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So this week was a great week to be an Islander!! How is your week going? I will tell you about my week first! I have had a busy week … I am a student, athlete, worker, wife, mom (to my puppy), daughter, sister, and friend all in ONE! I have been working with my brother and we are starting a photography business sort of deal. We are called AG Photography and the initials are our dad's Adrian Gonzalez since he was the one who introduced us to photography. I love taking pictures and I have a gift of having a "good eye" for what angles are good, abstracts, colors, etc. I enjoy it a lot and it makes it fun for me working with my family.
Besides that, this past Friday we had our Islanders Splash! I came in third overall! We loved all the support that was there. I was so happy to have my husband there along with all of my family (from both my side and his). The weather was also wonderful! We got some rain the first 800 meters of the women's race. It was pretty cool! We hosted the High School Islanders Splash on Saturday and it went pretty smoothly except we got A LOT of rain that morning but we needed it! We worked really hard that day but in the end we got PIZZA as a reward!! (One of my favorite foods).
At my job we are doing a commercial/video, trying to get the word out of what we do. We are GO CENTER MENTORS. We help high school seniors sign up for the ACT and SAT, Apply Texas, etc. We just finished acting and filming yesterday and it was a lot of fun.
I received some fan questions from Robert Pulido and Liza Galvin! Thanks guys! Keep asking me questions and I will answer them the best I can!
What is the status of the track/soccer facility that is currently being built?
Do you all train in any new places?
Pre-race rituals: Do you all still do race visualization?
What is the hardest workout that Coach Flanagan has put you through? Do you repeat this workout or was it a one time thing?
I am very excited for our track/soccer stadium that should be ready this spring! We are getting a soccer team in the fall of 2013. Before the Splash, on Wednesday, we had practice at the school and every time before a race Coach Flanagan always has us do a "visualization." During the visualization we lay down on the floor and we close our eyes in the dark and he instructs us on what to do. He tells us to relax, then to tighten almost all of our muscles, and then he has us run the race in our head and imagine the pain that we normally get when we are doing the actual race. I normally don't do anything else crazy the day before a race, but the day of I can't eat anything heavy. For breakfast I have two scrambled eggs with ham and bananas. For lunch I will have a salad. If I make the salad at home it's mostly lettuce, bell peppers, baked cut up chicken and tomatoes. I have to make sure I don't eat four hours before a race because I can get mentally distracted if my stomach feels bloated or so. Ha! So that is my pre- race rituals!
About two or three weeks ago we had a few tough workouts in different places around Corpus Christi. I have come to the conclusion that the top three hardest workouts for me are:
1. At West Guth we do 1000 repeats. Keep in mind that this course is tough and hilly and we have to hit race pace.
2. At the dirt roads (flat) we do tempo two mile repeats three times and it's very tough.
3. When we go to West Guth and do 400, 400 and 800 meter repeats uphill.
Those workouts have made me a strong runner as well as the rest of the team. Coach Flanagan is a great coach and he has done so much for us that has helped us become great and fast runners!!! We LOVE YOU COACH!! Those workouts that I previously mentioned are done at least twice during cross country season. Since our season is short, this is very tough, but as we get in better shape they seem a lot easier. I enjoy cross country and as its coming to an end I get more excited for track! Track is my favorite, because you always feel lighter and FASTER!!!
Well I have talked a lot about myself and my life just keeps getting busier and busier! I love it though. Another exciting thing that happened to me yesterday was that I got voted to be TEAM CAPTAIN!! Along with JASMINE BOUTTE! We are going to conquer the world!! Ha, just kidding! Anyway guys, now I'm going to type some Spanish essays, and get back to other work!
One final thought, congrats to me teammate BreAnna Briggs for getting Southland Conference Women's Athlete of the Week! YOU DESERVE IT! And Good luck to the women's volleyball team tonight at the DIG PINK GAME!!! Are you going?? We will be there supporting the team! Hope to see you there! Now remember, "Keep your Islander pride, and don't forget to stride," with yours truly!
Cecy Jones
P.S. Shout out to my sister-in-law Mayela and my cousin Kathy & Adrianna! It was their birthday on Wednesday!


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Saturday, March 3, 2012
Black dogs are multiplying
31 comments:
- Nola said...
LOL so cute! I love the second picture
Dachshund Nola
- March 3, 2012 at 8:39 PM
- Mr. Pip said...
Uh K, you seem to be outnumbered there!
Your pal, Pip
P.S.: Love that first picture!
- March 3, 2012 at 9:01 PM
- Berts Blog said...
THey looks like a chocolate flavored oreo....
Mmmmmm, I am off to the kitchen for a cookie
- March 3, 2012 at 9:04 PM
- ~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...
It's always fun to have friends over, even the 4 legged ones, isn't it?
- March 3, 2012 at 9:16 PM
- Jo's World said...
Mr. Darcy: May I have the next dance, Miss K?
Miss K: Not until you give me my stuffed octopus back, Mr. Darcy!
Mr. Darcy looks very sweet and loveable, but you never know about these guys.
Stella, Jo and Zkhat
- March 3, 2012 at 9:32 PM
- houndstooth said...
I love that picture of the three of them together, and after having posed ours together, I can appreciate just how tough it is to get those shots!
Those first pictures make me feel like I need to crawl under a blanket!
- March 3, 2012 at 9:38 PM
- Siku Marie, White Dog said...
The backup singers usually wear black to showcase the star! K's Posse!
We are being plagued by high canyon winds that are making the White Dog Army VERY restless, but thank dog, not your snow.
- March 3, 2012 at 9:50 PM
- H and Flo said...
Gorgeous! I've passed the Liebster award on to you - I know you have it already so pleased don't feel obliged to do anything with it, I just wanted to acknowledge your great blog! :)
- March 3, 2012 at 10:11 PM
- Khyra And Sometimes Her Mom said...
Oh no!
We can't let those Labradorks take over!
- March 3, 2012 at 10:11 PM
- GOOSE said...
Don't you love it when friends come and visit? I agree with Bert about the oreo. hehehe Wish MOM kept some of those around here, then I too would be off to the kitchen for a few. Guess I'll have to settle for a carrot. Just not the same though.
- March 3, 2012 at 10:12 PM
- MAXMOM IN SOUTH AFRICA said...
K looks like the tasty part of a sandwich between those dark pups. What a beautiful picture of the three of them. ALL your pictures are beautiful though!
Sending warm wishes and continued healing vibes for K
Lotsaluv too
- March 3, 2012 at 10:20 PM
- Tweedles -- that's me said...
Hi K
I see you soaking up those sun rays!
I think I am seeing double- now there are 2 black dogs!
- March 3, 2012 at 11:00 PM
- ForPetsSake said...
What a picture-perfect Labratrio! K has that, "You can't be serious?!" look on her face in that last pic!
- March 4, 2012 at 12:12 AM
- The Thuglets said...
What a fabulous photo of the 3 of them!
Your morning hike with K looked beautiful as the snow blew.
We have a Mr Darcy too! LOL
Big Nose Pokes
The Thugletsx
- March 4, 2012 at 2:23 AM
- Angus said...
Great pic ture of the 3 dogs together. Patience, skill or luck ?
- March 4, 2012 at 2:52 AM
- Bassetmomma said...
What an awesome picture of K, R and Darcy! I love that first pic of K too!
- March 4, 2012 at 2:59 AM
- Mitch and angel Maggie said...
What a beautiful picture of the Lab trio! That first picture is making my teeth chatter!
Love ya lots,
- March 4, 2012 at 3:24 AM
- Priscilla said...
Love the beautiful pictures as usual and the three labs are gorgeous.
The first picture looks like a sand storm to me, brrrr....
- March 4, 2012 at 6:55 AM
- Lovable Lily said...
Love the black dog multiplying picture! What beautiful expressions on their faces. Another awesome day for K. Surrounded by lot's of black dog love!
Lily Belle
- March 4, 2012 at 7:29 AM
- rottrover said...
K - you had guests and then had to share your bed AND your stuffies?!? Just not fair. We love that photo of the three of you, though!!
-Bart and Ruby
- March 4, 2012 at 11:32 AM
- ~ Kirra ~ said...
Togetherness - a beautiful photo and K continues to bring tranquility - whatever the weather.
- March 4, 2012 at 11:37 AM
- Tom, Tama-Chan, Sei-Chan, Bibi-Chan, Gen-Chan, Vidock said...
That last photo is most excellent!
Tommy has that yellow toy in red!
- March 4, 2012 at 12:38 PM
- browndogcbr said...
Hi Y'all,
Y'all have lots of toys there with no mutilation!
Y'all come by now,
Hawk aka BrownDog
- March 4, 2012 at 1:51 PM
- STELLA and RORY from Down Under said...
What a beautiful photo of the three dogs. Just gorgeous. No worries, and love, Stella and Rory
- March 4, 2012 at 1:58 PM
- chicamom85 said...
You can never have too many friends, I always say. I love you toys, guard them please.
Loveys Sasha
- March 4, 2012 at 2:28 PM
- Barb said...
K is outnumbered! It was so windy here yesterday that I stayed inside. Today - lovely sunshine and warmer. You just never know!
- March 4, 2012 at 3:17 PM
- ♥♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥♥ said...
Bert beat us to it - K makes a great chocolate filling for the Oreo cookie:) Three very handsome pups.
Woos - Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
- March 4, 2012 at 6:40 PM
- Roxanne @ Champion of My Heart said...
Like trouble with tribbles.
- March 4, 2012 at 8:28 PM
- K9 Katastrophie said...
- March 5, 2012 at 5:33 AM
- Two Doodles and a Dane said...
K you are a stunner! Love the last photo of all 3 of you.
- March 5, 2012 at 5:37 PM
- Snowcatcher said...
I did a real double-take on that last photo! They could be twins!
The first shot of K in the snow is awesome, even though I know the wind was brutal that day...
- March 6, 2012 at 10:59 AM

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verb (straitjackets, straitjacketing, straitjacketed)[with object]
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Sony Videogame Album Becomes First Nominated for Grammy
Videogames, television and movies have been inching closer together. The evidence this weekend: an album score for a videogame has been nominated for the first time for a Grammy award.
The nominee is Austin Wintory's score for "Journey," a game made for Sony PlayStation 3 that depicts the adventure of a nameless robed figure exploring various ruins in a desert. It has been nominated for a Grammy award for "Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media."
Wintory's score will compete with soundtracks for movies–"Hugo," "The Dark Knight Rises," "The Artist" and "The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn," the latter created by famed composer John Williams.
"It's a crazy honor," says Wintory.
There are other signs of the trend of videogames intertwining with other forms of entertainment Microsoft "Halo 4″ from November included an accompanying feature-length live-action video series Activision Blizzard "Call of Duty" storylines play a lot like a modern spy thriller and Take-Two's "Red Dead Redemption" has all the feel of an epic western.
Wintory, who is 28 and lives in Los Angeles, said he created the score for "Journey" as the game itself was being developed, spending about three years on the project. He often sat in on the development group's weekly meetings, listening in on how the game was progressing and playing nightly versions of it as often as he could.
"I wouldn't be surprised if I played it more than any other person in the world," he said, though he admits other people who worked on the project probably played at least as much as he did. "There was a year period where I played it seven days a week."
The score itself is performed by the Macedonia Radio Symphonic Orchestra–located in Skopje, Macedonia–with a cello soloist playing as a sort of theme for the primary character. Wintory said he chose a cello because it gives the sense of lonesome exploration that he was looking for.
The music and the game itself play somewhat like a cartoon or animated movie, where the character travels through and explores various parts of the world, learning different things along the way. It's not the typical shooting war simulation game, where health meters, bullet counts and quick jerks of the joystick are the most important elements.
Wintory said he's planning to continue working on both games and movies, saying that working in both mediums helps him better understand storytelling in various different ways. He also works on concert commissions and his own work, including one piece he said was written as a sort of reaction to the work he was doing on "Journey."
Though the first album score from a videogame to be nominated, it is not the first videogame music to figure in the Grammy's. A theme that accompanied "Civilization IV" previously won an award for best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocalists.
When asked about the historic nature of his nomination, he said he hopes it shines light on what the videogame world is doing.
"I hope it calls attention to work done in games by other people that's usually totally ignored," he said.


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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California lawmaker has introduced legislation aimed at guaranteeing that transgender students have the right to use public school restrooms and participate on sports teams that correspond with their expressed genders.
If approved by the state Legislature, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano's measure would give young people the right to participate in sex-segregated programs, activities and facilities regardless of what sexual category exists on their school records.
Discriminating against transgender people already is illegal in California, but the bill's supporters say AB1266 is necessary to ensure that school districts do not deny students opportunities to participate in activities or to feel welcome on campus.
A Colorado family recently filed a civil rights complaint against their school district after they were told their first-grader who was born a boy could not use the girl's bathroom.
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The Sheridan-Johnson County chapter of the Wyoming Archaeological Society will meet Thursday.
Commencing at 6 p.m. in the Le Gourmet Room at the Sheridan Holiday Inn, the meeting is free and open to everyone.
Dinner can be order from the menu but is not required to attend.
At approximately 7:15 p.m. Forest Service Archaeologist Pat Bower will give a presentation regarding his archaeological work on Easter Island.
Reservations are not required to attend.
For more information call Scott Burgan at 673-5997.
The Holiday Inn is located at 1809 Sugarland Dr.
Sheridan College will present "The Legacy of the First World War: The View From One Century Later" on Feb. 6. Mike Walker will present a brief overview of World War I, the magnitude of the slaughter that attended the war and the consequences of it. The free presentation will commence at 7 p.m. in the Whitney Presentation Hall. A more in depth look at the First World War will be offered in a seminar class beginning Jan. 22. HIST2490 01, First World War, will be taught by Walker on Wed. evenings from 6-8 p.m. Registration is now open at www.sheridan.edu. For more information on the free presentation or the seminar class contact Walker at email@example.com.
The Sheridan County Democrats are sponsoring a program on Thursday at the Fulmer Public Library. "Follow the Legislature" is a non-partisan, free event which is open to everyone.
The program will explain how to navigate the Wyoming Legislature's website, with focus on bill tracking and advocacy.
There will also be discussions on a bill concerning Medicaid expansion, how to contact your legislatures and a few new skills that will keep you up-to-date on bills in Wyoming.
The program will run from 7:15-8:30 p.m. For more information call SCD President Hollis Hackman at 672-7585.
The Buffalo Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold their 30th annual membership banquet, dinner and auction on Feb. 8.
DU works to meet the needs of waterfowl in Wyoming by creating and enhancing wetlands and associated upland habitats.
The evening will include dinner, raffles and an auction.
Auction items available will be wildlife art, firearms, sculptures, antique wood decoy, gift certificates, dinner and lodging packages, a battlefield tour, fishing and hunting trips, golf packages and more.
Tickets are $35 per person if purchased by Feb. 1 and $45 per person or $80 per couple after Feb. 1.
Tickets are available at The Sports Lure, the Bank of Buffalo or by calling Dean Knauer at 684-5621.
The evening commences at 5:30 p.m. at the Bozeman Trail steakhouse and seating is limited. The steakhouse is located at 675 E. Hart St., Buffalo.
The fourth annual Sheridan College Rodeo Banquet will be held Feb. 8.
The event is a fundraiser benefitting scholarships and operating costs for the men's and women's student-athlete rodeo teams.
The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
Silent and live auctions will be held and live entertainment will be provided by Justin Beasley and After the Rodeo.
Tickets are $50 per person and must be purchased in advance.
Tickets are available at the SC information desk, the SC Foundation or through the rodeo teams.
For more information call 674-6446 extension 4006.
The Holiday Inn is located at 1809 Sugarland Drive.
Sheridan College is located at 3059 Coffeen Ave.
Sheridan County School District 2 Board of Trustees meeting Monday 6 p.m. Central Office Board Room 201 N. Connor St. • Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance • Recognition 1. All-State Music participants: Diane Knutson, Razmick Sarkissian and Ashley Lecholat 2. We the People: Tyson Emborg • Approval of agenda • Welcome 1. Audience comments • Consent agenda items 1. Approval of minutes from Jan. 13 2. Approval of bills for payment • Old business 1. Capital construction update (action) a. Fort Mackenzie/the Wright Place and Behavioral Center to Old Highland Park 2014-2015 school year 2. Approval of policies (action) • New business 1. FY14 quarterly financial update (action) 2. Approval of donations for Sheridan High School (action) 3. Fort Mackenzie High School 1:1 MacBook Airs and Da Vinci Lab (information) 4. Flare Gas on School Trust Lands Draft Resolution (Action) – Richard Bridger • Reports and communication 1. Board of Trustees 2. PTO, parents, students, organizations 3. Site administration and staff • District reports 1. Superintendent a. Board goal updates (information) • Executive session 1. Personnel matters 2. Legal matters 3. Real estate matters • Adjournment
Town of Ranchester Planning Committee meeting Tuesday 5:30 p.m. 145 Coffeen Street, Ranchester • Stoneridge Meadows Subdivision Phase 1 preliminary plat
Tongue River Power Board meeting Tuesday 7 p.m. Lucile Alley Room Daton Town Hall 608 Broadway St., Dayton. • Vote to accept the SLIB Grant Application for the natural gas line to the Tongue River Valley
The Sheridan Senior Center will host Helen Laumann of the Sheridan County Historical Society for the next "Conversation in History" on Wednesday.
This series of casual conversations surrounding specific portions of our Sheridan area history is free and open to the public.
The meeting will run from 10-11:15 a.m. in the Senior Center conference room.
The Senior Center is located at 211 Smith St.
For more information contact Lois Bell or Jane Perkins at 672-2240.
Tongue River Fire Protection board meeting Wednesday 7 p.m. TR Fire Hall 249 Highway 14, Ranchester • Bylaws
Landon's Greenhouse and Nursery will host three free public workshops on Saturday.
Beginning at 10 a.m. Sheridan's African Violet Society will inform participants on African violet growing techniques, do's and don'ts and society membership.
The second workshop will be presented by Landon's manager Keith Kershaw at 1 p.m. Kershaw will present information on ordering trees and shrubs for the spring.
Finally, at 3 p.m. Janelle Gray will house "It's a jungle in here: Caring for houseplants." Gray will offer information on light, watering, fertilizing and controlling pest problems.
All workshops are free but space is limited so pre-registration is required.
For more information see www.landonsgreenhouse.com, call 672-8340 or stop by the greenhouse at 505 College Meadows Drive.
The seventh annual Fireman's Ball will be held Feb. 15 at the Historic Sheridan Inn.
From 7-11 p.m. entertainment will be provided by the Teka Brock Band, appetizers will be served, a silent auction will be offered and a wine ladder and Harley will be raffled off.
A cash bar will be available.
For the Harley raffle, 250 raffle tickets will be sold prior to the ball for $100 each. Each purchase includes two free tickets to the event. The grand prize will be a "Firefighter Edition" Harley Davidson. Runner-up cash prizes will also be granted.
Professional photos of attendees in fire fighter outfits will be taken by FFF Photography and available for purchase.
Proceeds from the Harley raffle will benefit a scholarship for an area student. Proceeds from the event and photos will go toward the installation of a firefighters statue in front of the station.
Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased at the station, Red Velvet Bakery, Sheridan Stationary and Twisted Hearts.
For more information call Greg Luhman at 751-8588 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The inn is located at 856 North Broaway.
Board of County Commissioners meeting Tuesday 9 a.m. Second floor commissioner's library #220 Sheridan County Courthouse Addition 224 S. Main St. • Call to order and pledge • Consent agenda 1. Minutes from staff meeting Feb. 3 2. Minutes from regular session Feb. 4 3. Minutes from staff meeting Feb. 10 4. Affirm C.A.S.T. legislative funding request letter 5. Findings of Fact for Q-13-007: Wolf Creek State Land Quarry • Consider agenda • Announcements • Public comments on matters not on the agenda • Consider fee waiver request for the Brinton Museum water treatment plant • Consider written review of TRVJPB SLIB project • Consider MOU with Wyoming Dept. of Health, Public Health Division for Public Health Nursing Services • Consider resolution 14-02-006 Depositories of Public Funds • Consider resolution 14-02-007 Alteration of County Road #74, Soldier Creek Road • Consider amendment IV to agreement with Johnson County for termination and dissolution of LDCC • Consider change order #4 with Diamond Point Construction Inc. for Sheridan County Storage Building • Public hearing for election district boundary changes
Board of County Commissioners staff meeting Tuesday immediately following board meeting Second floor commissioner's library #220 Sheridan County Courthouse Addition 224 S. Main St. • Call to order • Staff reports • Adjourn
The Sheridan College Main Street campus Center for Workforce and Community Education will present the next topic in the series of "Brown Bag Lunch Seminars" on Feb. 19.
Lynn Gordon of Family and Personal Counseling Center will present topics on Wednesdays through the end of February including depression, fear, family and codependency and how to take control of these issues.
The seminars are free and open to everyone with no reservations required
"Family and codependency: We are from where we came" will be the topic on Wednesday from 12:10-12:50 p.m.
For more information call Gordon at 672-6789.
The campus is located at 171 N. Main St.
Sheridan County Public Library Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday 4:30 p.m. Sheridan Fulmer Public Library 335 W. Alger St. • Call to order and welcome guests • Approval of agenda • Disposition of minutes of Jan. 15 meeting • Treasurer's report • Communications 1. Library correspondence 2. Board correspondence • Director's report 1. Monthly statistics 2. Items of interest 3. Departmental and branch report • Committee reports 1. Friends of the Library (next meeting March 11) 2. Foundation (next meeting March 17) • Continuing business 1. 2014-15 draft budget preparation • New business 1. Accident claim 2. Wyoming Room newspaper project 3. Revision to the non-smoking policy 4. Disposal of inventory from Tongue River • Convene executive session pursuant to W.S. §16-4-405(a)(x) to discuss a personnel matter (Director's annual performance review) • Return to regular session • Adjournment
SHERIDAN — Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library will host two events this week to provide assistance with the Health Insurance Marketplace.
On Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. and Thursday from noon to 6 p.m. in The Inner Circle "Enroll Wyoming" will be offered.
A new Health Insurance Marketplace is now open in Wyo., where consumers can find a variety of health plans which all cover prescriptions, hospital stays, doctor visits and more.
Those interested may qualify for financial help to afford these plans.
Trained navigators are available to help consumers understand the insurance plans available and assist in the enrollment process on healthcare.gov.
Wednesday night's program will be a presentation and Thursday will offer drop-in assistance hours.
For more information call Kevin Knapp at 674-8585 extension 29.
The library is located at 335 W. Alger St.
The Sheridan County Historical Society will host Veronica Hagemann on Wednesday. Hagemann will discuss the archival project at the Wyoming Girls School. The program is free and open to the general public. The event will commence at 7 p.m. and coffee and cookies will be served. The meeting will be held at the Downtown Sheridan Association Community Room located at the corner of North Main Street and Coffeen Avenue.
Dayton Town Council Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Dayton Town Hall 608 Broadway St. • Recite Pledge of Allegiance • Approval of agenda 1. Additions 2. Deletions • Approve minutes of the Feb. 3 council meeting • Announcements and correspondence • Old business update 1. Confirm banks to be depositories for the town of Dayton for 2014 2. Crazy Women Saloon to discuss having outside music Friday night of Dayton Days 3. Act on catering permit for Crazy Women Saloon for Friday night of Dayton Days • Citizen communiqué • Jr. Council comments, questions and request for future agenda items • Council comments and requests for future agenda items
Tongue River Valley Joint Powers Board meeting Thursday 7:00 p.m. Dayton Town Hall 608 Broadway Street • Call to order • Approval of minutes of Jan. 22 and Feb. 11 meetings • Addition or deletions to agenda • Old business 1. Treasurer's report • New business 1. Update BOCC meeting 2. Update District #1 meeting 3. Update grant information 4. MDU representatives • Public comments • Adjournment
SHERIDAN — The annual Pheasants Forever Banquet and Auction will be held Feb. 22.
The fundraising buffet banquet benefits the Sheridan/Johnson County chapter of Pheasants Forever and will be held at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall from 5:30-10 p.m.
Tickets are $60 each or $90 per couple and purchases include a membership in the organization.
Raffle tickets for a Can-Am 500 four-wheeler and a raffle for 10 special guns will be sold separately for $20 each.
Raffle tickets and banquet tickets are available now at Parker Glass, located at 125 W. Brundage St., and Sheridan Stationery located at 206 N. Main St.
For more information call Matt Parker at 674-7515.
The fairgrounds are located at 1753 Victoria St.
Board of County Commissioners staff meeting Monday 8:30 a.m. Second floor commissioners' library #216 Sheridan County Courthouse addition 224 S. Main St. • Call to order • Staff reports • Adjourn
Sheridan County Juvenile Justice Joint Powers Board meeting Tuesday 5:30 p.m. 41 W. Whitney St. • Meeting called to order • Approval of the agenda • Approval of the Jan. 28 minutes • Approval of the vouchers for payment • Financial report • JJJPB staff reports 1. Juvenile probation report 2. Truancy probation report 3. Diversion report 4. Milestones youth home 5. Administrator report – Neal Madson • Old Business 1. Funding and budget 2. Board appointments • New business 1. One cent funding requests 2. Juvenile Justice services report
The Wyoming Women's Legislative Caucus invites all community members to attend "Leap in to Leadership 2014" on Feb. 27 and 28 in Cheyenne. The caucus will feature national experts on women in politics, campaign planning and board governance workshops and a roundtable discussion of women in Wyoming politics. A dinner will be held on Feb. 27 featuring Kellyanne Conway and Celinda Lake discussing how a united women's power base is changing the state of our nation more than two-sided politics. Registration before Feb. 10 for the two day event is $60 and for the dinner is $25. Registration after Feb. 10 for the event is $75 and for the dinner is $30. A limited number of scholarships are available. For more information or to register see wyowlc.org.
SHERIDAN — Warehouse 201 will host the next Thankful Thursday event on Thursday.
From 5:30-8 p.m. Sheridan Foster Parents Exchange will be honored with the fundraiser.
Admission is free, a silent and live auction will be held, live music will be played by Terry Garrison and all proceeds will benefit the organization.
Tickets will be sold at the door for $25 and will offer 10 percent off purchases made throughout the evening, a $250 cash give-away, door prizes and other surprises.
For more information call Carla Trier at 310-977-6101.
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Blake Lively: MET Worst Dressed
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BELPRE - The Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce is encouraging youth involvement in their communities with the creation of a youth chamber.
"One of the things we have seen is our teens and young adults aren't getting involved in service organizations and programs and are not giving back to their community," said Kathy Gramkow with the Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce.
The goal is to have between 10 and 15 students to commit to the program.
"We are taking volunteers and allowing teachers in Belpre High School to recommend students who wouldn't normally volunteer for something like this but would make excellent additions to the program," Gramkow said. "Teachers see leaders when kids don't."
Through their participation with the youth chamber, Gramkow said they hope to give the youth an understanding of how to be involved in a community.
"We want to give the youth an appreciation to work with organizations and businesses and get an understanding that they are able to do positive things in their community," Gramkow said.
A need of the youth organization is to let the younger generation to have a place to express their thoughts, Gramkow said.
"We want this to be a place for them to enhance their leadership skills," Gramkow said. "The goal is to give them the groundwork to be involved and let them understand that what they say and do matters."
One of the ways the Belpre Area Youth Chamber will accomplish that is by giving the members a way to related to their community.
"We will be focusing on several areas to help the students reach the goals they set for themselves as well as the goals we want for them," Gramkow said.
One of those is to give them a service project, which has been chosen as the "Little Free Libraries."
This project will have the members looking for and finding grants to fund these boxes that serve as neighborhood book exchanges.
"This will also teach them how to work with businesses and organizations as they work to build these little libraries," Gramkow added.
The group will also have mentorships with the Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce members where the adults will take on youth and do career development with them as well as leadership training within the chamber organization.
The group will work with The Right Path, which engages youth in positive activities to foster healthy development and get them to feel involved in their community through service.
The members will also be involved in the chamber's largest community program, Belpre Homecoming, which will celebrate 81 years this coming August.
"We want to show the kids their value and that they are an asset to the community," Gramkow said.


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Great Performances From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2013
Tuesday January 1 at 8:00pm & Wednesday at 3:00pm
Continue the tradition of ringing in the New Year with host Julie Andrews and the Vienna Philharmonic at the opulent Musikverein. Experience guest conductor Franz Welser-Most and the Strauss family waltzes accompanied by the beautiful dancing of the Vienna City Ballet.
Life on Fire
Wednesdays at 10:00pm beginning January 2
Get a close up look at volcanoes, a never seen before look at their effect on the environment around them. Each episode of Life on Fire paints survival stories around different volcanoes. Each time a volcano erupts, animals have a choice: face the consequences or flee. Fragile and engaging, these creatures teach us lessons in survival in a world as fascinating as it is dangerous.
Midsomer Murders III & IV
Thursday evenings beginning January 3 | Repeats Friday afternoons
The rural countryside of a fictional county in England provides the backdrop for this crime series based on the novels of Caroline Graham. A lush visual style, quirky characters and ubiquitous red herrings recall classic public television British mysteries of the past. At the center of the Midsomer Murders investigations is Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby. Episodes begin at either 9:00pm or 10:00pm depending on the length of the previous show. Click here to check when Midsomer Murders is on WETA TV26 & HD!
Life of Mammals
Two episodes back-to-back Mondays at 9:00pm beginning January 7 | Repeat Tuesdays at 4:00pm
David Attenborough introduces us to the most diverse group of animals ever to live on Earth, from the smallest to the largest. This is the story of 4,000 species which have outlived the dinosaurs and conquered the farthest places on earth, dry or wet, hot or cold.
Pioneers of Television
Tuesdays at 8:00pm beginning January 8 | Repeat Wednesdays at 4:00pm & Sundays at 4:00pm
This series transports viewers behind the scenes for a revealing look at the inception of specific aspects of television history: Late Night shows, Funny Ladies, Prime Time Soaps, Superheroes.
American Experience: The Abolitionists
Tuesdays at 9:00pm beginning January 8 | Repeat Wednesdays at 3:00pm
Bringing to life the intertwined stories of Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimké, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Brown, The Abolitionists takes place during some of the most violent and contentious decades in American history, amid white-hot religious passions that set souls on fire, and bitter debates over the meaning of the Constitution and the nature of race. The show reveals how the movement shaped history by exposing the fatal flaw of a republic founded on liberty for some and bondage for others, setting the nation on a collision course. In the face of personal risks -- beatings, imprisonment, even death -- abolitionists held fast to their cause, laying the civil rights groundwork for the future and raising weighty constitutional and moral questions that are with us still.
Midsomer Murders V
Sundays at 7:30pm - 9:00pm beginning January 13
In this crime drama, Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby of the Causton C.I.D. is a terse, down-to-earth detective who faces many ingenious and remarkable murders. These are not repeats of the Thursday night episodes. This is season 5!
Call the Midwife
Sundays at 10:00pm & 11:00pm beginning January 13
This moving, intimate, funny, and true-to-life series, based on the best-selling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth, tells colorful stories of midwifery and families in London's East End in the 1950s. Jenny Lee, a young woman raised in the wealthy English countryside, has chosen to become a nurse and now, as a newly qualified midwife, has gone to work in the poorest area of the city. Attached to an order of nursing nuns at Nonnatus House, Jenny is part of a team of women who minister to expectant mothers, many of whom give birth at home in appalling conditions. The drama follows Jenny as she meets her patients and learns to love the people who live in the East End.
Shakespeare Uncovered
Fridays at 10:00pm & 11:00pm beginning January 25 | Repeat Sundays at 2:00pm & 3:00pm
Six episodes combine history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis and the personal passion of its celebrated hosts — Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson and David Tennant — to tell the story behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays. Each episode combines interviews with actors, directors and scholars, along with visits to key locations, clips from some of the most celebrated film and television adaptations, and illustrative excerpts from the plays specially staged for the series at Shakespeare's Globe in London.


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1. Cold and raining outside, warm and fuzzy inside: 00:46
The weather today was absolutely horrible. As my sister would say, "It rained little animals." Well, alternately rained and snowed. I didn't get to watch the fireworks I'd been looking forward to all week. Waah.
Even that couldn't spoil my day, though. I had an absolutely fantastic start - a nice chat with people back home. =D
After straightening out some things around the dorm, I hiked over to
Mike's place. Michael and Alice Mc
Mike walked me back in pouring rain (casualty: 1 umbrella). I lent him my umbrella for the way back. We cancelled the Winter City outing because of the horrible weather, but I ran into James Iveniuk, who very nicely adopted me for the evening. He has to teach me how to cook, sometime... That guy has flair. He's nice, too.
And of course there's all the wonderful virtual hot chocolate I've been getting from friends back home. They're totally awesome... =)
I guess that's how I can find my sunshine in the dreariest of winter days: people. So I should help spread that sunshine... =)
2. Why I like the Emacs editor: 19:49
Most editors treat everyone the same. Emacs, on the other hand, becomes uniquely yours - tamed, like the fox in The Little Prince. Let me paraphrase:
"No," said the little prince. "I am looking for friends. What does that mean--'customize'?"
"It is an act too often neglected," said Emacs. "It means to establish ties."
"'To establish ties'?"
"Just that," said Emacs. "To me, you are still nothing more than a user who is just like a hundred thousand other users. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a editor like a hundred thousand other editors. But if you customize me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world..."
And that is why I like Emacs. It may not be the perfect editor, but it's _mine._ =)
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Reputation Management for Eye Care Providers
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Independent eye care providers (sometimes known as ECPs) are crucial links in the chain of optical care that we all depend upon. ECPs are on the frontline of screening for optical disease and providing prescriptions for corrective lenses, glasses or contacts.
As with every business, the way consumers find and consume services is rapidly evolving with changes in communications, technology and the Internet. Today, more than ever, the consumer is empowered with innovative tools to research and rate their service providers. It is also important that service providers stay aware of their reputations online and actively participate in the management of them.
'Word of Internet' Replacing 'Word of Mouth' in Advertising
Online consumer reviews have quickly become similar to family and friends as a trusted source of 'word of mouth' recommendations. Econsultancy has reported that 90% of consumers online trust recommendations from people they know; while an amazing 70% trust opinions of unknown users. Nielson Online has reported similar statistics that when making purchase decisions, North American Internet users trust recommendations from people they know and opinions posted by unknown consumers more than advertisements on television, on the radio, in magazines and newspapers, or in other traditional media.
The rise of Google Reviews and Yelp
Relatively recently, Google changed how it displays business reviews. Instead of aggregating third party consumer review data from sources such as Citysearch, Inside Pages, Merchant Circle, Judy's Book, Yelp, and more, Google has decided to only showcase the Google Places reviews. This decision has greatly increased the importance of Google reviews for all small businesses.
Google also highly ranks consumer reviews from Yelp within it's general search results. This means that Yelp.com reviews are also very important to the reputation of eye care service providers.
Management of Reviews and Ratings
Both Google Places and Yelp allow and encourage business owners to create accounts, verify and claim their businesses profiles. Below are a list of best practices in managing business reviews within Google Places and on Yelp.com.
- Create accounts on Google Places and Yelp and claim existing business account profiles or create new ones.
- Completely fill out business profiles. Include information on business hours, services, locations and promotions. Post photos and/or videos.
- Review all existing reviews and respond to them regardless of whether they are positive or negative. If an individual negative review appears to violate the review platform's policies, notify Google or Yelp of the violation so that it may be removed. In the case of Yelp, the review in violation of policy may simply be filtered out of the default search results.
- Encourge customers to post a review of their experience with your business on Google or Yelp. This may be done via email, or through other normal customer communications. All reviews must be unbiased so the business may not offer any financial incentives to write reviews.
Criteria for removing reviews on Google
Google may remove individual reviews that include any of the following:
- Inappropriate content: Reviews that contain or link to unlawful content, or content that violates Google Places content policy. This includes reviews that have plagiarism or are copied from other sites.
- Advertising and spam: Reviews that contain advertising or the posting of similar or duplicate reviews. Reviews with links to other websites.
- Off-topic reviews: Reviews based on someone else's experience, or that are not about the specific place in the business profile under review. Reviews that are largely personal rants.
- Conflict of interest: Reviews about a competitor or by a competitor. Any review on the behalf of others or any misrepresentation of the reviewers identity or affiliation.
Criteria for removing reviews on Yelp
They may consider removing a review from your search results on Yelp if it violates one of these general content guidelines:
- Inappropriate content: Threats, harassment, lewdness, hate speech, and other such content is not allowed.
- Conflicts of interest: Customer reviews must be unbiased and objective. Examples of biased reviews would be those of owners, employees, agents or competitors.
- Promotional content: Spam or off-topic promotional content and links are not allowed.
- Relevance: Reviews must be relevant and appropriate. Rants about a business's employment practices, political ideologies, or other matters that don't address the core of the consumer experience are frowned upon.
- Privacy: Publishing personal information such as names or photos without permission is not allowed.
- Intellectual property: Copied or plagiarized reviews and photos are not allowed.
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Another local warehouse changes hands
Published: Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 8:38 p.m.
LAKEWOOD RANCH - A company belonging to Sarasota developer Fred M. Starling has bought a 61,100- square-foot manufacturing warehouse in this master-planned community for $1.8 million.
Starling's 7040 LLC bought the property at 7040 Professional Parkway E. from Sitc Inc., a Sarasota company managed by commercial contractor John C. Cox III, records show.
Cox's company paid $515,300 for the land in March 2002 and completed the building that same year.
Starling's company financed its purchase with a $1 million loan from Investors Management Trust Inc.
Warehouse properties changed hands at a rapid clip during late 2012.
Last month, a Marco Island investor bought a 21,525-square-foot light-industrial warehouse on Cattlemen Road for $525,000, records show.
Also late in December, a Parrish company bought another light-industrial warehouse property.
Palomino Motors Inc. paid $350,000 for the 3,320-square-foot warehouse at 1900 67th Ave. E. in southern Manatee County.
Meanwhile, a subsidiary of Pines of Sarasota bought two warehouses as part of a $1.9 million package that also included an office building and eight acres of land just north of downtown Sarasota.
Executives at the nonprofit provider of housing and nursing home care for needy seniors said they were not ready to say what they planned to do with the property but noted that the deal will allow Pines of Sarasota to eventually expand its services.
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Stark County officials are officially getting out of the garbage collection business.
For as long as anyone can recall, the county has operated and manned its own garbage truck. Five days a week, the truck collected from county-owned buildings and hauled the waste to a landfill.
But lately, the cons began outweighing the pros. Especially when it became clear it was time to cough up for a new truck at a cost of between $120,000 and $140,000.
"We can no longer ... duct tape that (existing) trash truck together," explained County Administrator Brant Luther.
So after months of planning, county commissioners agreed Wednesday to hire Republic Services of Ohio Hauling to take over the route for the next three years at a cost of $94,370.
County officials say the move will save taxpayers $32,000 in fuel, maintenance, dumping fees and employee wages. That's not counting money saved by not buying a new truck or needed trash containers.
The county employee — who spent about half his work week on the route — will move into another position.
Also Wednesday, commissioners:
• Agreed to sell $2,493 worth of furnishings to the new operator of the license bureau on Whitewood Street NW. County Auditor Alan Harold's office is getting out of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles business.
• Approved the three-day suspension of a Department of Job & Family Services employee who used a work computer for personal use.
• Agreed to advertise for bids on the estimated $2.5 million Paris-Meese and Paris-Easton road improvement project. The construction will be paid for through a variety of federal, state and local funding sources.
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For the seventh consecutive year, National Jewish Medical and Research Center has been named the #1 respiratory hospital in the nation by U.S.News & World Report. The ranking is part of the 2004 "America's Best Hospitals" guide published by the weekly newsmagazine. As part of the ranking, hundreds of board-certified pulmonologists around the country mentioned National Jewish more often than any other hospital when asked to name the best respiratory hospitals in the nation.
"We are delighted that U.S.News & World Report and the board-certified pulmonologists it consults continue to recognize the excellent care we provide for our respiratory patients," said Lynn M. Taussig, MD, CEO and President of National Jewish.
National Jewish is the only medical and research center in the United States devoted entirely to respiratory, allergic and immune system diseases, including asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, severe allergies, lupus and other autoimmune diseases. National Jewish physician/researchers participate in numerous National Institutes of Health studies that evaluate new and existing treatments for asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other lung diseases. They also serve on several NIH advisory boards that write guidelines for treatment of those diseases.
The magazine ranked hospitals' respiratory programs based on their reputations among board-certified pulmonologists, mortality rates, and care-related factors, such as nursing and patient services. National Jewish had the highest reputational score among all the respiratory hospitals evaluated. Allergy and immunology programs are not ranked by the newsmagazine.
The hospital rankings appear in the July 12, 2004, edition of U.S.News & World Report, which hits newsstands July 5. The rankings are also available on the website, www.usnews.com.
National Jewish's basic research programs were also recently ranked among the best in the world. Thomson ISI regularly evaluates the impact of scientific journal papers published by an institution's researchers. The impact of a specific paper is measured by the number of times it is cited by other researchers in their papers. In rankings released this spring National Jewish ranked twelfth, fifteenth and twenty-second respectively in molecular biology and genetics, biology and biochemistry, and immunology among thousands of academic and commercial institutions around the world, including large pharmaceutical companies.
"Basic research provides insights that can lead to improved patient care," said Dr. Taussig. "We are proud that we can contribute not only to the care of our patients today but also to discoveries that will help them in the future."
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From online racing news sites, to fan blogger pages to all channels of social media, it proved the hot topic of conversation – and more so consternation – in the days that followed the May 11 Bullring Bash 100 Open Modified show at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H. Where were the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour teams? No full-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour teams showed up for the event. One full-time Whelen Southern Modified Tour team was at the event, the Hill Enterprises team.
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China: Stable for now
Global Economic Outlook, Q4 2013
Strong industrial production, improving exports, and a rebound of credit creation suggest a stabilization of Chinese growth after a period of deceleration.
The economic slowdown in China appears to be over—at least for now. China's government has provided modest stimulus aimed at stabilizing growth, and there are indications that it is working. The stimulus included extra spending on infrastructure and easing of credit conditions. Consider that China's industrial production was up 10.4 percent in August versus a year ago. This was the fastest rate of growth in 17 months. This is consistent with other recent data that pointed to a recovery in China's growth, including exports. In August, China's exports were up 7.2 percent from a year earlier. This was better than expected. Exports to the United States and the EU were up. Exports to Southeast Asia were up a staggering 30.8 percent. Exports to Japan, however, were down for the seventh consecutive month, reflecting political tensions between Asia's giants. On the other hand, Chinese imports were weak in August, rising only 7 percent (below market expectations) and suggesting weakness in domestic demand. The result of these indicators was an increase in the trade surplus.
There were other positive indicators as well. First, Markit's purchasing manager's indices (PMI) for both manufacturing and services improved in August. The PMI for manufacturing went from 47.7 in July to 50.1 in August. This was a significant shift. A reading below 50.0 indicates declining activity while a reading above 50.0 indicates expansion. The August reading was the first indication of expansion in four months. Still, a reading of 50.1 suggests slow growth. Also, the sub-index for export orders was in negative territory for the fifth consecutive month, boding poorly for a continuation of strengthening exports. As for services, the PMI went from 51.3 in July to 52.8 in August.
Second, retail sales in August were up 13.4 percent from a year earlier. This was the fastest rate of growth this year. Third, credit growth took place after four months of decline. While this may be worrisome in the longer term, it boosts economic activity in the short term. Specifically, bank lending increased by 711 billion yuan in August while total social financing, a measure that includes bank lending as well as non-bank credit creation, increased by 1.57 trillion yuan in August. On the other hand, growth in property investment decelerated slightly in August.
The fact that bank lending accounted for less than half of the growth of credit is cause for longer-term concern. It means that the unregulated and unsupervised part of the credit industry (including the issuance of wealth management products) is expanding once again, thereby possibly setting the stage for troubles down the road. It means that the credit squeeze of June is clearly over and that the government is now being accommodative in order to keep the economy growing. Indeed, the broad money supply accelerated in August as well. The government is caught in a difficult spot. On one hand, if it tightens credit conditions, growth will most likely falter. On the other hand, if it allows non-bank credit to continue growing rapidly, it could face crises in the future that emanate from the creation of bad debt. The challenge for the leadership will be to reform the financial system in a way that avoids a disruptive financial crisis.
The fact that bank lending accounted for less than half of the growth of credit is cause for longer- term concern.
Dealing with banks
Worried about the stability of China's financial system, the government is looking for ways to boost bank safety. As such, the government is encouraging banks to raise capital from the private sector. The government wants Chinese banks to meet the requirements of Basel III. Just a decade ago, the government was forced to bail out troubled banks by setting up asset management companies to take over bad assets. The government would like to avoid doing this again. Recently, the government said that banks can issue non-tradable preferred shares as a way to boost capital. The government specifically noted the US experience of having AIG issue such shares in order to restore capital. One problem for the government is that it is not clear to what extent Chinese banks are at risk because they have securitized many loans into Wealth Management Products (WMPs). These loans, whether performing or not, are no longer counted as part of bank assets. Thus, the non-performing loan (NPL) ratio for banks is roughly 1.0 percent. Yet it is widely believed that if banks wind up covering the losses of WMPs, the potential liability of Chinese banks could be substantial. Hence, there is a need for more capital. And if the banks fail to cover the losses of WMPs, there will be many unhappy wealthy and influential individuals who have purchased these securities.
Worries about the housing bubble
Among the worries vexing China's leaders is the continuing rise in house prices. Savers are putting money into housing for lack of good investment alternatives. With equity prices stagnant, bank deposit rates fixed, the bond market under-developed, and few opportunities for overseas investment, the property market is one of the few places that people can put their money and expect a decent return." Please change the word "that" to "where" so it reads "…the property market is one of the few places where people can put their money and expect a decent return. In July, new home prices were up 10 percent from a year earlier. Equity prices during that same period were down 10 percent. The problem is that house prices could fall if and when the central bank tightens monetary policy. This could set off the financial crisis that has been feared for some time. On the other hand, it could be argued that the housing market in China does not possess the attributes of a bubble. The rise of the middle class, combined with a lack of satisfactory housing choices, warrants a rise in prices. Thus, prices reflect true supply and demand conditions rather than a speculative bubble. Still, the well-publicized existence of massive ghost cities suggests that a degree of over-building has taken place.
What to expect in November
At the Communist Party Plenum in November, the government is expected to announce the details of its economic policy going forward. It is widely anticipated where this will be the occasion for commencing the process of reform. Indeed, Premier Li said that his focus is on reform rather than stimulus. He recently said that an "important part of economic-system reform is financial reform. It is because it is such a complicated systematic project it indicates China's reform has entered a deep-water zone, or the most difficult phase." This will, of course, be critical to shifting the economy away from dependence on investment and toward growth based on consumer demand. It will also be important in avoiding a financial crisis. Of particular importance will be liberalization of interest rates. However, financial reform is only one part of the equation. It is also anticipated that the government will announce reforms involving internal migration, social services, investment in human capital, and environmental issues.
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MARIETTA - The Marietta Police Department called in the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation Tuesday to investigate a possible homicide on Groves Avenue in Marietta.
Yellow caution tape roped off the mobile home at 139 Groves Ave. Tuesday evening where a 68-year-old white male was found dead on arrival earlier in the day, said Marietta Police Department Capt. Jeff Waite.
Police were reluctant to give out details, citing the ongoing investigation, but said they planned to release the victim's name this morning.
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Investigator Shane Hanshaw from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation collects evidence outside the 139 Groves Ave. home where a 68-year-old man was found dead Tuesday afternoon.
However, next door, 47-year-old neighbor Mark Swaney watched in shock as an investigator pulled what appeared to be a bloody towel from a burn barrel in the back yard.
"One of the officers was taking pictures of the area and he goes to photograph inside this barrel and it looks like he sees something," said Swaney.
The officer then pulled out a towel covered with dark crimson stains and then went to relay what he had found to other officers, said Swaney.
"Seeing him find that towel was like something you'd watch on Discovery or Syfy," said Swaney.
Despite the presence of BCI and the red-stained towel hanging in the back yard after its discovery, the Marietta Police Department will not definitively say it believes the death is a result of homicide or suicide.
"Any death that is not attended by a physician is treated as a possible homicide," said Sgt. Greg Nohe, who added that he was called to the scene around 12:30 p.m.
The deceased male was not the home's owner, but rather an acquaintance of the man who lived there, he said. Nohe identified the dead man as a Marietta resident, but would not say if he lived nearby.
Richard Haught Jr. lives at 139 Groves Ave., said neighbor Jeff Harris, who was shocked to learn of a possible homicide in the neighborhood.
"It's pretty much an older neighborhood and it stays pretty quiet," said Harris.
But Haught's home had not been quiet Monday night, said Swaney.
"It was just really loud music all night (Monday) night," he said.
Nohe said the department had not received any noise complaints regarding the residence Monday night or early Tuesday.
Nohe would not comment on the nature of the death or whether a weapon was found in the home.
Aside from questioning neighbors, Nohe would not say if they were looking for anyone else for questioning.
The home's resident had been questioned but not taken into custody, he said.
"No one has been charged with anything as a result of this dead body," said Nohe.
The city was not releasing the name of the deceased Monday night, pending notification of the family.
Nohe anticipated investigators would be on scene until late in the night. The body was expected to be removed around 11 p.m. Tuesday and transported to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office in Dayton for an autopsy, he said.


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For more than a decade now, the husband-and-wife team of Christopher Stampolis and Anna Song have been a power duo in Santa Clara politics. Stampolis, 48, is a member of the Santa Clara Unified school board, and Song, 46, is a longtime member of the Santa Clara County Board of Education. Both have been president of the Mission City Democratic Club. And both have stirred controversy: Stampolis and three other board members were the target of a no-confidence petition a year ago, and Song has had to fend off attacks from the proponents of charter schools. Politically, the two have been staunch allies.
The duo, however, is apparently no more: Stampolis has filed for divorce in the county's courts, citing irreconcilable differences in the couple's 16-year marriage. His paperwork, first submitted to the court in April, says that he and Song have been separated since last December. Internal Affairs could not get comment from either party. But Stampolis is seeking custody of the couple's two boys, ages 12 and 8. A status conference in the case is scheduled for July 30.
More concerning: according to the Santa Clara Police Department's online arrest log, officers arrested Song at an undisclosed location around 8 p.m. July 7 for alleged misdemeanor battery of a spouse or ex-spouse. A spokesman for District Attorney Jeff Rosen said prosecutors haven't decided whether to file charges.
A's owner, San Jose mayor meet for breakfast
While A's co-owner Lew Wolff was negotiating with Oakland officials on an extended Coliseum lease, he wasn't too busy to check in with his preferred suitors.
Wolff met with San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed at the Fairmont San Jose luxury hotel, which Wolff's investment group owns, for an hourlong breakfast meeting last week.
We're told the breakfast was more of a check in, and that nothing came out of the meeting that would significantly alter the never-ending saga of the A's pursuit of a new home.
It figures to be a good time for the A's to take San Jose's temperature, though.
Wolff's visit with Reed came days after the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority approved a 10-year lease extension with the A's. But the Oakland City Council only OK'd it last week with modifications shielding the city and county from liability for lease violations by the Coliseum's other tenant, the NFL's Raiders. Wolff had earlier insisted the deal must be approved as-is, and his team was reviewing the city's amendments last week.
Meanwhile, San Jose is continuing its lawsuit against Major League Baseball, with an appeals court hearing set for Aug. 12, in an attempt to go around the San Francisco Giants' long-running efforts to block the A's move to San Jose. (The Giants have territorial rights to the South Bay and the MLB hasn't officially ruled on the fight despite forming a blue-ribbon committee on the issue more than five years ago.)
It's believed that the Oakland lease contract, however, is structured to allow the A's a chance to flee to Silicon Valley if San Jose wins its court case, gets public approval and works with the team to finance the new ballpark. That would take several years, at the least.
We haven't got the sense around City Hall that San Jose politicians were upset about the A's long-term lease extension given the reality of the city's marathon, uphill battle to land the team. Still, sharing breakfast with the team owner can't hurt.
School district remembers the upheavals of the past
Maybe peace is dawning in San Jose's tiny Luther Burbank School District, which has ousted three superintendents in six years. But we noticed something curious in the contract of the new superintendent, Michelle Richardson.
Richardson, who comes on board Aug. 1 from Fairfield, will be entitled to the same benefits that teachers get, plus membership in professional organizations. However, the contract specifies, "Superintendent is prohibited from any association with California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators."
Why would that be?
Interim Superintendent Richard Rodriguez wrote, "LBSD Board is no longer supporting this organization due to the damage Fernando Elizondo and Antonio Perez did to LBSD when they took over the district in 2008-2011."
Perez headed the school board that booted out Rodriguez as superintendent in 2008, and Elizondo took over the reins of the district. The pair ousted administrators, and also spawned two civil grand jury investigations.
We know that school administrations, like governments, will purge loyalists of previous regimes after taking over. Elizondo and Perez ousted Rodriguez's appointees; when Rodriguez regained the power levers later, he returned the favor. And yes, Elizondo is among the Latino superintendent association's advisers. But this seemed to take political loyalty to an unusual level.
New appellate judge traces school roots back to Silicon Valley
When Southern California lawyer John Owens was confirmed to a prestigious federal judgeship a few months ago, the good news reverberated all the way to his old schoolyards in Silicon Valley.
As it turns out, Owens, the newest judge on the 29-member 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is a local boy who made good.
A Cupertino native, Owens graduated from San Jose's Bellarmine Prep in 1989. And before his Bellarmine days, he attended Harker middle school, before Harker expanded to add a high school. "Harker is mighty proud to have had a hand in his education," Bill Cracraft, a Harker spokesman, tells IA.
Owens stayed in the Bay Area for his college days as well, getting his undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and his law degree from Stanford University. He even spent one summer as a marketing assistant for the Golden State Warriors.
Owens' legal career then took him elsewhere, landing him eventually on the nation's largest federal appeals court. The Senate, after the usual delays, confirmed him by a 56-43 vote.
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Voter support in northern Santa Clara County for a possible sales tax increase to fund transportation projects will hinge on Caltrain receiving its fair share of the proceeds, the Palo Alto City Council stressed Monday.
Carl Guardino, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and chairman of the California Transportation Commission, appeared before the council to discuss the possibility that his organization will campaign for a 30-year, quarter-cent sales tax increase on the fall ballot.
Such a measure is expected to generate $3.5 billion to $3.75 billion for projects such as completing a 16.1-mile BART extension to San Jose and increasing Caltrain service between Gilroy and Palo Alto.
"Traffic is back," said Guardino, who has successfully helmed three similar campaigns since 1996. "Our economy is strong. It's better to have traffic because we have a great economy than no traffic because our economy has gone back into recession. But it has made all of us feel the pinch."
Council members were quick to point out that voters in the north part of the county rarely ride BART, which would receive the lion's share of the funds.
"Caltrain is our top priority here," said Councilman Pat Burt.
"As important as BART is, I think an objective analysis would say for Silicon Valley, Caltrain is more important than BART and its capital needs are less. That doesn't mean we shouldn't fund both."
If the tax is passed, $1.2 billion would likely be allocated to the BART extension, said Guardino, adding that he would personally like to see Caltrain receive $500 million, or one-seventh of the proceeds. The rest would be spread across the city's 15 cities to fix potholes, ease congestion on expressways, improve pedestrian and bicycle safety near schools, and expand transit service for senior citizens and the disabled.
"One-seventh isn't even that much given that I think they're equal systems, really, in terms of the benefits they provide," said Greg Scharff, who was among several council members to call on Guardino for an in-depth discussion about how funds from the tax measure would be allocated.
According to Guardino, BART's weekday ridership tops 400,000, compared to Caltrain's 53,000. Finishing the 16.1-mile extension to San Jose will add another 90,000 trips, he added.
"These are phenomenally good systems that we are going to bring together," Guardino said.
But the ability of the two systems to function in concert will depend on Caltrain overcoming looming capacity issues, according to the council. Caltrain ridership is increasing "organically" by 10 percent annually, said Burt, adding that electrification will further boost the numbers.
"Our whole system, particularly on the Peninsula, is going to break down if we don't have adequate capacity for Caltrain," he said.
Added Scharff: "I think BART is going to be great when we hook up to it. But it's not going to do us much good if you hook up to BART and we can't ride BART because we can't get on the trains to do that."
Guardino said the tax is necessary, with the U.S. Highway Trust set to run out of money in August and the state facing a nearly $300 billion funding gap for its highway system over the next decade.
"Once again, that means that we pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps and try to find solutions," he said.
Guardino said the Silicon Valley Leadership Group had envisioned putting the tax increase on the 2016 fall ballot. But the organization is now looking at moving up the timetable based on a recent poll of 600 registered voters -- 73 percent said they would support the measure.
"In five successful campaigns," he said, "we have never polled this high ever on a transportation funding measure."
The tax needs a two-thirds majority to pass.
It would ultimately be up to either the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority or the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to place a measure on the fall ballot. The deadline to do so is Aug. 8.
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Infant Dies in New E. Coli Outbreak
June 8, 2012 -- A New Orleans infant is dead and 13 others in six states have been sickened in an ongoing E. coli outbreak.
All of the known cases are caused by a strain of E. coli O145 with the same DNA signature.
The cause of the outbreak is unknown, although CDC and state health officials are working feverishly to identify what the victims had in common and to trace the outbreak to its source. It's not yet known whether this is a food-borne outbreak, CDC spokeswoman Lola Russell tells WebMD.
The 21-month-old New Orleans girl died on May 31. Two other known cases are in New Orleans. Reported cases are in Georgia (two in Cobb County and one each in Cherokee, Coweta, and Forsyth counties), Alabama (2), California (1), Florida (one in Leon County), Louisiana (4 ), and Tennessee (1).
The first reported illness in the outbreak was on April 15; the most recent illness onset was May 12. The outbreak is considered to be ongoing, as people infected with the outbreak strain may not yet have fallen ill. It usually takes two or three weeks for a case to be reported to the CDC.
A child in Massachusetts recently died of E. coli. However, that child was infected with an E. coli O157 strain not related to this outbreak.
Symptoms of Toxic E. Coli Infection
While many strains of E. coli are normal residents of a healthy gut, some strains cause disease. E. coli O145 is one of them. It's one of the E. coli strains that carry Shiga toxin. These strains are called Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), verocytotoxic E. coli (VTEC), or enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC).
People infected with STEC usually fall ill three or four days later, although they may get sick as soon as one day or as many as 10 days after infection. Symptoms include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea (often bloody), and vomiting. Some patients get a fever, but it's usually less than 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
E. coli illness usually goes away in five to seven days. But 5% to 10% of people with STEC infections get a very severe, life-threatening complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome or HUS. Symptoms of HUS include decreased urination, fatigue, and loss of the pink color in the cheeks and lower eyelids. People with HUS need urgent care, as the complication can lead to kidney failure or death.
Although healthy people of any age can get E. coli infections and even HUS, very young children and the elderly are at highest risk.
A person infected with STEC may carry the bug for weeks or even months after symptoms go away.


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The Minnesota Department of Transportation today announced the recipients of $3.8 million in federal grants for Safe Routes to School. The grants will support Safe Routes to School at 105 schools in 61 communities, including Montevideo.
"These projects will help communities increase opportunities for children to walk and bike to school," said MnDOT Commissioner Charlie Zelle. "More students walking and biking means less traffic on the road and in front of schools, improving safety and promoting healthier kids."
Schools received grants in three categories:
Planning – Funding to complete a Safe Routes to School plan to help analyze existing conditions, gather public input and identify potential infrastructure and non-infrastructure solutions at K-8 schools.
Non-Infrastructure – Funding for education, encouragement, enforcement and evaluation activities.
Infrastructure – Funding for improving the environment and infrastructure around the schools such as crosswalks and trails.
MnDOT announced the available grants in October 2012. It received 102 applications and funded 43 applications. The total amount requested was $15,451,103.
All Safe Routes to School grants in this solicitation are federal funds, and no local match is required. Each grant includes a resolution of support from the local governing body to ensure community support.
Since 2005, MnDOT has awarded nearly $15.5 million in federal funds to communities to support Safe Routes to School. The majority of funding—$13.1 million—was awarded for infrastructure projects. The remainder is allocated for non-infrastructure items and activities. MnDOT has about $1 million left from the federal SAFETEA-LU authorization act to distribute in 2015. Safe Routes to School projects occur in all 50 states.
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Kathleen Murphy suddenly finds herself keenly interested in news about actor Jason Patric.
That's not because of his teen-hunk-turned-vampire role in "The Lost Boys" or the heroin-addicted cop he portrayed in "Rush." It's because of the legal and legislative battle Patric is now fighting with his ex-girlfriend for custody of a 3-year-old boy.
The 49-year-old Oakland mom knows that under unhappier circumstances, it's just the kind of battle she could've had to fight.
Murphy's and Patric's children both were conceived through artificial insemination, and California lawmakers are now grappling with the moral and legal quandary of when a sperm donor is and isn't considered a legal parent. A Bay Area lawmaker says his bill would clarify things, giving sperm donors like Patric the right to prove they are legitimate fathers; opponents say it would undermine mothers' rights.
Although Patric's case provides a Hollywood spotlight, the issue touches an ever-growing number of families who turn to artificial insemination. Murphy's arrangement worked well, but she considers herself fortunate.
"You really don't know what will happen when a child arrives," she said.
Even after Patric broke up with his ex-girlfriend, Danielle Schreiber, he agreed to donate sperm so that she could conceive a child through in-vitro fertilization. He saw the boy most days for the first two years, but then he and Schreiber had a falling out; now he claims they'd agreed to raise the child together, while she claims he'd made it clear he didn't want to be a father. A superior court judge deemed him a sperm donor, not a parent, and he can no longer see 3-year-old Gus.
So Patric testified last week to the Assembly Judiciary Committee on behalf of Senate Bill 115 by state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, which they say fixes a conflict between two Family Code sections.
One section says any man, regardless of biological relation, can ask a court to declare paternity if he has taken the child into his home and openly treated the child as his own.
But another section says a man who provides sperm for anyone other than his wife is not to be treated as the child's father. Hill carried a bill, signed into law in 2011, to make an exception to that latter section if the donor and mother make a written agreement before the child is conceived.
But UC Irvine law professor Erwin Chemerinsky, a constitutional law expert, believes the current law still poses a problem. Unmarried couples use artificial insemination all the time these days, he wrote to the Judiciary Committee, but "the existing statute allows the mother to simply cut off the relationship between father and child if she wishes to do so, by the language of the statute. I do not believe that this could ever have been the intent of the Legislature."
It certainly wasn't, Hill said. His current bill would let any sperm donor who has acted as a father sue at any time so a court can determine whether a parental relationship exists.
The state's largest women's organization says Hill's bill could open a Pandora's box of litigation.
California National Organization for Women president Patty Bellasalma said a case like Patric's "is easily cured by ensuring that the male knows what his rights are before he gives over his sperm. If he wants to co-parent and she wants him to co-parent, there shouldn't be any reason that they don't sign a co-parenting agreement beforehand."
"We should not be going backward and saying that the requirement for a written agreement can just be thrown out the window whenever someone says, because of the relationship, that he now wants to have control," Bellasalma said.
The bill's other foes include Planned Parenthood and California Cryobank, one of the world's largest sperm banks.
Chemerinsky noted Hill's bill would require that the donor "establish in court that he held the child out as his own and received the child into his home. These facts would only occur through the consensual conduct of the mother."
Patric's appeal to a higher court and questions about SB 115's consequences led the Judiciary Committee last week to vote 5-2 to hold the bill for further consideration. Hill said he still hopes the bill can be passed before the legislative session ends Sept. 13.
Bellasalma said California needs a larger discussion about who should have power to decide what a family is, so people can make their own agreements "and then have the state respect that." Happy, stable situations like Murphy's is "where we want to go," she said.
Murphy's friend, Eric Paul, donated sperm for her baby; Auden is now 6 years old and about to start first grade. Murphy since has married another man and Paul has moved away, but he still visits their daughter regularly and Auden is now on her first weeklong visit with him in Portland, Ore.
Murphy "is very respectful that I am the biological father and very active in the life of our daughter,'' said Paul, 54. "Kathleen has the ultimate decision, but she's always very good about including me."
Since Murphy and Paul didn't sign a parenting agreement until after their daughter was conceived, Murphy could theoretically ask a judge for the same kind of ruling Schrieber got against Patric, cutting Paul out of Auden's life. That won't happen, she said.
"I suppose that we just lucked out and have maintained a very good relationship knowing where we stood at all times," Murphy said. "Above all else, she has a very close relationship with her dad and his family, which I could not have really predicted."
Josh Richman covers politics. Contact him at 510-208-6428. Follow him at Twitter.com/josh_richman. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.