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After finding out he may be headed to court, Augusta Commissioner Marion Williams is speaking out about a lawsuit he calls frivolous. He spoke with News 12 about what he plans to do.
Marion Williams is hardly ever at a loss for words. But Wednesday, when he learned he was being sued, he said he didn't want to talk. But today, he's speaking out and he's talking to News 12 first.
"He's not gonna tell me how to vote or what to vote for," Marion Williams said.
Commissioner Marion Williams may be in the middle of a lawsuit, but he says it won't slow him down.
"This is frivolous, how in the world it doesn't make sense for the accusations that have been made," Williams said.
"I believe Mr. Williams has illegally formed committees and is illegally holding the office of mayor pro-tem," said Woody Merry.
Tuesday, Woody Merry, founder of government watchdog group CSRA Help, filed a civil action suit against the District 2 commissioner.
"This is just another way to attack Marion Williams. It's just another way to attack my character," Williams said.
The sixteen-page lawsuit stems from the January third commission meeting where Williams abstained twice from the vote for a mayor pro-tem. That prevented the mayor from breaking a tie between Williams and Andy Cheek.
"I was elected by a community to do what I feel is right. I've got a right to abstain if I feel that it's what I need to do," Williams said.
Williams says he finds it ironic that he's being accused of breaking the law.
"Really the law was broken when we voted a second time. We shouldn't have voted but once when it didn't go anywhere, it should have been a done deal," Williams said.
Mayor Copenhaver says the lawsuit caught him by surprise and he was hoping that commissioners themselves would break the gridlock. But if the judge rules that Marion Williams has to vote yes or no, he's prepared to do his job.
"I am decisive in all situations and if I have to break a tie, I will break a tie and move forward with the business of the city," Copenhaver said.
"Maybe they think I'm going to run for mayor, maybe that's why they're trying to prevent, if I decide to run for mayor, they'll know in plenty of time," Williams said.


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CONCORD -- The death of a popular Concord High football player in a shooting in San Francisco on Saturday has produced an outpouring of support from the community, the school's varsity football coach said Wednesday.
A vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Friday to honor the memory of Montreal Blakely, 17, who was slain while walking on Osceola Lane in San Francisco's Bayview District about 10 p.m. Saturday.
The team also will be selling Christmas ornaments decorated with the Blakely's No. 9 two hours before the vigil in the school's main gym. People wanting to make general donations are asked to leave a check at the school's main office or visit chsminutemenfootball.com and click on the "donate" link.
"We would like the thank you all for the outpouring of love and support since we learned of Montreal's passing," coach Brian Hamilton wrote in an open letter to parents and other members of the team's football community. "... I am humbled by the selflessness you all have already demonstrated."
Friday's vigil will be held at the Concord High football field, 4200 Concord Blvd.
San Francisco police on Wednesday said they had no updates on the shooting, which remains under investigation.
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COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. - Heavy snowfall and howling winds didn't slow Maddie Bowman's new 900 that landed her in first at the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix.
Despite treacherous conditions, the South Tahoe resident won the women's halfpipe competition at the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix on Friday, Jan. 11, at Copper Mountain.
"I am really happy. My right 900 is a new trick. I learned it last year, and I used it for the first time at the Dew Tour and so far it is working out for me," Bowman said.
Bowman's winning run consisted of a right 900 into a left 540 mute-grab, straight air with safety grab, left 900 to right 720 and switch 540.
Teammate Brita Sigourney of Carmel, Calif., came in third with a run of 900 to ally-oop to 540 to right 540 to 720.
Both U.S. women also also started collecting Olympic qualifying points, and started their climb toward the 2014 Winter Games.
"It is an exciting time for our sport right now with the Olympics, and the competition is stiff - I mean look at Brita [Sigourney]. But I love competing with her and Roz [Groenwoud]," Bowman said. "I am glad to be here and get this season started right."
David Wise of Reno, Nev., placed third in the men's competition with a right side 900 to double cork 1260 followed by switch 720.
"I was having a perfect run for my first run. I was excited and I caught a snow snake and went down. It's part of the game," Wise said. "I put extra pressure on myself for my second run and had to scale back a bit. You scale back and that's what puts you in third place."


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Alabama football team will be honored by President Obama
Crimson Tide visits the White House March 6
Published: Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 2:33 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 2:33 p.m.
TUSCALOOSA | The University of Alabama football team will be honored by President Obama for the third time in the last four years when the Crimson Tide visits the White House next Wednesday, March 6, to be recognized for winning the 2012 BCS national championship.
The Crimson Tide, which also won the Bowl Championship Series title in 2009 and 2011, is expected to tour the White House and attend a ceremony recognizing the national championship. The President will also honor the UA football team for its efforts to give back to the community.
Alabama defeated Notre Dame 42-14 on Jan. 7 in the BCS National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Fla., to claim the school's 15th national football title.
Details of the visit have not yet been released, but in its past two visits the football team has also toured other sites in the nation's capital.
Following the 2009 national championship victory, UA visited the White House in March, 2010, for a congratulatory ceremony in the East Room. UA players and coaches also visited the Pentagon, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, U.S. Capitol Building and the National Mall.
Last year, UA was honored on the South Lawn, with a Marine band playing A Marine band played "Yea Alabama" and "Stars Fell on Alabama," and closed with "Sweet Home Alabama" in the team's honor. The tour also included visits to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
President Obama called Alabama head coach Nick Saban on Jan. 10 to extend this year's invitation, joking that Saban and the Crimson Tide are beginning to make such visits a habit and commending Saban on the "incredible organization" the coach has built at UA.
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Published: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 1:39 p.m.
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During the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) Region 8 Regional meeting held Tuesday, Henderson County Public Schools Superintendent David L. Jones received the 2013 NCHSAA Special Person Award. The Special Person Award is given for great service to the organization, for his efforts and dedication to maintain a wholesome athletic environment.
In 2007 Jones received the NCHSAA Merit Award. He was the 1983-84 All Western North Carolina Coach of the Year. Jones was also Head Coach for the 1983-84 Edneyville High School Boys Basketball Class A State Champions, for the1984-85 Edneyville High School Boys Basketball Class A State Champions Runners-Up, and the Blue-White All Star Game.
Superintendent Jones has been in education since 1978. He has served in many leadership positions, including assistant principal, principal, director, assistant superintendent, and associate superintendent. He was named the 2012 North Carolina Superintendent of the Year for the NC School Community Health Alliance.
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LAWRENCE TWP. - Located just off Washington County 17 in Lawrence Township, a green street sign that displays Ludwig Cemetery stands on the same location that a church once did.
The cemetery is on the land that belonged to Jacob Ludwig, according to Kurt Ludwig, a local historian and descendant of Jacob Ludwig.
"My great grandfather Jacob came from Germany in 1850," he said. "He and my great grandmother Magaretha settled on the land shortly after arriving in the United States."
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Kurt Ludwig, local historian, stands next to his great grandfather's grave in Ludwig Cemetery located in Lawrence TownshipWednesday afternoon.
Based on Ludwig's research, in 1858 his great grandfather sold a half acre of his property to The Evangelical Protestant St. Jacob Church trustees, which they turned into a cemetery.
"I discovered a detailed draft written in 1859 that described how the cemetery was for those of the protestant evangelical faith from around the area," said Ludwig.
The earliest marked burial in the cemetery was in 1863, he said.
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- Ludwig Cemetery is located off Washington County 17 in Lawrence Township.
- It has 22 marked graves.
- The earliest known burial was in 1863.
- The last burial was in 1964.
- A church used to be located next to the cemetery but it was torn down in the 1970s.
- The Lawrence Township trustees look after the cemetery because there is no deed that states who owns the land.
- The cemetery is not open to the public for more burials.
Source: Kurt Ludwig and findagrave.com
The website Findagrave.com shows that Ludwig Cemetery only has a total of 22 marked interments and the last burial recorded was in 1964.
Ludwig said there are many more than 22 people buried in the cemetery, but that most are unmarked graves.
"I suspect there were burials even before 1863 because many times children who died young were buried in unmarked graves," he said. "Many families had children die in infancy. For example my great grandparents had three of their 14 children die as infants."
Several years after the initial purchase of the cemetery the church purchased another half acre to build a place of worship.
"The documents I've seen lead me to believe that the church was built around 1867," he said. "It was located only a few feet away from the cemetery."
As time passed, the congregation's population declined and eventually the church and cemetery were abandoned, according to Ludwig.
With no one to take proper care of it, the church building fell into disrepair until it was eventually torn down.
"The building stood until around 1970 when it was deemed unsafe," said Ludwig. "It was dismantled to prevent anyone from being injured if it were to collapse."
The cemetery itself remains, but it hasn't seen a burial since 1964.
The most activity the cemetery had as of late was reported vandalism 15 years ago.
"In 1998 someone went into the cemetery and damaged around eight headstones by breaking or knocking them over," said Ludwig.
Ownership of the cemetery and the land that it sits upon currently remains a mystery.
During his research Ludwig was only able to uncover the original deed stating that the land was the property of The Evangelical Protestant St. Jacob Church trustees.
"Since the trustees and the church itself are no more, I don't really know who owns the land," he said.
Dave Lauer, Lawrence Township trustee, has said the township has no records or deeds regarding ownership of any of the cemeteries in the area.
Lauer added that Lawrence Township Trustees pay to have all of the cemeteries in the area mowed, but do not pay for upkeep other than that.
Those looking to be potentially buried in the cemetery are out of luck, according to Ludwig.
"When I spoke with the township trustees they said there was no record of the unmarked graves in Ludwig Cemetery," he said. "They aren't even certain if there would be any plots available in the small cemetery so they aren't able to give someone permission to be buried there."


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March 14, 2007
DOE Loan Guarantee Applications Led by Renewable, Efficiency Projects
DOE has begun its preliminary review of pre-applications received last year for loan guarantees, of which nearly half are for biomass energy projects. Other leading categories are solar projects, which make up 12 percent of applications, and industrial energy efficiency projects, which make up 6 percent of applications. In terms of the requested loan guarantee amounts, however, advanced fossil energy projects make up 61 percent of the requested funds, followed by biomass projects at 14 percent, industrial energy efficiency projects at 10 percent, and solar energy projects at 7 percent. DOE has a difficult task in selecting among the 143 pre-applications, as they requested loan guarantees totaling more than $27 billion, while DOE currently has the authority to issue guarantees for only $4 billion in loans.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 established the loan guarantee program for advanced energy technologies that reduce the emission of air pollutants or greenhouse gases. DOE issued a solicitation for pre-applications in August 2006, but funding to implement the program was not forthcoming until Congress passed a full-year continuing resolution in mid-February. That funding bill provided DOE with $7 million to fund its Loan Guarantee Office and gave DOE its current loan authority. DOE has requested $8.4 million to run the office in fiscal year 2008, along with the authority to guarantee up to $9 billion in loans. See the DOE press release and Loan Guarantee Program Web site.


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Published: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 8:32 p.m.
LONGBOAT KEY - Colony Lender LLC has won just over $20 million in a pair of judgments against groups that owned and managed the shuttered Colony Beach and Tennis Resort.
Colony Lender, a Longboat Key company managed by David M. Siegal and Randall B. Langley, acquired debt owed by the once-famed tennis resort in March 2010 from Bank of America.
Langley is a real estate developer who once owned the Cedars Tennis & Fitness Club, also on Longboat Key. Siegal is an attorney with extensive real estate experience.
The ruling marks the latest in a long legal dispute over the resort, which closed in August 2010 amid allegations of mismanagement and neglect.
Last September, a judge awarded nearly $25 million to a group led by former Colony primary owner Murray "Murf" Klauber.
That ruling required that unit owners at the 237-unit resort pay Klauber-controlled entities $23 million -- or roughly $100,000 per unit -- and 6 percent interest over five years. Homeowners appealed that ruling.
But the latest ruling requires that Colony Beach Inc. and Colony Beach & Tennis Club Ltd. -- both managed by Klauber, according to records -- pay Colony Lender.
Colony Beach Inc. must pay $14.35 million, while Colony Beach & Tennis Club Ltd. was hit with a $5.7 million judgment, records show.
Meanwhile, the resort has languished.
In November, Longboat Key officials cited the Colony Beach & Tennis Club Association, the resort's homeowner's association, over broken-in doors, overgrown lawns and shrubs, and pest control issues.
Unit owners are responsible for maintaining the resort property while they develop a viable plan to reopen it, according to a resolution passed by the town in 2012.
Also last year, Citizens Insurance and town officials cited structural and other problems at the Colony, once a gateway resort for thousands of Southwest Florida visitors and residents.
Association representatives said in response that while they controlled the units, they did not have control over a 3-acre parcel owned by Klauber that contains the swimming pool and other amenities.
Opened in 1979, the Colony was one of the region's premier vacation destinations for decades. From 1996 to 2004, it was named the top tennis resort in the nation by U.S. Tennis magazine.
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Two educators talk about a new program where teachers - instead of students - are asked to become immersed in the indigenous culture of their school.
Meet a Baboquivari Middle School student who decided that since her school couldn't provide a poetry club, she'd start one herself
New program gives college professor face time with elementary school kids.
Find out the inspiration behind Stories That Soar, a Tucson non-profit that lets children use their imagination and share their stories with the world.
Two educators tell how a take-home laptop program at Lauffer Middle School has helped the students get involved with their learning in new ways.
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SAN LEANDRO -- At least six suspects are being sought in connection with a shootout Saturday between two suspected gangs that left a 50-year-old bystander dead and a young girl wounded at the Bay Fair BART station.
A 16-year-old boy was detained at the scene, but authorities have not released details on his suspected involvement, and he has not been arrested or charged in connection with the shooting. The Alameda County District Attorney's Office confirmed the case was under investigation but would not comment further, a spokesman said.
Kenneth Lee Seets, 50, died when he was struck during a shootout between two groups who met up at the station, got into an argument, then opened fire about 12:21 p.m., said Ben Fairow, BART deputy police chief. Three to four people were in each group, and they opened fire near the bus loading zone, Fairow said.
"Our detectives determined that 10 to 15 rounds were fired between the groups," Fairow said.
Seets, whose last known address was in Fremont, was one of two people hit during the barrage of bullets. Fairow said Seets was standing between the two groups when he was shot. He died at the scene. A juvenile was also struck during the melee. The girl, who has not been identified and whose age was not released, was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening and was released late Saturday.
It does not appear Seets and the girl knew each other, Fairow said.
Investigators are still seeking between six and eight suspects in the shooting.
"At this point it's under investigation how many people were shooting," Fairow said. Investigators on Wednesday continued to review surveillance video from the shooting scene.
Authorities are not yet completely sure the shooting took place between rival gangs.
"While all the signs are there, until we can wrap it up and get people into custody, I can't tell you that's exactly what happened," Fairow said. "Unfortunately, in today's world, sometimes violent encounters occur over the simplest things."
Police said Seets previously worked as a truck driver for a Hayward-based plastics plant but did not know his most recent place of employment. According to his Facebook page, Seets previously lived in Georgia and then worked for the Hayward company from 1993 to 1996. His page hadn't appeared to have been updated for a while.
Anyone with information on the case should call the BART Police Department's investigations section at 510-464-7040 or the confidential hotline at 510-464-7011.
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A special program designed to identify and treat the child with apneic episodes and apnea of the premature.
Apnea – What is it?Apnea simply means "without breath." Apnea is not always abnormal. For instance, between every breath we take is a period of apnea. Some periods are longer than others.
Bradycardia – What is it?Bradycardia is a slowing of the heart rate, usually less than 80 beats per minutes for a premature infant. Bradycardia often follows an apnea or periods of shallow breathing. Sometimes it can be caused by a reflex such as when the baby is sucking or having a stool.
Do all babies have periods of apnea?Yes, it can be normal for a newborn baby to have periods of apnea from 10-15 seconds. Newborn breathing can be very irregular and is considered normal.The American Academy of pediatrics defines prolonged apnea as "cessation of breathing for 20 seconds or longer, or a briefer episode associated with bradycardia, cyanosis, or pallor." In layman's terms it means that breathing has stopped for more than 20 seconds or any time a period of apnea is accompanied by a change in skin color, a slowing of the heart rate or unresponsiveness.
Why do premature infants have apnea?Premature infants have immature respiratory centers in the brain. Preemies normally have burst of big breaths followed by periods of shallow breathing or pauses. Apnea is most common when the baby is sleeping.
What does a home monitor do?A home monitor is a warning device that will send off an alarm sound if it detects an apneic episode or a change in heart rate. It is not a life saving device. It mearly acts to summon caregivers to the baby's bedside to observe the infant and act accordingly.
Which infants are candidates for a home monitor?After a thorough evaluation and observation in the hospital, your doctor will decide if an infants needs to be monitored at home. Typically monitored are those infants with: • Apneic episodes requiring stimulation or resuscitation. • Conditions such as prematurity, structural abnormalities of the airway or tracheotomies. • Some types of chronic lung or heart disease.
Once apnea goes away, will it come back?Apnea of prematurity is a result of immaturity. Once a baby matures and the apnea resolves, it will not return. If a baby should have breathing pauses after apnea goes away, it is not apnea of prematurity. It is due to some other problem and needs to be discussed with your baby's physician. This is not common.
How are the home apnea monitors set up? Apnea monitors are set up at St Mary's Hospital before a baby goes home. Parents and caregivers are educated in all aspects of monitor function, including proper response to alarm events and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Once a physician has decided a baby needs a home monitor, parents and caregivers can sign up for an apnea monitor training class. These classes are held four times a week and various times.
Who do parents and caregivers call if they have questions after an infant goes home with the apnea monitor?If parents and caregiver have questions regarding their apnea monitor, they can either call the apnea management program or the homecare company who is providing the monitor.The Apnea Management Program is available Monday thru Thursday 7:00-3:30pm. Parents and caregivers are contacted every week to see how the baby is doing, but parents and caregivers can call anytime.
Apnea Management Program can be contacted at:608-258-5201 or 1-800-362-3382 ext 5201.
After a baby is discharged from the hospital, the home care company will contact the parents or caregivers and set up a time to come out to the home and do an initial visit. The home care company will also provide you with supplies during your time on the apnea monitor. The home care company has a respiratory therapist on-call 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Their phone number is provided at the time of the monitor training class.
How long are infants on apnea monitors? Length of time on an apnea monitor is determined on an individual basis. Generally speaking, if a baby goes home with caffeine (medication used with some babies to help stimulate breathing), it will be discontinued on the baby's original due date. The caffeine can remain in baby's system for up to 10 days, so baby will remain on the apnea monitor for 2-3 weeks after the caffeine has been discontinued. If a baby does not go home on caffeine, the baby will stay on the monitor until approximately 2 weeks after the original due date. These are general guidelines and may change from baby to baby.
Who will discontinue the caffeine and apnea monitor?In most cases it will be the staff from the Apnea Management program. There are some situations where the baby's physician will discontinue the caffeine and apnea monitor.


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Gypsum residents Joel and Robyn Hansen embarked on a yearlong mission trip to an orphanage called Hogar de Esperanza in Trujillo, Peru. "When it came right down to it we didn't just want to serve ourselves any longer. We wanted to open our hearts to serving others," said Robyn.
The Eagle Valley Land Trust was seeking $3.6 million for a conservation easement to preserve the historic Gates Ranch near Burns.
Local band Too Young To Know - Troy Harris, Tanner Harris, Hayley Beard and Bryan Mathews - released their first CD, titled "First Rodeo."
Keegan Hammond was named as a national ambassador for the 4-H Shooting Sports program.
Week of Aug. 22, 2002
Former Eagle County Attorney R. Thomas Moorhead was sworn in as the new Fifth Judicial District Court Judge. He was expected to split his time between Eagle and Clear Creek counties.
A golf course and residential community called "Valagua" was proposed at Gypsum's historic Albertson Ranch property. The project included an 18-hole course and 535 residential units.
The Colorado State Land Board canceled contracts to sell 1,280 acres of open land in Edwards. After eight years of discussion, the land board decided not to close transactions on the two Eagle County parcels. Members of the previous land board favored a plan to sell the 600-acre tracts to part-time Beaver Creek resident Robert Brotman.
Todd Schlegel, a junior at the University of Wyoming, earned membership in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Schlegel, the son of Jackie and Rod Schlegel of Burns, was a 2000 graduate of Eagle Valley High School.
Week of Aug. 27, 1992
The Terrace, an 83-acre tract located on the eastern boundary of town, submitted an annexation request. A housing development with 217 units was proposed in the area.
A pair of 18-year old Bolshi Ballet Academy dancers, in the area for performances in Vail, were arrested after allegedly shoplifting at the West Valley Safeway. The teens confessed to taking lip gloss, cigarettes and a camera.
Zorro, the fleet-footed swine that made a daring escape during the Eagle County Fair and Rodeo's greased pig contest and then eluded would-be captors for more than 24 hours, was the featured piggy for the Eagle Valley High School Rough Riders Rodeo petting zoo. The event was hosted by the EVHS Future Farmers of America.
Eagle County's Department of Social Services hosted a foster parent recruitment drive. Director Kathleen Forinash said the department hoped to find 10 local foster families.
Week of Aug. 26,1982
After nearly 11 years of heated debate, the Eagle County Commissioners approved the sketch plan for the proposed Adam's Rib Recreation Area. The commissioners attached several conditions to the approval including a requirement that HBE Corp. of St. Louis, Mo., the parent company of Adam's Rib, "clarify marketplace factors that would make the project a success as well as the corporation's ability to finance the nearly $500 million project."
Meanwhile the Concerned Citizens of Eagle, the anti-Adam's Rib citizens group, incorporated as a legal entity and gave notice of intent to file an appeal against the Adam's Rib Environmental Impact Statement. The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Sierra Club and the Colorado Wildlife Federation were also appealing the EIS.
Long-simmering political factionalism in Eagle boiled over into a recall effort directed at town board members Pat Carlow, Bonita Eaton and Margo Lorig.
The Avon Town Council agreed to contribute $9,210 toward the Beaver Creek ski area's cloud seeding program.
Week of Aug. 24, 1972
The Eagle County School Board accepted R.W. Meir's bid of nearly $2.4 million to build a new high school at Dowd Junction.
A 16-year-old New Mexico boy who had been missing for six days in the Lake Creek area was found. The youth was separated from two companions during a backpack trip and became lost in the forest area. He had a backpack and camping gear, along with some dried food packets, but the boy told rescuers he had not eaten since the second day he was lost.
The Farmer's Home Administration approved a $35,000 loan and a $176,000 grant for a new water system to service 219 families and businesses in the town of Gypsum.
Grand champions from the Eagle County Fair included Elizabeth Chandler, Anna Marie Hoza, Mitchell Bitzer and Bruce Grange, and delegates to the state fair included Kip Gates, Marilyn Miller, Keith Scott and Linda Hoza.
Week of Aug. 23, 1962
Airman 3c Gary Knuth was a member of the Air Force's five-man top shooting squad. Knuth, the son of Eagle County Sheriff Hank Knuth, was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. The five-man shooting team was representing the United States in a tour of Japan.
Oda E. Schultz of Edwards was nominated for the August Highway Safety Award. The $100 prize was presented by the Denver Post and Denver U.S. National Bank to recognize a driver's quick thinking actions. Schultz was singled out for being the only driver in a long line of cars to heed the flashing lights of a slow-moving, oversized load truck.
Local boys interested in playing football for Eagle Valley High School were instructed to report for equipment checkout. "A new rule for 1962 requires all players to wear a mouth piece during games unless exempted by a dentist."
The featured movie at the Eagle Theater was "Trapeze" starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida.
Week of Aug. 21, 1952
Former Colorado Gov. John Vivian backed a move to commemorate Easter or the anniversary of Colorado statehood by making Mount of the Holy Cross a shrine.
The Eagle County Junior Fair was set to open in Gypsum. Following exhibit judging, a family potluck and the 4-H Club dance were planned at the high school gym.
Iona Knuth opened a dress and hobby shop in downtown Gypsum. "The shop will carry a line of ladies fine clothing, including lingerie and better dresses."
The featured movie at the Eagle Theater was "Hong Kong" starring Ronald Reagan.
Week of Aug. 21, 1942
Four 4-H clubs from around the county gathered for an Achievement Day event in Eagle. Joyce Bush of Edwards and Ernest Wiltat of Piney were set to attend the Colorado State Fair as the county's outstanding champions.
The annual Eagle Flower Show was held in conjunction with the 4-H event. "The Eagle community suffered a late summer, with a slow growth season so many of the blossoms that ordinarily are the main features of the show were not ready for exhibition this year ... but despite all of this, those flowers shown made a beautiful exhibit."
The week's Liberty Limerick offered the following:
"Said a lumberman named Mr. Wood,
If we'd work just as hard as we could,
If all of us bought
The Bonds that we ought,
We'd dispose of Herr Hitler for good!"


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Yeah it must have been the opaque one. Its was like beat up roadrunner flippy.SpikeHyzer wrote:GaW27166 wrote:There is one sitting in Lake Panorma if anyone wants to swim out and get that piece of shit. And IMo is nothing like a TL. This thing was way understable.
The original runs of the apache in the gateway ce plastic were very tl'ish. The opaque runs are extremely flippy.
D31756F wrote:Im not much of a tomahowk thrower, but I have had the opporunity to play with Grant. So Grant what is your best disc for tomahwks you dont like the Apache?
Ive heard a lot of people using understable for tomahawks as well, but I havent tried it yet. Note that Weaver uses his firebird for thumbers only. The firebird seems inconsistent with tommy's. Jus SayinRon u wrote:GaW27166 wrote:D31756F wrote:What Joe said, 11x Firebird. Anything slow and overstable will work though.]
I like to use a little more understable discs for my tomahawks, Am I stupid?
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7 Tips for Talking to Children About the School Shooting
What can you say when there are no words?
We are all still reeling in the aftermath of the school shootings in Connecticut last Friday. I, for one, feel leveled and heartbroken. It is impossible to imagine the impact on the families who lost children, those whose children were spared but so profoundly traumatized, and the rest of us who bear witness from afar to the unthinkable.
Here, in the interest of offering at least a few words of comfort, is some guidance on how to talk to your children in the wake of this tragedy.


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Seib & Wessel: What We're Reading Friday
By Gerald F. Seib and David Wessel
Recommended reading from around the Web:
Fred Barnes (@FredBarnes) writes that presidents often try to change the subject when they are in trouble, but that President Barack Obama has limited ability to change the topic of conversation away from Obamacare. He has had too few foreign-policy successes to make the traditional pivot in that direction, and the health story is too compelling for the press to turn away. [Weekly Standard]
President Obama's last campaign — to save the Affordable Care Act — may be his toughest, says Dan Balz (@danbalz). "It is about competency and delivering on promises." he says. In a sense, the president is running against himself and the exaggerated promises he made to the public. [Washington Post]
If Obamacare goes down, there will be little left of the social-democratic brand of American liberalism introduced by President Obama that was designed to expand the role of government, enlarge the welfare state and create more new entitlements, writes Charles Krauthammer (@krauthammer). [Washington Post]
If current monetary policies fail to deliver an adequate economic recovery by next year, political pressure to break the taboo that separates monetary and fiscal policies could become overwhelming and central bank independence will be doomed, columnist Anatole Kaletsky (@Kaletsky) writes. [Reuters]
Kshama Sawant, a Seattle socialist who campaigned for Seattle's city council on a promise to lead the fight for a $15-an-hour minimum wage, has opened a 1,148-vote lead in the citywide count, has more than 50% of the vote and is getting closer to clinching a seat. [The Nation]
All over the world, protests South African novelist J.M. Coetzee, universities are under pressure to turn themselves into training schools equipping the young with skills required by a modern economy at the cost of the traditional humanities. "We need institutions where teachers and students can pursue unconstrained the life of the mind because such institutions are, in ways that are difficult to pin down, good for all of us: good for the individual and good for society," he says. [Mail & Guardian]
The GOP and the Catholic Church share a similar "brand problem," and Republicans should follow Pope Francis's lead in fixing it, Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) says. The pope has reached out to those marginalized by the church, made himself more approachable, and taken on his base in his efforts to[ revamp the church – and Republicans must do the same, Fournier writes. [National Journal]
What We're Writing
Three Economies + Three Policy Paths = Several Lessons: In Capital, David Wessel compares the differing monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S., Japan and the euro zone and says economies work better when the policies aren't at odds with each other.
Sign of the Times
Minor milestones we've spotted:
The majority of Americans, 61%, believe more than one man was responsible for President John F. Kennedy's death, the lowest level found since 1966. The Mafia, U.S. government, and CIA top Americans' list of potential conspirators. [Gallup]
U.S. household debt rose more in the third quarter than any quarter in the past five years, but remains 11% below the pre-recession peak. [WSJ]
China has 20% of the world's population, but 7% of its fresh water supplies. [Quartz]
There is $1.65 in spare change inside the average American car when it is shredded and recycled. [NPR]
Both of the front runners in Chile's presidential election on Sunday are women. [WSJ]
U.S.-born African-Americans made up 8.5% of Major League Baseball's opening rosters this season, down from 19% in 1986. [New York Times]
People lose about 30% of their ability to taste when in the air, due to dry cabin conditions and high-altitude pressure inside airplanes. [WSJ]
Louisiana and Arkansas will see their annual precipitation drop by as much as 12% in the next 20 years and beyond, a U.S. National Climate Assessment report predicts. [Weather.com]
Forty years ago, the Tennessee Valley Authority got more than 80% of its power from coal; today, it's 38% and dropping fast. [WSJ]
For critical perspectives on politics and the economy from Jerry Seib & David Wessel, visit Seib & Wessel and follow them on Twitter @GeraldFSeib and @davidmwessel.


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Alphonse A. Berghager, 43, of Hannibal, Mo., suffered fatal injuries in a motorcycle accident at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, on Route O one mile south of Hannibal.
The MIssouri State Highway Patrol reported Berghager was riding 2003 Harley Davidson south and failed to negotiate a corner.
The motorcycle went off the right side of the road and overturned several times, ejecting both the driver and his passenger. Both had been using safety devices.
His passenger, Olivia G. Berghager, 15, of Hannibal, suffered moderate injuries. She was taken to Hannibal Regional Hospital.
Berghager was pronounced deceased at the scene at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday by Ralls County Coroner Denise Goodwin.
This was the 20th fatality in 2013 in Troop B, according to the State Patrol.
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Sanwa Supply started selling a compact 3-way tripod "200-CAM020N" through their online store, Sanwa Direct.
200-CAM020N can be used as:
1) A tripod for iPhone and smartphones
2) A tripod for a digital cameras
3) An iPhone/smartphone grip attachment to help take selflies or avoid blurring of images due to hand movement
Omron and Jins have jointly launched a healthcare project using an eyeglass-style wearable device "JINS MEME" that was developed by JINS.
JINS unveiled the JINS MEME device in May 2014 and is planning to release it in spring 2015. Using the built-in 3-point electro-oculography sensor, it detects the user's drowsiness, motivation, body balance and so on, and is able to sync the data on the user's smartphone.
Sony unveiled a waterproof headset device aimed at runners - Smart B-Trainer.
It is now displayed at the 2015 International CES that is being currently held in Las Vegas.
Smart B-Trainer supports your training and boosts your motivation to run. It tracks your body move and condition such as cardiac rate and body temperature while running and sends the data to an external device such as a smartphone.
It's been over a year since we last had the time to put a new NAS unit to the test. Today, the upgrade to Synology's 5-bay dream was left at our doorstep, so what else could we do than take this new DS1515+ powerhouse for a spin?!
3 new Nike AirMax models from their Kabutomushi Collection (AirMax Lunar 1 / AirMax Lunar 90 / AirMax 95) were released on December 28.
Kabutomushi is the Japanese word for a type of beetle. These new models were designed in the image of these Japanese beetles.
All 3 models feature metallic bumpy safari-like patterns, which express the texture and appearance of the insects.
Which is like, you know, pretty cool and stuff.
Cerevo announced the development of a Bluetooth-compliant snowboard binding device called SNOW-1 and they are planning to release it in 2015.
SNOW-1 is a device made to analyze a user's snowboarding skills. It has a Bluetooth communication module and multiple sensors built-in, and after collecting necessary data, it will transfer the data to the user's smartphone on a real-time basis.
Ricoh Imaging announced that they are going to display a digital single-lens reflex camera being developed at present at the 2015 International CES.
They will also display 3 new K-mount lenses (standard zoom lens, large-aperture telephoto zoom lens, and ultra-telephoto zoom lens). The 2015 International CES will be held in Las Vegas from January 6 to January 9.
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3rd International Conference on User Centric Media
This conference seeks to improve our understanding of the changing landscape of media. It has a particular focus on forms of media that are user centered and on the way they will be delivered over a Future Media Internet. The UCMedia conference will support inventive and creative practices in the arts, in science, in engineering and in business by encouraging publications that will help us to understand, to predict and to enable trends in media that are related to:
- overwhelming volumes of content
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Users are always central to media; as creators, as consumers, as learners or as the public whose buying habits have, for generations, been influenced by advertisers (and so paid for the creation and distribution of media). For this reason, this conference particularly encourages a consideration of media that is intrinsically user-centered. The conference seeks contributions that relate to all portions of the different media value chains, from creatives, through service providers, technology enablers and users/consumers.


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Micah Vincent serves as the Commissioner of the Department of Local Government Finance. Commissioner Vincent most recently served as Assistant General Counsel and Policy Director to Governor Mitch Daniels, and previously served as General Counsel with the Department of Local Government Finance. He also served as Staff Attorney at the Department and as Director of Legislative Affairs and Policy for the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.
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Texas Outlaws 10U
Present the 1st Annual
Holiday Classic benefiting St Jude Children's Hospital
December 9-11
As many of you may know St. Jude http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f87d4c2a71fca210VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD is unlike any other pediatric treatment and research facility. Discoveries made here have completely changed how the world treats children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. With research and patient care under one roof, St. Jude is where some of today's most gifted researchers are able to do science more quickly. An amazing fact about St. Jude's is that families never pay for treatment not covered by personal insurance. Also, they help families with donor dollars for traveling, housing and food. It takes 1.7 million dollars a day to run St. Jude. Also, we will know that 81 cents of every dollar that we donate will go straight to research and the children.
The Outlaws have teamed up with our local area Chili's and will be donating a portion of all money raised by the tournament directly to St. Jude to help this wonderful cause. Please sign up early as we believe in what we are doing and we hope you do too, space will be limited.
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This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
February 02, 2011
Electric Vehicles Hot as Volt Speeds Rollout, Leaf Wins Award
Mass-produced electric vehicles (EV) continue to expand their markets to meet consumer demand, and one model became the first EV to win industry honors in Europe. General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet announced on January 27 that it will accelerate the national rollout of its Volt this year, making it available in all 50 states by the end of 2011 because of customer interest. The automaker began delivering its extended range EVs to California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington D.C. in December 2010. Customer deliveries are now planned to begin in Michigan this spring, with Volts arriving at dealerships in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington during the third quarter of 2011. The remainder of the country is expected to get the car by the fourth quarter. The Volt, which travels 35 miles on electricity stored in its 16-kWh lithium-ion battery—and another 344 miles on a full tank of gas—was named 2011 North American Car of the Year in January by 49 automotive journalists from the United States and Canada. See the GM Volt press release and Volt vehicle highlights website.
While the Nissan Leaf EV missed top North American honors by finishing third in the balloting, it was honored as Europe's Car of the Year, the automaker said on January 24. Journalists from 23 European countries put the Leaf at the top of the list, marking the first time in the award's 48-year history that an EV has taken the prize. The Japanese-built vehicle, designed to travel 100 miles per charge of its advanced laminated lithium-ion, currently has pre-orders for more than 27,000 units globally. Nissan plans to begin building the Leaf in the United States by 2012. Some of the demand for EVs and hybrids will come from related industry. Enterprise-Rent-A-Car planned to begin leasing Volts in January, adding Leaf and other EV models as they became available. See the Nissan press release, Leaf website, and Enterprise press release.


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WAYNESBORO — Eric Besore of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, was taken into custody at 9:12 p.m. Nov. 21 in an alley off South Potomac Street by Waynesboro police and charged as a fugitive from justice after he was found to have an active warrant from Maine. He was taken to Franklin County Jail to await extradition, according to police.
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His country called, and Maurice Turner answered by serving as a radioman with the U.S. Air Force in New Guinea during World War II.
He came home counting himself lucky to have done so, but also with a lifelong passion for aeronautics and electronics.
Now it was time for others to answer: Staff and volunteers with the Rice Hospice program, Willmar Ambulance, Kandiyohi County Veterans Service Office, and Turner's family commemorated his contributions in a way that could not have been more fitting.
"Tremendous,'' is how Turner, 93, of Willmar, described his personal tour Thursday of the Fagen Fighters World War II Museum south of Granite Falls.
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Lens Review – Canon 85L F/1.2 MKII
It's a beast! My first experience with the 85L MK 1 was a few years ago and I was not impressed. I rented the lens, shot with it on the Canon 5D and I just didn't get what all the hype was about over this lens. Fast forward a few years and I'm here to tell you, I now understand why this lens is so special! Read More


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The celebration honoring the 175th birthday of Linn County in 2012 and the current 100th birthday of the Linn County Courthouse was held all weekend in Linneus. Pictured aove are the dignitaries from the Ribbon Cutting celebration on Saturday morning. They are (l-r): Jim Anderson (Mayor of Linneus), Dick King (Presiding Commissioner), Terry Tschannen (Ninth Circuit Judge), Dave Long (Ex-Officio Collector/Treasurer, Don Noah (Mayor of Bucklin), Jim Libby (District Two Commissioner), Kay Cunningham (Public Administrator), Mary Enyeart (Circuit Clerk), Peggy Ward (County Clerk), Kathleen Jones (Former County Clerk), Dianna Roberts (County Clerk's Office), Jack Forbes (Mayor of Brookfield), Naomi Boss (Representative for Rep. Sam Graves), Robert Devoy (Retired Circuit Judge).
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SANTA CLARA -- Tight end Vernon Davis indicated Thursday he doesn't plan to skip next week's minicamp the way he has the 49ers' voluntary workouts.
"It's mandatory, so I should be there, for sure," Davis said on KNBR 680.
Davis emphasized that the offseason program has otherwise been voluntarily and that his absences shouldn't be newsworthy. Asked by KNBR host Brian Murphy if he will attend next week's sessions, Davis initially said "it's a possibility" he'd be at the camp that runs Tuesday through Thursday, serving as the 49ers' final gathering until training camp begins July 23.
Although he's the NFL's third-highest paid tight end, Davis is hoping to extend his contract that runs through 2015. Guard Alex Boone also has missed the voluntary organized team activities in an apparent contract dispute.
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CamInman.


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Tuesday, 06/14/1994
Civic Center, Des Moines, IA
Soundcheck: Makisupa Policeman (different than usual; not reggae), Voodoo Chile Jam
Set 1: Llama, GuelahGuelah Papyrus, Sweet Adeline[1], Digital Delay Loop Jam > GuelahGuelah Papyrus, Rift, DwDDown with Disease -> Fee[2] -> My FriendMy Friend, My Friend, Uncle Pen, IDKI Didn't Know > MSOMy Sweet One[3] > IDKI Didn't Know, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt
Set 2: Frankenstein, Demand > BowieDavid Bowie, If I Could > It's Ice > Sparkle > YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> HYHUHold Your Head Up > Bike > HYHUHold Your Head Up, Possum
Encore: SampleSample in a Jar
[1] Without microphones.
[2] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[3] Acoustic; without microphones.
· On Broadway tease in You Enjoy Myself
· On Broadway and Dave's Energy Guide teases in Possum
Noteworthy Jams: You Enjoy Myself (highly recommended), Possum
Average Song Gap: 4.81
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: After The Asse Festival segment of Guelah, the band launched into Adeline and then moved into a Digital Delay Loop Jam before finishing the song. Adeline was performed without microphones. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. My Sweet One was performed acoustic without microphones. YEM included On Broadway teases in both the jam and the vocal jam; it was also teased during Possum. HYHU segued out of the YEM vocal jam and included Fish talking about how much he hates that song (though he has nothing personal against Argent, who wrote it). Possum also included Dave's Energy Guide teases.
Song Distribution:
5 Stash
4 Hoist
4 Rift
3 Junta
2 A Picture of Nectar
2 Lawn Boy
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
1 The White Tape
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I wasn't going to upload this, but then I was like, "HEY, WHY NOT?"
So yeah, my crazy bcb scribbles.
I wasn't going to upload this, but then I was like, "HEY, WHY NOT?"
So yeah, my crazy bcb scribbles.
oh my god i love the style
Guuuh I love your style, it's so fluid and fun! Your "scribbles"(pfft scribbles my *** haha these are wonderful!) have so much character to them, I love looking at all the little things thrown about.
Aaah you're just too awesome
this style is awesome ffff
also, please rescan that rachelXjessica.
please! it got cut off.
If these are scribbles then I wonder what the real stuff looks likes. <3
These are really amazing, you know~~ And love that PauloxMike at the end. Gimme some of that popcorn, Lucy.
Mini-David, you are so cute watching Lucy like that.
So... as Carmen and Amber said, scribbles huh?
its awsome
Paulo looks so awesome
Made this brighter and tried to correct the colour a bit.
This is so cool! Paulo looks like a fox on the second scan!
And mike's reaction face to paulo grabbing him! Classic! hahahahaha.
Ahhh, you guys are all way to nice. >u<
And by scribbles I mean doodles and such.
And sorry for bad picture quality, I don't own a scanner. Also, when I used flash everything looked all crazy though b/c it's drawn in ballpoint pen.
@Gnukko: Sorry I can't, my camera died. I need to buy new batteries. Dx
@Taeshi: Thank you!
Pffffhahahahaha MikexPaulo OTP xD
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OAKLAND -- Under nightfall on an empty side street Sunday, an ambulance emerged from a secured gate at Children's Hospital Oakland and quietly pulled away. Ambulances come and go from the busy North Oakland facility, but not like this: Inside on a gurney laid Jahi McMath, the 13-year-old girl declared brain dead nearly a month ago and who has remained on a ventilator as her family clashed with the hospital over her fate and continue to cling to hope that one day she may wake up.
It was an eerily quiet end to what has been a public, and oftentimes tense, situation. And it came just days before a 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline to move Jahi.
Her uncle, Omari Sealey, took to Twitter almost immediately: "I told you we'd do it!!! I love you Jahi and I will come visit you soon baby girl. Your Uncle is a BEAST!!!" Later adding, "Jahi is free. Bye Children's Hospital."
Just before 8 p.m., Jahi could be seen in the back of the ambulance on a gurney wearing what appeared to be an oxygen mask, with a paramedic supervisor vehicle and a car with two uniformed Alameda County Sheriff's Office deputies in tow. The ambulance had arrived hours earlier, and left a side entrance to the hospital, turned left on 52nd Street, then left on Martin Luther King Jr. Way and out of sight.
It was unclear where it was headed, though a New York facility with ties to the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network has said it will accept Jahi for long-term care and reiterated that in a statement to CNN on Sunday.
David Durand, chief of pediatrics at Children's Hospital, and hospital spokesman Sam Singer each confirmed Jahi was moved.
"A short while ago, the body of Jahi McMath was released by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland to the coroner," Durand wrote in a statement. "The coroner has released her body to the custody of her mother, Latasha Winkfield, as per court order, for a destination unknown.
"Our hearts go out to the family as they grieve for this sad situation and we wish them closure and peace."
The family's attorney, Christopher Dolan, and Sealey would not provide details on her treatment during a late-night news conference at his San Francisco office, but said Jahi will be hooked up to a feeding tube and a tracheotomy tube by Monday morning. He also refused to identify where Jahi would be taken and said his silence on the matter was to protect Jahi's privacy and the privacy of other patients at the undisclosed facility. Court documents show that the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network has been working to place her in a New York facility, and that Georgia-based Medway Air Ambulance would provide the transportation.
A call to the Life & Hope Network went unanswered Sunday morning. An email to MedWay Air Ambulance president Rick Moore was not answered immediately. Court documents said the approximate cost to transport Jahi was just shy of $32,000; the Jahi McMath page at the gofundme.com website said Tuesday that $47,842 had been raised for Jahi by Sunday morning.
Her mother, Nailah Winkfield, is by her side, as are "highly skilled intensive care" workers, Dolan said.
"This family knows the odds are way stacked against them," Dolan said. "This family knows that they need nothing short of a miracle but what this family wanted was a chance.
"This is about a girl named Jahi McMath. But this is also about every parent being able to have the right to make a choice for their child, not a hospital making that choice for them."
Jahi has been on a ventilator at the hospital since developing complications and suffering cardiac arrest after a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat at the facility Dec. 9. Multiple doctors have declared her brain-dead, but her family has rejected the diagnosis and has fought to keep her on a breathing machine. Jahi cannot breathe on her own, doctors say.
On Friday, the family and hospital agreed through a compromise forged in Alameda Superior Court that Jahi's mother may remove her from the hospital as long as Jahi's mother takes responsibility for the child's care.
Alameda County Sheriff's Office spokesman J.D. Nelson said Friday that a death certificate had been issued for Jahi, but Dolan insisted in Sunday's interview that "she has not passed. Her kidneys function, she regulates her temperature and her body moves now more than ever. This is a real human being, not a dead body."
The hospital, however, continued to dispute that, as well as Dolan's assertion that Children's Hospital Oakland has "withheld food for 26 days," the result of which has "kept Jahi (from receiving) nutrients that might help her brain to be at an optimum place" for recovery.
"Sadly ... Mr. Dolan is not being truthful to the public or his clients," Singer said. "When he says his 'medical team' wants to feed her body so her brain will have the optimum nutrients, he is either being purposely deceptive or ignorant. In either case, he is perpetuating a sad and tragic hoax on the public and the McMath family. Tragically, this young woman is dead, and there is no food, no medical procedures and no amount of time that will bring back the deceased."
The agreement states that the hospital would allow a transfer team to enter the facility and move out Jahi, with her entire health responsibility and the responsibility of the move falling to the mother. Jahi's tubes from the ventilator ¿to be removed and placed into the transport team's equipment, along with other devices and her body moved from the hospital's gurney to a new one. Her medical records, medications and a status report also is to be handed over, and the hospital is to sever ties with her, the agreement states.
Sealey said he's hoping "to have her come back home with 100 percent full recovery."
"If I wasn't ready for the long distance fight I wouldn't have taken it this far," Sealey said. "I'd rather have her live her life versus having (had them) take her life."
David DeBolt covers breaking news. Contact him in Richmond at 510-262-2728. Follow him at Twitter.com/daviddebolt. Contact Rick Hurd at 925-945-4789 and follow him at Twitter.com/3rdERH.


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Hi Sam!
Let me know if you´d like to play sometime. I usually play at Prosp. Park, and my level is similar.
Hey Sam, I'd definitely be interested in playing but I don't have a permit right now. Is there a long wait for the courts at LES and can they be used without a permit? Where are they exactly?
Hey Sam, not sure if you're still playing much on tennisopolis, but if you're interested I'd love to hit. My schedule is pretty flexible these days and I usually hit up at Harlem since the courts are free and there's hardly any wait, if at all. I'm NTRP 4.5, played club tennis at Stanford and am looking to rally or play matches. Thanks. - Eric
Sam, if you want to play this Monday, Sept, 26th, at Prospect Park I can only do so earlier in the day, say 11am-12pm preferred or 12-1pm. Not later.
Let me know if you are interested.
Just found your message.
I have plans to play this afternoon already with someone. Try to reach me earlier next time, if you can. Thanks for asking.
Just received an email from Prospect Park:
Please note that that the Prospect Park Tennis Center will be closed Monday during the day, but may open for evening play. Updated information will be posted at www.prospectpark.org
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Copper Mountain has officially won the snowmaking race for Colorado resorts, firing up equipment Tuesday, exactly one month prior to its opening day, slated for Nov. 2.
The ski area began blowing snow from 28 snowguns to cover the Copperopolis run, the site of the resort's U.S. Ski Team Speed Center, scheduled to open later this month.
Throughout October the resort will continue to expand its snowmaking operations to ensure top-to-bottom terrain by opening day, according to Katherine Bush, spokeswoman for Copper.
"Copper's snowmaking team saw an early opportunity and was aggressive with its approach," Bush said. "We're thrilled to be the first resort in Colorado to begin snowmaking this season."
Slope maintenance and snowmaking manager of Copper, Mike Looney, said the "wet-bulb temperature," a figure dependent on temperature and humidity, allowed for sustainable snowmaking.
The speed center offers camps and training facilities to World Cup athletes and national teams during the early season, the Copperopolis run is reserved for their use.
The center is a full-length alpine racing venue with 87 automatic snowmaking guns dedicated to the space, making it one of the state's largest snowmaking operations.
Copper proved a worthy competitor among other early bird ski areas last winter when it began blowing snow Oct. 6, the same day as Loveland and Arapahoe Basin ski areas.
"It's a good-natured race to be the first high-altitude, small resort making snow," said Adrienne Saia Isaac, spokeswoman for A-Basin. "It brings a sense of pride to achieve those conditions first, but we're just not quite there yet - we're waiting to get prime conditions for snowmaking."
Alan Henceroth, CEO of A-Basin, said conditions for snowmaking are looking promising for this evening.
"A few degrees one way or another can be the difference between marginal and great snowmaking," Henceroth wrote on the company blog Tuesday. "My money is on a few really good nights this week. Stay tuned - think cold, real cold."
Anxious to begin snowmaking, Isaac said A-Basin's snowmaking crew is still waiting for that "perfect number."
"We are completely weather dependent here and our snowmaking managers are waiting for a wet-bulb temperature of 28 degrees, which requires slightly cooler, less humid conditions," she said. "This really ties into our sustainability initiatives to ensure that our resources are used to their capacity and aren't wasted."
Loveland and Keystone Resort are also awaiting lower temperatures.
According to John Sellers, marketing and communications director for Loveland, its snowmaking equipment is ready to go as soon as the weather cools down.
"This week temperatures are turning in our favor," Sellers said. "We should be able to start blowing snow in the next couple of days."
Keystone has officially set the date for snowmaking as Oct. 10, but will begin testing out its equipment today according to Tucker Vest Burton, spokeswoman for the resort.
Breckenridge Ski Resort has slated snowmaking to commence Oct. 17 if conditions permit.
"We're getting really excited to see other resorts gearing up for this and as long as the weather permits, we will start making snow during the second week of October," said Kristen Petitt-Stewart, spokeswoman for the resort. "I foresee no issues for our Nov. 9 opening."
The wet-bulb temperature is the lowest temperature that can be reached under current ambient conditions by the evaporation of water. It's largely determined by both actual air temperature and humidity. Achieving a low wet-bulb temperature requires dry conditions and low temperatures.
Copper's snowmaking manager Looney said that 32 degrees at 90 percent humidity is equivalent to a wet-bulb of 31 degrees while 32 degrees at 10 percent humidity is equivalent to approximately 23 degrees.
Avid skiers, riders and ski area officials are known to watch the weather report constantly this time of year.
The rest of the week, high temperatures are forcasted to range from 63 degrees to 46 degrees, with low temperatures ranging from 34 degrees to 27 degrees.
The probability of precipitation is at the lowest today, with a 4 percent chance of rain or snow. Later in the week, the probability of precipitation increases slightly to a 22 percent chance of snow or rain on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.


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Top Definition
An aspect ratio wider than 1:33:1 (4:3). Some people think that regular TV is "square," when it is actually 4:3. Most movies are shown in either 1.78:1 (16:9), 1.85:1, or 2.35:1. TV shows are usually shown in 1:33:1, but some are shown in 1.78:1, such as The Sopranos and ER. If the aspect ratio of the content you are watching is wider than your TV, the picture is letterboxed. Many people don't like widescreen because they think that you don't see the entire picture, which is not true. If they had a 16:9 TV or were watching it in a movie theater, they would not think so. Those people will buy the "full screen" pan & scan versions of DVDs, which actually cut off 40% of the picture.
Widescreen DVDs are better than pan & scan because you see the whole picture.
by Gangstre April 04, 2005
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the way in which people of asian decent see.
Due to the slant of asian eyes, asians see in widescreen. figurativly, not in the litteral sence. If you don't know what i'm talking about, american child, bring your index fingers to your corners of your eye lids and give it a little pull.
by xxxscenexxx October 08, 2005
The aspect ratios and preferred way to watch most movies filmed after the mid 1950s. The most common widescreen ratios are 1.66, 1.85, 2.35 and 2.40, though there are more. You see more this way than if it's a pan and scan version. It's also the way the sirector and cinematographer wanted the movie to be seen the way the You'll still get small bars on a widescreen TV if you watch some movies because the average aspect ratio of the TV is 1.78 and some movies are wider than that.
Star Wars and Lord Of The Rings looks a lot better in the widescreen versions than the pan and scan versions.
by Steve March 05, 2005
Widescreen refers to any aspect ration larger than 4:3 or 1.33:1. The most common ratios are 1.66:1 (almost regular TV), 1.85:1 (Acadamey Flat) and 2.35:1 (Anamorphic Scope).
Anamorphic DVDs are in Widescreen, normal DVDs are not.
by Inspector Chan September 15, 2004
An aspect ratio designed to accomodate the enlarging waistline of America.
He was so fat he filled up the frame, so we had to switch to widescreen.
by Biggie Biggie Biggie October 25, 2005
A term used to describe your eyes after smoking too much weed. Sometimes a bad thing.
I can't go to the store right now man, I'm in fucking widescreen.
by Zinian August 19, 2009
Referrs to the 16:9 aspect ratio that movies and some TV shows are filmed in. Many new high-definition TVs have screens capable of displaying this aspect ratio without vertically compressing the image, as would happen when trying to watch a widescreen-formatted movie or show on a traditional TV.
Most DVD movies are in widescreen format. Some video games also support it.
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Don't know if he's been mentioned or not, but 5-time grammy winner John Legend just said on MLBN that he was a Reds fan growing up in Springfield.
I'd rather listen to Kelch read the phone book than suffer through Thom Brennaman's attempt to make every instance on the field the most important event since the discovery of manned space flight. -westofyou
I was reminded of this thread last week when I saw Skillet play at Kings Island and John Cooper (lead singer) when on and on about how big a Reds fan Seth Morrison (guitar player) is. Apparently he proposed to his wife at GABP.
His twitter feed it confirms his fandom: https://twitter.com/MorrisonSeth
Someone already mentioned George Clooney, right?
"Ill kind of have a foot on the back of my own butt. Thats just how I do things. -- Bryan Price, 10/22/2013
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
What is on the bottom of that "jersey" that Bench is wearing?
Schottzie. I even have her "autograph" on a 1991 program.
What if this is as good as it gets?
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It's easy to dismiss most remakes as useless retreads of the original, but the new Total Recall actually looks like a fun update of the 1990 film. On the other hand, is it really all that different from the first?
This fan-made mash-up trailer splices together the audio from the 2012 trailer with footage from the 1990 movie. The end result is weirdly seamless. Not to mention the thrill of seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger opening his mouth and hearing Colin Farrell's voice.


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This full-zip hooded reversible jacket has the Arsenal team badge over the left chest with the Nike Swoosh logo on the right. Badge and Swoosh are printed on both the inside and outside of the jacket. Each side of the jacket has two zippered side pockets and the inner contrast red side has a zippered breast pocket on the left.
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Hello and welcome to another week of glorious love and support for our fluffy runners!!
We ask questions, share info and cheer each other on...
Got a weight problem and wanna change it?? Well so do we... please chime in... always room for more!!
Started C25K 09/07/09
Dinosaur Dash 5K 11/01/09 40:12
Turkey Trot 5K 11/26/09 44:02
Buffalo Run 02/27/10
GREAT NEWS!!! I'm a MORON!!!
I checked my results online for the run that I had last week and shorted myself by 40 seconds!!!
My time was actually 40:12... that's just under a 13mm pace!!
OMG - how the heck am I gonna beat that time... yikes!!
Hope everyone had an awesome weekend!! (I know I did!) Let's hang in there... its cold and its the holidays! Which means that we'd probably rather bundle up with a snuggle and a cookie, or two...or three....
Happy Running!!
Started C25K 09/07/09
Dinosaur Dash 5K 11/01/09 40:12
Turkey Trot 5K 11/26/09 44:02
Buffalo Run 02/27/10
I actually just started Weight Watchers last Thursday.... hoping to get rid of the last 30 lbs for 100lbs total loss. It's tough now that I've calulated all my favorite pre/post run foods into WW Points (Clifs Bars, Muscle Milk, Clif Shot Blocks, etc)... Any runners doing WW, got any tips?
Sidenote, I got a 7 mile run in on Saturday, passes my previous high of 6 miles! Respect the distance!! hehe
AJTa - Let us know how you like WW. I tried nutrisystem for 2 months... the food was fine and it did work, but the dinners gave me such horrible acid reflux. And that's NOT fun to run with. So here's my tip - I found that if you just decrease your portions, (and run!) you can eat whatever. I know me... I cant diet forever, I cant do WW, or nutri FOREVER, but I can make a lifestyle change NOT to stuff myself all the time.
OMG, 7 miles... congrats... maybe one day I can do that... lol.
Started C25K 09/07/09
Dinosaur Dash 5K 11/01/09 40:12
Turkey Trot 5K 11/26/09 44:02
Buffalo Run 02/27/10
I was on WW a few years ago. I know that you get extra points for activity or at least we did back then. That helps some with those pre/post run items. Also, make sure that you eat all your points because your body will rebel if you are running and not eating enough. You can actually plateau/gain from not eating enough.
The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start! John Bingham
Run when you can,
Walk when you have to,
Crawl if you must--
Just never give up.... Dean Karnazes
Thanks! I considered Nutrisystem, but their programs + food looked pretty pricey. WW Online is costing me $16/mo. I've done well in regards to portions.... Like I mentioned, I'd dropped about 70 lbs since Christmas... just tracking my calorie intake, exercising, etc. I just felt like I needed a new program to follow. I feel like I've made quite the lifestyle change so far, so hopefully something formal like WW will help me lose that last bit + maintain. I've even been considering a vegetarian lifestyle again.
I was pretty shocked myself on Saturday... I packed my bag with a change of clothes, a Clif Bar & some Shot Blocks, water, and my iPod and left my house and ran through 2 towns to get to my parents house for a visit. I really expected to give in and call someone to pick me up.. haha. 1 hour and 20 minutes and I was there! I wasn't concerned about pace (I adjusted uphill climbs, etc), but more so the distance. It'd be nice to get my endurance up there to start training for a marathon. So I'm headed for 5 mile race on Thanksgiving Day pretty confident. Now I just need to find some nice trails!!
..yeah, the "For Men/Momentum program online gives me my daily budget, plus an additional 35 points per week incase I go over my daily budget, etc. They say use them as a "free meal" or spread them out throughout the week... which I'll probably do the latter. In my normal diet experience- I noticed I tended to feel like rubbish after splurging on a "free meal"
Before I get started, I'd like to ask everyone "Where do you live?". It looks like Donna is in Louisville KY, and Smashville lives near Nashville TN. I'm in N. Alabama and maybe someday I can run in the same race with some of y'all. Anyway, onward to the discussions:
Donna- Don't you just love fall days? Not to cold and not too hot. Just right for an energetic run.
Lori- Will your doctor let you work out on an elliptical or recumbant bike, or are you just going to get stuck doing upper body weight training?
Smashville- Sounds like your 5K was torture. I am no where trained to do hills. All my runs so far are flat or a slight incline at worse. I've got a hill near my house to think about training on, but to do a whole race with hills - Yek!
WetSneakers- I am so impressed that you did your workout after such a hard day of work.
Fluffy- thanks for the Graduation Hat! Right now I'm just trying to improve my 5K times, and throw in a longer run once a week. I've got a 5K 12/5 and the option of a Turkey Trot in a few weeks. Just trying to build some mileage now, and crosstraining, to continue my weight loss. With your daughters outside activities- do you drop her off or stay for practice at all? If you stay, maybe you can scope out a place to do short distances or sprints & speed training while you wait. Then you won't waste time, and get some training out of the way.
ChubGrl- I wish I could handle the Elliptical for so long. I use it as an alternate to running on a run "down" day, when I'm at the gym, but I just don't go fast or very inclined yet.
Irish- What a great time for your 5K! Thanks for starting the log this week.
I've been visiting Mom in Calif since Thurs, but I'll be back home in 3 days. I've done 3 & 3.6 mi runs just to get out there and "Do It". Plus I've been getting the "senior" discount when I swim at the City Pool. But I haven't done any other cross-training. Still hoping to break even or lose a lb or too. I've limited access to the Internet, so I'll yack at you after I get home. For all newbies, and other friends - Have a great week!
Jo Ann C
Started Walking 7/15/09 Weight = 265#; C25K Grad 11/6/09
6/27/10 IronGirl, Atlanta Tri S 1/3m/B 18m/R 3m (2:42:10) 207#; 5/15/11 - (2:34:08 200)#
9/25/10 Women's HM, Nashville (3:27:10) 209#, 11/13/10 Huntsville HM (3:17:27) 203#
2/13/11 Mercedes HM, B'ham (3:02:02) 203#; 3/19/11 Rocket 10mi (2:13:37) PR
4/30/11 RnR HM Nashville (3:10:12); 5/15/11 5/30/11 Cotton Row 10K (84:36) ;
6/11/11 Mt. Mania 15K (2:17:12); 7/16/11 Wet Dog Tri (98:56);
8/13/11 Mtn Lakes Tri; (2:13:32); 8/28 Rocketman Oly Tri; 9/10 Frantic Frog Tri (1:52:35)
9/24/11 Womens HM (2:54:28) 195# PR; 10/1 Toray 5K (35:35 PR);
10/15/11 Liz Hurley 5K (36:24); 10/22 Book-it 10K (74:51 PR) 197#;
11/12/11 Huntsville HM - Target 2:50
Hi everyone. I just joined and starting the C25K. W1D1 tomorrow. have no idea how it'll go, no idea why I even want to run - but I do! Would love any advice for a brand new runner.
London Ontario Canada
Do your best, and forget the rest! Don't focus on a blistering pace... set a tone that's comfortable for you. That 20 minute run will sneak up on you in no time, then you'll be glad you've taken the first 4 weeks to find a nice pace that suits you without discomfort.
Hey Jo Ann, Seattle in this corner.
I finished W6D2 tonight and it wasn't too bad. I wasn't breaking any land speed records, but it was comfortable and my breathing felt good. I'm a little concerned about D3 and the 25 minute run, but I've stubborned through all the others so far. I assume I'll be able to handle this too.
On a side note, the scale finally responded to the increase in activity. I got on this morning and found that I'd lost three and a half pounds. This is the first loss since starting C25K. Hell, I actually gained a pound and a half a couple of weeks ago. Right now I'm at 202#, down from my lifetime high a year and a half ago of 228#. I don't have a number goal, so much as to feel healthier and more comfortable in my clothes. I do like it when the numbers move down though.
Hey all! Sorry about the radio silence on this end...I spent the weekend house/dog/chicken-sitting. I didn't get my run on Friday in, but I did take TONS of walks with a very energetic terrier! I'm hoping to get back on track this week, especially since I feel work, school, and general tiredness really threatening to derail me right about now.
Hope everyone has a great week...I know it'll be busy for me, but I'm going to push through!
We are always running for the thrill of it thrill of it
Always pushing up the hill searching for the thrill of it
On and on and on we are calling out and out again
Never looking down I'm just in awe of what's in front of me
-"Walking on a Dream", Empire of the Sun
Graduated C25k: 10/28/09
One Hour Runner: Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Courage, trust, and relentless forward motion.
Hey, Anthony -- in addition to the weekly extra points you get on WW, do look for what your running level will do to your daily calculations, and be sure to adjust up by eating the Activity Points. (Presuming they still do that). With this much exercise you'll need some more calories. Activity Points = more calories expended than a food point equals, so you still come out ahead if you eat them.
I had a sick kid home today, and I'm fighting off being sick myself. Didn't run. I did do W3D3 yesterday, and it was tough. Not a good run for me.
~~~~~Newbie Jogger~~~~~~~
Regular Walker
Never-before Runner
On injured list. Switching to swimming until leg muscles are healed.
HI everyone! My run on Saturday, which was suppose to be the MS 5K run, ended up being a one mile walk. My ankle felt a little off, everyone else,except the teenagers were doing the walk...(2 have MS and the rest of us...well it was a fun time to get together.) I am not crushed...so hey if you are worried about finishing a 5K...just think about me...I just did a mile and I am okay with it. THere is no turkey trot in my area!?!?!?!?! I am in Seabrook, TX. Someone asked that question but I forgot who it was.
Jasmine On Mondays I am going to take her and yes I have found a place to run...sorta scary because it is dark and they don't have many lamp posts. On Tuesday, I can run at home because another mother does the carpool. On Wednesdays I pick up the girls and take them to BS..so I can run then. Thursday, I have Bible Study and Friday I take to swim. I just really have to sit down and figure out my priorities. What is important...I will make time for. It is so easy to say, "I can't....", it is almost as if we are blaming someone else or some circumstance for our misfortune. But when we are honest with ourselves and say , "I choose not to..." or "I won't..." then the blame is on ourselves.
Someone kick me in my rear...when I don't run. I don't mind...really. Oh here is a picture from MS Walk...I am the fluffy one. LOL Our team name was "From the Inside Out" and we wore our shirts inside out.
Graduated C25K 08/09/2009
Restarted 04/01/2013
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Twitter: @SeeFluffyRun
Facebook: SeeFluffyRun
Blog: seefluffyrun.blogspot.com
Hello all. Life's been a bit crazy on this end. Mrs. F is fighting a nagging cold, and too much busyness pushed off our run last night. We also just found out that our plans for thie evening are shot, becuase the high school cross country team is having its annual banquet tonight (which we just learned about--nothing like communicating with the parents ahead of time, eh?). It's getting pretty perturbing to want to run and to not be able to keep the time for running (since we're gone almost an hour now, it's too hard to do regularly in the morning without getting up at 4:50 AM--yech!).. Our first 5k is coming up on Saturday, too.
A big welcome to all of the new participants on the thread. You've found a great and encouraging community.
It was my wife's idea--really! Okay, it helps that I need to lose the weight, too.
http://oursecretplan.blogspot.com (FatManRunning - Couch to 5k)
Completed Couch-to-5k - 10/30/09
Chaska Turkey Trot 5k - 11/14/09 (42:13)
Howard Lake Turkey Tagalong 5k - 11/26/09 (42:23)
Sat around like a bum while I finished grad school - 11/27/09 to 6/25/10
Restarted running 6/26/10
City of Festivals 5k - 08/07/10 (40:45) - ran with Mrs. F and four of the kids!
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The Intervale Conservation Nursery heads to Chris Beede's land in Swanton to help plant trees as part of a Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). The nursery grows a variety of trees for conservation projects that can be purchased by both organizations and by private landowners. Beede enrolled in the CREP program through the Agency of Agriculture which provides compensation for taking land out of agricultural use for restoration.
For more information:
Intervale Conservation Nursery