains.
Critics of the act, which proposes a 23 percent inclusive tax, have confused the issue by saying that this law is in reality a 30 percent tax.
To clear up this misinformation, consider the following explanation.
The 23 percent tax is included in the stated price of each item or service.
Thus for a $100 item, $23 goes for taxes, and the remaining $77 pays the cost of the item.
This is the same as saying that if you are in the 25 percent income tax bracket, for every $100 you earn, $25 goes for taxes and you keep $75.
On the other hand, if you divide $23 by $77 you come up with a 30 percent tax; but to be fair, your income tax rate by this same method would be calculated by dividing $25 by $75, which is 33 percent.
And if you add in your $7.65 payroll tax for social security, you now pay $32.65 and keep $67.35, which is really a 48.5 percent tax.
Thus the 30 percent fair tax rate looks good.
Patrick R. Burkett
Bend, Oregon
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Mercy Hospital announced Monday afternoon that it has signed a definitive affiliation agreement to merge with Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems.
The agreement allows Mercy and EMHS to create a plan to integrate Mercy into EMHS.
The organizations had signed a non-binding letter of intent on Dec. 7.
The merger still needs to be approved by regulators, which includes a state certificate of need, federal antitrust clearance and approval of the Vatican.
Mercy said the process is expected to take 6 to 9 months, and will remain a Catholic hospital.


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The land which would some day become Wood County, Texas, USA has been the scene of human habitation for thousands of years providing sustenace and dwelling for various peoples because of the bountiful water, forest, land and lifestyle resouces which still attract people here today.
Evidence indicates human presence here in native American Clovis cultures in prehistoric times. Historical evidence points to the arrival of the native Americans known as the Caddos as early as the first Century, A. D. Living in the forests of the Sabine River Valley and its tributaries (including the Lake Fork and Big Sandy Creeks and their water sheds), the Kadhadacho (as the Spanish called them) were in their early period mound builders and the westernmost people of the Missippian Mound Culture. They had abandoned these practices by the arrival of Europeans in the 1500's. The Spanish and French noted them as they moved through the Sabine Valley area and traded with the loosely allied groups described as the Caddo Confederation. Hasinai Caddo tribes populated this area during historic times.
Indian artifacts have been found from North to South in the county. Examples include the Caddo Trace area at Winnsboro where Indian and Spanish relics possibly from trading have been found and the discovery of Indian villages and burials in the Quitman area. Also, Native American relics have been found south in the Mineola Nature Preserve area just north of the Sabine River.
This first "nation" having dominiion over the area which is now Wood County had no real flag as they are known by us today.
The first European nation to claim the area of Wood County was Spain,and Texas north to the Red River was a part of the vast Empire of Spain from the 14th Century until 1821 as part of Spanish Colonial America.
Following the end of the successful rebellion against Spain by Mexico, Wood County was a part of the Mexican State of Coahuila and Texasfrom 1821 until its own succesful rebellion against Mexico.
The Republic of Texas was born in 1836 and the area that would become Wood County was in the northermost area of the large orginal Nacogdoches County during the period ofthe Republic. It was during this period that Martin Varner settled in Wood County. Varner is recognized as the first settler and also the person who cut the first road into the county (1840). Then, in 1846, Texas became a state of the United States.
That same year Texas became a part of the United States of America, larger counties were broken up, and Henderson County was formed. It included areas from Houston and Nacogdochescounties including the area of present-day Van Zandt and Wood Counties. Just two years later in 1848, Van Zandt County was created and it included the area that would become Wood County when it was created in 1850. (Creation timing was such that Wood County residents of 1850 are listed on the census of Van Zandt County.)
In 1861, Texas followed the actions of a number of Southern states and voted to withdraw from the United States of America and join the Confederate States of America. With the surrender of the Confederate government following four bloody years of warfare in 1865, Texasentered a period of military government by the United States. In 1866 a nullification of the secession vote was passed by a Texas constitutional convention, and in 1869 Texans were again authorized to vote for members state officers. In 1870, Texas' elected representatives were allowed back into the United States Congress.
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There is just something about pretty maids all lined up in a row wearing grey and yellow - it's a palette that makes my heart pitter-patter. It's even more darling when those lovely ladies are rocking yellow shoes. Swoon. Add a couple that couldn't be cuter and a pooch that is just pinch-able and you get a full gallery of greatness by Photos by Vitella!
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Hydrants to be tested
Published: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 5:41 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 5:41 p.m.
Grand Caillou Fire Department will be testing its hydrants in March.
The affected area includes Industrial Boulevard, Grand Caillou Road, Shrimpers Row and Four Point Road.
The water coming out of your tap may appear dirty immediately after the tests. Allow the water to flow from the tap until it clears.
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I DLed the PMS app and can now find everything that is in my HDD that this application is running from. HOWEVER... I have 2 internal HDDs. One that I keep my apps in with system information and a second one (1TB) that I store my music, movies, pics etc. on. PMS (running on both ps3 and mac) can find my first internal HDD, but it cannot seem to locate the second one that all my movies that I'm attempting to stream to my PS3 are stored on. I haven't come across this issue yet and would like some feedback.
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USDA Boosts Rural Wind Energy with Loan Guarantee
February 16, 2011
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on February 9 the selection of Basin Electric Power Cooperative to receive a $204 million loan guarantee funded by USDA Rural Development's Rural Utilities Service. The guarantee is for 60% of the total $340 million project costs of the PrairieWinds wind farm energy project in central South Dakota. The cooperative plans to construct more than 100 wind turbines to produce 151.5 megawatts (MW) of electricity. When completed, the turbines will join the cooperative's other electric generation projects to meet the needs of 2.8 million customers served by 135 distribution systems in nine states. The loan guarantee will provide financing for engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning of the wind farm.
This is the latest wind energy addition for Basin Electric, which developed its first wind project—two turbines just north of Chamberlain, South Dakota, in 2001. That was followed by another two turbines south of Minot, North Dakota. Since then, Basin Electric has developed more than 450 MG of power in the Dakotas, including several projects with NextEra Energy Resources. When the PrairieWinds project is completed, Basin Electric will have more than 700 MG of wind generation capacity in its portfolio. See the USDA press release.


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Friday Funding Roundup
In much the same way the sound of the first cuckoo heralds the start of spring, the first investment in a Rocket Internet startup signals the end of the holiday season. That startup is online payment service and Stripe clone Paymill.
More intriguing is the angel investment in the Bitcoin virtual currency exchange BitPay. At the same time, Codeship has joined Seedcamp with its service to help software developers. Meanwhile, Seedcamp's Greek equivalent Openfund has closed a €10 million fund and announced two major fundings. And the Plug and Play accelerator is looking for applicants in Spain.
Paymill has collected €10 million ($13 million) from regular Rocket investor Holtzbrinck Ventures and, for the first time, Copenhagen-based VC firm Sunstone Capital. The investment will support the development of Paymill's technical platform and its customer services, according to GigaOm.
As with Stripe, Paymill's raison d'être is to give developers a simple, API-driven way to integrate payments into their sites without having to bear the responsibility of handling sensitive payment details.
However, there's a pretty big difference, and one which should be familiar to observers of the Samwer Brothers' standard methods: internationalization. Stripe is available in the U.S. and Canada. Paymill, which launched a mere five months ago, is available across 34 countries in Europe and elsewhere.
BitPay represents a potentially far more intriguing and innovative payment platform than the likes of Paymill. It has announced an investment of $510,000 led by Shakil Khan, Barry Silbert, Jimmy Furland and Roger Ver to help it try to become the PayPal of the virtual currency Bitcoin, as TechCrunch expains.
What makes Bitcoin so interesting is that it flies in the face of payment models that we're used to today; it's a push model rather than a pull one. When you give a website your credit card and billing information to buy something, the company is pulling money out of your account. Giving up that personal information isn't the safest thing, and Bitcoin allows you to "push" the money to a company to buy something. This means that no personally identifiable information goes with it, making eventual identity theft and fraud nearly impossible during the transaction.
Of course, that lack of personally identifiable information is attractive to people operating on the darker side of the Internet. But the same could be said of cash in the physical world. What BitPay does is similar to Stripe, Paymill or Paypal in offering back-end processing of payments.
BitPay accepts Bitcoin and then puts "real" money into the bank accounts of businesses. Basically, there's no worry on the end of merchants, because they end up getting paid the way that they're used to. The difference is that a small business in Kansas City can now accept a payment from Indonesia for goods and services, which was nearly impossible before.
Codeship, the startup formerly known as Railsonfire, has joined early stage micro seed investment fund and mentoring program Seedcamp after moving from Austria to Berlin. The company says it is the provider of a business-to-developer SaaS product that helps developers and engineers create better software, fast, according to The Next Web.
Codeship's solution automates "basically everything" between services like GitHub, where the source code is stored, and services like Heroku, where the application is running.
In addition, the startup provides a hosted testing environment, which today is often done locally…
[Moritz Plassnig, co-founder and CEO of Codeship,] says that, while Seedcamp usually invests €50,000 for an 8-10% equity stake, they actually asked the accelerator to invest less for a smaller share of the company.
OpenFund is Greece's equivalent of Seedcamp. Both seed funds date back about five years. However, OpenFund is the sole real institutional tech investor in Greece and until recently it only had about €500,000 to work with, according to TechCrunch.
The fund has now announced a new team of partners and a second fund totaling €10 million under management. Openfund II has drawn its LPs from the European Investment Fund, which serves as the Openfund's major investor under the Jeremie program, and the participation of 11 private investors. At the same time it's announced two major fundings – a €100,000 investment in Incrediblue (a kind of Airbnb for private leisure boats) and €600,000 in WorkableHR, a platform for simplifying the recruitment process.
The fund will work with entrepreneurs in two stages: a) pre-seed, starting from an investment size of €50,000 for up to 10% equity to turn an idea into a product (and another €50,000 for another 5% later on) and b) Seed, with an investment of up to €500,000, to focus on turning an existing product into a working business. The partners are George Tziralis, Georgios Kasselakism, Nikkos Frangos, Constantine Pateras and Aristos Doxiadis – who combine a mix of product, investors and private equity experience.
Plug and Play Accelerator Valencia, in Spain, meanwhile, is seeking applications for its spring cycle which will last three to four months. The Silicon Valley-based accelerator announced last June it was starting European operations with a base in Valencia. The initial batch have recently taken part in their first Expo Day, according to The Next Web.
Shortlisted Spanish and Latin American startups will receive €5,000 ($6,500) upon joining the program to cover their team's travel and accommodation expenses. Plug and Play will also provide them with acceleration services worth €15,000 ($19,600) and partner services worth €200,000 ($262,000), while integrating them into its network.
In return, it will take a 5% equity stake of each company. In addition, Plug and Play and its investor network will have the option to invest up to €40,000 ($52,300) in each project for up to an extra equity stake of up to 10% following Expo Day next June.
After that the startups will compete to continue the acceleration program in Silicon Valley. Applications must be submitted by January 21, unless there are 300 entries before then. The top 20 will be invited to present in Valencia before the final 10 are selected.
GigaOm: Rocket brings in $13M for Stripe clone Paymill amid IPO rumors
TechCrunch: BitPay Banks $510K In Investment To Become PayPal for Bitcoin, Already Has 2,100 Businesses On Board
The Next Web: Railsonfire joins the Seedcamp flock and rebrands to Codeship (because it helps coders ship)
TechCrunch: OpenFund Closes New €10M Fund, Adds Incrediblue And WorkableHR To Portfolio
The Next Web: Plug and Play Spain launches new call for applications, actively seeks Latin American startups


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News Archive
Scientists commonly use just four species to investigate the basic processes shared by all living creatures. Tom Shakespeare explains how the fruit fly, the zebra fish, the roundworm and the mouse found themselves at the forefront of scientific research.
Monday, June 17, 2013 - 14:35
Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed an easier and more effective method for inserting genes into eye cells that could greatly expand gene therapy to help restore sight to patients with blinding diseases ranging from inherited defects like retinitis pigmentosa to degenerative illnesses of old age, such as macular degeneration. The engineered virus works far better than current therapies in rodent models of two human degenerative eye diseases, and can penetrate photoreceptor cells in monkeys' eyes, which are like those of humans.
Friday, June 14, 2013 - 12:29
Working with mice, researchers led by Mayumi Ito at New York University have identified a population of stem cells lying beneath the base of the nail that can orchestrate the restoration of a partially amputated digit.
Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 15:04
A team of NIH-supported researchers is the first to show, in mice, an unexpected two-step process that happens during the growth and regeneration of inner ear tip links. Tip links are extracellular tethers that link stereocilia, the tiny sensory projections on inner ear hair cells that convert sound into electrical signals, and play a key role in hearing. The discovery offers a possible mechanism for potential interventions that could preserve hearing in people whose hearing loss is caused by genetic disorders related to tip link dysfunction.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 12:02
The mouse hospital at Beth Israel Deaconess and a few similar ones elsewhere are at the forefront of a new approach to studying human cancers. The mice are given genes that make them develop tumors in the same organs as humans, which means the researchers need scanners to watch the tumors' growth inside the animals' bodies. So the mouse hospitals have tiny ultrasound machines, CT and PET scanners, and magnetic resonance imaging machines with little stretchers to slide the mice into the machines. They also have mouse pharmacies to formulate medicines in mouse-size doses and mouse clinical laboratories specially designed to do analyses on minute drops of mouse blood and vanishingly small quantities of mouse urine. That lets them follow cancers' growth and responses to treatments.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 16:18
Animal studies indicate that delivering chemotherapy through inhalation significantly improves the rate of successfully treating lung tumors.
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 17:03
N.C. State University and Yale University researchers uncovered the developmental pathway to one frog species' carnivorous diet – helping us to understand our own guts in the process.
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 17:01
The master and his dog are both very nervous. On a Thursday morning in April, Randy Wildebrandt has brought Jazzy, a black, 14-year-old poodle, to the MU veterinary hospital for an examination of a cancerous tumor on her right hind leg. She will be injected with a radioactive liquid for a PET, or positron emission topography scan to determine whether her treatment is shrinking the tumor, then she'll spend a day in isolation while the radiation wears off. Jazzy is one of several dogs receiving experimental treatments through the comparative oncology program at MU. Veterinarians hope they can examine the dogs' responses to the treatments to learn new ways of fighting cancer in humans.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 15:22
If you prod a zebrafish embryo, it will normally twitch its tail and try to escape. By watching embryos that wouldn't twitch properly, a team of scientists has discovered that a gene called STAC3is the cause of a rare inherited muscle disorder called Native American myopathy (NAM). The team also showed that STAC3 plays an important and previously unrecognized role in muscle contractions.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 16:00
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health, and their colleagues, have discovered that a gene called BACH2 may play a central role in the development of diverse allergic and autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, asthma, Crohn's disease, celiac disease, and type-1 diabetes. In autoimmune diseases, the immune system attacks normal cells and tissues in the body that are generally recognized as "self" and do not normally trigger immune responses. Autoimmunity can occur in infectious diseases and cancer.
Monday, June 3, 2013 - 13:32
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania have developed a new gene therapy to thwart a potential influenza pandemic. Specifically, investigators in the Gene Therapy Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, directed by James M. Wilson, MD, PhD, demonstrated that a single dose of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) expressing a broadly neutralizing flu antibody into the nasal passages of mice and ferrets gives them complete protection and substantial reductions in flu replication when exposed to lethal strains of H5N1 and H1N1 flu virus. These strains were isolated from samples associated from historic human pandemics – one from the infamous 1918 flu pandemic and another from 2009.
Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 14:25
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania have developed a new gene therapy to thwart a potential influenza pandemic. Specifically, investigators in the Gene Therapy Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, directed by James M. Wilson, MD, PhD, demonstrated that a single dose of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) expressing a broadly neutralizing flu antibody into the nasal passages of mice and ferrets gives them complete protection and substantial reductions in flu replication when exposed to lethal strains of H5N1 and H1N1 flu virus. These strains were isolated from samples associated from historic human pandemics – one from the infamous 1918 flu pandemic and another from 2009.
Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 14:25
An international team led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports that a single injection of human neural stem cells produced neuronal regeneration and improvement of function and mobility in rats impaired by an acute spinal cord injury (SCI).
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 15:44
A tiny Australian songbird may hold the answer to discovering the biological source of stuttering, which affects 3 million Americans and is notoriously difficult to treat. A team of Michigan State University scientists will investigate the brain and behavior of the zebra finch in the first in-depth study of whether stuttering stems from a lack of rhythm.
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 15:18
Chris Thomson, a second year veterinary student at University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded the 2013 AMP/Michael D. Hayre Fellowship in Public Outreach. Chris' program will focus on student-to-student outreach at veterinary schools and conferences across America.
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 14:07
Two Colorado State University professors have developed a nanostructured surface coating for bone that is expected to help improve the lifetime of bone implants. The research, if proven, could someday help someone replace injured or diseased bone segments without losing the affected limb.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 16:24
Salamanders' immune systems are key to their remarkable ability to regrow limbs, and could also underpin their ability to regenerate spinal cords, brain tissue and even parts of their hearts, scientists have found.
In research published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences researchers from the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) at Monash University found that when immune cells known as macrophages were systemically removed, salamanders lost their ability to regenerate a limb and instead formed scar tissue.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 15:21
While the effects of acute stroke have been widely studied, brain damage during the subacute phase of stroke has been a neglected area of research. Now, a new study by the University of South Florida reports that within a week of a stroke caused by a blood clot in one side of the brain, the opposite side of the brain shows signs of microvascular injury.
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:23
Australian scientists are hoping dogs with dementia will help them devise a treatment for people suffering from the condition.
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 16:22
When the brain's primary "learning center" is damaged, complex new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function, say life scientists from UCLA and Australia who have pinpointed the regions of the brain involved in creating those alternate pathways — often far from the damaged site.
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SAN JOSE -- The Earthquakes didn't exactly instill a lot of confidence in advance of their trip to Seattle.
They'll face the Sounders Wednesday night still agonizing over the worst MLS loss in club history, 5-0 to FC Dallas.
It was a must-win game that went terribly awry.
Now the Quakes (6-9-6, 24 points) will try to rebound on their two-game road swing, which concludes against Philadelphia on Sunday.
"This team has to show its resolve," coach Mark Watson said earlier this week. "I know everyone's hurting. We need to take that and have it motivate us. It was an embarrassing night for us in front of our fans, who paid good money to see the game. It wasn't acceptable. We all feel that."
Most of FC Dallas' goals came off turnovers, which allowed Colombian Fabian Castillo to run circles around San Jose's back line.
"You'd think 5-0 that we really got carved up, but that wasn't really the case," midfielder Sam Cronin said. "We gave away the ball really cheaply at inopportune times in poor areas, and they finished 'em really well."
How quickly the Quakes rebound could hinge on the health of Yannick Djalo, who has missed the past two games with a strained right quadriceps. He is listed as doubtful against Seattle (13-7-2, 41 points), which sits in second place in the Western Conference.
"He just opens the game up," Cronin said of Djalo, who has three goals and two assists in 13 appearances. "At a moment's notice, he can turn a game around and create a chance and score. We miss that when he's not on the team."
The Quakes, in a tie for last place with Chivas USA, are nine points out of the final playoff spot with 13 games remaining. They have three games in hand on the two teams directly ahead of them in the standings, Portland and Colorado.
Seattle and the Quakes have split MLS games this season, with the Sounders prevailing 1-0 at home on an Obafemi Martins' highlight-reel goal; and the Quakes winning 1-0 at Levi's Stadium on a Djalo strike. The teams also met in the U.S. Open Cup, with Seattle taking a 5-4 decision in a shootout after a 1-1 draw.
San Jose has been eroded by injuries. Right back Shaun Francis suffered a minor left leg injury against FC Dallas, and was replaced by Brandon Barklage. Steven Lenhart (knee) and Clarence Goodson (foot) remain out. Victor Bernardez struggled Saturday playing with an awkward-looking mask that is protecting a broken nose.
Wednesday's game
Earthquakes (6-9-6) at Seattle (13-7-2), 7 p.m., CSNCA


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Both Truckee basketball teams won their Mount Rose League matchups at Incline in low-scoring fashion on Friday, the girls by a score of 37-31 and the boys 42-38.
In the girls game, both teams played a strong two-thirds zone that limited offensive production, as Truckee committed 35 turnovers and Incline had 27.
The difference in the game was the first quarter, when the Wolverines outscored the hosts 14-8. Every other quarter was dead even, as each team scored six points in the second quarter, 10 in the third and seven in the fourth.
Truckee was led by junior guard Kaylee Neill, who scored 11 points, including two 3-pointers, and Sydnie English, who scored nine points. Katey Hamill added five points, while Lauren Peak, Cassandra Sawyer and defensive stopper Olivia Duner chipped in four apiece.
Incline sophomore Molly Franklin, whom Incline coach Wayne Nash calls "a star in the making," led the Highlanders with a game-high 12 points (a night before dropping 30 on Portola).
"She's a player," said Truckee coach Geoff Stephens, "and fortunately we handled the remaining players, but it wasn't easy. Coach Wayne does a great job and always has his kids ready to play."
Truckee improved to 5-0 in Mount Rose League play as the Highlanders fell to 2-3.
The Truckee boys, meanwhile, avenged a blowout loss against Incline on Jan. 10 with a defensive win Friday.
"It was a bit of a defensive struggle, but we played well in the fourth to come away with a hard-fought win," said Truckee coach Patrick Irvin. "Incline is a very patient team that plays good defense, so it was a good win for us."
Truckee senior forward Adam Morgan led all scorers with 20 points, while Jack Bessette scored a team-high 14 points on four 3-pointers for the Highlanders.
"Everybody contributed to the win, so I was very happy with the overall team effort," Irvin said.
The Truckee girls got off to a slow start, to say the least, in their rematch against North Valleys on Saturday, yet someone found a way to win, 38-35.
After losing a close game against the Division I Cougars at home on Jan. 9, the Wolverines found themselves in an early hole as North Valleys stormed out to a 12-0 lead that swelled to 18-1 and 20-4 in the first quarter.
The Cougars (9-11 overall) employed a box-and-one defense to contain English, which worked early as they all but stopped the Truckee offense and beat the Wolverines down the floor for repeated layups.
"We were immediately on our heels," Stephens said. "We really believed we could man North Valleys, but they had way too much energy to start the game."
So the Wolverines switched to a zone while mixing up the lineup in an attempt to find some offense.
Neill provided just the offensive boost the Wolverines needed. She came off the bench and hit four 3-pointers in the first half alone, cutting North Valleys' lead to 10 by halftime.
Truckee's zone defense stepped up as well, holding the Cougars to five points in each of the next three quarters as the Wolverines clawed their way back into the contest.
"We told the girls before the game, 'If we can hold Haley Bowen to 25, we can be in the game; if we hold her to 15, we can win.'"
Truckee held the Cougars' star to 12 points, with eight coming from the charity stripe.
Still down by nine at the start of the fourth quarter, the outside shooting by Neill started to open up the middle. Neill hit one more 3 to start the second half, which paved the path for the post players to get involved and for guard penetration.
Senior forward Jackie Bolton, who went scoreless the night before, came alive and scored nine of her 11 points in the final quarter, working from behind the zone and hitting several shots from the short corner.
Hamill and English rounded out the scoring with seven and five points, respectfully, while Hamill also contributed seven steals and three assists and Duner had four steals and five assists.
"It was a total team win," Stephens said. "All the girls played and played hard. The bench was completely engaged throughout the game. It was a really great win."
The Wolverines are now 14-7 overall.
UP NEXT: Truckee is scheduled to host Sparks on Saturday, girls at 2 p.m. and boys at 3:30.


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American Airlines ticks off Kristin Chenoweth (and her dog)
Actress Kristin Chenoweth wasn't happy when an American Airlines gate agent wouldn't let her bring her dog Madeline with her as she prepared to board a flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Or as TMZ, which reported the incident Friday morning, put it, Chenowith "says she was the victim of a screaming, angry gate agent who bullied her and embarrassed her when she tried to board an American Airlines flight with her service dog."
TMZ said a gate supervisor told Chenoweth she didn't have the appropriate paperwork to bring the dog on the flight.
"When Kristin protested, insisting she had done everything correctly, the agent got 'verbally abusive' in front of several passengers … scolding the actress … and Kristin was so shaken up, she burst into tears," TMZ reported.
Eventually, American did allow Chenoweth and pooch aboard. She subsequently tweeted, ""American Airlines: Dallas flight attnt supervisor Ms. Kidwell. Abuse not okay. #tripfromhell."
We've asked American to comment. TMZ said American sent it this statement: "We have been in touch with Ms. Chenoweth to offer our apologies for the misunderstanding. We refunded the [$125] cabin pet charge as soon as we realized the mistake. We hope she will consider flying American again in the future."
By the way, Chenoweth via Twitter protested Friday morning about TMZ's characterization of her dog: "Maddie is NOT a service dog. She is an emotional support animal. just fyi TMZ."


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Vox is a little and simple music player for Mac OS X with support for many file types, including FLAC, MP3, AAC, Musepack, Monkey's Audio, OGG Vorbis, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV, IT, MOD, XM, Games Music and many others. Includes numerous effects like Equalizer, Reverb, Time Stretch, Pitch Shift, Echo. Moreover, all supported files can be exported to AAC+, Apple Lossless, WAV and other formats with enabled effects.
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Vox 0.2.8 beta 1 and Vox 0.2.7.1 released.
New Audio Units support, disable resample option and new Audio Scrobbling system; bug fixes included in both dev and stable versions.
@ shambu:
You may select an option to make Vox play all files in a folder. It's not a "perfect" playlist but, if you number the files, you may play them in the desired order.
Congrats for Vox! I don't play music with iTunes it is too big and "overcontrolled". My only wish is the playlist in Vox. It is underdeveloped. Please make a decent playlist.
Hi! Glad I found your handy player yesterday. I'm using the Tiger version on my MacMini. I like Vox's small footprint, both on the desktop and in my Activity Monitor. Looking forward to using it more and getting back to you with a little more thorough evaluation. Thanks!
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Vox 0.2.7 RC2 released; for changelog and updates see http://www.alenofx.uni.cc
Truly, one of my favorite applications when it comes to sound. The converter works just dandy in Snow Leopard, recently I tested it by ripping Apple Lossless codec .mp4s from some Flash videos. Astounding quality, I must say, plus it worked without a hitch! Vox is wonderfully full-featured yet packs it all into a lightweight, unobtrusive, HUD-like interface. Sweet!
Vox 0.2.7 RC1 released; for changelog and updates see http://www.alenofx.uni.cc
Super little tool! I love it so much I've given the developer space on my server to host it! Really looking forward to the next version (and being able to read CUE files!)
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The Military Veterans Court of Honor Committee, Gridley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5731 and American Legion Post 210 are to be congratulated on once again, hosting a memorable musical tribute to veterans.
On November 12, Veterans and their families gathered at Veterans Memorial Hall to enjoy the beautiful sound of the Oroville Community Concert Band, directed by Jim Christensen.
Boy Scout Troops 24 and 48 presented the colors.
Jim Moll of Oroville was Master of Ceremonies and led the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by Pastor Rick Cunningham who gave the invocation.
Favorites such as "Patriotic Overture," "Washington Post March," "Fugue on Yankee Doodle" and America The Beautiful were just a few of the many selected for the performance.
The Oroville Concert Band is a group of very talented musicians and Gridley is lucky to have them come share their talents, both at this venue and at the Memorial Day Services at the Cemetery.
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This looks so amazing! Can't wait to try it! Love using the slow cooker 🙂
Yes. They have worked well for me.
has anybody ever tried using those slow cooker liners? They're reminiscent of the old oven roasting bags, but (obviously) for your slow cooker. Just wondering how/if they work. Sure seems as if it would eliminate a lot of time for cleanup.
I've never tried them but have seen a lot of ppl saying they do and that they like them. Would be a lot easier clean up and that's what we're always searching for lol
I love those crockpot liners! They save a lot of time in the cleanup. I usually end up with a quarter size spot in the bottom of the pot after I remove the liner. I can deal with that with a quick swipe with a paper towel. No more having to soak or scrub!
I also have recently started using these and wondering why I haven't sooner. It takes care of most of the clean up for me. Just a quick wash of any broth that might have came through.( sometimes I don't take it out perfectly)
I'm adding this recipe to my try list. I have a question though if making this for four people how much cream cheese do I use?
i've used them and they are GREAT! makes clean up so easy.
I absolutely LOVE them. They are so helpful when it comes to the clean-up. They don't melt or make the food taste any different!
Yes, I use crock pot liners every time I bring out one of my slow cookers. I also use roasting liners for the large roasting pans. Easy clean up and doesn't affect taste of the food. Be careful when stirring, if you tear the bottom, it's back to scrubbing. Amazon.com has pan liners you can use in slow cookers (fits even 6 quart size) and can also be used as oven roasting bag. Love them!!
Could you make this with ground hamburger instead of Italian sausage? my family is not big on sausage.
It would definitely be fine with ground hamburger! Hope you like it!
Wow, this looks great but 3 jars of pasta sauce and only one pound of pasta. Does this feed a lot of people?
I just seen it feed 10 – 12 so u could cut it in half but then you'd have odd amts or half cans.
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well isn't that a kick in the teeth… thanks
Looks delicious. My family will love it.
Have you tried to freeze leftovers? Or would the noodles be mush?
Hi Crystal!
I haven't tried to freeze them but I think it would work just fine! Let us know if you try it!
hi there! I made this recipe tonight. It looks great, but there's just one thing that I should have been smart enough to figure out myself in the first place. Make sure the noodles are coated entirely in sauce or they'll burn.
Have you ever tried this with a sliced sausage like andouli (sp)? or a pre-cooked sliced sausage? I am just wondering if it would turn out well.
Hi Andrea!
I have never tried that, but I think it would be amazing! Let us know if you do!
There are only 2 in my family who would eat this, so this is a very large recipe for us, but it sounds like something they'd love. How would you recommend 'halving' this? Just like it is only halved?
Hi KrisDot!
I would just cut it exactly in half as it is or even in thirds. If you cut it in thirds then you would only need 1 jar of spaghetti sauce rather than 1 1/2 if you cut the recipe in half. Hope you like it!
pretty much what I said in my comment u deleted. don't know why u did that.
Can you put everything in the crockpot and cook on low all day? This looks great but I'd have to be home to cook it.
You would need to be sure to brown the meat before putting everything in the slow cooker, but other than that I am sure it would be fine! -The Six Sisters
Oh my goodness, my kids love spaghetti but never get to have it because it is my least favorite book. I have never found a spaghetti I actually liked until now, it was so good! I cut the recipe in half and substituted the sausage with a variety of veggies. I love your site!
Your creamy spaghetti recipe looks wonderful.
I can't wait to try this out! I love spaghetti and my crock pot!! Going to add it to next weeks menu!
If you want a delicious spaghetti casserole recipe try out my recipe for Spaghetti Amore!
I love this recipe. It's so easy and I just assembled it in 3 minutes. My husband is in the Army and his schedule is always changing; this allows me to just throw it together and it will still be warm for him when he comes home. I added some fresh garlic and spices as well. I know he will love it!! 🙂
Can I use Vegetable Broth? It's all I have in my pantry!!!
I am going to make this today but was wondering instead of cream cheese can half and half or heavy cream be substituted? thanks!
If I cook this on low all day do I just need to add all 3 jars of sauce at once and then stir when I get home (11 hours later) and add the broth then? I have such a hard time finding long cooking recipes that don't dry out but I really think my family would love this one! Love your site!
11 hours is a little long. I put everything in and it was done after 4 hours on low. I think if you were to leave it in that long it would burn on the sides and start to stick to the sides 🙁
I still had to add some hot water at the end because it was very sticky. I guess that's why we are suppose to wait to add the broth huh? I might have used too much noodles too 🙁 dosn't matter though because despite my trial and errors…..
I have to say that it was very yummy!!!! My family ate it up, spaghetti is one of our household favorites! and this recipe is very tasty!!
we have a vegetarian in the house…. can this be made with out meat at all? or maybe with the Morning Star Farms "Crumbles"?
I made this tonight. I had used reduced fat cream cheese and whole wheat pasta. It didn't come out as creamy as I thought. I don't know if my modifications were the cause. I just added extra reduced fat cream cheese and it turned out well.
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
So we decided to make this on Wednesday…. and I wasn't keeping my hopes up 'cuz for some reason its a hit or miss for me when I cook. But as we speak, the boyfriend brought home the ingredients and we're making it again, LOL. We looooooved it! I tweaked it the first time only because we didn't have all the right ingredients (I didn't have jars of the same sauce, I ended up using Trader Joe's vodka sauce in the bottom, and mixing in marinara with burgundy wine and I forget what else. Anyway, who cares? It was delicious and I fully expect this to be a 5 star recipe, not 1.5???
I have been looking for good crockpot pasta recipes…this looked perfect! It turned out really tasty too! Thanks!!
This looks great! Do you think that I could keep the entire recipe amounts the same except for the sauce? I only have 1 big jar of 45oz sauce which is one jar short. Will it come out too dry or sticky? Could I add a little more broth or water? Thanks!
yummy spaghtti..my all time favourite.. try this delicious recipe http://rice.ind.in/lemon-rice-recipe/
Trying this tonight. Do you happen to know the calorie count? Thanks!
Has anyone tried other pasta besides spaghetti? I only have penne and rotini in the pantry.


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Roger soars into semis
Roger has reached his eighth consecutive semi-final at the Australian Open as he had little trouble defeating his Olympics doubles partner, Stanislas Wawrinka 6-1, 6-3, 6-3.
"I needed a good performance. We've played a lot in matches and a lot of practice together so there's no secrets," Roger said. "I had a good day today. I was able to mix it up. I'd like to say though Stan played an amazing tournament."
Roger broke Wawrinka in the second game of the match, and made 77 per cent of his first serves - his best performance in the tournament to date. And our champ also held him to just one ace, keeping him from earning the free points on his serve that had helped in the previous rounds - Wawrinka had scored 24 aces against Roddick. As Roger broke to a 2-0 lead in the final set, Wawrinka showed his frustration by breaking his racket in two after pounding it onto the ground. Roger went on to easily finish the third set with his second match-ball after just 106 minutes.
As well as making his eighth Australian Open semi-final, it is Roger's 27th in Grand Slams since his first title 2003 in Wimbledon. Roger will either play Novak Djokovic (ATP3) or Tomas Berdych (ATP 6) on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
what's UES ???
that was too hard roger , but we trust you champ . bring your level again .
Sounds to me like your a sore loser mate
Novak was unfortunately just better on the night, accept it
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Firefighters began training exercises Wednesday in preparation for the controlled burning Sunday of a two-story, wood-frame house on E. Ohio Avenue at N. Cross Street.
Firefighter Joe Minocchi said the training exercises today, Friday and Sunday will concentrate on the use of new equipment such as new air packs and a new emergency RIT (Rapid Intervention Team) pack that utilizes all equipment necessary to rescue a downed firefighter.
Training today and Friday will be held from 8 a.m. to noon, and will utilize smoke barrels located throughout the various rooms. The barrels are loaded with wet hay to produce smoke, Minocchi said.
Sunday's burning of the structure, donated by Dr. Kindra Browning for training purposes, will begin at 8 a.m. The process will continue until about 3 p.m. as the house is burned room-by-room.
Nancy J. Eddy of 218 E. Ohio Ave., whose home is near the house to be burned, said firefighters plan to use a hydrant in her front yard. She noted that N. Cross Street will be closed to traffic because of a hose being laid across the street.
Minocchi said Sunday's house burning will be two-fold – to finish the earlier training exercises, and to allow new firefighters experience of being involved with room and content fires.
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By John Thavis
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the 78-year-old guardian of the Church's doctrine for the last 24 years, was elected the 265th pope and took the name Benedict XVI.
The election April 19 came on the second day of the conclave, presumably on the fourth ballot. It was a surprisingly quick conclusion to a conclave that began with many potential candidates and no clear favorite.
Cardinal Ratzinger was chosen by at least a two-thirds majority of 115 cardinals from 52 countries, who cast their ballots in secret in the Sistine Chapel.
His election was announced in Latin to a waiting world from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. A massive crowd of young and old filled St. Peter's Square and welcomed the news with cheers, applause and the waving of national flags.
White smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 5:49 p.m. signaling that the cardinals had chosen a successor to Pope John Paul II. At 6:04 p.m., the bells of St. Peter's Basilica began pealing continuously to confirm the election.
At 6:40, Chilean Cardinal Jorge Medina Estevez, the senior cardinal in the order of deacons, appeared at the basilica balcony and intoned to the crowd in Latin: "Dear brothers and sisters, I announce to you a great joy. We have a pope ... ."
He continued: "... the most eminent and reverend lordship, Lord Joseph Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church Ratzinger."
The crowd in the square burst into applause.
The day before, Cardinal Ratzinger had opened the conclave with a stern warning about relativism and the "winds of doctrine" and ideological currents that had buffeted the Church in recent decades.


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FORT MILL, S.C. – Continental Tire of Americas has agreed to be the title sponsor of the Las Vegas Invitational and Las Vegas Classic college basketball tournaments this season. The 11th annual Las Vegas Classic, which is scheduled for December 22 and 23 at the Orleans Arena, will feature West Virginia, Baylor, St. Mary's and Missouri State, plus Bethune-Cookman, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Kennesaw State and Tennessee Tech.
Tickets for the final rounds in Las Vegas can be purchased by calling the Box Office at the Orleans Arena (702) 284-7777, or on the web at www.orleansarena.com.
"It is exciting to add the Las Vegas Classic to Continental Tire's growing list of elite sports partnerships," said Travis Roffler, Director of Marketing for Continental Tire. "With our current partnerships with Duke University and the University of North Carolina, this is a perfect fit to our sports portfolio which also includes Major League Soccer, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and Grand-Am road racing."
The Islanders will take on West Virginia and Missouri State in the campus rounds of the Las Vegas Classic on Dec. 17 and 19 before moving on to the City of Lights. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi will face Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 22 at the Orleans Arena, then will take on either Kennesaw State or Tennessee Tech on Dec. 23.


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Protecting Yourself
Published: Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 12:09 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 12:09 a.m.
Even before the birth of America to the present, the responsibility for protection of the home belonged to every able-bodied person in the household. Assault rifles are not used for hunting; their function is to enable the law-abiding citizens to protect the home and family.
Why not rely on the police? The police, like the Army cavalry in the frontier days, is not an effective defense when they arrive at a location. Ask yourself, if I dial 911 right now, how long will it take the police to arrive? That is the amount of time you are solely responsible for the protection of your family.
What kind of situations require a necessary lethal defense? In the middle of the night, a drug addict breaks into your home seeking anything to satisfy his or her addiction. This criminal has nothing to lose. Your life and property are in dire danger.
Every major city has highly organized gangs that will not hesitate one second to kill and loot any target of opportunity. Do you think they will only attack in ones or twos? They are heavily armed and attack in large groups. A riot breaks out, and lawless mobs are mindlessly maiming and looting. Where are the police? They are the embattled ones trying to defend you and are under attack.
Who defends you and your property from the firebomb-wielding mob? You do. You use an effective weapon for large masses. Your children are protected by an active defense by you and fellow citizens. Assume your duty as an American citizen and insist on an active and effective defense.
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by Maricris of ZensibleMama
When my husband and I decided to start our own little family, we took it upon ourselves to start living green to ensure that our child will grow in a healthy environment and grow up learning the values of being green. I must reiterate though, that living a green life takes dedication and discipline. It a challenge inundated with several factors that can easily derail your best intentions, but one worth all effort and perseverance. After all we only have one planet, and we need to preserve it for our children and future generations. Thus, raising our children in the green ways, to me, is essential. The earlier you start this lifestyle, the better off they'll be.
Here are simple, easy ways to raise a green child:
- Live by Example – children are easily influenced by our actions and habits. Practicing a green lifestyle and instilling green values in a regular routine harnesses a greater appreciation of living green.
- Teach them ways to conserve – Getting them into a habit, like turning off lights when not in use or turning off the faucet while brushing their teeth, not only reinforces the essentials of conserving but also saves you money on your utility bills.
- Instill the art of recycling – Americans generate 4.4 pounds of waste each day according to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and that number is rising. Teaching our children how and what to recycle may not greatly impact change in the amount of waste we generate but it will teach them the importance of why recycling is needed.
- Show them the trick to reuse – Another way to reduce waste is to reuse materials that can be transformed for other uses. For example, my favorite: You know those to-go cups that we get from restaurants? We reuse them as drinking cups at home (great when you have small children) or use them during picnics as disposable cups!
- Train them to be ingredient warriors – We are very particular with the products we buy and we make sure to read the ingredients before we buy them. Making your children aware of which ingredients or chemicals to avoid and how to find out if they are contained in a product they want to use, teaches them importance of being conscious of the products they use or consume so they can stay healthy.
- Take the fresh and natural approach – With the onslaught of genetically modified and chemically altered products in the mainstream market, it is almost scary to eat certain foods. Impressing on our children that eating fresh, healthy and natural foods at a very early age is the best way to show them the variety of meal and snack choices they can have if they choose to eat this way.
- Go Organic – Buying organic can be a very expensive approach to living more green. The great news is, with a higher demand for organics, some manufacturer's now are able to lower their prices to reach more consumers. You just have to know where to look. Whole Foods is an organic grocery store that carries other personal use items as well. Even your regular grocery stores now carries some organic products.
- Start a Family Garden – This is probably the best example to show our children the meaning of living green. A garden where they help put together, grow and harvest their fruits and veggies is not only fun and satisfying, but it creates a memory they'll never forget.
- Kick the Chemicals out – Cleaning products are of the worst offenders when it comes to harsh chemicals and they can be very unsafe when you have children. Ensuring that you are using plant-based cleaners and reiterating their importance to your children will magnify the need to be green.
- Immerse them in Green documentaries – This is by far my favorite and probably one of those unconventional ways of instilling green-ness to your children, but it works. It becomes a learning tool. A way to educate them to complement the other approach you've already been implementing.
What is one way you are teaching your children to be green?


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SAN JOSE -- Supporters rallied Friday to urge prosecutors to drop a murder charge against a San Jose man who shot and killed an alleged burglar in a vigilante act that made him a folk hero to residents frustrated with a shrinking police response to lower-level crimes.
A Change.org petition was launched by family and friends of Luis Ricardo Hernandez, 26, who is being held in Santa Clara County Jail on $1 million bail in the death of 36-year-old Christopher Soriano of San Jose.
Hernandez was a maintenance worker at the Summer Breeze apartments when on Dec. 31 he and a supervisor reportedly tried to perform a citizen's arrest on Soriano, who they suspected of burglarizing cars at the complex. In an ensuing physical confrontation, police said, Hernandez shot Soriano, who later died.
The online petition garnered more than 500 signatures as of Friday. Family spokesman Gina Gates said the defendant, who on Friday postponed a plea entry, was trying to thwart a series of crimes given short shrift by a budget-starved police force. He is due back in court Feb. 15.
"Ricardo is not the pebble in the pond. He's part of the wave it caused," Gates said.
Authorities see things much differently, with police admonishing vigilantism even in lean staffing times and prosecutors filing a murder charge.
"We acknowledge that it may take us a while to get to a property crime like an auto burglary depending on what else is going on in the city," said outgoing police Chief Chris Moore in a recent interview. "I'm somewhat disappointed that people are treating this person as a folk hero. In my opinion, he's not. I understand the frustration. But that doesn't give someone the right to take a gun out and take the law into their own hands."
Brian Welch, who supervises the District Attorney's homicide unit that is prosecuting the case, had similarly strong words.
"My office is prosecuting Luis Hernandez for the murder of Christopher Soriano because the current facts show that at the time of the shooting Mr. Hernandez had no legal excuse or justification for using deadly force on an unarmed man," Welch said in a statement. "The circumstances of this homicide will be examined in a court of law where Mr. Hernandez will have an opportunity to defend the charge."
Gates and other relatives described Hernandez as a devoted father who spent weekends coaching his young son's soccer team. After the shooting, he was fired and given an eviction notice from his employer-provided apartment. It was galling to Gates, given that Hernandez was reportedly acting under the orders of a supervisor she said remains employed at the property.
"Here's a person trying to provide for his family, instructed by his employer to do this citizen's arrest," Gates said. "I can't make an excuse for Ricardo having a weapon. He's going to have to explain himself. But can you see the pressure of that?"
The property owners, ROEM Corporation, deferred comment to its contracted property management firm FPI Management, which did not respond to calls from this newspaper.
According to authorities, Hernandez's maintenance supervisor at the apartments on Lewis Road noticed a truck and remembered it being around the time of previous burglaries. The supervisor told investigators that based on what he felt was inadequate police response to prior calls, he didn't believe officers would come. He enlisted Hernandez's help to detain the driver, since identified as Soriano, until they could get police to show up.
The two men told Soriano that they were going to hold him for police. Soriano started to leave, but Hernandez and the supervisor tried to pin him to the ground. Soriano broke free, and Hernandez shot Soriano once with what police said was an illegally purchased handgun.
Gates pointed to a groundswell of support for Hernandez and saw it as a message to prosecutors about the public's will and residents' desire for solutions to rising crime rates in the face of dwindling police resources.
"We'd like to see leniency, some education and something done for the community," she said.
Contact Robert Salonga at 408-920-5002. Follow him at Twitter.com/robertsalonga.